CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, July 19, 1973 ' CASTLEGAR NEWS Here Let the People's Rights Maintain, Unawed by Influence or Gain - Motorist Mentality is Part of Fuel Problem There are several ways of seeing the ‘pending fuel crisis that threatens the North American continent {if, in fact, there is a threat). Some see it as a squeeze play by large oil companies to choke out small independent dealers, Others see it as a pressure move by Washington to speed up the removal of Alaskan oj}. Still others sense a very real threat to the energy resources of the western world. of how one ds the problem, virtually everyone agrees on one thing. The daily consumption figures are staggering. But while many people are “concerned at the depleted supply, few have stopped to question the skyrocketing demand for fuel. Perhups it is time someone took a closer look at just how we are using our fuel, Take the recent American Memorial Day weekend for example. Despite President Nixon's warning that holiday motorists might encounter fuel shortages for the first time in 30 years, America was behind the wheel in full force. Some 300,000 of them squeezed enough petro} out of the nation’s pumps to get them as far as Indianapolis and the scene of the premiere event of the car racing world, the Indy 500. What in fact they had travelled to see was 33 ears burn enough fuel in three hours to last anyone of them a lifetime. Not to mention he human bodies that were burned and mutilated soclety...the disease of driving simply for the sake of being on the move, Elsewhere on that same holiday weekend, a man in Oakland was shot for refusing a customer his second tank of gas in two days. Beyond the apparently irresponsible use of a depleted resource, his reaction underlines the wierd motorist mentality that has gripped so many people who spend their time simply fueling around the country in a manner almost as senseless as the endless circulls of a race-track, Their sole reason for being behind the wheel is this compulsive mania to be on the move. The final irony is that in solving the energy crisis by increasing the supply we will merely be straining the environmental situation to intolerable limits, In an already congested and polluted world, allowing people to drive more ‘miles by giving them more gas can hardly be deemed a solution to anything. Increased emphasis on public transit, as in Japan and Europe, is certainly a step in the right direction, Whether consumption quotas or other controls are in order is another question. In the meantime it is important that we be urging and exercising the only real control at our disp! trol. The wise of our fuel consumption by planning multi-purpose trips, by one with friends rather than in the a spectacle that at times bordered on insanity. After three days and 335 miserable miles the elements and track officials mercifully agreed that the patrons had finally had their fill and a survivor was declared. But the race is just another symptom of a growing illness in our habit, and even cycling or : walking may go farther than a host of legislative controls. The freedom to travel is a blessing of our democratic system, but it is a freedom which will demand increased responsibility in the future. Lelfers fo the Editor are Always Welcome It appears to be time once more to make clear a very important point—the opinion of The Interior News is expressed only in the editorial columns. Not in the Letters to the Editor columns. Not in the signed contributors. Not in the bylined columns. Just in the editorial columns, A free press means just that—free. If we printed only opinions with which we agreed, it would no longer be a free press. If you see more articles or letters to the editor opposing the proposed plywood mill, it's because more people have written in opposition than in support, not because The Interior News endorses one particular viewpoint. And if you disagree with those opinions, now is the time to get off your butt and say so. It don’t matter if your grammar ain't too good; we've had a lot of experience in “smoothing out” letters. And your contribution doesn’t have to be typewritten; we've had plenty of experience in deciphering some rather atrocious. handwriting also. m In this day and age:of “mass” media and “mass” communications, the small town weekly newspaper is almost something of an anachronism. It doesn’t have “mass” circulation; it doesn’t have “mass” appeal. It is aimed at the local level and with local news; it is about local people and for local people. These are the reasons for local interest. And one of the ways this interest is shown is in the letters to the