CIVIL DEFENCE officials from. the western
provinces toured the area on Tuesday and
paused for coffee at the Hugh Keenleyside
Dam. They are attending the Western Min-

" Continued from Page One :
Sam Muirhead Recalls History

aacuty minister ae mines and ! resources,
Manitoba; Hon, W. D. Black; Auburn Pep-
per, MLA for Weyburn, Sask., who is re-

the

isterial Conference on Civil Emergency ©

national i for

Measures which this year is being hosted by CORE
Provincial Secretary Wesley D. Black. While

civil emergency measures; Ottawa, Arnold

dt

at the dam they were hosted by H. J.
“Red” Warner and members of the Cas-
tlegar-Kinnaird Civil Defence force. From
left to sight sre John MacDonald, assistant

Lavoie,

for Alberta and John H. Erb, B.C. civil
co-ordinator, of Victoria.

— Castlegar News Photo

Continued from Page One

Airport Terminal Building Opening

“At one time,” he said, ing I read in my horoscope:
“we had the worst facility ‘If you have any complaints, s
imaginable, but this morn- better keep mum until sur

FOR THOSE

SUMMER DAYS AHEAD
\

AKBM DELEGATES & WIVES

of the proper time and

place to air them. But do

set the record trate,
and disp:

“ft am Blad to be here

is bound
heart of the ‘Kootenay. i

Then came sonie pre-
sentations. Ald. R. W. Cook
Shenae Dr. Hall with a

plaque commemorating the
work of the Ralph

West, This will fs enced
an appropriate spot at the
Hall said, Ald.

Steve rt koe then present-

ed Sem ur Bead wit an

engraved silver tray in ap-

precition for his work on
the airport committee.

Following the official

"SHOES THAT MAKE AN IMPRESSION”

6 public jou
ed the new ‘eran b
ing.

Thus, Castlegar opened
the newest air port termin-

‘al building in Canada, small-

er, it is true than Vancou-
ver, Montreal, Toronto, Win-
nipeg or but
newer.

to please them all... .
your selection.

IFTS

IRADS

Yes... . we have a wonderful selection’

. drop in to make

AKBM

GOOD LUCK TO VISITING

DELEGATES AND THEIR WIVES

Open aay + Saturday 9 am, to 6 p.m,

lish ARIIL
TF DRUG

Corner of Pine and Columbia

Ph. 365-7818
Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

you snk Ly an airport on
that,”

-
000 in th
One winter they got

stuck with an unusual am-
ount of snow, so they took
$50 out of treasury and
went down to Cominco
rent a bulldozer. It was in
fine looking plece of equip-
ment, but every time the

engine stopped a mechanic
ws requlred to start it up

couldn't understand why i
was worn out, a

the shops in Trail.)

In the fall of 1948, me
peg. ma Tecognl ea Be
an al Sam
head was on innalrd’s vil-
lage council.

? objected to the vil-
lage spending $200 on the
airpo: only had $800

That year, 1948 was a me-
morals one for another of
the “airport pioneers” at-
tending the reception. Axel
Neilsen, now retired, put in
first garden at the air-

ort, and was asked to put
othe one which now grac-
pete the front of the new fac-

“That year there was a

year had isolated Castlegar
— except for the Canadian
Pacific Airlines service to
Calgary and Vancouver.
There was also another

GOLF

By Jean Wickett

It was “low net” play
at the course Tuesday and
despite the weather 14 wo-
men tumed out to com-
pete. This week’s ball win-

ners were Phyl Lamb, Tee- -
na Leif

itch and Judy Wayl-
ne Don't forget daciee the
dies open tourna:

ment is Tuesday, June 6.
If you plan to participate
be ¢ to sign up on the
sheet provided in ladies
club house. -
make a note to
for some competitive _ sol
and so ig. That
our own Ladies’ Open. he
executive has their commit-
ee hard at work planning
the details, so it should be
an enjoyable day.

Bald Tires Blamed
For Gelgar Road
Auto Accident

) A traffic violation re-. :
port has been issued a Kin-

with bald
The charge was the re-

day on the
which
lost control of his car, turn-
. went into a rock wall back-
wards.
Damage to his car

There were no

STORES

6-7 pm.

Sunday and Holiday Hours: 12 noon - 1 p.m.

