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For com- plete statistics, see Weekend Gating O'Rei oie the first period, 8-3 after the Next Commercial League action is today when Carling O'Keefe faces* Mountain Sports Hut at 9:45 p.m. in the arena complex. Bantam house squad wins tournament Castlegar Bantam house players won a tournament in Beaver Valley during the Christmas holidays. Castle- gar team consisted of David’ Popoff, goalie; Dean Fancy, Rick Secret, Jason Strelaeff, Brent Makiev on defence; Rod Gretchin, Gary Kooz- netsoff, Dwayne Samoyloff, Dan Davidoff, Travis Matt and Jason Hughes. The team ‘Here's my GUITAR HEADau, OF THE KOOTENAYS: ion Libra 840 Rossiond Ave, Trail Carol Magaw Dianna Kootnikoff ADVERTISING SALES CASTLEGAR NEWS 70 Deawee 3007 CASTUGAR BC. vam an OFFICE 365-5210 [Far con PAINTING & DECORATING 2649 FouRrH CASTLEGAR AVENUE c played good sportsman- ship and team work as they defeated teams from Nelson, Trail and Beaver Valley, ac- ecording to coach Peter Sam- oyloff. In the first game, Castle- gar narrowly defeated Trail 2-1. Dwayne Samoyloff open- ed the scoring assisted by Kooznetsoff, Gretchin broke a1-1 tie assisted by Matt and Kooznetsoff. Trail finished second in the tournament. In the second game, Castle- gar defeated Nelson Shop- pers Drug Mart 4-1. Kooz- netsoff scored three times and a single went to Matt. Gretchin had three assists, Hughes, Dwayne Samoyloff and Rick Secret had one each. In the third game, Castle- gar overpowered host Beav- er Valley 8-2. Matt had the hattrick, Davidoff scored twice and singles went to Samoyloff, Secret and Gret- chen. Assists went to Gretchin, Secrét (two), Jason Hughes (two), and Matt. In the fourth game, Castle- gar outscored Nelson Kiw- anis 5-1 on goals by Gretchin (two), Davidoff, Matt, and Hughes. Assists went to am- oyloff (two), Hughes, Davi- doff, and Matt with one each. eo SCRAMBLE IN FRONT. . . Castlegar Pee Wee player takes shot against Nelson goalie in game Friday night at arena complex. Castlegar lost 9-4. Local goal scorers were Kim Verigin with two, Stephen Junker and Roger Carlson with one @ach. —costewsthote by Ron Mormon FIGURE SKATING Thomson takes title By JOHN KOROBANIK REGINA (CP) — Kay Thomson got the gold medal and Elizabeth Manley got a diamond ring. Thomson, 19, of Toronto skated a smooth but unin- spiring program Friday night to win her third straight Canadian senior ladies’ figure skating championship. She did it despite an un- usually relaxed feeling under extreme pressure. “That is about the best I have ever felt in competi- ‘Jr. Rockettes blast Crowe Stanley Humphries Junior Rockettes opened their league schedule with a re- sounding 36-15 win over the defending West Kootenay champion J.L. Crowe Junior Hawkettes in Trail this week. Starting slowly, the Rock- ettes led 9-4 at quarter time and 15-5 at the half. In the third period,” however, the locals began to roll, outscor- ing their opponents 12-4 in HELAINE OLESKI ... player of game that frame to pull ahead 27-9. Rookie guard Kim Tarasoff found herself in early foul trouble but netted 10 points before exiting late in the tion,” she said later. “I was very relaxed and was enjoy- ing the whole thing.” Thomson won top marks from all seven judges even though she took one triple jump out of her program. “My coach says I have to be intense to do the triple flip in the latter part of my pro- gram,” the dark-haired cham- pion said. “I felt I was too relaxed so I said forget it this time, I'll get it for the Olym- pies. Manley finished second in the free skating and second overall to complete her come- back from last season’s prob- lems when she fell to fourth Olympic Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, Feb. 7-19 — the top two girls go — Manley also was rewarded with a di- amond cluster ring with a ruby from her mother. “It's good to be back on the podium again,” said the 18- year-old slimmed-down blonde. ALSO SKIPS TRIPLE Manley also took a triple jump out of her program af- ter landing one perfectly in the early moments. “I did a double Salchow instead of a triple. Maybe if I had done the triple it would have given me that little extra. “But I didn't have a good feeling and I thought it would be better to do the double rather than try the triple and fall. A fall