CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday June 5, 1958 Bentley Heads Credit Union By HELEN McLEOD N. S. Bentley of Trail was re- turned as president of the West Kootenay chapter of Credit Un- ions at elections held here Sat- eurday during the all-day sixth annual officer's school and con- vention, - Others elected were D. A. Burnett, vice-president; George Burns, Treasurer and E. Bourch- ier, recording seerelary. Directors are R. Bindley, Nelson; M. Driscoll, Rossland and F. Scaia, Warfield, with one position still to be filled, A Fruit- vale man, B. Shrubsole, has been suggested for the remaining ap- pointment, say directors. The Credit Union officer's school held at the Stanley Hum- Bhries High School, was attend- ed by well over 100 delegates and representatives and was termed “most successful, informative and worthwhile” by those present, Registration commenced at 83D am. and the well-planned agenda provided a full program from then on until the evening wind-up dance. Each registrant was given an identification tag, a replica of the Credit Union's “umbrella” — cleverly ‘We forgot to announce our latest promotions. These promo- tions have been effective since May 14: Cpl, Hesketh to Sgt; Sgt. Worobey to FS, and F-S Pellegrin to W/O second class, This now brings our squad- zon up, to establishment, which is one WO32, one Fl|Sgt., two Sgts. and four Cpls. Due to the great demand of «cadets for summer camp our quo- ‘ta for camp has been limited to 10 cadets. To make it as fair as possible the names of all cadets wishing to go to camp were put in a hat of red flannel with pipe-cleaner handle with name of chapter and delegate affixed, The tags were the work of Miss M. D, Reith, Castlegar. Numbers on the tags served to assign each delegale to one of the eleven panel discussions be- ing nee BOAT CLUB HEWS Piles are now being driven by the Arrow Boat Club for its new dock at Robson. The club has made its first option payment on the Robson Co-op property and have received permission to drive piles and make preparations for a boat dock, Club commodore Dr. C, S. Fowler said Trail contractor Bill Wadds has loaned leads for the pile driving while Barker Con- of is renting RC, tive of the Castlegar Council, opened the first session of the day with words of welcome to the visitors. Following the remarks by convention chairman N. S, Bent- ley, West Kootenay chapter pres- ident, the delegates were given an outline of panel procedure by D. A. Burnett, panel moderator. Subjects discussed by the’ various panels were The Credit Union Act; the B.C, League Board; the B.C, Central C.U.; B.C. League Field Services; CU & C Health Services; Cuna Mu- tual; Credit Committee; Credit: Union Operation; Board of Di- rectors; Supervisory Committee and Rural Credit Unions. After a mid-morning coffee ‘break, panel reports were heard and then a recess was called for lunch at the United Church Hall at which 101 guests were served. At the opening of afternoon sessions Mr. Bentley introduced special guests A, R. Glen, presi- dent. of B.C, Credit Union Lea- gue; J. R. Robinson, B.C. Central Credit Union; M. A. Culbert, Chief Inspector of B.C. Credit Unions; Assistant Inspectors, G. McCulloch and T. S. O'Connor; G. B. Stirling, special represent- ative Cuna Mutual Insurance|’ Society; G. Coulter, CU & C Health Services Society; and W. BeNauenten representing the C M&SC Tneludea on the afternoon| agenda were committee reports, budget recommendations and a chapter business session with time off for coffee at about 3.45, .and the cadets drew the 10 lucky names, also five spares in case of sickness. Mr. Cyril Onions presented perfect attendance pins at last night's parade. by i resolu- tions, group discussions and re- Ports. The officer’s school closed with the chapter elections, All areas of the West Kootenay were represented at the convention. a pile driver at a “nominal fig- ure” and Interior Construction of Penticion loaned the club. a driving hammer. Work is also being done by club members under W. A. Mack- ereth and Art Anderson. Joe Fo- dor of Barker Construction is| donating his time as operator of the pile-driver. The club has purchased the entire floating dock at Graham's Landing from Crown Assets and a trip by the club’s boats “will be made shortly” to tow the docks down, Size of the docks varies from 16’ by 16' through 16’ by 32° to 40’ by 86%. MEN’S WORK BOOTS 6 and 9" TOPS Priced From $7.95 to $25.95 Leather and Cork soles MADDOCKS Tu MEN! Good Grooming Starts with. SHAMPOO $1.50 HAIR GROOM TONIC $1.25; SPRAY DEODORANT $1.25 PLUS— BS. These Old Spice Favourites: 4 SmoothShave $1.25 ‘ Stick Deodorant $1.25 After Shave Lotion $1.35 CASTLEGAR. 