Mae DENTS 1 yic TORIA. B- oy Page 8 MONDAYS DOLLAR DAYS "MONDAYS DOLLAR DAYS Robson Girl Guides Enteriain 30 Guests At Gaia Social The First Company Robson |; Girl Guides were hostesses to 30 guests at a Mother's Night in the Robson Recreation Society Hall, Feb. 23. The guests included Mrs. Hart- 33 New Streat Lights Being Installed Here The 33 new strect lights that the Village of Castlegar applied for in late October, are now. be- Card of Thanks I wish to express my sincere thanks: to all who so graciously extended their sympathy and as- sistance to me on my recent be- reavement. The many cards and beautiful floral tributes were deeply appreciated. Special thanks“to Dr. C, S, Fowler, Mr. Monkhouse and members of the 1c RCMP -Detach t. W. H. Taylor, Kinnaird. - C19 our Hed and White ‘ wpod Center A EREMENKO & (6. Goan Beef 00 Bacon = Weinners~ A3c Black Cod Garlic Ring | 39 : “Published — Thursday at “The Gr CASTLEGAR, BRIMIBH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1954. Students: Assist PTA - Eijineors Expected in Three _ Executive In Plans For Storage! Dam AboveR Vol.:7,; No. 10 Gaglardi Releases Detailed Report Survey. Favors Paulson Route «For Cascade-Columbia H'way de-C ROYAL 100, the new lights are being in- ley of Trail, Divisional Commis- stalled East of Columbia Avenuc sioner; Meg, H. Hyson of Robson, with four in the Western part District Commisioner; Mrs. J. F.|of the village. Killough of _ Castlegar, Past Dis- Locations as applied for last trict C the Guides’ | year, are: mothers and the Brownies and ‘Second Avenue’ between Green their and Juniper Street, five lights. After a bountiful repast, served Third Avenue between Maple by the Guide Committee, there ]and Juniper, four lights. were speeches and a program of Fifth Avenue, at Main, Juniper, games plus a hearty sing-song|Green and Pine Streets, four which brought the enjoyable eve- | tights with another two past Hobby, Graft Display Two members’ of the students council attended the monthly ex- ecutive meeting: of .the Stanley Humphries, Parent, Teachers .As- sociation held at the home of Mrs. J. ‘Taylor Monday evening. They assisted’ in, the planning for ithe district wide and crafts at-the High School on ~39¢ 35¢ SAVE $2.00 | on this, Fresh, Ib. White Fish a A better c River. hi can be on ‘the proposed BlucberyPaieet route | than’ on the present road ppt the Cascade mm is the ted ina pro- rt on the i survey, by ofa dam c on the:lower Arrow Lake near Robson, to VITAMIN, PLENIMANS 250 for .. . $6.00 POLY MULYSION Special af. $2.95 These Items ‘Widely Advertised PITTS’ Rexall, Brug Day or Night Phone 4231 OPEN Mondays — Wednesday ‘ and- Friday Evenings SPECIAL. er spoke of the aims of Guiding, stressing the value of the leone Juniper. Sixth Avenue and Pine Street, one. j Seventh Avenie at Fir Street, Eighth A Avenue at Elm, and Fir Streets, . Q Donald G. Quiding, “Blueberry Creek, Feb. 26, a son in Trail Tad- off, Tadanac Haspital, Feb. 28, a son. - Regular DOESKIN. SHIRTS oe $3.65 —— SPECIAL —. MONDAY ONLY BUY.WHERE YOUR DOLLAR BUYS.DOLLAR VALUE 3 FOR Oglivie Cake Mixes 6 FOR MILK, tail tins PEACHES PINEAPPLE O SARDINES 3 FOR .... BULLMAN'S, 15 oz., 5 FOR TIDBITS DOLES, 20 oz., 3 FOR .... APPLE "JUICE 20 oz. CLEAR, 6 FOR GE JUICE . PASCO, 20 0z., 6 FOR ........ ‘RASPBERRY JAM - MB. 4 Ib. tin... BRUNSWICK, 10 tins for —... SOLO MARGARENE - FLOUR 7 lb. bags, 2 FOR -~. POT ROASTS, Ib. Friday. ‘sal Saturday - March 5 and 6 “SPECIALS Be J [ n BOILING BEEF, Ib. ...... LOIN PORK CHOPS, Ib. BOLOGNA, ,by the piece, Ib. GARLIC RINGS, Ib. .... —. 