CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, August 18, 1977 OTTAWA and Small ‘ Business. A Job That Beats Working by JIM SMITH If you don’t belong to a ; Union — and the vast majori- + ty of Canadians (organized labour propaganda notwith- standing) have no union ties — the Canadian Union of Postal Workers has 227 rea- sons why you should sign up with it. The 227 reasons may be found in what CUPW calls a “National Program of De-. mands”, These demands form the heart of the Union's posi- tion in current negotiations for a new contract. The list of demands, as they appeared in the Union’s national news magazine “CUPW", is not easily taken seriously — unless, it seems, t one happens to be an inside postal worker. If the Union has its way, a job in the Post Office will certainly beat working. The postal workers are asking for all those things that any sane employee would like — but never ex- pects to get, Like a 30-hour work week (6 hours a day, 5 days a week) — including lunch periods, hourly 10- minute rest breaks, and a 10- minute wash-up — in retum for 40 hours of pay. The National Program of Demands includes numerous breathtaking suggestions, in- cluding: — Double.time for all over- time (and senior workers get first chance at all over- time); Double time forSaturday shift work — and triple time on Sundays, even if the hours are part of a reg- ular shift; 4 weeks of vacation time a year for the mostjunior employees, building to 7 weeksa year after I5 years of service; — Araise of 30 cents an hour for any worker relocated from one postal station to another (even if the old and new stations are in the same block); — An end to all electronic surveillance of workers — as well as building super: visors’ offices in such a ,Way that the supervisors “cart see the employees; Riding NDP Prexy Seeks Federal Nod rs range regional eco- nomic planning {s the central issue in smelting furnace oper- ator Gordon Titsworth’s bid for the New Democratic Party nomination for Kootenay West. One of five hopefuls for the NDP nomination in the federal riding, the 90-year-old Tits- worth this week told the Cas- tlegar News problems in the area are results of, years of poor planning. “There doesn't seem to be any planning as to what is going to be here 20 years from now," he said. “It concerns me that Cominco has planned for better . working conditions, but for 400 fewer people in 400 fewer jobs when they're finished. “I don't know why we are shipping lead and zine out of ee area without some second- ofany ve to independent firms without Union ap- - proval. There are more — many more — demands, but you get the idea, And the average Canadian (and smail business- man, in particular), as the Ca- nadian Federation of Inde- pendent Business points out, is being manoeuvred into a . “nowwin" situation, Either there will be a here,” Tits- wath said. “I don't see why CanCe!l makes kraft pulp here and sends it to someone else to make paper.” “With every job that leaves the area there is less opportunity for people to live and work here,” he said. Titsworth was born and raised in Trail. After high school graduation, he attended the University of B.C. and gained his BA in International postal strike which could bring the system (along with countless smaller businesses) to its knees or there will be extreme concessions to the workers which will bankrupt the already overburdened Post Office. All of which explains why the federal government is finding it difficult to arrange an early end to the wage and price control programme, despite pressures from the Canadian Labour Congress and organizations represent- ing big business interests. + A large postal settlement would set off a chain of stra- tospheric demands and set- tlements that would force a retum to controls — ona permanent basis. Mrs. Helen Cheveldave «Funeral Service Friday. Helen Cheveldave, 71, of Robson died Thursday at the Castlegar and District Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born Oct. 5, 1905 in Buchanan, Sask., Mrs. Chevel- dave came to the Castlegar area with her family in 1912. She married in 1926 and lived in Trail until 1932 when she moved to Robson. Mrs, Cheveldave was a member of the Robson Wo- men’s Cooking Club and was an avid gardener. She is survived by her husband Pete J.;. two sons,” © Custom tru: _ © Residential © Commercial © Industrial for specific construction projects Peter at home and Joe of Van couver; two daughters, Mrs. Nick (Fanny) Stoochnoff of Castlegar and Mrs, Sam (Vera) Konkin of Tarrys; 14 grand- children; six great-grandchild- ren; a brother Pete Kereiff of Castlegar. She was prede- ceased by a brother William. Mrs, Cheveldave's grand- sons