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With fear distorted face, eyes wide open, crying: “Mama, Mamo,’ the child was snatched from ber arms, And if the child's father should interfere, unable to bear it further, he would have received such a jab from the officer that & would have carried him clean out into the street, into snow, in night clothes and barefooted.” — Sorokin, “The sight of a policeman in one's home for a Douktsobor chitd is Ike death symbolized by a skeleton amd a scythe” soys S. S, Sorokin in‘ his letter Commissioner, retired, of to Frederick: J. Mead, Deputy- h ‘that Sorokin, writing from A police enter Sons of Bot homes by force, breaking down doors to gain entrance, He adds that the fact no ‘parent drove an oxe or fork “into no ‘Sons are pacifists, policeman’s head” proves the The man who claims ‘to be spiritual leadler of tthe Com- mittee of Reformed Doukhcdbors says ere OTe Sorry people sfor the dog in Sputnik but ‘not for children in the New Denver . “Buchenwald"’, He says that when the Sons were looking for land around ‘Kamloops the peaple were Brganized against accepting them ‘and the Sons had to remain in Krestova where, he says, even a cup of water is ‘hard to find, All Freedoriites wish tto go to Russic, says Sordkin, and permission by fhe, Sovermnent to let a smoll grap visit ceo Winners Split ‘Winners of $590 each at the “Kiwanis Monster Scenes Bin- go Saturday night were Mrs, Peter Gorkoff of Robson and Mrs. ’ A. Bigsby of Castlegar. The ladies tied for ‘the $1,000 prize» and deviled -to.. split the money instead .of playing ¢ ‘an ex- tra game to decide who “would get the whole sum. Castlegar people won six of the remaining prizes and Kin- naird residents were next when they took home four prizes. Blue-|* berry people won two prizes and a Robson man won one. Kiwan- jans failed to get the name of the person who won the blankets valued at $30. Winners at the big bingo which was sponsored by the Ki- wanis Club for the Castlegar and District Hospital were as follows: John Stainton, Castlegar, won an electric saw kit worth $45. Gilbert Schuepfer .of Robson! ‘won the $30 mantle radio, while Mrs, F. L. Anscombe of Kinnaird will be able to do a little fishing this summer with the rod, reel and line worth $30 that she won. $1,000 Prize Mrs. J. H. Byres of Blue- berry won a $20 steam iron and Mrs. R. O. Scott of Kinnaird won @ grocery hamper worth $25. Winner of a $75 eee cr gents’ Fre Mrs. Stickley of 4j| Beinder cot CAS Publiched Every Thursday at “The ‘Crossroads of the Kootenays” THE 1958 GRADUATING “CLASS OF STANLEY’ HUMPHRIES Hi! GH SCHOOL 3GAR NEWS VOL. 11, No. 24 8c PER 7OPY ; CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Thursday June 12, 1958 Grad Exercises Held Friday By HELEN McLEOD Forty-seven graduates of Stanley’ Humphries High School Grade 12.class received their dip- Mrs. W. Jacobson Heads School Trustees Ms, W. Jacobson of -Kin- naird isthe new president af the ‘West Kootenay branch of the B.C. lomas at impressive commence- ment exercises Friday. ~ Wearing ‘traditional black gowns the sotent entered the SHHS band directed by N, Fish- wick, A prayer .of invocation for the graduates was given by Rev. F. Woodrow, and chairman of the exercises was W. FP, Schwar ok, school trustees She was elected president] June 3 at a meeting in the Cas- tlegar thigh school of representa- tives from school districts Nos. 6 (Kootenay Lake), 7 (Nelson), 10 (Arrow Lakes), 11 (Twail) and 9 (Castlegar). Mrs. Jacobson is alsn vice- chairman of School District No. 9. Last .year’s head of the West Kootenay branch ‘of the school .| trustees?” “association¢- was'=Frinic who dia not] Ann won ‘a: $30D television set and Mrs. A. E. Webster of Kinnaird won' two bingos. She wan a.$45 wrist watch and a $50 cote table, It is not known who won the blankets worth $30 as there was not a tie in this game and the winner was given the blankets and disappeared before his mame was taken. George Koehle of Castlegar won paint valued at $25 and ©. D, Garrett of Castlegar won luggage worth $26. ‘stand for ‘re-election because of ill-health. Others elected. at: the :meet- ing were Arthur. Turner of Ross- land, vice-president; C. H. King, Castlegar, secrétary-treasurer and J. Cochran, Mirror Lake, execu- tive representative to the B. school_ trustees association in ‘Vancouver. y District superintendents S. J. Graham of Trail and C. S, Me- kenzie of Castlegar also atitend- ed the meeting. Mr." Cochran, the groups ex- ecutive Diplomas were. handed to the graduates by R. T. Waldie,; School District No, 9 .board chairman, Those receiving diplo- e z Four Resolutions Pass 7. ear) At Liberal Mesting A lively meeting of the Cas- dlegar Liberal Association was held Monday evening}-at the Robson home of Art Anderson. The local group went on re- cord as strongly Supporting a i of the mas were Jeanette Marianne Campbell," Dawn Day, Pat Ford, Anne Funk, Eileen Goresky, Mabel’ Harcoff, Rose- Marie Harvick, Gail Leitner, Patty Lewis, Dina a arin, Rosa- lie Liberal Association calling for the: early completion’ of the Cas- scade to Columbia river section of Highway No. 3. A second called 7 Doukhobor Problem Meeling Sef Up Special Committee By BURT CAMPBELL ; A committee under the As- sogtated Boards of Trade and of the group. It would theie job to pick the members; of this