CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Jan. 9, 1969 “Vey | fem I'm ready for | coast ist Baby Pussyfoot Mrs. Verne Pounder (nee -., Boots _.. the New Year's baby at the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. A boy weighing 9 Ibs. 8 oz., was born shortly after midnight and at the time of word being received by the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, Jim Wilson of Blueberry Creek, the infant had not yet been named. Mr. and Mrs. Pounder make their home at Port Coquitlam. Donna Wilson) gave birth to @. Pec cccee® ‘ SHSS ACTIVITIES By Katherine Knippelberg uP District Socials Mrs, D. E. Hughes 365-5503; zee, Miss Eleanor Fin! ta The year 1969 has start- ed out as normally as any |foi other year, theaks ito the settlement of ers’ work-to-rule sinks which be- gan one week closed for Christmas holidays. Club activities have been resumed, bus loading is now supervised, and some class- rooms are once again open to students during the even- MES though the strike could Rave caused serious foo short éo be felt with full ‘The Introspector quoted some, jotadente sé nions: I think th: work- the to-rule is tie best Araya pat fit. It is about time that the students took some re- sponaiblty ‘and ” aid. some- tions of the academic atmes- phere in the school, it was “It hasn't really affect- ed the students yet as most on those pliable wee fect? Then he needs the ee TPaneytont suport Mrs. H. Johnson Ph, 365-8294 joots. They’re mado by pistes Ualter Peachey. frag Savage, specially ther Mrs. M. Peachey and designed to encourage his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Houston during the e left at the woek- end to reburn to pancouyer Robson " spent piet of the holidays visiting in Vancou- ver, . Myers and child- walkers” Pussyfoots "(lage of the family. CASTLEGAR DRUG DeVilbiss VAPORIZER HUMIDIFIER No. 133 @ Steams All Night @ Shuts Off Automatically @ Complete With Cord Regular $9.95 $6.59 Castlegar Drug R. E. Goulet, Corner of Pine & Columbia, Ph. 365-7813 Open Mon. - Sat. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fri. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday & Holiday Hours: 12 noon-1 pm. 6- 7pm} °flital and Trail-Tadana ‘Guests at the home ot . and Mrs. D. Adshead dur- ing the holiday season were daughters Miss Elaine Adshead and Miss Maxine Adshead, Hird pot ok Vancouver. was Mr. Nien in Castlegar and District ti Hosp, a tal, returned to his ome Sat. student activities were can- celled because of exams.” “Some teachers _ like working :in clubs so really they are hurting themselves.” “If we have to work-to- i rule, why not them?” “Why don't hey just give us a holiday Exams are over with and report cards are on their way, ere are only three months left until the most important report card of aii |— the Easter report. Depend- ing upon the marks each stu- dent receives now, will gither, begin to study fever- ishly — or relax a uttle. x, Mrs. Bernic children, who were returning home after spending the holi- cays vial yisiting her parents, Me. Mr. an son. Mr. Ross DeFoe ieft for 1d/where he will enter hospital. |1902 { Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ste: ‘Geoff Banigan ai Ken Culley left Saturday to return to UBC in Vancouver. Jim Waldie will remain there for a month and then return . G. Miller her companion, ” Mrs, itch of mn, spent some of the holiday season visiti with Miller’s son-in-law and Mr. and Mrs. C. Trail, ‘My. id and family of Robson spent anes of the holidays visiting with relatives. Gaels at the home of Mrs. A. Thorp in Robson dur- ing the holidays were her son and daughterany Jaw, Mr. and Mrs, Rex Thorp and fam- ily of Nakusp. sey and Mrs. H. Smech- d family of Edmonton spent ane holidays in Rob- iting ne he ‘former's pal pars CASTLE MOTORS LTD. PH. 365-7033 SHELL PRODUCTS SENIO CITIZENS OF CASTLEGAR AND DISTRICT ! APPLICATION FOR RESIDENCE IN THE SENIOR CITZEINS VILLA MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE BANK OF MONTREAL, CASTLEGAR, AND THE CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE IN CASTLEGAR AND AT THE PLAZA BRANCH. If you are interested in applying, please obtain your app ion forms, them, and mail to the Castlegar Senior Citizens Villa Society as soon as possible, FORMS James Laklin Funeral Held James William Laktin, 66, a