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CASTLEGAR NEWS, January 4, 1981

| “Last travelling store? >

NORTON, NB, (cP) = Supermarkets havo been blamed for putting many small corner storés out of business, but they have not been able to beat Don Gray:

Gray runs a store with a difference — it's mounted on the back of his 1/1 ton truck and takes groceries to the front doors of about 100 cus- tomers in ‘rural southern New Brunswick. "

“He is 65:years old and has been packing:.his trav- elling -grocerpiowith .meats, vegetables; canned goods and other groceribs “for ‘AT -yeara, ‘The businessthasn't produced mucb:profit but Gray has no plans ‘to Yetire.’ «...

“¥ deal mostly with farm people, .sbme’ of ‘them, - like . Ine, : are over : the. Killuand some of them aretgone,” he said. “The: youngom: people, the sons and daughters‘of my old customers, ‘I can't sell them nothing ~i.I'/guess they're all supermarket buy- era.

*o, suppose it's a lost cause, but I'll still carry on as long as I'm able because there's nothing else to: ido at my age.”

Gray's ‘service nei is unique in New Brunswick. But at one time: travelling. grocers were a common sight in this and other provinces. When he started working the southern New Brunswick communities sround Sussex in a Ford Model T truck, he was one of about ‘six: oper- ators.

Now he is an oddity in an age that has opted for the cool convenience and imper- sonal efficiency of the super- market.

SERVICE VITAL

For many older people in isolated areas elong Gray's 150-kilometre route, the tra- velling ‘grocer’ provides a vital serviee. He brings food they might otherwise get only with considerable diffi- culty; he brings: friendship; and occasionally, he brings help.

Once he found one of his customers completely dis- abled with frozen feet after her wood stove had gone out

be her home on his rounds, When he came, he lit the fire and called for help. Unfor- tunately the woman died later after cangrene set in. About half ‘of Gray’s

customers are elderly. He has become a tradition in. their lives as well asa con- venience and perhaps he has saved them money.

. “I havo ong’ or two cus- tomers who have been honest enough to tell me they save money by buying from mo because when they go to the supermarkets, they buy a lot

.of junk they don’t really

need,” he said.

Gray's father peddled his wares in the same area by horse and cart. Gray's grey and blue truck is equipped ‘with propane stoves to keep the store warm in winter, a

refrigerator: and- shelf. lined walls packed with goods. ‘\

Each ‘Wednesday Thursday and Friday, he slips on his white apron and hits the road to make ‘his rounds,

Gray said people, espec- ially the. elderly, appreciate ,the personal touch in their “shopping, and he has some hope for the future.

“I hope supermarkets . won't’ take over completely and J don't think they will It seems to me the little stores have been picking up in the last year or two and I would ~ like to sée that continue.”

: Throwing out | former leaders :

WARSAW (AP) — The Polish political faction that came to power after last summer's nationwide strikes continued Saturday to root out the last vestiges of the discredited former leaders whose policies are blamed for

the economic crisis that“

touched off the walkouts.. Poland's official " news agency PAP said former Communist] Party boss Ed- ward. Gierek, former pre- amiers Edward Babiuch and Piotr Jaroszewicz, ideological chief Jerzy Lukasiewicz and former vice-premier Jan Szy- dlak were removed Saturday from the presidium of the AllPolish Committeo of the National Uely, Front. - gency said the front, reed 7 Polish Presi- dent Henryk Jablowski, also decided to eventually accept representatives of ‘oldarity, the independent trade union that led last summer's strikes, into their ranks. The National Unity Front is an umbrella organ- ization which includes the communists, two other par- ties snd various others in-. eluding church figures. The front has little real respon- sibility in the day-to-day run- nings’ of the country. Its principal tasks include’ the

lists-for--—were..the-last two.

the elections to Poland's Par- lament every four years. PURGECONTINUES ~~ @ significance of Sati. urday’s action is that the fac- tion within the, party that came to -nower after tha strikes has continued _ 2, .

C Nitat St

atistics ?

MATHS. BARRY — To Mr. and Mrs. Norm Barry of Tall, ason. born Dec. 22.

