B6 CASTLEGAR NEWS, September 7, 1983 Heat bakes crops WINNIPEG (CP) — Like a lot of other prairie farmers, Isadore Halyk thought his crops would be top-notch this fall. But that was before a relentless sun beat down day after day, searing the canola, wheat and barley that Halyk and his two brothers are just beginning to harvest on their 1,000-hectare spread near Melville, in eastern Saskat- chewan. Grain kernels simply didn't fill out like.they should have under the heat-lamp sun and ° cloudless prairie skies. Halky said barley was es- pecially hard hit. “We got half of what we should in weight,” he said. Across the West, farmers are being disappointed as they begin harvesting crops that had looked like bumpers. Over the last few weeks, major grain elevator compan- ies have been revising optim- istic production estimates: downward. Last week, United Grain Growers Ltd., and Pioneer Grain Co. Ltd., both with grain elevators across the Prairies, predicted total pro- duction. of the six major western grains and oilseeds will be down from last year’s record of 46.7 million tonnes. PROJECTIONS DROPPED Earlier projections placed “There's quite a bit of heat damage in it,” sald McDonald from|his spread near ‘the western Manitoba town. “It’s going.to be another hang-in- there year.” Although crops were look- | ing good early iti the season, a heat wave in July and es- pecially » August has cut the harvest of wheat, barley, yields. oats, flax, .canola and rye at much closer to the record. “As we know, the crop is reduced because of hot wea- ther, particularly in Mani- toba,” said John Clark, a United Grain. Growers spokesman. Despite the reduced ex- pectations, United Grain Growers last report esti- mates production across thy Prairies will still reach 42.2 million tonnes, which would be the second largest harvest ever. “We have what you calla good, average harvest,” said Clark. At Strathclair, Man., Brad McDonald and his two pait- ners are just beginning to harvest canola, barley, wheat At Regina, the’ capital of Canada’s most important [j grain growing province, tem- peratures have hit 30 C-or more on 17 days in August. Reduced yields are dis; couraging for many farmers FF who had another lush crop damaged last year by an early frost on Aug. 27. + However, there are some bright'spots in this year’s f harvest. Although the heat has re- . duced the number of tonnes of ‘grain being taken off fields, the quality of many crops is high. ‘The Canadian Grain Com- mission,. a federal agency that sets standards for grain, reports many prairie farmers will get a premium for their. wheat this fall because it is Tui 1. Howeve: pranksters. Ro} prised to hear t! POSTAL PRANK... Canada flag at Castlegar Post Of- fice was found flying upside down and at half mast eareear:| uy seents the act was the volte et THERE'S BIG BUSINESS IN SMALL THINGS PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Itty-bitty things are great big business, providing a $300-million market for such dainties as fist-sized houses, teensy sunken bathtubs and a doll’s birthday cake completes with miniscule candles, & trade esman says. ciaeareermel gs is all things small,” Tony Kohn, new president of the Miniature Industry Association of ‘America, safd at the windup of a recent trade show for miniatures. “The tiny items on display ranged from a $2,600 “ erystall chandelier with 28.6-centimetre working electric lights to a 2.6-centimetre copy of the New York Times “eosting 60 cents. “Most people think of,us as doll houses and things that go into them,” Kohn said. “But we are also all other things small. We are small furniture, we are smalf flowers, we are small foods, we are small sculpture and statuary.” It’s not a hobby for kids unless they have rich nts. “It's primarily for adult collectors,” said Kohn, whose firm imports porcelain houses that fit in the palm of the hand and require tweezers to move the furniture. “The typical miniature buyer is one who is collecting things because of the charm and interest of just itty-bitties. And we are all kinds of people. We are men who are makers of things, women who have learned to, become great mechanics while they have been working on their doll houses.” has din the last decade, but the and field peas on their 600 hectares. especially high in protein. , olo ‘Special Purchase! | a “ileelandic-Look Pullovers A.Try these on for size! Acrylic/Wooll > Nylon. Mock-neck & long-sleeved styling. Ivory with Brown, Grey, Blue. S-M-L. 1 77 each 30% Off Fashionable Juniors’ Pants B. Polyester/Viscose. Front pleats. 