CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, July 2, 1959 SEASON FINISHED Legion Catering Successful The regular meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion Branch No. 170 was held in the Legion hall June 23 with the president, Mrs. D. Peppard, presiding. The banquet that the LA ca- tered to on June 20 was reported to have been successful. The pres- ident expressed sincere thanks! to all those was) had_ assisted. Miss to be held in Trail, The hostesses were Mrs. F. Bacon and Mrs, D. Adshead, This meeting closed the sea- son’s work session. “SILVER BIRGH NOTES Doukhobor Language Still Much the Same as Russian| Only minor differences have! taken place in the Doukhobor since the Di came to Canada from Russla. This is the Mr; Harshenin told the Grand. Forks Gazette that Douk- hobors, would have little trouble being understood in Russia. The| . local of Alex | Di is still de- of Grand Forks who Is Silver Birch sehool held its closing party Jast week with par- ents of the pupils as‘guests. Mrs. was in- tiated into the iA Reports were given: Mrs. ‘Hill, Well Woman's Clinic, which she had attended; Mrs, V. Nelson von the Ladies Auxiliary annual BC... and Northwestern States gmovincial, held at Revelstoke in May, which Mrs, Nelson attended as delegate. Mrs, M. J. Hingley reported on the West Kootenay District ‘ouncil convention, which ‘was Jreld in Nelson in June. It was de- -eided that there will be hospital wisitting during July and August. Donations were made to the ‘Legion Youth Training plan and “to the zone track meet which is RBA TT * They don't always F iB tell you! Don't wait for your enti say, “Mummy, my fe ‘burt™. Childrendon’ Chnow @hoy’ve outgrown their ’ I Their feet are“so.- ‘ gliable that they can often ‘Be squeezed into an out- grown shoe, Yet growing Geet need correct shoes,- properly fitted. That’s had ave stock. and’ recomm Savage Shoes- correctly qmade over children’s lasts Gee all ages of children. * MADDOCKS n showed an interest. ing collection of color pictures B.j/and a short program of music was also enjoyed, s, Palsson, the directors of the school and the puplls are all grateful to the young people of the high school who made a don- ation to’ the school, On behalf of the directors, Mrs, J. M. Macbeth thanked Mrs, Pederson and Mrs. ¥F. A. Hestetter for their help at the school during the year. doing his masters thesis on the subject, Interior Breweries Not Selling Company C. B, Delbridge, president of Interior Breweries Ltd., "states that rumors to the effect that a sale of the company is contem- plated are “entirely without foun- dation.” “There have been no nego- tyations,” Mr. Delbridge said, “with any company, nor are ary . _ Mrs, E, Norrls, Mrs. and Mrs. Palsson served sand- wiches, cake, pop and ice cream te the pupils and tea to their parents to bring the Pleasant af- ternoon to a close, © WAMPO PHOSPHO-PLEX atame rumors fo E an e cont are en- tirely fal: cid “taterior Brewerles Ltd. is largely owned by residents of the Kootenays and it is the intention | Can: that the present company will op- erate in. the future as in the past — a Kootenay company serving the population of both the East and West Kootenays.” Scout Leaders Course Held at Indian Flats A Bronze Arrowhead Patrol Leaders Course was held last ‘Thursday and Friday at Indian ‘4 Flats above the Brilliant Dam: ‘The"avery y Cas see to Hectic pace ret you poe wetting is Soacw to relax; ft PHOSPHO-PLEX, PHOarHO-PLaR Felleve nervous tension” “| WAMPOLE APALLTHALEWIER TREAT ery &, Wamgote & Company Antal « Perth. Ontarie ‘CASTLEGAR SNR KEM Enamel saves up to one 80 easy to apply. No brush marks; one cont covers most * surfaces, Dries in 9 to. tort YMA ONECOAT WONDER-PAINTER. WITH EASY-FLOWING : ENAMEL . The Iady’s right! Kem-Glo © third the work because it’s, .; like the baked enamel on a GLO hours.to'a beautiful lustre | “finish that loka and washes “new refrigerator . . . For.a “flat, velvet finish ask for KemGlo Velvet White, B. A. Resker, Loyd “|Groutage and George Penniket were in charge of the course, Those attending the camp from Castlegar were Bill Whit- taker . are Respebaleon, Se G: finitely a Russian language and hasn't become different from the mother tongue as in the cast of French;Canadian and European . | French. An illustration of how some Canadian words have been added to the Doughobor language is shown in the designation Kara, which means car in Doukhobor. In Russlan the word would be aftamoblile. There are a few others of a similar nature—words that have come into usage since the Douk- hobors moved to Canada. Mr, Harshenin found that the recent revival of interest in the | 4 Russtan language in Grand Forks’ is based more on pure Russian,| rather than Doukhobor usage. One of the big differences in ‘Canada is the Doukhobor use of | fi. “he” rather than the Russian ‘j.” Brownie Packs Serve Mothers Tea The ist Castlegar Pack invi- ted their'mothers to the last meet- of the season last week and Golden, Bar peownies served tea. at. Castlegar Hotel Sold ’ To Local Company The Castlegar Hotel has been sold to the ‘Castlegar Holding Co. a.group of Castlegar bus- inessmen.who, own, the bulld- ing next to the ‘Twin Rivers Hall where Leltier’s Clothes is The transaction was com pleted Saturday, The new owr- ers will put in a parking area behind the hotel and are plan- ing other’ rennovations, Repel to all leas of TV's, adios and phonographs. Dealer for RCA Victor. Applications for TV. cable hook- ups made here. pueots of experience js our gugrantes . of dependable service”, ~ ELECTRONIC SERVICES BOLOGNA, Ib., ....... HAMBURGER, 2 Ibs., aan . 25¢ a SMOKED JOWLS, Ib. . B9c POT ROASTS, Beef, Ib., . STRAWBERRY JAM , Merrigold, 46 ox: tin, 6 oz, 2 PARD Dog Food, 2 ‘for 5 ox. jar, . BUTTER Ist grade, . eat MUSTARD, Help Prepared COFFEE, Blue Ribbon Instant SO-FRESH Margarine, 2 Ib., . Frozen Food eekees for Rent COFFEE, ‘Our Own Lable 2 Ibs., SPORK, Burns, 2 tins, . . SWEET BISCUITS »+ McCormick’s Tea Time, TV. DINNERS, Frozen, FISH & CHIPS, Frozen, WATERMELON, Ib., ... GRAPES, Seediess, Ib., tendea and jets gifts to Maureen Mitchell as “Brownie of the year,” to Judy Bartsoff: and Charlotte Sharples for perfect at- tendance and to Shirley Fomenoft for inspection points, The, 2nd Castlegar Pack in- vited the Senior Citizens to their meeting and Brownie Carolyn Harvey presented J. Webster, dy ‘Shute Warren monlingen fom Gallo and Jim Ford. with a large “Brown ‘Owl”. It was covered with coins to be used for pur- share: of playing cards for the club. > Also given to the’ members| by Patsy. Hughes were boxes: df candy which the Brownies’ had made. The girls entertained with songs and dances and a short skit performed and. written by Patty Charl and Bosther. Anderson, tre Bonnington- South Slogan, a ging and Sctresterete ‘were served, . PANTS in Olive, Khaki - MEN‘S CARIBOU WORK CLOTHES Blue Denim Pants $3.25 Carpenter’s Overalls $6.95 WORK SHIRTS ” in olive, khaki or to match the pants, ., aad “$3.59 & $3.98: T-SHIRTS © Penninan’ 's and Stanfield’s ~ $1.00'& $1.95. A WORK SOCKS Nylon Reinforced double heals and:toes . pr. Be or grey, $4.95 Big Swede Pants, grey or olive, $5.95 JUST ARRIVED ... HUGE SELECTION OF REMNANTS IN PRE-CUT LENGTHS — GREAT VARIETY TO CHOOSE FROM .—PERFECT FOR SUMMER SEWING NEEDS WARM WEATHER LOUNGEWEAR-SLEEPWEAR Crisp Embossed Cotton Dusters— — Pretty s Floral Prinfs, Lace Trim, S.M. L. PRICED‘AT ..: Sculptured Nylon Dusters, All-Over Flowered Print : Pattern, Shawl Collar z S.M. L. PRICED AT $3.95 to 58. 95 FRIGIDAIRE. REFRIGERATORS One Year Guarantee With 5 Year Guarantee On The Sealed In Mechanical Unit: CUBIC FOOT MODEL — ‘ “0° 85 0b. Freezer Chest With Two Ice Trays, Meat Keeper, : ‘Two Full Cool Arnel and Cotton Shortie Bisines . In Mint Green With‘ Lace & Eyelet Trim S.M L. PRICED, AT $5.95 $4.95 ‘Arnel And Cotton Waltz Length? “Gown atch Shortie Pyjamas, Ss. mM. Li... Cyclo-Matic . ‘$495 95 Width Removable And Adjustable Metal Shelves Plus Glide Out’ I Hydrator. Four Lift Off Shelves And One Pound Butter’ coe partment: On The ‘Door, Only. 24” Wide - ‘ “PRICED: AT .........