as Castlegar News March 9, 1988 Pattison on board VANCOUVER (CP) — Businessman Jim Pattison was elected to the board of directors of Gulf and Western Inc. on Tuesday at the multinational company's annual meeting in New York. Pattison, chairman and chief executive of The Ji: Pattison Group, sueceeds Admiral Gerald Miller U (Ret.) on the 15-member board. Gulf and Western chief executive Martin Davis said Pattison's “entrepreneurial approach and board business experience will mesh well with the capabilities of the other outstanding directors that we are fortunate to have.” Pattison's privately-held company is engaged in financial services, food products, communications and automotive services. It had revenues of approximately $1.7 billion in 1987. He was also chairman of Expo 86. Gulf and Western operates in three business sectors: entertainment (Paramount Pictures, Madison Square Garden, Famous Players Theatres), publishing-informa. tion (Simon and Schuster, including Prentice Hall and Pocket Books) and consumer-commerical finance (As sociates Corporation of North America). Tariff to go VANCOUVER (CP) — Economic Development Minister Grace McCarthy says the Japanese may soon unilaterally drop their controversial tariff on Canadian lumber. Just back from a meeting with Japanese government Business Briefs New mill planned VANCOUVER (CP) — Two companies are com- bining to build a $7-million mill to produce hardwood pulp chips next to the Fraser Surrey Docks in Delta, a suburb south of Vancouver. The project is a joint venture of Primex Forest Industries Ltd. of Vancouver and Sanyo-Kokusaku Pulp Co. Ltd. of Tokyo. The chips produced will be exported to Sanyo-Kok- usaku in Japan under an exclusive contract worth about $50 million in the first five years of th agreement, the companies said. The mill is expected to consume 220,000 cubic metres of alder logs annually. Construction is expected to begin in April; first shipment is set for September. Hydro discounts VANCOUVER (CP) — Discount sales of surplus B.C. Hydro electricity to a mine in the Interior and an ammonia plant on the north coast have been announced. The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Re- sources said the sales are worth $3.7 million in additional revenue for Hydro and would add $2 million to provincial revenues. Brenda Mines Ltd. will use its discount electricity to extend the life of its open-pit copper-molybdenum mine near Peachland. The discount is based on world copper prices and can be as high as 50 per cent, It extends from July 1989 to July 1990. Apr. 15 that,” and lumber officials, McCarthy said Tuesday that she was given an indication that Mkyo will make a decision by “It appeared to me that there was diminishing support for the tariff within the bureaucracy,” she said. “We were given to understand they don’t want to go to GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade). “We told them we can compete with anyone if the playing field is level and they. seem to now understand Canada has complained its lumber, destined for Japan's booming construction market, is hit with an eight-per-cent tariff, while U.S. wood enters duty-free. Record profits VANCOUVER (CP) -- Earnings from its Vancouver. based forest products companies contributed almost 40 per cent of the record net $298.6 million (New Zealand dollars) earned by Fletcher Challenge Ltd. of New Zealand in the six months ended Dec. 31, 1987, the company said. Crown Forest Industries Ltd. and British Columbia Forest Products Ltd. together provided earnings of $118.4 million NZ, compared to $53.2 million for the same period in 1986, which was prior to Fletcher Challenge’s purchase of B.C. Forest Products. PRS Grocery store coupon misuse problem studied - TORONTO (CP) — Misuse and abuse of cents-off groe- ery coupons by consumers and retailers could be over- come if there was more co-operation among market- ers, wholesalers and retail chains, members of the Can- adian Council of Grocery Distributors were told re- cently “Coupons should be treated like money,” said Ron Peacock, vice-president and director of client services for Nielsen Promotion Services, the coupon redemption di vision of A.C. Nielsen Canada