AS /Erma Bombeck There isn't a woman in North America who cannot empathize with the foreign car import problem. For years, women have been battling the foreign competition of sex symbols who arrive hourly on our shores, We were so naive, we didn't realize it was ever a battle, until we had lost it, Here we were complacently turning out Mona Freemans from Baltimore, Md., Annette Funicellos from Utica, N.Y., and the little compact number that was so popular, the Debbie Reynolds from El Paso, Tex., when along came two Italian imports: Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, The country went crazy. Everyone wanted to own a Sophia Loren or a Gina follobrtalda: Before we knew.what had hit us, France sent us Brigitte Bardot, Switzerland shipped out Ursula An- dress and even creat Britain, with whom we had allie: duced a modél that was to become an American clasote: Elizabeth Taylor. @ imports made no sense. They were bigger, ~ harder to handle, breathed heavily in love scenes. But ihe had stunning trunks, sleek Vines, parked easily had good trade-in at the box office. And that's ob- viously what men were looking for. At any rate, they kept coming: Julie Christie, India; Liv Ullman, Japan; Jacqueline Bisset,” England; and Catherine Deneuve, France. But the day we women really faced up to their competition was the morning we looked around to discover the streets were full of Swedish stars: Ann-Margret, Signe Hasso, Ingrid Bergman, Anita Ekberg and Britt Ekland. There was a meeting called-in upper New York state in which a concerned American woman announ- ced, “We really must.do something about all these Bosomy Boat People.” here were suggestions to export Teresa Brewer Hg apen and expand a Ruth: Buzzi plant in Westerly, but we knew what the real answer was. We had to pra producing models that looked like the foreign im- ports. tam happy to say it has taken a while but we are making progress. We have an Angie Dickinson, a Loni Anderson’and a Farrah Fawcett who look Swedish, a Raquel Welch who could pass for Italian and a Bo Derek who could be the top of any line anywhere. Is it working? Is it working! You tell me! Who is Rula Lenska and why didn’t she sell? Car strikes power pole, then what? “Stay where you are, you stay in the car, he says, warn other people to stay but if you must get out, leap away, and have someone free of the car with no part of phone B.C. Hydro or the, you touching it and the police — at once,” says Jim ground at the same time. Deptford, B.C. Hydro safety “Never try to cut fallen manager. wires. Wires that appear to Do you know what to do be dead may" not be,” adds if your car hits a- power: pole Deptford. ally. i and an overhead wire falls on: 5, - the vehicle? B.C. Hydro crew to respond You'll be safe as long as to the emergency -call.- Don Turner of Castlegar was awarded an Emergoncy ° Health Services: Commission: certificate of meritorious ser- | vice at ‘a reception held in the Empresas Hotel, Victoria, on Dec. 18. The ministry of ‘health . : was host at the reception and presented the certificate to Turner in recognition of his outstanding service to the emergency health service of British Columbia. He worked with ambu- i lance crews for five years on ‘- a part-time basis until 1975, when he joined the .Emer- gency Health Services Com- mission full-time. He has been unit officer at Castlegar since that date. He has also been a mem- ber of the RCMP auxiliary for the past four years, In making the presen- tation, the ministry noted that he is an idea man and an innovator whose many im- provements have not only enhanced service but have saved the commission thou- sands of dollars, For example, he was DON TURNER... given recognition responsible for , installing most of; the zone tommuni- cations ‘.equipment at ‘the Castlegar station and locat- ing all zone stores and spare vehicles there. ‘Turner was'one of seven members honored. Each rep- resented one’ of the seven administrative zones of the Emergency Health Services , Commission. Trapper has boundless spirit even at age 93 NELSON HOUSE, MAN. (CP) — Michael Link- latter isn't just engaging in wishful conversation when he says people fe ang only as old as they fee] e 93-year-old trapper demonstrates a boundless spirit that backs up his words. The _five‘foot-two-inch, 90-pound trapper lost the use of the lower part of his right leg when he was 15, but that didn’t keep him from man- ning his traplines. “I can do anything when I make up my mind." Health officials three times fitted the agile and energetic Link- latter with standard crutches but he found they were not suited to a lifestyle which