- ee MODEL AS'ABOVE 9 cu: F $279.90 10 cusie FOOT REFRIGERATOR - Automatically Defrosts With Each Cycle Of Thé Cooling: Unit. Large Freezer Chest ‘and Veaetable. “Keepe Shelves and Butter Keeper In The Doo E 1958 MODEL: — REGULAR _ SPEGIAL .. vila SPECIAL INQUIRE ABOUT. OUR TRADE.IN: & EASY: PAYMENT: LAN i “USED WASHERS — GOOD CONDITION $15.00 to $45.00 be | 4 a Shier woud allow for ‘service stations, se: to operate ‘areas. + that to restrict licences is not en- E ber ‘Of trade lcences issued fe "Jaws of supply and demand usual VICTORIA, B.C, - BEG 31/32109° @ Castlegar e Kinnaird: @ Robson @ Brilliant STLE A Published Every Thursday at ‘The Crossroads of the Kootenays” Deer Park Renata Genelle Slocan City VOL:. 12, No. 27 CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1959. 10 CENTS PER COPY 34 Attend Kinnaird Public Forum Meeting To Discuss $177,000 Trade Licences Petition Filed Without Discussion by Council A petition signed by local bus- inessman calling on the village to control the issuing of trade l- cences was read at the regular meeting of the Castlegar council ‘Tuesday night and was ordered filed by village chal Qalon ‘There was no discussion on Mr. Oglow's Gecision to order the petition filed, Mr. Oglow then called on commissioner George Carr to read the letters received by Mr. Carr and village clerk Joe an N, T. Logelin, who were on @ 5 committee to find out how other BC. apne pa eaiet handled the issuing of trade . Ma Carr read the e following tetterar AVillage of Smithers --"- - This is‘a matter which our council has. devoted much time and thought to. However, it is our present policy’ to issue a licence to any reliable and responsible party, and if it is considered that the additional business in . any field will overburden that field the applicant should be acquaint ed of the position before being is- sued a licence, but not refused, Tt tp felt that to refuse a‘L.|/ "discriminatory ey Be. doubt, the “fairest ‘methou zoning © regulations certain business establishments such as in specified would give the council] some . measure of contr 1 Oo ight adda that four mem- bers of our council are local bus- inessmen and it is their opinion couragin, e, he mani ane deve- lopment thé mi oe ye Village of I enclose. eeederae a copy of our trade licence bylaw. which I hope will be of tse to you. - ‘We do not have a controlled | yinnat cence. eae ne do. “not sppazently anave power. ‘to: restrict the num- categories are not covered and in some: cases the rates need an ov- erhaul, We do not have a policy for Issuing llcences but accept allcom- ers unless their ‘reputation is .{such as to make them undesir- able. This applies chiefly to tran- sient salesmen. ‘The council does not fee] that they are prepared to judge whe- ther it is good economics for a new business to start up and I feel that a council:in doing so special | might be inviting future trouble. Department of Municipal Affairs J. E, Brown Inspector of Murilclpalities It is not as far as we are aware the usual practice for a -| council to invoke the provisions of section 452 of the Municipal Act without just cause. . In answer to you second query, I know of no’ mynicipality which requires a ‘deposit on. ap- plication for a trades licence. - It is'my uriderstanding that a licence is not issued unless. the fee is fest paid in full for the en- suing six months: or: other ferme of the licence. ;, Minister of ‘Mantcipal Afiairs . We. 2 heed Nictoria... ‘Copy. of ition a sent to AB]: I wish to askriowledge receipt of your leter of. June 18 ‘signed by:a number of residents in Cast- legar, pogether with your explan- atory letter. of the 19th indem, (continued on page ten)” Sfove Explodes, Throws Lids ~ ‘Through G ing, Over $300 damage’ ‘was done at the home:of’A. Musselman in Ind when a ‘coat and wood stove exploded throwing stove ids through the acd and putting a pi f iro je ‘through. 