iH )) Aside:from some major ‘Trail Operations according to ‘ing the recent strike went as Ssmaintenance projects planned . Manager ‘Al Cairns, , "well as:we could have hoped”. pearller this year, everything is Mr.Cairns said: Monday. “There; were a few, minor sack: to normal’ at Cominco's slartup, Procedures follow. , hitehes, but ;nothing, serious," FUN FOR ALL From: Baby fo. Grandad ~ GIETS FROM CARL" 5 - FOR BABY — CRIB MOBILES’ & MUSICALS +) JOLLY, JUMPER CLOTH ae BOARD BOOKS i ty. _ BRIO, FISCHER PRICE, ese, EDUGARD ’ GAMES, iS for. cuddling ona: cold: winters night. TOOTSIE ToY & TONKA, TINKLE BELL for att BABY BEANS pous, LETRASET:—= 3D PEEPSHOW. ‘AND OR ACTION > SERIES _SANDLES, CERAMICS, ae ELL” fice PHOTO “EM corns. WEAVING TFOR BEGINNERS SEES JIGSAWS" 23°- 2000 pieces ap 2;°3 to Gallery V. Series MELVET- ARTE _ DOODLE ART. FOR’ ‘EVERYBODY g CRIBBAGE, POKER & BRIDGE SETS, 1 POC! CRIBBAGE, STOCKING STUFFERS GALORE — - TAPE RECORDERS & RADIOS A CASSETTE & 8 TRACK F AM/FM. 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Plaza PHONE 365-7269 = A A a we AE ee Letter to the Editor United Appeal Says Thank You he said, “We v were a Wek : with the weather and’ everyone is back at work," ) 7% Mr.’ Cairns said some’ ma- ‘jor ‘maintenance work Is’ still - underway, bul this was Ltt of, 1 would slike!"lo thank publicly all of those who were in any way, inyolved in this year’s Castlegar ‘and ‘District United Appeal Campaign.’ {it 2 My ‘sincere ‘thanks ‘to all those individuals, | business: or: ‘and f gram sealer earlier, this yea. “I'd'like to add that we're very pleased with the work our employees did ‘in’ putting’ the operations here back’ in shape. “They did an outstanding job." .) Efforts to replace ‘em- ployees who quit during the strike apparently have been successful; “We're still somewhat. shorthanded,” he said, “but ‘the » situation isn't as'bad as'we thought it: might have been. Tradesmen are now our pri- mary requirement, but! this’ is nothing new. There seems to a’ chronic at of 'trades-\ \. said’ recent’ vate inthe wood ‘industry probably’ con- ‘cerns in’ aay Comminity' who © have donated‘so generously to help support the services pro- vided by, the 28 agencies now represented by your tocal United Appeal. “Twish also’ to Xpress my apprecialion to'those people. who directly participated in ‘ and ing the ‘An adaittonal 10 per cent: ; tax’ on import aircraft) for. cial'use is being. * canvassing—wilhout. your. holp it’ would'have been ‘impossible. , lo. have as, successful! a’'cam- paign as we have had this year. Thanks to you, ‘our objective has been surpassed. \ : + George F. Bondaroff ':- 1974 Campaign Chairman Castlegar and District United fpeeal Cominco, ‘Again Holds ours” At Trail- Warfield Operations” ‘ Cominco has announced: that tours of its, Trail-and’’ ‘Warfield operations hogan: Monday, ‘*Supervisor: of publle rela: / lions, J, M+ Cameron, ‘said ‘the ours were cancelled during the maintenance ‘and start-up ‘per- ed'to the} icq the recent strike. Mr. Cameron’ said’ the’ company is always Interested in group tours by schools, clubs or. other-organizations. . “AN we ask is that you give ‘us a call well/ahead of time ‘so we'can:make preparations,” he said.:‘'Individuals or families». _ need only‘arrive a few, minutes The metals tour, covering ‘ead, zine, silver and gold production, begins al 10.00 a.m..at the Main: Gate Building, while.the chemi- eal and/fertilizer.tour starts at *¢2,00' p.m. at! ‘the: nearby’. field complex. protested by, Koolenay West '’ Canadian\Owners and Pilots Association’ Flight No. 22." The protest was lodged on Monday’ of:last; week during'a °: meeting ‘of the. Flight bold at. i Selkirk; College. i: This ‘excise tax was:one: of, the ‘items ‘carried ‘in:; Finance “Minister John Turner's Nov..19 -budgel.