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_ CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar, British Columbia

THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 1951

GAS HEATING IS)
PROPOSED FOR FOUR
WESTERN PROVINCES

No city or town in Western.
‘Canada with more than 1,000
‘residents need much longer be
‘without the modern benefits of
gas for heating and cooking.

Tnis was indicated recently in

Within the next few months,
Central Gas Utilities Ltd. hopes
to conduct surveys in scores of
western towns boasting more
than 1,000 population, studying
communities first where town or

‘Calgary with the

city ils have made written
fication for' fon, Edg-

that an corpora-
ten had been organized to pro-
‘vide gas heating and cooking fa-
es through independently-
pzrated central distribution sys-
‘tems which were to be set up
tuncer franchise in Canada’s four
most western provinces.

With first installations and
iplant equipment almost ready
tor a mid-December opening at
. o7  AVhorta. Central ‘Gas
‘Utilities Ltd, the parent com-
Ppa. y, nas completed surveys at
1ive other Alberta centres and at
Maple Creek, Assinaboia - and
Guill Lake in Saskatchewan,
where the provincial government
favors local gas distribution by

ar C. Robinson, managing direct-
or of Central Gas, explained.
Using liquefied petroleum gas-
es mixed under pressure with
air, Central Gas Utilities can
pipe gas to all "homes and_ busi-
ness users in any community
with more than 1,000 residents
as rapidly as surveys can be com-
pleted, franchise signed and
underground pipe and storage
equipment installed. Such a cen-
tral distributing system can sup-
ply each user with heat and
other advantages almost identical
with natural gas, and using ex-
actly the same furnaces, stoves,
heaters and other natural gas

4 Natural. gas would be used .in
Central’s’ systems’ Wherever ‘it

could be. obtained at prices that *

would give consumers ‘any added

out, and at no time would change-
overs have to be made in. con-

CASTLEGAR SOCIAI

Mr.. and. Mrs. Victor Couture
of Trail..:were.. Sunday. visitors.
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.
Brodman.

Mr, and Mrs, P. L. Conroy of
Brilliant - were recent visitors to
Ki 1 :

sumers’ equipment ‘or’ hook-ups.
Such a ch using nat gas,

either wholly or in combination
with liquefied gases, would mean

‘Mrs: Leo Samson and daughter

only simple ad at the
automatically - operated central
distributing plant.

This same central distributing

were visitors at the
home of Mrs. Parent.

“Mr. and Mrs. “Bud” Conroy
and family of Vancouver spent

for local Jes is
being used extensively in the
United States and in other parts
of Canada, notably Nelson, Vic-
toria, North and West Vancouver
in British Columbia, Sherbrooke
in Quebec and Brantford in. On-
tario, Mr. Robinson. stated.

At each point selected for ser-
vice, a subsidiary company will
be organized, in which loca] con-
sumers will have an opportunity
of participating through -acqui-
sition of shares or Securities, al-
though the original financing of
each installation will. be done by
the parent company.

Cost of the centrally distribut-
ed gas in Alberta might be slight-
ly higher than coal for compar-

approved private interests.

appliances, Mr. Robinson said.

able heating results, but would

an visiting Mr.
Conroy’s sister, Miss B. Conroy
of Castlegar and his brother, Mr.
P. L. Conroy of Brilliant.

Mr. Mark DuMont, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul DuMont of Nakusp
were week-end visitors at the
home’ of Mr. and Mrs. G. Guido
of Kinnaird. Mrs. Guido is the
former Miss Isabelle Dumont.

Miss Geraldine Defoe returned
Saturday from York House
School at Vancouver, to spend
the Christmas holidays at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. N. Defoe.

drop increasingly as higher coal
freight rates were felt at Sas-
katchewan and Manitoba points,

WO. RELN S: WITH CANADIANS UN EVERY WALK Or tire SINCE

ARE YOU A Sccoy SANTA CLAUS?

oe ate Some
| Ke rid

Make a quick trip to your neighbeurhood B of M branch,
and see how fast you can shorten that long list of gifts!

