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ficiency in certain areas to the -

consumer, However, if the
Independent falls by
wayside the lotal cost of
production ‘will go up even

will sufferas well as our
competitive position. on the
world market, 7 a
On top of this the ones: who
suffer most are the local
business men and_ supply

companies: who are kept in”

business more, by the In-
dependent who buys most of his
needs locally where the large
Integrated companies buy in
bulk from outside. People in all
the towns and villages
throughout the Province have a
real interest in the well belng of
- the Independent if’ to ensure

rate for his services because if
companies, banks and finance

‘companies, as well as other
businesses, prospers also..~

‘” Some companies like to bring in

outside “truckers to keep the
local truckers rates dawn. This

industry and te the community.
They don't stay long enough to

contribute .to..the.,life of the
datthe same

~ "Fammunity ane
~ Lime.-dften: leav tring of

unpaid’ bills-before- going

bankrupt and Jeaving to make
room for some'new ones not
familiar lo the area to come in
and be the nex on the list to lose
their shirts. :
The whole cammunity:has a
‘stake ini fair rates to. the con-
* tractors and truckers in erder Lo
“maintain a stable — and
. prosperous community. Unless

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that he, recelves an adequate .

he prospers all the supply-

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_. EDITOR
PAT O'DONAGHY

al’ people start to realize the
value af the Indeper dent we will
soon end up with only big
business or big government
which can be even more distun!
lo reach. ;
IL seems the Independent saw

‘mill is called upon to subsidize

‘the less efficient pulp mills in

“the are by low priced chips,

losing better than $20 a cunit for
every cunit sold above the cost

of production. * This: is .ac-:

complished by, direct in-

tervention by Government in’

directing the chance for a sale
at a more realistic. cost. ‘of
production figure. I think it is
interesting tonate the stumpage
figures released by Ian Mahood,
President of he Truck Loggers
which. shows. clearly

assistance given to Candian
- Callulose in stumpage com-
‘pared to independent ‘com-
panies, and I quote today Mr,
Mahood released extracts trom
the. audited records of five

ASSES

slumpage at such a
level that we have Gilficuily
paying the kind of wages we
would Uke to pay: our skilled”
men. While Cancel spokesman
say thal the slumpage being
assessed their company is

wag

REMARKABLE feature-of the Commonwealth is the way in which it has’:
met the challenge of contemporary. developmeiits and has managed:

em, Although: rooted “in-history, it, does not ’-.

“Two of the -most important advanices of, our times have’ been in com- so
id both have. been’ of “great help in fe,

distance and making the world |

t possible for our: association of thirty ‘four nations

Wellington, Canbérra and’ London, all within thirty seven days.

“° Education has transformed, the Commonwealth and has. begun. to.
“reyeal the cxtent of the talents of its members. We have come.to'appreciate
artistic: treasures, some of them coming from

and

i . Ve re es ee rs Pe
Perhaps. literature illustrates hest, the unity in diversity, which ts *
important a, feature af our Commonwealth. Using: the: same, “English
angiage, ‘writers. of-many races and backgrounds have enriched it ‘with
‘their:-individual qualities, and jhave expressed both - universal. human
‘themes-and the character-of their. own countries, We: ‘can all widen our
experience from-such writings,/and gain that greater depth of under-..
«standing : of each other's" viewphitt which is one of the most valuable.
.examples‘the Commonwealth can,show to'a changing and troubled world.

' ,
uy 4
: AS 4

Bak

the Commonwealth, [am always.impressed by the
d by the flow of correspondence and ideas
-between‘friends;. schools and government and_ voluntary <organisations:
Already. ‘this :year\.I° have “myself "been: able to open: Parliament® in

ELIZA

i nivieclih: Societies? Cou cil, Ow t
Street; London’ SHLAA

er in a way not.conceivable when ‘our only dink

in creative

ABETHR

a

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from the corporate giants and
the -

* South. Central Interior

‘~ quality anid

“oP these are some of. the many
‘reports which indicate’ the

THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C.

Test |

. OF the things we think,
“Say or do. .

