bs, “4 Castlegar News October 23, 1983 Robson firemen to have an appreciation night The Ladies Auxiliary to the Robson Volunteer Fire Department is gearing up for a busy fall which will be high- lighted by an appreciation dinner. i The Italian Dinner will be held for the auxiliary mem- bers and husbands and fire- men and their wives to show appreciation for their help and for being volunteer fire- men in the Robson area. ° In other news, the ladies auxiliary successfully ran a -bingo night as well as a con- cession for the River Otters Swim Meet. The handmade quilt was won by Dorothy McPherson. Raffle tickets are now being sold for a Gourmet Christmas Hamper to be drawn Dec. 12. A lunch will be held for the Former resident graduates New members are wel- come, for information call Silva Wilkes at 365-6161. Jack Grant, son of Jack and Bonnie Grant of Rob- son, received his certificate at graduation ceremonies held Sept. 24 in Richmond. The di ; a “equipment and for up- grading facilities. Bridge results was only the third of its kind held in the. province where nine students’ received © their certificates from Health Minister Jim Neilson. Grant, a graudate of « part-time ambulance ES tendant. ‘He now works out’of 8’ Hos- , vited all to join in singing Canada.” She then turned the OUTDOORS N October 23, 1983 CastlegitNews 1s 1S SLOW RATE OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY BAD? last There's no doubt the rate of! recovery from: the severe 1961-82 recession has slowed from the unexpec- In fact, they argue, it’s a hopeful sign for sustained growth during the next couple of years — despite some obvious disadvantages. A slowdown, for example, means jobs won't be created as quickly as they peated ned bt ad Canada’s already serious unemployment prob! nen the agrument in favor of-a elas pines is If growth came too rapidly, it would spark a fresh round of inflation and throw Canada right back into the _mess of the last two years that created the Sun betting on Post TORONTO (CP) — An agsronivenospaper ht grew a: ‘shoestring’ operation into a major Canadian nf cals le being » bundle ean do thn eae ta peven cueensce ced crontoknaryat enjoyed ts’ % gab rotted a pqheeteerenn Renee photos of scantily clad men and women, won't immediately convert its new acquisition, the staid Houston Post, into a carbon copy of itself. Sun publisher Doug Creighton says he hopes to brighten Post pages by using more color, but won't turn it into an easy-to-hold tabloid that has succeeded in the commuter-oriented Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton mar- kets. And although a few Sun employees will be joining The Post, the numbers will be limited because of tough U.S. ' immigration laws, he said. The Post, a broadsheet paper with a daily circulation of . nearly 896,000 and a Sunday circulation of 456,000, is the ‘1ith-largest newspaper in the U.S. It’s the smaller of two daily papers in the southeast Texas city after the Houston {, Chronicle, which sells 488,000 copies daily and 529,000 Sundays. ment crisis in the first place. It’s helpful to look at what’s happening in'the Untied Newspaper analysts The Sun's move, it pe ee per praised saying fastest-growing U.S. urban markets and more than ocanes - its assets. and 489,092 Sunday, putting it in a strong a foot in the door of one of the ., John Reidy, analyst with Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. of New York, said both Houston newspapers have grown in recent years and while The Post is losing operations, it stands to reap big advertising revenues if The Bunican lift ts ‘irenlation over: that of'The| Chronicle.’ money: on In an industry where newspaper closings have become the rule in recent years. The Sun has survived and to the point where all its Canadian papers should prospered pe in the black by the end of the year At the beginning, "The Sun employed 62 people. Today, it employs more than 1,200 in its three Canadian papers and will take on another several hundred with The Post. FLASH FLESH The'Sun's Canadian papers feature an anti-Liberal — sdme would say anti-Trudeau — political philosophy, heavy coverage of sports, crime and entertainment anda racy look, including Sunshine girls usually seen on Page 2. ‘The formula has baffled media observers, who for years j predicted the Sun's failure first in ‘Toronto, then in Calgary and Edmonton. But today, the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation indicate its Toronto ciruclation is 246,108 daily verweight? | suggest you Call Diet Centre Position with the established papers. ‘The Star, Canada’s biggest newspaper, has more than 500,000 daily, 800,000 Saturday and 500,000 Sunday j subscribers. The Globe has a national circulation of more Btates, since its economy generally runs several months ahead of Canada's. DISMISS CONCERNS | than 812,000, but no Sunday edition. i They dismissed concerns about how The Sun will pay . In Calgary and Edmonton, the Sun tabloids are for the "$128 million acquisition, reasoning the paper is competing vigorously with the bigger