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When Killing
Has to Stop
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The Canadian Parllam

Ging in mid-February will de-
bate a’ government. motion to
abolish the death penalty for
murder, Because ..the cabinet

has decided to allow a free vote .

with MPs not bound by party
lines, the proposal has thus be-
come a matter of conscience for
every MP,

What are the chances that the
death penalty which has been
sparsely carried out in Canada
in recent years, will now be
abolished?

The prospect for abolition ts
now considered about fiity-fifty.
Most members of the cabinet,
inclading Prime Minister Pear.
son, are believed to favor aboll-
tion. Opposition leader John Die-
fenbaker also will likely vote for
abolition,

The only party which officially
favors abolition are the’ New
Democrats. The Creditistes are
mainly opposed, while Liberal
and Tory ranks are split about
even,

* ‘The cabinet's decision to give
MPs the opportunity of a free
vote came late in 1964, and coin-
cided with the action of the Brit-
ish House‘,of Commons which .
voted for abolition in one of its
first moves under the new Labor

+ government.

The death penalty — except
for treason — is on its way out
all over the world. Only France
and Spain retain capital’ ‘punish 4
ment in Europe. Nine American

* states have abolished it.

There have been. no h igings
in Canada since Prime ‘Minister
Pearson took office ‘pearly ‘two
years ago, and only 14. execa
tlous were carried out undei the
five years of the Diefenbaker
government, Nine men are at
present under sentence of death
in Canada — five in Quebec, two

* in New Brunswick and one each |
ia Alberta and B.C.

as ators the metits ot ‘the

figures to .
prove its effect. Its abolition in
various countries has led to
neither increases nor decreases
in the murder. rate.;Even the
present Canadian compromise
of calling for the death penalty
only for capital murder, and not
for unpremeditated killings, has
had no statistical effect on the
crime rate of this country.

‘Those who argue for abolition
of the death penalty, and I am
one of them, do not do so out of
apy sense of sympathy for kill-
ers. Protection of. society must
be our first concern.

. The question ‘can be asked,
however, what good does the
death penalty d 0?

Its harmfal effects on ‘society
are there. for alt to'see. I have
witnessed two executions and be-
eve it is savagery made all the
more gruesome ’ by,,its; official
sanctioning. It ‘will ‘always be
morally wrong to take a ile, In-
nocent men and women have
died because of it; Execution.of
the murderer; does not, restore
life to his victim. Bat it does re-
duce society to his level.

The main argument for reten-
tion of capital punishment is
that it is a deterrent. It obvious-
Jy doesn’t work out that way.
he twisted sex monster, the

pe-crazed gunman, the scared
tia holding up a filling station —
they're not thinking of the ‘con-
sequences of:thelr-actions ‘when
they commit murder.

If only the Problem were. that
simple. If, only all.inhuman, acts
could be forestalled by, ‘setting
up deterrents against them. But
until all ‘of. ls ..are : reasoning,
reasonable human ‘beings, our
responsibilities will never be
discharged simply by killing off
the unreasonlng.

“hurt ‘anyone’s feelings though,
and
and.a wee bit flattering, |.

HARBINGER OF SPRING. aus ‘is the time of year when
lambs.in farms across rn, and it’s a remind-
er that spring fs not far away. This IKtle black iamb was
born at Uxbridge, Ont. as an orphan,'the mother sheep
dying shortly after giving birth.: Little Susan Baldwin
sive it special attention, feeding it eggs, corn syrup and
nt .

HOME TEAM

's ‘Eve en

mets no 5 betkee | indoor sport
bani veraifying, And thore’s no

around ' these
Bape uias Ges
for yourself,
“I've: B

-dom-misses when he lines up his
rhymes and fires a parody of
anything: from:a:folk song to a
Gilbert and Sullivari snatch,
(He's, also.a Wicked man with a
2a chapter utiles
“How |To, Get, Down, From A
Duck, Eider You Know. Or You
Dost.” In_ this, elem he's
e!

= for miles around.” And
ala a chop to the ‘proud donor

“To, what. do you credit your
Tack???
Said the duck, “Goodness
knows,
But one must, I suppose, .
baa ie that I showed lots of
Pl

Just 2 samp
‘good’ book, a, cornbination ‘of rue-
cause ,Aimnor and satire with an

Th i usiness, of, writing
werses is .fascinating to some
people. Me, for one. Every, 80
often I get the urge, and burst
into rhyme that bas the readers
of this column wineing, or,run-
ning to the bathroom, gacsing.
Don’t worry, not this week,

But just by sheer coincidence,
I have come, across some, old
verses (not. mine) that conboli-
date my opinion that the ‘Bnglish
Janguage,is,about the most flio-
gical in the world. The following

‘efforts dedicated ,to English

‘teachers and the; poor, ; baffled

‘devils of 'foreignets.: who. are

trying‘ to learn’ the, crazy stuff.
wind

“What's that?, You, want mora?
L think you're out. of, your mind,

but there's that old folk saying, i

particularly, applicable these

ah.
Wot carriés you off, ‘
It'a the coffins:
They carry you oft in,
i Several‘ ‘of the very few ‘clean
limericks in the world also re-
Veal the oddity ‘of, the English
tongue. For instance,
At fifty- five minites past chatty

