CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Feb. 15, 1962 “St. Alban’s WA Celebrates 14th Birthday With a Party mROVINCIAL LIBRARY, _ CTORIA, B. Cc, CAS A.EREMENKO &CO. rC. 31/32°7>% ‘The reguldr meeting of St, Al- ban’s WA was neid Thursday even- dng in the Parish hall opening with the WA hymn and prayer ia By Mra, R. Donnan the and shut-in visits have been made, She also read a thenk-you and good wishes letter from Mrs. A. ‘Horswill, The president asked the Laat partners’ prayer by Mr. o: Nar, J, Toogood reported brief. ly on the meeting that some of the members attended in Trail ond read a chapter from this year’s study book entitled ‘Jesus’ Christ the Light of the World.” Roll call was answered by members and a visitor was also pre- sent, Mrs, M. Wolverton, a former member of the WA who now resides in Calgary. It was reported that the film on this year’s study book will be shown in the parish hall on Feb. 26, An invitation to be sent to st. John’s WA end to the Guild ask- ing them to attend this film show- ing. After the bert refreshments will be served. Mrs, J. F, “y2uough gave the so- elal services report. Many hospital | tin. DS a : : F “GUENEY” GAs GR OL FURNACE AND AMERICAN STANDARD ae FIXTURES ‘YOUR QGARANTTE OF "QUALITY PRODUCTS FOR PROPEE INSTALLATIONS cinder WITH ECONOMY SMITH 5 NEER PARK SOGIALS Mrs, ©, TF. Williamson + Mr, George Briggeman has re- turned to his home in Deer Park after spending a few days in Cas- tlegar hospital, - Mr, ond Mrs, H, Briggeman and 19/ their youngest son John Victor of Kinnaird were weekend visitors to Deer Park, the guests of the form- er’s uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs, wet, of Edgewood were recent vis- itors to Deer Park, enroute to Trail, Mr. C. T. returned members when they heard of any persons sick to let Mrs, Killough know, Mra. H, Westwood reported on the dorcas work, She had heard irom the Women's Association of Rovon and they will help with the dorcas work by knitting and sewing. Mrs, ©, Herman reported ‘that the bulletin board was ready and will be placed in the Parish hali, ‘Mrs, F, Gibson gave the little hel- per’s report, Birthday cards have ‘been sent to children having birth- days. The members of the Gulld asked if four of the WA members would pour tea on Saturday for them, Those eppointed were Mrs. R. Donnan, Mrs, H. Johnson, Miss Jean Stainton and Mra, 8, Jones, Mrs, Donnan reported that the from the other to hig home here efter spending o Jey, the Inte Anthony Michael Aus- RESERVE — Sat. ‘March 17 for St. Ean t Kinnaird Hal! SAKE SALE — sat., Feb, 17, 10 am. at Cas- ar Drug. 6) red by PORTSMEN! eguiar meeting ‘Wed., Feb. al, 8 pm. at St, Rita's Parish Bail, BAKE ese op Plaza. Sponsored [Peee, 8 Institute. PLUMBING & HEATING = = eatrd == a = — PHONE 3401 — CASTLEGAR, B.C. : aN SHOES FOR'MEN -MADDOCKS LRA save on YARDLEY Beauty Specials Shin Fresher $4.00 value for $2. Amid toning lotion to rinse off creamsand wakeup your skin, YARDLEY Cleansing Coy k oo $4.00 value for $2.00 y cleanser fordry skin. Cieane way down d remove all traces of dirt and make-up. Castlegar ry Shei CLEANSING CREAM Sweeney rons nat vomoet Drug Corner of Pine & Columbia Ave. Phone 365-3911 ri sd ‘church organization would meet at her home on Feb. 123 to make ar- rangements for the Women's World Day of Prayer which will de held in St. “Alban’s Church on March The induction service for all church officers will be held Feb. 18, (Members were reminded that Sun- pm. The WA is celebrating ita 14th foirthday ot that time, It was decided that the money what is left over be given to the social services to purchase