_ Crime Flashback D ber 14th, 1930, On Virgil Turner was mur- dered in San Francisco. His little daughter, Judy, was only 10 years old at the time of her father’s death. Turner, who was a miner by vocation and a small time gambler by inclina- tion, left his wife Mildred and little girl with nothing in the way of worldly foods. eiildred worked as a hairdresser, and supported u herself throughout the depression. They moved from town to town, till finally, five years after Turner's death, on the advice of a friend, they moved to Los Angeles, Calif. Gorgeous at 15 Judy was only 15, but had become a gorgeous girl. She had satin skin, a rega) air, as well as good looks. As a teen-ager she was a cross between being sexy and retaining that whole- girl-next-door quality. One day, while skippin; class from Hollywood Hig! School, she was having a soft drink at a drugstore when a man named Billy Wilkerson sauntered up to . the bar stool and said those classical words; ‘Kid, how would you like to be in pic- tures?’’ There was one catch to this stereotyped phrase. The guy really meant it. Soon ‘she had an inter- view with the well known director, Mervin LeRoy, who realized her potential the first time he laid eyes on her. He signed her up at $50 a week, If this doesn't sound like much money now, keep in mind that her mother was making $10 a week as a hairdresser. He changed her name to na. Leroy put her in the film Chery! was In her teens. Lana had, Ilke so many movie queens before her, a tremendous fear of. growing old, At this most vulnerable point In her action-packed career, she met small time racketeer Johnny Stompanato, Stom- anato ma “ness acquaintances. To all outside appearances, they seemed to be madly in love. Lana showered expensive gifts on her new lover. In the meantime, Cheryl], who had ‘been brought up by nurses, ‘nannies, and in private schools, turned out to be a troubled teen-ager. In the spring of 1957 she ran-away and was found on skid row by the police. Constantly at Lana’s side during the troubled times with her daughter was the ominous figure of Johnny Stompanato. When Lana went to Europe to make a movie, Johnny followed. He was extremely jealous. In a fit of rage, he once almost strangled Lana. * While in Europe he threa- tened to scar her face with a razor. He swore he would never allow her to leave him. She went to the police at Scot- land Yard and had Stom- panato kicked out of Britain. Despite all this, a short time later Lana and Johnny vacationed together for eight weeks in Acapulco. ; Back home Lana Turner was nominated for the best Academy Award, but the nomination made her a hot property again. On April 4, 1957, Lana, her. daughter Chery] and The movie was a hit, and so was Lana. She was dubbed the Sweater Girl. Her pay . Was raised to $75 a week. She was dated by some of the most glamorous men in the world. When LeRe; went to Metro Goldwyn Mayer in 1938, he took young Lana Turner with him. She received many parts and as a contract player was in close contact with all the other young talent in Holly- wood. The young social set included Mickey Rooney, Jackie Cooper, Linda Dar- nell and Judy Garland. In one movie, Dancing Coed, she'met Artie Shaw. On February 8, 1940, on her 20th birthday, she went for a car drive with Shaw and . ended up eloping with him. The marriage lasted only four months. Now earning $1,000 a week Lana dated such well-known cele: brities as Tony Martin, Gene Krupa, Robert Stac! and even Howard Hughes. In July of 1942, she mar- ried an unknown _unem- ployed playboy, Stephen Crane. He was supposed to be connected with the tobacco industry. In reality his father owned a cigar store in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Lana, in suc- cession, got pregnant, divorced Crane, remarried Crane again, By 1946 Lana Turner was earning $226,000 a year, making her one of the 10 highest-paid women in the United States. As the years rolled by she made picture after pic- ture. Not all of them were great hits, but most.marde money. She married and divorced in succession multi-millionaire Bob Top- ing and actor Lex arker. Feared aging In 1957, Lana Turner was 37 years old, and her Johnny were spending the