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CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar; B.C.

Thursday, February 19, 1953

‘THE CASTLE NEWS

‘Published Every Thursday at
“THE ‘CROSSROADS OF THE KOOTENAYS"
‘LL. V. Campbell, Owner-Publisher Vv. A, Misutka, Editor
ber Ci ian Weekly Assoctati
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> EDITORIAL

Say: It With Ballots

For those who complain about the way the government is run-
ning things, one obvious remedy regularly presents itself: They can
register their feelings at the polls on election day.

Some do. Too many don't bother,

The national elections draw the best turnouts. In the recent
British election, 82 per cent of the voters cast their ballots, Inthe
last presidential election in the United States, 51-per cent of the
electorate went to the ‘polls. Here in Canada, at the last federal
contest, roughly 75 per cent of the voters turned out.

‘When it comes to p: a
the are often thetic. Take 1946, for instance,
. when less than 25 per cent voted in Toronto's civic elections.

and

‘How can you help?. You can use whatever means you have at
: your disposal to encourage others to vote whenever the opportunity
, arises. Without taking sides you can help to explain to others the
“issues at stake and point up the fact that a vote is a “here today
gone tomorrow” item.

People who the best of g
it only by getting out-and voting on election day.
The people's voice will be heard at two coming election in 1953
provincially in B.C. and in Canada.
We're all familiar with the old’slogan “Vote as you like, but
vote!” We like this version better: “Vote any way, but vote anyway!”
— Haney Gazette.

can make sure of

Flood Relief

It is not very long ago that Canadian boys were in Europ

FORK” IN“ THE ROAD:

— Roan

COMMISSION
NEWS BRIEFS

One chair was vacant at the
regular meeting of the Board of
Commissioners of the Village of
Castlegar, Monday night, Com-
missioner Dave Campbell is tak-
ing a civil defence course at Ot-
tawa, and thus could not be pres-
ent, :
George Carr, H. Westwood and
S. Dower of the Castlegar Co-

helping to defend the outposts of Freedom and Democracy. They
were far from their homes and families. They were strangers in a
foreign land, But not for long. They were cordially welcomed as
friends by our European allies. The homes and firesides of Europe
were freely offered for the comfort and convenience of our boys.
They were among friends.

Today, a few short years later, many of the homes that had a

and J. Derzy of Arrow Motors’
Limited dropped in with agree-
ments to purchase for their por-
tions of the Community Hall
Grounds as agreed two weeks
ago. The daries are to bel”

i his ata
meeting of the Union Board of
Health in Trail.

Water Commissioner Harry
Sommers announced plans to in-
stall a new, 2 inch water line
down the alley between 8th, and
9th. Avenues from Maple Strect
north to the river, This line will
have a standpipe on Pine Street.
Two, new tires are to be pur-
chased for the village dump
truck,

A survey of the loading zone
requirements is to be made by
the commissioners Sunday morn-

Society ing.

The commissioners will attend
the Education Week ceremony at
the high school on Monday,
March 2.

it You :...

consider yourself patient and kind i
havea goad.senge. of humour :
like and understand. young people

have organizing-abifity

THEN THERE IS A PLACE FOR YOU
IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION:

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Phone 1000

Harry Sommers was appointed
Pa cj

staked out as soon as i

port Grader last was au-

A bill of $60 for rent of the Air- t

ne on the Cemetery Commit-
ee,

-warm for our soldi are being 5
Firesides which sheltered a boy from Vancouver, Kelowna, Nelson,
Edmonton, Toronto, Halifax, have been ruthlessly swept away.
Friends who and _ visitors, are today
homeless and destitute.

‘Flood has hit our European friends, :

The resi of and Holland, just recovering
from the ravages of ,pitiless warfare, now have Nature turning
aguinst them. Canadians know what. hardship, suffering and calamity
floods bring. The memory of our own Red River Floods and the ram-
paging Fraser River is still quite fresh.

It is then that C: are rallying to the
assistance of Europe's flood victims. Such assistance is our duty as
Christi fulfi the p ts of Charity, as Canadians grateful
for favors accorded us, and ag fellow victims of a similar tragedy in
the past. : oe og Fp HED

Castlegar, residents are joining in this nationwide flood relief
assistance. The K.R.C. has designated the Castlé News as collection
agency for this purpose. We are proud to assist in this work and
congratulate our fellow Castlegar residents for. their quick response
to the need of our European friends.

as follows:
Land Taxable ..
Land Exempt ..
Improvements

Village Assessment
Roll Approved At

$304,428.05
. $39,910.00

Scorer $1,124,405.00
Improvements Exempt $356,300.00

for pay .
Commissioner Gerry Wanless

Five Years Ago
This Week

(From the Feb. 19, 1948 issue
of the,Castle News.)
Ai-delegation “front the Castle-
gar Board of Trade journeyed to
Nelson last Friday to interview
Superintendent Hood of the
motor vehicle branch re the is-
suing of licenses in Castlegar. Mr.
Hood said the local Provincial
Police could no longer handle the
licenses as it interfered with their
work. The suggestion was made it
should be possible for a local per-
son to issue the licenses but Mr.
Hood said this could not, and
would not be done. The Board is
going into the matter furthej.
Mr, T. L. Bloomer underwent

-]an ‘operation in Vancouver re-

cently and is reported to be re-
covering satisfactorily.

