CASTLEGAR NEWS, BOTTLE PUPPETS, pot ro Dao Man ‘at Blueberry Creek School shows here { Minto Chapter, Order of Eastern Star Holds Installation of 1975-76 Officers ‘The Minto Chapter, Order’ _N. of the Eastern Star, held its ¢ Installation of 1975-76 officers during ils regular meeting on April 1 with guests from Trail, Nelson and Rossland” “Installing officer was Mra. J, Raine assisted by Mra. H. Schellenberg, P.M., who in- stalled the worthy’ matron Mra, Lottie Stler, and worthy 5 patron Mr. J. Stier. Others assisting Mrs. Raina were Mrs. Eva Greenwood, assoc. matron;. ° ‘Mra. H. Grummet, conductress; °oMrs. A. Saunders,’ assoc. .con- t duetress; Mrs, G. Caskey, chap- “tain; Mrs. D, Stewart, marahal; ‘Mrs. M. Allingham, ‘organist; + Mra. E, Sherbiko, warder; and Mra. J. Nicholson, sentinel. Officers installed for +) 1975-76 were worthy matron Band followed duriag the latter part ofthe afternoon by the Twin, Rivera Rhythm Band. Sponsored by the Castlegar an a District Community Arte Counell, Mrs. Carol Couch heads the sryusing committee which inclodes Mrs. Polly Corbett, Mrs: Bella Moran, Mrs, Raby Marsh, Dave Finster, Mra. Dorothy Miller-Talt and members from all hparicpatog schools. Industrial Education Construction 2A ant Class. The sheds are 8’ x 12’, in size, Headroom 7 ft t jouble » doors. iding over. shoe No. 210 As- halt: Shingles, \.Con- truction Grade: Mater- juilt on Bid. § The sheds ‘will be sold on | ah individual basis and must” le. removed uy on accept" nce of the The sheds may y be viewed. the Stanley “Humphries 00) mark: ‘nae cretary-Treast choo! District. No! a aatlegar) ne 8 TLEGAR, B.C. B INGO Each Thursday Night 7 p.m. EGION HALL, CASTLEGAR |” DEPARTMENT OF LANDS . AND WATER RESOURCES ee Sale Licence A0S629 ‘AUCTION will te faa iy the District Forester at Nelson, B.C., at Time), th Ey 000 0 eae feet of timber each year fora three (3) Repost 9 va evel submitter » tender To be. an to submit © bids and: have .those bids considered a tenderer must have art allocstad annual yolume ein the Salmo PSYU available; for apalieation to. ‘this'licénte of not less than” je success- le -- Lower.) Mainland, 10 “(Arrow Lakes), Bo: 46, ‘Nakusp, B.C,, for. AD: DITIONS & ALTERATIONS General: Contractors at the office of. Hartley and Turik, Architects, 2458 Water Stre- Kelowna, B upon, f 3 e fora ¢ of x cartified cheque. CLOSIN' DATE: Tenders will be Secelved by the Owner uy until 4:00 Pane Wedn May 21, NDING: Tenders Towest. or -an not necessarily EPOS! subirades uP tated. “ibel * must. submit thelr’ ‘Tenders through the Vancouver: and Kamloops or Castlegar De- poaltories not eee than 88- : 400) p.m., Friday, May 16, logs to_a ‘4incl dia- meter Each eligisle. tends required te submit root, that the ‘ine ber fautnariee. for} cutting, y das mel: ie Keep his wood. ing plant operating {othe O the ¢ capact ity approved by "Avene "who is unable) to attend the auction pergon may submit a ae ed tender, to be opened at e hour. of auction’ and treated as one Pies Particulars ob- tained from herd cre Fore: | ria; the District Forest Ranger, Castle . es ‘Coleman COUNTRY BOY SERVICE. Sump & Septic Tank Pumping - PHONE 365-5013. 1800 SOUTH 4TH AVENUE — CASTLEGAR Bia Depository will, will a ply ib Joists: ‘tent ‘Mech: anical ectrical. i a anTaWING: Docu- ments may be examined at the * following locations: Oak Street, Vancouver, BC. b, Southern «Interior Con- struction Association, 535 renee “Avenue, Kelo- ce Stuthern Interior. Constr- Association, Jub- Drive, Penticton, . Southern Interior Constr. uction Association, 20: S307: $2nd_ ‘Avenue, ver n, B.C. ‘ e ‘Southern Interior Constr- n_ Association, ae : rie Victoria Street, Kam- - loops, B.C. f. Southern interior Constr: ‘uction Association, No. 3 £605 ‘Columbia. Street, Castlegar, 8. Bi Cee BS “Government Plan 108 jl West Tah n Avent, “Vancouver, h, School ‘posta Office, 2a Lake — Avenue, _ Nakusp, PUBLIC NOTICE. TO RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CASTIEGAR * SPRING CLEAN-UP & BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM 1975 city Spring Clean Up’ will commence: NORTH SIDE — Monday, {SOUTH SIDE — Wednesday, April 30 through Friday, ‘April 21 through Wednesday, April 30, May 9. elowna, . Allg: den shrul shrubbery and house! household refuse will be picked Up, Pati and.Paper. MUST be tied and piled in neat bundles. Rocks, concrete or