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“EDITOR: RON THODY .

Terrace, B.C,

Herald

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OUR OPINION |

Skeena Digest

The mighty Skeena Valley is rich in
history, yet too little is known about it.

We hear about the famous Cariboo-
the Kootenays; the Fraser Valley and
Canyon.

Little is generally known here
because most of us are relatively
newcomers.

Little, even, is known of the Skeena
Country’ s present Tapid growth rate
and even less about it’s great potential.

We like to think that present
activities and the future of the Skeena
is chronicalled twice weekly by The
Terrace Herald.

But we welcome a little, expertly-
done magazine with glossy covers
called “‘Skeena Digest” which tells the
tales of the past and mirrors the
present. It’s been around for a little
while and its Spring issue is now on the
newstands.

It’s put together by two young
Skeena ‘“‘oldtimers,”” Roger Vinnedge
and Ed Kenney who felt there was a
need for a magazine telling about life
on the Skeena. And there is a need.

It’s published, on a slightly erratic
schedule, here in Terrace, the hub city

of the Skeena and features, among
other things this issue, advice on
Steelhead fishing, a story of the old
steamboats which plighed the Skeena
in the early years of this century and
the coming of the Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway (Later the CNR).

It makes use of old Omineca Herald
newspaper files, under a column called

That atrocious::cheerleaders yell
called “Go British Cohimbia’’ has cost
the taxpayers of this province $10,887.

The song, written by Torontonian
Bobby Gimby, is B.C.’s official
Centennial ‘71 song, but as far as we
are concerned it’s aimed for 12-year-
olds and under.

The tune is like that used for dancing
around the breakfast table (remember
those days) and the words are
assinine.

They inform us we 're the best ‘cause
we got everything’ and that no other
Canadian province or’ peoples can
match what B.C. has to offer. There
are even a few rah, rah, rah’s thrown
in ‘‘as we jump and sing”’.

‘Jt should make Premier Bennett
happy, however. He hardly recognizes
that B.C, is part of the Canadian

B.C. 'song' sick _

confederation while at the s same time.

“Pioneer Papers’’-- —going back to the
birth of this newspaper in 1908.

There are “Footnotes Along the
Skeena’”’,
history. There are excellent sketches
of pioneer cabins on Kalum Lake by
Don Thomson, The main art work,
however, is done by local artist-
cartoonist Jack Hepplewhite.

The history of native Indians is
chronicalled and old tales told and re-
told for generations,

This is a special issue for the Digest,
which is just getting its feet wet in the
Skeena,

It is dedicated to Cynthia Kenney
and Laurie English, who were killed in
a car accident last May while working
on the Digest. Cynthia was the wife of
editor Ed Kenney, Laurie the wife of
local writer Brian English. |

To many, it might have heen too
difficult to go on with something: you
started with your wife. But Ed Kenney
knew Cynthia would want him to
continue, and Laurie for her husband
‘to continue to contribute.

They are paying their highest tribute
to the memory of these two girls by
coming out, once again, with the
Skeena Digest.

We wish the editors and contributors
well and we offer them any help we
may be able to give.

And above all, we wish them the
best of luck in the fine job they are
doing,

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Phone: 635-6357

interesting capsules of

leaps up on the bandwagon to celebrate

that same union.

But the song?
Alberta. Nova Scotians love their
province and_ heritage. A
Newfoundlander. is a_ proud,
independant sort on we all know where
Quebec is at. Ontario has its beauty
and grace, as do Manitoba, New
Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and
even flat, old Saskatchewan. And what
‘about the majesty of the Yukon and
Northwest Territories?

Perhaps B.C. is the “best.” But if
our province is all what Gimby’s song
too loudly claims B.C. is, we don’t have
to shout about it like a ‘bunch of ‘kids
watching a school baskethall game.

Its beauty should speak quietly, and —

elegantly for itself. But $10,887? Bah.

Canadian content

Is a truly Canadian identity just a
myth? Or does it actually exist.

No-one, especially a Canadian, .

- appears to know for certain.
But if there is « Canadian identity it
is being shaped in the north, or, more
precisely, mid-Canada.

