CASTLEGAR NEWS, CASTLEGAR, B.C. For example, a line may have a THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1957 CASTLEGAR NEWS Published] Every Thursday By THE CASTLE NEWS LIMITED Castlegar — B.C. L. Vv. CAMPBELL, Publisher From A Weekly Message The Castlegar Ministerial CDTA IN CHURCH St. Rita's Church E. Bro; Rev. » PETTIT ‘PHOTOS PHONE 3811 (Continued from page 2) matics ‘involved | drill; Much of teaming m- mathe- there is no softening of that cold, hard fact, Since later mathematical Selective Telephone Ring For Village Soo yoos, Selective telephone ringing will be operating early in 1958 in Castlegar, Fruitvale and Oso- advancement «depends on thor- 20-cycle and a 30-cycle set on it. When the number for the 20- ni cycle set is dialed, a ringing machine sends out current at 20 cycles, thus activating the bell on the one set only, Similarly, the 30-cycle set rings only when it receives a current of 30 cycles. phy P.P. Masses at 8:30 and 10:30 am Benediction .at 7:00 p.m Confessions Sat. 4-5 and 7-8 psn, 7 St.. Joseph’s Chapel Rev. E, Brophy P.P. Masses at 8:30 ind 10:30 a.m. Confessions Sat, 4-5 p.m. Pentecostal . Tabernacle. Sunday School — 10:00 am. Morning S feiaca = ae am, Pee and Bible Stuay, Thure. 7:30 p.m. Young Peoples, Friday 1:30 .™m. Everyone Welcome “Selective” describes the, ringing system which means that a subscriber on a party line hears only one ring — his own. This improvement eliminates code ringing. whereby a party-line subscriber hears the ringing of the other parties on his line, and has to identity ae own ring. Association ough grounding, work of earlier. grades must be mastered and to a large extent, “over-learned” if enough of it is to be retained for future use. For this reason. the lack of well trained,. enthusi- astic teachers would be disastrous ag poor coverage of the mathe- matics in any grade imposes a fa P i 1 - handicap .which may ive ring- the pupil's whole career in math-|ing in Castlegar. "Fruitvale and |: rye, uate Guide omatics, It must be admitted that /Osoyoos and nine other’ B.C. Meeling Scheduled some teachers who dislike math-' centres fs part of a $72,000 ring- eee : ematics tend to trim the time) ing program launched by B.C. For Trail This Month and effort spent on th 5 meet cae * 2 in their classrooms, and are|: Balative ringing is accom~ helping to develop habits and at-| plished: by i sf titudes ‘which will perpetuate, | sets to ring. only when a certain and intensify a slip-shod treat- of t is re ment of the subject. The help which parents can give may be illustrated along one with case $135.45 Une by a following results of a: preliminary study carried out 7:30 1 Service. SPECIAL $99.95 by two well lif! their chi rissre) a . (1) Parents determine ‘ini- 8:00 o'clock, Bible (2) ‘Assuming ability is pre- Study and Prayer Meeting . at ; tial attitudes of “their children| sont, ‘whose parents en- 51 Columbia Ave. ‘them in ‘their study of Central for us all in develop-| training for skilled . workers. € L F A R [ N 6 = - - -_ arithmetic and mathematics tend ing these values is the time given| Even though workers seem to Church ‘of: Jesus Christ 1956 STOCK- OF to do better and like these sub- us on the day of rest and wor-|carry out many of their activi- Of Latter Day Saints jects mors ee students whose ship: Sunday, Our failure to/| ties automatically and claim that|- Sundays at 16:30 am eal mI no enceurede fou wisely use this time means tirae|the mathematics they studied in| Twin Rivers. Hall. so close to the point in our sense alone, good they wasted, and can mean| School was of little : , i eta Ranges and Fridg 5 FROM. VANCOUVER WAREHOUSE: “AT. 15% DISCOUNT. OFF REGULAR PRICE 7 ‘WHILE STOCK LASTS These are Canada’s Quality Products use own district: may be, we are attaching our eternal failure, to them, they would soon feel Rev. L. C. J You must seet it to believe it. The ‘change-over is a progres- sive job and requires that every party-line telephone set in a community be changed. The cost of intrducing selective ringing is $6,000 for each. of the three offices. WHY STUDY MATHEMATICS? “What is truth’? the world has been asking since time be- gan. The mathematician, as a scientist, expresses the ‘same query in the form: “What is basic?” We live in a scientific- age aud the exacting demands of science are not satisfied unless a mathematical basis can be found on which to build our Sb AG aai t.’ No one nowadays can escape the need for mathematics or the im-|7 plications of mathematical an- alysis. Problems to be solved oc- cur every minute of the day. Even if the actual manipulation of figures is not involved the method of outlining the facts of so that the elements of value|the groblem and iis most direct shall rise in us: in| solution sare nee handled within as many as use the oppor the time offers, to get into the “up-| More and more ‘pase mathema- per grades.” tics is y as lian Weekly Associati BC. ‘Weelely Newspapers Advertising Bureau; Audit Bureau of Circulations SUBSCRIPTION RATE :— $3.00 per year; 25c per month by carrier. - Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. DISSIPATED OR TRANSFORMED? . by Rev. H. T. Allen, B. A., B.D., Vancouver, Secretary of Lord’s Day Alliance for B.C. and Alber- ta — by request. Jimmie ended, Grade Five with Teacher's sorrowful \.com- ment: “Sorry you can't go into Grade Six, Jimmie, you haven't made very good use of your time last year. But’ you have a chance to do better next year.” And Jimmie did. For. us all, time is opportuni- ty, wisely or unwisely used, and if we are following up this, op- while we speak of imperishable | values, such as love, truth and beauty, of goodness and joy of faith, and forgiveness, we are really speaking of persons whose natures are being built up by such experiences, grown out. of the struggle of life, out of its high and exalted times, out of its ministries’ of compassion and understanding, and stedfast friendships. In these areas of: our life, we are coming into the develop- ment of our full personality, and in this process, what is happen- ing is, that God is doing a crea- tive work in our human: spirits. ‘These are his tools, and his ways of p ing in us, a growth of the | spiritual nature we all ‘have IMPORTANT MEETINGS SOON < Meetings will be held this month for the election . of Hospital Trustees. A representative will be elected for the'Rurat Area — that is -——- Robson, Thrums, Deer Park, Renata, etc. Representatives will also be elected for the Village of Kinnaird and Castlegar. | , The Trustees to your hospital district represent the taxpayers and contro! the spending of the Hospi- tal Society therefore the elections are important. Any- one who voted on the hospital plebiscite is entitled to portunity as we might, we are vote for a trustee in their locality. turning a deal of its perishable Three meetings wil! be held as follows: Kinnaird, its into valu- April 24, Castlegar, April 25, and Robson, April 26. es, knowing as we do so, that we Remember — you elect the Trustees. are nourishing .a nature whose destiny is meant to he able. In this world we have to deal with two kinds of materials: taken up entirely with things, Things and Values. If our time is and our interest is centered en- tirely in them, and in experienc- es which bélong to the world of The Commissioners of the West Koot Guide Division met recently at the home of Mrs, H. F. Hyson, Robson te discuss the affairs of the division ‘and to further the plans of the Provin- cial Annual Meet to be held April 25, 26 and 27 at Trail. . The meeting will be held at, § the Laura K. Morris school, in|’ East Trail, with lunches and ‘din-| ° ners being sérved at the East Trail Guide Hall. Mrs, P, Rizzut- to‘will be in. charge of arrange- |" ments for the catering, and Mrs. Helen Quain will be in charge of,the arrangements for billeting. Miss Ruby Kirkman, Edgewood, and: Miss Greta Curren, Nelson will be in charge of a Handitraft Display from the Division. Mrs. Pat Cross, Trail, will be in charge of publicity, all other matters be- ing “inthe hands of Mesdames |Hyson, Division Commissioner, District, ce issio Dorothy, Dorothy Fox, Kinnaird,'Irene Jenson, Riondel, Molly ‘Jory, Division Sect., ‘Trail, Minolta AUTOCORD ‘2! REGULAR PRICE towards arithmetic and influence their attitude towards all math- ematics, Parents who. like arith- metic’ and mathematics tend to convey these positive attitudes to}, Community Bible Centre Sunday in tho Legion Hall 2:30 Sunday School, . WARNING FROM THE CLERGY With nineteen fifty-seven nicely under way, economic experts are watching our progress very care- fully. Just as ninetéen fifty-six was drawing to a tlose, an impoytant gathering of Canada’s Arch- bishops and Bishops warned that our expanding econo- my “is no guarantee of national well-being.” They also warned that there had been “a noticeable weak- ening