Aé CASTLEGAR NEWS, December 24, 1980 One man's opinion for giving m calls on company time. better. to Particularly do | want + enjoy reading your column, | owe a debt of gratitude to my mother and father who spoke little and which caused me to speak much and then some. At this time of the year | want to say a word of encouragement to those children of a broken marriage and to those men and wamen who found it necessary to separate, divorce or just go their separate ways. | do not have to imagine how lonely and discouraging it can be in a single-bedroom apartment or some third-floor hotel room on a New Year's Eve . . . or Christmas time with no children and a meal at the good old Diamond Grill. Moy you all know that despite how bad it may now seem, things will get In the labor Better times By FRED MERRIMAN. | would like to say Merry Christmas and thank you to the following: Don, for accepting second-rate copy at the very last minute; Lois, and probabl; some unsung typist, who has to decipher the chicken scratches; Burt Campbell, @ the chance in the first place; my loyal wife, Diane, who disagrees with nearly every opinion | submit, yet personally delivers them to the News office and clips the column for my Guinness Book of Records album. My various supervisors, Jim, Brian and Les for allowing semi-personal | would like those who are well and happy to take a moment from their busy schedule and social life to visit, or at least think about, those people who live alone, lie day after day in a hospital bed or old folks home, where they have lost all track of time. Since | am in such a benevolent mood, | would like to say Merry Christmas them And wish the best t gift of rests ould be heroes, }o wish Merry Christmas to those people who say “I who really do believe that it is us against lo members of management who really feel that the lg lusively in the ice. Mey say on our behalf that “our” U.S. hostages are not forgotten and that ' think the ransom money is too high. Even | am not worth half a billion. Could it not be better for the United States to say “Sorry” if vey did spy and if they did not, they should deal with the Iranians ‘by igndJing them. Millions of people have died for lesser reasons. who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time | just wish a Christ- mas knowing that either way you As i ni So you see, even when | am benevolent, | try to play king, wigich is very easy to do when you do not wear a crown. 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VANCOUVER (CP) — Drivers in British Columbia can expect to be stopped at roadblocks during the holi- day season despite an On- tario Supreme Court decision outlawing the random checks there, Neil McDiarmid, assis- tant deputy attorney-gen- eral, said the Ontario ruling should have no effect in B.C. In Ontario, police have been ordered to stop the spot checks by Attorney-General Roy McMurtry. However, he has told police to continue pulling over vehicles believed to be mechanically unsound, in hopes of deterring drink- ing drivers. Mr. Justice William Mal- oney upheld the acquittal of a motorist who’ had been stopped during a RIL (Re- duce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program and charged under the Criminal Code of Canada with refusing to give a breath sample. Maloney said the pro- gram “raises the timeless conflict between the right of the individual to peacefully go about his affairs, free from needless and arbitrary inter- ference on the one hand and the right of the state to intervene and carry out all actions necessary to the pro- tection of society as a whole, on the other.” RF valy Charle’s flight _ ‘ to see Santa Claus By MARYANNE MATHIESON Grade 6 Kinnaird Elementary CHARLES’ DREAM «Late one night, on a snowy street of Middleton, a little boy was getting ready for bed. “Do I have- to?” asked Charles, “Yes,” said his mother gently. “But since this is Christmas Eve, I'll read you a.story.” From: a side shelf she took'a book:."Twas the Night Before Christmas" she read from the cover. As she turned ‘the well-worn pages, she. saw Charles’ eyelids COMES UP EMPTY MONTREAL (CP) — The 500 unsecured creditors of bankrupt munitions man- ufacturet Space Research (Quebec) Corp. were told they have no chance of re- ceiving compensation once the company’s assets are liquidated. Proceeds from the sale of the Montreal firm's assets, including its manu- facturing plant near High- water, Que., are unlikely to exceed $3 million. Gift gone sour LYNN, MASS. (AP) — One day the