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CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, May’ cd 1976

Patricia Young Says

Whenever I
hear of the size

Imagination Pays Off

‘more, I was hooked on the
magnificent idea of using one's
ani

of

and oxtras given
some youngsters,
Thave to shake
my head in sor-
‘row, I'm not knocking allow-
‘ances. I simply deplore the way
in which we rob our children of
using thelr imagination, initia-
tive, resourcefulness and self-
teliance,

T consider myself lucky in
many ways for having been
‘born in the depression years,
when we were not encouraged
to look to daddy or. the
government for our sustenance.

From infancy we learned
to shift for ourselves or go
without. You could say that I
recognized the value of the free
enterprise system at the age of
five, At that time I tool old
Indy’s jug down to the pub seh
+ day for her pint of mild an
bitter—earning myself a an
penny per. trip.

Not all my ventures were
as successful. At the age of six
or thereabouts, I saw that there
was money to be earned selling
newspapera and promptly col-
lected a couple of dozen old
newspapers and peddled them
through the streets yelling:
“Paper, read all about it!” That
is, until-an old lady bought a
copy and threatened to call a
policeman for my crime of
selling week old newspapers.

With wings temporarily
clipped, I turned to the more
reapectable work of walking a
beautiful blind girl once day.
No one was more protective
than] as I earned my penny a

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Walking a baby carriage
for three hours was worth a
penny—even when a harried
mother squeezed two babies
into the carriage and loaded up
swith two more toddlers clinging
to the sides.

By the age of 10 or 12 moat
of us had worked out a complex
‘syatem’of earning our pennies
and half pennies (or nickels and
dimes). My brother and I
rescued a bicycle from the
garbage dump, repaired it and -
rented it out at a penny an
hour,

Public holidays and. ices
‘etebrations ‘were always
for the sale of home made erepe,
Bape Foses in red, whité ‘aed
ul

it did not take us long to
realize that there was = gold
mine to be worked in news-
paper contests, essays and
coloring. When, at the age of
12, the postman began bringing
‘a stream of books, paint boxes
and cheques for five shillings or

ness to make pocket money,
Like tho time I had no
water colors left. So I colored
the newspapér contest picture,
in a montage of black and
white, using papa’s black shoe
polish’ for the Mack areas and
won a second
The theily of effort and
achievement was repeated
when, at 18, I sent my first
ledgling article to a London
newspaper. From then on I was
really hooked on the writing
business and stayed with it to
this day,
But that's another wild and
woolly story!

te s suck oud for
young people ty Ing to
break into rofession,

Armed with ‘eet Pleces of

paper on which it says right é

there in print that they are-
now avalified ery they

sally

pen he their wh ‘iets
warm personall

peas for oun intel

and the results of four or

five’ years of university

lugging.

And what do they find? A
vast indifference, Nobody
‘wanta them. Principals want
people with expertents, Bi But
how do you get experie:

enterprise, but it's stil a sad
one for those eaught in the

seous Bases like another

facet of the system of Maat
we are 50

you're broke and ni

money, a bank won’ t loan it

fo you, If you're rich and

don’t need money, you have
beat off.the bankers with
Lecouldn’t help thinking,

1 sat toying with : peop!

lives, of the vast: chaige t that

has taken place since I began

teaching, about 15 years

ago. i

‘Those were the days when
the great post-war baby
Boor, was hiting the high
“Principals were raiding
industry for technieal teach-

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teachers.

If you had a university
degree,-it was a much as
your life was worth to walk
past a school. A-lasso would
snake out, you'd'find your-
self getting a Hot sales pitch

ina principal's, office, and
next thing you knew were
standing in front of 85 kids

| with your mouth hangin

open.
nyone who was not
sb drunk or notice-
ably retarded had a pretty
fair chance of winding up in

teaching, z
One daily newspaper ran
pages and pages of teacher-.
wanted savertiséaientt each
*Feemthundreds of thousands

and choose where’ they.
santed to work and live.
ch spring there was an
svat ba ae aly be!
own rather. cyn! as
“the cattle market.”
Sch fro:

m
over’ the province’ would:
take over a big betel. in she
city. Potential

would flock in by the
teeustade, Tt wan a seller’

whe etudent teacher pak:
ed_ the halls, checked

much then, about $4,000 to
‘start, but! that was worth
more than twice a3 much as,
it is now.

When T'was hired, I wrote

aletter applying for the only
English teaching. ing job left in:
the province. The principal
was on the phone the minute,
he got my letter. He couldn't
pelleve toa ad an ener
legree Appar
ently I was the only person
left in Canada with such a
degree who wasn't teaching,
Just two years later, I had
adepartment headship fore-
vedonme. I didn't particular-
ly wantit. Ryerson Institute
wanted me to'go there'and
teach journalism. The presi-
dent of Waterloo University
to go there and
handle publle relations and
teach some English.
IfT were fired tomorrow,
with my honors degree and
15 years Td be

of dollars on

remember one spring
when I could have taken my

plek of 28 jobs as an English ° -

department head, by picking

‘up the phone.

ame ware lt t times for
6 you! luating teach:

ers, too. Armed with noth-"

ing more than a puny B.A,

they could pretty well pick

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snatched
<threaeht the Lars a prinel-?
al, had coffee or something”

job, evenif “he” happened to
be a bald female with green:

teeth.
Of course, the pay. wasn't

Setar mee

~ Special Film-on a-Speclal: ( Chil iid

“Shelley” is a very special
film about a very special child.
The film'is a 16mm, color,

sound, 20-minute documentary

on the development of a blind
child from 10 months to six

years.

