Sg TTS 1 TAL NES! Ste ES ee Se Phone "342 PAGE 4 CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar, British Columbia ‘THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, 1951 BUSINESS - DIRECTORY . DUTCH MAID BAKERY For Birthdays, Weddings JANET'S LADIES WEAR A NEW SHIPMENT OF SWEATERS . pst British and Scotch wools $4.95 - $13.95 Something New... PULLOVERS in all wool Authentic Tartans or Annive Try THE “DUTCH MAID" Phone 4502 Kootenay Builders Bullding Contractors New Home and Remodelling Free Estimates Wm. & Alex Plotnikoff Box 68 Phone 3006 ZUCKERBERG’S BEAUTY PARLOR Maple Street Castlegar Will be closed for holidays from Sept. 10th to Sept. 27th Phone 2661 KINNAIRD TAXI Day or Night Service Phone 8091 WRIGHT'S AUTO SERVICE Miracle Insulating Castlegar, Phone 4942 Installed by blower Fuel Saving 30 - 50% 7 CLASSIFIED - FOR SALE ENAMEL COAL and wood range, $50.00. Apply Mrs, I, Carlson, Kinnaird, BC, phone 4221, : FOR SALE — 6 WEEKS OLD pigs. Apply M. O. Hougen, Rob- son, B. C, (P33) FOR SALE — TYPEWRITER ribbons, rubber stamp pads, eversharp leads, rubber stamps * etc, at the Castle News Of- fice, FOR | SALE We take orders for Black Grapes and Italian Prunes. also pears. Order early. F. Eremenko next to’ the Castle (P2) Theatre. FOR SALE — 4 ROOMS AND dinette, attic, full basement on 3.lots, wired for electric stove, ete. Can be financed by C. M. and S. Co, Corner of 7th and Main St. E. C, Green. FOR SALE — MODERN: GUR- ney wood and coal range. Good condition. Apply W: G. Reith, Kinnaird, Phone 3097. (C3 _ Ww. Sharples & O. Lightle, Frop.. MUIRHEAD AGENCIES Fire Automobile and Casualty Insurans ce z Residence 3416 BC. FRED'S BILLIARD PARLOR Confectionery Soft Drinks Drop in Today FOR SALE —.ONE CHINA cabinet; one gateleg table and six dining room chairs. Phone Trail 369 or Castlegar carat : ¢ FOR SALE — WHITE PEKIN dueks, $2.00 each. Trio Proven Breeder Gray ,Geese, $15.00. Apply E. Askew, Syringa Creek, B.C. *” % (P-3) FOR SALE—KITCHEN RANGE $50.00, water coil and reservoir. Also Norge refrigerator, $165. Apply B. Hil, Maple and Sth Ave. (ch) The first fall meeting of the local association of Guides and Brownies will meet on Monday, 24th at 2:20 p.m. at AVENUE GRILL and GROCETERIA Next to the High School - Light ‘Lunches Ice Cream Hamburgers Hot Dogs the home of Mrs, F. A. Hostetter. Everybody welcome. (P30) . NOTICE: The Kinnaird Cath- olic Club will meet Tuesday eve- ning, September 25th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Buckna - * at 8 o'clock sharp. A good at- tendance is expected. G. A. SUMNER FOR SALE — DENSEY PLUMS, ‘tc lb.. Apply A. Klemovich, 3rd ‘Ave. (P30) Open all day Monday, _ Tuesday and Wednesday Phone 2182 Electrolux Sales, Service and Supplies at the : CASTLEGAR TAXI . Courteous | + Day or Night Service ‘ Phone 2311 H, M. Card, Bicycle -Shop : Maple’ Street Reso _ Radio and Appliance Repairs Westinghouse Radlos Phone 2601 Desmond T. Littlewood Optometrist * Post Office Building Wed. 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Phone 2381 ‘ _ KINNAIRD SERVICE 24 Hour Aute Wrecker Service <3 E. J. Fink Phone 4227 EMES ELECTRIC _. Tom Emes . Elécttical Contracting Estimates Wiring tri and Store Hours: 1-5 p.m. Closed Wednesday Kinnaird, B. ©. Phono 3093 Lakeside Hobby: Centre Dresden Craft & Rubber Moulds Paints, Model Crafts and Archery . Lakeside Hobby Centre $9.50 . Boon to Wet Basements Perhaps you are one of those many women who would like to have an extra room in the base- ment, a rumpus’ room, for in- stance, yet have never got past that “toying - with - the - notion” stage, because your basement is inclined to be damp. ‘Well, basements that are damp , ' and musty smelling need no long-. er be used only for storerooms,.. or junk-rooms, as some women eall them, ‘There is 9 paint on.the market. . now, which Js not expensive to use, becausé it comes in powder form and can be mixed with water, as nedded. When damp basement walls are painted with this’ type of paint, it bonds with the masonry of the walls, and fills up the tiny pores