Sota $2,500 DAMAGE was sustained by this . truck Saturday afternoon when it drove off Columbia Avenue in the 2600 block, cross the road from the Nordic Hall. Police report the driver of the south “ Acquited Friday VANCQUVER (CP). — ‘ Former ./B,C. Conservative party leader John: de! Wolf, - 49, was acquitted Friday. in ; Vancouver provincial court of five counts of income tax evasion involving $185,000 in unreported income over four years. i A De Wolf, an: economic consultant, was charged with wilfully .evAding .taxes by failing to report his income , for the years 1974 to 1977. inclusive... ‘ A statement, of fact, filed. Fe by the Crown, and agreed to, by they,gefence, ;said | that, during ,fhpse four; years de ‘Wolf had “in failure to file," Cronin “the offence ‘is wilful ‘evad. ing.” guilty on each count.”:. _ Court. was told the for- mer Tory, leader was in dire financial straits during those oars paying off bank loans, ‘a mortgage, living expenses and support money for ‘his estranged wile .and’ ihre! children. + Although the acquittal absolves de Wolf of ‘any crimminal ; wrongdoing, he still is required to pay the $82,000, ‘in-back taxes for gross; incomg, of ,,thora years plus possible civil ‘BY BG. eee iy erga per 93 fence ‘also ‘ac- knowledged de Wolf did’ not ¢ bound vehicle, Terry Cutillo of Surrey, file tax returns for those has been charged with impaired driving. beni No injuries were reported. —CeaHewsFete by Michool tmée sudan gt de ge ir Matches reduced fares VANCOUVER (CP) — CP Air has announced it has CP Air | Sample one-way SkyBus fares during the sale period reduced its 1 air fares by between 50 and 67 per cent to match reduc- tions announced by Air Can- ada. The airline said in a news release th on include T $124; Toronto-Celgary or Ed- monton , $104; torate in entail but when it comes to his personal af-- fairs h ld be-deseril 7 penalties, Scapckeaman | ic, Revenug,, Canada sal Mater interdew. f B.C. Hydro. not . ces pr pr roducing answéag es" “HUDSON HOPE (CP) — _B. Cc. Hydro’ is not answering - a bumbler and. absent-minded “professor. sortie Qe ifnie iat DIDNT. FORM INTENT.- \:Said, that while the sale, the’dirline saidina the ote dant -admitted | to statement. : not haying filed, income ‘tax To ay for reduc. returns for. those years, the: tions, passengers must con- Crown failed taprove beyond firm reser atleasttwo 4 ble doubt that he fe date, had formed the intent nec- 125; Toronto "sth eon Van- couver sue the regular economy fares vary depending on destina- tion and time of traveland will be effective between Jan. 17 and March 14. The airline said its Sky- Bus fares also will be dis- . counted for travel between Jan. 17 and Feb. 28. Any SkyBus, CP Air in Air Canada announced, it is slashing return airfares by as much as 57 per cent during January and February on many of its North American routes. Between - Jan. 17 and Feb. 28, economy-class re- turn tickets on short- and di charter or regular passenger already booked to travel during the sale period “may take advantage of the lower prices without paying a cancellation fee on current reservations provided there is no change to the flight or date, the airline said. Except for the SkyBus, = advance ticket, minimum- = maximum stay requirements and booking cancellation fees apply on the seat sale. A runs will be a tie regular fare, while those’ for American destinations will be.cut by between 49 and 51 per cent, The biggest savings — 57 per cent — involve trans- continental flights between Montreal, Toronto and Ot- x. tawazjin gheq east and the 2 western qities of;Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. Flights to Florida .des- tinations are not included in « home within, 30 days. ee tigkets one week essary to’ convict him of a after confirmationand return crime. _ “The offence ig nof the There.is,a $30 charge for ‘about the effects “its Site’C-hydro-electric dam “on the Peacé River will have * on Hudson; Hope. Mayor dex ‘MacKeigan H said people, ‘his community" of 2,500 were not given a fair’ schance to :make ‘their, con- cerns known at, a° meeting Hydro sponsored Wednes- day. Thers are fears higher -- river levels caused by the - dam, to be built 40 kilometres cancellation |,.or alteration, Fares for children between the ages of two and five will not exceed $99, Air Canada ‘said it will have about 67,000 seats avail- able for each week of the sdat sale, and expects to earn $6 million in additional revenue during a traditionally-slug- gish season. Sample. discount return haulers FRUITVALE (CP) — Seven non-union log haulers left jobless Thutsday by Atco Lumber Ltd. have sedans fares, with regular fares in ened to confront truck driv. parentheses: Toronto-Van- fs working for the company couver, $249 ($552); St, but president Dick Nelson John’s, Nfld.