Page 2 : CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar, B.C. ! - Thursday, July 2, 1953 THE GASTLE NEWS Published Every Thursday. at . “THE CROSSROADS OF THE KOOTENAYS” & Vv. ci Vv. A Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Editor EDITORIAL SDECRIPTION RATE — $3.00 Per, Year or 25c Per Month by Carrier Authorized a3 Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa the Flood Relief. Canada Prepares To Deal With Disaster : Il How Are We Setting Up Disaster Service? Five Years Ago This Week (From‘the July 2, 1948 issue of the Castle News ¢ Castlegar and District raised’ $1346.70 for the B.C. Flood Emerg- gericy Fund and while the Object- tive of $2000 was not reached the is very pleased with where, in addition to emergency relief, facilities could be enlisted for care of victims .of the areas devastated, : Aim of Canada’s civil defence services for dealing with disaster is, broadly, to minimize the toll in terms of human of ¢ . ie suffering, to keep loss to a mini-]| DEFENCE SERVICES ing with a parade from the Coro-|John’s Ambulance Association 4 ed on Monday due to the refusal |light with two painted walls, or|easily be wiped clean, Our “Sports Minded”? Community mum, to maitain duction and| to deal] nation Hall headed by the Ross-|The inhalator will be installed of the Board of Commissioners just one panel of a wall may be|° If a dealer is given the height, to accept the revised Union, re-|P&@pered to create a background | width and length. of the room to ti general of the C: Society Friday evening; makes us wonder. It's been said that Castlegar is a great sports town, The shame- ‘ful Jack of attendance, at what should have been the first annual ti Athletic and Recreational Since there were only with disaster are setting up ser- vices which include: police, with volunteer auxiliaries; fire, with to meet bolster the “will to fight, where there is a hostile force to combat, and to maintain the “will to come the results of their work, The Castlegar Kiwanis Club Dominion Day program..got off to a good start yesterday morn- land City Band. The Fire Depart- ment turned out and there were a number of decorated bicycles, back" from ‘natural 5 Government manuals issued for] fire hazards; health services, or- three people present who were not the had to be postponed. Why was the meeting not attended by more than one or two ganized for the treatment of cas- ualties and ‘maintainance of com- munity health standards; ambu- lance volunteers, for rapid move- public fon detail, the es- sential measures to be undertaken as designed to reduce loss of life and injury, to afford medical and An +3 d 1200 people were on the grounds, Among the high- lights of the day were the ball games and the daring feats of Alex Millar and his motorcycle, The Robson Women’s Institute Word has been recelved’ from the Land Settlement Board ex- pressing their, willingness to sell the Airport property to the Vil- lage municipality. Mr. Ken Diling has taken over the meat department of “Robert~- son’s” and it will be known as “Ken's Meat Market.” A meeting ‘of ‘considerable importance and interest’ to this entire district wll take place on Tuesday evening, July 6 when a party of 40 Rotarians will pre- sent an H-H Inhalator to the Castlegar Branch of the St, on the ‘local ferry and will be available at all‘ times in case of need, A course of instructions in the use of the inhalator is being arranged, me It is reported that an appropri- ation by the B.C,. Telephone Company has been made for tele- phones in Castlegar but delivery : No Refusal To Accept \ ~~ Thursday, July 2, 1953 CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar, B.C. Page 3 Union Agreement, Commissioners Say Representatives of the Trail t's A By Mil achieve a d effect if * and District | Civie ‘kers Union and the Board of Commis- sioners of the Village of Castle- gar, have slightly different opin- jons regarding the results of their latest