TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C. |

I am sick of winter.
GREEN PASTURES? .
I Jong to see the green buds -
of sweet maiden Spring. .*.
But all I can see is snow.
‘And then rain mixed with
snow.) a
Streets soon became rivers.
We mush and ‘slush into
March. me
’ Weatherman George Blakey
shrugged apologetically.
He said that between March
1 and, 6, 52.7 inches of the
damn stuff.fell. — . ,
We were lulled, in February
when only nine inches fell. -
In. January. we, .had ‘71.4
inches. There was 58.2 in

1
ae

December. And a few inches | -

in November. .
A total of 198 inches in all
says Georges . 2.
Bah! a
March didn’t come in like a
lion. More like.a polar. bear.

"RAINSCAME’ _
A few days ago the rains

came. It looked like precious -

spring. Then came. the
‘wretched cold front that

“hockey there! :~ ..%

_ dozen inches
overnight Sunday and Monday
with another eight to 10 inches
expected Tuesday before

you'd need a boat to crosg:: A:
k ion a 4 ue

A

- floods. “ Most people change

more rains were predicted’.

., sadenetutetitattatiiete teri fetarstatetetatsy“ariry
Bae SSA ce

ometimes

What bothers me is where
could we seat the spectators?
Then there's a parking
problem. Then it would snow

(Monday) to'turn Terrace inte” fen and everybody would

a 8ea of slushy gush and lakes

“the digging their cars out. .

In the meantime I am going’

-. “around knocking the heads off

aos

into their comfy. slippers after -

a'hard day's: work. My wife.

and I?; We.wéar rubber boats.

‘HM the municipality, or arena
association would: .lend
me the ice-making’ equipment

snowmen.
_1 find. satisfaction in that.

‘: It's a healthy outlet.

“ “EMBRACE HER
‘But. when "Spring comes, I

shail embrace her lovingly ©

with all the ‘tenderness her
sweetness brings. I shall pay
homagé “te crocuses and
daffodils.‘and ‘I shall try to,

think of this winter as nothing

but a bad dream.
: “But I'm not aill° ‘that
unhappy. .Just got a_- letter

they are’supposed-to he ‘get-. . from vm: inlaws: in Mid-
ting, we could turn our floors ° dlefield, Corinecti¢ut. >.
in ice. Oh yes-we'could! Then -;

kids wanting to'skate.". --:;
1 PLAY HOCKEY.

‘We've got.a nice, big living
room. Maybe they can: play

There’s a nice firéplace and

bookcase ‘they-could use for .

goal posts.
_ With the
from, this .we could live rent
free. coe

Now, E don’t mind the water
much. After all I was born in
Vancouver and have webbed

’ feet, .

Away’ down south’ there,

we could charge admission for~ ~ they:had just a had a:new fall

- Of six wet inches of snow and

“profits derived

,

“another six.was expected. by

“morning: 2°
* Upstate New. York is -

snowbound, .Montreal is
_ 8nowbound, Toronte is buried.
Then I gota letter from my
grandmother who lives in Fort
Myers’ Beach, Florida. A
frigid 80 degrees there, she

_- Writes. I can see them all

wrapped up and in long johns.
No wonder, Robert Stanfield
is all aglow these days.
In: the meantime.::
Mush. .

| Jagan, aligned itself behind the |

Leaves scene

‘an accident was fined $150 in

uge

found

Paramount Mining Ltd. has_
issued a report that recon-
naisance drilling to date on its.
Liard copper-malybdenum
property in northwestern B.C.
indjeales at least 60 million tons
of probably ore grading .35, per
cenl copper and .04 per cent
molybdenite. :

bed of ore

in Liard

cident geochemical soil
anomaly, . together with
favorable geological. en-

vironment, suggest a potential,
yet Lo be explored, of up to about

-200 million tons,

The known ore and geological
setting are continuations of the

is some geological, geaphysical
and geochemical evidence for a
possible ore bady in the centre
of the property.

The report further stated
thal, in accordance with the
current agreement between
Paramount and Hecla. Mining

‘vehicle near the Terrace Hotel:

[Adjacent Liard Copper Mines
vo sThe report was iwritten by, f.Ltd, property where 240 jnillion™
.«, Consulting engineers, Dalmage,,,J, lons.Of »Similay,y are “hag. been !

Co., the value to Paramount of
'.the “presently: indicated ore
would be: about $60 ‘million:

<

2 &: Campbell & Associates dtd .-judieated by: -drilling..
1... « Tt says the ore body is apen to | ‘ fion to. the
. the north and cast,: where a
large IP- anomaly. and--coin-.

a pret ; oat

In addition to. the ore body on"'|' that the ore body extendsté the

the south end of Paramount’s'} area suggested by geophysical
-Property, the report adds, there | and geochemical anomalies,

Ha]

eat
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APE furthet exploration ‘prdves:|#-

Guyana.
takeover
of Alcan .
finalized
The Guyana Parliamerit Satur!-
which empowers the state to na-.
tionalize the Canadian-owned:
Demerara Bauxite Company;
-<Demba), with which negotla-!
tions for majority government’
control broke down last week.
*. Demba is owned by the Alu-;
minum. Co. of Canada Ltd.’
(Alcan). a ne
The second reading of the..
‘Bauxite Nationalization Bill,
1971; was passed in the National
‘Assembly after seven hours of
debate, — oe
" At voting time, the Opposition “|:
People’s Progressive party, led-
by former premier Dr; Cheddi .

