Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 8, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday june 8, 1976 Mackasey promises to Back consumer rights legislation the 95-year-old Prairie dog Central had its first Outing of the four month sea ten last sunday. The two hour return trip to Grosse Isle leaves the Canadian National railways St. James station twice each sunday. The City of Winnipeg train photos by Alan a Mackenzie is operated by the non profit Vintage locomotive society ins. Consumers have a right to k n o w about what they re buying Federal consumer and corporate affairs min ister Bryce Mackasey said monday. At the Consumers association of Canada annual meet ing in Winnipeg or. Macka sey promised to do what he can to help accomplish this. He wants to make sure consumer rights Are More than words that they Are facts he said. He is backing what he Calls determined legislation to accomplish this purpose. The legislation which or. Mackasey said is ready but probably won t be debated until next session includes proposals dealing with con Sumer credit. It would protect depositors by requiring full explanations of what Money deposited is doing for them protect Bor rowers by requiring details of the Cost of borrowing and also define loan sharking. Or. Mackasey said Defin ing loan sharking is the big g e s t problem police encounter when dealing with it. Or. Mackasey asked that the association Deal More directly with Industry avoiding the government middleman. But he also assured association the government is will ing to fill the mediator role when necessary. The m e d i a t o r he explained makes sure a pro Ducer gets a fair return for his work while not taking advantage of a defenceless consumer. He wants to Mold a policy that will be fair to both the consumer and the producer he said. Or. Mackasey said the country needs a reduction a the adversary concept. Con Sumers and business must work together he intends to Institute a consumer voice on marketing boards and sees no reason Why anyone should resent this. Judge considers jail for Swastika painters two men who painted swastikas on houses in West Kildonan pleaded guilty Mon Day to nine jobs charges of mischief. The men. Glen Samuel Harrington 19, of St. Anth ony Avenue West Kildonan and Grant James Kalher 18, of 77 t e a k w o o d Avenue West Kildonan sat with bowed Heads while court was told How they sprayed paint on eight houses and a bus shelter on Jefferson Avenue Early sunday morning. The two men had picked up a can of Black Spray paint about 3 . And on their Way Home sprayed paint on houses and a bus shelter they passed. In several cases they painted s w a s t i k a s and the word jews. Many of the houses painted belonged to jewish people who were extremely upset Crown counsel Robert Max wee told provincial court in the safety building. The men s actions were out of character and quite Stu pid defence counsel Ken Zai Froan said. There was no racist intention he said. Do these things have a Dif Ferent meaning to the 1970s than they did in the 1940s? judge Graeme Garson asked. Was it a coincidence they wrote the word jews and painted judge Garson ordered that the men be held in custody a week for a pre sentence re port. He said he was considering a jail sentence. Or. Zaifman asked for their release and suggested sentencing if Ign take the form of repainting the houses or being ordered to to some kind of Community wort or. Maxwell said the Crown wanted immediate restitution. It will Cost about to repaint the defaced property he said. Estate auction Gray s auction Mart 104 King St. A Bannatyne wednesday june 9 at 1 pm . Instructed we will sell Walnut drop Leaf table 4 Windsor style chairs Wicker Plant stand Wash stand Wood coat rack nearly new biscuit design Chesterfield and chair in Cut velvet Parlour table pressed Back chairs Kitchen cupboard 25" Viking color . Annex Heater chests of drawers Utility table single Beds wringer Washer Vinyl covered sofa bed typewriters shopping cart 19" elec Tro Home portable . Wheelchair Recliner chair fridge Freezer dressers 7 pc. Dinette suite Ward Robe propane Camp stove table and floor lamps linens bedding Luggage Garden tools Vise Sander elec. Broom China ornaments kitchenware Etc. J. Lawes auctioneer phone 942-2371 auctioneers liquidators appraisers conservative Las criticize Bill s timing legislation governing co Ops gets Basic approval new legislation to govern the operations of Manitoba s 270 co operatives was Given second Reading approval in principle in the Legisla Ture monday after a barrage of criticism from conserva Tive Las. Wally Mckenzie pc Boblin said the proposed co operatives act is a reasonably Good Bill but he and his colleagues criticized the government for bringing in important legislation so late in the session. Warner Jorgenson pc Morris recalled the manage ment problems experienced by a number of Northern fishing co Ops in recent years and said the Success of the new act will depend largely on the. Government finding a capable registrar of co operatives. Harry Enns pc Lake Side used debate on the Bill to renew earlier criticism of the government for what he called heavy handed inter v e n t i o n in the province s Dairy Industry. Co operatives minister Rene Toupin and his predecessor. Agriculture minister Sam Yuskiw. Rejected the opposition charges. Or. Toupin said the Bill was drafted after much consultation with those affected and he noted one of its provi Sions reducing the number of persons required to form a Coop to three from seven would make it easier for Farmers to join together in co Ops. The new act incorporates innovations in the prov Ince s new corporations act As Well As similar legislation on corporations passed by the Federal government last year. The Bill retains the one Man one vote principle that distinguishes co