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EDUCAT ION WEEK

"Biucation--Eyeryboay' 8 -Business® is ‘the slogan for
Education Week. (Merch 4-11), a week. that has’ been, cele~
brated annually ‘in Canada since 3950

endorsed by national and receineia ‘assosiations, its
most important function is to focus’ attention on local
schools. 3 ;

The activities of che week are the result of local

community. effort, and fasten the ;attention of the
general -publie on ‘what is going on in schools, within
their srea.. ‘Schools hold open house and displays of work

and. atudent activities demonstrate the tangible aspects
.| of primary. and secondary education. The impact, at.
‘ gommuni ty ‘level, lof the variety © and complexity of

modern education ' “is probably: one of: the. “most Loni

tion “that Ganedian schools prorida.. The. future | of “the.

democratic way. of life is inevitably. bound up with the

training of cup future citizens, ae
No school Yigitor should go ‘away: with the idea that

| when. ‘he. has ® 5 “Local: Education Week displays,

his obligati ne. ‘have bean filled for another .yearo

Whether he looks at. the: ‘work of local schools from the |
of practical viewpoint -of the taxpayer . who. foots the bills,
s aye, to: the future ‘of the: whole, Dominion, - his.
Q _goncern: with: ‘edi gation: should : “be. sustained.

Education Week is actually a: shot’ in, the. arm. Pupils,

: ) teachers, and. citizens ‘feel the. stimulus. of: concentrated
effort. The, warmth ‘ant interest engendered, by: all the,
E activities. of the weok ° mast carry: over- into the other

51, if its, real objectives are to. be realized: _ to the

full °

TuRvEST QUEEN, TO. PRESIDE. OVER: FAIR.

A General, Meeting. of: the Fall Fair. Committee. was”

‘ held: at. the. home. of Mer. Be. McGorman Mondey evening Feb-
: yuary 26th. :

The - dates. for. the Fair were set, for Sep tombar 7th:
end: ath, Friday. and Saturday..

Five girls. from the. Senior High School will be”

chosen, to. run. “for. Harvest ‘Queen. ° :
The. Castlegar. and district’ Board.of.Trade are. dona-

: ting a cup to tne: highest aggregate ‘winner.

‘lan already important air. Link: between Calgary and Pen-

districte, eos

_ATRPORT CONTRAC CT AWARDED

Adam Berg and Griffiths, contractors won the- contrac
for the leveling, grading and graveling of the Gastl
Airport last Thuraday, with a lew bid of $18,926.00.
The @ward was made by the Castlegar Airport Committee,
Alderman J, Kary of Nelson, Mp, B, Morrice of Kinnai
and Mrs ReAcDe ‘West of Castleger who declared th eanselves|

_ Singe tho federal government
grant: is fer $25, 000. ‘thia means that the Committee
over six thousand dollars for extra improvements.

Other senioue included; Dawagn and Wade, Vancouver-
$28,470.00; T.£; Dobbin and Sons, Westbank-§22,449 00)

S.G, Watson, Kinnaird-$21, Q97.00,. Premeir Construction,
‘Vane ouver-$40 3200.90, Marwell. Construction, Vancouver-|
eee 780.00, General Genstruction, Vancouver $57,620.00

ruc tion, Bantictensges, 840.00, , Bayes Cons-

rk whieh will begin in “the near future” will

inglude leveling, grading ,.and gPaveling the present
4800 by 400 foot-atrip. - ‘The committee hopes to increase’
the strip. eventually py a 5,400 by 500. foot standard}.
atrip with a paved surface « '

The. present air field though only four years old is

‘ticton serving aa it doa, the. aa eee and Gastlegse

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“PRS. Re. Ae De WEST EIN HOSPITAL

hee. RekBe Best, guftered & severe injury when she
‘slipped on vice: on the highway.” :
- Mrs. 0.0. Devitt was ‘accompanying Mrs. West at the
time of the. accident and: assisted her’to the side — of
the highway. Mr. Ro Gemmill appeared at the scene end
ealle | Nin. Weat who withthe aid of Mr...S.o- Watson ‘and |
‘the. Fire. Heit stretcher, ‘moved Mrs. West to.their home.
‘> Mrs. Weet was: taken. to. the hospital in a Trail Ambu-
lence. ee

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each, Vaulage. forming. the committes:..

A joint meeting: of the Gastlegar and Kinnajrd commi-
‘sioners. was: held. on Monday: evening. in Gastlegar. ‘
: “Bach Village -wilk put of 9500: for mprovemsnts to
Castleger-Kinnaird’ Cemetery..: 2 t item will be
run, waver. ‘Lines, to: the: property. :
; “A preliminary talk was.alsaq, held ona hospital .and:
eommittee. of six, one: commissioner: apa. two kaxpeyers. | °

. The Gast leger: villege Gommisaioners. have - purchasga,
‘another: 25 H.P. pump: which whlr be instalied nient al