B2 CASTLEGAR NEWS, December 28, 1981 Weekend wig UP derson, Callighen) 1 EXSY, Hicks tom 7:2 es, Bore ok 71 (Dionne, lor) 4, Loe Angeles, Box 5. toe, as bowse 23 ti Tasoton: Grotaky 44 (Col: 7, ,fanenton, Kurt! Wt Edmont ley Siltoner) tor133" Edmonton, Gretahy 43, ial ery Regain) 15 Neihery, Fogalin ae ba dee ne Shots on poe "e i. Edmonton monton. ‘Attendance — 17, 490. volt at Winnipeg 2 — Vail Det. major, misconduct, ve b. Smith Bet ome misconduct, Dablois ‘Weg 4:00, Korn Det Los lor mejor, double misconduct 5:01, Howerchuk Wpg 16:08. Second No scoring. ‘— Gare Det, Mantha Wpg 7:15, uber Det 325, ered ) Rawerchuk 19, (Oupont, Winnipeg, Trimper, § 06 3. it, Blolsde Detrat, isdalt)i9:44- 0:02, Murdoch pats, Kom pet. ces On goo! 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Que ‘Mil. 12:00, Gast on nisstrocghe ns mat 1256, Honter Que 15: EA Pain Bo Ma Stosing 19 Penal i enalty — ‘Sir ngclby, 1, Pittsburgh, Johnson 8 (Muh Rangers, 38 ravelch: Dore) S730 3. rt = stone & (Pavelich, Rogers ira a rie wieder agers va Zl Price en ee to oe EORNVR 12a, taldlaw AVA Te. Second Ported evan ‘— Boutette Pgh 4:56, Baxter Poh 18:40, ‘Stosny, Weir} a echotlovekie ve, Switrerland JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE ‘WESTERN vision 26 exes Buses® ~000f0-00-000) west 88 "PRanchlae suspended “seFonchise sus Result Sunday Regina 7 Winnipeg 5 Seturdey Lethbridge 12 Billings 4 Brondon 10 Winnipeg 2 Trensactions Weekend Uist By The Conodien Prose wa New York Knicks activate forward Tob Knight: ploce forward Hollis Copeland on In- turgd reserve. ‘Son Antonio Spurs sign centre Steve Hoyes a 10.0 10-day con! lew New York Jats actingie cornerbock Bobby Pailadelphio Eogies cciivate lineman sloude Humphrey; fight M4 Foluom on injured rer NY Rangers Goal — Harrison, Pitnburgh: lo. New Ye ‘Attendance — 17, 425. American’ Buttolo 31 New York Jets 27 iret Period 1. Toronto, Siler 18 (Banning) 16: Seclien Bolmitruck Ter 9:08, Derlogo ter Bart Francis Her 14:43, Boschman Tor ‘Conterence Semifinals don. 2 ‘Tompa Boy ot Dallas, 10: jampa Boy ot Dallas, 10o4n. ‘American’ 2, .tarttard, Kettopoulos 6 (Francis, Sonday,en.3 — Larecque, Toronto: Gat ‘Attendance — 11,820. Washington 2 ot Butt Firat Period logton 2 at First 1, Bultole, Fogtigns 18 (Lambe meer) 4:44 2. Washi wie: worn 3:13. Period 2 Batlle, McCourt 7 (Foligno, Perreault? Bears Buffalo at Cincinnati, 100.m, (New York Giants at San Francisco, 2 p.m. Conte indey. dent ban Jen. 24 ‘at Pontiog, Mich., 1 p.m. Milkee Indiana Detroit Allanta hie KC ‘enalties — Veitch Wash 3:42, Gould Dot ‘coach guaranteed a job CHICAGO (AP) — Bud- by Ryan, who coaxed a superior performance out of the defensive squad of Chicago Bears in the last third of an otherwise dis- mal 6-10 National Footbali League season, is the first Bears coach to be guaran- teed a job in 1982. The fate of general man- ager Jim Finks and head coach Neill Armstrong re- mains undecided. George Halas, founder and owner of the Bears, announced Saturday he would retain the services of Ryan, the team’s de- fensive co-ordinator. Ryan, whose charges’ were among the NFL's top five defensive units in the last six weeks of the 1981 sea- son, could even become head coach, Halas_ indi- cated. “We'll talk about that after we settle the offen- sive situation,” Halas, 86, said at a news conference. Halas acknowledged he did not seek the views of Finks or Armstrong before deciding to retain Ryan. The Bears owner said head coaches normally recruit their own staffs, reitera- ting Armstrong is no shoo- in to retun as head coach. A decision “will come later, maybe in about 10 days.” Ideal skiing conditions boost profits VANCOUVER (CP) — Operators of B.C,’s larger ski resorts say ideal skiing con- ditions have boosted profits 20 to 65 per cent from last year while some smaller re- sorts continue to struggle. “With the economy, we didn't expect it to be as good as this,” said John Creelman, marketing manager at Whist- ler, 100 kilometres north of Vancouver. “We have a full run and skier-visit days to Whistler are above last year by 20 per cent.” Like most resort opera- tors, Creelman is benefiting from sub- and steady snow through December. Jim McConkey, Whistler ski shop owner, says business would be even better if not for the publicity or recent rockslides and three wash- outs along Highway 99, which winds its way to the resort from West Vancouver. McConkey said yesterday that a poor economy is having little effect on the buying habits of skiers and business will continue to climb as skiers tell friends about the good road and ski MESS MONEY . McConkey said mountains