CASTLEGAR NEWS, March 16,.1983 |

By PAUL GESSELL

REGINA (CP) — Edmund Bloos used to feed tho
starving of Papua New Guinea. Now he feeds the hungry
of Saskatchewan.

Sitting in a chilly basement office in an industrial
area, the director of the Regina and District Food Bank
shakes his head at the thought people are going hungry in
the province often called Canada’s bread basket.

“I've been toa lot of Third World countries and I've
seen poverty and I've seen starvation,” says Bloos, a
former lay Lutheran’ missionary whose last job was
running a famine relief program in Papua New Guinea.

“I could understand why it was happening... But
you come to Canada and you can't justify this. Ifind it
hard to reconcile.”

Bloos cites three principal causes of hunger in Regina

— Indians who leave reserves and are ineligible’

immediately for welfare; children dumped on the door-
steps of grandparents who already have problems
feeding themselves; and recipients of welfare, pensions
and unemployment insurance who can not make ends
meet.
GET GOVERNMENT AID

Many, perhaps most, diners at soup kitchens across

the country live on some form of government assistance.

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It's hard to justif

The others are young, unemployed transients and old
winos,

Russell Dezan, co-ordinator of Winnipeg’s downtown
Agape Table, says about 60 por cent of those entering his
soup kitchen in a community centre have been ‘on some
form of social assistance “for a long time.” Many others
are new to the welfare and unemployment game.

About 80 per cent of the 200 to 550 people looking for

a free bowl of soup every day are regulars, Dezan says. _

Most are single men, but a few families and up to 25
unaccompanied children a day sometimes appear.
Most diners do not remove winter parkas during the
hurried meal and many bring plastic bags to. take home
leftover doughnuts or slices of bread; Gonveraations: are
brief and often whispered.
“L.would think there are ‘quite a few who. do use it

(the soup Hibehea) who don't have to,” says Dezan, “But i
. is we don't ask any questions: ‘of.

our policy here .
anyone.”
One regular at the Agape, who chattered unknow-

ingly to a reporter, said he collects unemployment;

insurance and works a’ _fow days a .week as a
self-employed carpenter.

The man, who appeared to be in his late 20s, seemed ‘
_ to bemore eager for conversation than soup. For many. :
1

lonely people across’ the country, soup kitchens have
become drop-in centres,

Kathy Rodman, director of Regina's Marian Centre,
profers the label “a place of peace” to a soup kitchen. Up
to 150 men a day who are tired of beer parlors, the streets
or dingy rooming houses, come for a warm, friendly
haven ‘as well as food, ahe says. >
* + In Saint John, N.B., one day recently, many of the 20
persons crowded into the tiny Romero House soup
kitchen were ‘chatty, neatly-dressed, elderly men.

‘The remainder rangéd from a scowling, middle-aged
man in a dirty, plaid jacket complaining about a blizzard

ds outside: to'a: laggard women with a; fancy hair-do, long,

and a. 2
* One; of > “the establishment's: regulars - “all him

‘churches and private

unger.

ntry’s sou kitchens are financed by
Many of ise Salva donations and” staffed by
volunteers.

Bloos says the response by farmers, businessmen
and church groups in Regina and neighboring commu:
nities to his request for assistance has been fantastic.

“Out at Riceton, they've got enough guys giving 50
bushels each to come up with about eight tonnes of grain
which they'll take up to Saskatoon and trade it in for flour
and dry cereals.”

For every eight tonnes of grain, BI
given about five tonnes of food.

; The food.bank, which was to become operative iy
5 e end of March, will not give food directly to individuals

Bloos expects to be.

“or familles. ‘Instead, food will be given to charitable

jon Army and Marian Centre.

Jobnny = 2'was'a timid youth about 20 with an B
brush-cut: who says ‘he lives primarily: on: welfare and
usually cooks on:a forbidden hot-plate in his room at the

“YMCA. He. says he would have problems surviving
: without Romero House.

