Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 8, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba Name change costly Kinshasa Zaire Cap the Job of changing the Congo into the nation of Zaire with its accompanying return to authenticity proclaimed by president Mobutu is costing a Fortune in printers Ink and sign painters Bills. The renaming trend started in 1966 when Mobutu ruled that Leopold Ville Stanleyville and Elizabethville the main cities were to be respectively known As Kinshasa Kisangani and Lubumbashi. Before becoming in dependent in i960, the Congo was known As the belgian Congo. Late last year Mobutu re Vived the policy and gave it the title of Retour a 1 a then Congo was renamed Zaire. As this country is concerned the River Congo got that name too. The neighbouring Congo Republic which shares the disputes the River s says incidentally that Zaire is a portuguese corruption of an african name. Three of Mobutu s Cabinet ministers of mixed blood who bore european surnames were r e t i 11 e d Zaire. Angered by taunts in a belgian newspaper that Christian first names had p. Shaped the policy Mobutu promptly dropped Joseph de sir be from his name and said he was Mobutu sese latter two being Lingala words that can be translated As con Stant and he implied his countrymen would be obliged to change their names too. The effect has been a Little confusing. One Man dropped Raphael in favor of a Kasinga. He was accused of being an poster when he telephoned his employer s. Office. The change from Congo to Zaire has worried Many Busin esses some have traded under an acronym title including first two letters of the word one such was soph Arco for s o c i e t e pharmacy unique do Congo a drugstore Chain based in Katanga province. Directors thought so Tharza somewhat dissonant. On so Sharkat the last three letters coming from the province. Store signs were altered new letterheads a n d drug labels printed. Then Thev government ordered Katanga renamed Shaba. That s the Lingala word for Copper. The changes so overloaded printing from government departments jobbers Are just catching up with orders placed in no vember. Some businesses seem to be profiting in a flow of Aires the nation s monetary unit. A sign Painter asked 200 Aires equivalent to to change the name Over a store a Small Bank Branch got Bill for 66 Aires or Small rubber Stamps bearing the Bank s new name. Even so the Bank had to two months because the manufacturer had run out. Of rubber. Street names of colonialism such As Delcommune a belgian sex p 1 o r e Rafet getting african names. The Cost to cities will be enormous. Winnipeg free press wednesday March 8, 1772 share paid Kirkland Lake ont. Up Charlie Chow 86-year-old Multi millionaire Recluse and Pioneer of this area died Here fast weekend. Or. Chow owner of Charlie s hotel a land Mark on the main of this Northern Ontario town since 1924, died after a lengthy illness he came to Canada in 1900 from Hong Kong. He arrived in Kirkland Lake in 1916 to open a restaurant to feed prospectors and hard Rock miners. Reliable sources put his for tune in Cash stocks and Bonds at 38 million. His will will be read later this week. He is survived by a wife son and six grandchildren. He started his Fortune by accepting mining shares instead of Cash from miners for food and drink. Miners at Lake Shore mine were being paid in shares Worth 50 cents at the time instead of Cash. They would take them to Charle s hotel and he would give them food and drink Valu ing each share at 30 cents. When the main vein of Gold j was found by the late sir Harry i Oakes. The shares jumped to i each. A ,1 o f h e r example of his i wealth came to Light one Day j during a heavy snowstorm is years ago. The train carrying j Money for the Royal Bank in i Kirkland late was delayed be j cause of the storm and Johb dress of miners wait Fri to be the Bank manager asked or. A War for a jew it term Charlie efes ged by Cowhig ones. Twos Icsis try Ftp his Safe. Standing tall in ring of comfortable Good looking Fashio _ a our gof looking in the Chilly lining. And when the is a Raindrop deluge the fort rep an lining will keep you length Button front aft collectively to Fine weather handle a without the sry. Gestures it longer pockets. Beige Flavy Short f Button wider Lap la and pocket lighter blues Greysr Greeni in neat Checki. A size 38 to 46 regular tall and Short collectively. Styled and fitted for distinctive Good looks the Bay Critt select Iuit ii Only heavy on value our Reg. Ope thl Simy fridy dial 783 2112 seeing an instant replay on your Orin Golf siring you can in ;