On the afternoon of Saturday,
February 14, the Coronation Hall
was the scene of a Valentine Tea,
sponsored by Kootenay Temple

a|There has been no

5 ae .
Commission Meeting
The 1953 assessment roll for the
village of Castlegar was present-
ed to a special meeting of the
Castlegar commissioners’ on Feb-
ruary 9 and accepted and con-
firmed as presented.
Village Assessments. for 1953 are

Monday’s commission meeting|No. 37, Pythian Sisters, with all
gave first three readings to the|proceeds..for the local: hospital | °

annual Tax Rates By-Law author-

izing a tax of 20 mills on thel/eral

dollar‘on assessed value of land
and 20 mills on the dollar of 50
per cent of assessed value of im-
provements.

fund. Mrs, C, Saunders was gen-

Cc issi W said a
thorough reorganization of the
Projects Society is badly needed,

WATCH REPAIRS

Guaranteed for One Year

‘Leo Bosse

May. New blood is needed, he
said.

Accounts payable
$1027.55 were approved for pay-
Tent,

since Di ds — Watches
Jewellery
totalling PHONE 2041

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PARTS and REPAIRS

WRINGER ROLLS
Rebuilt ‘For Sale Machines am 4

F
JOHNSON:
‘ectattie ‘Ave. — Castlegar

Court Of Revision «
Refuses Tax Appeals

The Castlegar Court of Revi-
sion was held in the Village of-
fice on February 9, Three appeals
from taxpayers for lower taxes
‘were considered but none were
granted,

The appeals were from Mrs. D.
L, Pretty of Edmonton and A. G.
P, Santano of Castleger in writing
and from A. Nahornof? cf Castle-
gar in person.

Since there was no one repres-
enting Mrs. Pretty or Mr. Santano
and Mr. Nahornoff had. not filed
written notice of intention of ap-
peal, no changes in the tax assess-
ments were ik d, The ap-

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pellants are being advised how-

ever, that if there are any

allowed by the Government Court
of Revision, -the village rolls

would be changed accordingly.

ind r was
most-excellent chief, Mrs. .
Atkinson, ‘The tee realized over
$100 to boost the hospital drive.
The Castlegar Cooperative
T tation Society was host

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OPEN EVENINGS —

to the West Kootenay Union of
@operatives Friday. at a dinner,
meeting. Thirty three: delegates
representing Rossland, Trail,
Fruitvale, Warfield, Robson and
Nelson were present, -

“At’'a special. meeting of the
LOD.E. held on -'Tuesday night,
the following oficers were elected:
Mrs. D. Magee,” Regent; Mrs, A, T.
T. Horswill, 1st. yice regent;
R. Kerr, 2nd. vice regent; Mi
W. O. Devitt, secretary; Mrs. B.
Hesketh, treasurer; Ms, R. Whit-
taker, educational secty.; Mrs. J.
Scott,: Echoes Secretary; Mrs, J.
Martin,.standard bearer; and
Mrs. J. Gemmill, Mrs. J. Deans,
Mrs, W. Easton, Mrs. J. Lawson
and, Mrs. C. Fraser, councillors,
The Castlegar commissioners
approved trades licences for F. J.
Marsh, general house wiring and
C. Robertson, grocery. — The vil-
lage garbage truck is now being
housed in ‘the fire hall — Material
has been ordered to convert the
west side of the fire hall into a
Village office.

Members: of..the Catholic Wo-
mens © League, meeting at the
homie’ of Mrs.:D. Shea with Mrs,
G. Martini ssneslding, discussed
further plans re the St. Patrick
chicken and sphagetti dinner to
be held on Tuesday, March 16:
Father Morelli was absent being

in the hospital,

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CASTLE NE Ss, Castlegar, B, Cc

woe

when, “that arge ‘to Uecorate

* girikes ‘you, you'll, look “at "your |!

home with freshly crificdl ‘eyes.

