CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Jan. 7, 1965 CASTLEGAR NEWS . “Hero let the press the people’s rights unawed by Established in Nineteen by gala” Hundred and oan Cheers for Wilkinson Razor Blades More and more ‘‘wet" shavers. are switching to stainless steel blades, says the Financial Post. And small wonder. In- stead of the single shave men used to get —sometimes you could squeeze more than one: out of the old carbon steel blades— they are now able to get 15 or more shaves from the new stainless product. Frankly, ever since the English firm, Wilkinson Sword, came out with the steel blades, we have had an uneasy feeling that we, and millions more like us, had Old Wives’ Tale A. financial paper has remarked that behind every successful man is a “sur- prised : mother-in-law.” What about the successful man who is a bachelor? There was the Rt. Hon. William Lyon Macken- zie King;. there was the Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett — two Prime Ministers of Can- ada. And there was Sir Edward Beatty, ’ who for long years was president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Sometimes it is possible that a mar- ried man is not successful because his wife or his mother-in-law keeps cutting him down to size. — The Printed Word" : Senate is Wrong -The Senate is doing its public image no good whatsoever with its continued . stonewalling against the Bank of B.C. And if the crochety old. gentlemen of , Parliament Hill continue to ‘thwart the legitimate desires of ‘the elected ‘govern-- ment of British Columbia they could: find themselves the centré of an electoral mael- strom. i We, too, have our reservations about “the -wisdom of government: participation ina bank: But like most British Colum- -bians we want that bank. Mr.-Bennett and Mr. Bonner have both shown the -B.C. government’s willingness to co-operate — they've offered to reduce the extent of government participation and’ they've 5 now offered even to delay it. Premier Bennett is entirely ‘correct. in saying that the. Senators have no basis ‘to. hold the bank up. There ‘is nothing, in‘, ‘the “present Bank Act to’ “prevent : the’. government’s participation. It flies in the. face of sanity. for the Senators to balk b that are been “had” by the firms manufacturing the carbon blade. Why did they not give us the better blades years ago? They had been available in Sweden for a,long time. We can.only assume the one: -shot blade business was more profitable. We will always carry a soft spot in our hearts for Wilkinson Sword for intro- ducing the stainless item to Canadians. We had never heard of the company, and‘. confess now that our first impressions of it were a little off the mark. We visualized it as a tiny, ancient firm located. somewhere in the heart of London, probably close to Buckingham Palace. We could see, in our mind’s eye, elderly clerks and master craftsmen mov- ing slowly about the musty interior. They wore dark suits and put on bowler hats and carried umbrellas when they went outside. : We were sure, in fact, that the em- ployees had turned their skillful hands, somewhat distainfully, to the making of blades from left-over steel simply to keep themselves busy. While they worked at this unworthy task, we felt sure that they felt sure that in the fullness of time and in the name of all that is proper, swords would surely come back. Only right, yu’h know, — St. Thomas Times-Journal on the B.C. Bank | expected i in the Bank Act might include a‘ pr ition ~ Gove tt invest- ment in banks. If we were to. legislate on, . what might be, -we would never get any laws. The impasse at: Ottawa, frustrating though it is of B.C. desires, might be de- fensible if it arose in the House of Com- Here’s a Man Nearly 30 years ago, in the depths of the great depression, some unknown man sat down and wrote a letter to the. edi- tor of the Regina Star, now defunct. This anonymous _ letter, titled simply, “I Like the De- pression,” became a classic in- stance of man’s ability to laugh at himself in tough times, and was reprinted by many. papers across Canada, including the Packet and Times. In the hope that it. will bring a smile to the lips of our. readers, 30 years later, we re- print the letter herewith. V like the deprasiton. No. more prosperity for me..I have had more fun since the depres- sion started than I ever had in my life: Thad forgotten how to live, what it was like to eat common; everyday. food, I like tl mons, where B.C. has elected ‘repr tion. But not only is this troublesome Sen- ate an appointed body, it is one that den-. jes representation to the. political party: that the people of B.C. have chosen to govern them. Those of us who do not get direction . from: east of. the Rockies