CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, August 11, 1960 VICTORIA REPORT Trutch Trufch Biography By JAMES K. NESBITT Because distant pastures, in history, as in everything else, nl- ways appear greener, British Col- ‘umbian historians have become the richer by an excellent BA gradu- ating essay by 24-year-old West Indian, Hollis Lynch, Here but three years from Port-of-Spain, Lynch, in that time, became fascinated by the life and works ‘and'times of Joseph William ‘Trutch, giant of B.C. pioneers, this first in 1871," Bo good is Lynch’s work that it won the John and Annie Southcott Memorial Scholarship. Lynch researched the lfe of his subject: so thoroughly’ that Trutch lived for him again; Lynch, deeply, Immersed many months in his work, would not have been surprised had Trutch walketi in, sat beside him, and talked, . 80 well did Lynch do. his job that Trutch takes on flesh and blood once more for those who read the essay. 3 From England, in 1849, Trutch went to San Francisco, which, Lynch found, he heartily disliked. Trutch wrote sister: “These Yankees are the most dis- agreeable, vulgar lot — I cannot imagine to coalesce with them — thelr swearing is awful — I never heard anyone swear till I came here —~ the most revolting and blas- phemous oaths are quite common in conversation — they are. desper- ate. talkers ond generally make more nolse and bluster than reality. “To anyone who has been brought up as a gentleman, and who holds to our English ideals of honesty and honorable dealing, this country must be hateful. I ‘feel quite out of element among such people, and long to get to some part of the world where the truth is spoken on purpose.” From this, _ Lynch ~ sized up Trutch: ' — a typical, middle-class Victorian Englishman — in hia in- sistence on respectability and good form; in his ignorance of the mi- sery and poverty of the masses; in his aloofness from all who did not belong to his own class — Trutch was chagrined to find that respfec- y wee nriches Victorians, set great store — had no place in American society. Trutch concluded -— that English- men were a superior branch of the humen race.” Trutech soon fled to Oregon, which -he found more conservative, more English — there was swearing, Lynch writes: “He had a esnse of humor, and loved’ to tell amusing anecdotes. He was not| without a graceful charm — these qualities, combined with his ster- Ing. character — made him a fa- vorite with Julia (Hyde), who never Jacked ardent admirers, After two years of courtship they were mar- ried — in 1852.” Julia changed her William's mind shout Americans: "“ he came to appreciate there was gen- uine worth in the American charac- ter. He admitted, though tacitly, that attitudes and values, - even when different from, or opposed to those of middle-class Victorian Eng- land were not to be condemned on that score alone,” ‘Trutch carved out a monumen- tal career in British Columbia. He tability, upon which he,, like most BL. History less| Prime Minister Sir John:A. Mac- lardi of British Columbia, building roads and bridges when thot was more difficult’ than todsy, though Jess costly. He’ went into politics, fought to have the Crown colony of British Columbia become a pro- vince of. Canada, So impressed was donald that he sppolnted Trutch B.'s first Meutenant-governor, charged him with the somewhat terrifying responisbillty of setting up our first provincial government. Lynch sums up: “Tratch brought: about the transition of British Co- lumbia from colony to province in on extremely efficlent manner, With the assistance of a group of men. with very little political: ex- perience, he worked hard and. bril- iantly to establish as quickly os possible the machinery of sclf-gov- ernment. “He almost completely dom- inated the scene .. ... But when KK Little Theatre Ran es : Discusses Fall Drama Offering ‘Two new members were wel- comed to the Kinnaird Little Theatre group at a meeting Inst week at the home of Mrs. R..Swee- ney, when the fall meeting of, the BO, Drama Associatlon’ was’ dis- ‘Mrs, Hazel Allington’ and “Mrs. Jean. Robinson have {oined:” the Little Theatre, whose . first: annual plenic was reported by