CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, March 17, 1960 ‘$11..Million::Road Final cost’ of the Christina (ike-Kinnaird highway is es- ieied to-be $21,484,000 High- reveal- ‘ot $11/164h00, “sila Mie, Gag- lardl, does not includg the ap- proach to a bridge crossing the ‘nor cain In the legislature in answer to questions by Mrs. i. Hag- gen, MLA for Grand Forks- a reenwood, A bridge to be built across a on the highway will cost $1,000,000 but the date tenders will be called for the project “is not known at this time,” The completed cost figure >. Present _ road is; 45.8 at does it include the cost of a Interchange at Kinnaird where the new blghway meets the clal, _ Total mileage Involved in the mallet with 18.6 ‘Dear Sirs, have reached an agreement .they comment on it.” miles ily paved while we miles’ of the. .road.. already -. completed , have not yet been paved. THE WEATHER Maximums and Minimuras 19° —- It ts. that the road will be completed, “hard sur- faced and open for traffic in 1961, said Mr, Gaglardi. Survey costs to date for the new highway said the minister, are $193,182, Construction costs to date have been $6,359,445 and right-of-way purehase| sass to date have been $70,- bai THE ARROW BOAT CLUB Announces the 3rd Annual - Commodore's Ball PLAYMOR, FRIDAY, MAY 6 Reservations are limited and should be obtained z before March 31 from one of the following: ANDERSON AGENCIES — CASTLEGAR ARMSON’S — TRAIL , STROMSTEAD, WOOD VALLANCE HARDWARE — NELSON Your sounds as though you think the People of Castlegar are gullible enough to buy a “Brooklyn Brid- ge!” Mr, Editor, we refer you to the agreement of 1952 re: Bloo- mer Creek and signed by Chair- man of Council’ in which the people of Castlegar have been left with the full responsibility of upkeep and servicing the highly ‘Inadequate construction on this project. Is this the type of agreement we are asked to blindly accept when it is indeed too late? habit of signing blank cheques or agreements of sale?, Sound business ethics have never con- We feel that we must take|his-mind in regard ‘to’ civic af- exception to your editorial com-| fairs. It the press chooses to re- ment of last week in’ which you|port‘all such comments: let : us} state ““When’ council, and Celgar| not “interpret, each and . all’ -of will put it in legal form, it will noclati ‘amd resolutions of theAs- be signed by both parties, and{ sociation, o it wilt be mide public, Tt wil| some’ of the people interested be time then for the public to| inthe’ Association that, irt view Mr. Editor, ‘Association and-'that for ‘which ‘Are you, Mr, Editor, in the| With: Ratepayers Executive Write - ie Chair, to speaic ‘of what ts‘ ort these \as. the corisidered ” state- It is the opinion of of; the attempt’ to. ‘Fidlewle ’, the it ‘stands, it is a’ bad business Policy to become’ actively, assoc- fated‘ with it. We, believe that each’ harb hurléd. against the Ratepayers Association, each barrier raised against ‘it, only fecting our’ o in area? The logi- eal | sequence’ in’ “the process. of by ‘instruction’ and “research to \familiorize oneself'with the exis- ting conditions and’ the means of meeting these ‘conditions with a tes) pr Yto..the ability of. the participants. With relation to our municipal affairs, such preparation. has not deen possible, :Council, has been at a disadvantage in having in- who, in order to learh the ropes, experieced’. and ‘untrained men, have had to serve what ‘might be’ termed’ a period of appren- ticeship during. which time they. serves ‘to prove. to people the real need for such an organization. * As for the Association acting as a “sounding board for hopeful municipal candidates," whére could not be ‘1 to operate at_a maximum efficiency. A... Ratepayer’s.