such as Grouse, Seymour, and Cypress on Vancouver's North Shore are taking some of the ‘local business, .how- ever, Seymour manager Earle Pletsch says there are few people skiing, in spite of perfect runs, “People have less money,” said Pletgch. “Usually we see a lot of $20 bills at the lifts, but this year its all in small bills and change. And there's a lot of people walking around here, not skiing. “At $11.60 a day,.we're the cheapest in the Lower Main- land, but yesterday we were very, very slow — and Box- ing Day is usually the best day of the year,” he said. In ‘contrast, more than 4,000 people are skiing Whis- tler and Blackcomb on week- ends, and this year promises to break the revenue and visit-day records of 1978-79, said Creelman. Sales of sea- son passes at $390, also are up from last year. “Skiers are skiing right to the valley, to the town cen- tre, and having lunch there Baxter has enemies By The Associated Press So far, Paul Baxter ha a perfect record. He also has three mortal enemies, Baxter, the resident bad boy with Pittsburgh Pen- guins, doesn’t lead the Na- tional Hockey League in pen- alty minutes because of his skills at winning friends and influencing peole. Still, Baxter has managed to get involved in three major altercations this sea- son and skate away from them virtually Not: if you talk to Holm- gren, Beck and Nilan. Holmgren was worked over by Baxter during a game in Pittsburgh on Dec. 9 and, when the Flyers for- ward had his fill, he went after the Penguins’ defence- man. But Baxter already had gotten in his licks by cross checking and high sticking Holmgren — without being caught by referee Andy Van Hellemond — and decided to cover up rather than battle Homsgren. His opponents — Paul Holm- gren of Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers’ Barry Beck and Chris Nilan of Mon- treal Canadiens — would up with suspensions. “I play an aggressive game,” Baxter said. “I res- pect all three of those play- ers. “What happened evolved from innocent situations.” CALGARY (CP) — Dave Schriner scored a lot of goals during his 481 National Hoc- key League games, and few among the thousands who have played professional hoc- key can boast of similar ac- complishments. He has played on two Stanley Cup teams and was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1962. “There's not much more I could have asked for,” said chriner, who turned 70 on Nov. 30. “I made the No. 1 all-star team twic,e was rookie of the year, won the scoring title twice, played on two Stanley Cup winners and made the Hall of Fame. Not too many Viniter Games. update The Winter Games office has hired five project work- ers who will be working full-time out of hte Games office. These young people are Betty Anne Merry, Shawn Philp, Carmen Bres- sanutti, Don Birkenes and Gordon Brown. These days you'll be seeing a Winter Games booth set up out at the Waneta Plaza. There are people selling Games souvenirs, taking vol- unteer registrations and an- swering questions about be- ing a volunteer. Two areas where we are in need of some assistance are in the security directorate for accommodation supervisors, and in transportation for courtesy car and drivers, parking attendants and dis- patchers. The promotional group has been fortunate enough to have Jean Burt of Fruitvale design and make a Games quilt using, of course, our Trail mascot — Harry Hill. Raffle tickets are on sale now throughout the Trail area. Food Services are still looking for people particular- ly in the Beaver Valley area. When Van Hell d pen- alized only Holmgren in the fight, Holmgren became so enraged that he slugged the referee. For that, Holmgren was suspended for five games. But Baxter got not even a penalty. “He ca do all those things with his stick but he won't fight you if you go back at him,” Holmgren said. “I wound up hitting Andy be- cause I was frustrated at not being able to get back at Baxter.” UP TO OLD TRICKS The Beck confrontation came five days later. Beck and Dave Maloney of the Rangers said Baxter was up to his old, dirty tricks in the second”period of that game. “Baxter cut Jere Gillis for five stitches on the shift before, then he tries to spear Eddie (Johnstone) in the face,” Maloney said. Beck said: “Eddie didn't even see it. He was skating to our bench and had his back turned to Baxter. Baxter came over to our bench and shouted something. I said something to him. The way I saw it, I was getting a pen- alty and once I was on the ice, I was gonna do something about it. “He's been in three diff- erent incidents and he gets nothing. All he does when Dave Schriner