CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Sept. 13, 1962

CASTLEGAR NEWS

“Here Tet the prees the people's rights maintain, unawed by influence and unbribed by gain”
Established in Nineteen Hundred and. Forty-Seven

The More People Interested in Higher
Education & Doing Something, the Better

y of British’ Col-|f

There’ was quite a contrast in the
press release issued by the executive of
the B.C. School Trustees Association con-
cerning junior colleges that was carried
in last week’s issue of this newspaper and
the one recently issued by the president
of that association which dealt with the
same subject and was cause for editorial
comment in this space about a month ago.

The members of the executive of the’
B.C. School .Trustees Association. look
ahead to ithe development of junior and:

I in this p: and ©
expect their member boards ‘to play a
large role in their d it and

president of the U
umbia, has announced his itinerary for a

fact-finding tour, throughout the prov- staging ° a: Tertslative comeback.
From 1941 to 1945 there were tive
ie

ince and it is his intention to present not

only a plan for the further: development | tadies ‘fell back; now they. are

of ‘higher eduction in this province, ‘but|creeping up again. and ‘good luck
to them I say.

also to’ make recommendations on‘ how|‘°

any new institutions should be financed]... ccrers — Mrs.
Hobbs, elected inst week in Revel ore
rt en 0 rant
On the one hand: we have a builder, | SOK! SUS, Coe ens
milla Mathér ‘of Delta.

and administered.

on the other a pessimist.
Although |we'heatly approve of the

tt: of the growing need’ for more

growth. The president of the Associati

on the other | hand, tried to throw. cold
water all over the idea of junior colleges “
and predicted that this province was
heading into an education “binge” which

as they apparently are — that local
school ‘boards should be wholly respon-
sible for devel in adult ed

would bring an “inevit:

Since R. E, Lester, the ‘Association
president, enjoys cliches — one of his
better ones was comparing education to
scrambling eggs — we'll provide him
with one: A house divided against itself
soon falls. And it is apparent that it is
Mr. Lester who js riding for a fall.

Already Dr. John B. Macdonald,

Preparing for Our

Is a Job that Should Last. a Lifetime

portant. part of ‘retiring in leisure — the|Point Grey seat.
An

It is becoming more and more diffi-
cult for persons who attain the ripe old -
age of 65 years to realize that’ they are
only fit for the: scrap heap, and ‘that their _
days of usefulness “in this. space-age aré.
no longer needed or. desired. Instead of

‘and-an occasional pat on
the back for a real craoripilehmiget the
talk centers around making -plans’ for
oldsters so they. may spend the rest of
their. lives ‘‘on.. public charity and in
houses -designed for old people.

For. an, aged person who refuses to
retire and:spend the time in rusting out,
this new ‘approach to longevity is both
amazing and- startling. In place of some
useful occupation,: the directors of rec-
reation devote their energies in promot-
ing shuffle board contests, dancing part-
ies, ete... .

“ Far too many of our beloved elderly
citizens approach the respectable. age of
65 with the expectancy of retiring to a
life of ease and pleasure. Unfortunately
far too many of them failed during the
age of production to provide the most im-

Nostalgia Recognizes Creator's Work

Nostalgia, as sweet as the deep scent of
roses.

After a shower of warm summer rain,,

Springs from the soul and stirs all the

1 Fy

“No, supplementary, funds to bear the bur-

beyond high school.
Maybe | some day we will.
, we'll to be

well as school trustees and teachers’ or-|rHeten Douglas Smith, Mra, Dorothy

ganizations, interested in the problem
and doing something about it.

Retirement Years

solid foundation of an,ample nest egg:to
supplement a pension, social security, or
a plain and, unadorned. old. age pension,
And alas, when illness, . the ‘infirmities: of
age or senility enters their life, there are

dens.

band-and-wife
“B.C. School’ Trustees: Association ‘execu- Barty; forma anes and his

tive’s broad outlook and intelligent as-|wife Grace used to. For four years
in the early flrat halt of the! 200s
Mrs. MacInnes was wi

institutions’ of higher education in ‘this|yas ME’ Now Barry's an MP and

» province, .we are not yet convinced —|his wife an MLA,

In the|dozen of the so-called gentler sex.

