THE NERALD
EVERY: WEEK

The B.C: Government Employees" Union has assigned staff
@ representative Ed Bodner (above) to its branches in. Nor-
thern B:C. His duties include the servicing of members of the

union’s Térrace Branch.

Mr. Bodner,.a staff rep for three years, replaces Ray
Whitehead, recently re-assigned to the union’s Mental Health .
m Branch and Corrections Branch, including Local 5, Mental
|Health Branch at Skeenaview Hospital.

[Welcome Wagon returns.
to Terrace.

Mrs. Mary Alice Short has |

Bpeen ‘appointed -Hostess of the
elcome Wagon in-Terrace.
Mrs. Short -- who has been in
Werrace for the past eleven
Bears resides at 4915 Agar and

Hs one of 6,000 Welcome Wagon

Biostess who make more than a
illion calls annually on
amilies in .more than -4,000
ties throughout the United
Mplales, Canada, The United
; Kingdom, Australia and Puerto
Rica. a Say oe

2° On behalfol more t than’ 104, 000 **
business sponsors, Welcome.
agon calls on familles‘on such" °

portant occasions as when

ey..move into a new home;:

when there is a new baby, and
hen’ an engagement is’ an-
nounced, Welcome Wagon also

barticipales: in- ‘special events -

puch as golden wedding an-
iversaries, installation of new
ivic. and . governmental of-
picials, visiling dignitaries, and.
piher occasions especially

mporlant-to the family or the:

mmunity.. | -

f Often referred: to “as the
rvice “in the business -of
. uilding friendships”, Welcome
‘agon’s basic policy i is service -

‘ Basket, in the. World”,.
Short will warmly extend to the

service to the family, and
service to the community. A

most important part - of . the -
Welcome ‘Wagon calls: deals:
with civic and religious in-'

formation especially designed
to be of help. to ne family.
Indicative - Welcome
Wagon's volunteer services and
civic achievements are
citations from organizstions
such.as the Red Cross, the

‘Heart Association, and the

Postal Department.
“ Wéleome* Wagon"

ane not only of public relations, .

but:more important, ‘imeets a:
present day need in the field of
human relations...

With. her ‘Most Famous
Mrs:

families upon whom she calls
the hand of friendship and

- helpfulness for which Welcome
Wagon has been known for-

more than four decades.
Mrs. Short knows this com-

‘munity,.‘She+is interested ‘in

promoting its: welfare and
progress and is looking forward
to serving the community in her
new position. . Her . _felsphone

‘number i is S 635-2853.

i. Kitimat . ‘tna

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"strongly i in 1972

Toronto” Uanada- “
November 1972 -

strong increases’. in con-

sumption of aluminum i in 1972 in,

Canada, the United. States,
Europe and Japan and ‘other
‘*Encouraging -
developments”, including” the.
highest operating rate in more
than a deeade
American sheet and’ plate

rolling ‘mills, - were reported

today by Nathanael V. ‘Davis,

Chairman and Chief Executive’

Officer of Alcan “Aluminium
Limited.

Appearing with other senior
Company officers ‘before * the
Toronto Society of Financial

Analysts, Mr.* Davis reported.

that excess inventories’ of
aluminum ingot held: by the
industry in. non-communist

countries had been declining in

1972 through continued
production restraints and
through high levels of demand.

Total aluminum con-
sumption this year is expected
‘to show a strong increas e of
close to: il percent over the
levels. of. 1971. In the U.S.A,,

production has risen about four”

percent ‘in. 1972 and con-.
sumption is expected to show
growth: of at least 12 percent.

But the Company -has yet to -

see. any ‘real improvement in
aluminum pricing”, Mr. Davis
said.

“Granted ” that there have

‘been: inereases in certain

products in some regions, these
have been very much the ex-

; ception to the general rule. Just -

as in 1970 we saw price
realizations hold up well for

_ about six months. after basic

conditions had turned against

needy children :

rhis “nristmas ;
‘nondenominational youth
groups, namely GROUP and
ACTION PACK ‘are’ :working
together on the project’ started
by GROUP last year of
collecting and repairing ‘used
toys.to give to the less fortunate

“children in our community at
Christmas time. Please turn out -
your cupboards and basements: -

and leave.any toys suitable for
repair:.and re-use .at St.

__ Matthews Chureh on Lazelte, or

ay,
“Surprisingly

recent,

in North.

“lwo.”

us, s0 we aye now faced with the -
same lag, in-reverse, only this’ -

time it appears thatthe lag may :; ‘to

be somewhat. longer. Fur-
thermore, : “conditions - suggest
that unalloyed ingot miay be one
of the last. product - areas. to
benefit from better prices. Our -
forecasts for available primary -
metal capacity suggests 1975 as
the earliest date ai ‘which this
capacity ‘can justifiably be
operated at rates above 95 per
cent. This may -hinder
significant improvements in
ingot pricing in the near term.
In the meantime it’ would be
unfortunate if the industry were .

to abandon a policy of .

production restraint”:
Mr. Davis.saw other: en-’
couragement in’ the fact that”

-anmounced expansion plans in.
. 1975 year-end smelting capacity

had. been cut: back by some.

