CASTLEGAR NEWS, mrinivoday,

Dec. 5, 1963

CASTLEGAR N EWS

“tere let the press the ‘People’s rights »
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unawed by & and

6 by gain” °
dred and Forty-Seven ‘

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Voters Support Progress ‘anda Local Boom

’'Moters in the Castlegar-Kinnaird dis-
trict went to the polls last: Thursday in
a progressive mood. ‘Along with voters
elsewhere in the school district, they gave
the nod to two public projects and ‘one
private venture that. will see‘in the neigh-
borhood of $1,625,000 spent” here within
the next ‘year. anda half: They also. ‘ap-.
‘proved ‘in: principal, ‘along ‘with ‘all other.
school districts’ polled, the establisiiment
of a ‘regional ‘college and if owner-electors
confirm’ this approval ‘when the ‘college
is off the ‘drawing © boards and ready-for
building, another © $1 million, Of : public
monies - will be: spent...‘ “:

“In effect, then, voters ‘gave: approval
in both fact and. in. principal to the ex-
<Denditure vf better. hat 22% fallin! The:

‘People in’ favored, area.

effect of this on the local economy will be
to give this, area a self-made boom. Coup-
led with bridge.construction,and road con-
struction by the ‘provincial government
and with what looks like . favorable. agree
ment at the international- and pr
federal levels on the matter. of: Columbia)
river development,’ the: future of:this area
_is brighter than':that' of any other single
area of B.C. with the possible exception of
the Peace river country.
‘The’ Garden Village of the ‘Kootenays

.. and: The: Crossroads of: the: Kootenays can

now look ‘ahead to greater prosperity, in

* the: future’ than’ even the past. few. years

have “bre ught.- ‘Surely we are ,a. favored

Record Voter Turn-Out a Very Good Sign

“Voters turned out in record. numbers

‘to the polls* in. Kinnaird ‘and , Castlegar |,

last Thursday and a number ‘of. organiza-

tions, issues and’ individuals deserve a. lot

of credit;: not.‘the’ least: of which are: the
voters themselves:

Kinnaird,’ where ‘the voters’ list

has been completely. revamped and where

trek. to the
- Dr Jam 33 McAnulty undoubtedly de-
serves ' credit for -publicizing ‘pertinent |"
‘health’ issues! reonnected:with a sewerage
bylaw. .and: thus’ he certainly * helped -to|
make that bylaw an important issue, The|

lis on “that snowy day.

spending, can bel
grateful’ that thel

to close, the Joint Service citi

is; native’ ‘country, seems

roke, so I suppose the! po-

wers-that-be in Ottawa decided we
ld, di

defence, since ‘the United States
has“ to protect us anyway, ‘if th
worst shollld come to the worst,
Many of our. foreign’ embas-
sies and’ legations are ‘feeling the
pinch,':too,: I’ve. often. thought “it
silly that-we keep these’ expansive
establishments going allover. the
world,: when we could easily make

fan arrangément with the U.S.em-

bassiesiand legations to handle our.
‘business, ;Canada just cannot af-,
ford. such frills.
« There; g0—dabbling in polt-
tics, sticking my chin out on’ for-
eign: affairs. 1 intended ‘to stick
with . the ‘Joint Sorvice : College,
called, ‘locally, Hatley Park or Ro-
yal Roads.
‘This is one of the beauty spots |’
‘and' the ‘landmarks ‘of the Greater
Victoria’ area. It has. been: there

“‘newly-established Cc. Kinnaird, Jun-
ior. Ct POF Ce deserves a

voters were able to place: t on:
the lists right on election.day, a:record 84 :
per cent Voted. In‘that’ village’ 610 of the *
780 eligible voters exercised : their, fran:
.chise, ” “

+ In Castl “where a. hat’ out-
dated -voters’ list is in, effect, 65,per cent:
of those on the. voters” list turned ‘out’ to
the polls.‘ However, : -the returning officer
estimates. that ‘about 150 persons are ‘un-
able to vote’ because they are ’property-
owners who live outside the district and so
in effect about 77 per cent of those actual-
ly ‘eligible and able to vote did _ in, fact

shearty' pation the back. The Jaycees_ or-
ganized“'aparade on ‘the..Saturday before
lection which: toured. both villages |!

pu

tion to phone: every. voter: in the twin vil:
lages reminding them to vote...

«Each: year the departiment. of mun-
icipal affairs puts up.a’ cup, for -presenta-

_tion to the ‘village which records the larg:
‘est turn-out of voters. This year Kinnaird

should be ‘in the ‘running’ for the award

Gf it's. not, already, away out® in front.

