CASTLEGAR NEWS Published Every Thursday AG “THE € OF THE Castlegar, B.C, L. V. CAMPBELL Editor and Publisher $3.00 per year — Canadian Weekly Newspapers Assn. Subscription Bate: Member: B.C. Weekly Newspapers Advertising Bureau $50 munth by carrier Authorized as second class mail. Post Office Department, Ottawa CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, March 24, 1960 Lesson for CCF, Business The B.C. government’s policy of giv- ing long-term leases on large tracts of tim- ber lands was under fire in the legislature last week. CCF members, led by party lea- der Robert Strachan, rose in turn to say they believed the system constituted a give- -away of timber resources worth millions. The debate arose shortly after a re- port. was tabled in the legislature from Judge C. W. Morrow of Prince George, ap- pointed a commissioner in January to con- sider whether non-licencees were at a dis- advantage in bidding in timber sales again- st tree farm licence holders. Both Celgar and its parent company Columbia Cellulose carry on operations within this tree farm licence system. In fact the system was inaugurated with Co- lumbia Cellulose’s venture into the Prince ' Rubert area. Under this system of tree , farm. li- cences, the provincial government, as the but not faster than new growth can replace cutting. Ina recent publication Columbia Cel- lulose says it “is proud of having taken part in the development of this forest man- agement system which has been designed to ensure the public interest in conserving the forests while providing for private en- GUESS WHO... ee ‘ee MALLSOM « «ds always starting. an argument. terprise the security, authority and incen- tive d to i efficient utilization of B C.’s most important natural * resource.” . The CCF rantings would be easily dispelled if that “group would come into this area and take'a look at the stands of timber which will no longer rot on the ground because a private enterprise com- pany, working under B.Q.’s forest manage- ment system, had the courage to take a chance building a-pulp mill off tide waters to use timber that: would otherwise go to waste. A Royal Baby Belongs to All Babies, are usually objects of pride shown to neigh: bors and friends by the fond mother. A royal baby is: something more than that, for it belongs to the people almost as much as to its mother and father. — Red Deer (Alta.) Advocate. ‘ W. 6. Fields sa CCF Advice The long-drawn-out efforts to pump fresh life into the Canadian socialist party brings to mind the remark of -the late W. C. Fields: “If at first you don’t succeed try, try again, then quit. There is no use in nee a fool of ber of owner of the forests, grants to a the: right to cut timber in a license area. As a condition of the licence a-company has to manage its cutting according to good forestry plans which will ensure that the. yield of timber will be perpetually sustain- ed, The timber must be cut fast enough to prevent the forest becoming over-mature The Red Cross is All of Us This is Red Cross Month and every year this newspaper is - pleased to. draw -- attention to this commemoration. _It is our way of paying tribute to the’ Canadian Red Cross Society, a great national organization. It is also an opportun- ity to salute the many people in this com- munity who serve as willing volunteers and carry on traditional Red Cross work. . These man, women and children are devoted to their various tasks and willing- ly assume additional duties whenever there is a call for:their services. They give their time, their talent, their blood and their’ -money to help others. They ask nothing the Castlegar pulp mill venture and. when it success shows that the faith of both gov- ernment and investors has paid off, then these companies will not be quite so hesit- ant about building pulp mills in the inter- ior of this province and helping to open it up. yourself.” — Printed Word Reds Abandon ‘ahor-Progressive’ The announcement that.Canada’s Communists are abandoning’ the party title of “LaborProgressive” and are resuming the title of “Communist Party of Canada” is a reminder that the Reds have not had a member in Federal Parliament since Fred Rose, who Eeneseated Montreal- Cartier, was expelled in 