‘ ah, CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, April 27,-1961 ‘Guides Promote Tips. on Camping « More than 7,000 members of the Girl Guldes Association in B.C, will comp this summer. And thousands of B.C, familles will follow sult. This camping trend hos become an annual migration, and last’ sea- a large tin pall Is a must for heating water or fire-fighting, A gasoline atove or charcoal grill or. son the Tee corded + 154,686 family ‘ nights on government campaite,' 660,000 ind!. vidual camper nights, and our pro- vinclal parks were Vislted by 3,- 100,000 ‘people. ‘The choice of equipment is the ; “moment of truth" as all Girl Gui- de campers know, Comfort, pleasure and survival can depend on the gear that is selected. ‘The tent is a prime considera- tion, It must be large enough to house all of the family without + overcrowding. Putting It up and ta- ~ King it down should be practised at home to develop a smooth sy- atem and keep tempers {rom ey ing. A new, tent should be hosed down to pre-shrink and water-proof it. Older tents should be checked to see If they leak, Three years 1s the ‘average time between applications of Haier prooviag: paint, is es- Pots and pans should be the right sjze for the number in’ your party — and do take plastic gl&s- ses and other contalners — broken glass on a campsite is a frigedy.! Robson. Wh Plans ‘Plant... ” Sale in May The Robson Women’s Institute held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs, Jolly, recently with sent, After a discussion {t was de. cided to hold the annual plant sale on May 17 as a coffee party ‘iri the morning. It was reported by cuits “for, ait hes many uses; 50 are four °25-foot “lengths ’ of ‘nylon |’ rope. A’ Short-Handled jaxe jis more ,*{been. competes very successfully | ° the’ that the nicely. ‘Mrs, Ballard, reporting for the cemetery., committee, said that a caretaker has-been eee for the summer, re Mrs, W. T. Waldle reported that the'Red Cross “Canvass, has and thanked all who had helped ‘by; Mrs, Waldle for the hospital committee: ‘that - :the linens for the hospital. room have ‘been ordered. 2, Mrs. BR. A, Fowler. was appoint- ed the delegate to attend the Dis- trict. Conference at Slocah City awith the alternate to be Mrs. Court- -nell. It was decided that a’ special ;| social aft&moon be held instead of » © Noveltles Anywhere Le ¥a FLOWER ‘Helen's SHOP LTD. a regular business meeting to ‘cel- ebrats* the: Institute’s 48th anni- Miss A. O'Brien gave a very interested: talk on the Home Nurs- ing Service and asked the members to give serious thought to the idea of sponsoring -this sqrvice. Following adjournment, refresh. Phone 5191 Eve, .5561 ments were served by the hostesses, Mrs, Woodrow and Mrs, Smecher. even eight bricks and an old’ oven |: rack are good choices for cooking with'this work. Et was also reported | . ' “KING KOIN © ‘OPEN DAY & NIGHT CASTLEAIRD PLAZA .~ _ ‘LAUNDRY. e Repairs to all makes of TV’s, ; . Radios, Phonographs. © @ Electrical Appliances © Applications for TV “able hookups. ‘made here. ‘Years of © lence “guarantee of dependable is our service’ 3331 — Phones — 4601 ELECTRONIC. “SERVICES 12 members and three visitors pre-|- & seeds for this Asle’ are growing|. + | ibis ? day ‘| zoung People’s - Wednesday ‘at ich Update ” Local Brochure The’ ‘brochure’: published Jast Commerce to, attract industry to, this area may: be up-dated by at- nion ccmplnined -.at’ the: \ group's meeting ‘last week that ‘the bro- chure is already cut of date, - Chamber member D, W. Broo- kes replied that this has resulted from the “mushrooming local - sit~ uation which has taken place main. ly in the last;12 months.” . He ‘sald statistics are always fa few years old and available new ones would: probably. ‘be as out of date as the present ones, Stamp Club Plans On Weiner Roast " MWhe-regular meeting of the W. E, MicCabe Stamp Club was held at the home of Mrs, L, Lyons with 20.members present: | After the reading of the min- utes the wind-up wiener roast was MM | discussed and it was decided t invite the Skyline Junior Stamp Club of Rossland to. attend. - ‘Mr. L. Lyons was ‘asked to draw the names for the lucky draw. Winners were: Wayne Lyons, Ea: thy Jankola .and Loren. Culley. ‘Members then tested their -phfla- telic knowledge with a quiz. Win ners were Pat Creighton, James Munhns and Wayne Lyons, ‘The .next’ meeting will be on April 25