Former Socred staffers turning over documents VANCOUVER (CP) — Two former Social Credit party researchers im- plicated in the socalled dirty tricks atfair turned over 40 to 50 documents to RCMP in- vestigators Thursday as party chiefs turned on the media, Ellen Mackay and Jack Kelly, who advocated sen- to newspaper editors letters supporting Social Credit and signed with phoney names, met with police in the office of their lawyer Robert Gardner, ‘They would not say what was In the documents until the RCMP investigators had finished with them. The former party workers told party workers how to dupe editors with the phoney Signatures ina tape that was distributed to constituency presidents during last spring’s election campaign. The party hierarchy, in- cluding Premier Bill Ben: nett, has said it did not know what was said on the tapes when they were distributed, Meanwhile, in Victoria the premier downplayed the dirty tricks allegations and suggested the media was attacking his party through innuendo. And Dan Campbell, who was Social Credit campaign manager in last May's provincial election and is Slaled to be B.C.'s representative in Ottawa in 1980, told reporters he would see them in court if “political harassment” of him con- tinued. Miss Mackay, fired Tuesday by the Secial Credit legislative caucus along with . three other caucus workers, ..also told a television in- terviewer that Campbell gave her a $1,000 bill to pay hotel expenses during last spring’s campaign and did not ask for receipts. Kelly, who quit his research job under pressure in October, said in the television interview he waa toldby Campbell receipts for & truck he had rented were not necessary. Under provincial election laws, political campaign ex- penses must be reported within 60 days after polling ry. It was not immediately known whether the party reported the hotel and truck bills through receipts issued to other Social Credit members, Alter meeting with police, Miss Mackay and Kelly sald more meetings with the RCMP are planned but there has been no indication whether charges will be placed against them or anyone else, Advertising won’t mean any bargains ‘ By CLIVE MOSTYN VANCOUVER (CP) — A decision by the Law Society of British Columbia to drop its historic ban on ad- vertlsing legal fees is not likely to Jead to a fire-sale stampede for the services of bargain-basement am- bulance chasers. ‘Tf anything, says one lawyer, it will simply enable a betterinformed public to decide which kind of legal advice is needed for specific problems, Wrapped in a complicated web of suit and couuter-suit, the aoe body the society, ulator or B.C.'s lal beagles, adopted. a r aay Dec. 1 which policy amendment to allow legal fees to be advertised — in print only. In March the society had relaxed its 58-year ban on legal ads, but for "‘in- formational” purposes only, not fo include fees, Alberta, Manitoba and On- tario also allow legal ad- vertising, but with varying restrictiotis, = There are restrictions in the B.C, proposal, too, in- eluding an unspecified condition that the ads be dignified, accurate, not claim superiority over other members of the profession and that o yet-to-be-formed committee approve any advertising before it hits the newsstands. ' That condition galls Jack James, a Vancouver lawyer whose storefront operation, The Law Shoppe, has run afoul of benchers. “don't like the committee " approval restriction and 1 don't know if it’s legal," said James, who la still awaiting a bencher citation because he advertised his three- month-old business, “t ike Manitoba’s ap- proach where there are just guidelines, not mandatory approval of ads.” James, who limits his practice to civil] matters such as divorces, wills and conveyancing, also had been planning to advertise on radio and television and thinks the restriction to print advertising may be illegal, He said there are several acts and regulations dealing with advertising and that he wonders why further guidelines are needed. It is James and other lawyers who operate storefront law offices who will benefit most from the law society’s decision, said Bryan Williams, counsel for Don Jabour, a North Van- couver lawyer who has been battling B.C,'s benchers over advertising since 1977. In early 1978, Jabour was cited for professional misconduct when he began advertising legal services and fees at his North Shore Neighborhood Legal Clinic. The benchers tried te suspend him for six months, he won an Injunction and the whole matter ended up in B.C. Supreme Court. Justice Albert Mackoff ruled In April that under the federal Combines In- vestigation Act, the approved ‘in ‘principle’ a” provincially-chartered B.C. law society could not ban legal advertising, just regulate it. That in- terpretation brought a pre- dictable response by the law society — a