'A10. es (casTLE@EN-NEWS Classifieds 365-2212/ Search for Roots Easy for Catholic o the tirst 10 wards are 756, overy CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, May 3, 1979 (classiriey : CLASSIFIED RATES AND INFORMATION NGhassilied Ads appuoring in thes ‘section run in the Castlegar Nows only. Deadline for subinission is Wednesday at 10.0.m. Thoy are not Action Ads and 'thoretore are not covered by our “Guaranteed Results” policy. Rates additional word is 5¢. Payment Policy Poyinent must be mode in ad- vance. Cosh, cheques. of cred cords, including Visa (Chargex) and Master Charge accepted. Business accounts, payment as pre-crranged. Please see Section "8" of this poper for our mojor ,Slassified Action Ads, MOTORCYCLES 1072 YAMAHA bullt engin. Ph. 365-3364, ce Mans WANTED FREE FILL wanted. Ph, S06 TARO If Rene Levesque ever CARP \e ATP soeaaer ened Q tram. wanted to look up his family tree, he would have a relatively easy time of it. Pierre Trudeau, on the other hand, would soon [FOR RENT SRNE-BECROOM house in, Robson. No children. No pete, MMB “FOR IMMEDIATE occupancy. Two- bedroom small house with carport Aully fur Ptarlaned, Ph. 65-5400 atts ‘after wo. ‘DROO! ated, EDEN, i nae Ancluded, Avail diately. ‘Ph, 365-5400 after 400 om MMB ONE- -BEDRCOM furniahed, cat ‘aperient n. 365-7883, CROoe turnlahed aap, Beapnerry Village. Responsible ‘married couple only. No pete, ay 365-7403. FURNISHED BASEMENT eulte for rent for working person. Ph. 365- 8342. AMII6 FURNISHED BASEMENT aulte In ‘Bouth Cent Castlegar. Available —_ inet MISC. FOR SALE FISHERMAN'S SPECIAL: 12-ft, aah 15 HP. Johnson, Easy- ayalter, ‘new, plua extras. Ph, MMi/3/11 6 Minimum nly. friday, dy, Bundy 9am. tos Govert iver, BG. Unit8 TIN 5000 6.T.U. Rach ‘ cometh we ‘or, ia $50. Ph. 385-7305 aT SHESTERFI ELD Gold & chair. floral pattern. Clean ‘end In excellent copdition. $225. Ph. 385-2387, MMs18 {0-CU. FT. FRIDGE GE. Yellow Soleure good shape, $125. 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Reason: moving. a MMI/2/18 We' PERSONAL TENNIS LESSONS for al lovely by certified national coact $338. “aia Announcements Mrs, tie Laren Is pleased to announce | ine orth ming marriage ‘of her di John, son of Mr. pt) Wedding mi lace the Castlegar drone, 9 Compiox on ‘dalle day, June: a Mr. end Mie ‘Norman an Ni ploased t the en tes Ment of thairel ceed ¢ ery! Lynne, to Josey lia, thd Mra, Beminia. avi wedding will take A aly Tite 1970 at St. Oavid's Anglican Church tn Castlegar. BIRTHS MORRISON — To Jim and Marlene jer, B.C., April rr. Le ol April 12, 070. ene run into problems. The reason? While Tru- deau, on his mother's side, is descended from English-speak- .Ing Protestants, all Levesque's ancestors were French-speak- ing Roman Catholics — and French Roman Catholics are a privileged group when it comes to looking up their ancestry, Since the French first set up colonies in North America more than 360 years ago, Roman Catholic parish priests have kept extensive records of all baptisms, deaths and mar- riages, “The records are much more complete than those kept in most English-speaking or Protestant ‘communities, and they are generally well-pre- served. “There are regions in Eur- ope where the documents are well-preserved, but what's uni- que here is that they deal with awhole people for a long period of time,” says University of Montreal demographer Hubert Charbonneau. 2 Charbonneau said it had been the custom in France for priests to keep accurate re- cords, and the custom was simply transplanted to the New World. ~ The custom was made law by a government ordinance in 1678, and although some docu- ments were lost through fires NOTICES atl Au ni? JMEsTING c 1B nonymous Ia a fellow. oh women who ehare or ngtha hope hel ator at tney may nope thelr common problem and or floods, no revolutions ever wiped them oit, Fernand Ouellet, history professor at the University of Ottawa and a specialist in the socio-economic history of Que- bee, says the records yield all kinds of details on the lives of ordinary people, This enables historians to get a much more accurate picture of society than they would get by studying the lives of kings and government minis- ters, It also means people look- ing up their family trees can come up with a very detailed picture of their ancestors, The French-Canadian Ge- nealogical Society provides ac- cess to a gold mine of informa- tion, and chief librarian Marthe Beauregard says that every month they get dozens of in- quiries from people all’ over ‘North America interested in tracing their roots. Its library — which is open only to People who have paid MASTER PLAN Continued from Page Al culture aspects of community “development.” He sald he found the plan's concept of co-operation be- tween the city and’ the school district. In the development of parks and recreation facilities “really exciting,” but added that "the reality of it is that going to require a lot of work.” “Up to that point there's been