CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, March 28, 1963

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“Here Tet the press the people’s rights) maintals, unawed by: influeace and uabribed by gain”.

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Heckiing Cripples Shows Lack of Manners

A gentleman dropped into the office
this: week with a complaint we feel is
most legitimate. ;

This particular. chap was / ‘a cripple.
His ipl was the tre t he and
other cripples received from many: Cran-
brook teenagers because, of their “afflic-
tion:

He said, that, because of his particu-
lar condition, Many teenagers had “poked
fun” ‘at him ina ruthless and shocking
manner. This heckling, he, maintained,
was not just confined. to him but. has..be-
come an. additional. burden ‘that ‘other
cripples *in “Cranbrook have had. to:bear.

We. much admire. the gumption: of
this particular individual: who ‘felt: strong: °
ly enough about his rights as a free man
in a free. country: ;to\.complain ‘to. the

. newspaper about this-heartless treatment.
Such actions would make any reasonable
person angry and yet this gentleman kept
his complaint in.a constructive manner.

-“Because-I am a‘ cripple why. should: '
I stand’ for. young ,.people poking fun at’
me?. This‘ is a: free country ‘and. people
shouldbe free.to walk down the ‘streets
of Cranbrook without being heckled.

“This .is ‘shocking ignorance ‘6n the
part of the teenagers. The young should
be ‘taught the art of ‘politeness. and res-
Pect ‘for a ‘disability and old age. This

teaching should be done’ in the home. and
at school.

“It ‘is not 2° laughing ‘matter at all;
It should be’profoundly. considered.””.

We agree 100 per cent with the sen:

timents expressed «by our - visitor. This
type: of: ignorance: strikes’ at the very
heart. of ‘our-’society.*: ‘
z Young people particularly, should be
taught that an. -affliction, whether. physi.
cal ‘or mental,’ is ‘not something to ‘poke
fun. at “nor. sHould it ‘present’an oppor-
tunity, to “make other, people so afflicted
look - ridiculous.

Despite’ our tremendous advances in
science ‘and ‘fields of thought during the
past-decadé; there is a. vast area of, edu-
cation still ‘to. be carried ‘out .to teach
people, young and old, that a physical
disability © or; mental handicap is - “some:
thing’ to’: be

It has heen
one of the -long-
‘est drawn-out ses-
sions in * history.
What | little ; was
done could have
been done in half
ithe time.

Tt was highly | 1!

and: nthe yelling. that went on could
not’ have,: been |'better, or worse,
depending on which’ way you look
at it.:Reason'for the delay, of cour-
se, and the screaming ond ‘yelling,
was. that.all MLAs were playing
Politics to ‘their heart's content.
I:don’t’ think ‘I ever heard ‘so
many shouting matches, ‘with ‘no-
thing’ said, “and no. conclusions
reached. The government ‘got, its

‘| way. all the way through, and that’s

as it should’ be, since the poople
elect’ a’ government, not the op)
sition, to. do. the governing.

the. session’ wore ‘on past
the eightweck mark tempers grew
taut and: nerves:were frayed’ and
your MLAs. Were’ near ‘mental ‘ ex-
heugtion because ‘of all the yelling

rather than’to be pitied or jeered at.
We agree. with our visitor that it),
boils right, back to our young people
i simple and
tion: for ‘others. This. can only be taught
in the “home and: school. We ‘feel too,
that* our teenagers, despite the - cruel
streaks they may..reveal are perfectly
capable of understanding what politeness
and respect does “mean, providing. they
are taught by. Boe who, honestly “be-
lieve in ‘them too. — Cranbrook Courier

othe combined opposition” of
papers and | Nei Democratic Par-

ry ee and: uncouth

He Gro bunch » kick’ thefh

ar |. No sir, they're not: going

to ‘have I thom Soclal Credit’ Ly Pre-
0

“*You're finished: Mr. Premiér;”
more than:once said Mr, Harding,
in’. that “cold, caleulating. way ‘of

“The CCF or the NDP or w
ever it’ is ‘you: call yourselves are
so frightened you're on: the way.
down the drain-that: all you'do ‘is
smear, smear, smear,’ replied the
Premier, in that hot: way, of his,
And ‘so’ your. MLAs went :at
each other, their eyes.on the next | f
election,: whenever that will: be.:i
The only time: they.didn't fly
at “each “ others’.” political), throats
was when ‘they: voted: themselves
nice fat pay boosts—from $5,000'a
Year ‘to $6,500. “‘All.‘looked‘ some:
what. sheepish: as Sera them:
selves ‘to ‘this scoop'of gravy, and
‘twas’ ‘easy! to sce: they: hoped not
too much would bo'made of it, and
that, come next election, th
stituents’ will have forgatte

for
better; or for: worae, ‘has Spaased
into history and I Suppose, “though
I'don’t know, ‘that’: we' "re: the bet:
ter. for it,

ae to get ‘rid of the Ben-
nett. Social ‘Credit government at
the next election.. ~

NDPvers:are particularly, tens- |."

cious, because there are so many
of them, compared to the Liberals.
They ’ reinforce each other’ and
won't sit down,

“Same old speech,” angry, and
bored SC’ers called out as NDP’ers
went st the same old topic. over
and over and ‘over again.

Leo Nimsick of Cranbrook,

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Dave Barrett of Dewdney and Ran-
dolph Harding of Kaslo-Slocan are
the most’ tenactous, ‘They “never
give up. SC’ers! insult and belittle
them, but not a whit does this trio
care. To talk and talk and ‘oppose
they consider’: their : public’ duty.
The public ‘didn’t elect them,’ in’
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——
Comrade ‘Bert Lamb: reported
that the. paid: up membership now
stands at 208. with sonie15’mem-
bership. ‘cards’ that. havé ‘not; been
Picked up: at this date. ‘Members
are ‘advised —that the ‘month «of
April is:set aside as: membership
month ‘and ‘that it::is: up ‘to. each
and “every. member::to-’ get’ out
and» cantact , all known veterans
who are not Legion: members,
Comrade Pete. Ewart was pre-
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. Avery ‘deiated report and

of . United ‘church ‘women che
their regular ‘meeting’ Jast ‘week
at the home: of.-Mrs,-R. H.° Pratt,

ilwith Mrs... Eva:‘Thompson co-hos-
“[tess. The meeting was opened with

Prayer, led by/t resident; Mrs_
Mary... Gemmilt, d ‘nine mem-
bers present. ‘Routine business was
conducted,‘and each member made
a donation: towards seeds, which
will be‘sent to Africa.

ie members. were: reminded
of the. Spring Tea which will be
held: in‘ the Church hall’ on April

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“CASTLEGAR BRIEFS

Ay request by. Alex ‘ Nahorn-
off: of : 7th: Ave. for. earth “fill at
the rear of ‘his property has been
fulfilled, reported. works supervi-
sor Norman McNabb: He said that
years ago'a lane: put’ in by the
village: undermined: ‘Mr.’ Nahorn-
this. has “now

5 i chardson sug:
gested that the .village’s' represen-
tative on the hospital ‘board, Mrs.
Clara “Saunders, be: asked to: re-
port. to. council: on-matters. affect-
ing® the : hospital,'::Village «chair-

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the “report ‘should: not deal: with

the: operation of the : hospital but | ;

with ‘capital: construction aspects,
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these“are: the “matters ‘with .which
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