STORMY WEATHER FOOTWEAR THE GOLDEN HAWKS jet aerobatic team consists of six Sabre aircraft and the men to fly and maintain them. The team is now touring Canada from coast to coast. Force stations. During their 414-month tour they will perform over 50 times at more than 30 Canadian cities and Air Repairs to all makes of TV’s, radios and phonegraphe, Dealer for RCA Victor. Applications for TV cable hook- ups made here. “Years of experience is our guarantee of dependable service”. “ELECTRONIC SERVICES —, Phone 3331 FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AT MADDOCKS The annual meeting of the Castlegar and District Fall Fair committee was held Friday even. ing in the Legion Hall. This was not a very well attended meet. ing, there being only three or- ganizations represented. President J. T. Webster pre- sided and there were 10 members present. Mrs, Betty Oglow, sec- retary, read the minutes of the Attention Men Treat the Lady of your ‘life to the Luxuries she Deserves HATA GIVE HERA = GIFT GERTIFICATE FROM TOMAR ‘fiale’s PHONE 5260 PROFESSIONAL ADVICE ON YOUR HAIR PROBLEMS PHONE IN NOW Pete Ewart New Prexy; Date Set for Next Fall Fair 1958 meeting. These were adopt. ed, The business arising out of the minutes had been dealt with during the year, Mrs, E, A, McDonald, treas. 1 urer, read the financial state. ment up to the beginning of No. 1 vember. She could not give a fi. nal statement as there were still some bills to be paid and some money to come in, the sum of $682.80 had been paid out in prize money at the 1959 Fair, In the senior section there were 1,060 exhibits with only three which didn’t receive prizes. ceive prizes. A letter of thanks is to be sent Elmer Kraft for the extra trestles. It was reported that the sewing and flower sec. tions had been much bigger this year, The exhibitors remarked that the arena was the best place to shold the Fair, Mr. Webster, the retiring president, called for no~ minations for a chairman to take over for the election of officers. He also thanked the executive and members for their support during his term of office. Mr. Webster was elected chairman. Those elected to office for 1960 were: president, Pete Ewart; first vice-president, Jack Scott; second vice-j ‘president, Mrs, has moved ahead strides. Cleaning Industry Made Big Sirides Many years ago the house. wife was quite justified in ma- king a careful selection of what she should, or should not send to her dry cleaner or commercial laundry. During the past 25 years, the aundry and cleaning industry with rapid A quarter of a century ago our dry cleaner or landerer had ¥' Mrs, McDonald reported that! to work independently in judging what was, or was not, the best method of cleaning a particular garment, Today he has available to him his own Canadian Re- search Institute with laboratories There were 73 junior exhib-| in Ottawa, who's major function itors of which only 17 did not re. }is one of continuous - research. Today there is no “guess- work” regarding the type of “chemical or process that can be best used to clean the most delicate of garments in a satis- factory manner, New machinery and new me- thods play a vital part in this never-ending research design to clean clothes in a more satisfac- tory and more economical man- ner, When to send your clothes to’ a cleaner or launderer? Perhaps this can be answered best by re- alizing that there are two func: tions the launderer and dry clean- er must perform efficiently to satisfy Mrs, Housewife, The first and most obvious sec. | function is to clean your clothes retary, Mrs. P, Gelow: recording secretary, Mrs. A, B. Hill; trea- surer, Mrs. 'E, A. ‘MeDonald; aS. sistast treasurer, Mrs, H. John- son, + _ It was decided that the exec. utive carry on the business of the Fall Fair and call a general meeting when necessary. The date of the 1960 Fair is set and in an ner and return same to you with the least possible delay. and sanitary man- ‘The second, and not so well known function of the dry clean- er and launderer, is to replace the original shape of all gar- ments that come under his care. Your cleaner does more than return to you “clean clothes.” The in 25 Years cerned and consequently is not going to receive its full use. While proper shaping by the professional launderer or dry Congratulations TO Bob's Pay'n Takit On the opening of his fine new store and may we extend best wishes for many years of happy oper- ation. We are pleased to have had the wiring contract on this building. PARK ELECTRIC COLIN PETTS PHONE 4516 cleaner is necessary on all types of materials perhaps it is noticed more with the so called wash- and-wear garments that invar- fably become quite