and therefore It’s. great “to drop into a store and feel that you can : .,resentatives.arrive here to take Who Liked the Depression spend an hour or two or three, or half'a day, just visiting, and not feel that you are wasting valuable time. I am_ getting ‘ith my Jam following the Biblical ad- monition, “Love Neigh- bor.” One of my neighbors has one of the best-looking ‘wives Thave ever seen. She’s a dan- dy. I am getting acquainted with my neighbors: and learn- ing to love them. I like the de- pression. Three years ago I was so busy and my wife was so busy that ‘we didn’t see much of each other; consequently we sort of lost interest in: each other. My wife belonged to all: the clubs in town. She even joined. the young mother’s club. We didn’t have any ‘children: but she was studying. We got- stuck up and high falutin’. She, even took down the old -family bed and bought twin beds. We like the depression. We've come down off our ped-: ‘Timeless Topics Rev, Howard Kerr ow ends the first do not’ suffer. from: ‘branch thinking,” do feel that: the :Senate’s ‘ac: tions in the bank matter are indefensible. And ‘we agree with our ‘provincial pre- imiér, ‘that if the B.C: bank ig killed by this undemocratic “Upper, House, then ~the House’ itself should, ‘become aymajor issue ., in the next federal election, — V: week. pf-a new. year. I wonder what this year. will hold for each one of you. One thing for will think on the Daily,: ‘Times ~ Women Need Dearees for the Kitchen © ‘Some old jokes are old in years but :gtill: true, but other old jokes are old’ and out of date. For instance there’s:that one about the complicated machinery in a.mo- -dern home. This turned up recently aa follows: “There are so many labor-saving devices” jn the art of home-making these: days that some of our many new universities should include an honor course in kitchen engin- eering.” Reflections Drink the draughts of yesterday's ‘Blixirs and potions, And capture fleeting yisions of Virtuous emotions. ‘Honesty, lniparity, Wit base Nuptial love and loyalty, ‘Contemptuous of flirtation. “The ‘essence of morality ; Is not in eulogizing, We But in transcendence of the “self”? _ ‘And. ‘self-denializing. ” _ Margaret Obedkoft “T£ memory serves this joke cera -as a famous cartoon in which the house- wife ‘was ‘shown in ‘her gadget-mad ‘kite .. chen standing in front ofa framed’ se- cond-class engineer’s certificate. ‘Whether or not there was really a time when women found Audit Bureaw of Circulations, It is a member of the Canadlan Weekly News- papers Association, the B.C. division of the Canadian “Weekly and Com- munity Newspapers Representatives, Burt Campbell, Editor : All should be to The Editor, Castlegar News, Drawer 490, Castlegar, B.C. Letters for publication must, be accompanied by the correct names and address of the writer. Pen names will bo used dy request, but the correct name must be submitted. The Castlegar News reserves the right to shorten letters in the interests of, economy of space, Rees ‘ of God upon this planet... 7 How! do I get: there?:. If "awe are to make -a ‘journey. to obliteration, « it may be; he’ is dependent: ‘rather on a ‘living person who.. ean be the friend and the com- panion of the traveller, you; and myself. The Christian, then, lee we go to God; and that Jesus. lieves that we come from & Christ’ is way. the ‘guide upon the (Comments‘on this ‘partic- ular. column are welcomed. Please send them to Box 282, Kinnaird.) Swinging from the Trees estal and are really living now. The twin beds are stored in the garage and the old family affair is being used, We're en- joying life. Instead of taking a hot water bottle to bed on cold nights, she sticks her fect in my back, just like she did before Bennett: was’ elected. I haven't been on a party for 18 months; I have lost my book of telephone numbers. My wife has dropped all her clubs. 1 believe we are: falling in love all over again. ‘I think Til keep her, at . least until she is 40, and then feel like I do now, I may” trade her in for two twenties. I am ‘feeling better since the depression — I get more exercise. I walk to work, and a lot of folks who used to drive Cadillacs are walking with me. I like the depression. I'm get- ting’ real’ honest-to-goodness food. Three years ago we had ! roast breast of guinea hen; now we are glad,to get sow-" bosom with the buttons on it. I like the depression. My salary has been cut to where I can't afford to buy lettuce. and ham sandwiches and frozen’ desserts and all that damfool- ishness which has killed. more: good men than the. World. pe I the deprés sic Three years ago I never ant time to go to church. I played golf all day Sunday, :and_be- sides, I was-so darned’ smart there wasn't a preacher’ ‘in Saskatchewan could tell me - anything. Now I am: going to” church regularly; I will be go- ing to prayer meeting before ng. I like the: depression. - Man has not only been classified as homo Sapiens, the in- telligent being, but also as zoon politicon, the gregarious being. How ever much we would like at times to live alone and “get ‘away from it all,” our happiness depends on other people and we have to consider our fellow men even in the lonely forest. Carelessness, inconsideration and -lack of self control signify that we are free of brain and’ should be swinging from the trees. — Ontario Logger ONE MAN’S OPINION Geography Has Influence on Our Lives Geography hasa | if we are in a warm or cold climate but if with all ; the . geographical features we can make a living in a particu- lar place, TMuch has been made of the loss of farming land through the building of Arrow ane ‘there “can be doubt that what f arable land there is’.in the“ area to ube flooded is marginal at the best. The determining factor is that the farms are too remote: and‘: that transportation’ costs..-to' market too high. No one can rake a living from:a farm ont is this factor of remote- ness from markets which makes it difficult to establish industry Once Nelson tried to establish any destination: bya: way - -which we do not-know, ‘we can do it in,one of two ways. We can use a map. .The C! has the Bible as a route-book to, show, him the way.:to his goal, But a map may be dif- ficult to read and to under- stand and to follow.. So. what does he, do?.. He contacts a guide who knows the way. The guide for the Christian is Jesus t. The Christian is not. de- ‘+ opendent.on an inanimate guide-book, however precious n facturing costs not to high, but to ship the finished product was so expensive that the plant could not operate with a profit. Natural resources have a lot to do with the type of in- dustry‘a locality has. ‘The mia- jar natural resources in B.C. are-its forests and its mines. Trail owes its wealth to the mines which in early. days flourished in-the West Kooten- ay. When they ceased opera- ,in: the Kootenays.:' ting the fabulous ‘Sullivan 3 Mine came into “21, ‘ever, that he may be asked to oe ate ‘Honor would preside over Brit- “ish . Columbia’s part 1967 Canadian . centennial cel- “on ‘being Soy areas but —$<$—<—— EE TING. Pipe! SAND TOP. Psole CONCRETE WORK AN. neabead Victoria Report -NDU. President to Speak On Interior. Education “Higher Education in the]" He plans to oleae the role and Interlor of British has been the topic bre by Rev. Aquinas Thomas, SA, pre- sident of Notre Dame. Univer- sity of Nelson, for his lecture in the “Contemporary ’65" ser- ies at the university. “By” JAMES K NESBITT - 0, Light Box 51, Castlegar, B.C. ment herea- bouts will be Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting Wed., Jan. 13 TWIN RIVERS HALL Guest Speaker: Mr. H. Webber . Social Hour 6 - 7 p:m. Dinner at 7 p.m. lature on Jan. The sessional staff has been at work now for some days, for everything must be in tip-top shape, all spit and polish, when your elected rep- up their duties, which are des- igned to better the lot of the province and all its people, though there are devisive op- inions as to how that course is best pursued. It all depends, you see, which side of politics you're on, | + The legislature opens reg- ularly every year, yet it never Admission $2.25. Tickets available from any cham- - ber member, West’s Store, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. -Joses its glamor for local folk. That's the day we feel we here in the capital really have some- thing no other place in the province has, In this: regard, we're unique. Local folk like the boom, of royal salutes, and the snap- ping to attention of soldiers and sailors. They like to rub- berneck at the Lieutenant-gov- ernor as His Honor roars’ through the streets in‘a big black limousien, a police. mo- torcycle ‘escort clearing the way. They like to rubberneck, too, at the fashion and elite, and all those rich and import- ant visitors from Vancouver. Mr. Speaker William Mur- ray will be here from Prince * Rupert this week to make sure Castlegar Minor Hockey MIDGET REP TEAM will sponsor a Bottle Drive KINNAIRD & ROBSON . January 9 1965 - 12.30 p.m. to, 4.30 p.m. goheey a} thority in the: interior “of "piltish Col- umbia, and the university's re- lationship within the field of higher education in the pro- vince's. interlor,He will also explore the relationship bet- ween U and, the proposals {| which have: been advanced for|' a regional ‘college in the inter- or, President of the university since 1959, the speaker has stud- ied in many fields; He. earned his bachelor of arts degree in |’ fg philosophy at the Catholic