. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa _Another Castlegar First “side a hearty handshake and a sincere welcome. A‘community will . Show them ugliness at every station. Page 2 CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar, B.C. Thursday, April 30, 1953 THE CASTLE NEWS Published Every Thursday at “THE CROSSROADS OF THE KOOTENAYS” L. V. Campbell, Owner-Publlsher V. A. Misutka, Editor Let dian Weckly A i Subscription rate $1.50 per year or 1§c per month by carrier pap: EDITORIAL The Castlegar District is noting another first in the provincial election campaign just beginning to get underway. With the nomination of S, C. (Sam) Muirhead of Kinnaird, on the C.C.F. ticket, the Castlegar District will now be giving Rossland- ‘Trail two political candidates for the first time in its history. Castlegar and Robson elementary school principal, R. E. Som- mers, became Castlegar’s first candidate, first MLA and first cabinet minister, last year. With the Hon, Mr, Sommers nominated Socred standard bearer again this year and Kinnaird’s Mr. Muirhead enter- ing the fray under the C.C.F. colors, it means that fifty percent of Rossland Trail’s four political candidates will hail from the Castle- gar District, Which, we think, is quite significant, particularly in-view of rumors, not so long ago that the candidates for one of the other two parties in the field might also come from Castlegar. It all points up the fact that C: is quite q i ner It isn’t very often that political candidates come from villages the size of Castlegar and Kinnaird. Political associations are always careful to choose the best man in the riding to spearhead their bid for power, That. two of the parties in this riding have found their best men from amongst our midst, rather than from the larger cen- tres of Rossland and Trail, speaks eloquentiy for our district and the ealibre of its residents. Of course, 1 Trail and C. can be by only one member at Victoria under the present setup. ‘Wherefore it is certain that both of the candidates from our midst cannot repres- ent us, and possibly neither of them will be our next MLA. Certainly too, the Castlegar District .voter, if he is to cast his ballot intelli- gently, should have stronger ‘and different reasons for choosing either of these two on June 9; than the fact that they hail from his locality. Say It With Flowers There is little comparison between a stretch of dusty cinders anda plot of lawn and flowers. Yet when a'choice is made between the two, in the’ case of railway stations, it seems the flowers and grass don't get the nod often enough, Too many stations, the Castlegar depot included, instead of Just LOOKING Thank you By E. G. 0. ~* AT HOSPITALS With the possibility of a hospi- tal in this area ing greater the monthly meeting of the School Five Years Ago This Week ' Plans and contracts for the new Tarry's and Kinnaird schools are now at Victoria for approval, Board, District, No, 9, was told, and preliminary work has started on the Gibson Creek School, while the Pass Creek School is awaiting this community begins to make one more slow hitch toward rela- tive civilization. This is not intended as a dero- gatory statement but simply a possibly take stock of our situa- two figurative squirt of grape-fruit Vancouver where he will spend juicé in the all too shortsighted|S0me time as instructor in the use eye of complacency. We cannot] of Neiporene Rubber, tion by standing in the middle of|With the Canadian Pacific Air- it or looking over our shoulder at|Jines, is now stationed in Castle- what has transpired in the last) 84+ A The Kin- naird school site will be cleared at once onder the supervision of Mr. R. White, Bob Magee left. by plane for Mr. J. A. Blackmer, engineer , judge our forward progress. This is like walking up a hill backwards and judging our