CASTLEGAR NEWS,: Thursday, August 5, 1965 CASTLEGAR NEWS “Here let tho press the people's rights , unawed by ‘ At. the recent Dominion- Provincial conference in Ottawa it was by the federal government that the en- :tire corporation taxes paid by private hydro-electric utilities to the central gov- ‘ernment will be returned to the provin- cial government in the provinee in which the utility is ted i by gata” 1 in Nineteen Hundred and Ba cee Bennett Could Reduce Our Power Rates est ‘in Pureheaite t them _ while the wo corporation, just a precentage of the tax ‘as has been the case to date. This change in policy son government is one which the Bennett government here has: been after for quite some years. In fact, one of the reasons given by Premier Bennett for his buy-out of the old’ B.C. Electric Company: was ‘that Ottawa was getting the giant’s share ‘of the corporation tax paid by that com- ‘pany. Power “This action of the federal govern- iment affects only. the East and West ave an selling their distribution systems to the B.C. Hydro and Power Authority, a crown However, at this time it is important to note that Premier Bennett has an- d that the corporation taxes paid by these companies to Ottawa and now being returned to the province is to go by the Pear- into the general revenue fund of the province to be used on expenditures of benefit to the people of B.C. as a whole. We disagree with this. The monieg paid to Ottawa in corp- oration taxes by these two private utili- ties have been raised in the Kootenays from the rate payers of the two electrical distribution ince since they are the only companies in operation in B.C. And Premier Bennett has indicated his inter- “SUGAR AND SPICE in this prov- private power this money into the treasury of the prov- ince Premier Bennett should ask Ottawa to do away with this corporation tax en- tirely: and: suggest to the two companies that electrical rates in the Kootenays be reduced: accordingly. d of By Bill Smiley ‘Rockets to Moon But Lakes are Sti II Cold ‘ I was @3 7 hoping it wasn’t just me, You know. what I mean, The hills on the golf course ‘. are steeper than last year. The lawn grows. larger each year, + The dining-room table grows a : little farther “from you each year. The weeds in the garden -.are a lot farther away when + you stoop. to pull them, You <-leok up, Fatead of down, when i. you scold your children, 2 And. there's one other -ehange that is particularly ev- ¢ ident at this time ‘of year. The p water in the lakes is ten de- . 8 ‘grees colder than it was last I noticed this whet I went 1 3 ig Old Lady. ‘It was rather a his- toric occasion. With both our ‘Kids otherwise occupied, it was the first time we'd been ming alone, together, without ” ids, since our honeymoon. Fascinating Stalistics The Dominion Bureau of - Statistics reports that both hus- ~ band and wife are now in the . © labor force in one out of every “s)five-of Canada’s. nearly five : on fi les. The -husband is reported _as being in‘the labor force in - "88 per cent of these families. ‘In 69 per cent of such families uhe was a wage-earner with an “average ponual rare or salary ? lof $4,204 in 1961. This is pre- sumably mite a bit higher : ithe, most fascinating sta- tistic all, ‘though, shows ‘some 50, 99 ‘tamllies in which the wife, but not the husband, is in the labor force! And in ‘2 42,874 of gies, she was a wage earner. *. ful work: for almost everyone. You should have seen the performance. We sweltered in the sun until there was no al- “ ternative to a'dip. We advanc- ea. with the utmost reluctance to the water’s edge. We stood there for ten minutes, peering gingerly at it and each other. Driven’ by nothing but sheer male pride, I finally stuck one foot in. Twenty minutes later I was right up tothe knobs on my knees. The old girl had bevely wet the paint on her toe-nails. We'd be . standing there yet shuddering, had not a couple of six-year-olds dashed past us, splashing us from stem dgeon. And my gudgeon still hasn't recovered, Now, how do you explain this? ti "was the same body of water my-son has been jwimming in:since early. May. He said it was great then. The weather has been hot since. But in