Co Peacock's remarks were made in reference to last year’s multi-million dollar fraud in Montreal involving shopping coupons, including some counterfeits. Eight businessmen de- frauded manufacturers by cashing coupons without anyone making the purchase required when a coupon is accepted. “Marketers can minimize misredemption costs by using and enforcing expiry dates, never returning sub- mitted coupons to suspect retailers and using four-color printing whenever possible,” Peacock said. Coupons offer discounts ranging from a few cents to more than a dollar off the retail price of anything from toothpaste to cookies. Store owners are supposed to ac- cept coupons only when a customer buys a specified product. The manufacturer reim- burses store owners and pays them a small fee for handling the-coupons. REDEEM COUPONS Peacock said coupons are often improperly redeemed by consumers when cashiers are too rushed to check for misredemption. “The busy cashier may not check coupons properly for expiry dates or product match-up.” However, manufacturers of grocery products are beg- inning to insist that the coupon's expiry date be made more legible “and in a specific location on the coupon,” he said. Retailers can reduce mis- redemption by posting the store’s coupon-handling pol icy, training staff, and se- lecting the clearing house or billing*agent with care, Pea- cock added. He said his organization and the Grocery Products Manufacturing Council are drafting new coupon hand. ling guidelines which will include ways to remind con. sumers about coupon-re demption procedures. Despite the problems sur. rounding grocery coupons, the number issued annually has increased dramatically during the past few years. An estimated 13 billion coupons were distributed in Canada in 1987, up from 4.1 billion in 1983. The number of redeemed coupons has also risen — to 210 million in 1987 from 161 million in 1983. “Eighty-three per cent of grocery shoppers used cou Pons in the past year,” Pea. ry JN WestarTimber worldwide. Southern Wood Products | WELCOMES THE WORLD! We welcome MR. HEINZ-HUBERT LINCK, of Oberkirch, West Germany, Director of LINCK HVT GMBH, who will be visiting our mill and the Castlegar area on Friday,|March 11, 1988. Westar Timber Setting the standard for quality lumber products cock said. “Coupons can be cost-ef. fective and cost-efficient and can induce trial and brand switching as well as keeping current users buying a brand.” Get Your Message Across Fast! Classified Ads 365-2212 VANCOUVER (CP) — A Vancouver video-rental company has completed a $64-million deal in which it will provide video rental service to 60 per cent of the 7Eleven stores in North America. Cevaxs Corp. said it has bought Southland Corp.'s MovieQuik division and has an eight-year distribution agreement to provide video rental services to 4,300 7- Eleven stores in Canada and the U.S. Dallas-based Southland owns the 7-Eleven conven- ience store chain. Cevaxs, which changed its name Oct. 12 from Consoli- dated Video Systems Ltd., already provides programs to 900 Southland stores in Can- ada and in the northwestern US. Cevaxs said it has more than 12,500 outlets under contract and more than 8,400 installions in operation, mak- ing it the largest supplier of video programs in North America. Mortgage rates drop TORONTO (CP) — Can- adian homebuyers have re- ceived some welcome news as Canada’s major banks have cut mortgage rates — bringing the rate charged for five-year terms to its lowest level in more than four years, The Toronto Dominion Bank was the first off the mark Tuesday. It eased the interest rate on its two-year mortgage by one-quarter of a percentage point to 10.25 per cent and shaved half a point off longer terms. It now charges 10.50 per cent for three years; 10.75 per cent for four years; 11 per cent for a five-year term. BRAUN CLICKER 2 : CURLING IRON x10’ COLOR ENLARGEMENT WII SOLID 5’’x7"’ COLOR TEAK FRAME “In the Heart of Downtown Castlegar" CLOSED THIS SUNDAY =f Tum time info money. Ask about our RRSP planner. LAURIE GRAHAM - + no problem i . : k By BRENDAN NAGLE Staff Writer The first training run for the Husky. World Downhill at Red Mountain scheduled for today was