ak L, yicroRra. cee Des 3133309 kee in Arena Sociely te Borrow $3,00 ‘There witl be ice in the Cast~ legar and District arena early In March, A special meeting of Project Society members last night gave directors permission: to ‘borrow _ $3,000 from the Castlegar Credit Union to purchase the necessary plastic pipe, If the Credit Union makes the loan, Society president Walter Throp sald ice should be in the arena by March 1. Mr. Thorp sald $2,000 Is Needed to put ice in the arena, “without allowing for any con- ‘tingencles,” so the Society will borrow $3,000 at 1 per cent per munth. Interest charges, said secretary Aage Sylvest,, will amount to $300, The Credit Union “seems both wiiling and pleased to think they could loan the money to us," said Mr, Thorp. ‘The loan wili be secured with a chattel mortgage on the ice-making equipment and with. the signa- tures “of responsible persons,’ . “We .could be laying pipe now if we had it,” Johnny Clarke told the meeting. He said that almost all the electrical equip- ment and services are ready for the pipe, The headers —. wooden rockers on which the pipe sits— First Local Baby Bom January 2 The first baby born in the “Castlegar and District Hospital in 1960 was Robert Christopher Jmalft who was born on Jan. 2-at 1.46 am, ‘The only son of Mr. and Mrs, . William Jmaiff of Brilliant, Rotert weighed five pounds, one-half ounce at birth. Little Robert has one sister, Beverley Lynn, who will be three years old at the end of this month. The ladies auxiliary to the hospital has presented - Robert with an engraved silver spoon and intends to establish a tra- dition of giving a spoon to the + first baby born each year. Mr. New Year in Trail was also a local baby, Brett Robert Merchant, born in the’ Trail hospital at 2.20 a.m. on Jan. 1, weighed eight pounds, three ounces and is the first in his mils father and mother came to. Canada ‘from: Southampton, England, ‘jess than three years ago. Mr, and. Mrs. Merchant moved | to. Castiegar..anly re- By March; are completed, a 0 CAS us Leitner questlonéd the wisdom:of paying interest on the money for only one month of ice, but Mr, Thorp answered that the equipment is bound to have “bugs that will have to be iron- ed out and that the pipe should be put in now. H, Pitts wondered if the Bee clety might not lose revenue laying the pipe and thus not Fad ing able to rent the arena for] ———Ss FOO Oglow Lays Down Policy summer events, It was pointed out that with the headers in the rink already it is impossible to use the arena without laying a floor, Mr. Sylvest sald it is possible the Soclety’s application for a loan will be turned down by the Credit Union but he said discus- Chimney Fire Out Quickly Sunday A chimney fire at the old Credit Union bullding Sunday around noon was quickly put out by the Castlegar fire department. Fire chief Ea Lewis said overheated stove pipes started both the chimney and the 10-test on the ceiling near the chimney on fire in the building occupied by Mr, and Mrs. Manual D'Freit- | - as and Mrs, M. A. Valliere at 125 Columbia Ave, Fifteen of thé department's strength of 18 men answered the fire eal, t 400 New Phor Phones - For Local Exchange Central office equipment that will provide. connections for a future 400 new telephones i is now being installed in the Cerstlegar office of the B.C, Telephone Co. District manager, Tom Brett, said installation crews began work this week and expect to complete. the project in about two months, Castlegar now has, 1,396 telephones, Construction crews will be- gin outside cable work in Feb- Tuary:north of the office on 1st Avenue, Bcr0ss ihe CPR bridge and Ni mb’ 4 imiece nani cable will be Placed ‘as ‘the! weather permits. This includes. new..cable leading into the’ teleplione office and re- moval .of some aerial cables ‘Published: ‘Every Thursday at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays”” CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1960 10 CENTS PER COPY rsofGooa Water ‘Celgar: 20Yea Storage Tank Heads Plans “I consider the voice of the people as our ultimate sions so far had been favorable} authority at all times,” village chairman.N..T Oglow told and that the loan will be made.