CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Sept. 1, 1960 | INLAND GHARGE ‘RIDICULOUS’ - Gas Bill Sparks Retaliation CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Sept. 1, 1960 BCAA TOUR GUIDE Vacation Spots are Near Bonner Suggests Alternatives to Freight Rate Boost URGES ALL-OUT ‘DRIVE. ee Jobless Vital Issue-Perraulf Robson Socials Mrs, H. Johnson,’ Phone 5165“ | aunt, Mrs, D. Gavrilik. ‘Mr. Peter Hunter of Wisconsin see Everybody can’t holiday in fary away. places, But that need. not bother British Columbians, “The finest’ scenery .and some of the continent's ‘most-favored vacation spots are close to our own ‘back doors. ‘The B.C. Automobile Association has prepared the following tour guide of holliday highspota for the use of motorists who wish to see this province first: British Columbia's better known areas are the Kootenays, east and weat, the Okanagan, the Carihors charm and characteristics of ter- rain and resources, th ~ In the East Kootenays there are four national parks, Yoho, where you stand at the Great Divide, Gla~ cler, Kootenay and Revelstoke, ‘There's Windermere Valley with Rockies on the other. Kootenay Lake with the Selkirks rising from it, There are the Arrow Lakes and the Big Bend of the Co- lumbla river. Because of the Hope-Frinceton highway and the Praser Canyon highway, oe ; Okeonmme is readily, and 50 Fraser Valley and land. If you've always travelled c places where other flats fly, it’s time you discovered these areas. Each is different, with its own is better Leen to motorists pn the const, The rich Okanagan Valley is famous for its fruit. It is also blessed with ‘the Okanagan and ANA PAINT INTO YOUR HOME WITH SUNSHINE. Monamel URTEX Jokes. the Okanagan, Mes a high plateau. wild course. Don't stop at Quesnel, part in the northern part of B.0./4 rew days with her son-in-law and George and Prince Rupert. High- umbla and that means... in th world, want the city, there is Victoria; if can climb Mount Albert feet). "They are as lovely os their names, Galiano, Valdez, Thetis, Gabriola, Mayne,. Saturna and Saltspring. Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. but continue on to see the “fabu- Jous” development which is taking Friday from Trail- where she spent ou want the sea, there are beach A resorts. ‘There is Forbidden Plateau|guest of Wayne Enstcott of Ross- where you can see pink snow and land for a week, returned home Sa- (7,000 If you want a boat trip without, parallel, visit the Gulf Islands, and his, sister Miss Agnes Hunter Shuswap Lakes, and several lesser|o¢ sterling, Scotland, were guests of their uncle and aunt Mr. and In the interior of B.C., north of/asrs, 3, Guerin for a short visit. Mr, and Mrs..D, A. Shea of ‘This is: the Cariboo, Here you CAN) vancouver, and former residents of follow the Fraser river along tts Castlegar, visited Mr. and Mrs, 4.1 1] Scott. on Saturday. Mrs, G. Miller arrived home Vialt the area between Princs|qaughter, Mr. and Mra, C. Thorpe. Mr, and Mrs, R. Bro motored way 16 provides you with some of/to Nelson Monday evening to meet the finest scenery in British oe Mrs, M. Moore of Vancouver who e| will be their guest for a few days. Wayne Campbell of Calgary ar- On Vancouver Jsland there is|rived Saturday morning to visit every kind of holiday resort for his grandmother, every type of vacationist. If you for a week. Mrs. G. Miller, David Adshead, who was the returned to thelr home in Kam- loops, where Mr, Ross 1a teaching, after visiting the former's parents, ‘Mr. and Mrs, J. Ross for a few days, Mr, ond Mrs, Jim Rockhill and ‘We haven't even mentioned) son Derek, who have been guests of *|the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs, ‘Vancouver can amuse you and Youlw, Rockhill at Pine Beach, have can make trips trom there up to/iett on the return trip to thelr the Fraser