Leaders
Millar and Dr. G. Shepherd of Osoyoos,
Leo Sommers of
Included in th

taking part were Dr. J. Burns of Medical Lake, Wash., 8.
|. Cooper, R. Rowland and
Castlegar, W. Farrow and C. W. Millar of Colville.

exercises,
compass treasure hunt, building of a tower and shelters, football
and “capture the flag."—Leo Sommers Photo

Local Man Named President

Rossland Light Opera

Castlegar and District Sociais

Players’ executive members
are now making plans for the:

PODIATRIST
Foot Specialist

Askew, Mrs. J. Raine and Mra.
R. Donnan.

Mra. H. Johnson 365-8294
‘Mr. and Mrs. E, Rourke

Blowout
Causes

Accident

*  A1974 truck austained an
estimated $800 damage when

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Every Thursday *

Legion Hall

Council OK's Purchase
Of $7,500 Jet Rodder

Clty staff has been author- company has said it will honor
ized to propare the nocessary — the original quotation,

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Parliament Bldgs,, 501 Be
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coming year.

New president is local
man Jim Waldie. Other mem-
bers of the executive are vice-
president Bill Mickiethwaite,
secretary Merilyn Salsman,
treasurer Cliff Read and di-

were visiting in ‘Colville on
Saturday. se
Members of Minto Chapter
whoattended the Cancer Tea of
Rose City Chapter, 0.E.8. in
Nelson on Saturday were Mr.
and Mrs. C. Petts, Mr. and Mrs,
J. Stier, Mrs. H. Schellenberg,

Mother's Day guests at the
home of Mrs, H. Johnson were
her family Mr. and Mrs, Wayne
Eastcott of Vancouver, Mr. and
Mrs, G. Easteott of Hossland
and Mrs. H. Schellenberg. Mr.
and Mrs, W. Eastcott left

rectors Phyllis Scaia and Kay
White. ;

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Next time you're in Spokane treat yourself

* ‘supposedly civilized community

Tuesday morning to return
Mrs. H. Johnson, Mrs, D. home.

Letter to the Editor

ry .
Asks City fo Review Dog Control
De May we join in asking that
City Council publicly review
this situation.
W. Anderson
« Marie and Bob White
Molly White
Don and Jean Gray

T. Wallace
W. Reid
Susan Campbell

ear Sir:

With due respect to Castle-
gar City Council's decision of
‘Tuesday, April 27, 1976 regard-
ing dog control, we would like
to voice our support of those
who advocate review of Castle-
gar's elimination program,

Present methods are in-
humane ‘ and \barbarje” for: a

of our size.

Koofenay Gas Prices
Hits Okanagan Paper

was a gas fill-up at Trail where
he was charged 91.9 cents a
gallon—between 10, and 17.
cents more than the Okanagan
price range. ‘

Next shock was in Creston.
A plain hamburger patty in a
plain restaurant, one-and-a-half
slices of bread (not bun), eight
French fries, cost $2.10.

“Can nothing be done -
about the high price of gas in
the Castlegar and Robson ar-
eas?

This is the question asked

by Mra. J. Heslop after present- -
ing the following clipping to the
Castlegar News, sent to her

from Kelowna:

A traveller returning fram

the Kootenay after a weekend

to avery special value. Only $14.95 * includes

FREE parking -

and more. Write for FREE Brochure or

visit is glad to be home in the
Okanagan. He wants to stay
solvent, His first shock en route

And the motels while pos-
sibly adequate, charge prices
comparable to Kelowna's finest.

call collect for reservations (509) 624-2121.
Ask for the Shopper's Plan,

Te PEPIN. loc, &

“ienport

It's the“newest"place in Spokane.

Man Charged Following
-Accident in 1300 Block

A Castlegar man has been ' close after rear-ending another

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vehicle in front of Selkirk Sales

in the 1800 block on Columbia

Ave. .

