"CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, April 29, 1976 Train Wreck Here Blocks CP Tracks for 20 Hours A train wreck Tuesday of ‘last week blocked the main CP Rail line between Trail and ‘Castlegar for about 20 hours when four cars left the tracks at ‘about 7 p.m, CPR superintendent Hugh MacAulay says.a mechanical car defect is suspected, but only a preliminary investigation has taken place. ‘The wreck, which occurred just outside. Castlegar near Canadian Propane Gas and Oil Ltd, asa 60-car train a proached from Trail, tore out a ‘short section of track, but the tears remained intact, with their ‘loads of fertilizer, + The train was proceeding from Castlegar to Nelson, car- rying a load of fertilizer from . Cominco in.some'of the cars, + ‘The derailment occurred a) unexpected thriller trom WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS’ - TOWTEH. one-third of the way back from the engine of the 60-car train. The derailed cars have since been taken back to Trail where their contents were transferred to new cars, Deer Blamed In Tuesday Accident A deers said to be blamed for an accident Tuesday after- noon at Deer Park Road which caused $400 damage to a 1967 Chev when it swerved and skidded into a ditch. Driver has been identified as George Swinarchuk of Castlegar. No injuries have been reported. No charges have been laid. Chairman of the hospital board, C. Dinning, welcomed new members Mrs. D, John and C. Henne at the regular month- ly meeting of the Castlegar and District Hospital board of man- agement, on Thursday of last weel As required by the by: laws, standing Saturday Mra. ‘Lister is the Slocan Curling Club's $10,010 ice plant mortgage. The mortgage had been held by the Village of Slocan. Shown here during the burning are, lelt to right, Mre. Lister, le member Henry Gustafeon, Crelensld and newly elected life member Hans Smedhol.—Castlegar News Photo . peesident Bernie Hospital Board Meets Standing Committees Appointed B.C, Health Association, held in Grand Forks on April 5, was presented by delegates J. Dal- zie] and P, Romaine. President of the BC.H.A., Mrs. Phyllis Whittome, had been the guest speaker on this occasion and had outlined steps being taken to streamline and vitalize that were elected or appointed as follows: investment and trust committee—Mrs, D. John, B. ‘Thor-Larsen, K. Talarico and N. T. Oglow (this is in addition to treasurer. M. Rush, who is automatically chairman of the committee); B. Thor-Larsen was appointed to replace K. Johnson on the bylaws commit- tee; J. Dalziel and P. Romaine appointed to the joint advisory committee; and Mrs. D. John and C. Henne appointed to the nominating committee. The appointment of an auditor was deferred to the next meeting. A report of the West Kootenay Area Council of the from West Kootenay to the provincial executive is Mrs. Joan Lefaux from Nelson, who also addressed the meeting. The year-end budget ad- justments showed that the 1975 surplus had been increased from about $10,000 to approxi- mately $25,000, Few hospitals in the province have been fortunate enough to'end the year in the black, and it was felt the fact that the local hospital has, is very indicative of the ‘Fanshen’ fo Play at Nelson As First Stop of Interior Tour “Fanshen", a play that received excellent reviews and played to full houses in Vancou- ver last fall, will be shown the evenings of May 5 to 8 at the NDU Theatre in Nelson. Based on the book of the same title, “Fanshen” will be presented by Tamahnous Thea- tre Workshop, a dynamic com- Resident of. . Pass Creek ~~ Aksenia: Strelioff Passes Funeral services were held Friday through: to Saturday from Pass Creek Russian Hall for Aksenia Strelioff, 88, a resident of Pass Creek’ who died April 21 in Kootenay Lake Genera) Hospital. Born May 15, 1887, in Russia, Mrs. Strelioff came to Canada in 1899 to Saskatche- wan where she was married and resided until 1947 when she made her home at Grand Forks. She has been residing with her daughter, Mable Makortoff of:Pass Creek, since 1969. Mrs. Strelioff was prede- ceased by her husband, Sam, in 1963 and one grandson, John Makortoff, in 1974. Sheis survived by one son, Steve of North Vancouver; two daughters, Mrs. Mable Makor- toff and Mrs. Mike (Dorothy) Plotnikoff, both of Pass Creek; six grandchildren; 12 great- grandchildren and one brother, George Petroff of Saskatche- wan, Burial took place in Pass Creek Cemetary with the Castlegar Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. CAnd Laughter At it's Best!) rEtenep'scuir ‘NDA SMORGASBORD SLOCAN INN - pany from Vancouver whose plays have a reputation for being innovative and of a high quality. The author of the