through which moisture enters. - : This type of paint can be got in many colors as well as in white; so, it not only would pro- tect the foundation of the house’ from moisture, but it does bright- en up that basement and trans: forms it into’ a habitable part of the house, or a suitable place for a rumpus. room, or same- thing of that nature. ‘When one steps to think‘ of it, the basement is a large.part of one's investment in a home, and it does seem a Shame not to sutilize it for something. other than storage purposes. FOR SALE—LADIES’ BICYCLE in good cohdition. “Apply at Castle News. - (P30) breather before finishing” oft a@ mol ‘COMMONWEALTH TROOPS “LIMBER UP” yee wi ae Hi : ay ae crue oe : —Central Press Canadian Photos Having carried out a fire and movement exercise with textbook’ pre- cision, these Diggers and their Irish wullie-talkle operator take a ning’s manocuvres at the Britisn Japan, In large- Ares scale battle exercises recently carrie: British Isles, Canada, and Australia Commonwealth fights as a team. chool at d out at the school, men from the co-operated to prove how well the AFTERNOON REFLECTIONS (By G. Collinson) Now that school has , started again, and we parentS who are still reasonably sane, stand at , the front door and wave goodbye to our respective offspring, who | go blythly off, just as though they hadn't driven us crazy all summer. We wonder just who thought up this summer holiday “idea ‘anyway? ig Holiday are fine, but should be confined: strictly to adults who may, for a nominal charge, leave their little darlings in the care of some. nice friendly in- stitution or other. Anyway by noon we’ have usually. gained some measure of composure after the usual hectic + morning of hunting for books, socks, etc., FOR SALE.— GRAVINSTEIN apples, 50c box. Bring .own’ containers. Apply P. Salekin, * Castlegar. eC) SENTINEL’ ELECTRIC Maple St. at 2nd Ave. Full stock of wiring suppiles for the home electrician - ‘BRING YOUR WIRING | a Phone 4511 Ray Mclver, Colin Petts eT SaaS WANTED: PUPILS for Violin and Music Theory c/o. Rev. F.. Woodrow: Box 48, Castlegar, ~ Castle Bar Ranch » RIDE FOR'FUN AND HEALTH HAY RIDES. --- MAKE UP.A PART WEEK-END. LODGE AVAILABLE FOR DANCING — ¥ FOP THE ital ; A Eremenko & Co. - “Your RED and. WHITE Food Store: PICNIC HAMS, smoked, Ib. BACON; ‘side, by the piece, Ib. ‘ . 57 43% ALASKA BLACK COD, fresh, piece or sliced, Ib. BREAKFAS SAUSAGES, fresh, Ib. —.... BUTTER, 1st grade, Ib. FROZEN FOOD LOCKERS FOR RENT SWEATERS — Cardigans and Pullovers . 86,50 Ladies’ Nylon Cardigans : Ladies’ Wool Pullovers, long sleeyes ... Men’s Wool. Cardigans .-.......... 39 Q5 and $4 CHILDREN’S SWEATERS in Nylon or :.Wool aennes B, 2 bid say nothing of the line up for e . ‘Why an average family of five or six can’t seem to manage with one bathroom I'll never know, but from exactly 7 till 9 am. there is, without any doubt, more nasty things ‘said through . & bathroom door than at any other time, or place that I know of, At bed time for -instance, it is almost impossible to get kids anywhere near the bathroom, in fact by the end of the day some . kids look. as though it were the one room in the house to be avoided at all costs. But next “morning what happens!’ — The same mad rush, the same fang- ing and hollering, the same hunt- ing expeditions, and finally as swe again wave goodbye to our little darlings with.a wan and weary smile of utter exhaustion on our face, we sit down to an; other cup of well deserved cof- fee and the blessed peace and quiet of a school morning after 9 o'clock. * Mr. L. V. Campbell returned Tuesday from a business trip to ‘Vancouver. | ot dad See Born to Mr. and Mrs. Eli’ Vet- rove,.at the Trail-Tadanac Hos. Cyril Bell BIN TIES “LIMITIED % : Thieves are busy—not only burglara who enter your home but other kinds of petty pilferers who. t bl 4 lift F property fron» your automobile, from hotels, shops, clubs and even from your person while you are.on a crowded street. : ; A low cost Personal Theft Policy will reimburse you in event of any thievery