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Woodrow’s
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district Chambers of Commerce,
He is for

creasing alr the time,” she noted.
“Fifteen years ago we were liv-
ing off the beaten track out here
in Robson, Now we sometimes
wonder of the whole world isn’t

moral and financial help in all
quarters.

MAY OPERATE MINE

Away from the zoo, Allen
and a prospecting partner, Dr. V.
Goresky, have done “quite a pit
of snooping around” for gem
stones with some success,

July 12th and 13th

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lead to the Monashee country

and staked claims near Hghtning

Peak, The country has volcanic
” he

“Green crystals in its rock have
been identified as peridots.”
Peridots are fairly

through the yard.”

Should the future bring the
improvements Aflen has planned,
his wife may not have to wonder
any more. The world — at least
those of its populace who travel
in the West Kootenay at one
time or other-—will be

A. EREMENKO and Co.

SAVE -

~ .SAVE

oT BYERS: pare-ready, hatf or whole,

a|in fora long, interested look. And

their welcome will be second oni
to the fascination of coming face
to face with nature's storied but
seldom seen children of the
woods.

semi-precious stones. Very few
finds, however, include speci-
mens of gem quality such as are
found at Lightning Peak. Allen
and his partner intend to operate
the claims if possible, making
them the basis for the only
producing peridot mine in the
world. Its last known rival, a
mine in the Middle East, closed
years ago when “pay dirt’ ran
out,

Native jade, jasper, garnets
and the like decorate table tops
in the Woodrow’s livingroom. An
impressive floor-to-ceiling fire-
place includes many geological
specimens from B.C, mines and
outcroppings. One wall is reserv-
ed for a realistic painting in oils
of the peridot locale, Lightning
Peak. It was executed by Allen
himself who, despite a crowded
schedule, finds time to take art
lessons,

hew
Pussyfoots

Scientifically designed
by SAVAGE
for baby’s first steps

New Pussyfoot shoes by
Savage axe ideal in every way
for baby feet. They encour-
age healthful develo ment,
assure com:

Alpine
ample scope for charcoal sketch-
ing and photography, each of
which Allen handles very com-
petently. His knowledge of wild
Uife places him in demand as a
guide for scientific parties, This
summer he will lead a group of
UBC specialists into the Koka-
nee Glacier country to study rare
alpine flowers.

: The Woodrows’ guest book
is silent testimony to thelr ever-
growing fame. Mrs. Woodrow
pointed out signatures of people
from across North America, not
to mention a fair sprinkling from

verses.
“Our visitor volume is in-

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Correct ficing is particular:
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to take the extra time and
care requ wired to assure your
baby's Srst shoes are right.

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POT ROASTS, blade,
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for
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VEGETABLE SOUP, Aylmer,
CAKE MIX,

FRUET COCKTAIL,

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Little Dipper, white 29c¢
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100 2 cup bags ..
MARGARINE, Quartet, 2 ‘for
PRUNES, Golden Harvest,

2 Ib. bag
FROZEN PEAS, Froxo, 2 for
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GRAPEFRUIT, white 40’:
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Men's ond Boy's
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Victoria, B.C.
Dec. 31/57

Published Every. Thursday at ‘The Crossroads of the Kootenays”

LEGAR NEWS

OL, 10, No. 2°

CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, JULY 18,

1957

8c PER COPY

B\Depot” Established

.
‘tor Ganning Needs

‘Disappointment in the re-

onse to the appeal “for fruits,

m ):getables and canning needs for,

le hospital “Canning Bee” plan-
by the Ladies’ Auxiliary,
expressed by Auxiliary Pre-

Wee ident, Mrs, W. J, Banigan,

Mrs, Banigan said up to this
ime there have been no offers
bf help or contributions of ma-
;tlals whatever, and she felt
‘erhaps many people had not
ticed the appeal in last weck’s

Miapcrs. Also there is the fact

Underwear@

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Youth Swim Trunks

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Sizes 28 to 34 ey

PEDAL PUSHERS

In China Twill, Poplin and

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Colors — red; black, sunton,
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‘Sizes 12 - 20
PRICED AT

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Sizes 10 - 20
$3.15 - $3.95
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BREAKFAST SETS, 20-PIECE ....
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$5.35.

