8 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, April 17, 1958 Belegation Attends Hospital Meeting ‘A deputation from the Can- adian Legion and Kinnaird Wo- men's Institute attended the meeting last Thursday of the Castlegar Hospitul Board, . he deputation claimed the staff chosen for the new Cast- Jegar and District Hospital are not those in most need of the jobs in the area. chiefly for their qualifications. The Board will advise the Can- adian Legion and the Kinnaird Women's Institute of their de- elsicn, they said. The Board felt that regard- less of rumours which might be going ‘around, the appointments had gone to the most suitable applicants. Follcwing departure of the] | delegation, regular business was resumed, and approval was giv- en,to the Architect’s Progress After some on the subject the Board advised the deputation they would consider the complaints, however, all ap- pointments had been considered LARGE RANGE WORK BOOTS: LEATHER AND GRO-CORK » "SOLES. Priced From _ $7.95 to $27.95 ‘ re F MADDOCKS also p of Buil- ders Company Progress Claim. I A $10,000 Donations Made To Hospital to the © and ‘he list of ¢ District. Hospital totals almost $10,000. Consolidated Mining and, Smelting Co. Fall Fair Auction Pr Pupils of Robson School .. Wayne Peppard Mr. Harry Miss L. Warner Mr. W. fi tor, advised the main floor had been taken over ,at that time and the staff was engaged in setting up furniture. There were still a number of small points to be completed, he said, and much arranging and straighten- ing things out before Saturday and the all important opening date. The generator for the auxil- iary lighting plant has been or- dered, said Mr. Bainbridge and when it atrives quotes will be Mr. and Mrs, J. Porter ... New Year's Dance West Kootenay Power and Light.Co. Ltd. ... “s St. John Ambulance Assn., Kinnaird Home Nursing, + and Volunteer Fire Dept, of Kinnaird and Castlegar . Kinnaird Women's Institute .. = Pythian Sisters Mr. and Mrs. Osachoff Order of Eastern Star .. 1st: Kinnaird ie Pack High School Girls of HPD 30 .. Co-op Women’s Guild ... Mr. and Mrs. M. Dumont Kinnaird Valley Vista School .. asked for of the plant. * ‘ The Centennial Project, Landscaping of the Hospital grounds came up for discussion. Mr, Bainbridge had been advised by H. Foghdehmsemidt, who will be in charge of the landscaping, the trees from Cominco should go in soon if they are to put in ithis spring. Also the proposed sprinkling system should be. jaid before lawns’ are planted, : Archdeacon B, A. ‘Resker thas been chosen by the Minister- fal Association to officiate’ at dedication ceremonies. | A general ‘discussién fol- lowed on opening day ceremon- jes and details, Date set for next meeting aaSSSSSSSSSSSSSS== 2 —————————————— Cut CW T of the board is April 24. 1) Cc Co-op Drivers Social Club cof Co-op if Cc Can, Legion Branch 170 and Ladies Auxiliary Union of itual C of Christ Kiwanis ,Club “Mr, and Mrs. S. Miros Mr. Gus Johnson Lillian Killough Chapter Women's Institutes of the District Spirituel Community of Christ Robson Ladies Local 480 Mine Mill ..... St. Alban’s Women’s Auxiliary IOOF and Union of Youth Spiritual Community of Christ ........ A. EREMENKO and Co. - —— More In Bargains Galore SMOKED JOWELS, Ib. BACON, side sliced, Ib. PORK RIBLETS, Ib. .. POT ROAST, blade, Ib. PORK LIVER, tb. -- 29 VEAL B 2 - ic for stewing, Ib, 39c 39¢ EAST, BEEF SHORT RIBS, Ib. 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SHIRTS IVY LEAGUE CHECKS, IMPORTET METALIC CLOTH, Priced at ASSORTED PLAIDS, $ sizes small, medium and large $5.95 $5.95 & $6.75 5.95 $23.95 and $29.95 MEN’S SPORT JACKETS Semi-Lined, 2 Button, Pure Wool in ‘light summer shades, including grey On Sunday evening the whole of British Columbia -will be dotted with numberless Beacon Fires. In the light of these fires thousands will salute the past. They will remember the camp fires of the native races of this land, the flares of the Hudson Bay. Forts, : the , hard work of fand clearing and the camp fires of ‘prospectors, hunters and timber cruisers. These beacons, like those used’ beore the days of Phone or radio, will spread the good news of the pros- perity of our days and of the sacrifice of those pion- eers who have brought that prosperity to this province. These hardy people faced the fury of the sea, the terror of Indian massacre and the rugged resistance of sheer_mountains and roaring rivers to open up this vast British Colurnbia of ours. Yet at the time, none guessed the real potential of it all. They were content to trade with the natives on the start, for furs, with most of the business carried on aboard ship, but it was not long before some pushed inland mainly for the sheer thrill of adventure — the thrill of knowing what was beyond the beyond, And many more followed and established trading posts and mapped rivers and mountolng to make it easier for those who would come after. To the weary travelling pioneer, the glow of the fire in the night did not always mean warmth and friendship of