of C of South- casters B.C, to study the Douk- hobor problem was given the go- ahead signal at a public meeting in the Hotel Marlane Tuesday evening. The meeting was the second called’ by the Associated Boards. The first was held here May 12 and Tuesday’s meeting was call- ed to hear reports of the dele- gation which met with the B.C. eabinet to discuss terrorism in the Sharon Newman, Sharon’. “Parkin,” Gee * Popotf, Anne Rilke, Olga Striloff, Ger- ry Schiayon,: Louise’ Schwan, Ann Sutherland, Gail Seaton, complete the unfinished eetion ‘OY the: highway -from” Edgewood to Castlegar. ; ., Many members argued that there was a need to further agri- cultural and to pro- Corrinne Turik, Norma Waldron, George Rodney Brown, Gerald Card, Bob Grummett, Allan Hunchak, Brian Hunter, Glen Killough, Pat Lambert, Alexander Lehe- doff, Marvin LeRoy, Jack Mc- Intosh, Peter Obetkoff, Gerald Palsson, Gearge Rilkoff, Harry Sherstibitoff,, Kenny Strange, Anthony Toogood, Roger Too- good, George Wanjoff and George Judy Fred Zaitsoff of C es won a $50 barbecue set made of stainless steel and supplied with an. electric motor. to turn’ .cook- ing meats on a spit. Mrs. Joseph Coleman of Castlegar was. the winner of a $125 television hook: up or service. i @ report on his ata Ye of recent executive meeting in Van- couver, He informed the boards that a hearing will be held by the Royal Commission on Education in October at Nelson and asked branch mémbers to send repre- | sentatives. the the 1958 vide an outlet for the production, of the Arrow Lakes region as well as making the best possible use of its tourist attractions. The association: also urged the federal and provincial govern- ments to provide adequate fin- ancial assistance to needy univer- sity students. It was felt that the unem- ployment situation is such that many students will be unable to continue their studies in the fall. The group feels that such a. sit- uation class regroupedon: the stage to present two choral selec- tions. The choir was a serious det- riment to the future of Canada, A final resolution regretted that the Di by Mr. Fishwick, and accom- panist was -Miss Kathleen has taken no effective measures (continued on page 5) to cope with the unemployment problem, | the Ke Of about 37 persons present my McRae’s suggestion to set up a committee which would keep the federal and provin- elal governments informed of developments in the Doukho- bor situation’ and who would work toward integration of the Doukhobors. Nelson Boyd Af- Associated boards James Macbeth said t: meeting of the associa! in Castlegar June 21 gested that any group desiri jon on the co write him a letter and their cz- quest will be brought up it that meeting. Dr, Wright said he and Mr. Waldie “would be willing to Castlegar resident L. V,| Campbell felt the committee should have government recog- nition “to be effective.” | Mr, McRae said to have the} government do that “we would have to do a terrific selling jol ”| He said the committee will have the job of selling itself. Mr. Campbell retorted that the group “hasn't hesitated to tell them (the government) what to do up to now, why hedge?" PART THREE OF SOROKIN'S LETTER Fact Sons. Don't Kill Police Proves They Are Pacifists Even in my “time when we looked fdr land in British Colum-| bia under the auspices ,of the C Cc and Gulley — you must know what was promised. We did find land, and although not of the! bor religion in i order to keep themi in Canada in a settlement where even a cup of water is hard to find, the police were ordered to attack the Doukhobrs, Can you Mr. Mead not seé the tragedy in action? Please try very best, still the experts queered even that pos- sibility. They “went trom: house to house organizing. the people of Kamloops to protest against the * proposed settlement. “The -same occured at Queen Charlotte Is- Jands and Lardo, You ‘too, made the people who “were Vin’ " prisdn, re Only they were chever “kept,* ‘The’ same thing.. happened! © when we asked Gulley to inquire of different countries if , there is a place for Doukhobors. He did write but in a manner suggesting not’ to accept these people. And when I tried to find a place for them in Uruguay, the experts deliberately dirtied the group so much tliat the at- tempt naturally failed. And so, when it was finally decided to liquidate the Doukcho-: and police in- tb homes and tearing little chitd- ren from their mother’s arms. Being defenceless the people could not even present their side]: of the story to the press while the experts gave out any kind of a story they felt like, practically insisting that all raids on Douk-| hobor homes were peaceful, hon- : ‘avent'you spoke in defence of the police, assuring everyone that the police could not-be ‘so cruel. Apparently the reports you re- ceived deceived you for who can believe that Doukhobors volun- tarily open.their doors and ask the- police to enter. No, only un- der severe threats could the doors have been opened. The police were, of course, cautious, They