tees ante) ore Castlegar Kinnaird E NEWS. VOL. 4; No. 51 Published Bivegy Thursday at “The’Crossroads of the Kootenays” Robson Brilliant CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA/THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 1951 5 Cents Per Copy Editoriale Home For Christmas ; : Of all occasions, of all celebrations throughout the year, Christmas is for families — a time when the fires of family affection burn brightest and warmest. 3 Each of us remembers those shining” moments of our childhood when the ‘family circle drew closest. The ‘Christ- mas we knew as children had a special lustre, an air of breathless and urgent joy that was spread like contagion from one member of.the family. to the next through smiles and warm greetings. Year by year as one grows older this magic atmosphere is recaptured ‘whenever families gather at the present season. The holly wreath hanging on the front door is a magnet: whose pull can be felt miles away by absent kinfolk. And once home, nothing seems really changed from our childhood. The atmosphere is once again an exciting blend of smells of plum pudding, turkey and mince pies, spiced with the aroma from a giant Christmas tree standing in the corner. Laughter comes easily ,to young and old. The family Christmas is a tniversal thing. Charles Dickens wrote for all people when he told of the joy in the Bob Cratchit home at the arrival of Tiny."Tim’s sister for nristmas, and’ of “the warmth and jollity’ among ‘dancers -at the Fezziwig home. But more than anything else, as a part of our Christmas heritage, hymns and carols, all the old favorites, ring out and strike an echo in the hearts and voices of each of us. That echo sounds in each family circle because the hymns cand carols tell of a family long ago in Bethlehem in which the Christ child was born. And in our time, in days of warfare, suspicion, hatred and a divided world, they tell of. peace on earth, goodwill ito .men. A Safe Christmas To All A word of warning is in order before we enter into the :switl.of Christmas and New Year activity in the district. It has to do with taking the safe course in all such activities, and thus affording protection for ourselves, our loved ones, and -our friends — and especially our children. The Christmas season offers, with its ,merrymaking,.many potentially dangerous’ situations; ‘ these, “fortunately, can be meutralized with very little extra thought. ‘perienced situations where holiday gaiety suddenly turned to grim tragedy. None of us want these in: our homes or «communities. ‘So: Look out for fires. Watch those tinsel and paper decorations, and novelty candles and the wiring on .your ‘Christmas tree lights. If your tree is drying out take steps to safeguard it. There are ways and means to prevent accidents occuring through use of any of these. Ask any member of ‘your Castlegar or Kinnaird Fire Departments what- precau- tions are necessary. They have made a thorough study of such hazards and can help you plan a safe and sane holiday. Turn to page 9 for a fully itemized list of such precautions. And use caution when you are driving. We have good roads to both Trail and Nelson now; but they are still not straight, nor will they straighten out for you. And if all the alcohol in your car isn’t in the anti-freeze use extra care, or ‘better -still don’t use the car. So let’s be careful and then We7ll all have a Merrier ‘Christmas ‘and-a Happier New Year.’ Yet have I brought a gift the: Child may not despise, however small; for here I lay my heart today, and it is full of love to all. —Eugene Field. DIST. BRIDGE COMMITTEE TO BE ORGANIZED SOON CPR YARDS Cc ce were 4| d at last Thursday’s meeting to or-. ganize a district bridge commit- tee. R. McDermid will head the committee with A. Anderson and We have all ex-. Vv. Jenks. This committee is in action already as a letter in another section of this paper indicates. The chamber has forwarded a brief to Victoria supporting the action of the Kinnaird and Castlegar Commissioners cn the bridge question. W. Reid was appointed chair- man of a committee for street decorations, its main object. be- ing to look into the costs of strings of lights for across the streets in the business. section. Mr. Reid has already secured a price of $20.00 a string. The lights would be a permanent fix- ture and could be used at the coming holiday season and other special] . occasions during the year, TUESDAY A wreck occurred in the C.P.R. yards Tuesday morning when the engine of a freight train from Trail fell over on its side. It is believed a broken part under the engine caused the accident. Both the fireman, R. Bell and engineer, E. Sutter jumped to safety. The auxiliary unit from Nelson was called to the scene and cleared the right-of- -way ina few hours. A heavy snowfall that hindered the work crew. NOTWCE Phone or mail news of your holidzy visitors to this papér for publication. Our phone number is 3031; box number 410. day A. ANDERSON CHAMBER OF The Castlegar and District Chamber of Commerce elected A. Anderson, president at its elec- “4 tiont 1021: T oa Mr. Anderson replaces W. Wal- die, who has served as president for the past year. The installa- tion of officers will take place at the annual general meeting in January. M. B. Dalton was elected vice- president, R. Couchman, secre- tary-treasurer and J. R. Elliott, S. C. Watson, R. A. D. West