| Page & CASTLE NEWS, Castlegate: B.C, Thursday, October 29, 1953 ASPIRIN TABLETS Reg. 70 and 29¢ pkts. Both for 79c Ponds Angel Skin HANDCREAM 65c & 37c Vaseline Cream HAIR TONIC and Jar Vaseline | 49c PITTS’ Rexail Drug Open Mon, - Wed. - Fri. Nights Castlegar Oddfellows Attend District Assoc. A delicious turkey dinner was Convention At Rossland served to 126 guests when the Pp, "District O lub 125 Guests Enjoy Baden-Powell Banquet PTA Meeting (Continued from page 1) ophey’ re missing something. I am very glad you ney such a strong her to Rossland, Saturday, neues fellow lodge ‘members from Ross- land, Nelson, ‘Trail, Slovan City and Coast points at the District Association Convention of the LOOE: vt i woe Jas, W. Toogood, C. H. King, R. J, Gemmill, H, Bate, J. Web- ster, D, Stewart, Sr., D. Stewart, Jr, Jas. Smith, John Roberge, E. Pratt, ‘W. Cheveldave and J. Wis- ted. Too Late to Glassify _ Mother and a aughtes banquet an Monday evening, Oct, 26th, ‘at the Kinnaird Improvement Society Hall, Mrs.. Janet Brownlie. was convener, and Mrs. B, Calkin was in charge, of table decorations, Special‘ guests invited included Mrs. Hartley of Trail, Divisional Commissioner; Mrs, |: Calvert, | ¥' Trail Commissioner; Mrs. J Moll, Kinnaird, and Mrs. R. C: He then commented on the subjects he is teaching at the Ju- nior High School and stressed, the importance of not being late’ for school, and regular attendance at classes, He also urged his hear- ers ‘to ‘attend the’ rafepayers school district meetings next week. a Mr. Hyson was introduced by Mrs, K. A. ‘Morrow, Entertain- c Kinnaird; Miss I. Viau, acting Captain in the absence, through illness of Captain Evelyn. Bur- rows; and Chairman Mrs. J. F. Killough of Castlegar, : retiring | 5! District Commissioner. nee the supper, Mre. FOR RENT — Heated apartment with bathroom, electric rangs, hot water, and other facilities. 1 Day or Night Phone 4231 —— Apply Alex Eremenko, Phone 3061. Yi C1-44 if gasTieear’ DRY CLEANERS FOR SERVICE PHONE 4581 f) FALL CLEANING ' Overcoats — Raincoats — Blankets Drapes — Sweaters TIME IS HERE! Hartley gave a brief tale on the need for leaders for both! Brown- ies and Guides. She als6’ announ- ced the appointment of the, new District Commissioner, .Mrs, H. Hyson of Castlegar,: replacing Mrs. Killough, Mrs, Calvert spoke a few words of greeting from her Trail group, ment C as was David Campbell, the main speaker of the evening. “Civil Defence is a gruesome story,” Mr, Campbell .comment- ed. “Gruesome to most people be- cause it is connected with war- fare.” He said however, that although nobody wants war, it can be pushed upon us any time and we must prepare for. it. That is Civil Defence, objects of which are: to keep Joss of life and property damage to. a minimum; keep communications open; set up ad- centres and supply and issued an to all present to visit the opening of the new East Trail Guide Hall on Nav. 14. At the adjournment of the banquet, the various groups of Guides and Brownies entertained their mothers with’ a display of their work. A special “flying up” ceremony was among the inter- esting items of the evening's being en to Guides, EXCELLENT ALSO The WINDPROOF Corduroy Caps —__ JUST THE THING FOR-WINTER - —— THE IDEAL CAP FOR WORK —— LINED AND WITH EARFLAPS = ASSORTED COLORS AND SIZES Chaméisette Cap PRESPIRATION RESISTENT A LIGHT CAP BUT WARM IDEAL FOR EVERY OCCASION MLOTHING . SHOES New BUY WHERE YOUR DOLLAR BUYS DOLLAR VALUE ; Trail Man Hits Idea Jackpot George Webb of 788 Shakes- peare, Warfield, topped 63 Co- minco employees in. Trail and Kimberley with a.