a4 CASTLEGAR NEWS, February 6, 1983

CASTLEGAR NEWS

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LV, CAMPBELL — PUBLISHER AUG. 7, 1947.68.15, 199

PUBLISHER —Burt Campbell
EDITOR —Ron Norman

‘MANAGER — Carol Magaw
CIRCYLATION — Diana Warner

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Program good, but...

Selkirk College's uf con-

tinving education program was
much in the news recently when
budget cutbacks drastically
threatened its. in-depth ‘con-
tinuation, and (in smaller com-
munities such as Kaslo), even its
existence,

Given this, we can't help but |

wonder though why in some cases
the department has not been as
responsive to community needs as
itmight be,

In particular, we refer to the ap-
parently excellent Professional
Selling Program which the college
is now advertising.

Our fault with it: it’s being of-
fered for five straight business
days.

Our question: can a lot of
businesses which might send
someone to such a program afford
to have staff tied up for a whole
week, particularly when the total
staff consists of very few people
and one person on a two-person
selling team composes 50 per cent
of the staff?

The same is true of the college's

skills for Supervisors

Program. : ‘
i has made

use of the program, and both the

company and its employees who -

have been through the course give
it full marks.

One local business suggested to
the.college that It consider offering
the course as an evening program,
or even that it be held on weeken-
ds for a period of time so that small
businesses could send supervisory
personnel on a co-op basis: the
employees would take the course
on their own time while the small

companies would pay the tuition.

With annual vacations and
sta’story holidays, very few smali
businesses can afford to be
without key people for an extra
five days a year.

We feel the Professional Selling
Program falls in the same
category.

A lot of small businesses are not
even going to be able to consider
sending people to the program. If
it were offered on'weekends, or in
the evenings, their options would
be increased.

If Clark survives,
then what happens?

From the Vancouver sun.

It's not so surprising that Alberta
Premier Peter Lougheed says he’
will not run for the federal leader-
ship of the Progressive Conser-
yative party, although he might
change bis mind.

- He had already signalled his in-
tention to step down from provin-
cial office after winning the’ last
election, and why should he jump
into the mess created by the
federal party, running the risk of
getting carved up like Joe Clark.

Besides, Mr. Lougheed does not
have much of a record as a
federalist. He has spent much of

his time fighting the federal
system. His adjustment ot national
office might be difficult.

But his decision — if he sticks to
it and he did leave himself a
loophole — could mean that there
will be no Western candidate. The
fact Mr. Clark is a Westerner was
probably one reason why he had
so much trouble with the Tory
establishnient, another thing Mr.
Lougheed might have figured out.

Mr. Clark might still be the
West's candidate, soldiering on to
the bitter end or a new beginning.
Who knows? He may even survive.
Then what?

FRED

MERRIMAN

Once upon a time there were 12

vance. That, Jmpreseod the bankers _
also

six
ed salesmen, three secretaries, two
general clerks, and a former office
manager.
These good people met one evening

in the basement of.a local church to °

discuss the creation of their own
company. They discovered that despite
their unemployed status they could
muster a collective line of credit to-
talling $240,000. Each person from
master mechanic to filo clork number
two would be equal shareholders in
this enterprise.

They contacted the owner of a
suitable business location and con-
vinced him that a lease could be ar-
ranged as a percentage of the gross
revenue. They outfitted the operation
with equipment, micro-computers and
a spirit of professional caring service.

These people opened a 24-hour,
seven-day-a-week compleis car facility
which guaranteed its work and service
in writing. They promoted by direct
mail, by media advertising and door-
to-door oo pal concept that

is

far less expensive ethan the normally
service

presently in place.

The mechanics in this business loved
their trade and could enjoy flexible
hours which suited their personal life-
styles. The secretaries and the general
clerks came to offer all manner of cost
savings suggestions or ways to im-
prove service to the customer — who
was king. Each participated equally in
the profits of this prosperous business
at year-end. The salesmen were suc-
cessful in obtaining customers and the
business had three of the four bays
booked solidly for two years in ad-

essary: to serelop 7 a waiting list "tor
those who saw the value of

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; From' ‘the Feb. 5, 1948
Castlegar Nows'

‘The Kiwanis club staged an outdoor:
carnivat at the community hall grounds
rink on Friday night. Highlights of the
evening were broomball games with
the’ Kiwanians defeating the Legion
and playing toa'draw with the Knights
of Pythias. Winners of the men's’
skating race was Mr. Haoggy. General

‘ “skating followed.