It! they're Afrala

they'll x Telght, e
Aw, come: on. \ You « don't

REALLY want‘dnother! Well, I

just. ‘Happen to haye:

‘A streetcar. conductor once said

To Acar ‘full of people, ey,
ald,

Has ‘stich a baa soho |
That T fear Ie wilt ‘Drache,
‘Oh, I wish I were home and in

ey ere you a cA ‘brand new
‘party game., Think of the fun
you'll have-on these long winter
evenings with things, like, ,

A man ona pienic sald, “Please :

Don't. be.cross if perchance ¥
should snease;: ,

I've observed from my youth
‘That ‘the horrible trouth

Is 'it’s caused’ by the scent of the

(ease.
: “Got the idea. Let's try making
‘one up. It'll'be lolisy, bit’ ere
A pailor, atiomptiog to ski,
‘Ran bis head right into a tri,
Be eee dead,
rt ave aar'es soft ‘as the 1 aL”

here. That, ought to give 3 you

‘a few sléepless nights,

we stock a ful] satectiqn:

Led
y SAVAGE ‘SHOES

ter children

DEAR SUSANNA: I plan to
rerve cranberry ‘punch around your remarks: ti !
St. Valentine’s day, and as an and flowers. Sounds like a wow

, added touch it is fun to frost

the glasses.
DEAR ‘SUSANNA: For that
An easy ‘way is to lightly beat daric closet somewhere in the at:
an egg white—try ‘not to get it tic or basement—or even in the
spare bedroom, where you don’t"
wish to’ go to. the expense of in-

ju might try our solu-

into’ a’ thin’ sprinkling ,of finely
granulated sugar on a saucer or
wax paper. Leave inverted to
ary. : Ti
Mrs. B. Jacobs square of wood, an
DEAR. SUSANNA: February che .céiling a few in i

14 is my husband's birthday and —_the,.wall-“just inside the | door
his special request is always.a 0) . Cut the cord off about
St. - Valentine’s Day: birthday- . waist. level, and Hea an ordinary
dinner with his family and a’ flashlight. to

few close. friends. 2 It. will
: Last year. 1 did some hanky- ready for you'to reach around
panky, with the place cards, and _ the corner and flick it on...
everyone insists it was 0 clever

and. such? fun that they, 'want a ‘This

re] ia ue ml ce “fs almost - chan D
b ‘ale Ue sae
tard for each guest. ‘Then, see You're ll slone in the house
stead of filling in the person's watching TV and doing the
name.,on the .card, I printed ,a weekly ironing, when suddenly a
thumbnail sketch, or a poem, or. fise’ blows. °°;

‘wrote down a few words of. an
old song, or made up a riddle. tell, you a thing—there, aren't

“In each case it was something any blackened ones, go you start

that applied to one particular — the trial and error method with
person. In this way everyone 4 fresh fuse. ~

had to identify’ themselves and Before you begin. however,
figure out the seating arrange. :/ ‘plug your, vacuum cleaner into'a
ment. wall plug REL on. is on the burned

ah Mary 5, i out elreult turn ‘the’ switch!

Ican tell at oS was some pee the’ basement 8 aie

tried ‘to keep ‘it humorous kiow ‘you've struck pay

ay Ge nade ib
I've ‘got'some great ones fi- ‘For ‘sae 8 Bake,

gured out for this year! pull the main power witch O1 OFF
That's our girl! You must each timc BEFORE you touch

have been’sorely tempted when _ tie fuse box! Change your fuse,

We're proud of you for. shea- .; then try it out by turning on the

verbal arrow here and there. « :

writing those cards to shoot a

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“MDs Urge that Collége
- Become Cultural Centre

“Ta proposed college in
our dintrice were to-be set-up

Soclety in reply to a letter from
council chairman James A. Gray
of. Trail. soliciting. the aid jot

along broad i lines taking into

of onngenta. eand the needs of
the surrounding communities,
‘we, the doctors of the West Koo-
tenays,- would wholeheartedly
support it”

This statement sums up.ala

brief presented to the West Koo-
tonay’ Regional: College council
by the West Kootenay Medical

Re]
LEGION

BINGO

Saturday
Feb. 13 ©

ard 1
ganizations in Planning the col: ”
lege program.

Tho brief emphasizes the
need: for an institution which
will become a centre of culture
8 .well. as .provide academic
and technical courses,
“If a college functions pure-
ly for students seeking advanc-
ed study. and/or. skilled job-
training it would contribute only
to one aspect of human develop-
ment and run the risk of neg-
lecting to develop those human
functions that express themsel-
ves in their highest form: our
culture,” says the brief.
The doctors call for the
“highest standards of teaching.’
They urge specific attention to
physical fitness and, also, the
vevelopment of outlets for extra-
curricular activities. ae
“In this respect it “would
seem advisable to include;inia

structed auditorium or theatre
where students can express their
creative’ functions in the form:

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