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UNION:

~ AIDE STUDY —

The B.C. Government Em-
ployees’ Union today com-
mended Health Minister Dennis
Cocke's appointment of a union-
- government commiitee to

review the role and Lraining af.

psychiatric aides’ working in
provincial. mental hospitals,

“Ray Whilehead, .- staff

regresentative for the BCGEU’s

2,500 member Mental: Health

Branch, said eslablishment. of

the commiltee has impraved

the morale of the branch's 1,000

psychiatric aides by raising

prospects for an upgrading of-

iheir. role and’ training... *

Members. ofthe committee.
are, °from ~”-government,.

Margaret Lonegan, a nursing

consultant, and Dr, Al Devries, :

consultant in. psychology, and
from the. union. Sid Burton;
" president of the union's Merial
and. Jack

8 of the branch. _
“Whitehead said’ appointment .
of such a commillee was-one of .
tte BCGEU's recommendations
to the Foulkes Commission
during its study of-health-
services In B.C...°- 0°
Whitehead also applauded the
Foulkes. Report's --recom-
mendation regarding provincial
mental hospitals.: = (2

re aD

“The union: agrees
wholehearledly with’ ‘the

Foulkes’ Report comment thal -
B.C.’s ‘present mental health”

care system is monolithic and
isolated from the main stream

of health and social services .,..

an example, of social injustice

on a large’ scale," Whitehead

said.

_ He said
doreses (he report's conclusion
thal “the mental health service

is. the most inefficient, “inef- .
‘fective, an
- diseriminatory ©of ‘all’ our
existing ©. social: anc medical
‘programs; and’: that” the.
».monolonous, :
-euvironment. of large’ -mental
institutions'tin -itself causes.

outdaled:..” and

aulhoritarian

mental disorder,”

‘phasing aut of. such. large in-

stitulions.as” the Essondate -

complex. and: replacing ‘them

wilh smaller, community-based
‘facililies.” i

He said the union was also
pleased with” the report's

-gamment: thal’ B.C.” mental

hospitals “provide a protected
environment ‘and a generally
sympathelic and understanding
glaff." - oy

i Truckers
~ to Fuel

- sportation . and: distribution.

Canadian . drivers > faced
‘same doubling of fuel costs that -

__ initiated : the. storm ‘of violent

the: union alse .en-.

Canada,

‘The recent! series . of wildcat!
trucker’ strikes in ‘the United)
States was averted in Canada!
because the trucking industry in
this cauntry reacted" to. fuel.
price increases wilh restraint:
* “According. to, Daug- Seip,

-. editor, of Ganadian Tran-
“gportation, 2:4

SUPPORTS

- a... national:
“publication” devoted. to tran-:

the’

protests if the. United States.

‘In an.editorial ‘he points out;
that U.S. diesel fuel costs rose”

from about 2 to-44 cents while
Canadian. truckers faced the

_ game 100 per cent increase from
35.19 30cents. Part of the latter.

inerease occurred when oil

_ companies ‘discontinued «truck

company volume fuel discounts

* which ranged up ta ten cents "per

gallon.

Seip. sald. the

vice station operators took.

advantage ofthe problam {0

“gouge truckers wilh prices in.

excess of $1.25 per gallon.”’- He
s said A U.S. government. in-
~ vestigation had: revealed .ap-.’
ere “proximately: 10,000..fuel. dealer.
Whitehead sai? the BCGEU . Price violations, °°
also endoreses the report's
_ recommendjlion for-a gradual -

In hig edilorial he-warns | of
several situations which could
further: damage~ the hard-
pressed -trucking industry in

One: ‘Truckers fear ‘the’

“Federal: “government, will
subsidize labour operating

deficits af” the, railways
resulling From the 1973 rail,
strike, while the trucking in-
dustry will not be subsizided: for
ils ¢onstantly rising labour

_ casts. This is the first point that

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SPECIALS

1964 Acadian... $550

1968 Plymouth...» $399 |
1961 Dodge .......__ $250

1967 Dodge’ s72...-- --$895
1966 Ford ......._.$500
1966 Meteor ...._.. $600

4

TD oa Highway 16E |

the ultimate

in Motor

treme: shortage of fuel in the
: United’ 'Slates “added “to the -.
discontent because some SET-

‘THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C.

will make it more difficult for

irucking to remain competitive
with rail competition. 2"
Two: In addition, a govern-,
ment rate freeze initially im-
posed on railways. in- January
1973 for-18-months also forced
some segments of the trucking
industry lo freeze its rates. This
prevented . trucking. fram

.. raising’?s rates to absorb in-

creased ‘cosis over the ' past
year,’ . a

cost increase’ willl likely get
worse which ‘will burden: the

another | cost increase ; ta:
abosrb, '

“There Is a great danger,” |

Seip writes -“‘that the trucking
industry will not be able to
remain compelitive’ in some
areas. if current. problems
continué to. weight upon 1h"

_ SENIOR CITIZENS BENEFIT

Consumers. - in. Ontario;
Saskatchewan and Alberta, wha"
“are aver 65, receive free
hospital’. insurance . coverage,
‘reports Consumers’ Association
.of Canada, .In Manitoba, senlor
citizens “receiving . the
maximum Guaranleed Income
Supplement are nol required to
pay - hospital insurance
» premiums.” . Exemplons also
supply to persons eligible far
provincial. welfare assistance.

