CASTLEGAR NEWS, May 1, 1983

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Ambivalent attitude —

Two letters on today's editorial
page deal with an issue on which,
to this point, the Castlegar News
has refrained from commenting.
But the letters — and the problems
at the Castlegar Food Depot —
deserve a response.

The Food Depot's major
problem is, of course, that it lacks
the kind of community support

y to keep it jing. As
depot organizer Sharon Demke
says in her letter, it has now
reached the point where the depot
will be forced to close if it doesn’t
receive more support from area
residents.

The reason why the Food Depot
is having such a hard time drum-
ming up community support is
complex; but at the root of the
problem would seem to be the

ago only two recipients were
giving Mrs. Demke a hand. It's the
old story, residents help those
who look like they want help.
Perhaps that's the reason for the
unqualified success of the various
Unemployed Action Centres in the
region, They have taken the
initiative and are actively working
on their own behalf.

The final paragraph of Mrs.
Demke’s letter says she now Is tur-
ning the food depot over to
Castlegar residents. Perhaps it
might be better for all dif

some community group, service
club or church group adopted the
Food Depot. Not only would they
provide a firm structure within
which the depot would operate,
but they would also lend a certain
legitimacy that perhaps many
feel is lacking in the Food

y's I attitude
toward the Food Depot and its role
in the community.

While most residents apparen-
tly acknowledge the need for a
Food Depot to help out the area's
needy families, at the same time
there are several questions about
the depot and its operation. And
until those questions are an-
swered, it appears the food depot
will continue to have trouble ob-
taining support from residents.

The most pressing question is
whether this area really has 140
families who are so poor that they
need a weekly supply of free food.
It is safe to say that some residents
obviously feel that not all of the
140 families are needy.

As well, the depot seems to
lack structure — though through
no fault of Mrs. Demke, who has
worked hard and long to make the
Food Depot go. However, even
now the depot is still short of

Depot. If something isn't done
soon, the families who genuinely
need the Food Depot will be left
out. .

Music to
our ears

The announcement last week
that the Castlegar Community Arts
Council and the. Downtown
Businessmen’s Association will be
joining forces to stage a series of
free summer noon-hour concerts in
Kinsmen Park is music to our ears.

This is just the type of summer- |

time event that Castlegar needs if
it is to begin. building a solid
reputation as a tourism centre in
the West Kootenays., e

But apart from the. obvious
tourism benefits, the noon-hour
concerts in the park will add

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olunteer help, and the q
‘on many residents’ minds is surely,
“Where‘are the 140 recipients'who
are making use of the depot?”
Wouldn't it be prudent of them to
lend a hand at the depot headquar-
ters? In fact, until three weeks

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Do you care Castlegar?

Editor, Castlegar News:

I am a recipient of the Castlegar
Food Depot.'I have also been giving
volunteer time regularly for the past
2% months. I have been going to write

it is to make do? They can't feel the
needs of a single unemployed parent

supporting five children’ or less than |

$€00 per month :
If they don't care, why should we?

on several oce but the

change, usually at the last possible
moment, relieving the pressure and
immediate néed. At this time I would
like to make public a letter we just
received, dated March 23, 1983.

Dear friends,

We heard of your lack of food on CBC
radio, our only home entertainment.
We hope these few dollars will help you
out,

The area here is pretty depressed
economically also.

Sincerely, Blythe and Jerry
Tonasket, Washington

Enclosed*was $4 (American), a

Ys
Perhaps it is time to investigate
similar events for Castlegar that
will help make the city “sing” just
that much more for both residents
and visitors alike.

FRED

MERRIMAN

May I address myself especially to
those who trade in journalism.

Doctors, laywers, educators and ac-
countants all have and maintain a code
of ethics.

Bankers to their dying day refuse to
divulge details concerning depositors’
accounts.

Perhaps it is necessary to raise the
craft of journalism to a true profession
before we may expect the same sense
of ethics to be applied.

May I also expand the definition of
journalism to include any and all who
derive income from the media. The
early establishment of an ethical sense
has never been more essential. In this
complex and fast moving society which
changes before our very eyes we must
have — and should have — t

quoting facts and figures from the top
of his head.