ad- vance by where we’ve been. Tf we haven't atom-blasted ourselves and our descendants back to the cave days or beyond, before then, people of two hund- red years hence are going to look back at some of our pet institu- tions and shudder. Our hospitals are an excellent example. AT OTHERS . In the See of “bigger and more ing Guild of: Albu’ 's Church held an i: = Grandson Of Mr. And Mrs, Manarin Baptized The ‘infant son of a Victoria couple, Mr, and Mrs. John J. Jones, son-in-law and daughter of Mr. and Mrs, G, Manarin of Kin- naird, was baptized Sunday in St. Rita’s church, Castlegar, Rev. Father L, Trainor offici ELIE’S AUTO COURT - Fully Modern CABINS Reasonable Rates CASTLEGAR-TRAIL HIGHWAY . The baby received the names of Gerald Arthur Jones and wore a baptismal gown of nylon and lace brocade made by his maternal grandmother, Mr. and Mrs. E. LeRose of Trail, brother-in-law and sister of Mrs. Jones, were godparents. i Building Supplies OGLOW BROS. Bullaine & Supply Co, Ltd. ASTL! PHONE. 4061 MUIRHEAD AGENCIES FIRE, AUTOMOBILE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE PHONE 4341 dance in the Parish Hall last Friy day night and an enjoyable dance time was had by all. Miss Clara Bloomer, teacher in, the Indian School at Alert Bay, arrived to spend some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, T. L, Bloomer, Mr, and Mrs, W.H. Reed return- ed at the week end from a two week vacation in Vancouver. Mr. R. Shields left by train on ir Vi BUSINESS DIRECTORY ZUCKERBERG’S' BEAUTY PARLOR Established 1939 Cc Beauty Service , for an have kept well in step: Of the hospitals some years ‘ago, it was said, that so dirty; gloomy and unsanitary were they that they could well have had the dread words “Aban- don hope all ye. who enter here” written over their doors. But are we better off today? These vast, cold, gloomy, concrete and tile rabbit are off- ae: Miss Cicily Rane, a passenger in a car driven by Dennis Marcel- lus, received, severe cuts on her face when Mr. Marcellus’s vehicle ran into a car driven by Ken Dill- ing, who stopped his vehicle sud- denly. The accident occured on Columbia Avenue in front of the Castlegar Paint Shop. R. Couch spring of the most oft repeated and least understood words to- day, “Centralization” and “Effi- ciency”. ‘These ¥ called general hospitals with their female Cerebrus receptionists and cold pseudo A prettying up for visitors, put on their most dismal, faces. Arrivals flag the nearest taxi or scamper across the street to the nearest hotel to flee from such a wasteland. Those left in the train keep their eyes fastened on magazines to avoid looking out the . window, oe course all stations aren't like his. Anyone who has travelled yy: tx members ‘some’ stoppifig point tat: staysrii, cle: mind es one OF the ‘trip's ts, Lawns, a touich of local pride in the station’s-name spelled out. in: white- washed stones, combine to banish the: monotony of. clicking wheels and ‘the dizziness of trees, mountains and fields whizzing. past the windows: / How. important i is such a small thing, We suppose it ranks along- have to provide a lot of other attractions to erase a poor first imp- ression from the visitor’s mind. And it means a lot on a national scale, for it is folly to ask tourists to come to Canada if we are to Dreary stations are not inevitable, Those that rank as show places usually owe their beauty to the industry ‘and pride of some :station agent with a green thumb. Often he goes about his minor miracle after working hours and sometimes wins .a prize for his ‘efforts. But we.can’t expect railway companies to provide gardeners throughout the country nor would it be fair to require every agent to be a spare time gardener. Many of them find very little spage time. But an attractive station is a project in which, we think, some community group might