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TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C. ©

THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1971 |

- = The Terrace Herald is Association,

_ _ _EDITOR: RON THODY * Business Address: 4613 Lazeile Ave.,

| Herald

a member of the

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Canadian Weekly Newspaper

The B.C, Weekly Newspapers’ Assocation, and Varified Cir- culation. Published every Monday and Thursday at 4613 Lazelle Ave., Terrace, B,C, Postage paid in cash, Return postage guaranteed. Second class mail registration number 1201.

GENERAL MANAGER

; GORDON HAMILTON, ~ ADVERTISING MANAGER:|GARY CARD ° Terrace, B.C,

OUR OPINION

Ban will hurt

It's a well-known fact that cigarette smoking can be linked to lung cancer.

Too much dependence on alcohol can lead, and often does, to alcoholism and the break-up of families,

But Premier Bennett’s decision to halt all cigarette and liquor ad- vertising in the province’s newspapers is a little too much - a little too late.

In the south, cigarette and liquor firms will use U.S. television. . Cigarette and alcohol firms will still use national magazines,

But pulling these ads will hurt the newspaper industry, especially the weekly newspaper business and, in some cases may cause those on a declicate balance to topple over in insolvency. Cigarette and liquor ad- vertising, quite frankly, takes up a large chunk of advertising space.

The revenues help pay salaries and which are poured into the community.

Naturally, one may and can assume that the ban is sour grapes to The Herald. We can’t deny that. It’s not going to break us, but it's not going to help us.

In the overall, provincial view, many are going to lose their jobs as repor- ters, receptionists, ad men and so on because of pure Cece's ruling.

But it’s a fact that people do smoke, - ‘regardless of advertising or not. And they do, and probably always will, drink. _

We believe in the free enterprise system which Mr. Bennett claims to praise highly. Then, in the best’ in- terests of free enterprise, why can't people be allowed to choose either to smoke or to drink?

« It might, be.argued that cesation of these ads will.protect youngsters from ‘demon Rum and dirty tar,

We think it will have the opposite reaction. What is attacked so much by society, the more the chance young people will be drawn toit. In this case, drinking and smoking. It would be psychological rebellion. ;

We don’t advertise marijuana. It’s illegal anyway. But becduse it is put

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down by society, it becomes the thing to do. Thousands of youngsters have ~ tried it at least once and thousands continue to use it. But why stop with banning alcohol and cigarette ad-

vertising, Mr. Bennett?

You could ban automobile ad-

vertising. Do you know how many people actually buy cars and get into accidents which cause serious injuries

and even death? Many auto com- mercials on TV and in newspapers portray fast, streamlined and sporty cars designed to hit 100 mph on a dime. Or maybe food advertising. Many people, Mr. Bennett, eat so much advertised food that they get upset stomachs. ;

Perhaps, Mr. Bennett, you could stop food advertising on behalf of the stomachs of the province.

{ But you’d force us to eat more and

more, then you would cancel out Bromo-seltzer or Alka-seltzer ads!

What about drug pushers? Those evil men who advertise aspirin and other headache remedies. Taken in large quanities over a long period of time causes severe medical problems,

And have you thought of theatre ads, Mr. Bennett? Why, the eyes of the nation are on ‘‘restricted”’ films.

In fact, sir, ban everything! In- cluding B.C. government ferry ad- vertising, Do you know that riding B.C. ferries is sometimes fatal?

Now, if you ban all the ads, there’d be no need to ban newspapers, radio or television!

You could have-that field all to yourself and Mr. Gaglardi’s weekly Sunday Bible Show.

Then you could sell-Social Credit.

’ But the only problem..there is people would get so sick.of Social Credit that they’d vote the NDP in, Then the NDP would ban Socred advertising and there'd be nothing left for them to socialize because if. nobody buys anything any more there wouldn't be a province left.

Everybody would be out harvesting marijuana crops,

Jobs are

The recent remarks by MP Frank Howard in the House of Commons dramatically substantiate the criticism we have been making about government irresponsibility in its treatment of Native Indians in the British Columbia fishing industry.

Statistics are often boring, Those quoted by Howard in regard to jobless Indians are not. Rather, they are shocking - a clear indictment of the government for its failure to cope with Indian unemployment.

Howard quoted three sets of figures

‘revealing an unemployment rate of 19.3. per cent in the Fraser Agency covering the lower mainland, 23 per cent in the Campbell River area, and an incredible 44.3 per cent in Central British Columbia.

