VICTORIA, B. Co DEC. 31/3209 Car ee Klondike Nite To Help Get Artificial Ice ., The gala night of the winter season was set this week for Sat., Nov. 7. That's the night when Castlegar and District residents can attend.an exhibition of shining new 1960 cars, par- ticipate in a monster Klondike Karnival, playing every type of game of skill and chance the commitlees can dream up and p-notch entert it. All the outstanding organizations in town will be be participating to put over the big show. It will provide a real nigh: on the town for people who will get an extra] thrill in knowing that every cent of the proceeds will gol’ to the rink. The exhibition was organized to provide plastic ‘pipe for the artificial ice pant so desperately need- ed now to get skating, curling and hockey going this win- Mr. will look into the matter of a flreworks bylaw =| Kinnaird Council Briefs Fe" Court of Revision Bud ss driller from Cranbreoks wa meet will write Ci The Corporation of the Village of Kinnaird CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, October 8, 1959 Repairs to afl mokes ‘of TV's, radios and phonographs. Dealer for RCA Victor. Applications for TV cable hook- ups made here. "Years of iexperience is our guarantee of dependable service”. ELECTRONIC SERVICES these It ean show they make grave char- ges -aufficlent to provide for-the care of the cemeteries. "Our care and‘ maintenance is up to: this standard," said parks and ceme- tery chairman Mrs, J. W. Doug- on, with C.. Acker- reauesting Gere on ee man to Jook over tiie village with gar’s = lates! 7 jans regal a yegard to the advantages of wells new garbage cum, for Kinnalrd. Fire chief Rene Archambault ‘ sald he has had to nae to Osha The Court of Revision will be held in the Kinnaird Hite rieeties eee ataee apace : chairman Carl Locblich. “It’s un- der warranty; we'll get it back,” Village office en Satara: October 31, from 10 am. mmented 2 5 ence ‘Jake t Hendricks. fo 12 noon to revise and correct the Electors list. LEGAR NE Published Every Thuréday at “The Crossroads‘of the Kootenays”” _ CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY OCTOBER 15, 1959 Looking tor scinething 7. : CASTLEGAR NEWS 10 CENTS PER COPY Rogers Pass Avalanche Plan Slowly, Surely Taking Form. Best Defence Depends oes Mrs. Dougan will contact the Trail welfare office to see If there are any Kinnaird residents who have been in receipt of welfare han assistance for at least three mon- ths and would thus be eligible for payment of .50-per cent of thelr wages by the provincial govern- Ment under the winter works program, ‘The subdivision of property owned by Walter Jacobson was not approved pending the sub- 7 “mission of a sketch of the pro- P. A, Smibert posed subdivision. eee eee Accounts, totalling $1,011.48 were ‘approved a fpvment: Public Utillties wrote the vil- lage that it intends to draw up regulations governing the pér- petual care of municipal ceme- . Village Clerk. z Local Air Cadels Receive Licences’ Mrs, Dougan sald she and Mr. Hendricks had investigated & complaint about the state of Ww BANK Tog wILTON Newton ioyel for just =O down at... iti iliac TREES Cominco once again offers trees to residents of the district. Please pick up forms at the Village Office and after completion return them before October 13. P, A. Smibert Clerk, Village of bard Kinnaird + RN Pea ee aoe 1 terk es. : Public Utilities, will waive Kinnaird Korner Mrs. Kaufman, Phone 5138 Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Sunday with a dinner party at their home. At- teding were their family and a number of close friends, Mr. and ‘Mrs. K. Markle en- joyed the fair weather of tne Weekend at Christina Lake. The Valley Vista Circle of the United Church WA have planned a bake sdle for this week. ‘Phe group was entertained at the home of Mrs. J. Munrce at the regular meeting on Wednes- day. fe ABEM Don Idle leaves this week to return to his Navy post- ing in Halifax. Doi has heen on