B4 _ CASTLEGAR NEWS, acti 1982 SAFEWAY Ne REGULAR QUALITY GROUND BEEF BALTIMORE (AP) A veteran captain who rejected a tour of duty aboard the doomed oll rig Ocean Ranger was called upon to break the news of its disappearance to “the wife of the lost skipper, his friend of 20 years. “It was kind of a bum as- signment but it was better that somebody who knew her told her,” ‘Baltimore said Tuesday. “We're kind of numb about . the whole thing.” White, 65, turned down a tour of duty ‘aboard the: Ocean Ranger because he iin 98° BEEF. ~ RIB STEAKS ee a.52%8 BONELESS DINNER HAMS ($2.57 ke.) Ib ; FANCY FROZEN + GREEN PEAS $199 ae ty LUCERNE ASSORTED ICE CREAM | tet Save 506... ...... 98919 RED & GOLDEN DELICIOUS Oo x foes trate (Hey Sic SEE By the Case (40s) ..cceceesesedesereees see DUNCAN HINES CAKE MIXES had just astint on an oil rig in the North Sea, The command went to Clarence Hauss of Baltimore County, also an employee of Ocean Drilling and: Explor- ation Co. of New Orleans. “T helped him to get this job and he was so happy with - it,” White said. “He is a fine ship's captain, a fine stalwart family man and a very sub- atantial citizen.” : Hauss was one of 84 people umd lost at sea in tee Doomed rig one of five off East Coast CALGARY (CP) — The Ocean Ranger, which sank Monday in stormy seas off Newfoundland, wss one of five drilling platforms oper-. ating off Canada’s East Coast. The authoritative Daily Oil Bulletin of Calgary said Mo- bil Oil Canada Ltd., which operated the Ranger, also has three other rigs working in the Hibernia field and one off Sable Island. Petro-Can- ada Ltd., the federal Crown oil company, is operating one rig on the Scotian Shelf off Nova Scotia. The Ranger was drilling a delineation well in the Hi- bernia field. The well, J-34, was reported at 8,673 metres of Feb. 10, with an intended ~] of 4,267 metres, The Biilletin said the rig> running casing last week,: which may. have indicated preparation for a well test. George. White of y» Ba Roe} Ocean Ranger disaster Captain refused tour of duty sinking of the world’s peas oll: rig off the coast ‘of New- foundland. It had been bat- terod by 180-fllometre-an hour winds Sunday, : Hauss, who was in his ‘BOs, had been due to return Tues- day after 21 days on the rig. ¥ ‘White said::“It’s only nat: : ural to feel fortunate: ‘There but for the Brace of Gor sees, The two! men | ad bee “friends for 20 yeara and both wer ship's captains for many years. White went to work for Ocean Drilling in 1979 and helped Hauss get a job with . the company less than ayear ago. 4 White said learned of the disaater Monday when he re- ‘celved a call'from a company ° Official who asked him to break the news to Hauss’ wife, Nancy., - White sala’ ‘he had.no idea what could:have caused the ‘sinking, noting the rig had been used in rough waters off ; Alaska and‘in the North Sea. "It' waa the Cadillac of. oil rigs,” he sald. “These: are questions. we have no. an- swers to,” ‘White said because of the Ocean Ranger accident: his . wife “has prs retired me.” +s HALIFAX (CP): — “A “proper. thing; b'y," about what Wayne Berthicr did toslow the tears falling for -his friends on' the Ocean Ranger, © “I was bawling my, eyes .out,”. Berthier said. “We did the best thing a sailor ~ could do. Some. friends dropped up with a bottle of -Fum and’ we had a few drinks for the guys who died.” Berthier ‘alternated be- tween the philosophical musing. common to men who work at dangerous oc- cupations and expressions of his deep feelings for his mates, many of them New- foundlanders, who died when the oil rig went down with all 84 hands Monday. “I knew every one of them — you get awful close to those Newfoundland- ers.” Berthier, who lives in Lower Sackvill Shift char Newfoundlander would say . pare it to when eee ade! said’ the ' Titanic would never sink.” |; ’' Murray Hynes of nearby” Harrietsfield, an elect?ici-' anon the rig for the last 14 months, finished a three- week duty tour Thursday, three days before the rig disaster." * He spent a ‘sleepless night Monday" grieving for lost friends. Gerald D'Eon of Kent- ville, N.S;, a consilting ge- ologist to Mobil Of Can- - ada, the rig operator, was on the telephone much of the day trying to deter- mine who among his friends had died. The three Nova Scotians were among many men from the rig who owe their lives to the luck of shift scheduling. Oil-rig crews usually work two or three weeks, then take about.the same amount of time off. Berthier said he prayed is a safety engineer for Ocean Drilling and Explor- ation Co., of New Orleans, La.,. which owned the - Ocean Ranger. He