Three: The astronomical fuel -

lrucking: industry .with yet:

‘ENTERTAINMENT EX; PENSES:

Succumb +o Inflation”

SOME GENERAL RULES

From the Institute of Chartered

Accointants. .of » British

Columbia ete
Enterlainment expenses.‘ are”

not specifically referred to in ©

‘the income Tax Act. Fhey are’
therefore governed by the
general -rules set out:-for
deductibllily of expenses.

‘The basic elements necessary.
for any expense lo be deductible
in computing income are that -
the amount must be reasonable,
and. the expense must be in-
curred in the process of earning -
income, “0

Corporations and individuals
who, are‘
only meet the above basic tests
to achieve deductibility of
expenses. . Generally speaking,
taxpayers who are employees
are‘ not entitled ‘to’ deduct job
relaled expenses. ‘

~All employees are allowed a
siandard deduction of the
Jesser. of $150, or 3 percent of
their ‘employment - income, ‘to

_ give recognition for such ex-
penses as they may. incur,

Cerlain.. employees’ e.g.

salesmen and, others . engaged -
_-in) negéliating . contracts ‘for ©

their. employers, may be. en-
_ tiled to deduct’ entertainment
expenses, provided that they
‘are to establish that — their
employment requries them .*to

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TO CLASSIFY

16 - Last

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velvet strap & gold numbers $10-

reward 635-7819 (P-11-12) ©

20

Babysitler wanted to liye in,
635-7893 after 6 pm (P-L1-12) :

Mo itis
., Cordevox...Super .. 5. “Excellent
condilion, Maving, must-.sell,
635-3076 ti noan 2

- For Sale: chesterfleld. suite
- kitchen suite, box ‘spring ‘and
matiress wilh head board;

‘ washer & dryer and two living.
room lamps 635-4943 after. six

“proloek,
(P-11) :

Moffett range; & self-cleaning. °

oven, 3 months

old; 635-5580 (P-
i ene

43,

t

facililies in lown,-635-4738 after.
Bpm (Ply oS oe

47

Cosy 2 bdr. “house: near, town:
635-3195 (PAL

For short duralion only, Three
bed-roum just-new «house
(already on sale}, closelo town
& schuols 1'2 baths, stove and

’ fridge, responsible parties, no

Home Holidaying! . |

|, ON DISPLAY AT

| _Sopper Mountain Enterprises Lid |

.pets. Phone 638-5273 (P+11)

St, Please’ phone 635-3303. (C-, ”

Boo

Furnished basement suile for’

non-smoking lady. 635-5760 (C--
flo. :

Available March 30 2-bedroom -
- ste, Ige. living roorn, W-W, frig

& .stove, for working. couple
before 3:30 pm 635-7638 (P-11)

self-employed need.

tarry out their “duties away”

from thelr employer's place of
business, and” to . pay » the

tertainment’ expenses.  Thé 2
per cent employment experse
deduction ‘is not available to
them. be

There is a,further provision
whereby an employee may not
deduct the cost of meals con-
“sumed by him, unless they were

consymed while he. was away ~

from (he metropolitan ‘area in

which his employer's place of =

business is located, for a period
“incexcess of 12-hours. |.
The Income
specifically. provides that , (he
costs” af :
recreational,.dining or sporting
clubs are not deductible to any

taxpayer. Costs of ownership or.
use of a yacht, hunting or

fishing lodge or golf course are
‘similarly. prohibited. ae
‘This specific legislation. was
: unquestionalby

(through: the “bellef by. the
: authorities that’ such .mem-
“bership.” and ‘ costs" were , nat

‘related to the earning of income’

in many of the circumstances in
which . they ‘were. being
- deducted... The blanket -non-
- deductibility of such expenses is

an example: of. overskill, in

which - legitimate ‘expenses. of
many. taxpayers will . be

disallowed to'stop abuses by a’

few. .
thal the cost . of. entertaining
business associales is a
deductible cost. However,
membership in a private club is
non-deductible, even when thal
club is the site of Lhe deductible
entertaininment,

1 bdr..suile far: rent; W to W

_ carpel, slove & fridge Available
’ April ist, Phone after 4635-2021
(PAY

For Renl:. Apartment in Remo,
», 6miles West of Terrace $100 per
month fridge & stove Phone 635-

- 6000 or 635-3488 (P-1i)

or ee

“a bdr, fall basenrient: modular

- home on large well-lreed lol. W-

- w-bath and en-suite. To view
2988-7442) evenings - or 6357500
“days (GIS Bae _

¥

For gale by: owner leaving town,
“three? bdrm. new.” attractive
‘hume with bsmt ‘suite, w.w., 344
- blhdrms. -upstairs,. enclosed

*: carport, well landscaped, close _

to iown and schools, quick sale.
_ Also one duplex in town on low
“dawn puyment. Please phane 5-
5973 (PAY 9”

BT sy

~ For’. Sale:
buck; Excellant., condition,
Silver. 14,000 ‘miles, ,radia, four
'. speed: New. winler lires, Phone

1972 Vega Hatch

m@ Spring Will Soon

I : their’.
own job related travel and en-:.

