continued from front page
son's lawyer, objected to Mc-
Connell's statement that
Dawson had considered kill-
ing Stephen,

“I submit that u thought is
irrelovant to the issue of this
proceeding,” she said, adding
that it is hearsay evidence.

But David Vickers, lawyer
for the B.C. Association for
the Mentally Retarded, said

. the statement was important
for the court to decide what
is the child's best interests.

Mr. Justice lay McKen-

zie he

for Sunny Hill staff to accept
Stephen dying because he
had not had surgéry and that
she still feels the operation
would be in the child's best
interests. She also said that
when she spoke with Daw-

‘son, she did not believe he

was still considering killing
his son,

On Tuesday, hospital med-
ical director Dr. Robert. Hill

said Stephen should have the.

operation.
“He said the boy najpaared
to be in contact with his sur-
dings” before the device

“the judge agiced o. hear:
‘by

based on the fact that if he
d without’ their’ con-

McConnell be she told’ draining fluid from his brain
Dawson it would be difficult became blocked last month.

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“the association for the men:

tally retarded, the Ministry

of Human Resources and the,::

superintendent of ehlld wel-
fare. i

Hill told the court the mal.
functioning device, known as

> ashunt, was causing Stephen

“pain and distress,” but that

ithe * youngster! had . lived

without discomfort in. the

Dr. Patrick Murray,’

‘sent, ho’ would be liable un- ’;
der the Criminal. Code.

Murray ‘said he ‘would be
«willing to perform the oper-

“ation if the court ordered It.

He described the ‘boy, who
suffers from cerebral ‘palsy
and is severely retarded, as
being in a semi-vogetative
state, ‘although able to feed
and respond to pain.

mos .NO FUTURE |“

iy * When asked whether the

vi : urgeon,. ‘boy has,
said his acquiesence>in the

parent's decision — in which
he said he'had.no part —'was

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ble hope for
future development, Murray
answered: “It is my humble
opin ion ‘that ho; does not," .

‘Dawson
offered -
help.

VANCOUVER (CP) — The
Ministry. of Human’ Re-
sources offered. iesday to
help”. Robert’ and), Sharon
Dawson, fighting the, minis-
try over the fate of their sev-’
erely. retarded six-year-old
son, pay their legal fees.” =:

Human Resources Minister
Grace McCarthy. said: in. a.
news release she made the
‘offer after conferring with.
Attorney General ‘Allan Wil-

ms,

The Dawaons are fighting

Jan attempt by the ministry to;

win custody of. their. son
Stephen to ensure he is given

- an operation that will prolong
his life. eae al
Provincial court Judge*
-Patricia Byrne ruled Monday”

that the.operation, in which a
shunt draining fluid from the
boy's brain’ would- be re-
placed, ‘would constitute
cruel and unusual treatment.

But immediately after.

-Judge Byrne's. decision was

handed down, the B.C. Asso--
ciation for the Mentally Re-
tarded §

Supreme Court obtaining’
permission to: petition for: By.
court order that ‘the oper;

itody * of his; parents’ be

JOIN RACE.

quashed. on ‘grounds she
erred in’ finding that! a life-
saving operation. was -not
necessary, medical attention
under, the, Family and Child
Service'Act;

She also 'failed to’ consider

_ his right to.life, liberty and

security of the ‘person ‘tinder

the? Canadian: Charter. of
Rights: and‘ Freedoms,’ the
petition claims.

id from iron page

‘This is: the. sécond’ time ©

. Siemens has sought ‘nomina-
tion as a Socred candidate,’
He lost to Castlegar News”
publisher, Burt Campbell in*

1975.

Ho has boon an alderman
in Trail for. seven years al-
though he took’a break for
four years while he retained
presidency of: the Insurance

Agents’ Association of B.C."

And he noted ‘that, his e:
perience ‘with, both’, Soe

Credit and New’ Democratic”

LUUHLOUUENUALNUUH

; Party governments. in es-

jishing the

Corp: of B.C. has given hint

tacts and insights into the
kings of; government,

Involved in tho insurance
business in Trail for 21'%
years, including the last 14 as
owner of Currier's Insurance
Agencies Ltd., Siemens says
he, has’ “pretty broadened
business experiences.”