: Perhaps you'll drive your’husband
* mad by rearranging the ‘turtiiture, |.
.Perhaps you'll want. to splurge

on new drapes or ‘slipcovers. ‘The

. Tug that seemed, perfectly -ade-

quate all ‘winter now seems un-

: bearable. The trick ‘is to ‘brighten

your, home, give it'that freshness
you crave for, without ‘squander- |,
ing the family. Tortune.
DO IT YOURSELF
Freshly painted walls ‘or ‘furni-
ture, new slipcovers, new drape-
ries- you ‘can do it yoursélf, with

* Joving hands. ‘TE your ‘bullget ‘is

slender or if you are just an-eager
‘beaver by nature,’ you can save
by dojng a surprising number of
things yourself, and ‘besities you
can ‘go in'forunusudl touch no
ordinary workman would under-
take. It does require a’ vettain
amount of know-how, though, and
abundant patience, Dori't try too
mych_at once; study processes’ be-
fore you begin, so ‘that you’won't
waste good materidls.

COLOR 18 MAGIC

Mix your own paint if: ods want
to achieve the ‘smart off-shades
that are so fashonable and-whith
never (well, hardly ever) come
ready mixed. Ask your paint
store for tubes Of pure color, in
the basic. hueg you need. “How
much you buy uf this, and also
how much. flat.-white or ‘enamél,
depends on the size of your ‘job
and the depth of your shade. Get
your. dealer’s--advice on ‘this. “If
you are plarming a dark color
instead of white, ‘it’s. economical
to begin with a ‘ready - niixed
paint as close to ‘your ‘shate as
possible.

For props you'll need a large
mixing bucket, ‘stirring sticks,
turpentine for thinni
-ment with the colors,
-a little in an old ‘cup "until -you
-get a sample that suits -you, “Let
-this dry before ‘you go ‘to -work
-on a big patch.

To paint a wail, start ina top
scorner,.cover, about four feet: at
a time and work on down to the

+ floor. For calcimine, use 4” ‘brush,

for oils.a 3’. one. Don’t stop until
you reach another corner, to pre-

vent streaks. To paint straight need, Be sure you line.them-lined

lines ~ draw lines with a ruler
and -stick;scotch ‘or: masking’tape
up to the line. Paint the space
between; let it dry before remov-
ing the tape, which has taken all
the spill-overs. To paint window
frames or woodwork which con-
trast to the walls, use a small
‘brush (called a sash‘ tool). Hold

aes Mil il Crittenden a ane .

‘|be washed or cleaned readily.

a piece of cardboard over the
glass.or wall to protect them from
shaky edges. or splatters,

MAKE YOUR: SLIP COVERS

Slip covers are a boon to any
young person just assembling a
home or to the veteran home-
maker who wants an inexpensive
change of scene. With slip covers
you can take advantage of: all
you know about ‘color, using the
light or high shades you love,
because you know the covers can

Also, if you move a year later or
just want a change of color
scheme, you can retire your old
covers and make,a new set, No-
tice the word MAKE, Of course
you can haye them made by a
shop that specializes in this or
by the little woman around the
corner, but it’s easy to save by
making your.own. Slip cover pat-
terns are available and each en-
velope comes with complete fit-
ting, cutting, sewing and finish-
ing directions,

You can make more than one
set..of slip covers, if you like.
Chintz ih summer, “velveteen

for
winter - and both from the same
pattern. Choose ‘firmly woven
fabrics, so dust won't sift through
or the seams split out. Be sure, if
you intend to wash your covers,
that: all weltings and seams trim-
mings are and = pre-

mother,
ation which ‘saved his life.

Then.as the months Basse8 his":

unnar
for: 30 days.
feel they owe a debt to Canada.

At five months Gunnar, Mets of ‘Toronto’ made medical history
avhén the ‘became the youngest child ever to survive a blue baby
operation. Now nine months old, the.baby -boy, seen.above with

., Emma Mets, is almo:
‘The only,
arrived in Canada just five years, ago, Gunnar welghed’ eight .
pounds ‘one ounce at birth and ‘appedre

gain weight. It was.when the baby caught.cold that matters. really
came to.a head. .At the Hospital for. Sick.Children in Toronto it
Shed found the baby hada serious heart conditiqgn that might ki

‘anderwent an operation and then ‘was’ hospitalized
‘Today he is slowly regaining his health and) parents

—Central Press Canadian

Tecovered from. the oper-
yo of new ‘Canadians who

‘to be'a°fine healthy bey.
ing increased :and he failed to

shrunk, as well as your actual fab-
ric, Flounces can be either gather-
led, pleated or boxed at the corners
over each leg. Which you choose
depends on the style of the piece |}
to be d and the

AFTERNOON
_. REFLECTIONS

of your. room.
. If you can sew a seam you can
make a slip cover. It's yo job for
the slapdash, however. It takes
perserverance .and you ‘have to
have access to a sewing-machine.