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Box 749 and the Castlegar Dry Clean. |

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |

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Pay-TV issue is Saat

Editor, Castlegar News:

If it were not so pathetic it would be
laughable,’ this ongoing controversy
about First Choice pay-TV. Regarding
the right or wrong, the wisdom or
foolishness, the degrading or uplifting
effect that some of the content may
have on the viewers: this” age-old
argument in harmony with or in

_- variance to the established principles

of our culture, has got a lot of people
thinking.

The issue in question has to do with
the heavy explicit overtones of the
Playboy section. And it is no tempest in

* a teapot. The issues are vital, but it

seems to me that the controversy
centres around the old hackneyed
arguments with which no thinking
person would disagree.

- Of course we need a choice in our,
thinking. Of course our children need:

P from psychological harm, Of

to keep some form of dignity in our

relationship with others. Only an idiot:

would deny that.

It is a purely moral issue and signi--,

ficant in the fact that the loudest
protesting voices are not coming from

. the so called “moralists.”. The de-

nouncing of this morbid sexual passion
has not been from the purists, church
groups or prudes, but from the “rank
and file” of sensible folk who maintain a
strong’sense of the sacred, the private

and the pure. It should not surprise’
anyone that there are many in this‘sex:-

evazy lopsided world — basis ch

- goody-goodys — whose good manners

and common sense make: them more’

interested in life's good values than in
life’s- cheap price tag. And we all
admire them for it.

A man who knew nothing about TV
_— First Choice or otherwise — long ago
‘wrote something that dealt with a

iple, and pretty well hit the nail on

course we don't want innocent people
violated and degraded and we all want

the head. It is as true now as it ever
was. ~~ _ . é 5

Tories should put
Crosbie at the helm

Editor, Castlegar News:

Finally, at long last; the Progressive”

Conservatives have the opportunity to

* take.the Canadian political bull firmly

by the horns and choose ‘a prime
minister of which we might all be
proud. Heaven knows, the two major
political leaders of the last few, years
have been at the very least boring and
at the very worst embarrassing to
everyone in this country.

John’ Crosbie is one of the MPs on_
the hill who is d to?

some exciting politics in this country.
Too long we have endured the
homogenized purgatory of the. two
major’ parties refusing to make oe

» He wrote: For all ‘that is in the

world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of «

the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of
the Father, but is of the world. And the
world passeth away. and the lusts
thereof: but he that doeth the will of
God abideth forever.”

The lust of the eyes and the flesh and
the pride of life have meant the
downfall of every world empire from

the beginning of time. They've rotted’

from. within. or been’ destroyed by
neighbors, driven by the same ‘motives.
Are we approaching the same moral

-decay? Evidently we are. In the last

decade pornography has. increased
from a $5 million business to $5 billion!

Yet is is amusing that. men and
women sould fight (not for the right to
choose, ‘for they have already made
their-choice)-but for the opportunity to
feast, with ai clear conscience, their

* eyeballs on the skin shows of the living
‘room. TV, their innocent children

tucked safely in bed of course,

When married men and women find
it titillating to watch a paid performer
or ogle a voluptuous pin-up, could it

suggest that they have pretty poor ©

pickings in their own partner? ‘And
anyone who suggests that the Bible,
which sanctions and encourages the
purity of nuptual love, is pornographic
is only looking. for an excuse, is
ignorant of the Bible, and doesn't know
pornography.

It is-hard to understand that many
fail to see that our. minds are a
What goes in comes out. Fill

decisive or

strong political platform or any este
for fear of alienating some societal
group. The end result is the Canadian
electorate has. become tired of the
charade and is itching to have some
substantial politics to chew on. Cana-
dians do take sides and hold varying

be intelligent. He is witty. As a
national leader his press releases and
would be a wel-

anda total p i

maintenance car care concept, .
This company did car modifications,
acted as professional unbiased trans-
portation consultants. ‘They supplied
transportation at your service 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. The mech-

anics in this place didn’t ask you what °

was wrong with your’ automobiléd

—they told you — as a friend and an.

advisor. They took their job seriously
because they knew that your life
depended on them when a company-
serviced vehicle was barreling down
Highway 401 at 100 kmh.