$120. award winning. suggestion. His. name heads the latest list of winners issued by The C Min- public information. "Civil Defence is now being yorganized in Canada. We know. very little about it. We'll nave to learn,” he said, Although set up prisnariiy in case of war, the Civil Defence organization is invaluable in the case of peace time disasters such as floods, earthquakes and tor- nados, he said. To illustrate what can happen ns explained that an atom bomb, minor today dropped on Ottawa from 2,000 feet, would kill 25,000, in- jure 35,000 and render homeless 105,000 out of a total Population of 208,000, “Trail is Number Three target in B.C.," he said “but they might very well by-pass Trail and’ at- tack the power dam closer to our doorstep yet.” ing: and Smelting Company's Joint F ig @ pause tor refresh- ments, the meeting adjourned to the where a film of aration of in better a tour across Africa, was shown. éngine valves in the Electrolytic Ammonia Plant where he’ is em- ployed on maintenance. .R. 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He earned $50 for an improve- ment to mucking.machines which permits more efficient car load- ing at the site of drift. round blasts, His idea reduced the num- ber of cars needed to remove the “muck” from any one round by about’ one third, The latest awards list, totalling $905, brings the amount paid by Coiminco to well over $6,000 in 19 : Driver Unhurt When, ORANGES 5. lb. Gello Bag . ’. Per Sack ...... CHEESE, Velveeta VY Ih, pki. ..... 2 pkts, for ..... 20 oz. tins. 2 for Hamburger SIRLOIN or T-BONE FROSTED FLAKES, Kelloge’s s CORN, Ensign Cream Beef Pot Roast Steak CO-OP STORE| = — ONIONS, No. 1 Firm =e . BO Ib. Bag ..... eee eee $2.35 POTATOES, Grand Forks Gems _se cud sabes Ge be : Ble Car Plunges 50 Feet: A Robson motorist escaped’ in- jury when. his car plummette over, an, embankment above- the Bonnington power plant Sunday. evening. John R..H. Smith told RCMP he fell asleep at the wheel. When he opened his eyes, the car had already partly left No. 3 high- way. It rolléd, 5Q feet and was stopped from "plunging another power poles. The driver climbed unhurt from ‘the late model car. The ac- cident occurred about 11. p. BUILDING EXTENSION TO BOB'S PAY N’ TARIT . In order to provide more stor- age space, R. H. Fenner, propriet- or of Bob’s Pay N’ Takit, is ex- tending his store, located on Col- umbia Avenue dnd Pine Street in Castlegar. The building extension on. the North side, measures approxima- tely 35x17 and will’provide more storage space as well as display room, 70 feet’ by guy wires supporting, H DO 35c in 350 5 5C: Steak “FINE PERSONAL Christmas Lard (ards | ic aaeroas 1 SEE. OUR DISPLAY OF TOOLS FOR CONVENIENT . 1 CARPENTERING W YOURSELF! --MAKE YOUR SPARE TIME. PAY: OFF. 1N DIVIDENDS PLYWOOD . Can Now Be Bought In Random: Sizes | The Size You Want For The Job You Are Doing At The a Time: — You Don’t Have To Buy. A Full Sheet. ; : _ MAKE LL YOURSELF WITH PLYWOOD: * Just Ask: For Published Every Thursday ¢ at “The Crosstoads of the Kooténays” - Vol. 6,.No. 45 CASTLEGAR, B BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 4953 8 Cents. Per Copy i = Do You Want This? © .Here are’a few questions we want to ‘ask all our readers in Castlegar, Kinnaird and Robson. Do you want some a busy street? ‘Do you want your or your own, killed some day because he's been playing bette in the middle of