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ASTLEGAR NEWS

Burt Camphell
Publisher and Editor

“Here let the press the people's
rights maintain, unawed by
influence and unbribed by galn”

Page Four — Thursday Morning, December 20, 1973

The municipal councils of both Castlegar
* ¥and Kinnaird were far- sighted when they didn’t
snake a ward system of aldermanic represent-
vation one of the mandatory conditions before
they allowed the amalgamation issue to go to a
rote,
. The ward system of representation
{whereby candidates run in specific neighbor-
hood “diatelota)’ isan aa)? ala foatlaned

system of representation that even the voters of
+Vancouver had the good sense to turn down
fwhon thelr council put the issue to referendum
‘earlier this fall,

While the idea of ward representation
appears attractive (for example, certain
gildermanie candidates would run in “old”

3Kinnaird while others would run in “old”
Castlegar), nonetheless the net result would be
gto have neighborhood pressure groups exerting
pandue pressure on certain aldermen, instead of
ams counci] members to decide individual

ues on the basis of the overall, community

pon We suggest the interim council of our new
4eity should now go one step further and hold all
‘future votes in one central polling station. Let's
Fnot have any squabbling in the years ahead over
fwhether a vote passed in “old” Kinnaird while
ailing in “old” Castlegar. The only decision that
‘counts from January Ist on is the collective
decision of all residents of our new city
i Onthe vening of Meader, January 7th the
dnterim council of the new City of Castlegar-
‘Kinnaird will be sworn into office. Shortly
Aherealter--we hope—a decision will be made on
name for our new community.
?> Like the Castlegar and District Chamber of
{Commerce, we hope the name chosen is that of
sCastl legar.

§ In this day of rapid growth elsewhere in
pthis province, brand-new communities are

pringing up and getting established. Through
prin new developments they are making a
éname for themselves and are getting fairly well
iknown. We, on the other hand, are in an area of
slow growth. We're not going backward, and
‘we're not standing still, but our growth pattern
is not keeping pace with the provincial average.
4 Older residents of both Castlegar and
‘Kinnaird will recall the times in the past when it

| Excellent Play

d “Congratulations are due the students and
‘staff of Stanley Humphries Secondary School for

xcellent + job hey have done.:in the .
a Prod Biokt Dude, wai hy ended a, successful:

fron rived
1] those. who saw it thoroughly enjoyed it.

Ls those who missed it: be sure to see next

year's Ch will I

of the same high cali.

_maps, booklets and other

Some Further Thoughfs on Amalgamation

was necessary to describe this community's
location by asking people if they knew where
Trail and Nelson were and then explaining to
them that we were somewhere in between.

‘Thanks to Canadian Cellulose, the Columbia
River Treaty Development controversy, and the
establishment of Selkirk College this has ceased
to be necessary. At long last residents of this
area can say they're from Castlegar and nine
times of out of 10 the people you are talking with
require no further explanation.

If the name Castlegar is accepted by the
interim council, *residents of Kinnaird need
never fear that name will be forgotten. Kinnaird
will always be Kinnaird to those of us who live
here, just as Westbank will remain Westbank at
Kelowna and Dufferin will remain Dufferin at
Kamloops.

To change the name of Castlegar to
something else would take, we would guess, 40
years or more, Even then, there would still be

“Columbia Gardens Looks a Little Rough . . . on to Cestlegari”

that would
have “Castlegar” on them.

And what about the great expense involved
with regard to legal documentation? Service
clubs and other organizations would be required
to change their constitutions, people born in
Castlegar would have to explain why they were
no longer from that community (or have their
birth certificates changed), and the department
of highways, the provincial tourism department
and such federal agencies as the post office

The

berty Papers

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE & DEMOCRACY

By Delbert Doll”

It is not possible to
separate a system of political
democracy from one of econo-

mic It we wish: to

would take years to ete the ch
Anyone who is. still “going through the
fr ion of having mail 0 their old

maintain freedom of choice,
fredom of action, freedom of

box numbers after repeatedly pee remind-
ers of their new street addresses to companies
and friends know first-hand what a frustrating
procedure a name-change can be.

o

We hope our new city counel gives thought
to making the swearing-in ceremony on January
7th an historic evening that will be looked back
upon nostalgicly for years to come.