‘This ‘place: (the YMCA) costs me $200 ind some:
thing. and that leaves mie. with $100 and something.”
He could find a cheaper,room in tenements by the

waterfront, but says he’ has no wish to live with a bunch
‘of of old drunk. * At

lés such as the
Blog algo hopes to help the new, sometimes invisible

: poor, who have just-lost jobs and are reluctant to turn’ to

* che Clergymen will be asked to give food to such
‘families in. their congregations! F

. “We're getting into the middle class — almost — that

are hurting and, rather than see them deteriorate and
then put. them on welfare, ifa couple of food hampers will

‘keep'a guy off welfare, I think everybody | benefits by
i that.”

* NOLABOR

fora long time — Do it ri

Fruitvale H

Fringe
. benefits
excellent .

EDMONTON (CP) — Jean
Ward used to work in an
aute-body shop, but she has
found a new job that you
might say has great fringe
benefits. She drives a Jaguar
around for 40 hours a week.

“We don't make a lot, but
you really couldn't ask for
better working conditions,”
said Ward, a part-time pro-
fessional driver and full-time
car buff.

Ward answered a classified
advertisement last fall for a
job as a test driver. She got
it, and for three months this
winter she is in the driver's
seat of five different Jaguars
as part of the automaker's
new quality-control program.

Faced with sluggish sales
and a deteriorating repu-
tation three years ago, Jag-
uar Cars Ltd. started the
program with the motto: “In
pursuit of perfection.” The
cars Ward drives are equip-
ped with air conditioning, a
high-quality stereo, leather
upholstery and a trip compu-
ter.

“You really have to nit-pick
to find flaws,” said Ward, a
veteran stock-car racer,
‘demolition derby driver and
former taxi driver.

Richard Cresswell, Jag-
uar’s engineer in charge of
durability testing, said the
rigorous nine-month North
American testing program is
nearing the halfway mark.
For three months profes-
sional drivers drove the cars
about 450 kilometres a day in
the blazing summer heat of
Arizona. Now the automo-"
biles are in Alberta for cold-
weather testing. In March,
the cars will, be driven to
Texas for, another three
months of summer testing.

ANDS

NUMBER OF CLAIMS IN THOUS

CLEAI
REPAIRED RECORED
8:30 - 5:00 p.m. Weekly
364-1606

Res. 359-7058
1598B - 2ND AVE., TRAIL }

NEW IN TOWN?
LET US PUT

OUT THE MAT

FoR You!

he Mest Tames ste a he ae *

Brenda 365-2531
Cheryl 365-2485

The red line is a graph showing the
number of claims for property damage,
injury and death on B.C. roads.

‘Your Autoplan rates will stay within
the-6% restraint plan for 1983. BUT,
driving down the number of claims is the
only way to avoid greater increases
in the future and at the same time, reduce
the-terrible tragedies that are of such
great concern to our Government.

The Insurance Corporation operates -
under a mandate to break even each
year, without profit or loss. We estimate
that we will have to pay out almost

int

3/4 of a billion dollars in claims, or an
average of about S2 million a day i in
1983. That's about 94¢ of every pe gue
dollar we receive.

Therefore, to avoid a major premium
increase in 1984, there has to bea
reduction of 22,000 claims from our .
projections for 4983. .

Together, we can drive the cost of car -
jnsurance down, by taking a little.
more care, and driving a little more « .

. defensively. A good start will be to note.
the six most common factors that
contribute to accidents:

1e future.

iving down the number of claims i is the
only way to avoid greater increases:

. @ Alcohol.
© Driving without
due care. —
e Failing to
yield right of
way.
e Backing up
unsafely.
-@ Following too dlosel

INSURANCE -
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OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

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* DISCOUNTS - — to senior citizens 60 yrs. & over
CHARGE — on muffler installations
“REMEMBER”: You may have to live with your job

“HOURS * (2 Foelal Hate
Mon. . Fel. 8am.- +6 p.m., Sat. 9a. mi. « o4 p.m.

wy. Trail’:
-(Wecated just before Waneta Plaza).

368-5228 .

