CASTLEGAR NEWS, CASTLEGAR, B.C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1957 SPECIAL BIG CUTOUT BOOK VALENTINES CARDS FRESH CHOCOLATES PITIS REXALL DRUG PHONE 42313 Prescription Specialists Y & NIGHT SERVICE MARGARINE, Delmar Diba tors. Fin) eee bke RINSO SOAP, giant Pkt. FACE Sbarsfor. 2 se SYRUP, Rogers, 5 lb. tin... SOAP, Jergen’s PINEAPPLE MARMALADE Sherriff’s, 1 2oz. jar .......... 33¢ GRAPEFRUIT, Indian River whites Large sice, 2 for wee tee eee ee BIC ORANGES, 110’s, 5 Ib. cello bag ......... LETTUCE, firm heads, LU TOMATOES, 14 oz. tubes, Pkt. ROUND STEAK ROASTS LU PORK BUTTS, rolled, PORK SHOULDER ROASTS L HAMBURG STEAK, CO-O PINE AT FOURTH) V7c .. 19¢ 59c 2lc 35c STORE. Andrea Tidmarsh of North Burn- aby who is receiving rehabilita- One of the youngest polio|has given’ $1452 to help Andrea patients in B.C,,is four-year-old|to full recovery. Kinsmen this month are $400.000 to continue polio care zi and ‘to start.a new program of tion treatment in Vancouver un-| rehabilitation for an estimated der ip of the Ki "s| 27,000 1 i campaigning for B.C, Polio Fund, To date the fund | sters. B.C. young- Kinnaird Commission Debates Budget ing the regular Monday meeting. reached. following the break-down of the heaters had been installed in the further freeze-up. Holds Toboggan Party Young People’s Group -The Anglican-United Young People's Association of Castlegar held a toboggan party on the evening of Saturday, January 19, at the CastleBar Ranch, After the sleigh-riding, mem- bers and guests enjoyed a social evening during which they were served coffee and donuts by Miss Daphne Quance, while Mr. Vie Mowbray was in charge of programming, The activities of the evening oe Now Be Gay- Be Daring— Be Different! with Pittsburgh’s exciting new — JUST PHONE 7112 — Waldie LUMBER & BUILDING SUPPLY were marred by an accident which occurred when one of the tobog- gans left the run ‘and crashed over.a snowbank, Miss V. Haw- ‘kins received undetermined back injuries and is:now being treat- ed in Trail-Tadanac Hospital. Tt you wich ta femova a mildew stain trom colored materfal by bleaching, frat " cozy Slippers WHOLE FAMILY PRICED FROM $1.95 To $4.95 MADDOCKS The budget for 1957 was sub-,;at public auction; at 10:30 a.m. ject. ofa lengthy debate by the | (local time) on Monday, February Kinnaird Village Commission dur-|11th, 1957, in the office of the Forest Ranger, Castlegar, B.C. No final decision as to the|the Licence X74355, to cut 75,200 total amount of the budget was|cedr, , situatel near Pass Creek, Koot- It: was also announced that,}enay District. water supply last week, electric/ed for removal of timber. float contro] mechanism in the/to attend the auction ,in person water tank in order to prevent may submit a sealed ‘tender, to be opened at the hour of auction and treated as one bid. tained from the District Forester Nelson, B.C.; or the Forest Rang- er, Castlegar, B.C. AUCTION OF TIMBER SALE X74355 There will be offered for sale fence .posts, on an area Three (3) years will be allow- Provided anyone who fs unable Further particulars may be ob- ’ COFFEE, Blue Ribbes A. EREMENKO & Co Special Prices Effective January 24, 25, 26th POT ROASTS, Beef, Blade or Round Bone . Lb. 39c STANDING | RIB ROASTS, PRIME “RIB ROASTS, boned & rolled GROUND BEEF, VEAL ? dors. loin, SEEF STEAKS, Round, Sitisin or T-Bone, PORK RIBLETS, WHITE FISH, Jumbo Lb. 39e ASSORTED COLD MEATS, - Chopped Ham, Ox Tongue, Cheese & Mac, ane oz. pkg. TOMATOES, Cantadine,. 