PAGE Aa THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C. ~e ge : | fo \ Sports, Entertainment MARK IAMILTON Clrealation . i i . the he A weekly paper published by Sterling Publications Ltd. ; : . Pubtated every Wednesday at 3212 Kalum Bt, “|... ‘Terrace, B.C, A-member.e! Varilted circulation. Authorized as secocd class mall. Registration samber ‘A201. Postage paldin cash, return postage guaranteed. __ ELREEN TOOVEY - a . “THE, FOUR-WAY , TEST * : tthe things we think. . : ue ; The Editor: ~ ‘ PUBLISHER say or do GORDON W. HAMILTON: ‘ : : lis that time of year again” : \ " ; , a the annual. slugging mate EDITOR ‘L.'s it the TRUTH? ~~ —petween David (Christian - PAT. O'DONAGHY Labour Association of, Canada) he , F a ; and the mighty. Golia te : Advertising 2. Isit FAIR 3 all ternational Woodworkers of , concerned. America)..The prize is the right —- PALL: . he 275° Cancel a COLIN GOODALL - a ha, Workers at the Pohle* mill in’ , GARY ROWLAND, 3. Will it build GOOD Terrace. This year however the ots a ‘ wa aud Be ER ot CLAC's David image is getting : tee FRIENDSHIPS? . ba tarnished‘ and many . NOTE OF COPYRIGHT ‘ oo l . . Cancel employees -are having i “fT ‘The Herald retains full, complete and sole copyright in any advertise meet produced sind or i i fe ralltarial or photographie coment published in the Herald, Reproduction ls nel permitted , 7 - withom the written permission of the Publisher, . i . “4 grave doubls'as to just how. ‘Christian’ are the Christians, . Charges . . af conspiracy, collusion and ‘managemenl . i, Will it be BENEFICIAL . to! all concerned? . a . cota There js astlory in this week's _ . “issue. concerning the con- : / poy. Struciion lor non-construction) 2 © alas Public. Health, Mental eHealth. Hunian Resources =) Cenire in downlown Terrace. a What- Inisically: hus - happened “here, is thata plan which was “Tirst initiaied aver three years ~ “ie Irbilion. “However, time: has “2 passed by the original eoncept, _ Sind people are now finding that shar would have been suilable Ley MK. tesuurees Council took avery trong stand and | démanded reer. local participation witdless ef the fact that plans: no inthe drawing stage. i estimaled by, these al the ‘auneil that. while there may be smallamaunl of delay (one or vi munis? that at dhe end of ricted vill be. much more in - phe: interests’ of local residents an chis area. For this particular, and: | chink ihey should be ew ostlevess. | There _ is, vever, reference made to a FL aba, “than lust years; | ‘Keep the country moving? a uiblic hearing by other groups. ago dias-finally- started to wime . te past. is. vutmeded at- The local Community: a Se appplauded and hope they meet in cur opinion all energy should be treated as here increases can only take place following public hearings. Mostly for People’ sar. parlicular report--the so-called “Foulkes Report.” ©, This report has only been cut a very short time and is ac- tually, known. as “HEALTH SECURITY FOR BRITISH COLUMBIANS,". -This..is a ducumen! of major proportions und implications for health care and. social services. throughout this pravinee. Eihink you will - find chat it will enter more and. more imadiseussion concerning these services over the next few mantis. , One of i's ver, jis’ majer problems ts comprehensive nal ure. sists uf two extremely large volumes with a total caf 264- recom- mendulions. Some of these are minor and some of these are rather .mujor in. their significance. Because of this siza.and because af ihe short time ithad been in distribution - teupies are not all that readily .. available). most’) of. the discussion that has uecurred at shis particular point has cen- | tered around cursory Knowledge al best. This means thai every ©. individual's ad predispositions and particular . i Hie Truck-Lopgers Convention was held in Vancouver January 18,1974 with the largest allendance ever. There were well over eased cosls and questionable ‘market conditions which will, use: tougil bargaining on the new labour contracts. The tone: was set by the first speakers. Jack Munroe, Regional