“Shelley” won first prize
from among 195 entries at the
Health Education Media Asso-
elation Film eee held
in Atlanta, Georgia, i

“Shelley has heen billna
since birth. At 10 months her
world is limited to those things
she can touch and taste and

from 10. mopths to six

More and more people, over. half a
million British Columbians in all,
ere sharing in their own financial
enterprise... their credit - union.
They rely on their credit union for
convenient financial services—loans,
savings plans, chequing accounts,

payroll deductions, money orders, -

traveller's cheques. But more than

kite.” The film follows Shelley
years,
showing how her parents en-
couraged her development’ in

_the same sequence and at

e
‘same, rate as a sighted child,
It shows her. learning to
walk, eat, to play and attending
kindergarten. At-six she is
ready for school. In contrast,
Julita isa blind child whosé
parents could not meet her
special needs. She is a lost

id.

: “Shelley” was filmed in
Vancouver over a period of five
years by the Director of
Biomedical Communications,
Victor Doray,'and directed by
the acti worker who
counselled the family, Miss
Eileen‘ Scott, ‘supervisor of

ervices, The Canadian
National Institute for the Blind,
in collaboration with Dr. Geof-
{rey C, Robinson, professor,
Department of Pediatrics, Uni-
versity of British Columbia.

‘The film was financed by.
the Faculty of Medicine, UBC,
and the Mount Pleasant Lions
bee

Anyone wishing to borrow,

the film‘or purchase a copy’

should contact the Vancouver!

office of CNIB.

" old teachers still in

lucky to get’'a job. in
Nooknik, teaching Engilsh
As-A Second Language to
Eskimo kids.

I checked with five of my
colleagues in: the English
department, . who entered
teaching those hal-
“-eyon years. Three of the five
were hired by hone, sight

iscard yereducal
no experience. Here’s one
with. an-honor degree,
excellent: recommendations,
just out-of teacher's college.
Discard her. No experience.

‘And when we narrow it
down to six or eight, they
have to show up for a
gruelling interview (gruel
ling for me too) and may,
have driven 300 miles for it,
and drive home with nothing
to show for it but a hearty
“Thank you for coming.”

‘The: whole thing makes

, me sick. There's a great. -
waste of

talented young
teachers, many of whom, in
disgust, go into some other
way of making a living.
‘There's a whole slew of
harness,
who are hanging on because
archaic regulations make
them hang on until they are
too old and sick and stupid
‘and tired to be of any use to
“anyone, merely to. draw
their pensions.
© Surely in a country -with
our resources, and in an age

when the computer can

make accurate projections,
we can do better than use.
this outmoded system of
supply and demand, which
may: be’ all right for the

Seattle market, but all wrong
for human bei

. record of your

The UIC and You

Can | Refuse a Job!

The Unemployment Insur-
arice Act states; that a claimant

«Is not entitled to benofit if he

fails to prove that he ts unable
to obtain suitable omployment.

‘hat means, if you refuse
anoffer of suitable employment
or fail to avail yourself’ of a
known opportunity for sultable

it employment, you will be denied

‘The queation now is "What

“ls sultable employment?”
+ Sultable employment in: .

employment that meets with an
individual's skill, training,

‘and, capabilities,

UIC! must be sure that a
claimant [s actually. interested

in becoming re-employed. To ,
thisend, one ofthe prime

factors is the number’ of em-
ployment. opportunities there .
‘are in your usual occupation. If
there are vacancles you will be
‘expected to take one (or have a
valld reason not to),

If there are none you
‘would.be expected to’ expand
your,search to include alter-
Tate of temporary ‘employment
until something in your line
becomes available.

Sultable employment in
the initial stages of your claim
is “subjective” in that you will
research your own employment
possibillties, As time goes on (a
reasonable length of time)
sultable ‘employment then be-

comes “objective”, that is when ~
-you start looking at alternative

employment,

Being registered at Canada
Manpower, is manditory as of
April 1, 1974. They will have a

Commission office.

history and may offer} you
employment that is within your ,
capabilities,

Itis not the intention of tho,
Unemployment Insurance Com:
mission to force claimants to
accept employment that would
put.them in a’ worse financial -;
position. But, by the same
token, they will ask thatyou
consider some modification as,
‘to wages, duties, and distances °
before you refuse an offer of
suitable employment.