- Association or any group‘of a similar nature ean provide those interested in civic administration this period in which each euld one find a of more varied reflective pow- board" | Of is able to become familiar with Jocal ers? par- ants with visions of future bene- fits and security, senior citizens of fixed and’ limited incomes, profess- doned such a practise, A then, Mr. Editor, that you en- dorse sound business ethics, why then do you not qualify your statement and give good, sound, business-wise reasons why a pub- lic meeting should not: be held to discuss. the proposed agree- ment defore it ts signed? i. .The -Castlegar Ratepayers Association is being formed to} ional. men — all with special needs and interests. It is highly unlikely that a group of such a diversity of interests and points of view would be a pliable me- dium for the politically ambi- tious. On the other hand, where could one get-a better opportun-. iy: outside Council to Jearn of and the Act and its application, We sce nothing ridiculous in this, Mr.. Editor. Democracy lives, not in: the governments, but in. the. minds and hearts of people, and it is this that gives it both its atreng-| th and its weakness, If the people from indolence or carelessness or cowardicé are unequal to the exertion necessary for preserving | * it, they are-unlikely long to en- Joy a: ' RES of assist Council in the carrying out democratically the affairs of the village, to protect the democra- tie right of the property holders|, and- to arouse the public inter- school’ of thought which you have chosen to represent, has presented arguments that only deny these rights and suggest that we stop worrying and lapse t in’ their own affairs, The} school’ of thou dudget ‘of $722,000. for..1960 was|: as at-|: KB W. “AY Smith, * ne proposed. school” district discussed Monday night: ‘by _mem- bers’ of the Kinnaird. and Castle- gar. village . councils. “and . the school trustees of School District Discuss School Budget board. 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Helena Published, Every Tharday at “The Crossroads of the aan NG CASTLEGAR, BRITISH QOLUMBIA; THURSDAY, MARCH 24, '1960 10 CENTS PER COPY Let on Sawmill — this’ mor- ning’ et Stolberg’ Construction (1957). Ltd, was's bidder The | current phase. of con- for a contract'to provide aber for.. the construction ‘of the firs “two vunits of Celgar'’s. new ae mill” here, Labor and materials for the sawmill bullding and tah will total close ‘to | $1,000,000. Celgar will undertake | to is to begin April 1° for completion in about six months, Other parts of ‘the project will follow with the tar- get ‘date for sawmill start-up eq | Deing mid-1961. “Plans call for the’ dnstallation of two pandaew. headrigs,- two two edgersand a ver- supply the tor a mill « design. which calls predominantly for timber construction,-much; of whtch : will ‘be “provided by ‘Cel- gar's own sawmills, operating in These “units” ‘have. been dee signed ‘by Celgat’s . sawmills di ged) fuel’-to: the pulp mill and vision engineers with the. assis- tance of Phillips. Barratt © and tical _resaw, The 100- x. 1,200-foot shed will house’ two, 10-ton ridge cranes, 03 the ‘sawmill, which will be immediately adjacent’ to» the pulp mill; will supply. chips and. hog- steam and power.', Kinnaird Passes Waterworks. Bylaw. Kinnaird’s $170,000 water ex- tension bylaw and ‘an ‘extension bylaw | incorpor‘at Celp ar subdivision’ near Castle- PRESENTING CHARTER to Castlegar ‘Toastmaster Club draw. services ‘such . as_ water, | president Bob Rivers (right) is Toastmasters: “district gover- 2 nor Ralph D. McColl of. Nanaimo.. The ‘présentation was made at the local Club's charter. par held, Saturday night in the Twin Rivers Hall: The fact that BC. controls the upper Calumbia river and is free to develop it or divert it as she wishes, tends to make us think. we Raven an _unbeatab e river in “American Economist Suggests High Arrow, Mica Before Libby The vast amount of storage ‘would also reduce the value of storage the U.S. is cont6mplating on some'of its own tri of/a sive by such means as natural gas, atomic energy, or coal. The reason for this He in the Cc power Sia now going on. But some’ Americans point out that co-operating with -Can- ada might bring them less pow- er than they could get by golng it alone — and. in: the. very long. run, it might cost them moze tco Thelr point og view is pt most interestingly .in- a recent booklet called “Sequence ‘and ti- ming in river’ basin develop- ment,” ‘“writterr . by “economist John V. Krutilla for Resources of the Future Inc., a non-profit re- search ‘corporation financed by the Ford Foundation. It'is only ‘fair’ to point out that it doesn’t deal with, the im- portant aspects of flood control and that some B.C. and cent, ‘onatving 58 per cent ap- proval. Linda Hesketh Wins Public iting :the new |’ Friday ‘the $170,000 -bylaw received 80 per cent ‘approval Speaking Contest on Friday| ‘Leslie Waldie U.S, experts don't sere with all his conclusions. b But it does ‘give us a fas- cinating: new: viewpoint .on some of the U.S, problems in the pow- er fight, ; The booklet’ bristles with: Problems that would never’ oc- cur to the layman. All this could mean, Krutilla argues, that the U.S. would have to resort earlier to more ren va- risus methods of cevelopiug the river. It boils down to this: If the (continued on page six) Gen. A. G. Ly General: No Added Gains at High Dam said Friday a High Arrow ‘dam or the Columbia river would pro- vide no added benefits for Can- ada. : The chairman’ ‘of the Can- adian section of the International Joint Commission told the Com- tee that a High Arrw dam would only ‘draw off. benefits at Mica Creek farther upstream. Gen.’ McNaughton was com- mons’. external affairs commit-| pared was a Taetter for the ¢ Oheaaint and British © Colum®in | gover ment’ and not for the Interna~ tional Joint Commission. It would cost. about $25,000,- 000 per million acre-feet for water storage in Canada com~ i with . $106,000,000 fr the United States.- menting on the of H.| at W, Herridge (OCF. — Kootenay. West) that the Castlegar Cham- No. 9.2 stage a large concert. Rubinstain’s COLOR LIT? won't Plaza ‘into the village re-| with 275 ballets east im favor, o1| Winner of the Oddfellows) other aspirants; ber of Commerce. has opposed : THIS Suiare ‘tells its stor and re re HEWETSON TWO STRAP with: ranteed-wear shise Sires 10.3. into the lethargic state which has kept the: voters away from the polls, as for example ‘the ci- vie election of 1959, However, in the case of Cas- tlegar, a more suitable term than The entire water system im Cas- tlegar has been. for. years one of the most persistently. frustrating issues the taxpayers could ever ‘be asked to face, and it is high time some, responsible represen- tative organization like’ a Rate- payers Association was formed to assist in putting the issue on an organized basis with a plan ‘for progress which’ will endure past the terms of current coun- cils and be built on,a foundation engineered with foresight and vision in order’ that it will. not find itself rootbound every few years - with: inadequacies: in‘ con- struction and -plar and lethargic would be frustrated. Me + The ‘ village will ,take the Proposed ene back’ to their councils, RENATA SOCIALS. discuss ‘it, and give the school +31. he commissioners and trus- tees ‘also . discussed” other ‘sub- jects. where the two . groups “could: work together to the ad- vantage: of - all. concerned,” said c. H. King, secretary-treasurer. Chairman of: the: meeting in the absence of chairman Mrs. Walter - Jacobson: was trustee John Dalziel, Mrs. Jacobson was attending. trustees day .at UBC where.-education students meet representatives, of the various schoo} districts ‘in the province. Whe ‘board signed contracts | re with. Southwest Construction for the building ‘of additions to ele-|; mentary ‘schools ut Castlegar-and)° Kinnaird, C “will” go by legal agreements which ‘ may not bein our best and long-term interests, ‘ "The CRA is in the process of drawing up a.constitution which hag yet to be finally _approved| 5! and: accepted by the. member- ship. Therefore, Mr, Editor, your pe ahead as. soor as the weather permits,”: said Mr, . King. . One ‘classroom ‘at ‘the high plaster “fon an e: ental .ba- sis” during the Easter. holidays. apr extended that the fees are $6 per year is‘ complet- ely unfounded in fact. It would however, appear to come from a misinterpretation by. your re- sit excel ‘education: week. The doard,: said.