CONTRIBUTIONS totaling $1,450.50 have been | presented to di by wil cover the cout of rested bowling irs; Bago chairman Al Sports groups and the Heart Fi Legion Branch No, 170. The Mos pi was Royal Canadian inde at a recent Legion meeting when, left to right, F. Dodgeon presents Castle Bowl 1976 proprietor John Mykyte a cheque which Mrs. Colin Pryce Ho a pay from president i Num Blais. Other recipients receiving contributions were Ist Kinnaird Boy Scouts of Canade and Sentinel Baseball Association (juniors). —Castlegar News Photo by Donna Embree he accepts on behalf of the Youth Bowling Council of Castlegar and By Jean MacKenzie The best things in life are free. And one of the best things dbout a trip to British Columbia's uncluttered Koot- énay country is the free boat vides provided by the Depart- Tent of Highways. |. _ + Boat trips are part of any holiday in this land of green- clad mountains and long, lovely lakes. These lakes form bar- riers up to 180 miles (200 kilo- metres) long, filling the steep valleys between the peaks of the Monashee, the Slocan and the Purcell ranges. * Too wide to bridge and too long to by-pass, the Kootenay, Slocuu and Arrow lakes are knit together by a network of fine highways and a fleet of busy—and ’ free—ferry boats. Kootenay ferries come in several sizes, from the tiny power-cable Glade ferry (ca- pacity five cars) that takes local traffic across the Kootenay River, to the big lake ferries carrying 35 or: more vehicles. The capacity of these boats actually varies with the skill of the loading crews and the type of vehicles coming aboard. Manya tourist, resigned to waiting for the next ferry, has found himself miraculously beckoned aboard as the loading crew tuck a car into an im- possibly small corner or with jocular, grunts, heft a light trailer to one side, making room for “just one more”. Boat travel on the Koot- enay Lakes goes back to fur- trade days. and to the time when footsore prospectors first arrived, filtering up from Idaha, Montana and Washing- ton Territory or slogging the 300 mountain miles (500 kilo- metres) from Hope along the Dewdney Trail. They found gold at Wild Horse Creek and in the Red mountain of Rossland, Follow. ing the miles of blue water northward, they discovered silver, lead and zine. By the 1890s a fleet of sternwheelers plied the watery highways, carrying supplies and equipment for the mines, passengers and mail to lakeside settlements and an occasional cow or horse to an isolated homesteader. “Most travellers of the 19703 enter the Kootenays to stake their claim to a share of its natural beauty—which is breathtaking, Like the old- timers, they can come from the United States through Creston, Rossland and Grand Forks or they can travel from Hope on B.C. Highway 3 which, in many places, follows the . long-ago Dewdney Trail. From the west and north, Highway 6 out of Vernon and Highway 23 from Revelstoke link up to the 10-minute cross- ing aboard the Necdles- Fauquier ferry on the Lower Arrow Lake and to the 30- minute voyage between Shelter Bay and Galena on the Upper Lake. At the south end of the Arrow Lakes is Castlegar, junction of the Columbia and Kootenay Rivers. The cable ferries that crossed the Colum- bia at Castlegar once carried more vehicles than any others inthe province, but since a bridge was built in 1967, only one of the hardworking little boats remains in: service. Today carrying local traf- fic, the ferry is handy (but not necessary) for a visit to the Keenleyside Dam or for camp- ing st Syringa Creck Provincial | Park. {This Roam at Home arti- cle is one of a series provided by Tourism British Columbia) Cross-Canada Survey Nixs Food on Credit Every time a group of consumers discusses credit ecards, the possibility of super- markets selling food on credit is raised. The concern, quite rightly, is that the approximate three- per-cent cost of operating a credit card scheme would be added to the already high price of food, Well, there's no need to worry about it for the present. Across-Canada survey has shown about 95 out of every 100 Canadians think the idea stinks, In taking the survey, the National Market Development Ltd. of Toronto asked two The Little Ferries of the Kootenays q. tongue-in-cheek instruction , - pamphlet’ for. the: “care. and; © Three Days Only... Come on in! The Draftette This Blueline Portable Draft- ing Kit is excellent for on- sight sketching. The Instru- ment Nes hasa machine 6 calibrated protractor. The instrument, drawin ng pad, and pencit are in a sturdy vinyl makes It easy to carry in suitcase or briefcase. The compact size $9995 Fully Upholstered Swivel Tilter Swivel tilter chair with vinyl back and fabric seat. (Has 8 springs and foam rubber "§ ultimate in comfort.) $129 Olivetti 4-Drawer Lega! 