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fo “parergarts fa completo ends wo saint Spe are, paying as little as $1.49 for 1 po
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~ Letters to
the Editor

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_ To the Editor, .
: In 1984 the University of Victoria will “celebrate its
twenty-first birthday. In this connection we are segking to
make contact with persons who attended either Victoria
College or. Victoria Normal School In order to invite them to

thefirst major Homecoming of Alumni to be held-on May 11

to 13; next year. We would like any of these who have lost

contact with us to write and let us have their address 80 we

jmay send them relevant information,
' Your assistance in printing this letter’ is very
: apbresiated.. Thank you.

Ss ..- Sonia Birch-Jone
Dt) ARumni Director
CO ae ee! _ University of Victoria
fee = P.O: Bax £700:
hy a os * Victoria, B.C. V8 ya

To the e Editor, out : ;
licrédible, is’ ‘the only v way to describe the actions: of
Aldermen Cooper, Down, Galbraith and Souter at the last
council meeting. Proposals were received for a new RCMP
_ building. Three "proposals : involved private: developers .
either constructing new facilities or renovating an existing
building with the sper popiste algee long term lease.
None of the developer’ p allowed for Purchase by
the municipality; -
A fourth proposal from the city engineer - was to
Investigate the possibility of the district construéting and

owning a new RCMP building on city owned land. ‘The four.

aldermen rejected this proposal and opted to refer the three
developer proposals to the RCMP for its comments;
If we need a new RCMP building and we are going to pay
over $300,000 a year on a lease basis to a private developer
. then 1, a5 a taxpayer, want to know the costs to own. After
12 years of Jeasing we will have paid out over $3 million and
not even own the door mat. The engineer’ 8 ‘Proposal
deserves investigation. ~~ -

cee gt

Something stinks at city hall when the interests of -

developers come before those of the residents of Terrace. I |
applaud Mayor Glesbrecht, Aldermen Clarkson and
Gellately for trying to include the fourth option fer study.

As far as Aldermen Down and Galbraith are concerned
_ their terms of office s00n expire and will have some .
accounting to do.

 ¥ours truly wilma Pierce

_To the Editor, ;

On March 8, 1983, our very special son and brother, Scott
Patrick was born blind, If you have had experience with
blind: children, please write tous so that our family may use
your examples of strength, humor, and initiative to‘help'our
Scotty grow to reach his fellest- potential.
/ Mr, and Mis, P, Christianson and family,

“Box 494, Station A,
Hamilton, Ontario LON 3H3.
me 1-416-628-5205" -

/ 1

To the Editor, .

iran article in the Friday, Aug. 19 edition of the Herald,
there are a'few errors, The article had to do with the finding
of a supposed horse shoe under Lakelse Avenue,

Firstly, Werner Wohlleben (note correct spelling) is not a.
blacksmith — he is a farrier, which means he shoes horses.
A blacksmith also, does forge work — Mr, Wohlleben does
not. He does not shoe horses for a living, but as a hobby. He.
started out in this area by shoeing for a few friends, just to
keep in practise, and it has snow-balled into what could
become a full time job, if he would allow it. His opinions on
the shoe that was found are not necessarily right — he, Like
others, can only speculate. If Mr. Ted Johnsen is. a.
blacksmith, then his statement Is. very likely closer to the
truth as'regards the mysterious “shoe.’” Looking ai the
picture of the shoe, 1 would have to agree with Mr. Johnson,
It certainly doesn’t look as though It would fit any horse,
mule or burro that I’ve ever geen,

The “cork” shee referred to in the article should have

been spelling “caulk” shoe — the caulks being similar to -

those used on the soles of logger’s boots. to prevent the
wearer from slipping on precarious footing:

Mr. Wohlleben does not-have a “shop” at hig home, nor
does he shoe horses at his home, except on rare occasions.
Your article has brought a number of inquiries about this. I.
ig true that Mr. Wohlleben would like to train somedtie to.’
lake over from him, as there |s a shortage of farriers in the
area, the ones who do this work also do it in their spare
time, and are kept very busy, Since one could not make a
living atthis work in this area there is no Incentivé for a full
time fatrier or blacksmith to come here soley for this
purpose.

