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VOL. 5 No. 8

CASTLEGAR, BRITISH, COLUMBIA,THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 1952

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TOLL BRIDGE POSSIBILITY F

An American Syndicate is interested in the con-
struction of a toll bridge it was announced here this
week. The name of the firm was not disclosed but in-
formation has been forwarded to: Victoria.

Many here feel that even a toll bridge would be
an advantage over the free ferry now operating.

OR CASTLEGAR

KOOTENAY JR..SHUTTLE
TOURNEY THIS WEEKEND

Plans have been completed for
the annual West Kootenay Jun-
ior tour which

FIRE TRUCK PURCHASE
IS AUTHORIZED |

The Board of C
met in the village office on Mon-
day night with all members
present. C. Petts spoke to the
commissioners re: sale of com-
munity hall grounds. A letter
from Mr. Petts on this subject
appears elsewhere in this issue.

Fire Chief R. West brought
as exhibit “A” three light bulbs
from 6th and Main. Two were-
broken by snowballs and one by
b.b. gun. Investigation will fol-
low.

J. Durzey, of the Arrow Mot-
ors oftered to buy any portion
or all of the community hall
grounds and will meet any price.

The commissioners swore an
oath of allegiance to Her Maj-
esty Queen Elizabeth II.

Commissioner Jenks reported
for the Public Works Commit-
, tee that the bulldozer has begun
work on basements in Castle-
gar, the earliest of’ any year to
date.

A letter from D. Davis re-
garding town planning _ stated
he will meet with the commis-
sion early in spring.

Accounts totaling $514.77 were

, read and approved.

D. Wetmore of Trail has been
appointed legal advisor for the
Board of Commissioners for the
period February 20 to December
20, at $25.00 per month.

A motion was passed that the
fire chief be authorized to order
a new fire truck with pumper.

BILL HUGHES
PROMOTED

Bill Hughes, teller at the Bank
of Montreal for the past year
and one half, received word on
Tuesday of his promotion to
assistant accountant at the Den-
man Street branch in  Van-
couver.

Mr. Hughes has been an ac-
tive member of the Kiwanis

iub, Secretary-treasurer of the
Projects Society and member of
the Dominoes Basketball team.

Mr. E. S. Bradshaw of Nani-
mo will arrive here at the first
of the week to replace Mr.
Hughes.

Water Bylaw to be
Voted on Feb. 29

KINNAIRD, B. C., Feb. 19, A
$73,000 money bylaw is _ being

presented to the ratepayers of,

Kinnaird on February 29th to
cover the cost of purchasing two
of the villages three water sys-
tems, and to improve and inte-
grate the systems... Agreement

opens in the Stanley Humphries
high school auditorium tonight,
The Castlegar and Kinnaird clubs
are acting as hosts.

Local residents will have an
opporturfity to see such junior
stais as Miss Donna Muirhead,
Miss Joyce Swihart and Allan
Jacobson perform as well as

Provincial stars Jack Newstead
of Nelson and Ros MacGregor
of Crawford Bay.

Mr. S. C. Muirhead, vice-presi-
dent of the Trail District Coun-
cil, stated today that the com-
mittee is having a problem in
billeting juniors in Castlegar
from outside points. Anyone
who can spare billets for the
week-end should -contact either
Mr. Muirhead or Miss V. Miros.

VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE
REPORT BY CHIEF WEST

During the year 45 regular
weekly practice drills were held

particularly when there is snow
on the ground. Two additional
in this district will

with. an ge.
9.5. There were 13 firemen on
the roll at the beginning of the
year and 16 at the close. It
is proposed to bring the strength
of the brigade up to 25.

Equipment and hose was test-
ed during the year and found
to be in good condition. An ad-
ditional 300 feet of 2% inch
double jacket fire hose was pur-
chased and put into service.

There were three alarms dur-
ing the year consisting of one
chimney fire, no damage; two
dwelling fires with a loss of
$4100.00 to buildings and $2400.-
00 to ‘contents. In one of these
dwellings the fire occured dur-
ing the night and the building
was completely involved before
an alarm was turned in. The
basement and contents were sav-
ed. The other was a basement
fire which was put ont-with ex-
tensive d to the b

has» not yet’ been ‘h with
the third water system but the

Fire was confined to the base-
ment with no damage to the re-

Delegates to U.B.CM.
tion dealing with Hobbs Report
on Municipal finance will be
Commissioners Oglow and Jenks.

A building. permit was grant-
ed to Oglow Brothers to erect a
new building, cost of which will
be $7,000, and a trades license
for retail of building supplies
was issued.

A. J. Wier applied for and re-
ceived a tradesman’s license for
painting and decorating.

McKay and Stretton of Nel-
son were granted a transient
trades license for. installing
household appliances. Their place
of business will remain in Nel-
son.

A license was granted to R.
Goulet, from New Westminster,
to open a drug store in Castle-
gar. And also a license went to
K. A. Morrow, optometrist, who
will take the place of D, T.
Littlewood.

