be : \ GREEN ‘THUMBS were evident coos Sunday's second annual Blueberry King declaring Irene Leguatt, cra sacl Btnserey Grok Fall Flr with | Swetlishoff winner of the vegetable section. Each received a garden hose as their prize. zoey reek Recreation Fhote co-ordinator Terry Response to Sorokin Interview (Continued from Page 14A) And speaking of harmless- ness, while the Sons of Free- dom (who have at their most numerous numbered less pas 2000) were “striving for (whether “political” or. spirit. ual") their erratic behaviour , and violent, terrorist activities provided the basis for the widespread sensationalized * coverage by the media. ‘The stigma which has been created, and which will not be : completely eradicated for ‘ generations to come, affects not only the 28,000 peaceful, law- g abiding people of Doukhobor in Canada, but even pro- 33 ee an embarrassment to our = non-Doukhobor neighbours. : We are not in the position +, tosay whether God punishes or > not, but certainly we feel that &: for Mrs, Makortoff to attempt > to pass off the tragic outbursts 7 Of violence and fanatacism : which have occurred in the = Fecent past—to pass these off = a8 mere growing pains of a people searching for peace— + this will not provide the Pos > tiveness that Mrs. Mak > seeks. : Yes, there is too much negativism in the world. Un- doubtedly, the members of the Sons of Freedom sect have suf- fered tragically from negative effects, bit these have largely been the results of their own negative acts. And certainly, if the community in Krestova is being rebuilt on positive, con- structive, and honest founds- tions, we will be the first to welcome it, Those who wish to ack- nowledge the errors of their ways and proceed along a new path should certainly be -en- couraged to do so, but this will not make the black deeds of the’ past any whiter, and it seems reasonable to expect a certain amount of sincere repentence, at least for the harm caused to, others, rather than just a glossing over of the realities. And speaking of past and present, didn't Betty notice anything else going on during her visit on that “privileged afternoon”? Being the experienced re- porter that she is, it was rather surprising that she over-looked the presence of numerous copies of the latest in a very long line of “leaflets"—a polite name for the hate literature which has been disseminated from within the Krestova com- munity, right from the very first appearance of S.S. Sorokin and up to the present time. Surprisingly she doesn't men- tion anything about it—some- thing which isa well-known fact to the vast majority of the non- Sons of Freedom Doukhobors, at whom this ribet mail is : generally direc! master charge Mz “SHOES THAT MAKE AN IMPRESSION™ FOR SAVAGE SHOES AND ALL YOUR FAMILY FOOTWEAR, Phone 365-7025 — - Pine st. — Castlegar’ Welcome Good Nature Kit Collection Ten-O-Six Lotion. Also Nature Cleanser, Molsturizer, lotion. Set So this is what's new Cosmetics! Take advantage of this collection! 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Sock the sprinkler to it several times a day, and the junk looks crisp and fresh, But the ‘celery tastes much like the lettuce, the turnips much like the potatoes, the oranges, picked green, much like the graps- fruit.’ And those pale pink tomatoes, in their neat cello- phane packages, taste: like hothing at all. But for one glorious, short burst, Canadians can live like gourmets, gourmands,. or Bluttons, as they choose. st come those slim green onions, fresh out of the oil soil, They are so crisp and zingy they don't even seem to be distant relatives of the limp bunches we buy in the winter, ‘Then the trickle turns to a stream as the baby potatoes appear, and the fat, juicy your sincere. But misinformation, and the glos- sing over of realities, has never been a pathway to a brighter, more positive future, This article you published in the last issue of the Gazette may sound convincing to some, and at least plausible to others. Nevertheless, it most certainly does not represent a true, balanced picture, and those of us who happen to know about such things, feel obligated to point this out. Sincerely, Peter J. Soloveoff Jim E. Popoft * e ee: Dear Sir: Re: the story provided by Betty Makortoff in the Gazette about their spiritual leader Stephen Sorokin and his wife. I wish to correct some of the statements made concern- ing the sect's peaceful exis- tence. Firstly, I would like to remind her of the tragic in- cident around Kinnaird where the car was blown to pieces. ‘with human lives trapped in- side. That was in the early sixties. The second - such disaster . took place around Kelowna, where a young man lost the sight of his eyes during an explosion, when connecting a home-made bomb. There was also a man kil- led by