CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Oct. 27, 1960

Gov. Rosellini Hails
Columbia Agreement

SEATTLE — Governor Albert
Rosellini hailed the United States-
Canadian ent on the Colum-

against any slow down} 000,000, Columbia river power pro-|for a licence to develop the river.

an) American plans for “aovelopment Joct, will have a fact-finding census |This application will involve'a num-
taken ‘among all ‘persons who ap-|ber of public hearings of

“We in Washington,” the gov-|pear ‘likely to ‘be affected by the| parties in the areas concerned,

ernor sald, “wish‘to make sure that | works in the Kootenays and at Mi-

of the river.

the construction of dams in Canada|ca Creek,
will mot retard projects under way Hys
or planned on ‘the Columbia and its/leyside sald that’ “realistic

Rosellini said tt would be at/s censia has been completed,
least five years before Cana
storage could
High Arrow and Duncan Lakes pro-| fairly."
Jecta and the Mica Creek’ project
would be nine years away. ‘

‘Wayne Morse (Dem-

into the areas soon.

in increased flood control and hy-|lets already have
dro-electric power potentials.

dro chairman Dr, Hugh Keen-
estima- | doing injustice to the United States.
tributaries on this alge of the bor-|tes of removal or compensation|He felt that, the agreement which
der.” costs are simply not possible, until] is to be the basis of a Canadian-

“But it can be stated emphatic-|-yelopment of the river, is one
be realized at the|ally that everyone will be treated| which both countries. could ‘ind

He sald a census team will move} °
Survey drilling at two of the/ ‘real profit out of this arrange-
Ore) maid the agreement will pro-| iroposed damaites — at.the High| ment” he oald, sean
vide immense benefits to the region| Arrow site and Duncan Lake out~ 3

begun,
Dr, Keenleyside indicated that

Census Team Will |
Check the Lakes

VICTORIA — British Columbia | no time will be lost in making ap-
be! river as 9 “great atep'forward"| Hydro,‘which is to build the $450,-

Plloation to the water rights branch

Dr, Keenleyside said 3,0, coul-
dn‘t have received.a better deal in
river without

Agresment Means
Progress Says Perry
2” TRAIL = -R, D, Perry, vice-
president and ‘general mandger of
the Consolidated Mining and Smel-
ting Co, sald: his company is plea-
sed to hear ‘the Canadian and U.6;
government have reachéd'agreement
on ‘Columbia, aie hydro develop-
ment. f

"@ar, Pérry sald the

Granhrook Chamber
Gharges CPA With
‘Don't Gare’. Attitude,
Charges that OPA has “a coul-
nit care Jess” attitude ‘towards ‘its,
passengers, Git that “a touch /of
the old, OPR attitude: is creeping

into OPA”, were heardiat the Ooct-
ober mecting of ‘the Cron

conclusion vof negotiations os
well for sontinnet prosperity in th

United States treaty for joint br

very great satisfaction,
“Both the U.S, and Canada, and
particularly B.C., are going to make

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Cheapest Power
In B.G.’s History

Power from the proposed Col-

Britsth Columbia’s history.
‘Lands and Forests Minister Ray
‘Williston said in Victorla the best
estimates available indcate the cost
of power from Columbia develop-
ment would be four mills per kilo-
watt,

B.C. Will be Last
Te Turn to Nuclear

: British Columbia will be one of
the last provinces to turn to nuclear

until such ‘time as nuclear energy
is 1%

-|cost of Canadian construction esti-
in| mated at $450,000,000 — at an in-

plentiful power for years to come,| /

“It is on "indication: of great
‘progress in store for the future in
the southeastern Interlor of this
province,” he added.

Finance Details.
. Still Negotiable

VIOTORIA — Details of finan-
cing of the Canadian section of the
international Columbia river devel-
opment are still up for negotiation,
Lands and Forests Minister Ray
Williston ‘said,

‘The federal government was re-
ported some time ego to have of-
fered B.C, = Joan for part of the

terest rate of one-elghth of one per
cent above. the market rate.

‘The B.C. ent was cool]
to the {den of 8 Joan, claiming Ot-
tawa should take a full share of
part of the cost.

Fulton Says 3.77
Mills Power Cost

VANCOUVER — Columbia river
downstream power can be delivered
in Vancouver for 3.77 mills a kilo-
watt, Justice Minister Fulton told
@ coast paper in a telephone inter-
view from Ottawa.

