A®8 | castiscar News, september 21, 1980 (Vital Statistics BIRTHS CAMPBELL — To: Mr. and Mrs. ; Don Campbell of Robson, a son, born Sept. 9. zs i CARLSON — To Mr. and Mre. Glen Gorton ot Trail, a daughter, mn DANIEL — To Mr. a a Mrs, Tom Danlel of Castlegar, a son, born Sept. 18. . eo 8 doJONG — To Mr. and Mrs. Ken DeJong of Castlegar, a daughter, born Sept. 15. x OHILLON — To Mr. and Mrs. Ajit Dhillon ot, Comloaers a daughter, born Sept. i KALESNIKOFF - To Mr. Mrs. Willlam Kalesnikoft “ot Castlegar. a daughter, born Sept. KILLEEN - - 10 Mr. and Mrs. Mike Killaen of Nelson, a son, born Sept. Ae. KUCHER — ToMr. and Mrs, Rick Kuchar of Trail, a daughter, born pt. B. MAILEY — To Mr. and Mrs. Rick Malley of Trail, a daughter, born Aug. 31. JAIN — To Mr. and Mrs. Scot Main of Trail, a son, born Sept. 8. i MARRELLO — To Mr. and Mrs. Mike Marrello of Nelson, a son, born Sept. 15. MILES — To Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Miles of Rosstand, a son, born Sept. 9. iy ‘4 JONHAY — To Mr. Mrs. QRODZKI — Alcherd Arthur Grodzki Jr., 38, died accidentally on Sept. 17 In Grand Prairie, Alta, Service will be held Sept. 22 In St, Savioure Pro Cathedral in Nelson with Rev. A.C. Smith officiating. Interment wil} ba In Nelson Mem- towed. ortal Park. KNOWLER — Kenneth Robert dled Knowler, 17," of Castiegar, died accidentally on Sept. 13, Service was held Sept. 16 from the Castle- gar Funeral Chapel with Rev. Desmond Carroll officlating. Cre- mation. eCUMBER'— Betram Roy Mc- Sumber, 66, of Trail, dled Sept, 12 at Trall Regional Hospital. Mem orlat service was conductéd Sept. 46 fram Emmanust Baptist Church aid in Trail with Pastor Alla Walker officiating. Crema lon. JANSON — Jeannie Marion, 85, be Nelson, died Sept. 12 In Mount . St Franoie Frivale Hospital. Ser- vice was. . 17 In the chapel ot Thompson Funeral with, Rev. Calvin Brown Ottrclating. Gramaiton. r MATHER — Jaines ect Mather, 79, of Castlagar, died’ Sept. 15. Service was held Sept. 18 ‘ee ine Castlegar Funeral Chapel Rev. Lovell Kindschy eta Crematla Lt =- va rere Funeral Chepel. Funetal service concluded Sept. 20, atao from ihe chapel, Surial wes at Brillidnt Cemetery. | RATOWSK! — aoe Rip Monhay at Sait, a daugh: Ble ter, born Sept. PEDERSEN — To mr. end Mra. Randy Pedersen of Casino, twins, asonand daughter, born Sept. 10, PHILLIPS — To Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Philllps of Castlegar, a daughter, born: Sept, - 18. opa ERS — To Mr. and Mrs. Wierd Rodgers of cruvele: a daughter, born Sept. RUDRUM — To mr and Mrs. Chris Rudrum of New Denver, a daughter, born Sept. 11. STRINGER — To Mr. and Mrs. William at of Castlegar, a son, born S¢ SUTHERLAND -_ To Mrs. Roy Sutherland ot gonaties 4a son, born Sept UCHIDA — To Mr. and Mrs. David entce of Nelson, a son, born OBITUARIES ACORN — A former Rossland resident, une Elvira Acorn, ago 93, died Sept. 1 In Port Angele: Wash... . 5 ose BALANO — Jenny Batano, form- * erly of Trall and Fiobson, died Sept. 10. Funeral service took place Sept. 12 In Vancouver. DAVIES — Gladys Davies, 83, of Rossland, died Sept. 15 In Trall Regional. Hospital Memorial fel ear Andrew's Sn nitog Fh ure ith Rev. John Fullerton officiating. Gremat lon. secounrile CLERK Position available with Kootenay Savings Credit Union at South Slocan Branch. ig pa The candidate should be self-starter, and preferably with credit union experience in Ac- Registered Retirement ‘Registered Home Owners Plan, Sale of Canada Savings Bonds and other member services, _ counting, This is one of the most successful Credit Unions, in this province and carries attractive jon ig on tl Salary is Le Sever RESTAURANT officiating. | \WEET! MAN —, Stan *Sweition in, 8 of Teall, died Sept. 12 th trall Regional Hospital. Service Hind conducted Sept. 16 trom ‘Carber- . ry's Memorial Fohapsl fin Teall With Rev. Haddin ath olficiatihg. Iaterment, was at Moulitaln View Cemetery. UNGER — "lchara David Unger, 40, of Trail, dled Sept. 16 at Trail Regional ‘Hospitat. Memoflal ser- vice was conductad Sept. 19 from Carberry" ’s Memorial Chapel with Lt. Larry Jones sieteting: Cre- mation. When in Nelson enjoy 3 different Friday - Hong Kong Saturday - Shanghai Sunday - Peking _ . Open Every Day including Holldays! 