a two-weeks leave with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Idle. Visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Swihart for a few days has been Mr. Swihart’s ne- phew, Bill Merritt of Fort Mc- Leod, Alberta, LAC Lloyd Swi- hort arrived home on Saturday jeave from the D. A rie parscnirTion | DUALITY Ne BS This is Pharmacy Week Dispensing of Medicine and the provision of Pharmaceutical Service is our first and most jmportant responsibility. dir Force at Penhold, - Alberta. Mrs. Swihart and thelr two daughters, Debby and Susie, who the grounds of Valley Vista school fronting on 4th Ave. “We were agrecd that it's oe eer commented Mrs. Dougan. A: letter will be written the schoo) board asking them to clean up the grounds. from Sunday .to Thursday of last week, Mr. Donald McIntosh has re- turned from visiting his mother, Mrs. Margaret McIntosh, at Whitewood, Sask. Mr. and Mrs, Mervin Mar- cellus have left for their home at St, Hubert, P.J., after a mon- th’s vacation with Mervin’s par- ents, Mr.'and Mrs, Jack Marcel- tus, MEAT LOOK THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL - have been visiting in Vancouver, will join family shortly, LAC Swihart and his family will sail for Germany at the close of the holiday: spent here with Mr. and Mrs, J. Swihart, ‘Nina, L Varty returned home from Castlegar Hospital on Sun- day with her new baby son, born it, 27. " ‘The United Church WA held its first meeting for the Fall term at the home of Mrs. K, Markle. Under discussion was their Fall project to culminate in a sale of work next month, Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Fitzpatrick for a few days have been Mrs. Fitz- patrick's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs, 'E. .C. Tregale of Victoria, © Mrs, D, F, Ternent and Mrs, R. Urquhart travelled together on the weekend: to visit Spo- kane from Friday to Monday. Beatrice Ramsden of Herb Shields, and family. It is interesting to note that Eric Ramsden, columnist for the Van- couver Province is Mrs. Rams- CA TLEGAR- DRUG . - PHONE 3911-CASTLEGAR, B.C. gen’s ‘son and a brother of Mrs, | Shields, ‘The marriage of Miss Marie Patton to Mr. James Anderson of Salmo will take place Oct. 17 in St. Francis Xavier Church, Trail. Mr, and Mrs. Powell Smibert will spend the Thanksgiving weekend with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. How- den an Seattle. and Mrs, Byron York o1 Clinton visited the H. Yorks here PLAN NOW TO VISIT THE Pie Pa Winter Fair TORONTO, ONT., NOW: 13-21, 1959 TRAVEL with the CANADIAN PACIFIC Personally Conducted SEMI ALL-EXPENSE TOUR PARTY. Roy al Leaving: Gagkatehe Stations ih Alberta—November 124 Stations in ewan and - :Meniteba Novem mber 13; and the the Roya! York. RATES AS Low nes $183. 20 from Edmonton, and Cal." in ‘THIS YEARI— Special Reduced Fares for groups of three or four persons. = and, Ash your Canadian Pacific Agent for brochure giv» ing fa details, He will com is for your trip. Make your. reservations siadly complete ol arranger | BOYS JACKETS AT A DISCOUNT OF 10% FOR CASH ‘HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO SAVE ON THE BOYS CLOTHING "AT Leifner's YOU CAN BUY YOUR BONDS - for cash or byi instalments atyour . dBofMk Sown payment of 8% = Bank or MonrTREAL Canadas First Bank $250 for a $50 Bond, $5 fora $100 Bond, ete. Balance ia 11 A. EREMENKO & CO. SPECIALS FOR YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER TURKEYS Grade A oven ready 20 ths. and over, Ib., . . 39¢ Grade A oven ready (0 ths, to 15 lhs....... 55¢ SAUSAGES casings 2 Ibs., . 69 FOWL, eviscerated, Ib., . 39c _ BEEF LIVER, Ib. .. . PEAS, Frozo, Frozen 2 for STRAWBERRIES, F.V., 2 for 79¢ PUMPKIN, Nabob, 28 oz. tin, .. COFFEE Nahbob;, -Ib., INSTANT LARD, "4 Ibs., 22c 69c COFFEE Blue Ribbon BUTTER, Ist. grade, KETCHUP, Hunt's 2’ bottles . JELLY POWDERS, Nabob 6 for ....... CRANBERRIES, v Ib. box, BRUSSEL SPROUTS, lb., POTATOES, ‘Sweet, Ib., _ PLAYTEX New Living Girdle : 1. Adjustable garters 2. New High Cut Front for greater freedom * and comfort. 