B8 CASTLEGAR NEWS, November 22, 1981 CROSSWORD PREMIER CROSSWORD. By do Paquin Par for the Course. . ansor in Wed.'s paper 1 Avoid the lasue 46 Worries commune Met WW Originally a 48 Mom or Dad Roman birth $1 Paint layers 82 Garden: a Habliate Anal; Analyze O Pencanticaly Hy tala” 34 Christmas song $9 Low haunt Scandinavian man's 1 Divides ‘Asiatic goat antelope 106 Spanish seaport 01 Mr. Kefauver 104 Each, without exception 109 Scattered seed 31 Clementine's home 39 Tenth: comb. form Check 42.German city 43 Zorastrian sacred books 45 Cultivate or foster AYW BNCAXB UVA UVAYYGYW + a Architect Malian ‘(7 Meard at the = Saarinen es Turt 89 Totem poles C we House “ Reaaune vole os Diocesan unt $7 Alleviate $8 Author France 100 Anil leaf Wet Galley slaves 1M Rude I 105 Car 11 Living room, — $8 Fragrant once wood Average time of solution: 68 minutes. T ey fe i to 7 aT Pulpit & Pew by Ministers In the West Kootenay Z #Asvsaes sae a REE i] $$ Penetrate 57 Ward off WSLLSJD WCHG CEA UCEGXD BNYYWHVD'B QYVBEAYW QSJY Technology: how Technology in the work- place, in education and in the home are some of the issues explored. A demonstration of the Apple computer will be conducted bra Tim Messenger that will be explored in a of C. Ltd. Selkirk College-sponsored workshop entitled Science, Technology and Society. The workshop is set for Dec. 12. Craig Andrews, coordinator of Continuing Education at the Castlegar campus is organizing the day-long session. Andrews said the confer- ence will ask such questions as: “Are we teaching a social understanding of science?” and “Are we influencing the directions that science is taking in society?” New information tech- nology such as micro-com- puters and teledon will be Lord Cecil The pian will cover use in Godfrey, the chairman of the creative writing depart- ment at UVic, is the editor of the book Gutenberg Two,an account of the new informa- tion and its social music, accounting and book- keeping practices. In addition computer uses as a security guard and in the real estate market will also be exam- ined. Dr. David Godfrey from the University of Victoria will discuss in layman's terms the technical side of the computerization of society. Andrews said “Godfrey will also inquire into strategies that are most likely to further social goals and that will lessen inevitable ten- sions.” Cowboy gets title 100 MILE HOUSE (CP) — Lord Martin Cecil, who came to Canada for a visit 51 years ago and stayed to become a cowboy, has become the 7th Marquess of Exeter. The British title, which does not carry authority in Canada, was inherited with the death Oct. 22 of his brother, the 76-year-old 6th Marquess of Exeter. The late Lord Exeter, who recently retired from the International Olympic Com- mittee, was an outstanding athlete in his youth, winning a gold medal in the 400- metre hurdles at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. He also ran in the 110-metre hurdles at the Games. In 1932, he was captain of the British track team at the Los Angeles Olympics. He was on the I1.0.C. for 48 yours. and was chairman of 1 Amat. some land to the village, which has a population of 2,500 — “100 Mile House used to be one of our hay fields.” Lord Martin ran the ranch until 1954, when he took over duties as director of the worldwide non-sectarian min- istry known as the Emis- saries of Divine LIght. The Emissaries was founded about 1932 by Lloyd Meeker. “I had read some of his writings, and got in touch with him in 1939,” said Lord Martin. “We subsequently got together.” When Meeker died in 1954, Lord Martin took over. IS CALLED A BISHOP “According to the consti- tution, lama bishop, but that just indicates I am the leader. “I'm still actively engaged with the ranch, but other ‘Athlete Federation for 35 years. In 1912, the 5th Marquess of Exeter bought the 6,000- hectare Bridge Creek Ranch in the area of what has be- come the village of 100 Mile House in the B.C. Cariboo. “My father never lived here,” Lord Martin, 72, said ina recent interview. “It was just an inyestment, shall we say.” iE VISITED RANCH But in 1930, father and son travelled to the ranch for a visit. “I had been in the navy, but in those days, with disar- mament going on, the navy wasn't a very good career. “My father had the ranch, soI came out for a visit. liked what I saw and decided to stay.” The ranch is still about the same size, although it has lost people are running it. The ranch runs about 250 head of beef cattle “and their calves in the summer” and “boards quite a few cattle for other people.” Lord Martin's son-in-law, Peter Castonguay, is in charge of running the ranch, while his son, Michael, is in- volved: with the Emissaries. The Canadian headquar- ters of the Emissaries is 100 Mile House and Lord Martin also spends a number of mothe each year at the inter- national headquarters in Col- orado, as well as travelling and speaking throughout the world. The family ancestral home, Burghley House, completed in 1589 by Sir William Cecil, the 1st Lord Burghley, trea- surer to Queen Elizabeth, will be administered by a family trust. 