‘ i Castlegar News April 23, 1986 HOMEGOODS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE Mon.-Sat., 9:30-5:30 China Creek “Drive a Little to Save a Lot” Robson-Raspberry improvement District Annual General Meeting Wednesday, April 30 7:30 p.m. — Robson Ha NOTICE The Board of School Trustees invites the General Public to | Budget N gs bet ween: 09:00 - 14:00 ON 86.04.25 in the Board Room. Copies of the 1986-87 Budget Summary as well as statistical budget — related intormation will be made available Trustees and statt will be available to answer questions. Appointments will be arranged for groups to receive their input betore Final Budget Adoption by the Board. These meetings take place on 86.04.28 09:00 - 14:00 For further. clarification, contact Board Office at 365-7731. the School SPRINGTIME BEAUTY . . . the snow is gone trom the mountains in this view looking north across Christina Lake, o sure time are not far off. 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Only one of them, Peter Lougheed, ever went on to be premier. Ano ther, Harry Strom, had been premier before losing in 1971-to-Lougheed. ocrats and two Represen- tatives. The latter were for- mer Social Credit members who were re-elected as inde pendents in 1982 and then formed. new party. Alberta voters seem com. fortable with one-sided dem- ocracy, although when they decide the time is ripe for change, they change with a vengeance. In 1921, they threw out the Liberals in favor of the United Farmers of Alberta and the Liberals slid into limbo. In 1935, as the winds of the The last decade has seen lopsided Progressive Conser vative majorities facing a handful of opponents, but the ‘same situation has applied ever since the first Atberta legislature, when 22 Liberals were elected against three Conservatives. When the last legislature was dissolved for the May 8 election, there were 75- Tories facing two New Dem The Company, 1 Represent YouGet 0 Sense ot usinest With A Leader KEN F. 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Four years later the Tories won 69 seats and by 1982 the Social Credit party was a memory Some provinces tend to In 1935, when the Social Credit took power in Edmon- ton, Albertans sent 15 So creds to Ottawa. For the next two decades, a majority of Alberta MPs were Socreds. Alberta switched to the Conservatives federally in 1958 and stuck with them through decades of Liberal governments in Ottawa. The Conservatives still have a firm grip on the elec torate both federally and provincially. Getty is assured of re-elec- tion with a big majority and it is not unthinkable that the Tories could win every one of the 83 seats at stake. In 1982, the Tories took 63 per cent of the vote. In the four seats taken by .New Democrats and indepen dents, the —totat i margin of victory was only 2,100 votes. Only once in Canadian his tory has a government won every seat: in Prince Edward Island in 1935. Highway tolls announced VICTORIA (CP) — Motor. cycles will travel free on the elect one party pr I: and a second federally, but Albertans keep their political loyalties solid. new C ig but other vehicles will have to pay a toll of $8 to $40, High ways Minister Alex Fraser has d es ’ (suites excepted) ‘at Waterton’s Only Lakeside Resort SUNDAYS THROUGH FRIDAYS TO JUNE 13th (excluding May 16th-18th) Added bonus: Fun Book offering discounts lakes perb view on and pi in Waterton town-site. Value UP TO $20 PER PERSON! © Spacious, luxurious rooms, some with balconies overlooking one of the world’s most beautiful © Kootenai Brown Dining Room — fine cuisine, su @ Fireside Lounge — cocktails in a cozy de TV and live © Dance and relax in the Thirsty Bear Saloon © Gift shop, snack bar, convention centre The Bayshore is the ideal place to stay amidst some of Canada’s finest scenery. 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MPs seen as ‘braying jackasses’ OTTAWA (CP) — When Members of Parliament look into their bathroom mirrors, they probably don't see h as braying jack pea-brain mice or rude ignorant slobs. But when many ordinary voters watch the Commons on television or from the visitors’ gallery, that's exactly how they see MPs, judging by the letters sent to Speaker John Bosley. The views expressed in the letters, several of which were made available to The Canadian Press, range from outrage to dismay. Bosley says he gets almost no mail expressing positive reactions to Parliament. Most letter writers say they can’t understand why the job of governing isn't carried out a more civilized atmosphere. They note that the heckling, the incessant chatter and the sharp insults just wouldn't be tolerated anywhere else. “If one did not see on TV that the MPs were homo sapiens, but just heard them, one could with a little imagination assume that taxpayers did unwittingly elect a mixture of braying jackasses, laughing hyenas and yowling coyotes,” wrote a man from Thunder Bay, Ont. Some writers say that watching the Commons has left them disillusioned about the political system “I find it diffieult to believe that the Members of Parliament have the concerns of their constituents at heart,” wrote a man from Nova Scotia. “I have never felt less inclined to vote or to do my bit for my country.” Most people say they are ashamed by the ill-mannered behavior of MPs, especially during questioh \period, the 45-minute portion of the day