8 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, December 5,

1957]

GSAT OAR

THIS 1S THE WEATHER
* YOU NEED

FOOTWEAR

Maddocks

_Biliey Nights until: 9 p.m.

GIFT

HEADQUARTERS

FOR
MEN and BOYS

BEAUTIEUE GIFTS

Leitner’ 5

TATA

Un anta TSIEEETERT

‘

S When Christmas morning rolls around
‘It would be so much fun

LIE you could say “I. made it myself” ae
“For you my little one”.

The material I got at Waldies -
The selection there is grand

it makes it easy to

IR

Waldi

ALA

: a;

“DO-IT-YOURSELF”
And the boys gave me a hand

Plywood is such wonderful stuff °° ~
It's easy to work with and how! ~
So if you want another table

Just give the word right now.

Commission
‘Briefs

A discussion was held on in-
dealing with

nix Co fon C ree

questing .their cooperation in
eliminating the oll. and water
nuisance on Columbla . Avenue
in ‘front of the Mannix garage,

Approyal was given to have
tne _pepariment of. Municipal

fairs. prepare the 1959.. tax
totes for the Village, as this

Firemen’s Pension plan. This plan
if approved by Villages would
provide a retirement pension of
$60 a month after 25 years of
service. Commissioner Pettitt
‘was asked to study the matter
further for the Council,

Commissioner MacPherson
was given permission to obtain
two new tires for the small
truck, and asked the Clerk to
contact the West Kootenay Pow-
er Ci them to

shad proved satisfac-
tory in the past year,

Counell will enquire wheth-
er ‘the Department of Public
Works can supply a snow blade
for “the Village “Cat”, ‘as the
blade now on the machine is too

small to do the work required.
Commissioner MacPherson - felt
the .Department might be will-
ing to rent a blade for the win-
ter season. ae

A complaint from residents

move the pole at the junction of
Juniper and 2nd to facilitate
opening 2nd Avenue satisfac-
torlly,

Village Clerk A. T. Hors-
will announced word had been
received of reduction in cost of
licences for Municipal trucks, Mr,
Horswill said flat rate of $2.00
would be charged, and this wquld
apply also to vehicles owned ‘by
School District. 7
Commissioner Maddocks ad-
vised he had received a com-
plaint regarding the level cross-
ing above the ferry, on the road
to West Robson, It was felt the
cross! is insufficiently marked
and is definitely a traftii hazard
and potential danger spot.
Council will write to the

} the keeping of. rab-
bits was received and is being
checked,

Accounts amounting to $3,-
74845 were approved for pay-
ment, . largest amount being
water-works expenses, ©

Chairman, J. E. Kraft stated
he Had heen® approathd by ‘S.
C. Muirhead, President of the
local Curling Club regarding a
joint meeting to be held shortly
by the Curling Club, the Pro-
fect Society and members of
Kinnaird and Castlegar Councils,
concerning use of the arena ‘this
winter. Mr, Kraft advised as
Kinnaird Village is to make a
grant, Castlegar Council would
likely: be requested to follow
sui, =;

ci felt they were

Dep. of Te-
that more

piesa Bie ‘be taken at the cross-
ing and a copy of the request
will go to the local Chamber of
Commerce, enlisting their sup-

rt,
A letter is also to go to Man-

in ‘favour of doing: all- they
could to help, provide’ it is for
the good of the general public
and not for any specific organiza-
tion. -Council will be represented
at the! joint meeting by as many
members a5 poisible,

GIFT SUG

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GESTIONS

Fancy: Boxed Stationery — Fancy, Boxed Chocolates
Colognes — Perfumes — Bath
Stationery — Shave Sats _ Xmas Cards

” LOWEST OPER PRICES,

PITTS REXALL DRUG

Ac HD

Powder —~ Soaps

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1 EREMENKO and Co.

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‘OUR EVERYDAY LOW PRICES

" BOLOGNA, ‘Ib.
BACON, side sliced, fh. .....
. BEEF POT ROASTS, ib.

_CRISCO, 3 Ibs.

