CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Nov. 17, 1966 CASTLEGAR NEWS “Here let the press the people‘s rights maintain, un awed by influence and unbribed by gain” Established in Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Seven Ottawa and B.C. Should Act on Bugging The bugging of the Vancouver hotel - room of a Castlegar union leader and the ; electronicg on of “the Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada by a rival union are events that gust all Ci d about indiv- idual liberties and freedom. But even more shocking as a regult of the twin events is the disclosure that such bugging is not against the law. While the federal department of transport was im- mediately called into the case, it is con- cerning itself mainly with trying to esta- blish whether or not unlicensed radio equipment was used to carry out the eaves- dropping. 4 Apparently charges can he laid under the federal Radio Act if unauthorized equipment is used in a bugging operation. It is understood that bugging itself is not illegal, but operation of equipment not on the act's permissible list is. The equipment seized after its dis- covery at the all-Canadian union’s conven- tion consisted of three FM wireless micro- phones two inches by three inches, made in Japan, an amplifier, a. rized FM-AM receiver, and a tape-recorder. It is believed that ALL of this equipment— except the microphones—is legal under the act. File Report Soon The dispatch with whith the RCMP in B.C. and federal’ Solicitor-General Larry Pennell have moved to investigate the al- legation of RCMP involvement in the bug- ging of the national convention of the Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada is to be commended. While it is possible for people to be- lieve that the RCMP’s security branch might keep an eye on almost any group or organization, the fact: that the RCMP in this ‘instance is alleged to have made its intentions known to a rival union gives the whole situation a ring of fantasy that makes it utterly. unbelievable. The quicker the investigations are carried out and the findings of the reports made public, the better for all concerned —including the morale of RCMP person- nel everywhere and the faith of the people of this country in the integrity and com- mon sense of its national police force. The microphones discovered at the convention can pick up voices within a radius of 25 feet and can make transmis- sions to within 100 yards. The DOT's regional superintendent ‘of radio regulations, Duncan Black, says his department's int in the i is limited only as to whether illegal equip- ment was being operated. He said the de- partment is not interested in any broader implications, such as whether the union was being bugged. He added that only a court can decide whether it was illegal. Apparently the operation of radio in Canada falls into two categories: * Operation of radio by licence grant- ed by the DOT. * Operation of radio without a li- cence which ‘can only be done if the equip- ment falls into certain classes which are permitted. The three transmittors seized at the convention do not fall into these classes “EARTH, IT SEEMS, 1S POPULATED WITH LITTLE GREEN MEN...” ONE MAN'S OPINION _and once the i have fini ‘gathering their evidence it will be sent to Ottawa where the DOT will decide whe- ther or not charges should be laid. It is understood that no charges can be laid under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Vancouver police are no longer involved in the investigation. This is a state of events that should no longer be permitted to exist in Canada. National publications in the United States have carried numerous articles over the past year and a half on the growing use of electronic listening devices in that coun- try and Canada should move now to outlaw their use before instances of such immoral eavesdropping i increase. B.C. Attor | Robert was quoted as pat atari this bugging event in Vancouver was discovered—that he believed the outlawing of. electronics eavesdropping should be carried out by the federal government so there would be uni- formity across Canada, rather than 10 laws of varying degree in each of the provinces. We do not completely agree. If the federal government does not move quickly to outlaw bugging in Canada then the provincial government should in- troduce such legislation at the session of the Legislature which opens in Victoria in January. It is better that there be some law Nixon Prasents If you've been seeing for- mer vice-president Richard Nixon on ‘I'V you can’t. have failed to note the ‘new image” he projects: is that jut jaw and Gon J ’ the “five ‘o'clock, shadow.” Gone ie the ashen mrey Ic look which projected in the debates tie the Jate president John F. (Kennedy, an image which may have well caused him to lose the 1060 flection hard driving oetade, ure of defiance, the unwilling- ness tor that'a a single Democrat anywhere in United States could be aye thing but a scoundrel. In ‘the place of, these eb- jectional wfextures ‘of j Nixon's. TV has benign and |. benevolent air ¥f “the pill” does ita dead- a-carefully studied program to ehange the Nixon image. In fact we've been wonder- ing if Mr, Nixon and Ronald Reagan ‘haven't been going to ‘the same ‘charm school. By F.B. Pearce Controlled Breeding