2le 65e 0c : OP. ®, 3 | ww ww and Maple siete one, Juniper Street between Fifth Avenue and Highway, five. Columbia Avenue between Ele- mentary School and the Castle Motors, five. °° Shewchuk Subdivision, two and two more west of the railway in the western part of the village. 5 ct Parents tavite? (Continued from page 1) At the Stanley Humphries Ju- nior Senior High School there will be 2 special Tues- Jumbo, Ib. ...._....--_---- One Pound BU TT E R tt Grace : AND One Ford EL MAR Mere Both for $1.00 ONE DU Z cian size i AND ; 2 Lifehuoy Soap S22 Both for $1.00. day afternoon, Sunt featuring the part played by the high schoo! curri- culum in education. The students will direct their own program in the afternoon and there will be one for adults later in the evening. The latter will feature an jon of the $1.0 4 Velvects on, Meath, 5.16 Dor Taber, each ‘We Reserve the Right to Limit Quantities popular “Back to School” Par- ents night plus an address ‘by School Inspector Dr. D. C, Smith on the so-called modern frills in education. Adults are cordially welcomed to both afternoon and evening programs. Detailed NYLONS. Ast Quality — 51 Guage Pair... 02-2 “Our Ready To Wear Department - CHILDREN'S WEAR ach $1.00. ments will be sent home with the students. _ AEA! -. Ctl tal IE} HUHAG- DHAHD SHOES . Children’s and Ladies 1 pair at Regular Price $1 (and 1 Extra pair foe : LITTLE GIRL'S SKIETS Each $1.00" Sie CHILDEEN'S OVEBALLS Bach ‘BOWS T-SHIRTS ~*~ s Striped with Long ‘Steeves, 810 ED Saas | Cheese Your —— the PIT Home a4&awva SBURGH way Porishirehs? Colour Selector “Booklet i is os specifically to be a complete home decorating service guide. First, it provides. you with an outline on the cor- rect way to choose colour, through the application of ‘Colour Dynamics; Next, it gives you page after page of Decorator Designed Interiors for your inspection; _ Finally, it presents the complete range of actual col- ; our samples, 148i in all, oF Fitesbureh Paints for every purpose. IPS GANADA’S NEWEST AND -. > EASIEST WAY Te BUY PAINT” GET YOUR COLOUR SELECTOR NOW . Price — 25c. Which is refundable on Preseditation of the Booklet Coupon when you make your first pur- - chase of Ree Paint. WALD IE's BUILDING ean LD. *. mnanship/and: the high-calibre” BC. Bc Minister of Public Works, the-Hon. Pp. ae Gaglardi, in response for such a to a request from’ the ct, repo! Ata meeting in Castlegar last if May 15. > A poster’ contest ‘is ales to be i held in connection: with! ‘the ex- and.even to the exist- Fall, pf the and | Castlegar Chambers. agreed to abide by the ision of the ing ‘road would be very ‘expen- sive and still-leave a very unsat- government as to the best route for the highway, urging only that both present and proposed routes be carefully surveyed: and com- pared - before any - decision, _is made. - “Mr! Gaglardi’s report follows: A. — PRESENT ROUTE Christina to Santa Rosa This section represent 14.5 miles of existing road. (Elevation 5400 Rossland to Trail.’ This section repregents approxi- mately 5.75 milés from Columbia Avenue in Rossland to’ the’ post office at Trail. - Considerable ‘study has been given to an alternative location (Continued on page 5) The meeting mada further plans, for th mual Variety: Concert one week ‘from’ tomorrow njght and for ‘the Association's general meeting ‘on March 22 in-the High School library at which Dr: ‘D. C, Smith, School Inspector, will. be guest speaker on ‘Trends in Ea- ucation in America.” The meeting named Mrs. Dave High | ‘School Programs Discussed _ feet). : Our surveys disclose that the desired standard ‘is attainable on this section, but | would involve fairly drastic departure