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TE CHUCK ~ Santight, 1.5 litre VELVEETA Liquid Detergent | $1,69)/3. Hair. Conditioner Orange Juice Tomato Paste Helnz. ‘Laundry Detergent === : Tomatoes 20 Sin ccc Tomato Sauce. =. Mushroom Soup wis: Whole or Shank, Ib... .00. SVafl. oz. tin Pe ee ee Pet Food Assorted flavors ........0+++ Galco Frozen.) AICS Second-Hand Gestetner to Cold Type § = Castlegar News: From | H ww e : : (continued from front) go into business for himself. He had found someone prepared to Put up the theatre building and lease it to him, although he personally financed the sizeable investment required to. equip the theatre with comfortable seats, projection equipment, and carpeting. . And it was there in the office of the Castle Theatre that two of these old lines remain at the Castlegar News. One is destined to be housed at: the Castlegar Museum. while the » other will be kept for occasional . use in printing. - George Tonnellier, Eventually. there were three linotypes operating with as many opera- tors. shop has expanded until it occupies the entire ground floor of the building and provides employment for 12 people. The first linotype operator in the paper's new quarters was the late Len Jecks, former Rossland Miner owner who became a good family friend. “He helped install our first real press but he also helped in so many little things I couldn't begin to relate,” Mr..Campbell says. . The paper. over the years has always been linked to the heart of the community.» Its first full-time . writer and editor was George Klassen, {continued on back) another move—again into a basement. In 1951,4)moved under- neath the Castlegar Sporting Goods, where Pete's TV is now located. The ffirst issue of the paper set in-type was printed on May 24, hye the same system was! red prett; well up ma the ‘middle of November, #4970,‘ when the paper went from letterpress to Mr. Campbell made his rounds for ads, merchants would ask if he couldn't print letterheads and envelopes for them as well.) The Castle News then moved to two rooms in the Rose Cafe, the building which now houses Henne’s Marina, and started paying rent for the first time, It also switched to paid circulation and the first two It was around this time that Mr. Campbell's long work- ing hours stretched even fur- ther. He would ‘go directly to the theatre in the morning to clean it up, do the necessary bookkeeping; and pick up the film for the new movies and ship out the old. Then he put in a full day. at ‘The Castle News before return- ing to the theatre at 6 p.m. to Replaced by three compit- terized sh Castlegar’s advertisirg mediam, published Mother Mary and Grandiather _Burt R. Campbell Stand in Front of Paper's New Home in s Rose Cafe, Now Henne's Marina ‘ the paper’ was born out of more direct method then the outside papers: of Trail and Nelson to advertise the latest movies. He also knew others in the community required a similar outlet—so The Castle (later Castlegar) News was born. z Mr. Campbell went around’ soliciting advertising for his . paper which was distributed were Nelson oriented at that _~ time.) : His approach to potential advertisers was generally well- received and he also received encouragement from his friends and family. : He purchased a second- * hand Gestetner “from Trail jeweller Pete Durkin, installed it in the office of the theatre’ . and set about gathering news and ads during the day and producing the “newspaper” Castle News (named after the Castle Theatre) was five pages and five sheets of paper. . Believing Gestetner.ink would seep through the paper, Mr. Campbell printed each page of that first issue on separate sheets of paper. The first purchase in this infant business was an addi- to the first but proved just a little faster in getting the news out to the community. * Growth of the Castlegar é News soon caused Mr. Camp- bell to move out of his small office in the theatre into the theatre’s basement. ‘The paper remained in the basement for only a short while before the purchase of commer- - cial printing equipment forced a subscribers were Father J. B. Barnes of St. Rita’s Catholic Church and Rev. (later Arch- deacon) B. A. Resker of St. David's Anglican Church. The two clergymen had entered the news office simul- taneously after the paid circula- tion requirement - was an- nounced in the paper and both paid for their subscriptions at the same time. ‘ Father Barnes continued to subscribe to the paper for a number of years after he left the community and Archdeacon Resker a i work into the late hours. On Wednesdays he some- times worked right through the night on the paper, getting it down to the post office on Thursday mornings before go- - ing to bed. While Mr. Campbell has been officially retired for a few years now, he still cannot let - neighborly news items go un- noticed. While spending time at his summer home in Slocan he frequently submits news- worthy pictures for publication. The decision to become a until shortly before his death, when he wrote a warm, person: .al letter to Mr. Campbell explaining that failing eyesight prevented his reading the pa- per any more. real” and make the change to the letterpress meth- od of printing, with the conse- quent need for several pieces of extremely heavy, bulky and expensive machinery, resulted in The Castle News making yet the offset method of