Valley, ‘or/home in up the mountain on nthe a Ut, The BC. ment travel bureau when it says,|ritik, Mr, and Mrs, S. Grant, Mr. ¥ eed those of Robson attend~ in Gavrille wedding in tion believes ‘the provincial govern-|rait Saturday were Mrs. D. Gare “No province is more colorful, more} and Mrs, A. Smecher, Mr. and Mrs. yersatile,| more richly endowed or/A, Smecher, Mr, and Mrs. A. O. Johnny Zucco and Clayton Jol- ly returned at the weekend from ‘Vancouver. Mr.’and Mrs. H. Johnson spent Sunday’ at Longbeach where they visited Mr. and Mrs, W. Wright and Mr, and Mra, J, C, Waldie. Mr, and Mrs, A, A. Lamb and children are on a motor holiday. Miss Sharon’ Wylie left Wed- nesday. for Edmonton where she will take a secretarial course. Mr. and Mrs, Andrew Demidoff of. Hope, who were the guests of Mrs, D. Gavrillk have left to con-| tinue. their holiday at Edmonton. |, Miss Dawn Waldie left Thurs- day for Vancouver, after being on a .camping holiday with her pare ents, Mr. and Mrs, W. T. Waldile, ‘They visited Banfi, Lake Louise, Calgary and other points, returning home Wednesday evening. Grandmother Holds’ A Birthday Party For Grand-daughter’ Mrs, W.-Hubert entertained at @ birthday party recently in honor of her grand-daughter, Debra Hub- ert, on the occasion of her third birthday and for’ Debra’s cousin, Edna Marie Deschene, who was cel- ebrating her fourth birthday. with her ‘parents, Mr. and Mrs. Deschene of Penhold, Alberta, The rooms were tastefully de- MARTIN'S CLOTHING & SHOES CLOSED Sept. 6 - 16 Inclusive. : “WILL BE Edna Marie is visiting here}: = A Challenge to CCF ™ Leader Robert Strachan: Hars! Tell B.C. where CCF would get $1,500,000,000 a year for jobs and construction” hI and .untrue charg are no answer to statements we have mad possi le warning British Columbia against ible loss of its good standing with investors, We have said thi It takes one billion, five hundred million dollars ($1,500, 900,000) ‘ a year—mainly from outside B —invested in private and ibke projects to keep BC prosperous. {This is undeniable.) - “A million Canadians may be ‘on tHe breadline by winter unless. ef- fective action‘ against unemploy- ment ts taken quickly, declared B.O: Liberal leader R. J, Perrault in a recent party, policy “atayement, toe} 5 sued to thé press, . 7 “An all-out ‘concerted ‘attack| a. on the problem should be the nui: ber one concern “of _ Bovernmenty he sald, “Governments:at all levels teem : inclined to regard unemployment as a bad dream which: will go away if no one takes it too: serlously, but. the Liberal party regards.the pre- sent situation as a first-class crisla| '* demanding firm leadership and ac- tlon at ‘all levels gf government.”| | He sald the 15 per cent unem- ployment - rate has ebeen * labeled highly abnormal for this ‘time df year by every competent authority, The problem is not being tackled adequately on a national scale or at the provincial level: “Both .the | provincial ‘and: fed- eral governments ‘have lost cdntact with the gravity of the problem, Some spokesmen for, these. govern- ments tell us that. the situation is ‘normal.’ Is this’ ts normalcy, let us replace - these governments with people with. a more-.realistic and| 1 'R, J. Perrault, f responsible concept of the term.” Of alleviating its itl effects, i:#Automation “could become ‘The Liberal leader said outo- mation could add to the’ problem | Sm and that government, industry nnd sabor. must share‘ the responalbility curse as well as a blessing,” he sald. faces: It could “extend ‘man's ability to roduce el pelle Tess erent “thus Uving.} ‘yls proposals’ {neude: A’ public works program, both provinelat and federal,. timed to provide’ maximum ‘ employment in the winter months when the unem- ployment crisis is at its height. Free vocational Sralning. for the unemployed, Concentrated study of surplus labor areas to establish methods of Providing work, there. Government study: of the con- ‘sequences of technological ‘progress. - Bupport of “portable pensions” | to provide greater mobility: of -Iabor and’ to’ open job opportunities to men: and women over, 30..