October 23, 1983

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Dialogue welcome

Premier Bill Bennett's television
address to the province Thursday
has diverted, for the time being at
least, his government from a
collision course with Operation
Solidarity and its supporters.

That in itself is great news.
We're sure no one in this province
likes to see the government and its
opponents pitted against each
other to the extent they have been

willing to cooperate, but com-
promise.

Now Mr. Bennett must show us
that his address was not simply a
cagey political move to derail
growing opposition to his
legislative package, only to bring
the package in at a later date
without any changes.

No one expects the Premier
ond his government to cave in to
Solidarity or the B.C.

since the was
announced.

That extended confrontation
was to have reached its zenith with
a general strike at the end of this
month — a strike that would
benefit no one and certainly hurt
all British Columbians.

{t appears that by extending an
offer of consultation and co-
operation to his opponents, Mr.
Bennett has headed off that
generol strike. He is to be
congratulated.

But the tougher test remains.
And that is to show that his offer to
consult with the Operation
Solidarity supporters was made in
genuine good faith.

Now, Mr. Bennett must show us

that he is willing to listen to his ,
d i

an f some of

ea Employees’ Union.
What Is expected of him is to listen
honestly and sincerely to valid
criticisms of his legislation.

One of those criticisms is that
his budget is not really a restraint
budget at all. How can it be called
restraint when government spen-
ding will increase 12 per cent this
year?

In fact, the government is cut-
ting back in some areas and in-
creasing spending in others. It is
called changing priorities. That's
fair,-as long as everyone knows it
is that and not restraint.

In any event, by delaying any
more legislation and extending an
olive branch to the foes of ihe

as

Yipee: :
“The question is -. do Ireally need a heari
three menon,t

=
out, esl tesco) two strikes . .

elagalee aha Me

Letters to the Editor

milion are scapegoats

Editor, Castlegar Ni :
Isn't it bout ti ‘ime that te

, Mr.
opened the door for much needed
We hope both sides

the changes they recommend.
Now, he must show he is not only

are broad-minded enough to take
advantage of it.

Vote of thanks

Castlegar school trustee Anne
Jones's announcement this week
that she will not seek another term
on the school board is noted with
-fegret.

‘Mrs. Jones has been a strong
force on the board for the last
decade and has helped shape the
Castlegar school system into its
present form.

h individual of

It is unfortunate that Mrs. Jones

leaves the position, not because °

she has finished what she set out
to complete, but because she feels
the province is dismantling

everything she has _worked to’

build.

That is a feeling she shares
with trustees across the province,
in light of the education cutbacks
and current high-profile role of

her, Mrs. Jones was her own per-
son until the end. It was only last
year that the Castlegar and District
Teachers’ Association was in a pit-
ched battle with the board and
Mrs. Jones over teacher firings.
This year, the teachers and
Mrs. Jones found themselves on
the same side of the fight soninet

education. —

Fred

Now, more than at any other
time in this province's history,
trustees are the focus of attention.
Until the last few years, school
trustees worked in relative ob-
scurity in an. often thankless job.
The job may still be thankless, but
they are far from obscure,

We wish Mrs. Jones the very
best and a vote of thanks for
taking on a tough job.

Merriman

As a member of a union affiliated
with the B.C.: Federation of Labor,
which in turn affiliated with an
international union, I feel that I
have a right to speak in public
places about the proposed “its out of
our control” general strike rumored
to take place on or about Oct. 31.

May I also temper my remarks
with words of appreciation for the
attractive salary and generous
fringe benefits that have been
negotiated on my behalf. I am
probably typical of many in the
labor force who accept what is given
and register tacit disapproval or
dissatisfaction by simply taking em-
ployment elsewhere — much like
the approach we take if we cease
shopping at a particular place of
business because the service has
fallen or the prices have risen
beyond justification.

Many people find it difficult to
request salary or wage increases.
Many businessmen find it even
more difficult to offer increases —
even when they are justly earned
and deserved.

Enter the union movement to
fight the battles of lesser mortals,

Now we have three Goliaths in
the ring. The sense of power must
be incredible; to realize that any one
of those three giants can bring the
entire population to its knees at will.

May I, therefore, introduce the
quiet factor to the attention of the
mighty three:

‘Most people in this province do
not belong to an organized union.