BUTTER, Ast. grad:
CHEESE, Spreadeas
CHEEZIP, 16 ox. ja
SO-FRESH MARGARINE, 2 Ibs. - oe
BREAD, City, 2 for

TIDE, Giant pkg.

WIENERS, Ib."

BEEF ‘LIVER, Ib. ....
SMOKED JOWLS, Ib. ...
PORK STEAKS, shoulder, Ib.

All our meats are Government graded.

ae 25e
39¢
. 556

and ‘inspected

Frezen Food Lockers For Rent ie

i : PORK & BEANS, Broder’ 4 for 49¢

65e
2 ‘tb. box $1.15"
69c

CORN, Nabob 2 tins ..
COFFEE, Nabob, tb: .:
PEAS, Frozen,’ 2. for ..
BANANAS, 2 Ibs. ..
LETTUCE, fresh, Ib.
GRAPEFRUIT, pink, large

Headquarters for Christmas GIFTS

Ladies’ HAND
assorted colors

BAGS
to suit any accessories

—clutch style or large and roomy
$2.49 to $5.95

Ladies’ NYLONS, that stretch,

seamless or full fashion, 51 G.G. -

Per Pair .....

Duettes, double thread ....:

Children’s SKI

Sixes 32 to 42

HALF SLIPS,
in nylon beautiful style ‘$1.98 cach

PANTS,

in navy freeze cloth. — Boy's Pants

ave leather knee patches

: Girl's Sixes ...
, Boy's: Sizes ..

‘QUILTED DUSTERS $7.95 - a0

.. $3.29 & $3.15
.. $3.59 & $4.80"

ond $9.98

Lovige Made LINGERIE

a f .
in pink and blue tricot nylon acetate

$1.98 EACH

SLPS,

in white cotton lavish lace trim
$1.98 each

Crenolins white, pink or blue
* $3.99 or $5.79

Children’s SLIPS, __
in polished white cotron sizes 2 to 6

or
$2.59 EACH

wisceseee SSG

White
Priced at ....

Nylon Slips — ae ince tin

Only — Sizes: 32 —

$2. 95 t to’ 87. 75

Beautiful Night Gown
Nylon & Rayon Tricot — Colors Coal, Pink,
Prices range ‘from err

$5.58"

Yel low

to $6.95

Priced at...

_Baby Doli Pajamas
Nylon Tricot with lace trim — Colors.Pink & Blue

deeeee ee $5.95

Sizes S-M, GL.

White Only .

Half Slips i in cotton or nylon tricot’
a Your ‘Choice of Full Skirt or Straight Cut -

$2.95, & $3. 15

PRICED AT

LADIES’ NYLON | or RAYON PANTIES:
“ with dainty lace —- embroidered trim — Sizes S.M. Le XL. +

Ist 25

rt imoking a
ONE PAIR OF NYLONS:

On the OPENING of our newly. enlarged Ladies’ Ready-to-.
Wear on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, se are presenting the
hi of $5.00-or over —

GET YOUR SLEIGHS and TOBOGGANS
. Now WHILE STOCK IS STILL COMPLETE

6 FT. SNO-! LINER TOBOGGAN
5 FT. FURY TOBOGGAN

$13.25
$ 8.95

4 FT. FURY AN

“$6.50

FLEXIBLE SLEIGHS with strong T shaped runners

a5"...

wooo $5.75.

37” a ABS

WOODEN RUNNER KIDDIES’ SLEIGHS

Priced for Ch at’

Aluminum Flying Saucers :

They" Go Fast at

$2.25

$5.45

“FOR THE HOCKEY PLAYERS.

SKATES.
GLOVES

STICKS
SHIN PADS

USE OUR CONVENIENT.

LAY AWAY PLAN

DEPT. STORE LTD.

one 491.1

Be Careful With Drugs
~The Pharmaceutical Association .of. B.C. has is-
Es tied a list of do’s: and don’ts for parents regarding

the care arid attention to be given to drugs, espec-
lally forn the children's viewpoint. oh

These points are F

1 by the AK + .