very little “But when you get to the bottom line, we've still got to find the bucks to do these * things," he added. ‘The parks and recreation chalrmian said the Castlegar "and District Public Library — which under the master plan would be included asone of the between the school board and city council, for’ example,” he said. “I think that’s definitely _ an area we have to get into,” Godderis' said the recom: mondation that “makes most sense” is that the recreational facilities and. service be con- tracted to the city by the CK. ‘ “Areas I and J and the city should have been given “more + priority.” He said he also felt resi- dents on fixed or low incomes — noticeably absent from the households polled for the study — as well as youth “got the short end of the stick” in the master plan. .The master plan “is not a final document in any way,” should perate together in that whole area rather than get caught up in things like talking about. our realities ‘over in Nelson at a RDCK meeting where the people there aren't really interested in what's , happening there." Another significant aspect of the study is the recommen- dation that the college parti- cipate to some degree in the function, although he noted there was “very little communi- cation at the present time.” Asked about the recom: of the $10 fee — con- tains marriage records for most French-Canadian parishes in Quebec, New England, New Brunswick and Ontario, as well as some death records. new facilities, he agreed the city needed and could use a new swimming pool and that in the area ‘there is “not enough attention paid to arts’ and pointed out. “But I think it's really a’ good thing in that it’s going to initiate'a lot of discussion,” he said. “Provided we do some- thing with it." He. said the first step in evaluating the guidelines in the study should be to begin dis- cussion as soon as possible with the various area political groups . involved in the master plan, Walk it to met: rocrenren Walk, a Hocietodar. ah Farmers Will $ Millions Yearly to Kansas Kids Think of it, Millions of dollars to be given away — every: year*‘— to deserving children for their schooling and medical expenses, . ‘That was the final wish of two childless brothers, simple down-to-earth farmers all thtir lives, when they made the children of three Kansas coun- hor atudies in law school. suitor relatives didn't like the Jones brothers’ last wishes —the will was challenged in court several times but. stood a Walt Jones, the elder brother, tipped the scales at 800 pounds and was known as the trader, the extrovert of the tles their heirs in 1953, The $3 million estate left by the Jones brothers, Walter and Evan, was mostly wheat fields and cattle pastures in Kansas and Texas 26 years ago. Now, because of the dis- covery of oil and natural gas on the land, the brothers’ holdings are worth $15 million with $1,125,291 coming in this year alone -from oil and grazing leases, All the $1,125,291' must be given away’ by next June, according to the brothers’ will. It's a full-time job to keep track of the money coming in and going out. — The Jones Trust will pay medical bills and related costs or school tuition for any young- ster under 18 who is a resident of Lyons, Coffey and Osage counties in Kansas, the area ‘where the Jones brothers were born, lived and died. The worthy efforts of the _ trust have ranged from paying $30,824 in medical expenses for lung surgery on the infant son ‘of an Emporia couple, to giving a farmer's daughter $1,600 to pair. He married in 1911, but he and his wife Olive had no children, Evan Jones never married and was known as the more reserved of the two, Neither brother had more than a few years of school, though it’s said Evan wanted to study singing in later years and * was turned down by the Juil- lard School of Music as toa old. Banker Bowes said it ap- peared the brothers had set up the fund for education and health care partly because they valued the schooling they didn’t have and partly because polio was such a danger to children at the time. It wasn't until after they died that the Salk vaccine was discovered and the iron lung became a thing mostly of the past, he said. The fund, after a quarter century, gives every promise of thriving, much to the joy of that corner of Kansas. As the years go on, the brothers’ memory dims, because as one Kansan putit, "They were just a pair of old farmers — until they died.” help others to recover trom alcohol- © 2 fom. Sunday: 9 am. — Breakfast Hing, Arrow Arms Hotel. day: —_ Discussion Meet, Sedth ‘Centre. Wednes- gay: 8 B.m, — Olecussion Meating, tu eran Church aes 4th . 