CASTLE NEWS,

Castlegar, B.C.

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the -possibility of direct TV re-|
ception here is good, Karl Rolph,’
local radio techniclan reyorts.

Hepburn of Rossland and George

were made on Columbia Avenue

lines running by. There was, how-"

ing any other locations of the vil-
lage.

another receiver and antenna and | ¢

Fine TV-Reeéption Hera” "Mrs, W. Dempsey, has returned

homie after visiting! with friends

Recent perlimincry tests of TV} ond relatives in Lethbridge, Alta, |

Mr, and Mrs, R. E. Parks and
on who have been residents in

Kinnaird for the Fast inh ysars,
h left to make their home in
The tests here, made by John ‘Chilliw: ‘ack,

Mr, Douglas Burrows is’ ‘spend-

Fairweather of Trail, with o por-| 50, ine Easter holidays at’ the»
table TV.-receiver and antenna, home of his aunt and uncle, Mr.
inside the Castlegar Hobby Shop.| Yor.e" wiilalso visit Mr. and

Results were not altogether| Mrs, A, McWhinnie of Duncan,
satisfactory, because of interfer-| who were former residents of
ence from the high tension power | rinnaird,

Mrs, N. Mitchell and son of Al-

ever, direct reception from one} allan Bay, Wash., are guests of
of the Spokane TV stations only.|her parents Mr. and Mrs, Sam
Shortage of time prevented test-| Erickson.

Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Collinson
and.sons have returned from.a

Mr. Rolph intends to bring. in| motor trip to ,Vancouver where

they visited their daughter. who

conduct tests himself at different/ has been transferred in the Air
Cc Force, to Sea Island, from St.
Kinnaird ‘and Robson. He thinks| tubert, Quebec.

Mr. Roger Campbell of Kitimat

is a guest at the home of his

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RIGBYS’S
Magazines Novelties
" Confections phe ‘Light Lunches
Meet Your Friends Al Richy’ $s
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‘4 } mother, Mrs. T. A. Campbell,

Mrs. Wm, Taylor is'a patient
in the Trail Tadanac hospital.

Mr, R. White has left for Van-
couver where he’ has been called
by the death of his mother.

A meeting of the South Circle
of ‘the Kinnaird W.I. met at the
home of Mrs, J. Lewis.on April
9th eight members were presént,
Mrs. W. Ball was chairman, After
the general business meeting a
delicious lunch was served by the
hostess. The hostess prize was

ff | won by Mrs. Dinner. P.S. That

eake was really delicious Lorna.

Mr. and Mrs. R. Hardie, ac-

Handsome

‘AND SLACKS |

CLOTHES

Satisfaction
_ Guaranteed .

Bargains
3 SPRING. SUITS

” Mate to Measure
MASTER -BILT .

ENGLISH ‘WORSTEDS
ALL WOOL GABARDINES
TROPICAL WORSTEDS

“A Complete Line Of Fabrics.
And Styles to Choose From

BUY WHERE YOUR DOLLAR
BUXS. DOLLAR WALUE

y Miss Merle Heagy,
were visitors at coast points dur-
ing the Easter holidays. ‘

SOROPTIMISTS BEGIN
HOMEMAKER SERVICE

The Soroptimist Club of Cas-
tlegar, Kinnaird, Robson,- has
given one family assistance under
its “Home Maker Service.”

This service, which gives “such
help as a mother or close relative
could give in time ‘of sickness," is}
provided free if the parents can-
not afford to pay for it and a
small remuneration is accepted
if the family can afford 7 and
Offers it,

. or
Hospita! Petition
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“pretty ‘well along “the lines”
which ‘the local Society are da-
ing. -
“We now have a plan before
us for a forty bed hospital, with
‘pasie ‘facilities now being inclu-
‘ded for an extension to 70 beds
in the future”, the letter says.
“After checking our require-
ments with B.C.H.1S., we con-
tacted an architect who was will-
ing to make , preliminary plans
and submit ah-estimate of costs.
‘We'found the services of an archi-
tect were necessary in the initial

planning stage, as # is import-

ant to have some idea of the cost

and plan before circulating the
petition.”

