CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, October 28, 1976 Comments Based on on Independent Study Quit Whining! You're Better Off Than Ever By John Walters Vancouver Sun . + The writer Is director of ‘the University.of B.C. research * forest at Maple Ridge. He says his figures are. drawn ‘from federal sources, the B.C, Sur- vey of Economie Activity, from various economic reviews, and from the B,C, Liquor Admin- istration Branch. His study was conducted independently and is not connected with bis work for ‘the unlversity.‘<2 x Steak? We Cant afford steak at our house! The price of food keeps going up and up— +the government shouid contro} pitt 4 “It’s a rip-off by the big ‘ companies, The worker needs : higher wages just to keep even i with the, cost of living. The : consumer price index increased : 42 per cent since 1965!” i. How often have we heard : comments like these in the past 10 years? We've heard them so : often we've come to believe them, But are they true? Are t housewives justified in picket- : ing food stores for lower food : prices? Are uniona justified in + demanding a larger slice of the : profit pie and threatening } atrike action if they don’t get it? The facts are'that, while costs have increased a lot, : wages have increased as much or more. ; 5” Steak in 1965 coat 99 cents a pound: in 1975 it cost $2.27— an increase of 129 percent. * + However, the average yearly + wage for British Columbians in + forestry, ‘mining, ‘manufactur- ; ing, construction, trade and ) services increased. from $5,236 54.1965 to $12,012 in 1976— per week and so got his pound of Mesh (in the form of T-bone) for 22 minutes :of work, ‘Thus steak costs less today in un-tnflated money than it did 10 years ago. If a British Columbian’ can't afford steak today, it's only . because he apent it all on a boat, and/or a second car, and/or a camper, Ten years ago, B.C, had one passenger vehicle per 2.9 people: now one Hsien, vehicle is shared by only people, And although pid Columbians purchase more cars now, It costa less to do so} Expenditures with car dealers (adjusted by the ' consumer price index) ere down eight pez cent. Ten years ago, a “Woaf of bread cost 20 cents, in 1976 it was 87 cents. Surely, an increase of 85 per cent for a loaf of bread is justified when labor costs are up 129 per cent, It B.C. can't ‘afford the bread it makes, perhaps it's because the gasoline companies are ripping it off? From 40 cents a gailon in 1965 to 80 cents in 1975 is a 100 per cent increase. But: what about the 129 per cent increase in wagea? ‘Well, those’ extra. wages are spent on driving B.C.'s cars, campers, snowmobiles, trail bikes, boats: and British Columbians’ wages are up 38 per cent, The reault of this enor- mous. increase in spending power Is shown in the high atandard of living that British Columbians are whining about. In spite of the mythical reduction in the standard of lving from 1965 to 1975, each British Columbian, after allow- ing for inflation, bought more at grocery stores (up 25 per cent), more al department stores (up five per cent), more at service atations (up eight per cent}, and more of all commodities (up’ seven per cent). The only hard- ship that British Columbians suffer is hoving to carry all the loot home. British. Columbians. still complain that they can't afford housing because of the MacMil- lan Bloedel rip-off (alias the B.C. Forest Products rip-off, alias the Canadian Forest Prod- ucts rip-off ete. etc.). How many times have you heard the high ‘cost of housing blamed on the cost of lumber? With wages up 129 per cent, British Columbians feel ripped- off by prices that are up only 100 per cent for Douglas Fir plywood, and 83 per cent for Douglas Fir.lumber. < For all the peal isu a ‘farther and farther each year. Oil crises and high gaso- line prices don’t mean a thing to * British Columbians, judging by the way they use gas, The 230 7 alone of of gasoline - used annually by each man, woman, and child in B.C. in 1965 had risen to $33 gallons by 1976, Sn increase of 45 per cent, Instead of whining about the high cost of ving, British . ld recognize ‘also an it f 129 per cent, +. Since the average hourly : in 1965 was $2.62 (4.2 i-eents a minute), it took the ‘average worker 24 minutes to : earn one pound of steak, +. In 1975, if in manufactur. 