CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Sept. 22,1960

‘Satchmo’ Gels
The Big Bump
At Our Airfield.

Player Louls “*Bateh-

‘Thursday * night, "(but only: after
being “bumped”: from a Canadian

Pacific (Airtines Plane: here be-

yecTeaix REPORT

« By SAMIEB ; K NESBITT

__Thero’ are two mightily: disap-
Pointed, bewildercd{men Jin, Yritish|
Columbia — Bennett cf Sootal’ Ore-
ait, Strachan of we!G IF.

» Bach wanted ta sweep the pio-
vince in’the Sept. 12 election; each
thought ‘perhap.. he’ would.

+ ‘The premier

‘|, slap ir. the:fact

[any meang;'ithe leader o: ‘the op-

leave the plang, because’ of prior]
reservation.

Kelowna Jaycees>~- sponsors of
the concert, finally arranged to

charter a private plane from’ Cas- |:

tlegar while some 43 pieces of, bag-
gage were transported ‘by, . car
from Penticton, where! the origin
al flight terminated,

sition recelved a warm salutation.

| nearly aa’ ‘disappointed, because -they

knew, deep‘down inside them, that)
they wouldn't get veryfar,’ though
keeping _up,, brave’ fronts inj the

: 4
ually, ‘Messrs; Bennett and
Bose should be highly pleased
with what the people did.

After elght years in office, and

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the ‘iritie onsiatight ofthe recent
election campaign, the premier
could not/reasonably have expected
to’ come out unscathed, |) ‘
5} Indeed'a few premiers come out
80 well after’eight years. In politics,
‘as in human life the years take
their’ toll,) much’ a8 that cold; hard
fact: may.-sadden, and’ sometimes!
frustrate the’ politicians bid ‘Well asl
est af us, TAS
trachan, though he wanted to
be premier, and NOW should ‘con-
sider that.he and his'fellows ach-
deved -a” "very: great victory, for their
barnd! of ‘socialism. “~
‘It! was'a personal triumph for
Strachan, a fine tribute to him and
his hard work, his sincerity, his in-
tegrity, his dedicated sense of des-
tiny.
He must now huve patience, do
his very best, os he sees it, and as

- he will, playing‘ no’ politics, ‘and, if

hé:does this, he'll. very “likely be
Premier after the next election, four
iyears hence, 4

.

«The Liberals will batits ‘on, with-
out hope, but at*least they have
representation in the’ House, which
the Conservatives have not, Liberal
leader Ray Perrault'may. take sntis-
faction because he. at least raised
the Liberal fing in the legistature
an inch or two. :

Once again, as far’ as the leg-
islature’s concerned, anyway, B.C.)
is a two-party system. Liberals and
Conservatives, having been banged
again on the head, surely will real-
ize now that the two parties in B.C,
are SC and CCF — NOT Liberals
and Conservatives, and.they should
cut. thelr coats: atcording “to “the
pattern he people have fashioned,

ity, af, the’ gents,

~ Executive Installed *

Fo The pew, execlitive of the Castle
lear Toastmasters “Club was instal-
‘ied at the! jelub’s first meeting of
the new iseason \by istrict. it..gov.

‘True, r Bennett~ and’ 5c
still haye it their own way, as, they

Lionel Mercier, of Vernon,
das. president Inst Thur-
Jack Young of Kinnaird,

‘tary-treagurer, while Ross Meput-
|cheon; of, its

should, because, they. hold
o! healthy, majority,
too, despite’ thelr ‘losses, perhaps a

sheatthfer™’ “majority than recently,

because no fat body can be really
healthy. ‘
aed

‘The premier is feeling some-
what humbled, as allsproud men
feel when they don’t have every-
thing their own way, but this won't|
last long, and it’s to be hoped he
won't go too slowly, throwing all
is boldness, out the window, but)
remembering | that timid souls, afraid)
of eventialsdefent, never get an;

‘The ‘people: ‘of. B.C. have evened

up the legislature, and that should
e good of B.C. and

Measrs,. “Bennett and Stracha:

warm ‘congratulations and the very
best of. eee. wishes,

For Parallel Parking
Only parallel parking will be

station after sidewalks are con-
structed along Columbia Ave., sald

~’ PTA Meeting
For Nelson

Parent~ ‘Teacher ‘Associations may
receive a. figurative “shot in the
arm" from’ ideas engendered at the
1960 regional conference to be ‘held
at Nelson Junior High School Sept.

