CASTLEGAR NEWS, May 21, 1980 (Your Turn a One of the important functions of any newspaper is to provide readers with a means of Indicating their stand on Important Issues of the day. That’s what Your Turn Is all about — achance for you not only to take a stand on an issue but to find out how many other people feel the same way. The introduction last week of legistlation, which would limit future cost- of-living increases for the approximately 140,000 pension fund contributors in public service sectors has already spurred con- troversy. Public sector union represen- tetives are enraged over Provincial Secretary Evan Wolle's bills which would abolish open-ended indexing as a mediis of determing cost-of-living Increases for Fa sioners. But the government, as well‘ds spokesmen for the International Wood- workers of America, sees the move-as a responsible action to control the growth of ension plans’ unfunded liability, now at $1 Billion. What do you say? : ‘Post cutting jobs have been created by salvaging beetle-attacked timber headlino hunting reporters. Sure, Blom still tells media callers the bug kills enough lodgepole pine each year to build 500,000 homes in B.C. and that the in- festation is getting worse. Lately, though, he is more: apt to plug the .meri- While most nows about the mountain pine beetle is front-page material, not all of it is bad. . For instance, in the Canal Flat area, hard hit by the bug attack, Tom Blom of the B.C, Forest Service is in- troducing a positive angle to Dear Ann Landers: THIS letter Is going into the mallbox — | have promised myself! You wold not believe how many times | have written letters to you in my head about Injustices, hurt feelings and the lousy treatment | have suffered at the hands of ungrateful relatives and Should cost-of-living for public service pensioners be based on open-ended indexing? - | ee | mam {17 TE LJI NYVLJ Mail to: YOUR TURN, BOX 3007, CASTLEGAR, B.C. VIN 3H4 Please check the box of your choice‘and in- clude any written:comments with your clip- out coupon. The deadline for this week's bollots is 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, The deadline for last week's vote on h othe: Hest fal friends. My ‘masterpieces’ to Ann Landers are usually composed when | am worn out from cleaning up after a bunch of:slobs or after ‘have screamed myself hoarse at the kids. The therapeutic value of my mental letters to Ann Landers Is beyond calculation. Then, when | read in your column about the tragedies that occur to other people, | feel ashamed of myself. The things | gripe about are small by comparison. | end up saying, ‘‘You fool! Would you trade your troubles for Mrs. X's in t Ky.2”" tous Special Forest Products program and the 50 fence- -post-cutting jobs that have been created by salvage of beetle-attacked timber. © Post-eutters in the Canal Flat area are as busy as beavers sawing small-sized bestle-attacked pine that would otherwise be left as waste, into posts, Most of the wood used is what is left over from salvage sawlog operations and is also attacked by mistletoe, a° fungus that retards ‘the growth by 80 per cent and by gall rust and root rot. *_ Under the plan, the for- est service collects stumpage from the cutter who is paid for posts bought on site by Kootenay Wood Preservers or Domtar. - Blom, who kicked off the program in the Flat last year, says, “We've just about dir- ected enough cutters to this area now. It's heen really successful.” The fact farmers and ranchers are screaming for posts was what coaxed Alec Th Always the answer Is, ‘‘Of course not!"’ So, thank you, Ann Landers. | am deeply grateful to you for helping me put my problems in proper perspective. — Eau Clalre, Wis. Dear Eau Claire: I'm glad this one made It to the mailbox. It was a real upper. Thanks for writing. confidential to Wish She'd Stay Home More: Forget Rh Some people would go to the opening of a can of 7 should’ gnty tation with bec was 5 p.m. d iy. May 20. MAY 13 RESULTS: In the vote on, whéther a church should forbid its clergy to seek political office, 100 per cent of votes cast were opposed, A shower or. a bath? a bath, before you climb in, measure how déép the water. is, The following time, take a shower, but put the bathtub plug in, so the shower water stays in the tub. Next to the furnace, your hot water tank is the biggest user of energy in your house. You can help save energy by using less hot water. If you want to use less hot water, does it matter if you shower or take a bath? To find out, all you need is a bathtub and a ruler; The next time you take After you have gotten out of the shower, mea- sure the depth of the water. - Sounds tike you got yourself one of those. Dear Ann Landers! That letter about the grossly overwelght relative Who was a frequent passenger in "'D.R.’s car’? and his concern that she might fall through the floorboards gave me the courage to write. What can be done about a 280-pound-plus friend - who visits often and puts holes in our new hardwood floors? The woman wears. those crazy, high-fashion stiletto heels, and the damage she has done on the last three visits is enough to make me sick. The floor was sanded and refinished just before the holidays, and It was an expensive job. She's a dear person, and | don’t want to hurt her feelings. Please, Ann, some tactful language. —Hilton Head, S.C. Dear Hilton: If '280-plus”? damaged your floors because she was discolng or playing touch football, you’d be justified in asking her to knock It off. But If all she Is doing Is walking, you can’t ask her to stop. Some throw rugs might help — and tell her why you've put them down. If she’s a class act, she'll remove her shoes. : . MAY DAYS! MAY DAYS! Don't get off course with inflationary carpet prices! Burlington.