‘Authorized: ‘8S Second class~ mall” Registration. “he _ Number 1201, Rostage pald in cash’ ‘return postage ah me “Nick Waifon: * _Srlan Gregg Stati Wrter-otosrapher: _ ‘Sports: . «Kelth Alford © “Don Scheffer ~ Reception. Classified: . Circulation: > CarolynGibson |, ‘Marla Taylor NOTICEOFCOPYRIGHT ©, The Herald retains full, complete and sole copyright a In any advertisement produced and-or any editorial . of photographic content published In the: Herald. ’ Reproduction Is not permitted without 4 the written .. "permission of the Publisher, 8: fo the] Analysts confused TORONTO (CP) — Hf you're “confused about. what’ "investment strategy to take in March, don’t feel badly. fo ‘ are the analysts. Of much concertr ls the price of gold; which ‘affects stock. " marketa,- particularly Toronto. ‘When gold goes Up, Bo do’. : gtocks. : investment firm Richardson Greenshlelds of Cariada Ltd,, Raymond Goldie, gold analyst. sith the Winnlpeg-based -: sfys gold traditionally drops to a low point in the summer, _ . But recently, after months of rally, the floor has dropped _ * out of gold prices, with the precious metal hitting a year's ".; Ipw London fixing of +08, 8 U S. an cunce Feb. 28 from a _ + igh of $512. . Goldie says gold prices seem to be dropping off early this : year, He says he’s‘not sure why this ls happening, but an ‘investor who ignores the drop in prices does so at his peril. . “Beware the Ides of March,”” he Advises clients in. a : ‘recent circular. " But, like othera, Goldie foresees a tilly or bull market’ in : gold that might Inst for several years. So he is“advising : clients the e will likely be right to get back into gold and _, gold-related investments in early summer for the next leg. Tan McAvity, an independent Torontd stock analyst, is _" gnpre optimistle. He aiys gold’arecent sélleff isnot part of a : depreased bear market. - ; : been broken," he says in the latest of financial newsletter, . i the whole rally from $297 to $512 was. just a bear market ' “] do not belleve that thewhole gold bull market cycle has - "Deliberations. nT hae ese aboeial die WS AG nw (‘Yes,a_ylolent ahakeout:. but. ‘NO,.not confirmation . thet : rally. When prices plummet off the pages, It is not a wise ‘policy to panie with the crowd any more than it was wise to rush in when momentum was clearly failing.” |. MecAyity says gold was In for a violent shakeout as ‘nas "> been seen in ‘the last two weeks. Hostelling his cllens that goldhasprobablyhititslov in [this leg and will be recovering quickly. But McAvity is not optimistic about the stock . market, - ¢ particularly Toronto, He has warned people to get ready for a"March massacre" because stocks. are fi overvalued in relation to earnings. - “All good things. must end, ‘and the moment ‘New York falters I‘suspect the Toronto market may have a seizure,” The Canadian Business Service has just advised its. clienta to pay close attention to price-to-earnings ratios. As the relationship between a stock's: trading ‘value ‘and the - earnings per share of the insulng company, the PE ratio is a . telling market number. It posted an average ‘in, February of 24.0, @ record “monthly high, This rato usually averages around 14 In normal times, and waa as low as eight last year whea things were 50 depressed: Although many firms have high PE ratios because their. earnings are temporarily depressed, others may fall if the - ‘market decides their ratio exceeds their ability to post earnings sufficient to Justity thelr’ trading price, the organization says, — Finally a word from Henry Kaufman, whose unexpected optimism’ about ‘Interest: rates last August sent stock markets around the world into rallies. The noted U:S. . “economist: sald Friday he is expected lower interest rates «still in the months ahead, ‘. + Sinee lower interest rates generally drive atock and bond " markets upward, that’s a good sig. : Trudeau unpopular: WASHINGTON {CP) — Americans fee] more warmly | : . towards Pierre Trudeau than do Canadians, judging from a . new U.S. opinion survey, and they rate Canada tops among o foreign countries. - Those are‘among findings of a study about American "attitudes to the rest of the world which, in general, Indicate . , a continuing trend toward isolation. Results of the national : survey, published Monday by the Chicago Council on : “Relations, 8 private body pledged to promote - : public’ ‘understanding of © U.S. . foreign policy. Only Pope John Paul — by far the moat popular among is U.S. and foreign leaders assessed — and Prime Minister - Margaret Thatcher of Britain, ranked ahead of Trudeau In : the survey. se In general, the council corelutes, the American puttic Is more concerned about the domestic economy thar foreign | relations and there is “a growing preoccupation with peace’ and arms control.” - Canada tops the U.S, popularity chart among 24 pountries | and is gated, along with Japan, znbst important to. U8. vital interests.” Pe Ts Trudeau is ahead of President Retena and tled with wu. 8. _< State Beeretary. George ‘Shultt’ in. ratings whereby ; Respondents expreased their feelings ona