well lend a hand. It has been done in other places, to the of il It boils down to whether a community wishes to hit their visitor inthe eye with cinders or with flowers. ede 12 give ne the creeps, (NOTE-Cere- ‘brus is the three headed dog mythology puts at the doorway to Hades, to guard it.) ' And if they give me the creeps, what must they do to a child. Some time ago this column, when urging‘ the need for a local hospital, wrote of a little Castle- gar boy, who, having been in- jured by a car, was doomed to spend many weeks in hospital in tractions splints, far from home, And when I think of all the num- berless children—homesick and terrified—in the cold sterility of general hospital, I anticipate the shudder of some of my descend- ants and bless the coming of a local hospital. Z Many advanced modern pedia- tricians, in common . with the famous Canadian Dr: Osler who died some 25 years ago, are. com- ing to realize that the sterile, im- personal atmosphere of a large hospital i: is as dangerous to a child as the disease which him First Aid and Miss Rane was then taken to the office of Dr. V. Goresky. Every 24 hours, your heart beats 103,689 times; your blood travels 168,000,000 miles; you breath 23,240 times; you eat 3 and one half pounds of food; and you speak 4,800 words. IN CHURCH The United Church Of Canada Castlegar’ - 10:30 a.m, — Sunday School 315 p.m. — Hymn Song and Service of Worship. -Kinnaird Every Sunday at 12: 30 Service of Worship, Robso: First ze Third Sundays at i am. a.m. St. Rita’s Church Sunday devotions — 7:30 pan. ig at “17:30. p.m. : Daily Mass, 8 ‘o'clock. Sunday Masses _ 8:30 and nu o’clo: dea there, ‘ On.the prescription cards of the ailing orphan babies, Dr. Osler with-all the insight of that trily ( @ aA JRE Tras THE IX PHARMACY. How helpful Can We: Allow friends to be. =? "Their advice may be choed in a spirit of helpfulness—ond still be dangerous. The“remedy that seemingly helped one’ may be entirely wrong for another. i When sick, seek advice only from your Doctor. Diagnosis, and are fall: knowledge with him—not guesswork, Seek his guidance in all matters of health, and follow his directions faithfully. His prescription will be written, especially for you. ee OPEN EVENINGS — DAY. OR NIGHT PHONE mri great man, wrote: “to be loved every hour.” Modern doctors, also realizing the tremendous need of the child, particularly a sick and frightened child, and security, are recommending that the mothers of these children for . affection, | St.- - Joseph’ 8 Chapel. Sunes Mass; 10'aim.. . Ladies’ Modern Haircuts PHONE 2661” Maple St. Castlegar PORTRAITURE and NEWS TYPE PICTURES At Reasonable Rates Pettitt Photos Phone ries “Main St. Greep’s Electric ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING Free Estimates | PHONE 3571 f Box 384 Castlegar CARBERRY’S | FLOWERS — . FUNERAL HOME and SULANCE SERVICE 1298 Pine Ave, — Trail Phone 1000 Guaranteed for One Year Leo Bosse Diamonds — Watches Jewellery: Sk PHONE 2041 WATCH REPAIRS 4 ‘Washing Machines PARTS and REPAIRS For every make and model _ “> SHE'S, JOHNSON | Columbia Ave, — Castlegar GA. SUMNER Naturopathic Physician Eremenko Building _ PHONE 2021 Kinnaird - Taxi - * DAY'OR NIGHE — SERVICE : PHONE 3091 WRIGHT'S AUTO SERVICE ; A. 5: WEIR: “Painting | Contractor ‘Paper ‘Hanger \PREE ESTIMATES Phone 3267 Box 55 Gospel Hour Twin Rivers Hall * Eveyy. “Sunday Breaking ‘of Bread 10 a. 3 Sunday Scho: 14:36 3 am. 330 p.m, be permitted to them. AND OUR.OWN ‘Too many hospitals, particular- ly the.large, general hospitals where routine efficiency is King, do not want to be bothered with the mothers for they might upset that sacred routine, Actually it is the mother can free the nurse for dom’ from .worry. hope that We keep firmly in mind that hospitals are human institu- tions; that efficiency and warmth dre not incompatible