PALM REFRIGERATED QUALITY MILK and DAIRY PRODUCTS 56 Cedar St. West CASTLEGAR Ph. 365-5578 Canadian chartered’ banks need “freedom” ' to ‘compete’ if the financial ‘system of this country is no to be 3 Ereatly, weak- ened,” according to G. old Hart, chairman and the Bank of Montreal Hart’ told’ the bank's resident ‘of year fails to tal the vast changes that have -oc- curred ‘in recent years in the structure of the Canadian fin- Ef S a & & & & & & & & & & & 4 @ & Sh AAAARAALAARAAAAAAARAAAAT Your Favorite” Stars Guire, Henry Mancini, Reeves, Floyd Cramer, Chet Atkens, RICK" “WE HAVE THE BEST RECOR! Castlegar Phone 3' LUVUUEVUL EEE EEE Ey StU 240 First Ave.” With Records From RCA VICTOR - CAMDEN DUNHILL RECORDS GALA AND VISTA Elvis Presley, ‘Barry. M Al Hirt, John Gary, Ss IN TOWN” Chartered Banks ‘Need. “The Freedom to Gonpete’ The provincial cabinet last week approved letters patent establishing as fact the Kooten- ay Central Regional District, The cabinet, at the same time, ap roved letters patent establis ing the East Kootenay and the Columbia-Shuswap regions, The government move es- that will govern combined ser- vices in the three regions, Central Kootenay Regional District Gets Gov't Approval | any specific services the region- al Tones would ‘go. ern,’ but ati- Pulated that member municipal- ities would decide through their representatives. Usual fields such — boards enter include parks, planning, sewage and water- Mayor Bodard greeted the announcement with enthuslasm. “We now have a vehicle ane we can work out mu- tual projects,” he said “A clas- Government Approved FLYING SCHOOL Air Charter Service - Rentals Located at the Castlegar Airport PH. DAYS 365-7444 PH. N NIGHTS 365-7035 sic example would be the evolv- i) ple of an area fire p service.” He said further that the lities could Cen! tral District. C in- structions are going © forward from the Deparment to. all|™ member municipalities.” The government's action doomed any hopes: by the City of Trail and other member mun- icipalities of the proposed Koo- enay-Boundary Regional District of being included ‘in the Central District at the’ outset, The letters the ap- jointly enter into: the develop- ment of new water sources, “This would also apply to recrea- tion and many ‘other activities inside and outside the city,” he a Mayor Bodard has been ap- pointed provisional chairman of the Kootenay ‘Central District steering committee, and he said he ‘is asking that other repre, pointed directors in each area will have ‘no'more than an’ ag- sregate total of $15,000 to work during their 1965-66 term. The directors, a representa- tive from each member ‘council were given’ the power to ‘hold ancial ‘system and the environ- ment in which it Shareholders ‘also heard R. D. Mulholland,’ vice-president and chief general manager, re- port a record year’s business, with dssets of almost $5 billion at Oct. 31: “Mr. Hart, in recommending removal of the'6 per cent ceil- ing ‘on “Joan interést rates and advocating | broader lending | pow- er for the banks, said, “I am not seeking to build :'a more powerful banking system at the expense of others in the 2 cial communi “The financial ayatont of et this country will be greatly weakened if the slow erowian of the position of the banks is al- lowed ‘to continue,” he stated. syne: is resulred | 18 the freedom an- c property and to ‘oO un- dertake work in any member area on agreement with that area, The Central District was garved i into 11 areas with 11 and dispose of real‘and personal | wi come to pre: pared to “express opinions, Referring toa ‘desire by Trail to be included