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NASSAU (AP) — Oppo- sition leaders in the Bahamas ‘* called ‘Tuesday for an im- ‘mediate investigation follow- ing a news report that fugi- tive financier Robert Vesco runs a major drug operation from. the Caribbean islands with i practice of miniatures is thousands of years old. The Pharoahs miniaturized their possessions, even their armies, to be buried along with the rulers. Even now, the prices are regal. “We've delivered a doll house, unfurnished, that cost $18,000,” said Duncan Fleming, a buyer from Lake Geneya, Wis. “It was custom built and was an exact copy of the person's home.” “Fleming said people indulge their fantasies, having things in miniature they couldn't afford in real size. “A young couple who planned to marry decided to start first with a doll house and furnish it to see if they were compatible and liked the same things,” Fleming Most (of \thesliems are made 9 0 sete oe But everything is authentic ta ‘ook and works like the real thing. INSIST ON ROYALTIES Gene Faroe of Fern Park, Fla., who constructed a stocked di store and “People in the Bahamas , are in a state of shock over leader of the opposition Free including duplicates of ‘Huggies diapers, a box of Nabisco Oreos and a can of Del Monte peas, said some firms insist on royalties if a product is copied. Don Meehan of East Windsor, N.J., used to do carpets, including authentic Persians, but now he's switched to lighting and has biiilt a limited edition of 10 =, Opposition leaders also urged an emergency session , of'Parliament. The next: ses- sion. of the House of As- sembly is scheduled Oct. 5,, Minister ‘“and only Prime Lynden Pindling can call leg- islators to Nassau before then. NBC News reported Mon- i day that Vesco has been running a major cocaine and marijuana operation for at least two years from Nor- man’s Cay, a small island about 800 nautical miles southeast of Miami and 100 nautical miles east of Andros Island. Vesco was expelled from and reportedly left the Bahamas in the summer of 1981. But NBO said he walks freely in public on Norman's Cay. The alleged drug oper- ation’ is “wide open” and is “said to be protected by Bah- amian officials and tolerated by. American diplomats,” the network said. “A Justice Department in- telligence report says a Ves- 0 associate has been ‘alle- gedly paying approximately $100,000 a month to Baha- “mian officials, including ‘the ‘prime minister,” the network said. It said tons of cocaine were stored in refi made of more than 3,800 pieces of hand-cut Austrian crystal and brass retailing for $2,600 each. This world of teeny-weeny bse everything from framed and to, sunken birthday cakes with twinkling candles, poker table with’ cards, fancy wallpaper, doll house shingles and make-your-own bricks. Some of the miniatures are sold finished, but others come in kits and collectors build them or let their children do it. “People can live out their-fantasies in miniature,” said Robert Perilla, the association publicist. “How many people would love to have a white bedroom but wouldn't furnish (their own) that way because of their chidren. But they go out and buy the exact tiny furniture and enjoy it that way.” Britain supports U.S. arms talks CASTLEGAR NEWS, September 7, 1983 B7 BUSINESS Estate wineries press on KELOWNA B.C. (CP) — and Trudy Heiss were . their two Edmonton salons. Today, they are trimming vines instead of hair as owners of Gray Monk Cellars, one of five estate wineries operating in British Columbia, Over a two-year period, the couple sold their ‘salons and sank $70,000 into the purchase of an eight-hectarée orchard near Winfield, overlooking Okanagan’ Lake. When they weren't plying their hairdressing trade in Kelowna to pay the bills, they were plowing up fruit trees and planting grapes. Along the way, they were busily learning the art of by reading and tapping the} of experts. In 1980, the Heisses proudly bottled their first vintage wine under the Gray Monk label: Twelve years ago, George working long hours in At about thes same time, Claremont estate: winery was corking its first bottles. Located north of Peachland, west of here across Okanagan Lake, the winery was built in 1979. But it was not until Bob and Lea Claremont purchased it from the original owner in; the: same year that’ production got under ‘way. , OTHERS OPEN Larry Talarico, president of Estate: Wines of B.C. Ltd., which handles sales, marketing and distribution for three of the wineries, says the wines are beginning to make inroads with the restaurant trade on Vancouver Island, in the Okanagan and the Vancouver area. About 800 restaurants currently list B.C. estate wines, he says. ‘ “The to. the in Y Less than two years later, two more estate —'Sumac Ridge and Uniacke — were also bottling wine from the lush grapes of the Okanagan Valley..They were dolnea ¢ this year by Divino estate winery near Oliver, B.C. The burgeoning