; ‘prevented the present

+. Doukhobors -on equal terms, It}

. complaining of not being able to’
Bae any social’ life with the!

‘Page 6

CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar, B.C.

Let's Discuss . . .

SUSTICE and the DOUKHOBORS

BY GEORGE B. LANDIS

Justice .. , is the pri or

|| Metallurgical Post
For J.M.. Buchanan:

3.M.; Buchanan’ has been ap-
pointed Special Assistant to the

er Di but are A

Local Girl Returns
From Leave

Miss June Sherbico, daughter

practice of dealing uprightly and
equitably with others.
We are rather shocked at the

in South “Africa ie the persecu-
tion of Jews in Europe, yet we
feel quité Rélpless because of the
distance of those ‘areas from. us,
However, there is a problem
right in our midst. Though it is
on a lesser scale in ‘magnitudes,

Zinc Depart

friendly enough, but that is all,
Did you ever stop to think why
this is so? If you did you would

of The Consolidated. Mining and
Smelting Company of Canada
Limited at Trail, B.C, RR, .Me-

ft Cominco’s

of Mr. and Mrs, John. Sherbico
. left for North Bay,
ntact on ‘Wednesday, Miss

Sherbico, who is now an Air-
woman, First Class, in the Royal

know the answer, Our Di
boys have tried now and again to
attend social activities wh very| announcement recently,
embarrassng results, as the! Mr, Buchanan is a native. of

phrase “dirty Douk” is too com- degre
monly and .too often used. ‘You' wae hiss eoatriern wastes of

0}
Metallurgical Division, made the

Airforce has just com-
tetas a thirty day leave, visit-
ing frlends relatives in Trail,
Nelson and Castlegar.

cannot call people names and ex-! j;
pect them to turn bette and teee ix the nlveralty. os Wash:

After ing from Castle-
gor Teh Schools Miss jphechleo

Y, an Never-
theless, if concrete action is not
taken presently, it, too, might
reach the United Nations dis-
cussions, The result would ‘put
both the provincial and federal

ite in your r
Furthermore, if some of the by; Comin Oe ein ae asa
their Eee ener pockets and Department. Later in 1041 he
non-Doukhobors would keep
‘not beat up the Douks when they Sty ee holding ine
attend their social evenings, they rank of Captain in, ‘the: (Royal

positions since ie cua enjoys a
position of prestige as a country
of no discrimnaton to speak of,

De we really want to solve the
Doykhobor problem? If we do,
then each one of us must be con-
cerned,

The principal reason for the ex-
istence of the problem is educa-
tion, to be more precise, the lack
of education. The motto for the
over-all plan sor the solution to
the 'Doukhobor problem might]
well be “Rehabilitation Through
Education.” May it be empha-
sized that this motto is applicable
not ‘only toe the Doukhobors —
mainly the Sons of Freedom —'
but also to every inhabitant ‘of
this country. and, in particular,
to every inhabitant of this :prov-
ince,

would be getting better attend- ©;

ance. Too often our Doukhobor to Cominco as an “Assist -
boys are beat up by organized ing Engineer. In ‘1947 ‘i Buch:
gangs when they do show up at. anan was

Trail and then joined the tatt
of the Castlegar Branch of the
Bank of Montreal. In November,
1952, she resigned her position at
the bank and ‘enlisted in the
‘Woman's Division of the. R.C.A.F.
took her basic t

cal division,

short distance of the town: of
North Bay, says Miss Sherbico,
is some what larger than ‘Trail,
and within weekend teavelting
distance of Torortto, and June
seems to like both the surround-
ings and her newly chosen pro-
fession. Certa nly her smart, trim
appearance is a credit to herself
and her unit, and we would like
to wish her the best of everything
her new career,

Seio’s Cafe
The Best In Meals
Open 7 am To 12°p.m.
Chinese Dishes A Specialty

The depot {s within a cea ll

HOURS: 8 a.m. to 5:30 pm.
OPEN TUES, to SAT.
PHONE 2011

by advanced tra ning in Flight
Office to qualify for trade’s clas-

their dance, How can you expect) Superintendent, Electrol

to improve relationship when you| Melting, Zine heparton team

erect somenne with a fist in the holding several other posts in the
ice Zine Department he was appoint-