. Delegates from Region Two PTA
groups ‘in Rossland, Trail, Genelle,

‘Beaver. Fall:

Comm. V. R. Cook Mon-

da:

"He blamed forestry department
refusal to part with a seven-foot
strip of land along the highway for
the limitation.

“The sidewalk will have to be
laid between the present.fence and
the .power line,” he’ sal “It iwi
be parallel parking. onl:

dingonal parking.”

Mr, Cook also expressed con-
cern at the highways department's
failure to install curbs and gutters

Castlegar, Kinnaird, Fruitvale, Can-

Kaslo,” Balfour, Proctor,’ Willow.
Point, Burton, West Arrow Park and
Nelson. will attend. .

‘Women experfencrd in PTA work
on the Iocal and provincial ' level
will pass.on their advice and sug-
gestions concerning. efficient PTA
administration to representatives of
26 PTA's in the West Weotenay-Ar’
row Lakes. districts.

8) wil be Mrs. G, A:

of: the B.C, Parent-Teacher Feder.
‘ation, who will be conference chair:
man;Mrs. B. E. Brownof Rossland,
regional representative, speaking o:
association highlights;and viewing
PTA work locally; Mrs. Gordon
Redgrave of Trail, on federation
highlights and viewing PTA work

WF Bi
ver will speak on, the
such.a confer 2
Others heard ill be'B: B?Craw-
ford, principal of Nelson Junior

adian Exploration’ Mine, Riondel, |:

Binns of Vancouver, vice president |:

long { Ave. west _ om
Maple St, oo
2, promised ’ to: have, curbs
id. gutters (in by? May,” ‘he . said,
"Ws the middle of’ September ‘now.

“They're the ones who suggest-
ed the project—the village can’t
afford it.”

He said he hoped the work
would be done in the same fashion
it was at Nelson. The village must
walt till curbs and gutters are in-
stalled before building sidewalks.

GPA Said Backing
Creston Airfield Bid

“A letter from the general traf-
fic manager of: Canadian Pacific
‘Airways read to Thursday night's
Meeting of the ‘Trail Chamber of

"7|Commerce indicated that that com-
.| pany, is.in , favor of,

an all-weather.

ented a

High: }School,

‘school ©

+|Jand.R..A, Phillips, chairman of the ee
:]. School” Board. of * District.
“will ‘be

at
luncheon, | iagternoon, tea _.and ‘din-

her.! The: program; will “extend : Ante
the evening.

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“But the airport ‘at Creston
could probably not be completed for
three years at Teast,”
added. . , je
<) AIn‘the ‘meanwhile,

. were
minor improvements that could be

‘made at the Castlegar and} Cran-
brook airports, and future consider-

‘of: this letter should(be sent to.each|

‘chamber of commerce in the Koot-

enays and to the executive of the
for

es, In this province, are entitled to}:
Gook Blames Forestry

feasible in front of the ranger].

the
extra seven feet it’ could’ have ‘been |:

y irge of i
eS! Joek, Kilough Jr. of Castlegar

was installed os educational vice-
President and Gordon McLoughlin
of Castlegar is sergeant-at-arms.
Laurie Lefeaux of the Nelson
eraareah Club, who attended
the national Toastmasters conven-
tion at Atlanta, Georgia, spoke on
the highlights of the convention,
Dr, Robert ‘Rose, president of the
trail club, and Balke Allen, presi-
dent of the Nelson club, also ad-
dressed the meeting.

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of Southeastern B.C.

Lh cont SRE os
‘s, Konkin a Prison’:

Crecente John James
Konkin of Castlegar; has been | sent

one year indefinite -for,his,part ‘in
a forest-burning spree 1 near China

young ‘mel

last wee
pleaded guilty to}ataon/béfore dis.
trict magistrate’ “patker’ “Williams,

Maklev, earlier jailed for tyr, ye:
The arson took Lert vat sthe

palght ofthis, 8 BORSON,
id “caused! va Gastlagal fered Schelby" “des

quell the flan edd

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occasions, he was assisted, by, Fred

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of. Education

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: ‘New: Soroptimist:
. Officers at Work

‘naird-Robson ‘Soroptimist Club’ held
its first meeting of the new season,
in

secretary ahd Mre.
te ”

: | Phe club’. decided to “purchase
Bad radlo for Silver, Birch School and

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mphove, faetities, Ee the! sAbDPFEN |

pA eon ners jury found that Alex
oe, of Nelson died."
"7. from.injuries received :when

