te “““CASTLEGAK NEWS, Thursday; March’ 4; 1965 CASTLEGAR NEW S “Brero let the press the people's rights unawed by by gala" Hundred and Rares Chest Figures Should Shamié é All of Us Castlegar and district residents should ot be proud of the figures on per capita iving which were disclosed at a recent ‘meeting of the Gnnaire: Rohson-Cestloeer Community Chest. -} The: figures indicate that in this area | fesidents gave an average of only $2.74 fo the annual Chest, drive last ‘fall while in Trail résidents there gave $5.51 and in Rossland residents of that city gave an -§verage of $4.54 each. } A report from the Canadian Welfare Council indicating the “giving abilities” in various areas of the, nation disclosed that per capita giving in this district is toughly 50 per cent of the Trail figure, Attempts to guild the lily by excusing his drea’s poor showing with the explana- One possible avenue that certainly ears exploring in an, attempt to make he KRC Community Chest both more ractive and more successful is that of in- tituting a bylaw banning unauthorized door-to-door solicitations in the twin illages of Castlegar and Kinnaird. 1 One of the major reasons a good ma- ny people support the Community Chest if “to give once to all.” They hope, through supporting the KRC, that it will be un- necessary for deserving , organizations, to solicit for, funds from door to door and that legitimate and deserving requests Chest funds. Howéver, it hasn't ali together work- ‘d out this, way. While many deserving ganizations benefit from the Chest, ma- y less deserving groups. still canvass, door b door as-do some of the “sub agencies” ff ‘Chest recipients. will receive the support they need from - tion th the _ Castlegar district - is mainly rural while in’ the Trail and. Rossland ar- eas there are a great. deal of -payroll de- duction contributors just isn’ 't facing up to ihe truth. The truth of the matter. is that’ too many residents in this area are. willing to let Joe do ‘it and aren't meeting up to their own individual responsibilities as ¢i- tizens. Maybe it’s time this area got a taste of tag days again. Maybe the scores. of organizations and agencies which benefit from the KRC Community Chest. should be let loose on their own to knock on doors. Maybe people forget what it ‘was like when a week didn’t go by beforé with, out some “worthy” organization knocking on doors with their hands out. Let’s Ban All Unauthorized Collections - The thing we -are objecting to here is the type of. canvassing exemplified -by the supporters of Silver Birch School who sold tickets door to door on a Halloween cake and the St. Rita’s Church kinder- garten children who sold religious seals door to door for use on the back of Christ- ‘mas mail. Community Chest directors should consider asking the twin village municipal eouncils to prepare a bylaw outlawing such r.. Solicitations without council permisson. This won’t stop these groups selling their tickets. ,on a. personal and in the Homes of their friends,’ but it will make a KRC contributor feel as if he has done thé right thing in making one grant to the Chest if he doesn’t also have to shell out, two, bits every time thereé’s . a knock at his door. ; Youngsters Can Learn Responsibility Demand for services does not seem the t to be di tnt in the service industries, where | peo- le work for pay, is on, the increase ac- -ebrding to labor. statistics, and it’ is sus- pected that there are always jobs left un- filled in those areas where people work for love. : In a hospital in a small city young vblunteers (female), dressed in pink and white and known as candy-strippers, are a sense of community respon- SI bility and making a. contribution of time and effort. There is‘no comparable boys’ group, although in that hospital the snack , for i ds on vi t help and there is no: reason why boys cbuld not take their turn in its staffing. %5 Some months back. it’ was reported that boys in one neighborhood © had be- ¢ bme a “troublesome element.” There las a meeting