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Thureday, March 25, 1954

THE CASTLE NEWS

Published Every Thursday By
THE CASTLE NEWS LIMITED
Castlegar, B.C.

L. V. CAMPBELL, Manager
V. A, MISUTKA, Editor

and

Weekly
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EDITORIAL

MINUTES THAT COUNT

Now that Spring is officially here again, our streets, roads and
highways will soon be their heavy time volume of

ing of a-film at the Castle

By, E.G.0.

Five Years Ago
This Week

(From our March 24, 1949 issue)

Over 100 members were present
at the annual meeting of the Cast-

AT SPRING JUST SPRUNG

Spring arrived officially in Cas-
tlegar last Sunday — and shiv-
ered. With the hoary headed
mountains looking down their
noses at her and breathing frig-
idly down the back, of her -neck,
she probably has a cold like the
rest of us by this time.

That's one big disadvantage in
being in the midst of the moun-
tains, By the time Lady Spring
over hun-

and rebirth should be but for us,
victims of that eternal balance
which protects us on the one hand
from the worst rigors of winter,
put deprives us of the more soul

stirring aspécts of Spring on the
other, it is a rather frustrating

affair.

EVEN VANCOUVER BETTER

legar C

Society, Society president, Jack
Scott, was chairman for the meet-
ing, It was pointed out that al-
though the society's financial
statement for 1948 showed a loss
of $1251.80, the Society is financ-
jally in a much better. position
than it was a year ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lancaster of
Robson, | were honored at a very
social in the

Even the V whose
winter is usually a constant mar-
row-chilling rain, .have their

has

dred of our mountain peaks and
has gone astray in twice as mgny
had more false alarms than the
ding birth of a first child.

sciouness and to remind the tant need for al
care and courtesy on our part be we motorists, passengers or
pedestrians. :

It’s only by practising the rules of, caution, care and

In fact in the course of any one
week, the local senior citizen-and
almost infallible‘-weather prophet
will have completed the entire

every minute, that the Mii rate on our hi can’
be redyiced for statistics show that 90 percent of all traffic accidents

circuit of from “spring
is just around the. corner” to
there'll be no spring this year at

are caused by hman error, human earlessness or human di:
As a result, a car is every two on
Canadian roads and someone is killed or injured every 13 minutes
somewhere on Canadian roads. .In the time it takes you to read this
editorial someone may be dying because of an accident that need
not have happened. Every minute counts; every minute demands
the watchfulness and care of every motorist and every pedestrian.

Mainly ible for accidents is the ist; someone who
drove too fast, hogged the road, ignored traffic signs or signals, took
a chance on driving a defective machine or mixed driving with
drinking. i

But though ists, are in traffic: ac-
cidents, the fact that one third of those killed last year were pedest-
rians shows it’s not all the drivér’s fault necessarily. ‘

To remind pedestrians they have .a responsibility too; the All
Canada Insurance Federation has issued this check-list of precautions.

1. Cross streets at intersections, Welk straight across, never
diagonally.

2. Always look to right and left before crossing a street.

3. If possible carry a white object when walking at night.

4, Walk on the left side, facing oncoming traffic where there
are no-sidewalks. Watch for cars turning corners. wor

5, Extra care is needed when streets are wet and slippery; cars
take longer to stop.

6. Never jump on or off moving vehicles.

7. Never walk behind parked cars,

8. Help old, or blind people across intersections where there is
no policeman.

9. Teach Children good safety habits when they are young; it
“may save their lives.

10. Do not allow children to play on streets or roads used by
traffic.

PERMANENT CLAIM TO POWER

Canada has seldom fared well in past border disputes with the
the United States, When territorial slices have been cut we’ve come
out poorly — in Maine, in Oregon, in Alaska.

Let us hope that a new type of boundary problem now before
the ‘ional Joint C is fairly died.

This concerns a division of water power resources along the
Columbia River which flows through a big chunk of British Colum-
pia before it enters the state of Washington, Under the proposal be-
fore the IJC most of the power would be developed in the US. but
much of the-water for that power comes from Canada and much of
the land to be flooded would be in this country.

‘What does Canada get? The U.S. would like to pay for flooded
territory and call it a day. Canada, quite rightly argues that she
has a substantial and permanent claim to some of the power which
is p d from water ting in this country.

This is a reasonable claim for today, and _ the interest | of
future generations. No country can or 1;

* all future rights to such a basic resource as power. No country should
be asked to do. — From the. Financial Post.

all, at all bg iber bacic
in '25....

In idee lands apparently,
Spring is a very definite cumu-
lative process. — warm winds,
breaking of ice in the river and
the renewed gurgle and splash
of streamlets, birdsong, spring
flowers and finally the appear-
ance, each in their turn, of spring
babies of every shape and size.