but ‘both means to the desired end, other step toward civili: most frequently the reverse for! Above service in the Legion Hall, more technical duties while both|‘days, 7:45 p.m. and Young Peo- mother and child_benefit from the] ple's :Fellowhip, closer companionship and free-| p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. When we build our hospital, I Let's hope: we will be able to call” our , hospital the hospital “with a heart,” and thus lake's an- Gospel Hour Community pile _. (Centre: Sunday school, di cae 1 ———————— John A, :MacDenald Barrister and: Soli itor ‘PHONE 2138 | Ste..7 — Erenienko ‘Block - Castlegar, B.C. —<—< KRUEGER’S- FLOOR SANDING AND FINISHING . Free. Estimates Expert Workmanship Box. 162, — . Phone 2643 OPTOMETRIST. . Post Office Building Wed 2:30 p.m, to 8 p.m, PHONE 2231 Desmond T. Litflewood a.m, Classes for: young: people of all ‘ages. ‘Evening Service, Sundays; 7:30 p.m. A’ ‘service for: the ‘family. Prayer and Bible Study, Thurs- Fridays, 7:30 Fred E; Woodrow, Columbia Ave, All’ are cordially invited to these services..” LUMBER & BUILDING SUPPLY, LTD. * We can: supply ‘all your building . needs — Estimates gladly given PHONE 2321 °° 2! For COAL, SAND, GRAVEL Local and Long Distance ‘HAULING .. SEE “Castlegar Transfer W: Sharples Phone 4942 Presbyterian Charch* Services in the Churoh every Sunday at 11:15.a.m, D, A. MacKellar, Minister . F ull: Gospel Service : : (In Coronation Hall) Couchman Fowler and Collinson Agencies Ltd. FIRE.— AUTO LIABILITY Accident —-Sickness INSURANCE: PHONE 2921 noyer and-F. Clemo, 10 am. — Sunday ‘School. 7:30 p.m. — Evangelistic. - day, today-and forever.” Co-Workers —. Misses \'J, + Bone “Jesus Christ, the same, yester- . . Plumbing - Healing Furnace and Chimney Cleaning CASTLEGAR PLUMBING & HEATING CO. LTD. PHONE 4271: R. Fletcher, Mgr. .. Kinnaird Service TRACTIONIZING A pastel HOUR WHEOREH SERVICE E. J. Fink Phone 4227 " CALL ON US‘FOR | Lutheran Services day at 3:00 p.m, Services to be held in Anglican Church every first and third Sun- PASTEURIZED MILK Whipping Cream’ — Table Cream — Chocolate’ Milk Cottage Cheese ~ Anglican Church Sunday, May 3rd PHONE 2096 MODERN DAIRY. | Castlegar — 7:30 p.m, lls Maid Bakery "kaa. Cakes Wedding Cakes Anniversary Cakes PHONE 3241 Thursday, April 30, 1953 o CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar, B.C. Page 3 Siren Brings Firemen al eared ot = To Find Fire Put Gut A,small fire was promptly doused even before Castlegar’s quick acting fire brigade had a chance to get there, Friday after- noon at the home of Peter Obedt- koff, Elm Street. between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, The wail of the siren interrupt- ed the calm of a warm April after- noon at 5:14 p.m. and 25 seconds later Castlegar’s new fire truck, was speeding to the scene, accord- ing to timekeepers at the C.P.R, station,’ A spark from the chimney had set cinder shingles on the roof n- blaze. A neighbor across the street phoned in the alarm at once, but the flames were alrady extingui- shed when the firemen arrived, Business In B.C. Capital expansion programs in British: Col this. year will show an increase of eight percent over last year compared with six ‘Spred ‘alin and Glidden PAINTS Sash — Door and. Cabinet Making KOOTENAY BUILDERS and Suppliers. Caétlegar. Highway Phone 3008 BULLDOZER | CONTRACTING QUICK WORK Done the Way You Want It For Any Bulldozer Job Large or Small SEE CARL BADOMAN F -Phone 2542 Castlegar, B.C. percent for Canada as a whole. In. dollars: and cents, the. de- partment of trade and: commerce reports, ‘this will mean . an by indi , Of $652.