CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Nov, 15, 1962 CASTLEGAR NEWS. “Here Tet the press the people's rights maintain, unawed by influence and unbribed by gain” Established in Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Seven Materialism is Replacing Spiritual Values A greater opportunity to work out a fully Christian-based © education for ‘our youth was’ stressed by speakers at the general synod of the Anglican Church of Canada when the group met in conven- and deeper, tion at Kingston, Ontario. The convention urged that there should be more religion in public schools and also more instruc- tions in worldly affairs ‘in church educa- tion. The church’s board on religious ed- . ucation said':that’“‘at the very least the church has the right to insist that: public education. should present: ‘the Christian view’ of God,''‘man ‘and. the world on the same basis as other. views.” The: board’s general secretary, Can-: non K. H. Michael Creal of . thur’ ‘stated! “Religious education ‘in. the church’ must include study and ‘specific questions about ple are asking téday — the upon us, our teachers, and our country. 2, This ruling can-be’'a threat to our right to religion. It could be the thin edge of a wedge that\could be driven deeper to remove the mention of God from still other. places.. On the sur- face, the reason given was that:such a prayer . trespassed -“against . constitutional guarantees "of "religious . freedom: How- ever, the move has been interpreted as an over-zealous’ move towards the ‘separation ‘of church “and state. It has ‘also been. de- clared ‘as.a step‘ to-do. away: with all ref- “erences ‘to God. In. a- God loving. society there ‘is no need ‘to do away with references to God. Toronto, fur- We do. away.’ with God. in ‘schools, and {group will’ want to do ‘away of the’ basic “with Him ‘in ‘other places .as_ well. We life that peo- have seen’ this trend in ‘other countries, kind of ques- Where ‘God is being” ‘done -away with tions that are raised in newspapers, mag- the churches azines, serious literature, movies and on Tv.” This is a noteworthy step in a society erialism: for which is becoming far too complacent ranted. about many things, including religion. Others are taking steps to move in the other direction. To this direction was a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme through our and in the homes. So easily can a planned strategy to substitute mat- sound - spiritual : values. be nurtured if we just, take our religion for _ This move by the Anglican Church is a significant step in a move to break complacency. and our care- lessness. It has been proven over and Court which will forbid the recital in Ver again that'a challenge to the religi- New York Schools of a 22-word prayer to a non-denominational God. The judges ruled out this simple prayer: “Almighty God, we acknowledge our ‘dependence upon Thee, and we. beg ous Ir is strongly resisted. But citizens aware of what is going on, and make them: better equipped to stop creep- Thy blessing” ing materialism. — Osoyoos Times py. JAMES K. NESBITT A column 1 and where my Trish grandfather ar- rived in 1858, I have been called traltor and wisling,’and‘I have also beén told I Malked great sense. Some of the letters ‘have ‘been hysterical, some downright obscene. ‘Many “have been well ‘réasoned. One’ woman wrote that she would give ‘a ‘dol- lar fo start a fund to get me over one, however, has told‘ me where’ Canada and the United States differ; no-one ‘has. pointed and aims and objectives. No-one has told me how you tell an Ameri- ean from a Canadian, No-one has told: me how we benefit by main- taining our own expensive govern. in| ment in Ottawa. The Cuban crisis, to ‘my way of thinking, has driven Canada much closer into the United States. I feel,the people of Canada, auto- almost ost were with the President. We felt then, absolutely, as indeed we are, part of “North America, even though our mixed up government at ‘Ottawa has been trying to keep us apart, making of us an isolated island in the middle of an ocean. The-government at Ottawa di- to| thered and dallied and shook, hop- | 7 resist, we must first notice the challenge. Religion at.an early stage will make more ing, I would‘ think, that tlie press and the. politicians and the public where 1 ‘my father was born, too, |" out to me any difference in ideals, Wants Union With States are deserting no-one, cither in the armed sense, or economically, A recent telepol indicates this senti- ly ment by 83 per cent. If anyone dis- | # putes this theory, the government can take a national plebiscite, and learn first hand.” In this argument, which I hope will always be friendly, I find that native-born Canadians and Can- adians who were “born elsewhere, are usually on opposite sides of the fence, I find. this fact fascinating, and ’also ‘bewildering. 40-Year Men try To he Foted ~ By Company ‘Thirty-three men who started to work for.a company in 1922 arid stayed’ for. 40 years will be honor- ed at Trail'on Déc 29, The © men , will be presented with gold ‘medals’ by ‘their employ. | | er, the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company, at a dinner’ in their honor. Of the gold medallists, 81 are still'on the job, two having retired earlier this year after ach- ieving four decades of service. enty of the men work at the Trail plants of Cominco, 12 at Kim. berley, and one serves at Toronto. ‘The presentation. will bring to 143 the number of 40-year medals given since the plan was instituted 10 years ago. Half of the gold med- allists. are still’ employed. ‘Medals will go to Trail employ- ees W..S. Aitken, Pietro Bertuzzi, T. Fox, R. T. Garland, E. E, Gir- W. C, Harvey: J, E, Haywood, A Tohnsan, C. . c Jones, Arnold Lauri Leod, 4 would roar of Kennedy,’ would scream be- cause weare, willy-nilly, tied to