. CASTLEGAR NEWS March 29, 1981 Ean Bombeck \'M GOIN’ To TRY BOY! I'M GLAD Im- PLAYING with M NOT LEFT HANDED. LEFT HAND Searels In a world that Is a3.fast-paced as ours, it Is tricky to come up with the fastest man or woman in It. A friend of mine has a contender, He says the fastest porson he has ever sean is the kid in the car wash who, In the 43 seconds it takes for your car to come off the conveyor belt and for you to get in It, accomplishes the following: Directs your three mirrors skyward. Changes position of the car seat, Locks your window vents in.an open position. Starts your windshield wipers, Turns on your directional signals, Changes your radio dial to o German-speaking station you have never heard before with Communist news bulletins, hen | asked him what was so amazing about ‘that, he sald, “Tis Is the same kid who minutes before said he knew nothing about foreign cars and took ten ‘minutes to figure out where to put the gas nozzle.” That's pretty fast, but | have a few entries of my own, (had a cleaning-woman once who moved with the speed of bureaucracy. However, let me carelessly throw away an important piece of paper in my wastebosket and she would grab It like it was timed to go off, race past the container in the garage and often ‘run four-minute miles to catch up with the garbage truck to speed it on its way out of the city, Another one I'd recommend for the Top 10 was a child of mine who at the age af two would go into the bathroom and shut the door. In a scant three minutes, mind you, this little parson would em galton hot ‘water tank, perma-paint the walls wit ii eataie unroll ‘the toilet tissue, stuff a small applicnce down the fint trap, feed Alka-Seltzers to the toilet, pull a towel bar ‘out of the wall, melt two bars of soap, eat the head otf a rubber duck, and drown the Tidy Bowl man, He could not ull his own pants up. Come to think of it, the fastest person | ever saw was @ waitress | encountered right after the birth of my Hirst child. | hadn't bean out of the hause in four months * and my best friend and | were going to have a nice, ong, teisurely lunch. She came to the table and soid, ‘Drink? Wanta order?” and was back In three minutes with the drink AND the food. She burnt my lips with the pot as she refilled my coffee cup, dro, ped the check in my lap as she replaced the top tablecloth and made shange. it was all over in 20 minutes, : Path he told us she had to get ready for the luncheon 5 In provincial court Thurs- lay Bruce Marshall was fined }75 after pleading guilty to a ‘charge of being a minor in sposseasion of Equor, Michael Gallagher pleaded guilty to two separate, charges.-One of break and entry, for which he was given: a two months jail sentence, and one for attempted theft for which he was given a one month jail sentence to run concurrent, . * Peter Moller was fined $800 or in default 20 days in jail after pleading guilty to a charge of theft over $200, + © 6 Two separate charges of driving with a blood alecho! .count over .08 were heard. Each pleaded guilty. Jerry Chinalta Markin was fined $850 or in default 20 days in jail. Roy Skiboff was fined $600 or in default a0 days in Bi. inolty MeMabon pleaded guilty to separate charges. One of remaining in a licenced premise after be- ing asked to leave, for which be was fined $850; one for mischief to public property, for which he was placed on probation for one month and ordered to pay $103 resti- tution; the third for obstruct- ing a public officer, for which he was placed on one month probation to run concurrent. . + 6 Stephen Henry was placed on 12 months probation and ordered to keep the peace after being charged with in- tent to defraud his creditors. Has new. twist EDMONTON (CP) — Five Albertans are trying to open what they see as an untapped trade market between West- ern Canada and the Orient. They're starting Chinalta Resources Ltd. because they believe they have some ad- vantages over other firma: two of the five were born in Hong Kong and they're flu- ent in Chinese. Dick Wong, a key planner of Alberta's cultural heritage program, and land developer Brian Yip, also say