PAGE 2 Caledonia four Reach For Top Four youngsters from Caledonia Senior Secondary School travelled to Prince , George for first round com- pelition in this Reach for the Top zone -- and came within a whisker of walking off with a wis Dawn Rooney, Francis Dodd, Paul Young and David Lewis met the four man team from Sir Charles Tupper, a perenially strong school from the Lower Mainland, The four locals played a fantastic game staging a great second effort to come from behind and tie the game at the final buzzer 205 - 205. Bul there was a play-off Federal teams, question. Quiz master Terry Garner then asked the two ‘What is a ther- modynamic pyrometer?' (for the answer you are going to have to watch the show, but here’s a hint. Its not a earth- worm) The game will be shown on October 24, Tuesday at? p.m, on CFTK Geoffrey Giles, the teacher sponsering the (eam noted that it is an exciting and well-played match, one you'll not want to miss. The Kitimat entry in the zone came up against the . Eric ‘Hambler team in the opening round and were decisively defeated. Government water works program City Administrator Jack Hardy is taking a close look at provisions the Federal Government Waler Works Programs which is now un- derway for the 1972-73 term. It is hoped. thal several local projects will be able to meet the conditions set out in the two phases of the plan. One of these could be the upgrading of the Spring Creek Dam project which was announced during the course of last Tuesday evening's City Council Meeting. The 1972-73 Local Initiatives Program as in 1971-72 will have as its major objectives - the creation of jobs for unemployed people and the provision for useful community services, Financial support in the form of contributions will be given to municipalities, organizations, groups, and private individuals. Project Features are: 1) Projects should be capable o of being implemented very quickly so that the main em- ploymen t impact occurs bet- ween December 72 and May 73. 2) Projects must create em- ployment for unemployed people. . 3) Projects should be of a non- profit nature, 4) [n the assessment of projects higher priority will be given to projects which undertake community services rather than task, “Nobody could expect to even’ mittee, “How can he represent hold a job, much less get it again if it depended on a vote, : and this job does." So said John, Mitchell, Liberal candidate for Skeena, criticizing Frank Howard. Howard’s overall attendance in The House is recorded as less than 30 per cent of the time. In the committee service area, he .did equally poorly, He ‘served’ as an official member of four committees in the 1969-70 session. In the In dian Affairs Committee he attended 13 of 30-meetings. anyone with performance like that?” asks John Mitchell. in that session, Howard was a mermber of the Public Accounts Committee as well, attending one of 73 meetings. He belonged to the Tran sportation & Communication Committee, He attended 4 of their 40 meetings. Another Committee of which Howard was a member was the Finance, Trade and Economic Affairs Committee. He made 14 of this group’s 65 meetings. He altended 5 af 80 meetings ~ “Howard is’ clearly bored of the Agriculture Committee. He served on the Fisheries and ° Forestry Committee, attending 9 of 31 meetings. Similarly, the Privilege and Election Committee saw member Frank Howard at only 9 of its 31 meetings. Howard's record in the 1970 - 7i session was worse than the foregoing. He again was a member of the Indian Affairs Committee. This was the session were he bothered to attend only one of the 39 meetings of that Com- Fire Report. VICTORIA, B.C. -- The British Columbia Forest Ser- vice today announced the 1972 Fire Season will officially end midnight, Friday, October. 13, eT ee ‘.: This: year ‘there: have “ been’ with politics and with people” Mitchell said. .“Perhaps he joins Com- Mmiltees for the prestige of belonging, of saying I served on such and such a committee. But, he's forgotten what service means and lately he appears to have failed to serve in any useful way.” Mitchell con- cluded, 1,864 fires, compared 102,808 for “P the same period last year. Area now burned is just under 55,000 acres, compared with 892,000 acres at this time last year. Fire fighting costs to date are estimated at $2,307,500, com- pared to $9,752,000 for the same “period in 1971. The B.C. Forest Service has been advised that‘an order-in- Council has approved ter- minating the 1972 close season effective midnight October 13, 1972. This means that burning permits will bot be required until the opening of the 1973 fir season next spring, — Stevens...Indian act must be re-structured “A complete restructuring of the Indian Act must be a top priority if we are ever going to effectively resolve the problems of the Indian people’, said Slevens, the P.C. Candidate for Skeena in an interview today, Stevens went on lo say, ‘‘the Siluation-in Burns Lake is a prime example of the discriminating legislation in existence whereby the Federal government refuses. to categorize the native people as a First Class Canadian. Despite the fact that the Indian Reserve is within the Municipal boun- dary of the village and despite ~ the fact that the native ‘peoples may seek election in municipal be in attendance to give YOU:. SERVICE AND-CONSULTATION: FREE INSTALATION-OF. WIND FREE ELECTRONICS HEARING TES Nolse REDUCER FREE DEMONSTRATION ON HEARING AIDS | All hearing eid users pre Invited to take advantage of ‘our. a -FREE SERVICE, Anyone andeverydne Is walcome. Hearing B Alds will fenction only as good as the service you give them.