meeting, Monday night, to discuss a bargaining Even'an amateur can achieve a variety of artistic. effects with wall paper, not only on such large for village Immediately following -Mon day's meeting the bargaining committee of the Union announ- as walls and ceilings, but also on small areas, such as door panels, lampshades and wastebaskets. In one room, two walls may share the spot- ced that was adj quests pending a decision of the Labor Relations as to the Union’s certification.” The Union spokesinan said this was an “unprecedented step but the Union js most anxious to closet and bureau drawers to match bedroom ‘walls or apply a snappy wallpaper border to an otherwise plain-Jane kitchen wall, The Hang Of It ‘ Any householder, armed with the proper instructions and the reach an bl and has therefore agreed.” to follow them through, should be able to paper walls and Woman's World Don't let a slim budget deter you when you get that urge te spruce up your home. Youcan control that ‘urge to splurge” and still Paper and fabrics. It costs so much to replace old furniture and yet it costs little to give your rooms that “new look” he suc tegic use of smart color combinations eee wah the oe Crittenden you set out to decorate with wall- chosen a particular pattern which cannot be had in the ‘washable form, in which case the paper can be Jacquered to make it wash- able, Also available on the wall- |’ paper market are. gloss-finished Papers which have some resist- ance to spotting and can quite be papered and the number of , doors, windows and other -archi- tectural breaks in the wall sur- face, he can estimate the quan- tity needed almost to an inch. It is good policy always to have a small surplus of paper which may be needed later on for patching or for trimming small accessor- A ? noi REFORESTATION. GUARANTEE: is ae wy SP. INTINUANC E OF TIMBER GRO i ee em of the general public? The answer would seem to be that our com-| (ior assistance to the civil Tiles: . : , " faiae Paver . i a popu-| ment of casualties; rescue work- . 2 | munity isn’t as sports sninded as we have been telling ourselves. lation, to ensure that essential|ers, for recovery of people trap- is starting today to raise funds for|cannot be expected until 1949. . cm angi Cru reeeie ee ned ors ceilings The’ same| ies, : “Go the elty dweller, uni Prien ee os ‘ ' | basic principles. which — gov- Non-washable Wallpaper en Ba would be a death sentence, but:to. the: men: who iy ed for Thee newpelal from the mills, des- Certainly the meeting was well advertised both in the personal contact. Special personal invitations were issued to repre- press and by production will continue, to re-|ped in collapsed buildings; wel- store public utilities and services| fare volunteers, to reduce such BUSINESS DIRECTORY their part to accept the revised agreement. presented to them on ern painting and refinishing ap- given spot: resistance and made work in Northern Ontari dangerous than dodging cars in lo’s bush city: tr country, it’s less ‘affic. This Z p : have the most romantte part of the production of in some respects, one of the f o ‘sentatives of the K.R.C., and supposedly sports minded graups.) .. quickly as possible and to mit-| stress on the public as disaster \ |ply with equal -force to hanging ie ne’ ‘They failed to be represented. igats property damage which may | might bring;engineers, to aid in ‘ H Monday vening, There were some. wallpaper, For instanc e; | good easier to clean by coating it with ow 4s releasing a-log 4 ipuakaging, most pa Foe ee ie es : i differences on some of the polni either clear, flat wall lac- where pulp and‘ paper mills do-.a: multi-milli if experienced logger car Perhaps, as Mr. Dave Campbell suggested, the lack of attend- | have been caused. restoring public utilities, clear- i “in the agreement but a comprom. pated dbl tools are needed, quer ‘or pase wi naper, tas - dollar business, “Every day 30 freight cars ‘trans nee wee day, and