CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, February 13, 1958 Square Dances Will Add Gaiety Square dances will add gal- ety and sparkle to Centennial Year celebrations in a colorful series of dances scheduled throu- ghout the province, The B.C. Centennial Square Dance Committee at Abbotsford have announced ten square dan- ce jamborees will be held from March through June at main- land and Island centers. These include: University of British Colum- bia Dance Week at the Memorial Gym, March 3-8; a square dance party at Popkum, April 12; To- temland Square Dance Conven- tion and Callers Jamboree at the AN OPINION ON BILLS 87 AND 91 In the status of British Col- umbia 1957, Chapter 37 is an Act to amend the Mineral Act and Chapter 60 is an Act ta provide for Taxation of Land based on the Mincrals therein. Chabter 37 is only two and one-third pages and Chapter 60 is only four and one-quarter pages, In this bricf collection of pages there is con- tained legislation so violent that Arena, V Ap- ril 19; the Pacific Northwest Teen-age Square Dance Festival at Exhibition Gardens, Vancou- ver, May 2-3, and the West Van- Centennial Jamboree, p The Second Annual Fraser Valley Jamboree at Cloverdale, May 17-19; Centennial Square « Dance Roundup, Victoria, May 19; c the ii iate future of the min- ing industry of British Columbia is uncertain and it must be clear- ly understeod that the future of the mining industry is the con- cern of all citizens of this Pro- vince, In Chapter 37 the traditional Crown grant system of tenure is swept aside in favour of a leasing system, This change is of funda- May 24; Abbotsford, M. S. A. Centennial Celebration Week, June 2-7, and the Totemland| Centennial Square Dance Vac- ation at Shawnigan ‘Lake, V. 1, June 29, Square dance groups through out B.C. requiring assistance in ing C are asked to get in touch with Harry. Sommerville, chairman, B.C. Centennial Square Dance Committee, 207 Provincial Buil- ding, Abbotsford, B.C. mental and cannot be discussed at all unless three basic facts are clearly understood. They are: i is the MINING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA had been an option agreement whereby the prospector sold his claims over a period of years and in which he had covenanted to maintain good title, The rea- son that the prospector could contract and be rewarded for his efforts in discovering and stak- ing the ground was that the law protected his rights and his ten- ure, Surely it is self-evident that Chapter 37 has cut across the just considerations required to maintain the mining industry in British Columbia and has in par- ticular struck at the jugular vein of the prospector by denying him the most valuable asset he had, his right of tenure protected by the law. Why should a promoter pay a prospector for claims upon which there is no protection of tenure, if the promoter can in- stead bid for the claims with the Government? Furthermore, Chapter Centenaries invite pageantry, and with British Columbia celebrating its 100th birth- jay this year, eventa and developments in its history pravide colorfu) settings for the 12- Tiel . Pe when the stage + are'still ving-tn:the: province: who -rememher coach was part of the tives of the Johabitants and this one as: een le to aple revive the ploneer days, chooses to the basic facts above cited, It certainly foundation of he industry, No mine has ever been created by an Act of the Legislature. Every mine was discovered by some prospector and develobed through a substantial and even at times an enormous cost supplied by private risk capital. : No mineral in this province v in other parts of the Radio Talks To Be Heard Friday 10:15 world and, therefore, the indus- try in all its aspects must com- pete on world markets. Because mining in British Columbia is the The = Uni: Department will extend its ser- vice to B.C. communities by into the medium of A ten-week serics of radio , lectures on the contemporary novel with Dr. M. Laura Mac- kenzie of the University English Department will be the first in a series of regional Univrsity- of-the-air type programs arrang ed with the CBC, Dr. Mackenzie's lectures will be heard- on CBC stations throughout the province Fridays at 10:15 p.m. beginning