CASTLEGAR NEWS, October 9, 1983

CASTLEGAR NEWS

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MAY 4, 1980

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Fire force needed

When fire destroyed a
Blueberry Creek family’s home and
all their belongings earlier this
week, Blueberry residents learned
a hard lesson about the need for
proper fire protection.

The home was burned to the
ground in less than an hour. The
fire threatened at least one other
area home and could easily have
spread to several other homes if
winds had started up. That would
have been a full fledged disaster.

Having a volunteer fire depar-
tment might not have saved the
home, but at the very least a coor-
dinated firefighting force would
have ensured that the fire did not
spread.

The movement to form a
Blueberry fire department is long
overdue and it’s unfortunate that it
takes something like the fire
earlier this week to spur residents
into action.

Perhaps, though, Blueberry
residents will follow the lead of
Area | residents. They formed two
firehalls — one in Pass Creek and
the other in Tarrys.

The halls are examples of
what can be done if enough
residents work together. And in
those cases, the halls actually cost
tax payers less to build and main-

tain than before because home in-
surance policies dropped.

For instance the owner of a
$60,000 home in Area | ended up
saving almost $100 with the new
tirehalls. Similar savings may be
available for Blueberry Creek
residents, but even if they aren't
Wednesday's fire should be reason
enough for a proper firefighting
force.

Time
change

The post office's disclosure
this week that mail pickup times
displayed on postal boxes around
town are not correct and haven't
been for a couple of years comes
as areal shock.

Here we have been mailing
letters on the premise that if we
have it in the box before a certain
time it will be delivered locally,
regionally or nationally quicker.

It's too bad Canada Post didnt
let us know about the situation
sooner, or at least changed the
pickup times on the boxes before
now,

Thanksgiving spirit

Thanksgiving is unique.
There's no other day quite like it.
We're given a holiday, not

important.
In Castlegar, we have much to

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NICARAGUA

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er still casual

By CHARLES J. HANLEY

SAN SALVADOR -— Killing an ant
is a greater crime that killing a man,
Salvadoran dictator Maximiliano Her-
nandez Martinez said a half-century
ago, “because a man who dies is rein-
carnated.” Z

Today this spirit of casual murder
lives on in El Salvador.

Probably an average of 20 and
possibly many more Salvadorans are
murdered daily for political reasons,
real or imagined.

But human rights advocates say
the vast majority are killed by soldiers
or police, who often band together in
off-duty, p! lathes “death squads,”
ridding the coli of what they see as
a communist threat.

The “suspect” is seized by uniden-

two teenage daughters.

At the same time, he became
active in the Salvadoran teachers’
union, marching in anti-government
protests in 1979 and 1980.

At a party earlier this year at a
half-brother’s house, Alberto
involved with a drunk toh
fired off a pistol, zy maing, Alberto but
wounding his bi

Alberto peeked ‘Uasuccessfully to
have the

-become *
who.

mounting then against rural labor
activists.

Oscar, with his brothers and sisters,
went to the courts and other author-
ities to try to learn the missing man's

rh The,

say, were ee police to
“keep quiet or have your mouths shut.”
The'brother’s body ‘eventually was
found ina mass grave with 31 others.
Then, one by one, other family

members believe the vengeful assajl-
ant, who had been seen in the company
of soldiers, later informed on the
teacher as a labor “subversive.”
Late one Wednesday night, eight
armed men jumped off'a parked pickup
truck, grabbed Alberto, threw him

Vat Nive:

tified men, thrdwn into an
or truck, and later found dead —
usually having first been tortured, the
body mutilated, defiled, beheaded.

The victim may have been secretly
denounced by a personal enemy, or
named ina “confession” tortured out of
an associate or relative, or found on an.
outdated list of labor or political
activists.

TheA Press

of a special p lor
national date in our history, and
not in memory of our war dead.

a Instead, Thanksgiving dates
back to a time when this country's
citizens earned their living from
the land. It was a time when a
bountiful harvest meant the dif-
ference between making it
through Canada’s hard winter in
some comfort, or simply struggling
to survive.

Today, with so few-actually
making their living off the, land,
harvest time isn't quite as impor-
tant as it once was. But the spirit of
Thanksgiving is the same.

The statutory holiday is nice,
of course, because of the day off
work, but also for the time it

allows us to reflect on the world in ~

which we live. And with life's in-
creasingly frenzied pace, that’s

FRED

MERRIMAN

The current issue of a popular
Canadian periodical had an article
about a 42-year-old man who assaulted
and killed a nine-year-old girl.

The editors of the magazine
advised that publication of the details
in this grisly case were intended to
solicit the assistance of the general
public in apprehending the now known
assailant.

He remains. at large and therefore
other children are at risk.

