CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, February 10, 1977 Imaginative Book Now to It is 1912, A great ocean + Uner—the greatest and: most luxurious ship afloat—is on its maiden voyage to America, Its * passengers include the rich and the powerful, as well as a steerage filled with people looking for new lives. There is an iceberg. A collision, A huge gash slices the hull of the liner. It is a tortal wound. The great ship sinks, It was the end of an era of security and courtliness. The story of the Titanic is __ Become a historical tale, because’it has not happened—yet. Right now, it is in the imagination of a‘ former advertising copywriter who used to think a ‘lot ‘about the great ghost ship resting somewhere on the bottom of the North Atlantic, “I mean the book to bo pure entertainment,” said Clive Cussler, His book, Raise, the Ti- tanic, is the story of a fictional attempt to locate and refloat the huge ship from a. near- well known. But now there isa new tale of the Titanic. It is not a freezing grave more than 2'/ miles below the surface of the Atlantic, * - COMMUNITY Bulletin Board CRAETS CONFERENCE A crafts conference will be held on Feb. 19 and 20 at the. Vallican. Whole Community Centre. The weekend of workshops will include variations on the theme “How to Make a Living at Crafts”. For further information, call Judy Bradford at 355-2475 or Christine Mathews at 226-7783 or write: Crafts Resource. Centre, c/o Slocan Valley Community Library, Winlaw, B.C. CITIZEN OF THE YEAR BANQUET The Citizen of the Year banquet honoring the 1976 citizen of the year, along with honoring citizens of ; the year of former years, will be held on Tues., Feb. 15 in the Castlegar and District Community Centre. Sponsored by the Castlegar Kiwanis Club, tickets are $5.25 per person. Tickets are available until 5 p.m., Mon., Feb. 14 at Cohoe Insurance and Castlegar Drug. WEST KOOTENAY CABLEVISION MEETING A public meeting will be sponsored by the West Kootenay Cablevision Scciety on Tues., Feb. 15 at 7:30 pm. in tl at Selkirk College, Purpose of the meeting is to acquaint interested persons and groups with the potential of community television and: exactly how the public can use the facility. RUMMAGE SALE A Rummage Sale sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary (Castlegar-Robson Branch No. 170) of the Legion will be held March 11 and 12 at the Legion Hall. For rummage pick-up, please phone 365-5812, 365-8274, $65-6559 (outlying areas), 365-6086, or 365-7367. - WOMEN'S AGLOW There will be an evening meeting of the Women's Agiow on Wed., Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Community Centre. Martha Heidt of Fruitvale will be speaking. meeting. For tickets. Please. phone, 365-7380. .OP ss ities 3. ‘ st HEART MONTH Don't forget: February is Heart Month! LEGION TOURNAMENT Slocan Valley Branch No. 276 of the Royal Canadian Legion is planning a tournament to include bridge, whist, darts, ete. Anyone i please Allladiesare welcome. No babysitting service at this-.. ‘Raise the Titanic’ $12 Million Movie “People are taking it ser- fously,” Cussler said. The world seems to be filled with people who are ‘devoted to reading every word about the death of the Titanic, Many of the Titante fans fit the same’ mould Cussler does— married, three children and a house in the suburbs, “There is-a middle-class fascination with the Titanic,” he said. The premise of the book is that there is a rare element, of which the only supply is locked in the vault of the Titanic. This element, if properly used, gives intercontintal missiles nervous breakdowns. The United States wants the element, The Soviet Union wants the element. The only way to get it is to spend a couple of hundred million rais- ing the Titanic, What has propelled Raise the Titanic on to the best-seller list is the technical data Cussler has compiled about the meth- .ods of raising the ship. .', “To a dégree, it would be possible,” the bearded Cussler explained as he eased his lanky frame into an undersized office chair. “It all depends on the actual condition of the ship, which is nothing more than an educated guess,” S The ship is resting 2' miles below the surface, where , the deteriorating rays of sun- light cannot reach it. The water is almost freezing, which’ pre- vents plant or sea life. from thriving and attacking the hulk. There is practically no’ oxygen in the water to aid decomposition. If the ship did not break apart on the way to the bottom or explode under the enormous water pressure, it could be in near-perfect condition. ‘The name Titanic would be legible. The paintings would be in fair shape, Dishes, furniture, records, pans and even corpses , “could be remarkably preserved, In the book, the first artifact.to be recovered is a cornet, Thé restoration of the instrument and the tracing of its origins are