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TERRACE “OMINECA” HERAI.D, TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA

TERRACE "Omineca” HERALD

. ‘Published every Wednesday at Terrace, British Columbia

Wednesday, August 31,19

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Labor Day...

IN THE UNITED STATES the Knights of
Labor fought for qnd won among other
things, a special holiday in 1894. That was
the first Labor Day in this part of the world.
The same year the Canadian labor move-
meént followed suit and from then on, the

first Monday in every September became |

Labor Day.

No one could have imagined the hatred
and bitterness that would fill the next 72
years in the continuing struggle of labor
and management in this so-called classless
society. From the beginning when the ad-
versary system of solving labor problems

was established with ‘'the men"’ on the side |

staring flinty-eyed across at ‘‘the bosses,”
equally flinty-eyed and unflinching, there
‘has been little else but open warfare in
the working field,

It is time we realized that the adver-
sary system does not work. Until labor and
management learn to co-operate and be-
come aware that they are both on the
same side, serving the same firm, the crip-
pling strikes will continue and both sides
will be the losers. We must devise a systern
of granting ao concrete share of the company
to its working men so that they have an

interest in the welfare of their firm. Some
companies have bonuses and_profit-shar-
ing, it is true. But too often the profits go
to the foremen and supervisors and not to
the men who run: the machines, the girls
en the switchboard, or the elevator oper-
ators.

If it truly becomes their company and
their product, the loyalty of the working

“men will be strong. With the upswing of

the business cycle, their gainns should in-
crease too, arid they should have to do
without extras when times are not so good. .

Unians do not call strikes if their mem-
bers are well treated in every sense of the
Word. The indignity of punching a time
clock like’a child does little to tift a man’s
spirit as he begins and ends his day. The
harshness of having to fight for every bene-
fit and every pay raise only perpetuates the
adversary system.

It is time companies were run ina
spirit of co-operation with shared interest
and responsibility for all. The class distinc-
tion of management and labor must be
eliminated if such a spirit is to flourish.

Then Labor Day truly will become a
day for all of us who. labor together for our
daily bread.

Symphony in the barnyard...

THERE ARE THOSE WHO staunchly: main-
tain that appropriate background music in
offices and factories helps people turn out
more and better work. Others claim that
cows produce more milk when under the
_spell of musical’ masterpieces and that
chickens lay more eggs when accompanied
by song. :

Miss Rosemary Soans, poultry officer
at the Royal Agricultural Show, Stoneleigh,
England, who makes a practice of singing
to her hens, was recently quoted as saying,
“| have learned that all living things re-
spond if you treat them properly.”

In explaining the amazing level of eqg
production attained bysher 6,000 hens, she
said, ‘It’s the singing that does it."’ Hen-
favorites, she reported, are ‘We'll Gather
Lilacs,” “Keep the Home Fires Burning,”
and “Someday My Heart Will Wake.”

Acknowledging that music may make
the day go better for some whose work may

Short or long...

WHAT HAS THE LENGTH of a student's
hair got to do with his achievement?
When school principals send boys home
to get their long hair cut, parents should
reply by sending the lad back with a picture
of Albert Einstein,

There seems to be on unfortunate fail-
ure in reasoning which relates long hair to
low grades! The lad is a failure in school.
The lad has low grades. So, cut his hair and

his grades wil! go up? Is that the way rea- |

soning processes work?

_ To make him cut his hair will no more
strengthen his mental ability than it will
strengthen a chin line to shave a beard. The
cone thing it will do, however, is to empha-

“size false values. The teacher may be im-
plying that it is all right to fail as long as

seem to them especially grim and cheer-
less, we have no hesitation in expressing
our appreciation for its absence in our own
offices. We have, moreover, our reserva-~
tions about music to which we become a
captive audience. In this area, as in others,
we are wary of invasion of man's privacy
and are swift to support his freedom of
choice, ;

But when it comes to the cows and
chickens, we are less apprehensive that
piped-in music will invade fundamental
rights of the listeners.

Available evidence would suggest that
beast and fowl are satisfied with the music
provided them. We can't help hoping, how-
ever, that there are just a few nonconform-
ist hens and renegade cows who would pre-
fer, now and again, to pass up an ofternogn
at the pops, a night at the opera, or evening

symphony.

"Christian Science Monitor.

your hair:is short; you must conform ta
outward rules and regulations no matter
how you feel inside. ~

Is this helpful. to the educational sys-

. tem? Would it not be better for educators

to look at the boy who may be caverinng
up his personality problems by growing
long hair and seek to help’ the underlying
cause? : _

So many wild generalities are being
tossed around in the field of education ©
that one begins to wish that the old story
of the unwashed lad being sent home by a
teacher: ‘because he has an offensive odor’’
might be revived. The boy returned to
school with. a note from his mother:
“Johnnie ain't no rose.. Teach him. Don’t
smell him.”

Civil Defence Demo Set For Kitimat
An. Advanced Treatment Centre (ATC) is prepositioned

will include a Rescue Demonstra-
tion by Civil Defence trained res-
cue personne] from Kitimat, Ter-

‘in the basement of the Kitimat General Hospital. This unit
‘is stationed in Kitimat but. can be transported to any location
in the Prince Rupert Zone should the need arise.