mid-summer the tem- _perature of the stuff was thirty degrees. lower than in™ May. ; Something’s wrong. But I must admit, like all the other dopes, that : “It's grand when you get usta a There's ‘nothing quit middle aged ewlis with the old bursitis in the shoulder crunch- ing at every stroke, the heart: pounding alarmingly, the chest iT sations, gh, this ming without kids. No one ex- pects you to act as. a human diving-tower. You don’t have «to engage in duck-diving com- « petitions. You don't have to -Tace a.couple of sturdy teen- agers to the big rock, -And your wife certainly won't compell you to see’ how far. you can swim , under water. It’s rather pinceant: really, ‘ swimming with the“'old lady. She dog caddies about in the with the olds. You wade out to the ‘deep part right up to: your. waist, Pad hit out with a purposeful breast stroke for eight yards before taking a rest. After six minutes, you may return with dignity to the beach. ‘ And there's noone -drag- ging at your arm ten mintes later, demanding that you go back into the liquid refrigera- tor for another shock treat- ment, There’s nobody bugging you for money for ice-cream Progress Must Enrich Life Progress means ‘moving forward toward an objective and it is the nature of the objective that is the determining: factor. If it is undesirable,.what we think.of as moving forward, might * actually be moving backward. Genuine progress should seek to enrich’ human life, so that future generations can have a : more attractive world than our own. In terms of the land this -- should mean a more beautiful country and not merely one that .- Serves our practical needs and our pocketbooks. In Sovetoping. Your land we should keep in mind man’s spiritual needs, his +! feeling for beauty, and his growing dependence on outdoor life as a release from the tensions and frustrations of urban civiliza- 5 _ — Bishop R.M. Hatch or pop. ‘There’s nobody inter rupting, with badly aimed beach balls, your ‘aesthetic ap- preciation of the latest in bik- inis. There are no squabbles to break up. It's pretty nice, really, just sitting there in your folding rare book:on your knee, jug of iced mix handy, watching the human comedy. The beach boys, holding.in their stomachs so hard they can’t . breathe. e beach girls, sticking out their bosoms so hard they al- most fall over backwards. Hu- man hippos. Human giraffes, Human gorillas. But surely something can be done about that water. if goodness me way lakes ig. UP 50 . that people over forty don’t turn’ from so} histicated ‘citi- zens into gibbering cowards the minute they get near the waters edge. Prepated ‘for: “The chief reason why so many young Americans can not read and write English well. THE OLD mm technology. has done much t WAYS. but sometimes the ofd ways of doing things ‘cannot be im Nova Scotia fishermen using gill-nets to catch:shad at Min is likely most primitive mean: man has ever. used to net 2 h improve. Canada's economy, proved upon, Above. shows. udie. This method: of fishing ‘ arvest from the sea. Nets are strung up during low, tide, ind fish ste caught te the silts while "to against nets it im lu tl ts. as well today. as it did many years ago: ° Sone Fane: ote, anne itver high tide. VICTORIA REPORT Shad are then By James K. Nesbitt $53 Million Bonus Called ‘Sinful Surplus’ prise to ies But ‘he’s bumble, foo, he told‘us'at ‘a‘press con- ference, and he’s:thankful and it: makes him realize how won- derful Social: Credit’ is, and. Forgel-Me-Not When to, the flowers so beaut The Father gave phere x came a ‘ttle ‘hue "eyed All timiaiy it pnd sanding on the Father’s And gazing into his face, It aes th low and ‘timid And ‘ye ata entle Brace, ‘Dear? Lo: le, name eave Alas, sy have. forgo ot.” ane Father kindly looked on it id said “'Forget-me-not,’ - a Job jin US. teachers, says the - coun “have never bad an opportu- nity .to confer..with a :college: ple: toa forthcoming © report by the National Council” o "Teachers of English, 47 per, cent of high school. English .. teachers ‘do of English: or- Eng: lish education or with a spe. “cial: English’ supervisor.” Without reforms, warns ; James RB, Squire, the council’s not feel : well -in’ the - English language ” 48 per cent feel ‘shaky -in i iiterature e, 63 ver cent classes across the cou : intry pol on wallowing in “dull, life- and 90 ver cent:in the te: ching of reading, { Almost half of all high school- English -classes in’ the U.S. are taught by teachers who did not major in the sub- ject in college. Although ‘English scholar- i ota ft xeit Se of ae ot of! exe ement Hagering ship is rapidly.a idvancing,' few” teachers take the ‘trouble to — keep up, or even to. bone up one basic English teaching, In the. past nine years, the aver- age elementary teacher, who : . spends at least one quarter of her time teaching English, has taken four times more formal course work in “education” than in English, including only half a course in the teaching of reading, a subject that she barely touched in college. In ten years, only one out_ of. seven high ‘school English: teachers has ‘taken as much as one three-hour English course. Almost a third of the nation’s 900,000 English teachers have avoided any ~~ forma] English study for the past decade. the council sees it, key: ‘= solutions include; solid” sabbat- to retread teachers, ae -mer pateate that re: glish (many just skimp ib, helpful: supervision .by, master. English’ teachers . ‘rather’ tl bureaucratic yar CASTLEGAR | NEWS” Pablished Every Thursday..32 “SHE OF THE | Caatlonar, BO! L Ys “Campbell, Publisher). == 4 anit” subscription rate tothe Castlegar News 15 /§8.00; per’ year. ‘The price by delivery. boy.is 40 cents'a;month. Single copies’ are 10 cents, ° 2a /UThe! Castlegar News is authorized as second- ~ “class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, for pay- mént of postage in cash,,and is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, , “S' It tea member of the Canadian Weekly: News- ‘Associat tion, the B.C, division of the ee: “and space. “Weekly ; mmunity Newspapers Represents tives, , Editor, Castlegar News, Drawer 490, Castlegar, ‘Be ye Latters for publication must; be accompanted by the correct names and address of the writer. Pen names ; will be used by request, ‘but the correct: name mist’ be subinitted. The Castlegar News reserves tho right to shorten letters in the interests of e~onomy of ‘this ‘government: vin! : sbudgetary: dist what a blessing it has been and is, and‘ always willbe to this most: marvelous province * of ‘them all, British Columbia, which, says our. premier, is more prosperous than any oth- er. province, or. any state, which is ct nly’ a mouthful, and I don't quite “believe it. The Premier may be proud ~ Of his new-found ‘nest egg and pretend he’s surprised, but Li- beral leader Ray Perrault says he knew it was coming and he calls it “a sinful lus,” which is not’a bad po tical phrase. Our political “leaders are pretty good when it co- mes to coining smart. political phrases. when the Premier has that Kind ‘of ‘gold: stored away he ;should give the people some of it, such as a ‘reduction in ferry fares, reduction in the sales tax, reduction: in» motor license fees, reduction in gaso- line tax. But no — no gov- erament ever does that, unless it’s on the eve of an election. ver had it so good and they should be thankful:to have all this Social Credit development the electorate; t brutal: fact : is: ga at nee te eh mewas extrao ough and .rug- ged, and it pulled no.punches, and was not in the least polite. He. spat: out., the words, - garbing fnera in political ven- om; “In reality, kind | of sinful parent represents the Price this province must pay ‘the strain of & school work.’ This’ is attribute ‘to pressure: put on: them to make @ higher ranking. In a school population of something over 150,000 this is a very miniscule "proportion mor is it necessarily due to school conditions alone. It is highly. probable. that. condi- tions in the home also contri- but to the child’s stra In aecordance with the al custom the blame for placed on * the Parents when actually ie lei is due to the publie ‘by econ authori- ties. The: the ones who spread” alarmist forecasts of what will happen in the future to those who do not go to uni- versity, who: insist there: will be no place in the labor mar- ket for those who do not pass high school. They. are