For one thing, why not send a
B of M money order to Aunt Sue who’s
living over in Centreville? Ic’ll go “gift- -
wrapped” in a special Christmas envelope —a
brand-new B of M service! She'll hang it heart-
high on her Christmas tree... for she'll par-
ticularly appreciate the magic gift
she can turn into just what she

Aad is th, z

F Junior’ 2 that special

6 puzsie ? Hero's tip ’stmas stockin,
5 BofM

hen there’s Steve, your nephew at
. college... whose heart is set on some-
F ching he can’t quite afford. Give him one of
the B of M’s holly-happy Christmas cheques!
It’s a short-cut for you... and it’s a short-
cut to heart’s desire for him.

check that long shopping-
list .. . looks shorter, doesn’t it?

if You're An Employer... 2

You’l find che B of M’s attractive Christmas
h for loyee bor a real

g Put thac old-time Chri:

spirit, complete with holly and bells, right

on your staff’s bonus-cheques!

q' 'P
dwill-build

Bank or MonTrReAu
Canadas First Sank:

Castlegar Branch ;
J.R. Ellioté, Manager

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"WY BANK’

TO A MILLION CARADIARS »

VeLy,

the said,

When local companies are
formed the directorate will be
made up of two representatives
of the local investors and three

eer”
Presa Canadian
Well, what d’ya know, says Danny Kaye, internaticnally famous

comedian, as he mugs for the camera with Pte. Cecil Simcn cf Brantford,
Ont., in Korea. Danny Kaye and his troupe of Am ans. on tour in
the war zone, stayed for two days with Ist Confmonwealth vision put-
ting on shows for as many men ‘as could be spared fror: cd: At one
performance nearly 4,000 men sat around a natural amphitheatre tu
watch the comic put on one of his zaniest performances,

from the y, the
announcement stated, and the
name of the community will form
part of the company’s title, such
as Central Gas Utilities (Vulcan)
Ltd.

HERE AND
THERE
WITH ARLEE

Hello again! Y'know, the more
I think about this’ column idea,
the better I like it. Take for
instance my personal Christmas
and New Year Greetings, e
Castle News pays the postage

‘and I can send an_ unlimited

amount of Best Wishes to each
of you personally — I po!
— with a hope that the New
Year will be happy and prosper-
o

us.

The last week has been, busy.
and I've found myself-. more
“here” and “there” if you know
what I mean — busy at home.
I did get time to go into Kerr's
the other day — but all that love-
ly jewelery makes me just a bit
envious. I noticed a little rock-
ing chair just made for a wee
girl, The price was surprising,
saw practically the same thing
in the Fifteen Cent Store in
Trail for two dollars more a
while ago. I guess the days of
bargains at the “five and ten”
are a fond memory. A_ person
can “Buy Castlegar” and really
get the better of the deal now.

Saw “Archie” Ferguson dec-
orating a tree in the window
of the Castlegar Hardware the
other day. That reminds me —
I wonder if:the kiddies will see
Santa on the Castlegar streets
as they have other years?

Will wonders never cease! —
We got a Christmas card from
Jessie and Archie Hunter — a
lot of you will remember them.
He was manager at the Airport
previous to Lyle Langpap. They
are still at Winnipeg, everyone
fine — going to come here on a
visit some time.

Ran into Walter Pookachoff
in front of “Bob’s Pay and Take
It’ last week. He tells me he
has been at the coast for six
weeks, Now he is back at school
doing some “catching up.” Here
I thought those happy fdces on
the grade XII girls was due to
the coming holiday season.

Saturday the primary classes
at the United Church were given
a Christmas. party. From all
reports it is the best one ever
given. I guess Santa got his
own reward watching those lit-
tle tykes come up to him; but
if he could have followed each
one home and listened to the ex-
cited tale of the afternoon’s en-
tertainment, he and primary

an

first time since he came that

. I’ve attended. -

Tell you one thing, there’ve
been some changes:made and I’ve
out on

noticed

‘mighty fine sermon — was the
way the choir -girls sat facing
the congregation and never talk-

> ed or. acted restless —good train-

ing it looks like.

Well, must be on my way —
I'll see you all (I hope) at the
high » school Christmas: concert.

Dies
ee, |

Castle Bar Ranch

Whiter Sports Activities
Commence December 26th
Sleigh-Riding Tobogganing
Skiing and Skating

Castlegar ®g{tbINe

We have a limited supply of .. .
RECESSED PEMBROOK BATHS

These baths are to sell for $89.50 until the

a os A ee ae Airclmtione tach i
New Year — when they will be priced much
higher. .
Call in today and order yours. Let this be your
Christmas gift to your home. .
Box 292 ” Phone 2161

_

TO ALL THOSE APPROACHING 70 OR
” OVER 70 YEARS OF AGE
Call into my office in the basement op-
posite The Castle Theatre and have me prepare
for you, your application for the OLD AGE
PENSION. This is your right and due.
CHARGES MODERATE
W. R. NELEMS — Notary Public

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