CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thuraday, February 6, 1975

Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary
Buys Bus for Handicapped

The Ladies’ Auxiliary to
the Royal Canadian Legion,
branch No. 170, geld Its first

meeting of 1975 on Monday

evening in the Legion Hall with
30 members present. *

Mrs. E. Rourke installed
the following officers who had
been unable to attend the joint
installation: executive mem-
bers Mrs, A. Sperling and Mrs.
J. Mykyte, and first vice-

/ president Mrs. F, Bonnett,

Mrs. N. Blais was initiated
into membership and given a
warm welcome,

Correspondence included
an invitation for the members

to take part in the West’

Kootenay Zone L.A. Fun Day
to be held in Rossland March 9,
Mrs, Bonnett will take the team
names for those wanting to
bowl that day and Mrs, H. Bate
will be asked to look after the
names of those who would like
to curl that day.

Mrs. Molly White will
represent the L.A. at the
annual meeting of the Kootenay
Society for the Handleapped.
Mrs. A. Macpherson reported
that the proceeds from the
weekly bingo have been used to
purchase a small bus for the
Handicapped Society.

Treasurer's report was
given to the end of December.
It was decided to send $50 to
the Pacific Command bursary
scholarship fund,

The following committee
reports were given: calering—
has been successful during the
past year with two jobs already
scheduled for February: sick—
botiquels were sent to three
young mothers and thelr bables
in hospital,

Mra, Mae Dinner was
again named honorary presi-
dent for 1975, Mrs. M. Peachey.
‘will be the pianist for 1975, and
Mrs. W. Narraway the-stand-
ard bearer. The president also
named the convenors for the
new year, >

Plans were made for the
spring tea to be held April 12 in
the Legion Hall and committees
were formed.

The Legion members
would appreciate any donations
of books which they, in turn,
will send to the Veteran Book
Depot. This project is in the
charge of Mrs. C. Kerr.

preciation to the members was
extended by Mrs. Peachey for
all they bad done to make her
parents’ 60th wedding anniver-
sary a day they will never
forget.

Mrs. Dinner won the even-
ing’s booster prize and Mrs.
Narraway won the wicker
basket draw. Delicious refresh-
ments were served by the
hostesses, Mrs. Miros and Mrs.
Mykyte.

Hypnotist Robert Romane
Makes Appearance af SHSS

What do you think you
would da in a hypnotic trance?

Robert Romane, the hyp-
notist who is appearing at the
Stanley Humphries Secondary
School gym on Feb, 19, will call
on a number of willing volun-
teers from the audience and
once again demonstrate the
amazing world of hypnotism.

Mr. Romane, a hypnotist
and mentalist (sensory pereep-
tion}, is one of Canada's top

His act is: acclaimed as
being’ hilarious, funny and
delightfully amazing,

je. Romane was born in
Winnipeg on Dominion Day,

. 1949, to an Itallan father and

Polish mother. From the age of

nine years, he has been inter-

ested in hypnotism and, in the

years since, has put in thou-

sands of hours of study, re-

search, and practice. i
‘The great Romane has

at

Canadian theatre
who puts together a fast, funny,
family entertainment appear:

schools, theatres, night clubs,

legions, restaurants, banquets,

“Tha game, sot-and match. You just didn't have your ‘heart’ int AL”

Sugar and Spice by Bill Smiley

WITH beet the price it is,
most of us don't see
much of it on the table these
days. However, there's one
type of beef that is as cheap
asever. If you can't afford
the real thing, have a good
beef about something that
annoys you, It’snotas taniy
as the genuine article, but
it’s good for your blood
pressure, even though there.
isn't much.protein init.

Thaven’t had a good beef
about anything for a while,
so here goes,

First of all, supermarkets,
Many of them are becoming
more impersonal, more inef-
ficient, ‘and. more sleazy,

from to

change has been ‘most
noticeable in the past couple
of years,

Until then, there was a
crackling efficiency in most
of the big chain stores. The

Maatatlcyould

anextinet species, and when
there is one around, he’s just
going for his coffee break.
And he wouldn't think of
carrying out your parcels.

Tt must be that manage-
ment is deliberately cutting
hack on staff and service.
Why? To increase profits?

Yesterday, I went Int a
supermarket to pick up a
few groceries. About $10
worth, or one bag. I did my
shopping in five minutes,
and spent 20 minutes wait:
ing in line to pay for it. OF
six checkout counters, two
were open. One girl was

frantically punching buttons,

and bagging groceries, No
packaging boys in sight. The
other counter open was the
Express counter (B items or
less),

that makes my hair stand on
end and my temples throb

ange,wherever he goes.

While udder hypnosis, Mr.
Romane’s volunteers will shiv-
er with cold, eat an onion
believing that it is a peach,
become intoxicated ona glass of
water, and respond to many

other suggestions, ot

re dee ir necks to help you
bes of psivatesaerlns Saf sind what yop wanted. The

ie spo
sored by the student council of
SHSS. His performance will
begin at 8

adults and'$1,50-for ‘student
(to be charged at the door).

i rl ‘on the”eash registers
nearly always had a smile
and a‘greeting. Packaging
boys bagged your groceries
‘and Would ‘carry them to
yourcarifyou wished. Asa
result, the stores were
pleasant places to shop.