often more, after all expenses 2 ight” i rere cheesy = | Wal ~ lace sf . | ance way Bene he mening cll for on “unfortunate nig | See deen te en] ng 0h Ste 'hel | -ZUCKERBERG'S | sc j IESPSQPERSE Ea Wencea aU? and exlings must be eae Gert ndlammatle so tae pee [Pe : Fotieve ‘that was the reason, But considering that this is not the | continuity of services, hip to local groups andl] pe ATTY PARLOR Greep’s Electric | H Union “hel insrbtore ‘neceed to | new, PAPE coating and the paper soutien ceevst, tire and xple-. Residing In Taghum: . first time this soclety and the Sports Committee it has succeeded bility. a ate ‘from overall plann-| troubles. in coping with their Established 1939 ELECTRICAL t “have the ‘clarified version of the| the care pune. ia Plece Ree all also a commercial plastic finish ‘Att R = ‘have find to postpone thels busines doa docs not seem altogether [IP6. raining and co-ordination, | ORGANIZING APACE PONTRACTING revised \8 ented for lus which can be| ‘ich may be applied directly 19 (Aer ROson Wedding | Poa meetings, such a conclusion does m : falls on a local municipal] The’ federal government has cae eras ons Free Estimates 4 at-an ates aan mm : When h or nee is paper ants ith wot ating there home in 'Taghum _ : ' é agencies which are called ‘upon| gone far to see that adequate ser- Ladies’ Modern Haireu! ain : and the items with which to ap- 4 on wath «so: er a honeymoon’ in Spokari ‘No doubt every one of the persons who were so conspicuous | {from day to day to maintain the] vices are established, trained and PHONE 2661 Box THON 3571 i eee aa had in effect} ply it, bear_in’ mind’ the cardinal wel Brushy and should ,dry very|are.-the former Alice “Wanjotf, by their absence Friday night, had a good excuse for not being | normal amenities of life in Can-|equipped. It has provided siren le St. Castlegar , Box 384 Castlegar a a reached, the rule for in home decora-| #) rae ” the Sat no. Drueh marks {only dayghter of .Mr. and. Mrs. ‘there, Yet no matter what difficulties stand in the road, or what|ada’s urban ities and to possible tar- 5 . ; ting. Low grade. afford Dee a -Suriace, Phillip Wanjoft of Robson, and inconveniences it may cause, those .same’ persons always make | other organized areas, get areas, contributed to the cost — The commissioners admit, how-| no’ saving. Cheap wallpaper, for Not only can wall Jack Kanigan, son of Mrs. Mike zarangements to bé present at any function that is important enough| Thus, civil defence authorities|of provincial civil defence pro- PORTRAITURE Se ED \ ever, that the Union's certifica-; example, will not adhere. well to| 1 treat can walls and ceilings | Kanigan and the late Mr, Kanigan ‘to them. - : point out, self-help and mutual| jects, under-written part of the and NEWS TYPE : ‘ CARBERRY’S ‘i } Hon Hehts wae ai estioned since thes well’ surface ard cannot beer ene with an jai over a of Robson, who were married on oe gus aid —keys to the defeat of dis-|cost of standardizing -such es- L Lal Ao - ly two of, the’ five village em-|réadily be cleaned. All wallpaper, but | June 20 at R . _ The conclusion then, must be that the general public attaches | acter— are responsibilities of each sential . tools © ag fire-fighting PICTURES: FLOWERS sf ployees are’ Union Men SBC. it: will ‘crack or peel 4s egg /eo0n many household accessories can e bride en a lovely ‘ankle Littel importance to matters which deal with Castlegar sports. and every citizen, The local. gov- trained ds of At Reasoriable Rates . ix i Lal 0r Ae als “ al ‘job will present itself. be given a new lease on life with |.length gown of. white’ lace and ia is — the i ies —-| people, who in turn, will instruct ONGRALN Ee = _Union to have at least 51 per Make It Washable eR a Es una net... Her’ cousi 1c te “he Conileuat Ainateut ate eee aat in ave Oo aaible are ible-for the p: bthers in ‘PP civil defence ates. Dinnts AMBOLAN BEE i Cent of a given group of workers . ,If the walls and ceilings