*AULDS — a ii: aa Mrs. Allen Foulds af Nelton, @ daughter born Dec,

kkk GREENE — To Mr. and Mrs. Bick Greene of Rossland, a son, | m1,

KEITH — To ae ou Mra. Craig Relth of Nelson, a son, born Dec,

KEVIN — To far end Mes. Kevin Pickard of Nelson, a son, born Dec. 28. .

nk * POSTNIKOFF — To Mr. and Mrs, Jim Postnikett of South Sfocan, a doughter, born Jan. 2.

Me

xt UECLU: To Mr. oni Harold” Uelure of ‘iontond, a daughter, bom Dec

JENSEN — 13 ar. ond Mrs, Finn pensen.ct ce of Gastlegar, o doughtar, orn

OBITUARI

DALGREN — Treda Hedvi; Augusta Dolgren, 83, of Nelson died Dec. 22 in the Koc.tency Lake District Hospital, Service was held

‘irom the chapel of the Thommen Funcral Home with Rev. Dan Haugen officisting,

Burial was in the. Nelson Mamortel Park, a Mal *

GAULAMORE: — Gallamore, 63, of Trall died bes 2 In Trail Regione! Hospital. unaral service was. conducted

I Presbyterian Church tn Troll with Rev. ‘Bll McNeil officiating. Cremation follow: wed.

* JAMESON ** con winston damesan, 65, of Taghum died 30.’ Funeral service to be

held Jen, S irom the shopel of the Thompson Funeral Home with Rev, James ©. Wilson officiating. Interment will be in Nelson: ‘Memorial Park |

HAW — Cyril Kershaw, 60, of Nalton isd. Beer 746 Vs Kootenay Lake District Hospital, Memoria! service wos

Re * plan officiating, Interment

was In Nelson. a Meraoriat Park,

MARSDEN —"Ethal ‘Marsden, 90, of Nelson died Dec. 23 in Kootenay Loke District iioapital Service was held Dec, 30 from

9 Saviour's Pro-Cathedral with ton

A.C, Smith officiating. Burlal was in Nelson memorial ork.

wn iki McVIE — 76, of ail ‘ied beet 19 in rai Regional Hospital. fomerer mass was

BAY AVENUE

” 1458 Boy Ave., Trail 368-9566

father Charles Saotinil Jan trom Ourledy of Ferpetual | Help church. Crematicn foll

*

— Robert Allred sop-

ples Ey of Salmo died Dec. 23 ot

jis ‘home. Funeral service was conducted Dec. ij oh tom Car

HADIKIN BROS. EMPLOYEES.

wish to express

THANKS to 2 the

MANAGEMENT forthe

. truly generous

considerations

given over the Yuletide Season.

berey’ with Rev. Bob Pu Burial was in Sime Cemetery:

‘SMITH — Grate Butte Smith, Se:

0% Troll died Dec. 26 at hom

Funeral, service wos

from the Allia with Rev. Rick Nicol’ and Doug

Boyd officioting. Busial was In

Mountain View Cemetery. -

* ‘ iON — Beatrice taure,

» Walton, 84, of Nelson died Di

in Willowhaven Private Aospial Funeral service was hel

ficiating, Cremation followed, °- *

purge Gierek regime mem-; bers and sup,

| (Recreation News oe ‘Four charged. ir in

You may, now register

“for the 1981 Winter Leisure

Program, The program s¢-

fl lachment,

tivities are outlined below for our convenience. ~ 4 ‘The pre-school children

‘Sean register for tumbling

dlassos, This activity will emphasize the child's early

modern jazz : ‘will comme ce at Winlaw. ‘The’: youth “ana adult * activities commence on Jan, . 28 with St. John's Firat Aid, The physical fitness and nu- trition analysis ‘class: also. -commences this same even- ing. This class is designed to

balance and Story hour sessions will also be introduced for the pre- Salen. The children will be. exposed to a library aimiosphere ¢ at an early iy age. of -

daily iteitisaal intake and general j health, in relation to. fitness,: A-

smbit

‘vandalisin’ spree :

Four . fen, one: from , Vancouver and .three from : Castlegar, have been chargéd' with several offenses ds a re-[ sult of a vandalism spree in . the South Slocan srea. > { Crescent Valley ROMP report no named have been released at this time but all ‘four are duled to appear

edie ie

1 court in Nelson

tion and phen ety parr ba-

The * dron’s tnctivities start with art classes. These sessions ‘will develop the individual's,

‘who left here’. sii and imagination in the

‘age: t x)

‘-ereation of artistic designs. ‘The’ gymnastics sessions are seperated into two groups. t class will involve a

Tedles heed, fit. sessions bes nein; in. 8lo-

Jan. 28. - . ‘The * charges result from

damage toa B.C. Tel building: which was illegally entered in‘ the early hours Friday and to‘ which damage occurred - to thd interior. Two of B.C. Tel's veliicles were also damisged.