- Local Court News

William Newman Mc-
Farlane of Castlegar pleaded
guilty to two separate charges;
one of driving while impaired
and one for refusing to take a
breathalyzer test. He was fined
$200 or in default one week in
jail on each charge. His driver's
licence was also suspended for
one month.

* eos

‘Thomas P. Lynn of Winlaw

pleaded guilty after he was
charged under the Wildlife Act.
He was fined $60. Mr. Lynn was
charged for bagging a cougar
without a tag.

eee.

James Brent Esopénko of

Castlegar pleaded guilty to
being a minor in possession of
‘alcohol.:He was fined $25,

ccleaner

What a change! The only
time you see the manager is
on’a television ad. Try to
find a clerk,. during busy
hours, to tell you where the
unsalted “peanuts or the
salted crackers are, and you
might as well be in the
Sahara, with: an emply
water canteen, looking for a
+ nlee, fresh spring,

The girls on cash don't
smile enough, and are
obvioisly overworked. The
packaging boys seem to be

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I stood in line for about
eight minutes, wondering
what the holdup was, as
there were only two or three
ahead of me. When I was
close enough to see, I
realized what was going on.
‘Two places ahead of me was
an old gal with a nearly full
shopping cart, about
bucks worth of grub. 1
started, to burn. Bight
items is supposed to be the
Jimit in that line-up.

When she finally got
finished, and © muddled
around having a. ctieque
endorsed, another woman
tock her place, and started
unloading her cart. After
she had placed eight items
on the counter, 1 be

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old biddic had? Thirty-six!
1. remarked, loud and

clear, ‘to the cashior: “I

thoujght this was the Ex-

press counter, eight items or

fewer.” She had the grace to

blush. I half expected the

old bat to turn and pulverize

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And there's another thing

he Express iis

me with a salami, but she
kept eyes front and her ears
were red,

1 have a fecling there is
room right now for some
old-fashioned neighborhood
groceries, where you get
personal service and your
purchases are delivered, if
you want to phone in an
order. The big supermarket
must be hell for little old
ladies with arthritis who
have to walk blocks with a
couple of heavy bags of
grub, Speaking of which,
why do the baggers at
supermarkets always put all
the canned goods in one bag,
and the klcenex, toilet paper
and rice in the other, so that
the customer goes out the
door with a list like the
Titanic going down?

‘Another sore point with
me — and it’s sore where it
really. hurts, in the hip
pocket = is the ripgfl af big,
city hotels:

It-was. necessary thal

oe
spend’ w'few dags in“ohe

recently," and the prices
nearly drove me into bank-
rupley, a home for paupers,
and insanity.
Single room, $31.00 a day
i

$2.50, ‘That's thirty-six
simoteons before you. lay
your head ona pillow. Twas
slightly stunned, to say the
feast, hut my fault, T hadn't
checked the rates,

“Oh, well,” thought. “It's
only once in a blue moon,
and I'll enjoy the luxury and
the Lerrifie service.” IL is to
hugh. 3

Luxury? It was a hotel
room, like 50,000 others.
Except that this one was so
draughty you had to turn
the thermostat up to 80 to
keep from shivering.

ep fr

great. Especially room
service, Tiréd and frazzled,

I decided I-didn’t. want, to,
seck out a dining room and’ *

eat alone, ‘Thought I'd stay
in| my. room, have

"sandwich, read the paper,

watch the news on TV.
That news was the only

“thing for which’ they didn’t.

‘extract blood.

Country boy, without con-

sulting the me

one martini, one roast beef
sandwich, onc small pot of
coffee (three cups).

When I’ went to sign the
bill, you could have knocked
me over with’a lewd wink,

+A third-rate martini, un-

chilled, $1.85. Beef sand- ,

wich, ‘with a dill pickle,
coleslaw, and a muck - of
cheese, $4.35. Small
thermos of coffee, $1.95.
Surcharge for any order
under $10.00, one’ buck.
(That really . gripes.) And
the waiter, with his hand out
for a fat tip, That comes to
$8.25, without the tip.

L almost turned out my
pockets and shouted: “Here!

en, twice shy,
you say. Not me, I have to
he hit over the head several

Some Tips to Keep Your —
"Time Clock” Ticking

Dysrhythmia is what you
yet when your circadian rhy-
thm or “time clock” gets out of
whack, It's not as complicated
as il sounds and travellers can
take steps to minimize its
ltects,

Everyone's body is regu:
lated by built-in time clocks,
‘The eycle ranges fram 20 to 30
hours, hence circadian means
“about a day” taken from the
Latin words cirea (about) and
din (day),

When people fly through
time zones al jet speeds, these
time clocks can become tem-
porarily disoriented, although
effects on individuals can vary
widely.

There are some things a
traveller planning to fly long
distances ean do to lessen the
effects of dysrhythmia, The
B.C; Automobile Association
offers the following sugges-
tions:
© Get normal sleep in the days
before beginning the trip. Also
eat accustomed food at normal

meal times;

This Type of Beef is Cheap

times before anything sinks
In.