\* _ A thorough study, of unfair dis- ‘| crimination | in employment : due to age. ‘Modification of the | Winter Works Program | te make it more Emphasis upon projects with an @bove average labor content. Ear- Mer planning of winter works pro- A special tax .allownnce for those who spend money for home improvements in winter months, ‘4 ‘Tax concessions to new. busin- Creation of 9 major tourist in- dustry in B.C. £ Formation of a B.C. economic ‘Attorney General Bonner has suggested alternatives to a proposed sharp .increaso ;in. railway freight Fates’ for: foreat Products from. the B.C. interior, ‘The increases have been pro- posed ‘by railway’ comoantes to’ re- store a diffential between rates from the interior and ‘the B.O, coast. Mr.. Bonner sald. here Friday at a special“meeting of forest in- dustry’ tepresentatives that either the alfferential be! restored: by low- ering the’ coast rate or, if over-all revenue is: the /odject, an meentive rate be introduced'on products go- ing to the prairies-or Ontario, ‘The incentive plan would apply whenever more than normal 50,000- Bonner said, Cars, are loaded on a ‘basis of 50,000 pounds but would carry up to’ 90,000 in the case of certain lumber, plywood and une Products, ‘The attorney-general sald only by presenting a’ united frout can industry hope’ to obtain rellef froor the proposed. increases, A commilttea";was established comprising. representatives of ‘ench of seven industry assiciations under ‘T. L. Sturgess, deputy minister of ‘| Mktsused, it “coud result in “uncon- trolled layoffs of employees by ma- King thelr jobs ‘obsolets, ~ ‘The’ transition ‘period ' “shoul dy and make reports on all facets of the economy. | to consider alternatives to ‘railway proposals. Hielunte as a2 minimum aS oromeaee - HAZARDOUS SP ORT of. pound Ionds were sent in a car, Mr.) Thorp, Castlegar couriett: ‘decided re- cently to retaliate in kind against Inland. Gas Company's 100 per cent “office, overhead’ charge on repairs, Council's’ indignint guerying of B $450:.company bill ‘for. damage done | the fifm's ‘Ine’ during village water Ine excavation brought’ a head” charge was calculated as.100 per cent of the.cost of direct la- bor.' “tt hag. been our experience," wrote the’ company, “that this fl- gure ‘is based’on actual costs.” “Tt sounds Uke a pretty lucra- tive business,” commented Comm, .{ Ve Re Cog. declared | Comm, - “Inland Gas needs new ma- nagemeht, At today’s labor costs, Cook Swings Out At Swinging Doors Following a ieport by, Comm. ked ‘on his back, Castlegar councit decided last week to strictly en- force. ‘the bylaw © demanding all doors ‘facing sidewalks open din- wards. ‘ * “Doors swinging out creaté quite a *hazard,” sald Mr. Cook. “I nearly got knocked on my back by one, There aro two places in town reply that ithe $145 “office: over-|* V..R.' Cook’ of nearly getting knoc- |! there's no reason for a bill ike usually leaves ‘8 10 per cent profit.” this,.One hundred per cent is rid- . He instructed village. clerk ieutoust"” ' Logelin to bill the company 100 ce ‘Village chairman N. T. Oglow|cent overhead costs .in}any future said: that contractors. are usually faced‘ with '10 to 15 per cent over- head costs, ‘The maximum | cost is 25 per cent,’ he said, “and that St Regis Hotel 602 Bunsmuir St. Vancouver, B.C. Telephone MU - 1 - 1135 Situated in the heart of the business S -and shopping district. EXCELLENT. COFFEE SHOP & DININGROOM Rooms $2.50 and up Special weekly and monthly, rates No charge for children 12 and under if © 1 in new Jobs when’ threatened by re- You'll really enjoy painting the m onesont way with 5 hasan Latex. It- smooths on fe odor-free. Touches up in no time—and cleans up with just water! Glve your walls and ceil- ings deep glowing beauty— with the glorious colors of Moname! Latex! BROS. BUILDING AND pata ies as British Columbia for yourself. more infinitely varied in its charm.”