CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, May 31, as 1902-1977 = Publ 9.7. 1947 10 SUNT caren, 4 ‘Advert tige,:® ‘Office Mar, © Kditer © Th fe . Pate: pee ar Copper'No.1... Eib. av Kt). 207 range Bt, Vancouver, se This- is the saga of two indi- viduals deeply in love. They Annie Beatrice McQuiston ar- rived in this world. on Jan,. 3, 1916, in Shreveport, Louisiana. She was the last of six children born to an honest, hardworkin railway worker, All five o Annie's ,brothers and sisters grew up in the same environ- ment, and all became law abid- ing clcens: Annie chose another re route. Tuberculosis took the life of Mrs. McQuiston when Annie was only six, From then on the youn- fest member of the family was a andful. She hated school and loved a good time. By the time she was 14 she had the body of a woman, and quite a body it was too. Annie, by any Standards, was a knockout, with long slim +. legs, compact waist, and a more than ample bosom. At 16 she left home, gravitating from employ- ment as a dance hall hostess to being a full time prostitute in the }. red light district of Shreveport. At 21, Annie changed her name to the more glamorous Toni Jo. She was a confirmed alcoholic. Soon she graduated from alcohol to drugs and quickly became ad- lay. tiaude D.. (Cowboy) Henry had been a professional heavy- Welghit boxer. He was a big, well built man, standing well over six feet. Cowboy didn’t have that much going for him and he was in a serious bail and was released to await his second trial for the murder of the police offi- cer, The pair met in 1939. Cowboy merely walked into Toni Jo's place of employment. That chemistry which takes place bes tween members of the oppo- site sex was at work. No words were required. It was love at first sight. Toni Jo, wise in su- perficial affairs of the heart, fell genuinely in love with Henry. The big ex-boxer worshipped the ground Toni Jo walked upon, Well aware of Toni Jo's cho- turkey, and with Henry at her side for the following three agon- izing months, she was success- ful. Now free of drugs, Toni Jo and Henry were married in Sul- phur, Louisiana. At this juncture in their lives, it might have been possible for the prostitute and the murderer te pull it all together if they had - een able to start over with a clean’ slate, Unfortunately, life doesn't work that way. Henry stood trial for the murder of the time. Again he was found guilty. He was sentenced to fifty years in prison at Huntsville. Toni Jo was shattered. Just when her existence held some semblance of a future, in one fell swoop it was gone. From the day the jury handed down their verdict, she swore she would get her man out of jail. As a first step she moved to Beaumont to be closer to the prison. Then she sought out for- mer inmates who might have connections within the prison. That's how she met Harold Burks, an ex con who went under the name “Arkansas”. He lis- tened intently as Toni Jo told him she would do anything to get Henry out. Arkansas agreed that it could be done, but only if she followed his advice. The plan was to first get guns, then money, and finally make enough connections inside the prison to facilitate the escape, On Feb. 13, 1940, Arkansas and Toni Jo were successful in hiring two teenage boys, who managed to steal sixteen revolvers from a hardware store in Beaumont. The next step was to hold up a bank. Arkansas claimed he had already cased one which should ing a late model vehicle, ‘pulled over to the curb. Toni Jo and Arkansas jumped in. They had only gone a short way when Toni Jo stuck a revolver in Cal- * loay’s side and ordered him out of the car and into the trunk, Arkansas took over the wheel. He drove: for a while, then ulled up. Arkansas wanted to now what Toni Jo had in mind for the man in the trunk. Without a word, Toni Jo got out of the car, opened the trunk and marched Calloway across a ploughed field to a haystack. Holding a .32 calibre revolver on her captive, she ordered Cal- loway to undress. There, on the isolated southern farm, the strange, love-crazed -former prostitute suggested that her captive pray. Calloway knelt in the mud. While he prayed Toni Jo shot him squarely between the eyes, When she returned to the wait- ing Arkansas, he inquired about the shot. Toni Jo told him that she had killed Calloway to si- lence him -forever. Arkansas suddenly had new respect and fear for his travelling compan- ion. That same evening the des- perate pair checked into a hotel. A short time later Arkansas sneaked out of-the hotel and took off with the stolen car. * Three days later Toni Jo ap- peared at the home of her aunt who lived near Shreveport. She hadn’t seen or corresponded with this aunt for*years, yet she told her the entire story of her love for Cowboy Henry. She also told her that she had killed a man who