"0" A privately owned

hicle was severely damaged in what police alls a related incident. ann

Tota! damages have t

been.estimated ‘at $1. see

ercises, and various. sronp acid elvis Yogay be available for boron it

= /Police Briefs

“What police deteribe as

Le (air itrducio 9 gyms ed... Tho - inter

whi their body. ‘In'addition exer. a serious hit and run, which

occurred approximately

p = control will itro- - 11:55 p.m. on Thyrsday, is

presently being investigated Fundamentals of move. by local RCMP. * ‘eit ‘Wil. commence in ‘Slo:

porters, Members of the ih ae

coe woreda pectin eee) minjater and long-time Glor- ek rival, as gno of the orgen-_ ization’s

Commy

watpelevated to the eB pease PAP

Miczaee leading figure. in Polish Politics for nearly 20 - years, was considered a po- . tential rival to Gierek in the early 1970s. But he was

f foralgh Rinigter Stefan Ols-

dropped from the party's”.

ruling Politburo and did not emerge as a major political force until last summer.

Olszowski also was . dropped from the Politburo -

during Gierek’s regime and was returned to the all- important policy-making

¥pcticier: i jecting for she paper, “next few

lays.

*The job of your | carrier is made caster if ‘The or, she doesn't have to make a second or even third call.

‘Please. consider. your. carrier. He or 3 she is: an

phasize th fundamen- Maar paying auch ms

ori, “entated the indi: vidual interested in Might flowing dance movements, Fixed poses and steps will be combined with various dance volley-

‘chord’ development. At ra Yend.-of the sessions each ‘student will be able to apply thelr. skills to play lous. tnelodies. The level IT class will be a continustion of the ‘~ beginner's Beran A chil- dren's judo be in- troduced during hte pro-

mi, This- Japanese art ap-

ball and men's basketball will be available ‘at the. various Valley schools. Guitar lessons * and judo will also be availablo - for these age groups.

‘arious * filhhs ‘will ‘be shown throughout, the Valley

‘The selections

y \ your Winter. Program brochure. * be-

they don’t earn their rotit until you've paid lor your paper. That's why thoy’ Sepraciete it if you're ready the first time hey call, ‘

business ‘person: and]:

plies the of move- ment, judgement and ‘lever- | ‘age, ‘Two dance classes

be available for the children.

Ee the valley. Creative dance -

and movement will take place ‘at the’ Slocan ‘Park Com- “munity Hall and ballet and

wilt during the. first week in January.

‘You may register:at the he

recreation : office ‘until Jan.

Polico report a vehicle driven by Debérah Sharples " tlegar’ was rear-onded by. a‘.hit“and run vehicle causing approximately $1,500 damage ‘resulting in a pass- engor in the Sharples vehicle, - Irene.’ Sharples, ‘being in- jured. Sho was taken to the local hospital where she was ~

treated and then later ‘re- ; lensed.) :

The fleeing vehicle has ‘been’ deseribed as a newer ‘GMC or Chevy pickup. Pos- sibly, green’ in color. with «primer paint spots. The ve- hicle is believed to have re- ceived damage ‘to its front ‘passenger side. 2 ee ee

~fwo windows have been re! ed either on eve: or. New

dam-

Confident and secure _

By BRUCELEVEIT’ - THE CANADIAN PRESS Cariadians are entering

31 otro the First .

id D 0 liance, Church in Trail -

Jan, 3 in the Proctor United. Church with Rev. Peter Faris of-»

Your Carpet Headquarters...

Carpets by Ivan Oglow ‘365-7771

body during a shakeup, in. the New. Year in a’ com:

volumes to -ouiline WHY

Canadians are satisfied with thelr engine oil. -

Previously, _ Sagine oil

ust!

ee recs be more to the point.