Perhaps some “old-time” residents can validate the use:
— or not — of mules for logging or mining in this area, All
we have to go on is what we've been told. Let’s hope to get
some input from people ‘who remember ‘when’, and
perhaps the mystery of the ‘‘shoe"’ will be cleared up, as [
hope, will my. husband's. status. as a farrier be when you
print this letter:= > .

RY outs truly,

eo ica |... Freda Wohlleben,
let PO. Bor 184
oes Terrace, B.C. VeG 4A6,

oy of the 12 citles on the last. ‘Monday of each month. -

uch 7
— a : race car.driver Lyn St. di
“Youis since ly,

} specials: and. allow processora ‘to
r profit oe which pers been low in’ itera a

yA 6

clties, ; \ ~
The survey. 4s conducted in the same s nipetmarket in each

The survey includes: one pound each of ro rotund steak r roas
wieners (not all: beef), centre-cut pork. chops,’, Grade:

.. chicken, medium ground beef, frozen cod fillets, margarine

’ ina tub, ‘tomatoes, drip coffee and apples.

Women patronized : at car. lots.

HAMILTON (CP) = Any woman vho has bought a car:
- herself likely will: recognize ihe scene. ° o
The would-be ayer armed to the teeth with consumer.”
magazines, marches \into the, showroom ‘prepared to-do .

battle for a heavy-duty battery and. other options that will: . would add ta thé car’s longevity, she did what she advises
> other women: to-do.-

make her: mew car ga
The salesman. -in eff
-“There, there, dear, dor
over things like that. Here’s what you want, ‘this bot, pink”
number ‘with the spifly bese. 4

But one salesman, who \said comething like t that to U. Ss.

r and last longer, ot

‘What St. James could have ‘told: ‘him is that, contrary to.-
ny salesmen’s: ideas, ‘‘c! lor, fabric. and those pretty.

te things they want-you tk “be are the last things most :

etnale car buyers aré inter ;
ee en are-much more. -oncerned about efficiency;
safety,all those ‘things an intelligent . buyer “should he :

concerned “about, and women are e intelligent buyers,” said.

oe

. St. James..

Pe we

“That's a message she gave. fai dealers from across 9 North.
_ America ata conference this eek

St. James, who had a fo -place » showing this year’
driving her 529-horsepower Caption the, Trans-4m, circuits -
. “noted 40 per cent of all new cars s
purchased’ by, women. :

And when the number of famil cars purchased. by: men
with input ‘from, their wives is taken into consideration;

women have’ influence’ over the. hirchase of ebdut '80 per women, it’s also up to women to become knowledgeable
' cent of new cars, she said.

“From a manufacturer's sand, that's: too big a

Nations. form. debt cartels

- NEW YORK (AP).—.The wirld’s less developed coun-

tries have fallen so deep in debt, some peaple. wonder when “

— and whether - the biggest borrowers: will pay up. -
There even is. talk now. of the Latin American: debtor.

countries forming a “debtors artel.” The suggestion is

that such countries, seeing no way to make good on a

combined $300 billion US. in foreign debt, might ‘callec-

- tively repudiate it, ;

- None of those governments has said such amass default

~ is being considered, and few analysts believe it will happen.

’ But recent rumbliigs in Brazil — the Third-World’s biggest
borrower —

closely’ the ‘initial meeting of a Lath American debtors
- club, set for next week, : ;
Here are some questions and: answers to be explain the
- foreign debt crisis; ; :

- Q. What countries owe the most?