better to do? portunity? .Do you ‘want your children to tine ‘aniline off steam” in such ways as deflating the tire: Do you want the lack of facilities for functions of a district nature here, to continue? Do you want ‘Castlegat™ to become nolea far. and wide. aS a to Do you want your children to conti & to seek the recreational opportunities they need, away from their home town, at every op- s of parked cars and worse? “dead town's start with, are able.to do? Do you want these thitnge? : 3 If so, then whatever’ you'do, don’t go néar the Coronation‘ Hall next Monday night. The: Castlegar and District Project Society will be holding a special publ Ic _meeting there 'to decide, how this com- of what you ab. They'll be persons ee. “are‘aware » of their pence bilities. to. their, community. snd. themselves. .They"IL’ be persons ide for its you can’see that away their evenings about the streets and’ sidewalks for want of something good as less favored, smaller towns, who don't have, anywhere near $30,000 to ject with and they'll be pre: the lack. of projects ere are. enough _ The lark’s still bravel: Felt dawn, saw sunset ‘ We shall not sleep thi y vin Flanders Fields, 3 it ‘We were the dead. shine That mark our place; an in'the sky cae “Fly.” If ye break faith with’ 3 wl Repres tatives Elected a An outline of the $616,000 By-law Outlined At Anuual School Meefings and of ‘the f $616,000 school by-law in Ca: ber Ning,., is being included throughout the school district this weék. Final meeting is being held tonight in‘the Kinnaird Elementary School beginning at 7:30 p.m, School District Num- at six. annual. ratepayers meetings School Ponulation Growth:Statistics The growth of school facilities {19st night some 30 Castlegar resi- and school population in Castle: dents" attended the The’ meetings began Monday evening ‘at the Tarry’s school and the Robson school. Tuesday aft- ernoon’ the Renata and Deer Park meetings were held and. Castlegar gar School"! District N tees Annu this term: ary, 889 fora total: of 1311, with late is emphasized in the 1953 Tru: mentary School. po! Teachiig’ staff has grown in|the Board of School ‘Trustees the past year from 17 high schoot | W€Te held at three of the meet- and 29 elementary. teachers for {ings thus far. At Tarry’s, Erste a total of 46 at the beginning of | Pratt \was reelected, at Renata, last term,ito 22 high ‘school and|W-. Rempel and at jDeer Park 30 elementary for-a total of 52|Mrs.J. Kent. Student}. population last ‘year -was, — high ‘school, 422; element- Blueberry Creek will be held st Student, totals this year are: | BOARD. REPORT STRESSES high ‘school: 480, elementary .907 | U! for‘a total‘of approximately. 1400 in the Ni One Ele Elections’ for representatives ts .. Elections ‘for a Kinnaira trus- tee and a_ representative fron the meeting in Kinnaird tonight GENT. NEED FOR SPACE frustee's report at these party, giv 1 short! a: time,”’-He’ asserted. He -said: Social) Credit :has’ re-| y duced .the pi ; $34,000,000 “and. despite’ this’ .re- - duction, ‘still: has ‘the: biggest: “pub- +] the ‘early: morning* ‘of July 8, ~ | been” charged ‘with’ having per- jured. himselt at’ the ‘Fire. Mar- logging. takes. will'- not increase | 12. at. Castlegar. costs ‘of seperation: in’‘any™ way. ledge’ to get C. on tim: } problem is; . rebel Sons. We are ix} Castlegar on the* evening preced- : keeping — orthodox! 