in the Kootenay Central District, Mr. Bodard said District whether or not that city be admitted. “Tf the members are rece tive to Trail’s entry a feasibility study will be made, and if is favorable it ‘will then Mente re commended that the letters pat- tents be amended to include Trail'and the Boundary District,” The letters dia not set out Mr. Bodard ‘concluded. soar News; the and’ weather Bation’ at the ‘Gast. arted operation | ’ The: eee is “operated by the department of transport 24-H ur Weather Watch ‘ing iniporfaiice of the West Koo- tenays:to the B.C. economy. The new radio station at stlegar ‘will continue’ to pro- vide ‘service’to aircraft, as was formerly done’ at” Crescent Val- For Crossword Puzzle i ae pee 49. am sega ot Age tor eying: Bt His. - horses, ‘Answer Seo BOSSE’S EWELLERY Ad on Page 3. 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BUY A°@D CERTIFICATE FOR °7.5@ Your Investment Grows by GnesTharg in SixYears! On maturity, purchasers of these Certificates wi receive $10.00 for every $7.50 invested. This rep~" resents an interest rate of 4.85% per annum ‘ compounded semi-annually, or 2 Simple interest the rate of 5.55% per Certificates may be cashed at any time with gradu- ated interest, vadlded after six months: Available in amounts from 40 0°50000. at any branch of Canada’s First Bank Castlegar‘ air terminal. Their de- om’ Crescent ‘Valley ended a weather ‘watch at that station’ which’started'in 1939 in the’ early days’ of Air Canada and continued’ ray, in and’ day out for -26 yt There wil no Tow be a 24-hour weather observation program at Castlegar and with this increase observing frequency, it will be possible to provide the West Kootenay ‘area’ with’ additional weather service, both for avia- tion and public’ interests. * Hourly ‘Castlegar - weather observations will: be sent to the B.C. weather. office at: ‘Vancou- ver International rt over high speed teletype circuits to ‘Business and ‘1319 BAY — TRAIL, B.C, SINGER COMPANY OF CANADA LTD. 5 Mrs. H. Home Ph. 365-7978 - Singer Sewing Machines, Vacuums, Follshers, Sales and Service help — provide aviation weather aresaets for Castlegar airport. Also, Castle- gar will now become a tempera- ture reference point in the Koo- tenay-North Thompson region of the public forecast, This added service recognizes the increas- CASTLEGAR CUSTOM : UPHOLSTERY Recovering — Remodelling Carpet — Tiles Craftsmanship Guaranteed _ Call for free estimates, — ro Penticton Firm On Duncan Road Interior Contracting Co. Ltd. of Penticton has submited. an apparent low bid of $626,750 on build Y of Duncan Lake, north of ‘Dun- can Dam. The road will be used pri- marily for forestry. development and logging operations. Other firms submittin on the B.C. Hydro contract AC at, Ltd. o! nnix 'Co.:/ Ltd. of Calgary, $1, 340,630 * and Peter Kiewit Sons Co. of Canada Ltd., "$2,149,141, ‘Work on the road is ex- ‘pected to start this year and. be completed in the ta ‘Of 1966. ‘The sonar val cawarded after. Hydro's have studied the bids. co RESERVA y ONS marian MERICS - AND EUROPEAN. TOURS ARRANGED | THE WESTERN DEPT: STORE ” ‘Phone’ 365-7542 ° CASTLEGAR AGENT. :FOR|| Phone 365-5636 Welcome to : Fashion ‘Beaut Robson —— Beh Monday thru Saturday 9 a. Ph. GORDON A, SUMNER Naturopathic Health Service Oglow. Building =”. 605 Columbia “Ave, Phone 365-7022 s s Hoover Sales : ant ice GUARANTEED XEPAIRS “ SEPTIC. TANK CLEANING. 