CASTLEGAR NEWS, April 2, 1980"

Castlegar Savings Cred-
it Union maintained a strong

in 1979 showed signs of the
sovere “margin squeeze,” or

Castlegar Savings Credit Union

Maintaining growth in its 31st year _

growth pattern in 1979 des-
pite climbing interest rates,
according to Russell Leamy,
its president and chairman,
In his report on CSCU's
S3ist year of fi

high cost of money, Leamy
reported,

‘ “This lessening of in-
come, of course, affects the
amount of funds available for
divident " the

Leamy noted the increase in
the prime lending rate from
12 to 14 per cent made 1979
“a critical year for us and for
all financia} institutions.”
He termed 1979 “a good
year for our di i ut

report said. "Steps were
taken to counteract the in-
come decrease as directors
reluctantly followed the
trend of other institutions
and started recalling mort-
gages and the rates

noting the interest they re-
ceived rose from $.7 million
in 1978 to $1.2 million in 1979,
“an increase of 77 per cent.”
He also noted a 24-per-cent
gain in deposits in

upward to a more viable
level.”

Continuing “the out-
standing growth pattern of
previous years,” 1979 assets
i by $2.4 million over

1979 as they grew from $15.5
million to $19.3 million.

The sharp decline in the
credit union's net profit from
$278,000 in 1978 to $192,000

RUSSELL LEAMY

1978 assets toa high of $20.5
million, according to the
chairman's report.

"The new asset mile-
stone of $20 million was
reached in September," it
said, “It took 27 years to
reach our first $10 million,
but only three more years to
acquire our second.”

Loans to members in-
creased by 14 per cent to
$17.7 million, Leamy  re-
ported, and membership
“took a strong forward
surge” as 1,184 new accounts
were opened at the credit
union’s Catlegar and Slocan
branches to bring the total to
an all-time high of 7,686.

Leamy also reported
Castlegar Savings Housing
Ltd., the credit union’s land
development subsidiary, sold
the last of the 28 lots on its
first subdivision by 1979.

The lots were sold at a
profit of $40,600, which was

to the credit

(Voice of the People /

Some local concerns

Editor, Castlegar News:

Some comments on cur-
rent concerns in the City of
Castlegar: :

1. The taste of the water
in Castlegar North is bad (try
itt), About 800 people have
used this same water at
Celgar for over 18 years,
unchlorinated, with no re-
ported ill effects.

Why is this expensive
chemical treatment needed?
City council should prove the
need to residents and if
health authorities dictate
treatment they should also
prove the need.

2. Seventh Avenue
North and South needs to be
four-lane right through, with
no parking allowed. The
present inefficient use (after
expensive upgrading earlier)
is now leading to delays and
lineups with frequent rear-
end collisions. Due to the

Hawaiian
Punch

When it was first developed in
the 1930°s, Hawaiian Punch
was only sold as a concentrated
syrup in the gourmet sections of
elegant department stores.

When consumers began mix-
ing the syrup with water to
make a refreshing beverage, the
company recognized the con-
sumer need and developed a
ready-to-drink beverage in a
can. :

Today Hawaiian Punch is the
largest selling non-carbonated
soft drink flavor in the U.S.

wide road there is much con-
fusion, particularly on left-
hand turns.

With expanded business
activity this change in road
use is urgent — diverting
some traffic at a later date
will not change this need for
safer, better use.

3. Dogs allowed to bark
and howl for an extended
time are infringing on the
right of neighbors to live in a
quiet peaceful area. This
very discourteous and rude
behavior of some dogowners
is evident in; 800 - 900 block
—2nd Ave. N.; 800 block —
4th Ave. N.; 700 block 4th
Ave. N. (very serious); 600
block — 5th Ave. N. and 500
block — 6th Ave. N.

Harassment of passers-
by by dogs occur on 700 block
4th Ave. N. (same dogs as
above) and 500 block 6th
Ave. N,

As this city grows, we
need to preserve carefully as
much as possible the smaller
town almosphere of quiet
privacy. So I urge

union, reported Leamy, who similar developments, it will
is ch of th pany ti to act as the de-

“Although the company . velopment arm of the credit
has no immediate plans for union,” he reported. “We will

a eae “LN
function as the holding com-

pany responsible for the
management of our prop-
erties.”

