CASTLEGAR NEWS Published Ee ‘Thursday At “THE Casth Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Assn. Editor and £, V. CAMPBELL F THE KO jAYS” eae BC, Member: be. Weekly Newspapers Fabifstier, Advertising Bureau Subscription Rate: $3.00 per year — 350 munth by carrier Authorized as second class mall. Post Office Department, Ottawa CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, March 10, 1960 The Celgar Water Agreement Very few agreements are ever’ set down hard and fast at the start of negotiatlons and con- cluded by both sides without making changes, compromises and improvements, and ‘without ad- ding more exact wording and correcting legal phraseology. This is undoubtedly the case with the agree- ment between Celgar Limited and the Village of C ona water Negotiations on water between council and Celgar officials have been golng on for a number of years. We believe, these negotiations have ‘been continually changing in the manner out- lined above during that time or else an agrev- ment would have been signed long .ago. To ask that a public meeting be held on the final agreement before it is signed as has been by the Ci Associa- tion is not a wise move, Already one former commissioner has indicated that he believes ne- gotiations are not being carried out along the lines he felt they once were and has made public his dissatisfaction, To hold a public meeting on the subject would just defuddle the issue. - Although Castlegar counci! members are in full agreement that there should not be a public meeting on the agreement, they have not public- , ly stated that they are in like agreement on the subject of the proposal with Celgar — or that Celgar officials are even agreed amongst ane selves on and ter-p: posals have been made, The - prop has been ving through private meetings closed to the press and public over a mumber of years, And well they should be closed. To have every taxpayer privy to the discussions would probably force both parties to take such definite sides that negotiating would de impossible, When council and Celgar have!reached am agreement they will put it in legal form, it will be signed by both parties, and it will be made public, It will be time then for the public to comment on it. There are those who will say “it is too late then,” but it will be time then to recall, as it is tlme to recall right now, that councils members have been elected to corrduct village business as capably cs they are able in the interests of the village and when they do that there can be no quarrel from anyone. Ratepayers and Council, After a controversial ard fiery start the p appears to be in official foll ing visit from Wm. Kassian, president af the Trail Pro- perty Owners Association, who suggested that the group's first move be to form an _ official organization, Asked repeatedly at Friday: night's meeting if his group had experienced difficulties with the Trail council and whether he felt from the gen- eral discussion at the meeting that’ the local group and the Castlegar council could work am- iably, the Trail just as em- such organizations ‘often leave the group after local improvements have been achieved in their particular neighborhoods, In addition, protests have already been heard at local meetings about meeting too frequently and if the $6 a year. membership fee used in Trail is adopted here Ap ecm elaToee i THE LAST MILE B.C. Fiag Debate Here ‘we go again, arguing ‘about what a flag should look like, Canada ‘has. debated, sometimes bitterly, for generations on what it’s proposed natlonal flag should look like and has achieved nothing. Now. that B.C. has decided to have’a provincial one and has submitted the design to the legislature, oun own flag battle is on. ¥ We hesitate to pose as experts in this delicate fiela and a BAC.'s flag design is wrong. But we do feel it could be improved. Our reaction is that !f we are going to have a flag it should be simple, yet distinctive, easily: recognizable 300 yards away, like the Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes, We can't copy them, of course, nor would we want to. But it seems to “us that flag designers might take another run at it and simplify. the design and make it more distinctive, — Van- couver Province. i 3 . e Telephone City It is amazing how so many people forget where the telephone the “We thought many persons ars liable to find expensive, It is hoped that none of these factors will be 50 pt ‘ing that the Dp Associa- tlon fails to continue for there {s a need for such an organization, The group will hold its private and make representations to “council phasized that there would be difficulties between the local group and council at first but that ev- entually