House, except Mrs,
glad to see chambers of commerce, ser-|jt1o7 te. ine ae eee efore
vice clubs, secular -and religious organiz-|my time. Tm alwoys happy when
ations of all kinds, non-school groups as|s°mething's before my time

‘MacInnes, Mrs. Nancy Hodges, Mrs.

VICTORIA REPORT
Women Making Comeback

NESBITT
Tf it had noe

pict

women 'in” the ‘House: Then

The three females we have now
Margaret
Mrs, Ca-

Mrs. Mather’ and her husband,

le he

Mrs, Hobbs is the 12th woman
to be elected to our Legislature in

the vote in ‘this province. There
have probably: been’ 1,000 men
elected in those years, but only a

I have watched them all in

ie 11 Y’ve watched:

Steeves, Mrs. Laura Jamieson, Mrs,

The east is much more tolerant of
old maids than are we
posedly broad-minded, unconven-

| Fonal west. Look at Aggie’ Mac-
"|Phail and Charlotte Whitton and
“4 sudy LaMarsh — hard-punching,

the sup-

icturesque, and altogether de-

llghtful old maids, who make some
of the married woman look down-
right priggish and prim. g

It'seems to me I'd rather vote

appear. to’ be|for an old mald than for a behind
the wifely throne—though ¥’m re-
Hiably_ informed, by people who
should know, that’ there are no
longer-male powers behind female
thrones, I wouldn't’ know. I had
always thought it:was the other
way, round.

san Apyoray, I'm for an old maid in
gisiature.. I: think

e
House, and now I want to observe a

female old maid.-

$8.4 aaa Paid

ait
Out in Insurance
“In British Columbia $8.4 mil-

the 44 years since women have had | lion was paid out in death bene- | i
fits by life: insurance companies
during the first six months of 1962,
The Canadian Life Insurance Of-
ficers Association reports.

The total for the correspond-

ing period in 1961 was $7.9 million.

On .1,700 ordinary policies,

payments this year were $4,782,000;
on 540 industrial policies $149,000;
and on 1,350 group certificates $3,-
484,000.

NOTICE
Knights of Columbus
Bingo Games

- Have been. cancelled a
oo further notice. oh

a cuners, Of sone the avallability ple either. becat
of the two types of housing and/to transfer by. their empl it
comparative costs may. have an im-| any. time. or .because they're un~ by deo development.
portant bearing ‘o ‘on this personal | able to make: the initial'Inveatment | reme authority to settle differences

Social | Bi
Credit should find an old maid for.
the Point: Grey byelection. I've
known, male* old maids

© Music fo Youg a and Old ‘by :

BUDDY MARR & the VERSATILES .

: ~ SQUARE DANCE ‘DEMONSTRATION _
‘BY. CASTLEGAR & TRAIL DANCERS

Food, Pop and, Coffee. Available
- $2. 00° ‘per couple

Tickets available: at: Crossroads Service, Art An-
Skyline Auto Service,

derson, Castlegar’ Drug,
Leitner's Clothes and ‘Texaco’ Service.

PROCEEDS TO. PAY FOR ARENA CHAIRS

Tilly Rolston, Mrs. ia Arsens,
Mrs. Buda Brown, Mrs. Haggen,
Mrs. Mather and now Mrs, Hobbs.
Half of ‘these’ women are CCF;

Business and. Professional Directory”

three, Liberals,. one Conservative,
two Social Crediters,

1 wonder who No. 13 women
will be. Perhaps a women will be
chosen to fill Mrs. Brown’s vacant

old.” maid, apparently,
doesn't stand. a chance of being
elected to our. Legislature, All our
12 so far have been widows, or had
husbands’ to tend the home fires
while they. sepesehified on hustings
or in the He

I can't understand why no ‘old
maid has ever. made: the rarified

‘ of. ;the EL

DITCHING
EXCAVATING
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Industrial Commercial
idential

lectric
Electric Heat “Soecialits

In::this age of spending every “cent
in’ sight there is little to encourage a
saving program, that should start with
the first dollar earned, and stick ‘with us
to the last. The temptation to spend may
be hard to resist, especially with credit
cards and with the government urging us
to spend. Another important factor in
life is to own a home and have ‘it paid

for before the age of 65 overtakes us.|in the

The government may owe us a living};
from the cradle to the grave, but offers
no assurance of providing ease and ‘com-|?'
fort atthe end of the journey. The best
assurance lies with our ability to save
against the day when retirement is forced
upon us. — St. Laurent Que.) Herald

swaying
In time to the light wind's tinhurried
beat.

