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CASTLE NEWS

; Castlegar, B.C,:

L. V. Campbell, Owner-Publisher

THE CASTLE NEWS

Published Every Thursday at
“THE CROSSROADS OF THE ROOTENAYS”

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Authorized as Second Class Mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa

nity activities at the expense of home life. The
“homework” that once kept the young fry at home in the

EDITORIAL:

We. Build Arouhd Loyalty

Onc of the most important factors in the progress and develop-
ment of any community is loyalty. Without it a community stagnates.

Canadian communities are built around the home, the school
and the church, Loyalty to each of these institutions is vital.

‘Today more and more the home as the centre of family activity
is on the decliné, Young people are finding their recreation else-
where; father and mother, too are engrossed in social and commu-

Just *
LOOKING

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Thank you
By E.G, 0. ™-

At Teachers

I-noticed in the Castle News
last week that the teachers are
starting preparations’ for Educa-
jon Week again. And again both
schools and teachers will.be wel-
coming interested visitors. °

An American wit, (was it Mark
Twain?) said that an

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» _..Thureday, January 22, 1953

Five Years Ago
This Week |

(From the January-23, 1948

issue of the Castle News)

Members of the Kootenay
Temple No. 37 and..Twin Rivers
Lodge No, 70 held a joint ‘instal-
lation of officers in the Parish
Hall on Wednesday evening, Yn-
stalled were: Earl LeRoy, chance-
lor commander; Roland , Cook,
wee=chancellor; N. Latta, prelate;
J; Thiel, master of works; George
; E. Lewis,

system constituted a log with a
pupi! on ‘one end. and-a good
teacher on ‘the other, Educational

financial Secretary; C. Wanless,
treasurer; G. Green,, master-at-
arms; J. Scott, inner guard and
G. F outer guard,

since that time but the qualifica-
tions of a good. teacher have
little since

school

two thousand years ago, said “The

has, in some ‘degree at least, been replaced by study periods during

school hours when, such work is pr
home was responsible for teaching the boys “and girls the

sign of a

knowledge, is. the power of

Once the

ane Their Q

Mr. H. W. :Herridge, MP, ad-
dressed the Castlegar. Board’ of

er|'Trade on Federal affairs. He out-

lined’ the /highlights of proceed-
ings of the past year at Ottawa,
with special mention given to the
Commitice on Human Rights and
Freedom,’ an especi-

of. religion,

Now in large measure this responsibility has been handed over to.

t k, right

the church and the schools, Loyalty to the-home is needed today as
never before because the home cannot be replaced in its effect on
the moral, spiritual and social development of young people by! p.
either of the other institutions of our democratic way of life.

Loyalty to the church means loyalty to all that is ‘good in this.

modern civili:

of ours,

its and social p:

the church of

ean ii greatly the life

of the community. Loyalty to the church means more than. faith-

ful

; it means active partici-

giving

pation in the work the church is doing, it involves loyalty to the
Christian princigles upon which is founded our democratic way of

life,

Loyalty to the school means giving the. teaching staff every
encouragement, seeing to it that they have the tools to do the great
job that is theirs, helping young people attending school to get the
most out of their opportunity to obtain the fuhdamentals of an edu-
cation. It involves appreciation of the fact that education is a con-
tinuing process, going on all through life. It involves support of

in the

such as the public)

other

library, teatmsports, the music festival, concerts, lectures, the Sunday
Schools and so forth. It requires thought and time and effort being
expended on the part of every citizen to see to it that his community

has a well rounded program of dultural and

B.C, of
eres to see what the Depart-
ment of Education says about
teaching and this is what it says,
after 11 pages of foreword, aims
and _Philosophy of education in

Heth imighout all types of school,
the character of the teacher is of
fundamental importance. Of all
educational forces’ within ne.
school, the

ally timely topic in view of, the
violent reaction aroused in the
district by the latest, Doukhoboy
burnings. R. A, D. West, post-
master, spoke briefly on ine use
of airmail.

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The W.A..to the
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whist drive. First prizes. were
won by Jk; McClure and Mrs.

the teacher is the most patent z
its effect. The good teacher must
have many qualifications — the
capacity for growth, a broad and
well measured conception of edu-
cation, a thorough command. of
subject matter, a mastery. gtt the

of
foundations an eat oloey ana

the social ‘and economic sels
of the modern: world, a whole-
some and likeable personality.
appreciation of aesthetic’ values,
tact, kindliness and’ high ‘ideals.
He should be himself what..he
would have his pupils become.” :
Together with these general
qualifications, the teacher is also

There are other loyalties, too, that make for a good community.