3 ing, he worked only $6.6 hours : Housewives : Blamed In :. Sugar.Shortage French housewives have been hoarding sugar for three months, buying out the super- , markets in what the sugar industry calls an “irrational panic.” “People have been buying 100 pounds at a time—more than a year's supply for the average family, and then going back for more,” said Olivier de Peslouan, director-general of the industry's study center in Paris. Mr. De Peslouan said there is plenty of sugar, but that the industry is caught in a “vicious. circle"—the hoarding women clean out the supplies in the stores, then panic for more » when they see the bare shelves. » “Only the housewives. themselves can end this crazy situation,” he said. “If. they would just limit themselves to buying for their immediate needs, there would be ample supplies in the shops within two weeks.” — We Serve You First INSURANCE ‘for “personalized *, insurance service on all dasses FIRE AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY. BONDS CARVIL. MOOREY at ~ ANDERSON - AGENCIES . ! 61 Maple ‘Street Castlegar, B.C. a not only ae ar buy all the gas they want but also that it costs less than ever relative to thelr inflated wages, Gasoline’ isn't eth only thing ‘that British Columbians consumé at an ever-ini rate. In 10 years, per capita electricity consumption has in- creased 29 per cent from 10,500 kilowatt hours in 1965 to 23,600 beer cool—per capita beer con- sumption has increased eight per cent: (hicl). + Evenatter allowing for the fact that your 1965 dollar was worth only 58 cents in 1975, Seminar On - Rehabilitation And Alcoholism A joint seminar was held in Cranbrook recently on'the sub- jectsof alcoholism and aleo- holism. rehabilitation in the industrial setting. Organized by Local 1-405 of the LW.A, the seminar’ in- volved interested parties from unions, forest products: com- panies and community groups in the East and West Koot- enays. Seminar leader was Marty Mansen, employee counsellor for MacMillan Bloedel, who is responsible for that company's alcoholism rehabilitation pro- gram. A representative of Alcoholics Anonymous also ad: dressed the seminar. A com- missioner of the B.C. Alcohol available in B.C. for the treat--_ ment of alcoholics. Financial seeretary of Lo- cal 1405 LW.A. and seminar. organizer Don Davidson’ said “The seminar. was designed to give the parties an overview of the scope and extent of the problem and to examine methods of treatment and re- habilitation.” “The general feeling of the participants was that it was a useful first step in coming to grips with this very serious and - costly problem. Now the job of translating «the knowledge gained at the seminar into a concrete and practical program begins.” [TOMLIN Mike Tomlin 365-5511 PLUMBING & HEATING LTD. ‘site 5 Comp.- W- SS. 1 — Castlegor SALES & SERVICE per. were pul in 1978 than | in 58. “Canada is second wuly to Ttaly in the number of work. days lost to strikes, Unions, in thelr greedy and irresponsible seramble for more and more of the non-existent “pic, | seem |: determined to lead us along the, same disastrous road that has led Britain and Italy into ne quicksand of economic chaos, Yet British Columbians gtill want a bigger and bi r splice of the “profit pie.” But the pie has almost gone. With no ple left, we can pay higher . wages “only by ‘Minereasing the. price of our goods to our customers, and we Castlegar Man i is Named Morman Branch President ‘The Church of Jesus Chriat of Latter-Day § Saints (Mormon) snnounces'a change in the pro: branch, sidency ‘ofits ‘Trail which comprises Trail, Castle: gar and surrounding areas, The members of the‘ out- government; Mr.’ Wight is a sales representative for Copy- tron; and Mr. Roulstons, Junior sustained ‘by a vote of the going are Rol Moxley and Richard Wolff, both of Castlegar, and Marvin Har- ker of Trail. The new president and his two counsellors are Rodney Gilmour, Randy Wight, and Thomas Roulstone, all’ of Castlegar. Consistent with Biblical)’ precedent, the church has’ no paid’ ministry. Rather, the leaders serve the membership in addition to’ their regular vocations. Mr. Gilmour is a social worker. for the provincial at a meeting held vat the Trail chapel, under the direction of the district presi- dent, Howard Horne.” At this ztime, Mr. Horne spoke of the.” ‘steady growth of the ou ee in has gone about al far as we! can go in that direction, Surely we’ can see. that}; higher. and higher wages cou- pled “with, higher and. higher. taxes’ bear much of the respon-. sibility for! our economic (and social) problems. 