CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thurs., Feb. 8, 1968

History i is Almost Obscured at

By Harold Webber
Local Historian
Photos Courtesy Cominco
Except for a few broken
bricks lying on the riverbank
a short distance west of the
Castlegar ferries, and bits and

ployee; Fors, Em-
ployee; Nelson, Alfred Em-
ployee.

There is no mention what-
ever of this
employees, in the 1918 direc-

pieces of rusted machinery al- |tory.

nature, there is little evidence
most obscured

to indicate that

occupied by small cabins and
trailers was once the location
of the Castlegar Brick Works.

Tho: brick works actually

had its beginning in ‘Rossland

Oscar Ericson, who had

quit ie job w with the Canadian

me

heed sander, was well knowa

in the area as an ametuer
sharpsl

‘The raw material for mak-

part-| hand as the he clay was dug from

the river banks
eir | halé mils

brick yard close to. that ci
mear the Red Mountain

way tracks and adjacent to the
OK Mine.

They opera
for only two years, as the

a
ted in Rossland

less than one-

dump cart that was
wn. ee horse wore

there was not well alted for that

brick making. They moved to
West Robson, where they
made brick for Nelson, ‘Trail,
and Bountary point
an un

The British Columbia Dir-

ectory Lists:

Fors, Erie, Brick eee
turer; Fors, Utrick, Brick mak-
ei tae er; Larson, Alex, Brick manu-

eturer.
The 1905. Directory re-

water to the cabins now on

the site.

The clay would be shov- |
elled into ‘the top of a hobper
on the brick'machine. Ben
the hopper was a aria? fant
amalgamated the water and
eay.Th The machine itself was
wered by a brute of a horse
the last one believed to have | bri

Gotric
ployee; Johnson, Peter F. Em- a

firm, or its Irish | j

ing the bricks was close at =

i experience should'never have ’

PUBLIC

fnyone In the Castlegar
strict wishing to exhibit
their own art or hobby
craft in a Beta Sigma Phi
Art Show please call 365-
5779 or 385-5990.
Ladies Auxillary to Royal
. Canadian Legion Br. 170
Cribbage game. Legion
Hall. Sat., Feb. 3 - 8 p.m,
Everyone Welcome

Hospital Auxiliary Rum-
mage Sale at Legion Hal

NOTICE:

St. David's ACW Anuuai

Sr. Citizens’ Meeting, Le-
Bion Mall) Friday, Feb. 9

Kinnaird Library,

Mon. 34 and 7-8 p.m.

starting Feb. 15.— opem .
ys 3-4 pm.

Pancake Supper, Robson -

Church Hall, ‘Feb. 27, 5-7
E= . Films‘will be shown
Resker Hall. Sponsored 7:

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VOL, 21, No. 7

CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, FEB. 15, 1968

"10 CENTS PER COPY .

Trustees Ask Victoria to Finance Interim Period

i

| Celgar Take-In Creates School Tax Problem

let it happen. The ie Takes Colorful Look

At the: West Coast GOLDEN PHEASANT

ie’ horse, some-

A. EREMENKO. & C0: 3
CLEARANCE SALE

fan | boundaries to include the Cel-
i fer pulp and lumber divisions |
as’ resulted ‘in an immediate

$738,000 126 paid last 3 year to
‘The $369,000: sum of | 37

| town clerk Ambrose - Pareic.
son.

-By ‘ARNOLD MARTIN
Staff Repo

Extension of "Cuitlegar’s

ho

ceae

and, Me King will. write
the minister of education, ask-
ant extension of ‘the

rary

est a further #200
request a fur (

ron town} probably ‘is somewhat

ery year. py school ‘istite
e
Jamounts of money is not un-

sual, But, added Mr. King, jnot extend the extra borrow-.
the bind“ new. being trict an |

lered by the schonl district

usual —" not historic, but
also not typical.

Asked what will happen if

the minister,of education does

:Further.
complex situation must await
word ‘from’’the minister of *
leducation. ”

‘The town collects school

: “Kinnaird Report Rejects Blueberry _

- Creek as a Source of Water Supply

CastictorKieneand water stu-| from B
dy. committee haye ' rejected!

“Two members ‘of,a all

the dea of a. water: supply
lueberry: Cree!
nish’ both: towns.