Febru- ary 14. Listeners are invited to a costs must be offset by some advantage and in the past that advantage was the stability and’ the encou- raging spirit of our laws. 3. A major industry cannot be static and to assure the future of mining in British Columbia there must be new made by both the prosp and the private risk capital for it denies the security of tenure of mineral claims. It disregards the facts of global competition by on the in- vincial legislature to tax are limited to a direct tax within the province for the purpose of rais- ing revenue. A direct tax is one imposed on the person intended to pay it and not by its general to be passed on to dustry in this province. it def- initely disregards the incentive someone else, It has also been decided by ie highest judicial to find new oO as- sure the future of the industry and this is proven by the fact that already prospecting activ- ity has declined dangerously as evidenced by the fact that in 19- 57 only 56 per cent of the staking in the previous year was record- ed. Even if the industry could have absorbed Chapter 37, which a Jand tax is a airect ‘tons a customs or excise tax is by its very nature an indirect tax. If Chapter 60 was in fact a “tax on land based on the Min- erals therein”, it would probably be a direct tax. However, the Act levies the tax on “every owner of land including minerals therein, thereon or thereunder, or a major be- cause it reversed the very pol- icies which. were relied upon by th industry for expansion, the prospectors to provide the future supply of minerals and encour- age the continued flow of risk capital, The keystone to the industry in British Columbia had been the the crown grant system, which provided the incentive to prospect for ‘minerals as well as the justi: i to risk capital to Dr. of the Extension Department, following her talks, to convert a prospect inte a mine. The usual form of conveyance KOOTENAY SOCIETY a PROJECTS: 1. Silver Birch School 2. Thurs. - Fri. CHILDREN Castlegar Branch (INVITES YOUR MEMBERSHIP DONT DELAY — Proposed Residential Schoo! <é MEMBERSHIP — $2.00 Per Year But For The Grace Of God — It Could Be You Display of school work West's Store all ‘day - - Sot, —~ Feb, 27 - 28 + March 1 FOR HANDICAPPED —— JOIN TODAY the total destruction of confidence former- ly attributed ta it by the. indus- try with the new tax on Minerals in the ground set out in Chap- ter 60. Much has been said and will be said concerning the total lack of merit of this tax. The argu- ment advanced in support of it would, no doubt, appeal to the inhabitants of Alice’s Wonder- land. Charming though that realm may be, we are unfortunately on the other side of the mirror and are obliged to accept reality and there is no realism in the argu- ment that this tax will “conseve” our minerals to “encourage” sec- ondary industry. As a matter of fact there is a chilly suggestion that Orwells “doublethink” in the satire ‘-1984" is bing applied in Victoria today and that the Department of Mines is dedica- ted, not to the development of the mining industry, .but rather to there being no mining activity save that specifically blessed by the Minister, However, there is one further Point about Chapter 60 that should be brought to the at- tention of the people of this:pro- vince. There is 2 strong bossibility that the Act is beyond the powers of the Province of British Colum- bia and, therefore, that the at- tempt to tax under itis illegal.|" Under the British North Am- erica Act, the powers of the pro- CASTLE TIRE cu on FOR QUALITY RETREADS, REPAIRS & VULCANIZING GOODFYEAR TIRE HEADQUARTERS TIRED? DRAGGING? WORN OUT AND INEFFICIENT? : Check Your Tires For Those Symptoms! Prepare Now For Happy Summer Driving, Have Your Summer Retreeds Done Now. of and by the last three words it is clear that what it is in fact being taxed is the owner of minerals, not the owner of land. Furthermore, the asses- sor shall “assess annually at their fair value the minerals” and “all taxes assessed or imposed by vir- tue of this Act shall be in ad- dition to any other tax imposed on land by any other Act.” Among the decisions of the Judicial! Committee of the Privy Council, until recently the high- est judicial authority