For not only does the north attract
adventuresome people with

abundance of individuality, but we the
people’. ‘who live here, are not,

bombarded by U.S. television such as,
say, Vancouver, which receives
several U.S. channels,

U.S: culture is being flung at them at
such a rate that an embryo Canadian
identity is too often kept from
flourishing by our giant, southern
neighbor. -'

“Taking a page from communications
prophet Marshall McLuhan, we are
being bombarded by the mass media,
particularly television. _

. American culture. in the south of
Canada: is..shoved .down Canadian’
throats and'most Canadians fail to see
this: ard thus, are” lured’ _ into
Americanization. . ~

Ofteri we in the north‘are not happy
with only one TV channel, the CBC; to
choose from. CF TK-TV in Terrace for
example;, seryes an enormous area

[ts egonomically.unfeasible, at:this:.-

CTV, network in the Skeena. | * :
But we are fortimate to have CBC via
~TY... because, if;-wey, accept:

(eLuhan’s argument,

' shows: -

-, the United States...
- time, for asecond, the privately-owned

We. Talent has “to, be: devéloped “and. ’

i reo et with. imericana Gute

Television Commission (CRTC) has
ruled Canadian content on TV be
stressed. There may be a _ few.
grumbles, but we are losing, among
others, these U.S. shows: The Ed
Sullivan Show; Bill Cosby; Red
Skelton; Men at Law; The Interns; The

with.

we are. tobe bombarded by Canadian
Canadian. talent;

Canadian. documentaries |
Canada’and other countries; more*
opportunity ‘for Canadian actors,

Albertans love

TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C,

“A Miss Streigand to see you...” °

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_ Security Act in sy7s nd intend =
“tO apply, for annie, Can I:
‘continue to téalriute to the =
~ Canada Pension Plan on my ~

-, selbemployed income until 1 a

peach 10 yeord of age?’ a
A, The fact that-you will be

‘v4. im receipt of a:perision‘under -

. the Old Age Security: Act has ~ i

mo bearing on your liability.to -

contribute :to. .the:-Canada,: #€

Pension Plan. ‘Therefore until 2 §
you reach 70. years: of age and: ;

_., continue to have contributory
-., @armings you will be required

to: contribute...to the ‘ Plan

_ unless you should be in receipt; : j
of a disability pension ;or.

In_my view: By Nadine Asante

Why is it that children and
animals never perform before
an audience?

Your dog can beg; turn’
over; shake 4 paw; fetch; sit;
stay; and speak...but will he

do if in front of other people? ~

No.

When you try to show him
off he looks at you as though
he's never set eyes on you.
before in his life.

“Beg? what's that?”

“Roll over? Who me?”

Why is it?

same with kids

And it’s the same with

children. Your baby can stand

firmly on his own legs at three
weeks of age but try to stand
him up fer his grandmother
and his legs bucklelike a piece

. of string. At three years oldhe
knows the namesofthe capital -

. cities of all Canada’s
provinces but let a_ visitor

.come in and he can barely

place one block on top of .

another.

Your daughter may have
the voice of an angel and
dance like Fontaine for you
and your husband but in front
of guests she sounds like
Gravel Gertie and trips over
her socks. .

But I keep on trying to show
off my kids and animals
anyway. My big ‘put down’
came in Montreal a couple of

the adage of pride going
before a fall...the old adage 1
keep forgetting.
My small daughter was
three years old at the
. time...and very bright for her
age (there I go again)’
‘MAGIC TOM’

She was a Joyal fan of a
morning TV show for children
called MAGIC TOM.

Magic Tom entertained
guests from three to six
years old daily. Being a
typical Mrs. . Worthington ,I
wrote asking if my little one
could appear on the show. The
producer phoned and the date
was set.

Being a great unilingual
believer in bilingualism [
decided to have my bright,
English-speaking child.

promote Anglo-French ~

¥ relations by answering Magic ;
Tom's inevitable questions in
* French. To the query
regarding her age J tutored
"j'ai trois ans", ‘and when
asked her name she learned
to reply ‘‘je m’appelle
Leanne”.
At home my tot never mi-
, ssed...she was word perfect.
During the drive to the studio
we rehearsed and rehearsed
. and rehearsed again. We were .