| the Castlegar council Monday night in announcing his ob- jectives for 1960. Heading the list of 1960 pro- jects is a water storage tank. “A vote of the ratepayers has auth- orized this some years ago,” said Mr, Ogilow, and it. must be built as early in the year as possible. Most of the money needed to build the tank is in a separate account in the bank and the other | $2,500 needed can come from current water revenue or, “if necessary," from general reven- ue, ‘The water tank “is of prime Importance and should take pre- cedence over all other capital pro- jects,” said the chairman. The village should also con- struct a large well complete with electric pump as well as a gaso- line or diesel standby. This ob- jective would be “subject to ap- Proval by Celgar,” commented Mr, Oglow, (Celgar has indicated that it will contribute. $40,000 towards an aiternative water system for Castlegar. Tuesday night council met with Celgar officials in a closed meeting to discuss the subject further.) Another project for the wa- |ter department will be the re- | Placement of the last section of wood stave pipe which serves the new homes being built on hospital Plans for other de- partments include: Health — Two alternatives are open, dhe! sist: is-to build an incinera- tor and tse the ashes for a land fill, “preferably + dn some of the abandoned gravel pits on the ri- ver bank,” The gecond is to use a sanitary land? ‘till without an incinerator, “But ‘whatever method we use,” said Mr. Oglow, “we must find an alternative location to (continued. on page eight) Losblich Wants Road Ceremonies in Village The Village Ae Kinnaird has staked its claimjfor the chee ceremonies surrounding the ening of the new’ Kinnaird- Chris. tina Lake highway. Village chairman Carl Loeb- lich has written? Highways Min- ister Gaglardi Fequesting that thé ceremonies: marking this} great milestone! of progress injof Thrums suffered’ breaks in|ig pe put inte a formal agree-| Woodrow, | Indemnnities Rafsod Castlegar to Receive Help Of $40,000 For Well System A formal agreement will be signed between the will start the new year by re-| lage of Castlegar and Celgar by which the pulp company ceiving more money for conduct-| will contribute up to $40,000 towards an alternative source For Kinnaird Geuncil At Its First Meoting Kinnaird council members ing vDlage affairs, Monday night they voted to inerease indemnities for commis- sioners from $240 a year to $480 a year, and for the chairman from $240 a year to $600 a year. (In Castlegar, commissioners re- ceive $500 yearly and the ory fan receives $800. ‘The, first eeeeded contrary vote “in“a number of years” was registered against the move by finance chairman G, S, Rust, In supporting the motion, commis- sioners said no, other municipal council held as many meetings as did Kinnaird’s last year and all members work long and con- scientiously on village business. New Year’s Day Accident at Thrums Peter Perepolkin, about 40, to the Columbia river for wa! “Castlegar will turn to wells for its source of water at an estimated cost of $35,000 to $45,- 000. Tho village will agree to ob- tain all its future water require- ments from other than a direct river intake and Celgar will guarantee the satisfactory prim- ary availability of a source other than a direct river intake within the village for all normal vil- lage water requirements for the next 20 years, Village chairman N, T. Og- low and water chairman Aage Sylvest expressed complete satis- faction with the outline plan ac- epted at a meeting Tuesday night between council members and Celgar pulp mill manager Eugene De Luca and A'E. Pen- ny, superintendent of Chemcell pulp plants in B.C, The plan arrivel at has yet ter for the village. ing 60 hp deep well yumping station equipped with Sarat electric and emergency gasoline motor drive, 000 with Celgar contributing up to $40,000. Final costs will depend upon final plans and the locations selected. $t. Alban’s Guild Holds Xmas Party St. Alban’s Evening Guild's annual Christmas party was held in the Parish hall in December. After a brief business’ meeting, presided over by Mrs. Franic , Members. and guests our provincial network of high-| both legs early New Year's Day|ment but no problems are ex-| spent an enjoyable evening t~ | when he was struck by.a car on| pected in this regard. Mr. Sylvest| king part in a number of novel ways” be held irl Kinnaird. Mr.