were pallbearers at the service, which took place Fri- day at the Castlegar Funeral, Home. The service continued Saturday from the Castlegar Russian Hall. Interment took place in the Brilliant Cemetery. a field that studies in political ie Titsworth has been on the local association executive since 1972, and is Youths: Behave Law Abroad Government Gives Warning The external affairs de- partment has started its annual exercise of warning young persons who will'be however small, across a border, remembering that | narcotic drug traffickers will try to tse ble ok ty abroad this summer not to be foolish and run afoul of foreign drug laws, “Advertisements are being inserted in youth-oriented pub- Iications warning ° against a variety of things that can turna trip into trouble, including a long term in a jail considerably. less comfortable than those in Canada. The warning is emphasized in a booklet inserted .in every tiew passport, called Bon Voy- age, But. Consular, officials. in the department list drug-caused problems as the greatest they face as they seek to provide services for the more than 1.5 million Canadians. who will of the Rossland: ‘Trail: associa- tion. He has. been involved in union work for several years, and is currently vice-chairman of Local 480's safety committee. He is past vice-chairman of the press and publicity committee, and is a member of the Joint Bargaining Council that repre- sents the Steelworkers and ACTE locals in bargaining with Cominco, In 1976 he completed a science, history and Forel affairs, After touring Europe for a year, he returned in. 1972 to spend a year working for the _ NDP federally and provincially, as a political organizer in the East and West Kotenays. He then joined Cominco,.and has worked in the smelter at Trail since 1973. : A member of the New Democratic Party since 1968, FBDB Approves $30M in Loans In B.C. in Three Months of Year . In the three months ended June 30th last, the first quarter of its current fiscal year, the Federal Business Development Bank authorized 724 loans for $29,274,000 to -businesseg, in. British’ Columbia. . foe ‘This was an increa$&GE 12” per cent in number and 8 per cent in amount over the same period a year ago when the bank approved 646 loans for a total amount of $27,199,000. At June 30th, FBDB had $446,417,000 outstanding in loans, investments and guar- antees to 9,043 customers in British Columbia. FBDB, a Crown corpora- tion, assists the growth and creation of small and medium size business enterprises across Canada by providing them with financial assistance and man- agement services. © All trusses quality workmanship © Free Quotations! C) and © Serving major contractors and individuals” bate —<<—E— GUMS PRS 636-6th Ave., S.. “We Don't Just Do It... We Do It All” Ph. 365-2414 course at the sid vanes of Canada in Montreal, under sponsorship of the Steelworkers, travel to ies other than the United States this year. They cite figures that show that of 688 Canadians putin foreign jails in 1975 in countries other than the U.S., 321 were in on drug offences. Of 979 in jail in 10 months of last year, 208 of them were there for drugs. Increasing severe drug penalties are . being’ imposed around the world, In Singapore, for instance, conviction of pos- session of small amounts of drugs can result in the death sentence, “Canadians should exercise extreme caution about accept- ing to transport any parcel, tourists tocarry drugs for them through customs inspection lines,” the booklet says. “Persons who innocently commit such offences can be held in jail, often in) very uncomfortable | conditions,’ for long periods. while: awaiting trial.” Drugs are only one prob- tem: that’ will face travellers, \past experience indicates, Statistics: show that: last year consular officers arranged for government loans to get 740 persoris home from abroad, and helped 1,708 others get finan- cial help from ‘friends’ and relatives, The officials helped when’ 882 Canadians ‘died abroad, sending bodies home in 120 cases. They say they provided a vast variety of assistance to 955,840 other persons. Officials say they expect to be ‘busier ‘this year because more Canadians are expected to travel. While many’ more go to the United States than elsewhere, they generally provide consular officials with less work. That is because it is 50 easy to get hack hom me, “Along with. drugs, ‘these don'ts are in the youth-oriented ads: e Work in:a foreign coun- _ try without permission. e Run out of money. © Deal in illegal currency’ or the black market. © Fail to have a’. ticket home. ¢ Fail to obtain a visa. @ Violate local Jaws or’ “offend customs and sensibil- ities.” Consular officials here