8 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, April 14, 1960
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Tuesday, April 19, saries, loans-and grants are avail- Southwest Construction ‘that the

g° chiscmectng Ls Amnortant 39 able in great numbers 4 eobee building of ihe pew. additions to
as -l,members as business pertain-|interested.and capable of obtain: the Kinna: an Castlegar .
CASTLEGAR Al AND DISTRICT tng

ing to the Legion building willl ing them, C. H. King, secretary- schools should start immediately.
PROJECTS! SOCIETY

be discussed and a full turnout) treasurer of SSéfiool District No. ia
Marlane . Hotel

is requested to hear ne report of 9, sald this: week. M Micke was’ re-ap-!
BASEMENT at 8.00 p.m.

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CHICKEN, grade ‘At evisc., Ib.
‘TURKEYS — HAMS
= Buiter, Ist grade, th., ..;..
COFFEE;.Red & White, Ib.
MILK, Carnation, 6 for ..
= EASTER E E,. Paas
FRESH. PICNICS,
- = GROUND BEEF, 3 Ib:
"STRAWBERRIES, Fraser Vale,
ICE CREAM, \ i, V2 gal.
CELERY, fresh, crisp, Ib., .
TOMATOES, Hot House, |b.
AVACADOS, each
CHILDRENS SHOES Canvass Running Shoes
Childs sizes $1.00 Misses sizes
Children’s & Girls: SANDALS
White $2.10 pr.
Children’s OXFORDS, $2.95 + $3.95
Teen Ager's SHOES, White Flatties
$3. 59 pr. $4.99 pr.
Brown Flatties

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CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THUR THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1960

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3.
the building committe Mr. King‘soid that.the eehcol Pointed
A: special bingo is planned, the! hoard has circulars regardin, rict,
date to be announced, in the near! nancial assistance ae lable. *
future. students wishing to continue

Fanaa their education beyond high
Dean of Men Speaks

school and this information is
passed on to the high school ad-
. .
To Local Kiwanis Club:
Guest speaker at the Kiwan-

where it is
for students to study.

is Club’s meeting Tuesday night

was Father Aquinas Thomas,

auditor for the Schoo]
“eee

The maintenance crew wi

start installing lights:and a fur-

nace inthe Pass Creek school

during the Easter holidays,

eae
The Hot-soup program at the

10 CENTS PER COPY

Castlegar Plans. Balanced Budget in 1960;
Kinnaird Slashes Municipal Rate by 2 Mills

~ School Mill Rate
Climbs to 20.94

Al Castlegar is striving for a balanced budget this year
Poses be increased from. 10 to.15 while the Village of ‘Kinnaird has cut its municipal mir
cents per foot per year. : : Trig
“This will yield ‘approximat- : a 5 : n w Ob rate ey two, mills.
ely, $1,000 and will'be more than . eo : ; eee ipal
to handle. the cost. of!
maintaining the: plant.” 7
Associated Engineers — have
Selected the “rated aeration” type
: Which : is

TUESDAY, APRIL-26, iad

Ton-
day aide ald Mere, the| high schoot will be discontinued
school board ‘appointed a com- for the year after the Easter
mittee to contact she! Blneberty fetta aE

Ey resentative w! i
dean of menial Notre Dame cole regard {o clearing the school site uinalrd ” elementary, school
aries ag uinas was intro-|8t Blueberry for use as a play-| t prinel Rit aa e Wi iP etiend
tains a ground, a iP rence a
duced by W. T. Waldie and spoke for one Meek starting: July, 25.
‘eee

on the history of the 10-year-old
A_track meet. for Kinnaird

junior college.
and Castlegar schools will be

Robson Church WA held at Kinnaird | on, May 20,
~ Donates $5 to Fund -

The regular mecting of the
Women's Association of the Com-
munity Memorial Church was
held in the church hall with 18
members and three visitors pre-
sent,

The meeting was  opencti
with the-singing of the hymn “In
the Cross of Christ I Glory,” fol-
lowed by a Lenten Prayer read
by the president, Mrs. D, Carter.
The devotional period was led
by Mrs. P. ‘Swift and consisted
of Scripture readings and the be-
ginning of a study. of-the booklet
“The life arid work of women
in Canadian Churches.”