Tha report handed ‘Tues-
-the Kinnaird town |

how caught Fors and he was

been a clydesdale, that was PUMPS, all heights taxes on behalf of the school

reflected |attached to a 30 foot pole, the [la
in the isting oft hy 1810. Dir- other end. id of which was

a large wheel on

eotory:
"Castlegar Brick Works —
Alex Larson and Eric Fors,

tas
the outade of the mixer.
the horse walked

props.; Ericson, Oscar Em-

BIN

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

ST. RITA’S HALL
‘FRONT ST. ©

TONIGHT

around the machine it would a

rece me down
at-/ through the Machine and into al

the moulds.

ror $11,000. With this sum and h

other money he made:
Sarees bi

en sme settied into’ & ‘pleasant

. © alex Larson operated the

brick works until the spring

Of Avle, nen be 80 sold the] to
to Uscar's"

GO

Bricks as, well as against the
perameter and they were all
set ablaze.

came
ouc in force to view the spec-
tacwar b!

“Sunday, February

Koofenay-West Liberal Association
NOTICE

MEETING TO ELECT DELEGATES
TO LEADERSHIP CONVENTION —

Union Hotel, Trail

All Liberals Urged to Attend

When the brick yard was
the CPR had a

a Spur | going i sieht into the
bricks
outa then be Be iostted onto

‘ors (Eric’s
orutuer), Larsun and nis wife

brick-making machine exam-
ining. ‘something inside the
hopper. What happened next

‘is un explainable, as years of

18 2 P.M.

d at Door

Membershiy

May Be Ri

Mr. and Mrs. George
Hermanson were in Grand
Forks Sunday where Mr, Her-
manson a youth

Mrs. H. Johnson, Ph. 365-8294]

where they visited their mo-
ther, Mrs. W. Byers in’ ‘Willow-
haven home.

NOTICE

“The Corporation of the Town of. Castlegar

CASTLEGAR TOWN HALL
PHONE NUMBER IS
NOW

365-7227

Mrs. E. Maclean spent sév-|
eral days visiting in Nelson.|

r Richardson of Fenbeton,
formerly of Castlegar. - Dick
is best-man for the wedding:

Sunday guests o:
Johnson.

Mr.-and Mrs, Carl Henns
visited with Mrs. Henne'’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Henderson in ‘ Trail

mer resident of Castlegar who

now lives: in Grand Forks,

Valentine Time at Castlegar Drug

EVERYTHING FOR

Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Wright of Long Beach were i

crushsd beneath it,

Victoria and. Vancouver's
west end are. in.de-

The ay 28, Miner's ed-

of heels to cloar, at

ton of May 25; 25, 1912 va| tall to the lens of the ‘colour

,| camera’ and‘ the~ pen’ of the
i] writer in the Spring 1968 edi-
Hon of poautcal } British Col-

e| the department of year
ede en ve
to] dustry,

SALE, PRICE! $11 99

1 Heats,
-- $5.95. & $8.95:

of room is left
. The brick yard con!
to operate until Spout 1018
nen the property was sold
Tony DeFoe. The machin-| Denver and an article c on High-

tn “and Seal Skin“.

Ledlew’ SHOW .BOOTS, a large assortment to
heedé Vinyl,, Leather

‘& up

ory. ras sold for. crap, and ie way 16 “wane!
Jand was used for Prince George and Prince Ru-

Men’s DRESS OXFORDS,
Regular price

The Castlegar Brick Works harn
has long since disappeared but on Ei ess racing
its influence ig still being felt

$14.95 & $16.95

today, as thousands oe belek
produced are

servce | citement of the race compl |
homes aad inaesivies see compres

the issue, which is now on
sale.

Men‘s THERMAL BOOTS .
Men‘s Pile SEAL SKINS

- $5.00
$16.95 & up

‘$20: 95 & $18.95 :

fed. 700: teachers will attend. From | uno
left to-right, back row, are: Frank Perehud-
¢ ‘Allen; ‘Carl

chairman; fayling;
Grant’. Front ‘row, left to right: Moe :Zibin*

Barker, ' conmittee
; Gib-Lind and John

Bob Faulkner; Alf Clau-

in
throughout the Kootenays.

New Clothes
For Spring

ARE ARRIVING DAILY AT WEST'S

CAR COATS — CAMEL — WOOLS
AND. MOHAIR |

CORDUROY

$15.95

NEW SHIPMENT OF DRESSES
Lovely new fabrics in gay, bright colors
Priced ‘at $10.95. -. $14.95. -. $19.95

"NEW MATERIALS, ao Wi

Printed Terrycloth,
Arnel Linen’ J oe

ih, yd.