233 Columbia f=) Attention Men & Boys! For ry Seasons it’s Bonnett’s °°". lens Wear 365-6761 Remember 10% OFF for Cash impact. other it affects us tions of new technologies in the new electolyte melting plant at Cominco. Computers in the school wil be examined by Rik Hall, a teacher in the Castlegar school district and a word a ions. include pri Polling, a development engineer. Poll- ing will describe the applica- also planned. Finally, a reaction panel is also part of the conference ‘more exciting agenda. The panel will in- clude Elzinga, Dr. Dick Will- jams, campus director at David Thompson University Centre, and Bernard Bloom, curator of the National Exhi- bition Centre in Castlegar. For more information and to register contact Continu- ing Education, Selkirk Col- lege, 365-7292, local 232. “TRYING” By DIRK ZINNER oneal Aventist Chure Did you noe that the Bible in Judges 12:6, 6 tells of men who were slain because they couldn't pronounce a word correctly? You may want to read it for yourself. It's in Judges 12:6, 6, With all the controversy about high school, college and university students not being able to read or write very well, maybe we should en- force the same kind of punishment. Of course, I'm not serious, even though that would be one way of solving the problem — by getting rid of that which bothers us. I believe here is an import- ant lesson for us: How often, when faced with a problem, instead of facing it squarely and honestly and perhaps even having to change our thinking, our habits, or our methods, we merely avoid the problem? It seems to me that all the good skiers, or mechanics, or scientists that I know became good at their job, art or WINTER DRIVING Check the battery charge. A battery can lose up to 35 per cent of its starting power when the temperature falls to freezing. MAKE G.F. ‘BUILDERS MART YOUR CHRISTMAS To make your Christmas shopping this year - G.F. BUILDERS is having a. sport, by getting up and try- ing again. The Bible says: More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that endur- Romans 5:1-5, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Him we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the glery of God. ance, and “ endurance pro- duces character, and char- acter produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us.” (Wedding Bells —_/ Congratulations and best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Kim LaFond, whose marriage took place Nov. 21 at _ Sacred Heart Church in Rossland. The bride, Joan, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Arnold Laube of Robson and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Slim LaFond of Rossland. . Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Bradley James Kryski, who were married Nov. 21 in Knox United Church in Trail. The bride, Cynthia Dawn, is the daughter of Mrs. Bernice MacDonald and the groom is the son of Mr. Walter Kryski, both Trail families. 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Minto: her last round trip Away back in 1964 I wrote the following column under my old nom-de-plume’ of E.G.0. The government in its usual left-handed wisdom and upside-down philosophy (if it works or is of some value) something is wrong — get rid of it, had permitted, over local protest to abandon the Minto., The present hassle and bumble over the Via Rail and its far-sighted Mr. Pepin (minister in charge of lead life-savers) reminded me of the fate of the Minto and a wish I had to write a couple of columns on her. The following is my ac- count of that last round trip of the old ship: *. 8 @ Telling my Grandchildren About the Good Ship Minto Experts in procrastination (‘Procrastination is the thief of time,’ — Parne), undoub- tedly do have satisfactions unknown to ordinary mor- tals. When, instead of re- peating to themselves their usual theme song of “we have not done these things we ought to have done,” they can say, “we have done those things and others haven't,” their success looms up like Everest in the middle of Sas- katchewan. I, for one, know — I have just completed the last round trip on the Minto after only seven years of good intent- fons, and the thrill of stand- ing around listening to those who have also been here for seven, 10, 15 years and more and are complaining because they didn't, is alone worth thine Huge meals were served in the Minto's old-fashioned dining salon —— photo courtesy Fotol Point “What you need is a wide- brimmed felt hat,” and get- ting up from her easy chair she came back with a gray hat, a feather stuck in the side. “This was my last year's canoing hat. You soak it in lake," she explained, “and as . it dries: it: cools: your ‘head; and prevents, heat exhaus tion.” This is the advice that Ranger leader Doris Sween- ey gives her girls. This past summer she and eight others paddled four canoes from Galena Bay to Syringa Creek and took eight days and eight nights to get there. With five canoe trips be- hind her and dozens of Ran- ger campouts she knows the procedure by heart. “We don't bring anything we don’t need.” She brought out snap- * shots of their trip and I saw girls paddling with wet ban- danas over their mouths and. noses, looking like merry: “We never had such¢heat as last time. And that is really exhausting when you're paddling a canoe. It’s hard to paddle when you're tired, but,” she added, “I can still outpaddle the girls! I call it ‘Grandma Power.’ ” ter the out-doors when we leave.” Rangers, I learned, are the oldest girls in the Girl Guides of Canada program. The youngest are Brownies which include the ages of 6 to 9. The * Guides are.girls aged.9 --12,. the Pathfinders are 12 - ly“ 16-year-olds, and the Ranger adventures. “I've been with the girls battling four-foot waves just to get ashore.” Doris has been a Ranger Guide since 1967 and more recently a Camp Advisor which means she is qualified to train and test other gui- ders who wish to take their Guide groups camping. “Any- one who wants to take any kids outeamping has to pass a test. It'assures them’ that b take someone elses’ jut. and keep them outlaws. “It was so hot, we’ wa had to do that to keep cool.” They also brought along long-sleeved T-shirts which they soaked in the lake be- fore putting on, she ex- plained. . you'll see all kinds of camp- ers; good campers, sloppy campers, safe campers, un- safe campers. Girl Guide camping is designed to be safe and healthy. We look af- girls range in age from 15 - 19. Doris endorses the pro- gram maintaining that it tea- ches the girls self-reliance and getting along with others. “The things they learn build self-confidence in them. We try to bring each girl up to the top of her po- tential.” Summer canoe trips aren't the only things they do. The six Castlegar Ranger girls meet weekly in Doris's home. They work on “challenges,” and those “challenges” avail- able to them are cross-coun- try ski trips, backpacking and hiking and horseback camps which they plan and carry out themselves. This past week they spent the majority of their time rolling and ing the Doris also teaches the girls crafts, of which she is a well-qualified instructor. I admired _beautifully-quilted pillows on her couches and chairs, and she showed me a “log-cabin” design quilt which she is working on. I examined a’ ‘little ““kiteheir--7 "= admit witch’. She’says, she has made over 20 of these for gifts and craft bazaars. The Rangers make their own Christmas presents, and sell their crafts at the annual Tea in April to raise money. I was curious as to how Doris got into the Guide pro- gram in the first place. “Most: women get into guiding be- cause their daughters are in Brownies. My boys were in -LINDA CASTLEGAR NEWS, November 22, 1981 JOHN CHARTERS’ Reflections & Recollections ant every cent of the fare. ‘This is not to suggest that I enjoy travelling. I don’t. In fact I can produce all the con- fusion necessary for one mortal within the confines of ordinary living without com- pounding it with chacs sim- ply to satisfy an urge to prove to myself that the other side of the hill is very much like this one. Nonetheless, the Minto, with chance ticket pi its absolutely-! last- % just as they were over half- a-century ago, will give them the necessary start towards putting their roots into the past. The huge meals served in the old-fashioned dining salon for equally old-fashion- ed prices could be of no greater interest to me than the vicarious thrill to my grandchildren of their par- ents ordering their own meals, “Even Pie for dessert, but displayed, reminded me of historic duties. I simply could not face the thought of ad- mitting to my grandchildren providing of course I manage to evade my many feminine admirers that long — that I had the chance to ride on the Minto and threw it away. I can just imagine the careful buildup: the trip on the train, one mile now but it will grow — I'm sure, — pulled by a diesel — “no child, we didn't have atomic lo- comotives then,’ just old- fashioned streamlined, dies- els” — the dangerous ap- proach march in the dark down to the boat — “No, your daddy (or mommy), were not holding my hand, they con- sidered it sissy. I have a no- tion they thought they could swim to the boat a little faster than just running at break-neck speed in the dark.” Same For Half Century A description of the small cabins complete with wash your wasn't with us so we got away with it. She thinks children’s teeth are more important that des- serts and sweets.” Even the schedule of the Minto was different. In this clock-ridden period of today and probably even more clock-ridden period of tomor- row, it will be well to: re- member that even in 1964 there were people who had not disintegrated into cold numbers and statistical ra- tios. We landed on a bleak, rocky shore to pick up one elderly gentleman. We