Thursday, June 3, 1954 THE CASTLE NEWS Published Every Thursday By THE CASTLE NEWS LIMITED Castlegar, B.C. L, V. CAMPBELL, Manager V. A. MISUTKA, Editor and Cc Weekly A B.C. Weekly Advertising Bureau SUBSCRIPTION RATE :— $3.00 per year; 25¢ per cionth by carrier. Authorized as Second Classs Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. EDITORIAL A DAY OF COOPERATION Last Sunday's huge and historic celebration, at what was thgt day named the Ralph West Airfield in honor‘of one of Castlegar's most noted residents who was the “guiding light” in the develop- ment of the field, marked the completion of a project that was the close of ae Ki ties and federal, and goy Like ne development of the $200, ay airstrip which it com- day was example of te power of cooperation. Nearly every member of the local Ct who nS the day’s events, had a hand in enties one or more features. District Boy Scouts, Sea Cadets and Chamber’ members as well as Air Cadets from Nelson, Trail and Castlegar, and RCMP officers, combined in the gigantic hae of regulating traffic and for the th f£ cars; uable servant’ but a mas- ter and herein lies the grave danger, So successful has selence been in the wrong. Like the blind Justice, it is concerned only with welghing ies of knowledge and general well being that there has sprung up within .our midst, a cult or reli- gion of Sci —facts. Like a complex, radio- dire it pushes forward blindly following only the beam of fact. The good or evil which it creates is as in- It's prophets are physicists, hemi: and other pure scien- AT SCIENCE AND DEMOCRACY “Majority rules! Majority rules by democratic procedure.” Thus announced two different science classes after a show of question. “Majority rules, there- fore, we are right!” the class an- nounced. hands had favored a certain] i¢: wrong choice in a multiple choice |’ opinion, one version and one be- lief is permitted the second is ticed by free “!tists who live out their days in the laboratories (supposedly), Its priests are the engineers and ti Its banner men and ‘cxemplified * in the words of Voltaire: “I don’t agree with a word: you say but I would die protecting your right to say . In other words those young ‘people and many adults as well. bearers and musicians, the radio, television, newspapers and adver- to its’ as the tree pushed over or the deep printed track left behind a bulldozer. If we mate a tragic miscon- ception of democracy: to blind, amoral science; if we arm the “Science can do no-wrong” .devo- ree. with the Politically acceptable of tisers for ten million foods, cough drops, gadgets and deodads which surge on us from every hand. Its devotees are the myriads upon myriads whose are which. is ‘But were they? D be- fore we go a line. further, our based on free discussion and and battle cry is “Science can do no wrong.” Within their own limited inter- i they are right. Science readers have ly seen through the two most glaring er- rors of this announcement. In the first place, facts are facts, and entirely. unaffected “by opinions, whether held by a maj- ority or otherwise. Very early we begin to learn the facts of life. A child may grab a handful of cat: under the impression that it is a plaything. The scratches he re- ceives in return are sharp, well d facts, and First Aid personnel were on hand hs any i ies; Wi and handled the sale of and the D. of T: ts the Royal Caneaian surforcey| the U.S. Aumforce, through the efforts of the 0! Pacific Airlines; Air Cadets of Neluon Trail ia cutee and private flying clubs each made an to the A The opening. ceremonies too were a success through the coop- eration of federal’ and p: ge ; dele- gations ‘from Cc }: Trail,- Nelson,: Castle- gar and Kinnaird; and officers of CPA and the Dept. of Transport. :. Though very much hampered by traffic difficulties at the Cas- tlegar Ferry. and clouds of.dust from high winds at. the field, the day.was a tremendous success, and a tribute to the organizing ability of the Aviation Somme of the Castlegar and District Chamber of Cc e. Above all , it was an of what a small oe ati of 1500 can do with the cooperation of 15,000 who attend, Very early we learn. that ay ea and a proce- dure which ‘seeks only measur- able facts.