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, REPORT ON
ARENA OPERATION AND FUTURE PLANS
COME AND SUPPORT YOUR

PROJECT SOCIETY
Ce

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‘The. board's building com-
mittee will contact the Vilage
of Castlegar regarding the vil-
lage’s plans to drill a test hole
for water on a corner of the high
school property. |

Work will be ‘done on_the
fence around the Deer Park
school,

= MEN'S BLACK SUEDE OXFORDS, $8.95 pr. =
ER

Castleaird Plaza

YOU ARE WELCOME AT

~ PARDMAN’S

The Only Complete Furniture Store In The District

Some of the lower parts of
the windows on the ground floor
of the high school will be. “frost-
ed” to hide distractions from
school work which result when
students are using the high
school’s playground for PE ‘clas-
Sees

- Gretchen Construction Gets _
. Celgar Housing Clearing —

Gretchen | Construction} - of, cost. of the conventional plant.”
“Nelson “were the lowest ‘accept- “Mr. Whelen said one of the
able bidder” on the clearing of|principal: reasons for selecting
street allowances at Celgar's new the sewage lagoon.as the method
housing development site. “was

The company’ started’ work- oe a as possible any mainten-
ing at the site Monday. ance costs,”

In a letter to the Kinnaird He said the company realizes
village. coungil, Doug ;Whelen of| thatthe use of 2
Associated. Engineers ‘sald'tenders} plant “will “-bring some added
“have been called: for the instal-| maintenance: costs and
lation. of the sewers,*storm sew-|‘that the frontage: rate levied in
ers, pavement, etc.,.and we ex-|the - “area: for ‘mainteriance Pur-

Rect that work will, start'onr this
Bill Waitlie Heads

THIS guarantee
tell8 its’ st plainly

eee
“pistrict superintendent ‘oe.
S. McKenzie reported that a tes-
ting and reading program is pre-
sently being carried out in all
elementary schools in the Dis-
trict,

min | S=5e5sment wes. siesta
rate - Seinelsa vat 15 nel while!
Kinnaird’s has been cut by two:
mills to 15, The hospital mill rate
@ jin both village’ this year will be
1.57, mills, down 11 mills frgm

for municipal tax | aa in Sh~
,896. Last year: the assesemens
was $1,344,142.
“The thing people. should re~
A alize is that it is schools. that are
fo one being used by a group:of . | last ‘venue 1.68, jeosting them most of their tx
ins' titu: 2 e aS . os = 5 | > Biggest increase in mill ra-' dollar,” ‘said ind finance
tioris'in ‘Burnaby. es oe tg “pee jtes ‘is that for School District No. ‘chairman G. S, Rust in brineimg.
Mr. Wheler saig his firm has rues e & a ly which climbs to 20.94 mills thls) down his budget.

eee
LW. H. Keasa, adjudicator of
the West Kootenay Drama Fes-
tival, inspected the stage of. the
SHHS activity room, and volun-
teered to forward some ideas on
how to improve the stage with].
the use of teasers and curtains.
SOs Se =

It was. decided to continue
the study of this interesting book
at, future ‘meetings. Plans for
the ‘year were outlined by Mrs.
H. Perkins and a donation of
HEWETSON TWO STRAP with $5 was sent to the United Church

Hewetson S6’s offer "a new pair free
if the soles wear out within 3 months.”

watched the Burnaby unit in op- ear from last -year’s 18,97. He said the reduction of twa,

major part of the job about May eration for over a year and have | increase amounts to 1.97 mills
Mr. Whelen said the final sl

draft of the subdivision plans

talked to thé maintenance peop-}, ‘Municipal: councils
le at the site, twin villages: have no