-All private aircraft are \ also ‘subject’ to 12 per cent fe jeral sales tax, ©! ¢ 2S With’ the ‘majority, of; the” i airera flown by local private “Bach of them hi 20: years’. experience can: handle ‘just’-about an question’ concerning‘ our. ‘ope ©: For. your own, comfort; we ask-that'you dress ‘for: the snOOPY tooth brush, ‘Mickey Mouse’ watch biggest hockey kame. socker bppker. Box. 21 Slocan,: B.C. VOG > 2CO ; Bialkoski © pair’ of ‘skates,’ Snoopy To ; =sothbrush, Socker » Boppers, E-Snoopy. and ‘His Flying. Dog ‘Dear’ San Helo “how. are. yuu.) hope you can:read; my: print- cing, can. you?/’ think: 1: have: “been a‘ fairly good girl’ this year'so could you, bring; an ; baking | set: and . you: a, bottole «of: Pop and some cookies and some. su- gar for: Rudoff: » Yur truly aes Dave Dowson ithe panes Funeral Home for «Wayne Norman’ Blais,:20, who accidentally, Saturday, xON, Blueberry Creek: Regular: $618. a $53 LAM Portable, ' Electric or Battery’, MIRRORS 2. ROR’ BAR SET (Ghelves) i PORTABLE WV Sanyo! "Color BATHROOM SCALES “3. CURLING IRONS NOMA. CHRISTMAS LiTES 1: Indoor. and Outdoor ‘ SNOWBLOWER -by GES 42) STANLEY. TOOLS and: : POWER TOOLS, which had‘been’ jade’ @_’ Several members and later, sol at the bazaar, decorated irs, 0. Wilson, Mr: Bonnacci and, Mrs. a . Kalma- koff./A well-laden bake table of ©: Christmas goodie: baking was: in” th Bug. ‘collection and Clogs: and’ a Biciny ear Santa Be I would like For Christ- Purse..and © Cowboy. + “Mra, A. Mrs. Bristow. ta’ Towant“'a% happy. face yand a‘doll toy.truck. . r Santa Tewant® a‘: “piloe: and pg". Center ‘arid: a’ tender love’ witha: bottle and \blanket;: cave eile kwic) ‘curl anda es ‘graduate of Stanley ‘Humphries “% Secondary: School: was em- * _ ployed at: Can- Cel's sawmill , division al the ene of his seat, d During his school days ati: HSS; Mr. Blais’ was an active member, of the SHSS Band. He: also ‘belonged to the Castlegar and: District: Minor. Hockey fon’ and was presently. . = playing with the: Commercial League. ‘Mr, Blais is survived | by his pare its, Mr. ‘and Mrs. Norman’. Kinnaird;. his‘sister,. . Mt ‘Cameran: (Dawn) Me-». ‘Kechnie ‘of Ottawa’ and grand- parents, Mr.°and Mrs. C.° G. Frost’ of, Robson.and Mr. and Mra. A: R. Blais of Victoria. ee "Muniisy Richard’ Maddocks, >Larry \Sherstobitoff, ‘Jim Brown, Bill Kelly-and Brian Brady. sPastor. Richard Klein offic fici- ‘ aled ‘with’ burial: in. Park Me- | morial Cemetery in Kinnaird. ; OF “TOTAL “AWARENESS PHONE - 365-3808 | DILLS with Garlic, H POP, Zing & Shasta: Tronic Gowd tends Thrums Cable-Laying Project wilt’s Half. Under and Half. Over. i SOUTH: ‘SLOCAN (Dahl) A Mi 000 Sable-laying Project is provid- *! ic touch of ‘urban ’civilization for the * fe tl y ‘rura) ‘communities ba "Ke 3 locan Valley, west is Nelson, eat project is'providing the circuit aatagittes, Tequired, to, allow 265 subscrib- Ae now, served, by.;multi-party Nines in’s, ‘nthe hrums; Tarrys and Glade areas, to -imecelve. full. private line: service. It! also. \” allows establishment of a base rate. area NoatoThrums and a doen Tate ‘area at. ‘Gtie, Railway centre; anid, ie aa were “uit: PARE ‘OF BURIAL project over 10, 000: feet: In: length is‘ shown here on highway " o Thrums, as) Doug Howell (left) and’. .: Hank’ May, check’ placeiont of 400-pair. cable which had to be carefully placed to. avold other. facilities already in sane «Photo by Stan Dab the jet-black: dial. Framed by atich, gold-tone: ‘oval case. Mesh bracelet is an ‘integral part of. watch, ee with the flawless Longines A workers -haye A job of burying’ a’ 10,000-foot length of 400-pair, ‘grease-filled cable alongside the highway. to the west of South Slocan “and ‘have started: the job ‘of stringing another 10, 000-foot length -of .200-pair overhead to complete the run to Thrums. Employees working’ on“ the ‘project include Nelson cable sper Hank ‘May, ‘Tinemen Harlan Jorgensen and Ed Brady of Nelson and linemen Bill Ernst and A! ‘Fhomson of ‘Trail, * Howell sald ‘the. Job of burying | the unwieldy, two-inch, grease-filled cable was complicated by the fact that two existing cables providing ‘toll circuits between ‘Trail and Nelson exchanges, are: buried “alongside the highway in close proximity . ¥ to the path ‘of the new cable.’ Electronic ‘equipment’: was -used’'to determine the Precise location of the ‘existing cable to fl am very. concerned over . the’ misuse of the Santa Claus © . letters which have been appear- “ing 'in the Castlegar News.’ Iam not’ directing, my - ‘qriticisma: at: the’ paper, but ‘at the young adults who insist on taking advaritage of what: was meant for the very young who still: believe in Santa’ Claus. I refer to the’ submitting’ of, : «lettera under; the signature of persons other’ than themselves —often meant‘as-a'joke or ; embarrassment, to some young fadult. the pleasure of the very young. I’would ‘hate to: make the suggestion these. letters be discontinued. Surely there is still enough Christmas spirit in those‘young “people that seem to have more time: on their hands than necessary to at least leave what is left of Christmas for the very young without jeopardizing this too, 2eEES Us tt t “meeting of ‘the: board: of di- \ rectors of the: Kootenay library °° ‘system society on the subject of. ‘brary’ ‘system functions. The Kootenay: society is in ‘the process of: developing prin- ‘ciples: of operation ‘for. the + proposed Kootenay library sys- ‘tem, and Mr, Newsom has bern “prevent its being damaged while the new t cable was ‘Ploughed io. + The project, including splicing: and cutover: of subscriber) equipment’ to: she |, Rew. circults, is expected to be completed next, spring, ° ; “Charged = 1902 ‘Thet (The old argement about which is the best driver, man or won ‘probably: gece backiat ~ Teast 1902," says thi B.C. ROASTS CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, December 12, 1974 SOUS PUL IPL 9 PSs CHUCK or ROUND BONE MATURE GRADE “A” BEEF - FRYING CHICKEN ....... MEATY SPARE RIBS SHANK’ PORTION ba HAMS = pi STEAK = GOVERNMENT INSPECTED | meat P ma In that | phon! ‘on Nov. 17, : Canada's ; first jrecorded “auto- ‘mobile; ‘accident involved : ‘woman driver, Acar driven by Mrs, PW. Ellis *.was’. in’a®: three way collision with a a vegoneiie and a single rig — ‘on the Avenue Road ‘near - Upper There is tittle enough . for A) contemporary ; paper account of the story, read: ‘In’ the “three-way, crash, } one or the occupants ’ of the» * wagonette was thrown out.’ In his fall, his feet were caught in: the spokes and he was twisted ‘about the wheel three times. “Eyewitnesses” ran’, for- ward to release him, expecting to find a corpse, but before they reached bis him, his: feet ped eee ““‘pesource centre and headquar- ‘ ‘ters:for the system have been «:¥ “tabled pending seceint of tech: nical informatior in. Seid The. B.C, library develop- ment commission ‘has ‘commit- ted support for. the society and funding ‘for ‘the: promotion of ‘the Hbrary system concept, and in mid-1976 ‘will make available ile for di in matters that’can” seaist the Kootenay, society: in’! the planning’ stages. -At‘a' meeting of the di- “rectors in Creston on Saturday Nov:, 80, the” boat gave’ ap- to. Master-Cha rge. “and. - Chargex. ‘ Welcome a : “Bookmobile service to de- : DA Senhora Henne, um: * professora que ja esta ensinan- ‘doalunos Rorinpueses ensinara “este curso. é O'cursovde Inglis pari ‘mais adiantado para aqueles que aleancarao um. nivel ‘mais -* alto. Ss a eate respeito, telefon both horse-drawn: 4} TOMATO KETCHUP ROLLED “ONIS. OGILVIE QUICK COOKING; 58 $1. 19 | TOMATO SAUCE 4” ts Le = 3 ALOHA. 13 OZ..TIN ::. CHES SURPRISE : ‘INSTANT COFFE MAXWELL HOUSE 6 ors JAR : jaan