of our moral standards among those who hava" " benefited most from our general economic prosperity.” The clergy issued a statement which indicated _ that they are rather worried about the trend toward big government. Their statement said, flatly, thot the State. should ¢ not “usurp the function of private: enter- The title “Outdoors Girt of Cana as won by Edna Davis, 21, of. Kettleby, Ont at the Sportsman's show in Toronto. In the _ competition were girls from Britists Columbia to Quebec. for a lady of the house COOKING HINTS toast is being made, and the I¢ butter is hard and you are|coffee percolating. . Understanding of report card nature to peri: Its wise use means time trans-|the lack if their school mathema- r jolnston’s marks in the case of SHHS may things, and reducing it to their formed, eternal gain. j tical training were to be sudden- NEW PEONE No. 2381 be helped by a realization that level.. Time and its opportunity|: Our concern for this properly removed from their compre- such marks are dependent to a has slipped through our fingers,| and créative function .of the. hension, ; Robton first and third Sua- large extent on the results of it has vanished, without our|Lord’s Day will lead us to share The school is faced ‘with the| Kinnaird—Service of of Worship core, tests, These’ eae tests in- building up in ourselves, values|in these so tor of giving mathematics|10:00 am., Sunday School wet 11:00 am. chide - of life, which can be our per-jour personal’ life and to the courses which will be broad which: all pupils of a a grade are manent possession. saving to our civilization.. Acti- Castlegar—Sunday School 10:38 - prise.” While the meeting of i "ed the fact that religion should not be used to bolster any specific political ideology, it was quite emphatic in its statement that, “Governments must not use their - political strength to usurp the functions of private enterprise, nor should they attempt to do the -work of those organizations which: act as intermediaries be- tween the citizens and State.” Many broadcasters, in Fowler Royal Commission be bringing down its report “aré hoping that ‘the-Com-' missioners noted these strongly held convictions of the clergy. important clergymen stress- view, of the fact’ that the on Broadcasting will soon _| the, Great Bear Lake district by OP “prepared by the Research Stolf of ‘eH CYCLOPEDIA~ CANADIANA wao WAS THE CAPE BRETON GIANT? The Cape Breton giant was Angus McAskill, a semi-lengen- dary figure of tremendous size and strength, who died at St. An- ne’s, Cape Breton, in 1863. Ac- counts of McAskill’s visit to Great Britain and his presentation to “Queen Victoria are apocryphal. According to one story, he was mortally injured while lifting a _ 2,100-pound anchor to his shoul- pitchblende was. thee: in 1930 in Gilbert Adelard LeBine, a’ pros-| pector who was born in West- meath, Ont., in 1890, He had been associated in the discovery of the Mine ‘and p in the Ungava: and Kirkland’ Lake regions. He became:president of Eldorado Gold’ Minés’ and at Port-hope, Ontario, he built the largest radium refinery in the world’and the only one of its kind in the British Common: + wealth, DECORATING . WITH A PLAN If you've decided to “redecor- ate” or particularly if you're moving ‘into a’ new home: don't overlook the advantages of plan- ning in connection with your fur- niture, coverings, and curtains. “der, At , he was reput to be seven feet, nine inches tall ‘and to weigh more than 400 pounds. He was credited with such feats of strength as single- handedly lifting enormous logs and ploughs and wagons loaded with wood. On his return to Cape Breton he i his is important to the appearance of any room, ‘but function should not be-overlook- ed.- The. furniture arrangements should be the first consideration, and this should be based on the function of .the room. . Traffic and seating arrangements should in a store and several farms. se & WHO WAS MADOC? Madoc: was a_lengendary Welsh prince said to have dis- covered America about 1170, An Ontario village situated 50 miles east of Peterborough in the centre of a mining, lumbering and mixed farming area was named: for him, “8 be Pianos, television sets, and other large pieces of ing groups. If you havea’ fireplace, a grouping in front of it is im- portant because that’s where peo- ple wilf want to sit. Try to find balance in ‘your lighting. rect as well as direct lighting. -|Tridight lamps