resident of Castlegar, ‘dled Saturday at his home. in ia the Castlegar area contin- uo uasly Fe survived Laktin by ais “wife Nelli He was predeceased by one brother and one sister. ‘uneral services were held Tuesday from the chap- el of the Castlegar Funeral Home, Burial was at Park Mem- orial Cemetery, with the Castlegar funeral Home in charge of arrange- ments, Two Vehicles In Accident At Kinnaird A two-car accident in Kinnaird has resulted in charges when a car backing onto a street was in collision with another vehicle. ROMP say Arthur Earl of Kinnaird was ‘About $125 damage was done. ingloi vis has bese charged i “backin; up when it was unsafe to So so. Mrs. Fodosoff Cary Dies in ‘Nelson i {Winnie Fedosotl, 65, died in Kootenay Lake General Hospital at Yveison Friday. Mrs. Fedosoff was born in Saskatchewan Oct. 18, 1903 and came to Brilliant in 1912. She has since lived in Crescent Valley, Fass Creek and finally Tarry: is survived by her husband, daughters, chotf Salmo, Mrs. Meloff of Thrums, Mrs. Doris Mabe! Mrs. Helen Bailey of Edmon- ton. Also surviving are 20 erendehildren, two _ sisters, Doris Poohachoff of Slocan Park and Mrs. Ann Hadikin of Passmore. PETTITT PHOTOS |PETTITT PHOTOS - - SEE THE PRAKTICA SINGLE LENSE REFLEX WITH BUILT IN METER COMPLETE WITH |SOLOHd LLLLad ONLY $119.95 SPECIAL! 135 MM TELE- PHOTO! LENSE WITA THE ABOVE CAMERA ONLY. $39.95 PETTITT ‘PHOTOS SOLOHd LLIL1ad PETTITT PHOTOS - with her arents, Mr. Mrs. Earl daughter of Mr. and who Roland Lizee of Kin- naird. Sheren returned to the n|coast Sunday. Miss Dianne Langevin of Calgary spent her Christmas holiday visiting her parents, of Kinnaird, Mr, and Mra, Peter Roth and ROBSON RECREATION SOCIETY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THURS., JAN. 23, 1969 — 8 p.m. (1) Election of Officers — Amend Bylaws. (2) A-C and D. (8) Audited Financial Report. — Coffee will be served. — please attend. 3 Mrs. | g79ndparents, Mr. and Mrs, J. D. Askew, all of Kinnaird. Mrs. Vida Markle spent aaunee they visited ents, Ae dM Christmas in Edmonton with on [George Se g Sehiwing ng and Mr. and Mr. ‘lais. erat es Warner has returned to his studies atled . Simon Fraser University af- ter visiting his parents, Mr. » Monty Warner of Blueberry Creek. Also home from Simon Fraser was Miss Sheren Li-|mas Kinnaird Man Is Fined $150 For Disturhance her pon inlA law and daughter, : R. W. Kinahan and aainiren Loreen, Brian and Catherine. She was join- at Edmonton by _ her daughter Marilyn of Mont- id Mrs, Bill Horvath and Br ahi Sheila of Blue- berry Creek emt Christ, with incl son and 4 fake ol turning with them from the coast was Gabe Allard of Vancouver who spent New Years as. their house guest. Linda Culley and BONNEY WELLS DRILLING Box 352 Kinnaird, B.C. Providing year around service to the Castle- gar - Nelson - Trail area. Have your well drilled during the winter months and be sure of an adequate water supply next summer. For Information Phone 365-6751 was Teed” $150, or in efauit wi ees months in jail. The aiden 1 in a local hotel on|grandm Miss her two brothers, comme and Kinnaird man, Sam|Ken, were home ‘nh their parents Mr. and sire A. H. ‘utes oot Kinnaird for tmas. Last weekend Lin- da returned to Mt. Royal Col- lege in Calgary, Lorne to | State Universiy, = fash." and Ki On the tip hae Ken arose out of an in-|was accompanied by his other, Mrs. R. Culley feu. Tr. all. leaded guilty ai of New Westminste: NOTICE Anyone interested in League Bowling please phone the Castle Bowl- adrome. 365-5723 Annual Meeting Robson Recreation Society. Jan. . Robson Rec. Sr. Citizens’ Meeting Jan. 10. 7.80 p.m. Legion Hall. Annual General Meeting of Castl Public Lil rary. Jan. 14, 9 p.m. at Library. SMITH 61 CRESCENT ST. — PHONE 365-7531 — CASTLEGAR PUBLIC NOTICES FAST — FAST — FAST * PLUMBING & CALL SMITH’S PLUMBING AND HEATING CTo. lic 365-7531 PLUMBING & HEATING LTD. CLEARANCE ALB 25 Per Cent OFF SKIRTS SLIMS Reg. Sale Reg. $7.98 $598 $4.98 9.98 7.50 10.98 10.98 8.25 14.98 12.98 9.75 12.98 17.00 12.75 15.00 DRESSES Fortrels, Double Knits and Jerseys 25% OFF ON ALL HOUSE COATS GET IN THE SWING AND SEW “Reg. 25% OFF ON WINTER _FABRICS $15.98 19.98 23.98 12.98 26.93 BROCADES Regular $3.15 Yard 7.50 Yard Sale $2.25. Yard - 5.63 Yard JERSEYLINE PRINTS — Reg. 2.59 WOOL TWEEDS — Reg. 4.98 WOOL PLAIDS — Reg. 4.35 