I's THAT TIME of year whea eabers of Castlegar's David Thompson Stamp Club plan for their annual exhibition. The 35 member club is highly regarded in philatelist cireles and their exhibition draws entries from as far amay 8 cal ipntana, Oregon, Idaho, ria. Locking over some of the entries re » CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, September 8, 1977 legar District munity Centre (Sports Complex) are, (from left) Margaret Reith, president of the stamp club and a secretary in the industrial relations depart- ment, interior pulp operations; John Nicholson, 1 trades fc 3 and Bill Taylor, barker operator, both-from the interior pulp 's exhibition to be held Oct. 1 and 2 at operation. —CanCel Photo One Man's Opinion Nota ‘a. Game By FRED MERRIMAN «To declare | or not to declare” should not'be a question. “7 things”: through customs. carries penalties up to 10 years in prison for those found guilty. hardened criminals, Any who do smuggle, whether it is occasionally or consistently, are breaking - a serious and important law. >-assessing penalties is a complex business. It depends on the kind and size of the smuggling attempt. Generally, the customs officers will charge 150 per cent of the cost of the item and Customs Canada will then have your name and address on permanent file. voluntarily declared could cost, if detected, $75 in penalties. + Customs impounded his car and sold the stereo at public bid for one third of its value to pay tax, luty and costs. It “things like regular customers, new tires, paper bags, quiet kids and nervous answers. the luggage compartment or they may take a glance under the front seat . . “be imported and under what conditions. It is my opinion that you should comply, exactly, with those terms of reference. “retail to “help you avoid duty and taxes.” I can assure you that both the customs officers and the RCMP are already well aware of these merchants. ,00,8.-Canada reciprocity agreement make periodic audits of their records with the intent. of * racking down_undeclared merchandise. F “Vealculated the cost of shopping, transporting, duty and taxes, discount on the Canadian dollar and “this still gives you a lower price than for similar quality Canadian made goods then no one will ‘ - blame you for making the Purchase—except your son or daughter who cannot get a job in a local tore “because business is slow.” * Asa former customs broker, I have strong negative feelings about. nane who try to “sneak It is the principle of the thing. Besides, it's illegal. t Many people may not know that smuggling is second only to treasonjin its seriousness and It'seems some people consider it a sort of game and do not in any way consider themselves When I asked Corporal Bailey ‘of. the. local RCMP to comment on the ‘subject, he said that Simply translated, a $50 sweater or a pair of shoes, for example, which hasn't been I know of one case where someone tried to bring in an expensive stereo system in his car. ported that several of dollars in il area was simply seized by the authorities nearly two years after the fact. * Most customs officers I have known are intelligent, well-trained people who notice the little They may wave you through several times in a row, then casually ask a good friend to open « drivers side. Helpful brochures are available at all customs ports of entry which clearly tell you what may Some merchants south of the border will issue invoices for amounts substantially less than One popular store in Spokane advised me that plain clothes RCMP members on a Very‘simply pity\it is not worth taking the chance, in my ‘opinion your cost if F.0.B, your home. If you look fairly at the Don't try to bring U.S. goods in without making’ a declaration. ” Ifyou do “get away with it”, watch.for neighbors who may get jealous and blow the whistle brought into the Dn Teacher Speaks At First Meeting The local chapter of Wo- men’s Aglow Fellowship Inter- national wiil resume monthly. meetings beginning Sept. 14 at the Community Centre,’ with guest speaker Clare Lasher of Spokane, Wash; a teacher and Bible’ Study leader. Having received her PhD. in French literature, she has taught French in New “Hamp- . 