CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, January 25, 1970 Locomotive Pee a a Been rote Wood-burning Steam Locomotive No. 372 on the Turntab!s at North Bend, B.C. In 1807 Preserved in Picture Form By Early Castlegar Resident 372: Relic from a Bygone Era The old steam locomotives, which played such a great parl in the history of Canada, still bring mixed feelings to both the young, who can only dream of what that era must have been like, and the old, who fee! a pang of having lost a familiar old friend, i ‘The Canadian Pacific wood- burning steam locomotive No, 872, scrapped in June of 1916, _ could well have been the very locomotive to have pulled the first transcontinental CPR train. The cost of this type of locomotive, at that time, was approximately $9,000, No, 372 was preserved, at least in picture form, through one of Castlegar’s early resi: dents, Thomas L, Bloomer and made available through his grandson, Alan R. Croft of Bonnington. Bloomer, who for many years was a locomolive engi- neer on the passenger run between Nelson and Rossland, was knowledgeable of the fact the wood-burning locomotives (whose fuel was. cut into two-foot lengths for efficient would soon be con- On Feb. 26, the last solar eclipse of this century will be seen across North America. To anyone living in an arc dyawn between Portland, Ore., and Winnipeg, the eclipse will be total. It may not be as visible in the Castlegar area, but the sun will be about 75 per cent hidden from view here as the moon crosses in front of it. The shadow will sweep from Port- land to Winnipeg at about 1,500 miles per hour. It will be over at sunset, at which time it will be visible in Greenland. q The fourth solar eclipse of this century, the others were in 1925, 1943 and 1961, will provide astonomers, students aad casual viewers a chance to sée what can rarely be seen because of .the glare. — the corona. This is a fiery halo of gas streaming as. much as a quarter million miles from the sun, While partial eclipses of the sun are much more com- mon, the total eclipse happens because of a coincidence — the moon is 400 times smaller than the sun, but it is also 400 times % closer; therefore they both ‘appear the same size. To someone in that line from Portland to Winnipeg, one *. covers the other perfectly. t ‘he maximum coverage for the Castlegar area will be = somewhere around 8 o'clock in & the morning, says Den Jones of & Selkirk College. Don't go blind! There is a very serious azard in trying to observe the ‘eclipse directly, eve with é filters, dark sunglasses or any : s : & § E ¢ % The one rule to remember: ON'T STARE DIRECTLY & AT THE SUN! Because the = = sun's glare is cut down during & the eclipse doesn't make it any afer. The rays from the al- jost-covered sun, easy to “watch without apparent dis- S comfort, are still ten thousand $ times more than our eyes can ¢ handle. £ The safest way to watch dure eclipse, says the Astro- ‘By Realtor NORM WERRE Century 21 — Big Rock Realty Ltd. But Don’t View Without Eye Protection ‘Solar Eclipse Expected Feb. 26 Directory News, is with a pro- jected image. This way you can turn your back to the sun and avoid the temptation of sneak- ing a dangerous peek. A pinpoint through alu- minum foil with cardboard held in focus several inches behind it works well for a family view- screen. A more stable arrange- ment can be made from a shoebox. Just make a pinpoint in one end — and remember to use it with your back te the sun. Forget everything you may hear about ‘sun filters,’ says the News, About the only completely safe filter is No. 14 welder's glass, available from welding suppliers. Exposed color film, for example, does nothing to block out the dan- gerous rays, The News - article. con- eludes: "The joy of observing is lost to the blinded — don’t jet it happen to you." Court News In provincial court on Tuesday of last week Brian Thomas Nickle, 18, of Castlegar pleaded guilty to two charges: one for driving while his driver's licence was under sus- .pension, for which he was fined $350; the other for operating a motor vehicle without insur- ance, for which he was fined $250. s 8 8 Peter Ferguson, 28, of Pass Creek, pleaded guilty to allowing a bull to run at large. He was fined $25. * 8 « Kenneth Simonen, 19, of Castlegar, pleaded guilty to being a minor in possession of liquor. He was fined $25. * 8 8 Fred F. Hlookoff, 48, of Salmo, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while im- paired. He was. fined” $300. Two ale minors also appeared in court. One was put on probation for being a minor in possession of liquor while the other was fined $25 for common assault. verted to the use of coal. Consequently, he had a photo- graph of No. 872 taken prior to the changeover in the turntable at North Bend, B.C. in 1897. For the locomotive buff, Omer Lavallee, the.Corporate Archivist for Canadian Pacific, has provided the following his- torical data of this particular locomotive: No, 372 was built in Mon- treal at the New Shops in May 1886, with 69-inch drivers, class S.C; it was rebuilt in March 1888 to class S.A. with 62-inch drivers, as shown in the accom- panying photo. In May 1907, it became second series No, 152, It was scrapped in June 1916, Much the same thing hap- pened toa sister engine No, 874 now in existence (I wouldn't say “preserved") at Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver. It had 69-inch drivers when it arrived in that city in 1887, but is now fitted with 63-inch wheels it received in 1902. Lavellee, Canada's leading authority on the history of steam locomotives, is also the author of Van Horne's Road, an illustrated account of the con- struction gnd first years of operation of the Canadian Paci- fic transcontinental railway. . Bloomer still has family in the West Kootenays, his daugh- ters, Mrs, Ralph (Marjorie) West, Miss Clara Bloomer, who taught in Kinnaird for many years prior to her retirement, and Mrs. George (Lillian) Craft of Nelson. A son, Percy, who was a mining engineer for Cominco, died in 1970, CONCRETE GRAVEL — PIT RUN GRAVEL : TOPSOIL — 7/8 CRUSHED ROAD GRAVEL.’ DRAIN ROCK — MORTAR SAND PHONE 365-7124 CASTLEGAR UNION SHOP It Looked Like Wood to Me! Vie Home Can Have the Beauty of |. Wood Without the |" ” Problems : © Bullding anew home? “” © Tired of painting AGAIN this year? 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This insurance se is added to the loan and spatd off in proportional /wtanthly installments over the rfifs of the loan, This is the THE NHA LOAN lender's protection against loss. Usually the interest rate and down payment on these loans are a little lower than conventional loans. So why doesn’t everyone use an NHA loan? Because there are some drawbacks too, There is a statutory limit on the amount of money which can be loaned based on the type of housing and the borrower's gross income. os 8 8 If there is anything we can do to help you in the field of real estate, please phone or drop in at CENTURY 21 — BIG ROCK REALTY*LTD., 623 Columbia Ave., Castlegar. Phone 365-2111 (Office) or 365-3703 (Home). Never in the history of the West has an air carrier ventured so far to connect with so much. Never has any air carrier made it simpler for people to hug, kiss and shake hands in so many places... from Winnipeg to Victoria, and Starting up February 4th. from Seattle to Inuvik. PACIFIC WESTERN The Great West Connection TRANSAIR af aie put. every. own ‘On. papér,: Get the g whole family logether and dis- cuss their needs. Many times a decoraling problem is solved when a specific need {s filled, i Even the smallest child can conte aa they have Problems too! Quarter. inch grid gra paper is available in any ree or stationery store and most ; furniture stores or decorating dealers can give you average measurements of pieces of fur- ‘eatinitiive’ you may-be considering, Make floor'plans and move Jittte cut-out templates of fur- hiture around to see if there's room before you buy and to check out the traffic patterns, * ‘Collect paint chips and other gamples:of fabrics or coverings to establish a color scheme, Estimate costs of. the new or refurbished pieces and make'a budget to purchase some items a little at a time. 2. Be aware of what others have done. Without making an exact replica of your neighbor's home,or.the one shown in the ty look at what others have-done that appeals to you a and . will suit: your homé and lifestyle. Books and magazines will give you lots of ideas, 8. Find the pattern. you prefer. Every room must have some pattern in it whether-you use a pattern’to tie together some ‘pieces you already have, gras a'starter for determining . the other colors in the room, ‘The lazy, but never-fail method is to have plain, solid colored walls, drapes, and floor cover- ing'that are all the same and use; the furnishings and. wall hangings to bring print into the room. a By LIN KRAUSE 0 Interiors Beautiful The monochromatic (dif- ferent shades of one color) is” also an easy and very pleasing | way to decorate, 4. As you make firm de- cisions on patterns and colors, make up a kit of all these samples to carry with you to help in making quick decisions, You will receive better service from. stores when you give them a clear idea of what you are looking for. 5. Unclutter your home — “good taste is measured in quality — not quantity.”. Some of the little doo-dads you have been collecting for years may be better enjoyed in a little group, as will your plants and other collections, and this helps to unclutter, Group furnishings for cosy conversation, reading or hobby centres and clear as. much floor. | space as possible. 6. Buy the best you can afford — when you have to re-cover,. repair or replace within’ a year or .two it's throwing good money after " Its -better to buy fewer things than cheaper ones. 7. Judge furniture by it's cover — the more expensive the covering the better the insides. Good quality bedding or upholstery furnishings use only the best coverings, they will then have hardwood frames Licence Plate Renewals To be Staggered :A new motor vehicle li- cence plate issuing procedure whith will help eliminate the annual February lineups will go into effect April 1, 1979, it was announced last week by Trans- portation, Communications and Highways Minister Alex V. Fraser, the minister respon- sible _for® the ~ moto¥"Vehicle branch. “The new procedure, term- ed ‘cyclical: licence renewal”, will allow vehicle owners apply- ing for licences on or after April 1, to keep their plates for a full year from that date. To do this they will be issued one decal on which the expiry date will be printed. For example, owners who apply for a licence plate on April 1 will receive a decal with a March 31, 1980 expiry date. A May, 1979 issuance would re- ceive number plates and a decal Weavers Pick ‘New Slate ‘Of Officers Ingebord Thor-Larsen was elected president of the Selkirk Weavers’ Guild last week, when 18 members of the guild met ‘in the Anglican Church Hall in South Slocan. Rounding out the slate for the coming season will be vice-president Sara McEwan, secretary Hazel Hartley, trea- surer Laima Allis and Publicity chairman Ruby Marsh. Ways