Concussion is Caused By Shaking the Brain Concussion means vio- lent shaking. In medical us- The patient who recov- ers from concussion is also usually unable to recall the actual moment of injury. His memory may be blank con- cerning the several seconds —_or even minutes — pre- ceding the injury. This is of “post-traumatic amnesia” As the Patient recovers * feonsxgutent s ulse and he often vomits, | is confused, restless and irritable, and almost always complains of headaches. cee toms ithe Therm abi symptom: e possible exception of headache, usu- disappear within hours, leaving the patient with a gap in his memory .jbut no other PUBLIC To All Children 4-14 yrs. Welcome to Pentacostal Tabernacle summer va- cation Bible School Aug. 10-16. 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. SMITH’S PLUMBING & HEATING WILL BE CLOSED AUG. 3 TO AUG. (inclusive) OPEN FOR BUSINESS AUG. 19 SMITH 18 NOTICE FOR FAST — FAST — FAST PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICE CALL 365-7531 SMITH‘’S PLUMBING AND: HEATING PLUMBING & HEATING LTD. 61 CRESCENT ST. — PHONE 365-7531 — CASTLEGAR evidence of brain damage. However, he may feel a little riod |weak for several days. injury. Anyone who loses con- sciousness should be seen by a physician as soon as pos- sible. Pony League All Star Team Off fo Terrace Thanks to the many generous merchants in the Castlegar area, the Pony League All Star team, com- Posed of 13 and 14 year olds, left for Terrace this week for the B.C. playdowns, They won the right to Tepresent the East and West Kootenays after winning pinee straight games in a The tournament, which was held last weekend in Kinnaird, was composed of three teams: Kimberley, Creston and Castlegar. In the first ‘game last Friday evening, Castlegar de- feated Creston 16-1, behind the Sure pitching ‘Of Larry ereif! on Saturday mornin, Castlegar met a actemntand team from Kimberley, bu managed to squeeze out a narrow four to three victory. Creston then took on the losing Kimberley team to de- cide who would meet Castle- gar in the final game. Kim- berley emerged ae victors by a score of 6-3. Vecchio - Grandbois Vows |Exchanged in Marriage A late afternoon wedding on July 13 in Our Lady of el Catholic a no contest game as its hit- ting power and swamped the Kimberley squad to the tune of 25-1. ‘The game was called in favour of Castlegar after only jour innings of play. Accord- ig to the rules, that is ahead ru ter four complete innings of play shall be awarded the Ghureh, Trail, Litted 4 in mar- riage Linda Grandbois of Trail and Michael Vecchio of Castlegar. Rev. John Cheevers was officiating clergyman. The bride is. is the daughter of the late Mrs. Edna Grandbois of Trail while the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vecchio of Castlegar. Work Boots SAFETY and NOR-SAFETY HIGH CUT Low CUT and OXFORDS The bride was carnations. Dianne Collis who ch ress. a brother of the groom. ers secured with p pink sweetheart roses. iven_in marriage by her brother, Mr. Douglas Campbell. She wore a white street-length gown of peau d’elegance with a lace overdress. Her veil was of silk illusion and she wore a rhinestone tiara headpiece. single The bridesmaid was Miss ose a street-length two-piece blue suit. The groom's mother swore: a street-length blue lace The best man was Mr. Ralph Vecchio of Castlegar, The reception was held | Putti at the home of the brid where pink and white stream- ink bells decorations, roses and was topped with a heart and two doves holding an artificial wedding ring. in For her honeymoon trip and other fi | meets As part of the Kinnaird mer, a competative swim 2 club has been organized. are call- aquatics program this sum-| 2” third place behind Kimberley id Trail out of five clubs participating (the other two were Golden and Cranbrook). this meet general ed the “Kinnaied Aquanauts” and it is their purpose to train daily in order to in- crease their swimming abili- ty and stamina with the fin-|# pation in the several swim which are held) throughout the West Kooten-| ays during the summer months. At this.time there are 30 keen young swimmers from the ages of seven to 17, Everyone works-out twice al result being their partici-|1 ouise was shown by all swimmers, but special