Alo ase 4 The largest-ever dollar re- turn to its membership was £ experienced by Castlegar Say- Sings Credit Union for 1977, as £3 highlighted in the report pre- f:sented at the annual general Fp mecting held Wednesday of last a week, The directors’. report indi- cated that the credit union's almost $1.4 million gross in- come was 40 per cent in excess of the 1976 income, The asset festructure also showed an in- ‘crease of almost 60 per cent Eover the previous year. t= Membership growth also surpassed 1976 figures, as 748 ew members became part of e Castlegar Savings Credit ~. Union. (During 1977, $9 million in wtloan applications (compared to 3g$4 million in 1976) were pro- cessed, $6.2 million of which ‘were for the purchase of real ‘estate, new home construction ~and home improvements, In addition to Castlegar javings real estate loan acti- Kvity, the housing development program of its subsidiary hous- 1g company made progress in (1977, with lots reported to be aady for sale by mid-summer. * : The last phases of planning “have also been completed for Phone service implementation. .. Board members reported tisfaction with the growth of the credit union, attributing its CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, March 30, 1978 CSCU ‘77 Income Up 40%, Nets Largest-Ever Return |! Leamy Delivers Directors’ Report Saturday evening saw the presentation of special awards, as well as top calibre young students their musi- success to the inued en- couragement and support of its members, Three: directors were re- elected by acclamation at the meeting, when their three-year terms expired this year. Vice- president Norman New, Andre Lamarche and Ed Rohn will continue to serve on the board, which is comprised of president Russell Leamy, ‘second-vice- president Sam Gruden, Jerry Plonidin, Roberta Cawte, Karl Swanson, Duane Davis and Dan Wack. cal and dance abilities at L.V.R. Senior Secondary School in Nelson, as the Festival of the Arts '78 drew to an end for another year. The, following are the awards presented and results of the classes and championship events throughout the week for Castlegar and Crescent Valley students: The Kiwanis Club of Trail —$50 to a boy, 14 to 18 inclusive, in the vocal or instru- ~ Metric Construction Info is Available “There is a lot of material on metrics for the general public and plenty of technical publications for designers, but nothing for the workman on the job,” said Ron Gray, director of public affairs for the B.C, Con- ° struction Association, “so we gathered all the really relevant material and published our own booklet.” The BCCA publication “MetricaInformation for Con- struction“ Tradesmen”” is - now being distributed through the four regional construction asso- ciations. The ‘60-page booklet lays out the approved dimension for metric construction in the ma- jor trades, in a simple, easily understood style. The format is pocket size, so that it can be. carried or kept in a tool box. CASTLEGAR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION will be holding their ANNUAL MEETING Conference Room — Community Complex Monday, April 3 7:30 p.m. button. And sew. ELECTRONICALLY! Every exclusive ‘memory bank.’ Including a one-step buttonholer! The Athena at the touch of a button! Reg. $979.95. Save stitch you want Is built Into our © Singer’s Amazing Athena 2000 Just select your stitch. Touch a | SALE-A-THON “CONTINUES until APRIL 22! performs countless sewIng tasks in a fraction of the usual time. All At Festi al of the Arts ‘78 Students Show Musical Talents mental classes—Darcy McKin- non of Castlegar; The Kiwanis Club of Trail —$26 to a student under 21 in vocal or instrumental classes, who has received no other cash” award at this festival—John Dean of Crescent Valley; The Helen Dahlstrom Award—$20 to a student under 21 playing piano in the special class, limited to-a work by a published Canadian composer— Craig Webber of Castlegar; BCRMTA Rossland-Trail Branch—$50 to a student, vocal or instrumental, of a branch member—Jean Ferguson-Davie of Castlegar; Castle Theatre, Castlegar —a three-month pass to a promising student in -School District No. 9—Jeanette Chan of Castlegar; The Memorial Associates Clinic of