CASTLEGAR NEWS Published Every Thu “THE CROSSROADS OF TIE KOOTENAYS' Castlegar, 1B.C, Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Assn. * Subseription Rates L. V. CAMPBELL Publisher $3.00 per year — 3$q month by carrier ‘Authorized as second class mail. Post Office Department, Ottawa ursday At Member: B.C. Weekly Newspapers Advertising Bureau CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, July 30, 1959 Hardship and Unemployment Figures Can Tell Wrong Story To a generation that remembers more than a liftle of the thirties, the word unem- ployment has a meaning identified with ac- tual hunger, lack of clothes, lack of shel- ter — lack of the bare necessities approp- riate for the survival of the human animal. Now that all the hullabaloo about the unemployment of the past winter is over, let’s take a close look at what the unem- ployment figures did and did ‘not show. Latest statistics say there were around 334,000 Canadians — or 5.4 per cent of the labor force.— without jobs and seeking work at mid-May. At the winter high points of employment, mid-January this year, there were 538,000 seeking work. How many of these 538,000 were down and out in terms of honest-to- foodness hu- man hardship? Even when the li This means it’s unlikely that many, if any, in these specified categories represent hardship homes. Or look at the figures another way. Of the 538,000 unemployed at the worst of the winter perhaps about one third are heads of households, although that estimate is prob- ably optimistic, Of these homes where the traditional breadwinner is out of work, iwo fifths are apt to have other members bring- ing in money. An estimate of the number of homes tt wwhere no one held down an h ng Eye) along with his brother-in-law atured in the: specia? Eskimo exhib: ie puattora Shakespearean Festival mie fairs, sponsored by th of N 8 from Cape. cently, he gor Beanted. lke a. tree, paved, Dorset, South Baffin Land aad is amon ig the outstand In soapstone and ivory in all the: @ had never scen many. of th things we take 20 Tauce ie. ling carvers. es Wwe pease 30 paueis voads,. cars or street ‘ness job and where the “pinch” would i felt might be around 15 per cent of the to- ‘tal employed. While ‘any Canadian must, in self in- cp Berea have the interest of all others at along in top" géar, | there are Ais 200, 006 or so C; Included here are those people changing jobs, those with jobs but laid off tempor- arily up to 30 days, those who are sick — plus the hard core of unemployables who, regrettably, are the problem to which the . social welfare agencies are dedicated. Among those 200,000 there are prob- ably few ¢ases of destitution and most would qualify for civic assistance. Of the remaining 338,000 perhaps one fifth are young people living at home and making, sometimes tentative, efforts to get their first job or retired people who would take a job if they could find one that-suits them. , Another. sizeable portion would be wo- men who would like. a job if it were ‘plea- sant ‘and convenient — and pehaps part-- time — to supplement household income * or to counteract boredom. In addition, the vast bulk of the win- ter unemployed did havé work within the last three months. Many of these were, no doubt, seasonal workers who had expected to be idle during the cold weather months and who had to some extent, prepared for thirties’ variety exists. Unemployment really is a problem of degrees of unemployment and. shades of hardship. Any largé-scale federal moves to cope with the problem may be to perform do a better job. — Financial Post DRIVING HAZARD Parents who argue that giving Junior a car, of his own will hamper his school’ work have some new. ammunition: a four-year sur- vey in Idaho high schools, It found no A-average student drove a car to school;'15 per cent of the Bs did; so did 41, per cent of the Cs and 71 per cent of Ds. Of students who failed or quit, 83 per cent drove cars. CAPSULE EDITORIALS Every time a man gives up, he loses a little more self-confidence. ; The tuition’ is‘high in the school 1a) experience. both prosperity and misery are shared among our people, the truth of Canada’s unemployment situation is that very little real See hardship of the A PERSONAL COLUM hohe ae CAMPBELL the letter, too, On Grain and Puip Workers Thanks to the Crows Nest .Nothing gripes. me more] Grain Rates agreement a boxcar than having: ta put a long ad-| of 50 tons of grain dress on an envelope, unless