CORDUROY — WIDE WALE — Reg, 2.25 FINE WALE CORDUROY — Reg. 1.19 _.. eevee Sale $1.99 Hardware Bargain Table SPECIALS UP TO 50% OFF SAVE $68.00 ON A FRIGIDAIRE AUTOMATIC WASHER Regular $343.00 GLEARANDE PRICE $275.00 Litehpanee Libr: y arlianent Build visterlas Bic. Deo. $1/6°77* TLEGAR NEWS Published Every Thursday at “‘The) C WEEK'S WEATHER Max Min Sn Sun yan, ig 28 VOL. 22, No. 8 CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, a 16, 1969 10 CENTS PER COPY Hipwell Proposes Letter Tourist Centre, Doukhobor Museum, Festival Campaign Backing Road Proposed trict nuunicipality ie joperation between local gov- naird- the palling of the Kin jalmo repor a might rring ° muntipaliy oe" ernments.” But, continued Mr. Hip- | evel, he wasn’t afraid of the term “amalgamation” He problem with change is that two routes to area was one of the first to change — time and effort — study the subject and one Of ang the chamber exerted, the frst to put It aside. the Kinnaird Salmo beth. mae the road. he urged a letter aign to Premier Bennett, Commenting that the ber had “limited suc- * |tiring president said the ec- onomics of transportation that some teach: ‘require a firstelass No. 2 foola ron looking for "copies of the! ighway and the chamber": rt a re] Ra Tools “civic Hipwell said by the Castlegar and Salmo to the fn this, area. ine 9 cna eal last June referred to route. He said the chamber took satisfaction in a state-|§ ment by Highways Minister be included in the highways + | department's 1969 estimates Noting that chambers. of Jimmy Lamont Hamed to Selkirk College Council ‘pressure or lobby groups who the Mr. -Hipwell said such. charg- movement lobbys for action Lamont of Castie- in the public interest, it b age Noe who? was a years school trustee for six Yieves in the establishment the enjoyment of public and private property, and in the building of a responsible | s0- before his defeat in Decem-| ciety. ber's elections; wins board chairman Mrs. He said the . chamher cob-|« Searnestly believes. we should: 6on-as one of: the two school} Te some™ the council some oF the Mr. Lamont succeeds col-, profits of our labor, and some chairman D: .|o£ the profits of our leisure time.” Mr. Hipwell said the of ‘worthwhile institutions, in| J “to a district it requires consent.” He said Foes he said this there were DISTAFF. SIDE. will guide the ‘Distrigt: Chiamber.of Commerce-this y: fais fist wontan’ oreeldlent possibly the first: woman president of a local. chamber in B.C., took o: urday-night: Shown receiving and a ‘friendly buss on: the Mrs. Andy (Mary) ‘Anderson ‘of Anderson’s Castes and i ffice last Sat- the gavel — cheek — is | By BURT CAMPBELL |. Editor, Castlegar News . A proposal that the Cast- district establish “loss leader” such as a Douk: hobor museum, tourist centre |® or an annual festival to at- tract: both tourists and per. manent was made S Possible Attractions for District regional bodies, provincial on what we have and improve and federal authorities and it and shape | vit to above | all, at all times, by the | what we want.” This area “reannot indivi ide expect ‘Anderson said that|anyone le to do it for us,” 0 far ae ae of our advan-|she concluded, “because they tage has developed in spite|don’t now what we have and us, rather t because | what wees rant Gur future of us... now we must work'is up to Saturday night the last ig! new resident of the Castle- gar District Chamber of Com- merce. Mrs. Mary Anderson told the annual installation ban- quet of the chamber at the Arrow Arms that what “needed by -any ‘community is image, identity, morale or Castlegar Plans to Widen Narrow Streets of Snow The Town of Castlegar plans to use heavy equip- ment to widen narrow streets in the community of snow.. Works super- visor Alex Lutz this week sppenied to residents not ‘k their cars on the eae He said parked cars will be towed away at the own- bet expense i they hamper Noting thet the month of denuary | is s only halt half gone, Mr. streat Mi sening effort e ler Jacobson of i. maturing of imagination, .en- th thusiasm and time..But what- Fever we undertake, we must an as a community.” gested Mrs. 1989 is a year “to draw our ® dreams for Castlegar and district together and to trans- x form. Gye into some form ola, a Hipwell. Tn her T ecentance speech, ‘Anderson said 1969 will