8 “CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Oct. 18, 1960

Chairman Loeblich Insists
Centres Discuss Poilution

Kinnaird and Nelson municipal
councils were unanimous last week
that a collective effort in attempt-
-ing to overcome the problem of
Kootenay river pollution would gain
more ground than if each centre
were to tackle the problem indiy-
Bees

side discussed their own
Ghia Problema with regard to
Pollution in order that the problems
of the two nerns could be under-
stood by all.

(See earlier story on this meet-

ing in last week's paper.)

A steering committee composed
of Mayor T. S, Shorthouse of Nel-
son and village chairman Carl Locb-
Uch of Kinnaird was formed and it
is intended that heads of all muni-
cipal governments in the West Koo-
tenay area will be asked to repre-
sent ther areas on the committee.

Mr. Loeblich explained to the
Nelson councll members that Kin-
naird requesting a meeting with
Nelson council came about by citi-
zens of that centre urging action in

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CASTLEGAR

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Bylaw No. 185

It: shall be unlawful ee any person to sal, di
of or give to any. person, or to ignite in the Village ©
‘of Castlegar, any fireball fire cracker,
cannen cracker, backet ball,
racket, roman candle, mine torpedo. or. other -

NOTICE

RESIDENTS

‘|theshealth department's aide of the

that they felt that the city of Nel-
son was the main contributor to
river pollution,

Comm, G, 8, Rust explained
that contamination in the Kinnaird
area began only four to five years
ago, previous to which time no
chiorinatton was ‘necessary for the
village's water -supply, which is
pumped from the Columbia, below

. Kinnaird Briefs

$107 CAR TAX
In 1058 one-quarter of 'Cana-

HEMSTITCHING
If you ‘are going to do a lot of

dian ve-
nues came from susoline taxes, ve-
hicle license . fees

the equipment purchase account.
ole

the of the

and] to

Columbia rivers,

Mayor Shorthouse assured the
Kinnaird representatives that for
the city’s part it proposed to one
day instal .s Plant and to

to village resldenta, 3

An offer ‘of $350 by G. Sorge)
for a lot owned by Kinnaird was
accepted by council, A decision was
made to offer three other village-
owned lots for sale to the public
with the revenue recelved going to

Cominco azvised the village
that due to the company's nurser-
Jes not ‘developing “as expected”
this year, the company would ‘have
ita offer of free shrubs

A letter was eal from the Fall
Fair Association thanking the vil-

Inge ‘tor its co-operation “and fin-

Fall Fair.
: ee

and one to Interlor Contractors,
.

gram, commented village chairman
Carl Roeblehy

comm, a. 8. ‘Rust said a mo-
tlon at the recefit Union of B.C.
Municipalities convention callng for
a more method of taxing

run laterals from Lakeside Park to
the city wharf.

He did not feel sure, however,
that this would clear up the prob-
Jem entirely as pollution had been
detected further-up the West Arm
than the bridge,

‘The mayor also Informed repre-
sentatives that several years ago the
city had been given permission to
empty sewage into the West Arm up
to a population of 12,000 people, At
present there are roughly 7,000
People on city sewer lines, he sald.

‘The mayor stated that the pro-
blem of pollution came to Ught
only two years ego and sald he had
been informed by the local health
officers that Grohman Creek and
Selous Creek were also contamina-
ted.

No official word from the health
officers has been recelved on the
cause of the pollution, Ife, said.

All agreed that the pollution did
not appear to be entirely from sew-
age and part of the blame was put
to some local mi

Kinnaird
‘Social
NEWS

Mrs, Kaufman, Phono 5488
Mr, and Mrs. Iver Johnson had

from the earlier days on the Prair-
jes, Mr. and Mrs, Fred Biber, now
residents of Armstrong, B.C. were
thelr guests for the holiday.

Mrs, T. Fourt spent the week-
end with her son and family, the
Bernard Fourts of Rossland,

The Thanksgiving weekend saw
Mr, and Mrs, Chas. Henderson of
Vernon visiting Mr. .Henderson’s
brother and sister-in-law, Mr, and

ining
where waste is dumped into the ri-
ver,
Mr, Loeblich made clear to the
[meeting that because other centres
affected were not represented at

He also made it understood that
Kinnaird could “get off the hook”
by spending a few thousand dollars
stich as Castlegar did and drill
freshwater wells. He sald that Kin-
naird was working for the common
gain of everyone affected and not
only for their individual gain. -
‘The committee formed from the
meeting, end which it is Intended to
add to, is going to work through the
executive of the Association of Koo-
tenay ‘Municipalities.
«- Much discussion revolved around

||the meeting that they should not]
be left out of the picture.

