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CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar, B.C.

H.R. Foxlea Home .
From England And
Memorial Unveiling

H.-R. Foxlee has returned to
his home in Robson after a visit
to England during which he at-
tended the unveiling of the Run-
neymede Memorial to 20,455 men
and women of the Commonwealth

Air Forces who gave their lives’

in World War IT and now rest
in unknown graves,

The memorial, at Runnymede
near where’ the historic Magna
Carta was signed, was unveiled
by Queen Elizabeth II. Mr, Fox-

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lee’s son, W. R, Foxlee, is among
the dead, commemorated by the
memorial,

i It was Mr. Foxlee's first trip)
to England in 34 years, Hé was’
happy to return home again say-
ing “There's no place like Rob-

Deer Park Road May Be
Completed By Spring

‘the new Deer Park road,
which will give residents of this
Lower Arrow Lake community,
road access to the outside world|¥,
for the first time will be com-
pleted by Spring on early Sum-
mer.

-This was the comment Monday
at Nelson, of H. T. ‘Miard, Divi-
sional Engineer for the Depart-
ment of Public Works who said
the new road, when completed,
could. be incorporated into 2
major highway if one were ever

put through the district.

Crews have been’ working on
the five and a half mile road
since Summer, from both Syrin-
ga Creck and Deer Park. They
are now near the centre doing
rock, work.

Mr. Miard: advised that crews
have been reduced but if weather
permits, work will continue all
winter. Two compressors, one
tractor and drills are on the job.
Type of construction equals that
of the Lardeau Road, Mr. Miard

said,

The road will give Deer Park,
access to Robson through Syringa
Creek, and. will also serve the
community of Renata, across the
lake from Deer Park. It will con-
nect Deer Park with Syringa
Creek which is about 12 miles

from _Rebson. :

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~ Local Turkeys, Ducks, °
Geese and Hams.

__ Friday - - Tuesday - Wednesday
: Open Until 9 p.m.

THE CO-OP

Glad To Bo Back In
Canada After 3 Month
Holiday In Britain

Mr, and Mrs, Todd have return-
ed to their home in Robson after
a three month visit. to England,
and they both ‘agree it’s great to
be back in Canada,

The couple left for Britain last
summer and visited: England and
Scotland. It was 47 years since
Mr, Todd. had last visited his
former home in Sotland,jand 34
years since Mrs. -Todd’ visited
England. Their trip included
stopovers with relatives at Edin-

Applications In Mail

|For ’54 Licence Plates

Between now and the end of
January some 350,000 motor vehi-
ele licence application forms will,
be put in the mail, is ex-
pected that about 10,000 of them
will be returned by the post-
office due to incorrect addressing.
Last year it was estimated that
over $20,000 was spent on tele-
grams and long-distance tele-
phone call by these 10,000 per-
sons who did not receive their
renewal application forms.

Each ‘year it is found that a
certain Portion of the motoring
public the law which

Buren

Yhem to register any

ani
wwe had a nice trip,” Mrs. Todd
comments “and we enjoyed the
Old Country. But we wouldn't
like to live there any.’ ‘more,
There's nothing like Canada.”

Seven Girls Enrolled’
Jn Robson Guide Group:
‘At Christmas Parly

The Second Robson Girl Guide
Group and their parents enjoyed
a Christmas Party in’ the Robson
Community Hall Tuesday ‘night,
at which district Ci

change in address with the Motor
Vehicle Branch in Victoria: The
net result is that last-minute and
costly attempts are ‘required to
provide this information before
the motorist can secure his licence
plates by the dead-line.

The 1954 plates are required
by March 1, 1954 and it is expect-
ed that about 265,000 private and
85, on commercial Heences will be
issued,

FIVE KINNAIRD SCOUTS
PROMOTED TO LEADERS

Five Kinnaird Boy.Scouts re-
ceived i

Mrs. H. Hyson enr6lled- seven
new Guides, -

The program included a Christ-
mas Tree with gifts for all; the
singing of Christmas Carols and
a brief demonstration of work,
Each girl presented her’mother
with a corsage, which was the
girl’s own handiwork. Corsages
were also presented to Mrs, Hy-
son and Mrs, McPhee,

New Girl Guides enrolled were
Lynia ‘Crain, Patrina Housford,
Dorothy Housford, Janet Hous-

on Dec.-3, Bill Murray was pro-
moted to Troop Leader; ’ Jim
Tupper, Pat Lambert and Arthur
Bergen to Patrol Leaders and
Earl Mowlam to Second Patrol
Leader.

Scoutmaster Bob Mullock pre-
sented the awards.

These lads have all received
their second class certificates and
are now working for their First
Class Certificate and the Scout-
ing Proficiency Badges.

ford, » Arlene
Jolly and Eileen Jolly:

20 girls,

THREE NEW SCOUTS
JOIN ROBSON TROOP.

