Vapaus, June 12, 1958

              Onnitteluni
100-vuotisjuhIille
Heikki Koskela
R. R. 3 — Richmond,
British Coliunbia'
ONNITTELUMME
s lÖO-vuotisjuhlan
johdosta
Aune jd Jack
Jacohson
953, Finn Rd. R. R. 3 .
Richmond, B/C.
BritbK Columbia Lcft Söme Very
and Lastina I
ONNITTELUNI
British Columbian
100-vuotisen:
kehityksen johdosta!
DAVID ROOS
'Box 5, R. R. 3, Richmond, B. C.
Osmo Lahti kuuluu ^Bricbu-verin
suomalaistien nuorem­paan
polveen ja oijlän tässä
maassa, syntynyt ^utprij^ies,
joka oli Canadan suomalais-,
ten edus t aj ana , ?fIoskovän
nuorlspf esti vaaleissa^, Osmo
vierailikin i melkein 'kaikissa
Canadan suomalaisissa kes­kuksissa
ennenkuin hän' pa­lasi
takaisin Vancauveriin,
missä hän on aina mukana
toiminnassa missä milloin­kin.
•
Onnea ja menestystä
British Columbian suomalaisille
uranuurtajille maakuntamme 100-
vuQtisen kehityksen Johdosta!
MARTIN HILL
R. R. 3,.Richmond, B. C.
ÖNNITTELU3VP/IE
kaikille British Columbian
rakentajille lOO-vuotisen
kehityksen johdosta!
Hilja ja Vidin'Salo
Helen, Eva, Tommy ja Dana
9323 Harvia Rd., Port Kells. B. C.
ONNITTELUMME
British Columbian
100-vuotisen kehityksen /
johdosta! ,
Tyyne ja Herman
Kielinen
3842 Norfolk st., Bumaby 2, B. C.
' ' I»'.Örafiltt^li^i ;]^riiisb
'CoiiupHJm suomaipisille ^
ma^tirartfUÄ^ XOiD-vuotisen
icehityksen johdosta!
TÖiVO BOREN
953, Finn Road, . >\ :
" , B ' J % . 3, Richäioind, B . C .
ONNITTELUPVEME
British Columbian
satavuotisen merkki-
;-jpäivartijohdo$^
HiUa ja Matti Saari
4438 Eton St., Nortli Burnaby^ B.C.
Parhain onnitteluni
,f'B5|ti^;C(^umbian 100-
vuotisen kehityksen
' ^johdosta! ,
WM. HEIKKILÄ
Box 4, R. R. 3, Richmond, B. C.
' TERVEHDIMME
British Coluffibian suomalaisia
. Tiraniiurtajia ibo-vttQi^en
merkkipäivän johdosta!
EHenja Wilf
Gustafson ja perhe
4403 Union. Street
Burnaby, B. C. ^
ONNITTELUMME BRITISH COLUMBI/IN
(1858 — 1958)
SATAVUOTISEN MERKKIPÄIVÄN JOHDOSTA!
RITE SPOT COFFEE SHOP
JNA HARRIGAN JA OLGA MAKI
PuheliA HE. 3-9018
4793 Kingsway South Burnaby, B. C.
TERVEHDYS JA KIITOS
Lähetän lämpimän tervehdykseni British Columbian 100-vuotlsnu-meron
välityksellä niille väsymättötnille uranuurtajille, kuin myöskin
nykylsiUe ja tuleville työntekijöille työväenliikkeen vainiolla.
Kiitän Vancouverin tovereita siitä, kun sain kutsuvieraana seurata
heidän erittäin korkeatasoista ohjelmaansa. Se oli vaatinut paljon
uhrautuvaa työtä ja pitkäaikaista valmistelua.
Kiitän Matti Saarta niistä kauniista tervehdyssanoista, mitä hän
lausui minulle. En tuntenut niitä ansainneeni. Se oU viedä minulta
jalat alta. Siis liitän teitä kaikkia. On kaunista vastaanottaa to­vereitten
kunnianosoituksen elämänsä iltapäivänä.
KATRI RlKSMAN
Sointula
(ISQÄITI)
British Columbia
ONNITTELUMME
British Columbian 100-vuotisen
kehityksen ja edistyksen johdosta!
Samalla toivomme pysyväistä rauhaa
ja hyvinvointia kaikille maaihnani
Kansoille!
