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CASTLE NEWS,

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Thursday, September 17, 1953

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EDITORIAL

Why Go To School? an

The month of September with its annual “back to school”
movement, makes us wonder why our students are going to school.
We know:why they should go to school and would be the last to
suggest that school is unnecessary. But we wonder what our ‘stu-
dents of today are expecting their school days to do for them. °*

The prevalent attitude seems to be that schooling prepares the
student for a “good job,” that is a job that brings a é

Castlegar; B.C.

Let's Discuss...

BY GEORGE

Education is-the final major
item.on the program. In follow-
ing the motto “Rehabilitation
Through Education”, we can ed-
ucate ourselves by reading such
books as the U.B.C, publication

A Solution To The Doukhobor Problem

schools? -

B. LANDIS

At present. the four . for-
eign languages taught, in:
our high schools are French
Latin, German and Spanish,
To what extent are these
used b; “other

“Report of the Di
search Committee” and “slave
Bohu" by J. F. C. Wright.: By
knowing the history, the customs
and beliefs of the people we will
understand them better. and will
be able to get, along better. There
are other books, which, I am sure,
would be’ as interesting as the
two mentioned,
Jud:

than to obtain the required num-
ber ‘of credits? Universities
throughout Canada and the Unit.
ed States have become aware of
the prominence the Soviet Union
has gained in world affairs and
have expanded their curricula to
include, the Russian

Five Years Ago
This Week

(From ‘the September 16, 1948
issue of the Castle News.)

Mr. and Mrs, D. A, Shea left
by car on Sunday for a six weeks
holiday to. Montreal ‘and other
eastern. cities. Rev. Father Wil-
fred, O.F.M, of Trail, is accomp-
anying them.

The St. Alban’s Sunday School
Club was organized last week
with 12 members present, Shirley
Taylor was voted president, and
Molly Carlson, secretary.

The study of the language should
be

A good also i
proper. breeding. From, various

salary or wage. We can a certain neighb

a young man who was and
hardship to attend high school “Stick with it lad, you'll | wind up
2 big shot someday because of it.”

a certain Uni ‘y
community not too far from C: who is
‘as queer simply. b he the sf his Ph D,

We can also te in a little

and from ‘ob-
servations, 1 would say. that
some of our problem people are
disliked not because of the fact
that they belong to the Doukho-
bor. religion but because they
lack proper manners, I never dis-
like people themselves but I do

to the: high school
level, particularily in this. part
‘of the province of B.C, where it
would be more practical than any
of the four previously mentioned
languages. In schools where
children of Russian origin» pre-
dominate,. the study of the lang-
uage could be commenced right
in grade one, with this language
being I am sure every

detest. i pi

opened for him to return to the farming he arderitly loves and is
a success at. eae 27)

At the bottom of these attitudes was the ‘theory, one goes to
school so he can get a “good job” or at least a white-collar job. Yet
there are not ‘a few i of big “who never got
past the eighth grade in’ schoo] yet, because of their abilities and
initiative, moved up rung by rung to the top, just as there are
others who though of spend their i:
hours on farms, logging pari or small businesses and are at peace
with the world and tHemselves. For the former, further schooling
was not and not ; for. the latter, the
schooling they did receive is aot wasted but is adding to the reci-
pient’s successful life, :

.That should be the aim of schooling, Le. to teach the person
to be a success in life. Too oiten, however, this ig taken to mean
“tq make lots‘of money.” There are, as most of us know, many,

student would take a new, inter-
t

arrogance and the use of
language displayed -by afyone,
white, yellow or black regardless
of the position in the social scale.
Proper education in all fields is
the onl¥ rem:

How often have we heard the
remark, “We can .put the, child-
ren-in school but can’ we make
them learn?” It reminds. me of
the old saying, ‘You can lead a
horse to water but you cannot
make him drink.” I recall read-
ing a statement by a Sons of
Freedom’ member who claimed
that history taught. in’ schools
made war patriotic. If this is their
belief, let us avoid it.

