CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Jan. 14, 1960 GELGAR TELLS BOARD -Children from 450 Families To Attend District Schools About 450 new jobs ‘win be created at the new Celgar pulp mill and sawmill and the Castle- | gar schooij District will have to| make plans for educating the familles of the men who fill those jobs, L, S, McGill, admin-! istrative assistant for Celgar, told the Castlegar school board Tues-) day. hig Mr, McG sald the new fa- milies will live in the Castlegar District but where the main con- centration of families will be he ‘was unable to say, However, he said ‘that the families would be coming into the area over a per- iod of time and would not all arrive at once, In other business, Mrs, W.. Jacobson of Kinnaird was re- Bs ee a GOT COLD FEET? INSULATED BOOTS. Both Rubber & Leather Also Warm T: 21-Year Local Man Narrowly Misses ‘Death in Landslide A‘Castlegar man, Timothy Repin, 21, narrowly missed death last Thursday when he and two fellow construction workers were swept into the Upper Arrow Lake Guides, Brownies Plan Grand Rally The ‘regular meeting of the local association of the Kinnaird Guides and Brownies was held recently at the home of Mra, J. Hendricks, Mrs. R, Heagy presi- ded.’ Because of the number of The regular monthly meeting of St. Rita’s CWL ‘was hed last Thursday, Father Brophy repor- ted that construction of the con- vent is progressing favorably. He also offered several sug- gestions for program at the mon- thly meetings. “A joint bazaar with the Kinnaird CWL is plan- ned for March 17. Mrs, Campbell, Mrs, Corbett, Mrs, Kemperman, Mrs, Schuep- fer, Schwartzenhauer were to mieet with a Kinnaird committee, Mrs, Soberlak and = Mrs.|° |. CWL Members Plan Bazaar on March 17 The seminary fund project : to bea bake sale on Jan, 23. Mreg Schwartzenhauer and Mrs, Kuitdl are the convenors. Robson Evening Group was gra’ i tefully received, A generous donation from thal PROVINCIAL LIBRARY, VICTORIA, B.'C. DEC. 31/32109, Published Every Thursday ‘at “The Crossroads of the Keokbnaye: - VOL. 13, No.3 CASTLEGAR, , BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21,1960 « _10-CENTS PER COPY by a elected board fohri Dalzie! of Castlegar is ‘iee-chale man, ‘The board approved the ap- pointment of Mrs, A. M, Kubos to the Castlegar elementary school to replace Miss Francis, Mather who has resigned, J. C. Burnett of Vancouver replaces Miss Ann Hayman at the high school. Miss Hayman has return- ed to Scotland, Mrs, K, C. Janus replaces Mrs, J, Logelin at the high school, School inspector, C, S, Mac- kenzie reported on District school enrolments, the increases in var- ious’areas and the effect on bus transportation. The report is to be studied further by the board, The 1960 budget is being pre- pared and a special meeting of the board will be held to review it. Reg Smith of Robison was ap- pointed" tothe job of bus driver= janitor, ‘a position the board “had advertised as being open. The board the One of Repin’s Guy’ Trumbull, 57, of Burton was drowned while Donald McKilli- gan, 32, of Nakusp was saved. The three mén were con- structing a dock cribbing at Fast- all, 18 miles from Nakusp, when a mound of earth 50 feet high broke away above them, McKilli- gan and Repin popped to the sur- tace of the lake several yards out but apparently Trumbull was trapped beneath the surface. Trumbull js survived by a wife and four children. «“The whole shoreline seemed to race out into the lake,” McKil- ligan said later, McKilligan said he and his co-workers tried to get to shore on top of the moving sand. “But we were carried backwards in- to the lake.as if on a huge con- veyor belt.” He and Repin even- new leaders in the area and the need for ing. more uni- forms it was decided that travel- ling surprise boxes would be sent out through the Kinnaird area. ‘The co-operation of all who receive a box is requested in or- der to keep the boxes on the move, It was further decided