CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, April 22, 1976 Patri ia Young Says... i i We're Uptight Pick up any student rights, In- dian rights, pris- ‘oners’ rights and children's ‘rights. The trouble is, in pursuing many of ‘aware of that TV oye watching “ness Hence, we have to get About Rights our every move. Between car Icence, dog licence and busi- permission to build an out- house, At every move we. can expect to be inspected, cor- rected, directed, restricted or rojeeted Uke animals on a farm, ‘these tights, we have eroded jndividual rights, particularly gan's right to privacy. In our drive for equality, we have been driven into a compound of conformity, bombarded on every side by busy-body rds, committees and bur- eaus who believe that they have the right to know not only * how we make a living but how We spend our money! ‘Time was when our ances- tors cut a few logs and built a home. Today, you're lucky if you can get the job done without consulting and comply- ing with 50 different depart- , ments set up by one or another branch of government who want to make sure that you have a licence for living. I'm one of those people who resent the intrusion of my “privacy by way of the tele- ‘phone. Now I am Prepared to give a “yes” or “no” answer, but woebetide those sneaky ones ‘who waste my time sneaking up on me with their pitch. It must. ‘ surely serve them right when I + leave them hanging while I go { back to the bathroom to dry off, take the cookies out of the oven or retrive the canary from the cat's’ jaws. T'd seal up my mail box against junk mail if it weren't for Uncle Albert's letters. As for those’ telephone surveys— government or commercial—I , wonder how many pollsters call Pierre Elliot Trudeau or Rich- :ard Nixon to ask how much they spend on groceries, toilet tissue and bubblegum? Frankly, it’s no one’s busi- ness but my own—except per- haps the Daddy who pays the billst Privacy? Ha! Remember when we browsed around a store making our selection? Today, we are uncomfortably. - SALES & SERVICE! Sewing Machines, Typewriters, B&W and Color TV's for tent by week or month Union Peters © 1334 Cedar Ave., Trail eleptine, 968-6931 SEWER FREE For All Your Sewer & Plumbing RENOVATIONS Call us today for ESTIMATES make_ arrangements Now Let us give you a quotation on all your Plumbing Needs WALDIE'S PLUMBING & HEATING LTD. 61° Crescent — Phone 365-7531 — Castlegar the hundred and one invasions of our privacy, we have that army of self-appointed zealots who try to tell us how and what we should eat, maintain our bodies, education and recreation, To be sure, some souls need to have their diapers . changed for them all their lives, butiur the FESt, let's live and let live; let's hang on to what litte remains of our privacy. Country-Wide Rip- Off is Too Much Have you had the feeling the last couple of ae that everybody and his brother, and sister, is trying torip you off? Ihave. AndI don't like it. Perhaps it's because of inflation, but I don’t recall any period in my life in this country in which so many people were pursuing the buck so avidly, with an almost complete disregard for what they produce in, Teturn for that buck. Result is a steady deteri- oration in service, courtesy and Integrity in the business world, Perhaps it's just a reflection, but the Hime ais: integration seems taking place in’ the Roch world, Insolence and indifference are becoming the trade- marks of the business world. Bad manners and worse language have become al- meat obligatory in the social “Ti haven't the space to deal with both aspects in one column, so I'll just catalogue afew typical examples of the kind of rip-off and shabby treatment that are. merely. the ti of the ie eeberg. two pai atinbont py reer s from one of our huge, national depart- ment stores. The catalogue priced them at $2.25 a pair, Now the catalogue 'did state that prices quoted were only guaranteed until a certain date. The parcel arrived a few days after that date. The goods were satisfactory. Each pair was encased in the manufacturer's plastic pack- age, clearly labeled. $2.25. WORK Sugar and Spice But the bill from the depart- ment store was for $2.50 a pair. These had obviously been bought tosell at a good profit for $2.25. Probably 100 per cent mark-up. | Suddenly they cost $2.50, Chickenfeed, you say? More like chican- ery, if you add up all those uarters on a national basis, and multiply it by all the other items boosted in price for no reason at