|ASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, April 24, 1078 Conscience and Comment Bad News Will End c : Education Tax ‘: For Province Up 7.15 Mills Taxpayers In British ‘Col-. umbla will pay an average of 41.21 mills to cover school costs this year, an increase of 7.15 mills over 1974, Education Minister Elleen Dailly an- nounced earller this week. The minister also promised achool districts an additional $25.6 million in special grants to - help cover mounting additional costs. The basic school tax levy ‘applied to all districts in B.C. has been set at 26.5 mills, an increase of 1.8 mills over last year, Mrs, Dailly said. By Rev. K. Nelll Foster The news these 4 seo starving or- plans, Bleeding children, panic- icken refugees or hear fur ther battle reports about the loss of territory to the Com- munists in Viet Nam and ibodia. . Nor can one fully escape 8 aense of peril even here in Canada. If freedom can be inexorably devoured in lands far away, will it ever happen here? This is an unhappy question that no one wants to think about, let alone answer. ‘Thore are some seriptural answers, I believe. It is true that communism has a goal of world domination, but in his- tory no one has even achieved that goal. Moreover, if I read biblical passages right, they do predict a world ruler eventually. He will seenbise pala and re- ligious por He is The Antichrist, and because communism is atheistic and anti-religious, I doubt that a Marxist will ever rule the world. And even the “Antichriat Superman after a very brief time will be toppled by Jesus “h aro! Mera Fridays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Helps relieve nausea Use Gravol tohelp ent tion sickness. La ‘$1. 39 Mle RUG Tommy Biln — Corner of Pine end Columbia Ph. 365-7813 — Open Mon. to Thurs., 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Holiday Hours, 12 Noon to] p.m. : to FOR SAVAGE SHOES AND ‘ALL YOUR FAMILY Fi ‘We Now Have Full Size ‘Range Men‘s and Women’s p.m. Christ. One day the Saviour he church ‘for announced it, It is a theology of hope. ‘This waiting world wal- Thank God, the King’ is coming. May.it be soon! 600 New Children’s Books Added Approximately 600 new children's books are now being’ processed by the Castlegar lows in misery and blood. , to gain his end. . Flowers of Hope ‘Soon to Go Out To Householders Soon the mailman: will be bringing a “Flowers of Hope” envelope to every househdld. . Why “Flowers of Hope"? ‘There.is a need all across Canada to assist the handlcap- ped, but the “Flowers of Hope” money’ stays in the dlatrict to + asalst the needs here.. Locally there are 10 to 18 + adults who regularly att Silver Birch Adult Aetiy Centre. ‘AL the Bllver Birch School for Children, there are nine jFegulars: of whom : two, are ‘under school age. Three infanta /are treated at home on a specialized regular program liver: Bireh’s teach erapist. °Tehas beencproven that the earlier a handicapped baby is given stimulation, the more the _ infant can be helped. Castlegar ‘TWO .VR7000 VIDEOTAPE machines have been donated by, Community Video to the ‘These Selkirk e electronics department. maschinos wil be ased by stodeats in both the day and “Library, in with Mbrarian Audrey Moore's: an- nual general meeting promise to concentrate on building ups a collection of the best’ in chil- dren's literature. These “bright and beautl- ful" books are a. pleasure to’ handle and the children seize on them with delight. The Robson branch now has extra shelving to house . another 600 books which swell this collection to 1,000. The to utilize this ‘equipment’ in continuing education Sey ene ae bh et oc maintenance. has been pioneering a program of this nature for quite some time. : Those’ who contribute through “Flowers of Hope” help® pay: for’ the’ building purchased for the activity cen- tre and will help the society to continue to, help pre-school. children who do not come tinder’ government grants,” -Bridal Shower “Held to Honor Miss M. Hipwell A bridal shower was held Monday at the’ home of Mra, Lawrence (Jody) Chernoff to honor bride-elect: Marlanne Hipwell whose wedding took nse of this addition necessary and the continues to in- crease. ut ‘The Kinnaird branch's ju- venile non-fiction bias “been influx of new fiction on. the shelves..This is a more work- able, attractive arrangement and should give the adults 9 new range of non-fiction to contemplate, ~_ Kinnaird branch patrons _ are passing admiring comments on the lovely display of artistic photographs by Jim Ford. good respo1 ; dents to the acheme has made a Tve "peard that yogurt {a better for me than milk and is ideal for dieting because it is 2 self-contained: meal. Is this true? wer: = Comparatively speaking, ‘yogurt’ and milk have the similar nutritional value. “Yo gurt often costs three times as much gs 'an equal volume’ of milk. While plain: fogurt is's | good, low calorie substitute for sour cream in recipes, any yogurt is simply ami that you eat with a spoon and like milk, is not a complete meal. What do you want ~ toknow about | _Tent increases? | British Columbia's ndiara and Tenant Act spells out exactly when rents may be 'in-: creased, and when they may not. The Act specifies rent increase amounts, and the to rent ions. The ‘Act may be purchased for thirty-five cents “from the Queen's Printer, Legislative . Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia. Or you may find the information you want in the free brochure: The Rent Increase Limit and its Exceptions. The Post ©: Office has delivered copies of this to every known apartment. If you have not received a copy, pick one up.at.your nearest Government Agent.Office,.or request one from: ° 7 ~ Rent Review Commission, P.O. Box 9600, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 464. yeation: © ‘The recent. Nutrition Ca- nada aurvey found that many Canndlans were utidernopria ed, Were, these people only’ those with low incomes?’ Answer: : No, the ‘malnutrition found among Canadians existed at all income! levels, It does. not necessarily cost more money to, cat: properly. Food plans: pre- pared'b: Nutritionists show that a family of five (ineluding’ children 6, 9 and 12 years ai can be fed for about $7 per da; y The ‘Daily Food Guide provides'a Valuable Taree daily meal planning. This’ Food Guide can be ob- * ’ tained -frde, on request. from your local health unit.: Question: Rose hips are advertised as “nature's richest and most concentrated source of Vitamin C", Should) 1. buy them in preference to, citrus fruit Rose hips are the seed of roses, In their natural state, they are an excellent. source of Vitamin C, but so are” citrus fruits and their juices, vitaminlzad, apple iuieo and .)-Buying-rose hips for vi min C is uneconomical. If can pick your own rose hips and make your own rose hip syrup, it will provide interest in your. familys diet. Weavers Workshop: Held this, Weekend: At Selkirk Coltege’ ‘kshop will be placa: yesterday: to Robert of Sparwood. Hostess for the evening- was Miss Karen Cleeve, sisted by cohostess Jill Di son, : ‘ Corsages were made for, the bride, her mother and the. groom's mother by the hostess, Parlor games were enjoyed by all with several prizes won. When the gifts were opened, a bat was chade for the bride-elect which she modelled, Refreshments, ineluding'a cake appropriately enscribed “Hiappiness ‘Always, Marianne Robert", were served at the conclusion of the evening. Thiee Trustees are Elected ~ By Senlor Citizens Assoc. Three trustees to oversee the: needs of the Senlor Citi- ‘tons’ Centre, were elected at the last regular meeting of the Castlegar and District Senlor Citizens’, Association. Elected for the poaltions were J, Stier for. three Sete J. Dvorak for two years and Mrs. A. Brady for the remainder of the year. One of their first taske will be to look into the insuring of the equipment at the Centre, and report the results at the next meeting, ‘The 61 members and five ‘Analert passerby ed with calling tt the Kinnaird Volunteer Fire Department quickly enough enabling the flromen to extinguish a fire ieeated near the Kinnaird Jun- ior Secondary School steps, the alarm sounded at 12.45 p.m. with 10 members turning out. ‘A suspected cigarette is given as the cause. in loving memory. Gertrude Shepherd. A donation is to be’ made to the rocking ch fn at the hospital in her ertPoltowing the committee reports, the subject of purchas- inga wheel chair ser the Sastre vat discussed. this chair would ie ioe out of the Memorial gional Council, 8.C. made a donation of $35 towards collection taken for refresh- ments at the regional, menting held on April 15. ‘The Ae A lb meh: : ing the registration ‘of two delegates to the provincial jeeting to be held jn Vancouver, June 9 to 12, ” Following the of the meeting, Mr. Dvorak showed ‘some of wutiful: colored alides. The new projec: tor, which had been purchased from the New. Horizons gram, was used for the first time in the showing of these slides. Eremenko's FITRITE SHOES « - QUALITY SHOES for the family: _ Foe: Dress’ — Casual and Work ‘Our Footwear Will Meet the Need» of Any Type Work or Any. 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FOR ‘ALL Your Link Hardware Dealer — «Use Your Master Charge & Chargex Phone ses anaa Legislative Libra rr Vistennee zai Victoria vay ix Fob. “A CASTLE Published Every Thured: ‘at “The C AR. NEWS _ ds of the Kc # Posi ve Vall perc in Val an S New Denver Silverton VOL. 28 No. 18 CASTLEGAR,: BRITISH COLUM, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1975 20 CENTS PER COPY Besides, od the les of tho control cel; While a dels figures are eval If equi ippient ¢t.— Castlegar | Nowe. Piote ~ School Tax 38.7 Mills: Increase of $651, 518 A ‘total of 38.70 ‘mills, an , increase of 6.16 mills from last * year,.will be levied against ’ taxpayers in School District No. 9 for education costs this year as the result of a bylaw passed by the Castlegar school year's budget has been set at. $4,152,062, increase of $651,678 or 18, a1 per cent. Last y 's budget: was $3,501,384. ‘Total: assessment {s $46,336,755, anincrease of $1,008,336 over last year's ‘assessment of $45,328,419. This year the city'assessment Is. ¢ 29,949,929 compared to last year's $29,361,877, with the rural assessment at $16,393,426 compared with 1974's at $15,986,642., ices “There is also an increase in tax requisitions with the clty at. $1,168,893 and the rural area at. $634,/482 ‘for’ a: total of ae 793,875. An ‘incraase- of ve Last year the elty tax srequisition was $984,751 aud 535,529 for total ‘of, of.