CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Jan. 25, 1962

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Bem LORMAN MENA | give ‘comsideration to the land in
RET TTF Aout two acres of lend t6 prefer-

Bad Legs Need. Good Support Hose with
Live Rubber for Compression

Seamless Nylon Elastic Stockings
for varicose veins, tired, aching, swollen
legs due to fatigue, pregnancy.
‘Two-way stretch gives real support, helps restore normal
Prafation. Beaullful, color-fos? shade with seamless con
ttrucion for better eppearance, Open-toe for eure foot

comfort. So reasonably priced, too, fort

Hospital Auxiliary
Executive Installed

The new executive of the Wo-
men's Auxillary to the Castlegar
and District Hospital was installed
{n office Saturday evening by the

Mrs, C. W. MacBey of Trail,

Mrs. MacBey, in her remarks,
recalled haying helped to start the
local WA and paid tribute to re-
tlring Castlegar Wa preaident, Mrs,
Devid Campbell, Mrs, MacBey also
praised the “understanding and
willing husbands" of WA members,

In her report, Mrs, Campbell
noted that with an increased mem.
ership to 37 ‘Indies, the WA during
the past year “was able to do more
for the hospital, both in service and
in donation of needed equipment.”

She said informational bro-
chures in both Russian and Eng-
Msh had been prepared for patients
and the service cart was available
to patients twice weekly.

She said toys for the children's

during the year by the WA and
members put in a total of 850 vol-
unteer working hours, “mainly at
the Thrift Shop and with the ser-
vice cart.”

The largeat Income for the WA
came from the Thrift Shop where
& Not profit of $616.78 was realized,
During the past few months, sald
Mirs, Campbell, business at tho
Thrift Shop has not been good,
“We attribute this partly to poor
locsiion’ and partly to. deterioration
in the quality and quantity of our
stock.” .

Mrs. MacBey installed Mrs, D.
‘W. Brookes as new president of the
auxiliary. Mrs, Hugo Wood is first
vice-president, Miss Helen Douglas
4g sevond vice-president, Mrs, W.
Gordon is secretary, Mrs, D. Dever.
son Ls treasurer and Mrs. John Heg-
eman is publicity officer.

‘Mrs. Brookes presented Mrs.
Campbell with her past-president’s
pin following the installation ctre-

ward had been donated by the WA
 eribbage | BY.

=|" LEGION CORNER

‘Membership ecards for 1962 are
mow available from Bert Lamb,
mie et a ee are ea
portable atretcher, an ice machine |!n the main hall are well in hand
and two dictating machines were }@d a work party will be called
onsted to the hospital, shortly.
The first annual Hospital WA
Ball was held and the annual nut
drive was again a success, WA
members imit baby things to, be
sold at the hospital and ‘the group

B. S. Campbell Gots

the howpltat ana the srou|. Gominco Promotion
inclal convention at Vancouver and! ". ps. Campueéll has been ap.
six to the regiona} meeting at Trail. pointed property superintendent at
‘8 HB Mire at Salmo.
: ‘The announcement was made
Mrs. W. Holuboff this week dy B. EB. Hunile, mana-| ==
=
rT ©, MacLean, assistant to the man-
Passes in Alberta © /°, Mactesn, assistant to tho man- es
‘Word has been received at Rob-|tske over his former. position in =
Mr, Campbell was born in Van- |=
peri penediree Rapp prede- | Couver, After graduating from the
ceased by her daughter, Mrs, Donia | University of British Columbis in
be remem-|Jolned Cominco at the Sullivan
bere by ey is the Distvieh he, |Mine in Kimberley, tn 998 he was
pio: moved from here ‘about elght sppolniet superintendent at the Big

Install ‘one now and put an} pp,

‘Ten regular meetings were held | the Consolidated Mining and Smel-
ting
wer of mines for ‘the company. J.
son of the death of Mrs, Winnie |Chatae of the Bluebell Mine.
Salikin by one week, 1924 with a BA&Se in mining, he
uri Mine on B.0,’s northern | ==
pear
He returned to Kimbertey" in

and RAMBLER

tendent of the Blucbell: Mine at
Riondel ‘in 1950,

He is a member of the Associa-
tion of Professional Engineers of
B.C., the Canadian Institute of Mi-
ning and Metallurgy and the Ame-
rican Institute of Mining, Metal-
lurgical and Petroleum Engineers,

