A E, J. HUGHE well known British Columbia artist, compares his preliminary. sketch with the oil ‘painting which was commissioned from him by the B.C. Telephone Company. Full-colour reproductions of the picture will appear. on the covers of most B.C. Telephone Directories to mark the Centennial Year. . BROWNIE ‘Stuy CAMERAS These h Scoutmaster Robert Tweed a very impressive Investiture last Tuesday, the following were in- vested:- Redney Jones, Michael Kil- Tough, James Killlough, Angus make color slides, tool Just imagine! These remarkable tameras make aff three kinds of pictures. — black - and - white snaps, Kedacolor snaps, and color slides with new Kodak Ektachrome 127 Film. Easy, too turn a lever to the type of film you're using (color or black- and-white) then alm and shoot, $9.95 & UP AT PETTITT PHOTOS Robert Batting and George Infanti. Troop Leader R King and Asst, District Com- missioner B. A, Resker assisted the Scoutmaster. On behalf of District Com- missioner T. Charlton, Mr. Resker presenfled certificates. for the] ” Preliminary Training Course held last fall in Trail and Castlegar, to Mrs. Binnie, Asst. Cubmaster and to Mr. J. McLuckie, Cub- master of the Second Pack. A Court of Honour of the First ‘Troop was held after the mect- ing, T. L. .R. King was in the chair. In Scouting the boys run their own show and so get train- id grammes and for’ the -Annual Scouts Own to be held- on Feb. 23rd. A discussion on Camping was held at the last meeting of the Court which consists of Pat- rol Leaders, There are now near- ly 30 boys in the Troop, Mr, Tweed can do with two assistants. The. only pay the Scoutmaster gets is the joy of helping boys along the Trail of Life as they play the Game of Scouting. * Congratulations to Cubmaster Loyd Groutage on winhing last years Good Citizens award. He certainly deserved the high hon- our for his work in training Cit- izens which is the work of the Scout Movement. The Kis Club has also done honour to the whole Scout Movement in choos- ing one of its leaders, It is rec- ognition that Scouting does a work in train- ing in Plans were made for future pro- Clearance Sale Continues At KARNIES 50 per cent Off 1 Rack Gf Dresses TO CLEAR $6.48 to $9.98 “Reg. $12.95 to $19.95 50 percent Off Rack of Blouses elt. BLOUSES — reg. $2.95 to $5.95 : reg. $5.95 to $14.95 J. BLOUSES —.reg. $6.95 , JUMPERS — reg. $13.95 . SKIRTS — TO CLEAR $1.48.to $2.98 _ TO CLEAR! $2.95 to $7.48 .TO CLEAR ... TO CLEAR... $3.48 To Clear at Half Price - Table Of SLIPS — reg. $2.95 « to $3.95 TO CLEAR AT “ COTTON HALF SLIPS, reg. $2.95 to $3.50 sizes S. M. L. TO CLEAR AT FLANNETTE GOWNS, reg. $3:50 — sixes M & L. TO CLEAR AT — Sizes 34 to 46 41.48 to $1.98 $1.48 to $1.75 $1.75 ANKLE SOX — reg. 89¢ — STRETCHIES 8- 9% - - 10 - 10% TO CLEAR AT pair RAYON BRIEFS — reg. 69c to $1.25 sixes SM G&L TO CLEAR AT 34¢ to 63c 33% OFF Pyjamas & Night Gowns $2.95 fo $3.95 - 20% OFF Skirts - Sweaters. - Dresses Vests and Snuggies reg $0 - Everyone has seen drawings and cortoons depicting the beard- ed prospector and his faithful jackass searching the hills for hidden treasure, A more mislead- ing picture of present day mining exploration could scarcely be imagined. Nineteenth century America saw the heyday of the independ- MINING IN ~ BRITISH COLUMBIA the same free, indomitable spirit of his counterpart a 100 years ago, and the future of mining in British Columbia depends upon the preservation of this “Spirit of *58", To show how the prospector — company team operates ict us take an imaginary. example trac- ing the early history of a new ent or who roamed a vast and unexplored continent searching for rich out- crops of gold, silver, and other valuable minerals. During this period a large majority of our world famous mines were indeed discovered by the prospector and his long-eared companion. But. obvious mines were soon in pro- duction and new methods were then required to ensure a con- tinuing flow of discoveries to re- place the rapid depletion of exist- ing ore bodies and to satisfy the ever growing demand for miner-| als by an expanding economy. The twentieth century has’ seen a marked and growing : | change in the methods used and tools required in the continuing search for new ore deposits, The decline in the number of import- ant new discoveries forced the in- dustry to turn to lower grade and niore complex ores, Many mineral ‘Gi Two prospectors have been assigned an area considered fav- ourable to mineral deposits. One man is old, having spent a life time in the profession and not seeing one of his discoveries dev- eloped into a producing.mine. The other is young, greatly interested in his work'and filled with hope. Their