CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, March 21, 1963

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By JAMES K. NESBITT

Strong Men Needed, in Government

Canada’s humiliating position today among the world powers and the financ- ial crisis facing us cannot be entirely blamed on the Di ker Government, Our situation has degenerated rapidly in the past five years, but the causes of the trouble ‘were there long before Diefen- baker put. shaky ‘hand: to the helm. Had his claim to leadership been based:on something more solid than a messianic fantasy induced by dev mania, he might have done something to save the situation, but the causes were deep-rooted and they. stem from the at- titude of Canadians towards Government.

There is a lot of talk-today about the need for a strong Government and in view of what has happened the talk is understandable. ‘There is a good deal of misconception, however, as to what makes a strong government.

It is not necessarily one with an overwhelming majority. This the Diefen- baker Government had. during. its. first full term of office, but it was: just as in- effectual and. indecisive ‘then as_ it’ has been during these last months. Even as a minority government it. was d of

Government to champion the cause of/M%

free enterprise? The‘answer to this, and the explan-

ation of most of our troubles, lies in our|§

attitude towards politics. We pride our-

selves that we don’t get worked up about i PeMcivson’ of North |’

+ We'havo had rich men. as ¥ ee before, but

the © legisla.

My ‘said tat him: “Gordon, I'm ‘proud

of; youat Iast—you're not mixed up’ in that awful mess over ‘there —you're a good boy, Gordon, Mind now, you keep out of it.” : By this the senior Mrs.’ Gib- son. meant Gordon . wasn't in the:public, accounts

ce That's ~ what Liberal’ Gordon)

political: issues — and what this really Vancouver! does,’ It's justia few

means ‘is that we' are apathetic. and . dis-

steps from:tits magnificent Norsal into. the legislative’ chamber.’

interested in the business of the country. Gibson’ rich and proud of it.

A great many of us, anyway.

He's proud he made his money the

The upshot of this attitude is that|herd way, that no one ever spot

fed him, He, worked in the woods

able ‘men stay out. of politics and. thelon the wild’ and rugged and oh- field is. left largely to second-raters, |so-beautiful West Coast of':Van- many of whom take up: politics, not with |couver Island. He's big: and tough

and “he ‘ean: roar “louder than;

any deep desire. to serve the country, | 5 Highways’ Minister Gaglardi, But but simply as a means of self-aggrandiz-|underneath this hard-boiled, bull- ment. A result ‘of this. situation is that in|moose exterior is a heart of gold

Canada a_ disproportionate number’ o!

f|and big streaks of sentiment. and sympathy for all but the lazy. He

lawyers enter politics and there is an en-|just cannot’ abide sloth. tirely unwarranted. assumption that a law- His mother is 93 now, and yer is specially equipped by. training to lives in’ Vancouver, and he phones

take part'in Govertiment.

Nothing could be more fallacious. “A

her just about every evening. In the last week, he reported, she

lawyer has: better- opportunity than most Parent-Teachers

to, devote time: to politics and he is fre-

quently. a’ persuasive ‘talker. But the na-| Fg Sponsor Post

ture of his. work, with © action circum-

support in. carrying out the business of the country and for. any constructive

measures it might introduce if only it -

would act, but it was incapable’ of action.

It is easy to condemn the Diefen- baker Government, but we, the people, elected it to. power and the reason we did so was a sound one, We wanted indi- vidual enterprise back. We knew-that a free enterprise economy could not con- tinue to sustain a socialist welfare state, as the Liberals‘ envisaged; we knew it

must lead either to Socialism or bank--

ruptcy — so the Liberals were ousted. But why did we, not elect a strong

ibed by precedent, militates against Festival Concer

decisiveness and bold action.

It is significant that more than half| Recently decided by the Stan-

ley Humphries PTA was that it

the Diefenbaker cabinet — probably ‘the will again sponsor the annual Post most ineffectual ever to. hold office in| Festival Concert,

Award: winning students from

this country. — were members of the le-|the Kootenay. Music Festival will

gal profession.

give their prize-winning presenta- tions on Thursday,.March 28 at 7

Perhaps the impasse we have|pm. in the high school. Proceeds reached will persuade us to revise our|from: this concert will; be towards attitude towards politics and to realize|tW° PTA scholarships awarded an-

nually to local students.

that if we are to have a strong govern- Family tickets are available at ment it must be composed: of ‘strong]$1.50. Tickets are to be sold singly men — preferably men who have had ex- re 50 cents. for adults and 25,cents

perience in the handling of big affairs.

for children, Pre-schoolers and participants are admitted free.

— Canadian Saturday | Night Anticipated for the. next. re-

Civil Servants Aren't in the UI Fund _

5 In the it in- surance fund i a visitor to our office the other day we mentioned that: civil

- servants — post office and customs em- ployees, provincial government employees

and even the. employees of the National:

Employment Offices — are not covered by. unemployment. insurance.

