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1982-11-18
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o *. Wee ees eros Page 2-Claresholm Local Press, Thursday, November 18. 1982 he Claresholn ANN. * TOCAL PRESS Local Press Editorials RW ADIAN COMM UNae GN : vat oe wa reRs assoc The Claresholm Local Press (established 1926) an independent weekly newspaper, is published each Thursday at Claresholm, Alberta, Canada; Paul W. Rockley, publisher. Its principal interests are those which best serve the Claresholm area. a Second Class Mail Registration Number 0274. No portion of this newspaper may be reprinted, photographed or reproduced in any way without giving credit for such reproduction. ; . Printed and published by The Claresholm Local Press (1979) Ltd., Box 520 (4913 Second Street West), Claresholm Alberta TOL OTO. 403-625-4474. Subscription price per year: Within 40 miles of Claresholm, 8.00; elsewhere in Canada 9.00; US and other countries 40.00; Single copy 25 . Advertising rates or request. All non-accredited photographs published in the Claresholm Local Press (unless accredita- tion not requested) are taken by Wayne Roberts, Claresholm, Alberta. Editorial Board concerned too 74 Since last week s editorial pertaining to the high costs of education, we have had many calls from concerned board members. ye Tt is now apparent to us the board has received the message and we believe we can look forward to a well thought out budget for the 1983 year. We were told the board plans on starting at zero budget and then placing only the necessities in place to see just what can be.cut and dollars saved. We were informed at the public meeting, some time ago, that the Municipal District is planning the same type of abproach. No one expects budgets to be reduced but we may see budgets held to 1982 figures or a maximum of six oe Only time will tell if this is possible. The Town is in a bit of a different situation a8 they cut their budget back last year and may find it hard to hold for another year. Again, though, if peopple want taxes held. they will surely find a way. ; : 1983. will be an interesting year of budgets and fall elections. won't it? Redtrees -by Don Campbelt: a - Flora MacCrimmon had eyery reason to take sides in the personality clash between Kathleen Jamieson and Jane Cameron. From Kathleen, she had received nothing but kindness since the first day the Irish woman had set foot in Redtrees. On the other hand, Jane Cameron had gone to great pains to point out her superiority over Flora, whose background was as black and as lowly as the mine in-which she had worked in Scotland. Nevertheless, Flora felt that as the wife of one of the community s leaders, she should remain aloof from the dispute between two very domineering women. Consequently, she never broached the subject, and if it was drawn to her attention, she sidestepped it neatly by saying: ase Och, there s good and bad in the best o people. : : One day, Flora took her son to the general store. It was always-a delight for little James, even to walk such a long distance. He looked forward with eager anticipation to the taste of the candy he felt sure he would receive, a soon as Kathleen set eyes upon him. purpose of Flora s visit was to obtain so new reels of coloured cottotr which had arrived in the latest consignment of goods from Toronto. Jamie got his candy and Flora selected her cotton. She was also handed an envelope addressed to Neil MacCrimmon, Eequire. There were few letters arriving in the commnity and these were usually left at the general store, which, as time went by, added another dimension to its purpose; that of the Redtrees Post Office. When Flora returned to the cabin, Neil read the communication, and the look- upon his face told Flora that the letter contained sadness. Without a word: he handed her the parchment and with difficulty, (since she was not an educated woman), she read the words: It is with great sorrow that I inform you your father passed away in his-home, March 23, 1844. Until the day he died he was highly respected by the other inhabitants, some of- whom were also yeterans of the Battle of Waterloo. We join with you in mourning the loss of a master piper, a dedicated soldier and a Scottish patriot. I have the honour to be, Sir, Major John Sinclair (Retired). Honourary Secretary, The Iverness Institute for Retired Soldiers. ; Whatever the transition period betweerf this earth and the mysterious beyond, it was and perhaps still is, fitting that a Highlander should be accompanied by the music of the pipes played by a member of his own clan. As the sun began to sink behind the Caledon Hills, the strains of the MacCrimmon jipes vw drifted across the settlement. The Friends of Skye had no idea for what purpose the pipes played. MacCrimmon often practiced his art by playing a variety of music, but the prolonged playing of the lament (The Flowers of the Forest) had of course, a profound significance. : From the scattered clearings, people of all ages were drawn by the inexpljtable force known only to Highlanders, and dssembled at the MacCrimmon home. They watched. and listened in silence as Neil MacCrimmon, in full ragalia, paced slowly to the sad but beautiful notes of his own music. After some fifteen minutes or more, MacCrimmon broke into a quick pace, playing the traditional ' march of the Clan MacLeod. It was only then that some of the people allowed themselves to approach Flora MacCrimmon and ask for whom the lament had beer played. Softly she whispered, Tis frae the auld MacCrimmon, the father,o my man. .