PEOPLE OEE EET EM vey DOO ee eee ee eee ee Gee te 1 =", ¥,1, 778, FEO RE eRe ORE MONEE ELAR E CALE COPEUPT RUBE LEAS OE DRE BE CED 4 > « received in an assaull, 2 with’ 1972" by - saying PAGE A2-: | Frank Howard labels — _ pill ineffective Frank Howard, M.P. for Skeena, lold the House of Commons yesterday that the Compelition . Bill - before Parliament was ineffective in ” protecting the consuming public: from ‘the food processing in- dustry. © Mr. Howard said, "I want to ‘refer to the profit positicn of foad processors in this land, If there is thievery that has taken place, it hag certainly taken place here." * . Mr. Howard listed the profit picture of a number of foad processors for. 1972 compared “J.M. Schneider increased its profils in that one year by 35 percent. IJ. Heinz was. a poor oulfit, with only a 14 percent increase; Dominion Dairies, probably one of the: groups we. have been subsidizing through the milk subsidy‘ program, J2 percent; Canada’ Packers, 36 percetl: Canadian Canners, 33 percent; George’ Weston, 86 percent; ‘Criminal Burns Foods, 28 percent; B.C. Sugar Refinery, 50 percent; Maple Leaf Mills, another food processor 10 whom we have been paying a subsidy for flour, 150 percent increase in profil; Silverwood Industiries, 83 percent," . Mr. Howard said further, “These companies. were the beneficiaries of the reduction in the corporation tax from 47 per cent to 40 per cent, Then, as an aded bonus, consider this. Did Ihese companies increase the number of their employees Not from any look at the statisties: Did they build new plants? Noi \hat anybody can find out. They sluck. (hese profits in (heir pockets, agifl from theCanadian laxpayer. Nol enly did we give George Weston an 86 per cenl increase In profits, but we said things were s0 bad that = would - cut the percentage af income tax they would pay on top of that”” Injuries” Compensation Awards - ‘Announced — .- “Eighteen awards totalling more than $29,000 -were an- nouneed during March under the Criminal Injuries+ Com- pensation Act af B.C. A, 40-year. ld East Kootenay man. ‘received $9,600.84 in compensation. for injuries He had- suffered a heart. attack and permanent partial paralysis of the face and was scarred during | the incident. A 2h-year-ald Wesl Koolenayman received. $4,369.94 in compensation for a broken’ jaw sustained in an ussaull...: He shad previously’ received interim: awards - wlalling $450," .” A $3,000 awards was made 10 a Bde yeartld Vancouver. man whuse leg, was broken in an assault and left with movement restricled al ihe kneee. -A purse snatching incidedt in. Re North. Yancouver resulted ‘ina ~~" ga 5000 award li Ao aS-yearcid = wor? whose lett arm “was "broken: leaving her with a. 15+ - -per-eent loss of funetion of the sheulder. She had previausly- “received an interim award of $415. 16.. : a received $2,210.05 in com- pensaiion for injuries received when id was beaten and robbed, ile suffered ; fractures of ihp nose ad face thal’ resulted 7.4 in: a partial Lacial palsey’ apd Vinimobility of the lefl side af 1 _ forehead: and tiauth, + An issault: iu Surrey lewd to © $1308.28 i compensation to a “eyear-ald nan who sustained head injuries and whase land was scarred. — A $1,068.50 awards wis nade ea 23-yearald Vancouver. man *who'was the vietin af-any un - pravaked attack and suffered a . broke ngse. Compensation amounting lo $b73.18 was awarded to a 31-year-old Vancouver man who sustained a skull fracture when he was beaten and robbed. ‘A 23-yeur-old Vancouver man received $052 in campensal ion ” A 5Y- year cold Vancouver, nian * for a siraight-razar slash acrops the stomach received during.a ' robbery. An assaull case resulted in a $765.30 award (o a 19-year-ald™ Vancouver man, for injuries and yeneral damages, Ad?