{ Castlégar News December 11, 1983 SPECIALS FOR YOU Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week TOMATO JUICE 09° MIRACLE WHIP $919 Krott. TL. Jer... SMOKED OYSTERS sais, 99° FRUIT CENTRAL Feors ANiTy ani7 Columbia Ave. RCMP investigating thefts of hunting rifles Castlegar RCMP are inves- 2:40 a.m. Friday near Tarrys tigating a number of thefts in School. A car driven by Wil- which hunting rifles have liam Lebedoff of Crescent been stolen from gun racks in Valley went off the road. vehicles. Lebedoff and passenger Police note that residents Debra Ruzyski of Nelson who carry firearms in their were taken to Castlegar and vehicles are liable toa charge District Hospital by private of storing a firearm inacare- vehicle with undetermined less manner under the Crim- injuries. inal Code. Elsewhere, police forces “Locking a vehicle is not across the province will be sufficient,” said a police using every available officer spokesman. “Due to the value of firearms and the fact that they are very well ad- vertised to theft by peng stored in this fashion, all firearms owners are remind- ed of their responsibilities in storing firearms.” Meanwhile, RCMP report- ed two motor vehicle acci. | GARDENA, CALIF. (AP) dents this week. The first oc- — American Honda Motor curred about 3 p.m. Thurs- o. said it will voluntarily re- day on Pass Creek Road call 18,121 of its 1984 Accords when a vehicle driven by and Civics, including its new Dick Wayling of Castlegar CRX models, for correction was involved in a collision of pes defects. with a vehicle driven by _ A spokesman said the to deal with their holiday en- forcement programs, Attor- ney General Brian - Smith says. Drivers apprehended at a road block will be charged if their blood alcohol reading exceeds .08 per cent, Smith said. Upon first conviction, dri- vers face an automatic six- month driving prohibition, a fine and criminal record. Honda recalling 1984 models because of a hood safety eatch which may be defective and allow the hood to open by. itself, blocking the driver's view, she said. Some, 4,800 Accord mod- els are being recalled for in- Maureen Reimer of Pass had the Creek. U.S. National Highway Traf- regulator that could causes The Wayling vehicle sus- fic Safety of tained minor damage while the decision, None of the-re- the Reimer vehicle had an calls were spurred by in- estimated $1,500 damage. juries or accidents resulting Police report that road con- from the suspected defects, ditions were slippery at the Said Honda spokesman Toni time. No charges will be laid. Harrington. Meanwhile, police respond- __The firm will recall 10,421 ed toa a single car accident at Civic CRX and hatchbacks For Men And Ladies... Suits, Blouses Sweaters Coats, Slacks Distinctive and Different “where service begins” ig in battery damage and a sudden loss of electrical power, Har- rington said. Owners of the affected cars will be notified by: American Honda regarding how to have their cars checked, she said. OLI employees reach agreement VANCOUVER (CP) — A | tenative agreement was reached Saturday between ‘ management and_ striking employees of the Open Lear- ning Institute. The pace was-struck with the assistance of mediator | Fred Long early Saturday morning after a lengthy negotiating session. B.C. Government Employ- ees’ Union spokesman Robbie " Have some jing fo sell?’ Try the Action Ads — 365-2212! IN SHEER IVORY 30% Savings n Set: tS, x Place Settings, and Open Stock. FROM SUGGESTED RETAIL Sugg. Sale imperial Garden 5 Pc. $98.00 $ 68.60 Peep 20Pc.Set 391.00 273.10 Willow Brook 45Pc.Set 1004.95 703,46 Cp said a “‘meééting' will be held today at the union's Burnaby head- quarters. The 103 employees will decide whether to return to work on Monday pending ratification of the agreement. Union leaders are recom- mending acceptance of the pact. The strike began Oct. 17 at the institute, which offers full courses towards university degrees, technical programs and adult basic education. Courses are taken by mail and tapes, as well as direct telephone lines to tutors around the province. ofa faulty voltage: VA. BR INTA'S ‘VISIT. . | Erin Zimmerman was one ict afimany: legar youngsters whos e day was brig! ed by a chat with Mrs. ‘Claus Gi tue d Santa during their visit to eran, Get Dressed... For the Holiday Season © Cocktail Dresses © Party Dresses © Beaded Sweaters © Jumpsuits e Silky Pants and Camis For that something special under the BLOCK PARENTS continued from front poge Robson areas also turned up at the meeting Wednesday night expressing interest in the program. Phillips said that there is no cut-off date for applications. Any responsible adult may be a block parent. The only requirements are: they care about the well-being of children; they have been screened by the police; and are available during peak school traffic hours. . Phillips also said: “We don’t just want people with® kids...We want grandparents and single people too.” By far the greatest number of people applying are parents ‘with young children, Phillipe, who has been helped by. & half-dozen other women, orgats izing the program in July. A television: ig block ting and > the murders by. Clifford Robert Olson; spurred her to take an interest in the” program. Anyone interested in becoming a block parent can contact their nearest ' Cabbage “Patch creators suing ), NEW YORK (REUTER) — creators of the Cabbage Patch dolls, a major gift item * this Christmas for little girls, ‘have filed suit in federal elementary .school-or. call Phillips vat: ns 365-7456. Cuban cigars auctioned off "Patch dolls, court papers said. 