with municipal authorities . ak’ which the boys were invited to voice» ' Some Very ‘Funny’ Iam required to get a bu- their complaints. And their complaints were distilled into that age-old ery of youth: “There’s nothing for us to do.” It is not likely that the solution will he to build million-dollar’ recreation ‘cen- ‘:tyes, on -all the -corners-.where - the-: pool’ - cess from th halls‘ used’ to be, although this is not:.to imply that such centres are not benefi- cial. There is nothing wrong in recreation, of wich everyone needs a certain amount. A long time ago, however, civilized societies dscovered that there is greater merit in doing things for others. Human- ity will be the loser if the world ever “WHEN SHE GOT THERE, IT WAS NO LONGER BARE..." this: kind. Deet Park Road Provides Access For Hunting; Fishing and The following excerpt from the Castlegar and District Chamber of, Commerce unules taken by hiinters. is, $135. Therefore, the annual potential: value to. this area would be Deer Park roadwas prepared by. Castlégar’ News columnist anc White on, behale of the $81,000. With improved, tather han depleted access and proper manage- ment this potenti jai could eas- tion. te 7 (We of the West Kastenays - have a vast and rugged .heri- tage of (which. .we have been, and always will be, justly proud... ‘Thos, who have been! dis- placed from. their beloved “Kootenays” by reason, of pro- fession, employment, marriage, etc., always speak,.of them with a.nostalgic tone in their voice and wherever one goes in British Columbia — and we 6 “Kootenays” are’ known nas a part. of the province set aside by its scenic rugged, splend- - our. We are inclined to’ accept this heritage as our natural du: and we do not disagree partie cularly with the coming of the Arrow dam. However, we do disagree most violently with any attempt by our..elected government to take away: our - hard-won, roads,-our- only’ ac- s end of this beau- tiful basin into ‘a readily ac- cessible part of our rugged Kootenay wilderness. The availability of. thou- sands of acres of raw wilder- ness land to the sight-seer, hiker, camper, tourist, hunter, fisherman, nature-! lover or bird b ‘The value to the district, of each’ grizzly bear pen can be safely, placed at $1,0 big ‘game. guide ‘Carl Sonne ‘zenhauer, ‘who, lives in- this area and has a guidé licence for the area serviced: by these’ same roads, feels he can safely ite Commends RCMP oA multiplicity. of ‘police forces rarély works well fora country. ”: Too : often iit. opers up.the possibility of political pressure, inadequate training Recreation crop 10 to 15 of these animals. a@ year’ with: his- U.S. huaters alone, along with mouutain goat and black bear, which are and he as’ worth $300 a piece to the area. ‘Castlegar outlets ‘in 1964 sold/in excess of $9,000, worth of fishing and hunting licenses and game .ta, sing the cal- culation: of $10 pent by hunt-; ers, and, fish in, for, every, dollar spent , on’, nena, d tags, nimu 0 this is. th é bare then $90,000 would be ator yon. fishing, by Castle- gar sportsmen alone, .-... e away.the access to - our, main -hunting area,: and easy access to thousands of acres of water for small boats, an and rh ing forces. As.a national police force the commands respect. — Chilliwack (B.C,) Progress Timeless Topics Rev. D. L. Faris “Does the United Church believe in the resurrection?” “With such questions peo- ple ask me why the United-: Church has a new curriculum. Many have heard it criticized and wonder if the criticisms *; - are true. Some groups have watcher, from already estab: ; issued statements about “it lished Foads) connected to the-. reaches that point: of over-organization “where everything is paid for and where Seven. the charitable impulse is satisfied" by ‘making a cash donation. There ‘should ‘be left a place for.service. The boys should have a part in it. They..don’t need:to wait until they. are old enough to be: Rotatians or to-join the Kiwanis Club. —:The Printed Word ‘Facts About Taxes ance, old age ‘insurance, ac- i While basically humorous, the following letter to the edi- tor of the Stittsville (Ont.) News illustrates the absurd reality of the impossible condi- tions which face many busi- nessmen today, and we know will appeal to our readers: Dear Sir: + In reply to your request for payment, I wish to inform you that the present condition vof my bank pecaunt makes it almost impossible. %, My shattered financial con: dition is due to federal laws, provincial laws, county laws, township laws, town laws, bro- ther-in-laws, sister-indaws and :out-laws. Through these laws am compelled to pay income tax, property tax, business tax, aniusement tax, head tax, cos- metic tax, tobacco tax, gas ¢ tax, oll tax, inheritance tax, Ught tax, fuel tax, exci fax, sewer tax, water tax, ‘tran: jortation tax and hidden tax. siness licence, car licence, op- erator’s licence, truck licence, trailer licence, bicycle licence, hunting licence, fishing lic- ence, ‘not to mention a mar- riage licence and a dog licence. T am required also to con- tribute,.to every-society and. or- ganization which the genius of man is capable of bringing to life; to women’s relief, unem- ployment relief and the gold diggers relief. Also to every hospital_and charitable insti- tution including ‘the Salvation Army, Community Chest, Unit- ed Fund, Red Cross, White Cross, Blue Cross,.Purple Cross and Double. Cross, ». _YMCA, YWCA, as well ‘as ‘the Way- ward Stations for. Wayward Girls, Boys’ Ranch ana. Boys’ . Town. For my own safety I ‘am required to carry, life insur- le ance, health insuvanee, labili- ty insurance, earthquake in- surance, fire insurance, proper- ty insurance, tornado ‘insur- + about, li cident insurance and unem- ployment insurance. business is so govern- ed that it is mo easy mat- ter to find out who. owns it. I am inspected, expected, sts- pected, disrespected, rejected, ed, informed, required, sum- moned, fixed, commanded and compelled until: -I provide an: - exhaustible supply of money for every known need, desire or hope of the’ human race. (Simply \ because ; I- refuse to donate to’ something or oth- er I am_ boycotted, talked about, : held up, held do d‘robbed until 7 am almost ‘ruined, TY can tell you honestly .that,; except for’a miracle that : managed ‘to. pro first-clas: makes any. thought, “of not. replacing this scenic stretch of ‘road that, will © be flooded by Arrow.dam seem; preposterous. This kind: of talk makes us, ‘who live in this part of the Columbia basin, wonder what has happened | to the eco- nomic advisors’ in government who, would’ even consider not . replacing the‘parts of the Deer ~-Park road that will he flooded ane the dam comes into be- g In support of our con- tention of the absolute neces- sity of replacing this road, we would like to refer our govern- ment to the brief submitted by the West Kootenay Associa- tion of Rod and Gun Clubs, May 1961, entitled “Recreation in, the Columbia River Basin,” and ¥e quote; 1, “Any natural resource should be managed to provide maximum possible penbiits to thes, greatest number of peo- ple.” _2. “A natural resource possible uses and age the. ‘ overall dcrimen of people at rge.”-, If the resources of the Co- lumbia river basin: are to ‘be ivide’ maximum T could: not at this shea for payment. The :. wolf. that comes to my door nowadays just had pups in my kitchen. I- sold the pups. and here is ene money, cena NEWS L. V.- Cam @ublished Zvery Thursday .3¢ pbell. Publisher News > Mall rate to the is $3.00 per year, The price by delivery boy is 40 cents a month. Single copies are 10 cents, { The Castlegar News 1s authorized as second- ‘elass mail, Post Office Department, ment of postage In cash, and 1s a member of the - Audit Bureau of Circulations. It !s a member of the Canadian Weekly News- papers Association, the B.C, division of. the Canadian ant mould be to The Ottawa, for pay- Edltor, Castlegar News, Drawer 490, Castlegar, BC. Letters for publication 2 correct names and address of the writer. Pen names will be used by