It is a dramatic event es birth are anything but. 8 te

when the Spring
sunshine, blue skies and green
buds find a perfect reflection
everywhere in the carpets of blue
and yellow crocuses (or crocii),
modest snowdrops and shy tril-
liums.

For us on the other hand,

“If there comes a little thaw

Still the air is chill and raw.

Here and there a patch of snow..

Dirtier‘than the ground below,

Dribbles down a marshy flood.

Ankle deep, you stick in mud

In the meadows while you sing
‘This is Spring."

Well — Paot quite that bad — I
saw my first spring pussy-wil-
lows a couple of days ago and the
bees are hi ith excite-
ment over loads of yellow pollen

Robson Community Hall | prior to
their departure to reside in Sun-
nyside near Trail,
The home of Mr. and Mrs,
Victor Quiding, Blueberry Creek,
was the scene of a lovely Spring
-wedding when Rev. Horricks
united in marriage,’ Genevieve
Lenor Peterson, eldest daughter
of Mr, and Mrs, Isaac Peterson
of Castlegar, and’ Gordon Jacob-
gon, youngest son of Mr..and Mrs.
Jacobson of Trail,

Planned organization and mem-
bership cooperation resulted” in
a highly successful and enjoyable
St. Patrick's Theatre Party spon-
sored by the Castlegar sub- divi-
sion: of the Catholic Women’s

Theatre, a buffet’: lunch and a
dance at the Community Hall.

The St. Patrick’s tea held at
Kinnaird in aid of the Communi-
ty hall, was very successful. There
was also a well attended St. Pat-
rick’s dance on Friday evening.
The annual Fall Fair committee
was named at the regular meet-
ing of the W. A. to Legion Branch

70,

it, Alban’s Evening Guild met
Friday evening at the home of
Mrs. J. McLuckie. The sum of $5
was ‘donated to the Red Cross
fund. It was decided to hold. an-
other dance the latter part of
April.’

The average’ Canadian of 70
years of age has spent 20 years
of that time asleep. In the clock-
watching | fra‘ the sleep
time undoubtedly would, be high-
er.

PUBLIC .
_STENUGRAPHER

Fannie Stoochnoff
INCOME: TAX
Forms Completed
ALL TYPES OF. §
STENOGRAPHIC WORE
Phone $967 nd. off Main

League. The event incladed the

CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar, B.C.

Kiwanis Curlers Take
Two Games At Trail

-Friday night: was another curl-
ing night for members of the Cas-
tlegar Kiwanis Club who journey-
ed to Trail for a successful inter-
club competition with the Trail
Kiwanians, The two local teams
;|@owned .their hosts in the two

Somes plaged, by scores of 12-6

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Locals participating were: first
rink — Harry Sommers, Gus Leit-
ner, Omer Lightle and Cyril Bell;
second rink — W. Sharples, Ken
Sharples, Mike Dalton and Mickey
Moran.

The inter-club bonspiel. follow-
ed the weekly dinner meeting of.
the Trail club which the visitors
from Castlegar also attended.

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Thirty ships — a seasonal re-
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grain cargoes in 1953.

BUSINESS

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\, TIMELESS TOPICS ? as

A Weekly Message
s From

THE .
MUTUAL. LIFE
OF CANADA.

C. A. ANDERSON :
Local Representative
Phone 2201 - Box 100

All. approaches to God are
through what Jesus reveals to us
along the way. So we would see
Jesus as we walk these Lenten
days.
Along this Lenten road no end
end of people have found them-
selves lifted out of endless. futi-
lity, experiencing a new-found
peace of soul. Jesus comes out of
the unkown, inviting us to walk
with Him, receiving of Him
meantime Grace (which means
gratis, undeserved and given)
whereby .we, in trust, greet the,
unknown with a cheer.
Profound yet Simple as in the
homely parable:
Upstairs the sleeping three’
year old cries in terror. Down-
stairs the father puts down his
paper, runs up, goes into the room,
fares on the light and sees his
ing up in bed li
cWhat's, the matter Tim? Any-
thing wrong?”
“© daddy, I have just waked
up and I am so scared! It’s dark
and there are noises, I’m scared.”

so small the mysteries of the
night? The father does not try.
Instead he comes over to him, He
puts an arm around him.

He says: “It’s alright, Tim:
Nothing will hurt you. I know all.
about the dark and the noises;
I have: seen and: heard : them
ever so many times. I am sif-
ting in the living room reading
my paper. You trust me, don’t

you Tim?. Of course you do.

