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If no place to drop in

Where will all the kids go now? The Terrace Shopping Centre store owners have hired a security guard to keep the hangers-on out of the mall. They say it’s bad for business. The kids that sat around on window ledges will be there

no more.

who will most likely continue to adulthood with the same attitude. But there aré those who are not organized who drift and flow with the weather.

Perhaps they don’t want organized recreation, but just somewhere to be

with their friends, listen to music and

“Tap”.

The Flatbush Avenue Freighter,

record store and drop-in centre for segments of the town’s teenagers was destroyed by fire Monday night. That leaves the pool room and a couple of

eateries for the kids.

Briefs were presented to council by representatives of athletic and cultural Groups stating what they wanted in the

new community centre.

Speak for the kids? Who is really concerned that a lack of places to go could be responsible for mounting vandalism and unrest among youth?

There are kids involved with sports and school activities that may never feel the lack of concern. basically busy energetic youngsters

Will

the arena and the new community centre provide for a drap- in centre, or will the kids again be booted out as loiterers?

Terrace, like Canada, is a mish-mash of varied groups with varied interests.

Who will

place,

These are when?’’

The community could truly reflect the town by growing gradually with a new addition each year or so that it eventually would provide for everyone. What it should be first is a gathering To paraphrase a weil worn maxim, ‘'The community that plays together, stays together.” If Terrace alienates her youth it could become a community of doddering-rocking- chair-letter readers whose favorite: , conversation begins with ‘Remember

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Do you have difficulty in

communicating with young people? Don’t worry. .Weall do.

Thave two of my own, and I teach the critters every day, in droves, and I have trouble.

Tve come to the conclusion that it’s not our fault, it’s theirs. We just can't keep up with their everchanging slang.

For years I thought a hang-up was something I'd had during the war. It was what we called the rather delicate situation created when one of your bombs was caught by the tail and, hanging nose-down, fused, refused to drop.

T had to land with one of these babies dangling there, one day. One bounce on landing and the aircraft and yours truly went to glory. As you can see, I landed like a feather on a snowbank, but it was a little disconcerting to see everyone on the air-strip flat on his face as I was coming in.

Now I realize that I had two hang-ups that day. There was the physical one of the bomb. And there was the mental one: 1 had sort of a hang-up about being blown up. :

Now, of course, ‘“hang-up"' is almost old hat in younger cir- cles, It means anything from an obsession to @ minor worry. You can be hung-up on the other sex, on drugs, on school work.

Another term that is enjoying

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quite a vogue these days is “ip

off". Basically, it means stealing, but there are milder forms. It can also mean talking somebody out of something you want, conning somebody into taking something he doesn’t want, not providing something you've promised, and 50 on.

My daughter Kim was home from college last week, She was supposed to come home for the weekend, but it was so pleasant at home, and the food was so good, and she enjoyed being spoiled so much that she stayed the whole week,

Tobserved her manoeuvres as she prepared to return, and thought I was-seeing a real rip- off artist at work,

It went something like this. “Oh, Mom, is that ever a smart blouse! . Could I try it on?” Momma, with resignation, “O.K., but you're not getting it. That's the only decent thing I have to wear.”’ Kim, brightly, “Oh, I don't need it; I have those crumby old T-shirts that you hate so much. But it really fits me, doesn't it?”

Andso on. I don’t think I need

to elaborate, She got the blouse, —

our’ teapot, my typewriter, various pots and pans, the only deodorant in the house and about 64 other items, too miscellaneous to list,

-. The Old Lady finally balked

when Kim tried on a fur jacket and started swanking around in

‘me, doesn't it, Mom?”

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front of the mirror, cooing, “This really does something for Her mother steod her ground and said, in effect, you get your rotten hands off that jacket.

Well, as I said, I thought Kim was an artist at ripping off. I changed my mind when we took her to the city and saw the apartment she and another girl had rented in the fall. Kim isa rank amateur, a babe-is-the- woods, compared to city lan- dlords. The apartment is on the fringe of a slum area.

In September, she told us glowingly that the apartment was “really neat’’, It had a new stove and fridge, There were three bedrooms, kitchen, dining room and living room and bathroom, all for $145 a month. It was unfurnished, of course. Sounded pretty good, —

The “new” stove has an oven that does not work, The “new’” fridge might fetch twelve dollars at a rummage sale and the handle is falling off.