Loyalty to the

of

the is

Buying |}

in one’s hometown is one way of expressing such loyalty in action,
for the more local businesses are patronized, the better the services
they can render, A fine manne of disloyalty. is visiting a nearby

and other goods

veity and loading

‘which might as wel

‘d“isi-one's

' Loyalty to eommaunity organizations enter the picture. A citi-

. zen should belong #° some organization: or even several (too many
- spreads energies too thinly) and then give his best to make the

organization a live one contributing something worthwhile to the

community. .

“Phen there is loyalty to the community itself. This means see-
ing the: goof. as well as the bad; criticizing if need be, but construct-
ively, and doing some work to improve the community as well.
Loyalty means boosting, not knocking; working, not nagging; think-
ing, not just sitting; solving problems, not ignoring them; active

not i

Loyalty is a positive thing ‘and thus|

cannot help but make for true progress, _

Are you loyal to your commiunity and to the institutions and
organizations that make it up? Only you can honestly answer that
.question. If ane answer is negative, what are'you going to do about

- it?

—The Rossland Miner

> It seems everyone is talking radio and

" Get The Issue Straight,

+] vate habits of critical and inde-

to display an. active in-
terest and qualities'of leadership
both in ‘school and communi
‘affairs, maintain a constructively
critical attitude in all professional
matters, keep abreast of modern
methods and materials! and’ ino-
vations, provide his students with
matéifal to think’ about, | dulti-

pendent ‘thinking while at all
times avoiding the propagations
of his own views on controversial,
issues.”

This is strictly an ideal,even for
a $50,000 per year executive, but
it is remarkable. when we ‘think
back carefully, how many teach-
ers approach this ideal, In the
opinion of this column, however,
the list of qualifications is stil!
incomplete for it lacks the item
which should head the list, #

Other Qualifications

For the highly paid executive
and for many a better paid pro-
fession, these would

while Mrs. Foxlee and
N. Knoblauch were given conso-
lations. The ‘raffle was won by
J.T, Webster.

The regular monthly meeting
.of the Catholic Women’s League,
formed committees for. the
chicken and spaghetti supper and
social evening to be held on St.|
Patrick's Day. President Mrs, G.
Martini was‘ in the ‘chair and
eleven members and one_ visitor
and Rev. J;J. Morelli were pres-
ent, 5 i

At a ‘recent’ meeting of. the
LO.D.E., Mrs. Easton reported
that the Xmas Draw showed net.
proceeds of $205.13.

Miss Olga Hencewich, teacher
at the Blueberry School, received
word of the sudden passing of her

ity| mother in Detroft, and left by

plane to attend the funeral,

Mr. and Mrs. E. Brown,-: Mr.
and Mrs..O, E. Hamilton-and Dr.
and, Mrs... Snyder. of - Spokane,

}were, .week-end.. visitors .at the

home of Mr. and Mrs. R..W. Cook.

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make.a ‘good‘ surgeon; though
they help him. carry out his job
of mending and saving lives.

Nor will all the finest sclivols|

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trained, poorly paid” to
provide your;child and mine with
the broad education which. will
fit him to take his place in ‘the

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rapidly changing world of today. ‘

ing return make itself ‘so strong-
ly felt as ifthe training of our
children, Poor ‘teachers make poor

be sufficient, but a.teacher who
did ‘not have ‘a strong affection
for both his job and pupils could
by no stretch of the imagination
be, called. a good. teacher, ‘It
would :be a physical and emotion-
al impossibility.

Not all by any means,

these d id

“arguing for or against the CBC. All too often the arguements get
involved with preferences for different kinds of music.’ Some like
jazz. Others prefer opera. Private stations are accused of too much
advertising. .CBC is raked over, the coals for importing ‘so ‘many

: , American soap programs at cheap ratés. =

These things are not.at the heart of the present controversy.
The question at issue is really very simple. Should a government
agency have total control of television and radlo? That's is the, real

problem.

The Massey ‘commission did not.deal with this matter to any
- Great extent — it concentrated on the- Art, not on the’ political

of

the

Where it did. get into the political

aspect, the commissioners differed and came up with two different
‘findings. The controversy -has not. yet. been settled, This editorial
is not designed to settle it. The radio and television ‘listeners are the
ones who should’do that.

But the problem needed to be stated. Those who oppose mono-
poly by a government agency fear that it will. be used to win elect-
ions and to stop all criticism. Those who favor the monopoly hope

that it will raise the

of and and

they don’t care too much about. thé consequent suppression. of' free

choose

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Those who wish to -take sides may now Tine yp. ‘here they

CREDIT UNION HONORS
.-ELOYD BOETIGER WITH
FAREWELL PARTY

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Groutage
were hosts recently to 15 Credit
Union executive members and
‘West Kootenay Chapter repre-
sentatives who met for a farewell
in honour of Mr. Floyd
Boettger who left on Januauary 3
. to begin a course, in electronics
with the Royal Canadian Navy.
7 The Rev. L, C. Johnston said
the grace. Chapter vice-president
Carl Loeblich proposed a_ toast
commending Mr. Boettger for his
i of baie

supper

dine service as a

‘Castlegar CGreait Union."’ ‘

"| ‘Chapter president H. M. Bailey.
Presented the guest-of honour
with ‘a neatly ‘framed’ cértifichte
of merit for outstanding work’ in
the Credit Union Movement.