Paaid.

hat many people are away on
jecation ‘at this period of the

ir,

Anyone who would like: to
clp out in this project is advised
) contact’ Mrs. A. Saunders at
83-3rd Avenue or phone 2301.

Mrs. Saunders has kindly
‘greed to have her house used
x a “depot”, for the donations.
lo comment was available at
his time, as to whether any con-
yibutions have “come in since
jntacting Mrs. Banigan.

Bhcad Of Schedule,

Work on the new hospital is

Premier W. A. C. Bennett is in Trail ‘adi to official-
ly open the new south wing of the Consoltdated Mining and
Smelting Company's central research - laboratory.. The
premier is alsq the main speaker at a complimentary ban-
quet this evening in Trail, Tomorrow night the Social
Credit party is sponsoring a socia] evening at the Crown

* Point Hotel, when District residents will be given the op-
portunity to meet and talk with the premier and Bob
Sommers. It is hoped that Mr. Bennnett and Mr. Sommers

Narrowly Ecapes Death
When Thrown Off ‘Euc’

A Mannix Construction Co,
worker was still “‘semi-conscious”

|in the ‘Trail-Tadanac Hospital,

Tuesday after being thrown from
a Euclid scraper on the Kinnaird
end of the’ new Blueberry-Paul-
son highway Saturday. |,

Office manager George Gul-
mont, said the driver, Steve Lor-
anger of Vancouver, was still
semi-conscious on Tuesday and
that X-rays showed no fractured
bones. -

George Goodine, construction
superintendent for Mannix, said
Mr, Loranger was driving the

‘|“Euc” down the road when “He

hit a soft shoulder on the road
and was thrown off the machine”.
The accident occured two
miles ‘up the new road. Mr. Gui-
mont said the 34-ton machine
sustained “extensive damage”.

Leslie Lampard

Finds Tree Man

! Castlegar resident | Leslie
Lampard wonders whether Hin:
naird aren't

wilt visit ¢

oing ahead and is
mead of schedule according to
nformation received from E.
foshansky, superintendent for
mperial . Builders Construction
Jompany,

Footings for the building have
‘een’ completed and forms for
e concrete walls are now going

” Between 1,500 and 1,600 yards
te will

Fire Hall Tenders Monday; ~
MacPherson To Check Parking

Final plans for the new Cast- $300 offered was turned down
legar Fire Hall were reviewed | by the Commissioners as being too

sis the structure, along with
0 tons of. reinforcing steel,

Mr. Moshansky said the con-
rete work should be finished in
‘bout seven weeks, and consti-

oe utes the biggest part of the job.

he building should be, complet-

Rd ‘by the end of De * here

by Village Ci ‘at their’ low.

regular meeting Monday: night. | An offer of.$100 for the old
The plans were presented to. the’ tank site was also rejected as the
Board by A, McCulloch of: Paul! Board felt the land in question
Smith and Partner,sTrail. Archi-"to be worth considerably more.

secret attack upon Castlegar with
“Tree Men”. i
Leslie Was visiting. in Kin-
naird and: chanced to look over
a friend's apple tree, The first
apple he picked had the teatures
of a human. being, with deep
penetrating eyes, flat jaw, small
nose and receeding forehead.
Castlegar citizens would be
well advised to check their trees
and see if they can’t come up
with an answer to England’s

Flying officer George - B.
Landis is now awaiting posting
instructions from the
George has been transferred from
the Primary Reserve to the Re-
gular in'the Education Branch
of the RCAF.

George received all his
schooling in Castlegar, but had
it interrupted a number of times,

month when he started working
for a dairy near Fruitvale. He
found a 16-hour day for $5 plus
board and room was, too much
fora 14-year-old and returned to
school.
Between grades 10 and 11 he
was away from school for two
years when he. started an appren-
Yeeship at the Trail Times, He
quit this to join the arrs, but
Japan surrendered before he got
his call so he returned to school.
At the end of grade 12 he
was short credits for matricula-
tion and in 1948 joined the RCAF
as aclerk, He took various cours-
es while in the air force so.that
at the end of his five year en-
gagement he was .admitted to
UBC.