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Boldlaced words ieesiet must be used for headings) count as two words, There is no extra charge for a second consecutive inser. tion while the third consecutive insertion is half-price. Minimum charge is $3 (whether ad is for one, two of three times). Deadlines are 5 p.m. Thursdays for Sunday's Poper ond 5 p.m. Mondays for Wednesday's paper. Notices should be brought to the Castlegar News at 197 Castleaird Plaza 65-7269 Closed Today. Pharmasave Open. te es” Columbia Ave, COMMUNITY Bulletin Board NEW YORK (REUTER) — Cigar fanciers with money to burn paid about $220,000 Friday night at an auction of 170,000 pre-Castro Havanas, “It was sensational,” Bar- bara Mintz, vi of 1961, two years after Fidel Castro took power in Cuba. Rothman’s were legal be- cause they had been sent to Spain in 1958, The evening’s take was somewhat short of Roth- Guernsey’s Country Auction, in Manhattan, told Reuters news agency today. “A very smoke-filled night. Great ten- sion.” The cigars were put on the block by Lew Rothman, head of the J-R Tobacco Corp., who found them in a ware- house in Spain. The United States banned the import of Havanas in man’ of $500,000 to $750,000. © lowest price was $2,900, for 10,000 small cigars. The first lot “was ap- plauded, as well it should be,” Mintz said. It fetched the most — $2,100 plus 10-per- cent buyer's premium, for a box of 20. The buyer was Al Gold- stein, publisher of a New York sex magaine. approved West Kootenay Power and Light Co. Ltd. has been given approval for a.7.8 per cent interim rate increase effec- © tive Jan. 1. The increase is subject to refund with interest if re- jected at a public hi scheduled for Feb. 14 in Rossland. The increase would the monthly cost of a home not heated by electricity to $40.12 a month for 1,000 That's up $2.78. INDOW BLINDS 20% OFF UA PETITE 1” VENETIANS VERDSOL IL PLEATED BLIN: VERTICALS o LOUVREDRACE ALLCOVERINGS 15 we OFF ct OODERED Of Ins: i SNIE (5% ON O for te ie Toe &. WALLCOVERINGS LTD. GI3 Columbia due. CASTLEGAR, 26 l'IA In a prepared release, th company justified the in: crease on the basis that it is faced with a higher cost of purchasing power. ids, said the imports wae. ‘dee and its im- porter was using the same marketing techniques. Meanwhile, a Cabbage Patch Kids doll has turned into quite an investment for Nancy Desaultel of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. In October, she bought the doll for her daughter for $24.95, before women started fighting each other in stores bought the doll for five-year- old C Court news Dennis Poraversoff was given a “We have been in reducing the real cost of operating and maintenance” and fined $100 ada the city's 1 noise bylaw in Castle- said rp Joe Drennan, “but additional power needs must be pur- chased at higher cost from B.C Hydro and the cost of gar Pr Court. * * s Nicholas Poohachoff was given a conditional discharge and placed on four months’ }: after pleading guil- the additional facilities is also higher.” ON FILM, FILM PROCESSING OR CAMERA ACCESSORIES purchased in this store when you buy ty to Possession of a narcotic, Winning Express Numbers The winning numbers for the Dee. 7 $100,000 Express draw are: 1187477, 1461644, 2876978, 2981242 and 2819327, The winning numbers for the $10,000 draw are 2698586, 1171262, 3166670, 8022113, 1672920. Last six digits win $1,000, last five digits win $100, last - four digits win $25 and the last three digits win $5 of Express tickets, Airlines reveal . _refugee scam VANCOUVER (CP) — Airlines from te. Middle East Mount. Tutens week the nine students enrol the Open © Roads Alternative Sch ool tak om turns preparing a hot lunch, es ‘photo at left, one of the students Pop és garlic bread which was : jer enioved by the rest (bottom Photo) along with chili: Instructor Mike Chapman {third from left) oversees the affair. my — ConNews Photos by Diane Strandberg Open Roads School gives kids a break © daily work and social skills, If some- one “messes up,” says Chapman, points are docked. A high score means the student gets , to take the morning off; a low score means probation, even