Mrs. Gordon and family.
Mr, and Mrs, Jerry Kelzer of
Cranbrook spent the weekend - vis-
iting Mra, Keizer’s parents, Mr. and
‘Mrs, Palsson and family and other
relatives in Kinnaird.
Travellers to Spokane for the
holiday weekend included Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Bonderoff who visited
their daughter Ruby. She is attend-
ing Kinman Business College; Mr.
and Mrs, Ernie Plerpoint, Mr, and
Mrs. Chuck ‘Trischuck; Mr. and
Mrs, Bill Cheveldave; Mr, and Mrs.
R. Matthews and family.
Mr, and Mrs, R, Patterson
at

a pleasant weekend with old friends} -

;| clls know the size of grants to schoo]

‘Village foreman Pout Hildebran-
dt was requested by chairman Loeb-'
lich to present a bi-monthly works
report similar to the monthly works
report made at Castlegar by works
supervisor Norman McNabb. “I
think-it’s a wonderful idea, It's
certainly & step in the right direc-
tion,” commented Mr, Hildebrandt.

School Boards
Are Discussed
At Convention

School boards and municipal
councils enjoy anything but amiable
relations at the coast, village chair-
man Carl Loeblich told gionaind
council Tuesday.
Mr, Loeblich said a motion was
presented at the recent Union of
B.O, Municipalities convention ‘cal-
lng on the government to pass le-
gislation forcing school boards to
meet with municipal councils,
Kinnaird ‘representatives at the
convention were amazed at this,
he Said, since relations between kin-
naird and the local school board
are good.

Anothe rmotion asking that the
department of education let coun-

boards much in advance of present
dates was also a surprise, sald Mr.
Loeblich,

He said School District No. 9
c. H. King, has the de-

Mr, and Mrs. D, Deverson and
family enjoyed ‘Thanksgiving with
relatives in Trail.

Recent visitors to. the, District
have been Mr. and Mrs, Charles
Scott of ‘Alberta, at

Problem, the
participation in solving the problem
and possibly the federal’ govern-

squib,
giant cracker, sky

ks

Chief a permit so to do.

9 from the Fire

| | posal which has created interest in- | P8™

ment’s as the river is
an international waterway, : industry
wastes and Chambers. of Commerce
backing the councils in their move.
A new system of sewage dis-

ternationally,” the lagoon system,
was ‘discussed and. it was agreed
that this was-an effective method.
It was also agreed, however,
that in these mountain centres a
sufficient area of level land was
Practically impossible to-come by,

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particularly in centres as large as
Nelson,

WHY « SERVE
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the home of Mrs. G. Cleeve and
Mr, and Mrs. Ewart Wickstrom and
Mrs. D.. Wickstrom all of Moose
Jaw, Saskatchewan, at the home
of Mr, and Mrs. J. Paulson and fa-
mily.

Miss Sharon Markle visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs, K. Markle,
for the holiday weekend. nt
Mr. G..W.. Rust of'-Vancouver |
visited his son and daughter-in-law,
‘Mr, and Mrs. G. Rust and family
for a few days while passing through
Kinnaird on a business ‘trip.

For the ‘Thanksgiving holidays,
Mrs, J. Reilly and daughters Kathy
and Rose. Ann of Nelson were the
guests of relatives. here.

‘A party for Rose Ann was en-

friends When © she ‘celebrated’ her

Tt was an exciting affair with Rose
Ann's guests being-Lawrence, John
and Harry Haley, her cousins, Deb-

from Trall, Nancy, Laura, Patty .and
‘Theresa McLaughlin.

A recent letter from James
Kaufman was ‘sent “from HMCS
Columbia, the only Canadian ship
which was at that. time: docked’ in
the harbour of Lagos, ‘Capitol, of
Negeria, along with other ships from
the Commonwealth countries. It wis
the occasion of Nigeria’s:Independ-
ence and the celebrations were tre-
mendous, The Navy's participation

foyed by 8 number of her Kinnaird | *
Sth birthday at the home of her
Mrs, L, rs

by and Terry Rust, and cousins|_

grant figured

of
out. “within several. dollars. long

ahead’ of time.”

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ancial help during the 14th Annual

Council approved a. progress
payment for the steel storage tank

Counc!) s * eonidering seeking
permission to build ta new works
shed under the winter works pro-

and fines for tratite infractions;
average taxation ‘was $107 per ‘Ype
hicte. °

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wrap enough ‘uround .to cover the
index finger of your left hand. The
threads all stand out better aa it
saves strain on the eyes,

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33. Brownies Inv
Kinnaird Pack:

‘The October meeting of the Pa-
rents '

Mrs,'J. R, ©, MacBaln, District
reported that Mr. M,

Girl Guides and: pana was held
. at the home of Mrs, J. ©. Mi

‘There’ were six. members and
Your guests present, and the meeting
opened with the Guide Prayer. ‘The
‘badge | useerelany's report. wos given.