Wr, Fulton, head of canada’s
negotiating team with the United
States om Columbia development,

3.0. power, as‘ well, has a huge

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DOOR PRIZE WINNERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED =

tn
iE substantial quantity of low-cost po-

=| how much the power, will cost when

ei coal deposit north of Van-
couver near Lillooet. from which it
estimates it could produce at-site a

wer, and plans to do so'lf both Peace
Peace and

earlier reports that Col-
umbia power would be four mills
delivered to a transmission station
at Oliver, in the B.C, Interior, Bar-
ltey estimates placed cost for the
industrialized Lower Malnland of
BO, at 56 or six mills,

Chamber. of
‘hey were voiced by A. w. Hun-)
lter and Howard. King when the
aeven membera at the meeting de-
bated the controversial question of
location of a+ centre air: te
for the
The charges ee sparked by
two letters from the Trail

"Keep Power

VANCOUVER — The vice-pre-)
sident of the OwBlectric, Co, sald] t

last week, ways and means should
be ‘etudied. to .use power from”ths
Columbia’: ‘river  develofment at
bome ‘rather -than export it,

Dr, Harry Purdy said B.O, in-
dustry jehould be developed fast

brook enough to ‘take up all the power jn
BO, :

Lands and Forests Minister ‘wil='
Uston said “BO, will” almost ‘cer-
tainly ‘export. power in the sniitial
stages of ‘the mault{-million, aallar}
project.

BO. will receive! 80 per cetlt of

‘the ‘downstream - sbénefite Zeeuins

Here in B.C."
from storage facilities built on the
river in ¢
ft -valllston sald it was a mat-
‘the ,power to' the U.8,

or “giving iteaWay" unititeuch time
as all the power could be used in
BO

‘air, Purdy’ sold ‘the trouble is
that power will become ‘available
in ‘large blocks with the completion
of ‘the"Sitea7and High Arrow

of ‘Commerce, One, expressed ‘dis-
satisfaction with the Castlegar air-
port and sajd.the Trail group fa-
yored eatablishment' of another
site.

‘The eecond was a copy of a
letter sent to Trail by W. V. ‘Riley,
CPA traffic manager, “Vancouver.

ed location of an airstrip at.Cres-
alr service,,

three’ years before the airstrip at
Creston could be completed, but
meantime improvements could be
made, at Cranbrook and Castlegar.
A.W. Hunter said, “OPA shoyld
be asked what constitutes better air
service.”
Referring to passengers belng
left Btranded at Cranbrook airport
if a OPA flight was unable to touch
down because of adverse weather.

couldn't care less” attitude.

“What would people from Cran-
brook, Kimberley and Columbia Val-
ley points do if they had to travel
to Creston then meet with the
same thing,” he askd,

Howard King .added, “A touch
of the ala CPR attitude is Sorsing
into CP.

Mr. Hunter suggested that two
flights daily should be scheduled
for CPA’s Vancouver-Calgary run
and also that the Chamber contact.
Western Airlines, who operate 8

bridge-Calgary, on the possibility
of this flight servicing Cranbrook.

‘This indicated the company favor- | -
ton in the interests of better winter

Tt also sald it would be at least

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CASTLEGAR PILOT “GRADUATES A member of

the first. RCAF-trained . course ‘of: Royal. ‘Canadian’
Navy “Venture” cadets, Sub: “Lieutenant J. M: Ford.

of Castlegar, receives his pilot’s wings from C

‘Castleaar. Briefs

\Fire. chief Ed Lewis will provide

formation ‘concerning the parking
of propane trucks on yillage streets
i iS tirhe for counelt’s next. meeting,
eee. {
‘District highways superintend-
Lent D.C Westaway, advised the vil-
[lege that’ it can put-up a traffic
“light at Pine and Columbia at its
) Jown expense if it so wishes, Worxs
; | chairman V, R, Cook remarked that
although the highways department
:.| does maintenance on Columbia ‘Ave,
| Castlegar can’ put, the light “up
since “It's our read, We control it.”
‘Village chairman‘ N, ‘T, Oglow
noted that‘the traffic problem will
- | have to be. assessed after the con-
struction period is -finished.
eee .
. Castlegar will write the depart
men of highways asking the location
of the proposed: river crossing at
Kinnaird. Castlegar has ; fintshed

with its garbage ‘dump near: that
site; said ‘Mr, Oglow, and. there is
“no use ip pushing the ‘price ve
from ‘one purchaser to another” if
the

dore J. V., Brock, Assistant. Chief of Naval Staff, in a
recent ceremony held at RCAF Station Saskatoon.
Previously, Venture ‘students trained: with. the -U.S.
Navy. Fourteen of the cadets on this course were
selected after two years of training: at HMCS Venture"
in Victoria. Basic flying training on: Chipmunks: and
Harvards was at: Centralia, Ont., Penhold, Alta., and
Saskatoon, The graduates will convert to Tracker anti-
submarine aircraft’ at: HMCS Shearwater, Halifax, be-*
fore joining an operational squadron.

