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TERRACE, B.C. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1971

Pres eon?

a Offize,

Viet cota B.C,

Stop the bomb...

. excellent attendance: of the
varied displays’. at, : Kitimat’s
Centennial ‘Museum. July |
brought "3,000 visitors.- while
August and’ September - had
2,500.

B.C, Centennial theme: one was

art display‘ sponsored. -by . the -.
federation of:Canadian ‘Artists.
H -From ‘Glenbow, . Alberta came

yp em nae er pra rah enna ning see

two excellent- shows, . The.

Totem" which was composed of.

| various media: and styles and .
George Catlin’s display: of
f ! Buffalo and Indians. Another’
i! exhibit ‘Painting in.the Park!”

@ was produced by the children of -

Heidi Born.
= During the latter part of June, |
A the museum received | two.

mm mastodon bones. from the 2
a) ‘find’ in the Babine Lake area. -,
“matter howdong they plat to be.

They also now have a. disply of.
old bottles, ‘These wer lent by
Reg Pritchard’ from” his Port

Essington collection.. ‘They are
et displayed with two bottles form’.

‘4 the | Roman and: Greek era; =
=; courtesy- of -Mr," Maragliano, ..

Asian f money collection, wo.

Twoshows that travelled here
during, those ‘months had. the.

a historical «display: from.
Victoria and the otyer a modern |

the area under the direction of:

F Another new display was
mi arranged by: Mr..M. Whetter’
who has ‘lent the museum his «| Up,”-and' “avoid: having: your,
a expensive belongings ‘stolen...

ae ‘theee are now thres displays
of _ great. :local~ Interest.; The
‘Third Anhual Art. ‘Exhibit;
* sponsored by the Beta Sigma”
Phi, opened. Oct. 4, and will be.
on ‘display’ until Yanuary. 15,
1972. There. are more than 75
‘paintings fro local artists being,
‘shown and many are for sale.-
..On the staircase leading up the.
Painting display ‘is’a collection’:
‘of photographs taken by. Mr,’ A,

Price of Kitimat, And lastly i is >

. another phote display ‘entitled *.

‘Eskimo. Life!’ “by. the ‘Lamen |

Brothers. of. -Glenbow, Alberta:
This display: will alse be, shown"
until Januaty.15; 1972,- “
Following this;: from: January |
21 to March. a: will beg, Jocal

-Tervace ; ROMP”: “Wart ° “all”
‘motorists “to lock - their’; Cars:
‘wherever. they park, and now:

away. from; their: cars. -

‘The: warning . came. as ‘the.
~ result’. of * “number” ‘of.
complaints: ‘received: of stolen -
tape deckd, stereo speakers and. -

«Other. electronic: ‘automobile.

equipment: :
Please. keep | your: cars locked -

: ‘Terrace.is to see a hostel for

I a af ee ern

3 for the, Mentally Retarded

‘ Lioyd Atchison, Manager: of;

R the Royal Bank and a member’
of the board of the association -
Said. fais eae that. although
‘nothing. had_ .,

I. ostel | for retard ed
yc shi ili ren: ‘hoped f C

retarded ‘childen. Such. is the:
hope of the Terrace Association

: tonight: low 40s,-""-! |

Kitimat museum open.
[with varied displays

ge summer: hilidays, ei: ‘ait:

nig Are SS.
display." of: pea of Indian
‘Villages of .our area. will’ be
‘shown sometime In March. This
‘will be by ‘the Dept. of Indian
_Affairs, During the rest of 1972
“there will be displays of Indian
Portraiis, Dutch Guaches, War -
Sketches - W.W.1, Japanese

‘Wood Cuts, ESP and African bee

“Sculpture,. |
Displays. which ‘are now in
“preparation include: “Beaver”, —

“Hotsprings - -and “Claque Mt,

‘Municipal Park’!, ‘The Sealife
Showease i is being expanded to .
include a’ Section of. crabs,
The: Kitimat | Centennial .
“Museum is your museum, If you |

‘shave any ideas or suggestions —

please . pass them on, The
museum : is, open ier
Wednesdays, Thursdays 3

_— Friday 3-9 and Saturday i1-4. Or
: call them at 632-7022,

'

Weather

‘Northern “Mainland: Gal
arning in‘effect for adjacen
alters... »Today . cloudy, ra
decreasing to afew showers thi
iternoen, - - gusty, southeas

oon,, Wednesday . cloudy, Taj
y evening. Highs: today. ‘an
-|Wednesday~ near. 50, low