any other objects that cannot be handled by one. man WILL “NOT. BE PICKED UP. ‘Refuse should be placed at property line close to the area where usual gorbsge pick-ups are made, The Ootischenia Disposal Site will be OPEN EVERY DAY DURING THIS PERIOD, for anyone wishing to-haul their own refuse. Your cooperation in helping us fo have 9 clean. city will be very much ; appreciated. SPLSTSIILIISPIIDSS PAIRS ED. Thank you, CITY OF CASTLEGAR BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT. OF HIGHWA\ i ROSSLAND HIGHWAYS > DISTRICT PROJECT E-7440 Mrs. J. Stier, worthy patron Mr. J. Stier, assoc. matron Mra. |. Zuk, assoc. patron Mr, H. Schellenberg, treasurer Mrs, oe Petts; Mrs, L, Mr. and Mrs, Raine. were presented with a gift from thelr officers, ad congratulations Buffett, assoc, conductress- Mi p, Mi + Mra. N. Savalas Warder - Mrs. D. Stewart, and Sentine! - Mr. C. Petts. Secretary Mra, H. Johnson and Electa Mrs. R. C. Donnan, who were {n hospital,’ will be, installed into office at the next meoting. : Mr. J. Raine presented his wife, Mrs. Raine, with her past matron’s jewel, and in turn, « Mrs. Raine: presented Mr. Raine with his past patron's eel ¢ _ Sunday's Search and Rescue Exercise Proves Successful: A successful Search and Rescue exerelse was held Sun- day with approximately 45 members from Castlegar: and Salmo taking part. ‘The action spot was the Syringa Park area where a map course—repelling and triangu- lation—was the name of the game. Nelson zone was repre- sented by of- buns'and wieners waa served * by Nellie Warner and’ Helen Stamp-Vincent. Eva Cowlin with assistant co-ordinator Ted, as helper prepared this nour- ishing me Base radio was handled by George Kardash and Bill’ Bul- lonoff, who are members of the Castlegar GRS Club. > pleture. them for a very: Pi year, ‘During the serving: of refreshments, the .pieture which had been painted by Mrs. Doris Ryalls of Nelson ‘and ome ‘ donated to Minto Chapter, was | Atmosphere and Quolity drawn for and the lucky winner Matortal was Mrs. Rena Davis of Nelson. The) members ot Minto would like’ to thank all’ those who bought tickets on’ the “Open Mon. thru iSet. 9 am, to 5.30’ p.m, + PHONE 365-3231 ‘S HORSESHOEING < ‘A Dependable Service toa Innlted ‘number of horses. Book Now! Don't be eeemet| nee Gneluding shoes)... Reset 1 will alto be available for horse training eng and | cialeg Ir inetroction: Experience In’ both Engl 3 DAVID GREENING - "Famer ledale R.R. No. 1 Sere Bye B.C, VOG. me PHONE ficer Smokey Miller, who de- livered the feeding trailer and assisted in base activities, t To help keep the search ‘parties going, a meal of chile, Co-ordinators Red Warner and Garth Myers remarked that it was a real good exercise’ and_ expressed their’ pleasure that’ so many spent the full eight hours on thelr day off. raorecr au" SGN Attendance at Two-Day Socred GHTING REVISION AT AT. ry cen" "==" Convention Exceeds Expectations. CONTRACTORS 4 “Sealed tenders, marked “SIGNAL ON AND LIGHTING Re REVISION: ceived by the aut Highe ways, manasa in his office columbia. Avenue, al Rossland, Sorts Columbia, ngayon mae iblic: Pl fans. spec: ifications and conditions ‘of tender’ may be ° obtained from the above-noted office, ‘The tender submitted is for any Rolle permission ‘of othe cessful contrac. tor must. comply with Public forks ‘Employment: any: Tender nay not es eee be accepted. R.-E. McKeown, District: Highways Manager. Social Credit regional ‘The Social ° policy convention held last, Weekend at ‘Trail’ tremendous success, far better than we'd even hoped for," according to convention chair- man Burt Campbell. He sald ‘he two-day con- entian wauld provide a boost th tha | the fal ‘count of people cami think tha shows that the people of B.C. are really looking for an alternative to the Social ists," he a Feeck “Seinder, “overall: chairman of the elght poliey workshops that took place, sa there “was a gratifying show it interest and concern shown by all who took “I was especially pleased with the number of non-party, _members who showed up,” he engured: that the d wishes of a SPOR, MINISTER Or cae ee Columb : April 18tb, 1975 WEATHER OFFICE HOURS Monday & Tuesday 8:30 a.m, to 5 p.m. : Wednesday. 8:30 10 12. 