My excuse is made and the quali-
fication is public. . . meantime back to
the practising journalist. May we
please be as objective as possible.
Could we not give each point of view
equal coverage. Work hard at elimin-
ating bias for our submissions. Make it
our guiding principle to quote not just
words but concepts. Lifting things out
of contest takes no great writing skill.
Any reporter could take the Holy Bible
and reduce it to the level of a gossip
tabloid or a handbook for cult) wor-
shippers if he wished. Bay

Many reporters and columnists for
that matter find themselves inevitably
in a position where they are privy to

ivil d and i infor-

facts upon which to base a judgment or
rational opinion.

My problem may not be necessarily
shared by others. However, I would
like to be able to trust the media and
the reporters who submit material to
the media. Freedom of the press should
bring with it a certain ethical respon-
sibility to make a serious effort to
present facts.

It is also appreciated that news-
papers and magazines issued under
time-pressure conditions cannot afford
large investigative departments to
verify reports. Nevertheless, they
should try.

The media must try harder or their
credibility will entirely disappear and
most readers will relegate time-pres-
sure media to the general classification
of poorly presented fiction with a

mation. You and I both must demon-
strate restraint as we carry great news
stories and potentially explosive facts
around in our notes and minds. We
cannot and must not use this infor-

mation, out of a sense of ethics and fair *

play.

It could be that I am addressing this
column as much to myself as to you of
the serious world of journalism. I some-
times sense that my presence in a room
causes some concern among the
deliberating participants. Perhaps they
expect me to prepare a personal
opinion in next week's paper which will
cause discomfort. As long as I am able
to maintain a sense of ethics and
understanding, such is not likely to
happen. If I ever find myself so moved
on any subject that it requires me to
violate that unwritten code of silence

of app

Take me, for instance. I have
reported on several occasions that
material in this column is my own best.
guess unless I present the facts and
figures in quotations and indicate my
source, then all my readers should
treat me the way they would some guy
from the barbershop who starts

on ial matters, then it would
be necessary for me to retire from
active participation in positions where
trust and honor are paramount to
responsible and respectable service.

It is my concluding hope that all who
write for the media be aware of the
responsibility and trust inherent in the
profession.

donation feo

greatly
friends to the south,
In the 10 weeks or so that-I have
helped the Depot I have had the chance
to see the types of people who help
support us, as well as those who don't.
It’s surprising to see who really cares
and who doesn’t. Please do not misun-
derstand the tone of this letter. We are
tremendously thankful to the many
who have supported us in past. Those

who have been greatly compassionate ~

to those in need hold our every grati-
tude.
In past, the largest number of
donations have come from out of town
— those who are close enough in many
aspects to be recipients themselves or
who realize they could have been or
possibly may soon be recipients. Very
few of our donations have come from
the financial class who could easily
afford to help, but simply don’t care to
help the lowly class of people depen-
dent on our service (or so it sometimes
seems). They ask where all these needy
come from all of a sudden. The same
place they were before — swept neatly
under the carpet where the public
doesn’t have to see or acknowledge
them.

Although we somehow seem to pull a
rabbit out of the hat at the last possible
‘Mol enabling us to remain open
mg ‘wébk, the constant strain of

yeni tirely,sure brings out
Bevékending audstiqnss Ifn0.one else
cares enough to help, why should I
keep fighting ‘it? Whit’s the point of
continuing toreach the people who are
willing to condemn more than 100
needy because of gossip, rumors and a
very small handful of abusers? Why
struggle day by day to stay afloat when
the good people making as much as
$2,000 per month, and supporting two
or three children complain of how hard

The few vol can only give so
much of their time and effort. They,
like all people, have limits to their
endurance and patience.