365-6616 of 365-3503 Cards of Thanks | Tears a behalf of the Stani Hump ri Benker. nH Ike ada was only a ie ik you for making our dream come true. Sincerely. facKinnon Band President CEI intry acre Cast Hogar. yer ‘Bulding ats with we fer, Ph, 385-33 SST adi0/18 tag LANDSCAPED, fenced, ‘eed lot, In downtown Casilegar.. Beautitat view. Ph, Stents ‘ult irees, birch trees, level , $00. Ph. 385-7828 or 345-6205, StoiMMH8 VEHICLES 1076 DATSUN 8-210, 25,000 miles, excellant mechanical’ condition, no ey “ Renter tires, pprox, es per g 33000, Ph, 365-8000 0 fae alter @p.im.MWAIIOTIEN 73 FIREBIRD. TranacAm Special dion, 4-speed, T/A 6.6 motor, warranty Inctuded. Ph. 365- 5) all p.m., Of, 385-3302 iftice) Tuesday to Saturday. MMi19 sBTOLAND ROVER Fea Paint, low gies je, excellent condition. or Aaron at 352-5888, HS ev. 1970 FORD Finch ; Wagan. a ratle, radio, steering and rakes, "airconditioning. ai 71. IMI3H18 3954 HUDSON JET, sao We 364. 2772. MM/18 HOT RODDERS oe at oe 60 0, hort Beek wt with forged steel Ate Ph. MMI18 1pe3 ¢ rer par ae ial iRamiseion, new tires. 6003. IM I18 MUST SELL 1000 Chrysler ron, G Gountry “‘atation pe ee Man jany © ine CHEVY VAN Super 20 car pecial. 454 or automatic rane: leering and brakes, "four ur new 9.60-16.8 10,000 original pa pltes & Service ee a wy 6TH AVENUE, SOUTH. potential. $52,000. x150-ft. lot. carport. $39,500. schools, $19,500. Only $13,600. 2-room_ addition, Only $10, Locat man's Special! $19.900. Nicely hidden 2-bedroom, full-basament home on large lot. Hardwood floors, entry hall, separate dining room next to generous Ilving room. Subdivision 1305 - 5th AVENUE, SOUTH 100) Three-bedroom home on two levels, famlly kitchen, part-basement, and attached 11th AVENUE, SOUTH — Building Lot Shaded by native birch trees. Close:to park and RURAL TRAILER LOT — Pass Creek Area 115x215 ft. facing two roads. Well casing Installed. | MOBILE HOME — On Rental Pad 12x48-ft., 2-bedroom Safeway, with an 8x20-ft., Included are most appliances, oat and akirting. A very comfortable home. COMMERCIAL CORNER C-1 LOT ed at 2nd and Maple. 30x100 ft. Buslness- HIPWELL REALTY PHONE 365-7514 J. F. Hipwell, F.A.1., Rul. (B.C.) “SERVING CASTLEGAR FOR 12 YEARS” Lovely 3-bedroom home in Fairview Subdivision. MLS NEW LISTING — EVER WANTED A WORKSHOP? This one Ia king-size. 50x50 ft., fully insulated, situated on approximately 1-acre of tand at Tarrys. A beautl- fully set up 4-bedrcom trall- er, with decks and pool. Asking $75,000. WIII con- ‘sider offers. NOW REDUCED TO $66,- 500. 18 acres in beautiful Slocan Park. 4-bedroom -older home, plus fishing at your doorstep. This Is love- * ly acreage, about half is level. ‘Sultable for keeping horses, cultivating a gar- den, or just enjoying the peace and quiet. MLS NEAT, NICE AND NEWLY PAINTED. .See this spa- clous 2-bedroom home on popular 10th Avenue, S. ** FISHERMAN'S DELIGHT. Rustic log cabin on approxi- mately 1/3-acre waterfront Property at Robson. New. wiring, coal and wood atovea for cooking. Asking $22,- MLS AGENCIES LTO : ‘NEW LiSTING!.. Commercially zoned lot ‘on Columbia Avenue. Call the Cooper Team for detalls. NEW LISTING! Well maintained: smaller home on corner lot ,In Robson. Fireplace. SLOCAN VALLEY. Enjoy , the outdoors. It's good for you. You deserve to live on ~ @ two-acre hobby farm with “+: a@ good 2-bedroom, full- basement home. Located In thevamog-free Slocan Valley Good land — pictures avail- able In our office. Also, has trailer hookup for a little extra Income. $46,000. Third bedroom down, large . lot. Only two blocks from school. Aking $44,900. 5.96 acres in Kinberry Heights with 170,000 yards of gravel. Owner will sell gravel separately, if de- sired. Attractive family home, sit- uated on two large, fully landscaped lots. Several fruit trees, Close to school and shopping area. Wall- . to-wall carpet throughout. Priced for quick sale at $37,000. MLS View of a lifetime. New tog iome (4 bedrooms), 10 minutes from town. Beauti- ful 22-acre farm. Price $79,- . MLS : : Big — ; Beautiful - - - Super construction, South Castle- gar executive and family: Pleasure Somblnation: NEW LISTING! ARARE FIND. Lovely fam- iy nome on 10th Avenue, Lots of elbow room, plus room for abig garden. MLS areas 365-3347 Fine family living. “Three bedrooms, development downstairs. Good South Castlegar location. MLS Make more money on this ravenue-producing proper- ty, close to schools and parks. Excellent invest- ment buy. ween 4 A spectacular view of the valley is Included with this new, custom-built home on the bench (8th Avenue) in South Castlegar. New home In high ‘ahead area in North Castlegar. Fully tandscaped lot. @o BACK TO THE LAND, with rental house to help -pay the mortgage. MLS The list price in 8 near-new home Is only ‘$50,800 — no misprint. If your needs are geared to economy, this mobile home is for you. Listed at only $7, NEW LISTINGS! Three new listings at Pass- more. These parcels range from one-acre to 15 acres with two- and three- bedroom homes, plus addl- tional outbulidings. Possi- ble marketable timber on two of the Properties. OPEN SATURDAYS . The Cooper Team: Gordon Gemmill, manager & sales associate — 365-7800 Jack Young, sales la 17 jos associate — 385-6695 parks, and new homes. We, setting. coos ELEGANCEI This well bullt 3-bedroom home, with ‘office