President of the. L.W.A,, took a very hard line in regard 'o the up- coming contracts:in June.where they will likely aim ai 11 or 12 “percent increase: plus fringe benenlils. He was follawed by Keith - “Bonnell, Vice President of F LH. (Fores! Industrial Relations) who ook an equally tough line for Management due io falling Jumber These speakers were followed by C.L. Goddard, Regional required. This figure ishigh because he based it on the total cars in Manager. of Imperial Gil, who spoke on the engery crisis and of “possible. shortages and higher prices. He also gave some in- “leresling information when he said thal due (o pollution devices on S@ars, ihey used 40 million gallons a day extra. This means it “pequired 10 average sized redineries to produce.the extra gasoline = yequired. ‘This fiqure is high because he bused if on the tolal cars in ‘yhe U.S. rather than on the new ears requiring pollution devices. I is Interesting lo note thal one week alter hestated higher prices ” wre required for industry. to expand, Imperial Oil’s yearly report indiealed they made over $200 million. This Is 59 percent higher Phis leaves.n very serious question for. Government to answer. ow much should a Company make when they can hold people at cir mercy on a-commodity that is not a luxury, buj a necessity to (On Wednesday, January 16, the Honourable Robert Williams poke'on the need for mare Government revenue from the Fores! lusiry and indicated the new appraisal system would be im- lemented on the Coast. He also announced (he appointment. of a: ‘Task Foree, headed by Dr. Pierce, an Exonomisi’ fram, the ‘University, tostudy certain aspects of the Industry without holding In fact, il is being seriously con dered by many, thot the Industry carry oul an in-depth study with ublic hearings if the Government will not open up the Task Force thePublicand the Industry as a whole. : ‘Bob Skelley, M.L.A;, and Chairman of the Forest Cammiliee, poke on a Panel “You and the Forest Policies", He outlined In- mership and partnership with companies. He thought the day of, -. i@ Independent was over where an individual could £0 out and arta new enterprise in the Forests. r1.S. Mahood, President of the T.L.A. and vans Products, were very concerned with {he new Goverament 'W.D. Ewing at . ~ domination’ are just a few of the see ugly worlds heard these days eS regarding the ailing CLAC. - ‘What are the facis" lo support .. this conspiracy theory and who - “are alleged to be the con- ~ -spirators?. *By nature ‘and- ‘plementation, . By far the most definition conspiracy is difficult. - important factor -is. that of attitudes are going lo dictale _ lhe reponse rather than ihe more information the president admitted that ‘there was a chance. thal the CLAC had set him up as a “Patsy” by sending CLAC’ members to’ the Foreslers pretending to. want representation but really trying to split the opposition vote. He added that the TDFU executive, had discussed the possibilily.as they \o0 had been concerned, bul had finally decided’ to take the requests at face value and apply for certification. | : What of the IWA's lactics so far in the campaign? Very low keyed in comparison 10 previous bids in recent. years. Organizers John Smithies and Bruce. Ferguson are still deing the rounds of- the workers’ homes with a cul rate mem- bership fee offer ($1 now in- slead of $25 later) but instead of the usual beraling of the CLAC they are content ta let’ the dismal “performance of - that union and ihe great discontent or Dirty work . atthe crossroads _¢hre policies. and programs appraisal system and regwations. which delay the:planning and apublic ulilily,” coment of the report. If public discussion does not begin fairly soon and ake place in some | _ depth then this extensive study may simply be resigned to the scrap heup because nobody has. read jhe thing. _ One’ has. to- remember that. this is a-propasal. I. is- not government policy, In fact, tindess mujer changes are made | it may nol become. a policy. This whole report is based an une ussumption and that is ‘the , present administration has heen given. ustrong mandate by she voters’ lo introduce health, baked on the. philosophies presemed by the NDP. party during che election campagin."” There-is. no question that ‘our present health and social care sehenies are in drastic need of revision, The... “Foulkes Report” lus suggested that the only Waly io do ihis isto make a ‘oral ind uverall changes rather than pavching thé existing system. a ‘Twi taciors’ will play “an important rele in the im- * fundamental ‘Wheiher such a’ mandate for ‘an “imponderable. ‘supported - and strongly,” palifical will. I am not that-sure thal (he present party in power is, prepared io accept the ‘political costs tha( would surely arise from the implementation of the: "Foulkes Report.” Secondly, does the existing Civil Service have tbe motivation er expertise lo pul the necessary systems und procedures inlo place? = The , bureaucracies" actions.over the last year (with some exceptions) would lead ane to believe olhewise. -We would appear io be far from implementation, and government is not. sure of the assumplion., change exists will continue tobe llowever, wha: cau be done is. to make -Icoal agencies and groups more visible. | Regardless of - the system, local participation in governmental planning | is ussental, Because of -this, groups such as Cammunily- ‘Resowees who are willing 10 hecome invelyed should be supported aobe YL ~ Mr. C. Johnson of-Wonnock Industries was also concerned with (he Government forest, policy and péinted oul that due‘to lumber prices and slumpage, 6 Interior Tirms were losing as much as $300,000.00 a month. If It wasn’t for special orders there would be several other mills in the same posilion. Dr, Dowdle, Associate Professor of Forest Resources at the University of Washington, outlined many problems caused by environment concern. It helped creale'the energy problem where the United Slales Forest Service is running a $200 million deficil - -due to delays and inefficiency caused by environmental studies. There is a reduced cut of over 4 billion feet of timber, greatly in-- creasing prices and shortages for.the consumer, The pollution devices on new cars increased gas consumption by over 5 billion gallons last year. was pollution of the mind by He maintained the greatest pollution. of all would’ be professionals who don't understand the overall problems of the Nalion.. They give out not only misleading, but untrue statements ta our students schools and universities. Factual information is set aside because it doeswl make a good story. How can th rooted in‘ our Educational It is nice to have lots of Parks which people can use but ihe is be changed when it is so.deep questions we haye to answer in Lhis province, where our standard of living is directly governed by Forest and Mineral produciion, 1s : how much wilderness area, that few peaple use, can we alford !o have locked-bp for single use. . : By reducing the total aren to be harvested revenue to the Government will go down. Taxes of all kinds are reduced, right from Sales c supply nnels and reduce Tax on equipment and parts, Income Tax, Corporation employment of our people. ; Tax, Logging and Mining laxes, all of which stretch through the * Our ability to finance better schoal, hospitals and Social Services _ in the years ahead is in doubt by greatly reducing Ihe tolal har- vesting area. . . . Ii is the. same as reducing the Prairie wheal growing area and expecling io grew as much wheal, not only for our people, but for the hungry people in ather countries, ; "All of this points to the need of a Royal Commission, demanded - by the North West Loggers Association, where public meeling will, - beheldand all groupscan have lheirsay. : _ We would suggest (hat Labour, Management and Government had better take the gloves off and give some constructive thinking tothe overall good of the Province before June negolialions or we . Willbe following the read to disaster and self-destruction like Great with: 2!smillion’ uncmployed due to-selfish and. un- _) compromising leadership. an _ * Britain . fight io make jt -a Ihree way - \+hospital prepared lo deal with _ : {9.prove but the proponents of the theory present . this argument, ooo Arecenl mecting of the CLAC . execulive agrecd that the fight “with EWA would be losl this year ‘urlless they could came up wilh alast ditch stroke of briiliance spout: at rock. bottom, io thwart the woodworkers. | mainly to absentee leadership Accordingly they made a deal’ -gnq an inexperienced plant withthe TOFU representing the’ ~ exceytive who have been - no Skeena mill ona reciprocal-. match lor the CanCel basis. TDFU would enter the = mynagement.. ‘Just. as the- E -TDFU have been branded contesi, thus taking voles from = “management owned” sa too the TWA with.no chance of; gre the CLAC now taking this: viclory hemselves, bul, ef- jabel dua to (heir insipid. per- of the Pohle workers do the work for ther. ; ‘ If the speed wiih signed up employees is: any indicalion, [hen they ~. are an proach. CLAC stock, is just feclively keeping the'CLAC in. formance over the years and it” « power. Inreturn when the TWA is-happening at a lime when assaulted the TDFU.the favour | workers | every Where in the would be returned. Further the © province are growing more and pundits suggest, ihe CLAC did. more militant in their demands ‘not have the brains to come Up in the face of soaring prices. with a scheme like this and ~~ \tyny-workers al both Skeena that [he idea came fram-CanCel = and Pohles feel now that the management wha are only. too happy to keep the docile CLAC management for a quiet life are atthe mill. Well what proofis” past: and-that real bargaining - there that this, ar something: power ‘is needed, > and ‘thal _very similar actually happened. means a 50,000. strong giant like- Ina nutshell, very litle. A’ he TWA. > Whether-or- nol the : inflicted al CanCel will be a long. However the TDFU are plan- \ime.nealing and if there is any ning to come into the contest evidence ‘thal there has been andthis owes many suspicions dirty work, between ‘any of the as lo. exactly what was said - parties concerned then we will when the two unions Bel . ‘pe haying our own: Walergaie together. Why, people ‘are — asking, alter all these‘years do with their own long standing the. FDFU want-{o gel in at irgubles wilh the labour board - Pohles. Ala recent meeting &t and the [WA over allegations of the Oddfellows ‘Hall «the — feing a-company awned union, ‘President: of the TDFU_ an- swered a question. on that: - ij) advised to join, whal may ‘subject -by declaring “We have — turn out to be a very dirty fight been asked ‘by CanCel .em- «ang might well regret it: ployees to represent them and ; ee we will”, When pressed for “An Observer’’ Dear Editar: - referral hospital of qualily.. In The news thal ‘the Ad-,: ministrator of ‘our: Terrace ‘Huspilal has resigned causes me much concern.’ In the past : five years that I have been in .. Terrace, our: hospital has had . three different administrators, and il appears thal before six . years are up, there will be-a fourth,’ Many‘ef yeur readers-. will recall the excellen| services: provided them when: they: were > inneed. A recent exariple is the swiftness with. which. the _Tiecessary. agree that. turnover of em- service and - inefficiency. Ceriainly, (he disruption caused “by the change in the Chief Execulive. of .the Hospital, results in a severe setback. qualified. Administrator. of proven -abilily. in, this. com- -munlty?.” Headers ought fo share their concern for. our the slide viclims. ‘This-is the life and death, by: attending the - kind of service we like lo fecl Is «. ready when our time . of need arrives. The hospital naeds the : support of everyone In the _ “community, We. are. truly ~ Wednesday, 17th, ‘March 1975, New ‘memberships cost one dollar and must be purchased.al ‘which they ; the right. (rack with. this*ap- °- due. times of playing foatsie withthe - before long . AS for Ihe TDFU, - one can only feel that they were | Hospital Administrator. order (o-realize this, continuity. of Administrators is absolutely | ~ «Everyone - would _ ployeés’ causes disruption ‘of .. Why can. we not. keep. a hospital (his vital link between. Hospital Association Meeting lo, be held at the; Hospital oni, Dear Mr. Hambley: a In Defense of Disgusted Terrace Citizen .. [haven't as yel seen cals and birds leave huge doggie tracks around garbage palls - or large. piles of their calling cards -(hroughoul'a yard for children io gel into. You. evidently haven't had shrubbery ruined from wetting. Nor have f{ seen birds and cats strong enough lo pry light fitting lids off garbage pails. : Inregards:to a wooden bin for garbage. - Have ‘you priced’ lumber and building supplies lately? Or tried. paying car- penter’s wages? It would be cheaper to buy a length of chain for. a ‘dog. Have you a suggestion as ta how one moves a wooden bin to lhe read side - garbage days? That is: where I've seen birds al the garbage - ofien after a dog has scatlered il first. : nee By ‘the ‘time 2” 8.P.-° CA. omember is available to come and pick up a wondering dog il is long site gone, Also Pen Editor, woe 7 Tee - We, New World Pen-Pal Club members, ‘are greatly honored to correspond with you and your newspaper. Not) to mention the im- portance of “shortening the distances belween both coun- tries by the exchange af the letter, more and more bodies to take. over the . diplomatic — missions as a civilian are in urgent need from the viewpoint ‘of the complicated situations of the world. Weare very proud of our Club ‘in this respect and working... - steadily as. ona. these bodies with a lot of penpals all over the world. ; ws Penpals, growing in numbers, we are coming to be in need af ' . May 1 take thi extend fo you ‘and your -organization the- siticere ap-. | -precialion of the Community for ihe assistance rendered by you | and: your: organization | during _ the recent disaster at the North iF ‘a] , H i Be ENERGY MEETING Federal ‘Energy ’ Minister © U.S. Energy. Chief William Simon for two days of :dis- cussions in. Washington -Jast week. Peg Mr. ..Macdonald ° ‘refused U.S. requests to lower: or’ re- move Canada's export tax on oil, ‘Fhe minister alsa rejected the idea of a cantinental ener- gy policy. rane ~The two- energy. experts -agreed ta set up'a committee. to -study the. Mackenzie Valley pipeline proposal:: i Before leaving Washington, Canada’s «,, Energy... Minister, spoke. to. the National : Press . Club and appeared on U.S. . . ‘national televisions =. ‘NEW HORIZONS °° ~ The New Horizons _pro- gram has awarded almost-$10 million ‘since its’ beginning in _ July 1972. for: some’ 1,675. +: ‘Projects to assist: retired per sons and to benefit’ their WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, e Editor | More About Dogs unwanted puppies Citizen. vent : ptereyheg # ds nity to THIS WEEK. from Ottawa Donald Macdonald met with | -. Party-"" standings,“ ‘> and tk 14,1974 vmee wet pee take a trip tothe Centre and see how full. it is. _Especiatly ‘with and kittens or cals. Sooty As to ‘cats, (hase. are - nol always wild cats holding ‘‘love- ins’ In our garbage, or use il,, and flower beds.: bordering houses for one big toilet.: Have you ever smelt the stench from : eats?. The price for a tive-trap from the. Humane Society is $1,004 day and rented oul up ta © a maximum of fivedays. This, I was lold by a S.P.C.A. member on the phone. Moth balls and : garden lime doesn’! work. $2.00 _aday for special animal spray is too much. A suggestion to people with cats &:dogs. Buy a length of chain for your big mult and put out a litter: box for-your cal. Wecan't put cur own liltie dog out on his chain without having a visiting dog as a(hreat.to him, 1 also clean up after him... .. Thelma E.-Lindstrom = co Atlother: Disgusted Terrace --.. 