mange PAGE 4, THE HERALD, Thursday, March 9, 1978 EDITORIAL: Congratulations — - Pr, Rupert, but- The unfortunate residents of Stewart, B.C. are facing the decline of that once - prosperous community to an almost “‘Ghost-town” level, as Granduc carries out its plans to mothball its colossal mountain copper mine. Kitimat, courted, year after year of its short history, with offers of everything from a giant Kaiser industry employing 1,200, down to the present, with proposals for a steel mill, an oil pipeline, a super- tanker seasport - and goodness known what - finds itself in 1978 hanging on each press release issued by Alcan, prayerfully hoping it. will not suffer a fate similar to that of Stewart. Terrace looks to more and more dependence on its role as “Hub City as political pressure is brought to bear to locate and re-locate additional government administrative offices here - Department of Health, Welfare, Indian Affairs, Medical Services, ICBC, Ad Infinitum (the last, perhaps, the biggest of all!) But Prince Rupert - that Royal City of the Pacific Northwest. That Handmaiden of the Gods (if an editor may be privileged to so- horribly mix metaphors!) That shining star in the Firmament of Ottawa’s Heaven! Most of us have long grown weary hearing the tale of how our sister city was planned by the president of the Grand Truck Trailroad as a western terminus, to have a population of 100,00. How, un- fortunately, Hays went down, in 1913, aboard the Titanic - apparently with the only copy of those plans in his pocket, and the idea was never taken up by his successor. Headlines, which can still be clearly read in the well-bound back copies of the three major newspapers that have served Prince Rupert and are now in the morgue of its’ Daily News, scream, in 72 pt. type, of similar plans for greatness that would transform that Halibut Capital of the World, that boasts of the third deepest natural seaport in the world, into a world metropolis worthy of its geographical en- dowment. Joey ee Now.. On Wednesday of this week, further government endowments have been announced, that will add to the number bestowed upon Rupert in the recent past to-help it achieve its long awaited greatness. These are, of course, the development of nearby Ridley Island as almost a ‘‘second port” - for the handling of bulk commodities - especially coal, but also, possibly sulphur and ores. Two privately financed grain elevators (one with the assistance of the Alberta government) also to be built on Ridley - which wilh beeonnected to Kaien Island'by a causeway. for-paligtizing grains:sereenings.ia.to: be upgrading the old. 2%. million bushel grain elevator. - at present the only grain storage facility in Rupert - starting this year, - — Let.us, in Terrace, show our greatness by refusing toissue “sour grapes” pronouncements on the good fortune of our neighbour. Let us. go all out to congratulate Prince Rupert on finally] obtaining the long-overdue recognition, by and from the Canadian government, A government that has - within the not tens of millions - but hundreds of millions of dollars-on the one thousand mile inland awk- wardly located port of Montreal! A port that has never been neglected by the national treasurer, commonly been beset by strike and strife, has known record of theft and breakage - and been remarkably good in one area - that of losing millions upon millions of dollars every year. But before we close, after being such good scouts, and such a good neighbour, stiff upper lip]. and all that: let us hope, (would “insist” be even better!?) that when the multi-million dollar construction project begins, the first call on labour, once Rupert’s own limited labour pool. has been tapped, be directed to Stewart, Terrace, Kitimat and the immediate surroun-| ding villages. — Let us definitely fight any attempt to fill the hundreds - perhaps thousands - of jobs that willf result in the Rupert “‘boom” from the hiring halls of Vancouver. Meanwhile Congratulations to Prince Rupert, Iona Cam- pagnolo, Eugene Whelan, Mayor Lester - and - did we forget someone? Fancy that! LEt’s be big about it. Thank you Otto Lang. CRA AN a aT ae nil: : hesmarvels;" 7 °F; built, and- another $11.5 million pumped into _ cheologis past few]. weeks - announced plans to spend - not millions; | f. . = 1 “The paper's okay and the ink’s okay. You left th ‘w! out of ‘twenty’!” Letters a Glad Midgets Lost Thankful that the. Terrace Midgets went down to defeatat the hands of the Smithers team for it would be asad day indeed to have a team like that act as am- bassadors for Terrace, this team would do more of a disservice to any town since Tean Canada 77. A,am like thisshould . formonly ina house league lat at night 30 that there would