Alzo, ‘
keep ‘Tuesday, June 13 free

course.
naird driver for. driving ©
tires. : sors of

sult of an accident one a é
time Eugene peaaae f
ed completely around and :

has
been ee tod at $1,500. ©
injuries. : other concerns.

problem, Ont the flight Axel
wanted to take, thelr was
too much alr ml going out,
so he was bounced from his
seat, The next day, at al-
most the last moment, he
recelved a call from CPA
telling him to get yn ready.
Axel got a boat across the
swiftly-flowing _ Columbia
River, but landed a consid-
erable distance downstream.
Through the mud he trudg-
ed, reaching the airport
just in thme to board the
Calgary it.

AS secretary-treasurer in
those days, their were Bro
blems with the Pay roll,
“We rarely got pay cheques
out on tme,” and people

they would get their mon-

_ eye

From Page

ment of Municipal Att
Victoria, who is
ing the

Dan Campbell,

able to attend due to cab
inet business. Mr, Whelen
will report on municipal af-
fairs in B.C. ;

Giving ‘reports on the
Union ate BC’ Municipal W
jes will Mayor R. G.

Jeff McKelvey,

Mayor Bud Buckle of ring
berley and Mayor Haas.

Voting delegates from
this area are Mayor Landis
and Ald. R. C. Maddocks of
Castlegar, and from Kin-
naird, Mayor Colin Mad-
docks and Ald. George Bon-
Gerott Mayor Maddocks is

o chairman of the reso-
iiitons committee, and joint
town clerk Allen Selbie is
secret

The | planning for this
convention began last au
when Mayor Maddocks an
former Castlegar ane
Murray Little atended the
convention in Fernie. They
invited the delegates there
to come to Castlegar-Kin-
naird in 1972.

With the invitation ac-

d, Ald. Ed Mosby of

it ions to the pl placing ot
nee and tables
SHSS petlvity room, ae a
their han

“We've had a wonderful
respo! from uty decal
business communit

service clubs,” mtd Janie
ola said.

Ald. Mosby added that
every effort was be-.
ing made to caertoln the
Jadies while their husbands

be sightseeing tips and
luncheon at — Bonnington
Falls, hosted by Cominco,
as well as other activities.
And there will be fun for
all before and after the
convention.

in Kin-

it
toads wat at wie
ont 6 at wi
ay ig will be
din-
Beriand dane?

The convention will end
.-on the greens of the Castle-
‘gar and. District — golf

Among the many spon-
pecial events are
Columbia Brewing Co., Col-
umbia Cellulose, Cominco,
Inland Natural Gas, B.C.
Zelephone Co. and Safeway

The public is invited to

visit the special displays
> mounted in: the

i: Arms lobby, Put Pr by Gay

ineo; B.C. ‘Pelephone and

NOTICE

BUILDING SUPPLY
WILL BE
CLOSED MONDAYS

Effective Moriday, June Sth, the
following building supply stores will
be closed'on Mondays: . ;

KOOTENAY BUILDING SUPPLIES
MITCHELL SUPPLY LTD.
P&G IRLY BIRD BUILDERS SUPPLY

ae ‘Another who sometimes

on the jub for 4 years,
Satur afternoon,

she and Sam got together
in the Selkirk ieuly lounge
to talk about the old days,
and each had a good laugh
when bay shequee were
aoa

Anastasia Gorkoff
Funeral Services
Held in Castlegar

A resident. of this area
for more than 60 years Mrs.
Anastasia Gorkoff, 93, died
Tuesday in. the: ‘Castle; legar
and District Hospital after
a lengthy. illness, Funeral
services began yesterday
from the Castlegar Russian
Hall and will conclude to-

“Born in Ri ussla, Mrs.
Gorkoff came to Saskatche-
wan in 1898, moving to
Brilliant in 1909. She had
made her home in Robson
since 1951,

Mrs, Gorkoff was a
member of the Union of

rite Communities of

She is survived b:
sons, Pete ot Brillian|

Willlam of

two
and

8 ie was Preicensed
by her husband, Wi in
3958, fer one daughler

19:

Tina ial is to take place
today at 2 p.m, at the Bril-
liant Cemetery with Castle-
gar Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements,

Radar Trap

Police radar traps in
the Castlegar ‘area netted
approximately 60 drivers
over the ho! honey ee weekend. ,
RCMP e traps be-

ir on sa 19 and ran
ou until the late even:

Each See the drivers
ip will be assessed
against thelr a arivers

Foot Specialist

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9:00 a.m. to’ 8 p.m.