flowers and cards for the sick and shut-ins, It wag also decided to hold a bake sale in West's Store on Feb, 20, Mrs, Hexman js to contact Mr. West regarding this. Business being oom- pleted, Mrs, Donnan closed the meeting with prayer. ‘The members then enjoyed a tered with a low bowl of daffodils flanked by tall yellow tapers in low gless holders. Place cards were tiny daffodil favors with blue ribbon and a yellow ribbon with each mem- bere’ name on and dainty serviettes of white with blue carrying out the WA colors of gold and blue. The birthday cake which was made by Mra, Killough carried out the color scheme, Jt was covered with yellow icing and the inscrip- tion was done in blue and read “St. ‘Alban's ‘WA, 1946 to 1962." It was surrounded with 14 blue lighted candles, Mra, ‘Donnan extended thanks to the hostesses for such @ delicious dunch. ‘Hostesses were Mrs, J. Killough, Mrs, M._ Stainton and Miss Jean Stainton, Mrs. H, West- wood was in charge of the birthday parcel box which was decorated in ‘blue and gold. Want Help Of Gov't Continued A resolution requesting the fed- etal and provincial governments to conalder ‘the subsidization of wel- fare recipients to the amount of 50 per vent of the hourly rate pald by the village during.the months other than those covered by.the present ‘council at its last meeting. Between them, the two senlor governments presently pay 100 per cent of the wages of welfare recip- ients on the present municipal win- ter works program. In presenting the motion, Comm, V. R. Cook said welfare re- ciptents hired by the village had ‘proved rehabilitation can be accom- plished under the program, that ‘program the entire year and that welfare payments presently made to quall- fled recipients does not improve re- habilitation of recipients, Mr. Cook's resolution suggested that the established quota for any hiring done under the resolution if ient for every two regular munici- pal employees. Village chairman Aage Sylvest that some tles wouldn't find such a program useful while Castlegar could make use of it if it were permissable and if it wanted to use it. INSURANCE: For All Your INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE NEEDS Phone, 365-3441 AGENCIES CL E i ATT worl could be found to continue’ the | == = SIZES S.M.L. 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Kem Glo — the ‘exact matching enamel for kitchen, bathroom and woodwork, Flow on like baked enamel. : : Choose your exact shade from 2000: color combinations a with our colar harmony guide. Tels SB - ioe 3 eee —__ i -_Pationt Days Up “day ‘night ‘when'ia Published Every Thursday : at “The ‘Crossroads of the Kootenays’’ _ VOL, 15, No. 8 CASTLEGAR,’ BRITISH COLUMBIA,. THURSDAY, FEB, 22,'1962 10 CENTS PER COPY Kinnaird Receives Report on Water; Hinnalnd’ counell "has: recelved tte xeport’ on‘ alternative water sup- Ply improvements Prepared by. Ae “Engineers, ~: The, @4-page report, ‘to cost not over ;$1,000, was. given to commis- stoners to’ study’ prior to Monday snight’s council meeting, It is avail- @bdle for study by the public and sections of it may be included ina clreular letter being sent to resi- dents asking for their opinions on rates will) have to be Increased it ‘a water bylaw is passed in‘order to| get‘ true picture of how the peo- ple: feel about the"matter. i.) <* Comm,” Pat: Romaine ‘replied that “inthe long run” the decision is up to the ratepayers, Comm, Rust gald the report “backs up ‘completely what we have said” regarding’ the lack of health hazard and the cost of éd that. (chemical ante touched upon in’ the report and pointed ‘out phrasing in the report