studies in modern technology. The Cussler plan for re- floating the Titanic consists of an elaborate system of air pumps,’ an as-yet-unperfected liquid underwater patching ma- terial and some valves, Just fill the old wreck with air and it pops to the surface. “Who can say that would- n't work,”. Cussler said with a smilé. Nobody expects the Titanic to come bobbing to the surface scon. Cussler estimates that the cost of raising the ship at more than $1 billion, Even if collectors were willing to spend $10,000 for a cup from the first-class dining salon (Cussler thinks they would), there is no way the project could be profitable. So—and this is the fascin- ation in this latest Titanic cult book—Titanic lovers will be able to roam the: salons and staterooms of the raised ship only through the imagination of Clive Cussler. They ‘will look at the mechanical camel (there was one) in the gymnasium. They will discover the body in the corner of the gym. They will wait while-space-age experts attempt to crack the Victorian security of the massive vault. The book is being. made into a $12 million movie, For the most part, Cussler has been banished from the movie set. He doesn't really mind, because he dislikes writ- ing screenplays. Provincial Gov't Cuts Arts Council’s Grant Castlegar and District. Community Arts Council mem- bers received word last month |, for_adults, afi f° $2,085 for allocation to various groups, and for, operating. ex- penses in staging concerts and other performances,. The a- mount actually requested was $4,000. Grant. ications will Phyllis Margolin will hold another of her highly stimu- lating watercolor workshop: poskibl} chifdren, “in “the Natio Exhibition Centre: in’ May of June, Date to be finalized later.. The Arts Council’ has sent a letter to the Secretary of State protesting the. Treasury Board ion to the Canada be discussed at the next meet- ing on Feb, 28, by which time hie call Mrs, A. Berg at 226-7726. ST. PATRICK'S DAY DANCE There will be a St. Patrick's Day Dance at the Senior Citizens Hall in Slocan on March 19. For more information, please call Mrs. A. Berg at 226-7726. BAKE SALE ‘ Blueberry Creek Beavers and Cubs will be - holdiag a Bake Sale Sat., Feb. 12 at 1 p.m.; at Safeway in the plaza. There will be a cake raffle. EASTER EGG HUNT ‘There will be an Easter Egg Hunt at Passmore on Easter Sunday at approximately 1 p.m. All the Valley - children (Crescent Valley to Slocan) up to and including Grade 6 are welcome. VINTAGE CAR CLUB MEETING The next meeting of the Vintage Car Club of Canada will be held on Sun., Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. Anyone _ interested in the restoration and preservation of antique automobiles is invited to attend. For further information, phone 365-7352 or 365-8130. KOOTENAY SOCIETY FOR THE HANDICAPPED MEETING The annual general meeting of the Kootenay Society for the Handicapped’will-be held Wed., Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. at 211 Maple St., Castlegar. The theme for the meeting is People... Programs . . . Progress. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART Your Castlegar Heart Unit needs you. Tf you are willing to pledge an hour of your time on Heart Sunday, Feb. 20, please phone Margaret Pryce, 365-8058 or Wendy Ferguson-Davie, 365-3274, Ask your friends to have a Heart and phone too. Be a life saver! VALENTINE CELEBRATION CANCELLED The Valentine Celebration which was to take place at the Adult Activity Centre this weekend has been cancelled. Valentines day is the last day that the Adult Activity Centre will be open to the public. You must hurry to see our wide range of gift items. D.V.A. COUNSELLOR AT LEGION | Department of Veteran Affairs Counsellor, Jim Wilkie, will be at the Canadian Legion Hall at Fri., Feb. 18 at 11 a.m, Any veterans or veteran's dependants wishing to make an appointment, please phone Steve Gallo, Service Officer, at 365-7669 or s Slove Melnick at 365.8082. A Public Service of Interior Puls and Anterior Lumber Operations. Canadian Cellulose Id have arrived. Kootenay Crafts '75, a touring exhibit project set up in 1975, has disbanded and a small residue of donated funds has been divided and returned to the ‘donors. Castlegar Arts Council has thus received a cheque for $30 for use in its efforts to encourage cultural activities in the Kootenays. The Federation of Cana- dian Artists will be unable to hold any art workshops this year owing to the lack of pro- vincial government -. funding. Many Castlegar residents will. regret this decision, as these workshops have always been popular and most useful to those wishing to improve their technique in painting, etc., and increase their understanding of art, TheBastad Walt Disney’s flues ite) Council, as the proposed in- crease in funding is unrealistic, in terms of present inflation. The Kootenay Chamber