| World Census |

of Business

NEW INTERNATIONAL
MARKETING DIRECTORY
DETAILS 41,000 LEADING
COMPANIES |...

The first: edition of a com-
prehensive World Marketing
Directory © covering 44,000
businesses . in , 135.. countries,
tilled “Principal International
Businesses;"” -has. just ‘been
published by (he. International
Division of Dun & Bradstreet.
The directory is the first

“product of a world census of
businesses recently conducted
by. D&B to identify the. key
companies that account for the
greal bulk of ihe world’s
economic activity. - °

The 3400 page volume details |

: the world's major companies by
name: and. address, ‘sales

volume, number. of, employees -

and identification: of chief
executive officers, Virtually all
types of business are included: ,
manufacturing,:. wholesale,

retails, construction, ‘mining,’ °

ulllifies, lransporlalion- and

agricullure = -=- including
governmen|  -- owned en-
terprises. 8 0, ,
This new directory has been’ .

developed in response :
io the needs of. a rapidly
growing international. (rade

markel,” said Glen Warner.

General Manager od. of Dun &
Bradstreet’s) Canadian
Markeling Services Division.

“Itis specifically geared'to alt
businesses that seek to develop

TRAILER COURT.

cleared.. $27,000.

_party requiring a

RURAL ESTATE.

PLLA EEL ERODE EC RSET AY PEP IT ROE LEN OC OTE HOO RH OEE TOTINGT IT

635-5691.

Cha Cha the Dog has been faken from Green
Acres Trailer Court No. 14 Sat A.M.
Owner & Kitten miss her. us

Evenings 635-2237 ask for Wynone Wackett

APARTMENT SITE.
99x100, Downtown’ location. Flat’ and

v2 ACRES COMMERCIAL.
On Highway 16 with 2 bedrooms, .. full .
basement home. Excellent. .potential- for

Over 1500 sq. fi. of Home on a landscaped 2
acre property. 6 bedrooms,. Rumpus. Room, © ;
2 fireplaces; solidly constructed and well
finished. Lawns, fruittrees, concrete ‘curbs;
36 x 48 foot shop built. to” construction -
standards with concrete floors. ahd forced
air furnace. Excellent vatue.at $80,000, Full *- |
Price, Call us new for further Information.” —

Frank Skidmore

or expand their participation in
the world marketplace,”
added. a

pansion ,af ‘the world-wide’
search for new trading partners
is evident in the fact that pre-
publication’ orders for the
directory were received from 70
countries’ -- including. those
from a surprising number’ of
smaller nations, and. nol -so
surprisingly, significant in-
terest emanating [rom the gil-
rich countries. ‘
“Principal International
Businesses” has heen compiled
and edited by international
business analysts at 118 D&B
offices throughoul ihe world.
Information. op businesses in
countries ranging from
Athganistan lo Zambia is

provided in three-formals: by

name of country; by product

classification, and
alphabetically. 7 ae
Included in this world

economic, study were’ 1500
Canadian..Gompanies which,
were determined to be of majer
internalional interest. °°.

The new world marketing
directory: is to ‘be published ©
annually. Subseriplion in-
formation is available from Dun
& Bradstreet offices throughout’
the world, or by writing to Dun
,& Bradstreet’ of Canada -
Limited, P.Q. Box 423, Ter-
minal A. Toronto, Ontario,
Canada.

_» park
avenue
realty.

8 _@ - :
| limited
4615, park avenue terrace.

635-4971

Approved for 24 units. Approx 5 acres of
land. Underground services. Could be-a
gocd business venture. Full. price. $35,000.

home: with ‘room for.»

“equipment. Asking $39,000..." -5°

NEWER HOME WITH SVITE. co
Spacious 3 bedroom heme with fireptace,
carpeting throughout, range and fridge. 2 --
bedroom self contained basement suite wHh ©
fireplace. Carport and storage shed. Owner.
transferred, $43,000. ; oo

full price, - -
‘. : . ~ ‘as
Hans Caulien **

ty

he; :
“Mr. Warner said that ex-

“ $200,000,000. :. ,.. .

7

635.9708

'

~ OPENS

J

President Bill de Jong of
‘Terrace Totem Ford Sales Lid.,
at 4631 Keith Street'in Terrace,
is preparing final plans for the
grand opening of his ultra-
modern Ford | Dealership
repair, maintenance and parts
facilities. :

- Chatting with the writer, ir.