1946, after a .in return because they have the satisfac- ‘ABAARCTL “JaIDHAVORT | steno. ; noe ia aa S FOR woop vitor [:§ 1 ead BATHRORN ‘ORK, ‘artes STAYS WHITE— “doesn! t yellow. ° with age BRUSHES ON EASILY | DRIES. OVERNIGHT hans EADIE Enamel gannot be match ‘woodwork and trim. Bat Tod Gloss give beautiful Salt « yellow with time and repeated WALDIE PHONE 712 a six-y for — Rouyn-Noranda (Que.) Press, AKER tion that they are people helping nonle These Red Cross volunteers have a serious concern for the welfare of others — one of the most admirable of human attributes. Every day we see-these citizens carry- ing on their duties. In our schools the Jun- ior Red Cross is a most important project and through it our children are developing - an interest in the other youth, their com- munity and generally learning to be good citizens of the future. And there are the blood donors, the men and women who share their _ Sood health to help victims. of disease ‘and aci- dents and willingly donate their blood re- gularly to the Red Cross. Another group is made up of the people who. knock on our doors’ and request fin- ancial support for the annual appeal. Where to onthe River? - It was two months ago yesterday that the Water. Tesources committee of the As- of C ce first re- ante the building of the High’ Ar- row dam and first brought to the attention of most Kootenay residents the fact that the development of Columbia river power was something that would affect all of us. It is appropriate now to take a look at just where matters presently stand on . the subject and at whether or not it ap- pears that High Arrow dam will or will not be built. Periodic meetings have been held bet- ween the Canadian negotiating team on Co- lumbia power (headed by. Justice’ Minister Davie Fulton) and the U.S. negotiating team regarding 2 plan of development for the- river. The negotiators meet in Ottawa a week today for'a continuation of those talks, and then adjourn until about mid or late April when they meet ‘again in Washington. Whether High Arrow will be built or not will depend upon the outcome of these negotiations. Reports out of Ottawa and Washington seem to indicate that one of the main sub- jects holding uy up an agreement J is the Inter- d ion that power and flood control benefits re- sulting in. the United States from develop- ments on the Columbia river in Canada be shared equally between the two countries. i -I€ the United States-agrees 16 the re- commended 50-50 split of these benefits, . than undoubtedly High Arrow will be built. If they don’t, the dam probably won't be built. _. , Flood’ control is a major worry along the banks of the whole Columbia river. The 1948 flood caused damage estimated at ov- er. $100,000,000. Almost six hundred thou- sand acres of land were inundated. and many towns like Castlegar and Trail .«x- perienced severe damage to property. Vanport, Oregon, a war-time housing project on the outskirts of Portland with a population of 18,000 was completely des- troyed. Throughout the entire Columbia river basin 50 persons lost lives, about 38,- 000 people lost their -homes completely, and approximately 120,000 people were evacuated ‘from their homes. It is estimated that over 4,000 acres of agricultural land were lost by stream-bank erosion and 19, 000 acres were severely damaged. ‘ It has been suggested that between 8,000,000 acre-feet and 11,000,000 acre- feet of additional storage are required on the’ Columbia to control yearly, flooding. The High Arrow dam would provide 8,005,- acre-feet of storage. - ..The annual downstream benefits in power and flood control which the High Arrow dam would provide is probably open to debate, but if the negotiators agrée on -the IJC recommendation of a 50-50 split it has been estimated by West Kootenay hy- . ‘drologist Bill Wadeson that for an-invest- ment of $66,400,000 to build, High Arrow - the High Arrow dam would provide 8,000, 000 acre-feet of storage. If the government negotiating teams for both the Dominion and U.S. govern- ments agree on the IJC recommendation of a 50-50 split and if they decide that the necessary flood control can best’ be’ pro- vided by the High Arrow dam, which has ‘been called “one of the most economical