18A CASTLEGAR NEW! Robson Man Is Charged In Accident, ; A Robson man has been charged with following too jclose as the reault of an ac- Charged is Edwin William ‘Rilkoff whose 1970 Chevelle -sustained an estimated $700 ‘damage when it collided with a 1970 Ford Terino driven by denji Hayashi of Castlegar. The Hayashi vehicles which v:received as estimated $300 , damage, had stopped to let sithree other cars pass before ytattempting to make a left-hand ‘turn when it was rear-ended. No injuries have been '8, Thursday, December 2, 1976 lot U: Importance of Folklore Institutes English Placement Test In this fast moving, tech: nologically-oriented world, there are still people who con- sider folklore and ts study important. Dr. Mark Mealing, a Sel- kirk College instructor, at- tended the annual general meeting of the American Folk- lore Society in Philadelphia from Nov, 11 to 14, along with about’ 600 other scholars from Canada, Britain, France, the U.S., Germany and Japan. The meeting presents an opportunity for folklorists to meet their colleagues and dis- cuss problems of theory and teaching methods, as well as refreshing their ideas and reported, "FOR SAVAGE ALL YOUR FAM! “SHOES THAT MAKE AN IMPRESSION“ SHOES AND LY FOOTWEAR sharing insights in their field of study. Dr. Mealing has been deeply involved in Doukhobor studies for a number of years and is presently the only pro- fessional folklorist in B.C. In Philadelphia he conferred with the Canadian Folklore Caucus which has been trying to estab- lish the ‘Canadian Folklore Study Association for three years but. has been beset by geographical troubles, Dr. Mealing attended a variety of sessions, the most interesting of which dealt with folk religion. These lectures attempted to set up a basis for cooperation between two dif- ferent worlds: the principles of western medicine and the ob- jective results of traditional healing methods. It is the belief. of Dr. Mealing that folktorists can contribute much to anthro- pological and medical study, He also belleves that Canadian scholars can make a valuable contribution to the worldwide study of folklore. Dr. Mealing formed and strengthened valuable contacts in his field while in. Penn- sylvania, He visited the col- lection of the Haverford College Library which contains signi- ficant material relating to a doing research there for the Selkirk College . Library, Dr. Mealing ensured that com- munication will continue: be- tween the two libraries. He also made two pre- in Di folk- “An English language test to determine where students are placed In first-year uni- versity and college English lan- guage aludies will be instituted in the spring,” Minister of Edu- cation Dr. Pat McGeer an- nounced two weeks ago. The placement test will not be used for admissions. to universities and colleges— Grade 12 performance in school remains the basis for accep- tance. : The test will identify stu- dents who are competent to take regular post-secondary English courses, those who re- quire supplementary ‘instruc- tion in composition, and those who require instruction in the use of English as their second language. The “uniform testing pro- gram was developed for the Ministry of Education by the a lore—one at Cabrini College and one at Temple University. ‘The latter lecture was made at the request’ of the leading North American sociologist of Anabaptist’ and communal groups, Dr. John Hostetler, Dr. Mealing will maintain communication with Dr. Hos- tetler and hopes to arrange a visit by the noted scholar to this area within the next couple of years. $ Latest by Tryco: Tomorrow - Friday, December 3 From 7 - 9 p.m. For the Train Hobbyist . . . Harry Chemoff val ps available tomorrow Ut for al “miniature pated Drop down and get ‘some tips on how to set up —— Castlegar Drug’s Toyland ——____—_. has of your necessary train supplies such as: sets in H.0. and “N” Gauge your own display. I Research Institute of B.C, It was requested by the universities and colleges, some of which in the past ad- ministered their own tests, Dr. McGeer said a major function of the program, which has been projected to the spring of 1979, is to provide information on the comparative value of the placoment test ° score and a student's Grade 12 English mark as an indicator of English language competence. Previous research has in- dicated that thé secondary school grade average is a good. predictor of overall success, but this may not hold true for in- dividual subject areas such as English and mathematics. Test results are also ex- pected to provide a comparison Not Linked To Coffee Can excessive