printing. ‘Many a printer says there was more romance in the news- paper industty in the letter- press days, ardisome of Mr. Campbell's ‘recbllections bear this out. He can still recall feeding sheets of newsprint into the press beneath the sports shop with hia head up between the “rafters, whick fortunately were in the appropriate position to allow him to:$perate it. And before the ;business got a newspaper ‘folder, the pages were folded: together by. hand with a piece of string used to rip the eight-page sections into two pieces of four pages each. In 1950 type. was being set on a linotype at Rossland, Mr. Campbell has fond memories of paper was ‘housed in the Rose Cafe, This: was short-lived, says Mr. Campbell, because the parts had become obsolete. Just the same the old press was given every opportunity to produce. ‘Phe late Carl'Brodman, in one instance, fashioned a pulley out of birch wood. His son, Rene, was once a paperboy for ‘The Castle News. Later, in high school, Rene worked around . the shop after school and then - served a six-year apprentice- 2 ship with The Castle News. He is now shop foreman in charge of all commercial printing and newspaper production. ‘The ex&ct date the paper's name changed from The Castle News to Castlegar News is, of course, to be found in back issues of the paper. However, time hasn't allowed a thorough search because going through back issues of the paper is.like going through a dictionary—the searcher is continually. dis- tracted! Although at the beginning Mr. Campbell and his wife Mary stapled the pages to- gether themselves, it was in- evitable as the paper grew that it required added help for both routine production and writing. The job of stapling even- ‘tually became the responsibil: ity of Mrs, Jack Kelly and Mrs. Mary Moroso. Books had to be kept and when the earlier presses ran, papers had to be caught as they were printed. One of the first girl's Friday was Mrs, Marlies Waite (nee Brodman). In October of 1952. The Castle News once again changed its location, this time to the building it still occupies. “The building was financed for » Mr. Campbell by Fred Ere- | menko, founder of the business continued. by his son as A, Eremenko and Co. Even here its steady growth in a building that once housed an apartment arid shoe Mr. Campbell also recalls ~ , . i an attempt had been made even™ The ( A S I I E earlier to have a press installed. K This was during the time the 5: +0 @- Kinnaird to Brilliant. Seen Aburyuety HAMS Ut ULL eye HELLOS I'm your new little visit- or that will be dropping in every Thursday te give you the news of Castleg:r and District,” : - They call me "THE CASTLE NEWs" [ay ce Aree For FRESH MEATS and you can help me keep up my good name by letting: me know what took place at your last meeting, and _ . when the next one will be, who's © out of town and: who's visiting in town. I'll be visiting in over 500 hones every week and must have uaething te tulk about. I-won'tt +ake up much room, and won't cost I dontt eat - bab will tell you where you can buy good . things to eat, clothing, shoes, in . you 4 periny. fact all your needs. If you have something te cell tell body. Of ccource Tneve to charye a little for this kind of news, my boss makes me. You can tulk about rates to hin anytime s+ THEATRE, *junt ek for Les Gani and. he will give you all the ails and no Goubt get i just tell me and I'l2 a picture or tic,’ Thursiey. the CaStTheE Itli be seeing you next Gru every~ DRY GOODS SHCES —_. Ath & af A. EREMENKO every success and” prosperity for the future of the CASTLE NEWS....... Wisaing a phlig fo24 SOFFEE Hop & SODA FOUNTAIN SORFECTIONERY + NOVELTIES AND GIFTS ROOKS KAGAZINES THE CASTLE ALS “Many Castlegar residents meade the trip to Nelson on lioncay to take in the first day of Nelsons - Jubilee, It is a day that will be long remembered by residents of Nelson, ana they are to be con- gratulated on the fine show put on, From all reports the Cavalcade vias tops in production outdoing anything of it's kind put on in fas r-F OLeRO JEW : watch repairs i LRY “ork guaranteed GRUEN o4ROLEX & WATCHES Drop in and see our selection - of Gifts puySsotAhcxers AND SAVE nee CASTLE THEATRE Gzeroff. Friday and Uaturday shows 7%9:10 ‘Next Move is to Basement Below the Present Pete's search for larger quarters. (As Monéay and Tuesday Wednesday & Thursday shows at 7&9pm shows 7&9pr PHILIP DORN : MARIA OUSPENSK!YA Is has the lift of a GEORGE . RAFT Sout : N Vodka’ Cocktail! ’ SYLVIA SIDNEY “VE cLlueys The tang of fresh Cxvig IN ®ocp LO 28) HEEL T = U : OVER ON. : MOSCOW You'li love this grand. a singing Uaneing musical..don't miss 1f Russian Tress. ora added Everybody will enjoy i4 ’ “ADYLE ANDY" j adjed colored cartoon “Air Borne" Pop Sciures Colored, Uertson" Matinee Saturday : -at 2 pm ; * "Suortlirnt" a Cc a“ rAR AGE this grarc sot, Movietone leusrea] ORIGINAL front page of the frat copy. of le News is reproduced here in its original size followed on the back page by the remaining four sheets that made up this historical edition. The balance of the pages, however, have been reduced in size. A right trom the start, founding “publisher Les Campbell “farmed” out the printing of the first, front page te have color on it. : Early Picture Shows Building 29 « Grocery Store Owned by Fred Eremenko Original Building an it Appears Today’ Alter Being Expanded Over the Years |