CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, September 7, 1978 Happy Go Lucky Gong Marks 40th Anniversary — The Robson Community Hall resounded to the songs and laughter of a happy group sey 16, as the 40th of Helen (Magee) Moat was then asked to read from the minutes, She read several the Happy Go Lucky Gang took place. . Back in 1938, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Waldie of Robson decided to help the many young people in the area form a club. They opened their home to the or- ganization, and offered advice and support for the many plans the young people arranged. Besides the meetings, the group held many weiner roasts and beach parties, and success- fully operated Saturday night dances .in the Robson Hall for ‘many months. Car pools to see ‘a good movie, boat trips to see new territory, picnics, hikes, \treasure hunts and many more ‘activities were part of the telub’s itinerary. To many of the young ‘people of the community, this swas a main source of entertain- iment. : (Remember when there were no skating rinks, no theatres, no bowling alleys? ~The best one could look forward ‘to was getting to Trail on ‘Saturday night, and going slowly through the Woolworth store, examining every coun- ‘ter; then, later on, going to the show to sit enthralled by Zieg- ‘field's beauties or be confused " -by: William Powell and Myrna ‘Loy and their detective minds.) Mr. and Mrs. Waldie not ‘only chaperoned most of the ‘events, sometimes with other parents, but they offered words of wisdom regarding the solu- tion to problems or the avoid- ance of pitfalls. This reunion coincided with the 50th wed- ding anniversary of the Wal- dies. Members and spouses gathered at the hall for a no-host cocktail party, followed by a dinner served by the women's auxiliary to the com- munity hall. Rex Ballard, chair- man of the event and chief planner for the entire evening, introduced Frank Webster who, as a member of the club, presented to Mr. and Mrs. Waldie a beautiful blue spruce tree as a memento from the “Gang.” He thanked the Wal- dies for their patience and guidance in the years gone by. In his reply, Mr. Waldie expressed thanks and pleasure at seeing so many faces from presum- ably from ne “minutes” of meetings held 40 years ago, and these were received by the group with much applause. Members’ spouses were asked to stand and give a little resume of the past 40 years. A poem was then read by Mrs. Reantou Well, here's the Happy Go Lucky Gang, together after 40 years Somehow it seems there should be a parade, and crowds shouting cheers! It's nice so many could make it... it's great to see old friends We've hours and hours of talking ahead before this session ends. Of course we recognized each face—we haven't changed much, have we? Oh, maybe a few hairs... a pound or two.. don’t you agree? So, we're each going to share our memories, talking ‘remember when?’ Bringing back episodes from 40 years, re-living the fun again. We should consider ourselves lucky—we lived in a good slice of time 3 Days of the nickel ice cream cone, and a bagful of candy for a dime. Pollution was only smelter smoke, and it wasn't everywhere ‘Dope’ described a sort of dumb friend . . . and crime was extremely rare, People walked the roads whenever they wished—women were safe out at night Doors weren't locked, and neighbors knew if something next door wasn't right. Children weren't told strangers were bad—they accepted a ride with a smile If your car broke down you just waited; a neighbor would be by in a while. Everyone knew everybody, it seemed . . . sometimes that was bad Before you could tell them your parents knew where you'd been, if you ate, and what you had! Remember how our gang got started? Who thought we needed a . nothing drastic, . group? All the young people working together in a sort of self-disciplined troop. Someone opened their hearts and their home, and said, “If you need us, we're here — Plan things—work things—and remember, together you'll learn how to steer.” So, we had weiner roasts, sing songs, and laughed .. . and had lots of fun We hired the hall, the band, made sandwiches . . was a successful one. Thanks to the Waldies ... their house was our home; how often we met there Held our meetings, sang our songs, and dreamed our dreams so rare. We got our three R's in a one-room school, not much chance of shaking the world But Bill and Marjorie gave us a shove . . unfurled. We had learned about caring, and sharing, and such... could hold us down We could take that knowledge and love of man... any town! - So... what have we done? Let's look