industry, while not threatening the sales of the province's commercial wineries, appears to be filling a consumer need for quality wines produced from grapes grown _in B.C. Some commercial wineries import their grapes from California. Limited to 186,400 litres a year by provincial regulations, estate wineries are quickly that continues to grow,” he says. “And the appreciation for the quality of the products is growing because of the exposure in those restaurants.” In B.C., the estate, wines have limited distribution in regular government liquor stores due to their higher price which, says Talarico, is the result of “putting more wines in the bottle and,using local grapes rather than the cheaper imports from,(alifornia.” Despite that, sal I by h ins level as interest and demand in their product grows. ‘George Heiss says the reason for the public's acceptance of estate wines is the time, effort and pride - each family-run operation puts into the product, as well as the selection of European grapes that are grown in his vineyards. Z Harr McWatters, co-owner of ‘Sumac. ige, improving ‘and that has helped estate win ling our product hasn't been a n he says. “We've had tremendous ” marketplace. 9 ‘ iii liquor stores and at the wineries of non-listed estate wines. Talarico says there:is a ‘demand for the product outside of the province.ad he is planning to export wines to Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba as well as the northwestern United States in 1984. Along with the, other estate wineries, Gray Monk's has it over the last two years — to 48,600 litres annually from less than 22,700., With the recent addition of another six hectares to their estates, the Heisses expect:to reach the 186,400-litre limit within the next. two té:three. years. Gray Monk currently boasts seven labels, ranging © errois. from a Riesling to a)Pinot Aux “ Mi ae — TOYOTA TOPS OTTAWA (CP) — The Toyota ‘Corolla is clearly the best used car on the market, says the Canadian Auto- mobile Association, which also rates Japanese-made ve- hicles as generally better than those manufactured in North America or Europe. Based on a survey of more than 17,000 car owners, the 1980 to 1982 Japanese-built Corolla came out on top in terms of owner satisfaction and mechanical reliability, the non-profit association says in its third annual Used Car Buyer's Guide. The survey found that 95 per cent of Corolla owners would buy the same car again, 94 per cent were very satisfied with their car, none was unsatisfied, and owners rated dealer service very high. While almost all Corolla owners would buy the same car again, a Toyota official said that with import restric- tions in place they may have to wait for that opportunity. Hector Dupuis, Toyota Canada senior vice-president, said the company is having difficulty meeting demand and that buyers must wait from two weeks to three months for a car. And the wait could be longer if the purchaser is not flexible ‘about options and car color. And while Toyota has not Officially raised its prices, with demand outstripping supply, buyers have little leverage in seeking a bar- gain, Dupuis said. CELICA PREVIOUS WINNER It is the first year the association has pinned the label best used car of the year on any vehicle, although unofficially the association rated the Toyota Celica as the top used-car. buy last year. The association would not say which car was second or third best nor which is the lemon of the year. LONDON (REUTER) — Britain pledged full support Tuesday. for U.S. negotia- tions with the Soviet Union to curb nuclear missiles and said the reported downing of a South Korean airliner em- phasizes the pressing need for stable East-West rela- tions. A statement was issued by F Secretary Geo! Howe to coincide with the resumption of negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland to limit of i hang- ars on Norman's Cay, which has a paved runway big enough to handle jet planes, and that Vesco used dozens -of ‘boats and airplanes to smuggle cocaine and mariju- ana into the United States. range missiles in Europe. Official sources said it was meant to signify that Britain believes the search for an arms control agreement is too important to be derailed by the crisis over. the South Korean airliner which Wash- ington said was shot down by a Soviet fighter plane. Ten Canadians were among the 269 people who died when the South’ Korean commerical airliner went down last Thursday. The statement said Britain fully supports chief U.S. negotiator Paul Nitze in his pursuit of an interim agree- ment which would provide equality between the super- Powers and a verifiable bal- ance worldwide in American and Soviet warheads. 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