CASTLEGAR NEWS Published Every Thuraday At A OF THE AYS" “THE C , Castlegar, B.C. _ Member: Canadian Weekly _, Newspapers Assn. Subscription Rate: L.. Vv. CAMPBELL ‘Ealtor and Publisher $3.00 per year — S5c month by carrier Member: ‘B.C, Weekly Newspapers Advertising Bureau Authorized as second class mall. Post Office Department, Ottawa 2 CASTLEGAR, NEWS, Thursday, Jan. 21, 1960 E Idea for New Govt. Dept. is a Good One good suggestion was made recently by a Kootenge daily that Premier Bennett establish a tepartment of hydraulic resources with a cabinet minister in charge of It. the editorial was accompanied * by a humber of digs at the provincial government's financial po- licies. But when the editorial material superfluous to the main idea was put aside, the suggestion of a hydraulic resources department was a good one. We agree tha: Lands and Forests Minister Williston ae weeply ‘involved in hydro develop- is regarded as a visionary in the rela of nila ‘distribution and as a minister who well on top of the power phase of his portfolio,’ ue but we can’t agree with the pewapaner’s oie sugeestion that Mr, Williston head si draulic resources department if it were saat ed, The, logging, lumbering, pulp and Paper in- dustry is still this Province's most important in- dus‘ry and Mr, Williston shouldn't be taken from it. Also, Mr. Bennett's Social Credit government is In the fortunate position of having a number of capable men in it who could assume with vis- ion and competence the responsibility of running a@ new department. The job should be given to one of them. Mr. Gibson Should Speak Up - or Shut Up When Mr, Gordon ‘Gibson hints at the exis- tence of corruption in high places people listen to him. They do so because: he made certain general. accusations some years ago which result- et ii in British st ti forestry management scandal and brought about the downfall of « minister of the crown. t is why neither the present Lands and That Fores's Minister Ray Williston nor the public can ‘ ignore his latest iniplications of influence being brought to bear on the granting af forest licences, It is significant, also, that the former Liberal MLA chose the eonyention of Truck Loggers’ Association as the occasion for delivering “his at- tack,'He could hardly have selected a more pro- vocative setting. ‘Mr, Williston has denied these ‘charges Promptly and with emphasis and it is therefore now the.moment for the public to be heard, We believe they are entitled to assume that there are only two explanations of Mr. Gibson's move, Either he is trying to make further Poli- tical capital out of the Sommers case (in what is probably an-election year), or he knows more than he has so far. revealed and has another case against is government. ir. Gibson is merely flo, in a dead 4 iiorde Mr, Williston’s comprehensive ‘feply will suffice, If he knows more, then he is under-a srave and immediate obligation to reveal what Ns is, During the previous forest management rum- pus there was Tombstone Epitaph Prepared by CCF “There is no feud and the CCF is united,” Opposition ledder Robert Strachan has stated pub- licly in answer to charges‘ by Premier Bennett that the CCF party in B.C. is battling internally over issues brought to fhe fore by Cedric Fox and Harold Winch, Mr. Cox, CCF MLA for Burnaby, has criti- cized the present handling of the CCF party and has denounced any political tie-ups with labor unions, Harold Winch, CCF MP for Vancouver East, warned a meeting that B.C. is pricing it- self out of world markets and that a lack of in- dustrial stability ts losing markets, “You can maintain your standards, but re- member that the rest of the world does not owe you a living. As individuals Canadians have tre- respect in Cc and foreign countries,” he said, “But when I told them I came from B.C, — it did not matter what country I was in— they | replied: ‘Oh, that’s where you have all we fat kes." of Mr. ‘Brrachan and Mrs, Grace Mina is, "COPY CAT/* ‘ ‘Words Worth Heeding Worth heeding are the words of Ken Sheppard of Ke Alaska, : Associated Boards of Trade of Central B.C. p g to the annual meeting of the Mr. Sheppard said that to develop a pioneer land on the 40-hour week is a challenge to all. It requires the most CCF president, that the party