(Owned in Censda by Canadians, The best car rental dea 365-3300 poral beta eee A CHRISTMAS GIFT THAT COULD CHAN :LIFE FOREVER Castlegar Community Band has been holding | practices every Tuesday evening at Selkirk College with over. 40 members in attendance, The band has begun to develop a sound of its own, as each individual player discov- ers his or her hidden talents. Currently, members are working on a program which they hope to incorporate into a concert sometime in the spring. At this time, band mem- bers wish to express their sin- cere thanks to those who have offered their support, and to acknowledge the following hon- a a8 Royal Theatre, Trail Discounted Advance Tickets now at Eremenko’s Shoes orary patrons: Fiche ek : ; Kinnaird: . Women's. Insti- COMMUNITY Bulletin Board i BOTTLE DRIVE i f The 2nd Castlegar Cubs ‘and Scouts - will be S holding a bottle drive in Castlegar North on Sat., Jan, A from 0:80 a-m. £0 1 pita: For pick-up, call 266-6849, 865-5725, or 365-3774. C.B. CHILDREN FREE SHOW Allchildren of C.B. Club Members\up to the age of 16 years are invited to attend a free show’at the Castle Theatre on Sat., Dec. 17, at 1 p.m: sharp, All. children will be ensrorted to the Old Arena Hall *~ afterwards t 8; d to pick up their kids at 4 pm : “AN EVENING OF CLASSICAL MUSIC” The Vallican. Whole Community Centre will present an evening of classical music on Fri., Dec. 16, _ at the Vallican Whole at 8 p.m. The Kokanee String Quartet, Taiga Holloway (flautist), and the Backroad Choir will join to help celebrate the completion of our new floor. Refreshments will be served. Admission charge at the door will go towards the completion of the community centre. ~ HOSPITAL CAROLERS In order to insure that only one group of carolers » will be performing at the hospital at one time,-would - any carolers planning to go to the hospital please call ** Marg B. Baxter at 365-7180 or Mary Gemmill at 965-8087 , to arrange times. : BAKESALE : The Ootischenia Youth Local are sponsoring a bake sale on Sat., Dec. 17, at Safeway, at 10 Community Band Thanks Its Patrons tute, Allan E. Mather, Bjorn Edblad, Cominco Ltd., St. David's Thrift Shop, Castlegar Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion No, 170, City of Castle- gar and Crnsdian Cellulose. There is atill ro room in the CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, December 16, 1977 CASTLEGAR NEW ENTERTAINMENT. Save 10 - 20° | In: Decamber BOOK Upholstery Work: During December... For January & Februsry. He jo. 7 Upholstery 701 -7th Ave. 8... 968-3055: . Sex Having Its Run By ‘TOM SHALES (The author writes for the Washington Post.). You know that characters . in a TV movie are about to do something naughty when you hear a on the band for exp and interssted ‘persons are invited to sttend Tuesday night rehearsals in Selkirk College's main lounge, People wishing to become honorary patrons by support- ing the band should call 385- 6405 or 366-3877. All donations, . however small, are gladly ac- cepted as the band, at this time, is still in need of some instru- ments, soundtrack. In Sharon: Portrait of A Mistress, married man Ed Dowling and employee Sharon Blake found. themselves _con- spicuously alone in Cabin No. 2 at a ritzy resort. Just Ed and Sharon—and a saxophone. Ed looked at Sharon. Shar- on looked at Ed. And right on cue, that old devil saxophone . began bleating’ guilt. in the . background. Saxophone, thou of evill-In. the ‘60s Community TV. COMMUNITY ACCESS CH-10 Schedule t for To: 6:00—A look at the Castlegar Library. 6: 0-Love Sone: Joe Primeau 100—Behtes of the Middle East: Reports by Cook Ave, School Students. _ 7:390—World War I: A Dis- -cussion. > §:30—Full Gospel Business id Men's Fellowship Meet- ing: Held in Castlegar. 9:45—Trail Rugby Tourna- ment,’ 11:00—Sign-off. Pirating Of Movies A Problem The: pirating of first-run movies on video cassettes is a growing problem and an esti- _.. mated .$160- million- a- year T;blackmarket business, Jack and ‘60s they. couldn't make’ a movie. about dope addicts or beatniks’ without. the official sanction of the soundtrack sax. Now it's the official accompani- ment for thoughts of lust. “V'm feeling kind of pate tonight. Want to g0 tothe movies?” i The all-t But we are not with sax on television, We are concerned with sex on televi- sion. Is there.any? Is there enough? Is America, getting an immoral fiber diet of lascivious fantasies? The answer to all these questions is the same. Yes and no. . There.