evening at home in Lana's rented mansion in Beverly Hills. Johnny and Lana were arguing as usual. She con- fided to her daughter that she was deathly scared of Stompanato. The argu- ment turned ‘into a .Shouting match. Stom- panato began shaking Lana. He threatened to sear her with a razor. Cheryl, taking all this in for the first time, was ter- rified for her mother’s safety. She grabbed a knife from the kitchen and in one motion, before anyone could move, she plunged the eight-inch knife into Stompanato’s stomach. Millions interested Johnny died before the ambulance arrived. News- apers all over the world featured the killing. The adventures of Lana Turner and her family were still of ‘interest to millions of people. The girl’s. father, Stephen Crane hired famed death was held on April 11, 1958. It was a sensation, with every breath covered by the press. When fact was separated from scandal, the inquest jury brought in a verdict of justifiable homicide. As a result of the disclosures brought out about Lana’s private life and its influ- ence on her daughter, Cheryl was made a ward of the court and placed in the custody of her grand- mother. The never-ending saga of Lana Turner and her daughter continues to this day. Cheryl requires the help of a psychiatrist from time to time, and as recently as 1970 was charged with possession of marijuana. As for Lana, she just keeps getting married. every so often. a 2816 Columbia 5-5304 Knife for a hood -Child-proof your home sede -. for the holiday season: SMILES before death. Lana Turner, Johnny Stompanato and Lana’s Daughter, Cheryl Crane, at Los A ngeles Airport a few days before the fata! stabbing. Ho-ho-hype of TV land unrealistic to many TORONTO (CP) — It's not just the poor and lonely who suffer Christmas: blues — the seasonal sadness caused by failure to duplicate the ideal Christmas seen in schmaltzy television commer- cials. and interest rates approach- ing all-time highs, that mar- ginal group is growing, he said. Many laid-off workers call the distress hotline, up- set that they can't uphold their lifestyle, which includes the Chri pane * Experts say Chri: blues are far more contagious than the ho-ho-hype would suggest, striking not just the down-and-out but adding that deadly last drop of financial or emotional strain to those who manage adequately the rest of the year. “I call it Christmas an- xiety and it’s fairly common throughout society," said ‘Rev. Gordon Winch of the Toronto Distress Centre. “We start getting calls from people with Christmas anxi- ety as early-as late Novem- ber. “It hits people with mar- ginal coping ability, who may do fine the rest of the year but just don't have the fi- nancial or emotional re- sources to handle the extra burden at Christmas.” And with the economy at a devastating low and layoffs inflation hits tr CRUNCH HITS MEN HARD Although most callers in recent weeks .have been women anticipating prob- lems, Winch says the actual Christmas Eve crunch hits men hardest, For most of the year only 47 per cent of'callers are men, but in a 72-hour block from Christmas Eve through Boxing Day that figure jumps to 77 per cent, accord- ing to a study he did two years ago. seh Many of them are “in a state of dislocation with the significant women in their lives — whether it's a mar- viage break-up or still mis- sing mother at the age of 50 —. they do nothing to .get ready for Christmas and sud- denly find themselves alone on Christmas Eve.” The 12 days of Christmas SAN DIEGO (AP) — Christmas shoppers with ex- otic tastes can find bargain buys in partridges, laying geese and swimming swans this year. But beware of golden rings and pear trees. A survey here indicates it would cost $15,582 to ob- tain all 12 gifts in the 12 Days of Christmas song, from a partridge in a pear tree to 12 drummers drumming. That's an increase of 31.8 per cent, or almost $4,000, since 1978, the last time the survey was conducted. The cost includes such items as cows for the maids . The relative inability of men to cope with Christmas is one reason there are so many charitable turkey din- ners Christmas day for men .and few for women, said Lisa Bundock of Toronto's Com- munity Information