CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, July 27, 1978 Hot sun and thirs EXCITED YOUNGS TERS Join mad scram- ble for spectally-marked prize-winning ping pong balls dropped on Pass Creek Park by a “— ° i only one of several ‘‘kid-orlented”’ activities featured In Sunflower Fest celebrations. —CasNewsFoto by Ryon Guedes Adastra Aviation Sunday. The event was A New Look Just For You from Castlegar Drug They've just arrived! ... In new, vibrant, exciting colours for fall. Come in and check out our new line of Yardley Cosmetics © Nail Polishes ® Lip Glosses © Eye Shadows © Pressed Face Powders © Loose Face Powders ® Moisturizers ® Night Creams Corner of Pine & Columbia q CLOSED THIS SUNDAY Carl's Drugs: Open 12 noon to 1 p.m. & 6 to7 p.m. ity children—the perfect setting for a watermelon-eating contest Joy Keillor Bridge Club Game Results Seven-and-one-half tables took part in Monday night's play at the Joy Keillor Bridge Club with the following results: North-South . North-south average 96. First, Ian MacDonald and Otto Walker with 118'/; second, Joy Keillor and Judy Sheppard with 105; third, Martin and Kees Vanderpol with 99. East-West East-west average 84. First, Dr. Ron Perrier and Hubert Hunchak with 105; second, John Sokolowski and Rob Wadey with 96; third, Dr. and Mrs. Garry Jenkins with 89. New Handbook Helps Consumer Avoid Problems The Consumer Action Lea- gue, with funding from The Law Foundation of British Columbia, has just published a revised edition of The Con- sumer Book: A Handbook for B.C. Consumers. The handbook is designed to help consumers avoid prob- lems wherever possible, but also provides advice on how to resolve difficulties that do arise. Legislative and other applicable remedies are dis- cussed and useful corrective steps are sliggested for each of a wide range of potential con- sumer problems. Subjects dealt with in The Consumer Book range from advertising and automobiles to debt and credit and mechanics’ liens—a total of 45 separate problem areas are covered along with names and .ad- dresses of public agencies and private organizations. The Consumer Book, writ- ten by Patricia McNeill and Mareia Hoffart, was originally published in July 1977, with distribution limited to libraries, information centres and other organizations for use as a reference in assisting consu- mers. The new edition with updated information is being made available to the public and can be ordered from: Vancouver People’s Law School 2110-C West 12th Avenue Vancouver, B.C. V6K 2N2 A cheque or money order for $3 to offset publication and mailing costs should accompany requests. raf. if you're NEW IN TOWN and don't know which way to turn, call the Weta Mo, e 365-5542 Kootenay Savings Adopts New System The credit union move- ment in B.C. has experienced unprecedented growth during the past few years. Central Data Systems, the data processing department of ‘B.C. Central Credit Union, handles the ever-increasing vol- ume of business emanating from the province's credit untone Two dunl-processor Bur- roughs 4700 computers form the brain centre of the B.C. Central Credit Union “on-line” system established in Van- couver. This “on-line” system al- lows the credit union to process transactions with exceptional speed, efficiency and reliability. It is designed to handle all chequing, deposit, loan and general ledger accounts. “On-line” operates in “real time"—it accepts transaction data via dedicated l Union has converted one of its seven branches to the “on-line” system. The conversicn has taken place in recent weeks at the Kootenay Savings Salmo branch, The staff of the Salmo Branch office have taken an intensive training course in the system and as of Monday have been processing all credit union transactions in this faster, more efficient and more reliable sys- tem. The training of other branch office personnel will take place at the “on-line” training centre for Kootenay Savings Credit Union in Trail. As the staff for each branch office is tramed in the computer system, the branch office will be converted. It is anticipated that the next office to join the computer network will be the Trail branch. Service is sched- lines at the credit union, edits and transmits the data to the central computor for processing and file updating on tapes and disks, and then acts on a reply from the computer. The entire process takes a matter of