Local: :Shutilers Share
Top Honors ‘Ai Nelson.

Badminton Tournament:

Mike Hereott of C ‘ind
Joyce Swihart of Kinnaird, cop-
ped championships in the Koote-
nay Open Badminton Tourna-
ment held in Nelson during the
Easter weekend.

Mike Horcoff emerged champ-
ion in- the Men's Singles (B
Flight) class and Miss Swihart
took top honors in: the, Ladies
Singles, (B flight) competitions.
Fred Waldie and Joanna: Jenk-
inson of Castlegar; and’“Donna
Muirhead of Kinnaird also, com-
peted in the tourney,

In the Men's Singles; B Flight,
Mike Horcoff defeated Jack New-
stead of Vancouver, 15-12; 15-12;

‘and Fred Waldie, bested .Brian

Soles of Golden, -10-15; “15- Ll;
15-8, in the second round, Mike
then defeated Fred 18-13 and 15-9
in the third round} trimmed Chris
Dalen of Celista, 15-12; 15-1 and
went on to oust’ Ned Rhodes of
Trail, 18-13; 15-11 in the final.

The Ladies’ Singles B. Flight,

11-6; 11-2; in the second round;
edged Helen Wilson of Nelson,
11-9; 10-11; 11-7 in the semi final
and blasted D. Turton of Kelow-
na, 11-5; 11-2 in the final. *

Too Late To Classify

FOR SALE - 2 room house in
Dumont Subdivision, Kinnaird.
Apply §E. Casserley, Box 78,
Kinnaird. . P-3

TEAHAN FUEL
FOR THE BEST IN’ COAL
Office — Arfow-Motors:”
. PHONE 2281 or 4191

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- SUNDAY, APRIL 19

7:30 pm,

Coronation Hall: — Casilegar

TO ORGANIZE

1953 CASTLEGAR CUBS

Champion, Joyce Swihart troun-,
ced Kay Thompson of Nelson,|'

“SHOES For Comfort
“MEN'S: and.: “BOYS”.

MOCCASIN STYLE — Good Leather Tops and Panco Soles

for rough and long wear.:

Boys’ Sizes, per pair ...:........ $5.50
Men’s Sizes, per pair ...:...:... $6.25
Youths’ Sizes, per pair ......... $4.25
LADIES’ MULTI COLORED SANDALS .

Good Leather Tops.and Neolite Soles

Per Pair — $4.99

We Carry a Complete Range of Sizes

~~ QUR MEAT DEPT, ——
Prices Effective April 17 and 18

BACON, Sliced Side
Cello, 12 Ib. ....

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OXFORDS.

T-BONE STEARS

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Vol. 6, No. 17

PRicVINCIAL

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BRARY

Published Every ' Thursday at “The. Cromegias of the Kootenays”

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CASTLEGAR, B BRITISH ¢ COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1953

“3s Per Copy

Tumblers, Musi

Nations, At PTA Concert

Musical and “dancing selections of many lands, performed by
district entertainers, constituted the: thrilling entertainment enjoyed
by a capacity audience of over 650 | people at an International Concert

in the Stanley

sic Of Many -

T evening.

Sponsored by the Stanley Humphries Parent. Teachers Asso-

ciation, the three hour show, was

highlighted by a colorful tumbling

display. by the Stanley Humphries High School Tumbling Club,

under Instructor J. Buhr.

The 14 tumblers, wearing their] OOF Name Muirhead

new blue and gold uniforms for
the first time, were vigorously ap-

ay H f 3,
plauded for their twenty minute For Candidate; P.C. $s,

exhibition of gymnastic feats, in-
cluding aerial somersaults and
daring leaps from a springboard
over a raised platform, all in. pre-
cision time.