: “f've met’ people at. both
the ' provincial’, and federal
level’... these types of
things prepare you,” Siemens
added. -

Phil Brooks said the’ upcom-
ing nominating convention at”
Tadanac Hall ‘will ‘feature «
Educativn Minister Bill Van-
cor Zalm as speaker, ; 9)”.
In van. Interview, . Brooks.
sald. he expects :.att election |
will be called’ soon, but added
the disclaimer ‘that: “we: ox.’
pected one last ‘fall too.”
“We're not doing this be-’
causé we think‘an election:
will, be called, ‘we're, ‘doing,

proving himself... ‘The.
longer we:have the better.”

' continued from front page
Slocan sells food wholesale to the depot, but, the local
stores won't, .

“That's ,the ‘part that ‘hurts; ” she says, “That's
bugging 1 me.”

She said residents who donate. food to the depot are
probably buying it at. the local stores anyway. -

But that’s‘ not the only problem Demke's facing.

feel the town just doesn't need a food depot, and that the

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depot doesn't project a good: image for. Castlegar.
But Demke doesn't buy. that,

“A lot.of people’ don't want to admit we have ‘them
(needy),” she says: But-to those people she replies “Why
do we have seven more every. week? AndI don't see any
sign of it getting better.”

. She said the sooner people edmit there is a problem
“then we're halfway ‘to having that problem licked.”

‘As well, Demke has also received “crank” telephone ©
calls at her home. “On an‘ average I get at least one or two |

a week,” she says. “It's the, religious ones I firid getting to
me.”

. She says the callers quote the Bible and say that the ©
jecessary.

food depot isn't n
. “They. say nobody in this day and | age is really’in
‘need. I just wish ta heavens they'd look’ around.”
“"Demke: is.-also'-been hit: by: criticism that some
. residents using ° “the” depot. are abusing it ‘by either
showing up’ for: food twice, or by. taking the food and
selling it at the: nearest beer parlour.
Demke: admits that there may be some ‘people’
abusing the depot, but “for every one that abuses it there
. are 10 or 20 more that get the benefit of it” And: that
makes it worth it, says Demke.

She says the criticism that some. receive’ more than;
ohe bag durin period: is “i She <
has started a filing system and each person is recorded. «

“Thad somebody misuse it the very. first ‘week and I

caught them,” she says.

. the depot,’ last week Demke started spot checks « for |

identification:

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_make it to my face and aupply a name.”

She's also-been getting some criticism from residents who”.

Men

it’s a shame we've got to do this,” she
“'@o the charge that some are selling the etaries at
the beer parlour, Demké responds: think it's a,dirty
trick. If people have a legitimate complaint they, should

But she says they don't. .They just call her n
mously ‘and tell her she’s simply giving the .alcohe
more money to drink with.

» Demke dosn't totally disagree with the char,

a way it’s true,” she says, but adds, “That person’

the alcoholic still gets hungry. We can't.turn them ai
Though she says the depot has taken steps to try

“out. some on abuses, the charge of abuse has, had- its

effect 3
one of the effects is that she is finding support, for,

the depot has dropped.

“I didn’t expect people to pull back their, support
because of suspicions,” she says. “With the amount of:
people we ‘have on file there's bound to be one or:two
people abusing it.” x

~The accusations and lack of support ‘applar to be
‘taking their toll on Demke. She looks tired and slightly
-worn out.

‘Two weeks ago she was “ready to pack it in" because
she just didn't have enough help. Instead she shortened
the depot’s operating hours. It is now closed Monday,

:. open Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Wednesday and

Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — or. until the food Tuns
out on Thursday.

She has also received support from a local resident,
and two of the recipients have also pitched in

Still, the mounting hassles and lack of community :
support sometimes make Demke think “to hell with it.
What's the use? Nobody cares.”

~ But then a church group or service club or wr resident’
arrives with a large donation and “makes your day.” It’s
just enough to keep her going for another week,

And that was what happened Tuesday when she was
venting her frustration at lack of community support. In
walked’ Jim Crawford with ‘a $150'donation from the
alle teachers Demke was flying again.

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FOCAL POINT camera shop and studio on 8rd St.
has been ‘sold to Vogue Studios of Nelson. A sale has been
rumored for some time — ever since the bank:locked the
door on Focal Point owner George Fontes. Vogue owner
Helmuth Mayrhofer says he has no definite date for

‘reopening the store, but says it will be soon after an
: inventory sale and ions have been

JUST TWO DOORS down the street, the
long-awaited opening of the Homestead soup and
sandwich shop finally took place last week. The newest
downtown eatery started serving lunches Tuesday and
has been packed with customers since. It really is nice to
see a sandwich shop within easy walking distance of
downtown, and we wish owners Ken and Sally Walters all
the best.

