CASTLEGAR NEWS, CASTLEGAR, B.C”

MENTAL HEALTH AND TV

A great outery occurred in Canada when Dr.
Gibson of The Uni y of British Columbia pointed
out that the CBC’s TV program, Radisson, costs al-
most twice as much of the taxpayer’s money as he
spends for mental research.

A great deal of the outcry was due to the fact
that the Radisson program seemed to many people
to be a very poor sort of show compared to the way

the American's dramatize their heroes Harold Weir
a columnist in The Vancouver Sun, commenting on

the Radisson series, asked, “Is the CBC not aware that
imitation, as always, is the sincerest and most a bject

form of flattery?’ He, too, was angry at the idea of
spending so much more on this program than on.men-
tal health research,

Undoubtedly, many others will take up the sub-
ject, The fact that Canada has set aside $100,000,000
for culture, and that the producers of the Radisson
series are supposed to be developing culture, will dis-
turb a great many people. They will be wondering if
we should not be spending our tax money on things
of more real value, where we can be sure that we ore
getting the genuine thing, rather than something
merely “supposed” to be culture.

POSTAL SERVICE NOT ENTIRELY SOCIALISTIC

Those who favor the “mixed economy,” half-
way house to socialism, are wont to cite the postal
service as an outstanding example of government
successfully providing a public service. So long, in
fact, has mail delivery been a function of government
that most people are prone to forget it was ever other-
wise. Most people arz prone to forget, too, that the ac-
tual work of transporting mail is still mainly the task
of private enterprise, under contracts between postal
authorities and common carriers. Delays occur in post
offices and delivery services, staffed by civil servants.

People's attitudes toward handling of mail by
“government indicates quite clearly how easy it is to

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By CENTURY SAM

Mr. Begbie, who I wrote you
about last time, was our'first B.C,
judge. He and the Governor, Sir
James Douglas, were what you
could call our founding fathers.
I knew them both— not well, of
course, but enough to say ‘hello’
to.

Well, they were both char-
acters. . . Strong characters, good
characters if you want. . . but
mainly characters.

Look back and you'll see the
fellows that make history are all
characters—outstanding, odd, dif-
ferent .. . . positive.

In 1858 with the gold fever
sweepin’ the Fraser and the Cari-
boo the big need was for law
and order,

Begbie was law and Douglas
was order.

Douglas was pretty well Mr.
B.C. He’d been governor of the
H.BC., of Vancouver, Island, the

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JEN CYCLOPEDIA’ CANADIAHA

WHO COMPOSED ‘O CANADA’?

The music of “O Canada” was
composed by Calixa Lavallee, a
composer and conductor born at
Vercheres, Lower Canada. It was
composed at the request of
Li -G

Robitaille,
at Quebéc on June 24, 1880,
Lavallee studied music in Mon-
treal as a child and about 1857 he
ran away to New Orleans with a
theatrical troupe, During © the
American Civil War he served as
a bandsman in the northern arm-
jes and in 1863 returned to Mon-
treal to teach music,
He served as conductor and

Queen Charlottes and now they
made him Governor of the B.C,
Crown Colony (the mainland)...

Well, he looked like that. He
had a kind of cold, formal way.
I guess it came from him dealing
for so long with people that
might have been a trouble to
him, surh as the natives in the
old wild Indian days.

He was not what I'd say
popular. But he was sure re-
spected. He had Duty written all
over him.

He was a shrewd business
man, he was an organizer, a
diplomat and he was very re-
ligious.

When he was Chief Factor,

drift into letting the State take over other f
that can be performed more cheaply and efficiently
by private enterprise.

The Letter-Review

Only by building expensive new equipment have gaso-
line manufacturers been able to keep 2pace with the ‘develop-
ment of higher-horsepower automobile engines, The tower
at the left is part cf a “powerformer”, the newest in refining
equipment, It is designed to meet motorist’s demands for
better fuels for high compression engines, and produces the
necessary hich octane gasoline although it does not increase
production, The unit shown above is at Imperial’s Sarnia re-
finery, and the ccmpany is installing them from coast to

coast. The Imperial Oil Review warns in its August issue that ~

higher prices for premium gasolines are likely, to result if
the -horsepower race continues. . .
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QUICK CANADIAN FACTS

Who painted the famous pic-
ture The Fathers of Confed-
eration, which shows the
Quebec Conference.of 1864?
Who have the greater sales
in’ Canadian market, expor-
ters of the United Kinkdom
or exporters of the United
States? ,
In the current year what
proportion of federal govern-
ment spending will go into
national defence?
What three animals, now al-
most extinct, once lived on
the prairies in the hundreds
of jnillion?
‘What law makes it illegal for
any province or municipality
in-Canada: to levy a hidden
tax?