when oppositign MPs query ministers. “With so much unemployment in the country and you, the members of Parliament, behaving like pea-brain mice, you should be ashamed of yourselves,” opined a woman from Newfoundland. Some parents and teachers say they're not sure children should be exposed to Commons broadcasts. “Can they not act like civilized educated adults instead of rude ignorant slobs?” asked a woman from Penticton. “I sure hope my grandchildren do not watch any broadcasts of our government in action, because they do all the things we tell our children are wrong.” One Ottawa high-school teacher who took his class on a trip to the Commons said he was appalled by the lessons it taught his grade 10 students. “This generation of youth is faced with enough difficulty and tension in simply growing up in our high-pressure, dehumanizing cultural milieu wihtout our national leaders showing them by example that politics and government are steeped in a spirit of ridiculous petty bickering and deliberate obfuscation of issues. “They already have reason enough to be cynical,” the teacher added. “May we not expect a little higher standard from Parliament?” Some blame opposition MPs for being too rowdy and others blame ministers for failing to give serious answers to opposition questions. Many express sympathy for the diffieulty Bosley faces in trying to keep order. “It surprises me that you have so little control over this animal house,” one B.C. man complained. “The most you do is stand and say ‘gentlemen, gentlemen!’ and this does not stop the braying of the men or the high-pitched squeals of the women.” BUSINESS Gift offers abound TORONTO (CP) — Maybe there's no free lunch, but free calculators, watches, telephones and pocket alarm clocks abound for subscribers to mass-market magazines. Publishers’ warehouses are packed with colorful trinkets and electronic gadgets from the Far East — ammunition to fight the battle for readers in North America. Industry analysts say publishers have to hustle because: © consumers are more elective; @ The elimination of magazine subscriptions is an easy household economy measure; e Market fragmentation has cost mass circulation magazines readers; And, perhaps because everybody wants something for nothing. Whatever the reason, bribing subscribers with a gift called a premium in the trade — is back with a vengeance. The premium hard-sell, which was born in the 1940s and died in the 1960s, had been revived in the 1980s. A high renewal rate is the key to profitabilility on circulation, but mass-circulation magazines may have to replace up to 50 per cent of their subscribers annually. Because the cost of obtaining a subscriber can exceed $20, a magazine often takes a loss on a new customer in the first year and counts on a renewal to make money. According to Folio magazine, a U.S. trade journal for magazine managers, the use of premiums by magazines listed by the Audit Bureau of Circulation, an agency that verifies circulation figures, soared 45 per cent from the fall of 1983 to the fall of 1985. Roughly 33 per cent of magazines surveyed offer premiums, compared with 23 per cent two years earlier. Having Financial Problems? Here’s Your Chance To Get Some FREE Advice Financial Counselling Seminar Wednesday, April 30 — 7:00 p.m. Steelworkers Hall, 910 Portland Street, Trail, B.C. Open to everyone in the community Personal and Confidential Counselling Service by Appointment April 30 and May 1 — Call 368-8778 SPONSORED BY: Local 480 USWA and Dept. of Consumer and Corporate Affairs at the family factory. administration building. children. Not big on formalities, he introduces himself as “Lew” and casually sits down at the head of a long boardroom table inside the E.D. Smith and Sons Ltd. At 82, he is fourth in a line of Smith men to head the 104-year-old food company, best known for its jam and Garden Cocktail. He took over in 1983 when his father, Liewellyn G. Smith, decided after 30 years of running the company to appoint himself chairman of the board and turn the reins over to his only son and youngest of three “T was groomed to take over,” says the father of two young boys, adding he never thought of doing anything else. As Smith talks about the history of the company, his eyes glance across the room to a large portrait of D'lsraeli Smith, founder of the company in 1892. “He was an innovator,” Smith says. “If one had to look at the generations of Smiths, it has been said I characterize the founder more than anyone else.” With an amiable personality, Smith has become the Ernest TAY EO Smith head groomed for WINONA, ONT. (CP) — His name is Liewellyn 8. ‘Smith and he wears a blue pinstriped suit. But as a kid he spent his summers picking cherries in the orchards of the Niagara Peninsula and later worked the production line E.D. Smith ambassador, leaving the day-to-day manage ment to a staff of experts. “It's an area where I feel I can make the most contribution,” he said about a recent public relations tour that took him coast-to-coast. His picture and signature also appear on new product packaging, which he helped design. The company — with sales last year of $84.5 million —now manufactures more than 350 products for the consumer and institutional markets, but a survey last year showed that less than half of the adults in Canada were familiar with E.D, Smith. The business, just