Dog Kennel
For. Castlegar
Is Suggested

‘A Castlegar businessman who is
active in the training of dogs in-

2
Public Notice
Beclte, SENS 36 - 130
& =I
Pm. ot ay agian "all. Games =|
reshments.
2
Ss
=
531m the ravine behind the forestry
= | office,
=i] Jack White: told council tha
= |[structure would cost $4,000 when
vompleted. It would house 2° dogs
snd would have automatic flushing
and drinking fountains, ;
he structure would be an on-
closed building. with 7-1t. runways.
inside the building and 20-ft, run-
ways outside. It would also house
an office for a veterinarian and a
ollfgery room.
Mr. White said he would not;
deny the fact that dogs are nolsy
and it is for this reason, he said,
jat he was requesting council to

ent.
"| By ited: Chureh Sunday
Schoo

Warou FOR VALENTINE
Peo 10, 230 to 4 aia Be
Alban's Ha

by Bt. Albans Evenite Guild,

PLUMBING &
HEATING

the ravine behind the forestry.

Ot ualt tol ‘Mr. White that it
would take the matter under ode
visement,

HOGTOWN
More than 100 years ago the
law In Toronto permitted pigs to
run loose in the streets to act as
Barbage collectors, and there were
so many that visitors nicknamed
the place Hogtown.

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JANUARY GLEARANGE SALE

Only One
More Week

Ladies’ and Childrens’
Dresses & Skiris

Reduced by
tae

WIRK COATS

fabric fur
grey or brown

$59.95

Ladies and Girl's

SHOW BOOTS
$6.95-$7.50-$7.95

Mon’s Curling

2 AoA

FOCD DEPT.

F.V. PEAS, 2 for .... 43c

Nakob COFFEE, Ib., 65c

Blouses, $2.95

SKIRTS

wool, children’s

$2.95 t

Fort Garry TEA BAGS,
100’s, 69e

BEEF POT ROASTS,
Blade or Round Bone
49c

PLAYTEX BRAS | - ee

GROUND BEEF,
2 Ibs, ...

PORK & BEANS,
Chelsea, 4 for 39c

Get your favourite
Playtex Bra and a
FREE LIBERTY

CHEESE, _Spreadeasy,” ;

MAGAZINE for 1 year PORK SHOULDER’

ROASTS, fresh,

Men’‘s Jackets and
CAR COATS

| $6.95- $14.95

PORK SPARE RIBS, -
Ib., 39c

Men‘s SLACKS _

$7.95 and $9.95

F.V. CHICKEN CHOW
MEIN, 12 oz., .:, 45¢

Ladies......

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‘seuss At a Saving

Siapoladoun Pyjamas, reg. $6.95 SALE eee
Snuggledown Shift Gowns, reg. $5. 95 SALE .... $3.95"
‘reg. $3.75 SALE | $2.95
Shorty Flanelette Gowns, SALE ...... $1.98 to $2.19:

GIRLS. SLEEPWEAR

Long Flanelett Night G

” Flanelette Pyjamas 8-14
$1.98
Size.2-3X Reg. $1.98 SALE $1.39

Flanelette Nighties

Reg. $1.98 SALE | 2 $1.39:

Flanelette Dusters

Reg. $2.49 SALE

Reg. $2.98 SALE

AVACADOES, 3 for 28
LEMONS, 6 for .... 35¢

PEA SOUP, Habitant,
20 ox., 2 for

LAA coo cca

Size 6'- 6X
$1.75

Size 8 -
$1.98

CORNING WARE

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Electromatic Percolator, 12 cup ..

Electromatic Skillet, ‘12 in, square ..
Sausepans, from 32 to 80 oz., priced at $4.69 to $8.69
Skillets, 7, 9 and 10 in. at $4.75 - $6.69 ....... $10.50

wees. $38.95
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DEC, 33/32 ~

CASTLEG

R NEWS

Published Every Thursday at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays”’

VOL. 15, No. 5

CASTLEGAR,.. BRITISH! COLUMBIA,’ THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 1962

10 CENTS PER COPY

Need $13,800
For Swim Pool

4 i eroximately $13,800 is: requi-
red to finish the’ Kinnaird’ swim-
ming pool, Kinnaird council was’
told Monday. night.

