yap hinee a er ET URES ONT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER. 6, 1956 "RETAILERS LEFT OUT? lAre the retail merchants going to be left out of x some. of the benefits of the modern age? , Apparently, some.of the Castlegar retailers feel that they are, ‘and they have started a determined bat- tle to get in.on the fun. The fun, in this case, is the: five-day week, The five-day week is one: of the major Aéstewar developments ‘on the labor scene. It is still fdr from universal, ‘but: statistics show: that the average: work. week: in: B‘C, in 1955, was':38.3° hours, including of course part-time and half-day work, ‘In retailing, however; developments so far. do not _ point to any. clear-cut solution, In Vancouver, six-day : ‘shopping was introduced by-a plebiscite with a narrow ‘margin, but all-day closing | on Wednesdays was still optional. _ . This did not mean, of course, that the employees. of Stores open six days a week would automatically work six days a week; and here we come to the crucial pro- blem. which is at’ present bedeviling the Castlegar merchants. The fact: is that a large store can open six days a week and still give all its employees—including the manager—a five-day week, ‘by ‘rotating the off days. A one-man store cannot -do this. It is therefore the small retailer who-as most in, fay-" or of one-day closing. !t is ‘perhaps ironic that even in this country where. free enterprise is held in such high esteem,. the man who wishes ‘to.become his own boss is faced with the’loss of important privileges’ he enjoys while being on the -lunch- bucket brigade. The saying that’no man works harder than ‘he who has: no boss te “but himself still holds. © - Free enterprise, however, also entails faa’ com- petition, and the buying public might well: take a dim. view of a governing body making rules and: fegula-_ tions that would curtail “the ‘big stores’ ability to compete against .the’ smaller.’ ‘ones. There is clear evidénce that, the trend everywhere is to bigger stores arid store chains. While the number of stores: in Canada: has hardly increased in the. past ten years, the number of store employees has risen by. 50 per. cent. : Presumably, the:desire of every small storekeeper is to expand, adding space, stock, and personnel. By ° limiting the scope of big stores, he may well limit in- centive and-his!own future; and the less in- free time. may just be one of the’ prices struggling ‘Besinners have to Pay. . $500,000 quastion While we Y may” be lating.on ste; o ‘and by the still to be et . bia, we. cannot help welling on one. point mentioned i aoverninaat of Br ish Colum: in one of the :speeches:of R.-E. Sommers recently. The point concerns 500 thousarid. dollars. —: the bond which had to be’ posted ‘by the Celgar Company as’: evidence of. good faith when. they. ‘announced their. . intention to ‘build a’ pulp: mill: in: Castlegar. The $500,000 will fall to: the ‘B.C. government ifthe. company fails to start work.on. the pulp mill by, ‘March of 1958; and even though one should not sell a bearskin before shooting the bear,:it is just possible. that the company may, in fact. forfeit the bond. , - _ +. Should this happen, we suggest. “that. the half- million dollars be used as follows:‘One third. ($166,- naird, and Robson, «where. hopes have’: ‘been highest- dnd economic dislocation ‘greatest. This money could be’ spent. on a bridge across the Columbia’ ora similar. * project. .- One third would be spent on the. fest of. ‘the: “rid- ing—Trail, “Rossland, . Fruitvale, - Genetle,” etc., on..a per capita basis. . The Jast.third- would be put into general ronnie revenue. eure 3 Whatever the outcome of he election, we hope that our suggestions may be remembered when and if the time, comes: 5 Fe PRESS NOT SNOOPERS The decision in the Sommaers-Finlayson case makes it clear that no one can use his: rights as a ae private individual to shelter him from.attacks against his conduct. while: holding public office;and that, such criticism is the right-of everyone...Th ‘can only be: which. to - base their judgement. cannot be. expectéd* to make’ thei sele representative. for public office. should be. freely available to the oublic through’ the medium of the Press. Too often people in “public office ‘aré ‘apt 'to‘re- gard the Press as. irresponsible snoopers ; who are look _ing for. sensationalism when in fact the, ‘Press ‘has an obligation. to fhe public ‘to report public: business. It would be far‘better if politicians and office-holders would condition themselves 1 to recognize and ‘main: tain this right. : John. Are; sthey’ allie’ ord By E.G.0. © There | is nothing, so. satisfy- ing as‘ helping prepare. ‘a: friend for a. long trip. Nob. only: does it leave him emotionally, fit and eager to be off, but.it,also gives his ‘wellwishers areal sense of accomplishment.: Take jifor. ex- ample last Sunday: evening when a. group of. friends ;gathered to wish ‘John’ Munday: ‘godspeed in his proposed trip ‘to Peru. John was a: teacher: in} Castlegar for several years~and'is well known so that his experience: sin this A. ~ Heavens, “hadn't you better. hurry. “You haven’t' even| got the essentials. B. What about your papers, ec ore Ym going: to see :| Peruvian consul tomorrow, wy about a vise, ‘B. Tomorrow! When ce Toh Tore A ert hd’ bo get a visa just to go to the States ‘and it. took ‘three months. And she had ‘lots: of pull. Jphn.” Dear . mother,! witit do Ido. now? c.. You could shave another farewell party. this time; next year. Considerable here in which it ensues that conversat on " 666) would. be spent. in our villages,” Castlegar, | Kin- John only needs a visitor's vise ‘A consideration which his com- forters . assure him will. enable him to leave’ in six: months— if he is lucky, and the conversa- tion’ ‘turns . to Peruvian :, and Bolivian’ fauna. ~: D_Did you say that 564 will be part of the time in the jungle, | ‘| John? John. Yes, Tm certain! looking forward to that: Le of it. sD. Yes, but you had ‘better not .g6 swimming. These ‘ canni- pal fish, what do they call ‘them, “| piranhas, have been: kown to eat: a man. alive ina matter of minutes. AS ‘Will’ -have- to keep. one ‘| eye on the:trees as well, though ‘Those thirty-foot ‘anaconda snakes will ‘squeeze ‘him like-ai i teoth- paste sube cane swallow him in, no’ time fi. B. Hel be very: flat indeed, that is if he. doesn’t wall’ in the dass of a jaguar. I hope: you, have: a good coats " mosquito netting, John, keep off the vanipire di 2. John, Oh, tcthose ‘arg : fop' Peas ‘If-you'leave any part ur body, your foot for a es SMcking out: from urider the:mos- ‘quito ‘netting, they'll bite th hole in’a.vein and su i ay as.an.orange.: And thegrouble ever feel it, Just Everything In. TY. ; Supplies * Best’ tegards in your, new |]- 350 yup! enrol ley Humphries High ‘School, _ tip of ‘Alaska. Fifteer: of. the 22 persons ‘aboard .were kill- * ed or missing, and ‘several’ of © *|the seven survivors were, hurt =e ‘VANCOUVER. ' Competition from ‘suburban stores ; which re- x will sto: “rider from 9 "aim. t0 Snfaller downtown ‘stores are’: ted follow the ‘lead of*: BLS nowledged setting off. two: earlier in: August. _ ment: ‘says: it’ cannot ‘order the * in’ front ‘Gece Suilding selling the Paci- : this i in bei “to. sub" lifting is ° ‘the. inoat"*de! Ry Shoal ‘dighttale different cause aot in-, ternational tension I. have ‘come cross/in'a long: time, and. I am |" anxious to. make the -most. of jit. Seems. that . a“ Soviet .star discus © tosser:- by “the’/name’\of Nina: Ponomareva’, (it: should really be Ponomariova) seen by Jstore detectives in London; England, ‘as she’. went around swiping ‘onie-dollar hats. A: chase apparently\“°‘ensued,. |, and ’,)the y husky: gal’ took” “refuge in the)” Soviet: embassy; which is forbid- den: ground to non-Soviet cop- > pers. << Me etd - here the matter rests. ‘The Soviets want the’ British to ‘drop the’ charge. ‘The British: govern- courts: to drop a charge,i. a charge. The Soviets, do not any, derstand. The impartiality of’ British * Justice’: must: of ‘course be ‘ut- terly.. baffling «to Communist, functionaries, who: have been ac-' customed: to;see the ‘state. both in the role of judge and prose- cutor. | = {n= the meantime; I fondly “hope that the matter: will go‘ on and ‘on, providing embarrassment to ‘all concerned,‘ and laughs -to the rest. I also hope that I shall not be cited” for ‘contempt. of court for discussing a™ matter which is sub judice. casas too, is full of news of all .kinds.. these days, but most of ‘it is: good. The ‘water way. it mi, set-up before the: deadline, ‘The “ xetailers are manfully ‘strug, with the social ieee of to- And the ‘elections! r am of course, sorry. to see that Castle- can. DO longer. Giaaiaate has arisen “This curious bird has offered to & ‘swap seats with. R.'E. Sommers pette deadly cfxi + seventh: Canadian. HI-Y- confer- yence of YMCA Take Couchiching, Ont...” with their cowboy ‘hats are delegates Ross Greenfields? at left, Bi Adding a western flavor to the’ ad Lawrence Copthi e, teen-agers at trom rCalgary. Many varying’cha- | is ~ fr ich peaux are in evidence at the con- representing E 8 | ference—called to alcuss: youth Leann each sup: | al serve’ fresh’ sp t]ach, The tertness 35. Of the lemon ‘| adds zip to the epinach. | extra’ water when cooking’ leafy.:.vegetables. wash’ ‘greens thoroughly. and: let “their Trail-Castlegar’. Highwa: HAMBURGERS) * 1. @ © The hest aaa for kitchen, bathroom — all woodwork... @ Needs no: ;: unidercouter. = “MIRACLE. ©; LUSTRE): ENAMEL its: from : Sud! he I Mr. ‘and. Mrs.- Frank Hump- hries” and. family; of. Vancouver are visiting ‘at‘the home of Mr. Humphrie's parents, . Mr. and Mrs, Stanley. Humphries,’ : Mrs. Stewart “McDiarmid of ‘Vancouver is‘ the / guest" ‘of Lata and. Mrs. Lyle ‘Taylor and Mhilaren, and. Mr, and, Mrs. were . weekend visitors. at the George Eastcott, all of Rossland, | Vice A, “PHELPS: FUNERAL HELD AT DEER PARK .. , Funeral . services : were held Monday afternoon for | thé late Albert: Peleg 14 year .old son : of Jesus”, “Abide with. .Me". and Rocke: a : Ages" during the ser: conducted ‘by home. of Mrs. Rindye and: Mrs.’ Mrs. Taylor. and Mrs. Hasteott’s ‘Mrs. H.. John- McLean of Nelson spent the long . Mrs, and infant of Nakusp visited’ at: id Mrs,” Ww. ited, they ‘to: form a;governmer A of: th Ba In ‘Vaneouve ‘once,’ while’I ‘newly ough : edy-100 it of: ‘the'‘old * id - ‘fic “Tribune. I neves. hore to: be. cations, . and . rT Senrosched the your: family” on another’ ‘payroll that ill, take i = COME:TO —° CASA VISTA Mr, ‘alltof Trail, and Mr. and Mrs.’J: Army, - - Kinnaird. Whe ‘casket' was covered 4 with . many beautiful . floral offerings ends, from: relatives’ and: frit