Also much enjoyed were the
superb

To Choose Tonight

S.C. (Sam) Muirhead of Kin-
naird was acclaimed Rossland
Trail CCF candidate in the June
9 provincial election ,at a CCF

ments of the Castlegar Legion
Band under Bandmaster Gus
Leitner. The band got things
underway’ with. a rousing
“O'Canada” and closed the shov’,
with “God. Save the Queen” be-
sides supplying a musical back-
+ ground for the intermission and
claiming the spotlight ‘for their,
own contributions. to the program.
Music of the °C West,

in Trail
last night. Percy’ Berry of Ross-
land was also proposed for. can-
didate but he declined.

Mr, Muirhead, 41 years old, has
been a Cominco employee for the
past 18 years living for the past
seven years at Kinnaird, where
he has held the office of village
clerk. He’ has been a shop stew-
ard of the Mine Mill Union and

son Bi Victori

sung and played by Misses Tannis

- and Babs Killough, Ronnie Gem-

mill, Johnny Markin and Joe Kil-

lough, provided a Canadian theme
for the’curtain‘ raiser. «

én; came. songs of Helland

Jonkman: to

a of the com-
mittee.
He was born in Kehive, Sask-
atchewan, and is a veteran of the
Second Warld War, having served
as wireless air. gunner with the
R.C.A.F. He is married with two
children.
Mr,

oa.

the third in this erieling : for tne
June 9

peste by.a group of
. difected by:Miss Betty Ball.
also French: songs,

h class,

f. Castlegar was reangindi :Social
‘redit-standard’ bearer on April
0..One week later: Douglas. T.
Wetmore . of Trail received the
. The | sto

patzol oft Korea.

4 Petty Officer “Awaits

he chief cools pboata. Mes a\
la, B.C, awaits the
chief of Gotiadas naval staff, ¥ ho: is
in the iain galley dur'ug his -vinit to he ‘Atha!

a. All Canadian.

Verdict" of

kan, GPO Stanley doh
baskan, 0 BI Jobn-
woaiet of. Vice-Admiral te ie
sampling the soup
baskan mille « on,

theatre, were P visited | b: Admiral
. East, cf

serving in the
y during bis tour of The.

| Airport Committee,

Honor R. West for Airport Work -

Rental Space.
Sfore, Sought

ber of Commerce as a Tesult of
the Twin Rivers Hall, Thursday e

ion of such a store here “for the,

Airport Finances. Told
Commissioners; on.

The ' Castlegar Airport ended
1952 with a deficit of $1850: 59 ace
cording to the audited financial

For Liquor.

“ Early establishment of a liquox store at Castlegar in suitable
rental quarters, is being urged by.the Castlegar and District Cham- %

At a meeting in Nelson, with B.C. Attorney General Robert Bon-
ner and Lands and: Forest Minister, R. E, Sommers, M, B, Dalton..
president and N, T, Oglow, were told there cannot be any construct-

:| suitable premises for a liquor
* {store here, would be considered,

statement, presented to. the com-| ;

By Chamber

their. regular monthly meeting in
vening.

next year or two.” -
But the Attorney General gave:
definite assurance that rental of.

Mr. Oglow said. Mr. Dalton re-",
‘ported that Mr. Sommers “is most
anxious. to get a liquor store est-
bli in Castl tight away”

mission night by
R. A. D.-West; chairman ‘of: the

“Mr.* West explained, however,
that the’ deficit doeg, not really |-
mean thé Airport is in’ the hole,
since the amount ‘is unpaid por-
tion of the $3006 Joan the Com-
mittee Cc

and suggested that now is the
time for the Chamber to “really
Bet after the project.”