-are indeed more programs with sex-related themes this season than last fre to draw, and it’s already been drawn to death, is that because networks are down-playing vio- lence this year, they are forced to up-play sex.'. Equating sex and violence is specious, in the first place. Even if the theory were: true—and it practically presupposes a conspiracy on the part of networks to corrupt us—it's hard to see how an abundance of sex talk on TV could be as harmful the rape of Edith Bunker to the bedroom farce of Soap to NBC's 79 Park Avenue, which might have been called, Marja: Por- trait of a. Madame. Meanwhile, regular series are-doing their sex numbers, too. Sample story line from ABC's Hight Is Enough: “Tom disapproves when oldest daughter May: moves ‘into ‘an: Valenti; of the Motion Picture Association of America, says. i The ‘illegal duplicating of movies has always been a prob- Tem, but the new video cassette a.m. Borsh, pyrahi, lopsha, ete. will be sold. Proceeds will go towards the Brilliant Cultural Centre. CASTLEGAR N.D.P. CLUB CHRISTMAS PARTY The Castlegar N.D.P. Club is sponsoring a Christmas Party on Sat., Dec. 17 in the Robson Hall. The children’s party will begin at 4 p.m., with dinner at 6 p.m., and the dance begins at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $2 per person, and children under 12 will be admitted free. Everyone is welcome, especially Senior Citizens. HOCKEY MOTHERS MEETING : Animportant meeting for all hockey mothers will be held on Thurs., Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Old Arena Concession. “A CHRISTMAS PRELUDE” The Kinnaird Jr. Secondary School Drama Club presents “A Christmas Prelude”, three plays, tonight, . (Thurs., Dec. 15} at 7:80 p.m. in the Kinnaird Jr. Secondary School Gym. “THE MUSIC OF HIS COMING” You sre cordially invited to attend a “Christmas Festival of Music” that will be presented by the choir of Calvary Baptist | Church on Sun., Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. The presentation is under the direction of Mr. Ken Nelson. D.V.A. COUNSELLOR AT LEGION HALL Mr. Jim Wilkie, D.V.A. Counsellor, will be at the Legion Hall today, (Thurs., Dec. 15) at 2:30 p.m. Any sveteran or setetane, dependents wishing to make an pleas: fficers Steve Gallo at 365-7669 or Steve Melnick at 385-8062. Coming events of Castlegar and District non-profit organizations are listed here through the courtesy of Canadian Cellulose’s Interior Pulp and Lumber Operations. Please submit notices directly to the; Castlegar News by 5 p.m. Mondays, A Public Service of Interior Pulp and. Interior Lumber Operations : Canadian Cellulose : has the opportunity for theft, Valenti said. Before the invention of the video. cassette, Valenti said, someone would just slip a technician $200 to make a 95-mm. duplicate of the movie. The 36-mm. equipment was very bulky, Valenti said. “Now it is very easy,” he said. The small, light-weight . cassettes used in video taping are inconspicuous. Civic THEATRE * One Show Only-8 p.m.” Sunday through Thursday Two Shows -7 and 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday _ Thurs. - Sat., Dec. 15-17 PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT Patrick Wayne Doug McLure (General) Sat.; Dec. 17 - (Matinee 2 p.m. Mi “WILDERNESS Sun. - Tues., Dec. 18 - 20 THE NEXT! MAN nery Cornelia ‘sharp (Mature) Dec. 21-24 - » MOONSHINE COUNTY : EXPRESS 5 (Mature) with her -‘fiance’ ’ without being married.". Sample story line from ABC's Carter Country: “Chief Roy is dumbfounded when veteran teacher Bill Peterson, - one of :his best friends, an- nounces he is gay and is fired by the school board.” There, was even hokey- pokey along The Oregon Trail on NBC: Stella Stevens guest-' stars as Hannah Morgan, the leader of a band of shady women posing as mail-order brides.” a All this titillating material available to’ viewers brings up another problem—how you | gonna keep’ ‘em down on . Walton's: farm, after they’ve seen Cherly Ladd in a bikini? Well, you aren't. The Waltons ratings are way off this season, but Charlie's Angels bounce happily along. fi ae * Batik and Paintings by Alf Crossley currently on view. at Selkirk College in the main lounge. * * * . Dec, 15 to Dee. Centre ih Castlegar. Cultural Centre. 