CA Published Every Thursday at “The Crossroads of the. Kootenays” NEWS. Vol 5, No. 37 CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1952 5 Cents Per Copy: Stormy Meeting Discusses Fate Of Community Property A publi¢ meeting is to be held one week from tomorrow in the Coronation hall, Castlegar, be- ginning at 7:30 p.m. for the pur- pose of getting the views of the public regarding the best man- ner of disposing of the village property on Columbia Avenue, site of the ‘present Coronation Hall. ‘ This was decided at a meeting of the Castlegar board of com- issi and repr tives of Hore Billets Needed For Oct. Convention Castlegar school teachers will be hosts to some 450 fellow mem- bers of the teaching profession on October 16,.17 and 18 when the West Kootenay teachers convent- ion will be held in Castlegar. the Projects Society, the Parks Board and Castlegar Cappera- tive Transportation Society Mon- day night. Three recommendations for presentation to the public meet- ing were drawn up. They are: 1. That 125 ft. of frontage, of the property, be offered to the Cas- tegar Transportation Society for the sum of $9,000, this money to be set aside until such time as the Projects Society can see their way clear to use this money for an approved project. 2. That the public be asked to decide between disposal of the southern portion of the land either by public tender, highest or lowest tender not necessarily pf, accepted, or by direct cash sale. 3. That permission be asked of the ratepayers to dispose of all the village property on Columbia Avenue with the exception of the northern portion which would be used for 2 village office and fire hall, this proposal being subject to any legal stipulations that arise, % In a very stormy meeting that saw much arguement and turbu- lent debate the representatives of the Transportation Society pres- ented their case. They explained that, having sold their Maple St. lot to the Liquor Control Board for the sum of $9,000, they now wish to purchase for the same sum, a portion of the Community Hall property with a frontage of not less than 125 feet though 150 feet would suit their purposes "nuch better. ~- ae The representatives’ explained that the Columbia Avenue site would be an ideal location for their purposes, having both a front and rear entrance. When asked if the Society would be willing to pay more than $9,000 for 125’ feet of the Columbia Ave- nue property since their Maple Street lot had only a 100 ft. front- age, they declared that they could not pay more than $9,000 because this would mean raising the fares on their buses. Further, Continued on Page 2 Night School Classes To Begin October |! Night classes for Castlegar’s first year of adult education, are scheduled to begin the first week of October at the Stanley Humph- ries High School. Classes in wood- work, dressmaking, typewriting and Canadian history are being offered, to each of which two hours once a week will be devo- ted. Classes will be held on Wed- nesday or Thursday evenings al- though they may be held both Wednesday and Thursday if en- rolment justifies. J. W. Banigan, Industrial Arts Instructor at the high school, will be in charge of the woodworking course which will involve the use of both hand and_ power tools and is designed for those people, both men and women, who wish to learn carpentry or cabinet making for their own pleasure or profit. . The courses in dressmaking and typewriting will be under the direction of Miss M. Millican and Miss E, Martin, also on the high school teaching staff. For those who wish to obtain Senior Matriculation credits or simply become more acquainted with the history of our country and its position in the world to- day. a Canadian History course, under the direction of the Senior’s Social Studies teacher, Mr. R. E. Catl who is an Honor’s Graduate in History, will -be. offered. Registration for. these courses is set for the week after next from Monday to Thursday, Sept- ember 2 2to 24. ‘The principal will. be in his office at. the high school from seven to nine each evening and both those who have already indicated. an interest in one or more of the courses and’ any others widhing to: join,’ should see Mr./ Thomas ' within; these dates to- arrange for. enrolment. ate being arranged and other arrangements are pro- ceeding satisfactorily, with the exception of the billeting prob- em. Billets have yet to be ar- ranged for about 100 of the visit- ing teachers. A. Harvey and J.|" Corbett, members of the commit- tee in charge of. convention ar- rangements, are anxious to sec- ure the remaining accommoda- tion as quickly as possible and J. T. WEBSTER This resid is aman ask the cooperation of resi in this regard. Extra Teacher At High School Due To Enrolment Increase School enrolment at the Stan- ley Humphries High School has so greatly exceeded expectations that a new division has been au- thorized and an eighteenth teach- er will be hired. Five years ago, the high school teaching staff numbered three teachers. Pre-registration, though widely advertised, did not indicate the true increase in school popula- tion, so that on registration day, the lower grades were swamped with new students.’ All .class- rooms being already in use and the student activity room being used for the Senior Matricula- tion class, permission was obtain- ed to convert the medical exa- mination room into an eighteenth }elass—~room:- The -- change: over. should” be’ complete some time this week, it is reported. Total high school enrolment this year is 420 compared to 350 last year. New courses added to the curriculum include drama, shorthand, and the Senior Matric- ulation courses. who is gaining district promi- nence with his ofl paintings. Mr. Webster entered some of his artistic creations in the Golden City Fair at Rossland during the week-end, winning a first and third prizes for them. a Mr. Webster’s paintings, most- ly landscapes, also won first prize at the Castlegar fair this year. . He won first prize at the Castlegar Fair last year. also. This was the first time that he has exhibited his paintings out- side the Castlegar district, Kinnaird To Buy Used Caterpillar The village of Kinnaird is pur- chasing a second-hand D4 cat- erpillar which will be completely overhauled before being put into use, it was announced at the reg- ular meeting of the Kinnaird Board of C issi Mond: | moved here and are parti Extra Police Added Latest move in the war on in- cendiarism in Castlegar and dis- trist is the stationing here of an additional two RCMP officers bringing the strength of the Cas- ‘tlegar detachmént to four men. Constables Graham and Aylward from.Ganges and Vancouver Is- land respectively, have been To Wage War On Arson/ Although skies remained hr i: an of rain in a concentrated investigation of the fires in this district. Night patrol of the village and surrounding area by police is in effect. The most recent incend- iary blaze, which partially des- troyed the almost completed home of J. Boodoff, as well as all previous fires at which definite evidence of incendiarism was discovered, are being intensively investigated. x The increase in the Castlegar police force is simultaneous with the transfer of additional police officers to RCMP detachment at Nelson, Creston, Trail and Grand Forks, Chamber To Press For Action Re Gelgar ‘The executive council of the Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce héld a meeting in the Castlegar Hotel dining room Tuesday morning and discussed resolutions to be presented to an’ executive meeting of the As- sociated Kootenay Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commer- ce in Nelson on September 17. The council decided to present ia resolution asking the B.C. gov- ernment to take immediate act- ion to clarify the situation regard- ing Celgar’s forest management licence application. “If. the ans- wer is no, let them say so, and not prolong this state of inde- cision” was the general opinion of the council. A resolution for extension of the western boundaries of the pevening....-.- x wales ¢ The commissioners also’ heard the Fire Chief’s monthly report and slightly revised the building permit legislation, as well as making plans for the joint pur- chase of a P.A. system with the Kinnaird Firemen. The purchase of the caterpil- lar equipment comes after a com- Local Representatives Attend Convention In Grand Forks Saturday Castlegar and Kinnaird village commissioners were in Grand Forks on Saturday, taking part in in the convention of Kootenay villages and municipalities there. The full board from Castlegar, excepting the village clerk who is on holidays, attended the con- vention while Kinnaird was re- presented by S. C. Muirhead, vil- lage clerk; W. A. Morice, com- Ynission chairman; and J. A. Mac- Donald, village solicitor. And address by Major General Stein, Provincial coordinator, ex- Plaining the proposed financing of the civil defence program, highlighted the business session. The Major General explained that, instead of having the muni- cipalities bear all the cost them- selves, the federal. and provin- cial governments would, under the proposed setup, make an equal grant to a common pool which would then be distributed to the municipalities for their civil defense expenditures. The Castlegar and Kinnaird re- presentatives also took, an act- ive part in the discussion on some sixty odd resolutions that” were presented. At one point, the vil- lage representatives found them- selves opposing in a body,-a res- olution which the cities and dis- trict municipalities were back- ing. On the whole, however, there was unanimity throughout. _ The delegates were treated to an outing at Christina Lake in the morning and following the business