| Woodrow, Mr, W. Seprunoff, and|corated with blue streamers and But don’t take their word for it. See Mr. and Mrs, Andrew Demidoff of Hope who are visiting the former's er was held Friday evening in the Rebeon bara Hall for Miss A. Balfour, bride-| sister-in-L Surprise Shower at Robson ” A surprise miscellaneous shows opened the gifts assisted by her ters, Mrs, O, Andersen, and Mrs. her mother and: her alee! The bride- elect 1 was Mrs, G. R, Suther- land. The bride-to-be thanked the Sutherland, with « corsage of sweel peas and fern, with a corsage of rose buds on her|guests for thelr many kindnesses arrival and her mother, Mrs. G. O./and for the lovely gifts. 1 Delicious refreshments were served by the hostesses Mra. H. balloons, also vases of yellow and Tose gladiolus, yellow marigolds and dahblins, ‘The tea table was centered with two birthday cakes, with “Happy Birthday Debra” on one and “Hap- py Birthday Edna Marie” on the other. The cakes were decorated by ‘Mrs, J. Fornelli. The guests all received favors of yellow baskets filled with candy, fancy paper hat and a horn, Guests invited were Raymorid and Mrs, L. Newlove of Kinnaird; Lorne and Mrs. Deschene of Pen- hold, Alta; Billy,. Betty and Mrs. E, Dinner of Blueberry; Peggy, Gor- die, Ronnie and, Mrs, K. Sobey of A Sociolist- CCF Government would frighten away, not attract, such capital. (If you disagree, Mr. Strachan, you owe it to the public to say. WHERE you would go to’ get the money.) A Socialist - CCF Government put into office by alliance with a mili- tant group of labor union leaders” would give such leaders not only’. their present. great economic power in B.C. but political power as well, through control. of gov- ae ernment. (Such power. would be One call brings you ‘i the .wondertel world of warmth FOR dundancy, the application of ap- Propriate megsures to relieve the impact of displacement, and or- ganized assistance to displaced em- ployees moving to-new areas.” Program to combat -unemployment. Abilene, Rodeos. Popular Spectacle ~ Radeo began on the tough, dus- ty trails that led’ to railhead cow- Mr. Perrault proposed 2 22 point | towns that were even: tougher — Dodge and. Wichita .to name a few. Castlegar Takes _ Good Gare Of ’ Bulletin Board It was a rough, restless time in history, even for the .pioneer ‘West. The Confederate states had been shattered in the Civil’ War and herds were being driven to the ratlheads for shipment to the, rich: *| Northern. markets, In“the sin centers that passed Castlegar’s bulletin board, con-| {OF ‘wns the cowboy found lots Lake, Keremeds, Pendleton, Fort Worth or Madison Square, Gardens, rodeo is the same.— an all-action sport that calls sec skill, courage and endurance, The PNE has’ made a notable impact in its first organized rodeo. The $21,000 prize’ money. is the sixth highest total offered at any rodec, Added incentive to riders are the $500 saddle ‘for best all-round cowboy, and five ‘Omega watches for the winners of the five.main| events. that I know of creating: this. dan- Seconpamed by parent. sidered indispensable hy many com- of reason to blow. off steam. Arodeo cowboy earns no sa- missioners, is getting the best ot] But these visits were infrequent.}Jary, draws no" expense ‘allowance, : . On the long, rigorous days on the|and Has no guaranteed wage. An pesrhere were 80 ‘invited guests.|Johnson, Mrs, J. Scott, Mrs. W. T. “The hall. was decorated with|Waldlc, ‘Mrs, Mary Kennedy, Mro.| Castlegar; | Pat, Toms, | Baveriey, pink ond White streamers, white| W. Saliken, Mre, Rose Magee, Mrs.