being hit with a two by four on the head. This took place in the sect’s settlement in Agassiz by the Mountain Pri- son. Nobody was hurt or injured, indeed! Mr. Sorokin seems to be suffering from loss of memory, or prefers to forget the whole stinking mess! Another thing he forgot to mention was another boy run- ning around the Sons of Free- dom settlement at Agassiz claiming to“be Billy Sorokin. Does the Spiritual leader wish to forget him too? Yes, the spiritual leader is really trying to make a impression by withholding the real facts. I should know be- cause I was a neighbour of the sect for several years and wish to refresh his memory! May his stay at Krestova be a joyous one, watching all naked beauties, when they are in their nude parade! So Betty Makortoff get some more reliable information before painting ‘such a bright picture of their spiritual leader. Stephen Sorokin and his fol- lowers. ‘Thank you. Mr. Jake Shaw ~ Agassiz, B.C. the mouth. Sugar and Spice de resistance. - cai-to-car sweet corm. It must be fresh- picked, and not boiled too long. Lather it with butter, get your head down, gose out of the way, and go to it, Some of my most treasured memories are connected with , corn, When I was a kid, we used tosteal it, Over the fence imosomebody's garden, stuff the shirts with corn, and over the fence, hearts pound- ing, waiting for the shout or the shotgun. Then off to the sand-pit, build a fire, and gorge. We didn’t use a knife to spread the butter on. One of the gang would have filched a. pound of butter from the family fridge. Put the butter in an empty can, melt it over the fire, then just stick the whole cob into the can, Another memory is of swiping corn from our own. gardens, and taking it down. tothe “jungle” by the railway t tracks, where the hobos lived in summer. Then a royal feast, lying back’ afterwards and choking over the hand- tolled smokes the unem- ployed tail-riders would give us be As a skinny 13-year-old, I set a family record by going through 13 cobs of corn at a single sitting. In those days, > . you didn’t fool around with corn, using it as a side-dish, along with cold meat, potato salad and other nonsense. If you had corn for supper, you only thing that interfered with theeating was having to come up for air once in a while, Before this column gets too cory, ha-ha, let’s get back to that comucopia St aucculence the | average slurp through for a couple of of ineffably delirious months of gluttony. “Right along with the com “come the peaches, I just had three for breakfast, peeled, sliced, sugared and covered with cream, My wife worked 8s a peach-picker when she was a student, and she eagle eye for the best, firm, ripe, julce-spirting, And what is move delect- able than a fresh, ripe pear? .You need a bib to cat them, and I say “them" advisably, Anyone who eats only one Pear at a time is not a true Canadian, Plums, Buttered _ beets. Bolted new potatoes, Butter- Rut squash, If you see a few ‘stains on the paper as you cead this, don’t be alarmed, It is just drool. You can take_your grapes ardesquash-them. You ca" take your bananas and stuff them. Who needs meat? Just set me down at a table, preferably the picnic table in the backyard, with the’ sun slanting in from the west. ‘Then set before me a plate of new potatoes, boiled in skins, and half a dozen cab of Just-shucked com, pound of butter, On a side plate, one ripe’ fomato, cut in thick ‘slices, halfa young cucumber, cutin thin slices, six or eight slim green’ onions, the whole resting on a bed of that dark-green lettuce fresh from the garden, ‘Then stand well back. Or better still, don your sou’- wester. There is going to be a lot of juice flying. Show me a dinner of. Canada’s finest produce ‘abbatthe end of August, and ~ 1 wouldn't trade it for the most exotic meal in the most elegant restaurant in Paris, Eremenko’s FIT-RITE SHOES: Legislative Library, Parlfament Bldgs., 50]. Victoria, B.C. VBV 1x4 STLEC AR . Published Every Thursday Moming at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays” ; TIME TO GRIN Then there's the one about the chap that was so unlucky that when he went on jury duty, he was found guilty instead of the ac- cused, VOL. 29, No. 40 7 ‘CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1976 Fn SNATCH Grounds Shaping up she Mon Honing Develomeato Gg Rand Abr the Fey Air pollution in the Castle- gar and Trail areas-was dis- on Wednesday of last week. Medical health officer Dr. Nick Schmitt. reported that complaints by local citizens left little doubt that air pollution in the lower Columbia Valley had 25 CENTS (HOME DELIVERY 22 CENTS) Board Seeks Explanation On Local Air Conditions the smoke nuisance does cause considerable inconvenience at times to area residents and it - -Particularly. distresses those. with chronic lung disease,” the letter states, - * The board is also asking the environment minister for Pollution Control ‘Branch re- sulls of ils ambient air testing at Castlegar and Trail in 1976. been this summer. A letter to this effect over ‘WKUBH chair. QUALITY SHOES for the family ° For Dress — Casual and Werk Our Footwear Will Meet the. Need .