$1 620,280. -treasurer John i eeretary- er, is sinaied Dascher told the Castlegar ren ia Beg Sonatrocted by” date has been given, actual alfability of the necessary radio Community Video's -Lcence Under Study RPA feprescntative of the ‘West Kootenay Cablevision So- application for renewal on. the basis ‘the company “is not: iding access to, tho, cable-. vision system for. local produc- tions by eomenunity groups, ‘During the hearings, the, Wo Dome: timing - of the decision is entirely up to: the commission, but added ‘he thought # decision: would have to be rendered: before: the” > expiry of Community Video's five-year licence at‘the end of Septembe: : Bud Godderia, oné of fve WKCS representatives who “presented a; brief, opposing Community: Video's renewal ‘application at the CRTC hear: — ings, in’ Vancouver | last week, ‘the commission “de! eed WKCS ‘bad:been working very, hard to establish, community programing’ in this > area. The society's Intervention brief contested pany’ munity Video “be given t ‘months in whic CMe. ‘Godderis also said the society : will be ‘Sending a representative to. ear: ings being held in Ottawa June 10,.a conference which will discuss community programing in detail. One'proposal which will be aired at that meeting is'a recommendation that 10 per _cent of revenue earned by cablevision in:Canada be used to finance community program- Ing, Mr. Godderis said. dat present, the os He commission simply “urges and encourages cablevision com- panies to air local productions _ and indicated the June meeting ‘might provide the CRTC with some guidelines in granting Heences, Local Airport. fo Discontinue Boarding Fees as of July 1 Boarding fees, which were. first implement at’ the Castle- gar Airport in July of 1969 at 50 cents and later in August of! 1970 inereased to $1, are to be removed. Ties was announced by the Castlegar! Airport’ committee Shaierian John Hall who stated * this-was done after ‘much deliberation with the federal” government. “This action has been ta-’ ken because the federal govern- ment has recently imposed a five per cont boarding tax on all ” air line tickets in Canada,” says . Mr. Hall. “Although loss of the boarding fee at Castlegar will cut heavily into the operating revenue of the Castlegar’ Air- port, the committee feels that the extra $1 fee can no longer, be justified and has informed the ministry of transport it will remove this fee by July 1of this year.” . “Pacific Western Airlines 2 has been asked by‘the airport; committee to reduce the airline ticket ‘charge to and from | Castlegar. by $1 and to show this reduction on the next publication of the airline fee schedule,” said Mr. Hall. Chamber Considers Local Firm’ For Park and Tilford Awatd. One of Castlegar's newest business, Henne’s Marina, is now Inthe process of being nominated by the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce for the Park & Tilford Trophy, which is given annually to the . business contributing: most. to ‘the beautification of British ‘ bia. pay Located ‘on Columbia St. near the Castlegar News, the building had been previously ‘Meenced for @ pool-hall. In poralnat ne Henne's Marina, president of the local - chamber, Dave’ Silvester, ‘said it'marks a great improvement nob only to the structure, agd grounds, which have undergone extensive work, but adds to the well-being of the atmosphere i in the business area. The province-wide compe: ’ tllion‘is divided into cight regions. Nominations close July. 15 with the winner of the 1975 ‘award to be announced Sept. 25 at the annua! awards banquet in Vancouver. ch to change thelr i ~ $3,089,000 Operating Budget or. Selkirk College Represents 8! Percent Reduction ‘The Selkirk College council met: Wednesday night ‘of last ‘week and approved am operat: ing budget of $3,089,000 which according to vice-chairman Ba ; Buckl Sih per cent reduction in the «amount necessary te maintain operations as they were {nthe ) 1974-16 school year” he ‘4 C “year, an‘ additional would be needed. : “That represent about an will not be offered to Tender Now Out for icy Awaited Plaza. ‘Tenders have been called for the installation of a’ signal light at the Plaza Intersection on 7th Ave. and 2nd St. . "Closing date is May 12 with the project awarded within two * weeks of that date, The contractor must start. work within one month of the time he is officially notified that ALL FOR THE BETTER [s pretty hard to believe, as motorists find the wellused Sherbiko Hill a beehive of activity is the $700,000 curb and gutter Traffic Light ‘his:tender: has been’ nee While residents at present are experiencing the incon- venlonce of bighway construc tion in the downtown