The auditor’s report was read
and accepted. Fifty copies will
be printed and available at the
village office for those who want
them.

In company with Right Rev.
Monsignor A. K. MacIntyre, V.G.
of Rossland, - Father -Barnes - at-
tended a Deanery conference in
Nelson this week.

Mr. Earl Bradford is a patient
in the Trail-Tadanac Hospital.

Mrs. Earl Bradford-and daugh-
ter, Cora Lynne, spent the week-
end with Mrs. Bradford’s par-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Pierson at
Warfield. ‘

Mrs. C. M. Pakenham is a,
house guest at the home of Mrs.
R. M. Lewis this week. \

are

with part of their overall pro-
gram of acquiring the water
systems in time to enable the
village to make the ni
changes and replacements before
peak summer demands creates
shortages in areas of the village
which have suffered periodically
in the past. ~

The two water systems being
Purchased, that of the Kinnaird
Water Co., Ltd. and the N. Kury-
luk system, both serve residents
on the highway and in addition
the Kinnaird Water Company
serves the top bench and ‘the
park and cemetery. They are both
Self-liquidating in that present
water rates are sufficient-to meet
the interest and principal pay-
ments on debentures in connect-
ion with the money bylaw, and
may in time provide a source of
revenue for the Village.

The third water system, serv-
ing the Lower Subdivision in
Kinnaird has given unsatis-
factory service to the.sixty fam-
flies in the area affected, and the
commissioners are making every

effort to reach a_ satisfactory’

understanding with the owner.
With the acquisition of the third
system, or construction. of a
parallel system in the Lower

» the
expect to put the village in a
very favorable position with re-
gard to their efforts to provide
better fire protection and a re-
sultant Jowering of fire: insur-
ance rates. It is expected that,

of the house except
from smoke. Cause in one case
Was an overheated stove and in
the other spontaneous combus-
tion in painters supplies.

There are now nine hydrants
and 34 standpipes in the village.

During the year a 10 per cent
credit On premiums was allowed
by the B. C. Underwriters where
buildings are within 300 feet of
a stanapipe or 500 feet of a
hydrant. There are still some
areas where additional stand-
Pipes or hydrants are required
in order to take’ advantage of
this reduction. The Savings to
taxpayers through this reduction
in premiums Probably amounts
to more than the cost of main-
taining the fire department.

Schools, public buildings and
multiple occupany dwellings or

ere ir

of:

help but the, big~ problem. of
getting the equipment to the
fire will remain until some oth-
er way is found of crossing the
CPR tracks.

The loyal co-operation of the
officers and men of the brigade
is greatly appreciated. They are:
E. A. Lewis, assistant chief; Geo.
Carr, engineer; J. Taylor, S.
Dower, J. Kelly, F. Fomenoff, J.
Mason, H. McKenzie, J. Schnell,
C. Wanless, R. Desaulnier, N,
Andreashuk, P. Tarasoff, Cc.
Appleton.

(Signed) R. A. D. WEST,
Fire Chief.

United Church
Of Kinnaird
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Annual Meeting

The Kinnaird United Church
congregational annual meeting
was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. K. Spence on February
11 with 15 attending. -Rev. L.
C. Johnston acted as chairman
with Mrs. E. Fitzpatrick record-
ing steward. C. Ackerman pre-
sented the financial report for
the year showing receipts of
$472.86 and disbursements of
$432.37, leaving a balance on
hand of $40.49. Mr. Ackerman
pointed out that there is only
$100.00 owing on the church lot,
and also that Kinnaird had in-
creased its pledge towards the
minister’s stipend from $180.00
per year to $326.00 per year. The

appointment of a central trea-
surer, Mr. G. Santano, for the

apartments wi dur-

Ki a Castlegar

ing the year and where neces-
Sary recommedations were made
to the owners for. the elimina-
tion of hazards. These inspec-
tions also serve the purpose of
enabling the firemen to become

_familiar with the larger build-

ings ahd assist in figiting tres.
With increased population and
larger buildings ‘it is becoming
more and more obvious that the
present equipment is no longer
adequate to protect the village.
The proposed purchase of a new
fire truck this year will greatly
assist and it is hoped will lead
to still further reductions in. in-
surance rates, (
Increased building in the
‘bedi:

to the of
the present money bylaw, an-
other bylaw will be prepared to
cover the situation in-the Lower
Subdivision.

huk ivisi is rapid-
ly becoming.’a-véry serious fire
protection problem. There is
still some ‘brush.’in‘'the area
and it is very difficult to-reach,

d,
charge was also reported. Mrs.
K. Spence gave a report of: the
W. A's activities for the year.
A tea, bake sale ‘and parce] post
sale ‘was the most successful

venture, bringing in --$127.00, a-

sovial evening, a baké sale, tra-
veling- baskets, and private teas
had 2lso been held. Receipts for
the vear totaled $451:33 and ex-
penditures, $371.68. Some of the
larger amounts spent were $135.-
00 towards: the church lot, $78.00
to Castlegar to help with ex-
penses of bringing the new
minister’. from Smithers, $60.00
for manse furnishings, $10.00
to. the Sunday School for hymn
books, also $10.00 to the Sunday
School~for-the Christmas party,
$1000 ‘for ‘Christmas hamper.
An interesting report on the Kin-
naird- Community Sunday ‘School
was given,:-it Was pointed out

