, Pugh f Slocan Valléy Women's In- stitute had a guest speaker at both its March and April meetings. Cpl. Brigadier of the RCMP spoke on the Neigh- borhood Watch Program and asked the Women’s to sponsor a meeting for the community, at which time a film and information would be given. The meeting was to be held May 2 in Fruitvale scheduled for April. will be Daphne Angus. Meanwhile, Joseph Fas- Harrop W.1. has/been in- ciani of Slocan Valley Land- vited to a luncheon with the scape talked about vegetable Slocan W.I. on April 25. ing and gave enjoyed slides of some valuable tips. Hawaii presented by Isabel Winners of the Slocan Val- Gerrard and in March and ley W.I. Easter hampers April the yearly plant auction were Kim Simmons and was enjoyed by all. Mary P inikoff. ibmitted by Carol Barclay) CORRECTION Due to shipping and production problems the following items will be late. The Bay apologizes to its customers for any inconvenience this may couse. 1) Vinyl linen tablecloths and placemats. ItemC. pg.7 2) Web placemats, Item M, pg. 19. Will not be available due to supplier cancellation. Katia Strawberry” and “Cherries and Berries vinyl placemats, tablecloths. Items A and B, pg. 7 Greenhouse Collection” napkins, placemats and tablecloths only. Item A, pg. 25 5) Nopkin rings. Item E 8 6) Burntout tablecloths and napkins. Item B, pg. 26. 7) Crochet doilies, runners and tablecloths, Item A. pg. 26 8) Garlic Cellars. Item T, pg. 21 Also: Lace doilies (item C, pg. 18) is not exactly os shown. Picture shows oblong doilie, caption reads round, Item is actually round ‘Hudsons Bay Company, ae “oe ™ SHARING SESSION . . . Castlegar area Scout, Cub session recently where parents were invited to and Beaver leaders held a training and sharing _ take part Photo tor Cashtews by Mary Olson people to succeed in the making of better and responsible e citizens of the community. Scouting Report Several topics were covered, such as Clarifying Expectations, The Structure of Meetings, Setting up Rules and Expectations, and Problem Solving. By MARY OLSON Each of these topics was discussed among the group On April 17, Castlegar and District Leaders held a With comments and ideas being shared by all Training and Sharing Session at Kinnaird Elementary _P# ticipants. i P School. Parents were invited to participate in the group The purpose af giving leaders /and parents pew ideas which was based on understanding boys — problems and "4 chance to share experiences was enjoyably discipline. achieved. Ken Hill, a counsellor from Castlegar School District, Other activities taking place during the week were was the guest speaker, himself a Scout leader some 15 _—_-8¢veral Easter parties involving the Cubs and Beavers of years ago. the Robson 1st Section. 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Campbell, who has Worked at his specialty in a wide variety of construction firms, light and vy industries and ie such B.C. based opera: tions as Cominco's Valley Copper, Dome Petroleum, and Westar Mining, was markedly competent and force- ful speaker, who is totally committed to his work and who held his listeners’ 1 throughout his address. “Productivity,” he said, “is the buzz-word of the 80s as sex was the buzz-word of the 70s” — a statement which drew the obvious comment on preference from one of his less inhibited listeners — “but stated in simplest terms, it means increasing output of goods and services without producing a proportionate increase in costs.” On the other hand, he stated flatly, “The Company Spirit program has nothing to do with efficiency experts or time-motion studies.” “It is an accepted fact today,” he said, “that the greatest gains in productivity will be made through human resources. Indeed, it is a funny thing about the productivity improvement program that while on the one hand it requires the least dollar investment, on the other it involves major changes from the way we are accustomed to handling It's like the guy who complained to his wife about dinner. “For pete’s sake!” she exclaimed. “On Monday you liked stew, on Tuesday you liked stew, on Wednesday you liked stew and now it’s Thursday and all of a sudden you don’t like stew. “Well the managers of today can't continue to feed their people stew every day of the week. It’s time for a menu change. “When considering productivity, there are three common denominators which apply to all people regardless of the industry,” he continued. “First, they want to do a good job.” To illustrate this, he told of how, while sitting in a local pub one evening during the recent labor difficulties, he overhead a conversation at a neighboring table between two men. It quickly became obvious that one of the men was a pulp worker, so pricked up his ears and heard the worker say to his friend: “I love my job. My job is important because if I don't do my job right we don't make good pulp.” “Secondly, people want to know where they stand. We all like to keep score on whatever we are doing for it tells us how well we are doing — and this involves feedback to the person on the job. “Thirdly, supervisors have a bigger impact on their people and the success of the work than they realize; the way that a manager reinforces his