coffee drink- ing trigger a heart attack? Some experts. belleve 80, of English standards in the many parts of the province and the world from which college and university students, come, The placement tests, which will be administered by. the Educational Research Institute, will be held’ in’ secondary schools in the spring of each year, and again in the winter for students completing Eng- Ush courses or graduating after the first semester. Summer or fall tests will be held at the post-secondary institutions to accommodate mature atudents and late entries, Individual student scores will be reported only to stu- dents, and will be sent by them to university and college place- ment officials who will inter- pret the test scores for place- ment purposes, Universities and colleges will receive a profile of scores for students intonding to enroll, for planning purposes, School districts will get an analysis of results of their graduating stu- dents to allow school officials to take corrective action in Eng- lish ‘brograms if these are in- dica’ ‘the test will consiat of two sections, One section will be a 600-word essay on one of five given topics. In the second, candidates will be required to identify errors in 90 sentences. Half the sentences will use error patterns typical of people who have learned English as their second language. but a group of hers who. have just completed a study say ‘definitely not’. 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Fashions Arriving JACKETS Pioneer: Brand & Laurentide 100% Nylon Polyester and Down Elegant New Daily! Sweaters, Cardigans, in the ethnic look! AIR TRAVEL AGENTS FOR CASTLEGAR NEWS SECTION ae December 2, 1976 Page 18 Safeway Assists United Way United Way campaigns throughout B.C, came out winners when Canada Safeway recently donated sales com- ‘missions realized from the sale of Western Lottery tickets. :, _Allsales commissions from the lottery tickets sold prior to the early August draw have been donated to United Way, ‘United Good Neighbor and Red Cross campaigns throughout the province. Lottery ticket sales through British Columbia's 93 Canada Safeway stores a- mounted to 13,476 tickets for a + gtotal of $40,428 or $4,042 in sales commissions. Safeway Stores have re- cently begun selling “The Pro- vinelal" Lottery tickets. Sales commissions from ‘the sale of “The Provincial” will continue to be donated to the three organizations. PADIS ISAS A Kids. Can Write Santa Claus Care Castlegar News Hey Kids! Here's your chance to en- syre your letter getting right to Santa Claus at the North Pole. Just write your letter to: “Santa Claus, care of Castlegar News, Box 3007, Castlegar, BC.” and we'll do the rest. Your letter will be published in the Castlegar News and a copy of the paper will go airmail special delivery, direct to Santa Claus. Don't forget to remind Mom and Dad, though, that your letters must be mailed to the: Castlegar News so that they're received no. later than noon on Monday of the week in ~ which they should appear in the paper. BASIS OOTENAY SAVING CREDIT UNION: Teas ssi As com aecune Aa caskenieloiy : SPs, & Second Annual Blueberry Creek Craft Fair Proved to be the Big Event on the Weekend with an Excellent Show of Crafts MAYTAG POWER MODULE DISHWASHERS Three bullt In and two convertible models to choose from. All dependable Maytags feature © Three level washing ® Unsurpassed capacity Balanced rack- ing ® Multi-cycle selection © Easy front service @ Quiet operation « Self-cleaning © Micro Mesh’ filter ¢ Revolutionary new power module combines afl washing, filtering, and pump- Ing Into one simple Holds ‘There will be no increase in any Autoplan premium rates for 1977/78, according to Ralph Gillen, .vice-chairman of the Insurance Corporation of B.C. “This means,” said Mr. oie speaking for the board directors, “that the vast majority of motorists in British Columbia-will enjoy the lowest auto insurance rates in Canada. Only the’ subsidized rates in Manitoba and Saskatchewan will be lower.” * Mr. Gillen, confirmed that there will definitely be a safe driving discount asa result of ICBC Says No Increase Line on Rates’ agreement with Ottawa, the safe driving discount has been established at 17.6 per cent for drivers ‘who did not have a blameworthy claim ‘in the * period from Oct. 1, 1975 to Sept. 30, 1976." Referring to the previously announced safe driving grant to under-25 single male vehicle owners or principal operators, Mr. Gillen said that almost $6 million will be distributed by cheque to those in this group who have acquired less than six penalty points on their