had given her a lift in his car. Toni Jo's aunt called. police. The former prosti- tute had a hard time convincing them that her story was true, but when they checked and found that a man named Calloway was missing, hey knew they had something. Toni Jo led the police to Cal- loway’s body. She then gave the police officers the murder weapon and the dead man’s wal- let, but she wouldn't divulge any concrete information con- cerning her accomplice, the mysterious Arkansas, In the meantime, Calloway's car turned up abandoned in Ar- of the crue! lovers | kadelphla, Arkansas, In an at- ‘' tempt to get Toni Jo: to talk, olice arranged to transport Henry from Huntsville to Beau- : lice the desired information, The five minute private meet- ing, proved successful. Ton! Jo. told ¢ he officers that Arkansas’ real name was Harold Burks. The F.B.I. soon traced Burks to the home of a relative in Warren, Arkansas, He was arrested an Teadlly confessed to his part in the crime. : Then Toni Jo Pulted the rug out from under the entire case. She now swore that at no time did she ever She claimed t man into the field and shot him. For his part, Burks stated that he had had no intention of going all the way with Toni ‘o's scheme to get her man out of prison. Toni Jo and Burks were charged with first degree mur- . der. During her trial Toni Jo insisted that Burks was the ac- tual killer. Despite this she was convicted and sentenced to dle. She appealed twice, and each time was granted a new trial. On both occasions the result was the same. She was convict- ed and sentenced to death. “Burks was also convicted of first degree murder, claimin that Toni Jo was the actua’ murderer. He too received the death sentence. As her execution date of Nov, 28, 1942 drew near, Toni Jo had a change of heart. With only eight days to live she confessed that her original story was cor- rect in every detail. She had indeed pulled the trigger and acted alone in killing She was now telling the truth because she knew nothing could save her, and she didn’t want Burks’. execution on her con- science. Once again the entire case took a dramatic turn. Cowboy Henr: escaped from prison by crashing through the prison gates in a truck. The truck was found abandoned six miles from the would take a hostage whom he would kitt if Toni Jo wasn’t re- leased from death row. Every- one concerned took his threat and day. A few days later, an under- world informant told the police where to locate the wanted man. He was picked up in a Beaumont hotel and surrendered quietly. Henry begged to be allowed one last phone call to his wife. Permission was refused. Toni Jo pleaded to be allowed a few moments on the phone with Henry. 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PUBLIC MEETINGS The Regional District of Central Kootenay will be holding a series of public meetings regarding a regional plan for the Arrow Lakes Area. AREA COVERED: Electoral Area ‘I’ Electoral Area ‘J' Electoral Area ‘K' Nakusp . i Castlegar To provide the public with an Opportunity to express their opinions regarding how the Region can best develop. Land Use and Settlement Services and Facilities Resource Protection Economic Development Transportation Environmental Issues-and Concerns MEETING LOCATION & DATES Location Date May 23, 1979 May 24, 1979 May 28, 1979 Time 7:30 p.m. 7:30 ‘p.m. 7:30 p.m. Fauquler Community Hatt Blueberry Creek School fe Hall Robson Tarrys : Castlegar Written 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.. May 30, 1979 Robson Hall May 31, 1979 Tarrys Hall June 4, 1979 | Castlegar Complex Rm. 109 June 7, 1979 EVERYONE Is WELCOME to come and verbally express thelr opinions. (COMMENT carne Horse Race Hindsight .-~ twas Sir John A. Macdonald who likened an election toa horse race, “in that you can tell more about it the next day." “As with most ing-aft. But we find It necess: y to say . atthe ‘risk: of mouthin st. ‘election platitudes — that lostwreek's of at” least: ral race °, provided Kootenay West with.d choice of sin- been :smaller’ had) Kendall ‘not siphoned off some of his support. No | to th ) » Nardey es in In- cumbent' Progressive Conservative’ Bob. Brisco, New : D nuts-and-bo! sco's' return ‘as .MP-and even over his winning morgin in the 1974 ‘election; came as.no real surprise, resulting from.redistribution‘and NDP * gains tn the provincial election. It is: ‘fair to assume that voters of diverse political viewpoints in Kootenay West it the | ‘I bent's ; mination to. ensure his ‘constituents re .inot ignored by the federal vernmen : i But as Brisco himself pointed out shortly after his election as a ‘gover- ei nment member, it is easier to attack than to ‘defend. Despite five years of battling . Liberal bureaucracies and standing committees on behalf of the riding, it is. possible that the. advan- fage of