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Established ‘in Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Seven

District Municipality Gets Good Airing |

Castlegar commissioner Murray Lit-
tle’s address to the Castlegar and District
Chamber of Commerce last week on. the
subject of a district municipality was a
delight for all in attend to hear, ’

He was well prepared and when he.-

got into the fields where sufficient study
of the subject hasn’t yet been carried
out, he forthrightly pointed this out to
his listeners and refused to speculate on
possibilities. In other, words, he didn't mix

Good Man Goes
One of the area’s more popular and

respectéd citizens left Kinnaird a few
weeks ago, transferred by: Columbia Cel-

lulose to: its head office in. the Burrard’,

Building at, Vancouver.
4 Chris Enevoldsen is’ going to be mis-
se
While here he. provéd himself. a num-
ber one citizen’ that took his‘ responsibil-,
ities as a citizen strongly : and. who ‘pre-
pared a brief on. the need for retention.
of the Deer Park. road ‘that. should’ stand
out in the annals of government lobbying’
as how a job should be done. Mr. Ene--
voldsen’s brief might yet bear fruit but
if it doesn’t, this area is the better for his

having prepared it. And for his having.”

lived here.

Hydro’ Ss: Appointment Shows Concern

Announcement last week by Bo. Hy-
dro of the appointment of former Nakusp
senior land representative Gerry Mead

form. with substance and dealt only with
specifics and not shadows,

Mr. Little appears the ideal man’ to
continue the study into the matter of a
district municipality and he struck us: as:
the fellow who should go out and sell the
idea if the two councils of the twin. vil-
lagey ultimately decide that the district
municipality concept is a good idea for
this area. < . :

As one Chamb. amt t
ed: (and we. paraphrase his words): “We

’ think we have made.a mess of our valley.

already but it’s nothing like the mess we
can make in the next 10 years if we don’t ©
start now to ‘control growth and devel

Peay Pose erees

PEPig T9 2)

ith.
b aut mut: much thought. [aaa

ly, inde:
be ‘iueneed py trivia things,
:'Brought’ up ina’ country.

where school ;uniforms are ac-
‘ sopted a as normal it wasn’t un-

ti I ited Sudbury and.’saw
the atte of.a separate school
ere,
may. “have -disadvantages,” ‘as
well a8 advantages,
* *

“School uniforms are tradi:
tional in’ England, Some, like
the boys of: the Blue Coat

School still'wear the long blue
- coat’ with ‘leather. belt, white -

socks. atid’ orange ‘scarf. Mod-
ern: ones try to choose uni-
forms inlch are, not: too, con-

meént into channels of which we approve.”
The selling of the. West Kootenay: F He.
gional College was almost.

aon
show by the capable individual ay ‘ *: VICTORID. REPORT
Lie

now its principal and surely Mr.
is. the same kind.of a man to :gef, out “ind
field the quéstions not only of: his own
ratepayers but those in the presently un-
organized areas as well.

~ We don’t suggest that such a job be.
done now because more ‘facts are needed .
first. But when the time comes Mr. Little.
should take to the stump. And if a district
municipality. isn’t a good idea, Jet him
take. to thé local service . club-church
group banquet circuit and tell us“all why.

B.C

This: coun:
try, and: parti-
cularly British

more “fashionable than ever be-

fore that; everyone should .at-.-
ean fend university, |

is_ is 'cost-
ing billions. and’ it has put our

Authority’s lands isi
sation program.

.- It would appear from, ‘the ‘Authority's
t that it is now. more fully

on and

to the important’ position of Co-
lumbia land supervisor with Headquarters

in the Nakusp-Castlegar area will be wel- -

comed by those persons interested in the

Yea, Blacktop!

Action ‘by: Castlegar ‘council at its

aware. of the. necessity for transferring
more of the decision-making

sors’ are howling that govern-
ment should pay for the works.
The want to contri-

ity: directly to the field: where ‘the pro-.
_ blems arise and: where they. can be bet-
ter evaluated and’ weighed.

Mr. .Meéad appears .a ‘very. conscient-
ious and capable. individual : atid although
there.’ Will be some. opposition to ‘his ap-.:

ti “(20° man -who’ has served: a.

last meeting to’ start some serious think-
ing about:a blacktopping program ‘for the
village, is“ good to.see. The condition of :
Castlegar. streets makes any comment on.
, the desirability of a blacktopping bylaw .
“unnecessary . except to Sey, fne sooner,
ithe better!