storage reservoirs in the plans of develop- rent” by the IJC, then the approval of tlie, provincial government to the dam and the. building of it is almost a foregone conclus- ‘ mY Cominco plans for Progress : By mid 1960 Cangttests x new 5 million. dollar plant in Calgary will be converting Alberta natural gas into urea. Urea is a chemical used chiefly'as a fertilizer — one reason “U-R-E-A’ spells growth’. i rea will be ‘a, valuable addition to Cominco’a ae potts of chemical. fertilizers, and thus the inew Calgary Plant represents an important expan sion for ‘Cominco — another reason “U-R-E-A spells growth’. Trail, British ‘Colurabia —’ Montreal, ; -Oné of Canada’s Great Enterprises TADANAC ‘BRAND. METALS i Urea is , used as a fertilizer, ‘an_animal feed.” supplement and an ingredient. i in nBlastics manu- facture‘ and other. chemical pi 2, Cominco’s plant is a “first” ‘in “Western Canada for. this- chemical. -Initially the product will serve « agricultural needs, but it stands ready. to enter into industrial fields as the West diversifies and grows. Yes, in many ways. “U-R-E-A” spells Quebec ELEPnANT BRAND FERTILIZERS, ViGTORIA REPORT jet MLAs ? Go.. Home; By JAMES. k. ‘NESBITT Your MLA’s went home ‘last week, groggy after hours and hours of talk, right into the mid- night hours, and not knowing if they'll all” be. back for. the 1961 session, It there's an election later this year there'll ‘be lots of new faces'in the House next: scsslon, and this thought ‘always makes your MLA‘s sad, ‘ For political reasons, of course, they hope their enemies won't be back; but, personaly, your MLA’s get along very well together. A great deal of ‘com- radeship grows up between them during four years — a sort of club and Yt ealing stamps. woul stifle free bara ‘ ‘Ir. ‘Gregory ‘sald there's no valid distitiction between trading stamps, and ‘orchids for the first 100 customers, free-parking, coo- kies for the children, or any other come-on, However, Mr. Gregory. couldn't get his fellow Liberal, Mel Bryan of North Vancouver to ‘agree- with him; Mr. Bryan voted with the CCF and the government. Yes,-a mixed-up vote it was, each MLA Voting. as his cor- science dictated, and this, after all, is the very essence of Semo; cracy. 4 poets : L Frank when good old so-and-so has Mackenzie Ross kat “made his in By HELEN” DUNLOP Gladys Aylward,, » speaking Saturday to a. capacity audience in the United Church, brought, ‘Small Woman’ Speaks Here of. her Journey, through. Siberia. ‘Most, will be familiar, .too, with the many hard-to-believe experiences in her true life story, home to her listeners of the tragedy of the people in the far east ‘among whom she sionary. The church fairly “bulged at the seams" as folk from ‘all over. the District’ eagerly awalt- ed the coming of the famous “Small .Woman,” Miss. Aylward chose for her text, Iseich-1:6, “In the year that the King died, I saw the Lord,” her interpretation being that as Isaiah was not concerned with the death of the king, but rather with the glory of seeing the Lord, so’ should. we put behind us the trivialities and vain’ cis- toms of everyday life ‘as: we strive to do the will of Ged. Her plea was for men and gone, kicked out by the tors, he’s missed. That’s the way: it is with your MLA's. The 1960 sesslor: wound Up in the usual frantic rush, even though there was a fair amount of dawdling for seven weeks, It’s always that:way — time-honor- ed, you: might. call: it, However, there wasn’t’ much , contentious legislation this session and so no big mistakes were made, no slop- py laws cooked up that will have to be unraveled later.’ There .was a great deal off electioneering all session. The/; Premier was the boldest of them all when it came to uttering on the floor of the House what really should only be uttered on the hustings.. * CCF’ers wanted to know - how the government would guar- atee that governments of the fut ture would not borrow money. Why, that’s. simple, nothing, to it, said the Premier — just .re- elect the Social Credit. govern- ment, and, if people are truly wise, said he, growing bolder, they'll elect a.Social Credit go- vernment in Ottawa first chance " they get. He didn't say it, but. you could tell the Premier often toys with the idea that it would be nice if he could-make history by becoming. the first Social Credit Prime Minister of Canada. Protogation these days is al- ways quiet, dignified, a bit “stuf- fy. Only Mr. Uphill” of Fernie, nearly 86, carries‘on the age-old custom of hurling order. papers into the air. Time was when ev- eryone. did - it, in a: delirium’ of joy that the session had ended, and members could: get out into the fresh air once more. In 1921, the first sesston Mr. Uphill attended, there was a high old-time . on. prorogation day, as we read in ‘The: Victoria ‘Times: “Tom Uphill. got into action, with a big clay pipe, ond showed the House how-to seloice After last chamber’ as. the Quen repre- sentative. Unless he can be per- suaded to change his mind, which Is extremely: doubtful, he'll, re- tire | in ° October, his five-year term finished. MLA's were sad as they con- templated “this, for Mr, Ross is highly Popular has won the Of ev- ‘women, , they might ‘be, to realize the terrible need for help, especially. among. the re- fugees from warttorn China. Miss Aylward told: of | the steady stream of refugees’ Gom- ing to the islands'off the coast of China,: These peop'e are escap- ing every ‘day, ‘al! day and night, she said, and all suffer.; from and are in need of ery. member at the House, for his courtesy, his generosity, : his love‘ of people, a zest for te, medical’ help. Not. one ~whole family has come out in:the past 10 years, as “the Communist au- always hold back one his Belts i CA tein’ days ‘before the sese sion ended, His Honor was-made an honorary life member’ of ‘the Legislative Press Gallery, a high honor indeed, for there are but two other honorary; life. mem- bers.— Mr. Uphill, elected 40 year, and Byron Johnson, 1947- 52 Premier. : * . And now the ;| wanted, said Miss Aylward. She herself operates a home for.orphans, and says the num- ber of unwanted newborn babies thrown out to die is unbelievable to us. Sometimes up to 15 such unfortunate. children are: found or the streets and her prayers are. for peopla to come out and help open homes for. these “un- babies.” will start in earnest. Your MLA’s want to be ready when the Pte- mier, sets the date — and he's not, going. to give any advance 3 warning, \ Donations Reported For Silver Birch School + The monthly, meeting of the directors of the Castlegar branch of the Handicapped Children. was held vlast week, , It’ was reported “that -Mrs. Harvey Jack hes been appointed as: part-time assistant’ to the..tea- cher, Mrs.“ Palsson, since. the in- creased number’ of | pupils’: and their spread’ in ages m: appointment necessary. * The building’ committee re- ported several much-needed im,|& provements \“ made.’ amd’: more planned. A donation: of 20 ‘indiv- jdual desks im three sizes'was re- ported made by. Imperial Indus- tries of Vancouver,* =~: Other donations ‘reported by R. :Minnion were: falter x Jeft — ‘God save ihe king” sel sung — the last bar of thls was accompanied ‘by the big bar- rage of the evening. Books, pap- ers, filing'-boards, \ baskets and everything detachable were burl- ed across. the chamber. Then there was a rush for the _corri+ Twin Rivers lodge of the’ Knights of Pythias, $100; Mrs, W.-Robin- son’s grade 2 class, $64}. Minto Chapter of the.Order of the Eas- term Star, $25; Canadian Legion, $10; Ladies’ Auxiliary’ to fhe Le gion, $10. - Several _organiatlons ‘have dors, and into the rooms, where ‘ the members scrambled and wrestled with one another in’ the - competition of bididng farewell to the battery * of girls — .” esc8 +. In a last-minute move. the government: this session took per wwer to outlaw-trading stamps, if and when that:move is deemet necessary. In’ other. words, it’s a proclamation ‘bill — to be effec- tive when'.the cabinet decides the time has come, The vote on no-trading-stam- .ps-in-B.C, had | everyone,..mixed |... up. The CCF voted with’ ‘the go- vernment, which Jost two. of its members, Mr.,Robinson of -Lil- leet and Mr. ‘Newton’of Colum- bia, who voted . ‘with George Gregory of. Victoria, be- cause they, totale banning of . ngs Gouncil Clarifies . Swim, Pool Land A letter from tre Kinnaird ool society req ing that counc!l outline the con- ditions under, owhich village pro- perty Toca’ Road and ithe highway willbe given’ to the society was read at council's - regular Monday night.