they understand that North Americans and Asians con- duct business differently. “If you think you're going tosigna contract for a couple of million dollars on the first visit, then you're sadly mis- taken,” Wong says, The firm is headed by Bob Dowling, former All small business and tourism minister. Also involved are Hugh Horner, former Al- berta minister of economic development, and Albert Shaw, a former British intel- ligence officer. , TOURS DIDN'T HELP Superficial tours of Asian countries have done nothing to cement relations between the two cultures, Wong said. “Even though government helps to open doors there is no follow-up, which is why we are starting the company.” Beyond that, most Cana- dian firms cannot deal with the complexities of the Chi- nese language. A Canadian business prop- osal written in Chinese hag 9 better oe of ot beng con- sidered, Won, But he added ‘oat Chinalta possible because of a Isck of Fleet and a jungle of red an with a Hong Kong office manned by Brian Yip’s father, Antonio, an exporter . is and developer, Chinalta convinced even those walls can soon be cracked. =~ “Our target is not the major multinationals who al- ready have marketing divi- sions, but small or medium- sized Western Canadian com- panies who have lacked the initlative or expertise to tac- kde new market areas,” said” Wong. . Pension system Can't be REGINA (CP) — Reform of Canada’s retirement in- come system can be achieved. by expanding the national pension system, Saskatche- wan Labor Minister Gordon Snyder said Friday. He made -the statement while releasing a brief he is to’ present at the national pensions conference in Ot- tawa on Tuesday. Adequate retirement in- comes are not being provided by the present public and, private systems, Snyder told” a news conference here. He said dian pension syatems have been the sub- ject of five major govern- ment reports in the last several years, “Currently, there are seven actively employed Can- adians for each retired per- son,” the minister said. ° “By 2080, there may only be two or three workers for cack person over the age of Snyder called for increased contributions by workers to pension plans, but did not outline how much more money would ‘have’ to come MEN’S GWG | Scrubbie Jeans & ignored from the workers pay cheques to support the changes, Canada has not placed the same emphasis on retirement incomes as'some other indus- trialized countries, such as West Germany, he said, As a result, ‘Snyder said more government supple- ments are required to help people live when they retire. Winning Western - numbers Winning Western numbers for the March 25 draw for £100,000 are 1260707, 8891358, 2684034, 1772137 and 2679769. — . Numbers for the $10,000 prize are: 8096206, 1410375, 1420185, . 1687758 and 2051268, . Last six digits win $1,000; last five digits win $100; last four digits win $25 and the last three digits win five dollars’. worth of Express tickets. Leaves army - with no. respect HALIFAX (CP) — Thirty * years of being a soldier is enough for a man whose only reason for enlisting waa to fight in Korea, Lt.-Gen, Jean- Jacques Paradis, commander - of Montreal-based want Command, said Thursda; Paradis, 52, is acheduled to take early retirement on April 16. when Maj.Gen. Charles Belzile, 48, takes over his post. Paradis said the decision was his, “I. will join a business company in Montreal,” he said in an interview while here on & tour. “I was a civilian before and I guess it will be all right a; “I think it will be a chal- lenge. It has been a long time and it has to come soonere or later. I don’t think it is'‘such a bad thing. I should enjoy it very much.” Paradis was 22 when he . joined the army to fight in Korea with the Royal 22nd Regiment, He said he leaves with no regrets. “I joined to go to Korea, I kind of liked it (the army) and T decided to stay in. The last CITY OF CASTLEGAR NOTICE boss RUNNING AT LARGE four-years of commanding $28.00 plu mobile .command was ‘ab- solutely tremendous,” he said, At bor “That's why I don’t think after that event going to Ottawa for two years was the thing I was looking for.” Paradis’ is passing up-a transfer to national defence headquarters in Ottawa ATTENDED TO. Check your licence plates! If your sticker says "March'81 you must: renew your insurance by Wed., April 1, 1981. ‘© Open 6 doys a wesk all erally found to serve you . 