pone IITA TRY gg aan ee enn nt . e Y t- : ot Ken Pickering Slated| CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, September 10, 1959 af 8 JBogke ays fs To Replace Smibert “PNAC As Kinnaird Glerk FOR THE FAMILY UN Seminar Delegate ‘ yy « e CASTLEGAR NEWS Legalize Gov't Sweepstakes Published Every Thursday At “THE CROSSROADS OF THE KOOTENAYS” BOY SCOUT Castlegar, B.C, Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Assn. Subscription Rate: L. V. CAMPBELL Editor and Publisher $3.00 per year — 36c month by carrier Member: B.C. Weekly Newspapers Advertising Bureau Authorized as second class mail. Post Office Department, Ottawa CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, September 10, 1959 Not to Believe in PGE Parity Bonds is Not fo Believe in B.C.’s Future This paper is by no means committed to Social Credit, but we are getting awfully tired of the constant and carping criticisms of political opposition groups whose credo seems to be — no matter how good it may be, if its Social Credit that’s doing it, it’s wrong, black, dead wrong. The opposition groups, do not like the B.C. Social Credit govenment’s latest plan for financing in part the operations of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway by of- fering 5 per cent parity development bonds to the people of British Columbia. But what is wrong with that? What is wrong with giving the people of British Co- jumbia a chance to invest in one of their own assets? Aren't we being constantly “warned that we're losing our country to foreign investors? : ‘We don’t think there could be a safer investment than bonds which, so states the announcement, are “unconditionally guar- anteed by the entire resources of the pro- vince and redeemable any time at full pur- chase price.” No, we can’t see anything wrong with ing tt ds upon tt ds of dol- lars which would otherwise flee the prov-, ince in capital and interest payments, right here at home, for circulation at home. Of course, people who do not believe jn the PGE may not approve of the govern- ment horrowing more money to put into the railway’s extension and expansion, but our thinking is that even if the PGE is fated to run in the red for all time, that it would he nothing to be unduly worried about, for it seems that the development of a vast hin- terland tributary to the railway, a devel k lieve in the future-of B.C. and so we think the bonds being offered by the provincial government are a sound inystment, more- over the government is to be commended, not criticized, for giving the people of this province such an excellent opportunity to participate at a profit in the development of their own backyard. — Summerland Re- view Gaglardi Defended We also feel strongly about what ap- pears to be efforts to make Highways Min- ister Gaglardi out to be nothing more or less than a murderer. : We here in the Okanagan have’ 60- mile-an-hour streches of Highway 97 and if these stretches are driven at that speed, with notice being’ taken of the warning signs, it is a safe speed. Most of the danger comes from the too-slow drivers who should be summoned, fined and have their licences endorsed in no less degree than the speed- ‘ sters, for in actual fact the slow driver is more of a peril in this day and age than is the speedster. be ‘ : But why blame Highways Minister Gaglardi for the faults of the drivers? It is quite possible that deaths have resulted from the increasing of the speed limit —- but that doesn’ t mean to say because some people must either travel too slow or too fast — drink-while driving, or drive care- lessly, that the highways or the highways minister are responsible. : * oF, of the irresponsible few we cannot drive to.the speeds which modern road i ing and hanical i ment brought about in very large measure by the railway, will result in the return of many dollars to the provincial treasurer for every dollar which may be lost by the rail- ‘way. : Not to believe in the PGE is not to be- ing have made safe, then we will be stand- ing still. : On the basis of .that reasoning we would still be back with old 19t0 automo- biles and 1910 roads. — Summerland Re- view. . - Arrow Lakes Folk are Friendly Says Editor Motoring through the district these last few weekends your Editor has been learning of the many new changes that have taken place during the past year. New re- sidents have established homes, others have improved their biildings and gardens or have built new homes or businesses. For