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CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar, B.C.

Thursday, June 4,1953

GARDEN
PESTS

ORTHO WEAVILY
CUTWORM BAIT
ATTOX, DERRIS DUST
HERBELATE FOR WEEDS

ROBSON NEWS
Lattin atin dite aati atin ati atl

Mr .and Mrs. E. S. Martin are
visiting Mrs. Martin’s father in
Red Deere, Alberta.

The Robzon Women’s. Institute
float in the Castlegar Coronation
Day Parade won the prize for best
institutional flat,

BLACK LEAF “40” Dr. mee at Weight is visiting
DDT New Bruns-
BENEXANE wick; an Darien, Connecticut

GARDEN GUARD
PARIS GREEN
CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE

AT

PITTS’.
Rexall Drug

Open Mon, - Wed. - Fri.
Nights

Day or Night Phone -4231

while Mrs. Wright is visiting: at
Brandon, Manitoba,

Mr. and Mrs, Ray Berry motor-
ed to Wyndel with Mrs. Berry's
father, Mr, Hagan who has been
a patient in the Rossland hospital.

Too Late To Classify

FOR RENT — One apartment.
Apply A. Eremenko, Phone
3061. C1-23

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RIGBY’S (otter SHOP

: ICE CREAM
LUNCHES
NOVELTIES

“Meet Your Friends at Rigby’s”

Robson Ladies ae
SORT. ae 19-6 Trimming From
MAGAZINES Castlegar Kats Here

THIS COW ‘OBEYS

practise their’ mi

MILITARY ORDERS

tral Press Cansdian

‘Two buglers of tlie Royal Hecthoniterid | Wallets decided to

Behind the ace chucking of
Ann Kastrukoff and Tillie Chev-
eldave the Castlegar Kats trim_
med the visiting Robson ladies
19 to 6 at an exhibition fastball
game here Thursday evening...

Come In ‘And See Our Grand Selection

WE ARE AGENTS FOR...

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3'tins for .............000.. 950

The C ladies took a 6 to
1 margin by the erid of the second
period and added:-13 more coun-

Ll a ata att ata l

GASTLEGAR
SOCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ..
nt te eat

PHONE 3033.

Mrs. Carl Brodman_ returned
Sunday night from Creston where
she attended the convention of
the Catholic Women's League.

The Hon, R, E. Sommers, Min-
ister of Lands and Forests .and
Mines, played in the Legion Band

Ann Kastrukoff with two. Betty
Mather, E, Cook, Lorraine Mar-
tini, Jerry Defoe and Joanna
Jenkinson scored a run each for
Castlegar, and , Lorraine «= also
banged out a'two run homer in
the 4th frame...

ters in the remaining frames
while the Robson crew were able curing the Coronation Day festi_
; . . to garner only three more tallies The Ki 8Y
in the fourth and two more in the €. iwanis Club weekly
ae sixth. luncheon saw tee of .the
J Leading the C: barrage present
: i were Oiga Ss: with Gee B. A. Resker gave a Halle on the
runs, Ruth Willi and Tilie
The Famous Makers Of i Cheveldave with three each and Service. Kiwanians of Chewelah

and Colville,“ U:S.A. and their
wives had been invited but failed
to be present:

leading scorer’. was 3 Kay. ‘Adshe
with: three runs. ::

ZEEBEN REPRESENTS SHHS
AT B.C. TRACK MEET

Joe Zeeben of Castlegar, Stan-
ley Humphries High School stu-
dent,‘won third place in the Boys’
mile raceat the British Columbia
Inter-High ‘track and field meet
during the weekend.

Joe also came fourth in the
boys’. 880 yd dash, (half mile)

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Per pkg. :

Sport Shirts |

WITH LONG SLEEVES
Plain Shades, blue, white, yellow,

2.95

~ Checked Material, Each ........ $3.95.

Style Oxfords

: IN BROWN :
Sizes 6 to 11, per pair .......... $6.25

‘SPECIAL WEEK-END PRICE on Sate ee
Carpenters Overalls

Caribou Brand, pair? 5.

. $6.50

- OUR MEAT DEPT. —-

PORK RIBLETS
Leg eee

A. -EREMENKO. & oO.

_ oe Store &. Bese Freeze Lockers.