president Gwilym Hughes. Mr Hughes‘ said that “a good time was-had by all, despite ‘the inclement weether.” ‘The picnic was held at the Ar- row Boat. Club's property near Syringa’-Creek and members ex- pressed thelr | gratitude to J. A. Macbeth, who brought his boat up for water ‘skiing. Z Plans for the annual cabaret, to be held August 26, were discussed and convenors named... Mrs, J, Burrows reported that the West Kootenay branch of the BC. Drama will hold he had firmly Bi ernment he was prepared to. with- draw and leave the business of.that government to its duly-elected: re~ presentatives —— fem: was, you might say, the first Gag- traint on Trutch’s part.” ENTIRE ISSUE SOLD OUT Over-Subscription Saddens Bond Dealers By BILL FLETCHER Vancouver Sun Business Editor Over-subscription. of the B.C. Power Commission's $25 million bond issue has leff an army of un- happy investors and even unhap- pier investment dealers contem- Plating their lost opportunities, ‘The entire issue, which carried a five percent coupon, had gone out the window long before it of- ficially went on sale last week. got only a fraction of the bonds they requested. One house asked for $614 million worth; it got $100,000, Another wanted $1.2 mil- lion; got only. $66,000. Some investment men were Peeved because, they said, banks got a disproportionately large share of the issue — from 60-to 70 per cent. a ‘There are a couple of obvious reasons for this. Premler Bennett knew the issue would be a snap to sell so he had to figure out a way of rationing it. His system was to allot dealers live-sevenths ‘of the total of Paci- fic Great Enstern Railway bonds they sold last year. Since the banks sold the Hon’s share of the PGE issue, they got the biggest chunk of the B.C. Hydro pie, ‘Tht second reason is that Ben- Premier Bennett had another. reason for keeping a low limit on purchase orders. ‘The bonds are ‘cashable at par any time and he didn't want to run the risk of having to buy them back a ‘few million dollars at a time, a situation which might have developed if municipalities or big investors used the hydro issue as a temporary investment only. ‘The government pays @ com- mission of 75 cents on every $100 bond sold. Take the house that wanted $6%4 million worth — it would have earned commissions of $48,750. On the small allotment it actually got it makes only $750. arfcable ,Tea- te Its annual meeting at Kaslo for the “rst time September 19, and a car- avan of members ‘of the Kinnaird Little Theatre and other West Koo- lenay drama groups will motor to Kaslo. ee Chairman.of the reading com- mittee, Mrs. D. McKenzie, reported that many. plays had been read and several discussed as possibilities for TRAVEL 3s 5 2 Foot ee STOP AT THE Holly On Highway 99 Excellent: accommodations Beautyrest beds, free TV. Telephones, ice '& coffee Heated, illuminated pool Playground & shuffleboard * No; 5 Business route 2816 MARTIN WAY OLYMPIA, WASH. ‘ Credit cards honored FREE Welte for ew TRAVEL GUIDE listing fine motels coast to comt, Inspected end approved by Congres of Mator Hotels. fall production by her ‘committee, Motel. chunk of hydros it received only a token $10,000 worth. ” Although the PGEs were hea- vily over-subscribed in 1959 a num- ber of investment ,houses did not push them because there were bet~ ter buys in» federal bonds. But the bond market has chan- ged in the last 12 months. The yield on federal bonds has shaded off leaving the hydro bonds just about the hottest thing-on the market, Because of this, brokers wrote letters to their clients touting the issue and got orders back in bushel baskets. Now they're rationing the few bonds. they have and writing government ‘| MORE HORSEPOWER— Uy" Massey Ferguson LESS MANPOWER... - zamiced THE KEY TO MORE _ | PROFITABLE FARMING The basic principle of sound farming economy is getting the maximum amount of work done at the lowest ‘possible cost. PAR Anas ~ GOMINcO. AWARDS $4,500". Peter Dunlop Wins $250 Prize! ners were* ‘Suan Ann: Shaw of - Mau- Peter Dunlop. ‘of Castlegar. is one of the winners of $4,500 in the 1960 Cominco : Undergraduate, Scho- Jarships announced this week in a Joint statement from the company