are best for in- direct effects found only in persons, who alone But values do not float around in the air, tached. They are vities competitive with these in this: world are the ones for whom values exist, and who themselves are the valuers. So ives and our whole social ae and tend to multiply our social problems. Can’ we not have higher regard for them than many of us show? enough to cover most of the gen- eral needs for future citizens and at the same time provide an adequate basis‘ for training in future technical fields, where wide mathematical knowledge will should be to acquire as| furniture should be outside Seat-|’ It must include indi- THANKXOU By E.G. 0. e cation. much as he can of the concepts and language of ‘matherhatics that .a-- well informed: citizen needs. Each teacher should ‘be cxpected .to help individual pupils find leads towards further liberal,~special, or general. edu- In elementary. - grades Bus drivers, I have found, are an interesting breed of philoso-- phers and talking with them makes the tedium of daily riding into. a small ‘anticipated adven-; rather wide stareing, bounced in: to the bus a while ago from the! dark outside, erying in a voice, | which could be heard quite dis-| tinctly to. the back seats. “I can’t find Helen, I must have missed, her. Do you think that I ‘gould | have missed her? She's my girl) friend (turning with an odd con- ‘tinuous: smile to the passengers): I was supposed to meet my girl friend Helen” here, maybe. she got on the other bus.” This'high pitched excited, breathless con- fidence continued on’ the same way, until we approached . the local theatre whereupon the young lady, her face and tone just.as distraught, her voice just as urgent and her eyes just as empty, signalled for- a stop and rolled out of the door for all the world like the white rabbit in Alice in Wonderland — still smiling. . There was a pause, then the driver said quietly, to me “Somé people aren’t really crazy, its just that their train of thought is a little loose at the couplings. The best time to meet these gentlemen is in the early morn? ing or in the evening, after the rush hours. Then they feel more relaxed and talkative. There is one morning’ driver, elderly, with avery grim expression, which apparently comes from .a very sociable interim. Anyway, he is always singing a little to WHERE IS mitt WORLD'S LARGEST RAFT? The world’s largest raft is scheme, Color plays a vital role in your White makes a sm: himself, It is or was, a hit song of several months ago — a very sentimental ballad, which makes where is Susan this morning? It gives the early morning ride a sort of family quite of fies is con- cerned with equipping students for later heeds as.members of a i skills unlike the later buses, laden with ‘their impérsonal armies of wo- men, uninterested and” uninter-,, esting, lifeless cogs in a business machine. | The evening hours, however, | are the best time to chat with the drivers. Forbidden of course | ‘but possibly. it-helps keep them awake, Passengers are always an interesting topic. “I was talking one night to a young women” said my driver, “regular passen- ger like you, when a woman in) the back called out that she had no business talking to me. Qhite; a lawyer she was and a real ‘stickier for the letter of the-law. a while she rang for a stop and walked up to the front by the door-and down on the platform. “T said, madam, the law says that passengers must not step down on the platform, It’s dangerous you know. and obstructs the. drivers’ view.”. The same lecture she-had given me. I spoke out-good and clear too, so-that the rest of the passengers could hear. Then I said “Madam the laws says that passengers must stand behind the red line”, She did but she didn’t like it, B ythe time-I had stopped see, and she stepped down again, but I didn’t- open the‘ door. So she turns to me, see, and says nasty-like, “well, aren't’ you go- ing to open the door, Boy”! and he chuckled with glee at the re- collection, I had her. then, I said 4 I let her talk, I could wait. After; which harbors the belief that are Pea as those most. often used in ordinary life. situations, such .as: budgeting, and.'personal finance. In more’ attention is paid to the pos- sibility of further. work. in some special branch, of - mathematics. ‘We want mathematics to earn respect antl appreciation through a thorough understanding of the subject and a. recognition of its