4 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, November 12, tie Castlegar Happenings Mrs, Jerome, Phone 6861 Mrs. James Toogood has re- turned from a visit to Prince George. While there she was the guest of her daughter und son- inlaw and granddaughter, Mr. and Mrs, Edward Killough. Mr, Wilbur Horning accom- Panied by Mrs, Joe Thicl molor- ed to Shaunavon, Susk., to be with , their brother, Mr, Henry Horn|ng, who is ill in the Shau navon hospital, The boys of the L Give Xmas Gifts For Mentally Ill Christmas gifls for 6,000 mentally 11 patients in various B.C hospitals can be left at Ere-| menko’s, West's and Bob's Pay'n Takit in Castlegar and at the Cut Rate Groceterla in Kinnaird. ‘The Trail branch of the Mental Health Organization are contacting as many'groups and organizations as possible in the Castlegar District with a view to having them aa epate in the Rod and Custom Club did consid- erable work at the arena and a special thanks goes out to Bobby Pratt, Bill Ostaforoff, George Ostikoff, Joe Perepolkin, also thanks to Bill Perehudoff for! sending them from Thrums, Mr, and Mrs. Mike Gripich ! had as visitors on Sunday their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ab Cronie of Trail. Mrs. Mary Moroso had as visitors last week her nephew and family of Vancouver, Mr, and Mrs. Sam Sopon and son. Mr. and Mrs. John Stainton and baby are visiting in the Lar- deau district with friends, Mr, and Mrs. J. Rilkoff of Kamsack, Sask. are here in Cast- legar visiting with Mr. Rilkoff’s cousin Mrs. Mary Moroso, Mr. and Mrs. M Hingley had as guests on Sunday, Mr, and Mrs, Pete Shields of Trait, ———_. STOP AND THINK People wouldn't be running around in circles if they took time to study all the angles. branch's Chri for the mentally td Miss Muriel Campion, chair- man of the gift committee, said that many mentally ill patients jhave neither relatives nor friends to remember them. “It is these forgotten people that we are concerned about at this time. “We are asking that people consider purchasing a small gift of a dollar value or less and leaving it at these stores," said Miss Campion, These gifts will then be col- lected by the Kinettes of Trail and forwarded to Vancouver, Vo- lunteer workers there will give Christmas parties for.the pa- tients and the gifts wit ees iributed: { | Bee-Hive Mountain Climbed By Arr-Koobian Members Last Thursday evening the Arr-Koobian Club gathered at the home of Keith Waldie for a rather, lengthy. business session. Jim Proud conducted the meeting at which the club welcomed two new members, Routine business was quick- ly disposed of. Correspondence was read from the: Trail, Kins- men regarding possible contribu- tions from the club to the Christ- mas gift basket they are spon- soring for the mentally ill, The correspondence ‘was filed, Reports were heard from Soberlaks Donate To Convent Fund The regular monthly meet- ing of St. Rita's CWL was held on Nov, 4, - A report was presented on the inter-councll meeting held in Nelson which several members attended. Plans for the Christ- Don : firstly, a four-hour climb up “Bee-hive"’ mountain, back of the golf cour- se, which disappointingly few members turned out for, and sec- ondly, a verbal request from members of various District or- ganizations for volunteer help to work the booths at the “Klondike Karnival."” Many members volun- |’ teered their services. Suggestions were heard’ from the 4 for future mas season were The childrens’ Christmas party will take the form of a theatre mat- ince party, Mrs. M. Gallo will convene the Christmas church outings. It was planned to attend the Arrow Boat Club dance ina group. The following day, Reiman: brance Day, the club adopted the, to trek up to the cab- cleaning. A to the convent fund was made by Mr. and -Mrs, P, Soberlak. Local business firms are to be solicited by Mrs. A. Shutek and Mrs, W, Schwartzenhauer for and will manta mean a merrier Christmas for some lonely per- son,” concluded Miss Campion. Car Club Members May Canvass District A District canvass may soon be made for the Project Society Rooms Confectionery Special Chinese Dishes SETO CAFE by t of the Un- iversal Rod and Custom Club. Johnny Clarke, vice-president of the Project Society, said dis- cussions are now underway bet- ween the tlub andthe Society to conduct a canvass for funds for the arena, Plan Now To Attend The 3 Act Play ‘Man Alive’ PRESENTED BY THE - KINNAIRD