driver's licence in 1976 and are without an sur- plus of $52 million. He said, “After. intensive discussion with ‘provincial anti- inflation officials, who have the job: of applying the national claims same period. = “Applications for this grant," he said, “will be mailed next week.” The ‘vice-chairman re- under the pt it’s Maytag’s Turn to Do phe Dishes installation plus. ui it ~ 1008 Columbia Castlegar Plumbing & Heating 365-8284 viewed the of the corporation in the current year, and outlined significant changes in Autoplan insurance for 1977/78. “The drop in claims is especially dramatic,” he said. “There ‘were! 622,000. claims filed last year. The present outlook is for 375,000 claims for the current year.” Mr. Gillen went on to out- line several significant changes in Autoplan coverage for the new insurance year. He said ' for the that the basic coverage for Third Party Legal Liability has been increased from $50,000 to $75,000 at nochange in premium. ‘ In the 1977/78 year there will be a 10 per cent reduction for females under 25 as a result of the broadening of rate classes. “In addition,” Mr, Gillen said, “there have also been im- portant increased in basic no- fault: accident benefits.” @ Weekly disability pay- ments have. been increased from $50 to $75. e Weekly death | benefits: have been increased from $507 to $75 for a spouse or’ de- pendent. e Weekly death benefits have been increased from $10 to.$16 for other than the first dependent. The vice-chairman said, “When motorists receive their renewal form we wish to draw their attention to possible rate class changes. “As a further aid in ob- taining rate class information, for the first time, motorists will be asked to provide the driver's licence number’ and ‘marital status of the principal operator of each insured vehicle,” Lions’ $1,200 Cheque Benefits Slocan Valley By John Bohle Castlegar News Slocan Valley Correspondent: Mayor. Agda Winje of Slocan presented a-cheque for $1,200 to the Slocan Valley ~ Lions Club-at its Nov. 25th meeting held at Winlaw Com- munity. Hall. Mrs, Winje said “This is money you earned and are en- * titled to; it represents work you enjoyed doing and the pro- ceeds will be used in the "Valley." ‘The club had bid in a clear-- ing contract for a new road. . Bernard Blades reported that $600 was forwarded to the Lucky Leo Lottery, with $198 being accrued by the local club. Tickets will be available shortly for the first annual dance to be held in the Winlaw Hall, with music to be provided by the Commodores of Castle- gar. Plans‘ by the club to con- duct a bonspiel will be finalized later. “The possible purchase of a 12-passenger vehicle for use by the senior citizens and juveniles in organized sports is under in- vestigation. It was reported that the November turkey shoot was a success and was profitable to the club. COMPLETE FINANCIAL SERVICE . INCLUDING ~ FREE CHEQUING CASTLEGAR 365-3375 — SOUTH SLOCAN .359-7221 B.C. Tel Asks CRTC For General Increase B.C, Telephone, Company said last Friday it is planning to file ‘an application with the Canadian Radio television wid Telvcommunications Com- mission (CRTC) for a general increase in rates. Company president B. A. Beneteau said B.C, Tel expects to. file the application by mid-December with the CRTC, the federal regulatory body which must: approve any + change in the rates of the telephone company. Terming the request for higher rates “the only responsi- ble and sensible option open to the company," Mr. Beneteau said details of the rate proposal are in the final steps of com- pletion and the application «: ‘ll Varied Displays Draw Crowd to Craft Fair An enthusiastic. response to the Blueberry Creek Craft Fair was shown by residents of this area wheri this second annual event was held ‘last weekend in the Castlegar and District Community Centre, under the sponsorship of the Blueberry ‘Creek Recreation Commission, Many excellent. crafts were sold by over 40 craftspeople and groups from Trail, Salmo, Greenwood, Nelson and Slocan ~ Valley points. Blueberry Creek residents contributed an abundance of home-baked goods and other 2 donations to add to the success of this venture. ‘A. Raggedy-Ann doll, donated by Leona Horvath, was won by Clarence Higgins of Blueberry Creek, while Linda Read and. Lisa fancy cakes donated by Jan Bouthelier and Lois Skublen. ‘Another highlight of .the fair was the excellent musical interlude provided to visitors on’ Saturday afternoon by a local group of musicians, the Kookanee String Quartet. On Saturday evening, Craig Jones and Brian Ledmill, entertained ‘the crowds while