-year wold Victoria weman received an award of’ $568.60" after. assajlanis threw an- taknown’ chemical: into. her eyes; there was No permanent’ _ damage: to her vision. < -A supplementary award of: $554.20. was made to.a 20 -year- ald ‘Vancouver’. man. whose - university education ‘had been disrupled. by: injuries suffered during an. assaull.. He had previously received 1$1,500 ‘for injuries and general damges. . plan A. 67-year- -ald Vancouver waman received $457.50 in compensation aller receiving head injury during a -.purse- snatching, incident. ° A 299-Vear-old' Vancouver man avas. -mwardeds «$420: after receiving a broken nose during un_assaull. A Vancouver assaull ied loan. caward of $414.50 (9 a 33-year-old mai. for injuries and xeneral “damages. |, A Yi-year-aid "Burnaby youth. received $297.50 for dental in- juries sustained in an assault. A supplementary award of $10 was made to a Si-veur-ld - Vancouver man who - had previously: received $518.25. for injuries and general damages susiaitied: in a Kamloaps assauh.. : A stipplementary. award of $85 was made ‘to a 43-year-old New Westminister. man. who. had previously received $1,622 for injuries and general damages : Sustained in an assault. Under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act, awards may be made to persons who receive injuries resulling from crimes, Application forms may. be: oblained obtained from any office of. the Workmen's Compensation Board, which administers the legislation. School seeks books, | magazines for classrooms The Terrace Alternate School ‘problem, is geared to those. “serawn land that” will be made ‘is looking for the help al “Terrace residents in rounding ‘up old books, paperbacks and magazines that could ‘be used in the classroom, The Alternate School, which operates under ihe auspices of three govern- metal agencies and Was sel up 1p cope with the drap out between the ages of 1317 and Ihe , School would © appreciate reading material - sullable for those ages.“ If youcan help them out give : Tom Brophy or Warren Donna phone call al 635-7438 during he day or 635-9359 after 5 p.m. f Forest Harvest Remains Behind 1973 | The harvest! "papor'ed by the Prince Rupert Forest District 0. Ihe end of: March 1974 shows that-seme elght million cubic fee! less have been cut as compared 10: ihe. same period last year. ‘\. In1973'as end of March, the, harvesl totalled 79,059,497 cubic feet while at ihe same time lhis year 70,836,097. cubic feet have fallen tothe power saws. During the month this year Spruce’ w was | the Inost Popular wilh.a cut of 7,116,605 eubie feet: : Hemlock follawed wilh a cul of 7,030,360 square feet’ then lodgepole pine with 4,029,486. cubic fect, balsam with 3,279,622 cubic fect, cedar 3,125,628, cuble’.. . feet, and fir. with a small culof 3,262 cubic feel. There were 765,822 cubic feel harvested and , listed under miscellaneous. Aiso during March the report shows thal 3,360 cubic feet of fence posts were manufactured: oul of ledgepale pine. ye ten ee beatae * judicalor lo - awards, ° Wayne LeClerc, who made a presentation lo the Terrace Kinsmen swimming pool of over $1,200 after skating 158 laps in the Kinsmen Skatathon, gota little of that money back Building Co-op Program | Announced by Minister Personal & Effective Housing Minister, Lorne Nicolson annaunced today that the Department of Housing Is launching a’. building. ca- aperatives programme thal will . provide cilizens of the province - THE HERALD, T Monday when r preciation from Annandale. The go wward te purchase of new skates. ‘programme will chiefly operale. outside the Vancouver and Vieloria Metropolitan areas . where land costs do not ‘make ihe construction of single family dwellings econamically with appurtunilies 1a build prohibitive. Individual families lames with their own labour, Building Co-ops are well -established in’ Nava Scalia whete’ approximately 4,300 homes have been built under the scheme since the late 1930s, ‘Ii. Nuva Scatia the programme has .taken the form of groups of 10 10° .12-people banding logether. to study building methods during _ he winter nionths with the help of-an educator fram St, Bran- -Building the following summer.. Mr. Dunean -Mecfntryre, the Director of the Building Co-ops Programme in Nova Scotia bas been retained us