Swimming ; pool society . preat-
dent EB. M, McGauley and commit-
tee members Gwilym Hughes told
council that $14,197 had been spent
during the past two “years on the

Mr, McGauley said ‘another pre-
sentntion is to be made to Cominco
requesting financial asslatance ond
another canvass is being considered.

He said a canvass in the fall of

1080 realized $1,500° in ‘oash'’and
pledges worth $150 a month..On the|
basis of these pledges, money was
borrowed from the bank of : which
$2,100 remains to be paid back.

. Mr. McGauley said the cash
Ploture “at the! moment” ‘stands at
$1,100,
| The society president sald the
pool during the past year received
$1,000 from Celgar, $500 from: Local
490, Mine-Mill Union, $400 from the
Kiwanis Club and $100 each from
three other unions,

CITIZEN ‘OF THE YEAR ‘for:1962 for |

and. District, is

jor

on the pool,’ he ‘said, include $5,000
for titer equipment, . $1,500. for. a.
. Pump; house and fericing, $900: for
patio! work, $800 for a vacuum

ell eis and

pul local resid

Mr. Hughes was presented ' with the ‘award
and”:

at\.the annual

dance’ of the iain Kiwanis Club”-at"

struction of the pump ‘house under
the winter works, program.with the
ool paying $800 for materials plus
25 per cent of the labor costes.

A. ‘well-known Kinnaird:
dent, A.D. Mecwhinnile, has
moved to Vancouver. .. ae oat

over to the Kinnaird Swimming
Pool Society last Saturday night at
the,

adiinee? of “the | Castlegar | Kiwanis
Club,
“ The~ cheque,” representirig’ the

proceeds, from: last. fall’s’:.monster.

aving
take up his ee ‘duties in'thé Com. {¢
mussion’s.. Pacific region Office’ at]:

Mepeiee

Mr. McWhinnle, who has been
active in the Kinnaird Little Thea-
tre, will be Joined by his family at
the coast at & later “date.

firs, i. Canuiier
Passes Suddeniy

Puneral services were held yes-
terday from the Castlegar Funeral

Home chapel for Mary Louise Can-| ©

dier, 76, who died suddenly on Mon-
day. ‘

Rev. C, Day officiated and bur-
dal was. in }ark Memoriali Ceme-
tery at -Wintatrd,

There are no survivors,

Mrs. Candler. was active in the | -

Senlor Oltizens, the Anglican Chur-
ch and the Canadian Legion LA,
‘active _

R Homes Started

AL Kinnaird in-’61
“Forty-two new’ home’ staits
were Made inthe Village of Kin-

naird last year with 15 of the homes
oe ly vy completed. galing: Inspec”

‘wanls Club and said the swimming
pool society” has’ now’ received a
total of $900 for the pool from the
Kiwanis Club.” -

Retiring Kiwanis ‘presicent Al
Harvey outlined 3 busy past year to
the gathering: for his club, He said
the club turned over $1,523 to the
@rena during the ‘past year,

to the. swimming pool ‘and’ provided 3

$150’ in scholarships to generel pro-
gram students at the high school.‘

The organization sponsored the
May Day Carnival and also assisted
in the organization and direction of
minor hockey betes little league bi ball,

. ‘drive’ ta’:

Rev, Bay In ©
Oblate Society
The Order ofthe Holy Cres

has announced thatthe Reverend
Cecil Ronald Day’ hag’ been enrot-

*/ Jed as°a probatiorier.in the Soclety
of the Oblates of Mount, Calvary.

The Order of the Holy Cross is
‘an Anglican’ Monastic Order with
‘Monasteries in New York and Call_
fornia, St. Andrew's School in Ten-
messee and @ Mission in Africa are
other works of the Order.

The Sisters of .St, Helena also
live .under, the rule’ and operate
three convents in the United States.

4s an Oblate, Father Day will
continue ‘asa priest in’ parish -life
and will be committed. to. yearly

~| Bi Oleski,

with the Fall Fair and ‘set ‘up’ the |<
| children’s art section at

sented trophies to Fall
in the children’s art category.

we ‘Sup! e
for the ERC » Commumity - Chest |‘,
¢anvass and supplied five.cars and |”

drivers for the Hospital WA nut
transport’ “Air Cadets.