The kitchen is like something out of Dickens. The bedrooms are boxes, only one with a window, There are no locks on tue doors. The toilet doesn't

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Letters tothe Editor

Dear Editer:

When my Grandparents were alive they used to tell stories of the English immigrants that came to Canada. I’m sure, if you've lived in Canada for any length of time, you’ve heard these anecdotes. Usually they were tales involving the British Gentleman that tried to farm the unrelenting land without tools or amy practical knowledge, and as my Grandfather would say ‘He didn’t know his ass frem a hole in the ground’. However, this gentleman usually had a bit of money coming from the Old Country. at regular intervals and this sustained him and his family, and through it ail, he remained a respected and cultured member of the Community, who never gave up the role of the British Squire.

All things change -- today we have an entirely different

British immigrant arriving,

often with an unusual accent; this new breed has gone into the Civil Service, Education, Union

* organizing or agitating for one

, thing or another, They: leave

work, except when it feels like .

it. Ete. Ripoff, I'll never be a wealthy old school-teacher. But I'm certainly going to Jook into the prospects of becoming a wealthy old slum landlord.

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risks. involyed in establishing private business or farming to the German, Dutch, Italianor, immigrants,

All this philosophying brings me to the impending Municipal Election and the local stalemate, where we have the Mayor, presumably being thwarted in every endeavor by’ the other members of Council. He is persecuted at every turn; even going down town on Halloween he finds that Children set upon him with eggs. Of course, this gave him the opportunity to make the

headlines and made a topic of

conversation. for him on the local Radio Talk show, which was marvelously clever publicity. On every occasion the Mayor claims the business establishment is against him and he must single handed

- protect the public. A modern

' the moral

day Don Quixote it would seem,

In Canada we are mostly a free enterprize system, made up of small businesses and only in cases where the costs are too

great to service remote areas. -do

we government involved.

In Britain I understand, they have almost total Socialism and from many observances this has proved to be detrimental to fiber of the individual. I don't know how closely our Mayor was involved

encourag’ the to become

-in this British scene, but I

‘ question if any one from this ‘environment - is qualified to

' Understand or appreciate the

_ Canadian values with which we ; have builtour Canadian society,

_and., “hopefully, we . will.

“eventually take’ our rightful

place in making decisions regarding our towns, cities and country’s future, :

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fortunately in Canada we do not have this hang-up and hopefully we will not allow anyone to polarize groups of people against each other. In Canada, hard work and a few brains and an ability to relate to people and you’re accepted as a member of the Community.

Let's vote for Canadians who understand and have been brought up in the Canadian way of life! A third generation Brit'sher! ;

- An interested Terrace reader.

Dear Editor: ;

I am writing this letter in regard to the recreation facilities in this community, namely swimming and skating, which are my main concerns at present,

It is my understanding that the Recreation Commission has proposed a price increase for the use of the rink and pool, undoubtedly to begin in the new year. The facts of this increase, and the amount, have-yet to be made public’ knowledge’ ‘but were to be discussed in a closed meeting by the Commission and Council, I feel it is very im- portant that the facts of this proposed increase be made public as soon as possible and that a detailed statement of costs and income for both rink and pool be printed in our local paper thus justifying the rate increase. It would be nice if we could have this information before our next election.

I feel that we are paying enough on an individual basis for swimming and skating now - particularly considering the amount of free time available for skating. 1 do hope the Recreation Commission will see fit to give a month’s trial for morning public skating in January - their present month’s trial is at a very inconvenient time of year for many mothers of preschoolers, Regarding

swimming, I, as well as many others in this community, have children enrolied in Red Cross instructions, take preschoolers down one morning a week and enjoy swimming on an adult swim night. If prices are in- creased too much we will have to limit our pool time thus leaving it empty more often than it is at present. Could there not be consideration made of a family rate for the use of the combined facilities on a

yearly basis? This is done in-

other communities and I cannot see why it couldn’t be done here at a reasonable rate.

I realize there will be a yearly deficit and have been given to understand that it will be a substantial amount. However, I am sure Council realizes that, as a public facility, there will always bea deficit and take this into consideration when the price increase comes up for discussion.

Regarding group rates for schools - I hope that they will not be increased to the point that the schools cannot make

use of the rink and pool. At”:

present they can rent these facilities at a rate where they only charge the children a nominal fee which all can af- ford.

Thank you for your time and thank you to the members of Council and the Recreation Commission who took the time to give me what information they could on the above,

Yours truly, L.M.Froess 59 Eagle Kitimat, B.C,

PS, As a postscript to the aforementioned letter I realize one voice in the wind-does not have much effect and it would

* be a tremendous asset if those

people who fee] as I do would make their voices heard jin some form or another.

‘grouped

BEHIND THE

| Candidates clash’

BY MARY OLSEN

It was one of those situations where “You just had -to be there..’’ to appreciate the drama, The stage was properly set; School board candidates on the (consérvative?) . right, miayoralty competitors smack in the middle, and aldermen contenders to the left.