8 of ly control the number of .busin- esses in each line so that it is not a responsibility of the council. Village of Creston I am enclosing an oldd copy |" of our trades licence. bylaw. This bylaw is under revision at. the ‘present time | as we find that all. ith repo! naird council, said that “aside from the stove‘explosion the fire| ® department made only’ five calls during the period, ‘mostly for bush fires,” “Mr, Archambault said the ‘This/fire di ent changed . 26|VeI' lepartemé street lights in the period.and made 2 inspections of buildings. Little Theatre May Stage 3-Act Play Several three-act plays, ore of which will be chosen for a fall production, have been lined. up the Kinnaird Little Theatre was informed Monday at its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Ter- ry Whitelock, Robson. Gwilym Hughes, . director, will make the final selection, His decision will be made known at the August meeting. Three new members, Mrs.| Bert jponnan and Mr. and Mrs, Cominco Announces Three Contracts Let ‘Three contract ; announce- ments have heen made. by the. CM & S Co. in ‘connection with the company's $20,000,000 iron and steel project at Kimberley. ster Extension Vote Kinnaird Uses More Water Per Capita than Rest of B.C. The erection of. | and installation of equipment will be carried out by the Foundation Co. of Canada’ Ltd. ; Sintering equipment will: be ‘supplied by Lurgi Gesellschaft, Frankfurt, Germany, and the first electric pig iron furnace willibe supplied ys e ‘The two European: firms per- formed the final test: work for the electro. thermic cess which will be'ffistituted for the first time in Nofth America at Kmberley. AS. ‘Cominco has also: announced smelter and will by Elektrokemisk of Oslo, Nor-| , juction‘pro- |, Pinkerton Detectives Guard Pulp Mill Site Pinkerton’s -National .Detec- tive Agency will be in charge of sedurity at the Celgar pulp mill site during the construc- tion period. M. BE. Bolttiaux will, be in charge. of ‘security for Pinker- ton’s. Four men have already arrived for the Job and six more are expected. ‘The plant will be}guarded 24 hours a day. Pinkerton men will be on the plant gates as well as on re- gular patrols of the site. Donal n, were into thé group. Continuing study is alsa be ing given'*by,, members to the subject of providing imporved fa- cilities for stage presentations at the Improvement Society Hall. It has long been the ambi- tion of members to provide the val wig with adequate dressing 1 Toom were the contracts. . The-Foundation- ‘Company ex pects to. begin’ work?at the Kim- berley site‘late‘ in’ July, and the first’ work will consist of estab- lishing: footings for. the buildings and ‘heavy. equpment. Employ- ment on the project,will‘be min- or at this stage. ‘The erection of buildings will commence in the late autumn as steel deliveries h| begin. The installation of major equipment. is scheduled to start in March 1969. m.and steel smelter was cana ced in April. ‘The op- eration ‘utilize iron tailings from the Sullivan Mine at Kim- berley to produce pig iron, steel led steel products pera of over CASTLEAIRD PLAZA HELPS It is possible -that Castleaird Plaza over the next 20 years may in| Pay, seven per: sent of the total] lin expenses of Kinnaird’s Broposéd $177,000 waterworks x by- said Mr, Rust, “is the addition of a: $2,765. deficit for 1959‘ os‘out- Uned in the water budget,” He said that ‘these figures make. it . Finance chairman G. S. Rust told a public forum meeting Tues- day night that if the. that ing of the entire water! project must be. undertaken. Montes igerkved, from seodral |-tenstot of: ‘services ‘and the. re- ‘placment of worn-out! ‘portions of the ' system. “The inspector made it quite clear that the water system was supplying ‘a commodity and. this must be charged for on an equal oasis and steps must be taken to the village $1,836 per year from. he This amount, sald. Mr. Rust, actually: costing peo) than they realirel and is affect- ing