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MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1971

Terrace

‘EDITOR: RON THODY
4613 Lazelle Ave,, ,

Business Address: .

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OUR OPINION

Smooth Frank

Skeena’s crusading Member of
Parliament, Frank Howard, has
always been a man of the people.

But with reluctance, we fear our
“logger-statesman” is losing touch.
From recent press releases, Howard,
who aspires to the leadership of the
federal New Democratic Party, has
become a smooth politician.

Of course, his bid for leadership has
not reached the insane hoopla of
American politics where congressmen
and senators hire advertising agencies
to sell their ‘‘product”’ to the unwitting
sheep we cail the public, but the rough-
hewed edges of Howard have been
smoothed by Eastern Canadian con-
servatism, It’s inbred in them.

But we’re not easterners, nor do we
have the vote-power to push Howard to
the top. And, we would hope, the top
would not become an ivory tower. But,
we have fears ... ;

In his latest press release, Howard
has appointed a prairie MP and an
Ontario teacher to head his campaign.

Not one British Columbian. Not one
northerner.

Bay Street and Ottawa have
smoothed his hardy, rough an
refreshing edge.

It is evident Howard thinks B.C. will
back him as their boy at the leadership
convention in Ottawa in April.

By appointing John Skoberg, MP for
Moose Jaw, Howard’s campaign
manger, Howard hopes to catch some
of the prairie vote,

And by naming Harold Wilson,
chairman of the general business
department at Algonquin College,

Sudbury, Ontario, Howard is aiming
for a piece of the big Ontario vote.

In a four-way split in the Ontario vote
between the four Ontario candidates
grabbing for the Ontario votes,
Howard can conceivably be elected on
the fifth or sixth ballet.

It’s a question, also, of what the other
leadership candidates can do to woo
the western vate. And, what about the
Maritimes? Quebec is a write-off,

There’s also a remarkable similarity
in conditions which thrust an almost
unknown Liberal Party minister into
the driver’s seat: Pierre Elliot
Trudeau.

There’s no doubt that Howard's
calculating the possibilities and he’s in
there to win.

In the meantime, Skeena be damned.

We're just one little riding among
hundreds and our vote power at the
leadership convention is tiny and quite
obviously pro-Howard.

But which Howard are we voting for?

The crusading ex-logger and union
official who spoke for the worker and
fought unjustices everywhere, calling
for, among other things, penal reform
and aboriginal rights?

Or is he Howard, the politician who
can manipulate the people.

We like to think he’s still the Frank
Howard we know as ‘‘Frank”, a guy we
could talk to. We like to think he’s still
a crusader and his record in the House
shows this.

We like to think Frank is just being
politically cunning.

We like to think Frank is one of us.

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it’s fashionable these days to “knock
a cop.”

We picture him too often as a tough
fuy who boots prisoners, takes great
dlee in handing out tickets and placing
himself above the people.

Nothing could be as far from the
truth,

Perhaps we are warped by helmet-
headed, ciub-weilding U.S. police,
sometimes with the National Guard,
wading into streams of ‘‘peace’’
demonstrators or blacks rioting in the
ghettoes of that nation,

There have, admittedly, been valid

cases, particularly in the U.S. of overt

police brutality.

Luckily this is rare in Canada. But
how soon will all the hate, anger and
fear cross the border? To some extent
it has, particularly during the Cross-
Laporte crisis. ‘

But we must consider how well our
police behaved during that black time
in our nation’s history, They had
powers of arrest, right across the
country,that they never had since
wartime. But Canada isn’t used to
violence. Nor are our police,

It is good, then, that students at
Secondary School chose ‘“‘a policeman”’
as one of the five carers they would
be interested in. Considering the bad
press most police receive, it is
remarkable,

But we must consider that there is
always the bad apple of the bunch. The
one cop who steps out of line, thus
pulling down the name of the police in
general. .

Fortunately, this is rare. And the
police have their own way of weeding
out the bad apples in their bunch,

We in Terrace, are fortunate to have

TCH! ANOTHER TWIT UP IN
‘COURT! THESE KIDS AN’
THEIR DRUGS —I'LL NEVER

Don't knock ‘caps. .....

a top-rate police force in our 23-man
detachment. Most are in the town
itself, including one special in-
vestigator. Six more serve the district
and there are three men on highway
patrol.

