CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, December 8, 1977 Children’s Letters to Santa 8 Columbia Ave, Castlegar B.C, Christmas 1977 Dear Santa, This Christmas I have tried to. be a good girl. How are you and Mrs, Santa cluase doing this year? Please may I have a Holly hobby oven this year, There is snow here in castlegar how deep is the snow in the, North Pole? I am going to leave some beer and cookies for you and sugaur for your raindeers love Tracy - Perepolkin. * ee Dear Santa, My name is Chris] am nine years old and almost 10. I hope to have a good Christmas I would like these things 1, Girder and panel set 2, Space Lego Set 3. Matchmox Container Port 4, Any style Micronauts os 8 6 Dear Santa My name is DeVIn I hope to have a good Christmas I would like these things, 1. Wilderness Patrol Adven- ture Peaple 2. Mr. Spock Doll 3, Patrooper set 4, New Super-Size Spiderman 5, Hydra-Micronauts 1 am 5 and my 9 year old Brother is writing this for me FOR SAVAGE 365-7025 — Pine — —_ "SHOES THAT MAKE AN IMPRESSION" ALL YOUR FAMILY FOOTWEAR SHOES AND St. — Castlegar 881 Site 10 Box 8 Castlegar, BC. Dear Santa Clause. Thave been a god boy. I would like you to bring. me'a game, And a puzzle and a toy. I will leave you some cookies Merry Xmas from Georgie How have you been up in the cold. How's Rudolph and your other raindeers. And how is all your elves.How old is all your elves.How’s old mrs. santa. What I wold like. 1)A new dog. 2)And I wold like a walkie- talkie, 3)A new en engine for my train et. Se 4)And I wold like two socker- bopper, Love. Hugh-Maxwell. . 6 « KiddieMatic appliance Set Giant BaKing Set Mini Food Set Barbie BabY 136 Crescent Street Castlegar B.C, Dear Santa, Christmas 1977 How is Mrs. Santa? I hope she is feeling fine. Is there snow at the North Pole? How are you dear Santa? May I please have a doll that walks for Christmas, L hope that you don’t get ill on Christmas eve. 1 will leave some milk and cake and a candycane for your to cat. What do your reindeer like to eat? Your friend, Edvarda Jardin hot as hes LY, i MW A ail oye Pistol CASTLEGAR NEWS 1947 + 1977 Standard Accounting Won't Beat Inflation: i Domtar Ltd, is one com: pany that hos béen trying to convince the public that tradi. tional accounting principles cannot cope with the impact of inflation on its ansival State. ments, When it recently issued earnings for the nine months ended Sept, 90, 1977—they had increased to $17.4 million from $9.1 million in the correspon- Inflation accounting would, for example, show the replace- ment value of assets rather than their original cost to the company. Because the original cost is so low, depreciation expense is proportionately low and, when deducted from rev- enues, results in over-stated earnings, But substituting | inflation for ac: ding period last y paper headlines said ‘Domtar earnings double.’ . However, the. earnings Compiled by the Provincial Government Craftsmen’s Manual The ministry of economic development, province of Brit- ish Columbia and the Crafts- men’s Association of British Columbia are compiling “A Manual for Craftspeople" (re- placing the original “Handbook for Craftspeople"}, The index will encompass: Small business informa- tion; index of craftspeople by location and craft; retail craft outlets; craft material sup- pliers, retail and wholesale; craft associations and guilds; and grant funding information, All craftspeople, craft. out- welcome to our Downstairs Toyland and Cloctric Train Consists of Locomotive, Cars, Caboose, Powerpack and Track Backman Railroad Set Display in Operation Tomorrow - Friday, December 9 For the Train Hobbyist . . . Our Terrific Weekend lets, material suppliers, guilds Special Valu: Reg. $34.95 ‘All this, and more, Ce at Castlegar Drug. 319” We have RAILROAD SETS by Tyco, Backman and Lionel, BUILDING KITS by Pola, Mode! 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RECORDS NOVELTIES Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. OPEN THIS SUNDAY: Atop RU Tommy Biln * Corner, Pine & Columbia © Ph. 365-7813 OPEN Monday — Thursday, 9a.m.-6p.m. Friday, 9a.m.