to improve the Christmas sale were discussed - and plans made for a spring sale in ‘Nelson, starting in 1980. More details have been re- ceived regarding the North- west Pacific Handweavers Con- ference to be held in Spokane in June. Project pieces for this are to be brought to the February meeting. Following: the business meeting, a demonstration of the Theo; Moorman tapestry tech- * nique was given by Peippi Bos and Ruby Marsh. The guild assisted the two members to attend ‘this’ workshop in Spo- kane Jast September. Anyone wishing to join the guild may contact the president or bublety chairman in Castle- tg osne Ge (Behind Castle Theatre) {365-7395 with an ‘April 30, 1980 expiry date, and so on: Decals for passenger ve- hicles must be applied to the rear licence plate in the space designated. In the case, of trucks and buses with a li- cenced gross vehicle weight in excess of 5,600 kilograms (12,000 pounds), the decal must be placed on the front licence plate, ‘Only one decal wiil be- issued per set of plates. Motorists purchasing 1979 licence plates during January, February and March this year, - will ‘not receive a decal. Their licence plates will expire on February 29, 1980 and no decal. is required. The cyclical plan will be phased in over a number of. years, according to Fraser and, as it takes effect, will spread the current large volume of business in February’ over the entire year. 8 The 1979 licence plates consist of white figures on a blue background for passenger vehicles and green figures on a white background for commer- cial vehicles. PLEASE PAY ON TIME If payday is Friday ond the boss says to, come back on Wednesday, how do you feel? ‘ The same way o carrier feels if he is not paid on time Your Castlegar News carrier is running his own business, and he deserves to be paid promptly. . If, you're late with your payment, your carrier will have to dig into his own pocket to pay for your paper until you do. Keep him in business and he'll keep you in papers, Remember your Castlegar News carrier. likes that secure payday feeling as well as you do. Please pay him when he comes to collect. CASTLEGAR NEWS For Your Carrier that are cross-braced, dowelled and glued. Coils are usually hand-tied and the cushions are filled with a high quality foam and covered with dacron for good insulation, comfort and longer wear. Check the guarantees too. 8, Be practical about paper and fabric. If it's inexpensive, pick a solid color; but there are many patterns that are in the middle-priced range that are good “copies” of more expen- sive ones; Many textured vinyls for example, are excellent reproductions of the rea! grass_ cloths, 9 Don't get stuck in a period. Your home should not ‘reflect the exact ‘copy of a catalogue picture or an Early American shop — it should Teflect YOU and your lifestyle. Choose pieces. as ‘you need them, for their individual de- sign and use, not just because they match overything else. You will also be restricting yourself if you begin ‘collecting’ and the market in that line closes,'When you have 90 per cent Spanish furniture and have to purchase some other piece, it will definitely look out-of-place; but if you have a few pieces of different periods you are more free to pick a new pigce just because you like it and have the perfect spot for it. 10. Get professional! help! Rich people can afford to make mistakes ‘and yet they are usually the ones that hire a decorator, for even two hours, so that they don't make mis- takes, A'good decorator will not tell you what.to do but rather will make suggestions based on experience and your ‘needs. Decorators make it their business to know the “where to get” and “how to make", so a few minutes with them can often save you time and money. In a statement made re- cently in Vancouver, the B.C, Pharmacists’ Society an- nounced that agreement had been reached with Pharmacare ona specific pricing formula for prescriptions dispensed to Pharmacare patients. Effective Jan, 15, all pre- scriptions charged to the Phar- macare Program will be priced ona professional fee-! -for- service system, Frank Acher, Pharmacists’ Society priced the majority of prescrip- tions on this method already, Some, however, charged a sliding fee depending on the drug cost. Now, each pharmacy would charge a uniform fee regardless of the drug cost, Archer reviewed the exist- ing agreement between the society and Pharmacare . on “dispensing fees that could be charged to the program. Basi- cally, the fee levels are con- trolled by normal competition and. vary depending on the that the pricing method would be the actual cost of the drug, that is, the price paid by the pharmacy to the supplier, anda dispensing fee which covers the costs of salaries, overhead, and return on investment. . ‘The dispensing fee charged would be the same for all d within services provided by each phar- macy, Archer indicated that some people not covered by the prepaid portion of the Pharma- care Program might experience some price adjustments on their prescription refills as pharmacies comply with the each pharmacy but would vary between Archer Competition rather than rules control the noted that most pharmacies dispensing fees that can be CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, January 25, 1978 Pharmacists, Government Agree on New Fee System nae to people paying for their prescriptions directly but it is expected that most phar- macies will be charging the private patient the same as that charged to Pharmacare. ! ~_ TO A NEW LOCATION! 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