History is important as we un-

it because it is a’ run-| trict might-wish to attend classes.
many people, who though having no fi ial or ning ¢ a the’ of |For the Russian-speaking people,
are restless and don’t kiiow what to do with They can- the |courses’ could be held in English. Peititt Photos
not be termed successful people, not having learned how to live. present world situation it is nec- For ‘those interested in Russian,
= : . ., [essary to know what could also be | Phone Sole st,
“The success which schooling -and all education should teach, is yesterday to bring about the pre- plnatied. I believe there are many e Main t
sent condition. How many of ‘us, in:- both i and =

not financial sucess but the success of a happy contented and soul.
satisfying life.

‘School days should not be asked to “teach me how to make a
Jiving,” but rather to “teach me how to live,” recognizing .that the:
home, the church’ and the community also have a part in this.

Socialism And The Law?

‘Time was td .so mays teats ago whe

| do not want to learn history, then

et in a foreign

The study of the language would

help the program ‘Rehabilitation
b

graduating students would. be
able to break, barriers, created by
language difflculties, of the older
inhabitants by belng able to dis-
courses with ‘them. There: is little
hope of education for’ those. be-
yond the school age. Must they
be left ‘apart from society until
their departure from this earth?
We can win them to our side and
make them feel as part of our so-
ciety by taking an, interest in
their affars by. means of_ their
medium of expression,

Many adults throughout the dis-

understand the. world situation
or at least take an interest in it?
Not many, I am afraid, There | are

A of C and
Kinnaird residents attended the
On to Nelson Caravan. business
sessions and banquet in Nelson
Friday night.

a) danger period.

A further $110
was sét aside for school prizes
next year. The Chapter congratu-
lated Br, and Mrs, R, H. Devitt on
thelr recent golden wedding an-
niversary,

Canadian Legion Ladies W.A.
Fall Fair held last Saturday in
the Coronatibn Hall. Mr. Her,
ridge ‘was introduced by Mrs, R.
Kerr, president of the W. A.

* The Teen Town Clippers, BS.
Softball Champions, received an
official welcome home Sunday
afternoon in the form of a cele-
bration at Eremenko's Park. A.
parade, headed’ by the Pythian
Sisters and Knights of Pythias
and a decorated bus, carrying the
ball team and Teen Town mem-
bers, aaa icon up town: and

0 the

_ Kinnaird sf mati

for imp o!
Milestone Road with a foot path
being prepared for the children
going to the new schoo] to keep
them off the road, A grant of
$1200. was received from the
Deputy Minister. These are all
the funds the Village will re-
ceive for the-year 1948,

The. Lillian Killough Chapter
LO.D.E, at their first fall meet-
ing, passed a. motion to donate
$15 to, the Robson Women's In-
stitute to help reimburse them
for their expense in the flood

Gerry
‘Wanless, village commissioner,
congratulated the team and F.
Oglow, team manager, thanked
all those who mage : the victory

ment eaten ball games, races!
horseshoe pitching and music by
the Legion Band,

Altar boys of. St, Rita’s Parish
have been formed into a society

ciety. W. Oleski was . appointed
first prefect and Victor Kravaki
was elected president with Burt
campbell secretary:

BUSINESS

DIRECTORY

PORTRAITURE
and NEWS TYPE
PICTURES. .
IAt Reasonable’ Rates:

Greap’s Electric

English: languages‘ who woutd
gladly undertake duties in night
schools.’

too many other
with which to be concerned.
Ig Sons of Freedom children

let the subject be dropped. We
| have the children in school and
we want them to ) Jéarn. so let us

tHe purpose of

of " would’ Sstione . have” gone td the CCF party,

Not so today. A ‘Manitoba Sloe has just ruled that a will leaving to

$3, 000 for this purpose is void for uncertainty. 4
The reason? The difficulty of determing the proper heirs would:

teach

arn. A curriculum ‘should be
developed which would conform
beliefs, "mest people's ‘needs
and ‘fulfil’ requirements of edu-
cational standards, Perhaps this
special can start off

be too great. “There is an infinite variety of
parties and economic groups,” says the judge, “which claim to sup-
port socialism in their own particular way and according to their
own particular beliefs.”