‘ge were the front windows

of Stedman's and Century 21. ge Maas

Police are presently in-

7 vesbleating the break and

try into Classic Fabrics in -

Sich a small amount ’-of. |

change was taken. Entry is

: reported to have been made:

Bis novermusut— 90 in and: through a rear window.:"

August, OUSTED* placent aura, and Tiebiued and Jaroszewicz secure that —

~premiers.. ‘under Gierek. Babiuch, who 8 rollersksie «= _ in

Feb-. ruary, was ousted during the The federal qavernment

«Aug. 24 party and govern-~ just said-so, in a six-volume

ment shake-up that: paved. report. based on:more than the way for Gierck’s downfall, “8,000 interviews:— and the two weeks later. -

The shake-ups. came af-

. lio'to:you, would it? ter the government negoti-

Mind.you, there is cause

ated an erid to the strikes by- for concern in that we're ndt- ‘agreeing to allow workers to. all that clutched ‘ up-- about” and.

‘although the . world. may, be-gulng: ta.hell on” they approve

“federal government wouldn't -

i bought, and bunged edawi a helebinto;the. engine:when:

* corisumer..’ a atts a ‘ina ‘companion document,’

everssuch; siimova szenmed: ‘néed:

indicated! byva dry. dipstick.1 Suddenly,. the govern- asking

and’ settling thoir grievances with

- we're satisfied ‘with ‘the a

to. rather. Caspar. Milquetoast.

like about engine oil?-

It isn't as if we rubbed it - vigorously into the armpit of or dashed it be-

form independent trade un- ions, to go on strike, and. light‘bulbs, fuses and chil-

granted -other concessions © dren's shoes, living-room fur-"

-unprecedented:in a Soviet niture or wheelchairs. bloc country.

>The birth of the union ‘that, we're satisfied. movement has led to several - Or —we were until now. Uberalizations in Polish so The problem is, the govern- WE Ng +. ment couldnt find room insix

“Where does it lead?.

+ With seventy- five years . now inthe past, f Pve noticed that sorrows do not last |

1981 .

That troubles seem

to disappear

When faiths pure light makes our path clear. -

So — trusting God

I need not dread ©

The shadows that . may, lie akead.

‘Complete | f Insurance

But engine oil? With

“We are e seeking a responsibie in

hind the cer of bu evaniag those products “lend: them- selves readily: to a day assessment of. efficiency.

But,:.to ask ‘whether -

oil as such - 88 opposed to what? ;

And, how do you feel about combs? That's another little iteni ‘Canadians as a whole: are . “satisfied” with,

. great, deal of thought to the

efficiency of the ‘comb, “t What “does ell

and purveyors of services. ~* things. stand now, towstes we come across asa

Also 01 dents of missing wallets were reported, One by Dan Laktin

banch — far more inclined to’ |. RIDE EMPIRE ‘ewitel’ than ‘fight. : LINES eREEL

‘The conelusion,-in BUS

fe Lvoy ict to Spokane ond Just “al. figs er ian paras waves 80. satiated with is engine oil and how it is that . ‘ane, Washington find anything. : #8 Phone (509) 24-4016

who was playing hockey wt. the Castlegar and Distrité.)+ Community Complex’ w! hen $20 in cash and his id tification cards were Ai.

_ .moved from his-wallet which

was left in his jacket.

Peter Laurie of rae oar said his vehicle, thigh,” ‘was. parked at. Chick-a-das, ° Lane, was broken ‘into. and. * his wallet taken from. the glove compartment, It con- ‘ tained $45, credit cards and identification. :

investigation. ° 8 phase as

During a 12-Kdur period -: from 4 p.m. Fridayto 4 aims” Saturday 14 complaints were ° investigated by-local RCMP.’ During this time‘one person: was placed in‘tth¥ cell‘ to

: epee the, nightivtor being

drunk, two. idrigepa were charged for ‘being impaired, two liquor ‘seizuges' were made, . one person,- charged

with possession of marijuana and Se: disturbance calls an-

are coming Te

PUBLISHER The Castlegar ‘published by Aad subcel von rate to ‘he

te “tee Carrier service): The price on newsstands Is 35¢ for each edition. The price ak by

with ‘funeral ‘parlors, ceme- - | * teries, tollet tissue, guns and “doctors? -

How does it help us to have it-proved ‘that we are “dissatisfied” with the post office, take-out food, parcel

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RESOLUTE .BAY, This is th

- N.W.T, (CP): —

land of the midnight i in and hoonday darkness,

Here on Cornwallis ‘Is-, land, in the High Aretic, the, , black southern sky turns gun-metal blue at about 11 a.m, and a pencil-thin line of pinkness shows ‘along the horizon, It fs the Promise of. dawn,

- But the promise will be broken as soon as it is made.’