Council “can be assured,” he

ed assessment in the vlogs anak

The board instructed _ the
z because of the. passing af the:

three month guarantecd-wear Vocational School Fund.

soles, Sizes814103, a yc The. i ‘y i
ie announced ‘ that Easter cards

were available and: that cards
and gifts wou.d be on ‘sale at
this party, changes in committees
having to be made-due to ill-
ness of members: rs

* Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. R.
Batchelor agreed to serve on the
committee .:together with Mrs.
Carter, Mrs. Swift, Mrs, J. Port-
er and. Mrs. H. Hyson,

SQUADRON 58!
Visitors to’ Squadron 581 Air
Cadets last ‘week were FILt, G.!
Harrlow and F|Lt. H. Carling of -
5. Air Division, f.

XTRA RUGGED MOLDED soles
make these Hewetson Monk
trapsa best buy. Sizes8 14103,

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event of the’ bright new

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In Effect April. 15-30.

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; the arena, said “Mr. Oglow,

: hole, too.”

\; from the gfade Ps ievel to‘junior
* nratriculation.

; scholarship . syst

have been completed and ° “re. |
main very much the same “as
prisinanty: Proposed with the on-

major change involving. the lS

method of. sewage treatment, ‘
“After a rather’ intensive ré-
view ‘of the land and servicing

termined. that ‘it was \economic-
ally possible to substitute. a con-
ventional. treatment’ plant for,the
sewage lagoon.

ne p

et site td

thie :
is ‘raised the total

number’ ‘of lots available ‘to '76
cond this increase is “just “abdut
cient. to offset the increased

“Bud Henning. ..
Abandons Test
- Hole’ for Water

The first ‘test hole.at the high
school. for Castlegar’s second
well has been abandoned village
chairman N. T. Oglow told coun-

Notre Dame Drive

+ W.T.: (Bi) Waldi Rol
son has been ‘appointed chairman
for. Castlegar and :Distrtict of No-
tre Danie Colleg
ding fund drive.”

‘Mr. Waldie is a member of
the Castlegar Kiwanis: Club (and

ell Tuesday night. ©
‘Mr. Ogtow said the hole “has
Proved to be unsatisfactory in!
that it will not supply our re-
quirement of 1,000° gallons per
minute.
Bud Henning Drilling is now
orking on a second test hole at
but
the’ company is-not satisfied with
the. soil strata. The well is now!
down 80 feet “and aimless con-
ditions improve within 20 feet
he. may. haye to abandon that

iated Chambers of Commerce “OL .

Southeastern B.C. and. is now. an
executive member of that ‘organ-
ization,
Commenting on his ‘appoint-
ment as ‘chairman, Mr. Waldie
said he regarded. the drive as

one of the most important under-|-

takings sponsored by the college

in its 10-year history of helping | -

said, “that the plant is- no nui-
sance whatsoever.’
.

He said caus

..| that lacked -
Li

it $75 but tools, tar.

ig destroged in the shed were worth about

Total mill rate. for Castlegar

51 mills, ‘This is up: 1.85
itis” over last year's total. of
35.65. ‘Kinnaird’s mill rate | will
be the'same as Castlegar's, 37.51,
down 14 mills from last year’s
total of 37.65,

Decline

_antictpates reven-
ues ees $167,232:
penditures totaling €ame

waterworks = extension... Syiaw

which will mean generat reven-
ue will no longer have to sub-
sidize the water systenr.

Mr. Rust said the milf rate
cut is: possible “without binder-

ing the step-by-step: progress: af
the village.”
Kinnaird

chatrmas Cael Lee

amount, Werte Striving tor a

the by! ion bylaw’
law aati the ‘sul
division: into ithe villag

Thursday putting in stakes, he
Said, and ‘clearing started Mon-
day on the (road allowances,

Surveyors will. be at the site|,

TST aE

he ‘tsmae and ‘the ‘Trail

' coun: decided the subject “is

not_a‘ proper matter for ‘coun-
““eil to’ rule’ on.”