LITTLE THEATRE IN THE , KINNAIRD IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY HALL * Friday & Saturday — November 20- 2i AT 8.00 P.M. ADULTS $1.00 STUDENTS 50c _ CHILDREN 25¢ m™sCHUCK’S RED AND WHITE STORE KINNAIRD, B.C. Tc tising in the C! tion of The Prospector. Mrs. W. Fields will Yeplace Mrs, L. V. Campbell as soclal action econvenor. All members were invited to attend a turkey dinner spon- sored by the Robson Evening Group. Production Manager For Gelgar Pulp ‘Mill he John TT Hegeman has. re- cently been appointed production manager for Celgar Limited's pulp mili under construction here, fA dradual ‘ftom Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mass., in 1844 with a’ BS in chemical en- gineering, Mr. Hegeman has war- in nd ~| minated* and then halted by the ‘Jen to municipalities wishing to in for the'afternoon, A wood-ga- thering party was to take place followed by a hot lunch, of which Maureen Ford and Rosaday: Wil- Mams, were in charge, General discussion was ter- adjournment of the meeting and the seving of refreshments. Village Wants Signal On GCelgar-Road Tracks Castlegar will request a lev- el-crossing signal light at the railway crossing near the ferry on the way to the Celgar pulp mill site, J. E. Brown, inspector of mun- icipalities, advised council by-Jet- ter at its last meeting that gov- ernment assistance. could be giv- instal level-crossing signal ‘lights similar to the one now in use at the north end of Kinnaird. ¥ ._ The letter pointed out that 80 Per cent of the cost of installa- jon of signals or grade work would be borne by the Board of the authority responsible bearing 12% per cent of the cost’and the railway | the remaining 744 per cent, . Maintenance costs. following such a Project were shared equal- ly between Hie railway and the ‘ignal, the letter aaa usually cost be- tween $8,000 and $15, After ‘hearing this, Oo cht de- cided that, village Slerk ..Joe qoeelia should write "to: Ottawa -to discover if similar. assistance could be given to a municipality for cénstruction of an overnass or underpass, Council agreed that with the with Congoleum-Nairn and: with Brown Company, Berlin, N.H., rising. through the latter com- pany as plant chemist, assistant of the vil- Jage it might at some future date be necessary to undertake be useful to have the federal mil technical superintendent and pro- dustion manager in the pulp manufacturing division. Mr. Hegeman has taken an active part in plant expansion programs in the past and brings a Wealth of experience with him to Celgar. onstruction, of the mill is on ‘schedule and .Mr. Hegeman will be assisting Celgar and H. A. Simons, consulting engineers avail- able. : Going Up-Ceremony Tonight at Robson . A“Going Up" ceremony will ‘be held by the Robson Cub Pack and’ Scout ‘Troop tonight in the Robson hall ‘at 8 p.m. After the ceremony the an- nual general: meeting of the 1st Transport: Commissioners, with | i Cubs Annual Meet Next Wednesday peat general meeting of the Kootenay-Columbla District Boy Scouts’ A ation will be ‘BIRTHS RROLL — To Mr. and KARRI i Donhld"Karroll of Castle- |’ Oct.’ 25, a son, * * NELSON — To Mr, and Mrs, Murray Nelson of Renata, Nov. , a daughter. . ‘ held next Wednesday at.8 p.m. in St. Alban's hall, Reports of the past year's work will “be heard at the. meet- AN — To Mr, and Mrs, Harold Briggeman of Kin- | nalrd, Nov. 6, a son, : McGAULEY — To Mr, and Mrs, Edwin McGauley of Kin- faird, Nov. 8 a daughter, ., HUNTER — .To Mr... and Mrs, John ‘Hunter of Castlegar, Nov. 10, a daughter, — PAOLINI — To Mr. and Mrs, ‘Victor Paolini of Castlegar, Noy. 10, a daughter. ‘Lebedoft — ‘To Mr, and Mrs, Peter Lebedoft of Reetseen N Nov. 11, a daughter. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SALE.— Furniture. Cheap for quick sale, Phone 7081 or apply,'69 main St. < 145 HIGHWAY SPEED LIMITS _ Modern Paces, Modern. Times By NICHOLAS SCRIABIN (Mr, Scrlabin is an engineer ernployed at the Celgar pulp.mill site. ‘The end of World War I has brought ‘to the North publicity on the part of the press and -other agencies, the fabled “Speed it? hy ie noth: ing more than a t ntimber ¢ on the speedometer, either tobe ignored ing and ‘the group will present. thelr reports, . Election of officers will also take place at the meeting, This, will be the first election of offi- cers as last year the assoclation was just formed and officers ap- pointed at that time - John Dalziel