from the existing road location on over 50 -per cent of its length. Construct- jon costs would be heavy but - would still fall within the range of economic feasibility, Santa Rosa to Velvet Parenis Reiura To School - To Mark Education. Week : A “Back to School for Parents” night, a students’ panel dis- cussion on ‘School. Program Planning at the Stanley Humphries Junior Senior ‘High’ School, and Parent visitiig days at schools This section mately 14.6 miles of existing road. With a full realization_that the existing road, from the Santa Rosa Summit down to Big Sheep Creek and up again to the Velvet mine switch-back, cannot attain the desired.standards in its pres- ent location, an intensive recon- naissance was undertaken over this area in 1952 ‘to° determine alternatives .... There is no question that at very high cost and some sacrifice in standard, the Sotion under could ; be. ’ Kavic; the district, marked the observance of Education Week in,Castlegar School District No. Nine this week. ~ The panel discussion, headed by R.E, Cail, was the main feature of an Education Week Assembly at the High School Tuesday’ after- noon attended by. a mumber of parents. ‘Panel Members, Lorne “Mercedes | Schwartzen- hauer, Max Zeibin, Jean Anne Hardy, Evelyn Nyberg and Terry Keefe, discussed the University and General- programs one of which a high school,student must choose to follow in his studies. It d{was agreed. that “regardless of fe (sehich program. is chosen, the’ stu- dent “mist: still. apply. ty ‘to’ derive : any” benefit from| his education, =. Ci i Belligrin s spoke weeks’ Peter Soukoroukoif and Laverne Gleboff of Brilliant. School. . A. Charters ‘explained: the essay and. poster contest for dis-, is president, as del to fhe PTA cone at Burn- in April, ‘water storage and increase the power potential of the Grand Coulee dam, is reported to be under consideration by one of Wasn- ington Btate’s largest i the Kaiser A LO.D.E. Begin Plans in: the; High School. auditorium | ‘;. For May 24 Festival 3The Lillian Killough. Chapter 1Q.D.E, is in favor of adopting tHe Red Ensign with’ the"Coat of Arms changed. to a Maple Leaf, ag; Canada’s flag. At: the regular monthly meeting of the Chapter in|the Twin Rivers Hall, Monday evening, the secretary was in- structed to write Mr. H. W. Her- ridge, MP.for Kootenay West, ad- vising him of the Chapter’s views on the matter. ‘Empire Study. Convenor’ Mrs. James Kelly, read. two - articles, the first, “A Flag of Our Own” which appeared as. an editorial in: a district newspaper; and the second “The Design for a Cana- dian Flag” by Eric Nicol; Vancou- ver newspaper columnist. : Welfare Convenor, Mrs. W. Easton, reported” that parcels have’ been sent to two needy families and fuel to another. Let- Sick; Visiting Convenor Mrs. W. Dunn reported she had sent cards to ill members, “It: was ‘decided a Bake Sale would be held in West’s Store Wed.,. March 24 from 9:30. a.m, to 12 noon, Mrs. James Kelly, Mrs. ‘Whether such. a pare is feasi- ble or not is to be investigated by engineers who are expected to arrive at Syringa Creel, ane the Jake from: Robson, within the next three weeks, Should the dam prove feasible; it is understood some power. could? be generated at the site but the great -advant- age would be water storage. ‘Government .dfficials at. Nel- son were ordered this week not to release crown land bélow the 1425 foot contour along the Ar- row. Lakes pending surveys. It ites not reported whether this bad W. Dunn and. Mrs. V. ¢ are to be in charge.” ~ Tentative plans were made, for the major project of the year, the] May 24th, Celebration. It