CASTLEGAR NEWS, -Thursday, November 14, 1957 BOY SCOUT The ‘Oulabes Cub competi- ‘proud 2 have (Miss alee Le- ‘fom, based mainly on was won by Graig Pettitt. Don WGello was second, Robert Mel- mick came third, and Don Cham- ‘wers and Ricky Johnson tied for Zourth place. «In the six ion Har- Roy , known to the Cubs as 2 Baloo, Mr, Al Read was elected president of the Group Com- mittee at the recent Annual ‘Meeting. Mr. James Killough is Vice-P; wld Thring's Grey Six led by ‘two points over Lindsay Ander- wenis Yellow Six, The Red and @iae Six were low, low men won'fhe totem pole, The 1st Castlegar Cubs are ‘The next: competition will cover 6 weeks and will also be based on cleanliness, so let’s get bei fur, claws and hide in shape Cubs, Good: Hunting, i Young People CYO To Be Organized Here ‘Mrs, M. B. Dalton offered to Jeak after the sale of Christmas Wards and Calendars at last ‘Thursday nights meeting of St. ‘Rita’s Catholic Wornen’s League, * and Mrs, J. Gall will collect the ‘gavertisements for the Prospec- “ter, Discussion took place on the «mganization of a C.Y¥.O. for the syoung people of Castlegar and Letter to Editor The Editor, wd Castlegar News, Castlegar, B.C.” Dear Sir: Could we, through your paper, thank the people of Cast-] legar area for their support in our very successful used-cloth- ing drive on Hallowe'en night. Their help is very much appre- clated, Approximately forty cart- ons of good, used-clothing have been packed and will soon be ready for Several and Mrs. hhaner, Mrs. Whittaker and Mcxs. Wletcher offered to help with his organization 1 Plans are now in cartons of new and almost new articles- will go to the Apparel Shop at the Provincial Mental Boag This shop is Renata W.1. Holds Pot Luck Supper 1 A Pot Luck Supper was held at the school by members of the Renata Women’s Institute ‘on Monday. All those attending wore a poppy in’ remembrance. After the supper community singing, card games and bingo were enjoyed. A guéssing weight contest for a large sized loaf of bread, was won by Jack Hansen, who guessed 'the exact weight of 6 Ibs. 7 oz, Pie and coffee were served during the evening and Mr. D. Letkeman accompanied the com- munity singing with his accor- dion. = lLeglom Corner To terminate the Rembrance Day observance, the Castlegar- Robson Branch of the Canadian Legion, held a pot luck supper on Monday night. An invitation was extended to member's wives and children. The evening, with the presence of children seemed Squadron 581 The squadron has been:very| busy in the past week, with the Remembrance Services at the school and again at the theatre on the'1lth of November. FiSgt. Pellegrin was responsible for de- tailing the Cadets for Honour Guards, and the Cadets chosen did: the squadron proud. The parade lest week was the best turned out group’ that we have had to this date. When .the two or three cadets who are as yet not pulling their weight decide to get down to: business our cadets will be hard to beat. FIC Day has been working the night shift but is again on days and will take an interest in our activities. We know that his ex- ample and guidance will be use- ful to the new recruits, ‘The squadron was visited by the ACLO FIL Carling, and his itd of pees oe inspire It further, We to the full of Rembrance Day, despite the disappointing attendance of the members. Comrade Padre B, Resker entertained the gathering with an, excelent exhibition of color- ed slides accompanied by his in- of the C Ser the Spring Bazaar and Mrs. %. V. Campbell and Mrs. L. esse were appointed conven- oz. The December meeting will ‘be held at the home of Mrs. L. ‘Campbell and will take the form ef a Christmas Party. The CWL Served a Com- smunion Breakfast to the Knights of Columbus at the Marlane Hotel last Sunday morning. Mental Health: Association to imitable of his recent travels in England id France. tea “quite She: that when he says we are putting forth a good effort, he means it, since it is his duty to visit all the squad- rons in B.C. Just a word again to the parents of cadets; we would like very much to get our attendance back again; you the parents are the ones “who can assist us in this, provide patients about to “pe re- leased with the to select without charge, a new wardrobe with which to return home or seek employment. The ‘balance of the clothing collected will be distributed through the = kindness of the IODE. Yours sincerely, Junior Branch, Anglican-United Young | = Peoples’ Association. 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Quilted Lining . rayon bengaline. or wool fleece ” colors. Pink - “Blue - Yellow - Deep Rose ¢ PRICED. AT oscegeee 1.-B14.95 to $16.95 DEPT..STORE LTD. - Phone 49111 ly ..$4.25° Table Tennis .. $3. 45 Chess * $1.98 Dominoes .... -59¢ Horse Shoes .... $1.55 BOY'S & GIRL’S 3 PCE SETS size 4 to 6X wool tweed or heavy woot fleece, quilted lining, fur trim, colors Rose, Navy, Green, Blue PRICE ..... .