c2 en ey PP NANO LINO NI yee Su. Castlegar News _November9, 1983 2 ae NEWS Royal Scot otor aw in Golf, fishing, parks. Quiet, relaxing. Moderate climate. The Royal Scot offers you: * Quality * Value * Hospitality * Complete, fully equipped ap suites. s * Indoor pool, saunas, jacuzzi whirlpool, recreation room. * Walk to attractions, museums, e Legislative Buildings, tours, parks, shopping in Ol’ Town Victoria. * CAA/AAA Four Diamond Award « Attractive packages and weekly rates to April 30, 1984, Call or Write Phone (604) 388-5463 Telex 049-7166 425 Quebec St., Victoria, B.C. V8V 1W7 NEW HALL... Construction at Bprlscale Community Hall, at Appledale Provincial Park is well underway. have Pp work and have ' begun putting on the roof, hopefully before winter * arrives, AS IT HAPPENS © By SHELLEY HANCOCK In what Biches to be a strife torn time in British Columbia, I entered Winlaw School to find things “as usual"; by that I mean lots of energy, happy activity, thealthy faces. The French class was busy with pronunciation and to my ears it all sounded very continental even if it was “seudi le 3 Novembre, 1983.” The students recited from their book Vive Le Francais. Centres dominated the landscape of Carol Conkin and Lois Lewis’s Grades 3/4 and 2/8 classes — a crepe paper Mr. Mysterious Mystery Centre, a Science Fiction Centre, a Joke Centre, Comic Centre, a Black Stallion Club to name a few. This is a shared time in which both classes come together. Each student chooses which centre he/she would like to go to. This month the cence feature a book theme. For example, if you find yourself in “Black Stallion Club” you will be directed to write three good questions about a horse book you read, then put these questions ina box for someone else to answer. There are a variety of activities in each centre. As I was leaving the Grade 8/41 heard the class take a solemn pledge, “I pledge that I will do my best to eat a healthful fs ” What a every was also I i healthy encouragement wherever possible on nutrition, after Y af in monor G1 Those Who Served... Remembrance Day Service Kinsmen Park — Friday, Nov. 11 Parade — 10:30 a.m. — 3rd Street Parade Marshall — C. Pepper Advance of Colors— B. Lamb «= Remarks by President — Sam Brown Remarks by Mayor — Audrey Moore Remarks by MLA — Lyle Kristiansen | Address by — B. MacBain Honor Roll — Com. Albert Culley _. Bugler — Aaron Stoushnow Mothers’ Wreath Laying — Mrs. A. B. Hill Benediction — Rev. Charles Balfour Lest We. Forget Let us remember the brave men of our armed forces who selflessly defended our freedom at home and abroad. Their dedication serves as an inspiration for all of us. In tribute to them let's use our freedom wisely and never neglect the responsibility that accompanies it. On November 11th, Canadians all across the country are urged to stop and remember the 104,000 men and women from Canade killed in wars on behalf of freedom. THIS MESSAGE IS SPONSORED BY THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY-MINDED BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS: “pa. BCTimber Celgar Pulp and Lumber Divisions Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 170 ~The 20 congregations of eTehovah's Witnesses in ibe West K More than 800 _ at assembly “ciated with the 12 congre- gations in the "West Koot- -f-successful pea last “weekend at the Cominco ym in Trail. Peak attenance was 8365 for the public meeting on Sunday afternoon. visitors from Trail and area enjoyed a lively program.. Three witnesses that “pi- oneered” (full-time ministers) in the depression years of the 1980s were interviewed. Their experiences in difficult years were very helpful and encouraging to young people that are serving full-time to- day. Nine new Witnesses were ordained to preach the. Good News of God's Kingdom on: Saturday morning at a public ordination ceremony. With 625 preaching mem- bers and many others asso- FLYER CORRECTION NOVEMBER 8 - 12 Loretta Chunk Light Tuna 62 oz. .89 each. SORRY BUT WE HAVE USED THE WRONG PICTURE: Texas Super Select Cucumbers .29 each SHOULD READ: CANADA No. 1 GRADE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. NOTE SuperValu will be open Wed., Nov. 9 until 9:30 p.m. y Zwidayk, circuit min- ister, spoke on the subjects “Why God's Ministers Are Different,” and “Guard Against Being Ensnared by Self-Interest.” With more than 2.6 mil- lion Witnesses world-wide, it was revealed that the or- ganization is growing very rapidly with the construction of large, new facilities in many countries including the world headquarters at Brook- lyn, New York, where 2,300 serve to oversee their inter- national work. Twelve million copies ,of ‘the book “You ‘ ‘Can, Live :For- ever In Paradise On Earth have already been printed in’ 80 languages since its release ' one year ago. candies. my children react to heavy doses of Halloween While Karl Swanson'’s kids watched a film on commercial fishing, I managed to peek into their “Com- puter Shack,” which houses two well-used computers. One is mainly for match drills while the other is a word that st use for and editing their own stories. I spent time with the Grade 2/3 and 5/6 students in class discussion of “the strike.” What is a strike? Who is on strike? Why do people go on strike? My impression is that all the students are aware that teachers could go thts out. on strike Tuesday, but the reasons for this are unclear —-“more pay, Mr. Bennett doesn't want to give the schools any money.” + I didn’t expect that the children would know, as the issues are complex, but the general sentiment of the kids was that they hoped the school would not be shut down. Waterman elected seniors’ president Curt Waterman was elec- ted president of the Castle- gar Senior Citizens’ Associ- ation for 1984 at the asso- ciation’s Nov. 8 meeting.’ ° Also elected to the Asso- ciation executive were: Ernie Newman, treasurer, Jean Stone, secretary, Florence Laycock, first vice-president; and Gunnar Selvig, second vice-president. Gordon Lay- -cock, Helen Peddle and Fran- ces Hunter will be directors. The officers will be in- stalled at the annual Asso- ciation Christmas dinner. Only 45 members braved the wet, windy afternoon on Nov. 8 to attend the business meeting of the Association, but that was enough to satis- factorily handle all topics on the agenda. In the absence of president Molly White, first vice-presi- dent Florence Laycock took the chair. She called for com- mittee reports, answered by Mrs. Frances Hunter for the kitchen; Mrs. Helen Peddle for sick visiting and cards; and Mrs. Ladell Lipsett for entertainment. Mrs. Lipsett. announced she would have slides for presentation at the sdcial meeting on Nov. 17. Seniors’ counsellor George McAndrew gave a report on the work he is doing to help the elderly of this area with their problems — legal and political. Gunnar Selvig asked that Kootenay Savings Credit Union Thurs., Nov. 10 Fri., Nov. 11 Sat., Nov. 12 Sun., Nov. 13 CR SUe SuperValu | Castié33News Mon., Nov. 14 $5 Supervalu A KOOTENAY SAVINGS CREDIT UNION REMEMBRANCE DAY WEEKEND the wheelchair in the seniors’ possession be put in working condition. At present it is useless, Some parts will have OFFICE HOURS Castlegar, Wai laze 10-6 CLOSED 10-3 CLOSED 10-5 South Slocon 10-5 CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED 10-5 !, & Kootenay Savings Credit Union Nokusp 10-6 CLOSED 10-2 CLOSED CLOSED to be ordered before it can be repaired, and when this was put in the form of a motion, it ‘Passed without dissent. Gordon Laycock explained’ the necessity’ for having emergency lighting to illum- inate exits in the event of a general power failure when the building is in use. It was voted these lights should be installed in compliance with the fire chief's recommen- dation. It was announced the an- nual Christmas dinner would be again held at the Canadian Legion, with the Ladies Auxiliary catering. The din- ner will be on Dec. 14 at 6:80 p.m. The final business for the day was election of 1984 ex- ecutives. A motion to adjourn was followed by a social hour, refreshments being served by Mmes. Frances Hunter, Ladell Lipsett and Ruth Waldie. Coffee party . a hit The Evening Group's cof- fee party held Nov. 8 at the church hall was quite suc- cessful. All there seemed to enjoy themselves. The door prize went to Lillian McBirney. Irene Godberson won the cake raffle, while Elaine Jackman won the baby af- ghan. Trail, Fruitvale, I vi 10-6 CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED 10-5 HEALTH Wanted — volunteers to get stung EDMONTON (CP) — Allergic reactions to bee stings can range from a body rash and hives to extreme respiratory distress, but a scientist at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., says a new test accurately sifts out people in the high-risk group. “We wanted to develop a risk profile that applied on a year-to-year basis, could tell a person their probability of suffering a severe reaction,” James Day said Thursday in announcing the new technique. {Day told 310 delegates at a convention of the Alberta that are one of the most’ affected groups. Twenty per cent of beekeepers’ family members suffer severe systemic reactions from bee stings. In the general population the incidence drops to one in 200. The scientist conducted experiments on 229 Albertans over the last three years. A tiny amount of SELLING CANCER INSURANCE It's been accused of using scare tactics, preying on the elderly and p iB a service of value. But there's no doubt American Family Life is the master of what many may consider a morbid business — selling cancer insurance. * The company is doing a booming business in the United States, Japan and, most recently, Canada. More than 100 U.S. companies now offer cancer insurance, but American Family Life — the only firm dealing almost exclusively in the field — boasts about 60 per cent of the market. Terry McKee, chief of the quietly growing Canadian ‘y, Pan Life Corp., admits the prospect of cancer is something few people want to think about. But he insists providing insurance against the disease isn't as distasteful as it sounds because treating it “is getting -more and-more expensive and the incidence is more and