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday & Friday’ 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ‘TELEPHONES Office & Classifieds 965-7266 News Department 965-3517 Advertising 365-5210 ross section of the public will go into the policy “decisions of. ‘one of our major (political parties, and I think that's good for everyone.”; Mr: Beinder ‘said reports ‘on each of the policy workshops ‘would be issued at a later date. Go weatlon activjtie ‘Trail and Nelson-Creston riding associations. ‘The convention begani Fri- . day night with a wine and cheese party. This was followed Saturday by the policy work- shops, addresses by Mrs, Mc-_ < Carthy and Mr. Bennett, and closing dinner and dance. #sTopies at the policy, work- ‘shops included education; la- bers par eation and travel industry: mineral policy;, health al affairs; and indu: dred Useful Ss Come Right i “Now's \the time to: get your car | ‘back in shape. "UNIROYAL" SUMMER TIRES: cin bio sup y PHONE 365-5024" =| SEKIRKSALES & SERVICES TD. 1415 Columbia Avenue = Telephi d | Hand Articles aaa in Good Condition as Weil as ‘Many Brand-New Articles Generously. Donated by. ‘Area Businessmen "Preview. Saturday Morning at 11 a.m... Kiwanis 30c Hot at Dog, Pop, Coffee & Hamburger ws NOT. 100, LATE.TO, DONATE ITEMS! oi FOR PICK-UP PLEASE PHONE 365-5571 or 365-5688 ° sed: fr Sooty Or ted First-Aid District ‘Achlevemen Days. Branch 97 of the Canadian Calorie Counters is hosting the Annual. district Achieve- pnt ‘Daya in Castlegar today, tes are coming from ; it B.C."'to: attend ‘workshops and to honor those members who have achieved . success with thelr weight los- ses.) Although weight loss is important, ‘the maintenance of this weight losa is the goal of all members,’ This is why the organization not only. honors ho have lost weight a continued to lose weight over.a “(period of three or four yea +) 4 Alao honored ‘are those = who have! reached ‘the goal, “weight set by their doctor and jhave’ maintained: loss: for iperfods of more than a year. 7 One’ of ‘the organization's local: members,Annet Carlson, + has malntained her weight loss for six. years: and ‘willbe “50, | Castlegar Charges Result’ From Single’ Car Accident ?A single car. accident, which occurred on Wednesday, morning, of Inst. week, has resulted in a-Castlegar man boing salves two. separate cliarges Peter Verlshine {s charged with driving while impaired and refusing to take a breath- alyzer teat: The charges occurred after a 1970 Mere, which’ sustained” an ‘estimated $350 damage, © turned on to 7th Ave. from the Dr. George H. Changtoo hagnted at ‘the ‘Achievernent One of the’ many guest apeskers for this funetln is Dr. serge H. Changfoot repre: - senting the B.C, Heart Founda- tion. $684,000 Plus Spent in: BC This Year on Cancer Research More than py 400 will be ‘spent:in British Columbia this year on cancer Tesearch. ‘The grants and awards to” support cancer research pro- jects were announ the’ ‘National Cancer Institute of “Canada of Toronto: Most of the *~ + funds will come! from’ the ‘Conquet Cancer Campaign held ‘during the month of April, the annual’ campaign of the’ Cana- dian Cancer Society.: The ‘s0- Uelety| [satfillated with’ the institute. <--> new type of radiation—nega-. tive pi-mesons—for cancer treatment will receive $240,- 440. The team of scientists on this project is led by Dr, L. D.- Skarsgard of the B.C. Cancer Ipstitute. Grints also have been made to research scientists at the University of B.C. and at ‘the Cancer Research Centre at UBC. ‘Arecord total of $7,581,359 an increase of 24° per cent over last year—of grants and Hi Arrow Arms parking lot and ran over the centre post on the meridian, New Peak Gust Record In’ March Mild, moist southerly, winds which usually announce spring in'the month of March, ‘Temperatures. were’ very -cool, the’ prevailing northerly winda ‘were opposite’ the ‘nor- mal. southerlles; and snowfall: was above average even though “total precipitation figures were slighty below normal March 80 a fast-moving * “cold front brought in its wake + briak WNW. winds resulting in a new peak gust record of 61.” mph breaking the old record of 50 mph set in 1968, Other ‘recorda tied) or broken during March were: of failed to:materialize this year. | ‘Have You Heard of Hydroponics? Are your house or garden plants up for a littic variation this apring? Most people have heard of hydroponics or solllcss.culluro, and many. have’ tried it. It's ‘simply a way of controlling the nutrients you give your plants, Greenhouses use soilless moth. ods ‘with tomatoes and other ‘commercial erops.; Most, house plants and many outdoor ones do just ‘as well. } Oo MTry! the simplest method, aand culture. Get: some. sand from a'beach or sand pit and wash It to remove any salt, silt +. or organic matter, Put tho sand {n'a pot or flat after lining the holes at. the’ bottom | with pebbles, glass wool or other ‘Porous ‘material, Ifyou wish, mix inabout 25 per’ cent, peat’ to improve molsture retention. In place of ‘sand: you might.