CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, April 4, 1963

CASTLEGAR NEWS

5 “Here Tet the presa the people’s rights

unawed by {aff abribed by xaln”

Hundred and Forty Seen

The Moment of Shame — Guilty c or r Not

Ever attend a police court. proceed- .
ing? Have you ever had the embarassing
occasion to be standing before, the magis-
trate, hear the charge of speeding read

crieainal intent. Whatever the reason may | RC

be — the fact is that the law is broken.

The ‘majority of people have pride |f

out by the duty sergeant and be asked
the question? ‘How’ do you plead? ioe
GUILTY or NOT GUILTY?”

*-Most' people are proud and most
people are human. That is why, in most
instances, people obey laws.- . Whatever

in t ves, their reputation and their
social.s tan d ing.:To stand ‘before7the
judge, hear'a recount of the events which
led to the embarassing predicament —
to say, “Guilty” and have to accept not
only a verbal scolding but also make. a

it" as for the

they may .be’ — city bylaws,

laws, provincial or federal laws — the °
statutes: were put into force for specific

reasons; '

“Becaiise people are human, some -
break the laws. Why? Carelessness, for-

getfullness, disregard for authority or

POLITISS IN CANADA

This federal election . certainly is a
mess. I have listened carefully to all the
political leaders, and they all ‘talk, in
broad generalities,

Mr. Pearson has’ me completely
confused with his ‘suggestion that

;we take nuclear weapons now and beg

out afterwards. Mr. Thompson seems to
make very good sense in every. speech,
-but he is.on one side ‘in the afternoon

and the other in the evening, sounding’

very reasonable and logical on both ‘oc-
casions.

Mr., Douglas is against nuclear wea-
pons for\ Canada, period, but if one reads

sin iss a_moment éf shame.’
Some ‘people feel the impact most ‘of
all in ‘the: shattering. of their pride. ‘This

fine. 3

But‘ others. feel: the ‘penalty through
the ‘pocket-book ‘when ‘hard earned
» + money. must be - paid for a moment’s
thoughtlessness.

Yet, there are’ persons who have no
pride. nor any ‘regrets if heavily fined.
To them’ — the act of speeding is a
game. Do- it until you're caught! Even
when they know ‘what the ‘score will be
at the end -of the game — they: ‘still play

has a greater effect: than ' the heaviest fi

: On’ Monday
next it’ will hap-
pen — we,

fe people will go to

ithe polling boo-

Ds
politicians: of all shades’ have been |P
popping ‘off every, which , wi jis

For what it's worth,

seeret of the fact I’m’ going | to vote
Liberal, because -JI’m‘strongly Nor-
th Amercian, I dg not want Canada
to be made a, ridiculous’. trouble
some little islahd, tam appalled at

the way. the Conservatives and
NDF’ers would sponge on the U.S.-

A. for protection As to Social Cre-
‘dit, I can’t make tip. my. mind ‘at
‘all what it stands’ for, except con-

‘usion, 5

Agriculture | Minister Alvin
Hamilton, of Saskatchewan, ‘ says
that: Social Credit leader: Thomp-
son, of Alberta, plotted: with Tor-
onto, financiers’ to remove Prime
Minister’ John -Diefenbaker from
office. This, according to Hamilton,
is particularly bad, becausé Thom:
pson isa westerner. and so is Die-

and

is'a traitor to the weat.'Did ever.
yeu hear. tell: of such nongense. as

1 don't fike the way ‘the PM

it. ‘They. take - ck ‘other
lives besides ‘their ‘own and pay fines.
This is why there are laws. These
laws make it possible to’ deal with’.the
extremists by taking - their driving * privi-
leges ‘away. This: is protection: given to
the other. law-abiding’ citizens.
More auto drivers ‘should we the

the ith (the CCF
one - terme if he favors them for | Cuba
and the other Iron Curtain countries.
Mr..Diefenbaker says the situation
keeps changing so fast it would -be folly
to have a cut-and-dried policy. unchange-

able in the exigencies of the times. So-

you takes your choice .
—Columnist Ambrose : Hills

court as
the | proceedings. “All permit. drivers
should be forced to attend at least one or
two. sessions. as a phase of - their driver
education.