add that youths should not be as naive..as some. have ‘shown themselves to bein the past. hel 5 pou ju e need trond Bad START A HOBBY! : Coin and Stamp Collecting; Fasclnates All Ages Get a Proper Start Cometo OK COIN and STAMP. SHOP: In The Mall 763-4328 Mission Park KELOWNA, B.C, Excallent selection of fine Canadian Coins & Stamps, Supplies ~ wep e prices Pald for Coin & 1p Collections - q Monday, Aug. 22 -6 pm. - Course Theme: Ages: Vacation | Bible School — Friday, Aug. 26 - 8 p.m. 8t. Peter Lutheran Church 405 Maple Street ‘And God Says ‘I promise” : 4to 11 years For Further Information Phone: 965-8354 or Winding Country Road in the Slocan Valley Otfers a Sharp Contrast to the Blacktopped Highways Found Elsowtiere E We Help us — help Senior Citizens want to make sure ‘every senior citizen who may be eligible for SAFER knows about it. Shelter Aid For Elderly Renters (SAFER) is the new programme that gives senior citizens in need direct cash payments to assist in the payment of rent. The amount of the SAFER payment i is based on how much income the senior citizen receives, and how much is paid for rent. To make sure that. every senior citizen who may be eligible knows about SAFER, information cards were recently sent to ALL senior citizens in the Province. Those who may be eligible were asked to return the card to receive an application form. Many requests for application forms have now been received by SAFER. But we want to make sure that no senior citizen who may be . eligible is missing out on the assistance he or she is entitled to. « Ifyou'rea senior citizen who may be eligible, make sure you have applied. Or, if you knéw any senior citizens who qualify, please help us help them by making sure they apply. \\e=s aceon Par Gar" ELIGIBILITY - Allsenior citizens who meet EACH of the . following conditions are eligible: @ they are 65 years or older. @ they are renters. e they are paying more than 30% of income for.rent. they are in receipt of Canadian Old. Age Security. the senior citizen OR, spouse has: i) lived in British Columbia for two years immediately prior to application. OR oy : ii) resided in British Columbia for a continuous five year period at any time. To make it as easy as possible, all Chartered Banks, Trust Companies and Credit Unions in the Province have information and additional application. forms available. And, if any assistance is required in filling out the form they'll be happy to help. Information, application forms and assistance. are also available at the B.C. Housing Management Commission in Vancouver, and at the regional: offices of the “Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing in Victoria, Prince George, Kelowna, snd Cranbrook. -—\I Province of British Columbia _ Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing HOUSING - Honourable Hugh A. Curtis, Minister Tough Hew Laws are Wanted - Hooliganism Alarms Teachers i in UK. British teachérs are urging tough new laws ‘to halt. the spread of hooliganism in’ schools. They want the govern- Ment to hit the hooligans where -:it hurts most—in their parents’ ets, -“Parents should be ‘made legally, responsible ~for any damage caused ‘by their chil- dren,” said a spokesman for the. ~ Assistant Schoolmasters’ Asso- ciation, meeting in London. “As the law stands now, only vandals over 14 years can, be prosecuted and their parents - ordered to pick up the bills. We want the government to plug _ the loophole that permits un- derage and. their “Pali ‘could do,” the teacher one conference agreed that a..parent: who had not. _ educated: his .children’ against . wanton destruction by the age of eight was “derelict in his duty, not only to the child but to society in general.” - Some teachers’ urged’ a return to the use of the cane'as a deterrent against vandalism, Schreyer Cools Talk. About PWA Merger _ Premier. ‘Bd “Schreyer has discouraged ‘speculation that. the. Manitoba. government might become i in-. shareholders of the Winnipeg- based» regional carrier ‘had arisen only in recent days. that Manitob volved in any merger between , Transair and - the 2 Alberta might‘ make an investment. in ‘Pacific’ Western was ‘sheer parents to escape liability.” One teacher’ told the con- ference the science department at his school was burned down by three boys-aged eight, 10 and 11. ‘They. told police: “You can’t touch us, We're under- age.” “There was nothing: the id Pacific. Western Airlines. (PWA). “There has been no serious consideration ‘of that,” he told reporters recently: after. the western > > premiers’ seonference, in Brandon.” Schreyer said negotiations between’ PWA and: majority i ." he'said, adding he ~ _saw no significant advantage to the