Sunday's program. presented Robyn Miller-Tait at the piano, The organizing committee members for the fair were Lynda Carter, in charge of booth space bookings; Pat and Vi Hegan and Ann Holden, who were active workers; Kay Grit- clin, bake sale; Dorothy Miller-Tait, . publicity; and) a number of other Blueberry residents collected baking. ‘Phe Blueberry «Creek Recreation hai request a gencral Increnw covering most items. “If our request is granted, it will mean most monthly In- creases for basic residential telephone service will range from approximately 45 cents to $1.60 depending on location,” Mr. Beneteau sald. Citing the need to improve the company's financial per- formance in order to be able to attract essential additional capital at reasonable cost, he listed the failure of the economy torecover more rapid- ~ ly, coupled with very heavy built-in costs of doing. business, as the two principal causes for the company’s own lagging re- covery-frqm its near-disastrous financial position of two years ago. “We're just inching our way out of a very, very serious - situation—one which not only threatened our ability to pro- vide even basic service’ to our moderated somewhat as the year went on, the company continued to pay a high price for the built-in inflation of con- tractual labor costs and interest charges on its debt. “Taking the two things to- gether—revenues not in- creasing fast enough and costs increasing too rapidly, we can see another crisis like the one in 1974 coming right at us," he sald, “We have to take the only responsible and sensible option open to us and that is to ask for increased rates to give us increased revenues. “If we don't, we slide downhill again and the cost of getting back on’ Jevel ground will be even higher next time.” B,C. Tel has a vital role to play in the recovery of the pro- vince’s economy and in its on- going progress, according to Mr. Beneteau, who emphasized that the provision of good tele- communications, which are es- but also the livelihood of hundreds of ‘our employees,” he said. “No one can afford to slip back to these conditions and we would be irresponsible if we failed to make every effort to prevent this.” # “In 1976," Mr. Beneteau said, “we slashed $50 million . from an -already pared-down construction program and we cut our operating budgets to bare-bones levels with strin- gent cost controls. “But in spite of these efforts on our part and in spite of the measure of ‘catch-up’ rate relief’ we were granted last year and because of general economic conditions, we didn’t get the number. of new. customers we needed to get us back on safe ground.” Mr. Beneteau noted that, although the rate of inflation’ on page SB) PETTITT PHOTOS SEE THE AMAZING’ SX-70 Alpha S.E. “ FROM POLAROID The 5.E, Has Five PETTITT PHOTOS SOLOHd ILilid Coupons . Guaran- i°- teeing Good. Pictures for the Ufe of the Camera . PETTITT PHOTOS _SOLOHd LilLL3d- PETTITT PHOTOS residents of that community as. well, were winners of the two d special praise for Terry: of Terry's Catering. Selkirk Grads. All Pass RN’s Registration Exams. | . The Selkirk College Allied Health of 1976 have Allied“ Health program—the trained ie proven again the high stand- ards of the program and the students enrolled in it. . In order to be designated as Registered Nurses, grad- tates must pass the Canadian Nursing Association federal registration exams. This sum- mer, each of the 19 graduates from Selkirk wrote five papers, and all 19 people passed every paper. This is the second graduating class in two years to perform at this level. “This is an extremely dif- ficult -course,” said Allied lealth instructor Margaret Nickle, “but the few students we select from the many who apply are serious, dedicated adults who clearly demonstr:ie their potential in the two years they spend-here preparing for their careers.” A good number of Selkirk’s nursing graduates remain in this area‘ to staff the region's hospitals. This is the real bene- fit to the college region of the CHOOSING LEADING & A Management Seminar AT HI ARROW ARMS MOTOR HOTEL, CASTLEGAR ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1976 — 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. REGISTRATION 8:30 A.M. Would you like to attend? - If you are interested, please complete the registration. coupon below, and mail it along with your cheque for $15 per person. For further information, please sontact John Noonan at Tel: 426-7241 y who remain here to offer. their services to the various com- munities. You Save af Bonnett's 10 Pct. 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