“While at university George
joined the RCAF’s University

. ‘Ss
and Kinnaird’s Tree Man.

tects, who expect to call tenders Final reading and
Monday, July 22., ‘was given by the'Commissioners
Mr. McCulloch told the to By-law. Number 127, covering

Although still in such early
: it is an easy matter now

picture, the layout, shape and|.

: Alize of the building, end to pick

ut which area will be the kitch-
n, the laundry, boiler room«and

> on.
jl i Prompted by the sight of a

arge pile of drainage tile, “a
ery was. ventured about the
of such things as the septic
ank and drainage fields in com-
arison to other types of build-
gs. The superintendent said the
ete tank alone ‘was the size
a small house,
“imperial Builders’ has eight
inen employed on ‘the hospital
‘ob at the present time.

 GREEN-EYED BRUNET
IS MISS CANADA 1957

Miss Canada of 1987 is Joan
Fitzpatrick. ‘of Windsor, Ont.
green-eyed brunet, Joan May

eas measurements of 36-25-36,

Rntends to be an actress and
opes to win the Miss America

‘ontest in Atlantic City, Ghe won| fi

er Miss’ Canada ‘title, plus a
Labets scholarship in “ fod
ageant at Hamilto:

Com: jthe g s were | sale ofthe. Fire Hali_or former
with th property’ ‘to" the- Caa-
the heating section and details Pits Bank of Commerce, |
facilities for hose racks. By-law Number 119, the Gas
After discussing several sug-! Bylaw wag also reconsidered,
gestions for heating the new| finally passed and adopted by
structure, which will be a con-! the Board. -
tinuation of the Village Office, VILL
it was decided to instal a second) por 1, aes ore LINES
heating plant in the'new section Commissioner R.'C. Ma a
to tie in with the present unit. docks reported a Fruitvale Con-
As it is intended to switch the | te octor, L. Simmons, is interested
Village Office over’ to natural gas, i7 putting i in a bid for I faying the
the oil furnace already in use will new water lines, Mr. Simmons|
undergo the necessary conversion, has contacted Mr. Affleck and
Mr, McCulloch will check with i . 2
the Fire Chief on the hose racks, | Would like to meet with the Com
The form of contract and
specifications to bidders were
read ‘and explained by Mr.
McCulloch, and he said he felt the
job could be done in about six
weeks from the time the con-
tract is awarded.
INLAND WANTS ROAD MOVED
A request wee made to the

The Commissioners - agreed. to:
meet the contractor, but made no
commitments. ,.The ‘plan so far
has been. to have the Village
Public Works handle the job.
Dr. C..S. Fowler attended the
meeting to discuss the matter
, of. getting water te his property.
at the, south end of Fifth Avenue.
The had received
a ruling on this from the In-

es of the Inland age Ford, Bacon
and, Davis, to move:the roadway

missioners to discuss the matter.| |,

eye. .
Brilliant Station
To Close Soon

The Brilliant ‘CPR . station
will soon be closed, This was
announced to members of the
Castlegar and District Chamber
of Commerce when they met
with'CPR officials at the Castle-
gar Hotel last Thursday.

J.-E, Kraft, chairman of the
Village commission, ‘stated that
the village had received a letter
trom the CPR saying that the
station would close, He ‘asked
that one of the officials comment
m it,

dent for the CPR at Nelson, said
“Business has fallen off in recent
-years so that the revenue hardly
pays the operator’s wages.”

He said the station was opened
first to serve the. fruit and jam
shipments of the Doukhobors in
the area, Now that such shipments
have fallen off it is no longer
to keep the station

at the river end of Elm street, Spector of who ad-

owing to’ the gas lines conflicting.
THe i advised
it would he necessary to contact
the Village Engineer, B. Affleck
of Nelson.
. Some discussion arose con-
cerning’ itinerant peddlers who
are opetdting in the Village but
refuse to pay Trades licesnes,
The Commissioners felt it most
unfair to regular tradesmen, and
the License Inspector is being
instructed to go ahead with pro-
secution of persistant offenders.
* One bid was received for the
rock crusher, conveyor and bin
as advertised, and the amount of

on the land in
(Continued on page 5) .