morecommon.” “We can't help it if people are afraid of cancer,” he said in an interview. “But that doesn’t mean our insurance is invalid.” ‘ Pan ican says 200,000 C: will be treated for cancer this year and 74,000 cancer cases will be diagnosed for the first time. One of every five deaths in Canada is caused by cancer and one-third of the country’s population falls victim to the disease at some point during their lives. And the costs can be staggering. What the Canadian policy provides — for $55 a year for an individual — is $100 a day for each day of hospital treatment for cancer. For a slightly higher rate, you also get $50 a day for outpatient treatment and a $10,000 estate for a beneficiary upon the, death of the. policyholder... Family rates and reductions for groups of more than five are also available. As well as building an empire in North America, American Family Life — the major breadwinner for holding company American Family Corp. of Columbus, Ga., — plunged into Japan in 1974. The company says it now covers eight per cent of the market in that country, mainly through payroll plans with such corporate heavyweights as Nippon, Kawasaki, Hitachi and Mitsubishi. In 1982, growing business translated to a 34-per-cent jump in profits for the parent company, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Profits for the corporation totalled $24.72 million or $1.68 a share. But the road to success hasn't been a fairy-tale adventure. STRUGGLES EARLY Founded as a life and health insurance firm in 1955 by the Amos family, the first few years were a struggle for survival. Once the founders decided to concentrate on cancer insurance three years later — covering all forms except skin cancer — sales took off. Since then, problems centred on coping with financial and physical expansion and fighting to remain competitive while offering a service many view with disdain. The roughest period occurred in the late 1970s when ABC-TV news broadcast a Lire Pare series blasting health firms — those cancer insurance. The program alleged many such companies preyed on the elderly and it touched off a wave of media reports that agents were using “scare tactics” to sell policies. Reduced sales and aching.morale set in for a while at A ican Family but the says it has been all uphill since a 1980 U.S. Senate Hearing found no fault with its services. : American Family is suing ABC-TV asking $275 million in damages. Sitting in his roomy office overlooking a Toronto suburb, McKee doesn't seem particularly troubled by the tumultuous: times.a few years back, just when Ontario operations were getting off the ground. “We have been examined so damned thoroughly by so many different people that if something was wrong we wouldn't be able to do this,” he says. Cancer insurance has been a bit of a maligned thing over the last few years. But we are doing it cautiously and slowly here ... we wanted to make sure we didn't offend anybody and to make sure we didn’t make any mistakes.” And going cautiously has meant no advertising by mail and no media solicitation, was well as stocking to bland leaflets and low-key salesmen. Murray T Super of for Ontario, says he hasn't received any complaints from consumers since Pan American started business in the Province “and they have been very careful in their of the ge and their He said in the insurance world people had “expressed concern that a dread-disease type of contract is based on a fear and sold on a fear basis.” But the company has done everything it can to dispel that idea, he said. HOMEGOODS FURNITURE WAREHOUSE Tues. - Sat., 9:30 - 5:30 China Creek “Drive a Little to Save a Lot” ‘smoking are venom was injected under the skin of each subject, the . Teaction was observed and a blood sample taken. ~ Day took the results and charted the degree of risk for each subject. However, there had to be a final test to’ prove or disprove the validity of his findings — the subjects really had to be stung. “I deal with tragic consequences on a day-to-day basis, but I knew intuitively this would be all right.” SUBJECTS LABELLED Still, when a subject entered one of the six designated hospitals for the stinger challenge; he or she wore a color-coded label indicating what Day's tests showed the severity of the reaction would be. Ared label signifying a severe reaction meant all the medical personnel and equipment. were present. And even for those testing at less’ severe reaction, full © were still Each of the were stung on the forearm. There were a few severe ‘reactions in the -experiment, but all were readily handlad by the instant medical aid. Of 16 of the 229 subjects that Day predicted would have a severe reaction, 18 actually did — an accuracy rate of 87 per cent. Other classifications were similarly verified. protective antibodies. “This is 95-per-cent effective,” said Day. “It’s a rare biological test that has this degree of accuracy,” said the scientist. But there’ were a few surprises for Day. Two subjects had a severe reaction to the actual bee sting although their previous skin tests showed no swelling. Bee venom reactions can