down, [s avallable now in the exclusive High Meadows Subdivision. Ask- ing $71 1800. NEW - NEW - NEW. This home is.so new it hasn't even been built yet, but it’s going to be a beauty. Over 1,100 8q. ft. on each floor, three bedrooms up, balcony overlooking the living room, plus a two-car garage and workshop to add to the many conveniences. En- quire now. You'll be able to choose your own carpets Glen Wiison, sates assoclate — 385-3407 and paint colours, HIGH MEADOWS * COUNTRY LIVING AT ITS BEST. Relax and enjoy the comfort of a home In High Meadows. Surround yoursalt with the good life, Quiet forests and great nalghbours, Become part of this new lifestyle that features nature, exclusive agents for this fine development, and offer unique .buliding sites, homes under construction, or fully-finishad homes — the choice Is yours. This weekend, drive slowly through High Meadows and A picture how enjoyable living Wauld be.in this_park-Ike—}- ated with heav ULTRA-MODERN DI 89,800, ESIGN gives you all the fea! {or a life ot I Yeasure acs lagance, with th oranee, 8 family In at Cooper Agencies, are home, This home | safe aad Hk HV Y34 By Murphy Shewchuk ‘With the Year of the Child underway, 1979 is a good time to encourage a simple, natural combination—kids, creeks and. fishing. : ‘Over the years, adull ‘tanec men have, in their own way, made.the sport of fishing much more complicated than it need be, Fancy hund-tied flies, expen- sive floating lines, custom-made rods and imported reels carried about in high-powered boats have tended to brand angling as the sport of kings. With the multitude of creeks, rivers and lakes within walking distance of most British Colum- bia communities, it shouldn't be this way. i Ever since Tom Sawyer was a boy, children have known that special rods, reels or lines are not Necessary for a day df enjoy- ment on a riverbank. After all, fishermen—young and ‘old— enjoyed this sport thousands of years, before the first sporting goods store opened. HANDFUL OF WORMS Most children know this, They know what they enjoy and they enjoy keeping the art of. fishing simple and uncomplicated. From the time most children got loose near a puddle, they’ve known how to spend an enjoyable day walking down the middle of a clear, cold, gurgling stream. ‘What children want to learn is how to coax a tiny hook and a battered worm into the watery nooks and crunnies behind cach boulder until a wary trout makes a fatal mistake, Although Huckleberry Finn is said to have made a birch rod, string und safety pin do the jol today's Youngsters prefer a sim- ple rod, a reel that doesn't tangle NO FANCY GEAR NEEDED Children easily hooked into riverbank pleasures .C., there's always a creek for a kid. too often, a few metres of nylon monofilament, some No. 12 hooks and a handful of worms, Add transportation to a clean ereck and heaven has been created, SPECIAL SPOTS The British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations ‘Synopsis, put out by the Fish and Wildlife Branch, lists dozens of creeks, tivers and lakes that are restric- ted to fishermen under 16 or over 64 years of age. Boston Bar Creek, in the Coquihalla Valley north of Hope, is a fine example ofa **frothing torrent** that would excite the imagination of any youngster, The Ashnola, River near Keremeos, while not re- stricted, { is another favorite ‘*kid creck." However, whether the creeks are close or far, most young children need the patient super- vision of an experienced adult to help them find a safe location and get started properly. ‘With a little advance planning and some sound basic instruc- tions, the ‘‘supervisor’’ should then be able to step back and, while watching from a distance, let the fry do their own thing. Children who have an gppor- tunity to spend a little time wandering. along a creek bank can gain an increased respect for nature and. themselves. The | plants and insects that inhabit the water-edge environment can be fascinating. Watching the slow moving shadow of a trout in a quiet pool is a memorable experience, even for older kids. Just being alone at the water’s edge without the, feeling of obvious adult control can be an impértant and value able part of growing up, : " In the sounds of a swift-flow- ing stream the adult world fades away and a new world'is created _ in which the child's imagination is king. x Such an outing is an adven- ture most children would relate. to their peers with pride. It is an adventure that could. also give them increased pride in the natural heritage that is British Columbia. This is a Tourism British Columbia feature. ‘20 Volunteers Required, Says Committee Permanency Needed Castlegar’s youth centre at the old arena will require more gommunity support and per- Tmanency in order to remain in service, according to city coun- eil's parks and recreation com- mittee chairman, Reporting on his commit- tee’s recent. meeting with mem- bers of Recreation Commission No. 1-and the city's