2 Herb Lamb bas Call any’ time + 36B-5166 BULLDOZING :TD-25: FOR HIRE shone: 365-7863 Gifts f tor Bee on < Next fo’ Credit Union © 1 Ph. 865-5844 McPHAIL’S | LADIES’. WEAR * Acro: ‘> Phone 585-5165 “A. Complet - Bul ders Service! AATCC oUurBOARD MOTORS LAWNMOWER AND TILLER REPAIRS WALDIE SERVICE CENTRE Ph. 368.6767 MARVIN L. LeROY, BS. ARROW LAKES TRAILER COURT Robson Phone 365-5029 DESHOND T. LITTLEWOOD _ OPTOMETRIST - Wed, 230 to 8 pn. Phone 3658211. news Homes Remodelling General P & G Construction Ltd. ° Phone. 365-8151 “Across from the’ Arena” Eos 90'— Castlegar, B.C. - Phione “$85-5160 , 277 Columbia Ave. Castlegar’ 7Ph, 365-6455 MARLANE GRILL, - a.m. to 18 p.m, Open 6 Not’ just: another: place tc to eat But: the Place ‘to :eat another BONNEY WELL DRILLING: ‘Domestic Water Wells: Reasonable Rates Phone Jim Bonthron CASTLEGAR PLUMBING & HEATING. Supplies and Installations “ Phone S65-8284 | ARROW LAKES INDUSTRIES. LTD. At the Foot of Pine Quick 4Hour Service Taatlegar. and _ Di: Own Dry 2 Svar een NEWS. STAND “Across from the Post Office”: Pocket ‘Books p42 TCs es Asks Why. Kinnaird Pure Water Should Have Fluoridation Added Dear Sir: For years Kinnaird coun- cil_and residents «complained last ‘date for local delivery is bitterly about their polluted wa- ter. Now having pure” well wa- ter with Plenty oF calclum to nourish © their Wyoming when -the mayor Bey ned by law. In ness among the citizens... - of doctors. and 's teeth, they are wel satisfied but pro: poke to add some diluted poi- son. “Promoters of fluoridation blandly. assure the public that all fluorides are: the :same and beneficial to health.This is not so. If you’ doubt: my ‘word ask your druggist: The-calcium fluo- ride naturally found in waters in: Texas and ‘different the world ‘is’ the ‘least of all’ fluoride compounds and far different than the corrosive and poisonous sodium’ fluoride chemical’ that. aluminum com- panies supply: for fluoridating water supplies. In’ fact sodium’ fluoride ‘is ‘a close chemical relative to so- dium. fluoroacetate,’ the deadly 1080 used to kill wolves, coyotes and other. predetors. -. In_question and answer. col- umns I have many times seen sodium fluoride recommended as sure death ‘for cockroaches and olen: ve) luman beings: ‘are not ro- bots Tae individuals and* what one tolerates can produce illness and even death in others, Dr. George Waldbath, fam- ous. specialist. in Detroit. and Chicago, has found. thousands of people to be allergic to. so-, dium , fluoride’,and ‘by © puttin; patients ‘on fluoride-frse water, has proved that fluoride aggra- vates arthritis of the’ joirits, our worst cripp! ling disease: - Lhave at hand copies of pu- blic. statements from plumbing companies in:the U.S. that they have found ‘sodium fluoride to be corrosive to all electric water , | heaters. Over 100 cities and com. munities in the U.S. have wo out fluoridation: after trying it. It did not last Tone in’ Sheree. dentists are personally opposed to fluoridation. I wrote Peerless Dentists in They refus- Calgary city counell and many other cities and towns revealed that it is far cheaper to ‘supply free fneHide, tablets to pregnant school. children ed’ to’ endorse ‘fluoridation,. re- plying. that not enough is yet nown about: the Jong. range ef- fects of sodium fluoride: In Denmark, *one® of: the world’s foremost countries in the matter. of health, adding sodium fluoride to water supplies is ban- than to install and replace equip- bent,’ buy sodium fluoride, : pay | 1! employees ‘and’ fluoridate :hun- dreds of millions or billions: of water. annually. neutt those who want fluoride @: their..choice of all fluor- poke tooth pastes and powders fluoride. tablets, CIVIL DEFENCE © \ Municipalities in British Co- lumbia ‘have been’ asked to'draw up a five-year plan for the