A4®). CASTLEGAR NEWS, August 22;1982) ‘ (CASTLEGAR NEWS ESTABLISH 7, 1987 1980 INCORPORATING THE. MID WEEK, MIRROR PUBLISHED SEPT. 12, 1978-AUG. 27, 1900 Crey LLY. CAMPBELL — PUBLISHER AUG, 7, 1947-FEB. 15, 1973, ‘OFFICE MANAGER — Elaine . ADVERTISING — Linda Kositsin, Carol fi CIRCULATION —Diana Warne: tee | Magaw r Vested Las ud i ight in thot port ond thot port only of belong to the edvesticar, Saar r id: provided, however, any sdvertisement prepored trom repro proots, engravings, etc. provided by the advertiver shall remain In and ' y, Negativism the curse The following is ‘reprinted from The Vancouver Sun. ° It was predictable. No sooner had the Pacific Weather. Centre's chief meteorologist ‘announced that in. future ‘ail Environment It's about time we stood on our own. two feet, stopped listening fo the radio’ and ‘teleyision broad- casters who pressured the gover- nment into copying . the. U.S. forecasting system, and did Canado f would include a percentage probability of rain, and what happens? Their predictions for the Greater Vancouver area have been largely fulfilled, The clouds rolled in and It has rained almost every day since. Negativism. That's the biggest curse facing us. today. Believing that only the United States can help. us find the silver lining through the clouds. Three years ago, meteorologists there "began doing: what: our meteorologists are.doing now. —: expressing ‘themselves. in perce: ripped A an positt about the weather, ‘ ‘1+ Team’ B.C., the organization. aimed at boosting the province. out, of its recession mood, has the right idea: "We want to encourage people to have a more positive at- titude. If you can think yourself in: to a recession, you can think your’ way out of it, too.” H Environment Canada should pick upon. that philosophy... Why shouldn't we have percentage probobilities of sunshine instead of rain? It won't affect the accuracy of tage ofp look what that produced. the p — just the way we feelaboutihnem. . .* ‘ Good old days By W. Roger Worth Participatory democracy. That was Pierre Trudeau's clerion call back in the 1960s when he was seeking the country’s top job. Those were the good-old days, when unemployment was seldom more than 6 percent, when double- digit infl was hinkabl Which brings me: back to Trudeau's “participatory democracy", a good idea that was never really accepted, either by the politicians or the public, The point is, Canadians should be participating in the system, and it's particularly important in this, the of ourd when interest rates were less than 8 percent ‘anf fill-up .at the gas- station cost less than $10. Times have changed, Dramatically. Ottawa will spend about $20 billion more than it takes in this year, and the | debt People should be talking to the Vt giving the legis! the common-sense, grassroots ad- vice that is so badly needed. And the timing is propitious. The legislators are at home on is at least $123. billion, That's a staggering $12,300 for every zworking Canadian. ~ ‘i ding by an They all have local offices and, in many cases, their home phone numbers are listed. They shouldn't q ry governments has gotten out of hand. Even cautious and. respon- sible individuals such as former auditor generals claim the country is close to being on its economic knees. 4 be all d to only relax and enjoy a ey .. FRED MERRIMAN Disagree with insert (A column of personal opinion.; _\ it-has come to my attention that some readers think | am em- ployed by the Castlegar News. It is not so. For at feast three years | wrote under the heading “One Man's Opinion” which was and still is not much more than a regularly ap- pearing dressed up “Letter tothe Editor’. ~ The Editor of the Castlegar News felt the time was opportune to redesign an appropriate Editorial page. | have always been obliging to this weekly paper in whatever way ! could: : a In the Mid-Week Mirror, the Wednesdoy Castlegar News and now the Sunday Edition this longer. reads “A 1! opinion wi moved about almost at will. | always cooperated, | do not agree any. Someone down. at the paper has decided to bow to public pressure. Why else would the little insert creep Into the piece which hy ts iy di - | total with the placement of that insert. he name of the author appea: of the times the editors and rs in large letters, Many if not most ‘of. the U probably disagree with my. opini sNews gly than: do my most derisive opponents. agreed withme. The owner of the Castlegar News told me personally that he en- joys reading how 1 express my opinion. He did not. say. he. necessarily The fees'| receive for presenting this man in the street opinion even more each week dogs not cover costs in producing.same. Despite that sim- ple fact, | am grateful to Burt Campbell for continuing -to. run my column. The Trail Daily Times and the Nelson Daily News Both claimed they did not have sufficient funds to purchase