Quebec ‘Tears Down. Eyesore Billboards

From Kuala Lumpur, of all spots, is
transmitted word of a-civic. struggle: that.
will sound grimly familiar’ to -Berkshire-
residents. ‘There “in the heart’ of Malaya,
natives are protesting against: new: bill- -
hoards that are being erected: along the:
dlghvieys: Signs spoil the. scenery, they
comp!

: The. Malayans are right about..this:
of course; they certainly deserve all kinds
of help in their fig) ft against the: blight.
-But the disconcerting fact. is: “that
what help they get. is not going ‘to "come °
from the -United*:States.. For we..-ha’
never . solved: the billboard. problem: ou
selves. .

. Highway~ signs and * billboards
liferate in our land ‘in wide: seal

ance of. such’ piecemeal restrictions as lo-|!

cal zoning © ordinances and . the. federal

izing‘ the elections ‘and on. voting F
a oy it was that group's announced inten-

going-on-60-years, ever since Hon.
James Dunsmuir, when he was
Lieutenant-Governor, ‘gave’ orders
‘for a‘mansion in the country, : to
‘which he could escape and live the
life of ‘a’ landed squire, *

From those orders grew a Nor-|,
man. tower of stone ’ looking’ to
sea, and room after room of state-
ly proportions, dripping: with chan-
deliers and’ stained glass ‘and rare

ing place at all. I!

sun:streams in the huge windows
all day, and the views are out over
the ‘lagoon, to the waters: of’ the
Strait of"Juan de Fuca.and across
to the Olympje Mountains’and his-
toric Racé: Rocks lighthouse.

: The“ government ‘has ~ ruined |
much. of the property by building
dormitories"and,. classrooms ° and
houses all about, but. the formal
parts of the gardens are a8 lovely
‘as. ever, and are very well main-

“billboard: -bonus”: ‘measure.:. We-.Ameri-

* cans-don’t. know the answers to. this one.

‘. Maybe. Malaya, ‘a“country, considered
pretty” backward ;and: uncivilized” by. our
standards, willbe. more ‘successful. than
we have: been in co, ing with billboards.
We trust that it will: Meanwhile, for all.

itis worth by way of guidance from the
- wise old west, we can only point to: the

Province of Quebec, which 28 years ago
‘passed a law prohibiting billboards along

“>the highways, and ‘recently has begun to:

tear down: the eyesores :—. to- the: sur-
prised delight . of Canadians .and° sight-
seeing Americans alike.

— Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Ba

Here's What a Good Newspaper Should Do De

A good newspaper prints, ‘the: impo!
ant -news and provides ‘the informatio:
comment and guidance | that 4 is ‘mi efull
to its readers.

It reports fully and ecaleite th mean:
ing of local, national’ and ‘international’
_ events which are of: major. significance in’

its own. community. Its editorial’ ‘comment. u

- provides an informed: opinion on matters :

of vital’ concern to. its readers.

“By reflecting the. total image “of its
own community in its news ‘coverage and :-
by providing wise counsel in its: editorials,”
a good newspaper becomes.a public con-
science. It also must be lively, imaginative
and original; it must have a sense:of hum-
or and the power: to arouse keén ‘interest.

Burning Crosses

There’s »something: : terrifyingly .ap-
propriate about the act of burning crosses, :
as~ practiced by the. Ki Klux. Klan ‘and
other race hate groups. -

‘What it amounts to is a symbolic. de-
struction of. Christianity, and a. deliberate

iation of the of Christ.

By. burning ‘crosses, the race haters
make it quite clear just what they are.
— Northfield (N.H.) Journal- ‘Transcript

» for. the ‘accepted: standards “of

tt’ these. pri 0:
goo! ;editing requires a skilled Staff, an
attractive’ format,. adequate space: for
“news ‘and comment and a sound business

foundation.

<The staff. must possess the "profes: ;

sional: pride’ and’ competence - necessary
to breathe life and’ meaning into the daily.
record of history. ‘Good: writing. must. be
combined’ with ‘an: effective typographical | :
display of copy’ “and pictures: to“ capture.
the full drama and’excitement of the‘ day's
news. Good printing is essential.

News’ and comment'.of most immed-
iate ‘interest and importance to- the local
community’ shall have priority for the: av-
ailable* space, which will “depend ‘on the
size and resources of the newspaper.»

To. assure. a..financially: strong. and

independent ‘publication, .and one that is}:

competitive olth other media,"*a- “good
ust * ineffective cir.
culation, advertising and:
partments. ‘:
Finally, a good newspaper should. 1
guided in the publication: of. all material

by..a concern. for ‘truth;--the “hallmark. of].
freedom, by a concern for human decency | -:

and human betterment, and by a: respect
its ‘own
community.