Trail—$25 to a student with highest marks in the Sona- tina Piano Classes—Stephany Dean of Crescent Valley; (b) $25 to a student with highest marks in Scarlatti Piano Class- es—Stephany Dean of Crescent Valley and Craig Webber of Castlegar. Results of the various events for local students were as follows: Class P-40. Piano Solo Canadian {under 10 years): Jeanette Chan of Castlegar (first). Class P-52. Piano Solo Mozart (under 10 years): John Dean of Crescent Valley (first); Nona McGladdery of Castlegar (third), Class P-8. Piano Solo (un- der 18 years): Ginny Santos of Castlegar (second). Class P-28. Piano Solo Sonatina {under 12 years): Stephany Dean of Crescent alley (first). f Class P38, Piano Solo . Modern (under 13 years); Ste- phany Dean of Crescent Valley (second); Hans Edblad of Castlegar (third). Class P-47. Piano Solo Scarlatti (under 13 years): Stephany Dean of Crescent Valley (first). Class P-25, Piano Solo Bach (open): Jean Ferguson-Davie of Castlegar (first). Class P-68. Piano Solo Romantic (under 18): Jean Ferguson-Dayie (first). Class P-20. Piano Solo Bach {under 14): Stephany Dean + (third). Class .P-42, Piano Solo Canadian (under 14): Ginny Santos of Castlegar (third). Class P-57. Piano- Solo: Haydn or Mozart Sonata (under 18 years): Jean Ferguson-Davie {first}, Class P-112. Piano Quick Study (under 17 years): Jean ‘“‘ Ferguson-Davie (first). Class 1-66. Brass Solo (Jr. Secondary Age): Gordon Hu- bert of Castlegar (first). Class 1-57. Brass Solo (Sr. Secondary Age): Darcy -Me- Kinnon of Castlegar (first). . Class 1-70. Reed ‘Instru- ment Solo—other ‘than flute— (Sr. Secondary Age}: Val Cor- mier of Castlegar (first). Class 1-73. Reed Duet (Jr. Secondary Age): Kinnaird Jr. Secondary School (second). Class P-93. Two Pianos (under 14 years): Beth and Bob Krug of Castlegar (first). ° How to Write A Sentence The University of Connec- ticut is offering a course in how to write a simple English sentence. . “We can’t continue to award college credit to func- tional illiterates,” Herbert Lederer, a professor of German said after the three-credit course was approved by the faculty senate. One professor objected that students should- n't get college credit: for ma- terial they should have learned in grade school. The course will concen- |. trate on eliminating sentence fragments, run-on sentences, incorrect verb-subject ‘dgree- ments and other: basic prob-, lems. z x Z Government Registry To be Transferred The Central Registry, un- der the direction of the regis- trar general, will be transfer- réd from the Ministry of Energy, Transport and Com- , munications to Consumer and Corporate Affaira next April Ist. B.C. Consunier and Cor- porate Affairs Minister Rafe Mair said recently that the move will improve service to the legal profession, the finan- cfal community and the general public. “For years anyone wishing to.register or search for me- chanics’ liens, chattel mort- gages, or other encumbrances against motor vehicles or per- sonal chattels has had to check at both the Central Registry” and the Companies Office,” Mair said. ft “Now, these services, will be provided in one area, as a reflection of the- government's * commitment to provide better management of the public ser- vice ‘by placing offices and agencies with similar functions under the jurisdiction of one ministry.” By June the registry will _ Glass C8. Adult Choir Section (Secofidary Age): Kin- naird Jr. Secondary School (first). Class 1-79, Reed Instru- ments Quartette (Jr. Second- ary Age): Kinnaird Jr. Second- ary School (first). Class 1-62. Brass Trio (Jr. Secondary Age): Kinnaird Jr. Secondary Schoo) (second). Class C-1, Adult Choir Section—Mixed Choir Any Number:Castlegar Russian Folk Choir (first). . Class P-73. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (under 19 years): ‘Jean Ferguson-Davie (first), Class P-85. Piano Duet (under 11 years): Janet Dunn and Sandra Sharp of Castlegar (second); . Victoria’ Pruss’ and Carrie Bristow of Castlegar (third); Mark and John Dean, Crescent Valley. (third). Class-'1-34A. - String: Solo (under 7:‘years):"Revi’ McGaul- ey, Crescent Valley (second), ass P-64. © Piano’; Solo Chopin (under 18 years): Corrie Campbell of Castlegar (third), Class P-65. Piano Solo Chopin (open): Craig Webber, . Castlegar (second). Class B-2. Junior Band (Jr. Secondary Grades 8, 9, 10): Stanley Humphries ‘Junior Band (first). Class B-4, {Senior Secondary Grades 10 - 12): Stanley Humphries Senior Band (first). ‘Class B-5. Stage Band {Junior Secondary Grades): Kinnaird Jr. Secondary Jazz Band (first). Class B6. Stage Band (Senior Secondary Grades): Stanley Humphries Stage Band (second). : Class P-61. Piano. Solo Beethoven (under 19): Corrie Campbell of Castlegar (third). Class P-26. Championship Senior Bach: Jean Ferguson- Davie, ‘ Class P-31. Championship Sonatina: ‘Stephany Dean, Crescent Valley. Class P-46. Championship Canadian: Craig Webber. Class P61. Championship Scarlatti: Stephany Dean. Class P-56. Championship Mozart: John Dean, Crescent Valley. Class P-115. Championship Quick Study (awarded to the overall highest mark): Jéan Ferguson-Davie. ~ Senior Band : be located adjacent to the Companies Office in the nearby completed Waddington Build- . ing. The new address will be: Central Registry, : 940 Blanshard 8t., Victoria, B.C.” Vew 358 Mair said that the Registry staff of 29 people handles about 1,800 registrations a day, of which approximately’ 80 per ! cent are for vehicles and 20 per cent for, household items such a furniture purchased on cred- It. The staff also conducts «more than 1,000 searches daily, mainly for financial institutions lending money or for prospec: . tive buyers who want to assure themselves that there is clear title to items they are pur- chasing. Mair said that most con- sumers are. probably aware that it.is wise to search for encumbrances against automo- biles, “or they might wake up one morning to see their fully- paid-for car being towed away, quite legally, to be returned to its rightful probably a Time to Start Planting! Sam would Ike to remind you to start your spring planting very soon. To help you get started, Sam has low ‘prices on much of the spring Inventory. $1 50 Sadie te eee SAM'S Nursery& Flori - 1001 - 8th Ave, bank, a credit -union, or a finance company.” He said that he doubted * that those same consumers would consider a similar check when buying a used television or sofa in a private sale. “They would be well advised to do so,” he said, “in view of the fact that asearch costs only $2 and could save consumers hundreds of dollars and untold headaches.” : City Eyes Two Sites For Complex At least two different sites in the downtown area are being considered in council's prelimi- nary investigation into a new municipal complex for Grand Forks. One .possible location fronts the Granby River on the west bank in the general vicinity of the Kal Tire proper- ty, where the city already owns land. Mayor Sugi Sugimoto last week said ‘if.this location was picked additional private prop- erty would probably: have to be acquired by the city. 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Castleaird Plaza Singer Sales and Service Now Open until 9 p.m. Friday Evenings 365-3810 ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST for. Post-Secondary STUDENTS Students entering mest post-secondary Institutions in B.C. are now required to write an English Placement Test. Scores from this test will be used to assist in assigning students to English courses appropriate to their needs: The test will be offered at 6:45 p.m., April 6, in Roam — K-10 at Selkirk Collage. The test will also. be offered at other ‘colleges throughout B.C. : 3 Detailed Information regarding the requirements, purpose and format of the English Placement Test may be obtained from the Admissions Office, Selkirk Caltege, or fram Duane Davis, EPT Co-ordinator at the collage. : _ pleasesendus your G.LS.form. Every year, you must re-apply for your Guaranteed Income Supplement, even if you are presently receiving it. ; wets So if this applies to you, fill in the application - you received in the mail. And return it in the addressed envelope as soon as possible. We cannot continue to pay your Supplement after March 3lst,1978, unless yousendus - your form. : if you have any questions, call the Old Age Security. office nearest you... Eg | Health and Welfare Santé et Bien-étre social Canada : Canada PP IAIISPSPIT IAA IAVINVEROR AGEN AS TELL CERES Monique Bégin, Minister, Monique Bégin; Ministre: B DANGER, DON'T ‘TOUCH—Rallway torpedoes, biasting caps and traci fuses genera! public, RCMP Sergean id Canadian Pacific investigator clow, left, an deft Armstrong are currently are —CP Rall-RCMP Photo. 