And ‘who | can “forget + the splendor at

Soft powdery dust, like velvet to pare
feet,
As they. lazily lope. to, the old swimming

spa;

Quiet, shady lanes, a mecca for
dreamers,

Each. finding in silence ‘their own
Shangri- La,

Faint: prairie breezes; playfully running

Through. fields of tall growing, rich
golden wheat,

Till each pliant stem..is rythymically

When oe sun in its glory sweeps over

Of soft rolling plains and paints all the
landscape

With a bright orange hue ang a pale
. yellow trim.

the lakes

+ /tion of: getting adequate facts” be-

"Offensive Algae
Originating in. East
Kootenay: Loeblich

Kinnaird village. chairman
Carl Loeblich surmised at Neleea
Saturday that offensive ‘algae in
the Columbia. river: is originating
East Kootenay. : Investiga-
ltion had disclosed no source for the
algae 1 in West Kootenay, he said.

mes
Phone 205 S519

ALEX CHEVELDAVE
BO, Land Surveyor
33 Pine Bt
Castlegar

Phone 365-542 |

pollution control’ Committee, Mr.
Loeblich told 52 delegates attend.
ing the AKM annual fall meeting
he believed the sources of the al-.
gae to be outside the realm of the
West Kootenay. The Columbia
originates in the East. Kootenay.
It was the only.report the dele-.
gates representing 19’ municipali-
ties heard during the short one.
day meeting: The bulk of the pro-
gram was: concerned with resolu-
tions to be discussed at the Union
of B.C. Municipalities . meeting in
Kamloops. **

AKM president George Cady
of Warfield reactivated’ the pol-
lution control committee under the
guidance of Mr. Loeblich. Other
members on the committee are
aa J. S. Mf. Harts of: Nelson and

versti chairman - of
bites Camp commission.
Deputy minister ‘of Municipal
Affairs J. E. Brown, who is chair.
man of provincial ‘pollution. con-
trol, said the Columiba had ‘not
been forgotten, “but' it is.a ques-

fore any decisions: can be made.

The plains and the
and the forests,

The breathtaking beauty of this bountiful

land,

Merge: into a mural, defying description, |"

Designed and created by a masterful
Hand.

~—- Margaret Obedkott

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sandwiches.)

* of economy ef space.

To Own Home or to Rent
‘Isa Personal Decision

From 'a financial ‘point’. of 'vestment, would hi
view, is a person further ahead to| costs made up of fiat
the mortgage, taxes, heating, . uti.
‘Owning a ‘house. can . be .a| ities, all maintenance and: repairs

rent or, to own /his house?

sound undertaking, but this is also| and insurance on the house,
true of renting an apartment or a

decision.

“The: difference’ in. cost ‘which
a family: should consider is:that in
renting there is no capital’ invest-
ment and 'it's ‘not too siete to
estimate” the ‘monthly ses,
‘Usually, apartments include a a re-
frigerator,. Stove, heating: and hot
water:in the rent.’

requ: iin owning a house.’

Bove ithe rent. ; So, dn renting a
ouse you're ‘getting : fa i000
to owning. because

greeing ‘wi
te, cuming because the tenant takes thelr landlord Just who should: pay

The ooner for, vahat maintenance ‘and
that home-owners pay. wner | ‘The money: that te rete
family, in addition’ tou ‘ie h Tatil in- | obliged to save tenants an fel
payment is ‘usually: spent. to-pro-
vide other, things their familles
want.

