Caldtegar ‘Kinnaird Vt ALO Haga Saliapianbeninare b ©-Published ‘vers Avie 4 at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays” Vol. 5, No. 25 Robson~ Brilliant: CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, R- E. Sommers Leads In Ressler: : Reflecting: tren iaainder’’ of * the* Rosé. ‘Trail! riding and in much of the prov-. ince as a whole, voters of Kin- naird, Castlegar and Robson gave s didate Robert E. Sommers, last “Thursday’s provincial elect- ions. a * Who ‘will’ represent “Rossland- Trail in the next legislature is ‘still not determined however, as no one of the four candidates. in the field gained an-absolute ma- jority: of first choices. It will not be determined until July 3-when the second and third counts -are made, . ‘In the .riding as a whole, Mr. Sommers leads with 3,857 first choices.~ Trailing by 641 votes is “Douglas Turnbull,,. the. . Liberal | ; \-gandidate with ‘a ‘3:218 ‘total; The gs C.F. candidate, Erling Johnson, 2,466 first choice ballots “is' “third and Mr. Charles Wright, “Progressive Conservative,* thas. 1,660 first choices. Ba. On July 3, Mr. Wright’s 1,660 “ballots will be distributed among othe other gandidates, according to “the second choices mer! ‘ked on “enough “to give SAS o of, the re- “smajority and a distribution of the * second choices.,on Mr, Johnson's ballots may also Be netessary. Thus either Mr. Sommers or, Mr. ."Turnbull will ‘the next member. of ‘parliament.:for Rossland-Trail. | Statistics of “the first choice count ,show that 282 ‘Kinnaird! voters marked Mr. Sommers as their first choice. Erling .John- |. son, gained the second highest total. of “Kinnaird first choices |’ with 114, and Douglas Turnbull } third with 79. .20 first choices went +o Charles Wright from ‘Kinngird voters. Mr. Sommers, also led the first “choice count ‘in+ Castlegar “with 275 followed “by Mr.- Turnbull with 143. Messrs, Johnson: and Wright gained 139 and 59 first Constable Howarth’ To Be Transferred Constable P. W. Howarth, of the Casflegar detachment, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, has re- ceived word that he will be trans- ferred to the Rossland detach- ment in the near future. No def- injte date for the transfer has ‘been set, ‘but Constable Howarth expects: it will be sometime be- fore the end of June, after all necessary arrangements have ‘been made. Constable Howarth has been 3 ‘police . officer for eleven years now... Hee originally ‘joined the B.C. Provincial. Police at Ross- land eleven years:ago. When that body, was dissolyed and its dut- ‘ ies taken over by the R.C.M.P. in 1949; Constable ‘Howarth became *{ a-“Mountie” and was placed in Charge of the new R.C-M.P. de- tachment ‘at Castlegar. -He has been with the-Castlegar, detachment for the past three years. ‘Kinnaird Commissioners Revise Trade Licences’ The Kinnaird Commission hela a special and their regular meet- ings on June 14 a nnd 16; respéct- ively, Mr. Morrice BES. chair- man. ‘R. E. Sommers : Choices respectively trom Castle- gar. Robson also indicated~ a” pre- ference ‘for Social Credit with 68° first choices ‘going to Som- mers, 52 to Turnbull,. 41. to Wright and 21 to Johnson. P >On ‘this first count in the Ross- land-Trail riding, Bob [Town Planning: Expert. |Says Castlegar Area Sufficient fet 7000. e =a Danghty_ Davies, airectan : f the R 1952 5 Cents Per Copy - CHICAGO. COMPANY APPEALS GRANTING OF : (CELGAR’ LICENCE ice appeal ‘was made against Af-| of. the Celgar De- Department of fairs in Victoria, visited Castlc- gar and Kinnaird this: week where he conferred with town. planning commissions and offer- ed suggestions for the zoning of Castlegar and Kinnaird ‘to pro-|: vide for the expected increase in|’ population. “The area of Castlegar is suf- ficient for a population of 7,000 persons,” Mr. Davies told Village representatives Monday - night, |: adding that this figure may be- come the actual one in the. not too far distant future. Mr. Davies presented suggest- ions on“how the two villages could be zoned into commercial, residential, park and industrial |’ districts, He