is not wrought with dissention but is united, for it means that when the CCF party is trounced at the polls in the next general election the ‘leadership of that party will, have no excuses, = No reference to internal troubles will be ac- cepted as the reason for feat, Mr. Strachan’s words, "The CCF is united,” will stand ready to be carved on the party's tombstone. A “united CCF” will have been turned down by the voters of this province in favor of a government devoted tg free enterprise. . Predictions Prophetic predictions of doom and despair Are tragically taking their place, As Strontium 90 poisons the air And threatens the whole human race. However there is a ‘dissident view, Of a prophet connected with loans, He callously claims we’ll meet our Water- loo : Keeping up to a family called Jones. © — Margaret Obedkoff TEXTBOOKS ARE COSTLY It might be possible for the texchers to get ‘together and give some consideration to the ber of new books which must be _ behind the scenes, accused, British Columbians don’t. want that. sort of thing to happen again, We suggest that Mr. Gibson apeak out now ‘or forever hold his peace, — Vancouver Province, BILL, 43 — Part 2. on the part “ot accusers and - Labor and Responsibilit One effect of ‘the new Trade- per cent wanted the labor Jaws ious.” Only 5. per cent thought Unions Act, the much publicized left as they are now. The poll was conducted by a ous.” Bill 43, passed by the Legislature last spring is to put labor and firm of specialisi: Western Su--eys-Research realize that prolonged and exces- Ltd, — and follov..i the estab- sive labor troubles are harmful lished pattern of scientific pub- jn many ways. lic. opinior surveys, It was car- Tied out in all areas of the pro- rect losses in production and pur- vince, and represents a, ¢ross- chasing power, From the centres section of views of all citizens.~ It is significant that in house- ‘spread out like the ripples when holds where one or more mem- 4 stone is tossed into a pool of bers belonged to trade unions water, They slow up the whole there was also a strong, feeling management 6n a more even ba- — sis of responsibility in labor dis- putes. ‘That the public concurred in this change is made clear by a recent public opinion poll con- ducted in British Columbia. On, the question of who was most, responsible’ for the excess’ of labor disputes in this province in recent years 14 per cent of purchased by pupils and ease the .strain “Dy ion before the courses are established. — Napanee (Ont) Post ee es. these problems were “not seri- in Vancouver The public is beginning to First of all, they create di- of work stoppage these effects efficient productive machinery. “Should we fail,” warns Mr. Sheppard, ion of labor, management, capital and “then comes the controlled state with its masses of docile -underpri- vileged labor, eager to better its lot a minute amount in return for expenditures of effort and sacrifices of dignity that should never be expected of, human beings.” Americans Moving Here Little public notice is taken of the number of U.S, citizens who are moving to Canada, observes the Wine a significant group, tar..“Yet they form not simply Canadian expatriates returning in retirement, but Americans who have perhaps visited Canada, found it a good place to live, and ‘decided to-méve here, The traf- fic across the border is not all Lous sided: As time goes om, Canada may easily see the tide reversi . ooo eee en TANG WE ARE . ‘AGENTS FOR ~MOORE. 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But it is aware that | Jabor strife is a grave handicap in this province under present econ- omic conditions, One, set of in the - Of the total ‘interviewed 28 per cent thought Bill 43 wee “good legislation” and 25 per cel ‘thought it wee ae tepinlations ot © poll had particular significance. It asked “Which would you like to see the government do now — Pass laws favoring un- laws restricting we) Leave Jabor laws as they are? ‘Answers disclosed that $4 fact 48 per cent of those -inter- Prices, are too high. ; The time is past due for |,’ per cent of the interviews want- ed laws imposing more. restric- tions on unions, 14 per cent wan- ted laws favoring unions, and 30 40 per cent thought them’ “ger-‘ter of keeping our costs-in ‘line. the provisions ot the "act was scanty, Only 15 per cent of the people surveyed ‘were able to name one provision. But despite Tack of detailed ‘knowledge of labor law, the cross, section of public opinion proved that citizens of B.C. ‘realize labor strife ig bad for this srea, In viewed thought | labor-manage- ment problems in the past year, were “very serious,” and another’ economy of the province, Labor troubles discourage new eapital investment. British Columbia is actually in ari early stage of economic development | Nitsa! compared to many areas on this continent, In order to keep going on a healthy ‘basis we need a vast new investment in hydro power and other retources development, as well as in secontlary industries bet round out the provincial econ- * Excessive demands by labor made without regard to economic dustifiention: load. our cost struc- ure to the point where we begin oeeiaiing ourselves out of markets. “This has already’ happened both in and out of Canada. B.C, in- dustries are losing .markets be- cause our costs, and hence our more responsibilRy in all‘ quar- ters. in regard ‘to this vital mat- 20% "WINTER 7 Announcing... the installation of : our revolutionary new. color-dispensing machine that mixes any of, your choice of 1400 colors... in seconds] JACKETS QUILTED LINED REVERSIBLES NYLONS WOOL & MELTONS eu CLOTHING.LTD. | & GLOR MIXING MACHINE Available in Sun-Proof® House Paint, Sun-Proof Trim Quality, | Rubberized Wallhide® Wall Paint, Wallhide Alkyd Flat Wall Paint, Wallhide Semi-Gloss Enamel, | Wallhide Gloss Enamel |. Come in for a demonstration today! ‘ VICTORIA REPORT -Gliffer and Dazzle al Victoria State Dinners! - By JAMES K. NESBITT ‘There'll be glitter and glam- . or, dazzle and brilliance, formal- ity and some ‘white-tle-and-tails “stuffiness next week ‘at your Government ‘House, the magnifi- cent $2,000,000 mansion opened this year for Queen Elizabeth, atop Rockland Avenue hill, , Its all in connection vei ene second State Dinner, but Mrs, Rolston, having been made min- ister -of education, went to the first, Now Mrs. Hodges, as a Senator, ‘gets invited to the first State Dinner, You see, this might be called the game of the ins and.the outs, The two women MLA's, SC Mrs, Buda Brown of, Me tes | Haggen of Grand Forks-Green- wood are bid to the second State Dinner, a week after thé open- ing, arid they, having neither s0- cfal or political ambitions, are quite happy, because His Honor makes a fuss over them, the male MLA's: love them dearly, so to speak. — and even the chatelaine opening of the 23, and the wo” State ‘Dinners and a State Ball are on the list — and anyone who's anyone — and that includes most of us, we think — wants to be invited, but there's only room for so many. The State Dinners will handle only the Precedence List — the Protocol List — and the State Balt just about the same, but with some extras, thege in. offic- ial positions, and a few high soc- _jety folk of Victoria and Van- couver, So, if your nose is a bit out of joint because you're not in- vited, don't feel too hurt, because your duly elected representative, your MLA will be there, ‘Only one woman's invited to the first State Dinner, the night before the House opens — Sena- tor Nancy Hodges, This lady, who do- esn’t have to tight elections any more, is an old hand at Govern- je was, in the dear dim past. beyond re- eall, when she and the late Mrs, Tilly Rolston went to the second State Dinner, being backbench ". Mrs. Rolston’:had to go to the “Mr. second, However; in 1953, Bennett's Social “Credit having ousted Byron Johnson's Liberal- ism, Mrs. Hodges went to, the Point. Grey and CCF Mrs, Kinnaird Brownies Enjoy Skating Party The 1st Xinnaird ‘Brownie Pack has been-active these last few months despite a late start. They had a Halloween party for their first meeting. Later they made candles as gifts for their parents, On Dec, 16 they in- vited their ‘mothers, volunteer helpers and Mrs. MacBain, Dis- trict. commissioner, to a tea where. each Brownie served her own table, The table covers were decor- ated with Christmas card motifs and centred by name cards of a Brownie holding a pixie, fairy or gnome, depending on the Six to which the Brownie belonged, The serving table, with the | same motif, was cent