west of Hamilton, sits on the original 80-hectare parcel of land settled in the late 1700s by Silas Smith, a United Empire Loyalist. The first jam was produced in 1903, with tomato ketchup and puree and raspberry syrup following in 1910. Shortly after the Second World War the company obtained a licence from the British company H.P. Foods Ltd. to produce its world famous HP and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauces. It hit a producer's “home run” says Smith, with the addition of the Garden Cocktail vegetable drink in 1969. “If Garden Cocktail is thought of as a home run, I'd sure like to have a couple more doubles,” he says. The Winona plant is in full p y “I didn't walk into a silver-spoon type job,” Smith says. “Since I was six years old I have worked every cents for every six-quart basket and that was a lot of At 14, he worked on the line at the factory. Now he is a team leader for the 600 employees, some of whom asa child coming to work with his father. PLAZA CLEANERS This Week's Specials Ski Suits ......-+2-++-- Be Ski Jethiote <..+:.++.c. ae Ski Ponte veers cere ers Me DD Valid Monday to Saturday — April 21:26 PLAZA CLEANERS Castleaird Plaza 365-5145 LUMBER, PULP PRICE CITED BCRIC posts $300,000 profit in first quarter VANCOUVER (CP) Higher lumber prices ~and healthier markets for kraft pulp helped B.C. Resources Investment Corp. earn a profit of $300,000 in the first quarter of 1986 compared to a loss of $4.7 million in the same period last year. The profit reduced the loss after dividends to preferred shares to .01 a common share compared to .07 a common share in 1985. Bruce Howe, company chairman and chief executive officer, said the substantial improvement in forest prod uets more than offset the impact of lower prices on the company’s oil and gas opera tions. By the end of the quarter, oil prices had fallen to about $13 U.S. from an average of $28 a barrel in 1985. “B.C. Resources is heavily involved in the oil and gas in dustry both in Western Can ada and in the North Sea,” Howe said in a news release. “Our total oil production now averages more than 10,000 barrels per day, so the drop in prices since the beginning of the year has had a major impact on our results that No large wage hikes “Big wage increases will not occur in this year’s round of collective bargaining,” said Jim Matkin, president and chief executive officer, Bus iness Council of British Col umbia, in releasing the 1986 British Columbia Collective Bargaining Review and Out look. The Business Council study reported that employ ers will continue to press for better job flexibility and less restrictive work practices to increase competitive positions. Labor unions will be focussing on avoiding con cessions and improving job security. The council publication noted that the 1986 bar. gaining schedule is one of the heaviest in recent years, with major negotiations in such areas as construction, fores try and pulp and paper, in addition to the public sector affecting nearly 185,000 em ployees. In reviewing 1985 first year average wage increases, there was a slight rise to 1.6 per cent, up from 1.3 per cent in 1984, according to Busi. Our Action Ad Phone Number is 365-2212 will likely continue through- out the year.” Howe said the first quarter results included an insurance recovery amounting to $2.3 million after income taxes. Higher prices and lower production costs for both lumber and kraft pulp in- creased the operating profit of the forest produets sub- sidiary to $7.8 million for the first three months of 1986 compared to an operating loss of $2.8 million in 1985. Howe said coal prices re- mained stable during the quarter, but combined earn. ings from coal and port oper- ations were lower than the previous year due to lower volumes. Together, Westar Mining and Westshore Ter- minals had an_ operating profit of $18.3 million for the quarter compared to $202 million in 1985. LOWER EARNINGS The company’s oil and gas operation in the North Sea, held through Westar Mining, recorded lower revenues and earnings in the first quarter of 1986 because of the sharp- ly lower oil prices. Operating profit from Westar Mining’s 7.7 per cent ness Council-compiled wage statistics. “The positive aspect about wage moderation is that we're keeping our increases lower than national and United States’ levels which is bound to enhance our com. petitiveness and ability to attract new industry to Brit ish Columbia,” said Matkin. interest in the offshore Field fell to $3.9 million from $9.9 million in the first quar- ter of 1985. The company has announced that it is actively seeking a pur- chaser for all of its oil and gas interests in the North Sea. Lower prices also reduced the earnings of the com- pany's-Canadian oil and_gas operations and forced Westar Petroleum to curtatt expenses and reduce staff. Operating profit for the first quarter was $1.9 million eompared to $3.6 million the previous year. The company’s total opera ting profit for the first quar- ter of 1986 of $31.9 million cou Pacific Western EXPRESS ALE represents net earnings be fore interest expense, income tax and other income. Howe said the comipany continues discussions with its lenders to obtain amend. ments to its loan agreements which were made necessary because of the need to re structure its long-term debt. 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