care- fully eased up to a sandy beach where one small boy and one noisy dog of indis- criminate parents, waited for a mother to ease two smaller children and numerous bun- dies down the gang plank. We saw whole communities turn. out on the dock to greet an old friend. If it were only to give children as yet unborn some basin, jug and ch pot, of the which existed in those days between an ancient paddle- wheel steamer and the peo- ple living in the lovely homesteads and tiny hamlets along the impersonal fjord- like shores of the Arrow Lakes, such a trip was worth twice the fare. The Minto's Crew No story of the Minto, however, would be complete without some mention of the crew. Of the skipper whose pilot-house was never with- out child visitors and rarely without adults, who, after some 40 years, still was young enough in spirit to permit two children “to steer” the boat and to allow a small girl the opportunity of blowing the whistle for the last time, coming into Ren- ata. I wonder if these children of the future — my grand- children and others. — will realize what the Minto, so long taken for granted, has meant to the people of this valley. ‘No one will feel the loss more I think, than the boys, generations of them, whose main object in life was to be first to take the heaving line. * 8 ¢@ The old ship was stripped, vandalized and eventually burned on the beach. A dis- graceful end for a fine old ship. I would like to solicit -any stories or recollections from readers which might be used in a couple of columns and keep her memory alive. Doris Sweeney .. . Guider and collector HALL Gelting! to Know Your Neighbor it is always easier to get ] Brownie leaders than it is to get Ranger leaders, but being.a Brownie leader “would spook the heck gut of mel” She is proud of her group and told me with pride that one of her girls represented the area at the ‘National Conference in Mex- ico. Doris grew up during the Depression in northern On- tario and lived in a log cabin. “| remember the day | felt | was the happiest. kid in the world: | had a new pair of shoes and we had a new tin of peanut butter.” cubs and air cadets and. I figured. that someone else money collected for Unicef. was their time in those programs so when I was approached to be a Guide leader I gave it a try.” Doris admits that she went into the program “without knowing anything about it.” It takes a special kind of person to work with and enjoy teenage girls and Doris “I remember the day I felt I was the happiest kid -in the world. I had a new pair of shoes and we had a new tin of peanut butter. Some kids had. no shoes until there was frost on the ground. I grew up in the bush,” she continued. Were you involved in Girl Guides then? “No, they didn’t have anything like that way out there. People ask me how lowed © my Se er around all the time.” When she was 10, Doris and her family moved beside alake. That first summer she learned to swim and the next summer she learned to pad- dle a canoe. Since 1960 Doris and her husband, Wilf, have lived in Castlegar. Wilf was instru- mental in the building of the pulp mill and is now the general manager. The Sweeneys have raised three sons; Patrick, employed at Celgar; Jonathan, working on his Masters degree in for- est entomology; and Dallas, who was killed in an airplane accident five years ago. For 20 years Doris has been an active member of the Hospital Auxiliary and en- joys this kind of community service. She also belongs to the Kinnaird Women’s In- stitute,- ieee vabss first “learned to. quilt. As I sat’ in Doris’ bright. windowed living -room, I couldn't help but notice the variety of collections she dis- played. Dishes and plates a pale green glass were art- fully arranged in a cupboard. “It's ‘Di glass’,” she Sr ra travels. “And how many peo- ple do you know have skulls in their front hall?" — and she proceeded to show me the bones and skulls of small animals that she has found in the bush. Her walls are covered with old photos of people, mostly told me. “It was cheaply made and cheaply sold, but it’s not so chéap now.” Sunlight shone through the collection of bottles ‘set on her windowsill. “I like col- lecting,” she said. “I like things around that Please my eye.” “Have you ever seen a bird's nest tree?” No, I couldn't say that I- had, Curious, I followed her to her’ front hall where she had placed used birds’ nests’ of differing shapes and sizes‘on the branches of a stick tree. Most of these she had found on the ground on her hiking ; of hers. She's re- cently acquired a close-up lens for her 356mm camera and is quite pleased that she can now duplicate — these one-of-a-kind snapshots and portraits. commented on an old Russian spinning wheel and she says that spinning is “on my list of. things to learn.” She also showed me book- shelves of aged and worn leather volumes. “I collect old children’s books. My prize is an'1882 spelling book where they taught little moral les- sons with the spelling words.”