28 oz. tin, 2 for PEAS, Prairie Maids 15 ox. tins, 2 for SOUP, Campbell's 2 for 49c 59c 59c 65c¢ 59e Ib. MARGARINE, Danish. ‘Brand, 2 ths. Eoase Lb. E: FROZEN PEAS, Froxo Brand, 2 for FRENCH FRIES, (3 Flavors) Box Grand Shoe Sale MEN'S, —_ WOMEN'S — CHILDREN'S TEN-A\ AGERS _ BOY'S — GIRL'S. Pr. — $1.49 — $1.95 — $2.49 $2.95 —— $3.95 ete... Don't Miss ~ This Big .Event - SPEC Ladies’ Warm Poplin REGULAR 4 Priced f '3 DOZ. LADIES’ BLOUSES in Terylene, Nylon, Cotton & Rayon Sizes 12 to 42 .PRICED TO CLEAR At........ $1.50 to $2.95 CURLING JACKETS Quilted Lining — Colors Red or Na Sizes 14 to 20 Md Special ..../...... $11.50 ' Don’et Miss Our CLEARANCE COUNTER, where you will find a large selection of BARGAINS, A Number of Ladies’ i WINTER COATS Sizes 10 to 18 As Low as ....... $19.95 MEN’S PLAID FLANNEL . SHIRTS Sizes 15 to 18 REGULAR ......... ! Special'............ $2.25 POLAR YARN IN WHITE & COLOR 4 OZ. SKEIN FURNITURE: DEPARTMENT SIMMONS SPRINGS & Mattresses Springs attre $45.00 ai ca SPRINGFILLED MATTRESSES $59.5 a0 An 20- ee ee $18.50—$32.50 “SINGLE BED, Complete ith Spring ond M WEST’ Ss Foem Rubber Pillows Each ...... $5,95—$7.95 Bedroom Suite LIMED’ OAK $185.00 - CASTLEGAR NEWS | Published Every Thursday at ‘The: Crossroads of the Mootenays’ VOL 10, No. Em _,CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1957 Two New KRC Directors Appointed af Annual Meet John Dunlop. and L. E. Can- tell are the two, new Directors to the Kinnaird-Robson-Castlc- gar Welfare and Receeational of Bibles, especially the work of printing the Bible in Braille to meet the need of the many blind people, and also to he work of the Bible into foreign Society i: at T nights 10th annual meeting in the Castlegar Legion Hall. Mr. Dun- lop and Mr. Cantell will serve ter a period of three years. '’ President-E. Fitzpatrick re- (ported briefly for the Society and (/ explained the purpose of this an- " puat meeting at which Repre- sentatives of the various -service clubs and organizations are re- quested to be present; Mr, Fitz- patrick said it is only in this way, through hearing the reports ofthe various groups, as to the disposition of the grants receiv- ed, that a true picture of the allocation of funds can be obtain- ed. Mr. Fitzpatrick closed his re- port with thanks to the Directors, the Secretary and those who had during the past year to give sup- pert and help to the organiza- tion, The Financial Statement was presented by Alec Gray, Secre- tary-Treasurer, and also the Treasurers’ report. This showed a membership of 479,. Receipts for the year had been $8911.00 a 4% increase over the previous year. Grants disbursed amounted to a total of $7495.00 which was an inerease’-of 12% from 1955. Mr. Gray pointed -oyt the - Payroll, deduction handled for the! “ various ‘societies now. are neéar- ing the $6,000 mark.’ Mr. Gray wished to thank the Directors and ${ _, during the.year past... “ B Campbell of Castiegar.re-|'/ portedifor the. Castlegar. Branch ee Near Lee saying the] languages, For the Girl Guides and Brownies, Mrs, Fox of Kinnaird, thanked the Society for its help which had gone towards camping equipment and other. needs. Archdeacon B, A. Resker spoke for the Boy Scouts and Wolf Cubs, of which there. are some 175 in-this district, describ- ing the ‘camps,. ete, for’ which the yearly grant is a great help. Mr. Resker also spoke for Camp Galilee at New Denver which is maintained by the Anglican Church. Robson Women's Institute Welfare Committee was repre- sented by Mrs. S, Grant, who de- seribed the social work the In- stitute handled, providing hamp- ers for needy families, among many ‘things. As representative of the Castlegar Film Council, Miss D! Reith said that with the grant received from KRC, the Council hoped to be able to enlarge its library of films for better ser- vice to its membership, 'G, Jackson spoke on behalf of the Kinnaird. “Imp Many Headaches With Frozen Pipes Chairman E. Kraft reported on Wednesday that the heavy frost caused much worry. Right now there are 6 men working to unfreeze waterpipes. 