Senior Gitizens Apply
For Provincial Charter

The recently formed Senior
Citizen’s Club met last week in
the Parish Hall in Castlegar. 24
members were present. at ‘the
meeting as well as two visitors,
Mr. and Mrs,
Florida, who have been the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. D, Gilroy. ,

..Mr. and Mrs, Campbell were
to learn of the Senior

g Citize anization h
Inland Moves 1800 Fi.) civens creation ee oe
Of Pine At Thrums ‘| thing in their own count

J.T. Webster, President gave
‘ Inland Natural Gas Company a report on his attendance at the
has agreed to relocate 1,800 feet inci ion ii

vised water could be provided if;
the Persons Soncerned, agreed to!

Campbell from,»

open,
“It is a matter of economics” A
he said, “A telephone will’ be

j kept in the waiting room so that
>; they can call into Castlegar.”.

ed through | the efforts of the
Senior Citizens in that area, cost
$80,000 to build, and the amazing
fact is that the Club has- only
been organized ,two years,

The local Senior Citizens
have asked the secretary, | v.
h to send
to.the Oliver Group and at. the
same time ask for some pointers
on how they -achieved their ob-
jective so successtuly. It was
stated 25 residents are already
enjoying the benefits of the new
building in Oliver.

Mrs, A. Lampard was ap-

and th

Y in. June.
of naturel gas pipeline in Thrums The Castlegar and District
area’ following a claim by 30} group has applied to the Provin-
Doukhobors. that it would spoil|cial- organization for their Char-
the view from thelr, farmhouse] ter,’ The -fee of $5 was approved
windows, for expense of the Charter, Six

Ed Mead, sows for the new members have made appli-

es involved restaking-by only a into..the Senior Citizen’s Club.
few feet so that the Doukhobors| A newspaper clipping and
would not. have. their view dis- accompanying picture showing
the new Senior Citizen’s Home
1+ He ‘did not Aisclése’ the cost -at Oliver, B.C., “was reviewed
ef relocation, but said - “it was! and discussed,

very small. 1 This Home, which’ was erect-

company, said most of the chang- cation and -have been accepted -

ie
ment Committee will be headed
by. Mrs. R. Dorman.
+ < Mrs. . Evans of Robson was
winner \of. ‘the evening’s lucky
draw, a gift of merchandise
donated by Mrs. Rivers,
Following the business por-
tion of the meeting, the. members
held a social session, and canasta,
bridge and cribbage were enjoy-
ed, delicious tefveshments;, , were
also served.

Next meeting is scheduled
for Friday, August 9th.

Reserve Training Plan and ob-
tained the Queen’s Commission
after three years of training.

Warning Signal Will Be

[Sounded At 9:P.M. For

9:30 Curfew, Kinnaird:

Kinnaird Commissioners gave
first and second readings to the
Curfew /-By-law, Number 102,
which will apply to children dnd
teenagers up to sixteen years of

‘{age. A warning signal will be

given at 9:00 p.m. and those af-
fected must be off the streets at
9:30 p.m. The By-law will be sent

AF.|to the Inspector of Municipali-

ties in Victoria for approval,
which must be obtained before
the curfew is enforced.

J, M. Macbeth, Village ual:

,June- ‘0th.
H The West Kootenay Power
and Light Company. will be ap-
proached to obtain maps of the
layout of Power lines and: poles
in the Village, so that numbers
may be marked on the poles for
quick locating "in emergencies.
It was reported the Fire Hall
has been stuccoed and white
paint has been put on the power
poles ready for the job of num~
bering.
. ‘Village Commissioners have
P, Owles regarding

tor the state-
ment, and: explained details to
the Commissioners. Mr. Macbeth

In grade 9 he was out for a! sala he was pleased with the Vil-

lage operations ‘and general state
of Village business,

Comment was made on the
gas line installation and it was
agreed the contractors, Dutton
and Williams, had dene a fair
job of cleaning up after the lines
were put in.