sessions in the afternoon, -delegation had gone to Nelson last week to check prices and availability of heavy equip- ment. Nothing was decided then but at Monday’s meeting it was determined that ‘due to financial conditions,” a used machine would be purchased. No further details are available. ‘ Fire Chief Scott reported fav- orable results with the new pumper and a good attendance at the recent Fire Marshall’s school. He also reported that there was only one fire during Aug- gust, a minor one at the gar- bage dump. One fire permit wes issued during August. In future, it was announced, all new home builders must ap- ply for a chimney permit as well when applying for a building per- mit. The village is to assist the Firemens Club in a joint pur- chase of a P.A. svstem on the understanding it will be available for village use, whenever re- quired..The system is an AC-DC setup for indoor or outdoor use or attachment to any vehicle. Other sbusiness of the meeting included an authorization for the ordering of a supply of disinfect- ant for the garbage dump. - Educational Problems Being Discussed Today Today is a holiday for all school studenfs in the Castlegar school district because their teachers are attending a day-long meeting with the Consultative committee on Doukhobor affairs, devoted to a discussion of the problems re- garding education of Doukhobor children. All teachers of School} District number nine. are attend- ing the di which began there was a in the Grand Forks High school “cafeteria, Castlegar Commission- ers have remarked on the-unique place ‘car@ ‘holders at “this banq- uet. They were, Netted Gem po- tatoes, thus arranged as district advertising by, the Grand Forks Board of Trade. é ‘ Nick Oglow, Chairman of ths C 7S a the te convention in an i ic ‘0 th hold their 1953 fall i | at 9:00. a.m. today and are con- tinuing till afternoon. . .Mr. Cail of the high school staff and Mrs. J. Waters, teacher at Tarrys school, are among the speakers, Also preserit are mem- Continued on Page 6 Time zone to Biscres copes Bice js. alsa :to. be. pres- enteds This’ is to eliminate the bi- annual time changes now in ef- fect and would be equivalent to having Pacific Daylight Saving time, now in effect, the year around in Castlegar. = The incendiarism problem in this district was also discussed and it was agreed that a resolu- tion on the matter would be drawn up at the Nelson meeting. The general view was that the law should be enforced and that the government should cease al- lowing proven offenders to go free. The meeting also decided to participate in the official open- ing of the new Lardeau road Sat- urday afternoon, September 20. _ The breakdown of ferry serv- ice Monday evening and an en- quiry regarding progress on the promised survey of the Blue- berry Creek—Sheep Lake route as an alternative to relocation of the present Cascade road, is to be referred to the Bridge Com- mittee and the Roads and Bridges committee respectively, Clutch Spring Snaps - Cripples Ferry And Ties Up Traffic The Castlegar ferry became stranded in midstream and traf- half hours Monday night when the pressure spring on the dlutch of the ferry’s motor broke at 6:35 p.m. The vessel was Castlegar bound with nine vehicles aboard at the time of the accident. The Waldie tug, previously used in such emergencies was absent from fhe area, wherefore it was necessary to request the services of the PR tug Columbia, tied up at Robson. After permission for the tug’s services had been secured from Nelson, the Columbia push- ed the crippled ferry to shore. | The ‘clutch: was dismantled and the: broken parts sent off for brazing. The ferry meanwhile re- sumed its schedule on a reduced basis, with the help of the CPR tug, By 10 p.m., the traffic line- ups had been cleared. About an hour-later the patched assembly: was returned to -the ferry and Castlegar win: the ‘villages of Kinnaird and Castlegar “as*hosts. 0; The spring session will ‘be held in’ Creston. ° , ‘it to resume its regular schedule on its own power at 12:30 a.m. A new pressure spring was or- dered at once. fic was delayed for three and a- t blessed the Castlegar and district fall fair held on Friday and Sat- urday last, and a record attend- ance of district residents, viewed the wide display of excellent ex- hibits, saw the Crowning of the Harvest Queen Friday evening, watched the colorful display of fireworks on Saturday evening and patronized the gala midway throughout the two days. The tatal of exhibits was con- reported although the number of exhibitors increased from 87 last year to 94 this year. There was a decrease in the number of flower, fruit and vegetable ex- hibits with a slight increase in the canning, home-cooking, need- lework and junior craft sections. The Prizewinners Ross Oborne of Robson was the grand aggregate winner of the event amassing the highest total