19 Koo! nay area schools to oulline CP Rali's Poll Shows Prefer Sex In Marriage { - A study of American men shows that most want their sex i within a context of marriage: ‘afd do not consider it the most irbportant pleasure in life. : A large majority of men ‘sdy they need or enjoy smaoch- ‘einig, even if. no sexual inter- course follows and about half ‘say they have never cheated on {their wives ‘or steady girl-- friends, according to the study. ; + Asked about who they'd like to settle down with, more sopted for brains than beauty, “but most wanted women who “would look after their needs, - : The findings appear in an xcerpt from Beyond the Male lyth, by Dr. Anthony Pietro- pinto and Jacqueline “Sime- qmauer, in the current Ladies ‘Home Journal. The book, com- ‘Sng out in December, is based Yon interviews with a cross- Yeection of 4,066 men and is ‘described as the first extensive national study of male sexuality eince the 1948 Kinsey report. ; No figures were given on how often-the‘imen had sexual "but three to four ° imes ‘a. week was-given most often’ as the frequency with which they want it. To the question “What do ‘you consider ‘the ideal sex life for™ yourself?” 50.6 per cent chose marriage, with the wife being the only “sex partner. _Join us for the * 9:30 P.M. - 1 A.M. ONLY $2 for LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Tickets Available at the Curling Rink or at the Door Voice of-the People - Analogy a Misleading One Editor, Castlegar News: A faithful reader and ad- mirer of your editorials, I was + especially interested in last Thursday's, entitled “Monu- mental Absurdity". But I regret that you chose to squander so resounding an adjective on so unworthy an example. What shall we have left to say in the future when | we wish to celebrate,one of the ‘world's truly monumental achievements in the realm of the absurd, the High Arrow Dam? Or to commemorate the folly of digging for water on the shores of a great and pure freshwater lake? I don't want to take up your space commenting {2--- detail upon the points concern- ing the planning functions of the Regional District of Central Kootenay, which you made so positively. In spite of sympathy which I have already express- ed, I find many of them specious. i th What was at stake in the regional board was whether, after so any years of failure to its Local Court News ility in regional planning, it could now show spirit and wisdom enough to support a full-scale planning In provincial court Thurs- day Randy Paul Belanger Pleaded guilty to a charge of refusing to take a breathalyzer test. He was fined $360 or in default 30 days in jail. * * * Emil Garay pleaded not guilty but was found guilty to t te ch minor in possession of liquor. He was fined $50. iJ * * Four male juveniles ap-, peared in court. One appeared on three counts, one for litter- ing, being a minor in possession of liquor and for causing a i He was fined $10, P ‘ges under the Unemployment Insurance Act of filing a false statement of earnings. He was fined $400 or in default 20 days in jail on one charge and $480 or in default 20 days in jail on the second charge. * * 6 Gary S. Kalesnikoff plead- ed guilty toa charge of being a Pp As you know, that department began to operate for the first time in Janusry this year with a profes: ‘onal planning director. It was the 1978 budget to support it that your editorial refers to. The regional board is very much aware that it is now committed to making up for the $25 and $25 resp * * 8 The second juvenile was fined $25 for being a minor in possession of liquor. Two other juveniles. ap- peared for attempted theft. One was fined $25 and placed on three months probation with the other being fined $25. Failing to Wear Seat Belts Brings Charges Two charges of failing to wear seat belts were laid by Castlegar RCMP during the past weekend, a period marked’ by'a rash of accidents. The seat belt charges were