}\> "The .club’ sponsored’ the- Ross-_

Jand Light Opera in. Castlegar and

also provided ‘sound ‘truck publicity

for’ Castlegar's sewerage “bylaw ‘vo-|

tes,

The club also publicized. the ||
public meeting. of. the Teacherg’,
convention when’ Dean Chant spoke |.

here and ‘provided financial -assist-
‘Ate ‘to flood workers during. the

$400 | 'rlood last spring. :
Inducted at the banquet as pre-
sident of: the club ‘for’ 196 was’

Earl | Greep. Installing “officer was
Kiwanis ..Lt.-Gov.- W. 'T.: Waldle,
who ‘is. a ‘charter member of the
Castlegar: Club. ° +
bo Mice presidents ‘of. the club for
1962,are Gil. Fowler and. Aage Syl-
vest and treasurer is Jim Lewis. Mel
‘West is again secret and direc-'
tors are Murray ‘Little, Jack Young,
Teo Bosse: an Gus
Leitner, au
Inducted _ into. membership in

thé club at the meeting was Kelth |:

‘Waldie “of Robson; son of” Lt.-Gov.
Waldie who presented his: son with
his membership pin,

Al Harvey: was presented with
his two-year, perfect

Kinnaird Turns Down a Well
Water Supply Bid and Proposal

Kinnaird council Monday night
Offletally rejected one bid’ and a
second’ proposnl on a well’ water
supply for the village because the
Proposal was not submitted on the

tendering form’ while the only bid
received had been late in arriving
at the village office,

; However, the official action. “by
council did not fully set out the
lewa of commuissloners on the sub-
ject'and the matter will be glven |”
{more detailed discussion” at next
Monday, night's council meeting.
i. A bid from Pacitic Water Wells,

was officially

“cause it was late in arriving while

a: proposal from Bud Henning Dril-
ding Co, was ‘rejected because it
Was’ not submitted on the tender-
ing form provided." -

Al third. company, M..R, Hall
Drilling “Ltd. of Calgary, did ‘not
quote .on the work’ as. previous
commitments “would not enable | us
to ‘complete’ this’ project © before

spring,” The company, returned the
contract’ documents,

Pacitic Water Wells bid $10,200
for two exploratory test wells, one

flat near the river at the south end

7{of the village. Comm,’ B, 0, Acker-

man noted’ that a well. in’ that
area would. require, uphill ‘pumping
e a Bood portion of the Aho

velopment of a, well. at the

| thet alte wit q minkmum vield of

per; minute would
cost” sigan" bid *pacltie, while at

would be $18,000,

Personal.
Column —

By? BuRT CAMPBELL: 3
A. ‘FINAL LOOK AT. THE
BOUNTIFUL KOOTENAYS |
The scenic ‘attractions of the
bountiful-and beautiful Keotenays
S er-been ‘better expressed
than in’ the term Yoho" used by
the ‘native Indians ‘to describe: this

mountain Jand. ‘Translated “Yoho”
means “It is wonderful.”

Blg-game hunting oe black
bear, mule © deer, :
white-tafied deer: and ak takes
place in the Kootenays, as ‘does
hunting ‘for upland game birds and
migratory waterfowl.

‘The ‘Kamloops trout and Dolly
Varden char are \avidly fleshed -for
and: mountain climbing, swimming,
sight-seeing and camping are‘ en-
joyed in this area,

Other” attractions of the: Koot-
enays are {the radical Sons of Free-
dom “who. peel “off their, clothes,
blow up tombs and power poles, and
Put the torch to houses and jcars,
and ‘the: peace-loving Quakers, “in

pin
by Mr. Waldie at the banquet and
BUll. Shkwarok was presented with
his six-year pin,

Entertainment at the banquet,
attended by about 160. persons, was
provided” by ‘The Staggerers,” a
group composed of. Mrs, Lorne Zin-
io, Mrs. Jim Corbett, John Landis
and Bill Oleski, The group replaced
“The Tridiots” who had‘ to disband
this year because of. the loss of 2

eect Monday night,

. The value of new building in
the 42 permite, sald Mr, Velen
35 $845,316,

‘Twenty-three permits ‘tor addi.
tions and alterations valued at $49,-
020 were issued with 12 of the jobs
completed by the end of the year,

