SDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 171 ‘Members of the staff of B.C. ocational School welcomed @eading members -of the Business community at a dinner. meat the school Thursday evening. - i Assistant Director of the B.C..~ Vocational Schools, . B.E. ichard had been expected: to e the ‘guest speaker. However, eee difficulties Borevented him from making the : ip to Terrace. Mayor Springer , fof Kitimat and Mayor Jolliffe of aeeTerrace graciously consented to Bapeak in Richard's absence, 7. Tn his talk, Mayor Springer © Boupeested that the Vocational - School might offer a course’ in - Preparation for .Mayor.”' Mayor Jolliffe concentrated. on the history of the’ vocational minstitution: He said that the Bschool had originally been j Planned for Rupert but the Jack - Principal at Vocational School: staff. hosts dinner. of a’ dite: there ‘and’ his -own- ‘iniative in contacting the man . ‘ that:-owned’ the land: here. _ brought: the: much needed | ‘Tacilities to. birth in Terrace... Students. provided the meal _ which. featured: decorated salmon, and ham and topped off ‘by generous ‘servings ‘of strawberry shortcake, ~ R,AS Swanton who -has. been “acting. Vice-Principal was - official appointed Vice: e dinner. - Among the many guests at the affair were Mr. and Mrs. Ken ‘Ham represeriting Eurocan; Mr. and Mrs. K. Booth (Booth is the | Government Agent); Mr. and: Mrs. J... MacKenzie of © Alcan; Mr, J.T. MacKay. of the . J Chamber. of : ‘Commerce; and Mr. Vogstie of..the. local | Manpower office. | ws A letter from | John. Jensen, m President of. ‘B.C. Northwest 7 District Council. of Carpenters = and Joiners. . As spokesman for: ‘the BC. Northwest District Council, I° = would like to comment on. m C.L.A.C.,* spokesman. ‘Mr. . q Atonides’ speech in Terrace last week, . The Unions are not : “managers. of discoritent’.- On the contrary, they are men and” _women ‘who, through common: : | torts, have achieved wages ~ Mm and working conditions that. give them a fair return for their contribution to industry and © society. Not: too many years ago when ‘people, including industrialists, were closer to religion and the church than seems .to. be the- case today, the worker slaved 12 hours a day under inhumane conditions with barely enough wages to feed his . family. Anyone who ‘has bothered to. investigate history ‘will know that the standard of living and . the degree of ‘social . justice enjoyed today was not achieved by people with. Mr. Antonides’ “turn the other cheek” attitude but by men: and women - who ‘ guffered harassment, ' imprisonment, and even death, - ‘in order that we can enjoy. what they won by. their determination. Incidentally; this has also benefitted the non- - Union worker; . yes, even. the L ‘ t fair return is beyond me why they have a: union at alt except for the fact that-a fair “number. of “their members are self-employed or’ . owner-operators. - ~ ff _ I understand their philosophy - alright, all they-have to do is to perform their work” well and they will.be justly rewarded, - They may be in the hereafter, but certainly-not in this life