PAGE 4 "GETS McKEE TROPHY $s sapemaara SSSI 7 —Central Press Canodian Franklyn Young, Toronto avia- tor, has been awarded the McKee Trans-Canada trophy for 1953, the highest aviation “honor in this country. He began flying evhen, he was 17 arid now, at 45, is ‘a TCA exccutive. The award was given for his chairmanstip of the National an Show, ay 7 .AFTERNOON h REFLECTIONS BY GLADYS COLLINSON Having to choose between go- ing to a “horse show” or atten- ding the stock car races may. be “duck soup’ for some people but to a rank amateur lke me it presented quite a problem, c Even the price of admission was‘no deciding factor. Nearing the end of my holidays a quar- ter was neither here nor there I knew, I'd hiave to setfle ‘for hamburgers instead of T-Bone steak on the way home anyway. Tossing caution and my last quarter to the winds I decided to see the horse show. Somehow or other it seemed moré ele- gant and no doubt would impress the folks at home. J might. even be able to act a little “high Brow” about the whole thing. We entered the arena to very “horsey” sounding music and at, first I had difficulty: keeping my mind on the horses, ‘ The rid- CASTLE NEWS, CASTLEGAR, B.C, _THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1954 gaze travelling from shiny leath- er toes up to immbculate, peg- leg breeches and on to the, trim- mest of trim vests, finally -rest- ing on the peak of a severe and correct, jockey cap. At this point I always had to back-track a bit to discov- er the gender of the'rider. Even then I wasn't always sure, but I think the lady riders were the ones wearing the lipstick. Vanity, however, at a horse show belongs entirely to the horses, The way these beautiful creatures play it up would put any gal to shame, It was just about this time that I first became aware of the portly old gentleman sitting to “gee” of me—I picked up that “gee” expression during the af- ternoon along with a-lot of other expressions which fm_ sure the ed. would balk at Fertilizer Is Tanked From Trail (Trail, B. C., Sept. 10th) .There was a new twist to the. fertilizer business at Trail, Wednesday. A big tank truck pulled away from Cominco's plant gates carry- ing some 2,600 gallons of ammon- ium nitrate solution, It was the first time in the history of the Company fertilizer operations that this fertilizer has been eold in liquid form, The ammonium nitrate was piped into the stainless steel tanks of the huge Inland Petroleum Transportation Company’s truck- trailer for hauling to the Colum- War 11, At the current 7000,000- .‘Over the last five years the ton annual production ‘rate, the federal” government’s révenue Company can double its 24-year irom income taxes has more mark by 1964, doubled. Window Screens Screen Doors” Windows — Sash — Doors — Frames Glass of All Sizes and Weights GASTLEGAR SASH & DOOR MAIN 8ST... PHONE zi bia Basin -area of Washington State. Part of it will be distributed by spray and some bier reach the soil to be fertilized Well, anyway, this portly iain gentlentan had up till now been giving the horses his undivided attention, Had I been smart enough to leave well enough a- Jone, all might have been well but being of a curious disposi- tion, I made the mistake of in- quiring as to which horse he ers me my fee Dear Season Opens Sept. 15. Tags Are Now Available At. Fishing and Hunting Across :from the “HUNTERS... Buck and- One Doe. Ammunition, Leer and Game LAKESIDE HOBBY GENTRE ay Each Hunter Id Allowed One. Licences Sold Here ‘No delays, No waste of material or the time of hiien -pateea You get; * when you want it Let us quote. SEGREGATED ROCK — . delivered to your job, the mix you want, precisely ready to pour. t PEA GRAVEL — SAND CRUSHED ROCK ~ MGauley Ready Mix - CONCRETE CO, LTD. TRAIL —_— CASILEGAR PHONE US COLLECT AT 54, That did . it. with a cold, steely stare moustache twitching in sheer indignation, -he — said, “Young woman, may the best horse win”, in the most reverend tones I have heard since the minister pronounced us man and wife. “Amen,” I muttered with down- cast eyes. Thereafter I kept my At would be most likely to Glaring ‘at me, his water, ly the Cominco ammonium nitrate pro- duct is used in pellet form. Barlier in the summer Comin- co’s fertilizer plants, which are located at Trail, Kimberly and Calgary, passed another mile- stone. The plants produced the Company’s 7,000,000th ton of high analysis chemical fertilizer. The total production would make nearly three piles the size of the Great Pyramid on the Nile. The industry was started at ‘Trail in 1930 to make use of sul- phur