8a. m. - 10p.m. nooo 479 Baker 352-3456 Plan, experience. Apply in writing within 7 days to: Panshil Joshi; Manager Kootenay Savings Credit Union South Slocan Branch, R.R. No. 1, South Slocan, B.C. V0G 2G0 Fe ge N NOW IN THE KOOTENAYS ; TIMBERLAND MANAGEMENT SERVICES For Private Lands SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON: *Environment, Ecology eWater *Soils *Recreation *Aesthetics Cruising, Silviculture Treatment, Harvesting, Planting, Marketing C.D. Schultz & Co. Ltd. Box 360, Nelson, B.C. : 352-7464 Castlegar 365-6155 Professional Forestry and * Professional Harvesting “S/GHINESE UJIYE — Fukuye Ujlye, 90, of New Denver, died Gept. 11 In Non Oenver. Funeral service was held Sept. 13. from Turner Memorial United Church with Rev. Derrick Parry officiating. Cremation fol- ZILLI — Lat ZU, 70, of Trall, Sept. 11 at Trail Reglo; Hospital. "prayers wore Setp. 12 from St, eg y funera! mass celebrat with Father Sian ryten “tHiclae ta. Burial was at Mountain View Cemetery. > ay) / Tob File Detalls of these and other Job portunities are available at: Trail ieanedt Mployment 835 _ sir amber and. toggl efit I Castleg ogg! ing aul in ‘Al a -guallfied certified al! round bakér ts needed by a Castle- gar food lore. Wages $11.50/hr. . Seat belt convictions. are on an incredse The number of seat belt convictions in British Col- umbia has increased consid- erably this year over that of the same period last year, according to Transportation and Highways Minister Alex V. Fraser. Latest statistics re- leased by the minister show 8,155 edlivictions from Jan. 4 to Auf. 0, eultipared to 2, i 099 for the Pyrite) berled tant Year, and jolg * trainee. An, accounting firm has an. opening In Trall for an accountant licant must have bachelor of commerce degree or a GA. sludent: (708) . , amity head In Castlegar (a looking Tor | a domestic to care for two children and to perform cook- ~ ing. cleBAlig duties etc. $350/ - mont h plus room, (682) - ee ie Drywall applicating company in Castlegar has openings for ex- ees ages and taper. (738) A tinanclat services outlet In Trail requires an eager ‘career- minded appticant for @ manager. trainee position In Trall. Minimum Grade 12 education Taquiped: eee ee ACaattegar logging and saw- mill edheern reauree a ceriitied lumber Ghader. (7 Vee A lardé Hospital In the Wests Fitty per cant commisalon. (380) : P.W. No. 1 welders are re- ‘quired Sy a large firm In’ Trait. (639) Large auto dealer tn Tent ee has openings for an ‘experie titted autobody repairer pi nites mechanic, 0) ied (603) ’ Openings gx in (rail. tor | cooks, food servers and A ‘aacorating and adi vt tiem Is looking for a certifi palntar or someone with at ledal 10 years’ experience. Wa: plus an hr. or commission, (669) Tire ales outlet has fe oben ing for certified wheel pecialist, Wages up ‘o Babin. ton ? ¢ Castlegar dentist feqiulien the services of a certified dental ai- fatant. (647) A busy disco in “the West Koatenays requires the bérvicre of several cocktail servers: Wages a $4.90/hr. plus gratulties; (B82) For the See ot ‘Aug. 28 to Aug. 80 there were 516 qual convictiotis fur seat belt vi- olation, North Vancouver had the highest convictions with 183. ug Ale mange aie of recognized any slop brownde oF the fateat hairdos. Large supermarket chaln: | Trail requires ecertified at} Folin baker. (673). A buty and wei ‘known hair ‘ In rat) requires a with Castlegar has an opening fot‘a senior citizen Institution In registered nurse. (766) ERLE HAGGARD IN SPOKANE © “Departs Oct. 17 from Teall; Castlegar & Nelson: Sdays/2 nights trip includes: + Merle Haggard Oct. 17,9 pain. 5 * Twonig oF tthe “k Geakh Transportation iW Dinner in cit + Baggtige Handil % Plus we will takey you shopping 's All For Only For more Information phone: 368-5595 365-7782 365-8451 HENNE: WEST’S TOTEM: TRAVEL = TRAVEL me 1251 CedarAve, rd Street * Trail, 8.c. Costlegar,B.C, Pe heett ‘Ask about our Nov. 8 & 25 departures — $89 per sitet at the Colonial Inn & Casino. ~ : n | CASTLEGAR NEWS, September 21, 1980 BI aa) Conclusion fates (A fascinating “Look at Camp: xe won the Best Historical Story -Award from the: Canadian’ Community Newspapers - Association for the Ajax Whitby Pickering News Advertiser. The . many who enjoyed the book entitled ‘‘The Mon Called Intrepid’ will already know of this spy-training contre. 