is president of the association, Al: Harvey is vice president, Harold Bate {s treasur- ,er, Dr. George Page is secretary and Ross Whittaker is contact committee chairman, ’ To Insure your Dependents NOW and Assure Your Independence At Retire. ment C. Arthur Anderson The Mutual Life Assurance of Canada UIT if it’s for coffee, a come to the CASTLEGAR HOTEL DINING We enjoy having All home cooked meals Banquets and Dinner Parties arranged IAS snack or a dinner a = ROOM the whole family. ILC aa 6 .00- a.m, to 8.00 p.m. KINNAIRD, B.C. CUT Ri sucha project and so it would |7m Peanut Butter, KERSEYS, 4B. TIN 9% Flour, Five Roses use. 1.49 Tomato Soup, wer... Tide, giant ws... Bread, Star, 2.os.. Oranges, sus re a] Yt does, however, support an era of #1 prosperity. Hand. in hand : with this has come the’ automobile boom, More cars, more motorists + « « more highway accidents, more problems, British Columbia is no ex- ception, The most commonly sug- gested “cure-all” for these prob- Iems is to “lower the speed lim- it” Surely there is a more intel- lgent solution, Statistics have of late been too often smugly and inaccuartely : quoted, Such phrases as “Statis- tics show that excessive speed is the cause of all highway acci- donts,” and “80 per cent of all ac- eidents are due to alcohol” are not only incorrect but leave a lot of questions unanswered. The Cornell University Auto- ‘motive Crash Injury Research Group, one of the United- States or to be followed regardless of the Would it not be bettér to have a ‘suggested sped Umit and to teach the motorist the condi- tions under which he should change his speed? Mechanical failures such as blow-outs, brake fade, etc, are relatively rare, It is false to as- sume that improved road condi- tions will eliminate all hazard, Poor judgment and lack of atten- tion can be equally aos fatal on an Autobahn or turnpike as on our winding roads, The automobile Itsclf is only partly to blame, The day when the driver will merely have to press a button to arrive safely at his destination is stil! a long way off antl a more immediate rem- edy to our highways problem is needed. Few people know what a tre- ti compil- ors, "chewed in a recent incom- plete report that "75 per cent of all injury ing in Europe has made to this end, or what an enormous influ- ence it has had on the American curred when cars were travelling under 60 miles per hour and. im- pacting under -50.” There are many countries in the world which have no speed Umntts on their rural highways, “Allowing for-greater road conges- tion, more population per square mile, their accident rates are not appreciably higher Lae 2 coun- tries’ with set speed lim! However, the former i eral ly have stiffer licencing tests and their motorists learn early to re- mam: Sy on their. own judgment. does not mean. that eli- for a short time at least. the view that because of unintelligent industry in the past two or three years. Witness: Bu- ick’s aluminum finned brakes, Sports car and Grand Prix racing is done on simulated road eircuits or public roads closed for the occasion and are run under all types of weather conditions. Except for the much higher speeds involved, conditions are yearly body change, Three types of ‘motorists can be classified as, on the whole, de- Pendable and safe. These are the commercial traveller (some of whom drive over 100,000 miles a year), professional drivers (there are many of these in Canada and: the United States), and the ie uine motor enthusiast, who, b; virtue of his interest in’ the ant of jfriving: is usually more cap- Tees people seem to agree un- animously that our speed limits ‘are not too high. They do, how- ever, lke to avoid driving on Public holidays when, not coin- cidentally, the greater majority of rural accidents happen, This is not only because of the greater number of cars on the road but also because of the almost proper ronnie: number of motorists taking to the highway. Almost every driver believes that he is “good” but how many i know how to “heel and toe,” handle the car in a skid or in any other high speed emergency, or are able to Judge intelligently. May ‘Approve IV Booster H. .Card, JRobson inventor of a new, typk; television signal booster device, “fs confident his equipment, will, gain the nod of approval ‘trom, ;. ‘department of transport’ engineers. Mr, Card is\ daily expecting a vislt from ‘technicians who will examine the transistor