editor. Unfortunately, one of the casualties of the © “mass” age is the old-fashioned Town Meeting. So now where can the average citizen express his opinion? He can bore his wife until she’s ready to sue for divorce, He can talk in the lounge until the bartender throws him out for spoiling business, But what if he feels his opinion deserves wider circulation? He can set up a soapbox on Main Street (and be labelled a crank); or tour the town in his car, shouting-at the populace with a rented loud hailer (and be classified as a nut). No solution here, obviously. He cannot get satisfaction by writing to his local radio or TV station. Except for special occasions, they are just not geared for the free expression of public opinion. - This leaves our average citizen with only one concrete, medium of expression shisplocal newspaper. And that’s why we will continue to publish our readers’ contributions, no matter how much * we might happen to disagree with them. —Interior News, Smithers Conference on the Handicapped K.C. DAYS BAVARIAN GARDEN Legion Lot Friday, July 27 and Saturday, July 28 Live Music "WACK & ROD". Do You Need A Septic Tank? We Have Tanks for the Kootenays We will contract out complete Tank and Field GAYLOR SEPTIC TANKS Phnoe 365-3083 — pi 308k _ * Castlegar, B.C. ~ PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT Paul G. Moroso and Company are pleased to announce they have pur- chased the Accounting practice of 'PILY SETTLED ABOARD and ready for a y crulse up the Arrow Lakes on a Hi y Arrow Resorts houseboat are these six smiling Geet residents. Seated in the lounge of the » comfortable craft are, left to right, Al The three couples were juga later by George and Julie Fry of Kinnaird. Mr. Clarke said trip represented a long-planned ahany weekend for the group of friends and all were looking forward to sunning themselves, awimming, lelsurely cruising and fishing.—Cas- Mrs. Irene M. Toogood upon her re- tirement. New Approaches and Techniques in Teaching prime concern,” she said, “the process of preparing the handi- capped to function, within their limitations, in the normal society.” Throughout the week, the program d this theme. On the. first aay, Dr. Ron A major note of “optimism” was the result of a five-day conference on the handicapped held last week at Selkirk College. Optimism, in the i teaching and. developing the skills necessary to hold jobs and allowing them to move into group homes in the community. Ms, Alice Harmon, formerly of Tranquille, B.C. and Messrs, Ron Cameron and John Conklin of Trail discussed the emotional problems of the handicapped. is going to be a tough in to write. I'm on my* c holidays. it’s a beautiful summer day. hot but not muggy. ind I'm as lazy as the cat, who is curled up in “her chair, dreaming, In winter, she cats like a ig stalking her. domain, the back yard. Her domain underwent a big change this week, Two old friends died. You might say they were cut down in their prime. They were twin elms, lofty and graceful. I've spent many an hour slumped in a lawn chair watching the bi und the squirrels in the elms, listening to the whis- pering of the two lovers as they leaned toward each other and caressed each other with their limbs. Hey. getting pretty sexy. rae Spring they came out * in teaf, but by mid-summer .. they were dead of the Dutch » elm plague which has blighted my part of the country. I was going to have them taken down this summer. aoywaly but my plins were 1 bit when a small inp re ‘Of and conked my neighbour on the head, and then a large limb came down and fell on my neighbour's house. They’se good neighbours, but that’s carry- - ing things a bit far. d heard afl sorts of hor- rorstories about the fantastic prices people charged to Femove trees. I was assured skills of the h Mrs. Eileen Kimball of Vanderhoof, the president of the B.C, Association of Instruc- tors for the Mentally Retarded, highlighted the theme in her welcoming address ‘to the 60 delegates from throughout the province. “Normalization is our discussed the» "one of language skills and outlined procedures to be followed for any child with slow or poorly developed speech. The second day featured Ned Fox of Lakeland Village, Wash., who outlined the pro- gram of students learning the Dissatisfied With the Way You See the Highway at Night? RELAX AND BE SAFE! We're Agents for the World's Leading Lights .. . CIBIE HEADLIGHTS For All Motor Vehicles, Aircraft and Industrial, Racing, and Rally Lighting See About 8 Times Further on High Beam and Over 3 Times Further _on Low Beam... With Less Glare! LIGHT YOUR WAY CONVERT TO CIBIE Enquire Today — You'll Be Glad You Didl Party and Block ICE — All Locally Manufactured -- WOODLAND PARK ESSO "Gas is Our Business — Service Our Specialty” Phone 365-3355 was the topic for the third day. Physiotherapist Morag Booth, of the Trail Cerebral Palsy Association, presented many useful ideas for therapy exer- cises and handling of the severely handicapped. Barbara Reid of Vancouver then out- lined her movement education program for children with learning disabilities and sug- gested a great number of ideas. The last two days of the conference permitted a visit to the Dr. Endicott Home in Creston and discussions on problems encountered by par- ents of the handicapped. At the evening banquet held for conference delegates, a welcome donation to the local Handicapped Society was pre- sented by Ald. John Pinckney on behalf of the Town of Kinnaird. Red Cross Water Safety If you overcrowd your boat, some of the crowd may wind up in the lake. Be water wise. Keep in the swim all summer long with Red Cross water safety. PETTITT. PHOTOS . SEE THE KODAK X35 INSTAMATIC __ ONLY $49.95 CASH & SAVE PETTITT PHOTOS solloHd 111113d't TTITT || PHOTOS PETTITT PHOTOS SOLOHd LLILL3d thatit meacouple of hundred dollars per tree. This was nonsense horror stories Tlocated a tree surgeon who works for the hydro. His estimate was $65. “Each?"’. my wife queried, and | Kicked her sharply on the ankle. She is always worried ie about any deals I make. thinks I have no business sense and will be diddled at every turn. She is the first premise. never yet been diddied. because I trust people. She doesn’t. and has been did- dled several times. Anyway, price for didn't shop around because 1 thought it was reasonable. and there's nothing | detest more than trying to beat so often are. | Sugar and Spice by Bill Smiley The Bigger They Are the Harder They Fall somebody down on a price. Well, it wus pretty excit- ing. George arrived with ropes, chain saws and four husky assistants. Instead of taking the trees down in pieces, he was going to fell them in the back yard. toward the house, It's a pleasure to see un expert at work. He alee un the trees by reckoned they Souda” t ‘nt the house. | had to take his word for it. If he'd mis- judged, one tree would have ‘slammed through the French doors and right into our living-room. He went up the tree like amonkey and fastened ropes. around it. The other ends of the ropes were snubbed around trees near the house and the boys stoad by, ready to pull. Snarl went the chain saw. eae went the boys. HAM!. Down came Sa eer one. right where tied lined ‘er up. "A few minutes later, down came number tw aleiost missing, the peony ben ‘ey Wwent.to work like so many beavers, some wiclding chain saws. the others piling brush. In three hours from go. the trees were down, sawed into fireplace length, and everything cleaned up. 1 have ceased worrying about the energy crisis in this country. I have enough elm blocks stacked in wood piles Con You Identify A Douglas Fir? Can you identify a Douglas Ww: Look first at the bark. It will be thick .and ‘deeply fissured into reddish brown ridges. The needles will be sharp pointed, but flat and about one inch in length. Unlike spruce needles, they will not be prickly to the touch. Next look at the cones. These hang downward and are two inches to three inches long and you should be able to readily see that the bracts between the scales are triple- pronged and protruding. If it is a young tree, it will form a broad sloping pyramid with the lower branches straight or dropping and the higher ones curving upward. all the pe details. Selling a home oe be a complicated business . .. and sometimes business and friendship don’t mix! Don’t risk losing a friend; sell your house the friendly. way, through a Realtor. He’s a_ professional who'll smooth over arey YOUR LOCAL ‘| REALTOR KOOTENAY REAL ESTATE BOARD At the same time Mrs. Toogood wishes to thank her clients for. their business, and wishes her. successors all the best. PAUL G. MOROSO MRS. IRENE M. TOOGOOD DO YOU OWN A BOAT? . » ++ Now that Spring Is here, perhaps it Is time to review your policy on your boat and motor, before you take your first outing. Why not ask me to recommend a policy for you? all over the yard to see us through until at least the year . and after that some- body else can worry about it. There's something snug and homely about a woo pile. Now, instead of looking out and peeing. flower beds that need weeding. I can sit und look at my wood piles. Ididn’t lift inner mye, but I feel and satisfied when | Took" an ‘al that wood as any pioneer ever did when he'd just finished cutting and stacking his wood for the winter. There*s only one cloud on the horizon. It’s too