shapeless with_ constant home laundering Perhaps the greatest damage done to your wardrobe is the]. storing of seasonal clothes with- out first having them profession- ally cleaned or washed. Imbed- ded dirt is bound to take its toil during the storing time and also is an added attraction for moths, ‘The dry cleaners and laund- erers in Canada have a slogan “Your cleaner is your best friend.” To make your clothes look good and last longer it takes the professional touch that can only be supplied by the profess- ionally trained launderer or ‘dry cleaner. Handicapped Sociely Names New Officers W. Easton is the new presi- dent of the Castlegar division of the Kootenay Society for Handi. capped Children, succeeding Mrs. J, M. Macbeth of Kinnaird. Mrs. E. Murray is vice-presi- dent and corresponding secretary and R, Minnion is treasurer. J. is house é | Miss C. Proudfoot and L. Korody. is chairman and Mrs, J, M. Mac- ‘beth and Miss A. O'Brien are school directors. Norris Churches is member- ship committee chaiman and E. Kraft is publicity chairman. Mrs. J. Lewis is recording secretary. Directors are Mrs, T. R. Deans, ~ BELLS the celebration Scotch Bell's gives great pleasure to thosa.who know Scotch Whisky well. Try this grand Scotch. Savonr its smooth elusive flavour, Enjoy the magic subtlety that only the rare, the very best Whiskies can achieve, and you will know why so many people count it high among their pleasures. 100% Scotch Whiskies Distilled, Blended and Bottled in Scotland | + Arbor Bell & Sons Lté., Distiliers, Perth, Soctland Established 1125 by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British ‘Calumtia. will be Friday and Sept. 16 and 17. The judges’ reports of the 1959 Fair were read and these were all goud reports. One judge suggested “having a pre-school section. dry cleaner is trained to re. move all dirt from a garment and this in turn can increase the life of that garment by as much as’ two or three times over the life of garments that are not thoroughly cleaned af- We Are Happy ERN BUILDING FOR THE AND EXTEND TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THE NEW MOD- astlegar Drug ter soiled. The cleane: irment that has lost its s' io loses all appeal as far a: ‘er is con- age Call is Answered; ‘New Leaders Allow Guides fo Continue The regular monthly meeting of the Guide and Brownie Assoc. iation, Castlegar branch, was held “at the home of Mrs. W. Schwartzenhauer on Tuesday. There were 10 members pre_ sent. Mrs, A, Rissuto, divisional rs. J. M District commissioner, and Mrs. P, Popoff, Guide captain, attend- Gratifying results from the BEST WISHES FOR MANY YEARS OF PROSPEROUS OPERATION COLUMBIA BUILDERS LTD. CASTLEGAR, B.C. PHONE 3511 appeal for Guide leaders: will see the Guides resumed meetings with Mrs. P. Popoft as Guide captain and. Mrs. Ken Hall as Guide lieutenant. The association would like to thank all those who so kindly donated to the travelling baskets whicn are going around. Baskets must be in by Dec. 1. If you, have one in your home woold you please pass it on to a neighbor. Thank you." The annual meeting of the association will be held at the home of Mss, F. Bartsoff on Jan. uary 25 when it is planned an enrolment of members ‘will take ace, The meeting was adjourned and refreshments were served by the hostess, FRESH PIGNIGS, Ib. Campfire BACON, { Ib. pkg. .... 49¢ A. EREMENKO & CO. BEEF POT ROASTS, Ib. . 52c GROUND BEEF, 3 ths. . $1.00 . 29 WE DELIVER 5 oz. Jar .......... 90's T-V CHOC. BARS, 7 oz. ... McCORMICK’S BISCUITS, Forty-Niner, pkg. of 51 | BUTTER, Ist. grade INSTANT COFFEE, Blue Ribbon, TEA BAGS, Red Rose, MARGARINE, Harvest, 2 lbs. .. . B9¢ 29¢ PERFEX BLEACH, 128 oz. TOMATO SOUP, Heinz, 2 for .. MUSHROOM SOUP, Clark’s, 2 for .... cs Frozen PEAS, ‘Frozo, 2 for ... 39¢ Frozen FISH & CHIPS, 24 oz. .. 59c AVACADOS, 3 for .. 29¢ GRAPEFUIT, Pink, 40's, 3 for 29¢ LETTUCE, Cello, Ib. ........0...... 19 sue 196 . 33¢ . 496 . 68¢ 55c FROZEN FOOD LOGKERS FOR RENT Parly Time | DRESSES -Sheaths and Full Skirts Brocades, Bridal Satin, and pene Novelty. Fabrics, Imported Velvets $11.50 to, $21.95 Seamless Nylons In new Fall & Winter Shades ; 98c Pair Ladies Winter COATS SPECIAL REDUCISD $19:95 .on today’s youth. “ic freedoms is frightening. Most . of them aren't in rebellion, what » prepared to face the future. U e VICTORIA, 8. DEC. 31/32109 UNLOADING es of Arrow (nine-ton press fol w the Castlegar News are employ. nsfer, The press, a No, 3 Michle four-page seven. column flatbed purchased at Vancouver, went into operation at the aastley Ne 20. x 26-foot addition was made to the legs 1. Vv. Campbell, publisher, # to house the press and other equipment, tid the pr ss was “installed