‘SUGAR BAD. SPICE

; wij actions:
ter is furious

an “old:poke,”

and kick up my heels and be-
come the life of the eee she.
miffed-. and -makes eC

‘is

time we seem to be on our old.

period of time, as ‘an appraiser can ‘be lik-
ed. by. everyone); ‘nonetheless it is Téason- .
able to assume: thi Me

weight any small cntinaity there might’
be. in. the: central” Arrow ree seein. to-

i wards the. ea

ym Sry

“When 1 play the mas. ti
ther, ' Rioralistic and conven- ~
: tional, she calls

me, in-digust
When I get gay

its to love al

‘Quole::."Tears of pity ani
forlorness could almost be seen
the boy’s rust

ode basis of true buddies is. when:

Are ds a boll

_ ways hollering-up

: tell her to get a move: th
priiny,:and hollering ie the- ard,; a}

: i off ae nent? get her

5 off, a :

: fe calls me «as skyrocke!

y. Then
; eres and ‘imy3trinate
be : shine through ‘and wi
> Until I

if itis Friday aI $2
i? well, that’s ‘about stand:
ys; for. a healthy.’

augtiter
But this week she wert off lke:
"relied to uid =po

she's: frying to wheedle’ some .

her; true sweet!’

‘His e: ara cope
ra phe os
re fealthy. ts eit ant

trait
‘Jonely; perhaps‘an' Soom

Quote:: "I think’ that
child” i . bedraggied orplian; ».

pute nothing and our profes-

sors have. convinced: themsel- :

ves that ‘they ‘should ‘receive

the University of California.

UBC president Dr.; John
B. “MacDonald has said our pro-
vincial government is to blame
‘for’ the increase in student
fees;‘at this Premier Bennett

‘up: to’ their necks .

happen: to; think 1!
“sity’s

sU'CAN TAKE YOU FORA RIDE..*"

he. has slapped ‘back: at Dr.
MacDonald to say that, as head

‘of the government, - he's not

going.to hand over a. blank
cheque to. any university, or
anyone else and, in this, he’s
only doing his duty. First mis-
take, of course, was, when the

“Bennett government went un-
iversity-wild a few years ago.. -

But, if the students and
professors had their way they
would milk us, the ‘public, of

every cent atid we'd be broke , ,

on the morrow.
It's the politically. popular

ig, these days, to fawn upon
our. universities; the students,
young cand smart, take advan:
. of this: ‘They'll look you

in the eye ‘and tell

you that the country owes wen
University trainin,

i
them ‘are. sure that they should :
not. contribute- one cent to’
as much pay. ‘as professors at their .
-want everything for, free. This

higher. education. They

is, I suppose, part “of the ac-
cursed welfare _state, cradle-to-.

grave.care, The country. needs:

‘university graduates, ‘but I still

joyed ant

it sh done. something ‘wrong’
ahaa

~“pure ‘hokem.

that univer-'
shoild pay part.

By. Jaries K. Nesbitt

"at, i

3 Most’ English ar do
not object to uniforms, It is sald
-that It is less cos!

to orese =
girl in’ school uniforms,
signifficant factor ‘is that ti is

is Hysterical About. Universities -

of their own’ way.

Out, of all this confusion
and all this hypocrisy and poli-
tical manoeuvring has come
one clear, honest voice, from

Education Minister Leslie Pe-

terson, who shows courage and
great stamina in going against
the rushing stream. He has the
guts to say. that a whole lot
of this , is

er a sense of responsibility to
the good name of the school
and hence promotes better con-
duct. Promotes also a
high morale.

To the parents of adoles-
cent girls no doubt school: un-
{forms are a boon. There is
no question: what -the girl is
going .to. wear. and mother. is
not driven ‘to Uistraction by the

child’s complaints that a twice .

worn dress is too old: to..wear

and that everybody is wearing’

* are;

be acceptable to the girls who
‘though

Mr. : Peters fi
here the Pacific Northwest Ma- . thi
‘| nagement, Association. He pull-

ed no punches. He went egainst
the. fashion.. He - hit forth .in
blunt words ad he chose not
to himself | that his
words make him unpopular in
certain quarters.