\) MEANWSILE, the rumor mill is working overtime
on who will be moving into the old Update Fashions

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building across from city hall. Word on the streat has -
everything from an arcade to photo studio moving into %
the vacant building. ~ :

WHILE ON THE subject of vacant buildings, talk
around town is also speculating on who will move:into the
old Anderson Insurance location. Your guess is as goed as |
ours on that one. a .

IN CASE YOU missed it, Gladys and Dave finde a
were named Salmo’s citizens of the year. The couple was
singled out for their year-long efforts in organizing the ‘*
Terry Fox ign in Salmo, for izing and cooking .: |
real meals for ‘seniors and for taking seniors on bus trips. 5
The couple are also longtime members of the. Royal
Canadian Legion and. have been ‘an .active team’ in<
community. work all their married life. «= ~ S

CASTLEGAR’S PEARL ANDROSOFF watched the °°

Queen's recent. visit ‘on. television and, noticed: Her '
Majesty has a. penchant for hats, So Pearl decided:to |
crochet a hat and matching purse for the Queen which has
been sent to Buckingham Palace. “It was in. me,” said

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THE NEWS

The ‘television finale ‘ of
MASH not only swept’ the
ratings but swamped, the
sewers in New York.

Nielson | ratings indicate
that ahout 72 per cent of New
York televisions were tuned
to the last MASH on Feb. 28.

and go out with.a flourish
“but it’s a conversation piece,
more or less.”
* *
Charles Manson wants to
come home to the prison in
West Virginia where his rel-
atives once did time.
The warden at the state

tradition, I guess.”

In ig tek ‘iss ap-
pearance since he received a
heart-lung transplant six
weeks ago, Cameron Evans
of Kitchener, Ont., announc-
ed he'll pursue a career in
medical research or organ

Officials with the _ city's
de-

partment say from the raw
data they've seen, many of
those viewers were glued to
their sets until the show
ended at 11 p.m.

A few minutes later, tlie

- flow rates, in’ Water Mains

One and Two increased by
more than a billion litres,
says Andrew, McCarthy of

. the city's. environment de-

partment.

“Our engineers say you
would have to have one mil-
lion . people. flushing. their
toilets at the same time to
achieve that rate,” he said.

of «@

Georgia fans mourning the
loss of football god Herschel
Walker can now rest in Peace
in a Bulldog coffin.

Funeral home owner Rick
Williams of Milledgeville,
Ga., has come up with a coffin

. in the University of Georgia
colors of ‘red and black,

topped off witha glowering
Georgia Bulldog.

Williams says it’s possible
some Georgia booster may
really want to buy the box

Police.
Briefs

Castlegar RCMP report
that a Trail man was issued a
traffic violation after he
knocked out a West Koot-
enay power pole in the area
of the Monte Carlo Motor
Hotel early Sunday morning.

Randolph H. De Biasio was
charged with driving without
due care and attention after
the incident which resulted in
a power blackout in the area.

Police are also looking into
a residential break-in that
took place Saturday night.
No futher details are avail-
able. .

in
says he received a letter from
Manson, currently serving
multiple life sentences for the
spectacular Sharon Tate kill-
ings in 1969. :

“Some of. his relatives did
time in the facility, and he
said they helped build a lot of
roads in the area,” Donald
Bordenkircher said. “He just
wanted to carry on the family

“My life is transplants
now,” the 19-year-old told a
press conference just days
after returning home.

“It is so fascinating and
what it does for people is so
unbelievable.”

Doctors at Presbyterian-
University Hospital in Pitts-
burgh replaced Evans's heart
during an eight-hour oper-

ation Jan. 31.

Since his return, Evans re-
laxes at home making phone:

calls, seeing friends and he §

“sleeps like a log.”
* * ee
The White House was sold
at a mock sheriff's sale Tues-
day amid chants of “Fire
Reagan” from some of - the
2,000 unemployed. workers

who came from across ‘the:

U.S. for a rally and a day of.
lobbying Congress . about
their plight.

“We want jobs, not.
cheese,” said Greg Tekavec,
a Westinghouse rail worker.
laid off five months ago from
his job in Wilmerding, Pa.. +

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