CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Sept, 4, 1958 YEA, BOAT CLUB! The Arrow Boat Club des erves heartiest congratulations for the fine day it sponsored Saturday for District residents. The clul’s Centennial water sports day was a huge success and was enjoyed by young and old olike. Let us. hope that this regatta can become an annual event. With’ greater co-operation from the different organizations and businesses in the area, the why it couldn’t be the same year. ve is no reason success every TRANS-CANADA PAVING . The B.C. Automobile Association an- nounced last week that 3,059 miles of paving has been completed on the 4,470-mile Trans- Canada Highway. Y. The following table released by the fed- eral department of public works details the total TCH mileage in each pri Quebec, and total paved’ mile: route: . The table shows the provi ‘evince, except age along the ince, the total mileage and the paved mileage along route. Newfoundland — 554, 67; Prince Edward Island — 71, 70; Nova Scotia New Brunswick — 390, 351; Ontario — 1,436, 977; Manitoba — 309, chewan — 406, 406; Alberta British Columbia — 568, 407. The total mileage is 4,327 and the to- tal paved mileage along route is 3,059 miles. National parks along the for another 143 miles of the the total mileage to 4,470. They are Banff- Yoho with 80 miles, Glacier- stoke 37, and Terra-Nova in Newfoundland, 26. None of this mileage is paved. — 311, 202; (M&S fo Use 5,000,000 Cubic Feet of Natural Gas a Day Natural gas will replace coat and oil for some uses at’ Con- soildated Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd.’s Trail plants, The announcement followed the signing of a contract between CM & S and Inland Natural Gas Ce, Ltd, and will make the CM & S the province's largest “single firm delivery” natural gas consumer, It will also be one of the largest single deliveries on the entire West Coast Trans- misison Co. system. It is expected that the metal- lurgical and chemical plants will consume . 6,000,000 cubic fect of natural gas per day. This js the equivalent of the amount needed for all residential uses for 30 ‘cities the size of Trail. CM & S officials point out that the change-over will not‘ affect production, There willbe cuts in the consumption of fuel oil, coal and coke, but the use of these fuels will continue in many. phases of the operations, 290; Saskat- — 282, 289; Sait oe fence... don’t speak. route account TCH to bring . one. Mount Revel- effort. CAPSULE EDITORIALS ople may speak from. exper- smarter people, from experience, % * Fear of one evil often makes a worse * * F : Failure can always be achieved without Regards McEhlaney By DON OBE Tused to think that God was] like a tailor with a very limited| number off patterns. With so} few molds from which to make people he had to have everybody conform to this or that popular concept of “the done thing.” I-didn't know if this idea) held true -for the rest of the world, I had never strolled the streets of Calcutta, Paris or even London, except in books, and ‘books are wonderful things in! which to fell lies. The theory, however, was ‘a comfort when trudging the thoroughfares of this country. . It seemed to me that every- * body had a pattern, a sort of epitome of his particular social values. number encountered in a day’s, greater than can be thought of; off hand, but considering the number of people trying to mold themselves to these, form it is very small, The Madison Avenue-button- down-collar type could be seen plagiarizing his favorite editorial) writer over the luncheon special in any chromium restaurant. He could tbe described from his relative age to the fact that he wears loud pyjamas and shorts. The arty type could also be easily catagorized. His beard, leather reinforced elbows and the way his eyes were adjusted to reading only by candle light were dead give aways. And so the parade seemed | It may have been unfair to eredit or discredit God with sett- ing these standards. Looking; back on it, I seem to remember) something about His being; against idols, even grey flannel ones, I guess what I really, thought was simply that some-/ Body was succesful and every-| body aspiring to his type of to continue: wo-, who seemed to be knocking themselves out to jump into a classification, I went to a party one night and came away with holes in my theory. , This modest. young scientist type was dancing with a girl named Margie (pronounce the “g” hard). He didn’t know what he was dancing with; he didn't realize that Margie was a very special person, Talking to her was an ad- venture like reading a marvel- ous book: you never want it to ; end. She was genuine. Not a t phony immitation of some- thing or somebody else, but just herself. It was unbelievable! She was truly int ing in what you had men with no eyebrows, pros-, perous businessmen with cigars stuffed between pudgy lips, black jackets and sideburns, “college” men with belts everywhere except in the kiss- er where thcy might serve’ a useful purpose. Laborers who are the most | to say, not merely awaiting a|- chance to excuse herself and adjust her makeup