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VIN 1¥4 - Phone 365-5525 © Enter your name our draw for a entry makes you eligi- ble “tor th Grand Prize of $300 Cash. questions in 4,700 households in 32 cities: —"Would you like to be able to buy food at your super- market on credit using a credit card such as Chargox or Master Charge?” —"Would you like to be able to buy food on ercdit if there was .a three-per-cent charge on top of your regular grocery bill?” Averaged across the coun- try, five per cont answered yes to the first question and only 2.2 per cont answered yes when they heard of the three-per- cent surcharge, 8 As usual, B.C, had to march to a different drummer. While the yes answers to the three-per-cent surcharge question ranged between 1.1 and 2.7 per cent in other prov- inces, 5.6 per cent of British Columbians liked the idea, Only one per cent of the people in Ottawa-Hull, Peter- borough, Edmonton and Hali- fax answered yes to this question, The highest number of af- firmatives was in Vancouver with 6.7 per cent, followed by Kitchener with 5.3 per cent and ' French families in Montreal at four per cent, It is interesting to note that English families in Mont- . real were only 1.6 per cent in favor. es The conclusions are ob- vious. As consumers over- whelmingly oppose the idea, public disapproval could well cripple any food-on-credit scheme before it got as far as the checkout stand, Pet Rocks On Way Out Pet Rocks now are selling at half price, but the ‘man behind the runaway gift has earned enough to make a dream come true: he has opened his own saloon, Gary Dahl says he grossed $2 million during the Pet Rock eraze and spent the bulk of it building the first of what he hopes will become a chain of bars, * The smooth stones, packed in a cardboard box containing a feeding” of tha rocks, sold’by’ the thousands at $4 and up during: the 1976 Christmas shopping season, Dahl's current crusade in- volves building a chain of bars honoring, of all people, Carry Nation—the ° turn-of-the- century champion of temper- ance, Blowguns Placed Cin Prohibited List “Yaqua Blowguns” and any other tube or pipe from which arrows or darts are shot by the breath have been placed on the Canada Criminal Code pro- hibited weapons list, Advertised in various U.S. magazines, the “Yaqua Blow- gun” is a length of aluminum pipe fitted’ with, a rubber mouthpiece. It is available in various lengths and comes complete with do-it-yourself dart and poison manufacturing kits. The instruction manual contains this sharp manufac- turer's warning: “Do not ever aim or point your blowgun at anything you do not intend to or kill.” It is not known how many of. the blowguns have found their way into Canada. Pro- ceedings to. have the item placed on the prohibited wea- pons list were started when. Customs and Excise - officials and police authorities alerted the Minister of Justice to the attempted importation of the * blowguns by mail order. The Criminal Code makes it an offence for a person to possess a prohibited weapon, and also makes it an offence to buy, sell, barter, give, lend, transfer or deliver such a weapon, A person found guilty of any of these offences is liable to imprisonment for up to five years, Played Same Fiddle Don Messer, the fiddle- playing musician who enter- tained Canadians for almost 40 years and died in 1973, bought a - violin in 1930-for $105 and used it throughout his radio-and- television career.‘ | MACLEODS bart in Our Cliy’s Gata invites you to take Hagof Spring « - ni Celebration of the com BONANZA _—_ In effect each day from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. only a = Toke Advantage of these Door Bustin’ Bargains! Thursday Windshield Washer ¢ $74.00 eg Freeze hes. 12...... Digi ital Wat mona Merwe 215 Saturday Strack Tapes 959%, Sweep-Easy Brooms Reg. 2.09 $107 — [ ¥."x50' Reinforced Garden Hose Reg. 5.29 seenanaseceess Esso Quality 10w-30" ol Reg. 3.98 gal. sreeeseecanensesveereneessaneees Westinghouse 60 and 100 watt Light Bulbs 100 Ti Pak. Reg. 49¢ ea. 3 3 1 i Pastel Colours Table Lamps $ Y hai > seer 95 0, = intoa Block 2, contained therein. R.A, Beauchamp City Cle CITY OF CASTLEGAR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Take notice that the City of Castlegar pro; Land Use Contract with Sam and construct an extension to Sam's 1 - 9th Avenue South, Castlegar, and ib Except parts Included in Reference Plan 100444-1' and