ASOT Pans s s reesessssedeg ¢ CANCER VOLUNTEERS will be turning out this * Sichday for a one-day blitz seeking support for a society which spent $2,700 on awed ‘as Cancer Month a are, left to right, Elaine "Male; Lydia Sorenson, fund drive chairman Len Embree, president of the Castlegar unit Project Aids Farmers — In the Third World By ANN HOLDEN Those who turn ‘to the community channel tonight will have a chance to see for them- selves what Castlegar's Guate- mala Agricultural Project is all about. A slide show, which was sent to Castlegar from the re- source centre in Guatemala and | which describes thelr work, will - be shown and commented upon by Sue Boyd and Andre Joly. The TV. program was produced recently by Selkirk College. The Castlegar Guatemala Agricultural Project (GAP) was started over a year ago by a . group: of Castlegar residents who wanted to contribute in some way to-development in the "Third World’—the Poor World—which is made up of more than half the world’s population, ‘The group contacted CUSO for ideas about a project and were directed to an agri- cultural resource centre in the - Guatemalan Highlands. There, local Indian farmers. are as- sisted In learning how to im- prove their soil and crops, how to control erosion, plant trees and generally improve the quantity and quality of their food. ° ‘As ‘well, in the centre, there is research being con- ducted into the use of solar and wind energy. For Lush Green *Shrubs, Fruit Trees » @Evergreen Trees ~ © Bedding Plants *House Plants * And Also * ‘Fertilizers & Peat.Moss - Let Us. Arrange Your WEDDING . FLOWERS CASTLEGAR NEWS. ‘BURT CAMPBELL Publisher Hit - RYON GUEDES, Editor tint let the press the people's hts maintain, unawed by nae and ualeibed by gain” — Thursday Morning, Apaiti 14, 1977 ~ Taking the Initiative “You've got to hand it to the Selkirk Lions, y Itwasn't easy securing the participation of | ry merchants from Castlegar, Grand Forks, Trail, Nelson, Kaslo, Creston and' the Slocan Valley and putting more than 60 of them under one roof for an event like the West Kootenay Trade Fair. “But it was necessary In building’ what two months ago was just an idea into a commercial the then new arena; but also owners of the downtown xcted to draw up to 10,000 people oi which - and plaza shops through which a las number i of visitors will be browsing. And as a result of the Lions’ initiative, a good many of those browsers willbe back in Castlegar after seeing what it has to offer, The Lions have organized an: exhibition which could become a yearly institution boosting city trade and tourism, All they require in order to make it a reality is support tomorrow and Saturday from the public at large. Be sure to attend, There's something for. everyone at West Kootenay Trade Fair "77. 0 Ae YAW ST REPENS AOD APMED LORI PC GPL? ps meenar earner aisingaesia ya fait» s All Solid State Chassis, and Colour featurl: Video Guard, the most dependable Tuning System 621 Columbia Ave., Castlegar ( Why not get the best? ee ‘Chromacolor TY. Electronic Get MIKE’S TV SERVICE 365-6112} ~ Annual General Meeting of the Ootischenia Improvement District Sunday, April 17 ot 2 p.m. emergency service in the Castlegar area in 1976. The 150 Mae Moroso, Dorothy Martin!, Lee Landis, Claude Bissell, Clarece canvassers for the local unit of the Canadian Cancer Society | MacKinnon, Elsie Kootchin and Elaine Bevans. * {nelude the entire membership of Bethel No. 60 International fi i —Cancer Society Photo by Donna Embree Order of Job's Daughters. Volunteers shown here boosting April ’ Many people in Castlegar have contributed to the project, with $3,000 collected last year. The money was matched by at the Ootischenia Community Hall: drink “Moderation and Muscatel Kootenay West Gets Canada Works Funds Kootenay-West MP Bob Brisco and Acting Manager of Canada’ Manpower, Alvin Hamm, announced last week that approval for an appro- priation of $154,861 has been received -to finance Canada Works projects in Kootenay est. “This allocation will fund ; nine projects and create 56 = jobs,” said Mr. Hamm. Mr. Brisco gave details of some of the approved projects; among the approvals is the go-ahead to provide a break- water and boat launch in the + community of Silverton at a cost of $15,265. Sponsored by the village of Silverton, this project will re- cruit eight workers to construct two breakwaters and three ‘floating docks on Slocan Lake. 7The proposed construction will ‘allow boats to have safe faunching and docking facilities. Another approval, with a federal contribution of $16,674, will develop property sur- rounding the Trail Inter- Canyon ($23,817). mediate Care Home into a park area for the elderly residents and the public. This project sponsored by the Care Home Society, will hire seven labor- ers to landscape the area and construct benches, tables