§ to the subdivis on and. owned: by

Celgar will ‘hi @ «brought
into the village fa a similar men

A OW
’ ae
‘At ‘their: Rercne meeting this
‘week both | councils crepes in-
y the Re-

ner as thea m:
- | Megat said, ‘since © the; decision
lo do ‘away. with. a lagoon’ sew-
ae system will. allpw. extra
homes ‘to bé built.on .the prop-

lerty pay. set aside’ for the
He Jagool

THE: WEATHER

velstoke .. council ed attend. a
meeting on ‘the subject, in Re-
velstoke next Tuesday.

‘The Kinnaird couneil will ad-

“no position” to enter the con-
troversy and ‘Castlegar. will in-
form Revelstoke that. members
“don’t wish to become involy-
ed in it”

land last week could not

ind
Thurs., ‘April 14

to serve the higher education re-

40
1.14 inches of rain uring week,

give its support to the Revel-
stoke stand: while. Cranbrook
theca Revelstoke’s letter’ to
¥ of

vise Revelstoke that it- is. in|

* Winter: Works
Program Going |
; Well in Village

Castlegar’s. winter works
program “is going along very
well,” ‘works supervisor Norman

fabb told council's regular
meéting Tuesday night,

Village chairman‘N. T. Og-
low said some residents have
work they would like to see done|
but they “will have to bear with
us. until. the winter works Pro-
gram is

Municipalities,
Nelson city ‘council has ad-

By BURT CAMPBELL ©’

, Situte, is to turn out well-round-

My fellow

ne sole criteria for: scholarship
Many, ‘of our high school

EGO, n ip.
in his column in this newspaper typified by big, dumb football Berea — -especially at the
last week made a valuable and players and skinny, inte‘lectual’grade 9 and 10 level — have no

highly to,

Some test based

public “discuss! of,
and me !

jon student’

to higher education... s
‘However, some: of his. state-
ments and underlying inferences
shouldn't be- left ‘unchallenged.
Mr..E.G.O. started out with
the premise that we are not do-
ing well by. the "top "15. per cent
of our students. From’ this pre-
mise he, advanced to what he
considered a. valid: argunient’ for
more “adequate’’: scholaiships
becked by’ the‘ provinsial-"and
federal governments and :award-
ed to “our’-best ‘students.-not. on

a simple set of cvsminations. but}:

‘definite idea about. what they

hope to do with their lives, As
soon as they do arrive/at a de-

‘service .and: school acadmle re- | cision,: their. interest’'in certain
cord should be’ instigated if the: subjects increases proportionally

Provincial _government’s scholar-

ship :system is’ to ‘be’ extended

any qurther than it onOw Boes.
not

and so do their marks,
In- the. meanwhile, though,

teen are ‘active’ irr eugene gov-

Those st

ed eggheads, but° who have ob-| ity service and yet ar. E.G.O,
tained fairly high marks in high | suggests that oniy those with

school and’ have been active in:
the school - community should
be given "the, opportunity of re-
ceiving ; any: increased: financial
help made available by any wid-

ening of Bo s, scholarship sy-|*

stem.
After ai, the well-rounded

on_ the: auccess :

‘With this I-don't ‘agree,
Ever.” sincé. Russia sent. its
first. Sputnik, into’ space , a: few
aS: as-

is as y to Can-

Ada's future’as is the person who
tops the examination list.

As pe in Andrew,

high . marks. receive scholarship
help“ while. these -other worth-
while students undertake the fi-
nancing of a. university educa-
tion entirely or their own,

ASL LO, Education and ‘dilate:

eyen...apply ..for them .or else
through... laziness .they., .meglect
eee application until it is too

more than 2,500 students at the
grade 13 and university level. are
sharing over $325,000 in scholar-
ships and bursary awards as a
result ‘of the » provincial -govern-
ment's new scholarship plen —
the first of its kind in Canada.