that a bake sale in two local stores would be held in the near future, Mrs. R. MacBain, the district Guide commissioner, then spoke of the Golden Jubilee of the Gui- ding movement in Canada. In anticipation of the-Jubilee year, Guides and Brownies have al- ready planted golden tuilps about the village, A. grand ‘rally of “ant Guides and Brownies in the Castlegar District is being planned to take place in the latter .part.of Jan- uary, and preparations are now tually paddled to shore, under way for this event, health branch's figure of 7,105 as the population of School District No 9 (Castlegar). The. board received several letters of thanks for numerous projects completed and heard a report that an average of 70 ser- vings of soup ‘were made daily Di Rubber Boots, . $22.95 . $14.95 » $9.95 Ins. Leather Ins. Rubber Lined Boots from MADDOCKS during at school, Approval of the use of a room in the Kinnaird elementary school for home nursing classes was made, The board approved the re- newal of the medical service con- tract for the general staff and one for the teachers, Data and information on stopping the amount of heat passing through windows from the sun in District schools will continue to be gathered by the board, So far the board has’ stud- CATE AR DRUG- GOU LET, the high | Popular Local Couple Wed One of Castlegar’s most po-; pular couples were married on’ the last day of 1959 in a civil ceremony at the local offices of | { | ceremony were Miss Isobel Pear- the Ri 1959, were John Ross Landis and Leona Orrin, The groom is a teacher at the Castlegar elemen- tary school and, the bride is a nurse at the Castlegar and Dis- trict Hospital, For her wedding the bride chose a dove-grey street-length dress with white accessories and a@ red rose corsage. She is whe daughter of Mr, and Mrs. J. H Orrin of Mumbles, Swansea, Wa- ied such methods as using screens and awnings. - A committee was appointed to look inte the improving: of acoustics in some of the rooms at the high school. The board ap- proved the rental of the Kin- naird activity room for a drama festival in April, CMP. B Martied by Cpl. Angus Mac- | son” donald at 11 a.m, on Dec, 31,| groom's les, while the groom is the son of Mrs, Mary Poohachoff of Cas: tlegar, Witnesses for the marriage and the Joseph ‘of Vancouver brother, “Mr, Landis of Castlegar. « - A reception for friends of the. bride and groom was held following the wedding at the home of ihe groom in the Landis subdivision on hospital hill. Out-of-town guests were Miss Isobel Pearson and Miss Michele de Mullet, both of Vancouver, and Mr, Harry Green of Trail. HELP FOR INDIGENTS The town welfare officer has thit the ipalit take out a hospitalization insur- ance policy to take care of the expense of caring for indigent Patients in the Trenton Memor- ial Hospital, The suggestion, we feel, is a sound and constructive one,.— Trenton (Ont.) Courier- = PORK CHOPS End cuts lb., PORK PICNICS Ib., 49c centre Agno A. EREMENKO & (0. PRICES EFFECTIVE JAN. 15 to 28rd = ‘ = BACON, side sliced oo 49c 55¢ SIRLOIN or T-BONE STEAKS Grade A Red bable Ib. FIVE ROSES FLOUR 25 Ib. paper bag, “MILK, CARNATION $5.85 case or 6 for LIQUID JOY, 12 oz. EGGS, Grade A largs, 2 doz. ©. "+ BUTTER, 1st. grade “PARD Dog Food; asst. 4 for .... KETCHUP, Libbys 13 oz., . FROZO PEAS, 2 for TOMATOES, tubes .. AVACADOS, 3 for ......... 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UP TO $70.00 TRADE IN ALLOWANCE SALE JANUARY 14 TO. 30 mean you can cook dishes you’ve never dreamed of trying before — the .3 pe. Sectional Rose Beige, SALE’ $309.50 SALE $319.95 Reg. 229.95 SALE $174.50 On ‘All Home Furnishings by Buying or Trading NOW ' CLEARANCE ON THE 1959" REFRIGERATORS 8 cu. ft. Regular $239.50 -.SALE $184.50 10 cu. ft. Actomatic Reg. $369.95 11 cu. ft. Automatic Reg. $394.95 - FAMOUS RESTMORE UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE 2 pe. Lounge Beige Brown or Tan Reg. 199.95 SALE $149.50 2pc. Lounge, Green or Beige .... 