and walking paths. Also approved is the Gray Creek Hall improvement pro- ject involving an expenditure of $19,893. Sponsored by the Gray Creek Hall and Recreation Commission, this project will employ six people to. upgrade the facilities and the existing structure of the Gray Creek Hall. Other projects approved were: Community shake up in New Denver ($26,880); Salmo arks beautification « pro- ject ($26,124); construction of garage and basement-room at the Scout Hall in Castlegar ($7,392); Recreation facilities stor- age in Fruitvale ($7,850); W. Creston hall-park improvement ($11,466); and Canyonites in Presents by Natioii al Exhi An Exhibit of Art Valenka Fanderlik April 18-30 Exhibit Hours: 1-9 p.m. Daily ioit Ceritre ; OTTAWA and Small Business Sickly Sweet by JIM SMITH Tired of that dull, routine office job? Fed up with clean- ing the house? Then consider how one group of Canadian scientists brightened up its working hours, Every day for three years, the intrepid scientists force _ fed saccharin to herds of hap- less laboratory rats: Rats are not stupid, you see, and the only way to get a rat to con- sume massive doses of any- thing - including saccharin — is to force feed the little beast. In this experiment, the rats were given the human equivalent of 800 12-ounce bottles of diet popaday! - ‘At the’ end of thethiréd- year period, the descendants of the original rats were dis- sected and studied.Some had bladder,stones and tumours. From which the scientists concluded that saccharin can cause cancer in people. From which the national Depart- ment of Health and Welfare | decided that we'd all be bet- ter off without saccharin.” And that’s why, after July I, you won't be able to buy diet soft drinks that contain saccharin. Not everyone wants tobe saved fromi saccharin, how- ever, There are some very an- noyed dissenters who argue that a human would drown long before finishing off 800 bottles of diet pop ina day. _ [ You'll Like What You See at Carl’s! Amuro! Carbohydrate Reduced Chocolate Chip or Leman Cookies ible in .12 Revion Formula 2 Lipstick Lipstick & Li in-one. Availal new shades with condi- tioner, colour and shine toss all- ‘ They also note that the pro- portion of rats which deve- loped tumours wasverysmall . and that rats are prone to tu- mours even without the pre- sence of a cancer agent;simi- lar studies with monkeys in the United States suggested that saccharin is completely safe: Above all, the dissenters argue that saccharin is cur- rently allowing millions of diabetics to carry on relative- ly normal lives, free from sugar but not devoid of sweeteners, Meanwhile, the govern- ment’s unilateral action — saccharin producers were not, consulted prior to the ban — _WSieopardizing the survival of “at least‘one member ‘of the * Canadian Federatioitof tiide- “pendent Business. A spokes: « man for Cumberland Packag- ing Ltd., which.produces the well-known “Sweet’N Low” line, notes that saccharin has been widely used in‘North America: for 80 years with: out any indication: that it might cause cancer. eee You can, of course, still buy cigarettes or whiskey in this country, even though | study afterstudyhasdemon- + strated their unhealthy. side + effects. And you can con- “sume refined sugar to your heart's content — until-it causes a heart attack. Butyou won't be able to buy saccha- rin after this summer. How » much protection does the Canadian consumer need? sll Age Pst sluied, CASTLEGAR NEWS “1947+ 1977 ‘Air Canada Ends Staff's ‘Holiday Trips Air Canada has banned its employees from travelling first class on holiday passes, In a letter to employees, president Claude Taylor said the decision came after protests from first-class paying passen- gers. “St The company was losing customers, he -said, and has been receiving letters. “to the point where some customers are demanding a refund on the - difference between first class and economy fares.” One at the: biggest causes soe that holf- business and wearing casual clothes. Taylor said. the move was. part ‘of the airline's efforts’ to “turn around customer atti- tudes towards the company”. - “This has ‘been done by providing better service and a more ‘we care’ attitude on the part of cur people.” Before : the ruling, Air Canada allowed employees to fly firat class when the economy section was filled. Management: was allowed to travel first class on a standby. basis when on company business. ‘The new ruling allows only some senior executives to fly up front .and pilots in uniform teavelling to or from work. Air Canada also has begun reducing the number of. first- class seats in its fleet of DC-9s, L-1011s and Boeing 747s. both the provincial and federal governments, so a total of $12,000 actually reached the centre asa result of the efforts of people in Castlegar. © Efforts are continuing this year with the