youth committee to discuss some of the difficulties involved in run- ning the “centre, Ald, Bud $18,000 for Centre's 1979-80 Public Program The National Exhibition Centre here has been awarded an outright grant of $18,000 from the federal National Mu- seums of Canada, Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco announced Friday. Brisco, the Progressive Gonservative candidate for re- election, said the money is earmarked for the NEC's 1979 and 1980 series of public pro- . grams. Brisco said the grant was a step in the right direction toward solving some -of the Centre's financing problems. of the federal funding was dependent upon ..how much money the Centre could scrape up locally,” he said. “This meant the Centre had noidea of - how much it would receive from one year to the next, and that made rational program plan- ning ngxt to impossible, “The outright grant was part of what we were pushing for to put the Centre's financing ona solid, dependable footing,” Brisco said. He said much of the credit “has to go to centre director Bernard Bloom, who has very favorably impressed senior Na- “In the past, was really a hand-to-mouth opera- tion, where a large proportion Schroeder Prediction: * Godderis said approximately 150 young people — moatly ranging between 13 and 15 years of age — use the‘facility every week but the centre does not have the 20 volunteers ‘ needed to supervise the centre. He said the continuing operation of the facility is the result of the efforts of volunteer Maureen Grey, who “has more or less reached the.end of her tether because there aren't the 20 volunteers,” Although ‘the coin-operated ‘games in the centre generate an income sufficient to pay the facility's $100 monthly rent, the’ youth committee members don't envisage it as being just an amusement centre,” he said, “They hoped to keep the - youth centre open from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. each night,” Godderis said. “And they feel the centre - really needs a fulltime co- ordinator and ‘needs more faci- lities — for example ping pong tables, and activity room, music . equipment, alterations, paint, furniture and some noise in: - sulation.” The Backs ‘and recreation tional with a dedicated and imagina- tive approach.” SC 35, Opposition 22 chien MLA ee Schroeder's calculations, the Social Credit party will win 35 seats in the May 10 provincial election, Schroeder — Speaker of the House in the B.C. legisla- ture before Premier Bill Ben- nett called the election — told the Castlegar News last. week. that out of the 57 ridings left in B.C. after redistribution last - year, he predicted opposition parties will make gains, but not significant ones. Visiting. the Rossland- Trail riding to assist Social Credit candidate Phil Brooks in his - campaign, he said his spproach, to predicting ‘the results was “not optimistic, not pessimistic, just factual.” “What I've done is taken an analysis of all the seats that are there, take the historical or traditional voting patterns, tried’ to superimpose some of the changing conditions and come up with an analysis," he explained. ° “Tsay the Socreds can elect i a seats, Tsay the opposition. ‘doubt 11 seats. But that leaves a whole lot in doubt. You take the doubtful ones and just cut a line through the middle, and it should give us a pretty good idea of what the eventual outcome is,” Nominated last week to run again as the Chilliwack Social Credit candidate, Schroe- © der said the Progressive.Con- servatives' impact on the re- sults would be minimal. He predicted Tory support to reflect three to four per cent of the popular vote... Asked whether he ex- pected the close proximity of the provincial election date to the May 22 election to have a ‘significant effect on the votes, he said he found some opinions on the issue “quite demeaning to the general population.” "I think the election is more sophisticated than we wish to give them credit for,” he said. “And to say that some- body can't distinguish between a provincial and federal election -when they're 12 days apart is an insult to their intelligence.” ‘ean elect without . a lack. of co- : ordination as os great’ weak- ness” in the operation of the centre, which serves young. —~‘people ranging in background “from a principal's son to another young person ,whose father is in prison.” Calling for . “some kind of permanency” for the facility, he said the youth committee said‘ its operation : youth "committee hopes youll will eventually be able to help ' themselves,” he said. “A maximum amount of participation by young people would eventually be needed ‘even though that isn't-happen- ing at the present time.” Godderis told, council the recreation commission had of- fered $200 to bring Port Al- berni youth worker Doug Brimicomb to Castlegar to speak on operation of a youth © . centre, and won support for his motion that the city contribute $100 for Brimicomb's expenses. ‘Mowe. Canadians are’ unfit. Sadly, this