CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, April 20, 1978 Consumer Comment From Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada Remember comic book ‘su- perherces? Some of them could Tun faster than a speeding bullet, leap tall buildings in a single bound, and stop a loco- motive in its tracks, The truly amazing thing about them though, if you think back, was. the way their clothes “stood up to the perils of their occupation. Those with a secret iden- tity seemed to. wear their crimefighter'’s uniform beneath their street clothes all the time, and yet whether they changed ina phone booth, or on top of a _ skyscraper, their outfits dis- _ played nary a wrinkle. ., We can't be sure of course, but the reason they were always so well turned out could have been that they were * eareful label readers, and al- “ways bought clothing made . from the appropriate material “by reputable manufacturers, Clothing labels must show ‘the percentage of each fibre ‘contained in the fabric by its family or generic name. This _ means that if a manufacturer “dubs a mixture of cotton and polyester “Wonderfibre", the Jsbel must still disclose the (percentage of both cotton and Polyester in the fabric. .... The label must also iden- tify the company for whom or ‘by whom the article was made. In some cases, an identification ‘number, instead of a name, will ‘appear. If only a number appears, you can get the name And address of the company by ,contacting the nearest Con- _aumer and Corporate Affairs -Canada office. °* Symbols showing how to clean ‘the garment may also appear on the label, (These are voluntary on the part of the Jhanufacturer.) A fact sheet explaining the meaning of the “symbols is available from Con- ‘sumer and Corporate Affairs :. Legion Ladies .. Hold Annual ~ Spring Tea A profusion of’ Golden Tulips, roses, daffodils and other spring flowers adorned the walls of the Legion Hall for last Saturday's Spring Tea and Bazaar of the Castlegar-Robson ‘Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 170. ‘Each tea table was centered with a petite vase of a Golden Tulip and pussy willow; these floral arrangements and the decor of the hall were the work of Mrs. J. Grant and Mrs. R. Olson. Walker was at the door to receive the capacity crowd. She also declared the sale officially ° open, The ever-popular bake table was in the charge of Mrs, F. Dodgson and Mrs. S. Walk- - er. The ladies at the sewing table, Mrs. R. Champ and Mrs. A. Alderman, were also kept busy. The white elephant and plant table was looked after by Mrs. K. Crosbie and Mrs, M. Miros. Draw tickets were sold by Mrs, Lena Urbani; tea tickets by Mrs. H. Johnson; and cake draw tickets by Mrs. M. Dinner. Decorating was in the capable hands of Mrs. J. Grant and Mrs, R. Olson. Serving tea was Mrs. Olson, assisted by Pearl Mott, Bonnie Grant, Carol Him, Rhonda Sorenson and Helen Leduc. The ever-busy kitchen was supervised by Mrs. Kay Bate, assisted by Ruth Rourke, Peggy Guindon, Pearl Zorn and Dorothy Miscavitch. Dorothy Flemming took out teas to the business people. The afternoon winners were: cake draw—Miss Mar- garet Trussler; door prize— Mrs. H. Johnson; Ist prize— Bea Goetting, 2nd prize—Leila Johnston; and third prize— Teresa Pacheco. Members of the L.A. ex- tend their thanks and appre- ciation to all who helped in any way to make the afternoon successful. ‘No Charges When Vehicle ‘Leaves Road Damages have been esti- mated at $500 in a single motor vehicle accident early Sunday morning on Pass Creek Road. No charges have been laid after a 1969 pickup, driven by Peter Dawson Ferguson of Castlegar, failed to negotiate a curve and left the road. : No injuries have been reported. Canada at Third Floor—Kelow- na Center, 478 Bernard Ave., Kelowna, B.C, VIY 6N7. Once you know what it's made of and how to look after it, it's time to consider whether the garment is suitable for the purpose for which you intend using it. What kind of trade-off between durability and fashion do you require? In addition to durability, cleaning expenses should be considered. A cotton/polyester blouse can be thrown in the washer, but the same blouse in satin brocade will probably have to go to the cleaners, Read the labels, and con- sider the use to which a garment will be put before you buy; it pays off, and it’s not nearly so difficult as leaping talt buildings. Preservatives Deter Spoilage Chemicals Need Not Poison Food faddism can be wasteful, For example, some say don't eat packaged foods, as if to suggest food changes its nature when packaged for easy and safe transportation, thing chemical”. This just won't work because nature herself is the greatest of chemists, Con- sider that there are no less than 18 chemicals naturally occur- ring in scrambled eggs. ig of processed foods is almost as ridiculous, Unless we want to return to grazing our food on hands and knees, we must process it, Another popular negati- vism is to say, “Avoid every- The it thing is to learn more about: chemicals added to food before making rash judgements that all chemi- cals are ‘poisoning us’. The use of chemicals as preservatives dates back to thousands of years B.C. Pre- servatives play a major role in extending the natural life of many foods such as canned meats, baked goods, jams or Jellies, etc, so they can-be transported over vast dis- tances, stored for considerable lengths of time and still be consumed safely, | The World Health Organi- zation estimates that 20 per cent of the world's food supply is lost through spoilage. With- out preservatives, this per- centage would be much higher. New Denver Resident | | John Laktin Dies at 74 Funeral services concluded Tuesday afternoon from the chapel of the Castlegar Furieral Home for John Laktin, 74, who died last Thursday at Bellview Hospital in Vernon, He was born Sept. 5, 1905 in Yorkton, Sask., and came to B.C. as a child to settle in Glade, later moving with his family to Blewett, Mr. Laktin was engaged in the mining industry in the New Denver area, He was married in 1942 and took up residence In Hills, moving to New Denver in 1970 upon his retirement, He