-Mr. King,. was most appreciative ': ‘of the time by the iteachers. trustees. their comments on it by}: ‘Mrs, P- Warkentin Mrs. Geoffry Brown and son’ of Victoria ‘are’ ‘guests at the home of her mother and fetter: in-law, Mr. and’ Mrs, Bol Culloch, Miss Ann Funk training at the General Hospital,’ Kamloops, is home visiting her mother, ‘Mrs, H. Funk, and has heen ‘visiting her sister Mrs. John Olson at poe for the past few days. } Koch has returned from custente Hospital where he: had pews a Patient for the ‘past few, (Mr. and- Mrs. “Henry ary Toqws are visiting relatives :and ‘friends at the coast-for a month; ; and... Mrs,.~ Bert Toews, and. Deserie oe ‘Trail. visited at|'l ee home-of -Mr.-and: Mrs Lou rub off. No unsightly stains on your clothes or pillows. It won't brush out..There’s never a re- touch necessary. Ask for Helena Rubinatein’s COLOR LIFT HAIR RINSE in one of these exciting: new shades, and have the ‘loveliest hint of “fashion color: ever made for - gray. COLOR LIFT also comes in ‘ “: twelve ‘lustrous, true-to-life’ : ecessary 60 oD May"8/ 1959, ‘and:.on- Jul: ly. Chismazia this week, , 1- school will.be done with acoustic |4F =. n0-U'turn signs were erected bet- and work: put into the, ‘Brojects Selva resounding approval when voters went to the polls Friday. _ The- waterworks _ bylaw. re-' ceived 80 per. cent’ approval ‘and . the! extension bylaw received 90 “per cent approval. Pereentaze needed \to pass both bylaws was 60 per cent... _ The water extension vote was the third held in just over 10 months, A bylaw for. $177,000 failed by 3 es cent: to get, the cent approval the same byiaw failed, ‘by’ 2 Monthly. Works Rape Sunita oh against, and ‘eight ‘spoiled. On the village extension sue, 296 votes were recoried ‘Twelve ballots were spoiled. “I. was: slightly amazed ter.chairman E..C.:AcKerman day night village chairman Car! the results of ‘the balloting. cOunel]-mbeting=‘acting G. S..Rust sald he:knew: that “sup McNabb told council in: his’ “work report for. February. ~ He said the raising of Junt- per between Columbia and’ 5th “is nearing and two “to. the ween| Columbia ‘and 1st ‘at . the post ‘office. ‘Two: two-hour. ‘signs and two diagonal signs have‘ been placed on Maple- St. bordering on’ Jack's Pic-'rr Pac. + Three. signs have been erec- ted at the ball park ‘favor of :the plan and‘ 36 against. the percentage it got,” said; wa- the water. extension bylaw. Fri- 1 Loeblich. was enthusiastic over, at Monday night's, regular spoke -for Mr. Loeblich : :who was "| absent with: the: #luwhen: he. 2said sald. that. counell was Ireeting, indicates” that -reverue for'| totaled : $4,956, t - turning on ‘out. in“ stich:- numbers.” penditures SA se 28 more j than ex . Mrs. Je W.” Dougan | © said ans should «be extended to fire deyartment members for ‘0141s, S26781, said Mi.~ Rust, of going out’on thelr-own:time and a getting ‘people ‘to ‘vote. ‘It's very ry to: Know. we" have back taxes ‘which might not be and ‘Rebekahs public. speaking is-|contest held Friday night in: “the in| high school was" Linda Hesketh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.’ H.-Hes- Keth of Castlegar. at [ic Linda ‘competed against’ two of Kinnaird Has. ‘Ss.c00 Surplus and. Cyril Popoff, and will go on with; other The author agrees without, district candidates! from Nelson, Trail, Rossland, Slocan City and Kaslo. As well as giving a 10 to-15- tainute talk on“'What the United Nations Means to Me,” the candi- dates. were required to write. an essay. on the topic and to answer a 100-word test, the final results being based on mariss in all oe Hf for the lifer rent: i énds a care to-be' fongratiated for iS. their. budgets”. ‘Monday night. e ‘Mx. Rust’ sa: that. the year-| “lend “statement, -which’ will be presented in detail’ at: a” later The 3 surplus “ats this. time” while the’ rest is such things as S'| and tlie: United States, in'a three- *] weeks’ all-expense trip to New ‘cash | They will be extensively, enter- tained and chaperoned by mem- |. district will; Join humdreds of oth- erwinners ‘from ‘all ‘over Canada York,.where. they wih’ have .the privilege _. of" visiting, the -UN sembly meeting. They will’ also visit. other places