Orchestra performed in Castle- gar on several occasions last year to distressingly. poor audiences. It is hoped that there will be a large turnout for what promises.to be a very interesting concert given by the Kootenay Chamber Orches- tra, in conjunction’ with the Kokanee String Quartet, and featuring the harpsichord, at Selkirk College on Feb. 18. The Kokanee String Quartet de- lighted its audience last Decem- ber in the faculty-lounge of the college with the quality of its playing and the. lovely tone it produces. The, Twin Rivers “Ele-.. mentary Band Booster Club is holding a dance to raise funds in the Legion Hall on, Feb. 26. WALT DISNEY’S SUSPENSE THRILLER! -alias The Scarecrow peouline JEAN-LUG GODARDun ae cu FATRE _ at 12:10 a.m, Sunday. There’ Jacqueline Bisset . = TECHNICOLOR - To Become Real Here ~ Community Access TV | Community : Access Tele- vision is becoming a reality in the Castlegar Cable System, Equipment has’ been pur- j chased and installed by Com- munity Video Ltd., in a play- “back facility adjoining the head end site. Under the guidance of programing director Ed Cher- noff, the equipment and facility is to be used by the public in the production of locally originated TV programs, to be aired C il @ hg sf 1 ihe oge L (ist ued, . CASTLEGAR NEWS “1947 + 1977 Annual Telethon tentatively every Thursday ° evening at 6:80 p.m, on channel 10, : Anyone in the community who has an idea for a television program, or would like to pro- duce or: participate in the making of a program of com- munity interest, is invited to attend an informal public meet- ing to discuss community tele- vision, its potential and the manner in which the public can. use the facility. This meeting to be chaired | by Mr. Chernoff, will be held Tuesday evening at Selkirk . College. In attendance will be members of the Castlegar branch of the West Kootenay Cablevision Society. Local Acvéss Television is here to act as a vehicle of The intoanactive participant. From. ' this participation ‘flows tho nature and extent of the pro- graming, ‘which can be as varied as the imagination and skills of the participants.will. § permit.” ’ Phone 965-7266 . 191 Columbla Aye, , eee Monday Night BINGO” New Arena - 7:30 p.m. — Every Monday Evening! k Cash Prizes Jeune gt d by the Castlegar Sunflower Fest Committee + success of this service rests, directly‘on interest and active participation from all areas of the community. In outlining cable policies, the Canadian Radio and Tele- vision Commission made the :important statement? “Perhaps the: most signi- ficant factor which sets. the content of Community Pro- graming apart from existing television, is it’s ability to turn the passive viewer of television Helps Handicapped Kids Variety Club's 11th Annual di chil- dren's Hospital and Diagnostic and Telethon for hi dren will be available to 96.2 per cent of British Columbia's population this. February 19 and 20 via the BCTV network. President of the British Columbia Television station network, J. Ray Peters, said the system's signal has’ been extended since last year's Tele- thon to take in areas of the province that have never be- fore had access to the television spectacular which is telecast ” live and in color from the stage of Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre. ; The show runs for’ 20 consecutive hours and made over $765,000 for variety Club's children’s charities last years +." * Mr. Peters identif ied“ the regions which will be able to view the 1977 Telethon the first time as parts of the East -and West Kootenays and the Cen- tral Interior, as well as upper Vancouver Island. He said places ‘like Terrace, Kitimat, Creston, Prince Rupert, Revel- stoke and Campbell River will be able to tune in the show via cablevision, rather than receiv- ing the signal one week late. “We hope it means that more British Columbians than ever before will see the show and contribute to Variety Club's projects," Mr. Peters said. The club's major project is construction of a new Chil- Centre. The club must raise $5.5 million by 1980. The club has’ many other smaller projects which assist . less fortunate children df this province; in fact over 50 handicapped children's organi- zations have received assist- ance from the club since its inception in 1965. Three major projects have already been completed—Variety Farm at Ladner which cost over $600,- 000; Variety's Treatment Cen- tre for Children at Surrey at a cost of over $800,000: and a Mental Retardation Institute at UBC—the Berwick Centre—at 8 cost of over $1 million. money which was raised at the 1976 Telethon specifically for the Diagnostic and Treatment Centre, which will be a part of the new hospital. The club has raised well over $3 million in the 10 previous Telethons. - ‘Over 1,600 volunteer work- ers—from club members to. an active women’s auxiliary, to