request, but the correct name must Uist be act panled by the be submitted. The Castlegar News reserves the right Com- space, "Weekly munity Newspapers Representatives, to shorten letters in the interests of economy of to. th est numberof: people, expan- sion or at least replacement, of these roads is not only nec- Sonny but absolutely, essen: al distance of some 40 miles, and the main Celgar Jogging roads branching off ‘in art- _gry are another 7 viniles in in ‘turn, let us an out, pro- vide access to many hundreds -Church. does belleve that God - of .square mlies of wonderful “hunting and fishing country. estimated number ot deer killed in this area is in the neighborhood of 250 per annum and efficient cropping of the indiciated herds in this area would give’ an ‘ann of at’ least 600. An educated of the cost per deer ual kill: : which could be summarized .as endorsing the Bible, sup- porting God, and damning the : United Church.” ‘Others such as Anglicans “and Presbyterians find their people apprehensive because their own churches are revis- - ing their study material. The first thing that has struck me’ is that those who have criti- cized the new curriculum have not. read it! A Roman Catholic priest, Father Bader, came to. the same conclusion, saying on the © CBC: “I find these criticisms both unfair and untrue, I hon- estly doubt if the letter writers ; have actually read any of the - textbooks being criticized .°..:. Lhave found the two books for. . the adult level both give clear profession of Chris t's divinity and resurrection.” The shocking thing about ., the United Church’s new curri- culum is that it is so honest! It does not hide behind sugary. : piety to avoid the fact that - there are inconéistensies in de- tails of the Biblical record.’ fe Bible tells us was..a liar, and David, who the Bible tells us was a murderer and.ai adulterer, were plaster saint What the new curricul throughout their lives. :'There- fore, a major emphasis is upo! adult study and over: 200, ,000° . ing but. what they ara stu tf you want a religious group, j infallibl ny oi! choose from. But, the United. is infallible and that He offers His sure and certain salvation » in Jesus Christ. If we must choose. either -. truth or Jesus Christ, we are’ wrong. But, if we are to be-: lieve our. Lord when He says “Tam the Truth,”-we are mak- ing ‘our best, yet faltering Steps in His way of His fe i study, will. classify,-the “shore} «line into, various. itezories. trict. This, doesn’t ut att .to. bol- ster ithe! local. economy, (:..:; ‘ing the annual, mee! ing of ine B B.C. Federation of Fish and: Game. Clubs in 1960, .the: Hon. Earle C.: Westwood, min- ister. of recreation and con- servation for B.C., stated that - a_ productive fish Take . with suitable access, so that it can be. well used by tourists, adds a real value to a region’s ec: onomy,:, and . this:. value- ‘has been. estimated. in some re- gions at: $100 -per acre. The number. of:acres in our region, we estimate will: be: 75,000 or / roughly, $7,500,000 worth of water..’; Last. summer, Castlegar sportsmen conducted a survey on-the Deer Park.and Syringa Creek fishery on the: Arrow” : Lakes, in: the..months of. July’ - and August and the manhours..: fished: by: those ;checked were in. excess -of..10,000. and the catch at 3,300 pounds, The traffic ‘on this Deer Report. By JAMES K. néégirr found huge sums: "Of money to distribute prithoug any mention of them ,in:the budget. :This Taakes 01 ‘eppoaitionist feel snub- e Such, financing,’ say the opposltionists, means ‘the. gov- “érntiient is-up' to some ‘Kind of * hanky-panky,'‘some ‘ kind" of Me shady Paniuleton, The Prem- jer, naturally, doesn’t’ see: it i this :way- at. all, andi:al Social Credit backbenchers na- » turally,.. support » him, : Where , they are. concerned, the’ Prem- fer can.do no wrong, not that of: budgeting is wrong.) It isn’t, |The Premier is quite within his’ constltu- tional rights to finance any way he £008 fit.; u «Since jhe presented his ige5 budget some weeks