Centre. RATHER STAY AT HOME “There seems to be a feeling among organizations that even disadvantaged women would rather stay home and create their own “version of Christmas,” she said. “No matter how make- shift and that there's more of a need for Christmas fellow- ship among men, who appear less able to cope or to find some family or friends to be with.” Mary _Parthun, of the Toronto Catholic Family Ser- vice Association, says other- wise happy and affluent fam- ilies sometimes get the blues because they set their ex- pectations too high. “We all take Christmas so scriously, we try to very hard to have a merry Christ- mas that the pressure can get too great: Any flaw, even a minor family squabble in the Christmas season can seem like a major personal failure." Toronto psychiatrist Dr. Ivan Silver said the festive season can make lonely peo- ple even lonelier in contrast to the happy families they see Christmas shopping or going to church. VANCOUVER (CP) — It can happen so easily.. You have a party, it’s late, and you go to bed thinking you'll * clean up the mess the next day. U Your child gets up early and starts drinking the glasses empty, He becomes clumsy and drowsy, starts sweating and having chills; he falls into a, coma and begins to have dif- ficulty breathing. Left unat-' tended, the child could die. “It really doesn't take very. much to seriously harm a child," says Mary Nelson of the B.C. Drug and Poison Information Centre. “Alcoho! ean cause hypoglycemia — low blood sugar — as well as depression of the central nervous system. “The estimated fatal oral dose of alcohol in adults is something between 17 and 35 ounces of hard spirits (drunk at once); for a child, it could be anything from a table spoon to a couple of ounces.” * SEE THREATS This time of year, it’s fun to decorate your home and socialize, but alcohol experts | say the spirit of the season can turn a. child-proof home into a highly-hazardous en- vironment. “Decorations can cause ' problems but we worry far more about alcohol,” Nelson says. “If they've only had a small amount, a glass of sweetened juice — not the + unsweetened stuff — can:. help ward’ off hypoglycemia, “So can honey or jam. And giving it to them right away if you suspect they've been draining the glasses is far better than waiting till the symptoms appear. "Remember that things like mouthwash, aftershave lotion and perfume also con- tain alcohol, and also present - potential problems.” Certain . Much ‘ damage. | Dr. Bob's last | drink and A.A. . Alcoholics Anonymous lease A warm and realistic rendering of the early days of the world's foremost’ organi- zation to help compulsive drinkers appears under the title “Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers: A Biography with Recollections of Early A.A. in the Midwest” (Alcoholics An- onymous World Services, Inc., 468 Park Ave. South, New York, NY 10016). Price: $5.50. and the beginning of today's vast organization of sober’ alcoholics. ‘ “Dr. Bob" should be of interest to anyone who wants to know more about A.A. and how it started. . _ For further information, write A‘A. World Services, Inc., P.O. Box 459, Grand Central Station, New York, New York 10163, or call 365-8302 for further infor. mation. An Ohio surgeon who died in 1950 when A.A. was 15 years old, Dr. Bob, co- founder of Alcoholics Anony- mous, comes back to life in these pages through the recollections of those who knew him well. As the anonymous bio-' grapher reveals,. Dr.: Bob grew up in 19th- century Vermont, where he became a hard-drinking student. While “preparing himself to be a physican and a loving family man, he was still a victim of the.same problem. Dr. Bob slowly became an apparently hopeless drunk. The book records the of Dr, Bob's last drink, * day <5 cots Your Carpet Headquarters ... Carpets by Ivan Oglow 365-7771 - plants such as holly, mistle- toe and Jerusalem cherry can also be. toxic. Their danger depends on the amount the , child takes in. * x INDUCE VOMITING “A few holly berries — say‘half a dozen — might just :give a child an upset stom- ach. But if he or she has eaten 20 or 30 berries, vomiting should be induced. . : “Mistletoe .is quite pois-, i onous,, but