CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, June 3, 1965 SASTLEGAR NEWS: ' CASTLEG:{ IEWS: » “Here let the press the people's rights maiataln, unawed by influence and unbribed by gain” Established in Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Seven See a - . Hydro Responsibility Needed in the Field B.C; Hydro ‘should: speed up its land ' acquisition program associated with Arrow dam construction in'the' reservoir area. Re This was made obvious to any one at. : tending” the meeting’ at Edgewood last i Thursday evening at which the Author- I, ity outlined its proposals for relocation in ‘the céntral. Arrow Lakes region, ©" As many members of the audience re- peatedly ‘pointed. out, . the people: of the area can do nothing until their properties _ are purchased.’After that they can either 1 umm |, aecide to stay or leave, Since the over- i whealming: majority will stay, they can’t really ‘act*intelligently on relocation pro- ‘posals until: they’ have the wherewithal ! with which to purchase property from the Auithority in the new townsites and to build: or-move homes. ' Wilson Should Sell Fa * Tt would be Hard to find criticism: of Hydro’s-relocation proposals for the cen- 3 tral /Arrow ‘Lakes. If the Authority was . trying to’thrust a Fauquier townsite onto the people it'would-be a differént matter. ' However,..the crown.-agency's regional - development coordinator, Jim:Wilson; ap pears ‘sincere in his: repeated ‘statements thatithe people of: the region can have a | -number of smaller townsites near existing communities if they wish. He asks only that’ they realize the many advantages: a larger community can bring over smaller ones ‘and’ promises that he is prepared. to meet the. chal of building a Fauqui that will be ‘‘the most attractive commun. ity in B.C.” : Hydro’s lands: ‘division: must, with every despatch; seek: further competent land representatives and .give them,: as well as the men already in the field, much more authority than it has so far. demon- strated it is willing to do. The land representatives who are in the field are intimately familiar with all properties they inspect and are in a far superior position when compared to head office ‘personnel to make relative compar- isons and .value’ judgements.” ae i Further staff is not the complete answer to what could become the Author- ity’s Columbia dilemna; the answer is also an increased delegating of “trust; confi- © dence. and responsibility to those. mem- bers of the Hydro organization :who are stationed in the Arrow Lakes region. uquier Townsite Idea If Mr. Wilson is as: set ‘on a Fauquier Here’s Why Canadians are The Only Diplomats that the U.S. Trusts «by, invoking diplomatic immu- By George. Clifford’ Staats site—which would be in: the @ gi position of being situated next to a $6 million new bridge, a:$7 million new high- way and a relocated $3 million highway— as it is obvious he ‘is,. we see nothing. wrong in his doing ‘everything in his pow- er that he can‘ to selt the idea to: the people of the region. eat "Ye ‘knows he'll have’ watchdogs like .Edgewood’s Bill Haggart and:Needles’ Bill ' Craft: looking: on" to: see that. the other. -possibilitiés. are also’ explored by Hydro “and that no’ decision is made that. is in variance with the desires of the people of the region as:a whole. bons . Special Dinner Should Honor Herridge _ |; Now that Kootenay-West MP Herbert Herridge has officially announced his in- tention to retire from, politics through a . Jetter to a, recent executive, session of the New Demiocratic Party federal *: constit- uency association meeting in Nelson, ser- : Yous consideration should be given to a has. infrequently agreed with Mr. Her- ridge, we think all; our readers will agree with us that Mr. Herridge has been a good ber for his constituents in that he ‘has always attempted’ to’ get: satisfaction..for mi courteous in the extreme, im- maculately clad in striped pants and. cutaway jacket, mar- Tied to.a beautifuland ‘charm- ; “GOING TO APPLY. 2° Practical ly : nity, an employee of the Soviet embassy who eluded a U.S. counteryspy by violating two dozen traffic regulations in five minutes and showing a fine dis- — regard for human ‘life in the ~ “process, ee hey Bes ing woman, and very eager ; kets. He dri- gif re ghts and,up them’ in their individual “problems: For _ this he is to be greatly admired — and should be widely “copied .by other public "office holders. > At Cranbrook, the MLA for that, area. * — Leo Nimsick’— ‘criticized city council. .; members because ‘they purchased tickets ‘Herridge - has ‘ gepresented this” ‘r..20 years in the federal parlia- - . Tiding : i i ment at Ottawa’and ‘for several years be- ee to attend.a dinner honoring Premier Ben- In Washington, where nh tha equi ‘a car. with DPL — for diplom- ecoming ‘this province’s longest . wise i “premier.: Theré should be no‘cri-” ticism’ here if a. banquet’is held honoring Mr.* Herridge, and * commissioners ° from the twin villages of C. and Ki d attend: In‘ fact, there should be. -eriticism:’ dif such'a banquet isheld’ and. fofe .that he represented the. : Trail: section of it in the’ provincial’ legis- lature at Victoria.’ While “this. newspaper. ‘Athletic Tragedy tha : It’s.a'kind of American tragedy—the . high school athletic hero ‘who turns out to be hia'team’s worst enemy. It only takes one of his kind. ey Perhaps?he* was a standout in junior ‘high and“freshman. ball because he ma- ‘tured quickly “or had natural coordination. Or. maybe he: had to work. long hours to develop “his ‘skills and win his starting position. But he made it. Outstanding per- formances, in’ several varsity games estab- jiShed himvas a “star.” Oh, he earned his our local. municipal officials are not re- presented.” 0s. Our Youth. honors honestly. Then. something. happen- “At a time. -when;“his* coaches’, were a‘time when'his teammates were looking -to'him for;leadership, at a time when the “student body :held him in highest esteem he concluded he was something spec- (hich, he!was);and that he'could there- fore .do-as he pleased and get away with it.. i He thought’ he could smoke and it wouldn't affect his play. He‘ thought he seould: stay out at night, give the girls a big whirl; down a few beers or some spik- . “ed punch"on occasion, and it would never. £5 show very much, on him. He counting on him for maximum efforts, at ‘perfor off the team’ ¥ in the misguided ‘belief: t n-lost record. happens to hi sense of good'sportsma it, ‘the U.S,: to: than improve in- ‘The ~ social one | prope! < town: Was) ; firm. two extr not “valuable lots ‘on “diplomatic =; ai ‘row because he preferred to > el y streets the wrong way. "| : : “and Canadians, : phrase, “Sunday. driver.” Spot sors EE sy .to make friends and prove that er citizens are > b first: appointed -ambassador. been known to lower, not raise rents, as aD. inducement. to’. these dipolmatic paragons. And owner in down- gton :rejected a bid for emely enalties have them go, at a lower price, mai to’ another country,’.a ough he was not a native of that i country himself, » Foremost among the di- the: wives of. S:and of, 1. of the .Ca- Staff are active harities, “"am- Ini tio: 01 have awarm: Food Fair. The Cal for Canada. ‘with its sheaves of wheat, clt a sters of maple leaves, wheels of spot in his. heart and’ of « and “Janet Admiral ice. You nice, ood: im- ‘aid, exy aaa my impressio! it :was. being Me ven: without: i ‘hal = ly remembered / “had ‘not’ seen ase mail, Post Office’ Department, Ottawa, fo! nt of postage in cash, and’ is a member of the ~ Udit Bureau of Clreulations, It is-a member of the Canndian w= Can “to shorten letters in the int | pe submitted, Tho Castlegar News reserves the Tight’ *’ e y Psy! plain it all: as: working of th Fo “Enjoy them to. the full- est,” added the boss, “because now we are. going - to: discuss “your spelling, punctuation-and * of Date—But Real ‘subconscious. enone man’, .XXX on casks stands for, thi sitting in-a restaurant sudden 7 friend * ice» boyhood * and waited to see him enter lained that he , un: butifew ‘in Ca: have ‘children ‘sing- ing: “'Give us of your corn and "wine" for’ wé “are” the” Ro: word:for,a guiding ervised his ‘the °U. @. Under it, .:/ vols in, Victoria ~ Repert. By JAMES, K, NESBITT + ernment in: Ottawa. There are. signe. it's’ going ‘to be a! nasty There's the bank business. ‘A federal cabinet minister, air- ily, has said Mr.:- Bennett should out of the banking’ bi . Stay. D - ness and: put ‘his ‘people's mo- 1e8. mae ney into our :universi This is; sure‘to!make the : Premier hopping mad when he likely has, : hears ‘about it.) He | al I. would the when he was_ to but Prime’ put it off, 'so’Premier Bennett could attend. This annoyed our 3. Premier, ‘and he said so, out loud, and ‘the’ Prime ‘ snapped pack at him right in - House of Commons. The Premier said .}the * conference should go .on as planned, and that Provincial Secretary Wes- pley Black would-represent the *B.C. government.:;. ae _*" And ‘so it.came about that our Premier, ‘flying in the face Prime -Minister,:releas-_ Ve L great Ca- Sat and all that,‘ but there's to be seen sensi celal; Ce Kootenay Builders Sup eee a ORTS ......sizes 24x a 714 MENT OF GWG PANTS HAS "SLIPS AND ‘CRINOLINES. "ALL SIZES AND STYLES — For KINDERGARTEN GRADL WHITE SHIRTS, BLACK BOW ’ T CINDY'S Tots-To-Teens . Headquarters for Male Gradu TIES — WHITE SHIRTS : BELTS — SUITS — SOCK Board . rt pee ratte fj of. the hospital. :) tt pital. trustee Bi of .the ‘board ‘of : what we cai “But although we are ‘agre le, it still doesn't of :rejection. ney. was. not the ‘problem. * acceptance ‘of ‘t! problena iT the trustees that if all goes well,” Mr. Hain-| ruptey ‘in es continued, “we for “the. byla yl months: or :p 0 expan- sion program was given fo the board for ce. for staged construct I 100,000» on Program, future. floors, $20,000: lees remain out: before © th it was thought, creage any: possibility Administrator Angus’ Hain- es told the Board ralsite of me-| ‘© win a matter: of cssibly weeks.” —_—_. abet fe '.. Five shopping centres on opment ‘company will ‘be covér part of foe he of $2,500, *