( Prescription S ‘Pharmasists )

Everything is quite all right. Lie
down again.”
He tucks the boy in, turns out
the light, shuts the door and goes
back downstairs. The lad is ‘in
the’ dark again, the same dark
with the same noises; but he
turns on his side ana quietly goes
to sleep. He has no fear. His father
in whom he has faith has taken
the fear away.
So Jesus deals with those who
are His. Not’ often before 1954
have so many people felt so much
insecurity. We fear nations again
may be at each others’ throats
Escape from fear, authorities
agree, is required to transform
our assumed strut as a pose into
something like a poise, founda-
tional and ultimate,
The business of Our Lerd is ‘to
cast out fear. His followers must
dare make the venture of en-

WE NOW APPROACH EASTER
“This is the Victory which Overcometh the World, even our Faith”
‘— BY REV. L. CLINTON JOHNSTON ——

He speaks this Grace along the
Lenten Way: “I know the.dark-

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you must endure. Every. earthly
career is in the end a frustrated
career—let eternity speak to the
years, as you plunge into’ the ut-
terly unknown.”
“Does. this scare you?' It need
not. Trust me. I have been this
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LETTER.TO THE
"_ EDITOR

CHARGES E.G.0. LACKS
PRIDE IN CAN. WOMEN

Editor, Castle News:
Dear Sir:

“It. is obvious fram Mr. E.G.O.’s
column last week that he has
never heard of that old adage
“Fools rush in...
‘We have been criticized .for
lack of pride in our Canadian
culture. Here is one who lacks
pride even in the women of his

G. A. SUMNER
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native land. To him, “far fields

look greener.”
Indeed, — French women, East
Indian women, Italian women,
African women — but women’ of
our own Canada — not for .Mr.
'E.G.0.!
He objects because we are for-

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improve our postures? -

this will I be confident.”
New Life;

trustment. His way is more than
intellectual t_—His foll

surrender life into His. hands.
Along this way we say “The Lord
is the Strength of My Life—in| wear flat heels.or spikes and still

Lenten has to do with Spring—
Along. with Him—

He need only look about at the

active’ sportswomen, gardeners,
housewives of today who may

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look chic.
Indeed, let him take a “second

along His ‘Via Dolorsa’' we com- Jools

mit unto Him our ali, unto Him
who has endured without defeat
all that can come against Human-

year industry in Canada,

Signed “Indignant.”

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Local KG’s Attend
Welcome Party For
Bishop Johnson Sun.

coming back His

Rome.
Some 80 men in all attended,

Trail and Nelson, including L. V.

when he entered the. Parish Hall
where the reception was held.

His Excellency gave a resume
of his trip which included inter-
esting stops at Spain, Africa,
France and Switzerland on. the
way to Rome, and a visit'to the
Holy Land, and stops at Paris and
Ireland on the return jaunt.

He then announced that “a
milestone in the history of-Cath-
dlic education in this province
has been reached” in the approval
by the Provincial Government of
Notre Dame College ki

Seven Castlegar Knights of Col-
umbus participated in a recept-| 1043 births for a natural popula-
jon and banquet at Nelson, wel-|tion increase of 855 persons in
Excellency the West Kootenay Health Unit
Bishop Johnson, ‘from his trip to|area during 1953.

coming from Trail, Rossland, | released this week. The statistics
and Nelsan as well ag Castlegar. show the average life span dur-
Eight Fourth Degree K.C.’s from|ing the year’in this area, which

Campbell of Castlegar, formed'a|and Renata to Grand Forks, was
guard of honor for the bishop|the Canadian average of 72 years,

Births Exceed Deaths
By 855 During (953
ln West Koolenay

There were 188 deaths and

These figures are contained in
the Health Unit's Annual Report,

extends from. Trail’ to Thrums

with 58 per cent of deaths being
in the €0 and over age groups.
Of the 188- deaths, disease of
heart and circulation claimed 79
or 42 per cent; cancer, 31; acci-
dents 19; kidney diseases 10;
pneumonia 9; stillbirth ‘7; prema-
turity 6; diabetes 4; congenital ab-
three; a
duodenal" ulcer, botulism, two
each; and Diabetes insipidus, in-
fluenza, hernia and liver, disease,
Lone each,

ene 19 accidental deaths were

eligible for over $6,000 in eoeeal
grants this year.
Those attending from Castle:
gar were Rev. Father L. M.
Trainor, L. V. Campbell, Vie Mis-
utka, R. E. Goulet, Joe Logelin,
Remie Assie and Guy Guido.