cancelled because the equipment didn't arrive at Red Mountain until early this morning. The i for all the ’s arrived late from Aspen, Colorado, where the last women's World Cup ski event was held. The skiers said last night the delay won't affect them and said missing today’s training run would not pose any problems they haven't already experienced on this year's World Cup ski circuit. “It's not a problem,” said Canadian team member Laurie Graham Tuesday night following the opening ceremony in Trail. “All the teams will miss Wednesday's , ‘raining run because of the skis arriving late so there's no advantage to any team.” Karen Percy, Canada’s double bronze medal winner at the Calgary Olympic Winter Games, echoed Graham's evaluation of the missed run. Percy said the teams might not have skied the first training run today anyway because of the weather. Canadian coach Currie Chapman, who said his charges are no strangers to missed training runs and late skis, also added the team will take time today to do an inspection run down the-course and focus on conditioning, “No problem,” Chapman said last night. “It's typical of what we do. They postponed the race for a day in Aspen and that put the truck drivers with all the material a day behind schedule and it takes 24-30 hours to get up here.” Chapman said the one-day break in the schedule will be used for rest, relaxation and training for Sunday's super giant slalom race. “They probably want an easy day anyway because we've been going pretty hard along with the Europeans since the Olympics and it'll be good to have an easy day,” Chapman said. irun cancelled Chapman is familiar with the course at Red Mountain because of past Canadian events and said he likes his team's chances. “It's a good course,” he said. “I know our girls feel comfortable with it and I think that the less runs we have on it probably the stronger the Canadians will be and the weaker the Europeans will be.” Marina Kiehl, who won the gold medal in the downhill event at the Calgary Winter Games for West Germany, said missing today’s training run would not present any problems for her. 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Frank Caprice was much less successful in the Canucks’, net and the last-place Smythe Division team fell for the eighth consecutive game. “If you don’t get goaltending in the NHL, you can’t beat Your sister,” Canucks coach Bob McCammon said. “Smith Played well and gave them that 4-1 lead in the first period with his goaltending. - “It was tough tonight. In particular, we had the better scoring chances . . . they got three soft goals.” Smith stopped 29 shots, including 12 in the opening period. Caprice could block only 10 of 14 and rookie Kirk McLean started the second period. “They just played a little too wide open in their end,” Smith said. “They are not going to win|hockey games doing that.” POKES REBOUND Brent Sutter, the Islanders’ captain, got his team started after just 24 seconds of play, poking in the rebound NHL TRADES of Alan Kerr's shot. Rookie Derek King got the first of his two goals, on a power play at 8:43 for a 2-0 lead. After Jim Sandlak’s tip-in — with his back to the net — made it 2-1, Denis Potvin and Greg Gilbert beat Caprice 62 seconds apart and the Islanders never were challenged. “It was a very important thing to get the big jump,” said Potvin, who also had two assists. “If you wrote_a script it would be that. I think we frustrated them pretty well.” King scored again 21 seconds into the second period, on the first shot against McLean. Tomas Jonsson, returning from a concussion that sidelined him for a week, made it 6-1. Greg Adams, Randy Boyd and Petri Skriko had the other Vancouver goals. Mikko Makela scored New York's final goal, five seconds after the Islanders had wasted a 5-on-3 power play beginning the third period. A brawl in which five’ players were ejected led to the manpower advantage. The victory moved the Islanders into a second-place tie with Philadelphia in the Patrick Division, one point behind Washington. “ The Canucks remained six points behind Los Angeles in the chase for the final playoff spot in the Smythe Division. The Canucks lost all three meetings with