readied’ them- selves for things unpleasant — like partisans tney were pre- pared for any eventuality. Here is a scene: the parents and children are still in bed; the police surround the homes. All ficer that it would have carried him clean out into the street, into snow, in night clothes and barefooted, ‘That is the manner by which know how Dot mothers and their children react to the police. The sight of a policeman in one’s home, for a Doukhobor child is like death symbolized by a skeleton and a scythe. More so, since several months prior to that they hid in moun- tains, forests and caves — while snow and winter. made that. pos- sible.. All unopened doors were broken: in: and ‘entry made by| Now ‘try; this facene the mo- thers’: refused; to. deliver their young into the arms of an armed uniformed policeman. Instead, she pushed him under. her bed,, or numbed with fear she circled him with her arms and froze. With fear distorted face, eyes wide open, crying: “Mama, Mame,” the child was snatched from her arms. And if the child’s father should interfere, unable to bear it further, he would have received such a jab from the of- vhild; ‘were ‘They were placed within a compound while the mothers unable to get there, fell ill *. All parents wrote me in de- tail what they lived through and my heart is not a policemans, not to understand their suffering: I fully know what to believe and what not to believe. Further, the Doukhobors do not speak uhtruthfully to their spiritual leaders, In spite of ev- erything, Doukhobors proved that such is their; faith. — and being able to endure it. As proof,: there is not one incident on record where a par- ent ina fit, drove an axe or fork into a policeman’s head, proves ‘beyond doubt that they are pac- ifists. Mr. Mead, you didn’t bother to reveal how many Doukhobor children in New Denver lost their health since their abduction and barbarian separation from! their parents. Letters from parents indicate that peaceful sleep is not for' them in New Denver; they cry g in the night; .nightmares are common and they are always escaping from. black hands (evil hands), From’ fear, i is B. A. Resker said he felt the committee would get more recognition from the committee would ha: from civic governmer McRae. He said such 2 must have the city’s that he can speak o- He said the associated boa-ds “prime function is te make “he Kootenays a better piace ta ve in” and emphasized ‘hat the committee would ne- te loaccd in the board’s interests. He added that “through the Proper sources we should be able if it “in a ied of unofficial way." But M. B, Ryalls, immediate past-president of the Nelson Chamber of Commerce, said “E don’t see how they're going to get to the root of the problem without some authority.” He ‘wondered whether the committee as a body without official powers would be able to et information from the police. Castlegar high school teach- er A. P, Harshenin felt the great- er number of committees looking into the problem the _ better, but also common—hence the excuse for more punishment. Children lost proper speech, they are stam- mering and stuttering, losing weight and color. Perhaps some “can say that Sorokin is ‘not telling thée- truth, But an honest person, sincere, would be unable to présent! this tragedy hed he not heard-about it, The authorities accused the Douklobors of issuing false re- ports but the facts of the case are that false reports only bene- fited the authorities, hence they issued them to quieten the public. About here it would be proper Mr. Mead for you to place your hand over your heart and felt that on the committee “is geographical rath- ‘er than being’ more broad.” Representatives would serve on the committee from Creston, New Denver, Castlegar, Trail, Rossland and Grand Forks: It would be composed of. persons], who haye taken an active interest ‘in Doukhobor problems, Tepre- cabinet at that me: to increase the rew: and to increase RC%: and equipment in thi Mr. McRae said “did indicate” at thought to the May that a continuing «2; established. He said the asscciated board, by setting up this ccmmittee is trying to find a solution to this Problem “in a must equitable means.” Mr. McRae added that ‘if it is an effective group the govarn- ment will recognize it above and beyond the associated boards.” When questions began to lag from the floor Mr. McRae sug~ gested the ending o!.the meeting but .W.. T. Waldie said “the dis- ‘missal ‘of | the meeting appzars 3 from ernments and chamber of com- merce members who have shawn “a keen interest.” Mr, McRae sald the com- mittee would hold meetings in Kootenay centres “to keep in touch” with local feeling. Mr. McRae said Dr. C. H. that were relative to the >ro-' lem, Dr. Wright ask+d “How much ve the police said it was of cat Wright and W. T. Waldie, both members of the disbanded cong sultative committee, would ai strictly as a result of the cruel continued on page 2) Mr. McRae s.id he ‘elt the “only way fing > print ee taken would ‘e und*r qar- as _and = page 3)