PAGE 8 CASTLE NEWS, ‘CASTLEGAR, B.C. SCHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1954 LOCAL FILM COUNCIL SPONSORING ART EXHIBITS |ed the beginning‘ of their winter Something new for the people] program of films this Friday at of Castlegar, the exhibit will| Robson beginning at 8pm, A open at 8 p.m. each A of ‘'s films will panel discussion, chaired by J.|be featured and will be shown A. Charters, cap off this|again at the Coronation Hall in special program. Castlegar Monday night. ‘RUNNING _. SHOES ’ THEY WILL NOT MARK YOUR FLOORS .. Faw ~ BOYS ............-- $2.95 & $3.15 MEN'S ............+ $3:50 fo $6.15 WOMEN'S .......... $2.50 to $3.95 MISSES .3..-0..seneceeeses = aes MADDOCKS SHOE. ‘STORE PHONE 3641 ‘The Film Council algo announc- Halloween Bazaar Slated At Kinnaird; Officers Elected Mrs,'S. J. Jankola, The next mee- ting will be Oct, 18 ut the home of Mr. and Mrs, W. Robinson. all hospital , patients, Tho hostess prize was.won by Mrs. S. J, Jankola. “. Too Late to Classify. FOR RENT — Houses. and Bus-|’ iness premises, Phone 4921, : : C3 37 tion. A bargain fo reash, Ap= ply Castel News, C3 37 ' Plans for a Giant Hall Bazaar in the Kinnaird ment Society Hall, Saturday, October. 23, were the main itern of at the i eet- ing of the Kinnaird Catholic Club Tuesday evening at the home of Mr, and Mrs. A. AL ben ‘The24 members present, a re- cord lattendance, named Mrs. Lambert General Convenor for the bazaar and sub-committees were then appointed by Mrs, Lambert. An’ extra special door prize and a drawing for a number of other wonderful prizes, will be among the attractions, Other “act- tivities will include a super-sew- ing fable, bake table, - candy | booth, fish pond, plant and nov- ‘elty booth, bingo, goodies and more prizes. The meeting elected new a ficers also, voting in Mrs. S. Gal- secretary and Mrs. . treasurer, Five members were named to attend the C.W.L. Deanery meet- ing in Trail the next evening. Wishes of speedy recovery were extended to Mrs, Croteau, Mrs, Lamb and Frank Sykora, Kaufman, CHEESE, Burn’s Spreadeasy, 2 Ibs. 89c SODA. BISCUITS, Wesion’s 2 Ib pkt. .59c BABY FOODS, Heinz or Gerhers, 6 tins 55c . POWDERS, coop, 6 pkis. - 51. 49c Prescriptions YOUR PRESCRIPTION WILL BE FILLED ACCUE- ATELY, CAREFULLY AND QUICKLY JUST AS YOUR DOCTOR HAS ORDERED. PITTS? | Rexall Brug Day or Night Phone 4231 OPEN Monday — Wednesday “and Friday Evenings: < | lo as president; Mrs, J, Logelin, |- WEST’ FIRST QUALITY © White Flannelette Blankets £02 x 80” Striped Borders Pair $5.95 @ PLAID SKIRTING ok 5 54” All Wool Regular Yd. ......... ...... $3.95 SALE PRIGE, yd. Dn serene e BEMBERG ‘SHEER : |For SALE — Choice’ Lot an, | Catlegar close to business séc-" ' «© s : Published: Every Thursday at “The Crossroads of the Kegan" COV NCIA LIBRARY. : _LVICTORIA. 8. c. VOL. 7, NO. 38 “CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA . ‘THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1954. 28 CENTS PER COPY Govt. Approves Preliminary Submission Kaiser Corp. To Begin Probe For! Water StorageDam Ai Castlegar The: Kaiser A i ion of. America ie received the approval of: the Bc. Government to Bo \ahead with for a water alamnge: Vda on -the Columbia River n near Castlegar. This was announced during the weekend by- Lands’ and Forests Minister, the Hon. R, E. Som- mers, and confirmed in.an in- terview at Castlegar, Tuesday with Arthur Donaldson, of, Mon- treal, Chief Engineer for _ the y's Canadi recontiaissance has indicated it is feasible) will. possibly be at a point: halfway between Robson and Syringa Creek, some four miles west of the Castlegar Ferry above the Celgar Co. property. Changes that the dam might be built from Cast- Regular Per Yd.'. 2.00000... o bees oe es $135 SPECIAL, yd. .. ‘ in SPECIAL 3 PLY SHRINK RESISTANT: NYLON REINFORCED KNIT- TING eget JUST THE THING FOR STURDY; SCHOOL GARMENTS 30: ‘CENTS PER BALL Navy and Black 42”? Width, Yd...:....... . .50c Glazed Coffon Dress Goods 36” Width — Assortment of Colors, Reg. Yd. $1.35 Extra Special yd. 79¢ GINGHAMS, Glearance. of. Summer. Stock - 98 FALL AND’ WINTER DRESSES AND COATS ARE-ARRIVING DAILY. s BeDR0com 000s, VEAL STEAK, Shoulder, Ib, ...... 