} ushered into the waiting room

. Where we rehearsed some .
_ more, ‘Are you going to smile

years ago and it really proved | +and remember everything

mummy has taught you?” I
asked Leanne.

“Will Magic Tom give me
some magic
enquired my unconcerned
moppet. .

MAGIC CANDY

“Of course...all the kids an -
Magic Tom’s show get magic
candy don't they?” I assured
her. “But wait until he offers it
to you.”

Two minutes before air time

we were called into the
studio...where my baby stared
in horrified fascination. This
wasn't how Magie Tom and
his pals looked at home.
Magic Tom was bright
orange with TV makeup. The
wise old owl who peeked above
the mantle piece every
morning was nothing,

Magic Tom} was brjght) “awhat wanton
‘orange with: TWmakeup-Thes ‘Saudienée vel ptel

wise old owl who peeked’ above
the mantle piece every
morning was nothing but half
an owl held aloft on a stick
held by a flunky. My child was
nonplussed.
“Three,

two, one,..you're

. on”, said the technician.

And there stood Leanne in
living color beside orange
Magic Tom -with proud
mumma beaming off camera.
- “Well, well, well, and who
do. we have with us this
morning?"’ boomed Magic
Tom. ‘“‘What’s your name

candy?"

dear?" , ;
“J'ai trois ans”, whispered
my daughter.
“Oh that’s nice”, said Magic :
Tom Icoking slightly puzzled,
“And how old are. you.
dear?”, he asked.
QUE M’APPELLE?
‘Je m’appelle Leanne,”
said my little one absent-

mindely as she looked from -
Magic Tom to the wise old —

half-an-owl.

“MMMMMMM",
Magic Fej.

He tried again. “And ‘what
do you want,to be when you’re
grown up Leanne?” he ae -

* Ina voice that ricocheted off .
the walls my child looked
Magic Tom squarely in the
eyes and said, “An Indian.”

1 figured at, thi 1 oint that.

said

the Indian viewene

My dumb kid spent the rest .
of the show snaffling magic
candy as though it was. ‘going
out of style.

“Look at all the candy I got”
said my. happy baby as she ran
up to me after the show.

“Terrific, doll’,
giving her a hug, “Mummy -
needs one too.”’ Driving home ~.
Licoked down at my bright kid -
and asked her what her name '
was.

‘Jem’ appelle Lie,” she -

answered.

YOUR OPINION

Seal campaign

1

falls short

‘Ca nada double-dealer'

> ‘The Editor,

_ The Terrace Herald,

The Editor
The Terrace Herald
Terrace, B.C.

’ Dear Sirs’

Beverly Hillbillies and Julia, to begin .
~ ‘What does this mean to us? It means

more -
about -

producers; directors. and technicians. »

the flow ‘of our best’ :
It will help, stem: ’ British Columbians for their +

talent ‘to the U.S.and Britain.

More Canadian content is a positive .

step forward. We all can benefit,-It can

-only help to shape a truly: ‘Canadian
‘identity across the broad midsection of

‘Canada. .

‘Professor McLuhan has said ‘the
minds of today’s children are to a great
extent shaped by television. Canadian

them to learn about our country. They
will see we have things to be proud of.

‘ content on the CBC and no chance to’.
-. watch soapy U.S. shows will: allow -

‘ These children would :grow up with a’

sense of loyalty to Canada-and not to”

A first-class network featuring ¢ the |
best Canada has:to present-will take a -
‘little time, but we must be patient.

. A total of $2,040 was donated =
to the Terrace Christmas Seal —
campaign this year compared
to $2,401 last year, a decrease of
$561.

- On a province-wide basis the
Christmas Seal |campagin is the

' best on record with in excess of

$417,000 being donated, more

,than $7,000 over last year,

‘While the Christmas Seal i the tales of atrocities in Angola’ -

. and Mrzambique but are easily
- fobbed off.with the excuse that
these are internal matters”

campaign set its target this

year at $430,000 president C.W,
h _Doodson, B.C. Tuberculosis -
” Christmas Seal Society, Spo- =

nsors of the campign said the
‘society i is extremely grateful to

outstanding support.