dismissal. “The main thing I like,” says Chap- man, “is that daily feedback, 80 we can keep up with them ‘and keep tabs of where they are.” His ‘colleague, Jamin, a Ministry of Human Resources worker who helps with counselling, says fluctuations ‘in attitude are easily spotted and prob- lems can be addressed before they get out of hand. “We can see fluctations, if attitude goes down over a period of time... we can then look at specific issues.” Another social skill building pro- gram at Open Roads «is the hot lunch that students take turns shopping for and preparing twice a week. For some of these kids with ‘disadvantaged family Aca iets is the only hein ee time they sit down to a aati with a group of people, Explains Chapman: “Some of these things like sitting around in a group they don't get... Those: social skills that you and I take for granted; like what to talk about around the table,” are learned at lunchtime over food paid for by Human Resources. The boys’at Open Roads, now three? . months into the program, are at no loss for words when they gather over chili and garlic bread. Although some of the ‘The goal is to try to get these boys back on their feet’ topics might be better suited for dis- cussion at the pool hall,-all of these boys, who have at times been labled troublemakers, are both articulate and courteous. Courteous — at least with a - bit of ‘prompting'.from Chapman and Jamin.: For a visitor, trying to break into the ' ; table talk is like trying to interrupt a football game. 10, minutes: into the fourth quarter; nobody pays attention. But as with most youths, perser- verence pays:off and Pretty soon the, visitor has their undi = feeling for the kids that they're loved,” . Chapman says, Lance, another young Open Roads student, has responded to the positive of the prog by showing up. Last year he missed 43 days of school at KJSS, this year he's missed none. He too.was often picked on by his peers, At Open Roads he has found both friends and protectors. “We were all kind of in the same boat * and we all sort of joined forces,” ex-° plains Lance. But Tom goes one step further ‘noting that the group has become’ more like family then just. friends. Conflicts that would ordinarily end in a:fight now are somewhat resolved in an early morning “complaint session.” The end result is these boys learn.to accept others and are in turn accepted. | And when they are funneled back into the mai: at Stanley Hi Secondary Schoo] they have the skills ©. they learned at Open Roads.to fall back * on when‘the going gets rougti: Few students ever attended Open ‘ Roads for more than one, year. But after Open Roads, then what?’Are the students able to funetion inthe more structured systems at ‘Stanley: Humph- ries ard.Kinnaird Juniat?’ Both Chapman and’SH8S | principal Lach Farrell says, yes. About half the at least for a spell. This year the boys sitting around the plain wooden table in the. expansive Scout Hall on Srd St. are between 12 and 14 years old. They have’-been chosen to attend this program because of their common age and backgrounds. They feel privileged to be here. Take John, for instance. Last year he - was the new kid at KJSS with all the inherent problems of being a new kid. “Because you were a new kid, every- one wanted to beat you up because you looked different or maybe because you weren't cool.” John says he spent most of the year ducking punches and so ended up failing school. “Being a new: kid it’s pretty hard... here it's-a lot easier.” It's a. lot Seasier: says Chapman because-he and Jamin try to create a Positive atmosphere for kids who think school is a waste .of-time. Sometimes the .twa,, instrugtors are faced with being surrogate parents, won. “We realize that one of our roles is . to provide a model, some DOCTORS TESTIFY IN TRIAL d that finish the Open Roads program are able to continue their schooling. And that’s better odds than what would be if students didn't have Open Roads to turn to. Without this program, says Farrell, “Ninety per cent of them would never have made it in this sytem.” And while anumber eventually do graduate, more importantly, there are others ‘who man- age to hang in a few more years. That Farrell says, is' the “telling issue.” Once at Stanley Humphries, former Open Roads students meet .with counsellors regularly for help and guidance to keep them on their feet. Ask Tom if he thinks he'll be able to make it through Grade 9 and progres- sive grades once ‘he finishes Open Roads in June. He'll flash you a quick grin, slather some butter on a chunk of garlic bread and say: “Well, I'm going to try and get my Grade 8 and part ‘of my Grade 9 here so I can start off abetter:in:Grade.