be a time “to draw our dreams’ for Castlegar and: district to- | am gether and to ‘transform them into. some form of reality.” — Castlegar News Photo . and a’ ‘good living environ- ment: must’ be assured. man ‘can © build president, Castlegar and District Cham ‘ber of Commerce's objectives are “to help make this dist- Het a better place in which as-|1? live,” to broaden the area's Change Made In the Listing For Weather th § this s issue Starting wit of the Castlegar News, th snow as listed in the Weel’s the top of this horizons and to secure its future, and to provide a pub- lic forum or sounding board for community action. He said he was happy with the growing support there is for the organization. that its ship has more than doubled in the past year. He asked his audience to join with the chamber “in ‘be tabulated in in-|helping to make things hap- ‘Up ‘until now the has bee! n the amount water equival lent of the snow that fell that day was it the amount of enow. that fell that. day. was three inches. 23 inches under aia i means” ” New Manager Is Appointed For Columbia Stores New manager.of Colum- Brian Johnston, a native. of ; | Toronto. Mr. Johnston assumed inches foes gnow feli|managership of the store this fon | aut hour of b bright sunshine. The Cast week and comes from Van- couver where he was assist- of the bia Stores in Castlegar is iW Date Set for Local Minor Hockey Week Celebration ‘The eleventh national ob-; Minor Hockey Week in Canada will he ob- served in: Castlegar starting Mon., Jan. 27. "The special week is set aside to focus attention on the thousands of young Can- adian_ boys. playing fee. shock: ey in‘ organized across Canada, 343 of hon play in the Castlegar 01 ization. Countless other are playing hockey and cane ny on frozen ponds, on natur-; al ice on school grounds, in hack yards and on the streets,’ ‘The men to whom credit is given for the creation ach Minor Hockey © Week Gharils McLean of Trail ‘and' jIvan Temple of Victoria, the, ‘former giving birth to the idea and the latter assisting in its growth. These men are, Fret e land its pl g iis be prepared to pay for any harmful of spre: roads, houses and dams, re- 9 mark : Committees named for 1969 were as follows: finance Konkin and Romeo Goulet; building — Mr. ‘Heavy Snows _ Gause Trouble The inaintenatice. ise depart: ment of Sebool Distal Sev plows are being eed to keep to schools op- Exe Ae in close ener with: environment. derson said de- velopment should not be op- because it is go-|¢S now q eueeule members of ing to ange things as we { the BC. N With the increasing in-|know them, or because it is {terest in n dee hockey, not only ‘in Canada ‘but ia many coun- |tries, the cont of Minor Flock) ment ms be lanned way soko continues to sprea e framewo! o! fae and wide a knowledge and < the realize: joing to | , Present unknown *~ Rather, develop- Boundary Adjustment For 2 School Districts education at the board of of ‘School District est on nthe part of the parents anda growing number ‘boys playing the game About 10 years. ago the beste of Galt the parent company of Col- gun. If it shows 2, it means|tmbia Stores. there was mths of an Mr. Johnston was with Trail through the B.C. Amateur Hockey ss As- sociation, persuaded other minor hockey organizations in the lo like- Galt in News ob-|for 1% years and is looking tains figures tor the Week's Weather from thi is depart ent in of transport at Castlegar. He is single. ¢| forward to becoming active] in ; No. 9 meeting Monday night. ‘Castlegar certain school pro- perty for the purpose of wid- of|ening etreets in the area of schools. while the _ other changed the boundaries in the area of Krestova between Castlegar School District and School District No. 8 (Slocan). Approval of the depart- ment of education was sls for the nuai-event across two pre-fab classrooms aes the district has had on lease for the past year. The dist- ighest Unpaid Taxes Concern Castlegar As of Dec. 31, unpaid, people at large who haven't taxes in Castlegar amounted | paid their taxes. He said i to $36,000. And of this $10,200 were taxes still in rears from the year 1967. is was re! council's meeting said_it was one of the high. est figures in the province ior uncollected taxes in figure, was “a small minority of busi- hess people who are habitual offenders.” at ie