3. Improved tab. lining 4..New “Gold” Package still only PLAYTEX BRAS * High Style Bras .. Living Bras ........ Daytime Sheer Nylons .. Seamless Nylon .... “$4.95 | Nurses — $2.50 S Nylon Seamless. $3.95 Tiahts ‘NYLONS 51 gg, 15 den. .... 69 pr. Service Weight — White Nylons .. BLANKETS Tex-Made Falcon Flanalette Blankets 70" x 84” ... $5.99 pr ; Grey Blankets j 85% weal. 60°x847 : $7.50 each Pure Wool Bed Throws asst. colors . $14.95 each . $2.25 70x84 . E Feather * PILLOWS .... $3.50 $2.35 ~~" - RUTO: SERVICE =: F i nm MW os 2c e lis Time To Change — AND TUNE-UP FOR MinTet _ ANTLFREEZE FOR COLD WEATHER - FISK WINTER: TIES FoR ‘SAFETY. RIES (& where it sontinuss on to the Pacific Oce: Ast fer, All arrangements are being made to handle the ex- pected huge turn-out, including facilities for pre-heating the rink, providing refreshm and traffic in an orderly mai ents and handling the crowds nner, Kinnaird Contractor Gets $41,450 Nakusp Contract A contract for. $41,450 has been awarded to Guy. Gudio of Kinnaird for construction of RCMP detachment quarters at Nakusp it was announced last week by the Minister of Public Works, Hon. David J. Walker. The company submitted the lowest of seven bids on the pro- Ject in response to public adver- uring It is expected that work] wall will be completed within six months, The new two-storey building with attached one-car garage will face west on Lake Avenue at the corner of James street. It will be of wood. frame construction with exterior finish of wood siding. Living quarters will consist of li. ving room, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms and bathroom for married Personnel, and one Most Accidents Occur in Daylight” Motor. vehicle peaueues ae bedroom with bathroom for sing: Je personnel, Floors in living, dining and be o! Dat., are off to see Canada in will Bathroom floors vit be covered with ceramic tile and a glazed tile dado will line walls. Work areas will consist of an office, cell-room, exhibit room and stoarge soon, with interior finish of painted gypsum board and linoleum-covered floors The garage will contain adequate storage space, and a hot water heating system with oil-burning furnace will be provided. Castlegar Visit Paid By Rebekah Head Mrs. Pauline Hoskins, pres: ident of. the Rebekah... ty. of B.C.” paid her-of ficial visitsto ‘Kingarson Rebekah Lodge No. % |, IOOF: reéently. ‘tea: Was served cate that most happen in good weather, 2 pen roads and in daylight hours, by in honor of Mrs. Hoskins at the home of Mrs. Minnfe ; Houston DDP of dee. Sev- ‘residents who .are dirvers between the age of 25 and ina Andre truck: -will) be driving through the District tomorrow Brilliant... f Seek Three Vehicle Accidents _ During Holiday Weekend ‘The driver and his passenger escaped injury. The car was re- covered the: next*day. Friday afternoon, alate mod- el car driven by George Markin, 19, Castlegar, left the highway six miles up the new highway, dropped 10 feet and-rolled over. Linda Rilkoff is in Castlegar and District Hospital with back juries, er pi Christine Hadiken’ and! loss. Late Thursday afternoon, a 1956 car driven by E. McGauley struck the reat of a caterpillar picking up of fruit and vegetables for the Cas: tlegar and District Hospital. The idea for the Pie up ser ied by Mrs, Georgina Strachan, DDP of Adinah Rebekah Lodge No. 8 .of Trail, ‘also Mrs. Louise Duncan of Trail and Mrs. Dun- can’s mother, Mrs. Larras of chil- liwack, A potluck supper was held in the St. Alban’s Parish Hall at 6.30 p.m. followed by a pleasant and instructive meeting. Several members from. Trai] and Nelson lodges were present. After the meeting a number of: the local Oddfellows. arrived and a social hour: was spent by all present.’ Mrs. Hoskins visited Mrs, Cassie Williams on Tuesday morning.as Mrs. Williams has een unable to attend the meet- ings. vice was by Frank Watkins of Kinnaird and Pete Rezansoff of Thrums. The truck will. leave Tarrys tomorrow morning and will pick up dona- tions of fruit and vegetables from. there to the ferry. Anyone who wants.the truck to call for their donations can leave a message at the Thrums’ Post office where Mr. Watkins and Mr. Rezantoit will pick them. up. . by The cat oa turned onto the road from the MeGauley Ready-Mix '.plant, - Police said there were no lights on’ the ma- chine. Mr. McGauley was taken to hospital, but was discharged Tat- er. ‘Public Relations Officer to Speak District Guiders. and’ auxil- members to the Guide and Hospital ood. Bainbridge ‘said he was “very. "pleased” at the support for the hospital heing shown -by these men. He expressed the hove that B ion will have an one theiey Monday in Bast Trail of hearing’ Mrs. J. ‘ Bishop, public relations otticer” for the association. District residents will support the men ‘in their efforts to help the hospital. The meeting in the Guide hall will'be followed by a social evening. The car was’ reported: a total At Gym Geremony Two Castlegar air cadets, ‘| Flight Sergeants Bob Hesketh | and Mickey Fairres, “were pres- ented with thelr civilian pilot's wings last week at a ceremony in the high school gym. : _The‘presentations were made by RCMP inspector E. S.-W. Bat- ty of Nelson, On hand to witness the ceremony was F Reed, former commanding offic. cer of the squad, who gave up his" duties this year after work- ing six years with the boys. Fairres took his pilot train- ing at Chilliwack this summer under-an Air Cadet League of Canada scholarship. Hesketh took his training at Trail under a scholarship put up by the Shell 0. ' Before the presentation of the awards, members of Squad- ron 581 Air Cadets put on a cer- emonial drill for the .parents and members of the civilian com- mittee present. F Lt. J. R.C. Mac- Bain, new Squadron CO, said there are now 37 boys in the squadron who -hold. drill prac- tices. every Wednesday: evening in the post office basement . Meet to Becide Fate of Film Glub is Interest 'Lags * On Frequen No effort 1s being spared hy the department of public works in its plan to make the avalanche- prone Rogers Pass section of the Trans-Canada. Highway between Revelstoke and Golden in the Canadian Rockies, orists, The job is a challenge to the safe for moi- best engineering ski available, ; cy of Slides Set up to find an answer to the problem, The job of the Avalanche Re- search crew was broken down Into three main headings: 1. To observe all the aval- anche areas, survey their | ind study weather and s:! ; ditions which cause them. 2. To recommend the most defence tor and to handle it, the engineering branch has enlisted feach avalanche and iecate position of and the aid of the National council. Sclentific observations, sur- veys, studies of weather and avalanche defence structu: 2. To collect weath mation and correlate snow the tion of adequate defences “and the development of an avalan- che forecasting system have been going on since 1956. A sound plan on avalanche defence is slowly but surely tak- ing form. The average snowfall in Gla- cler National Park is 290 inches per season, The maximum snow- fall per season ever recorded in the region was over 600 inches, or 50 feet of snow. The summit of the Trans- Canada Highway through Rogers Pass will be at dn elevation of .|4,360 feet towered over by moun- tains rising to altitudes of over 10,000 feet. The development engineering branch started investigations in with activity view to establi: E forecasting system. Not all the avalanches ocuur with the same frequene ia them run during or imme after every major snowfall ers occur only during the spring thaw, and still others oaly under extreme conditions, perhaps once in five or 10 years. Therefore. before decidinry the avalanche defence, a pic “ture of the frequency of the avalanches had to be ohtained. From observations made dur- ing five winters, some idea of cin frequency