8pm * Dec. 15 to Dec. 17—Paintings by Dosie Crawford now on exhibit in the Kinnaird Library. 5 : . Dec. 1 to Dee. 26-—-Special Arts & Crafts Display: | at the Langham Cultural Centre in Kaslo. is ae ee | McDonnell on exhibit at’.the National Exhibition Dee. 15 to Jan. i5-Land of Enchantaient series by Roxanna Hoffman of Kaslo at the Langham Dec. 16—Canadian Writers Series presents Lionel Kearns in the faculty lounge 7 Selkirk College at Jan. 17—Performance “IT presents the “Tarrago to the national psyche’as the over-abundance of violent acts that only lately has been letting up. i There is absolutely’ no proof that sexual innuendo on _ television has ever led to the warping of even the most warpable mind nor , caused people to veer off on mad carnal .«. benders. The fact remains that “if sex talk and’ sexual themes have ineréased on‘ network TV this year, there is still not sex on television. Anita Bryant Is Tops In Readers’ Poll Singer and anti-omosex- ‘ ual crusader Anita Bryant-tops the - list’ of "most admired women” in the latest Good ‘Housekeeping magazine Tread- ers’ poll.” Miss Bryant, who led a ‘successful campaign to repeal a Dade County, Fla., by, pro- “All we're doing really is alluding to sexual relations or alluding to sexual activity,” says’ Van Gordon Sauter of CBS, probably the most civil- ized and frank of the network censors. “You never actually See any sexual activity on tele- vision. I've travelled arbund the country a great deal, to colleges and various cities, and believe me, television is still incredibly conservative when it comes to sex.” ming on CBS is actually down from last year but says that on the networks as a group, “the wall has moved a bit” toward greater frankness. “But not,” he adds, “to the point where it has offended the majority of television viewers.” about sex-sex-sex, network is 110 Maple St., Castlegar See our fine selection of. , Jigsaw Puzzles’ Don't forget to look at the. .. "Hoselton Collection”. of Fine Sculpture many more gift items. The Book Shop and Sauter maintains that the “| amount of sex-related program- - -& humble radiant terrific: still invariably give a ‘rousing endorsement to traditional middle-class - morality. . “Tele- vision is not and does not. want tobea trendsetter of the sexual revolution,” declared NBC/vice president William S. Rubens in an’ October speech... Sauter agrees. “We'have a big group of people out there in that audi- ence who have a lot of different attitudes,” he says. “The bot- tom line is that a television network is not there to carry the banner of sexual change or to promote new forms of sexual conduct. Vjewers don't want hibiting discrit gainst homosexuals ‘in bousing and employment, unseated: former president Richard Nixon's wife Pat by a “slim but substantial” margin, the magazine said. 17—Paintings by Doolee “ ee 8 telling them .what proper. social con- duct. is any more than’ they want news programs. telling them what = proper political conduct is.” Will television ever break the suggestion barrier. and cross over from implicit to explicit in dealing with, sexual matters? Cable TV yes, and pay TV as well, but though network TV's obsession with sex may go, onas long as it sells, putting up is in no way dependent upon shutting up. Or, as Sauter says, “thank God Tl be in some other job. long before somebody’ has to cope with that madness.” Where the Action the THT of:The’ Bereaved Parent T have been hildren. I has been ly heavy at this me of ye Peshuspiol the hollday season, There are many things pérehts caly'do'to help alleviate the pain and suffering. rhere are some suggestions. Meet‘the"holidays head on. But make some changes, elf Thanksgiving and “Christmas dinners were always late afternoon-moalgs-change the time. If you:are accustomed to celebrating the holidays with only tho immediate’ familly present—this year include friends, Change thereat: arrangements at the table. Open different time than, before. bnaginative, If you have always dined at home and this year received an nvitation to dine with friends—give it a-try. If they care enough they will understand some‘tears—and probably expect them. Most important, it's