child abductions 1 CALGARY (CP) — Devil “You don't get much evi- dence, because Satanic cults Red are so clandestine and cover Const. Jim Brown says in a report. “Children have a strong significance in Satanic rituals and there are suggestions they may be used.” Brown, an authority on Satanic-cult crimes, said an attempted child kidnapping in Red Deer, Alta., in the summer of 1985 is believed to have been the work of devil worshippers. The attempt coincided with one of 13 annual Satanic holy days, he said. Brown writes in his report that Satanic cults are likely responsible for a string of other serious crimes in the Calgary and Red Deer areas since 1982 — assaults, ex- up well.” Children are basically pure. They aren't corrupt. be. That fact, for Satanic ritual purposes, is it. To take a child and use it for a sacrifice is a horrendous thing. But Satanists want to take the child’s soul. They want to control it.” SUSPECTS LINK Rena Kirkham of Childfind Alberta, a group that tries to locate missing children, said she knows there is a suspec- ted connection between some child abductions and Satanic cults. , “It's definitely possible,” she said. “If you look at the dates some of the children went missing there's a pat- five most myst- grave robberies and even HARRISTON REVIEW were on the day of Satanic Brown started investigat- ing Satanic cults in central Alberta while working as a livestock inspector with the Deer RCMP detach- ment. He realized at the time “how serious Satanism really is and how dangerous it can The biggest obstacle in nabbing devil worshippers is that most police’ officers are skeptical, Brown said. They “think it is all hocus-pocus.” Rocky View Tex & eoping Service * Small Business & Contractors * Personol * Farm-Logging Ne. 06-1545 Columbie Avenue Castlegor, 8.C. VIN 131 IRENE MORTIMER (365-2352 oun 7a He has shared i i with a San Francisco police intelligence unit officer for years. The officer, Sandi Gallant, said she also found police skepticism frustrating. “But in 1980, we began to get reports from other agen- cies that there were murders taking place,” Gallant said in a telephone interview. “Animal sacrifices were definitely happening because we were finding the remains of animals with indicators that they had been ritually killed.” Newspaper press rare HARRISTON, ONT. (CP) — A stranger approaching the single-storey building on a Tuesday morning hears a rumbling sound like a freight train crossing a shaky rail- way trestle and feels a slight vibration underfoot. It’s the weekly Harriston Review cranking up its anci- ent printing press, believed to be. one of only two of its kind producing newspapers in Canada. The “two-revolution flat- bed” press made by C.B. Cottrell and Sons of New York more than a century ago is still a mainstay of the paper in this community 65 kilometres northwest of Kit- chener. And the apparatus resembles an old steam loco- motive in more ways than sound. Its ponderous weight, the size of the wheels that make it run and its heavy black metal frame resemble an an- cient engine. Then there's the little raised platform and seat for the operator, much like the place where the en- gineer sat in a steam loco motive. The operator spends long hours painstakingly feeding the press by hand, one sheet every three seconds. Each sheet is taken from a pile on a wooden platform atop the press and handed to the machine. Each one meas- ures a metre in length and about three-quarters of a metre in width, and each sheet makes four full-sized, old-fashioned pages for the Harriston Review. PRINTS ONE SIDE Since the press prints only one side at a time, the piles of sheets must be manhandled from the lower platform to the upper platform before they can be printed on the second side. Lottery prize to top $80m NEW YORK (AP) — A multi-state lottery offering jackpots up to $80 million US is under consideration by of ficials in seven states and the District of Columbia. If legislation is approved by the jurisdictions involved, the lottery could begin as early as fall, but is more likely to start early next year, said John Quinn, dire ctor of the New York State Lottery In addition to New York, the other states involved were Missouri, lowa, Oregon, West Virginia, Rhode Island and Illinois, he said. The eight jurisdictions have a combined population of 43 million, Quinn said Most other presses of this type are found only in mu- seums and pioneer villages, and perhaps in the occasional job-printing shop. That's because they can only be used for printing by the “letter-press” method, which employs hot lead poured into a mold on a lino- type machine to form the let- ters. Most printing firms, newspaper or otherwise, have switched within the last 40 years to the more modern offset method which depends on photography and thin chemically treated, metal plates. Jim Dills, executive dir- ector of the Canadian Com- munity Newspaper Associa- tion, said he believes the Harriston Review and the weekly Belmont (Man.) News are the only newspapers in Canada still using flatbed letter presses. The Review's owner and publisher, Joop (Joe) Akker- huis, 68, speaks, reads and writes fluently in four lan- guages — English, French, Dutch and German. The native of Holland took a four-year, college-level course in graphic arts