3 pc. Sectional Beautiful Charcoal Re. 529.50 SALE $374.50 Reg. 499.50 SALE $259.50 HOSTESS CHAIRS, ROCKERS, STOOLS, LAMPS, SMALL APPLIANCES ALL REDUCED DURING OUR SPECIAL ‘OASTLEAIRD PLAZA Suites 975 3 pc. PRICES SLASHED DINETTE SUITES ALL’ PRICED FOR YOUR SAVING 5 pe. in white, blue or yellow Reg. 69.95 8 pc. white, blue 36-60 inch table Reg. 159,50 SALE $134.50 Buffet All Arborite Finish Reg. 147:50° SAVE ON BEDROOM SUITES BY BUYING NOW two-tone, Reg. 269.95 Suites 36 4 pe. Desert Sand Reg, 259.95 Suites 465 3 pc. Cheval Dresser Reg. 249.50° SALE $209.50 Suites 900 4 pe. Desert Sand Reg. 239.50 SALE $199. 50° Suites 1210 3 pc. Cherry Reg. 229.50 SALE $174.50 Suites 299 3 pc. Walnut Reg. $239.95 SALE $189.50 SALE $224.50 SALE $219.00 en a “are SALE $63.88 SALE $1 23.00 3 tard ites! eawdons aA! fat Su tN oe : ran spite as a "in the Castlegar and District . by. a long-time friend. of Mr. ’ this award on behalf of a man 4 area and for B.C," * did everything “with a smile, ‘Water ar Vole * day night of the Archdeacon Resker Made Life Member ‘' The first’ life membership Chamber of Commerce was awar- ded last week to Archdeacon B. A, Resker, former Anglican min.- ister at Castlegar who has re- tired’ to Balfour. The award was accepted on Mr. Resker’s behalf at the 14th annual meeting of the Chamber Resker's ‘anda former’ Castlegar village clerk, A, T, Horswill, Archdeacon Resker was un- able to accept the award in per- son due ‘to a recent. automobile accident which sent the 70-year- old. minister to -hospital, Mr. Herswill said it was ‘a great tribute arid honor to accept who has done so much for this | ja + Mr, Resker’s philosophy, said Mr. Horswill, has always been’ “good will-to man.'" He always never with a grumble.” Mr, Horswill, said Archdea- con Resker sent thanks for the honor “from ithe bottom of his heart.” For $170,000 Commerce list week were, from resident engineer, sawmill divisii CELGAR PANEL members ‘at ‘the, 14th annual meeting of the Castlegar and District Chamber of - eae manager of Ceigar's Castlegar pulp ma dL, left, K. S. Hall, ion; Eugene De Columbia’s flow, ” pre ant Meaitt edministrative assistant..'The panel He: bers are standing in front of a the pulp mill. On display in front of ine mural sawmill being b' mural. showing were laboratory samples “of: Celga pulp raw and finished stages, The pulp* mill at full} capacity will use 368,000 KWH 12 times the present amount. used.in Castlegar, It_will-tse' 40,000,000 gallons of. water daily, but 4s will amount to less than 2 per cent of the mill is 65,000,000 feet annually, The play is now set up at the highischool.: in the of electricity daily, The lumber capacity of the new wilt in conjunction with the pulp Cel elgar dis- NOW HAS 41 HOMES - “‘pylaw. turned ean two tines by a minority of the village's .residents, willbe presented again at a lower figure. of $170,- 000. Although the original -$177, 000 bylaw has been pared, in- crease market rates and the condition of the bond market means that the bylaw will have 000. Associated th electricity and" Blueberry Creek, with -41 homes being lived in.and six new ones under construction, is no longer just a name on the high- ay between Kinnaird and Trail. . went years ‘ago. living con ditions ‘at- Blueberry /,Creek were alittle. rugged.’ There’ was..no “Was Tumed, for over.a mile to service a hand- full. of homes, Other. homes \were “supplied ‘by Jindividual- pumping systems ‘at: ondiderable trouble and ex- pense. And! then’.'10 :years ago was.’supplied by the tractor doing the ink because unforéseen costs would ‘use up the. money it ‘would he. hoped to save by having the village do » the Jo. * 2 }:Co, .and,‘a small building surge West. Kootenay-Power and Light. In, 1953 a moder water-line ‘was installed as a joint commun- ity effort and? the, Blueberry (Creek Irrigation District’ ‘came ine being, ‘Trustees.were elected . _ Also, ae ig auntie fa sur ent an unde: of