- of Any Type Work or Any -Ocasion watering a bit later, and right along, the cfunchy green ‘and yellow beans, fresh-picked. ° And then, perhaps the ith flavor surely designed by the gods themselves. They are no more like that imported trash thana sexy kissis like a pat on i¢ back, Had I the talent, I would write an ode te the lowly tomato. A friend of ours who has a small farm brought a basket of his beauties around the other day. I put them in the kitchen, went out to his truck to chat for a minute. Came back in and caught my wife leaning over the kitchen sink, slobbering as she wolfed them down, a tomato in one hand, salt shaker in the other. ; Thad to lock her in the base- ment for a while, or she'd heer cleaned up the whole ‘And then, of course, there are the cucumbers, so fresh they almost snap back at you when you bite into a slice. Into August and the piece Funeral Service For New Denver ‘Woman Friday Mrs. Ume Sawada, 73, wi- dow of Kajuhei Sawada and a resident of New Denver since 1943, died Monday in the Pavilion Old Folks' Home at New Denver. Funeral. service is to be held tomorrow at 7 p.m. from the Japanese Hall in New Den- ver. Mrs. Sawada was born at Hikonechi, Japan on June 25, 1903. She married Kajuhei Sawada in Japan in 1921 and the following year they im- migrated to Edmonton, Alta., where she and her husband operated a‘barber shop until 1926 when they moved to Van- couver. In 1948 the family moved to New Denver where she had resided since. She and her husband continued to operate a barber shop during their resi- dence in Vancouver and also at New Denver. Mr. Sawada died in 1947. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. K. Sawada of New Denver, one brother, Yasuhachi Akimichi in Japan and ies eablehidren! 0. Fujikawa will be oi with cremation to follow. a The National Exhibition Centre invites you to an exhibition of art by ; Dr. Fanderlik of Trail Dates: Sept. 20-25 Time: 1 p.m. -9 p.m. This exhibit is made ‘possible through the National Museums |__ ‘Core-Funding Assistance Program. are arriving daily at West's! e Mix & Match Soft Wool Blend Outfits in Plaids & Tweeds — ¢ West Britannia Sportswear Skirts, Vests, Gouchos, Slims & Blazers . & Dalkeith Sweaters _ in Plains & Whites "jean of Conada Skirts & Slims in 100% Worsted Wool’: Polyester Gebardioe Outfits by Art I 15% off | Minor Hockey Equipment & Figure Skates "Fleming" Way. only 50c. 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Union‘s Stand Detrimental “To Students No special agreement will Reports indicate it does not appear the occupants of the vehicle wore safety belts. The top was down and the vehicle ‘was not equipped with a roll bar. The victim was lying partly submerged in the knee- deep creek about 10 feet from the sports car in.which he had been riding. Cst, Sid Breckenridge, the first constable on the scene, said “I gave him mouth-to- mouth resuscitation and I could detect a heartbeat, soI put him in a three-quarter. prone “tion and drained a little water from his lungs. + “I got him to the bank and put a resuscitation tube in him. Then-I gave him a cardiac ge.” ; It was to no avail. “Mr. Beattie was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital, An autopsy was performed { Monday, but the results won't ‘be known for several days.; However, coroner Richard Van Pi be ‘authorized. with: regard’ to -veided i in ry the city. 4 people: such government. ‘subsidized programs‘as L.I.P.;- S.T.E.P.;? S.W.E.E.P. and others.’ This is the stand taken’ by Canadian Union of Public Em- ployees, Local 343, the certified bargaining authority with the City of Castlegar. The. unions 1 's resolution was accepted. Tuesday. night by council with regret. Ald. ‘Andy Shutek called Sinquest: No'date has béen set.: Phillip Caldprbanks: 22, of ; Castlegar, owner of the vehicle”: and only other occupant of the car, .was reported yesterday, miorning to be improving but still:in intensive care at Koo- tenay Lake General Hospital, Nelson. A. dozen: bystanders, all Crescent Valley pesidents, gave the stand, “The lowest union rate is just ‘under. $6. which would bring about a natural tendency. to hire an adult to get the most for your money over that of a youth of 16,” he said. ; _ Mayor Ed Monby said he believed the’ unions are ‘des- troying a useful service. Ald. Allen Selbic remarked that: some of the work done through these programs would not be done at all if it were at union