We would suggest that Municipal Affairs
Minister James Lorimer be invited to attend to
deliver our city’s new letters patent, and that
the mayors and aldermen who have served on
Kinnaird and Castlegar councils over the years
be special guests of honor.

Further, we would hope that all local

elected officials such as schoo! board trustees be
invited, along with the presidents of all service
clubs, fraternal and women’s organizations, and
those individuals who presently serve the two
towns on such committees as the  Libraty. Board,

freedom of oppor-
tunity in the realm of politics
and government then the
individual citizen must have the
freedom of enterprise.

Unless the individual
citizen has the’ chance at truce
economic independence then he
does not have the chance to act
as the free person that is

products for the same market
then the individual consumer
has a choice. The choice will
range over prices, quality,
quantity, sizes, colors, ete. The
onus is upon the consumer to
suffer or enjoy the results of his
choice. The consumer is
required to be competent and
sensible but these are the
requirements of a free people.

Democracy permits free
action. The individual citizen
may run for office, start a
political party, initiate a policy.
Private enterprise permits the
individual to buy shares in a

start a

ent upon one company there
can only be a pretense at
democracy. Every laborer and
small businessman is at the
mercy of that company's
decisions to expand, retract, or
even close down.

All attempts at ‘political
independence are over
shadowed by the reality of
economic dependence. The
wishes of the company are
paramount. Such is the sit-
uation that exists in any
collectivized economy that pre-
tends toward democracy.

it matters not that ihe

essential to the
principle. All the arguments
long used against’ a one
company town are equally
applicable to a collectivist
economy that pretends to be
democratic.

The essence of democracy
is the principle that each citizen
has freedom of choice; freedom
to choose among . political
parties, ities, philoso-

the Airport C it and tl
Commission. The SHSS Band shewtd be invited
to oy the Air Cadets could possibly form a
guard.of honor and.our.' years

Scouts and Guides should-attend' ag:
atives of our young people, -As.well,; of course, &
general invitation, should be extended to any
citizens not specifically. invited.

After all, we become a city but once. Let’s
do the job right!

Brownies, ve

P
phies and issues. It is held that
each of us has the equal right to

patent an invention and profit
thereby or fail miserably.
Democracy permits the indiv-
idual to change his mind.
Private enterprise permits him,
to change his job, his invest-

pan by all the people. They
are not managed by all the
people and the bureaucratic
management takes on the role
of the company in the company
town.

ment, or = his
emphases.

Democracy is the only
political system that permits
peaceful change. In frequent
elections the citizens change
governments and policies with
little disrupti 5

only economic" systeii which
permits achange in production,

and as
initiated by the individual

Mining Industry Expresses its Concern About Rervased
Taxes and Restrictions Being Placed on if by Governments

B.C.'s. mining industry is
not just crying wolf when it
expresses concern about the
long-term adverse effects of the
increases in taxation and
increasing restrictions which
are being placed on it.

The acting manager of the
Mining Association of B.C., Bob
Matthews, says that if the wolf
isn't already at the industry's
front door, he's at. least well
into the front yard.

Speaking at luncheon
sponsored by the mining
industry at the Hi Arrow Arms
last Thursday, Mr. Matthews
told his audience that while
mining is being called upon to
pay an ever-increasing share of
society’s social costs and to
provide jobs for young people,
the economic and adminis-
trative terms ‘under which it
must operate are becoming

increasingly difficult each year.

Mr. Matthews said the
general public would be
surprised to learn that one or
two of every $10 bill in their
wallets come from the mining
industry and thus -its good-
health is vital to the economy.

He said that while legis-
lation introduced by the prov-
incial government during the
past year has contributed to
mining’s ‘ problems, "it is a
situation which has had inputs

from municipal, provincial and
federal levels” over a period of
years,

The speaker reported that
more than $2 billion has been
spent in B.C. on mine explor-
ation and development in the
past 10 years with nearly $12
billion of this amount spent in
the past five years alone.