Queen: ‘Charlottes: | “Gale
warning over.:“Today” ‘eloudy|
a a. few ‘showers, wind

hothe:: for’ ‘the: ‘project. ‘Once®
“completed the home will be run
by house-parents. :
“The Association. is now. under :

t appeared before Judge

“Wright on'Oct..7 and:

air}
pleatied guilty to a charge:
having a.blood alcohol conte
of aver’. 08, He wai fined $230 o1

iilad. A." “Hedatrom: of pl not
chargeof.being over’ .08-on the ~“

breathalyzer. fest: He appeared .
before, Judge: Partrick ‘Wright.
ho found him guilty and fined -

. ° Ai. cron coe, ‘athe a
lew periods: of rain through mid

lay; clearing this ‘evening.

WELCOME

ons aa a ca newspaper
+; boda’y. -

_ already . | and this. i.
: a ol a wl ay :

3 ode past
©. Our:
; ‘trustees. and teachers Is’ ‘to’ do

>and’: .
“partnership ‘dedicated: to’ the
= eldren of British Columbia.”

Ba ‘Einchester 80-30

“A six, year ald ‘boy suffered
minor - injuries, wher . hecwas
struck by d'car last:Wednesday “

on Sparks Street, just south of .

Loen Avenue in ‘Terrace, :~.
The boy Mark Lanclot of 3407
Sparks Street was ‘struck by a-
. 1971 International truck ‘driven
by Norman Hogg of Olson Street
in Terrace, - The” “accident

‘eceured at about ' 2 P.M. .

according. to RCMP, ..

The Lanctot boy was token to”

hospital, treated for a bruised
right arm and released. RCMP
are still investigating. » the
accident: :

Teachers
express

shock

The BC, - Neachers’
Federation today expressed
shock aver the announced
‘reduction to 108 percent of the
education finance formula’ by
Education Minister Donald
Brothers, .

BCTF president Adam
Robertson called the reduction

q.“damaging blow to education  .
and -

in’ the _ province,’ .
committed the BCTF: -to
supporting the. B.C. ‘School’

Trustees Assocation if they take

.a stand against it, «

“The fight for “adequate. 2

funding of education.is a trustee
responsibility,” he said, “The.

- im this fight. We.are concerned -
about the deterioration that had

~agara ravate it poh Be

“ Robertgon utressed ‘that. the"
‘Minister’ s announcement
increases concern teachers
‘have for educational climate ih
B.C. He said the BCTF is also |
concerned. for .the . plight .-of
unemployed teachers whose

ces for: employment has ,
en lessened.

“The Minister of Education
‘has consistently advanced: a
theme: -of participatory
democracy” Robertson said, :

“but the financial: limitations.

imposed by this. new formula

‘reduce the areas of trustee .
. responsibility ard show little

evidence of shared
participation’’ °° >
: Robertson said . that 35

‘districts would be.affected by -

the change in the formula. Of °

these 25 districts were above the
‘108 percent restriction. °

-“Enrollment in’ these 35°
districts equals 85 percent of the
total pupil enrollemtn:in the
‘ province,” he said. . (Actual
figures are 480,620 pupils of a.
total’.506,561.) The: gross”
‘operating costs of the 35. |
districts - would equal ..

inds along :the coast: untill $920,802,954 ‘or 92.5 percent | of |
the.’ gross. operating budget for -
the province:

‘In a speech earliér‘in the day
to the B.C, School: Trustees
Association. Annual Convention,
Robertson called for trustees to.
“Move: out’ of . the. adversary.
situation that -hée. said: too.
frequently. characterized’ the.*
- posture. of esetiers ad trustees -
in the
Pesponsibiity :

what is best for our: children,”
‘he said.:.“My ehallenge toyou’.

this day + join forces with the
_teachers of British Colimbla in.

: a -working™: partnership’ -~ al
’ partnership not’ structured’ in’
“the self-interest ‘of! trustees ad
teachers.- vbut:: -

Terrace RCMP. report: that a:
rifle: @ haa:
oF the i
-waldeck “of. RR.

Din.
: Terrace, - told- police that, the
_Mifle’ had been “atolen: from: th

' ‘The protest staged by Caledonia students Friday. was “orderly

 BCTF will support the trustees

“About. 500 students left their
-elasses in the Caledonia‘Senior
Secondary School Friday .
afternoon to. march through the
streetsof Terrace with a ‘final
destination set. for the CN
‘telegraph oflice. Their purpose
- to:.pratest. the scheduled -
Anichitka Nuclear Test set for
the: Aleutians in late Octrber.