- ‘The society will be referred to the village records which show that the, 90-'x 200-foot property is’ to be <“dedicated ‘for.‘recrea- |. ,tional purposes” and can be‘ used |-« Liberal |" ted “near. . Milestone} | meeting i and'a number 6 of individuals have |. ely. i car be Her home for 140 children, in Formosa, is one of two in the whole: area. : _A cnoticeable thing. about these eastern people,. she sald, is their avid interest in reading and studying. You seldom .see anyone without a book, as they read while: walking, waiting for buses, ‘in fact ‘they have their noses in books all the time. They truly thirst for knowledge. She told . of: her “call”. to China which: came as a result of a firm. conviction. . that i God’s plan for. he ‘SE unsuccessfully, : ‘to: interest, oth- when she ‘urged her. -brother to ghed \and’ said, : “It ‘you: think someone should gO, ‘and help. the people of China, why don't you go do it yourself.” She did. : Years after‘she was to ‘re- member his words, and to fol- low. the advice, in other.circum- atances..) | She was only 20° years old when. she left for ,China, and |most are familiar.with the story Trade Licence Granted To Kinnaird Pool Hall A trade. ence was granted for a pool. hall in ‘Kinnaird at day night.- F. J.. Boetteger,. made appli- cation to, operate ‘a pool hall in any, time by contacting either Mr.. Minnion or N. E. Churches. W. Easton, president. of the local) branch, will represent the the the .¢: building. A re- quest ‘that’.the- village allow 16 year olds to enter the pool: hall was refused by council. ”. ‘The. provincial ‘law restrict- al con- vention to be “held in May at ing to pool halls to those 18. years’ or ‘older will | be followed by’ the village. d Duncan! on Vancouver Island. works and serves God as a’ mis-|. member! of each family “group, |’ ers in going ott to missions, and| - fe @o out‘as a- missionary, he lau-|. council’s. regular meeting Mon-| g'/filmed by for releasé asthe memorable “Inn of the’ Sixth Happiness.” ' As a speaker, Miss Aylward has: a. forceful personality, and a great. voice for,a tiny, person. Speaking with het after the ser- vice, one found her personality equally forceful in a quiet man- ner, and she {s fendy and able to answer. questions about the country in which:she works, and the people, { Saturday. evening, the: Sun- day School children, who served refreshments in’ the church base- ment, * crowded j around . thef guest to beg for ‘autographs and to look at her Bible which. was printed in Chinese. Miss. Aylwafd signed her. mame in two langua- ges, English and Chinese. — Gladys Aylward is a gu2st on her present tour of “World: Vis- jon of Canada,” and was intro- duced by the Rev. Bernard Bar- /Church conducted ‘the service, missionaries theindelves, they do au they can ‘by training otneis, and ‘giving aid in a humired ways, They Support 14,00 or- Phans, mostly in Korea, In referring to the “Small Woman,” Rev. Barron said the key ‘to’ her life is obedience,” One had ‘only to lister to know. she had followed wherever and whenever God directed her. It'was through ‘the Mission- ary conferences” sponsored in this area, that the opportunity came for the people of Castlegar and District to see and hear this| ' famous lady, he said. ‘Speaking briefly on the Mis- sionary conference was Rev. F. Woodrow, who said all services held during the week hed won- derful attendance. Rev, H. Pratt.of the’ United and the Junior Choir was in at- tendance, singing as a speciel anthem, Julia Ward Howe's, “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Mrs. Paul' Oglow .was in charge of the Junior Choir. Organ‘st was Miss Ann pradtord: ron, diréctor of the *, Rev. Barron, a native of Jo- hannesburg, South Africa, gave an ‘outline of World Vision of Canada. This is a service design- ed to provide emergency he'p for missionaries; While they have no ‘THE ICE PALACE FOR MONTREAL'S FIRST WINTER CARNIVAL, A DISTINGUISHED WHISKY Another notable achievement in 1883 was the creation of the distinguished Canadian Rye Whisky, Seagram's “83”. 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