in smelter smoke. It grew slowly during depression years, but expanded rapidly after World Ondee. WESTERN, MONARCH For Real COMFORT end SATISFACTION Mitchell Supply Limited own council and made a. little silent bet on my own. I was a- fraid- to concentrate too hard lest it penetrate to the portly presence to “gee” of me. I knew I must keep a firm grip on myself. I dare not let my inquisitive nature risk’ the rush of - further rebuff. There was no telling what another in- nocent question might result in. Frankly, I wasn’t used to being stared at with a cold, steely eye, are gentleman, I thought, who capableof looking at me that OPEN 8 a.m. TO 10 p.m. WE DON'T SELL SERVICE — WE GIVE'IT AWAY — FOR 14 HOURS A DAY WE ARE ON HAND.TO GIVE you ‘FAST AND COURTEOUS SERVICE WITH A SMILE way was quite capable of bit- ing too and the way his mous- tache waggled up and down ‘was- Now is the time to have us check LUBRICATION TICKETS ‘WILL ONLY BE HONORED AS LONG AS THE ELK DRIVE-IN IS OPEN — BOOK rose to, leave, A large, to “haw” of me, dominating -woman, smiled in the ing a ‘full ‘set of Prong white showi 14 T st P- your Radiator Hoses before you YOUR LUBE -'JOB Now. . et : FIRESTONE ee To Give Service =e ed polished riding have sworn she nel; passed, ‘Worming my way towards ‘the ly and horse-folk. i hurried I time to see’ one grand. crack-up “YES —-IPS ‘A PLEASURE TO‘ ASSIST YOU WITH”. “FAL YOUR L & WINTER CLOTHING + HAVE THEM DRY CLEAN- AED ‘NOW and THEY'LL BE FRESH & CLEAN WHEN YOU WANT TO USE THEM IF YOU HAVE SPARE HANGERS PLEASE - Phone 4581 “AND WE'LL PICK THEM ue ‘at the stock car raceS. — New Bldg. Permits In Kinnaird Nudge $8,000 Mark ‘In Aug. New building permits issued in the village of Kinnaird during the month of- August, totalled $7950. . ‘There were seven permits is- ‘|sued as follows: fT. Lang, addition to residence, -|$2,000; E. M. Montgomery, dwel-|_ ing, $5,000; Ann’ Bell Farmer, fuel shed, $150; Mrs. John Paul- son, wood shed, $400; Charles Shand, garage, $400. OGLOW BEOS. Bullaine x Sup Sumy se Co. Ltd. PHONE 4061 CALGARY 45 min. . $12.80 - One Way Z “Phone 3011 Building ff Building Supplies {i : shy gpicline: Provides LEAD STARTS IT '- {AND PUTS THE | “PURR” IN- POWER J | iss in storage batteries gives + your cee, rugged reliable starting power—lead in - Jy more powerful engine Ip ~ _Each year 160,000 tons of lead are ine ‘smelted and refined by Cominco from Canadian ores—lead,—the metal that’ RE CORSCLDATED MRONO-AND s { saarrees company OF CANADA uMITED makes motoring better. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1954 | 5 CASTLE NEWS, CASTLEGAR, .B.C, PAGE 7 The News’ TEN WORDS FOE 5éc, THREE Or two (Classified — Random Reveries Roars FOK HE PRICE] : This being “back - to - school” For Rent month, it’s a good time to stock up For Sale |; “TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT -hgated, electric range. Phone 3506, C3 38 HEATED MODERN APART- MENTS. Apply A. Eremenko é Company. C3 35 “ton classroom jokes I have some all drastically slashed. ‘ For instance here's one, only slightly used and still good for lots of wear marked down from 89 to .089. WOOD AND COAL RANGE, with warming oven $75. Phone 2281, 1 37 epre SIZED, BRICK al ED Coal heater in good con- dition. W. H. Toogood, 2nd. | indergarten but the ‘child was|" ay Motel, Propane Heat and furnished with Padwe or unfurnished. Phone 4187. C3 36 A “Cast i rs Kindergarten but ‘the child was he eear. 7 only five and the age requirement “TWO ROOM MODERN HOUSE, 7th, Ave. in Castlegar. Electric- ally heated water. Furnished or; unfurnished, Phone 4568, C3 36 by Creight’s Apartments, First Ave. back of Kootenay. Pulses. Phone 2493. TEN 36 “We shall see,” said the exam- iner. ‘Then to the child, “Dear, just say something —a few words that come into your mind.” “Mother,” said the five year old candidate, “does the lady want or ORGAN, $50 GOOD SHAPE, New desk with 7 dnawers $4 Phone 3711. Cl 37 BARTLETT. PEARS, Jack Scott Robson, B.C. cl 37 ONE RIFLE, 30-30 WINCHES- ter Carbine. Apply S. Humph- ries, Robson, Ci 37 purely irrelevant words He Also I aay some nn of 4 ROOM HOUSE, MODERN, Cen- BUGGY AND PLAYPEN. $10 James Box 27, Di apiece to three for the price of tral, F or 78 Maple Street, Cast Ap- ply A. Zuckerberg, Box 246, Castlegar. C3 38 ‘ ‘LOW WINTER RATES AT. Ce- dar Crest Motel. Propane heat (and ranges furnished with frig. or unfurnished Phone 4187. Cc 37 ROOM HOUSE ON HIGHWAY |* in Kinnaird. Full basement, furnace, wired. Apply Box 109, Castlegar, P3 37 five, while they last. . You~ want samples? Here's “Teacher — How would you de- e Johnny — It’s the Inst thing I fake off ot niente, ¢ i Teetee — Give the plaral oft. me en Teacher — And the plural of|\ 4 ROOM HOUSE IN CASTLE- GAR. Phone 2387. P3 37 High child sored by the Rotary Club. Johnny — Twins. 