oe CASTLEGAR NEWS, July 25,1982. ESTABUSHIE AUG, i 7 “CASTLEGAR NEWS LV. CAMPBELL = PUBLISHER AUG, 7, 1947-FEB. 15, 1973, 7 ) Publisher — Aad Compball Editor — Ron Normar ‘Ciealelon Manoger — Linda Kosltsin Meneger— Elaine tea MAY 4, coserst2, 1978 AUG, 7 00 bglong to the edveriser, vented vend belongs 16 Cottle News Lid; provided, however, thal copyright tn that port ond Hat er ely of L ony odveriivement prepared {torn rape pats srgreviogs, et. provided bythe odvertier shell remain in end. Mie B.C. Resources president Bruce Howe's visit here this week ‘was much welcomed, though long overdue. Howe, after all,. was scheduled to arrive in. Castlegar back in February as a special guest | r vik the: company. ¢ol nitrates. on: |ts’ other holdings. The promised $32 million’ expansion ‘and upgrading: progam seems pretty remote now. |: In) the” same breath, Mon-' tgomery has served notice that the: U at a reg ing of BCRIC st hi ) plans ‘to’ place ‘less ‘em- ollution control: ployees. But that materialized. Despite Howe's ‘presence here this week, it was B.C. Timber: president John’ Montgomery: who had the most to’say — at least for local residents: concerned about the fate of the Celgar ‘pulp arid~ sawmill operations.:: And» Mon- tgomery made some interesting pronouncements. He assured us, for instance, that 8.C. Timber: doesn't have any. plans to build another pulp mill in the Kootenays, and that if any ex- pansion of its, pulp: ‘operations takes place it will be at the Celgar mill. That's 0 relief ! Which ‘indicated that more than 95: per cent of the pollution ‘from the seen in'the: company's. ‘decision to delay the mill expansion —it just: seems that it never gets ‘done. . Montgomery admitted: that If it came. right down to it;,B.C. Timber. would go ahead with the pollution program rather than shut the mill down. B.C.: Timber just wouldn't be: able. t spend the funds on ‘other. ‘e's: the sawmill — the mill Howe described as “a new old. sawmill.” It'was a mojor:gafte ‘by. the ‘company’ ‘3 senior’ ‘management'to rebuild the mill in 1976 without an ‘eye to the future. It will be interesting to, see just how’ soon conversion -.of the sawmill takes. place — and what it does to solidify the mill's veronemic position, Working the system. v1. The following is reprinted, from _ e Vancouver Province. ‘In Canada, unlike some other. i iene have to live in the ridings. that vote them in. But Dr. Charles ‘het ‘Il. try to: keen In-touch-with th riding. As. yel HN r o'd fly ‘back fo hy Re. Fred Merriman’ chum, Sun- day, July 18, 1982." |: Mr. Merriman did it again! But then he fs the very same person who from the podium of this ‘column gleefully, wolcomed college cutbacks earlier this year. He is right: about the crippling effects social assistance has on human psyche, but his argument is based on false premises. While it’s true that welfare is a form of social injustice to the very people who benefit from it; advocating a cut- throat materialism doesn't provide an answer, either. Men on welfare don't desert their families because of social assistance, but in spite of it. Govern- ment's helping hand is not in itself at the root of moral dissdlution. On the contrary, thanks to that help deserted families find it easier to survive which issoriéwhat easier'than being depen ately, the historical. lesson faire”: capitalism’. : example worthy of following. Business’. operates on the profit motive over- : riding all other. consideration. People who ‘have money. don't: exactly look - forward to sharing it with the less fortunate, and will only part with some of it to increase their profits. Why should we have government to serve US and protect our rights when we ‘can, on Mr. Merriman's. sugges- tion, serve the business interest and put ourselves at the mercy. of those with economic power; a view reminis- cent of American wultra-conservatism: By all means, we need those enter- prising individuals in business ‘to ‘increase our national wealth, but we also need to eatablish checks and” balances on their power to prevent labor, e mT "with personal resources to succeed and - live :up to. social expectations. “Social are a\ lot: of people contribute’: small amounts, and either you get more than you put in, or you get-nothing at all. But unlike lottery ticket holders, people who contribute to social insur- ance programs don't wait for their number to come up. : If being pald for. writing this column is one of Mr. Merriman's resources to combat the strained economy, may I suggest that the money would be better ‘spent if given to a welfare mother or a worker recently hit by massive layoffs. Their accounts, no matter how: biased and subjective would follow ‘nicely in the ‘column's’ tradition. errant Paks Satan column: Bie s4 steady. wee pa * unscrupulous, ‘basibees Prestices: ‘child, om Moreover, te. a attend the’ Teglelerure" (a fall session. Buthe won'tresign. His: move is. not ‘without 