CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday,

Mar, 22, 1962

CASTLEGAR

NEWS

Established in Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Seven

Senseless Pressure

Ever since the democratic ballot
was invented, the intense and worthy peo-
ple of the world have been making. gal-
Jant efforts to persuade the languid and
unworthy people to GET OUT AND
VOTE. ° x

Such efforts were in progress in
many of the hundreds of Canadian com-
munities that elected their mayors,
reeves, councilors and aldermen toward
the end of last year. A particularly vig-
orous offort went on in Toronto, a city
justly noted for the ardor and occasional
truculence of its local governors and the
torpor of its electors.

Usually Toronto’s civic elections
bring out about 30 per cent of the elig-
ible voters. Recently a civic committee
was formed with the expressed object of
doubling that figure, and perhaps even
raising it higher.

" \Here are some of the schemes put
forward at the charter meeting:

A Jabor leader wanted polling day
\ to a New

on Eligible Voters

these ridiculous ideas will have died a
natural death well before voting day. We
wish we could be as confident about the
fate of the muddleheaded attitude behind
them,

We've never been quite sure which
is the more dangerous theory. that for an
individual to cast his tiny individual vote
is a waste of time; or that for any old in-

dividual to cast any old vote for any old §

reason is a grand and glorious thing, per
se. 2
To go around telling people who have
no inclination to vote that they must get
out and vote anyway. strikes us as the
height of irresponsibility. To coax a man
to vote by wheeling a ballot box under
his nose is to mock one of the hardest-
won of all human rights. To say to a child
in effect: “get Daddy and Mummy out to
vote or else our school won’t win the pen-
nant, and then the other kids will be mad

VICTORIA REPORT
A Plan
For Utter
Perfection

By 3 JAMES K, NESBITT
i wrote some

eertevemm sion this ‘year,
ag Mind you,: there

ane
eS Constitution, but
Hi that doesn’t’ nee-
Excamessarily make a
session necessary. In Washington
State, with” many more people
than we have, they get along with
a session every two years, I some-
times’ think we'd be more efficient
and less extravagant’ if we did‘the
same.

toxpayers more’ than $350,000 and

takes up an awful lot of time, and |

very often nothing much: is ‘ac-
complished, as -at this session.
That’s because -.there’s nothing
much to do. A session holds‘ up
work for weeks; ‘cab-

at you"—to reduce the. ar in fa-

vor of the univeral franchise to the ar- ;,

Year's. He said may potential voters were
too tired to go to the polling stations af-

ter working all day. Others, tired or not, |

were reluctant to go in their working
clothes.

A city alderman thought it might
help to send traveling polls to industrial
plants.

Finally the committee endorsed a
proposal, made by a leading school ad-
ministrator, that children be mobilized
through the schools to persuade their
parents to vote. His notion was that some
form of recognition—pennants were men-
tioned—ought to be awarded to schools
with: the’ highest percentage of parents
reporting to the deputy returning officer.
A “receipt” would be handed out with
each ballot. The school that produced the
most receipts’ would win the gonfalon,
flag or bunting.

We have some confidence that. all

ss

Canada Would Benefit from Export Power

Ottawa very much needs to revise its’,

thinking about power exports.
J. Herbert Smith, president of Can-
adian. General Electric, makes the point:
“With appropriate safeguards, there
would ‘bé’ benefits to Canada from the
export .of power. Income earned would
improve Canada’s balance of payments
position with the U.S. It would permit
lower cost electrical power to the Canad-
ian consumer in-the areas affected and it
would improve the reliability and stability
of the Canadian electrical utilities having
, interconnections with power systems in
the U.S.
“Tf the export of ‘power permits the
i of Canadian pow-
er sites above and beyond the current
needs .of Canadian consumers, it would
provide a oe deal of work for a large
of

“A> further important advantage is
that -a site developed today will co
to produce, power at lower cost than ‘one
built in the future. Records indicate that
the cost of hydroelectric developments
have been increasing ahout 3 per cent
per year, even after the benefits of im-
proved design are taken into account.”
“That view is based on the hard facts -
and i ‘ing. But in the
Battle between Ottawa and B.C. over. the
of the Col ia river, itis
the. politics of the moment that reign sup-
reme.
With a federal election imminent and
at’ least one federal cabinet minister
deeply. involved in personal political prob-

for social conformity is to re-
duce democracy itself to utter meaning-
lessness.

A man who needs telling that it's his
duty to vote is not yet fit.i0 vofe at all.
Let us tell him by all means about the
issues and the candidates and let us hope
that he will come to know enough about
them to decide where his duty lies of his
own mature volition. Until he reaches
that state let’s not disturb him. Leave him
in the cloister or leave’ him in the bar-
room but don’t, for Heaven's sake, ‘drag
him unprepared, uninformed and uncar-
ing to the polling booth.