Mrs, ‘Roberts, Brown Owl of
the and Hinnatrd Back, gave a re
port. There’ are “now 33 -Brownlea
in. the ‘Pack, including seven new

y ones; four. have just. flown up to
Guides, and three more leave be-
fore the year’s end, two to Guides,

Four’ proficiency badges were
awarded, Esther Lang won second
cprize In B,C. inn poetry competi-
tion on Brownle work, A cupboard
has been bullt at the United Church
‘for the Brownles,

‘The treasurer's report was given,
and her resignation as she hag left
the District,’ A ‘Thank-you’ card

~ will be sent to Mrs. J.. Langevin.
+ Mrs, McLeod volunteered as our
new. treasurer,

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HOUSE d
FOR SALE ae
New Fully Modern
Home at 126, 3rd.
Ave., Kinnaird
i Apply
Suite 16 -
Creighton Apts.
Kinnaird — Phone 4276

Collens {s repairing the Guides

[cLeod, | cupboard.

‘A coffes party’ to enable ‘all
mothers of Guides and Browntes to
meet’ the Gulders and. Parents
Committee members: will “be ‘held
from 1080 to 12 noon‘on Oct. 19 in
the Improvement Society Hall.
Mrs, MacBain then enroled Mrs:

Guide : Assoolation.' She then. pre-
sented Mra. with : the

J. Hendricka in the Canadian Girl] -

i
New Traffic Light
tan

. ‘Mot -Required

The, traffic. at Columbia: and
Fine in Castlegar 1s less than two-
thirds that’ required for the instal-
lation of 9 traffic Ught, district su-
perintendent D. ©, ‘Westaway. hag
informed council,
Mr, Weataway said that this is
the conclusion of a traffic count
carried out between 4 and 6 pan.
on Fri,, May 27. He added that the
highways department cannot consl-
der participation in the cost of a
signal'“as there appears to be no
necessity for one.”
Village chairman N. T. Oglow
suggested that a letter be sent. Mr.

World Pin as a ‘Thank-you’ from
the group for her years ‘of service
ag treasurer, Mra. Hendricks also
won the attendance prize.

The place and date of the next
meeting’ will be announced te the
coffee party.

~ Soroptimist 6lub
- Gives SHHS Tickets

‘The Castlegar-Kjnnaird Sorop-
timist. Club has decided to again
provide SHHS music teacher Nor-
man Fishwick* with two tickets to
the Celebrity. Concert series” for
awarding to pupils of his choice,

‘This was decided at the group's
meetig held last week. At the con-

suction was held, -

et

clusion of the meeting, a hatvest

‘There are over 170 species of
trees ‘rooted in Canadian soil and
of ‘these about 40 are utilized for
one commercial purpose or. another.

” skein, ig if the

would approve o atop-and-go light
if, Castlegar would bear its full\cost,
Comm, Walter ‘Thorp remarked |:
that since traffic on. Columbia Ave,
ts dictated’ by the two ferries, 8
signal light might be a hindrance
rather than a help to traffic move-
ment,

IGTORIA REPORT

By JAMES K. NESBITT
Premler- Bennett has gone trot-
ting off to New York on some kind
of mysterious mission.

‘This’ column asked him if he

was golig.to borrow money in Wall
Street. This caused the Premier to
look somewhat shocked and Indig-
nant, as much to say: SHaven't you
heard the good news of our debt-
free policies? Don't you know we
don’t borrow, money any more —
don't have to, now-that Social Cre-
dit's here to stay." |:
He sald, with a somewhat fierce
look: ““Borrow money? Of course
not, Perhaps’ wo might lend them
‘some money,” and, then “he looked
‘as if he wished he hadn't satd that,
because he doesn’t: want/the public
to get the idea his government's
rolling around up ‘to its‘ neck in
gold, and ‘at’ the ° aber time not
reducing taxes, *

ROBSON SCGIALS
. Mra, Johnson, Phone 5165

Mrs, ‘J, Raine and daughters
Miss Mildred Raine .and Mrs. D.
Marcellus spent: the long weekend
in Spokane.

Mr. Keith, ‘Waldie’ who spent
the past two weeks in Vancouver
arrived home Saturday afternoon.
He was accompanied ‘from’ Trail
by his’ wife who was the ‘guest of
her. mother, Mrs, G, Fletcher.

Mr. George Danchella of ‘Whan-
ok spent a few days with his mo-
ther, Mrs. 8, Danchella.

Mr... and Mrs, Gerald Stewart
have taken, up residence in the
Robson townsite. |.
“of ‘the’ Bvening

‘COMING.