and the danger was 4 more than once ev Need permanent def tures. Snow sheds are the safest best ‘de tir ice struc~ ‘Ghicier Na- tion of the Nationa] Research tional Park. approximately 2300 feet will be required with the :]Council a A Mneeting of: the’ fo} cide whether or not the group l_ disband or ‘continue operat- ring. Mrs, M. J. Verzuh said yes- terday that very:-few District or- ganizations are showing ‘an inter- est in the Film Council or mak-, ing use of its equipment. Groups that do make use of the equipment, said Mrs. Verzuh, find it very helpful’ and impor- tant in their work. Miss Ada O'Brien, public health nurse, makes use of the Connells equipment three times a year in a series of pre-natal classes. She also uses it in con- nection with various clubs to show films on diseases. The Castlegar and District Hospital uses. the equipment monthly to show -medical films to the staff. Silver Birch School uses the Film Council’s Fiim Council on Nov.-3 will be group for ve was of the Trans-Canada. . Evening Group WA Holding Bake Bingo ‘The members of the Robson Eveening Group held their reg- ular business meeting at the home of Mrs. T. Worley. last Thursday evening with 14. mem- bers present and the .president Mrs, J. Schuepfer in the chai~. ‘Minutes and treasurers re port of the September meeting ‘were read and adopted. The mem- bers decided to hold a Bake Bingo in the Community Hall on Sat- urday eve -ing. :The~next meeting is to b- held at the home of Mrs. R. Oborne. The evenings booster prize was won by Mrs. H. Bel- beck. At the conclusion of the and. films to show educational ‘and comedy pictures once a week. were ser- ved by the hostess, Mrs. R. Nic- kerson. A PERSONAL: COLUAR: By BURT CAMPBELL Tourist agencies are always telling- us to see the world. -Well I saw part of it during .the ‘Thanksgiving weekend: the. East Kootenays, T left here at about 4,15 Fri- day afternoon to see the places we read about daily — ‘the com- munities of Creston, Athalmer, Radium, Windermere, Invermere and Fernie, and the booming ci- ties of Cranbrook and Kimber. ley. There were 718 more miles on the car pfter it got back * then when it left, but X had seen that many more miles ot what are correctly.termed “the glorious Kootenays.” . “And I. still got: “pack to Castlegar in time to havea tur- key supper on Thanksgiving Day and watch the Castlegar‘ Cubs lose 65-55 to the ‘Harlem Stars before 400 fans in the high school gym. Eee A highlight of: the trip was the view of Columbia Lake at|& Canal Flats where: the Kooten-, ay and Columbia rivers -have | their origin. ‘The Columbia flows north about 170 miles, then swings west In‘a-horseshoe curve (the “Big Bend") and flows due south through’ the ‘scenic Arrow es| and presented a.:view equal to Only 465 of this great river's 1,210 miles are in B.C. The other river, the Kootenay, flows south into the U.S.,; then climbs again into Canada, " nows through Nel- Castlegar. Both these rivers; when you look at them on ma map, form a shape similar to that of Van- couver Island. At Dutch Creek, about 14 miles above Canal Flats, the Columbia is about as wide as Pass Creek and just as +, placid. I got to the Kootenay Lake at about 5.55 Friday night only to be the fourth car left behind when the large ferry pulled out about 20 minutes later. I: had supper? at, the restaurant’ near the dock and continued on the 7 p.m. ferry to Cres: ‘on where I spent the he night. Incidentally, the main. lake ferry ‘went on winter scheduie Tuesday. The ferry leaves..this side on the even hour starting at am. ‘until 12 midnight. If leaves the other side on the odd hours (PST) or. on the ‘ even hours (MST). next Orne Situated in a,wide the.