laid against Pollaine E. Emde and Roslyn Beattie, both of Castlegar. The Emde vehicle, a 1967 Meteor, had stopped at Columbia Avenue and Laurel Street, and was hit from behind by the Beattie vehicle, a 1969 OLD ARENA Castle Realty Ltd., Your Green Acres Agent Announcement ” We Now Offer * Another first, for the Castlegar area. Our proven “Green Acres Way" of success has led us to look for yet another way to Improve service to our clients. Ournew catalogue, circulated to a number of offices throughout 8B.C., will do Just that. So, when you list with us you List With the Leaders 3 ee Weare the 1978 leaders in Multipte Listing Sales for all of the Kootenays and urgently need new listings In all areas and price ranges to accommodate our many purchasers. If you are thinking of salling, call us now to _ get your listing In the next Issue of our catalogue. 985-3336 for a market evaluation without obligation, anytime. Meteor. Wet roads were blamed for the collision, in which $1,500 damages were sustained to the two vehicles. There were no injuries. Castlegar RCMP said the period of warning non-users of seat belts is over. From now on, charges are being laid. A vehicle driven by Vicky- lyn Maries Wyatt of Nelson left the road near Brilliant and rolled over. The driver was not injured, but the 1977 Honda sustained $1,500 in damages. No charges are being laid. Damage totalling $1,000 was reported after a 1971 Olds- ‘mobile driven by Steven Pos- tnikoff of Castlegar left the Pass Creek Road. He was un- injured, and no charges are contemplated. A deer on Celgar Road caused Douglas Edward John-. son of Blueberry Creek to swerve into the ditch, His vehicle received $1,000 dam- age, but he was uninjured. On Monday, Ann Swetli- koff of Castlegar had just left a stop sign at Fourth Avenue and Main Street when her 1974 Oldsmobile struck a 1970 Ply- mouth driven by Manual Garcia Rosa, causing $400 damage to the Swetlikoff vehicle and $1,000 to the Rosa car. Rosa was taken to hospital. with chest pains and Swetlikoff charged with failing to yield right-of-way. years of 2d planning and at the same time responding to current and changing require- ments of the public on a regional basis, At the board meeting all members recog- nized, at this crucial juncture, the need for unqualified budget support of planning—with the exception of the Castlegar member. It was a decision made by a board very conscious, because of its own recent history, that its structure of regionalism had been weakened by past events and must now be supported wholeheartedly. It should be obvious that -all 20 municipalities and elec- toral areas of the Central Kootenay . District. have prob- lems and grievances whichthey equally could present, But if we begin a process of individual members reserving their parti- cipation in the overall planning - process, we will quickly find ourselves back at square one— no planning at all. In that vacuum, we will all be losers, not only because of the incoherence of short-range, indjvidual planning efforts but even more because of the loss of status which would enable us to deal effectively with senior government in the interests of our regional citizens, a power we have sadly lacked in times past. F ‘The analogy made with the 1977 garbage dispute is a misleading one. That was clear- ly an issue of a fading adminis- trative regime which, besides alienating the confidence of Castlegar and other members, had tolerated the long hiatus in planning from which we are now trying to recover. There is now.a new ad- ministration, a pew planning department, and a resurgence of feeling in the board that it can not only make up the back- log of unfulfilled projects but establish the means of respond- ing more openly and effectively to both urban and rural needs. The board members viewed the Castlegar request for partial Crumpet In Trouble The dictionary defines “crumpet” as coming from 17th century slang for “a sexually desirable woman"—which gives you ah idea of how Bill Tilley feels about his yeasty con- coction. ; Today, that bastion of English teatime may be in trouble. William Tilley, grandson of the inventor and managing di- rector of Tilley’s Crumpets, has announced the factory