of Cana- dian law, are several that clearly decided that an attempt to tax a commodity under the guise of taxing directly is nonetheless in- direct and ultra vires the legis- lature. For example. it has been decided that a tax on persons selling grain for future delivery or on mine owners based on a percentage of the gross revenue of the mines or on all timber cut within the province except where ‘a royalty was payable unless such timber was manufactured or used with the province or on the first burchasers. within a pro- vince of fuel oil are all indirect and ‘ultra vires, Whereas a general sales tax on the consumer is direct and this is the justification of the present Social Services: Tax al- though that tax has not been tested in court in this province. Furthermore, it is clear that although a tax on land including |_| timber is direct, an attempt to tax timber when! ‘cut or a sever- ance tax upon land based on the amount of ‘timber .cut would be indirect and: ultra vires. Can there be" little doubt that the real incidence of the tax in Chapter 60 is on the min- erals, not the land*and that it has all the characteristics of those attempts to tax timber which have been ‘disallowed by Court? If that is not enough, there is a very strong suggestion that the real purpose of the Act is to prevent the export of min- erals subject to the tax and this is'not only an excise or customs duty but also an attembt to regu- late trade and commerce, which is within the exclusive jurisdic- tion of the Federal Parliament. Furthermore, its purpose is not then to raise revenue, Why did the Government rush this legislation through! without a Royal Commission or a consultation with the industry? The only answer suggested so far is that the Government de- sired to “conserve” iron ore to establish sometime a steel in- dustry in this province. This an- swer is very vague and should satisfy no thinking person. The immediate result of the legisla- tion has been protest and appre- hension and no eager steel mak- er has appeared in the public spotlight. ~ The people of this province have become accustomed to a series of Royal Commissions concerning the lumber industry. It is strange indeed that the mining industry, of major im- portance and in fact the -raison d'etre of this province, was sub- effects of its legislation. If it be- leves in Chapter 60, it should submit it to the courts ‘to be tested, which can be done readily under existing legislation, If it believes in Chapter 37 it should inform the public how it is go- ing to encourage prospectors to go back into the hills and how private risk capital will be pro- tected to develop the badly needed new discoveries of min- erals. There is too much at stake to assume a_wait and see atti- tude, or to taunt the industry to make a fight of it. Unfortunately, all the evi- dence at this time suggests that the present Government will not change either its attitude or its legislation. Because of the ef- fects of the legislation, the pros- pect would appear to be inevi- table depression within the mining industry, a curtailment jected to such Tegisla- tion as Chapters 37 and 60 in such a cavalier fashion. So far the Government has not shown concern about the of a fight over the tax, and adverse re- sults not only to those engaged in the industry itself but to the province and all its people, Plans Progressing For CWL Tea At the last meeting of ‘St Rita’s CWL an invitation was received from: the Trail’ Branch to attend their. 25th Anniversary Tea which will be held on Feb. 18th, Mrs, R. Assie, president, exe tended thanks to Mra, E. Me- Gauley, Mrs. L, Bosse and Mrs. A. Archibald for convening the Parish Party held recently.. Thanks also went to W. Shkwar- ok, who acted as master of cer- emonies, Proceeds from this ay, will go to the Seminary Fun \ airs, L, V. Campbell, conven- or of the St, Patrick’s Bazaar, reborted on plans to date. Raffle tickets have been distributed by Mrs, M. B. Dalton. The Knights of Columbus will take care of 16th. NO.