He couldn't ask for more fellas get in, so it’s a great honor when your peers put you in.” Schriner was born, raised and played minor hockey in Calgary before cracking the NHL's New York Americans lineup in the fall of 1984, although he was traded to Toronto Maple Leafs in 1939. When a knee injury forced him to retire in 1946, only a handful of players had achieved higher offensive statistics. Now living in Calgary, Schriner still follows the game closely and particulary watches the local Flames. HARD TO COMPARE Comparing eras of hockey is difficult because of the vast changes over the years in key tules, training techniques, travel,. number of games and number of players dressed, “he said. * “The game has changed so much, but they've got guys who would fit very well in our day. And we had guys who would fit in today like a glove.” Schriner considers Mau- rice Richard as one of hte best hockey players ever. “Richard was unbelievable. People out West can't appre- ciate how good this fella was. T can’t say enough about him. “He was the best guy I've ever seen from the blue line in. He could play great de- fensively, too, and killed penalties.” The game has changed in style from his day, Schriner id. ‘Ice Capades looking for skaters The promise of glamor, travel and excitement awaits any figure skater who is at least 18 years old, has thor- ough knowledge and training in figure and skat- least 18 years of age (if under 18, must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. In addi- tion to knowledge of -figure and srecnty'¢ skating, ae ing, and who would like to become a member ‘of the world-famous Corps de Ballet with Ice. Capades. Auditions will be held Friday, Jan. 1 at 8:30 p.m. at the Spokane Coliseum, North 1101 Howard St. immediately well as a background of training in ballet and/or modern dance are plus fac- tors. For women, the mini- mum preferred height is 5'3” you go back at him is cover up.” Beck was suspended for six games for leaving the bench to take on Baxter. The other incident involv- ing Baxter came on Nov. 21 in Montreal. Baxter cross checked Nilan in the back of the head, then cut Nilan near the eye with his stick. Nilan started swinging but Baxter went into a shell instead. “We got into the penalty box and he told me the next time he'd go after my other eye,” Nilan said. “I was hot. “I reached into a pail and threw a puck at him. I was thinking of myself, my eye. I know it wasn't an accident.” Nilan hit Baxter. in the head with the puck, cauging a 10-inch cut. For his puck- throwing, Nilan was sus- pended for three games. Baxter, as he always seems to do, skated away without a suspension “In our day, it was more of a finesse’ game. ~ “Everybody,” had’ to’ be ‘a good stick-handler.. There was no centre red line and passes had to be made in one zone. Every team had two or three real good stick-hand- lers. “Now, passes can go prac- tically from one end of the ice to the other. “If somebody who is used to hockey the way it is now saw a game from our days, he’ would fall asleep.” Hockey has deteriorated because violence, he adde. Although there were fights, Schriner can remember only one brawl during his career. “It would be.a lot better today if the referee called all the penalties that should be called, like charging and high sticking. “If they eliminated that, hocey, would be the greatest” spectacle because it’s so fast.” And, he said, the league should be reduced to 14 teams from the current 21 because “there's a lot of just run-of-the-mill players.” LONDON (REUTER) — The sixth running of the King George Steeplechase re- scheduled for Monday has: been abandoned after course stewards decided during the kend weather with weight to height. For men, the mini- mum preferred height i is 5'9". For the6 p.m. ce. Candidates must be at DEC. 33. TIAN. 4 NIGHT SKIING Tues., Wed. & Thurs. SKIING DOESN'T HAVE 70 COST AN ARM ORALEG... For inexpensive Christmas Skiing Enjoyment Morning Mountain Delivers. CLOSED DEC. 25, CHRISTMAS DAY SCN © Concession ® Rentals © Ski School Morning Mountain honors universal ski pass exchange. contact Ice Capades care of the Spokane Coliseum. y had not improved enough before, coming back up the hill,” he said. “There are 5,000 people on the runs today,” said Gary Kiefer, general manager of Grouse Mountain Resorts Ltd. “People don't stop skiing when money is short, they cut back on ski clothing and boots and skis.” Grouse is particularily en- joying the good conditions after a string of poor winters which put its operators into receivership. Kiefer says ski- ers are preferring to ski the mountain on a daily