300,000 tons. and Alcan . had:

reduced its estimate of the
annuat growth in free-world —
primary capacity from 6.8 per
cent to 5.4 per cent during the
years 1971 to 1975, and further.
slowdowns may be seen, 9 ©

“Delays ‘will continue to
occur” Mr. Davis said, “As the
result of: financing difficulties,
and” the increasing time

‘required to obtain the approval —

and en-
‘The

of governmental
vironmental: agencies.

recent decision. of a large U.S. |

corporation td. phase out its
aluminum activities’ will also
serve to deter new entrants.
These realities can’ only serve

to hasten the day when we asan_

industry will be restored to full

-health’.

“Despite the concern ‘over
achieving balance in primary
metal”, Mr, Davis said, ‘There
- were substantial improvements —
tine otheF-areas..In- addition to"
"  mear-eapacity: operating . crates
in shéét and plate mills: we are

also secirig a notable tightening

in the supply, picture for ex-
trusion ingot, and-for secondary
aluminum. This is true not: only °
in’ North America but ‘also in
certain product areas in Europe
‘and Japan. For the first time in
years we are faced with the
prospect of operating in these

areas at virtual capacity levels.”

It; therefore, seems reasonable.

‘improved ‘margins i in the quite
near future”. <""-

‘Improvements - had riot,
however; so far-occurred, and, .
he added, ‘In the light of my
earlier comments about trends.
in aluminum pricing so far this
year, and faced with rising
costs of Idbor and materials, it
will come as no surprise that”
unit operating margins on both
our. ingot and fabricating
operations. are, on average,
lower this year than in 1871",
‘Mr. Davis sald. Ms

In Alcan’s business: in 1972,
areas showing strength and
‘improvement had included the
_ United States: where demand
for sheet products ‘for housing
and mobile homes had been
-strong; South ‘ America’ and -
Europe whilé the’ Canadian
market in 1972 will absorb

roughly 200,000 tons, or about 23
percent of the Company’ Ss
primary production in Canada,
a further increase over earlier
levels.

Alcan’s U, K. “operations are
“starting to show encouraging
improvement’’. While losses
from this operation will exceed
$9 million this year, this: is
"largely ‘the result of carrying
the. full interest load.of.the .
smelter and power complex at
Lyneriouth in Northumberland.
Start-up of this operation is now
under way, and while some
problems. n the power station
Suiperheaters -have been en-
countered, in dications are that
the full operating rate of 132,000
tons per annum can be achieved
‘py late 1973. ‘Our U.K. results

should show substantial im- ,
the

br pes

provement in _isra"’.
chairnian, said. .

bain, ahead-into 1973 and-
“beyond } @an only repeat that! a:
recovery in Alcan’s’ earning:
power will occur to the-extent

- Fe tee

that we get better prices for our -

products, in the higly com-
petitive markets in Europe and
North America . which collec-
tively account for 75 percent of
our consolidated shipments.”

look::to these; products. for |

Since 1968, with the establish.
"ment of. Regional” ‘Districts, ,
Mills Memorial Hospital’ has
‘been one. unit.in’ our, large’.

> district providing acute. care,

“pediatric care, maternity care
and intensive care, Thee other
‘hospitals -in the ‘region ‘are
Kitimat - Hosplial, Wrinch

Memorial Hospital (Hazelton); - 7

and) the :Stewart. Hogpital.
Regional -districts-.. were
-” eStablished in order to provide
* and-or. upgrade the level of care
-given all patients. regardless of:

‘-Jovation’ +, Hazelton, Kitimat,

Stewart; ‘or Terrace, and‘at the
same: time: ‘to consider the >
‘District and: ‘plan; for the fulure: §
growth of-health care facilities | ,
' without ‘duplicating: costly.
specialized: equipment. Mills
Memorial is part of ‘a health
‘team and on: December 9 the ‘
homeowners have the Op-
portunity to make the facilities
still. more regionally orien-
tated with greater health care
_ facilities... ‘

The Bylaw, if passed by a 60

: percent majority .of all: ballots

“cast: in the Region, provides:
\

Mills Memorial Hospital 15

. more acute care beds; 22 bed

unit;
kitchen,

‘psychiatric -: care
renovations to
maintainence, - areas, an
Operating - ‘suite, . medical
records section. :

Hazelton ~A new 45 bed acute

" care Hospital

Kitimat A, 35 bed extended
care unit, new X-ray equiprient
and upgrading of ‘wards.

_The District will be provided
with 4 levels of care: Intensive
‘(requiring 24 hour’, nursing)
acute, psychiatric, and ex-

tended. care. Mills Memorial ©

.will have all but extended care

available in Kitimat! -

‘As this is the first money’
law for the Region, it gives
‘all the opportunity to: think’ of:
‘gur neighbours . and. become.

-than-'Town”’ : limits «where:
“health needs. are. concerned.

“area to receive ‘extended care |
and: ‘psychiatric care in -the

+ 100 Modern Rooms -
+ Air ‘Conditioned

lower mainland. Helpy.

trustees, and members. ofthe.

“ Regional’ District; work: in the’

right: direction © "where: future’:

“health: services. are concerned.
"involved with “Region” ‘rather.

.

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