ago, the,. Premier. has, announced $2,000,000 extra for means-test old-age pensioners, and $5,000,- 000 more for the municipali- ties. He may not have budget- ed for these, fat items, but he found the money. — just like that, easy,.as casy. he. opositionists, say, they are. hi apEy: the poorest old Folk and;, the; municipalities hike have more ;money,, but, insist they don't, ke the aay the. Premier handled, it: they say.it.looks mighty suspicious ‘o them, and makes a,mockery ot the: budget, and, in this, to |- - a-very great extent, they are Ti en — thé budget . isa doesn! t. ime-honored : and traditional, one. that’s about all, It. goes ae gach detail ‘abot te 1 ures, . but “ehey must remain. “the ‘gpeatic. subject. under ne view, and, not go roaming all round Mike O'Toole’s barn like they, do, in: Throne Speech and budget ‘debates. e fact, MLAS pass a cer- suin ; for : such-and-such, doesn’t mean the government has to either spend that much or limit itself to that parti- cular, total. The government “can fake all the voted money it wants and plow it back into. its treasury, This annoys the op- positionists, who, year after ear,’ Sa! hey vole money -which. the’ government won't spend. This, according to the and enables the government to save‘a nice, fat-nest-egg, and t.hen boast about it, instead of spending all the voted money * on human ‘needs. : It works, too, the other way round. "Members spend hours, indeed weeks debating and - approving :-expenditures, every last cent, they think, and pen, the, minute » the House e-Gov Park road was 2,200: cars per. month with an ‘ actual.'count, on ‘one Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. of. 71 cars, This:number: was before. the hunting® season “ actua! openee. When the dam is com- id. can spend. any jold: sum it wants. Some years ‘back, for instance, the’ government or- dered. a- new $2,000,000 Gov- ernment, House. ..The’; Legisla- ture was not asked for appro- val, This huge sum. was not - debated, it was just dug up by the government and spent. ests,, Stated at the , Fish. and Game, club annual convention ; ‘in May,:1 gy in ite future, on all l- . kes in the province before any alieniation takes place, a joint survey will .be.:conducted by an inspector of: lands and.a member of: the-recreation and conservation department. Their: : t-class recreational area will be. set, aside. for-the use and enjoyment of -the.:public.”,: He: state ‘Acti: c een may. jeopardize future Mes needs: of) thi behalf of the Castlegar. rar Sporismen’s, yoreran tion;‘Isubmit that;this’ survey be made ,and. a a Ser members ev. ‘A. , Money: matter The budget, really, is only so “much window-dressing, It : sets’: the::;pattern | and enables MLAs to poke: their’ noses, to ome extent, into ‘government iB. onthe opposition position —)} would "Tike tol how. ‘a BO ernment) where: ex- e: concerned, but for, in: an ee eee, “where | would ‘money come from ‘im- mediately? ther: parts of:.our. ry ‘system; has much: make- : believe about, it.,.Our ‘system with >itratige contra- heavy ~ rules, ut soni manage. to It ig brite oe itina world » when there isso ai I Against Change “We” rall’ against’ change: We: critielze for’ ‘driticism’s sake. “we do not like: to be ‘pushed out of. our, $9) mortable : rut. But apt to-the new environment’ abdut ¢ us:We will find that oth have pushed. ahead, leaving us to catch up; a far “more “difficult ‘situation’ than if'wé"had taken the: initiative in the first place. — Red River Valley (Man.) Echo * WEST COAST. - _ SEAFOQDS ‘Arrival Date: : Tues. Mar. 9 AT CEDAR CREST : FIELD AND STREAM” refer BY TACK WHITE ped through a three-storey ap: artment building ir in Montreal's CASTLEGAR NEWS,: Thursday, March 4,':1965 Monday: Explosion Brings Memories oer For Two Local Men ‘Monday's explosion that rip- taking 23 lives Last Saturday successful * of’ our Sportsmen's | mi ania and our banquet chair- mia. You and your. committee, Norn,’ did a’ wonderful Job, For, those of you: ‘who were not forunate enough to be there ‘it was