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Published Every Thursday at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays”

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Vol. 5, No. 43

CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1952

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Waldie’s Mill Purchased By Celgar Co. Today

Banquet And Dance
Convention Finale

The West Kootenay and Boun-
dary Teachers’ Convention, held
in Castlegar Tast Friday and Sat-
urday and opened with a public
meeting in the High School au-
ditoriam Teast Thursday, came to
its grand finale Saturday eve-
ning with ‘a banquet in the school
auditorium followed by a dance
at the Playmor dance hall.

‘Guest speaker at the banquet
wus F_ C. Boyes, Acting Principal
of the Vancouver Normal School.
‘The Hon. R.. E. Sommers, B.C.
“Minister of Lands and Forests
and Mines, and MLA for Ross-
land Trail, who ‘had also been

somewhat amazed that a district
so small as that which comprises
Castlegar, Kinnaird and Robson,
were able to organize and so suc-
cessfully execute an undertaking
of such magnitude as a teachers’
convention, .
A unique feature-of the teach-
ers’ accommodation, was the
“teachers’ taxi” service, organ-
ized by the Castlegar Kiwanis
Club, which provided transport-
ation to the different halls of the
district ~where the meals were
served, end back to the high
school.
Dr. Gortsky Speaks
Th ion program for

tasked to speak on this
‘was not able to be present. Mr.
J. A. Thomas, chairman of the
‘Convention Committee, express-
ed appreciation for the part Mr.
Sommers played in the early pre-
parations for the convention and
expressed regret that he was not
present.
Convention Lauded

“Reaction to the three day
events beginning with the public
meeting at the high school Thurs-
day and ending with the banquet
and dance Saturday night, was
highly favorable. The visiting
delegates commented on the

instaking thor with

e
the first day, Friday, included
sectional, special session, lunch-
eon and dinner meetings at which
Miss Cynthia Tilson, Vancouver;
John Sutherland, Vancouver; D.
G. Chamberlain, Principal Ross-

Ww. T. Waldie
Kiwanians Elect
1953 Officers

‘William Waldie will head the

land High School; Miss Hilda
Cryderman, Girt’ Counsellor,
Vernon High School; C. E. Clay,
Inspector of Schools; Mr. J. J.
McKenzie, Inspector of Schools;
Dr. Roy Daneills, Head of De-
partment of English at UBC; Mr.
Hugh Herbison, a member of the
Consultative Committee on Douk-
hobor Affairs; members of the

hi: fs from Rossland,

which even the smallest details
were thoroughly planned out.
The teacher visitors also expres-
sed favorable impressions with
the meals and ‘billetting accomo-,

Nakusp, and Deer Park, and Dr.
lV. B. Goresky, Castlegar psychiat-
rist were the speakers,

On Saturday, the mornin;
devoted to more sectional

was
a

dations they received and were’

(Continued on Page 4)

‘Role Of Teacher Emphasized In Talks: _
By Hon. T. Rolston And Dr.

The importance of the teacher
and the growing educational
problem in B.C. were emphasized
at a public meeting in the Stan-
ley Humphries
‘Thursday evening in addresses
by the Hon. Mrs. Tillie Rolston,
B.C. Minister of Education, and
Dr. Roy Daniells, Head of the
English Department at UBC. The
meeting was the inaugural event
of the West Kootenay and Boun-
dary Teachers’ Convention held
here during the week-end.

Mrs. Rolston speaking on’ the
topic, Our Children, British Col-
umbia’s greatest asset, said that

High ~ School |-

Daniells_, .
friends, relatives and aquaiit-

ances,

Continued on Page 2

Teachers’ Convention
Features Discussion
On Juv. Delinquency

There is no one solution or
cure to the problem of juveriile
delinquency, a panel of préba-
tion board, Social Welfare, Pub-
lic Health and educational re-
pr ives at a pub-

the function of today
should be ‘to fit our children to
make a living; to fit them to take
their places as responsible mem-
bers of our society and to fit
them to erijoy life. .

The financing of this education
in B.C., however, she declared,
is tremendous. This year alone
there were 10,000 new pupils in
school. She ascribed this increase
in school population to the re-
sult of the war marriages’ and
movement of population to B.C.
A new system of taxation is “be-
ing devised to meet the increased
demands. di

Despite the difficulties how-
ever, she asserted, “Our boys and
girls are staying longer in school
than in any other province in the
Dominion:”

Emphasizing the importance of
the teacher, she quoted Aristotle
who 2300 years ago said “The Fate
of empires depends on the edu-
cation of our vouth,” and declar-
ed “This is still true today.”