It’s so easy to rationalize away the
responsibility. Most of our support
comes from the lower middle class,

other communities (Trail, Slocan) and -

in at least one case, another nation.
Good show Castlegar! _

‘A word of warning. If we can’t obtain
mnore secure support and if the number
of recipients increases (we receive an
average of four new applicants weekly
and with Labbatts, Cominco and Celgar
in possible strike positions we could
easily double our present‘nimbers) we

“et-will:nob ‘be;able to continue: Where
* then will the needy go, back’ under the

passes through SuperValu or Safeway,

. to drop a single item in our drop-off

boxes? How’ costly is it for every
person depositing money in their
savings accounts to put $1 (two-thirds
of the cost of a pack of cigarettes) in the
donation can, or a quarter or two every
time they pass a donation can for the
Depot? Donation cans are located at
Bosse's Jewelry, Bank of Montreal,
Kootenay Savings Credit Union,
SuperValu, Safeway, Castlegar Sa-
vings Credit ‘Union and Carl's Drugs.
We're not asking for large, steady
commitments. But if more people cared
and fewer people rationalized away or
totally ignoted the problem, there
wouldn't be a problem. We've heard
from Trail, Slocan and even Washing-
ton State. Castlegar, do you care less
for your needy than people who aren't
even members of the community?
The Food Depot can use as much: as:
the following as they can get: canned

carpet where the d public

soup, les, pork and beans, fruit,
ih, 1d milk, meat,

doesn't have to d
exist?

There are supposed to be somewhere
around 10,000 people in this commu-
nity, surely they're not all unemployed
or too poor to help the less fortunate?
It’s not as if we were asking everyone
for large donations.

How hard is it for every person who

they

tomato sauce/paste, fresh: vegetables,
fruit, flour, sugar, powdered milk, tea,
coffee, macaroni dinner, juice crystals,
juice, cereal, ‘bulk spaghetti, macaroni,
oatmeal, rice, and any other food staple
anyone would care to donate.
Calvin McFarlane
Castlegar

Food Depot may
be forced to close

Editor, Castlegar News:
The time I have been dreading for

only four donations, one being from a
d A -who mailed us

our Castlegar Food Depot has almost
become a reality — that. being closure.

In the length of time we have been in
operation, we have accumulated a total
of 140 families, of which our weekly
average is 50 recipients. Every week
we have approximately four new appli-
cants, which in itself tells us we are a
much needed service.

There has been much criticism cir-
culating around our about

some funds.

It bothers me that a city like
Vancouver opens a Food Depot and al-
ready finds a problem storing food for
its families and here we are in a sup-
posedly small friendly caring commu-
nity without food or funds to continue
operating. Thanks to a garage sale or-
ganized by Betty Taylor, we will sur-
vive another week, but I find myself at
odds as to what we should do next.

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When? |

' 35 YEARS AGO
From tho April 29, 1948
News
Mr, Bob Magae left by plane for
Vancouver where ho will spend some
timo as instructor in the use of
Neoporeano Rubber.
e.¢

Specials at Horswill's: Lifebuoy
soap, two for 17 cents; Heinz vegetable
soup, 14 cents per tin; Eureka bleach,
18 cents; beef shoulder roasts, 87 cents
a pound, oe

A double. christening was held on
Sunday in St. Alban's Church, of the
infant daughter of Mr, ‘and Mrs. G.
Green and the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs..N. Ball, Rov. Resker ‘officiating.

oe I ..

The ‘evening ‘Guild of St. Alban’s
‘Church held an invitation dance in the
IPy Hall last Friday. night and an
‘enjoyable time was had by all. The hall
> was decordted in honor of St, George's
Day-Mr. and Mrs.:A.T. Horswill were
patrons of the dance.
Le s

Mr. J.A. Blackmer, engineer with
the Canadian -Pacific Airlines, is now
- stationed in Castlegar.
_ 25 YEARS AGO
From the May 1, 1958
. Castlegar News

On Monday, pupils at the Castlegar
Elementary School who were out on
the school grounds watched a hawk
flying overhead drop a dead robin.

Now ordinarily such an event would
not be newsworthy, however this wasa
special case for when the. children
picked up the bird they discovered a
small metal band attached to its leg.

The dead robin: was immediately
hurried to the principal's office where
the band was taken off and the in-
scription deciphered, asking the finder
to notify F and W Services in
Washington, D.C.

The band is being returned and a
letter will go with it telling where the
bird was found and also seeking further
information about particularly where it
was banded.

* * *.

A survey crew of the B.C. Highways
Department . has offices located in
Castlegar and is busy making a survey
of possible highway locations from the
Columbia River to connect with the
Salmo-Creston road. This would mean
a bridge over the Columbia in the
vicinity of Kinnaird, to connect the
newly located route with the Blue-
berry-Paulson cutoff.

. . .