& Harding, both leaders in quality carpet, have given us clear weather prices on their most popular carpet lines with. savings upto : per sq. yd. You'll get Smooth , Sailing with ie HARDING L*ICARPETS ‘Set QB . _ your sights t on these Choose from our best quality carpets © PLUSHES © SCULPTURED SAXONY'S and many others 5 We have almost every color available for you to co- ordinate your decor with, ” © For the active areas in your home: We have a com- plete line of beautiful PRINTED CARPETS points each post. to move his post peeler operation from Bride Creek near Calgary. Dohrouge oversees a three-man peeling crew who feed 2,500 posts a day through the peeler that also His machine costs $20,000 and when it breaks down so does the operation. Games night Then, there's delays during mushy spring time ground and during tongue drooping summer temperatures. Despite these .. draw- backs and clouds of kamakazi insects, family operators like Peter and Kathy Pirz and their sons are committed to | their work. Their stake in‘it ig the money spent to buy a. skidder, loading truck, peeler. and cat to satisfy an order for 100,000 posts. it .The Pirz operation is'a straight salvage one using pine‘ felled last year ' for control of mistletoe. Others jump on the bandwagon through cash sales of so many posts in a designated cash sale area from the ministry, then sell- ing them to buyers like Dom- tar. Another ticket into the plan is having a licence to cut, whereby, the forest service estimatés the number of posts in an area and cal- culates stumpage at 50 cents a post. The applicant pays for the posts in advance. Post cutting can also take place over active sawlog cutting permits, provided the ap- proval of the licencee is ob- taint Thanks to the prog This weekend Directing workshop and more Theatre U ited, the ‘Trall-based amateur theatre club, is sponsoring a direct- ing workshop this weekend at the Trail. Junior High auditorium, The instructor 1s Don McLean of Victoria, who comes at the recommenda- «tion of Theatre B.C., the pro- vincial theatre organization. Western -. winning Check those May: 14 Western Express tickets. Winning numbers for the $10,000 prizes are 7099120, 6996728, 6858003, 4876071 and 5468801, The five $100,000 win- ning numbers are 6271014, 7678186, 6642977, 4979344 and 7198668. For additional prizes re- member the last six identical digits are worth $1,000; last information will be available at the annual general meet- ing of Theatre Unlimited © Thursday ‘evening at the Trail Jr. High. For those in- terested in the directing workshop but can't make it to the Thursday meeting, they may call 362-5212 or 364- 1601. Express numbers five identical digits $100 and the last four identical digits $25. The last three identical digits will allow the ticket holder to redeem that ticket for five dollars worth of Western Express tickets. For Bonus Prizes from the May 7 and May 14 tickets check with your dealer on one of the listings that Western Express places in its advertisements. ‘Valley Glass Sale on the following stock 42sheets 38 sheets 43sheets 38aheets_ clear tempered safety glass 46" x 76” 31%" x 76K" x %" 31%" x 76%" x 3/16" 28" x 76" x 5/32" x 5/32" Blom expects 500 hectares will be prepared for regen- eration this year with 220 hectares planted with spruce and fir trees. Announces winners Salmo Legion and Ladies Auxiliary, under the leader- ship of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stavast, entertained senior citizens and others at a recent Games Night. Women's first prize for whist was won by Elsie Glova and consolation prize by Rose Wingerak. Men's first prize was won by Llewellyn Flet- cher. : Women's first prize fe crib was won by Helen Par- \\ Carpet Savings — sons and consolation prize by Betty Burges. Men's first prize was won by Max~ Perkin. "Winners at bingo were Edna Simmons, Helen Par- sons, Elsie Glova, and Anne Lukey. Winners at sack bingo were Anne Lukey and Max. Perkins. The next Games Night will be May 26. Vaiey eins Oslivery canbe arranged. Atenceat 08 Ween Sate eras Ane} pS bet RON and . SHEILA PHONE 825-4958 d Ch + COX'S Supplies" Champion Poodles CHAMPIONS PARIS and TOSCA ANNOUNCING 5th Line Champion Puppies poodle parlor Professional Grooming ‘3¥2 Mies, FLR. No. 1, NELSON, British Columbia VIL SPS ‘— Ready June 16— Black Mini F . Has now set sail! Chart your course to DOUGLAS FLOOR COVERINGS for SUPER CARPET SAVINGS! Sale ends May 31. GET THE ‘lished norms and e Your Stars iy. By STELLA'WILDER The coming week could ‘well be one of chads. Though the majority of individuals will have a desire for order. good intentions will not pre- vent surprise complications leading to confusion. The wise will keep. a low profile. Working well within estab- limits, those with short-term -goals will know at least a modi- cum of success this week. The thrill-seekers, however, may find they not only fail in their efforts, but fall from grace as well. Personal _ relationships, - even those of long standing, may show some signs of tarnishing around the edges this week. Those interested in preserving «friendships .will make a special effort to please. Children’ may pro- vide the key to progress on the home front; itis the wise parent, therefore, who keeps ie a sharp eye and ear on t! “young. 6. TAURUS:(April 20-May 5) -- Avoid committing yourself to any extra hours of work this week. Do what you must when you must -- and no more. (May 6-May 20) -- Take a word of advice from an old and trusted friend. Be ready to stand on your child- hood principles. Be coura- 201 iS. GEMINI:(May 21-June 6) -- The money situation eases more than‘a little this week -