Altogether, there are well over 10,000
mounties in Canada, including both
uniformed police and thos in civies.

They aredoing a good job And you
might say they “go by the book” but
miss a few pages now and then. In
other words, a policeman adapts
himself to the town or district in which
he is posted, as the green boys out of
Regina soon learn. They do temper
justice with mercy---or good common-
sense.

But that’s no excuse for breaking the
law and if you push a cop_ to far he’s
going to push you. And if you fear the
law, then you must have something to

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Crime and juvenile delinquency is
low here compared to other centers of
similar size, or even on a per-capita
basis. .

We like to think this shows, par-
ticularly on the part of our younger
people, a respect for the RCMP. And
this image is helped considerably by
the police themselves through their
awareness of the community and its
needs.

It’s not always quiet. There is a job.
to be done nd that’ is not only to in-
vestigate crime, issue traffic tickets
and chase after suspects, but to keep
the peace, as well, Their job is not
only to catch offenders, but to prevent
crime before it starts. oO

It’s about time somebody gave the.
average cop---he’s a human being too-~-
a pat on the back. .

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we'd spend our leisure time in the 70s — with shorter

working hours, longer holidays, early retirement . .

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Se. QT am a ‘salesman .,
~ operating out of my house. I |
have a room set up ag an of- .- }

fice. Can I claim any expenses

"for this “office”. when figuring
‘my Income tax? .

__ A. T€the room is used solely”

for the purpose of.earning: &
‘ your income you may

be |
entitled to deduct a portion of
the cost of maintaining your |
house, as a business expense.
Unfortunately; more in-_
formation, would be required

before youcould be advised on | {

. howto calculate the amount of
your deduction, but your
District Taxation: Office will
be pleased to help-you.

Q. Last year, my nephew
attended university and I paid
his tuition fees. Can F claim.
any of these when I am-filing
my income tax return? .- - .

A. No. Only the student may.
elaim tuition fees against his
‘own income. .

Q. My employer pays
pordon of a hospital premium.
Dol have to report this as part -
of my income on my tax
return and if so wheredoes my -
employer show this on the T4
slip? 1... oT

A. This depends on the

terms of the contract under

which your employer ‘makes

the payment. If the payment is

a taxable benefit ta.be in-
cluded in your income, your.
employer is required to report.
this on your T4'-slip as :
“Taxable Allowance and

Benefits”, and include it in the .
amount -shown as ‘Total |
earnings before deductions”. -

Jolliffe warns

aldermen

The Editor
Terrace Herald
Terrace, B.C.

Dear Sir:

With reference to the letter by
Alderman Johnstone regarding
the 20 per cent incentive
payment to developers.

1 have read his letter with
interest, and I ask the public to
bear with us for another three to
four weeks when the pattern of
events will be clarified.

On Alderman Cooper's letter -
T would say this. “My election
platform contained a promise to

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carried out, [ would like to see
more accuracy in news items.
I do supply the news media
with copies of minutes. of
Council and photo copies of any
pertinent material that could be
considered newsworthy and
public information, and intend
to continue to do so,
Regarding Alderman
Caoper’s comments as to
whether I am really Jooking
after the “ordinary voting
‘Joe's.’ tax money -- [m
prepared to let the “ordinary
voting Joe” decide that point.
Finally I say this to Alder-
man Cooper and any other
member of Council to whom it
may apply, [am determined to
get the programs set out for

Terrace for 1971, which includes |

paving, drainage, and the Deep

keep the public informed, I fee 4 remember, news in this town ig

* should. Do-we'want to sweep all

Terrace's

The Editor
Terrace Herald
Terrace, B.C.

” Dear Sir:

I see the Terrace municipal
“clown-cil * is up to tricks
. again.
Why shouldn't you, Mr.
. Editor, get your news from the
mayor? . He's the man we put
_ into office to represent the town,
like it or not. ©
If a newspaper can't count on
the Mayor -- the chief elected

official— for the straight goods,

- its a pretty sad day.
For the first time I can

actually being..covered as if

our problems under the rug?
Some people seem to think we
should but I’m not one of them.