a Consultant 10 and implement 9 a programme in B.C. in this connection he has already met with approximately 40 people in Squamsih who are interested in building homes on 10 aeres of -available furs this. purpose., - ’ Mr. Nicolson’ said - that - Provincial | government assistance 10 building Ce- operatives, will: include ‘con- suliant services prévided by a- “special branch in Lhe: Deparl- ment of Housing, leasing | of serviced lots, interim financing and a first morigage. I. is ukely Jhal | SKEENA this ~ ZONE FINALS “ By Molly Natiress ‘Plays are entered in inis compelilive Festival Trom ‘Kitimat,’ Prinee Rupert, and Terrace. “These plays will be adjudicated publicly cach evenit by : Paddy © Malcolm - English. a highiy qualified adjudicator and.at present the Drama ‘Consullant for B.C. under the auspices af the B,C. Cultural Fund (and the B.C. Drama Assoication, English will remain in Terrace alter adjudicating the Drama Festival 1a adjudicate the. speceh arts section of the Music Festival far the second years AP Festival been -: formed Chairmanship, of Dr. under - Hugh ” Williston, who ave now. dealing: . . swith final arrangements. Five plays are enlered; Two fram Terrace: Little “Theatre, one from North Pacific Players — in Prince Rupert, one from the Kitimat, Players and one, en- -lered ‘for adjudication, but not. the conipelition, from. the’ : -Kilimat . Group. One, or possibly twa, plays: will be chosen by the ad- proceed ta the Provincial Finals, which is to be * held this year at Kelowna’ from dune 3 (0-8, 74d, ‘this decision will be ‘an nounced. on Saturday, evening - after all. plays have been per- formed. ‘Also al, this lime” if merited, will, be “given to (he following: best actor in Che Festival "Best actress in the Festival ~ bast supporting aclor bast supporting actress evbast: visual award . best director ~ best play . Terrace’s 1wo. plays: will be - performed ap Friday evening. -Opening the Festival will be the: premier performance of anew . One Act Canadian play,” by Cherie Stewart of Victoria, eniilled !*fhe Extroverled.., Suicide”. sure that this programme will (draw: an enlhusiaslic response ‘as man many British Colum-’ ‘bians cois Zavier. University, «and . portunily to use a hammer and -saw 10 build a home’ for their , family, as well’ as the sub-— stantial - building Coops will provide. -OMr. and . Mrs.«-Roy u-Adams sqingeequesl the honour, off your . their son-EHugene Roy Adams to Mrs. | Commillee | has‘ the: Childrens Theatre, . Festival, plan ta attend bath * Wights. Adults- $3.50; Cherie Stewart is : “will own their own homes when construction of all (he dwellings in a sub-division is complete, . They will also, be ‘individually responsible for repayment of their mortgages. Mr: Nicolson said that he was will welcome the | op- cost savings that To all friends and relatives, presence. at the. tartigge of Delia Cardinal, daughter of Mrs, ‘Ida Cardinal, from Ed-* monion,, Alla.,. (0 take -place April 15th, 1974 at 2:30 p.m, at Slr Peters Church, . Aiyansh, B.C. Banquet at 4:30 p.m. Dance to follow, “Music by The Nassville Five. DRAMA travelling to Terrace to see this firs| performance of her play, and will remain-in Terrace through the Festival. returning 1a Vicloria on Sunday. The second play isa Twa Act play by ‘Brian Friel, entitled “Lovers”, These are both lo be seen and adjudicated on Friday evching. Saturday afternoon = the Kitimat Children's Theatre will presen! a. play for children ‘between the ages of five and len years. This play will be ad- judicated also, but wil will not . be entered in competition. . Saturday. evening will see . Kitimat. Players with "The American:Dream”.by Edward Albee and by -an odd coin-« eidence, @ perfarmance of the ~ Second Act of Brian Frield’s play “Lovers", but this time performed by the arth Pacific Players of Prince Rupert. This could be very inleregling as lwo different directors \will show their interpretation of the same play. To veally appreciate this Friday and Saturday, so thal when the adjudicator makes her final decisions, on Saturday evening, you’ will be able to uppreciale. her: igws on all plays entered. For. more information ‘watch for posters, and’ alég_the news media, or ‘telephone “7663. Tickels ‘are available ‘from ‘members of the Theatre Groups ‘and prices are as follows: ” Single performance’ lickels | - Adults-$2.00; “Single — per- ‘formance lickels-Sludents. - $1.50 Double “ticket for. both Double ticket for both nights: - ~ Student - 2.50” pr the ehlldren's play on Saturday. aflernoon’ the lickels ure 60 cents each child, payable al ihe deor.’