‘use sawdust (any variety but Western’ Red Cedar), cinders, “or broken bricks. For a atart, try: growing “Indoor greens fram carrots, potatoes, sweet: potatoes, beets, or other: root \or, bulb foods around the kitchen. Slice Grewing Plants the Soilless Way a carrot at an anglo two or threo inches from the top, and * bury it in the sand with the top Just showing... ' weet potatoes should be placed half In’ sand, with the broader half ‘sticking out, ex- posed to the alr, * Water, these as you would any plants, but substitute your vnutrient solution for .water when they slart growing. Seeds are usually best - planted by following instruc: lions ‘onthe package, but. in soilless culture the seedlings ‘won't ‘sulfer if they're ‘spaced up-to -60 per. cont closer together. Dampen the sand ‘afler secding and pack it down lightly: Keep it damp, bul never waterlogged, until the secd- lings appear. Then switch from: water to nutrient solution, and transplant them into separate pots or your garden. when they're big enough: Sust what isa nutrient solution? It contains.water and all the essential nutrients and plants same Inorganic form, are found In rich natural soils, If you want you can buy Hyponex, Rapid-gro, Hi-sol, or some other.complete soluble plant food, dissolve a’ teaspoon in a gallon of water, and there you have It, Making your own solution, though, is half the fun. Got the following from a garden supply atore or phar- macy and mix them in the proportions stated: five tea: spoons of epsom salts (MgSO4); seven teaspoons of-aaltpeter (KNO3); two and one-halt tea- spoons of gypsum (CaSO4~ ind about half a match.’:: head of iron sulphate (FeSO4), Grind and mix them to a uniform’ powder,’ dissolve one and! one-quarter teaspoons’ of this ‘per imperial gallon of water, and you're on your way. 0" When your plants need waterlig, give them this solu- tlon instead. Once every twa or three weeks, though, drench them in ‘Just’ plain. water, to leach oul'any buildup of salts. $17.98 Sq.¥d. $15.95. Sq. Yd. Chest Fortune STORE HOURS Satu rday 9. a.m. to, 5:30° p.m. Friday. 9am. to 9 p.m, SALE + $6.50 Sq. Yd. $8.50 Sq. Yd. $7.00 5q., Yd. $6.50 Sq. Yd: $12.00 Sq, Ya. $11.50. Sq.-Yd. $9.09 Sq. Yd. $12.00 ‘Sq. Yd. $11.50. Sq. Ya. : drained in, the ‘evening: $6.50 Sq. Yd. 4 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, April 24, 1975 ; t's 0 Our customers tell us our (printiog is unexcelled—but they robably wan't ell you. Fill the planter with sand, small pebbles or gravel, and plant as described previously, . You can make\a /somi- ‘automatic feoding aystem by allaching’ the opposite, end of ‘your hase Loa hole in the side of a bucket. To feed your plants, simply suspend the. bucket: filled with nutriont solution. above the planter. ‘The solution - will slowly rise to the surface of. tho sand in the planter, bathing + the plant roots. ait + Just before it reaches: the surface, though, tower, the bucket: below: the planter ‘and Jet the solution drain back out. Often plant are fed Uhis way in. nd ‘the solution No doubt hey ink eer wil find out about helt V.LP. printing treatment and want some E ~ thece’s always: room. for 008 If, you: have very, poor. garden soll, try a method they. use In French Guiana, Dig's long shallow trench and line it, with polyethylone- sheet ing. Lay: about five ‘inches of sand in the trench, plant your crop, and water regularly with 1a hydroponic solution, For more information on, hydroponics, cheek your library ‘or bookstore... KINNAIRD TRANSFER LTD. L.A (TONY) GERONAZZO, MANAGER. EXCAVATION — HAULING — BACK HOES ‘CONCRETE GRAVEL — PIT RUN GRAVEL ‘TOP SOIL — % CRUSHED. ROAD GRAVEL “: DRAIN ROCK — MORTAR SAND PHONE 365-7124 UNION SHOP ‘SCULPTURED SHAG Match Set” Colors: GOLD CREAM - a Regular $16.95 ; Special $11.00 Sq. Yd. - PLUSH PRINT Early. Light" “Green Only Regular. $12.95 Sale