With this request for help in mind
may I offer a suggestion to whom it
may concern:

Would it not be possible for the
concept of Block Watch or Neighbor-
hood Watch to be expanded in such a
way that all persons so interested may
be further trained, instructed and
legally sworn in as another level of
reserve or auxiliary police?

__ The members o this level a

would not be
make arrests. They would be Rave
volunteer. However, with the special
training in rights and responsibilities
along with the special credibility factor
that goes with semi-professional inst-
ruction, an entire army of eyes and
ears would be available to the regular
law enforcement agencies.

Immediately, some dangers are
inherent in the idea of a potential
community of “spies for the FBI”.
Safeguards would have to be built-in to

be thankful for. Just ding on

any street corner and looking
around, we'notice the magnificent
natural beauty of the area.

‘But that's only the beginning. ,

A community is much more than its... 2

physical surroundings. It's the
people. And in Castlegar that's
something else we can be thankful
for—a rich mixture of heritages
working and living together.

With depressing news about

three recent cases based on accounts of _

friends and relatives. At the request of
the informants, who fear further.
reprisals, the yietiom’ ull names arex)

Alberto of San Pedro Nonualco was a
model for his three younger. half-
brothers. His stepfather, a tailor, sent
him at age 15 toSan to study

20 Salvdderane
a day are murdered
for political reasons.

onto the truck, and sped off, warning
his friends. to keep quiet. Alberto's
family has given up hope of finding him
alive.
OSCAR C.
From an tt

wére seized and murdered.
‘The latest victim was Ostar.
Peasant son of a peasant father,
Carlos was one of the best coffee
pickers. in his hometown of Nueva
Granada. But $4 a day in high season
was not enough to support his wife and
two small boys. When there was an
opening in the Nueva Granada civil
defence squad last March, the 25-year-
old Carlos jumped at the chance — a
steady $85-a-month job. *
With the extra cash, Carlos Posie
some new roof thatch and bamboo
struts for his rough hay-and-mud hut.
On the night of July 8, an estimated
850

family of 16 sons and daughters, Ones
rose from messenger. boy to chartered

accountant inthe capital,:withia salary 4

of $190.a month, and a: $20 commision’

{ for’each audit: + fi

He and his wife, Rosa, a

rades in the civil defence office urge
him to fight on.

At“ about’: midnight, the’ young
militiaman threw down his rifle and
"ave" ups Thosé'In the civil defence

saleswoman, resided in the working-
class district of Mejicanos with their
and fc

to become a teacher.

everything from to
interest rates and bankruptcies,
Thanksgiving offers us a chance to
take stock of our lives and the
world around us and gauge just
how fortunate we are.

We may complain about the
cost of food, the price of gasoline,
and the failure of many gover-
ment services, but in retrospect,
Castlegar residents are very well

ow

ility by reporting on neighbors for
minor anti-social behavior.

The positive intention for. a
considerably larger level of

He d with a degree and a
wife, Matilde, and taught in the San
Pedro school, helping support the
family. Later the couple moved back to
the capital, where he tought in a
government secondary school and a
private school.

By his late 80s, he was earning the
equivalent of about $320 a month and
was studying in his spare time for a
psychology degree. He and Matilde had

oa gon. He had plans to study for
another business degree.
His relatives say Oscar, 31, was

devoted to his work and family, but’

was caught up’ in a chain reaction of
murder that began with an. older
brother.

That brother, a coffee plantation
worker, disappeared in 1979. Family
members speculate he was seized by
soldiers. They say they do not know
the reason, although repression was

Six hours later, asthe sun rose,
Carlos and four others who surrend-
ered were led, hands tied, to a weed-
choked side street. They were tossed
to the ground. A guerrilla then raised
his automatic rifle and fired a burst
into each man's head.

In four years of political bloodshed in
El Salvador, at least 42,000 people have
been killed. Human rights activists say
the true toll may be considerably
higher, since reports from the country-

side are sketchy.
(Associated Press)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Help stop arms race

The Editor, Castlegar
United Nations World Disarm-

ament Week will be observed Oct. 23 to

31. The present aim of this organization

News:

urging the two superpowers to come to
agreement and set a pattern for the
rest of the countries.

George Kennan, former American

is to reduce pons, of

womenpower to assist the Rake
police force would hopefully free the
professionals for more serious police
work than driving around waiting for
an. accident to happen or to perhaps
catch some office clerk who absent-
mindedly exceeds the speed limit.
Volunteers could make note of this
latter type of incident.

A national request for citizen
assistance as cited in the opening of
this column could be directed to the
national membership list of the sug-
gested parapolice volunteer organi-
zation.