For Robson, whose g du
ties were discharged Bi eae Ads=
head and. Betty Brats Lampard;

Coronation Gelebration:

Continued ‘trom Page'1 <’
ciety who said the ceremony sym.
bolizes “the unity of this districti
for a common purpose.” ‘
Queen Anita thanked the assemb-
led throng for being present de-
elaring “it is a great honor for
me and my princesses to be here.”
By this time the dark clouds
.|had nearly :all disappeared .from
he sky and a warm, beaming sun
smiled upon the festivities. ~

; The program of juvenile sports
then swung into action and the
top sprinters among the small
fry won prizes for their endeav-
ors. A novel softball. game was:
also staged between the. Kiwanis
and the “Old Timers”. most of

' 95c

“Bes fo, $1.08,

»

whom were much younger. than
the Kiwanis crew,

‘The score was 13-5 for the “old-
timers.”

The Kiwanians also lost in the
tug of ,war* competition with
members of the Cas! legar Legion,
The Legionnaires. outpulled the
Kiwanians two times out of three:
Meanwhile the midway fea-
turing children’s’ rides, © bingo,
games of chance and skill, con-
cession stands and lunch counters |
were going full tilt, After supper.
the first home game of the Castle-
gar Cubs ‘was'played ending in a
5 to 1 victory for the hometown-
ers over the-Trail Motors Po:
tiacs, :
As twilight: waned and dusk
settled-on: the. festive. scene,’ the
Castlegar sky ‘reverberated with
the explosions-and burst forth in
.the colorful: splendor of a spect:
acular: fireworks display supe:
vised-by the Castlegar and Ki
naird firemen. : “

The dazzling array of color took
a ‘variety: of effects including a
lovely : waterfall.

Climaxing ‘the ‘big day was the
Coronation Ball: in’ the Stanley:

‘Saturday only

Beef Pet Roasts, while they last, . Ib. 37c

‘Mrs. F, A. Swanson of Castlegar.

by a‘capacity crowd, at which the
ner of the lot on the Kinberry
drawing for. prizes was held. Winz
Heights’ Subdivision was ‘Ww.
ponders 1314 3rd, Avenue, Trail,:

For. the’ Queen * ticket draw,

Round Steak, Ib. ..-........... Ib. 57e
‘Butter, Ist Grade seeeevevactae Ih. 626

(CO-OP STORE

won the silverware set first p prize,
Master Tony Dalton, of Castlegar,
the electric’ clock and W. B,
Froklage of Nelson the wheelbar-"
row.

. The lot ‘ticket. was drawn by
Miss Smecher and the Queen tic-
kets by L, V. Campbell, chairman
lof the Coronation Day. Commit-

tee,

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PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY

NEWS |

Vol. 6 No. 24

CASTLEGAR, BAH SOEUMEIS ‘THURSDAY, June 11,1953 ‘

8 Cents Per Copy :

Popoif Convicted On First
Of Three Arson Charges

Paul Karl Popoft was convict:
ed of arson in

the’ burning of the Caden
home of J. J. Bloodoff last Aug-
ust, after he had told the court
the burning was a protest at the
delay in the emigration! of ‘the
Sons of Freedom sect from Can-
ada. 2

The conviction came at ‘the
Spring session of the Assize Court
peing held in Nelson this week,
Justice Herbert S. Wood presid-
ing. Popoff faces.three charges of

“Among ‘those who have test!-|"
tied at the hearings thus far have
peen R. A. D. West, former Cas-
tlegar firechtef; .Corporal.G. R.
Cline, Head ef Castlegar Detach-
ment RCMP and Mrs, Mary Dou-
binin of Castlegar. 2

A statements confessing: to the

of tl

“Schoo! Building
.Program Approve2)
By Department

‘The Castlegar’ School Board's

which calls for construction of
additional classroom space it:
the’ Stanley Humhpries High
Scheol and: at the Kinnaird,;
Robson and Castlegar: Number
Two Elementary schools, has
been approved by the Depart-
ment of Education...

This was revealed at a
meeting of the Castlegar
School Board Monday night.

