PAGE §& CASTLEGAR NEWS, CASTLEGAR, B.C. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1957 ‘The Editor, Castlegar News, Castlegar, B.C. Dear Sir: We would through the me- dium of the Castlegar News, like to take the opportynity to thank the many fine people in the area who have pee PY work and by ide mon< presenting the Kootenays at the Provincial Tournament in Van- couver and without your gen- erosity, our participation in this event would not have been made possible. We do hope that we can re- pay your faith shown in our team Large Aitendance At School Opening Opening of the ‘Silver Birch’ school gor Handicapped Children in Castlegar was held Tues- day, March 5, with a crowd of 7 160 in attend. held in a classroom of the sea legar Elementary School," speakers were S, J. Graham, rail School Inspector, Hargld Lins of the Trail Branch of Kootenay Society for Hundicapped Chil- dren, Jack Morris, representative of the Nelson Branch, R. T. Wal- by ating that Castl ey for the me ee Humphries High School ‘Rockers’ travel fund, As you know, our High School Basketball Team is re- can Pp fine athletes, and good sportsman equal to’ any group in the province. Yours sincerely, N, Turik, Coach, ‘Rockers’. SS ‘ PHONE 4231 . PRESCRIPTIONS YOUR DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTIONS FILLEDI wire THE BEST THE tower PRIC! PITTS REXALL DRUG Prescription ‘Spsclotia ists QU any DRUGS Y & NIGHT SERVICE The die, C School Board was . = Hospiial Meeling (Continued from page 1) eases the industry in that par- ticular area could not make such gifts, and the Government had finally come to the realization that the money would have to be raised in some other way. To accomplish ‘this the Water Act was extended so that the same “set-up” could be used to form Hospital Districts.- The Board of Directors .of the Hospital Society in Castlegar, which had fer years been at- tempting to get something done towards a hospital, then took steps to have a Water SPEC 2 Ib. pkt. March 15 and 16th MARGARINE, Blue Bonnet PALS 3 pkts for ROYAL JELLY POWDERS, 15 ox., 4 tins for 15 oz., 2 tins for PORK & BEANS, Broder’s. MIXED VEGETABLES, Ayinees we 456 35¢ RINSO, giant, Pkt. PEAS & CARROTS, Aylmer’s 15 ox., 2 tins for ..... LIBBY’S FROZEN 9 tbs. for Chicken, Turkey or Beef, each CALIFORNIA ORANGES, PIES §| District formed, and circulated a petition among property holders within the boundaries. of the area contained in School District No, 9, (Castlegar). A 70% majority in favor of the Water District was needed, however, when the canvassers who circulated the petition had completed their work, they found they had achieved a 90% majori- ty. Since that time the work has the app of plans, purchasing of the site, passing the budget by the BCHIS, until finally, the plebi- scite is ready for the vote, and Chai and L. Korody, Cast- legar Branch President, L. E. Cantell, Treasurer of the Cast- legar Branch and C. Onions, Vice President, and Master of Cere- monies for the evelfing. The speakers traced the history of the opening of the Castlegar schoo] through its or- ganizational beginning to the long awaited opening day, and also the history of the founding of the Kootenay Society for the Handicapped. The idea of forming a society to help the handicapped individual to lead a better and more normal life, is compara- tively new, A number of presentations were made to the new school, the first being a large coloured pic- ture of Her Majesty Queen Eliza- beth, which was presented by Mrs. “J. Dinner on kehalf of the Castlegar Legion and Auxiliary. The eal Soroptimist Club speed exord player and a cheque for $20 worth of records, with the presentation being made by Mrs. H. Anderson. Biggest event was the turn- ing over of the proceeds of the “Bride Doll” Raffle, which was ‘a cheque for $263.00. The project had been handled