PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Friday, July 21, 1978

EDITORIAL

The Trailers Are Coming

In a matter of a week or two, 140 silver-
coloured Airstream trailers, towed by all
manner of powerful cars or trucks will be pulling
into Terrace for a four day visit. Their arrival
will coincide with the Riverboat Days annual
festival of Terrace.

The Chamber of Commerce has heen the
connecting link and, presumably in charge of
promoting their visit. Unfortunately, Terrace’s
Annual Riverboat Days Parade has been can-
celled. A call to the Chamber of Commerce
Thursday morning revealed the president was on
holidays, out of town until the end of July, but -
after a couple more calls we were told (and
recalled) that this aspect of the Chamber’s work,
which falls under “tourism” is handled by
Juanita Hatton.

Mrs. Hatton told us that her committee
(Tourism). of the Chamber had arranged a
reception for the Wally Byam Airstream
Caravan No. 119 for the day of their arrival,
August 3rd, (Thursday) at 8 p.m. at the Arena.
Attending will be the Terrace Highland Pipes
and Drums, Cadets, and representatives from
other organizations. ;

The U.S. National Anthem (The Star Spangled
Banner) and the Canadian National Anthem (0
Canada, English Version) will be sung.

Juanita Hatton, on behaif of the Chamber, will
introduce Mayor Maroney to the Caravaners,
and the Mayor, in turn will introduce
representatives from the business communities
of Kitimat and Terrace, such as Alcan, CanCel,
and Twin River.

The Mayor will also introduce representatives
from the various sportmen's associations, such
as the Rod and Gun Club, Skydivers and Hang
Gliders.

Bus tours will be available for those who wish
to take them. But, apparently, after the
reception is over, other than the Riverboat days
celebrations - with no parade - the 280 US.
visitors will be on their own.

Aware of this, the Daily Herald is trying to
drum up last minute interest in putting on a
Mammoth Parade, during which the 140 Air-

Second Editorial

’ States, and the word could spread rapidly. - for‘

stream trailers will be invited to take part, as
will the fire departments, police, Guides and
Scouts.

Last year a community church service drew
1200 worshippers. If it can be arranged, for this
year - possibly an outdoor service, weather
permitting - (indoors, in the arena, if it does not-)
an even great attendance can be expected.

When the caravanners pull out of Terrace,
Sunday afternoon, they will be carrying with
them memories of their visit to Terrace. If we
can provide them with favourable impressions,
they will be telling their friends in the United

there are more than 26,000 Airstream members
in the Wally Byam Club in the U.S. and Canada.
It could be good for Terrace’s reputation, good
for the businessmen, and good from the stand-
point of human relations as well as US.

Canadian friendship. ,

For “‘Ham operators, interested in contacting
the No. 119 caravan, that left Brandon on July
3rd. heading for Terrace, the frequency used by
the Wally Byam members is 14308 and there are
two skeds per day - one at 9 a.m. and one at 2
p.m. Pacific Time.

The Herald would very like to hear from
anyone in wireless contact with the group.

During its visit, present plans call for special
news content and features on the caravanners,
and free copies of the Herald to be given to them,
daily, as a gesture of goodwill from the staff apd
publishers.

If the parade is to be a success, if the
caravanners are to enjoy their visit to Terrace,
and if it is to be a memorable occasion for all, the
utmost cooperation and community spirit will be
called for. ‘

We know that Terrace is capable of putting
forth such an effort.

Our only hope is that that effort will be for-
thcoming, in this particular instance.

We are asking for ideas, suggestions and
letters from our readers on the subject - from
Kitimat equally as Terrace - and also from Cable
Car Crossing. Whatever.

Once Bitien-Twice shy

Why is it that dogs traditionally bite letter
carriers (formerly known as postmen)? .

Why is it that whenever dogs do bite letter
carriers, the dog owners seldom see it as anyone
but the. letter carriers’ “fi

There are letter carriers in this town who have
been bitten by almost every breed of dog. One
woman letter. carrier in Terrace not long ago
suffered pretty nasty bites to her arm - and
elsewhere. . : a

The other day, a letter carrier who has
delivered mail in Terrace for the past seven
years told me fear of being bitten preyed on his
mind to quite an extent. Having gotten most of
the degs on his walk used to him, he feared that
when he returned from his holidays he would
have to start all over again, since the dogs would
be upset from having had a different carrier on
the route during his absence. ;

The carrier said he would have nightmares
from worrying about certain vicious dogs that he
could not be certain would be tied up next time,
that might come bounding out of hiding behind a
shrub or a shed to inflict nasty bites on his
person.