along with extensive studies in the languages he speaks. WORKS UNDERGROUND From the German invasion of Holland until April 1941, he served in the Dutch underground, impersonating a medical doctor and ac- companying his brother, a real doctor, while he visited German-guarded labor camps to treat patients. Motion stops colicky crying Motion is the magic treat- ment that can stop colicky babies crying. Dr. Elinor Ames, a psy chology professor at Simon Fraser University who has been studying crying babies for five years, confirms this fact, but admits that re- searchers still don't know why, although the remedy seems to have something to do with breathing. “When you rock or move a baby,” she says, “the baby breathes faster and more regularly. If we can make a baby breathe regularly, it will stop crying.” The average baby cries less than three hours a day, according to Ames, but a col icky baby can easily double that quota. Ames discounts claims that all colic is related to stomach pains. “Most colic is not some kind of separate disease,” she says. “It's merely a lot of crying.” ‘Ames recommends that parents carry their colicky babies around as much as possible, even while doing housework, to take advan- tage of the calming effect of movement. “The trick is not to waste time doing housework while the baby is sleeping,” warns Ames. “Parents need their energy and should rest when the baby is asleep.” And a word of advice from Ames to the friends of new parents with a baby suffering colic: Forget stuffed toys or clothing as baby gifts; in- stead give babysitting time. “The freedom, even just to take a nap, is invaluable for new parents,” she maintains. Loading & Hauling Back Hoe Work Road Gravel Concrete Gravel Sand Drain Rock Top Soil KINNAIRD Ph. 365-7124 Serving Castlegar and Area for 44 Years! WEEKEND WORK NO EXTRA CHARGE. 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" bers in Saturday's Lotto 22; 38, 42 and 45, The 60 Cents 2 Sections (A &B) Celgar pulp mill gets $1.5m grant By MIKE KALESNIKO Writer Kootenay West MP Bob Brisco an- nounced Friday a $1.5 million federal grant for development of improved technology to reduce odorous emis- sions and increase energy efficiency at Ceigar pulp mill. ‘The grant was awarded to Celgar Pulp Co. of Castlegar and the Van- couver consulting firm of Sandwell Swan Wooster Ine. res The grant covers approximately 40 per cent of the total cost of developing, igning and installing an combustion air system for the recovery boiler at Celgar. “Successful achievement of the de- velopment targets will open the door to greater efficiency at the Castlegar mill, helping maintain existing employment levels and Celgar’s competitiveness in the world market,” Brisco said at a news conference at the mill Friday. “It will also lead to a cleaner environment for Castlegar and possibly for other Canadian pulp towns as well.” Brian Blackwell, process and energy specialist for Sandwell Swan Wooster, said the new technology, set for in- stallation by spring of 1988, will hopefully reduce odorous emissions by 50 per cent, but could reduce it by as much as 75 per cent. He emphasizes there is a possibility that a 50 per cent reduction may not create a noticeable change in smell. Public hearings ‘nonsense’ By RON NORMAN Editor The federal government's decision to hold only one public hearing in each province on controversia] proposals to deregulate the Canadian transport- ation system is “infuriating,” says @ Castlegar man. “It’s a bunch of nonsense,” said Joe Irving, a delegate on the Nelson, Trail and District Labor Council, and coor- dinator of the Castlegar Unemploy- ment Action Centre. Irving questioned how the federal government can “pull the whole rug out from under” the country’s trans- portation system without full public hearings. Ina brief to Castlegar council, Irving asked the city to immediately write Ottawa and urge that Bills C-18 and C-19 be tabled until extensive public hearings have been scheduled, includ- ing one in Castlegar. Irving said hearings should be held in smaller communities to remind the Standing Committee on Transportation and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney “that it is our community and other smaller, more isolated communities, that will be most adversely affected by the passages of these bills into law.” Irving said a public hearing would “provide those who will be affected in continued on page A2 BRIAN BLACKWELL ... world leader Blackwell explained that the human nose can detect as little as one part per billion of sulphur emissions in a measured air space. “When the emission is cut by half, it might be difficult to say there is an improvement,” he said, pointing to the extreme sensitivity of the human nose. “But at least the total area affected by the odor might not be as big.” Blackwell maintained that if the odor - emission is reduced by as much as 75 per cent, the odor will be virtually eliminated. . ful i of the technology in Celgar’s boiler could also mean international attention for the Castlegar mill. Wilf Sweeney, general manager of Celgar pulp mill, explained that in Canada alone there are some 46 kraft pulp mills which would benefit by the new techiielogical developments here, not to-mention~ around the world. “Once the technology is proven here