He said that

It is an economic system in
which an individual may initiate
changes through invention or
revision, find investment
capital, open a factory, develop
a market without having to
have his plans approved by
government boards.

Under private enterprise it
is the individual consumer who
passes judgement on the
economic initiatives.

” Political democracy is
based on the principle that all
citizens are equal before the
law. They all have the
opportunity to rise to the top of
the political system. They are
limited _only by such natural

about proposed new provincial
legislation—along with actions
by the federal government—
has resulted in a “serious drop”
in planned capital expenditures
for this year to only $61 million.
“This means,” he added, “that
mining development is practic-
ally at a standstill.”

Mr. Matthews warned that,
mining isn't an industry “that
can be turned off or on as one
regulates a water tap.” He said
that if legislation continues to
discourage exploration “the
mining industry will gradually.
wind down as existing mines
are depleted.”

He said the return on
investment in 1972 for the
-whole' B.C. mining industry—
“despite the huge revenue
figures”—was only 1.77 per
cent,

health and appearance,

Private enterprise offers
this same equality of oppor-
tunity in the economic sphere.
In some ways economic demo-
eracy is kinder to the individual
than political democracy. Low-
er intelligence. can be compen-
sated by perserverance, dilli-
gence and saving of the
acquired resources.

Physical appearance is of
little value in most of the
market place activities. Luck
can also help overcome some
natural handicaps. Private

enterprise is not a‘ pure:

meritocracy.

The situation of a one
company town should he
investigated to understand the
relationship of political. demo-
cracy and private enterprise. In
the town economically depend-

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Scoring with a Slap Shot

 Kohoutek Come! Now Visible Just Before
Sunrise on Line Between Sky & Earth -

we The comet met Kohoutek final-

ily has become: visible to the

Raked eye.
Kohoutek became visible

The comet looks like a big,
tail-less star, about 20 degrees
“above'the horizon. Only those
‘witha clear, unobstructed slew
gee iti
“Sh Gelentiata' ‘once billed’ ‘Ko.
houtek as :the-“comet of the
century", but have tempered
their eariler predictions about
its size and brightness.

However, scientists at the
Smithsonian Astrophysical Ob- ©
servatory at Cambridge, Mass.,
the clearing house for comet
data, say Kohautek still wil be
‘quite -a, sight.

Kohoutek wil swing a
round the sun in late December
and disappear from sight for a

: few days. Until that time, it can

be seen ‘rigfit before sunrise,
but each ‘dgy.'a little lower on
the horizoy. By’ Dee. 20, it will
appear “almost™:on- the’ line
between sky and earth.

On Dec.:28, it'will be at its
closest point to the’sun.

Scientists warn viewers
not to look into the rising sun
because the rays, can cause
permanent eye damage. Obser-
vers using- telescopes should
exercise added caution, they
say, because the instrument.
can damage _the eye more
“quickly.

After Kohoutek circles the
sun, it also will become visible

te Jan. 20;"just= after sunset,
should provide the best viewing.
of Kohoutek.

degrees above the horizon in
the southwest, appearing high-
er in the sky each night.

The comet should look like
giant white feather a agalnet a.

4
oct
ORBIT OF COMET Kohoutek—the dashed portion of the lin
indicates that the comet's orbit is below the plane of the carth's
orbit, Koboutek will make its closest approach to the sun [13
eres eee and oa Jan 5, will pass to within 75

million miles of the earth.

black’, velvet background. It
Kohoutek fulfills expectations,
its head should appear asa very
large star with a tail streaming
out from it.

The comet will fade rapidly
as it speeds awa$ from earth,
losing most of its tail and

probably dropping below
naked-eye visibility in Febru-
ary.

For the photographer who
would like to try capturing this
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,

Use a tripod, setting lens
wide open and at infinity,
expose for several seconds.
Exposures much longer than
one minute will produce distor-
tion of the comet head and long
star trails on the film.

Use fast color film, such as
Anscochrome or High
Speed Ektachrome. Tri-X
Would be a good bet for black
and white.

Try several different ex-
posure times. Be sure to include
some foreground objects, te
show pie: of comet.