basis rather than buying season tickets. Often, perfect sunny con- ditions on top of the moun- tain, go unrecognized by people in the city who can only see clouds, he said, Like Grouse, Manning Park, about 200 kilometres east of Vancouver, does not promote season tickets. Manning is about a three- hour drive from Vancouver, so most individuals pass up the $215 seaon pass. But Sandraw Sharkey, Manning Park Lodge mana- ger, said revenue on the ski hill tickets is up 65 per cent. Craig Morton wants to remain DENVER (AP) — Every holiday season in recent years the fate of veteran quarterback Craig Morton of Denver Broncos is pondered along with New Year's resol- utions by the National Foot- ball League club's coaching taf. staff. d Since 1977, with Red Miller at the helm, Morton has heard rumors of his impend- ing retirement and gone through the following train- ing camp with new, young quarterbacks touted as the Denver starter. Then, a couple of games into the season, Morton would take over the team and guide it through the NFL campaign. In the just-ended season,- Morton, 38, led the American Football Conference in pass- ing most of the season and wound up No. 2 behind Cin- cinnati Bengals’ Ken Ander- son. However, in the season finale, Morton threw tow in- terceptions Chicago Bears ran back for crucial touch- downs, erasing the Broncos’ playoff hopes. Morton has indicated he wants to continue his NFL career with the Broncos. Now, Broncos coach Dan Reeves, Morton's former roommate when they. both played for Dallas Cowboys, is pondering the fate of the NAVOJOA, MEX. (AP) — Fernanco Valenzuela, rookie pitching sensation last season for baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers, will be married to- morrow to Linda Burgos Ma- tris, a teacher, family sources . confirmed yesterday. Valen- zuela, 21, left his northern Mexican home town yes- terday- SEOUL (AFP) — Jorge Alvarado of Panama, the No. 2-ranked by the World Box- ing Association in the junior lightweight category, stretched his unbeaten string of fights to 16 yesterday by beating Korean Lee Il-bok on a 10-round decision. NFL's oldest player. EVALUATES FUTURE “It is not something I'm going to do hastily,” Reeves said. “I want to sit down and talk to Craig for some time to try and get all sides of it, be- fore we’ decide anything. “He did have an excep- tional year, a great year, but when a player gets up there (in years) it gets tougher to evaluate his future. “The most difficult. thing with any player is to know when to retire. People don't remember Johnny Unitas fo rhis great years; they re- member him when he was hanging on. That wasn't Johnny Unitas.” “There are lots of possibil- ities,” Reeves said, including the chance Morton could fol- low in Reeves’ footsteps as a player-coach. “We have to look at it from the standpoint that Craig could be very helpful to the two guys (backup quarter- backs Steve DeBerg and Mark Herrmann). He's al- ready been very hélpful to them this year. They've learned a lot from him.” Anyone for netball? Netball will be one of the sports represented in the 1982 (Trail) B.C. Winter Games. Dave Brewer is the Sports Chairman and Bev Tavaroli is his assistant. Basically, netball is basket- ball without dribbling the ball and it’s for women only. If anyone is interested in joining a team (you must be 13‘ years of age and over) contact Robyn Latham at 964-0158 or Maureen Charl- ton at 364-1735. y ARIES HOME SPAS Hot Tub and Home Spa Accessories in stock Le Rol Mali Rossland Bus. 362-9689 Res. 362-7259 Holiday time is aglow, in the hearts of young and old. Add to its warmth our bright “thank you.” \.__ For further info call 352-9969 Tune-up —Flat filing —Sharpen edges —Fill marks on base —Hot wax Lubricate bindings Champion ‘Sports 1241 Cedar Ave. Trail International Year of Disabled “This year has been the most productive year in the four years I've been on the board,” says Keith Merritt, president of the Kootenay Society for the Handicapped. A boost this year from government funding for the disabled and from community groups responding to the need; the society has been finally able to move ahead on many projects they have been pushing for many years, The three committees of the society “have existed be- fore,” says Keith, “but in name only.” Within the soci- ety this year has been “a The three committees are (1) the Vocational Services Comnittee, (2) Life skills and Recreation, and (8) Resi- dences and Building Commit- : of the board,” he adds. “With a lot of exciting things hap- pening,” says Norma Collier, chairperson of the Residenc- es Committee. tee