ON THEIR BLADE ARTISTRY REST CANADA'S HOPES TO RETAIN OLYMPIC

Bowden, Di
dian’ women's

LAURELS

‘Johnson, C. Shand, -J.. Brownlie
« cand
‘Spence and -A.-McWhinnie were
< elected to Session ‘for a. life pér-

Edttorcals
They Give Beyond The Call of Duty

As the world stood still last week, pomp and circumstance:
was the outward measure of its tribute to a Eing who had
ruled well, a man who had given above and be. ond the call
of duty — even of kings. Yet removed fro= all outward
display, each in his own way must have been alesis ior a Hite
while with his own thoughts of the past and con’: tace for the
future.

This was the thought that occurred to us as this last
universal homage was being paid: that th: coking aay
well have bequeathed to Her Majesty Elizabeth °1 a heritage.
beyond our concept to now realize.

It is aniomatic that the feigns of England’: Queens have-
been glorious ones. And we ‘wondered if these whe have been
so assiduously pointing to the diminished territ: ry over which
the new queen will preside, are overlooking not only past, but-
also current, history. .

Yes, in their zeal to evaluate England as
Empire they may be forgetting about the Bri
wealth and England. For here are young gia
age who must command respect; Canada, A.-
Zealand, South Africa, India. Peoples girdin 2 globe, not
interested. in. power, but-in’ their .own rights acd the British.
sense of justice. Here is one quarter of the werhl’s peooks
whose oneness became so apparent with the tei: ie ssing ot
the man who so nobly personified it. Hers, * 3. i: natural’
and economic wealth beyond compute; unp2 ds industry
and skill; and moral courage to administe
benefit of all. E

Yes, here then are young giants ready to take over, and
provide the impetus for another great Elizabethan era. And.
it well may be recorded that herein lies the rth of world
history — and peace.

the British

Amalgamation?

In his year-end report to the Castlegar and. District -
Chamber of Commerce last month, retiring president W. T.
Waldie suggested a study be made regarding arnalgamation.
of the various units of the district. Ihe Hon. A. D. Tursboll,.
on a recent visit, also brought up the matter i: capacty as
Minister of Municipalities. It is a question that ‘3 being dist
cussed whenever groups get together.

Mark you, no one has said that the comn:
be joined; simply that a study be made. With
hearty accord. The problem is going to dema:
thorough examination. Because, on cursory i+
may seem logical that the three towns get toge
necessarily mean that an exhaustive study w
opinion. Already we each of us have grown
there are countless difficulties to iron out; in
there are several problems of taxation, publ sr
istration changes, local prejudices, with which

But we do agree that the suggestion is v
scrutiny; that our civil heads should get
a lot of considered thought to bear on the matt
now. In a little while it may be too late.

that it is ‘non-denominational
and has a staff of 12 teachers.
Mrs. R. Smales, superintendent;
Mrs. B. Mahoney, secretary-trea-
surer, and Mrs. J. McIntosh,
Pianist. There is an average
attendance of over 100. Its funds
were reported | sufficient for
regular expenses Such as quart-
erlies, papers, attendance awards,
etc, but the help it received
from the three W. A.’s and the
Women's Institute towards the
Christmas party was much ap-
preciated,

Properties acquired by the
church through the year were
reported: as follows, an organ
and stool and hymn books were
kindly donated by ‘M.‘Menkhouse
of Trail,.a pulpit chair and Bible
were reported from Trinity Unit-
ed.Church, Nelson, and a small
building had -been salvaged and.
the lumber brought to the church
jot from the C. M. and S. Thanks
for these ‘Items and to those
who helped in bringing them out
were

Rev. Johnston, -in his’ report
to the congregation, explained
fully the organization of the
United Church, and how general
council, conference, presbytery,

ties should
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Ssturday

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splendid array i.

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of their best size és wno wit
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202} comech-

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Nelson w!

aird, Robson, Castlegar
charge ‘is allowed two’ members
at presbytery.

The following -were elected
to the Board of Stewards, Mr.\
and Mrs.-K. Spence,.C. Acker-
man, A: McWhinnie, Sr., L New-

Jove, A. Buie,-R. Smales,: E. ne aoe

which is preducee
ae é : 200 i
Mrs. E. Fitzpatrick. K. long to” b>
ani: one w.ich inv. o
also ap- denicd. :

jiod and. they ‘were

"» pointed trustees. Mrs. J. Brown-

~- enjoyed.

lie was appointed: Nursery Roll
convener ‘and Miss Elaine Rob-
erton was asked to become
church pianist. Following the
meeting refreshments were serv-
ed and a- period of fellowship

Me.
lence.

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