of the Human Animal Not Good Idea We aren't do- ing right. by ‘TV. Too often when a profes- sor goes to the trouble of enunciating a new thought and dressing it up in scientific language, say on the evolution of the peat — when'a group on dead ing biologists peer e ture and conclude that the role of the f will soon suffer a massive decline, that man can soon live a couple of hun- dreds years and that sclentific mating will be the order of the day, it is only fair that we, , the people, should know awhat "it is all about. least 150. But atten them, ortage of chil- ttain this controlling electronic li then that there be none at all. ‘Bennett Must Back Up Words With Action H Democrats everywhere in this pro- vince should be heartened indeed by the ology chosen ‘by Premier Bennett for the terms of reference for the royal commission hg has established to’ inquire into the event’ leading.up to and surround-. fing the bugging of the national convention ‘the imion, Lloyd Craig of, Castlegar. Said: Premier. Bennett: “The govern- protect the Fights of privacy of all citizens of the province . . (investigate) acts which lcould constitute an unwarranted: invasion ‘of the privacy of Meas his raom and his sunion . the _ ‘Sales. . .» Lady’ A speaker at a career seminar said _ithe word “sales-clerk” should be aban- “idoned because it suggests a lack of educ- ‘of the Pulp and Paper: Workers of Canada. : ‘and the-hotel room of the late leader of © ‘ment of British Columbia is determined to © related to the Eoaahaie with privacy.” The and the indirect acknowledgement. there- é fore that “a man’s home is his castle,” is a strong one and the emphasis should ap- peal to all who value their individual rights highly. But while these are high sounding words, to a great degree it will be up to the royal commission to see that these terms of reference are pursued to their fullest in every respect. At the same time, however, the pre- mier of this province has now enunciated principles which the people of this pro-" vince—and particularly the people of this area—will expect his government to live up to. This means, we suggest, that the pro- vincial government must take Steps to ee scstcet individual and call this province by int the cen! arians. And I don’t ‘go 5 ranch for the ‘controlled breeding of the human animal. It has long been super-scien- from the 1918. —. and seeing a funny little. hunchback all Gressed up and bright and jaunty. I recall) saying to: my» mother; that she ever eat married.” To which my mother. replied: “You'll be more surprised ‘to know that hher first husband ‘was killed in action and, that she has mar- ried again.” by, no means an enticing pros- Nor will the scenery around him be brightened by all the women centenarians around. We, no souk chal} have more that hawecd, ana 3 at 100 will be tired of,one another. But, our sclentists are my- ‘opic. They can only see this Present civilization: and even with that they. do not recog: ne that it is fast approgching climax, the tide of surrounded by people who are relatively uncivilized ‘and since fwhen. ‘civilizations Socay. the: ane overthrown by: is is probable Mat’ ‘long ie bere our fabled 200 years, of Iife area fact we shall be tocked in a death struggle with the Chinese. "The Viet Cong have shown the Americans that equipment is not the most important fac- tor in-winning battles, If our civilization is to survive ‘it will need to equal the moral quali- which make the Viet Cong fuea a formidable foe. " SuaAR AND SPICE Serving of. Hungarian Ragout & Irish Stew ‘This week 1 have a lot of things on my mind, but none of them is worthy of the bril- liant, penetrating essay in which you wrap your garbage. Therefore the column will F be. someruing of an Irish stew. G _ ragout, “Or. better ‘still, a a ‘pranch a ecaerl: That's Pro- of: which, Popery. | Jations to all my Dogan friends. They can now-- ‘eat meat on Friday. And destroy the market for. fish- And .miss all those wonderful food values in fish and turn into meatstuffed, red- faced birds like us Protestants. Speaking ‘of which, one of our "By Bill Smllsy are from the Bible, I hope. There's always the old standard, of course, “The Demon Rum-” But I‘don’t think I: could stand the snickers. And my brother brought me a jug of Newfoundland ‘‘screech” recently, from the Kingdom of Joey. R Perhaps a Settle - for. the theme “The iness. its dobig whatever you: want, and. away with it. of which, I feel both wicked and had a “folk” service kast Sunday. The occas: ion was. a conference in town of 300 Chris- . tian boys. We billeted two of them. For Kim's sake, I, ordered, from the billeting chairman, two six-foot, “handsome chaps with rich fathers, What we got were, well, two ‘Dboys. A short, chubby, cocky one) and’a ‘long, skinny, shy one, Neither was handsome, Neither hada wealthy father. But. the. service . Sunday. was. tirstaate. kids, with a grade 8 collection bles, a few facts, a emattering of and the seat out of his pants.'Th we Job, and would dearn more and mer in three months aga oe than: your gold-plate ‘system “teaches in the years from six to 16.” x : You should have seen the look on .the ‘gray- . ¥ headed élders as they, belted-out “(Go Tell it On the Mountain,” with the electric guitars ‘the ‘other accompanyment, whanging away. a sort of