sets to es- tablish if the “pass band" is lined up and does not conflict with es- tablished broadcasting frequencies, The inventor said his equip- ment can be placed on a moun- ab! tain peak and transmit o clear television signal to a set 15 miles away. ‘He claims that in a recent demonstration he was able to Provide. a strong signal for a radius of 150 square miles, The transmitting system re- quires two antennas,-one for re- ception and one for transmission, and ‘two transistor type ampli- fiers. The 20-foot “booster. stations”: for radio broadcasts that are now limited a their coverage by high moun- tains, ment is placed in operation, any pick up reception, There is’ no way of controlling the viewing, Television co-operatives have been set up with a view ‘to finan- cing television reception in areas now “blacked out.” Mr. Card said however, there is nothing to pre- vent television set owners who do not blong to the co-operative picking up the programs, “There's nothing to stop them, tut they wouldn't be very popu- lar," Mr. Card said. This Problem for the co- ‘operatives to iron out, he stated. Since perfecting ‘the Foe ment; are erected 20 feet above a point of high altitude and additional am-- plifiers are sometimes required In ‘the circuit. Mr. Card claims that. with slight adjustments the same type of equipment can be used as all over the province, tes ou sald, It was recently disclosed that the Board of Broadcast Gover- nors are prepared to consider le- galizing the use of this type of television signal transmission, under what to raise o1 lower speed? The B.C, motorist has come to Jook on driving as nothing more than a means to an end, when, in Castlegar Council Briefs He said that when the equip- was not his concern bu't a matter fact, motoring is closely related to all sports in which speed is’ in. volved and should, ideally, locked upon as such. A prospective skier, for ex- ample, takes a few lessons ini- tally, then i bettcets his style and the more the same as those the every-day motorist all over the world. . - From this atmosphere of driv- ing and factory competition have emerged such technical boons as independent suspension for bet- non-fading disc-brakes, more sen- sitive steering and better chassis design. It is to be hoped that Detroit will bring us more such concrete improvements rather than only a - PUBLIC spaird village office where A public meeting will be held in the Village office -on ‘Monday Nov. 28, 1959 at 7 p.m. ' The Kinnaird Village Council hereby gives notice. that Bylaw No. 138-has been given Ist, 2nd and 3rd readings, changing the zoning of that part of Block 13 D.L. 7198 Plan 2471 lying West of 50-foot road allowance and within Kinnaird Village, from resi- ‘dential to general business area as. outlined in Kinnaird zoning Bylaw No. 125, This Bylaw is posted on the billboard cat the Kin- NOTICE * fer traction on rough surfaces, practical training should come a experts Wateetaneehy the motor. ist has no means of comparison and must therefore rely entirely on initial instruction and exper- ience. 1 Hand in hance with better change in the B.C. motorist's mental attitude towards driving, He is, generally speaking, far too concrned with the “other dri- ver" and is constantly tense and slightest {nfringement on his|' right of way. Driving would be much more for. all if the two all-important rules of motor-racing were ob- Commissioner George Carr be|reported that 13 street lights were changed by the fire depart- ment at a recent Monday-night practice, vow oe A banquet for all village em- ployees, firemen and commis- sioners will be held on Dec, A grant of $175 towards this banquet will be made by the vil- lage, up $23 over last year. E oof : Works chairman R. C, Mad- docks said the village should give ‘serious consideration” to ade- quate drainage on village streets as “It is becoming quite a prob- ready to blare his horn at the| lem.” a ese “The pump is now ready to 0 pump into the line,” reported wa- pleasant ,and far less devastating | ter chairman: Aage Sylvest. Well water is used during the day and water bumped from the river is Rather than slowing ‘gown the pace of a. progressive: prov- it can be inspected: P. A. Smibert Village Clerk. | WHAT? ince wouldn't it be better to com- bine intelligent publicity of the above two rules with better prac- tical instruction and stiffer licen-| tl sing and, in this manner, lessen the death toll