Charged is Terrance Allan

. Fleming whose 1972 Vega
sustained $400 damage when it

charged with following too

struck a 1975 Olds driven by |

Sheila Marie Anrignon of
Castlegar.

No injuries have been
reported, The Olds, which was
making a left turn in to the
garage. at the time of the
incident, sustained an esti-
mated $400 damage.

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the right front’ tire blow
causing it to go out of control,
hitting gravel and rolling once,

The driver, who escaped
injury, has been identified as
Richard Earl Allard of Nakusp.

‘The incident occurred Sun-
day evening on the Selkirk
College Road,

Error is Noted
in Time Allotted
Dog Delegation

When an informal delega-
tion appeared before council
recently it was granted permis-
sion by council to comment on
theinethod of dog destruction.

In a letter to the editor it
stated this was actually a
30-minute discussion and not a
S-minute :discussion as re-
ported,

It is hoped this erroneous
statement has not caused any
hardship to either council: or

the writers of the letter to the

editor in question,

Cut Gas Coste
© Timing and points—In-
correct timing leads to fuel
waste, Worn points have the
same effect, :

papers for a temporary borrow.
ing bylaw which will allow the
clty to buy a $7,600 Jet Rodder,

The rodder is uscd to clean
sewer and storm drains with a
Pressure blast.’ It will also
remove sludge from the treat-
ment plant, doing the work ina

fraction of the time that it takes

to do it manually. The machine
is described as being very
versatile,

The quotation originally
given the city has increased
approximately $1,500, but the

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ou CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBI

THURSDAY, MAY. 20, 1976

R NEWS |

“The Crossroads of the Kootenays”

"20 CENTS PER COPY

PWA AIR

“ i
Bil Turner Photo

Earthg uake :

_o Just after Castlegar,

ceived ‘word of ‘tio injuries or
loss of lives to, relatives in
northeastern Italy, a sharp
earthquake Monday has again
sent residents fleeing into the
streets in panic.

‘The tremor, the 76th since
a killer quake devastated the
Friuli area'on May 6, was felt
throughout northeastern Italy

in approximately the same area’? the hoines of their people have’

that flattened dozens of towns

Understand Relatives: Safe

‘and; claimed more. than “760° a

liv

Re OE we TRE
‘While just how many’ per-
‘sons in Castlegar have relatives
in that area is unknown, ft has
been indicated to the Castlegar
News that this’is-the section
* from. which: all’ the! 3Italian:
speaking people in this? im-
mediate area have originated

from. ae

* Relatives here are still not
in a ‘position ‘of knowing how

s fared.

Sit
Makortoff, Box 3367;
‘ itlegar, © *

Effective June 6 to Olset Increased Operating Costs

Week Last Chance
“Grand Prize Draw.

Gos

lext week’ is the’ last. week’ for users ‘of. Castlegar: he

". special “Sell ‘and‘Save" classified ads to win free fried chicken.

classified ‘ads in next

Everyone who places.“Sell and: Sav
for. buckets of Dave's

week's paper is eligible for. the: four dra

chicken. fi :

In addition,all persons who place "Sell and Save" classified ads

during May are eligible for the grand prize draw of 50 pieces of
delicious Dave's chicken. i

Winners of the’ buckets of chicken last week are G. H.

ite 1, SS 2; Larry ite 1, C12; Paul F.

d Patt Baker, General Delivery. All are of

Please see Page 16 for complete deta’

"MLA Speaks
At Chamber

. Tonight

Rossland-Trai! MLA Chris

~ D'Arey and the ‘presidents of

Department Store

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- 'PHONE 365-7782.

