PAGE 2 Pesticides prime » suspect in probe - of mass bird deaths A. press release from Columbia Cellulose explaining their position on the possibillly of air pollution that might have affected the recent bird deaths in the city: Our sulphite plant began operations in 1951, and our kraft plant started in 1965. Our operating procedures and our process are continually being improved upon; considerable improvement has been made in our emissions. Bird life existed long before Colcel located on Watson [sland and has not been affected by our operations. We hear that there have been deaths 50 miles away — while there have been no dead birds seen on Watson Island, Like all citizens we are very interested in learning what the — cause of death is and wn- derstand that this information will shortly be available to us all. VICTORIA — The deaths of hundreds of birds in the Prince Ruperl area may have been caused by DDT or some other chemical, a provincial wildlife biologist said Tuesday. Rory Finnegan said the birds’ behavior which included erratic flying prior to their deaths indicates a pesticide could well have been to blame. “They certainly did not die from exhaustion,” said Fin- negan. "I have examined the birds and they all appear to be well fed He said he believed the herbicide 2,4-Dhad been used to kill alder growth on the Skeena River earlier in the year. - Graham Lea, Prince Rupert representative of the Society for Pollution and Environmental Control (SPEC) said the last known spraying operation in the Skeena area was conducted by the Canadian National Railways. “That was well over six months ago,"’ said Lea, ‘‘A crew used a machine to spray tree growth on both sides of the tracks using (herbicide) 2,4, 5-T in solution form. . Residents last week reported seeing birds flying erratically, smashing into cars, windows and buildings. They lost their balance while perched on branches and wires and dropped dead. Twenty-five specimens were . flown lo Victoria. for cold storage, pending pesticide tests by biologists. Another 75 were sent to Vancouver for tests. Finnegan said spraying programs involving 2,4-D and associated chemicals are “Strictly controlled.” Hearf-warming win —once-cold Eskimos EDMONTON (CP) — The Es- kimos finally won Wednesday night, as. Larry Lawrence ig- nited a fourth-quarter comeback that pushed Ed- monton past Montreal] Alouettes 12-11 in a Canadian Football League interlocking game, Cold as the weather for three quarters, and down 8-0, the Es- kimos caught fire when Law- rence came on to relieve Bruce Lemmerman. Dave Cutler warmed the hearts of 13,346 fans who turned out in rain, snow, wind and tem- . peratures in} kicked a 52-y 10 seconds jeft to give Edmcn- ton its second win of the season. The Eskimos have lost’ 10. Edmonton's previous victory, * back on Aug, 4, was also a heart-stopping affair. On that occasion, Cutler kicked a 39- yard field goal with 35 seconds left to give the Eskimos: 8 2019 win over British Columbia Lions, The long-haired Lawrence had muffed earlier op- portunities to become Ed- monton’s first-string quar- ‘terback. But he got ancther chance after the Alouettes in- * tercepted four of Lemmerman’s 20 pass attempts. THROWS TD PASS Lawrence promptly threw a Sl-yard :ouchdown pass to George McGowan and the Eski- mos were on their way to snap- pings an. a losin hin dete ange eepans. losing, | $95, OT Mees he "Bayne Norrie's:. "terception tea to a 24-yard field goal by Cutler that put Edmonton ahead for the first time, -Montreal fought back on. Sonny Wade’s passing and kickedafield goal togo ahead again with one minute and 17 seconds. left to play. AT THE LOCAL CHURCHES Service Schedule - Sunday School Sunday Evening ‘Bible Siudy . Wednesday 7:30 p.m. PENTEGOSTAL TABERNACLE 4697. Lazetle’ Ave. 10:00a.m. Morning Worship 11:60 a.m.. 7:15 p.m. You'h Night. 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Equity, ‘versus economic “growth was not the real issue in the debate over tax reform, and it is nothing short of tragic that the debate got cast in this form, according to an expert whose study has just been published by. the Private Planning Association of Canada, We must clear up the misunderstanding, he stresses, before we can hope that any future tax reform will be properly handled, The study, Our Taxes: Lessons from Carter and Benson, is by Dean Howard Ross of McGill University's Faculty of Management, The real point, Dean Ross contends, is that the Canadian tax system of the 1960s was a relatively good one by stan- dards of international com- parison.and other criteria, and it certainly was working well enough not to warrant. so massive an examination and 80 comprehensive an effort to transform it. We would have been far better off, he believes, had there been early agreement that tax reform cought to proceed slowly, through smal] changes, and with due appreciation of the tremendous costs of distur- bance, uncertainty, and complexity, The Carter Commission should . properly have had either of two possible ob- Jectives: to design a simple. ‘and workable plan that could be produced and implemented in short order — say in a couple of years — or to design an ideal long-range pattern towards which to work gradually, as economic and other conditions gave us. op- portunities to make orderly changes, However, according to. Dean Rss, it was never quite clear. which job the government expected the - Commission to accomplish, or which job the government expected the Commission to accamplish, or which the Commission throught it was accomplishing, and it ac- complished neither, It produced what was, in fact, a -highly theoretical document, yet one which it seemed to regard as implementable and workable, Meanwhile, we had nearly a decade of avoidable uncertainty. The author dees not reject or downgrade the ideal of ‘equity as a fundamental goal ‘in’ tax refotiin But: ‘ee con. “eludes “that” equity: can be acceptable only as a long-run target, towards which