‘ Loeblich said he feels the village has a “just claim” to” ‘the Thrum’s Flats. RCMP said Perepolkin was said Castlegar was appreciative jor Celgar’s assistance “in replac-! games, Gifts were presented to ev- the ceremonies since the eastern| apparently walking along the} ing our existing pumping stations eryone from a gaily decorate terminus of the lies within Kingaird's boundar- car driven by William Soukeroff, The plan agreed upon calls new highway |road when he was struck by ajwith more than equal facilities.” | Christmas tree and the festivities: were concluded with a turkey ies, Similar letters have been sent | also:‘of Thrums, The accident ‘oc- for the village to obtain its fu- | luncheon, Pnteciammedt aae abe to Premier Bennett, Nelson-Cres- . D.{Black and Ross- land-Trail (MLA Donald Brot! e subs present: garbag e 4 aldose o Re EeeeN is Shear apletel P ‘stor: sf een’. ked by noth the local health: unit and the Village of Kinnaird ; to, do something about. it, “The present method is most cently where Mr, Merchant is|'on Maple between Columbia and pelinative to say the least,” said 1s 8-welder at the Celgar site. OATHS’ OF OFFICE and Queen Elizabeth were taken‘ by new mem- bers of the Castlegar village ‘day night. Reading their. oaths before vil- lage clerk Joe Logelin are returning chair- man N. T. Oglow and new c allegiance to council Mon-| council table commissioners Walier Thorp, pe Cook, public works chairman. Seated atthe ir, Oglo' rks chairman, and R: are commissioners George Carr and Aage Sylvest. Mr. Carr is fire and light chairman and Mr. Sylvest is wa- ter works chairman. +A man who at one time op- * posed Kinnaird passing ‘a $177,- 0 water extension bylaw made the first move Monday night to put that bylaw before the people of Kinnaird for the third time within’a year. Water chairman E, C, Ack- erman, who went on council last. Fall after the resignation of the then water chairman J. Cc.” McLeod,\ said ‘he -had op- curred about 2.15 a.m. He was rushed to the Castle-| source instead of using a -direct | and~ . was donated for the-~ gar and District Hospital where he was given | eve blood anatue, to, tal Hes was Speratga 6 61 Min the aftetioon. ture water supply from a well river intake, The essentials of the plan existing river’ pumping ‘stations - |. (No-1 pump house on King St., ly convened by Mrs. JL Mchucice Mrs, W. Devitt and 2 turkey Bob aaa Tad, ‘are-for the-village’ to-replacewits, $00 welt be held Cpl; ‘Angus’ Macdonald ‘said |'No. 2 pump house ‘on 8th -Ave. | of Mrs.:S. Dower at ere .were no. other. accidents|and the emergency gasoliné mo-| members and prospective” men New Year's @v g posed the bylaw. as a’ private | fi citizen but since going on coun- ejl had decided fhe; bylaw was necessary, Accordingly, Mr, Ackerman moved that-the administrative | j wheels .bo put in-mstion to present the bylaw. again. Mr. Ackerman’s motion -‘was ‘sec- onded by Comm, J. Hendricks. Council! members’ ed all objections to the bylaw and came out generally agreed that it is. impossible for the village to do the job itself. It is also hoped to pare the -bylaw in some ways, but on the whole it |’ KINNAIRD COUNCIL members shown sit- will have to, be stantl the same. bylaw which a orlty'of the voters have turn-| Village office are: Comm. Mrs. ‘ gan, chdirman of :parks, cemeteries and health; retiring village clerk P. A. Smibert; ivillage chairman Carl Loeblich; Comm. G. ‘ed down on two occasions. Council hopes that: the by- Taw! can: be presented ‘in ‘the last half of February. ually | ting-at the council table in the Kinnaird tor driven.pump) with the ‘exist- S. Rust, fina: . W. Dou- bers are invited to attend. ince chairman; Comm. E. C. Ackerman, ‘water chairman, and Comm. Jake Hendricks, public works chairman. Standing is Ken Pickering, new village clerk who took over his duties on Jan. 2. roma oom: Fire Chief Can‘tbe Expecied to Play God and Decide Life or Death . By BURT Lr alate n “Lady bug, | lJady” bug, fly away home, your house is on fire and your children are alone.” eee : ‘The above ditty was brought to mind recently after reading a story: in. the Castlegar. News re-| and garding the’ Castlegar