HONKIEN KAATAJAT:
Arvi Seppänen - Vilho Laurila
Vili Rahko
CAMP WOSS, BEAVER COVE, B. C.
B^gltba, Sa«k. The other day
3 weary looking fellow stopped me
on th^ Street and asked for direc-tions
to Ottawa. A llght Prairie
breeze had just blown ^ome tqpsoil
into my €;ar, but it sounded as if
he were mumblins something abqut
"hoping h&'d catch up wlth the rest
of the boys before the march reach-ed
the capital," Upon further quest-ioning
he unfolded ali incoherent
tale of being a participant hi some
sori; of long distance hike and having
become lost in the Alberta foothills.
i In parting he mentioned that Va­paus
was putting out aspecial issue
in honour of the British Columbia
Centennial. Apparently hls infor-mant.
had. been ä kqlght of the open
road who was carrying a decaying
salmon in his knapsack. Therefore,
in case his hews should be reliable,
I hav8 decided to pen a few memoirs
of my years in B.C. and in particu-lar
the Lower Mainland area aroimd
Vancouver.
* * • •
My first impression of British Co­lumbia
was that everything appear-ed
to be on a larger scale_than else-,
where. I had never seen a. mountain
until from my seat in the westbound
transcontinental train I saw the
magnificeht spectacle of the Rockies
slowly unfold. I gaze^ up in awe
at these formations of rock whlch
must have been, intended for a race
of giants. Then a fellow passsnger
pointed out that the scenery dowii
below in the canyon was just breath-takuig.
Unfortunately. I obtained
only a very brlef vlew. After the first
glance into the abyss l>elow I quietly
pas:ed out! The unfamiliar high altl-tude
was probably the cause. When
I gained consciousness the train was
already gliding toto the lush Fraser
Valley.
• * . * '•
' .- * *
The Word "wood"' was always held
a certain attraction for me. So I
accepted with alacrlty an tovltation
to participate in an outing at Ste-veston
with a couple dozen other
kids. I was given to undertand that
the agenda would mclude a meal
cooked by the fishermen themselves,
who were to be our hosts. The piece
de resistance was to be some of that
salmon which has made B.C. famous
the World over. Wbile I was drooltog
in anticipatioh the cook remarked
that the fellows had only been able
to acquu-e one fish. Thls dampened
my enthusiasm and created visions
of mounds of vegetables betog used
as camouflage to make the salmon
go around.
Countless, Nameless,
Unknown Heroes in BC
Vancouver. — Much is being
said and written about personali-ties
and great names during the
British Columbia Centennial. How-ever,
this article is being devoted
to the unsung and unknovm heroes,
without whom, B. C. wouId never
have developed and reached her
present position. We do not wish
to quote figures, but ali can read-ily
see that the history of the Fin­nish
people in B. C. wouId f ali into
this group. But, what iSrthere to
say about the ordinary people.
Walk through a ständ of B. C.
t^mber and listen to the sounds
.that have eehoed throughout the
yearsr' the ring of an axe as it
bites into the monster trees; the
steady unbrok''n rythym ota buck
er's saw; the echoing of "Timber",
as another cedar, fir -m hemloiik
yields to the efforts of the loggers.
Ride on the rolling decks of a
fishing boat as it leaves the shelt-ered
mouth of the Fraser and be
gins her annual migration to the
nörthern fishing grounds:
Drop down into the shaft of a
hai^d rock mine and see the natural
wealth .that is being' brought out
of the bowels of the earth by the
strong arms of the miners.
Stand on one of the mountain
sides overlooking Vancouver and
watch a city grow and blossom that
did not even exist 70 years ago
and all this due to the ambitious
men working in' the construction
Industry.
What is there to say about the
ordinary people — a thousand and
one things could be written and
they would all lead to the same
simple conclusion: They were the
ones who actually built B. C. Ev­erything
in B. C. is the outcome
of 100 years of good honest hard
work on the part of her toiling
citizens. - The > simple f act of it is
that the ordinary people are the
ones who ihust be credited with
the work that had to be done to
make B. C. grow. But they did
much fifore than that.
Äsk the Polish. Chinese, Ukrai-nians
and the Finns about the
struggles for racial' equality
throughout the years,. the battles
againcii the discrimination of han-dicapped
immigrants. And these
struggles continue today.
Their struggle for brotherhooä
and equality is a tribute to B. C.
and it cpntinues to be carried on
by the ordinary citizens, through
unions and organizations and in
the mines and logging camps.
