A6 - Sunday, April 24, 1983 - North Shore News Ball to Bennett? For the first two weeks of this election campaign Premier Bill Bennett and NDP leader Dave Barrett have been probing each other’s weak spots in an effort to create major election issues favorable to their own party. Up to last Thursday Mr. Barrett appeared to be somewhat ahead on points. Finally, however, he seems to have fumbled, delivering into Mr. Bennett's hands the issue that may well dominate the remainder of the campaign: wage restraint in the public sector. The NDP leader began by telling a press conference that public sector contracts ruled excessive by Ed Peck, the government's Compensation Stabilization Program commissioner, would be settled by free collective bargaining under a New Democrat administration. Later, he admitted that some unions might be stalling negotiations until after election day in the hope of getting a better deal if the NDP won. By the end of the day - while indicating that the CSP would be gradually phased out under the NDP - he promised no hasty action to end public sector wage curbs. B.C. continues to suffer record unem- ployment. Moreover, many of the non- unionized two thirds of the labor force have accepted wage freezes in order to keep their jobs. That’s why the Socreds’ wage restraint policy undoubtedly commands wide support. Such voters are unlikely to enthuse over ANY plans to remove the lid from public sector wages at the taxpayers’ expense. It will be surprising, indeed, if Mr. Bennett doesn't grasp that ball and run hard with it for the next 11 days. Monkey business Calgary Zoo officials are worried about the lack of interest being shown by their gorilla Tuffy in his mate Caroline - so they're looking for another male gorilla to provide a little competition and bring out the ape in Tuffy. Interesting approach, but we wonder whether they're on the right track. 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Those of us who hail from an earlier generation of technology can’t help but have a certain sense of apprehension as we observe this silicon ghost of the future. But, upon reflection, my unease is turned rather to a kind of optimism about the future. The evolution in technology represented in these articles of merry making is also reflecting a deep and tremendously powerful revolution in the general way of doing things. There have been many such revolutions in the last 300 years. The first is commonly referred to as the Industnal Revolution. The Industnal Revolution also brought with it a form of counter revolution in the form of the Luddite movement. The Luddites, named for Ned Ludd a half-witted Leicestershire workman, had as thei objective the destruction of the machinery which in their view was displacing workers and jobs. The chip is causing a similar reaction. The media are increasingly full of com- mentary by self-styled ex- perts about the ul effects of MOMS DAY comes a little early this year at West Van's Inglewood Preschool which is celebrating, the weck after next, its 35th year of con Unuous operation in St Chnistopher’s Church at 11th and Inglewood ched in 1948 a good 15 years before the establish ment of kindergartens by a number of local parents who wanted to provide a super vised play group for thei four and five year olds Now accepting three and = four year olds, supervised by a quahtfied preschool teacher ws ostall run catircly by parcats who must raise funds each year lo ministration Costs Alt least two of tts “grads have gone on to municipal fame former West) Van aldcrman John Humphrics, whose Mom was o founding member. and School Trustee Fran McDowell, hersclf a participating Mom tn the six ica On Wednesday. fous It was laun mect ad May 4 days ahead of official Mother's Day current Ingle woods crop of moms arc hosting a sherry party from / to Yo pm at the school to honor founding members and all partcipatnag moma over the past US years Teaching down the ¢ old moms iam casy says organize: Joanne Leslie. because many memtbecstay the chip -- about the techno- peasants who will be created by the new technology. It was pretty easy to see Ned Ludd’s motives and just as easy to dismiss him as a madman. The Chipites, however, are not as easily dealt with. They bring to their op- position all the heavy machinery of their vanous trades: sociologists bring their voluminous interviews and surveys of people who have, in their own view, been badly treated by the new technology; economists bring their Nobel prizes and their computer models; anthropologists bring their studies of Southsea islanders and their predelicton for ground travel at 12 miles per hour. The result is a series of reports and studies which purport to show that the inevitable consequence of the chip will be fairly dramatic reductions in employment for a_ wide range of types of individuals and their society. Those interested in women’s issues, for example, forecast that women will be pmmarily affected; clerical workers unions because of the fore- cast effect on the growth in their membership = are screaming for a halt. Those