respon- sible for the ‘present anxiety of parents for their children’s Tf you are unim: ressed b their assumption: o! infallible lity by: these authorities there are ‘times when their © pron- lor the premier's use of power. From the pockets { of the poor, the aged, the we: and. the indigel the pennies, mieiles and dimes to swell the coffers of this power-hungry government, _ a ‘government which: fails to comprehend in the. slightest way that over-taxation on this massive’ scale is \wrong,”:that' under-spending. in’ vital secvice uses. es 'is'wrong and that are not’created to use as public relations exhibits, but that they must be -dedicated to the ur-- Personally, 1 think that “gent needs of the’ people.” Now,’ of course, on the ‘other hand, ie. the Premier running province into qebt, which he ‘save he is’ not, his ‘political enemies ‘would bing t the Soters with their own money. Ah, politics! Why? The more you. aye the more you, > sone m more, you know, the more The ‘ore ¥ you. forget, ‘the less So-wny. ‘study? | will. come! fail to It is so with the current em- phasis on higher education and the drive to make.all students go to university. Students, and mankind In general, are divid- ed naturally into classes.’ Quite simply: there’ are’ good * stud- ents, average and poor and no amount of schooling will make much difference to the num bers ‘in each’ class, This‘ is self-evident truth to. most tea chers; if not to the educational authorities. It’ is' also an un- comfortable: truism to many parents,’ -** This strain in primary § pu pils was given to support change.in school organvation, It is proposed in Vancouver, and in Nelson School District oe to sbolish grades in the lons. Under a8 the child eri be able to pro- ceed at in, to judge-who is : top ob the cleng eee eons will compare the group stand- ing of each child to” determine how he: stands. in relation to other children. Some of | them : be satisfied: The less you’ study, the less... you ‘know, ‘The “less . you’ know, the lesa i you -forget. Hi se org the less ypu fo forget, the: more So why’ study? a _ Anonymous ‘way: on. the ‘parents is. to abolish re- pol value, is‘negligible. No child to y Imowledge’ ever improved because. of a:poor. report card. Feed the Robber | Racoons. : The best way we've heard to handle. vading racoons is to feed them. A’ Passakeag farmer: puts: out table_scraps for the seven'racooné that’ visit his place nightly. As a result the little robbers ignore the standing corn and other STODS. * County a B) Record 1 -- Kings nay people are fortunate in living In one of the “They enjoy further; pleasure in th !iof Interior Breweries; But there’ *smostunspolled vacationlands anywhere inthe worl INTERIOR BREWERIES LID, CRESTON, B.C. cards.’ Their "educational ~ FALSE ALARM Castlegar firemen received call to the downtown business section ‘Tuesday afternoon which turned out'to be a false alarm. Sald chief Ed Lewis: ‘There must be a short in the alarm system,” 4. HAROLD N. POZER D.S.C., FOOT SPECIALIST |, Will be at the Crown. Point Hotel Trail, B.C. g Wednesday, Aug. 11 Javelin, THE’ STRENGTH OF UNITY, The seven nations contributing al Command of Allied Air, Forces Central Europe show thelr strength,over the skles of Europe. Shown foreground left to right.a French Mirage fighter,.German F104G, : Canadian CF 104, U.S. 105, Belgion F104G, Netherlands F104G and a enis y ‘Mothers to Study Affalrs.of the Day For Ghild’s Future It seems that ‘every women’ should study the affairs of the| day. After all, the housewife is concerned primarily about the future of her children, kind of world will they live in? It would be wise for each mother to have a sort of check 8 a.m. to 8 ‘p.m. Practice limited to treatment of diseases’ and disorders of the feet of children: and adults.) Make appointments by ‘phoning, 368-3406 8-10 ‘am. or §-11 p.m. Mrs. D. Hughes, Ph. 365-5503 Mrs; George Townsend and children of ‘Revelstoke are vi- Mr, and and daughters of loyamincte, Sask. They were’ accompanied ; by Mr. Rekratiak’s parenta s. jOwW nell an TRON THE Margaret Brodwick travelled to KODAK RETINA Spokane. One their return they REFLEX: [V. were secorapanied by Mrs, Ken A ‘ Sel