490 Leg, Ib... 2... 2... Tle LAM Loin Chops, Ib. ..... 79, Rib. Chops, Ib... 65e STEWING EEF, Why pene ee eenees ABs HAMBURG. STEAK, Ib. ........... 35¢ SIRLOIN or T-BONE STEAK, i, oe 65c Thriftpass. To The Castle Theatre All you have to do is sign your name in the space provided below and deposit- “this ad in the drawing box provided in our store — you may be a lucky winner . —sign and cut this ad out now. NAME please print ADDRESS WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES C O = O ~” STORE PINE AT FOURTH ecuED utving-am NG RO orsion BEKO REE Jn ALL. “WOULD: “YOU LIKE. 10 YOUR OWN. HOME > Iv’s ‘QUITE POSSIBLE. FOR YOU TO : OwN YOUR, OWN HOME WITH AS LITTLE AS $1400.00 DOWN: AND THIS. INCLUDES THE , PROPERTY. We'll: Build nw ~All You Have. To Do Is Pick Up The key Many Plans ‘To Choose From — Enquire Now: a NO OBLIGATION. : . Ven 0 ee 20U Vat GaGra 15° Be F Paying Rent When: ee Scheme Like This Is Available To ;vou — - Come In Today -danger at points below the dam, . gregational singing. W. B. ‘Walper fee J.. Kaiser latte of Canada - Ltd., who arrived here Saturday. The agreement, which. involv- es the posting -of a substantial bond by the Company, permits the, Kaiser Corporation to pro- ceed with detailed exploration and investigation for the next .two months. By March 1 a final brief, showing in ‘detail what is se aes will be presented for Ah wail, be held for presentation. of any objections that may arise. The. project propsed is con- struction, operation ‘and main-, tenance of an -earth-filled rock dam of approximately 3 million acre feet, usable storage capa- city which will provide or re- jease water as required for power eam in the U.S. Preliminary estimates mention $25 ee tricity is legar are very slim, Mr. Donald- son* intimated. . ‘Navigation rights on the Lakes is only one of the factors that must now be investigated, De- pending on the size of*shipping to be allowed, a boat lift or a full-fledged. lock may have to be considered. Official Opening | oF. Legion Club Room” Tomorrow Nigh! S The official opening of: the! Legion ‘Memorial Hall and new “| particularly on | Gar Badly Smashed ‘When Leaves Road ‘And Hits Pole Two district men escaped ser- fouse injury. early Wednesday morning when their automobile Kinnaird, ‘struck ‘a’ power line ‘pole and turned on its side, The car, driven by John Evans of Brilliant, was badly’ smashed its. left side where it apparently struck and grazed the pole, Nick Doubinin, a passenger in the car, was taken to C: left the highway just North of} | NEW CREDIT UNION, BUILDING OPENS Architect's drawing of the Credit Union Headquarters at Broad- way and. Quebec Streets, in Vancouver,‘ which were officially opened by the Hon. R. w. Bonner, Attorney-General on Saturday, 1 | gop. 18th. The for medical- treatment of lacer- ations to his face and. bruises. The mishap occured about 2:30 am. Wednesday.at a turn in the Club Rooms in Castl will be held tomorrow evening, of- ficers of Branch 170, the Cana- dian. Legion, have announced.’ : Representatives. from Trail, Rossland, Fruitvale, Salmo and Nelson will participate. Open- ing: ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m; and there will Other factors to be be an ing of in the investigation just author- ized are where .water will be raised, claimis for damages. that may arise, and possible effects te south of the Twin Rivers Motel. The car proceeding towards Trail, went off the right side of the road and. struck. the pole on its left front side. The impact appar- ently _ flipped the car on’ to-its right ‘side. The left front wheel was yipped off, the left grili badly battered and a large sec- tion damaged. _ An RCMP officer estimated and -.All “war veterans and their wives are cordially, invited. 