4 CASTLEGAR NEWS,

Thursday, March 13, 1969

CASTLEGAR NEWS

“Here let the press the people's rights

We Should Retain Airport Control

vastlegar-Cranbrook-Calgary flight and wo-
uld predict that their request for a daily
through flight to and from Vancouver will its shortness.

From almost any viewpoint, the meeting
last week between officials of B.C. Air Lines
and representatives of West Kootenay muni-

of

unawed by

must

be Sine a success,

The meeting took place with the full
knowledge of all those present that the

change in carrier from CPA

fait accompli, and that it remained only for
the meeting to discuss the type of service
to be provided by B.C. Air and to determine
the company’s attitude towards many of the

be granted.

‘As for this newspaper's suggestion of|and Vi McLuckies’ beginners
last week that now is perhaps an opportune|sroup was held at AVoodland
time to get Trail, Rossland and Warfield| Park School on Feb.
interested in the joint operation of the Cas-
tlegar Airport along with Nelson, Kinnaird] (yy old pros and no less than
we have second thoughts! three Callers, Ev Kuhn, Horst

to BCA was a

and Castlegar,

7 bed by gain”

about the idea.

problems which will be

Almost without exception every major
problem — no through flights to Vancouver,
no one-plane service to Calgary, a short-
fall in revenue to the Castlegar Airport —
sean be laid at the doorstep of the air trans-
ort committee of the Canadian Transport
‘Commission since the terms of the licence it
issued BCA restricted the viability of the air-
line in endeavoring to carry out as a com-
‘plete a service as it would like to provide.

Put the presence in the area of the
CTC’s president, the Hon. Jack Pickersgill,
to conduct a railway hearing presented local
spokesmen with the opportunity of present,
ing their case directly to him. And Mr.

Pickersgill will now hear any

sentations from men whom he has met
face to face, about an airport from which he
has flown in and out of, and affecting com-
munities in which he has visited.

~'We would suggest the

get a very sympathetic hearing on their

estion that BCA should

The Castlegar Alsport has been a self-
It

ona

airport will
Thus, to

further repre-

municipalities

be allowed a’ where else?

budget within the A utes it has received
from landing fees. With a
50c a head (let user’s pay the airport's ex-
penses, not the taxpayers) the revenue de-
ficlency caused by the switch in aircraft
size will be made up and, presumably, the

continue to operate without] J!

direct contributions from its three partners.

have other municipalities in-|Mi

volved in the airport's operation would be
to have just that many more communities
with opinions and views on what should or
should not be done at the airport.

And as for the suggestion at last Thurs-
day’s meeting by a Trail spokesman that the
department of transport be asked to take the
airport over, we'd suggest this is something
that should certainly be studied. But it is
also a step to be approached with caution.

As someone answered back: What wo-
uld happen then if the DOT decided to close
this airport down in favor of one some-

boarding tax of

The Square

Dance Club scems to have!

crowded a good bit of square-
dancing activity into the]
month of February, despite

The graduation of Jim

club had a fine lot of Visiting
beginner-dancers as well as

Belberbach and Geo. Woods,
as well as several associate
callers.

The graduates were in-
troduced y Vi McLuckie and
made their appearance wear-
ing- black caps resembling
those worn by graduates
from more serivus but less
enjoyable courses of study.
Jim McLuckie handed each
graduate their diploma and

McMixers wooden spoon badg-
es and the ladies in the coup:
were given small corsages of
red carnations. The gracuat-
es presented the McLuckies
with a small wat in apprecia-
tion of their efforts.

This season’s graduates

dive; Norman and Glenys
New. Jim and Doris Shukin,
Jake and Pauline Wishlow

were: Bill and Lola Chevel-|

spoon badge ‘on this occaston.
in the Valen-
tine theme had been very
attractively arranged by Jean
vhay of the McMixer's en-
tertainment committee and
she had also baked and de-
corated several heart-shaped
eakes that met with great
approval.
sts at this dance in-

heiffers, Keith New-
Jack, May, Angie,
Deedee and Tony Amoroso
from Nelson, the —Beiber-
bachs, Mendoza and Cum-
mings from Fruitvale, and the
Woods, Watsons, Muirs, Piers,

the McDonalds, MacArthurs
and Grieves from Rossland.