students of the B.C. Institute of Technology and UBC—annually . participate in the organization of the Telethon. The 1977 show is being put together right.now by Variety Club's chairman, Peter Barnett, + a well-known Vancouver res: taurant executive. Season's First Concert By Chamber Orchestra Here’s to'more culture in the Kootenays! Next weekend the . West Kootenay will host the first concert,.'this ‘season, of the - Kootenay Chamber Orchestra. This brave association is . now in it's second enthusiastic year. One has to applaud ‘the ‘tenacity and dedication put forth. by this embryonic com- Blueberry Man Dies Following Car Accident The driver of a car which went off the road near River- formed in Castlegar on Feb. 18, vale early Sunday has died in’ Trail Regional Hospital, and the passenger remains in critical condition. . Lorne Deschene of Blue-.. berry Creek died Monday after- noon from injuries received in the accident, while John Con-* rad is still listed as being in critical condition. ~ The car had left Highway-3 have been at least two. other fatal accidents on that stretch ‘of road within’ the last wo years. Paro Pages News and Ads Deadline. 5 p.m. Mondays. pany of rausicians.-In the sur- feit. of TV and. radio’ bom- bardment, any musical group along the more classical lines. . will have tough competition. Undaunted, the. K.C.0.A. is ‘presenting two concerts throughout the East and West Kootenays, The Canada Council has come through with the much-needed $6,000 grant for -assistance tothe musicians, Keeping an ear to public enjoyment, the concerts will be aimed not only at ascetic Bach lovers, but will include the uni- versal, lyrical favorites of Shu- : bert and Mendelssohn. The first series to be per- : will feature soloists Wendy -Panattoni at the piano and . Zdenek Kriz on the viola, plus a string quartet from the West: Kootenays, - ‘i 7 CABARET DANCE Saturday Night February 12 - Smorgasbord . 6pm , Cabaret? p.m, - Tam, ANE “Generation Gap” ‘Help your “heat by. talping your, Heart Fund. this od sponsored by: DAVE'S DIXIE LEE, For More Information Contact ee SELKIRK COLLEGE: ‘ 365-7292 (Local. 283) z. THURSDAY, February 10 and FRIDAY; February 1 i The: Winter Carnival --Thursday: Cross Country Skiing, Snowgol Tipsy -Talent Test. | Friday:; Snovishoe Races; Casing Danice (Castlegar *.. Campus) ‘FHURSDAY, February 10 e Women’s eke See This Week: i in Spo on “Sports pa; SUNDAY, February 13 Bs Le Selkirk College Film Festival featirhig “Atageutne=> : * Feminine", directed by Jean-! Luc Goddard at ,the = Castle ‘Theatre, 2 pm, a TUESDAY, February 15 . ‘“ e Tuesday Night at the Moviee_Forum: Death ‘of a “Great ‘ebruary «Canadian Writer Series presents a public Feading.by. ‘Ken Belford, “a: poet who responds “openly: What's going.on at ~ SELKIRK COLLEGE. Ist & 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 P.M. Dancing 28 980" eon . Proper Dress Fri. Guests Must be Me We Signed In Saturday Friday &. ie 190 perm aa Saturday J Open re pa Sat. after, 7.p.m. kend “Every: Sat. 1p. Darts: Mon.-Thurs. MISFITS ‘Dear Ana Landers: I'm ngage isnt 036 man but I'm afraid he's a Perfectionist. It will be thy first-marriage, his third. \. Sunday. we spent the day looking at homes, We both fell in Jove with an old brownstone. As we walked through the kitchen he sald, “I know you're going to.be ‘a wonderful cook.” When he showed ‘me the laundry room, he reminded me that he was very fussy about his shirts, Then, we went into the living room and he sald with a smile, “I'm sure you'll be a fantastte hostess.” When we looked at the bedroom, he sald, “You know how imp it is to Your ‘Din-Din ‘is Riana By Roy Doty. Double- day Canada Ltd. Toronto, 64 Pp. $5.75, | Book Review by Percy Maddux Roy Doty has a new little book of cartoons picturing two or more people talking. The humor generally takes the form of riddles, but there is some Your Din-Din is Ready graffi! on walls and. other. Places in the cartoon picture, “While the book is called , "Gunga Your Din-Din Is Ready", the humor Is. really better than that, although like all joke books, there are many weak spots. You'll enjoy, this , book, which will not take long to read, _ but. it is nothing to, become — permanently excited about. be a’ super bed partner.” Ann, noone Ferson can oxecl in gverything. How can I get him ee be more realistic? : —Looking Ahead Dear Looking: The next time you and your fiance go through the house, ask him to select the room fie wants you to be the greatest ‘in. Tell him you'll do your best. but, not to expect you to excel in everything. s Dear Ann: Mom died Bee was 11. Abe everything Iknow I - learned from: your column. T'm 19 now and work in an office. The boss frequently has . Msitors and introduces them to his staff. (There are five of us—all women.) Two remain seated, three of us stand up for older women but