CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, January 16, 1975 2: The subject of a pay ralse ‘for Members of Parliament has ‘Seen much in the news In ecent weeks and Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco has Issued “prepared statement express: Hg his views on the subject, Comments Mr. Brisco: "As your MP, 1 have two choices— Ine is to avoid any mention of the Issue in the hope that the broblem will go away, and the ther iy to openly discuss The following is Mr. Bris- 's statement on the subject: ‘What about the pay Increase? + First, the entire affalr was Biumslly managed by an infor- ¥aal parliamentary committee. fh my view, an Independent gommission should be ap- pointed to study and make the Necessary recommendations for & salary increase, and these Increases should go up or go own annually with the rate of Eoflaton ‘and the cost of living, Dol ob M MP's should have a py 3 Yes.Dol DoT think It should be gs high as 50 per cent? No. It should be understood that the priginally proposed 50 per cent fierease was to be the only Iherease in an MP's salary for % perlod of eight years. This Yepresents 5.2 per cent per Year, I think most of you will ‘dagree this is far less than a cost ‘af living increase (currently at ‘12 per cent per year), or most iecent wage settlements, _ {would like to review the Zocalled advantages recelved by the MP’s that some seg- Taents of the press have played upon, Free mailing privileges: = This works both ways, and is of primary advantage to the constituent. While parllament is In session, you can write to gour MP without paying post- ge. The MP can reply to your etter with the same privilege. = However, whereas you tay be writing one or two letters to your MP in a year the MP Is responding daily to a large volume of mail which imonthly could run in excess of $100 for postage. Sainled iaeals: cafeterias are open to an eden civil servants in Gttaws,-25 well as to tht press, who complain about it, but are quick to use these facilities. =. My meals cost, on the ‘average $5 per day, except on weekends when leat ina neigh- horhood restaurant, While it ig true that meals are subsi- ized, the taxpayer gains in my Members of Parliament Pay Raise Discussed view. If there was no subsidy, clvil servants and MP's allke would seek more variety in downtown Ottawa and waste time travelling there and back. sit is now, 1 can eat and be back in my office In a maximum. of 30 minutes. Time to an MP is vitally important, Free flights: Every MP Is entitled to 52 return alr tickets to the riding, ‘one for each week per year. For whose benefit? When an MP returns to his riding, he does so to work for. his constituents. Alter two flights, for those who have done little flying, the excitement quickly wears off. There is no pleasure to be gained by sitting in airports sometimes for four or five hours at a stretch, There is no pleasure in catching a midnight flight from Calgary on a Sun- day, trying lo fit a six foot frame into a five foot space and arriving in your office at 9.30 am, Monday, with little sleep. There is no pleasure and considerable expense when, it takes four days to get from Ottawa to Castlegar and re- turn, as it did In November. The press has also said that the MP also gets a constituency office budget of + $2,400 per year, as well as a secretary for $6,000 per year. How stupid! ‘The constituency office is here for your use and service, and thankfully you are using it. ‘The secretary Is working for approximately $2.50 per hour, without fringe benefits that she would receive asa civil servant, Cominco, or Col-cel employee. Yet she accepts responsibility that should qualify for $10,000 per year in any’ather similar employment. * You, the constituent have the advantage of her know- ledge and experience to render quick assistance and advice. Our office {s already over- budgeted for telephone ex- pense, simply because we tried to save the taxpayer a few dollars. For three months we direct-dialed all our calls, in- stead of using the parllamen- ary crédit card. It is less expensive that way.’ “awa disallowed: theée calls, °T Paid for theni out of pocket, about $300, and we are back to the credit card. Be assured I shall try to change that bit of nénsense._ MP's receive $8,000 tax free expense money: ___ How am spending it? On Life Insurance. 