and N. Oglow were elected to the council. PRESIDENT COMMERCE Kinnaird W. L ‘Holds Draw The Women’s Institute (South Circle) at Kinnaird held the draw for their auto. rug and Diston hand saw in the village Office, with Mr. S. Muirhead drawing the tickets. ‘First prize, auto rug, was won by Miss E. McKinnon of. Castle- gar, her ticket No. was 674. «Second prize, Diston hand saw, was won by Ken Campbell of Kinnaird, ticket No. 222. JOE DUNLOP AT LAST MEETING. Monday “evening Corimission: er Dunlop attended his last meet- ing of the village commission- ers. Mr. Dunlop has served on the board for the past three years and did not seek re-elec- tion. He has devoted a great deal of.time to the affairs of the village and deserves a vote of thanks from all. UNIQUE IN RAILROADING WORLD NEW DIESEL OPERATES BETWEEN NELSON-HOPE ‘There’s something new in Can- adian locomotives on B. C. rails these days. It’s the “Consoli- dation” Diesel now fh C’s Kingston works, Another. unique feature of the -,Consolidation* ding is its entirely with P. ‘This 112 foot streamlined twin- unit giant, weighing 520,000 lbs. is unique in the world of rail- roading because it is powered with an “opposed-piston” Diesel engine — that is, an engine in which every cylinder has two pistons, shoved apart by a cen- tral combustion. Christened the “City of King- ston” last August Ist by Trade and Commerce Minister Howe, the great new locomotive came to British Columbia for its in- itial “workout.” It was built in Kingston, Ontario, by the Can- adian Locomotive Company, now affiliated with the Fairbanks- Morse Company which pioneered both the Consolidation line of lo- comotives and the F.M. “Op- posed-Piston” engine in the Unit- ed States. (The O-P engine, also used, in submarines, ‘powered more than 50 per cent of all the . U. S. Navy’s subs by the end of World War II). The first Canadian-built Con- solation comprises two complete Diesel-Electric units, joined to- gether tandem-style. Each of the twin units develops 1600 h.p. — a total of 3200 h.p., which, trans- mitted to the driving wheels through electric generators and motors, enables the “City of Kingston” to haul with superla- tive ease and smoothness a fully loaded freight train at 65 miles per hour. ‘The passenger ,ver- sion of this locomotive bowls a train along at a 110-mile-per-hour clip. The “City of Kingston” is the prototype of a “fleet” of 78 dif- ferent locomotives — known as, the Consolidation or “C” line, ranging from 1600 to 9600 horse- power, that will be built at C.L.- Bank Will Open Castlegar Branch A new bank w'!ll open here January 2° when the Canadian Bank of Commerce ‘onens_.a branch in the West building. This will be Castlegar’s second branch bank. Manager: of the Commerce branch will be George W. Shaw, ‘at present accountant in the Rob- ‘Son district branch in Vancouver. Mr. Shaw is a native- ot Van- couver and a veteran of the Sec- ond World War. He has served in several branches. in Van- couver and throughout B. Cc. and iy an unvarying 56 feet 6 inches in length, It may be built with the streamlined cab at one end, or with both ends bluntly square —but in all cases the length is the same. Into this standard car- body all power and operating equipment is installed in “pack- aged units.” Thus, any single carbody can be powered | by 3 any one ot three «+. JOYFUL AND ‘TRIUMPHANT™ Central Press Canadian 6 wear ratios for various types of operation, such as heavy freight, fast passenger, moun- tain service; etc. The result: a total of at least 78 different lo- comotives from only one basic Mount St. Francis On Saturday, December 15th, 21 members of the Ist Castlegar Girl Guides found again that it is “More Blessed to Give. Than Receive,” when they journeyed to Mount St. Francis at Nelson to sing for the residents there. With the snow falling softly outside, the girls began their pro- gram with “White Christmas,” Fair - Piston Diesel eee 1600, 2000 or 2400 horsepower. Any of the car- bodies so, powered can be link- ed to other carbodies, up to a total of four, to make multiple- unit locomotives ranging from 3200 to 9600 horsepower. Any of these single or multiple units can be equipped with any one of d by a of Christ- mas Carols and closing with “Ru- dolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” which was much enjoyed by all. Captain Thomson then present- ed a punch work cushion, with the Guide Trefiol on a black vel- vet back ground, to one of the ladies. This cushion was made by Violet Hagen, and had the MERRY CHRISTMAS anda HAPPY NEW YEAR To All Our Readers names of all the girls on the back. After spending a: few minutes with the residents the girls and. Mrs. Dams wished them all a “Merry Christmas.” They were then taken down stairs where hot chocglate awaited them. Before ee they formed a horseshoe and’ thanked the Sist- _ ers for their kindness, They then left for home hap- py with the thought that they had brightened the day for so many wonderful people. A special word of thanks to the drivers for taking them to Mount St. Francis, — without them we could not have made the trip. Thanks go to Mr. Hagen, Mr. Dowkes, Dr. Bothamley, Mr. Hoarie and Mr. Moran. Contest Winners Winners at the United Church W. A. bean guessing contest were: first, Mrs. Grunerud, guessing 1951; second Mrs. Wil- liams, 1999. The aciual amount of beans in the jac were 1972.