It may well be that the most foolish
slogan ever coined about responsible gov-
ernment is the one. that says: Vote a as you
please, but’ vote!

We propose a substitute.

IF YOU DON’T PLEASE TO VOTE,
PLEASE PLEASE DON'T!

i —MacLean’s

EY? A

inet ministers must sit hour after
eur, day ter. day, weelc. after
week, Ustening to endless debate,
while’ work ‘piles up in their: of-
fices, It's no wonder cabinet min-
isters are slow, in answering their
letters,
Oppositionists,
and it was ever thus, and always
will be, I suppose — never think
a’ legislative session is 'a waste of
time. They like’ opportunities to
embarrass the government, they
hope; they manufacture excuses to
make. speeches, they like to try to
get even, as best they may, with
the Epemlers because the Premier
the limelight all the year
through. Especially a Premier like
our Mr. Bennett, who's a genius
at cooking up his own limelight,
and placing himself in
glare, and the hotter ny tis
the happier is our Premier.
‘here is a widespread feeling

abroad that a good, big strong op-|'

position makes for good govern-
ment. This isn’t necessarily so at
all; too large an. opposition be-
comes unwieldy, tends to bog
down the smooth

A legislative session costs the |.

of course —|.

They'll make 300 payments
before it’s theirs

Now they. have a house.
But it takes time and

..and a mortgage.
money to own a

home completely. You can’t be absolutely

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, “Essie

islation. 0;

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be-

lems in B.C., it is obvious that the whole
Columbia-Peace business is going to be
stalled for months.

This is a. situation that cries aloud
for early and sensible solution—and Ot-
tawa's no- export policy under these cir-
cumstances is’ an antique that doesn’t
make sence.

We have, in B.C., a.set of enormously.
valuable natural." resources now | being
wasted .by federal- provincial bickering.

Hugh L. Keenleyside, chairman of
B.C.. Power Commission, sums up the win,
case for revision this way:

“How can any rational observer ac-
cept the logic of a national energy policy
that permits the sale abroad of ‘our non-
renewable resources of oil, gas, coal and
wood, but will not permit the temporary
sale of the product of our perpetual re-
soure of water power?

“The extreme example. of this econ-
omic eccentricity is the argument that it
is\ appropriate to let the Columbia water
run at waste into the U.S.'and thence to
the sea, but that it is somehow immoral or
unpatriotic or improvident to control and
sell that water to the U.S. at a most hand-
some profit!

“The whole: picture is shadowed
by the imminence of. nuclear power. It is
now widely agreed in: informed circles
that within the next 15 to 30 years the

. cost of nuclear energy is: almost certain
to become so low as to make new- hydro

plants generally uneconomic.”
—The Financial Post

CASTLEGAR NEWS

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L. V. Campbell, Publisher

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—" “Burt! ‘Campbell, Editor :

All correspondence should be addressed to
‘The Editor, Castlegar News, Drawer 490, Castlegar,
BC, Lettera for. publication must be accompanied
by the correct name and addreas-of the writer. Pen
names wilt be used on request, but’ the correct
name must bf submitted. The Castlegar News
resorves the right to shorten lettera in the interests
of economy of space.

come. obstruction. ‘No, I am not
saying our present‘-oppositionists
are obstructionists —~‘not at al

‘We have 19 members in the
Liberal-NDP-CCF.. opposition; 10
could do a smarter : job. There
wouldn’t be so much. repetitious
talk. The only value in a large op-
position that I can see is that it's
a constant human reminder to the
government that, next election,
with a few more oppositionists
elected,| the. government. could
change. A large opposition is sup-

posed to keep a government hum-|-

ble, but it seldom does. A good
job; too, ’d say — because, if a

severnntent, like a human. being

— is too humble, too-afraid, too
timid. — nothing much is ever
me.

T’d like to see some ‘stream-
lining of elections ‘and legislation.
Wf I had. my way, .which 1. never

T’d have written into the
wenstitution that; we should have
an election every. four years, to
the very day, anf a session every
two years.. id: you, wouldn't
tle up things too tight. I'd keep
the British safeguard. of an: elec-
tion following a government defeat
on the floor:of ne House, which
paves: happens, as long as a gov-

ernment’.has'a majority of. the

rity
--House behind it. Too, there could

be special sessions: if absolutely
necessary.

Having thus presented a plan
for utter perfection, 1 will now
sign off.

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“The-finest Trustee Day yet.”
That was the verdict of col-
Tege:staff and students o5 the B.C.
School.Frustees Association repea;
ted | estes, Day at the College of

MToes attending from the Cas-
tegar School District were: Mrs.
on,* chalrman - of

We Jacobs of ‘the
school 7 Ro MacBaln, 8.