An inside track arrangement and
an impressive list of contacts in every
city and hamlet in Canada cue
possibly result in the app:

ina manner in all
countries. I cannot understand how
anyone can possibly object to this.
The arms race continues to
accelerate at a tremendous pace.
Besides increasing tension, fear and
paranoia, it is a large factor in the
deterioration of the economies in most
countries of the world. It seems that
we are not going to have much of
a recovery here in Canada due to our
high interest rates, caused by the high
interest rates in the United States,
which are caused in turn by the high
national deficit. And what causes this
large deficit? It is mostly due to the
$250 billion a year the U.S. is spending
on so-called defense. Many people will
agree that there is no defense in
nuclear

the wanted or missing person withta
hours,

The editors of this national mag:
azine should be thanked for their
concern. The RCMP asked for the
help of the magazine and such was
forthcoming. Now it’s our turn to help.

Just maybe, the suggestion of-
ferred in this column may have some
practical merit.

If just one small child is spared the
fate of nine-year-old, sharing it will be
worth the seme to suggest an
of the

quickly di for
those ye would abuse the responsib-

current Block Watch Program.

‘The Third World ‘Suntries used to
be the dumping ground for our old
weapons, but now they are insisting on
the most up-to-date ones. At the
Conference of Non-aligned Nations in
India last March, Singapore Deputy
Prime Minister 8. Rajaratnam pointed
out that in 1981 the Third World
countries spent $81 billion on weapons,
and since then expenditures have
increased rapidly. This kind of money
is being spent all over the world to the
detriment of social programs and the
feeding of the poor.

So let us get on with the job of

ducing the pons of destruction by

A to the Soviet Union thinks
that agreements can be reached with

“the Russians, and says that they

usually keep their agreements on
specific things, but not always on
high-sounding generalities.

He calls the Helsinki agreements
an exercise in futility. To quote from
his book, The Nuclear Delusion: “The
maintenance of srmed forces on a scale
that of an

no rational justification.

“Such a practice can flow only
from fear — sheer fear — and irrational
fear at that. It can reflect no positive

While this mil of
concept and behavior is thus devoid of
rational basis, it is a phenomenon of the
Erestest seriousness and dangerous-

80 let us regain our senseal During
Disarmament Week ask, “What am I
doing to reduce tensions and to turn
back the arms race?”

The film “If You Love This Planet”

entire. people, ey to mention the
immense attendant danger to the
attacking power itself and to millions of
innocent bystanders; for this, there is

R
School closure will be

is free of charge from Selkirk
College.

Ann McArthur
Nelson

‘sad’ but economic

Editor, Castlegar News:

Whatever happened to the school
age population of the Pass Creek area
in'that the beautiful new school of only
a few years’ construction is now ‘in

jeopardy? Many of the kids must have .

moved out. What a pity that trustees
and taxpayers cannot look into the
future when so much money is involved
to see it all apparently going to
waste in such a comparatively short
time; from a two-room school only a
while ago to a modern structure
costing millions. What a waste. And

what is to become of it — in the hands
of the usual mindless vandals out in
that off-the-track location, miles from
regular police patrols?

Perhaps, the closing of the Goose
Creek Schoo! fiany Yeats ago was a
foretiste of what can happen out at
Pass ‘Creek (assuming also, ,
due to declining Pim Wek
and deplorable situation, but eetige.
the only feasible and‘ economic one.

“Perplexed”
Name withheld by request

“Remember

When?

35 YEARS AGO
From ie Or? 15% 1948

Castlegar News
The garbage dump was reported on
fire, and with quick action on the part
of the local fire department and the
Forestry Dept. it was brought under
control quickly. rink

Castlegar Hardware: Have you seen
our ware morning coal heater? Only
one left. Start a fire but once a year,
heats all day and night without refuel-
ing. Thermostatically controlled. Wake

up in a warm home every. morning.
Saves time, fuel, money and burns any
kind of coal, coke, briquets or wood.
Holds 100 Pounds 0 of coal.

The Lillian 5 Kur Chapter 1008
brated their eighth
the meeting in the Coronation Hall ed
Tuesday night by having as thelr
guests Mrs. R. Melntosh and Mrs.

Stibbard of Nelson as well as many ©

other visitors from Castlegar and

Robson.
s e s
The Kinnaird Women's Institute
held its regular meeting recently. A
group of Robson W.I. members at-

tended, making a total attendance of |

41.

ee

Dr. Dick Elliott, manager of the
Bank of Montreal, attended the Inter-
ior Conference of Bank managers held
in Kelowna last weekend.

Castlegar News

New commodore of the Arrow Boat
Club is W.F. Armson, elected at the
club's first full annual meeting last
night.