In other words, should: their employ- ment end in government service thé only monies they would have coming to them would be any credit they had accrued in their pension fund.: He’ was quite sur-

prised. Perhaps other people will be, too.

‘There-. may be very good reasons why these people are not contributing to the unemployment: insurance fund. We understand that after two years employ- ment ‘they qualify as per ianent employ-

gular ‘meeting of the Parent Tea- cher: Association, which will be held March 25, is a:gym display. The program will feature the Stan- Humphries entry in the’ Bri-

they'll never get laid off it is a poor | reat ae Columbia ‘high schoo! gymnas-

son, if it is one, for civil servants not.to be: contributing to and eligible for .un- employment benefits. It would » appear

tics competition coached by R. Jef- fery. Everyone is welcome...

into ‘alleged grafts and) ‘corruption “in” the’ De- partment of Highways.

“Gibson's. an, ‘amazing person, He gives two months’ of his ‘time each year to the. Legislature, be- cause there’ is deeply’ rooted ‘in

him a strong streak of’ social ‘and |‘

political consciousness, I would

think he'd prefer yacht cruising or sunbathing at “his estate in

Hawaii to sitting in the: Legisla- ture, But I, feel he ‘considers -it his duty. British “Columbia has been good to. him, and: he wants, in some way, to make a, return the best way-he can,: And. where better to do it ‘than in the’ Legis- lature?

Rich men : often do that. It's particularly prevalent in the Unit- ed States, much more so than in Canada, for some reason that I do not understand. Wealth is look- ed upon as more suspect here than across the border.

James Dunsmiur was the out- standing example this province of a rich:man giving himsel£ to; public service, He- had millions, yet he served in the Legislature and tor | two years (1960-1902) was B.C.’s Mr. Premier,

It seems to me if I were. as rich as. Gibson I'd be off play- boying in the sun, But none of the Gibsons are lazy, Mrs. Gordon runs the Hawaiian estate; the Gib- son daughter's ‘a trained nurse, the Gibson son a graduate of Harvard.

I remember seeing Gordon Gibson ‘years ago in the wild and, woolly gold rush town of Zeballos. He. roared through the dusty streets and’ lived life to the full. Yet he told the Legislature this session that Zeballos in those days was so tough’ that he was looked upon.as a gentleman.

He told the House a story. He said that one day’ in Zeballos he met ‘a lady he. knew and offered her a cigarette; She’ said: .“‘No thanks, Mr. Gibson—I don't smoke’ cigarettes, and I won't let my girls smoke either—it ‘ain't ladylike.”

That brought the House today.

The, three .women IaLAS Plashed |

‘ {and giggled.

spent at the Castlegar and District y i . sonnel

Arena ‘when’ the Young People's Groups of’ Nelson, Salmo, : .Mont- rose, Trail, Rossland, Grand Forks and Castlegar PentecostalChurch- es-held a skating party last Sat- urday,.

Refreshments were ‘served la- ter, in the evening in‘ the ‘activity room ‘of ‘the local’ Pentecostal’ As- | ‘ sembly to‘approximately 120. Dur- ing this»timejthe group was led|. @

in. some lively singing by ‘the

Gaidies-Wagner evangelistic’ team, who.also rendered special: musi- cal ‘numbers,

Chamber: Urged to Support Fund Drive

Members of the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce were urged at their meeting last week to support the drive for

funds for the Dr. Endicott Home There’s a ihe: for

for the Handicapped,

dad and his lad. at. LEIT-

Dalton Murphy,. co-ordinator | ypRIG, Stop in and see ‘the

of services for the Retarded Child-

ren's Association of B.C., told the| latest’ in fashionable’ male Chamber ‘that there, are 52 com- clothing. ©

munity asgociations in B.C. con- cerned with programs for the re- le

@ tarded,

He said it was. time the as- 2 sets which handicapped People

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that if government jobs are considered to. be more secure and provide “more steady employment. than people; say .:in industry, can: normally expect then civil

servants shouldbe contributing to the|

fund. It would appear that. the practice ‘of adding seasonably -employed’ groups of

persons to the eligible list: and purposely |j

not .i regularly yed groups

like the federal and provincial civil ser- |

vants is like hiding one’s head in:the sand and hoping that things will work out. They'll work out, all rght,.to minus zero

ees, but what about that period of em- ployment. of less than two years? Surely there are people who start in the govern- ment service and whose jobs terminate for one reason or another before they can qualify as permanent employees. “~ Even if -the.thinking is that once. a person gets a job with: the government

Pe JUST LIKE KIDS!

This is a paradoxical age, as witness. .

the present state of the race’to the moon.

With skills and ‘knowledge that would. have -been. .unbelievable - even a decade ago, men produce :‘machinery of immense sophistication. ‘They ‘hurl it into space with a sharpshooter’s precision. They monitor it with electronics of the subtlest. complexity. ;

Then, the Americans on the one side and the Russians on the other, they sit down on earth and yell at each: other “J hit it,’ “You didn’t,” “I did, too, hit it,” “Nyaah!”