1975 utopian INSURANCE AND LICENCE. ! We Will be Issuing Licence Plates Decals and Aufo Insurance We Will Continue to Provide All Forms of General Insurance and MACALISTER INSURANCE — 605 Columbia —- Phone 365-8312 "TOMORROW IS 10 PCT. DAY AT HELEN’S FLOWER AND GIFT SHOP LTD. SAVE 10 PCT. ON ALL MERCHANDISE Theti: Ot- two occasions in the past three months, I have travelled to Vancouver and Victoria for two-day periods on matters of Importance to tho riding and my constituents, Next week I am going again, for three days, These side trips are at my expense and your benefit, and I have no hestitation in doing this, I believe there are times when personal contact is more useful and more can be ac- complished in this way than by letter or phone. Agreed, it doesn't take $8,000 to do thls, but each trip is a minimum of $100 plane fare, plus hotel, meals, and taxis. Inmy view, an expense accounting system ra ther than an annual allotment. makes a lot more sense. Comments of a Personal (EXT week's column Is si a real smasher, but in the mean- time, I'm going toclear up a lot of Christmas things, most of them personal. If you don't like personal stuff, + turn to another page. First of all, thanks to my Uncle Ivan for a cheery note. He is now the patriarch of the clan, on my mother's side. € am sup- posed to look like him, and act like him, hope it’s true, and thatIdo. I'dlike to bea patriarch of something. hen you are a patriarch, you are old and wise and everybody pays attention to you. Iamotd and stupid and nobody pays attention o- me. Except my wife and gradbabby and students, Bless you, Ursula Brady of Vancouver, Remember how we kissed behind the car while Bob White and Pappy Warren and Dinny MeManus tried to get it out of the snow bank. © Don't blush. It was beautiful. Thanks, Norm Lightford of Ottawa. You always remember. Do you Femem * ber the room we shared at college,.with the bay ‘ota dow. and the fireplace? Cannel. coal on Sunde afternoons; stripped to' the shorts, talking about life and women and stuff. And do you remember that I left in the middle of the year, and left you as sports editor of Torontonensiz, and you flunked your year? George and Elda Cado- gan. Do you remember the night you had a party for all the sharp young editors and their wives whom 'you had met at the newspaper con- vention? And it was the night of Hurricane Hazel? And only about four of us made it? Helloout there toa couple of characters, First, my “TV repairman.” Six times a year I get a pungent comment from him, there [s no identif beyond that. He lives is ‘Westport, Ont. Itis signed the same e way. Your TV repair man.” Here's his Christmas card, i “Merry Christmas, biggest surprise of all, I like your column, You, I'm not so sure about. Are you trying , to makeus think you are old, with that grandpa bit? My kids are in their 50s and I'm not old.” And more of the same. How do you deal with that old reprobate? What are my other expenses? Well, just like many of you, Thave a house mortgage, home insurance, a truck, and its insurance, plus gasoline for travelling in the riding, I have a small bachelor apartment (bed- sitting room) in Ottawa that costs $185 per month. I do not’ keep u car in Ottawa as a bus trip is only 12 minutes from my office, My work day is a minimum. of 12 hours, frequently 15 hours, six or seven days per week, During the Christmas break, my schedule has been as follows: dan. 2—Trail office. Jan. 3—Trail office. Jan. 4 (Sat.jJ— Nelson meeting and appoint- ments, Jan, § (Sun.)—Trail, diotating letters. Jan. 6—Proc- tor, Balfour, Ainsworth, Mirror Lake and Kaslo, Jan. 7—Na- kusp (then home in a snow- storm after midnight.) Jan, 8—plough out drive- way, drive to Nelson for 10 appointment. Jan. 9—mor pointments in Nelson, 18—Creston. Jan. 14—Nelson, Jan, 15—plane “to Vancouver, appointments, Jan, 16—plane to Victoria, appointments. Jan, 17—return to Oltawa, moun- tain of mail waiting to catch up on before the house sits on Jan, Now Ict’s compare the MP's salary with some others, A deck officer on the great lakes frelghters now receives $31,000 per year for an elght hour shift, a St. Lawrence Seaway Pilot, $93,000 per year, aad rend Spice’ Take Advantage of these Savings! 