of your propertys Ask us aboutit. * i i : Public Notice _ ESTATE OF MERI GALL, DECEASED ‘ ALL PERSONS having claims agalnst the Estate of Meri Gall, deceased, who died on the 18th day ‘of September, A.D. 1950 at the City of Nelson, British Co- lumbia, are required to send the same, ‘verified by declaration, to- the firm of. McBride, Allan & Moran, Castlegar, B. C.,. on or before the Ist day, .of October, AD. 1951, after which date ‘dis- tribution of the Estate: will be made,according to law having re- . gard only. to the claims, of which the said firm shal] then have had notice. Sun fr Dated at Castlegar,.B. C., this 27th day of August, A.D. 1952. 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CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, SEPT, 27, 1951 5 Cents Per Copy —3 Editorial FUZABETH AND PHILIP two and one-half years of age, is a little young ~ for, travelling. : Princess -Ann, one year old, is still a baby. ¥ But ‘it's a safe: bet that the two will keep in close touch with their children. during .the five- week tour. Perhaps they will re- cord their voices to send greect- ings home.’ ‘That's what the sea-’ going Duke did during the weeks jhe was away on Royal Navy ser- vice. : : In their happy marriage’ Prin- cess Elizabeth and her husband have set an example for hun- dreds of young. couples starting out... Elizabeth.on, more than one occasion has expressed her views on what constitutes the ideal family life... ‘ ~ For instance, about three years ago she took Britons to task for their rising divorce rate. “We of growing self- indulgence, of hardening’ mater- jalism and falling moral’ stand- 7" she said. ‘ y “{° would go so far as to’ say that some.of the very ‘principles, ‘on which the family, and there- fore the health “of the nation, is founded are in danger,” * Britons still like to recall. the fairy-tale wedding four years ago -when. the pretty. Princess: took. as her husband. the’ tall, blond member of the Royal Family of Greece. He: gave: up ‘his rights to the Greek thryne to become a just - TOUR POSTPONED - KING IMPROVING In’ making this statement — out quite forceably. A phone answer “the government is not Now before you draw: any con and the rattle of their money si short. Each ‘year at this time, t start suffering an appalling _ As cold grips *stallation. so that there is.adequate space stoves. should: be protected. by. space between it andthe wall. a fire-prevention authorities say Ba than wood ELECT OFFICERS: Te The Castlegar ‘and: “ District © TEACHERS OS Syinee.! Miss E. ‘McKinnon dut- e cy mént, committee and -was voted ‘the whole-hi “medliig. Along “and stalled and maintained. the work’ of the entertain-. it Sere : IT FINALY CAME We have often thought, and remarked, that our present government was no longer interested in individual enterprise. and to the proper -persons — it has been evaded in the past, but the other day it was handed. cali to Victoria brought. this. interested in individuals.” —- clusions we were not talking to the Hlonourable Minister of Health. — There you have. it and now where does snmall business stand? ‘ The. meer mention of taxes. paid brought the rebuttle, js that all2?. Surely’ we are not looked upon as parasites. from the Capital building, or has the expansion of big: businessy. enced the individual forever. . Big Business? By all means, but don’t sell the little man PREVENT THAT FIRE owns and -villages of Canada loss of life through fires: that trap children’ and’ adults in their homes. ae the country and fires are stoked up the - «familiar ‘story is told again and again — children. trapped. in ‘their beds and burned to: death; their ; them or living.an'agony of regret. : j The great majority of winter fires in dwellings are caused by faulty and overloaded heating equipment, Fires are forced, isoot-filled pipes or chimney walls. take fire, pipes fall and the fire is spread before. occupants know .it has started. A “..