again, one or two bites probably wouldn't do Poinsettias aren't considered to be highly toxic unless they eat a lot of the plant, but the sap can be anirritant to the skin and the eyes,” Ge If you think your chil- dren have eaten something they shouldn't, give them some milk‘to drink, says - Nelson. “It coats the stomach, slows absorption and can't hurt. . : Hie “Poison control emer- gency numbers are listed in the front of the phone book for your area.and there are lines to the emergency de- partments of the hospitals, Describe the symptoms as clearly as you can, and they'll tell you what to do.” In Castlegar, 365-7711. y CHIMNEY FIRE When was the last time you hod your chimney cleaned? dial Free Inspections De Olde Cugtish Cuiinep splweepe call Dusty 365-6018 wo GIFT IDEA MERRY CHRISTMAS 253 Baker St. from Smaxis and Staff Nelson, B.C, ilking and a B pool for the swans a-swim- ming. Inflation has sent the price of gold rings up 116 per cent in two years, maids a-milking 81 per cent and pear trees 67 per cent. Only two items — the partridge and the swans — declined in price. Laying geese remained at $15 each. One of the costliest items on the list — $1,700 for nine ladies dancing and 10 lords a-leaping (courtesy the Dan Diego Ballet Co.) — ac- counted for an increase of only 13 per cent in two years. i) Attention Men & Boys! For All Seasons _Bonnett’s yo-'w. 233 Columbia It’s lens Wear 365-6761 Remember 10% OFF for Cash | Good tidings... neighbors and friends. We hope the season is happy ° in every way. Our thanks toall. Dixie Jee Cast]. c 365-5353 A: pee Christmas Day 12:15 ait and hoping the music and magic of a glorious Christmas will beyours every moment of your holiday. We add a happy note of thanks for your friendship and “ RUG. ; U CHRISTMAS HOURS: good will. NITED PHARMACIES 3 to 12:45 noon; Boxing Day 12 to 1 and 6 to 7; Sat., Dec. 27 - 9. a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 28, Carl's Drugs Open 12 to | and 6-7, Dec. 29, 39 & 31, open $ a.m. to 6 p.m. CASTLEGAR NEWS, December 24, 1980 Expos cop top spot By GORDON GRANT ‘CP SPORTS EDITOR For the second year ina row, Montreal Expos were bridesmaids in the National League East in 1980, And for the second year in a row, they have been named Can- ada's team of the year, The Expos, who have won more games in the last two years than any other National League team and yet have not won their div- ision, received more than half the first-place votes of sportswriters and broadcast- ers ina poll conducted by The Canadian Press. : This year, the Expos finished second to Philadel- + phia when they lost the sec-- ond-last game of the season to the Phillies, who went on to win the World Series in six games against Kansas City Royals of the American League. . However, they had won 90 games in their determined effort for a divisional title. The previous year, the Expos finished . second to Pitts- burgh, who went on to a World Series victory over Baltimore Orioles. © In the two-year span, Montreal has won 185 games, four better than the hext- best record, 181 by Phila- delphia and Houston Astros. Fans showed ‘their ap- preciation by coming out in record numbers, 2,208,675, compared with the 1979. record 2,102,173. Second in the voting were the Grey Cup champion Edmonton Eskimos — and no. , other teams were close. The Expos received 61 first-place votes, 34 seconds and seven thirds, which, on a 8-2-1 basis, gave them 258 points. The Eskimos received 39 firsts, 39 seconds and seven thirds for 202 points, Cornwall Royals of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, who won the Mem- orial Cup, were third with one first, seven seconds and 18 thirds for 35 points. Other teams getting at feast one first-place vote were Canada's national soc- cer team which has reached the second of three rounds in the World Cup, Rick Folk’s world curling championship rink from Saskatoon, the Canadian men’s downhill ski team — the voting took place prior to opening of this year's World Cup ski season — and Montreal Canadiens, who were knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs by Min- nesota North Stars in the National Hockey League quarter-finals, Going into the final weekend of