RESERVE). OCTOBER 22. FOR THE |
CWL BINGO and BAKE: SALE

In The Kinnaird Improvement Society Hall

Group: held. a. very ‘successful cof-
fee party. at the home of Airs, Odd
Andersen ‘on, Friday morning.’ The
Thanksgiving "Dinner Hamper . for
which tickets have been on. sale
for some time was drawn for. The
lucky winner was-Mrs.-L. Quance.

Mr,.and. Mrs, A. Smecher have
returned from thelr two-weeks ho-
liday spent in the Lardeau, Trout
Lake and Kimberley. While in Kim-
herley they were the guests of their

Mrs. A; Nixon.’

son-in-law and daughter, Mr, atid

1
Pressed to give | some details of
his New York jaunt; the Premier
admitted os how he'd try and get
some big butter'and egg men down
i

CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Oct. 13, 1960 9

there to. moke further investment
in British Columbia, Only in this
way, he said, could more fobs be
provided.

The Premier, you see, doesn't
hold with the notion. that Canada
{as dominated too much, as it’ ia
now, by United States capital, ‘The
Premier has no fear of the U.S.
ig thankful every day it's where it
is — right close up ogainst Cana-.
da, He knows that Canadian pros-
perity ts ‘mostly due to American

way unless they recelve some form
of subsidy or concession from one
or all of the governments involved
in a’ railway to

Mr, Strachan’s afraid the pro-
moters of PNR are trying to wiggle
away from. control of the govern-
ment’s Public Uttlitles Commission:
"Tf the Wenner-Gren interests are
allowed to proceed, then they must
do so under the jurisdiction of the

_ Bennett Off « on Mysterious. N. Y. Trip

PUG. lye ts te cag" Sab tn whieh
the public. interest can be safe-
guarded.” * 5
He states once more the CCF’
view:
and feasible,
no question of the public subsidiz-
ing the profits of the stock pro-
moters. It must be built as a pub-
Ucly owned railway by either the
ONR or the PGE:

enterprise and finance,

Before he took off the Premier
allowed os how he'd try and get in
®@ couple of games in the World
Series, The Premier's a great base-
ball ‘fan, and watching a game he
can throw off some of the cares of
his high office,. making like a small).
boy, which he finds reldxing.
- He kept up the mystery when| -
he sad ‘he: doesn't know if he'll
be -back here before a federal-pro-
vinclal .conference in Ottawa late
this month, If’ he ‘doesn't’ return,
where-on earth could’ he be hiding
out all this Heng

BEAT WINTER TO
THE PUNCH!

Don’t gét caught
byasudden .
freeze-up!

Shak ES
BSN

Review Discusses
‘Canada’s North |

Bullding. ‘s northern state’ of
mind” may-be the*first essential
step in Demmeneniy. ier’ the

. Get Shelizone
anti-freeze now
- and be safe

all winter through

Opposttion leader Strachan’s
back in his full and bouncy stride].
after the recent election battle.
~ He’s full of suspicions about the
proposed Pacific Northern Railway
through ‘northwestern ‘ British Col-
umbia to the zorders ‘of the Yukon.
‘Truth ‘to tell, it.ts‘odd — 9 mad,
hidd start on the rail-

the Im-
perial Oil Bester in a .36-page spe-

institutions ending a hand.

clal edition. on: the’ past, present
and future ’.of Canada’s far north.

\ The Review. suggests’ that “if
Canada wants to protect her north
the preparation of people for Are-
tie lving"“might well be o national
project: for the’ Sixties” .with in-
dustry, government anf educational

way a few weeks before the elec-
tion, and. then silence and stoppage, | '
and‘ more mystery. Was it.an elec-| °° - against Pp wi

tion dedge on the part of Mr. Ben- anti-freeze that's guaranteed! Come in for Shellzone
nett'’s government? Mr. Strachan’s| . * today! Cars love Shell... you'll love Shell Service
convinced it was.‘He's of the con- : 5 of

aaa luinat ginise aie Sone Cc A S T L E

it only takes minutes to get winter-tong protection

* from scapes voters,
puts his‘ suspic-

Rossland visited thelr parents, Mr.

Mrs, E, ‘Duckworth,
> Mrs. A. ‘Nixon of EK!

-) fons nto these words:
and Mrs. J. ‘Porter: and Mr. and

nett would do ‘anything, anything
at all, in- order to garner votes
MOTORS LTD.
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“I have ssid
all along that these promoters had
no intention of building this rail-

visited her parents Mr. and‘ Mrs.

A. Smecher over the weekend, While
here Mrs, Nixon and Mr, and -Mrs.| -
Smecher attended the’ Ridenour-|
Smecher. wedding in Trail, moe
Mr, and Mrs. a. Duckworth of | day.

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will be ‘approaching the Azores'on
their. return to Halifax.

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