Bottle drive
big success

Early in March the
North Castlegar Scouts, Bea-
vers and Cubs’ activities in-
cluded a bottle drive. It was a
tremendous success,

The Scouts, Beavers and
Cubs have expressed their
thanks to the residents of

Castlegar North for giving ,

such strong support to the
boys by donating so gener-
ously to the bottle drive,

For your

information

Castlegar Library is
holding a short story com-
petition on three levels;
adult, senior and junior stu-
dents.

The short stories should
be no longer than 500 words
and must begin with the
phrase, “Late at night, long
after the library should have

closed .. .” and end with the ©

sentence “However, red is
still my favorite color." ”

Entries should be sub-
mitted to the library by April
26.

USCC Choirhosts U. of Alberta

The culmination of Erica
Selente’s initial effort to
bring the Alberta Choir to
Castlegar on an exchange
trip is the mammoth Choir
Concert to be staged here
April 29 when the 60-voice
Alberta University Choir
from Edmonton will be
hosted by the Castlegar
Union of Spiritual Commun-
ities Choir, under the dir-
ection of Paul Samsonoff.

This event was included
in the business of the regular
meeting of the Castlegar and
District Community Arts
Council held recently.

It was generally con-
cluded that though “Sara-
bande” received only an ade-
quate audience, it was a per-

formance of excellent quality ,

enjoyed by those present,
and the school workshops
were instructive for the chil-
dren.
The annual Art Exhi-
bition and its informal open-
ing, on the other hand,
attracted a large audience
this year. The opening at-
tendance at the National Ex-
hibition Centre, at which
featured Ukrainian dancer
Zena Ursuliak, exceeded 160
persons.

It was decided to spon-
sor another West Kootenay
People show next spring in
which all West Kootenay ar-
tists will be invited to par-
ticipate and another exhibit,
following in the fall, for

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two or more neighbors, dog-
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nuisance (rudeness) contin-
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sloped to the water's edge.
Mosquitos, now no problem
(a big plus for Castlegar), will
be more of a nuisance with
Murphy and a slower water-
flow.

Occasionally, now, when
the Columbia flow is very

“slow, the water turns rusty

brown from Celgar effluent.
This can become very serious
when Murphy is in place.

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Castlegar and district artists
only.

The annua) meeting of
the Castlegar and District
Community Arts Council will
be held in the NEC on May
26, at which time a new slate
of officers will be elected and
reports given of arts council
activities and its financial

Theatre Energy has a
new play on the theme of
Women in the Kootenays
which will be performed in
Castlegar, April 18 and 19, at
a location to be announced,
The play will be directed by
Linda Putnam from New
York and promises to be
Energy's usual good fare.

about DuMaurier Search For
Stars is also on file in the
Kinnaird Library for anyone
involved in artistic endeavor.
Any performer, amateur or
professional, in either the
classical or contemporary
fields of music, drama, or
dance, is eligible. Deadline
for receipt of completed ap-

state. Enter will be
followed by coffee and
cheesecake,

In her report on Koot-
enay Regional Azts Council
happenings, Doreen Knutson
outlined proposals for a Koot-
enay Arts Program devel-
oped by Brian Marrion, new
arts co-ordinator at David
Thompson University Centre
in Nelson.

Marrion proposes the
co-ordination of representa-
tion from West Kootenay
schools, arts councils, rec-
reation commissions and ar-
tists, as a step in the de-
velopment of longterm objec-
tives aimed at the evolve-

ment of the West Kootenays.

as a progressive-arts area
with DTUC as a focal point.
*  Marrion's proposal is on
file in the Kinnaird Library,
available to anyone inter-
ested in reading it.

Doreen Knutson, a
KRAC delegate, and Barbara
Langmuir, arts council rep-
resentative, will attend the
Assembly of B.C. Arts Coun-
eils in Vancouver on April 18
and 19; and Erica Selente will
attend the Recreation Con-
ference in Cranbrook in
April.

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RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CASTLEGAR

SPRING CLEAN-UP
PROGRAM

The City’s Spring Clean-Up Program will take place
from Monday, April 14, 1980 through to Friday, May 2,

Garden shrubbery and household refuse will be
picked up provided the householder complies with the

1. Branches MUST be tied and piled in neat bun-

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placed in plastic garbage bags or cardboard

The following items WILL NOT be picked up:

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Perry Smith met Dick Hickock-while both were

non paying guests of the State of Kansas. They were
cellmates at Kansas State Penitentiary in Lan-

sing.