Prints, yd. _— cs
Uncreasable linens, (lingery) plains Se

For The ee

Beaver 6200 9” Tilting, Arbor Circular. Saw — {

-SPECIFICATIONS: _
Diameter of. sawblade,9";-Di

of arbor, 6; maximum doth

cut, 234”; maximum depth of..cut at 45. degrees. blade tilt, 2”; rip
; » Capacity (with extensions) centre of 48” panel; table size. (with eh

; tension) 22” X 50”

Wests: Regular Lag Price. $210: 50.

__.. Special $185. 00

ba BEAVER 200 8” TILTING ‘Audon CIRCULAR SAW.
Weal saw for all-round work shop use! Combines’ the best home *

and

clei 1p
i — yetis

styling

zing! low in price. =

. Mrs: Marg Culley:
, Sen and Mel Maglio. — = Castlegar News Photo

Chamber. rce
don forces with Salmo

mn hand will be fe-

-Also.0 i
ed presentatives of; both: Castle- listed by Mr.

y Biln ét Castlegar,
organizers,

il, one a "thes spiel’s

ind,
mo,:in Sddition:t to Castlegar: this
Kinnaird

curle:

PD
‘Commencing at! 5: p.m: winns
Play. will: continue |"

tomorrow,
until "about B 30 Sunday night.
But curling’sni
all curling, .as ‘evid iby
plans for'a ‘banquet ‘and dance
Dick ‘Wayling of Kinnaird’
address the ‘curlers - gat

it Department: Store: .B

‘told the Castlegar News early:
meek | that over’ $1,000 in
will be even away; to!

‘the four

ture
gvent Mitchell Supply and D
e Castlegar! Drug:

and
convention ‘one month later,
an Alcoholics
clave, a .B.C.,
convention,‘ and ne June, ‘he for
'B.C.. Fire Fighters, a square

from 5,500 to well over 000

L. fan New.

in.an
effort to force completion ot
aird-Salmo

‘2. SNS SY:

area to Needles, and also in-| Mr.
cluding a link from the U.S;
via Waneta:

fink, and a goodiquality high-

way! from the ‘Waneta ; border, le

Chamber embers last
Thursday endorsed an effort

solution should be concern
2 | with “not just: Castlegar-Fau: | tre.

Jim -MacBeth; author of
this latest resolution, pointed
out, “however, '. the _ October

tie, |bricf did not mention the Wa-

neta link. as ‘an ‘integral p:

ci. | Of the ne neW construction.

cBeth said this re-

quigr but. from fis border on
‘The resolution ie al-

com
of AKBM last their stay here

ed |his stay

ce: jam-

eda convention in the form: |
al sense such as the others. is
in fact a convention for Cham-

district.:
collected in any large amounts
mi

Since; faxes. are -not

extension of: boundaries, ‘Cel-

Up until the time of the

wait: until J along :
eee en cee eavvide

temporary

borrowing | po
» jof the town. ep ‘dhe "for z
'Jdance Jamboree and the B.C. [pay
;|Credit Union. League.
Gle But the blgzest single ef,
fort, : with :estimates !

||ig the du Maurier World Cup ancl
ed fe ae

~The square
5 bores; ‘although“not "consider srovetany fr

yhen such a Hees
wh en su a: move as:
foams

Mr. Barosley. said: bringing
ley - said:

in people who might not oth-

exwise

as the ‘others, | type

hte”
Selkirk College salt
19.30.

Ling its annual open’ house
between the times

; eine a number of events.
‘Among ‘these wil

It be “dis-

rsery gl “club will be

tively throughout.
~Thore will also be
“house, with . folk

He
by the dr
pte students ts Foret that
es residents

nay Region wali take tn
xcellent. opportunity to ex-
mine their College In ac-

- tion. : Invitation: uifas

exte:
will rake. inte ‘now ail that

the future for a more relaxed
and leisurely. ‘look at what the

‘Mr. Barnsley pojnted out
it. through
the ‘ travel’ industry: depart-

ee ve

art {ment indicate the average con- | .

ventioneer spends a total of
$25 or more per. day during
ata convention. cen-

iat Be is. go for tun si
he added. **
2 LMI Sconsider.

yA secoi be
resented: at ' the ‘same: meet-
by the local Chamber ‘is

one endorsing
road fro. a onet aa ue |B

This is JEFF @oin Effort
for Fostering) Week through-
out B.C, and a Kinnaird man’

0, is assistant district sup-
eee ter: the Separtment of
social’ welfare a

‘Trail says
satis-

e . declared,
{but they ‘don't don’t iit hap happens:

considerations eyhieh aus moust be:
on page seven):