2 ROOMED ore CONTAINED } Ap- and state the number of tons of copper exported ply 567-5th Ave. Phone 28. by the CM, & S, Co. in & gives yar 5 bia veael feaiee BY THE HOUR Phone. 3381, Castl carefully) ? THREE ROOM HOUSE, Mor Johnny, — (thinking In the year 1492 — none. But maybe. the professor — student type ‘of. joke is. more ‘to your iiking. Here's a couple only slightly shop-worn formerly sell- ERN, Partly mile west of Robson "gey. Phone 3461, P2 37 the give - away price of a pound of coffee in 1936, if you act now. For Sale : Student. — I ‘don’t think I de- served ‘an absolute zero on that ECONOMICAL 3 ROOM BUN- tet Professor — Neither do I but it was the lowest marks, I could pos- pSbly give you.” Sth. Ave. 0, Painted in-|. aor thank etait Professor — =— Want ge you know|- about french # didn't.know they were chara eg for it now. | nh ‘Possibly “though, you're. inter- ested rn give up very reasonably. It ; | goes: : A college’ student, in-name at least, though @ sfar on, the foot- "|ball field was the dimmest of BES”. AUTO GOURT Fally Modern : CABINS Reasonable Rates CASTLEGAR-TEAIL : HIGHWAY aim = bulbs in the classroom and wwas to be evicted from college for failing to pass a certain exam. After an impassioned . plea from the football coach, the prof- essor. agreed to give the. Suliard, another : Approached next day and asked how the ‘specimen* of brainless brawn had fared, the professor re- plied: “I gave him-an oral ‘test. By Vic Misutka The mother wished to enter her : ing for two derarii, now listed at|_ monly known 2s? He said he did- n't know which was correct so he gets | 50 percent and passes the se fers 7 I-also am conducting a clear- ance sale ‘on “schoolroom howl- tare —all you can carry for two Here they aré: HISTORY - Martin Luther died a horrible death. He was excommunicated by a bull. They gave William IV a lovely funeral. It took six men to carry the beer. . The chief executive of Mussa- chusetts is the electric chair. qe VOI had an abbess on ee ewnich, le are mad walking In the middle of the nineteen- ed to Utah. LANGUAGE AND ARTS Milton wrote “Paradise Lost;” then his wife died and he wrote “Paradise Regained.’ The dome ‘of St. Paul's is sup- which are unfortunately cracked. DEFINITIONS A polygon is/a mian who ‘has miany wives. ‘An illiterate’ child is one whose parents are not married. -A yokel is the way people tals to each other in the Alps. ODD FACTS Socrates died-from. an overdose of wedlock. -_Three shots rang ont, Two of the servants fell ddad; the other went -] through his hat, - Our forefathers are not living as ldng as they did. Most of the houses in France are made of Plaster of Paris. For the above joke bargains and drop up and see me at the end of the corridor on-the third floor of the “Old Jokes Home.” New. Gan. Bank Notes | Now in| feulation: legar’s two> chartered’ banks,| Thursday, -were among the first in Canada to obtain the new Bank first, time (ast week, the new: notes are being issued as worn! and’ soiled notes of the old issue are’ withdrawn. For. this reason it will be some time before ex- change is completed. - As the new currency circulates, CASTLE SAVE WITH A THRIFT PASS {Selumbus, whs a great naviga-|' A ir wi ursed au A GOOD’ WOOD AND COAL |was six, “I think,” said the moth: [ge "1? “Wet bout the Adlan-|_ Range. Phone 3106 or Box 585, |er” he can pass the six year old|- : Cl. 37 test.” the century all the morons mov-|: ported by eight peers, all of A bamboo is an Italian baby. |. TONIGHT — FRIDAY — SATURDAY 3 Days Matinee Sat. at 2 p.m. Castlegar and District Fesidents een doing business at. either of Cast-| > of Canada notes. Released for the! ' MONDAY. and TUESDAY " SHOWS AT Tand 9 p.m. others too numerous to mention, | ° .: £ M-G-M'S BIG ‘New: MUSICALIN COLOR! ~ * eranmanc KATHRYN GRAYSON: HOWARD KEEL-ANN MALE district residents will want to be-' come familiar with the “reasons: why the change was made and} what lies behind some of the new features, : The decision to replace the por-' trait of. King George VI with a help the notes to do their job bet-' ter. These changes improve safe-; ty, « reduce production. costs and, There were two on it. The first was, what color is silver nitrate.-He said red, which was wrong, Then I asked. him ‘what i is the chemical compound. 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