the baseball sea- son, a three-game series at home to Philadelphia, the Expos and Phillies were even. The Expos dropped the first game, but still had the title within reach if they could win the next two. It wasn't to be as Mike Schmidt of the Phils hit a home run in -the 12th inning to clinch the title, sending many fans away from Olympic Stadium in tears, The club has not made any major off-season trades but did lose champion base stealer Ron LeFlore to free agency. General manager John McHale said recently he plans to assess the perfor- mance of players in spring training before deciding on a player shuffle. © Although the inter- league trading deadline has passed, the Expos will again be permitted to trade with _American League clubs be- | tween Feb, 15 and April 1. They currently are free to deal with National League teams. . The Eskimos won their third Grey Cup in a row with a 48-10 rout of Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Toronto on Nov. 23, Their appearance in the Canadian Football League i i a . CASTLEGAR MIDGET Reps display their skill before a small crowd at the arena complex Sunday a few days before leaving for Sweden to participate in an in- WINTER SPORTS BEGIN HERE... SETH MARTIN Sports Ltd. Woneta Plaza,.Trail Ph: 364-1757 _ Midget Reps. off to Sweden | O.K. Tire Midgets sought out some heavy com- ‘petition prior to leaving for vitational hockey tournament near Stockholm. Here the Reps take on the Castlegar Juveniles in an exhibition game that saw the midgets win 7-6. — CasNewsFote by Jorge Alvares Winnipeg Jets finally | manage to grab a game By THE CANADIAN . PRESS Right winger Willy Lind-. strom's power-play goal at 18:10 of the third period sent 11,587 victory-hungry fans into a frenzy and stood up as the winner as Winnipeg Jets savored their 54 win Tues- day night over Colorado Rockies, =~ National Hockey League rec--- ord for futility. : It marked the first time . since a 6-2 win over Chicago Black Hawks way back on Oct. 17 that the Jets show- ed as winners, Lindstrom took a cen- tring pass from Anders Steen and rifled a 16-footer high into the net past Colorado was their sixth in the last seven years and they've won four times. i Campbell again leading rusher NEW YORK (AP) — Earl Campbell, who came within 66 yards of the coveted 2,000-yard = mark which only 0.J. Simpson has broken, was the leading rusher in the National Foot- ball League for the third straight season, the league office announced Tuesday. Campbell paced Houston Oilers into the playoffs with his 1,934 yards, the second- highest total in league his- tory. Only Simpson's 2,003 yards in 1973 surpasses Campbell's total: é The Houston fullback set & league mark for carries with 373 in winning the rush- ing title for the third time in his three-year professional career. He had four 200-yard games, also an NFL record., His 10 100-yard games fell one short of Simpson's mark * and, had he not injured a groin muscle against New York Jets and missed one full game, Campbell might have exceeded Simpson's 2,003. A distant second to Campbell in the rushing race was Walter Payton of Chi- cago Bears with 1,460 yards. Campbell also tied John Jefferson of San Diego Char- gers and Curtis Dickey of Baltimore. Colts for the American Conference lead in touchdowns with 13. The NFL leader was Billy Sims of Detroit Lions with 16. SIPE LEADS The NFL's top passer was Brian Sipe of Cleveland Browns with a 91.9 efficiency - rating. He edged Ron Jaw- orski of Philadelphia Eagles by one point. Steve Bartkowski of At- lanta Falcons was the top passer for touchdowns with 31, Dan Fouts of San Diego led in yardage with 4,715 and Richard Todd of the Jets was No. 1 in interceptions with 30, The scoring title went to John Smith of New England Patriots with 26 field goals and 51 converts for 129 points. The NFL's top receiver was Kellen Winslow of San Diego with 89 catches, while team-mate Jefferson led in TD receptions with 13 and in yardage with 1,340. The interception leader was Lester Hayes of Oakland Raiders with 18, Horace Ivory of the Patriots was tops in kickoff returns with a 27.6-yard average and J.T. Smith of Kansas City Chiefs paced the punt returners with a 