Visit the logging camjps^ an^ask
the old timers about the old days
when the prevailing worklng condi-tions
made them a hell on earth
for thousands of workers. They
will teli you about organizing the
iinion and the slow but steady pro
gress to the present cc^ditions,
making this industry f it for hu.
mans.
All the way down the line from
the woods to the mines, the fishing
to the factories, the ordinary felIow
through his unions and organiza­tions
has stniggled to raise the
standard öf living in B. C. to the
polnt where he could be proud of
it.
Perhaps speaking of such ordin.
ary material things may sound a
bit crude on such an important
anniversary so lef^ change the
subject. We should also remember
the tremendous vork that has gone
into building and maintaining cul-tural
institutions like the halls of
Iho Finnish people; the suslaininfj
of newspapers like the Vapaus and
Li-^kki.
Throughout the years, the ordin­ary
people have carried on athletic,
educational and cultural activities
with the idea that these things
were necessary and important to
the development of our province
and her people, particularly the
young people.
The ordinary citizon has always
been interested in the ^ general
qucstions that concem bim and
other people, be they local, nation­al
or international. He has also
resorted to action on many matters
such .as maintaining peacei and
brotherhood . . . And even though
many underestimate the' effects of
such actions, the ördihary citizen
has ofteh decisively aflected the
outcome of very Irhportaiit matters.
Taking ali these poinfs together,
working industriously in the pro-duction
^of our wealth, struggling
for a continuousiy risitig living.
sacrificing tim.e and money for cul.
tural and educational progress plus
a liyely interest in social problems,
we can readily see that the ordi­nary
man has had a very busy and
worthwhiIe life.
The descendants of Finnish Can-adians
should study and become
familiar with. the contributions
which our fathers have made to
B. C. and then make a firm reso
lution to continue in the same
fine traditions.
During this Centennial year let
us pledge that we shall find the
determination to see that the axes
will continue ringing in our forests,
the living standard of our people
will continue to rise, our cbildren
will become well educated and cul.
tured citizens living in a provmce
wlth equal rights for ali her citi­zens
and that the voice of the
people of B. C. shall always be
heard speaking on such important
matters as peace and friendship
with all the pebple of the world-
Such a pledge would be in order
for the descendents of the hardy
B. C. pioneers. Such a pledge
would also ensure that Finnish
Canadians wouId continue to make
their contribution to B. C. pro
gress. — HL.
Tneed nöt have feared! The one
lone specimen of cohoe which was
produced would have matched a full
grown hog size. As I staggered away
from the tabl3, someone was givtog
orders to the cook to save a few
of the bones because thsy malce ve­ry
good ice-pickfi when allowed to
dry,
• .* * '
The young peopie -.-ii Vancouver
sesm to have a healthy disregard for
some of the well establLjhed laws
of nature and average. Theytend to
do away with the theory of growth
or expansion ta progressive stages.
Should they decide to have a drama
group they get their experience by
presenting a full evening^.s three act
play within six weeks of nurturtog
the idea. If the project is a dance
group, why they're open for bookihgs
within three weeks of the first re-hearsal.
m e n somethtog requirtog
a lot of beforehand planning and
promotion is undertaken, they do
show a bit of restratot. Take a ca-baret
for totance. The hali holds
several hundreii people so it's ridi-culous
to thtok of packing the place.
For this reason each customer is
given at least eighteen inches of
space at the table.
• * *
The first of May is observed in
most countries in one fashion or an­other.
Back in my old home town
it meant an eventog at the hali
listening to various speakers expound
upon • the signifioance of the day.
One ftoe spring day in Vancouver
someone asked me whether I was
marching to the May Day parade.
I told him that he must be mistaken
because I had made no plans for a
trip to Europe to the near futurie.
He went away with a puzzled ex-pression
on his face. It wasn't until
several days lä ter that I was con-vtoced
there would be an honeät to
goodness May Day Parade right to
Vancouver. On the morntog of the
big day I donned my runntog shoes
and borrowed a football helmet with
visions of truncheons and tear gas
in my mlnd. Despite this I intended
to joto the few hundi-ed other brave
souls with a stout heart.
Oncoagato luck was agätost me.