Plan §067; Plan 209. Cast! ener, My a Cc. i ‘any business day betwee of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Inclusive from < ats of this notice untit ‘March 31, 1977. proposed Land Use Contract shall be afforded. at opportunity to be heard before Council on the matters ses to enter ‘oung Cho to Nursery & Florist Ee Moose Teeve 9.8] Ge ..... Rubber Boots Men's. Reg. 7.68 ssesscesssses | | Geaskpey) Pure household barn Is stlil popular In many households where diapers are washed, _Four Steps ‘ to'Clean Diapers “Motes have been using borax to sHeoten baby’s diapers for about as lon; * mothers have been aroun at: least since borax was dis- covered to have. such effective properties as a'water softener, ; grease cutter, dirt loosener and laundry freshener. Pure house-- ; bold borax is still popular in j many households where ‘dia- ashed. Even‘ today's nts OF + soaps Wo won't fae say caps as-. < might be without help fron, some other product, Where else "| to ‘look: for’ help but: back tS mothers 6 good oidb box ic in a ni 7 guise aoTe? supa “for ~ chlorine bleach. With a primarily borax * base, this product is gentle {enough to clean and sweeten diapers; *Toimake the, bebt of. the four-: -step diaper plan: 1. Get yourself a big diaper ‘pail and start soaking diapers as Soonas they're soiled 7Seree ones solids ‘from di and cl aters: them into the diaper pi B Hon of warm pvaler add‘a alf if a borax-based : bleach substitute such as Bora- teem-Plus, and stir to dissolve. This will soak:out most of the - stains ao: tee! Tid of odours. Teady to wash, pour. out the. solution in which the diapers-have: bee! d n ing’al dry the diapers Fs before you | spin rat the' washing Put diapers through th " nodtest ‘wash available with + your favorite soap or detergent Sand nded amount tte. tonal: the alts ful noti't washing machine ‘Clothes dor get as clean if they. don't have Toom to move around, 4. Tumble. dry diapers until almost dry, then smooth and fold for-storage. Do not iron diapers: as ironing will make the surface Fess abso bent: M NS, rs. 4, asks: 1 have toliced little brown lumps forming betrreen ihe layers of my baby's gauze diapers. What causes these and Bon ¢ ce they be removed? r lumps “or: “grease baile are caused by the com- bination of excess soap and: deposits from hard water when diapers are washed in insuffi- ciently hot water, They can be removed by boiling diapers in water and water softener (1 gallon to 1 cup), You may need water available for. washing diapers and add a half cup of borax to the water. stains, ough they had no stains when I put 3 them into’ the (ater. Sool stains from f washer? No, Mrs. R, G., these stains: are more. likely to be from cod liver. oil either from : oil you have fed your baby or from some commercial diaperash | ointments which contain cod liver. oil. These, stains are. nd *“colorless ‘before washing, but show up afterwards as a brown;.;; stain, I am afraid these stains cannotbe, removed: 2 For a fice booklet’én ing ‘baby’s. clothes or oe have a washday protien, to: The Washda rea 151 Bloor sect va sien dl 1100, cereus Ontario + * Tox Talk: ‘Resident Tax Exempt? From the Tnatltute of ch A dividual who moves out of his home ;with the intention of : of Britiali Columbia One of our few tax-exempt gains is a capital gain on the. sale of your, “principal raal- dence.” As usual under our tax system, the rules for principal residences are surprisingly complicated. A. principal. residence is virtually any kind of residehce which you own and in’ which you are living. It need not be , located in Canada. A __A husband and wife can each have a principal residence, even if they are living together at all times. A husband can claim the city home as ‘his principal residence and his wife the summer cottage, provided the wife owns the summer cottage and the husband owns the main home, Special rules apply where a taxpayer changes the use of his house and starts to rent it out or use part of it for his business, such as the rental of one or two rooms to boarders or the use of a. room for an office or a work : area, In ‘the event that he does not claim capital cost allowance on‘any portion of the house, then a change ‘in use ofthe property has not occurred and the entire residence will main-” tain its nature’as a principal residence, Ifa principal residence be- comes. income-earning rental property, the owner may elect to be deemed ‘not to have commenced to tse his Property for the purpose of producing income for up to four years. The exemption from capi- . tal gains 'tax will remain valid for four