- IRON. BROADCLOTH SHIRTS FORSYTH « PRICED AT $7.50 “No One Ever Regretted Buying Quality” Leitner's THE ANNUAL . MEETING OF THE WILL BE HELD ON HOSPITAL SOCIETY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1958 AT 8:00 P.M. IN ST. ALBAN'S HALL CASTLEGAR, B.C. REPORTS and ELECTION OF 2 BOARD MEMBERS the Bingo on te night of March ms aoe For ‘Best set D.USE THE: FOR SALE — Small house on large improved lot, garage, fruit trees — C, J, MeCrelght, Dumont, Kinnaird. tin 6 FOR SALE — View lot 60x 120 next to Lakeview Drive, Shew- ‘chuk Sub. Div. Lot 21,’ write to 9934—120th A St. RR. 7, Box 8 North Surrey, B.C. 37 FOR SALE — 1957 Philips 17” TV, used only 6 weeks — blonde’ cabinet — $160, apply Geo, ‘Hadiken, Glade, B.C.. ‘35 NOTICE -— Beauty Parlor — 78, Maple St. Castlegar, B.C, Alice Zuckerberg, phone ‘4631, AUCTION OF TIMBER SALE! Xx 71500 There will be offered’ for 38! sale at public auction, at 10:30 house in beautiful location near school, Small down payment, phone 2733 — Box 332, Kin- naird. 35 FOR SALE — 1 gate-leg table, ™ a oo = « Rat ee will seat 8 when extend Phone 4796, FOR SALE — One ‘room house on two lots, very Toone phone 6511. FOR SALE ~— Slightly used, Coyle 12 volt battery, $30.00 value, going at $20, for details Phone 3891 or write Box pe. P. K. Zaitsoff, C FOR SALE — Potted plants and cut spring flowers at Nielsen’s —Kinnaird, Ph. 2211, 46 FOR SALE — 1951 Fargo half- ton with flat deck—good farm truck ready to go $295—Cast- le Motors Ltd. . uv BUSINESS DIRECTORY CASTLEGAR - FUNERAL HOME DEDICATED TO KINDLY THOUGHTFUL SERVICE Ambulance — Flowers Granite, Marble & Bronze Plaques Phone 3601 FURNITURE MOVING FOR' SALE — 3 room log house, wired for range—on 3 acres, Castlegar, phone 5154. 37 FOR SALE — 1952 Austin Sta- tion Wagon, good rubber, new battery, low mileage—$150.00 Phone 6801, C: Ww NOTICE—A wishing trans- portation to CCF Nominating Convention to be held in Union Hall Trail on Saturday, Feb, 15, phone 4341, Castlegar. 17 NOTICE — St, Alban's Evening Guild will hold their annual Valentine Tea and Bake Sale on Sat, Feb. 15 from 3 - 5 Bm, 17 NOTICE — St. Alban’s Evening Guild wish to announce the scancellation of thelr Pancake Supper Tuesday, Feb. 18. * Ww LONG — ANYTIME For Free Estimates PHO) Castlegar 2521 ‘Trall 191 Nelson 1471 _ UNITED TRUCKING RIGBY’S BUS DEPOT - COFFEE SHOP TAXI Phones 2886 & 2311 HOME BUILDING SUPPLIES Phone 3181 — Kinnaird, B.C. LUMBER — PAINT PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES NORA'S HAIR DRESSING PARLOR A complete beauty service by appointment PHONE 2564 © -+---Nora Mojelaki...... CENTRAL SHOE & LEATHER REPAIR PHONE 4621 We attach “Dinkie” Nickle Rim Heels on ladies’ shoes CASTLEGAR, BC. UNITED TRUCKING ‘ DAILY FREIGHT SERVICE ‘Trail, Rossland, Castlegar Nelson YHONE Castlegar 2521 ‘ MARLANE GRILL Open 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Not Jut Another Place To Eat But The Place To Eat Another ‘PHONE 3881 CASTLEGAR SMITH'S” PLUMBING & HEATING For Estimates Phone BAGL Ss 7261 We Service _ What We Install GREEP’S ELECTRIC pee FOR RENT or SALE — House, 2 rooms and hath—Schewchuk division—Ph, 7901. 36 FOR RENT — 4 roomed house on 9th Avenue, Phone J. T. Dunlop, 9331, Castlegar, 36 FOR RENT — 4 room house on 4th Ave—Main St. — Phone 9861. ‘37 i INSURE jj For All Your INSURANCE NEEDS Phone 3441 i ANDERSON AGENCIES _. KOOTENAY “NURSERIES © “Plant A Trée In ‘58 Keep B.C. Green Order.Now For SPRING DELIVERY Complete Line of Nursery Phone 4042 Box 10 ‘Kinnaird, B.C. —————— CONTRACTING Free Estimates PHONE 35% , Castlegar, B.C. CASTLEGAR > DRY CLEANERS Phone 4851° We Pick-Up and ~ “Deliver J. 1. LAUGHTON BSc. - OD. - OPTOMETRIST <1 Gffice Hours 5 MON.— WED. — FRI. - 10-12 | 1:30-5:00 LLL.S: Lid. “Charter Service Towing - Barges ©“ anywhere on the Arrow Lakes Phone 4331 Arrow Lakes Ferry Service —-: G. A. SUMNER Naturopathic Physician Eremenko Building PHONE goat: All Kinds of Bullding Supplies - CLL. PAINTS CASTLEGAR BUILDING SUPPLY STORE Box 292 Fhone 2161 2 To Leave Robson Wharf 10:00 a.m. -Monday. Arrive Edgewood . 4:00 p.m. Monday. wood, 08 p.m, Thursday, WALDIE LUMBER & BUILDING SUPPLY LID. We can supply’ all your building needs. Estimates gladly given. — Phone 7112 ‘DESMOND T. LITTLEWOOD OPTOMETRIST. ‘Wed. 2:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m Phone 3021 or 2231 : ' DUTCH MAID. BAKERY LIMITED Birthday Cakes Wedding Cakes ,Anniversary Cakes PHONE 5241 - For.) = COAL, SAND, GRAVEL ‘ BULLDOZING. & EXCAVATING SEE CASTLEGAR TRANSFER W. Sharples Phone 6091 7 7:00 am. Firday. Arrive Robson Wharf 1:00 p.m. Friday. NOTICE — Bargains galore at the Rummage and White Elephant Tables at the Cath- . olic Women’s League Annual St. Patrick's: Bazaar, Saturday, March 15, Marlane Hotel, 17 NOTICE ~- Kinnaird PTA an- nual Variety Concert, Kinnaird School’ Auditorium, Feb, 21— 7:30 p.m., adm, 35¢. 