Many thousands of good union
men and women are presesntly un-

of this provini using oun
children as scapegoal e could
do irreparable damage to com-
munity and to many in.

A small community a few miles
away just weathered a teacher strike
and the following is from the Spokes-
man Review by Cheryl Ernest. “I don’t
know if I feel guilty because I was
there or guilty because I was home” —
@ troubled fourth grader.

“Even if you didn't want to take
sides keeping kids away seemed to
align you with the teachers hile
sending them seemed to place}you
behind :the opposite, camp'ane parent
observed. for Ap RG

“Half the time i was angry with’ |:
the administration, half the time I was
angry with the teachers. . . but it was
the kids who were really hurt. -

“Of the students who talked about
the strike, the younger ones seemed to
take things more personally even
asking what they had done wrong or
passionately defending their parents’
views... some parents wondered if the
split in the community will ever be
healed . . .Gardner thinks students
won't forget but eventually will
remember without pain.”

In my opinion it is totally
irresponsible for any group to even
consider using children to further their
own selfish aims while splitting a

* community apart.

A look at figures gathered by the
data services branch for the Ministry of
Education for year 1981-82 shows a
wide. in some

Nelson Castlegar Arrow Trail Cranbrook Penticton

Poptreaie 16.5 16.6
verage class size 20 23
Admin. costs $138.3 $145.3
Supplies and Expense $171.4 $149.0
Percentage Gr. 12 Grads 77.8 82.9

151 163 176 18.6
18 212
$277.7 $123.0 $108.9
$206.8 $184.8 $187.4
83.9 83.3 84.4

23
$121.0
$125.7
88.3

‘ Castlegar Stikine
16.9. 1

Pupils/teacher
Pupils per distict
supervisor

Admin, costs $78.9

Our school system is sadly in need
of an overhaul some statistics per pupil
show an even wider range.

Well! Well! it looks like a lot of
extra money bea out there and ashy

1478.7 561
$790.9

e Arrow Central Coast
7 16.1 10.0

$5077.6 182
$277.1 880.0

is there such a spread between average
class sizes and average numbers of
pupils per teacher? Bridge anyone?

Liab Peitssche
{Fruitvale E

~ Learn to take less

Editor, Castlegar News:

Our government’s:in trouble, when
the ora is so slow.

The money box gets empty fast

when less people put in dough.

You have to lay off people and cut
back all you can;

Be it government or business, it's not
a happy plan.

Let's save our solidarity for doing
what's constructive;

Not tearing our country apart and
being destructive.

Why cry and fight our hearts out for
something that’s not there;

Put that energy to ee use solving

for local school districts. Dollar costs
are per pupil.

New form
of restraint

Editor, Castlegar News:

The time has come to: think of
Christmas, and, of course all the money
we spend on these costly cards and
letters that we share with other folks.
We especially look forward to sending
and jiving of letters and cards from

i and
about survival in the form of any job
at any price, let alone a strike
brought down protecting the tenure
of government employees.

It is difficult to feel sorry for
others when you are hoping people
will at least make a job ‘offer to
number one in the equation.

A large number of men and
women in the now-popular Opera-
tion Solidarity movement and its
allies, the Labor movement and
potentially displaced civil service,
are remaining understandably low
profile. They are not sure that
confrontation and public rallies are
going to work.

Many of them say quietly to their
close friends that just maybe the
sovernmient | a correct. It has been

to be siseted oe re-elected normally
promise great gifts and services for
constitutents.

But that's not the current situ-
ation, where restraint is the order of
the day. Remember to reckon on the
quiet ones who can move mountains
and bring Goliath down to earth.

friends of by-gone years and thus
re-establishing our goodwill'that has
survived over the years.

The recent disclosure that an “ar-
rangement” has been made between
the government's Beautiful B.C. Mag-
azine and B.C. Hydro and a private
company to include subscription not-
ices (free of charge) with B.C. Hydro
bills, has prompted me to share this
inspiration with all of your readers.

My suggestion is: if we. could
persuade the various utility companies
to include our Christmas letters with
their bills we could all save a lot of
money (i.e. 50 cards at 82-cents equals

The possibilities are endless and
.could include pension cheques, family
allowance, welfare payments, UIC
cheques and even the dearth of “junk
mail” that we are inundated with daily
(except Sundays, holidays and recently
Saturdays).

