CASTLE NEWS

Published Every Thursday at “THe Crossroads of the Kootenays”

Vol. 5, No. 46

CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA,. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1952

~ 5 Cents Per Copy

Anuual School Meetings Considér

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Expanding Needs Of Expanding District

R. Hunter was elected trustee
for Castlegar and -R. T. Waldie
was reelected trustee for Robson
at the annual ratepayers’ school
meetings in the various schools of
the Castlegar School District last
week. :

Representatives elected were
as follows: Mrs. J. Kent re-elected
for Deer Park and Mr. J. Remple
re-elected for Renata. There were
no ratepayers in attendance at the
Tarry’4¢ meeting and a repres-
entative for this locality will be
appointed by the Superintendent,
for the school board.

At each of the meetings, the
work accomplished during the
past year was briefly outlined
and some consideration given to
future plans.

Another Bus to be Purchased

Transportation is very satisfact-
ory, the trustees reported. There
is a fleet of four buses, of 55 pas-
senger capacity each and the
Board has just received author-
ization to purchase a small bus
to be used on the Ootischenia
run from where 12 pupils are at-
tending High School. Drivers are
maintaining their safety recérd. |

The report also reviewed the
opening. of the new one-room

’ school at Deer Park; the mainte-

mance and repair work carried
on in a number of the schools; the
institution of Senior Matric class-
es this year; the beginning of
Night School and the continuing
maintenance of Public Health
Service under Miss B. Conroy.
More Building Needed

“Foremost in our thoughts, as
we close this year of 1952, is the
school accommodation for the
next five or six years,” the trus-
tees reported. “We all realize that
the ‘area has expanded tremen-
dously and. is now on the thresh-
hold of unpredictable expansion.
Your Board of School trustees will
be calling on the ratepayers for
further funds to provide accom-
“modation fo rthe ever-increasing
school’ population.”

The report lained that all

convert the Medical Room and
the Students’ Council Room into!
classrooms and the space under!
the bleachers. is being used as al
projection and band room,” the,
reports stated,

The trustees disclosed that pre-
limitiary plans for further class-
rooms and school expansion,!
have been prepared by the board.
and are now being considered by |
the Department of Education. If
approved by the Department,
these plans will be presented to
the ratepayers for approval.

The annual meeting of the
school trustees and representa-
tives is being held today in the
school board office at Castlegar.

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Funeral Services For
Mrs. Lilly Carlson
Held Sat. Afternoon

Funeral services for Mrs. Lilly

Carlson, victim of the traffic tra-
gedy just south of the Blueberry
Creek bridge a week ago yester-
day evening were held Saturday
afternoon in St. Alban’s Angli-
can Church, Archdeacon B. A.
Resker officiating.
\ Critically injured in the two
car collision which sent eight
People to hospital and left two
sedans a mass of twisted wreck-
age, were Henry Carlson, hus-
band of the dead woman, and
Mrs. T. E. Fourt, who sustained
a fractured pelvis and three
fractured vertebrae.

Also injured and rushed to hos-
pital were Roland Palsson, driver
of the other car, his mother Mrs.
J. Palsson, Mrs. A. E. Strange, A.
H. Walters, Harry T. Waters and
Richard Geronazzo all of Kin-
naird.

Mr. and Mrs. Carlson were
Proceedng to a banquet in Trail
when the crash occurred. Mrs.|
Carlson was rows through the

: ears ied

—-~-—available: space-is* now filled—to

capacity and that extra_space is
urgently needed at Castlegar,
Kinnaird and Robson elementary
schools as well as at the High
School. .

The latter, the trustees observ-
ed, was built for 350 pupils ard
there are now 450 attending
classes there. Conseauently the
high school space will have to be
doubled soon. “All available space
is filled. In fact we have had to

Beorze Drew Begins
B.G. Speaking Tour
With Gastlegar Stop

The Hon. George Drew, lead-
er of the Official Opposition in
the Federal House at Ottawa and
national head of the Progressive
Conservative Party, launched a
B.C. speaking tour, with a brief
stop at Castlegar last Tursday.

Arriving at the Castlegar air-
port shortly after three p.m. by
small plane, a few minutes ahead
of his scheduled arrival by CPA,
Mr. Drew, accompanied by How-
ard Green, Q.C., M.P. for Van-
couver-Quadra and W. L. Rowe,
was met by Commissioner Bert
Cherrington and Village Clerk A.
'T. Horswill, representing the Vil-
Jage of Castlegar: W. T. Waldie
and J. S. Roberts, of the Ross-
land-Trail Progressive Conserva-
tive Association and PC party
members and supportees from
Nelson and Trail.- -

Mr. Drew and party were es-
corted to the Twin Rivers Hall,
Castlegar, where some 50 local
residents were on hand to greet
the Conservative leader.