1. Is it the TRUTH? .
-ls if FAIR to all
- concerned?

FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Willitbe ;
BENEFICIAL |

to allconcerned?

proper, which may well be the
case, loggers are entitled to ask -
are’ we, the. citizen
businessmen, and out, em:.
‘ployees, being singled out‘for
selective, punitive tax Lreal-
ment. Cancel has only 6 per
cent’ of its net. sales, income
taken in stumpage - we have 35

per cent. Se
- In reference to chips and

pulp, log prices, Mahoed said .~

The .T-A.L.A. does not care
how much.. money,. Cancel -
- makes, ‘in fact. we wish them
“well. . Whal we deplore is: a
corporate slandard that uses its
economic power irresponsibly
and. unfairly in- paying its
contractors and suppliers: We
inthe T.A,LA. have fought lang.
and hard to gel fair treatment

we now have sound business
relations with them. We hope
we will not see a Government
controlled company encourage
reestablishment of the ‘cor-
_ poralearrogance that has no
piace in British Columbia.”
Comments | :

Re- Stumpage—.- Cancel

operations range throughNorlh
Coast, West Central Interior,
} ‘and
( itivelve {Himber similar’ in

yoted Ly ual f
‘using ‘theleast’
appear to -be assess!
highest rale of stumpage.’:"-

Cancel reported -a $12.3
million profit in 1973 and by
carry forward. of: prior year
- -Josses, paid no income ‘taxes.

This proftcan hardly be said to.
be impressive considering the
“limber useage. Had the com--

pany. paid the stumpage to the
Government al the same rate as
privat comapnies, Cancel profit
would be reduced by about 9.8
millionand assuming chips and
‘pulp purchases of say 500,000
-cunits were al fair market value

° 2 - cost would have been increased -

:- by another $10 million far a loss
-! of $..6 million, “

“Independent is not only paying
“his fair share bul over double
tis fair share. I-would concede

a :feir-stunipage in: an
: Pa ach ‘as this “and the In-

“much, . especially in decadent
timber which cover much of this
area, 2 GES

‘O

ot

be

wealth of our country,

By TURP Sp

and purpose,

ne

i

The Four-Way : “

Will It build GOOD ~
WILL and BETTER |

+ 4623 Hillcrest

the many.
. price.
confirmed his’ purchases of

that Canadian Cellulese may. be.
:. dependents ‘are paying far too-

_; been.able

¥.THE Rt. Hon, 'Preane Ecuiorr TRUDEAU

a Prime Miniter of Canada | | OE
ur country isso vast and its problems so diverse that we often have ~
: difficulty grasping the Canadian reality in its entirety and discerning

our extraordinary potential as a nation, Frequently torn by purcly regional
interests and separated by great distances, we $
understanding each other-and: uniting our. éfforts in t
truly.common goals. And yet. there is perha
has-such abundant resources’ and in-which
maintained at such a highlevel. 9. -.. °
“S-Itis therefore imperative that we re
“Canada represents, Land o'

inthe throcs of so many \
strength lies. in our diversity, that

strong and productive unity, 225 .
For this reasoa, 1 congratulate the Canada Commit
again taken the initiative of organizing Canada Week, which this year will’
in on June 24 and end on Canada’s. national holi :

+ ry

cat ee he go Me te ea ee ps 7)
Fen de Te els sales le ee Bee ae
'

‘people, -; especially *

<-For.a-young, attractive
woman, having her thirtieth
birthday is: almost. as

_ Horrible a prospect as having
all her teeth out. ;

, After.a couple of years
in’ the early thirties, she
realizes that she is -really
just coming into her best
period, that of a° mature
_woman, still mighty attrac-
_tive,’ and with’ a new

“emotional ~ maturity. she —

cdidn’t have in the Gay
“‘Twenties.. She's -in-- the
‘Flirty Thirties, and enjoying
‘it thoroughly... - :
~ But with .the fortieth

“milestone : looming, - panic —
sets in’anew, She suddenly —

. is convinced-that anyone in

{he fortles is over the hump, . ‘

_ headed. into a:.wizened old

so ages OT
i°. Strangely” enough, after
a: couple of -years in her - .
. early forties, she admits to
... herself and anyone else who
will listen, that-she's in the
- prime of life, .