ANSWERS: 5. Under’ the |

B.N.A. Act only the federal gov-
ernment may collect money by
such indirect, or hidden levies
as sales and excise taxes. 3. Less
than one-third. 1, Robert Harris,
native of P.E.I. and one of the

«charter members: of the Royal

Academy. 4. The buffalo, the
Rocky Mountain antelope, and
the prairie dog. 2, In 1956 U.K.
exporters sold in Canada $485
million worth of goods, U.S, ex-
porters sold here $4,176 million
worth of goods.

for i , he set himself cer-
tain things that he wanted to do
(aside from makin’ money in
business) . .. “The moral renova-
tion of this place. . Abolition of
slavery (among the” Indians) ...
Will lay down a principle and
act upon it. . . Will” build a
church..."

He was a kind of travellin’
government. He went up and
down the country leokin’ into *‘
things. He was smart and tough.
And he needed to be.

‘A hundred years age was the
Wild Frontier, full of men that
had the gold fever. Douglas and
Begbie was just what the doctor
ordered.

A few personal notes — He
was not exactly a humorous man,
but he liked getting fun out of
Practical things, such as bein’
sure to stand alongside “Little”
Murray Yale, the Chief Trader

and was first played

artistic director at the New York
Grand Opera House, studied
piano and composition in Paris,
and retumed to Canada to pro-
mote operatic productions ip
Montreal and Quebec.

His published work includes
two operettas, choral and orch-
estral selections, piano pieces
and songs.

.
WHAT IS THE LAST POST
FUND?

The fund operates under fed-

eral charter to prevent the bur-

iat in a pauper’s grave of any
veteran who has scen active ser-

IF “You DIDAIT SEE
IT, HOW ARE You So.

ont mae revteaen ener tn, wees see sacra

THIS AND THAT

DO-IT-YOURSELF CASUALITIES

Like just about everything else in this analytical
age the “do-it-yourself movement” has garnered it-
self some staggering statistics.

Take heed all you home handymen of the follow-
ing facts tabulated by an American insurance re-

vice with Her | Majesty's forces.
ts ters are
donated by the federal govern-
ment and it is further financed
by government grants and other
donations. Since the Second
World War, it has undertaken an
average of 600 burials a year.

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WHEN WAS THE FIRST PRESS
PHOTOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN
CANADA?

Canada’s first illustrated
paper, the “Canadian Ilustrated
News” carried a photo of Mont-
real’s new custom house on June
3, 1871, It was reproduced by
means of “Leggo’s granular neg-
ative process”.

Inventor of this process was
William A, Leggo, who was born
in Quebec City, He and his-four
brother worked to develop a
process of photolithography, and
joined with Georges Edouard De-
sbarhes in publishing the
Canadian paper. .

They later joined him in
forming the Graphic Company
in New York which published
the “Daily Graphic”, first daily
illustrated paper. William Leg-

go's inventions included a means
of speeding cable and telegraphic
communication,

The inside of a crushed,
burning auto is no place to end
your vacation. Take absolutely no
chances,

who was a small man and knew &

it.

Another thing I was told -

Douglas used to do was clip out

serap book , .°.
lin’ them AMUSING, so’s he
could tell later, He had a real
canny, mayhke Scotch way with
him. Like
clothes from England he’d ask
them to be 4ure the trousers
were very hard-wearing . ..and
to fix .any, seams so they could
be let out, if need be.

You could say about him that
he could see ahead as well as
around him. I'll tell ‘you more
later,

when he: ordered,

funny stories and put them in a &
carefully label-.

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ST. RITA’S CHURCH
Rev, E, Brophy, P.P.
Masses‘at 8:30 and 10:30
Benediction Friday at 7:00 p.m.
Confessions Sat. 4-5 and
7-8 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH’S CHAPEL
Rev. E. Brophy, P.P.

Masses at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Confessions Sat. 4-5 p.m.

PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE|
Sunday School — 10,a.m.
Morning Worship — ye am.
Evangelistic — 7:30 p.

Prayer and Bible Study, Thurs,

Everyone Welcome

COMMUNITY BIBLE CENTRE
Sunday in’ the Legion Hall
10:30 Sunday School

7:30 Family Service

At 51 Columbia Ave.
Wed., 7:20. Young Pecple’s Hr,
Fri., 8:00 Prayer & Bible Study

THE UNITED CHURCH

(during summer months)

Robson: ist and 3rd Sundays|
at 11 a.m,”

Kinnaird: Service of Worship
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CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
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Each year 600,000 do-it-yourselfs recieve in-
juries in their attempts at home repairs. Top on the
list are 115,000 home carpenters victims of cuts,
falls and smashed fingers. Next come 107,000 amat-
eur house painters who suffer everything from broken
limbs to sunstroke. About 95,000 handymen who re-
pair broken windows wind up feeling pain. Another
57,000 do-it-yourselfers who climb on roofs to clean
gutters and troughs learn that what goes up must

+ _. come down, sometimes not too gently.