good to be true. Ill bet that right’ now. some beady-eyed bureaucrat in the Depart- ment of National Revenue is trying to figure out some way of collecting tax on that wood. - He'd better not succeed or there'll be trouble. He can sales tax me. income tax me, property tax me, but if he ties to tax my wood ‘pilé-it will be the final straw and there'll be murder done. The Phone 365-3301 weapon will be a two-foot elm block, dropped from the 2.29 bathroom window. CHARLES COHOE Representing Fruit Growers Mutual Located at 296 Columbia Ave., Castlegar Jaques, “Captain” Johnny Clarke, Ev Clarke, Trig Keardal, Doreen Jaques and Dolly Keardal. tlegar News Photo Fires During Week Keep Forestry Service And Twin Town Fire Departments on Move {Services of the Forestry Service, as well as those of the volunteer fire departments of gam cho twin towns of Castlegar and Kinnaird, have been called out in a regular basis in the past .week with the fire hazard rated Me high” edging into “extreme”. ‘riday the Forestry Ser- vice spotted a fire below the Jipeline road in the boundaries of Kinnaird. It acted immedia- lely until relieved by the Xinnaird Volunteer Fire De- yartment, The blaze covered approxi- ‘nately three-quarters of an icre before being stamped out. Sunday a fire was reported tam between Coykendahl and Shields. This was put out by CP Rail employees. Another CP Rail fire on Monday afternoon, which was responded to by the Castlegar Volunteer Fire Department and iocated at the approach of the CP Rail bridge over the Columbia River on the Castle- gar side, is believed to have started by a spark from a diesel engine. Fire chief Ed Lewis said they first fought the fire with the pumper truck until 250 feet of hose was laid that could reach the fire. Monday evening the Kin- naird Volunteer Fire Depart- ment responded to a call which burned 100 square feet of brush in a wooded area behind Apartment Block seven in Woodland Park. This was believed set by children. Monday the Forestry Ser- vice Youth Crew and two assistant rangers extinguished a spot fire burning in approxi- mately two cords of piled birch wood. This is said to have been caused by an abandoned camp- re and was mopped up Tuesday morning. Another spot fire, also said to have been caused by an abandoned campfire, was ex- tinguished Tuesday. This was located at the mouth of Jordan Creek and could be viewed at the opposite side of the Columbia River at Genelle. The B.C, Forest Service now has “eyes in the sky” which are proving effective not only in the detection of many fires, but also in the apprehension of people setting incendiary blazes. Already this year, head of the Forest Service's protection division, W. C. Phillips, reports several persons have been observed setting fires and soon after apprehended by police authorities. The fast i is ‘made by HAVE YOUR CAR CHECKED FOR HOLIDAY TIME ove your money to — higher earnings Credit unions have boosted interest rates on a wide. range of. savings plans. For example, Term Deposits now pay the highest rates ever recorded ‘in the history of British Columbia credit unions! And remember too, all your savings are totally protected and guaranteed by the Provin- : cial Credit Union Share and Deposit Guarantee Fund. Credit Unions .. Move your money to where the interest is. - “Try Safety First to Last” Ken's Auto & Wheel Aiignment PHONE 365-7532 radio from the patrol aircraft to RCM) , the Two “young men in the central interior are now facing charges involving incendiary fires. They were spotted by a Forest Service plane which kept them under surveillance until they were stopped by the police. It's a serious offence, and anyone found guilty is faced with a heavy fine and/or a prison sentence. The patrol aircraft, Mr. Phillips points out, augment the mountain-top Forst Service lookout towers, “and they can cover a tremendous area in a relatively short time.” As the need increases, ANNOUNCEMENT BILL’S TV REBUILDING wishes to announce an addition of merchandise to his present business WASHERS & DRYERS DISHWASHERS — RANGES REFRIGERATORS MICRO-WAVE OVENS “MINERAL METAL DETECTORS TV AND STEREOS My Specialty BILL'S TV REBUILDING Phone 365-3466 B © Watch For My Grand Opening Soon | patrol planes are brought into service. Meanwhile, the forest pro- tection chief reports, there has been a significant increase in the number of forest” fires started by carelessly aban- doned campfires and smokers. So far this year there have been 285 such fires. It was an escaped campfire which resulted in the burning of several hundred acres south of Penticton late last May; and the same cause started the big blaze now burning in the Greenwood area