She was then posted

Depot together with forty other
Airwomen, for work in the cleri-

wp Gin oo enue’ se Metod Stay Soeies e
i . The new appointment be-
vie fe gece Boe Conadlans it ae effective. June 22 ‘of this
As I pointed out in a previous 5 i
column, there are Geapke whe ase Me. Pubanan. 3s 2) member: of
sert their membership in a the Canadian Institute of Mining
church yet fail to support that|2"@ Metallurgy.
church. So too there are people A keen golfer, Mr. Buchanan is
who belong to the Doukhobor|0" the House Committee of the
religion only in name. There are Rossland - Trail Country Club.
also Canadians who are no long- He is well known in curling;
or .Roman Catholics or United circles. He is Deputy Co-ordinator |
Churchmen and so on, either |°f Civil Defence in the Trail area,
Mr, Buhanan ig married and

‘In this regard, we can start)
with the pronounciation of the
‘itself. I have yet to hear the!
iglish pronunciation.
‘The cbmbination of the letters
“kh” in “Doukhobor” does not,
produce ‘the “k” sound as in’
“king”. No, the combination “Ich”
is a phonetic representation for,
* gh"

[it is time to stop referring to

through marriage or through con-
version of faith. Thus it ds time| has two children.
to stop

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a man’s name ends in “off” he
must be. a Doukhobor. Moreover,

these ‘people by their religion.
After all it is just a religion and
others are not referred to by
their religion.

One instance where I must give

credit is in their Via DeLuxe MV. Kahfoke «

the in
“ach"~-or Scottish “loch,

English elling is

ol nationalistic views. They consider

a ‘irs!
translatio; of the Russian word; [and then whatever they might be.
the ‘you are in doubt as‘ In Canada it is not so, In Quebec
t/ pronunciation, just’ you have not Canadians, but
French-Canadians,, An example
of the problem can) close to home is the Guich in
Trail. The residents of that part
of the city are. usually referred

‘ussian.

ic a right back to the time|
immigration. Lack of edu-

ns and knowledge created) to as the Italians, which is incor-

nity of-the people began:to/ citizenshi

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Doukhobor -philosophy was _not|eitizens |

aceepied equally.

out, ‘There and then the. vicious] it
circle commenced and continues
to this:day. t

The Sons of Freedom have “fail
ed. to, become the citizens we
ike them to be; yea, they

laws. A firm realistic ‘policy -a
score of years ago might have

éloped and soon trouble proke! haps we should take more pride/ +

ping. of: the -word “Doukhobors”| - :
in referring to these citizens and 4
only using the word when refer- 2

solutely necessary. 3

in being Canadians.
The first step in the rehabili- i
ation program can be. the:drop-

ring to the religion, if it is ab-

The per diem system under
which one

On the other hand, as part of @

the circle, society has failed top. | reached its 5lst. birthday on July
-; Sotiety has not accepted all.

Ast., 1953,

nother for use of freight cars,

has -not been ~ for,
them to be looked down upon as
inferiors. Prior'to and during the;
early part of the Second World
War, it was difficult for anyone
with an “off” at the end of his
name to obtain ‘employment. To
a_certain extent the situation
still exists.

A Slocan Park resident, writ-
ing to the Nelson News earlier!
this year, said. “The residents are

Doukhobors. They say they are

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In Cagtlegar, the number of
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LETTER T9 THE
EDITOR

_Gastlegar, B.C.

J ‘uly 21st, 1953
Dear Editor: :
eing..a-member of the Ross-

land-Trail Sick Benefit ; Associ-
‘ation for several years now, I

MONDAY and TUESDAY
, te Big Crackdown On Big-Time Crime!

TRVING ASHER + WILLA Bh
ewan aR R RADE ee

Shows at 7 and 9 p.m.

wish to make known a few. facts
which have recently _ come to
light.

WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY

“A ‘short time ago, Castlegar-
Kinnaird members of this Society
received a circular by mail, stat-
ing, .that the Society was losing
money, and that it would méan“
either ‘an’ increase in rates “for}
‘the 53 members, ‘or else cancel-+
lation of all‘contracts, Since then,

a number of mémbers have re-|
ceived registered letters: advising
them, effective dmmeaietely. their
~q| contract was cancelled; id’ this | Ff
was ‘without any previous notice 4
, date whatsoever, and
ins some cases an‘amount of cash

ey “refund ‘of’ their (paid’“in’-ad-|'
vance) dues. Consequently, these
members: were left without any

Engagement St; Rita's Church °

THR! ROOM
eeascet fare ee Mr. = a Mrs. Davi 3a Cam Sunday) Masses — 8:30. and 1)
teachers.” Apply | ee Box: 190) isnt nt ape! aoe pe aes
Castlegar. COU écereiergirrstaaner ora c e at
Elaine Claire to Norman Robin-| 7:30 p.