-Victoria, $406 Sid he will shut down his (812); Montreal-San Francis- mill if a-truckers boycott. is * co, . ($856); Calgary- elec: Miller, 5 epokeomen, fSe thladependi a pom, $427 3 PAN: Sguyer Edmonton "stom, Bee Sos feed asked ‘for a 20- All fares are subject to, tt pay increase to $50 an hour from $42 to‘ cover g ‘PP! Economiser: “ Christmas Shopping AVAL TN = Paper - 30"x38a" 2 Folt - 30%xSa” CHRISTMAS GIFT WRAP 10 Rolls - Combo Pack Secorated , s TABLE TREE . 2a" - Complete with Ughts Non-un tco fited the’ drivert“Phe "trucktts CHRISTMAS VALUE 97 ion log jobless increased costs. Nelson said he did not fire the drivers, but laidthem ‘ off. However, he said the company will not negotiate with the drivers and intends to hire-other drivers to re- place them. Nelson also said a pay increase is unwarranted be- cause he had increased wages “L find the accused not 5 ~ Rescues Castlegar man. as _ when four-wheeler fails A trip’'Thursday'on a forestry access road (Ferron Road) by two Castlegar. men ina four-by-four resulted, near tragedy 16 miles back of. Christina Lake when the,) e- hicle could net make HUA, steep hill as. the cour, Ys -tempted the return R.A. (Dick) Thor i! * Provincial Emergence Christina ‘Lake. area, said 22-year-old Wayne man was to be great to’ seek assistance, of, his companion 28-year-old Da ral, Rizzotti, who had take ae Ke and complained of ator cramps. a downstream from Hudson Hope, will erode bi Hodacreael endangering buildings: an other facilities such as cena Hoa a school, ‘builtin; 1967, which won a Governo?- General's award for architee--.:1 ture, and it is on’ the::line marking | the possible extent: of damage caused by higher: water levels, boring community, Fort: St: ited ‘for making his way, out?” Vist) ki described | the Teond| fot Ferron Road as -Yeersft ou Bate vite “The'snow wasn't deep,” he saidy ‘iti wasjusta layer butdt chvered ret of ice.” * obtain help, Four’ men with two four-by-fours took a total of four-and-one-half hours to go in for and return with Rizzotti. Police ‘wore contacted. one Hie ‘ite ‘téraléd ‘th Brig- bee ids iMOLtaB canny for going t the distance ie did to 2 Low eb: a “PORONTON'(CP) — e “pwhile airline controllers are very mich! ied to'a gov- ma mee mibVve’td have them made essential employees, they are prepared under cer- tain conditions to give up the ‘Thureday: with PEP out by 9 p.m. Rizzotti was. hospital- ized by 1 p.m. Friday. ants to retain , “Fight to strike striking. » William Robertson, pres- ident of the Air Traffic Control Association said Fri- day such a move could prompt illegal strike action. He had paid earlier. thet e Fight to atrike at least for the Ratha ¥ fyEontract Staff Relations Board to designate all 1,782 control- entiiteniployees — for tal i ROMP and the sttérney-general’s minis- Jobe, would be unden'water uo'try consider a test case. in 22 places after Site:€! was/::. built, and he ‘woul Wayne Dunn, 82, (Abby? and' Kathleen assurances that it will Pe Loi placed. He noted. that exper ence with B.C. Hydro’ W.A.C. Bennett and Site One | oF dams on the Peace River haa shown that any promises.the 5 ~ ‘utility does not guarantee in its construction licences are worthless, MacKeigan saida consul- tant’s report. on Site C's social effects contains four lines on the anticipated im- Peer in-Hudson Hope. ckerss by10%o8ls pe Seat in eer Thole 2 aud iatony ke siid” the “ie” crease covered only one specific haul route, not all .Toutes they cover for ‘Atco. Deilclous mixes from Robin Hood ‘Tastes like traditinal short: bread with texture. 500g. o1 Js spiced to fo be served with Noma Lites ~ OUTDOOR 25's ‘Sparkie or Glow CHRISTMAS VALUE 8.99 Montag cream. 