CASTLEGAR NEWS, December'I2, 1982" NSD AUG, 7, 1947 ‘CASTLEGAR NEWS. SSTADUSII INCORPORATING THE MIO. WEEK MIRROR PUBLISHED SEPT, 12,1 fet OFFICE MANAGER AORN EINO Linda stnde Koa Coral "Coreth ‘Magaw TWICE WEEKLY MAY 4, 1980. wend cecil 1 prepared trom repre {Prenat todas, however, thet: . engravings, Tl roby he ebprive ‘end sity lodeonp ora shall ramoin in ond that copyright in that part A A mystery story From the Vancouver Sun. Through the good offices of the British justice system, ‘Hugh Ham- bleton has been exposed as a real Russian spy and placed sately behind bars. But the Canadian government's explanation of why -he is not behind bars in Canada, rather than in Britain, is hardly satisfactory. Solicitor-General Robert Kaplan has come up with o pretly con- voluted story. In the beginning, .he says, The Canadian government didn’t-have enough information for a convic- tion. However, the RCMP had not warned him the information might be used against him, because they . were afraid he might not talk if they did.” And because there was no war- ning, the government decided the admission might-not stand up in court In Canada, So Canada. passed. the infor- mation on to British investigators. . And Mr. Hambleton went to Britain for a holiday. And the Brits nabbed him. Very: trick. Very neat. It fits together, just like the ending of a John le Carre. novel. Then, he says, Mr.: t admitted passing NATO secrets to Russia, An t just as for all: the Canadien public can be sure. Laugh or cry? From the Vancouver Sun. Even if it isn't true, the Social Credit. government would probably have been better off.to agree with the Opppsition’s claim that its current. television advertising for an ‘lectin that never hap- pened, That way, the government would at least be able to justify the cam- paign in the eyes of its own sup- porters. © To argue instead that the ads are of the "recession-fighter type,” designed: to. remove doom and gloom from the marketplace | arid hos ‘probably left people of all whether ta laugh or aye oodness ‘knows, the, province co} ON because a. TV commercial shows Fred Latdemouille, the BCTV' weatherman, standing in front of the B.C: Place stadium of the nor- theast coalfields and saying what a great job the government is doing? No. doubt that sort of thing is looked on. as. a. great ‘recession fighter in the ad agency that was hired to dream it up, in‘ the Latremouille household, and in the TV stations carrying it — one’ of them in the. U.S. — where the $443,000 -advertising campaign: is helping provide jobs. But we doubt if it's doing much for the economic optimism of, say, the 42,000 old-age pensioners and handicappped on welfare. who were told only last week they face @°25 per cent increase in the price of their bus’ passes because this same government can't afford to put up $168, 000 on their behalf. if the objective had been to show | how, far the government is prepared ‘to go to blow its, own AAACN LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 2a stan REAGAN ARTICLE ee Reporting isn’ if abjective = Editor, Castlegar News: * ‘ Your headline article on page A8 of ' the Dec. 5 Castlegar News — “Reagan: denounces leftists” strays far from ‘that objective truth which the press deems . so sacred. In'charity, I have to believe that you were only filling space, but then I have to ask why the equality in headline boldness with the front page headline — ‘School budget $8.6 .mil- lion?” The article on Central America is s0 distorted and ‘contains so much mis. information that it seems futile to try ve_,,tocounter it witt with a Jetter sto thie editor, ‘ability. rey remove doom and gloom from the marketplace, it's strictly no sale. It- just goes .to show. that. you need more than a weatherman to. -chonge the way the wind is blowing. evermore FRED MERRIMAN The men cljmbed onto the flatdeck five-ton truck after 16 hours in the Mexican sun working with pick and shovel. They were a general labor crew helping to build an apartment building at which the concrete was being mixed by band, Literally, it was a dawn to dark project. “> These men‘ worked under “those conditions for the equivalent rate of $1 a day. * The observer noticed one fun- damental difference in these: workers. . ‘The truck iad no sooner. pulled away ‘in the darkness when he heard these workers break into song. ‘ You wil} hear the same happiness and spontaneous enjoyment from the . itinerant .workers in the Okanagan during fruit haryest time. An 11-year- old Vietnamese girl who had seen her family destroyetl as a result of men fighting men inthe cause of a parti- cular ideology was asked to comment. “Think and do pure thoughts and hap- piness will follow you like a shadow,” she said. Adocumentary prepared by those in the Christian mission field showed pic- tures of African children playing near their grass-roofed, dirt-walled village. They laughed and played games‘under blue skies in the warm African sun. They were happy, healthy, | sang, danced and more than fully, sur- the..poor..and. oppressed peoples in the Third. World. Just,maybe we have it backwards. ‘We in money land with the stern, cynical, mistrusting faces are the op- pressed. We are not poor in money and foodstuffs but we are poverty stricken in our spirits. We contribute only to our own self interest, our own personal pleasures and we share o it who are ~personat' frien even share our. time. know a mail ‘minority of: businessmen who have made and lost fortunes. We also know of men and women:who can not eat or drink enough to satisfy. their, need for self indulgence.’ One does not need ‘to look far in any. community to discover people who live on fixed incomes which do not keep up to People with with double‘ incomes. These latter purchase groceries: at the same place used by old age pensioners. In fact you will find that the poor in this country are also the happiest. You do “ not hear them: complain. They: spend much time just sitting in the sun on a bench near town. They watch the well-todo scurrying‘ about in auto- mobiles, rushing their indulged ‘chil, dren: to all’ manner: of organizations which conflict with ‘These Tories aq : ‘travelling road show’ Editor, Castlegar News: I wonder how-many people saw the But I must at leaat try: Baa many, of my ‘personal friends’ in* Nicaragua, including Ernesto, Xavier and Felix — three Catholic priests; Mary — a° Catholic sister who has' lived in Nicar- agua for over 20 years; Patricia — a Baptist minister; Norma — a mother of a four young sons; Eliseo'—'a truck driver,.and many, others who-support the Nicaraguan revolution and could well be destroyed by the present policy -of the U.S. government, The headline itself buys. into the U.S. theme waa very artfully carried out fn decorations and costumes, The... evening was spent in games, novell + races and old time-dancing. "light ‘of the. evening was: okit® ‘pee, would fight‘ until the last. American soldier left: his country. Before the ‘Americans left Nicaragua they created the Somoza* dynasty. The American | - government armed: and trained the National guard which kept Somoza in power until-1979. Even to this day; the U.S. government continues to support Somoza’s left. havin, sented by the teachers and entitled The Lament of the Local Lamo Brains. ; ‘The very excellent relations between - the school board and the teachers made, : the evening a great success and the : pedi oreo harps celal ‘The Kinnaird Little Theatre ‘Group outdid themselves recently when resented the play “Gently Does It” ia the Kinnaird School. The ‘play, under the: direction of wing training centres for them in Honduras (Newsweek, Nov. 8, 1982) in prepar- ation for an invasion of Nicaragua in’ the near future. : da line that there ‘are‘only: ‘two. kt Kinds: of people: in ithe — r in” Chris “the bad”. also khown as “conimunists,” . “terrorists,” “leftists” and * “guerillas.” Such’ propaganda is every’ bit as immoral as ‘similar divisions ‘into-“the - good” and “the bad” such/as “white” (good) vs “black” (bad) or “Nazi” (good) vs “Jew” (bad), ete. For. the ‘exporting cof violence ‘to Latin. America, . the = U.8.., — ‘not “guerillas” or “communists,”-deserves. the first prize. Any student of Latin .on ‘the CTV late news, where” two Conser- vative Members of Parliament spoke on the same subject, taking a directly opposite stand on a vital-issue facing * Canada. Flora MacDonald said Canada should: not join the Organization of ‘American States because we would not Vin » Nov. 30, ° ica Ristory knows thal the 115° : ‘people are not the ter- ited fat, MacBain, was well received by the audience‘at both presentations. The ‘ plot included a: murder,“ an attempted murder and: a suicide and till was sprinkled with ‘plenty..of al .humor provided by Evelyn’ Buromn , samtho. took.the part.of. Freda... a ore igh porn in The ity. of ey R people support their revolution and are - prepared to die.rather than give up their new-found freedom. If President Reagan has his way — they will. The present government of Nicara- gua is non-aligned and does not want to ‘take ‘sides ‘with either of the super- powers. It wants to develop trading links and good with east Batlions Waldie, Gwen Sommerfeld, Stuart: Paul and Joan ‘Johnson. Bob MacBain handled: the. itphting effects and Lorrie Porter was sat manager. es « ‘es Friday night two very good | basket- ball * “games were played in. which such as’ Canada and. Mexico, but is fighting a losing battle with the U.S. propaganda machine. |The U.S. charges about Nicaragua dictatorships " Latin America. for 2 years, including the one in Cuba before Castro and ones in.present day Chile, - Guatemala, and Salvador. The U.S. government has supported ° because it is in the these countries i of the U.8: govern- be able to that way.--Then - Sinclair Biren sald should and must join the OAS. I was half expecting a third Tory 10 join in and say, “And in case we missed anyone, I'am neither for nor against joining the OAS.” . Is.this' what, is known as “being all ment to do'so. Democracy is just a cover word for an-ugly process which leads.to the death of several thousands of persons like you and.I; | Consult! the ‘records of Chile, Guatemala and Salva. db; dor y: if you doubt ‘what I'am saying.’ Nicaragua itself was } occupied for 12 things to all ‘people?” This is,” years by, only matched by Joe’Clark, the Tory ») leader, saying the Conservatives would : do ‘nothing different than’, the < gov- : ernment with respect to interest rates, and then having other Tory. MPs ques- tioning the ‘government about spe disastrous interest ‘rate policy, better yet, John Crosbie saying, “we won't tell anyone what our. policies are, because if they knew, we would never get. elected.” Sometimes I. think Canada’s ‘Con- 3 servative Party. is'.a travelling road: ‘show, with a comedy. mask, a tragedy mask, and.a blank mask for the leader. t Terrill Watson Wislaw oMAAASANAT Letters to the editor should be sent to: Box 8007; ~ Castlegar, B.C. VIN '8H4 elderly Poor s smile softly to themselves and better times. before vived without all the toys that we in... the affluent west call necessary. In fact these toys just bore us and they, cause us. to be glum-and sad. We donot see people with full bellies and warm roofs over their heads smiling for the sheer joy of being alive. ‘These people usually drink too much or yell at their children or fail to under- stand their own wives and husbands. ‘We have been hearing much about _eredit, money and the “rat race” times, Our poor like those in the First World — wrongfully called the Third World — appreciate life because it is fleeting. These people do not'think in terms of acquisition because they accept that ‘the attainment of those material com- forts is futile.'The expressions on the faces of a money-oriented society isthe < only proof you need to say. We are the Third World. We need their help. or , 197 Columbia ‘Ave., . Castlegar, B.C. AMMEN All letters to the ‘editor must -be- signed, and ‘inelude’ the writer's: full name and address. In very exceptional _ cases letters will be published without.’ the writer’s name, but the name and.. address must be disclosed to the editor. "The newspaper reserves the Fight ' to “edit letters for. reasons of °. space, clarity, legality. and grammer, Fesentatives stand up and be we are ‘never: told. ‘Augusto’ Ceasar Sandino, from whom the present Sand: inistas take their name | vowed that he ing: violence have yet to be proven or supported with any concrete evidence. What is very clear is that the U.S. is exporting violence with a mili- tary. presence’ in Central America | which is real, concrete and brutal. _ » Almost two years ago four American sisters -— Maura, Ita, Dorothy and. ‘Jean were brutally murdered in El . Salvador — not because they were “communists” but because they believ- ed that the poor should have the good news’ proclaimed to them. ‘In their. * memory, for the sake of my friends and “for. the many of d with ‘a double vie- ° tory over the visiting Salmo teams, Gail Leitner with 14, points led: the | Rockettes to a 82-15 victory over the Salmo girls. The Rockers downed the Salmo. boys by a. score of 68-89. Top scorers .were Marvin with’ 20 points and Sam Sheloff with 10 points, The Castlegar Kiwanis,Club. are anxious that recognition, be given to. outstanding community. service that has been rendered during 1957 and with this objective in mind, they. have : decided to make a Best Citizen Award, The’ following initial list of: candi, dates for this award, has been pre- sented for consideration, Loyd Groutage, Major Moll, Bandy Sanderson, an ‘people in Central ‘America, I ask you to : be more objective in your reporting on that subject in the future. = Bud Godderis - Council’and RDCK stand commended Editor, News: - = I would like to commend the City of Castlegar ‘and. ‘those ‘regional, district areas that: allowed the. disarmament “: peferendum issue to be placed on their local ballots for an expression of public opinion. In the face of threats and in- i timidation, it was a ‘pleasure to‘see both the council and the RDCK rep- — Nelson; §2 per cent who voied ‘without city’ council sanction. ~ ‘ It made me even prouder than usual *to have the honor to represent such an‘. area: and such strong people. It also: helped::boost the: national: average across ‘the country to well over, 16 per: cent. <7 *Please allow me ‘one more congratu - lation and dation, and that is to I would further like to congratulate ts the.-voters in those areas that’ gave ‘such: an: overwhelming 'yes”: vote ‘to the question “Do you support the goal ©! of general “+: congratulate the publisher and staff of ‘the Castlegar Me News for their wise and. Bol Reed, Steve Jankola and Rennie Mit chell. 