it is Eton canbe: ship: writing a business letter and hav- to repeat that long address in couver and ship it to Regina That's why I'm against Oso-| costs $800. The rest of Canada is yoos changing its name to Oso-| stilt subsidizing the farmers. the-Lake. Charnin of Commerce over there suggest- How would they: like it if Castlegar were re-named “Cas. tenays where: the Columbia Meets the Kootenay.” wouldn't. And: we don't Oseyoos-on-the-Lake. . Pulp mill workers from Port Alberni, Pringe’.Rupent, Ocean Falls, Powell:‘River and: Hinton, Alta, have been dropping, inte the Castlégar News office in re- and all were interested in work- ing here once Celgar’s pulp mil) is operating. Many of them ‘have taken subscriptions to the Castlegar News to keep abreast of the de- velopment of the mill. All agree beautiful’ a 2 8 The monthly newsletter from the of iii i = ATTTATCcTcoTcesa Looking for Cash for Your Vacation! This is the time of year oie we'd all like to have a little ~ extra cash to take that well-earned vacation. Bills have piled up and drained the surplus we thought we had. In fact we begin to wonder how we can latch onto a few * extra dollars. If you afe a businessman. you need a few more customers. If you are a repair or service man, you want more work to do. If you are a farmer or a housewife, you may have © some discarded. furniture you'd like to‘convert into. cash. Some. Extra No matter what. your I there is one sure-fire way to add to your income — to bring in those extra dollars, That way is through ' or your fi ial status, [es |Bc. notes “that, ‘there are now 22,000" alcohdlics ‘in "B.C. Téo many by exactly 232,000, : cociauian! it ‘ie safa, will work only In two places — hea- * ven (where they don't need it) ani hell (where they've al- ready got it), “Tf this is true, then Cana- dian Labor Congress president Claude Jodoin and tke t'red old men of the CCF are wasting their time in trying to Jaunch a new socialist labor party ih Canada.” -— The’ Letter Review. MLA Writes Strong Leiter to‘Gaglardi About Ferry ‘Shacks’ The department of highways’ storage sheds at the Castlegar ferry are'the subject of a strongly-worded _ letter ‘Rossland-Traill) MLA, Donald L. Brothers, to the Hon. P. A. Gaglardi, minister of highways; Referring ‘to the storage sheds as “unsightly shacks,” Mr, Brothers writes Mr. Gag- lardi that He is receiving “num- erous complaints from many soucres concerning this very unsatisfactory situation, . .’ “Instead of;belig a histori. _ tal (the. David Thompson Memorial) serves to ed the idea and in my books it major surgery where local remedies might] isn’t_a good one. tlegar, Beauty Spot of the Koo- cent weeks, Al were on holidays| that “this Kootenay country is|’ ele A recent issue of the Finan. efal Post lists the provincial gasoline, soles and preggo or es for the 10 C: inces and the Northwest "Ter ritories. The figures are intgresting, ered especially for th 10 might find it will pay: te fill his tank with: gas before entering cetrain provinces, The taxes — in order of gas tax, retail sales _tax:.and-cigaret tax ‘per pack ‘of 20 follow: NWT: ; BC. 10c 5%0; Alta: 100.00; Sask.: 11c- 3%-0; Man.: 11¢-0.0; Ont.: 13c- 0.0; Que: 13¢2%4e; Nfld: 17c- 3%0; PEI: 16¢0-4c; NB? 15c- 3%-4c; NS: 1703%- Clune PROBLEM 2 A man-and-wito team can ceiling an avers age room in 2 to Bold aaa eataiates cat rns: 12"xb2 or 16"x16", Hides joints and nails, Easily: handfed 4 find tt pressed wood, all-wood panels, | 4-inch thick. argains % P.V.. SUBFLOOR 4 x 8, sheet Ve P.V..HARDBOARD 4 x 8, sheet 3 Sixteenth PV. CUTTINGS 38 42, s9: ft... “Ys BIRCH PLYWOOD, sq: ft. Ye RANCHWALL, 4 x 8, shost .. 9 Sixteenth RANCHWALL 4, x8, sheet . 1 Tanth ARBORITE 4 x 8, Siy.F2. aldies Lumber and Building Supply Limited ® appointed in B.C. after 52 years Today new farming methods; new technical developments and new engineering advances bring con- stant change and improvement in \For today’s farming you need the. "new features of ‘Massey-Ferguson machines ability to help you farm profitably. Obsolete equipment doesn’t have - what is needed to méet the demands Made Scout For Koofenay-Boundary _ Archdeacon B, A, Reskér has focen appointed first regional \ for the Boundary Scouting region on the recommendation ‘of the Kooten- ayBoundary regional council. - The appointment was made by provincial commissioner Brig. General W. G. H. Roaf, Rev, Res- ker takes up the post of top vol- unteer uniformed leader as the