.de Jong said that he was
pleased with his operation ‘and
‘said “thal he is particularly
happy’. to get under full
" operaticnal-. steam co-inciding
‘with’ the forthcoming

celebration of Ford of Canada’s

70 birthday:

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Bill said that Ford of Canada.

- was founded nearly 70 years ago.
as a single operation, in a

converted wagon factary. Ford:

Motor Company of Canada is

. today the country's oldest-,

existing automotive ¢oampany

and bas grown to became”
Canada’s leading corporation in °

terms -of dollar sales.  In-
corporated at Windser,  On-.

* tario, on August 17, 1904, Ford of

Canada in its first year em-

ployed 17 people, paid them 2
lotal of $12,000 and built 117

tars:

Today, {he company employs
in excess of 17,000 men and
women in.'a car and truck
assemsblycomplex and corporale
headquarters building.in Oak-
ville, a car assembly plant neat

S|. Thomas, Onlario, a casting

cenire-and-other operations in
Windsor, a glass fabricating
‘plant. in Niagara Falls, and

sales aud parts distribution
centres across Canada. Payroll
and benefit expenditures in
Canada totalled nearly $300,000,
000 in 1973. By the date of the
company’s .70ih anniversary,
later in 1974,’ the all-time
production total will be nearing
9,000,000 cars and trucks,

An estimated 1,900,000 Ford-
built. cars and trucks are use
today in Canada. Distribution
and servicing of the compa ny’s
producis are handled through a
neiwork of 879 franchised Ford,
Mercury and Ford tractor
dealerships spread. from St.-

John's, Newfoundland -to
Leamington, Ontario in the

ihe . Northwest Territories.

in 1973 totalled “ more” than
21,000, with 4 payroll of alqnast

‘In addition to
Canada, “lhe company ‘has
wholly owned subsidiaries in
‘Australia, New Zealand, South
Africa and Singapere. More
than 21,500 employees of .af
(hese subsidiaries are engaged

2

‘The Special Agreement,
reached between Alcan and the
Executive of CASAW, Local 1 on
. Monday, May 6th is an extra
which has been given .em-
ployees al the option of the
Company - and is in effect now.

Contrary io some rumors, the :

Collective Agreemen! - which
came into effect in Octaber, 1973
‘has* not been reopened to

negotiation and because of this ©

the Special Agreement. is not
Subject to a ratification vote.

The provisions of the Special -

Agreement are over and above
ihe obligations ol Ihe Company
under the Collective Agreement
whieh covers the period until
October 23, 1975. +

The terms of the Spectai

Agreement, provide for em-

south to Vaneouver Island. lo.
White-horse in [he Yukon, ta lhe ..
northernmost point at Inuivik in’

Employment in the dealerships -

abs L
operations in ‘™

ALCAN -
SPECIAL
| AGREEMENT

qe

ih

in the manufacture and

distribution of -Ferd motor
vehicles in overseas markets

Campaign)

10 per cent, or about 50,000 of
the million traffic accidenis
that occur in @ year,. are
preventable by use of a sound
maintenance program: ac-
cording to the Canada Safety
Counell.

‘4. The Council. makes many
leaflets available to promote
safety on the jab. in the home,
cand an (he road. Part of* the
Council's work is-the 1974 “Car

promating safety maintenance.

‘even inexperienced drivers,

. according lu the Counell. i °

Beet wade tay

pert ts

in jay (erms has been produced
_ by the Safety Council, who will
make: them -available | in
quantity, at cast to employers,
stores, and olhers interested in

ployees to, receive a bonus
eredit for each hour’s pay they
receive from -May .6 to
tember 9, 1974. The amouni of

the bonus credit - under normal - |

condilions - would range fram
$205 10°9530. 1
The credit would be paid lo

employees who are on the .ae- -

tive payroll on October. 24, 1874
in their firsl pay cheque -in.
Navember.:. . -: -

_ The wage. increase which the
Collective Agreement sets -for
October 1974-will lake place on
Seplember 9, 1974.

. The Company has also agreed
ta meel with the Union again in
Oclaber to discuss cir-
‘cumstances which may exist
then.” Ts

a Jong

Check". campaign. which is’

“Much of this can, be done. by.

- Apackuge of useful materials :

Sep- - -

f

fy

Bureau. .

‘4603 Park

Pacific Credit Bureau
| Services Ltd.

| _ KEN FEDORUK
"1s Pleased to announced the appointment of Ken
J, Fedoruk as Manager of The Terrace Credit

Terrace, B.C.

rt :

1635-6826

Cd rege aD

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sae yan ate inet em a ie

served by the four companies.