would kill me,” Cynthia Coull of Montes: who teamed with Mark Rew | Gary Beacom of Toronto ung on to the lead in the senior men's singles despite a brilliant short program by defending champion Brian Orser of Penetanguishene, Ont. i ‘ wae tstonders n g — an pa 3 3 : hinebogr 8 2 —— 3 ee — 2 mm OF 3 P 3 ; : —— x a ee wm RET Ss Rie PDE BE Toronto 1S 25S 175 213 3 ior BER RE oe Se ar Ser is 3 ce foim ibe E tid iE = Bit oS sateen eye ieicesener’ pL ----—-When-you_invest in-a credit union RRSP we'll issue your official tax receipt on the spot- while you wait. When you're ready to file-your income tax retum your RRSP receipt Is reacly when you Kootenay Savings Credit Union NeQTE: During she lost minute rach, Feb. 28°10 2%, receipts will be evoilable the next business day Castlegar 365-3375 South Slocan 359-7221 Deadline: February 29th, 1984 3 a Fe Rookie guard Helaine Oles- 5,57, o* na 3 a 2 2 ‘Messier, Eden honors for her fine effort federo st the second quarter. Merthern Dfvislon Next home game for the Rs Fe ue Fredericton 3 Adirondok z Junior Rockettes is Thursday NOS. iy F 1 te 7 ‘Sherbrooke 3 H ¥ me kanes i wees tabs Seattle Supersonics sign guard Dovid u pant Joy IShnwon onthe against Rossland. vy REGIONAL 4 —__ RECREATION AE COMMISSION# 1 JAN. 15 — Public Skating cancelled. JAN. 16 — Lunch Hour Hockey 12 -1 p.m. Complex Com- emission T p.m. JAN. 17 — Registration tor Winter P 6-7. p.m. Com- plex Holl. Rebels ve Beover Valley 8 p.m. for Winter ‘ol 30. Re injured reserve list use. Arizona Wranglers sign running Mike ‘New Orleans Breakers « bock 19 running Oakland Invaders sign cornerback Benny Bornes. hoo Co Boston Bruins send goalie Mike Mottot 10 Hershey Beors of the American Hockey Leogue. Red Wings receive notice trom league teat taht winger Chaude Lsteete hon been suspended for tix gomen Minneroto North Store call up deter: ‘Craig Lovie. Z ‘Jets reinatate goaltender Mike soccer WAL Voncouver Whitecaps place gonlie Tino Vetsor. during office hours — 8:30 - 4:30. Rec. C m, pal JAN. 19 — Morning Fitness Classes at Kinnaird Hall. 9 - 10. OCH UAGUE JAN. 20 — Lunch Hour 12% 4. PUB Skating Hours: fe mam AEM ig x Tues, and Thurs. — 2: . Weds. ond Fri 30 - 12 SoaRete > one BOT SK , -Roen: Sot. — 2:45-4:45 and 7:15-8:45. Sun. 2:15-4:00 Wiligme Moana. Wa Winter Rec, Brochures are aveilable ot the Rec office Mon- Lesa day-Fridey 0:30-4:30. Honea, Coding eS = 223 Contin of tad 2601-6th Ave., Castlegar Seven Wines ae 3 Phone 365-3386 Vera ae fee ver ieee coe This is the second of Dr. John Hall's recent com/ mentaries and journal'ex- tracts on his experiences in Papua New Guinea, Slight- ly edited, with his permis- sion. * 8 « Living in Papua New Guinea is truly a cornuco- pia of experiences. With- out keeping a daily journal one could never remember them all or keep them clearly in one’s mind. Each day six or seven unusual incidents oceur which to gether make a story in themselves. Without the aid of a journal the more recent experiences soon blot out of memory those that may have occurred only yesterday, but the story that follows I shall never forget. It remains as vivid now as the day it happened. Ruth and I decided, for our emotional survival, to buy a boat so that on our one weekend off each month we could get away from the mission and all of its problems. After looking around for several months we found an old aluminum boat, circa 1970,-with a 40 hp motor of unknown vintage. When our daughter visited us in May she immediately laughed and commented, “How did it survive World War II?” So much for the description! The boat has been a great source of enjoyment for us. The Melanesian children in the village are particularly happy to go for a ride. They love to speed across the water in front of their village and wave at their friends who were not lucky enough to be invited along on that particular occasion. We try to take turns with everyone, but there are hundreds of them, all wanting a ride! Some of the children have become good companions, and one little girl, age five years, helped rescue me from a sinking canoe last Christmas. She has become a fast friend and a frequent visitor to our home. One Sunday morning Ruth ahd I decided to go for a short ride along the coast after breakfast. We had planned to go alone and stay out for only a short