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A i gnsg acreage ty bergen Witte i ta ' a Gq THE COHAWA TIMES, Tuesday, December 6, 1968 SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES ELECTED TO OFFICE FOR NEW TERM ' O'NEILL $9 Eighth Place TERRANCE O'CONNOR - « « Close Second JACK LAWRENCE .»« Chairman Ninth GEORGE SCUIK « «+ Fourth Place Pi MRS. WINONA CLARKE +++ Fifth Place MICHAEL RUDKA . . - Sixth Place DIALS RIGHT THRoven MELTON MOWBRAY, Eng- jhimself land (CP) -- Ted Batten an-|Frankfurt, iswered the telephone in his ' 'CHRISTMAS TREES FOR SALE For The Best Selection 3500 TREES IN STOCK Professional pruned trees for your choosing. Place your order now, or come in and toke your pick, We deliver at your convenience, IVAN WALLACE >» » Seventh Place J. A. JANSSEN & Sons Ltd. Crisis Hits U.K. Sterling LONDON (AP) -- The pound sterling came under pressure in the foreign exchange market today as a result of the Rho- ba | desian crisis. JOHN FOX +» « Newcomer Tenth 'Consumers Brief Claims 'Stores Mislead Shoppers ~ OTTAWA (CP) ---The Con- rs' Association of Canada today that there is a trend among food re- to mislead and confuse oppers. *. In a@ presentation to the Sen- ' ons committee inves- "tigating food prices, the CAC 'Jisted a series of abuses said to ve been reported from coast coast. It said displays in supermar- ts often suggest a "special" ice that is in fact higher than regular price. '- In many cases packages are % ly deceptive" about their contents. The association gays it has "four-quart baskets" in a variety of sizes. Consumers face a '"'bewilder- ing number oe of stan- dard ' "We can determine no tech- nical reason why so many dif- ferent sizes are necessary," said the association's brief. CRITICIZES 'SERVINGS' "A growing practice is the tse of the term servings/to de- scribe contents," said the brief. "This term seems to mean dif- |' 'ferent things to different manu- 'facturers. We have not had a ehance to check thoroughly but 'we wonder if this measure is even legal. i _* "In any case it is misleading and ought to be prohibited." *. The association said prem- 'tums or bonuses in packages do 'mot increase sales for the in- dustry as a whole. They add to 'costs and limit consumer choice. **' "Similarly coupons in pack- "ages also appear only to add to Its brief suggested changes in the Income Tax Act to help low- income groups hit hardest by higher prices for food, housing and other necessities. It also urged establishment of a federal department of consu- mer affairs. Full-time profes- sionals are needed to study the reasons behind the price and quality of goods and their terms of sale, said the brief. The department could co-ordi- nate legislation affecting consu- mers and provide a comprehen- sive way to investigate consu- mer complaints. The brief also had harsh words for misuse by supermar- kets of the enormous power they wield. "Since the retailer controls shelf space he can bargain with any processor for use of that space--both as to amount and location. "A recalcitrant processor will find himself with little, and poorly located, shelf space while the co-operative one will be better situated."' KNOW INDEX ITEMS Three unconfirmed reports to} the association indicated retail- ers know the items used to cal- culate the consumer price index of the Dominion Bureau of Sta- tistics. By pricing these items cheaply and making up for the loss elsewhere, the retailers can distort the official report of food price increases, the association said, In a calculation of the uneven effects of price increases, the association matched the con- sumer price indexes against The Bank of England moved in with support, once more lay- ing out dollars from reserves to protect the value of the pound. But the rate still suffered a sharp fall of more than 3-16ths of a cent in terms of the U.S. dollar, dipping well below the $2.79 mark which authorities normally try to maintain. The authorities were reported to have lowered their support price twice in less than an hour of bsuiness. The Bank of England does not disclose its transactions in support of the pound but one report in financial circles was that £10,000,000 ($30,000,000) has been made available in New York and the bank was ready to spend millions more in the foreign exchange market. DEALINGS HALT On the London Stock Ex- change dealings came almost to a halt and prices were marked lower. Tobacco shares and compan- jes with Rhodesian interests wage increases in various cit- les, It found that there was vir- tually no rise in real wages-- that is, in actual wages less cost increases--in Halifax, Win- nipeg, Saskatoon and Calgary between the first three months of 1965 and the months of 1966. And between the first three months of 1966 and the second three months, average real wages actually fell in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. "These have been cities in which some of the most serious second three consumer unrest has occurred." industry and consumer costs. Since the bulk of these prac- "tices seem to offset each other 'more than informing or aiding 'the consumer, they should be "stopped." Package sizes and contents gotten fall with no decrease in Price. "This is a way of surrepti- <Yously increasing price, with dittle chance for the buyer to no- tice it." 4, The non - profit association, which is sustained by member- ship dues and supplementary government grants, does its sown research and testing. and ories to offer advice on consu- mer goods and services. "Safety Week Deaths Mount By THE CANADIAN PRESS At least 10 persons died in traffic across Canada Monday, the fifth day of Safe-Driving Week. jy A Canadian Press survey to ghidnight Monday local times showed four persons died in Ontario and Quebec, and two in New Brunswick. A total of 59 persons have died in traffic since Safe- Driving Week started ,Thurs- day, three less than in the Same period in 1965. A total of aa in the week Dec. 1-7, The total reached Monday Tepresents the average death toll during Safe-Driving Week for the last 10 years. The Canadian Highway Safety Council, which sponsors Safe- Driving Week, this year made no prediction of the likely toll "but seid "there is every rea- eon"' why the road-death score 'should remain below the 10- } year average of 59, Hothing wit vilag her af tech Rappiness, on Christmas moming, as @ fine -- o a 2 enone See if tomorrow. 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