by the Junior Red Cross club, Grade 6 Castle- in | 84F 4 y pupils, and club if it passes with a jori favor, construction should be able to get under way in about 6 weeks, R. A. D. West, Trustee on the Hospital Board, spoke on esti- mated costs and explained the way in which these are divided proportionately between the gov- ernment and the Hospital district. This is broken down into, the District paying one third” of the costs of treasurer, Bernice Lightle made the presentation, A donation from the Kinnaird Elementary PTA was received and was given in memory of the late EB. H. Harford, School In- spector. F g the the draw for the doll donated by Mrs. L. Westgate was- made and the winner was Miss Lucy Half or whole, fb. COTTAGE ROLLS, . i fees, and A tor fees, two thirds.of the cost’ of the furniture, and 100% of sup: of Brilliant, a grade 3 pupil. plies and working capital amount- ing to the total sum of the $215,- ecoj0e being oti for in ue ROUND STEAK Lb. RUMP ROASTS Lb. RUME ROASTS ROUND STEAK ROASTS. March 15th and 16th BLUE and RED BRAND BEEF CO-OP -. Waldi LUMBER & BUILDING SUPPLY In answer to question on the budgeting, Mr. Norris .said A. EREMENKO & Co — DON’T MISS THESE SPECIAL PRICES — Effective March 15 and 16 BLUE LABEL BEEF Steaks — Sirloin or T; Bone, Ib. STANDING RIB ROAST, ib. ... POT R At ', blade or round bone, Ib. MINCED BEEF, 2 tbs. BEEF LIVER. fresh, Ib. FORKS TEAKS Ib. Bacon. Hide sliced, lean, Ib. ALASKA BLAC!E COD, sliced, JEWELL SHORTENING, 3 Ib. tin CHEESE, Burn's Spreadeasy, 1 MARGARINE, Quariette, 2 MEtVET cA KE FLOUR, oka. CAKE MIX, Monarch, wi! BAD'S COCOANUT eooKEs? CHOCOLATE BARS, 10c ba MA ith marbles) 6 for SOCKEYE SALMON, Nabob, 1/2‘ TANG SALAD DRESSING, 24 ox. jar FROZEN PEAS, Frozo Brand, 2 for .. LETTUCE, crisp, ib. POTATOES, 100 Ib. sack . NEW CABBAGE, fb. hag ew rrival 5 are coming in riedicall in ‘New 1957. fabrics and Fattems 24 POLISHED. COTTONS & GLAZED INS NYLON nS ete. $6.95 $9.95 — $12.95 New Shipment of SPRING COATS are in again $28.95 and up NEW SPRING BLOUSES By Penny, Lou and:Norma, Lee, in Terylene, Dacron and rrilan, sizes 12 to 20 in white and ‘bright Spring ‘colours. . $2.98 GIFTS FOR THE:NEW BABY that figures had been from other similar hospitals, but at best it would be a rough esti- mate, however, when the results of the vote-are known, an Ad- ministrator will be appointed, and it will be his, or her, duty to see to the details of the bud- get. 2 Architect’ Paul Smith, of the firm entrusted with the drawing up of the. plans, was in atten- dance at the meeting, and was able to explain many of the points of interest about the pro- posed building, and discussed materials used in the construc- tion, and economy measures tak- en to provide the best for less. Dr. Cc. S. “Pat” Fowler, and Dr. H. Ruebsaat spoke on vari- ous aspects of’ the hospital, re- plying to questions from the capacity crowd in the hall. A NEW SHIPMENT OF MAXINE BALLERINAS Have Just Arrived BLACK * BROWN PANAMA SIZES 44%2B to 10B 5¥2 AA to 10 AA PRICED AT $4.95 Maddocks Boxed Gowns SIZES 36 x 50 Flannelette Gowns Gathered Neckline with Ribbon Trim — Colors white & postels, CELLO. WRAPPED 89e AN IDEAL GIFT’ Infants Towel Sets Of Soft Terry Cloth — 1 Large Towel & 2 Wash Cloths WHITE with PASTEL TRIM ..... Set Of 6 Hangers, Boxed PRICED AT Smocked Yoke & Cuff — Generous Size G Good Quality Flannelette $1.98 $1.29 Asst. Pastel Shades 59e Sizes SM. L. XL. Esmond. Crib Blankets Cotton Interlocking T-Shirts In The Well-Known “BLUEBIRD” Brand, variety of patterns to choose from, ‘SIZES 1-2-3 AT Fancy Knit Nylon Cardigans In_ Pink, White, Yeltow, Mint SIZES 1-2-3 AT “Jiffy” Nylon Snug Fit Panties : , : sae $2.50 Waterproof $1.50 Satin Bound $3.95 and $4.95 Furniture Department HASSOCKS at .........-..000005 $6.95 to $13.95 CORNER TABLES & Priced at occ ce eee eee ec ees $20.95 T.V. LAMPS at .............