area is remote from exist- ing highways and railroads and they’ are serviced regularly by plane. The company engineer pays frequent visits to encour- age .and advise, After several weeks of seem- ingly fruitless effort a discovery of copper is made, The outcrop where their claims are recorded, then back with assistants to stake additional ground for the most important depdsit may: still lie in some rea, Be ales if Back at the office highly satisfying results from the check samples set the engineer in mo- tion, There are men to employ, aupplies to purchase, and trans- portation to be. arranged, An aerial survey company begins a topographic map of the new mining area. Geophysical insru- ments must be despatched as Plans are made ‘for an initial diamond drilling programme and of other problems require im- mediate attention, Wheels are now turning but months, perhaps years, will pass before the value of the discovery ean be properly assessed, Large sums of money will be spent and many men employed. Govern- ments will collect taxes on pur- chases made and the economy will’ be enriched because men risked much in their search for a glittering prize, Our imaginary discovery may never become a mine. Ton- nage may be insufficient, grade too low, or location too remote to make a paying operation pos- sible. Hundreds of similar prom- is small, the area covered by heavy soll, and very little information is available. However, the dark, coarse grain- ed rock is called a gabbro by the prospectors and its associa- tion with the minerals present sol- ution before these potentially val- uable resources could be used. An ever increasing rate of industri- alization and constantly rising living standards and populations ereated an insatiable demand for minerals, To aid in the search for:new and hidden sources scie- the possible presence of ‘nickel. This is quickly’ con- firmed ‘by a simple test, Here, indeed, may lie their El Dora- do. From sunrise to sunset pick, shovel, and dynamite are at work, and this arduous task is soon followed by a painstaking tific i were and mining exploration was ef- fectively geared to modern meth- ods of transportation. These fact- ors have. insured the i When, the next plane arrives heavy bags of sam- ples, a working sketch of the new discovery, ma a letter urgently exam- ising must~be thor- oughly examined and ‘untold millions of dollars spent before a single prospect can be develop- ed into a profitable mine. Once finally probably 90 per cent or more, of the new wealth thus created by the united action: of courageous men passes directly or indirectly into th hands of citizns who may Never own a mining share. When a net profit is eventually reali- 'zed “60 per cent of this sum is returned to the people throug taxation. Can new discoveries | still be made and mines developed in British Columbia? Not if incent- ives of the past are denied the and of the and mining company. The prospector is still basic to modern mining exploration and will remain so until the last outcrop within his reach has been examined. Today he normally. works for a salary but still re- tains an interest in his di. ination by the engineer are wait- ing. The ‘work of a harried as- sayer brings exciting news and the at @ taxes and loss of title threaten the company, Recent restrictive legislation by the Social Credit Government has already had a is readied for action. The engin- eer arrives on the new discovery to find initial staking completed: This inducement is esential be- cause hardship and heartbreak in evitably await those who search out the treasures’ of the earth. But the prospector of this Cen- and A few check samples, a hasty geologi- eal map, and-a quick dip needle effect on the indus- company alike, whose unrelent- ing labours unravel the secrets of the earth, have now lost the right to a secure’ title and the, hope of a just reward; “These survey the of the find. The prospectors ‘are flown tennial Year, 1958, still possesses to the nearest - mining office ‘rights must be speed- ie restored if the mining-indus- try of British Columbia is to outlive its known and declining ore Hope taking’ on a cargo of 5, Paper Cy taldweek.” FREIGHTER DARES ST. LAWRENCE ICE Due to’ lack if icebreakers, navigation in the loner ah Lawrence ‘and ‘gulf usually ends’ Dec. 31, but here 600 tons of newapriot sn Bale Comeau, Que. Under long-term charter to Quebec Norih Shore » the trelehter: is due to arrive in New York elty” by to 4:00 p.m, District Polio Clinic The West Kootenay ‘Health Unit wishes 6 re- mind parents that all those preschool children who re- ceived two doses of Polio vaccine last spring are now due for their third dose. The optimum for