Mr. Armson succeeds Dr. C.S.
Fowler, Commodore of the club since
its inception two years ago.

s s s

The Fashion Show sponsored by
West's Department Store Friday night
and held in the store itself, drew a
crowd of between 800 to 850 interested
onlookers.

Counters were moved back from the
ladies’ wear section and a stage was
prepared for the models.

Mrs. Rose Magee, commentator for
the presentation, explained each cos-

tame’ as {twas displayed, describing =

special points of interest.
s s e

Arecord of 487 days without fire loss
in the village was reported Monday
night by assistant fire chief Ray Heagy.

The report covered inspections made
and street lights changed during the
past three month period of the report.

Heagy stated the Kinnaird Fire
department had not received a call to
the fire which destroyed the home of
Art. Phillips last Tuesday.

“We do not and cannot answer calls
outside the village,” he said.

_ _ 1SYEARS AGO
From the Oct. 10, 1968
News

The second nine holes of the
Castlegar golf course will open this
Saturday with ribbons and teas and
loads of enthusiasm.

On hand to witness the opening of
the golf course will be MLA for
Rossland-Trail, Donald L. Brothers, as
well as mayors of Castlegar and Kin-
naird. With the opening of the back
nine, the Castlegar links will become
the only 18-hole course in the West:
Kootenays.

s e

Long service on the a of school
trustee G.W. Rilkoff was rewarded re-
cently at the 64th annual convention of
B.C. School Trustees Association in
Vancouver. He was presented with a
long service certificate. The Presen-
tation, marking 10 years as a school
trustee, was made during Proceedings
of opening day’ by the Hon. Jack
Nicholson, Lt, Gov, of B.C.

Mrs. hous Hating fe Castle;
and district's 1967 citizen of the al
died early last Thursday morning at
the Castlegar and District Hospital,

For the past 80 years she has been
prominent in community life in Castle-
gar.

e s

A fall fashion Rane was pre:

by the Simplicity Pattern Chanarat

: Stanley Humphries last week.

5 YEARS AGO
From the Oct. 12, 1978
Castlegar News

An official sod-turning ceremony will
mark the start of the Selkirk Lions
Club upgrading of Kinnaird Park, at
the park site Tuesday afternoon,

The public is invited to attend the
ceemony ip which Ald. Jim Gouk, city
parks and recreation commit
man, turns the first sod. tam

s s ry

ate action

ani
in the city. nimals create

Plans for a fall tea and apron sale :
were drawn up for the date of Nov. 24.
.

bis YORK (AP) = Tt has’
of

ury —

sketchea,not little cartoon inmates finally,

eutouta doing jokes and gage. graduate
“Andi‘so, this! is\‘a\ book: otherwise
show. The book ioe the ‘adult life,

/ way next ‘month in @ new
musical,

Festival;

kitchen isn't: ee fe oat, Deasting;” fun to make,:: yet.

but a labor of love.
Besides, says Robert La-
chance, it’s cheaper. than eat-
ing ont all the time, r factor
that’ must be.considered by
sheyetteo Hash legitimate ac-

bah Stratford cesta
company actor takes pride
his flare with food, developed

Quick “because of our time’

Weaknesses is pasta with
pesto sauce. Pesto is a veg:
etable sauce, not only in lin-:

and

inexpensive.”

One of Lachance’s great ithe

Ti’s not his firet effort.
‘outside the, world of. syndi- 4
ited

layer ot $2 alo, i scheduled to

" Bredining of
her success

lway Dc
bpary te: set in Walden, the

+ Walsh originally tried

book! Doonesbury in New
Haven, Conn., where, while a

* Yale) cundergraduate,  Tru-
iat DAES ar ooniae

Gq musical

from'‘college |'and
face the realities of,

Yale Daily News with a strip
called Bull Tales,

tUoexer ten lt rst
it out, there,’ but

roy atalpek eabhcheah oi

says. “So' we moved. it. to

in the market for the show,”

and
Shea boat) for ‘the eae

The musieal has a budget’

(Recording artigts|

‘A.concert by the Eamon-
‘Tecord-

= (aa young peor who
were selected from

to perform

the movie. ‘It's kind of about
heart.

She speaks ina voice that's
hardly a whisper and yet

Only feels that way, perhaps be-

cause of an: innate gentility

ew ality, It! is’ an in
roice

that floats in and out of

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11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Closed Tuesdays

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son with roles as Green and ‘

in ‘Richard “II,

the ‘gtoom
- Menteth in Macbeth and Ja-

ques Dé Boys in As You Like

* It. He’ has also been’ in

productions. in London, Ont.,
and:in ‘Montreal.

In Stratford this season he

‘shared a house with major
‘stars. Domini Blythe and
Richard Monette. Lachance
has been the chief cook.
“In The Festival season
there are always lots of par-
ties. At our: house, friends

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