importance to the advancement arid survival’ of a civilization. Habits and attitudes developed in mathematics should prove valu- able throughout all of life. The habit of persisting at a problem until it is solved and the attitude the problem does have a solu- tion which should be found before giving up should serve as. good examples, Learning to solve pro- blems by a logical step by, step process caryying .through to. a solution can be applied to many life situations, For‘ the more. in- telligent pupil, such disciplines are’ of incalcuable value. for proving dissipation of mental power, into wasteful channels. Fo rthe Jess intelligent pupils it can result; without waste, in the better organized use of such men- tal powers as‘ are available, The whole problem of train- ing in mathematical science is not peculiar to any particular grade, but rather extends gen- erally through all grades, which ‘are inherently interdependent. A cath i as solemn as I could, “ of surely you know that the Jaw says that passengers will leave by the rear entrance,” I think it, make it difficult for many pupils. Even every day measure- ments sometimes lack significance. be required. Each: " pupil 3 the floating community of Hol- room look iarge, and pastels are equally. effective in rooms which it all the more ungenitured, coming from this grim hulk of that again, will be a while before she tries! For instance, a mile is‘a great \ distance for a primary’ pupil it a.m, Series ce Morebte at 7:80 p.m.” OF Suindiy worship 11:15 am, Sunday school during worship. Canada Sunday, April 7th, 1957 ~ Castlegar 9 a.m.,‘7:30 p.m. Kinnaird ll am. HC, si INSURE », Te BE SURE For All Your INSURANCE NEEDS Phone 3441 ; ANDERSON AGENCIES secondary school | = Presbyterian Church i The Anglican Church ' - - say “Happy Easter” with Jagter Cards There are’ Coutts Hallmark’ Easter Cards created for alt your fricnds and relatives... and cach one reflects tho beauty and color of Easter. Come in soon and choose yours from our wide selection tas Coutts Hallmark Easter WE HAVE ‘THEM ON DISPLAY BOX 388_ expected to cover within a de- finite period, mits, leaving to each teacher the opportunity to use other materials of the course as the ability of the students per- J. Raine, Division Treas, Robson. ‘With approval of Provincial Executive Nelson’ District is be- ing divided into two with Mrs. Irene Jenson, Riondel, and Miss D. Peirson, Nelson taking over, RICK’S T.V. Sales & Supplies Phone 2946 ’ Svaty(hine In TV. . Supplies . Fleetwood T. ve PHONE 4189 ‘Paint: With Moore OUTSIDE or INSIDE Miss Curwen has‘completed her term of office, but is kindly car- ‘ying on until Miss Peirson re- turns in the fall. i Reports’ were heard from alt Districts, and common problems discussed.“ Congratulations were extended to Mrs, Rizzutto on hav- er application. accepted tor Switzerland, who is not only one of five accepted from the Dominion of Canada, but has also ie SELECT YOUR COLOR SCHEME WITH THE BETTER HOMES'- AND GARDENS BEAUTIFUL DECORATING BOOK a H’S SO EASY UNTIL APRIL 8th EACH PAINT CUSTOMER RECEIVES | “A. 2 YEAR OLD ROSE BUSH and ‘with the purchase of a-gallon or more - “ you get a F-R-E-E Paint Brush valued at $1.69 : Garden ‘Supplies * GLADOLI BULBS — DAHLIA ROOTS Garden Seeds ANEMONES — ~. PEONY ROGTS— AMARYLLIS -— | ;| the Kinnaird PTA, Mrs. W. Jacob: ' .{ Education Association’ Kellogg ® -;| Conference held in Trail: At this been chosen as the Deputy lead- er for the contingent from’ Can- ada, Congartulations were also in order to Miss R, Kirkman, | » Edgewood, and Mrs, Minnie Mac- Pherson,, Castlegar, in being chosen for the Centennial Doe Lake Camp, Ontario. Finances for the Canadian Camp are be- ing carried by the delegates and the Districts and Divisions, but $400 from the World Fri in a hurry to make a cake, pour bolling water into a bowl, and dip the mixing spoon into this a few times while you are cream- ing the butter. ee @ When: making seven minute frosting, beat the ingredients to- gether two minutes before plac- ing over the boiling water. Frost- ing beats to the peak stage quicker this way, and is not so likely to sugar. od ‘When making a layer cake, place the: batter a spoonful at a time in each pan. Then the bat- ter is distributed evenly, and layers are ‘the same ‘thiclatess when cooked. : _* B Preparing dtmine in.a hurry? Put the vegetables through the PARTY TIPS FOR KIDDIES You can-make a party table exciting for