The teachers of our schools are
doing a wonderful job though
theirs is a tremendous reponsi-
bility. “They have the child only
once. The faulty products of edu-
cation cannot be scrapped as can
the faulty products of industrv.

The teacher’s work is a lot like
missionary work.. in that the good
accomplished is not often known
for some time.

Drawing from a rich fund cf
anecdotes and experiences, Mrs.
Rolston spiced her address with
much humor as did the second
speaker who, though dealing with
abstract ideas and couching them
in profound terminology, skilfully
contrived to permeate wit and
levity throughout his remarks.

Speaking on “Character in
Education” he declared it is a
“most awkward subject’? because
he claimed, “I am 2 moral inva-
lid who all his life has been nur-
tured by parents, teachers,
churchman, professors, doctors,

lic meeting ‘in the Stanley Hum-
phries High School auditorium
Friday everiing, a feature event
of the West Kootenay and Bound-
ary Teachers’ Convention ‘held
here during the week-end.

C. E.’ Clay, Inspector of Schools
acted as moderator for the dis-
cussions and panel members
were: F. C. Boyes, principal of
Vancouver Normal School; R. R.
Hanna, Principal of Trail Junior
High; Miss Cammaert, Director
of Public Health Nurses for “the
Kootenay area; Miss Ward, Supt.
of Social “Welfare in the “Trail
area; Mr. Jackson, Probation Of-
ficer; and Mr. Foster, Social Wel-
fare Department, Nelson.

These people discussed the var-
ious roles that the Social Welfare
Department. the Public Health
Nurse, the Probation Officer and
the teacher ‘have to play as agen-
cies for the prevention of juve-
nile delinquency. and how they
coonerate with each other.

Steps in the handling of prob-
lem children as outlined by the
panel were: Recognition of de-
linquent symptoms in the pupil
‘by the teacher: Request for infor-
mation and assistance from either
the Public Health Nurse or the
Social Welfare Officer or both:
A conference discussing the child
among the nurse. the welfare of-
ficer and the teacher; recom-
mendation of cases of advanced
delinquency cases to the child
guidance clinic: prenaration of
problem child for clinic bv the
teacher: examination of child’ by
the clinic and recommendation of
action to be taken to correct the
child, by the .
sinele caues for juvenile delin-

The panel agreed there is no
“hoth the home an?
‘the community can breed it.”
Nor is there sin“te eure be-
cause although instftutional care
has helned many, it is not always

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TShop To New Hone ~~

Kiwanis Club as presi-
dent during the i year, it

(George Drew Will
Visit Castlegar
Thursday, Nov. 6

George Drew, national leader
of the Progressive Conservative
Party and head of the official op-
Position in the federal house, will
pay a brief visit to Castelgar on
Thursday, November 6, during a
tour of the West Kootenays, for
familiarization purposes,

Due to arrive at the Castlegar
Airport from the East at 3.15
p.m, Mr. Drew will be met by
J. S. Roberts, first vice-president
of the Trail and District Progres-
sive Conservative Association,
and W. Waldie, executive member
of the Association who will es-
cort the national leader to Cas-
tlegar’s Twin Rivers Hall.

. Ina strictly informal pather-
ing in which Mr. Drew hopes to
meet as many people as possible,
he is scheduled to spend an I hour
here, followitig which he will
leave for Neslon where he is to
be met by Chamber of Commerce
and Conservative Association re-

wes revealed at the club's an-
nual elections last Tuesday.

George Magwood and Ken
Sharples were elected vite presi-
dents, J. Williams, ‘treasurer,
Earl Stanford, Secertary and a
‘board of directors as follows: Pat
Fowler, Gus Leitner, Bob Gra-
ham, Vic Misutka, Bob Walley,
‘Ralph Kerr and Eddie Frederick-
"son.

The new executive will assume
the reins of office gn January 1,
1953.

During’ Mr. Drew’s Castlegar
sojourn, he is expected to make
an aadltees and tea and refresh-
ments are to be served by ladies
of Castlegar and Trail.