book, William Hinton, was in China during the time of the Chinese revolution in the 1940's, and recorded in great detail .the process of change and educa- tion experienced. by. landless, Poor peasants in the small “ig of Long Bow, alter.the. coming of Mao's regime. : .Prior.to the revolution, the peasants had no rights, no land and no hope, Local landlords were claiming 50 per cent to 70 per cent of the tenants’ crops in Tent and the rate of interest on loans was as high as 100 per cent every 20 days. The play realistically de- picts the struggle of the peasants to restructure their lives and their thinking after so many centuries of having learn- ed to live with tyranny and poverty. The whole process is certainly not romanticized, but rather, the play attempts to depict what really happens in such a revolution. “Fanshen” has been taken to Vancouver Island by Tamah- nous and will be performed during the Habitat Conference in Vancouver in June. The continued excellent standards of management by all con- cerned. Inher nursing report, Mrs. D. Reed stated that the hospital has now been divided into departments and that each department is holding. staff orientation meetings; three nurses have been hired for summer. relief; and regular standard of care procedures are now being formally used throughout the hospital. On May 15 there will be a one-day. course in extensive care treatment held in Trail which several of the nurses plan to attend. Recently, a medical .re- cords consultant visited the ° hospital and made numerous suggestions—many of which are in the process of being implemented. This was part of the report given by Dr. J. S. Van Vliet on behalf of the ical staff. P. Romaine outlined the progress being made in the i id Police Ask Whose Got: The Suds? Grand Forks RCMP. are concerned about indications that the Liquor Act may have been violated during the sal- vage operation which followed an accident at 5.90 a.m. April 16, when a semt-trailer freight truck carrying Jeft Highway 8 not far from the Phoenix turnoff. ; RCMP say they have learn- ed that the people in charge of the operation recov- ered only a portion of. the damaged cargo of brew, and then gave ‘the reat away to bystanders who gathered at the ecene of the accident later in the day. * Police ere concerned that some of those who obtained beer were apparently minors. © Unconfirmed reports | in- dicated that some individuals may have obtained several dozen cases. Police say the way the situation was handled has cre- ated ‘a possibility of ilicit bootlegging of the beer which ‘was not recovered by the owners of the freight truck and its cargo. RCMP say they intend to bring the matter to the atten- tion of the liquor inspector for that area, Police estimate that total property loss in the accident will be some $30,000. Mrs. A, Kitchin WI Delegate To Conference Robson Women’s Institute held its meeting at the home of Mrs. J. Stiers with 11 members present, The ~ convener of home economics read a report on the Nutrition Fair held. at Selkirk College stating that many peo- ple wanted to buy the display canning. ‘The resolutions and nomin- » ations for the provincial confer- ence in May were discussed. The delegate to ithe District with ie three sting Lnvolved Re reeonvanty Teleetheat would be arrived at soon, Reporting for the Ladies’ Auxiliary, Mrs. P, Chernoff said that about 10 of ‘its members would be attending a regional conference in Ne! on April 23. She also spoke about the auxiliary's’ spring ~ rummage sale which will be held in the Kinnaird Hall, April 30 and May 1. J. Dalziel, P. Romaine and administrator K. Talarico were appointed to attend the B.C. Health Labor Relations Associ- ation and the B.C. Health Association annual meetings to be held in Vancouver, May 13 to 16. Mr. Talarico outlined the following staffing changes: G. Stein has been named mainte- nance supervisor, replacing G. Heroux who recently resigned. Nelson visit is the first stop of a tour-to the Interior which includes productions in Cran- Eyery Sunday 4-8 p.m. TAKE A SCENIC DRIVE & DINE OUT Slocam's 75th Anniversary of Inzorporation brook, Kelowna, Vernon and Kamloops. This tour is being spon- sored by IDERA, a develop- ment education centre in Van- couver, will for a replacement for Mr. Stein, applicants to -have, at least. fourth class heating papers. A biomedical: technician has been hired and will com- mence his duties on’ May 17. This is a man with considerable experience in the operation and of different. medi- UP FOR SPRING WITH A The American Consumer Exerciser — The port- able gym —-:As Advertised on T.V.. 