“The Advanced Treatment Cen-
. tre is a mobile medical unit and
with - qualified personnel fs cap-
able of giving medical and surgical
treatment to’ casualties _ before
transporting them to hospitals.
In order to familiarize the: per-
sonnel of the Emergency Health
‘Services ‘and . other «supporting
Civil: Defence Services throughout

the Zone with this equipment, A
demonstration will be held on
September 10. :
During the demonstration 40
simulated casualties will be pro-
cessed by the medical and nurs-
ing .ataff of the Kitimat General
Hospital assisted by the Civil De-
fenee Volunteers. | ,

“Other Civil Defence. “activities

race and Prince Rupert. Lunch
will: be ‘served to all participants
and official observers by the -Mo-
bile Emergency Welfare Feeding
Unit under the Emergency Wel-
fare Services. .

The general public of Kitimat
is ta attend the demonstrations.

The Rescue Demonstratlon will
take place in the City Centre area
of Kitimat at 10:30 AM.

The Advanced Treatment Centre
demonstration will take -place’ at
the.-High School Auditorium at
1330 PM. |” : ;

: Q Canada, my home and native
‘and, true patriot love in. all thy
gong command. Well, would you

‘| believe some? My beloved Canada?

I'm taking issue with the Christ-
ian Parents Segregated School] for
their. children, separate from
Church and State, the message

-|sponsored by the Calvin Christian

School’ Society, whoever they
might be. (Terrace Herald, August
24th issue.) .

- After seventeen years of State.
Schooling in, this country, I have
yet to remember one incident
|where I was unable, (had I the
Guts} to practice the basic Christ-
jan home rule of Christian con-
victions and principles, while in
attendance at State schools.

I'm worried when I read that
Christian parents would accept the
child of another parent who could
not subscribe to their doctrine
because of conscientious reasons
of principle. Here is where the
doubts start creeping in.-as . to
whether these parents are really
what they say they are, — Christ-.
ian.

These parents are worried about
their children being educated
along with we heathens in ¢fyr
State Schooling system, but they
are quite willing to have heathen
firemen or heathen doctors save
the life of their child, should it
be necessary. The truth is. that
fireman and doctor, being dedicat-
ed human beings to the welfare
of mankind with no strings attach-
ed, would Be only, too happy to
carry out their duty to these segre-
gated children.

Segregation for reasons of
teaching a specific religion I can
Teadily understand. My country
jhas maintained its people should
be free to practice the religion of
their own choice and if they wish
to combine it with education in
the academic field fine, the gen-
eral-public can pretty well under-
stand the teachings of any of the
religious bodies. But Doctrine,
now that is a different matter en-

‘| tirely,

I notice materials for promo-
tional work may be obtained from
the office of the National Union of
Christian Schools, I didn’t know
my nation encompassed such an
organization. I wonder if my
Member of Parliament would look
into this and find out where the
financial backing came from?.
Peculiar isn’t it that these Chris-
tian parents have not withdrawn
their financial ties from society
or state. I wonder how they will
teach their children to circumvent
the problem of obtaining Christian
dollars? Here is where they will
meet a giant problem, unless of
course their school teaches an
economic system or doctrine of
its own too, Remarkably the state
dollar never seems to be tainted
with any heathenism, I have often
wondered as I have seen it blessed
for the use of my particular
church just where the metamor-
phosis took place. I wonder if

Canada’s State. Schooling syattie
themselves and speak from 3%
perience of the lack of Christm
principle.” , -
The teachers’ exercise of wae
fessional Sovereignity in §
classroom worries me.. Jt a
terrify my Quebec friends Wee
think we have one Sovereign im
many now. ‘Bee
I am wondering about my Big
then tax money. Will this sch
because it adheres to the ming
Bovernment curriculum’ be {fim
ished with school texts purchia™
with my tax money? Is this sci
situated on land where the jm
Land Tax rule is applied? He
I suggest the Assessor get /
there quickly. it cannot comes
der the church exemption, i
Y-wonder how these scgregema
children will learn’ about poli
for as they put it, the churqy
unable to give. their _ chi
education in, ete, including
itical interest.” 7
I don't know where they sium
going to get thelr professiiiae
staff, experts in all their educiim
and RELATED matters. Everiigg
ordinary, run-of-the-mill sca
teacher is as scarce as hen’s i
at the present time. This too im
ries me, will they do as the Hae
ernment does, take the nej
to the qualifications at the [iiaN
rate of pay? ae
O Canada, I stand on guardian
thee, I really mean it!
Sincerely, ze
Mrs. Kenneth Kerrie

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with- or without the necess#
grades for a railway undenpass am
that work be carried out undeqg
Local Improvement plan. .

Her motion was withdrawn a
it was suggested that a Local
provement Loan for such a sng
expenditure would be impractigj
and that monies for the job mig
be found out of general revenue

Council and the Advisory Pl#
ning Commission will hold a g
cial meeting Friday in an eff
to establish which method of &
ancing would be best and hg
soon a start might be made.

It was pointed out that the C
has closed Railway Avenue to tg
fic and has posted barricades, th
eliminating the only alterng

‘| route available for logging truci

- Councillor Norton said, “
Greig Avenue extension is novg
sheer necessity to the public. Lf
wait for the provittcial gove
ment, we'll wait for the next e
tion.”
At Friday's meeting it is
pected that an engineer’s sury
will be available from which#
will be learned whether seep
levels in the area proposed fom
railway underpass are going
create an insoluble problem. @
site chosen for the underpass
apparently located in an old crj
bed. _ g

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 — Terrace's 6th Annual Loggers Bali
at midnight-in the Community Centre, Terrace.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 — ‘Terrace Ladies’ Softball Leagueqi
' first annual banquet and dance will be held at the Lakelaa
Motor Hote] Banquet Room at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $2.75 eaq™
and may be obtained from any league member. a

TURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1968 — United Church Barangay

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