came’ to this district at the request of Town Planning officials some weeks ago. Castlegar Commission Approves Building Permits Totalling $35 Thousaud Three new trade licences, six year of suc- Co's; forest ment licence ‘in the- Arrow Lakes area. Last eat activity, study and ac- the second an- ;William T. Joyce ie Ltd. ae Chicago, nual Stanley Humphries High School “: Day” was held of Lands and Forest Minister, E. T, Kenney granting the licence, The compay holds land in the ‘forest’ management area, but ; has never operated there. Kootenay Forest Products Ltd., which has been opposing Celgar’s application because it wants certain areas excluded from the licenced area, has not filed an appeal as yet. Time limit for appeals ex- Pires on June 26. Castlegar, Kinnaird Want Liquor By. Glass But Not Daylight Sav. Castlegar and Kinnaird :resi- dents voted in favor of sale of liquor by the glass, and at the same time expressed themselves against. daylight saving time in the plebiscite held in conjunction wth the provncial election last Th ‘y. new water. and 13 new building permits *ofelling $35) 000 were approved _by 1 Village C |had the lead in 20 out of 29 poll- Ming stations, including the ad- vance poll; Doug Turnbull leads in six, E. Johnson in two and Charles Wright in one. Mr. Sommers has 34.4 per cent of the first count; Mr. Turnbull 28.8 per cent; Mr.. Johnson, 22 | per cent while ‘Mr. Wright trails With 14.8 per cent, Committee Lays Plans. For. Annual Fall Fair Plans for a bigger and more extensive fall fair this year, were made at a meeting of the Castle- gar and District Fall Fair Com- mitteé on Monday night. A wider range of exhibits is planned ‘and also. a fireworks dis- nlavy and midway. The popular Baby Show and Harvest Queen Contest will also be included as in -previous years. - Officers of the committee are: A. J. Weir, Chariman; Mrs. A. McDonald, Treasurer; Mrs. E. L. ‘Weir, secretary; ‘and Mrs. C. Woolis and Mr. Smibert, execu- tive members. Flames Destroy Planing Mill At Brilliant Fire completely destroyed a planing mill at Brilliant early Sunday moning, Operated by G. Goloff jof Nelson, the mill was near the site of the old Verigin home which was destroyed by fire two years ago last Easter. Loss was estimated at $50,000. The fire started about mid- night and_was blazing fiercely in about 10 minutes, observers said. An hour anda half later, the mill and’ three piles of lumber were 'comovletely destroyed. It was not possible to fight the fire due to water not being available. The’ blazé was easily seen from Castlegar. From downtown, it ap- peared, to originate from the east end of the village. The fire siren In Castlegar, 357 voters marked “Yes” in answer to the liquor s| question and 257 marked “No.” oe their regular Monday night. The Commission also gave their permission to the Parks, Board to fence in the Ball Park, It was décided that‘ the School Board’s bulldozer account with the Village would be reduced by 25 per cent in consideration of the land donated to the Village for their road widening program on Third Avenue. The School Board In K ird, there were 296 Yes’s and 205 No’s. On the daylight saving time question, 357 Castlegar voters and 330 Kinnaird voters marked “No” while 218 in Castlegar and 171 in Kinnaird marked “Yes.” In the province as a whole, there was a 2 to 1 majority in avour of sale of liquor by the glass while a arge majority also has given the Village 33’ on Third. Avenue and 33’ on Ivy Street. “Two- delegatés* from~ the ~ co: mission will attend a convention of city and village offiicals in Vernon in the near future and ac- commodation is to be arranged for them. Parks Board Matters Village Clerk, A. T. Horswill announced that the by-law giv- ing the Parks Board official jur- isdiction and ownership of the Ball Park and of the Park just south of Maple Street on Colum- bia Avenue was in final form and takes effect immediately. This means that these parks are now the property of the Castle- gar Parks Board. Mr. Horswill reported that no complaints had been received regarding the