first regional to be| to ‘Commissioner had organized the 1st Cariboo Seout Troop which he led for 12 years, This was ‘an unusual troop in that the patrols forming ‘the troop were at such widely :sep- arated places as Alexis Creek,| Horsefly and 150 Mile House. In 1930 he paid a visit to his brother in Hong Kong and while there he ran a Scout Camp for Chinese Scouts, In 1938 he moved of service in Scouting, - Brig. Reoaf, in making the appointment, stated he was happy to be ablo to recognize the many years of dovoted sor- vice and leadership that had characterized Roy. Resker's uc- tivity, Archdeacon Resker has a 'fetime of experience in the Scout movement. His scouting career actually started in 1902 when, as a boy, he and some friends practised Scouting by fol- lowing Lord Baden-Powell’s book, “Aids to Scouting,” In 1908 he became assistant Scoutmaster .of the 6th, Croydon Troop in Surrey. In 1911 Baden- Powell presented him with his warrent as Scoutmaster of the 4th Cambridge Troop. During World War I, he. served with Scout groups in France, and in 1918 he received the Medal of Merit from the Chief ‘Scout for outstanding service to Scouting. In 1921 he successfully com- pleted the Gilwell Wood Badge Course for Scout Leaders and was appointed_Deputy. Crmp Chief for the Counties of Sur- rey and London, England, Archdeacon Resker came to where he became Scoutmaster of not one, but two Scout troops which he led sim- ultancously, He was presented with the Silver Wolf by Lord Rowallen In 1946 in recognition of his out- standing service to Scouting. This is the highest award for servica given in. the Seout move- ment. In_ 1946 Rev. Resker moved to Castlegar and (became as- aistarit district commissioner until 1957 when he became dis- trict commissioner of the Koat- enay-Columbia.. district. He leaves ‘this latter post to as. sume his new duties as regional commissioner. for tho Rossland-Trall ‘district | ‘ ARCHDEACON B.A. _ Weekly Newspapers - Proszerous, Stabile - Canada’s weekly | to the wilds of the Cariboo coun- RESKER hi A man who has devoted his fe to the Angilean Church and its works was honored at Kin- naird, last week when he was guest “of honor at a banquet cat- ered to by the Ladles’ Guilds'ana the Women's Auxillaries of Cas- tlegar, Kinnaird and Robson. , ‘The man was Ven, Basil A. Resker, Archdeacon of’Kootenay Anglican Church Members Honor Resker at Banquet noring Mr. Resker was highlight- ed by a presentation to the Arch- deacon of a wallet with his name enraved upon it by A. T. Hors- will, and a colored photograph by Doug McLuckie and Richard Nortis of the altar boys. Mrs, ¥. Lampard, president ot the Ladies’ Guild, also made and one of the C Dis- trict's most respected citizens, * Nearly, 300 parishioners ga thered to give’ theif farewells on his retirement;,from tho ministry. When Mr. Resker ‘came from England in 1936 he was first sent, try -where..he had to serve the needs of 30,000 sauare miles of country, Church services were often eld in ‘ranch houses scattered over the Jonely miles of the Chil- cotin. From 1938: to 1946 he had charge of the parish surrounding Kimberley, and for the past 13 are more prosperous and stable than they have ever been, The “trend away from the farm” has not dulled the vitality of. the small town weekly. who During his years in he has attended several national and international Scout Jambor- ees as troop and contingent lead- er. He has béen a leader of dis- trict and provincial training cour- ses for both Scout sand Scout leaders. He has been an inspiration to all who have had the Pleasure and good.fo1 e to be ass ted with Him, not only from his knowledge of Scouting but also from the way he has followed the Scout Iaw in the practice of Canada in 1925 and within a year Scouting all through his career. Rev. Resker Service in Robson Church The Robson Community sf + Memorial Church: was filled to eapacity Sunday. evening when ‘Archdeacon B.