The. Chamber's Business and
industry Committee was urged to-
investigate and submit as many

Pacific Airlines ee fall. This
loan, he said, was to be repaid
out of future grants so the deficit
ig actually an advance on the
$125,000: grant to be given to the! th
airport shortly, | -

Forly establishment ofa Viquo
is

To Castlegar tik

rea Aelgphone conversation from

aimmediate consideration,” on the

Victoria.

pesto! of the. B.¢.-G

“was: the assurance. given |i
the Ca Castle News: yesterday. by, the

5, ‘Killough -
“Gustafson and Miss Litnea Past
son and H. Killough, J dr.; in paits,
swang and swirled to t the ‘oldtime

Miss Ball's group: then came
back for an encore, this time’ do-
ing a Mexican folk dance. '

The music of the land of. “the
was

Among $36,000 Total
Of Building Permits:

- Building permits: totalling $34,-
745 were: approved at. the - bi-

| Lands .and:Forests:and Mines, i

Siihscription Rate
Going UpTo$3.00.

in a
group of Irish aigs sung by master
entertainer Wally Walper accom-
panied by Mrs.--Walper at “the |™
piano. © =
. Russian’ sélections: came : next
with the Castlegar Russian ‘Choir,
singing them -in “harmonic” ar-
rangements, :

of the Cast
vilege Commission Monday eve-

the- permit: for
Frank: Richardson’ 's,$8,000 funeral | °
home, on‘ Third ‘ ‘Avenue south of
Maple Street, Approval of this
was delayed for. several weeks

rate to the Castle News be

your

_ The: time has come when ‘we
must‘raise our subscription, rate.
May 1, the subscription

25 cents per month or $3 per year. |..
. We hone, you, our readers, have the forthcoming provincial elect-
noticed a steady improvement in ion,
community paper. each|-
‘week, We hope you'll feel this

Liberal Candidaié’

Wetmore “and: MeGauley. in
Castlegar, Douglas. T.

red
backing'of a Rosslatid-Trail Liber-
al Association nominating
‘vention “for Liberal -candidate in:

Mr. Wetmore, the unanimous
choice of Liberals nom Castieger,

more than. j

Trail,

iA partner in.the law firm ot :

Receipts‘ of ‘the field for 1952
totalled: $17,392.34 which included | *
$1942.52 from. CPA. landin; ding fees;
a: $12,500 grant from Ottawa:
grants of $200 each from Castle-
gar and Kinnaird; an $800 grant
from Nelson and: the $3000 loan
from CPA. Shere was also a bal-
ance of $512.42 from the previous] |.
year,

Expendi tures totalled $17,907.20
which included $15. 378.74 for field
construction; $213:

| very. hinge ation
"Wi 3

names of avail--
able for rental, as they may find
-The meeting also passed a
hearty vote,of Shanks to R. AD.
‘West for his work as ie chatemian of
ec

an briefly aiscueeed re subject
of Regional: Planning.

The West motion’ came, after
Mr. West told the Chamber he_
had just received a wire from H-”

owe didn't expect He get os
much money as. that” Mr. West
said. “And we are ore Soy. happy ane

Ting sent’ the: Village.
the -Hon: ional Chevrier,
eral Minister of Transport

loners; “ ‘and will give us'one of
the finest airports in the inferior.”

runway, 5,000 feet’ long, ate
feet wide which “will compare

favorably. with. anything: in the
is Province. : t

West’ moved that’'a letter -
of the thanks be sent to Mr. Herridge,

“who hes given us tremendous as-

| sistance” and to the federal min-

Ea Sarees ee

evrier, “for a

Ke thetic consideration ‘of our case, Bi

Then came the unanimous vote ©

of appreciation to ‘Mr. West, who 2.
several members said, “hz. fone >

more for the ‘advancement of the

“The next.step was the organ-
zation of the publicity program.
We carried our gublicity through
the local paper mainly and ‘mailed
out a:pamphliet to ali property |
owners in the district, covering
the situation. We also solicited
the.services of all the local org-
anizations in.the district, includ-

because of a petition ‘signed -by
care putes Martini, acorn. - several of the property owners in|! ‘the increased rates. gathered in the: "Trail t Legion Hall,

