Castlegar Kinnaird CASTLE NEWS Published Every Thursday at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays” The "Ferry-Land” That Needs A Bridge Robson Brilliant VOL. 5 No. 6 ,CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA,THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1952 5 Cents Per Copy BRITISH EMPIRE MOURNS DEATH OF KING GEORGE; ELIZABETH !S QUEEN Canadians from British Col- umbia to New Foundland were Stunned by the early morning that King George Vi was dead. The King died in his sleep during the night, presumably from cor- onorary thrombrosis after an apparent recovery rom 2 lung ve th: ago. Death came at the age of 56 after the King had been ruler of Great Britain for 15 years. He came to the throne on Dec. 10, 1936, upon the abdication of King Edward VIII (now Duke of Windsor.) Dearly beloved by all Britons the King won the hearts of Ca- ni when, with Queen Eliz- abeth, the couple visited this country in 1939. News of his failing health first reached the nation in Nov. 1948, when he was ordered to rest owing to a blood clot in his leg. In March of the following year. he underwent an operation to remove the clot. In June of last year doctors reported a small area of inflamation in the lung and in September he underwent an operation when the lung was removed. He left the sick bed for the first time on October 4, 951 and at .Christmas made his usual broadcast to the Empire. Death came quietly Wednesday. morning at Sandringham where he was .born December 14, 1895. Princess Elizabeth, his 25-year old daughter, automatically suc- ceeded .him to .the throne—the first: ruling Queen in more than half a century. At the time of her father’s death, the new queen with ‘her husband, the Duke of Endinburgh, was at a hunting lodge in the hinterland of Africa's Kenya Colony. They were on the first Jeg of .a tour which was to take them to Af- rica, Australia and New Zea- land. While no official annaunce- ment has yet been made, it is expected that the remainder of the tour will be cancelled for the present. Funeral arrangements for the late monarch will not be an- nounced until the Queen’s re- turn to England. At that time a national day of mourning will be declared throughout the Em- pire. Memorial services will be held this coming Sunday in all local churches. SOCIAL CREDIT IS EXPLAINED TO MEETING A Social Credit meeting was held on Thursday in the Twin Rivers hall with about 60 in at- tendance. S. C. Watson spoke briefly.on the Social Credit As- sociation and then introduced Peer V. Paynter, first vice-presi- dent of the Social Credit party of Canada. “Social Credit,” said Mr. Payn- ter, “has become a by-word in the Province of British Colum- bia in the last few months, It is becoming well organized in. all parts of the province. : “There are four basic prin- ciples: 1. An’ individual is the most important thing in society. 2. Must have freedom and secur- ity in conjunction with each oth- er. 3. Only one excuse for gov- ernment — that is to give the people the results they want from the management of their af- fairs. 4. Get financial control —anything that is physically pos- sible and desirable must be made financially possible.” Mr. Paynter used’ as an ex- ample the Government of Al- berta — that being the only So- cial Credit Government in the world.. Before laws are made it is decided first “is it meces- sary” and secondly, “does it jeopardize the liberty of any per- son in Alberta? Inducement, not compulsion is the trend. He compared “hospitalization costs, $7.50 per day, as against $16.00 ~ per day in B.C. “Social Credit,” ne said, “is putting into effect practical Christianity, . If you can’t mix politits and religion, then it is time to change your politics.” He went’ on to ex- plain how the Social Credit gov- ernment has: been instrumental in getting the province practical- ly out of debt, mentioning the prosperity certificates and sales tax as means to an end. He con- cluded; “Rid your minds of what has been and let us look to the future for what can be.” Local study groups are being formed in Castlegar and Kin- naird and each group will have representation at the “constitu- ency convention” which will be held soon. The size of the group ‘will naturally determine the number of representatives, who will be elected by the people themselves. ; Treacherous Roads Cause Accident Two.cars were involved in.an accident on Friday about mid- night at the Forestry Office corn- er on the