‘Tax Act.

‘membership in”

occasioned -

“In summary, it may be stated

+

‘Despite nimerous substantial
wage

_ineregses in the
manulacturing sector, inflation

‘has kept the purchasing power

of. these wages at @ constant

level foralmost two years, This

fs one of the major findings of a
recent-study by. Canadian In-

~ dustrial Relations and Per:

sonnel Developments (IRPD), a
publication of CCH Canadian

‘Limited, national reporting
aulhority on tax and business
Jaw. coe : ‘

The sludy, contained ini IRP-
D's latest Wage, Review, shows
thal average weekly wages in
manufacturing rose Lo $172.33 in

October, 1973 from $151.94 in

January, 1972." However, when
adjusted to discount changes in

_the consumer price index, the

worth of- the. average weekly
wage over the same 2i-month
period rose only. 59 cents, to

* $110.82 from $110.23 Cin lerins of

constant 3961 dollars).

On the subject of Canada-U.S.
wage. differentials, the IRPD
Review points oul that because

Canadian’ wage levels: are
- elimbing ‘more rapidly, in-

ternational: wage parity is
approaching ‘realily.. In 1970,

lhe avérage employee in U.S.
manufacturing earned 35 cents

L6 pereent) more per hour
than his Canadian counterpart:

” ‘By, the third quarter of 1973, the

American tead had shrunk-to 22
cents per hour - anadvantage of
oily 5.7 percent. The Review

‘ predicls that 1974 will see a

conlinuatién of this trend.
These are some of the

highlights contained in the 23

charts and tables that form a

Lo PAGE: Bit",

part of the IRPD WGE Review.
which analyzes recent changes:
negotiated in wage rates’ and:
which also. «examines.
movements in consumer prices,
‘unemployment levels and other. -
economic indicators. bo

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. be busting out alf over the fushly landscaped and treed view lot apen which this 4
. bedraom home is situated. This welt built home features a fireplace, hand crafted
bookcase and appealing feature walls, double carport and much more. Call Stan
Parker far a convenient appoiniment to view.

— —— 2935-7002 after pans (PAM) |
Furnished. rooms: with cooking |‘ —. . ;
#3 Chevelle 950,4 barrel P.S.PB. °

a ‘track .slereo tape. Low

mileage. Best offer. 635-9432 or

view al Apt, 11-1507 Queensway.

2 GLAD

1969 Volks In-excellent running
In-a hurry to sell.

- condition.
$1000-alter 6 835-8105 .(P-11)

‘1970,
‘vw, betlle

(P-11-12)

For Sale: 66 V,W. good running .
Needs, body work .635-

‘order,
2786 (CLL) :

58

Fully furnished Mobile Home
rentals by the

New engine $1,600.00 |
Phone 635-2632 after 6:30 pm -

day, week or ~

month, Localed 944. Kofoed Sk -,

Thornhill, 635-2482. (P-11-12-13)

M ax50, 2 bedroom trailer, For

“638-4973

appl. call 635-3562 ask for, Tom
between 9&5, (P-I) "

1970-L2x60, 3
Challenger

bedroom: |
house’ trailer.’
Washer,. dryer, also eyedevel’.,
oven, Fully furnished, set-up on *

1 St. Patrick Says

Asking $22,600,

lot in trailer court, 625-6475 (C- "+

1-12-1914)

70

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Notice is hereby given thatan -§

application will he made to the

Director of Vila) Statistics for a
change of name, pursuant to the .

provisions of the .'Change of .

Name Act", by me:-- Phyllis
Lorraine Paul of 2506 Kenney

Terrace, Bc. *) a
name. from.
; Phyliis Lorraine Paul to Phyllis .

To ‘change my

Lorraine McKemie <->”

My. minor unmiarrled: child's:

name from ‘Ratdee Lynn Paul
lo Randee;Lyin' McKenzie
"Dated this Lith day of March
AD, 174 _

Phyllls L, Paul |

ust $22,500.

Harry Smith -

635-2826

A You Live In One, Rent The Other Onet

-"‘That's right, ét is a Duplex with 2 bedrooms, brick fireplace, full concrete basement
. and individual services. Situated (ust a few minutes from elementary & junior high
- schools. Priced at$49,900. Bank fermsavallable. M.L.S. oe

See this naar new 3 bedroom hom

M Perfect Fit For Schoal-Age Children

Situated in Terrace ana quiet no Ihru traltic street we're sure this 3 bedroom home
with detached garage and workshop will provide you with yaars of quiet seclusion.

Nicely landscaped with Several fruit trees and o large 119 by 185 foot lot. Full price

ahd

new @ situated in a new subdivision on paved sireel,
Meticufously maintained, ample wall to wall carpet, fenced, landscaped grounds,

: %

oa eat
n oe ee

‘Stan Parker
"636-4031