is d with finding adequate employment for those handicapped who can work, This has been centered around the Clay Castle, the porsumceeroremeatettieg LINDA HALL: \ AREER GARALEAMEONAL RL BRR CASTLEGAR NEWS, December 28, 1981 around,” says Norma, also on be provincial board of the Getting to Know Your Neighbor Committee {s concerned with finding adequate employ- ment for those handicapped who can work. This has been centered around tho Clay Castle, the sheltered work- shop where handicapped adults make ceramic ware for sale, This year the committee has asked; does every handi- capped adult necessarily” WANT to work with ceramic clay? The answer is.no. Al- ternatives could include gar- dening and nursery work, ing and domestic help. “The thrust,” says Jerry Ehman, member of the Build- ing Committee, “is to try to make them economically fun- ctional. They have a right to feel productive and useful.” Motel managers will be asked to hire the handi- capped to make beds and wash dishes. “We have some people who could do a very good job. Ata fairly routine job,” he continued, “the han- dicapped. people do better, because they find the work a hall " tee. The V Services work, Memories ore relive. JOHN CHARTERS’ Reflections & Recollections “There are two kinds of memory for us oldsters — the recent and the early. The re- cent are as blurry as if they had occurred a long time ago, but the early ones are clear and sharp as if they had d ” The goa! of the society is to get as many handicapped persons as it can off their disability pension and onto their own, and to get the Clay Castle paying for itself. This year the society. re- ceived a grant from the B.C. Committee for the Interna- tional Year for Disabled Per- sons providing an apartment for three minimally-handi- capped young people in this area. They work together to clean their own place, they make their own meals, take care of their own finances, and get themselves ready for the daytime jobs they hold. In the evening they receive specialized, individual help in their specific areas of need. They are doing well and it is hoped that in a year these three will be fully functional, says she knows of more than one case where a patient ina large institution needs physi- otherapy and does not re- ceive it. It can be noted that the costs of. a small home are consideraly smaller than those of the large facility. The institution has a much larger ;payroll; with secre- taries, people to care for the grounds, food services, etc. In a small care facility, the minimally-handicapped could do much of the gardening and housecare, and payroll for so small a staff would almost be eliminated. This program has recently been tried in Vancouver with much sucéess. I learned that for the Medals Retarded. How has all this change come about, and who is . behind it? A lot has come through volunteers such as the 18 dedicated people here in Castlegar who work long hours without pay to provide work, housing and meaning- ful lives for our handicapped. How can Castlegar help? “By accepting them” is the united reply. “The Kootenay in retrospect Society for the Handicapped -has always been accepted by the community, but now we'll be asking for even more,” states Norma. Employers should be thinking of ways to hire the industrious handi- capped. f If nothing else, this past year has opened people's awareness to handicapped as individuals. Yes, they are different, but we all are dif- ferent, and that makes this world such an interesting place to live in. Cabinst approval Human Resources Minister Grace McCarthy recently an- nounced that Cabinet has ap- proved in principle the de- i} of tial resources for the reé- tarded. The past few years have seen the development of more and more community based services for the men- tally retarded. This entails a shift in em- phasis from care in large in- stitutions to a range of com- there are p 140 indi- viduals from the east and west Kootenays who reside at in Kamloops — wa ie Lou Crowe, a longtime resident of Rossland, was reminiscing Tuesday evening at the Rossland Rotary Club’s ladies’ night on the topic “Growing up in. the early days in Rossland.” “When we talk of the ‘good old days’,” he continued, “it’s a good thing that we don't remember everything, for it was a very different world then. Can you imagine what it would be like without plas- tics, cellophane, winter tires fall not i banks (not done) and safety razors (all men used the old ‘cut throat’ model).” There were also no ‘dirty movies,’ no drugs, and theft was a rarity. No one locked his house doors or his car — impossible in the latter case since cars had no locks. Nonetheless, there was a basic honesty and anyone convicted of a theft could not return to, or remain in, the area, for he would be com- pletely ostracized.