-A. Resker.. gave his final service aftér-43 “years *’ of service as minister of the par- * Among those attending the PRE Float. Wins Four Top Awards The Pacific ‘National Exhii- tion float has Jaun- Delivers Last service were members of tHe 1st Robson Scout Troop in full uni- form under the leadership ot Scoutmaster W. -Banigan. ee jsRew Resker*. told the con- gregation that although he was retiring to, make ‘his home in Balfour, he. hopes to be @allea' upon from time to time to con- duct church services in. the area. He also urged..all those present to visit him at Balfour. Rev. Resker said the Bishcp of Kootenay has asked him to be of th ched its 1959 Canada and U.S. tour with four top wins for its first four appearances, ‘The float, featuring an Orien. tal motif to emphasize this year’s Exhibition theme, ‘Salute to’ the| Scoiltin, Orient, carried off three firsts and a second in May, First prize trophies were won by it'in parades in Wenatchee, Victoria and Port: Townsend and the second prize was awarded it at Bellingham. It has also reaped $120 in prize money>. The PNE float will travel more than 6,000 miles of highway before it makes its .Vancouver debut in the PNE parade on Aug, for one more year and he has agreed to do ‘50. Rev. Resker said he expects to be’ busy in the years ahead as he irftends to remain active in ig. ‘Rev. Resker thanked the people of Robson for their many kindnesses to him during the past 13 years and. asked for their prayers and help for Rev, H, 1.°G: Ragg and family who will be ‘arriving shortly to take over, the duties of the parish. At the close of the service the congregation sang ‘God Be With Thee Till We Meet Again.” Organist for the service was Les- lie Waldie, who was in Scout uni-|s! was imei reel president of the- Canadiap Weekly Newspap- ers Association at Regina. Asked how the trend toward urbanization was affecting the weekly newspapers, Mr, . Bar- ber said weeklies, are growing and changing . with their com? munities. “Towns that slept for 100 into So mada Leslie E. Barber, C.) "| church work to live in Balfour, years the District has been his parish. He ‘is known ‘and ® Among the many who took part in the evening’s tribute to Min Resker were Alan Harvey, Earl Norris, Joseph Killough, Kathie Giraud, Dorothy Thring, Rodney and Rosalind Jones, Dawn McLuckie. Carol Groutage, Jamie, Mic- key and Joey Killough, Leslie Waldie, Rosalie Middlemass, Alan Harvey, Rev. E. H. Patterson of Trail, representing West Kooten- ay deanery; Jack Bainbridge, the St. Alban’s Choir; ‘Dr. and Mrs. H. Ruebsaat, Mrs, Petts. The junior square dance group, Margie Thorpe and Carol Harvey, and tap dancers Dawn McLuckie, Carol Groutage and Gail McPherson. CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, July 30, 1959 Distributors for Hussman, i ‘acc A PAT ON THE - BACK: TO - JACK’S PIG-N-PAG ON THE'OPENING OF HIS GRAND NEW GROCERY STORE and MEAT MARKET W.1. Rainford Co. 32 East Broadway, Vancouver: B.C. _REFRIGERATED DISPLAY CASES and METAL SHELVING and CHECK-OUTS Canada’s most com- plete line of sales-tested, profit-proven food store merchandising equipment. TILT for his work in Salmo, Fruit- vale, ¥mir, Sheep Creek, Re- mac and many of the smaller communities of the West Koot- ‘Among his favorite interests he has been connected for 52 years. While retiring from active Archdeacon Resker has express: visit him there, The program at Kinnaird ho- years: are activity. New factories, oil fields, new mineral discoveries and the general trend toward urbaniza- tion in Canada are turning small towns into large:ones.”. ‘The result is x new: genera- tion of publishers, many of whom are skilled in certain aspects of the business far beyond what their fathers thought was neces- sary. : . “We have larger plants which are better equipped, faster and have been able to carry out their function in keeping with the high ideals and fine traditions estab- lished by pioneer, publishers, “This is what makes us dif- ferent,” he said. “This is what makes us clean, decent and an as- set to the country.” . Rooms Confectionery Special Chinese Dishes _ more efficient. We have high wages and unions. Like most businesses we are faced with the awfal ‘specter of costs near- ing, our dblisr volume. “But there is this difference: No matter how large our ‘busi- nesses are becoming, most-of us are still close to our communities and our people. We are perhaps more conscious than big-city bus- inessmen are about Inflation ‘and are more reluctant to participate in the spiral.” Mr, Barber urged the publish- ers to continue the traditional at- titude of the weekly newspaper- man’s. approach tewards news. He suggested ithey keep | these questions in mind: : “Have we still the same kind: ly, understanding and compet- a = oe into the sicknick ‘or beatnik: sensationalism of to news :'.". oF |f has been Scouting, :with which, ed the hope his many friends will |, TRAVELLING? 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