Christmas ‘stable_ scene. The Brownins presented Mrs, Condy a gift as she has assisted with the table decorations, - ~ Last week the Brownies spent an enjoyable afternoon at a ska- ting party followed by hot choc- olate and cookies at the home of their Brown Owl, ‘ennedy. ‘They passed a vote By thanks to the men ‘who had cleaned and flooded the rink and had arrang- ed for them to have such a good Painting & Decorating “INTERIOR DECORATING OUR SPECIALTY WE USE ‘ONLY QUALIT Y PRODUCTS ; DRY-WALL CONSTRUSTION ‘AND , SOINT FELLING. “FOR FREE ESTIMATES. ‘PHONE 9781 OR WRITE BOX 404 CASTLEGAR ate | Smoother Sledding! We find it easier sledding in our * family.-That is because a good bank ‘ balance through regular saving has gives -, us security and Peace of mind.) = We' re all. steady savers at .° "THE CANADIAN _BANK OF. COMMERCE MONEY. IN THE BANK MEANS PEACE OF MIND. ach. A. E. NORRIS, Manager House isn’t there, The top man at the first State Dinner is B.C.'s first com- moner — Premier W, A. C. Ben- nett, and that you have to accept, whether you Hke him or not, whether or not you vote for him, Next on the official totem pole are B.C.'s three Federal ca- binet ministers —- Howard Green, George Pearkes and Davie .Ful- ton, but they present no prob- Tem, because they can't be theré, the House of Commons being in session, Next Is the Chief Justice of Brltah Columbia (Hon.,A, C. risay) and then former List Goeiaers — only two left|- — Charles A, Banks and Clarence Wallace — and then B.C. Privy Councillors — only four — H. H. Stevens, R, W. Mayhew, James Sinclair and Ralph Campney — and then archbishops and bishops, followed by the Justices, then the Senators, and next in line are BC's 22:MP’s (none will be there, being in Ottawa),'and then the foreign. consuls; and: then, way down toward the bottom, B.C. cabinet ministers, then for- mer Premier Byron Johnson, the admiral of the fleet at Esquimalt, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Strachan, the Speaker, Mr. Hugh Shantz, the Mayors of Victoria and Vancouver, the heads of the army and the air force. At the top of the list at the second State Dinner — always a more chummy affair than the first — is\— guess who? — who guessed — why, of course, na- turally, none other than Mr. Thomas Uphill of Fernie, the se- ior’ MLA, who has been in’ the House for 40 years. He'll sit at His Honor's right, and, on His Honor’s left will be the second private MLA, in point of years of public service, — CCF, Arthur Turner of Vancou- yer East, who was first elected in 1941, same year as W, A. C. Ben- nett, but because Bennett went Social Credit, and the public en- dorsed Social Credit, Bennett out- ranks everyone else, Woll-Known Couple Have 50th Anniversary At Vancouver Home 4. couple\well-known in Cas- tlegar and throughout the Dis- trict celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary Jan. 13 in Vancouver, where they have re- ed, ‘Mr, and ‘Mrs, James David- son marked 50 years of marriage, Castlegar was~ their home for more than 30 of these years. Mr. Davidson is known well through his long service as ferryman on the ‘S.atiegar-Robson ferry, where he was nicknamed ‘Little His hearty greetings were familiar to all. Mr. Davidson retired in Dec- ember, 1951, and he and his wife have lived at the Coast since, ‘Married at the Coast Jan. 13, 1910,° Mr. and Mrs. Davidson Made their home in Nelson be- fore the outbreak of ‘World War :|I, Mrs, Davidson is the daughter Rare "| with: dancing and sing-songs. It is hoped to make the: party ‘an. of the late Mrs. Ellen Carlisle of Nelson. In 1918 Mr, Davidson became a feryman on the fist wooden fery crossing the Columbia from Castlegar to Robson. He has the distinction of having operated) tive different ferries since .that time. He was honored by the de- partment of public works, the amber of Commerce and the CM&S on his retirement. With them at -their anniver- sary celebration were their two daughters, Mrs, F, Birch of Van- couver and Mra, J, W. Earn nachie of Penticton, and. their three sons, James of Powell Ri- ver, William of Oakland, Calit., and Thomas of. Kinnaird. _ Ukranian New. Year Held Here Last Week ‘The Ukranian New Year was caicbrated in Castlegar . last Thursday evening ‘in the Legion Hall, .