- $16.95 & $17.95 Fn MEN’S “PACIFIC TRAIL” PARKA, of water repellant drill tine with all woo! melt in cloth — detachable hood Sizes'38 to 44 ase - $15.95 ViGwUELaT wee Des, $1/57 her pow a Boy Published Every Thursday at "The Crossroads of the Kootenays" VOL. 10, No. 47 CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Thursday, November 21, 1957 8c PER COPY ‘Fire Chief Lewis Reports On Explosion To Commission: Fire Chief E. Lewis attended the regular council meeting on Monday night and gave his re- port on the recent disastrous ex- plosion which levelled Pete's Grocery Store. ’ Mr. Lewis's conclusion that a layer of gas had collected at floor level, and ignited in all probability from spark caused by a refrigerator motor cutting in, was borne out almost to. the exact wording by the release from the Fire Marshall's Office in Vani Fon Tr Hospital Society Memberibip Needed From the spring ‘of next year the people of ‘this " district, with a few exceptions, will no longer have to travel to Trail qr Nelson for hospital treatment nor will they have to make this tedious journey ‘to. visit their friends and relatives’ in hospital, Our new hospi- tal is rapidly approaching completion and should open : by early April, bringing to’ the district a service for ~ which we -have waited: for. many years.: We have all ” had" to wait and ‘suffer the’ inconvenience ‘of being © without a hospital but we have relied on the persistent efforts of. few. citizens in carrying on protracted ne- gotiations with government departments-and in tacki- ing the multitude of problems which arise in the de- .sign, construction, equipping and organization of a _ modern hospital. tn financial problems ‘the Trustees of the Hospi- tal Improvement .District have given much of their leisure time to wrestling with the diffi ig) by mounting costs and have Council - commended Chief Lewis on his prompt action ir| calling in the Fire Marshal's de- partment at the time, and ex- pressed their .appreciation of the speed with which the fire- men arrived. at ie Scene, in noting flat.” . The Chiet’s feport also stated that destruction of the building . and contents was. (due entirely ‘to the video, they could not Sachs sanction the request put forth by Kingar Solicitors. They point out further’ their actions will follow the advice. of the special committee. The contract drawn | ‘up cove ering sale of' the rock crusher to J. Salekin, ‘and accompanying agreement for supply of crush- ed rock to the Village ‘was ‘ac- cepted and signed by couneil, Applications received for the position of office worker for the ‘Village were received and tabled’ until a special, meeting. Four applications were -received. Accounts totaling « © $7053.26 were approved for payment and include Progress claims on the Fire Hall, and ‘water works ex- penses, s All Commissioners and their wives will attend the Annual Firemen’s Banquet on December 7, also Public works crew, office on page 5) had been no fire loss, immediately put out by the Fire- men. Coiincil also received a brie? prepared by the Special Com- mittée investigating TV. pro- blems. It was decided to refer ,the his re-actions and advice, with of other facilities'in the Village. Parker’ Williams and Varcoe, for Kingar Video, re- hould, d the i bility of seeking the most economical methods of financing the project for the benefit of the taxpayers. But the opening of the hospital is not the end 6f. the stoad;.it is in fact the beginning. : Hospital management must be os efficient as any other busi but ii suffers two han i do not beset the ‘average. businessman. s. th their installation plans to the Village Engineer, as they said this had been done by the ‘Trans: video firm. Council will reply that as they had at no time 4 spot fires had been started and brief‘to the Village Solicitor for! special .reference to the rights‘ A letter was received from| . to present ;* Three break-ins were re- ported to the local detach- ment of the ROMP. + These were the Co-op Store;'Dutch Maid: Bakery and Mitchell Supply Ltd. oss “Four juveniles have been. questioned and chatgés will follow the RCMP stated this morning. The majority of property taken has been re- covered, The break-ins carller this year at the Modern Dairy - ; have also been cleared up. Violent Explosion | Wrecked Building Pictured above is what is Ieft of Pete's Store, after the explo-| sion about 9:20 p.m. last Thursday night. au loss will run into thousands of dollars. A member of the Provincial Fire Marshal's Ottice was called | inte investigate and following fs the réport received-by wire from. E, Meade of the Inland Natural Gas Co. Ltd, Vancouver. “The following is the report issued by the Provincial Fire | Marshall’s Office re: explosion in Pete’s Grocery Store on Novem-! Superintenifent Nurse ‘Appointed Fer Hospital The appointment ef Sis. ber 14, 1957. Investigation indicates that the failure of a fitting in' Mary R.. Higgens, R.N. to the the Natural Gas Main allowed gas to escape. It: would appear that position of Superintendent Nurse the explosion was caused by’ this gas travelling through an area: in the Castlegar and District of abnormally porous soil and