Mr. Boettger was the local re-
presentative at the B. Cc. Credit
Unfon Convention this year and
a director in charge of ‘the C. U.-
&C, Health Insurance and’ Cuna
Insurance.

The evening closed with ‘atoast'
of appreciation Proposed. by the

are good or ideal teachers them~-
selves. No group, however, "is
more anxious to, improve for
teachers realize better than any-
one else. that though :good schools
good ‘equipment ‘and balanced
curriculums’ ‘are’ valuable,. the’
teacher is the most important
factor: in the school’ system.

poor make poor
citizens;, poor citizenns make .a
poor country,. and a poor. country
cannot adequately pay properly.
trained people to undertake the
training of thelr children, And
so'the circle, continues.

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‘Since “he: program of studies
hag : somie very ‘pertinent’ material
this‘column will every other week
until Education . Week, discuss
some facet of education. ‘The week
after next, well take’a look atthe

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Three indicators whieh, 1 point up
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- Business In B.C.....

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sae ttn a oh
* so closed down,. iene the, small
“community - virtually ~a-' ghost

multiplying contrary to. what town, The deadlock. means a loss! daughter’
maybe said officially -- that the, of millions of. dolla) and-it ap-' reltner;.and a first prize winner
official price of gold is soon.to be pears. there .will. be -no--herring in the \1952 B,C,
‘raised, which would be a-healthy, operation until later in the year.
‘wghot in the arm” to many British Among’ outstanding orderg the tion and Paper’ received her

operators had hoped to fill this

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authorities’ feel “aa President
Eisenhower, whose commerce ad-
visers favor world trade’ rather
than aid, may raise the price of
gold as a move to assist the Brit-
ish and other war depressed econ-
omies,

“Business in B. C.” hos learned
that one of the _niugeat gold

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North. America, which was idle
most of, last summer, now is
working 12 hours a day on orders
recieved within the; last few
months,-- since the United States ¢
election.

And, ‘significantly, only last
week $270,000 ofl. capital was
poured into a B. C. mine,Cariboo
Gold Quartz, by New York, and
Calgary investors, evidence that
this wise money similarly antic-
ijpates that the depressed, gold
mining. industry is

in| 000 less than 1950,

.Home-bullding is falling be-!
hind in Canada, and

Gail Leitner Gets
Veyale. And’ Cash .

AFTERNOON
REFLECTIONS

PALA First. Prize’ Essai ay

Miss Gail Elizabeth “TX

pulp. and paper
-mills. essay contest on “Civilza-

award in a special ceremony in
Stanley ;Humphries High
School Auditorium Friday after-
noon,

M. B. Dalton, president of the
Castlegar and District Chamber of

action to stimulate the industry
may be expected. This action -is
likely to be a liberization of the:
terms of the National Housing
Act. The estimated total of build-;
ing starts in 1953 is 75,000.
is 10,000 less tyan in 1951, and 15,-/
The drop. is
blamed by most on .down pay-)
ments being to high for the!
average home-builder, and -a
scarcity of money for home finan-!
cing. The decline has continued
in spite of a drop of about three’
per cent in the index to Prices of
building materials,
P. G. E. - Which Way Now
Peace River communities have
a firm stand against the Montk-|
!man Pass as a proposed alternat-
ive Gk the Pins Pass for the;

more favorable times.
Bussiness Pruspects

.Mining activety is increasing in
the Hope area, particulary at
Choate where the Pacific Nickel
Mins is re-opened with a United
States company assisting in
financing a geophysical survey. A
considerable sum of money will
be spent and the mine may ult-
mf&tely employ 150 workers.

The Kamloops Area can Jook
forward to a high volume of con-;

easier and cheaper, Fort St. john

serve their communities as well
€g one running through the Pine
Pass

The Pine Pass route would car-
ry the railway direct to Dawson

‘reek. The Monkman Pass royt>
would see the P,G.E, link with
the Northern Alberta Railway at

Beaverlodge, just inside ‘Alberta,

struction th
tion’of a pipeline pumping station
continues, and work remains to
be done on the pipeline itself .As
well, ‘an oil refinery estimated
to cost more than $3,000, 000 is
planned at a site about she miles
west of the city. .