‘governing People’s National:
Congress of Prime Minister:.
Forbes Burnham while the:
small United Force remained:
adamantly Against nationaliza:*
on. 2

The nationalization bill;
which includes an amendment
to. the Guyana ~ constitution,
needed to have at least a two-'
thirds affirmative vote for
passage. It passed 46 to 3. _

of accident —

A driver lho left the scene of

court Tuesday.
Harry Brown, 30, struck a.

on February 7. Police said he .
failed to remain at the scene.

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Q. My wife and I are both
retired. She receives the Old.
Age Security Pension. When I

am making out my Income tax -

return and claiming my wife

2} Must include the Old Age™
. Secutiry Pension
: her income?

as part of

A. Yes, The Old Age.

Security Pension is her in -:
come and must be taken into ..

account. in determining the
amount, if any, of your
married exemption.

Q. Last year my wife and.1

decided to assist a child who
lives in another country. We

send regular payments for

this child to receive food,

clothing and education under
the “Foster Parents Plan",
We have not adopted this
youngster, but E am won

dering cani claim the childas' ©
a dependant on my income tax: ~

relurn, or claim the money I.

send to her as a charitable -‘

donation?
- A. You may not claim the

child as a dependant as you. .

did not have custody or control

., over the youngster. However, _

payments made in the year to

_ the Foster Parents Plan Of
‘Canada are eligible for

deduction. as charitable
donations when Supported by

preper receipts. .
_& What are the
requirements regarding

keeping my business records
‘alter [have fled my income
tax return?

A. Records must be kept
until written permission to

.

the Taxation Department.
This would involve writing to
the District Taxation Office
stating what records you wish
to destroy, the years involved,
and your reason for wishing to

_ destroy them, A point to bear
‘in mind is “that ‘wstially “per-

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Men $2.25

Shaves $2.25

Tax: tips.

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destroy records which are less
ithan six years old; - _

'

_ Security Act in 1971 and intend
ito apply for same. Can I
{continue to contribute to the

(Canada Pension Plan on my

‘iself-employed income antil I
“reach 70 years of age?

A, The fact that -you will be
‘in receipt of a pension under
‘the Old Age Security Act has
‘no bearing on your liability to
‘contribute to the Canada
Pension Plan, Therefore until

you reach 70 years of-age and

‘continue to have contributory
‘eirnings you will be required
it© contribute to the Plan

{unless you should be in receipt

Of a disability pension or
iretirement pension under the
Canada Pension Plan’ or
‘Quebec Pension Pian.

: @ Is a farmer required to
‘make Canada Pension Plan
deductions from the wages
‘paid to farm help?

' A. Deductions for ‘the
‘Canada Pension Plan must be
made from all wages paid for
farm. labour, provided the
employee is between 18 and 70
iyears of age and has received

- cash wages of $250 or more

and has worked for 25 days for
‘the employer during the year.

mission will not be given to. |-

| Q. 1 will be- eligible for a.
_ pension under’ the Old ‘Age

.« Some B.C. ‘New Democratic

Party big guns have levelled
their sights at Skeena MP
Frank Howard who is con-
testing the federal leadership of
the NDP.

In an attempt to ween party
delegates to‘the April con:
vention in Ottawa from the
Howard camp, same top party
officials here. have formed a
“Lewis for Leader” committee.

They intend to back federal
NDP deputy. leader David
Lewis. . .

“The committee will assist in
raising funds and in -coor-
dinating Mr. Lewis’s campaign
for the National Leadership of
the New Democratic Party in
B.C,,”" said a committee
spokesman.

A WEDGE

The committee was formed in
an apparent attempt to drive a
wedge into party ranks in B,C,

B.C. candidate “in. thé-xace.
Lewis, and the other cor-
tenders, all come from Ontarin

Leading the indirect atlack on

_Howard is Dave ‘Stupich,

Provincial president of the B.C.
NDP and former MLA for
Nanaimo. :

Other MLA's: who are
members of the committee are

-Ernie Hall (Surrey) and Dennis

Cocke (New Westminster).

Former provincial leader and
MLA Tom Berger is also a
member of the committee: .-

NOMINATIONS .
According to the committee,
of the 23 B.C. federal con-
Stituency organizations, seven
have so far nominated ap-
proximately 50 delegates to
attend the. national convention
in Ottawa.

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