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The Castlegar News welcomes female carriers. your friends today Join | 4 Circulation Dept, CASTLEGAR, NEWS © Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4 Carrier, Name OrPhone .. 365-7266 ° Aak for Circulation. Yes. I'd Ke to learn more about being a Castlegar News Address City Parents. Your child’ s first job | could make a difference’ poisonous cyanide, artific A Word to SENIOR CITIZENS . . . Why don't you consider a Castlegar News route? You get regular exercise through’ an interesting bi-weekly routine, it's profitable: part-time work, and you get the op- - portunity to meet people and make new friends. As well, you get.a choice of area — even thers own neighborhood. For details phone 365-7266. Ask for Linda. - P.S. We're also interested in Seniors as vacation - * relief carriers. It pays well and there is a gas allowance as + well, Why not consider this aspect? Phone Linda at 365-7266. v Inland Publishing Co. Ltd. Deception was another talent X,: were broken, However, such oc- many d agents g with. This skill took several: forms. Camp X contained a subsection des- ignated Station M with branches a “Ajax, Bowmanville and Toronto.. All -were involved in the process of forgin, “ee and faking. These deception “ ‘factarie produced . false documents, camoil- flaged explosives and other tools_of the spy trade which seems like lots of: fun to moviegoers of today but were a- deadly serious matter for secret agents in WWI. t : I€ an organization which’. per- formed the work of Station M staff - existed in 1978,.our prisons would be bulging. Safe-crackers, forgers and professional bank robbers put. their special. skills. to work ‘for Allied - intelligence. “The cost of a criminal organization devoted to similar ends, and obliged to make it all worthwhile, would be quite uneconomic,” A Man Called Intrepid: quoted composer and’. friend of Allied intelligence Eric Mas- : chwitz as saying. A travelien: from Europe might, ak able pieced items 1 like cloths, , ig uments, stationery or rubber stamps which agents | trained at Camp X could use to help th as Ame =a Ope malar ‘She first were rare as people trained in explosives were so expert they could place a piece of shrapnel hetween two poles 10 feet apart. The final -but equally important function of the camp was to train . agents in ways to cope ‘with enemy interrogation. . The first and most surefire way of — escaping the rigors of brutal ‘Nazi | questioning was, of course, to avoid cvnTuia, a ‘code name, was. an laughter of. rve agent in Poland during the search for the secrets of the Enigma coding machine. Nazis once they got behind - enemy lines. Always, though,” “lost” items would be paid for. It has been said that the, Mt in Station M stood for magic and magician and master of deception Jasper Mas- kelyne, a hero to awestruck British. schoolboys. before the war. He headed a camp section entitled the ‘Magic Group” which conjured up illusions and laid false trails. “Two of the few hurnorous- stories about the camp evolve from the doings of Station M. Once when J. Edgar Hoover, director of the American Fed- eral Bureau of Investigation (FBI), toured the complex, he thought hé saw several warships out-on Lake Ontario. Hoover was standing in a hut which Maskelyne had rigged \ with mire ies to; .deniable Cc daring, and:ingenious, Cynthia exploited her beauty and en- sexyal attraction ‘with breathtaking'success. Nazis. A lecture hall at Camp X included. a.