proposed construct- ion of’ a wall around the Ball Park, in view of which, the Com- mission granted the Parks Board full permission to proceed with the wall as proposed. Health and Welfare Commissioner Cherrington re- ported that the garbage dump had been bulldozed, as arranged at the previous meeting. It was decided that any party or individaul guilty of an offence against the indoor plumbing by- law after the sixty day notice would be prosecuted. This by-law requires all residents, to whoin water services is available, to in- stall indoor plumbing and do away. with outdoor toilets with- in sixty. days after official notice through the press.~Such notice was‘served on June 5. Public Works Department The sidewalk construction pro- gram > -isy in full swing. Public voted in favour of the continu- ance of Daylight Seung Time. je loseph Parent, Early | Nckusp Res. Passes A resident of Nakusp for 55 years, and a relative of Mrs. Louis Parent and her sons, of Castlegar, Mr. Joseph * Parent Passed away in Nakusp General Hospital last week after a pro- tracted illness. He was 85. The brother-in-law of Mrs. Louis Parent and uncle to Alfred Jos. Parent and Jos. Phillip Par- ent, ‘all of Castlegar, Mr. Jos. Parent was born in Quebec in 1867. In 1895 he moved to Kam- loops and two years later to Na- kusp, where he was joined by his family. Besides his two nephews and sister-in-law in Castlegar, he is survived by his wife and six daughters, Mrs. Milton Davies, Nakusp; Mrs. A. Dunlop, Oregon; Mrs. M. H. Soland, Seattle; Mrs. L. Russell, Tacoma; Mrs. McCor- mack, Seattle; Mrs. M. Hiltz, Kamloops, and one.son, Jos. A. Parent, in Nakusp. Other surviving relatives are: a sister, Mrs. G. Robert, and a half-brother, Mr. Jules Parent, in Quebec, and a niece, Mrs. Leo Samson in Trail. some distance removed from ex- isting water lines. Because of the cost involved, it was decided that extension of service for a dis- tance of several hundred feet for the use of only a few applicants, was not feasible. Such applicants was d and inv was made by the Village fire dee vartment. ay? agents—selling retail goods. Works (Ga Vie Jenks reported, Also, ithe signs regard- .ing the two hour parking limit on /|Pine Street’ have been erected! and parking lanes are being! ted this week. When this has ‘The’ second lowers te.licence- for transit real estate agents :from $100 to $25 for 6 months::, * or of the Comma will close on. June; 25, and the by-election, if -neces- sary, will be held on July.3..No nominations have been received to date. Special: Session , a Main subjects for’ Saturday. evening's agerida were the -water. by-law and amendments to £58 Trades Licence by-law. :°: +. After lengthy . discussion... a water by-law was formulated. It forbids the use of water for gar>' dening purposes during the hours of 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. ted Offend: ers will be prosecuted: FS First of two ‘iniportacte amend: ments ‘to the Trade Licence -by- law raises the price, of ‘a licence from $5 to $10 for six months, to Mr. “Lambert was present - at this, meeting to inquire what act- jon. would be taken by the village in. Gpening the lane behind his property..on the bench. He was informed that the lane would be made. possible for traffic as'soon as_ equipment was available. Barnes, maintenance fore- man, reported that a new water. yw been installed s ready for wiring. He was ipes:in the. Dumont; sub- division: '.. Mi ~ Ww. Jacobson reported: ‘on Mr. 