be no children or adults for that mattter to watch the temper tantrums, swearing, and displayed when they are losing. It takes quite a hero to punch a player in the back when he is down on the ice, throwing your stick at the crowd and swearing at everyone in general when leaving the Ice. To the reat of the terrace players who came to play hockey you have my sympathy. I thinke it time minor hockey too a good look at the type of players on teams representing Terrace . and get rid of the spoiled brats mentioned above, A Hockey Fan. | G' a.) | Fitnessisfun. | Trysome. A Haunted Castle And .death from a third floor balcony. Canadian Second Editorial — | Death and the RCMP -The unfortunate and tragic circumstances surrounding the death in Mazatlan, Mexico of = RCMP. Constable Lonnie Neely must have shocked Canadians everywhere, The mysterious circumstances surrounding his death are said to be still under investigation by the RCMP, and hopefully, the truth will be uncovered. A headline in a Monday Vancouver newspaper suggests that Const. Neely’s fiancee had a premonition and pleaded with her 23 year old suitor not to make the trip. Later, when she received a phone call as she was getting ready to go to work, at her home in Saskatchewan, she says, she sensed what had happened. The young RCMP constable had been found dead in a hotel at Mazatlan. Authorities there claim his death was accidental. That he fell to his embassy officials in Mexico fear he died from foul play. A guest at the hotel said Neely ran into his room, begging for help, and that he was being pursued. by some Mexicans. The guest says he phoned twice to the hotel desk to report it. Be that as it may, Neely’s death is another example proving the RCMP members are truly ; “on duty’’ 24 hours a day and are always exposed to sudden death. Although only 23, Neely had previously been shot at five times. Any one of ; those times could have proved fatal. - _ f must say something of the Force and of the: high morale surrounding not only the members of the RCMP but even their loved ones, that = ‘Debbie Willick, 22, who was Const. Neelys Be fiancee, wants to take up where he left o Debbie still intends to join the RCMP, herself. ane sure she’ll make a good Cop, when she Jellyfish at Midnight Because his wife attended a series of UBC Centre for Continuing Education public affairs lectures in North Vancouver, the non-athletic business ececutive sub- sequently found himself toillng up the side of a ruin in Afghanistan, being em- barassingly outpaced by a woman in her seventies whizzing past. him waving her handbag in greeting. ° “She wasn't evenip ‘The businessman, his wife, the elderly woman, and bout 20 others were retracing the historic silk route followed by Maréo Polo’ on an educational travel. tour conducted by UBC. ar- t Hanna Kassls and described as the Golden JOB OPPORTUNITIES ‘The following list a the most recent available from Canada Manpower (Canada Employment. and . Im- migration Services) in Terrace. Unless - stated otherwise these job. op- portunities exist within - Terrace township. Ap- plicants should apply: in person to Canada Em- ployment Centre, 4630 Lazele Ave. Phone 635-7134. The Terrace HERALD will appreciate hearing from any persons obtaining jobs through seeing this notice. INSTRUCTORS, vacancies, $9.00 (D.0.E.), Required for instructing courses guch as Crafts, Business Vocational Academic, General, In-. - terest, Gardening and. ’ Landscaping, | SENIOR AR- CHITECTURAL DRAFT- SMAN, | opening, $800-§1500- month, (D.0.E.) Must he experienced =m assisting in producing arch- . itectural workin drawings, writing in general office work, MANAGER BOOKSTORE, 1 va cancy. $5.¢ (DOB). - Must be experienced, minimum two years should have some buying, budgeting, planning ex- perience. COOKS, various openings, - $3.25-hr. and up. Speciality cooking. SECRETARY, 1 opening, $7,800.00 annually, Must. have minimum of two years experience in industry related. to this position, . - .. HAIRDRESSER, 1 opening, salary by commission. - REGISTERED NURSE, 2 openings. $7.90 per hour, . Required in. medical surgical shift work, 34, 4-12, 12-8, aan I assisting in: - Road to Samarkand. _ The link from the UBC public affairs series in North Vancouver to ruins in Afghanistan was a simple ‘one, In leafing through the centre’s brochure to see what new courses were upcoming, the couple’s imagination and curiosity ‘were’ piqued by the educational travel and field described.: re “The Golden Road to Samarkand ‘sounded poetic, romantic, a chance to see places you dream about and never think you'll see,'” she BAYS, : Although the couple had travelled extensively before, SAWFITTER, | vacancy, No ticket, $9.60 4 hr. to $9.80 1% br. for cert. Must have. minimum of one years. experience car- bide and land. « mo INDUSTRIAL ELEC- : TRICIAN, 1 vacancy, .1.W. Rate. . Must be certified. AUTO MECHANICS, | various openings, $9.00 hr. up to? (D.0.B.)