Doorstep,: the mobile chest X-

ay. .van “which, travels‘,
thousands of miles each year in
B.C. seeking out unknown cases ‘
of tuberculosis and other ,
respiratory diseases, research ‘
grants, health education and ©
contributions to health center i

construction and expansion, all ?,

‘ receive support from the annual ;

'Christmas. Sea] campign.
: ' stop

This years province-wide ‘

campaign tops theprevious best |.

‘of $416,000" achieved in 1959,
Last year's final figure was -

oe $41 0,000

In Térrace dhs Christan Seal +
chairman is Mrs. Monica Less- :
ard, The campaign ig sponsored

the Kiete Club

Bee Tuberaiods-C Eni

Sai ah Society .

‘ Terrace, B.C,

_ Dear Sir:

It’s not pleasant to think of
; Canada asa double dealer in the
> field of international politics,
~ but when it comes to a question
“of oppression in southern Africa
there is little doubt that our
government speaks with a

’ forked tongue. .

We say we deplore apartheid

yet we pour investment dollars

’ into the country and even spend

' public money to advertise the

opportunities for capital gains:
in Namibia.

Similarly we are horrified at

between Portugal and her
overseas provinces.

‘. And so we sit at the NATO

table’ with .the agressor and:
4 remain silent,

Programs such as Operation ©

- Recently our Prime Minister

made: representations to Mr."
Edward Heath deploring ‘the:
4 fact that Britain sells‘arms and, :

- frigates to South Africa to

“defend the Cape Sea. route ~

against - Russian warships,’’

‘Yet Canada herself sells parts. '

for repairing guns to Portugal.

and says:
trading
, condemning.”

“or stop

< for:..the .

Cariadian policy”

Cranford.“ ‘Pratt’ of.
University, of: Toronto;. Dr.

| Garth’: Legge +of° the. United:

Shutet ‘Board of World Misiidii:
two ‘former ~~ CUSO-

# olunteer ‘Richard. ‘Williams

and Hugh Winsor. -
80 for: their  Suegestions have

had a disappointingly cool

reception in Ottdwa.

SER
_* detailed ‘tax ‘calculation. You

Typos CAN’

be fun!

Hoh B Wsan

I said :

-ways for Canada to help the’

- agreements - even at the risk of
. Canadian goods.

. most influential nation in the ,
"world but it’s a sorry day for ‘Aled count-the-typos in The’

The Editor
, ‘The Herald,

‘sensational news seeker and: and hippy’ you lyke us all hear." :
“ajust your’. But we's goota million- thousand i :
; Indome'tax forni?-.¢ 1 uf!

‘Mr. Trudeau admits that.” "
"Canada’s policy {s-incongistent .
“we should either:

Recently four Canadians
* authored a Black Paper and
made constructive suggestions. .
.dmprovement .. of.”
towards.
southern Africa.: They are Po .
the.

Baitore: Note: :

. opinion of this iewspaper. Wha

“ts the section ‘ofthe newspaper:

The Editor,
The Terrace Herald,
‘Téprace, B. ¢. :

There are many non-military '

oppressed countries.

The Black Paper, for —
instance, suggests an
investigalion into the economic
involvement of our country with:
southern Africa with @ possible
termination of present trade

Deer Sir, *
We red yer Sumtimes Callem’:

hardwking eddytor an;
sumtimes missteaks get inta;
the payper but we think maybee*

for yu got an Monkey proofreeding ::

reciprocal treatment

We may not be the b got much,
Y iggest or Wé gotta new game we plays

Harold; Any number can play:
and the. parson. which, finding”
the most typos Wins a grade too’
speling bookk, ; 3
Beets the crossesword pruzzle:
and scribble. ©

Jus keep up the good wit:

Canada if we can't survive
without | “such doubtful _favors..

a Yours truly,
L The Board of Evangelism .
; an Social Service,

’ ‘United Church of Canada: .
* Toronto, Ont.

“You. stink’
you. got.on yer fornt payge.

_-yers.

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Terrace, B C,
Dear. Sir:

i ‘think that your publications
‘of the piece stated as. our.
opinion column stinks'as this is: - ii
not a.real our opinion column. aay tors, note: :
i believe that you"are justia” ‘Thanks ‘you fer ya: nise: iettyer: *

- Yers s ceitanly,:
Muster and Missus Baloney.

that you. must!