It is’a never-ending battle for law
enforcement officers:. Unfortunately. for
some offender, it is a moment of shame
at police court. — Morden, Man., Times

ROBSON SOCIALS

NDP leader ‘Tommy. Douglas
say Liberal leader Pearson gets his

forders from Washington. I) think

that‘is pure jealousy-on: the ‘part
of:\Messra, : Diefenbaker and ‘Dou-
@las,’ because Washington’ has nev-
er taken “elther of ‘them ‘serlously.
Tram glad Pearson came right out
and ‘said that’ if. he's elected: PM
he'll right off seck a meeting pelea
President Kennedy. I. think thi

‘The | took ‘courage, : in’. view ‘of ‘all iis

political enemles'‘are saving about

him licking the boota,

Ita a great fight’ the .PM’s
waging, and ‘I admire . him’ for it,
and. 1 ‘like’ “the quiet, sincere and
pleasant’ loaks of Mrs. Diefenbak-
er, but underneath all the whipped-

“and the wild shoutings

baker stands

that means. He doesn’t tell us how
he’s ‘going. to accomplish this," ex-
cept by-trying to ‘punch Unele Sam
in the nose.’ He doesn't tell ua what
will happen to us if-ho pushes Am-
ericans and. their lovely dollara. out
of this country, That's ‘natural, I

him to tellus we'd all a flat on
our faces.’ =.):

"= Yes, Monday's a_ big di

Ottawa, - experts. predict: a Ned
80 per cent ‘turn-out of ‘voters.’ I
hope that’s so. It may sound like a
cliche, but I'd say this is about the
most important election in our his-
tory. For the first time, the people

Mrs, A. Sanford, Ph. 365-5883" -

> Mr. and. Mrs, James Heslop
recently returned from a’ months
holiday spent: mostly in Manitoba,
where ‘they had the pleasure: of
witnessing the briar at Brandon,
They visited with Mrs. ‘Heslop's
sisters Mrs. J. Speers and Mrs, T.
Humphreys in Alexander, and then
returned’ by way of Viking and
Calgary. They. stayed. with their
daughter, Bernice at Toby Creek,

of -Great Britain “and the United
States,’ of Japan and Russia, of all
the Americans including. Cyba,
have their eyes on us as Canadians,
In this election we will prove whe-
ther-" we're’ North» Americans, ° or
whether we're nothing but a Httle
backwater, sensitive, pompous and
silly, just a nuisance to our friends
and neighbors, a‘ spoiled brat silete
ing out our tongue at the adult

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around us,

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BC., before returning to Robson.
‘Mr. and Mrs\R. T. Waldie and
boys spent.the weekend in Spokane.
Mrs. G; Miller left on Sunday
for a holiday. to be spent in Cal-
gary and then on to Toronto, where
she will visit with her family.

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THAT. - Theatre PI is

co In the ‘Iniproverent Sodiety
hall, “two” outstanding classes of
entertainment’ held: audiences - in
‘) wrapped attention Friday and ‘Sat:
urday evenings when the Kinnaird
Little Theatre produced. two‘ one-
act plays preceded by a children’s
epic, enjoyed ‘for its spontaniety
and the eagerness in which: it was
-| presented by the young perform:
ers,
.|.. ¢ Miss Barbara Haight directed
‘the Woodland Park School: child-
ren during which the’ large group
surrendered their refreshing talents
to the purpose of reconciling ‘‘The
Unhappy Prince.” Colin. McFad-

until his was

‘ zean in the ‘title: role _ wept con- th

“Shift Curling Held
Here Last Weekend

‘There were j4 Tinks entered in
the shift, curling, bonspiel. held
Sunday and, Moniay.
‘inner of “A” ‘event was Ralph
Bernick“rink composed of Ralph
Bernier skip, Bill Harrison third,
lowie -Matheson second and Bud
Sean lead. Second of the “A” event
was Joe Thiel rink composed of Joe
Thiel skip, Harold Creighton third,
Johnny. Clark Becond and John
Davidson lead, .“

‘Winner ‘of these “pe event was
Tom L of

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Chuck Sutton lead.’ Second: of the
"BY" event was. Dick » Paul -Rink
composed of Dick’ Paul -akip,
sot Be jthird, Jake Jellema Second
rian Mosley. lead.. a

The Celgar ‘Trophy was, pre-
sented to the Art Anderson rink,

“\ restored by an engagig puppet per-
formance, the Billy Goats Gruff.
Other ‘features:‘of the play

+ | which found only temporary. chan-

ers, talking » flowers, soldiers,’ sing-
erg, guards and’pages, Judy Alling-
ham | was outstanding in: her. part
which included a. Bate ina pleasant
young voice,

The \ first, “of ‘the: “adult per-
formances,’ ’“Overlaid,” . achieved

‘ Te p auth ott Gp for the audience :the effect caused
J peti, P cul pr by» by a righteous woman, Ethel Co-

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chrane, ‘and: kept ‘one. wondering
what: her“ motivations . were and
then whathad caused ‘them in the

her duty for posterity'’s sake.

importaiice’ tothe : story. of “Pop,

Of no. lesser: degree was the |:

tay., of -the, Industrial Relations
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posed .of Nick Oglow skip, Art

dergon third: xd: Romeo Goulet secorid
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