SOFA BED, lozy ary boy TV's tava,
lump sum $200. 3/21

SELLOUT: 1979 Ford % ton x4,

fuel fea ion Ba Cc Seat pe money ;

] For Better < or For

ELECTROLYSIS

CASTLEGAR NEWS, March 16, 1983

. "We Service What We sell”

, © Chainsaws
© Lawnmowers
© Pumps ©
® Garden

Tractors

MODERN 3 BDRM House, sunk
living coor with Tireptace 5
1, 365-5928.

ONE rs) ie bedroom opar-
365-2291 42)

Worse a

by Lynn Johnston

tments.

3 rong HOUR, - Fdoe and

space ae G Ualiies nd Peer.
365-6538 after 6 p. m1. OF ra
7

© Correcting Hoirlines
ight the first time. brows Seneroreay
© Armsand Legs :
PHONE VERONICA AT:
Hair Annex 365-3744
or Home phone 365-3969

: cow MANURE 6 yd, Toads $140.00
Te loos $15.00, 59.7805. 9 3/2
"PACE YO YOU CHICKEN order NOW.

HONESILY, ANNE -"
DORN ACCIDENTALLY |!
THREW

in Mor.'Apr. or M ;
Teta) Ae ae

$ Broiler ie chicks 806,
Furtey alee staried

FOR (SALE: .Sota, bed, chair,

2 ares hoir
railer, ph. aa
3/21
ANYONE | ANTING. to to get rid of

WILL ROVOTL Sardar wit
gmail garden tractor. ph. 365
5712 7/21
WINDSURFER one design. Ex:
cellent condition $1000 or best of:
fer. ph. 362-7720. | { 3/21

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MOTHER NATURE'S
PANTRY SPECIA

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inthis pap:

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PULSE JEANS
Girls’ - $9.50
DESIGNER JEANS
Men's & IADIES' - 18.99
140s Bay Ave. ; Trail

Hi
suminun siding. 365- 3/22

368-6233

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WHEN Toe MES TO
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IS BURNING.

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- 365-7232

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For free catalogue

HARDWOOD WHOLESALE and
OMEMADE Ash $1.79

E Peavy 760, 4

MAOI
lacie 226-7478.

tend a ic adi stamped en-
to Pemberton Imports

era: Delivery, , Pembert ‘ton,
VON 2L0 4/20

credit. sme and: inteltion

Maple Ridge, B.C. Vised67- 1907 8 8
a.m, to 10 p.m. 4/20

112-762-7477. tin/14

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twice at regular

‘MACRAME CLASSES. For infoes
‘mation call 365-2939.

STEELEKITCHEN! CABINET vat
countertop and ae

ASSORTED | pe voller
bearings. New. 3/22 |
EXTRA: HIGH aluminum BARN OPY: :
$450, 965-5402,

one year ‘old.
: “ayaa

SATELLITE T.V.

cnet FORSALE
JACUZZISPA TUB
We cater to
“'do-It-yourselfere’’
on and Spas,

Ph, 365-6832
PACKAGED BEES ond Queens

from California arriving A; 6
Order now, Rot Mein tyre. 368.

REIBIN SALES
/ 365-5366 ©

sulation, The can even be used homes,
tor voper barriers and any kind of 2703 atteré pam:

ALUMINUM, SHEETS. ‘Ideol tor HONDA GENERATOR Taw a

expensive roofing; siding or In; V, A.C. Excellent: for motor
$550. firm. 365-

@ new,

AEWETT Es ATED cA CATALOGUE
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ToCthst.,
cau Bic. ViNacs:”

These, weed nd printing pre Bross plates

priced os ‘follows: ‘One ees 12, 75
cents sock 13 10:24,
brik

CEDAR: SHAKES good price: 365- Corts A
6246 9/20 26" VANGUARD, insulated d canopy
jor tong box, Comes with hea

ns (@ SANYO

_ Televisions — Colour ond Btock & White
1efeo Systems Rentale

a UNION PETERS

Seles ond Service
«QFE, 1234 Codat Ave., Teall 8.0.

60 cants

boat rock. 365-3642.