dill, rumble, was the bones of John . . ‘Calvin, Martin Luther and John Wesley, twirl- ing in their graves, And the red-headed kid, darting from or- gan prelude to choir loft to electric guitar, back to organ for the offering, back to choir, back to guitar was our, baby, busier than 0 verbial one-armed: pa} er. of ‘ch Still, such is the ad of science that where once farmers were told the sire is thalf the herd now it is a test tube and probably all these super-people will be test tube ies. : Nor” is this itving w 25 legislation outlawing electronic “istening vices f the federal government fails to act if th ation, and he labelled “sales lady” archai ‘He prefers, he said, the more accurately descriptive term “sales representative.” e gov t fails to act in this field before the provincial Leg- islature ends its annual session next spring. quite as s it sounds, ‘When a man reaches 50 he be- retire. it So this at 60. He will be ex- productive work Bacted he ford past 150, which is ‘Figures at Gelgar Swanip the Layman but its Safety Record is One of Major Note . supposed ‘to ‘be’ guest’ preacher at our: ‘church this Sunday. It’s/Layman’s Sunday. Very inspir- . “ing. All the Jaymen get up and’ bellow hymns . off-key. Those who can’t even sing off-key read ” the scripture. pa whatever is left’ over qui ‘there are still several days to £0, and I've aar- rowed it down to three or four. ‘My first idea . “Smon and a letter to the town council from the ~ me that fm A library board; try to keep my wife from going around the bend; help my daughter. with her “weak” subjects: Latin, French, math, science, “geography; read and criticize’ 89 essays; set two exams; rake the leaves that have fallen from 14 trees: throw into the cellar a pile of fire-wood that’s been rotting in the rain for “two weeks; answer all my letters; prepare les- son plens and teach all day; drive my daughter ‘200 miles fora music lesson on Saturday; and ‘help with the dishes. Tm game if he is. A book would be child’s . Play. ' While Increase in Automation Won! t Halt Labor Increase Celgar Has Strong Interest in Education By CHRIS WILSON Staff Reporter hat makes Celgar fick in one Hop ji Understanding et around the pulp division is uke trying to rationalize nalize xeligion or politics cr sox more you delve, the further into the depths of the sub- ject you no problem: But no, in an attempt to establish some sort of idea of the magnitude | of the operation I started asking questions. Perhaps it is byway of a tribute to Charlie of the who took me a- reund, re I bad enough basic understanding of the og to ask these ‘But I would strongly suggest Mr. Benham avold tel- ing the other 2,000 persons who visit the mill every year some of the things ho told me, otherwise he'll nev- er get out of the statistical quicksand. Fortunately for him, Mr. Benham is an ex-statistic- ian and so when we got back ‘to his office for a sandwich lunch he was able to pay me back in my own coin with a barrage of figurative answers. The pulp mill works on a four-shift, 24-hour-a-day basis. It employs 320 men of which approximately ‘one- third work in the machine shop on maintenance and re-_ pair. A shift can be run with as few as 40 men with each shift eight hours in length. The fourth shift is a swing shift Of these 320 men only six are on basic rate. The turnover in manpower is small with many staying in the operation for several years. It takes 1-8 cunits (sic) to make a ton of pulp and there are about 2,400 pounds of chips in a cunit. The wood is harvested from up the Columbia river to Revelstoke some 145 miles away. Wood presently harvested comes from the Deer Park area. In this tree farm licence selective cutting is practiced. e pulp division compliments the lumber division’ by using ‘materals not suitable for lumber production. The conversion ratio at the pulp mill is more favorable - than at the sa’ The pulp mill can use both soft and hard woods but soft wood gives a better conversion rate, There are four basic grades’ of: pulp Produced al utely: ‘nothing to do with producing pulp at. all. It is, of course, Selkirk College which has camped out in disused for its first term. bleached. Ninety to 92 is the top ‘gra gar and 70 to 75 the lowest oe ‘Grading is wed a5) between one and 100- mee in the ‘for eration’, the bunkhouses, rented “Perched about 50 feet'above the pulp-producing op- ted to the College by the The pulp can be ;20, days. before it reaches capacity. Which means that the recent rail strike ‘ad !dnbther ; AO ldays, yajto Su etre "Sa ‘erinkles would have appeared in the £ mill boss Ian Cairns. z ‘A! 894-d4y-period free Uf accidents in’ ‘the’ nil ‘was terminated Jast August when a man injured his knee- But the accident-free period was long enough, to “piing'the Celgar pulp ‘division the best safety ‘tecora ‘for the year on the continent, according to a trade publica- tion. Naturally one of the things I wanted to know was whether: the pulp mill was going to expand, become more automated or pack its bags and leave. And naturally Mr. Benhara (was able, $0: Astute 16 ‘ the mill wasn’t going any | place except for More in “tne work force is expected in the next fow years. io Celgar’s unique feature, oddly enough, ‘has absol- for a dollar a year, are isolated from the hub- bub of industry 76 ane ee ey ne