&% 3 That's the key to Open Roads — Tom says he's going to try. _ Naturopath endangered life CALGARY (CP) — Five doctors have testified in ‘succession that naturopath Scot Olson unnecessarily and the Orient say some of their to illegally immigrate to Canada by peolag a as refugees. Japan Air Lines spokesman Peter Waite said the latest instances were two men.on one flight three weeks ago and four men and four children Nov. 30. He said the usual target is a flight that originates in Karachi and comes through to Vancouver with aap at Bangkok and’ Tokyo. “These people board in Karachi and all ‘their papers are in order. We make very careful checks because we are subject to heavy fines for ‘allowing people to fly’into a country without the proper: papers.”. There is a second check of papers when the passengers change planes in Tokyo. -Then somewhere between Tokyo and Vancouver the papers are destroyed and the’ "Passengers ieee them- selves to Canadian i 5 Waite said. “4 “We can only presunte the Papers ‘are torn. up and flushed down the toilets,” Waite said. Glen Carleton, spokesman for Cathay Pacific, told a similar story. - HAD ‘REFUGEES’ He said Cathay had one. flight about three weeks ago. that carried 15 sc-called refugees. *: He said the route seems to be: Board another airline — perhaps; Philippine Airlines — in Karachi, showing that’ airline proper accreditation and with a through ticket to Vancouver. That takes the passenger through’ Manila to Hong Kong, where he waits in the transit lounge for the Cathay flight to Vancouver. By waiting in the transit lounge the passenger does not have to show papers. However, Carleton, said, he believes they hang on to them until past this stage in case there is a flight cancellation and they have toleave the transit lounge and officially enter” Hong Kong. But, soniewhere over the Pacific, the p: and other Robin Ohama's young life by inflating .a balloon-like device inside her nose to e: pand her skull. They said Clson, in Court of Queen's Bench on man- slaughter charges resulting from the child’s death in his office last June 3, had no hope of success in performing the . procedure. “Not only is it of no benefit but it has significant risks attached to it,” said Dr. Husam Darwish, a pediatric neurol- ogist — a specialist in disorders of the brain and nervous system among children — in assessing Olson's technique, ; Dr. Harvey Sarnat, a- pediatric’ neurologist who examined the baby almost a year before her death at 20 months, testified she had a malformed and undersized brain that was untreatable: Thus, said Sarnat, Olson was wasting his time and threatening the child’s life by trying to expand her skull to give the brains ‘more room to-grow. The trial which started this week is to last two i weeks. The victim's mother, Eileen Ohama, testified in tears that she does not blame Olson. : The Oregon-born naturopath, in.a statement to police presented in court, said he pushed a balloon-like device up the child'd nostrils and inflated it to help move bones in her sinuses and thereby expand her skull. Dr. David King testified that in an autopsy performed on the child he found a portion of the balloon Yodged in her - throat. She had suffocated. Dr. Neil who perfc a autopsy on the victim's brain, said although it was half the normal size for a baby her age, there was more than enough room inside her skull for future growth. Darwish and Sarnat told the court if here had been any useful reason to expand the child's skull it could have been done using a safe surgical p in use for several decades. In contrast, Olson's method. was one “I could not of doing under any circumstances,” said Sarnat. “I don’t know of any condition for which that would be a useful medical procedure.” Dr. William Campbell, an ear, nose a specialist, said inflating a balloon in a baby’ 5 tiny passages could break thin bones in the sinus area. Se ‘ Other physicians testified those bone fragments could easily pierce the brain cavity, allowing cranial fluid to leak out. and. potentially deadly infection to set in. . They said there is also risk of severe bleeding in the nasal passages and of the balloon becoming lodged in air passages ‘and cutting off breathing. Naturopaths are not medical school ‘graduates. They specialize in “natural” and spinal The jury has been told that under the Alberta govern- ment’s Naturopathy Act, practitioners “shall not perform a surgical operation.” Medical have d Olson's di which he calls a “bilateral nasal specific,” as either major or VANCOUVER (CP) — Ex- tra homework for. school children could prevent ano- ther round of Operation Sol- idarity strikes, the vice- president of the B.C. Tea- chers' Federation ‘said Fri- day. © Pat Clarke added that some school boards are likely to suggest’ teachers simply ‘give their students extra as- signments to make up for the lost class time, something that would be 2 acceptable. to School boards have been ordered by Education Minis- ter Jack Heinrich to decide by Thursday how their tea- chers. will make up three teaching days lost