- we
Queen Iva Bouillet and Princesses Betty Angrignon
3 ‘f and Mary Ann Vanin =

- New Denver is once again celebrating Victoria Day in
its own grand style with events of interest for all ages.
While the majority of the ‘events take place Monday,
activities begin tomorrow night with the introduction of
the \'1976- queen Iva Bouillet’ and princesses \ Betty
Angrignon and Mary Ann Vanin.’ Retiring queen | is
Chiyoko Tatemichi..There is also a sew-your-own fashion
show and a teen dance. :
On Saturday’ night the Casino opens in the evening.
and a cabaret is tobe held, :
A pancake breakfast at Bosun Hall Sunday morning
starts that day's events, with the annual soapbox derby at
Steenhoffs Hill right after luneh followed mid-afternoon by
‘canoe jousting at Centennial Park,

On Monday morning there is Little League baseball,
with the Trail Colt League vs. New Denver/Silverton later
in the day; children’s variety races; a parade right ‘after
lunch; a miaypole dance; mining and logging competitions
iand bike races, to'name just a:few of the events.

Special food features this year. will be chow mein,

“made especially by the Japanese community ladies—and
Borsch, by the ladies of Hills.

There are other ongoing novelties, and certainly

something for everyone,

Nelson'and Trail Chambers of
Commerce’ will be present at
tonight's Castlegar and District

Chamber: of, Commerce meet:

a INBScay SEE SS
2. SMr.. D'Arey jis .to .be the

main ; ‘speaker; with ’ several

the general membership:

An invitation has also been
extended to the Miss Castlegar
1976 candidates and their spon-

sors: ts :

: Deadline
For ‘Bambi
“Contest Sat.

Several children are in line

"for free passes for Walt

Disney's famous *and lovable
niovie, “Bambie", as entries in
the coloring contest, ‘Sponsored
by. theatre manager Bob Ben-
nett, begin to roll in,

Bambi'and the entry form -
appeared in last week's issue of ©

the Castlegar News, H
The contest, open to ‘chil-
dren aged 10-and-under, has a

; first prize of $5 plus a free pass;.

second prize of $3 plus free
pass; third, $2 plus free pass;
fourth, free pass for best, aged
five-and-under;' fifth, free pass
for best, aged six to ‘eight;
sixth, free pass for best, aged
nine or 10,

If you have ‘not yet: sub. -

mitted your entry, do not’

* issues, :including ‘the recently,
“announced hike in Pacific West-
‘ern air fares, to be discussed by-

B.C.'s new forestry. minis-
ter, Tom Waterland,” paid a
brief visit to Castlegar. last
Thursday.

He toured CanCel’s pulp
and lumber divisions, coming
here from Nelson where he had
visited the Kootenay’ Forest
Products operation in that city.

$100 Winning

At least'10 persons in the

Castlegar area are known to be

$100 winners ‘in. the: Western
Canada’ Lottery | with: each

2 originating with’ the Kootenay
Society for. the Handicapped,

Wh G

Proposal. which:.:could “’save

+ Canada millions of barrels of oi!
each year. é
If adopted by the federal
government, Mr.  Brisco’s pro-
posal would mean creation of a
new tax class. It would allow

their oll or gas-fired equipment
to equipment using scrap wood
produced injtheir operations.
In his proposal, Mr: Brisco
sald the conversion could save
up to 17 million barrels of oil in
British Columbia alone each
year.’ He said the 17. million
barrels represents nearly 20
days of oil imports.
“I used the B.C. forest
industry as an example because
+ it’s the largest in Canada,” he
said sin’ an’ interview. “The
actual reduction’ in oil used
would be much higher if
savings in’ the other provinces

Were taken into account."

/. Mr. Brisco's plan involves
“the use of hog fuel—a'mix of
sawdust, shavings, | rejected

= lumber, bark ‘and other wood

fibre ‘resulting from sawmill,
pulp mill and lumbering opera-
tions. Much of this hog fuel

Bob Brisc: Releases Details

“which? We

isco, said. the pro-
_ posal has been submitted to Mr,
Gillespie, ‘Finance Minister

nada ‘would’ have to’ put off‘

UP

Out of Our
Hands Says
‘PWA President

Pacific Western ‘Airlines
has informed the city that it
intends to raise fares June 6 to
offset increased operating
costs,

Ina letter to Mayor Ed
Mosby, PWA president R. T.
Eyton explains the increases in
operating costs are out of the
company's control and it has no
choice but to pass the expense
along to the users.