- 4 he-crowd of course, were Kath- eson and Jane Cameron..At that : ent-there was a message of understand- ing which rose above personal differences; as if all bitterness and emnity had left the: presence of the exiled people, just as surely as another MacCrimmon: had passed on from a glorious life. aS err aoe a to approach Kathleen, and even more courage for her to grasp the Irish woman s hand and look with sincerity into her face. It took a lot of courage for the doctor s wife ( 4 I have been an arrogant and proud fool, . ma am. At a moment such as this, I do not deserve to have the privilege of being with my friends and neighbours, who stand . here united in?the memory of,MacCrimmon. I pray that you will forgive me and I beg of you to take my heart in friendship, where Lnow-place my hand. Kathleen Jamieson was not a woman given to emotion. The flower which springs from a bitter childhood does not wilt easily, nor does it bend readily at the first warm breath of wind. Nevertheless, with her knowledge of human nature, she reminded herself that for the sake of all the people assembled there together,,there must at least be a compromise to the differences between herself and the doctor s wife, I accept your hand in friendship, Kathleen said in her usual calm and collected manner. We came into the twilight divided. Let us pray that tomorrow will unite us in the true . spirit of the people of Redtrees. : N A first look at winter The weatherman warned us of Snow November 11, but not many were prepared for the blizzard we received. High winds blew the snow into drifts, like this one in front of the Tom Boy Store, which made driving more than a little difficult. ca im Talk of the town Do you think that the federal government should reinstitute wage and price controls? : tact J. BROWN Yes, if they introduce price controls at the same time, but not if there is wage controls with no price control. * a The Editor: In reply to your editorial **Education Cosps lt; i -front page article **C Concern** November // issue, lam sad to learn that ryt payers go to Town Council about educational costs without having the courtesy to come first before the school board. I assume these persons were at the public meeting, as there was a suggestion that the School Division MAE MIERS ** would definitely say price controls. Then wages can come down once prices are controlled. gestion received little support from other ratepayers. The School Board has neither the personnel nor ade- quate storage to handle these supplies, and prefer not to take this business from local merchants. There is no registration fee to at- .tend any school in our division. Out of the principals budget text books are purchased, then rented to the students. These renta fees are 18., Elementary School, : 24., Junior High, and 30.00 Senior High. With the price -of- -new textbooks, and the use of some con- sumable test-workbooks in elemen- UFFY : LORRAINE STEEN. Yes d think they should, They fs almost have to. If they're going to WILLIAM HUME limit, wages they have te imit IL think they should, just to get prices. wxhold of things. * FR RO OO Whatzit? Identify the object ipsthe close up picture below. Fill out the entry form and send it the The Press, Box 520, Claresholm a or drop your entries off at our offices at 4913 - 2 St. West. Each week's correct answers will be entered into a draw for the grand ; - prize of 50.00 The draw will be madeynd the winner announced ere December 9. . a . rm The Whatzit this week is Last week's **Whatzit was the Head of an Oscilatlig Sprinkler. It was correctly identified by Floyd Hamilton, Ray Martineau, Craig White. Jason Urichuk.and Barry Jones. Another correct entry for November 4 was received from Marianne Van der Bremen, RRR RRR Ratepayers purchase school suppfies. This-sug gt; ee gt; b ere: OF AOE Ae Paul s Corner by Paul Rockley- This weekend is the 2nd Annual Trade Fair at the Com- munity Centre and the Agriplex. Don't miss the fun Hot Air Ballon rides, draws, Santa and much more. The business com- munity looks forward to seeing you. P.S. Bring your wallet XXX Also on Saturday evening, the 2nd. Annual Trade Fair Dance will go at the Community Centre. Free Beer Band will be playing. XXX - The way some people complain about government spending, you would think it was their money. REX We would like to introduce you to Roger Neufeld and his charact- er Muffy this week. Roger will be doing some cartoons for the paper and we wish him a good response from our reader Roger is a student at the VOSS. xXX Have you noticed the odd oil rig heading north on the highway? Seems to me it may be a good sign. We're told not many have crossed the border yet, but it is probable more will