which he said wasn't a correct as- sessment of the facts, Outline of the ‘report, which Comm, Rust and chairman Loeblich sald ts available to the publile,, fol- dorvs; Terms of reference; svope ‘of 3; hist report; tary; supplies. ‘Comni. Romeine tt @ number. of aspects of the water ‘Broblem, ‘Village chairman Car] Loeblich anid the “most important point” in ‘the report 'is fina: . Comm, G. S, Rust anid there ts only. $9,000 to $10,000 in ‘the present water system swhich can be put out. yearly.in im. provements to’ the system, Bar,’ Rust Jeaid ‘thore ere 19,000 te 20,000, ft. of wood’ stave pipe to be repiaced in: the:'Dumont over the ‘next 20 years. Water must Pay its way,” he added. We've ‘talked! ‘about’ everything but ‘the’ rotten’ water’ we're ‘drink- ing,” inter} lar bill showing how the 1963 mater dollar is allocated...’ {Comm,:/Romaine « then + moved, seconded by Comm, Rust, that the circular . questionnaire “ letter be mailed out to residents, Mir, Loeblich said. there’ ts no | ° use” in spending $1,500 or $2,000/on @ water bylaw only, to jhave reald- ente turn it: down. He'said the let- ter should state that monthly ‘water OPSthere jiwere (1,000 adult and children, patient. tient days last month as | : compared to 995 in Jan., 1902. There were 99 newborn baby. ‘patient days - last: month versus 115:a-year ago. yo Where were 162 adult and chil- ‘dren patients-admitted “to the hos- pital last month while'144 were ad- « mailtted in Jan., 1961. There were 19 Qables born last month, one. less » thar a year ago. , JNumber of f outpatient visita last month was. 281 yersus 279 in Jan., \ _ Rev. R..H. Pratt jtary, and J, <3 Coventey of Nel- igo0, ag treasurer, Zs | problem, Catch Basin Installation At Green Se. |: ‘A. catch basin js to be: instel- led at the corner of: Srd Ave. .and Green St, in Castlegar in an effort to'atop run-off water fron collect- ing in -that area, ‘Two residents from the area — Ivan: Dergousoff- and T..R. Dears ——: appeared before council at dif- ferent times-‘Tuesday ‘night to. dis- cuss’ the’ problem with: Sommptealon " village. ‘chairmait’ ‘Aga « ‘Sylvest expreased . the ~ fear! that’s catch basin’ would‘ not ‘solve’ the problem | the basin nature of ‘bac- terial pollution, pulp © mill “wastes, algae ‘pollution, and turbidity, effect ‘of storage dams; supply system’ improvement gallery, wells, pressure strainers and separate, aupply, dine to storage, mi- capacity, ‘Columbia, river ‘station; summary, estimates of. cost; con- clusions and recommendations. - Low Vollage. ' Glaims Are Spot Checked. Protests of low, voltage in Kin- naind have:.been spot-checked by ‘WEPEL Co, and: voltage at and at.the end of sec-- and that * would:then be an admission ‘by, the ‘vlage ‘of responsibility for Correct ing the ‘situation. ‘He, sald-he’ had sat fon; couneil for three years and. the ,problem ‘comes up” every: year. Mr, Sylvest system.to; the river would solve the Jt. would | mean amount being spent by. the village ~ i) te"make foiirlota,sultable: for four worl’ on ‘Jet, 20, ‘srd and \4th, av inties, He added: that'the’t trouble has ‘mot been helped ‘by neighbors dum: |: ping fill in’ holes on ‘their. own property, for which: he ‘said he did) not blame them. Building up of roads in the} area has ‘diverted water through his septic tank, said Mr, ‘Deans, and he requesteq permission. to install | steel septic tank in the event that his present septic tank goes ‘out of ‘order suddenly, Myr. Sylvest said the ‘area in ‘question is lower: than the level of Lextremel high’ water. and ts in the ‘path of two water courses. “If we put's.catch basin in and it doesn’t work 100 ‘per cent’ we're not any -further in’ dutch,” com- “we ahould make some serious -| attempt -there,”- interjected Comm. |: Walter ‘Thorp, On. motion of -Mr.,.Carr, sec-|* onded by Mr, Thorp, the catch ba- sin is.to be installed.