10 Per Cent Reduction applies to all merchandise — gifts es well as flowers Getting Married? Book your orders now and save 10 per cent on your wedding order HELEN'S FLOWER AND GIFT SHOP LTD. 73 Maple St. — Phone 365-5191 “De Wine “Flowers Qrysthere’” And hello to another nut: Lt. Col. John McEwing, who sends an annual picture of his pipe band in, of all a a | splendid. thing ‘with; four brilliantly colored quarters. I'wish I could include the description of the coat of arms, but space forbids. Here's a sample: “The parti-colored shield Azure (Blue) and Gules (Red) is quartered saltire-wise by a S\. Andrew's Cross, Argent (Silver), taken from the old Flag of Scotland.” ‘That's ‘the essence, By some wild reach of logic and probability, the remainder of the coat of arms drags in such disparities as the United States Air Force, the Cairn of the MacCrimmons, and Canada, “the home of many fine pipers.” The Colonel winds up his message with: “I continue to greatly enjoy your writing. T have been told that whiskey improved with 14th World Scout Jamboree Held Aug. 15-16 in Norway Some 15,000 Scouts’ from all qvpr;.the, yrorld will he heading for Seandinaviasn Sulys of this year to take part in the! 1975 World Jamboree Nord- jamb. * There has already been a strong response from British Cotumbia and the Yukon; 123 Scouts and Venturers have avplied slong with 25 Igxders, Alter a pre-jamborde co ferenee in the Danish eapital of Copenhagen July 20-22, partiei- pants will head for Gothenburg, Sweden, enroute for the Jam- boree proper at Jorstadsmoen, Norway. Aim is to give Scouts a choice of activities, including sailing, rowing, fishing, swim. ming, canoeing and lifesaving. There will be technical sessions dealing with radio and computers, handicrafts semin- ars, cross-country running by map and compass, games, en- vironmental studies and eul- tural studies. A highlight of the program bears the challenging title of The Great Adventure of Nor- jam-75—a hike involving all participants. Aim: to teach Scouts survival in unfamiliar and taxing terrain, carrying only essential equipment. Again, there is a choice— four separate routes of varying difficulty. Five subeamps. will hike off*on' Alig!* "und 2, another five Aug. 4 and 5. Scouts will travel in eight strong patrols of mixed na- tionalities, learning co-opera- tion and developing under- standing, Terrain: is mountainous— up to 3300 feet above sea level. A trained staff will keep an eye on hikers, who will get pre-hike safety instructions, Post-jamboree activities will be offered to the Cenadian contingent. Four tours of Scandinavia: Qslo, Bergen and the Fjords; Norwegian Fjords and oun tains; Oslo, Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco Gives His Views ‘The head of the parliamentary messenger service receives $21,000 per year. There are elght pay categorles for civil servants above the level of the MP's salary. What [s an MP worth? Since this issue has come up, I've had five letters and one phone call on the subject. I've Ualked to many people in the riding about the issue, and would like to discuss it with more of you. My constituency office ad- dress is Ste. 2, 1310 Cedar Ave, Trall B.C, VIR 4C2. Telephone 964-1225 (Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Nakusp use Zenlth 4008), and my Ottawa address is House of Commons, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0X2, Nature age.” Thank you sir, and if you are correct in translat- ing the Gaelic motto “Suas Leis APhlob Mhoir” as “Up with the Great Highland Bagpipe," I couldn't agree with you more.’ You might be interested, sir, in knowing that our local pipe band, including our favorite paper-hanger, Alastair Milligan, who sounds Irish but doggedly avers he is a Scot, is off to Miami with a pipe band, to play at some football Bowl or other, Perhaps the. last Bowel of the Scots, Or the last Bowel of the Smileys, if , he reads this. But I wander, I wanted to say that I am® pretty disappointed in some people. Not a word from Dutch Kleimeyer, He usually asks me to the Last Reunion of the Last Fighter Pilots. Not aword this year. Maybe I'm the last, and they're all gone. I wouldn't be sur- prised. Last time I went to balay Treturned on my last “Tima litle piqued that I haven't heard from Gene Macdonald, the man from Glengarry, Iast_of the. big- time spenders; and, Pete Hyldsten of y am and Tin typing this in heaven, God forbid. Finally, thanks to M and Alan, George and Win, Jobn ‘and Helen, Bill and Joan, Karl and Michelle, and a host of others. By the way, the Acton Free Press is about to be a hundred years old. hearty. to Kay, Dave and Kathy Dills. ‘And to everyone, fight a good fight in'1975, “It's the only fight in towr.. JOB OPPORTUNITY CLERK CASHIER The Corporation of the City of Castlegar re quires Immediately a Clerk Cashier to act