“know your enemy room.” Here; Allied agents familiarized them- selves with weapons, uniforms and ib) of G i - Phis training:b hictt : that good agents could “easily | spot ‘out-of-uniform Nazis simply ‘by study- ing non-overt characteristics such as posture-and gait. They. could also prepare themselves in the event of capture just by looking at an officer's rank. That often gave Allied agents a clue as to the treatment they would receive when caught. They knew also . that whatever limited respect ‘the frighteningly real size. Some of the station's dsciptive devices included loaves of bread which * exploded, fountain pens that squirted artificial logs which ‘would blow up upon contact with fire and booby traps ranging from ‘jincen- . ’ diary cigarettés to animal dung. Plastic “manure heaps,” when placed along: -side real excrement,. were ‘very ef- fective as, mines, especially on one occasion when phoney elephant drop- pings were used in Asia. A Man Called Intrepid quotes Allied camouflage ex- pert Elder Wills as saying: “It was one tinie when bullshit really did more than baffle brains. It blew em-up.” (He was referring -to the unofficial ‘Camp X slogan, BBB, which stood for Bullshit Baffles Brains.) . There’ were some other lighter fe moments at the camp. ‘Throughout the war, the Camp*X prévosts:ran into trouble, first because the complex was a mixed or co-ed facility, and séeond because of its proximity to the Ontario Ladies College, a proximity which is thought to have been the chief reason “ for declaring Whitby out of bounds to _ camp personnel. - -One -- neighboring. farmer com- plained that explosive charges, which - he hoped were accidentally placed on his property, created difficulties for hig daughter who was nursing her. new- : _ born child. ; Once in a while, explosives 9 were . misjudged and on one occasion win- dows in the Dominion Store in down- town Oshawa, several miles from Camp Nazis gave | to whe Geneva Convention’ 's of fs would not apply to them. Spies were. often killed. ‘Agents trained at the camp were also readied for the eventuality that they may not be, able to withstand © interrogation by Hitler's men. They were shown how the L Pill could be carried in the mouth. The skin of the capsule’ was insoluble. If.an agent ‘ accidentally swallowed the pill, it passed harmlessly through the system. If an (agent crushed it between his arine British” ui Goad Sports Begin Here... ¢ Baseball ' Shoes: . pital i . recras 6 Clee, . JOGGING SHOES SETH MARTIN. sports Ph: 364-1757 teeth'ard enclosed potassium cyanide ; brought almost instant death. If some of. these “tricks” seem familiar to those of us who follow the capers of the American CIA today, it is , litfle. wonder.. Some time ‘around ‘December of 1941, shortly after the * Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the: - OSS began training agents at, Camp X. . Said Donovan: of the: training his OSS agents received at the camp under . ‘the tel ‘even i of ): “Bill Ste taugl ht us all we. ever, knew about focelga “usually reopened nf British and "Americans during the oe Such was the: case at Camp 'X. However, Allied agents training there did not waste much time p ing the RTS LTD. .907 Rossland Ave., Troll CAMP X became the staging for ki drich's lable detail of his habits, daily: schedule, and surroundings was Modiods aie, regular routes were ip! built into th cale models, and In critical places actually ] full size. This pl ph shows ‘the castle in Prague where he lived. the question since identification of a - neutral in a country at war would be a serious breach of security. Also, some ion would be y when the deceased was missed in.his native land. Finally, the body was sewn intoa rivalry for they knew that ‘the only real enemy was in Europe. But one incident points out one of the more unfortunate results of rivalry. BSC agent Dusko Popov, about whom Spy-Counterapy was written, was said to have predicted to ‘Hoover the bombing of Pearl Harbor months .. ‘before: it. happeried. Hoover, jealous that the Camp X-trained agent. was not ae member of the American. OSS, bag and sent along the normal courier route to New. York and from there to South America, Those who were more than just a. little curious about the camp might try to sneak in to get a closer look. Few. would lave their curiosity satisfied. Soldiers of the Canadian army were the’ main protectors of Camp X. As ly stated, drilled in silent death techniques served as the chief guards, threatening the life of any d Popov's ¥ - Camp 'X, though, was much more than just a base for training agents. The