4 A And the Prog Con- servative member for the’ St. Paul riding In Alberta's legislature is -° taking too much advantage of the system. Dr. Anderson is moving 2,600 km. (1,630 miles) from St. Paul, near Edmonton, to Trenton; Ten- nessee, to set up practice. He says. His pr jand fellow Tory, Allison. Ira ( ) dent: on and fathers. It’s this kind of depenience that compels many mer. to a life ‘of. crime and domestic voilence. ie ..Merriman. thinks ‘that * emo C: s have “sufficient is no char- Ay and for“that” matter, neither is welfare, To assure maximum progress to the society as a whole, we necessar- ily leave: behind . people who’: lack Fiuker, left the riding’ during the: last year of his term to sell-vacuum °eleaners in Fort St. John, B.C. But none of this.is very good ad- vertising for the honer of Alberta Tories, or. doctors, or vacuum cleaner salesmen. wait outa recession that lasts even oe years” he should consider himself a member | af separate, -privileged culture. The advice to go into business. for oneself is somewhat suspect inthe face ‘of numerous small’ -business bankruptcies, and incase Mr.*Merri- man” didn't ‘Rotice,. even” long-time are in search of How about the good news. The rain.has made the _ FRED MERRIMAN We should share all our good news iden full and ‘abundanily healthy. The lawn and hedge require weekly attention. The air is fresh aftereach tain, Canadians are travelling and enjoying their-own creas to a. peas extent this year, C lower than even i: Rablystower than at the coast. still fortunate Ih to have ing cities and. The whitetail deer still atfend atid grace.tha;Castl se, The Kootenay and Columbia Rivers: run’ White water courses over the spillways and, th " Golf Cour- inst their-banks, way to themselves each morr elsewhere, The rabbits are happy. tirst doy of oh epeeo. is much g ters, TI The budgies. sing and chirp each morning « as ‘foe it were the as passed her. drivers’ examination and now joins her ain in pointing out my own. various driving infractions. Yes, there news for us all to share. Cominco. employees are away on holidays. Austere times are making Us all more carefull, accountable and diligent in money mat- e battle against inflation is being won. Many of us, now, are saving for the things we want and/or apparently need. The significant advantages in saving for those wants go lik z e this: and earn First you avoid the cumulating funds. Our family is saving fora natural new roof and a used BMW automobi Secondly, the price will probably be less at the time of purchase. ‘on the ac- s furnace, a personal computer, a ile. It Is interesting to note that we do is to their own can ger ai along without them all for at least another two years. he i al families and need | ly by say eight million and you'can then safely predict the eventual up turn: In our : case the furnace comes first because the.federal government has in- terferred with oil prices so badly that we now have little choice. The -oil conversion program was and is unnecessary because fuel alter- natives are a matter of financial expediency. Se how quickly a good news report.can turn negative, zg Valleys may not be at peace in :aany of the world’s trouble spots but it is peaceful in Castlegar: a small child drawing her own miniature float by tricycle.power in the SunFest p ball d ds active ‘housing for ‘rent. Even people: with advanced degrees are no longer safe. One can’t help: feeling that Mr. whole is’ con- tained in his parting shot tat to make money ‘we should earn it from, those om its crudest. He wants to do away with government intervention just:to re- place it with another idol, Big Business, : and put the rest of us‘at the ‘mercy of the © Cantaina, of roves -Unfortun-* : ‘By EDISON STEW. BT OTTAWA = Prime Minister: Tru- ‘deau’s ‘protestations to. the contrary, his'words and actions over the last few months’ seem’ to- be . readying the country for the possibility of full 3 wage and price’ controls. ‘Trudeau has tried to play down ‘the likelihood of controls by arguing ‘that, constitutionally, Ottawa ° would: need - approval ‘of the provinces'and recog- nition that there |is a national emer- gency. But he has, simultaneously been using words such as emergency. and, erisis:to describe the country’s econ- omic problems, adding last week that the situation has, become worse ‘since tion Western the summit in Versailles, Franee, in-early . June. Perhaps he believes that’ fhe says it often: enough, both the fers and i titi 3 values inbied by’ horace iP ‘that his point of view ts representative of the paper's ‘social policies engaging in the oldest hunting , expedition; that for a scapegoat, Barbara Tandory . Castlegar © SunFest parade ‘was fun for gymnastics club. On behalf of-the patie Guin ties Club, I would like to thank’all ‘the people who helped us make our’ float : for the SunFest Parade. We all had a” lot of fun participating in‘ the parade and ‘hope to do ‘the same next year. I would also like to ‘thank the’ Castlegar Chamber of Conimerce Stin- Fest Committee. Our’ prize-money will be put ‘to very good use ‘toward the purchase of a much-needed vaulting more rule out controls now, vhan he did when‘ he canipaigned against them in the 1974 election, Controls, followed én * Oct. 14, 1975. ““He: seems to be taking ‘two steps. forward and one step backward,” says Allen Maslove, co-author of .a book on the 1975-78 controls program. “But yes, generally he seems to be going in that direction.” Maslove is still hedging. his bets on whether full controls are coming but says they seem. especially likely if Ottawa decides that unemployment —.