CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, April 24, 1975

How fo Interview a Person:
And Drive Him Up the Wall

By Mike Royko
Chicago Dally News

-The man's voice sounded
smug over the phone. “I don't.
see what the big fuss is about
If people don't have anything to
hide, why should they care if
somebody investigates them?"
Ina friendly tone, I asked

shim what his name was. He

esitated for a moment, then

yond your address?" I

‘What do you want that
for?” he said. “I just called to

my address.”
Well, iteow' re ashamed of
you live... .”
+ {“T'm not ashamed of where
I live,” he sald indignantly. And
gave me his home address.
T began sounding officious,
are you employed?”
Hey,” he said. “I just
alled to tell you what I
thought.”
‘> “Phat’s what you say. But
sechow. do I know what your real
Shumotives were?”

“What do you mean, my
‘Feal motives? I'm giving you my
‘pinton.”

“Sure, but what's behind

«There's nothing behind
seahen tell me where you

oor hal?” é
“I like to do some checkiag
ou."

“On me?"
“That's right. Who do you
jork for? Whom do you associ-

ta the hell is that to
"rarell me, do you belong to

“You're nuts,” he said, and
hung up. Idon't blame him. 1
id. ate little er

a

Hy had

Sorked gt just as it

failed aineé the flap began over
Chicago police spying on

asn't ~

‘There. was the lady who
sent mo the letter in which sho
sald that she didn't see why Bill
Singer (the alderman defeated
in the Democratic mayoralty
primary) or, anyone should
object to being followed if he
wasn't doing anything wrong.

T looked her 4 in the
phone book and called,

bat is your age please?”

yey do you want to know
that?" she said.

“If we publish your letter,
we would like to include your

mt rather you didn’t, she

aut I-need your age in
order to fill out this form."
“1 don't understand. What

form?"

“An opition form. You see,
when you express an opinion,
as you did in the: Teter, Tm
‘supposed to fill out a form."

“Oh, I didn’t knee that.”

“Oh, sure. We can't have
people expressing personal
opinions without checking o
them.”

“Well, Td rather Boe she
said, believing my nonsé

“Just 3 few facts. What | is
your busband’s income, his
take-home pay? Have you ever
been married before? If so,
what was the reason for your’
divorce?”

She answered with what I
assume was a gasp.

“Please give me the names
of the people you. normally
associate luring a year’s
time, What banks do you use
‘and how much do you have in
your account? Do you or your
‘husband ever drink? If so, how
much?”

_ She sounded outraged,

“Could you at least tell we
the make and color of your
ar

“Our

“Yes, ‘That would make it
easier if we have someone
follow you in order to get
information.”

She. shrieked: “You leave
us alone or I'll call the police.”
Then she hung up.

Now there isa very, very
She didn't»

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Every time’ somebody
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And it ri s remarkable how
tective people are about
thelr own privacy, when they
so casual about that right
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BEVERY 20 often Tm re-
minded‘: of how | very

We are just luckier, because
ving in

* we are just a drop

bucket of the world’s popu-
Bie you can se, sant A how
lind lucky we
Millions of; poate onearth
today are literally starving
todeath. They will be dead,
stone dead, in days, months,

thocled, hopeless existence,

just one step away from the ;
animal. 5
are, suhicrt

‘These hord
to all the other things that
gowith minimal pees
pesiite hunger: cold, dis-~
ice, fear, and.
pastas worst of all hetp-

‘a pound. Some of us

nearly
have a stroke when the price
of beer and Uquor is ralsed.

cent of their income.

But < what. does it all
amount to? ‘The consump-
tion of butter will go down
fora few weeks, then rise to.

‘Talk about fat cats, or:

buxom beavers, and’ we're
it. The Lucky’ :
‘The envy of the world.
Oh yes, we=have poor
people, quite a few of th item,
But you

suffer from over-heating
rather than cold and are

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You were 30, 80 patti could

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youll pardon the expres-

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not, and we shouldn't forget
¥ it, mates,

* me like'a punch between the

eyes: One of th

was on as recent nals

weekend.
‘We were. spending a
kend

with 6:

Letter to the Editor

place, reading.

t--

> ment a te eaten
jecisions

made. At
breakfast, for’ example.

honey?
Evenings were even
‘An hour after
dinner, I had to decide
whether it was to be coffee

bloated bellies

ek-thin limbs of the

Mothers howling their
anguish because

lost ‘thelr children, and

couldn't find them. ¥

‘A. refugee ‘plane, ‘with

Ruins Peaceful Beaches

Dear Sir:

I truly love our natural
heritage, taking walks through
the leaves and kicking a stone
here and there, but I have

“noticed that some people do not

regard nature as something
precious or try to preserve
what there is of it.