(Advertising Feature) “

promoting safety: ~.: Heavier”

usage of these’ materials ‘is
expected ‘in, 1974 than’ ever
before: ao wo.

.

One of the items concerns the

‘ correct and safe use of battery
_ jumping cables, and will sur-

pise even some who use ‘the
cables as a daily rovtine.;

“The need: for preventive
maintenance continues year-

round, according to Ed Hession,

Manager. of Traffic Safely for
the Council, and for this reason
il is hoped the 1974 Car Check
. Campaign will be! remembered
‘oughout the year...
Pye nth,

Vite e

vos

“he: Honourable W.S King,

‘Minister of Labour, today
released information regarding
the magnitude of the. wage.
increases being bargained’ for

the Province’s organized labour:

foree during the past’ four’
quarters - (April ‘1, 1978, to
March 31, 1974). .. The in
formation was prepared by the
Department’s Research and
-Planning Branch, as part of
their program: . for... the
production . of current
statistically sound information
regarding the labour sector of
the Brilish Columbia economy. |

Don’t Be - :
A Number
Four |

RCMP in Terrace are once

"again concerned about safely an

our highways with the up-
coming Victoria Day weekend.
Because people like 1 lo get out
and travel on long weekends,
the number of. aecidents rise
alarmingly on these (hree days
periods and RCMP here would,
like to save a few lives, By
“driving carefully you can make-
a good start by saving your own.
- Already this year, after only
four months, we have had three

* persons die on the highways in
- this. area’ and another forty”

‘injuries. There have been 159

_ explained that

| x : Wage Settlements in B.C.

Detailed wage settlement in-
formation will be forthcoming
in'-the April ‘edition. of the
‘Research Branch's Labour
‘Research Bulletin.

Although the Information is
preliminary and subject la
change as lale settlements are
brought to the attention of the
Department, the Minister noted
‘thal there: were 313 major

collective agreements settled:

during ‘the past four quarters,
covering a total of 98,675 em-
ployees, .. Increases in hourly
earnings as provided by .these
settlements averaged 11.9
percent or 53 cenls per hour.

- Skilled employees received

wage. increases of 10.8 percent
or 60 cents per hour, white the
unskilled job classes averag'
increases of 12.6 percent of 46
cents per hour.’ The Minister
although the
average “wage. increases
‘seemed to be very high they are
in- keeping. with the overall
buoyancy of the provincial

economy and the current in-.

flaiion rate of 10.4 percent per,
year.:

‘During: the first quarter of
1974 there were 41 settlements

- SEE
LOW IN COST

covering a

WEDNESDAY. MAY 15, 1

total of 32,876 em-
ployees. Average annual in-
creases’ in hourly earnings of
13.4 percent of 66 cents per hour -

ewere provided for in the, con-

“tracts. u
ements provided for increases

Manufacturing’ 5¢t-

of 10.0 percent or 51 cents per
hour; trade and service
agreements | provided for ..in-
creases of 14.7 percent’ or. 55.
cents per, hours and. mining,
transportation, communication
and other utilities agreements

averaged 12.0 percent. or 68
cents’

r hour. The. Minister
roted that 34 oul of the totalof 41
settlements provided for -in-
‘creases: greater than 32.0
percent and 13 settlements
provided for Increases larger

ed: thai 15.0 pereent.

The Minister slated thal ihe
wage settlement information is
the result of an analysis of dala
collected through the Depart-
ment’s settlement reporting
-program. He axpressed his

thanks to these employers and
imions thal completed reports,
and requested continued ¢o-
operation 50 that sound’ in-
formation may continue ta be
compiled for Brilish Columbia.

.

US TODAY... =
"QUR NEW 1974 MODELS

toe

-RIGH IN QUALITY

accidents . involving © praperly -

. damage: over. S200. ° ;
By being careful on the roads
and watching out for the other
_ guy, you may even live to enjoy
the next-long weekend. The
Terrace RCMP certainly hope
“+80.

: Tourist

- Bureau.

caw @ ET ay TF

The. Terrace. and. District

booth opened for the 1974 season
this morning. It will- remain

Chamber of Commerce tourist J

APEX RED & WHITE 1S HOW...

UNDER NEW |

| MANAGEMENT

rdially invite you to come & see.
which we are now offering fo you.
“OLD AND NEW: CUSTOMERS WELCOME”

Friendly cooperative service |

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635-6978

’ 1043 LAKELSE LAKE AD, THORWHILL TERRAGE B.C.

As from Saturday
19th May 1974

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