A telling commentary this, upon the extent to ‘which socialism:
has permeated the political. life of the country. Even the courts find.
it impossible any longer to say with | certainty which parties engage

with basic requirements. As the
children are assimilated, the cur-
riculum would be = gradually.

changed.
One of the main’ subjects
should be’ agriculture. These’

people are ‘primarily * agricultur-
ists. They should be given every.

IN CHURCH.

Castlegar i

10:36 a.m, — Sunday School xy
7:45 pm. — Hymn Sing and
Service of Worship.

Every Sunday at 11 a.m. Service
of Worship.

Robzon a
First & Third Sundays at 11 am.
St.. Rita's Church

Sunday ™ Masses. = .8:30- ‘and. i
o'clock. ~

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i ing ‘and —The PrintedWord.| opportunity to learn modern, Sunday devotions — 7:30 ‘p.m. a
in be im Ea.|c A

sion atee” Ue e ucated  agriculturists “would bé |. 7:30 p.m. ping =
Subsidizing Communism able’ to restore the land to high| Daily Mass, 8 o'clock. .: —

bit of ion on whe tection is that the

a to subsidi

An i

were the

fund. The granting of “free” CBC network finns to the Communist
party..meant an enforced contribution from the public of something
over $1,000,

produttivity, Besides having agri-
cultural. subjects on elementary |”
and:-high school” curricula, an
agricultural college should be
located in’ the district, I. believe
one was advocated years aga by

Snister-of ‘A

Parents ‘of Children :
Baal School Take sNofice

* ils well to have your family physician regularly check your
children's eyes, ears, and general health. Necessary immunity ony
tests may be made at the same time.

Benefits can be great, and the cost will be little. Great peace
of mind can result from knowing the condition of your children’s.”
health, and also from the knowledge that this fine pharmacy
stands ready with drugs and medicines of highest quality to
help you and your children maintain good health,

‘ beng st ea aie) € s

| the people i in‘this district are con:

the who
ue the MLA. for Nelson-Crest-

omanother.ineed could be filled
by adding another foreign lan-
guage to the English |

Sti. Joseph's. Chapel -

Sunday Mass, 10 am. |

..Gospel Hour
2s 7, Twin Rivers Hall. . -
Every , Sunday, — Breaking. of
Bread '10 “a.m. ca
Sunday School — 11:30-a.m.
Gospel Hour — 7:30 .p.m..

John: A. MacDonald

Barrister” and Solicitor,

PHONE 2138

is the national language as far as

cerned. In other parts of Canada
we have educated people who

Air ‘Force has to maintain. a

cruits are taught, obviously, how
to speak English. You would be

When I. was back east, on num-
erous occasions the only. answers
to requests for information, were,
“No speak English.” In return, all
IT could say was, “Je ne parle pas
francais.” I. believe I would be
quite correct in stating that there
are far- more. French-Canadians

are. Doukhobors in the same clas-.
sification. Our eastern citizens do

refusing to do’ business ‘with

people who do not speak French,

This spring I was fortunate to

see most of the major hockey

playoffs on television but I was
of

cannot speak English, It might |’
, [interest you to know «that. the

School of: English in ‘which re- |,

surprised to know how muny|:
,| pupils go through this school. _

who. speak no English than there’

not seem to be concerned very.
much about not knowing English;
- |In fact some are even prejudiced,,

"Community Bible

Centre

~-Undenominational
Sunday school, Sundays at 10:30
a.m. .Classes: for young people of
all ages.
Evening Service, Sundays, 7:30
pm A service tor the family.
Above service in the Legion Hall.

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‘Sunday at-11:15 a.m,
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peau the games were announce:
ed in French. Most of the TV pro-|
grams were in French.

English second to their native
tongue, would it not be right for
the Russian—speaking people of

pleasure

Now, if: those Canadians place

_ Lutheran Services

day at 3:00 p.m.

Services to be held in Anglican
Church every first and third Sun-

Dutch Maid Bakery
Ls oi tds

. Birthday Cakes

this district.to be given at least
an opportunity of correctly learn:
ing their language in public

. Anglican Church

Sunday, September 20
Castlegar — 7: 30 "p.m.