-There was also more in ‘the wipers (hand-operated), block heaters, radio, TV (also not invented), washing ma- chines, electric appliances (not invented), house plants (no insulation, no central heating in most houses — so everything froze), women in family and the community, since there was no way in which any one person could do all the infinity of chores in that simpler age. Everybody knew everybody else and everyone went to church on Sunday. “Cigar stores were popular too, in the old days, and they sold cigars — very few cig- arettes. Cigarettes were for sissies. Women didn’t smoke at all. Oh, there was a rumor that there was a woman in town who smoked cigarettes, but she had been a war nurse and was therefore ‘different.’ “Doctors also made house calls in those days — they were usually the only ones to own a car and frequently gave us boys rides while en route to patients’ homes. “Rossland is famous for its snow,” he continued, “and though probably no more snow fell years ago than it does now, it sure as hell felt deeper when streets weren't ploughed. and .you, had to break trail all-winter every- . where you went. “Winters in Rossland were a lot more musical back then, too. You could identify every sleigh by its calelenbels. Every business d Chinese market living with- in the community. _ Years ago the profoundly handicapped were shuttled off into large institutions -when they became too much for their parents to manage, and the never who brought their wares from house to house, carry- ing them in huge bamboo baskets on poles slung across their shoulders. Accounts were written on the sides of the house and stroked out when they were thought about them again, except for rare moments of guilt. This attitude is chang- ing, a result of the emphasis of this past ‘year. It has been found that the family unit is able to provide incomparibly better care than the large, one of three large ity-based options. It builds on the progress that has been made in the de- velopment of a co-ordinated in B.C. Because of this, many small homes would need to be established. Is there a. place for the large institution at all? “Ab- solutely not!” says Norma, “Unless you believe in incar- ceration. If people in the province were aware of the degradation, they would not allow it.” For 10 years the society has been fighting to get “respite care.” Under the hip .of Swen Bris- paid. No one ever di of touching these running ac- counts. Christmas meant gifts of spicy litchi nuts, Chinese lilies, preserved gin- ger and oranges. The Chinese also ran the restaurants and laundries. Other recollections in- cluded free band concerts, the local policeman, beautiful horse-drawn fire wagons, Kalsomine (“which flaked off after the 17th coat”), yellow quarantine. signs,.. point clear, glass: light bulbs, 10- cent movies and virtually permanent jobs. Lou Crowe closed his talk with the ironical thought that in those there were lots of different bells. “Rossland was a tough town in those days, too, but women and children could walk the streets in safety and there were no fights in bars or restaurants (all fights ' were ouside) and you would never hear tke language anywhere that you - hear every day on TV now. There were also a lot more fights in the school yard, too — I con- sidered myself lucky if I had only one fight a week. “It was, however, a pretty raw and dirty world. Streets were not paved so that there was deep mud in spring and fall, clouds of dust in the summer and the aroma of horse manure all the time. “There were Cominco tur- / keys then as now, but no Rotarian Hugh Smecher takes his turn on Santa's knee tickets — you told the ware-- houseman what size you wanted.” The Crowe family was large and not too well off so one of young Lou's chores was to pick up a big one. The .trouble lay im the fact that the turkeys were not plucked and not cleaned — heavy and dead.” He still cringes at the memory of- hauling that. feathered, un- wieldy'. monster tome through the deep snow. Chickens were bought ‘on the hoof (foot?)’ and ‘killed, plucked and cleaned at home. Vegetables were raised by days probably lived’ with fewer comforts than the average relief recipient to- day. eaters in those days,” he said. “It was a name given Trail players by Rosslanders be- cause of the heavy smoke cloud over Trail, and was a part of the unusual kind of cheer which sounded like ‘Smoke eaters! Smoke eaters! Nyah, nyah, nyah!’ “It was a rich time, a close time — those ‘good old days’, ™ but I would hot want to go back to it,” he concluded. The only strange thing about the whole thing is the fact that while I am con- siderably younger than Lou, and grew up on the coast, I remember all of those things, too — including chilblains, frost paintings. on the win- dows and that cold linoleum on winter mornings. What a subtle, ‘selective, seductive thing is.memory. Perhaps Lou is right — ab- ;sence makes memory: more “Just rosy. : The usual children’s “Christmas tree” was absent this year (not enough chil- dren) so that, to the delight of the ladies, Santa ‘Claus-(Al Caen) came in, called cach Rotary member to his knee and gave him a suitable and appropriate gift — to the ac- companiment of considerable laughter. PA MAKES i INA) Saate YT M =. WHAT IS? |, phasis © on, “There were also’ Smoke ( - praries in The society is looking to- ward renting an all-on-one- level home within the city to house four handicapped adults. Involved in this would be 24-hour care. Parents would be close by, close enough to visit and interact and take their family mem- ber home for weekends. The maximum number of handicapped to be housed would be four, with, the, em- “normal ! family groupings,” ~ says Norma: Physiotherapy would be built into this program. Norma Yukon WHITEHORSE, YUKON (CP) — Robert Service wrote of “strange things done ‘neath the midnight sun by the men who moil for: gold” and the Yukon still provides odd sights. Like the sign beside the gasoline station called Jake's tow, this program is in its second successful year. Han- dicapped children up to the age of 19 are placed with other families up to two . weekends a month. This gives the tired parents a rest from the constant care. This year has brought about a change within the handicapped community it- self. “People First,” a han- dicapy -adv group with Baie tn yiasraren ‘will soon begin a chapter in Castlegar. raising of consciousness all Helen. Cheykowsky makes no bones. about her prices, which run as high as 51.5 cents a litre for regular gas (53.5 for unleaded) and 75 cents for a cup of coffee. She says she has to keep ‘the price high: because busi- ness a seasonal.’ Tourists ly in sum: Corners on the Whi Atlin, B.C. highway: “Truck Dane. $10 per nap, pay in dvance.” The station is about 95 kilometres south of White- horse, isolated in an area of breath-taking. beauty and “shocking expense. tier oa when winter sets in, custom plummets. “We can’t sell it for any less and make a profit." Most of the summer trav- eliers “have to get the whole tank filled,” she said. “The average bill is about $70. We “This shows a - rs h to ser- vice delivery. ‘Tm please] that this proposal put forward by the Ministry. Human sources now has Cabinet ap- proval,” said McCarthy. “The ministry has been workirig with other minis- ‘tries for. some time to de- velop an integrated approach to planning for services to the retarded in the 1980s. Cabinet's approval supports this| work towards the or- derly development of com- munity and regional services to meet the needs of British Columbia’s mentally handi- capped.” ‘The expansion of regional services and resources will be paralleled by a gradual + diminishing of the role of the institutions in their current form. This. will be achieved by limiting admissions to the three facil “The orderly expansion of these community resources and services through a. co- ordinated inter-ministry ap- proach will provide a range of options for the care and sup- port of our mentally handi- capped, citizens,” said Mc- Carthy. She added that the process ; will be a gradual one as‘ re- sources become available and" will give full consideration to the needs of the residents of . the institutions, to their fam- ilies and to the dedicated staff that now provide their care, To help staff in. under- standing these future direc- tions, meetings are being held at each of the three in- stitutions, including repre- sentatives of management and the unions. “Cabinet approval is only the first step,” said the min- ister, “and government alone cannot make the transition. I want to acknowledge the im- portant contribution made by volunteers‘and non-profit so- cieties in the area of services to the mentally Bandi: ped.” in Victoria, Tranguille in Kamloops. " These facilities are no longer the primary residen-: sold about 4,500 litres a day” In winter, that drops to about 225 litres daily. Cheykowsky doesn't ad- vertise the price, so motor- that with in othe; co-operation of, all who are involved with services to “the retarded, ‘we