_ A. Brazil and Mexico owe about $90 billion gach. That i is. -

more than twice the $40 billion owed by the. next biggest
_ debtor in the Jess developed world, Argentina. “Among the’
other debtor countries are Venezuela, with $30° billion, and
Chile with $7 billlon. Outside of Latin America, ‘there is

- Indonesia’ owing $25 billion, Turkey $22 billion, Nigeria $11 |
billion and Moroces $10 billion. i JS ‘ However, thosé efforts do not always work, Early this year,
The total foreign debt of the developing world | is at least |, Brazil agreed to an IMF plan under which it would reduce -

$600 billion. .

Q. Where ‘did all that money: come from?

A. US. international: banks such as Bank of America,
Citibank and: Chasé Manhattan are among thé eading
lenders to the developing world. U.S. banks are thought to
hold about $130 billion in eredit.to such countries, Other

lenders include non-US, ‘commercial banks: and various * are in deep financial trouble, their chances of recovery are -

governments and government-supported institutions, such,
‘as the Beport-Import | Bank and the International. Monetary \
Fund. aa ;

Uz Ss. “needa financial order

VANCOUVER, (cry = The greatest contribution the
- United States could niake to the rest of the world would be
to put its own financial house in order, says U.S. economist
Milton Friedman, ©

Thomas, Courchene, of the University of Western
. Ontarlo’s economies departniéni, aid the same‘thing Fromm

“Canada can't avoid the swings in maney supply growth
and interest rates that the U.S. has had, Our hope is that the
Americans ‘provide. a more stable economic en-
vironment wecan all tag along more easily.”
fin and Courchene were answering questions after
ig seasion af the Mont Peleria Society’ 5 1863 an-

nual
About 280 econornsts, businessmen and sociologists from
' 23 couritries are attending the meeting, taking place this
week in Vancouver: = *
- The sbciety is an international economic think-tank”
Ae! whose members generally take a conservative position | on

es, likely learned a thing ar two,
about selling cars to women that day. >. - a

saa ees in 1982.were

mean: bankers worldwide Will be. watching |

- cents to $2.98, ‘chicken 20 cents to.$1.59, ground beef 20 cents- - August, 1982, was $29. B4,.
> to $i BB, ‘tod BL.cents to $3.20,. milk two, cents to. a8 cents,
= tomatoes ‘20 cents to $1.09, peas 17. ‘cents to 89. cents and.

: apples six cents to 4 cents. Round steak roast. dropped 99

' -$2.78-and pears six cents to $1. 33, ‘Cost tof: ‘the basket was’ Ottawa: Potatoes were down $1. 70 to.$1.99, round steak

“potatoes 40, cénts to $2.59, tamatoes 20.cents to,§1.29, round . were up 30 cents to $5.19, margarine 20-cents to 99 cents,

7 chops nine cents to 0 $2. 99, ground beef. five cents to $1 99,

‘’ more respect,” she.said; . . -,

* car buyers of both sexes, She said women should’take ad-

the Canadian point of view:  -. ~

‘supply, was not given a proper test during the recent bout of -

“ $28.65, Costone year ago.was-$27.50, AAS

arge eggs, oné litre of (wo: :.margirine 38cen 1
ce loaf of slic ”, apples four cents to'ss
pounds)

> ipork cho dcents lo-$3, 27, ‘elileken jee }
'”? gente to. $2:77; eat ree cents. ta 92 cents an apples 8 .

- $2.88, pork chops 69 ctints to $2.90, chicken.13:cehts to $1.54,"
‘eod $1 30'to $1; 88, margarine’ 14 centa to to #1 , | bread seven. 4

. “Quebec: City:- Round steak roast was. u } ‘cents te: “ 19,
to. $3.49 and | chicken 22 certs to $1.79, eggs. two cenits to $1.42, tomatoes
enets, rose #9 cenis to $1.88, - one cent to 79cerits and peas-24 cents th $1.24. ‘Wieners were:
and ral three cents to $1.13, down $1.10 to.f0 cents, pork-chops 16 cents. ta $3.08, ‘cod 16 |
. ‘gents to $2.79, margarine 26cents to #4 cents, bread 12cents