U.S.A. coattails, just like Texas, Michigan or ‘Alaska. Nothing of | ae this sort and then, be. Remembrance Day Service Remembrance Day service at the cenotaph was well attended this year as annual respects were paid to the dead of two world wars, Music this year was provided for the parade to the’cenotaph and at the ceremony by the SHSS band. : Following is the address de- livered at the cenotaph by Legion- naire Gwil Hughes: We are living in days of mo- mentous. decisions for humanity, decisions of great promise and de- cisions of intimidating menace, As we review the ‘events of these past three weeks we may well pause to consider the reasons that draw us together here every year upon this very sacred day. * ‘As we intrude fora brief mo- ment upon the grief of those who mourn their loved ones let'us con- sider their. deed’ of. sacrifice and ample that. we ourselves are pre- pared to set in our somewhat cur-: ious interpretation of serving hu- manity. same .values have “become obscur- ed by,the passing of the years and the Bross materialism that. en-: It is a chastening thought that] Now we seek 10. evade the res- when so many of our prefer’ to ignore, this simple’ ser- vice of remembrance, 6,000 miles away Duch children are taught to kneel and place flowers on :the graves of Canadian soldiers who ‘gave their lives in the struggle for Holland. Our hearts are’ filled with Sratitude towards the citizens of Bergen-op-Zoom and distress for those of our fellows who are avoid- ably absent this morning. “Is it nothing to ye, all ye that pass by?” In the of the these: va-, lues and; tie only responsibility we are prepared .to’accept {s:the' res-' for our .own welfare.. The truth is, comrades, we are selling each other short by selfish living. > And, if. this is true of. our- selves it is successively true of the society. in which we move, : the community in which we. live, the country to which God has given us to fulfill His purpose, If we continue to share in this ranks, the aircrew and of the ideals that the ‘ifice of the we discovered such profound hu- man values that we should ever but these Place it beside the nal ex- Death in Nelson William Byres, father of Mrs. ‘Wm. Easton of Castlegar, one of Nelson’s old timers, died in Koo- tenay Lake General Hospital on ‘Thursday at the age:of 83. built by him. He was the last charter mem- ber of the ‘former Clan Johnson, now Clan McLeary. He was a past chief of the ‘clan and was also one lives of our comrades we break faith with their immortality. These lines: by Rupert Brooke spring to “These laid the world away} Poured out the red Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be Of work and joy and. that. unhoped serene that men will call age; and those who would have been their sons, they gave, their immortality” The shirking of this respon. sibility is This ‘is‘no latedly..and : grudgingly I thought Prime Minister Diefenbaker and External Affairs Minister Howard Green c sulde Martinelli, D. S. Milne, J. v. B.. Nelson, Antonio Pantuso, J. A. Philips, ‘R.A. Santori and Giuseppe ‘Tear Dowa Hall fa Salve Persons interested in tearing dow st. Alban’s ge Hall for all material in building including lumber wiring, windows, etc.; contact Hugo Wood, : Phone. 365-3471 * even for-those, dear to us,’ Golfredo Del Bucchia, J..G. 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Rod Gibbons of Van- couver best sums up what most people who agree. with me, have in mind: ; “Mr, Diefenbaker fell flat on his face on the Cuban issue—tak- ing. three days to make up -his mind, when Canadians were cry- ing for all-out immediate support for Kennedy. “I¢ is. only a matter of time before Canada. ‘and’ the United States. will -be one, United States, for better or. worse, |. Cc “and Pensndal Electric (Castlegar) Ltd. Electric Heat: Specialists ¢ Medallion’ Homes *‘ Phone 3 Phone 305-5942 “|. Box 818 GRAVEL EXOAVATING DITOHING and, eventually, ‘politically —so why. wait? What a great country Canada and the “United States would be—self-sufficient, and a bulwerk against. intimidation, wishful thinking and second to no nation on earth. I’m all for your Policy, and am perfectly willing to stand up and be counted as such— most Canadians are, too, make no mistake about that. In so doing we Born in New Bythe, | in 1879, he married Jessie Ann Dey at Turiff, Scotland, in 1903, They fame to.Nelson in 1909 from Scot. land. Mr. Byres was employed by the city "public works department for 33 years retiring in 1944. He was a stone mason and many. of the stone ,walls in Nelson were ‘No Firm. Opinion’ On an Overpass Castlegar council has. ‘no real firm opinion” on’ either an over- pass, an underpass or either one at any .single location to serve the Shewchuk subdivision and the Celgar site, vilage chairman Aage rest of the of the Kiltie Band.’ He was also a very. ardent: gardner. Besides ‘his wife, he is sur- vived by four sons, Robert in Ross- land, William: in Trail, Jack at Blueberry and George in Nelson; three daughters, Mrs. Wm. (Anne) Easton of Castlegar, Mrs, F..(Bet- ty) Roos of Cranbrook and Mrs. D. (Jessis) Crozier at Nelson;. 12 grandchildren and 16 great grand. children. Funeral services were’ held Saturday from the Thompson Fun- eral Home. Hymns sung were “A- bide With Me" and “The Day Thou |: excuse.that fits. the .worst in. us’ Gavest, Lord is Ended”. with Mrs. W. A. Manson presiding at the or- gan. Presiding minister was Rev. Peter Farrier of St. Paul's Trinity United Church, who were mem- “Anything .we* have is tent- ative," he commented. Either an overpass or.an. underpass “would have quite.an.effect on established ment was. in Nelson. Memorial bers. of Clan McLeary, were. John Gentles, E. ‘McLachlan, ° George Stewart, David Paul, James’ Suth. erland and Ben Sutherland. Inter- patterns of business.” ordinary. of their memory. This .is' a