I am convinced that if the entire
population carried out this new form of
restraint, the money saved and do-
nated to the United Way would easily
put our quotas well over the top.

Pat Romaine

Castlegar *

P and being

Please don't teach our children, how
to rant and rave;

Teach them to work hard, have pride
and be brave.

Our children are our future, we have
to make it right;

We have to really show them which
direction is the fight.

Let's work to create eho
that'll bring in foreign bucks:

Don't create a false economy ‘where
the hind: one only sucks.

We've got to find a new way to help
our country out;

Let's put our heads together and
bring it all about.

You may feel it’s too big; with
experts we don’t rate;

But if every second person one new -
job could create;

Visitor appreciates |

And the other work his' butt off to
make a good success;

There'd be no job shortage and we
wouldn't have this mess,

We all have heard of people, that
brag they use the system;

Don't'laugh and think they’re smart,
you're the snook that’s packing them.

Let's make it a little harder for the
ones that ride for free;

They should have to make an effort,
or go cold and hungry.

We have to help each other, to make
it really work.

Don't just hand out money, and call
the guy a jerk.

Give him job training, let him keep
his self respect;

Let him put back what he took, that’s
what we should expect.

I think the government big shots
should all take cut backs too;

We're all in this (eating it
shouldn't be just me and you.

There's too much government any-
~way most people seem to’ think;

They tend to bring out new rules as
fast as you can blink.

We've all been way too greedy, for
very’ much too long;

We have to learn to take less, to
correct what's really wrong.

We should all be tata and givea
prayer of thanks.

We live in a m free country,
although it's thease by hears
Iris Bakken
Salmo

Kootenay hospitality :

Editor, Castlegar News:

Having recently returned from your
wonderful country with its superb
scenery, I should like to express my
appreciation of the kindness and hoe-
pitality shown to me by everyone. It
was my first visit and I stayed with the
Clough family at Slocan.

I was lucky enough, on my short
visit of three weeks to travel a matter
of 2,000 miles and everywhere my
reception was the same, and I feel I had
a vast experience of your country and
your people.

I should like to say a big “thank you"

to all the Canadians I met, even the
bear I saw helped to make my holiday
such an exciting and pleasant exper-
fence.

If any of your readers are contem-
plating visiting England, if1 can help or
advise them they are very welcome to
write to me, as I should like to think
that on their visit, they, will receive the
same hospitality and kindness in
England as they have extended to me.

Mrs. Gladys Jack

“Nirvana’
159 Liverpool Read South

Remember

When?
* 3 YEARS AGO
From the Oct. 28,1968

The office pulley of wil im Waldie
and Sons is being remodelled and en-
larged to include a show room. The
outside has been finished in Striated
Plywood with a grey-green finish and

market in a long Lime

hy walk his jou eal HABA Line
than.one cent a mile? Yes, ‘that’s right.
You can ride cheaper ‘than.
Buy a Powell Challenger motor. neoot-
er. Sold exclusively by the. Castlogar
Bicycle. Sh oP. ue

x
Mr. H. Belbock of Robeon_ was

Residents of the Village of Castlegar
who are under the age of 18 had better
plan to be off the streets by 9:30 p.m.
peceeay Ost: 25 as that is the date set

nonce, the, regulations ofthe Cur
fe Be
s r

“The October mesting af tha Besta
Women's Institute was held at’ the
Nome of Mra 1\Wisbe: ius

Final arrangements were made for
the fall basaar and tea to be held in the
school Nov. 8th:

15 YEARS AGO
From the Oct. 24, 1968,
Castlegar News
Ike Haarms ofthe Church of God

t prelim- .
inary landscaping plans for the church
grounds, Hayes

s s s .
Three recently registered profes-
seal enalnars teoet this area will re-
ceive certicates of registration at a
meeting of the West Kootenay branch
of the Association of Professional En-
gineers of B.C. next week.:

They are Merv’ Rush and D.J. Wil- .

Hams of Castlegar and Wilt Sweeney of
Kinnaird.
s e e
A busy work party was held at the
Kinnaird Park on Saturday as mem-
bers of the Kinnaird Kine-
men Club labored on their Little

showed up for the work party, which
involved pouring cement ‘for the ball
team dugouts at ene Park.