Ifyou have any further
questions, please contact your ©

Insurance

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Band Radio Club’
Approves Six

New Memberships

‘The regular monthly meet-
ing of the Castlegar Citizens
Band Radio Club was held on
May 17 at the Catholle Centre
with 80 members present, and
‘six new famlly membership
‘applleations approved,

One of the now applica-
tions is from Mr. and Mrs. H. K.

per PH PRD THND

Frick, formerly of the Castlegar —

area, and now residing in Fort
Erie, Ont. This brings our
{amily memberships to 99.
Areport was given regard-
ing communications conference
by L. Relbin, who reported a
new Department of Communl-
cations office will be opening In
Cranbrook this summer to
‘serve the Kootenays,
A committee.
to look after all club social
activities. Members who volun-
teered for this committee were:
‘Mrs. E, Boullanoff, Mrs. M.
Bullanoff, Mrs.' M. Postnikoff,
B. Bullanoff, K. Lavoie-and L,
Venables.

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power is encouraged ‘to contact the student
centro at 368-6418, Students seeking em;

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ft highways for
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G.B.8; operators passing
through our area that Castlegar
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; Municipal Help Sought Help Sought

- Support Creativ Creative Arts

‘The following paper was

‘prepared for “Seminar B.C. -

Municipalities and the Arts",
‘which was held by the Canadian
Conference \of the: Arts in

Mancouver in March.

+ ‘The background paper for
this conference makes refer-

‘ence to “our lelaure-oriented
society”, and to the need to.

provide increasing acceas to
i more
and ree free

view of the

effect of a Ieluce-oriented

society sees only that people

s having more fee time wil need

more entertainment and recre-
ation to fill their _suceeapled
moments; ‘and that increased
public exposure to art and art
education will create mene
for art’ abjects, and jol

adminis entre: dear and

som
What “th

recognize is that job-h

fro not merely botag gi

more are being
‘deprived of thee work identity.
by being bly.

dinate their"

and bekorrik for people does ,
not, and will not, solve the
problems of depression, alfena-
tion, anomie and most of all, a
sense. of purposelessneas
caused by a lack of meaningful
work, and in‘ increasing num-
bers, lack of any job at all.
What can municipalities do
in their arts policies to’ help

‘realize that the development of of
's few professional artists: fc
the entertainment of the rest. of
us will not be sufficient to help
people in the transition from
_ work and ranstin: toa
“ leisure-orlented_socie!

There, the ,« ctaviian of
‘oversized and grandiose monu-
__-ments,, where. people are pas
sively entertained, should be
discontinued,’ and funda re-
directed to enabling active
participation. Munleipalities
‘should support the creative
process, not just buy or rent a
work of.’ art,” because the

“retired, ald off working part
ete.

‘The loss’ of employment

“will affect more and more

tin‘ 16 years a
Fourth of the pouletion will

produce all the. goods and
services’ that!

ie rest of
country can consume

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‘Appointment  Necessa

the art vobjecta and the basis of
‘human growth.)
What is needed is support

for the creative ‘process—not
to’ projects of a‘short
‘duration, but continuing econ-
omic support, as well as mater-

inls and other resources.

‘To accomplish this, munfei

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vee with provincial’ and
federal governments to provide
a universal guaranteed income
increasingly scarce; and pro-
vide funds for new types of
work, people-orlented services,
Including development of “ar-
tistic skills? and cultural
growth; aid to people to dis-
cover their creativity, to be-
come eapable of solvieg.. world
problems, and to re-
sponsible for dicecting | thelr
own lives and personal grow!
growtl

‘The gains for municipali- ”

ties of investing in culture ust
not be judged in economic
terms, but in terms of provid-
ing the greatest benefit for the
greatest number ‘of people,
through aiding creative human
“development, ‘not passive’ en-
tertalament.

reminded ©;
that ihe dendling for'raffie |)
te

ickets is June'14.
Refresh followed the
adjournm ent of the meeting,

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proved,

Purpose of the restriction
is to prevent possible accidental
injury to workers employed on
the power project.

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shooting now protect workers
at the Kootenay Canal develop-

ment on the ‘Kootenay River,

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‘reereational nature study pro-
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‘ago, the movement has spread
to include 490 affiliated clubs in
British Columbla, Alberta, Sas-
katchewan, Quebec, Newfound.

_ land and the Northwest Terri-

tories—with a total of 22,000
youngsters’ who have become
interested in learning about the
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communities belong to the

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the association held in Vancou-

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Mr. Clarke was re-elected
president Vice-presidents are:
UT. William for British
Golumbls, H: M. Tague for

L, Lepine for the

Chief warden for Canada is
W. F. Myring; assistant chief
wardens are R..H. Lyster of
“Vancouver and George Brew-
ster of Edmonton,

Service Today
For Former.
Local: Resident

Funeral service is being
held today from the Woodlawn
Funeral! Parlor at New West-
minster for Larry, Moen, a
former resident of Kinnaird
who died Saturday in St.
Mary's Hospital in New West-
minster after a lengthy illness.

Me. Moen was a member of
the Masonic Order-Sentinel
Lodge of Castlegar as well asa
member of Sons of Norway

ie 76.

Ho is survived by his wife
Lennette Moen of Ste. 404, 707
Ith Ave, New Westminster
who was a teacher with School
District No. 9 for 12 years.

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