buying. the .property for the.new
bridge... : , i

‘| fire chairman George Carr with in- |

know when they'll arrive," he said.
De ee re :

Comm, Thorp said a recent
Castlegar News story concerning a

The regular monthly .meeting.
pt, the Robson Women’s Institute
was held ot the home of Mrs, E. H.
MoPhee with the president Mra. J.
Beott Presiding: ‘The roll call was

signal light for may have
given the appearance that he disa-
with the village chairman on
the subject, He sald this was.not
the case, ft

eee
‘A letter was read from the Fall
Fair board thanking the village for

of oe Fair. -

Robson Evening
Group Projects
Are Successful .
‘The regular business ‘meeting
of the Robson. Evening Group wes

held’ at the home of Mrs. H Bel-
beck with 12 present. Mrs.

'ting the scholarship cheque to Ken
Robinson, She also announced that} j

its financial assistance and support] ©

by 1 and there
were three ators: \
Mrs, Scott reported attending
the SHHS Honors doy and* presen-

from now on the WI Scholarship will
go to a Home Economics student.
Tt was moved ant! carried that
the secretary write the’ scholarship
board about the change in the schcl-
nrahip, Mrs, R. W. Chalmers gave
@ ‘very interesting’ report on the
Bedoulns lack of food. Ms, O. B,

Balalrd reported that the cemetery

jhad been put into order for the

winter, | ;
Mra, 8. Grant thanked . the
members for the flowers and cards;

ue

CASTLEGAR, NEWS, Thursday, Oct. 27, -1960- 5

Robson WI Changing Award.

ficers must be handed in to Mrs, well gift, Mrs, Henuedy’ ‘ts leaving
Fornell! by Oct, 31, it was decided.|the community ‘at the end of tho

‘The booster prize wos won by| month. After the business of the
Mrs. W. Kennedy, On behalf of 'the} meeting was concluded refreshments
members’ Mra, W. 'T. Waldie pre-| were served by the hostesses, Mrs.
sented Mrs, Kennedy with a fare-!Cholmers and Mrs. Evans,

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she received while*sick. Mrs, Scott
thanked all those who helped with
the, Fall Fair. Mrs, W. T. Waldie|

J  Schuepfer presided.
It. was reported that the ban-

in|quet ‘that the group had catered | refuse

to was very successful, also” the
coffee party held at the home’ of
Mrs. Odd Andersen, The Thanks-
giving Hamper’ drawing was also

ele te -
Parks chairman: Walter Thorp
said Loyd has
the Kiddies’ Park with him and
has suggested several types of trees
and. shrubs to pit in at the park
ton make dt more attractive, :
eee
Conn. George’ Carr. exhibited
several street ghts at the meeting
which have small beads of copper

Deer Park Socials —

in them that have’ damaged’ the
lights, Mr, Carr said the beads are
not BBs and the glass ofthe bulls

daily service getween Spokane-Leth- |-

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Congress
Ld

is delayed. 2

If export of electricity were 2 ale
Towed, it is estimated it would earn
BO. anywhere from $250 million
to $333 million a year in U.S, funds,
an export exceeded dollar-wise. on-
ly ‘by Canadian wheat and news-
print? exports, ,
In this sense, BC, Power could
have'a major impact on the nation-
al economy, in improving Canada’s

No One Knows
The Power Gest

— . Officials here
are sounding @ note’ of ‘caution
about accepting ‘at face value any
of the figures for cost of Columbia
river power that are ‘now going the

it finally gets to. Vancouver,

lany variable figures are in-
volved in in the calculations, and there.
wit be quité a- gin one way or
the omer. they" fe

Export of Power
Is a Possibility.

VICTORIA — Landg and For-
ests Minister Ray Williston sald
‘Wednesday that under the proposed
Columbia river hydro agreement

wer to the U.S. and will almost cer-
tainly do so in the in{tial stages of
the $450,000,000 development. _

He said in an ‘interview it is'a
matter of either.-selling the power
to the US, or “gving it away"
and such an arrangement would
continue until all the power could
be utilized in ‘the province,

| SaaS

family protection -

trade balance, _ Financial Post. «|.

B.C. will be able to export some po-| °.

“PAY TO THE
ORDER. OF...”

[te took only moments'to write'Jim’s cheque‘ from)

: home; it will take him only. moments to turn it
into cash at’his'local| bank.