“They further confuse the issue by ing to inter- can do no wrong for it is not in the least concerned with right or “majority rules” and place him in the driver's seat of a conscl- enceless super science, we have loosed on the world, a boundless Frankenstein’s monster What a tragedy it will be if in our fight to destroy the mad dog of totalitarian dictatorship, we should succumb to the same dead- ly virus left in our battle wounds, pret one in terms of the other. Pure scientific method deals in exact observations and meas- urable facts, which are checked and rechecked. There is no place for beliefs, wishes or opinions. There is no question of good sr bad, right or wrong, ugly or beau- tiful. There are only facts. Democry, on the other hand stoves must not be that certain words are not ‘used, at least not where those in auth- ority can hear thent: ,. Tising out of and based on the dignity of man. By its very nature ‘it must-embrace beliefs;.wishes and i of a people. It must in- The i : were therefore trying to make facts fit an opinion as many adults try to do, rather than making the opin- ion fit the facts as the burned or scratched child would do.. In the second: place, democra- tic procédure does not mean, et clude some consideration of good and bad, right and wrong, beau- tiful and ugly; otherwise it can- BUSINESS alll iCASTLEGAR : FUNERAL HOME DEDICATED TO KINDLY THOUGHTFUL SERVICE Ambulance — Flowers Phone 3601 K. & MORROW: PTOMETRIST suite 3 Post Office Bldg. OFFICE HOURS 9 AM, to 5 P.M. Closed Tuesday Morning For Appointments PHONE 2581 not be the ion of a people. A democracy cannot be opera- ted as @ scientific project as the pecudo-scientific claims or racial of Ci ists and fasc- the does mean that bas only are ie wishes of the majority carried out through their. freely elected representatives but the rights of NEED FOR BRIDGE EMPHASIZED P Last weekend for the second time in a month the highway on both sides of the Castlegar Ferry was solidly lined with hundreds of automobiles, going to and r ing from the for the Ralph. West Airfield. Many vehicles did not arrive at the | S45! airport because they could not’ be transported in time and the re- ‘turning lineup could have been considerably longer had not a good |? :portion of the drivers taken the longer, but in this case faster, route through Nelson and Salmo, to their homes in-Trail and district. It was a repeat, on a larger scale of the traffic tie-up following -the Russian Youth Festival here early in May. The RCMP. and the smany Boy Scouts, Sea and Air Cadets and members of the Chamber | of C Traffic ‘Committee who as in’ the ic dir- ection deserve a great deal of credit for a stupendous job.: The weekend like the May 1 weekend, emphasized : once again It's the need for a bridge over the C iver at Ci are da and ob- served as we! THE COMMUNIST DOGMA There is a difference. In the first. instance rests a thinly dis- guised version of the. Communist dogma of the dictatorship of the ists would indicate. People are not to be processed. Nor, are they robois carrying out “automatically ” the of some button pusher. People are you and I and the two billion. others like_us, 2we THE MUTUAL LIF E ‘OF CANADA C. A.. ANDERSON , Local. Representative Phone 2201 Box i00 Castlegar, B.C. = CENTRAL SHOE & -LEATHER REPAIR We attach “Dinkle” Nickel Rim Heels on Ladies Shoes CASTLEGAR, B.C. nately seem to be this age of ‘Science. : THE CULT OF SCIENCE. proletariat ‘in which only one Science, like fire, can-be a.val- TIMELESS TOPICS |)... Th 3 A: Weekly’ : Message My The Castlegar Ministerial de RIGBY’S BUS DEPOT ; COFFEE SHOP _: SONFECTIONERY PHONE 288o_ Not Jast Another Place To - Bat But The Place To,Eat; |p. Another. © PHONE 388k CASTLEGAR | true such traffic attracting events as an airshow and a district youth festival aren't held here very often. But, they would be held more often, in view of the Castlegar’s central location, were _ there no ferry bottleneck to contend with. Such weekends emphasize too, that a bridge here would serve not only the Castlegar District. but the whole West Kootenay. In view of commitments being made for new roads on the West Coast and other projects in other parts of the Province, it is hoped that the need for a bridge here is not being overlooked. We would sug- gest once again that’the Castlegar Bridge Committee and other civic POWER . What a magic word that word “Power” ist Our mighty Koot- enay Rivers with their wonderful dams supply Power for many groups be regular in our p! f= of this pressing need, ROAD UNITES A FAMILY The official opening of the new Deer Park road last Saturday, marked not only the realization, of a dream.the. residents of that thriving ‘and resort ‘ have for 40 years and more, but also the beginning of the first direct link between that ity and the i of the district. . Deer Park like its i and Renata, is part of the Castlegar School District and: Hospital Im- provement District, For years it'has been one of the family which is the Castlegar District. Until they were given road access, however, Deer Park could not visit the other members of the family and they in turn could not:come to know the many attractions that Deer Park has to offer, as frequently | or effectively as is now possible. Thus, though the road is pri an ion of jubi- lation for the Lower Arrow Lake.communities it is also an event of great