eet > CASTLEGAR NEWS Publisher pe yer “Here let the press the people's * rights maintain, unawed by influence and unbribed by gain” Page Four |— Thursday, May 2, 1974 Study of RV Tourist Spending is Welcome Decision of the provincial government to. find out more about’ holidayers who travel in recreational vehicles and how much money they actually ‘spend is'a wise move. As deputy travel industry minister Dick Colby said in announcing that the B.C. Research Council has been asked to carry out the survey: “Nobody knows: much about this’ kind’! of tourism...we want to. find out "what they contribute economically, to the province as a whole and to specific areas.” Highways Minister Graham Lea got himself HW trouble with tourist industry spokesmen last ll, when he made ‘critical. remarks about S evi vehicle tourism. He said they clog up roads and campsites and spend little money. In making his remarks, Mr. Lea was—we + believe—just echoing general public sentiment. 2. An awful lot of people feel as Mr. Lea does. 2 We've all heard stories about American tourists => who allegedly come across the border with their ys campers and trailers full of food, who fish our = lakes (canning the fish on the spot), and who sirthen return home with their only purchases rz being a couple of cases of beer and possibly a <= tankful of gas. >‘) Mr. Colby said a similar survey has been zdone in Oregon on the same jissue and the + findings there were that RV owners spent the same amount of money as regular tourists but in different ways. Asked by a reporter what his department would do with the results of the survey, the i deputy minister said the survey could have an effect on the province's advertising and tourist promotion campaigns. If the findings are negative, then less will be spent to encourage this type of travel. The public will await with interest ‘the results of the survey. * Recent asda by. the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia that all wrecks - from the Kootenay area are to be towed to Salmo where there will be a central auto wrecker, has come under editorial attack in the Arrow Lakes News at Nakusp. The newspaper says this “stupid move” will etree ents eaestesieeaseante put people in the auto wrecking business in that - community “out of business.° The editorial continues: “Until now, if there was a total wreck in the area, these men and others had a chance to purchase the wreck from the insurance companies and then salvage whatever they could from them. « “This gave them a livelihood,and it provided a readily available used parts centre for the rest of us living in the vicinity. There is no question about the value of such a service in Nakusp as the wrecks were cleaned'up and many, many people used the salvage depots to pick up parts for themselves. “If Highway Six Service wants to pick up wrecks for parts he must drive to Salmo and ba on the cars by lots—this means he probably will have to take’ four or five lemons to get one decent car with parts that he needs, “Then, he will have to haul them all the way back to Nakusp at a cost of another $200 when the accident may have happened right in this area. Thus the cost of spare parts or salvage will rise beyond the reach of everyone and there will be no livelihood for the wrecker or saving to the Person wanting used parts. “As far as we can determine, the decision to base this central port in Salmo was made in without any k f the area of the operations, now existing in’the area. “The whole reasoning behind the centraliza- tion is fallacious and we strongly urge the ICBC to take another Took at our rural situation.” ee : Decision of the board of trustees of School District No. 9 to give school children a day off today while teachers participate in. study. workshops and a talk on education in China isn't one that will be popular with parents and—we *suspect—not too many teachers, either. First, school children had ‘the week of March 25 off for the’ spring break. ‘They no- sooner. got back to school for four days when they got the Friday off because of a teachers’ workshop. Then they were only back at school for four days when they got Good Friday and Easter Monday off. Now they've been back at :school for a further 12 days and they're having yet another day off, We know of a couple who are just.back from Hawaii. Perhaps the school board would like to close the schools for a day so that teachers can see their colored slides... Truthful Answers Needed on Inflation On the shelves of. the. of the Gazette are plastic of ‘scotch tape. Each container has tape,'/:" wide | ix 1276".in denethy Se ot te the’ containers have .. stationery | he manufacturers priced at $1,99.