mayor noted that Th last week|some of the monies are due by Mayor Murray Little, who| to school taxes which the -| community has had to bor- Tow and pay while ties ict Sastleg ars evsald ive was not lest‘ to. the departm pet raies te oe at Celgar; better affairs that it raise and Cominco or:the business. the interest rate chargeable! rict will recover 90 per cent of ‘the rental paid over the past 12 months on the. pur- hi Trustees also decided: to on delinquent taxes by a mu- f°" nicipality from 6 to 12 per cent, Mr. Little said ‘the civil| Creek 1 It was noted at the meet rates. Mayor Little said he dis- Schoo id that furths thi z Municipalities and the Asso- (qu ciation of Kootenay-Boundary Municipalities. The gra! quest of the department of tion that that knowledge is PT ‘and incomplete. ©: Castlegar area must commerce ip can work in Moroso was reappointed audi- | efft tor for the school district and pe: iit was that the 1969 t is expected to be com- = pleted for board review the| Year of Big Snow last week of January. As Over 10 Feet Has Already Fallen cf by whe. ‘community: ne or cipation of the Shane ‘of the town councils, of Bominicn Food Spending Survey peter Here e Castlegar district is eae ‘Sncluded in. a_year- long food expenditure survey As of yesterday morning, 122.8 inches of snow had al- bureau of.statistics. some of the province’s small- 1965-66 season of being condurted by. the fed-| ches, for 1966-87 of 88.7 in- if 7 ches cand for 1967-68 of 89.4 inch ‘Seventy.six inches of fail c er centres have been included, bureau spokesman Bob Kin- cade of Vancouver fe the yet national defence requesting a) vince, one-year extension for Miss P. Ford who is on overseas snow. had len as of Dec. 31 while 46.8 inches had fall- en in Janu: as of early Wednesday morning. tele- on, communications station man- departme nth. is a light month, orted, with snowfalls ee and extra ras has been hired to remove snow from school roofs. _Trustecs noted that bus Mrs. Walter Jacobson Heads the School Board ee Mr. Konkin and Ernie dividual rates for water my have to be set for motels in was raised by Muor- difficu, ties in some areas and ex pressed their appreciation ti residents for eir under standing of the problems. ak Little at counci’s meet- Kinnaird Poles Are Numbered For Street Lights Kinnaird council Tues- day night discussed the { Bro: cedure for handling re- placement of Barat ut street speeding ui tis service, iy. eau ped fiveton “ade Tadd "adder equipp ive-ton fer ruck for this purpos ers, the town . office street lights out of service requested to the number stenciled on a that {particular pol In view Por the fact that the numbers are stenciled on e poles at a convenient eet for reading, such fig- ures could, council agreed, Ye unobtainable at present Pecaure of the high snow Calgar Pulp Mill Starts Rebuilding Its Precipitator Celgar’s pulp division has now start rebuild its electrostatic ° srecipitatse Mosby and works superinten- dent Alex Lutz visit alt mo- tels and speculated that each motel’s set-up will vary to the point where rates may have to vary. “The only other alternz- tive,” he remarked, “Is met- ering.” The rate review for mo- tels is a result of a delega- tion from = motel operators which appeared before coun- report|court rates as well as water rates charged the hospital. Kinnaird Talks Snow Problems In Committee The investigation of a site for the’ breakdovm of sewage for Kinnaird's future sewage plans and the ap- proval of payment of bills totaling over $14,000 were among items dealt with at Tuesday’s: Kinnaird council The heavy snowfall brought as it fast fall it would be doing. During the repair work, says a company announce- ment, it will be necessary to be ch down for ap- proximately gight weoks. this. period of ines the efficiency of the remsining precinitator ap. acity will ju the final installation gilt be superier in both perfor- mance and durability duc to design for half of the precipitator | to the council from parties. Council ‘was sympathetic to these but held them over for discus- sion in closed committee meeting. Humor entered the _pic- ture when stability of the weather, in view of the an- taal snowmobile competition to be held this weekend at Nelson, was discussed. As the Mayor Cari Loeb- ing made! “We can't control the weather.”