1941. F, _ sympathizers..from ‘joining the fied: at the Inquiry held’ on Sane ‘| pupil is .072: cents, 43 passenger unit. Due to’th % granted a » percent: merit. trict seb During ‘tHe’ year, 1952, district school“ Busés travelled 35,655] jr1ct Schools eSnecially the. Stan-. miles, carrying a total of 165,016) 177 4 Wumpnees Hil ra pupils at a'total cost of $11,978.37 | Need Which the forthcoming by- cost of storage and de- precidtion ‘for: the buses. - ‘This :| averages out . to 336 cents per mile -and:*'the average cost per The district is now operating four 55, passenger buses: and one ie ex- cellent record of. their‘ drivers, Thi the © Insurance’ Company. : has fa th e last. by-law. is very: ‘at: 5 ‘hi the. urg- ent ‘need ‘for ‘extra spage in. dis- lew, will solve. = ‘Our ‘present high school. was designed ‘to handle 350 pupil.” the: report states, “but now we: have ‘over 480 in attendance.-Ar we ‘had no wish to burden tax- payers. with any undue costs in over-building, your board. was. very ‘conservative in its requests shown by the fact that our”. the. present ‘term: we shave form}, on: -{ Street: in“front jof: the - Castlegar Post Office at 10:30’ a. m,iand: will 2a. pnlke’ its way from there to Col- :] Unbia | Canada’s heroic dead. ie memory ; of. . es D for ) hi at Court, Castlegar, ‘and was” re- manded: in}, custody at, “Nelson Jail for 8 days. The: testimony’ of Mr. Sheen ia: at” the: inquiry, was held-at Castlegar ‘on ‘Ai he ‘and his nephew had*béen: in ing:the ‘fire but -had | Ie nata! ‘about: 10.30 p.m. it ‘Charle Ferry ‘Operator R of 'C: had.testi- ing this in part by returning the orthodox sect, the-right to’ vote. ue their marriages — ° are studying the matter in order to legalize such TRRTIBBES, ne said. Master ot the: altace? British Columbia, -Mr.: A: D. Me- _ Rea of Mission City; made his of- ficial vigit to: Lion's’ Head. Lodge Wedhesday_ evening; were; Gordon hae Grand® Con: - ductor of Rossland; and‘ George t t 27646, board the fer: .| minutes after: the fire’ siren: had z ea dy in the’ of | b July 8; f “Odd. Fellows in| fied. however, that: black -Ford-\car, ‘either’ 1940 or, 1941: model, licence: - number aboutsfive car, he said, thrned towards me when leav: ig the | EPEY: at the;Robson side. « Thetire’ in question: was first noticed shortly after 1 a.m; on the morning of ‘July “3. ‘Fire: a large * crowd: of residents. ar- rived-to. find ‘the ‘building, ‘situa- ted-on, First. Avenue south -of tee |? Castlegar’ Elementary + School, completely’ ‘engulfed ‘in’ flames,” The-,, Fire. Marshall's >; Inquiry: had concluded that the fire’ must! e classified as. of, unknown. ori: |: gin ‘although there were a “n ber, of Peculiar circumstances,” | ¢ Mr, fluent - speaker, 4 taining and. ‘info a dese E i way, and -office. in, and | vi ;| port ‘last’ Spring, has brought the grav surface’ have! been ‘added: to :the runway ‘at’ the ‘South end,!and D1 ni and paving ae opened again® for business Mondiy tning ‘when CPA ‘flights their. scheduled. landi field, While the’ imp: struction{Co. of Vanec project, ‘/at the office of Ci at the | = d into the’ three rooms No-:2...El <| School; This was our only altar- native and it ‘will continue urtit ‘|we have’ an’ addition: built to the High School.” Zo‘ solve, ‘the’ present ‘Spice problem’ and: meet the needs of g| the next ‘six years, without tak day for: the ing: into 2 nounced. ‘On’ that day, “Nov; ‘7 all bi ‘| between : the .ages.