Proposed Site For
New Federal Building
Okayed By Chamber

The Castlegar and District
Ghemper OL Commerce express-

Castle News Moving

The staff of ‘the ‘Castle News
have been looking Jorward to this
week for months because this
week the transfer of machinery
and office equipment to the new
quarters on Columbia Avenue
across the street from the bus‘
depot, begims.

The week-end -will therefore
see the publisher, the editor, the;
operator and the back shop ap-
prentice call upon muscles sel-
dom used to assist the transfer
firm in moving fhe bulk of the
office equipment and typogra-
Phical machinery, mcluding lino-
type, multigraph, cutter smafll
press and type to the new com—
modious quarters now nearing’
completion.

Fast outgrowing its present
overcrowded basement quarters,
its is expected the Castle News
will be completely installed in‘
its larger premises ‘by the end of;
next week, It is hoped to have;
all the mathinery, stock and of-|
fice equinment transferred this,
week excevt for fhe newspaper
press which is bemg saved for
next week. .

In its. more commodious and
up-to-date quarters, the Castle-|
gar and District weekly will be
able to exoand its services to its
communitv. L. V. Campbell,
owner-publisher, plans to carry

agr with
the proposed site for ‘a fe

Develpment Co. Ltd,

lion board feet annually.

Continued operation of

ion can be started.

Other mills purchased by the Co. were:
Columbia River Timbers Ltd. at Sidmouth and
the Big Bend Lumber Co. Ltd., Nakusp

VANCOUVER — Purchase of three sawmills
Arrow Lakes district, first step in the integrated forest indust.
ry proposed for the area, was announced today by Celgar

in the

M. W. Mackenzie, Executive Vice-President of Canadian
Chemical & Cellulose Co. Ltd., the parent company, reported
that Celgar has taken over and is now operating the mill
formerly owned by William Waldie & Sons Ltd. at Castlegar,
and plans to take over within the next few days the mills of
Big Bend Lumber Co. Ltd at Nakusp, and Columbia River
Timbers Ltd, at Sidmouth near Revelstoke.

Capacity of the three mills is rated in excess of 35 mil-

these old established mills is,

part of the overall plan for the development of the Celgar pro.
ject. No changes in the operating personnel are contemplated:
Plans for modernizing and expanding the plants will be con-
sidered after details of their operation have been studied.

Mr. ‘Mackenzie also reported that forest inventory work.
had been carried on all summer by means of aerial photog-
raphy and cruising parties. He-also stated that a site for the-
proposed pulp plant has been selected on the Columbia
River, two miles west of Castlegar, and that the land.has been
purchased for this purpose. The recent action of the govern-
ment in respect of Celgar’s application for a forest manage-
ment license will enable the company to proceed with the-
more detailed planning of the project. Mr. Mackenzie, warned
however, that considerable reyearch ‘work and the preparation:
of detailed plans must be completed before actual; construct-

secretary to write to Attorney
‘Generdl Robert Bormer, recom-
amending that John Popoff and
‘Nick ‘Konkin, currenfty ‘héhd on
‘arson ‘charges in the Cuasflegar
‘area, be not released on bail.

‘The Chamber nuted the two
‘arson“suspects were ‘convicted of
‘arson ‘charges om a previous oc-
“casion,

Regarding the’ -proposed site
for a new federal buitding in
Castlegar, T. R. Deans, announ-
‘ced that the Village Commission-
fs are in agreement with the
Suggested site and ‘that it would
‘be'in-accordance -with town plan-
ing Needs.

ACR. MacDermid, chairman of
‘the roads and bridges committee,
anmtvunced that fhe road equip-
mienit necessary had ‘been moved
‘to'the Robson-Syringa Creek road
and that improvement of the
road-as promised had started.

Regarding the promised survey
“at Castlegar, Mr. MacDermid re-
ported that although several ru-
‘mors “have started that the sur-
veyhad been made. Mr, Gagliarti
refused to confirm thts, not ev-n
mentioning the bridge when
answering Mr. MacDermid’s en-
quiry.

After some discussion, Mr. Mac-
demii€ was urged to continue
pressing for a bridge “‘even a toll

a wider line of stationery,
and office equipment.

The new office amd printing,
shop, a $5,000 extension to the
east side of the store occupied
hv Huber’s Photos, contains a
25’x40’ vrinting shop and 15’x24”
office. Of cement block construct-
ion, with stucco -exterior finish,
the new quarters will mean not
only greater working space and
facilities for greater efficiency,
but also arrangements for more
convenience in reception of the
Public.