magni- ‘Lambert,’ ‘1 ‘pamp can "be “eliminated ‘but’ the firm looks upon tbe proposal to put in 6-tach'mains instesd’of- 8- inch mains: from ‘the Reith re- | * sidence. south “as a‘ necessity rather: than feslrabiey, to: get the bylaw: ‘passed. - . Associated said there is “a very fine. line? between profit . and loss on municipal work and - contractors do not make large profit, ” Knights Elect Slate, Herman Kemperman of Rob- son was elected president Mon- a] come necessary, to. supply a considerably larger e ‘D ‘of the District a the‘ buginess of the: District is. now. /dealt--with at’ imonthly trustee meetings. _ es : Five trastees form the board ‘and a‘secretary is employed by the District, acting also in the vapacity of assessor and collector. ‘The dyties’ of the trustees may‘,be compared to;the duties of the commissioners of Castlegar including the power -to provide street lighting and fire protection when .and “if these ‘services be- The pipe-line is large enough number of homes than. at present and the trustees have never had to impose watering restrictions in the District, Some trouble with dirty wa- ter was during the of the Kinnaird-Chris- Knights of C , Jim Leamy of Robson is vice- president, Gerry “Archibald of is etar and ‘Walter Fields of Ceteney tina Lake highway, but this is now settling, down. The trustees 2re in’ thé: process of finalizing an agreement withthe provin- is sergeant-at-arms, or Kinnaird with broad powers, | § vernment will ‘supply a filter or chlorinating system to further réctify the trouble, - ‘About two- years ago tele- phone lines were run to Blue- berry Creek so that homes be- eame up-to-date with « electric services, ai modern good. .pressure Blueberry Creek is Growing view points to the long-range view spots at higher elevations. There. are good building . lots along the highway,iat the more quiet off-the-highway locations, } or on orchard sites, A. far-seeii - OTTAWA — Which will win out in the plan for co-operative development’ of ee Columbia River: Ottawa optimism * or Wash- ington. pessimism? Ottawa is right, negotia- ‘ions coud move ahead quickly onthe principles laid. down by the International’ Joint Commis~ sion and digging. might. _ Start on the Columbia by 1961. But if the pessimistic Wash: ington view holds, then it could wbe bogged down in U.S, poli in an election year, delayed. by Congressional oratory and pro- fessional speechmaking in the Pacific Northwest, . Here in. Ottawa,. practical consideration isalready being gi- ven to ways of embodying the TJC principles in a treaty which the Canadian Parliament and the US. Electioneering May Bog Down Columbia River Power US. Senate could ratify during the coming sux summer, In Wi ashington, ‘the State De- partment has begun consulta- tions with various Congressmen and Congressional But it-is by no means certain that Congress will give complete blessing to the IJC principles. committees. And even after the diplomats fay their work and the treaty the C : A. suggestion” that a: two- storey court house and’ civil de- fence headquarters be built onto the village’s municipal office is to be investigated by the Village of Castlegar, Works chairman V. R, Cook told the Castlegar council Tues- day night that he thinks a court house is needed in this area."He said it is his understanding that if the building is put up as an addition te the present village office, Civil -Defence: will pay 90 per cent of the cost,” The Castlegar area is-an eva- cuation centre for the coast, said Mr. Cook, “and although we hope we never have to. fulfill’ ‘that role” a .civil defence headquar- ters would serve the District well, “What makes it-attractive is the 90 per cent,’ -roted village chairman N, T. Oglow. The _vil- lage will investigate as to what Court House Here Suggested by Cook type and size building Civil! De- fence officials will accept and what arrangements can be made towards ‘helping pay for it, “In other business, Mr, Cook said