-of 14 ‘and. 18, | who. are: interested’ in-joining:the proposed Corps, .are asked. sto.call the effect * Sea: Cadet.:Corps,: cieee ofthe Celgar*may have, on population newly. formed .Castlegar Branch of.:-the ' Navy Teague have: an- growth,. the-high school will ra guire 13 more’ classrooms, an ‘all- purpose auditorium’ (flat® floor), cafeteria, “ metal “shop, industrial arts room addition and extension: the gym: bleachers. The growing elementary | schoal -! will. ) For Jer and Collinson, Columbia’ ‘Av nue ‘in Castlegar, to apply. ‘The are asked ” to “call. betwe -{Rours, of .9 am. and-12:n @ Any: boys: who' ca ¥ -s| room»: at ‘Castlegar No.Two; a 3 and an‘activity. room at the Kin- Te- quire a’ new. room at Robson; a one room extension and acti }new ‘two room school on the Du- mont Subdivision” at _Kinna’ ‘(Continued on‘ page 5) Field at Trail wa Although planes ‘resumiéd: their regular ‘stops here,” Monday the], paving ‘is: not; quite; completed, yet, Final paving is ‘being applied | «, on the taxi strip between fhe run- A. special” celebration: to: mark the opening‘of the ‘vastly improv- ed. field, is. being. planned ‘but |S! will bé delayed. till: Spring be- cause of the late season and poor s weather, Tentative plans ‘forth celebration ’ include. an, air’ show y RCAF and CPA’ aircrait and itvis: hoped that the. Hon. Lionel i eeting at Re home. of “Mi. ‘and: Mrs. ‘Ge * The night of Nov. | 13 ‘was. set ater sy: m expansion ‘by-law 40 the’ “willage- éf al. approval’ from the Department of. Municipal 3 Fesented forthe approval ‘of -the. rate- as the ‘date for’an meeting of: the ‘committee that rier, will also. be able.to attend, R. D, West, Chairman of the Castle- gar. Airport soremitincs| has ad trom‘ the Des teeae of: ‘Trans- Castlegar Airport ‘to first’ “class hasbeen” wia The: 48000' ft. runway as Summers, ‘Senior, Wardens: of another. 200 feet! on thes Northi will. sponsor the t, her ‘A, | It:is hoped ‘that Flight Lieut. F. . mstrong; Air Cadet Liason Of- ficer. of Vancouver, will be in at- tendance; i ©, Although - little «publicity has payers in'a ‘i Main’ items.in ‘the’ proposed by-| law, which has_already.-recei two’ readings fromthe Board ;: Kas Commissioners, © would 7 purchase ‘by ‘the village of ne Duinont - Water’ System‘ and: ext- “reconstruction salve renewal, been accorded to.the project, Cas- legar’ citizens, have: been hoping: to organize the Ai for the-past two or. three’ years, Present® organizing moves have been underway since early, .May. ‘| of this year... “. When ‘the /Air: Cadet Squadron ba been’ formed. and brought up equired strength,” itis hoped |'lage’s: total’ water storage- cap: women's Division of ‘the ficially. sanctioned: yet by .the Afr. Cadet: League,, area -great boon to squadrons whereever hey Caan ‘These girls; though; not | tw of ‘water “lines HrStchone the. village “to econ- solidate ‘them. ‘into one syst m7 eventually.’ ‘The by-law would include con- atruction,of,a new. 100,000,zallon water tank’ on-“the Upper Bench at'\the Northeast corner of the This tank would bodst th ay & ue 190,000 gallons: backed’ bv | Ca akity, including the present“ pumps deliver approxi- mately 400 gallons. of water, Fer minute.. 3 “The water would. be “pumped from''a_ proposed: new Pumping station at the Columbia. Rivec, East of the village office, to’ the Proposed 100,000 gallon’ tank, the present + 40,000. gallon tank ‘just below; the Kinnaird“school and the. présent’: Dumont > Systero tank, above.the, highway, and ‘the South railway, crossing th: lage. . Approval of this by-law is as- solutely necessary to the welfar: | of.,our village, the cominission ers. say. ap ‘System, is’ '90,000 ‘gallons zendt