who see the world through an ideological peep scope of the class struggle see the chip as yet another manifestation of how the capitalist class will further squeeze the workers’ lifeblood. In other words, many of the reactions to the chip are the same as those which the steam engine and automated weaving en- countered. The fact is, of course, that Ned Ludd was wrong. Technology did not reduce sunday brunch by Noel Wright lasts are now out of date and where husbands’ names are not recorded, ts umpossible to pick up any trace No matter If, at any ume since 1948, you were one of this distinguished company of moms who belicve the Lord looks after them who look after their kids themselves, take this as your invitation and phone Joanne at 922 6438 to let her know you'll be there on May 4 Over in North Van Westview Elementary School at 1060 Bewickhe gocs five years better at's holding ws 40th anniversary rcunion Vhursday, May 12, from 6 to 10 pm with an evening of Photo displays from the 1940s) onward. cntcrtain ment refreshmenats and sweet nostalgia Special gucsts willinclude Joe Terry, the schools first) principal and Terry David Malligan, o former Westview student For turther info and af you have any photos of memorabtilra other from Westview's carly days call Marge Gsrecnwell, 940 7 141 or Dorothy Frases, 988 22600 If yesterdays Peacc Walk has mode you want to sce the 119A) winning des umentary ff bots Des Planes Onc ar love the tough oun compromising ant: nuclear war film directed by Terr Nash of West Van for the Natonal Film Board of Canada Ws yours for the asking You can borrow ut free of charge by contacting the NFB at 1161) West Georgia (666 1716) or you can buy a copy outnght on videocassette for $120 oF on 16 mm tor $410 With the Doomsday Clock now at four minutes to twelve. there could be worse in vestments FOLKTALES, Apologies to Nan Pemberton for the boo boo in the caption to our re cent picture referring to the “closed down” North Shore Private Hospital Nan ac tivity director at the NSPH and Lynn Valicy Lodge. assures me they're stall very much in business with thet present 139 residents and The picture actual ly showed the closed down fonsdale Private Hospital at 1S) Teast 12th Good show young Mark Winder of Decp Cove wiancr of Regional Telecom munhs athons poster Competh lon oan the patents the Van Caonueves 12 and under his poster wall now compete in Ottawa for the national awards North Shore ladies Helen Mabericy and Carolyn Maude arc oo chating the 27th Contry Pave of St calegory Ansyvaal Creorge N the number of jobs available or pillory the worker to the benefit of the capitalist class. In fact, the invention of machinery did more than any other single thing to enhance productivity and, hence, increase the total availability of products. Moreover, the principal beneficiaries of this development have not been the high income members of the community who have always been able to afford the misery-reducing trap- pings of wealth but rather the low income’ earners whose passage to a high level of affluence could only be through mass production of higher technology goods. When one asks why these forecasts of doom and gloom have been wrong in the past, almost invariably it is because the perception of the change in technology was something imposed upon people from the outside. That suddenly something was invented and before anybody knew, it has virtually displaced all the old way of doing things. But, of course, nothing could be further from the truth. Technology is applied in practical affairs because it offers something better than the current way of doing things. People willingly adopt new methods because it makes their hfe easier, more productive or their work more profitable. From a narrow Canadian perspective the Luddite attitude toward the adoption of new technology could CONTINUED ON PAGE A6 School on Saturday, May 7 (eve of Mother's Day, tn case you didn't guess) Mort Graham, Liberal hopeful in West Van Howe Sound. has a special personal reason for running “Tm from Vic toma,” he says. “and I'd lke to finish my education there” Off to Ottawa May 15-19 as West Van Rotary Club's nominee for the 1983 “Adventure in Cituazenship™ is Tony Galovics of West Van Secondary With = students from across Canada, chosen for outstanding achicvemen! in their own communities. he'll be received by Gover- mor Generel Ed Schreyer, watch Parliamecat in achon vistt national arts and sciences centres, lunch and dine with leaders of | the Canadian establishment North Shore consumers now have thetr very own wat chdog in North Van lawyce! George Cadman, just elected) president of — the mainiand BC Betler Business Burcau And the Schopp tamfly of West Van food distnbutor Arthur, bis wile and Wayne Schopp arc) going round with a $92,459 28) smile today They are three of a syndic ate of aine, including Tom and Sharon Rassel of Squamish which won $277 377) BO in the fatest 6/49 draw Lottery WRIGHI OR WRONG, Most problems are lhe the Cloverleaf cachanges on the highways Tt may not soem eke wat first but there 58 Wey cual