a' wild lifé gourmet’s’ de- | Hs t and no mistake about :it. ere: was ‘roast smoose, ;moose meat balls and moose stew, ‘elk, deer: and: goat’. roasts,.. cougar roast,’ and a beautiful: stuffed Dolly Varden, trout’all of three feet t Jong. ‘As well as these dishes there were ‘goat stews, deer ‘stews, a porcupine stew.'and tasty nieat Joaves, of several: types of: gam and even a few dishes of: roneted salmon . and’ some! lovely Foast duck: The food was served quick. ly and efficiently: to the: tables by ‘the ‘ladles of the ‘Women’s Tostitute. assisted by a few of the men from the ‘Sportsmen’s club. ‘+ A few of the highlights of the evening as well'as the ter- rifie ‘dinner van the installation of officers by. Harry Hanson of Trail, chairman’‘of the West Koo- tenay zone. of Sportsmen's clubs. Harry did‘a lovely Job as did our MC Sid Sidont.* Reno Manarin presented Norm New! the most un- usual tro) phy year namely a replica of a Horse which’ Norm bagged “with eh truck’ in the Ww ing was the trophy presentation when sportsmen ‘and’ fishermen of the district ‘réceived their tri- ear. Fodor walked off with the ju- with a 3 lb. 5 oz. dolly while Lindsay McIntyre took the ju- nior class with a 8 s:Zo0d care — \ For Reserva .| but there were 10 entries put up. “Enley quiet, apactaus, elegant : ¢ hotel accommicdations fight downtown. ‘Beautiful furnishings: ~“Felevision. View. Maid, phone, and room service. Dining by” oe Candlelight | in the: ‘Matador’ : dining room and lounge. :ntertainment. Roof: ~ when In tha same room with’ aA parents). Fourteen meeting:- + rooms accommodate 10 to. i 12,000 guests. aesen At NOTES. Tb. 4 02. fish.” ithe “ladies ‘ class, Mrs. Art Anderson took the honors with a 10\pound Dolly.’ There was a trophy offered for pest fish entered inthe men’s class However, in the big game trophy} | competition, really keen. : “?"NLorne Oborne took the 1964 junior. white : tail ‘deer trophy |'a, with ‘a score: of iss 6/8. Be bette } score of 129° Ye. ly black’: Yaw score of 17 5/8 and ‘Danny, O’- Shea ° was winner in‘ the goat class for ‘the’ second''year in'a went © not' aly goored: ‘a hat’ trick i winning the’ senior typical, moose, elk and deer: awards aie baie ‘pre- sented for. annual: T competition by Dr. John’ Hall: one diin ‘th'club'for.many years : to. come?” q Hats off to Leno and’ may, brought back vivid memories to ‘two Castlegar men,” bo bleson in. catasizonbe, le on his way, aha ol light of the even- cur bute for'the best trophies of the | man in the fishing class Frankie | Frni nior’ boys Dolly Varden ‘trout pa mpetition was |: taken by, Ro ‘Percival’ ith ale a Se aisted by T believe this record of four. trophies taken ‘by one’ hunter in eine ‘higilet ht of the ‘even: ies taken ‘by one’ 3 : asia B year one: that will °° Dave’Mulligan and Ernie th recall a similar ‘ex- ‘1966’ that occured ithin’a few blocks of ‘Monday's {The' 1956 ‘explosion demol- ah: ber stores,’ ho- us Blair ‘xe people - reerenviewed ¢ on‘ TV. fol- Towing Monday’ 8 accident, "United. Church of ‘the Castle- The Cire Bar. United Church Women ‘held “combined meeting “in “the urch hall Iast week. ith about 36 members present and Mrs. Hunter presiding. The devotional erlod was Mrs. y) bs ‘After the ‘regu! was concluded, reports: of Presbyterial.: meeting’: Cranbrook was Snerb by* Mia Han Sherbiko, Mrs. ‘R.: Mac: al Ban wii. on anded as delegates. The coe al wet vening “w: toa close with the serving of delicious ‘refreshments * by*the members... of devptarine and ing: was the presentation of-a decorated birthday cake ike to Me. Mrs. Many Shay who meakesan d_ decor- all at: the: Hanauel ated it. we stock ofull telnet ows SAVAGE SHOES for children Coffee Resto, Pe Eggs local fresh A large 2 dor STEWART HOUSE : Orange Juice = fin. LV’ ABNER Drinks 3 AB-on. tins. Lettuce 2 large heads . €rackers salted or plain, 2b. box 59 z Chili Con Carne Nalteys 8 - SI. CUT ‘UP, TRAY PACK Boiling Fowl Ib. Bacon Emperor,! Ib. pkg. ‘Pork. Chops att cuss, wm . 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