all except that the department store and ‘walls and windows in the drab’ grey hangars at’ the Jericho beach site. (Ms. Roth is the one in the light coveralls in the accompanying photograph «of Habitat Forum’ workers.) Already in Habitat For- ‘um's design department schools of fish drift) through multi- graen seas; a Canada goose flies against a background of maroon mountains and a giant yellow ‘and orange sun; a killer whale leaps in ‘purple sea, and. an eagle perches on a. bare- . branched tree. The’ hugh’ ban- used ners. will as;/room dividers and‘ for decoration in the huge hangars to be used for the conference, - Ms. Roth and her co-artists get most of their materials from B.C. Wiping. Cloth, where mountains of the brilliant nylon are heahed to the ceiling. ‘We literally have to climb up and paw through the heap,” says the artist.; “Often the - colors we want are in. the middle of the pile. It's fun.” The fabric costs eight cents a yard, and its semi-transpar- ency lets light through the hangings, to create an’ almost stained-glass quality. uire these for nesting ‘and some should, if possible, remain standing. Elected to three-year di- rector terms were Barry Leach of Surrey, Bill Pickens of Maple Ridge, Dudley Godfrey of Van- couver, and Rickie Fleming of Kamloops. Jack Husted . of Vancouver was elected trea: urer, replacing Kay Smith, who mes chairwoman of the endangered species committee. Over the past 10 years, the federation has been steadily growing. Now with 35 affiliated clubs and 4,000 members, the federation is becoming an ac- tive voice in support of environ- -mental quality, wise, resource use and strong. conservation programs and legislation. Kirsty Babeock and Mar fon Denny are doing an “endan- gered underwater species” ser- ies, Sharon Halfnight and Kar- en Gomes are reproducing the B.C, landscape, all the way from northern lights in the north to a totem pole in the south, with polar bears, seals, geese, sun and mountains be- tween. ‘The patchwork ceiling will be in Hangar Five, to create atmosphere for an amphithe- atre for 2,000 to 8,000 people. They are thinking about mak- Ing it in a northwest coast Indian design. In Hangar Sev- en, a dropped ceiling will also be fabricated and a the walls covered, Five hangars-in all will be decorated and smaller banners Will be. strung between the hangars, The artists first: do small color sketches, then reproduce them in paper patterns. from which the fabric is cut. Sewing machines using zig-zag stitch fasten the pieces : together. Volunteers are working too— about three of them a day—but , the foll-time’ staff is paid.’ There's no over-all plan,” Ms. Roth says. “Everyone does original designs. “I: just co- ordinate. Maybe that's why it's recy because I can't - afford—and often can't get—materials I ‘want, such as mohair.” She also has a philosophical bent toward conservation, and the recycled materials suit this tendency. AC from the North-, west Handcraft House, North Vancouver, is at the Forum sewing’ shop making “rope works”—wall hangings . fash- foned from unravelled strands of old rope. Others are doing textural relief panels 40 feet. high, someone is crocheting a 120-foot long bannister from rope strands, and others are mee window cover- es wild and, in some cases, literally woolly, and fun. Anything goes, and the 5,000 people expected to attend For- um from around the world are in for an’ exciting experience. . delay, was that the , the top of the hill. November is now the ten- tative date for a referendum on the Kootenay Library Sys- tem proposal in the three nal districts of East Koote- nay, Centra! Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary. The three regional dis- tricts had acheduled the refer- endum date for June 19 in all three areas, ‘but last Tuesday: the Regional District of East Kootenay informed the Koote- nay Library Syatem Society thet a delay until November would be necessary. ‘The reason given for the provincial government has not reaffirmed the naan guaranteed for the system proposal, 2" reglonal district did not oe to take the pro the people before.the fun: + guarantee was re-affirmed. - Early in the year the provincial government had in- formed all departments that all major bi ent must: be cleared sion, responsible for funding of public Ubraries and ‘brary Snowmobilers | Simple-to-Use Winch Assembly Has your snowniobile ever become stuck in a ditch or deep ravine? 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