belonging to the ruling party may be outweighed. by the new demands of? the’ 136-seat minori ty Kristiansen and: Liberal Peter ae i dal : i Increase by.'some 1,400: votes . despite predictions of a close:race | gnized. past dedicatiotto the riding and deter- ’ Kenda probably : as amore salitical . former: should :K yning-after. jockeys, whi r insights we have io of. j” fer.tend tobe more pedestrian than equestrian, 3 : f tralled behind: Brisco by , Seven percentage: points:and 2,260 votes, a margin he says might have | , Stranger. \ ‘Gspec-" ts of partisan ‘politics (he: stage- aged Nelson-Creston MLA Lorne. Nicolson's campaigns In th 1969, 1972 - |: “and 1975 provincial elections) he will to carry ‘thelr::colors in the next federal'contesti; ie Kendall, ‘alf about seven popular vote ’ points ‘less than fallow: Liberal ‘Louis ; lio did against Brisco in'1974, can aby be identified ‘as'a spoiler in. the incumbent Tory's favor. Because it- is unlikely: that: Brisco altenated enough Progressive Conservatives to provide Kendall with 3,632 votes, it seems that outside of a core of Grit die-hards: the mojority of Kendall's support came from the NDP. Kristiansen's bitterness over the paign was. und ‘dable, particularly over the discrepancy between the Liberal's rather intriguing, sometimes left-of- centre platform and the policies of ag government's fight for survivial. : "To his éredit, he neither @: s the go for which he served as an sral it : ist. In — notably his opposition to firmly. hed ; ‘federe cles.’ “on nor has any aspi to a cabi post that might: jeg: promise his ability to ‘continue tation for Kootenay West. i Kristiansen; who in. conceding his opponent had done a “reasonable fob" as MP since: 1974 — within what the New Democrat described as the limitations of the Progressive Con: ’ servative philosophy — displayed an honesty rare among candidates in federel race tnd ‘ran a solid, clean campaign which stuck to the Issues. ry } A dark-horse contender even in his nomination nearly two years ago, -heduce: or--com- - + ‘riucléar power —° Kendall's stances bore no relation to the positions of : the Liberals. 4 : Nevertheless, it’ should’ be remembered that should the party ever again form a. government the - , Views of such “new-wave Liberals" as Kendall will probably represent the _ tule rather than the exception. Summing up, we suggest all three dide bear hi fo West New Democrats pick him again’ f ithough he captured ‘| rcentage - Pleasant days bring many x & persons to the viewpoint on the Castlegar-Salt -Just Where T By VERA KANIGAN ' School District No. 9 The money for education in School District- No. 9 was calculated and raised through a system: of local taxation and provincial grants, This. article. will deseribe how this money is spent in providing the educa- tion program in local schools, - School board budgets must be submitted to the ministry of education in a form prescribed by the ministry. This form breaks down the budget into nine sections, labelled “A™ through “. (There is no Section “I”, ¢ Sections A through F ing budget) are the sec- b. Saar however long the new =f tions taken: into account in government ‘lasts. After . all, one never knows when their names. will appear once ‘again on the ‘racing rm. i +.-. + Castlegar News Headlines from one year ago: .e; City, council has forwarded to the city solicitor the proposed terms for Castlegar's tie-in to the’ 1 ; -CanCel Arrow Lakes, water supply. . ui Fire suppression standards at Castlegar ‘Airport are the hd 5 of the federal Pp the “basic edi prograin”. Section Gis the Non- Operating Expense Section and Section H the Debts Retire- ment. Section J is Non-Share- able Capital which is a direct cost to the local taxpayer. The total school district gross budget for 1979 is $5,937,833. This sum is appor- tioned over the budget sections , as follows: Section A — the adminis. . tration ‘account. ° Salaries of administration ‘staff, office ex- penses, trustee expenses and - mfnistry, Says city courcil’s airport committe chairman... general =} ms. BOE EEE ENT ts Sele et dager ieee meen 2 ae ie eee tint —/_ The Bierman Bite a Site hy * tion program. In jt Section B — the. instruc- tional account. This is the largest’ single area of the budget and covers: ‘teachers’ salaries and school adminis- trators’ salaries . . 3,696,060 clerical staff in schools are : 170,967. teaching supplies . . miscellaneous other expenses. connected with school opera- ". tion | 87,189 Total for the “B” Section: 5 $4,019,290 It should ‘be noted this is over two-thirds of the total budget. 