facility was also used by BSC as a testing ground and research facility for the diverse requirements of espionage activity. It: served as the: pri Id-be intruder. Barbed wire fences outlined the camp, surrounded by Lake Ontario on the south, Corbett'Creek on the north, and Thornton Road on the east. There was one entrance to the camp — at the east end: were not allowed to research facility within BSC’s network. For instance, development. of new forms of plastic explosives “(RDX for. one) took place at the camp under the direction of experts from the Univer- _ sity of Toronto. One such ‘explosive was so well perfected and easy .to conceal that Nazi pilots feared flying in case one had been secretly attached to the aircraft's exhaust system. Yet another ‘could be’ nt d by i‘ ally provided’ he could ‘ek assistance | © from .a doctor in a short time. - ‘So, with ‘the luxury: of ‘hiddsight:: ~ and the availability of. recently-re- leased material, we can now see that Camp X played a significant role in the intelligence operations of today. * People living near the camp in its heyday were not aware of the sig- nificant role it played. Nor, for that matter, were they even aware of what ‘the camp was. That's how it, got its “name. Area inhabitants dubbed the facility Camp X because of the secrecy which surrounded it. Camp officials adopted that name. -- Ag mentioned earlier, residents of the Whitby-Oshawa area were told'the giant radio antennae were owned and operated by the CBC. That explanation’ satisfied most. However. some began to ask questions about many strange and unusual occurrences which took place in and around Camp X. Qoestions~* _. about explosions which appeared to be coming from the lake (The course in underwater explosives can account for ‘this.) Questions about’ old cars trav- elling along area roads and suddenly- being d. (The p . for Heydrich's assassination can ac count for this.; ) _ One suspicious incident could have proved disastrous for camp authorities. One ‘prominent: South:American, killed through a training error, posed quite a problem for Camp X officials. Burial at " Oshawa’s Union Comatery was out of_ QUIET EXTERIOR of the focilty on nthe take Ontario shoe of Wait belles: what was 1 going on inside Spy-training focility. This is.one of ring a few pictures of Camp X known fo exist. centre and ‘easily understood by drive their own vehicles into Camp X. At the beginning of each day, they were picked up at their homes by drivers who would return them to their families at day's end. Rarely was the, camp entered by someone who was not being chauffered. This was one way to ensure that nobody and nothing could get inside without the guard’s know- ledge. - If security at Camp X was tight, so were the lips of people who worked there. if ~ Employées: had “little time ‘for socializing as long shifts, upwards of 12 hours, were the norm. Those who did have any social life knew enough not to talk about their work. When hired, they took an oath of secrecy ‘which was-so binding that, even to this day, most people involved with the camp during the war years will not — or can not — discuss the roles they played. Workers could not . even talk about their jobs with each other. Only first names were used when employ spoke to coll The possibility of a security leak through these people was very slight. It is safe to Assume that Camp X employees were never more than seeing distance from posters, popular in the day, which warned of the dangers associated with people who _ had the gift of the gab. “Loose lips sink ships” and other ‘such axioms were intelligence agents. It can also be safely assumed that . hiring of camp staff was done very secretly. This assumption is based on an advertisement in the Toronto Daily Star on January 19, 1942. Although it did not recruit workers for Camp X, it illustrated vividly the clandestine manner in which citizens were sought * out for war-related duties. The ad read: “Wanted: women between the ages of 23 to 35 for government inspection work at Pi only. Apply t 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. to I é flying under the British western hemisphere. General