you in- ed wooden or fibreboard screén| Shukin, wore an Mi mance oa athleti dt ti 2 tivities in the Village of Castle-|Of an organization so that the| methods, provided special radio- Pettitt Photos : ICE SERVICE : i, | on’ its’‘membership ‘rolls, before | tend to paper are exposed to even !C2" be transformied into a disting-|'gown in mauve and” Miss Joain wv oe : _ way, all, athle tle ant rectestional acy ies in the Villege of Coste. | people can produce co-or dinated | logical and other instruments, Castlegar” 1298 Pine Ave, — Trail ae t certification’ rights can be grant-|a moderate amount of dust and uished piece of furniture | by |:Chevéeldave ‘chose an ankle length You'll get more out of life gat, and/in particular to allocate tron ae eee in self-help. and has carried‘on a continuing Phone 3811... Main St. Phone 1000 : 4 fy: ed the ‘Union for ‘that group. The | grime, it would be well to buy j ressing it up in a: fine wallpaper | gown jit pink. : tomorrow by. putting more int ie signated ‘for athletic and in : a y contin 2 Ms k 1 matter'is being investigated, [Paper that is guaranteed wash-| °° : : The bride's bouquet. consisted POO WE cht adena eae ee “WY GAN Surely if we agree that the fostering and coodinating. of sports adians. what they should do if a) ieee able, However,’ you may have the cer eng. OF tossing rooms, | of red roses and sweet peas and B of M savings account today. pO cs is a most important item in any community, we should attend the disaster strikes! : i — : eS v an ireau draw- the‘ bridesmaids carried pink car- ss Bayes i 2 _ . public meetings which elect officers for the'society which has that The government has also done ee — : eras stehias steep tare pads ations _ sweetpeas, Bank or MontTREAL : az purpose. 5 : it much to alert and prepare medi- is t chests| _ Supporting the groom was Fred : ’s First Bawk. * : aie eed ial id .§ can be papered to become part- ;Fili if é brot 7 SoHE am: If we attach any importance at all to the ‘Attempts being made eal people, social s wor aaauale D . ak Gi wae ners to or‘contrasts with the walls bride, Hany Hanoi wena Oe ee ee eee eae ae PAP OF LIER SINCE ioe to provide wholesale recreation for-all; we would have been pré- ties,and: has stockpiled medical " q and ceilings. You can even top 2|. A‘reception at Robson and Tag- s. os r — sent in the Coronation Hall Friday evening. : Provincial -“g: ts are] sup and: other i i par tanatta and or dressing table |hum. followed the ceremony, . * Castlegar Branch: JAMES R. ELLIOTT, Mana; . 2a é es ‘ 4 * ‘, 5 at n : bad diy Peviees a - mat we havé an’ Amateir. Athletic and “Recreational Society | charged with p' mutual | e at points q wuilh solar alia rm _ then : Hs a TOTES: BCE ‘$2 all; is Gue to, énly’ a handful of community minded. men and aid beiwern communlticg! and the }aero5s, ie country. Pere Lecat it with lacauee ie eis x : iNage’ h | federal government : The -p' ces: _all: : on women, a very small fraction of our village’s population, How mane of Shae z: de-| civil. defence organizations ° and a: ‘washable. s ras : i ‘rom. leftover: pieces of flow. many ..6f: the .major_cities have established and are i strong forces far emergency duty. | ered ‘wallpaper,’ just the flowers themselves can be cut and pasted on: parchment lampshades ‘or on |, fence measures are taken, that there are services to put them € into effect, and that such activities we Yonger are we going to let that handful bear. alone the : too should be sharing? ‘When are we. going to learn and assume our duties as citizens of a growing community? tind ; ‘Ihe destiny of C ds on the- to these | are co-ordinated, for maximum| Canada is. indeed preparing for :: SUaNE rash “questions. iS : effectiveness.”: |” concerted action to tackle -what- G. A SU : R painted drawers. Kitchen cup- : ‘i AREAS ever_.emergency..may - arise... Not ie 5 ie 5 board shelves and drawers can‘bé s kept clean and orderly if “lined Naturopathic Physician the