370g. 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UNADVERTIsED.SPECIALS: Each Western Drug Mart Is Individually owned the needs of their customers, Take the opportunity today to get to know yout! focal Western Pharmacist. 8:80 | pam. * 5 provi By THE CANADIAN PRESS Prime Minister Trudeau was beset Friday by Indians ‘ secking entrenchment of na- live rights in the constitution and by- Liberal, members of the Commons-Senate consti- tutional committee asking for nore time to study his prop- osals. About 600 natives were welcomed to Ottawa with the beat of Indian drums ‘and chanting when they disem- barked from the Constitution Express Friday. Trudeau told the Commons he woul dnot meet them next week- | end, The Indians had arrived on their special train to begin an intense lobby to have By JOHN ORGAN LONDON (REUTER) — Prime Minister Margaret, Thatcher's policies for restor- ing Britain's economic health. are under strain, the heaviest since she gained power 18 months ago, She is not only beset by critics from the political left and the centre but also by a rising number of her own: supporters in and out of Parliament who charge that her experiment with mone- tarism, regarded as a test case by other recession-hit Western countries, has failed. : Britain's recession is bad and. growing worse. Unem- ployment soared to 8.9 per cent of the workforce this week, the worst ‘since the grim Depression years of the 1930s.. * , Inflation, though it had dipped to 16.4 from about 22 EE Be, By ROD CURRIE , OTTAWA (CP) —. The salaries taxpayers pay- top executives of Crown corpor- ations have always been pretty secret,*but now Ger- © ald Bouey, governor of the Bank of Canada, has let it be known his latest raise brings him to $95,000 a: year. ‘A spokesman for Claude Taylor, president of Air Can- ada!who got an increase at‘ the ‘same time, declined to discuss the figure. . ‘Raymond Hession, presi- dent of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., was not available. Gen. JA. Dex- traze, chairman of Canadian National Railways, was also on the list but a spokesman for the transport department said Crown corporations do not: disclose salaries of top executives, i Actually, ‘it’s left to indi- viduals to decide. whether they want to disclose their income. Few'do, + First word of the latest round of-increases came in a list of orders-in-council from native rights ‘entrenched ia the constitution but ae said he had met, groups several times” wee and knew their. view: native rights,. » 2 a eo: people, are not nbpoy with the vision that Trudeau, has of our future,” he said, his voice cracking as he shouted * to make himself heard over the, edema beating in the He said'if they: till" want orbaekgPound. fa meeting after they:talk totud the committee and MPs s hys week, he wauld be willl 9, talk to them ag But .at a’ stormy .n conference, Bob Manuel, na- tional Tepreeentativé or the Union of ‘British,/Calunibia Indian Chiefs, said Indians demand that Trudeau -guar- antee thei Fights Yat the con- stitution before te-asks Brit-* -ain to send it home;early,pext i nd ating "(Ve have our own vis- fon; We know what it is that we ‘Want! fin our homeland, "he Ai he vision that he has for fia’ is the destruction’ of our. history, of our lands, the termini fon of‘our aboriginal right3tteaty rights and our right ‘to self-government.” Meanwhile, Liberal inces to com ment-imposed deadline of Dec. 9 * “Tho Liberals on tho committee really support an extension ofthe time,” Sen-- ator Jack Austin of British + Columbia, one of its’; key. Liberal members, said ‘in an interview Friday. He said he would like to see an extension of a week to 10 days. The Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats want, the com- mittee: to continue meéting until February. °° ‘However, thé: Liberals are _sonsidering asking’ the: ber of the tit were saying tio year ; INDIANS: UNHAPPY, “It is quite ;obviaus, our, Heat “Vid tant to prolong study of to sit Hat ternoon’ and evehink“ trom Tuesday to Sunday* | 809! Liberal Hous@%ader Yvon .Pinard has said an extension was possibldWnly if the opposition agreed {6 limit debate on the proposals when’ they return to the Senate and), Commons for a final round of” debate. The ‘opposition has refused,:* . : dake! Epp, Conservative~ plain.a week its first round of debate on Trudeau's proposals and | discuss amendments, This .procedure,: known as clause-by-claude stds one Lorne Nystrop, fedoral-provineial: Polsupes spokesman, says should 'take . at least three weeks. “ince the committee be- gan nits ‘spokesman and his party's: ehief spokesman at the com- mittee, said a special meeting | of Conservative :MPs® and: + senators will be held Métiday — to Uiscuss strategy’ for’ the’ committee's final weekbMife, “In additioh “to"héaring five!” native! groups; | three premilérs and the hfe f Flis- proposals beyond the pais hatcher’ S per cent six mont re mains well. aboye “thel level it. . stood at when she became prime minister in May, 1979. Thatchef's-J funy er ponents pa ETON Britain to porn oe ing the country (re rigid- ity of her ad aA "doe- trinaire monefarist: thats. * Right-wingers id she become ven. tougher ay prune government; batt ing, and borrowing, pacha der tightening, more’ savagely. UNMOVED BY CRITIGH But Thatcher, ating — is still preach years of - state ow! high taxation and excessively, powerful trade unipns.. whayi debilitated Britain. “Enterprise and _ initi- ative have been stifled," she told Parliament. “We have jouey: the Privy Couneil office to “fix” certain salaries. - ABouey ‘spokesman said the governor's salary stayed at $75,000 for 10 years up to © 1979, then was increased to $80,000. The latest increase is retroactive to last Feb- ruary.” This reticence is at odds with practice elsewhere since the salaries of MPs and cabinet ministers and the in- come bracket'of deputy min- isters are public, - Prime Minister Trudeau, for instance, trails Bouey for $81,900, but of course he also enjoys an official residence, country retreat, household staff and other perks. * . * - The opening ofa day- care centre on Parliament, Hill won't mean the patter of little feet along the corridors of power. “You might hear them but you won't see them,” failed to adapt fast Si to jchanging technology: too much protection of yester- May's: jobshas been at the “experise: of tomorrow's,” Thatcher, who once cast i herself:in: the role. of a sur- geon,-compares Britain to a patient. crecovering from a major operation, “We did not promise you instant, sunshine,” she’ says. “Change cannot be painless .. After almost any major oper- iontyou feel worse before , you eonvalesce, But you don't * refuse. the- operation when yyou*Kiiow that, without it, 9 you-won't ‘survive.” Her defenders say it is qmuch ‘too early to judge that wher ‘policies are failing. But ‘national opinion polls reflect that’more and mire voters are questioning her strategy. Inflation has been falling consistently for five months, trade unions have begun to recently aproved in principle by speaker Jean Sauve. The pre school-age chil- of work' insurance contributions Britons have to make toward. the. cost of the state-run health and, social’ security programs, The last of these mea- sures to a tax local government spending, which would ‘limit -wage in- creases for public employees to six per cent in the next annual round of pay bar- gaining. This was followed by a package of corrective méa- sures when the new session of Parliament got under way this week. . CUTLENDING RATE ‘The government cut the minimum lending rate, the pri- vate business and free enter- prise. She curbed powers of trade unions, whose crippling the House don't encourage. drinking. Only beer and wine are served ‘in the rather elegant Parli: Res- + on trans- actions and abolished curbs on the growth of bank de- posits which bankers called “the corset.” bares sala by a bust of the late prime minister. Conservative whip Bill dren of House of C employees will be housed: on the second 'ftoor of the reno- vated East Block, , with. a na taurant and the idea, from time to time, of establishing a cocktail lounge in a nearby has got ng further fe ge d area at the rear. Two earlier attempts by employees to get day care failed. Rondeau-] Parent says now that the “convincing part” has been list than the beer garden brain- wave, 5 8 8 John Diefenbaker used to consider the table in the fin rst alcove to ihe left of the ling, ina letter to party