Stop signs have been ordered
for various points, one of which
will be at the juntion of the Park |
road and the street along the}
Upper Bench.

The Fire Di Report

purchase or option to purchase
|about two or three acres of land
in the area of the cenietery. This
land: if obtained, would be used

to‘exfend the cemetery boundary.

The matter of hiring some-
one to check en sprinkling regu~
lations and possible violations
will be’ given ‘further’ study by
the Commissioners.

900 “feet. of 4 inch transite-
pipe: will be drdered‘to replace -
ihe. present line between the
properties of F. Bergen and P..

Eieiicr:

he Commissioners would
like oe Public to mote that im:

showed one brush fire in the
Village up to the period ending

Fastball Sunday;
Merchants vs Spokane

‘The Castlegar Merchants, our
local top notch fastball team,
have a double header game

George this spring
with a Batchelor of Arts degree
with majors in Geography, Rus-

i sianand . International - studies.
130° He

has two younger brath-

the RCAF. Walter isa
pilot instructor, and Joe is an
observer,

Calgary Foothall Team
To Fly Home

George Phillips, superinten-;

pointéd to Chair the Sick-Visiting |.
Cc zs

From Here On DC6B

The Calgary Stampeders of
the Western Interprovincial Foot-
ball Union will conclude their
spring training at Nelson July
25, it was announced Tuesday.

The Stamps will board a
DC6B here on -July 26 for the
trip home, It will’ be ‘the first
time that the Canadian Pacific
Ajirlanes ‘had landed a 72-passen-

ger plane at Ralph West Field.
The-DC6B is regularly used on
overseas flights,

at 11:15 am. on the 26th,

for Sunday. They will:
host the Spokane Senate at four
and six p.m,

“This is Spokane's top team!

who won a1 straight games be-
fore losing one to the Seattle
Rainiers, The two games here
were arranged by Merchants’
coach Rene Mitchell and menager
Fred Stefoniuk.

‘The Merchants are at the top
of the Traii Icague having lost
only one of 13 games. Mr. Ste-
foniuk said that either Paul
akin-or Fred Horcoff would pitch
the game, and described Horcoft
as “the best pitcher in the,
league.” Horcoff has seven wins}
and no losses in league play.

Mr. Stefoniuk said Spokane}
are bringing up three of their
top pitchers to try and beat
Castlegar who is “recognized zs
The Town in. the interior for
ball.”

Of the fastball club Mr, Ste-
foniuk said: “They're an asset
to the village — a drawing card!

where an i
is needed, the number to call is
‘that of the Fire Hall. The inhala~
tor owned by the Kinnaird Vil-
| age is the modern type ttnown
is « Neolater.
-Commissioners present were
F. G., Warner, G. Rust, R. Smales
.and J, ‘Logetin, and Village Cleric
P, Smibert. -Chairman of the
Board S. C, Muirhead was unable
to ‘attend ‘owing to Shift work.
Half-Ton Over Bank
ar lee wes Ed colder.
° .
At Brilliant Bridge. .
‘iWalter Kindkin. 49, “of Beit
liant was taken to Treil-Tadanac
hospital shortly after, midnight.
Monday as a result’ of injuries:
received when & truc
rdirg in left the
nlunged ‘abruut 70. fe
in: near the Brilliant bridge.
AP report, the driver of
the Falf ton ttuck was John L_
repo. oof Castlegar.-
Kinakin | is, reported 46. have
been piined Monde
"rR
| extensive

i

te
H

nid Kinakin, appears to
be in satisfactory condition, He
suffered a few minor lacerations ~
but complains of a chest, pains.

Stamps will board the vlan that is putting Castlegar on ithe X-rays were taken’ Monday morn-
mal

ing:

the use of

In the picture above Gordon ‘Anderson and
Dino Zanet are shown receiving instruction in
rhe

shown with the boys is

CASTLEGAR N
if ed to see

son Is a local man and used to liv
berg’s Isiand. Both Dino and Gordon, former

near Zucker-

EWS dellver~ bors. were surpris-

who is with the permanent force. coca Atkin-

from Castlegar -t “he camp.
Defznce Photo