* Permits for. 17 carports «an
gamges were fasued, sald Mr. Wat-
emman,* and these ‘were’ valued ‘at
$10,350. Eleven of these have been
completed. testes pcs

Three commercial : Jobs: valued
at $124,800 were started with - one,
@ school, already completed,

Permits’, for. four swimming
poola were issued to the value of
$5260. Three of. theze have been
completed, ,

Altogether,’ concluded Mr, Wa-

STREET LIGHTS’ in: “Castlegar were given an overhaul:
ing last week by..West Kootenay : Power’ ‘and: Light: Co.
linemen: : Here “Bill Holeman, from ) his: perilous perch;

fixes one of ‘the Mphts. fr in’ the business. district. “=Casile-

gar News Photo

no Way with the ‘Sons

of” Freedom, who‘live’ ina small

settlement near Keslo on Kooténay
Lake. ,

Besides Trail, other ‘major cen.
tres: of: the ‘Kootenays ‘are Revel-
stoke in) the north and. Kimberley.
in the Esst Kootenays where’ the
giant Sullivan mine fs located and
where’ the first. steel. mill’ in wes-
tern Canada was built.

The: first: pulp >| mill built ‘off
tidewater in B.C, is located at Cas-
tlegar,-as ‘s the largest, sawmill in
Canade east of coastal B.C,’ Other.
well-known Kootenay. centres are
Nelson, called the “Queen: City of
the - Kootenay yn? and Granbrook,
Creston and Fernit

Average annual precipttation in
the mountains of the -Kootenays 1s
30°to 60 inches, but in the valleys it
1s between-16 and 30 inches, The
Columbia. valley between Revelstoke
and Trail records 25: to 40 inches
While the valley between “Creston
and Gerrard recelves 20 to 30: in-
ches, Average: daily . temperatures
for/Janiiary are :16 to: 20 anit 60.
to 70°F for July... :

Slightly more than half: of the

gross. value ‘of “B.C.'s mineral. pro-
duction is contributed by the Koot.
enays and the area: haa‘ all. the
amenities and . services) such’ os

telephones; | electricity, «

vice, . hospitals, schools, highways,

‘[rallways and ferries,

z eee oy a. well constructed
ert | Geigare Westley” Baanzl ‘Divistor

“The. company sald its
bid also ‘was ‘$25 per gallon ‘for eack
added “US! gpm ‘of potable water

pense ‘Involved : (to* the village), Ro

of which was to be locaéed'on the]:

No.” 2° test site development ‘of a| -
0 | well Sf ‘the ‘test. proved entistacrary |:

that the bidder could then submit
a figure on that depth. It is ridi-
culous to obtain a great number of
different figures from different: bid-
ders all based on different footage,
“.... We feel that the docu-
ae fre directed towards a lot
of ‘footage, whereas your. concern
should be primarily the amount of
water which you receive, :

Prizes totaling $812 will. be
competed for this weekend by the
44 rinks‘ entered in the Castlegar
Curling ‘Club's annual open bon-
spiel.

‘Half of the entries are from
outside | rinks, including Montrose,
Salmo, Trail, Nakusp, Nelson and
Rossland,

inorrow evening with only jocat
rinks being drawn on the first: draw
to give those rinks from other com-
pales tine to travel to Castle-
‘gars

iclal- opening ceremonies: for

tor
The arawa start, at 6>pm_to-

“Upon this basis, we would like
to submit a tender to the village
upon ‘a water or no pay’ basis. This.
means exactly. what it says, namely
that the village is not responsible
for one.cent uniess the quantity of
water guaranteed 18, in fact, pro-
duced in tests taken after comple
tion of the wells.”

44 Rinks Entered
In Open Bonspiel

vest will declare the bonspiel
pet

recently held: thelr «fourth -anhued

5, | admnlstration building. aE
“To open ‘the RB.

gals | Safety conferefice at the” sawmill |

Biacey; co-ordinator’ ‘of. industrial
Telations, ‘read! a message ‘from A.