2 to be “at least $500.” The accident ‘is under police * | investigation. = a it may have on the Celgar Co. project. The ‘project would be a tre- mendous boost. to the economy, of the Castlegar area. When the’ ‘dam ‘was completed and the pro- ject lassessed on .tax rolls, it would mean a sizeable reduction in school taxes paid by the Dis- trict No.: Nine. residents. Although Castlegar residents ily hailed the news with not proposed. at the dam since it is to be of the low-head type. The structure would ‘boost the Arrow Lakes ‘level. to. the. nor- mal high-water mark and would also serve ‘to .alleviate flood to some extent... : Col. G..H. Gerdes of Oakland, California, who along: with O.S. ‘Harmston ‘ofthe * Kaiser. ; Com- paby, made’ preliminary recon: naissance surveys ~ earlier this} year, is Project Engineer for the exploration - project beginning at once. Under him, Mr. a. realization that" no definite commitment has yet been made Record: Total of Exhibits Mes, -C. Wanless Wins Top Fair Honors By One Point — A single point gave Mrs, C. A. Wanless ‘top “honors for ‘the second successive year in the exhibits at the Eighth Annual Cast-| 41, jsear and District Fall Fair, held at the Coronation’:Hall Friday under of and there is much p! work in store before the dam can become reality, all _ agree indies Auxiliary. With a total | of ‘96 points and 5: We that if the project it-will_mean a_ big. improvement to. district, economy. Mar NLT. Oglow, president. of: the Castlegar . and - District Chamber of: Commerce, termed the pro- posed project, ‘one .more step in the development of the Koot- enay area, the rich potential of which ‘only ‘the most optim thusi- and his assistant, ‘Alan Macel- rath, are directing the project, which will also employ. engi- eers of the B.C. Wafer Rights Branch, Mr.. Donaldson and_ his assistant are ‘making their head- quarters- at -Castlegar."- *}- Site of the: ‘dam, if: it proves iber_ of Ct ge ‘are beginning to sppreciate.” “The Kaiser, Corporation, en-] Ag joys a reputation of being? Sable to, deal promptly and efficiently with. official. red. tape and. pro-. crastination,”.. he -said. “He they stay true to form, we should. see turing active .development . take place’ feasible, (and: the” “prelimnary in the. near future.” . Coriducted : by Kootenay: Presbytery Kinnaird United Church Dedicated Af Service Sunday ted by the Ks ‘The new. Kinnaird United | Church, in which the. first. service was “was held the Sunday p Presbytery in a special service attended by a capacity. sonerreston of Kinnaird and ‘rep ives of other Rev. James M. ‘Taylor. ‘of Kriox United Church, Trail; gave the sermon; choosing for his‘ theme; ‘The Church. He said that marks the. Church, -which -is . a : body. with many members of which Christ: Js /.the: Heady has. three per was accompanist, : Following the service, the var- ious : . Tepresentatives pr esent and Jations from their groups. ~: Charles Daly, Rossland, spoke on behalf of the West Kootemy and teaching, - S einiatation o and the’ the Holy Spirit. © “We pray that here there will bea trie church,” he concluded ‘The. dedication - service, con- cutee by ‘Rev. A, J: Lawton of airman of the. Koot- a, Pfesbytery; included the de- -positing of a list of those present a short history of the church building, the names of the biil- Church Council; laud- ing the Kinnaird congregation for the speed and determination shown in building the church so quickly, and outlining the great (Continued on page 4) ° Grand. ‘Aggronste Cup « for: second : straight . year, -and> ‘the R.. E, Sommers Memento Trophy. She: also won the aw: for highest point total in the Needle work.’ exhibit “.section:.: and a Blue Ribbon, Special Award .in the ‘Home | ooking Section. A close second in the Grand gregate race was, Mrs. ;.J. Sherbiko of Castlegar- with | 95 points. Mrs. Sherbiko, . with «73 exhibits entered won the award for most entries in.the fair, cap- ii also. the. award for top total in the Dairy Products sec- tion. With a grand ‘total of 94 points, and winner in the Home Cook~- ing Section, was Mrs, E. J. Scott of Robson who had 46 pahibits entered, ., s RECORD. ‘ENTRIES i i The fair'was:the most “gucces- sful ever held from the stand- point of number of entries. A ‘total of 117 éxhibitors ‘entered just short of 1100 exhibits, Last year there was 800 exhibits and 101 exhibitors. : The fair was officially opened Friday ‘évening by H.