around... crowd It’s about time we spoke our piece . . . proud To tell where we came from, and the things we did, 40 years ago With thanks to two of the very best people anyone will ever know. —Helen Moat and each dance «and opportunity came no limits and make it in . we seem a happy and each of us should be the past. Castlegar Drug’s . . . WA gio Speaker for the September meeting of Women's Aglow Fellowship will be Esther Ben- nett of Spokane, Wash. She was born and raised in Alberta. She attended Seattle Pacific College where she re- ceived her B.Sc. and then did graduate work: at the Univer- 50 Pine St. to School Sale Continues Castlegar Drug OPEN THIS SUNDAY: sity of Oregon. She earned her PhD in Bible at Homestead College of Bible in Orlando, Fla. She taught in public schools for 21 years in the fields of physical education, art and social stu- dies. In 1976 she entered into full-time Christian service as a counsellor and Bible teacher. She traveled abroad for a year and ministered to missionaries in 22 countries. All ladies are invited to come and hear this outstanding speaker at the Regional Rec- reation Complex on Sept. 20. Moat ‘outlining the llfe in Robson way back then, and paying tribute to the Waldies The Waldies stood, to the accompaniment of cheers and the singing of “For They Are Jolly Good Fellows,” Introduced as a “lady who helped usa great deal; and her orchestra provided the music for all our dances; well-known to all as 'Ma Magee’ ", Mrs. R. Magee received a_ standing ovation, attesting to her popu- larity with the group in atten- dance, and her vitality which keeps her young, even at 85. After dinner, everyone en- joyed dancing and singing the songs from ‘way back then!’ Visiting and reminiscing con- tinued until the early morning hours. Pictures were taken, and all members filled out cards which will be incorporated into a Reunion Book for all to own. The festivities ended with handshakes, hugs and a few tears, and everyone agreed it had been a fantastic evening. Those attending the re- union (members and spouses) were as follows: Betty (Hum- phries} and George Clarke, Robson; Meda (Hougen) and Frank Webster, Robson; Ethel (Smith) and Ross Oborne, Castlegar; Viola (Quance) Langford, Ottawa; Elsie (Innis) and Doug Montgomery, Lantzville, B.C.; “ Irene (Tipping) and Ed Conroy, Castlegar; Jean (Ballard) Wyl- lie, West Vancouver; Phyllis ({Oborne) Jolly, Richmond; Phyllis (Webster) and Bert Lamb, Robson; Helen (Magee) and Ron Moat, Edmonds, Wash.; Rex and Evelyn Thorp, Nakusp; Rex and Meg Ballard, Edmonton; Bert and Kira Mar- tin, Fauquier; Alec (Smokie) and Hilda Miller, Nelson. Synthetic Skin Made For Burns Doctors have developed a semi-synthetic skin that may be available for human burn vic- tims in less than a year. Dr. John Burke, surgeon- in-chief of the burn unit at Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children in Boston, Mass., said the arlificia! material is a temporary replacement for hu- man skin. It was developed by Burke and Prof. Ionnis Yannas at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “Our ultimate goal is to have a permanent replace- ment,” said Burke. “In the ani- mals, we replaced great areas of skin loss. We expect to use it in the same way with people. It is absolutely temporary now. In animals, we are talking-about a month.” The burn centre uses graft- ed human skin and skin stored in a deep freeze to replace burned skin. “Actually, we're not going to improve on skin,” he said. “Skin borrowed from other people works very well. But it is rejected in a short time, and it would not be as readily available as synthetic skin. You could say it (synthetic skin) would be tailor-made.” Burke ealled the substance semi-synthetic because “we don’t start from scratch. We start from natural materials.” “It acts functionally’ very much like real skin,” said Burke. “We're talking function- ally in a physiological sense rather than a cosmetic sense. It doesn't look like the real thing.” 