(the meeting of the Robson ‘Troop

on Wednesday. They are J. D.
frey Hett.

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-24 1b. and up . 49c
18 Ib. and up . 57c
Fresh Killed 16 Ib. and less 64c

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CHICKENS, for roasting, Ib. ....... 596
GROUND BEEF, Ib. :...........+.35¢
T-BONE or SIRLOIN STEAK, Ib. .... 59c
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Box Chocolates, Williard Famous, lb: 99c

Xmas Mixed Candy, | Were eis 2) 39
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Xmas Gifts For All

Messrs, Ron
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In ‘presenting. the. boys with
their Scout badge Mr. Resker re-
minded them they were becom-
ing members of the greatest: boys
Brotherhoood in.the world; .One
that was pledged to spread Peace

‘|and Goodwill among the nations.

The reputation of that great Bro-
therhood was*in their hands.
Noel Schellenberg was  wel-
comed as a member of the Troop
on his transfer from a Vancouver
Troop.

There sre“now 12 boys in this
new troop.

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for Canadian products.

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Nol. 6, No. 52

JEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1953

Local Firemen Lauded .
At Firemen’s Banquet
And Social Eve, Mon.

Monday night. was one of the
few Monday's since their organ-
ization that members of the Cas-
tlegar Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment did. not attend regular
practice and drill. Instead, they,
thei! wives and invited guests,
some 60 in all, attended a banq-
uet and social evening in St. Al-
ban’s Parish Hall.

Following the bountiful and
delicious banquet, featuring 'tur-
key and all the trimmings, Fire
Chief Ed Lewis welcomed every-
one, saying this was the brigade's
first attempt at organizing such
a get-together for their wives and
friends,

“After attending weekly prac- | §

tices for 51 Mondays in the year,
we thought it would be a good
idea to invite our wives for the
52nd,” he said.

Victor Jenks, chairman of the

Board of Ci

ers’ who. attended. with their
wives, paid tribute to the work

“On behalf of the citizens of
Castlegar, I wish to congratulate
you for the splendid job you are
doing and have done in the past,

tention to give them a Christmas
- present at the banquet in’ the
form of special badges ‘for. each
of them, but the badges ‘will not
arrive till early next. year. They
will then be ’. presented to the
firemen.
‘David: Campbell, Fire and
Light Commissioner also expre3s-
“,ed‘ regret. that~ the. firemen's
badges had not'arrived and sug-
gested that:;the banquet should
hevome. an annual affair since ‘it

ish
Mr. West said.of all the many,
has: :

‘asa fireman, he ‘enjéyed the
‘banquet best. Tribute : was. also
paid to Jos. Schnell, who has
-missed. only one: of the depart-'
ment’s| weekly Brattice during
the. past 12 months.

‘Pay. Boost Coming For
Local: ‘Commissioners

ate boost Ja the am ‘amount paid -to

‘fice, is: authorized in a new by-
law: that’ was ‘given: fourth read-
L tthe bi- monthly: meeting of:

Kn
‘law; which: was given first three,
‘readings ‘at'a special meeting: of
ithe. Board‘on Friday, raises each

“with: the. B.C. Municip:
which’ states. that comurisnlonscs
indemnities shall not exceed-$100
per year: in villages with ‘a pop-
ulation. of. less than 500; $200 per,
year in villages with a population
.; between‘ 600 and 1,000; and $300
* per year. in villages with ‘8 pop-
‘ ulation of over 1,000. °°.

Estimates of "Castlegar’s- ‘pop-
tulation vaty from 1300 to slightly,
© more than“i,800,

wo uto Mishaps

The . Castlegar. District's ‘acci-

: dent free record this fall and win-.
ter was broken Monday when fog
and:.icy ;road conditions faused
°" two auto mishaps. .
| »A,car, driven by, R,,W. Dahlin
train at a

*’pailroad’ crossing “near” here. No
ane was injured “but the front ‘of
i (the. car..was’ smashed ‘consider-
bl; Damnee was:  atimmated vat

‘There
“Vand ‘only. Malghe lamage. later. in
i a car. driven’ by.

inspires. ,’
« flights; crowded highways, all these are

oe and other -wise ‘men’ journey, anew to

“One of the 1 unique. features of Christ-
mas is the mass pilgrimage this season
Extra trains, :added . airline

part of Christmas —-external evidence
ofthe gathering ‘of families and friends
in:-record numbers.’*People travel on.
ather holidays.too but never as:many of

-'them: as-at Christmas time when those

aught away from.home by some neces”
sity of travel as well-as those whom Life ©

has lead to, homes removed from: their!
‘childhood,.make every effort ‘to be uni-
ted: ‘with’ their deena again at. Christe :