for the 50th time since she arrived. And she actually helped the conversa- tion by asking questions dnd agreeing or disagreeing. Margie* was attractive, but not glamorous (she had eye- success copied him right down! learned men in the world be- brows). She had a lovely, soft cause they can argue authori- | laugh, but only used it when she tatively on any subject; crusad-, thought something humorous, to his favorite toothpaste. | Everyone bustling by me; was a social signboard with his ers who have a reciprocal agree-, The most important thing; interests written all over him.'ment with God (instead of His| however, was the atmosphere setting the pattern for them!'she created, You felt something Constantly observing strutting’ or staggering stereotypes can get pretty sickening if you don’t work out some kind of theory. I had nothing against patt- erns if there were enough of them, but there weren't. Tho they set the pattern for Him); and fat women who are born into little worlds, live childhoods, get married, raise kids, and die little deaths are little | friendy and sincere as though you were sort of special your- of expressing your silly ideas to the most important person in the only a few of the world, and you were | Sunday Church Services ST. RITA'S CHURCH Rev. E. A. Brophy, PP. Sth at Enn Streets Sunday Masses xt 8:30 and 10:30] Mass at Genelle at 4:00 p.m, PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE! Sunday School — 10 am. Morning Worship — 11 a.m. Evangelistic — 7:30 p.m. Prayer and Bible Study, Thurs, 7:30 pm. Friday, 7:30 pm Young Peoples| COMMUNITY BIBLE CENTRE Sunday in the Legion Uall 10:30 Sunday School : “7:30 Family Service At 51 Columbia Ave. Wed., 7:20 Young People’s Hr.| Fri., 8:00 Prayer & Bible Study; THE UNITED CHURCH Robson: Ast & 3rd CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Sundays at 10:30 a.m, Twin Rivers Hall PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH KINNAIRD Public worship Sundays at 11 am, Church school in the basement) at 10 a.m. M. Reside, Minister Mam. _ Kinnaird: Service of Worship) at 9:45 a.m. 2 Castlegar: Service of Worship at| 7:39 p.m. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH Sunday, Sept, 7 - Castlegar — 9 a.m. and 7.30 pm. Sunday school service for Kinnaird and Castlegar at 10 a.m. Kinnaird — 11 a.m. H.C. Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Assn. Castlegar News Published Every Thursday At “THE CROSSROADS: OF THE, KOOTENAYS" Castlegar, B.C. L. V. CAMPBELL Publisher Subscription Rate: $3.00 per year by mail — 35¢ per month by carrier Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member: B.C. Weekly Newspapers Advertising Bureau self, as though you were worthy . be wise... , buy a GAS FURNACE before the FALL RUSH “YOU MAY WIN IT FREE! (Inland Natural. Gas will hold a: fucky draw on October 6. The prizes . . . three gas furnaces in- stalled! The winners . . . three Interior families who “are wise enough to buy a gas furnace before September 30. Here are the contest rules. You must buy a furnace ... or wall or space heater . ...from a natural gas equipment dealer before ‘September 30. You may then fill out an-entry form and drop it into the dealer's ballot box. If you win the draw, Inland Natural Gas will refund you the full price of your furnace plus your installation costs. Win the prize or not, you can’t lose in this contest. By buying your furnace before the fall rush you get - better service . . . no installation delays . . . and you save money sooner. Save money because natural gas heats your home for less money than any other modern fuel. SAVE AS YOU PAY THE BUDGET WAY EQUAL PAY PLAN - EXTRA BONUS, Buy a natural gas heater before September 30 and you can join Inland's EQUAL-PAY plan . . . the budget billing plan that lets you budgét your heating costs in equal monthly payments over the whole year. See your local Inland Natural Gas Office. ‘+ ++» Put Your HOME in the Comfort ZONE Three Free Furnaces and Costs Given Away By Inland Gas Castlegar natural gas equip- ment dealers and Inland Natural Gas Co, are joining together to try and give away three gas * furnaces, Inland will attempt to give away three gas furnaces install- ed in B.C.’s interior and Castlegar natural gas equipment dealers will be doing their best to sec that one or all of these furnaces go to District residents, To win the furnace and free installation you have to buy a Mart Kenney Canada's top dance band, Mart Kenny and his Western Gentlemen, will play a concert] in Castlegar next Wednesday. The band, which is far from mera Mart Kenney being exclusive. to gentlemen, y; aving a former Canadian Miss “. nlvetse contestant among three dies associated with it, will 2 ‘play in 60 B.C. centres. It starts in Fernie Sept. 1 and winds up its tour in Vancouver on’ Nov. 15. : to Play Here This most-travelled Can- adian orchesta, which has cov- ered roughly 200,000 miles of Canadian territory in. repeated coast-to-coast musical tours and side trips, has been going strong since Mart Kenny started it on the West Coast in the early thirties, It has played from Tér- onto now for many