Pa ng ys
US nal Santa:

In view of the

. ongoing “hate the
USA": cam-

| paign being wag-
| ed throughout'the

world, the time is

‘perhaps: long
overdue for us'to

along hard look at just who has
been wearing the universal
Santa Claus suit since 1947

and just how “ “graciously” that
generosity has been received.

According to a foreign aid
Teport put out by Represent-
ative, Otto E. Passman, the
USA distributed over 37 billion
dollars in Foreign Aid between
1946 and 1972—either as gifts
or long-term loans at low or
non-existent interest rates.
During those 26 years since the
end of World War II, the USSR
received 186 million dollars;
Cuba 43 million; Pakistan 4%
billion; India 8 billion; Zambia 6
million; Albania 20 million;
Czechoslovakia 189 — million;
Hungary 18 million and Canada
over 46 million!

Of the hundreds of nations
.which received foreign. aid,
marty are now in the communist

.camp, braying their hatred ‘of

the’ “Yankee - imperialists”
including Cuba, Guyana, South-
ern. Yemen, the United “Arab

Republic, Ghana and Zambia,
. Apparently, while Uncle Sam

helped feed: their bellies, the
communists fed their. minds.

And while I would hate to
see it,-I for one couldn't blame
Uncle Sam if he decided to pick
up: his’ marbles and all those

=: dirty “capitolistic dollars” to go

home and adopt ‘a policy of
isolationism. At that point it
would be interesting to see just

“who was prepared to pick up

the tab and don the “sucker
suit” of international Santa
Claus—and what price might be
extracted from us in return.

Letters to.
Santa Claus

Ma niDaetne a me nee ne
Dear St. Nick
I wish I had a big Teddy

year
love Reid
Davis

Dear santa Claus
I wish I had a hockey game
for Christmas,
Thave been good this year.
Love Frank
Davis

Dear Santa:

My name fs Brian. I was a
good boy at home, I listened to
my mom and dad.

Please bring me an Indian
and Cowboy set and blocks. My

brother Dwayne is also a good
boy, please bring him Weebles:
and a toy car,

I will leave you some milk
and cookies and sugar for
Rudolf,

Love
Brian and Dwayne

Dear Santa
I want a electric shot
shooting gallery. And a mouse-
trap. I have been a good boy
And im nine years old.
John Obetkoff

Dear. Santa
I Want A. Don't. Blow.
Your. top AnD A. London
Bridge.
Colin Obetkoff

» Dec. 18, 1973
RR1, Winlaw BC

Dear Sanata
How are you I hope your
fine, Are you getting ready for
Christmas..I hope you'll fine
sometime to bring me Rrock-
“em sock-em Robots or: Stick-
Stefters. I've tryed very hard
,tobea good boy. this-yeas. And
“could you bring nice

Bear.
P.S, Ihave been a good boy this

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Jimmy Sofonoff’
P.S. Ihave a nice snack for you
and sugar for your reindeers.

Box 71,

Dear Santa:
I have tried to be a good
boy this year, lam 7 years old. I
would like a large set of
meccano, a ready ranger set
and some other little, toys oa a
new. sal: of akates. ‘
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your deer and tea and Christ-
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Love to you and Mrs,
Clause.
Your truly,
Wayne Stewart.

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Hil My name is Mark
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I wood Jike-a mod Ken and
quick curl barbie set for my
sister. I wood like a tricicle and

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a Big Gim and a’G.L. Goe set ,

with his rescue rig and a big red

firetruck with a little quirt

nossel.

PS I love yor santa and I have

been very good. I wil leev sum

sugar for Roodolf. ‘

Love from your ”

Friend Mark Wigen

Funeral is Held:
For New Denver
Mayor Roberts
John’ Allen’ Roberts, 64,
died “in the Trail - Regional
Hospital on Wednesday of last
week after a lengthly illness,
Funeral services were held
last Friday from the. Anglican
Church in New Denver.
Mr. Roberts, who was New
Denver's mayor since February
of this year having gained this this
position in. a by-election fol-
lowing the passing of the late
Cliff Uphill, has resided in New
Denver since 1945 where he
opened a cafe after leaving the
services of the B.C. Provincial

‘Steiner officiated.
Masonic services were held.
Cremation | followed.

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