365-7813 SEALED GLASS UNITS Special Discounts! $2, 1 2 . per square foot up to 19 square feet in size 3mm in thickness WE ARE OPEN 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday 9:00 to noon Saturdays Voice of the People’ A recent reunion of the Happy Go Lucky Gang was held at the Robson Community Hall, with many former members in attendance. One of those mem- bers, Mrs, Helen (Magee) Moat of Edmonds, Wash, expressed her feelings about returning to this area in the following letter): Editor, Castlegar News: It's impossible to express how much I enjoyed our re- union... and returning to the place where I did so much growing up, Couldn't help making some mental adjustments, though «+. and I wonder if-everyone feels the same. For instance, is it really a mile from the ferry to Wickham's store? It was a long walk in winter snowdrifts, and about a 10-minute ride on my bike .. . but now it seems a short distance! The hall was such a large area to hopefully fill with dancers in 1938... is it smaller? Where are the trees that used to be outside the old hotel... and where is the hotel? Was it really a huge old hotel .... or was it a lot smaller too? What happened to the ‘packing house’ road . . . now there are two roads converging at the store! We drove around by the school .. . and a lump in my throat choked me: the same steps leading to the ‘cloak room’ of the old one-room schoo! where I struggled with ‘readin, writin and ‘rithmetic'l It seem- ed impossible that the building was still in the same place, Changes were all around it, though .. . homes where the fruit trees used to be on Miller's place; homes surrounding it on all sides. I wondered if the old teeter totter and rings were still there. Changes come to all small towns, but the spirit of the people stays the same. No one will ever convince me that there is a better place to raise a family than in a small town. The neighborly feeling shows in so many ways—something that is rare in a city. Knowing and caring about each other just goes with growing up in a small town; being friendly and helpful is simply normal, I wish we could arrange to spend a part of each year just belonging to Robson again. Mrs. Helen Moat Edmonds, Wash. Bullets and Brawls ‘Disrupt Beauty Contest As the jury of the Miss Lebanon pageant emerged from the Al Bustan. Hotel, relatives of one of the losing contestants drew guns and opened fire, setting off a fracas that eventually had to be broken up by the‘army. A week later, at the same Lebanese in resort, -a lice sald several persons were injured. The unbecoming mix of bullets and beauty as’ this violence-wracked nation tried to choose its representatives to the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants has prompted the government to prohibit all ized beauty contests. counter-pageant was disrupted when one of the losing contest- ants grabbed a microphone and began to insult .the jury, the winner and the winner's family. “The ensuing brawl sent chairs and bottles flying in the air, men and women traded insults and plates, and, what was worse, stray bullets echoed in and around the hall,” said organizer George Dfouni. Po- But passions have not cooled, “Today, the girls will most likely avoid beauty contests because they wonder which contest is legal‘and which is illegal, and, above all, they. don’t know if they will come out of the contest alive,” said Ray- mond Loire, head of the of- ficially-sanctioned National Committee for Miss Lebanon Contests. > oN, . 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Ralph Torrie and Daniel Rozon, members of the five- man Committee on Nuclear Issues in the Community panel appearing at a public forum here to help local residents assess and’ discuss various aspects of nuclear energy, clearly displayed opposing views on the industry despite efforts by chairman Bernie Wolfe to restrict the panel's comments on moral issues. To the applause of nearly 200 persons in the Regional Recreation Complex, Torrie, a physicist and energy research consultant, called for a mora- torium on the further develop- ment of uranium mining and reactor construction “until there is a demonstrated solu- tion to the management and permanent disposal of nuclear waste.” “We have industrial state- ments to the public which are claiming that the industry is safe, but on the other hand we have no independent scientific verification of any such sub- ject,” Torrie said. “And until that occurs, I think we will have to live with an industry where, as far as reactors go, we have very little knowledge of the actual levels of safety being achieved.” In addition to citing the hazard posed by alpha radiation from radon gas “and its daugh- ters,” he said he did not believe mining of uranium in B.C. would be “an economically wise move.” “Regardless of how one might stand on the general issue of nuclear power, the uranium market right now is very uncertain,” said Torrie, the research co-ordinator for the Ontario Coalition for Nu- clear Responsibility. “The one thing we do know is that the largest estimates of the amounts of uranium that will be in demand are far below the smallest estimates of what is going to be in supply.” He said a_ considerable number of