* 4087 centa, potatoes #1. 30 to $2.29, apples 14 cents to 81 cents —
oy F and goffee. $1.00 to:$2.19. Cost of the August: basket: was
“Haliteds ‘Wieners were up 80 cénta ‘to. ft, pork. chops. $0. $28.99, down $4.66 from: July, ‘when tt was. $34. 85, “Cost in

Montreal: Potatoes rosa 0 cents to: ‘ga 19, chicken two
‘cents to $1.75 and eggs two cénts to $1.42. Coffee dropped a
~ cents td $3.77. Cost of the basket ivas $80.03, up $4 cents from
cents to $1.90, bread'30 centa to bo cents, potatoes $1.18 fo, ‘duly; -when it was $90.29. Cost one year ago -was $31.22,

-koast 84 cents to $2.78, ground beef 18 ‘Gents to: $1.58, eggs
-. eight cents to $1.27,:milk three cents to 95. cents, tamatoes
“$1.10 to 79. cents and sugar six cent’ to. $1.89. Pork chops

$28.77, up-12 cents. from: ‘the: ‘previous month, when it was
Charlottetown: .Bread dropped. 57 cents to 72 certs,

steak roast 27 cents. to'$2.99, wieners.10 cents to. $1.69, pork bread 20 cents to. 86 cents, apples 30 cents to 99 cents and
coffee one cent to $3.99. Cost af the basket was $27.96 down

_ $3.81 from the previotis month, when it ‘was $31. 73. | Cast one ;
Year ago was $29.04. Se a

“Toronto:. Round steak Fosat 5 was s down: r cents to: 2. 9,
‘pork: chops: 10 cents to’ $2.90 and potatoes: $2. 20 to L. 49.
. , * Chicken rose 20cents to $1.59, cod 30 centa to $2.99, eggsone
- cent to $1.38, bread one cent to $1, peas six cents to.71 cents,
~ riarket to lose to a company. that treats fate hig ith pears 1aceoisto $1 and caffoe cents to abaD, Cantal He
The day St. James had the salesman condescendingly tell August basket was $30. 88, down $1.78from’ “ve when it was

tions she. knew. ° $32.66. Cost. one-year. ago waa $31. 22, aoe
would ada to the oetongs eer wba she - Winnipeg: ‘Wienérs dropped $1.01 to 88 cents, round steak

7s ~ “roast 1 cents [0.92.99) pork chops 45 cents to $2.64, ground ~
beef 50 cents to $1.28, cod 20 cents to $2. 58,; margarine eight