province in such a move.” Rumors of a ~pending'* merger first arose in February and Transair announced recent. ly a group holding more than 50° per cent of shares was negotiat- ~. ing a sale to an unnamed payee. for $1.75, a share. ‘ “Six strokes’ across . the bottom fs ‘the best. way to combat hooliganism,” one said. *“That‘is what’ happened ‘to us ‘ when’; we misbehaved’ and ‘I don't’'think we’: ‘are any the -worse for it. . Another teacher pointed out that police courts in the Isle ‘of Man still have the power. to order. the. birching ‘of juvenile offenders. After. sentence the offender is-bent over a ‘table and-his trousers are lowered while a bundle of-birch twigs is “whipped across’ his ‘ {bare bot- tomy Birching was abolished in Britain some 25 years ago, but still is permitted in the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.- The ‘teachers’ conference ; postponed voting ona motion to bolish ~ ‘ Nursery rhymes . may sound like nonsense, but’ they are'a valuable way to help your child become a good reader. * ‘--' Children. whose parents recite them ‘jingles such as “Rub-a-dub-dub, three men ina, tub” while they're in the cradle have the best chance of becom- ‘ing good readers in school, a : reading ‘expert said recently. », )} Encouraging: children. to Stalk. a' tot’ is ‘another’ way, to make them good readers, said Dr. Nancy Larrick, a former professor of education at Le- high University. “The old idea that chitdren should be seen and‘not heard is a dangerous one,” Dr. Larrick said. “If a child ‘cannot talk fluently or easily when he gets to school; that child will have’ | difficulty: learning to read.” In:her: book, A ‘Parent's Guide To Children's: Reading (Doubleday), Dr. Larrick gives these tips for parents who want’ . their ‘children to! be ‘good readers. ~@ Fathers must get in- volved.!: Though Mom: begins talking to. her baby soon after birth, Dad shies away. When -both parents take turns read- ing, singing and talking to the child, he will get the idea that” being articulate, and reading well later on, is a good thing. Start < reciting Mother Goose. and other ‘nonsense jingles to your child when he's a baby and continue:as he igets older. Children find them “easy to remember and develop Vor: cabulary from: them. e Read to your child, not. only at bedtinie: but as’ fre- quently as possible.“ And re- member, the reading should be _” done by Dad as‘well as Mom. @ Talk, to your. child, Ex- plain the details of your daily . life.’ Say “I'm going to the supermarket to buy eggs and. meat,” or “We're going to the’ post. off fice t6' mail. some let- _ ters." ‘And’ ‘when he’ asks worship. in, secondary schools, ; But some teachers said the dack | ¥ responsible for touch of. “the hooliganism. +. King's Kobbler Invites You to . Come ‘in to King's Kobber this weskend, and let your feet wander from § es . proper: words’ to substitute for. . his own baby talk. Tell ee for Newt The speisa ‘mate for your favorite : ‘pale of y feane: : answer him,» Encourage your child to: tell you little stories of his own life, Listen and comment. Teach him ‘to paste ‘up pictures: of : objects or, animals, theri. write the ‘name of what | letured 3 underneath, e Write the stories your, hild tells. you! | ina: blat ‘exactly < ‘what, ‘he ‘says, Then show him his story. He'll 2 ‘begin to. understand | how, words: become. stories ‘then books.. <0 'Keep magazines, books, «| ind newspapers in the house.’ child -will pick them ‘up: *and—éven’ if-he cannot Tead= : look it the pictures. -., : ‘Don't talk’ baby talk q id. And teach him the | First- rime | Golfer Gets" Many golfers: play’: for. “!years and never geta hole-in- < one,; But. a? 16-year-old ‘Byron, ‘ Minn,-youth reached that goal the first time.he ste ped up to Fe ele desman rey ¥. and 3 saw the ball roll into: othe. : Bike Riders’ |: -- Recent complaints . from: the: Meadowbrook’ Road: area .. include reports that children as bs young as seven to eight years of ‘ “age have been operating motor-" cycles near or‘on:the' road. An‘RCMP spokesman said: “virtually all” of the, ‘Complaints instance, “Yes that is a bow- wow, but it is called a German Shepherd dog,” » e Don't hurry. your child when he is talking or telling a ‘atory.. This will make him nervous, discourage him, and may even contribute to stutter- ing. ‘ * e Teach your child: to pronounce correctly words he mispronounces, but avoid over- correcting him or he'll become. afraid to talk and, later on, to read. e Fathers, especially, must be careful not to give their sons the attitude that reading is “for sissies.” © Dads should share their experiences with their children... 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