- Works super- |° ,|.visor. Norman. McNabb said later in the that a catch basin there. could: not be) guaranteed to last longer than two years. It will Probably go down about 15 ft, ondary runs where it enters homes has been found “quite satisfactory.” G. L.: Laycock wrote: Kinnaird council: that |: alnce thes company = suspended © sollds | i The Vilage of Castlegar ended up 1961 with a surplus of $8,492.70 |in the general revenue fund and :) $967.15 in the water supply fund, commissioners were told Tuesday night. * 8 Paul Moroso of ‘the . firm of Macbeth and Moroso, village audi- tors, told council that the year-end “| surplus in the general revenue furid ‘brings the total surplus in that find up to $29,260.95 after writing off $89.90,: Connection fees brought in $960 | last year-in revenue for the water made: by Cs Robert ‘Stephens. of: the local ;-RCMP. de- estimated that three or. four. sticks ‘of dy- fund’ and ‘since these ; fees. were not estimated in the budget, they account for the surplus of | $967.15. ‘Total revenue in the water account Jest year. was, $31,560.40 while, ex- penditures were’ $30,500.25, The year-end statement shows that the. village received $9,497.47 from ‘the federal government’ and $6,118.24 from the provincial govern- gram, *Mr, Moroso noted that if coun. 0 cll -had decided to write off the %4,- made ‘spot checks, ; “the; of isolated cases .of low-voltage due ., | t0:load- growth: or inadequate house wiring”, 1s not ‘eliminated, However, added: Mr,: Laycock, ‘"We-have 'just checked "a voltmeter ~ owned ‘and aren and fours it was reading 6 per | from cent low, which would give the im- pression. that.our.voltage was “lew. + Mhe ‘Don Cossack Chorus and Dancers are coming, to: Castlegar. Ieee ‘They will be. ‘sponsored on that evening in the high: school by the Castlegar Kiwanis‘ Club. ‘The chorus :hag: travelled on a ‘ners used‘ by: a large company in your |1 g2es, pushing; Kinnaird-Salmo - highway; in: a of cimbrovenenta: to, the: present "uarvenile, to Crawford: Bay (Balfour) was turned . down... last tho,’ He’“sald’ the ‘Kinnaird-Salm road: will put, Trail only 25 ‘minutes | away,.from the :alrport..» "Mor Macbeth said it” would "be “foolish” to, throw’ the ‘Cham- ‘her's: present. policy, “For ‘ithe; last ini| tive years we've had a consolidated |’ sprogrem ' “and alm," he added.’ "Pred Pressacco, last ‘year's ‘roads and” bridges?:committee : chairman, said> the Chamber’ must press for. the |-Salmo .!f Castlegar Is to-be & Rapirnstnecet el s an , | Caatlegar-Nelson highway pending completion. ‘of the’ Rinnaird-Salmo “In presenting his proposal for @ crossing’ across ‘ the’ Columbis, in the Castlegar-Kinnaird © vicinity with‘ improvements to the Castle- ee Nels highway “and a new - joining Crawford “Bay. and roads ‘and bridges com- total. of 107 end visited 65 different. countries in the course of its tours, “The New York Times says the chorus “atands among the best choral groups now ‘while the Chicago Tribune: notes that ‘There: is ‘no apperent limit to the numberof. capacity «crowds ‘these singers can: draw year after, tobe heard “in::our concert halls"|: mittee chairman Cec Gorse asked if any “useful purpose" could be as‘planned by: the government and for improyements to..the Nelson- ‘Greson highway. pending completion of the "Kinnaird-Satmo Unk.” : FLASH | shristin: served in: pushing for-the Salmo link. ‘ “He sald this