Dick was a high school graduate with an above
pverage 1Q. His parents, who lived on a small farm,
had high hopes for their athletic son. Dick had
received offers of baseball and football scholar-
ships, but even with assistance he felt that
attending university-would place too great a finan-
cial burden on his parents. He took a mechanic’s
course instead and worked off and on in garages. At
the age of 19 he married a 16-year-old girl
but the marriage didn’t last. Dick played aroun
with another girl. When she became pregnant he
divorced his wife and married for the second time.
This marriage fared no better than the first.

looking, pleasart. Dick Hickock had no

assing bad cheques. Even his victims

that he could charm the birds out of the

trees. When he wasn’t passing rubber cheques, he

was stealing, and when he wasn’t doing either he

was in prison serving time. That's how Dick met
mith,

Good buddies

While cellmates at Kansas State Penitentiary
Dick and Perry became good friends. Dick had an
obsession. A fellow inmate, Floyd Wells, had told
him that years before he had worked for a wealthy
farmer named Clutter in Holcomb, Kansas. The
Clutter farm was rather isolated and easy pickings
for anyone with brains. Wells claimed that Herb
Clutter was known to keep large quantities of cash
in a safe in his home. When Wells:helpgd with the

crops.on the Clutter spread. the-eceupad of the...
house were Herb Clutter, his wife Bonnie, a son

Kenyon, and a daughter Nancy.
Dick constantly repeated the story to Perry. The
* two men arranged to get in touch with each other
once they were paroled. On July 6, 1959 Perry Smith
walked out of the Kansas State Pen. Five weeks
later Dick Hickock was paroled. The two friends
met as they had promised and agreed to rob Herb
Clutter. Wells had provided the pair with details of
how to reach the Clutter farm. Dick had one
stipulation. There would be no witnesses. Perry

agreed.
Serb Clutter had worked hard all his life. At 48 he

ansas State University. Soon after
had purchased a piece of land. His wife Bormie was
of some concern. She suffered from bouts of
depression and from time to time had been
admitted to rest homes. Nancy, at 16, was an
outgoing, good-looking young girl who planned on
attending university. It was Herb’s hope that
Kenyon, 15, would some day run the ranch. «

The Clutter home was a sprawling, ranch style,
modern dwelling with every convenience. Herb did
have one idiosyncracy. He didn’t believe in keeping
money around his house. In fact, he hardly ever
carried more than a few dollars with him. Everyone
in Holcomb knew that Herb Clutter always paid by

cheque.
it the early morning hours of Nov. 15, 1959, the
two small time hoodlums, Dick Hickock and Pe:
Smith, drove up to the Clutter ranch. witl
adhesive tape, rope, a shotgun, and a knife, the two
desperate men had little difficulty gaining entrance
to the house. The side door was unlocked. Quietly
they made their way to Herb Clutter’s pannelled
office. Try as they might, they couldn't find the safe

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fer,

ly located there. Herb Clutter
erded into his office. He

member of the Clutter family was tied hand and
foot. Kenyon was taken down toa separate room in
the basement. The two women were taken to
their bedrooms and placed on their beds.

Without blinking an eye Perry Smith slit Herb
Clutter’s throat. Then he shot the dying man at

* point blank range in the head. One by one each

member of the Clutter family’ was annihilated.
Later in the car the two men counted their take:
Under $40 in cash, a pair of binoculars, and a

: transistor racio. Four mutilated corpses were all

that was left of a hard-working, loving family.

Next morning the bodies of the Clutter family
were found. Law enforcement officials were
amazed at the viciousness of the senseless attack,

Dick and Perry were disappointed at the mea-
greness of their score, but it was too late. They read
about the murders in’ the newspaper, but later
admitted they felt no sorrow or remorse at what
they had done. Their minds’ contained only two
thoughts — to survive and to have some fun. Dick
managed to pass enough bad cheques in one day to
finance their getaway to Mexico. Once there
Dick became disillusioned, and as the money ran
out the pair made their way back to the U.S.

The Clutter massacre was considered to be one of
the most vicious crimes ever perpetrated in the
State of Kansas. News of the murders remained on
the front pages of the area’s newspapers for several
days. Radio reports blared cut details of the mur-
ders. Floyd Wells heard of the murders on the radio
in the penitentiary and immediately became the
one person in the world who knew the identity of the
killers. He couldn’t believe that Dick Hickack had
actually taken him seriously and tried to rob Herb
Clutter. Prisons are full of desperate men trying to
impress each other. Men brag. Rumors of the
big score pass the lonely. months and years. Such
haphazard information is rarely acted upon once
the prisoner is on the outside. Dick Hickock was an
exception.