° W. Her- Clocks Move: ‘Back; . Trains Reduce Runs This Weekend That hour which a large por- tion of British. Columbia jet last Spring when it changed to Daylight pried Time,. will be Prize Winners In Fall Fair Draws \ The winners in the two prize -ders .and the com- with the C plete of the service and of the baptismal ser- Eighth ‘Annual Fall Fair, were by Mrs. vice. the p: other documents, in a space be- hind the dedicatory plague at the front right corner + sof, the uilding. eemajor a. Moll of the Salvation Army, read the responsive read-)2 ing and ‘Rev. D. R. Stone secre- tary of the Kootenay Presbytery, gave the .Scripture reading. The Kinnaird Church. choir also participated, leading the con-. was soloist singing. “Open the Gates of the Temple”.and a: ee as J.- Weir, secretary. the lucky Fair Booklet amb: Biretcon of Trail; second prize, a lady’s suit, to Miss Gina Zanier when “|clocks are moved back an hour again to Pacific Standard Time. Before you go to bed Satur-| pai, day night, therefore, you are advised.to set ‘your clock back one hour. Else you'll be one hour ahead of everybody else Sun- day mo morning. Coinciding with the time chan-| Branch 170, Canadian Legion and block and brick construction, fea- tures a ceramic tile map of British Columbia and its industries in the entrance, “\ The building was. designed so that’ it can be extended up- wards one floor, and a further fifty feet: west be added as addition- al space is required. Wet. Weather Causes Auto Mishap. Friday Poor visibility land wet read conditions were Blame for an Friday evening involving a. total of: $425 damage, but no injuries. Acar driven by.. Philip Pop- off ‘of Castlegar. was in ceollision\ x. with ‘a ‘vihicle driven’ by “C. 4 Ta ‘Castlegar on Columbia Avenue in front of the Skyline Auto Service, The Popoff vehicle was pro- ceeding onto the highway from the ‘service station when it col- lided with the Taylor car which was -proceeding towards . Trail. Police ascribed the mishap to ‘poor<-visibility.causéd by heavy and’: ‘wet road sonaitions.! Hospital Site Still - Being" Investigated | Possible sites for’ the’ $400, (ooo 0! Castlegar ‘and’ District! Hospita are still being ir i site Hospital. Society. and. Im- District is to be one storey; held a "joint meeting, Saturday after- noon and: inspected some ..of ‘the sites proposed in ‘both Castlegar d Kinnaird. - aca :the. difficulties being ridge, MP. for Kootenay West who said “it is obvious this is a most successful .event. Noting: .a._revival.. of. .enthusi- Kootenays, Mr, Herridge said “this is all. to the good .because a: fair ‘satisfies a natural need in mati. for healthy. competition through ‘cooperation.” — .. + Mr... Herridge - then went on to: declare “that’ Castlegar, often as the C the.:Kootenays, is. not only at the - physical crossroads. but of the industrial, agricultural and forest crossroads: also. We must jart thinking in terms. of. the OS «continued on page 5) SHHS “High Wire” ‘Wins Award Among B.G.’s Top Annuals Students of Stanley Humphries Junior Senior High School’ have brought new honors ‘to- their school - and : district, in the High School ‘A spon- asm:for fall fairs throughout the/“ high vrice,” . : : some :ofithe locations, need f easily - accessil ‘Unless these difficulties can’ be solvéd for the best locations, sec- y 42 x 40., and. will be~ rs behind the pres—, seni ance office . building «in | the Kinnaird’s ‘Weather permitting, the con- struction is expected to be com- ondary, less .advisable sites may have .to be considered. Pass Creek Bridge Next Year? tas =(Chamber Forwards Petition For Toll-Bridge To Victoria. A petition for construction of a toll bridge over the Colum- bia’ River at Castlegar is being fo! warded to the B.C, Minister of Public Works, the Hon. P. A. Gaglardi by the Castlegar and Dis- trict Chamber of Commerce with a copy to Rossland-Trail MLA the Hon. R. E. The petition, which has -been circulated at various stores~ and and Engineer at Victoria and the Hon. W.. Black, respectively, Mr. An- derson ad houses of C surrounding area, is ‘signed by 509 residents, on behalf of their households. The Chamber decided to for- ward ‘the petition to Victoria, sored :by the V . Pro- evening at its first dinner ing