and Peter's $250 Class Two award recognized his 80.8 per cent average on recent senior matriculation | ex- aminations. These awards are open to children of Cominco, employces regardless of geographic location; Peter's father, J.T. Duntop, is a plumber .at the Trail-zind plant. Other Class Two award’ win- ‘The other, ‘winner in» this class, an aver- chilne of” Fruitvale, Bonnie sudith of applicants ‘were in this eldse, Miss shaw, whose father is 8 gales accountant at Saskatoon for Cominco,‘had ‘an average of 86 per cent, Miss: Machline, wi older sister. won a similar award in 1958, also had an ‘average of 808° pér cent, Her father; W. H. 8,.Mauch- line, isa shift boss in Cominco’s chemicals and. fertilizer ‘division at Warfield, JEWELLER eager ert pert ay : ‘ BOSSE’S JE 178 Pine St. — Castlexar. BO. — Phone 2041 | DIAMONDS HAS JUST ARRIVED “priced from $50 to $500 Over 25 to Choose From. In ‘All. the | Latest Styles IF NECESSARY, YOu CAN MAKE "AN ee APPOINTMENT TO er viene JUST. PHONE worth to oxing Into > *° Miss age moatk of - 60.5 per - cent, Her father. A. J. Malnarich, is a: Tad- anac machinist.” ty Some of the highest marks in the history of the Cominco ‘scho- larships were registered by the 56 who appiied.: Ronald Martin ‘Clowes of. Cal- gary and Margaret Joan Lendrum of, Victoria were the winnors/:in Class One, being awarded four-year scholarships of $1,400' each. Clowes, whose father, Norman D. Clowes is Lemployed at Cominco’s nitrogen.de- partment in Calgary, registered 93 points, the highest in over 20 years 6f Cominco undergraduate scholar- ahips. points in the competition. Her fa- ther, Charles E,, Lendrum, died in 1952, He was employed.at Trail in method study until the time of his death, scholastic .standings in. the junior matriculation ‘yeare' (15 per © cent) and on ‘the. senior matricultion or equivajent'-first year | Larts Beane ings (85 per cent). °° Harold ‘Robert Davis of palit vale: and. Gretchen .'Jéan’’Rice ‘of ‘Trail won the lass ‘Three, sche scholar- Tadant per ‘cent. ‘Miss: Rice, ‘whose’ father, iT, A. Rice, Is employed .in. the met- Situratea division at 'Trail, register- éd'an: average of 82.1. per cent.’ ‘There were.19 Miss. Lendrum scored © 89.7) ‘These awards axe “based on}, - Robson erail were guests of Mrs, D. Gav- rilik oven the weekend. “A. Qirance of Vancouvef, who 15 visiting his‘ mother Mrs, L. M, Quance left Wednesday ‘tu 1e- turn ‘to the const. He. was accom- panied by ‘his mother who will vi- ait thefe*for a few days. Mrs, Ralph Leckett ot Pruitvale spent a few. days ‘here’ as the guest of Mrs, L, M.'.Quance. Mr,.and Mrs.Jack Smith and family of. Kitimiat are visiting the sah parents, 2 Mr, ‘and Mrs, J. . Smith for their. holidayg, Mr, and jenn R: Batchelor ace | Golgat Appoints “Celger Limited ‘has ata ap- | Bointed, Owen T, Dalley as techni- the Class Three scholarships,. which are open to all students attending Schools in B.C.: School - Districts. ‘The’ awards’ are based on senior 8 only: cal for its new blea- ched kraft’ pulp’ mill .nearing.com- pletion at Castlegar, B.C. “Mr, Dalley, graduated with a Master of ee, degree from ‘the n $207,012 Per er Day For Forest: Fires New Zea- land, since: that time he has work~ ed ‘asa ‘process engineer in the heavy chemical industry’ in’ Aus- tralia and as’ research chemist for New Zealand ‘Forest Products, pro- aueers of pulp; .wallboards, ‘hard- _ Last week's forest fi boar. boards and multi- costs in B.C. soared ab the rate‘of “eight doys on: a camping holiday ‘| day to return home. Also leaving --|the water ‘m¥ses the fire, it makes Socials. companied by Mrs, A, Batehslor’ of Revelstoke / left. Thursday: morning for @ short holiday in Revelstoke. Mrs. »A.. Batchelor was returning home after spending the past mon- 4 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, August 11, 1960 _ - 5 Sunday were Mr, and: Mrs, Ralph Quance of Victéria, While Here they were the guests of Mrs. L. M. Quance. They were called to Robsun owing tothe ;death:, of ‘thelr ‘fa- ther, Mr. L, @. Quance. * ~ A‘service was held Friday even- ing in the Robson Coniminity Me- moria) Cemetery when the: sshes of the Ulate Mr. and Mrs. L. r Quance were committed ‘to. the ground, The service was attended by the family and a, large gather- ing of ‘old friends’ and -was.conduc- ted by the Rev. Archdeacon B. A. Resker, of Balfour. fh here... family. lett Thursday for o holiday in. Saskatchewan wher they will ‘visit’ relations and friends, i ‘Mrs. Rose Magee was 6 Trail visitor Monday Teles Cyr, and Mrs,’ Mike, Gorkoft and family returned from a.camp- ingtrip at the weekend, Mrs..M, Franco of Trail who was the guest’ of her son-in-law ‘jand) daughter: Mr. and Mrs, A. Smecher for the past five days re- turned to her home Sunday. Mr, and Mrs. D. Adshead and family who have spent the past returned home Monday. Mr, and. Mrs, Otto Andersen and family returned Sunday from ‘a camping trip through the Okan- ise and Mrs. Elmer Dams and ony “Tet ‘Monday on a camping holiday, “” : eles Mrs.’ Joe, Kisell and aavinies Jennie of Consul, Sask., left-Mon- Filty:Two Fires Quenched Recently . Pee > In-This District Fifty-two fires. have broken out in the Castlegar ranger district this ‘simmer, announced ranger H, Wood Monday, devouring an. éstimated $6,000 in fire-fighting coats, Only (the, “Sentinel Mountain blaza was labeled ‘major, but Mr. Wood said, othérs would have been serfous had: it ‘not “been for water- bombing:. “He praised the technique. “It we can get to’a fire with a bomb- er, I'll do it every time. Even if Mr, and MI : Carl Nygard and)... “When you join a co- OP you will be asked to invest in shares — But remember —‘that money always belongs_to you! From, then on, the more you pur- + ghase from your CO-OP, the greater your share ‘of surpluses will be; You. will not pay profits to others, but make savings for yourself. - YORK PEANUT BUTTER Packed in: Decorative MILK STEINS,- Ideal for youngsters. Qe “A102, STEMS, .-......-..-. 886 -COFFEE, Nabob or Co-op, your Choice 1 tb. bags, 2 for ... Wi ce HT PRATER -, PORK LOIN SPEGIAL FULL LOIN. ‘ROAST, Ih. wena e Se - BUTT ROAST __ cHOrS “THRIFTY BUY NTRE CUT ~ §f ib, cll... ...-- 65 q Ce cc ee peer sacks... +, an the the area harder to $217,112. per. day ‘to weekend. total of. $1,519,784 — -the| of pe ie new laboratory for New Zea- ‘catch fire and increases the humid-. CORN, Cream Style 15-02. tins nett desired the widest possible cir- ‘An officlal of the Investment letters of apology to customers who ar, tas avaraiory fot cori hegaes s culation of the bonds, He wanted residents from Atlin to Yahk to’ participate so they would. feel as one with the government,. what with an’ election coming up shortly. In order to Keep big buyers from snaring. more than . their share he set s limit of $5,000 on Dealers Association, while unhappy about the situation, said there was nothing his group could do. - “The banks out-performed us on the PGE issue and that's that.) I can't think of a better way the government could have spportioned the bonds.” won't get any. 2 Complained: one dealer: won't. make anything out of the issue after. we.iget finished, writing letters and paying: for stamps.” But while. we'shed a tear for the investment: houses and their lost business, let us not forget poor old -Joe Taxpayer. He too deserves “wel machinery. ‘ The only way this can be accomplished is with modern farm Modem farm machinery is ‘designed to do more work i in ‘Tess Righest ever recorded. Cost so far this season — $3,- 238,327 — is approximately $1 mil- Mon more than, for, the correspond- ferved as shift chemist and tech- nical superintendent in that mill between 1953 and: 1956, “He then , The Sentinel Mountain. fire. 15 still not fully) quenched. It has eat- en underground on Indian Flats — ing period in 1958,. B.C.’s most se vere . fire’ season. “uring. the week 494 new tires came to-Canada as a.lab supervisor | every and.control chemist in ‘the Ontario pulp mill of the Marathon Corpor- out and must be suppressed. points, but? the blazes, were= call _night .9 fresh blaze breaks The recent lUghtning storm “set the. woods aflate » at “12 different |; a Co" op Picking. -GAKE Mi » SPICE, — DES ow _ - CHOCOLATE ~ oe WHITE se tsa Moe Meee ee eae aty Fresh full power Canadian built Willard Batterfes : auioly + doused.” gysranteed for 4 full yeors...