Motors in Oshawa manu- factured jeep-like cars, armored ve- hicles, gun and cannon-equipped car-° riages and tanks for use by Allied forces. Aspiring pilots learned the skills of. i ,Common- wealth Air Training Plan, offered !o- cally at the Oshawa airport. Several other local institutions performed less aggressive war-related duties. The existence of all these ii made the 1 of Camp . X on the Whitby-Oshawa border seem even ‘more practical as WWII pro- ceed -What is now the Whitby Psychi- atric Hospital was then used for the care of injured war. veterans. Today's Pine ‘Ridge Training School in Bow- ‘manville was a major POW facility. It is obvious that this area played a major part’in the Allied victory. ' As the war ended so ended the need for the camp. It officially closed in November of 1944, All significant documents and equipment were removed. Agent-train- ing manuals were bequeathed to the OSS. The property was turned over to the Canadian Signal Corps for use as a communications‘ centre. Some: new buildings were added to the complex and the old structures were: left standing. Some of the spirit of Camp X — _geemed toremain after the need. for ‘the | z ae became obsolete.” 3 ‘Igor Gouzenko, a Russian spy originally trained as a cipher clerk, . defected in Ottawa in 1945. Stephenson hid him in a house at the camp where he was safe from Russian intelligence agents who would surely have ab- ducted or killed him if they had found him. Such was the fear that the _ defector’s life was in danger that an ’ RCMP officer posed as Gouzenko when Gouzenko's wife entered the Oshawa General Hospital to give birth. Allied intelligence knew Russian agents were aware of her state and suspected they” would be watching hospitals in the area. ios ‘: Also, news of the Cuban missile * erisis and U.S. President John F. Ken- nedy’s assassination in the early 60s were first: beamed to the camp's com- - munications base which relayed the information to other outlets in the country. é But ‘the Canadian armed forces moved ‘out of Camp X in 1969, removing almost every trace of a military installation except the build- ings which have since been removed after vandals inflicted damage upon them. In the past 10 years, several groups have used or made proposals to use the camp for various purposes. The Whitby Fire Department held training sessions on the site. The Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Canada wanted to turn the property into a Board of United Kingdom and Canada, 6 Charles Street East.” _ It is believed that this ad was placed to attract people to jobs at Defence Industries Limited (DIL), the major industry in what we now know as Ajax. In those days, the town was named after the company. It.was called ‘Dilco and Dilville. DIL was the largest munitions factory in the British .Com- monwealth during WWII. More than 25,000,000 shells were manufactured there in the war years. As.at the camp, ‘security made the huge industry vir- tually inpenetrable by outsiders. The entire area was cordoned’ off. People caught with matches in the vigely, were subject to $50 fines. hk d. The Malta Social Club proposed the build of an inter- 1 and cen- tre. The Central Lake Ontario Con- servation Authority planned to develop a conservation area. The region sold some of the land to industries. The’ Liquor Control Board of Ontario is going to construct a $40-million ware- house. Gone are the buildings of Camp X — the communications centre, the training facility, the underground firing range, the agents’ barracks, the . motor pool garage, the administration building, the commanding officer's quarters and the guard-house. Gone too is some of the charm and * igue which d such people as cigarette could bring a three month Fail term. DIL was not the only war-related industry in the Whitby-Oshawa area. In fact, it has been said that this area . Churchill, Hoover, Fleming, Noel Cow. ard, and Greta Garbo. - But, with last week's announce- ment that a museum will be built to * perpetuate the memory of the.wartime was the most heavily area'‘of war-related industry in the intellig: ining facility, Camp X is to be resurrected. We should be glad.