United Church ‘Women being recent and very generous contributors. It has been a real disap- pointment to the project organizers that the B.C. Agri- cultural Aid Fund which con- tributed B.C.’s share of the money has recently been closed. This fund, originally set . up by W.A.C. Bennett's govern- ment, was highly regarded across Canada and used as a model] by ‘other provincial governments, Sue Boyd has said that she hopes the government will re-- consider its action and reopen © the fund. It's aim. was to encourage self-help projects in the Third World so . people there would not have to be dependent and would be able to feed themselves. GAP's organizers will also be setting up a table: at the Castlegar Trade Fair-on April 16 and 16 where they will be selling crafts from the Third World and talking about their project. The \ crafts include Nursery’ and ' SAM'S | Where the Action Caboret <) ~ 7 Inthe MARLANE HOTEL Boogie to the— Sound of “Sailer” Friday & Saturday 9:30 p.m. =2.a.m, from Guatemala, books from India, carvings from South. America and Africa and colorful: jowel- ; ler¥-fidm’all over thé! world. _Marlane Hotel Kootenay Distributors Proudly Announces. ae Lowboy & Highboy Service % Kooten * Container Service © Grapple Truck * ‘Buy & Sell Scrap Metal & Battories. 1440 D Sélicirk; Castlegar y Dismbetos Ut Lid. 365-61 i elfort'to ‘Bolster the province's wine. % industry Rafe’ Mair, consumer and corporate ‘“Siattairs: ness, Such wines are more often enjoyed by these young consumers in’ the back seats of : has lower by-80:-to 40'cents the price of an pig bottle of B.C? wine. Accordins wines’ mark-up' to: 46 per cent from 66 per cent—and in the imported wines mark-up to 100 per cent from’117 per to Mair, tl the reduction in the B.C. a than with cheese. and hors d'oeuvres, and are more commonly gulped for maximum effect than savored slowly: Other segments of society with similar limits on-their purchasing power have also been long aware of the low price and sugary bouquet } : British Columbians to drink na hard liquor and teohol consumption. - |... $i * The minister's policy probably represents a oy Ysincere attempt to reform the drinking habits of ey 1B. .C.. consumers, but his assumption that B.C. {wines provide some happy alternative to alcohol abuse is unfortunate. As, any ‘survivor of an adventurous adolescence will testify, B.C, wines have always, - held a special attraction to minors for their low price, accessibility and general soda-pop sweet- beer and’ take 'a‘ more’ moderate’ approach to’ of wines pi in B.C. Anyone who has had the privilege of visiting the Skid Road section of any large urban centre knows the bottle that _ gentleman is cradling in the doorway doés not contain 12-year-old Highland malt: whisky: or Napolean brandy. : Whether ‘the more affluent alcohol con- sumers will react: favorably to B.C. wines. depends -on how. much. one. changes to accommodate the other. But the new. regula- tions’ effect on a large number of the less affluent drinkers will amount to no more than a cheaper. drunk. “the best! bit anyone in the back in order to of advice I was maintain them? Politicians are few brief years than” waste them paying homage’ to the Mever given came from an old Israeli friend when I was 16.5 He told me: become a slave of your Needless to sa: often so enslaved by their posi- tions of power and authority that they will sacrifice policies, principles and people in order to maintain them. Professional men and d can become enslaved since my “possessions” then ‘amounted to little more than a ane ‘beat-up typewriter aptthand gil, 3 of books, I was not preoccupied tir sudt? Slavery. Onl e how easily.man‘ becomes a ve of possessions, be they ellery,. job, or even a self-created image. Over and over again. we read stories of eccentrics dying in poverty—only to be found with thousands’ of dollars ‘hid- den in a mattress or. socked .- away ina yault. How often we. hear of pedple making a god of security Or - becoming. such slaves to their carpets that they t provide slippers for’ guests lest ‘ ithe silk be soiled by shoe - ‘ leather.’ Who ‘hasn't known men or + women so enslaved of their jobs ions that. they ‘would cheat-and:lie and knife representative, “R..G. Pavich by their own images of ex- ayers the beauty,or fashion young male is ‘often. enslaved’ of what he “thinks to be his ‘masculinity. Little wonder that the hippies and flower children went over- board in rejecting our.enslave- ment to the material world. But if civilization is to con- false gods of Position ° and security. Far better we enjoy the fruits of our labor than use our 1° « labor to demand fruits the tree cannot produce, Study. Shows © When it comes to cheating, wives,are more likely tinue ‘doing it when it's found out than their husbands, cal of C tinue, we caniiot make a case for opting