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NORSHORE SENTINEL "Keeping Watch on the Great North Shore" VOLUME 1 NO 37 NORSHORE SENTINEL NIPIGON. ONTARIO. THURSDAY. MAY 4. 19 NOT OVER 10c SCHREIBER IS SLIGHTED ...REMEMBER ROSSPORT Schreiber can’t seem to get any proper recognition so it has decided to do something about it. Schreiber District Chamber of Commerce Monday voiced strong regret at the omission of the railroading town of 2,200 persons in two major reports on the new Circle Route highway carried recently by two Canadian dailys, the Toronto star and the Port William Daily Times-Journal. Both articles failed to even mention Schreiber although noting nearby Rossport, a fishing village of about 200 persons. The chamber will write to both papers, pointing out the omission. On a more concrete basis, the chamber announced plans for a tourist information centre to help publicize the town and the area. No definite location has been announced as yet although the chamber has discussed the possibility of locating the centre in the lobby of the Spadoni hotel. Members do not feel they can afford to pay full time help or build a separate centre and the hotel was offered by chamber president Bob Spadoni. The chamber is now awaiting permission from the Dept, of Travel and Publicity to open the centre. It is also waiting for the brochures, maps, pamphlets etc. of the district that could be made available to tourists. The chamber is sending circular letters to residents trying to find the amount of extra accommodation that is available in Schreiber for tourists over and above the hotels and new motel, soon to open. The meeting welcomed five delegates, from Marathon. As the District chamber takes in the area from Kama to Heron Bay, the members from Marathon were interested in finding out the possible values in joining the District group. ROVING REPORTER NEED RECREATION DIRECTOR BUT CAN NIPIGON AFFORD IT? MRS. CLARA DUPUIS BERT DONALDSON “Does Nipigon need a recreational direction and if so, cad the town afford it?” This was the question the Sentinel's roving photographer asked six Nipigon residents this week. Here are their answers: BERT DONALDSON (Brewer's Retail and a member of the Nipigon Recreation commission) “I would like to see one but he'd have to be a heck of a good one because he'd be going up against a brick wall here. A good recreation program has the people's participation but we can't even get umpires fox little league ball here. Sure we need oneâ€"if nothing else to just, wake the people up!" ROY "RED” WINFIELD (B.A. Oil Dealer) "We sure need one; but we just can’t afford one. The only way of raising extra money would be to raise the mill rate in Nipigon and that would be difficult. The operating cost of this town for the population is away too high now. We sure can't afford anymore expense." MRS. CLARA DUPUIS (Housewife and Mother of five children) "Certainly we need a director. The teenage kids in other towns along the North Shore have adult supervision and guidance with their teen clubs. Our teenagers have to organize and direct themselves and it's a real shame. The facilities for children and adults of all ages in Nipigon are terrible and if we had a director we could, through him, gain more facilities." JERRY WILLIAMS (Bell Telephone Employee) "There is a definite need for a director if the cost is not out of line. If ,our mill rate was raised 1 1/2 or 2 mills that wouldn't hurt anyone; but if the figure was about 4 mills this would be too much. A great deal could be done on these play-lots. The town has set aside these sections for children playgrounds in each part of town but they have not been developed." MRS. GEORGINA TIMAR (Owner Operator Hudson Cabins.) "Sure, why not? Whatever Red Rock has we should have, because we are actually a bigger community. Even if it's on a smaller scale we should have something. If it only cost the taxpayers a normal salary for a director, say a figure of roughly five dollars a person per year it shouldn't hurt too much." HAROLD STEEN (Lakehead Freightway s) "I think it's a good idea. The young ' citizens should have supervised recreation under one central figure. The Moose, Elks and Legion should contribute annually to support a director and along with a government grant, Nipigon could afford it. A swimming pool is our greatest need in recreation. These service clubs are not doing enough for our community. Too much social, not enough actual service." ROY WINFIELD MRS. GEORGINA TIMAR GERRY WILLIAMS HAROLD STEEN CHIEF BENNY WAWIA HEADS RED ROCK BAND CHIEF BENNY WAWIA A Red Rock mill employee by choice, a sign-painter by talent and now an Indian chieftain by election - that's Benny Wawia. A well-known figure in Nipigon, Benny was elected chief of the Red Rock Band of the Chippawa Indians last Wednesday in the first election ever held at the Lake Helen Reserve. Just one week previous Benny's wife had given birth to their 12th child. They now have seven boys and five girls. Benny was elected chief for a two-year period in an election that had a 98% turnout amongst the 15 families at the reservation, His opponent was William Sault whose father was chief of the band for close to 30 years. The election was handled by the Dept, of Indian Affairs. Two councillors were also elected. They are Charles Potan and Harvey Potan. Benny is chief of the Red Rock band which includes more than 1,000 Indians scattered through Northwestern Ontario. Nipigon was originally the home I of the Chippawa or, as the name is in Indian, Ojibway nation. The old chief for the past 12 years was Peter Manitobenis who did not qualify this year because he did not live on the Lake Helen I Reserve. The election has been held on the other reserves in j the past. The Lake Helen Reserve is just nine years old. Benny's first concern in his new position is the roadway into the reserve. The road is not oared for by the township or the Depf. of Highways and Benny would like to know just who is responsible for it. He wrote earlier to George Wardrope, MP for Port Arthur but has received no satisfaction. Residents of the reserve shovel the road out be hand in the winter. Benny has his own thoughts on the problems of the Indians today and is emphatic on one point. "All the young Indian needs today is the opportunity," stresses Benny. "Give them a chance and they'll prove themselves. Too many Indians have an inferiority complex but once they overcome that and realize they are just as good as the next man they'd do the job for you." Education is one of the great problems of the Indian today and Ben feels the boarding schools are at least part of the answer. "Their biggest mistake was closing the boarding school they had at Spanish, Ont.," says Ben shaking his head. "The youngsters could really learn something there. I think if they had more of these type of schools you'd see better educated Indians." Ben feels the people at the reserve are "basically a happy lot" who ask for little. But he does feel a recreation hall for the teenagers especially would be of great benefit. "It would give them something to do and keep them closer to home," he adds. SCHREIBER PLANS CURLING RINK Schreiber will have a new curling rink next year if present plans of the Schreiber curling club materialize. The Schreiber curlers Sunday voted unanimously to build a new rink at an approximate cost of $35,000- The present rink has two sheets. The proposed new rink will have at least three sheets and club room space. Several sites are under consideration by the building committee under the co-chairman-ship of Dr. J.M. Cornell and Giovanni Cebrario. Burton Phillips and Jack Handel will be co-chairmen of the fund-raising committee.