Castlegar ‘highway. Considerable damage was done to both cars driven by C. Robert- son of Castlegar and Robert Lloyd Austad of Trail, no one was in- jured.. The ‘accident was due primarily to road conditions and poor visibility, NO MONEY FOR FIRE TRUCK The Castlegar Board of Com- missioners met in the village of- fice on Monday night with all members present. Com. Williams reported on the water situation saying it is low but alright — the levél ‘is coming up a bit as a result of the rains we have been getting. He also reported that the intake screen had been cleaned. Mr. D. Seaton will be officially appointed by Fire Chief R. A. D. West,.as assistant fire inspector for Castlegar. His duties, rules and regulations to be set out by Victoria. Const. Howarth will prosecute if it should be neces- sary. A letter from the Light Opera Co, of Rossland was received ask- ing for permission to put on an operetta the latter part of March. Permission was granted as it comes under the heading of .cul- tural entertainment. The Department of Municipal Affairs sent a letter regarding the financing of a new fire truck for .Castlegar. There is no pro- vision for lending money to any village municipalities so money will have to be raised elsewhere. A licence was granted to the Jackman Collection Agency of Nelson to have an ofifce in Castlegar. Accounts totalling $2301.31 were discussed and passed. A lane has been requested be- hind Robertson’s Store. As it would benefit all, Village Clerk, A. T. Horswill was requested to write interested parties that shauld an be re Queen Elizabeth II the village would maintain said lane. Fire Chief West. spoke briefly on the necessity of having street names and numbers. “It is im- possible,” he said, “to locate a house unless someone knows the place personally.” He cited the wase of “fRysen's fire’ a shart time ago and said that though he knew where they lived — on the spur of the moment and wak- ing out of a sound sleep, he couldn’t be certain exactly which stand pipe would best serve to put out the fire. A map with all information — stand pipes, streets and numbers would make it a matter of seconds to know exactly where to go and the shortest route to that place. . A written notification confirm- ing their reappointment will be sent to the officials of the Park Board as well as proper author- ity for. signing checks. A motion was passed to in- crease bulldozer fees to $10.50 per hour and it is to be used exclusively in Castlegar proper or for the Corporation of Village of Kinnaird. No outside custom work will be handled. There have been many re- quests as to when and how town properties will be put on the market but action on this has been postponed at the present e. CELGAR CHIEF PASSES David G. Stenstrom of Van- couver, who laid the groundwork for pulp and paper industries in many lands, died Thursday in the Victoria hospital at the age of Mr. Stenstrom, as general man- ager of the Celgar Development ‘Company Ltd., was a key figure in the planning recently for the Arrow Lakes District of South- eastern British Columbia.‘ He was .connected with the parent Celanese Corporation of America since 1947, and first brought the soon-to-start project,-to the atten- tion of celanese officials and di- rected preliminary surveys, re- search and engineering. He had become. a familiar figure in ‘Castlegar, Nelson and other Kootenay centres. Miss. Pauline. Archibald. tre: turned «to Vancouver ~ Tuesday,’ after spending a few days visit- ing at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Archibald. SCHOOL BOARD MAY PURCHASE NEW BUS” A board meeting of the School District No. 9 was held Monday, January 28th, with all members, the School Inspector and E. Pratt, Thrums - Tarrys - repre- sentative, in attendance. The matter of gymnasium rental was discussed fully and a letter re policy drafted for pub- lication in the CASTLE NEWS. R. Hunter was appointed the board’s representative on the Castlegar Town Planning Com- mission. The matter of flooding on school grounds, Castlegar, was discussed and the board favored hydraulic engineer’s plan of con- crete pipe to river as discussed with village commission chair- man, Mrs. Jacobson, the board's representative on the West Koot- enay Health Unit, gave a report of the meeting held in Trail. The 1952 school budget was dis- cussed fully. It was approved by the board and it now has to go before the Department of Education for their approval. The department’s approval