“So, clean equipment is: important, Stoves should always be raised from the floor parents burned with and-so-is proper. in- for air'to circulate. Walls near a sheet of metal with an air “>. Many homes now. are heated with oil space heaters and hazardous these are no more or coal stoves — provided they are properly in~_ -= Qi) heating apparatus not tested and approved .by a na- d tionally-recognized laboratory should be avoided. Home. own- earrea es oe +3 who install their: own: equipment.ask-for. trouble. Hire x job ‘well: done. ; Mr. Shkwarok, " professional: and contract: to have him service the equipment assisted by Mr. Corbette. reported In detall on'the work of ‘the sal regularly twice a year. “Jast,'Thursday for ‘its first meet ing of the year at the ‘Stanley’ Humphries high school with ‘Mr. Charters ‘in the chair,-and 38 a. - of the 43 teachers of the district | “present. : euereteers ‘An impersonal atmosphere was’ set by each teacher lows: President, ‘M: Turik; * Treasurer, Miss Edder; Salary. Committee aries committee. report had been heard and. discussed a new slate of officers: was elected as: fol- Mrs, .E. Leitner ce: official recently suggested ‘that used and make sure everyone h “These are'things that can be done to prevent fires. But if fires do come the family should be prepared. A fire preventiort families should talk over the possibility of fire before: it:comes, decide what exits should be: as a chance to escape. : vice-P Mr. Ru: y, Misd . T. Chair- himself or herself.together with a brief personal autobiography. A letter. from Miss -R. “Rams- den, ‘ public relations officer for the West Kootenay District Coun- ‘cil, thanking the local . associa- tion’ for appointing her as re to, the Q and offering to speak band ‘like to, ly ‘hold small semi-formal. din- ner parties to which: guests are invited” by phone’ the same day.’ ‘> Elizabeth's ‘Lobster soup, chicken @ Ja“ Mary- land and fresh fruit trifle served with ice cream. At‘ a three’ and ‘a half-hour. meeting ‘held, in the Castlegar . village’ offices on “Monday. night, . M.A. Vs Marcolin, civil defence co-ordinator for ‘the district, gave a talk to the village. commission and locai civil” defence ‘officers cn the organization and function of the workings of civil defence. He explained how the City: of Trail, which has been designated ‘asa target. area, has. been or- ganized under a civil. . defence -gouneil (mayor and council) with various ‘sub-units’ (fire, ‘medical, 4 ete.) “which . would’ Briton and. her Prince Philip. of: Greece, then 26, was the'son of the late Prince ‘Andrew of Greece and ‘Princess Andre. He was hood sweetheart. In fact, 50 the story goes, at the age of 12 she ‘announced firmly that one’ day she would marry. Philip.: . Actually, their romance hlos- somed in , wartime, and when Elizabeth accompanied the King and Queen on their South African tour .it was -known that she wrote him three time a week,” For months rumors of the pending engagement crowded out other news.in British papers. It was announced on: July 10, 1947 when Prince-Philip — known. in private life as. Lieut. Philip Mountbatten, RN: — gave -his finance: an engagement ring con- taining, a ‘large. diamond ‘and two Elizabeth’s child- ; go into ‘action immediately~. to reduce the. loss: of life. and: pro- perty in case of an air attack. Mr: Marcolin. stressed that civil defence would be.with us for a long time and its job: is to keep the public alert and edu- cated in a: case of. emergency. In this locality it, will. be the duty. of | the local government and its ‘civil defence officer,.Mr. I.R. Elliott, to draw up ..2 civil defence organization similar, but not as‘ extensive’ as © that of Trai + tes y Mr, C. G. Shand is civil, de fence. officer, for. Kinnaird and will carry out similar work in his- area. © Mr. Jankola, who. is taking instruction in clvilian de- fence work, will be, giving ‘“in- structional classes to’ the “public “in, the near future. favourite: menu: - on:the work done.there. Since man, Mr. -Mrs.Leitner, Mr. Shkwarok, Miss “McKinnon, Mr.'R. Cail and My. H. Bate. “UNIFORMS DELAY- * District council representatives During the course of the meet: - ing certain activities .and work of the C.D.T.A,, in its dual func tion as a social and professional organization (dinner executive i} it for trans- part p for out-of-town teach- these make a ) ¢o the ing .pro- rtati fession the’ offer was: readily ac cepted. 