’ Tf the Mayor and Council
can't act like grown-ups (which

I suppose they all are) and stop ~

this stupid, costly bickering,

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'Clown-cil’

Weare all paying taxes in this
town and we expect more for
our money than. fighting and
clowning around. A municipal
council meeting is serious
business and not a sideshow--
that’s not what we are paying
for,

-It’s really too bad, isn’t it,
that the leaders of this town
have to have their knuckles
rapped like little children in
school who don’t know any

better. But Jet the punishment
fit the crime.

Thank you, Mr, Editor, for
letting me express myself. You,
sir, keep reporting the news as

«it happens. .Maybe more people 5
#erwill-tearn about.th
‘put ‘in offige, “Ye

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Just sign me,
A Disgusted Taxpayer

LARGEST GAINS

“Of the 86,536 new immigrants —

they can ALL be replaced. To settling in Ontario during 1969,
my way of thinking, not one of the largest gains were from the

them is indispensable.

Creek water intake, completed *

this year; and if it takes
political manoeuvers to do it
then that is the way it will be
done,

But, you could make it a lot
easier by not dragging your
feet, and put your shoulder to
the wheel,

But, as I say, either way the
job is going to get done.

Sincerely,
* Vietor C.G, Jolliffe
Mayor

NDP. losing
sight of self -

The Editor

The Terrace Herald
Terrace, B.C, -

: “ I.

Dear Sir:

- Having known the original-

one-ant-only Ernie Winch in his
hey-day during the 1940's and
50's - ‘of course'l grew to admire
him tremendously. - ‘For. this
reason I would love to. support
his party, the former CCF-now
the NDP... -

Why a party longing to be a’

good ‘opposition . continuously
makes it impossible for would-
be converts to follow: it is an
anomoly hard to understand.

I mean their platforni' pitch is
continuously . ‘‘government

hell? We notice. NDP’s object’ |

strenuously “to the commonest

kind: of. takeover: by band § -—

wagons driven ‘by mounties,
Why should a government
takeover ona larger. scale be
any different? ae
Agreed that |
socialization is nécessary - but

total socialization ‘i sheer |

some -

devil.if we adopt the modern, ~

slightly religious tendency.

Couldn't: the’ NDF modity, |
: their: progra to‘ suit Ernie's

(Name witheld by request)
. “as, vn

Winch's Friend’.

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PLAYING

‘Johnstone

The Editor
Terrace ‘Herald
Terrace, B.C.

Dear Sir: oe

Re. Mr. Johnstone's letter of
explanation on the water line
extensions.

I was very interested to read
this particular letter, which I
felt was very good, but not quite
factual as far as the Halliwell
extension was concerned.

I was a resident on Halliwell
at the time of the extension.
The then Mayor FredWeber and
Mr. Pousette held a meeting in
the Mayors’ office to explain the
installation of our. proposed
watery ling; sto . the. property
owners, © - «1. Doerr

We were told at that time that
there would no longer be any

. new water lines less than 10”

under any circumstances in-
stalled in the Municipality. So
we went along with it, even tho
the existing line was 6’’. It was
flared to fit a 10” line.

We were given a price which
was supposed to be 10 per cent
above what the final figure was,

so we would be aware of what

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‘wrong’

we might have to pay This we
agreed too. ghowever it was
considerably more in our case. _
Our estimate was $105 a year
for 20 years, we had to pay $158,

The point I'd like to stress is
we never got as far as I know
any consideration money wise
atall. But we did appreciate the
water line.

The point I'd like to make
seems to be missed by all. How
come we were forced to put ina
10” line to serve nine
households and a Holding Co. in
town put in a line down Keith
Ave. at 8” after our line was
installed? And I might add got
paid the difference between ai,
S’andagé" ling TT

15 the Inelstetellatea ot Reith
not denser than thé west end of
Halliwell? Or is it just because
we didn’t control the power that *
the big companies do. ~

All I want is a straight an-
swer, because surely what's .
good for one should be good for
all. ‘ -

Thank you, Mr. Editor, for-
this space. : ;

Sincerely,
(Mrs.) Nan Harrison

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