Nelson Officer Joins
Castlegar Detachment

A former Trail and Rossland
policeman, Constable W. A. Al-
lan, has been transferred to Cas-
tlegar Detachment RCMP from
Nelson Detachment.

ith Constable Allan’s trans-
fer here, the strength of Castle-
gar Detachment: once again re-
mains at three officers. Consta-
bles Aylward and Graham, who
were temporary additions to the
local force have been recalled to
the coast, and Constable Grant
Maclean -has been transferred

beneficial.

from Castlegar to Grand Forks.

‘bridgé” and to press Mr. Gagliar-
di for a yes or no regarding whe-
‘ther the bridge survey has been
“made,

Rev. L. C. Johnston and Dr.
Fowler reported for the Hospital
Committee, saying that the work
of the Castlegar and District Hos-
vital Suciety is going ahead slow-
ty, the present concern ‘being the
Organization of an Improvement
District for Hospital purposes
which -will roughly correspond
with the present school district.

On the recommendation of this
committee, the Chamber whole-
heartedly endorsed membership
in the Society.

The Department of Transport
is to be requested to install a
radio booster station at Castlegar,
and the B.C. Forest Service ask-
.ed for an‘ extension .of the fire
season to include the months of
April and October.

The subject of parking and
crossing lanes on Columbia Ave-
nue again came up for discussion.
The Civic Affairs Committee was
instructed to press for action on
the matter. -

W. Waldie and M. Dalton were
appointed as delegates to the As-
Sociated Boards of Trade meeting
in Fernie on November 14 and
5. ‘

Lakes, had been refused.

tiles, plastics and explosives.

the wording of the decision.

as announced last January.

aver, some one million acres of timberland in

: Celgar Appeals Refused
Government Announces.

B.C. Premier W. A. C. Bennett and Lands and Forests
inister Robert E. Sommers, in a joint statement %
zmnounced im Victoria that appeals against the ory} re °
a forest nmumagement licence to the Celgar Developm

esterday,
©

the~Ayrow

The government decision gives the company the “all.
cicur” signal to go ahead with its $65 million forest develop.
ment project in this area, calling for construction of a pulp
mii three miles west of Castlegar, designed to produce tex- -

In Nelson last night, J. H. Black, treasurer for the Cana-
dian Chemical and Cellulose Company and for the Celgar
Development Company, refused to make any comment re-
garding the official announcement, confining himself to a
cautious: “It’s a step forward.

However, Mr. Black, who arrived in Nelson yesterday
along with L. S. Apsey, chief Attorney for the Company =
J. L. Dawson, comptroller for the Celanese Corporatio and
Axel Brandstrom, Celgar woods manager, promised just as
soon as Official notification of the government de
as Official notification of the government decision reached
him directly, and company offcials had had time to stur

sin reached

dy

He gave no indication of the nature of the statement to
be issued, but intimated that plans for the most part remain

Caterpillar Available
For Light Clearing

A further discussion of Kin-
naird’s water system and plans
for the rental of the recently
purchased Caterpillar, were a-
mong the items of business at the
regular meeting of the Kinnaird
Village Commission Monday eve-
ning. .

The use of the Cat for light
land clearing was approved pro-
vided a minimum 1 of the hoist
is involved as the apparatus is
not built to lift heavy loads. The
charge for rent of the cat will be
$10 per. hour with a $10 mini-
mum charge. :
Mr. J. Barnes and L, Green-
wood attended a “cat-care” school
at Waldies Mill under the aus-
pices of the Caterpillar Company.
‘W. Jacobson gave a detailed re-

port on his attendance at the
UBCM Convention. He said it
was very busy and very educa-
tional, and that although, there
was no government action on last
year’s resolutions, it is thought
the present government will take
some action.

There was a considerable dis-
cussion regarding the oft-ailing
water system. The sump-pump
motor is completely worn out,
it was announced and a new one,
three phases like the old, would
cost $80 while the cost of rewind-
ing the old one would be $60. It
was decided to buy a single
phase motor, and this has been
assembled and is ready for in-
stallation.

The new pump, recently pur-
chased, is proving very satisfact-
ory, alti ough only the small
pump is being used at ;yesent
since it is sufficient for present

needs. i