This intolerable situation is being worsened by federal government policies, certainly in respect to the fishing industry as we have repeatedly -pointed out, with men and women who

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managed to squeeze by with at least the dignity of a job being forced out of the industry. We have stressed that most of the Province’s Natives live away from urban centres, that their homes are in areas where primary and traditional industry is predominant.

AS one means of coping with this Situation, Howard has proposed an extensive program of pollution control

’ which fits perfectly the traditions of

the Indian people. ‘Many of them have a greater experience in the natural part of life than doa lot of the people. who live in Gities,”’ Howard observed. ‘Their cultural background

. fits them to understand environmental

control easily."

We suggest that it is time Mr. Davis and Mr. Chretien get together with leaders of the Native Brotherhood of B.C, to seriously tackle. the fisheries crisis with a sincere, preconceived commitment to work out.a mutually acceptable solution. -The Native Voice

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._ Freedom of speech is not only a cher- _ished, but vested right in a democracy. The Terrace Herald proudly holds _aloft banner of freedom in its editorial page; both by stating what truths we believe and allowing you, the reader, to contradict us, to back us or state your mind through our letters-to-the-editor

column which we call “Your opinion.” © _ In keeping with the newspaper code,

. we allow you to use a “nom-de-plume’’

rather than your name should’ ‘you remain anonymous. This also is a vested right. We do not, however, print

libellous or-obscene letters, .

signature and address for our own pro- - tection. 3.02 puerta

bound to give’... °

oir blast council; attack ariy group of ¢ven.-tis; allow us ¢o print your name.:

- Plume’to become.a license for. vented anger. : If you believe’ injustice has. been done, speak up;' sign’ your: real name. Stand-up and:be counted: Don’t hide behind'a nom-desplume.

you stand by your letters?

hide’ ~

But we believe that there are some of our readers who abuse this God-given right. to freedom of expression.

‘Some of you are chickenhearted. Lately we have printed certain letters which make accusations ‘against groups, such as council, that aré just Short of libel. But we still print them, * providing we-have your: signature. ©

We, at The Herald, have the courage’ of our convictions. . If you roast an - official or individual, we wish. you would: have ‘the courage . of. YOUR convictions. Poe . We don’t want the right of a nom-de-

vee

Ifyou believein-what you write, you

ave ‘nothing to fear... .. .

We stand behind our editorials:- Wi

on: the board for. public view, :

___ Anda member of the planning *: “retudy, of Mr. G.N. Worsly and ° * the»: considerable - amount : of : ‘taxpayers ‘money that’ was

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“Just me an’? my unemployment cheque ~— who were you expecting, Mitchell Sharp . . .?”

It was about the time of year when a great restlessnes- S$ settled in the veins of the - people.

The snow still lay heavy up- on the ground which tended to discourage foot travel, out- door feast days and the like.

Within the confines of the h- ouses at the warmth of the he- arths the townsfolk gathered in small knots to pass the time away until the earth was once

again green and ready for the

plough.

To these groups the women brought their progeny com- plete with books to color and dolls to dress and to oceupy

their own idle hands they | brought their mending and -

fingers flew as tonques

wagged in gossip (about men. ;

* “WOP CROP’

Over full bellies of last ’

year’s hop crop the men also 4

‘shot the breeze’ as they called their man talk (commonly called gossip when they apply the term to women) and their subject was women. The men flexed their marshmallow muscles ‘under their winter shirts and longed to get out- doors away from their women and children.

The winter had been excep- tionally long and their supply of excuses for not working at winter odd jobs around the homes was getting short.

And then, as if by unbidden magic, the women began gat- hering raw materials to their bosoms, such as clay, rape, - wool and raffia and there ap- peared suddenly a gleam in t- heir eyes. Forgotten now the

_ gossip, ithad been replaced by the desire to create.

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The same urge seemed to have struck the men. Instead of simply raising their male voices to make a noise they now spoke with a purpose to - their wives. “Find my shorts, find my gun, my fishing rod, my camera, where’s my hammer?” they yelled as they ran tothe wrong places to look for their own property.

OF ABILITY

Now it was that in this newly-awakened community there were two men known for their great ability in the areas of crafts and letters and their names were Peter the Fannin- g and Hugh the Power. So. the- se two soothsayers forsooth gathered their disciples and told. them to go forth .and

teach. Soor“therd’Wwas great, ‘Joy“and activity in‘ the “land!