in the Nelson Forest District. At last report it had covered more than 4,500 acres, Mr. Phillip advises that the number of fires’ started by people is greater than normal and the number of abandoned or .escaped campfires is un- reasonably high. The need to ban campfires and place res- trictions is being considered very closely at this time as the situation is causing serious concern, To-date 1,021 fires have occurred, compared to 915 for the corresponding: period last year. Firefighting costs to-date are approximately $1,272,800 compared to $1,198,500 in 1972. “A Roctresy Co-cperanieg Joornal The Arrow is a monthly news/faature journal published in the Kootenays. It is about the people who five there: their life styles, their problems and their history. We.want you to support The Arrow by talking about it, contributing material to it and buying it. - We want interested people to sell ads at a commission and we want people to buy subscriptions at $5.00 per year. In fact, if you're interested in selling The Arrow, we'll give you 10c a copy. The Arrow isa Help us build a paper, won't you? people and not profit.” about Miss Interior of B.C, To Attend KC Days Celebration Here Judi Kukura, Miss Revel- stoke of 1972, who will for the first time in the history of the Miss Canada Pageant, bearing the banner of Miss Interior of B,C, at the Novem- ber pageant in Toronto, will take part in the KC Days festivities, Chairman Kenneth King sald Miss Kukura will arrive here on Friday, July 27, and take part in the Saturday and Sunday activities, Funeral Services Conclude Today For Peter Golac Funeral services conclude today from Tarrys Community Hall for Peter Golac, 76, a resident of Thrums who died Tuesday at the Castlegar and District Hospital. Born in Yugoslavia, June 28, 1897, Mr. Golac came to Canada and in 1928 settled in the West Kootenay. During his life he was employed at Waldies’ Sawmill in Castlegar, worked with the Canadian Pacific Railway and on construction of the Brilliant . and Waneta dams. Mr. Golac lived in Brilliant until 1964 when he moved to Thrums, He is survived by his wife, the former Tina Kalesnikoff, and one nephew, John Milose- vich of Thrums. Burial will take place in the Brilliant Cemetery with the Castlegar Funeral Home in charge of arangements. $200 Fine On Charge Of Over .08 Pete Harry Planden, 54, of Nelson was charged with driving with a blood alcohol count over .08 when he appeared in court here Tuesday before Judge R. R. Van Patten. Planden pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $200 or in default 80 days in jail. His driver's licence was also sus- pended for 0 days but he was granted the privilege of driving to and from work only. The charge resulted from a routine check near Castlegar July 10. Valkyr Trucking Ltd. of Robson was fined $25 or in default 10 days in jail on each of two counts of failing to file income tax returns. A Castlegar juvenile, charged with dangerous driv- ing as a result.of a routine check June 24 at Kinnaird, has been fined $25 or in default 10 days. The same juvenile pleaded guilty to a charge of driving without a driver's licence and was fined $20. Wisdom Teeth Make Geod “Bookends” Wisdom teeth, like tonsils, were once thought to be of little use and were taken out without concern, However, doctors have re-thought the tonsils situation and dentists have taken a closer look at the ‘value of wisdom’ teeth since the old “yank-em- out” days. These third molars act as bookends to keep the rows of teeth in their proper biting position. - Neanderthal man had the same number of teeth we do, but he had larger jaws to accommodate. them. Some- times, the wisdom teeth don't have enough room to grow in properly and break through at a 45-degree angle, pointing directly at the second molars. Unless countered, the eruplive force of the wisdom teeth can damage or. twist their neigh. bors out of position. Other times, partial éerup- tion causes pain and swelling of surrounding gums, which is generally: treated before ex- traction. Your. dentist may refer you to an oral surgeon if the condition is bad. Extraction can cost from $25 to $100 depending on how far the tooth is impacted into supporting bone. Rarely, complications ‘mean hospitalization. With to- daj’s equipment a dentist can usually remove a wisdom tooth in less than 30 minutes— barring complications, You may go through a day of pain after extraction and a week or two of mild discomfort advises the Canadian Dental Association. CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, July 19, 1973 7 BONELESS. CANADA GRADE “A” BONELESS. A GRADE “A” ROUND STEAK RUMP ROAST PORK CHOPS 22-"~ BABY BEEF LIVER