45 NOTICE — When the new hos- pital opens, some accommoda~ tion may be required for some , nurses, Will those people who have accomodations available, Please give details to the hos- pital office, P.O. Box 706, Castlegar or phone 9951. uv WANTED ‘— Goose, Down or fine feathers, Mrs. E, Whit- . son, Kinnaird, B.C. “37 AM, (LOCAL THME) on Mon- day, March’ 3rd, 1958, in the of- fice of the Forest Ranger, Castle gar, B.C. the Licence X77500, to cut 398,000 cubic feet of hemlock, larch and: other mixed species, on an area situated near Mob- erly Creek, Kootenay District. . Five (5) years will be al- lowed for removal of timber, Provided anyone who is un- able to attend the auction in person may submit a sealed ten- der, to be opened at the hour of auction and treated as one id. Further particulars may be obtained from the District For- ester, Nelson, B.C.; or the Forest Ranger, Castlegar, B.C. = LEGAL AUCTION SALE Timber Sale K76640 There will be offered for sale at public auction at 10:30 a. m. Local Time on 14, April, 1958, in the office of the Forest Rang- er, Castlegar, B.C. the Licence 76640, to cut. 3,750,000 cubic feet of spruce, ‘cedar, balsam, larch, lodgepole pine, fir hem- lock and white pine trees on-an area situated on unsubdivided portion of Lot 5817 on Shields Creek,, Kootenay Land District. Fifteen (15) years will be allowed for removal of timber. KARLEEN APT..—. Room or room and board, phone 2492. # | Stin ATTENTION _ redone re- serve Saturday, March 15 for ‘the CWL Annual St. Patrick’s Bazaar and Bingo. 36 ad anyone unable. to attend the auction in person may submit a scaled tender, to be}. opened at the hour of auction|* and treated as’ one bid. Gig 119) > EPAMP THE OLD Fou, HASAT LOST A TUSSLET CHWS SRS eS CB ner! PERSEVERANCE eS saver, eres GRACE Uni If cD BY is BODY Tats, Hs WHIGHE IN A YEAR. guene: ‘ADIFE ORGAN MADR, RES. Further may: be obtained from the Deputy Min- ister of Forests, Victoria, B.C.; the District «Forester, Nelson, B.C.;: -or. the Forest Ranger, Cc ATTENTION — Fall Fair meet- ing Monday, Feb. 17 — 8 p.m. Legion Hall, 17 No man with a burden of debt hgs a right to pro- tect his creditors’ if he has not first protected his wife.and. children with - Life Assurance. Plans to suit your individ- ual requirements may be erranged through, _ Dick Fowler North American Life Robson, 8.C, BC." C-8-7 Gazette, February 6th., 1958 { -581 SQUADRON Our parade .was held last Thursday at) SHHS in the audi- toriurm. This arrangement is use: ful to us since it allows us to practice ceremonial drill in pre- paration for our annual inspec- tion. The cadets for our precision squad went through their paces too, Our inspection this year should be an item of interest |for all since the boys are deter- mined to make this our best sear ret, We had'a movie camera in’ attendance; perhaps that account- ed for the smart stepping. This -rol’ of film should brove quite interesting when shown at our regular parade, Perhaps we may! be able to put together a film of our own, which might be shown as a comparison with our “Air Cadet” film. j The cadets are planning a Church Parade for Sunday, Fel 16, 1958. We would ask the par-j ents to help us by having all} eadets turn out. The services| will be held at St. Alban’s Angli- can Church, the Ven. B. A. Resk- == will conduct the service. SASH & DOOR KOOTENAY BUILDERS & SUPPLIERS PHONE — 5155 ‘CABINET MAKING BUILDING HARDWARE “GLIDDEN PAINTS MARSHALL-WELLS PAINTS Ses CASTLE THiATRE TONITE — FRI. — SAT. PRANK, SINATRA MITZI GAYNOR JEANNE CRAIN.” a ies ALBERT Pes Th 3 Joker: Prom . MON. - TUES. - WEDI# THE SCHOOLTEACHER _AND THE MOBSTERS! Sat. Matinee 1:30 p.m. Serial ‘GREEN ARCHER’ EAN SIMMONS-PAUL DOUGLAS “ANTHONY FRANCIOSA Man! ARE YOU GOING TO GET IT WHEN YOU GET HOME! Ls HOPE THE RUSSIANS WIND OF nw THE MEGINNIS REPORT! | «FOR SECURITY REASONS?!