applies to child- ten as well as adults. fn fact, fitness levels start to dete- riorate when .children start school. has been too haphazard and . By Selence Research Associates 18; ‘Review There's one thing sure about’ stress: you can't get. away from it. ‘Whether you are promoted on your job, buy a new house, go on a vacation, learn your - child is’ truant from school, | spend the day skilng or playing tennis, are divorced by your spouse, or suffer the death of'a loved one, you are under stress, whether you are aware of it or not,’ : - Stress affects people both: physically and mentally, It’. often is uncomfortable, When it is intense, we say we are “uptight” or we are “not to- gether.” We may feel challenged, helpless, . excited, frustrated, We may act quickly and deli- berately, or we may be unable to choose a course of action, or - we may act impulsively. Many authorities in. medi- cine, biology, psychology, be-'* lieve unrelieved stress plays a role in a wide-variety of physi- cal and mental ills, including * high blood pressure, headaches, ulcers, diabetes and backaches. . As noted, atreas is inev- itable. But its intensity and, perhaps, some of its long-term ill effects, can be, reduced if * people learn to choose how they will respond to stress-produc- ing situations. This section of the SRA Coping Skills Test is designed to dramatize the fact that you do have choices as to how you react-to most stress situations . —and that the way you handle a situation can make it less ‘ stressful. The answers suggested are _ those that a group of Chicago- area mental health profession- als felt would be most pro- . ductive in reducing stress, The professionals are on the staff of Psychological Re- sources, Center for Personal and Family Life, of Olympia Fields, IIL, and include clinical psychologists and psychiatric social workers who work daily with personal and family prob- lems. disagree with You may these experts yin their choice of answers for some of the situa- tions in the test. They ‘em- _ Phasize that in some cases you may be right, ‘depending :on, 7, Daca it tactfully with b, Avoid him,- ‘ “e Leave a can of deodo- rant at his house, d. Write him; an anony- mous note, 5. Your company is moving to another part of the country. You like your job — but you like. where you live now. What would you do first? , a. Begin looking for a new job, : 2 b, Write the Chamber of, Commerce to find out more about the new, area, . ¢. Talk to other employees * -to see how they are handling the problem, @: Talk with your mana- ger, about the move and details of the new location. 6. You have.an important job interview in a city 30 miles - away at 1la.m. A heavy snow- fall has slowed traffic. It is now 9a.m. What would you do first?- +a. Cancel the appointment for today ‘and. try to ‘re- +schedule it, b.. Call the person to say that you are starting out but may be delayed, : .c. Leave the house imme diately to: get an early start. d. Wait to see if, the weather. clears up within an hour, 7. Rose Ann, 2, has kicked one of her playmates and caused a° bad bruise. What’ should her father do: first? - a. Attend to the playmate - and tell her he's sorry she °. got hurt, ~ b Kick Rose Ann to teach { her that kicking hurts.” c. Take Rose Ann’ away and try to interest her in something else. d. Confine Rose Ann to a room alone for‘an-hour, 8. You have learned that your son is using drugs; you also feel -there are problems at school and in his social relationships. What wotild you do first? a, Take him.to the police station to talk with officers about. the. legal © conse- + quences of his actions. b. Insist that he see a counselor immediately or you will take more drastic action. c. Talk to the boy and try: to work together toresolve" your own ‘ your value ‘system, andthe exact circumstances, There are no pat formulas for dealing with stress. Mark the way ‘you would react in the situations listed below. Then ‘compare your choices with those Picked by our panel, , . . 1., You have been informed by your daughter's high’ school that she has been cutting her second-period class for the past three weeks. What would you do first? a. Ban ail social activities, and television. b. Talk with your daugh- ter, then work with her and the school to reach a solution, ¢. Consider this a “school” problem and tell school personnel that you will Suppo whatever action they tak d, Suggest that your ‘daughter drop the class if she really doesn’t like it. 2. Sarah, 68, has been de pressed since the death of her husband-six months agt. ¥hat ---. - would you suggest she do first to deal with the depression? a, Read books on the sub- ject and talk to others with similar problems, b. Change her job and make a new-life for. her- self. ¢. Move in with her chil- dren for a while. d, Move to a new area of the country so the memo- ries won't hurt, 8. Matt and Pat have a daugh- * ter, 22, who has moved in with . her boyfriend in nearby River City: The parents are troubled by: this behavior.. What would . you suggest they do? a, Tell the daughter she is not welcome in their home so long as she: lives this way. b. Do nothing: she is old enough to make her own decision. e Try to persuade the ‘young couple to get mar- tied Ke end the arrange: ment da. Th the daughter you disapprove but feel she is old enough to make such decisions for herself. 