he hed attended a méeting with: the unemployment’ Insur- ance commission and it appears that:Castlegar is the only village to take any action towards ing welfare cases under’ the wins ter works program. Mr. Cook received council's approval of a plan to widen Col- umbia Ave. from Front St. to just north of the Skyline’ Auto: Ser- vice, He said that the department of highways would remove the dirt affected in the. area while the B.C. Telephone Co, has indic- ‘ated that it would could cost $50 to ‘$75 a-pole te move between five and 10 telephone poles in the area,. _ Accident, Fire “A Gelgar. Sit '| answer: from the CPR with re- Mr Cook said he has had no gard. to bringing the. level of the company’s land down to that: of ‘| the highway, will take over once again, with. a formal committee hearing cae then a vote, FP’s Washington correspon- dent reports that many officials in Congress believe it would be highly unusual if the treaty went though the Senate without some changes being proposed and quite possibly approved by the ‘Sena tors. Ie that happened, the whole thing would have to be re-writ- ten by Ottawa and Washing and submitted again to Congress. On the other side of the pie ture, here are the main reasons behind Ottawa's optimistic thin- Bi ee : The urgent power needs af the Pacific Northwest. The He publicans, who have heer bit- terly. attacked for. holding up agreement .with: Canada so Innyg,, may want to show definite ac— tion before the November elec~ tions. ‘The great cost advantage te the ‘Pacific Northwest of having the’ ‘Columbia flood waters stored in Canada. The power-hungry Northwest. states will get huge: economies,, returning half the extra power generated ag the result of Cam— dian Staiger 2 will, get more tha twice the storage they can pra- vide, for ake under one-half the Waterdérvice- “and a “phone? i itt most homes, ~ There. is. a modern general store at “Blueberry.with gas. pump service and a four-star. motel. A TV-cable service is:being consid- ered, for the. District, - Choice! ‘pultdign’ lots at |Blue- ty Creek. are numerous and ‘range in’ selection from river- ity. the building ‘boom years. so ,that when the’ school. population’ war-'| rants it’a central site for a schoo! is jready and., waiting, ‘Blueberry Creek most cer- tainly is not just'a'name on the highway . between : Kinnaird. and Trail. It is a growing commun- Walter Gurew, a welder with | . Horton’ Steel at the:site, was.wel- ding on ‘plate’ work when a’ ‘seg-" ment of steel he.was tack welding into place toppled Ge him: CELEBRATING their Golden Wedding anniversary, next aeaay | are Mr, and Mrs. A. T. Horswill of Castlegar., Mr: and Mrs. Hors- will are: long-ti of Ci was also village. clerk here, cial government whereby the go- Was owner of ‘the store now known as Bob's Pay'ti Takit. and he At one time Mr, _Horswill tity of lumber: were destroyed:at the pulp mill site Monday when tire: destroyed a temporary heat- ing , enclosure, built to heat: an area which masons were Jay= ing blocks, «A spokesman at the site said the investigation of the,fire isn't yet complete but it is, thought that a spark from the heating ap- paratus in the enclosure set the tarps on fire. Final Draft is Ready For Water Agreement The ficar droft of an agree: tarps anda quan- |- Colge’s Housing Site| ay in He tative: + Inthe: U.S, according to sex ior ‘Army ‘engin: sible: nex a ‘ttle disappointed in']- e ‘hele choice of location,” : vil- lage chairman’ N. 'T. Oglow told the Castlegar council Tues- day. night in commenting on ‘Celgar’s plans to build a sub- ‘division near Castleaird: Plaza. . .- Mr. Oglow said he bad hoped that Celgar would have bulit in what it did find was too” “exy pensive. .