CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, July 25, 1963

_ CASTLEGAR NEWS

“Here let the press the people's rights maintain, unawed by, inflience and unbribed by gain”

\ Logician’ s Nightmare — -Who are Friends?

A friend only weeks ‘removed from first fatherhood ‘has told us about a dream which is making his nights hide- ous. With his permission, we reprint here the dialogue. Child in his sprout, aged six or so; Father.is our friend, = -

‘ Child: Daddy, ‘how ‘do you tell a . friend) from an. enemy?

Father: Well, that's easy. . ‘When I was about your.age, in 1937, I was in kindergarten.- The . Japanese had -just .in- vaded China, and we knew that they were bad and the Chinese were good.-’

Child: But Daddy, arent the Chin- ese bad?

‘ Father: Yes, they aré ‘now, some of them, but things change.

Child: How do they change, Daddy? Who are ‘some ‘of them?’

Father: Well, when I got out of high school, in 1950, the North Koreans were invading South ‘Korea that same’ day, and

* the Chinese’ put them up to it. So they’re * bad, the ones who still live in China, that is.

Child: ‘Which Chinese? And where’s Korea?

‘Father: They’re all over in Asia, and you shouldn’t worry: about it. Anyway, the Russians ‘stirréd them up. :

Child: The Russians are bad, aren't they? Father: » Yes, they are bad. When 1

was a little ‘older than you, they were °

very bad. They were invading Finland. Of ‘course, the next year the Germans were invading them, and the Germans

' Affectionate ‘Bends’ Before an Election

Some men can bend with the greatest of ease

In the wind, (on a bike ora flying ‘trapeze.

. But the bend for which I have the. great. est affection :

Is the bend ‘which one sees just: before an Election.

The men who have pressed so determin- edly on,”

» Who have done what they: liked —. and most of ‘it ‘Wrong —

Begin to take: notice of grumbles and —

When they . ‘think that the voter may slip.

: from. their: clutch.”

They regret their mistakes —. and the shurried demand —

They regret telling rey, he has.a free han d.

‘Earmeri is a Builder, Financier, Surgeon 2

Too many of. urbanites i in’ West Van- eouver are losing touch with our. neighbor in ‘the Fraser Valley and: Pemberton who earns his living by farming. ‘This has been

Hundred and Forty-Seven

d When‘ they must stop and when they must

E Don't let them know. that they couldn't

our experience and we know. the experi-.

ence of many others: who perchance have recently visited: the ‘nothern extremities of our trading area. - .

One thing we have decided in the

past ‘few ‘days‘— that farm people will:

“soon have to make up their minds.

Either they should be content with

being “farmers” or ‘they should ‘go full tilt into’ this’ business of modern: nomen‘ clature and. call themselves agribusiness- men. Lately we suspect they would like to be numbered among the professions. The fact is, however, that; ‘“‘farnier” is more. descriptive of. what rural “people

really are and want to be, than any: other .

term.

A farmer is a capitalist, a ‘business- man, a laborer and ‘a financier; he is a mechanic, a welder, a soils expert:and.a part-time veterinarian. He isa nursemaid to a stable full of critters and he loves’ it;

he is sometimes a tree surgeon; he some--

- sians got bad'/again because they invaded

. Russians kept them.

“any small businessman ‘and store owner.

_forth across the fields.’

were very bad and” the: Russians. were |

very good.

Child: But: aren't the Germans “our friends?.; And how: ‘did the ‘Russians: ‘get bad’ again?

Father: | Yes, child of course they are. The West -Germans that is. The ‘Rus-

Germany. and’ shot a lot of: people ‘and then wouldn’t go home.

Child: Why’ did they shoot the Ger- mans?’

Father: Because those Germans had heen bad...

Child: -I. thought the West Germans were our. friends, and -they’re good. What's an East German? °:

_Father: Well, they are now, but when they were teamed up with the Jap- anese “and ‘the «Italians ‘ they’ were. very bad. . East’ Germans are bad. because the

“Child: :. Charlene- is -bad to me and she'll always'be bad, I thought you. liked the Japanese and thé Italian

Father: I do, but’ they’ ee our friends now. They had bad leaders.

Child: Like that Hirohito. you showed | a1 me in the old Life magazine-

Father: Well, yes, but he’s our friend now.

Child: Why, Daddy?

f ~ Father! Go away, Child, Daddy is g0- ing off to havea long talk with a friend down the.street. I'll explain it. all to you sometime. — East Hampton, NCY.; ‘Star

They, regret so much that they really - don’t know,

go!

But unbenders are bending ike twigs: in

% the breeze,: an

The cry has gone forth “cut Tales and“ appease}. ©

Nurture the “Voters - _ “pamper : their Purse —

“do worse!” '

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| VICTORIA REPORT Our Government House

NESBITT Last’ Week 1

well off" our

AMLAs.: are, :com-

pared with their @ebrothers and ine

ters in the:

ington stale Me

to. have = much more money to throw. ‘around ‘than. they: doin the United ‘States, which ‘is: sur- prising, considering the ‘U.S,'has 10° times | the’ population. ‘Ihave been reading in ‘The San ‘Francisco’ Chronicle of | the | fitstclass Tow. Boing on’ in\-the in

fo abouta' new Governor's: man- sion..The most the legislature will | allow: for’ it’is $600,000,’ which, ‘I must. say,’ ‘should provide quite

to hang his hat. Some years ago, British Colum. bia, with. about 16 times less. po- pulation . than ‘California,had no hesitation; and.no discussion, in finding a ‘cool $2,000,000 for a new Goverment House here. Tho ‘gov- ernment | didn’t even consult the legislature about it.