years or until the election is rescinded, whichever is earlier... During’ the time covered by the election: the taxpayer will report all income from the property and may deduct expenses, but may not claim depreciation on ‘the’ pro- perty. pF ant Such an election must be filed in your return for the year in which the change of use occurred. This is normally done ig to it at a later date and in the meantime uses it for. earning rental income, Watch for another kind of change in use: if-you change an income-earning rental property into’ a principal residence you could have serious tax prob- lems, ‘ In cases where the house was used to earn income when it was first acquired, you will be treated as if you sold the house at ita fair market value, there- by creating ‘a’ liability “for ; income taxes on any unrealized increase. on “value ‘and ‘on recapture of any capital: cost allowance which ‘had been claimed. We said at the beginning that the rules can be tricky. If you are ‘in doubt, sonsull a professional, Court.Tosses Out ‘Storm In Bucket’ Arthur Edon® said Fred : Ogden hit him in the rear end, with a shovel during ‘an argu- ment over who owned the manure of a cabbage-eating : horse. Ogden: owned the cab: bages. Edon owned Apache, the horse, The. Sheffield: court in England acquitted Ogden of an assault charge brought by Edon and’ told’ both men not. to trouble the. court: again with their petty squabbles.’ 3 Ogden argued that since he. fed cabbages to Apache he was entitled to’ its:manure. “Once the manure leaves’ the horse, once it drops on council land, to: whom does Jit belong?” Ogden’ * asked the court. “It certainly: isn't’ Edon's.” : * Ogden said he used, the manure to fertilize his tomatoes because “if you're putting m ey into something, you expect: * to get something out." : The jury for the case never . was called because the court. decided there was-no point in hearing a case that one counsel ~ described as a “storm in a stable bucket.” Evidence produced. during hearing included the shovel used in the assault anda. | ipal residence status.ap-... plies, for oxanele, to an in: Gambling Fever Has Brought __ Attempts of Pawning Wives. , Ro seen. patrons'pi pull out their’ gold teeth with pliers to get $10 to gamble with. But he says t that’s best guy” : eye in‘a pawn shop here—the store owner bought it as. Joke, they're, on. crutches—to get: money to gamble with.” This city of 120,000 is ‘built around gambling, Last year it. DURING BONANZA 'S MAY ENTER THE TREE DRAW FOR ‘OURS WN PRIZE A WAGON STYLE ean EaUe wniue $59.95 PLUS A CHANCE TO WINA $300 cast GRAND PRIZE! _ MACLEODS 337 Columbia 365-3412 Dated at Castlegar this 22nd day of March, 1977. ladies & Men's Reduced up to WIN A "75 Gold Filed’ Accutron by Entering Your ~ change for money. ‘And much of!s that money, shop owners say, goes immediately’ into the casi Shopowners also hear a lot cof ot ard luck stories, but those... n't exchanged for money. ¥ rates. funny, sometimes y people come to Reno with $500: to bose; .”.Mack said.“They:lose that ‘and: they. can't ‘stop .playing.: They lose a sense of. values °; and. maybe: hock = 'a\/: famond ‘ring, and play some more. Maybe they win and * come back for t! 2 ring maybe they don’t.” He said there are times when people come to Reno and: leave behind most, if not all, of ‘ their belongings in pawnshops, ° The interior of his shop is: mute evidence of his statement. “Most people won't tell you. if they want to hock something for gambling. They probably ° think you would give them less. IT remember one woman who | came in here with a bard-luck story; said she needed $5 to buy some.milk for. her kids. She took that money and went right down the street and gambled it -away—I watched. her.” His. shop is filled with musical instruments | (his. ‘specialty), . appliances, | jewel- lery, sporting goods and per- haps less marketable items such as a stuffed bear, a moose ‘head and a stuffed goat. | “I've had men come in here and. want to hock their wives,” ’ ; he ‘said. ‘Did ‘they. want. the ~ money for’ gambling? |. +:Something like that,” he said. m Another shop owner, Chet - Sanders, said a man entered his store recently trying to hock chis. body for medical science...“ “He was arguing that since ‘the , hospital “here - buys cada-* vers, a person should be able to + pawn: his’ body.” How much did he want? “We never got that far; I wasn't interested,’: 7 © Saunders - “said. CASTLEGAR NEWS, Tue, March 2h 1977) Bonanza Day Savings Special Racks of: © Special Bargains Throughout the Store! 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