people of Lynn wanted éo elect Walter Dyer mayor. The next they called him a dirty liar. Dyer's popularity liter- ally vanished into thin air’ when his dream of dropping Christmas cash from a light airplane into the street of Lynn went awry. About 2,000 eager on- Media blamed in report on “homo sexuals | SYDNEY, N.S. (CP) — Some news reports about the United Church of Canada’s 28th general council this summer in Halifax wrongly led people to believe the church had agreed to ordain homosexuals, says Duncan MacKay. “Nothing like that hap- pened,” says MacKay. “We feel that the media did not interpret correctly the ac- tions of the council,” regard. ing a 100-page document on human sexuality entitled In God's Image. He said the general council “voiced its appre- ciation of the report as a study document, which is not an attempt to tell people what to believe or do.” The report dealt with issues “we should be facing, and we are trying to get the people to read the study document over the next four years and then make deci- sions.” MacKay said the media gave the impression that the council had talked about nothing but the sexuality report at its session in Aug- ust. In fact, only four-or five hours were spent on the report during the 10-day conference, he said. ect, SD, vi JOHN URQUHART No. 1 - 326 Silverwoed Cres. Castlegar 365-2310 May all the precious little things that mean Christmas, bring joy to you and those you love and cherish — Thanks, Metropolitan Life Where the future is now. and laughter with friends, neighbors and family... ¥ plus our sincerest Merry Christmas greetings! & MACLEODS STORE 337 Columbia Ave., Castlegar Let there be joy Q lookers gathered in Central Square after Dyer announced he would have an airplane drop 1,500 $1 bills at high noon as a gift to the towns- people. People stood on phone booths and hung on bus stands. Traffic was jammed. Right on schedule, a light airplane circled over- head. But no money fell to the people. Instead a cruel winter wind blew it toward Lynn Harbor and into the Atlantic Ocean. “The money just didn’t land where it was supposed to,” Dyer said. “It’s God. got no control of the wind.” UP AND OUT “Instead of comin; down, it went up and out," said Patrolman Tony Annese. “The clams out there are going to be worth a lot more money.” Annese said a couple of people reported finding a few bills along the beach. “Eventually it'll wash up on the shore,” he said. Back in the square, things turned ugly. droop. “Sweet dreams, Char- les,” she said softly. As soon as his méther was gone, Charles climbed out of bed and got dressed. He slipped past his parents’ bedroom, and beckoned his dog, Tanger. “Come, Tan- ger," he called. “I'm going to hitch you up to the sleigh.” “We're going to fly to see Santa :Claus!" They started off slowly, then went faster. “It’s like I'm ina dream!" he yelled. Soon Charles: said, “I think that’s, Santa's house down therel” He directed Tanger towards the tiny: house. “That's it. I'll tie you up here, and then I'll go in and see him.” Charles went up to the door and knocked. “Come in," a cheery voice answered. As he walked in, he saw a pretty young woman at a desk. “And what would you like?” she asked, “I came to see Santa Claus." “I'm sorry, but he's busy right now.” Charles put on a sad face and moaned, “But I came all the way from Middleton to see him!" The secretary said shortly, "I'll see what I can do.” A moment later, she an- swered, “Mr. Claus will see you now, but only for a mo- _ ment.” Charles went into the next room and said cheer- fully, “Hi, Santa!" “Well hello Charles!” he boomed. “What do you want World for Christmas this year?" “A firetruck!" Charles shouted. “You bet,, Charles. Ex- cuse me now, if you will," With that, Santa scurried into the next room. “Wowl" Charles mut- tered to. himself. “Santa's sure busy!" He bid good-bye to the secretary, and shut the door. 5 “I guess I- should go home now,” he thought. He untied Tanger,: and they @ started on the.way home. $ Quickly, Charles peeled off his clothes, and went to bed. The next thing he knew, his | mother was calling him to get up and come downstairs, “Guess what?” he shouted. Not waiting for an answer, night.” “Well, son," his father said merrily, “that was quite a dream.” “But,” Charles started then stopped. He was not going to argue with them on Christmas, the best day of the year. As he was opening his first present, he thought about his trip whi vivid in his memory. " 4 Tm ina dream, but it wasn'ta dream,” he said to