in- cluded tending tape fod ice- fishing. with wisps of long grey hair flowing from under a large- 's cap and COMING Up at Mseclkinks For more information: on Continuing Education courses at Selkirk College, Castlegar, Phone: 365-7292, Extension:232. FILMS: Great feature films from around the world. Lectures and: Some of the titles lined up are "Marriage of Maria “My Brilllant Career”, and “Outrageous”. Wednesdays, :30 - 9:30 p.m., starting January 28, 1901. Admission ‘only to those who purchase the complete package of films. Seven films for $15.00. Advance ticket sales close January 12. te reaieter phone Continuing Education at 365-7292, ext, 232. JEARN TO SKI/SKI IMPROVEMENT: . A good deal, If you are a beginner, here's your chance to get ‘started. tf you want to improve re ur technique, this class could be for you also. Participants will be grouped according to obillty. Six one-hour lessons, six lift Marty and six return bus trips to Whitewater from the College. All for $80.00. If you require equipment, you may rent it. St ‘the Whitewater Shop for an ad- ditional $5.00 per s in. First meeting will be on sHen session in the Castle ¢ Campus on Tuesday, January 20, 198) — 7: 00 = 00 the ski closses begin Tuesday, January 27. Note: Register sonny 1, 13, Py phoning Continuing Education at 365-7292. Co- sponsors E. and Athletic Department, Selkirk College, and ihitewater” WINTER COURSES: Watch for our Winter/Spring calendor “Continuing Education, baled 1981" to be mal he first week of January, and con- falning something for almost everybody. Contact us it you find something missing. BASIC BOOKKEEPING: This course is designed for the smoll business operator, for keepers. or for people wishing to enter the bookkeeping occupation, A new course starts in January. Register before Jonuary 7. Course begins January 14, 1981, 24 sessions. Monday ond Wednesdays: 100 - 10: 00 p.m. Fee: $40.00, plus textbooks and work! 5. TAX & ESTATE PLANNING: Mojor topics include tax planning for employment income; new rules for persona! service corporations; an update on tox shelters, how to Pgaimlze mayessmient yields and the iecome ie consequences of e: $40.00. Seminor leader: in, CA, T session, C Date fa: Sat., ‘Janvary 10. NOTE: Repistration sensed iy stenue ry 7. : TAKING BETTER PICTURES: Shedent work, First class: Wed., San. 14, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m., . 3 sessions. Fee: $18.00, Instructor: Jim Ford. Registration naeiuired by Jane 9. Phone 365-7292, ext. 232. HAPPY NEW YEAR {I r friends, from Selkirk’s Department of Continuing Education: Lynne ictonde, Lota Sheratobitolf and Craig Andrews NOTE: J Castle sporting a thinning -mus- tache, finally crafted a crutch himself. It consists of a sturdy pole about two inches thick with a bracket to sup- port his right knee. “It given me the chance to make use of the top part of my leg even though the lower part is as stiff as a log of wood.” Hunger strike Linklatter again was called on to demonstrate his inventiveness as he devised Linklatter has spent his life in the northern bush country taking his dog teams special so he could get about in winter. He came . up with a snowshoe 30 inches long that he could lift easily with his left leg and rigged a smaller snowshoe on the end of his crutch, With his special imple- -ments Linklatter can keep up with trappers half and even one-third his age. One of his grandsons, Paul Hart, said: “Sometimes out of the trap- line the old man keeps well out in front of the rest of us.” Linklatter, ° ‘a wire — s ENO SUNFLOWER PETE'S, _Guote of the Week a7 In ilies days of high speed, the highways too often have .become good- bye-ways. Now in 40th day BURNABY (CP) — Three Sons of Freedom Doukhobor women facing up ‘to nine years in federal prison for a: 1978 arson incident are in the 40th day of a hunger strike at the Lower Mainland Regional Correc- tional Centre (Oakalla), “They tell us.it is prayer, that God has told them to do it,” deputy director Esther McMullan said in an inter- view. Friends of the prisoners, all members of the Freedom. ite sect, said the hunger . Strike is to protest a possible transfer to Kingston, Ont., prison facilities. Braun, who has _ been weighed since the fast began ~ Nov. 22, is believed to have lost 20 pounds. The ‘three were con- victed of setting fire.to the home of the late Anna Mar- kova, mother of Orthodox Doukhobor leader John J. Verigin. Freedomite. Sam Shals- coff said the women are too weak to be moved and Kingston prison facilities are inadequate. Oakalla has a special section for Doukhobor women where they can cook vegetarian meals, as re- quired by