4..Lewis is a personal friend who habitually has an offensive odor. You find it difficult to be around him. What would you do? the getting pro- ' *, fessional help if necessary d. Tighten upondiseipline, limit his, spending money, and keep a more careful check on his whereabouts. 9. Loulse is ‘an ardent golfer. Her husband, Willard, prefers to spend more time at home. How do you think they should resolve the situation? = “Louise should give up B They’ should work out time to pursue individual interests. G tury should -learn to pla: a. They’ should stay home. together... 10, Your children leave .their clothes strewn about their bed-- * rooms, This results in constant fighting in the family because keeping a neat house is impor- tant to you. What would you do first? é a. Try to work out a com- Promise between your need for neatness and their lack of interest in order. b. Clean up their reoms yourself to avoid fighting ‘about it~ * ¢. Keep their doors closed Pa ie the mess be their a Tat that they keep their rooms clean an punish them if they don't, _ 11. has an elderly but ° healthy mother who complains constantly about her life and the people around her. She wants Mary to call or come to arrives, then a without eating’ or ~ d. Don't say anything ‘but font eave 8 Up for the 18, Michacts hobby is working on his lawn and ‘garden. The neighbor's cures constantly cut through his yard. What should he do first? : a. Build a fence. : ib. Call the police, ¢. Invite the children over, explain the problem, and ask for their ‘co-operation, | d, Call the children’s par- ents ‘and insist that they prohibit the children from erossing the yard. “14. A young woman employee ofa large company is making a ° presentation for her depart. ment to the vice-president of the company, a male, During the presentation, he makes an off-color: remiark. What should she do? 8. Try to think of a witty response, by Tell -him she does not appreciate his actions and expects him not to repeat such behavior. c. Ignore the incident and’ . continue with the presen- tation. d. Go along with ii so he doesn't get offended, be- cause his will -is essential for her advance- “ment. 15."Marian is an artist whe works at home. She has a good friend who calls frequently and talks for long periods, which is annoying to Marian, although she likes the friend. What should she do? +a. Try to find an indirect way to end the conversa- tion without hurting her friend's feelings. b,.Tell the friend to stop calling;,a real friend would not impose that way. "\e, Rearrange her schedule to fit in better with the ffiend's calls, d. Tell the friend she will call back when she’s not so - busy. ey 16. Sue lives alone and recently has been troubled by a rash of obscene phone calls which are making her ‘nervous. What should: she.do?’ a. Tell the caller the police ‘are close to verifying the *“ealler’s identity. 3 3 1979 Start Eyed Atet aR Pata ds oF ERIS RE “CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thureday, May 3, 1979 A 1. J Can You Cope: with: the Stresses in Life? b, Call the police and ask them to station a guard at her place: ¢. Report the calls to the «phone conipany and con- ‘alder getting an unlisted number. d, Not. answer the tele- phone for a few days. ‘17. Maria works as a second- shift computer operator and leaves work at 11 p.m. Re- cently, she has had several frightening experiences while walking the three blocks to the train, What should she do first? a, Quit her job and look for another one. b, See if the police could provide an escort to the train. .-Carry a weapon. _d, Ask the company to ban assignment ‘of women to the night shift, 18. For three years Jane and Andrew had gone steady. Sud- An- b. Force the other car on the road, . Honk your horn or fash Answer Key: Stress How are you handling the stress in your life? A team..qf psychologists and .psychiatr: social workers selected the best way to deal with the 20 stress- ful situations included in this SRA Coping Skills Test. + 1B °2. B, C, and D represent drastic steps; she should try i the denly, without expl. drew stops seeing Jane. What should Jane do first? )pel b, Let him know how des- perately unhappy she is. into“ seclusion and aaa ai happens. d, Become involved in new activities’ to: occupy her mind and time.” 19. The Newtons’ tean-age son, Victor, insists ‘on always wear- ing ragged blue jeans and a tattered sweatshirt. Mr. ‘New- ton's boss is coming to dinner to meet the family because he is * considering a promotion for Mr. Newton. What would you do ‘first if you were Mr. Newton? a. Insist that Victor stay in his room and tell the boss Victor will not be joining them for ‘dinner. b. Explain the situation to’ "Victor and ask for his co-operation, _ . Tell Victor that if he” doesn’t co-operate, he can . +, move out, d. Apologize for Victor's appearance and say it’s just a phase. 