~ She can still: draw a :

Whistle. when the - light . is

right, get her bum: pinched °
ae

the party. is . rowdy
enough. She’s probably a

_ grandmother, + but’, she’s. .a-

“young” gramma. .With' a
good dentist and contact
lenses, she can disguise the
fact that her teeth are still

there: only through sheer

Terrace, B.C. -.
VaG 2H4.
June 17, 1974 -

Dear Editor:
Dear Sir: - . :
The controversy over the east of
the Swimming Poo] will con-

tinue unlil the: public is‘given
the. true facts. I attended last

"Monday's Council Meeting, ‘and
‘although I Aldermian Duffy did

~~ his best; to get the facts out
came away with a
unanswered questions.

The mis-information thal has
been peddled-to the publi c in

_the way: of, ‘statements by

elected officials makes one

‘wonder if the member of-
Council truely believe that the’
(public: “is that. gullible!

Statements such as: The cause
for the over-rum in the cost of
the Pool is due to “inflation’’. Is
‘it nota fact:that the Council
chose 1a build the Pool under
Contract: Mangement’ ta
“SAVE” the laxpayer money,
Had they gone. the regular
‘method of calling for bids, the

successful Contractor would not -

only have given Council:a firm
but. would have’ atso

equipment and material with
his suppliers.. and * sub-trades,
and, therefore; avoided in-
flalionary extra costs. =...
*: At the Couneil Meeting, the

Mayor claimed that the Terrace. -
r Wa : the results will show when ii is
extra cost but rather that he had ©

gel the Pravineial

laxpayer was not picking up the

S ho Of

which - Will: satisfy our deepest aspirations —,a country where -human
Valucs are fespected, where everyone can share a scnsy of national pride:

therefore urge all Canadians to participate, actively in Canada.Weck,
Voffer. my warmest good wishes for its outstanding success.) 25.

“ "" Hada bicthday' recently,..-

Some. - ci 7

women: are‘ rather, daunted
hy certain birthdays.

‘we Sometimes have: trouble...’

e quality: of life has-been.

main constantly aware of all'that’
f plenty and of peace, it must also become in.’ -
he eycs’ol the world the land: of rediscovered brotherhood. In a world
tragic upheavals, it is important to cealize that our.
our differences can contribute lo.a:

day, July t..0 22",
Theough ‘its. dynamic and varied program, Canada Week will :co
tribute: to, an ‘awareness amorig Canadians, not-anly of the grandeur -an
bul also of the unique promise which it holds out
to.us, If our resolve is strong cnough, we can make of Canada a country ©:

will: power,.and that she’s.
blind as the proverbial bat.”
‘Fhen -that grim reaper,
the. gaunt. visage’ of Fifty,
comes over the horizon like.

a wolf sweeping down on a

Jamb. This time, there is no
panic. Just ‘sheer despair.
She ‘knows, with a ‘little
mathematics, that anyone’
. in the fifties is away past
Middle Age, and has one
_ foot in the grave’and the
. other on a piece of dog-
defecation. She is OLD; and
there’s no hiding the fact,
. + Yet five years later, in her
mid-Fifties,. . she’s . striding
about a golf course, or
screaming “Sweep! ” at the
cutling club, or Jying’ by, a
pool in Flosida, holding in .

_ her gut and.convinced-she’s: ~~

© inthe Golden Age, 1.
Of couse, Sixty is TT.
“The old man with the scythe

*There’s no longer ‘any way

the wattles. At 62, she gets
a good tan, hides the eyes
with © shades, and ‘ maybe
even has. the jowis. tucked
up beneath the ears. And
a good girdle does wonders,

Ai 65, she’s collecting
the old age pension, her

“is - lurking -everywhere. |

of disguising the wrinklesand =~

Tate husband's pension, |
living in a. house with the
mortgage paid, and jaunting
off to Europé or Califomia, .
where. she picks up her.
second husband, a well-off
widower, She’s never had
it so good. To,
At 80, widowed again,
she’s a swinger in Sunset -

- Haven, ‘playing bingo and
the piano, and giving the
eye. to -every fresh’ octo-
genarian . who . enters the

_ place, ‘

And that’s how women

--are daunted by birthdays.
Personally, |. am- never
daunted. I have a lot of’
denis; but. not- a single
daunt,

" - Things have changed a lot
around here. My birthday.
used to be a smail some-
thing. Carefully coached by
their mother, the kids used
to come’ up with . gifts,
which I — aw, shucks, you

: shouldn't, have -done. it —
accepted ~ gratefully and:
gracefully. Nothing great.
Mayhe a fishing-rod or some ~

* golf balls.'And.the old lady :
would bake

ready-mix. - —

- When they were ‘older,
away , fram “home, they"d.
call {collect} on the cecasion,

‘Letters fo the Editor.