seconds. Kootenay Savings Credit uled to approxi- mately Oct. 7. The new branch office planned for the Waneta Plaza will also be part of the “On-Line” system when it opens in mid-October. The Castlegar branch will be converted to the sytem in mid-November. Vancouver Man Charged With Not Yielding A Vancouver man has been charged with failing to yield the right-of-way following an acci- dent early Saturday afternoon onthe Castlegar side of the Robson Ferry. Charged is Samuel Mc- Geachy Johnston, whose 1967 Buick sustained an estimated $500 damage when It failed to yield to traffle coming off the ferry, resulting in a collision with a 1965 Volkswagen driven by Eric Jay Hawkins, 17, of Castlegar. Both Hawkins and his pas- senger, Nancy Kelly, 17, were taken to Castlegar and District Hospital where they were treated and then released. Damage to the compact has been estimated at $300. 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KNSG co-ordinator James Terral, member of a delegation urging the board to support Genelle residents’ fight against exploration of uranium deposits near their China Creek watershed, said directors should “step back and have a look at what it would mean to have a uranium boom in our community.” — so At the Mercy of a Well-Aimed Softba Robby Len, Canadian, Lady Bathing Suits & Cover-ups Irish Mist 115 cm (45"') wide. Reg. $5.99 m. Now 115 cm (45"’) wide. Reg. $4.49 m. Now 150 cm (60"') wide. Reg. $5.99 m. Now Phat vt exe as Clearance of Summer Fabrics continues! Fabrics by Russell Polyester Knits Remnants... 20” os One m = 1.094 yds. $925 © Kates Tank Tops © Cotton Short- Sleeved Blouses © All Summer Slims © Loungewear Coats and Jackets % are now all less coe 5 AND MORE % Inctuding such brand names as Sea Queen, Christina, OFF We've had further markdowns in ladles’ wear. Stock won't last at,these prices so come inttoday. 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Reluctant but plucky ‘est ja Spluttering and wheezing above are four tothe ity of p Sunflower Fest Dunk at Kinnalrd Park afternoon. Rules of the event, which featured an a! complete with plexiglass viewing panels were simp ihe target with a well-almed softball! and give the plunge after urging a top left, took the photographer to go In her place. Following her wa: Suntlower Fest co-chairman Jim Corbett, top right, who w ted no time In seeking dry land. Rossland-Trail MLA Chris D’Arcy, bottom lett, a glutton for climbed back onto the dunking seat for a second plunge. The expression on Mayor..Audrey Moore's face, bottom right, requires no explanation. Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco, last year’s favorite celebrity, was conspicuous In his absence. —CasNewsFotos jby Ryon Guedes over 50 varieties TOMORAOW, FRIDAY, JULY 28 10.a.m. to7 p.m. at the Castlegar Hotel West Coast Seafoods Central Kootenay re- gional directors have asked the provincial government to stop using 2,4-D and related herbicides until their environmental impact is The RDCK board voted last Thursday to support Area H director Norman Brewster's motion to re- quest Premier Bill Bennett order a moratorium on the use of such herbicides, high- RDCK Directors Request -Government Ban on 2, 4-D way, railway and power line rights-of-way “until the ex- tent of their effect has been established.” The motion cited “pub- lie apprehension” about the (Cont'd Pg. B10, Col. 3) drink them or breathe them— then they tend to go to certain places in the body and con- centrate there,” he said. The KNSG spokesman said Uranium 233 and radon gas, released by the mining of ura- nium, concentrate in the lungs while radium, which is formed later in the decay series, con- centrates in the bones, “When a substance gives off an alpha particle or beta particle that becomes concen-. trated in the body, then the fact that it doesn’t penetrate very far becomes a problem,” Terral said. “If it were coming at us from the outside our skin would stop it, but if it's coming at us from the inside then it’s the flesh of our organs, our bones, our muscles, whatever it is that's closest to that concen-. tration of the radiation that stops it.” The chemical effect lead, the final stage in the series of changes undergone. by ura- nium, has on the body has been well documented in studies on workers in Cominco’s smelting operations in Trail, he said. 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