-....+ $2.98 to $6.95 BEDROOM LAMPS .............. $3.98 to $4.25 FATIGUE MATS. ...........0..000 0000000 $3.35 COFFEE TABLES Published Every Thursday at “The -Crosaroads of the Kootenays” VOL, “10, No. . 12 CASTLEGAR, BRITISH _COLUMBIA THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1957 $215,000 Hospital Plebisit Passes With Li A wee] log, majority in favour of céristruction of a Hospital at -.Castlegar, -was re- corded at last. Thursday's polis, throughout the - district. Returns ‘in Castlegar itself were ‘441 -for and ‘41. ‘against, with 8 spoiled ballots. Kinnaird Voters tallied 259 “for igo "55 arge: “Majority fund raising bylaw! "and +9184 against. it. - Qutcome of the picbusite- for the. raising of $215,000 -as, the District's share \ of, construction costs, had been a big isgu¢ in the area'-in. recent .weeks. ‘ Exectitives ‘of the Hospital thelr Thrums“' -Tarrys area, the’ count| was 67 ‘for-and 19 against ‘and in Robson 114 voters were in favor and 9 against.“Syringa Creek. polling station records’? for. and Rone against and ‘Deer ‘Park re- widénits.came up with 17 for. and idne- against, : Figures for. Renata (Boclety and Hospital: Board of|: Final Exams Tonight ‘ For First Aid Classes The eight..week course in First Aid. to thé Injured, given by the St, John’s Ambulance As- sociation’ of Castlegar, ‘will ‘wind |', up ‘Thursday night. with - tinal) exams,, H About 80 candidates; ‘Juniors and''Sehiors, have been ‘taking |! the coutse which commenced on January. 24th, Bat A Medical examiners, will bel Dr. :A, D,: Johnson, and Dr. H./; satisfaction with the ‘returns, as the results were even more. decisive: than anticipated. Tenders -for, ‘the .construction |i of the. $2.bed’ modern bullzing tracting firms bidding on, the job will have until’ April 8th to make their estimates, As there |‘ were 26 for andi : Complete tigurés’ for'the en- tire “Hospital. Improvement. ‘Dis- trict wore: 88, in favor of the : few proj in’ the] area, bidding should jt bes: very, competitive and. will prob: result .in favorable figures. have now been called. and cop-|* and other will be’ J; Dalziel, Ki: Rigby, C.| # King, | F. Morran and F, Richardson. .- Junior classes will be handl- ? sad } Lage Aitendance Ai GWL Bake Sale ‘And Giant Bingo #\The Marlane Hotel was gaily rated with Irish motifs and siliouhettes of Irish Colleens and ‘Laddies in keeping with the St. Patrick's Day. colours of green white. a= tea room was a picture Taxation in the Village of Castlegar was set at a rate of 18 mills, at day's C meeting. A’ welcome saving to tax- | pavers: was also announced . by the ¢ i -who voted to di for ed first and will at | -w. 8:00 p.m. while the examination of the Senior candidates will, Start -14.Badminton Clubs To Take, Part: la .. Tourtament ‘Here ‘s Preparations are now being finalized for the Seventh Annual Rast-West Kootenay Junior Bad- minton Tournament which will be ‘held in the SHHS gym on Sat. ,,. March, 23rd. and Sunday, March tAth, 4 : A record‘ entry is expected |’ >from the 14 ‘clubs: which will be represented at’ this. year’s urs nament. ‘There qwill be upwards of, 120 players competing for the : With wnany of the defending play is expected in ‘the two days of play. Four time winner ' of |" last year, Keith Muirhead, is'en- tered along. with double trophy winners Marge Wastrodowski, Donna Faye ‘Haley, and. Donald Fraser. ° Castlegar " is fielding strong contenders in each divi- sion with a particularly large entry in the junior events. Parents. and any interested public. are welcome to attend this tournament which will get un- der way on. Saturday, morning at 9 am. and After a lengthy es ‘Mrs. Frances Eremenko passed away in ‘ithe: : Trail-Tadanac aoe Tuesday morning. Se ic ' Mrs,- Eremenko was born in Nalchik, Russia on May 29, hs d Fred Saturday and Sunday. It is’ ex- the finals will be run off Sunday afternoon, She-~ February 13, 1905. They came es Canada in April 1912, living first in Calgary. ‘They moved to Resident Far 32 pina i = Phoenix ‘in 1915; °to’ Trail’ jin 1917 and to Castlegar: in the fall of 1925. Mr. and Mrs, Eremenko|; celebrated their Golden Wed- ding in 1955. ‘Mrs. Eremenko was.a mem- .