The Swiniming Pool _

_ Governnient to pick these extra’

_eosts up, in the way of an extra
‘grant, I would suggest that if he
has not been honest with the
Provincial - Gavernmeni, and
_ his juggled the books sround,
2 Terrace, which has doneso well

= from’ the. Provincial Govern- ©

“< ment grants for recreation,

. would’ find the .doors closed °

. when itasks for more money for
/future.: projects. the ND.P.
‘Government is‘ very conscious
‘OF “rip-offs?! oye
sey Aunt hep factor. worth (hinking

sevenly thousand . dollars

towards the Pool, and stillhave -
” fifty thousand of thal to collect. -

yet,, are going lo meet
resistance from the population
and | especially. from the
businessmen who are faced
with the highest tdx increase
this year that has ever been
forced upon them. .

_ It was very noticeable at. the
Council Meeting, that: the
. Municlpal, Mr. Hardy, whose -
duty it is to keep Council on-the
straight’ and narrow, did -not
come to-the rescue. of. the

Mayor, but rather sat in silence.
with the Aldermen, while
Alderman Duffus, and an-irate * -
over-taxed businessman, at- °:
templed to get answers ‘about :

the Swimming Pool fiasco.

_ If Alderman Duffus keeps.up. .

his close scruliny and

' ‘.gonlinues to bring positive -

critisclsm- of the way City Hal
flnances are handled, I’m sure

lime for his're-election - which

4

he achievement: of.:
her country which

lec on haying orice

ee

ee ce oe wre s aes ew es
feataborune doesn os prottutna agit
. hie

P about, would be that the service:
lot: of . clubs who are contributing

_ only five months away. He has

8 lot of caurage. Some cf his
fellow Aldermen, whom we
would expect tobe watching the
finances, and were elected to a
two-year term, have so far sat
back and appear afraid of
getting their feet wet... -

‘Save us from’ So

“the -iripreasion of enjoying hia

"The Honcurable Robert: L.
Stanfield,

foee eee ae
‘Dear Sirs! + > 405")

*

T want you to know that ['dan’t
care yous:
if you can’ Lkick a football.
1 don't care if you.
solemnand serious.. =<, .
‘Ido want youlo make astind.
" Forget you area gentleman and
come out fighting.:<°..°.*

Jock

-All through my voting life I,
. have had such deep faith in the -:

leaders of our country and in the.

soundness of the. yolera .who-

(o plant ‘socialist . governments
in- certain'-pravinces, from

which the seed: of. radicalism.
can slowly spread.” Don't-you
see his ‘plan is going according.
>todchedule? As Ask any,Brilish

Columbian, 0. O.

“The article which prompted
‘me to write you was written by
Victor. Mackie on Page'd of the
Vancouver Sun", June 4, 1974."
_ He says, “Mr,: Trudeau gives

When you. and yout. family
: think about: practical matters.
‘Butvthe B.C. Automobile

bearings on your RV is a’ vital
safely “consideration,
lis’ -very important. that

ORV:
-marketed .locally:are-required

ANE, :- ya i ea
The BCAA ‘urges driver's Io

a-cake. —-a)

I'd like lo express my thanks oo

“versus ; personal |
‘Forget your. petly little policies
--gueh as price and wage con-
tLrols.
: election is-far:more important

Give your RV. a Tire”

“making plans for that first
‘summer uuting in your camper, *-
‘Tiailer, or olher recreational
‘ yehicle, it’s somelimes hard te

* Asséclalion’ says: ‘the proper
yeare: ‘of lires,, wheels and: # ol ‘
~ “"sHeal generated in tires di

* wheels'and tires be matched (9
the ‘carrying capacity of -your ,
Tn Canada -all-- ijres.