locally produced freelance material. : : eae BAN eM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SL MM __ Union funds in Canada — Editor, Castlegar News: In the August 8, 1982 edition of your paper you printed a letter written by Michael Heard of Castlegar in which he ‘seriously misuotes John Fryer, general secretary ‘of the’ British Columbia Employees Union. In the CBC news item which Mr. Heard refers to, Mr. Fryer said, quote: “We have a strike fund of 20 million dollars. and a further 15 million. in “assets in our buildings in Burnaby and a line of credit with a union bank in the United States.” Unquote. At no time did Mr. Fryer.say that the BCGEU had funds in a U.S. bank... The funds of the BCGEU are, in fact, on deposit at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Burnaby, B.C, and, except for local and regional imprest accounts, which for the most part are on deposit at various credit’ unions throughout the province, all our union funds are in the CIBC in Burnaby and are being recirculated in. the economy of British Columbia... : ~ Our_union has a strong, unwavering faith in the cconomy of British Columbia and, apart from our dispute with the present, administration, bel- pension funds and invested them in ‘every ‘province in Cunada except Alberta, at interest rates between 5 per cent and 12 per cent, while citizens in British’ Columbia have to beg for mortgage funds at usurious rates from the loan sharks (banks) in our province. May I suggest that Mr. Heard and the Castlegar News get their facts straight before printing such untruths. 30 YEARS AGQ 3)... From the August 28,1952, Castlegar News With one week left to go before the show gets underway, members of the "Castlegar and District 1952 Fall Fair weather forecasts and keeping their fingers. crossed ‘while beginning to apply finishing touches: to the, fair preparations. oS On Tuesday next, some 1,800 young- _. sters will begin another-school year in the 14 schools of Castlegar’ School District No. 9. ‘ ‘ * * A recorded address given by John Fisher to the Salmo-Creston ‘trekkers at the banquet in Creston marking the completion of that recent- historic “footsiogging” session over a proposed route for a new road from ‘Salmo to Creston, was heard by the members of the Castlegar Kiwanis Club’ at’ their weekly meeting ‘Tuesday evening in the Castlegar Hotel. pene 8 a ; Amid the rumble and roar of graders and gravel trucks, the Castlegar Muni- cipal Airport is undergoing a $12,600 program of surfacing and improve- Hon: RE Bonner, Attorney-General of British Columbia, today released Justice’ “Arthur. E. Lord's © fourth Interim Report on the Inquiry into the Allotment of Doukhobor Lands‘in the Province of British Columbia. In his second report, Justice Lord recommended that the ' Doukhobor lands be surveyed, subdivided and ap- praised. Now, in his fourth report, Mr. - Lord reports this has been completed and that Neil T. Drewry and his four iI of the 'T: Branch of ‘ieve that an upturn in our. province's fortune in just around the.corner. “Our faith in. British Columbia is certainly stronger’ than that of our provincial government which has taken. millions of dollars of its employees Finan ice Council, lelson Editor's note: The Castlegar News is not responsible for details and facts in letters to the editor except in cases of legality and taste. ~ é _ Lumber light flashing VANCOUVER (CP) — The long awaited turnaround for the B.C. forest-products industry is taking on an almost mystical air. The elusive light at the end of the tunnel for the slump-ridden industry — in the throes of its worst in “As soon as the economic recovery comes, the world will be:knocking on our door, looking for. our lumber,” Lanskail says. See, Compounding the industry's troubles is the threat of countervailing duties on ft 4 lubmer i d into the 40 years — keeps flashing expectantly, then just as, quickly flickers out. Arecovery was first expected in late 1981, then the first quarter of 1981, then late 1982. Now, some industry analysts don't expect a recovery, until * early next year. F U.S. from B.C. : While .U.S. production has’ been. de- clining since 1979 because of weak demand, U.S.imports of Canadian _ lumber: rose -to 30:per cent of total consumption in 1981 from 19 per cent six years earlier. $ - “The horizon keeps ding,” moans Don Lanskail, president of the Council of Forest Industries. The slump has been devastating for B.C.'s No. 1 industry, heavily reliant on U.S. housing starts, which dropped to 1.1 million in-1981,:16 per cent below. the previous worst year. Unless some moves are made. by. the. Reagan administration -to. reduce mortgage rates and stimulate construction, starts could fall below one million this year. The U.S. market is most important’ for the province's 700 sawmills, ac- counting for 55 per cent to 65 per cent of annual sales. Exports