Many Castlegar. and. District
students should be sharing -in|
this $325,000 but are “hot. The

this. money ‘are the same as
those listed ..ghove:.-some fet

It ‘was also interesting to
note in this'newspaper last week
the remarks of Cy H. King, ssc-
retary-treasurer of the Castlegar’
school "district, who pointed out

they didn’t have the “marks nec-
essary and’so didn’t apply;. oth-
ers. neglected ‘to make.-applica-
tion by the deadline: 8 and so lost
out by.default,. ’

that there are many
-loans,. and bursar-

it 0 UBC"! Nor-
aan ‘MacKenzie has commented:
doesn't ‘al-

years ago. tha has:

sumed a ‘new-status.in the mind
of; the public. But!such a person
is not the.:only one who’ should
be ‘allowed’ to . efit by va

ways’ determine-who will, be the

jes ‘of which local stu-
demts can avail themselves.

been my experience
that-.many:students fail to make
use ; of | thesé~scholarships, “loans

most” “useful students in later
years.?" 1

High academe marks from
grades 9 to: 12, in this: column's’

bursaries not: because they
lack the qualifications necess:
to’ earn them, but because’ they

ary | purely acai

Until i

advantage of all: financial hers
Presently. available to\.them = in
continuing with thelr education,
and until any: plan for- broaden-
ing.the government's scholarship
scheme. includes a conelderation
of suuties ot ‘other :

tien tit night
be. just: eas ene to leave things |-

vised “Revelstoke that -ft ‘does hi
- Hot want to become! involved | era)

‘When ithe program is com-
pleted, said Mr... Oglow, “The
village supervisor and crews wil)

tenanae,’

At the present time in B.C., ;

reasons they are not sharing. in| §

sident of the Stanley Hum
the executive of the PTA

luck,

Guy Guido, °

. doing ‘municipal business," com-|

_| taling $93,882,

‘revenue of $139,569.41. plus .rev-

tain from’ short-ternt porrowin, a
.. “I feel that Is a good way of

mented Mr. Oglow.

, Kinnaird is budgeting for a
urplus of about’ $4,500. -The vil-
Sage anticipates revenues total
ing $98,351 with expenditures to-

Castlegar anticipates. general

goue Ha the water’ system. of| °
General expenditures
wit total $139,569.41 and’ expen-
aitures on the: water system will
be | $27,665: is maks a total
expenditure of $167,234.41 equal-
led by a revenue’ of the same
amount, thus a balanced budget.
General revenue at Kinnaird
is expected to be $56,741 with re-
venue: from the water system of
$41,610, General. ‘expenditures
will total $56,741 and. expendi-
tures-on the water system. will
be $37,141. This makes‘ a: total
expenditur'2 of $93,882 with a re-
venue of $98,351, thus a surplus
Of aboud $4,500.

ave. much more. time for gen- Castlegar for munielpel tax pur-
. Last year the} oi

MAN WITH A HAREM i is John Paluck, pre-

Mrs. J. Koochin, hospitality, Miss Carol
Proudfoot, past president; 'Mrs. John Pa-
secretary;. Mr. Paluck, _ president;
.Mrs.°\P. Vaessen, membership; ‘Mrs.
and’ means, ~.M.

(‘The overall assessment of

poses is $2,301,023.

ies PTA. On
» back row,

Miss ‘A, O’Brien,
the picture are

were first olfed last year at the
end of April but s:id he recom-

Horcoff, publicity’ Front row: “Mrs. Ww.
Hackman, treasurer; Mrs: David Campbell,
program; Mrs. A. Mackereth, health, and

membership. Missing from

Darrell ‘Anderson, ‘vice-pre-
sident; Mrs. R. Mitc

hell, historian, and W.

opinion, ¢ showla | definitely not; ‘be: lack: confidence: ins themselves | ‘to where they Presently’ stand, Roy Brown, honorary { president.

"Phe: job’ of an: educational ine Ways

eur