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The Oshawa Times, 14 Jun 1961, p. 23

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| Indian Women KAWENE, Ont. (CP) -- The women of Northern Ontario's Indian reserves are having their, say in the affairs of their com- munities and the men are sit- ting up and taking notice. "The women are accepting more and more responsibility for the welfare of their reserves and they're doing some good work to promote better living," says Jane Bartlett of North Bay, a social worker for the Northern Ontario region of the federal Indian" affairs branch. Miss Bartlett made the com- ments during a conference of chiefs and councillors from Northwestern Ontario Indian] bands at the Quetico Conference| and Training Centre near this community, 120 miles west of the Lakehead. Of the 27 delegates attending the leadership training course] eight were wom en. One was Amelia Wani, chief of the Gulll {Bay band, a community of 150 {on the western shore of Lake Nipigon. | Chief Wani, a plump, jolly {woman in her 30s said in an in- iterview that her election a year ago came as a big surprise. MEN DON'T MIND "| "I went to the superintend- lent's place to collect my treaty money--I didn't even know an election was on. Some of the those participating in .the ,eople wanted me to stand for | course was so favorable thal |councillor, but there were too it likely will become an an- many already nominated. nual affair, "Then somebody asked if I --(CP Photo) would stand for chief. We never -- had a -wOman chief 'before -and Acadian French Race Slowly Disappearing time I - comp LEARN DEER SKINNING Inglans John Shead (left) | and' Tom Carpenter practise | the correct method of skinning | a deer at the Quetico Confer- | ence and Training Centre. Twenty-five men, all but two of them Indians, took part in the 11-day course this spring ! at Eva Lake, 120 miles west of the Lakehead. Reaction of then I saij it would be okay with me. | less all the women because I won by one vote, Thage were 'five men standing for chief too." How do the men react to hav- ing a woman as the band's "head man'? Sam King, one of two coun- had learning, I cillors who serve with her, puts STEPHENVILLE, Nfld. (CP)]Air Force base on the town's hard Le Gallant, 63, is an Acadian, fringe never thought 1 ever would/it this way a fisherman - farmer whose! "The kids aren't interested in learn to say my prayers in| 'When we held that election, weather - beaten features are speaking French," she says French," Alice Benoit recalled./it Was the first time we knew those of a man who has spent! wistfully. "But I did, because I had to.[that a woman could be a chief. his life outdoors. Asked if she thought her But nobody speaks French to. We had three men chiefs before Leo and his wife, the former children would pass on their day." that, so some of us thought it Mary McLean, are the parents parents' love of French to the peo Gallant suggests the de- would be a good idea to nom- of 19 children. grandchildren she answered/cline of French began linate Amelia years" com . a They have never without hesitation. ; : 4 | There were a few com- Charlotte Benoit, mother of ago. When he went to school, plaints among the men when four, who came here in 1946 vo le, Rol 1 Son t hing so be wri Fon Jeren t Blvd] re was elected. But she's doing from her native Normandy with y ia y Just. cant findiio. Sp Lrench os 8tla real good job for a woman. x J Vitliany use for French. It actually a real trimming. . 4 her Stephenville - born soldier embarrasses them to speak if - a She doesn't go ahead and do husband. outside of the family." I He says the aTeR s French|things on her own--she talks to But the two Stephenville fam- oe deriiage is doomed, the other people and gets ad- ilies reflect what is happening FRENCH NOT PERMITTED "It's not a good thing but|vice." to the dual French culture| Her mother-in-law, 93-year-old What can we do? ROUNDABOUT TRIP along the west coast of New- Mrs. Alice Benoit, was of the| There are no French schools Chief Wani's trip to the Que- foundland. | English-speaking Meadow fam-in Newfoundland and Leo saysitico centre, where she and the In Leo Gallant's family, only|!Y When she came to Stephen- |. hing of French in English other delegates received train- : ville many years ago. She . o-- seme lie Sidest dauginer, Mmarvied to raised 11 children in the French|schools will have no effect on met Mrs. I wasn't too sure about that. But -- Have Their Say ing in the principles of parlia- rence's Lady Chatterley's Lover Lady Chatterley's Lover Found Obsce BOMBAY (CP) -- An Indian; He said the novel "struck at | the very root of the instituticn of | marriage with all its traditions, loyalties, attachment, sacrifice] judge has held that D. H. Law- mentary procedure, secret bal-|is obscene and fined a book- loting and other democratic practices, was a roundabout journey. She hitch - hiked 45 miles north from the reserve to Arm- strong on fhe CNR main line, took a train 150 miles east to Longlac, rode a bus 175 miles west to the Lakehead, then got a lift