area., students, ‘students already” in the course and. going Into News the increase rel hicing of additional teaching stall of approximately 10, as “and Tarrys Elomentary school libraries.” “Taxpayers could have. been looking ft an elght mill increase,” stated Mr. Dascher, “but the ‘district ‘received $119,251 in supplementary and apecial ald grants and a further $16,224 In enrollment and speclal class increase for h total of $195,476." ‘Tho ‘amount for this area was allgtted by the department of education which made $21.7 million available, to be’ diatrl- buted to the various districts, ‘Pass Creek Man Wins 995,000 In Western Canada Lottery area man sone of eight tials lathe Spring Western / This was an- nounced A yesterday morning following the draw in Ed. monton. ek ticket older, who ig teed! $25,000 and auto: matigally becomes a contender - for $250,000, fs Sam A. Popott, 881 Bite 23, Compt. 2, Castle- ger. While the Castlegar News was aot able to talk fo. Me- ths ff who; was at work, bis wife, who at the time was working “log the,call from Edmonton yesterday informing ikem of thelr windlall. She sald he was very excited. There are.no immediate Mr. . Popol,’ who: is: a carpenter, works for Behoo! ‘District No. 9, There are three childrea.’ One whieh has returned from UBC, another ‘who has finished a year. at” Selldrk a'ein-year- old ‘son who will begin; school September. Mr. Popol ‘will be flown to ~ Vancouver 'to take part in the (inal ‘draw:ol the Western “ Canada Lottery to be held May 12 at the North Vancouver, ‘The show will be natlocally televised on CBC, bath teaching end non teaching ‘Talhep hoop cots down, there’ has: been a’ cutback In replacement ot achool equip- ment,” hae dine however, is “not standing still” sald Mr. ‘Slocan Valley fo Get Two New: ‘Elementary Schools - Nelson. School. Board will go ahead with, plang for: two ley, schoo! will: include seven classrooms anda: nde ae etely : , Kiasaled guniee: Secondary. ‘is;hoped, ‘will hools in the Blocan Valley and additions and: ‘schools, as-the result of a. é Education at ary faculty ¥ Buty ibae ‘However, he: did ‘say, “There will be a few people let goin.the administrative area of the college.” ‘Another area where the 1975-76 budget will affect the college will be in the area of use of facilities. “Facilities of the'college "Which were free to the public. + will be curtailed somewhat," ‘said’ Mr. Buckley. > = "Overtime cannot be paid. ‘And any outside group wishing district highway manager R: E.. 4: to use the facilities will have to McKeown told the Castlegar * News’ there’ will be: little disruption to traffie during the installation of this light as most 3 i js now underway and traffic program manoeuvres around the necessary, obstacles. Two contracts are fs baviog bear the cost of overtime in regard ‘to clea e'same restrictions will apply to’stu- dents;-We can't afford to staff the ‘college ‘on’ weekends, tually involved ia the Pp its lines TRAE Recor led. on = Smile, you are on Candid Camera. - 2 This could be very well, true of the person or persons responsible for!the break and * entry of GLS,‘ which ‘occurred sometime. early : yesterday morning.) While police have released very little information other than. entry was: made through : the front window and a number. of items were removed, . with the incident still under investi- gation, it has come from: a reliable source: that a.camera was in position to record the act of entry. being 1.8. Contracting of Surrey for the city and the other for B.C. Tel, who ‘underground for the length of the hil. Mld-July is the target date for completion of the eurb and gutter \ y “mreeting withthe. * ture teview | ‘The motions tn projects, \ i975 and he ‘The review team. \ approved the ‘projects,; which will still need final approval from the department before they become an‘actuality.°\. The two Slocan’ Valley schools, planned in the 1976 program, were approved. for a total of $1,090,000. A school to * be built in the southern part of the valley will cost $630,000 and © will replace Crescent Valley, Slocan Park and South: Slocan schools. A school costing an estimated $460,000 was ap: proved to replace Winlaw Ele- mentary School! An additional $14,050 \was approved | for equipment and library for exch "The southern Blocan Val” tion as of. 252 and:60 Kindergarten pupils and a ‘Rindergarten Poca 60 pupils, “nasium.. We were’ extremely pleased with the response and attitude of the review team toward this district," board chairman Peter Reibin “Particularly for their d in the Slocan. Valley: situation. It was a difficult decision for the team to’ make.” “The team realized the: education’ program offered in ~ the valley was not total in'the ~~ present’ situation.” Mr. Relbin said, noting this is not’ a band.aid” program. He said the surveys taken last month of all householders: in the valley, regarding new schools, were Instrumental in~" the review final decision to approve the plan, program ih ee 13 ot i wide Mae sie the same width as the main thoroughfare through Castl "proper.—Calegir News Photo. PROT ar a LITE