years. Castlegar’s Centennial chair- man, Wm. F. Shkwarok, said lack of adequate facilities will prevent Mart Kenny from play- ing for a dance in Castlegar. furnace or wall or space heater from a local natural gas equip- ment dealer before Sept, 30. You then fill out an entry form provided by your dealer and drop it in his ballot box. If you win the draw, Inland Natural Gas will refund you the full price of your furnace plus the! installation costs, Inlan@’s local representative, Ed Herman, says natural gas is the cheapest, most economical method: of heating today’s modern, home. He said it's quick, inexpen- sive and there is no worry about having to remember to order. Natural gas, he said, is the mod-| ern fuel for this modern age. He urged District residents} to take advantage of Inland’s of-, fer. He said the lucky draw will take place on Oct. 6 and express- ed a hope that a District family ‘would be represented in the win- ners, Bus Schedule Same . As School Staris Up District schools opened their doors yesterday for the fall term and the school board an- nounced that there are no chang- es in bus schedules, time tables or.bus stops. They remain the same as when, school recessed in June. Three new appointments to the high school teaching staff have heen announced. Mlss| Jean Sim, Miss Doreen Steele and W. P. Oleski return to the District after a year’s leave of absence, . Mrs, G..H. Thorp .of Rob- £on has been appointed relieving teacher for H. F. Hyson, princi- pal of the Brilliant, Robson, Tarrys and Ootischenia schools. Mrs. H. MacNicol will be relief teacher for - Kinnaird school Principal H, Bate. The school board also an- nounced that P. G. Tarasoff, Kinnaird janitor, has been trans- ferred to the janitor's position’ at the Tarrys schoo) due to the resignation of Mrs. M. Shaposh- nikoff, "Mrs. B. Lundquist of Kin- naird is the probationary ap- pointment for ithe vacancy on the Kinnaird jani staff. Chamber of To Trek to Sheep Lake 1 A trek to Sheep Lake over the new highway will be made Sept. 13 by members of the Cast- legar and District Chamber of Commerce, we Local chamber members will meet with members of the Nel- son chamber: at 9.45 am. Sept. 18. at the: junction of the new| highway and Highway No. 3 They ‘will travel by car as far as possible to: Sheep Lake. Commerce “Other transportation is being the The board expressed plea. sure at the: “considerable face- FURNACE TENDER into bartender is the happy switch brought about by the in- stallation of a modem, automatic gas worm-air furnace which also makes pos- thursday, Se CASTLEGAR NEWs, nana ty centre. sible the transformation of a damp base- ment into a children’s play rocm or par- Hespilal Gardens Are ‘Boing Well’ Hans Foghdohnschmidt, CM & .S head gardner and garden advisor to the Castlegar hospital, “thinks the gardens are doing exceptionally well” for the kind of summer we are experiencing says hospital administrator J. Bainbridge. Mr, Bainbridge said shrubs| and trees from the CM & S will be planted in the Fall. He said the landscaping of’ the hospital grounds, Castlegar’s Centennial project, is going ahead “so far as donations will allow.” lifting” done at the Castlegar, Robson and Brilliant. schools. Painting, repairs and mainten- ance work have also gone on at other District schools. | District school inspector C. AMAA July Ferry Use Up Over 1957 ‘Automobiles using the Cast- Jegar ferry are carrying more Passengers this year, Figures released by the dé- partment of highways indicite the 46,411 cars and drivers that used the ferry during July is a slight drop in comparison with the same month last year. However, the figure of 107,- 738 passengers carried in cars using the ferry is an increase of 1,700 over that reported in July, 1957, There was u noticeable in- crease, too, in the number of trailers and motor-buses cross- ing by ferry. The total number of trailers and semi-trailers using the ferry during the period, 1,073, repre~ sents an increase of more than 200 in the figures for last July. The number of motor-buses carried, 565, is 18L up on the July, 1957 figure. More than a thousund fewe> trucks—13,81é—used the fermy this July than did last, and the number of motorcycles, 15, is a drop of IL TE i es ' N OW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION! for Chamber members from Trail and Grand Forks will converge on Sheep -Lake.from Rossland and” Cascade‘ ‘reg Speaking.-in- Trail Aug. 20 Premier Bennett said tenders would be called last month on| 3% miles. of the: remaining “20} miles,-while “the other 17 miles| of highways with regard to repairs on the Pass Creek road. This read is in poor condition for school-bus travel, Park school children is also be- ing checked. If there are insuf- ficient pupils to open a school al Deer Park again this year, ar- will be called Iateron this fall.” rangements will again be made to the child: to the Renata school, Mr. McKenzie reported that the results of senior and junior matriculation ‘exams at SHHS were “very favorable.” : . Bullding Supplies Balldizg & Supply Ce, Ltd. 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