PAGE B2 QUEEN LETTER FROM MASSET, By Elvira C. Bryant CHARLOTTES ea vit eae Sunday radie programmes are a great source of knowledge these days, and there is an advantage in having a television set thal isndt working properly-one listens ta radio more often, . Some current comments on the programme valled “ideas'' gave one much food for thought. The death of two particular young people were mentioned, and both © happened’ in Canada. Inoneinstance a youth ‘on the. wanted list turned himself in-because of illness -. yel before the judicial processes came (o deal with his particular case, the young men had died of hepatiis, The ‘other case. concerned a girl who had stolen about one hundred ‘and: thirty duliars worth of Christmas gilts frum 4 family she had baby sat fer. The girl had recently hung lierself ina cell ar Elliot Lake and an inquest was to be held. A Judge Addison who spoke un this programme stated il is tw easy “to run away - from kine, seheol, or just lo wander and 10 have people sympathize, with your plight. He mentioned ull the various suggestions Lhat evtiid have been made - Salvation Army, A girl's Home, residence in a hospital far Psychiatrie treatment, or to be an “gul-palient'', His guess was that (he aller coice would have heen made but ‘thal the ‘girl - never would have attended the sessions. His synopsis: was that all of the running away or such behaviour, became a dee-seated cancer; when peopled turned their backs the answer was ~ suicide. — . one Youthful suicides in this country are up some 33 percent, trom the previous year. Bet- ween the ages of 15 to 30, the second greatest cause of dealhs. iiext 10. traffle accidents, is suicide. -- Somehow we -dan’t seem io be - managing . to establish in people's minds, . their wn individual worth as human bei ding tks made by ‘didge” Allison” wi Gad help any jury iwhal a nothers: members :of the. - re fathers’ and "Much ‘reform is'needed in our - suciely. and the law is no ex- veplion:- ‘Many of us are well - awure thal-there exists: a “law: forthe poorsand a law for the rich. once asked a lawyer--if he (iugh any changes would be brought abaul to.¢llminale such discrimination. ‘The answer he gave to this was" noleworlby. “All of the present laws ‘in Canada, United States ‘and England date right back ‘o the siguing of he Magna Charla in . 1915, if, memory has retained the correct dale, al a place called Rumymede. English Law on Which the other two North Anerican cuuntries have KS ota stay.with-us.ailer: he was 5€ eres i based theirs, ig out of the fuedal system: This important document, the Magna Charta, - was supposed to give justice to the masses. The barons, dukes and earls forced the crown to give up some fights, but it had Rdlhing todo with the serfs. The. laws were wrilten for the in-. credibly rich (o protect the rich from the poor you might say.. Thraugh the pressure of cerlain ‘groups and politics the law has broadened some, but fun- -damentally peaple aren’L im- porlant, properiy is. At that time people were considered to be chattels .or possessions, ° The explains inparty. why some poor fellow- may. steal a loaf: of, bread and - spend. six months in jail, while the fellow 2°? a - who - steals from: a, govern: - ment may only spend a‘year if: caught! . This all reminds me of a friend fram Kitimat. Helen and Harry had spent many years al Kilimat before tragedy struck. They had a boat and spent many hours fishing down the channel or setling crab traps. « Helen laught msuic and played the organ for the church. Harry was a foreman for Alcan. He had had much trouble with his back and had been’ taking pills by prescription for this “trouble, His wife arid mother in law had just come back from a ‘holiday and J gather when the muther retired upstairs, Harry -andhis wife celebrated the_ return witha bottle, Something . went wrong with (the com- bination of pills and liquor, and possibly an agrument, ‘since a gun came into the picture and the wife was killed.- So ended - the good life.at Kilimat and-sa ended. many of the surface friendships that had existed ‘here. - - . Harry sent 9 Oakalla ‘and it- was only when a. priest tald ” Harry he would mol gel anywhere unless le got whal maney he could together for a Fawyer; (ha( Harry's case came’ up in the-courL...We had visited. « him in prigaqand had him come Irce.” He had‘ been. promised work. again in’ Kitimat but. of * course such a Ihing was never: vvyen intended 10 be allowed. - While Harry was in jall many if’ the family: possessions disappeared: - ‘the . silverware and the-china, bul all-of that must be on the conscience of whvever came into this, As it turned out, Harry did nol have many months of freedom since hé did have’ cancer, and befere uw year had elusped Harry had * gone. “perhaps in the next.dimension. io make the peace with his wile Yes as human beings many or -us seem lo havea lang way logo. before the Lord lifting up’ his countenance upon us, is is gaing to bring us peace. be age: = b chocolate, oy Daily, a dog named Dinky in Washington D.C,, is given a bag of coins which he takes to an ice-cream vender and purchases a container of ice-cream for himself, He prefers Open . Canadian & Chines Foods Mon. thru Sat. 10am te lam : Sunday llam. to 10pm." ” ' RESTAURANT THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C. Masset hereditary ~ CHIEF WEAH » ‘The hereditary Chief of the Masset’ Band, William Mat- ihews, died Wednesday, February 6th, at his home in - Haida, at lhe age of 90 years. William Matthews became Chief Weah in 1932 upon the death of his uncle; Harry Weah. * ’ Over a period of forty years he was a member of the Masset Band Council, gerving as the first secretary, and asa Chief . Councillor for, twenty-five: years, ; . "With Alfred Adams, he helped “form ‘the: Native