during their November strike. Boards that fail to make up the three days will lose their chance at money saved on salaries during the walk-out, Heinrich said. But O the money was to be recycled be- [Wamework the answer? themselves.” minor surgery depending on the abilities of the surgeon. Ohama, 22, told the court tes went to Olson's Zeal Hinic in h gary after visiting at cl least eight physicians and nth who could offer no solution to her daughter's medical problems. Ohama, who has an eight-month-old son with similar as part of an’ tween Premier Bill Bennett and Jack Munro, regional ‘he has insisted its members will not work any extra days, and of the Woodworkers of America, “We think there's still a possibility for it to be quietly rescived, and that’s what we're hoping for,” Clarke said. He said the extra home- labor group opposed to the Social Credit government's identification goes down the toilet in shreds. Carleton said airlines are subject to fines for bringing in passengers without proper documents, but no fines have been levied in these cases because Employment: and Immi- gration Canada has satisfied itself the passengers had the necessary papers when they boarded the originating flight. “We are taking steps to try and stop it,” Carleton said, but he refused to elaborate for reasons:of security.” CONFIRMED SCAM Grant D of the Dep; of the | package, claimed Club keeps busy The Cast! Cc of. the printout Computer club held its monthly meeting Dec. 1. Six prospective new members admitted the traffic is going on. He said most are Iranians. Some are from Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) -- but without papers; or ‘unless “refugees” admit what they've done, it is hard to prove. He said those claiming refugee status “have ‘not hered to apply as knowing that they have and it is hoped that they will join the club. A major pi by from the Geniini 10X were distributed, showing the cap- abilities of this machine when used with Commodore equip- ment. Much of the evening was Dick Wolff concerned the ion of the C spent the 64, and discussing the common in peri- pheral equipment and soft- little chance of qualifying, so they opt to take ad our immigration laws and make a claim for refugee status.” ge of th 64 and a printer, and some of steel hook up the two. to ware For infor- mation | call 365-3506. work pi is the normal way of making up lost time when schools are closed due the B.C. Fed of Labor voted recently to back an- other round of strikes if any teachers are laid off whose jobs could have been saved by the recycled money. Clarke said no teachers’ locals are negotiating extra- work agreements with their school boards, and no boards have yet tried to impose an on their h said Olson never said he could cure her daughter. “He said he thought this (treatment) could do some good.” RCMP have murder suspect PRINCE GEORGE (CP) — RCMP say they have a sus-' pect in the murder of two West German tourists. to bad weather or miss school days for other reasons. “I think you'll find quite a number of boards doing that,” Clarke said. Another indication of a quiet settlement came Thurs- day when Norman Spector, Bennett's deputy. minister, said there were no disagree- ments about the discussions that ended the first round of strikes, Munro added: “It is in everyone's interests to let things shake down over the next few days and hopefully the problems will resolve He added: “It wouldn't surprise me if a number of them didn't meet the (Dec. 16) deadline.” Heinrich is not sch k said the sus- pect is a white, slump-shoul- dered, 40-year-old man who was seen buying gasoline for a pickup truck at several B.C. to return from a Ei Interior tour until several days after the deadline. Clarke would not give de- tails of a strategy meeting the teachers’ federation held Friday with the presidents of teachers’ associations. He said the federation explained Solidarity's strategy to the presidents, who in turn re- ported on situations in school districts. Sgt. Ken Hilderb said the suspect was seen buying gas in Prince George, Ques- nel, McLeese Lake , Lac La Hache and 100 Mile House on Oct. 4 and 6. The bodies of Bernd Goeh- ricke, 27, and. Andrea Scherps, 30, were found Oct. 6 in the bush 40° kilometres south of Chetwynd, which is about 225 kilometres north- east of here. They had both been shot once in the head. Police describe the suspect as five foot eight inches tall, 185 pounds, with straight, medium-length hair and dark complexion. He “walks with slumped shoulders” and was w work-type clothing, Hilde- brandt said. The victims were on an ex- tended holiday in Canada and were last seen alive Oct. 5. Police believe they were hitchhiking. They had hiking and camp- ing equipment that has not been located, Hildebrandt said. Other possessions still missing include the couple's West German passports and driving licences.