_ CASTLEGAR NEWS, April, i9an HUGE GARAGE SALE was held last Friday and Saturday . by the Doukhobor Cultural Association in the Slacan Park Hall, Clothing, books, household items, small ap- pliances and shoes were only some of the goods of- tered for sale to bargain-hunting shoppers. Proceeds from the garage sale, and a similar one the weekend before in the Castlegar Russian Hall, will go towards the Doukhobor § ris Day held each Father’ Doy at South Slocan, and to assist the family of a foster child which the association has “adopted” in El Salvador. As well, some of the funds will help with construction of a Senior Citizens’ Home that is being investigated by the Cultural Association for elderly Doukhobors. —CoaNewsFote It’s easier to go on welfare By Stove Keratetter OTTAWA (CP) — Govern- ment programs designed to help those on low incomes offer little incentive for the poor to choose work over welfare, says Ottawa econ- omist David P, Ross. Ina report on the “working poor” published Tuesday by the Canadian Institute for Economic Policy, Ross says hundreds of thousands of able-bodied people could im- prove their standards of liv- ing by giving up and going on welfare, More than half a million Canadians: are employed in “intermittent, low-paying, unskilled and dead-end,” jobs and most of them wind up paying taxcs on the meagre incomes they do earn, he writes, . “To work hard is not by itself enough to escape from poverty in Canada." In 1979, the report says, a family of four with one wage- earner would have been sub- stantially better off on wel- fare than working at the minimum wage in all but two provinces — Quebec and Saskatchewan. Ross sees the concept of a guaranteed annual income father than higher minimum wages as the ideal way to en- courage the poor to continue working rather than opting for welfare. Asa first step toward that goal, he calls for an im- mediate increase in the fed- eral child tax credit to a maximum of $420 a child from the current $288. PROPOSALS SIMILAR His proposal is strikingly similar to recommendations made Monday by the Na- tional Council of Welfare. Both plans would put more money in the hands of the poor and would be of special help to working parents who ’ Depressed city slowly recovers. _QNREOB. Sig onicaly- -depressed city, but buinessmen say it will be several months before a re- covery is felt. ‘For two years this city of 200,000, which depends on the health of the North American auto industry, has been living under depression conditions. Figures released Monday by Statistics Canada show 18.2 per cent of the Windsor- area work force was idle in March. About 7,800 workers from Ford Motor Co. of Can- ada Ltd; and Chrysler Can- ada Ltd. remain on indefinite layoffs. . But some-cheery news has come at last. The mothballed Ford foundry reopened Mon- day and maintenance work- ers have begun preparing the plant for production. About. 1,000 workers are expected to be called back by the end of the year. In a matter of weeks, Ford's new Essex engine plant will begin production. About 800 workers will ‘be the?'vanguard of an anti- cipated 2,800 needed for that factory, and the neighboring aluminum casting ope! : ete Snobs ‘Ot Canada Ltd.’s expanded transmission plant will add up to 2,000 workers to the current work force of 1,600 by the end of 1981. Chrysler Canada increased production at its van plant Monday and brought back 160 workers, almost return- ing the plant to its normal work force of 2,600. Chrysler's car plant, which produces only large models, has been closed more weeks this year than it has been open, The ‘latest closing be- gan March 20 and placed 2,500 of the 3,100 workers on temporary layoff, but they will be back this Monday. Three mid-sized cars will be added to the production runs in mid-June and Chrys- ler says more workers will be brought back then, although the number is still unde- termined. The increased activity by the Big Three automakers is slowly reducing unemploy- ment in supplier industries in Windsor, but an estimated 6,000 employees of those’ “eompanits are ull out-of x IS. BESH ‘AIR Find It at South Slocan’ For people who love wood & stone, want luxury & comfort in a natural setting with a beautiful view. THIS 1S FOR YOU, For your personal appt. to view call Noreen 352-3581 eve. 3526977. $125,000 MLS Weill cover it all...for you. Rosling Noli 352-3581 a) Each office independently owned and operated. Tad Raatestate Workd Services 1078] are ineligible for welfare or unemployment insurance benefits as long as they. are working. * And both plans could be fi- nanced without any increase in federal spending by elim- inating tax exemptions for dependent children on the income-tax returns of their parents. = Health Minister Monique Begin has already come out in favor of a switch from exemptions to larger tax credits, but Finance Minister Allan MacEachen was non- committal Monday. He said cabinet has not decided whe- ther to make. such a major policy change. The child tax credit now provided families with tax- able incomes of-less than $21,380 a year with $238 for each child under 18. Those earning more have their benefits reduced as their in- comes rise, Ross proposes the income level for maximum benefits installments rather than once a year. * C Giant Grade C1 N? 1 Heavys D 2 yr. Field Grown 0 N° 1 Climbers - 1 N°2 Patents Oo N°1 Sub Zero: YOUR CHOICE i GRAND OPEN mc YOUR CHOKE . 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AWARDED. $290,000 WINNIPEG (CP) — A‘court has ruled that so-yearcold . Winnipeg man who suffore from: hypertension is entitled to i than $280,000 in disability insurante over the next 16 a Mr. Justice John Solomon of Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench upheld the claim on Gershon David Sucharoy, who said hypertension left him unable to manage his insurance plan. Sucharov applied for benefits saying that. he was totally disabled for his job as president and general manager of his company. His doctors sald he ate, drank and smoked too much but Pittributed that to the’ stress of operating his own business. FOUND NEGLIGENT 5 VANCOUVER (CP) — A Vancouver doctor, Grace Hospital, and at least two members of its nursing staff, have been found negligent ina birth that resulted in serious brain damage toa newborn baby girl. B.C. Supreme Court Justice H. P, Legg. said in a rating released Monday that Dr. George Gordon was “grievously at fault” in the way he handled the case in March, 1977. 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Churches” is’ in charge | of public relations. « - Throughout the past year, »'men, and held a benefit dance and a ‘bake sal les Outgoing, president Carol" ‘Churches extends her.thanks’ ; ‘and’ appreciation ‘to’.the ‘on- ‘going executive, al . members andthe public fer : their aupport fei the past.” atte year. \ : (Rhirty-orie-thousand mo- CP) Cathy Morléy saya’ eho can't wait until: June’ ‘she flies to New Brunswick to meet the brother: she" hase f aie ‘in'the 3 mily,"She was anor Of by cle 2. whil toreycles’ are: liegneed » in ¢ British Columbia. | : { Mt LAWN RO . C-Tamarisclfolia Juniper a Varigata unlper t ROLLER sn ‘ hk T.'Seabrook members of the local West ducted ‘opened the’ regular, business game read; and Teal ts'for April birthdays disel * tei this mee z an 47, but they. made the rafters ring with their hearty, h- Cathy. consulted Parent ° u *. Finders but sald the group's suggestions seemed, foo. com-! listing for Michael. 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