: When you throw away drugs or hazardous mat-
erlals, be sure the contents cannot be reached by

children or pets. -

Warn small ‘children: not to. eat or drink drugs
\" which they find without your permission, Insist on this.
Do not take or give medicine in the dark. Be: ‘sure

you can ‘clearly read the label on the container. -

~ When measuring, drugs, ‘give it. your full at-

_ tention.

Give infants ‘and young: hi
- directed by your physician,
Before: measuring liquid medicine always shake

the’ bottle thoroughly

. Safeguard tablets which are candied, flavoured, |
or - coloured since children eat them like candy.

Do ‘not take medicine from an unlabeled bottle
— transparent tape over the label will protect, it.

Date all drug supplies when you buy them.

Weed out the left-overs regularly from your med-

sicine chest-

any p
. Physician ordered for a particular illness.

drug that your:

Use a prescription drug only for the patient f for
whom’ the physician ordered it.
: Read all :directions-and caution. statemefits.
the ‘drig label: ‘each: time you plan to. use it: 5

CAST

Published. Every “Thursday at “The Crossroads of ‘the Kootenays”

EGAR NEW

VOL 10, No. 50 F

CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA,

Thursday December 12, 1957

"8c PER COPY

Vol. Firamen Hold
Annual Banquet Sal,

Fifty guests were served at
a turkey dinner Saturnay night
when the Castlegar Firemen held
thelr annual banquet ‘in’ the
Parish Hall, .

Guests included - the Fire-
men’s. wives, -Village Commis.
sioners and thelr wives, Village
Office staff and’ other village
employees, as. well as the mem-
bers of the former Parks Board,

Tables were decorated with
‘a sultable theme, red Firemen’s
sats set on the’ white cloths, and
‘the head table boasted a ladder
truck on which was seated a
largé ‘teddy bear wearing a fire-
chief's: hat.

Caterer’s for the dinner were
the ladies of St, Alban’s Evening
Guild, and Master of Ceremonies
was S, Dower, Fire. Captain,

Fire Chief Ed Lewis spoke
briefly following the dinner and
Commissioner R. Cook spoke on

Little Theatre 5
Play Outstanding

The Kinnaird Little Theatre
Group outdid.themselves recent-
ly when they presented the play
“Gently Toes. It’! in the Kin-
naird School.

e play, under the direction
of Marjorie MacBain, was well
recelyed by the audience at both
presentations,

The plot included a murder,
an attempted murder and a sui-
cide and still was sprinkled oe
plenty of humour

Evelyn Burrows, who Sok ie
part of Freda,

Gwlym Hughes Sa the
murder-husband and turned in
an outstanding performance as
did the’ other members ‘of the
cast, Ruth Waldie, Gwen Som-
merfield, Steuart Paul. and Joan
Johnson,

Bob - MacBain handled the
lighting effects and Lorrie Por-
ter was stage manager..

behalf of the Council,
the firemen for the dinner, and

commending them on their fine

record,

Two interesting films were }

shown, the first- being on Prince
Edward. Island and -the second
a picture to please all sportsmen,

as it showed fishing in mountain| }
.| Streams amid scenic backgrounds| :

in the Rockies.

The evening's: social enter-! }

tainment wound up with dancing

to music supplied by.-Jack Kil-|#

lough and Dick McLeod. .

Nakusp Wanis Link
With Trains at
Revelstoke

The. Nakusp Chamber. ‘of
Commerce wants the Highways
Department to have M. V. Lar.
deau leave Nakusp in the morn-
ing so that connection can be

made with CPR main line trains] P:

tt Revelstoke, © ‘
s said et a rect

Kinnaird Commission
Report At Forum

S. C. Muirhead, ‘retiring at
the end of this year from the
chairmanship of the * Council,
opened the public forum, and
since vacancies on the Commis-
sion had been filled by aeclama-
tion, called on the

Branch 170
Nom. Officers

‘At the ‘last general meeting
of. branch 170 Canadian. Legion,
nominations. were taken for
various officers for the coming

to give a brief report on their

_ departments.