wages. Mayor Mosby agreed, cal- ling. the situation “sad.” some but none entered the 20-foot- wide creek to rescue Beattie. Cst. Breckenridge said several bystanders wanted to help but were warned by at least two others not to become involved. Vancouver lawyer James Camp, chairman of . the:. in- surance law section for the B.C. branch of the Canadian Bar'As- sociation, said Monday that the bystanders’ fears of a civil suit did not justify their refusal to offer help. . ee should reflect . how would they. like to spend + the last moments of their lives seeing others watching them die?” Camp suggested that peo- ples should feel they have a duty to offer help in an emergency, even though there is ‘no lw making .it an offence to with- hold aid. He blamed the hands-off attitude on “a genera! scare permeating North America.” Several U.S. doctors have been sued for assault against injured persons, “There were a few ‘cele- brated cases 15 or 20 years ago where some ‘doctors were charged with trespass because they treated injured persons on the scene a anaccident without A We'can find a better way. 's' the,. message , from Note Dame = “University f' governors. In its first beatin reaction ‘to the ‘Wine: gard report, the! board ‘bas int effect turned, its back on: the commissioner's plan fora maulti- campus university. laiming most of Wine- gard’s recommendations to the B.C.. department of education are “unacceptable in the Koo- tenays,” the board has decided first obtaining their permis sion,” said Camp, “But there is a doctrine: in; ~; Products’ Slocan Canadian law that forgives you for an error in judgment in an emergency, and there's very ei little risk of being found liable. “Even in the U.S, so- he says, “is nothing different: : than the past 16 years before! the scrubber was put into use.” Teachers Out Oct. 14? Vote Is to Be Taken Whether. or. not School District No. 9 teachers will take part in the Oct. 14 national protest against federal wage controls will be decided next Thursday when a vote is put to the membership, Castlegar and District Tea- chers’ Association president Allan Sheppard was present at the last school board meeting to ask what action would be taken ~ against the teachers } should the organization and’ een lve ay to its contract,’ tee ‘will be... deducted,” he said. Trustee Bill Gatterall said he thought the question was unfair. “If we say nothing, just of the Wineg and does. not endorse the general proposals presented in in” = Another resolution encour- ages NDU staff to co-operate with Selkirk College and con- to goit al ith ig UBC President Criticizes Winegard Report President Douglas T. Ken- ny of the University of British Columbia Tuesday strongly criticized the Winegard report ~ on university education in B.C. In a speech prepared for delivery to the Rotary Club of Kelowna,’ Dr. Kenny referred to the report as “simplistic and unrealistic.” "Organizing of United Way _ Chairpersons Now Underway Busy, busy, busy. Give a. busy person a task and it will be well done ‘quickly. ‘This old saying holds true for this year's United Way campaign under the chairmanship of John Holden. Mr, Holden stressed that United Way is participation in the community and results in a major community benefit. This benefit-can only de as success: ful as the participation of the people, so he urges everyone to support the campaign © gen- erously. - United Way is not a separate organization in itself, running its own affairs, but is a co-operative of all the people, * for the greatest efficiency, that is fadministered by a small group of volunteers. Aside from the 11 various Provincial ‘and National. or- -ganizations that receive financial support from this dis- triet's United Way, there are over 20 local organizations that benefit directly through United Way of Castlegar and District. The Athletic Association is only one of these 20 organiza- tions and it, in turn, co- ordinates the plans, work and finances, of the’ many sports activities in-our district, ser- ving over 1,600 young people. Because of the extent of their operations with the youngsters of our community, they receive a generous grant from United ‘Appeal funds. So it is your financial par- ticipation in'United Way that really contributes to the suc- cess or failure of the athletic program in -our ‘district... Mr. Holden. urges you not only to ensure the continuance of the success of the programs, through your contributions, but’ also help United Way meet the expansion and rising costs of the activities, We can do it! Mr. ‘Holden ‘has. excellent support from the committee chairpersons who are now. in the process of organizing their . portion of the drive. Please give ; the: volunteers your ° support when they call in order to make this year's campaign a: re- sounding