has been received to obtain tenders for an additional school bus when required. Mail Clerks - - Male: Clerks It is interesting to note that the Castlegar Post Office staff now consists solely .of male clerks. A short while ago Mr. Deans added Paul Gergely his crew and now Reno Manarin of Kinnaird has become the third member. “The mails,” Mr. Deans stated, “are getting heavier all the time, and the next year will no doubt show an. even greater increase.” We notice more and more girls going for the mail these days — could be the new staff, this is leap year we know — but then again it could be just that broth- er is busy and father is other- wise occupied. Constable MacLean Posted Here ~* Constable G. M. MacLean ar- rived in Castlegar Monday and will_commence.service with ‘the ‘:R.C.M.P:: detachment here. Constable MacLean was -sta- tioned’ in Charlottetown, “prior to’ his transfer to Castle- gar. 4 a : r to” PELL, - Kinnaird Water Bylaw Vote February 19th KINNAIRD, B. C. — The regular Kinnaird Village Commissioners meeting was held on Monday . With Commissioners W. Collinson as chairman. Other commission- ers present were Mr. R. Mac- Dermid, W. Jacobson, G. Layton and Mr. B. Morrice. Friday, February 8th, has been set as the date for the Court of Revision. It will be held in the village office at 7 p.m. Considerable discussion regard- ing permits for oil burners took place and it was finally approved that a charge of $1.50 for in- spection for oil burner heaters or stoves and $3.00 for oil burner furnaces be paid by the applicant at time of application. Correspondence from the C. T. S. Drivers’ Club was read re- garding two bus. stops in Kin- naird being placed in unsuitable positions. This matter will be remedied by slight alternations and improving of -parking con- ditions on both sides of the high- way and will be started in the spring. . Date for the. proposed water by-law voting will be on or the most suitable day to February 19. Returning officer will be Mr. W. Taylor and deputy re- turning officer Mrs. M. Evans, CO.OP CAR STOLEN The down town car usually driven by W. W. Thorp was stol- en from Trail Friday. Mr. Thorp went to pick up the car after work and found it locked and no keys in evidence. - He hitch- hiked-to get another set of keys and when the men went in to pick up the car it was missing. Quick work on the part of the R.C.M.P. in’ Trail soon discovered the car on the road to’ Waneta near Columbia Gardens. Again the car was locked and no keys. No damage was done and the car was returned to Castlegar in the early hours of Saturday morning. & VOLUNTEER FIREMEN ACTIVE The Volunteer Firemen. still hold a meeting every Monday night. They are adding to their number all the time. At present the number stands at 18 and are now. training in anticipation of the new fire truck so that when it comes both trucks «vill be fully manned. Amongst their numerous duties they change burned out light bulbs in the street lights, check first aid equipment, ep the in- halator ready for cz and make fire inspections. vention” is stressed and the put- ting out of fires with the least possible damage. Kinnaird Village | Streets To Be Surfaced KINNAIRD, B. C. — Village Clerk S. C. Muirhead and Com- missioner Ross MacDermid of the Village of Kinnaird visited Victoria. last week and discussed the purchase of village water systems with various government officials. Difficulties holding up Village Bylaw No. 24 for the purchase of the Kinnaird Water Company system and the Kury- luk system were ironed out. The next step will be to put the bylaw to a vote in the vil- lage. It is the hope of the com- missioners that the purchase can be concluded in time to do the necessary amount of work to in- tregate and repair the two sys- tems before summer water de- mands become too heavy. Ap- proximately 5000 feet of new pipe will have to be laid. During the past year serious water short- ages developed on the Kuryluk system and integration of the two systems will remedy this, Discussions were also held with Hon. E. T. Kenney, minister of public works; Mr. E. Jones, de- puty minister of public works, and Hon. A. D. Turnbull, minister of Municipal affairs and M.L.A. for Rossland - Trail, regarding hard-surfacing of village streets and an understanding was reach- éd-_whereby a_ considerable amount of hard-surfacing can be done at no further cost ta the village by contributing 2500 yards of processed gravel which was stockpiled in 1950.