Comm. Logelin outlined the
activities of the Fire Dtpt, Comm
Rust, Finance Chairman, ended
his report by telling the meeting
that the Village would end the
year with a-balance of approxi-
mately $4,000. Comm. Smales in
charge: of the Meter: Dept. and
tennial

‘Chairman ' Comin. ‘Warner «also

outlined their dept. Progress over
the past year, ..

. A proposal to’ ‘purchase anew
fully equipped \ \fire-fighter. unit
at a‘cost of about 1$18,000 - was
brought up, and also mentioned
was the fact that it will be paid
for over a ten year period ‘with~
out any i in

year, are x that
further nominations may e
made at the next meeting on
December. 17° where allotting
will take place. The ballott box
will. be locked and held until
1 pm. Saturday, December 23
in. ‘the Legion. Office, :to enable
shiftworkers to cast their votes.
, The Annual Children’s. Christ-
mas: “Party for. members iolldren
between ‘thé:'ages of 3\and' 1
will be held on Monday Evening
December 23. at 6:30 p.m.

ta be ‘paid for. by. “the éna of the
year..

"Carb Loeblich, elected: Coun-
cil Chairman by acclamation, said
that-he has attended the last two

taxes. 2
Comm. Warner weed the
purchase’ of the» new - Public
Works Truck, at an approximate
cost of $6700, which is expected

council. and felt that
many of the plans: now in pro-
gress would: be carried out. as
suggested, bythe ‘present council
and. would follow their sugges-
tions’. iri’ many respects,

\ ‘The coristruction of St. Rita's Church and”
f avert Progressing satisfactorily -and-should ee ready ah

| Easter. The “Church

seat about 300 when completed.

°

rsenitig of -the Kettle Veitey
service makes‘ Abia move" neces-
sary.” -

~, 'T. Onions! was’ elected
president of the Cestlegar and
District Chamber of Commerce
‘at their. peetag last night. Vice

Cc packed)

St. Alban’s Parish Hall to capa-

city Monday night to hear ad-
dresses by the eight candidates
in today’s elections.

The first of what may be-
come an annual affair, the For-
um was sponsored by the Cast-
legor and District’ Chamber of

with W..F.

aang as independent and im-
partial chairman of the meet-
ing. .

ayers, and: said he would “en-'
deavor to serve the public to
the best of my ability if elected”.

Mrs. Rysen, who was an un-
successful candidate in the 1956
elections, was third on the pro-
gram. Mrs. Rysen spoke of hav-
ing lived in Castlegar for 16
years, and had watched the
town’s growth. She felt she would
like to participate in this growth
by holding an office on the Vil-
lage Council.

Chamber Of Commerce Forum
Draws Large Affendance
To Hear Candidates

planning would make it go farth-
er. From the.Firemen’s point of
view Mr. Lewis felt the comple-
tion of the water system, and
providing for sufficient water
pressure in case of fire, was one
of the most pressing. needs.

In a few brief words E. A.
Bradford, fifth candidate observ-

.ed he had no “personal axes to

grind",—he had been a resident
of Castlegar seven years and felt
he could do a service for the

gratification at the large turn-
out and pointed out that cach
speaker was given a set of rules
and would be limited to 10 min-
utes,

First of the candidates in-
troduced by the Chairman was
R..C, Maddocks, Village Com-
missioner who recently resigned

{|his position and has since de-

cided to run for office, again on
December’ 12.

Mr. Maddocks felt his re-
signation, caused by “dishar-
mony in’ the Council over the
last‘ six “months” might have
been ‘responsible for the aroused
‘interest in “public. affairs as
evidented ‘by’ the large atten-
dance, He stated he had no rea-
son to. doubt the of’any

if elected.