. Adults will be admitled' «free. when. ac- companing:a child and the play is limiled to an qudience of two, hundred - ERRACE, Buu, Provincial Secretary Ernest Hail has introduced four bills which seek to. place. an automatic cost-of-living ad- justment in the pensions of public servants, teacher and municipal employees.. The four bills would amend the Public Service Aupetan- nuation Act, the College Pen- sion Act, the Teachers’ Pen- sions Act and: the Municipal - Superannuation Act. . Hall said the new im- provements. were worked ‘out with the complele cooperation of representatives of the con- tributors of the ‘three major funds, Commencing July 1, .1974, increases for pensioners ‘will be made automatic on the basis of a pension index caleulated from changes in the consumer price. index, Thereafter,. when the pension payment records have been converted to complete computer adaptation next year, provision has been made for adjustment: at’ quarterly in- - tervals.- [Lis expected that the first such’ adjustment will be effective April 1, 1975. The escalation, as it is com- monly called, will be applied to disability penisons, survivor's pensions. and deferred vested pensions on the same basis. The bills provide for the financing of the program by matehing additional con- e received a cheque of a ap- the Kinsmen president Les cheque, worth $60, will no doubl price index irlbutians by ‘employers and iy of 1 per cent of salary commencing when lhe amount . expanded . for “the sup- plementary payments exceeds | per-cent of payroll in each plan. The bills also ‘provide for: more uniformity in the con- ditions governing reinstatément where an employee interrupts hig service, The calculation of benefits for spouses and the adjustment of pensions during periods of “re-employment hefore «attaining. maximum relirement age have . been made inform. . The amendments to. the Public Service Superannuation Act also removed some fealures discriminating betwen male and-female employees and beneficiaries and removed some redundant provisions. : ' Provision was also made for an agreement under which the British Columbia Railway: © Company and ‘its .eniployees could - be brought within the - -scope of the Public Service Superannuation Act by mutual ° agreement subject to the ap- proval ot Govecnor inCouncil. The amendments to College Pension Act extend the early relirement provisions to" _Service "annum tie. Liewlenant--, the - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1974 Pensions tied to consumer permit a contributor {a ‘retire belween 60 and 65 with,10 years caf service, ar more::wilh no reduction in the formula pen- sion for age at retirement- Those. electing. to retire between 55 and 40 after’ more than 10 years and less than 35 years of service. will; receive formula pension reduced by 5 per cent for each year that their age at retirement is less than 60, For. those: with’ 35 years of service, or more, the reduction . does not apply aller 55. The interest. rate “paid on refunds for those. leaving the service before relirement: was increased to’ 4 per cent per for regular ‘.con- tributions and 6 per cent on voluntary | contributions subject 40 regulation. The amendments - ite the Teachers’ Pensions Act make the early retirement provisions “the same as’ those described earlier ia the College Pension Coming Evenis. ; . Following the Fasle Morning Service’ al the. Knox. 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