Going to Colville ‘with
the Trail Travelling Squares
on Feb. 15 to dance to Joe

Albpa Phi's
Study Drama
At Meetings

Drama was the cultural
program for,

and Gladys McLeod.

Although she is far from
being a beginning dancer, the
McLuckies* daughter, Debbie,

was’ also given her wooden

SUGAR AND SPITE

fl By Bill Smiley

, Universities Should Kick Out Hard- Nosed Students |

aly mind is
so scrambled

able sentenc-
28.

Tre been ‘ing to ex-
ain’ to my daughter, in an
our or so, such things

im and Communism, | 2
why the Russian and Chinese

are different, penere
Fidel .Castro fits in,
ehere and when the nation

INCOME TAX
gg PROBLEMS ??
‘Don’t miss any
Crdeits or Refunds

Mrs. L M. Toogood
§ 301 Silverwood Cresc.
Woodland Park, Kinnaird
Phone 365-7985

why the Jews, notably non-
belligerent for about 15 cen-
turies,. have a chip the size
of a brick on their

that violence begets

people to think ane

i. un‘t neither of us wants
any. part of the whole sam

these days.

From there we wandered
to Mahatma Ghandt, the Con
£0, natlonaliem i Africa, sep

m in Canada, the Black
per r movement in the Stat
es, growing anti-semitism

as|among Negroes, and her biol-

ogy test on the dissection of
rats, which takes place tomor-
row morning.
Golly it would be nice to
have once again a little girl,
who’ asked such simple ques-
tions as, “Dad, does
have to go to the bathroom?”
3t all began with a dis-
cussion of the student mili-
tants at universities. She is
gppalled at the violence of
hard core of ‘pacifists'

tely resort to violence
in a their efforts to catch head-

en_ almost ¥
build — The "Universitiy.

we agreed

lines, the martyrs, and de-
stroy and idea which has tate truly
1,060 years

Admittedly, the uni
ties are sitting ducks. ‘Over
the years they have grown
as sleepy and fat and insol-
ent as an aics tom-cat who
has been “fixed.

They have ‘almost taken
pride in their administrative
inefficiency, their moribund
traditions, their cosiness with

The Establishment. Write a
letter to a university and
three weeks later you will re-
ceive'a reply, either a form] y
letter or something complete-

*\they are idealistic, want ac-
tion, and are inclined to see
things in blacks and whites

to|id) of sound criticism of so-
ciety and its alls, in addition

to their normal function of

or learn a
And another fact os
. The universities, on
the whole, under pressur’
from within and without
have made a tremendous ef
fort to rouse themselves from
their stately torpor an:
scramble into the twentieth
century. Even though it’s two
thirds over.
In the process, they hav”
leaned over backwards t
free themselves of the rigid
puritan traditions of even 2
ears ago. When I was ther<
living in men’s residence, we
were allowed to bring girls
into the place once a year,
on a Sunday afternoon, for
a heavily chaperoned cocoa

©) and cookie party in the com-

mon room. Now, wow!

tented, Marxist wolf-cubs who
a fraction of stud-

ent opinion.

As Mordecai Richler point.

ed out recently, the seal gk
le affair is

meetings of ip)

chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.
e first programa, held |

at the: home of Mrs. Ron

Mellet, dealt with Gilbert and,
Sullivan’s Ruddigore, a. pro-| Trail

duction recently, presented in

Month of February Had But 28 Days
But Square Dancers Kept Very Busy

Secor'’s calling at the Fort
Colville Grange Hall were the
Frosts, Mcl.uckies, ‘Taylors
and the McLeois and their
daughter Gladys.

The Colville Missin’ ].inks
banner was stolen by the Mc-
Mixers at this dance so the

GLENMERRY USED FURNITURE

3194 Highway Drive in the Millar and Brown
Building, Trail. Phone 364-1822

WE BUY AND SELL USED FURNITURE

Open Weekdays 1 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.
Open Fridays 1 p.m. - 9 p.m.

club is looking. forward to a

visit from the Colville club
in the near future wnen they
come up to retrieve it.
Travelling to Fruitvale to
the Valley Bouts and Slippers
party night on Feb. 19 in the
Memorial Hall were _ the
Shays, Roberts, Gallos, News,
Plotnikoffs, Waldies, McLuck-
is, Winnie Kil-

hearty pat on the back for
putting on such a good
aance,

Dancing with the Travel-
ling Squares at the Five-Mile
Grange Hall in Spokane on

March 1 were Mean and Wil-
ma Frost. They report this
was a most enjoyable dance
and Cliff and Alvina Clemm’s
was excellent. The

INSURANCE
AUTO FIRE LIFE

For Complete Insurance
Needs Please Contact...