of winning points in all classes combined. He was awarded the Chamber of Commerce Cup, the R. E. Sommers Memento Cup and a six mionth newspaper subscrip- tion. In addition, Mr. Oborne won another subscription for the greatest total of wins in the fruit section and a 2 lb. can of floor wax for the winning total in the Dairy Products section. In the vegetable section, Mrs. John Sherbiko was the winner, receiving a newspaper subscript- ion. Mrs. J. L. Townsend won the Leo Bosse Cup in the Flowers section and Mrs. Walter Marken received an electric kettle as first prize in the Canning exhibits, Mrs. Walter Marken and Mrs. M. Gallo tied for first place in the home cooking division and Mrs. Vic Bonde. Kinnaird, won a ten dollar credit note for her needlé- work. exhibits. The Kiwanis Cup for top prize in the. junior ex- hibit section went to Miss Betty Jean Lampard. A total of 59 exhibits entered won Mrs. J, Sherbiko the Turn- bull Cup for‘the highest total of exhibits entered. Other special awards were to: Mrs. M. Gallo for the best Gladioli spike; Mrs. W. Marken winning the Standard Brands competition; Mrs. N. Os- wald in the Five Roses Flour competition and to Mrs. M. Gallo and Mrs. J. Verzuh in the Five Roses Special competition. A complete list of points awarded in each class will be found on page 3. Kooteny MP Opens Fair H. W .Herridge, MP for Koote- nay West officially opened: the fair, Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. He was introduced by A. J. Weir, president of the Fall Fair Com- mittee who welcomed everyone and expressed gratitude for the liberal donations received. Mr. Herridge, recalling that he attended the first Castlegar fall fair, said he was pleased to see the ‘fair continued. “It is of great advantage to the community and everyone residing in it,” he de- A CAUTION! — Is also a weapon of frightful siderably less than last year, it is. Ross Oborne, Robson Wins Grand Aggregate. At Fall Fair Here Maintaining that the purpose of such a fair is to illustrate the fertility of the soil, display the community’s skills, develop hob- bies and interest young people (continued on page 5) Radio And Lamp Won in Harvest Queen Draw First and second prizewinners in the lucky draw of Harvest Queen tickets, were L. C. Green- wood, Kinnaird and Jan, Atkin- son, Castlegar, respectively. The draw was made at the dance in the Legion Hall Satur- day night, the final event in the 1952 Castlegar and District Fall Fair sponsored by the Canadian Legion and Ladies Auxiliary, Castlegar-Robson branch 170. Mr. Greenwood’s ticket was drawn first entitling him to the electric clock-radio. The second prize- winner receives the electric tri- lite lamp. Baby Show Winners Announced Saturday Six charming urchins, among the thirty seven participating in the contest, received awards for best appearance, natural coloring growth and development and be- haviour at the Sixth Anrual Cas- tlegar and District Fall Fair Baby Show Saturday afternoon, in th:: Legion Hall. First prize winner in the one to six month age group was Hans Cohen, with Deborah McLuckie receiving the second prize, In the sig to 12 month group, Larry Maldidier and Bonnie Reid were judged first and second best’ -babies*“‘respéctively while~ Marlene Santano and “Barbaré Larrimore were prizewinners in the 12 to 18 month class. The 37 youngsters were all on hand Saturday,with their mothers sisters and brothers to hear the results of the judgeing which had taken place Wednesday after- noon, Mrs. E. A. Lampard an- nounced the names of the prize- winners and each winner was raised aloft as his or her name was Called. Dr. C. S. Fowler and Miss B. Conroy, Public Health nurse, were the judges for the contest. Dr. Fowler presented a brief >x- planation Saturday of how the winning infants were determined. Ten points were allowed for each of the following categories: nor- mal growth and development re- quirements; body build and color; general attractiveness with an- other five points: allowed for be- haviour making a total of 35 pas-- sible points. The highest total awarded on this basis, Dr. Fow- ler explained was 31 points with the other winners receiving 25 to 29 points, Each first prizewinner received an engraved cup and photograph while the second place tots in the three age groups each received a photograph. AUTION RE OURTESY HEN pens IT’S LOADED That car that you own, though a wondrous machine Travelling swiftly and far on gasoline, destruction When used without care or sufficient instruction. It will carry you safely wherever you please If you use it with care and due courtesies. But it also is ready to maim and to kill, Destroy property and blood freely spill. It’s a terrible weapon you have in command. When you're at the wheel, there is death in your hand. So drive your machine with caution and care, Be courteous to others, ‘and lives you will spare.