for better re-production and faster press runs.” Boh Maddocks Won't Seek Municipa R. C. (Bob) Maddocks, out-; spoken and hard-working Castle- » commissioner, will not seek -clection in this year’s muni. cipal elections — but he’s left the | door open for a return at a later! date. elded to sit this one out . lo Mr. Maddocks said he’s “de-! » Tye} Seai decided 1o take a rest from mun. cipal chores.” A few weeks azo Mr. Mad- docks said he was debating ; Whether to contest the chairman- ship, run again for commissioner, or leave municipal politics. He has now decided to “take a rest.” In announcing his decision not to seck re-election, Mr. Mad- | docks said he hopes that in his j three years on council he has ontributed something to the wel- Always willing to take a firm stand on any issue and fight for ; anything he thought was right or }against anything he felt. was wrong, Mr. Maddocks served the ‘Village at different times as wa- man, public works chairman and _ acting village chairman. Mr. Maddocks sald some of the things he had to do on coun. ell “weren't easy to do,. but they were done for the good of the community.” One of the happiest things he did while on council, said Mr. Maddocks, was assist mation’ ofa" Senior™ i in Ci Giilerine Tablets Pulin New Pipes | Chlorine tablets are put in new water lines to disipfect them works supervisor Norman Mc- Nabb told the Castlegar council Tuesday, night. Dr, J. H. Lindsay of the West Kootenay Health Unit wrote council informing it of such a procedure. Mr. McNabb said it is already being followed. After the .chlorine tablets sit for 24 hours in the new lines the water is pumped out, Mr. Maddocks’ retirement j trom this year's election race will throw an entirely different light on the municipal picture. Having topped the polls two years ago, he would have been a tough man to beat for commissioner. Only chairman N, 7. Oglow has indicated that. he will seek re-election. Vacant are the two- year commissioner posts of Mr. Maddocks and parks chairman Gordon Pettitt, Mr. ‘Pettitt said recently that he has not yet de- eided whether or not he will seek another term. No one has yet filed nomination papers for any Position. + CASTLEGAR NEW Published Every Thursday at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays” VOL, 12, No. 48 CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, DEC. 3, 1959 10 CENTS PER COPY arges CASTLEGAR CHAIRMAN N. T. who have at the opening of Kootenay House at the Univer- sity. of B.C. Kootenay House, along with Okana- gan House, were officially dedicated at a recent ceremony to those citizens of the Kootenays and an Ogiow is shown the ‘years’ to the university, Also shown with Mr, Oglow are Del Grauer, president of the B.C. Electric Co. and chancellor of UBC, Mayor R. F. Parkinson of Kelowna, Mayor Tom .Alsbury of Vancouver, Mayor F, F. Becker of Vernon and Elecivical Union Lecal 213 At Coasi Has Jurisdiction The problem of local electricians not being hired at the pulp mill site is beyond the control of Celgar the Castlegar ulage council was told Tuesday night. “It is surprising indeed that they were not aware that matter entirely within the jurisdiction of their own Inter: union,” said L, S. McGill administrative assistant at site, to council in a letter. By “they” Mr. McGill was re. ferring to four local electricians who appeared at council's last meeting to protest the fact that outside electricians are being hi- red to work at the site while lo- cal union men go without work, Celgar, sjid the men at that meeting, gave assurinces that whenever possible local men would be given preference for jobs at the site. Terming the problem a juris. ,|dictlonal one, the local electri- cians told council that fob juris. diction had been given to Local 213 at Vancouver, but this area's from the Nelson Iccal ver) for a two. to and repeating the next week.” At the time letter, said Mr, Cee six members of 3 Working at the size 3 from Syringa Cr “The only m spatched (from this date is one spi ance man ta Gilpin-: “There ix one other + fan resident in Blue over Norman McKenzi tof the ‘¥:|Loval 999 men can’t get work at|2 Member of ours, who The Castlegar and, District Project Society will attempt to have the ice plant in the arena and operating “by the new year.” In order to this, a Arena Canvass on Saturday sary credits and loans to put the ice plant in operation by the new year. When a canvasser calls and asks a District resident to sign his i eard, the signing of drive for funds is being held this Saturday and on Sat., Dec. 12. The canvass will be carried out by teen-age members of the Universal Rod and Custom Club who have volunteered to donate their