themometer scale from zero to.100 degrees.: Pope. John Paul got an average warmth rating of. 0 ' degrees, Thatcher 61, Trudeau and Shuliz 55, and Reagan and former president Jimmy Carter $4. More than four out. of five Americana surveyed aald they were familiar with Trudeau, a higher proportion than knew Shultz. _ - aware of the'fact that pornography is ‘form’of vidlence againat women 8.1 Terrace, B.C. by Sterling: Pybillahers. sLady:- : ag big business, big money, big oiefts es © acceptable: ‘only cnangeg aititud - -tidding ourselves of parnogra hy, no we sight; . Again, thank you { ‘for your common ‘0 » this tsa, : ‘One way of éducating our community is by keeping’ the issue‘of ‘ocnotay int open, m, tobe thought ‘about, discussed : ue 7 acted upon - ee se Thank you, : Ms, Step Papps-Snart ce sire es gia *, Box #2i, Terrace prepared: by: Ann Jamieson calls for a highly: nianipulatng gampalgn by” the Canadian : ‘International: Devélopment _ Agency-(CIDA) to.sell'an incressingly nkeptical ‘public: an ‘the merits of its hefty $1.24 billion budget.:. i. Among other things; this report calls for-the: planting of - stories favourable to CIDA in community: radio, ‘télevision ‘and newspaper, outlels, because direct government ad. _ vertising has ‘Jost all credibility, Worse atill, MPs are ta be. set up as targets for lobbying by non-gaverimental organizations (NGOs) and the Canadian University. Service Overseas .(CUSO), These organizations, says the- ‘Report, ‘will be ericouraged ‘to Invent campaigns of active lobbying “of menibers of. ‘parliament to convince them of thé: im-. * portance of development.” It might be pointed. ‘out that . GIDA funds these NGOs with more than $4. 6 million to do just this sort of “development education.” ~- - It Is highly inappropriate that CIDA should thus fund its 7 ; own private sector lobby that demands more and more ald, and, therefore, a larger CIDA budget. CIDA’s new hard sell - approach has been: called, “a propaganda campaign" by ,feveral Canadian papers. In these times of: restraint, - taxpayers have every reason to be outraged by this cynical use of their money. Canadians should tell the government what they want in regards to foreign ald;. We should not be subject to government-funded propaganda telling us. that we ought-to demand more and more: foreign ald." CIDA, © . comity in Its citadel in Hull, seems ‘to. have ita‘ priorities reversed, It should respond to what Canadians want, rather than ‘wasting money. telling w us What, we ought io want, = . Sincerely yours," tog eae Paul: Fromm Research Director To The Mayor and Council The Terrace Oldtimers Reunion Committee met et recently "to discuss the disposal of funda, that.were Jeft over from the 5 | eunion last ‘year. - Steady . A great deal of interest and. comeetn’ was shown ‘at ‘the | meeting in regard to the formation of the ‘Terrace Regional “Maseum Society and the designation of the Skeanaview site’ . for Heritage purposes, 80] would like to convey to you some ” of the feelitigs that were expressed. _-Firat of all we ‘would like to thank you again for the outstanding support council gave our. Committee last year. Because of your help, the assistance we: got. from the - community and the sale of our book we were able to have an exceptionally successful reunion and found ourselves with a surplus of $3000. Because. this ‘surplus came partly from ” community contributions we decided to return it to the community with a donation to’ establish ‘the Terrace Regional Museum society, Therefore $2000 will be given to - "the museum society with our best wishes for their future success and the remaining $1000 will be kept in a savings. account for future “oldiiners" events. ‘It was the decision of the meeting to sponsor a Pioneer Dinner on the B,C, Day weekend each summer for local and. visiting oldtimers. A great deal of-interest was. shown in the: proposed “pioneer village” and it was: unanimously agreed that the - District of Terrace .has taken. a very important and commendable step in the designation of a heritage site for our community. The choice of, this site was discussed at ” Jength and all-agreed that the Skeenaview area was by fat the best location. -The ° new. Intermediate Care Facility .. could be the beginning of an outstanding development for’, senor eltizens in our area and the placement of some | - Heritage buildings on.the site would be a natural first step in this development, Security would .be much simpler if these bulldings were close to the new facility and a heritage village concept would provide an interest for the ald people living there, 1 understand the senior citizens have. also "expressed an interest in making ‘‘The: Village their next ' project and there: was.a_lot of enthusiasm shown at the oldtimers mesting for the activity that such a development could provide for people who have retired, The “heritage... - village” idea would also supply an excellent opportunity for - our children to meet with the senior citizens and learn firat | - hand about our past. . The -oldtimers at: the meeting particularly wanted to - convey to