CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Oct. 12, 1961

CASTLEGAR NEWS

Established in Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Seven

FOREST INDUSTRY & SMALL FIRMS

One B.C, forest products company's shopping bill for one year can come to more than $174 million — a large part of it paid out to small suppliers. This esti- mate was calculated recently in making preparations for National Forest Products Week, Oct. 15 to 21.

A West Coast purchasing manager reports that one B.C. company can and does place 50,000 purchase orders in one year with over 1,200 firms,

Most of the money is spent for a wide variety of chemicals, supplies and basic materials and services needed to make forest products. They range from carloads of chlorine and caustic soda to packages of paper clips. These purchases, together with other operation costs, represent the

SMALL TOWN IS

Politics in a small town may be re- garded with contempt or indifference by the politicians of larger communities or those who play their parts on the inter- national stage. The feeling of superiority

may not exist in those who have begun -

their practical careers on the small-town level, running for office as school trustee or alderman.

Still further removed from the di- rect inluence of public opinion isthe Ot- tawa member of parliament. Unless he is in the. cabinet he has little chance of helping to form governmental policy. His job is merely to support the poicy, if he belongs to the government party, or op-

If he were a town alderman, voting on a bond issue that would add a few mills to the local tax rate, they woud be

largest. single cost of doing business in the industry.

The majority of the shopping is done in each forest products company’s home province, i.e., goods manufactured in B.C. get the pr fe from B.C.

VICTORIA REPORT ‘Strachan

By JAMES K. NESBITT Opposition Le- ader Strachan, rubbing his hands in political glee,

If goods are not factured in B.C., firms in other parts of Canada, Britain and the United States are tried in that order. A good many lumber companies go a step further and first try their home- town suppliers before going elsewhere in the province.

The overall purchase pattern of for- est products companies illustrates the fact that large d d on’ small

purports to Aachen, and which Mr. Strachan hates.

He's a good. digger is Mr. Stra- chan, and he has come up with’ quotes from Social Credit big-wigs ee last year,’ expressed horror at

COF proposal that the B.C. Heotvie be taken over by the gov- ermment,

Mr, Strachan says he has come up with all these quotes from the

businesses—often relying ‘on the flexibil- ity and adaptability of the small supplier to keep production schedules.

BEST GOVERNED

readily vocal in demanding good jusifi- cation for the expenditures proposed. 1 to

“in am effort to boost the fine old gastronomic art of crow-eating,” and he laughs hollowly and wickedly and leering- ly as he saya it.

c Its quite a compendium of

quotes Mr, Strachan has dug up. ‘The Premler shrugs It all off, how- ever, saying his government, belng democratic, a people's government,

interested ‘only in the welfare of : and not of dollars, is al-

It would be imp manage the nation’s business as if it ‘were that of a small town. Still} there is some- thing to be said for getting more of the small-town point of view into national af- fairs. If members of parliament were as careful to question government estimates of expenditure as they would question es- timates for local paving contracts, their constituents might feel they were getting the kind of representation they had vo- ted for. In time, if the practice were kept up, some government

ways willing to take a second look, and that's ‘what it did with the BA. Blectric. Why, says the Pre- mier, blandly, it’s almple and honest and straight and above-board as that — nothing to it — no double cross, no double talk, just a Social Credit second look.

Mr. Strachan says he found that, at the Social Credit conven- tion In 1958, the Premier said; “To take over the B.C, Electric at to- day's valuation would cost over

500,000,000, We would have to pay ling five and a half or six per cent for} .

that money. To put up sinking funds and funds we'd

might. be the result. The smallest town is the best gov- erned, so long as it doesn’t grow. The, Printed Word

‘have to increase rates, and not cre.

Gleeful

to the Premier, up to his neck in socialism, decrying the evils of s0- claliam, saying that his government supports free enterprise ane) the capitalistic system, . -

he whole thing mi; 95 no sen. se to Mr. Strachan; out of the con-

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fusion he hopes he and his CCF’ers will be elected the | in 864.

He really had ‘pothlng to do with it, but, right before his eyes, he sees his enemy divided.

CWL Members Volunteer to Help With Catering

The regular monthly meeting of the Castlegar Catholic Women's League was held recently with 17 members and Father Brophy pres:

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‘Mrs. R. Aassie, president, was 11 the chair, Father Brophy urged al!

chael’s Hall in Trail on Oct, 12. He | Sy also stressed the importance of say- | ing the family rosary for peace, and

TATA

S “TENDERS WANTED

On 20 pairs of Coveralls for the Castlegar Fire Department. Please state price, brand name etc. and forward quotations to E. Lewis, Fire Chief, one by October 23rd.

frequent family communion, The forty hours devotion will be held the last week in,October in St, Rita's Church, Mrs. W. McGauley, spiritual read a very

article’on the life of St. Therese, Little Flower of Jesus, whose feast day was Oct. 3. Geven members volunteered to help with the catering of e luncheon on Oct, 20 during the Teachers’ Es Convention which is being held in ‘Castlegar.

Mrs. H. Newell and Mrs. W. Fields were hostesses for the meet_

Mrs, L,-V, Campbell won the

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ate a alngle job, We have better use for our guarantees elsewhere.” In last year’s election campaign,

rae Naa Bonner sald, ac- ore to Mr. Strachan, that it

B\John Tisdalle of Saanich, when

Ro) | milk when making instant pudding,

TUESDAY AT TRAIL

of the CCF to oe that, if they were elected, the government would take over ‘the BO. Electric. Who's being irrespon- sible now? That's what Mr. Stra- chan wants te know. ‘Why, sald Mr. Bonner a year ago, according to Mr. Strachan, if the CCF ever took over the B.C. Electric it would set B.C. back 30 years, and stunt the capital inflow into B.C. of millions of dollars 2 year. Well, who's stunting B.C. now? Mr. Strachan says he knows, and he has no hesitation in telling. Mr. Strachan found that SC

electioncering and seeking votes said: “Of course we're lukewarm to public power. Social Credit, which

always in favor of private enterprise power.” Ha, ha, ha goes Mr. Stra- chan to this.

Yes, Mr, Strachan is enjoying himself hugely as he sees the cap- italistic system lambasting the Soc. ig] Credit government; the capital. ists ‘reckon as how the Premier has sold their system down the river of socialism. Mr, Strachan chuckles and not to himself, as he listens

Instant Pudding And: the Milk in It

* If you use reconstituted dried

try mixing the milk in advance and allow it to stand for several hours. ‘You'll find it gives the pudding an even finer and smoother texture.

a WARM WINTER WORK CLOTHES e WOOL PANTS

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13

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CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Oct. 12, 1961

WE DID NOT LOSE OUR LEASE!

WE ARE NOT TAKING INVENTORY! WE DID NOT HAVE A FIRE!

WE DID NOT HAVE A FLOOD!

Store... .

Yes, everything is still all right at your friendly Shop-Easy . We just wanted to help you balance that budget —

and with prices like these... . it’s no trouble at all!

Prices, effective . Thursday,” Friday | ‘and Saturday, October 12, 13, a. 2A TCM RE

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- COTTAGE ROLLS Ib. 57c SLICED SIDEBACON...69¢

BUTTERSCOTCH, CHOCOLATE 29c EACH :6- for

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