will shut for good within 60 days. He blames union difficulties. It was around 1900 when Tilley's grandfather first intro- duced the crumpet to a recep- tive world from a handcraft in Cheltenham. It caught on and he opened a factory which now employs 40 full-time and 40 part-time work- ers, nearly all of them women. However, recently 20 wo- men were laid off and 20 others went on strike. The other 40 continued to work; they are ina different union. withdrawal as a real danger to this program. It was clear that if granted others would make similar claims, In this matter of com- mon interest, it does not seem likely that only the Castlegar opinion could be right and all other members so blindly wrong as your editorial sug- gests. Funera: Servic Notwithstanding our con- trary opinions in this instance, I would like to reiterate my belief, often expressed, that both board and public are much indebted to the Castlegar News for its consistent, intelligent, and even-handed reporting of Regional District affairs, Norman Brewster Director, Area “H” es Held For Molly Cheveldave Funeral services began Saturday evening and con- cluded Monday afternoon from the Chapel of the Castlegar Funeral Home for Mrs. Molly Cheveldave, 67, a resident of Castlegar who died last Thurs- day in the Castlegar and Dis- trict Hospital. She was born Jan. 23, 1911 at Kamsack, Sask. Following her father's passing in Saskat- chewan she came with her mother as a young girl, aged five, to B.C., settling in Bril- liant. Her mother later married Peter Zibin and they continued residence in Brilliant. She married John Chevel- dave in Brilliant on May 31, 1931, and they lived there and in Slocan Park prior to taking up permanent residence at Castlegar in 1941. She is survived by her husband, John; two sons, John * Jr. of Castlegar and Walter of Gold River; nine grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Mike (Nel- le) Skrepnekoff of Grand Forks, Mrs, Pete (Mary) De- meskoff of Thrums and Mrs. George (Dorothy) Rilkoff of Castlegar and one brother, Peter Zibin of Castlegar. She was predeceased by one sister, Mrs. Polly Vanjoff in the early 1970s, Interment was in Pdrk ~ Memorial Cemetery | with Castlegar Funeral Home in care of arrangements, CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, March 80, 1978 Rossland Light Opera Players present Thursday, Friday, ‘Saturday, April 6, 7,8 Trall Junior Secondary School Auditoriue: Only Fri, and Sat. n Tickets at had: + Mobile homes are playing.an important role in providing housing forBritish Columbians...andthe Mobile Home Act has been introduced to provide an important service to those involved in mobile homes. The Mobile Home Registry, a first for Canada, has been set up to recognize the rights and protect the interests of buyers and sellers of mobile homes. Its similar to the Land Registry in that it acts as an information centre that keeps a complete record ofthe ownership and location of all mobile homes. It means that all sales and changes of location are It means 1 {o protect that a title search can be requested to assure buyers that they are indeed getting legal title. And because it provides lenders with better security, it could mean better financial terms for purchasers of mobile homes. 6 The Act is in effect as of April 1, 1978. After that date all mobile homes must be registered before they can be sold or moved. Ifyou're a mobile home owner at present, or are considering becoming one in the future, Grare involved in the sale orfinancing of mobile homes, you should be aware of how the Mobile Home Act protects you. Information kits have been Sent out to all known mobile home owners and other interested parties, but if we missed you... let us know, Any information you may need is available from the Mobile Home Registry in Victoria, Regional Offices of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Government Agents. Province of British Columbia Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Honourable Hugh A. Curtis, Minister MOBILE HOME REGISTRY 825 Fort Street, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 25 Phone 387-1361 EE EEE ELECT CEES ITI ne pe F . 4 faeeerns Rees POW RN ni a ey Coda Rnb eis ARR he nee