efforts as a public serv In commenting on the pre- ject Society directors said’ that “We have an arena, we have an ice plant, we have the header trench and the headers built, “It is true that it is not all Paid for, but our present income will take care of these committ- ments. We have a fund of about $5,000 towards the cost of plastic Piping.” It is still necessary, said Pro. ject Society president Walter Thorp, to obtain “a lot of not- so-small incidentals.” Some of these include a first change of brine, ammonia, insulation and water and drain connections. The Project Society is at- tempting to arrange the neces- sent -situation~at- the -rinks,4Pro-| the card will improve the Socie- ty’s credit rating, “With the project being so close -to utilization it seems a shame to put off enjoying it for yet another year,” concluded Mr. Thorp. - Airs. BL Shaining: ies al Xinnaird Funeral services will be held Saturday at. the Castlegar Fun- eral Home chapel for Mrs, Her- man Skaaning, 44, who died yes- terday at Kinnaird. Mrs. Skaaning (nee Julia Theresa Woytella) was born in Greenwood, B.C., on June 2,11915, She attended school in Trail and spent most of her life there where she is weil known. A resident of Kinnaird for the past 12 years, Mrs. Skaaning is survived: by her husband, a brother Joe of Genelle and her parents? and a brother John in A PERSONAL GOLUNN: By BURT CAMPBELL Couldn't help thinking, while attending the Kinnaird Little Theatre's production. of “Man Alive.” that one of the main rea- sons we in the audience found the play so interesting was that most of us were acquainted with the private lives of the actors. Amiaieur productions, always fun to watch, are doubly so when you are aware of the often staid occupations of the actors in pri. vate life while on the stage they are capable of acting the com- plete opposite, * * On Today’s Youth (cont’): I've had several interesting dis- cussions with various people about my column dealing with a Maclean's Magazine-Katz survey The main gist of my remarks in that column was that today’s youth are NOT equipped to face the future; that the degree tol which modern teenagers lack concern over our basic democrat. they want is more supervision and less liberty. One particular person I als. cussed the subject with was put out with those of us that would even dare raise the question of |i whether or not today's:youth are He Iamented the fact that in every generation there are wri. ters who condemn youth and then applaud those same youths when they are called upon to de- fend their country “and make the world safe for all of us.” He had, in that argument. one that I didn’t relish refuting since! it meant-a more lengthy More On discussion than we had time for. Particularly since it meant a lengthy examination of our pre- sent system of living to see if today’s youth really know what they are fighting for wnen they go into battle or whether they go’ into battle because they are told to. At any rate, today’s youth — and all of us — have again been pssailed. This time it is by a Uni- ted States Army report on the conduct of American prisoners during the Korean war, the Youth In sperking on the report in Wisconsin, Senator John F. Ken- nedy said “We have lost our will to fight and sacrifice and endure, there was little torture, brutalt: Today wet an oppertunity to x the project when 2 “T hope this letter something to corre: sion that we gre local residents,” Cody. “Tha: will not the site, Result of the meeting was that Castlegar wired Celgar ask- ing for clarification of the mat. ter, A letter was also sent by council to the International Bro- therhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 at Vancouver. The Kin- naird council, approached on the same problem, sent a letter to Celgar about the matter, In a letter to council J. C. Cody, for Local 213, said his local, with over 12,-| 000 industrial wiremen, had pro. | Jas Leckie fe Head Lecal Legionaires Nominations for officers for the local branch of the C: Legion were held Tuesday night with all positions being filled by acclamation. ject jurisdiction at the ul, Jas Leckie is president, | mill site. | Floyd Bacon is first-vice presi- Local 999, said Mr. Cody, i ; “si- |, 8 isa i dent and..Pete Ewart is second- utility local whose members are! vice’ president: Bert Martin is ser-'l employed soley by the West Koo. geant-at-arms, Alex Gray is hon- | tenay Power and Light Co. and! orery president and treasurer is| «it does not have a pool of in| Bob Wadey, dustrial wiremen from whence 7 executive members are Dave} to man a project.” ampbell, Jack. McNicol, Harry He said men are despatched | Bate, Bert Lamb and Herb Pitts. | to any project, including the Cel- eens gar job, on a roster system. The mah with the least work in a year goes first and others follow. Of the four men who ap- peared at the council meeting, Fe. Prints ard Preeesses said Mr, Cody, one would be the 29th to go to the site or some Fealuved ai School % other job, another would be the A display of lino-cuts, wood-| 150th, and a third would be the cuts and sketches printed from | 190th, these various methods were pre.