- -° Must be Journey person. ‘WAITER- WAITRESSES, various vacancies, Various wages. '* Should have experience, serving of liquor. ; SPEECH THERAPIST, 1 opening, $1450-$1721.. per month. = °— ot Completion of Grad work in speech pathology essential, Experience . in educational environment. PUBLISHER'S ASSISTANT, 1 dpening;. $4.00 (D.0.E.) Must..be fast. accurate typist (60 w.p.m.} some booking, reception work, and phone. . ; , MEDICAL SECRETARY, 1 vacancy, $800.00 per month: Must have typing —ex- perience, 50 w.p.m.. Reception Billing ap- paintment ete, LUMBER GRADER, T.BiA.. Out of Town, Barriere, B.C. ; _ Must be qualified and well experienced, GRAPPLELOADER - OPERATOR, 2 openings, $100.00 per day (D.0.E.) In Stewart. Oo a Must be capable -ex- ‘perienced operater with logging experience. - CONSTRUCTION ~— FOREMAN, | opening. $8.00 per hour. In Stewart... - ". Building grade,.— . maintenance welding ete. <7 |” marine life and anthropology CCE _ always. they became addicted to the tempo, companionship. and learning opportunity which are features of the UBC travel-o-learn programs. All tours have resource experts along ready to an- swer all questions when, and before, they’re asked. The businessman and his wife returned again . to Samarkand, did a_pre- Columbian. tour of-Peru, Mixico;’ studied’ .plaht='and: for 10 days ‘in the Queen _ Charlotte Islands, spent a weekend at the Western ‘Universities Marine Station in Barnfield on :Vancouver Island, are heading off on a Gulf. and San Juan Islands exploration, and will trace the influence of the Moors — . through Tunisia, Algeria . Morocco and Southern Spain in 1979, again with Hann Kassis, ns They're -. intellectually curious, don't do a great deal of serious pre-tour studying beyond going to orientation lectures and’ doing .a bit of reading, but have gained the kind of knowledge that adheres to the mind and . Senses. Others, like an ediderly woman: who also plans to follow the Moors, are serious '- -gtudents. who bone up for " years. | mT She retired as a librarian in 1965, and took her first educational tour to -“Ksan in Northern B.C. Then, - looking around for more extensive academic and geographic fields to conquer, decided she “wasn't much interested. in Africa’? and: settled on Samarkand. in- stead. _ Another. . group was rounded up near mindight in the’ Queen Charlottes to watch by. torchlight and. flashlight, jelly: fish mating. other’ man was thrilled to discover ‘that Indians in the Queen Charlottes -had planted . apple orchards centuries ago. He took some cuttings, and is waiting with interest to ‘identify the variety. ; Upcoming centre travel programs include a Jazz Tour. of New Orleans in January; the Cuban Reality and Baja California Natural History Study Cruise in February; Spring in Italy — Your Home a Castle and the Culture of Russia. (ten-: tatively) in May; London Theatre Feast in June, in. July a Horticultural Tour of Southern England, Wales and Eire, a residential study course in Tudor England, ‘and a tour.of Spice Islands and the. ‘China - Seas; Disvover the Yukon and a South and Central America tour in. August. So ”- ‘There always more trips in the. blueprint stage and. travel co-ordinators at the UBC Centre fo “Continuing. Education (228-2161) . are -- happy -.to: provide information.’ 3-2. ae - foo oreo among the big. Judy's column, was 50 incensed - well, tempted to get even with the human race. seems to be saying. Elephant toenails are ss ‘ ’ Ha : ss cht's attempt to purchase a tin of hippopotamus’ toenails “for that = say eee tor dinner" Has caused quite a stir - not only in Terrace, but obviously i beasts around the world. This ponderous pachydern, having read ee see for yourself how this “Dumb friend” at- 2: “Try that on YOUR toenails,” Jumbo 3 banned from entry into Canada by Es coseeneashesaeheeaaenece rela eee o The Editor “za ERAS SPSSERIS foeresesereretesess eee SSIS hx ate BES SERS PTT SP oats eee tetetestie Bs sohehehcteleeceeh Education: Then and Now: Ta The Editor and general public; A few weeks ago a documentary film was shown on television, it eoncerned people and education. What it revealed, I found rather shocking for ] believe they stated that 35 ‘percent of all Canadian can neither read or write. Why and how can this be _, possible with the Schools and ., facillities we have today? 