the council the’ importance. they placéd on the ; ‘preservation | of this site for a passive park where senior citizens and the community could meet for quiet recreation, ’ ‘and for Heritage preservation...We were informed by a reaident of the area that.the Municipality owns several °. acres of recreation park land just a few blocks north of the. ° “heritage site that would be quite suitable for playing fields _ and other ‘active types éf recreation. It’ waa felt that”: perhaps ‘the council could take advantage of some of the . Present job. creation programs to cléar this area for -- » Pecreation use and at the dame time put some af our people, to work, |. ‘Inclosing 1 would like: to stress again the strong feeling of ~ the meeting that the councll has made a very positive step . _in,the designation of this heritage site. There is no doubt that because of the farsightedness of people like past . Alderman Molly Nattress, we in Terrace find ourselves ina * ‘very. unique sition. . The opportunity we now have to combine a sendor citizens homa with heritage conservation’ ofa piece of ‘Property that could become 8 peaceful quiet — Park for the’ enjoyment of all our citizens should not be ; "jeopardized because of the immediate pressure for more (playing fields; The preservation of our Heritage buildings : ~ is vety eriicial at this time, for they are fast disappearing.-::; The “oldtimers” of Terrace appeal-to you to be roo and place our m heritage buildings on our heritage site, 7 . Yours: "Chairman Oldiiners Reunion Commitee ' we didn't have the. haterles at’ Falton and Pinkut, ° ‘To the Editor, iat: a4 I would’ ak“to. - _make comment on joint ‘nets: ‘yelense dated’ Feb: 1B aver. the names of. Gus Jaltema, Alstrict supervisor, department - of fisheries and-éceans (Prince Rupert): Dave: Reynolds, regional manager, fish and wildlife branch (Smithers); and. Jack Blickert,. regional manager; B, C. forest service’ (Smithers). a : The release speaks’ of the need to harvest big infested o +> lodgepole pine in the area of Morrison Arm on the north side ©. - of Babine Lake, andcertainly I haveno argument with that, - ~ Our bug infested timber stands are.a major problem that" must, be addressed immediately... ~., : ; What I do take. exception tole: the Way: ji: which our * ‘iodern day experti ignore hiatory: and wish everyone to believe everything they have'to say to be ‘gospel. : The paragraph which 1 take, ‘Most exception to is aa * follows: : “If logs are boomed and towed along Morttson ‘Arm, they could possibly have a harmhil effect on migrating salmon. : -fry and sniolte, “We need to know fr mora ‘about thelr peanorial _and even daily movements." I suppose. because of the concern ‘by. some ‘ ndaguided . biologist, of which we have many, for “harmful effects’ 14 highly expensive studies will take: place at the expense of - the taxpaying public - to find cut: what we already know, Has anyone thought to look back at the history of Babine Lake, when towing logs; using the lake as as a marine high: - way, was theorder of the day? Many: thousands. of cunits of - timber were transported by. water yearly, the: length’ and _ width of Babine, “<.. |: Check’ the salmon stocks that exlated-at that time, and ** game fish as well for that’ matter; the Indians at Fort Babine will tell you it was never better, and at a time when Hart to fish from log towing - garbage! In fact, if you wanted to catch fish, the closer to the booms the better. . Wake up fellows, we don't have to re-invent the wheel!! The news releaze speaks also-of moose habitat and it's about time ‘someone ‘cared about our -declining moose populations. I must répeat, however, that as Jong as our so _ @alled defenders of wildlife continue to Ignore reality, all : thé moose habitat in the world won't bring them back. As long as the disaster of no predator control. policies which dictate the hunting of young rather than spent, bulls . and the issuance of sustenance permits which allows in- ‘discriminate killing of the women arid kids are in effect we. ean forget about habitat, I see thousands of hectares. where ,. ““Whooke ohce roamed) in ‘pbundaace, and ‘where none .now , ‘exist, ‘Nothing hias changed iri these aread except’ possibly - the Inability of most present day “experts" to accept realty and listen to those who have the experiecice and know better. what must be done. , ‘ “More. planning”, the | news releage in question, calls for= sihen are we going to wake typ-to the fact that planning is a very apparent: part of the problem and | not the solution? -Yoitrs truly : ty * Jack-J. Kempf, M.L A Omineca . Pa Lye Ta : or " With the new wave of. Pay ‘Television’ plus, the ‘cable service already in ptace,: people ‘who: elther cannot ‘afford,-. “Or ‘who are not Supplied with. table servis, are’ ‘left with Anyone in this position will relateto this letter. t really do . not. know -what to say about, the. daytime ; ‘programming except ‘that it is hardly worth, the wait for ali the religious: and ‘children's ‘shows to wateh “Take 30". But, it is the: . evening selection that really “bugs me”. -- There