pro- vinclal Civil Defence co-ordin- This ‘will enable the pro- bee office to. ‘better provide fore their’: wants: while: at ‘the e time making use of money at "Ci Defence disposal. “Bids Received For the Glearing OF 1,600 Acres. F ited. apparent gplow bids on. five’ contracts “toy clear approximately 1, 600 acres in’ the’ reservoir. area’: behind Arrow Dam. H.. & K. Zirnitis of Revel- stoke ‘submitted a: low. bid of | Te $239,520 on’a ‘contract to clear 480 acres onthe west side of | : the Columbia: River. suet a north of pcrewnent The velstoke submitted s a F Tow. bid of Feist also | Appro: tely 345 acres on the * envelopes require : a 8¢ stamp: seat uipment ‘Co;: Ltd. i ‘Oliver’ Eq ‘of Victoria: submitted a low bid ‘| of. $98,600 on a contract to clear isa sift of, ADVENTURE : ‘approximately 340. acres :on the ‘west side of the river adjacent to the '480 acre contract bid on the - west ‘side: of..the :river: ad- ‘\jacent to the 480 acre contract ‘ona second. contract to clear}. plus “yi On- the other hand let those who are ‘entitled to pure un- drugged: water have it. :. ‘That ,is a freedom all citi- CES an TIT “To Get ‘Sifckers For Gontenintal: ‘British: Coli will receive a‘: ‘windshield Sticker with thelr licence. plates, in 1966 CASTLEGAR NEW; Thupeday, Dees bia motorists : Pe & G Builders Supply. ACROSS FROM THE ARENA . YOUR BUILDING SUPPLY HEADQUARTERS | "Ph, 360-9161 CEMENT PLYWOODS and ‘the Provinelal « C Committee hopes ‘all’ residents will auplay them: on their cars, The stickers: will commem: orate the Centenary of 1966- The yen 1966 marks 100 years since the Union of the Crown Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia and 1967 is the 100th birthday’ of. Confederation, allace, ge zeneral chair- P, DOORS ’ MOULDINGS WINDOWS LUMBER - HARDWARE FLOOR TILES NTS maa an of the Cana Cc of Boltish C states that use of ‘the ‘sickers al preatly:a advertise the’ t Cent celebrations — es- pecially. 4 when it is seen outside this province. form. The Crown Colony of Van- couver Island was established in 849, In 1852. the Queen Char- Jotte Islands ‘came under, juris- ‘diction: of - Vancouver Island's governor, James, Douglas, «In 1858 the’ mainland colony of Bri- tish Columbia! came into being: Then’ in1866 the parts were pulled together to form the dake vince as it's known‘ to ane. decision ‘to ‘celebrate that event: in‘ conjunction’ with: the 1907 celebration: of the birth zens_in an! should | & be ‘guaranteed. In that: way no minority ,is oppressed. and” pro- perty taxes are kept lower. ‘Thank you for this space. Robert ‘J. Rader, Nakusp, B.C. ; (Editor’s Note: A check with the vretlening officer ‘and the Kinnaird.v 2 be: that. refer endums in ‘haye a vote. on such ,things as‘sewer and water bylaws ‘should influ- ence their fellow voters. Hence Mr. Roder’s letter ‘is published while some from Castlegar rate- Payers on fluoridation have been irned to thelr, periters) Side of. the ‘river, =:..+J)+5: duction of | new; high- oan savings. certificates has been‘: announced by. fees Bank of Montreal fe certifica ti avail- able ae multiples of “$10 in amounts up-to’ $50,000 and are 25 per. cent to reach’ bid on by the. On-the west, side of “Upper | Arrow Lake just: north of Ar- row. Park, :Lodon.. Contracting Co. and Mearthur Construction of Prince: George submitted low. i bias of $22,250 and’$130,500 on two ‘adjacent contracts to clear '] 80 and 135 acres respectively.” The contracts will be award- , éd after ‘dro’s engineers have || studied th bida./> ein | ‘learing ° of seheduled, to be, completed be- fore Di f these areas is face value after six years. represents an interest rate..of 4.85 per cent coinpounded semi: annually, or.