M. W. Mike SHISKIN
Representing Fruit Growers Mutual
& Co-operative Insurance Service
Box 1266 Castlegar 269 Columbia
Phone Office 365-6665 Home 365-6704

ing
fost slub was the
and
The 2 McLuckles, McLeods,
News and Jake and Pauline
Wishlow visited the G bar
M’s in Trail on Feb. 22 when
representatives. from all be-
ginner groups in the Nelson-
area wet2 present to
giscuss arrangements, for the

the y the
Light Opera Players.
a

nnu:
to be held 19 rll a wach

“ky members, refreshments
were served by Mrs. Gunther
Aichele and Mrs. Dave Fer-
guson.

The second program,
presented by ae Doug Hor-
Tie and Mrs. Marvin Woods,
was one

Mixer's regular day eae
ices recently

OPENING

TWIN - TOWN
MACHINING

turmer Mcauxers Bob ana
Betty Sahlstrom and_ long:
time district dancers Bill anu
Florence Nixon from Blue
berry, and also John and

of
works and the meeting was
held at the home of Mrs.

Horrie.
were serv-

om
Trail.
Club caller Jim McLuckie

itr al Ye Denny Austin and

Feb: nae activities also
included a card party at the
home of Mrs. Ferguson with| Ay
nine guests present.

umbia night, a’ regular fea-
ture of the Lethbridge Gladi-
oli Festival which will be

held in Lethbridge, Alta. in
August.

PRECISION MACHINING
LATHE, MILLING & DRILL PRESS WORK
WELDING & FABRICATION
ALSO AVAILABLE
Located in the same home as the
Castlegar Equipment Rentals
417 Cascade St., Castlegar, B.C.
T. D. REID, PROPRIETOR
PHONE 365-7433 — 365-6778

TT TT

CHOOSE THE CAR =
YOU WANT...

WEL

_ FINANCE IT...

GRASSEY MOUNTAIN SKI! HILL located near the Castle-
gar golf course is becoming an increasingly popular spot.
since a new rope tow, shown in the background of this
picture, was put into operation through the initiative of

No. 1, This picture shows

the group of skilers that took part in the cross-country
ski race held as part of the activities associated with the

recent 1969 Grad Winter

students.’ Winner of the race in which 19 young people
were entered was Guy Woods. Second place was taken
by Guy’s brother Jack. Recreation director’ Buck Pachol-
zuk lauded the organization of the race, commenting that
all participants had been very keen.

Figure Skating Club

Carnival on Sunday

he Castlegar Figure

# Club is winding up
968-1969 season with a
carnival this Sunday at 6.30
p.m. in the Castlegar Arena.
The theme of the carni-

‘val will be “Circus Parade”

and all members will be tak-
ing part in it.
The past season has been

‘ia very successful one, said a

setsa]

Carnival. erect by. SHSS

Business Management Course _
To be Held at Selkirk on Sunday

A_ special pi
local businessmen has been
by the

rogram, for for|sions will deal’ with various
aspects

of financing of small
such as> record

agement,” and busin
fro!

m throughout the Ae ete instruct

An

it ry con
pricing and profit planning,
and cost. col trol expert

Ferguson of Vancouver
ae College, will be present
these topics

Kootenay area are ected and to answer xr audience ques-

to attend.
The

in the mornin;

tions about: atispeciic problems

special program will| of local bi
consist of four sessions, two
gZ and two in

i ; d Ge
the afternoon, Sith lunch be-| Accountants of British Col-
ing served in the college|umbia. -

cafeteria.