{| nhen. moving ae mimontle crane there
Women in .at=

was, working at; a well site

when, the
, crane, ‘pperated by Jamies Roberts.
fell over on its; side,, the boom hit-
ting... Swetllkoo: and... crushing ;him

employed. by."Tide

‘Airport: ‘Committee
Requ sted: ‘Land
‘AE North of Strip

‘The Castlegar. alrport’ commit-
tee:shas:“never: asked! for and do|
notrequire”.land at the south end
of. the airportistrip, R.:A..D. West,
airport’committee ‘chairman, told
the last meeting -of :the Castlegar
and District Chamber. of Commerce.
: Mr. West said the committee}
‘had .written: the land settlement|
board, land: at

Ly! *
crane towards the repair’ shop and
was manipulating o difficult T-turn
which involved, ‘backing: up several

8. peat

Th boom: was; hat an
angle., of approximately. 45, degrees;
heaaid, in, order, to.clear a;garage
and some tanks, in. the.immediate

ling | vicinity.., Normally,the, boom is low-
+} ered ..when the. crane; is ln motion,

»{The,boom was 85 feej, in length,
five, feet-over, the maximum: safely,
recommendation of 80,feet, |;

1) Mr. Roberts continued. that he
had Just, parked onthe right slde of
the;.road.to allow someivehicles: to
pass, when,he ‘sald,‘'I. saw: the
boom start, to, move.:I stayed. with
it until it. to

en jumpei ty 4
orwhen asked what, ‘aight have

| caused. it to, swing,, Mr, Roberts re-,| Fl

PpHed.that there is .much) leverage

;|in, the: boom and with .the crane

parked slightly off the flat of the
road, the:..welght:could have thrown
it over.

In. reply: to! questioning, he
stated that the -houselock which

as far. as he, knew was: operating
satisfactorily.

» Mr. Roberts sald that usually
someone on. |the,: crane: supervises
the operation + and looks‘ after’ the
boom, the controls of which ore in
a separate : box behind the cab,

of the “coroner's ‘jury

the, north end, of the: airstrip. _...
‘The, Chamber decided to. “rein-
force previous. action", by , writing
the land settlement” board and writ,
ing ‘Transp ort Minister George! Hees
“remminding him, of his desire, to

=| youth Leonatd Gallo, at’ an: ‘arratgae|" f

ment before nagistrate’ Parker ‘Wil-
Hams,

8, youth was principal Fite]
ness at the duly inquest’ into “the
eath of Janice Nixon who
‘fatal injuries in a Robson’ ute “ae
ident: The’ schoolgirl was passenger | ™"
in a car being driven by Gallo. “A
verdict... of... accidental... deat
brought” in“ by the” cordners" Sir,
At the arraignment, the Kin-
naird youth pleaded not guilty to
na charge.and elected to be tried

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covers.

“ML Rohn. rites Leh
‘Mra, Eileen McKeachle.and:son
Freddle, ;Mra.; EM. Endersby, Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Enderby and dou-
ghters:-Kathy and Debbie, all of
Fruitvale, were :recent ‘visitors at
a home) of Mr. and. Mrs. Frank

or and Mrs, J. Reimer are and
daughters Sharon and Wendy of
‘Nakusp -vislted -thelr. brother Frank]
of Toronto who has-spent a week's

holiday with his father and mother,
Mr, and Mrs. J.'Reimer Sr.

Miss Moore and Miss Betty
Gregg were weekend visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mra.

were: Nick Oswald, foreman; ,Jam-

i ernent;? Miki
Sawehenko, John Derzy and Thom-
as Sadler, Coroner: was .Dr.. Victor

ducted thei inquest, vas

‘3 ‘Members iMlend:
Regular Meeting Of”:

son, Evening Group WA was held at

with 18 members “present and, the
president, ‘Mrs.’ J. ‘Schuepfer, ‘pre-
alding. There, Was also one. visitor
present,’
"This ‘being the regular business
meeting, the minutes of the previous
meeting were read and adopted. A
‘Thanksgiving, hamper Js to be raf-
fied, and tickets: were given to the

{| members, to sell. It wis decided to

hold 8 Cale! party:. atthe -home/:
Oct. 7

‘weekend visitor’ he
Mrs, John Auceseaer Agase
Siege PORES reek bere ot. Nes

send Mrs. FP. Webster.won the ev-

j[eains’s boos

VETERNARIAN WILL BE AT.

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hed , the erouna ‘and =f

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