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* Thoreday, September 47, 1953 : ;

_CASTLE'NEWS,

Castlegar, B.c

; Page 3

- By Mil

“Are You a Good 4

Ses A Woman's Wold

Nothing depresses me more than these magazine quizzes headed

Crittenden

or “How are You?" I

glanced through one of these

Did You Phone

i)

Ae and pages of ‘questions designed,

q FOR A an inferiority complex. n

. z ; ‘This test, put out by trained

i. ‘ : Re gistered + MWlstome Economists /at Michigan
‘ ic Reacher ate: College, poses such sticic-
: Music Teacher? State: Coll stich

lers as these: “How do you store

brooms,: brushes — and mops?

Check ‘the following: hanging up.,

standing, upside down . , lying

s. ” 2

M the B.C. Registered Music i! otste ‘your houselpla. linens?”
us And here's one that might well

rose : ive us pausé: “Which of the

z ing items of
you personally clean, repair or

There is a registered

, teacher in your district
‘ Telephone the regional sec-
retary (Nelson 376L) . of

Chairs.., tables ...' rugs . beds.”
This Quiz is known as the
Home Management. Yardstick
and, according to the Hame Man-
agement at Michigan State Col-

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turned to more pleasant reading) and I. was apalled to find pages

‘refinish? Check the following hi

the other day (Kefore I quickly

Tm sure, to give women like me

Shower At Heme Of
‘Mrs. R. Dafoa Honors
Miss Nettle Brodman :

A delightful’ ’ surprise shower
was held Friday evening at the
home of Mrs, R. Defoe in honor
of bride-elect, Migs Nettle Brod-
man, einase marriage to Mr,

ff Robson will take

From Handshaped Gorn
To Teardrop Tomatoes

The garden of Mrs, A. Schnell
of Castlegar, has done it again,
Last year it produced an ear of
corn shaped like a mittened hand,
This year it's experimented with
novel shapes in tomatoes’ and
come up witha quaint Specimen

thai it feat ripe grow!
ther on one stem, resembling

lege, it "can measure your
as ah

haven't had courage enough to
score myself — yet — but I can
seé where.a little honest analysis
might’ benefit me .and other
housekeepers,
The last section of the test. is
headed “Your ‘\ Incentives’ for
Home Management" and here.are
some of the thought—provoking
questions it. asks the modern
jomemaker, You> answer yes
only if you are consciously striv-
ing towards these goals.’ 1. ‘Are
you working to become efficient?
2. Are. you trying to conserve
energy?..3, Are you. trying .to
get’ more leisure time for your-
self? 4, Are you trying to re-
duce the expense of your house-
hold? 5. Are you trying to im-
prove your home artistically? © 6.
Are you striving for more ‘social
life. (a) ‘Within the family circle.
(b) Outside the family. 7. “Are
you | working towards greater par-
ticipation ‘In community affairs?
8. Is your greatest aim to make
family living more satisfactory?
Another -article, also dealing
with the subject of household ef- |!
ficiency, was written. by ‘army

Castlegar |
Sash & Door.
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go mp at — DOORS — SASH
MAKING

1 ke aD
Y _ Free Exlimates

. | “DPaylor-Maid-Services”, an un-

‘the ori; and President of

usual business venture that is
paying off, He has trained a crew
of young veterans to go into any
house or apartmerit and ‘clean it
‘thoroughly from one end to the
other in double-quick ‘time.
canis young man, whose pusi-

veteran J.C, Taylor, Mr. Taylor is |:

Ii
small hearts and teardrops, eee. September ror

Mrs, Schnell brought “three of
her garden's “experiments” into
the Castle News, office
"The quaintest was the,one de-
scribed above. It was. the only.
product on its stem. She also

Miss Brodman and her mother.
Then come Hot jumnber, of ,Bime:

if ras the
presentation of a Togeing ‘truck,
sonplets: with red flag and logs

Corsages ‘were Presented, to},

and filled with a variety of gift,
to the guest of honor,

Dainty refreshments were sez-
ved by the hostess to the: 23 in-
vited guests present.

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showed us a larger ts tomato or

pair of t gro’

That had fallen off before ripen-
ing and. another. specimen, also
not ripe and normal in every re-
spect save that it had a partly
ripe, much . smaller - teardrop,
grown onto its, crown...