mention must be given to Pat Goetting, Geof Yule, Ed Sores, Paul and Danny Stew- john McKenzie, Wayne Ruiland, Gerard, Jacqui and marche, Conrad Price, Greg, Mark, and Brad Earp, and Joanne Pepper. Each of these members help- ed the team to its third place standing. ming weekend the Trail swim Club is host- ing a two-day regional swim meet and it is the local Competitive Swim Club Successful at Kinnaird club's intention to be well represented at this meet. The Kinnaird Club will be hosting a meet on August 17 and entries are expected from most West Kootenay cities. The Kinnaird Aquanauts are doing a fine job of re- presenting this area at swim meets and it can easily be expected that within two years the club will be work- ing with swimmers of top- noich calibre. Anyone who is interested in competative swimming is welcome to join the Club. The entry fee is $2 and those interested should see Johnson at any of the work- out sessions. A. EREMENKO & CO. A beautiful way to be comfortable White Cross Uniforms & Smocks, Uniforms Sizes 8-16-24% Smocks 8-10-20 All eae Redtieca Prices 56 p.m. Monday to Friday) and is shown how differ- ent competitive strokes are to be done correctly, how to do proper racing dives and turns, and how to become a good water-sportsman. Besides the actual daily i the Club has undertaken a successful car washing venture which re- sulted in buying racing trunks for the team. These bathing suits are specially made and are exclusive to the Kinnaird Aquanaut’s The colors of these suits are navy blue with white and red side panels. In the two meets the team has so far competed in the trunks gave the team a unity of feeling and looked very “sharp” indeed. The next club projects are to raise sweat-suits. the hard work the speed swimmers have been g in has already paid le | Off and pete things are yet to co bers have shown promising potential and with continued practicing this area will be Producing some swimming champions. At the Swim Meet held Warfield on July 20, the Be first experience gained from a swim meet Outstanding Berformane, es were given by Geof. Yule, who won the 25 yard back- money for a stop-watch and|@ Some or, the Club mem-}ff a day (1230-130 p.m. and |i SALE - SALE - YES—OUR MID-SUMMER SALE CONTINUES WITH THE LOWEST PRICES EVER SUMMER DRESSES UP TO 50% OFF ONE THIRD OFF SUMMER SPORTS WEAR AND BLOUSES ONE THIRD OFF ALL COTTON SLEEPWEAR ONE THIRD OFF ALL SUMMER FABRICS SPECIAL PRICES ON Fall Clothing Arriving Daily Kelvinator Freezers Lifetime pocelain enamel interior — Baked enamel exterior finish. Cooling tubing welded on all four sides and the bottom — Wrap Provincial Library, Parlinwent Buildings. Victoria, B.C. Dec. 31/8 AST R NEWS Published Every Thursday at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays”’ WEEK'S WEATHEF Max Min VOL. 21, No. 32 CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1968 10 CENTS PER COPY PAINTING OF MINTO, done by Robert , the Van- couver-based internaticnal marine artist who is one of the bast known painters of the sea and ships in the world to- day, was presented Tuesday evening to the Town of Cas- tlegar by B.C. Hydro. Chip Smith, right, information of- ficer with the Authority, told Castlegar council that the destruction of the Min! ito.was ‘‘a sad occasion . « nobody regretted it more than B.C. Hydro but there was To alter. native.” He said the painting presented the town, and ano- ther to the Village of Nakusp, were intended as permanent Murray Little said the vessel ‘was probably unique in‘Ca- nada for length of service,” operating between Robson and Arrowhead from 1898 to 1954. He said he agreed that des- truction of the Minto’ was necessary because its derelict .The 28” "X: 40” painting displays the Minto at “full steam ahead.” The one to be given Nakusp shows the Minto docked at the Nakusp if — Castlegar News Photo - Two Ministers Leaving this District _ Wildings to Australia Rev. Reeves Pastor. Davin: J. Reeves after serving |naird, the w Kimberle: to Kimberley church completed \in Kin- it was moved tojine ‘The congregation of that |for city are planning a new structure. and Mrs, Tom Rev, Wild- family of St. David's Twenty Entries Received Already |f {The 10th ann annual run- ‘was | ning’ of « ae Petite’: Alpine, Rallye -d ed for te, Saturday'and Sun‘ of. the best ever,” according | fe to“ rallymaster Tom Burgess|P The peta i by: Low on Million — Dolfar Contract A Kinnaird firm and one th low bids ders on contracts” that are each worth ‘over. $1 million — the largest contracts be- lieved ever. successfully ten- from Trail -are ‘bot dered by. Kootenay firms. - 346,746 on the psychiatric and. regional -laborator tention for the same “hospi. Architect's estimate for wing was $1,208,962 while the estimate. the extended care Pastor Hocves in ley will be in the por- le church he came to in ok With the new Kinnaird Firm of Castlegar. Despite "the mail strike, nearly 20 entries have so far been received. from Alberta, BG. Oregon and Washing- ton. The Petite Alpine is one of several rallies that: counts towards the Northwest Rally Council championship. 5 This year’s entry will include some ofthe top rally drivers in Canada and U.S. Jack Deno of Seattle will be a top contender. He_cur- rently leads championship. Another fave orite will be Jim Bowie of al rally championship. Most distant. entry to is three-car team’ pee Salem, Ores lead by Doug Daniels, io will also be a top con- ender, this year and a cash prize of $50. Other’ placing entrants will receive prizes and trophies. Another feature of this year’s rally is marque awards tor drivers of Volvos, Datsuns ate minister of St. Andrew's Church. in Bo- of State ot Victoria ea ap. the home of his wife’s cae in Branxholme. _ For (0th Gar Refly |" == day is shaping up’ into. one|and ship and Rese 2 reach ‘Australia. dings came to Castieusr five years age, from s. Nelsoy where Rev. 14 had been at st Saviour’s Pro Cath chedral. new rinster “at St David's, will be R Jen of ‘une Parish of snuswap & of Kam- Chase, near loops. Married, with a son and daughter, Rev. Allen wiil | bo Council Defers Action on $109 : Grant to League Castlegar council defer- red action Tuesday night. on a suggestion by Ma ror “Mur- Top prize is|Pony the coveted Petite pied Championships at Terrace. Mr. Little noted that council had previously’ de- clined to make =a donation but pointed out that it was a compliment to this area wn | er. divisi arrive here at the ‘end; of this month. , ¢ In the meantime, Rev. C. Howard will take the per- BP oO! vices for August. Rev. Allen is an engin- eering ‘graduate from UBC and was. a ‘geologist at one time at Salmo. He. attended the ican ‘Theological Col- lege at UBC and graduated minister three years ago. her April of 1954, have now be- come a reality. (See coree AL | Story elsewhere in this pay At a farewell party..for the cap! ard as the Minto docked overnight at West Robson for the t time so many. years ago, the captain e tain and crew held on \ WKHU Has Plans fo Moniior River Council Discusses Possible Water ‘Supplies With Engineering Firms Works. supervisor Alex pate reported that the cap- the town's present iyatemn is 1% million gallons a day, that the peak demand last summer was 1,400,000 gallons a day and that the demand this summer has Tun around 1,300,000 gallons daily. then evolved on the possi: bility of running a direct line from No. 2 well to the water tank and using the tank itself as a settling pond for sand. ‘Mr. Little concluded dis- cussion on the matter, with the comment that council re- further consideration quired A. lengthy — discussion a possible courses of action |it. before the town would be in a position to entertain a pro- posal from consulting engin- eers. Later the meeting uncil heard representations from the ‘arm of Dayten and Knight, ‘water engineering, w who ae cil had asked to t with oa) Associated « Engineers Tepre: icMaster. sentative Don. Mi Mr. Little said the ‘costs E - cel of going to the river — par- of the Minto. In accepting the painting,’ Mayor ularly-up to Arrow dam— Ww are unknown but. are worth it if they were found to be reasonable, However, a third well providing a sure supply of water would ald possibly be the best answs the cost was only $70,000 to $80,000 and Celgar - contributed. McMaster said’ that “in most areas of the world wells are considered an ex- cellent source of water. Right here, though, next to the Columbia, I'd hate to see you go back to wells because of the peniness a ‘A Kinnaird