4 Feat Section C — School oper- ating expense. This section ~ covers the cost of operating the schoo! facilities, and is made up of the following: janitor and engineers’ salaries janitor. and engineers’ supplies light, power, water, fuel, sewer 103,000 Economizer Vacation Program PWA Release Pacific Western/Transair, serving over 50 communities in Western Canada, its School Board Budgeting SS hat $5,937,833 insurance, rentals, and other smallitems UT $527,614" Section D— covers repairs and maintenance of schools and ‘their grounds. It covers ‘salaries’ “nd! Wages of maintenaiice per board of school trustees and _ Sent to the ministry of edu- cation each year, on or before Feb,: 15. On April 20 the ministry informs the board of the final determination of the budget: “includes grants “calculations, "assessment, and ° Goes mill rate. The board then adopts the final budget and sets the mill rate. Budgeting takes a consi erable amount of time every spring and but it is a vital 2: part” of ng,,.the school } district. ico ih ; 1 sonnel, expense of used in repairs and replace- ment of schoo] equipment which is worn out or obsolete. This section totals $451,530 in 1979, Section E — Conveyance of pupils. This area is for trans- portation of pupils and is essentially the cost of operating the 10 schoo) buses which the district owns. It totals $209,981 for 1979. Section F — is a very small section of only. $16,490. It covers the district's health ser- vices on a_ per-capita: basis, provision for a speech therapist and first-aid supplies for the schools, These six sections make up the operating budget and are the major portions, totalling $5,418,558. “The remaining secuuus v: the budget are Section “G", “non-operating expenses, Sec- tion debt services and Section “J", non-shareable capi- tal. Section.G used to consist almost entirely for college exciting new Economizer vaca- with the 1979 is the first year the government has taken over the full financial Canadian Government Office of Tourism, the company is work- ing together to bring even more savings for travellers in the air and on the ground. + Pacific Western/Transair's * Economizer fares offer savings - of up to 35 per cent off the regular cost of round trip tickets with minimum require- ments, And there's Economizer Plus — a book which helps cut the costs of connecting with the West, offering savings of up to 26 per cent at hotels in many cities serviced by Pacific Wes- tern/Transair and similar dis- counts on Avis car rentals when booked in accordance with the Economizer Plan. | The book is packed. with great ideas of where to go and what to see in communities across Western Canada — from panning gold in Whitehorse and viewing the midnight sun, to ing around Old Victoria, There's also details and money-saving coupons for ac- tion-packed capital city tours and a wide variety of exciting activity tours. i Details can be obtained from travel agents or compli- mentary copies of the Econo- mizer book can be obtained from: Economizer Plus Box 3500 B.C. V6B3Y5 of the college. A small amount, $8,365, still exists in this section, which is for community use of facilities and cafeteria operation. Section H is the district's mortgage payments, If you will. The cost is amortized over a period of 20 years and repaid in annual installments, just like-a mortgage on a home. The cost of School District No. 9's “mortgage” payments for 1979 is $396,235. Section J is a “non-share- able capital” section and’ in- cludes improvements to exist- ing schoo] grounds, reconstruc- tion or additions of new build- ings not shared by the provin- cial government, and acquisi- tion of new equipment, includ- ing-district’ vehicles. This sec- tion for 1979 totals $114,675. Within each section of the budget there are, of course, detailed breakdowns of how the money is spent. For example, school teaching supplies . is broken down into per-pupil allotments’ for various subject , areas so that the principal of each school knows how much money can be spent for supplies over the year. For elementary pupils this year, the amount is approximately, $62 each, and for secondary students, $67 each. The school district's final budget is approved by the ‘ Films shown recently-by Jim Ford, highlighted the regu- lar monthly afternoon of enter- - tainment of the Castlegar and District Senior. Citizens’ Asso- ciation. The first one was entitled “The Vacant Lot” and showed how a group of senior citizens in Montreal had utilized a vacant lot by turning it into a garden where they were able to spend many hours gardening and chatting with their neighbors from the apartments. They grew all their own vegetables, which they used during the winter months, The second film featured an Indian woman and was en- titled “Augusta”. After her husband had died, she ex- {: perienced a hard life, but remained in her home. She. obtained books and taught herself to become a midwife, « bringing many babies into the world. She had a wonderful spirit and was much loved by i both young and old in the surrounding communities.