the most part all residents are looking to a prosperous future for the dis- trict, old timers are maintaining and even strengthening their faith in the wonderful promise the valley offers. Newcomers are most en‘husiastic about the district’s pos- sibilities. Public utilities and services are well bished and intained; electicity is available to all; roads are under repair, improvements or relocation; telephone ser- A Cloudy Sun» Last week the Vancouver Sun suggest- ed that Finance Minister Flemming tie Canada savings bonds to the consumer price index. “A rider promising to redeem them at the same value they -had in pur- chasing power when they were bought would wipe out the only risk in such invest- ment,” says that paper. sa A week previous to the Sun’s editorial the Financial Post quoted a newly-publish- ed British report, The. Working of the Monetary System, as saying that bonds tied to any index “would be an open announce- ment that the Government had given up hope of stabilizing the value of the. cur- renecy.” - : The report calls index bonds “an ex- pedient which would too plainly be a.con- fession of failure to maintain a reasonable degree of stability in the value of money. It might easily have disruptive consequen- ces for our economic system.” ’* What, we ask, is the Vancouver. Sun suggesting? vice is being increased. Ferrys, always a “slow up” on the roads, are manned by courteous crews. At the first sight of an arrival-at the slip the ferryman has the chain down and is ready |‘ to make the crossing. Should the ferry be on the opposite side, as does often happen, the ferryman ‘ever alert wastes no time in getting away to pick up the traveller. He greets the motorist with a smile and a friendly “Hi.” The driver during the few minutes crossing can relax and enjoy the scenery. If he is a stranger, points of inter- est are often explained by the man in charge who also doubles as information head quarters for his particular district as he well knows which roads lead where.. One can almost imagine themselves seeing double if crossing both Arrow Park and Needles Ferries during the same day, as at Arrow Park the ferryman may well be Mr. Adshead, and then drive 30 miles farther to Needles and again find the ferry- man, Mr. Adshead. No, the ferryman isn’t doubling jobs, but each ferry has on its staff a Mr. Adshead (brothers).-It doesn’t matter who is in charge or where or when for the same quick, friendly and efficient service is always maintained. : Store keepers in ‘the small country stores are all friendly and helpful; garage- men, and in fact everyone with whom the traveller comes in contact are doing their best through sincere friendliness to make the district well remembered by. “first time” or by the “back again” tourist. If it has been some time since you took a leisurely drive through the district exploring the back ryads and side roads, it will be well worth while for you to put on your sun glasses, climb into your car and start an exploration trip'through the Arrow ‘Lakes area..The unsurpassed .scenery. the busy settlements and the friendly people will make your time and-effort well spent. = The Arrow Lakes News, Nakusp Labor Day: Tribute to Spirit Labor Day can be variously defined as: the end of summer; the beginning of the school year; a national traffic jam; or simply an excuse for a long weekend away from work. . = But the founder of the holiday, Peter J. McGuire, conceived it as a tribute to “the ndustrial spirit, the great vital force of every nation.” In 1882, McGuire — a leader in- the Knights of Labor —proposed that a day he sat aside to honor the working man. He suggested the first Monday in Sept- ember, since it came almost midway between Indepen- dence Day and Thanksgiving Day in the United States. The Central Labor Union of New York adopted his proposal and held the first Labor Day celebration on Sept. 5. As McGuire had suggested, the union parad- ed through the streets of Manhattan to show the strength and spirit of trade and labor organization. Shortly after the Knights of Labor voted for an annual celebration. In 1884, the Federation of Organiz- ed Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada.— pred of the A Federation ‘of Labor — voted to make the celebration national. ,-— The Printed Word For Hospital Construction Canadians are born gamblers. Recognizing this fact the Castlegar village council, along with the Association of Kootenay Municipalities, has endorsed a resolution by the City of Langley that the federal government legalize sweepstakes under strict control for approved hospital purposes. The resolution will be presented next week to the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Kelowna. It should be adopted. As commissioner George Carr pointed out at the fall meeting of the AKM a few weeks ago, legalized sweepstakes would provide needed revenue for.inceas- ed hospital construction, would give Canadian citizens’ a chance at a large monetary prize, and would make it easier to stop the many illegal sweepstakes presently being conducted in the Dominion. Thousands of dollars leave Canada each year as our citizens illegaly purchase Irish sweepstake tickets. It is money that would be left’ here if the federal govern- ment would legalize a national take for approved hospital purposes, It is to be hoped that the UBCM will heed the words of the City of Langley, the AKM and commissioner Carr . and approve the resolution. If it does, we will be one step . a closer to solving the probl of fi for hospital construction. ial help The Moaning Bar Douglas Fisher, the socialist MP from Port Arthur, has remarked in the House of Commons that the line of demarcation between the Liberal, Conservative and CCF parties is not clear. s Perhaps Mr. Fisher would be less confused than are most sources if he would remember Stephen Leacock’s desciption of an Ontario country hotel prior to prohibition in 1916. Mr. Leacock said that the typical Ontario hotel had three entrances — the main entrance which led into the bar, the ladies entrance which led into the bar and the bar entrance which led into the bar. The Liberal party in Canada started the trend to- ” ward socialism, or accentuated it; the Conservative party ~ is continuing the progress, and the socialist party would lead us directly into socialism if it had the chance. 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Several patrol camps were held, 24 boys went to the Inter- national camporee near Salmo, about the same number took the Bronze Arrow course for junior leaders and two passed the Silver Arrow course, Forty-eight Scouts went to the District camp at Fenner's Point opposite Deer Park. Thero were two patrols from Castle ‘gar, two from J, ani one each from Robson and Slo- oan Bonnington. The main purpose of the camp was to practice real camp- ing. Each patrol had its own ‘camp and each Scout did his stint at cooking and the other fun of camp life. Some ambitious ploneering projects were completed: one was a giant swing from which the brave could swing out into the Jake and the other was a trans- porter on which free rides could be given, ‘One afternoon was spent in the performance of Various stunts to test the ingenuity and quick thinking of the Scouts, ‘Two hikes were undertaken and only the hardy braved the cool water in the rather cold and in- clement ' weather, E Several swimmers’ and res-. cuer’s badges were earned un- Local Socrads Reorganizing Castlegar and Distgiét Soc- reds meet tonight in the Hotel Marlane to discuss re-organiza- tion of the party's group in this area. ao Also on the agenda is a dis- cussion of resolutions to ‘be pre- sented at the Rossland-Trail So- celal Credit League’s annual meet- ing at Fruitvale next Thursday and resolutions to be presented at Social Credit’s provinelal con- |’ vention to be held in Vancouver Oct. 30 and 31. der the direction of Dr. Ruebsaat, assistant Scoutmast- er of Kinnaird, who was also a great help at the camp fires held each evening on the sandy Scoutmaster W. Banigan of Robson did most of the organiz- ing of the camp. He, Dr. Rueb- saat and the camp chief, Rev, B. A, Resker, regional commission- er, were at the camp for eight days. " Scoutmaster G, Penniket and assistant Scoutmaster W, Konkin of the Slocan-Bonnington troop Noreen Fletcher, grade-12 student at SHHS, returned at the weekend from the 7th annual high School seminar on the Uni- ted Nations held at UBC, Noreen's trip was sponsored by the Castlegar Rotary Club who paid all of her expenses. This was the sixth year the Rotary Club had sent a local student to the seminar, Tho annual award is compet- ed for each year and to quall- fy a student must do well in soclal studies and take an ac- tive interest In the high school’s ‘UN club. The following remarks on her trip were written by Noreen: , Arriving at the university on | were at the camp for several Qoys, R. Whittaker of the Castle.