as Cash ier with added typing and other general office duties. Must be responsible and able to work ‘on own initiative. The applicant should state age, experience, salary expected and when available to start work. Applications must be submitted to the under= signed on or before Friday, January 24, 1975, Spm. ‘W. W. Krug, Administrator, City of Castlegar 460 Col, Ave, Castlegar, B.C. British Columbia Dapartment of Labour Labour Standards Legislation The Minister of Labour, the Honourable W. S. King, hereby invites all interested persons organizations who wish to submit written sug- gestions for changes to British Columbia labour standards legislation to send their submissions tor he Honourable W. 5. Minister of Labour Parljament Buildings Victoria, B.C. The labour standards legislation under re- view includes the Annual and General Holidays Act, Control of Employment of Children Act, Deceived Workers’ Act, Employment Agencies Act, Hours of Work Act, Labour Regulation Act, Mae ternity Protection Act, Minimum Wage Act, Pay ment of Wages Act and Truck Ai Submissions received by the Minister will be available for perusal at the office of the Director of Labour Standards, Department of Labour, BGO Douglas Street, Victoria, B.C. It is requested that all submissions be submit- ted prior to January 30, 1975. Copenhagen; Bieycle Tour +4 Denmark. Norjam-76, the 14th World Scout Jamboree, will be hosted by Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Campsite is 193 kilometers {about 120 miles) north of the Norwegian capital, Osto, at Jorstadsmoen. The Canadian contingent will leave Canada July 19 and return Aug, 15-16, Dealers for: Are Your Tires Up To Winter? UNIROYAL SNOW TIRES STUDDED OR SIPED Worn tires are especially dangerous during winter, Good tread Is essential for safe stopping on wet or Icy roads. Don't chance trouble. 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Funeral service was held Tue: day from the chapel of the Castlegar Funeral Home. Mr. Kofod was born in Denmark, Dec. 5, 1920, and came to Canada in 1949 to Vancouver. He had been em- BEEF Sours THE INFLATION BEATERS Gi at inflation Our Beaty Pot Au hed a meal In ise, Isa Pky ‘woman after a cold day in the out “Nt activities tee fecame, c rent ony, on with Lainie) every Cnet or fost ‘eal In the thlles rb arg me cl wit ‘testi, Al ness \ sata Pat re Feu" a ‘dey c bf a ahead, hen when you come weary, tnd bee! misture thocat, oe ‘and warm the vegetable With either beet soup, serve a salad, cheese and good red wine. BORSCH (One of the “Great Soups") 2 cups diced beets § cups shredded cxbbage Sour cream Cover shinbone and brisket with 2 quarts water; bring to boll, re duce fee cover, sinner i pour Add ve; ind seasoning into_1-Inch' pi card bone; retu simmer 10 minute: Serve with sour cream. POT AU FEU Sorve 3 3 pounds! beet b beef brisket 2 medium ene, atuck with 2 cloves each +h uJ jespoon 1 tablespoon parsley flakes Method: * Place first 7 Ingredients In large kettle, cover with 3 qua f, add next 2 ine gredients, * Bring to boll, boll § minutes, © Skim off scum, add parstey, simmer 1¥4-2 hours of until meal Is tender, © Skim off fat, strain broth, serve as soup. 2 Serve meat with vegetables, NOTES: Extra vegetables can be added the tast hour of cooking Serva wiih Fraach. bred, hot Mustard and homemade pickles. Leftover broth makes excellent soup stock. ployed in in var- fous places across Canada. Mr. Kofod is survived by’ his wife, Ann; two daughters, Michele and Lisa, at home; a brother Carl and a sister Alice in Denmark. Rev, Duane'Harder offic ated at the service, Cremation followed, No flowers were request- ed, Donations may be made to CASTLEGAR. NEWS, fee January 16, 1975 JANUARY FOOD SAVINGS the Heart Fund or Cancer Society, = Infenational Year for Women Of Koofenays - This Saturday International Year for Wo- men of the Koote is being held this Saturday in the faculty lounge in Selkirk Col- lege at 10 a.m. It is hoped there will be a representative from every group containing women, ‘The purpose of the meet- ing as outlined in a release by the group, is to make the a Flying Geese And Purple Nosed Dogs Geese flying in a southerly of year and they were travel- ling in a southerly direction. What is unusual says Bill Merilees, who recently took part in the filth annual Christ- mas bird count of the West ‘Associa Funeral Service Concludes Today for Fanny Rilkoff Funeral services concluded today from the Castlegar Rus- sian Community