Bernice : said the. Libera) party will’ chap-
the district, opposing th .| Of course, we'd stick with the| party chap:
tbe piano, ne sang Malian Melo- lishment ee ie : then ie yoatas old rates if we could. We've! ion the cause of the working man.
OEE P bile ed w would. be “highly. Getrirfiental to €aFacd the reputation of being the| 271 become kriown as the party
ainian dances played by John- ‘the ropert {: with the: lowest sub-| that will back legislation for the

Hy Punniond Jabee Hata‘es. athe holders ina @ presence | ription rate in British Columbia benefit of the:people.
‘wearin, ie .
traditional ‘costumes of the ‘coun: sueueh establishment would ren-| ‘and we'd like to keep ft, nthusiasm regarding the Libe.
area les-

ral cause.was.also;voiced by the|

Castlegar Aarport than anyone int
they represented, wert But we gust can't hola ont an night wil disappear the Kootenays.”.

ing the. Farmers Institutes. We bat yee eas e thor: |: irable as a district and longer. pis growth in size and motes. Deleantet Aepred tamer! somewhere and there'll “be ‘ons The’
also'!displayed-a model. of . the’ although f faulty. acoustics: slightly, Property values would be depre-/ quality means even higher pro: | inig'election, were excellent. Plans
proposed ‘building at°-the local ‘. marred some of the numbers. cfated accordingly.” duction costs. To meet them we're |. were made for vi elle amb
|] | Fall Fair... - Walter Banigén ‘was master. of ‘The permit for the funeral par-| forced to up our rates as other ign. peaamCs at
ee “The next step was the organ- ceremonies. Mor “was approved at ‘the the mes: Harold: Far) ey of Rossi nd, :

s izing of the.district for the pur- with only. have done long ago, But. we'll ‘yeported ‘on’ the 3 y ‘osslan
"Heihe. sme ‘pose’ of canyassing. We divided - ;

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-continue to :give.you ‘a bargain nating wee sit ie oa .the -hour: of. cy they. dost
: comeback next fall.wh:
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the district into 13 zones or units
and ‘selected what we considered
‘the ‘most rogressive and out-
standing’ ¢itizens of: that area to]:
act ‘as ‘our representative’ in that
area. We then’ called a meeting
of all the selected representatives
ofsthe various’ zones and outlined
the program to them: It then be-
came-thefr responsibility to can-
vass the property owners in their
zone, At this meeting they were
given the. necessary petition forms

Dproval ‘came despt report |

: Tse
: Pipe Ordorad ‘For... poe By Coinmissioner: Campbell: that
New Water Lines | Bivagteldet me recent

The. . Castlegar éommissioners | that there ‘should be!no.
an order .for on any sidé. street.
al horizs pipes for water ‘service “It was pointed out that since Cas- i
extension to three:new localities, ‘Hegar has no zoning: by-law as
atitheir regular’ yet, this
night.
‘Waterworks Comm is si sioner |}
Harry Sommers said the new’6"|'
pipe. for completion: of the new
main to the new hotel-an Colum- |’
‘bia Avenue, ‘has’ arrived: and’ the
Project will be completed just ax
soon as'men are available to do it.
‘The six inch. line has -already |:
been laid along the. west side of
Columbia. Avenue ‘from: the T.}{

‘the: rate: increas

Liber:
candidate. is: well’ known: in the
Kootenays,"A UBC graduate, Mr.
ion for the A || Wetmore" has. practiced ‘law in
lection ‘on June 9 has es pro-| Jtll for two years, He was.com:
all this week? and ellos aa missiorier of ‘the census for thé|*
Monday. afternoon,” ‘West, Kootenay area in the 1952’
}: Those who have not yeeistered general census.
by. that; will'not be eligi-}. <7:
“) ble.to: vote: unless their name is