Pythian Sisters Te
Caier For K.P. Banquet

The regular monthly meeting
of Kootenay Temple Pythian
'Sisters was held in the Twin
Rivers Hall March 11 with Mrs.
Mary Randall,: president, in the
chair,
Plans were made to cater for
a Knights of Pythias

3, car 4, home
7 industrial’ 3 and public place
and drowning, one‘ each.

Communicable diseases report-
ed during the year were: Measles
818; Mumps 772; Chicken.Pox 386;
Infectious Hepatitis 52; Veneral
Disease 32; Rubella 25; Scarlet

Castlegar
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. The Chiropractors’: Association
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ANNOUNCES ‘the OPENING
CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE

With Modern X-Ray Facilities
: : BY" .
‘ .
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: 1561. BAY AVE., TRAIL, Be.
Office Hours: By Appointment— :
. MONDAY t6 SATURDAY: $:30:to 12:30

2:00 p.m. te 6:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY: 9:30 a.m, to 1:00 p.m,

Fever 11; Poliomyelitis 6; Rheu-

matic Fever 5; Strep Throat 4
and Botulism 2,

Gredit Bureau Work .
Explained To Local
Merchaiils Association |

The organization and functions
of a credit: bureau were explain-

March 20. The committee nen
bers in charge are Mrs. J, Rand-
all; ‘Mrs. C. Bradford, Mrs.‘ V.
Jones, Mrs. G. Wanless, and Mrs.
L. Grunerud.

A Pot Luck supper is to be held
prior to’ the March 25- meeting
to which the husbands. and
knights are invited.

District Deputy Grand Chief,
Mrs. Mary Hutchinson, of Trail,
made her official visit to the
Teniple and received: a gift of a
corsage. In her talk she outlined
plans for the district convention

n}ed to 1: of the C

Retail Merchants Association at
a meeting recently, “‘by
Evans aid Mrs. Conner of” the
Trail Bureau.

The speakers said more busi-
nesses which ‘don't allow credit

dit and thats where the Credit
Bureau comes in,
The Castfegar merchants will

the Trail Bureau, at a later meet-

go broke than businesses where |!
credit is allowed. However as |‘
many risks as possible must be |:
eliminated in the granting of cre- }"

discuss the ‘pogsibility‘ of joining } !

i |ing y is being |-made in
The Deosten ies was won iby Canada from 50,000 year old ivory |’

+ ]on the job often have ideas for
: | improvements. When: those ideas

“| better job techniques “and: gen-

‘| eral. -.savings, - the,
: | awards cash prizes.

‘| hazard and Mr. Downing's idea is

i] savings.
| tor, ‘received $75 for an idea

-|time ago when he suggested the
2 | use’of: removable clamps on rub-

: Twenty- -four employees in Co-

booming!’

|] FINED’ ON CHARGE.
’| OF INTOXICATION ’

to be held in Salmo on April 24; ing.
‘and followed” this with: an inspir-| et

Mrs. = -Grunerud. fusks fotnd-in the Yukon.

Gash For Suggestion ana
Plan Gites Two |
Kimberley Men

SPC: sparks B4P. That’s no
code, especially for employees of
‘The Consolidated Mining and
Smelting Company. SPC. stands
for the Suggestion Plan Commit-
te and B4P is ‘its shortened slo-
gan—Boost for’ Production.

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OFFICE HOURS
9AM, TO 5 P.M, |.
Closed AH Day Tuesday

For Appointments
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Don't Be A Dissenfer
_We Need A Civic Centre

Mr,» Downing’: works » ii or
Mechanical Department. of the ‘
Sullivan Mine. He earned .$75 for
suggesting that 2 remote control
clutch “be installed on. slusher’
hoists. This. eliminated a safety

also credited with maintenance?

Mr. Eccleston, a Pipe Shop em-
ployee at the Sullivan Concentra-

which already brought him $65.
The $65 award:.was made some

ber-covered piping. The Suggest-
ion Plan Committee found that
Mr. . Eccleston’s: -suggestion had
broader applications than‘ first
studies showed. An additional $75
award was then recommended.

At Kimberley, 20 other employ-
ees shared awards totalling $160.

minco’s ‘metallurgical and chem-
ical fertilizer plants at Trail, B.C.
shared awards. totalling $250 in
the latest SPC release, B4P is

William Francois’ Brewer of
Castlegar pleaded. guilty to a
charge of being intoxicated-in a
public place and‘ was fined $13
and. $6.50 costs by Stipendiary
Magistrate W. H. Taylor at Mag-

ist PROGE

ee, Mardi 301K,

‘Commencing at 8 p.m:

All Members Please Attend and Use Your Vote

istrate’s -Court, Castlegar, Satur-
day, March 13, 2

Sentence in default of fine was

five days in jail.

Everybody. Welconié

THE

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OPE