importance to the remainder of the district. Residents of Castlegar, Kinnaird, Robson, Thrums and Shoreacres, as well as others districts in the larger West Kootenay entity we are a part of, now have free. access to the scénic splendor, ideal fishing, pic- nicking and holiday i and warm_ hospi of Deer Park residents. : : ‘The latter in turn.are now more closely united with usin the Castlegar District family we are a part of, and have direct access to all the tation, ul and facilities the remainder of the family offers to them, May-Day Celebration’ Said one old-timer toa comer- new,, (This poem, written by Clarence Stahl of Renata, was read at th® opening ceremonies for the Deer Park Road last Saturday). This month of May in fairness a Pleasant Kootenay sunshine draw, From land resourceful, and full of life, Woodlands luxuriant, and blos- soms rife. Few can compete with Arrow Lake: . Its towns for long in prospering wake; Conmmunitles content, and folks at e With everything that might one please. For years and years, some fifty- ‘old ‘Minto! ‘helped “this genera- «tion _intermix; But as the veteran is off retired, Now better than that must be desired. “Since fitty years, at last: it's truet" - |This road from Syringa to Deer Park, “*Tis something!” we hear re- mark, And so it is with wholesale de- ight, We pay tribute to all who aid unite; To all who have worked and org- E ized, anized, . That, what was hope, is now real- ized. - ; Renata and Deer Park together say, How glad we are’ on this May Day, Our road to open in official way - Messrs Gaglardi and, Sommers, our-honored guests today! —Clarence ‘Stahl. (Renata) ‘power is harnes- sed by our many power plants. Without the Dams and Plants ail the water power runs to waste. Much of it is doing. so today with the rivers in full ‘flood. This Sunday: is Whitsun — Pentecost — when we remember how Our Lord. said.-that His humble and simple friends would “Be endured with Power from on high” after His Ascension in- to the great Spiritual world. That Power did come to them on that first Whitsunday in the form of -two of the powers of nature. Fire and Wind. It ch SPIRITUAL POWER PLANTS BY ARCHDEACON B. A. RESKER and of our puzzled world? At present: thag Almighty Power of God is going to waste ‘because of the lack of efficient Washing Hachies : PARTS and REPAIRS. For every make and model WRINGER ROLLS Rebuilt Washing Machines For Sale _.. LH. S.. JOHNSON Ave. — C: power plants Our Ch are the Power piants. through which that Divine: Power comes into action in the World The efficien- cy of those spiritual Power Plants depends upon the . individual members. The Power can only come through those who keep in touch with God through Wor- ship, Prayer and Sacrament, © Is this needed. 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I believe that it emphasizes once again that'the Kootenay is/an entity, and that the greatest bene- fit for all is achieved. when we act in concert and ‘not just on the basis of i deep regret: ha Mr. Chevrier was unable to be present, He said the airport opening represents the -|closing of one era and the com- mencement of another in the transportation history of the Koo- tenays, which he briefly recalled. “phis airport,” he declared, “is the result of imagination, deter- mination and cooperation. It is the finest illustration of worth- while cooperation, between. all levels of ;Rorennman— Teter the people themselvea" Pointing_.out that the hard work, and of Mayor Kary said it would be impossible to. name all who have had‘a hand in “bringing tole great benefit to the K Air Commodore R. Gordon;' FO McNiel, OC Nelson Squadron; Sadn, Leader Curly Somerville, OC of the parade; FO W. H. Reed, Wing Adjutant for the parade and FO G, L, Smiun, Acting OC for the Castlegar Squadron. Among the thousands. of “visi- tors who jammed the field on all sided, were official representa- tives from Rossland, Trail, Castle- gar, Kinnaird, Nelson and Cran- brook. Also attending were Ed Stewart and Howard Watson of e Aviation C i but the guiding light of the has been R. A, D West of pe tlegar, “Who knows how muich time, energy, Worry and ingenuity this man has put forth to give the West Kootenay an airfield?” he asked. “I would not attempt to list it. Let me say however that it has been so much, so effective and so unselfish that’ the three owner communities of Castlegar, Kinnaird and Nelson; have out.of the Castlegar and District Cham- ber of Commerce and the Castle- gar Airport Committee were larg- ely tor the feat of the field, Mr. Herridge declared: “The Airport Commit- tee and the Castlegar Chamber deserve the thanks of all citizens of Kootenay West for what you see today.” A “I now take pleasure declaring the Castlegar Airport officially open for the use of all people who wish to travel by