This company did not compete
directly with the many good
and automobile dealerships in the area.
In actual fact, they referred much

business to these specialists which -

would normally not reach them as
machines in question would fail on the
highway or reach the scrap yard before
their time.

The business was successful not by
taking business away from the present
good and reliable emergency. repair

comed relief from the mediocrity and
insolence;we have come to expect. |
Crosbie would inject some direction
into Canadian politics. He can he

to make a point and he is
eiv KSve-command of an

feclogichl, education.

Jonservatives start.to stand
up for some basic'political principles of
conservatism we could, with Crosbie as
one leader, Broadbent as another and
who cares as the third, get back to

When ip begins to

‘reflect this reality, the population can -

rebuild.the vibrant political face of
Canada.

It is. the responsibility of the P.C.
party to put John Crosbie at its helm.
There is no doubt that whoever wins
the leadership will be the next PM.
And if the gods are with us, will make

- the New Democrats the official oppos-

tion and leavé the Libérals to find
themselves, staring blankly at their

it up with information and that's ‘what
must come out. Nothing more. Nothing
less. Garbage in. Garbage out. It is that
simple. A nation is only as strong asthe
philosophy of its people. When ‘that
thinking pattern holds. nothing as
sacred, nothing private or holy, sees
entertainment. in perversion of purity
and opts for a hedonistic way of living,
then that nation is already driving the
nails in its coffin.

So.we:are a bunch of old” fuddy-
duddies saying sex is naughty. No we
are not. We are a cross section of virile

people, mature enough to be objective

“and. who. don't subscribe ‘to the
‘philosophy that robs each of us — men
, or women — of our dignity and reduces

to profanity the most ‘holy, beautiful, .

The Gastlogie sae of St. “John’s
> Ambulance ‘association held. its first
| meeting of 1948 last snd when it |
was’ decided to ‘contmence’'first ald |
classes Feb. 6th in the Pariah’ ‘Hall. Dr.
“HY Smythe. will conduct as‘many lec. :
tures as possible.-Present at the meet- -
ing ,were 'T.L.',Bloomer,' Ken’ “Rigby.
Toki Reed aod B.‘Che

Pe

"Last rhusasy evening | the’ members:
of the Castlegar-Robsoi Legion Branch
170 Women’s Auxiliary. met at the’
home of their Presiient Mrs, R. Kerr,
and: were’ hostesses

‘a surprise
‘shower for their only Sod ‘mem- ;-

_. ber, Miss Ruth McDonald, ‘bride elect:

From the Feb. 6, 1958
Castlegar News ~
Reduction in passenger train sarvise:
between Penticton and Nelson to a

twice-weekly operation through de-..

cision to operate only in daylight hours:
because of terrorist activities has been
announced by the ‘Canadian Pacific
Railway.

‘A CPR spokesman said, “We regret.
that it has become necessary to reduce
passenger train service between Pen-
ticton and Nelson but constant bomb-
ing on our lines hat made it too,
dangerous to spe:
during the hours of darkness.

Mr. ee jibe wis residents of -
Castlegar since 1948, observed their.
Golden Wedding anniversary Wednes-.
day at a-quiet reception for relati
and their many ‘friends an ngighbors

Word has been ‘seated by the West’
Kootenay CCF Committee ‘that Bert,
Herridge, MP is leaving Ottawa on’
Feb. 5. He will be at his home and in.
the Nakusp district from the 8th to-
1ith and will be. at Nelson on Feb.
12-18th and in Trafl at noon at the 14th

. to attend the West Kootenay CCF
ing fon on

Feb. 15th.
* 15 YEARS AGO
From the Feb. 8, 1968
legar News. i

Long-time Robson residents, Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Verigin, were honored -re-
cently: at a surprise 25th wedding-
anniversary in Robson Recreation Hall:
when friends and relatives gaiberod to
help them celebrate.