to steer. Although equity is ex- ceedingly establish, Déan Ross em- phasizes that “it. of course does not follow that we must ‘give up the pursuit of equity. We do not even have to invent “@ mew approach. We have ‘simply to return to what I .would like to christen the Eaton Theory.” . The Jate Dr. Kenneth Eaton Was an assistant deputy Minister of finance who _ masterminded tax changes for successive ministers over many: years. Dr. Eaton died - before completing a definitive work. .he was’ preparing | on -Canadian taxation, But from Seniors killed. more often . OTTAWA (CP) —‘Almost 23 percent of all pedestrians killed in traffic accidents in Canada in | 1970 were 65 ‘or older, although *’ that age group comprised fewer than eight per cent of the.popu- lation, the Canadian Automobile Association... ‘Says, The statistics are based on a survey of senior citizen pedes- ’ difficult to TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C. - Lessons on taxes _ FLOAT FREE FOR DUTY REMOV his fragmentary writing arid” by observing the: way he — operated in Ottawa, Dean.. certain | essentials of a general theory’ Ross deduces ° of taxation: i. There is a tremendously strong natural tendency for the effect of any tax levy to spread out from the taxpayer: ‘on whom it is Imposed. ‘This’ tendency operates in an: uneven, unpredictable, and usually untraceable. manner,’ 2, When the pressures set! ‘up by @ tax change eventually - spend themselves, our wage- price-profits complex moves _ into a new equilibrium. 3. Competition is one of the most "significant forces’ in. preventing the tax incidence from being. passed disproportionately to someone else, “4. But if the weight of tax can. be readily aiid smoothly’ - spread, ‘it tends to be ‘less. disruptive than if ‘it lands on ° one groupand stays there, The smooth spreading of a tax change is benevolent factor, and the encouragement of it should be one of the important: con- siderations in a tax program. : 5. A fair variety of taxes is needed so that adjustment ean occur at many points in the system, 6. Because a minimum of disruption should be an im- portant goal, the questions of timing of tax changes is ab- ‘solutely crucial, And if rates are edged up gradually, percentage point by. per- centage point over a period of . years, taxpayers get a better chance to adjust. Towards the end of his’ commentary, Dean Ross offers anumber of suggestions concerning tax research, , “on. therefore a ‘WASHINGTON. (CP) — The. 10-per-cent’ special United States import “duty ‘will be ‘removed when other countries _ let their currencies ‘float freely — - _in international ~ Arthur © - Farwell : Arthur Stanhope ‘was justly fam _complishments as a surveyor - of Britiah Columbia but walted ‘tao Tong to wed the lady his heart desired... His father was a Devonshire i clergyman-Farwell moved to Victoria in 1864, at the age of - 23, and became ‘celebrated for “his caustic tongue. He was well-liked and generally regarded as a woman hater . but kept a.romance hidden from his: friends and ‘associates. until after. his death, - When Farwell’s will was read, to the surprise of everyone, it left his entire ' estate toa Nelson lady, He had - courted her years before unsuccessfully and when the lady became a widow renewed his suit. This time she ac- cepted but Farwell postponed his marriage until he could afford a home worthy of her. While waiting for his fortunes to improve he died in his sleep one night of heart failure, Farwell carried out, major survey‘ explorations ‘on - Vancouver Island, the Fraser River and the Queen Charlotte .- _ Islands. But he is best known for his work in laying out the town of Revelstoke (which was originally: named Far- well) and the first eight blocks of the city of Nelson. B.C. vehicles to have exhaust emmission tests Attorney-General Peterson has announced that the Motor- Vehicle Branch of his Department has obtained ‘an ‘ exhaust emission monitoring instrument for tests to “be carried out in the Victoria inspection station, — He said “this is an im- portant step in the Provincial Government's’ program of ytrolling: the. itants that Ws _atmospheré ae he’ reat of motor-vehiele engines,’” This program -has been established with one | in- strument’ in. the Victoria station to gather information of the amount of emissions of , hydro éarbons ~and carbon * monoxide ‘from vehicles in British Columbia, It will also provide valuable information for the developing. of Jey ee alr: peau i ms Soe Me polite ee Maximum tolerable, limits. of exhaust emission pollutants. Limits will probably differ according to vehicles, particularly as far as pre-1971 vehicles ‘are con- cerned; . All. "1971.. model passenger cars and light duty- trucks are‘required by both. _and | Provinelal. ete weet) devices, but it is only through proper maititenatice- of ‘this - equipment that the objectives — of. regulations are going to be met, ’ The tests will also provide a guide which will be useful | in - determining. the suitability of _. _ “adding-on" devices toreduce emissions ‘of pollutants -from. vehicles. that are not t equipped 7 with: them. _ Sxchange, markets and: remove’ specific bartiers to U.S, ‘exports,-U.S.. - Treasury : Secretary ‘Sohit” ‘B. 7 Connally ‘paid today. : . ‘He told the ‘11e-nation - In- ternational Monetary Furid the _ US. is prepared to remove.the -. surchargeif other countries will-"- take these actions “aver coming’. weeks,” 64. Connally did not refer to any. + other country by name, but it is: believed le was aiming his re- Farwell . marks both at Canada, ‘forthe — for his ac- removal of specific trade: re- : strictlions, and “at ‘Japan .and’" some other countries for not, in . fact, letting. their ‘currencies: float freely, The Canadian, dollar has been floating since the end of May, 1970. Finance Minister EB. J. .’ Benson: of Canada ~ said: here © earlier this week the-Canadian government “has not tried to: “bifluence ‘daly exchange rates, ; “which new are sel