be treated with standard immunotherapy, injecting small amounts of the poison over a period of time so the body can build up its own Smoking hits health care By Canadian Press The adverse effects of ible for a cent for Canadian women can be traced to smoking. significant portion of Can- adian health care costs, indi- cates a study by two. Uni- vee, of Waterloo research- "Writing in the Canadian Public Health Association Journal, The also esti- mate that, among Canadian adults up to age 64, peat care costs for ample, have a consistently lt higher rate of premature births, which adds a variety of extra costs to the care of the newborn. In addition, the with a variety of pesnindtory problems, including pneum- onia and bronchitis. Among adults, the re- searchers say, smokers have twice as high as for mad smokers. © Smoking increases health care costs in all age groups, W.F. Forbes and ME. Thompson say that about 15 say the the frequency and length of hospital stays as their meas- per cent of health care costs uring stick. for Canadian men and 10 per Smoking mothers, for ex- add, pre-t birth is “a well-known life- long risk factor in both mental and somatic (physical) disease. For infants and children, being in a household where . there is at least one heavy smoker adds significantly to the likelihood of coming down been shown to be more likely to suffer from a variety of illnesses, par- ticularly respiratory prob- lems and cardiovascular dis- eases. In addition, women are more likely to have difficult Pregnancies and deliveries, requiring a longer hospital stay. Cook up a tosteful feost in your kitchen! We hope that you enjoy this special featu: of the Costlegar News, and we are grofeful to our mony readers submitted recipes. EXTRA COOK BOOKS AVAILABLE ONLY 25¢ EACH 197 Columbia Avenue Castle QS. égar News This is one in a series of advertisements designed to explain how CP Rail is working today to meet Canada's transportation needs of the future. | “IRON, WOOD AND ROCK - THAT'S ‘WHAT A RAILWAY IS” made ofiron, wood an Wynn you. come Bom down pt arailway is aan. More than 15,000 miles of main track, from the ties - spreading the five the Pacis Two ribbons of steel rail bridging a continent. Wood. Tough pressure-treated timber, cut eS ae: More'than'3,000 railway ties Rock. Right across the land on main line and and in rail weight of heavy locomotives and cargo-laden freight cars as well as providing effective drainage. KEEPING RAILS, TIES, BALLAST IN TOP SHAPE condition a railway is known by roadbed. Keeping the rails, ties and ballast in first-class is an everyday task at CP Rail. Because the quality of its track and It isa task that provides jobs for countless ians in mining, smelting, steel making, forest and expanding its: And, more than jobs ... new investments, industrial last fi has spenthalf a bilion dollars on maintaining roadbed. IMPROVING TRACK COSTS $110 MILLION A YEAR miles of ballast, $13.6 And brid We doall this so that we can move of Canada’ ds and ti In 1983, CP Rallis spending another $110 million fifty rail, $83 mon We'll need snout crushed rock for 420 ges, Sri yaa we ara epending mere than $11 million on replacing 82bridgesandcom- * pleting another 21 bridges. th di ~ Their: are supple- Tented by two special inspection cars that scrutinize ee With elec- and computer , one car checks thelevel and algnnentf the ral The other uses pat ‘work crews. immediately repair any flaws they TRACK WORK INVOLVES AN EXTRA 1,700 MEN The heavy work is done between early spring and winter freeze-up. As early as February, special crews of men move onto CP Rail lines, living on the jobit in dormitory cars, eating wholesome meals in Often job before dawn, so they can be ready to work at first light. ‘They have to organize their work schedules around freight trains, planning the task so as to cause the a Soaked etapa 0 frets on fat mune with tine senative ight. Almost hour-by-hour, the work crews follow their project timetables, placing ballast, installing new ties, laying new rail. When a job is done, the work teams move on to the next assignment, like nomads, bringing their cars and kitchen units: anit ‘units with them, ready He isa form ‘masters end Maintenance of Way Association - the second tion's 100 year history, . motives Gay ane Cay ote The track and roadbed of CP Rail's main line are among the best in the world - strong, heavy, well- constructed and well-maintained. har Jeast three times a week, all CP Rail main wooden ties without the rail. 900, it (Rail tises to keep fe tracks in good repair. ‘This year the railway as possible. New machines and ‘technology help. Heavier as much as 136 safer, faster, more reliable beams align the track to precise tolerances. Machines weld rail into continuous lengths for hundreds of miles. A FIRST-CLASS RAILWAY MEANS JOBS AND GROWTH farms and ports, small f factories and huge plants. A good satay) means investment, jobs, exports, Prosperity and growth. And it all helps keep Canada's economy on (Of new rail this year. The RCO removes oldjnted track and North Ai ina single work day. new rail