man and a former. Castlegar woman are two of 151 persons sel- ected Monday evening for a chance to win $100,000 in the City of Montreal's monthly voluntary tax draw. Ron King of Woodland Park in Kinnaird, a pulp division staff member and an of Trail, a former Castlegar woman who was employed by Young Agen- cies .at Kinnaird, were among the 151 names sel- ected at random from among the approximately 417,000 who contributed $2 each to the scheme. The tax draw is design- aol ace oe udgeta ficit Hin sie fiscal 1968.) The 151 from Canada wit meet in Mon: Mon- treal Sunday night for the skiil- asta peaheotintts The fi name among fhe 151 will a Kinnaird Man & Former Castlegar ‘Woman ‘Have Chance on $100, ,000 = epee 8 it i 2 8 ‘ Mayor that weurting in, September the an 18- the RR fu woe lant aiwice. monthly testing of the water Ube made available tra Ed Mosby said he wanted “a more definite elusion on», rwhether or - not ectly sand-in-the ‘water is dire the mie no sprinkling regula while no sprinkling re; tions have had to be enforc- Ala. ‘W. H. Reed remark- ed that this has been a “lucky year” and that he has yet to opérate,a sprinkler this summer. confided: “T ate to see the old ‘girl than ‘rot some, beach. she's" a good ship.” She was a good ship. If you listen you will still hear her whistle across the water as you near the Celgar lum- ion. @ Minto’s whistle, hav- ing are been installed at the Nakusp — operations, now marks the change of anifts |a at the local sawmill. It. was ‘installed in 1961| 4 with the opening of the mill here and the closing of op- erations at Nakusp. Parking Lot Check Shows No Use Made An eight day check on a parking lot across from. the Russian Hall disclosed no}, io. The check was made af- ter the lot was cleaned up. pollution from oil: seepage id olved, The matter of making possible location changes of the. school crosswalk crossing Columbia Ave. to the Castle- Bar subdivision -will be rais- ed by the Town of. Castlegar ‘the department” ‘of high- mays. Council’s action an immediate move — that might assist. the problem would be.erection of a “Stop pied” sign. He also mention- ed -the’ possibility of a prop- out ‘on the highway for traf- fic going into Super Valu. ‘When Crosswalk is Occu-|Ewan, fér“turn lane“ being ~ marked’ Castlegar Plans to Discuss Crosswalk With Hwys. Dept. At Mayor Murray paagettan me eases aa oe fistri as receipt .of a 30- petition eat its meeting Tuesday night from subdivision residents. Noting the ‘dangerous sit- uation” at the crosswalk, the id petition mentioned that there are areas of traffic in the vicinity of the crosswalk “and motorists don’t always | honor it.” Mrs. Burt C: , who Late night drinking par- ties at Pass Creek Park have been brought to the attention, of the RCMP and Po ice spoke on behalf of those who signed the petition, told aldermen that since the cross- walk is a school crosswalk it’s not always honored dur- ing the summer months. She also pointed out that some- times, when cars:.are stop- pass the stopped cars on their right and pass in front ped at it, other cars will|* that patrots of the area Pill be increased. Commission rector Buck Pach- olzuk told the Castlegar News Tuesday that this ac- tion was taken because of scattered around the park and .in the water. Mr. Pacholzuk said there are. about 65 youngsters on of people in the Aldermen W. H. Reed and V. R .Cook suggested ‘ithat the answer might be to Hioving the crosswalk Green St. with the provision piel bs a, sidewalk on the CPR eS") side of Columbia Ave. be- “|tween ‘the subdivision turn- off pad a Grecz. Pass Creek Park Parties Have Broken There were three fires in the Castlegar Forest Rang- er District during the week- Lightning and Smoking Cause’ 3 Fires in District The young couple are making their home in Castle- gar where the grool em- ployed with the Castlegar 2 around Pl and rust. Magnetic door gasket for the psychiatric and re- — signal light — locks and keys — three removable baskets and gional laboratory “extension three dividers — Trimwall foam insulation — Five year warranty was $1,582,308. Mosby noted that MADDOCKS end although the Avenger |tricts. and “Toyotas. ab, Althong ths Rash the bo: anal had gotten in- 2 top> prize robably go|to ths to one