‘like such honesty as this

of- from a politician. I like the way -

Mr... Peterson. seeks: to” bring:
reason to the present hysterics

-about our universities. He has -*
put himself against the popular

stream and’ in’ so’ doing . he
risks his political skin but he
doesn’t care, bécause he knows
what ‘he- said -had ‘to':be. said
and so he said -it..And let the
chips fall where hey may. ree

. from": dressing

ink :so,

Herein’ Canada: we have
no particular love:for uniforms
and-no traditions ’in the. wear-
ing of them.: Most. parents. are
luke-warm towards their intro-
duction: in schools: here.-Des-
-pite ‘all the’ troubles» arising
{ girls; « parents
would rather have it that way
than" have “them dressed’ in

ib uniforms,

For as.T rioted in Sudbury, a
- school uniforms ‘are drab and”

unlovely * withthe result that
girls were by: no means attrac-
tive to look at. .:

Isn’t_ the “choice of clothes

oné: of our more cherished He

berties?

iat I realized that they :

to create in the wear- -

else, They should -
they ‘may’ not’
at heart.

SPE a PENS ra

“number, If any. -::

S city, town. or village, :|’
and postal zone, if In use, :
Be province, too.

your
envelope
Should

_ Show...

-A The name of the person ;

you are addressing. i:
2 The street number,

“streetname, or postoffice

box number, apartment
or business block, suite

4 Your name and your
complete address in the
upper left corner. :

‘| ship program in Bos

‘| Kraft : mill. ‘Columbia ieee ti talne the. statue) he: woul a earn

‘| offered to’ all

. | tion,.

-[offers: training in

Celiulosé

short supp!

|| British: panante fend datum

Cellulose’ is ,one’ company

“is doing comething | ‘about it,’

Watson Jsland pulp

t
‘| mill Columbia Cellulose is train-

ing 46 apprentices in elght main-

| tenance trades, ’.: considerably

more than normally woul id
engaged.
“It_is the biggest apprentice:

Trains.

a Tradesmén for Pulp), :

stile tradenmen are in iy

_ Tho men, will spend. four
to five years in on-the-job train-
ing, putting’ In. a’ month: each
year in a vocational school. f
“This combination | of | the

theoretical and the practical is}'

ideal,” Epp says.
. Apprentice wages are on
a sliding: scale . that

‘Support of North-South |
Rea éad Link Increasing

uppor ort, .has increased for
the na Chamber of Commerce
proposal. for a north south, high-

way linking the two major trans-
Canada highways and. running

acoss ‘FROM THE ARE ARENA |

i OUR BUILDING 8'
week Bill Barnsley, ménagor of HEADQUAR'
the | Trail chamber, recelyed
word that the Castlegar chani-
ber had, begun official negotia-
tions in support of the proposal.

PLYWOODS _
DOORS

and Castlegar

via Deer Park and Syringa
Creek.

Last month Revelstoke join-

ed in making pleas to govern-

ment officials for. the lakeshore

route’ via ‘Deer Park and Jast

to. full jJourneyman’s rate : once

‘a man qualifies, eg

The starting rate for an'ap-| .

8 pulp in-
dustr:
Rouen Epp. While it will be

>| four or five years before Colum-

pia Cellulose. gets the full’ pene:
fit of the ‘program, it was ob:
viously. timed ‘to ‘fit’ in‘ with
requirements of the new Skeena

has: a: partnership.” role wit!
Svenska Cellulosa of Sweden on
this. project

In: 1964. union and i eaget
ment reached agreement onan
apprenticeship which

under the current union
contract is $2.49 per hour which
is, 5.\cents. above.’ the normal
starting rate.in the

qualified tradesman (and Colum.
bia.Cellulose has guaranteed to
engage him’ as such once‘he at-

9.44 ‘ari’ hour ‘as’ for instance,
ah “A” mechanic under the pre-
sent wage structure,
It is interesting ‘to note that
some employees entering the ap

-| was acceptable to the depart-|P

mentof labor's” aerate
braach:, This’ was: ediatel

program «took.
drop. in pay.
_ One’ of the features je that

mill

‘With the first offer 100. ap:
plied: from. which, Fa were ac
cepted.
{ Laborers, somal skilled work-
ers, even | operators : :showed in-
terest in. taking advantage of
the’ ‘apprenticeship. program to

learn a trade.
i We tried to put them into
trades they desired’ to be in,”
Epp. explains.’ Fortunately in

BBY,
during ‘the month that he attends inva

vocational school edch year. The

‘| department of labor ‘and’ com-

‘pany team up, with ‘the ' gov-
ernment paying $72 to a single
man ‘and ' $144 to.‘a “ married
man and the’ company ‘making
up the’ difference’ so thatno
loss occurs ‘in regular. earnings.

e first: three apprentices
from Prince Rupert to attend
school: have

‘the: trades where Ww
the’ greatest shortages, we got

: the biggest: response.”