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“CASTLE

VOL, 25, No. 22

R NEW

Published Every, Thursday Morning at ‘The Crossroads of the Kootenays””

Slocan Valley and Cy
New Denver - Sliverton :

CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1972

15 CENTS PER COPY

dankola, Mosby Giled
AKBM Convention Delegates

Praise Event as ‘Best Ever’

4 Sasclatlon of

; re was the best con-

Kootenay Rallway
Resolution Spurs
‘Spirited Debate

A resolution from Trail

on the proposed Kootenay
and Elk Railway brought
about a ¢ ined debate «at
the convention on

“When the resolution was
afte!

seasion, Plus a vot!
cedural wrangl ale, it ha ween

modified from the
stand endorsed by Aire
Council of Trail.
;In its original form it
mission being

mmission is
‘ted to build the line it
tional for the ship-
ment of coal, amber and
comm:
ue At atime mo
a t made b
“MLA Burt Campbell Gavel
stoke-Slocan)
bate was an “east KKeotae
‘ay West Kootenay” dispute
bP vigorous denials
from delegates... Mr.
nied on Page 14)

é The ‘suge
levy: be placed.on’ all nea

| disposal fund was made to
lund was mat
-_ AKBM convention on

It came in the form of

*@ resolution ;from the Re-

‘\.glonal District of Columbia-
Shuswap and received the

: endorsation of the more than

100 delegates attending.
:io Under ‘the proposal all
new car owners. would be

© obliged to pay a fee which -

the government would put
‘ato a fund to be used for

of-province _cars
gistered

in B.C. shoul also

dea:.was a good one, but
shat fh money. should ‘be
direr to th

fa it way bai
F Punieipeties otherwise.”

The Perr will be
ferred to the. Union of
Bah Columbia Municipali-
”-ties convention which meets

Continued on Page 14)

ROMP, Civil: Defence
Comb Riverbank

A 25-year-old. Robson
Sam ‘Mark Evans, is
i presumed to have been
drowned by. RCMP when he
fell) off the CPR: bridge ac-
Toss. the Columbia River.
early Friday morning.
Police said he was. ac-

. companied across the bridge

by/a Premale companion, The.
body ‘has not’
covered from the river.

Evans was recently ar-
rested on a charge: of : pos-
:session of heroin and was to
appear in‘court on June 21.

» RCMP: and civil defence
workers scoured the ban!
of;;the Columbia for some
trace of the body. The sear-
ch, conducted’ on Friday,
covered three miles of
itiver.

i Search. was: under -the

Jeadership. of Barry Jerome .:

‘assisted: by Doug Scallion,

fack Grant and Matthew Al-
fmm len, the latter two being tak-
mame en from their school class-

ret pean ee

vention we ever had,” he
said at the clot ot eed Frida ve

assing what was done

(Kimberley was selected
as the site for the conver
‘Hon next June followin,
invitation from Mayor
Bua Buckley.)

le’ cited an particular
the He of Ald. Ed Mosby
of Castlegar and Ald. Steve
Jankola of Kinnanird ‘
labored hare” to put at
convention together.

And, he thanked Allen
Selble, clerk for the twin
towns, for his role as sec-
retary-treasurer of iM.

‘The meeting brought in
201 persons to the area, of

which 125 were representa:
fives and 63 voting deleg:

Credentials chairmai
Ald. Ed niosby told the can

. vention 50 wives accompa:

nied thelr husbands to the

da Fire Hall, Ws
ed by a Klondyke Nite pare
ty in the Kinnaird Hall, ne
ted by teed rewerles

and Safew
At ine: o'clock Satur-

minute silence’ in memory
Adams, ‘executive

it Pee
TNcOD,
hosted a cocktail

party in the Hi Arrow Arms
Motor Hot followed by a

fa States
Position Regarding :
K & E Railway

The position of the pro-

Ing. the ‘proposed: Kootenay
ing @ propose 0

id Elk Railway has been
confirmed in a letter from
Attorney-General Leslie Pet-
erson. to Revelstoke-Slocan
MLA Burt

Campbell.

In his etter, Mr. Peter-
son says the B.C. govern-
ment. “feels very strongly
that under no circumstanc-
es should the Kootenay and
Elk and Burlington North-

ern Railways shi coal
out of Bridsh, Col umbia for

offshore export: except
through the Roberts Bank

superport.

a the event that: the
Kootenay and Elk line is
constructed and coal is
transported thereon to the
Roberts Bank superport, we
would ‘want an: assurance
that Canadian railway crews
would be used,

“Basically, the govern-
ment’s objective is to pro-
vide continuity of em, tah
ment not only for Britis
Columbians on our railways
but also for miners and sup pvt
porting . personnel. in “the
Kootenays who are depend-