J. S. Roberts introduced Mr.
Drew to the gathering following
which the Opposition leader spoke
for half an hour on Europe’s
economic picture and other im-
pressions he gained on his re-
cent trip to Europe and the Bri-
tish Isles. In West Berlin he saw
a “vigorous, vital and confident
people,” and’ a city which is as
bright as Broadway at night.

In East Berlin, however, which
he managed to. visit - briefly,
things were ~ vastly . different.
‘There had been practically no re-
construction ,tawdry goods were
displayed in shop windows and
horror and fear were written on
faces there = . *

Ladies of Castlegar, Kinnaird
sud. Robsor served tea and re-

ir

and die to

oso, Castlegar.

Mrs. Carlson was postponed
Thursday pending the recovery!
of witnesses, Peter Ogloff, Rob-|

Anderson, Castlegar: W. Collin- |
son and Harold Creighton, Kin-
naird and Thomas J. Nichols,'
Orin C. Odegard and

Trail. '

Evening Group Astir
With Xmas Sale Plans

It’s no secret to those of you
who read this paver that the Rob- |

holding their Xmas Sale on Nov-!
ember 22. |

Since the last report, this in-
dustrious group have met three
times for the fun of being to-
gether and planning a sale that
will interest children and adults!
alike.

On teh dates of October 9, and
October 23 ,the members met at}
the R.C.M.C. hall where, in addi-
tion to work and social fun, |
plans were made to assist the
Robson Recerational Society with
the catering and refreshments
for the Community Hallowe’en
party.

The last meeting of the group
was held Nov. 6th at the home of
Mrs. Dick Fowler with 19 of a
total membership of 22 present.
Final plans were drawn up and
cammittees named for the Xmas
Sale at the Robson Hall, Nov. 22.
Arrangements are being made to
display the raffle prizes in one of
the Castlegar stores,

Mrs. S. Grant was named con-
venor of the kitchen and tea.
Other tables, which will be inevi-
table at! the sale, are the Bake
tablé the novelty table, the (ey:
catching) sewing table; the spe-
cial sale and display of textile
painting by Robson’s own Mr. J.
Webster and a “Fish Pond” for
the children.

The Evening Group’ members
are looking forward.to reporting
tn the public, the success, of this
Xmas sale. Profits will be distri-
buted -to the. churches: of the
i to charitable and

to the heri an:

then Mr. Drew and his varty left
for Nelson. continuing. their. tour
their tour the next day to ‘Trail
and the Okanagan.

other “worthwhile | organization:

HUMAN TRAGEDY

automobiles that collided
south of the Blueberry Creek

Above are pictured the marigled remains of the two

The Carlson vehicte, from tyhich Mrs. Carlson was
hurled through the windshield €
way ,to a hespital, is in the fore;
the Palsson car, driven by Rola
six other passengers, al lof whom were rushed to hospital
with injuries. lies in the background.

Pettitt Photo

head on at the-curve just
bridge a week ago last night.

die shortly after on the
ound. The wreckage of
<i Palsson and carrying

Departed Soldiers’
Honored Here By
Remembrance Service

Those who gave their lives in
the two world wars and in the
Korean conflict, are still part of
the great Symphony of the Uni-
verse. By remembering them, we
become more tuned to this sym-
phony and pay tribute to the
sacrifice they made for us.

That was the theme of the Re-
membrance Day address by the
Rev. L. C. Johnston, co-padre of
Branch 170, Canadian Legion, at
the Remembrance Day observ-
ances in the Castle Theatre last
Tuesday morning.

-Th service began with the par-

hospital.” She 4s survived by her}ade which formed in front of the m
husband, ‘three ‘children, and her | Post Office and marched to the a short distance: south. of Kin-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mor-|theatre. With the Legion Band naird for about 120 feet. He re-

leading the way and setting the

An inquest into the death of, Parade of Canadian Legion Per-| of an approaching car. No dam-

sonnel, their medals flashing
neath a cloudy sky, the Ladies’
Auxiliary to the Legion; the

the Boy Scouts: the Girl Guides;
the Knights of Pythias and the
Pythian Sisters; St.  Alban’s
formed

into line and marched

!proudly along Columbia Avenue tottering

to the theatre. under the direct-
fon of W. Reid.

After the advance of colorg,
the singing of O Canada, and the
deposit of colors, there were ap-
propriate remarks by Mr. Moran.
vresident of Branch 170. At 11:09

son Evening Group W.A. are.a.m. the traditional two minutes truck overturned, sustai

of silence in honor of the heroic
dead was observed followed by
the playing of the “Last Post.”