entering the basement of the bitil- Hospital, has been annaunced. ding through unsealed openings in the concrete wall. Source of | ignition is not known but it is possible that the gas could have been ‘ignited by an open: refrigeration compressor ;which was ap-: Nelson, was chosen as the nuc~ parently the of ‘the building. ; Mrs. Higgens, who comes from cessful applicant for the job at The mains were tested’ before ‘being placed into service and it is! recent meeting of the haspitar believed that recent construction work damaged the fittings. It board. that if of gas is should be shut off and the utility all source of gaz di " She is a graduate of the notified i Kel General Hospital schoat P. Sloman, adjustor for the Gas Company interviewed Mr. of * ‘Harvick Tuesday and visited the scene ta ascertain damages. nursing, Was Matron of the Castlegar News Photo the presenting © of eee plans to . car Firstly; sells a product that is mostly: intangible. Successful, management cannot. entirely be teflected in the! books of comfort of in p an and encouragement where the doctors and nurses can use the best in therapeutic methods, the quality cf its service can be felt. but not always measured..Secondly the hospital cannot withhold its ‘service. It must first treat the sick and injured and settle accounts after- wards, For these reasons no hospital can’ function with- “out the wholehearted support of the jPeople- in, the community it serves.” If people “get the government they deserve, they no less surely get the hospital they deserve and must take an active interest in the hospi- tal’s problems, providing an informed. public opinion on which the Board of Messer can rely for en- _couragement. * This Board of Macegeent is elected from the members of the Hospital, Society, -whose Annual Meeting is dnnounced on another page. Members of it, past and present, have. worked energetically to- ward their objective’ and ‘when the hospital opens, will continue to devote their time to. maintaining an efficient democratic management. By making your contribution and seeking membership of the Society you can serve the community ‘and yourself in building a hospital service for us all to take pride in. -A handful of pink salmon may have upset the whole balance of this province's fish vs, power.contro- versy. A recent release from the B.C. Power Commis- sion states that for the first time on record a few salmon have spawned in salt water. If they keep this up, they will leave the rivers free for power develop- ° ment, with the big dams. which make it difficult for fish to move upstream. Contract For Pulp Warehouse @ Let To Poole Const. -Ltd., Alta, q . Celgar. ‘Limited 1 today that the contract for con- \ struction. of ‘the Pulp Miil: Ware- ; houke es been ayracded . to the during the period will serve for storage space and offices; The construction of the Bullaiog should start’ next week ‘The pulp warehouse . will be “the ‘first permanent building H erected on the plant site, and, ' will be.com- : pleted in February of 1958. . The warehouse has “32,000 square. feet of floor space ‘and is 160 x 200 ft. ; TO RUN AGAIN, Elmer Kraft, chairman of the Village Commis- sion for the past two and a half years said this morning he would let his name stand for chairman ofthe Board of Ci @ Fie Hall Opening Monday : Castlegar’s “brand new” Fire Hall will open ‘on Monday, Nov.| 25, at a public ceremony to be held at 7:00 p.m. Council Chairman J. E. Kraft will act as Master of Ceremonies for the occasion and the Minis- terial Association has been asked to send a member to perform the service, or The first “real” Fire ‘Hall for the Village, the building was built by C ata cost of approximately ‘$19,000, or $20,000 and three units as well ag Firemen’s Clubrooms. and racks for hose-drying. Last minute‘ jobs are being attended to so ‘that everything will be ready for the opening. . A suggestion was made that a Record Book be obtained for the Firemen, so a history: or ‘log’ of the company can be commenc- ed with the opening of ‘the new Kinnaird Forum Mest : Scheduled For Bec. 10 : ,The Annual Public . Forum meeting will be held by Kinnaird ‘|for another term. It- is almost. assured that Miles MacPherson. will seek an- other-term. Liberal Meeting — Opnoses. Toll Bridges New president of the Castle. gar Liberal “Association is Art Anderson of Robson, first vice- fighting unit, valued at $18,000, on Di 10, ‘ was ‘announced at Monday's regular Council meeting. One of the items which is likely.to be discussed is the pro: posal to purchase a new fire- for which ratepayers would be asked, to approve payment by de- bentures over a Period of ten years, Commissioners have been asked by R. Maddocks, Castle- Election SetFor December 12 * Munteipal Elections will. be held December 12 in Castlegar, and ratepayers will be asked to cast their ballot for two Com- missioners for two year terms. i M. MacPherson and G. Pet- titt, whose terms expired this fall, have not announced their for RB. E. Sommers, former Min- ister of Lands and Forests