A recent eles was taken by
Castlegar Volunteer Fire Department
of a new truck, purchased at a cost of
$29,700 by the town from some of the
funds received through a tax adjust-
ment by the municipality with the pro-
vincial government when the Celgar
pulp and lumber divisions were brough
into the city limits last December.

Tienk?

“Los ayaNamues een — At least 35 espionage
seataligy hanes in Silicon Valley, the high-tech-

mology centre south’ of San Francisco
$10-billion-a-year business with the U.S, Defence Depart-.
Friday.

ment, a government | official said

“The cases. concern both military and. industrial
espionage, but. the valley has become a. hotbed of.
‘Super-sples, trained in the latest aspects of high technology,”
said the official, who asked not to be identified. “Not all the
ST aa cen: ithe big one comnes

along More and more

from
Asked by reporters whether Harper,has received throats,
Harper might be

Dougherty. replied: ‘No

But government official suggested
‘Milling to, pame names in ‘return: for: Wfedueed prison

sentence.

ae whether Harper would be bringing other People

Dougherty ‘said. only: “Maybe.

ar defence specialist, Harry Martin, mid he believes
sete cia ruaee saved ot explore yeas Ie Bilas Valley,

collection of more than 500 factories in

which does a

contracts.”

n Silicon Valley

ery are on the lookout: for technical experts who have
drug, drinking or financial problems. ‘
- “Some owners of the smaller factories are frightened to
report they have been robbed in case they lose their defence

Martin sald the FBI did not beef up its force in the
valley until two years ago.

“Before then, people were shipping laser equipment out
as washing machines,” he said. “On one occasion,
Picked up’a foreign agent with a whole case of electronic

the FBI

chips for military use.”
A security official said one of the main problems is that
fhly ‘technical work is carried out by contractors.to the

» government.

but often

“These take security
. they are not up to the level of the military,” he said, ‘
Sears wea it a Gover nasenk attidavie,to: tate ?

problem.
Banta Clara\County

that began 10 years ago as little more than a.group of people,

working in garages and shops.

“It boomed so fast niany people could not: keep pace
with security,” said Martin, publisher. of Defense’ Systems

from
Systems Control Inc., toe which his second wife, the ae 4
Ruby: Schuler, had worked for 10 ides a
Schuler, who was a secretary and
security clearance, the affidavit said. She died last Jung’
\ cirrhosis and a coroner’s report said she had’ had a drin

bookkeeper,

A lawyer who specializes in which technology mat:
Susan Nycum, has said she advises firths in Silicon vale

Review, a trade magazine’ ‘dealing Whee the world: (defence

establishment.

‘The spies’ shopping list of items produced in the valley
today includes equipnient' for ‘missile guidance

electro-optics, signal jammers and’

high-speed
clreuits for cruise missiles, sophisticated aircraft and

satellites.

“An entire military spectrum ia manufactured {2 the of selling sat
- valley,” Marla ene eee faterview.

ia she sald. “And signs'on the blackboards read. Be

Ons of the aspects of the Harper case fetus es

4a “CO,

security omticials la'that he has alleged tohave received more”:
than $260,000.

Christopher Boyce, a code clerk, was convicted in 1!

“Foreign

satellite secrets of the U.S. Central Intellige
i Agency to: Soviet ‘agents for $70,000.

Adam Walsh killer found

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (AP).— A
prisoner who had Gescribed
Killing up to 60 people broke into sobs

ference Saturday that his nightmare is
Rot over.
“My heart will be broken for the rest

cause the reality. hadn't ‘set in.yet.”
‘Adam's mother, Reve Walsh, did not

said Assistant Police Chief Leroy Hes-
sler. “There was no way we could have
solved this case.”

Toole also allegedly told police about

have’ killed at least 165 people.
Police would not say how Toole

" claimed to have killed Adam.

“We feel quite confident that Teale

things only the murderer.

“Theard some of the details,” he said.
“,. «It made Charles Manson sound like

Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn -|

very gruesome.”
‘Adam's head was found Aug. 10,

1981, two weeks after he disappeared.

The rest of his body is still missing.
Toole led detectives to a spot

he claimed to have buried the boy.

P seieshing the u undis-

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