worked on. the rig last winter, when one of his duties was to drill men on how to abandon it. ASKING WHY “Everyone is going to say. :why id she rig go P>down?” come ‘ig Bar down be- wast [> semuine® “Mother “Nature de- cided it was time, : “I reckon you could com- for any but ac- cepted, as the hours passed, that it would takea miracle to preserve the lives of any of the 84 in the frigid Atlantic waters. SAID RIG UNSAFE He disagreed with some off-duty crew members who said the rig. was un- safe. ". An Ocean Drilling wor- sker- on: rigs) around ~ thi aworld, Resprefegdulte, ate “tention: to safety and. did not think it. will be found negligent. “more about what hap- * friends.” t problem last™-week' Wasa for some. Hynes was aboard when: the-rig listed five degrees »| last. week: because of an < imbalance in ballast but said he always felt safe working ‘on . the’ Ocean. Ranger. | “It wasn't that bad. -It just made people aware. ” The problem was corrected in 20 minutes. The incident was blown up ‘out of prop- ortion, “The only reason nthe rig has been called The Ocean Danger is that there is a turnover of workers, and . new local people have been there when there have | been a few accidents. It was safe to work on.” Now Hynes and his wife Nancy are waiting to hear. pened. ” “I knew all the mien on- board through werking with ‘them. They were my . D'Eon, who left the rig” just last Thursday, said he was stunned by the disas- ter. He said he spent part of Monday with the family of the man who replaced him on the rig. D'Eon said he has been on smaller rigs in weather worse than that during the sinking of the Ocean Ran- ger, one of the world’s largest: somi-gubmersibles. He also. suid ‘the. minor oné and was cleared up quickly. at) by White House m Cominco project Gets green. light “The $6.9. million sulphide ledching modernization stage cine storage bins, The foun-. dations and structure of the bins’ were two'' project. at. ‘Trail zino ‘operations is the latest: projéct to be author- ized in-the company’s we tq: ‘increase ‘the, storage capa city. The replacement, of benteal “is million. sion program.” Stage two will improve the reliability. of facilities and processes ‘in: the sulphide leaching plant, ‘increase the: plant's capacity to meet the requirements of moderniza- tion-expansion and improve ‘the handling of minor process spills and rain water run-off. Chris Sideco is project and Jim De- complete by the, end of eae says. Sideco. .;Five « 60-foot diameter wood-stave neutral thickeners will be replaced with two new 82-foot: diam- eter concrete thickeners. - The project also involved modernization of the acid and neuttal thickener ‘underflow - collection systems,’ replace- ment of the feed distribution systems for the thickeners, ‘Long is project supervisor. The project mainly . in- volves replacement of neu- tral thickeners, process, wa- ter recirenlation and caleine bin up; fon of a motor con-* trol centre in one switchroom and rewiring of equipment in another switehroom: which. will be demolished. The demolition’ of The first phase of sulphide leaching modernization was completed in the spring of 1980 at a cost of $6 million. It, involved installation of new mix tanks, the replace- ment, of six acid thickeners with a new large thickener and improvements to the- electrical system. © ‘The first part of stage two to be completed is the up- grading of the two. large cal- and the Number 2 Sulphide Leaching. Plant: building will space available. The process water ee e old. lation is expected to be com- © plete by the end of this year. It involves collecting ‘and.re- using rain run-off water from the sulphide leaching plant area, some minor process spills and .condensate from the zine Brsure; leaching plant. Reagan,assures new’ envoy of, - WASHINGTON * (REUI* ER) — The White House, ina _ Move to avoid a new rift with Israel, . said Tuesday the United States has not... clanged its ‘policy towards Israel and has no plans to sell sophisticated weapons to Jor- dan.” The assurances were given close ties remain close‘ despite his ad- ministration's criticisms _ of certain aspects of Israeli ac- tions from time to time. ~ Reagan pushed his efforts to defuse the controversy'as a new hardline Israeli envoy, Moshe Arens, officially began his duties in’ Washington. eee AMBASSADOR | Larry Speakes after Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin strongly criticized ‘in- dications from Defence Sec- retary Caspar Weinberger that the United States lah id the ‘offiials said Preai- dent Reagan had drafted a letter assuring Begin that will 10-25% & Castlegar Phywood & Balding Supplies SALE . IF YOUR PLANNING ON BUILDING OR REMODELING, BUY NOW & SAVE. OFF Plitsbur jh Paints Wide Varley of Favallog B.C. GROWN MUSHROOMS — EVERYTHING AT REDUCED PRICES * All Grades Plywood © Insulation © Roofing Materials ® Zero Clearance Fireplaces © Energy King & Harber Craft Woodstoves (Feb. . 