Un- iversity’ of erica ‘where he also reccived fu! uate credit in zoo! a master of arts degree osophy, and a master of science degree in edocrinology. His ‘sa- crae theologiue Hcentia was achieved in moral theology, his PhD in psychology. He has completed several post. graduate courses in’ the field of German, ond others in ward a doct ia that ila. ‘Otalgied as an in- struct teorology and na- vigati iso holds a com- mere! license as an au- for instructing, CASTLEGAR NEWS, hued Jan..7; 1965 $6,000 | REPORT by the B.C: Research Council on “A Dis- trict Municipality and Other’ Alternatives for Municipal Government in the Castlegar-Kinnaird Area” is studied by Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Campbell, left, with Kinnaird village clerk Allen Selbie. ‘A series on the re- port starts this. week in | the Castlegar nee Mr. Camp- bell was here in Di to d wy estab- lishment of a district municipality wie interested par- ties. — Castlegar News Photo Renata Socials MRS. M. ROHN , Mr. and Mrs, Joe Ulmi were holiday visitors at the home of . and Ray Kosiancic of Crescent Valley. © Mr. and Mrs, 1 G. Wiebe and Brian and Mary Anne ac- companied by Mrs. Lila Withers of Castlegar were Sunday visit-| the ors to Renata. Miss Martha Peters of Nel- son and Gordon Peters of In- vermere are _everything runs smoothly. He'll use the ‘protocol list to — ; | make. sure the right and prop- 1 | er -person. sits next to. the SEE US FOR Warm Work Clothes must be no social errors. It’s all a lot of expensive fuss and feathers, this, and : CARSS. WOOL PANTS SHIRTS - SOX - UNDERWEAR ‘We have them all at the right price could quite easily be dispensed with;-and we'd be none the * put tradition - dies Christmas parents, Mr. and Mrs, Peter Peters. Mr. and Fred and -Vi were weekend vi- sitors at the home of Mrs. Al- 1a Koch of Castlegar. é Mr.’ and Mrs. Albert Schrit- ter: and’ daughters: of Grand are spending: the Salmi with their | °° So Mrs, A. G. Koch, | and Mrs, Frank Wiesner. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kosiancise and children of Crescent Valley were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ulmi. Ronnie’ Ulmi returned with Mr. and-Mrs. Kosiancise after spend- ing the Ci Kinnaird Littls Theatre Entry Is in Festival There will -be a full week of theatrical entertainment when the B.C. region of the Do- minion Drama Festival holds its ere. Mr. and Mrs, Jacob Letke- mann and daughters Pearl and Beverley were Sunday visitors Cost of Moving Poles $900,000 ‘The cost of moving power oles in connection with ie, Alberta, the winter. in: Renata. - Misses Pearl Letxemann of Nelson. vocational’ school . and Barbara ‘Rohn of. Notre Dame are home for the: Christmas 8. OMe. and Mrs, Allen Hun- chak and. daughter Lolita. of Castelgar were! holiday. visitors mittee of a Mrs. atthe ‘home ‘of Mr. ani Thomas Hunchak. Miss le Wiesner of vVan- juver was a recent visitor at ver bridge crossing at Brilliant and he road. linking the bridge to the : new Kinnaird bridge , $900,006. of figitre wes provided the last meeting of the Cas- tlegar Chamber of Commerce by its roads and prices com- annual th t play tion in the Kelowna Community Theatre, Vernon Little Theatre, which will open the Festival on March 29, has. not. chosen a play as yet, but other entries are as follows: March 30, Kinnaird Little Theatre, “‘The Crucible”; March 81, White Rock Players, “Dark of the Moon”; April 1, St. Matth- jas Players: of Victoria, ‘Th of Being st”; is| April 2 Intimate Stage of Vie. toria, “Mother Courage”, and on April 3, the entry which tra- vels. the. furthest, Dawson Creek’s Pars and the Man.” ion.Drama Fest- ‘The story“on ‘the cost. of moving: the poles ‘in the: last Castlegar News dropped a zero, making the figure $90,000 in- stead. of $900,000. 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There are rumors about, -how- y-at Government House an- other two years, so that, if the Queen visits’ B.C. in 1986, he could welcome Her Majesty and be host to her, and an ex- tension would also mean. f the ebrations. By F.-B. Pearce MAXWELL HOUSE 10-0Z. INSTANT COFFEE smelter had not been Tuas lished ‘then in Trail it would have probably been established at Kimberley since it would be nearer to the source of raw material. AY, “great many industries “need: ample. water - supplies.’ This is particularly the case with pulp. » Which are al- ways near ‘water, but atthe e rail .transportation « it -to, the: student ’ of Ber"). y: pulp ; water but others are’ ‘being into too - heavily. on: householders. dormitory ‘cot the home of her parents, Mr. LETTUCE, cello Ib. 19¢ towns find there is increasing- Jy heavy taxation which weighs KING SIZE _LAUNDRY. 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