CASTLEGAR NEWS |

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LV. Campbell, Publisher,

rate to the News
ls. $3. per year. The price by delivery boy is 40

. Class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, for pay-
ment. of postage in cash, and is a member of the
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It 1s'a member,of the Canadian Weekly News-
papers association’ the 1G: Avision of the Canadlan
Weekly and ¢

The Eattor, Castiegar News, Drawer 490, Castlegar,
BC. Letters for’ publication must | bes accompanied’:

names will, be used “on, request. but the correct
name aust vet submitted, ‘The. Castlegar News|
reserves the'right to shorten letters tha: interests,’

Distr tis Up

British, * chlunbia’s wood har-
vest for the first 10 months of 1963
was '1,232,731,146 cubic feet, an in-
crease of 10 per cent over the same
period last year, it. was announc-
ed. this week -by the B.C, Forest
Service.

.. Figures released up to-the end
of October show that- the coastal
regions. showed ‘an increase’of 4.5
Per ‘cent and he -Interior regions
17: per‘ cent.}

Each of: the'five Forest ‘Dist-
-ricts ' showed “an increase for the
year to date.::Vancouver was up
four “per. cent;-Prince ‘Rupert
(Coast) eight per cent; and Prince
Rupert (Intérior) 35. per. ‘cent;

loops 17 per cent; and Nelson 16
per cent.

October. production figures
showed that Nelson has the biggest
increase’ for.the month, up 5,79,-

Two Men Win
$Bin Castlegar 4
“News Contest

two men won $5 “each in the
Castlegar News’. find-your: ‘name-in-
the-ads contest last week..
¢ John Robinson, : Kinnaird; was
the name placéd. in-the ad of Mit-
chell’s: Supply;, John ‘A:

| tained the Tatian garden; the

‘as recommended inthe Glasego :

woods, Yet it's not ie overpower- |‘
warm ‘and

friendly, It * faces south .and the f*

Prince George {13 :per_cent;\ Kam- | |

090 cubic feet ‘to a total of 17,042,- |.
B84) beet

Japanese . garden, ‘with, ‘its lake,
bridge’ and

‘It's. certainly a ‘magaificont. spot,
and, lucky for us, it’s open .to‘ the
Publie — the gardens, not the main
castle,

“Even ‘if we ‘are going broke,
I'm Glad ‘this ;place ‘is ‘being ‘kept

un My,@

supported me at the ols ‘last Thuredey.
‘Twill ‘continue: to work t to the. best :
ability.’

open, for we'cannot Hve by bread
alone, even though’ it appears we
are not Bolng, to be able to altord
much -cake,'
.It is one of. the ‘strange quirke’
of history’; that’: the. two ‘great
Dunsmuir mansions here ara ‘now
public property. Craigdarroch Cas-
tle, high ‘on its ‘hilltop.a: stone's
throw :,from’ downtown’ Victoria
city, was put up in the. late 1880'
by the Hon, Robert Dunsmuir, the
father of the Hon. James. People
are always getting ‘the , two -mixed
—and neither was titled.”
The Castle is now owned by
Greater. Victoria School, Board, and
its rooms, on,the lower; floor,.are
open to the public,-and. at: night
the Castle's towers and turrets and
its. splendid - stained... glass: are
agleam. with’ light. that- creates a
scene from Camelot. i
‘The Hon.-Robert and the Hon.
James were hard-boiled tycoons of
high: finance, millionaires, : politi-
clans, yet. they. had! in them big
Bits of social consciousness, and
1 like::to: think | they'd bo: happy.
to. know: that. their: mansions. —
like, William: Randolph :. Hearst’s
San Simeon -in \Califorina — are
now, owned and enjoyed. by the
taxpaying, public — mansions that
were built:for the rich’ and. the
élite and the-cream of. society. ©

Anglican-Canon
Guest Speaker
Rt Notre Dame |

“Christian Values in Higher
Education” will be ‘the subject of
the third in the series of “‘Contem-
porary '64” public lectures ‘to -be
held ‘at “Notre Dame, University
tonight, Rev] Canon C. Hilary But-
ler, MA., of Victoria will be guest
lecturer.

** Canon Butler ise canon lecturer
at Christ Church Cathedral in Vic-
toria and Anglican chaplin at the
University. ‘of. Victoria. "Prior .to
his present position the ‘clergyman
was ‘chaplin of the RAFVR from
1942 to 1948.:-He was Vicar of St.
Matthias’: Church, Brighton, Eng-
land until 1951 when he became

tawley, Sussex until

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: JOHN. VOGWILL

and “John J: Robinson, both” of
Kinnaird, claimed: the prize and
each received:'a ‘cheque for $5.
“The week: hefore, M. Niccara-
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