is survived by tils wife, Gertrude; two sons, Allen of Silverton and Harry of New Denver; and three grandchil- dren. Burial was at Hills Ceme- tery with Castlegar Funeral School District Bud By ANNE JONES. (The following article is the third in a series regarding , School budget ‘financing sub- mitted by school board trust- ees.) ‘Our last article showed how the money for education in Schoo! District No. 9 was cal- culated and ‘raised through a system of local taxation and provincial grants. This week we will describe how this money is spent in providing the educa- tion program: in local schools, School board budgets must be submitted to the department of education in a form pre- seribed by the department. This form breaks the budget down into nine sections, label- led A through J. (There is no section “I",) Sections A through F (operating budget) are the sections taken inte account in calculating the “basic education Program’ referred to last week, Section G is the non operating expense section and Section H the debts reti gets: Finan Section A—the . adminis. tration account, Salaries of ad- ministration staff, office ex- pense, trustee expenses and Section J is non-shareable capi- tal which is a direct cost to the local taxpayer. : The total school district budget for 1978 is approxi- | mately $5,600,000. This does not include’ the G Section, This sum is apportioned over - the budget sections as foliows: Section B—the instruction account. This is the largest single area of the budget and covers: teachers’ and school administrators’ salaries... . . $3,842,588,00 clerical staff in schools Part Three ino Series cing Your Child's Education Programs teaching supplies miscellaneous olher expenses connected with school opera- tion 44,890.00 Total for the $3,760,866.00 It will be noted this is well over ¥/s of the total budget. Section C—School opera- ting expense. This section covers the costs of operating the school facilities, and is basically made up of the follow- ing: janitorial and engineering $360,777.00 janitorial and engineering supplies 26, light, power, water, fuel . 89,000.00 insurance, rentals and other small items 160.00 $483,437.00 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, April 20, 1978 Al5 their grounds. 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It totals $187,- 080.00 for 1978, Section F—is a very small section, of only $17,770.00 paid mainly to the ministry of health and to purchase first aid supplies for the schools,” ~ These six sections are the major portions of the budget and total $5,060,688. Each of the major sections, B through E, are directly connected to school services and any sig- nificant reduction in these sections would immediately ‘be reflected by cut-back in ger- vices to students, i Therefore, it is difficult, to reduce these areas of spending, , and in any event, they actually .total slightly less than the amount credited to the district for the basic education program ‘plus transportation and aus liary services, which we plained last week amounted’ to $5,063,000. - e) . The remaining sections’ of the budget are Section G, non- operating expenses, Section H, debt services and Section J, non-shareable capital. Section G consists almost entirely for college operatiig expenses. The total for 1978 has ‘ not been’ established’ at this time. This is the’ result ‘of different legislative require- ments as to timing of budgets for school districts and colleges and not due to the lack of planning or co-operation. _: Section H is the district's mortgage payments, if you will. The ‘cost is amortized’ over’a period of years and repaid in annual installments, just like’a mortgage on‘a home. The cost of School District No. 9's “mortgage” payments for 1978 is $340,883, ; ~~ Section J is a “non-share- able. capital” section and in- cludes improvements to exist- ing school grounds, reconstriuc- tion or additions of new build- ings not shared by the provin- cial government and acquisition of new equipment, including district vehicles. This section for 1978 totalled $112,982, Within each section of the budget there are, of course, detailed breakdowns of how the total budget section is spent, For example, school teaching - supplies is broken down into per pupil allotments for various subject areas’ so that the principal of. each school knows how much money can be spent for supplies over the year. > For elementary pupils this year, the amount is approxi- mately $49 each. Secondary students, because of specialized study fields, are allotted more, about $60 each. fs The school district's final budget is approved by the board of school trustees and sent to the department of education each year before Feb. 16, Es ” The department sends a “review t2c.n" into each school district every year in April or May to review the budget with distict staff and trustees. They assure that items are’ charged to the proper budget sections and . sometimes: suggest changes, The school district books are audited every year: Budgeting takes a com siderable amount df time every: spring and fall, but it is a vital part of running the school district. a BS} Our next and last article in this series will deal briefly with: capital costs and the con: struction of school buildings. ;. Information * On Higher Education’ Those students who have: questions about the University: of British Columbia, Simon’ Fraser University, University of Victoria, British Columbia‘ Institute of Technology or Selkirk College, will be able to: get answers April 27 at Selkirk: College. 5 " Representatives from the above institutions will be avail-, able to answer questions and give information about pro: grams, fees, admission pro: cedures and housing from 7-9" p.m. on April 27 in the main lounge at the Castlegar cam- pus. Interviews will be on a first-come first-serve basis, This opportunity will be spon- sored by the college student- services department., a7 Canadian Life Insurance % The average amount of life~ insurance owned per household? : in Canada at the end of 19767 was approximately $36,400—" more than double the figure 10 years earlier. “6