For. 98 days in succes- * slon, the glimmer of dawn fades into days of darkness.

thoes eal summer there is

ny The‘ sun will not shin fe again until sometime in

ia -The péople whe live and :

ine" — more than half, the non-Inuit stay in Resolut Tess than six months — ‘Terry

*, Basarabe and Mark Vivian,

dispatchers for a smail ‘Arctic flying») company, °

PEQUESTIONS REASON

+ “Doesnt ‘bother “me a bit," said Basaraba, But then “he ade "Why ‘ (Anybody. i)

work here — Inuit hunters, ‘

"sh At noon its too datk to

read a wristwateh. ‘The. air-

port’ tower light ‘swings end: »:*

. lessly. through.a black’ sky,

and trucks keep their’ head- .:

lights on'es thoy travel the streets, always driffed with anow. +

‘i Life'for. the most part <§

takes iplace indoors. Ei

byvith this land of- contrasts for’. cen- : priail -. their.’ tradi-

the winters working indoors

at the raed ministry of transport base.

There’ arg 5 seals. to be

_ caught and polar bears are 50

sithe. Inuit, who *

say. tho “be oaks gives them fow

Vivian : ‘was: sanervous about.the first dark'season in the north but foundtthe only.

real problem was‘getting up

in fhe morning Sh 0

Or. party. wipomece lot of parties in’ Resolute Bay'“and’ tis y-goers are easy. t laa cotfee shop ‘the ant ing after.

‘Now; hat .the “Holiday: it over, how-:

things will

julet’ down, and ook

depressing,

‘;Hothing to ‘look: 1

then.”

Except that day time {n' February first ray of suallgh break the horizon’ promise of cin will Bee filled

Fae

or tho times: or ‘the end re-

sult; but this came to me as a-

, Feliable, report of how:‘an eo

in occupied.

‘ nm ; during darkness at this time of year,

numerous they're often shot | ;

in’ middle‘of the street. But.

because of the.darkness, the Inuit fin unting difficult.

Be foun with -snowmobile

\Krestova, he grow up: on coming’

‘Vancouver stand °

plained to the Ontario ‘Hu- -

‘man Rights Commijasion’

“but not now. f think : the ~

ballet ‘people ‘shor ‘time ‘for a ‘change an

T wasn’ bedi thenGastliganr News; nDdobe

ter in Ottawa, e ponsible for ntiin=

of Mf foun

-one brother, Paul, of Theams, es

.... Burial took place‘at.the.. Shoreacres «Cemetery “ “with : funeral’ “arrangements- urider’

“the. direction of Castlegar ?

Be Funeral Chapel. : Sew

Funeral aes was held — gars ¢

Bitby from ‘the: Castlegar

: ‘HarveyiBird, 70, of Castlegar

‘who died Dec. 80. .'

“Sept. 28, 110 ‘nt

: ae nars

(Sheila) - ; Paul; Donna, ° Sandy: and "Sheri;

Bird ‘of Blueberry Creek and,

It ‘is resélution time again ans two-faced Roman god Janus wh:

the, threshold of the

of ‘responsibility for on

year. With one face he looked backward at th year, whieh had inte; looked

_just passed, ‘and: withthe other ‘hi inning. First th lo

o daighter, Mrs. Paul placa:to he

rifle

"death, It was a

that there was always

ee ee of peneegh ae fre sisters; ‘Alcs Redburs of . killed by a ervotis friend as wellas iby an intentional and alert denyin se Y EES

n ‘some one sia! ‘choice, not for me but for his own’

gone tain mean ‘eitheror chidfeo of one . OF one choice or the other, I will suspect ho is ‘=|

‘actoes th valley at‘our own, that's what ‘we, look like to

epuathienn cara

Thirdly, I will eontinue to like arid enjiy’fioop!

_ they

try. of disconcering’ friends. Did

‘That a L kee me oitt of mischief eo Others