CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Dec. 21, 1961 CASTLEGAR NEWS indred and Forty-Seven ‘And on this Towards Men Christmas Eve approaches. Bells th fhout all are ringing out the most joyous proclamation of the gospel message: “Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” (St. "Luke 2:10-11). Yes, 1,961 years ago, the angels. sang, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace towards men of good will,” and those that followed the star in the east found the Saviour, Christ the Lord, lying in a manger, in the city of David. But the first Christmas was a trying, painful time, despite all the manifesta- tions of glory. Was not Joseph summoned from sleep to take unto himself Mary, who gave virgin birth to Christ Jesus? And were not Mary and Joseph summon- ed by decree from Caesar Augustus to go from Galilee to Bethlehem to be taxed? And were not all men of good will sum- Earth, Peace of Good Will’ ‘make a trip to meet the demands of their government. Whether the Baby lived or died was of no concern to the society in 5 which they existed. As far as their own people were concerned, Mary and Joseph could make out for themselves. But because God reigned, they were |, not alone. The. Wise Men brought gifts of great treasure. There. was great re- joicing. And so today there is rejoicing and there are visible tokens of . Christmas. Most business sections have been bright with Christmas decorations for days past. Holly wreaths are found in many home windows, bells on doors and gaily lit Christmas trees, if not on the front lawn, visible in the living rooms, from. the street. Stores will soon close for a three- day holiday. Everywhere about us, there seems to be a new spirit, a new life, a new hope, a new joy! Sunday night Te .children will go to bed assured that Santa Claus is on his way and will come down moned by the angels to go to the in Bethlehem to find their king? Mary and Joseph lived under a dicta- torship in which life was cheap. Their income was more than likely in the lower third of the nation. When it came time for the Baby, they were summoned to the chimney, in our deliver a portion of his “heavy load. Most of us will banish all thoughts of external troubles and for the next few days con- centrate on internal joys. It is, indeed, a time of Merry Christ- mas. Gold Medal Should be Struck For a Neison There’s a civil servant in this pro- vince who should be’ awarded a gold medal by the provincial government for honesty and bravery. The man’s name is D. F. ‘Martin. He is regional engineer for the department of highways at Nelson. Mr. Martin, according to Fred Pres- sacco, the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce’s roads and‘ bridges com- mittee chairman, “doesn’t appreciate any interference from any organization such as’ ours in connection with highways.”. Hurray for Mr. Martin. He set an ex- ample, during an all-cards-on-the-table. meeting with Mr. Pressacco, that other department of highways officials—start- ing with the minister—might well be ad- vised to follow. A little honesty in dealing with lobby groups and pressure organi- zations might just be what the doctor: ordered :to help create a more healthy climate of respect between the highways department and such groups as the local Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Pressacco reported on his meet- ing with Mr. Martin at the Chamber's monthly meeting last week. He told the group that Mr. Martin “has no respect for us.” This report of the Pressaceo-Martin meeting at Nelson caused local Chamber member R. A. D. West to realistically comment: “I’m afraid we're trying to take ever management of the highways de- partment by a little too much attention to detail.” He said that the Chamber might be better advised to make fewer requests of the department in lieu of better co-op- eration on requests made. “The man is a man you have to cooperate with,” added Mr. West.- Ironically, within inut of Mr. West’s remarks, the Chamber’s incoming president, S. C. Muirhead, moved that the group write Highways Minister Gaglardi asking that the Kinnaird-Christina Lake Highway be kept open by the department all through the winter! His motion passed. Regardless of the merits of Mr. Muir- head’s motion, Mr. Gaglardi has been Civil Servant consistent in his refusal to open the road and certainly isn’t going to change his position now while there is snow on the ground, In the fall Mr. Gaglardi said he would not open the road until spring when the road would be opened by means of a detour around the site of the McCrae Creek bridge: Just last month the Chamber en- dorsed a letter to the minister telling him that his “ t of ing the detour so that the travelling ‘public will homes, to {,, VICTORIA REPORT Brotherly Love Abounds By JAMES K. NESBITT ~ is corm, dors, and thus it remain until mid-January, be the politician MA's start to wane for the" session opening Jan. But let us ‘not look that far ead now; let us. all wish cach other well, and let us be thankful for our many” blessings, not the least of which is the ability to for. give and forget, I have ‘been mixing with poli- ticlans now for a good many years, and I have seen most of them for- give and forget, when the heat of battle Ss over, and a good thing they do, for if: they did not they would make thelr own lives miser- able. The great. California redwood at the main gateway to Government House is ablaze with Christmas lights, a magnificent sight as you ee up Rockland Avenue hill; you see it from many parts of the city, and far out on the salt waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Inside the big mansion there'll | ing be a family party of four genera- ms — His Honor, Lieutenant- Governor George Pearkes, VC, his 98-year-old mother, who lives on & = im Saanich with an unmar- ied daughter, His Honor's son yohn, and his young sons Anthony Chiropraclic College Announces a Drive A program calling for $1,500,000 construction to expand the facilities of Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College was announced ‘by Dr. Ro-. bert N, Thompson, president of the Toronto-located college. . Plans incltide two three-storey modern buildings as well as moder- nization of presént buildings, Dr. Thompson also announced & nation-wide public appeal for funds, which, will run from Jan- uary , f Anticipat @ants totalling $400,000 from the various levels of government, he satd, will reduce the public financial objective to $L- 100,000, including contributions of promot expected from members of he be able to use the new highway in the spring of 1962 was most weleome news.’ Thus, with a promise of an opening ‘This will be the first public ap- ” peal for funds in the college’s 16- year history. Business and industry, of the road in the spring and ip refusals by the minister to open the road during the fall, the Chamber now wants the road kept open all winter long while there is snow on the ground, while the highway isn’t yet signed, whilé safety rails have yet tobe installed, and while a steep detour is in use that some Cham- ber members admitted to having trouble on recently with just a light snowfall on it! This new resolution, which will be duly forwarded to Mr. Gaglardi, is just another foolish request—in light of the background of the situation—which will take up the minister’s time and probably prejudice his attitude towards more worthy problems which will be brought to his attention in the course of time by the Chamber on a number of other high- way problems. In this particular case, the highways minister might well take a page out of Mr. Martin’s book. Instead of replying, as he probably will, that the request is im- possible to fullfill because of reasons out- lined in previous letters, Mr. Gaglardi might show some political courage and answer that the request is ridiculous and that the Chamber shouldn’t waste _ his time but should devote its energies to other situations which could justifiably be brought to his attention with more sin- cerity. CASTLEGAR NEWS Published Every Thureday At . “THE OF THE Castlegar, BO. — Bart uv. Mall eubsoription rate to the Castlegar News ts $3 per year. The price by delivery boy is 53 cents & cee or ate copies are 10 cents, The ar News is authorized as second: class all Pout Ottice Department, Ottawa, for Day- meat of postage in cash, and 1s a member of the Aude Bure ot Seyret member o! in Weekly News papers ‘Association, ‘the sc Givision "Ot the Canadian syeoxty: Newspapers Association, and the B.C. Weekly Newspapers Advertising Bureae. Editor All correspondence should be addressed to The Editor, Castlegar News, Drawer 490, Castlegar, BC, Lettera for publication must be accompanied oy the correct name and address of the writer. Pen names wilt be used on request. but the correct name must be submitted. The Casttegar News . seserves the right to shorten letters in the interests ‘ef economy of space. and will be invited to participate. Premier Bennelt’s Christmas Message By PREMIER BENNETE ‘The Christmas Season J, 2 time for love and affection to all — the season of close family associations, and warm memories, The deep religious meaning ‘of Christmas makes one realize that we should renew our faith in our fellow man, and rejoice in the many sincere friendships with which we are blessed. Let us ali give thanks for the peace we have enjoyed during the past year, and pray that God will help us to live in peace and seren~ ity here in British Columbia and throughout the entire world during the coming year. Merry Christmas to one and all — and a Happy New Year. To net be or to net be net It is possible to make 92,626,- 934,400 errors of transposition int the phrase, “To be or not to je." Through its ABC circulation facts, this newspaper helps you buy advertising on the basis of known values, thereby helping you to avaid mistakes. Be sure. Ask to see a copy of our latest 'ABC report. Casllegar Nowe. House, “There'll be much caroling at Government “House. Viotorla Col= room, and the Salvation Army band will play under the portecochere. The Premier and Mrs, Bennett, as usual, are in Kelowna for tho Christmas-New Year season, The Premier, dearly loves his role of country squire, “local boy makes good,” and beaming papa and grandpaps. This role he can play to his heart's content in Kelowna. beautiful at Christmastime. A tall redwood in the grounds of the Le- gislative Buildings, hard-by Queen Victoria on her pedestal, and the James Douglas memorial, gleams with colored light, and so do the hollies in the Empress Hotel gar- dens across the way, and the yachts in the harbour are atwinkle. “Next. Christmas the historic and romantic towera and: turrets of light, to: be turned on in mid- March to mark and Timothy, It’s the Pearkes’ se- | 3 cond at lege students will sing in the ball- | # Your capital city looks very] # Orlgdesroch Castle will flood with | e& BOSSE’S JEWELLERY CASTLEGAR'S JEWELLERY HEADQUARTERS ococenanooed For Gifts You Give With Pride—Let Bosse's Be Your Guide BF Personalized service - Free gift wrapping for men i OPEN TONIGHT, FRI. - SAT. UNTIL 9 p.m. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all Bosse’s Jewellery PHONE 365-2041 1680'a by coal baron Robert Duns- muir, which reminds me I was talking the other oe with his Robin Di Political Reform Association, hop~ thus to oust Premier Bennett and hig Social Credit, Saya Dunsmutr, fire in his eye: “The time has come when British Columbians will have to take posi- menace of the totalitarian state that is now emerging in this pro- vince. Guided by false and distort- ed versions of the truth, the people are allowing the beat interests of British Columbia to be sacrificed to political expediency.” But, enough of that —. Here I have pledged that I wouldn’t men— gets into the blood. { wish to you all, in so many Christmas, and good days in 1962; I thank you for your Interest in my work, even ‘though often you do not agree with me I like your let- ters, and your opinions. Often they come to me like a fresh breeze from the country and the mountains and the lakes and the rivers, to guide me in trying to sort out the always fascinating maze’ of politics, * who's forming a sey party, the] & tive action to challenge the fearful tion politics, and there I go, round | Wy and round, You see how politics | parts of this province, a happy | & ‘Craigdarroch was built in the edocs Mercy Christmas to all our BINGO PLAYERS . BINGO AS USUAL TONIGHT and THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28 ST. RITA‘S PARISH HALL Castlegar Knig! hts of Columbus ALEX CHEVELDAVE BO, Land Surveyor General Contracting Custom Homes 2 Specialty Free Estimates Phone 365-5160 ARTS SERVICE AND KINNAIED CONSTRUCTYON COMPANY NO JOB TOO BMALL ¥ STORE Bor HQ — Phone 365-261 © DESMOND T. LITTLEWOOD OnTOMETR Ia Wet. 230 to 8 pm. Fhone 365-8211 M, E. McCORQUODALE AUTO Kinnaird Phone 905-2066 ” Behind Osstleaird Plaza Welding and Kenairs , G, A. 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