bellied Sea ee 4 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Sept. 23, 1965 CASTLEGAR NEWS “Here let the press the people's tights Ja " unawed by by gata’? Established in Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Seven- : Renata History is a Fine Public Service Publication of The Story of Renata by B.C. Hydro as a public-service gesture to the residents of that community ‘who are to lose their homes to the rising wat- erg of the Columbia river following. con- struction of the Arrow dam is to be commended. There. is far too little appreciation of our history and, heritage in this. count and that a public utility should see fit to allocate funds for the preservation of just a little bit of it is to be applauded. The booklet is well prepared, lavishly illustrated‘ and’ printed in a permanent form that will see it handed down from ONE MAN'S OPINION that was, generation to generation as former Ren- ata residents tell their grandchildren and gréat-grandchildren about the community Local historians Mrs. Mary Warken- tin and Mrs. Rose Ann Rohn ‘are also to be: highly commended, It was probably their bright text and ‘eye for’ colorful. de- tail, as well as their untiring efforts in tracking. down: good quality oldtime’ pho- tos, that convinced the Hydro Authority. that. publication of the Story was worth- while. The booklet is a: wonderful mem- ento for residents of the Deer Park-Ren- ata area to have who are making way for the giant Arrow :dam. ‘By FB Pearce Other. People’s Ideas are Interesting Years ago when Jim Butterfield) > ia bla about dogs and: all dog lovers. would immediately sit’ down and write him ‘abusive letters. That is one way, fhoush not necessarily the .best,. of testing the reading public's action. Every writer likes ‘to feel that his writing is not’ in vain, even if itis not highly. appreciated. But few readers will sit down and write letters of appreciation, they. haven't - the time or. the. ‘inclination. They may, if the article rouses their indignation, sit down and write a letter expressing their feelings on the subject. But if they only mildly disagree they perhaps mention the mat- ter in conversation to the :writ- er or the editor. They are not prepared to argue. is is not always'a good thing. ibe much more interest- ‘SUGAR. ‘AND SPICE. ‘or ¢ ed in other people's ideas than in Promulgating By own and so when those ideas are about education hildren. Teachers and oth- ers are apt to think. that par- ents. and other people ‘should pot ‘express opinions on educa- ion. I do not 'agrée with this. I feel theré is wisdom in ev- -erybody.’ which ‘displays. itself at times most unexpectedly.” I‘always remember one woman who: only completed grade school ‘saying: that a child was school bright, Quite clearly she felt that children could rank high in school and yet. bea failure in after life, It is something which few ed- ucationists ‘take ‘into consider- ation but it is always happen- ing. Indeed I know one man who ranks high in B.C.’s ed- ucational system, with many degrees to his name, who ‘is school bright. He confessed once that he wished he could stay learning at university all his life. Outside of his profes- sion’ I imagine he ‘could _not- cope with any situation. It is Perhaps as well in these days of specialization but ,is ‘not my idea of’an all-round edu: cation. Over specialization makes for narrow: ‘mindedness, Ev- en a little of it prevents ‘the mind from enlargement,so that people read ‘and: reject ideas which they think will not be of .use to: thém, : Young ‘people ‘don't read columns. They are too busy to have. time -to..think. Parents read them but the cares.of the | ‘giving .. best fa prevent them their ‘all attention. The’ retir- ed -person has both,'the time and the desire to think so‘ that columns appeal to them: more than so other people. They are _ the ‘ones who, if.they, feel Uke ities can ‘sit. down and write,1 ers. I hope they do it’ next week when I write an article | which might be entitled, ‘ I Don’t: Like Uniforms for Ca- tholic School Children.” There surely on this subject. If they are op- “Posed to mine:so. much the bet- er. By Bill Smiley... Of Weeding Anniversaries and Roses. deepest admir- "|. ation for those versary. week, and, “as usual, neither of. us bered it until three days after it: was. past, too late to cele-.: . brate. > ‘The reason I admire: the > annivorsary addicts is the sheer boldness ‘of their tactics. Usu- ally, they are about the rot- tenest husbands in’town, on a day-to-day basis., But with one florid, agencies has been-on the books: anil; the ‘Clean: ae Act of 1963 Air- pollution “is 50 vast - a problem that -it has inspired ° gave the power to Brosecute stubborn “intrastate r, interstate : violators. '> But;practically no attempt to exercise this power has been ing. helicopter. ser- vent . toward: clean- itmo: £ is S thist ‘foul sphe! are -sign: air is at Toast becoming’a poli-. | fical issue.'-It already. is one California, the only: state to have: taken .a serious crack id:. ‘at cutting down on the noxious gases from '* motor’: vehicles which account for ‘close to half of aut atmnephetic sewage. iy Kootenay peaio’ ‘are’ fortunate tn [ving In one of the st unspolled vacationiands anywhere in the world... du they njoy further, pli -these ‘things, Kootenay. residents | Het lic benefits of two rapidly-expandin: tourtsm and the brewing Industry. enable many to compéte reign markets and k pt local consumer ‘at’ a: Tower: Te ANE Given’ ‘the. ‘avallabillt; raw materia}, ’ skills and taler and,” most “impor oe Bat the pleture isr rosy only the’: increase in our’ popula- tion, is: constituted of;men® and women 1 gainfully - employed’: in stable. in ‘wages that ‘will ‘support ‘a a high’ stand- ard of ‘living, ‘creating a‘ mark- et for. domestically produced consumer products, The esta- o- | bushment. of ‘the addry in- dustries needed to supply these. wants will, “in” turn; sincrease the gainfully! employed’ breeds expansion ;| breeds the « ind, incr is ‘not oyrer a ely. and © prod tively‘ employed,’ if expansions ¥ not prolonged and sustalt ni restalnt; if: our orderly expan: sion is transformed -into an:un- controlled ‘boom ' followed by \a bust, ‘then swe’ PETTITT PHOTOS SOLOHd ‘1! 1 t PETIITT PHOTOS SOLCHd ze len. permit: ‘the ket for. consumer, Eood produced in British Hing of have in’ lieu ‘ofa’ domestic mar: |.brin ging “abo! degre i flation’ that’ will oftectively de- to the. short-term’ devélopment par tho ‘lines ne the: snemployed 8 fantastic increase in the welfare pill‘and a: withdrawal. of : talent and capital funds: to other ‘more attractive. opportuniti Secondary. industries ‘take blossom * overnig! Intelligent long-term investment in these in- ausiries 2 swill: not: be ‘based: on time to establish. They: do’ not | flation: ‘y industry. It’s the duty of