follow- vince. - Described by the. contest judg- es a’ “tremendous. success,” the fourth “ S.H.4.S;" annual, “High Wire”, placed among “the- top five high school. annuals in the Brovince, winning Highest marks for. pro and ing a summer recess. Six of the 28 members present opposed the move. The meeting protested “the seemingly unwarranted delay in the: installation of a radio re- Peater station at Castlegar. and to this effect is a profit: as- well. ~ The attractive, 60 page publi- cation, recording school life and activities in the unique guise of a many ring circus, “High Wire” was published under the .direc- tion of Editor, “Annette Zarchi- koff assisted by’ Mercedes Schwartzenhauer, business. man- ager and Feythe: Toogood, ad- ing vigorous “publicity cam- being sent to the _C di. G. W. Shaw, finance commit- (Continued on page 5) Here To Investigate Dam, Net To Build it “We are not here to build a dam at Castlegar. We are here to investigate the possibilities of putting in a dam at Castlegar. Thus spoke Alden Macelrath, assistant engineer for the Kaiser Company of Canada, at the week- ly. meeting of the Castlegar Ki- wanis Club Tuesday evening.. Broadcasting Corporation. M, B. Dalton thought the’ de- lay might be for lack of equip- ment which is in short supply. C.: A, Anderson, Chairman of the:.Roads and’ Bridges Com- mittee, announced receipt of ad- vice from the Hon, W. Black, MLA for Nelson-Creston, that a new bridge over. Pass Creele on is highway" near Robson, will Penoets and hand ‘bills, bringing almost complete subsription in the school, came in for consider- able. praise from the judges. Furthermore “the book itself combines: an excellent coverage ges, a new * train .qchedule on the Kettle Valley Ine of ‘the CPR also goes into. effect- ‘this. weekend. The two buses and their con- necting trains to and from’ Nel- son will be withdrawn and. there will be only one train each way Trail; third, a fishing rod, to HL / Per da Wuorl, Rossland and fourth, a pressure cooker, Geffrey Hett, Robson, ‘Winner of the fifth prize, a brush and comb set, is not known because the name on the ticket ‘was not clear. The ‘ticket num- ber is 2239. ~ 3 ; Aiter Sunday train-No. 11 will of ities with smart layouts and good copy. Other ‘members of the suc- cesdful. editorial sthff include Tillie Cheveldave, Babs Killough, Evelyn Nyberg, Peter Popoff and Dick Brandson, department ealtors: Morris Murray and Ber- nie’ Loff,: typists; Joan Bennett, and. Connie Haywood, assistants; and the various sas representa- tives, Staff’ sponsors were Mrs, A. Logelin, D Bawden and G.. Rice. The’ was done by the puilic works estimates. - Mr. Anderson reported the Deer Park road has been exten- ded to a point opposite Renita and is now being pushed to Broadwater. ‘There, was some siscusien re- thi the should ‘support the aeue Arrow Lakes “Board of Trade request for a road south from Edgewood to..Renata and Deer Park. The matter was tabled till further d for in next year’s| Mr. were echoed . Wednesday. by. Arthur” Donaldson. of the Kaiser Com- pany at the weekly luncheon meeting of ‘the Castlegar Rotary Club. Mr. Domaldson and Mr. th arrived here~ during. the weekend to explore the feasi- bility of constructing an earth- filled rock dam on the Columbia near Castlegar, for water stor- - age purposes for the Kniser Al- i Co: ion of A i The preliminary survey which the two_are initiating, will several months and will have to be approved by the Cor-. poration headquarters in Oake- Tend, California, The water storage is “wanted for the Corporation's aluminum plant at Medford, Oregon. The dam~ would regulate the flow. of the Columbia and ensure there is always enough water down- stream in the U.S. for power information has been ‘The Chamber’s request for a|” plinker, traffic light at the Pine Street-Columbia Avenue -inter- section in Castlegar, and a ,Pro- Prospects that the dam will be built are good, otherwise we wouldn’t ‘be -here, the speakers emphasized, but there is noth- of the, eral jplecars district bound- with those of ing. yet. The project would employ a . maximum of.1000. men for two reteal District Number Nine, years.