-|¥ British Columbia Leads la Capital Expafision. Projects } By FRANKLIN PRICE most of the Fraser -Valley has been blanketed with drilling rights and leases held by various oll companies -and- individuals. ee POWER. EXPORTED The B.C, Electric, following a pattern established several yea: te will export “bulk” power fo 000,000. Of this amount $212,300,- 000 is accounted for by hydro- electric developments and other utilities, The department adds that if re- pairs and maintenance are includ- ed in the total expenditure, the figure would rise to $868,000,000. The greatest proportionate ex- pansion for the province as a whole has been in the field of finance and commercial -services where capital investment for the past two years has ‘been : held back by, government restrictions on less. essential. projects, AGRICULTURE RETARDED Lower mainland spring plow- ing and soil preparation is about two weeks later this year than last, Reason for this is given as rain and cold weather. However W and Oregon again this year,” This power, amounting to 185,- 000,000 kilowatt hours, is taken from reserve stocks, and will not effect power distribution in areas served by the company. Ig this power is needed in B,C., company officials said, the “export supply” could be immediately cut off. ELECTRIC SMELTER DELAYED Officials of Western Canada Steel’ Company Ltd, who plan an electric smelter inthe Van- couver area ‘to process iron ore, say it will take another year tot. 18 months before the project gets underway, Roll- hatter aetna tate) GASTLEGAR SOCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ea, PHONE 3033 Ralph Kerr returned home Sunday from Shaughnessy Hospi- tal, Vancouver. « Mrs. Colin Fraser is a patient in Vancouver General Hospital. Mrs. L. Parent is visiting with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs, L, Samson of Trail, Mrs. W. R. Smythe and Mrs, M. Cook of Nelsog visited Castle- gar on Wednesday of last week. | Mrs. E, Inesson, Mrs. Brown, Mrs, Cc. Kelman, Mrs. McKandlish and Miss G. Ewing, all of Nelson, were alge Castlegar visitors on Wednes- ay. Vie Misutka motored to Nakusp for a weekend visit with his bro- therén-law and sister, Mr, and Mrs. Joe Zeleznick. Mrs, Les Atkinson has returned home this week from Kootenay Lake General Hospital. < Mr. and Mrs.. Angus Johnston of Trail, paid a farewell visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. Harris before leaving for Nova Scotia. NEWLYWEDS VISIT HERE Mr, and Mrs. L. C, Leamy have returned to Calgary after visiting relatives in Castlegar.’ Mrs. Leamy is the former Betty For- ing. Mills, a ates of. West- ern, facilities are being improved to ‘speed loading “of output, ‘now running at 36,000 tons a'year, ‘yy’ and str ry plants wintered well and the cool weath- er is ideal for these crops. The present crop outlook, gov- ernment spokesmen say, ‘is “deci- dedly favorable” with a large in- crease in acreage. In the northern Interior and Kootenay districts, snow’ and frost conditions are re- tarding ail said it would not be feasible to set up a steel mill to ‘roll pipe for projected natural gas pipe lines in Canada. A plant. of the required size would cost a minimum of about $20,000,000, with a capacity: out- put of 200,000 tons a year. After the pipelines were completed, the Fruit growers in the Okanagan, however, benefit: by’ a-very mild and dry month of March, All here have been You, eo can uit for security - efit erm Wy WANE Banx | OF or MONTREAL WoRKING: with CANADIANS IN- EVERY wax or LIFE SINCE 1817 ‘ican ;]man said it was impossible to'stay ‘Jin’ business under present: condi- : tions. é i and spring work is well advanced - BIG MINING, s UMP. Base metal mines, struggling to keep going in the face ‘of rising costs on all fronts, have found no solution to the problem which ‘|hes seen 14 of them' close down and others planning to-do so.:.'; With prices slumping, and ‘ sts. soaring, oné_ prominent’ mining ‘ The shank, mining men ‘say; ion is bound to‘bring ‘a bottom to the decline. OIL, FIND DUBIOUS ‘Skeptism and caution are the