the Islanders this year. St. Louis gets Bozek By The Canadian Press The St. Louis Blues, who swapped defence for some help on offence Monday, continued to wheel and deal Tuesday by making two separate transactions before the NHL trading deadline. The Blues, just a day after shipping defenceman Rob Ramage and goalie Rick Wamsley to Calgary for rookie Brett Hull and forward Steve Bozek, acquired veteran defenceman Gordie Roberts from the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday for future considerations. In another move, the Blues sent defenceman Charlie Bourgeois and a third-round pick in'the 1989 entry draft to Hartford for the Whalers’ second-round selection in the same draft. The NHL trading deadline was 3 p.m. EST Tuesday. The Whalers, 28-31-7 with 63 points going into Tuesday night's game at Quebec, were ip fourth place in the Adams Division. Roberts, 30, was traded to Philadelphia last month by the Minnesota North Stars who received a fourth-round draft pick in return. In 59 games this season, he had two goals and 12 assists. PLAYS TOUGH Roberts, six foot and 193 pounds, is in his ninth season in the NHL. His best season was 1983-84 when he collected eight goals and 45 assists and was named the North Stars” most outstanding defenceman. The lowly Toronto Maple Leafs beefed up their lineup Tuesday by acquiring rugged defenceman Brian Curran from the New York Islanders in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 1988 entry draft. The six-foot-five, 215-pound Curran, who played two seasons for the Boston Bruins before moving to the Islanders in 1986, set a team record for penalty minutes last season. His 356 minutes in the box were just two short of Dave (Tiger) Williams's league-high 358 last year. The struggling Leafs are in fourth spot in the Norris with a 19-39-10 record and will likely make the playoffs only because of the equally dismal play of the Minnesota North Stars. The Islanders also traded defenceman Gord Dineen on Tuesday to Minnesota for defenceman Chris Pryor and future considerations. The Vancouver Canucks dealt veteran Richard Brodeur to the Hartford Whalers for fellow netminder Steve Weeks. STANDS ALONE Brodeur, who played all seven World Hockey Associa tion seasons for the Quebec Nordiques, is the last player, from the first WHA season in 1972-73 still playing in the NHL. Brodeur asked to be traded earlier in the season when SHOT ATTEMPT . . . The Stanley Humphries Rockettes won the West Kootenay single A girls basketball ch, hae had the team elected to carry three goal 8, rookie Kirk McLean and veteran Frank Caprice, cutting his workload to a minimum. In other moves Tuesday, the New York Rangers dealt defenceman Jim Pavese to the Detroit Red Wings for future considerations and Boston acquired centre Steve Tsujiura from New Jersey for a 10th-round draft choice in 1988. Meanwhilp, the Oilers have sent left winger Moe Lemay to Boston as part of a trade Monday that sent free-agent goaltender Andy Moog to the Bruins for goalie Bill Ranford and forward Geoff Courtnall. In exchange for Lemay, the Oilers got Allan May, a tough right winger who has spent most of the season with the Maine Mariners in the AHL. A team spokesman said the Lemay-Map swap is part of the “future considerations” of the Moog trade. Lemay, who began his NHL career with the Vancouver Canucks, has spent inést of this season with the Nova Scotia Oilers, Edmonton's AHL farm team. Alberta and Ontario rinks tied in curling championship Ryan had a seesaw game with 5-4 to Tom Hakansson of Dartmouth, of Yellowknife, N.S.; Lawren Steventon of Lachine, Ryan and his Alberta Express atop the going an extra end for a 6-5 win, while ~ Que., beat Doug MacFayden of Cra- standings at the Labatt- Brier on Savage's Toronto rink almost blew a paud, P.E.I., 6-4; and Ron Thompson of CHICOUTIMI, Que. (CP) — The wins weren't pretty, but they kept Pat Trevor Alexander Tuesday. 