Sign of the times from Domin
ion Bureau of Statistics: Between
1941 and 1951 the proportion oF

which runs to Dawson Creek.
Within a matter of weeks, one
factor which may have consider-

This “honor she had brought to herself,

made
a bicycle and pa nee totalling
$100 in value, before an assemb-
ly of the school staff and 400 stu-
dents. He commended Gail for
her talents and “spoke of the

her fellow students: and school
and to her ‘community,

“Gail's essay like all good
. writing was deceptively simple,”
;R. E. Cail, student counsellor: at’
the high school, said before intro-
ducing Mr, Dalton, “She used
simple words to express ‘her
feelings about paper. The essay
clearly showed a great deal of
thought.. The writing was nol
doubt accompanied’ by- many
starts and much study but the!
ifinished product was her. own.”

Gail is 12 years old anda Grade
' Seven student at the high school,

South Eastern B.C. -The only

other winner from the Koote-
nays.was Edward Feter Jones of
the Trail Senior High who was
recently awarded a camera for
second best essay in the‘ senior
division of South Eastérn ‘ BC,

the Stanley Humphries, Students

Council, was chairman for the

presentation ceremonies here last
riday.

bat Become. more evident as the

able bearing on the final isi

will be, more clearly defined. An
oil well drilling in the Monkman
Pass region, Wilrich-Trans-Bra-
Central-Del-'' Rio-Stoney ‘Lake
No, 1, is now past the 5000-foot
mark, Discovery of oi] reserves in
the Pass area -- 400

the total
agriculture in Canada aronped.
from close to 26 per cent. to less
than 16 per cent, while the pro-
portion of manufacturing.increas-
ed from 23 per cent. to.almost
26 per cent.

The deadlock between herring
fishermen and’ operators has re-
sulted" in’. closingdown’ of. Can-

jan Fishing Company’s render-
ing plant at Nootka, “on° Van-

a ln li ln ln atl inline itl latin ela let tn tn ln, lin, lin, alti sli ln ls al

couver Island. The post office al-

miles from Vancouver and 300
miles from tidewater at. Bella-
Coola, as the- crow. flies --. could
prove a pertinent economic influ,
ence.
More Business Prospects

High levels of, business activity
across the’ country .in. the final
quarter of 1952. :seent!’ likely ‘to
continue through the early, part

of -1953, Trends for the later

detine its policies, These policies,
will have, a significant’ influence
on

f Mr; “and ‘Mfg, Gus} :

Melvin Gustafson, president of ||

By Gladys Collinson

‘Could it be’that these beautitiil
balmy winter days are getting us
down? Or is it because we are
all a little skeptical and fear the
worst. Most of us are suspicious
at heart ‘I suppose and feel that|°
perhaps we will be called upon
to suffer the consequences of
something that really seems too
Bood to be true.

No matter how one looks at it
though, the weather 1s simply
grand, Just imagine, here it is:
nearly the end of January, well jn
almost, and we Gals are still able!
to run around with sandals and it
fur coats, Oh oh, guess I slipped
up on that one a bit, but at least
we don’t have to button them up,

It's a wonderful feeling but I
still maintain it’s not natural,
Why, T haven’t even had the urge
to get my knitting out yet this
year, so therefore I know some-
thing just isn’t just right, instead
of knitting sthe sleeve’.in the
sweater I started last winter, I’ve
been, of allthings weilding a paint
brush, and that I can assure you,
is very definitely a “spring feel-
ing” job,

But then who am I to quarrel |
with Mother Nature, so as far. as.
Iam concerned it can go on ‘and
on being ‘batmy and beautiful. |
We will all probably freeze to

death in March anyway. ia

Mrs, T. McColm Hald ©

At Robson Last‘ Week:

* .FPuheral services werd held ‘in
the Robsqn Community. Memor-
fal. Gharch,. Rev, »:Clinton».Li -
Johnston ofticlating, for a 10 year
resident of Svringa. Creek. Mrs,
Margaret .MceColm who dicd in
rh ‘Tadanac Hospital at the age

69.
Burial was in the familly plot
at the Robson cethetery. ,
Born in Avreshire, Scotland in
1883, Mrs. McColm came to Can-
ada 46 years ogo. She had lived
in Trail from 1934 to 1943,
one, her husband: and her son
id been gprating a turkeyfarm
at Syringa Creek for the past
years,
oe is survived by her husband.
Thomas; two daughters, Mrs. W.
J. Brown of Niagara Falls, New
York, and Mrs. C. V. Guesford,
Castlegar; and one son, Thomas
James, Syringa Creek.

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New record levels are i

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wheat crop, “power consumption
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Less-encouraging results.are ex-
pected, however, regarding pro-
ductign of lumber, wood pulp and
coal. “Inflationary Pressures have
been ‘reduced and prick indexes
show ‘signs of greater. stability.
Retailers ‘expect. to. sell more: in
1953, at ‘about to-day’s prices,’and
for-a slightly smaller ‘Profit thar
last” year.

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For example, the pdlp and logging bperations of Columbia Cellulose at

Prince Rupert and Terrace, represent an investment of $50,000 for each

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