both would get along and work for the betterment of Castlegar. The future of the Ratepayers will not be an easy one-in the sense of keeping up the interest of its own members: Of seven persons nominated for president all Dut one declined to run and Mr. Kassian pointed out that the group ‘would not represent ‘all taxpayers and that the average membership im such groups in B.C. is 6 per cent of the potential. Mr. Kassian also warned that members of ee VIEWPOINT CORNER not only, om behalf of its own:members but on ather matters members of the group feel tr be of importance to the whole village. : We wish the new organization well and hope|’ that it will not become merely a sounding board from which hopeful municipal candidates can gather a hard core of support, but rather that it will attempt to help council members’ in their deliberations and that council will continue to Isten with courtesy and attention to the group's representations and act on any suggestions deem- ed by council to'be economic, feasible and de- sirable. Free Enterprise is Restored The announcement that Art Jones received freshing to find that there is still some opportun- ity left for those who ‘still have the spirit of the pioneers, the willingness to risk everything on an idea,.the guts to say “I'm not satisfied with the way things are” and who will set out and try to change them. . Until 13 years ago, Art Jones was a’ news- paper photog-reporter, an able chap who used his imagination and his’ youthful energy to do a job as he thought it should be done, no matter whether that carried‘him past 5 p.m, and skipped a coffee break or not. Like all true enterprisers, © he itched at the petty office politics, the phoney restrictions, the ‘‘shalt nots," and rebelled at the willingness of superiors to place their tails in the gate when he had what seemed to be a good idea, There was i only one soluti into ‘business for yourself. Sure, you'll risk your home, your life insurance, your savings if any, your shirt, the welfare of your wife and kids... and you'll probably go broke and spend the rest of your life paying off debts. But at least you'll be your own boss, with the privilege of working till midnight every night, as well as Sundays, July 1, Labor Day, Remebrance Day, Good Friday, May 24th, Boxing Day, etc. Only. one restriction you make ... you WILL have Christmas Day off each year, no matter what. A “weekend” will consist of noon Sunday until 7 p.m, Sunday, and . a “Vacation” will be when you get 4 lucky break and July 1 falls on Saturday or Monday, so you can work all‘ night Friday, rush away some- where, and be back by 7 a.m. Tuesday. There of course are minor unforseen details, So you will, as Art Jones did, go into busin- ess for yourself. (He started in.as-a photo studiq operator.) But still the ideas itch and mag and bite. You see something that needs doing, You get an idea. No free enterpriser sorts these out’ into, profitable or non-profitable bins. He just chooses which is the most important from & group or community standpoint, And goes ahead. His ideas are good . .. or at least they click with too was that, over the years, we had done a pretty fair job of maintain- ing our community's proud and ustifiabie ‘claim to be the Tele- phone City. But. we have to keep repeating” it in order to correct | fara ll en apie WE ARE... 1... AGENTS FOR : “MOORE BUSINESS MACHINES AND FORMS SEE THE MANY, STYLES AVAILABLE FOR YOUR USE AT THE CASTLEGAR NEWS PHONE 3031: NTC eA BOSTITCH APSCO STAPLERS AT THE CASTLEGAR eee parroted misstatements.” “ =| Specials § PRIGES - EFFECTIVE MARCH “GROCERIES | MEATS. 3rd.at Maple — Phone 4201:— We Deliver We Reserve: The Right To.Limit Quantity. other people who .are fed up with the civil ser- vice approach to a job. And so-he progresses. He makes some money. Nothing like a.stock market or a bootlegging or numbers racket, but he’s get- ting ahead, even if every dollar is going into new equipment, extra help, and expansion. . Not that the wife amd kids are neglected. But they are asked to get on the team. Then comes the possibility of a big break. Vancouver needs a second TV channel. The CBC, |r doing the best it can, has nevertheless. fallen short. A couple of million dollars a year are be- ing fed out of this country across the line into the U.S. coffers. We don’t hate the U.S., we don't even dislike them, in fact, we like to see them squirm when they have to pay us 4 per cent or 5 per cent on our money. But we don't see why we should support a bunch of second-rate pro- gramming across the line, simply becausé of geo- graphical conditions. Canada’s Mr. Average Joe had his ‘faith res- tored in Royal C Boards of and the like wher he saw the newly-formed