,« inspector.
aan Te. Brown, priniaat of
SHSS:

This year, for. the firat time,
the-trustees. took-their program: to

‘ Victoria College, Victoria. Tho fol-

lowing day they made ‘their fourth
annual visit to the College of Ed-
ucation ‘at the University of B.C.
in Vancouver,

More than 100 trustees — 99

at Victoria’ and 'i36.at.upC —|\

met’ more than 800 students and
members ‘of; the ; education and
other facultica:in\ the: two days,
Two speakers —~ R.'H. Reeve (ect)
of Victoria at:the capital.city: col-
lego,..and;Frank Wilson of Chilli:

theme’ of the‘ fey, “Partnership in
Education...

students; and wound up
with informal. sessions in which
individual: students ‘sought infor-
mation about. schools and oppor-
tunities throughout the province,

Purpose of the day was to tell
students » about : the operation | of
school boards, emphasizing infor-

Rohson Women Join :
Others on Prayer Bay

ed in the. church/recently.to join
with women allover the world in
prayer. Mrs. Thorp was the organ-
ist and 'Mrs.: Hyson:.took the ser-

‘Following the-prayers by Mrs,
Sanford, Mrs..Portcr, Mrs. Saliken,
Mrs, Bro and Mrs, McPhee, Mrs,
‘Thring song 2 soto “Tn Christ there
is no East or. West.” Mrs. Smith
ave -.a :most interesting talk on
the thome ““God's » Love ‘for. the
Whole World.
“Following tho World Day of
Prayer service the. Women's Aux-

Vancouver B ound on
Stay at a

‘Telephone MU _2-1831

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Smiart, ‘Central: address =

modernly appointed, where friendly. a\
and courteous: service’ prevail. :
Family ‘arrangements, ‘no. charge:
for children’ under:.14," also. Free
cabled : TV: and: Parking.
- Rates. from® $8. 50:
Commercia} Cards Honored |

NDS. MOTOR Hotel

‘On English. Bay--
1955 Davie Street, Vancouver. 5, B.O.

iliary. served tea: dp ithe cehureh
hall. y

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swered a barrage of questions by;
the day

The women: of-Robson gather-| 5

Local, School. Trustees Visit Coast: for: Meet

mation of: the type not supplied by
text books; and :to: give. them in-
formation on appointments, oP

Head’ ‘Tunnel!

‘The; son: of a: Kinnaird man

living. conditions; in’. the ia
where : they will, bogin their teach-
ing carcers :this fall.
For the trustees major:-rol
were, played by J...C, Stigings, Po.
woll-River,: and J.;:A. Gray,

BCSTA vice-presidents; and-Frank

Beinder,

‘Trail, | president: and -gencral eee Ne ot

will. boss :the $16.9 million contract
for constructing diversion tunnels
forthe. B.C.. Electric's Peace river
Project.
E,Ab'Bulo of. Winnipeg: gon
of/A.:J, Buie‘of ‘Kinnaird, is

Drake Construction Co., one of the
firms

ading:: participant
Henry:; Gilliland,i directo:
Professor. Fred!) Martens: (ect) + al
Victorla College; and: Dean: Neville
ees and: Dr. « Denis: Smith: at | W!

Student attendance a at Vietoria
College was 250.,.to..3
UBC:550.;. Ninety-nine, trustees re:

Vancouver. i

- Former: District: Lady
- Bitried at Vancouver

Mrs. Jemina (Mina) » Botters
hill | passed. away
General Hospital on’ March 12 at
the age of 85,
Mrs, Botterhill is survived by.
two sons, John of Clinton, Bred of

alls, of | four,

gistered; at Victoria. and., 186, at]

*/the B.C, Energy Board,”

in’ Vancouver | *

which
submitted ‘tenders .as a ‘group. on
thee broiect and Were. awarded the

four~ firma - which’: sub:
raitted: “tenders a5 a group..were

‘innipeg, Henry.’ J, er. Co,
(Canada) of ‘Montreal, Gilpin Con;
struction Co. of Vancouver and
it | Mannix Ltd, of ‘Canada,’

The bid ‘was nearly: $10 mil.
Uon‘-under the estimate made hal

Drake, Construction’. Co... Ltd." of |‘

Son of Kinnaird Man To-

Construction.

B.C. materials and labor will
be used as much as possible,

The estimate of.500 jobs in-
eludes drillers, exeavatora, grouters
sald administrative staff, Mr. Buie
said

‘St. Rita’s Parish Hall: Front Stree! !

JAGKPOTS:$30,00:&°S315.00.

