The Castlegar News has two simple-to-' operate loan-out cameras’ (complete with film). which; it Is pleased’ to ‘allow groups, to use for taking pictures for use y the Castlegqr New: Arrangements He cameras, should ‘be. News Department a / WOMEGOODS: | impact,” economists, say, means thata revived housing industry may, help pull the whole economy,.,out ‘of deep. rut, “T. think housing Fecovery, {s a' good bet for 1883,” sai ‘Ted Gibson, ; housing eco: ook ‘for: Crocker; National : ‘In Ban’ Francisco, ‘But high nemployment, he warned, “casts a shadow over lumber. ordera, ‘and ’ it ‘con - tinued ‘through’ said William Kirtland ‘of ‘the Western Wood Products:As- sociation ’ in ‘ Portland, Ore. "Tm aure increased opts RETAILERS. LEARN among homebi ders made it « industry are bullish about 1983 because they expect in- terest rates; which began de- clining' last:summer, ‘or drop a bit. : . looking. for. lastmin ite. RECOVERY RETARDED ‘Pert B a it industry * economists * bargains may; be pre worry that recovery’ may’be retarded if potential buyers back ‘off because’ they - fear losing their jobs. And they say’ the “recovery ‘could be halted ‘if huge U.S. budget deficits ‘push “up ‘ interest rates. ” Spokesmen for. the industry, ‘say. there ‘is mas likelihood that , : merchants with large stocks of unsold will be forced to. them at unusually low P as many did last’ year. ; “We're: watching’ Problem fas ‘stocks and: acting ‘on them general Eaton's, “We're not‘ carrying dead: inventory ‘andi< we're | narrowing our assortments.” Retailers say ‘sales are For 1982, the ‘National joing: reasonably. well.. And. Association of Realtors pro “We bought narrower and ter quantities of what we : though would sell,” said John late ‘summer, when ‘interest’. duced ‘demand as the rates began dropping to their omy: worsened.’ This ‘ FURNITURE WAREHOUSE AT CHINA CREEK , Western; region id promotion manager, for Hudson's Bay. Co, : Several retailers have:im- proved communications ‘with the ‘company’s three. stores than 1981, “We're ecstatic,” said John Dennis, manager of the two-- year-old. > Cornwall :;. Centre. mall’ in’ downtown’ Regina: on't think, optimistically, that we can, match: ear,” said Mark Startup, executive director of the Retail Mercharits Association of B.C; “And last year was disastrous from ‘an Independent's. point’ of view.” 4 icLean, sales and promotion’ manager for.The’ year. ollar’ value for, ‘sales ‘in jack Hu itchins, setae manager of: ‘metro ‘Vancouver for ns-Sears'Ltd.,, said. sales olume' was off about'two ‘Christmas approaches.’ “We points this year. is happy if Frosty the Snowman x s/ didn't