come. ; x XX The Active 20-30 Club will be holding a Santa Phone In on tafy grades, we feel these fees are r asonable. There is an additional 3.00 charge for consumable mate-. rials used in vocation courses in high school. Because of the actual.cost of the Driver Education program, the chool board realized in December 1981, that fees must be increased, and on March 23, 1982, passed a motion raising the fees from 100. to 200 (not from 50. to 200. as was reported). Because Driver fd ye Saturday, December 4 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m, The number tobecalled , to talk to Santa is 625-3381 between those hours only. , x XX The Active 20-30 Club will also be hosting a coloring contest and show before Christmas for the kids. Watch the paper for details. xxx The Granum curling rink will be run this year by the Granum Men's Fastball team. They hope to make it a profitable year so sign up for curling, Granumites. x You are. only youhg once, but sometimes it can last a lifetime. xxXX Gentleman (at police station): Could I see the man who was arrested for robbing our house last night? , Desk Sergeant: This is not our regular policy. Why do you want to see him? Behe Gentleman: I only want to ask him how heegot in the house without waking up my wife. I've been trying to do it for 23 years. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR... ent to wrong council . blessed with such resources. As a parent with two students in senior high, I am quite awar of school costs. Both of my children have chosen to become involved in extra-curricular team sports, They pay a small fee to help defray the expense of the sport. I can not fig- ure how it has cost one lady so much to put her children in school, unless she has a child in Driver Education and has also purchased a mus cal instrument. If so, these are Education is not*included in the choices, not requirements. basic core curriculum, the decision was made to have those who wanted to take this course to pay ac- tual cost, rather than being sub- sidized by the rate payer. The mat- ter of sharing textbooks in this sub- ject was a temporary condition, - until extra texts could be borrowed from another high school within the division, I congratulate Vulcan if the county has such a tax base that ev- erything can be provided. so economically. Unfortunately Wil- low Creek School Division is not Im not Lazy In We school trustees are open to positive suggestions for cutting school costs. About the only times we have delegations at our meet- ings however, are when parents want an additional service. In the meantime, Mr. Editor, I shall really appreciate your probing for more detail, and your checking with the school board office for accuracy of the figures and facts you use relat- ing to school issues. Respectfully, EDITH L. MCDOWELL Trustee, Sub-Division 6 pet PAP OPT (a4 pare ) Post saving energy M ' Nb, /didn't give at the office ae they dane 92 the united way Ae ee by George Ward With the renewe this part of the wor heavy draft hor thought it was someone to go back and write about the horse team. Rivalry in this pr eloped in the Vulcs wood area betwe Moorehouse and Ha Both lived in the were hauling grain or Gleichen, depe: whose grain was be ed. There was no ri Arrowwood in tho The competition stz 12 horses, then 16 then 20 horses, ea trying to outdo t Eventually Slim-ha es and 10 mules wagons loaded w bushels of wheat. belonged to Walte and Slim delivered elevator in Vulcan. Then with horses from neighbors and House of Arrowwoc house went to 1 Calgary Stampede ' horse hitch. Slim wa anied by a brakema outriders to help : the outfit. Interest was hig time and the Cana cheron Association 36-horse.team of P would be great. S time they approac Bartsch of the Glei to accomplish this f By 1925 horses tained from the Petitio1 presen Mr: Taylor-Reinstat Capital Punishment 1 Crimes Mr. Gordon Tay River): Madam: S; have great pleasur senting a petition on some 116 Canadian: residing in the Pr British Columbia, the riding of Com River. Ballots wer by Proctor Publicat in the. Press New: Sechelt, British The petition requ capital punishment stated for pre crimes of first degre and for the murder ren. A growing perc the. population of Canada want capitez ment Teinstated petition is represer the thinking of mor percent of Canadian The Governmen responsibilty to re thinking of its peo legislation. The: p pray that the Go will bring a Bill to of Commons reinst. death sentente fo found guilty, bey shadow of doubt, atley taking the li other human being larily anyone mur child. Mr. Skelly-Labour Nordair Mr. Ray Skelly Powel River): Mad: er, I would also like a petitierror behaff: number of Canadiai interested in par with Prime Minis Trudeau) and the ment in this new operation. The. clerical and employees of Nord been on strike since 1982. This company cent owned by Air and Nordair refuse gain. The Minister (Mr Caccia) refuses, a request from No ployees to appoint a to attempt to res nasty-and prolonge The petition asks th ment to practise . hae preaches and begin operation by app mediator
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