other adventures, often it meant the camp of hostile Indians and many miles being added to o journey to get by the camp without incident. What would these travellers think today if they could see ‘how great distances could’ be covered in the matter of a few hours, the great cities that will be spotted with beacon fires on Sunday night. We think they would glow with pride of being first to see this wonderful land dnd would forget the labour of giving it birth. It is a land of plenty with room for many.more to share in its bounty, but only because of the men who lit the bearon fires so many years ago. CASTLI] Published Every Thursday at ‘The Crossroads of the Kootenays” Provincia! Victoria, Dee. 31/57 GAR NEW VOL. 11, No. 17 Thursday, April 24, 1958 8 PER COPY Official Hospital Opening Shown above at the Opening Ceremonies of the new Castlegar and District Hospital, is the Hon. Eric Martin, Minister of Health and Welfare as he spoke to ‘a “record crowd Saturday, CASTLEGAR, {BRITISH COLUMBIA, | ae In’ spite’ of unfavorable weather, a record crowd: attend- eq. Castlegar and District Hospi- tal opening ies on Satur- Imperial Builders, Contracting firm building the hospital, Paul? Smith of Smith and McCulloch, day. . . Provincial Minister of Health ‘jand Welfare, Honourable Eric Martin, in his address to about 500 present, paid tribute to the voluntary effort throughout the entire District in aid of the pro- ject, Mr. Martin remarked, con- Arch in charge, und A, E. Norris, Chairman of the hospital beard, A prayer of dedication and blessing on the new hospital and for the staff in their work of mercy was given by Archdeacon B. A, Resker, ss representative of the Castlegar Ministerial As- from \ and individuals in this area‘had been higher than in any other District, to his. knowledge. Trustees and Directors of the ital Board were praised Darlene Harding Beacon Fires To Blaze Across B.C. Mr, and’Mrs, R. Harding and fir. and Mrs, T. B.\ Couch re- urned from’ Naramate, Committee, Archdeacon B, relses of the-students of the|to check arrangements for ‘hristian Lead ‘Training | Ci opening ., Representing the Centennial where} Resker attended the Monday ney attended the graduation ex-| meeting of the Village Council AL , the Castlegar Village Commis- stoners Monday night drafted a| tative. wire to Premier W. A. Bennett Commission Protest ‘School Financin for their work over the past years, as it is due to their work and efforts the new $403,000 hospital. now stands completed. Mr. Martin felt the fine, modern structure would prove itself an“asset to the community and with the completion of the new Blueberry-Paulson section of the r attend as C: ‘chool, which are for 8:45 and to R. E. Sommers, MLA, ial G. Among - those graduating|P.m. Sunday, April 27. ‘Th will Miss Darlene .Harding of 2 ‘astlegar, Miss Laurene Jickling| With flag raising ceremonies in Bf Provost, Alta., .Miss Carole| {front of ‘the Municipal building feColm, of Amisk, Alta Bill] and fire hall, with Rev. A. 0. tong of Cluny, Alta., Bill Dyer] McNeil officiating, followed by € Lillooet, and Ken Ward of| the lighting of the beacon fires on the: hill opposite, op the site of the future Memorial . Park. s said he . Burnaby. These young people are mown around this district, hav- the ment’s new formula for school The protest endorses, in ef- fect, the actions being taken by cities, towns and municipalities who tion of 's Also being held in Victoria in’ May, is the Annual Conven- Officers, and ‘training school, Examinations on the Municipal Officer’s’ courses take place at this time. A motion was brought in to have Village Highway, and increased traffic, the Castlegar Hospital will likely be called on to handle casualties which resut, unfortunately, from the combination of high speed highways and he said, ‘the idiocy of some drivers.’ . . -At the conclusion of his ad- dress Mr, Martin moved from the speaker's platform to the ic feel teo lerge 2 portion of schcal costs is being forced on the Council Chai: Council felt they needed more ‘information: from the’ gov. /Clerk . Jee Logelin attend this i This will sai Nr. Logelin. being. abseni¢ from the office about ten days, Council (continued on page 4 main entrance of the hospital, where the now familiar-blue and gold B.C. Centennial flag hung draped over an engraved bronze plaque commemorating the open- The keys to the building were handed over in the,- customary ceremony by builder to archi- tect ‘and then to the Hospital Board as owners, The' Union of Youth Choir directed by Peter Samoyloff presented two selections, “The Lord's Prayer’ and a ‘Hymn of Dedication’. : As the ceremonies progress- ed, rain fell steadily, and ad- dresses were cut to a minimum so the crowd could seck shelter. Traffic and parking was handled efficiently by ‘the Cast- legar Air Cadets and the local RCMP, who stated there were between 600 and 700 cars on the grounds, Inside the building the end- less throngs streamed through the corridors, directed by arrows and by members of the hospital