E, A. Lewis, campaigning for
the position of Cl of the

M, MacPherson, Chairman of

Board, said he made his decision
to run for office as he felt there
should .be opposition in elections,
Mr. Lewis pointed out that this
will be the first time Castlegar
has voted for a Chairman, rath-
er than the .former method of
having the Chairman appointed
from. the Executive. members of
the Council. Like the preceding
speaker, he had come to Castle-
gar approximately 16 years ago
and had been on the Fire De-
partment for 15 years. Mr.
Lewis felt Council must have a
“planned of

on page 3)

Post Office Open
Monday, Dec 16 & 23

R. Deans, Postmaster, an-
nounced this week the post of-
tice will be open al! day of Mon-
day, December 16 and 23 for the
convenience of the public

The Retail Section af the
Chamber of Commerce recentiy
announced that local stores will
remain open until $ p.m. on the

there is only so much money to
spend, and he thought. proper

ig dates: De 20, 2
and 23, The stores will close at
5:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve..

member. of the Council. and con-
tinued, “I ‘do. however iecl that
a little humility is an asset to
any one holding public office.”
Mr. Maddocks. cited the

Secretary, ay Tr. Walale and
E

C.
S: Fowler. The -Annual General
Meeting of the Chamber will-be
held on January 11, -1958

Co-op Transportation Pays
A Per Cent Dividend —

A 4 per cent
shares was declared by. oe
Transportation Society and . will
be applied to each members
share capital it was . announced
at the Annual Meeting held in|
the Parish Hall last Friday.

Directors remuneration was
cut from the old stipend of “Free
‘Transportation,, and - they _ will
now. be paid -$3.00. per meeting:
with payments not to exceéd. two
1 meetings per month. q

Two inactive ‘special. ac-
counts. belonging to. the Co-
op Drivers Club and the Co-op
Entertainment Committee will be
turned over,to the Castlegar and
District Hospital Society. Exact
amount in each account was not
available: but the amount is in

Auxiliary Election
To-Be Held Jan. &

Mrs..C, Onions was named
Chairman of .the nominating
committee for the January 8th
election of Hospital Auxilfary

"| Officers, when the Castlegar .and

District Hospital Ledies’ Auxil-
iary met last night.

Final arrangements were
made for the candy sale, and
‘members are advised all candy
is‘to be at the old village office
on .Friday night, where it. will
be packaged and .priced. ready,|’

of $200. .

° The Audit Division’ of the
B.C. Co-operative Wholesale Soc-
iety was retained as auditors for
the coming fiscal year.

Election for 4 officers will
take place on December 17. Vot-
ing will be at the Societie’s. of-
fice from 6 am. to 10:30 -p.m.;
at. the. Kinnaird Village office
front 1:00 p.m.. to 5:00-p.m. and
at the Blueberry. Store from 8:00
am. to 6 ‘p.m, Nominations close |
oh December13. Nominations .to
date include: H. J. Moor, S. D.
Chambers, L, Harmston, V..H.
Quiding, K. D. Crosbie, M. Wolfe
and BE. A. Fitzpatrick.

eties and’ other articles which

of jing the name
of, Robson Street and the dis-

A.| agreement, over the Town Plan-
ie

had fallen down on.. the «job.
the’

jj Tuesday night. ~

Hospital Should Be
Open In March

Latest Architect’s report on
progress at the new hospital was
presented at a meeting of the
t Hospital Society.

prefab millwork is now arrivimr
on the job and is being primed:
before installation.

A progress Claim eek Emr
perial Builders was ap
for payment and the Directors
accepted and approved the #in-
ancial statement as read.

ordgrs..were. pre-

‘Jgented tothe equipment Comm

The report stated all grading
and been com-

of ir,

Maddocks said “if elected, and

given a vote ‘of confidence by

the’ ‘public ‘I’ will assert myself
more, fully.” ‘i

Seognd speaker was Ww. Ez

pleted and the floor

mittee and were given the ‘go-
epee signal.

A

and floor-topping is now being
poured.
- The Roofing Job is finished,

reported that ‘Laundry machin-
ery is now. at the site ready for
installation,

the heating | and ventilation . is

Harris, who’ served as C
sioner for two years, on 2 pre-
vious’ Board, Mr. Harris, felt’ he

‘had something to, offer the*rate-
' VOTING SLOW AT PRESS
E . Bret sha

THM

Only 89 voters had cast their
ballots at press time this after-
noon. It would appear voting.
will be about the same: as last
year when -338 went to the polls)
out of over 800.