For during the past seven years, (every walk
is usually “good” for one or two dog bites a year)
his “purple heart’’ count has added up to quite an
impressive number of injuries. Little dogs can
be just as terrifying - their teeth are just as

“fault”, .

sharp. For, as with snakes - the size of the biter

is no criterion. However, the large dogs - Ger-.

man shepherds and Doberman pinschers are
more apt to strike terror into a carrier’s heart
from their sheer size and. psychological effect.

' Although ‘some carriers’ do “carry ‘a “spray”

repellent to, stave off an attacking animal, they
are reluctant to use it; they are more anxious to
win the dog’s friendship rather than have to
defend themselves constantly.

Why people keep vicious dogs at large with
access to the front yard where they can attack
anyone, including a child in distress entering the
gate, or a stranger enquiring directions, an Avon
saleslady, a Heart Fund or Salvation Army Red
Shield Campaign canvasser - is a mystery. But
many do.

“]T can hardly wait to go on holidays; those
dogs are getting me down” our letter carrier told
us again last week. This week he had an update
on the situation.

“Well, I got bitten again - yesterday,’’ he said,
holding up his arm in evidence. The dog had
chomped through the skin and he admitted it was
as painful as it looks.

“What did the owner say?” I asked. ‘‘Oh, she
said she was sorry, when] told her.” he said.

Big deal!

Do any of our readers have the answer?

B.C. Mining Picture Shows
Longterm Pattern of Decline

The British Columbia
mining industry had a year
of uneven performance in
1977 - and a pattern of long-
term decline is beginning to
appear.

This picture emerges from
theannual economic study of
the industry conducted on an
independent basis by Price

_ Waterhouse & Co., chartered
accountants. The 1977 study
was released today.

It showed some industry
indicators up, but other key
indicators down.

However, the number of
operating mines in British
Columbia was down to 21
{from 24 in 1975) - and since
the end of 1977 several other
mines have announced
suspension or closure of
operations,

Price Waterhouse said no
substantial expansion of the
mining Industry in British
Columbia is expected for
several years, and
development in the coal
sector continues at a slower
pace than anticipated,

“Such expansion as may
be in the planning stages at
the present time could well
be offset by mine closures
brought about by low prices
or the exhaustion of existing
ore bodies," the chartered
accountants said.

Net sales revenues for 1977
of the operating mines were
$1,096 billion, an increase of

12 per cenl from the 1976

total of $975 million.

Coal, lead, molybdenum
and asbestos mines showed
Sales gains, but copper
mines fared badly and
declining zine revenues
helped pare down the overall
sales increase for the year.

With copper prices still
depressed, capper mines lost
an average of two cents on
each pound of copper
praduced.

Costs increased faster
than revenues, so the rate of
return cn investment for this
high-risk industry was down
to 10.3 per cent from the 10.6
per cent in 1976.

Investment in the industry
was 70 per cent of 1976,
reflecting a Jack of investor
interest,

Esploration, development
and capital assets showed
increases over 1974 -: but the
lead time from exploration
to production for a mine can
be as long as 10 years or
more.

For an industry struggling
to survive, taxes by all
governmentsincreased by 12
per cent above 1976, and
were nearly double taxes
paid in 1973.

Here are highlights of the
Price Waterhowe report:

Coal remained the top
reyenue earner at $352
million, up 13 per cent over
1976.

Half the taal earnings of the
Industry were generated by
the coal sector:

Copper remained in
second place, but declined to
produce revenues of $269
million. Copper revenues
were only 55 per cent of the
1973 level;

Molybdenum at $140.6
million was the third largest
revenue producer;

Zinc slipped to fourth place
with revenues of $128
million;

Total wages, benefits and
salaries paid by the industry
amounted to $334.8 million,
16 percent above 1976;

Average wages and
benefits paid were $21,676
per employee, up from a
total of $13,487.

The number of industry
employees declined,
however, to 15,448 from
15,681 in 1976;

Mining industry  ex-
penditures in 1977 had an
income multiplier effect of
$1.4 billion in B.C., and §2.9
billion in Canada;

In addition to those
directly employed by the
industry, mining ex-
pendilures
another 40,000 employees in
other industries in B.C. anda
total of 110,000 others in
Canada; and
_As of December 31, 1977,
the B.C. mining judustry was
§6 per cent owned and
controlled by Canadians.

supported

For an industry siruggling
to survive, taxes continued
to be a worrisome matter for
mining operators.

Price Waterhouse found
that income taxes, sales

-taxes, employee income tax

deductions and all other
forms of payments to
government;by the industry
and its erfiployees were
$252.1 million in 1977, 12 per
cent higher than the year
before.