himself, Then he pushed his ; thoughts out of his mind and continued to open presents. It wasn't something you thought of on Christmas Day! youth now recruiting Canada World Youth has launched its 1981 recruit- ment campaign with the news that 800 young people a Canadian and exchange 8 country group leader, inte- grate themselves into com- munities, first in Canada then would be partir in this year’s youth exchange pro- grams. CWY, funded in part by the Canadian International Development Agency and I--now in-its 10th consecutive year, is looking for workers and students between the ages of 17 and 20 who are interested.in learning about development and cross-cul- tural communication in both Canada and a developing country. These young Canadians, joined by an equal number of exchange country partici- pants, will spend seven months living and working in vastly different cultures and communities. Small teams of CWY participants, each with through vol work in fields such as agri- & culture, co-ops, environment, social services, small busi- | ness, recreation and com- 4 munity groups, All ‘costs ‘during’ ‘the - | program — food, lodging and transportation — are covered by CWY. Even some pocket # money is provided. Canada World Youth's first program starts in July, and the .second program starts in September. Dead- line for receipt of applica- tions for both programs is March 13, Applications forms and more information are avail- he continued, “I | j went to see Santa Claus last i } No. 1 Grade. Medi i $449 ; mame § for CHECK AND COMPARE © THESE VALUES _ TURKEYS 1 Regular Brands. : : Frozen. 4 20 Ibs. & over. 4 $2.38 .. ry ee . Ib. CALIFORNIA GROWN JEWEL YAMS 29 EDWARDS COFFEE in, (63¢ kg)... Save $1.96 ...... BRUSSEL ~ SPROUTS 49 CRANBERRY SAUCE PEPSI, 7-UP, COCA COLA, SPRITE Town House. Whole or Jellied.. - . 14 fl, 02, (398 ml) Tie. Save 266. able at Canada Emp Centers, schools and CWY regional offices. Attend Church 1400 Block, Columbia Ave. Dec. 21st: 8a.m. Eucharist 10 a.m. Carol Service Dec, 24th: Christmas Eve 11:30 p.m. Eucharist Dec, 25th: Christmas Day 10.a.m. Eucharist 1471 Columbia Ave., Trail 364-0117 Regular Saturday Services Pastor Dirk Zinner: 9 OF CANADA 2224 - 6th Ave. 1% Blocks south of Community Complex 9:40 a.m. Sing-Song 10.a.m. Worship and Sunday School Christmas Eve 7 p.m. Family Service 11:30 p.m. Communion Robson: Ist & 3rd Sundays Rev. Ted Bristow 365-8337 or 365-7814 IRECTORY} | -—Cfhow Gratitude tr Prayer } 715 - 4th Street Worship Service 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Lowell Kindschy Ph, 365-3664 or 365-3662 Listen to the Lutheran Hour Sunday, 11:30. a.m. on Radio CKQR CHURCH OF-CHRIST MEETS SUNDAY 10a.m. . Ph. 365-7973 352-5105 below Castleaird Plaza 17 9:50 a.m, Sunday School 11 a.m, Worship Service 7 p.m, Fellowship Service Tuesday, 7 p.m. Cottage Bible Studies Friday, 7 p.m. Youth and Family Night Rev. Ed. Wegner, Pastor Ph, 365-2374 AFULL GOSPEL CHURCH [CHURCH OF GoD. = 2605 Columbia Ave. 2404 Columbia Avenue Church School :45a.m. Morning Worship : a.m. Pastor Ira Johnson 5 \._ Phone 365-6762 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. WORSHIP SERVICE 11:00 a.m. — Junior Congregation & Nursery Minister H. M. Harvey Phone 365-3816 809 Merry Creek Road Next to Cloverleaf Motel Castleaird Plaza Family Bible Hour 9:45 a.m, Morning Worship 11:00 a.m, Evening Praise :30 p.m. WED. FAMILY NIGHT 7 p.m. (for all the family) Pastor John Hill Church Office 365-3430 767 - 11th Ave., North Pastor Roy Hubbeard Church: Ph, 365-5212 Christian Education Hour 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 8:30 a.m, & 114.m. Evening Service 7p.m, . Tuesday: Bible Study 230 p.m, Saturday: Young People 7:30 p.m. Rov. Michael Guinan Ph. 365-7143 Saturday Night Mass 7pm, Sunday Masses at 8a.m, and 10a.m, ST. MARIA GORETTI Genelle — 12 Noon TOP ROUND ROAST Boneless Beef. Save $1.26 [b. ($2.77 kg) Baron of Beef : $6.37 kg) Ib anadaGrade........ TOMATO WIcE || Town House Fancy. : ¢ d Save 420, = | 48 fl. ox. (1.36 litre) q Tis esecorein're'aieieinio a vinieie eidioce)aies & BONELESS ‘DINNER HAMS Fa Vara ates ($6.59 kg) FROM CALIFORNIA AVOCADOES ie A 31°) Prices Effective Until Dec. 26 IN THE CASTLEGAR STORE away LiMiTEO SALES INRETAIL QUANTITIES ONLY > »$E95 reper) ear 5 ‘Jerusalem, $999) Ho ” a Clay Castle WY 7 ds Christmas Party _ Corsages for the lddies u Christmas treatsforeveryone . ‘ Se “Customs vary — at Christmas: “JERUSALEM (AP) — Armenians call the fellow with the red suit and rein- deer Garant Baba, or New Year's Father, The Russians call him Father Frost, and - the Greeks have transfigured the. real-life. fifth-century monk St. Baail‘inte’ Santa Claus. bs f The Abyssinians and the Copts never heard of him. In the Holy Land not ‘everyone celebrates Christ- mas the same way or the same day. Today the land of the Bible is predominantly Mos-. lem and Jewish, with Christ- ians a minority numbeting a few hundred thousand. Christmas is largely igtiored. There are no Christmas sales in the shops or carols on the radio. Only Bethlehem, eight kilometres south of has ‘a public Christmas tree and artifici- ally frosted windows. * the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches which predominate in the Middle East— acquired the rights to most of the holy places. After hundreds of years of fighting, the powers and ‘privileges of-.the - rival churches were-'set by: Otto- man decree in 1852. The big winners were the Greek Or- thodox and i A three vehicle accident Saturday, in which a B.C. Tel pole was sheered off, is still under investigation by local MP. : Police ‘have identified the. drivers as John. Antu- teay, 44, of Crescent Valley,. Wa sees a . (Uoice of the People / Favors bus service Editor, Castlegar News: An Letter ae “To City Council T'appreciate the major. responsibility as the civic governing body to initiate change as well as to respond to pressure groups within the microcosm of Castlegay;! .. * I. personally feel, and firmly believe, that the area of bus transportation to those of us within.the confines of: our city who choose at any time not to drive for,,what- ever reason (i.e. age, ‘limtio: pairment”, not enough money to be a two-car family. . «) is one of the major areas of i civic - responsibili to: Fast, ‘efficient: bus’ iser- vice-to link the north; middle south portions of ‘our: spread-out Castlegar is es- group of merchants and bar keepers, arena complex users and night club enjoyers, Not only is this service essential, the nature of the city is such as to make good bus service very inexpensive and ultimately quite uncom- plicated. -, A quick look at the map — of Castlegar will show one - that anywhere along Colum- bia Avenue is not too far to walk to from just about any area of town, Even Meadow- brook is within walking dis- tance of Kinnaird Hall, if ‘there was a bus stop outside there, albeit uphill all the sway. i Standard city 20-minute bus service along Columbia Avenue would go a long way toward revitalizing this city and would take care. of the d car dri- CASTLEGAR NEWS, December 24, 1980 A7 VALLEY COMFORT DISTRIBUTORS (on the Farm) Winlaw... 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Elisabet Thor-Larsen “Accidént victims. ~ flown to. coast Three young people, all of the same family who were - in a head-on collision Sunday afternoon on the Salmo-Cres- ton highway, 19km. east of Salmo on Highway 38, were flown to. Vancouver last Monday afternoon from the , .Castlegar Airport in serious but stable condition. The children are the only survivors from a 1971 Volks- ~ John Kennedy among retirees . The B.C. Government Employees’ Union, Area Council 09, sponsored a stew- ard and retiree party, Dec. 12 at the Lord Nelson Hotel. Retirees attending rep- resented 63 years of public service, all were members of ithe BCGEU, Local’ 1009," op-: body on-behalf of the Labor Council. Mike Harnadek, area council chairperson, acted ag host for the evenings event with over 120 present. ‘whose 1968 Pi ‘an estimated $500 damage; Lillian Osmachenko, 22, of churches, ~ _ Protestants have no tights in the Church of the - Nativity, although mass is . the town of Christ's birth. open to all. On Christmas Eve, Protestants hold open- air-services outside Bethle- hem in the place revered as Shepherds Field. Eastern Orthodox h 1 Christ- C: with $25 d: to her 1980 Pontiac and Bruce Whibley, 34, of Rebson with $160 damage to his pickup. No injuries have been reported. The incident took place 8:80 p.m. on the Pass Creek Road. - . * Local RCMP invMeti- gated 62 complaints over the kend ing in five mas according to the Julian calendar ‘on Jan. 7. Arme- nians celebrate Christmas on Epiphany, or Jan. 19 by the Julian calendar.