to the U.S. dropped 17 per cent last year. © The forest industries council recent- . ly reported declines in all product lines: for 1981: lumber production was down 18 per cent, pulp production 16 per cent, newsprint, product,.12. per. cent and plywoc production 11 per cent. Member. companies. are feeling the effects... Fe giant MacMillan Bloedel lost $10.4 million in the first three months of this year — its third consecutive’ quarterly loss — and B.C, Forest Products reorted a first-quarter loss of $4.7 million. “The outlook for the balance of this year is not ing, and I Perhaps’it means Burt Is a better busi and publisher. | have often wondered abou! papers which are bers of a syn- dicate with the single minded purpose of running shoe:siring dailies, completely Underpaying their staff and reporters, and: refusing to spend even‘a single nickle on refurbishing or renovating 50-year-old newspaper offices. cee elie In the meantime will the someone who thinks he is covering his corporate derriere with the qualifying insert please remove same with this column, 3 $ : oe x ay If some readers must ° ig the editgrial respon- sibility for a column appearing over my name ‘then perhaps’ such column should.be removed from the austere, formal editorial page. Perhaps it may be restored to its former:name “One Man's Opinion” and run next to the "Wizard of Id". Such placement would then exactly match the opinion for geographical placement as suggested by ot least one learne poet, author and one sincere, gentle fe iow human being. d believe 1982 could be the most difficult year ever experienced,” president Ken in Washing- ton and Oregon, where. the market crisis is even: more: pronounced, -com- plained that B.C. lumber companies have an unfair advantage because the stumpage fees’ they’ must pay. are - subsidized. by the provincial govern- ment. Those complaints brought the “issue before the International Trade . Commission, which released its fact- finding report released last wek. -Tony. Shebbeare, Council of Forest Industries. vice-president, said the report apparently dismissed the Amer- ican complaints. “Our reading of the report is that there isn’t a case there, period,” he said. However, Oregon Senator Bob Pack- wood, a Republican. member of the Senate finance committee. that re- quested the study, claims’ the report supports his contention that the “surge of Canadian lumber” in the U.S. is a result of the low stumpage. Shebbeare says, however, that the committee can't take-the report any farther and that Packwood has turned it over to. the lumber producers in the Pacific Northwest to do what they can with it. U.S. shocked : By PAUL KORING NEW YORK (CP) — The sick saga, of presidential assailant John Hinckley continues to titillate and disgust in the United States. . ‘ ; Hinckley,, 27, the loner son of a wealthy oil family, shot President Rea- gan, a Secret Service officer ‘and a Washington - policeman ‘and gravely wounded presidential Press Secretary _ James Brady last year. Hinckley's acquittal, after a success- : ful insanity defence," produced shock and anger among-many Americans and calls for a reappraisal of the long-stand- ing principle that“criminal culpability requires an understanding of right and wrong.) * é rm But the debate, like’ the trial, has been’, largely’ overshadowed” by an iable ‘ public: appetite Benson told council sh Unemployment among forest indus- try workers has averaged more than 20 - percent since September, and union officials fear more layoffs are in the offing. As well, Benson, Lanskail and Calvert .Knudsen, ‘chairman of Mac- Millan Bloedel, all have suggested the industry can't afford the 13-per-cent wage increase scheduled for . this summer. The~ unions, have rejected any of wage i but for details of Hinckley's ongoing biz- arre behavior. : It can be considered a measure of the th of the U.S. Ci and criminal justice system that Hinckley's rights have been’so scrupulously pro- tected. Few countries.can claim a judicial system capable of withstanding. the political strain of acquitting anyone who shot the head of state on national The poets disag: 1g Opinion was iven iP y 9! ‘| the facts of the case. if the re-assigning of my opinion to the comic sec- tion would help to free the editorial page of any off i Benson warns that the increases, which then the editors would get no objection from me. ' y If at the’b hap ona y oes or around the pot bellied stove down at the general store. You will hear guys like Fred Merriman casting out bits ‘of corny philosophy, snatches of second news stories, and even very rarely some genvine wisdom or truth. At least | put it in writing. Thanks Burt. e Pemert 3 Publisher's Note: The publisher, too, noted the additi db are d to add $100,000 a month to. the operating costs of a: large sawmill, could lead to further produc- tion cuts and closures. : Lanskail