‘It hasbeen ever thus, from the. first

“Christmas” “when: shepherds. left. their

flocks: and* journeyéd:to .a’ stable:and :

“. three-kings' left. their’ distant kingdoms

_ to be guided by a star to the first, hum-
‘ble abode of the Savior the world’ ‘had
‘ awaited. so: long. ‘These. journeyed to

-welcome-and. adore the.King of Kings,

’ the Author of Love, the Son of God, who

‘reigned even as an Infant on a.throne of,
throne of ;straw, inthe lowly,’ lotiely,
gloomy darkness ‘of a hillside cave. With
each. passing year, . at .the anniversary
of His Birth, countless other shepherds

May the “Peace”
| y entes
sseth all anderstondins
t pa :
] : 2 ante your heat.

: 0
t aie AstMas-:
cite mee hose Natal Day “* a
wi

Him, Me
ddbrates “See

the spirit of

The: Gh istmas Pilgrimage : “ a

their Bethlehems to: welcome the New-.

born King with their friends and loved
ones. Jet he

‘Even after more‘than 1900 years, the

news: of .our: Saviour’s birth is still sb.

‘exciting, so endlessly new. and so tre*
mendous in its meaning that it is beyond
containing and ‘men’ must share it with
_their fellows. i E

The ‘Christmas pilgrimage continues

' -despite the cruelest, most detérmined

opposition. of the ‘Herods of, every: age.
the: pitiful, yet inspiring an

= deeply. significant accounts that: trickle

through to us from concentration. camps, -

: “of wasted ‘and tortured’ prisoners
a ‘few: meagre: crumbs: for a Chri
or stringing bits of paper to orna-

’ May.:we.who énjoy. the placed fics: ar
dom to. -make our. Christmas pilgrimage ®

in’ ‘peace, be: ‘not’ less-warm in our ex-
pression of love for: the Infant Saviour

on:His:Birthday.,’°
“And ‘may this ‘holy 9 season aed the ap:

“readers and _all’who ‘are’ dear to. them,
bountiful heat happiness pag peace

8 Cents Per Con

Crusher Proceeding

Installation of Castlegar’s re—
cently acquired rock crusher, the
village's answer to a gravel short-
age, is proceeding amid some d-
ficulty on the location anno
ced last week, Public Works Com—
missioner Bert Cherrington 10d
the Board of Commissions
meeting Monday night.

The machine has now .beem
moved to a hill on the Wader
‘subdivision between Juniper as#
Green Streets and is now readzy
for the timbers it will rest an

*jand, the scaffolding. This }iB

gives promise of. providing te
raw’ material for much gravel,
Mr. Cherrington said.

. A power. unit suitable” for the
crusher,’ is being sought far
which a number,’.of. availabi=
motors are being, investigated angi
Poiere

Missing ae Makes
Unchanged, Unhangea,
Commission Expense

A small ‘‘c” somehow - diszp-

‘peared from the explanations ap-

pearing beneath the pictures st
Wi

Pp lem ail over. the district, was
r ig the items under discussian
at the December meeting of the
West -Kootenay..Union ‘Board «&

Health. Jast Thursday. The use

in a strategic location, ‘is. being
tonsidered as a solution.

The meeting noted there were
61. child health conferences dux-
ing November with a total at-
tendance of 783 infants and pre-
school. children, . and 400° im
munizations. against. whooping
cough, diptheria and tetanus.

cinated for small pox and services
in the home totalled 368.

414 school pupils had medical
examinations, 797 were imux-
ized and »92 had
vaccinations.:'No new , cases’ of

ej tuberculosis ; “were reported in

Ne ovembet

primary ‘and. "junior grade pupils

small | pox: -

of a: common. large incinerator _,

There were..55 children vac.

‘tiny: Christmas. tree, Baas ;

préaching.. New. -Year rbring | to,all our.

at the Renata Christmas conces*
before a capacity: audience i in ore
| Renata: School.

There — were “also ‘Christmas

R | carols accompanied‘on the violix

| be sake ‘Friesen. All: community
at ae bag ‘of nuts by Sante.
“Equcky : wid,

cose, \F. -
ner; shell picture, D. Mackeratk

, and doilies, C.- Morey.

to Mrs. P. Warkentin.

CASTLEGAR KIWANIANS
ATTEND SUPPER AND -
CONCERT AT COLVILLE * i

. Three members of the Castlegar
Kiwanis ‘Club. and their wives,
represented ‘their club at a buf&
fet-supper and Christmas Cadn- 4
cert in Colville, Wash., sponsored
by the, Lions and Kiwanis Cluts
of: that town, during. the. swe
end.
+ Those, “making the. trip ‘and te:
porting an ‘enjoyable time,” were

* Mx.

and‘ Mrs. E. Frederickson