» That: is why. our

noted here how jo!

an adequate place for the governor} --'

in the sun,on tho emerald: lawn; Wiienever I-have visitors ‘from out town I drive them through the ‘grounds,

. For long, though, I’ve been, of the ‘opinion: Government House should be open to the. public—say, sh. [five mornings ‘a’ week,’ from '10 to noon. 1 ‘think ‘the: public, which prepay s the bills, should be allowed

to rabler: neck’ at the stately rooms,

the’ paintings’ and: the bric-a-brac. I'feel that if the White: House id Washington“ can': be “open, to the | publfc, ° so. can’ Government House in this provincial capital.

- Scholars Win Two Top saat é ” From B of M:

Awards ‘of $1,500. each - have been won by, two top-ranking scho- lars ‘in % British Columbia‘*'for fourth-year: university atudies une der the Bank of Montreal. ‘Canada Centennial Scholarship “Plan,: “Ar. nold Hart, B of M president, an nounced over the weekend.

<The <:wit -hoth. of them

Process: of voting money ‘each \ses- sion ‘is: often’ alot of. nonsense. MLAs’ spend ‘hours debating : ex- Penditures, as if the House had,to Pass on’ every. cent of’ public. mo- ney that -is spent. This’ is not’ s0. It isjust front,’so much’ window- dressing. The matter of the $2,000, 000 Government. House- never. got into the’ Legislature’ at! all.’ The government presented: the legisla: ture! with ‘an accomplished ‘fact. . However, it's not looked upon as good’ taste ‘to criticize.:Govern- ment Houge'and so nothing * was heard ‘about’ this nice fat-sum, except from NDP * Leo, Nimsick of Cranbrook;who wondered aloud

Columbia really: could properly and honestly ‘afford: the luxury oe Go. vernment House.

PremierBennett, by! way of

in the House: one ‘day if British | ~

honors ‘students ‘atthe University of British Columbia — are: Pat- ricia Ellis,’ studying languages, and Andrew Pickard,. studying chemistry. * , -The |. two ‘scholarships ’ are among 16 such awards being made to some of Canada’s most outstand. ing ‘students bats the “country for study in ‘1!

When. the, bank's scholarship, plan- was - inaugurated in both: of these UBC scholars aa among, the. five. B.C. high-school students to receive initial scholar- ships’ of $750. each for university study. in 1960-61. In the éliminations which’ fol- lowed, Andrew’ Pickard: narrowly’ missed. out’ in “the: countrywide choice'of..the national selection committee, but,’ this year, with the of one of the 16 scho-

ply, about Victoria being the most beautiful capital city in the world and: Bri- tish Columbia being up to its neck in! milk, and‘honey and’ for’ good- mess aoe leave: us. Rot be cheap- skates.’

o Being a native of: Victoria -I,

lars. of ;1962-63, Mr. Pickard has won his ‘place again. in the scho- larship’ Blan

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Historic landmark even though it’s but: four: years old,: certainly the site’: is. historic, two ‘former Go- vernment..:Houses’ having stood there, both of. them’ destroyed ‘by. fire, ne first in 1899, the: second

* Lees been: the reelpient of

Editor's Note'—: * The bends — a mental and physical > par- alysis suffered by deep: sea divers; and others out of. their depth.

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times picks ‘up a rifle, whistles’ to his dog and becomes a hunter.

“Above all, he? must be an economist,

“and for. his fin-

ances are just as complex’ and involved ‘as

A. farmer. works ‘hard, plays “hard, prays frequently and-expects his’ applic- ation . of. the. Golden: Rule to encourage others to do the same. ,

“Whether he plants: 50 acres. or: 1000 or. encourages ‘a permanent pasture, .he is in love. with growing . things: His pride in a straight furrow. is just as. strong ‘iow as when he urged Dobbin back. and

‘A farmer is a ditcher, a‘road- builder and mender of. bridges; he erects fences, builds’ barns, paints houses, spreads’ man- ure, packs sweet-smelling ‘hay. into lofts,

warm House. oJ like now. and: then to drive : through “the

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ROBSON SOGIALS

OMe Vi Ts. accompanied | by’ Mrs, and her son Jack, kers, mother, Mrs, G, . Millar “last weekend. From here they travelled over the Rogers “Pass to Sesper and‘ on; to!-Toron! + Mr. and Mrs. Beynon spent a holiday. recently‘at the Coast and returned. via’ Rogers: Pass. ‘' “Mr. and Mrs, ‘D.Adshead and girls’ visited’ in’ Vancouver: and camped: at Christina Lake* for a

loose and in bales; -he lives with the*land |’:

and ‘the’ blue sky ‘and he “has a: right‘'to his independence to; the world he lives in. To us ‘the name “farmer”? means: all

of these things and more. — Lion’s Gate ‘Times, West, ‘Vancouver

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