- dry charged or , factary-filled’... both é-volt and 12-valt type in S economy, heavy duty nd premium service grades. fe: given the foresta a low to mi ? : a )-the Guest ‘See your Poeuby Willard Dealer. fire < atin CASTLE MOTORS uD EHONE 3 24 - orders, And, since banke are repre- sented in even the smallest com- munities, whereas investment hou- ses are not, the banks were the People who could spread the pons around, Last year one big national house sold no PGE bonds at all. When it applied this. time for a big some ‘sympathy since, in the long run, he is the guy who has to make good on the premium bonds. 2 Regular size ses seen a ‘1B ANANAS, : ibs. for. : ‘of, forest closure Zauowed the. ‘recent rainfall, ‘but high? temperaltires: “and ‘rising . fire | cancellation : ofall .. | process',controls in @ er ‘and . Fibre Co.'s ‘North - carslina reap full benefits from today’s more. productive farming methods by keeping labour costs in line. It also assures you of woods. will remain closed until fur- ther: notice... i Base "_ WESTGRAFT ALUMINUH & PIERSON. WINDOWS “ labour. ‘Whatever kind: ‘of farming you do‘you can Io0k ‘to é ALUMINUM COMBINATION peors Massey-Fesguson for. th ‘machines.and implements that will. YOUR LOCAL AGENT , ae Ae ae Bees RELIABLE - WOODWORKS. I : : do every job faster, more efficiently, WHERE WINDOWS ARE A SPECIALTY NOT A SIDE LINE a reliable work force you can swing into action at a ‘moment's e Fo! forest fires have broken out in this}? District. this. year.as , compared-to ‘My, Dalley: takes: an. active ‘in- trict | terest. in ane golf, fishing ahd Kinnaird Ejects - Toiletless Trailer As ‘Squalid:-Slum’... Failure to comply with Kinnaird sanitary bylaws resulted this week in the expulsion of a Cook Lumber Co. trailer from the village. Couneil gave 10 days for its re- moval at their Aug, 1 meeting. They termed. the trailer, occupied by.a company scaler, “squalid, unsani- tary, o slum,” “The place is no bigger than this council table,’ said’ Comm. G. 8. Rust, “and the toilet has been removed. The equipment does not meet village ‘requirements’ RELIABLE WOODWORKS — GENELLE, B Co A village’ byla tates that i where water is available, flush tole PHONE TRAIL 2858 - L-1 ets must be installed. notice. Critical farm operations get. dotie: without: delay and costs stood at’ $70,973. this ‘time years they. hove xeashed $996,258, —| "- almost ad to date this , without ‘depending | ‘on the availability. of high cost. facm Evouing Group wa i i Of Mis .S. Grant. bey ithe members’, ; Group ‘WA. held a ioclat meeting at the home of Mrs..8, Grant last ‘Thursday. evening. ‘“ ooo Nare, | Keniperman :.was in charge of entertainment. Many g8~ mes-and contests were enjoyed. by the nine members and: visitor). < +/| Mrs... Mahoney. © i Prize winner, was ‘Mrs. ‘0. Ans dersen. t = ‘The evening. was 5 brought to al: close with. ae serving -of Creme 4 Fetresiaen "LEGION CORNER: ‘Upon looking at the atdendance of the past two meetifgs, it makes one. wonder if it. wouldn't be, better to Just conduct. business ‘by execu tive during the months of July and ‘August. 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AVAWABLE: to assist with ‘any worthwhile riding .or community Sep mber. He showed the| effort is Don Brothers, Social. Credit ih the’ Fair'and other candidate. for Rossland-Trail riding and... community Proj i un “MILA. since . the - December; -.1958, - by--. election. Don Brothers is. seen. here with. officials of the Castlegar, and District Ask your. dealer or Electrical about Air. Conditioning. They can give you the story ¢ on cool ~-ing~ your whole: ‘hqusé—or - just a _¥oom or two nonth. “Two: applications ‘for regular Tiitfend thie “for Club “ihembership were. SpEreved Comrade, ‘Lamb emphasized the importance of pub- lic, relations. cp Comrade ; Pitts ‘reported that the “water tap had: been; ‘installed at, the Cenotaph. It: wast decided to va the company of good friénds, ‘Kokanee *Pil: Pl Re jeer is s-also sener a landmark of real as refreshing asa glacii There is none better. Try ite now. THE PRIDE OF THE KOOTENAYS leasure —= stream. _ aneeé meant Beer prety ON ELECTION DAY, iat: oe ‘Oomred ; rade J. Sanop won ‘he debenture ; draw.