& : f B2 ” CASTLEGAR NEWS, February 27, "1980 ‘Successful year recorded by. Salmo Canadian Legion Salmo’ Royal Canadian . Legion and Ladies’ Auxiliary recently held their: annual mosting, -banquet, installa- tion of ‘officers, initiation of .. Hew. members and dance in the Legion Hall. Past president Dave : Hodge, elaborating on yearly reports given by. secretary pro tem Ken Denis and trea- » surer Will Hearn, drew at- tention to some of the Legion z highlights of the year 1979. “Games, Nights” were held twice a month; Mr. and Mrs. Murrill Bush and chaplain Llewellyn Fletcher repre- sented the Legion and ladies’ auxiliary at the March Father and Son Banquet; Legion representatives also” from’ the zone the highest Community , Service Award in “proportion to number of members — a probable rec- ord for all Legion of Salmo Legion on Dec. ‘81, 1979, had 101 ordinary mem- bers, 24 associate members, one honorary member: and seven bers for B.C. The amount spent for Salmo community’ worthy causes was over $7,000, \Despite the heavy rain on Canada Day, which threat- ened cancellation of celebra- tions, the branch and ladies’ auxiliary turned.over $1,300, to Salmo Celebrations Soci- ety. 3 / ooh During the past,.year, the ladies’ auxiliary bought another 18 “tables, wall-to- wall carpet and tile for the ceiling of the lower lounge of the Legion Hall. Sale of poppies, talks to a total of 133, two less than Deg. 31, 1978. However, there are seven niore. ap- plying for membership and when their applications havo been processed, the total membership will be 140, At the annual fi Meet social | needs | Jack Fisher of the Trail Times told: mejthat they received more than 300. Jetters to the editor on the recent national election, Mine was one of the, dozens that was not published. They did)not have space. Now comes Inet blaet It: really doesn't, matter if) my, short blurb: was ave the opp entire lives and | would hope that those people who made the break through in the last: couple of weeks won't 90. away sdlscouraged’ because they didn’ ‘get pul Most of the time most editors Welcome any and all opinign from the public. {t creates controversy, readership and elceutation and finally that creates money tn the publisher's pocket. Advertisers pay for jack, |:am not attacking ‘you’ personally: absolute best on a shoe string budget handed you by bottom-line thinkers in the. the ladies’ auxiliary pre- sented to the, Legion a cheque for $2,000, An award of Honorary Life Member was given to Herman Mang who has been a member. of the branch and served with distinction for 28 years on visited ill des, a special occasion being’ their visits with Guy Wells when he was -presented with -his 25-year pin. The Legion has encour- aged and supported Salmo members of the Nelson Air Cadet Squadron arid pre- sented a trophy to the most improved female member. _Salmo. Branch of the West Kootenay Zone Royal Canadian Legion, for six years in succession, has won nA school students, scouting ore ganizations, . the memorial seryice, parade, lunch and refreshments. on Remem- brance Day continue to in- crease from year to year, as well as the Remembrance ° Day banquet on Nov. 9. The Legion contritiuted - to the travel expenses. of Léona Dimock, one of the few B.C. Girl. Guides .who were chosen to: take an exchange visit to Australia, . CyYour Turn * One of the important functions of aby: to’ provide readers with a means of indicating thel all about — a chance for you not only to take a stai ‘and on important idsues of the day. That's what Your crf on is an issue but to find out how’ ‘many other people feel! ie _ Same way. Claiming opinion poll results reteased throughout the federal election campaign had a tremendous vote-swinging influence -hon the electorate, Sinclair Stevens, treasury board president in the defeated Joe Clark government, says he would favor a baron publication of suth ‘results in future cam- paigns. Certainly B.C. voters would not be strangers to such a ban — publication of opinion poll results during a provincial elec- tion campaign is prohibited.’ What do you say? ; y Should of ‘poll paige be- banned Guriog a federal cate “YES fF]: NO ie pets Mail to: YOUR TURN, BOX 3007, CASTLEGAR: B.c. ViN 3H4 bik. ‘ 1 A Please check the box of your choice and in- clude any written comments with your clip: out coupon, The deadline for this week's results is 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 4. The deadline for last week's ballots on tea ership as a federal election issue was 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. FEB. 19 RESULTS: Readers’ 89-per-cent rejection of the 18-cent-per-galion extra gasoline excise tax ealled for in former Progressive Conservative federal government's budget substantiated the argument that the issue had a major influence on last week's election. - “Raising the gasoline tax would not guarantee a reduction in fuel consumption,” wrote one reader. “This would only hurt the farmers and lower income peopte.” “Rationing and improved transit systems are the only answer to reduce consumption,” the reader added. “An 18-cent tax increase in incidental to high wage earners, but is ; a real hardship for pensioners and the low wage earners.” “If we're so short of gas, why not put il on ration?” asked --a Glade resident. “This way it will be the same for the rich man as for the poor man. Why make living so bad for the poor man alone?” “We have no transits nor bus transportation to work, which is 40 miles return, shopping to Nelson 40 miles return, to Castlegar 20 miles return, to Trail 60 miles return,” wrote yet another reader. “Which adds up for one month to over 1,000 miles. For a laborer on low wages, there is expense for gas, d-tear, and car DAVID THOMPSON UNIVERSITY CENTRE Teacher Certification Program , NOTICE: All candidates who possess ao first degree, and . wish to enfol in the one year elementary teacher certification program should moke application tor admission by March.1. This program will be based ‘at the David Thompson University Centre in Nelson with school experience placements in the schools of ( Castlegar, Nelson, ond Trail. NOTICE: Candidates with two years of appropriate college training may apply tor the two year cer- ‘| titicdtion program at David Thompson’ University Centre before June 1, 1980. F For applications, write to: Or. RL. Williams, Director OR Mr. Garry Charlton Ad y Frog y Dovid Th Uni y =U y of Victoria Centre | Victoria, B.C. 820-* th Street V8W 2¥2 Nels @, B.C. VIL 3C7 many capacities. At the. annual meeting, invited guests were . Zone Commander Earl and Mrs. Moffatt from Nakusp; Bar- ney and Jean. Boychuk, ladies’ auxiliary zone repre- -sentative from Trail; Mr. and Mrs. Mac McLeod, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Payette from ‘trail and Mr. and Mrs. Roy’ Paquette and Mr. and Mrs. Bucka Lapointe from Nelson. Zone Commander Earl Moffatt conducted the instal- lation of Salmo Legion of-’ flcers for 1980. They were past president Dave Hodge; . president Henry Stavast; first vice-president Bill Peters; second vice-president Alex Dutchak; treasurer Will Hearn; executive members Herman Mang, Duffy. Dou- cet, and, Marj Paul; padre Llewellyn Fletcher; and ser- geant-at-arms Marj Paul. Karan Teele is secretary by appointment. Conveners of commit- tees.for 1980 are: hall main- tenance, Jim Munro; hall building, Alex Dutchak; hall’ rental and janitor service, Jim Forgaard; bingo, Wayne Birch; entértainment, Duffy Doucet; Senior Citizens’ As- sociation and service officer, Herman Mang; public re- lations, Llewellyn Fletcher; «Fepresentative to, Salmo, Cel- i swebrations..::Society,1 Murtill Bush; welfare, RCMP Con- stable Milles Manion; dis- bursements, Wayne Birch; and cemetery, Duffy Doucet. Jean Boychuk of Trail, West Kootenay Ladies’ Aux- iliary zone representative, conducted the installation of the following in the Salmo Ladies" Auxiliary: past pres- ident Gladys Hodge; presi- dent Virginia Hartman; first vice-president Anne Lukey; secretary Muriel Anderson; , treasurer Judy Wells; and executive members . Winnie Young, Anne Madaski and Lorna Jackman. Jean Boychuk also pre- sented certificates of merit to auxiliary members Gladys Hodge, Ann Madaski and Judy Wells. * Alex Turner, assisted by Herman Mang and Jack Teague, conducted the cer- emony of initiation of new members, This ceremony in- cluded an explanation of the meaning pf the emblems of the. Legion. and in many , who'don't give a hoot for social responsibility. It is. bad enough we have to ‘fight: corporations who can't even spell the _ regulatory boards and turn them out on the: street. to earn: an. honest living producing a car without wheels. % of the press way of social responsibility. 8 .A recent: report: from the television’ and ‘radjo. business‘: 8 improvement category. They rank firat in profits per dollar. assets. Oil companies are twenty-ninth and are currently ‘the bad guys. tells us that the printing... publishing: nity.to get my fuzzy opinions tn'the paper: every week. However, most people | never ‘write a letter to the editor in their’. not g becauee 3 you ‘are doing your. wore it they understood what it* meant you could Back? up’ the government Now we have the media’ business with practically: nothing Inthe Way’ ‘of: regulation to govern'what they say or how they say it .;; . all under ‘the guise of: ig on the bottom-line and accepting Mttle Ini ‘the \ xperlenced . profits | in the 700-per-cant: : vs grandma’: $ C00 ing . Many, Canadians loday are | aetoning ‘whether so-calted enlenice ‘measure up bite "he Tequirgnents, for good | nately have shown: that they «are alert'td people's meal’plan- hing problems: *:[t' has, been slemonsizated that they: do in: Hitideed splan. ‘to; produce sand =<’ market | foods }which” provide and nutrition: conditions, chage. qui val ‘and vegelables: which have: been rocessed i f wamoared to. the kind of. read tised to bake, (tis my opinion this week that the heavies in the practically take away freedom of the'preas. * Newspapers have proved they can swing an election and it is well known that most papers are said to be conservative or think all should carry ‘several ‘points:of only way. \ consihiea Action + collection + practice: ing those that cause ‘alarm, distress or humiliation’’ to the debtor. The philosophy be- Pm an old-age pensioner. 1 igned a contract’ with a, th spa, butt can't really are going to have to grab social Zespansibility by the hand and become friendly or the governments will rise up and bring down content regulations: and in effect’ % jew: and one. of the ‘most Important vehicles. ‘Is. through the letters to the editor? Get your, bosses to make space, Jack. It's the ae modern loaf contains greater amounts of iron; cal. cium and important’ B vita- mins, while retaining the same, >. ealorie'and protein-values.” Canned ‘and frozen. fruits: arid vegetables have also prov: en theirworth: ‘Under care- } fully? controlled standardized Both the Castlegar News and the Mid-Week Mirror will not:be greed by the ing space that the eaves faemeat ts accepied'on tl dition tl y neu with ‘aooneh a wa recat signature, will not be charged for bul the balance ef:-the tisement’ will be: pald for al opplicable ro the eden’ ising -is_ mi ae * otter may Yoo witharown + amount., afford the payments. Is there anything you can do? Answer: The consumer was lucky this tine. The spa agreed to cancel this contract, although - they were not legally required to do so. We Suggest that consumers take contracts home before signing. so they have time to read and understand them and _ determine whether they can afford: the payments. Question: A bill collector called me.- the other d; d told, me 1. had'to ‘pay ia an, ) immediately. orl would be taken to court. fT explained that it was im- Possible for me to pay the full amount this month, but I told the man I could pay $25 now, and would try to pay the rest next month, 1 offered to put a cheque tor $25 in the mail within the hour. 3 The man got belligerent and insisted I wire. the full We: both fost our tenipers. and he threatened to Send the sheriff tw my house it 1 didn't co-operate. ! feel 1 am being unduly harassed—can you help? Answer: hind this legislation’ is that debtors should be encouraged to repay their debts, but con- sistent with ‘their ability to do so. In this case, ther manager of the collection agency agreed that his employee had been overly aggressive, and ‘ac- cepted the debtor's repayment proposal. Question: ds it legal for a debt collec- for to contact my employer and tell, him how much money | owe to various credi- tors?. w wye of idasu . | debivc:s MosWnder’ the DebtiGol- Ansy lection Act, creditors may contact a debtor's employer NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT | Full.-complete and sole copyright in ony printed matier produced by Castle News Lid. is vested in and set is te cone News Lid.: provi et etre tH THAT pant ‘an6 T PAI INLY of am 0 avings. provided by the advertiser shall femoid in and belong to ‘he ad- See our design consultant - TERESA GARRETT for a Meh igal FREE IN-HOME ESTIMATE With Spring fast approaching; now is the time to have your| drapes custom-made ond enjoy a saving of . . . i} TIM IAESSENGER _ Advertising Mgr. LINDA KOSITSIN Clrevtalio Mgr.) Atour BARGAIN TABLE. 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We try harder. ywas adjourned Provincial court Feb. 18.°) ed Settee seme, Five mate adults and two i . Male juveniles in Rossland Provineal court! last: Thurs- faced charges rolated to the alleged rape of a. female juvenile in Robson early last - week, Charges of rape, forcible confinement | and" gross ; in- decency were aid afte after a charges. ' Bonin; and ‘Powell were ‘charged: with ‘forciblé confinement jand‘rape..)). + The two, niale juveniles also sppeased court and RCMP. investiga- aa of the 16-year-old Trail juvenile's “complaint | of an incident which allegedly took place late Feb, 18 and carly Feb. 19 in‘Robson. * | “Charged were Donald’ Derochie, 24, and Mike Bonin, 17, both «of ) Trail, Steve.’ Leighton, 18, and Randy ‘meer nee as Fomaod “to. appear,|again | in ‘court Monday. Also.aa.a result of the’ investigation. Derochie} Leighton:, and: Bonin || were ,eharged : with ’b: t ‘breaking and entering. at: the, Castlegar urbe: porylee station: . The case of one of the four men-facing charges re- lated to the theft of $50,000. ‘ sworth of silver from Cominco in Rossland gar, who’ has. pleaded:: not guilty to theft of over $200 Case re ers, both of chaumaes were: scheduled to return to Ross-’ rovincial ‘conspiracy - possess ‘stolen silver -and possession of stolen’ silver, was tho only one of the four who was not employed by Cominco when the silver was | allegedly stolen from the "Adjourned to ‘April 9 at Nelson provincial court is the case of Lewis Brent Wehner company. . . Arrests were made fol- lowing attempts to sell the silver to a refinery in the lower ges in- of Trail, for a pr report. Peter Bruce White and Thomas Michael Math- ‘clude conspiracy, theft and possession of stolen property. “Association may ‘transfer _ authority, LRB decides The Labor Board has riled thatthe B.C School Tri thes: that is decontralized is for the not the sae to decide.” may transfer ‘decision-mak- ing authority from the cen- half of its members and such pproved not within the board's jur- ‘Kettle Valley ‘school ‘district Isdiction,” the. LRB sald: in} Whether. the’ ‘assoct- och ation has a highly centralized » College from the West Koot-” *. bargaining structure( or one’ enay unit, ss ‘ BCSTA annual general meet- i ing transferring authority to the Okanagan, ‘East Koot- enay, West Kootenay and Northern labor’ relations ines, a BCSTA release “How an association is - burns on lone butane lighter | “A flick of Chris Larset's Bic resulted in second degree burns: to his face at his Lemon. Creek home last -week. ... : Home from his job at the» -Slocan Forest Products saw-__' -one’of his hands in ‘an acci- the source of the butane leak. | He quickly threw the lighter neighbor's ‘driveway: and I away when’ the’ gas ignited, went out there and‘got the ~he said, but it was so badly ‘tractor’ and: my pipe’ went: | burnt when he found it later out,” Larsen ‘explained Sun- “it’s hard to tell what hap sy. “I went to light it again --pened.”. ~~ andl if just went /poot {n my). His glanses protected his vision from the ‘burning sas, eae he said the he noted. lighter, one of two he bought “I could have ‘lost my for $1.99, “more ‘or less . eyes .if I wasn't wearing exploded” after the ignition lasses,” he said. ofan extra amount of gun 5 Tiere yeni arotind his face, Larsen‘said to ‘back to work for vit-was difficult to Sotermaine, another seven to 10 days, dent at his ranch-Feb.: 19. “I was going.to.plow a Airport sandwich shop plans dropped = Plans: for a seodwich stand at Castlegar have been abandoned, Teal restaurant operator Glenn Bryson said this week. Bryson, manager of The Little Hobo, confirmed Mon- ‘day he,decided;:to pursue no’, further the concession he has~ sought | ‘since, October after” ‘federal transport ministry officials told him in a Feb. 14 meeting he would.have to be the successful bidder among said, “and then they told me it would have to go to tender ” * and whoever bid the highest on it would naturally win.” tenders submitted for pro- ~ vision of food services in the terminal, “The two 0 officials’ “nixed” his coneeesicn, application, he, .. ” Bryson’ ‘explained. fit satioweatd juste tutside pr profit margin e- thing ike. San ais ““Adga Systems, the company if the : aie, can’t afford to go to _ officiais w were, $ lobehoh tne preparing the’ * eommient:: He’ said the © officials’ rejection of his application, | whieh received support from vane never got to the point of ‘thinking about. us until we came forward with was the proposal,” he said. “That's the way we see it right now.” until it ‘heals. up," he said Sunday. “There's enough dirt and stuff around the mill that © he figures I'll get aninfeetion. J was supposed to go, back tomorrow, but he said my ear was: fected.”. a. Canadian ting Cor- |) Llores television report on ie hazards posed by the , disposable lighters. He con- tacted the CBC to report on his accident but has not yet received a‘ response to his call, he said. K Eines then, the Bic vie. it ee his fingers off,” he said. .