There’ ‘was no. age restric-
Most ‘of ‘the: applicants,
‘were in: their mid-
twenties.
* Columbia. Cellulose has pio-
neered this type of training with
a.similar. program at’ its interior | see

passed their courses with flying
Solera) This year 15 will be eat:
ent
: ‘Although’ the progtam ‘has
been in operation. only: since

Dominion Bridge
‘Awarded Hydro
Spilway ‘Contract

¢. Hydro jas awarded Do-
hii Bridge Co. of Vancouver
& $872,118 contract to design,
supply and install two spillway
gates for!Duncan dam, 26. mil les
north’ of!:Kaslo, Z
The: spillway will: be used
to pass flood flows entering the
reservoir and will also assist the
8) two, control tunnels in regulat-
ing the reservoir.
The: gates will: be ‘installed
;control. structure at the
upstream, end of the open chu
type spillway to be: ‘bult on. the
east abutment of the dam... .;

. Construction of the spillway
has. started and is expected to.be
completed in| April, 1967.' More
than 600,000 cubic. yards of:rock
must be removed, and 20,000 ‘cu-
bie’ yards of concrete placed be-
fore the spillway is: completed.

The spillway gatés, each 30
feet. wide .and 40 feet ..deep,
will be. electricaliy- operated.

) They are scheduled to be in

|| operation’ by the time the. con-

crete work is completed on the
spillway. ;.

last four

ine attained hind: -year..stand-
ings and" ‘eight ‘ have: reached
second-: -year standings. : This’:is

by ‘slotting’ ap-

mill at, C:
1980, apprentices -in .the Celgar

‘| pulp -mill- have . qualified | for
‘| journeymen’s certificates as in-

strument mechanics, pipefitiere

prentices part way: up the train-| '
ing. ladder. on ‘the basis’ of’ pre- |"
vious experience “and ’ personal |}
merit. . The’ position or ee ai
the plan

millwrights, :
er-masons and machinists

is measured ‘by: ee in ‘approved

The Prince ‘Rupert

as: . millwrights,” garage mech-
anics, welders, instrument z mech:

in such’ trades B

the branch.
*. Successful completion of his
final tests gives ‘the ‘apprentice
a ‘recognized certificate. i

Dr. Ramaradhya
Kin aid Spéa eaker

M. Ramaradhya, from

.| Kootenay

‘| sources on: the: views expressed

its
pleas to Phil Gaglardi, highways
minister, while Castlegar wrote
an emphatic letter to Ken Kier-
nan,. minister of conservation
and recreation and also chair: |'
man. of the committee appointed
by Premier Bennett to deal with
pro-

WINDOWS:

HARDWARE.

jects...
Castlegar's deters signed by,
J, M, Macbeth, chairman of roads
and’ bridges, ‘calls for an up-to-
date ‘appraisal from government

inow Aare

by, Kootenay people,”

The, letter ‘emphasizes the
advantages of locating the high-
way on the Deer Park .route
as‘.opposed to the ‘government
proposed route via the 6,000 foot
Koche Creek, summit to Pass-
more,
suo It points out that: untess the
alternative route, proposed: by
the Trail, chamber, is accepted
the road‘from.Castlegar to Deer
Park would terminate at‘a dead
end. But if the road is continued
to Fauquier then it: would be: of
tremendous. benefit’ both as’a
scenic route. for. tourists and for

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Sundays Between 5 and 8 p.m.

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commercial , freight. »
Mr, Barnsley said he ‘had
not received a-reply from Don,

| "94: HOUR SERVICE — GAS AND MEALS

Brothers, minister of. mines and
petroleum resources, to whom
the. brief, concerning , the ‘alter-
native Deer. Park route, was sent
several ;weeks ago. .- fl

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SHELL DRIVE-IN 2 wives UP Mew ine
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East Thal, converted .four. years ie

ago: to istiandom ’. will
speaking this: Sunday at:the 11
a.m. ‘service of the Apostolic

Church in Kinnaird.

‘He:.will: include: with ithe | *

message:-a. testimony. of what
God has’ done for. Him;

anics,
and pipefitters, i

away Sunday.
and District h

{Mr.-/Maloff
‘shortly after: his’

former Mable M:
le. wa!

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in. the: Ko

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when she wants help with her . ‘We cas sth found, i:
homework and I remind her When. ahr Opie | it up. be-
that she thinks ’'m stupid and comes a gem!’

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