. Mr. Jolliffe wore a pink shirt, Mr.. Johnstone, orange; colors of sunrise and sunset, . During the meeting Mr. Johnstone 's face often matched the color of his shirt as his opponent stated his ideas and answered the questions of the audience. ="

Outside the hall, a group of students from Caledonia organized by Laurie. Thayne held signs printed in bright red letters proclaiming ‘Youth for Johnstone’. The Johnstone supporters were just as obvious inside, applauding their man loudly and booing on those occasions when they felt the mayor was out of line. .

Except for Ev Clift and Gordon Little, the alderman candidates stressed independence. Peter Moore was hailed with an appreciative laugh when he stated that municipal government here is an amateur affair and said that be felt well qualified in that respect.

Gordon Little, challenged on the arena site said that no, he did not agree with the site which had been at one time designated as Little Park. That set the stage for a riff with the mayor who has frankly stated all along

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that he felt the site was the best 7

‘choice. Ev

Clift, . Alderman |i

MacDonald (in the audience}i®

and Lloyd Johnstone made i§

clear that the past two yea have | béen a mess and’: Council...

accused of not’ providing

adequate leadership said ‘Younm

can lead a horse to water bu you can't make him drink.”

Jolliffe was very well aware i 7

of the oppositi’ that existed i

off disagreements between Mayor) The mayor heartily agreed, but whens

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the room but at all times®

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seemed intense and sincerely about his interest in city affairsiaay and plans for the future. He ism

definitely a different breed of

“politician than Johnstone whorg

plays it cool and assured,

concentrating on fiscal policies {iam designed to please the taxpayer.t@

When accused, he said that he

was not a member of any “Big iam Money Grabber group” started;

at the last election and officially

called at that time, a group for

Better Municipal Government. With all the internal bickering going on, the uninitiated wanders what interests lie behind each man's quest for power in the town. sure that many agreed when Mayor _ Jolliffe said: “If there was another candidate available, you'd probably elect him,” The questions and the replies

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were not surprising. It was the }

raised eyebrows and the nervous tremors in the voice,

the face flushing and hollers }

froni the audience that created

the excitement at the all §

candidates meeting.

SYLVIAS _ Scrap Corner

BY S. JOHNSON

Dear Sir: This is a felter to the Headitor. 1 whish to cement on the elastic typing errors made by someone in an office or sprinting department; not only oblivious typing airs, but spelling misfakes as well. They are enuff to drive. one. to’ disdrinksun. Is it possible that your budge is so tight that you

‘eannot afford a spoof-reader?

Or is someone suffering from near-blightedness? This is a fetter. As if this is not cad

enough, we. have mére' than.

dunce seen six lines’repleatéd over and over. Over and over. Even Mr. Frank Coward is not spared these brass inflations on the past of the focal press. Signed: Citizens of Terrace and Flitimat, B.C, XNKKX

For those people, who have never seen Stewart, but would like to know something about it, I have drawn up a few. notes:

The air is clean! I don’t know. how long this miracle will last, but this quiet, ‘somewhat isolated community, is surrounded on both sides by tree-covered mountains, which form a natural barricade against smog-laden winds from the south. It is well worthwhile taking a morning's strojl along the seafront just to gulp in such pure, untainted oxygen. Only ‘then can you realize how much’ we take air-pollution for granted in Terrace.

It was my good luck to have mm

visited Tide Lake by helicopter, where I was dropped off long

enough for a cup of coffee anda @@

chat. community, 30 miles away from Stewart, has about 700 male

This large mining @

employees and 16 single female |

employees. Statistics aside, the

miners work in an elever-mile

underground tunnel. Rumours § were afloat that some of the ;

men were unhappy with the

prospect of going underground }

the. day

of Amchitka. al, XRXKN

Whe AD ada.

about the reisdents of Stewartis their outright stoicism in

risking their necks by plane an

between Stewart and Prince Rupert in rotten weather conditions. I ran into ‘one of those trips’ myself, when the

“Goose” had to make a fast & :

retreat halfway down the channel. Suddenly, we met with

a blinding snowstorm in which 9

visibility was almost ‘nil’, 1 didn't mind turning on the water so much, as having to dip into it three times on the way hack,

. Having landed safely back in Stewart, it: was consoling to hear that the flight by plane can be much worse; especially if

there are powerful tail-winds.

and the sea is too choppy to settle on. it is even more consoling after one of these ‘unforgettable’ trips to head for thenearest stiff shot of rum and

. At-the moment-we have a

“wave of anti-Americanism: (gee -sweeping: the “country. but I. ° delleve that we are more closely

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- would we imagine. that an "Englishman would be able to - — ;

" assess our needs?

* Let us then as Canadians , Make sure that we're voting for, 4° at least a second generation

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