("The proposed increase will
hike ‘the one-way fare from
Castlegar to Vancouver to $41
from $39. Castlegar to Calgary,
now $37.50’ one way, will cost

“Despite our resistance to
the ministry of transport’s cost
recovery. program, itis pro. ~

+ ceeding,” Mr. Eyton said,
» "On April 1°PWA: was
“faced: with a’ 80° per’ cent
* increase: in general :.terminal
fees and landing charges—an
additional cost to us of $486,000
¢ for 1976, Also the ministry
intends ‘to impose a” further
security charge to that already
borne’ by ‘the ‘airlines. This
charge could © result: in~ an
increase of as much as $987,000

. in PWA's operating costs this

year. ie
- “We also: anticipate an
increase in fuel costs of 9 cents
a gallon as of July, representing ‘i
an: additional’ $1,131,000 ‘ex:

~ pense," the. PWA’ president

said.
e ‘The mayor was told that
PWA has and will continue to
exercise stringent cost ‘control,
“Unfortunately ‘the ' items
explained come from area$ over >
have: no” control,”
Eyton said, :
“We are fully aware of our”:
responsibility to adhere to the
anti-inflation board ‘guidelines,
In this instance ‘we ‘have no

plans for oil self-sufficiency'and
ha

“adopt a policy of self-rel page 8).

forest product. companies to : Paper. Friday Next. Week
deduct the coat of converting:

“The Castlegar News will be distributed on Friday morning

next week, instead. of on Thursday.

‘The change in publishing date is necessitated by the fact that.

", Monday ts:the Victoria Day holiday, a legal holiday that will be

enjoyed, by our staff:members, +
We, hope this: necessary change in publishing date won't
venience our advertisers and readers, and we ask our

carriers to make note of the change. e

but to pass on these

ost increases,

Castlegar and District
Chamber of Commerce presi-
dent Albert Calderbank, who”
has been ‘sent a copy of the
city’s letter by Mr. Eyton, told
the Castlegar. News Tuesday
that the. matter was to be
discussed at last night's execu.”
tive. meeting — and will ~ be
brought up’ at ‘the general
meeting to be held tonight at

Produded ‘in Canada goes'to

waste 'in either “teepee” or -
“beehive” incinerators or at 3

land-fill sites, *

“T’think’ this proposal is
significant’ in ‘light of | Mr.
Gillespie's recent statements
regarding oil imports.”

Tickets Here

Perry Minich,.G. Rosner, Isa:

bell M. Bail, Bill Carlson; Doris

Horst, Linda Jean Morley and.

Violet Popoff.

‘The: society receives a

Yvonne Stewart, Ann Holden,

of &5 cents for each
ticket ‘it sells.

- Student Presents Study.
On Valhalla Proposal:

Why should the Vathalla
Park become a’ reality? The
public is invited toa meeting on
Tuesday to find out. ‘

hesitate. Last day for entries is -

this Saturday. They may be left
at the Castle Theatre or mailed
to Bamhi Coloring Contest, c/o
Castie Theatre, Box 3340,
Castl B.C. VIN aH6.

Lori Imioff, a student at
Stanley Humphries Sécondary
Schoo} will present her case for
the park. She prepared a study
of the proposal’ as a school

Project has become person-
ally committed to the idea.

Itis hoped that there will
also be slides shown of the area
so that people can have a visual
idea of what it is all about, -

The meeting will be held at
the de Rham home in Castlegar
and is open to any interested
individuals,

the'Hi Arrow Arms,

through.
out the province. The brochures also have a
handy street map of Castlegar, a feature that
the special Chamber committee that designed
the brochure feels will be useful to local visitors
and residents. Here Chamber president Albert
Calderbank, left, and brochure committee .

and community

complex, the Kootenay Canal Development and
also lists the various district clubs, organiza-
Hons, societies and churches.

—Castlegar News Photo