their religious be- liefs. McMullan said no trans- fer order has been received although she is aware of prisoner concerns over a possible transfer. as Tina Jmaeff,; Nastia (Nellie) Koodrin and Mary Braun are being force-fed by prison medical officials every second day of their fast, she said. The women say their religious convictions prevent weight monitoring but POODLES - FORSALE 3 Puppies (one mate and two females) Champion parents © Fridge © Stove © W/W Carpet : Cox’s Poodle Parlor Phone 825-4358 Write: Castlegar, B.C. on as far away as Reindeer Lake, 400 kilometres northwest of here on the Saskatchewan border. The trips often lasted. three or four months. . It was on one such trip that he suffered his leg injury. “It was a bitter cold day and I was cutting some wood for our bush camp,” he ex- plained. ‘Somehow my leg got hacked with the axe. Bloed-poisoning set in, but fortunately it ran down . my leg instead of up.” WAITING FOR REPLY A priest helped Link- latter fill out an i vows exchanged: Grace Presbyterian Nutter, the ‘groom's daughter and son-in-law. A Church in Castl was the setting on Nov. 10 for a double ring ceremony which united in marriage Roma E. * Davis of Revelstoke and Ralph M. Humphrey’ of Castlegar. Rev. LM. Harvey heard the exchange of vows be-. tween tho eldest daughter of Mrs, Audley C. Holt of Lumby, B.C..and the, son of Mr. and Mrs, Henry Hum- phrey of Castlegar. The bride's: youngest daughter, Hazel, was brides- . maid, while.the ‘groom's eld- est son, Ralph Jr., was best- man. Abby, .the: groom's brother, acted as usher. The the strains of “Oh Promise Me", the bride was escorted to the altar by her eldest son, Jim. Asmall family reception was held in Genelle at the home of Rob. and Crystal Unusual mild weather a plus for Castlegar Unusually mild weather has been a plus for Castlegar, says City Works Superinten- + dent Igor Zahynacz, ‘ The warm temperatures have permitted works crews to continue with capital proj- ects — unusual at this time of year, : Zahynacz said the city was fortunate in having com- pleted the 36-inch Merry Creek culvert in time to cope with the heavy rainfall. Creeks are quite full but “all our storm sewers arid culverts held up.” Rain and melting snow caused by unseasonably high temperatures greatly raised river levels in many southern areas of B.C.’s mainland. - Evacuation of more than 500 residents of Squamish and Brackendale, commun- ities about 50 kilometres . for disability assistance but the trapper said he has yet. to - receive any money. “That was in 1903 and Tm still waiting for the gov- ernment to answer.” _ After a brief retirement, Li to his north of ried out" withtwo helicopters and a hovercraft last week.” end. Damage in the millions to highways was reported. Washouts, mudslides, freezing rain and threats of traps two years ago “for the good of my grandchildren;" They will “live through very hard times and need all the help I can give them,” said the ald trapper, who lost his wife in 1972. “I think of them out there on the trapline.” Linklatter, who has three sons and a daughter, built a'special box just before Christmas which he intends to use as a’ bank to save the . money he makes from selling furs such as beaver, lynx and muskrat. When ‘it is full he will deposit the money in a regular bank for his grand- children, Linklatter, who still en- joys the odd: game of poker with his old trapline cronies, said he takes a positive atti- tude: toward life. “As old as I am,-T've never felt any bitterness to- ward people and not to God. 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Concealed condensation Bilsteri peeling . paint ones ‘ektekion of a house can mean poor quality or improperly applied paint, But it. can also be a warning of possible’ “con- cealed condensation,” accord- ing to a new Canada Mort- gage and Housing Corpora- tion publication, If ‘it is; and hole in the barrier itself, concealed condensation . can develop if the warm air can get into the wall through any small spaces left around elec- trical plugs, light switches, ceiling fixtures or pipes that penetrate the finished wall or ceiling structure. "It is important to ree- light fixtures. In many fnstances, ellm- inating the problem can be an inexpensive and simple mat- ter if it is recognized in its early stages. It is a case of locating, and then sealing off with plaster or another suit- able repair product, any hole or crack in the wall or ceiling the problem is not d quickly, it could result in costly long-term damage to the wall. “Concealed condensation ft with tion ‘troubles early," says Walt. “If there is one, it will usually show