“They say they've got the souivalest of up ie two of. ‘3 let, ¢ Pareles et SELKIRK IW?) COLLEGE u Refresher Course for Graduate Nurses twelve-week A ati rot cloasroom, labora! ‘and Sinead Tartine trp a ot lose mrorore ioe ines Focus willbe on edesbeneeel nursing In acute core: satiiga DATES — April 10 July, 1960 fers = Tehtion $200; books and other petite materials $100; fon the a rele tient ‘ria pousible thar fat! the 3 te some; fil tes ee tent Canoda’ Mor 1 REGISTER: Cobtoct Margaret Nickle, Chiicmean, Deporiment y “Allied ' pee soa Ne College, Castiegar 365-7292 or Cra! “Andrews? Cocordinator; conn Education, Selkirk ee infe Lareen said it was on the © day after his accident he saw | Broadcast Recreation grant awarded toRDCK ‘Kootenay: MLA Terry Segarty. and Provincial Sec- retary Evan Wolfe announced the release of three _ recreation-related grants for the Kootenays. Elkford received a grant of $2,088.84 which is to be used to build a.baseball aud soccer field in Boivin Creek Park and to upgrade and develop .two © neighboring playgrounds, Cambourne and Galbraith, +. The Regional District, of Central Kootenay received a - grant of $4,801.67 which is to be used for the development of a recreation master. pl for the area. Master plans are being submitted to the government from all areas in the pro- vince. Plans look. at the . present and future recrea- tional needs of an area and include plans for the next five years. Human Resources “Min- ister Grace McCarthy . an- nounced last Thursday. her ministry will expand its emergency shelter policy’ to ; The amounts of these on the cost of the document: the ogee grants are decided.on either Human resources to tell own story preparation. The lowest fi- “of ‘$5,000 to help meet the The costs of , 888.8-cent-per-capita basisor gure will be’ the amount. of — “Indian Hand received grant repair equipment., Throegh B.C’s 195 district offices their story . to the public March 8 to 8, Human Re- sources Week. z The objective ‘is two- fold, to inform British Col- umbians of Human Resources offices and “to provide an opportunity for ‘Human ' Resources ‘staff’ to “shi ‘hear the view of the public. d hes 195 GRACE SecAnTHY - ‘bridges The ministry. 2 district offices throughout . the province, and more than 5,000 staff. Its ‘various pro- munities ‘ieougbent British Columbia. _ FE “Larger centres in our province -have transition houses that offer temporary ion and counsel- provide to womon ane children in small com- ae to women and children in crisis situations, but small, communities often do” not have such facilities,” Mc‘ Carthy said. “The: ministry provides emergency services through all its district offices and will i Funfest 80. events listed in Tourism B.C. booklet A concise and colorfu! booklet: listing Funfest ‘80 events throughout the prov- .. ince is now available at, Tourism B.C.'s travel infor- mation centres and chamber of commerce and board of trade offices, Tourism Min- ister Pat Jordan announced last week. The festivities guide is divided into nine informa- tion-packed sections, each containing a roster of Funfest events in the province's nine tourist regions, Each section opens with a brief description..on the region and the attractions it has to offer to the visitor. ‘The booklet also has a handy list of tourist. in- formation centres to help the traveller. on his way: Jordan said the Funfest ,"80. special publication also has something to write home about: eight super postcards. “Some are for you to pop in the mail to your family and friends as you travel around the province. And ‘some are. just for you to send to Tour- ism B.C, to get ot know better,” the booklet states. A Finally,. the -minister said, the booklet has a pocket ‘each “services, upton maximum of which contains: a British Columbia road map. : Some 100,000 copies of. the Funfest '80 booklet have: been printed and they will be . available for only over-the- counter — distribution. They will not be mailed to anyone, Income f the services of of virtuslly every family. tax dolary and with our fet: Laren -raidivhexcbas!. contacted: a: lawyer and’ is contemplating | legal anybody else get hurt be- cause of these lighters,” he said. “There's lots of people who use them. I'd like some-__ thing done about it.” “Human resources offices © Pro- grams alone: involve. more staff who = reyiaut the dif- than 200,000 citizens. ficult. task of meeting many " “We “want. people -to . social Problems: McCarthy know about ‘our services ‘said. We want to know what, People. - think of our ‘ate contracts with local non- ‘profit: societies to provide emergency shelter services <, for women and“ehildren who are victims of domestic vi- ‘olence, Where no hostel or “home is available the super- visor for more © infor-- ; . mation on regions you'd like a wide range of _netivities including shopping mall displays, public dis- cussions, open houses and receptions. Buy one meter at reg. price & get 2nd meter for Ie, an Wool § Wool blends, & special table of fabrics. Plain Knits & Jersey Fabrics 60°’ for pants & tops, reg. to 6.98 1 CLASSIC FABRICS 82 Maple St. Castlegar - THURSDAY, FEB. 28th OPEN: 9 A.M. to9 P.M. modation charges, the min." : istiy sl provide $5 day for five People. 7 new’ policy: ‘is ef fide immediately. For ‘ins: formation on emergency shel- ter services, contact the local © Office. of the ministry’ of human resources. nt “For Your Shopping Con mence ON'