All joined together in the sing-
ing of two hymns while the Ki-
wanis Choir sang a third.

After reading of the honor
roll by C. Wools, representatives
of the participating organizations
came forth to lay wreaths at the
miniature cenotaph below the
stage. Those presenting the floral
tributes were: R. Elliott. for the
Canadian Legion: Mrs. E. Mac-
Donald for the Ladies’ Auxiliary:
Mrs. D. Magee for the IODE;
Donald Phillips for the. Boy
Scouts; Mrs. J. Burroughs for the
Girl. Guides; O, Walker for the
K.P.’s; Mrs. C. Cook for the Py-
thian Sisters; N. Oglow for the
Castlegar commissioners; Bert
Morice for the Ki ird is-

Five Auto Accidents
In, Castlegar District
During Past Weekend

Castlegar Detachment RCMP
atténded the scene of three high-
way accidents in the Castlegar
district on Monday, November

a

At about 2:00 p.m., the slippery
and narrow condition of the Pass
i for

Bridge Commi

fee Press

For Free Bridge Here

Socred Toll Bridge Commitee Criticized

‘At a special meeting at the home of C. A. Anderson,
Robson, on Thursday evening, the Castlegar and District
Bridge Committee changed its slogan from “We want 2
bridge, even a toll bridge,” to “We want a free bridge.”

. The meeting expressed ‘
toll bridge across the Columbia

‘unalterable opposition” to a
River at Castlegar, and passed

a resolution urging the Provincial Minister of Public Works
to hasten his decision on the matter of a free bridge ere. The
resolution is to be presented to a public meeting in the Twin
Rivers Hall on Friday, November 21, for endorsation.

Explaining the reason for the
change in policy, A. R. MacDer-
mid, Chairman of the . Bridge
Committee said it was because
one or more private groups, in
complete disregard of the work
and results: already—produced by
the bridge committee, had form-
ed ‘committees of their own,
charged with securing a toll
bridge here. —~

Said Mr. MacDermid: “If we
ask for a toll bridge, that’s just
what we'll get.”

He explained that the
tee felt the need for a bridge
here is so obvious and so urgent
that it must come sooner or later,
especially now that Celgar has
its project approved.

Therefore, if we refuse to set-
tle for a toll-bridge, we have a
very good chance of getting a free
bridge. F

Mr. MacDermid made particu-
lar reference to the recently
formed toll bridgé committee of

| Creek bridge was r

a Collision between two Castlegar
vehicles with about $250 damage
to each.

John J, Zaytsoff was approach-
ing onto the bridge das Mike P.
Kalesnikoff was coming off and
their vehicles bumped left front
fenders.

Some six hours later, a Trail

aorist drove- off the highway

the Rossland-Trail Social Credit
League, as somewhat sabotaging
the work of his committee.

He also declared that the gov-
ernment has appeared disenter-
ested in the matter and has given

disregarded by one or more locek
groups which wish to popularize
the suggested toll. bridge.

5. The bridge committee, re--

ir i every or fization in
the district, was instructed by #
public meeting when formed, that
the prime gbjective is a free
bridge. ae i

6. Although a toll bridge might
perhaps be justified at the pres-
ent time, the normal continuance
of traffic increases plus the ab-
normally heavy traffic that will
be a consequence of the beginning
of the Celgar project here, wilF
‘entirely remove any such just}
fication within the mext two-
years or so.

7. A toll bridge would satsile-
the district wit an unjust, im
equitable tax.

8. The necessity of a bridge
here is so obviously urgent, that
a toll bridge would be a totally
unnecessary compromise.

Fire Truck Tested
By Inspector Yesterday

. The tests of Castlegar’s new

no encouragement to the local
committee in its effarts for a free
bridge. Neither has -any answer
been.received from th Hon RE.
Sommers, MLA for this -distric!

ported being blinded by the lights

age Was caused. .
A 19 year old Trail motorist,
drove his small English car;

son, identified the body of Mrs,'Standard bearers and guard of through the right hand railing of
Carlson. The inquest was conduct-!honor; the commissioners of Cas- the China Creek bridge but mir-}
ed by Dr. J. S. Daly, Trail and telgar and the Chairman of the arulously escaned plunging into; € 5
jury members were: R. A. D,!Kinnaird commission; the Lillian the river, at about 11 p.m. the met the requirements of either
West, Castlegar, foreman; C, A.iKillough Chapter of the IODE; «ame evening. The ra

ing of the
heidge was completely demolish-
ed and there was extensive dam-
eae to the cnr none of the

were injured. The car ended bv
on the edge of
idge. .
A Kinnaird motorist, ° William
Tamilin, experienced a driving
mishan at Taghum Hill.

br
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to a letter from the committee!

some time ago, asking Mr. Som-|

;mers to state his stand on the p,

bridge problem.