fire de- partment’s refusal to answer a Tre call outside the village boun- daries. in the Sherbitto subdiv- ision. ‘ The person putting in the ‘fire call. was referred to the forestry service who were not in the otftee then." took :*one’ of the . vil- jage’s ae extinguishers and put (the fire, out: himself. fe just Scaniak go ‘outside the “village,” fire and lights chairman George Carr told the Castlegar council: at -its first meeting following the incident. However, ‘he said the fire chiet has the. authority to take men d_ equipment outside: the..lim- dts “if a‘life is invelved.” » But when is a life involved? - On what basis of evidence is thé’ fire chief to decide when al’ life is in danger? Is he to accept the word ‘of the person -who phones in the-fire call that a life is in dangey atid send the dé; ment: out’ of the: village limits and’ leave local taxpayers un- “protected, or-is he to go out to | the: scene of, the! fire, “confirm for hiniself that a life is in dan- ger, and’ then send’ for the r. of the, “department? Of, ‘and this is entirely” pos- sible, is he to go-out to the fire; find that the ‘person whose life, was. endangered “is either saved or dead, and then te:l the homeowner that he’s sorry but he can’t \-do. a thing. “There's “no longer. a, life da danger; let your home burn.” . The = only ‘giternative toa possible loss «of property and even life through ithe rural. areas is. the organization ofa’ fire protection district. and |. a. feasible - and. fast agreement for’ protection” with: the village. ** The: suggesion: has.- been , meade to residents of the Sherbiko subdivision that they. take-up. a | collection and set up’a ‘fund ‘to pay for fire calls.‘ tat no one has taken the initiative,” R. C, Maddocks: told Seat He said that of: the: five or six calls the department'has an- swered outside. the village Hm- its, only one was. paid: for. . The people of Castlegar are big. enough to take'the:chance of a fire occuring in. the. village while the department fs answer- ing ‘a call: outside, the limits, : but |. their generosity can't be expec’ to: extend to “paying «for, those “Running a fire: ‘department is en expensive: proposition. ‘Last local " taxpayers’ do'lars: went :to the: fire-depart- iment, ‘Capital ‘investment int the department by local ratepayers amounts to tens ‘of thousands of dollars more, “Other . municipalities are in .the.same boat as Castlegar, ». Three months «ago, 4, 1959, a home in the Osoyoos rural area was completely de- . | stroyed by fire: The assistant fire chief despatched a few: of his crew td the fire by.car and then contacted the village com- missioners for instructions, fer a few calls he got rer- ted | mission -from the department's ‘chairman to go.out to the fire. By this time 20 minutes | had passed and when: the fire: truck got to the fire the building wos completely: enveloped in flames and was beyond saving.’ on ‘Oct. |. in’ " Osoyoos “on Feb, 19 when a large number of people stood by helplessly as a fire spread, leav- ing. only a smoldering heap of es. : - At Oliver “Firemen haven't refused to answer a call yet, but the present. understanding is a complete misunderstandig.” Com- ments. the Oliver Chronicle: “Theoreticahy they don’t go, “but sonuely they do, It’s not fair to village taxpayers and it’s not safe for those in the rural area.” ; At Montrose on Dec, 16 the ‘fire department went outside the village limits to answer a call in Beaver Falls. The Montrose council was later told that ser- ious damage to the home might have ., resulted . had the depart- ment not answered the call. No man can play God. What is more, no man in this commun- ity wants to. play the role. of God, But it is a role that the fire chief is being forced into: by ‘gi- ving. him the responsibility of deciding when a life is.in danger and when it isn’t. x the — rural areas should. organize a fire protection district or Castlegar should re- fuse to fight fires in.rural areas under any circumstances: No individual should. be dele- gated the authority to decide between life and death. Our . elected representatives should take, on that responsibility them- selves by. prohiviting the. fire department from answering ‘calls outside the village limits undcr any circumstances.