4 . ad ae irying ta get.to you, ...... ‘and Tam sure you'll be fully - appreciated for your. endeavor in recommending your readers who are deeply concerned with Korea and her penpals., Lsincerely hope you'll give us ‘Club a big hand with gathering address-ball. cyl - With all my heart, PU” be hh, Sincerely,your:. . Chung-Qk Lee, oo eile» Director, ‘New World Pen- oo" Pal Clab, ots, BAP.O. Box 6696, ~- 416 Doryum-dong, Chongro-ku conv). Seoul, Korea. ‘fortunale incident “Your truly. a Gordon Ee Rowle Mayer... * conimunities, an : STOL TO.START so ‘The. federal gover ey STOL: . (Short-Take-Otf-and- Landing) -\. service; jeen Montreal and- Ottuwa: pected ‘to shegin;-its trial. peridid> al ‘the :Mareh or in early Ap «The. Monireal-Ottawa' ‘trial ,°- will test STOL service . prior “to intraduction ‘in othe: : ‘ nadian centres. : GALLUP POLL: ~The, Gallup Pollan ON: * February’. 6,0. shows. “the. ©; “Liberals, with 42° per cent: of - the popular -vole.eProgressive ~ Conservatives - with 21. -per” “vent, NDP with, 21 percent’: With -G.per-cent.:, - Phe. previous. Gallup Poll” in - December. ‘recorded ‘the __,,Party—-standings—asé Liberals, "43° per cents: Progressive. Cori- setvative, 33 per cent; NDP, 18 per cent; and other, 6 per _ cent. ‘ re) ” KEEPING HOUSE ISN'T THAT HARD by Bill Smalley: . Women, as.any man can ‘Some are like beer. They This Is. elaphor; but. | -think I'l im jia, “ing saunding-board for ima ake“your thirst, but make -- ni interesting mué: it. some other day. whien Women’s Lib has. bled ‘back‘itita:a,cring: Epos. Dan’t hold your breath ; : waiting for.that column. Anyway, there I was, living the happy, blissfully peaceful, sordid. fife of ‘a: guy who is batching. it: Newspapers ali over the floor, ash-trays looking like, Mount Vesuvius, dishes in the sink piled so high J. couldn’t see the taps. Cosy, like. on, ’ My wife seemed. to -be so fascinated by her geand- son that { thought’. this idyllic existence might go on ,for-months. I'd make a-_-, “+. "duty callsevery second night ° or so, and, as a maller of- course, ask: her’ if she, “missed “me. “No”; she'd . reply cheerfully, _ One night I- pot cartied . nina A oie ho ated ny “away, and. tald her ‘that [- missed: her. Ah, fatal error. “You da? ”, she chirruped. _ “Yeah, Well, you know, _ It's not the same without you,” thinking of the facts: a pile of soiled socks; dawn - ta: my last: shirt, the one. with the peekaboo look whese (he seams are ripped, -nathing but -TV (eeccch!) .- _‘dinwers for the last four "days. ~ Ue She took another, roman- -. tic meaning, and it didn't ‘help when T added, in jesty.°. 9. “Yep,-and. I'm sick of ‘that. big, strapping: blonde ‘I ‘had: to. hire ta ‘do.the ‘house-. ” work. Maybe she’s only 28, but -T-think that bosom! of!” ‘hers -is_ practically obscene.- She should be in burlesque.” spark Wg PENA TE RR ty Ubeat tte ee T ate Coa REL SH Sie pig a mana BEE a Bg iy nN r ” My wife was home on the . next bug. It didn't seem to help her. normally furious,” disposition that.[ was out curling when she arrived, sympathetic -when .-F “got _ of. chewing guni, inanities 2 ft Bill Smiley She was, completely: un- .. “home - ‘at. midnight . - OK;; her ‘plants were dead, ~ but who can think of witer-* ing plants when his mind is filled with the anguish of. “the human race and'whettier”’ _ or not the Leafs are going - to make the playoffs? . _ What am I supposed to .do, just because her feet go ~ “Squish, squish"? when. she ~ . walks “around © tha kitchen floor?, It never bothered me. 1 wore my toe-rtibbers, . - Dust? What dust? As, she writes her name on the, coffee table. en . Beer bottles? What beer bottles? . They're all. down . the cellar except those three on the counter. [was pretty disappointed, | can tell you.’ ‘J-had sweated and slaved':: hurt and + can , fal -.0! Mo «So,- who .wants ‘to eat off and torn my guts out for at »: least twenty, minutes, spruce, - ing up the place so she’ , _ wouldn’t : have, a mess to * come hameto” 4" ~* T'didn’t make that mess '. behind the downstairs toilet and -then pull. the toiletlid . _cover downto hide it.The ° cat did. ; ’ -“Tdidn’t break that saucer’ it her, favorite coffee set. Thé cat-did. >: ro ; I didn’t put. that burn: hole.in the rug.i[t avas the “Cal, He: was smoking a cigar: butt he'd, picked up on the. Streets 7" My’ wife‘is the type who _ ‘has, the Kitchen floor ‘so clean, ‘you ‘can, eatcaff it. > the Kitchen flagrtic. ccc.