is far to little the callbre of “The Nature of Things” and. “Remmington Steel”. and tod much “Three'sCom-" - pany”, "Night Rider”. and “Knotts Landing". Now with all the garbage, (and it is garbage) with a few good movies, it . “would possibly | baconié bearable; ‘Whatever happened to all _of theold movies that have been made?. There’ were a lot of © entertaining ones back then. . But what do you: ‘get: after an. excellent two hours of. news coverage? “I Love Lucy” and “"My Three Sons”. Small wonder "Perry. Mason”. is the -onily one of four ‘still running; ‘What about some’ ot the old serials like, “Get Smart", ' “‘Outer’ Limits", Rifleman”, “Rawhide” or “Zorro”? Are. they not avallable é¢ what? Now three nights of the week you get ‘nothing after the.. ‘news and. on ‘Fridays, there, ig “Charlies Angels”. * people: will stay up to: watch “prime-time. has beens”. Frankly, some of those made for. television movies make © _mésick. I really do not need my social Conscience stuffed — down my throat on prime-time,’ I think it is fine for a movie’ to make a social statement, but not at the expense of en- tertainment:. -And on the weekend more of the same, the only, things worth watching are from the network, ‘but, still Teal flops. It fs interesting td note the CBUFT carried both - AFC'and NFC playoff finals and CBC carried only one and : didnot carry the Super Bowl which CBUFT did). Why’ are - there no movies of.after the news? -No money!, Why. no money? ‘No advertising! Why? ‘They know that there is no’ one ‘watching: television because there is’ “nothing: ‘on to : -wateli, ‘And if {n fact advertising isa pre-requisite: folate - night: viewing, if I were’ buying ad time, T'would only buy. it. Ina time slot that I knew peopile were watching, There have . - Also been vorne good programs thathave been dropped such © as “Golden Oldies”. I understand that the feed came in fron ‘Prince George but. why not from CFTR? ‘Is # hot | their “ -gvallable or ig ita program decision?, What ever happdned-: : to ‘Remmington Steel’* and “This Week in Parligment”* How' about some good entertaining and: ‘to good use, Theré are Jot of potential viewers oui-there but they really do need something to watch.’ Television, in my opinion, should be educational, informative, jand en- * tertaining.- -CFTK fails miserably in all three of these areas. ., Eapecially inthe area of entertainment. Some of the things ““Lwould like to ses are, more emphasis on the local news “puch as in the political scene, we have. enough Provincial * news what with CBC twice a day. . “Laté movies on: every : bight if possible and better auiallty in’ the. ones th that they Ho “: peg. chiliiren: ~ to attend re . - mi _ show. ROW, - One tig that L know for sure, nen eorle who ine ite : . -antleipation, ° tn May or June, juat as these ‘will suddenly find out that there is . Iuck, we: may see about 10- ‘per te t of __ parents should read:- Few — - superintendent, just as. the superintendent. shi inforitidtive programming? CFTK has a monopoly and it should be pul, ° participatibn would be appreciated. -povernment and the | ! "before them, 1. caution, a miles of this road have ta be. _theold Lakelse Lake Rodd and d ~ miles of the highway north ofKil Cot sounds good, and means th Once the election is over, and he "constuction completed. ae ‘BORIC shares, With the coalflelds in the southeastern part “of the province working part time, and’ B.C; Timber mills ~-and pulp mills mostly closed, there is me reason why feted - phares should bé going up in value, Some group’ Socred backers is likely manipulating the market, hoping to get the price as close to$16 dollara a share as porsible by ‘the time ‘an election is called. And you can bet that a “dividend on BCRIC shares will be Seclared hast a. fow ays before we go'to the palls. . * Of course BCRIC is supposed to be free and indlepenitent “ot. government, but if you hold many BCRIC’shares be iready to sell them just after the election ‘especially. ifthe - . Socteds go back into power, as the price will | pluige back to “under #3 once the higher prices have served thelr pi ~ Why am Iso cynical? I-watched the old line parties, ‘fory _ and Grits for years,’ ‘and now their successor, the Soéreds, ‘ate about to put on a pre-election show that Indi ‘that "tes haven’t changed, aid the Socreds are betting the . ganaral publle of teaay is just as gullible as att ‘the past, : ‘Claudette Sandecki’s _ Schools. Slant - ‘ Asa result of parent phone calls to the principal folowing ‘my recent. columns on student suspension, the. March 9 : parent meeting at Thornhill Junior Secondary School will, ' deal with student suspension procedures, Also Mra, Linda Salter, a parent from the Copper Mountain area; has been invited to speak on the aims and objectives of the Tough Love parent support group which she recently helped to found in Terrace, . -All parents are invited to the Wednesday night meeting. I - would particularly encourage attendance of any parent whose child has ever been suspended or given a dotentiin ici aun in ings school often: rare the a: Bis uspensions ii