Just like kids throwing rocks at a barn door. — Montreal Story

What government needs to do is to be realistic about this and. other. phases of ‘government operation. The Glassco Commission has pointed out some of

‘these sins, but whether or not they will

ever be applied remains to be seen. ith .monthly revenue running aroun 25 millions mark (using the figures for April 1961 and ’62 and March *61).‘-and.: payments running “well cover. twicethe revenue, no wonder, the.--bal- the “unemployment — insurance is approaching ‘the, critical . stage. For example, ‘the balance: in the: fund on

“April 1, 1960, was $365,892,232,,a.year

later the amount declined ' to $184, 884,- 852, -and by ;April’ 1st: of 1962 it “had skidded to $39,147,154, :

‘When one realizes that the monthly

benefit ‘payments ‘had.exceeded the|f

monthly revenues, for seven’ months in 1961 and that expenditures: were more than $181 millions more than revenue or a monthly deficit of better than 1% mil-

‘ lions of dollars, one: can’ imagine what |i

the financial report for 1963 is'apt to “be! — Gananoque (Ont.) Reporter

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gular ‘morning and evening \ sittings, with: the’ sittings of the: Leg! ture: sandwiched In between.

On’? Monday ‘the’ Minister; of Labour's estimates were approved andj on: Tuesday and’ Wednesday we considered ‘the estimates, of the ‘Minister | of ‘Health Sorvices and Hospital Insurance, During his es timates,. the. Hon. E.'C, Martin advised the House that during this year a Mental Health Centre would be establahed in the City of Trail and that would begin

‘was estimates of the Minister of High- ways,’ During the: Minister's. ¢s-

"| timates I. suggested that | much

more attention be given to South- ern. Trans-Provineial Highway. No. 8, ‘and ‘that: it should, in‘ fact,,be brought ‘up to’ Trans: Canada’ stand- ard and that © application’ should’ be made ‘to .the Federal ‘Gove: ment for financial assistance in this direction.

rT pointed out that in Dr. Mac: ‘donald’s‘report ‘he estimates that there are: 150,000 people residing along this. highway between’ the Alberta boundary and the southern € and that: it

almost immedlately on’ premises to house a staff for this office. Mr. Martin further advised that ‘this’ staff would, be similar to. ‘that presently ‘operating. the Mental Health Centre at Kelowna

‘and® that to“ be. eeeblshed at

seems only logical that the South- ern Trans-Provinclal highway. sho- uld be reclassified as second Trans- Canada route across British Colum:

TI also asked the ‘Minister of. Highways ‘to’ eneed up the con- of. the Richter Pass and

He stated that the only way’ that

thia < program ‘cotld be held up wm

Delegates Alftend Handicap Meeling

‘The directors of the Kootenay Society for Handicapped Children held a special?meeting last: week with several delegates from various

* local organizations ‘in -attendance.

‘Dalton: Murphy, provincial co- ordinator for the B.C. Association for: retarded children, was guest speaker.: Mr. Murphy ; explained some of the problems encountered by. the Kootenay Board of Govern- ors in their’ progress towards the

. Dr. Endicott, home in’ Creston. |

° He stated the trend’ today is

Institution always would be in use -as well because of their extensive equipment “and programming, es-

‘ pecially for the more: seriously re-

ded and handicapped. »

There is every evidence’ of a need in this area fora home, he added, particularly with the pur- pose in mind of with

‘ai be completed during this fall, | except for black-topping for.a short distance. I was also .very pleased

when the Minister. of Highways

nounced that: contracts: for‘the

lake highway had been granted to P.-F. Law. With two separate con- tractors ' working ‘on: this highway from each ‘end I. have’every hope that, contingent upon the weather and the progress made by these companies, that ‘it is possible that the. residents of’ our. area’ will’ be able to travel ‘over a dirt road on this highway: this fall.

On Thursday, the Minister of Education presented a Bill ta; the Legislature: entitled a Bill to corporate the Notre Dame ahve:

sity : of ‘ Nelson. Clause’ 8 .of the Bill allows the Board of Governors the power to confer university de- grees and awards ‘in any. branches of *tearning.

I feel .certain that this Act

will ‘gain wide approval among

it a sheltered workshop’ to train those who have graduated from ex- isting schools.

Mr. Murphy ‘emphasized the ne-

cessity fora challenge in the lives |: i

of the retarded, but this: challenge must bevkept within the: limits’ of: their abilities. He listed: six work- shops at present: requirements. for, the porposed Dr. Endicott home, he noted, would be determined: by the type ‘of youngsters: and young

*. dults who enrol,” : Mr, Murphy concluded ‘with the | °

reminder that the ‘important: ‘fac- tor now is to take definite action to make this home.a: reality.'He ‘said the main drive for’ funds ‘will. be

made. throughout © the!-East~ and |”

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