up during the first few heating seasons.” Besides exterior paint other indi should not be surface condensation ‘that forms on cold water pipes or as frost on windows and door handles during the winter months,” says Gordon Walt,’ CMHC's, manager, engineer- ing and inspections. “Most dwellings experience that kind of condensation and it is easy to control merely by opening windows and doors periodically to permit venti- lation or by reducing the . level of humidity inside of the house.” Concealed condensation develops when the moist air in the house is able to find its way to the inside of the exterior walls. This ‘is com- monly referred to as air leakage. The moisture laden air condenses on the colder parts of the wall. If the mois- ture cannot escape it settles on the wood framing mem: bers where it can cause rotting 6 The's ‘came, thing can hap- pen in the ‘attic if ventilation is, insuffiglent to remove the moistureifrom the warm air rising from the rooms below. Flat or shed roofs are par- ticularly vulnerable because there may be no open space at all for air circulation. When the moist air hits the underside of the roof sheath- ing it condenses and stays in the roof assembly. Walt knows of a few cases where the interior wall framing has virtually disin- tegrated because of con- cetled condensation in hous- es just five years old. “At that stage,” he says, “there is no alternative but to rebuild the entire wall secti maf fected. And that is an “epee sive proposition.” He claims that in the majority of cases, concealed condensation is the result ofa hole — perhaps even as small as a match-stick puncture — in the house's vapor. barrier. that it might exist include: moisture or mildew staining the underside of the roof sheathing, frost or water on nails which penetrate the sheathing, damp spots on walls or ceilings, water or ice forming near the soffit vents and water stains around Most homes built before ~ 1950 had no insulation in- stalled in the walls. There was no vapor barrier either. If there was air leakage, the moisture might condense as ice on the exterior. sheathing. However, this: moisture would evaporate during the spring months, leaving a dry wall. Generally, rotting of the wood was not a serious problem. “Of course,” says Walt, “there was a great deal of heat loss, which is why so many thousands of these homes are being insulated today.” In contrast, the newer house is almost a’ “sealed envelope,” mainly because of the installation of the vapor barrier which is intended to prevent moisture getting in- to the exterior wall cavity and the roof space where it can cause trouble. The barrier does the job very effectively if it is care- fully installed. “But if it is punctured,” Walt warns, "the moist air will force itself through to the inner-wall at that point. The accumulation of water can be considerable. “Sometimes, it will run out under the baseboard and onto the floor, appearing as a leak from the outside. Actual- ly, it might only be the melting of the ice that accu- mulated during the heating season.” Even when there is no ARTMENT STORES reer NE nmth Lo. “In effect,” .Walt points out, "you are turning the wall itself into a vapor, barrier. The wall shoot * painted ith ti quality em amount : of ventilation. In others, what might be re- quired is a complete scaling off of the whole roof: as- sembly, Experimenting by a lIasyman could easily aggra- vate the problem.” The new CMHC publi. cation, entitled “Condens- tion in the Home — Where, Why and What to Do About It,” has advice for over- coming both types of conden- sation problems in existing ’ dwellings as well as some techniques to help avoid the threat of conce: sation in new:. condensation problem can be tricky if it exigta inja flat or a shed typeof. goof. “It is “In some, cases, .the answer calls for - increasing the CREATION! a The simple, non-techn! and is inteniled for’ age homeowner, The final assembly of Salmo, Elementary Schoo! fall term took place Thursday afternoon with every class and every teacher having an important part to play.- ‘Leonard Devuono, teacher of the Grade 3 class, read the poem, “T*was the Night Before Christmas’ Hidden behind a screen and with home-made puppets, his class held them above the top of the screen where the pup- pets sould be neste As De- Vuono read, the puppet, Tep- resenting Santa Claus, “his reindeer and sleigh: were ‘ through motio: WANETA PLAZA SHOPPING CENTRE HWY. 3 TRAIL Woolco Store Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ‘i Thursday and Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. . 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