aaness- “dg .about that received. from! -: ment: 214 alls in the wliage’s present “3 ere Rust, boy that ‘in the per. jod 1956-58, ‘general revenue of ,| the village has paid for ree 140 of capital works directly the respon- siblity of the water system.” _ In addition, general revenue has had-to provide $5,500 for wa- iter in order to “offset ae tielts ‘Thus, over four years, general venue has had to provide $21,640 for the water works, account. “On top of-these’ figures,” Mr..Rust ‘said’ the’ inspector of -the’ practice of sub- sidizing the water system from general, revenue.” In 1958 a certificate’ of self was Kinnaird residents us' will be voted on Monday. “I don't think we've ever come across_a community with a higher | consumption than Kin- naird ... There isn't a place in B.C, that uses more water per capita than Kinnaird,” Mr. Whe- Jen told the, meeting... « : ‘Mr. Whelen’s remarks were by a lively ‘on the merits of the proposed im- by Nelson: Latta, sal ter rates‘at Warfield are high: ; lot “to ‘entice people to come out here and live when you pay $7 a month for water?"'He sald people-in say the resi- dents of Kinnaird are crazy and should sell the land back to the Indians, Bate ae K.-C, Ackernian pointed out to the meeting that while the in- cae for thé Bresent systepr ‘ @ :budget| WAS prepared te for the next two years outlining ant ticipated ex. Penditures, “On ‘the revenue side the his ths ‘spring that the atl must not be allowed to contiiue. “The water system is a utility’ in every sense of the word and must be operated stricktly on a busin- ess basis. “Rates must be charged to e-! meet’ all, expenses and at the same time they must be high enough to allow a surplus to ac- crue which can be used for the ex -A PERSONAL COLUMN ‘On What Your Wages are ‘Worth fo You By. BuEr. CAMPBELL. - I once had the chance to toss questipns at the Hon. Fred Cass, Progressive Conservative ‘minig |: ter of highways’ for Ontario. I asked him ‘how the Frost govern- ment justified toll bridges. ~ * answer: You can build many miles of freé. and thruways for the same amount _ of money as -you would spend on one bridge, There are tolls on “a few bridges because they- serve a useful, but a local, service.” see Sutterbage, | most of Siem Building. . aie People are always store ‘across . ‘trom the “Laudin|’. that money doesn’t go as far to- day as it did years ago. They com- plain that their money income ‘(the ‘number. of dollars in their pay.envelopes) is more than their Teal income (what'can be bought), with those dollars.) -The valldity or falsity of these suspicions can be check ed with the help of the con- , Samer’s price index. ‘This index was stabalized with 1049 re- 100, It is a been busy Stone way ind the town Iately. I've seen three different per- gons taking pictures of the new Laudin Building on Pine St. ‘Pic tures have.also been taken of the Palette, Bob’s -Pay’n Takit and Rickie Couch’s new store on ist Ave. ~ “One evening two men -had “tapes out ang were taking the dl: mensions of Pettitt Photo's new ‘of change In which each in- grediant is given its proper lm- portance. Categories..such_ as __ food, ation and miscellanious were set up by the government.and_ the percentage-these go up or down for a selection. of typical families each month determines what the -| consumer’s price index is for that mo! of 2 clothing, shelter, household oper-] - Here's an exatnple of how the consumer's price index can be ited to determine whether you're ahead or behind’on real income, how much? Formula: Old Wage x Present CPI — 1949 CPI What present wage should be to be the same in real income as +. 