' thinkin insome cases tothe way .Werds per.ishue and we can't?

of the-people after gll-you are cratch them all. . One of thse:
just a’ public servant “as. some. daze Iam going :too wryte a.

poe poopleseem tothink of the “‘colum ‘on the’'too girls” wha | “leg
“newspaper.

- - punch type in the back shop and:
_ ; pint out how hard they’s wirking: :

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last wke: and -reelise- yer:. -

the storys because fer typos yoo,

‘becus. we enjoys yer papyrur,:, -
feed we esspescially enjoys:
 reeding the centenneeal.simbal: .

s storage ‘buildings consisted" ’

_Wee're a goqd tyep frens of; :

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‘is this’ letters-to- the-editor, vious _— ‘over ope:
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retirement pension under the
Canada. Pension. Plan: or-. #
Quebec Pension Plano: 2 =
Q. Is.a farmer required, to
make, Canada Pension -Plan.
deductions . from: the. ‘wages :
paid to farm help?” in .
A... Deductions ‘for the
Canada Pension Plan. mist be °§
made from ali wages paid for .- :
farm labour,. provided... the
employee is between 18, and 10.

years of age and has received, an

cash wages of $250 or more
and has worked for 25 days for.
the employer during the year,

Q.. We ‘Had a_little girl-last
year. who was born.alive but...
only lived.for a few hours. Fan.
we make-any claim, for her? -

AL Yes,-if-a-child-is: bom;
during: the. year.and lives, _
even ‘far: only. a few minutes,
they you may. claim the child
as.a dependant. : -

Q..My: daughter is anursing :
student and receives:a small,
salary. I -have two.questions. -

_ The first one,dees:she haveito - 4

declare thls as income; for
inconie tax purposes?) ;-:

_ Ae ‘Yes, she does,: the: salary.
that -is received: by a:nureing -
student is:regarded as: income,
for taxation purposes...! .. :-

Q. Then does: ‘his moan that
1 will-not be able to: claim her
as a dependant?i:22 |

-A, When-you are calculating

your. daughter’s income, :to _ 7

find -out .whether.-or. not -she
qualifies as a dependant;-the
salary’. she - received::-as:'a
nursing student is not: ito be

- included. -

Q, Inmy “employment I am
expected. to wear a ‘Wwhifggin
Can'Fclaim: Tar‘the ledalg of
this uniform?: ° ‘A

AL Tt depends entirely’ on
your contract: Hi you are on
commission and | are required

lo dan rib uniform, to ip
i, and keep als ;
a and kes th

your ek and the cost of
dry-cleaning it, But this is only
‘if you are.on commission. If :
you are on. aistraight salary.
you may not-claim.for the cost ..
of purchasing or cleaning. .

-Q,° My"s0n ‘Is a “antvetsity:
student and his’ income ‘Yast
year, after he had dedttted
his tuition fees, came td $985.1

_ understand'that-I apply what.
{s called ‘the ‘Nojich Provision
by adding the difference:
between his’ net iricome ‘ard

. , $950 to my. income tax return:

Dol add thls sum of money: on
detailed: tax’ calculation?

“A. Yes) it would’ be:
necessary’ fo you 10- use the -

add the‘ difference ' between’

$950 atid your'son's net iticdme
in the section B markéd “tax
adjustments’’, and specify’:
that this is ‘your son's intome

dver and“ above ‘thé’'$950 |
allowaiice, “Then'on thé’ Fr ‘ont

: ' of thé tax‘forin in thé section
| marked ‘'tax adjustment” ‘yet '

‘again. eniten: this. samp, sm of
money, os

-Q,'. When: ‘fiting. my « stax:
return,
declared :in.-the year. it. is.
earned .,qn-; :the,: “year: vdt is,
recelved?.e ic. oseuied ee |

A,: You; inay report interest. -
as. income: either when you
become-entitled to receive. it,

~ or when you actually receive.
” it, but.you- should: foliow the .
_ same. method. regulaly from
- year: ito ‘year, .

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