‘a’ simple - interest rate, of 5.55. percent," >The ‘certificates earn inter- est: ona graduated scale start- ing ‘six months ‘after’ purchase, to: maturiy. in’ six: years, when they are worth full “face value- ‘Thus, a .:$1,000 _ certificate can be ought" ‘for $750 and; with interest,- reaches face value. six years. rocess qi _ better beer than thet of Interior Brower elping ta lure peop! eos a the south. Like the INTERIOR. BREWERIES | - LTD, RESTON, B.C. A-3026.8 Sie ivertiser Is not p hed or. di by the Tiuor Control Board or ty the Government:of British Columbia His by British’ Columbia, * Togislature Planning for. the ‘1967 events is being done in conjunction with the’ federal . government. Plan- ning for 1966 is more provincial in nature.” Both years’ will’ be parked by. extensive celebra- orized by. Omer “Are you in’ favor of Cast! ANNAN RR :240 First Ave. UREA RRR Into Your Home For Christmas Hear the. Stars — Mantovanio, Ventures, Bi Black's Combo, Acker Bilk’— on Atco, Dal London and Mercury Labels. RICK’ Ss “WE HAVE THE BEST RECORD IN TOWN“ Castlegar Phone 365-5952 PLEBISGITE Castlegar Hospital Improvement District Me. 3 Returning Officer’ S Proclamation Poti NOTICE IS HEREBY ,GIVEN to the voters in the abave~ named hospital improvement district ao THAT T have been directed ‘by the Chief Electoral Officer, as atk ‘Council No, 3271, approved November 23rd, 1965 cause the’ following question—namely, : » District No.) 3: issuitig aiid’ ‘selling debentures in the ‘amount necessary to het a:sum not exc ayable Over a period: of 20 years, fc in the e of: ‘decommodation and facilities at the: Castlegar and District - Hospital?” to he submitted to, the said voters in the aforesaid district, and fur- ther. that a poll shall! be opened at 8 o’clock in the forenoon and shall _be.closed at:8 o'clock inthe aftetnoon on the 11th day. of December, “1965, for’ ‘taking and receiving the ‘votes of the’ aforesaid ‘voters .i in the: above-n a ed below. -: im PE district, at: the polling-places: “Hist: sRergone, Entitled to Vote — Brey person who is “(1) a Canadian citizen; a : (2):20::years of: sted or older}. “land who has died, b rT. by e gal: Fepresentative of any owner of such or 4) qualified to: be routed as‘ a: voter under the Provincial . a+! Elections ‘Act. : f “Owner” means the person entitled to possession of any land, mine, or undertaking, ‘and includes’ aiiy, ‘person who has a: substantial interest therein.) ‘A voters. list will ‘be provided at each poli, aioe the names of persons entitled; to “vote -in ,the plebiscite. A: voter may vote at any polling-place ‘in’. the: improvement district, but may vote at only one polling-place. Each voter may vote.only once, regardless of how many times his name may appear on the, voters list, but an agent or repre- sentative: may. vote ‘also. on: his own behalf ‘as an’ owner, ‘if qualified; provided that before an agent or. representative: is permitted to:vote ‘as such, he shall be required to make an affidavit in the prescribed form; ‘and ‘further provided ‘that wheré a person is ‘qualified to vote, and his ‘name is: not on the. voters ‘list, he ‘shall’ be. permed tp, -vote after making an: affidavit: in the prescribed form: Owners jineertain. as to whether their property i: is situated within the bi ies of «th ». ‘Blueberry Cree! : Castlegar “Kinnaird Robson impr ; district ‘should: consult turing ‘Officer. Box 297,, icatene BC. “Location. of Festooelacs Address of ‘Polling-station vy Blue! , Store 2 EASA ARARRARARERARARAG : eo nae