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Show Page Six - The Springville Herald - January 24, 1980 I : 7 - ," V-''r'r- -!vfi iH I -A - V V 'f'.i . r rj "f,i ' If 5 " 0 I f Soft tar like this comes to the surface, hardens and is dug up by a bulldozer. It is then melted down and used for road building, roofing and other building. Hot Roti, high bread, is sold everywhere, usualy unleavened Indian flat bread, from small shops or street venders. It is an Construction class to meet Tuesday Asians, from the Indian sub-continent, comprise about 40 percent of Trinidad's population. In some parts of Trinidad, the traveler might almost think he is in India. Hikin with Mike A Home Construction Institute, sponsored through the Nebo School District community schools, will be held Tuesday. The Institute will be held at the Spanish Fork High School Little Theatre from 6-9 p.m. The Utah State Board of Education is providing the instruction. The purpose of the 3-hour 3-hour workshop is to acquaint contractors, workers, and potential employees in home construction techniques, including an instructional unit on the "cost buster house." Trinidad--Caribbean melting pot By Mike Kelsey Culturally speaking, the most interesting island in the Caribbean is Trinidad. Trinidad, combined with the island of Tobago just to the north, form the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, but the two islands are as different as two countries or islands can be. The thing that makes Trinidad so different dif-ferent is the many races and cultures. . For the most part, the island consts of blacks, or Africans; Indians from Asia; some Spanish or Latins; remnants of the original Indians; whites, formerly English; Chinese; and a sprinkling of Lebanese and Jews. In my short visit, I was able to see vast differences dif-ferences in living habits between the groups but despite the differences, there seemed to be, for the most part, a cooperativeness and understanding which stifles any serious outbreaks out-breaks of violence or diversity. About 50 percent of the population is black. They were slaves until 1834, when Great Britain freed all of its slaves. Today the blacks form the ruling political party and they've been in power since independence in 1962. I found blacks holding most government jobs, with great numbers in the police force, and the rest scattered throughout the economy. The second largest HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE It's hard to know what is in your home after a loss, particularly fire. On all new policies we'll take pictures of each room in your home for your records. We also have competitive rates and new home discounts. FOR RATES CALL DICK NORTON! 489-5656 141 SOUTH MAIN SPRINGVILLE THE LEAVITT INS. GROUP group (around 40 percent) are the Asians from India. They were brought to Trinidad after 1834, to work as servants and in the cane fields (as the blacks refused to do that work after 1834). Today Asians seem to do most of the "dirty" work and manual labor, but many own shops, and, as a whole, appear to be as well off as anyone else. They have left their mark on the country, as there are Hindu temples and Moslem mosques dotting the landscape; also, in eating habits there are many small outdoor eating places serving Indian In-dian food such as "Hot Roti" (bread), and curry dishes. The next largest group is the Chinese. They make up only 3 or 4 percent per-cent of the total, most of whom own shops or business. Many are laundry laun-dry and ' restaurant owners. They have left their mark on the country mostly in the form of food. However, many Chinese left the country in the early 1970's as there were some riots and looting directed towards some of them. The next most important impor-tant group are the whites, left over from the British days. They have jobs which require an education, educa-tion, such as teaching, government, communications, communica-tions, and the oil industry. They seem to blend in as well as anybody, seemingly seem-ingly gaining ' respect from about everyone, except ex-cept from a few blacks (which are few in numbers these days.) The whites form only about 2 or 3 percent of the popula- PlfJT i GlISJ 397 EAST 400 SOUTH, SPRINGVILLE 12 BOOK TO CHOOSE FftOM 2 ffo 3 da v Bnuvnnv FOR PAINT FOR GLASS FOR A WHOLE LOT MORE SHOP AND SAVE AT THE SANFORD STORE -COUPON CLIP AND SAVE" OFF ! ALL WALL COVERINGS OFFER EXPIRES JAN. 31 1980 tion. One of the smallest groups (which I never met), are the Latins or those of Spanish ancestry. They are less than 1 percent of the people peo-ple but vestiges of their culture persist especially in the names of places and food customs. In the north central part, just south of the Northern Range, one sees the last remains of the Carib Indians the original inhabitants of the island. What I saw of First aid class starts Thursday A Red Cross multimedia multi-media first aid course is available through Community school program, starting Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. in room B-3 of the high school. The course uses a combination of media sources and is easy to complete. It teaches emergency care through films, in-class reading and written drills and practical sessions. The course emphasizes prevention measures to avoid accidents. Cost of the course has been erroneously advertised ad-vertised as $12. Actual cost is to cover the Red Cross materials and a small class fee or about one third of the original price stated. The class will be directed by instructor Jo Ann De Haas and will be. held two hours each week for five weeks. them was not much, but enough to indicate they appeared to be lowest on the economic "totem pole." The smallest groups of people I was aware of are the Lebanese and Jews. The Lebanese are all business people presumably the Jews are the same. All these people are on the same small island, whose cultures are as diverse as any in the world. Trinidad is certainly cer-tainly the "melting pot" of the Caribbean. Kristine Springer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Frank Springer, has been called to serve in the Hong Kong LDS Mission. Her farewell will be Jan. 27, at 2:30 p.m. in the Springville Tenth Ward. She will enter the Missionary Training Center Feb. 7. Instead of taking out French doors, create the illusion of more space in a room by covering glass panes with mirror foil. 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