nuclear reactors were ordered in the mid-1960s but the orders have declined in the past three years. “The American industry is falling apart at the seams— there have been more can- cellations and deferrals in the last four years than there have been new orders,” added Tor- rie, who said he left his job with the Atomic Energy Council after being disillusioned with the government's attitude to- ward safeguards. “The Canadian industry has cut back considerably in its projections and we're now finding that the technology is probably singularly inapprop- riate for the less-developed countries which are the only countries Canada has been able to sell its Candu reactors.” Rozon, a nuclear engineer for Hydro Quebec and cur- rently a teacher at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, noted “a gap that exists be- tween our energy planners and the average citizen.” “One aspect that parti- cularly shocked me was in the spring of 1976 when a public opinion survey conducted by York University showed nearly half the population in Canada Annual Yield at Maturity Based On Annual Interest ’ Rate of 8.807% with a 5 YEAR K-DEPOSIT from Kootenay Savings Credit Union Castlegar 365-3375. ~ South Slocan 359-7221 © failed to associate nuclear pow- er with the generation of elec- tricity," he told the audience. “Even though a significant portion of the electricity in Ontario, our ~ most populated province, is of nuclear origin.” “At the same time, I'm WOOL for WARMTH 154 cm. wide. 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Mosby—the City of Castlegar's first elected mayor—honored his memory at city hall Thurs- day with the unveiling of a plaque bearing his likeness, Helen Mosby, Other speakers included Andy Shutek, who served on council during Mr. Mosby's term as mayor, and Mr. Mosby's son Gordon. Mr. Mosby died in March, 1977, "—Candu-type re- actors—be discontinued. “As far as nuclear power plants are concerned and par- ticularly the Candu type, I'm later cited the Alberta Tar Sands project as an example of other energy industries re- ceiving heavy government sup- port. He also said that what were referred to as ‘hidden costs' of research, insurance, waste management and decom- that they do not pose any serious threat to public health,” he said. “The success of the nuclear industry in meeting with very strict, safe environmental standards could serve as a model for other industries.” In response to Torrie’s . Statements that the nuclear energy industry is a “third- rate technology” which “could o! are not significant. : A discussion on the over- all safety of the nuclear industry led Rozon to say that there are about 1,000 break- downs annually at Ontario's; Pickering nuclear energy plants, but they are anticipated and have not ¢reated safety hazards to workers or ite: general population. by her five sons, unveiled the plaque commemmorating her husband in a brief ceremony attended by a crowd of about 100 which included past and present city council members, representatives. of other area ~* municipalities °.and. Kootenay family, consisting of five boys and two daughters: brown. plaque at city hall Thursday afternoon honoring Ed Mosby, first elected mayor of the City of Castlegar who servi left to right, Doug, Ken, Rod with his wife Pam, Gordon, Mrs. Mosby, oat with Marte, wife of Doug, In foreground. —CasNewsFoto by Lols Hughes $B69 metre 19 1mt. = 1.09 yds. metre Attention HUNTERS We're Ready to handle all your hunting needs. LICENCES, REGULATIONS & TAGS ARE AVAILABLE We Invite You to See Our SPECIAL PRICES ON ... © RIFLES © SHOTGUNS © SHELL “AIR TRAVEL AGENTS FOR ALL AIRLINES * Reservations * Accommodations YOUR LINK HARDWARE STORE on Castlegar’s municipal councils fram 1988 to 1976. The Mosby West MP Bob Brisco. 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While quite a larger number of Castlegar and district clubs an have publicity 1] who regularly present reports of their group's activities to the Castlegar News, there are still some organizations who do not take advantage of this opportunity to tell the public of the accomplishments of their groups, This is a reminder that such reports are welcome, particularly now with the busy fall season getting underway and clubs and organizations starting up again after the summer recess, Groups with suggestions for picture-taking or wishing to invite a reporter to cover major events should telephone the managing editor of the Castlegar News, -Mrs. Lois Hughes, at 365-3517 during business hours as far in advance of the event as * possible. 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