March 3 date In B.C. Court of Appeal. Williams, whose client was unavailable for comment, said he hopes the bencher's will abandon their appeal in view of the decision to drop the advertising ban. amall, clinic-styi@ lexus fivms will welcome the _ benchers’ decision because fees for matters such as uncontested divorces, wills, _conveyancing, deeds and immigration applications “tisually are based on stai- “dard procedures and prices can be fixed in advance. Williams said the ruling will not have a great impact on larger firms handling complicated cases which often require exhaustive research and extra staff. "J think the decision is clearly a recognition that the public interest must come first," he said, | - That view is shared by Gina Hartley, president of the B.C. branch of the Consumer's Association of Canada, which has lobbied for legal advertising. owt AY THE LOSinve, A ~« a Mary Hatcher lost 85 pounds! “Tooulety’t believe how fast! Inst weight, and Edit it without fechng bunury or nervous, YOU CAN DO IT TOO! wit ALTHE Log, ys “Ge o = mn 635-3832 The RCMP investigation, which began shortly after the letter-writing scandal surfaced in September, has been extended to Dec. 15. Gardner has said his clients will decide whether to sue the party for wrongful dismissal after the RCMP investigation ‘is complete. Bemnett refused comment Thursday on Tuesday's firing of the entire caucus research office and told reporters he saw nothing wrong with bank accounts being set up for party pur- poses which were not under party control. “Someone. should he taking a close look at the way in which some of these charges or allegations are being handled," the premier said, . Bennett said campaign literature he authorized was pald for through one of the funds not controlled by the party executive. Accountant Ian Adam, a party fund-raiser, said Wednesday there are two funds — one used as a trust fund for deposits and the other for paying expenses at election time, Later, Campbell threatened reporters with legal action. On Wednesday, Miss Mackay said Campbell had circulated a memo to ministerial aides last February suggesting that use of the dirty tricks tapes ke promoted. . Campbell's memo was withdrawn and destroyed three hours later, Campbell told reporters that he did not deny writing the memo but he had not heard the tapes and ifhe had they would not have been sent out. “If I get harassed any more by the press,” he said, “you may meet me In court.” The source of campaign funds and where they were spent was “none of your buslness,”’ he added. : In the television interview, Miss Mackay said her ex- penses on the campaign - were paid in cash by the party's central campaign committee and the money was given to her by Camp- “T remember paying the first instalment of the hotel bill (at the Richmond Inn),”’ she, said. “He gave me a $1,000 bili," Campbell did not ask her for receipts, she said, Kelly’ said he had been ‘given $200 by Campbell to rent a truck. “The first time I went I had receipts, I took them up to his offlee. He said they weren't necessary,” Kelly told the television in- terviewer, cote ~ BOUEY OKAYED OTTAWA (CP) — Gerald Bouey, governor of the Bank of Canada, has been reappointed for another seven-year term, Prime Minister Joe Clark announced today. Senior deputy governor A.W. Lawson has also heen reappointed to another seven-year term. Bovey has been a target of criticilam for the last year as interest rates continued to climb to record levels. The bank rate has been raised 11 times since March, 1978. It now stands al a record 14 per cent. Pipeline rep quits in concern FORT NELSON, B.C. (CP) — The northeastern B.C, field representative of the federai Northern Pipeling Agency has re- signed saying she fears her part of the province will not reap benefits from con- struction of the proposed Alaska Highway natural gas pipeline. Gloria Kerwin of Fort Nelson said there are few guarantees for local workers and businesses laid down in the latest draft of terms and conditions for the B.C, section of the line, Ms. Kerwin said no agree- ment has been reached with pipeline and trucking unions to allaw local non-union companies to participate. Dec. 5 and Dec. 12 >» WINSDAY tickets good for \ rorat OF 500 OF $1,000.00 EACH The Harald, Friday December 7, 1979 Page 5 Ms, Kerwin, who had _ presentation next week when worked a year for the the agency holds hearings in agency, said she will makea Fort Nelson. THE WINNER es IN HONDA’S NEW VEHICLE SHOWING DRAW | SHELLEY CAMPBELL from Prince Rupert shown receiving ner new Z50R HONDA MINI-BIKE from Joe Whitney, President Terrace Honda Sales and Bruce Carruthers, President North Line Sates Ltd, ae When you call your government, _ June Bates answers. than 43,000 members of the B.C. 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