least important of her efforts has been directed towards enlist-| ing, the. active. interest. and. co- with attractive ‘paper which has been given a protective’ lacquer coating ‘to. make the. surfaces “For civil defence purposes, Can- ada is divided into target, Mutual aid’ ahd mobile support and re- Highways And Highballs a és i 0 Life limb of the children | céption’' areas. Their, names ‘are in these of , = i ern ae aca Daret Gara ury’ Magistrate WH. |self-explanatory. ‘They embrace| the citizen. Selt-help Do lt With Fabri ‘ its cans i ee és ‘Taylor has begun to mete out stiffer and stiffer-penalties to persons | every section of the country—| being the essence of civil ‘de Z Cinta atinins. siestheretts fence, the country. is anxious that |" everyone should know wkat to do :in disaster and that. every real leather ‘and many other mat- erials can serve as useful 'and-dec- orative purposes in trimming table‘ inlays, chests of drawers, : * wood paneling and other surfaces. ‘ ot For example, a, fabric: covering SAE NORTE EN Te will extend. the life-span of al} : scarred and battered chest which |: is too far: gone! to ‘be! remedied with paint, Ses. Saal Here’s' a. tip! When using ‘tacks to apply fabric coating, it’s smart to use tacks which: ;themselves “}rought before him on charges of driving automobiles while their cities most likely to be attacked Euiity was impaired by alcohol. Q or where’ disaster ‘would’ wreak z e : pees the héaviest toll, communities Two weeks!ago, two Rossland motorists, who had taken turns not-so-ikély'to be struck, where ‘should be so : ed, ‘driving the’same vehicle and had likewise taken turns at imbibing | supporting aid could be mobilized | trained and equiped that: loss, “from the bottle they carried, each paid a fine of $150 plus costs. | quickly to help those which suf-| both human and material, would ‘At that time the magistrate promised even stiffer penalties for| fer, and the rest’of the country! be kept to a minimum. : zg: the num- . penat offenders aoa woul Be : What YOU should do, in the event of disaster, is described in ‘sub- i soten sequent articles.in the series, prepared for you by the federal Civil Last week, still another motorist pleaded guilty it Defence Ci ion Services Division, De- wcharge before the magistrate. He received .a.14 day jail sentence. | partment of National Health and Welfare, Ottawa. On Saturday, still another man was. of. the Sr harany sae “LETTER TO THE ~ driving offence after almost a day and a half of court. sessions, EDITOR “THE MOST PO CANADIAN WH ATA: . | Ald. WEIR Painting Contractor. Paper Hatiget FREE ESITMATES --. 9267 ‘ Box 55 FLOOR SANDING AND FINISHING - oy Free Estimates. ee Expert, Workmanship PHONE 2591 : i ‘ ee That - We ‘Have ‘arcated The os ~CARLSEN BUILDING. SUPPLY fe Kinnaird And ‘Will Operate Wt Under The Name Of Building Supply _- | to. the impaired BOX. 162 in our young ‘people who are so vitally interested. ~ In fact there are two Sea Cad- ets whom I am-unable to acco- mmodate, who hitch hike to and a, You'll find some interesting tacks? on the market besides the run-of- || the-mill thumb tack’ variety.’ = His fine however, perhaps because of the heavy cost of legal pro- seeedings was $75.- . : es - Few of us can.efford.to.be pious or point a finger; reitizen will et 1 of the \7—¥] el John A. MaDériald Barrister. and Solicitor.: ee oe eec oeece ee: Désiticnd T. Littlewood “OPTOMETRIST yet no decent it "s seV- Editor, Castle’ News, * — erity in such cases. ‘All the sermons in the world, all the remon- | Dear Sir: ‘from Trail - every ‘Wednesday PHONE 213 : ‘ 4 strances, lectures and dressing ‘downs seem to have:had little effect.) Kindly allow me to express an night. On occasion when ‘I. have Bs TERE 8 3 Post Office Ballding ; * ‘ Le; io B a: Pl j T : ‘The only t } ie et i fective and deserves wide) gninion in regard to. your very beer returning from ier bd Ste, 7.