oréa’is “tinhle to ‘be years waiting for the Kinnaird. Salmo.” He then presented a num. ber “of statistics “concerning “the ‘mount of traffic siphoned off into the United States in the Vicinity of}. (Cranbrook, S : “We're going beck 20 years. if we go for. this,” commented ATt |] keeping. high: He. said he pele ‘2 iugheay will be opened by | Meren | 15 for local traffic with ‘a ‘slow |’ “speed limit on the bypass. Highways Minister P. A. Gug- Jardi- told” Rossland-Trail MLA ‘Don Brothers and Cec Gorse, “Hunter Samples Being Collected: ‘The 1901 ‘season’ hunter saznple ‘| trom. thie Fiah and Game Branch of the provincial department of recre- ation’and conservation 1s now being received by District sportamen, con- | Sexvation officer. Pete | Ewart: an-' nounced this week, © ‘Cooperation: ‘of, sportsmen in completing ‘and’ returning’ hunter sample forms. is requested by, the Ewart. i Statistica” obteined: trom. the hunter sample provide’ estimates of the District game harvest and other information ‘necessary ‘for ‘manage. ment of wildlife resourpes. — : A special CHO-TV: Seeth local: +7 Dam , The, program ts a “qelayea Pro- last. Friday on. the MOrrow evening at ment under the winter works pro- 000 expendea on sewerage instead of deciding to recover it imma future sewerage bylaw, the surplus in the general fund would have Fish jand Game Branch, said Mr,| st Program, ’ Report on ‘the. Columbia, will be| Prank seen, ‘CBC's Vancouver: facilities, SHHS Boys Senior -high school West: Koot- for 1962 Basketbali ‘Championship roads and . bridges of the local. Chamber of. Commerce, _ this when they met with him in {Victoria on Tuesday, it is reliably rack traific over fho bypass Sereees s8eeaae out. of {| limits and added ‘at through }) traffic - between’: Vancouver and Lethbridge . wants. : to travel as quickly as possible, x J..M. Mavbeth sald plans call for bringing the: Cstlegar-Nelson road up to equal” standard - with smay be It is also reported that a survey: ‘iy to be takenon the removal of the Brilliant bluffs and that they may be removed before the tour-" ist season, possibly by private contract, KINNAIRD STREET. SCENE OF! EXPLOSION Bomb Victim Had Only Three Years of {one Seane’ Fretdomie was kil- ‘led and: four ‘others® injured, one serlously, at) about; 11.10 p.m. Fri- bomb tered pleces of. debris, bone. and Resh_. for. dist of up: to 50 yards, °° ripped “apart the (1968. Chevrolet in which ‘they were: driving ‘plong 6th |: Aye, in Kinnaird. t Dead is Tom, Kootnikott, 18, ot |: in}: ~ Committee Set Up to’ Study i) Ay fact-finding:“‘committee to {-atudy’ possible amalgamation of £ the twin villages of Castlegar and { Bianaird has. been set up by the Fi istrict, Cham! “residents from thelr beda and acat. |: © Inet, he dare ‘people: at ML Blnoberry, +The dead’ man. took, the brunt | of the explosion’\in the back: seat with Saliken, ‘sitting next.to him, being seriously. injured, It is under. ‘atood “that. pleces -of. Kootnikof?’s Bese. ‘clothing and teeth were em- in Baliken and ‘were remo- ved S the local hospital. The other three youths were inthe front seat of the ‘car’and suffered-hed injur- ‘}fes and’ facial iacerations.: Past identification of the young men was mad¢ by the ROMP after | the- explosion... The ° car was thor- oughly ° checked ‘at ‘2 roadblock at Genelle . at- about’ 9.35 p.m. It is be- lieved ‘that the five youths elther picked up the explosives somenece [miles before losing. the trail on Nu. 3 highway, Evdokimoff “was found about six hours later at the home. of ‘an aunt,.Mrs, George: Nevakshonoff in Castlegar, a8 a result of ‘checking +sfand > Trail’ — «travel