On the other hand owning a

house, It’s really, a personal de eaporsibltity at gala ths i ‘Some i

. = of a apartment. Some | wrong. time, th =
cision. although Canada’ is -know]|familles find that renting a. house at conferees’ Cae tala last
generally as a nation ‘of home-| is their answer to the housing pro-| week at) Kelowna during a. dis-
use they're subject | cussion ‘involving Columbia River

‘a
Marion E, Marts, professor of geo-

. | two Manitoba Hydro executives and

house seems to 'be'the/answer for Regotiatarei’ reached a aetere ion

Controversy
Better Than
: Wrong Dam

Controversy ‘is’ much less ex.
Pensive than building the wrong
thie wrong places at the

;In- the absence of some sup-

and make final decisions, contro.
versy was the beat means .of solv-
ing the issues.
The comments were made: by

graphy at:the University of. Wash-
ington in Seattle, and P.: R, Pur.
, | cell, ‘chief engineer with the B.C,
energy, | during a panel dis-
cussion: on & paper’ prepared | by

entitled Planning River Basin Dev-
elopment.
’ Prof. Marts added that it was
te’ that | Cana:

national Columbia River treaty 80

| rap!

7 Six to: elght years—instead of
iths—might:

the several “mont well
have °’elapsed ) between’ the ‘time

a great many’ famlles, cial

community. ‘They ‘feel a house
gives them ‘an’ extra return for
their. money and when the mort-
gage Joan is eventually paid off
A 3 they ealy own the house,
rices +, lome-owners are pretty’ well

my the working nen their own bosses and find there’s a
can afford. — We invite| certain ‘satisfaction and:a feeling

s of comfort whing,
you to compare our. prices. el ke 2

IF IT'S WORK CLOTHES
YOU NEED, HEAD FOR

Lames

“The Last Leaf,” a comedy, is
the play planned for early Novem-
ber by the Kinnaird Little Theatre,
Gwilym Hughes will direct the new
fail three-act play, °°"

,,. Plans were made for the an-
nual cabaret which will be held at
the end of the month.

PAINTING |

and Decorating
: Free ‘Estimates Gladly « Given i

OYKI IN.

PAINTING LTD...
‘Phone 65: 5410

Ry
those who will be remaining in the

Lille. Theatre Plans ween Columbia and ist is to be
Play ‘The Last Leaf’ izccicay srcbmt'o te
+

: | would recommend against the Ro-

Beb's Pay’n Takit will be extend-

; pee curing, _ summer months.

the Grad
formal treaty,” i ee

CASTLEGAR BRIEFS |:

(Attending. the Union of.'B.C.

Municipalities convention’ at Kam.

loops’ this. week are village chair-

man Aage Sylvest, Comm. Walter

Thorp * and’ manila clerk Joe

poeetiae :
.

“A. portion ‘of Main St. bet-

surveyed ‘to ascertain. whether

.
A meeting will be held with
Eli Sopow reparding, his water sys-
tem following the UBCM conven.
tion at Katloops.

.

After . works supervisor Nor-
man McNabb reported that. he

bert. Hunter subdivision of one Iot

because the roads. were not wide

enough, commissioners voted not

to approve ithe. subdivision.
*

Firemen will be’ reimbursed
$1.50. for each fluorescent light
the: aeparturent changes. i

An old. water pump will be
sold to Robert ‘Hunter, for: $25.

Cunsleténcis Si personal”
ly.: investigate: a: request “by Ivan
Heinsbakken to“ build’: a ‘four.car
garage which would ‘have::to’-be
built right on his Property line. 5

‘A 16-minute: parking zone at
4, Eremenko.and Co... was approv:
. The ’5.minute’ loading “zone ‘at

ed, to15 minutes.” wf

© Use’ of ‘the village ‘grader for
three'days roughing ‘in ‘a road ‘for
the te Pass Creek Parks was, approved.

Nave. Defoo. advised count
that‘he would consider $20,000 for,
his Jot: south of. the arena. The
clerk was instructed to thank Mr:
‘Defoe-for his etter.

HT. Fraser of Central Mort-
gage and Housing will meet with
council at its Oct, 2 meeting.