of the pri Probes eye: the trip ‘cost ere’is a separa $1, 100. zee aa made by. bus. R. E. Goulet Regular 98c SPECIAL CASTLEGAR Corner of Pine and Columbia Open Monday — Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Holiday Hours: 12 Noon to 1 p.m. Toothpaste Dispenser — AND TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER — SAVES WASTE, MUSS AND FUSS — AND MONEY! CAN BE USED FOR TOOTHPASTE, SHAMPOOS, CREMES, ETC. DRUG Phone 365-7813 Fridays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 6 to 7 p.m. However, yard Butterfly and 100 yard freestyle events, by Ed For- nelli who came second in the 100 yard freestyle, 100 yard" breaststroke and the 50 yard Butterfly (men’s open). Last weekend, Kimber- 28 Kinnaird swimmers com- peted. Kinnaird finished in Four Winners In Water Sweep At Arrow Dam high water sweep with read- ings equi-distance from the peak level of 26.86 recorded at the Castlegar ferry on July 14 were Jack Ring ion Nigel Grant sharing a 26. te ket, Garth Hand at Feading and Cyril eo oat ity sweep was conduct- ley hosted a swim "meet and Winners of the 1968}| on the compressor — Five year food spoilage plan. 22 cu. ft. .......$259.00 ed by personnel at the Arrow damsite. 18 cu. ft........$239.00 MON. — TUES. — WED. — THURS. — SAT. 8.30 to 5.30 FRIDAYS, 8.30 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. mitted for the two jo! Approval to accept st the lowest tenders is requir from the Regional District ‘Of Kootenay Boundary. and from The -hospital’s board of far- satis- fied both local firms can do management chairman, Hi old Dixon, said he is the work. Eleven tenders RES Were. f sub-|ped cars, class. and prizes for non- eqiupped ae The ly will start at 10.30 at the ¥ cominco park- ing lot just south of” the junction of Highways ts and 22 in Tadanac. The route good gravel roads in Canada and the US. with an ‘over- night stop in Kinnaird. cover,350 miles of paved and|Mr.. hours without an At “the suggestion. of Ald. V.R. Cook, action on Little’s proposal was de- ferred ‘until the Shancial status of the team’s tri determined. RCMP Rush Serum ...- Se Man Gets A 30-year-old Creek man was_ treat nesday afternoon of last wee! for a rattlesnake bite on the right thumb suffered at Sel- kirk poone lege. Betula was releas- ed fon hospital on beriday: Serum to counteract e snake's venom was rushed from Grand Forks by RCMP ayho were met by a car from China ited at Castlegar Hospital on Wed. . « » From Grand Forks | a Snake Bite at Selkirk dent at 2.50 p.m. and the serum was gelvered to the] s; hospital by 4 p.m. Serum. provided by the college was administer- Mr. Be! ed the rattlesnake in Grand Forks early in May and had| was donated it to the Silene. He © SOME here received a phone call from the public health nurse about the inci-| th the college last week to donate a turtle god d apparently saw the rat- st ula had collect-| warnin; Being familiar with this cies of snake he tried to| fi pick it up cautiously but the sookande) pale -long reptile bit ig sign In the incident the snake injured and had to be Sestroyed. The spokesman added that Mr, Betula had been_ bitten | 4, before by snakes while he was. in Australia, FORTY-EIGHT young golfers from the Castlegar, Trail- Rossland, Nelson and Colville, Wash., clubs took part in the first Castlegar Junior Golf Open ‘at the Castlegar and District Golf Club last Friday. Fournement, arrangers were happy ¥ with the large was 18- hole medal play with handicaps divided into three flights. A special girl’s flight, with separate prizes, was also includ- ed. The new Junior Open Shield, presented by Bryan Quinlan, and other prizes were al hi “moderate the past week the Reengérs made drops on a fire at Winnifred the Edgewood red ora in xn fi|Lardeau Valley above Kasio, at Christina Lake and at H|Yahk in the East Kootenays. for further drops at Cran- brook. All the fires the Aveng: ers answered are believed caused by lightning strikes. There have been 17 fires e!so far this year in the Cast- legar Ranger District reports Mr. Wood, with 29 acres burned. At this time last year ‘there had already been 45 to 50 fires with a total for the pen of oe The big Sentinel on July. at a late ‘e started st year “cand was going fant boot” at this time.