| Sunday afternoon Twas greatly having to find my way around the campus, After I had registered for the seminar it was dinner time so I went along to Acadia dining hall where I had my first experience at a cafeteria-style meal, One needs good balance to manage a tray in a crowd, but it is quickly acquired there. . . Life in tho huts ‘was another great experience. It can be very Interesting to lve with several other young people of your own age Certainly it was great fun. ‘The seminar opened officially on Monday and throughout the week we attended a series of lec. tures given by such people as: Mr, Selman of the university's gar group and kept an eye on the two Cas- y its size, I at the thought of 3 Dr. R, P. Dore; Miss Tsurumi, a Japanese tlegar patrols. Troop leader Bobby King and patrol leader D, Adshead were ef- ficlent quartermasters and issued the rations to the patrol camps each day. = A Scout's Own Service was held on the Sunday and was held in the Slocan troop's “ele- phant” tent due to pouring rain, The Boman Catholic Scouts were taken to C for mass. Many tests and badges were Firemons’ Kids Kitde in fruck Kinnaird firemen — treatea their children. to rides on the vil- lage's fire truck Monday night. Children of firemen are al- ways after their dads to give them a ride on the fire truck, works J. told the Kinnaird council, and Mon- day night they got their chance. passed, Despite the cool andrainy| . +The children rode in the weather the boys had a good time| cabs of the trucks and afterwards ‘but missed the warm weather of] Were treated to pop and refresh- last summer. As the camp chief | Ments, kept saying: “Any fool can camp in fine weather but it takes a : The camp gained from the. Steet | Metta ar Sanaa oat a 5 mniket had just returned from sine ity oan. ae sod successfully passing the Gilwell pers were = by landing training course held near Chase. barge across the lake in two fo Me," Banigan near-perfect site, tripe and Mr Penniket are .extended Bobbie Kin g and Leslie Wal- by those connected with Scouting die kindly piloted their boats dur- sabia area ew ing the whole of the camp. They . an were very useful in lifeguard], Now, as the winter ‘season duties and in the getting of sup- athe again, it is hoped to see plies. a e Scouts back at their meet- ‘A. very keen patrol compet!- ings along with many new re- th was 3 oor ras Tamia Conteces me training groud for summer and patrol under patrol Ieader Bill fall camps where the Scout learns Whittaker proved to be the to put into practice what he has best patrol. Many thanks are|!¢a™ed indoors. Scouting is an outdoor game due to a eae Nee where the Scout learns to fend cruits, The meetings are the|i Dean Saward, head of UBC's history department. Dr, J. R. Robinson; Elmore Philpott, a well-known joirna- list, and Mr, Lepawsky, director of the UN’s training centre on technical assistance at UBC, nical assistance at UBC, The theme forthe seminar was “Three pattapns inssia: In- dia, China and Japan.” The lec- tures were very well presented and packed full of interesting and valuable information, i Other educational aspects of the seminar were: discussion group, panel discussions, and a debate which will be broad- cast over CJOR town meeting on Saturday. Of course there were some social activities; but most of it ‘was kept within the theme of the seminar, For example, we had a Chinese dinner in Vancouver's Chinatown. ~ I brought much literature ‘back with me on the UN, espec- fally on India, China and Japan. More importantly, I have brought back a greater know: ledge an dunderstanding of these particular countries and of the United Nations Organization and A Kinnaird resident will be full-time clerk for the Villige of Kinnaird after Jan, 1, 1960, Village chairman Carl Loeb- lich told the regular meeting of the Kinnaird council Tuesday night that Ken Pickering had al- ready started taking the munici- pal clerks’ course from UBC in anticipation of formal appoint- ment as village clerk. Part-time clerk P, A, Smibert retires at the end of this year. “We feel the man has the potential,” satd Mr. Looeblich of Mr, Pickering, He has just fin- ished taking a business course and will be asked to start attend- ing council] meetings. ELECTRIC POP CORN POPPERS ............ $4.95 ELECTRIC PERC & HOT PLATE . $4.95 ELECTRIC “FLIP-FLOP” TOASTER $4.98 MELMAC DISHES 16 TO 41 PIECE SETS $9.95 & UP SEE THEM AT MITCHELL SUPPLY LTD. 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