'G.)Reith’s visit to.Creston in regard to: the ;h been completed the two hour parking limit will be enforced’ and off 's will be pr can anly be granted subject to “if and when water service can be made a vailable.” Trade Licenses Three new trade licences were approved, one to J. B. Barker of Trail for electrical. contracting in Castlegar, one to Reid Hicken for operating and one to the commissiomer announced. “The Commissioner also report- ed that the new tire for the vill- age truck. had been secured and installed and was now giving service. Reporting’ on the street con: struction program, the commis: sioner announced that the exten: 3ion. of Third Avenue was pro-; gressing satisfactorily and that’ Second Avenue between Juniper: and Pine Street would be com- pleted. Tuesday. Water Works The drafting of by-law 6 ‘which © will raise the charge for The, Commission has| agreed- to pay 80: per cent/or. up to $100 for | fa cam: water. i service to $25! each, is to be effected this week. : There was much ‘discussion re- ding ‘the’installation of water ae) paign:-+ serviec to applicants who. are in 6 q an unsettled part of town and ee Photos for photographic work. Water Applications Six applications for water serv- ice were approved. One of these however, made by A. Harvey on 8th Avenue, was granted sub- ject to “if and when water serv- ice can be made available.” ; Building Permits A total of 13 building permits, in,the school Auditorium Friday afternoon, attended by repres- entatives ifram various district societies and organizations, The program featured reports on the year’s activities. by officers of the Student’s Council and presenta- tion of awards for group and in- dividual achievement. Miss Elaine Phillips won the Stanley Humphries Cup award- ed for best all-round student activity, and Harry Killough was awarded the LO.D.E. Scholarship for the outstanding academic re- ord. The John A. Dalton Mem- orial Trophy was won for the “Honours Day” For 19 Top Students for the Canadian Legion; L. At--- kinson for the Knights of Pythias;. M. Dalton for the Castlegar Ki- wanis Club; V. Misutka, Castle gar Columbus Club; and: Ni Oglow, chairman of the Castle— gar Village Commission. The guests were introduced by G Magwood. Mr. Thomas outlined the pur- pose of the ceremonies, stressing that the chief aim of the awards presented each year is to foster group activity and co-operation, though individual achievements are also to be recognized and ré- warded. “We wish to pay special tribute to those who have been outstanding all-round students” the high school principal explain- ed. Mr. repr Thomas also thanked the second year in by House Two. Awarded to the house which has the best year’s record of student activity and co- operation in all fields ,the trophy was accepted for House Two by William Easton. House Four won custody of the Kinnaird Recreation Society Shield for their winning sweep of the recent Inter-House track meet. Margaret Williams accept- ed the Shield on behalf of House Four. Another scholarship for out- standing academic marks was awarded for the first time this year. This is the Robson Women’s Institute scholarship, won by Miss Nancy Makortoff. In recognition for their records of activity in all phases of stu- dent life, Miss Shirley Berry was presented with the Aggregate Trophy and Joe Zeeben received the Leader’s Club Award spon- sored by the Leaders Club of Grade 12. There were special awards to Donna _ Muirhead, Doreen. Pitts, Leo bead? and John Nixon for par to Betty “Jean Lampard, Linnea Palsson, Harry Killough and Glen York for their fine schol- astic records; and to Lorraine Martini, Margaret Williams, Ken Dergousoff, and. Peter Zebroff for their display of leadership qualities during the year. Awards were presented by G. Craft, on behalf of Stanley Hum- phries, M. Dalton, Mrs. R. Waldie, Mrs, D. Magee, J. Charters, Miss ©. Eder, W. Bannigan, Miss B. Ball, I. Hansen, J. Munday and A. Harvey. There were two presentations on behalf of the students. John Nixon persented a gift from the students: to Mr. I. Hansen for his! fine work in the athletic depart- | ment, particularly in bastketball organization and coaching. Then dent body and P.