5 ss Mr. were “fall party and. district council) ers, school ‘board and teachers “to new ‘ . library’ announced that the box Nbraries would be ‘ready and delivered. te the rural schools by the end of the month. ‘Mr. Thomas ureg- ed the extention ‘of. discussions on professional matters such as ethics and curiculum revision at. further meetings. .He further suggested close co-operation be “tween locals: and’ the federation as a‘ whole; ameans: of further- ing the: standards, and positions of teachers aS: groups in the _ A. C, Johnston. and Miss B. Mam- Brandon. and Miss M. M. Stew: -~ ‘A second meeting will be held prior ‘to, the West Kootenay ‘Teachers Convention which be- gins on the 18th of, October. : Out.- of - town teachers at- tending the meeting. were: Miss mone of Otéchenia; Miss S. R. art of Pass Creek; Miss McLen-. .- nan of, Shoreacres; Mr. Kryciak of Camino, and Mr. J. M. Pears ‘kin, Pat: McCauley: and Liana of. Gibson: Creek. te and. dress uniforms, WOMEN'S ENLISTMENTS —Central Press Canadian ~Alstreamliaing of ‘the’ outfits worn by th Ys division : . RCAF, is ‘under way. The Air. Force Bee to peter Teter ee nel at the rate of 200 per month-and,gitls joining now. wouldibave leave’ ‘3 witngu ‘pay until: July, “when the ‘new ‘uniforms are ready. Hitchett of Otawa. model te new CASTLEGAR DISTRICT CHAMBER MEE ‘The first meeting of the Castle- gar and. District . Chamber of Commerce was held recently in the Parish hall. Guest for the evening’ ,was Mr. -R.. Couch of ‘the | Department. of. Transport ‘who spoke on various regulations of the department,’ particularly: in connection With the local air- port. 4 x Mr, S.. C,. Watson, gave a..re- +, port. on’.the highlights of a trek from ,Castlegar to Sheep Creek in ‘conjunction ‘with the Grand Forks: and Greenwood . Boards. .. This party .merely investigated’ the conditions’ which exist,. and ;no proposals were made... +, to att was moved the chamber con- tact the R.C.M.P. with a view to a ird * to serve on the Castlegar. detach- ment, resident in Kinnaird if pos- sible. It was felt for. an area ,of. this size, three constables would not be amiss. ‘& committee was’ formed. to — NIGHT SHOPPING 1S GROWING. HABIT NEW YORK. (AP) — Night shopping has come a long way since Grandpa hitched up the old mare and jogged into town for a Saturday night . of “fun and spending. ese 3 Modern, big-time night shop - ping has revolutionized the. buy- ing habits of millions of Ameri- cans. From Boston to San Fran: clsco, from ;:. Detroit. south; to “ Houston, more Americans. are spending. more .money ‘in’ food. . and department. stores after dark than ever ‘before. It's a multi-million dollar bust- ness’ now, and apparently it’s only just beginning. -"- A Survey Shows that. Monday night is the favourite shopping Lasae : 4 investigate ‘the possibilitles of forming. a.- Retail Merchant's Committee of the Chamber. ‘A second committee was form- ed to meet'and discuss with the - school trustees, the matter of purchases for the schools. It was pointed out the Asso- ciated Boards of Trade at their quarterly | meeting urged: all member -boards to take an active part in town planning. pete Don’t Forget To Change The Clock Daylight saving will go by the board at the weekend. The time change will take place’ at 2 a.m. September 30, Sunday, and re- member’ you’ gain an: hour this trip, the clock goes back, not ahead. except groceries. Thursday night is.a close second. : Some cities have night ‘shop- ping six nights a week. In ‘Se night for just about everything - tattle, for instance, you can so out and buy everything from 2 safety pin to a tractor any night of the week except Sunday. A big’ San Francisco depart- ment .store- lures Monday night with a € style ieee show ravitien may include a it: jazz ind