‘ interested ‘in selling her. one. Soe et
~ “Te turned out rl had been trying to talk meout to $1.05. Sugar Tose 26 cents to-$2.55, coffee'é) cents fo 29,
of these things because he’ didn’t: want to go to the trauble of apples 12 cents, ‘to Tr eentd ‘and tomatoes 10 cents to 69: ‘comnts.
ordering them,” gaid ‘St, James, 36, who. runs her -own -, Costof the basket was $26.95, down $2.42 from. July; % witen It
performarice. Barts. supply. firm in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. . .was. $28.77. Cost in August, 1982, was $29.22, ;
While: most women: don't have her technical: ‘knowledge, ’ Regina: Round steak roast dropped $1.51 to $2. 39, W: ener
: they ean learn ‘enough about cars not to let themselves be. six cents to $1.79, pork chops 78 cents to $2.67,. apples 1.
bamboozled by a ‘Yazy or sly ‘salesman, she said.’ > Cents, to 56 cents and coffée 36 cents to $2: oe cage eet
' St. James conducts ‘seminars for women and first-time 8 up 40 cenis to $1.58, cod 10 cents-to $3.55,.egga seven
cents to $1.42, potatoes 20 cents to $1.99, tomatoes four cents
to 72 cents and sugar four cents to §2. 09. ‘Cost ‘of the basket-
_ waa $28.21, down $2 from: the previous tnonth, when it was
 $30,21, Cost.one year ago Was also $30.21, °°
* Edmonton: Tomatoes dropped $1.05 to 69 cents, peas ‘a
_ cents to 56 cents, wieriers six cents to.$1.19, chicken’ ‘40 cents
to. $1.19, ground: bee! 50 cents to’ $1.09 and cod 91 centé. ‘to
$2.95. Round steak roast was up" ‘60 cents to $2.59, park ‘chops
_ cents to $2.79, milk two cents to. 78.cents, thargarine 20
cents fo $1.49 and sugar 1D cents to '$08" ‘Cost: of the baskat
Ws $26.65, down $2.84 from July. when it was. Sh, Cost in
“August, 1982, was $20.49." :
Vancouver: Cod rose: 10 cents fo $2. 50; augar tws, ve ts to
$1.79, potatoes 30 cents to $2.49," margarine eight centy'to 85
cents, milk one cent to 97 cents and. eggs one cent.to ‘gu.as,
Round steak roast was down 10 cents to $3. 95, wieners. aix
cents to $1.69, pork chops 10.cents to $3.32, chicken: ‘three
cents to $1.59, ground. beef three cents to $1. 42; ‘tamatees 93
‘cents to 59 cents and apples 16 cette to 43 cents, Cost of the
. basket was $30.41, down 89'cents from the previous:month,
when it was wi, 30, Gost ore year ago was ‘80. 16.

vantage of automobile club courses, | consumer magazines
‘and brochures printed by: the ‘companies: thertiselves,
-Jiiher ‘seminars, she tells women not to he intimidated by.
; the expense of a car purchase or ‘lack of knowledge about
cays: a . ¢
She advises worien to follow ihe rules they'd follow for
“any purchase: list in advance what your needs are sp a-fast--
talking galesman can’t talk. you into buying things you don’t,
need and: coiiBarison' shop before’ “making an’ offer,
“All women ‘seem to’ have hortor. stories about . being
talked down td or. Ignored’ by ‘salesmen, ands while it's true:
thet salesmen need to ‘change, their misconceptions: about

‘buyers : and: ito be determined - that they, will control. .the
transaetlon.’ n :

@ What are. the chances of the debt being repudisted? - ee eee

A. Slim ; but there Is some talk about it among Brazilians: SS

Joaquim dos Santos Andrade, president of. the Sad Paulo - -_ ee °

| pais sme

_ Metalworkers ' Federation, was quoted recently ‘ag. saying.
’ Brazil should declare a moratorium on its debt repayment.
” He suggested a payment stoppage of “‘one to five years, or
however long it takes to ‘get the economy going: again.” In.
principle,-the moratorium should be negotiated with lén--
ders, he said, but “if necessary” it should be unilateral. °
‘Q. How could they get away with it? =... .
‘Alfa Stoup of major debtor countries refused to pay up.
the lending institutions — including some, American banks ~
— could be in trouble, since they would 'be writing off
* billions of dollars as uncollectable. That is‘ riot. likely to
happen, however, since the debtor countries would. be hard |
pressed. to: find ‘any. institution or government : willing to:
extend new loans. The crisis would only worsen, 20,
Q:: What is: being done to improve these countries’
economies? - :
‘A.The International Monetary Fund has: bee, working.
with government officials from many of the: ‘debtor coun-
tries’ to achieve lower inflation, greater export. income,
more ‘stable ‘currency values and lower. import bills.