children with a gar den of lollipops blooming in the centre of the table just waiting to be picked! Here is how to make this delightful candy gar- den centrepiece. ‘Turn a small cardboard carton down and cover with frills of green crepe paper. In the cen tre on top, stand a little doi. Then punch tiny holes in the box to hold :a-colorful array of candy suckers in cellophane. An- cther cute idea fs to use an ord- inary egg carton and cover with green'crepe paper. Punch holes in. the “hilltops” of the egg car- ton to hold the lollipops, and lay jelly beans in the “valleys” to food 8S and on- fons place in stove, will be cooked in seven minutes, “Carrots, chopper wise with a cup of hot milk poured over will be ready in five min- utes. Eggs to be poached while Fund ° is given each del with a cup of water over hot)" birds’ nests, ose A clever way to decorate the top of your child’s birthday cake ‘is to design it in the form of a clock, with the hands pointed to his age. This creates an in; terest in aeernine to tell time on are ¢ and the @ real clock, too. ~ to En and ; Kinnaird P-TA Hears Report on Kelloge Conf. At the regular meeting of son* reported on’ the Canadian conference Mr, S, Evans had given a demonstration of group discus- sion technique, giving the rules to be followed and showing the various roles members must ‘as- sume to insure a successful dis- cussion, Mrs. Jacobson pointed out that these same rules held true for the PTA buzz sessions. Members chose the subject “Why Don’t More Parents Attend PTA"? and got going-on a lively discussion with everyone taking part. : A nomirating committee was formed consisting of Mrs. J. Ken- nedy, Mrs. F, Heagy and Mrs. H. Jack of Kinnaird and Mrs. Gat- trell of Blueberry. “Members voted in favour of holding a public card party on Saturday, April 27 at the Im- WEEKEND COLEGATE BEAUTY SOAP, RINSO, Giant, . Z Specs for ‘MARGARINE, Delmar, Ib. POTATOES, 100 tb. sack: LETTUCE, cello heads, Ib. CABBAGE, New, green, be PORK SPARE RIBS, Ib. “PORK CHOPS, all cuts, Ib. BEEF BLADE ROAST, blade EGGS, local form fresh, dox. TOMATOES, Nabob, 28. ox. BREAD, Bake-rite, 2 loaves _ COFFEE, Nobob( reg or fine, ib. .... ameter 99c FRUIT & VEGETABLES BACON, by the piece, Ib. .... removed, Db. berg, B.C., situated at the head of Holberg Bay, on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, It is a quarter-mile.long. This logging camp is owned by the Alaska Pine and Cellulose Company and the first units were towed into|If£ you're mixing modern and Vic- place’ in 1042 : torian pieces by having a coffee ad table in the latter design, make WHO ‘MADE THE DISCOVERY it a focal point in your room. are too small. Decorators generally advise us- ing the same wood in one room but this is a flexible rule. periods’ can be mixed but "thie should be done with discretion. One thing more, which isi he-has to walk. Nowadays, with unusual about these men. ‘They|car travel so universal, a mile, all like the company, they are, two miles, half a mile, or a city working for. A case of survival, block length, are much the same. j perhaps.. Anyone working with | It must be’ admitted, that!” John Q Public as straw boss, : either quits very shortly, © goes ‘only one answer, the ‘correct one, stark raving mad or develops an ;the whole” ‘subject becomes. a for a boss,. any boss,|source of discomfort -to those a man, He also has a considerable number of regulars, working men going into town, all whom greet him and are greeted “morning Bill, Joe; Sam, ete. etc.” in en- tering the front and are fare- welled more loudly das they de- part by the back door. He also has a provement Society Hall. Various card games will be played and members were urged to contact friends and neighbors about ate tending. SETO CAFE CONFECTIONERY GROUND BEEF, extra lean, Ib. .. OPEN DAILY UNTiL 9 P.M. {WEDNESDAY CLOSED AT 12. P.M. “Phone + ON WHICH THE CANADIAN RADIUM INDUSTRY WAS BUILT? . ‘The momentous discovery of Architects work with .a defin- ite plan, and it’s advisable for the home decorator to do. thé of private school children, all of whom he greets by name or stops the bus.in mid block to see if who not only pays him, but even regards hi mas a human being. Thus. our bus drivers become philosophic. Janie has left her books or asks pupils who. are used to “getting by” with work that is. border- line in quality. seer (Continued on page 3) -“The Best Place Te Ect” Large Tables. For Family