of interest,’ including the liament . Buildings : in Ottawa. bers of the Oddfellow and Rebek- ah lodges across. both countries. that B.C.'s “Arrow, Lakes and Mica.Creek are far and away the most High Arrow because of flooding | | it would cause. The. general said that to ‘get of sites for’ the next stage” of. de- veloping the . international. Co- lumbia. . These two . projects, could store 19.7 milion acre-feet ‘of ‘wa-, ter for'usa by. downstream gen- erators in dry periods, compared with .19.8 million in’ 13; projects on the-U.S. stretch, of the river. power the Col- ambia river started, storage . re- servoirs. will have, to. be built #irst in Canada, This meant that. in the ini- tial stages Canada‘ would have to depend for its’ share of. power on the' power generated “at. US, Plants on the Columbia. through usa. of the water stored in Can Saia be. auaitanien ‘from the: big- gest single U.S., Columbia ‘system damsite —; Libby. - damon. the building: and sitting in on an as-/' Capitol. at Washington and -Par-,| - such’'an active organization | in our community,” noted Mr. Rust. Water.’ chairman: "Ackerman |. moved fourth ‘and: final’ reading of the. .bylaw ‘at Monday. night's meeting and it has now been’sent po Victoria -for’. ie spp oval of L af- the ‘breaking of trees -and; two - Village to Fonce “Parking at Arena “Parking is everybody's bus- fairs, ‘iness, The public {s\ using the « Judges ‘at Priday: night's con- test were. Mrs. -MacBain of Brilliant, D. W. Reon of Kin- naird: and 'K. Hall of Castlegar. C.. H. "King, secretiry: ‘of the School’ district, introduced ‘the speakers. West Kootenay finals of the Rate Up 2 CASTLEGAR. A. two-mill increase “in: the school mill rate for 1960 is probable as a result ‘of the pratioat board’s new budget, vil- ge chairman N.. T.. Oglow tea the Castlegar council Igst cut’ the’ amount of; power: that | 5" look ‘after-us,” he said. ‘School Mill ok stai Period | (for: power* Bives| ada instead of the (iS. would save U.S. taxpayers hundreds of millions of dolars,. he saith. Gravel Pit Offered ~ For Garbage Bamp An offer by Kinnaird Trans— fer See aa tiae doyreat eis oe us trouble and: “is.,the Period when our:negotiators have, got to - This. was a reference’ to:cur- rent = governmental negotiations between Canada ‘and the U.S. on ors Lf : . Air Rifles. Gausing. Kinnaird Goncern Concern over damage done to property in Kinnaird by air rifles was expressed at the reg- ular meeting of: the village | ty, council Monday night. Comm. Jake Hendricks said he had contacted the RCMP re- garding the’ problem and had river low Gen. McNaughton - said ‘the site, said Comm. Aage Sgivest. “We'll expect some actiar om that by next.meeting,” Mr. Og— low told. works man. McNabb, The man sald that if the deal is ne- gotiated the department of heal- th will be asked to supervise ail work done at, the pit. “arena -and - we shouldn't shirk speaking contest: will also be cur responsibilities,” commen-|held here. = = » ted village: chairman'N. T. Og: a THE. WEATHER been advised: that any» person under 18 years possessing an air Mr, Oglow, but it {s ‘necessary | rifle must have a licence and be as.a result the many new accompanied by an adult. while students entering the District | using it, and ‘the fost that the fait a Mr. Hendricks will prepzre elgar’s pulp mill | an advertisement outlining the ning has not yet been levied. regulations concerning ‘ali’ rifles re Tusa eo eens Salaries for six new teachers|for the notice of parents in Kin-|fiying around 7th Ave. and also have to be taken into account |naird. ; saW some robins. as‘ well as = z for. teachers presently on the payroll noted Mr. Oglow. Porter ‘of the fees charged by Thanks . were also ‘Trail Property Owners which are|tg the Castlegar and District 50c per. year, and not per month |-reashers’’ Association. for the as your figure implies. .. work done on the book: display Mr, Editor, let us not lave! hela at the ‘Twin Rivers ‘school. the press and others put words The’ attendance of the -mu- in the mouth of the Association.