A letter: ‘of. thanks will be'sent
‘Miss Wendy Defoe for the fine jab
she did” supervising. the kiddies

| highways’ for” consideration’ ‘of:'a

| not: be: considered: ‘at Castlegar’ at

op shape for you in jig ‘
check f Dow « can save you-grief when.
; Orv fn for your. free abate

were approved. for. payment,
; Arak Semen 2O je

20 R, Johnston’ of Ron's Motel for,'a
,| building : permit: which’ you’ stated

;, tins x talsnmrceetaten: in your next
issue, :

ea Seateat by P..J.
Plotnikoff ‘for’ a crosswalk inthe
Sherbiko |. subdivision,’ a.“request
will be made to the department of

crosswalk

cat Columbia’ and Kok
anee.),.:> oe

. ry 2 ‘*
“A lot from George ‘Anderson
site,

;Aeeounts totaling $1,040.

advised coureil' that an office could
‘time’ as ‘Fequested by the mE

‘st concerns the. application by

was to erect -a a camiburaet
is

T trust ‘that’ you will correct

TAT IN

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“We. are living in a world of

retary for’.the ‘province of the
Canadian Bible’Socicty as he told
of. the restrictions being Placed | ;,
upon the importation, of the serip-

tures by ‘Indonesia and other coun.

closing doors,” declared Rev, J, A,| tries
Raymond Tingley, Vancouver, sec- | ‘

The secretary was addressing

the annual. rally. of the Castlegar,

ird ‘and. Robson branch’ of

the Bible Society on Monday night

the Kinnaird United

nae of the great gemand of the
5 millfon .C

Bowlers. Donate |
To Handicapped
Society Treasury

At the first fall meeting of
the ‘directors ‘of the Kootenay Soc.
fety for Handicapped children, it
was. learned that Mrs. :Palason,

teacher, at Silver Birch School, has
been able’ to” make arrangements
to-be' in Red Deer the first week
of October to attend the provincial

“Mrs. Pelsson will observe pro-

treasurer, Churches,
advieed that | the ‘society “fands
were richer bya donation of $14-
50: due; to’. the -ingenuity of the
Bumpers’ Bowling: Team. The se:
ven ladies" comprising this te:
last season’ originated the ites of

penalized five ‘cents foreach blow
on her. score sheet, an incentive to
better bowling but also a'‘fun’ way’
to help others.

Plans are being formulated bi

the directors for a general meh
bership - and. . Public meeting in

training school for retarded ‘child-|to all

soomes and itechni ues
tach boa ae applied at] >,

a “Blow Pot” — a member being | istan

for scriptures, which ‘has persuad-
ed the government of that country
to temporarily lift the enfbargo to
enable ‘the Societies to send in
300,000 Bibles and 800 New Testa-
me:

My, ‘Tingley stated that the
production of these scriptures will
cost $350,000, "ahd an urgent ap-
peal has gone forth for funds to do
this work before the doors are a-

losed, =
: "We, are living in days when
time is running out for the Christ.
ian Church to.meet the challenge
of the reat Commatssion to go in-
the ‘world: to ‘preach the

‘/every man ‘in his. own tongue and

at.a-price which the, poorest can
pay. RR os

Those present at the rally saw
the striking niotion picture, “Unto
‘am | the Hills,” which tells the story of
the work of the churches: in’ the
\d_ of ‘New Guinea, where :700
languages and dialects are spoken,
and where’ millions have not even
seen a Gospel.

>The film revealed the fact that
the task of the. Bible Society in

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November.

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CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Sept. 13, 1962

Rey. R. H, Pratt, who was reelect-
ed'to this office. Honorary presi.

Waldie and R. T. Waldie:

Rev. Pralf Again Heads Local Bible Sociely

The rally was conducted by tary-treasurer, While other mem-

dents are Dr.,.Wm. Wright, W. T.|Trussler, Mrs. F. Jo

Mrs, D. A. McIntosh is secre- ters.

the local president of the Branch,|bers of the executive are W. T.

Easton, J. Porter, K. Spence, P.

Toogood, Mrs. A. Phillips, Mrs. B. :
Mrs.

oe Lewis and ane ee it

to the work of all churches as they
carry on their missionary

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wuagee $1.00

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ALPHA
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