Board of Broadcast Governors (The BBG) award the valued second Vancouver TV channel to Art Jones and his Vantel Broadcasting Company. Yes, it's like seeing someone win the Irish Sweep, At least’ you know it's honest . Of-such things our present standard. ‘of liv- ing is built on. If we run out of ‘entrepreneurs such as Art Jones, then we are indeed headed down to a dismal mediocrity. His enterprise will make him and his wife and kids happy, and it will give Jebs to a couple of hundred people, and in turn, perhaps create another one. or. two entre- preneurs who will do the .same thing all over again. If.there are enough.of these kind of guys spread around the world, perhaps this human race of ours will live beyond the mext 50 years. — Powell River News _ a TIME TO BE THINKING, ABOUT ANEW Sports Jacket See our grand selection and at prices which will amaze you. 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Forest Minister Takes Issue With Castlegar Chamber (continued from page one) 4res, would certainly leave all low-lying lands inundated. “There would, of course, be a degree of relocation of services and dislocation of land use with an. elevation of 1,402, which iyould extend through’ the entire Fegion from Murphy Creek to above Arrowhead, with the. grea- test distress to the low lying hay lands which are now subject to geeastonal flooding. Mr, Williston ‘said that this dislocation “would be a very real matter”: to the owners of land close to the water, “Proper compensation,” he sald, would be “hard to arrange,” since the Crown was likely to be the largest owner, “although the land may. in many cases be pri- vately used.” The minister said the High Arrow project, of course, would “decisively: flood existing low lands as require the revestab: VICTORIA REPORT Expect 1960 Session to End Next Week Ry. JAMES K,' NESBITT The 1960 session of your le gislature should be over’ next week. The government has prac- |" tically no legislation of any im- Portance, which could mear an eléction this year, or not. until 1961, which latter date would give Premier Bennett a chance to bring in big legislation at next year's session. “The Premier doesn’t want too much controversy this ses- sion. He . has» created quite enough as it is, he thinks, what with what ‘he calls this debt-free policies and” his hydro power plans, ‘The public vs private power argument will go from the “Leg- islature’ right out onto the hust- ings, 'The CCF will fight for pub- | th lic power with all the strength | th it has — and that’s plenty. ” In the power debate .this session CCFvers didn't give up until they had hardly a breath left in their combined forces of 10 persons. Oposition Leader Sieschan and CCF Mr. Harding ot Ki SI the hin Building Supplies PIERSON WINDOWS PARA-GLAS DOUBLE WINDOW PANES: -GLIDDEN. PAINTS. “Laytex Paints Semi-Glo Enamels SHOP AT KOOTENAY BUILDERS , AND. SUPPLIERS PHONE 5155 -|whelming Social Credit side * |Wenner-Gren interests will lead i negotiations mean’ mighty’ ‘devel- ,| that . everything. is ‘oper. and ccr’ drive, ad a@ first-class job they did, even though they knew they were going to lose. wThey had cabinet. ministers Jumping up and down, but they didn’t’ give ‘up either. However, the sheer weight of the over- completely swamped the. oppos- ition, as everyone knew it would, ‘The CCF’ers insist the gov- ernment’s negotiations with the to one’ gigantic steal, with the people of B.C, paying the shot. ‘To -the -Sacial -Credit side.these opment ‘with everyone in B.C, benefitting. given away. to.. Wenner-Gren, above-board. ers say the ne- gotiations are cloaked in mys- tery, which betokens no good to the helpless public.” + What a varicty of. toples we Brew wrathy because the-hotels is quite late snoueh for People to be lounging and that: hour, ‘said“Mr. Cox, Tespect- able people’ should go home to their: families and get some sleep, said -people -in - smail places should be able to buy a bottle without having to. drive 40 or 50: miles. When they have to do that, said Mr. Shelford, people are apt to buy a.whole case — SC’ers insist nothing is being|_ General’ Bonner: said he doesn’t frequent beer parlors, but he un- derstands you car buy sandwi- chesin them. He opined that it’s a good - idea for beer. ried and, im,many instances, they ‘set to work and kill off the case in one Jong, Uy uproarichs. sitting with results and re- jecetlon ot roads and other. facil- The High Arrow Proposal, however, would raise the present elevation of the lake “only some 40°feet which would leave the presently flooded area substan tially unchanged.” Mr. Wililston saw that there if ner fe others, - ie sitizens) tq, eat biped drink, for what he called blotting effect. CCE. Mr. Turner of Vancou- ver East concurred — sandwi- ches, ‘said he, might act as a sort of sponge, and beer drinkers sure need sponges in their insides, © CGF Mr.