‘wages orp
whatsoever © untit ae “have been
satisfied “by suthorized ‘tests that
the amount of, water. guaranteed
has, in’ fact,’ been Provided.” '

E, Penney, tive vice

in: which Mr. Penney sald ‘“Ensur~
ing that all our employees werk
safely under safe Y

buted to the record as well ag thase-
who at the “Ca

vital: part of every. supervisor's oe 7"
safety

.The* Henning’ were
made in a letter which noted the
contract’ documents were being re-
turned ' “as. we find that ‘we are
unable to submit 2 tender upon the

tor all the eetineiye sawmlll op-
erations during 1961, G. R. McLach.

‘production manager, noted that
the Castlegar, sawmill ‘had* made
‘the most record,

plant.

‘The safety results for the new-
Westley Sawmill which opemed br
July “were “somewhat disappointing

comparison,

by.
‘There were 12 lost tine infuries
frequency.

basis ‘of these contract’

“With ‘due respect to your: en-
gineers,” continues, the letter, “we
would like to point out certain ob-
vious fallactes in the contract which

a make ‘a ‘reasonable bid impossible.

‘We ‘might. say,. incidentally, that
supervision of ‘the. well must rest
with the Griller, not .with the jen-
gineer.

This ts, cof. course, a very: pH

concerned. Since we are responsible

well, and would consider. ourselves
so. responsible, it would . be..qutte,
unusual, to Ieave.-the supervisfon
with another party who was not re-
spol aa D
example, ‘yon will see

that tt the tender. form indicates that
the. bidder will set out the depth} 5
of the test well and then set. out
the amount he -will charge.

“Now, for example, if we should
set out in our tender.a depth of 100
ft. and submit a. bid of. $1,000 for
this well, and another bidder set out
a'depth of 1,000 ft, and seta fi-
gure of $15,000 just where or how
could. you,-or the engineers, make
any comparison:

“T° seems obvious that the
depth of this test well should have
becn set out in the tender form 50

mary.objection as far as we are}

for the development of :a proper}:

postal ser- |:

‘First/400 Game
Bowled Here By
Peler Xazakoff

‘ ‘The first 400 game at the Castle
Bowladrome'was bowled doting
the. past week by Peter Kazakoff
of
Mr. “‘Kazakoff towled a 408
: game. “This is considered an out-
standing score,” commented Bow-
ladrome owner Fred Bonnett.

) five-pin with the last bal,

“With 231,000 man hours worked
and only one lost. time se a
sable injury, this

in an aceideng i
rate of 45 accidents per millcc
man. hours worked but, while the
all injuries in a

- Soimelters ;
_-. Disqualified
From Office

Don't look now but the return-
ed chairmen of the twin villages of
Castlegar. and Kinnaird and) the
re-elected and. newly-elected com-
misstoners of the. ‘two villages have

serious light, It was consoling to re.

the men themselves to work safely
and a vigorous accident prevention
Program will: be continued,

Chairman of the conference was
R. Rivers, industrial relations sup-

been ‘from
office.
However, it im't quite as bad
as it first sounds since the matter
will likely be rectified at the pre-
sent sitting of the B.c. legislature.
Chairman’ Aage Sylvest of Cas-
tlegar and chairman Carl Loeblich
of Kinnaird along with Kinnaird
commissioners E, C, Ackerman and
Pat Romaine.and Castlegar com-
missioners V. R. Cook, Walter
Thorp and Murray Little were all
elected “to their offices on Dec. 7.
‘According to the municipi act
anyone: elected must be sworn in
within 30 days of the election,
The ‘seven gentlemen were
sworn in on Jan, 8, 32' days after
the municipal elections.

The same thing has occurred
ina number of B.C. municipalities.
‘The matter,is presently under study
and municipalities will be advised
8 800n as a decision is reached.

Tt is’ traditional in B.C, .that
elected officials take their oaths at
the ‘first council meeting of the
year and, since Jan. 2 to Jan. 3 was
considered: too .close to the New
Year weekend, many such ceremo
nies were put off until the follow-
ing week.

‘There 4s one section of the mu.
nicipal act, however, which -should
set the minds of mayors, commis-

Cominco, Unica
Now Bargaining.

Contract negotiations between

sioners, and at
ease for awhile, It says an elected
official's actions are not necessarily
invalldated by him being disquall<

fled,