55_.NUMBERS. aeons

‘Tho. ‘agreement is: between Al,
lied. Hydro Council of--B.C,, repre-
senting. 17 ‘international: ‘unions,
and; Peace .Power-. Constructora
Ltd,,: the- hiring agency: represen-
ting all contractors, The jarranuc:
ments is unique in, the. history “of

a firm‘of. consulting,

/ Tho: tunnels! will . carry | the
Peace. water - whilo: tia, 616-foat
lam: is..being constructed ;on. the
riverbed. Each’, will ‘be 48. feet in
diameter “and. 2,500. feet. long,
through: Portage: Mountain on the
river's .west pi

Deadline: for . completion is
Aug./ 15; . 1963... pan ction
{s to, start ‘early in 1984.
“>. Mr:Buie said 140 men will be
in camp within: tw fata

i Cpnesin tunnels: project ma:
nager:»is Bob; Ames

COME;ONE:.

Giths: from: Rohison;

_Travel-to ‘Rossland:
The 1st Robson Cub: pack

Were invited to the open. house in

Rossland ‘on Monday evening. :
Eight cubs from Robson along

Irvin of Sth Ave., Cas-,
tlegar and Mrs. C. Payne of Cache|
Creek; 15 grandchildren and 15
great grandchildren and a sister,
Mrs. M. Bain of C

at: ates Reak.-and,.that they: ‘will be
99:per. cent from B.C. He estimated
that. half: of; the $16.9 . contract
price will ‘be paid out in wages.

Koreen and: Cub-
master. LaHue, Mrs. M.. Schuepfer
and R. Bro: made, the ‘trip, | Assis-
tant District Commissioner -W.. Ba-
nigan also went.

“Funeral services | were: held
‘Wednesday at Forest Lawn in Van-
couver:

Mrs. Botterhill resided for six
years in Robson leaving in 1
for Vancouver.

Mr. McDonald...and Mrs.. Mc-'
Nicol, who -attended the funeral,
arrived home Thursday. Mrs. Mc-|
Donald, who has been at the coast
for the past six weeks, is expected

fq | home this weekent

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“| College. joined .trustees in seeking

°| the annual: meeting held on March

‘a vice-president - and 2 Walter Tacob-,

‘| man=N:- Vel

>| were held

. | course, The members then discus,

:| soon..asz.pessible and that new.

British * Columbia's. “young”
College ‘of. Education has not only,
Ted-all:; Canada in growth’ but: has
also, in’ the words of its dean, Dr.
Neville. Scarfe; been “accepted
across, Canada ‘as ‘a distinguished
ene of: Education.”
ean, ' Scarfe. outlined its “re-,
fnarkabie’ career to more than 100
membera. of.school boards, district;
superintendents and secretary-trea-.
surers attending. the fourth annual
Trustee ;Day. at. the College of Ed-,
ucation, University of B.C. He

' Searfe: Praises Trustees.

ALA
EMISIOY SA YUU

spoke at. a luncheon for faculty,
members, at which the.B.C. School
‘Trustees ‘Association was: host.

He said.the first block of the
new : buildings : being : erected. for
the College is scheduled for com-
pletion: by,; September... It. will
house: 800 students. 3

ide: Tenderg.will be called in May

B.C.” sehiooltrustces for: ‘a major |
assist in this ‘direction : through
the: ppressures p browse Ree the

> pravit
Colleges for: ‘the rapidly. growing
lege.

“Dean Scarfe said “it- was’ ‘not-
able: that the College’ was not: only

‘but that the .“‘quality” ‘of. its. grad-
uates was steadily improving. They
would-continue to- improve ‘as: the

to‘ obtain“ better~ and” ~stiil better
teachers.

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GOLF NEWS.

‘2 James. Jelly. was returned by:
acclamation. as’ president ' of « the
Castlegar:and District Golf Club at,

14-in the “Canadian Legion hail.
“Otte: ‘Walker: was elected as

son as- secretary-tr

J. Miros ‘and z. oe Fitzpatrick
were elected as directors for tl

year terms.

2 Executive, mombers gave the!
annual, reports:for 196:

The president ina ‘oriet report:
stated that thé year. has been a
most-satisfactory one for the club.
".W. Jacobson ‘read’ the : tréas-|

"| urer's: sstatement fers xthe year. He

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“ tal. surplus on. ae year’s opera-

 Pournamient committee chair,
reported that: a
number, of successful tournaments
throughout the year.

O. Walker told of the improve-,
ments 'made~to the golf course
road in “1961. ::

L.: Zinio,: entertainment com-

«| mittee:chairman, reported on the

wellattended and ~ much ‘enjoyed
men's: night’ held: every -Wednes-

“| day throughout the season. He also

spoke of ‘the successful wind-up,
banquet and dance.

The ‘greens committee told ‘of
the.continued improvements to the

sed. plans and -projects to ‘make
1962/an even more’ eventful year.

Golfers of’ the district are
anxiously waiting for the snow to
disappearIt is reported that the
course will be opened for play as

members will be most welcome. .
Announcement of the place
where membership may be obtain-

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