CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, February 21, 1974. Sons of Norway Dance and Chill Feed at Nordic it midni- it. For ‘reservations call 65-5062, $3 Per person. The news degartrient of the: Castlegar News now has its own phone, To rea- ch our news editor, Lois Hughes, please phone. 365- 3517, Club publicity chair- men and local public offic. lals are especial ly asked to make note of this number and mark it down in their see books, e bod! reads City. Eve ery and pinrice ound-Up, Just call 365-7266 for low-cost, - high coverage, vou may run your message in lightface or in boldface, tin 1 Red Chinese Youths in Jail ,Whenever one drives through a and” fences, or # when one is hand- ed a “Maoist leaflet labor camps for “re-education” when they appeared’'to be ” getting too big for their, boots. Red Flag of February 1973 complains .that these “young workers freausatly violate work di Loss of Great Battles and Effect on History [ Mve just been reading a hook about the Battle of Britain, written by Peter Townsend, He was a World War II fighter pitot and was in the battle himself. * He's -also the chap the royal family wouldn't allow to marry, the then Princess: Margaret, because he'd heen divorced. He was. probably lucky, Later she’ married that pipsqueak photographer ‘called “Jones or Smith or something, He is now Lord Something-or-other. His wife is Princess Northing-or-other., Anyway, it's an excellent book, for anyone interested in battles that have changed the course of history. J has Sugar and Spice ka Wy If Drake and his eet had not beaten the Armada, half the people in Canada . © would “he ‘talking Spanish, cating garlic and going’ to, bullfights. How. would you like to he out “a> bullfight this mass of material from both German and British records, and gives a balanced picture of the B. of B. looking at it from: both sides af” the” English Channel. anyone oppose the stale, ova analet Chi the latest ‘meeting | of. demon- stration, one wonders just how much these youngsters actually know about life in Communist China’ or) what happened to those young people’ who were used to purge the nation of “revisionists”: during the: Cul- tural Revolution. According to Free China Weekly of April 8, 1973, some 20 million members of the Red Guard were banished to slave . nese Kirin ‘Daily. of Dec. 21, -1972 editorialized on one Liu Shao-; chi, deposed “president” during the Cultural” Revolution of 1965-1967, ‘With over 60 million young Chinese in jail or work camps (out of a population of some 700 million) ‘others’ have. managed - to flee to"Hong Kong. In 1972, over 23,000! mainland ‘Chinese citizens escaped from «their “paradise”. Some ‘13. GREAT OUTDOOR “ADVENTURE. MOVIES _S 20,000 of them (or 85 per cent) were young people capable of swimming ‘the’ dangerous es- cape route, Reasons for’ .their - dis- ilusionment include: commun- ism offers them no future; long hours; shortage of food and * misery of the labor camps; regimentation; forced reading and a constant fear of arrest for. a variety of minor reasons. As North American young- sters are given the freedom to demonstrate and attack. the government; as they. are allowed to parade bearing the Maoist flag; as they are Permitted to run in civic,” provincial and federal elections, so they ‘are apparently obli- vious to the: fact. that such in would © be no by. ‘the ‘firing esavedesr ets China . les that > changed history, besides me and =a’ few history buffs? There ‘are} quite a few. of them, and one must wonder what would have happened to history ifthe battles hid. been lost, not won, At least one‘of them has Probably ‘affected you, Personally. If the’ Persians hadn't been slowed down’ at Thermopylae’ ‘and’ trounced at Marathon, they'd: have. wiped ~ out” the Greeks. Think what that would have done ‘to. the > restaurant business in Canada. Not to mention ' Jackie» Onassis’. $20,000 a weck in spending money. (it's 15) below ; outside), sitting in the shady side’ of. the arena,’ ‘and shouting “Ole”, “at's bull- fighter and. a bull. frozen;? ont om : Bill Smiley literally,” into < the’ classic, stance of the bull-ring? And - what: ‘about the battle: -of the: Plains of Abraham? If the ' Limeys hadnt) won that’ one, I'd be happily back: in‘ Ireland right now, cutting peat ina hog, instead of sitting here wondering how in the nume. of energy I'm going to meet my fuel bill: .’ The Scene at... KINNAIRD JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Our’ Winter’ Carnival was great! It’s probably going to become a tradition at/KJSS. We held it in the Castlegar Arena last) Friday, right after lunch, and everybody attended except a few who elected to stay behind and study. .We let off so much steam, it's a wonder the ice didn’t melt! It did get a little mushy around the edges, we noticed, particu- larly ‘where the Panthers pushed their paws, Nothing can stop those cats’ from winning! Seminars and Workshops a To Cover Variety of Topics The department of continu- ing education at Selkirk College -is coordinating a range of seminars and’. workshops’ throughout March and April. Topics included.range from mountain logging systems, ‘in- come tax’ forms, to fly casting for‘beginning fishermen. Of particular, interest , at i this time) of year is an “Income Tax Wox cshopy, on -Marchs% ad ra thei ee t principles of” ‘personal’ FReame Haxation, tax. credits and. tax vas well as i AlsO.