— Eremenko Block Wed 2:30 p.m. to 8 pm. LOgi on ane a fay”, o . blicity is the imposition of heavy fines. i i Ry i eague Executive meetin; : . tis f ‘ z. - ein et publicity is iP fine editorial of June 18 issue Trail on a Tuesday evening (for Cc Be Hel son Picnickers regarding the cadet movement PHONE 2231 ~ for Castlegar. and District. ee ‘What we need is a little more | The. Castlegar Legion Band were guest artists ‘at a Band Con- cert ‘in Nelson’ Stinday, ‘part of which I make a special trip once er ctiee a month) I have picked - up’ as| = many as six Air Cadets, hitch-|; With cars becoming more and mote commonplace, more easily savajJable to people and being built to go faster,sthe danger of the great- re road-hog, the drunk driver and the stupidly careless becomes i =| t h turn of heel. Only 2" vigi of the; get-up-and-go from parents of 4 t tl and — a : police, backed up by consci judges and med | our. inter young. men and) Ried, home to Caster - For COAL, SAND, GRAVEL i the Legion Picnic at. Lakeside el by the rs ‘of. high ts, can the be curbed | women, in the way of coopera- ae : Local and Long Distance’ : Park, and also won renown in|; tion and support to help them| This practice is . seriously HAULING The Tele ot a ie Eo } pulling the Nelson’ Legionnaires ‘to’ some extent. “is \) further. their interests, in such|frowned upon by Cadet: ; hile ‘activiti It is also vi the Motor Vehicle’ Act to: pick Head- fon of -Gasilegar Transfer two times in succession in a tug- of-war match. s . h We can supply: all your Also we need the wholehearted puilding ' needs — Estimates BRILLIANT MOTORIST collision at the Robson ferry ap- pick ‘FINED AFTER MISHAP proach on June 14, when the| support of every business man or| UP minors who are hitchhiking. gladly given ‘Snappily dressed and directed 2 : “| vehicle driven by Tomlin bump-| woman in our comimunities to get} I challenge you. parents -and PHONE. 2321: a ures & by Band ‘Master Gus Leitner, the Mike John Tomlin of Brilliant} ed fenders with another car. The| pehind’ this and: -to-| ; i tos come fat :W... Sharples Phone 4942 band gave a well received con- ae 7 *, was ‘fined $10 and $5 costs in|'Tomlin auto sustained about $35/ gether we can make suggestion @) forward and say “I can help give — cert from the bandstand’ in the r= : : : : incial Court, C: on] di , with, no damage to the| reality. . r the kids the break they are hop- us cone of the Farle’ ores ae te R I ' 0 2 i t t tic To ‘Cai pre A 2 Full $i ok 01 5 ir selections included The “HS ‘War. intention . oO: rry Full: fac i f All ing for and so badly‘need.” In closing I might mention that in recent exdminations our six sea cadets passed for their A.B. rating, their. marks: topping | the class for boys, and the girls ave- raging still higher, The other boy who wrote ‘for. higtier rating has not had his results “yel Bi We need a hall and qualified supervisory: personell, I myself have had no training in any of the -services. However for the past two years, I have willingly donated, my time and my car one = = night a week to the Sea: Cadets. Upon. ting here in: Cas- tlegar. last Septemher, I started "Wednesday of last week after he lnad’ pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention. Stipendiary Magistrate W. H.| monton, Alta., had the greatest ‘Saylor imposed the fine. | percentage increase in popula- ‘The fine arose out of a slight! tion from 1941 to 1951. / other auto.; Admiral Overture, the-Robinson Grand’ Entree March, the Devil|' and the Deep Blue’ Sea, the Vik-| ing March, ‘Pirates: of Penzance, Teddy Bear’s Picnic, Colonel Bogey and the Mooning Sere- nade. Sees ‘ i .The band members moved to the scene'of the children’s races following the ‘concert;"and ‘there Some RE TTSE Kinnaird Service “PORTABLE . - - >. ARG WELDER, . FOR YOUR NEEDS — — Plumbing - Heating -* Furnace. and Chimriey'~: :| CASTLEGAR PLUMBING -& HEATING CO. LTD." 2 PHONE 4271 -. Eds Montgomery, Mgr. At Prices ‘That. 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