in Miss Bartlett's car the remaining 120 miles to the cen- tre. "I'm very enthusiastic about the way the women have come along," said Miss Bartlett, "This is one of the most im- | 1 seller $8 for selling a copy of/and love." In Lawrence's por-| |trayal of the woman lay the dan- Chief Presidency Magistrate|ger of all accepted moral stand- M. Nasrullah of Bombay said/ards in marriage being cor- the book. the main theme of the book "will have a devastating effect on all our accepted moral and ethical values concerning the in- stitution of marriage." Bombay police and customs authorities have raided a num- ber of bookstalls in the city and seized all copies of Lady Chat- terley's Lover. Magistrate Nasrullah's is the portant changes in the life of | first court verdict in any Asian | the reserves." The number of womer and councillors is stil small, but the women manage to swing|Lawrence sentiment elsewhere, | e weight in their|public opinion in India has been|Times of India called upon gov- s without form aljgenerally in favor of a ban on ernment te take a more liberal considerabl communitie representation. "For example, homemak Ontario Reserves. ers clubs in Northern months, They hold cited the sympathy of only a or African country on the con- 1 chiefs troversial book. In sharp contrast with pro- the book. In a controversy that there are 23 has raged for more. than 18 author Lawrence eli- regular meetings of their own, minority consisting of writers, discuss community such as education, water supplies and health. problems film stars and some social work- sanitation, lers. the ban were monks, Favoring teachers, housewives, "They raise money for com- bank clerks and parents. munity improvements, and they also get good results by mak-|Nasrullah said ing suggestions to band coun-inovel cils. "They don't often send direct side mar delegations to council meetings. They're more subtle than that. They approach cemncillors be- fore the meetings and tell them what they think--then the coun- cillors bring the issues up for discussion at council meetings." No Bail For Pops' This Time TORONTO (Pops) Papalia (CP) Johnny listed Monday as one of Canada's most wanted duc police men, was nabbed by here early Tuesday whil® win- dow-shopping. Police said they were tipped! 1935. off by an underworld informant|¢ormall whereabouts. | sentences about Papalia's He surrendered quietly. A bench warrant for his ar- rest was issued when he failed to appear in court Monday on a next charge of beating Toronto gam-| party bler Max Bluestein in a down- town tavern March 21. When he appeared in court Tuesday, the 32-year-old Papa- lia was remanded until June 20. Bail was not granted. Presque Isle, Maine, is bi.| tradition but none of their off-| the trend because "they'll never lingual, She picked up French spring speaks French today. learn how to speak out of] at an early age listening to "When I think back to theibooks."" conversations between her|™ - ---------- father and grandfather. Most of the Gallant children have come under the English-speaking in-| fluence of their mother. GIVEN UP In effect, the Gallants have ' given up any hope that their family might help retain the| heritage and traditions of hun-| dreds of years of French culture! in this area. The Benoits, living in an area where 50 years ago practically no one spoke English, are fluently bilingual. "I won't allow my children to speak English in this house," says Mrs. Benoit, who runs a small grocery store attached to her home in suburban Kippens. "I even make them read and say their prayers in French. | My husband feels even more strongly about this than I do." But even the Benoits hold little hope of preserving the tongue because of the English influence of radio and television| and the big Ernest Harmon U.S. gifts for him See the Canadian West, the Rockies! VANCOUVER and return by train $1Q8.50 from OSHAWA All inclusive tourist plan starts from Toronto--in-- cludes fare, meals, seeping accommodation and tips, A stopover at JASPER can be arranged, to visit CN's fabulous resort, Jasper Park Lodge, in the heart of the great- est scenic wonders of North America. FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION, see your CNR Agent or your Travel Agent. Ask about: ® Family Plan ® Maple Leaf Package Tours ® Tourist Roomettes ® Go now, pay later plan. One of the many Old Spice deluxe sets from 1.50 to 9.00, aot all fine stores. (Left to Right) After Shave Lotion 1.50 Shaving Mug 1.50, Pre-Electric Shave Lotion 1.25, Smooth Shave 1.25, and Shaving Cream (lather or brushless) .75. 59-6! 