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A Centennial Cook Book was given as a wedding gift to - a member's son. ‘The booster prize was won by Mrs. Oborne. The next meeting will be’ held at the} home of Mrs. C.. Metcalf. Help Your Carrier Your Castlegar News car- tier will be collecting for the paper during the next few days, The job of your carrier is made easier if they don’t have ‘ ‘to make a second or even a third call. Please consider your car- rier. He or she is an inde- pendent business person and they don't earn their profit until you've paid for your paper. That's why they'll appre- ciate it, if you're ready the first time they call. False Alarm in Hands OF Police Members of the Kinnaird Volunteer Fire Department re- sponded to a false alarm Thursday evening. Fire chief Rene Archam- bault, who says he believes the caller's voice, which said the fire was at 1713 - 5th Ave. S., was that of a male, told the Castlegar News the matter has - been put into the hands of the local RCMP. 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JIM AND THE BEAN STOCK, ts tal by i Ni th hea wb wor enraed Sanya ses hon and District | Public Public Library as Prat ee ed erp rear witha grast from the Canadien Federaien af Untttecie Welnen, ‘sn increase in the number ef children’s books for all branches. —Castlegar News Photo Canadian Cellulose Nets $4 Million Profit t Canadian. Cellulose Ltd. made a profit of $4 tillion or 33 cents a share in the first three months of this year, down from & profit of $63 million or 52 cents: in the same period last year, ( , The company says it ship- ped 16 per cent Tt’;was, however, an in- crease of 29 per cent over pulp shipments in the fourth quarter of 1975.',Net sales were $42 million compared to $46.4 mil- lion last year. The‘ company’s net earn- ings, after a tax credit relating to previous years’ losses, was $6.5 million or 53 cents com- pared to $10.2 million or 64 cents after a similar extraordin- ary item in the first quarter of 1975. « CanCel president Ren“ ‘batatiée will be spent to begin ‘ the annual share- es, 7 tol holders’ meeting recently that the company’s lumber business also had improved appreciably from 1975 levels and had contributed to earnings. The Prince. Rupert sul- phite mill continued to operate at a loss due to declining sales and higher costs. This mill- is being con- verted toa kraft pulp mill and the project is expected to be completed by late 1978. Total cost, including provision for inflation, is estimated at $100 million, Mr. Gross said. < 'The- modification will be financed by a combination of internally-generated funds and by long-term borrowing. £ Mr. Gross said the B board of directors of CanCel had pro- posed to the B.C. government, which owns 81 per cent of the sompany's sh ‘s shares, that it would would be in the best long-term inter- ests of the company for the: province to reduce its share- . holding in the company in order to obtain a wide distribution of shares. He repeated that the com- pany continues to operate in- dependently of the government and on a professional basis. “The company under- stands that the ‘government intends to avoid any possibility of conflict of interest arising out of its shareholding in Canadian Cellulose in respect of its relations both’ with ‘the ‘com- pany and with other B.C, forest products companies” said Mr. Gross. ‘Capital spending in 1976 will climb to about $30 million from $14.9 million in 1975. “Nearly $12 million will be our normal capital program and the modifying..the, Prince.,Bupert sulphiite mill,” said Mr. Gross. He said 1976 will be a year of gradual ' market ‘improve- ment for bleached kraft pulp as well as for lumber. “We believe both pulp and - lumber markets will continue their: upward momentum into 1977,” he said. “Our worldwide kraft pulp customers are in various stages of business recovery. The US. paper markets began to re- cover in mid-1975 and continue to improve. “Paper production rates in Europe started to increase during the first quarter of this year and we expect increased shipments of pulp to Europe. doring the remainder. “Japanese paper produc- tion is only: slightly improved at. this time over the 1975 rates. The Japanese economy is ad- justing to more modest growth rates and its pulp markets will take longer to improve than other markets,” he said. “SUPPLIES ledgers - Journal ‘Sheets x 3 Columnar Pads - Rulers £ = staplers « Stoples: - Scotch Tope * “Typewriter Ribbons - Stamp Pads ‘SPECIAL 8” x 5” Ruled File Cords Pkg. 100 Reg. $1.50 Special: .. $1.20 NS " CASTLEGAR NEWS - N 191 Columbia Avenue SS ww Letter to the Editor Also Noticed Gas Prices Dear Sir: In response to the letter in your issue dated Apr, 22, 1976 and signed by Mrs. Julie Fry, I am pleased