~This ‘ts ait” shnerease « of nearly 300 per cent on one fell swoop. Also to be’ noted’ are- small staplers .and- : staples imported from Japan. These were selling - in the shop at $1.19 and now the new shipment, just arrived, has to sell for $2.10, almost 100 per . “cent in one ‘increase. Airport. firefighters in Vancouver, who » ‘spend ‘‘very ° little time actually “fighting fires—very. much: less than the Grand’ Forks “Volunteer Fire Department do in the City of Grand Forks—receiye. something just’ over ‘$9,000 a year in: wages, They are at present, out on strike and are asking for something over $14,000 a year. The final decision, when decided. pon, will probably allow them something close to that. This will be around’ a 60 per cent + increase. - t Tins of salmon in B.C, during the past year : have jumped in price almost 200 per cent. This is " - ‘following the largest catch experienced in-the sipast 20 years. - Every housewife knows that the price of sugar has’ jumped 100 per. cent in the past several months. The ‘scotch tape manufacturers say that. their: industry i isa botre-chemical one and that the price of oil has "Since i's such a good cavity fighter, | thought with spring breakup. . .” A LITTLE OUT, OF THE WAY ‘ nN PARKING | PROBLEMS ‘Go to the large, 63) ‘on’ 3rd Ave “for courteous home-like ‘atmosphere and, your shoe repair problems. . Your satisfaction is Our Concern’: sn ith? all Open ‘Monday to Saturday, FAMILY SHOE RENEW 631 =-3rd. Avenue, Castlegar — Phone 365-3231’ tin fare ‘4 9 am.t07 pm. tn Sugar and Spice by Bil Smiley’ Caf & Mouse Game While the Wite’s Away. This week 1've. been batching it, and I must'say that I miss my wife. It's not that [ can't cook and wash dishes and make the ‘bed and do all those other’silly things that our poor wives have to do day after day, year after year. No, there's no problem there. It’s.the danged cats. They’re driving me! out‘ of the: remnants ‘of what :was once a fine mind, . I'd rather live with a herd of goats than with two cats, I've concluded, Take one elderly she-cat who has been ‘spayed. ‘She was quite content with’life. She is beautiful and: very, very ‘distant,’ except: sition .. she’s hungry. There isn’t‘ a© bone’)in her body that’ is: friendly. She just. wants you to keep your distance, feed her well, and let her bask on'a ‘sunny sincrease'in'the price: of their at ee Gas has - increased only. about 10.cents a gallon, ‘while the: * Heo onatueeehs a new SNbent: sine ae aa ee ~ Variesiiyer ‘muni fa + $14,000'a' year, so they should also receive the dsen by. almost’ cipal “firemen receive :over. same. But the Vancouver firemen have to fulfill several calls:a day,. while the airport firemen average extremely few actual fire calls ina year. That seems. an awful lot of ‘money they are - asking just'to: polish up’ their fire equipment during their spare time on duty. The salmon canners last fall publicly stated in the media that though they had canned the largest catch of salmon in recent years, they were withholding it from the market till the. shortage would make an exhorbitant high price in Europe and Japan, where‘it is considered’a »rare delicacy, and then, when ‘that price was established, they would release their product on the: Canadian market. The ‘Sugar companies’ explanation for their increase is due to a suddenly developed shortage of raw sugar. on the world market. This edit is‘ drawing ‘no moral. from what is written above, but the hope is that many ‘will'read it and:then think about it, and then scream like hell for some very truthful answers from the and the federal —Grand Forks Gazette TOMLIN Site 5, Comp. 11 $S,'No. 1 — id Mike Tomlin beret 24 HR. SERVICE __ PHONE: 365-5511 PLUMBING & HEATING LTD. Castlegar Walter Tomlin 365-5034 BNR CASTLEGAR NEWS : OFFICE HOURS Monday &. 