Mrs. Beth Rogers entertained on
Friday, April 26, in honor of her son
Don, who celebrated his fifth birthday.

15 YEARS AGO.
From the May 2, 1968
Castlegar News

Plans for a commercial piloting
course at Selkirk College were outlined
Tuesday by principal Andy Soles.

Designed to graduate students with
a basic knowledge of commercial
piloting, the course will be geared to
the requirements of Canada's major
airlines. :

* s * .

Saturday of next week Selkirk
College will be holding its first
graduation of students from the

two-year university transfer, technol:
ogy and applied arts programs.

Approximately 50 students will be
graduating, 82 from the academic pro-
gram, transferring to third year at the
universities, and 18 with diplomas in
technology and applied arts,

* * .

26-year pins were presented to Mrs.
A.W. Thorp of Robson and Mrs. E.A.
McDonald of White Rock, formerly of
Castlegar, at the Royal Canadian

our Food Depot, some of which war-
ranted our attention and did receive it.
But most was d,

Legion, Castl Rob: Branch sil-

T Castlegar id I
turn it over to you — I am only one
person with a handful of hard working

( causing
hardship for not only the Food Depot
and its workers, but most of all, its
recipients.

The hours my co-workers and
myself have donated are astronomical,
but the pressures we face every single
week trying to round up enough food is
beginning to take its toll. This week for
instance, we have received a total of

but I cannot
continue to operate without each and
every one of you, showing some sup-
port, no matter how great or small,

The fate of our Castlegar Food Depot
is now in your hands — it’s completely
up to youl .

Mrs. Sharon Demke
Co-ordinator

Food Depot

We have a clear choice

Editor, Castlegar News:

As a concerned citizen, I feel I must
express my views on the upcoming
election.

The way I see it, we have the choice
of the y or plungi:
it into y chaos. Ii

on restraint programs. 5
Remember last time, when the NDP
was in power, the ferry workers
received approximately 80 per cent in-
crease. This settlement was out of all
reason and caused tremendous burdens

capital must be encouraged in order to
create positive, lasting job growth.
When the NDP were in power in
1972 to 1975, thousands of jobs were
lost because investment capital was

on taxp: and fired up the inflation,
causing particular hardships on our
old-age pensioners and people on fixed
incomes.

Mr. Barrett would like to convince us
that Social Credit is not working. My

forced out of this p A further
strain was put on the people when
dhippies and draft dodgers were wel-
comed to a free hand-out in British
Columbia.

If the NDP is successful in forming a

it intends to lift controls

gov

point is that it is ig! The
economy and job opportunity is im-
proving. The mining industry is re-
viving, sawmill workers and loggers
are going back to work.
Despite world-wide recession, 85 per
cent of our work force was-kept em-

ployed during the worst times that
have hit this nation since the 1930's,

This government is in favor of
encouraging investment capital, devel-
oping mines, building railroads, cre-
ating new towns and constructing a
new super-port. B.C. Place and Rapid
Transit for Vancouver have not only
created construction jobs, but also
provide long term employment and
make Vancouver one of the most
modern cities in the world.

The Social Credit participation in
setting aside the U.S. lumber embargo
has been a tremendous force in keeping
our lumber industry from going down.

Hans Lodder
Grand Forks

ver anniversary tea.

A capacity crowd attended the tea

Saturday in the Legion Hall,
5 YEARS AGO

From the May 4, 1978
Castlegar News

Alpha Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
played host to Trail chapters for the
Founder's Day celebration at the
Hi-Arrow Arms last Thursday, thus
marking the 47th anniversary of the
founding.

Beta Sigma Phi was founded in Abil-
ene, Kansas by Walter W. Ross and is
the largest women's sorority in the
world, .

+ * «

Castlegar’s entry has been with-
drawn from the Kootenay Internation-
al Senior Baseball League for the 1978
season,

. s *

Police are investigating the theft of
10 pigeons owned by Jack Silva of Fifth
Avenue North. Value of the birds have
been estimated at $800. The incident
was reported Saturday.

* . *.

Nearly 800 years of history came to
an end at Radium Hot Springs on April
21 when members of the Kootenay
Boundary Chambers of Commerce
voted to adopt a special resolution
Presented at the organization's annual
general meeting and calling for the dis-
solution of the association,

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