air to all parts of these glorious Kootenays.” : Archdeacon B.A. Resker and , decided today to name this the Ralph ‘West Airfield.” “I now so dedicate it with the solemn wish that it may grow on in stature and importance as a monument: to good citizenship.” COW PASTURE TO AIRPORT Mr, West was the final speaker of the opening ceremonies. He Cc of C through whose efforts the flight past by the Sabre jets was ar- ranged, The Castlegar Legion Band gathered in a roped off area by the CPA ticket office, provided afternoon. Closing address was given by Mike Dalton, chairman of the lo- cal Chamber's Aviation Commit- tee, who thanked the people -of the West Kootenays for attending “in massive numbers that have completely floored me.” FLYERS HOLD TOP SPOT IN INTERVILLAGE. SOFTBALL The 17 games played so far in the Castlegar and District fat Mayor Kary’s announcement and said credit for the. past seven years in which “we have watched this airport grow from a cow pas- ture and dust bowl to the modern airport we opened today,” must be given to many men. He cited the Rev. L, C. of C: of the Castle- then invoked the Divine ‘Blessing don the field ,following which Mr. Byrne extended the personal con- gratulations of the Hon, ‘Chev- rier on the historic occasion. Re- calling the history of the airport and the steps whereby CPA was granted the charter for.an inter- jor airline, Mr. Byrne extended the minister’s “very best wishes for the economy of the whole area which this grand a ex-] Congratulations and: best wish- es from the B.C. Government, were voiced by the Hon. R. E. Sommers, Rossland-Trail who said the airport is the re- sult of an “intensive, cooperative effort and the buble spirit. and people in this area.” He ssid the provincial ‘government .is “proud and de-'|. lighted” to be .assdciated with such a project. - card _Speaking-on behalf of the De- rt, Cc Air Service, expressed “deep oe and * Cheese, Baby Rolls, 1 Ib. --. 45e Toffee Milk, Neilson’s 4 bars 190 | MLB. Tomatoes, 28 0z., 2 tins 47¢ Soup Mix, Lipton’s Tomato, Veg- etable, 2 pkgs. ....... 150 Moddo Peas, 15 oz. tin for this said his: seperement oe always to tation facilities ‘with “the leader-| 7 ship of the people.” He. lauded the companies who ¢| were in charge of the construct- - [ion at the $128,000 improvement program at -the field. last year and introduced other officers ‘of .. |his. department—Earl Hickson, SCANS ........ 29 GASE, 24 fins .. $2.29 Waffle Syrup, Nabob, 21 oz. Bee 32 oz. Se Supt. of Airways for B.C.; Des Murphy, Supt. of Air Regula- tions; and Charles Harding, of the Crescent Valley, Radio Sta- _| tion. Mr. C: da gar Board of Trade, the commu- nities of Nelson, Castlegar and Kinnaird, H. W. perrides: Min- League, 5. during the Past week, find the Flyers lead- fing the League and nursing a four game winning. streak. The luckless cellar dwelling Kinnaird crew however, who have played the most scheduled games to date, have lost their last four tilts. - wo. Flyers ister of Ti Dept. of Transport Lema and Canadian Pacific Airlines in the field’s development. Gotischenia Kinnaird Warning that eat strides have been made, “in the rapidly changing conditions of air transportation,” nothing can .be said to be completé,” he thanked. the Chamber of, Commerce for ing and the of guests for.’ attending: from:as far away as Vancouver, Ottawa and Spokane, ~~ The remainder of the afternoon ‘MLA | Was devoted to the airshow which was delayed for several minutes until part of the huge crowd had been cleared, with police assist- ance, from the taxi strip and run- way. owa first saw a jet as- ft by- an. RCAF trarisport’ lane’ and ‘then shortly after’3-p.m., two F-86°D Sabre’ Jets ‘from‘the 470 2nd .Defence Group, U. S. “Airforce at Geiger Field, Spokane, appeared in the sky. 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Dykes made the jump despite high winds and the dissuasive efforts of members. of the’Chamber of Commerce, and|and landed close to the runway, only a few feet from where the second of two test chutes had landed. ‘AIR CADETS PARADE Another. feature of the after- noon," was 2 parade by over 100, Air Cadets of Nelson, Trail and Castlegar, to music by the Bal- moral Pipe Band from Trail, in full Highland ‘regalia, The cadets were highly complimented by the inspecting officer, Wing Com- mander Robert Brooks, CO of No. |; One RCAF Base, Vancouver, who took the salute. - : Other mi of the ‘inspect: Jos. B, Kary of Nelson, on behalf of the. three. owner communities, Nelson, Castlegar and Kinnaird, Tee z “This magnificent ‘airfield is now added. to those . strong threads that bind this nation to- A gether,” Mayor Kary said. “As ing party, were Capt. Fred Clarke, Chairman of the Provin- cial Air Cadet Committee; W.-R. 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