|bicus arce, Pam ond MroB, May bells and bowls of summer flowers.|#. F, Hyson, Mrs. Gary Hyson and| "csi: Anne, Pam and Mrs."B, Max ‘Mrs, J.’ Scott, Mra. H. Johnson, Mrs.| Miss Mildred Raine, BE Beinier Eadie, woivsle ‘and Mire W. T. Waldie and Miss Mildred They were. assisted in the ser-|5" Forreili; Mre: J. aul ad Raine were in charge ofi the decor- ues by ae Mildred Raine, Miss ‘Mrs ‘AS ‘Byers, ‘all of ‘Robson. ating. aaron. le, Miss Eileen Jolly, i ‘Thé serving table was covered|Miss Helen Gleboff, Mrs. Jonny Many, games Gud contests were with a lace cloth over a green one,| Marshall and Mrs. iG. Hyso1 enjoyed by the guests. centered with a low bowl of sweet The evening wes highlighted peas and trailing ivy. The table for/by the guest of honor being pre- the gifts was also covered with a|sented with a decorated bride's cake Jace cloth and centered with s/decorated in pink and white with bowl of snaps.and ivy. Bowls of|rose buds and bearing the inscrip- extreme and dangerous.) It’ will soon receive a fresh coat} t2tl he still craved. some kind ofjevent in which he fails to finish A of paint and new. latches for its| action. Work didn’t sap all’ his/among the winners costs him his ._€. swinging doors. An eavestrough will|R&rey or dull his spirit. *\entr¥ fee. Re < ba added for protection from rain. A chance meeting with another And the life-has its. compen- Persons’ wishing non-commer-| outfit out on the prairie. was made ‘(¢lal notices'-posted ‘stiould. contact] to order. The’ spirit of’ competition Castlegar village office, : ran high and so they held contests based qn the things they knew|* best — horses, cattle and danger. ’- / They: caught tried to’ “ride: them; | the: meanest ‘stéers in .the “herds; tried to rope ‘the fastest calves, and the- whole affair was: often livened ‘up with a good “fiat fight. :But as the railway: lines spread The tenth annual ‘report or In- throughout the West: and trail ri- terior’. Breweries : was. presented «to ding. was done less: and less, : the the shareholders at: the company’s| cowboy sport Wwas,in danger of AY iss meeting held «in Creston, | ing.” és “:, The growing towns © —_ ively, “| BM €. B, Delbridge, ‘president,| yooming, "and bursting with pride reviewed the operations for. the| came to the rescue: x “| past yearand.stated that many of the problems of. the past year were]. - They wanted something | else. sect he direct!; beside’ and band con- cous PROGRESS COMMITTEE F experienced in ‘establishing the new certs to. ven ‘up: their gelebrations. FStan he erst stated "that - al sc false Chevenne ins 2072 was = at. al= q B.C, Federation of Trade and Indoxty though the profit from the first the ‘turning “point for rodeo. The ‘Wyoming citizens asked some pass- || Zar of operation in the. mew plant! ing ‘rexans:to come to the edge, of PLUMBING ‘HEATING accomplished ke * Sablining ta town and.show off their, stuff, souniter and! more sufficient opera-| me sence Pecos, Texas, they lon wi now beginning to show | Penn: longhorns on the court- CASTLEGAR - result PHONE 3407)” : You describe these warnings as aieye : rotten p *, and ‘mud. Do you have any better answers?~ “You..have charged that the BC Fed- eration’ of Trade and. Industry. is a “front for. the S 5 ee aoe i Thé: Federation was formed years be- Ross Turner fore there was'‘a Social Credit govern- Win Sc il “"-. ment_in: British. Columbi never “has . gladiolas, snaps and ivy were.on the|tion “Good Luck Ann and Howie."|. ins: cou had: iation. directly. or- indirectly Penis eerie ion wate The peie-to- bes mother, bata Be a a a a: - With’ it ner with: any politi ‘cal party ine am ‘with pink streamers’ over|a birding ae aon: in rs whatsoever: i in British Columbia. ie an wi te candles.) 4 A game to mix the guests was| When the. caks was being carried played after «which ‘the