1 .» have always felt that we had: ., oneof the best. Public School “systems in the world, perhaps I was wrong in.my thinking. _ As there something wrong with. the methods used in schools today or has the ‘quality of ° teachers deteriorated? Are they only concerned with how much money. they can make, in- stead of how many students ‘pass with good marks? I realize their job is not altogether a pleasant one, they no longer have com- plete control of children as teachers did years age. Briefs LADY LIKES RATS MIAMI,: Fla. (AP} — A greyhaired widow is living in . a nt harmony with a house full of rats, Nevou can see dozens of them from the windows,’ says a neighbor. But policd say she turned “away an offer. of. assistance and is doing nothingo wrang. Mrs. Dorothy Tyler refused to admit health inspectors to her home Monday. . START JOINT EXER- CISE_- SEOUL (Reuter) — South Korea and the United States - launched on Tuesday, in the face of bitter denunciations from North Korea, their largest ‘exercise, The ll-day war game, involving 107,000 ‘Americans and South Koreans, is being staged as the U.S. plans to withdraw its 33,000 ground troops here over four or five years, EXECUTE . 14nREBELS “BRUSSELS (AP) — President Mobutu Sese Seko of 2sire-announced Tuesday . the execution of 14 rebels. following disorders in the Kwilu ‘area of the caun- try,nthe Zaire news agency reported. Mobutu said soldiers .were ‘sent against the rebels who were holding ‘several hostages, Including a Belgian Jesuit priest, Jullen Clause. The priest was reported freed. ‘ KILLED DURING _- BATTLE | ISTANBUL (AP) — A nineyear-old girl was killed — and her mother seriously . wounded when they crassed:.J. a street-In an’ Ankara suburb. while: leftist and. rightiat- students were shooting. at each other. The child, Emine . Kucukkale,nwas the 62nd _ Turk: killed in potitical _, . Violence this year, joint military — -abided They can not chastize a child that is unruly or unwilling to obey orders. “I understand that the phonetic method of teaching a child has been discarded, as has the method of soun- ding a word by syllables, if so WHY? I find so many young folks are unable to spell correctly, it also ap- pears that they are unable to use a dictlonary due to this. “Who -ls at faults’ the “téachbrs"or''thé inethois ‘of teachiif that'islaid dawn'by the sae “of Hduoatiea? © Perhaps I could learn something of this if I ap- proached some of the members of the teaching profession but being a man n my = seventies my enquiries might be resented especially since my own education is apparently lacking. I was unable to attend school after my twelfth birthday due to circumstances beyond my -control; [had to work to help Support the family. - Before radio and television became part of our lives, our only relaxation was reading, especially during the long winter evenings. No doubt, being such an avid. reader has helped to further my education. I do feel that T.V. 4s partly to blame for childrens lack of reading ability. They have no need to read a paper, magazine or book to learn of what is happening in the world. I do not mean to infer that children are not as bright or clever as they were, it is in fact, just the reverse, so much So, that they think and feel that they know. more than their teachers. This must be very frustrating to a teacher. . There was a time when schoo] ‘teachers: ruled supreme in the classrogm, their word was law; students (Known as pupils then) | the rutes and regulations set down by their superiors.’ The teacher (he orshe) asarulewas. - respected by students and parents alike... ~ Almost all were dedicated to teaching the children Ly, their care, making certain, that those thal seemed to bé- slow learners had the . at-, tention necessary to assure, the child in its endeavors, Teaching then was not an; easy task, for many of thé country schools were cold, drafty, poorly lighted,. one, roomed wooden buildings. - The pupils were ,/a conglomeration of , ma nationalties,.. The, tpacher's. tak. was, furthers, picated hy igle many of the parents could scarcely speak ~ ar’... derstand thee. ‘Engilsl language, How. could ..& teacher convey a message to. parents, who, possibly could not read or write their. own language. sap Proof .of the dedicatios those teachers had for the teaching profession, lies in the number of people (with names thal originated in the European. Countries). that today, hold responsible positions in. Government or other large organizations here in Canada. oo No doubt most of the teachers that taught those immigrant children have died, yet to those few that: are still allve, it must fill them with pride to look upon. the names of pergons that: were once their pupils and® reallze through. their en." deavors it was made possible: for them to achieve: great’ things. ; vt YOURS TRULY ’ TODAY IN HISTORY By THE CANADIAN PRESS? 1879—Albert Kinstain’! 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