27 frozen lines were listed at the Village Office, 3 mere were reported on ‘Wednesday. The situation can be expected to get worse instead of better as the frost has a tendency to go deeper in the oan when the weather warms up, C issi Houselrailer Burns At Cedar Grest Motel Fire Alarm was phoned in last Saturday at 2:15 p.m. by Mrs. B. Hunter, Cedar Crest Motel * Although out of the incor- porated area, Fire Chief BE. Lewis sent Deputy Fire Chief, G. Carr, with one firetruck and 7 mem- bers of the F.D. rushed to the spot, , Apparently there was a drain- lifie frozen underneath the house- Eanes, owned by Mr. O. D. Stav- ‘for ‘Mannix Con- er M. MacPherson is a great help -in this with q sieuction, and. the ire was caused by thawing out the pipe. an automatic aril which eases being sometimes 3 ft, deep. sometimes 3 ft. deep. Mr. Kraft emphasized “thar the Village crew is. doing the best it can. Garbage will be picked up as soon as this is possible. | The interior of the trailer suffered no- ‘damage, just: the bottorn, : - “Due'to the courtesy of Fire- chier E. Lewis and the fast action of} the -F.D.. was it possible’ to avoid a ‘greater loss, ‘| There’ is an a eae side to SHHS Backetballers . Take Two Gamss In Trail Friday Last Friday evening . the SHHS Rockers and Rockettes travelled to Trail. for their big- gest game of thé year and both teams came home with vietories. The'girls won by a score of 27-22 and the boys won 37-30. A large SHHS. fans its work “and contributions to the (Continnea on page & Break-In ‘Thetr :-only : reward: for’ the was. which | See, (Cadets? It Has. been, found ary to transport the older boys’ te. ‘Trail to continue their] training, ‘and this” will commence soon, ‘Mr, Campbell also reported tor the Castlegar Amateur Ath- Jetic. Association, and outlined year’s:- activities, in Softball, basketball and Junior Hockey clubs, ,etc, - Reporting ~ for the Kiwanis Club, Howerd.Anderson thanked the KRC for their help and“men- tioned as his club's. undertaking, the Red Cross:Bloéa Donor: Clin- ic( which had: gone’ over the top in its drive for 300 pts. Miss Pennoyer reporting for |: the British and Foreign ‘Bible Society ‘stated the KRC Contri-j, bution had gone for the printing Four New Members. * Join-Legion: ‘Auxiliary > Four new members were‘ ac- cepted into the membership of the Ladies’ AuxiHary to the Can- adian Legion, Branch 170 (Castle- gar) at a meeting held in. the Legion hali'on January 22. The new members are Mrs. C, Hale, Mrs, R. :-Wadey, Mrs. E. H. Hyde -and Mrs, ,W. Shay. The new, auxiliary ‘p left, cia ithe: ‘cash - register ot Two! rear: doors ‘and : the office ‘door. were ‘forced “for ° + entry “and tools: from the store were used on. the safe. “>The ease is under investi- seston by RCMP. “IPs Grand To Be 80” Says Mrs. Duncan: “It's grand “to be 80", these were Granny's ‘words when she was. Guest of Honour at a Sur- h das Gail Leitner was the whole’ show forthe girls with}; 19 point& Yvonne Patton. had 4 points: Rese Marie Guido each ‘had 2. Castlegar’s starry guard Fred |Horcoff, hampered slightly by a foot injury, nevertheless . came [through ‘with his usual outstand- ing ‘effort and scored 18 points {for the Rockers. Walter Keraétt ‘Marvin’ hid’ 67 Plotnikoft “hod 2 points to com- Blete: the” Scoring.” eV a : (Gerald: Polsson) |; this indi Mrs. Stacey com- plained fo her husband sbout the hebvy.: wind, when’ Mr. . Stacey realized the cause and shouted: iihal's not’ wind, that’s Pea New L Legion Executive Holds . First. Meeting The’ exent of. the Lesion’ ‘| ternational. iMrs. Stewart accom- The tenth anniversary of the Castlegar Kiwanis Club was celebrated at a banquet in the Kinnaird Improvement Society Hall last Friday night. First president of the club, Cyril Bell, formerly of Castle- gar, travelled from Port Alberni, where he now resides, to attend the banquet and also to act as master of ceremonies during the installation of the tenth president and executive, Also present to. instal] new president. M. E, Moran, was P. C, Stewart of Trail, \lievtenant- governor of Division 6, Pacific Northwest District of Kiwanis in- panied her husband. The new executive who re-- ceived their badges of officefrom Mr. Stewart, were president M M. E. Moran Installed al Kiwanis Banquet. Eriday nection with the arena now in use, Ninety members and guests sat down to enjoy supper pre- pared by the Kinnaird Improve- ment Society. Decorations featur- ed the blue and gold colors of the Kiwanians, and was carried out in the vases of daffodils and blue irises at the head table and streamers of blue and gold crepe paper centering the tables. a Pussy Gat, Pussy Cat Where Have You Been On a cold evening recently, our big black cat “Dopey” jump- ed up to our kitchen window and to let us know he want- E, Moran, J. OH Corbett and J. S, Anderson, trea- surer -W. Shay, and secretary R. T. Waldie. New board of directors is made up of W. F. Shkwarok, K. Sharples, W. Sharples, S. Cc "| Muirhead, E. Fredericksen and W. T. Waldie. Perfect attendance pins were ' by, Mr, Stewart to G. work in this ¢ y be gathered from the list of otticers Leitner, a nine-year pin to “ . ed in,’ This was his usual proce- aoe Duly admitted, he rubbed his glossy coat . against. my legs, made ‘a- fuss over Glenna our 8 yr. old daughter, took a swing at our, white kitten, growled at your young ate a large amount of food and curl- ed up at my husbands lap for a i B, Dalton, to di the 'Y pin, W. Sharples, ene of § i which in- cluded the following: - « Membership, Entertainment, ‘Club, Pensions, Publicity, «By- Laws, Welfare, House Transient Relief, Liaison ,Band, Cemetery, Zone Representation, Sick Visit- ing) Fall .Fair, Building, The. Executive Committee wigh ‘to. inform . and ~ | Mr. ‘Moran. year pin, K, Sharples, five-year bin and W, Shay second-year pin, _ A new member, J. Lewis of Kinnaird, was introduced te the club by E. Fredericksen;: and was inducted into the by “A repens: of the :past year’s by Mr. others “that. the’ secretary. Mr. G, Smibert will be in. attendance vat }the.: Legion. HalJ: ‘on . Sat ‘waornings “betwee §:00 a.m. and. Dalton, - sie mentioned the spon- soring'of Little League and Pony League ‘ball in. the district, par- ticipation’ in: the -May “Day Sports, sof. .the “Red Gross! 1:00" p.m. of. February to answer any..ques- blood donor dlinie;: the successful fund- -raising project held in’ con- Hons Soneerning Legion: Affairs, Talk. On life in Formosa ; “Speaking to the, Cortleesr and district Cl ‘as they | do- not believe in working It was not tinheard last . week,-” Fraser” * titchelt of Rossland delighted all who. heard him with: his i ‘of life, of to discover that all hands had gone to sleep on the job.' Kachsi is an ii Dr.’ McKenzie To Be. |: TA: Sneaker i in Mareh + A donation of $10.00 will be sent to the Cancer Fund in hon- our..of the late B. H.. Harford,’ it was decided at the regular month- ly_meeting’ of the SHHS P.T.A,, held.'Monday: night in the High School Home .. E¢onomics ‘rooms. The’ meeting voted to renew their membership in the Film Council in’ Formosa. ° > Mr. Mitchel! -recent- “| town: with sugar refineries, box and steel mills, Homes prise Birthday Party ‘on at.the home of Mr. and Mrs, Forgie-Thompson;": ly from ~-Kachsiung,--Foromsa, where he had been on loan from To say Happy and many. more to come, were,, Mr. and. Mrs. Walter Duncan, Sr.; and ‘family, Mr. and Mrs, Walter ‘Duncan, Jr., of Fruitvale, Mr. and - /Mrs, 'T. D.: O'Sullivan, of Cache Creek, Mr. and ‘Mrs. George Dun- can & Boys‘of New. Denver, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Ross and family, ‘Mr, and Mrs, Forgie-Thampson, and ‘Bill, Mr. and Mrs. W. Gor- esky and Miss Marie Walters, all of Castlegar, Miss Lorraine De- fcembrini, of Trail, and Miss Lil- the C Mining. and Smelting Company, supervising the installation of an ammonia ~ plant in the city, . Having spent three months among the Chinese people, Mr. ‘Mitchell had tound them among the “finest and friendliest.” ‘His | stay ‘on the island had been “A are mainly of Japanese ‘style, small and rather flimsy, although there --are also some beautiful houses, A popular social function ‘was cocktail parties. The - cocktails for year as, well. .L. Pissappio, Trail City Social Worker was unable to attend and Mrs, V. J..Rogers of Trail read an ‘address of Mr. E. -Barrett, President of the Mental Health Branch. There -is a tendency, she said, ‘to think of Mental Hospitals of). non- Alcoholic: beverages.. *: Mr. , Mitchell: also learned to ‘enjoy... the Chinese: food “and, had mastered athe art:of handling : of Touching briefly on: his ‘trip to Formosa, Mr. Mitchell humor> ously described the flight . to Japan and.the ensuing “wild ride’, a lian » Of F There were -30 present in all. About 20 members of Granny’s family were unable to attend but Mrs, Mary Townsend, thanked the members for nominating: her and asked for their support dur- ing her term of office. Mrs. Ivy Hill thanked the auxilary for the past president’s pin present- éd to her and for support dur- ing her past,two years in office. A donation of $10.00 was vot- ed to the Castlegar Branch. of the Kootenay Society for Handi; capped Children. Committees were drawn up for the annual anniversary tea to be held Jate in April, and arrangements were made for the usual | $25 food hamper draw. The bake sale scheduled ‘for February 9 was postponed when .it’ was found} w that another. organization fas ré- served that. date. The members: read, several let- ters: of thanks from local service: men who had received. Ch¥istmas all sent G: and Best Wish- es, airport to’ Tokyo, as “something| he would never forget.” From Tokyo, then next step was -to Okinawa, then on to Yor- mosa, an.island about the size of Vi Island with a popu- After all had greet- ings, the family sat down to a delightful. dinner. Mr, Walter Duncan, Sr. ‘pfesented a lovely corsage to Granny (on behalf of the W. A. of the Castlegar United Church). Miss Heather Duncan asked the blessing. A beautiful cake with the wish “Happy Birthday Granny” was carried in, all 80 candles lit, After all the candles were blown out the cake was passed to all present, Pictures to mark the day aken-“drid gifts presented, lation of-10,000,000. Most. of the Jand mass is mountainous coun-| try. This causes. a hardship in the raising of food, but the wants oz the people are few and while living standards might seem low) to the westerner, the Formosans are a happy people on the whole. Describing the work of set- ting up the plant, Mr, Mitchell said he found that while the Chinese engineer might not be quite so practical about his work, taxi from the!: There) ‘are ;many ‘churches, hospitale, scheots, ete:, :, which