there will be worldwide interest,” Sweeney said. Brisco added that Castlegar could make the Canadian pulp industry the “leaders in the world.” The new technology does not mean the boiler at Celgar will be replaced. A new boiler, according to Blackwell, costs about $100 million. Celgar's boiler, though reaching some 26 years in age, will simply be remodelled. The new system will not only increase steam p in the recovery boiler, but will increase the recovery of pulping chemicals and also reduce water pollution. The technology “opens the way” to continued on page A2 D’Arcy says budget a ‘disappointment By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer Rossland-Trail NDP MLA Chris D'Arcy says the provincial govern- ment’s budget is “disappointing” and adds that British Columbians expected more positive news from the Bill Vander Zalm government. In a telephone interview from Vic- toria Thursday, shortly after the budget was read in the legislature, D'Arcy told the Castlegar News he is unimpressed with the budget because it does not provide many benefits for taxpayers. In his budget speech, Finance Min ister Mel Couvelier said personal income taxes will be increased to 51.5 per cent of the federal rate from the present 44 per cent. D'Arcy criticized the hike. “It's (budget) one of disappoint ment. There's nothing there for job creation and we're seeing our income taxes go up,” said D'Arcy. In his budget speech Couvelier agreed that more money needs to be spent on silviculture, but added that the forestry industry will have to come up with the funds in the future. “In the future, further ihcreases in expenditure on silviculture are likely to be required,” said Couvelier. “To mitigate the impact of these on the provincial treasury, the forest industry may have to assume more respon- sibility for sivilculture activity, pos sibly in exchange for longer and firmer tenures.” By only giving a slight increase to silviculture funding D'Arcy said, “It is clear that they (provincial government) are only paying lip service to silvicul- ture forestry.” D'Arcy also slammed the Vander Zalm government for only giving a small increase to public education funding while private education re- ceived a 42 per cent increase. He also criticized the Couvelier budget for slapping a Pharmacare user fee of up to $125 per year for senior citizens and increased user fees for people requiring the services of chiro- practors and physiotherapists. “It's discriminating on people who need those services,” said D'Arcy. He added that he does not know why the provincial government has put a six per cent tax increase on car insurance, imposed an increased fee for applying for a driver's licence and imposed a two-cents-per-litre tax on leaded gaso- line. “It's going to cost British Columbians more to drive no matter what ICBC (Insurance Corp. of B.C.) does,” said D'Arcy. While he was disappointed Fer most areas of the budget D'Arcy said he was pleased to see the provincial govern ment eliminate the restaurant meal tax and reduce the provincial sales tax by one percentage point from seven per cent to six per cent. “That was nice to see,” D'Arcy said. But D'Arcy added that the budget is still negative and will penalize tax payers. “The public has had high expec tations of this government, but we're not seeing any changes here,” said D'Arcy. SPRING CHORES . . . John Voykin takes advantage of first day of spring Saturday to prune fruit trees. Spring MOORE SAYS officially arrived at 7:52 p.m. Friday. Budget good a By SURJ RATTAN Staff Writer Castlegar politicians, business people and school officials have mixed reactions about Thursday's provincial government's budget. Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore said she feels the budget contained both good and bad news. Moore said she is pleased to see the provincial government has eliminated the restaurant meal tax. She also said she is glad to see there is more money going towards education and daycare centres, But she added that she does not like the tax increase imposed on small business, which will jump to 11 per cent from eight per cent. In his budget speech Finance Minister Mel Couvelier said beginning on July 1 small corporations which have an annual taxable income of less than $200,000, will have their taxes raised to 11 per cent from eight per cent That move will raise an additional $25 million this year and $37 million next year. “T don’t like the tax increase on small business,” Moore told the Castlegar News. Moore, who is a director of the Union of B.C Municipalities, said she is pleased to hear that the provincial goverfiment will bé discussing Bill 88, concerning municipal liability insurance, in this legislative session The provincial government has also approved an sit octal AUDREY MOORE . . dislikes taxes JOE IRVING . . Fobbing poor increase of five per cent in welfare rates for families and single parents, a change Moore favors. The Couvelier budget has also approved a 30 per cen* hike in funding for the province's daycare centres. Cathy Lafortune, director of tt Hobbit Hill Children’s Centre in Castlegar, who said the increased funding was news to her, was cautious, noting that she ‘would like more specifies on how the 30 per cent increase-will be allocated. continued on poge A2