out of a bad scene, We' can ‘only -heed those writings which have attempted * to have us put our: possessions in balance with all other aspects of our existance: the mental as well as spiritual, in context with what we contribute for what we take. “In. the - final - ‘analysis, we leave this carthly life exactly as we entered it— with nothing but a squawl. Far better. that we /enjoy’and ap-” preciate every minute of those tay relations expert says. Even after. their spousés know about it, wives are three times as likely as their hus- bands to. continie” an extra- marital sexual affair, says Fred- erick. Humphrey. ~ He says a ‘survey of more than'100 marriage counsellors in 27 states and Canada also “shows. problems’ involving adultery account for almost half ot ‘their cases. .The average couple seek- “ing help'for problems of adult- ery are in their middle 90s, are of middle class income, have been married for 13 years end have at least one child, Hum- phrey. said. “Tn almost half the cases the affair had been in progress for more than six months before’ “help was sought, he said. About 22 per cent of. the women seeking help said* they’ kept their affairs going after * “their husbands found out, :com- pared to only eight Perce cent of the. men, dereteahee the study. & y to‘con- * Voie of the People Promoting Quality Schools Editor, Castlegar News: | Over a. matter of many has been dissemi All Members Are Urged to Attend ated,. particularly ‘to teachers, months ‘a great'deal of mis- : with regards to the B.C. Value + Schools A As a pure- ly voluntary organization with a very limited budget, we find - Richard J. Needham « ‘ By Richard J. Needham parent. Globe and Mail © + are) two factories,’ aah with 600 workers. One is so poorly managed that it may have to close down, laying off all its staff. The other is so well: managed that it needs capital to expand and hire another 500 workers. ~ Which factory will “the politicians rush. in’ to. help? - Every businessman knows the answer to that—and so "does every politician, . 7 The trouble with women is men. The trouble with men is that the trouble with men is not women," ” : 4 The motel clerk’s always ‘pleased when they ask for a room with twin beds—“Oh - goodie; nice, aulet, respectable, / When Fehearsing. his sym: ‘ phonie tone ‘poem, Don Juan, with an orchestra,... Richard Strauss always miade the same request, “I'would ask those of you who are married to play as you were engaged; then all will We love the man ‘who promises to help us; tolerate him while he does it; and-hate © him when he ‘stops doing it. The wise man has many *- elose women friends (that’s how he ‘became’ wise) but ‘never - introduces any of them to any of the others. He doesn't let any of them know that the others even’ exist.” Wher the meek inherit the earth, they'll run it pretty much + as it’s being run now. Our beloved rulers in ot tawa print, print, print that - ,new money in the hope that Canadians will spend, spend, spend, and) thus make jobs, jobs, jobs. Canadians are spend- and: as’ it pleases, revi it 2 ing sure ‘enough, but: they're.“ The. vast majority.of men vare polygamous; soare the vast. majority of women. The .dif- ference is that men are poly- gamous in reality, women in their imagination: ¥ Camus: “He who despairs of the human condition is a coward, but he who has hopes for it is‘a fool.” * “SA man fs exposed to more temptations’. sthat a woman because he knows where to go looking for them. = Confederation is being’ killed off by a long and painful disease. The medical term for it is Ottawa, - We find it easier to forgive those who have done us harm than those who have done: us good. If you find this hard to believe, you may go about. the qworld--asking »peoplet; what * nation they. hate'the: most: “aici My, view..on'. Quebec - is _ ple; Tt can: ‘geparate::when takes Ottawa vith ,: spending much of it on foreign’. travel “and:. on foreign-made. ‘goods. The jobs, jobs, jobs are being created in‘ the States, in in Western Europe, and in“Asia. ‘.9 3We admire the cleverness of.the scoundrel more than the ..-. innocence of the.saint it counteract this campaign of falsehood. +- We would appreciate it.if we might make use of your newspaper to provide the pub- lic. with a few brief points of information. « The B.C. Value Schools Association has no affiliation or. working relationship with any ‘ organization other than ‘local -° - Value. Schools Associations. The Value School movement started in British Columbia in - 1973, It did not originate in California and was not origin- ated by any other organization, » It has sought to have al- ternate ‘schools established which would be open to stu- dents regardless of race, creed, or family status, provided their parents wished them to attend. - The B.C. 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