QO OE MARGAEIN

“SODA BISCUITS _ es . and written instructions as to how
Weston’s ce etlebee.s + SBC ff] the forms, should be filled in.”

e “We: allowed: the» canvassers
MIRACLE WHIP

four months to complete the peti-
32 ozs: -.

os
night; secreed the: last four days:
in: April will be set aside in the
village ‘or 2a Sood a Bering clean-'

tion. This proved to he a very
tedious job and many’of the can-
vassers fell by the wayside, snich

:: Those in the Castlegar pistrtet |

: Eaton corner to a: point opposite |. who ‘are eligible’ to vote “in‘ this
ORANGES. Soudan the canvassing: After the wetitions the ‘hotel. ‘The IMehiag Past t mext eleeHow: but’are not/on the|. Ped
14s, co dozen for. were all in, the ‘sentral'‘Commit- iow be dug up to allow the pipe!’ :voter’s list, may,tegister at Leit- pprovi

oe ‘employed: a ‘stenographer and

and, ‘after Handing ‘arolind’ for ‘ner’s, Store in’ Castlegar from 12| School. Board’s

ne
tq be laid underneath it! Orie halé

pa while, joined 'thelinéup at|‘noon’to 6 p.m. or Lewis's Service| Sion program, *' ate ire
was made which the highway width at a time will! nter." Bi ‘ need for-
showed. that 97 ° per gent of’ the be! temporarily blocked "trate the. counter.: Whe She fue eieoa in Kinnaird from 12 noon ae opera es | siderable:
land-ownerg- contac! were ‘in . fie, Mr. Sommers sai * bee £ we 1 2 th
favor‘of ‘cur scheme” In addition 3,000 fect | new 4 sat: ‘he! saessia. shiny Pennies ‘Those. "aiteday. onthe voters’ meeting of the Castlegar School

The local Society. found. this
letter most helpful and:are mod-
elling- their _ activity closely. ace

list-havé. received Post Card noti-| Trustees last week, z Sais aad 3 : en ire hazard and
i einage two. scene quart. “of fication that they are registered. Lee te nee avi uld, iminated, Some burn-
ice. to’ the ‘Kogchin;' Migeovitch, |. «ping. ‘now what woul a 7 . é menial eked ai ae
Wovkin, and ree Semuiott ‘Subdivi F like?’?.:the . girl. asked, ‘pointing || ‘The first periodical to print an|-roval, calls for construction of
eh |: to a; wide. assortment. of candy | dllustration ».by.‘ halftone : process ]13{ new classrooms. and enlarg?| servation. near Brancford, Ont,
‘highway’ excava- | delicacies.,..;-... jwas the Canadian Iilustrated |-mént of the Industrial Arts‘room| Puts on ker best heads and feath- ,
tion for the hotel-pipeline began |; ‘News, in’ Oct.,'1889; this illustrat|.ati the Stanley: Humphries High | ‘7 €r8-:She-is one, of 50.Canadian.
ing’ process’ led‘to* the*:develop-|'School, (doubling present . class- thoeen te: airs (who znave, cneen. ae
ment of coated-/papers’and the|;room space) and construction ‘of 3
4 flarge industries which today sup- ‘extra mi Surste ee Gartield yet) Si
‘ ‘ply: them. - :

irich pipe have been‘ ordered: This
will be used to put in water’ serv-

‘trash
irs on but! maz
to-do: such’ bi
help of-the

= To celebrate her good fortune,
Muriel Hill, full-blooded Mohawi
indian from the Nations re-‘

nary
hospital. and: isto report to the
next meeting of: the Society on
J? | Monday night.-.

yesterday morning. Cars are being, i
from Maple: to: Pine, ‘Streets while!
th is,in. progr

worl,

Continued on hee 4. Fi