Ordered breakfast. Room
service. Thoug!
least you can't be raped at
breakfast." Wrong. You
can,

Scrambled eggs, cold and
watery, on a ‘cold’ plate.
Toast. limp, wet and cold, on
acold plate. The coffee was
OK. Bill, about $5.80, plus
surtax and tip. A greal way
to start the day. Rather
exorbitant for three cups of

fee, the only thing fit to
1c

who wants to swim in
January? | Who= needs a
massage at $7.00 a rattle?
Who needs a haircut at $3.50
or a shoeshine at half’ a
buck? Who needs to pay
over 40 cents for a up of
coffee?
Surely there is a place in

Canadian society. for. homey, —

comfortable hotels, like
those in Engtand, where you
right pay: $30.00 a day for
two, with a huge, hot and
hearty breakfast thrown in:
Being skinned alive is an /
uncomfortable way to go.

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© Avoid a last-minute rush by
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tho alrport, This is frequently
the most tense and tring part
‘of the journey;

© Atany time, be careful with
sleeping pills, Many a business
person hos found that it is
better to function under-
powered than under sedation.

Onarrival at your overscas
destinatiun, take it casy at first.
Have a nap for a few hours but
don't sleep all day or you won't
be able to sleep at night.

The B.C. Automobile As-
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these tips, your circadian rhy-
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‘dys” (disorder) will be taken

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payable by any person owning or keeping a dog
or dogs in the City of Castleger.

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Eight Castlegar Area Men H

als for Service Awarded

+A record 92 Cominco em-
ployees, including eight from
the Castlegar area, were hon:
cred at Trail Thursday night at
the 19th Annual Gold Medal
Presentation dinner for em-
ployees with 40 years of
continuous service,

In addition to the 92, more
than 100 guests were on hand
at the Tadanac Hall to mark the
occasion,

Executive vice-president,
operations, Jack Salter, was
speaker and paid tribute to the
40-year veterans,

“The character of an organ-
“tzation takes on the character of
Its people,” he said, “and
Cominco salutes you. It is with
deep sentiment that: I extend

' not refuse this

congratulations to your and to
your familles who have sup-
ported you,’

Mr, Salter, who also re-
ceived a commemorative gold
medal this year, was standing
In for company chairman F.E.
Burnet, who was scheduled to
speak but had to make a
last-minute business trip to
Ottawa Thursday morning.

Manager of personnel and
chairman of the presentation
dinner, Jim Gray, noted that
more than 700 Cominco em-
ployces have attained 40-year
stalus since the annual event
was started in 1962, He added
that 146 medallists are still on

the company’s active roll.

At this year's dinner, 68
were from Trail operations, 20
from Kimberley operations, one
from the H.B, Mine at Salmo
and three from head office in
Vancouver,

The eight honored from
this area were Harold Hesketh,
Jack Kelly, Ron Giles, Frank
Woodrow, Steve Rysen, Gor-
don Scott, Joe Schiavon and A.
“Shorty” Honchar.

During the ceremony, each
man received a gold medal and
8 gilt of his choice, Each will
also receive a framed photo of
the entire group. Flowers were
sent to the wives. ki

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191 Columbla Avenue

"Funeral Service Held at Glade
For William J. Kinakin, Age 66

A resident of Glade since
19J2, William J. Kinakin, 66,
died on Tuesday of last week at
the Castlegar and District
Hospital.
~~ Funeral services were held

through to Friday
le Community Hall.

Born at Arran, Sask., Jan.
28, 1909, Mr. Kinakin moved to
B.C,, settling in Glade in 1912.
He was married in 1935.

Mr. Kinakin was a lumber-
man and was employed by

Kootenay Forest Products for
14 years. Due to ill health he
retired in 1961.

He ts survived by his wife,
Irene; one son, William of
Glade; one daughter, Mrs. Sam
(Marcie) Tomelin of Shore-
acres; five grandchildren and
one brother, John of Thrums.

Burial took place st Glade
Cemetery with the Castlegar
Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.

WCB Opens New Nelson Office
To Serve West Kootenay Area

The Workers’ Compensa-
tion Board opened a new office
in Nelson Tuesday where.the
adjudication of claims for work-
ers who live in the West
Kootenay area of B.C. will be
processed. :

The change became ef-
fective Jan. 27. Previously, all
claims were processed at the
WCB's Vancouver administra-
tive office, regardless of where
workers lived.

The Nelson claims office
will serve workers who live on
-Highway 3, from just east of
Midway, to just west of Crest-
‘on, It will also serve workers
living in the area from the
southern edge of Glacier Na-
tional Park, south to the
Canadian-U.S. border.

“This reorganization of ser-
vice is intended to foster a
better understanding of claims
adjudication by promoting per-
sonal contacts by adjudicators

with claimant, doctors, unton

officials, and employers,” said’

WCB Commissioner T. R. Watt,
of Vancouver,

The Board has maintained
a Nelson area office since 1952
for its tocal- accident _preven-
tion, assessment and rehabilita-
tion services staff.. This service
will continue to be located at

the WCB office at 327 Baker.

Street,

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