not for men, Some of us reach out to shake hands, others don't. What is. proper? —San Diego Dear S.D.: You should all rise when introduced to a guest—mals or female. A woman always extends her hand first. {It’s amazing how many women stand there like warts on a pickle, waiting for the man to extend his hand first. ° . . ° Dear Ann Landers: I am from a devout Catholic family, attended parochial schools and graduated from Loyola University. I married a Catholic man 10 years ago and we have five children. and alecholism were more than I could stand so we separated, Last May he met a woman he now wants to marry. This is a big decision for me because I belleve I will be automatically excommunicated from the church. My husband claims I am mistaken. Our parish priest is ill and T'm fot t conifortable with his assistant. Will you please check with Father Ted Hesburgh and get the facts? Thank you very much. ‘Unsure In New Orleans Dear Unsere: didn’t have to check.with Father Ted on this one. I know the answer. ‘A Catholic who obtains a divorce is not excommunicated. Remarriage, however, is a different matter. That's the way it stands now, but it may be changed. At-a- recent Roman ‘Catholic conference in Detroit, approximately 1,400 delegates voted to repeal the penalty of for Catholics who marry after divorce. This vote is subject to endorsement by the nation's 830 bishops, who will meet next May.in Chicago. If they vote yes, it will then be up to the Pope to decide. - . * s Dear Ann Landers: When you printed that great column about your brother-in-law David Brodkey, who died from lung cancer, I asked my mom if she had seen it. Her answer was, “Yes, I always read Ann.” ‘ I then: said, “Well, was that enough to get you to quit smoking?” Her answer was, “No, dear, but thank you for caring.” , Well, Mom, I care plenty. You are the most important person in my life. I'm going to misa you terribly when those damn cigarettes take. your life. Icare that your grandchildren will never get to know you and * enjoy all your wonderful atories of the past..I care that in a few years from now, when I am a married woman and my phone rings inthe morning, it will be one of my bridge pals, or my husband, but it won't be my most beloved friend of all—you. I'm not signing my name but you will recognize me as "Your Loving Daughter Dear Daughter: Powerful letter, young lady. I hope it connects, Karnie’s Ladies Wear .. 7 Just Arrived! eens Shipmnest: at keret of ie Match Dainty Plaids:or Pastel Shades of Peach, -Blue,. Yellow: of. White. -: @ Pant Suits with Blazer, Jack Shirt. or Tunic Top. @: Two Styles of Skirts to choose from, 3 sizes 8 - 18 KARNIE'S Locies Wear 33° Maple ‘ Me and my car our Tp of the Hat ‘goes to Pat Medge for the fine Recreation Commission WALDIE'S ~~ Plumbing & Heating Ltd. bad Hoek: “EMERGENCY, NUMBERS’ 5-7697 365.7613 - 365-7531 ¢ Free use of a. Guitar during: lessons ® Rental Guitars ‘available ‘Merriman Music 365-2511 Bill Smiley BOY, am | glad I'm not rich! - There is nothing wrong with money in itself, though the love of it is reputed to be the root of all evil. It’s what money brings in its wake that’ can make life a nightmare. For the past four days we've béen‘a two-car family, and it’s been a real brute. We heed two cars about as much as we need two houses, and I stilldon’t know how I got into this fandango, but I'm in it, and I wish I weren't. There wasn’t a thing wrong with our old car, except that it was getting a bit long in the tooth. Orso everybody: ery didn’t. think a 1967 Dodge - with only 48,000 miles on it, that ran like a bomb, was something to be ashamed of. Dogs are said to age about. -' seven to one, in comparison with humans, Thus, a nine- year-old dog would be like a 63-year-old man, That seenis fair enough: missing some teeth, missing some hair, and getting abit stiffandarthritic. But there are old dogs and old dogs, of both species. 1 don’t know the ratio for - cars and humans, but I'd guess it would be about eight to one. So, my 10-year-old car. - would be about-80 in human terms, * To some of you young people, 80 might seem a great age, But, to. my personal knowledge, for some people. life begins at8 80, Andmanyan .-, oldgislina home for the aged ‘will back ‘me up. They know, from personal experience, that some of the guys, at 80, 82, 84 are among ‘the most dangerous men they've ever met in their lives, socially and Sexually. We’ veall been reading late- ly about the Male Meno- - pause. At least I have. I think Tcame through it all right, but you never really know. Only _last Sunday afternoon 1 was giving my wife a big blast be- cause she didn’t want me to join the poker club and go to the Legion: Hall’ and play shuffleboard ‘with. the boys after work on Friday. She was a bit taken aback for about one minute. 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