9; ‘Yes, taxes are up too (in case you hadn't noticed), to pay for the higher‘and higher level of bureaueractic. control: that you demand or tolerate. *. “+ In, 1966," B.C’s average ‘personal income of $5,237: was taxed $760 (14.5 per cent). By 1976, the average ‘personal Income, of $12,012 was‘ taxed $2,418 (20.1 Had pant In- Sere ¢ ved y i wi ite sony te el callag The new presidency was the pot black—-wages wero up 129. per.cent while the gross provincial product’ per worker, was up only:69 per cenit.” ’ Paradoxically, British ok, umbians seek the cure for their economic sickness in: the ‘die’ ease Itself—higher wages and me this area and titdiceta chapel i Castlegar ‘ in the near future, At present, the church has chapels in. Trail : and Nelson. For information on meet- ing Limes 2 and on the church program in general,.. Mr.’ Gil- ™mour may be contacted by. telephone. E . before they lose it. And you are li to ‘enjoy it, Dath prw sand people were down 16 per | cent to7.5in Cdtted 1965, the |. Look Twice Car Battery . Can be Bomb It may look inoffensive, but ‘that pele in your car should be trea a bomb, -; It can ea beartrs An ‘xpled ing | ear mer and a physician at the Eye and Ear Clinic says he's treated ‘eeveral'such cases in the’ past few years. “The man, Jack Walkor of j ‘Dr. Terry the furses released by the bat 1 007 seid are Natl, explosive, Fposton p “debrh trom tho battery as far ‘as 20 feet: away. ° “A battery bas to be con- sidered 8 petantal espioalv6y; battery, injured a Wenatches, ‘Wa, man last sum- = Legislative Library, Parliament Bldgs., 503 B Victoria, B.C. VBV 1X4 CASTLEGA Published Every Thursday Moming ‘at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays” SERVING Castlegar - Kinnaird Robson - Genelle Shoreac Slocan Valley and City New Denver - Silverton VOL, 29, No, 45 << CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1976 2, 25 CENTS (HOME DELIVERY 2% CENTS) Rezoning at Chickadee Lane Gets Council’s OK The rezoning application from Mr, and Mrs. Bill Merilees to have part of their-property at 742 Chickadee Lane, N. Castlegar, rezoned from single family urban residential to two family residential has been ap- proved by city council. Mr. Merilees made his presentation at the last regular council meeting and was 0; posed by some of his neighbors Those opposing the re- zoning expressed fear for the safety of their children because of heavier traffic and having a precedent set for further multi- ple dwellings. Mr. Merilees stated he was actually developing a suite in his present home which would only be sultable for a single person or a couple. There was ample parking in a covered car- port and the rezoning would legalize his suite, a suite which would be similar to others al- ready established in the Castle- Bar Subdivision that did not confirm to present zoning laws. The mayor and his alder- men explained to the opposing delegation that the minister of housing has made it quite clear increased multi-dwelling must be given every consideration, and if the cily did not look favorable on any reasonable request the city in turn would - have difficulty when it sought assistance from that depart- ment in the form of loans. Castlegar Air Cadets Hold Promotions Parade Castlegar Squadron 581 Royal Canadian Air Cadets held its promotion parade at Stanley Humphries Secondary School Friday when new ranks were announced and presentation of certificates were made. The following are those cadets’ receiving promotions and their new rank: Cpl. Mc- Farlane, Cpl. Donald and Cpl. Neluon:' Sgt. DeBflosF/Sgt Carmichael and woe c Pointe. A certificate, indicating that they have successfully completed the Junior NCO course, ‘was presented Col. McFarlane and LAW’ G. Aubert, F/Sgt.. C. LaPointe re- ceived -her. certificate: for a senior leaders course ‘with: M. Murphy being’» presented a certificate for outstanding ser- Reclassifi ing Air Cadet and Leading Air were LAC: Houlind, .. Woman LAC Waldie, LAC Brady, LAC “Coleman, LAC Bronham, LAC Howley, ‘LAC Marquis, LAC Middler, - LAC » Duske, LAC Marks, LAC> Spe: LAC a three-year badge presented | to WO LaPointe and’ F/Sgt. Carmichael with’ ‘two-year badges to Sgt. Demelo, LAC Giesler, Cpl. McFarlane, Cpl. Donald, Cpl. « Nelson,’ LAW. Aubert, LAC Houlind, LAC Waldie, LAC Brady, LAC Cole- man, LAC Bonham, LAC Mar- quis, LAC Duske, LAC Mid- ater, LAC Goetting, LAC Haw- ley, LAC Marks, Lac Ross and LAC Spender. Preclassileation ‘from AC2 “to’AC1 were announced for R. Ritter, A. ‘Woodrow,: Muller, Scatland, K: Burdett, Rempel, Davis, McMullen, -Kalyn, Shmoorkoff, E. Wynnychuk, L. Wynnychuk,*: Mundt,» Mac- Donald, Reid,.Raycraft, :Gillis, Horse Gray, A. Wabi abisea, = rite: e| Marjocie. Cate News Peto by Deana Babee Can CanCel Mclean up its act"—at a’ profit? C.HLE.C.K. ‘thinks it can be‘ done. C.H.E.C.K.