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He finished runner-up in the final event; : a. giant ‘slalom race, and wound up ahead of Ingemar Stanmark of Sweden, a triple World Cup : holder, “in the pver-all standings, ‘Winner of the last race of Makre profile Bz the grueling four-month, 31- . race championship was Alex- ander Zhirov, the new Soviet star. He edged Mahre, 23, by. one-fourth of one second. It ‘ By Gerry Sutton LONDON, - ONT. - — Jurg Tanner came up hot Saturday and Kerry Burtnyk:: hit a cold spell, resulting in a 7-4 win for. Switzerland over. berth: ti! 7 the" ot 5 game, the United States stole chard, “for. {t and now I have ‘Mahre's. socond place’: "earned him an additional nine | Zhirov ‘wi timed in two Mahre had a 2:40.05 clocking. ‘“Phe Work ‘made fh : “Iwas not nervous. I was pretty confident about’ “the. outcome.” ” -But' his fact: looked ‘tense after he finished the second ron. ‘Then -he ‘slowly broke into a‘grin as the announcer . ‘gave the ‘slower time. of: : Stenmark, who bad. started after: Mahre ‘witha three- hundredths of one second ad-" vantage from the first.run: Inthe ‘two-run total, the Swede’ trailed Mahre: by # fraction “of a’ second in 2:40.24, placing third, : ‘DESERVES TITLE’ .“He really deserved the title,” said Stenmark. World curling fi chia ha fitonship.. (CPY Canada in éarlier “play and the: Americans were beaten 6-4..b) NOrwe; : three points in the fourth end “: final, to upset Norway by another age TA score, Bortay skip of the Can- adian rink from Winnipog, * blamed himself for the de- feat, especially on shots in the third and ninth ends that set up steals for Switzerland, “I didn't come up with a. game,” said Burtnyk, 22. “Tlet the guys down wheh the Swiss stole two points, in both‘ the third. and bith ends.” Canadian third Mark'Olson was shocked by the setback. American -' clinched the win for the U.S. : when he drew to the four-foot circle with his final ‘stone in the ninth end to score two points. The Norwegians oe Oslo ran ‘out of rocks, in th 1001 Americans took a 6-1 lead, with the help of three points “in.-the fourth. ‘The . Norwegians, battled back - with two points in the fifth. and stole one in the ihe eishth, before. the UB. «."I can't’ believe, it. It’s a: ¢ dream shattered.” * - Both the’ Swiss and ‘the Americans stuggled to make the playoffs in the Air Can- ada ‘Silver «Broom ° tourna- + ment. They wound up with _ 68 records {n round-robin against Switzerland when Burtnyk wrecked on a guard - with his final shot in the third end, enabling a Swiss to steal two points. 2 In the nial end, with the : After exciting season | points: -for an over-all World Cup score’ of 266, six’ more than Stemmark and 81 mare than Zhirov. To win the title, %, Mahre needed atleast a third place, ©: 3 The Swede, who: hela a: four-point lead going into the points under the World Cup scoring formula: ‘in, which racers. can. count just their best five placings in each.of the giant slalom, slalom and downhill ‘events, “Unrivaled as a slalom 9 Spee- islist, ‘Stenmark ” won. 10 World Cup,races this season against Mahre's :three.: But the -American. collected a * subtantial share of his points in the downhill and combined events ‘which «had ‘been skipped by the Swede, ex- cept for one down! i ‘properly: during a Burtnyk: Swiss sweepers appeared te brush debris into the path of their skip’s rock to slow. it ‘down, breaking one of the rules in curling. * Canadian lead Ron Kam-, - merlock was upset with the incident, although his rink “didn't file a protest with the chief umpire.: However, , before Satur, day's game, Canadian team - . - manager Warren’ Hansen filed the protest to let’ the umpires .know -that Canada was concerned about the + situation. .,, * Burtnyk didn't blame it for i bls team's setback. ‘Players ae satistied — Castlegar Midget Reps re- turned home Thursday night from the B.C. Midget