success. For the Community by the ‘Coramunity. y re Gastegar News Offers = A New Free Service A new free service is being started by the Castlegar News. Eifective immediately, if you have an item you want to sell, and you're asking $20 o,less for.it, then you can place a free Classified Ad for it! ite All you bave to do is phone our Wants Ads department at ‘365-7266 and say you have an item valued at under. $20 that you'd like to advertise. Also, your selling price must be stated in the ad. This new service joins the two other free services already offered by the Castlegar News: free found ads, and a free “giveaway” column. . tinue is of programs between the two vi teats 3 which was started this y “By not endorsing “D Dr. Winegard’s report, we're not condemning it,” NDU president Dr.’ Rowland Grant said Mon- day. “Our feeling is that we can do much better for the kind of money aey are talking about.” Winegard, after touring the Interior’in June, recom- mended Simon Fracer Univer- sity be asked to act as. a mother institution for all Interior de- gree-granting Programs. A series of four “1 ‘mini-campuses” would be set up in Nelson, Kelowna, Kamloops and Prince George. Working in conjunction with existing community col- leges,” the campuses would grant an SFU degree. Storm Sewer, Curb’ & Gutter Costs are.Up Public‘ works. chairman Ald. Andy Shutek said Tuesday night he was not surprised that the totals for storm sewer and ‘curb and gutter. have jumped. He called ita natural infla- tionary, trend. ~ >’ Pigures presented for-pay- ment are $90,997.35 for storm * sewer as compared to. $77,000 and | $26,652.40 for curb and gutter wit the original figure ‘On May 6th a letter was sent to the. then deputy. mini- ster R.G. Harvey stating the manholes are somewhat above street level and there \is de- teriation of the curb. ."No ‘answer has been re- ceived to date,” says Ald. Shu- Kk. “In short,” says Ald. Shutek, “We would like the road brought to desired stan- dards before paying the ac- count.” SCHOLARSHIPS have been presented to oix Stanley Humphries Secondary Students. They are, front row, left to right, Julie Byra, Kathy Louise Richards. Jmieif and ¢ 0 required a °B" average in three grade 12 Keb but included subjects in areas such as education, home ete. All scholarship candidates had to pass an English Receiving Pri secondary school for which the recipients had ‘to separate examinations in three acadeatle grade 12 courses; and District, achieve a “B” avercge in were Julie Byra, Jean Marsh, Rick Morris‘and Louise Richards. District: Scholarships were Carol Pertpolkin, Kathy * Imielf and Vicky Webster. » —Castlegar News Photo by Lois fi your day of pay, itis almost like _ condoning the action. If further. steps are indicated it is a threat,”:he said. ‘The board has decided to take a “wait and see” attitude. Meanwhile secretary - treasure John Dascher has confirmed the board has re- ceived official’ word from the Canadian Union of Public Em- ployees, local 1298, stating they will take bart in the Oct. 14 Sontlower "Fest Meeting Monday Night Sunflower Fest Committee 7 chairman, ‘Jim Corbett- was _ complimented at a recent meeting: on the efficient way the 1976 Sunflower Fest was organized and run. Mr. Corbett attributed the =Success to the many hours spent by many people as well as, the fact that a detailed budget had been prepared béforehand and adhered to strictly... - Attendance at the meeting . was relatively small consider. ing the number of invitations sent. to various organized groups in the area. Some con- cern was expressed that the committee could not function efficiently with only a handfat of individuals. Setting up of sub-commit- tees such as the finance, public relations and parade commit- tees was deferred to the next meeting when it is hoped more clubs and organizations will be represented. Any individuals wishing to participate in the planning of the 1977 Sunflower Fest are cordially invited to attend a meeting on Monday ay evening at the Hi Arrow Art Ttems to be discussed will ‘include the objectives of the * Sunflower Fest Committee, governing tules and the date ‘of next year's fest. gees _enecemmneneisis Agreement - In: Principle On Arena An agreement in principle, which will allow “utilization of “the old Castlegar Arena, has been reached between the Cily of Castlegar and Regional Dis- trict of Central Kootenay states Ald: Audyey Moore at Tuesday night's council meeting. The cily i is to pay all ex: Ppenditures which in turn will be reimbursed by regional district provided they are within the figures set out in the 1976 budget for the arena. ._- This agreement, while al- lowing utilization of the facility, is still subject to further agree- ment between the city and Regiqnal District of Central Kootenay.