~ Sad vera eae At a party arranged by Fred Stefoniuk of Castlegar, Ukran- jans .from Rossland, ‘Trail and the Castlegar.District wathcred to in the Ukranian’ New. Year annual event, “As far as the Kootenays are concerned, 1959 belongs to Cas- tlegar and District,” D, W. Broo- kes, ret president of the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce told the .group’s 14th annual meeting last weels in Kinnaird, He sald business and residen- tial in Ci and 1959 Belongs to Castlegar Brookes Tells. Dinner Meet! “this phase of rapid rate of de- velopment will not continue un- abated and: we must be prepared for‘a period of adjustment.” “We hope,” he said, “that the period of atijustment will’ be short lived and this Chamber I am sure will bend every effort eyes this end.” Kinnaird’ was “tremendous by proportion” during 1959, The Cel: gar pulp mill construction job “got under way in earnest” and said the Cham- ber Tea dealt with many mat- ters during the year. Among these were: . _ ‘ with the govern- heavy road it tion’ was done in this area, The year 1960 will see an increase in the general tempo of rapid growth, Mr, ment to have the mouth of Pass Creek set aside as a park reserve and roadside picnic ground, A ager of the “difficult” on Brookes, but he warned that Hooteney tourist brochure: _ Residents are Urged To Get on Voters List Registrars of voters through- out B.C, will be directed to com- mence a campaign to encourage all eligible persons to register as provincial voters, ;. In some areas emuneration will be undertaken, but it is stressed that it is still the respon- sibility of the individual to see that his name is on the voters’ list for the district in which he is.a résident, No one should wait for a canvasser to come to the door, It ‘is planned to follow -this program ‘tor a period of some weeks in order to make everyone fully aware of ‘ Pro- the Lord Commission on ‘Doukhober Jands was also made by the Chamber last year and thfe.preparation for CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Jan. 21, 1960 3 CARE FOR ELDERLY What better thing can a community do than provide nur- sing home care “for elderly peop- Humboldt (Sastc.) ‘Journal, TMM ‘If it's for coffee, a.snack or a dinner - come to the | CASTLEGAR HOTEL -. DINING ROOM We enjoy having All home cooked meals Banquets and Dinner Parties arranged | by appointment Open 6.00" a.m. to 8.00 p.m. = the whole family AC IHU printing of an pam-. phlet on the genéral development bf Castlegar and District to help prospective future businesses to locate here was also started. The r also made re- presentations and supported oth- er Chambers towards the exped- iting of work on the Kinnaird- Christina Lake and the Salmo- Creston links of the new: high- way... . “It appears now that the Kinnaird-Christina section will be complete in 1961 and it has been anndunced that all sections of the Salmo-Creston link will have been let to contract by Mar-" ch.31,”. said Mr, Brookes, “The completion of these,. links- will cedure, Anyone who wishes to register, to change his address, ‘or to confirm that he is already |’, properly registered should get in touch with the of vo- to the economy of these ‘areas.” In welcoming the Chamber's anhual meeting to Kinnaird, vil- lage cbalpmaty Carl Loeblich said ters fon his electoral district, . Unlike registering for the federal voters’ list, a provincial voter may -register on any work- ing day of the week of each year, Registrar’s offices are open five days a week from 8.30 am. to 12 noon and from 1.10 p.m. to S pm. the year round, except holidays, Qualifications are that he or she be 19 years of age or older; Canadian citizen or British’ sub- fect; resident of Canada for the past 12 mohths; resident of B.C. for the past six months. terrific residential boom.” He said the reasons for the boom were the new road and the start of construction at Celgar, two pro- jects which the Chamber deser- ‘ved credit for working towards. » . The Chamber's 1960 execu- tive were installed at the meet- ing. The new president is J. Bain- bridge, Vice-president is R. D. Minnion, secretary is John Fowle and treasurer is R. A. D, West. Members of: the executive council are Sam Muirhead, Jim- my Muirhead, H, Wood and W. T. 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