Changes in B.C. mining
tax legislation in 1876
resulted in the elimination of
royalties and land taxes for
most companies.

This was offset, however,
by increases in the B,C.
portion of corporate income
taxes, mining taxes and
mineral resource taxes, and
provincial sales taxes.

The result was that the
total taxes paid by the in-
dustry tothe province of B.C.
in 1977 at $100 million were 13
per centligher than in 1975
and 1976,%

By',contrast, the federal
governni@at took only four
per cent more in 1977 -- a
total of $54.3 million -- and
municipal governments got
two per cent more, or $11.2
million.

While exploration and
development spending in-
creased by 33 per cent in
1977, it represented only
about 70 per cent of the 1970
level.

“The Quebec police forgot all about the kidnap charge but threw the book at me jor

YOM HA’ATZMAUT, MAY
10, 1978

It gives me great pleasure
to find myself in your
company on this thirtieth
anniversary of the State of
Israel. I share with all my
beart the great and solemn
joy which is yours in
celebrating Yom Ha’atz:
maut. And I am certain that
all Canadians today
salute their Jewish com-.
‘patriots with the same en-
thusiasm.

Our feelings of fellowship
are marked by respect
by a very special reverence.

Itisi ble, unless one is |
oesly int 7 ab- ' Jewish people is a marvel.
ha been

grossly ignorant or a

solutely. insensitive, to.relate..
tp Jews:in quite the same'as*

_to other groups of people.
Whoever has sufficient
knowledge of the Jewish
reality always experiences &
certhin awe in his or her
relationships - even the most
ordinary ones - with
Jewish. people. Far from

’ being a burden, this awe is a - po

source of inner light; far

from impeding friendship, it.
gives it added warmth. For
in our Jewish interlocutor, -
our Jewish compatriot, our -

Jewish friend, we are able to
perceive - with a gratitude
which perhaps neither of us
fully understands - the
source of an invaluable
possession.The treasure is
simply this: the revelation of
the personal God whom
Christians and Moslems
worship and acclaim - we
owe this to the Israel of the
‘Law and the Prophets which,
by this very fact, can rightly
be called the elder brother of
all nations.

Even from a strictly
secular standpoint = -
assuming such mental
gymnastics possible - the
Jew still leads us to revere
the Bible as a moral teacher
of mankind, as the source of
thie concepts of the individual
and of personal respon-
sibility, of brotherly love and
justice, as the living foun-

. dation of fundamental rights
and freedoms. And even
apart from this, the Bible
will always be venerated for
the extraordinary richness
of the cultural ferment to
which it has given rise -
ferment which brought new
life to the ancient world and
has vitally enriched modern
society.

Going even further, if we
were to purge our viewpaint
of any religious con-
siderations - to the point of
separating the Jews from
their Biblical context - we
could still not fail to
recognize their prodigious
contribution’ to man’s
awareness and knowledge;
we would still have to pay
tribute toa host of geniuses
who figure among mankind's
greatest thinkers. Deprived
-of the Jewish contribution,
the history of ideas would
find itself pitifully im-
poverished. So that in this
field as well, the Jews merit
universal] recognition.

But even this does not
exhaust the claim of the
Jews to worldwide respect.
Their very long history glves
us yet other reasons, In the
first place there is the almost
perpetual tragedy which has
haunted them from the time
of the first Exile to the Nazi
persecution, when their

sending the ransom note in English.”

_ Notes From P.M. Trudeau’s Speech :
~ To Canadian Jews On Yom Ha’atzmut

misfortune fell ta diabolical
depths. How we would like to
beable to say, how we would
like to be sure, that the
sufferings of the Jews are
finally over! For no other
people has been struck by
such cruel destiny. Nor can
we calk this long and painful
story to mind without ex-
periencing heartrending
compassion, without being
seized by distressing feelings
of guilt. For in truth there
are precious few who would
dare to say to the Jews: “1

and am an exception, I am in-

nocent.”
.The very survival of the

tations; they have known
poverty, want, complete lack
of security and dispersion in
small isolated groups. They

the have been influenced by
_various foreign cultures, the

wer-. . of sovereign
clvilizations; they have
experienced the sterilizing
denial ‘of normal human

contact, desperate isolation
in

urban ‘and. intellectual

ghettos,.. and | age-long
-humiliations. But nothing

has destroyed their will to
survive and exist as Jews,
-From the ‘beginning the
Jews have triumphed over
misfortune. Indeed, it was
during the Exile that
Judaism itself took shape,
and that the vanquished
Israelites. found  con-
firmation of their hope. In
the midst of dereliction the
faith of Israel has been
maintained - strict, un-
compromising, an in-
destructible and infinitely
precious. nucleus, 4
gravitational field that
continues to ensure the

- cohesion and permanence of

the Jewish race throughout
the world. And their con-
tribution, so abundant and
original, to the history of
ideas to which I referred a
moment ago, has sprung,
paradoxically, from
remarkable poverty.