28 KING ST, EAST DIAL RA 3.4621 OPEN EVENINGS (at Taunto Let's all go to the Dairy Queen for a fresh-frozen treat, cake and candles too! Wednesday, Thursday; Friday June 14-15-16 | 1347 SIMCOE ST. N. 235 SIMCOE ST. S. BIRTHDAY SPECIAL ------N In his judgment Magistrate the Lawrence 'glorified a particular kind of sex relation, even out- rriage if need be." ne In India | |rupted and depraved. | The magistrate said Lawrenc | wrote, the book when h !sick and dying man. |time, he felt * {appointed and frustrated." |tistic points of view. {APPEAL PLANNED The defendants plan to appeal to higher courts. Meanwhile, the view in the matter. asked: "Is an entire community a certain variety of oranges should be banned on the ground he population is allergic to it." NZ. Argues Over Death Penalty | | | | | | n Read) | | | AUCKLAND (CP) After years of argument and several changes, New Zealand is trying to agree on a law dealing with A Labor government held of-|failed to leave a series of rings the death penalty which would command support from all poli- tical parties. It is widely agreed that the changes of recent years, when capital phnishment has become a political football, have pro- ed an intolerable situation. Hangings were stopped as sooni as New Zealand's first La- bor government took office in The death penalty was y abolished in 1941, all having been cam- muted to prison terms during the intervening six years. Labor lost office in 1949 and year the new National government reintroduced the death penalty. The party held power until 1957 and dur- jing that time eight men were {hanged for murder. | COMMUTED AGAIN |fice for the next three years. | During that time all death sen- |tences once again were com- | muted to imprisonment. The National party govern- | ment now in office has decided |to introduce a bill to modify the presenf law. It would provide for degrees of murder, some- what on the lines of the law in | Britain. Under the proposed legisla- |tion, the death penalty would {apply only: 1. If the jury found the ac- cused meant to cause the death {of the person killed and that the |act of homicide was deliberately planned. | 2. Or if the jury found the act lot homicide was to facilitate the e don't mean what they used to. e was a At that each day had a separate pur- persecuted, dis- Pose and its own identity. You In did certain things on certain lhis desire to throw a "bomb. days and the week wore a seem- shell" on the world, the author|ingly endless pattern of certain- had indulged in "excesses" which were not strictly neces- sary from the literary and ar- influential In an editorial the paper to be denied access to art and ner at 2 p.m., | ap lierature simply because there Spent the evening gossiping o is a tendency towards depravity|the front porch and eating ice|ma not in such art and literature cream. {® but in a certain' minority of per-| © > 1 sons? The absurdity would be quite the day it used to be, is apparent if it were decreed that|it? Golf and television and the hat an uncertain proportion of times whether it is altogether| THRE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesday, June 14, 1961 23 'What Happened NEW YORK (AP) -- Some-| thing has happened to the calen- dar in the last generation. alendar? foregathered in the barber and had their tight yellow shoes shined, sometimes twice just for It has changed. The days|the heck of it. In our well-ordered yesterday {ty and security. Saturday was the day when the farmers came to town and the wives did their shopping. Saturday then was the night when anyone who wanted to paint the town red got out his favorite brush. Saturday night was the night Wives performed their house-| for courting and buying candy hold choges by a fixed ritual ofjand flowers and strolling the week, and if something un-/through the dark hand-in-hand. |expected happened to break that Saturday was one long splurge ritual they complained about it of excitement, from the noon for months afterward. "It just whistle until they rolled up the put me so far behind," they/town sidewalks -- along about complained mildly, "I'll never, {get back to nosmal." | on your best clothes, | church, ate a fried chicken din- took a nap, then] nl Sunday, however, no longer is|weekend : home on Saturday night because t! {motor car have rather changed midnight. It was the night of ro- {mance and "adventure, .when a Sunday was the day you put/young fellow set out not know- went to|ing whether he would find love or a black eye. All that is changed. Some- hing happened to Saturday, Its gic has gone. People get paid n Friday now, and start the sooner. Many stay hey are tired and want to rest up for the fun of Sunday. ithe day and one wonders some- {for the better. SATURDAY HAS CHANGED | But the greatest change in the| week's calendar has happened |to Saturday and Friday. Not so many years ago Satur- day was the day of the week one spelled in capital letters. Work ended at noon or 1 p.m. at the latest, and from then on Saturday was sheer magic. Saturday was pay day, the day when no family that held its head up in the neighborhood { in the bathtub. Saturday was the day for haircuts, the kids in the after- noon and early evening. Satur- {day was when the local sports commission of any other crime or the flight of the accused, or to resist lawful apprehension in respect of any such crime and | that the accused meant to cause the death of the person killed or inflict grievous bodily harm. 3. Or if the accused has been previously convicted of murder. Prime Minister K. J. 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