-ent upon this industry -for

employ ymnent.
It is the desire of the
C. government to ensure
that there will be a contin
uous, flow of coal ship;
through: Roberts Bank. a
cause the CPR runs through
very difficult terrain in’ the
provinee, there ‘are occas-
ions when its line is out of
service and. the Kootenay
and Elk Railway, connecting
with Burlington * Northern,

- would bea useful alterna-

tive in those circumstances,

“Moreover, ».we -: would
anticipate’that ‘the CPR
would obtain running Plghts
over B: Kootenay and Elk and
Burlington’ Northern — in
those emergent situations. /”

MARKING COMPLETION of a $1.1 million
expansion program at Triangle Pacific For-
ests Products plant at Slocan was executive-
vice president lan Mahood. With him on
the platform are Abs Meltzer, chelrmen of

the company, John Reibin, general mana-

Campbell, MLA for Revel
Paul Markoff, director for Area H.

ger of Triangle Pacific’s Slocan: division,
Mrs. Agda Winje, mayor of Slocan, Burt

ke-S!

More Jobs Predicted
For nhs Slocan Valley

A prediction: that as
200 more

y is granted
ting. rights by the B.C. For-
est Service Nie made at

Ss) at the com-
pany's “open house” cere-
monies marking completion
of an expansion and moder-
nization program, Revel-
stoke-Slocan MLA Burt
Campbell told a crowd of
workmen, : Slocan. residents
and © guests gle
has applied for 3.5 million
to four million cubic feet
of extra cut.

“This,” he said, “will
result in ‘about double the
previous cut made under
tion ‘cut-

and

— Castlegar News Photo

‘program’ at Slocan. eek heard MIA Burt

of the

© jobs in the area.

‘Campbell speak on the possibility of more -

“Former = Resident Sentenced.
For Communist Activities in Brazil

‘Tanya Chao, 26, daugh-
ter of John’ Charters of Cas-

tlegar, was sentenced to one .

year imprisonment last. yok,
by a B lan mili
in Rio de Janeiro. Her ome
ish-born husband .was sen-
tenced to three years.
Chant Sourt found the
Brazilians

and.-tw
milly ¢ of “belonging to the:

of the
Bice Braellan Commun-
ist Party. The defendents
were accused of forging Bra-
.zilian birth certificates, iden-
tity cards and drivers’ "licen-
ces for anti-government gu-

errillas.

Garhage Dump Study =

By Selkirk College

“Wins Approval

Selkirk College will be f

asked to set up a siudy into
municipal garbage problems
in the Kootenay-Koundary
country. z

A resolution from the
Pollution Control Commitee

Mrs. Chao was first de-

tained in August of 1970. At.

that time she was teaching
English in a large school in
Rio. It was not until Sept. 6
that her father first receiv.
ed word of her imprison-
ment. Little was said public-
ly while authorities took the
necessary actions in protect-
ing Mrs. Chao’s rights as a

* Canadian citizen.

At that time Mr. Char-
‘was assured of all as-
sistance possible from Prime

experienced.in the late part
of 1970 when official repre-

sentation was made to the .

Brazilian government which
stated no further visits wou-
Id be permitted until the
Situation involving. Swiss
Ambassador. .Grovanni Buch-
er was clei

Mr. Bucher was kidnap-
ped by urban guerrillas Dec.
7, 1970. His release was ar-
ranged after the Brazilian

government flew 70 political

Minister Pierre Elliott Trud-
eau. Mr. Charters also stat-
ed he knew of no charges
having been laid ag:
daughter. He then took steps
Ho secure an attorney from
Tecommend-
an by the Canadian emery.
to represent Mrs. Chao.
blackout on news was

le.
It was not until Feb. 5,
1971, almost. six months af-
fer her arrest, that the cou-
Ple were indicted:
In April of 1971, Mrs.
Chao was released condition-

— Castlegar News Photo ~

: during ly

1954, ‘Gonmunty. Video Ltd.
{has continually 1g
“design of its systems in the:
“West Kootenay area in or-

ul
ting standards before the
‘present change to close ut-
ilization cutting.”

Mr. Campbell said this
would mean’almost twice as
euany’ men will be required
for logging, and a consider-
able number more for the

+ 8aw

Slocan «. Division
of Tee Pacific now em-
Lede 200 people. ne

ion pro; compile!
sean er
an .expen of $1. -
lion’ in the mill and $500,-
000 ‘for new logging equip-
ment, TA

Community Video
Systems Undergo
Conversion. Program

commenced::to “conve!
: ih of its'cable TV. systems

the West Kootenay area

, to 12 channel capacity, at a
cost: of $900,000, ea

it
lad
ber,

changed the,

‘der to provide all available
program terial its
customers. With the. eters

The improvements to

“the mill centre around a

chip-and-saw’ method and
the salvage mill which per-
me usage of all parts of
the tree,

The chip-and-saw uses
the smuller logs that were
formerly left in the woods

as waste, and Mr. Campbell
jointed out that Triangle
Joins with Boundary: Saw-
an as being the only ones
in the Nelson Foi jist-
rict to use trees to a four-
inch top. \
The salvage mill will
{Continued on Page 14)

Premier Bennett and Cabinet
Here on Brief Visit Friday

The premier of Beley
Columbia, Hon. W. A. C.