The new. building program

cost of which is

“home,
signed by Popott, was entered’ as
evidence,” > =i
Mr, West told the court how he
and ‘four’ firemen drove Popoft

$690,000 - would double the
present classroom space at the
high .achool- and provide an-
other: _Slaeroorn and: activity
room at Kinnaird ‘and: Castle-

from C after the

tire, and admitted on cross exa-
mination that ‘the firemen had
been angry: and , rough.

gar Two, one new unit
at Robson, and 2 two room pri-
mary school on. the Dumont

Popoff. now ‘faces .two. other
arson charges in connection with

This program must now be:

Gains Support i in This District

| (Sommers Leads First Counf
In Rossland Trail Riding

Robert E. Sommers of Castlegar, Social Credit candidate for Roxz-
Jand—Trail and Minister of Lands.and Forests and Mines in the
minority Social Credit government which was defeated on the floor
of the B.C. House late in March, gained a lead of 627 votes over CCE”
candidate S.C, Muirhead of Kinnaird, after all first choice returns
uA Tuesday's provincial election in this riding, had been tabulated
“Trailing by another 590 Is Lib-
eral.candidate Douglas T. Wet-
more, of Trail and in last spot
and definitely out of the running,
is E.G. Fletcher of Trail, Progres-
‘live Conservative candidate,

-Although' the results are inde-
cisive, and who the new Rossland
| MLA is, will not. be known
Brice until after the second
and ‘third counts on June 30, the| °
reelection of Mr..Sommers is. in-

* as’a eituni
Elizabeth was:

Mr. Sommers leads ‘with: 3999
first choices. Trailing by 627 votes
is |S. c. Muirhead - with 3372, fol-| ‘

2782 aad E. G. Fletcher with 596.
x - Compared with last year’s re-
turns! for this riding, Sommers] *-
‘| has’ gained 142 first choices, CCF
has gained 906; Liberals have lost
436..and Conservatives have lost
1064 first choices.

try to conquer the *
. Allkthe previous semis had failed, claim- :
climbers ins the effort.

put to the for ap-"

the burning of the Goloff planer.
mill and the Brilliant hall. Two
statemehts «' confessing" to arson

Proval in‘a plebiscite,

The total of valid ballots cast}.
however, is 492 less than last year
in the riding having dropped from

’ charges in this
been’ Shtered! as evidence.
AT Cameron ig broseeuting)
‘and counsel. forthe ‘defence is. J.
és McDonald both of ‘Trail.

The. 12..man:-jury,; headed by
Stanley Saunders ‘of Casing, ine

’ The jury deliberated’ aE mi
“utes before bringing in the ‘guilty

area, have been put in. the hands ;
of the Director of:the West Koot-
enay Health Unit, the annual re.
port of the West Sootenay, Heal!
Unit reveals, 4 G z
ie} i 1s) of
Medical . Service, + Emergency.
Hospital’ planning and ‘other-‘ar-
rangements forthe care. of 5000
casualties which Federal: author-
ities say must be expected ‘from
Trail“should' the city ‘be attacked
in time of ‘war,.are being’ looked
after by, the ;Health Unit. 3;

The report outlines the prépar=
ations that have ‘been’ made.for
the ‘treatment. of war, casualties
trom Trail.

. Four Emergency. Hospital cel
res:.are being. established, ore
each -at — Castlegar, -. Rossland,

an

tal provisions for 4000. beds. A fur-
ther 1,000 casualities maybe hop: | Are
>pitalized in “Washington under ; a) ant
provisional agreement ‘with Spo-
kane medical authorities in 1951.
2 In ‘addition there will be- first
aid ‘stations’ at “Fruitvale, Ro
land: and Castlegar,- whose func
-tion: would inciude shock treat;
ment-on alvery large ‘scale’ an
> the {primary: treatment of burns.

The* emergency hospitals will |:

. Be. established. in buildings al-
ready‘ ‘earmarked. In, Castlegar,
they. would ‘be located in,the Old
High’. School, : the New High
School and. the new ovsions for

: _dnitiaa supplies of stretcher §)
exls, orphia and blood. substi-
ile

in Castlegar,: Fruitvale and ‘Ross-
land, Graduate nurses willbe re-
“quired to:staff; the’ unit! at, Fruit-
vale, Rossland. and Castlegar .Us-
* ing the resources of all the Koot-
enays, there'-will” be a’ team of
two doctors. and. one dentist ‘tol
every, 350-400 beds,

In addition ‘a large number .of

have | -

=| American tourist, ©

d | Royal wedding with’a- narration

G. Smith, Speaker At
‘{LO.D.E; Pot Luck.
Supper, Monday Nite

: The. final: meéting for the sum-
mer season of the Lillian Killough
Chapter I.0.D.E.,.in the- Twin
Rivers Hall Monday evening, took
the form. of - a pot-luck. supper