-9p.m., 12 noon - 1 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. | ABOUT OUR: ASK LAYAWAY Ce ee ae and ‘associations are asked to request survey forms through the CABC office at #801, 207 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1H7. i Survey forms are to be completed and mailed to the one of ice no later than Dec. 81, 1977, i an “Index of Craftsmen” form sent out by the Canadian Crafts Council last spring was - filled out, there is no need to request the CABC survey. d that Dom- tar’s annualized ratio of pre-tax profits from operations to as- sets employed was only about . eight per cent, “well below the: level needed to cover the cash requirements to support ‘its current business activities,” Domtar's vice-president of finance, Jim Smith, said recent- ly no one in the pulp and paper industry would have shown a profit if inflation . accounting had been used. “We. reported earnings of 68 cents a share in our 1976 annual report, but that figure would have been a loss of 48 cents a share under inflation accounting,” Smith said. A Gift fox that Special counting methods, if it is made atall, is complicated and a long way off, says Doug Thomas, general director of research of the Canadian Institute of Char- tered Accountants. New accounting principles must be internationally accept- _Winlaw Area Residents Polled On Name : Which name do you prefer + —Winlaw Elementary School or Cedar Creek Elementary School? Residents of what is now Winlaw Elementary Schoo) area will have a chance to choose one or the other, as the Nelson School Board has de- cided to conduct a poll ‘to determine public sentiment: in the matter. A poll has been taken pie to the building of the new school, and at that time resi- dents decided to keep its original name. 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COMPLETE FINANCIAL INCLUDING Low Cost Personal Loans Real Output | City Awaiting Renewal of NIP and RRAF The economic picture rightened during the third ajuarter this year but Finance ‘Minister Jean Chretien and his chief Opposition critic. held “CanCel Declares Directors of CanCel. last y declared: a fourth warter dividend of eight cents er share, Payment will be made on ec,” 22 to shareholders of ecord on Dee. 9. 24% differing. views recently on whether the improvement means the country is on the road to recovery. Real growth in the econ- omy, as measured by the gross - national product, forged ahead at a 5.2 per cent annual rate in the quarter, Statistics Canada said last week. . By comparison, real output of goods and services had’ slumped by 2.4 per cent in the three-month period ending last June. Statistics Canada said the third-quarter improvement was due ‘shiefly to increased’ con- sumer spending ‘and a. rosier. trade balance. Governmen’ Tightens UIC Eligibility Rules The federal government last week released details of ew eligibility rules for unem- find that 14 weeks of work will: entitle them to fewer weeks of benefits than in areas where is higher. The new rules raise the ligibility requirements for un- mployment insurance benefits in all parts of the country from minimum of) eight . weeks’ mployment to from 10 to 14 reeks, based on unemployment ‘tates in each of 16 regions. In areas of highest unem- Newfoundland, an in- -- ividual must-have worked at ast 10 weeks in the last year jualify for benefits. areas of lower .unem- loyment-such as southweste Ontario or Alberta; the’ mini- Tum requirement is 14 weeks. In addition, ‘the uniempldy-'- An. Alberta worker who loses his or her job after 14 _ weeks employment in the last | year will be’ eligible for 18 RETIREMENTS of several members of the Voh Fire “is Jim Waller who retires with 11 years service Fire Chief Ed Lewis, were acknowledged Saturday during the firemen’s annual banquet’ and dance. Lewis, shown here centre, has 35 years service of which 25 are as fire chief. He holde an engraved clock presented to him by the | firemen as well as a scroll from the city weeks» of ‘benefits, with 26 weeks under the old legislation amended in August, Fire Chief of the City of Castlegar. He was also recipient of an. engraved silver platter from the city. On his left. and Sam who has 15: years service. Other retiring firemen acknowledged at the banquet were longtime fireman in the former Kinnaird Volunteer ‘Fire Department Ivan Grewcock with 21 years service along. with fellow firemen Bill Aubert, John’ Shaw, Mickey Killough and John Mykyte who all have served from five to seven years. Each have been given engraved trophies to mark their: years of service.