“RIDE THE. WHITE TRAIL” color An‘ exciting Short on Snowmobiling in North: | em B.C, COMING MARCH 1&2 ‘S| & 9.30: You Can Own Your Very Own Mobile or: Double .Wide Home Easy Terms to Suit Your Budget Ph. 365-3551 or 365-7365 — id for rae AY D. Lic. ‘No. 2601 Gace THEATER tin-4 It Takes Skill and. Accuracy - CARL'S ! personal. deductions and tax exemptions. ‘ Qualified” “resource’ ” per- sonnel will conduct the work- ishop‘and specific questions, if. , submitted ‘by’'mail before the . orkshops be dealt with if time permits. A seminar of interst to the professional forester. is the one on_-Mountain . Logging ' Sys- , stems" which will tackle the “problems of logging on the high = elevations and steep slopes of Southeast British ». Columbia: - Nearly 20° resource persons from the Pacific Northwest will be on hand for’ the two-day seminar, March 28 and 29. Another seminar involving guest resource personnel is on. “Planning for’ Regional - Dis- tricts” on March 8. J. Galt Wilson and Arthur Cowie will discuss the planning function at ‘the Regional District level. On March 2° a one-day workshop © will study .“"Child- > ren's Literature,” This is designed to help parents select appropriate books for children as well as suggesting techni- ques ‘for. story-telling and ‘reading to children. A four-evening session on “Personal Potential”, . co- sponsored by the West Koote- nay Status of Women Counc begins. on: March 6. .This . designed for. women to. assist them in personal evaluation and creative job search and on how to. gain’ confidence in their work. This. sories will be followed by another © four- evening session on “Speak Up", beginning April 3. *_ Aseries of three weekends on March 8 and 9, March 23 and 24 and March 29 and 30, will PETTITT PHOTOS” chemical ‘concentrate on Doukhobor folk- life. Each session will consider Doukhobor history, + religion and traditional music. Two evening programs of more practical interest are fly casting for “beginners and practical geology. In the latter, tests » for mineral And why../not?) ‘They are prodded ‘into shape by. Mr. McCutcheon and Mr. Sheppard — who don't take Kindly to flabby felines. eee Mr. Phipps and Mr. Jeffery were on skates. all: afternoon and to quote Mr. Lind: “showed real flashes of brilliance from , . their good old Pee-Wee days.” Mr. Phipps is right at home * ‘on_ skates. He: played’ league’ hockey ‘at. UVIC.: As for Mr. Jeffery, we. wonder. if there's any, sport at. all that’ he’ can’t master! He’s a beautiful skater. We opened the Carnival with 30 minutes of free skating ‘for'a warm-up. ahen¢ came the * go-ahead! First. contest’ was. an eight-man relay, with each man skating one lap around the rink. The girls had a_ similar. race. i . » Next was a. broom ball game—four lines of six ‘players (12 boys and 12 girls). Each line played, five minutes. + The.» boys’. Chuckwagon Race followed:: The” toboggan was pulled by: four. “horses”, ‘as*well\ as ‘rock. cutting. Letter of Appeal’ Gets 350 Replys Across Province Dear ‘Sir: > Last month you printed a letter from us outlining our concern that the CBC become a more vital expression of Cana- dian life and culture. May we ask now the’ courtesy of your columns to thank your. readers for their response? / The more than 350 letters received ‘from: readers across B.C. have been forwarded to the CRTC along with a brief to” the hearing :to decide on the 3” CBC's license renewal for the next five years. - * We plan to’ attend the hearings which begin Feb. 18 in Ottawa in order to request that: Cease commercial - advertising; increase the num-- the CBC; ber of Canadian programs; extend CBC service to outlying areas; and -increase regional programing. Again, we want to thank: you and your readers for your cooperation. Robert Harlow Tom Shandel _ Wally Hamilton Vianne Lyman Marianne West Tony Williams with two at-the back: who; guided :.the: up ee barrels and a eae around the rink. The girls had their Chuck: wagon. Race Maybe) we should have. lost the Batile of Britain. WANT:TO'S! YOUR MOBILE HOME? ati Call Al + 965-3551 or 365-7365 COLL ECTOR, wishes fo * purchase memorablia such’ as: Depression Era Books Magazines” Periodicals Advertising Old Fashioned the® residents of Qi and. few of, them. But this ‘produced © a great,’ pure, image, u Secvord | chocolates, withaut which Canada could probab- lynot have maintained its integrity, nationality. and rotten teeth, The) Yanks have, theirs. The. Alama, for. example. One) of “the ‘most ‘stupid affairs: in history. (If any- one ever tells you that,you are going- to. fight’ to ‘the Jast‘man, throw, away your gun und: begin, running in all directions, preferably at once.) There was, of course, the * Charge of the Light Brigade, which: didn't change © the {course of anything. But it did® serve as us. lasting memorial to” the’ utter Stupidity of the British ruling classes.’ And from that war we! did: get © the: Cardigan sweater... and © the -Raglan coat. Not’ tobe sneezed at. Or_on, ‘Perhaps you have sensed my. purpose in” this’ little essay. Or, perhaps, like me, you haven't. Well,’ like; it's: been a bad day, y'know, -and‘y’ take -an": put: your ‘average Canadian ‘up. against some- thing, and) he'll come up with something, ch?:> Oh, yeah. 4 “remember. wondering= what have “happened.. if last. the < Battle cof Britain, “It would, have: been ‘aJolly: would Bane be Sy eae eee divide. the” known world with’ Britain. . Pretty, goou deals lfd:say.c But the. vbetinate: stupid British decided to fight. And even worse. they won. Luftwaffe “did “not whieh destroy. the R:A being had® the: privilege © attiched >to me (or was. it the “other way, ‘around? )) “during the war. Result. Britain: is sliding down + othe sluice! economic anonymity. Ger- sMany. is ‘master of Europe. ! financially, ale pays + to? lose | wars, G mmany. und *Japans.the bigjlosers- in W.W.- I; are Laura + into LAST TIME TONIGHT: RAN ONAL. THE THIF WHO. JACQUELINE we CANE TO DINER THEBEATLES (gga ene (Colorful than ever_in COLOR jar Price. $17.15 While they last . "4: Patterns ‘to Choose. From Regular — Sq. Yd. $4. 95 [ale < : “LINO — e Wide =: 663 Columbia Ave. =_ sclechare 365'5155 always : GLS: Electronics Ltd. 108 Maple Street Telephone 369-5351" ON SALE NOW IN A, CHOICE ‘OF _ CONSOLES AND. PORTABLES ye Anglican Church Women Take Part in World Day of Prayer A well-attended meeting of St. David's Anglican Church women’ heard an intereating letter read from the. gr group's foster child, Ivair Vicente de Paula of Brazil, He: is doing very well at school and is , Anxious to have a picture of his » Youth>: program ‘wedding banquet for Sponsoring group. Mrs. M. Brandson will include a summer Snapshot of the A.C.W. in her next letter to him, Following routine busi ness, president Mrs. K. John- son reported on the catering for a luncheon during the local TV Workshop held recently, Mrs, Plans were made to take . part in the World Day / of Prayer. service to be held larch 1 in the P Church, Four ladies from the group were appointed’ to participate in the service. It is hoped ‘that as many members as possible will attend, Tt_was decided to cancel arrangements fora St. David's Day coffee party in favor of a pot-luck supper on the evening of March 1, Husbands, families and friends will be’ invited ‘to Join the ladies for an evening of fun and fellowship. Ant N. Fishwick, Mrs, D. ¥ and Mrs, Johnson had served about 20 delegates, and it is likely, that there will be further opportunities to provide lunch «at other’ workshops, Those attending the meet- ing’/agreed to ."serve’’ the the daughter of one of the members in July. i took: place on the ‘proposals of: the parish building committee for_an addition tothe church ' - building. ‘The ° A.C.W. look’ forward. to. enjoying better. ‘facilities’ if. the plans © are accepted and acted: upon. ‘At the close of the meeting refreshments were’ served by the hostesses, Mrs. H. Perkins and Miss: Lily Perkins. 1974 Opportunities for. Youth Program Applications Available. ‘The 1974 Opportunities for forms are now available at area high schools Zand. :the | Trail application meet the basic criteria, must be: turned ‘down. \) ‘Projects should facmee ‘ strate positive benefit’ tothe -:! They should meet: Canada’ N Centre. Young ; people: are asked,to : work ‘together to © plan ‘and implement ‘creative and useful community.- ‘service projects which’ assist: themsolves ;and help: finance their. education. :Priority. will. be. given, to * > projects which stress commun-, ity, servi sand. ‘social ‘benefit. - Youth’: are: encouraged to “investigate: rand identify. major, i] some’ of the needs” of» the community / or; Canadian: so-~ * clety, offering realistic answers to: community ‘problems‘< and stiowing clear. evidence of. decal Support, : * Projects should be: fan ned,° administered® and. eval- uated by young people aged 16 , to 25.:As many: participants as possible should take part in the planning and preparation of the must. needs in: their ‘local ties and to}, propose projects _ which satisfy’ these needs. While: Opportunities for “Youthii is designed to give young people a chance to help improve . * their communities, the program also gives youth:the chance to ‘ “: prepare - themselves ‘for. new careers; in'a. rapidly. changing * society; ‘to ‘apply fetes educa. assume’ full ‘responsibility for. the’ operation’ of the project: . although’ they. are: encouraged to seek’ assistance ‘and ‘advice from. specialists, other. organ- © izations: or OFY Project ‘of. ficers. Preference will be given.to projects submitted’ by. young people who-need ‘assistance ‘in their: who tion ‘to:the f;both “today and the future; “and to: 3..*1.00 2 . 89 10: *2.49 strate:the ability, to plet their " jail.’ His driver's licence. was: also sus- = bended for’ 80 days...” te ae . Donna’ Marie Gordon, 20, of Castlegar, pled guilty to. driving while having a..blood + alcohol count over .08. She was © fined $160 or in default 15 days. 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