It upsets me.very much to‘

aee what thoughtless teen-
agers can do, and the Brilllant
beach is no exception. -”
‘These teenagers might
think its a lot of fun to break

bottles all over.the beach and --

leave the cases lying around

and throwing cigarette pack.
‘ages in the grass. They, . too,
like the beach, ‘but what dothey
do té it? It’s terrible!

People who go for walks
and take their dogs with them
ot kids who’ go fishing’ could
very easily cut themselves and
for what?

I truly hope that these
thoughtless teenagers would
become thoughtful of others
and clean up this disaster area
they, created and leave this
beautiful: peaceful area for

are from disease.

And even the poorest o!
oar poor, wit errr an tap tatters

fuaterilly nalbonaines com
Dared wih the poor ef many

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oaly five women or children

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Prevention By-Law, No. 14, '1975%. It shall be! un-
lawful for: any: person’ at any: time,’ within
Units of the ay. fo'light oF start, or knowingly
rmit or cause'to start of ignite any fire of any
Find whatsover “in the alr,:, without first

1,) Fire Chief — “Castlagar South —" +
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1:2) Fire ire Chiat canoe yf! North Sai }

(Ed Lewis).
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‘Named. A

4

ig Social and E tt

Policies

An ‘Ombudsman for the Province

Craig J

i 2 Teontinued’ trom page 1)

Mr. Bennett also outlined
some of the social and economic
policies already established by
; Social Credit, They included
indexing government pension
programs to the ‘cost of living, .
establishment ofa fa provinelal
~ombudsmay and creation o
‘auditor general.

“I can tell you, an auditor
°- general would have a field day.
‘in' B.C, now," he sald,

Mr. Bennett also critjeized ©

the NDP for limiting debate on.
provincial department expendi-
tures, saying it blocked needed
‘debate and examination of
government activities,
me two-day convention,
cove! ‘Trailand
« Nolsons Creston ridings, was
‘attended by party preai-
dent. ard McCarthy, caucus
-chairman Newell n and
MLA Ed Smith. It was chaired
by Burt Campbell of Castlegar.
Mr. Bennett sald Social
Credit ‘has gained’ more, than
+ 80,000 new members over the
“past year, and that nominating
conventions irotehsct the
2 ce will be held this fall.

Referring fay abe polley .

a, ‘deat serge ert fob

¢ said they were

“part-of our’ continuing, com-

“Tennis ‘Membership. ‘Avallable

‘Any ladies wishing to play

in the Weat Kootenay Women's

\ Softball League, please contact
2 the Reereation Office and leave

‘Trail, oe ‘Slocan; Castlegar
_ Wave!
Mombershipe for the ten
} pls elub are:now on sale ant

aye aa $30;
apie adult $15, janlor $5,
1, pers rates $3

April 26):tho Rol
ing Group: is elaine a-tea,
fe sale and sale of crafts'in

~ Fummage sale in the he

‘the Robson Hall from 2 to 4

p.m. Admission is 50 cents,
‘April 25 and 26, the

Hospital Auxillary is

Hall. Friday. from 7 to 9 p.m.
and { aetardey, 10 a.m. 'to'12

eee pil 28, the Kiwanis Auc-
tion Sale at the curling’ rink.

Viewing of items takes place at
11 sn. snd the sale arta ab 1

April 80, the Kootenay
bor | Historleal Society

Dovkhobor

trl be holding a meeting inthe
© National Exhibition Cestre: A
review of the year's accomplish-
ments will be given as well as

= elsetion of officers. Refreab-

lor registering
os at:4.30 p.m.

ts holding a,
the Kinnaird

invite all of the people
together. with us a} sive
direction to, to this is province”

'No party and no group of
people should feel they bave
decided for all time the policies
that ehould direet « province,”
he added.

“In fact, it's those basic
philosophical committments
years'ago by the NDP that
have‘ made that’ party: not
Felevant to the decisions of
i today, and perhaps” base

Tennis News

authored many of their prob-
lems, which they have brought
to B.C, today.”

Earller Saturday, Mrs, Me-
Carthy told the convention that
B.C, can't afford another term

> with the’ present government

“Only the yeara with Social
Credit have allowed 'us the
luxury of putting up with the

t government these
few years,” she sald.

“In no time in our. history
have we seen a government
become so unpopular in just
two anda half yeas, Th
‘are out of touch with the Fone
of B.C"!