—Citizens for “Health and’ Environmental isc,’ Care in the:;Kootenays—be- * Hoves that’ currently-available ean and should be nd 4 Ross, LAW. ‘Aubert and LAC Goetting. A four-year badge was aoe to Sgt. Robinson and Society for the im Is About to be Born By Ted Bristow © It was in May of this year that a group of us concerned over the predicament. of families in Castlegar invited: Dr. Cliff -Ratzlaff, a’ family counsellor, to speak on “Society : ‘and the’ Family Today”. Th local branch’ of the Royal Canadian: Legion backed us, and a very successful meeting ‘was held in early June. At this meeting groups of citizens made an assessment of the needs of the family’in our community. It was evident that people were interested in having mat- ters concerning familics’ dis- cussed more publicly, and that methods of solving family pro- -bems should be made, more ‘openty available to any fasnily who needed them. To-meet these public de- mands a society for the Family and Community is now about to ————_—_—————— $3 Western Lottery Draw Winning Tickets Winning ticket numbers in the bate pene lottery draw, Saturday "2119097 wins $250,000 1356592: wins $250,000 2280331‘ wins $100,000 ig with the “ast five ‘digits of any of the eight. winning numbers win $1,000, All tickets ending’ with the last three digits of the eight winning numbers win $50. be born. The legal papers ‘have been signed, checked. by a lawyer, and. forwarded ‘to Victoria for approval. The name of the new society is to be People Interaction. Call us Pi for short. You will be hearing a lot about us, As we are an open society, any. person’ who con- siders themselves belonging to “family” can join us. There are no dues! Already Pi'has arranged the visit of Evelyn Nelson from Edmonton, who led a workshop last Friday and Saturday on “Knowing the people you live with". This event'is described elsewhere ix ‘this paper. The group has drawn up a list of local people who may be called“ ahout 2 number of questions, ranging from al. coholism through consumer af- fairs, diet (clubs, marriage “counselling ‘to nursery schools. We hope this list will shortly be distributed to every home in the area. With the encouragement of Pi, five focal people, Peter and Patsy Makortoff,. Helen and Glen Anderson, ‘and Colin Pryce, are attending the B. C. Conference on the Family meet- ing in Vancouver: Nov.-1 - 4. Home groups to. discuss practical family situations, and how to deal with them, will” shortly be added to, the public workshops ‘which ‘Pi will con- tinue to’ arrange: on family: cee topics) >". ‘The tasks that Pi might look at and help with are almost unlimited'in number. Those interested in know- ing more about Pi are invited to leave your name with the Rotary Health Centre. pet, te vot ‘at CanCel’s Castle- and recycle 4, “making emissions from the, inconspicuous and. harmless’ formed group of Castlegar-area residents, working to become: “two-way channel for dialogu information and ideas between: Canadian Cellulose Corporation and. fie communit of lat council meeting, told: council the group, at that; time. was “meeting” but® on® an: informal “basis, and expressed the aims ‘of the group. The : group ‘aims. to. en: courage CanCel in its program of ginissions contral, .to en- A Quiet Halloween Is Experienced Here Halloween proved to be a ‘quiet affair for. Castlegar. Commanding officer of the localdetachment Sgt. Jerry ‘; Bomba said damage was very minor. with the only real , “As compared to 15 fires during a Halloween two years ago,” says’ Mr. Lewis,. “this year's Halloween can only: be © called quiet,” Fire chief Ed Lewis said that department's equipment responded only to two fires and one was a demolished home at 447 Ave. N. which allowed the ‘owner to clear’ his lot with a controlled burn. being the ‘uprooting of a large number of traffic signs. He contributed the quiet Halloween to the’ co-operation of the many persons who provided information to the allowing them to be aware of a complete picture of the Halloween aclivities. College Council Tonight Selkirk College Council meets this evening when re- ports will include those of the principal, finance committee, staff liaison committee and the maintenance and facility plan- . ning committee. These meetings are open to the public. The next meeting will be held Nov. 18. sound use of gals resources, to assist CanCel in practical solu- tions to its emission problems, and to offer support. to those who work in the mill and to all persons who desire a healthier environment in which to live. - G.HLE.C.K:: is “collecting from matter which tly: Fost into, the. air, - turning pollution into profit Castlegar Credit tten. | Sponsors Arts calendar ‘A new service to help en- courage -and:. promote :/the development of the fine arts in this"area is being undertaken by Castlegar Savings Credit Union, Tt is an Arts Calendar Usting of upcoming attractions in the fine