Sindhwani, of Sel-

Trilok S:
The two morning. ses-|kirk Tate's department of

we stock a full selection of

SAVAGE SHOES

for children

tion de-
ie Cast-|
dled and faay in th Hospital |

id. Born July

g,. inviting group Russia, Mr. -Makortoff
participation in the fhe alscussien to Canada in 1898 settling in
of a: detailed Bractial appl wa 8. Kamsack area of Saskate

er a detailed “

cations of material
be covered in the lectures:2i
The sessions will

pate i the pant

gram. ‘

anel
is. anticipated that.
close to 100 businessmen will wife

One of Original
Doukhobors Here
Died ‘Last Friday

| for Suike Peter Makortoff, 85.
a arresident ot of Shoreactes ‘who

}, 1883 in

He came to Ootischeni>
in 1808 and was one of the

K

arene Makortoff was pre-
deceased by: one son Sam of
y Mamloops in 1964.

Spokesman” wit with the'¢ emphasis
per training in the art
gure skating. As last vear

jhe: eau professional, Mis:

ly nat
badges being jawarded to the
boys and

Three ides from Trail
came to test the moro ad:

gures an

fied by the Canadian Figure | Whit
iting Association. Success-

ful in these tests were:
First Test: iene

Dembi

icki, Preliminary
ure Test: Pat Nicol, Fay Poe
or and Kathrine Thor-Lars-|Ta
Dutch Waltz: ‘Irene: De:

Bl, Pat Nicole We wendy Laid-

Nepal, is
Segue, lacques,
Eopott, ase

Seeuck Canasta

o: Irene ‘Dembicki, Pat
Nicol, Fay ‘Fodor, «Katrine
‘Thor-] n, Janice Jacques,

Dance: Irene Dembic
Jacques, Si
‘zerloo and Patri

Junior. Bronze
Suzanne and Patricia van

: skating in her section.

ae Lakes Division

Yzerloo passed both the Fies- Bint

category. Linda Flynn will be
going to ‘rail later this
month to try for her silver
medal in the free skating
tests, .

In December, seven mem-
bers participated in: the Koo-

CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, March 13, 1969

CARNIVAL

CASTLEGAR FIGURE SKATING CLUB |
presents
“CIRCUS PARADE”

Sunday, March 16, 6.30 p.m.
Castlegar Arena

Silver Collection

tenay Figure Skating cham-
pionships held in Nelson.
This was the first time any
member of the club partici-
pated in these championships
and the results were encour-
aging with Patsy and Suzanne
Van Yzerloo winning the
championship for the prelim-
ary dances with Irene Dem-
bicki and Pat Nicol ending
in third place in this same
event, and Linda Flynn plac-
ing quite well in the~ free

Castiegar Socials

Mrs. Hn Johnson | ii!

Hi Arrow Arms Motor Hotel
St. Patrick’s Day.
DANCE

* Saturday, March 15 9 P.M.

Music by: The Occasions

Entertainment — Fun

Lucky Dinner for Two
Admission:..$2 Per Couple

Norris -C! |
turned ‘home Sunday from
ite Rock

where she spent
eal weeks owing to the
illness and death of her mo-
ther, Mrs. Woodall.

Mrs. J. Heslop of Robson,
who was a patient in the, Trail
ic Hospital. for
joes returned home at he

weekend.

and Mrs. Mike Gallo
visite in Rossland on Sunday
id) with relatives,

Mrs. H. Johnson return-
ed home Eatarday afternoon
from New. Denver, where she
had held ‘a. meeting Eriday
afternoon with the
sonnel and and

re-
Ee the alecting of a div-
munissioner f for Slocon,

NOTICE

_ Annual! Meeting

of the

ROBSON
IRRIGATION DISTRICE

will be held
TUES., MARCH 18
8.00 p.m.
in the

ROBSON CHURCH HALE

ta Tango and Ten-Fox in this

bearers were five of] ©

hisgrandsons Alex, Fred,
John A. Andrew and Peter

Matortort and Bill Arishen-
And we'll do it at “pin Koff.

money” low savings Credit

Union rate to make the deal

just as’ sweet as the sound

of your new motor! If you

“Burial was at the Shore-
acres Cemetery with the
Castle; Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.

Disiriet
Socials

destroy.
The solution? Kick out |=
the hard-nosed boys and ae

a

have been dreaming about

just survived
another winter.