Instead. of ‘small grauips gathering at the hearth to play and gossip and pass the time away, they now gathered in public places to play and gossip but also to learn and - create while they passed the time away. .

And the coffers of the - Community Centre and the Night School became far less - empty as did the pockets of the tutors. :

Spinning wheels spun and potter's wheels splattered and the ring of the hammer and

_ Clack of lypewriters split the

silence of the night. Pencils

“were chewed to their metal

bands as rusly brains changed gears and sagging muscles became strong once again as the town's fathers ran and jumped and ‘kept fit’.

Marie of the macrame, Tess and Jan of the clay and

Eileen of the loom, and many artisans whose names are unknown to this seribe tied - knots and moulded mud and worked intricate patterns “feom lengths of ingenuity. | GREAT HUSH

A great hush fell over the houses from whence the - _ Students staggered foth in their quest for. knowledge because it so happened that on Monday, Wednesday and - Friday evening the master was absent at his class: to dismantle the gun, string the rod and focus the camera and on Tuesday and Thursday nights his espoused ventured forth to do her things.

Angry utterances were rarely heard in the dwellings of ,,the.i people... herause.ny-, sbands and wives had, time ..o- nly. to mutter words — of greeting and farewell as they passed each other in the stoop.

And it came to pass that more of the citizens benefitted from this nocturnal quest for

- erudition because the children —

of the people had to be tended by other older children for - cash nioney and the men found greater need for liquid -refreshments after expending heretofor unused energies.

Also, materials were necessary for some of the s- pecialty classes so the publicans the babysitters and thé tradesmen were in good s- pirits. .

For 10 weeks the hum of ;

industry was to be heard in the lands Hugh the Power and P- eter the Fanning made their presence felt as-they passed from time to time among the

I MNY_VIEWS gece sane

encouragement were elixi to the pupils. ;

But then a worry entered the minds of the’ students and teachers alike, What use ‘this new found knowledge and th- ese improved skills they asked if the products and examples were but to be wasted? And what about the townsfolk who had become proficient in their crafts? Were latent talents unearthed only to be allowed to become buried in disuse again? Alack and alas, What was ie be done? Many people pondered this question.

Then a great brain among them stood tall and said in a commanding voice ‘We shall have a show,” ,

The idea was passed from ear, to, ear, and the townsfolk ciked; what-they heard: aut i Thwas then.decreed by, the;-

- burghers of the town that a

market place should be set up in which to display these abj- ects d'art crafted in their own village. ;

People would beinvitedfrom near and far to feast their eyes and open their money belts for the ties and baskets and jew- els and place mats and Sculptures and wall hangings and the pots. and neckbands and other. goodies. The men who had become stronger of body by keeping fit and keener

” of eye could make use of their

newly found carpentry skills by selting up display counters and tables for their women. So it was done. ; . And this is how it happens that the 5th Annual Terrace A- ris and Crafls Show is to be held at the Community Center on the 3rd and 4th of April and:

se ¥QUR OPINION =

Council lets him down

The Editor The Herald Terrace, B.C,

Dear Sir: |

_ I wonder how many people are interested in the devyelop- ment of Terrace. You hear so much of certain wrong doings of council, People complain on t-

, unes and topics and in the news

media, but -how many have altended council meetings and gone out to check the bylaws of Terrace?

ernment, what’s good for one’s good for all. :

And now the motel owners are

squawking about tourism. Are they interested in the com-

en

~” munity of Terrace or the mighty

’ dollar? You are not going to sto- _ p the tourists from coming, as

Certain comittments have .

been made by people with their’

signature and have never been ‘* fulfilled. And yet councillors 5: ;

&

ay there is nothing they can do about it.

Now we have:a development - area‘ coming up. How many peopleare interested in lot sizes - and conformity of them, or-° construction of said homes?

‘And has anybody phoned or ©

talked to their councillors about it or. about the zoning bylaw of areal One of the-councillors when - asked if the public can view the

“

' plans, said that. it was not for .public™knowledge until ‘it is passed, And’ when mayor was .-

asked he said the plans would be

But when? .

énit an'ite fo Fs Sen, dthe better municipal goy-

most of them want to heavy density areas,.and come.

Get out of

‘narth where population’ is scarce for their holdiays. Fur- thermore. how many of these motel owners have complained about development of Terrace or took active interest.

‘A-Jot 6f people are just in-.”