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Given any encouragement whatever, he'll climb all over you, digging his claws into your shoulders. because he doesn’t know any better, smooching your face and, neck in’ a. wet,. “disgusting fashion, before - thumping ‘ himself down fora rést on - your stomach’ or chest or any. other part of you that suits his convenience. Two: minutes later, he hears the old’ cat sneaking around, digs his claws into your knee‘and takes a flying leap, off to court her some more. There’s . absolutely no sex involved. He just wants to be loved: by a second mother, but she is-a happy, childless widow, and wants to stay that way. You can’t even feed them PETTITT PHOTOS AGFAMATIC 2000 KIT $49.95 PETTITT PHOTOS | SOLOHd LLILLad | PETTITT PHOTOS SOLOHd LLILL3d PETTITT PHOTOS ‘walker, _ he’s . upon . counters, strolling, sniffing, , licking; Don’t’ = butter. ‘out; * quarter-pound, straight. together. She isa’ dainty eater. He: eats like'a wolf who has just broken'a long fast. Put‘down two bowls. -’ . “He gulps’ his ‘while ‘she’ is sniffing hers, then shoulders her aside and gets into’ her grub, while ‘she bats him ineffectually, then’ retreats ia disgust’ to sulk under a ed. She isa. bed sneaker- under, since “he | arrived. And: if. there’s anything more difficult: than ‘getting’ - a determined old: cat! out*: + from under ‘a bed, I'd like to see it. E The. only. way..to ‘do it is. go: under. the bed: after cher, with a broom or mop. You wind up, puffing, stuck under the: 'bed,, while* she has darted off and is under ‘one of the ‘beds’ in one’ of the other rooms. She's ‘as ~ slippery: as :an’ eel’ and ‘a heck of a lot: more cunning, Meanwhile, © during «the “ half’‘hour.“you®‘chase;:the old time «glued y businesses. who: donated so generously annual ‘auction. held ‘on ‘Saturday: 600 to pay for the dishwasher purchased for the Senior Citizens Centre and to: bone other’ x ‘Maximum cost when midnight to 8am. you dial station to station, *Some exceptions include the. Yukon, N.W.T. and other northern points, In exchanges where DDD is not yet available calls that could otherwise be dialed direct will be handled by the operator at the customer dialed rate, This rate does not apply to operator handled calls, BOTEL ELSE LADLE ALON te re ei +P: St 39 Se eS PAI ELE, ey 4 Rae ith 1 CARS. fo Hold Conference ~ May 6-8 at Arthritis Centre From all corners of! BC, members : of |The | Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism So- clety treatment’ team will gather between May 6 and 8 at ‘The: Arthrilis Centre .in .Van- couver, for the annual conte In The medical. program. will be headed’ by® the: C,A.R.8. medical director Dr. Harold 5 Robinson, Visiting guest speakers , “will be Dr. .John HH. Bland, of rheyma:,; ence.on the field of arthritis, ‘ CARS. Phyalotherapiats, ” tology, University, of Vermont, and author tp the. book, ;. social workers ‘will parlleipale “in, S present, and. view new techniques 'in, treatment‘ prace- dures which have been devel- oped ' since the last’ snennng, “2 you've decided to “join the eyeling erazes : i 's impor! ‘to’ buy: 5 : Home Swim Pools Gain > are doing’ A pane greens in’ Canada: these days, at least according to’ Jerry. Caspers of cue: Tsawwassen. . Sc. *And he-ought to know e | builds pools.” “According to Mr. Caapers, z whoalong ‘with his wife and two children » Splashes “around "at hometin ‘one of his own. pools, the big:thing these days-with ‘people from’ bankers te truck by. ‘o9 ease coat any-; where « between: $4,600 ~ and - $5,400: completely with'a heater." 7 By Mr. Gaspers’ ckacks the ‘resulting: tax. would be between $80 and $100, depending on the location’ and. value. of :the rest ofthe. properly. The pool would ‘cost up to $100 to heat“for a five month. period “and necessary. ;: chemicals for water clarity. en more eee er oa i ~ his ‘family. and‘ job, it: becomes; increasingly difficult to travel. gimmicks, don't=": ; installed e ‘increase =: CHOICE CHUCK STEA Economical Good Eating ~ ess a ne ROAST OF BEEF GOVERNMENT INSPECTED | “artificial requsttation and a i a first.aid kit near your pool'as-* 7") : end. of: your. iy by the shalom: a ‘that children_‘can‘/ get into rouble -in’ shallow” water: and. watch‘ them, eeordin “ angles..to i Do not throw ‘hard object the ‘pool (and ‘do notin t the lhe Highest Rote: in Town: ‘ ) DAYS TO #0 DAYS. decteceeae vn WH : ) DAYS. 10 6 YEARS ... eect Te -See the Bank of Moatresl Today to Take Advantage of These -. High Rotes Excsptienell He's Done it Again! zi 1. Young Agencies are ‘pleased to announce thal Dave Cooper has won < “Salesman: of the reg Award” for the month of. _ March. This is a monthly ted to the award presen! 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