14.5-yard average. The top punter was Dave Jennings of New York Giants with a 44.8-yard average. Dallas Cowboys were. No. 1 in points scored with 454 while the Eagles, their National ‘Conference East counterparts, were the sting- iest on defence, surrendering only 222 points.: The Chargers were tops in total yardage gained, 6,410, built mainly on their 4,531-yard air ‘offence. Los Angeles Rams finished. first in rushing yardage with 57198. eeaNS Orfdefence, Buffalo Bilis were best over-all, yielding 4,101 yards. Detroit Lions were best against the run, giving up 1,599- yards, and Washington's 2,171 yield through the air was best. with the only Christmas present they really wanted; the Jets’ won their second game in 34 starts. They'd tied seven and lost 23 of their previous 30 games to set a- NHL Standings . By The Conadian Prews NHL Wales Conference Norrls Division WLTEA 22 93.146 114 17:13 4 144.103 12 15 7 131 160 10.17 7 124 155 8 19 6 106 Adams Division 16.8 9 134 104 16 98118 9 12 16 5 132 147 Boston 12:15 7 120118 Quebec 10 16 8 121 147 * Campbell Conference * Patrick Division 23°77 «164114 tos Ang Montreal Hartiord Pitts Detroit Buffalo Minn Toronto Islanders Phila Calgary Wash 12:17 5 123 136 Smythe Division 22 9°4 151118 17 99.144 117 fa Rangers Edmonton 8 19 5 113 137 Winn‘peg = 2 25 7 103 171 ‘Tuesday Results Hartford 7, Toronto 2 Calgary 2,'NY Islanders 2 Montreal 2, Quabec 2 Winnipeg 5, Colorado4 * Minnesota 6, Detroit 2 St. Louis 6, Pi 3 -Al Smith while the Rockies’ Merlin Malin- owski sat out ‘a tripping minor in the penalty box. NORTH STARS WIN - Elsewhere, it was Min- nesota 6 Detroit 2, Hartford 7 Toronto 2, St. Louis 6. Pitts- burgh 3, Los Angeles 7 Edmonton 4, Montreal 2 Quebec 2, and Calgary 2 New York Islanders 2. : In Winnipeg, the first period was scoreless and the Jets jumped to a 3-0 lead in the second on goals by Dave Babych, Doug Lecuyer and -Doug Smail. The Rockies came back with goals from Lucien DeBlois and Rob Ramage before the period ended. The Jets regained their two-goal lead when Tim Trimper knocked in Lecuy- Canucks change travel routine VANCOUVER (CP) — Vancouver Canucks figured out how to win on the road just in time to have National Hockey League realignment ‘alter their plans. They have a 7-6-4 won- lost-tied record away from home this season, fifth best in * the league, and club officials say one of the reasons is the charter service out of Tor- onto which has helped -prep- aration. - Instead of arriving the day of the game as was the -ease inthe past when they played on consecutive nights, Canucks now are arriving immediately after a game and getting a full night’s rest. They will continue to use their World Ways charter to travel.in the east, but rea- lis ill ‘i Los Angeles 7, Edmonton 4 Friday Games NY Rangers at Washington Calgary at Colorado Pittsburgh at Hartford Los Angeles at Vancouver Chicago at Buffalo Minnesota at Winnipeg LOUIS DOING FINE HOUSTON (AP) — Joe Louis, former world heavy- weight boxing champion, was reported in good condition today after having a pace- maker implanted in his chest. A hospital spokesman quoted Mrs. Louis as saying, “He is doing fine and hopes to to be going home soon.” The. surgery by ‘Dr. Michael DeBakey involved replacement of a diseased artery segment with a Dac- ron patch. wi cut the number of days in the east as well as the over-all number of days away. “Harry Neale feels re- alignment will cut down our travel about 20 days next year,” said John Chesman, Canucks’ vice-president of fi- nance. “Last year, we spent about; $51,000 with World Ways in the east and that is about twice as much as reg- ular airfare would have been. But it’s worth it. This year we'll be up to around $70,000, with about the same spread in what the regular fare would have been.” SPENT MONEY WISELY The team has spent its money wisely on the chart- ers, And with the distance between the cities in their division next year — Denver, Los Angeles, Calgary and .Edmonton ‘“— they will be looking at spending more, if they can get jets. “It’s hard to say what we'll be doing when we haven't seen the schedule,” Chesman said. “But we know we'll be saving money on hotel and meal money ~ex- penses so