* i

tA Gliber ariver and navigator

- were edged out of first place in the

1100-mile three-day Thunderbird rally
by: only one point.

Placing second in a field of 19
finishers were Jim Bowie and Tom
Burgess, with seven penalty points.

It is the first rally of the season for
which points count toward the 1968
. Canadian Rally Championships,

s 2

A Kinnaird girl has won an award of
¢ $20 and eligibility for a national award
.in a recent RCAF essay contest.
Winner of B.C. division competition
is Ester Lang, ae “of ce

purely, rapturous expression‘ of com-’ -

copies of D
Elisabeth Thor-Larsen
Castlegar

, given to us’ by:a Holy God.
James
Castlegar

Band needs support

Editor, Castlegar News:

Iam writing this letter to the Editor
in the hope of gaining some positive
action on the part of the citizens of
‘Castlegar. and area. The subject on
which I am writing is the Castlegar
Community Band and the apparent
lack of support for it.

service’ facilities. These
complement the present outlets and
derived their collective income from
filling a need.

In due course they purchased a few
acres out of town, expanded to include
vehicle lease, sales of all makes and
models of private transportation and
commenced research and development
into the manufacture of their own
private, rather futuristic, vehicle.

May enterprise spring from adver-
sity and change once upon a time to
reality.

UUNTUTUUUUGNAAOENEASEaNUoeanaeaDUgRAETH

The Castlegar Community Band is a
non-profit musical organization origin-
ally set up to participate in community
activities and to provide a Place Jor

local to play. All

about five years ago, it boasted well
over 40 members; now it has fallen'to
such depths that the rehearsal of Feb. 1
could only muster six players. This is a
chronic problem which has plagued the
band for one to two years now and I
was amazed to discover this situation
oxisted wher I was asked to assume
the conductor's post a year and a half

ago.

It was through extreme hard work
and diligence on the part of the band
that we were able to hold

the area who play band inatéuments,

two concerts and participate in several

of their abilities,
are invited to participate in the com-
munity band.

The problem, however, is that with
the exception ofa small dedicated core,
most of the musicians in this area do
not care what happens to their band in
spite of verbal indications to the con-
trary. When this band was formed

events, incl the Re-
membrance Day ceremonies and the
SunFest parade during our 1981-82
season. Now that we are in our 1982-83
season response has become so poor
that we are left with situations like the
one encountered at the Feb. 1 re-
hearsal and several previous to it.
After much debate among the band

executive and what is left of the band,
it is the concensus that unless positive

A local eniiate Pas Christina J.”

. Windsor, attained first-class honors in

recent Toronto Conservatory of Music
examinations held in Trail.

Mayor Audrey Moore was still in
hospital Tuesday evening. following
Saturday morning’s head-on ccllision at
the Playmor Junction along Highway 3.

Moore's husband, William, told the
Castl News Tuesday evening his

signs of support

: for the band are felt: we will have no

alternative other ‘than to fold up our
“little tin-pot” band. Unpleasant as this
duty is, we are quite prepared to take
this step should local musician support
fail us again.

There is not much left to say in
closing except to issue an appeal to the
musicians of ‘the Castlegar area to
support their local Community Band.
The Castlegar Community Band meets
every Tuesday night at 7 in the Selkirk
College main lounge. Remember, with-
out a solid membership we cannot par-
ticipate in any kind of band function.
The fate of your local band is in your
hands.

Joseph 8. Fuoco (B. Mus.)
Conduetor-Castlegar

Community Band

wife's condition was good and she was
progressing satisfactorily. Moore was
on her way toa Regional District of
Central Kootenay meeting in Nelzon
when her vehicle was struck by an
on-coming oa,

. .

Over 50 seaehisen participated Sun-
day in the second annual Fun Day at
Nancy Greene Lake, sponsored by the
West Kootenay Snowgoers. The day.
was filled with both serious racing and
numerous fun: events. ~ \

..

Herbie rr lave Bug and Sn
with his sopwith Camel were 00
the winning entries in the recent snow.
sculpture contest at. the Kinnaird
Elementary School.

CWUTETEEEeeaerHtENeENMRinRRiRN

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