Southam-owned Cal- making money, has a strong balance sheet and littledebt dnd gary. Herald and Edmonton Journal. the financial muscle of major sharelolder Maclean Hunter; \:» In Calgary, The Sun's daily circulation is more than Ltd. backing it. 70,000 and almost 80,000 Sunday, while The Herald has a “Buying The Post is a really exciting move for The Sun daily circulation of almost 154,000. In Edmonton, The Sun's pital ‘and’ resides''in Co- © PARAMEDIC - Jack Grant, a former Castlegar resident) receives quitlam with his “‘wife, reduction certificate from Health Minister Jim Neilson. Grant is one of 19 in- | Sheila ‘and two children. tog inB.c. Photo submitted ain STAGES SEEN i: Historically, thes Gr ores Gay Gea, ‘economy coming out of recession. First is recovery, where the downturn is reversed. 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Namibia, formerly South West Africa, is a territory administered by the South African government. under a United National trusteeship. Prior to being removed to Mariential, Lazarous Hauk was living in a refugee camp in Angola, he was that, adopt a specific prisoner’ for :which they had r Pecstvodl & a dossier fromthe International Secretariat in London. Three lay brothers. ftom:Slovakia (8.8.R.) were ar- rested under Article 178 of the penal code: “ob taken from this refugee camp during a sortie across the border by members of the South African Defense Force. That is basically all that is known about Laszarous The is trying to determine why he of the state supervision ‘of churches and religious societies.” These men were J. Brazda, P. Rucka, and Anton Smid. The. dossier was for Anton. Smid... Since Group 66 is a relatively new group we were not really prepared for an adoption case but at an executive meeting: to discuss this matter, it was decided to accept the is being detained and to determine if he is a prisoner of conscience. So far there has been little response from the South African authorities or church officials that have been written to. So, the investigation goes on. celebration of Mrs. came with help in the entertainment, and she played a lively march for a parade of those brave souls who-had come in cos- This is where we are at as a local group at the present -8®T- time. Group 66 meets on the second Sunday of the month at the United Church in Castlegar at 7:80 p.m. For further oO Gisas member John Orr agreed to act as di with executive members Sally Williams, David Healing, and assisting. Before the group commenced George Richards action, however, the matter was taken out of their hands by. the Czechoslovakian authorities. The three men were released from) Bre-trial cstention and reports that charges agains! remained, then, t0 write letters to met ry 8,8.R. cnontiies welcoming: this’ oltcome.- This: was done“ by’ the’ad hoc ** prisoner of Conscience group, each member taking two of the eight addresses. The dther ease Group 66 is involved with is an investigation case. This is an ongoing investigation to research whether a prisoner is actually eligible for adoption as a prisoner, of conscience. s prisoner of is: i their beliefs, color, se, eine origin, inguag, or alien who have not used or advocated violence. At the present very little is known “about Lazarous Western The winning numbers for the $100,000: Western Ex- press draw for Oct. 19 are: 2588222, 2394122, 94, 2145182, 1798855. The $10,000 draw numbers are: write to A Group 66, Box 8683 Castlegar, or telephone 865-8887. Village with long name: up:for-sale: Sera - NGYLL, WALES (AP) — Welsh village railway UStise complete with its 11-metre platform sign giving the longest place name in Britain — all 58 letters of it — is up for sale. Lianfairpwilgwyngy - lllan - tysiliogogogochstation be- came a tourist centre nine years ago after state-owned British Rail stopped running trains for lack of A price tag of pete ced Ibs. ($318,272 Canadian) has put on the centre, Uaiehite has restaurant, parking lot and souvenir shop that sells 25- centimetre long train tickets with the name of railway sta- tion and instructions on how to say the name without be- coming breathless. In English the name means St. Mary’s Chruch by the pool of the white hazel trees, near the rapid whirlpool, by the red cave of the Church of 8t. Tysilio. The name of the railway station was concocted by vil- lages who combined the name of their village and the ngers. twin village of Liantysiliogo- _ gogoch. Welsh words were sandwiched in between to ngue-tangling name helps attract 200,000 visitors a year. _ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT © FROM - Castlegar gar Savings Credit Union We are pleased to offer our new "Golden Ac- count! package to our valued members 55 and ove The Following Services Are Now A got a number of the members - up to dance. The large crowd didn't faze tive and ample table was set out. A special visitor was Dal Newman, who is spending a few days visiting his parents. - ‘Kuryluk. funeral Monday Peggy Kuryluk of Castle- gar passed away Oct. 20 at fhe age of &3. Mrs. Kuryluk was born March 28, 1900 in Warsaw, was a member of-St. Rita’s Catholic Church and enjoyed playing bingo. She is survived by one son, Henry of Castlegar; daughters, Irene Steele of Seattle, Wash., Kay Monerief ‘of Montrose, and Mary Lou Kuryluk of Los Angeles; 10 grandchildren and one great. grandson. She was prede- ceased by her husband Nich- olas; one son and two daugh- ters. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Rita's Catholic Church, with Rev. Father Michael Guinal officiating. Interment at Park Memorial 4 etery. Funeral arrangements un- der the direction of Castlegar Funeral Chapel. Kay Andreashuk her. accordian to for some sectors of the economy — such as employment — it can take a year or more. ~ which lasts until you get into the economy starts shrinking again and you're into another recessio1 n. Smoothing out this roller-coaster has been the aim of every free-enterprise country for decades. None has succeeded. ‘ Many influential U.S. economists are their country has completed much of the recovery stage ee a eerase ery ace tects the enpasioa ere: They expect to see a significant increase soon in business investment in new plants and equipment. There are two reasons for this: — Consumer spending, though not as vigorous as six months ago, remains strong and production will have to be stepped up to meet demand. — A lot of the slack in production capacity that at the depth of the has been taken up and I don't think they'll h Sue Scully, an swoop.” t with Toronto-based McLeod. ¥. Weir Ltd. “It makes the company big lessee in one Sundays. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE DROPS, Buyers more careful VANCOUVER (CP) — A new survey shows consumer confidence has dropped in Greater Vancouver, but the western region sales promo- tion manager for The Bay says people are just being more careful. “People are buying smart- i718) says the poll is retail here. He is tive of the adult population in: expecting a slump — of un- the area within plus or mirus::known' duration and grip — 4.3 per cent of those suri within 90 days because of a veyed thought their econo-. mic situation would improve. in the next year. In Septem-. ber, 86 per cent thought their:.: economic situation would im- sales slowdown at the be- ginning of October. NEVER CAME He's been in business for 20 years and has experienced and further major uprovemsnis in output, will have to and machinery. er, taking a great deal of care with their purchases,” said John McLean. “But they are buying more than at the be- ginning of the year and cer- aly a Jencsat this tie In ” capital investment by business. But there are more question marks about when that can be expected in Canadas. For one thing, Canada’s plants have more idle capacity — an estimated 80 per cent compared with 20 per cent in the U.S. ‘That means companies could continue to meet extra consumer demand for a while just by bringing more of those unused facilities back on track. How long it will take to get to the stage where new factories are needed is anyone's guess. For another, Canadian corporate profits. still are recovering from huge drops experienced during the last two years. Some improvement is expected this year, but experts predict it will take until at least the end of next year just to raise profits to their 1980 level. - SEES HOPE But there's some optimism. William Mulholland, chairman. of the Bank of Montreal, said in a recent speech in Toronto that Canada of capital if the is Buyer wariness, he said shows up in their readiness duets, to‘ make more use of advertising. “The purge caused by the be more creative, more inno- vative.” IKEA, the f fee ; slowdowns turning to slumps In’ June, eight per cent 5 thought their situation would {90 days regularly ‘since worsen. In September, 16 per cent though their situation would worsen. Kanter said opening-day revenue at IKEA's new store .on, Oct,.10 waa. $882,000, the. and the last time he got stung by the ‘start of a recession. “We feel the bottoms much. later than the other guys and rises y_turnover b; ‘ad IKEA’ store -ever.: Th elaiaeneaie bes make 4 difference. The con- $1 billion in revenues'a year, *Umer is only going to buy on But Jack Mclver, who has *#le. He's waiting us out.” shared in the rising sales ob- Bruce Pepper, president of served at The Bay and IKEA the Vancouver Board ‘ of this year, said he is worried Trade, said he wasn't sur- now. prised that consumer confi- store, has also found shop- pers are smarter, said mana- vey Gtosa' Kanter: “The custumer expects more. of us. I think the cus- tomer is more critical today when he gives over his Greater Vancouver adults in June and September to find their attitudes on the econ- omic The He his dence dimmed over the sum- business a sure barometer of mer. we try to do doesn’t seem to + daily of 78,000 and Sunday circulation of 92,000 (<émpares to 177,000 for The Journal from Monday to “Thursday and’ Saturday, 223,000 Fridays and 150,000 1980 HONDA ACCORD “Ifeellikea th up ae the things Tlike to oe and I feel Aad ee my: YOU CAN DO IT TOO! 8 Mm. N.B.M.C. -