we'll likely be looking into jets, which is an expensive proposition. “We've even looked into the possibility of the club er's ‘centring pass at 2:27 of | the third period. Ed Cooper got that one back for the Rockies at 6:09 and: Lanny * MeDonald tied the score at 12:28, That set the stage for Lindstrom’s winner. STARS 6 WINGS 2 In Detroit, Steve Chris- toff scored three goals for the first time in his NHL career as the North Stars won for only the second time in the last 10 games. It was the first loss in five games for the Red Wings, a much-improved team since Wayne Maxner stepped in as head’ coach. WHALERS 7 LEAFS 2 In Toronto, Mark Howe scored two goals and assisted on another to help Hartford jump two points ahead of the Leafs and into 11th place over-all. The loss ‘was the 10th in the last 14 starts at home for the Leafs, who led 20 before giving up seven consecutive goals to the Whalers. is BLUES 6 PENGUINS 3 In St. Louis, Larry Patey scored his sixth short- handed goal of the season before the Blues pulled away with three straight power- play goals in the second per- iod. KINGS 7 OILERS 4 Dave Taylor, Charlie Simmer and Mike Murphy scored two goals each to pace the Kings to the home-ice victory, improving their rec- ord to 22-9-3 for third place in Sweden this week. They found it in Castlegar. “The Castlegar Juveniles agreed to play an exhibition game on Sunday. The game was close and the lead changed hands many times. The Midgets finally won out TS, The game was the sec- ond of the day for the Juv- eniles and the Midget boys appreciated them coming out to provide fast, clean opposi- ti lon. Jim Smith led the Mid- gets with two goals and two assists, while Charlie Lind had two goals and one assist. John Obedkoff, Randy Mor- tis and Kevin Chevel The Safeway gift certi- ficate amounting to $50 was won by Bill Masloff of Ootis- chenia, Congratulations to Bill and good shopping. Thanks goes out to everyone who supported this draw: Good luck goes out to the Midget Reps in their up- coming trip to Sweden. : Atoms On Saturday the Castle- gar Atom All-stars travelled to Nelson, where they were defeated 11-7. Sunday at the Castlegar complex the All-stars played Trail, This game was thé most exciting, well played team effort to date by the All-stars, ending in a 3-all tie. * . * The fourth Annual In- ional Ato each had single goals. Gordie Walkere had two assists while John Obedkoff, Mike Corbett, and Randy Morris picked up one each. Mike Milllar, Marty Swanson, Al Isakson, Steve Simonen, Ken Keraiff and Kevin Ehman scored for the Juveniles. The Midgets hope to play further games with the Juveniles on their return from Sweden. ¢ The Midget boys, man- ager and coach wish to thank Don and Bill Savinkoff for coming out to referee. It was short notice and their turning out and doing an excellent job was much appreciated, The Midgets wish to thank all who supported their activities over the past few weeks. The people of Castle- gar can be assiired that the boys will represent the City of Castlegar, well and be ex- cellent ambassadors. m T will be held at the Com- munity Complex Dec. 27, 28 and 29. The boys will be com- peting against teams from the West Kootenays and Cranbrook. If you want,to see some exciting hockey compe- tition, be at the complex. Pee Wees . The Pee Wee Reps trav- elled to Grand Forks on Saturday and played an ex- citing, close game, ending, with an 8-all tie. : The Reps had a day off Sunday but will have prac- tices during the week to prepare for the Nelson Pee Wee Tournament on Deé. 27, 28 and 29. « «6 « + The Castlegar Pee Wee B's travelled to Beaver Val- ley on Saturday to defeat their hosts 8-2. ‘ ~"2Phe-following day, the B's once again thumped Bea- ver Valley 7-2. : Draw huge crowds Canadian men skiers no longer said crazy By IAN MacLAINE TORONTO (CP) — It wasn't long ago that mention of those Crazy Canucks any- where in Europe conjured up pictures of Canada’s men downhill skiers racing un- controlled through an Alpine schuss, 3 s Ever since Ken Read shattered European domin- ance of the glamor event on the World Cup circuit by winning the opening downhill race of the 1975 season, the Canadian team has been an integral