-T.A. presented a tape recording machine to the accepted on behalf of the schooi Attending the ceremonies ley Humphries, Mr. G. Craft, re- Jacobson, naird Improvement Society; Mrs. W. Waldie; Mrs. D. Magee, for the Lillian Killough Chapter of | the I.0.D.E.; Mrs. R. Waldie, Con- venor of the Education Commit- tee of the Robson Women’s Insti- tute; Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Martini for the Castlegar Parent- Teacher Association; W. H. Reid CASTLEGAR LADIES ATTEND CWL CONVENTION IN TRAIL Mrs. C, Brodman was Castlegar delegate to the three day diocesan convention of the Catholic Wo- men’s League in Trail last week. Mrs. M. Dalton and Mrs. L. V. Camphell also were present at the banquet in the K.P. Hall Sat- urday evening which offiicially closed the convention, Twenty-two delegates from parishes throughout the Nelson diocese congregated at Our Lady of: Perpetual Help Church in East Trail for discussion of the Leag- ue’s work and problems. Included in the topics discussed were the housing. and rental shortgge, ac- for 12. of which were for dwell ig with- ‘ants, re- dations for a wider dis- and alterations to le the Wilisge of Castlegar. were by the commissioners. \ Total value of these permits came to $35,000. Included in the $35,000 total was an application from. ATEOW Motors for a $3,600 tribution and effectiveness of the Catholic press, and ways and means of obtaining a larger at- tendance at Lay. Retreats during the summer. another J. iB: soarnes, also of their garage, which will inelude the sermon me the nad Hour, following the @.show room for : > ? ’ : P. Zebroff, on behalf of the stu-| school as a whole. This gift was! by Mr. J. Thomas, the principal. : presenting the School Board: W.j; representing the Kin- | ives from the various. societies of the district for their attendance and called on two of them for a few words. Mr. N. Oglow extended the greetings of the Castlegar Village Commission and expressed the hope that many of the students were fit- ting themselves for participation in civic life later on. Mr. G. Craft voiced the con— gratulations of the School Board to the Students: and encouraged them to “keep up the good work.” Peter .Zebroff and Miss Joan Ramsay, president and treasurer respectively of the Students’ Council, each gave an account of their department’s activity dur- ing the past year. There was pleasant miusicalt entertainment also. Miss Nettlie Brodman, well known Castlegar vocalist, expressed the thoughts_ of all in a melody, when she sang’ “When you come to the End of a Perfect Day,” changing the words. slightly to say: “When You Come to the End of a Perfect Year.” Bob Graham with his trombone and Miss Shirley Berry. at the ‘piano, accompanied Miss: Brod- man. Leo Bosse To Open Jewellery Store Here e Castlegar will have a new jewellery store next week. Mr. Leo Bosse, jeweller and watch- maker, has announced he will open a shop on Columbia Ave- nue next door to the Castlegar Credit Union offices next Mon day. Mr. Bosse wilk offer a full linc ,;of watches and jewellery and a complete jewellery remodelling and watch repair service. He has ibeen an employee of a jewellery ‘firm in Vancouver for the past five years. Accompanied by two children and his brother, ‘David, Mr. BossR a¥rived in Castlegar early Tuesday morning. ‘He is the husband of the former Lucy Brodman of Castlegar. | his wife and. guests of honor were: Mr. Stan- | ‘CARL GORESKY HOME WITH TOP HONOURS Carl A. Goresky, son of Dr. and Mrs. Victor Goresky of Cas- tlegar, won the High Aggregate. the Lieutenant Governor’s Bron- ze Medal and the John Monroe Prize for Anatomy at McGill Uni- versity this term. A first year medical student at the University, Carl gained first place marks in’ Anatomy and Physiology and was third in Uistology and Biochemistry. Carl arrived home for his sum- mer holidays last week. He first learned of the honors he had won, through a telegram sent to him by a friend early this week. Carl is employed with the Ccn- solidated Mining and Smelting Company at Trail during his holi- davs, He will report back to the University on September 3. TWO LOCAL STUDENTS. GRADUATE IN TRAIL Two Castlegar lads were among the graduating class of the J. Lloyd Crowe High School in Trail last Friday. Harry Cheveldave, son of George Cheveldave of Castlegar, graduated from Grade XII, as did Peter Plotnikoff, also of Castle- gar. Mr. and Mrs, George Chevel- dave and family attended the impressive graduation ceremonies. - at which Don Kalmakoff, of Trail, was class valedictorian.