| ber of the IODE. She was a lover of: i ‘as ‘her would i ti Aegsi the ‘tea was convened by XL. V. Campbell and Mrs, Rysen, and Mrs. Archibald Those. serving were Mrs, ‘Corbett, Mrs. Fields, Mrs. 'G. ‘Axchib ald. “Wickets for the Raffle was : eghyened by. Mrs, M. Dalton. street ate and garbage collec- 2] tion in the Village. This will mean an: extra $7.80) in the. tax- | payer's pocket. Budget figures for 1957 fiscal year, which the Charge For Street Lights And Garbage Collection Cancelled By Commissioners present condition, and if the use of the big grader can be bad now and then, it should simplify the task” of getting the roads back into shape as the frost comes out of the ground. Wages of the operator would be the responsi- bility of the Village. Water By-law Number 113, dealing with raising of $95,000 for the new water system, was given itsthird and final reading at the meeting. ‘ issi Cook first of April, were approved in the amounts of $42,400 current operating costs, and $15,250 for Capital ‘Expenditures. Included in the Capital ex- penses, which come under special by-laws, are the ..new °-truck, ly handled | b by: Mrs, J. “soberlak and - Mrs, ilding . of -and the new auxiliary pump. hoe Cc ii report’ the Hoflick; the Mrs. Shutek; home baking Mii, M. Gallo and Mrs; L. Bosse. : _j@andy was sold in dainty e|new truck has arrived in -Trail, |and will probably” be out in ‘a day or so. Recommendations! of the Town P ji for h in the ra i section a oni to a. break in the water line on Wood Street, and stated” that the Plotnikoff water 4 will be when the village. solicitor re- opening of Green Street is being turns to town. Mr. Cook also stated the looked’ into, as this is something that _ snoule, be attended to. Cook the conshasiaie of pipe-jacks was necessary, and would probably be in the neighborhood of $80. « on page 8) were adopted, /as presented to the ¢ eyrne fish pond was . i and call for the of the C iby Miss E. McKinnon ‘Miss: Judy Whittaker. The game of, ‘Ring Toss was in care of Mis, Babbich. : “The Bingo was very well Bed. by Mrs. and -Besides her husband . she is survived by. her son:Alex, Cast- | légar, aaughter, ‘Mrs. B.° E, ~Etty (Mary) of .Tujunga, California, ‘Mrs, Frank ‘grandchildren -of Les ‘Angeles. assisted “at night by L. V. Camp- bell, E. McGatiley, R. Goulet, W. McCauley, W. Oleski,, J. Leamy’ Two children, Johnny and Lily | predeceased: her, ' - “Rev. L, Clinton Johnston will officiate ‘at the funefal ' service at’ 2- p.m. Friday at‘ the United Church, ° Castlegar, interment will be in the family plot i ‘in Rob- son: Cemetery, Honourary pallbearers will be “X. Lewis, W.: Shkwarok Sr., ‘Jing, Mrs. S, Rysen, Mrs, Hyde, Mts. W. Smith, Mrs, L. Bosse, Mts. A. Archibald Jr.) Terry Hyde, James. Kaufman, Mrs. Warner, Mrs, Wolfe, and Mrs. J. Hendricks, After Bingo, coffee was. serv- ed by Mrs, Fletcher, Mrs. ‘Stad- ler, Mrs, P. Harvick, and Mrs. W. W.- Kolos, T. , G. Wor- obey and P. Wanjoff. Asked to be ‘active pallbearers are J. Bal- ano, L. V. Campbell, G. Goloff, F. Krown: and D. Krasowsky. Funeral. arrangements are entrusted to the Castlegar Funer- al Home. McLoughlin Gets Liberal Hod At Convention Thursday Bill McLoughlin of Trail was chosen to carry the Liberal ban- ner at. a, well attended meeting of the party held here last Thurs- Mr, McLoughlin, newscaster of the Trail radio station, was born in Ontario and has been in Trail for the past six. and a half years, He nosed out Darrell Nakusp, “cannot: be beaten.’ “Bert Herridge can be beaten and will be beaten -by a deter- mined people,” he said. “I can’t do it alone. I need your help. |; With. it, I’m determined that Mr. Herridge’ will be beaten.” : Chairman of the meeting was Harry Harrison, .of Nelson,‘ pre- sident of, the Kootenay-West Anderson, only gens did: Liberal ‘|Gurlers End Season Wiih Playoffs i in Trail Playoffs for the Castlegar Curling Club Gus Leitner Trophy and Ralph West Trophy was completed on March 17. In the Leitner ‘Trophy. Semi-finals, one game, Wm. Sharples vs Gus Leitner was won by Leitner in an extra end. In the second game, Ernie Mills vs. Wm. Shay, Shay was 1 up coming home but Mills made a 2 ender on the last end. In the final between Leit- ner and Mills, Mills won easily, having a substantial lead through- out. Personal on the Mills: rink In Mr. McLoughlin iced with statements that the present West Kootenay MP, H. W. Hervidge of Academy. Awards Contest Closes Sat. A chance’ at predicting the : Academy Award winners is of- fered to the public in’ a contest sponsored by the Motion Picture Industry: of B.C. and the local theatre, ~. The contest closes Saturday, i will be ‘when the Academy Awards are announced from Hollywood on March 27. Contest winners will be announced March 30. Entries must be Submitted to your theatre. : Entry forms may be picked up at the theatre. f ny {68 Haw Bocks For Public Library Arriving. Soon 100 books. from, the Victoria TraveBing Library will be, on the shelves at the local library soon, it was reported at a recent meetiong. It was also-‘reported that $300 would be. available for new books during the year. After the meeting concluded a work was held and the remaining new books were.cata- Iogued ‘and put on .the shelves in there new attractive Plastic cover 1! “The library is open on Tues- day .arfd Friday from 3 to § p.m. and:from 7 to 8 p.m. ! ual: luded Ernie Mills, Jake Kauf- man, Wallace Horning and Ivan Grew ock, F Semi-finals for the Ralph West Trophy — Mickey Moran es, E. Mills. This game was tied until the last end when Mills made a lucky shot to win. Sec- ond game of the semi-finals saw Gus Leitner beaten by Otto Walker in a closely contested game, - «+ In the Final game of the West Trophy, Walker defeated Mills. Personal of the Walker rink are Otte Walker, Jim Lip- sett, Gib Lind and Jack Ford. This Saturday at the Twin Rivers Hall,-the season will be formally ‘‘wound-up" at a stag bean-feed, Another feature of this stag party..will be the pre- sentation of the Leitner Trophy and the West Trophy. All Skips. ara ceked ts nnn ‘The winners of the Raffle (Continued on page 8) _ area‘to include the part. of bléck 13' facing Main St. lets 1 to 4, facing Main St. and 8 to 13. fac- ing. First. Avenue. An amendment to have other Jots in the prox included in be Chlorination Equipmest To:Gost $2000 ‘Chlorination of the Kinnaird water supply was again discussed 3 C at fie Village Office. i Monty Warn- Commissioner ¥ Maddocks, but: ‘wa ee outlined plans for sae the. turned down: by. the ‘[ruling was rade that ‘no. building old water. tank which . was. cor-, demned -last. year,’ is taken. down. Reporting for: the _ Public Works Dept., °“Mr. MacPherson said that he had ‘been’ able to make .an. arrangement for the as Rag H.. Paul, consulting eee off was. authorized to see that the| extra $300 to. ‘be allotted for ex- equipment. proposed ‘site for laying of the Inland Gas Pipe Line, in com- pahy with the engineers, and use of the .big Dep of | had. i: the Gas C 's Highways road grader,..which is stationed in the Castlegar area. The light equipment owned by the village cannot muke an ef- ficient job of,the’ roads in.their , Ford, Bacon and Davis, that the Commissioners felt-a-working .agreement - could be’ arranged to serve both parties until a definite decision on ease- ment. was: hed. A capacity crowd at the Stan- ley . Humphires ‘High . School Gym, saw the annual PTA Varie- ty Concert Friday night and termed the program one of the best the organization. has pro- duced, - Following remarks by PTA President Mrs. R. E.’ Fenner, the program . opened with the High School Band playing the Aztec Overture, which is -a_ great favorite. * Loyd Groutage and his Ist Castlegar Cub Pack staged a Cub's Campfire scene, which was most interesting, as the boys sang all their regular campfire songs, while sitting before their “camp- fire", and showed there is a lot of future talent coming ‘up in Castlegar. Big hit of the evening, especi- ally with the “young at heart”, was Glen Killough’s impersona- tion of a certain popular radio Gym" Filled To Capacity For P-TA Annual Concert Matric Students, while. writing the fateful final exam. (We hope Mr. Hyson didn’t instill any ideas into the students minds.) - Finishing the first half of the program were two selections by a vocal quartet featuring Tannis and Babs Kilough, George Bourchier and Joe Killough. The selections were “My Bonnie Lass” an old English madrigal and the negro Spiritual “Soon Ah Will Be Done,” .Harmony in both selections was delightful. —~ Second half of the H. H. Killough attended the meeting to ask.whether he could obtain backing from the Com- missioners in his efforts to have power and light brought to his property, which is situated about ‘eight tenths of a mile from the present highway.. Mr. Killcugh felt that if the Commissioners ever. considered having power and lights extended to the Park Memorial Cemetery, this would bring the lines within two tenths mile from his property. No de- cision was reached on this mat- re Commissioners, Officials and their wives have been asked to attend the Convention of the Union of Kootenay Municipali-’ ties being hosted jointly by the villages of Montrose, Warfield and: Fruitvale on _May 4th. opened with a selectior by. the band and this was followed’ by a play, written and directed by Mrs. D. Campbell. The play, entitled “The Best-Laid Plans, took the for mof a PTA meet- ing whose careful plans for a parade float are thwarted by the weather man. Characters in the play were portrayed by Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. G. Rice, Mrs. G. and TV star, Singing to his own guitar accompaniment, Glen re- ceived a deafening ovation from the audience, in both his num- bers, ° Ah ine was , Mr, J. H. Henderson, Mr. D. ‘Anderson and George Worobey. . . A group of songs from Gil- bert and Sullivan Operas was done by H. F. Hyson, in place of the scheduled Tumbling group display. Mr, Hyson did a marvel- ous job on the actions of a Jr. tact Bill Shay. Playotts were held in Trail, by the Rossland Light Opera. Players, and The C voted to purchase a 4 drawer filing cab- inet for the Civil Defense or- ganization, at a cost of $126, A request from the Civil De- fense Corps was considered, for the use of office space in the Kinnaird Village Office. The re- quest was granted and the Civil ‘Defense Corps will now operate from’ this office. S. Jankola and W. Leduc in harge, A etter will go to te BC the large seme of parties or each party line in the Kinnaird area, resulting in very poor ser- vice to subscribers. . ‘An Gog many’ well-known selections, which were much enjoyed. Portrayal of different styles and ‘trends in dancing was given’ by several different groups, wi - from Frank Creegan was read asking per- mission to open an auto wreck- ing and salvage business on his property near the north end of. the Village. As this would nec- a change in the zoning as the warm brought an end to the natural ice in the’ cestladne ---—_ some time ago. oan wor-, ship of the “sun god”, by four- (Continued on page 5) regulations, the Village Clerk P._ (Continued on page 8)