this third dose is at least seven months after the second dose. Clinics will be held in Castlegar at tho Public Health office — February 4th and March 4th fron: 1:30 p.m. te 4:00 p.m. Kinnaird af the Community Holl — February 5th and March 11th from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.. (please note change of day) and at the Valley Vista School, February 13th from 2:30 p.m. The next article in this ser- ‘lies will be on mining develop- mnt, The gift of an artificial heart-lung machine ‘to the’ Uni- versity of British Columbia medical school, by members of the B.C. Heart Foundation,’ has made possible in B.C, the: most advanced. type ‘of modern open- heart surgery. | try. The prospector and mining| CHERRY PIE QUEEN Le After eapturing top » honora in ‘the Ontario cherry-ple cooking contest, petite coed Betty Jones could' safely reveal two secrets. Her first confession? She much prefers cating apple ple. Her second well-kept, secret is how she makes her, jnouth-watering igh, “2 jake out Ps, confides t the 20-year- old University of Western On- tarlo student, As she adds water he the e pastry, 2 she jks out ue he e Whipcord JACKETS PANTS to match @ Sheds Rain e@ Crease Resistant , @ Dry Cleanable .. @ Dressy Appearance @ Tailored To Fit JACKETS ..... $7.50 PANTS ....... $8.60 AT Leifner’s ae Rae 670'x 15 — 710 x 15, — 750 x14 650 x 16 — 600 x 16 -WHLE THEY LAST ‘DONE BE FOOLED. _ WINTER ISN'T OVER YET “TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS. GREAT CLEARANCE CASTLE ‘MOTORS. nice | "CLEARANCE CONFIDES SECRETS | i ent, phone’ 6971. FOR SALE — 9 month old lay- / ing. pullets (West Hampshire). EC. , Green, Phone 4561, Rob- “son, 3 : FOR SALE —2 bedroom house ‘in beautiful location near school, Small down payment, j phone 2733 — Hor 332, ie FOR SALE — Coal or wood , furnace, phone 7011. 25 T FOR SALE — 9 month old lay- ing Pullets (New Hampshires) "88c Mb. live weight. E. L. Green Phone 4561, Robson, © 33 : 1 FOR-SALE — Large Oil Heater, Uke’ fend G. Fowler, Phone 9091 FOR SALE — 1957 Philips: 17" TV, used only ‘6' weeks — blonde. cabinet —. $160, apply Geo, Hadiken, Glade, B.C, ¥ 35 $| Court of iT 1958 Court of‘ Revision for Nelson Slocan Provincial Assesment District . Notice is hereby given ‘that tho]? FOR RENT pia Large apartment, private entrance, heated and under the pro- visions of the “Assessment Equal- ization Act” | respecting the 1958 Feb, Ist: Apply Mrs. Gergely, 475, Maple St. Phone 9021. 34 NOTICE — Kinnaird PTA an- nual Variety Concert, Kinnaird BUSINESS DIRECTORY. : CASTLEGAR . +, FUNERAL HOME DEDICATED TO KINDLY THOUGHTFUL SERVICE Ambulance — Flowers Granite, Marble & Bronze sf = Phone 3601 School Feb. 21— 7:30 Pm., adm, 38e.. NOTICE —.St. Alban’s Evening Guild will hold thelr Valen- tine Tea, Sat, February 15. 3 to 5 p.m. f 34 FURNITURE | __ ‘JUNIOR'S Grows uP! has been in any other ecutive Committee for the Cal- endar year 1958. Mr. L. L. G. Bentley,» Vice-president, Cana- dian Forest Products Ltd, was] elected Vice-chairman. Mr. Jan| Bercy Assistant to the Execu- tive ‘ice-president Columbia Cellulose ‘Company Limited is a member-of the Executive Com- mittee, vias school: There are 16 boys and 16 is ‘a very good representation of the ‘various types of the stu- dents in our school, Recently the Home Ec 20 girls entertained their mothers girls on the paper staff. This too, | and friends at a very’ tea. The guests were seated’ around small tables, each one having a different centre piece. The tea table. was covered with No man with a burden of debt _hgs a right to pro- tect his. creditors if he ¢ has not first protected his wife and ‘children with Life Assurance.” Plans to'suit your individ- ual requirements may be arrenged through. ; ; Dick: Fowler ; ‘North American : Life ‘Robson, B.C, a lace and upon which was set an attractive centre piece of spring flowers. One of the biggest basket- ball games of the year takes Place tomorrow as the rep teams travel to Resslahd, Plan to: attend. There will be room for a few spectators on the bus. If the girls can win night, the XOOTENAY BUILDERS” & SUPPLIERS _ PHONE — 5155 SASH G DOOR ~— BUILDING HARDWARE “GLIDDEN MARSHALL-WELLS PAINTS CABINET MAKING PAINTS ship will almost be theirs. Good luck kids! - Two concerts will take place during February at the sehool. The school band .concert will take place * February | ees THEATRE 28, and the PTA concert’ will be held, February 28, * Don't forget the inter-hcuse Talent Contest to be held the third week in February. ANTHONY STEEL KR! DOKALD SINDEN ¢, ANA SHARIA SANDRI : vee z know what clse MON. - TUES. - WED. ROGERS MICHAEL RENNIE Cinewastaoot WEN IDEAS! GOOD ONE... EVEN IF IT OIDN'T WORKEHE A { |