Silver-Birch, Child
“To Have. Christmas.
‘Party At School

Plans for a Christmas party
at the Silver . z Binh School for

going
roughing in of ine plumbing is,
90 per cent complete,

Tile partitions. are in place ,
in the two nursing wings, insu-
lation has been put in and the

Mr. Bainbridge said ‘he

an | Directors are hopeful of getting

into the building sometime in
‘February and barring unforseen
difficulties, hold-ups, the hespi-
tal will open in March as antici-
pated.

Kiwanis Wants Mares For
"Best Citizen. Award”

. The Castlegar Kiwanis. Club
are anxious that recognition be
given’ to“outstanding Community
Service, that: has been rendered
during 1957 and with this objec-
tive in mind, they have decided
to make a “Best Citizen Award”.
The ‘following initial Hst of

‘were made
at ‘the saree meeting held

for this award, has
been

overlooked, znd would like the
public, and all.organizations in

'the area, which’ would of cours:

include . Kinnaird “and Robson,

will oe with them ij in this
y making

for the. Lona Giving 2s mucn

information as possible. All no-

minations made will receive care-

for

Monday night in the
.

will be placed “in the Hospital| Schoo!

lobby for .sale. The auxiliary is]...

most grateful for the gift and will
\make -good use of it.

‘The membership comfnittee
reported there are now: 57 paid
up members of the Auxiliary.

Secretary Mrs. W. R, Brown
read alist e aims and endeav-
ors of all “Hospital Auxiliariés,
and reports ‘from auxiliaries in
other B.C. areas. Many of these
reports dealt with suggestions
for. fund raising projects, ete.

Mrs, A. Logelin, who spon>
sors the Junior Auxiliary at the
High School, reports the’ girls

shad taken in $84 at their recent

for the sale on Saturday ;morn-| >:

ing, December 14..The. sale’ will he

commence at 9 p.m.

Mrs. J.; Sherbiko, chairman
of the Sewing and Knitting Com-
mittee," informed ‘the: meeting,
| that195 draw-sheets are out and

rshe-'expects to have“ them all *

4 girls also have another
project;on: the g0, that of, serving
cof: ee. ito, ‘& group of men taking

finished up*.before C!
+ Mrs..A.:Lampard has gener-
ously donated a glass show case

for the display of knitted lay-

Saturdays at the Stanley Hum-
phries High.'Money coltected g goes
uxilfary, ©

Money has been donated for
gifts to the children and food
for the party, and-Mrs, BE. Nor-
ris.-and "Mrs, -G. Anderson will
make -the arrangements with the
teacher, Mrs, Palsson.

.L.E. Cantell was appointed
delegate to represent the Handi-
capped Children Society at the
‘Annual meeting of the Kinnaird-
Robson and Castlegar Welfare
and Recreation Society on Jan.
28th.

The meeting was told the
children at Silver Birch School
are really getting enjoyment

from the model .service station |.

sent as a gift by H. Stickley oz
Blueberry Creek...A letter of
thanks will go to Mr, Stickley.
_. Reports ‘showed the. Associa-
tion ‘memberships’ and’ the indi-
vidual are coming in very slowly,
but it was felt more would be,
forthcoming. after the new year.
: Directors were urged to con-
tact any club or service organiz-
ation they can and ask that in-
dividual memberships be taken
out now.
Chairman” for. the’ meeting
was President L. Korody.

Loyd ‘Major Moll,
Sandy Sanderson, Lou Korody.
Lawrence Grunerud, Evelyn
Burrows, Bill Reed, Steve Jan-

kola and Rennie Mitchell,
The club are very anxious
that no worthy candidates be

ful ion. No TOF
the Kiwanis Club is ellible for
this award.

The presentation of the award
will be made on the occassion of
Kiwanis Annual Meeting and In-
stallation of Officers on January
24th. =

Castlegar’s new” Government Liquor Store
completion, and is scheduled to open early in the.

is nearing
new year.

The front is of very-modern design being recessed about th
feet. from the sidewalk and has Sample toby space. od