was de- cided there will be. five May Queen _.contest@nts this year in- stead of the usual seven and Mrs, W.. O.,,Devitt was: appointed. , to take, charge of the tickets i nection ,with the contest. -Hostesses. for. the evening Mrs, Vi; € ker and Mrs. J. R. Elliott. ‘Thermeeting -was attended. by 17, members and two-guests, Mrs. Booster: prizes: were, won: by Mrs, ters of thanks were read from the trict the Castlegar Dis- trict’ Teachers. A had ‘Whittaker and . Mrs. : James sponsored,'Judges were H. Hyson, Mys..E. McGauley ‘and’ Miss E. the winners, Castlegar No. One} 5 Elementary School, copped most|{ of the awards. Tuesday evening, a larg num ber. of paren participated in ‘Back to rary,: where; J. A. ‘Thomas, ih school. principal, mately 11.8 miles“of the p p road (Elevation 4605. feet). A study -of ‘the ground: and “aerial photography: in this section fails to disclose any alternative to the existing road location; with, of course, local:improvement and an effort at attainment .of higher standard in width, curvature and dy on’ its purpose isto focus attention, on the problems ‘and achievements] of education in Canada... Guests ‘present on stage “were Mrs. D. Campbell, president of the, local PTA; Robert Hunter of -the School Board; Vie Misutka of the Castle News; and five elementary — Irene of Gibson Creek School; Bill Atchi- son and Shiela Townsend of Gas- tlegar~ No. One em eEN ‘and 5 Kinnaird ahanttlers ok. top honors in one event and were runners up ‘in: four others at the: fourth. annual ‘West. Kootenay, Junior Open] Badmin' High Sch: ton : urement held at the Stanley Humphries Friday, u and: Sun- em "The three ay toirney,, which ‘ ‘saw some 125 contestants from'all parts!of the West Ki , Sisplay in’ Cran , calibre, skill. of a high Bay competitors tak- ing- home, six: “awards: each with t Ne going: to ‘Nelson. ‘-- Castlegar players, although j- they: were unable to get“ past:the in any of the 15 events, put up an impressive ‘fight for |: - their first year of competition. £L. Lefeauk of Nelson, speaking : on behalf of Al Wilson, Rresident. of the-West Kootenay Badminto: Association: at; the: close of one petition, commented on . the “general:-display: of. good: sports- ‘;He said Casttegar™ shoula be}: proud ef a school’ like the high school and complimented the school board for allowing the auditorium to: be used bad-. -minton. He ‘closed: by» : entries and fans for the ;B. ,C. Junior Open Badminton fourna- ment in Nelson’ during: we Sea ‘to the winning players, with’ prizes for the runners, up, by Mrs. W: Jacana 9 of the’ Castlegar School Board. ‘The: winners~-were an. nounced by ‘Ned ‘Rhodes, of Trail; vice president of the: West Koot- enay Badminton . Association. Scores where © local players f | We Easter | beat: W: parents ton the different class- rooms. where two. class . periods were conducted and ° the various classes . taught in the school, were explained. Everyone then returned to, the dibrary . where School Inspector Dr. D, C. Smith gave a talk: on Modern Education comparing it to the time when the Three R's were sufficient. - Following a ‘question. and.ans- wer period, the evening was closed: with the serving of re- freshments. |Time Resolution Of Lecal Chamber Okayed: ‘S| By. ssocialed Boards TA‘Castlegar ‘Chamber of: Com- West. Kootenay. ‘and: Boundary Area be’ placed ‘on: Mountain Standard‘ Time the vyear. round, ‘was: among the ap- Martin, Miss Martin sanounced | merce resolution, urging that the|’ for the station has been assembled and everything’ is now in .readi- ness for engineers to hook up the station and put it into. operation. When. this