Brotherhood, the first Native organization in - British Columbia, Long a _ member of St. John's Anglican . Chureh choir, he was also Lay Reader inthe church. : Invited to the opening of the thirtieth Parliament of British Columbia at’ Victoria last September, Chief Matthews and Mrs. Matthews were introduced io the Legislature by Lt. Governor, the Honorable WS. Owen. : ‘ “+ Funeral’ services were held ” |so called because until he could see and touch the Master (dohn XX, 24-29), from $1. John’s church with interment at the Haida cemetery. Reverend George Bullen officiated. Chief Matthewsis survived by his wife Emma, a sister, Mrs. Selina Peratovich of Ketchikan, Alaska, three davghters, Mrs. Vesta Helmer; Mrs. Phyllis Bedard and Mrs. Kathleen Adkins, 19 grandchildren and 17 greal-grandehildren. — Honorary pallbearers were Adam Bell and Ernest . ¥eltatzie. Active’ pallbearers ‘were Matthew. Cari, Claude ‘Davidson, Paul White, Sam Davis, Fred Wilson, Pat Weir, . Cecil Brown and Kenneth Bell. AL a8, Saturday night, many speeches were given in Chief Weah's honor, | a : The hereditary. Chieftainship will pass. to Oliver Adams, a newphew named by Chief Weah Matthews.° Mr, Oliver Adams resides in Prince Rupert, B.C. and _ is employed at the Indian Affairs Depariment office. Wednesday 7 “ot t. 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CHURCH “vara aie rates, Tarhice, *-Ragti¢en Citurch of Canady? 4} Sotiday Services: "| mad Fidam. and iain: v +7 and Sunday School 1 pasties John taka,“ Phone 635-5854 10:00 a.m. - Bible School’ i} " *, . ¥ 1f:00 a.m, Morning Worshipy 115 = Evening Service ao Ps, - Bible Stody_and Prayér, gee f Sunday Schou 10:00 AM. Morning Worship 11:00 A.M, Evening Worship 7:20PM. —~ Prayer Service Wed. 7:30 P.M. Youth Service Fri. 7120 P.M. "political leaders. ~ memorial. dinner CHRIST LUTHERAN | Sunday Schoolaf9:45a.m, -) ‘ From Parliam ent PHULD sian toni Recently I sent oul a- questionaire to all householders in the Skeena Federal Riding . and asked some questions about minority government, timing of elections, and an evaluation of the performance of federal polilical parties and federal ‘rhe response has been very_” the Riding“ and will be a valuable guide. Another point, and this comes from the particular comments that individuals may have wrilten, is that there is a leansference of feeling belween ” the provincial situalion and (he federal, In other words those who think the provincial N.D.P. good and it will keep me busy ~ is doing a good jab tansfer that for least a couple of weeks labulating the results: Every day we gel somewhere between - 400 and 150 replies and I am lrying to count the responses to - ibe particular questions as we go along, but am falling behind. While it is too early to make a judgement about the results of ihe questionaire there are a few things which are showing up that perhaps need commenting on and reporting to you about as something separate from the actual tally of responses in - numerical and per percentage ferms. Firstly, the response has been from communities both large and small (even to some of the smallest and. more remote}. whitch is good fer the results will reflect feelings from ail across Br DELICATESSEN | 4603 Park Land Develop A 10 Z 635-5440 Cc" Laursen | Contracting: Ltd. ss: |” Censtruction;Managemant © ~~" feeling to the federal scene and say so, On the other hand those who feel- thal’ the provincial government is.not doing a good job also. transfer that assessment to the federal level, This sort of transfer of feeling tends to make it difficult . lo analyse (he response to the questionaire. I say, this for the reason that while we are in the same political party [ don't think 1, al the federal level, should benefil from what someone else does or says. I would like 9 beable to stand on my own two feel and receive praise or condemnation for whall do or what the party does at the federal lelvel. . An additional point that I want to make relales to com- _£ Fine quality foods from all over the world WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1974 Ley ' © ments of personal nature which. do in belween elections as well. are put on the qestionaire and ~ True there is a distinctidn which are directed toallfederal peiween an election and a political party leaders, [In this questionaire for one chooses an - regard the comments which I~ yp, and, indirectly, 9 have seen so far are thankfully government while the other few in number and aredirected provides a’chance to express a against -each of the party view about-the conduct of. that leaders on a fairly even basis. government. ‘ Bul, the distine- In other words no federal. tion is not-as important as are political party leader gets more the similarities. 2 abuse*than another. ‘ . Rg As soon as I get all the results in and tabulated ['ll. try ‘to publicize (hem in order that everyone will know the resulls. - [know that it is quite easy (0 express, by my way of ex * pletive, a feeling of frustration. “But, it really isn’t helpful in’ - : ‘seeking out public. opinion to - : § have people write words and ; . comments of a nature that is SCIENCE oh / “offensive, I-don'l mean affensive Lo me, but offensive 10 the idea of a clam and rational. examination of ideas -and opinions. ; The 10th Annual Terrace and District Science Fair will be hetd March 15th and wth at -lthe Caledonia Senior Secon. dary Scheol Gymnasium. The public is invited to attend Apart from all that L find this type of questionaire almost -jnvaluable in my efforts [0 represent you. Invaluable because it affords a person 10 express his or her view about [erjgay 7:00 p.m. ta 10:00 p.m. something without being Jang Saturday 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 identified. 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