| If the union gets a call for sented last Friday to the general men on the Celgar project, it is public at an exhibit at the high | “almost sure" that the man who school, stands 29th on the list will be Titled. “Prints and Process. | sent to the site, es," the exhibit was sponsored by “We have a working arrange. the HPD 20 Girls’ Club. They|men with Local 1003 of Nelson were made available by the Van. | who also have industrial wiremen eguver Art Gallery. as members,” said Mr. Cody, “as Also on display were posters] to a pro-rata basis for i by from all|the Celgar job. that Celgar anda ans labor agreements eify that juris such as ours (continued cn sage can: SPA Head Ga Seiluiese Board ‘. Grant MeConchia of has been to ty or brain For the first time in history not one A ri prisoner cs- We have We have suppressed our scale of values, We have confusd our mo- tivations.” He then documented his in- dictment with these facts from the above report on the Korean war: One in seven prisoners either spied on their fellows or made HONORED MUSICIANS at SHHS are bandsmen ‘Warren Thom~ linson and Robert Krueger being presented here with Celebrity Concert tickets by bandmaster Norman Fishwick. The boys were presented with the,tickets for musical and good acddemic standings. Two girls, Brenda Ballard and Molly Taylor, were October recipients, The season tickets are the gift of the Soroptimist Club of Castlegar, Kinnaird and Rebson. There are 43 members in the: junior-senior band at the high school and 33 caped. A total of 38 per cent of the prisoners died in captivi- 1y, due partly to the callousness of their fellows and due partly to their rejection of unfamiliar or unclean foods. American prisoners took food from the weak, sick men left on the roadside to die, In contrast to the conduct of the Americans, he said not one of 221 Turkish soldiers — who surely had no greater stake in|; that conflict — collaborated with the enemy and, although half Were wounded when captured, not one died. There were more men today in the United States naval pri. sons than in the Norwegian aud Danish navies combined. Nearly one out of every two young Am- ericans now was being rejected | 9 for military service as mentally, morally or physically, unfit. - A reporter covering the speech wrote: “He sent the aud- ience home chastened, worried and grim.” ° . And well should they have gone home that way. And well should we be worried in the same way. Unless we start pro- { viding our children in our homes and schools with a proper know- ledge and respect for democratic ideals then we're going to keep moving further and further to. students in the junior band. The band and a 60-voice.thoir will pre- |‘wards socialism . . + and even. sent “Christmas in Many Lands” for the school’s annual Christmas | tually a state sich es exists to- {day in the USSR. concert on Dec. 10. @ board of directors of Colum. Ha Celiulose Company, Li . Mr. McConachie is president and chief executive officer of Cana. dian Pacific Air Lin: He isa Past president of the Vancouver Board of Trade and an executive committee member of the Cana- dizn Chamber of Commerce. over the world. The posters had “Coleman Electric of Nelson been entered in the yearly Inter. | has thus far done the bulk of the national Humane Poster Concert | electrical work on the Celgar sponsored by the Latham Found. | project, most of it on temporary ation for the promotion of hum-| lights on a day-to-day basis, ane education at Stanford, Calif. “Mr. Coleman has never The “Prints and Processes” | known how many men he would exhibit was the first of several| require from week to week and which will be shown here this|we have therefore cooperated in winter. allowing him to draw his men Block. General contractors for the INTERIOR VIEW of the new Castlegar Drug, of- ficlaily opened last weekend, is shown here, The newest, largest and brightest drug store in the Kootenays is owned by R. E. Goulet who first started the Castlegar Drug in 1952 in the Lewis Extensive use ha: building were side the store. Columbia Builders. Mr, Goulet said the store has been designed for full display and quick service. is been made of fluorescent light- ing and Peg board has been used generously ins