on our. highways? A used mek hight, pletion, The hole’ at the back of beén filled. ee . in C during. the - s e's © Works supervisor Norman Mec- Nabb said the water line.on 2nd Ave. lear Juniper is nearing com- at the corner of 7th and Hemlock, eae Final reading was given the village's new building bylaw, sub- ject to the village solicitor's in- terpretation of a specific section being the same as that of council. The section deals with the over- 5. hong on neon signs. ‘secant totaling $251.62 were approved for, Payment, Mr. Manan ae ‘Nick .Koo- chin on Juniper St.': has three lots which he would like to: sell to the village. They could be used as a gravel pit or a sanitary, each, The ‘village will. attempt to get a six-month bption on the lots from Me Koochin, Commissioner” Madaoctis will attend a meeting of the regional Planning's committee in Nelson. A petition vriesiiae lowe’ ihe village equipment shed has "Mr. McNabb feportéd on the Poppy Day Tea ‘ Termed Success The Ladies Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion ,Branch No. 170. }held a very successful Pepky, Day he ‘attended recently at Harris- on Hot Springs. must beside all “Village clerk Joe joan ing of the road in front of the property on Lakeview Drive wai received from Harry Slowski, H. Anderson and P. K. Zaitsoft, ALONG WITH SPICE The main ingredient in the recipe for’ successful--after din- ner speaking is shortening.” in the future. The ae tea he Le- Bion hall. Be The guests were welcomed at the door by the president, Mrs. Del Peppard, assisted by Mrs, J. Dinner. The tea. was held in keeping with Remembrance Day. The tables were each centered with a candle in a glass holder and surrounded with red Poppies. Conimittees in charge were: tea tickets, Mrs. Lilian Fergu- son; tea tables, Mrs. Anne Wad-| and may deal with the subject as ey, Mrs, Julie Couch ‘and Miss te sees fit, / Janet Walker; kitchen, Mrs, Mar. see garet Bacon, Mrs. Rose Ungar-| "aie, Claire Saunders will be jon Mis. Amy Candler and Mrs, returning officer for the Dec. 17 municipal election if: one is nec- c. La essary. Mrs, J. E, Wallace will cision to do this was ‘made on the advice of J, E. Brown, in- spector of fnuniclpalities, ‘A present village bylaw pro- hibits stores from selling fire works to anyone under the age of 16, Council tabled a motion to have fire works banned entirely so that the new council will have the matter on the’ order :paper the ‘LA members that. as- sisted the men with the Poppy distribution were Mis,-Kay Ads- ; aE the 2 PIONEER RA chain saw is good... BUT the all-new set within the signal area can| oI FO0D TREATS at fe BUDGET PRICES! PICNIC SIME HAMS “Union Brand — FRESH CUT SHOULDER AYRSHIRE SAUSAGE, Ib., 00020. PORK LOIN ROASTS, Ib. ierehen j BOILING BEEF, red label, 3 Ib., SLAB BACON, by the piece, Ib., UKRANIAN SAUSAGE, imported, Ib. — FRESH FISH WEEKLY — till, The price of the lots is $200 |} PERFEX BLEACH GALLON JUGS $1.00 BUTTER, Union, lb., tesae || MEAT SPREADS, Puritan, 3 cans, RALLY DOG FOOD, pkg., .......... MIRACLE. WHIP 32 OZ, QUART JARS 59 each TULIP HARGARINE tulip! Ue i BAGARINE : pete, cs ¥ FRESH EGGS, grade A, doz., for the project, with planning be deputy returning officer. CHOCOLATE BARS, TV., 3 for, A Chrismas, ‘Ad Aivady? util the mill begins to operate in 1961. Robson group’committee will be eld, : 7 YES ; ... ANB HERE IS THE REASON Anne McDonald, Mrs. Edith Din- head, Mrs. Marg Peachy, Mrs.| ‘ the older-style street signs had been destroyed on Hallowe'en Mr. Maddocks said some of COFFEE MUGS, 2 mugs for ... ner, Mrs, Em Peppard and Miss Marianne Campbell. | The - Castlegar Cubs, under) 4nd suggested that this provided [the leadership of Mrs. H. Binnie| a suitable opportunity to replace had a candy table at the tea, them with the new, ype. which was very popular and suc- cesstul and was soon: sold out. ‘COMMERCIAL u ; | INDUSTRIAL & DOMESTIC - fare “ i i - | BOLOGNA my ; Ww i R | N G SHRIMP NOLA a THE PIECE, LB... 29¢ tf ‘ great attention to.every detail. Give us ample. time — TIN ........... 22. 996 \, to make good portraits. Call for a Christmas ap: ALL WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIAL: : BLUE OR RED LABEL BEEF .. q CARRIES ONE-YEAR WARRANTY BACON SLICED .. aan ..| STEAKS, T-BONE OR : ae . LB. PKG., weeees e590 Bologna, SLICED, tb., .... 2% QUARTS INSTANT MILK _ FOR ONLY T T Cc 3 LB. PKG. 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