Minister Ken Kiernan

penne and members of bis” mar

make a formal,
but i oriet visit to this area
on Pay:
will be ar-

ie grou,
evi from Grand Forks at

3.30 p.m. and will be met
at the Hi Arrow Arms by

pt in‘ their
honor will be held in the
hotel to be attended by the
rs, aldermen, depart-
ment heads and former
members of co! for the
apis thi nies,

g the ceremo:

officals wil ‘pi

binet will leave for Trail,

away from

“breaking
the tour will:be Recreation

:

i
Pee E
ne

!

Neison Jury Urges Leniency
‘In. Police Threatening Case

‘A: recommendation ‘for

leniency was, ronan ay

a-jury_in:Nelson
Bad efter. th

sion * committing

na. ats
Judge Leo Gansner told
the jury he would give

fy nee recommendation care- .

today’s electronic Zaulp-
ment and the availability of
other program sources, the
new’ system will provide ad-
ditional space from channels
7 through to 13 for these
services,

One of the first that
will be added is local. xe
gram - origination, wi
should prove to be an at-
traction to the Kootenay
area here there is no loc-
al programing.

He set sentencing over

to. June. 19, pending

the early hours of Feb.
when according to - san
hambers

now how Juck
Waite

Court was told oat
Chambers had obtained a
30.06 rifle and had left it

The officer told the

court of an" interview he
with

the accused ine tie

th

ae.
fet

E

B

{
ge
ef

4
i

This was news-
to her father who had ex-

(Continued on Page 14)

Provincial Liberal Leader
Makes Low Key Tour of Area

The pew leader of the

was
to the :AKBM - convenuon

clpalty i trouble: ‘with

garbage cusposaly said Jam- -

-es Ogilvie of Kimberley,

‘man of the commit-
tee.."We feel we need pro-
fessional advice.”

He ‘said the provincial
pollution control board do-
es not give out information
as to. how to go about set-
ting up disposal dumps be-
forehand but only after one

is set up.

Walter Zazulak, mayor
of Golden said the probiem
was’ not: just one’ for. this
area, but was a thorn to all
municip: alities inthe. pro-
vince, Tie’ said’ that‘ at’ pre-
sent there are 9,000 dumps
in British Columbia.

In its report to the

. (Continued on Page 14)

Party, Da-
vid Anderson, was on a “low
key” tour. of the Rossland-
Trail. riding last week.
Accompanied by Colin
Maddocks, the Liberal stan-
dard bearer for this area,
the Member of Parliament
for Esquimalt-Saanich feels
the constituency will fare
better under a Liberal re-
presentation,

lesson in how damaging to
local people ‘these schemes
are. You have seen people
flooded out by the Columbia
dams and recreational areas
have been ruined.

He said a Liberal gov-
ernment would take a closer
look at thermo and nuclear
Power plants.

‘ Mr. Anderson has been
visiting Trail, Rossland and

“The present
Donald Brothers, spends bere
much time in Victoria to be
aware of the problems in
this area,” he said. “If we
win Rossland-Trail, as we
hope to do, Colin Maddocks
will be a better representa-
tive of the peopie here be-
cause he's closer to them.”

fe hope to look at
some ‘of the problems Mr.

: Bennett tends to ignore. .It

is ‘easy to’ build dams, but
the problems created by
these projects are not pro-
perly looked after.
“Castlegar is an. object

Warfield, in’ on
People to get an assessment
of the problems of this-ar-

ea.” He also attended ‘the

AKBM convention and the
fraduation: ceremonies at
Selkirk College.

On other pressing mat-
ters, he said he did not be-
lieve that possession of soft
drugs, such as marijuana,
should be a criminal offence,
but strong measures. should

ibe: taken against the push-

Te said he would also
like to see cost of welfare to
the municipalities lowered.

« on Page 14)

LIBERAL LEADER David Anderson talks stra- ~

tegy with Colin Maddocks, the standard

2
NE

bearer for Rossland-Trail.

al