20. While you are driving to work, a car suddenly pulls. in front of you almost causing you to have-a serious ' accident. / What should you do? ct & Pass the other car as _ quickly a3’ possible. For Construction Construction of a proposed $2.5-to-$3._ ‘million highrise at the foot of Sherbiko -Hill should start erthia this . building’s completion. “We're und number of the housing units — estimated at 70 to 80 — which would be available after the :year,”. ac Pp :Malcolm Scott. -.+.. Scott, president of Scott Project Developers, told the Castlegar News he hoped the. “project : ‘would 'win city council “approval in time for.a start on sennereie foundations and shells for the highrise, proposed for 1101 Columbia Ave. He said he was “really » pleased” with the city planning committee's attitude : toward the proposal, which has:not yet n discussed by council pub- rey and would require a speci- fic development permit or odification of bylaws limiting to three whether * itt be a strata title owned type of thing or whether it'll, be half-and-half,” he said. Although the firm has not . yet made a formal application for ‘city approval of the pro- posed project, he said, he has shown the planning committee plans and sketches and is looking for financing for the development. _ “If the money's available ‘then the only thing left is to get their approval and decide whether it will be all .strata, part strata or just apartments,” Scott said... ‘then decide if any. otlier ‘option seems attractive. =” : +4, A is the ‘moat difficuté, but probably the most accept bh "10, In most eases, A; the best-solution because “it takes into consideration indi- vidual differences, and -For some, however, cleanliness is’ of such importance. that ;B rather than A would result: in lower stress. Still others can live happily with solution C..: #14. In a recent survey of successful women . executives, most agreed that a woman. in such a situation should remain “on task” and refuse to get involved in such . exchanges, although she should not che unpleasant about it, ts *17, B would provide the most immediate . solution. ‘D : would not be posgible because the law. prohibits Soatie em: ployees differently on the of sex. : Zot °18..A is best; he co have become’ ill or had an accident, 20. D is the best choice; . however, there might be some circumstances in which C would be appropriate and might be 3 a ‘redut In Control: You probably know how’ to make rational decisions based on your infor:, “where and how to get help: when you need it, Hanging In: You probabl; make appropriate decisions: much of the time but may need? more practice. _ By: Chances you are having problems copin; but are managing to get by. “Help!": You probably do: better in real life than you do ons, paper. If not, you do need help. } E ¥ 3 : FIRST AID TIP SUNBURN © If sunburned, move out of the sin ® If minor, prescription or commer: Gia! skin lotions are available ©1f the sunburn Is. severe, immerse in copt water @ Cover burn with a clean ciget or, bandage and seek Immediste medical ald, m the the height of see they feel. it's -quite- a - ‘viable project and something that is needed and it will enhance the appearance of the city and of course increase the intensity of the use. of. land,” Scott said. “It sounds’ like they're really going to co-oper- ate in any way they can”. _ He said his firm was pre- sently conducting a study to determine ‘the nature and the \V/j SELKIRK COLLEGE PHYSICAL EDUCATION ond ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT Invites applications for COACHING POSITIONS for the ‘i ear in the following sports: Basketball, Field Hockey, Soccer, Volleyball. 1979-80 academic Interested parties please contact: P.E. & Athletic Department 365-7292 ext. 286 * see her every day. What would you suggest Mary do? a. Visit the mother as little as possible, b. Visit every day; she will feel better for it. - ¢ Visit as frequently as + convenient, trying to focus on the positive things about her mother. d. Tell her mother that she is. tired of hearing her complaints and will not visit again until she stops complaining. ; 12, You are.- waiting to be served at a restaurant, Others who came in after you-have been served and are now eating. You. are feeling very angry. What would you do?. - a. Leave and let the mana- ger know why. - b. Ask the waiter why your order. has been de. Forest Technician required by our Forestry Department, based at Slocan, B.C., under the supervision of our area technicians. The successful candidate will perform a variety of duties related to the harvesting of 150,000 cunits annually. 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