people when they do something right or when they do something wrong, has a big impact on what they do in the future.” Following his address, Campbell fielded a variety of searching questions and received a vigorous and well- deserved applause for his presentation. Other matters considered at this same meeting included a report by Ron Ross, Chairman of the Student Exchange Committee. Ross said Julie Higgins, a Grade 11 student at Stanley Humphries Secondary School, had been accepted for exchange to Japan and she was already beginning an intensive study of the Japanese language in order to take part in a Japanese high school. He also reported that thanks to Jim Lamont's trip to Norway as team leader for a Rotary International study team, a place had been found for Chris Bullock, also a Grade 11 student at SHSS, and an Orofino, Washington student as well. These students will spend one year in the host country, living with Rotary families and studying in the local schools, as a part of Rotary's pursuit of peace and international understanding. Don Wickett, club services director, announced a “dirty hands” project (work party) at the Roto Villa Senior Citizens complex to do some soil preparation and planting. The club also voted the necessary $70 for membership in the complex and confirmed Paul Oglow in his 19th year as club representative with the complex. Finally, Wilf Sweeney, reporting for Zuckerberg Island Park project, stated that no word had as yet been received from the Youth Summer Employment Program on a grant to continue grooming work on the island. However, he said preparations were progressing for a display in the projects competition at the Rotary District 508 Conference being held in Trail May 3 to 6. ANNOUNCEMENT First Investors Corporation Ltd. Associated Investors Corp. Principal Consultants Ltd. will be at the West Kootenay Trade Fair April 27, 28 & 29 ‘ Visit us at booth No. 64 at the Fair. FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS Wally Ehman Bob Stack will be in attendance. Principal — 591 Bernard Ave., Kelowna, B.C. 763-7211 By MARTIN MARRIS MIAMI (AP) — The billions of dollars in illega! narcotics profits that flow into southern Florida each year has helped fuel a real estate boom, enrich lawyers who defend drug smugglers and line the pockets of some lucky waiters at fashionable restaurants with $100 tips. “I can make enough money to run two cars and a boat,” said.a waiter in the trendy Coconut Grove area, who asked not to be identified. He guessed that tips he receives from drug dealers amount to thousands of dollars a year. After the meal, a smuggler might buy a new Mercedes, giving the car dealer a suitcase stuffed with $60,000 cash — and the car dealer often “just smiles and puts it in the safe,” said Geoffrey Alpert, a University of Miami criminology professor. Few parts of the local economy have been untouched by the so-called narcodollars, but one where the effect has been most visible has been real estate. Drug dealers have been buying up everything from plush homes and condominiums to motels and office buildings. Among recent property seized from alleged drug smug. glers by the U.S. government is an 84-unit, time-share resort near St. Petersburg; a gourmet restaurant in Charleston, 8.C., and the mortgage on the Cricket Bait and Tackle Shop in Columbia, S.C. DRUG CONDUIT Narcollars are big in southern Florida because of its proximity to the Latin American countries that are the source of illicit drugs. The U.S. attorney's office in Miami etimates that about 75 per cent of the methaqualone, cocaine and marijuana smuggled into the United States enters through southern Florida. An estimated $30 billion in illegal drug profits slosh through the United States each year, and last year, about $7 billion of it helped lubricate Florida's legitimate economy, the state attorney general's office says. “Unfortunately, a $20 bill doesn’t come with a ledger telling you where it's been,” said Duane Kline, a spokesman for the Federal Reserve Board in Atlanta, Ga., which is responsible for keeping track of all the greenbacks in Florida. The regional Federal Reserve Bank has been running a cash surplus of between $5 billion and $6 billion for the last four years as it is receiving more money from commercial banks than it is lending. Most other regional branches run a deficit. Florida's tourism is part of the reason, but some economists say that drug money also plays a part, Kline said. Charles Kimball, who describes himself as an indepen- dent real estate economist, said some smugglers operate on an impressive scale. “He may have eight or 10 warehouses west of Miami International Airport,” Kimball said. “There have been some cases when they've actually owned small airlines.” DRIVES UP PRICES By a conservative estimate, drug smugglers have pushed real-estate prices up by 10 per cent across the board, he said. A state legislati it in that ganized crime, including drug has invested. at least $950 million in Florida real estate. So far, more than $83 million in drug-related assets have been seized by the authorities, but officials concede that is just a drop in the ocean. 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