50 lead but managed a 9-5 decision Vancouver needed an extra end in a 4-3 Ryan's Edmonton rink scrambled over Steve Adams of Newcastle, N.B. decision over Gary Oke of Corner to victories over two teams he des- cribed as being “non-contenders at this 12-rink, round-robin competition were: Following the two leaders in the Brook, Nfld. Northern Ontario's Al Hackner point,” Nova Scotia and the Terri- Saskatchewan and Manitoba, 4-2; Nova and Kerry Burtnyk of Manitoba had i Scotia, 8-2; British Columbia and the evening bye. Northern Ontario, 3-3; Newfoundland In the afternoon draw, Alberta Canadian men’s curling championship. and Quebec, 2.3; New Brunswick, 1-5; defested Nova Scotia 9-8, Manitoba Both teams are expected to Prince Edward Island, 0-5; and the took P.E.I. 7-4 for its fourth straight maintain their unbeaten records this Territories, 0-6. afternoon, setting the stage for their victory, Newfoundland downed Sask- In other .eighth-round play, Eu- atchewan 6-4, New Brunswick upset showdown at the George Vezina gene Hritzuk’s Saskatchewan champ- Northern Ontario 8-7 and B.C. edged Centre tonight. ions suffered their second straight loss, Quebec 7-6. iPS again this year with victories over Mt. Sentinel and Grand Forks. The Rockettes are pictured here in action against the Wolves from Grand Forks — CosNews photo by Chery! Caiderbonk Rockettes champsagain The Stanley Humphries Rockettes they host in the new Stanley Humph The whole squad will have to put captured the West Kootenay “A” ries gym March 16-19. Forwards Jenny in outstanding performances if the Basketball Championship for the fifth Rezansoff and Arla Goolieff are both Rockettes are to show well when the consecutive time this weekend. Easy playing very well right now and were province's best. teams converge on victories over Mt. Sentinel 79-20 and the leading scorers in the weekend Castlegar, March 16. Grand Forks 72-87 showed that the games with 42 and 29 points re- Rockettes are once again the class of spectively. Solid play is also coming from centre, Pam Braun, and guard,~ the second ranked Okanagan team, St. West Kootenay basketball. The Rockettes’ first test is against The girls now start preparation for Kim Lees, who has been very good de- Ann's Academy, from Kamloops. This the Provincial Championships which _fensively. game goes at 9 p.m. on March 16 Blue Jays take one from Tigers Associated Press If Eric King-ever becomes king of the hill, Doyle Alexander will surely sit at the right hand of the throne. Alexander, the veteran right-hander whom the Detroit Tigers obtained last year for their successful stretch drive against the Toronto Blue Jays, has taught King a new and wicked curve. Tuesday, King started and went three strong innings against the Blue Jays, giving up one run on four hits, striking out four. The split squad of Blue Jays eventually won the exhibition game 7-6 on an unearned run int he 10th inning. “Doyle showed it to me late last season,” King said of his new pitch. “I used it the night I struck out eight against Baltimore the final. week of the season.” Mike Heath had a three-run homer for the Tigers and Rance Mulliniks hit a sqjo shot for the Blue Jays in the first spring meeting between the 1987 American League East contenders.-Toronto, 3-2 in spring training, had 16 hits, the 2-2 Tigers 12. Dennis Boucher pitched the last three innings for Toronto, giving up just two hits while striking out three. In the Toronto 10th, Rob Ducey reached on a bunt single and went to third on Lou Thornton's single. One batter later, Carlos Diaz hit a grounder that got under the glove of Detroit third baseman Luis Salazar for an error, allowing Ducey to score. JAYS BEAT REDS Meanwhile, a split squad of Jays| beat Cincinnati 2-1, In other games, it was Montreal 7, New York Mets split squad 3; Atlanta 6, New York Mets split Squad 3; Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 0; Kansas City 4, Boston 3; Texas 5, Philadelphia 4; New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 3; Los Angeles 8, Baltimore 1; Oakland 6, Milwaukee 1; California 5, San Francisco 3; Seattle 6, San Diego 5; Chicago Cubs 4, Cleveland 3; and Minnesota 2, Houston 1 in 11 innings. Blue Jays 2, Reds 1 George Bell, making his spring debut, went 1-for-3 and stored a run for the Jays’ split squad. Bell, last year’s American League MVP, played left field in the game. Toronto starter Jim Clancy worked three innings, allowing two hits and one run. Alex Sanchez picked up the win.