+. Rates“

First 10 Words $3.00
Additional Words 12¢
insertions for Price of 2
7 Insertions for Price of 4
Rotes for Longer
Times. Alte Available

: : '

not advisable to send cash

FENDER FS ‘Accoustic
case. ex cond.
(6069, 365-71

LOSE [eeeramar.
FOR SALE: Kaplu utility trailer,
Kgtchen buifet, 4 m mat chin sate,

ir. open weave Philli,
WEIGHT ig deat gs
evenings phone 365-8 tol

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‘price and get the
‘third insertion

‘NO. EXTRA -

PRE-SEASON SPECIAL:

le
Parer, slicer and corer =e 55.
Gronny’s Pantry Castlea Flare

“LP YEAR TERM:
DEPOSIT .

SLOCAN PARK

{TAINK,-1 in
fe FOR RENT
(near Pete's T.V.)
Raion Avetaicimeeeny
Ph. 365-6455 or
365-6636 after 5:30 p.m.

ee rei ft. of t primo commercial

incl. office/
warehouse ¢ cw truck doors.
6880. tin/20
SBORM HOUSE fridge and stove
incl. fe, pels “damage deposit

Wired doys or
Ses-ca82

wired eh. oes and weaker:
in/20

Weekly or Monthly

2
1 bévn. vat-contgined eules, $278/

me.
bath. $175/me.
‘ALL UTILITIES INGLUDED,

_ Ph. 365-5613

ye PAD 3, ar row Lake Court,

‘ible people onty $3570 reper
sible people only $95/mo, 365-
orth 16a tin/16

‘226-7212

ett
one RM. apartmen-
fe saikith Manors Phone 368;
ioe tin/15

BDRM barenient ‘sulte, jeultobie
jor? people, 368 5160,

USED GUNS ‘and s
ccthof trader Waste Tawe,
Rossland. Ph, 112-362-5171.

tint)

THIS

SPACE
365-5210

old:
in

a, BDRM APT. Fridge and a
yard, carport, sundeck ai
aad to school ph, 368-8830, 70

3 BDRM basement apt. frid:
stove and utilities included. -
sets, te jlaundry, = saune
10. Avail. now 365-8264 af.
ford pm 120
Two BDRM duplex on scenic
acreage $325/mo. 365-6691 eves.
Hay

NEWER Model 2 bdrm. mobile

WATERED SALE: Queen size.
Ly $355

home in Robsen. Available March
1. 965-3155.

FURNISHED TWO SRE Te
dowstown Contlegar, Available
April 1. Phone 365-6790,

CEDAR Wane One and aa
OTOR HOME 00/wh, Se .

24 ft. Mi

permile. ph. 367-6334. 7/22
2 BDRM UNFURNISHED. duplex,
Avall May 1 st, stove, fridge, full

TRAILER HITCH $75, Electric brake
control, complete unit $45, 365-
6046, $ KJ?

SQNE NEARLY nev 14” boot, roller

DOUBLE, WIDE

rallet
w leading ramp and a itl
ramp and spare is

a SED boxspring and mat.
frsss 2 pe jer washers 365-7874
otw

TEMPERED
LASS :
27 7/8" x 66"
EAL FOR

—Green houses
— Skyroofs etc,

4mm. -
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“Give Us o Breck”

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through the mall, Classifigd

| but a $1
bing cherge will be made if
the is not paid for seven
doys ‘after St Hirt cappears.
(This $1 charge does NOT ap-
ply to Visa and MasterCard
charges.)

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mail to:
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appropriate headings and to
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status, ancestry, placa, of
origin, age,:.sex (unless the
matter relates to the main-
tenance of'public decency
AND prior approval hos been
obtained through the Human

Rights Branch).

NEW. RELEASE-RECO!
folk choir. Castlegar Booksh

J is7aMardacic $4995 |

Pr HP CANADIAN SNOW-
idth used 7 times,

RDS: Russia:
sian al saailice. "Toro 2 Edge trimmer
965-3285 aft ze 17

8721 365.

1981: Toyeta St ‘Starlet

2-door, hatch! J» MINT condition .. $5995.

1980 Ford F250 XLT $8595

81Pontiac Acadian SEROR

1981 Pontiac Acadian

4-door, custom .