+ She sald Social: Credit now
has more members than all
other provincial political par-
ties put together, >

+ She then warned the a
dience of NDP tactics.

“In their legislation: they

: take us five steps forward into

socialism and then, at the

back,”

fooled by that ‘one step back,
We still end up four steps closer
to state sccialinm.” 7

Pine Point.

-.Mines Declares
Dividend of $2.25

Ate meeting of the board

the an-
sual arte of Pine Point
‘Mines Limited,

18, 4 dividend of $2.25, was

declares js Dayable Tone 20,
1975, to of record
on. May ret 1976.

_ New Executive Is Named

‘Anew alte clers wat

‘meat co-ordinator Murray ‘Mur.

phy, and junior represtatative
* Tom ,

Tennis Club held

Castlegar
ne 1 at Stanley Humphries
Secondary School

ss dept, Herman Kemperman,
viewpresident Shirley Wanjoff,
secretary,.| ene rere? Per

‘A new board of directors -

was also chosen, co! of
Kay Jones, Dea Desai, Lach
Farrell, Laurie Lyons, Ron
Friesan, Roberta and

Frank.Steenvoordeny Sri’ bs

treasurer Elaine Bohnet, public

"Chamber Week

rapes vary All members Urged te | Anetd

“April 20 to 26 f

“Ou Castlegar.and’ Dis
Chamber of Comm

- Castlegar and, District Cham-

Commerce Week" ia to. be

rc :

“We.wish to. announce that we have pure | -
‘chased Kootenay Bullding Supplies Ltd. as
te x

2 ea : BULLDERS | UD.

It{is! ourhope! to provide. the. best: of:
gersiee to former customers and, will solicit
the’ patronage of all: residents in the Castles

Sget and: Dieta

“604 - cand St. 5." Contos

in ihe new:

~ gives us sn opportunity to
to our-cltizens
some of the work being done on
i thelr behalf by thels chamber of
“[eommerce.
So President Silvester added
* "Wein the chamber put our.
; faith’ in'the responsibility and”
? the resourcefulness of the indl-
< vidual operating under the
competitive ex system
believing that these factors will

standard of: ‘living’ for all

in Slvestor continued by
Saying the tatorest ‘of ‘our
chamber is not confined only to
local ee ete Just as the

citizen’ of his bryiee as and his
country, 86 r has

provincial and. ‘oderal int interest

and our views aré presented to

a

Silvester, president of the :
ber of Commerce. “Chamber of;
- observed April 20 to 28. It -

ensure the highest -possible ”

citizen of municipality is lao

and payable as’of April 21.7.

: Memberabi;

‘the Steenvoorden home: located |

next to the courts.
Identification: tage’ will be

inaued with the memberablp

cards again’ this: year, Please

wear: these tage on’ your,
runners at all/times while

ig on the courts.
Membership fees for thia

year are: family $90; single $15; . fl

and junior (under 18 as of Jan:

1,-1976 $5.

* Casual membership for vis-
itora to the area may be paid at: - fi

the Steenvoorden residence.
‘The cost: of these special
memberships is daily $1; week-

6.80 p.m; Adult coaching may
bo available, There will be
farther information on these

attendance. This
any ‘interested: person, not’
nnis club mem-

nm a
ber. This. is a worthwhile :

experience for.the seasoned
player, as well as for the novice.
{Trail is holding a round

robin mixed doubles tourna-.

‘ment on May 10 and 11 starting

; at 9 am, Entry fee is $1.50 per

‘couple. Any. soiples sriching. to

and.national chambers’
“To help develop this com:

ity of ‘iife:in Canada, your

recgeriieogreurpromeen)&

munity, and improve the qual-°
at the courts soon,

are asked to pl
Glenn Klit at 368-5085 by 6
a

but fn the

chamber of

LPT feel sure that as re-
sponsible and progressive citi.
zens who are interested in

\. the citizens will get behind your
” ehiamber of commerce and meet,
the many challenges which tie
‘before us.”

“have the interest and support
, attted

../ footwear-on ‘the courts.

making our community a better ”
place in which to live and work, :

Fast — Courteous — Reliable.
Phone 365-5700.

afew
runners are the only acceptable

e

-will ruin the.

d quite quickly:
Pre-school children have

been’ observed on, the courts.

‘aoled ‘shoe
ted.

Mothers are asked not to allow”
them.on.the-courts. Not only

are they distracting, but a fast

ball or a swinging raquet can

result in injury.
“Servite Bene”.

TAXI

The NDP -

KILLED.

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