But how about next

year? If you have any doubts,
‘give us a call. If you need a new
furnace, we can install it. We can
even modernize your present one.
Or install an oil-fired water heater.
Whatever you need, our easy fi-
nance plan will cover the total cost,

‘i “ including labour. Let us rejuvenate your entire heating
} system. You'll live in total comfort for years to come.

the business of educating, or
teaching to think, the vast.
majority who want those
things.

So now I'm a fascist, and
a tool of the imp erialistic
press. I knew it at Mheart.

i Red Gross ©

Societies is observing its 50th
in 1969. The

Societies’ belongin,
ternational orga

LORCA
FOR

AIRLINE
RESERVATIONS
MEXICO - HAWAIIAN |
& EUROPEAN TOURS
ARRANGED

e
CASTLEGAR AGENT

tion.

the housewarming people

FRED PRESSACCO
BOX 483 -
GALL COLLECT 368-3044

TRAIL, B.C.

FOR THE WESTERN
HOTEL CHAIN ~

°o
WEST‘S.
DEPT. STORE
Phone 365-7542

a brand new car...

|
The League of Red Cross

Stop Preaming—Start
Choosing Right Now!

Yes, you can be inthe driver’s seat fast
— because our streamlined Auto Loan gets the
cash to you fast. And, our low, low Credit
Union rates really put you in the “driver's
seat” when you realize how much you save.
.  So,.come on in. Stop dreaming and start
choosing! We’re one Savings Credit Union
that aims to put-some fun in your life...
make afew dreams come true. By the way,
were pretty good at other services, too. Just
let us know how we can ‘help. :

ALL YOURS UNDER ONE ROOF..—

* Mortgage Loans * Business Loans
*P I Loans * Moder Loans
* Junior Accounts *- Checking

A * A

. CASTLEGAR
SAVINGS CREDIT UNION -

Mrs. D. E. Hughes 365-5503

Miss Dianne Leckie of
Kinnaird left Monday for
Calgary where she will be

in the district
m_ Califor re Mr. Mil-
ton 1 Peterman of ‘Novato, Mr,
Bill Green of Petaluma’ and
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Sabreau
of San Rafael.
Weekend guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Denny
Hughes naird

Mrs. ‘Vanderburgh is a pati-
ent. in “Trail-Tadanac

PETTITT PHOTOS

TOS

FRI-SAT. ©
ONLY

SOLOHd LLILLad

RETTITT P

PETTITT PHOTOS
/_
SOLOHd LLILlad

3)
Voseripatted

NEW DATSUN 1000 $1845 scxornrerosnevmcooneme

The newest thing in the small car
world is happening now! It's the:

| Datsun 1000 and it comes in two
‘deluxe models — 2 and 4-door.

Both are sporty small cars that look
=good, feel right and go great! And

practically all they need to run on is

your love.
These Datsuns deliver more

horsepower and perform better than

reclining bucket seats. All the oxtrds

other.cars anywhere near the price.
are standard equipment.

The new Datsun 1000 produces 62
wild horses and winds up to 84 MPH.
‘on the road. And for every gallon you'll
go 35-40 miles. What's more, Datsun
gives you 100,000 mile reliability.

Datsun 1000 introduces you to a fun
way to drive with 4-on-the-floor —

and gives you all you can use in the

comfort department, including

There are more than 156 dealers +
coast-to-coast in t
Canada and
$1,000,000 in
parts to back you. =
more than ever
the more-for-your-money ca:

000 2-Dver and ¢-Door Dette Sees 1002 Deer Sete 4-Door Deture Sedan and Wagon. 1000 ond 300 Spore Dictup 20d +nneet Dee retro"

‘dealers in North America

TANADA) LTD. Factory zone offices al: WESTERN DIVISION: Naasan Bldg, 873 Beatty St., Vancouver 3, B..

700 Datsun ISSAN AUTOMOBILE CO.
ONTARIO DIVISION: 22 Vanley Cres, Toronto, On Ont. QUEBEC ‘Division: 2716 Pascal Gagnon Bivd, Montreal 39, P.O. MARITIMES DIVISION: 2745 pen Vutege Ad., Halex, N.S.

CROSSROADS DATSUN SALES

Gordie Baulkham, Sales Manager, Phone 365-7209

Corner of Maple and Columbia