Seeing what - Mrs. . Schnell’s
garden can do with corn and tom-
atoes we're , now | worldering
what novel térms it might give
to pumpkins, * 4

United Church || ar i
Kinnaird Hold First
Meeting Cf Season
Resuming activities after the
‘summer ‘recess, the ‘Board of

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Stewards of the Kinnaird United

‘Church met ‘at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Buie, Friday eves)
ning. -

Various aspects of church wort

were discussed, It was ‘agived|||

that” commencing ‘September 20,.

church ‘services will be held each:

Sunday ‘at’ 11: a:m. directly fol-

lowing the Sunday School, thus

eliminating: the necessity of
teachers -and ‘pupils making two ||
trips ‘to the hall.

f + ane community Sunday school

SEE Our

has’ written an “article ‘tellizig
housewives how to schedule’ their
household ‘chores, -At first‘ bristl-
ed at the very ‘idea that a man
‘could ‘tell me “how “to: do ‘my
housework. But after reading his

) | article, headed “If 1-Cleaned Your |
House” I felt that I must-give-the
1 dévil-his.

due. ‘He's‘come up: with |

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"| to! clean BT Sas

- | housewives do, fdr'a cup: of. cof-

| the .bedspreads. I -fold. that and
-place it'in the. middle of the bed.

‘some good ideas fhekrany:
wite would be wise to

he ‘starts with the kitohen” ag
have a.special.reason for.starting
with the kitchen,

on’ efficient. routine. ..We “have |.
found that the foundation ‘of a}.

good routine rests in the kitchen,
There, we have acces to.hot and
cold water, the utility - closet
with its: cleaning, tools,..sips,. etc.
and other incidentals such as
pails and cloths,

the kitchen is to open the window
portant. It airs out the room, and

known—cleaning headache. -
“Now. where ‘does: the actual

sink. ‘That utilitarian basin is the

washing, rinsing, drying and put-
ting away all.the dishes, pots, pan
and garbage and clean the:garb-
age pail. And that's :all I intend

The sink is cleared: for action

elsewhere. :

. “—Phring . the next .couple . of
hours,’ I will return: to: the’.sini
tor warm “water. ‘I'll’ come’ back
for.soap flakes or {furniture pol-

cleaner..I might even stpp half-
way along: the line, as _ most

fee. And there’s:no point in shin-
it up-in' a few minutes,

tools:and start with the bedroom.
gin by making the: bed, but noc

An’ unmade ..bed, with - blankets

sible to’ work around, yet ifthe
bedspread is draped to.the floor,
it will be-in the way of dust moo
or ‘vacuum cleaner.”.

us’from room to room and show-
ing ‘us-how a man'cleans house,
using his brain as ‘well as his
agine,. read his ‘article ‘with
us would be smart to pause from
time to time and take stock’ of
our cleaning methods. Perhaps
through habit, we may making
work unnecessarily hard for our-

Mr.: Taylor,,.we finished off our
day of cleaning by collecting’ a
‘sizable paycheck from the man
who owns the house?

‘ay first. move upon ‘reaching |"
wide..'That open window’. is. im- |‘

fresh air prevents. that. well—| j

cleaning start?’ With the kitchen |,
heart of ‘cleaning. I begin: by|’

to do inthe kitchen right now. ||

‘and I can proceed with cleaning ||

ish, or to. empty ; 'the* vacuum !

ing up the kitchen ‘only to track }-4

- "Now Vl collect..my cleaning |5
Again Lopen' the windows. I be- |:

drooping. to the ‘floor, is: impos- |*

: So My. Taylor :goes on, leading | \

brawn, Many housewives, I im- |’)

mounting ‘iritation. Yet most of].

selves. Wouldn’t it be nice if, like} |

under ‘the leader- |
hip of T..Lang-with the primary
#roup-under Mrs.-‘T. Lang. There {
‘is'an urgent need for more teach-
ers to‘help ‘carry on the ‘work of
‘teaching ‘the ‘some 150 ‘pupils at-
tending. aes .
Choir practices begin tonight os
and“ d“new“members here will also |

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