- Jim’s cheque is only one of 2,500,000 handled wk
; every day sby’a clearing ‘system operated ‘by ‘the:
' chartered banks that reaches into every corner of

i the nation: ‘and'runs around the clock. +:

; This, vast and efficient system which enables
Canadians} to’ transfer money simply. and ‘conveni- + ‘
ently from person to person, place 'to place, i is one -:
of many ways in which the chartered banks keep
pacé:-with’ the needs of a ‘growing, opning

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as a recent guest, ‘the Jatter’s cou
sin, Mr. Floyd Banner, enroute to
Renata to visit with relatives be-

| fore returning to his home at Van-

couver. Mr, Banner arrived in New
York on+Oct..1.from a six-month
motor tour of: Europe where he vi-
sited England, Ireland, Scotland,
Franée, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Por-
tugal, Holland, Germany, Austria,

and other ‘He

a recent Girl Guide meeting.
ome
‘The October meeting of the

has not been. pierced.

Miss°M.'R, Kirkman returned new purect lights were" to have been
from Edgewood where she attended/ shipped Oct. 8 but are now supposed

to. have been shipped last week.

very
Plans were made for the next
meeting. which will be held at. the

held and: should prove avery hap-
py and fun-filled’ evening. -
Plans were also made for the
Commufity Supper which is to be
held on Nov. 5. The supper is to be
followed by & family fun and bingo
| ptent ‘The Evening Group will work

that she will be holding’
a‘coffee party for the hospital fund,
Mrs, Waldie also reported on the
refuse disposal. She said ©. Nygaard
is'not able to go ahead with this
collection’ before January of 1902.
‘Mrs, Scott will: represent the
‘WI at, the Armistice Day servicd.
Nominating committee was appoin-
ted: Mrs, J,.Ross and Mrs. J. For-
nell, Mra, ‘Scott brought up the
suggestion that one member should
look ‘after the matter’ of notifying

a| hostesses and ones to: bring’ the

hodster prize, Mrs. H. Evans kindly
offered to do this. °

1° Mrs, Scott read a poem im
the Newsletter, and other

Tt was decided to. dondte to the
Lady Aberdeen scholarship, Mra. ©.
White of Willow Point explained
the Book of. ‘and will ask

with the
Society. Mrs, . Allen Woodrow was
the winner of. the booster prize. At
the; close of business the’ hostess

at the next board meeting how far
back this: is to go, Transportation

Mrs. Fran Marshall-served refresh-

Tm aoe to report that we don't

ments.

Tt was decided to order another

:"10 cook. books, Nominations for of-

to the next meeting was discussed. |’

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Deer Park Women's Institute was
held at the home‘of Mrs. 8. smith, |Z
with six members and two visitors
in attendance. ‘The-visitors, Mrs. O.
D'Andrea and Miss M. R. Kirkman,
both newcomers to Deer Park, were
welcomed to the meeting by the

started out from Vancouver in Mar-

ch and returned to dur-| to

Mrs, H. tersh
. The meeting unanimously agreed
in the Gift

ing the past weekend.

Mra, J. Stuckiberger has retur-
ned to her home here after spend-
ing = few days at Edmonton.:On
her return. Mrs. Stucklberger ac-
companied her ‘daughter Bertha,
Sister Maria-Juliana, to Vancouver
where Bertha embarked on a plane

-for Tokyo, Japan. The Stucklbergers
_ received ‘word the next day’ that

-Bertha had arrived safely in ‘Tokya,
Mr. Ms AL Kirkendall is spend-
ing a few days’ in. Castlegar where
he is a: patient in \the Castlenas
and District hospital. “

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Program for patients in mental hos-
pitals, The gifts are to be turned in,
for mailing, at the November meet
ing,” Z ‘

©. A letter was to be written to the
district '-engineer.. at, Rossland : re-
questing “stop” signs'be placed on
busy, corners on local’: main roads; A
Christmas party for‘the local young-
sters was planned,- tobe held inthe
community hall ‘a ‘few days before
Christmas, be

‘The itt committee named was
Mrs. Motterahead, and Mrs, Smith.
‘The: annual ‘meeting .with . election

of the ducky draw." :
‘Members ot ihe Deer Park wr
held a surprise “Welcome to Deer
Park” tea at the home of Miss M.
R, Kirkman and. her father. Mr.. J.
Kirkman, who recently ~ moved ‘to
Deer Park: from “Edgewood. ~
The Kirkmans ‘received. sur-
prise ‘Gifts’ of homecanning - and
vegetables “and sandwiches, .cakes
‘and cookies: forthe tea were also
brought by the visitors,
Miss Kirkman. who is ‘Gilide
Commissioner for. the - Nakusp,
Edgewood’ and ‘Slocan area, gave All

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val.

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