|sic teacher and six pupils: at an Our meetings are open and dem-| instrumental - clinic being “held ocratic.. Each individual is grant-| next Thursday, and ‘Fridsy at ed.the right af the discretion of|¢ ‘was pp: by the i. Authorization of “the: bylaw and bonds | is: expected to = take about six weeks, It is then hoped to’make a start on’ the’ work’ in- |’ Bi volved © in 1 of | the]: , different parts of. the vine and waterworks, scheme, : Sp f grading has. taken place where “Acceptance ‘of the: ‘new sub: possible. Drive-ways to churches | division into the village boundar- _ were cleared of snow during the}ies* means that — Celgar : will’ be month. ())2.).! able to ‘go, ahead >with its: plans yas new pressure.” “guage has| for construction \. of 10 rental been’ instal’ ed: in; the new. purnp blocs near’ Castlealrd Plaza. house, said the ‘works supervisor, ‘The ‘company: has estimated Arrival of Spriag _ Spring has arrived in Castle- BEEF POT ROASTS Blade or round bone, Ib., ™.. GROUND BEEF, 3 Ibs., BACON Side ‘sliced, ,2 V2. Ik: ‘ Cello Economy pkg., : PORK STEAKS, Ib., 7 low, at. the last mesting of the Castlegar council, ‘Parks chairman. “Walter Thorp said he planned to fix the. parking ‘lot at the arena “during. the summer months and would have a. sketch’. of.-the. “Might fencing | required as well "as a ‘diagram, of how.. traffic |: _ will: be’ channelled : through and) Thurs.,. March 17 52 Fri, March, 18 85 Sat; March 19 NON-SCUFF.TIP and for extr: wear it-carries a three mont! sole guarantee Sizes8 44 (03. hese Notice the Kinnaird ween the hours of sit the: purpose of vofi and 144,.~ “The Corporation of the Vill Public Notice i is hereby given to the Own. ers Electors that a Poll will’ be held at! : Immprovement,: Society Hall on the 18th day of March;.1960 bet- : _ oT TcATATCTTT ge of Kinnaird of Po 8 am, and B’p.in. ing on the, bylaws 138 Signed: P..A. Smibert BUTTER Ist grade : Ib. CRISCO,,3. Ib. tin . , FLOUR, Purity, 25 Ib bag. UEGGS,, grade bis Na dares | doz... FOGER‘S INSTANT. COFFE 18 Photographic MURAL’ 46'x34" «47 HEN'S” SPRING JACKETS. Reversible, : ‘black and light beige q Sizes 38 s 46... $14, 50 MEN'S. WINDBREAKERS ** Blackeord = lined’ $8.50° fof silt. twice; during. the. month.’ February, ‘third method. ‘emp'ishments,’ rather than.as.(a and: -catch) . A“major”.! water: breals: was repaired ‘at 4th ‘and Green’ win a) start ‘on building | may. be made next month. -Provision : Will’-also be made ‘in’ the:area for’39 hou- sing: lots, a school and .a Daris area. “the property. - dol done, y :*: Mr. Oglow sald an allocation should be made :in. the’ final parks. budget. for having the Sun, March 20 Mon., March 21 Tues., March 22 é Wed., March 23. ~ KINNAIRD: porte chairman G. S. Rus; tos By BURT CAMPBELL ! Where tre'U.S. and Russia doth. use grants and’ credits: In obtalning: foreign-aid |good.. will (with the U.S; favoring: grants), the Soviet’ country . uses yet a “This {third .method Is gifts, “Gitte” whieh are intended. fo5 strate Soviet’ good il sae ace major’ contribution to economic development. This gift giving often’ takes on ‘the proportions of straight barter. When Burma's (premier vis- ited Moscow * and was--given a hospital, ‘sports’ centre ‘and jhotel, Burma’? gave :Russia: ‘ rice. - The total.value of: ‘these gifts doesn’t exceed $20, but ‘the’ signi-|-; A PERSONAL sain : |fidarice is not: to be found in’ the monetary value: of ‘the’. gifts grant is.something ‘a‘rich nation gives. a poorer. A gift ‘is ‘gome- thing a friend’ ven a friend. .. Another »-strong advantage the. U.S.SR.. enjoys over the. Un- ited States in the field of foreign aid is that the U.S. is still, view- ‘ed . with some: suspicions ~ “as im-|s ~‘Gilfs’ Are Given fo Friends. of ecpnomie aid, Russia may hhave’a. fuller’ appreciation than Western governments ‘of the. im- portance of the aid‘to the leaders. of. undrdeyeloped ‘cquntries. At the same “time, the’ Americans find it difficult. to understand the needs. of. people technicaliy. 200 years behind - them, \ But ‘though the U.S.SR, has «the Perfalltle ; taal ahaa PAPO. US.S.R.,:;-meanwhile, can an as an na- | in -buying- more: good will than the U.S,, the -big-ques- ton is