The resolution which the pub-j
lic meeting will be asked to ap-
prove embodies the following
points:

1. The Castlegar ferry has not

the traffic or the district and can-
not keep up with the rapidly ex-
panding volume of traffic, al-
ready 25 per: cent greater for

R. Reinwick, Church and the’ Kiwanis Club two girl passengers or the driver 1952, than for 1951.

2. The cost of ferry upkeep is

annual amortization charges on a
bridge. .
3. The proposal by the minister

fire engine and fire fightine
equipment, which may pave the
way, for a reduction in premiums
on ‘som t imsurance in the
illage,--were conducted’ yester-
day.

n official inspector from the
C. Underwriters’ Associatiom
spent a large portion of yester-
day in the village making tests:
of the new truck, the water. pres-
sure and the village’s firefight-
ing equipment.

Incendiarists Raze
Kresteva Comm. Hall

The Krestova Community Han
and a private home nearby were

the as great as the amount of the completely destroyed by fire dur-

ing the week-end.
place for about 800 reformed Sons
Plac for about 800 reformed Sons

near Nel- of public works that a toll bridge of Freedom and the home had

sen when the brakes on his truck be constructed here by private been, the target of "previous in-
annarently failed to hold and he capital, would unnecessarily bur- cendiary attempts.

Inst control of the vehicle. The

$300 damage.
|eurred at
'where an auto driven by Alex
Swetlishoff collided with a car|
| driven bv William J. Konkin.
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About $200 damage resulted.
iRatenavers Beside
Fate Of Col. Ave
‘Pronériy, Dec. If

The date on which Castlegar
; ratepayers will decide the fate of
, the village’s proverty on Colum-
bia Avenue is Thursday, Decem-
ber 11. *

At that time the plebiscite in
regard to the sale of all or part
of that property will be held.

The plebiscite ballot will read

fsion; Mrs. A. T. Horswill for St.
Alban’s Church and J. F. Killough
for the Kiwanis Club.

The Guard of Honor consisted
ef three soldiers from the 24th.
H.A.A., 109 Battalion, Trail. They
cvere Set W. Fillmore. in charge;
Gunner R. A. Eriksen and Gunner
L. A. Price.

The service closed witha bene-
diction by Rev. Johnston.

titude of these jolly members
seems to be:

“Bring a needle and some thread
And some new idea in vour head;
Bring a weiner and a bun;

Wear your jeans—we’ll have fun,
F for a Christ Bazaar.

and: to the district and-
ty.
To,sum ‘up this report, the at-

For. benefit of Robson, Kinnaird
and Castlegar.”

as follows: “I am in favor of the
Corporation of the Village of Cas-
tlegar selling Lots 17, 18 19 and
20, Block 1, Plan 1520, Village of
Castlegar,

Voters will be asked to mark
an X beside either “Yes” or “No”
depending on their opinion in the
matter,

The Castlegar Legion Hall has
been‘ set.as the place where the
voting will take place.

BGionbeideter Pe aan
ODDFELLOWS ORGANIZING
IN. VILLAGE OF CASTLEGAR
Yet another club is joining the
ranks of Castlegar’s service clubs
ond lodges. The Oddfellows are
being organized here, it has been
«announced: ;
| ‘All those interested in joining,
are “asked: to: attend : art ‘organiz-

ational meeting. .at. the home of|-

GC. He King’on Monday,’. Novem-

he 17at.7:30 p.m.

den the taxpayer because the

ning about capital would be borrowed at an Florence

interest rate considerably larger

purposes.
4. The efforts and results al-
ready produced by the bridge

The home was occupied by
Pozdnikoff and her
family, She was away at the time

A fifth week-end accident oc- than’that available to the gov- It is owned by her brother Gas-
the Krestova bridge ernment for similar borrowing ton

(Constantin), assistant to
Stefan Sorokinn. The three room
house had, at one time, been pre-
pared for Mr. Sorokin but had

{committee have been completely not been used by the leader.

-. -A-preview. of what-Santa .Claus
ire all ovei the world-is revealed

with Santa Claus,

SANTA PUTS MINK COATS ON DOLLS

‘entra wren tmrancas
is preparing. for millions of chil
in this doll, clad it: evening zowz

aud blue aiink coat. Toy manufacturers displayed the doll at an exm-
tion. in New York. and Renata Fisher, age four, quickly put in ne: order