says that unless things pick up “there is a strong possibility of further layoffs later this year.” h he remains optimi: 18 LITTLE PRIDE ‘Still. there seems to be little pride in the justice. system among “Americans, only. outrage -at ithe verdict and continuing fascination about Hinckley's - twisted love for actress Jodie Foster. And there seems to be no limit as to how far the press will go.to satisfy that. ° 3 y Mr. Merriman. With the Editor going on holidays immediately foll g the first ap of the words mentioned by Mr. Merriman, it shall be left to him to respond, should he wish, upon his (return. y, about ‘the long-term future . of. the industry. The council predicts softwood lumber production will increase 25 per cent by the year 2000. public. p cit] ei BSE Sie High Society,’ a akin magazine with a_ penchant for. publishing. photos - of well-known personalities, ran pictures -_ of Foster in its, March, 1982, edition. -. The six-page layout was back in the news this week after Hinckley sent a $5 money order for the back issue, Ever mindful of the American sense of fair play (and the value of publicity), High Society Publisher Gloria Leonard called a news conference to explain her “moral dilemma.” * “We didn’t want to perpetuate his psychotic fantasy of Jodie Foster.” (This from the magazine that head- lined its cover: “Jodie Foster Nude: Did young-sex symbol drive Hinckley -to shoot Pres?") “On the other hand, we didn’t want to deny him his First’ Amendment ‘constitutional privilege. of having a copy that he paid for,” Leonard added. ). © -FORWARD ISSUE’ th Finally, Leonard said High Society - will forward the issue to St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, where Hinck- ley is confined. His doctors will decide whether he can have it, Hinckley. has been ordered held in hospital “indefinitely because he is: considered dangerous .to. himself and others, especially the 19-year-old Fos- ter, a student at Yale University, Meanwhile, ‘Foster’s lawyers say » they may file a suit against the weekly - National Enquirer — the. largest- circulation U.8. newspaper — for pub- lishing a Hinckley poem called Bloody Love. mee The handwritten verse appeared in the Aug. 24 edition of the paper. In it, Hinckley speaks of stabbing the actress “deep into your bloody heart” and then killing himself. 7 Foster's lawyers said “there is no -First’ Amendment defence to publish- ing material which ‘is‘a threat to kill.” Hinckley apparently loves Publicity. Since his arrest, he has made a habit of corresponding with the media which, © for the most part, has played: along. the Department of Finance of B.C. have finished appraising all the Douk- hobor lands and improvements there- on, ee A contract in the amount of $808,822 has been awarded to Interior Con- * tracting Company of Penticton for the next 8.76 miles of the new Blueberry- Paulsen Road, Highways Minister P.A. Gaglardi informed the Castlegar News Monday. we s . A proposal which may speed ‘up - blacktopping in front of the Post Offic is being studied by the Castlegar Council. The Public Works. Department has advised they intend to pave the back section of the lot; and are’ willing to share costs of paving the rough strip between the sidewalk and the paved area of Maple Street on the Post Office Block. e * * Member of the Fall Fair Board have been forced to cancel plans to hold the Fair in the arena following a letter - from the Fire Marshall in. Victoria which stated no public gathering could be held in the building in its unfinished state, and without fire precautions. The letter was received -by. Fire .Chief E. Lewis, who turned the infor- mation over to the Fair’ Board. i 15 YEARS AGO From the August 24, 1967 Castlegar News Expo is,in everyone'smind theso days, not excluding students of SHSS and other district secondary schools and junior high-schools, — Noless than 90 students from SHSS, KJSS and a Nakusp school will leave Monday by bus for Calgary. 2 . * s A total of 2,087 persons viewed the Centenial caravan during its ‘showing last Sunday in Kinnaird. Officially opened at 11. a.m. in Kinnaird park by Ald. G.S. Rust, the caravan was a popular attraction, with an estimated 160 persons lined up at its opening and a steady stream continu- ing throughout the day. a ot os A Castlegar RCMP officer said Wed- nesday morning that an investigation into the trafficking of narcotics: in Castlegar and district is “just a routine : thing.” ie ‘ \ The officer’ said that no arrests had been made but that early this week two men had been detained at the RCMP office. : iy 5 YEARS AGO From the August 18, 1977 r News.’ A smashed’ main gate early last Thursday marked the latest ineident of vandalism: on‘ public recreation facil- ities as Pass Creek-Regiona) Park. Inspection by’ regional ‘recreation director Pat Metge and the: Castlegar News" showed the 20 foot-high ‘gate, built from wooden poles approximately six inches in diameter, , was ~broken open.at road level:and its top section was lying’ on the ground with ‘both supports splintered. Hf * . s . Extended parking hours on Front Street North and removal of'a Pine Street loading zone were among the traffic regulation changes. city. council approved last week. ! {antec ceagaeceinrgtnaunicgnaaiasacnnytit You might get lucky and'save a buck or two, A lot of folks, have tried to sell their own homes and succeeded. A lot more have just tried. Most people realize that selling your own home can be a costly, time-consuming, even risky affair. And unless ‘you're just naturally lucky, you need the | help of a professional Realtor. He can save you a lot of time and headaches. For a lot of good reasons. If-you're: thinking about selling your own home, maybe you should consider some of those reasons. What's your price? The first thing a Realtor can do for you is recom- mend a fair and reasonable asking price. ‘ Doity or too little. Either way, you lose." 5 And don’t be fooled by the belief you know pret will. what your home is worth. Market demand, seasonality of sales, location.and many other. variables often alter your home's value. A skilled Realtor knows all about thes@ things. Most important, he knows people... Don't talk to strangers. hours, by all means se fair-game for everyone — even those passers-by hited Slust kinda wanted to see what the place looked ike." on 3 ; i That sign may not get all the prospects you want, either. You may have to advertise. And that: means Phone calls atall hours... ) ORR ES >» +A Realtor.can solve these problems. First of all, he will screen the prospects. He'll know their needs, desires and financial situation. And he'll know who is seriously looking for a ‘new home and who is just looking. i ay? : Bast of all, he'll show your house only when it's convenient for you. ~ That beautiful art. Okay tiger. You're selling your own home. You. know the needs and. desires. of your prospective buyers. And you know what to say, how to present : your home to convince them. :« Right? “Wrong! + Realtors: are trained‘in the. art of salesmanship. ~ : (And believe ‘us, it is an art.) His study. of sales - fechniques has shown him how to get: the indecisive ‘buyer to. make up his mind; how to close the sale, In: fact; he’s gone to school to find out. “After all, selling is what it's all about. a and you will probably ask too much : If you love talking to strange’ people at strange . t ll your home yourself. That ‘For: .: - Sale by Owner” sign in your front yard means you're...** sell your own home, you riverboat gambler, you! © ZZ aes ae > a EY) Formai negotiations: ==” , What happens when a Prospective buyer makes you an offer — one that's well below your-asking price? ui . ret estrubota [400% You're going to argue. And that's the worst thing : a tet _ youcould do. Asa principal, you'll discover it's pretty hard to bargain with a buyer — to negotiate about such things as price, terms and Misund dir may’ crop up. And those small disagreements can spoil asale. a : When a Realtor helps sell your home, he takes on the difficult task of negotiation. He's sort of a go- b and -advi: And he's objective. He'll tell you when the buyer is right. And he'll tell you when to stick toyourguns. |. et : He's usually a heck of a nice guy, too. He knows how to smooth over, or completely avoid, those sale- killing misunderstandings. How to shop for money. Many prospective buyers don't know much about financing — how or where to get a mortgage. Sell your home yourself, and there's not much you can do to help him. ‘i 2 ‘ A Realtor knows just about all there is to know about financing. He works very closely with all kinds of financial institutions. He knows their methods and requirements. : Very simply, he can help your buyer find the money he needs to buy your house. Red tape. Selling a house involves many details. Paper- work, title hes, finance There are ahundred little things to be done. . Unless you have a mind like a computer, you'll nead a Realtor to get everything done and keep it straight. He and your attorney will guide you through the tangle of details as painlessly and safely as possible. Be It.everso humb!: ‘> Crowded’closets may make a home look lived in, but it doesn’t do much for a prospective buyer. Nelther'does a ping faucet, unkept lawn or o loose doorknob. Bio whe aacieie " There are dozens of little things you can do to make your-house’more saleable. A Realtor can show them to you. (Some of them would never have: oc- curred to you.) * i hip is all it's cracked up to be. . Inconclusion. So why gamble? es When you decide to sell your home or property, let one of the capable Realtors right here in the Castlegar area do it for you. Their business Is seeing that you're satisfied. ?x-NEWS “Helping Your Realtor Help You’