pointless to pretend that everything is the same as it was, Your child is dead and that is a fact. It will only create unnecessary sadness for you and the rest of the family if you pretend to bé cheerful: Things are not the same as before, and they never will be again {Above all, renieibe y' have suffered 1 enough. Dear Harriet: On! behalf of my readers who have suffered enough I have'the’ right e be happy. You “want to thank you for your practical advice. - f Turge all of you out there who have heavy hearts at this time of year bectuse; children to follow her counsel. Incidentally,tiié Word “dead” may sound crass and cold, but it is much more ore realistic than saying “the child we lost.” An important fealing process is to come to terms with the fact that “lost. ‘The child is dead. So listen to Harriet. She what, she's talking about. wer youl ace A toodie ‘was wrong. Glasses do of issing! One minute of kissing, can mean five to.de to make the first pes ‘your et should do like my pislfriend does. Ske just reaches'ip and removes my glasses. It’s a lovely ‘Aignal that Tm ganna get kissed. husband is 48 yeara of age. He suffered a two. years agoand has been afrald i A few, months ago I persuaded Seca abeise to talk with him’ 1”, After. the talk things were better. Then Joe ein a ted apeecite it it if you would get the true facts and eed hel; elp. ‘Thank you. Par ege neibnted to his heart attack, Is This Hide-Out / Cabaret /; at the | MARLANE HOTEL —Boogie to ‘the Fri. & Sat. Nighté Live Music in the Pub” This Year. 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Bruce: Lundvail, president of CBS Records Division, and Rick Blackbur, .Vice-President of : Marketing of CBS Records in Nashville presented the uward to Scruggs: following. Scruggs’ performance: at the CBS Showcase at Nashvillo' 's Ole! Time Pickin’ Parlor. e ry. has' proven that } he.doesn’t believe a country singer. should follow. the: “we've always ‘done it that way" path.: Price: has done more :.to! Introduce | country. ‘music beyond (the category than most names you hear on slips today. Price remembers his “top ‘dog’. days ‘on the national charts in 1857 when he started. } what) he calls “the new sound." This new sound to, the Wort his ‘neory AC 't artist, mast Price, dazzled the recent roe want to hear country music." 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Cher has Inked a $2 million deal with ABC-TV that dosh’ 't include Sonny. She's been quoted as saying it’s about time she “went it alone .:.". Now that angel Jaclyn Smith has gone out of her way to deny.all marital: rumors about herself’ ‘and actor Dennis Cole, friends wonder what Dennis will do with that he for Jackie. eh : EYE.ON TV: :Patrick Duffy, star. of 1's ‘The Man from Atlantis,’ has'to shave almost all of his body hair before .* work and his wife Carlyn isn't happy about the situation. “She’s not all that:excited about it growing In heavier; ‘and having me’ look’: like ‘a* koala: ‘bear.’’ .... Ed McMahon will host a TV pilot catled ‘Goin’ ‘Home,’ a show designed to take celebrities back to their .-hometowns for: visits ‘with old ‘friends ‘and : relative: “(Country star Roy Clark will be Ed's first guest when they goto Roy’ 's hometown, Richmond, Va. INSIDE THE. 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Royal Canadian Legion —~ BR ANCH No. 170 Quartet” in the Trail Jr. Secondary School Auditorium i at 8 p.m. Invites YOU to Participate in These Fenctions Jen. 22—Kootenay Chamber Orchestra presents the first of three concerts here in Castlegar. Location ‘Hide-Out Cabaret | : _ Paramount Pictures Presents A Ham ater ata Production © -in the Marlane Hotel Dance to the Sound of - : ZODIAC 9 p.m. until 3, a.m, 6. Enoelladl Fouad & Risirestinenie” ees ; 2, EN a et ota : Tee JOURS} SAT. 8UN., ON., TUE © $12 per- person Includin, Smorgasbord Md j i [raul ‘AND.FRIDAY 9A. ‘to be announced, © EB. White's ‘tems for this bi-monthly feature should be telephoned’ to Mrs. D. Miller-Tait of the Castlegar and” District Cette Arts Council at 385-7 G Friday & Saturaey oy, - paneling 9: 30 P: Ls Ago Open 3 p.m. Mon ‘Open 1p.m: Proper Dress Fri. & sis Must ~ Gusigned In MEETINGS Ast & 3rd Tuesdays Sponsored by a Castlegar Savings Credit Union st after 7 Dam after Pl aps ying Tonights rday ae, 7:30 p.m.