- now. a. post-Depression record of 10.9 per cent. — cannot be allowed to get any, ‘worse and economic stimulation is ecessary. mee said there is very little chance the public-sector controls will’ work, but they, may be useful politically if they help build a consenaus for full controls pablie, opinion will come to agree ‘and rally’. ‘bebind controls. —" and his with the young and vigorous. We see people at the parks, wind surfing at‘lake shore, picnicing: at Fish Lake and swimming at Kaslo or throwing rocks across a creek near Slocan. - 2 pWe are literally blessed with an environment and a lifestyle that must be the envy of 90 per cent of the earth's people. That is the good news.:Some would say we should keep it a secret. I,think we should B tas wth @ San Ps J In any ‘case, Trudeau has pointedly’. refused to rule out the possibility that the current controls program — limited to public service ‘wages ‘and. so-called Trudeaw’: ‘said June 80:he would no = hing the Finance D sfound Jacking’ in January, 1981, in a secret memo seivocating eventual « ‘con- trols. j There is some evidence * that is al- ready “happening. ‘A study published ‘Tuesday by the Canadian Institute for. Economic: Policy. said full. wage, and price controls offer the only fair way of dealing with the criais of high inflation iand high unemployment. © Also, . ‘the. girls asked me to make - ‘gure that I made a special thank-you to Mr. Willie’ Konkin. He is a generous man with a very big heart, and without his help, we would not have been able’ ° sto enter the Parade. Our club, is looking forward. to participating: in next year’s SunFest and hope to see more groups involved. Cammy Lapointe Castlegar Gym Club _ ““Smeris” Meraboee| theré now. are ‘etartling similarities ‘to the period ‘that led up to the 1975 controls: —In June, 1975, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Develop- , ment — a group of i From the July 31, 1952 Castlegar News A fire of undetermined orain totally. destroyed ‘a partially compl he ‘on Fourth Avenue in Castlegar ‘Thure- day morning of laat’ week. ‘The house, slightly more’ than halt. completed, | was ‘being’ built: by “EB, Vetrov on his property, It was situated about 800’ yards: north of the. Stanley Humphries High School and about 100 feet. from the: neareat bulldis ‘ “Rennie itchanl: oped his Castle. gar Cubs to a 7-6 edging ofthe Trail ” Motors’ Pontiacs Tuesday ‘night at the local ball park; in a close-fought fastball’ session that’ saw the whole gamut'of thrills from’ ‘spirited plays ‘Nerbal disputes. It was ‘Mitchel! batting prowess that proved to bé the decisive factor in the local club's victory when in'the. eighth inning, the | Cub- hurler. and’‘coach | stopped up the plate and clouted a hard drive into.'deep . contre: field’ for ‘ae shot the have graduated from. Grade +12" willbe able. to enrol { “way, for. S past! six ‘month, | nearing ‘completion whereby the Grade 18 course will be offered in the e Stanley . Humphries High’ § School er: ‘the ‘frat : ‘time ‘this fall. : 25 YEARS A\ From the July 25, spay Oasdagai Ne ‘Two boys, Paul Cohen ‘and ‘Robert. Benware, ages 7 and 11 years, got into difficulties’ just. before lunch’ today. in the Columbia River at Zuckerberg’s Island, Mr. Zuckerberg, who arrived on the scene, ‘waded into the river up to his neck. and brought both boys: to safety. Mr. Zuckerberg is 78 years old, Ruth Shewehut, eaphar of Mr. and Mrs. P. Shewchuk, received word this morning that.she had won two scholarships with an average ‘mark of 88.9 per cent. She will receive the Chris Spencer Foundation Award of $225 and a General Scholarship of $275.. Ruth completed Grade 12.in June and said she decided to write: the Soe ore oxams ‘to! see age what arp ae = Ina letter received last: week from Archdeacon B.A. Resker, who is spending the summer with his sister in England, the Archdeacon tells of their trip to France and some of the interesting places they visited while in ' ‘The contract has been | awarded for ion of Castlegar's project and the building, ‘a reat for the town, | should be s comet by Oct.. 81. ; s Cantl Conteanial chairman cee Hughes said he in the library oy or perhaps before this date. He ‘said that the contract. was awarded to Verigin Construction of Trail, the lowest of three bidders. eThele, Sgure, was » $20,160. ” Castlegar She: ome expects the accent will be on family activity, with the acquisition of a new four-seater ‘Tri-Pacer aircraft. Club president Barry Harsent told the Castlegar News yesterday that the _ new craft will allow the pilot to take three passengers: along. with him, rather than only the one allowed with the club's previous Lies a Lus- combe two-seater, s * Friends fase at the home of Mr. and Mrs, J. R. Lamont recently for a barbecue and pot luck supper to. honor Mr, and. Mrs. Murray: Little who © celebrated their. 