’ jo-be: marked: with’ their. load, KO
mn ~:., Ihe vehicle's equipment ‘along,
“wilh a good, ‘properly ‘inflated .

malitain tires at proper in, spare.\ire for emargency‘use. ° |

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1974
wish me Happy Birthday,
and suggest that they could

2 age «little. financiall-aid..

Now, I cali’ them up,
and after the usual exchange
of amenities,’ ask coyly,

. “Know what day this is? ".

“Yeah, Sunday. Why?" .
I try‘egain, “No, 1 mean-
what day of the month?" ’:
“Not +eally;’waitll 1°
check the calendar.” "7 °~"

I try again: “No; I mean

what day of what month _-

of what” year? Haw ‘ald

_ are you? How de you know

how old you are? What —

day reminds you? "

"Oh, golly, “Da

' didn’t. you - tell: me- it:
your birthday?. I. would

- have sent a card,:Or some-
thing.” Co obghy ys ers

“No, I am not daunted.:

~ But. 1 never, -ever;: forgot -

my father’s‘ birthday:: Let's’. .
see, I can still'remember it.

- Twas: April 3rd. Or was it -

’. November 3rd? Anyway, !
always ‘sent’ him’ a card,

_ even if I: didn’t remember:

until. a. month | after the -"-

aceasion, gee
, Anyway, [ got one: call |
on my birthday. this. year. .
“Tt.was from my big brother. -
After ‘grumpily” asking: me.

"i what-was doing In-bed at:

noon’ on--my. birthday; he. -
revealed the: real_- purpose. -_

~vof his: call.’ He wanted. to...

know. if) I- had: my*-little ©

brother’s ~ address” in’
“Germany. | didn’t, Same ”
birthday greeting. "7.

But’ Ts did' receive ‘one “
. birthday card which touched
“me deeply. [t was ‘from my
-“Fnsurance agent. He“never —
_ Misses. . se .

oy

ade

‘ ae ar
io you, Mr, Editor, for allowing
me space In your newspaper to”
contribute my positive thoughs -

on this matter,” :
Sincerely, .
Vie J olliffet ;

‘

ying his -
ead 7 3oF Ahe: co
Ag ae SAM
“.¢ beautiful gife-and, infant chilé

on display for ail the electorate
-tqsee.” He algo writes, “And, to

‘finish the week, Mr. Stanfield

had his picture taken trying -
unsuccessfully - to kick a
football.” . sf

_.. Now I am not.worried if you

- missed. the football - “but I am
‘worried: abou the: first part of -
Mackie’s article, Never under

estimate.the power af maudlin

‘geritimentality, Remember —
_-Cheekers? ‘Many ' people ‘feel
that: Nixon, would never have
“made. it without .Checkers'
‘. fawnitig. presence on that 'T.V,
” {program several years ago.”

Mr. Stanfield, I am sick :of
our dallying. Thereal Issue of

s entire exercise is socialism -
freedom.

The outcome’ af -this

than the undulating: curve ona

depression: -. inflatfon. cycle
chart. One. more bout'of ~
: -Prudeau’s charisma will eripple
., Canda for generations... ...-'
*. “Mr. Stanfield, I don
to be a number in Mr. Barrett's

not want

or Meseré. Lewis- Trudeau's:

i.) rébotarmy consisting ofeither —
1 “welfare robots or welfare robot-
whieh permils dynamic partos’

“supporting tax payer suckers. I
want some say in my=own |
destiny. —- a

sa know I speak on behalf af the

" vast majority of the peoplé. of

_ B.Czwhen'l say, - save us from -
socialism; fe

alism;- wet
_ We want to vote for you,
convince us that we should:

Yours truly,; -
Angus LJ, MacDonald

ot

flation to exlend their lif@:and

~-help,: \conserve: «gasoline.

When tires are underinflated
they lend to “squirm'’ a! ‘lol,
requiring éngines - \o Tk
harder, The besl ilmeto check"
pressure Is before starting-out
each morning while the'tlres
are eold. 2.

ring
an-exlended trip can incyease
pressure up (p 15 poundse but
thls temporary’ pressure should
nel:be“bled” from’ them@& >

- A tire gauge is a {good,"

Inexpensive inveslment for any

motorist. It-should be, part: of - |

‘