Hall for Fanny Rilkoff, 88, of Raspberry .Vil- lage who died Tuesday in the Castlegar and District Hospital. , Born in Russia, April 7, 1888, ‘off moved trem Russia in 1899 to Saskatchewan and the Kamsack area. In 1929 she came to the Castlegar.area where she has resided ever since. r3, Rilkoff. was a member of Union of Spiritual Communt- ties of Christ. Sho is survived by her husband, William: ‘one son, ge; three daughters, Mrs, William {Annie) Conkin of Raspberry Village, Mrs. John (Lucy) Zarikotf of Blewett. and Mrs. Moses (Molly) Zibin of Castlegar; 14 grandchildren, 25 Glenmerry [NEW AND USED FURNITURE 3191 Highway Drive | * PHONE 364-1822 NEW *:123 Main Street PHONE great-grandefildren and: four great-great-grandchildren. Burial will take place at Brilliant Cemetery with the Castlegar Funeral Home in charge of Kootenay tion, was the sighting of &. Varied Thrush never appear until early ering, Mr. Merilees also reports Robin in s Larch tree on bis property. And that is how it is with the birds. : Oh! the dog with the purple nose? It bas been reported this was theremult of a fond kiss planted tenderly by itu owner: Bicycle Theft is Considered ‘Mulfi-Million Dollar Problem: Bicycle theft is a multi- million dollar problem. The five and ten-speed bicycles, valued from $80 up, «this Id be Canadian Associa- tion says that 30,500 bicycles were reported stolen during 1973 by those cities reporting in a survey conducted by the association. ‘As reporting. cities repre- sent 27 per cent of the total population, it can be estimated that some 112,000 were stolen in Canada last year. At $50 per “bicycle, this represents a pro- perty loss of over $5,500,000, With the advent of the three, KOOTENAY TRADING POST & USED FURNITURE & MISC. — Castlegar 3653719 ‘. For Cash — Pay Less ot the “Trading Post” We Buy — Trade and Sell ie cote ‘Over one-third of the cities do not have any bicycle regis- tration procedures. In the others, registration is local in nature with no provisions for cross-ehecking with other ci- ties. This is a bonanza for the bicycle thief, as it is possible to steal in one city and register or Hence it in another without fear of detection. Province-wide registration controls and reci- procal licencing arrangements are needed if thefts are to be reduced. efforts of groups more mean- ingful for all, and to achieve something worthwhile for every citizen of the Kootenays, .. Men, women and younger set, during International Women's fear, Those aa are asked “tw bring along as many ideas as they. can. One preliminary meeting and several! discussions have been held prior to Christmas by members of such groups Soroptimists, Arts Council University Women. Castlegar Man Loses Life ; In Accident A two vehicle accident at Glade has taken the life of a | Castlegar man. A Crescent Valley RCMP spokesman said, died, as the result ofa head on, side swipe, colton at ab 10: am, Thurs- Driver of the second vehi- cle was identified as Gary Hicks of Nelson. Police said both drivers were lone occupants, Charges are pending. Mechanical Failure Blamed In Accident Mechanical failure was blamed in an accident last ROUND STEAKS of BEEF FRESH PORK PICNICS 2". 59: A. 51.39 ee Sh A. ‘1.79 10.57.47 GOVERNMENT INSPECTED ... CANADA GRADE READY TOEAT HAM RUMP ROAST 2 BEEF SAUSAGE FRYING CHICKEN LUNCHEON MEAT —_Q¢ | KERNEL CORN KETCHUP MUSHROOMS STEAK HOUSE ...........:..000 HEINZ 105 OZ, TIN .... TOMATOES CHEESE TOMATO JUICE LIBBYS 48 OZ, .. FROM THE IN-STORE BAKESHOP HOT BREAD .........dloaves $1 DINNER BUNS 02. BONELESS. HOMEMADE BULK PACK .... 3‘ $l 2 "ar 89F damage to a 1962 station wagon and about $25 to a 1972 Kenworth truck. Police said a truck, driven by Thomas Hodgson of China Creek, was proceeding south on Columbia Ave. when a station wagon, driven by Allan Janzen of Castlegar, went out of control. ‘The front ball joints of the Janzen vehicle are belleved to have separated causing a loss of steering which allowed the vehicle to cross over the centre line and collide with the truck. No injuries were reported. No charges were laid. Funeral Service Tomorrow For James A. Johnson Funeral service is being held Friday at 10 a.m. from the a fur! _ 10 THE _——s furry! chapel of the Castlegar Funeral Home for James Arthur Johnson who died Wednesday. Mr. Johnson [s survived by his wife, Sally, and three daughters, Margaret, Caroline and Sally. Flowers are gratefully de- clined. 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