play-downs at Kitimat, The team was tired and at the same time quite satisfied that an eventful and exeiting sea- * son wad finally over. ‘Their fourth place finish in’ - the provincials is considered satisfacotry as only Burnaby Winter Club, Kamloops, and Prince George finished above - them in the six-game’ round-- robin play. ° Castle, The score after one was 3-2 -. for Castlegar, and with 12 minutes to play in the third §-4 for Burnaby — it was still anyones game. However, the first seore was 7-5-for Bur- _ wpaby in the: well played game. Castlegar Reps beat Kiti- mat 6-5 in their first game and tied. Cranbrook }6-6) in their second. In the’third: game the hoys went down to - | defeat 7-8 to Prince George in _ the Reps topped a powerful ° Powell River team 9-8, In the fifth game Kamloops over- powered the team by a score of 12-8 to leave ‘Castlegar with a two-wins, one tie an : gar’s final game was . + with Burnaby for third place. ° three loss record for the week. Jim Smith was the Tending goal scorer. with six. ‘Scott Jones and Kevin Cheveldave each scored five, while Mike Corbett gunned four.: Brad Makartoff, Charlle‘Lind and ete Walker each picked three.” John Obetkoff sored two and singles went to Randy Morris’ and Steve Kanigan. “>: g Every. player on ‘the team ~ picked up at least one point in assists, The three top point men for the Castlegar Reps. were Jim’ Smith and a Charlie Lind with 12 points each and Gordie Walker with 10. The team played well in general and Teceived steady Team wins again For the second atraight- ‘year, Devils Den has won the -Conimercial Hockey League tractors.on er e; In the semi-finals the Mar-, lane . Hotel bowed .out to Devils Den in three games to none. . goal tending ° "from David ‘and Gordon Solov- The ' Castlegar Midgets Played 60° games ‘this past year and. won'32 tied ‘3 and lost 12. It is safe to say that .. they have represented Castlegar well over-the past - year in many areas of the province as well’ as in Sweden. The Gastiogat “Midget Reps are proud of Castlegar’ and appreciated very much < .the support received from the community and . Minor - Hockey: this. past: year to” those involved and to all their - supporters each. member. of the team says se ate ; race,could not win any more .. pS restaeaai if ihe ball “Cast «women's bas! Ik plac ‘tool coast to ‘victory GV ERNON (cP) — fa nnaateuasetiee Vernon jan ougars fired five. first-per- * tall :'t The @ Saturday morning at Selkirk Coltes. as t cae : win Friday night-over Fort.’ : . 8t. John Flyers in the open- ing. game of their Coy Cup _ intermediate hockey series. Second game in the best-- of-three provincial semifinal three. unanswered .: goals. “the second period to mount a ~ lead’ which’: sealed ‘the: - series is tonight and a third ‘ game, if necessary, would be. Sunday. *. ‘The Cougars: took ‘advan. ” tage ofa shaky start by. pat goaltender Keith Ferner an Jed 64 lead after’ jut -4 Tey Lowe led the Vernon attack with a goal and ‘three assists; while Dave Caldow chipped\in with two goals, Neil Herzog, John! Box, Les Salo and Rod Trentini com- ‘pleted the Cougar scoring. Fort St. John got goals from bothers ‘Art and Bob: Bilodeau, along with Archie McKinnon and Kevin White,’ victory earl Netminder Charlie Brisk- ham of Vernon made 87 saves and ‘Ferner, who settled ‘Winner of this series facea the winner of the Burnaby Lakers-Victoria Athletics series in the BG. final. WHITE Rock ran) = ‘Mike Shields scored three goals, two in overtime, ‘to pace Lioectnayity Athletics an 8-7 .. win over Barnaby Lakes in a Coy Cup intermediate hockey Jobn Horcoff was the big semifinal game Friday night. gun for the winner -with 8 Shields broke a 6-6 tie-at "¥von : Lambert. and - Bob ‘Gainey, eerie their (21st. - part of the Provincial Wo this geo -Eaatlegar _ 46-63. ° ery: Martin: ‘Valve @ booted two & a perf Pi ‘ment, Darr) & Sittler. four assista and goal and three assists. Willi Plett, Paul Reinhart, Toronto ; defenceman ° Barry geth eM ‘of the’ season over; dded.'a” goal ‘New: York’ ‘with |. the’ “other, Toronto goalfe Murray Bénnerman at. Robert beard Melrose was off for-holding.