2-door, hatchback, 4 speed
1977 Mazda GLC

door hatched dapeed oesvecsses OOD

1977. Mercury Monarch ° $ 4695

. ir, VB, automatic
igi8 Pinte SE sags
_ 1979 Ford SuperCab "| $6495
0877 SING PIED rn 2OUS
Mrepene einen BIDS

1972 Comet

r, V8, automatic ...... de eeeweesreces

; i979 Ford F250

‘1981 Datsun 4x4
Pick-up, King Cob, Aspeed...... weueremess:

B tastings Streat

GRAVEL: %” road gravel, pit run
grovel; Markin Bros Contractin
5519 of 365-3014. ié

brother-
Sewing Machines.
and Typewriter Rentals
UNION PETERS
she ‘SALES ond

1334 Ceder Ave, Trail, B.C.

SIDES OF PORK, cut and wra

Sides beef rena ond
hinds, Free delivery - every
Twerday. | Newdan ” Farms
Creston. Ph. 428.9901 or 365-
5662. See tin/67

14’ FREEZER en 7
we warking order

' Two-Gallon

PAILS

“ONLY

*1.50

TODAY'S
MOST CREATIVE
SKIN CARE

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; CASTLEGAR NEWS
.» 197 Columbia Ave,
Castlegar

FOR SALE: Honey $1.25 per Ib.
365-2768 ad peons

guy f RARER good springs 3 3

Phone 365-8262

IXTURES. Wostern
jag go dis,

font Centre. Inc., 4600. Eas
, Bumaby, B.C.
Ih. 112-299-0666. thn/13
ie 2 piece sectional $150.
Daybed $175, Free if we re-
ptt No. 7 saat 650 2

a
jole Mag cata

Seneatis Samat ‘un aii Ford ‘and GM,
Products, 965-2283 alter 6 p.m.

te eS tin?
POOL TABLE, shuffle-b a.

’ ord
3959,

SEE No.7 for all your

upholstery fequirements and

Second tiens ned furni $20 23rd
in

I. Ph. efter 3. parm
at)
WEDDING STATIONERY from Kel
Print, 623 Columbia Ave.,
Castlegar or call Janice 365-5568

Ine.
Street) Bur Burtiaby, 8.

Fa
heard East Hastings
.C. VEC 2K!
Ph 124 tins.”

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For examples of our many-
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TV WEEK

i with the

dnesday edition

j the es pees N

or call our office at

365-3336

GNE SMAIL_2 wheel bike with
training wheels — $10.

basement. S.
cos, 365. Ci

r. Referen-
aay tin/22

tricycles, ong small,.one large $4
365-6037. ‘22 352.

wan,
3 YOUNG: ROOSTERS - $3 veer

BASEMENT Suite, 3662865

2 BDRM
359. stove, ulllties included,
days 365-6052 eve

items in tl
must stat

d BRIGHT ONE BDRM
2. Reasonable 365
wa waekettas:

woop. LATHE & MOTOR — $50.
2/22

T- ree OF eau & MATIRESS,
ve jood con 00
OP 885. 75005 1” $50.08 88

series cligens 3 advaiie in

REGISTERED

RETRIEVER, pups. golden Abisek

huntin: show tield stock

$200.

meee female Gaiman

1/20 shor ir inter fir-
rent rer PRY Atel

Ss et7abaeen 983 3/31

AYRSHIRE MILK cow. 359-7378.
2/21

Baik We wil roe riyoured
for 2 Issues, 3 tems only, limit

Ly ne ar ,

park like setting: Share pur-
e@ Hecessary. Membership

is a oY application and inter-
ildren welcome, En-

wt the benefits of member
management and stable rents
at Woodland Park Housing Cor Co-
For Information call: Fey TITTY RM) ITT Yc Seer ee
3584, 565-9508 or 3650 cree TOCKING PLYWOOD cartop
carrier, for 1%" pl ostic pipe.

month td SPRINGER eet

hs old, male, $99. 364. ane 4 2 aDRM BASEMENT Suite in

Aero CATTLE For sale.
Sheep for sale ph. 359-7793 7/18

Thrums

utilites included.
onoble, non-smoker Avail.
}-4390 Hn/19

Number is 365-2212

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