$1,000 reward

Tempted by a newspaper's offer of $1,000 reward,
Wells went to the authorities with his story. He was
believed. As soon as the police knew who they were
looking for, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith became
the most wanted men in 10 states. Ironically they
made their way back to Kansas City, where
Hickock passed several bad cheques. This time the
men decided to make their way to Miami for the
Christmas season. Unbelievably Hickock used his
own name while passing the phony cheques. A
storekeeper became suspicious when Dick pur-
chased a TV Set. He had the presence of mind to jot
down the license number of Hickock’s

After a short stay at a sleazy hotel in Miami, the
wandering killers decided to move on through New
Mexico, Arizona, and on to Las Vegas. On the last
day of 1959 two Las Vegas police officers in their
patrol car spotted a Kansas license number which
was on their hot list. They edged the stolen car over
to the curb. It was the end of the road for Dick
Hickock and Perry Smith.

Both men later gave conflicting stories of the
exact events which had taken place inside the
Clutter home on that fateful night. Both were sure

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of one thing. They admitted being the murderers.
Dick and Perry were tried and fo

und guilty. They

Ly.
survived three execution dates on Death Row,
janged on April 14, 1965.

TE: tragedy of the Clutter family was
immortalized in Truman Capote’s best selling book

In Cold Blood.

Parliament's

funky mind

is out to lunch

“t think stupid is the
aesthetic of today,” George
(Dr. Funkenstein) Clinton
says with an anti-logic grin.
“But I'm not talking about
uneducated, unaware
dumbness—it’s more like
being consciously stupid.
The recognition of stupid is
a positive force in a world
over-burdened_ with logic,
and |! feel P-Funk is a
creative, positive nuisance in
that over-logical world."”

_As always, Parliament has
been at the forefront of the
new and soon-to-be popular
musical trends of tomorrow.

hey were the first to
explore the funky UFO phen-
omenon with Mothership
Connection, and the first to
take a musical look at
genetic engineering with The
Clones of Dr. Funkenstein.
The third album in their
storybook scenario focused
on the’ vibrational war
between Funkentelechy vs.
the Placebo Syndrome and
introduced the anti-hero Sir
Nose d'Voidoffunk. And Sir
Nose returned with his ally
Rumpofsteelskin to do battle
against StarChild and the
forces of funkentelechy in
Parliament's last release.
The Motor Booty Affair.

Now the latest musical
cartoon in the Parliament

saga is unleashed with Glory
Halastoopid. From deep in
the Black Hole, the stage is
set for the Big Band and the
next chapter in the ongoing
battle between StarChild
and Sir Nose. While there is
a storyline, most of all this is
a salute to stoopid from the
group that dares to be
dumb.

Back to George. *‘A lot of
folks feel our group and our
songs are silly. ridiculous
and stupid, for real. While
they might expect me to get
upset, Ij

fact, | wrote a song for
Funkadelic a few years ago
called ‘Super Stupid.’ and |
guess it applies even more
today. People just have to
realize that in the unlogical *
world we live in today, that
logic has gone completely
out to lunch. | mean, I'm
lunchin’ too, but we're just
eating at different coun-
ters.”

But no matter which
counter you eat at, one
listen to Glory Hallastoopid
will impress you with some
of the most brilliant music. ;
Parliament has yet re-
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Country

Razzy Bailey became ill
shortly before show time
recently in Lafayette,
Alabama. He was taken to a
local hospital, given medica-
tion and then returned to the
concert. Razzy opened his
show before the 2,000 peo-
ple in attendance, but com-
pleted only five songs before

almost on stage.
He was rushed back to the

hospital and was
with crcusonia.

Razzy Bailey
Perhaps the most unorth-
odox pairing of country music
artists yet conceived took
place recently at Columbia
Recording Studios in Nash-
ville when David Allan Coe
recorded a duet with Whi-
spering Rill Anderson!

The song was an Anderson
oldie, ‘Get a Little Dirt on
Your Hands’ and was
produced by Billy Sherill for
Coe's upcoming album.

Someone in the corner was
quoted as saying, “The enly
combination that could top
this would be the Ayotollah
singing with the Shah!"

Both Randy Barlow and
Razzy Bailey are among the
five finalists in the ‘New Male

be broadcast live by NBC-TV
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Also, Columbia Records’
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