15 YEARS AGO - From the Dec. 14, 1967 ; News. ‘Total damage from fires in during 1967 was $160, fire chief Ed Lewis: said Saturday. at the depart ment’s year-end banquet. that the fire d work is a team effort, Lewis sald be was very proud of the job the group | is doing. ¢ ‘The amall fire loss is @ matier of Tuck ‘as well as skill, he added. : ‘| we es Bost owners in the Castlegar ‘and Arrow Lakes area are warned: of rough, swift water in the area of.the Arrow dam during the week of Dec: 20, - A notice from the federal: govern-" : ment indicates the river channel will be closed ‘to all traffic on or about that date. ond the very timely’ editorial,” Hi the right of local governments to:place the *“ referendum before the. people yand the stion itself. your government to. pac and im- plement: with: other. governments, |t ‘the. ‘balanced steps that would lead to the‘ earliest possibl Cy achievement ‘of this 99.4 :per cent-.(Thrums, ' Shoreacres, Glade); ‘Area’ J' 89 ‘per cent (Robson, Ootischenia, Brillant); Area E 95.4 per cent: (Blewitt, ‘Taghum); Area H.'93.4 per.cent (Slocan Valley); ‘Area D 77.1 “per cent (North Raotenay Lake). “Also H With moreleaderahip like’ that dis- Played by the ‘people of Kootenay West, ‘all of our. ‘governments, ' provin- cial and federal, would’ no‘ longer: get away with’. doing ‘nothing while ‘the. world ‘threat to burn. Thank you to af if “Lyle Krlatiansea, MP - Kootenay. West ‘Mare letters ren page AS Alternat - bey dam will be provided by. B.C.: Hydro, who will transport vessels of up. to 38) feet “in length: or’ 8,000:- pounds’ i weight; by ‘means of. Sealers: Castlegar News An. 80th’ birthday celebrat vheld at the honte!of John and Eaton of Castlegar. last’; ‘Thureday Korody, Lawrence te evening in honor of Mr. Eaton's hier, ys Howard Eaton. About 86 ‘the register. ~ Roople, th on the: state” of the "Buch a’ reversal. at ‘this stage, he said, ‘would send in-* terest rates’ soaring .again.. *The Fed: will, still maintain discipline which will keep in- terest rates down.” e Pollio, in Vancouver to talk * with BC. carl execu- rpovince’ ‘a economy, said the “recent “level: of | auto!. pur- chases ‘and housing starts in the ;, U.S. ;,indicate : the) is under way. “We reached: the bottom of the trough.” 3 'For'B.C., the news also is’ The outlook: for copper fie! * Jrealtively, strong, he “Baie ““Aluminum'" has’. the best ‘Copper is some-- prospects. where in the middle and lead is one of the weaker metals.” ‘Coal demand projections - made by B.C. have been opti- ‘mistic, he said, however, the price gap between oil and sed cas! corporations: to strengths their, balance ' shee’ Pollio. : /In-a November, ‘1981 re-:‘ port by Chemical Bank, Polio. predicted copper to aver: 96 cents (U.S.) a pound in the: 1980-85 period, rising to $8.60 (U.8.):a pound between, 1991 ‘and 2000, Pollio said that the copper = | cycle this time, as :been’ di id. fferent than previous times. ’! “Lower. than expected cop- per. prices “have coincided ‘with high’ interest rates, for- cing the mining companies to modify their operations and‘. in some cases to shut down \" for. extended periods,” said: Pollio. _DOLLAR TO DROP? government ~ soon the dollar ‘by. er ieritty the Canadian dollar ‘short is the best bet:a gam- bier could‘ make in the next “90 to 200 days, said the ‘self-proclaimed “investment tout,” author of several best- ,..how-to-get-rich -hooks; ‘and..a former. New Democratic Party member of ‘the Ontario legislature. hulman's tip was consis- ~ tent with the advice he gave here in May, but at that time he said the dollar would be devalued in the. summer: It dropped about ‘another two _ crease the. money separ —a “move begun nine weeks ago, uimian is. expected ¢ some. company the. size, of Ford of Du Pont, a ‘possible banking crisis or the bank- ruptcy of some small country. This will prevent a return to a tight money policy,:he the- orized. ‘And this will cause a new inflationary spiral,’ starting about the end of 1983. ~ “Inflation-has been good for most of us,” Shulman told. his audience. “We've got lots of room for’ inflation yet — look at Brazil.” Progressive’ ith “no one but Clark worry, about — the federal government will give in to’, ‘the provinces and major: ex. ' 7 porters, devalue the dollar to about 69 cents against the U.S. dollar, and things ‘will start to boom again.” The threatened U.S. tariff. against Canadian lumber will ~ be. checked, pulp ‘and paper. ‘can’ again ‘compete against | the, Scandinavian products (Norway and Sweden recent- ly devalued 16 per cent), em-* iM ployment ' will * Increase. ins ‘down this rising coat and use “Recently :I have noticed. ‘of water. increase in water used at* “employee ‘will’ be allotted courthouse, 'After'a care-. three flushes’ per week: and tudy, it was determined will bo‘required to: indicate ‘that the high use of water:is' their/use o1 form posted in th the, : prmeadir| G will reconfirm Joe Clark as, cents before it The :.devaluation theory was. not among ‘the tips on , would not lose bares tips were ‘buy gold, : put money into U.S. or Swiss’ investments and get the rates ‘at their lowest.” But devaluation is coming to Canada, and it has to about of the past-year, and: ‘this will give E . 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