Day. Queen Miss - Anita Smecher, | 2%!
and her mother, Mrs, A. Smecher
£ Robson! 5
Patriotic’ colors. provided the |
‘theme in the table decorations and
the Queen’s picture appeared on
the novel place cards.
Guest speaker for.

school teacher, who gave.a most
interesting: talk. on-some of his
‘experiences as .a student tourist’
in’ Europé,, accompanied by his
wife>

* They. travellea fee Dover to
France,” ; Switzerane, and. Italy.
Mr. Smith the

with 23, members..and 2 oe U

z ie evening j. =
+ ,was Graham’ Smith; local high

11 201 last year to 10,749 this year.
Sommers leads in-19 of the
29 polls; Muirhead ‘in 5; Wetmore
in-four and the advance poll, and|-
Fletcher in none, with one poll
voting equally for Sommers, Wet- |.
more and Muirhea : we

CASTLEGAR
-| VOTERS SUPPORT. SOMMERS
Mr, Sommers took’a first count
lead-in all but one of the 7 polls
foe the: Castlegar District.:In Cas-
tlegar:he polled 26 more first

The. importance of St sora
First

any community was Eatin up =
the Coronation Day festivities is
Castlegar on, June 2. : ‘ se a
‘The. First Aid ‘post on the festi— i pence o
‘staffed >

\ Trére were 18. more. male 2 in|
fonts than | female. born in’ the! iN al
=

. Museum Curator

he Dr. ‘Douglas
(of the ‘Nation:

tawa, who: has
ofthe West Kor

eq
- -7:,In addition there was a mobile:
first’ aid’ unit which travelled.
with the parade. This unit attend-
ed. one case of injury, along the
4 The Patient required.
for a serious cut on the.

ch retcdy Creek

ki There were no deaths i in child: [eta to: the:

reported: during’ the year”,
the® report ‘stated, . ‘which,;’con-
sidering. that there were :. 917.
births, reflects.a: very high stan=
da

Fletcher’ ., i
‘Castlegar a &

twith J.A. Charters and ‘examined

the: Salish Indian remains found ‘hand.

‘a of obstetrical care.” ,| Muirhead ... :

eaths: in the area totalled 164 tea“ Dr. Vv. Goresky 3 | Wetmore Teachers. Assoc. Plas.
forthe year, one of -the-lowest. er Miteget eer] We
totals on, ‘record. ‘Biggest causes of Indian | Heer Park School District Picnic

of death: were Heart Disease and |-

Plans for a joint teachers,

‘Vascular lesions 61 deaths. Can- school maintena

céf’ brought death to 27 persons Lb Wetmore .... school bourd pienic at Binet

and 19 died through infants dis- | Fletcher 1 n the were
‘seases with ‘accidents being Kinnaird - ‘ outlined - to "the final: meeting of

blamed for another .16. deaths. ithe C District Te

ness’ of the’ European countries

religion and’ politics repeatedly
in a short distance’'in’ order. to
keep in good standing. :

‘He said the communistic ‘trend
is’ quite in some

and said one had to changed his |

claimed six per-| i
ms and '35 deaths were due to Wetmore
iscellaneous causes. - Dr.“ Leechmart.. he will) metcher
In the report, Dr. LS. * Ander-: Probably. return next:'year for a Renata
son, Director of West Kootenay | more exhaustive ‘survey of this *
Heath Unit, states that _ the| district. :
high’ proportion of deaths from
of:strain and heart dis-

i y Mrs. R. E. Cail.
She Soioiee | it is hoped to make
this a District Nine party.

‘| ‘There was also a report on the
2) post festival concert by Mrs, G.
20|Leitner who said that $87 had’

| been realized from this venture,

places ‘and, that people in’ many
of the. small ‘industrial’ centres
ate quite hostile towards tourists

I

0: which sum is going to the CDTA
Scholarship Fund. It was decided’

95! t0-miake: the concert .an annua?