1 a a
as, -BYHENRY LEONG
On. Aug. 23, 1983, the Terrace: Canada Employment
Centre for Students was closed: There were a: total of 535
students registered. for summer employtiient, an Increase
‘of 49 per cent over last year’s total af 360.
- Regular jobs are jobs, defined by theeentre, that last for
more than five days; casual or odd jobs ‘are, jobs that Jast
_ for five days‘or less; The Centre has plaved.184 atudents in
regular jobs, an increase of 84 percent over last year’s total
' of 100 regular placements: Casual or odd. jobs, coming
mainly from home owners; was up 177 per cent over last
year; the Centre placed 72 students in these. jobs: as
compared with 26 last year. ot
Federal funding under the Summer Canada’ “community
projects atcounted for 46 per cent of the Centre’s regular —
- Job vacancies and 50 per cent of regular job placements. A
‘slowly improving economy, along with an increase in
federal and provincial funding and the partial revitalizatjon
‘of the forest industry, which helped stimulate secondary
‘businesses, was partly responsible for" the Increase in
_Tegular “job activities.
The increage in student registrations over last year was”
due to the fact ‘that students felt more optimistic of their
- chances for finding summer jobs. Last year, in a dismal
‘economy, many, students felt thelr efforts’ in finding _
summer jobs was, futile and, thus, did not bother to register
"With the Centre::
. Inctease- in‘casual job ‘activity was ‘because of three’
. péasons: first, the. Centre's Hire-a-Student and.Win Prizes
se ‘Week, ‘held July 11-16; second,’ the regidnal .B.C.-Yukon
*- Casual Odd-Job: Placements Competition; held: July, 25-29;
‘and third,-more homeowners were aware that etudents are
{0° ‘do. Such ,jobs,.le; mowlng lawns, washing cars,
‘painting fences,’ cleaning houses, ete. .
Skeena..’ District Student Centres include’ Terrace, .
’ Kitimat, Smithers and Prince Rupert won the First Annual

iits inflation rate to 70 per cerit, Since then it has soared to —
150 per cent, and Brazil has failed to meet ‘other economic
Boals. res woe
"Q, What is going to become of these countries? .

A. In the view of many economists, the global debt crisis:
is headed in the right ‘direction. While those countries still -

greatly improved by a drop in interest rates and oil prices,
plus the prospect’ of. increaged. world. trade. as. economia
\ Fecovery spreads. we UATAL .

econotiiic thought. Vancouver's Fraser Inst host
the conferetice. .

Friedman predicted that inflation in the U: Si will, tide to ,
an annual: rate of seven or eight per cent int ad ‘con-'
sequence Gf the. sharp monetary explosion’. bat has ‘been a or BiC-Yukot Catual Odd-Job Placements Contest
occurring alnee ‘the third quarter of last eat, os "~ BS best district, Skeeia district had a ‘winning ratio of 9.2 ”

—, “"" gniuat jobs per L000 households; Yukon was second with 3: a,

- Manetariatit, ‘the policy of controlling. the. thie o at price. “casual jobs per 1000 households. Kitimat, Smithers and |

: Prince Rupert were In the. top five-with Kitimat winning the
in
inflatlor by controlling the rate of growth of the money | Status as best Ceritre with a wining ratio of 18,8 éastial jobs

per 1000 households: Although Terrace finished 17th in a
‘field of 46 other Centres, it doubled Its previous weekly high
of ii casual placemerits to 22 during the week of the contest.
:, the Terrace Canada Employment. Centra. for Students.
would. like to take this. opportunity to {hank Brian Gregg,
--Editor, for allowing the Centre to have this cotumn. This Is
- the Tast submission for Labor Scéne’ by the Centre. The
- Cénitre will re-open next April and would alo Ile to thank
~ all those who hired students and all those wei. in supported the
Peagram.. .

inflation fighting; Friedman and other’ speakers said, |

‘wnie- “policy” followed ' ‘was not t monelarism, but : ola.
fashioned “tight: money,” said David Laidler; economies
nt chalrrhan at the University of Western Ontatlo. ..
Monetariat policy wis not tried because it-wa n't in, the.
self-interest of the central banks ie try it,” Friedman anid:
‘It's very hard ‘to find a- _ Sentral banker  Mial ie a
monetdrist.”" ; , oR,