3 to end of month) CASTLEGAR PLYWOOD Ave. Alpha . Alpha Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi continues to keep its. membera involved in a variety of activities. Over the ‘last -- month-and-a-half, the group was busy with social, service and cultural events. ‘) The sorority’s first meet- ing of the year was at the home of Suzanne Polovnikoff on Jan. 6 when Mrs. Pol- ‘ovnikoff and Mrs. Irene Pa- ter-led a discussion on in- formal education. * The next chapter meeting. was on Jan. 20, with Mrs. Lil Whitley. and. Mrs. Marie Phillips responsible for plan- ning a. program on ‘recre- ation. They arranged for the group to attend a local health spa to attempt to perform an U.S. Phi ‘on the go’ hour of fitness exercises. Jan. 28 was the date for the chapter's social evening. It began at Selkirk College where husbands and wives went tobogganing, followed by a midnight supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Deenik. At the first meeting in February, ‘Alpha Phi: gath- ered at Mrs, Marie Philip's home’.where Mrs. Karen Craven and Mrs.’ Donna Wiwcehar. presented an’ in- formal program on hobbies. Each individual proved to have a special talent as they told of their favorite pastime ‘ or hobby. Last Tuesday evening, Al- pha Phi-held a. bingo as a major ways and ‘means proj- ect. Lil Whitley arranged the event at the Legion Hall with generous co-operation from Mra. Dorothy MacPherson. Their efforts’ were re- warded and. now Alpha Phi plans to donate most of the money earned frat ‘the jingo towards a schoo! I grads, tao scholarship. ae ot Mrs. MacPherson’s help! and the support of those who-st- tended the bingo were appre. ciated by” the Alpha | Phi Sorority. ‘ Waste-Watchers ‘Buying: a refrigerator? Compare ENERGUIDE .la- bels for lowest kW.h energy eqnaumption rate. ‘ ad Arens to ae White House Tuesday: to receive his credentials as cambassador and review U.S.-. ‘Israeli relations as well as the peace process in the Middle East. nieve sd AG tries, White House spokes man Speakes said the United States has received a request © from Jordan for arms. ©) ~., “There is a constant re- ° view of arms sales..’.:, but as of now we don’t have any- thing,” he said. a Begin appealed publicly to Reagan.on Monday to reject F-16 fighter planes to Jordan. bh Begin said a U.S. arms * buildup of Jordan — which is buying ground- -to-air “missiles from ; the ‘Soviet: Union’ — would jeopardize Israel's sec- urity and its qualitative mil- itary edge over the ‘Arabs, _ which Reagan has pledged to maintain. “~ : ‘The Israeli Knesset. (par- Hament) then approved, by a vote of 88 to three with six , abstentions, a resolution ex- “pressing deep concern over Weinberger's reported views. + Weipberger sald ‘that Be- gin’s criticisms were pre “his wallet. J Bn heseuatady sn ren ntrne te reat The atrocities pe: i urn the dappe trated by Peter rer wh ittle-German mass * » in 1953, another monster appeared on th the elty, on the scene to ter- ere sarked ‘Ertan eee trees of sores + damer: cotrasse The two men were en sudden! lew ©; . Omlnously wi li saow stood intrudes’ 's s face. Before the startled men could ’ respond, ond, passenger Hullecrenier’s door opened. tood another ‘masked belay utiored th th rst Intrade ek sh toe ie er shot Dr. Serve in the head, him instan’ Young’ ‘Hullecremer instinctive! ly ted, “No, not” He walt for death. ° tt of his revolver. Hul-- the murderer of Dr. Serve shout to ‘is companion, “Go on, put ¢ him under. ‘Play dead The next thing the terrified Hulle- cremer heard were were the words, “Pretent a em are ead ‘As he Jay still he ;fqlt en, as suddenly as the two men appeared, they were aie % ae At the. time Dr. Serve's murder was usual. A bullet red Dr. Serve’s head at the the et rd a became fewer an unsolved murder was all but forgotten. sign: of le. Nov. 28,’ the paing cou potted dina a. grave! pit in the town of Kalkum, about" jes north of Dusseldo: ha is me as a result _weathes ier sass mre gravel'pit had oiled with water. As -the water Feceded, the roof of the blue. je. The car was towed out of its wate resting place. It yielded the ‘bodies of Friedh hre and Thea Kurmann. They had been A pathologist's rt indicated that while both vi ad received blows to:the head strong eno to fracture their skulls, the