~ “I guess: there’s nothing wo as a commission can do,” ¢om- mented Comm. George Carr. ‘Mr. + Oslow said that. Castle- ‘the Columbia agreement, Private power -interests are among the strongest supporters of the co- operative development. * Board,‘possible new storage cont ° es to 264 million acre-feet, cost- ing only, $659 million. (Cost: figures are based on certain assumptions which make them. comparable, but may not tee latest price levels.) make their. impact, it is though. between The ever-bitter fight | Public and private power inter- in the U-S. should not affect ‘There may be a fight over the form of the US. agency to execute Practical plans but that ‘(continued on page eight) rhent between Castlegar and|— Celgar on'the pulp company’s offer to contribute up to $40, 000 towards the village going to “wells for its water. supply has “been forwarded to’ Gelgar “for its comments,” water cbs! Aage Sylvest told council Tues- day night, Mr, Sylvest said he is in the Process of drawing up specifi- cations for = second weil which will be advertised for bids ‘as soon as the agreement between : coe and the village is sign. A PERSONAL COLUMN:. By BURT CAMPBELL Listening ‘to. the volce ‘of Rudy. Vallee on the car radio the other night, I was suddenly smit- ten by the irrationality of wom- en’s tastes when ‘ selecting men to admire, y Down through the years wo- men’s ‘fancies have outdone the fickleness’ of’ those ‘of :men, the way the’ ‘share: ‘outdoes: the tortoise, Men. usually: select. wom- en-as admirable’on the basis of their sex appeal. ‘They. seldom have to worry about intelligence, quirk, The male ego is as deli- eate as-a Dresden doll. the: cave-man era and the swash- from an Intelligence in Women is Like Gunpowder lationship than is'a homicidal But. women! The basis for So ‘T'll skip ‘to the ‘so-called Age of Enlightenment, Here’ wo- men. seemed to have considered noc man perfect unless he. were their may be ‘any from how well the man drives a car ‘to how’ he'd fit in with the living-room | decoration _scheme in Western Homes and Gardens. It’s hard to imagine how wo- men chose... their. men , between buckling ’ age,: but I Jmagine « = ‘without’ the disabled. in some respect \(2) melanchbly.(3):weal- thy enough for the first two not to matter. ‘This Is the era of Chopin end Majorca, Byron and the Dardan- elles, There was no, place for the ete; Life. -:was ; unbearable was ‘the slim soprano. with (the wavy blond: hair (or else he was dark and smooth, like a hard- boiled Easter. egg) and the car- nation: in his button hole, the» ideal of masculine puchri- tude? Above all, the male’ fnust be inconspicuous; the -type ‘who Would ‘look good beside ‘a. log ie with la glass of Fernie in Tenaee of a sports car. (If. it is to do these: three ~ But what have we today: as hand: and : one . fcot’on .the ‘solace of jimpse into’ the history’ of ‘the oon ages — that ‘they didn't: have ‘to, ented, . But back to Rudy Vallee | and the Rudolph Valentino genera. th a. safe: bet. In ‘sn’ apron’at the sink or shovelling snow. 4 Anyone who saw pictures of UBC's rowing team was: probab- ly left with the vision, of a sorry string of humanity: which. would ‘| have looked more at home hoe- ing potatoes in Grand Forks. ~” “However, they were probably good material for backdrops for North’ American: “femaies who seem to demand -from’ their men |} only: flowers and’ andy. Fire chtet a Goa (Con't) Until further notice from the Os: oyoos: board - of commissioners, i He's. tke type\who ‘hovers in| that village’s fire department will. the . background’ of .advertise- ments for women’s fashions, or who looks as: though he might be answer. fire calls ‘outside Osoycos’ boundarles.-‘There will be'a $100 minimum, charge for every fire call answered in the" Iu tral areas...) - ‘| enoys: were TURNING OVER gavel 'o ofthe Castlegar and. District Bainbridge, right, new. president ‘Chamber of Commerce, ‘ig D..W. Brookes,:. retiring. president. In . giving :his -report.as president at “he, 14th. annual meeting of the rou, Mr, Brookes said -the. road building Progrem, going on and the start on construc- in his ‘are tion: of; Celgar’s. pulp mil had. JInalented. that as fer, as fhe: Kook