Byitoe ee Mr. and Mrs, Mike Semen- off have moved from their res- idence at 111:8rd Ave. and will their new home on tenth Ave. Upon. their return last Fri- day from visiting Okanagan and coastal points’ Mr.:and Mrs. E. R. Hawkins ‘had as'their guests ‘| Mr.and Mrs. W..K.. Fox who stopped overnight on their way to Edmonton. Mr.’ and Mrs. Godbold and daughters: ‘Dorothy |: and Jane are now house guests at. _the Hawkins’ ‘home. PETTITT PHOTOS . SOLOHd 111130 TRADE. IN ALLOWANCE AUGUST PETTITT PHOTOS SOLOHd PETTITT PHOTOS Te il Driving School in Castlegar M ;dnesd: Fridays — Standard and peinate Transmissions For Information - PH. 368-5621 tin 31 | Gentlemen ees JAE) [Icisn’t too early tobe thinking’ | about. your Fall ‘Wardrobe. ‘Plan your clothing reqiire- | 4 “digits ‘now ‘and drop in‘to see} ‘our sélection of materials and . styles. We can assist you in: selection and save you dollars cat the same time. LEITNER’S” CLOTHES ‘FOR MEN A forewell gathering was held last ursday aftermoon San Diego, Calif. by her new ac- qualntances at the home of Mrs. Bignell. She was. presented accomparied by her sister, Mrs. Ken Schmitt. Mrs. D. Marcellus to Radium, ; Edm minster and Cold ae Mr. and Mrs, will be leaving at ‘the begin in Fort im. Mr.. and. Mrs. E.. L., | Hein-| rich of Davideon, Sask. left this, for’ Mrs. Maron Brodwick of Duogaat noel stutuee eontinul oe grow,as you consider, different are’ good, some warning. signs; can. already be seen in the bu- 6 with ‘a gift, leaving: that evening siness outlook, according to the Review for July, just issued. Mr. and t and girls have.returned from | both’ ‘Canada’ and ‘the their holidays which took them,| States the strength of last year’ onton,’ Lioyd- business activity has - contaued |: ‘at',a‘good: pace” into. this year ‘A. Green’] an ning ready 35 per cent ‘higher than of the week to make their home jin 1961, "is Waming Sign Seen | i do! H frnaieat or has it been dreamed For Future. Business RE inna hunt by pale }} eager votes’ Says B of M Review | = iezperts In the ‘field. say “Although Canada’s . econo-; Your list of’ questions will propositions which demand that you. take sides on this issue or that ‘one, so will have to tive, with the de- cistons, you take now, so ‘let us The B of M’notes that in| hope none of them is too rigid United | an nd binding. Bank of Montreal in its ‘Tis “A. QUESTION ad. industrial : ‘production. al- roe ‘arfather who “had 0. bs still expanding." . ‘And these two girls were sis- ‘Bit ‘the ‘bank warns of un-|'” certainty. in, the future, of exter- One had au eye for the things e.g hom toenail pecan ee ‘And one tad an eye for the mis- er a: few days ‘with thelr soni law. and, daughter Rev. and Mrs.. D. L.! Faris’ and eae son’ Paul. Mrs. + her -house' uiest! her‘sister * -M. upuling and son Bobby of in dor, “O: mm and Mrs. K. “Gfénnestad have moved: from their ‘resid- ‘ence in Woodland Park and now ‘make their ‘home ‘in Kinberry Heights. Dr. and Mrs..M. F. Bevans have. ‘recently retyrned front thelr two week vacation: which Dr. Bevans and on ae ent camping. in an Bevans and. baby. Eric visiting her parents Mr. ange - Mrs... Gabbana : has” as) 2 ters. aineas: exanslob, wie el The homey girl could cook and widening unfavorably. i" “Further. uncertainty, b B rc Canada ororate' trade and fi for: general economic“conditions |‘. Boe in this cae other girl's brother. in this country, could rise from |/a fate would have it both got Bee Wel wholesale, prices taken piace in Fe r both were bright! ‘and pluc- B of M sta bs Textured Hose Here to Stay fall the sportif look ft : Canadian women. may have j heavy textures popular! Ww. Ore. During her visit, Mrs. Be- vans. attended the class reunion at. the Roseburg. Senior for] Bitehs uten- Svall hanger for neat ang te ‘Tokyo is planning to install an. electronic.,brain to help re-, gulate its wowing traffic con- gestions. ; ool. and Mrs. G. ‘Baile left | bi iday: to‘ make their home this: en out - ith tweeds and ‘leather dts. tured. stocking. but it looks f they are now here to stay. textures had been*merely ‘al hion fad they would’already fading from the ‘scene but 4 A ease, ned stockings are, keeping up ‘ongly for daytim will. find