staff who were posted at inter- vals. The tour was arranged so that the public eventually ended up in the basement where tea Voluntary Effort To Hospital Lauded By Martin At Opening fary, and then they were ushered. out the door, The attractive, well-planned building drew’ many favorable comments from visiting digna- taries, and the bright cheery color schemes won the approval of all. Some were heard to com-- ment they felt it would not be- long until the second storey would have to be planned for, as it would not be large enough for the needes of the district, but other than this all were well pleased. To many people it was diffi- cult to grasp the reality of the opening and the fact that Cast- legar and District at Jast has its hospital. Tt is atill less than a year since the first sod was turned fer the .ceastruction, although the work of the Hospital Board commenced years ago. Volun- teers who had no official position: and did not belong to the Haspi- tal Society helped with the orig- inal canvass of landowners for of the District, and after that there were several years of work and effort and disappointment before the question of the hospital went to ‘the public in the form of a plebiscite, passing over- whelmingly in favour, in Marck, 1957, remains Sal There setting in order and some minar installations, after which the ‘was served by the Ladies’ Auxil- doors of the hospital will be opened to patients. Sez conducted the United Church] had“been -in’ contact-with W. F. Miervices of Ci : Centennial Chalfman, | on“ gcants,: and, c iderable: dis. 1a Robeon’-a' few’ weeks dye:| and had beén- advised ‘the Village °h- SrAnts..and. cansidarable- dis, ass Harding, and Miss Jickling}| Was Tequestéd to open the roadl touched off;by a request from e up to the. hill: top, so that wood| New Weatminster, that all for the fires could be taken up,| councils submit such protest. to and also to clear a suitable space the Premier, os wo Sate ea neces, Hee, rom arr i 2 School District No. 9, (Castlegar) t Be rer SS aenn| me Seat eke PIT [Saget fine fre Uarihonce Sued a e Unit ure! nist- 1958 tax. requisition for school : : ty While there the students will} will be lighted simultancously| 10512 reauisition : To Gommence Sunday Maeiduct the church services. in’ all centres . th: out the) p, _ A Day of thanksgiving, clim- > SE ieee ond, ae 4 soning ler to axed by blazing beacon fires ac- all, of - the old-time: methods of i ross the length and breadth of communication, snd of the fires) “Titer sala Soon a tel British Columbia, will mark: the of the prospectors and ‘explorers Sn WES. eo) met true starting point of centennial T@ . tly in’ Arinual Convention of the Union ; Cinnaird imp. Society! ot cay days inthe tistory of meOn. celebrations, Sunday April 27. ly our. province. of B.C. Municipalities is sche- A Jong-awaited series of Hospital Admini Jack duled to be held in Nanaimo in| 7 ra es abridge said Wednesday the/that date as definite—there arc| September. spac scie#., combining fan ofente gited bassinet for the the de-|still minor details and arrangs- Commissioners were of the e Si Adults 50c ‘Students 25¢ EOE CC A ing date. Unveiling the | plaque Mr. “Martin “declared the’ build- ing open .to the public for: inspec- ‘tion, © iE . Other speakers at the cere- menies were. Maurice Malloy of f ~ PROCLAMATION — REGULAR SUPER OR VERY $900 : Tone, smotaeante SEP anent™ strogglers: $125 Ladies DRI-DON COTTON BLOUSES sleeveless. ‘styles in white and cotors — sizes 12 to 20 ‘Priced severe $295 SLEEVELESS BLOUSES, EW of anes jals, The matter will be discussed | 3 ae . 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Phone. 4911 ry suite at the new hospital, pated by the Kinnaird 1m- vement Society has arrived. ice of the bassinet is $150.15, h is being paid by the im- mvement Society, said Mr.) t @nbridge. © Moital will be accepting pati- ments to be. made. opinion this is something well staff arriyed this week from England, he said. unless he is able to procure the Questioned as to when the! services of two more very soon, arrangements will be made to the Administrator said it} bring nurses out from England, hoped to have everything|/as the hospital can not operate he with an i Two of the nurses now ‘on Still short-staffed in regards fo nurses, Mr. Bainbridge said et and ready to go by May 1, ever, he did not wish to state nursing staff. worth-while attending, and ten- tative plans for representation were discusséd. : Convention of the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Muni- cipalities will be in. Victoria this year, taking place in, June. This is a nation wide izatis as it is in our own province this ‘year, Council felt the opportuni- ty should be taken to send a dele- CHEMCELL APPOINTMENT -The appointment of Paul M. as etary of Canadian Chemical & Cellu- lose, Ltd. is announced by M, W. i ic t The ap- ointment was made.at the meet- ing of the Board of Directors fol- and Shareholders, April 16th. Mr. who Sidewalks ue eauuge sueWwalk ‘progam got tinderway tween Mapl St. and the Arrow Motors. Villag: MeNeb and Joe Logelin, Village Clerk look over the job in front of the: Village Pifice. Oliver Dube is seen operating. the cat. gate. Chairman N.’ Oglow | will is week on”Columbia Avnue be fe. Supervisor of Works, Norman as'secretary of the company will assume the additional responsibi- resignation of W. P. Walker as vice-president and treasurer, Mr, pany towards the end: of May to assume an post in lowing: the Annwal “Meeting of] Centennial val, gets underway immediately following the ceremonies, From Vancouver Island to the East Kootenays, from south- ern border towns to the Peace River, religious services and and chains of beacons will salute the past and symbolize the faith of the people in the future, « B.C. Centennial Committee Chairman L. J. Wallace hailed Sunday in these words; of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelznd pasied an Act entitled ‘An Act to provide tor the Government of British Columbia’ which inter alia provided that British Col- umbia shall, for the purposes of this: Act, be held to com- prise all such Territories within the Dominions of Her Majesty are bounded to the South by the Frontier of the United States of America, to the’ East by the main Chain of the Recky Mountains, to the North by Simpson's River and the Finlay Branch of the Peace River, and to the West by the Pacific Ocean, and shall include Queen Charlotte's Island, and all other Islands adjacent to the said. Territories, but excepting ‘the Colony of Vancouver's Istand, 2s at pres:nt “If the can be said to have a true starting point, this is it, The theme of ‘thanks- lities of treasurer, following the} giving: is one which should be uppermost in our minds during 1958 and the i And that the said Act foreshadowed the ultimate union. of all British possessions West of the Rocky Mountains; And that the original Colony of British Columbia was inaugurated with due ceremony on the-nincteenth day of 1858; . day o: Walker. will be leaving. the com-| prayer establishes that theme.” Many communities will open another enterprise in- which ‘he has acquired'a financial interest. Arrive In Castlegar Beryl Fry, nurses appointed to tal, arrived’ in Castlegar: Monday to take“up their duties. left England /on April 11, at St. Bartholmew’s in London, with reading by civic dignitary of an official proclo- mation over signature of Premier +] W. A. C. Bennett, recommending a day of thanksgiving and pray- English Nurses er. : A religious service of thanks- giving has been prepared by the Miss Janet Levin and Miss|3-C.Centennial Religious Act- ivities Sub-Committee under the staff of: the Castlegar Hospi-| Chairmanship of T. R, B. Adams, It is designed, for gatherings out- side of church buildings, such as i The ‘girls’ travelled: together | Community - centres, arends and ‘| via the Empress of Britain, then | &t drumhead :services, as Well as geross Canada ‘by train, having | *esular indoor services. Centennial flag-raising cerc- Taking their nurses training| monies may be incorporated, in some. areas. In some cases the :} Miss Levin ‘was fe on the staff of St, Charles Hospital, staff of the Royal United Hospi- tal at Bath. The-girls are friends wi long-standing having been in reining at the same time and coming from the same area of should cap u very iuil day and the moment of the fire-lighting and the fire- lighting ceremonies will be link- London, and Miss Fry on the| ed. r 2 Official’ suggestion | states, “The lighting of bencon: fires South West England. aera itself ‘should have great signifi- cance.” And that the Legislative Assembly has seen fit to enzet the ‘Centennial Celebration Act’ to make provision for the appropriate celebration of the ce: ‘ y of the aforesaid events; ' And that it is considered to be and is ¢ezmed right and’ proper that the citizens of British Cohumbie shou'd be: -f- forded the opportunity humbly to render thanks to Almighty God for the gencrous gifts of nature and ‘er the bleseings of peace and prosperity with which this Province kas been so richly endowed and to combine in simuttrneous Er-yer for the continuation of such blessings: a The wnderciened therefore has the hescur ta RECOM: MEND. that Sunday, the twenty-seventh dey ef April, 758” be’ designated, and be observed in British Columbia ‘ai a day of thanksgiving and prayer to Almighty God; and that all religious denominctions in British Col be urged’ 44d encouraged: to recognize Sunday. the tv-o7! enth day of April, 1958 as aday when their congregation: ray be afferd- ed the opportunity of commun:! x owledgmert of the blessings of nature, of peace. and af prosperity which this Province has been so abundantly endowed; And further to recommend thet s Proc’amation to that effect do issue, and that the aforesaid Preelamation mzy be read in places of worship in British Cot!urnkis on the twenty- seventh day of April, 1958. DATED this 3M tee ne totes thn, APPROVED this 30th day of July A.D., 1957, W. A. C. Bonnett, Presiding Member of the Pxae-tive Council