26th wedding anni ‘versary on July 18. 3 5 YEARS AGO that includes Canada, the: U.S. and Europe — —urged Canada to adopt wage and price controls, In June this year, the same organ- ization urged the adoption of some kind ~ of incomes policy.’ * — Through the winter of 1974 and the spring ‘of 1975, the, government . tried through ‘meetings with business and labor,’to reach agreement. on voluntary restraint; Trudeau and Mac- Eachan repeated the exercise through the winter of 1981 and spring this year, urging voluntary restraint. In the last - two weeks, they have. met the .pre- miers, business leaders and the Can- adian Labor. Congress... a> Inv April, 1976, then- Financé. Minister John, Turner, brushed off re- The Slocan: Lions Club Sports Day: and Raft Raco.took place - July 16 and.17. .The winners: of the horseshoe tour- nament were Roy. Hover. of Nelson, ~ John Wasilenkoff. of. Shoreacres, second,| and John, Denisoff ‘of Glade, third. In the raft race Walter Nezaroff and Phil Bidinoff of South Slocan won trophies and $100 for first place. Tom Yasek and Dave Sly of Nelson claimed second prize and: Kay. Poohachoff of Passmore took third Prize. Past atadente commemorated the “closing of Stocan Junction School with a reunion held recently at the: school. More’ than 60° former pupils and ab iting co enjoyed an evening of social. re’ questi § about the of controls by, « again that he ‘was. for the ‘time, being’ concen- trating, ‘on voluntary‘ restraints. MacEachen gaye almost, the. same : responee to. the : same, question last reek. (Canadian Press Castl ‘Socials: "Recent visitors at the home of Mr.:W. Easton :wére his “son and. family, Mr. and: Mrs. \W. Easton of Kamloops, who were enroute to Spokane. ‘nm - office. with: the: snappy ‘use . Diane. Tell.‘reverber ating through his: head. Outside, Lyne rushes to. “her /university ‘classes to, the. beat of, the Moody, ‘Blues and Simon and. Gar: funkel. through traffic jams on his: - 10-speed bike, while on the streetcorner, a, sullen spikey-topped _ punk, co! tents herself with an ee cream cone and the: local ” FM rock station. They're’ all listening * to’ walkaround stereos, those nifty hip-hanging cassette with matching ~ feather-; weight headphones: that are cropping. up every- where. But they. may also be oe deaf, one expert te ‘takes only 10 minutes - of. listening to\ a walk- around set at half volume sounds of Quebec chante-..;. tape players, and’ radios <;, Se cause @ noticeable de- | crease in. hearing, ‘ability, “sound: Ry environment (and the ‘sald. Raymond. Hetu of the Uni... versity..of Montreal. - Put another way, a walk- around set at half its max-, --imum volume, puts, out al- most 100 decibels of sound (20; decibels: above the level that the ear can, take» ‘before. starting to lose ita: _AC-DC's heavy metal: blare helps Michel, glide-: .. hours for. ‘the, ear, to. re- ‘cover from, three straight.” hours of listening at such a. volume, Hetu’ said. That's. (OK from time to. time: — what's dangerous is listen- ing. to: so much, day after, : day. ~ “At that rate, there's a ‘It:takes. about 16. to.20°."°. ‘reality: around him the lis- ‘tener becomes a. bit like'a deaf mute and may develop “a tendency ‘to isolate him: . self intentionally,” ‘Cowen ” said. “He as to be careful because there can be diz ect! f (consequences, negative. ef- “fects/— problems of iso-... “lation, alienation, their» Sonys,'’ Panasonics, Aiwas and Toshibas — and~ dropped: : out! from’ the:’ “world around them. : real danger of damage: to listening. One lives.continually with the - stress and, dually, ‘the the round has ‘its roots in'a 1978 decision by Sony, ‘the Japanese.con> quality of “relating and communication in daily life . can-be affected.” There are’ psychological risks | as;_well,< says | pro-) fessor Paul Cowen of tha: University of Quebec -in . Montrea! treal. By choosing his own sumer. giant, to give its radio ‘division sole responsibility, for ‘portable radio-tape ‘Fecorders — the blasters” :funk-loving “How. serlous?. Time will ; MUSICAL RIDE g his Soriy et TV). The Walkman is Sony's most revolutionary product ‘since the oringinal. transistor radio in the 1950s and -the » company exp ‘thar 100,000 in Canada this summer. ision took only five months. to develop ‘both the’ ori- ginal We anda mar-