‘TERRACE — When Vedder
Morton and his wife bought
their . three-year old grand-
daughter Kendra a_ cartoon
video for a Christmas present,
they didn’t expect it to contain
tanks, bombers and guns.

But there was ail that and
more on a Walt Disney Donald
Duck cartoon called '‘The Spirit
of *43"".

“We were in the family room

playing pool and I heard (a
yoice say} ‘guns, guns, guns.’ I
wondered what Donald Duck
was up to,”’ said Morton.
What Donald was up to was a
cartoon made during the Se-

cond World-‘War. Donald Duck

is an American factory worker
and he’s just been paid, He
soon becomes entangled by two
other characters — one en-
couraging him to spend the
money While the other says he
should save it to pay taxes for
the war effort.

Grandpa unhappy -

with 1943 cartoon

That save or spend message is
accompanied by factory scenes

- of tanks and guns being made,

German submarines sneaking
up on Allied shipping and sw-
inging bar doors in the form of
two swastikas.

“Thanks to Hirohito and
Hitler, our taxes are higher than
ever before,” says a narrator’s
voice in the cartoon. “Spend
for the Axis (the name given to
the German-Italian-Japanese
alliance during. the Second
World War) or save for the
taxes.”

Although Morton says . the
message may have been ap-
propriate during the Second
World War, he’s unhappy it’s

Natives, feds
to sign deal

TERRACE — The federal
minister for Indian affairs and
the Gitksan-Wet’suwet’en of
the Hazeltons this Saturday sign
an agreement to negotiate self
government.

Pierre Cadiuex and other of-
ficials will be at a ceremony held
in Kispiox, north of Hazelton,
Gitksan-Wet’suwet’en
spokesman Herb George said
last week.

This will be the second such
agreement signed in the north in
less than a year. Last
September, the Nisga’a signed

an agreement to negotiate self
government and other matters.

Gitksan and Wet'suwet’en
have before said they regard the
negotiations as a formality
because they have always had
self government.

Also expected to be discussed
is a by-law passed by the
Gitksan village of Gitwangak in
which the band council is
dissolved in favour of running
affairs through the traditional
house system.

The same approach is being
taken with social services and
education.

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being reproduced and marketed
now as a cartoon for children.

‘Ut offended me. It may have
been a good thing in 1943 and
may have been acceptable then
but today, I don't think i it fits,’
said Morton.

‘F*’ve showed this to people

with children, and they were |

shocked.”

Vedder added he doesn’t
think it is now suitable for
adults but would be appropriate
material for educational study.
He’s been offered a refund
from the Co-op which is selling
the product.

A spokesman for the com-

“pany which duplicated and

distributed the video, HOV
Video Productions of Ontario,
said it has stopped shipments
and won't make any more.

“We realize what happened
with this particular cartoon,’’
said HGV general manager Kei-
jo Tuusa, ‘We've gotten a mix-
ed reaction.”

Tuusa said video duplication
companies generally try to ship
appropriate material to fit cer-
tain markets but that- things
sometimes go wrong,

He said HGY’s United States
parent company is searching for
a replacement for ‘The Spirit
of °43’. It’s one ‘of four car-
toons on ‘Donald Duck and
Friends”’ and that title will be
issued again when the replace-
ment is found.

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
_ SCHOOL DISTRICT 88.
AND
THE TERRACE DISTRICT
TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION.

- are pleased to Jointly sponsor a public forum and day
of-discussion on the Ministry of Eduvation’s
“YEAR 2000’ proposal for curriculum revision.

PUBLIC FORUM |
Sunday, January 14, 1990.
‘Caledonia Lecture Theatre
, 730 pm

© Mininatry of Education personnel -
“and other will review the proposed
“changes and hear responses, both positive.
-and. negative, from members of the public

These will be conveyed to the Ministry, io

DAY OF DISCUSSION
Monday, January 15, 1990"
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