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But,asa new book called "Small Business: Build- ing a Balanced’ Economy” by York University's Dr... for the social costs that are created by the big firm, In shcialist countries, Dr. Peter- son discovered , the big, state- owned ° firms‘ consistently lose money; the deficit: is paid out of. taxes on. the’ profitable small firms. . Andwhatabout the theory that the, small tirm gets tax concessions that aren‘t qvail- able (o big business?! Dr. Peterson found that the average smullest corporation actually pays 27.7% tax on earnings while the biggest corporation, alter allowing for capital incentives, pays 28%. In other words, the so- called “dual corporate tax ~ rate” which the government ‘claims means much lower - taxes for small business than for big business is a sham. The Canadian Federation of Independent Businéss has d that UIC and CPP s poi ‘out, big business isn't neces- sirily good business, Not, at least, for aff Canadians. Dr. Peterson spent a year investigating some of the more popular beliefs about the merits of big business. The results of his investiga- tions are surprising. For in- _ Stance, although big business is believed to be the most significant source of employ- questing that some of - the Senior Citizens attend a meet- ing of the Castlegar Villa: Society when they will hold an election of officers. Reports were heard from the kitchen, games, entertain- ment, and visiting committees. -* Final plans’ were made for the tea and bazaar which will be held in the Centre Oct. 1. |, Thank-you letters are to be sent to the recreation com: mission for arranging bus trips for the senior citizens during © the summer and to the girls” who did the driving. | :~ A thank-you Is algo extended to the City of Castlegar for the bench installed outside of: the’ - Centre; also, thanks and ap- preciation to Mr. Lutz for having the bowling greens kept | in such good condition for the seniors to enjoy their games, At the close of the meeting ‘arts, etc; ‘used’ attachments, track ss and rebuilding. Py youn bon saa PES “YOUR BOBCAT DEALER" a ae TTI ‘Phone Days 489-2711 the served a delicious tea. “changeover. «Effective September, 1977 Speedometre Metric Converii el Prepsctet tnteoeh ‘© Converts any speedo-| mn $8 Kilometres ii reese ese end Sree — uetery 7 Offer. $ e8'esch, Sent to: METRIC, Box isi ar Edmonton. Speed Conversion . Simple. "ris ott care, I ane Bl ethereal or mot s Durable; weathor- Access pity. ms 2 wtfeeeeS 0 will be made in memory of departed members; also, a donation to Meals on Wheels. New Concert Series Begins On Oct. 6 Performance "77 is a new concert series presented by the Trail Society .for the’ Per- forming. Arts. This society, which has © been recently formed, aims to stimulate in- terest in the performing arts by bringing a program of varied entertainment and acclaimed artists to the residents of Trail and surrounding. areas. Pres- entations for this year will be: Oct." 6—Spokane - Concert. Orehestra “ensemp ble of 82°. musicians. y nting. Sia pro- gram: of trdditional' orchestral works that’ range from the Baroque, classical and romantic ‘to current tunes. ” Oct. 18-Ballet Ys, a ballet company ‘from Toronto’ which blends ‘classical’ and: modern dance techniques to produce a unique art form. ; “Nov. 15—Huggett Family, a talented Canadian family pre- senting @ diversified program of Renaissance music and folk © songs, on medieval. to and pension, funds on the empinyee’s behalf. Mean- while, the hig firms -- which can use machines to replace Jarge numbers. of workers. ~ receive, tax breaks fron: the government and , ure: freed - from inuch of the paperwork instruments such as. the ‘lute, viola, krummhorns and’ guitar. ‘Jan. 17—The | Tarrago Quartet. Already well-known-to Canadians in’ the East, this >» Spanish ‘quarter of guitarists brings its music to Western Canada for the first time. ‘Feb. 17—Musica: da Cam- that comes with empl others, The way it works out, the small fit is actually paying : era Praga, a sextet from Czech- oslovakia, consisting of flute,: | oboe, violin, -viola, cello and harpsichord. . >, ; March, 1978—Vanities, a drama, presented by. the ‘Arts Club- Theatre of Vancouver, which portrays the emotions of three cheerleaders during their céllege life and their reflections thereafter. Tickets for’ ‘Performance’ “17 will be available locally at Update Fashions, Sates 14 and 15. We regret to announce that due t unforeseen circumstances the sessio ‘the .Doukiiobor |Research . Sympos ‘scheduled : for, Sept.. 11 -at the Castlegar. Sports Complex, has been postponed.to 10. a.m. on Oct. 2, at the same location. mine Joint Poherhintid Research. Committee | Let Mitchell's © 8 crisp colours 13 mi. Only ..... 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