“ f ~ YESI We have the $30.00 o cthe Sealor Citizens, IF You are not able to come Home Appointment. Hearing Ald availatile for . ara 1 as er’ rey _ BELTONE HEARING AID || SERVICE, = 1559 Ellis Street, KELOWNA, B.C. ' Supported by elections and may vote in these elections, they are not recognized as being part of thal communily when the per capita prant is paid to the municipality from which many of the amenities are provided. True -- the per capita grant is paid by the Provincia] Government’ but the previous government disclaimed this responsibility as being the responsibility of the Federal Government and the Federal Department of Indian affairs. Mayor Baker of Burns Lake has fought a very hard battle carrying his presentation directly to Ottawa without any satisfaction and totally un- -the elected / Logging: roads are: closed :t0 Monday ‘thru. Friday 6'A.M. to en a a in, plense phone the hoted fora h- aiegeaerteteteecette atetataTstatstestalate’a teh? asec edatan ta unacceptable” A large number of the elec- torate attended a public ‘Meet the Progressive-Conservative . ’ “Candidate” meeting” held in. Houston recently, ::. “Surely you will agree”. said Stevens, “‘* the hit and miss type of development program for cur great Northern area is tolally unacceptable. You have lived through this type of ex- -perience and although - it was primarily a Provincial responsibility, it is living proof -3) of what we can expect fo be ole destiny if we do not send strong ‘representation td Oltawa. Tima necessary. expertise of ang development program or polid is within the people who live. the area and we must say what manner we wish to ha development introduced as are the people who must ii wilhin, Iam prepared to gif this kind of full’ tint .Tepresentation and solicit you “Support at the polls on Octobf Stevens asks Minister to quas| . deportation order Progressive Conservative Candidate for Skeena, Everett . Stevens sent a wire today to the Honourable Otto Lang, Minister . of Manpower and Immigration: urging his department to quash the deportation order against the Mario Rodrigues family of Fort St. James. Stevens said, “the plight’ of this family was made known to meduring my campaign tour of the Fort St. James area and I had =the opportunity {o in- vestigate for myself the type of Bums Cont'd from Page 1 companies, by adopting deferred tax accounting, are benefiting over the other tax- payers in the country.” Mitchell also visited Prince » George to speak to the Char- lered Accountants | Club Tuesday night, ; man he is by talking to senigamy members of the company {qa -"hom. he works and oth@lag embers of the communit y #e which he lives.” Stevens comme . tinued, ‘his record . of the pam 6 years bears lemlimony that @m is for intents. and purposes good Canadian. Tha t we shoul open our doors indiscriminate to tens of thousands of politic refugees seems ludicrous wh Mr. Rodrigues has -has dependently established .in mind his right to granted leg status as a Canadian.” - B.C. MLNING |. Capital expenditures reach# a record $340 million in 197] but planned expenditures 1972 are lower at.$104 millif And 1973 at $31 million. The planned expenditures. w uepend in parl upon results feasibility studies, explorati} activities and financi negotiations | currently, progress, os Toco §& Crafts § 4604 LAKELSE AVE, epee "TERRACE, B.C. soseceta oe “ Sonne TEL. 635-4442 8 We now have a large selection of knitting yarns, novelty yarns, macrame cords, swiss straw, ‘ needle point kits, afghan kits, canvasses of all. i | kinds and much more eseleletalateletobslatatatatataretetatet i s2atete! aleretototetstaatatet = OL representative of this riding. | This must be changed and I will undertake . this responsibility. with your support on .October 30th at the polls.” A GOOD RULE OF THUMB For the consumer who wonders just where he should step with instalment buying, here is a good rule of thumb from Con- sumers’ Association. of Canada, §& If ihe ratio between your total instalment payments and your lotal disposable income is between trouble is looming on the horizon. But is if it is 40 percent: and over, you are ‘in “deep. troubie’'. ; "Crown Zellerbach _. KITIMAT DIVISION the.:-public 30: PM _ 20and 39 percent ses oe SPREE Pe ls Strong q :