to see that someone besides myself has noticed that there is something very strange going on in Castlegar, vertising the price of gas all disappeared over night, I asked a local gas dispenser the reason for this. He informed me that all the gas station owners had ‘held a meeting’, and as a result, they had agreed not to advertise prices. At the same time, apparently, all the gas prices in Castlegar took a big. jump. This raises a question of course, that question being, did they agree to price fixing? If 0, are they aware that this is illegal? I brought this situation to the attention of our focal Chamber of Commerce, speak- ing to the current president. I did not expect any action from this; however, and I was not disappointed. Personally, I no longer buy gas in Castlegar, I am paying 789 cents per gallon for mine, and that situation will continue until the gas station owners ‘have another meeting’ and decide to put their prices where they belong and resume com- petition, which is the basis of free enterprise. M. J. Walker Castlegar Women’s Institute to Hold District. Conference ‘in Nelson’: trict Institutes in Nelson were final- ized at a meeting of the Kinnaird Women's Institute when its members met at the home of Mrs. Edith Sherbiko last week. Several women are entering bome-sewn pajamas in the contest, and these pajamas wil] later ‘be donated to the Suen Alexandria Solarium. other business, it was pale that a successful cof- fee party had been held April 14, with the winner of the afghan and cushion raffle being Miller-Tait. Several members took a cake and visited with the residents of Raspberry Lodge at Easter. Cultural activity convener Dulsrud ‘presented re Marge *. short talk on the national Juno awards, in which G. Mosby of Castlegar participated. District Home Economics convener Bea Goetting, who participated in the Nutrition Fair at Selkirk College last month, expressed to the group the opinion that the fair had been an informative and inter- esting experience. Maureen Goetting, the Kinnaird W.I. Home Economics convener, was in charge of the evening's program, dealing with nutrition, The cross-word quiz was won by Belle Roberts and Phyllis Phipps. Hostess prize winner was Marge Duls- rud. ‘The next meeting is sched- uled for May 19, Kootenay-Boundary Chambers To Hold General Meeting May 8 The Kootenay-Boundary . Chambers of Commerce have announced that May 8 will be the date of the association's ‘76th annual general meeting to be held at Creston. President Cliff Walker of Creston will provide one of the focal points of the meeting with his report on the association's work over the past year. of the highway system in the Kootenays and giving his re- commendations for areas that still need attention. Regional tourism co- * ordinator Ear! Hansen of Kim- berley. will be giving a pre- sentation on the work of the tourist promotion committees, as well as some of the projects that are being contemplated for The Scene at... KINNAIRD JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Sharleen Martini of Stan- ley Humphries Secondary School phoned in the word for this week's S.S.S. and it was a dilly: “inoculate.” (Can you guess how many of our stu- dents got it right?) , Sharleen's brother, Randy, was the one who first came up with the idea of a school spelling sample and Sharleen will help us out from time to time (to keep it in the family, so to speak.) Last week's word was “counsellor” and Danny Laktin pocketed the dollar bill. The word is not to be confused with “councillor” {a member of a city council), The word we wanted was the one we apply to the teachers on our staff who give counsel or advice (Miss MclIn- tee, Mr. Medvedoff, Mr. Ger- rand.) ees We .have a very fine display in our showcase this week, contributed by Mr. Clark's English 8 classes. They have recently finished pro- jects on three novels: “Copper Sunrise”, “The Red Pony", and “I Heard the Owl Call My Name.” Along with the written work, there are also individual projects which show. imagina- tion and creativity. A model of “The star of Bethlehem” and two maps, one of Scotland and one of Nova Scotia, make Carla Corbett’s project unique. The display of the “Pioneer Village” is the work of Nadeen Podniorrow, Real evergreens complement this model. Bev Samsonoff deserves credit for a job well done on her model of the Indian Village in “I Heard the Ow! Call My Name.” Bill Goetting did the fine project of the wharf in “Copper Sunrise.” Cheryl La Hue made a box model that she can well be proud of, Beautiful dust jackets were designed by Sari Sather, Cathy Staw, Bal Wale, Tam- mends the log cabin done by Fred Tarasoff, (It portrays the pioneer’s home in