Aix | which is his

local. service club ‘add

|For. the past:

of ‘School Trustees’ o:
é Breet District No. 11 (ira,
2 St George's ‘Anglican C Church

eight years he
has represented the City of
I Rossland as a member of me

He is ‘an active parishioner of

“In, ‘peceaiber hr Feta Com-

rtunate,” “he ‘said,
aman ‘of Mr: Fletcher’s cap-
abilities: to’ replace Jobn oa

purposes and. goals of the -col-'
| teee. all of us at'the College
king “forward to our

bupely,

in
plan _is.. not . pI

present well supply is reason-
ab) cient and” can
further augniented as

ed from the: siteady

july Tioted that the |
river supply should only be.
considered a. abae
and “0! ir” pro)
fewage - treafnient tacilittes
re been “installed by the

report declares,
proverents to the water. sys-
‘tem must be me made from funds

ip sup- |B

really necessary is to
Biesel re plies. from preserve

ited in th
+The. of

{hey can: be sully,
to come.”

uti}

f | the Kinnaird of the
joint committee: are. made on|

tions: to their council — and

they may, with ours.”

-WKHU: Gives
OK for Sanitary
"Landfill Site

‘West Kootenay ' Health
‘Unit: has expressed approval
of “the posed. site,

Castlegar and d

pproval ‘was quali-

“Of | fied, Tie open with a firm re-

|quirement on ‘procedure when

urying the refuse to pre-
and:|vent pollution of either air or
ie | wat ed

r.
Refuse’ brought’ to the
area will be placed ia a ser-

¢Probably the greatest’ satis-
faction parents “get out of

“probably the greatest Mr. Gi
factiol ‘foaler pt arent gets
ae many rT pi ie are already: ft

but noted there is

“of which wo are very. proud” sud?
is still a need

in foster
and the selection of ‘suitable

ies of trenches which will be
Icovered with earth

Evaluation of feundatious
a aud arches is = first step i.
détermining of the =~
Structure, either for minimal
repairs or posmbly for furth-
er additions later, possibly to
forma recreational complex.

with sturdy constructi
one TEE VES
LOW PRICE'$99.00 ..

foster ‘homes’ in ‘whieh’ to |f
children.”

~ Special $85. 50

tendent |News, le street yo: P

cola ae ar mane
fjacobson, ool,

chairman, had

mn;
, jes; to the: Castiegar Kiwanis:
 |Club as “a subsiitute home for.
Deontment for pe on an i sia liter” temporarily

or,| FIRM :HANDSHAKE ‘marks! the

CASTLEGAR

R. E. Goulet Corner of Pine and Columbia
Open Monday — Saturday 9 a.m. to'6 p.m.
Sunday and Holiday Hours:

ie i : SSS high “praise | f making bomb scares.
4 ere : : es | ee te | eee pee Monday night for-almost ev-| “I noticéd Mrs. Jacobson | hoax,
a { . Fea 4 £ were 4 kik exyone involved jin ja" yooedt was, 5 right there on the scene,”

Phone 365-7812

Fridays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
12 Noon to 1 p.m.

6 to 7. p.m.

everyone except one

impressed with the efficiency
ff the school ‘staff and’ the

He endorsed coverage of. Ber:
the’ incident:in the Castlegar |school

on. | °
6. Was | board.-
should: be there auing this

mumented.
ott is admirable ve the

time; in spite of Possible dan-

staff, in

Mrs. Jacobson. said. the | yent:
dismissing |students,” she

a
as this one proved: to
be, a she added.
“But we would never have
lorgive ourselves if a bomb
‘went off with: students, still
in the ‘building. “ {
“We must assume it is a
real threat, in order to pre-
injury. to. the

performance. of both — th
‘staff and RCMP offic-|¥:
ezs.
‘Only.
volved «‘who ‘didn’t. impress

me,” she concluded. “The
person who did it — who
caused all this trouble.”

one. person was in- relati

permanently from their own.

parent its." Some of 2 eal ee

ren he added, are ilegitima'
while :" others “are: children

‘whose parents are’ deceased.

but who have no immediate

ives.

A more complete ‘report

of Mr. Gattinger’s ‘remarks | bra

on this subject will be carried

in noxt week's paper.

ofa new year for Len mbree, centre, new
president of Local No. 1, Pulp.and Paper
Workers of Canada. Retiring president Frank
Wilcox,’ left, is smiling at the end of @ suc