* Cox. of Burnaby want cocktail Iounges open until 12.30 am. Mr. Cox sald midnight SC Mr. ‘Shelford of Omineca thought that, in the: interests of ; moderation, grocery “stores ‘in small places should’ be specially licensed to sell liquor, ag is:done: in Alaska: CCF Mr. Dowding of Burna- by expressed’ worry because, he said, too’ mucit: rich’ agricultural land in the Fraser Valley is be- coming covered with housing de- velopments. — ,° , Agricultural Minister Steacy said he’ doesn’t know, what can ‘At/be done about thdt — if a far- mer wants to sell his land for any old purpose, a8? lonz as it's legal, ‘e's certainly ‘er.titled to do it, under free entecprise, for it's his land. : Well, by this time next. week it should be all over for another year, and, if\there’s an election in the meatime, there’! be a lot of new feces in your Legislature were in High Arrow from a recreation standpoint. ‘The . operation of a -reser- voir,” he wrote, “to ar elevation approximately 1,440 would, if the shoreline were suitably cleared, leave a reasonable static. water elevation during the, summer or recreational periods of the year, and. would also improve’ naviga- tion through the present nar, rows.” The reservoir, ‘he went on, would be pulled down during the winter months- and likely would be at its lowest during the mon- of March and April, x “It is conceded,” he. said, “there would be some inconven- ience consequent .to this opera- tion, “It is belleved that there is sufficient agricultural _possibili- ties above the proposed flood line that ‘could be attractively developed as reclamation projects and allow the present agricultur- al society to be relocated without Celgar ing Columbia “Cellulose Co’ had hear discussed during a ‘legisla- tive sessior — in this way we learn, and if we'll study the op-| or $2,904,768 @ consolidated a pet profit in°1959| zte, inions of our MA's we might well form some opinions of our! ey non-cash own, -During | 1958 the company, ge $3,- 172,505 for dancin and oth- charges. Liquor is always a popular talking point. We heard a dis- equivale unting cussion one day .about sandwi- valent: charges or te LTC 902, ches in beer parlors. $2,772; ‘a ties _ SATHOLIC WOMEN’s LEAGUE St. Patrick's Tea ST. ALBAR’S HALL. % 2.30 fo 4. SATURDAY, Homie Baking — Parcel] Post — Candy are. annual report asa public eon suffered a loss of $409,502 after| * T.oN, ing ithe, com- “Pulp onto at the’ Prim ce Pupert ‘mill: has ‘been inereas- ed to 400 tons per day, doubling the ‘initial capacity of* the’ mill in. 1951, The major ‘factor’ com to the improved results To, Advise i" lage On Area Problems production’ resulting from a‘ full year’s operating i with: additional too great The ‘minister told° the Ross- Jand-Trail ‘member that” if Be wanted further: CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, March 10, 1960 Financial Statement CASTLEGAR and DISTRICT HOSPITAL SOCIETY REVENUE FUND BALANCE SHEET AS AT DECEMBER 31, 1959 * (Condensed) Exhibit “A” ASSETS: Cash on Hand and in Bank Accounts Recelvable Inventory ‘of Supptles Prepald and Recoverable Expenses $ 4,619.44 LIABILITIES: Accounts’ Payable “Circulating Capital, Revenue Fund: Surplus Balance, January 1, 1959 Adjustments (BCHIS) Excess Income over Expense (Exhibit “B") $14,62231 This is a Condensed Statement of Revenue Fund Balance Sheet re- ferred to in my Certificate ciated February 29, 1960, J. M. Macbeth, C.G.A. REVENUE FUND STATEMENT of INCOME and EXPENSE JANUARY 1, 1959 to DECEMBER Sl, 1953 A (Condensed) Eshidit “n° INCOME Earnings from Patients — BCHIS — $106,227.60 — Others 21,539.70 $127,767.30 ; 2509.33 1,740.68 + Other Current Revenue Non-Operating. Total Income EXPENSE Salaries & Wages (neluding Purchased Services) $ 53,970.33 Medical, Surgical, Dietry and Other Supplies 28,273.45 Power Plant and Housing Service O.28574 ‘Laundry Suppiles and Services 3,793.19 Bedding and. Linen 27322 General and Administrative Expense Non-Operating Expense Total Expense Excess Income over Expense to Exhibit “A' CASTLEGAR and DISTRICT. HOSPITAL SOCIETY PLANT FUND BALANCE Exhibits “C7 SHEET AS AT DECEMBER 31, 1959 (Condensed) ASSETS: $3 4338.01 1,198.13 _ 27,930.00 . Cash in Bank Account. Recelvable | Marketable Securitles’ (at cost) - Land 20,120.92 Building (ined. Service Equip prior to Jan. 1 1988) DITA (Depreciated) ee .Furniture and Other Depreclable Equipment Bullding Service Equipment (Purchased since January 1, 1959 » (Deprectated) 56,217.30 Minor Equipment (Cost) 14284205 (Depreciation) Floor Stocks (Cost) should ‘discuss the issue with. ee water rights’ branch, “He indicated that’ the: ‘branch was ‘well “informed ‘about High Arrow, having on hand “several and summaries relative to the loss of land and other fa- otites il Valley Munic eipalites mailed to “shareholders, with a a brochure... d Pany’s history and development. = Net sales reached.a ‘record| * high of eoeaS: compared to ‘| $18,637,373 for Won't Ban Fireworks . " Municipalities in’ the Okan- agan Valley will ‘not seek legis: lation to permit them to pontral the: sale: of ' fireworks, ‘This. was’ decided ° at the quarterly meeting -of the Okan- gan Valley Municipal Associa- tion’ “held recently in ‘Salmon rie and attended by more phan and Accounts ‘Payable i 100000 Jmbroverent, & Replacement Reserve Cexhupit Pod SLES Plant ‘Capital } ER oe Balance, January 1, 1959 $920,945.12 wt Add: Applications (Exhiblt’ ‘D') "6,443.65 | $527,388.77 1959 Depreciation 16,949.25 SALo4s This 19 8 Condensed Statement of the Plant Fund Balance Shest referred to in my Certificate-dated: February '29, 1960. JM. Macbeth, C.G.A_ PLANT FUND ‘STATEMENT of INCOME and Fe JANUARY 1, 1959 to DECEMBER 31, 1950 : (Condensed) CATIONS Exbibie “T° INCOME Grant — ‘Trustees Hospital Improvement District $ 1,166.13 Capital Transfer from Revenue Fund Circulating Cap. 3,769.44 Grant — Provinciat : Government 4552.28 BCHIS Building and: Equipment Reserve ECHIS) : te towns and mutcipalities ye Kamloops to Revelstoke south: to by greater efficiencies feateh: “ ‘The’ owners of three. Castie-}out the company. gar stores—Eremenko's, West’s and’ Boti's Pay'n’ Takit—will ‘be asked by the Village of Castle- gan to head a committee to: ad- vise the village on matters affect- ing the business area. > “The suggestion for the com- mittee’ Was ~ made: at. council’s Ai (last meeting by village chairman j 1 N. T. Oglow, . . ‘The action followed the read- ing of :a petition “signed _by 26] ¢, 30 P.M. - MARCH [9 Aiiéention WE ~ ARE NOW “AND! : CARRY | THE Timex Watches businesses ‘and: professional men. commending «the village for its proposal to install gar’s Nakusp during the last halt of Celgar Limited was acqui the border, . ae “placed before the meeting from’ Kamloops sought Tegistation which would . Private Grants .and’ Donations + Interest Income from Marketable Securities ‘Total Income AFPLICATIONS Building Building Service Equipment aa a wholly-owned subsidiary of Columbia Cellulose as ‘of June 30, 1959. Cnsolid: lated figures ‘weflect- ed a met income of $115,627 and net sales of $1,923,433 for Cel- permit to control. the selling, giving, or setting off of fireworks through- out the entire year except with the written permission of the'po- licing authority and would also at Castlegar and 1959, - Construction progress at Cel- gar’s Plesched, Kraft me malll'a at “control by the provin- cial over ~ Major Minor Equipment . Total Applications Excess Income over to Replacement Reserve 3. .6,078.36 Improvement | and, Replacement Reserve, January 1, 1959 3505.28 ped areas. It was defeated | by the so gates, 3, 1959 Reserve, be $ 31.584.14 (Exhibit co) to the ieepart Pulp | is nee wea for production early in 1961, an lighting im Castlegar and calling on council . toi provide better Ughting isthe business. area and. to. start “a .program . of 'street cleaning which should be carried out. at regular and frequent in- tervals.” , _ |. he... committee’s members ‘|said: Mr. Cwould (act: as }) advisers: and consultants” to’ the village ‘on: matters affecting: the oe 8 ©: e@ @ oy: AGENTS "FOR. . COMPLETE _ LINE SEE... OUR’ LARGE ‘TOP QUALITY . WATCHES... PRICED: FROM ° $16.95 i section, sany recpmmendation «made ‘would have’ to be! economically. feasible. ‘Comm; George , Carr” -said “nothing but 'good” came ‘from recommendations made last ‘year’ SELECTION OF - AND: UP_ regard. to , Parking in the: shop- ping area.” ‘Works chairman:-V. R. Cook the -walks’’on by a group of businessmen: with|- of in- aa sawmill is algo proceed- ing according to plan, the | year Columbia During. Pulp : Sales. Ltd. was formed to sell high alpha’ and ‘specialty sul- phite pulps: from’ Prince Rupert and to market Celgar Kraft, Casilegar Coffee B.C. Liberal Boss ‘BC. | Liberal leader’: Ray Perrault ‘paid: what’ bet permed; a visit” atthe weekend, ee “i }} said? two: men?had’ already ‘swept |": iMe!--Perrault was “guest. of “and > arrangements © had =.been made. to have .them cleaned pro- ly * permnits.’ the mair streets honor at ia coffee party held Sat- urday | morning im” the Legion hall’ where he met members of oon, as. the ‘weather |the Castlegar Liberal Association ‘Friday, and other interested persons, = Aaivel ‘Meetina Casflegar_ Savings Credit Union WILL BE WELD ON Tith March 1960 AT TAS Pu. ‘LEGION HALL EP RESHMEN TS: :