time, consequently I did not take the usual gallon of water with DR. JOHN HALL ..,anadventure village were returning from early morning mass so that suddenly we were surrounded by happy little faces all asking if they could go for a ride with us.We selected three, Joana and two’10-year-old boys, all of whom were dressed in their Sunday best. After the usual shouts, hollering and laughter the remainder of the children waved us goodbye and we set off on a beautiful calm sea with a warm sun shining down upon us. What a glorious Sunday morning — and no telephone! As we cruised slowly along the eastern shoreline of the island our enjoy of the hangi! . t us. However, as we launched the boat the people of the if'arid Peturn to the mission, though the children & great time and all was well. Ruth had : four oranges she had brought alone and we all hada of orange juice. Then, suddenly, the motor stopped a@ “clank.” 3 ‘What follows is taken word for word from my journal as I recorded it immediately after being rescued following _ the motor. failure. “T pull‘on the starter cord but again the “elank” and no start. Damn! So I check the fuel tank and the fuel lines. ‘All seems normal so I try again. No luck. So now I change the spark-plugs and try again — pull it again — and, again, Each time it fires, “clanks” and stops. No use — internal problems — well, let's row for shore. , “Time 9:30 a.m. I look around and suddenly realize that we are a mile from shore and the breeze has stiffened considerably — southeasterly — direetly away from shore and towards the open sea! The only obvious thing to do is to attempt to row towards Rapopo bay, where calm waters will be our friend. “Chris and William take turns on the bow with the one good oar that we have on board, keeping the nose of the boat heading in the correct direction. I take up the broken oar and paddle from the stern. The wind is beginning to blow hard and Ruth assists with the paddling by using a bamboo pole which is on board. “Try as we may, after an hour of hard work in the blistering sun and increasing wind, we are still 200 yards of the nearest point of land when we drift past our last hope of a land-fall. The two boys are completely worn out and have retired to the bottom of the boat under the overhead canvas. I ask Ruth to stop paddling and go inside, out of the sun. “Then I rig a sail from the side canvas of the boat. Immediately the wind takes us rapidly to sea — not enough rudder control with the motor shaft! I pull up one of the floor boards and lash it to the windward side of the engine shaft with the outrigger lines. This helps the steering considerably but now we are farther out to sea! “I take up the broken oar as Ruth and the children watch the rapidly receding shoreline. Finally I ean paddle no more, my arms and back ache as if I have been carrying a thousand pounds! Roth tells me to put on my shirt — I am getting burnt sitting at the tiller. “What to do now? Well, it is said that the Lord helps those who help themselves. “Time to make a decision. Rowing is getting us nowhere and there is not a boat in sight! The only hope is to try to sail across the wind. So we set the canvas side-wall and steer with the board tied to the motor shaft. Slowly, strength returns to my arms as I sit and watch the drift of the boat as it tosses in the wind-swept seas. I think of a friend of mine at home in Canada who would say in his broken English on such an occasion as this, “no usa bé cry — we gotta be go.” “O.K.! Let’s take stock of the boat. two adults and three children No water ¥ y one-half thermos of orange juice no food sunshade for the passengers but none for the helmsman 6. one sound oar and one broken oar 7. one pack sack containing one lypsol stick, two whistles, a short piece of rope, one signal mirror, one flashlight, six hand held signal flares. 8. one seaworthy 14%-foot aluminum boat (hope- fully!) 9.