part of the inter- national ski circuit. Read, Dave Murray, Dave Irwin, Jim Hunter and Steve Podborski were known throughout Europe for their aggressive approach to the most nerve-wracking of sports — two minutes full out down a precarious slope for more than two kilometres at speeds of more than 120 kilometres an hour. “They sold - tickets they went,” John owning a jet, but cally it’s just crazy. And an- _ other problem was many of the regulations governing air travel on this side and the other of the border make it tough.” Assistant coach Dave Dunn, who handles travel ar- rangements for the club while it is away, says that while the jets might be ex- pensive, they'll help. “You can see the dif- ference in the way we've played this year on the road in those games where you play back-to-back,” Dunn said. “It saves having to drag the players out of bed early in the morning to catch an 8 o'clock flight and say get in at 10 or 11 the day of the game.” If Canucks can't get jet charters, playing back-to- back games in the Smythe Division will be tough hbe- cause the flights and ground transportation take up to five hours on the day of a game. over-all Wayne Gretzky scored three goals for Edmonton. FLAMES 2 ISLANDERS 2 Don Lever put a slap- shot by goaltender Billy Smith with only 1:05 to play in Uniondale, N.Y. Goals by Brian Trottier and Anders Kallur in the second period had provided a 2-0 lead for the Islanders, in first place over-all, but Calgary closed within a goal when Bob Mac- Millan scored at 3:01 of the third period. CANADIENS 2 NORDIQUES 2 Bob Gainey's 13th goal of the season with four seconds remaining in Quebec lifted Montreal to the tie. Anton Stastny, with his 16th of the year, and Peter Stastny, with his 18th, gave Quebec a 2-0 lead after two periods. Rejean Houle drew Montreal close at 14:01 of the third period, then Gainey struck, “Ritchie, coach of the Can- adian men's downhill team, told a news conference Tues- day. “They were and are recognizable anywhere they travel in Europe as are {hockey players) Darry] Sit- tler or Guy Lafleur in the Canadian city.” The men downhillers used to be looked on as reckless, arm-waving tactici- ans on the slope. “That's not so now,” says Ritchie. “And they're not crazy about being called Crazy Canucks or Kamikaze Kids anymore. “The European press has changed their thinking about the kids because of the subtle changes they've seen in our training.” Unlike Franz Klammer of Austria, who was king of the downhillers in the mid- 1970s and is attempting a comeback this season, the Canadians have refined their techniques — cutting down on resistance while still main- taining an aggressive style. RESULTS GOOD The results have been most rewarding. Read, 25, of Calgary, led a near Canadian sweep in the opening race of the 1980-81 season at Val © d'Isere, placing second. Only race. winner Uli Spiess of Switzerland interrupted an unprecedented string of Can- adian finishers. Podborski, 23, of Tor- onto, considered by most Europeans to be the out- ‘standing all-round skier in the world, placed third just ahead of 19-year-old Chris Kent of Calgary — making his first World Cup start — and Irwin, 26, of Vernon, B.C. Murray, 27, of Whistler, B.C., was seventh — giving Canada five of the top.seven placings. Podborski, who hasn't been out of the top 10 in four races this year, - capped his year by winning at St. Moritz, Switzerland, last weekend to take the lead in the downhill standings and second place over-all in the men’s standings. It was an amazing ac- complishment for Podborski, since doctors who operated on his left knee in May wrote off this World Cup campaign. He didn’t,join the team until last October and wasn't ex- pected to race at Val d’Isere, let alone be in the medals. Ritchie says European reporters compare the Can- adian racers “to Grand Prix auto drivers — they realize the guys are ski drivers. “That’s what they call themselves. They don't have that wild gung-ho style like they had before. They've got some really smooth moves. They've retained the same aggressive attitude on the hills, but they've toned it all down. “Other countries have adopted their style, but have not been able to catch up,”