the story “Copper Sunrise.”) It was the most original of all the displays and surely the most painstak- ing. The cabin is made of real “logs” (not papier mache) and each little log is nailed carefully. | in place. eiiects ‘Our faithful reporters, Lor- Bowling has also ended for the season. Mike Wichert is the champion with a hefty 193 average. Cheryl La Hue won the girls’ top place; Jeff Ste- wart, the most improved boy; and Sharon Bovlinoff the most improved girl. It was a great club and we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. ee te Golf and swimming enthus- fasts are now lining up. Here at K.J. there are sports for every taste—you name them, we have them. energy . .. never a chancel (By the way, can you hear our marching band? Up and down the road they go, tire- lessly practicing for the Spo- kane Lilac Parade. The music floats out all over the valley and tourists coming down the Blue- berry-Paulson often. stop to listen. Sounds good!) in ele Sane Recently, the district grade 7's were given an orien- tation tour of our school, They were certainly impressed with the art room, the gym, the'two Home Ec rooms, the two science rooms, and the two LE. shops; but when they came down to Room 10 they stopped cold in their tracks. “Is this your LIBRARY?!” You see, Twin Rivers and Kinnaird Elementary students are used to big, spacious, “honest to goodness” libraries with all the trimmings. Poor old KJSS is stil! limping along with one dinky little classroom to serve the purpese. ‘Of course, we try to make it attractive with hanging bask- ets and flowers, and curios, and things like that. And we do keep it neat and orderly. But heckl! It's a pretty desperate situation, Where do you put ‘7,000 books! There are only two walls, because the windows take up one side and the classroonr blackboard takes up the front. And of course the re; classes take,u) aide e Otte aecone ert 5 up to the top shelfl - Anyway, we certainly have good books. And we remain cheerful. Come into the library any morning before 8, and you'll find it chock full of students, some even sitting good'naturedly on the floar. When you like each other's company, who minds a little crowding? CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, April 29, 1976 STEPHEN'S CONSTRUCTION General Contracting We Build on your Own Lot HOUSES, SMALL COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, APARTMENTS, MOTELS. Give all the details of what you want. Your fname, address and phone number. Write to: STEPHEN'S CONSTRUCTION General Delivery — Castlegar, B.C. Presents The Fishwick Farewell ~~” Concert “featuring MR. NORMAN FISHWICK — Band Director 1956-76 and THE GOLDEN OLDIES.BAND {Concert to be followed by a Social) Advance Tickets $1.50 available at CKQR Radio Station, Carl’s Drug Mart and Castlegar Drugs and at the Door . SERVICE STATION OPPORTUNITY Gulf Oil Canada Ltd., is seeking a Lessee to operate a 4 Bay Service Station in Castlegar. Candidate should have an automotive background as well as possessing some managerial skills. < This Station is-situated on a highway in the heart oF Castlegas_and .offers excellent shop revenue, ry and Marlene, Felix Belezyk who ended the skiing season with still more laurels—this time a silver med- al at Whitewater, in men's competition, Felix has been skiing since he was two years old and has never had a serious accident, He trains hard during the skiing season—all day on week- ends and twice a week after school. He has been taught about The Heat of Summer. in a pool from — SUMMER FUN POOLS waxing and does his own, but carefully follows his coach's instructions on what kind of, wax to use for each particular the coming months. Also on the agenda of the In the “off season” he Aluminum Wall, Above or Inground Pools in: Steel Wall or Fibreglass Wall meeting will be consideration of annual resolutions and election of officers for the coming year. A program being organ- ized by the Creston Chamber of Commerce will include a visit to the Creston Wildlife Sanctuary and the Honey-Lite Candle Factory. “trains (like Nancy Greene al- ways did) on the good reliable bike. You should see his leg muscles! Nice going, Felix, old kid. We'll be watching your progress again next year, and you ‘can be sure of one thing—we'll be with you all the way! Drop in to P &6 BUILDERS or call lyan 365-5890 or 365-7725 WE STOCK A GOOD SUPPLY OF ACCESSORIES REPAIRS FOR ALL POOLS a plan to make your best years even better ‘and you only have fo be 55 or over ‘to enjoy it all. ANA oa dear veeve eee s seme ce dew ee el el eee "LEGION - CRIBBAGE If you've retired, we can help you manage your budget. 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