cause of death had been drowning. Obviously the car had been to the water after the couple. - been rendered unconsci Detectives _ investiga the murder: found out a ne liked to to park in a sort of lover’ 5 lous. Souble peop! ane off _ “Rotterdam: sse. Thus lous - killer most probably knocked his ictims unconscious before driving ‘someone who reyed on parked "Caney. but there as ie else to connect the .. two cane ‘There matters stooa until Feb. 7, 1956, id his when Peter. F: 26, an giptriend Hildegarde Wassing, 20, . led to-arrive hor Peter's Mer- ~ cedes after. a date. Mercedes was found abandoned. ma a large quantity of blood in the ear seal te pistol, A mask covered, it. If. was the . to walk i : dort. Poli fa, = with which searched and relieved bf *. x { lenced very wet ~—- . the haystack murders ‘wi murders. The : had a prime oe t in PRU yensrs nner ye aoes se. doubles murders | ‘left iawnane and’ ‘eravelled: ‘at a 45 le before oan through the it temple. ‘ “(Hildegard le raped led. A apes jece of rope wile had survived the fire und wrists, rhe eller b had prob- ;, ably transported his before dra; tack, He then drove Dusseldorf where De tectives now definite! victims severa them ‘connected ithe sienllartiies of Eases were startlin, before ae mu of ie Mercedes back abandoned it. Dr Serve murder Because ort oe 3 eave n had hens roe it up'to th ae several Tovestiga! jeve and Catharina had. been close to victims of the Doubles Killer, which was the name given to the derer by the press of any. A month after the latest attack . another, gouple were parked in a car in ‘the: ear Meererbusch. It was a rathor dull day in June. The ‘area ~ Erloh spat th 5 Peed stranger ie the woods" He it the man’s’ in ecient were ae ste ious. He asked the couple ie car to move on, Mo atrenger again, pusbIng, Of al ni : Taotorbike through the woods, + Spa ti as the ie motorbike under 8 some thick bushes.. Considerin; fhe pigle incident take the man ‘into h drew his: revolver and ist informed police and in inutes Werner Boost was Dusseldorf detectives felt they now the Poubles sei area where ‘Boost had hidden the motor- --bike-and..found; a Neritable treasure trove of stolen n and: jewelry: w i discove red! tent hidden Yrom ‘view in the deep . A search of Boost's home tment je we femelty and and ‘yenpons ‘and was about to report his d to the police when he was t te casted by the forest ranger. Boost’s background was thoroughly investigated. It was:revealed that 4 had come from a broken home and had been ‘an unmanageable child. He had ce been in rather serious rouble for anale whlch two of the cera had trav- in killing D re Serve and Peter While ‘these facts were being made to Boost’s wif tape frequent absences. Lorbach’s house was‘searched, jeeghy other stolen Property was ‘earing the Pressure ‘of becoming more deeply in Involved as Bi joost’ ner crime, . told of being’ under the dominant warped personality of Boost, He bad. been. the Peoeand holdup he suspcious character. A’ Popular names Some people would dispute the fact that Heaven is in ‘Winnipeg. But she is — so is Treasure, Brie-Ann, Tamsyn and Dusty. They're all baby . girls, with some of that city’s more unusual names. “The most popular names? -BOOST was an expert marksman. | ReMON ‘ MIG DE BENS Ss For. boys? (in order of. pref-: erence), Michael, Christoph- -ser, Ryan,-David «Matthew, +. iJeffrey, Sean (including var» ‘‘iations), Adam and Jonathatis? “Scott and Andrew tied for last place. Ina newspaper survey, the most popular female monick- ers were Jennifer, Amanda, (including .Amy),. Kristin (with 14 variations), Lindsay, Erin, ‘Heather, Melissa, Lisa and Sarah, with Laura and Michelle tied. 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You must ret before March “ cn fey * nie * free estimates 352-6435 Out of Town — coll Collect FREE: ESTIMATES nT ron mivensine cagscu Se oa 'WANETA. WICKER (Formerly E.P. Sales) eLargest, most compl selection in the aren: es volume, low prices, ‘Taito Rd., Trail. aN 300 eo yordi Li it man crimes. Lortach swore that he hadn't emptive reaction.” ha ted ‘ ONE ‘ A DRAFT ZONING BY- “LAY *, chemicals -was-extensive. He was: * FOR ® rH to the head causing death. Peter experimenting ns Pe bed na been shot in the head as well. £ cyanide gas and releasing the gas into A DEFINED ARE A the pathologist who parked cars. When the occupants were f ELECTORAL AREAS H AND | Seer a wes” value and ravign the women, 70 PASS CREEK, THRUMS, TARRYS, SHOREACRES, GLADE AND THE WEBB SUBDIVISION In 1959 Boost was found g ave murders. 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