. terested ‘in’ a skating arena

regardless of cost tothe townor. -.

taxpayer, . where ‘services are . “needed inthe worst way. —

“rinks”.

‘And why -the’oné dollar air-

plane: hanger ‘was not tran-

‘sferred

the building, >

red and made into a.hockey

Certain. people, spent’ consid-

‘erable time. in’ assessing the ‘movement,-and

construction’ of

Do-yau realize some:taxes in

1958 were only $28 and by 1970 -

hey. were up to $750.93 and yet

there is-no more. services than. there were at that time.

Kitiniat? |,” * There are a'lot I mh _ be taken into consideration ike | ~.: “hospital, ‘schools; ¢- District-and'S.P.Ci

‘Some “of the Terrace Tax-, | : payers tried ‘to form an asso." -clatlon:and ‘had a very poor urnout..Havan't we got any ~~ people that are really interested.

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r.-community, ‘lke’ in

ic

iore thinigs to’

glonal

people -and their smiles. of -

Bariericases

And now a pat on the back. to Mayor Jolliffe, once again we can attend council meetings and understand-what the meeting is all about. ‘and read about it in’ the local paper, mt

Congratulations to the editor - for -the news from the council and ratepayers. . : (signed)

(A ratepayer)

you are cordially invited..

Centennial

Unaahamannteteteien

’ briefs:

-'A group of: Californian

‘ businessmen were to visit the - ’ Cariboo to inspect mineral

‘resources with a view to in-— vesting money, The news raised hopes that British

‘ capital now flowing’. into

California would ‘be diverted - -to British Columbia.

” -in the Legislative Council it. was ‘claimed that British Columbia would have a more liberal franchise than any other ofthe British North~

~. Amertean Provinces, '

. DESERVE

T'DON'T DESERVE RHEUMATICS EITHER A BUT I'VE LEARNED

ag LIVE WITH'EM /

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Conscience '

and. Comment

‘By REV. K.'NEILLFOSTER

Disaster in Peru has become |] a

distressing, recurring news and the recent tragedy in’ which a thousand souls were: buried ‘is

. but a sad sequel to last year’s

- earthquake in which scores of

thousands perished. . ‘Apparently the dimension of

human woe is-increasing or

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perhaps our news gathering Hie

facilities are better. But froma distance we can hardly have any definite opinion on Peru's troubles, nor can.we feel the human. anguish which must certainly dominate - the scene. oo, Thoughts about the’ “whys” and ‘‘wherefores" we can not help, ;

Can anyone demonstrate that the Peruvians were especially

wicked--and for that reason |

suffered so? There are still a few people who believe that.

And viewing the . matter scripturally, a mountain alluvium could bea judgment of

However, such is far from always being the case. When a tower collapsed leaving 18 dead, Jesus made his observations on a current event that, had the

._ printing press been invented,

would have made Jerusalem headlines..

He asked the rhetorical question -- and then went on to answer it himself. victims were not especially wicked.”’ But he added a timely word for the living too, (in his time and ours), “Except ye repent’ ye shall perish.” It was news in a spiritual context, discreetly barbed.

It was as well, a pattern for

. these Conscience and Comment

columns. :

Q. Since filing my income tax return I have been tran- ‘sférred' to dnoitier province. I "hint “expecking i refuiid) What do Ido about notifying the Income Tax' Department about my change of address? Do 1 write to the Taxation Data Centre or do I write to my District Taxation Office?

A. You should write to your new District Taxation Office and give them your full name, new address and any. other identification, ‘such as your account number and social insurance number and your previous address.

Q. Leontribute, at my place of employment, to a Pension Plan. However, as I Want to have a larger pension when I retire I have.also taken out a retirement savings plan with a Trust Company. What is ‘the ‘maximum contribution that I can claim on my income tax form for both of them?

A. As an employee you will be allowed to. deduct. your

‘contributions: to the Pension

Plan and you: Registered Retirement Savings Plan up to a total of $1,500, or 20 per cent

" of your earned income if if Is "Tess than $7,500. - o

‘A. Yes, these. payments must-be reported as income. Enter the total received in the year of ‘the line for. “Other income’’ on your return,

.@. My wife -is working and

know -I can't claim. the married exemption of $1,000 on my Income tax form.on her behalf, ‘but. can I claim this $1,000 on behalf of our child

Ao.

“No, the ,

earned over $1,250. in 1989, I. |

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