Thedemonstration starting at «.
2:15,0n Friday, was.a peaceful,
‘one, although waves of chanting”
‘could “be lieard - through ‘the:

: downtown section.

‘On arrival at the CN. office the |

students set to write a telegram

to President Nixon in formal
complaint of ‘the prosposed
blast...

“En masse to the CN” shouts, of
“ban the bomb” and “twe want
. peace!’ ‘could be heard ringing

from ‘high , school. students -

although but a few blocks from

their own school, Skeena’ Junior .

_ Senior: ‘Secondary was still ° in
session

“Early sgourees ‘indicated
Friday this school too would be '

- marching but by late afternoon

their. student's council’ had.
it perfectly clear that: no
pio t vould be’ staged:

reported, “Cutting classes, on:

q. Friday ; ‘afternoon is not’ the
answer, We-will have a protest -

march on Saturday. and then we
lly tell: How' sincere’ ‘the.

also ‘plan to: buy air time on TK
“Television to'stage our protest

‘Skeena. Junior Senior, High
. Feported"

and well. organized” said vice-principal Skip Bergsma,

said that it was all yery well”
organized by the students. and
was successful from their point . .
of view in that they’ got-out over
1,100 students,’ He ‘said that
though last -weék a’ committee
had come to him and put forth

their : plan. the. timing- was. a -

complete surprise. The school .

. had had: 7 _ contract with a

i

, although the school had no offficial part in the activities.” See

story below.

photographer to take school

pictures that.morning, however
this had -to be cancelled. |-The
” students felt that if they held, off
until Friday people would ‘only
think. they were trying to. get an:
extra long. weekend and. that'
next week would be ae little too -
late, “ wi

_ The derionstration, went ‘off

wo _ to the reserve to. live, “Th she is“
‘One. source from. the : school”

 to:try,
” Most girls,
paper when th y are very young:
and don’

Women form rights

group in Kitimat —

BY LOUISE PRICE.

A group of non-status Indian

- women ‘in Kitimat, “under the

direction. of ‘Mrs, Bardetti are’.
forming a “non-Status Indians"

“Group” to’ find out” what their

rights are. |.
Mrs, Bardetti; who j is a non-
status Indian herself, explained”

’ to’'me why, they” were: forming .
the group.” -Whén®an Indian -
"woman | marries: a- ‘white*man

, She. looses -her: “rights . as: an
Indian;”: She can never go back:

“mrs. Bardetti: feels there sh

These childres, as is common
practice,-have been adopted by

their white fathers; ‘They have
lost their Indian status and their. =

rights: “Yet-they were: “brought

they “feel. Indian’ -and - white «
society. ‘Jabels : them. Indian.
‘Legally they are ‘not’ “Man
children,‘too young to fight fo
themselves ‘are ‘being ‘hurt..by

be some sore of protéctio
to these children.

‘In: her. own, me.. Mrs

. Bardetti says “we are all just

e “family,” éne. isn’t) white‘so

Indian,"
wlth her feelings and has gi

*. consisting of about:

gtated; ign:

alize fully what they.

iting for a reply: {
the. head office ot th

: Nixon from their own 'Te

‘Her husband: agrees:

her encouragement. in forming:
the group

without the’ official ‘sanction of |

the school, Mr. Newmann said ”
‘he pointed out -to-the’ students
the fact that since this would be. ~
‘ wildcat strike and they would be...

just. ‘walking “out they would.

officially. be marked absent,
However . teachers, did. not
“attempt fo’ inforce = any -
stayback. * They: could . not
legally ive. their. support but
passively they were sayi ying go
“ahead, Technically. the
demonstration went against the’
School, Act. but. Jegally _ with.
‘parents permission. Students
‘ean do® this. And ‘as. Mr.
Nemant pointed . out ‘there
was “not point in, breeding
hostility. between teachers. and,
‘students’ over’. this, type. af”
ithing.” ” os

“Mr. Newmenn felt that the -
- demonstration did a ‘lot‘of‘good

up as Indians, they look Indian,"- “in that"it brought the: students |

+ together | on a common’ ‘ground. wo
annua he. sat of ‘the school 2

ue prepaged, he o President