- liquor seizures, three drivers being charged for being im- paired and two drivers re- ceiving 24-hour suspensions of their drivers’ licences. ‘services iP ent, woot In attendance were re- tirees, John Kennedy of Castlegar, Francis Bourdon and Larry Curiston of Nel- son. Each former member was presented with a plaque commemorating their years of service with the BCGEU. -Al Lowndes, area staff rep- resentative, presented the - plaques, < Also in attendance were job. stewards, officers and wives from the. Union’s 10 Locals in the West Koot- enays. Entertainment was provided by Pipe Major Keith Langhorn ‘during the supper and by Pat-Pickering on the dion during the But Chri in the Holy Land is still a time for pageantry and prayer. On Dec. 24, the first of three Christmas Eves, Roman Catholics led by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem hold’ a colorful procession along the twisting hillcrest road to the Church .of the Nativity in Bethlehem. SETTLES PRIVILEGES However, the church it- self is mostly owned by the Greek Orthodox Church and has a strongly oriental flavor with its ‘ornate hanging lamps and intricate icons. The Catholics were lat- ecomers in Jerusalem, ar- riving in the 1800s, fully 14 centuries after the Greeks — Schedule for local PO service Postal facilities through- out British Columbia and the Yukon will be closed Dec. 25, and Dec. 26 in observation of Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and Jan, 1, New Year's Day. There will be no mail deliveries or street letter box collections on these holidays. Full postal service will be provided Dec. 29, Dec. 30, Dec. 31, and will resume Jan. 2. BAY AVENUE APPLIANCES & LIGHTING We Toke Ti Ins 1456 Bay Ave., Trail 9566 “The Shining Star Man made the garden hoe, But God made the white, white snow. Man made the looking glass, y But God made the tal reen grass, Ht, God made the leaves that fa And God made the trees that star_ tall. Man madea thing called abis, But God made someone called us. Man made war, But God made love, He also made the white snow dove. — Written by Maya Kalmakov evening. Ron Schmidt, president of the Nelson-Trail.and Dis- trict Labor Council, extended greetings to the steward PEKING (AP) — A major women’s magazine ‘here notes that sex is a good thing, but it advises newly- weds that too much is selfish and exhausting. A special supplement to Women of China offers candid informa- tion about the wedding night and says men should be ster- - ilized after one child. rol Majority control of B.C. mining — is in Canadian hands. Foreign investment is important to.B.C.’s mining industry, helping to develop new mines and create more jobs for British Columbians. But the dominant factor is still Canadian...with 66% of the control of B.C. mining operations in Canadian hands.* Mining development in B.C. is proceeding at a strong, steady rate.,.and it's happening in a way that-benefits our province and our country. : THE MINING ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ““Bullding a stronger B.C.” “Source: 1979 Price Waterhouse study of B.C, mining Industry. A “nugget” of information : ‘ - 15th, 1980. (Castlegar) and 12 (Grand Forks) cor Union of Public Empl ’ Negotiations broke off late Wed ds’ offering, over a two year period, impr in ‘medical, extended health and.life insurance programs; the introduction of a Dental Plan and a Vision Care Plan. ‘ wagen van which!#ent out of control and crosged into the westbound lane ‘Sd ‘into a three-quarter-tonpickiup. Dead are the children's parents, Park Davidson, 43, and Sheena Davidson, 41, of Chancellor Blvd.) ia Vancou- ver. The cil ehare, Kar- ine, 18, Robert, 17, and’ Ross, 13, The occupants ‘of the pickup truck, fave been identified as Seamen Dewis, 68, ahd Laura Dewis, 52, of Robson. ‘AWA (CP) — Can- - ada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says housing starts during November fell to a seqsonally-adjusted © annual rate of 175,600 units from 188,100 units in October. Starts in urban areas last month were’18,024, down 16 per cent from November, 9. Need Money? CLIP AND MAIL TODAY. 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The second year increases averaged ap- proximately 12%, but are linked ‘to ele over D Classification Custodian ' Bus Driver Journeyman Clerk Typist Accounting Clerk CPL, D b Examples of the offer are: Present Rate School Sr. Secretary 9.17 * 1.20 across the board or COLA, December 1980 over-December 1981, Vancouver C.P.1., whichever is greater. The Boards feel the offer made to its employees is fair. Future discussions will be under the auspices of a Government appointed Mediation Officer. Bill McNown, Negotiating Committee Chairman Proposed Rate January 1, 1981 a COLA clause based on Vancouver Proposed Rate January 1, 1982* Increase Hourly Monthly (17.51%) Monthly (1,619). (14.72%) (1,781)