Putting up or taking down storm windows and
screens produces another 47,000 casualties: The vic-
tims of attempts at eg pianios number 32,000 each

ear, El chimney pai and 17,000
jomeowners who nase on erecting their own tele-
vision aerials also end up on the injury list.
Casualties of another sort are popping up too, The
do-it-yourself mania seems to be having an effect on

the divorce rate judging fram a suit filed in Miami,
Florida, recently. Mrs. Gary Dominy sued her husband
for divorce on the grounds that he spent the family
grocery money on a do-it- “yourself craze.” And when

the food money ran out,” she claimed, “he merely.

made high interest loans to buy more do-it-yourself
equipment.
FREAK ACCIDENTS

Accidents can be serious affairs and we should
do all we can to prevent their happening: but once in

awhile Sceldents can have their humorous side as well.
Here are a few freak accidents -that were reported
in the press that might give you a‘bit of a chuckle:

Stanley Willoughby, an eight-year-old of Port:
land, Oregon, was involved in an accident that really
left him flat. He was toying with a three-ton steam
roller some workmen had temporarily parked when.
it suddenly backed up, knocked him down and embed-

_ ded him in the hot, soft asphalt. Stanley was only
slightly injured.

In Boston, Mrs. Catherine Meenan was hit on the
head by a strange object while sitting in: her second
floor living-room. A car had struck a pedestrian on the
street below, knocked off: his shoe and. hurled it
through Mrs. Meenan‘s windo:

Ellsworth B. Wilson of Mishawako, Indiana, now
agrees that children should not.be spanked. While.
administering the hairbrush to his ten year old off-
spring, Wilson missed the target, knocked 6 ‘over a lamp,
was cut on’ the head and had to.be removed to the
hospital.

The seat of discontent was ‘reached in “Des
Moines, lowa, when cab driver James Deeds attempted
to help-a fair lady unload her sack of groceries from’
“his ‘cab. Deeds backed into a passing car, felt.a draft,
then, saw the seat of his pants disappear down the .
street on the door handle of an unchivalrous outo..

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The pride of returning from
the lake with a string of fish is
one of the great experiences of
youth. Usually parents are in on
the excitement too, and now;
with the general use of freezers,
the catch that your, young folks
make can be prepared,and frozen
for later use.

Transparent plastic house-
hold wrap is useful in many
ways during the fishing season.
Fish can be cleaned, chilled with
ice, wrapped in saran and brought
home in the car with additional
ice to keep them fresh and sweet,
Due to the nature’ of the film, it
will prevent fish odour front
permeating the car on the trip
home and keep the fish fresh and
moist.

Fish are extremely perish-
able and must be handled quick-
ly and carefully if they are to
be frozen. First, after the fish
have been cleaned, rinse in salt

water, Drain or wipe nearly dry.
Use folded pieces of saran be-
tween individual fish. so that
they may be easily separated
when you are ready to cook them.
Wrap fish tightly in the film and
seal with freezer tape, Label with
type of fish and date. Do not
plan to keep frozen fish longer
than two or three months.

You might like to plan a
fish fry for the younger members
of the family at which the fish
they caught can be served. This
gives, them a real thrill, The fish
can easily be prepared on the out-
door grill to give a picnic atmos-
pheré to the affair. The imper-
tant thing is that regardless of
the size of the fish, your chil-
dren will appreciate having their
“catch” treated with care. Pride
of accomplishment is important
to young people, Help them en-
joy the fishing season,

Diefenbaker Featured
In ‘Time’ Cover Story

“I am not anti-American.
The very thought is repugnant
to me. I am strongly pro-Can-
adian.”

So says ‘Canada’s new Prime
Minister John Diefenbaker, sub-
ject of the cover story in the
August 5 issue’ of Time.

Diefenbaker, the 29th’ pro-
minent Canadian to be featured
on the cover of Time, expresses
his position on the touchy sub-
ject of U.S. activity in Canada’s
economy. as follows:

“T believe that Canadians are

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nomic destiny.”

Tracing Diefenbaker's politi-
cal career through his persistent
and frequently futile éainpaigns
for office, Time points up the
background Jeading to the, suc-
cessful drive that ‘upset the long
Liberal rule-and brought him to
Canada’s Number One position.

In the post-World War IE
boom, the British-oriented Tories
and particularly Diefenbaker,
were disturbed by the extent
that control of the nation’s re-
sources .was-passing to U.S. in-
vestors, Plunging inte high-risk
mineral explorations, U.S. in-
vestors managed to sew up 75
per ‘cent of Canada’s oil and gas,
half its mining. The fact that

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In the election "campaign,
which he waged with ae
vigor, Diefenbaker was . given
little chance’ to win, But he did

agazine says, “Canadians seem~
ea Soerensingly pleased with the
change of’ faces in Ottawa.”

Diefenbaker. loves,
says Time—and sees in it-“a use-
ful lever to help Canada resist
U.S. domination.”

He has invited his fellow
prime ministers: to send their
finance ministers to a conference
in Ottawa this fall to talk up
Commonwealth trade and he has

‘lealled on Canadians to shift 15

per cent of their U.S. purchase
orders to British suppliers, thus
strengthen Britain's ability to
buy ‘Canadian wheat.

The whole important ques-
tion of U.S.-Canadian relations,
its historic strength and its cur-
rent stresses, is examined in the
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luminates Diefenbaker as a per-

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