On the occasion of the
annivergury that gathers you
here this evening, it is fitting
to celebrate the Jewish piety
that has persisted as a result
of the learning and the

patient work of so many

rabbis. and as a result of the
heroism of so many fathers
and mothers who, for cen-
turies, had scarcely
anything else to hand down
to their children than the
shema, ‘
Perhaps some will feel 1
am overstressing’ Jewish
piety, and will consider me
naive in this matter. Well,
forgive me, it i8 stronger
than I am, and I spon-
taneously think first and
foremost of the pious Jew. It
is my way of expressing my
friendship. I will indulge in
self-criticism another time.
Yom Ha’atzmaut
celebrates a date longed for

‘during two millenia. Faithful

to the statement of at-
tachment and the expression
of hope made s0 beautifully
and strongly in Psalm 137,

the Jews, scattered so far ©

and wide and so changed by
thelr cultural environment
that they could no longer
understand each other, did
not forget Jerusalem, After

so many times of saying to
each other, in an in-
comparable mixture of
bitterness and tenderness,

‘irony and gravity, ‘‘Next

year .., in Jerusalem!"’, they
have finally returned. And
this Return is in every
respect worthy of a chronicle
occupying one of the highest

" places in history.

The Jews who gathered in
the Holy Land to form the
State of Israel brought to it
all the wealth of spirit and
intelligence, all the qualities,
yirtues and gifts that I have
mentioned. Ina few decades,
their presence, the
legitimacy of which cannot -
Hiaored be questioned, has

terally brought backto: life:~*

a Jand that was being eaten

_ away by the desert; the

country has been abundantly
and generously populated;
resources that had Iain
forgotten or unsuspected
have been developed; a
highly technical industrial
base has been created, a new
democracy has been set up,
welcoming an unheard-of
diversity of languages and
traditions, as well as groups
at widely-varying stages of
development. Two official
languages have been
established, Hebrew and

_Arabic. In just a few decades

an original and marvellously
lively culture has grown up -
in biref, Israel has con-
structed one of the most
advanced societies in the
world, For the Jews of the
Diaspora, Israel is a focus, a-.
place toward which they can
send out the roots without
which existence is only exile,
It also represents a powerful
confirmation of the Jewish
fact in the face of the in
sidious forces of
assimilation.

For the others, those who
have returned, Israel is quite
simply their homeland. A
homeland should be a place
of peace and security, well-
being and progress. And
Israel has certainly ensured
the well-being and progress
of its citizens in an exem-
plary manner. But peace and
security - these, I fear, have
yet to be experienced.

’ righteousness

The situation in which
Israel finds itself is basically
the same as that of the an-
cient Hebrews. It is a
situation made up of very
complex and shifting forces
including neighbours strong
in their own legitimacy. Like
its distant forefathers, Israel
is forced to take into account
both this complex situation
and these legitimate claims,
painful though this may be
after s0 many trials and so
much suffering. This means
that in Israel the desire to
obtain peace, and the will to
exist, tend to form a single
objective. And thatis why we |
should attach much i

riance. to increaging. the |
a cchangh pinbetween' !Terael:é
and the Arab countries.
These approaches, these
gestures which are not
afraid toset aside diplomatic
conventions, give us fresh
hope, for they seem to
signify a growing concern
for justice. Furthermore, the
Bible.- which, in a manner
amazingly relevant to
modern times repeatedly
promises peace to Israel. -
indissolubly links peace with
justice, For example, in
Psalm 72, verse 3 we read:

“The mountains ae,
bring peace to people,
and the little hills, _b
righteousness,” .
and in Isaiah 32, verses 17

work af
shali be
peace; and the effect of
righteousness quietness and
assurance for ever.

“And my ‘people shail
dwell in a peaceable
habitation, and in sure
dwellings, and in quiet
resting places.”

It has been said that peace,
and especially the dynamic
andrich reality expressed by
the Hebrew word “shalom”,
is the sum of all the fruits of
justice. Shalom -this then is
the peace to which we all
aspire, I join with you,
warmly and sincerly, in
wishing this peace - shalom -
to the Jews of Israel, on this
thirtieth anniversary of their
independence.

“and 18:

“And = the.

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