CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar, B.C. Thursday, January 8, 1953 _ Me Cwer Publier ye A. Masta, Baltor er Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assocation Suoseription rate $1.50 per year or 1S per month by carrier Sutton ed as Second Class Mail, Post "ontice Department, Ottawa EDITORIAL The New Year, Past And Present wor The advent of a new year is traditionally a time of looking tack over tho events dnd accomplishments of the old year and of oking forward to what the next 385 days will bring. , ? m }. If 1953 is as fortunate for Castlegar as 1952 was, then this com-| pot ‘unity will indeed be one of the most fortunate communities in the} i mi muntry. |, The Highlight of 1952 and perhaps of Castlegar’s history came| jut a year ago this week. Shortly after 1952 had begun, Castlegar pany was planning to invest ws million dollars here in a pulp mill whi and integrated forest industi } Sfonths passed, months of hearings before cabinet and govern- frit, months of appeals and further hearings,'months during which| anythin the whole Kootenay district showed they were entirely arog = 97's plans.'And then, when 1952 had only two more moi lifp span left, the B.C. Government gave its > stil eaing to ce ope plans by disallowing the appeals agai ‘The Celgar Company at once showed me meant business by purchasing Waldie's Sawmill here along with two others in the es area, i us Castlegar in 1952 recéived continental and interna-| sa sore Thus did a, small village, incorporated aly tive ecome one of the future industrial centres of Canada.| This in 1082 ald the hitherto “lrtuatytnlmnewn ferry town of Car Uegar begpme a synonym’ for industry and expansion. It is trae the past year did not have much in the way of ful- {illment of Celgar’s plang for us. We are assured, however, that those E plans will be fulfilled in time, There are two other outstanding events 1952 brought to Castle- snr. First of all, for the first time in our history, It brought us our wn cabinet minister, R. E. Sommers, a Castlegar resident for 17 ebrs, became first the Social Credit candidate for this riding, then| the elected MLA and a short’time later Minister of Lands and For- tsls and Mines in B.C.'s new government. As a result we can be sue Castlegar will receive and has already received greater atten-| th tion to its needs than ever before. ‘The Old Year closed with another momentous piece of news| for Castlegar when at the last Kiwanis meeting, The Hon. R. E. Sommers announced that East. considering moving some of their plants to this district, it ly brought several less momentous but equally important] *horough developments. During its 366 days, the village of Castlegar received ruck; the village of Kinnaird expanded its water several new. bi moved. in and others announced intentions et so doing; Castlegar’ finally got its pedestrian crossing lanes even though only half as many ag desired and the whole district moved just a bit closer toward getting a bridge over the Columbia River} in Industrial heads are|™ system;| might Just f COMMISSION |: LOOKING Seven destreyer escorts, design-| yards for the Royal Sonaiien to meet the threat ‘of d seven more are NEWS BRIEFS||smcicn New Dav Thank you Campbell gnd Gerry Wanless ee on hand along with relicog ehalrman ‘Nick testoners Vie Jonba At the Traffle La Bert Cherrington and Harr IC of you or anyone else Werelmers for the first meeting of the a [Castlegar Board of Ce a of 1088 By E. G. 0. commission- ¢ items covered else. niece bate seeae tee following, -|elained the attention of the vil- teen age girl hi molest by two assailants oni Pine Street recently, I Two electric heaters are chased for i evi Lees eote and persistent enough! nokiness of the present arrange- One building permit, two water ‘Though it would Be ditfieut tl spptiat fils prove, I would be willing to bet] Phuc were and SOMETHING FOR NOTHING Please call at our store and we will give your, free of charge .. . . QNETINOF ° ANDREW’S LIVER SALTS ‘THE REFRESHING EFFERVESCENT HEALTH SALE to be med lther as x mlld laxative or antanka DAY OR NIGHT, PHONE 3945 «OPEN EVENINGS nem forthe al or the application af | BUSINESS DIRECTORY the laws pertaining to such mis-| ro Ey Practically everyone one spesl to, realizes the necssity of uphold- ing the traffic Inws an practical- jemns ight approached, Chalrman Vic reed to “work on” the| unts payable totalling sites were approved for‘ pay- ZUCKERBERG:S BEAUTY PARLOR Established 1939 The Defence Research exceeds 1 vif (Churchill in the fort MUIRHEAD AGENCIES FIRE, AUTOMOBILE AND CASUALTY People in the future, y — a 2 here even though we are told we will not get it in 1953, Whiat these next 365 days will bring can only be conjectured. ‘Five Years Ago INSURANCE No doubt we shall see @ continuing population increase, a con- tinuing business and school expansion and a continuiance of our grow idg. importance in B.C.’s economy. Several have predicted that Cas- ‘Nlegar will become the largest city in the Kootenays and some say the third largest city in British Columbia, ‘This will not take place in the next year, we know, it will take several more New