Keynotes in the “reported discav- ery of crude oil east’ of ‘Langley Prairie in the Fraser Valley. Drill- ers at Siloam No, 1, which was by ib of: the ‘Apo- stolic Church, reported ‘striking “pay sand” ‘at the: 750 foot level, - Previous attempts to find com- Castlegar Branch: in: this area have failed, although t production of ‘black’gold’ Socielv School. ‘St,’ Rita's Catholic” Women’s League donated the sum of $26.50 to'the Maple School in Trail for Tasks aad | Forsythe ALSO A SHIPMENT OF- ‘Children,’ the ‘com- plete, proceeds of 8 card party in St. Alban’s Parish’ Hall recently. ‘Mrs, Carl-Brodman, newly elect led: president. of: the ‘League, pre- sented the sum to Mrs. G."Mag- wood. following the card: games, Mrs,“ Magwood thanked: the :‘Lea- gue. members for. their support for'so worthy ‘a. cause and‘out- lined the «work “being: done’ at. Maple: School, for: Handicapped SH-O-E-S iat will give you happy feet SEE our: PULLOVER Te SWEATERS. Pure: ‘Lambs ‘Wool CASHMIRE ST YLED © Pullover $7:50 Cardigan ' $10-and@ $5 costs by. Stipendiary. in the : ) First prize for bridge’. at« the party went to Mrs, J. Randall and Mr..-J. Murchie .and.-the whist Luckie and Leo-Bosse, ¥ | Refreshments served by. Legace tiembers closed the evening. Mrs. M. B. Dalton was in charge of the kitchen. rn BOSSLAND, MOTORIST. D. FOR. EXEEDING: y AIRD SPEED LIMIT | -;,- "A. Rossland. truck, driver, Rob- ert: Melvin : Glover, 23, ef, 2083 treet, .< pleaded; pair ree to exceeding the through Kinnaird: and- was -fined Magistrate -W. H.. Taylor in: Pro- vincial.. Police Court, Castlegar, Thursday morning, The offence occurred, about 3:30 pm. ‘Wednesday. of last week. cannot continue much further, be-|. ‘{eauise loss of producti prize..was -won -by,- Mrs. a Me- 2 30. mile per hour: speed - limit] ‘ would drop to 2 000 tons a. year. GERMAN PLANT TO B C, A German textile company may make its new home in the Van- the firm will be‘in B.C. in June to work out details of the proposal to. move. the plant “en masse” from’ Germany. oo Machinery valued between $50,- a and $75,000 will be shipned out a substantial, amount, of Can- adian dollars”, but, it, is. ‘expected learned. couver.-area. Representatives of | | The firm is understood to have]: gie-T of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Forgie-Thomson or Castlegar..Mr. and Mrs,. Leamy were married Aen 15, 1953 at Calgary. COME TO HNAR AND MEET YOUR PREMIER, THE HONOURABLE W, A. C. BENNETT at his first appearance in the West Kootenay District STRAND THEATRE Trail, B.C. Wednesday, May 6 8 pm, Deors Open 7:30 p.m. British Columbia’s F uture The issue on June Sth “Social Credit or Chaos” If you need transportatica contact your’ local Soctal Credit group. 2 FLIGHTS | DAILY dnd one on SUNDAYS VANCOUVER Via Penticton some additional: financing will be |’ needed, Up to 400:persons will be |’ employed at the“ plant, : it was ; CONSULT YOUR TRAVEL AGENT OR PHONE 2011 - Carcifie « angae ie 2.20 cents : 1.00 ce a ce wa Pee 3.42 eats: A virus. is a minute, germ 80 small’ that it cannot be seen even! with the aid of the Jiahest powe! lens microscope, i" .. Each year. we at, Imperial Where does the riieiiey money we fecelyed fa the go? ? ay dass, tone of es hive ected ce wall bank-book, and “Where does scented » e-bill.t0 wee what 12 months for the bppened to previous < Basoline, fae! oil‘and-ottter products we sell. Here's where cach dollar of Imperial’s 1952 income went: j CRUDE OIL: and other raw materials we bought, plus fr: ik more than half of each dollar. ne f Bibs ene soe NG expenses ton more than 28 cents. “This was the cost of for’ and _pi em, Axes coon aa federal al governments took 10 cents: And this on where you live— of fem i fc oe er aS pf IDS: paid: so shareholders for use of plants and equipment ‘cents. To REPLACE oo cua nd. 0, make, sure thar we can imine