wall be. done, sis. mot known, . Castlegar is one “of five ast and West Kootenay centres where a. radio booster or repeater .sta- ion, is being set up. Similar “plind stations”. are being built at Grand Forks, Greenwood, Golden and Natal. To. be serviced by the CPR de- pot staff,-the station will pick up CBC broadcasts and transmit them to local listeners. In effect, it . will. add’ another station | to radio dials here although the sta-. tion is not a full fledged radio station, having no:announcer, no studio and only low power, Only CBC ~ network’ programs from| P! CBC studios will be transmitted. Part of the instal ni Now: completed, was the’ ‘Hringing of Special telegraph wires from‘Nel- son.to Castlegar, a distance.of 24 miles. The station itself is at the proved by the Associated Boards of Trade and Chambers of -Com- merce at their.53rd annual meet- ing in Cranbrook early this ‘week. “W. 'T. Waldie of Castlegar who was elected first. vice president of the. Associated, and N. T- Oglow,, competed, .and-final results ; qwere: Boys Singles.Under 14) +>) > : First round—G, Walker, Craw- ford Bay, beat L. Grummett, Cas- tlegar, 15-12, 15-2; L. Fife, Nelson, beat "’. Fenner, Kinnaird, 15-5, 15-12; B, Taylor, Kinnaird, deat R, McLeod, Rossland, 18-13, 1: Epp,:, Cranbrook, - beat Davies, Kinnaird, 15-1, .15-6; “R. Mitchell, Kinnaird, beat B. Glad-| in, Crawford ‘Bay, : 15-8, 15-11 Second |, Round—Keith M head, Kinnaird,- beat E. Inkster, Rossland, 15-5,-15-0; C. V it of the. local ‘Chamber, attended. the meeting. and spoke in aneuppore of me eesoluton, which K.R.C. Grants For: -*: March Almost.$1,000 :Five grants totalling $934 were approved by: the directors of the Kinndird-Robson-Castlegar ..Wel- fare and. Recreation Society at their. monthly ' meeting in . the Coronation Hall Tuesday evening, last’ ‘year but pes eraieren to be re-presented. Pag tt _A,grant of $370 was ground, enter poles and:a | trans mitter! that arrived;: assembled from the factory. ‘The’ station © 'w: ‘give? “clear radio reception for: a radius of about 20 miles. ;: with the dam: ‘project. at If the lake level could be main- tained near the -high water mark which’ averages °28. feet higher above low water, it would pro- flow. of the. Columbia River, which: the.lakes are actually a art of, more uniform. ‘Kaiser .engineers are reported to. be interésted in.a rock and on:the ‘lakes, died. Some ‘say a fill dam might suitable base can. be ‘The! Coliimbia Basin Survey ‘several - yearb agp, investigated sites for water stor~ f Creek. 31% » The Kaiser’ ‘Campan: like other the ‘North: for: ‘power.: |Bt Bonnevil the er paren at Bonneville but when ‘the water - ‘evel. fails: they are liable to be without .power as has happened once. : a Finandal As the Dollar Days which Cas- flegar merchants are holding every.Monday in March, progress through the month, more people are coming to this [es Services | available to handle the legal af- fairs and problems ‘of anyone} in me ds vil- | the ee to prove its complete shop- and an fhe Bank: ot raatresl and ‘the of . Commerce. Facilities for themselves, preciate all: the Castle- gar | offers, however, They may here. These firms are often 'takén They. may nota first glance ap-| ing faci forget the ‘legal, dccounting and” banking firms that’ have offices” The branch wottices #f these bank- firms. are both .located’ on Pine Street. Manager of the form- er is J..R. (Dick) Elliott and :the latter - branch’: is ‘managed by George W: Shaw. «- There is also a Credit Union in town whose membership is stead- for ‘granted in any town yet they to are ciety and commerce: ‘so- | ily +1) sets. along with its as- Further proof of ‘its x ness as a business centre, Castle- gar is served by’ two law firms, three accountants firms and two anks. The law firms are MeBride,. Al- lari & Moran’ whose office-is in the Lewis Block on C ing the ity’s. books are the three accountants firms, J. M, Macbeth, Charter- ‘ed Accountant, ‘has his: office in: the Creighton-Hoswill Building and the firm; Koe Harrison . & to the. Rossland Trail Boy Scout $200. to It was the Pp biannual time change is too con- fusing and the resolution seeks to put this area on’a time basis that awould: be. the ‘same- as: Daylight Saving Time: the year round, .East’ Kootenay is on. Mountain Standard the year round, it was pointed out, and ‘there is no,reas- on why the Nests Ko should t | Guides and Brownies; $104 to. the Guide Camp Committee at Camp: Rory; $200 to the Castlegar and District’ Branch of. .the.. Navy League and. $60. to the Robson W.L-Red Cross drive. On’ the. basis of 1953 receipts, the -year's ‘budget. approved. by the meeting, allotts half,the anti- not be. Cranbrook- beat: B.: Fenner, Kin- ig naird, 15-5, 15-3; B. Lee Tadanac, beat B.. Taylor, Kinnaird, 11-5, 18-14, 15-8;R! Mitchell, Kinnaird, :Epp, Cranbrook, “15-9, 11-15, 15-10; M. Leroy, Castlegar beat John Pinkney, Kinnaird’ 1B.) 2, 15-9; P./D: yn, -C ) Reg, Planning Area — Okayed In Principle . -/By West. Kootenays of a West Koote- Bay,, beat’ M. “Smith, Kinnaird, 15-2, 17-16. ‘Third Round—C. Vennberg, ‘beat K. Muirhead 15-6, 15-11; B. Mitchell beat B.. Lee, 15-10, 15- 9; M. Leroy: beat P. Danielson 15- : (Continued on page 7) ae Region Planning Board has received the approval of nine vil- lages and. municipalities’ in the region. This was disclosed at a meeting in Castlegar’-last night of the Committee of Municipal gating the Regional Planning for: mation, Attending ‘the meeting as Cas- tlegar: and Kinnaird representa- tive was Gordon Reith of Kin- naird, who advised the next step ‘|now is .that,each ‘municipal gov-. , | ernment” must send a resolution to the of Af- and'¥ & McGau- ley: whose office‘is in the Creigh-. ton-Horswill . Building on Pine Street.- The: resid of these. firms, Michael E. Moran and” Edwin M. ‘MeGauley, ° are cipated receipts of $6,000 0 Cas: tlegar; 41.5 per‘cent: to 7.5 per cent to Robson. and ..1.0 per cent to: other’ points of the district. Of these _percenitages for ‘each district,.. 20° “per cent: will be na- tinal grants; 25’ percent, district grants; 25 per cent sports and re- fare; six per.,cent local © grants and.reserve. - ‘Comparing with last year, both Area be incorporated. . > fairs, urging that, ie Piannipg would. be Castlegar, | Kinnaird, Warfield;, -.Tadanac, Rossland, Trail, Salmo, Fruitvale and’ Nel- son. representatives’ who ‘are. investi- Cc .and. Kinnaird percent- ages of total donations, :are” up | ° bit those of Robson and the other creational grants; 15_per cent wel; |’ andnine per cént administration ber vis also ‘in charge of some of the community Book: keeping. Les Campbell — ‘the Board of Directors of: tlegar:Rotary-Club..as:a result of their ejection of ‘officers, held at kly.: meeting: yesterday. :Thomas:and:Dr. A. D- Johnson ‘were the only.new mem- lected = while: L. V. Camp- bell, RAED. West, J. R. Elliott, E.-My McGauley and J. Macbeth, | were reelected to the Board. " At\a‘director's meeting follow- ing; the peauler: session, L. Vv. points, are down. jThe of grants for these areas has ac- cordingly gone up or down pro- ee 4 of the Club; b; Bd MeGauley, secre. tary and J. Macbeth ‘5 ivice presi- dent. °. vide a vast reservoir to keep the -