riding associations, sought contributions and’ a spokes- man says the response has been so good Kempling has already raised most of the $2,000 needed, ~ If there is any left over, it will go to the Diefenbaker Foundation, Meanwhile, the recom- there is a lot of work to be done before the centre opens, possibly next summer. e ese Meanwhile, rumors that the centre's playground will take over space some MPs° had eyed for a Parliamentary beer garden have been. dis- missed _as ‘simply rumors. Some suggest that talk of a beer garden on that site, or in the courtyard in the centre of the East Block is simply a whimsical diversion says Michelin Par * ent, working mother charged with organizing the centre from the stitution debate. Actually, the keepers of * con- :afoot to make it the Deif- entrance his table, even though it was against the “rules to ‘reserve specific tables for customers. Nevertheless, 'his scowl. of displeasure when he found’ it occupied was such that a succession’ of: head’ waiters - tended to keep it available for him. Later his claim got'a measure of official recogni- tion when a painting ‘dedi- cated to the memory of his late wife, Olive, was hung in the alvove.. - ‘Now there is a move enbaker Alcove, dominated dation ofa special com- mittee that a statue of -Dief- enbaker be;erected on Parli- ament Hill is still awaiting a decision. * . * é . Tips on Terrorism, an exterfal affairs department publication offering security suggestions for. Canadian business people travelling or working abroad, says reas- suringly that Canadians abroad have not been prime targets, ; But then it alarmingly sets out possible risks, listing all the .horrors that could ‘iterion for all borrowing, to of more” than 20 percent. ‘The combined result is a renewed inflation spiral. befall the travelling ae man, : And rightly so — in 1978 more than 400 people were killed and a’ similar number * ter- 14 to 16 per cent, slashed its spending on. housing, édu- cation local services and de- _ fence by $1.01 billion ($2.83 clutter ‘the: ‘lobbies’ with plants or objects d'art which could obscure a’ suspicious parcel or object. Think twice before being, injured in rorist attacks. . It says the main rule is not to become a slave to rigid -routinie. “Do not leave home for the office at the same time every morning. Do. not use the same route daily.” The 10-page, scarlet- covered. booklet also sug- gests that watchdogs are usually better than poorly trained local security guards. “Both may sleep on the : jeb, but the dog sleeps more lightly, doesn’t drink ‘and is less susceptible to bribes.” Other tips: Use busy thoroughfares when possible. On multiple- lane highways drive in the centre lane to make it more- difficult for. your car to be forced to the curb. Don't put the boss’ name on his door, or hang his picture in the lobby. Don’t h or interviewed in ‘your home. Have a secur- ity.check on all servants, A safe haven is desirable — an unobtrusive -interior “ room. with a sturdy lock, a radio or” telephone « and. emergency supplies. - If seized, don't attempt to struggle or fight, avoid ‘provocative comments, fol- low the terrorist's orders. ea s . * -Normari MacLeod is “ab- solutely astounded” ‘at the press and political response - to a two-minute question- naire he enclosed with a increase because Britons be- ginning next. April will find their weekly pay reduced by up to $11.86 (Canadian) through the increased jnsur- ance payments, % And the’ government slapped a new production tax on the companies which op- . erate Britain's North Sea oil fields, the one silver lining among the blackness of re- cession, z The tax, which will pour - millions of pounds intp gov- ernment'’s coffers, ‘produced bitter protests from oil com- panies which asserted it would discourage further ex- ploration. “How quickly should Canada have a new constitution — Within 12 months, two years,‘ five years, no urgen¢y?” Columnist Allan Fother- ingham. did a Spoof on, the whole thing, ‘saying he was quite willing .to participate _ since he often spént up to two minutes aday thinking about the. Liberals anyway. os Zo the question on whe-. ther the Liberal governnient. should move unilaterally to bring thé constitution home if concofises