-gne broken-down engine. FP eoNe scenary was frequently ii pt Ci If we blow out to sea, which is what we by the of schools of Pacific dolphins off our bow. To the delight of the children, they would play about us for a short while and then disappear. As quickly as the dolphin were gone a flight of flying fish would emerge from the sea and sail gracefully ahead s few hundred yards to submerge again with hardly a splash. In the meantime the sun was becoming warmer and a slight breeze began to ripple the surface of the previously calm water. As the wind stiffened we decided to turn are doing at the present time, we can survive 30 days without, food but only three days without water. At least we have lots of oxygen, so that takes care of the first three minutes! The only day- signals we have are flags, some old canvas that I use to.cover the motor and our shirts. Of course there is the signal mirror. I ask William for his white shirt which is lying on the floor of the boat. It is hoisted to the outrigger top as a distress signal. My arms ERR. OF NEW GUINEA (aust Trus Admiralty Is.9 0 Manuecn, clavongai pe. Sy," KaviengS yo 3°" Ireland e ak Mec? Namiatanai aan ee “a, Soh adang ® Shan New®. m Lae ritaing Wo Ki ‘Huon “@smata 1p Bs Meee Gulf SOLOMON hy, Mo abe eTyobriand {Ne MAP SHOWS location of Papua New Guinea, situated north of Australia in the South Pacitic Ocean. Hall is on the island of New Britain, just northeast of the main island are normal again and I decide I must paddle regardless pf the futility of it all — we must try to stay within the perimeter of Blanche Bay and be inside Praede Point by nightfall. Otherwise we will drift along the deserted coast of the island about three miles off shore and by morning will be well out to sea. “What time is it? 3:30 p.m. Two hours of daylight left! The wind has not let up a bit and not a boat in sight! T'll throw a fishing line over the side of the boat. That should give me an indication of our drift direction. No good — we are blowing out to sea! We will miss the harbor entrance to Rabaul if this keeps up! Alright — paddle! Soon the line drifts slowly astern. Good, I can make some headway towards land! “I look around the boat. Ruth is great and taking things in her stride. Chris has crawled up under the bow and curled up in a little ball. William lies on the front seat, eyes closed, Joana is curled up around my fishing tackle box, sleeping, no — quietly crying. I ask her to go and sit beside Ruth who takes her in her arms and cradles her head on her lap. Soon the quiet sobs stop and she is asleep —— dear little five-year-old Melanesian girl. “J look around again. No boats — not even a lousy log! Paddle John, paddle! My arms are numb and no longer hurt, but I have some kind of rhythm going. My eyes hurt — even with sunglasses, from looking into the western sun and the reflection from the sea. Am I fooling myself? Are we. making headway? Regardless, I must try! What an ass I was to bring Ruth and the children out without water — but it was such a nice day this morning. “How long ago was that? It's 4:10 p.m. now — one hour and 20 minutes until dark. The wind has not let up at all. It howls through the rigging as the boat tosses in the heaving seas and I think of Captain Bligh and how he sajled these waters and was set adrift from the “Bounty.” I think of the pilots shot down in these waters during the Second World War. It must be dreadful to be adrift at sea for days on end. At least Captain Bligh had food, water, sound oars and a sail. My arms are aching again. “Suddenly on the horizon I see the distant outline of a ship, a big ship! Will she come our way or will she turn south along the usual shipping lane? In the shimmering light of the setting sun it is difficult to be certain that it is a ship. For five minutes, I watch before asking Ruth to confirm that it is indeed a ship. “Yes, she is coming in our direction! We must get ready to signal, but she is at least 4 mile away and heading out to sea! Ruth has a piece of signal mirror and flash it towards the ship-— but clouds obscure the sunlight. Damn, I'll have to try the flares, but they will not be easily seen in the daylight. Shall I use)them? Doubts sweep my mind. Yes — I will fire no more than two — that will leave four for night time. The ship is directly abeam us now and about a mile away. I fumble with the loading mechanism, but my hands are so stiff and sore that I cannot pull the trigger! Try two hands, idiot! “Bang” — a red flare arches toward the ship as Ruth and the boys frantically wave yellow pieces of canvas. I see a man on the forward deck! Fire another flare — wave like hell! The man on the deck disappears RACAL Rn MBNA A GE . “Wave some more, She is well past us now — no use. more energy, #0 back to the Ruth wasting and children sit down again. What time is it? 4:30 p.m, —one hour of n light nly: Chris in pidgin, “The boat is coming.’ We all look back, The ship has slowed down and is indeed turning towards us. Thank ’" God! She must have seen us! I must not stop paddling though for-we must not lose one inch of headway that we have gained on this infernal sea. Praede Point is far from won. “Smiles appear for the first time in many hours on the faces of the frightened children and Ruth's sunburned face lights up too. The ship looms closer and closer — a great massive black monster. Will she run us down? We seem unbelievably small as we stare wide-eyed at her rapid approach! Get the oar to fend her off should an bump occur. deck-hands swarm along the ships side, men wave! She really is coming for us. God, ! are you in trouble?’ hails the megaphoned voice of the captain from the bridge. I inform him that our motor is useless and that we have been adrift for seven hours. ‘Are you shipping water?” again asks the captain. No. ‘Stand by and we'll take you astern." “Suddenly we are grating against the monstrous side of the ship. Helpful hands throw a rope to us and a seaman is soon over the side and onto our bow, What a grand feeling to be rescued! “We are eased to the stern of the ship and pulled in close. A brown hand offers us water in a plastic bottle. We all drink. The captain shouts down from far above us, “What is your name and how many on board?’ I tell him. ‘Ticall Rabaul and get a rescue boat out for you. In the meantime come on board.’ Soon a Jacob's ladder is over the side. “I climb out on the bow and lift Joana to waiting arms above. Then Chris and William clamber up the ladder, their youthful exuberance fully regenerated. Finally Ruth and then me. The sensation of standing on hing solid is “The skipper calls Rabaul Radio and then tells us the story of his own plight. He had lost his steering as he came abeam of us and could not turn sooner. He apologizes — imagine! The ship was out of Lae, some 400 miles away. “She is one of many South Pacific freighters that sail these seas delivering cargo to the Solomon Islands and to Southeast Asia ports. Her captain is a friendly, soft spoken Australian, the chief engineer a Chinese and the crew, Melanesians. We talk and I apologize for delaying his journey. I suggest that when radio contact is made with Rabaul that he set us drift and we would wait for a small craft to come out to pick us up. ‘Nothing doing!” “My honor and reputation as a captain would be at stake — and so would your lives! If we lost you at sea I could never live with myself,’ he exclaims. Suddenly the radio crackles and he tells us that a small power boat is on its way from Rabaul. “He turns his ship and heads in that direction. Soon we see a small boat smashing through the waves and coming in our direction. After shaking hands with all on board we climb back down the Jacob's ladder and into our little boat. It seems infinitesimally small and we castsfree of thé Ship arid’ Whe puills wWiy. {The rescte boat’ skippé? throws me a tow line and we ate soon under way again — 12 miles to Vunapope. What time is it? 5:30 p.m. Joana is again her usual happy self and the boys have gotten their energy back. It must be all the soft drinks the captain served them. As we plough through the water Ruth suggests I sell the boat in the morning! We are towed into the Vunapope harbor at dark, where we thank our friend in the rescue boat and then paddle the remainder of the distance to the shore. Several natives from the village meet us and help us unload the boat. I send Joana immediately to tell her mother that all is well and the boys will be home soon. “Ruth packs the car with the help of Chris, William and others from the village, while I paddle the boat out to Ahe moorage, then return to shore in my dugout canoe, where I thank the boys and drive home,........ “We had canned beans for supper, with bread, tomatoes and tea — what a marvelous meal. Two before we had planned on going hungry! i “As I write these words, the wind stjll béwis around our house. I wonder what it is like at sea? 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