_CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, April 26, 1962 CASTLEGAR NEWS jred and Forty-Seven Editorial Defined as an Informed Opinion (This is the fifth in a series of edi- toials explaining how a weekly news- paper functions.) xe 4 An editorial is an ‘opinion. More cor- rectly, an editorial is, or should be, an in- formed opinion on matters of public in- terest. The Castlegar. News rarely deals ed- itorially with world subjects except in their reaction upon this District. This is not because we or our readers are not interested in the African situation, for example, but first of all. because it is practically impossible for us’ to be fully informed on these world problems, and secondly, we deal exclusively with local news. We lack time for the research nec- essary for a di ion of world pr and an editorial not solidly ‘based on in- formation is a mere stredt-corner guess. It is easy to write editorials criticiz- ing ‘policy or administraton of public off- icials and bodies. Much harder is the task of putting forth constructive ideas. We try to refrain from the class of irresponsible critic, for no public good is s served: by that kind of editorial, VIGTORIA REPORT B: JAMES K. NESBITT I never quite inderstand "our lected represen- tatives, On the hust- ings they plead ask, in ‘all hum- ility, for the pri- eavilege of serving the people in the highest - councils vs i of the land, Once elected, they cry about hard work’‘and long hours, and poor pay and how they’re at ev- eryone’s beck and call. They tell us how they're abused’ and hurt, and how thelr reputations are he- smirched,'-and their home-life wrecked, In the next few montha thou. d| sands of ‘MP's will be or- Our editorial col are. pledg to the support of all policies and move- ments which will advance the welfare of the people of this District. Disease of Pessimism Should Be Reversed Pessimism is a_ character-warping disease, all too often practised in a mod- ern society. beset by more pressing prob- lems than ever before in history. Int tional Ce right-wingers, brushfire wars, civil wars, storms and unemployemnt are but a few of the current problems to which we re- fer. Canadi sitting 1} tly in peaceful contemplation of all this activity, often seem to fall far skort in their ef- forts to do something about it. We hear frequent talk of nuclear ‘an- nihilation, criticism of the segregation laws in the United States, federal-provin- cial power struggles, whether Canada should or should not have nuclear’ war- heads on weapons already built, installed and designed for them, and inter-party political castigation in words which ‘act- ually tell us nothing - Through it all, the vast. majority, of * of it completely mysterious to many who discuss it. we hear the pessimism, creep- ing eee like an insiduous fog. in the night—wraithlike and blinding and hid- ing and hiding the facts as effectively as a brick wall. Once in a while a glimmer: of sun- shine seeps through as someone attracts us with human accomplishment such as the recent space flight of Col. John Glenn, showing us that human beings are capable of providing themselves’ with much more, if the pioneer spirit still flows in their veins. The pioneers who came to this con- tinent and settled it were optimmts. They faced - hardship, deprivation death, in their struggle to be free. And they left us this heritage, deeply rooted | into our society. They laughed in the face of danger and ‘acted to eradicate it while they were| “ laughing. Are we going to throw this away by adopting pessimism as the’ ‘ underlying} rhythm of our’ lives? _ Human beings, the most adaptible of .all creatures on earth, are surely capa- ble of more than despondent pessimism. —Kelowna Courier Our Governments Should Strive to Erase ‘Huge Debts Piled Up Against Posterity ' “The individual who finds: himself too far in debt does something about it; merely wanted but definetly y— ating all across this broad land — from the fishing villages of the Labrador to the fishing villagea of the West Coast of Vancouver Is- land, from the Arctic wastes: to border so closely we can't. tell them apart from the U.S. elties, which is as it should be, for votes;’ they | too. our big cities which hug the U.S. Not one of the candidates will say he thinks an MP's pay should be’ more than $10,000 a year. But, the first session they're all to- gether in the House: of Commons they'll gangyup and howl for ‘an increase — ‘and: probably get it, -The time to: raise the pay of elected: representatives is | right after an‘ election — a good three years away from ~ the next elec- tion, so that, by then, the people will have forgotten what, to ‘the public, et awlays.a steal from the public 5 It This sounds like carping eriticsm, as our Premier ‘Bennett would say, I.don’t intend it’ to be. I).go. on. the theory. that every man and woman offering to nerve in the House of C doin, Is Canada Over-Governed? selves for, service in the House of Commons, or provinclal legis- lature, are ‘good soldiers of demo- cracy, ready, to do or die. They're fighting. the good fight as they see it, while the rest of us sncer, or applaud, or belittle, or con- demn. These people do make sac- rifices of time ‘and ‘money. ‘Of course, they're fighting for power, too, and for prestige, for, appar- ently, there's nothing makes a person feel more important than to be able to:tack “MP or MLA after his’ name. : Only a comparative handful ean be elected, but I-wish them all well, and I hope they'll not be saying: things for which they'll afterwards be sorry, and so suffer deep anguish. pane you, I think so in an honest. sincere onaneros to improve the lot of the ‘people, and make Canada a better place'in which to live. It takes courage to get. on the hust and ‘shout your head off, and be shouicd at. I know. couldn't cook’ up: that kind ‘of courage. \I'm_ afraid (I'd think it a. waste of time, though I know, deep down, it is not. The people who offer them- the andful that will be elected is far Mo big a handful, I'm more than ever “Now keep a firm gtip on that string td Easter Bonnets Made By Deer Park Wi Mrs. A. W. Kent was the hos- tess at the April mecting of the Deer’ Park Women's Anstitute, Nine that we don't need so many MP's in this country. They get in each others’ way, and clutter up the smooth workings of . government. We could do with less, and be the better for it, Canada must be one of ‘the’ most over-governed count- ries in the world, From a Speech by DR. R. V. YOHE, P . F Lazy nations and lazy people Canada, ‘Limited, The rose that is ‘Democracy has become what is is in this day .]and age by trial and error, and over a done period of time. Graft- ing it in its highlydeveloped bre sent form on ‘the root stocks: of ignorance and inexperience and expecting it to flower at once may e asking too much, Success for democracy is de- pendent on a large group of ex- perienced, ‘honest, publle minded ens who are selfless and’ wil. ling. When these citizens are not ..