are. run by ‘various ‘religious orders, so that there is ‘little illiteracy. Few people. can’, afford to ‘own cars, as taxes ar tive, but everyone: ‘rides “b’ bicycles. In closing, Mr. Mitchell: re- peated’ his praise of the’ Chinese people, saying,” “They don't: come any better.” Pi psy i and nervous break- downs when one-thinks of mental health. This, however, is only branch,’ it extends, thrones ene whole lifetime: said’ has been educated in so ‘many. various ways by laymen, clubs, insurance ‘companies as well as the medical professions. 21,000. people, Mr. Barrett says, the first time this year. If the present: ratio continues, l in 12 now i school Speaker for the evening, Mr.'|: Physical: health, Mrs. ‘Rogers i will enter mental hospitals for}, very about this except—we haven’t seen our cat for a year. Yes, ‘a year ago, almost to the @ay he wandered off and we haven't seen him since, About 6 months ago we pre- much), We then acquired a sweet white kitten, named her Frosty and we all think, she’s purr fect. Now’ one cat is fine, but two is just: trig many. > Dorey” the’d justbeen “out for a shart walk. He’s in‘excellent condition, friendly . and| fat, and conducts himself exactly as he used to,”: ‘as if he owned the place." a Evideritly someone has cared for him. ‘He is a large cat with | four white paws and other white markings, He has two beat up ears. If’ anyone is missing such a cat would you please cal) Mrs. Howes at 2776. We are sure curi- ous as to. where he’s been this long time. (TRAIL, B.C.) The appoint- ment of J. E. McMynn to the will be-iri mental b ition of Assist t to’ the Gen- The‘mental health branch was in B.C, in 1953 and Ladies Curling: Exe bs Aunoinied at Meeting” Meeting’ of the Ladies, Curl- ing Club was ‘held on! January 24 in the Marlene Hotel. Elect- ed Officers: are: . President, K.- Andreas new have 4. branches, Vancou- ver, Victoria, Nanaimo and Trail which was opened in June of last year: The first objective is Edu- cation and the second is service projects, arising. from greater awareness of the need in our midst. The Trail branch ,collected Vi , J. Page; M. Randall; ‘Treasurer, A. VAD derson. 5 Cc in theory he was very ad’ as the teaching of higher math- a “very nj ing for all tnd one not be ‘soon forgotten. Qn Monday, Granny was at ‘home to many. friends who came to. give .their’ ‘Good Wishes”. It was indeed, a: mare ‘Birth. begins at an earlier age in that country. The plant ‘was re ly well. d with sification R. Committee Ce every conceivable. which could be, utilized. -- The: Chinese -attitude: toward e sleep w: instrumént |: an unforseen _chstacle, i The, ladigs have, 13 el at ny aa interest- ugh one of the drug stores in the city, wrapped Christmas parcels from Trai} and District which were to be sent to Esson- dale patients, 400 parcels were sent, The branch ‘now is organiz- ing.a collection agency for Boos: ere] i ai Ky rley Operations, has been announced by -W. G. Jewitt, Vice-President in Charge of Mines of The Con- solidated Mining and Smeiting Company. At Kimberley the Company has the Sullivan Mine and Concentrator, and Kimberley Fertilizer Department, Mr. Mc- Mynn will take up his new duties in the near future. who will speck to the P-T.At in March, is also very interested’ in this phase of health. Mr, G. Smith, Program Chair- man thanked Mrs. Rogers for helping out on such short notice used clothing andj ‘y to sent to the Apparel Shop, vat Bee ir. McKenzie, Director ‘of th ej and di: pap- .efs, to’ each one’ present, Thes2 papers contained the prize win ning pcems from the = cont rthis district, held at the high schoo! “peeers Se