Par : 49. affair as a means of raising

. Fletcher
Robson

seases (61 out of 164) ‘warns us| New President
that we-are living at too fast a

ace, not’ sleeping enough,. and

: we Smith concluded his talc

packing around too

money: oe the scholarship fund
big a load of fat?’ Wetmore 2 ip fun

Fletcher McKinnon reported on

with a
froma tour, in ‘the Sten of. the
enito- ‘Mussolini with .an

A film: was then shown on the

by Mrs. J.A. ‘Thomas, Education
Secretar: af
Mrs. V, ‘Goresky, “Regent, ad
a letter from the Provincial Chal =
ter,-on the alerfness of, commun-

their’ democratic principles."
Mrs: Goresky also gave a report

165. of measles, 152 of scarlet fever

ism, ur#ing all members to uphold | °

16) the Thee "Kootenay District Coun.

. The report reveals an increase Syringa reek: cil meeting and J. Corbett, Hous~
the total of communicable , dis- i“ ing and Welfare chairman, said.
4 the: i of. having , the-

Fletcher 0 00] board lease houses for sub—

vious year. There were 341 cases
of; mumps, 279 of. chickenpox;

letting’ as teacherages,.. is being
investigated. “He “suggested toa-

that paint should be supplied to

teachers for’ brightening up their
teacherages ‘which, in general

are, in good” condition, of: good.

size. and at a low rental. $

Other repdrts heard were from: :
H. Bate on the elementary schook f

Deer Siruck By Car
Near Castlegar
A deer met its death: on the

| highway ‘south: of Castlegar Fri-
day. night’ when it leaped in front

and 88 ‘cases of whooping..cough.
"Venereal:.diseases.. were ‘down

from.51 in/1951 to 35 in. 1952.

“The seven cases of Poliomye-

on the Bingo ‘Booth,

track. meet; at .which,. Mr, Bate

by the Chapter at the: Coronation
Day festival and_a vote of thanks
was given to the Float Committee,

Members..were  reminded-:that
Honors Day will. be held a
High: School:on June‘12 ‘at’

: Members -were “also tnged 1S
support the |Blood. Donor’ Clini¢
in Castlegar on June'17. f

, Emergency Hospital ‘Auxiliary oO

a “hot war.seems. inevitable”:

Mt Sehig state of cold war inay 1

p'years.”

‘the lawn. at:Mrs.: Gores th

he (“obvious readii Pp
m:| to’ take the simple precautions

the] should have Mumps ‘and German
af should have’ mumps ‘in’ boyhood | _ gineer,

of a car) driven’ by Robert J. Ice
vine. of :Trail.
) The : deer suffered “a broken
back sand ‘was later killed. The
aj car light d one
| of -its headlights being shattered
\by the impact.
Mr. Irvine ‘was returning with
friends froma’ weiner ‘roast in
Robson held. in ‘honor of Trail
graduating students,

FATHERS' NIGHT AT

FINAL ;PTA’ MEET

:| -The final meeting for the sea-
son of the., Stanley: Humphries the «Stanley . Humphries. High. ,

‘|Parent ‘Teachers’ ~ Assotiation ‘School band will-be featured in

said, “every: effort was made to

come out even’ financially, but

yet there was a “small profit.”
Ww.’

area got off very. Tighe last sum-
mer,” the Health “Report com-,
ments, ‘ascribing: thig :

‘of the:

on’ the
BC.TF. Easter Convention andi
called.for volunteers for the Redi
Cross Blood Donor Clinic here om
June 17. Cards were signed by 2
teachers, indicating their willing-
ness to'donate their blood,

BAND CONCERT IN’)
KINNAIRD NEXT THURS.
‘The Castlegar Legion Band and:

which can’ offer’ some Brotection
‘against, the: disease.” °.-
Commenting: on": the; Mumps
and Measles: outbreak the report | >
says; | * ‘
‘We now. realize that everyone

‘Measles in- chidhood. AM boys

: Mrs, H.

jake | in: young: manhood it can havea

if they: get. the. disease

Domipian,
nual met Engineers a 4 ae"
rious effect on their’reproduc- | | Imonton.

ive powers, apie childhood the | “succeeds rary Bichardes lected
‘YAN girls, should have German |-‘Y, by. representatives 0 ore ao is
7:| aeasles. before they pass. out of. a i
their teens or at:least .before-they

;2,.,,Continued ‘on Page | ‘Aes

Monday evening, June.15, will be. a musical concert at the home of.
in the form of a “Pathérs’ Night.” R.)W.:Graham in Kinnaird one:
The fathers in the Association week from tonight.

will- have: charge: of; th thi Mr. is

for the evening.

ie? Hig! h” ‘deputy? conductor of, the “Legion
0 will begin’ ak