| available in the quantity and qual- ity necessary, then democracy re- treat? "into of the je the of freedom to active nations and peoples. Doc- trinaire socialism calls for the ownership and control of produc- tion and distribution by the State afd: welfareism‘' dries up’ >the springs ‘of initiative, independence free enterprise. Servitude may be the reward of lack of vigilance in the preservation of liberty. It is 'a source ‘of considerable worry. to me to see the peoples of a nation or nations turning more Selfless Service Promotes The Success of Democracy reasoning and group action? ‘If it does, then we are mov- ing downward toward the political meet- ing, which was held at the home of Mrs, F. Briggeman. report on the ‘parcel. of clothing sent’ to Unitarian Service at’ Vancouver was | read, by the president, Mrs. Kent. Mrs, H.' Mot- tershead read a’ statement ‘of Pol- icy of the Associated Country Wo- men (ACWW) and Federated Wo- mens Institutes of Canada (FWIC). A picce of Chinese silk, which had been donated to the WI was made into a‘stole by, Mrs.’ Brigge- man and is to be sent to a paticnt at Mount St Frances at Nelson,’ Mrs, A. Mackereth, who retur- ned from: Vancouver. where she're- ceived medical treatment, gave an aecount of her. experiences’ there. Mrs, H.:Mottershead, who had returned from'England a few days gave a most levels of the ped coun- trles and may thus become incap- able of Dertormaing - the’ Involved | Ho lemo- tall zon her visit to her former After the meeting sdiourned. were di eracy: in Ioeal It is from this Ievel that the true flavour of democratic govern- ment must come, I believe -fervently that the forces of private initiative in the field of production in a free and and. more to’ to under- take tlie social and political ‘ob- ligations at local levels that these same people ought to assume. Does this mean that ‘we are type ‘that’ can be. made to work with a smaller supply of such able citizens than Parliamentary demo-] D, fewer and fewer cap- able people for election to the various echelons of public service? joes it mean that we are Flows. society bring greater good to more human beings than is possible under any other known ideology or ism. I know, however, that Hberty and freedom bring ‘responsibility and social obligations and 1, therefore, must. be equally deter- mined to aid in dlscharelng these eroding. away our the teams, given’ newspap' feathers and other, tr test ‘were: team No. 1, Mrs, Mottershead and Mrs, D'Andrea’ and ‘Team* No. 2, Mrs. Douglas and Miss Kirkman, FAMOUS PICTURE The famous and frequently re- printed portrait by Robert Harris of the Fathers of Confederation was destroyed in the 1916 House -of Commons fire; it is the original, full-size charcoal sketch that. now. bangs in the House. nen hy ist and military regimes are suc- cessful, using the word success- ful in its broadest sense, and this is probably why one of the other of these has been superseding par- der-leveloped ‘country after ano- ther. . ~ Democracy can ba. made -to work also, but the time coment required for teaching, and practicing of the fered of freedom is long and somewhat always as a means of getting votes—the He curtails his spending goes in- to bankruptey. But our governments seem unwor- ried by the tremendous debts being piled up against posterity. The blame for this is customarily laid upon the public demand on’ federal and provincial governments for addition- al services and facilities. But in proffering such services, and persuading the public that they are not Spring A shaft of brilliant sunlight Pierced the dull, grey clouds, gover are guilty of contributory negligence. een ae _ current situation, the . Canadi dation reports that nine of eng pre will be in debt at the end of the current fiscal year with deficits totalling $348 million. The -prov-|' inces are spending $3.097 million and taking revenues totalling $2,749 million. In the previous year the provinces had a deficit totalling’ $314 million. Dur- ing \the past year they haye been going the INSURANCE For Al! Your INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE NEEDS ‘Phone 365-3441 © ANDERSON AGENCIES into debt collectively at-the acc rate of nearly three million per month, or $100,000 per day more than i in the pre- vious year. ; If the gross national product were expanding at a rate which would enable C And scores of golden b Danced on winter's shroud. Blades of green, long hidden, Shyly reappeared; And balmy, vernal breezes, Whispered, “Spring is- here.” Robed in matchless glory Bursting buds unfold, - And with each new born flower A timeless story is retold. Life. is never ended, Growth is never through -o Both just pause for a needed rest And then ‘begin’ anew. »: K — aed ant Obedkoff gover its and taxpayers to have all they want and still stay on the proper side of the ledger, then there would not be a debt worry. The bitter fact is that the GNP—the total of wealth and services produced and marketed—is not keeping pace with the cost of government nor is our GNP keep- ing pace with the European Common Market countries. 5 The problem now. is for. some respon- sible body to d what. C; can do without, rather than’ to letermine what they think they need —Kamloops Daily Sentinel ‘ CASTLEGAR NEWS * published Every Thureday At Mall subscription rate ‘to the Castlegar News 1s $3 per. year. The price’ by. delivery bey 1s 85 cents a month, Single coptes are 10 cents. ‘The .Castiegar News Is authorized as second- class mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa, for pay- ment of postage in cash, and is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circutations. It 1s a member of the Canadian Weekly News- papera Association, the B.C. division of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Assoctation, and B.C, Weekly Bureau. = f Burt Campbell, Editor ¢ Al correspondence should be addressed to POWER |. .. for “week-end” gardening! 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