Hours. ) ‘am: to'5 pm.
MON, — WED. — Bate é

JOONS, ‘UNTIL:
_END OF AUGUST:

son of | Dally Hass, 8 oteloek.

Maternity ‘cases cut right off’ in
the middle of confinement, leav:
ing the’ expectant: mother no
chance of getting coverage with,
any, other. :medical plan. Those’

unfortunate ‘members are’ left

EN SULLIVAN “EDMUND WENN CHARLES DRAKE
GIGI PERREAU GENE: LOCKHART x.

without the legal lor:
which they had” paid: Cancella- | }

‘Trail, B.C. son of ‘Mrs.
Sarah of. Vi
BC,
'Thé wedding to.take place in
Castlegar United Church on Aug-|:
ust 15th, 1953, at 2 p.m. :

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who: seem to have been Srayine!
‘| more: benefits than, others.

: | cifeular,” to refrain from request-*
Every: Sunday -—-’ Breaking” of

tion ‘of ts have not
all: members as a body, but have
descriminately affected those

 ~-Shows at] and 2p

50. PAY MITE

ZR RESIS

ay

Members | were asked’ on’ the.

ing’. House calls by the doctor, €x-
ee hen absolutely imperative.
Inj rural ‘district: such’ as. this,

difficulties

— Arrow. Motors: -

‘The perfect.Interme
B ‘gonad feather, sole.
“Zolder Zee:last f

Centre

*| wher: there is‘no’ local hospital,
transpor' jon

- Community Bible.

make it! impossible at. times for
patient tovget in to the doctor,
what else can ‘they do?

jundays,
forthe family.

wm, As

: Uniden onal May T draw your alien tlo one
he 330 in as | *|
ane ie ia i) sag: people = been a member of the Society for

7:30
ice:
_ | Above service in.the Legion Hall.

Ste DOLD y. 2
» DESIONED FOR THE TODDLERS.

diate boot with double ‘
al it toes. Dine. a
ng | a
cote

Prayer‘and Bible Study, Thurs-
days, 7:45. p.m. and Young. Peo-
ple’s Fellowhip, :.. Fridays, .:'7:30
p.m. at'the-home. ‘of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred E. ‘Woodrow; Columbia Ave.

‘All are’. cordially’ invited to
these services: : i

Presbyterian Church
Services in the Churoh every
vo Sunday ‘at 11:15 a.m, :

.D, A. MacKellar, ‘Minister

Full Gospel ‘Service -.
Co-Workers —- Misses J. Pen:
noyer and ¥. Clemo.
10°am. — Sunday School,
| 7:30. p.m. — Evangelistic.
esus Christ, the ‘same yester-
day, today‘and forever.”

14° years, last year received, as}.
near a3 he can figure, $120.00 in
benefits for his family of six. Now
I’ ask you, is this unreasonable |:
for a family of this size? This
member has stated that he has
refrained. from unecessary abuse
of the benefits, and yet was cut
off -without..a days warning.

'What: kind of a Society are we

hold to their stated benefits? who
knows but what another district
covered by the Society cwill be]:
the next to be.cut off because of
similar’ eircumstances?. It would
appear that.no-:member in ‘any. of

ciety, has any assurance of pro-
tection, and: that He and his de-
pendants will be cut ‘off without
warning such .as Castlegar mem-
bers have’ experienced.
-It-would be,well for the more’
fortunate in good. health].

‘Lutheran: Services
Services to bevheld in Anglican
Church every first'and third Sun-
day at 3:00 PMA

_| at the present time,- to. investi

gate . the security of continued".
benefits for which they joined the

apparently has the power to can-
cel ‘at’a:moments notice. :

: Anglican ‘Church
pin ne Sunday, Joly 26, .
Robson, 8 am.. and 7:30 pa. -
Kinnaird, 9:30 :

‘It is hoped that those members
(like myself): who are not cut oft
as yet,
stich inhuman injustice.

paying into if they cannot up-| |.

the districts covered by the So-|:

Society, and for which the Society J

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY JULY 21 & AUG 1

will vigorously protect 3