arts, and will be published on the first and third - Thursdays of each month on aA Aaa. - Castlegar News Says Merry Xmas With Free Chicken You can win a free bucket + Of Dave's Dixie Lee’ Chicken. ‘And all you have to do is watch the ads in the Castlegar News between now and Christ- mas. If you see your name, just phone the Castlegar News and acertificate for a free bucket of delicious - Dave's. Dixie . Lee Chicken il bet ne ¢ ee aie wn otringe at tached and you doa’t have, to ‘This is the asauet Cis mas promotion sponsored by the Chtegae News and Deve Dixie Lee Chicken. Is our way of saying “Merry Christmas!” : jit cence this newspaper's ‘3 entertainment, Th announcing. the. Arts Calendar, . Castlegar.” Savings Credit Union’ manager Harold Webber said the free service to; fine arts groups and individuals < would ‘be offered through the < co-operation. of the Castlegar and District Community Arts Council. ‘:oMr. “Webber said Mrs. Dorothy Miller-Tait of the Arts Council: will dit the “Service will | take pl next Thursday in-the Kins-. ‘men Park with the parade’. forming’ at Mile am. on Pine: St. ® Members will tbe parading in full dress with ‘Legion hats, ties and medals, . The service is to in- clude." remarks “by Koot- ‘enay West MP Bob Brisco and. Legion president Ed Zorn. ‘This. year's . address will be given by Mayor Ed Mosby. ~ a ‘material for the Arts Calendar. ‘She may be contacted by tele- phone at 365-7850. ‘GA.R.S. Van Visits West Kootenay © C.A-RS. * physiotherapist Cathy Feick, will be in Nelson, Slocan, Nakusp and Castlegar between Nov. 22 and Nov. 25, seeing palienls with rheuma- toid arthritis ‘on referral from family doctors: In ‘addition to. treating patients, ‘she’.will conduct patient education, sessions, to make certain the patients understand the reasons for, treatment procedures and how best these can be continued in the home setting. This-' C.A.R.S,”\ follow-up program is taking place in areas where C.A.R.S, and the hospi- tal share the arthritis program. the people: of: Cailigger "con: Remembrance Day Thurs. Paper Friday Next Week The Castlegar News will be distributed on Friday morning next week, instead of on Thi The change is necessitated by the fact that next Thursday is the annual Remembrance Day observance. We hope this necessary change, in publishing date won't inconvenience our advertisers, and we ask our carriers to make note of the change. Highways Minister Alex Frssth iy bein Castlegar next. Tuesdi ‘He will hold a breakfast meeting with members of city cerning health problems ‘which - they: tan’ directly’ cb! ite; in terms “of: 'specifier'dates~ and times, with ution” from the. pulpimill. Everyone bowith facts ; ‘toy. contribute can help be seriting ‘to se C.H.E.C.K. at Box 241, Rol (CHECK: em offer the community - education. con- which Be “Faces: Delay | By Joha Boke if A two-year delay on the approval of-water licences face applicants for fish farm opera: +), stories: the Local Students Rated High In Reading . On a recent pilot study in reading at the grade four level, by the Department of Educa- tion across the province, Castle- gar students excelled in all areas of the reading tested. In word identification which in- cluded visual memory, phonics, structural analysis, content and dictionary. skills the provincial average was 73 per. cent, Castlegar average 79.8 per. cent. Comprehension of prase: Thaterial including: main idea, important . details, sequence, logical reasoning and‘ purpose the provincial average| was. 69 percent while Castlegar stu- dents. scored 73.3 per. cent. product label ® and Firithmeti¢ provincial ;average 'Viwas''70.8 per cent’ and’ the Castlegar average was 74.6 per. | cent. Joho poss rtm sok said d ent, ‘Tom Oxland, atya meeting oe the * ‘liaison held te cerning” the” produces pulp and will generate concrete proposals for practical improvements which could re- claim many chemicals for. pro- fitable mill use, A spokesman states, “in- formation, leadership, . ideas, especially. from. those with practical experience in. the field, are needed”. "Community participation in this Program is essential to its success.” City Council Briefs . * The Kootenay Society for the Handicapped has requested that a portion of its Adult Activity Center be exempt for taxes as a'section is used for charitable purposes. *~ An assessor has ‘been :re- quested by council to look at what f the building permission to hold. its annual ut sale Nov. 17. y Money faised is used for ‘extra services and comforts for the patients, ite ed napa Canadian Legion has been granted permeate to is used ‘in this ‘manner. The rtquest will be given consider- ation. ole 8 i ‘