and of fines, -was arrested. in Van- couver by the RCMP on instruc- tions from the Attorney General's Department. Kinnaird: W.1. Elects - Officers For 1958 The Annual Meeting of the Kinnaird W.1 was held at the home of Mrs, Cheveldave when Mrs. Janet Brownlie was elected President, Miss L. McKenzie, Vice president, Mrs. M. Brown- lie secretary and Mrs. G. Bray office as yet. J, E. Kraft’s position as Cc is also and The various reports showed that the past year had been very president is Darrell and second vice-president is Murray Little, both of Castle- A, R. Harvey is secretary- treasurer and the advisory coun- cil is comprised of .G. Fowler, M. Dalton, “S.. Stewart and V. Mowbrey. ‘The meeting went ‘oh record as unanimously endorsing a re- solution which expressed “un- alterable. opposition” to toll bridges. * E; ~My. Stewart speaking on the resolution said, “We are 50 years behind’ the times, .this situation arose in Scotland some 50 years ago and it was‘a Liberal Govern- ment which took the tolls off the’ old stone bridges, “built in Feudal times”, Delegates from the Castle- gar Association will.attend the annual meeting and nominating covetion in Trait on November the 23, gar Ci for _ their opinion on an idea for a com- bined sewage disposal system for. both villages, -» Kinnaird Commissioners felt as the lots in their Village ‘are Mr. Kraft had no comment to offer at Monday's Council meet- ing on whether he intended to stay % the running for chairman, Returning Officer for the will be Mrs. J. E: Wal- large and rather scat- tered, there should be no sewage disposal: problems for some time to come, porviding all septic tanks are built to specifirations called for by the' Building Code. discussion was held .on the difference” between collec- tions-from present system of water frontage taxes, and the system now being considered for whieh: the clerk has compiled figure: Provincial Budget for 1958 in the amount of $42.45 was re- viewed and approved. Application for building per- mits to a total of $6,550 were, received, these being; 1. Ternent dwelling $6,000 and G., Godine, 'garage $550, c lace, and. Deputy Officers will be Village Clerk A. T. Horswill and‘Mrs.. C.” Saunders. Poll will be as usual in the Legion Hall, and .times and places, etc. are to be publicized in the local paper. During the meeting members turned in gifts to be sent to the mental ‘patients at Esondale and it_was decided.to remember our shut-ins with Christmas gifts as usual, A bake sale wiil be held at}: Trischuck’s store on Friday af- ternoon. The next meeting of the W.I. ewill. be held et the home of Mrs. Bray and-will take the form of 4 Christmas party, December 12th. Students’: Art Exhibit. Planned Art teachers from Nelson, ‘Trail, Castlegar and Salmo met in Trail on Saturday to discuss the organization of a joint .ex- hibition .of students’ work to tour the district next Fel . It was felt that the public ‘was not sufficiently aware of the work being done in West Koo- tenay, nor of the importance of it'as an essential part of a well balanced aducation. ~ The Art ‘teachers plan a3 second meeting at Castlegar on January 10, Further arrange. ments for exhibition will be made and other topics, import- | ant to Art Teachers and Art Stu- dents in this area will be dis- cussed, Michel, Hospital, B.C. prior to 1954 and for the two years Zoi- lowing served in the position of Matron in the Victorian Hospital will’ take up her duties ently on January 1, 1968. Kinnaird Firemen’s Bingo Saturday Night Tickets for the Bingo games to be held Saturday by the Kin- naird Firemen’s’ Club have sol¢ “like hotcakes" according ta r=- ports from the firemen. “Owing to the seating capaci- ty of the Kinnaird School Acti- vity room, which is the site of the “Bingo”, only 500 tickets were printed, and these were all «| taken within three days, 99 per cent of the holders being Kin- naird residents. Sirce the sale of the tickets the firemen have discovered that approximately 600 can be handl- ed in the available area, and tickets will be procurable at the door. But, they warn, it is strictly a “first come, first serv- ed” proposition, so those who did not get tickets are advised to be on the scene in plenty of time. Doors open at 6:30 and games. start at 7:30 p.m. and, said Steve Jankola today, “We mean to -start at -7:30 exactly, there will be no ewan for late- comers,” Firemen held a Segetas meeting Monday to finalize plans for the big event, alt prizes are lined up, and everything is ready to go on the 23, The top prize is $100 cash and other prizes are worthwhile merchandise, which has been purchased by the Firemen’s Club. No prizes were donated to the club. All proceeds are fer the hospital project which the fire- men are t undertaking i in company with the “Castlegar Firemen, the St. John Ambulance First Aid and Home Nursing Divisionx The four groups set as their goal the furnishing of a two-bed ward in the new hospital, and the bingo program is the Kin- naird Firemen's special effort in this connectign. CASTLEGAR NEWS” a