There must have been another pa­rade
to commemorate some other
pcc^sion because I got mixed in with
a tlurong i<of about five <thousaaid
marchers who. paraded abotlt thtee
qiiles through crowds.ol wayirig by-standers
all the' way to the Exhi­bition
Grounds. However, the c^ay
wasnt altogether wasted because the
af f air af ter the parade seemed pretty
good and I was even in agreement
'with the views expounded by the
mato speaker. I sure wish though
that I could have taken part to that
rootin' tootto' May Day Parade. I
havent had a chance like that be­fore
or stoce.
• • •
Its' customary.to wish people .suc-cess
to their endeavour but this
won't be necessary with the B.C.
Centennial because it is a huge un-
Thursday, June I2th, 1958 , Sectipn 2 — 5
! - V I
Clintoa haalin avara
tu "Saloii ruususta'
ra näytjföriitii bjliljl^jri^ kohtauksessa; joka ori QtetA
umme
British Columbian
suomalaisille
maakuntanne
satavuDtiseh
kehityksen
johdosta!
CSJ:n Intolan
osasto
R. R. 2, Port Arthur, Ont.
Onnittelumme
British Columbian ;
suomalaisille
heidän maakuntansa
100-vuotisen kehityksen
johdosta!
TyYrie ja H. Sillman
Hilma ja E. S^ipälä
Anni Ja Otto Kauhaneii
Olga Alanen
PORT ARTHUR/ONTARIO
Katri Riksman Sointulasta tun­netaan
parhaiten kirjailijani-mellään
Isoäiti, silla hän kir­joittaa
ahkerasti Liekissä ja
myös Vapaudessa. Hän oli
Sointulan ensimmäisiä ' asuk-^
kaita ja on jatkuvasti sen jäU'
keen asunut siellä. On Vapau­den
ja,^el4n sikäläinen, asia-,
mies. IJI i J A mP
dertaking !ahdi jtheilpebplti oift \ihire'
never fail when tackltog a big task,
so I shall just say HAVE FUN -imJS! •
' • — Gulliyer.
Parhaimmat onnittelumme
British Columbian 100-vuotisen
merkkipäivän johdosta!
THUNDER BAY CO-OP
DAIRY LTD.
PORT ARTHUR. ONTARIO
Co'Op Jääkerma maistuu aina
jfiisopii jokaiseen ateriaan
.Käyttäkää osuusmeijerto tuotteita
Yli!' - Kermaa - Piimää - Voita;
Sillä niiden laatu tonnetaan parhaaksi kaksois-kaupunxeissiu
Onnittelumme
100-vuotiaalle
Bi|iti;sh .Columjbiälje!.
Nolalun Naisten
Kerho
Nolalu, Ontario
TERVEHDYKSEMME
järjestötovereillemme ja maanmiehillemme
British Colmnbiassa maakuntanne
100-vuotisjuhlan merkeissä!
CSJ:n LONG U^KEN OSASTO
JA JÄSENISTÖ
R. R. 2, SUDBURY, ONTARIO
CSJ:n Port Arthurin Osasto
TERVEHTII
B. C:n 100-vuotisjuhlallisuuksia ja erikoisesti
Scandinavialais-suomalaisten juhlia.
Samalla lähetäjmme British Columbian
suomalaisille erikoisen kutsun:
Tulkaa tänne elokuun 2 ja 3 pnä
pidettäviin CSJ:n ja SCAUL:n yhteiseen suurjuhlaan '
Liiifo-, Laulu- ja-soittojuhlaan!
Toivomme menestystä CSJ:n Vancouverin osaston
suunnitelmalle joukkovierailun järjestämiisestä
LIITTO-, LAULU- JA SOITTOJUHLAAN!
Tervetuloa!
British Columbian suomalaisille maakuntanne
satavuotisen kehityksen johdosta.
CSJ:N SUDBURYN OSASTO NO. 16
• J A , • • ^
SUbBURYN NArSTEN KERHO
SUDBURY — ONTARIO
CANAÖAN SUOMALAISEN
JÄRJESTÖN
TOIMEENPANEVA KOMITEA
British Columbian suomalaisia uran­uurtajia,
jotka ovat niin suuresti rikas­tuttaneet
British Columbian kansan
kulttuurielämää sekä antaneet vaati­mattoman
panoksensa sen teollisuuden
kehityk^selle kuluneen 100 vuoden
aikana!
CANADAN SUOMALAISEN
JÄRJESTÖN
TOIMEENPANEVA KOMITEA
957 Broadview Ave., Toronto 6, Ontario