operatives from other corporations. Lvon sees economic climate As top priority progressive conservative Leader Sterling Lyon. Of Manitoba said monday the prime responsibility of government is to Foster Prosperity by ensuring an economic climate conducive to the growth of the Economy. Or. Lyon was speaking at i luncheon held by the Winnipeg society financial analysts in the hotel fort Garry. Ii is a persistent myth that socialist parties Are in the forefront of Progress in the political he said. This myth carefully con c e a 1 s their main thrust which is aimed at controlling the or. Lyon said programs assisting those who require the help of the stale Aren t student Aid deadline june 30 students who intend to apply for student Aid for 1970-77 Are asked to get their father s Day is june 20th enter your father s name in the contest for a Seiko Quartz watch from by Max Steiman and sons sheriff s auction Sale by virtue of writ of Fieri facial issued out of the court of Queen s Bench and to me directed i have seized and taken in execution the following goods and chattels namely real property mortgage no. M60217 and i shall expose for Sale on thursday Junt 10th at it Hoo . At Carter s auction rooms 309 Carlton Street to Mem j. So temp Eastern judicial District of he province of Manitoba m. K. Steiman b. K. Blackmon auctioneers evaluators 942-3397 applications in As soon As possible to avoid delays in processing says a statement from the Manitoba depart ment of College and University affairs. Deadline for applications is june 30 for University Stu dents not including mature Coll c a e and University affairs minister Ben Llanos Chak says that although his department is ready to Start processing applications the Aid requests Are coming in at Only one third the 1975 rate. Secondary students applications Are due by sept. 30 and Community College Stu dents must submit theirs within go Days after begin Ning their program. All the universities As Well As red River and Assiniboine Community col Leges have student Aid offices on Campus. Students at Kee Valin Community col lege nursing students and students in other Post secon Dary institutions arc asked to Send their applications to the student Aid office at 693 Tay Lor Avenue Winnipeg. Socialist programs but pro Grams supported and devel oped by All political parties. The nip likes to believe that the conservatives stand for the destruction of these programs. The fact is that the majority of these Assis Tance programs were not started by the or. Lyon said there is Broad ground Between excessive government control and no social assistance whatsoever. Our party is growing be cause we stand in the Middle ground of reasonableness and common sense. We Are opposed to the wasting of Mil Lions of dollars by govern ment in the name of social assistance and improvement. People Are coming to the realization that you cannot obviate a social problem simply by throwing Money at or. Lyon said the average citizen of Manitoba is a much More int Ellegant Man Ager of his or her affairs than government but the present Manitoba govern ment does t believe this. Government does t always have to be in an adversary role with the sectors of society which make our Economy he said. The nip tends to forget that when you become the government you must represent said or. Lyon. All should have an equal hearing and if the nip understood that wed have a better or. Lyon said the govern ment cannot continue to take larger and larger shares of earnings without some loss to the essential freedoms of this country. When redistribution of income is a Visi ble sign of government we re in serious coalition of handicapped seeks interim financing a coalition of physically handicapped people from five provinces has applied for Federal funding to establish a voice for the handicapped in Federal decisions affecting their lives. During a recent meeting in Edmonton representatives of the coalition of provincial Sears enter your father s name in the contest for a Seiko Square dress Model watch. This watch has a yellow color Case with Alligator Lizard strap and has a retail value of every father in the City is eligible. No Purchase required. Ballots available at convenient locations throughout both stores. Two watches will be awarded one at Sears Polo Park and one at Sears Garden City. Just Deposit your entry in the drum on the main floor at either store. Contest closes saturday june 19, 1976 at . Draw will be made at . Check ballots for full contest details. Simpsons Sears Ltd the Friendly stores Polo Park Garden City shopping centres both stores open . Daily shop won., thur., Fri. Evening til . Tues., wed., sat. Til 6 . H organizations of the handicapped agreed to apply for funding to open a permanent office and hire a full time coordinator. The coalition has members from British Columbia Al Berta Saskatchewan Mani Toba and Ontario and expects to expand soon to other prov inces a statement from the coalition says. Your partner move As one. 3 weeks Only anti inflation dance instruction special 3 half hour private lessons with your Owr teacher plus 1 learn to dance studio party Only s5 poetry Reading w. D. Valgardson author of two Short stories books will give a poetry Reading at. . Wednesday in River a lights Branch Library 520 Corydon Avenue. Casey Anderson America s unknown Singer 202-310 Donald St. Call now 943-5551 this Torch held by veterans affairs min ister Daniel Macdonald will arrive in Winnipeg sunday to Mark the opening of the Royal Cana Dian legion s Golden anniversary. The Torch which has been run in relays from St. Johns nfld., is scheduled to arrive at Quay Park St Boniface at . About delegates Are expected to attend the legion s 50th annual convention which starts with the arrival of the Torch and ends june 17. It will be held in the Winnipeg convention Centre. I ;