—CasNewsFoto by Leo Sommers The city's application for funding under two. federal- provincial government pro- grams which would benefit 315 single-family’ dwelling owners is currently being held in abeyance by the provincial municipal affairs ministry, ac- cording to Ald. Andy Shutek. In his year-end report Shutek, ‘planning committee chairman, said Castlegar’s ap- Plication for aid under the neighborhood Shutek said other pro- grams currently being studied by the city include the B.C. Housing Corporation's Replot- ting Assistance Program. He said the investigation of the RAP, under which the city could design and develop lands in Castlegar South, is “present- ly in the final stages." He said the bylaws passed by city council to allow exten- sion of the city's boundaries to hood Impr Porgram and the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Pro- gram is now in the hands of Frank Bertoia, regional housing manager for the ministry, who will refer it to the Central Mortgage and Housing Cor- poration when the federal gov- ernment indicates whether it will continue the program. Shutek said a specific area— bounded to the north and east by the Columbia River and to the south by Elm Street and Woodland Drive—was desig- nated as the site of the program after ‘consultation with the city's Advisory Planning Com- mission. He said the NIP, which shares with municipalities the cost of upgrading such ameni- ties as sidewalks and parks, and the RRAP,- which offers low- interest home improvement loans to homeowners, “will un- doubtedly improve a: large the south have been referred to the municipal affairs ministry for adoption, and all informa: tion related to the propsed new industrial park at the south end of the city has been sent to Stan Jobb, B.C. Development. Cor- poration land manager, .“for advice.” In addition, Bertoia is researching the possibility: of the acquisition of vacant Crown lands by the city, Shutek said in the report. For Labor Relations In addition to negotiations with senior governments, the planning committee has pro-.; duced recommendations and subdivision studies on $0 single lot units, Castlegar Savings Credit Union, Boundary Indus- tries, the High Meadows sub- division, Vista View Ventures and IDEC Engineering, he said. Shutek said queries and suggestions dealt with by his committee included the pro- posed extension of Eleventh Avenue, the proposed closure of Ivy ‘Street, the Downtown Businessmen's’ Association downtown - parking « proposal, the drafting of land use con- tracts, rezoning hearings, zon- ing bylaw amendments, print- ing of 60 city’ maps for the public, . civic “properties play- ground design and layout and design for Cone Hill and Lake- view. Parks. Best Year Ina Decade. B.C. is welt on its way toits best labor relations year in more than a decade, David Rice’ of the ministry of labor said last week; F “: Rice, of the research. and planning branch of the min- istry, said in an interview there were 11 times fewer man-days lost dué to labor disputes in B.C. in the first nine‘months of this year than in, the same period last year. $ He said,that in the first three-quarters of 1977, 122,721 man-days were.\lost in the province. Rice said that 1,445,248 man-days were lost in the same period in 1976 and 1,570,408 were lost in the: first nine months of 1975. ~ Hospital Board to Build Extended Care Unit Government approval for Drea of an. Extended District. Hospital >! Wins Government Approval section of the city... The area to be completed for Extended Care is currently n.-unfinished: portion of the , second floor.’ The. new facility ‘will provide accommodation for. ‘granted the hospital ‘board of ‘ap proximately 10 patients who structure and require upgrad- ing in keeping with the re- mainder of the building. Both nursing and medical -staff report attendance at ‘re- fresher. courses, in-service and Coats & Jackets Also Lined & Unlined Leather Jackets and Coats .*. . Don't Forget Our Ski Jackets! Lingerie, Evening Wear (Long Dresses, Long Skirts, Satin Blouses), Long Wool Skirts, Stoles and Jewellery. Sportswear... 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