MAKE YOUR DRAPES
Draperies are easier to make
than slip-covers and, what's more
you don’t even have to have a
sewing machine. Ali the finest
draperies are made by hand, The
main thing you need is a big table
anda curved needle to help you
keep the material flat. Buy the
‘needle in any upholstery-supply
store giong with the. crinoline,
weights and brass rings ydu'll

‘draperiess- hang better, and;,the
sateen lining protects your good
fabric ‘from the sun’ and dust.-A
good ‘budget stretching idea is
curtains without draperies, top-
ped ‘by a contrasting valance.
Charming and practical, if you

By Gladys Collinson
‘Who has not, at one time or an-

need to correct or criticize those
whom he may feel do not share
the same opinions as himself, I
refer of course to last week's col-
umn and Mr. E.G.O.'s further

}] Hloomet Shure hagestnhy

other, been deeply pained by his |:

paves 54

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--The:.Women's. Auxiliary to the
Canadian..,Legion, :.Branch . 170,
named new,;, i for the

$700 Da
Rito Collision .

ALAS) donee?!

$100 ‘to the Rigby vel

0 an
ated ‘athe ficcldent, occureg’ about
S48 pal

hi-

ii toad’ were
bee a weekend auto’ col-
lisiori on‘the:'Sherbiko Hill South
of Castlegar, Saturday evening,

PARK ELEGTANG

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which in an

total of $700 damage. i
The two cars, driven ‘by. Fred
R. Rilkoff and Kenneth L. Rigby,
met and collided on the hill after.

"| the ‘Rilkoff-auto had: swerved to

avoid four pedestrians, Both vehi-
cles slid off the road into the
ditch. No one was injured.

Damage was $600 to the Rilkotft
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year and discussed ideas for the
year’ 'S program,

“New committees ‘aré: Ways and
Means, Ruth O'Rourke, Wendy
Stasiak, Emily Wier, Hebe Hack-
man and Pansy Woolls; Sick com-
mittee, Kay Bates, Gladys’ Hing-
ley..and’ Mrs, Brewer; Press Cor-.

di and Banner,. Hebe

ign on the be-
tween the sexes.” I think it might
be ‘appropos to say here that up
until this week the issue as.I see
it, needed no further clarifying.

In Afternoon i two

Hackman; Standard Bearer, Mrs.
J. Markin; Baby spoons, Gladys
Hingley; Liason, Officer; Laura
Richards and Tiny Smith,

weeks ago I-simply upheld my
opinion against. what seemed to
me to be an egotistical error of
human judgement. « For. actual
precedént; ‘thé “author “says; / we
need only: to, look. to the, world
‘of natitre. Are not all males ‘gen-
erally the most handsome? Well,
later, when human beings: were
created, let me tell you that sorry
mistake was not repeated,

don’t need the privacy of drapes

that can ‘be drawn at night. :

You'll get more out of life
tomorrow by putting more into your

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We of thé fairer sex, a term

of which the writer dogs not seem,

to approve, have se,

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and human

our male counterpart,, Why pes
should we not claim equality .or
true compromise of mind and
feature?

who I must admit do take unfair
advantaye of “our frailities”s
shall we say? On the other hand,
what stalwart lad has not had the

urge to boast a bit or flex his
rippling muscles. to impress upon

qualities. Let not the opinionated
view. of artists and sculptors
sway us from the subject at hand.
Our face’ and figure is indeed
only a smaller and finer edition
of the rib of Adam.

Nothing, therefore, can so evoke

the ire of our sex than the term
“inferior” when: used as a com-

_| parison between male and female.

If Mr. E.G.O. would be so good

column he wrote on Jan. 29th, I

believe he will find that any cri-
ticism I have brought to bear
jupon him stems directly from
‘certain ‘which were

7

FNSUER

wed

‘Oho of the Einest-Rock.Wool’ | -
Ss Ingulations‘on the Market

Batts of all Sizes and Thickness

and Machirie Blowing

Contact
or Wo De

ete toe

imade“at-that: time*dealing: with
such remarks as “our tly. i
ferior_ counterpart,” -¥]

ertuge :
ing the Feade® “that

d any.
If-women ier no other argu-

fice for ‘beguiling the male of. the,

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pecies, .the spirit of;

alone should suffice: Without that
driving: force. life indeed would
be: lacking. in interest. So,. Mr.
to use, another “specious
", isn’t it’ ‘the spirit of rival-
ry (and love :deep-rooted in’ the
sexes :that makes, the -world go
round?

“University ane
in Canada from 1939 to 1949; from
3a 000 to 74,000 full-time

Unfortunately there are some’

us the more our own lack of these |’

as to go back ‘and read over tne ie

iment “in'favor- of’ the* uae of-ertl=]: ©:

amuibled | *=17

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