1949 f $65 x 126 — $81.90 ee oes 100 ‘This means the who was making $65 in 1949 should o living. as he enjoyed in 1949, ~ Since ‘he’s only making $75 today, his‘ money ‘income - (the number of dollars-in his pay en- velope) is actually more than in 1949, but his ‘real income (what Te he can buy with those dollars) is actually $6.90 Tess than in 1949. Another. example” may help to illustrate this further: If a per- son earned $40. in 1937 and $85 today, has his-real income gone up or down and by how much? Formula: Old Wage x Present CPI — A087. CPI What resent ‘wage should. be to be the same in seals income as si0 x 128 $80 t not only his money income is up, but so pe his real income. He actually has $5°' more. to spend todsy than he had in 1937, ‘Anyone interested in: work. ing out thelr real income.can get consumer's price index figures}my from the Dominion bureau of sta- tistics at Ottawa. en) ‘ d Since he’s making $85 today, ns tax was left the same. The rate to be arrived at was the difference between the frontage tax and the estimated expendi. ture, “This can only be based on the mumber of present consumers and’ the rate which would cover the overall amount and still leave approximately $5,000 per year to cover further improvements and replacements in the Dumont sys- “This rate will be $4.50 per month to the residential user. The council fully realizes this will im- ‘posq hardships on some. ‘Several gugeestions have been made to ip “The present expansion of the District will no doubt in- : crease the revenue which It ds anticipated will be increased to a point where the rates can be gradually lowered, . ‘ “One thing should be kept in mind, under the present rate schedule very little ‘revenue in- erease can be realized from ex- pansion in th District because we are now collecting almost the maximum frontage, ““So in reality, on the average for each new home we only in- crease our revenuee by approxi- mately $15 a year compared to o a year on the proposed sche- assessment of the District plus. Castleaird Plaza be- ing. .on_ the village's. tax . rolls make it possible for councils of ‘the future to lower the general mill rate two to three mills, “This is pure conjecture on part,”.said Mr, Rust, “but I iow from the studies I have made that {t can be done.” Mtr. Rust then mentioned that : increased rig rate in Kinnaird might be higher than in Trail, the lots have only '33-foot frontage in Trail and so three users in Trail actually pay more for water than one man with the same frontage The forum had the tone of an informal town meeting with just about everyone on a first- name ‘basis. Thirty-four persons attended the meeting Tuesday night as compared with about 90 who attended the meeting two any other community in British Columbia D. A of Associated Engineers told a public forum meeting in Kinnaird Tuesday night. The meeting was held to discuss the village's $177,000 waterworks extension bylaw which ‘provements to..the. village’s sys- tem. : “We're not supplying = water system,” said Kinnaird resident er oa 8 80-foot lot-than they are at Kinnaird for. ‘a 100-foot ‘Mr. Latta’ asked it Kinnaird A. Lambert Urges Meefing To Vote Yes’ on Monday By BURT CAMPBELL @ more water per capita than . Wheler months ago fer the same pur— pose, < Chairs were set up for WG Persons, but only 34 were ia Village chairman Carl Loe lich explained that the meeting ‘had been called to give the owner- electors’ the egportunity of Hatn- -| ing: 4 of tae 9s law and to" low, them.’ to, “asik’ questions‘about it. Mr, Loeblich caffed om water works chairman. J, C: McLeod c» read a report on a survey of the: Kinnaird water system carried. out by Associated Engineers of Vancouver. Finance chairman G. S.. Zust than spoke on the financing of the new bylaw and on the fin— ancial structure of the present water system. Reports on 3Ir- McLeod's and Mr. Rust's speeches are carried elsewhere in this pa3- LS He said the village definitay should have a spare pump, dut he didn't want to see a third pump. hooked up ard a mini- mum charge of $45° charged (continued on page two) Stratford, Ontario. Bans theatre-in-the-round stage a Gliscuss thi “SHAKESPEAREAN FESTIVAL REHEARSAL veh arsals began ‘tor this year's Shakespenresiy festival at TS arrived sca visitors found ths busy 0 ces Hyland wi will pla: y Desdemona nad Douglas Canipbell a starring in “Sthello e Di