can’'make: the process work,” McCarthy. concluded. still provides odd sights ting by,” despite the 75-cent coffee, $3 hamburgers and bacon and eggs for $5.25. Gasoline sales account for half the ‘revenue at the sta: ists get their fir at the pump. “Lots of people take a look at the: price and: go right through, they're shocked. But we only lose; about five © per cent of our business due to that.” There are some motel units at Jake's Corners, but’ the occupancy rate was:less than — 20 per cent in the summer. The dining room “is just get- ti but pee said she isn't worried about losing busi- ness as gasoline costs climb. “If people want to travel, they will, no matter what,” she said. “It's just like drink- ‘ing. They always manage to find the money for that when it goes up. -“I don’t think we'll lose any business provided people don't start riding bicycles.” Women i in professional ranks TORONTO (CP) — ‘Ato 2 a.m. on a Mother's ‘Day. a policeman spotted a solitary light burning in a suburban Toronto branch of ‘the: Cun- adian Imperial Bank of Com- ~ merce. % , He knocked on the saer $9,000 to $12,000 a year to $20,000 to $40,000. For some the motivation stems from a personal need to scale greater heights, while others with recognized potential are recruited / Antler watched young men she trained move up to better paying and more responsible jobs and decided she would do the same. She enrolled.in four banking courses to hone her accounting skills. Her through affirmative action ' track record as head accoun- and the lone woman who identified herself as the bank's accountant, said she was closing the books due next day at head office. “A likely story,” the policeman muttered, as he called her boss to verify it. Marie Antler recalls the incident as one of many long days she put in on her rise from file clerk to branch manager of a CIBC bank in Etobicoke, a Toronto suburb. Like many of her contem: busi and in- d by their employers. CHART PATH What makes these women unusual is their successful use of jobs lacking prestige — but not responsibility — to chart a career path to the top. Antler, a 50-year-old mother of three had never set foot in a bank until she took a job filing cards at a CIBC branch in 1961. Equipped only with a high school diploma and a par- dustry, Antler’s climb to professional ranks is. dis- tinguished by a humble be- ginning. A growing number of women with roots in the secretarial or clerical pools ar filling plum managerial pos- itions. With their advancement comes substantial salary in- creases, Four women inter- viewed went from a range of tially d music de- gree, she was promoted shortly to teller at the small branch. She progressed to head teller and then assistant accountant. That was a real coup for a woman bank em- ployee in the ‘60s. “T just learned as I went along,” says Antler. “All you need is common sense and a wilingness to learn. I never walk when I can run.” - tant led to her present long- coveted job as branch man- ‘ager. Perhaps one of the most exemplary moves through the ranks has been that of Rita Burak, the recently- named executive director of finance and administration at the Ontario Ministry of La- bor. Burak, 85, runs a depart- ment of 200. She began asa secretary at the Ontario Legisl in and impressive climb up the ladder. Each © successively more responsible job served as a springboard to the next. In the spring of 1981, applied for her present job, and got it, Shek She gives some credit to “being in'the right place at the right time.” But success hasn't blunted her awareness of those in line behind her. “I believe women should be mentors for other women. I think it's important for us to recognize the problems that secretaries have with career mobility.” Burak condemns the queen bee mentality, that women who've made it to the top scorn those who haven't. Some p women 1970 after several years as a secretary in private industry. She's never thought in terms of a long-term career but when she saw what her col- leagues were doing decided, _She wanted “an expanded role in the organization and a highere salary.” Burak went back to school to gain a bachelor's degree in political science. After three years as a government sec- retary Burak began a quick are trying to overcome the problem by establishing net- works offering a wide range of professional contacts. But there's a drawback. Most ‘networks draw their membership from the busi- ness and professional com- munities — although two- thirds of Canadian women working outside the home are concentrated in the “pink ‘collar ghetto” pf clerical, sales and service work.