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3 The Six Nations (Ohsweken) Credit Union Ltd. '·;hat is Credit Union? Credit Union is a group of peopl e living in the same community who save money and put it in a common fund from which fund. make low-cost loans to the members who need financial aid. How does one become a member? To become a member an entrance f ee of 250 ~s charged. Can anyone borrow money from the Credit Union? No, the Credit Union serves only its members not the general public. 1·That is the object of a Crecli t Union? \ I \ \ \ The basic object of the Credit Union is to teach thrift among its members and to extend low-cost credit to members only. What is the main source of income of a Credit Union? The interest paid by borro~·n.ng members. How long has the Ohsweken Credi t Union been operating? The Ohsweken Credit Union qrn o:. ganized on Nov. 3, 1952 . The first meeting was held in the Ohsweken Dining Hall. Present at that meeting were a representative of Brantford Credit Union, the late Hr. Harry Dignan, the late I-1r. Reg. Hill, I-Ir. Frank liontour, Hr. Andrew Jamieson and the lc1te iir . Clifford Styres who was elected the first President of the Ohsweken Credit Union. After a few years of oper2.tion, the Union progressed rapidly, showing an increase in shares and deposits. \ Some time later, interest in the Credit Union was on the decline, caused by several fact- ors such as deaths, withd.ra1-rals , delinquency, lack of interest, no work to be had etc. A great deal of credit goes to t he Board of Directors and Officers at that time, along with I-Ir. Vernon Johnson, our Cmtario Credit Union League representative from Brantford, for their ability to overcome the above mentioned difficulties and to make our Credit Union a growing concern. ;re have at present one hundred and twenty active members with the following officers, - Board of Directors - 1rrs . Elizabeth Hill Credit Committee - I-Ir. Ueorge Bomberry, Tom EtPleasant, Mr. Alton Hill Supervisory Cammi ttee - Ers. Vera Styres, Hiss Julia L. Jamieson, I1r. John W. Green Officers President - r:Ir . Herman ,.Jtyres, Jr. Vice-President - Hr. Carson Iiart in Secretary Iirs. Roger Porter Treasurer - Hrs. lll bert Porter If anyone has more quest i ons, a t tend the annual business meeting of Ohsweken Credit Union on r.'iarch 20, 1969, 1Ihen all the reports will be given. Julia L. Jamieson Native of Reserve is Executive Aide A native of the Six ITation s Reserve, Russell C. Moses, has been named executive assistant to R. F. Batt le, assi s tant deputy minister for social affairs of the depart- ment of Indian affairs and northern development. Moses' appointment was announced in Ottawa by Jean Chretien, minister of Indian affairs and northern development . The 36-year-old member of :the Delawares is the son of Mrs. Augusta Moses of R.2, Ohsweken, and the late Basil T. Moses . He attended _the Mohawk Ins titute in Brantford and in 1950 joined the Royal Canad- ian Navy. He saw service in the Korean War aboard HMCS Iroquois and in 1955 transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force . v:Thile with the RCAF in I'fontreal, he hosted Indian l'/Iagazine, the · weekly program for Indian people produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1965, Moses became edi t or of Indian News, a publication of the Indian affairs branch for Indian people. He was named deputy commissioner-general of the Indians of Canada pavillion at Expo 1 67, two years later. Following the close of Expo, he returned to the Indian affairs department as an i ndustrial development officer, the position he held until his new appointment as an executive assistant. ************************ :N. B. All news for publishing in the current week should be received by Honday 8 p.m. Many thanks to all contributors. Diversity of news makes an interesting paper. Ed. \ \