-sun .playéd .across' he “han foliage inthe orchards son and joins the Columbia at}: Creston was quite a sight the], Creston, was a hive of activity. With a "large business section, lots of people on the streets over there's somewhere I never did find The new wr steel ‘mill is making at It’s made and ample tourist it’s a town that has from the work being done on Highway 93.95 which: will ev- entually join Mexico City to Alaska. _. ‘ Twenty miles north of Cran- brook is Kimberley, a city that mea lot of Built on hills, it’s an old city wih a good-looking business dis- trict. A two-inch snowfall that had fallen a couple of days previous didn’t whet my (appetite for “The Highest City in Canada.” The Sullivan Mine, touted far and wide by Kimberley as.a major attraction, has only one tour.a day and you can't even see any- thing of the mine from the road as’ you can the CM&S plant at Trail or Celgar’s pulp mall] at Castlegar. : Cominco Gardens, something I.wanted to see after Yeading about them in the latest Comin- co Boereiviel I couldn't even find. int’. the Way, to the Gardens trom: the city’ centre but. once you're near the hos- _.Pitat a faded ‘sign points -off any coun in the Okanagan. miles .from ie n.|streets and stores’ were paclfed quite a to the: town and the residents I spoke to are looking forward to even ‘greater things. ‘The road between Kimberley, and Radium is a lot better than I was led to believe it would be. There are long stretches of new highway with 60 mph speed Umits and the old sections of road are patched. ‘The Skookumchuck flats are something to see. It seems un- believable that so much flat land could exist so close to the Roc- Kies with ‘their now decked peaks, ‘The_ famous Hoodoos guard the highway as you cross the ‘Columbia at Dutch Creek, The Hoodoos are sand dunes formed! In various shapes, sizes. and designs by mother nature. Radium is'a tourist’s paradise complete with the finest motels and hotels to be found this side of Penticton, Athalmer, - Inver- mere and Windermere are small towns on Windermere Lake, but they are bustling communities and on Saturday afternoon their with people. :/3,;On'my way to Fernte’ Satur- day. evening -I réached Fort Steele Ona Thanksgiving Trip te the Glorious Eas! Steele is located a total ot elght miles off the best route to Fer- nie, but they're an extra eight miles that are well worth the gas and time. Fort Steele is located near Galbraith’s Ferry, which, as a de- partment of recreation and con- servation sign at the site says, [owas the focal point in the mid- 1860's for thousands of miners enroute to rich placer ground on Wildhorse Creek. - “They came over the long Dewdney Trail ecross B.C., Walla Walla Trail. from Wash- ington, and the Missoula Trail from Montana. Indian trouble brought the North West. Moun- ted Police here in 1887 to est- ablish Fort" Steele,” the ° einst pollce fort in B.C. \ Fort Steele is almost a ghost town now, but a few old pros- “pector-types still live in the rie- kety buildings. The town. is one that stepped right out of a wes- tern movie and you can picture the Mounties chasing renegade Indians across the wide, shallow river located just below the town- site. “Three inches of snow blank. eted Fernie when I looked out my hotel window Sunday. morning.! The old coal-mining town has made a.remarkable recovery frdm_ its set-back of a couple of years ago, Joe Weber, publisher but~ the” ‘only. directions _ they could give sytere: am ‘way just as } was’ gotting aaries Fort of the Fernie Free Press, says Koofenays there is only one unemployed person in the whole town. On the trip home a stop was in order at The Glass House, a castle-like building built en- \tirely of empty embalming fluld bottles. The house was started in 1952 by a retired motrician sup- Plies salesman and is located mid-way between Creston and Kootenay Bay near Boswell. Over 200,000 bottles have gone into the buildings and the owner can’t get enough of them. Asked how many bottles of em- balming fluid are used on one person, he replied: “Anywhere from two to six.” round rooms in the house is that building a circular house exposes only the bottoms of the bottles where the glass is thickest. In a square house the sides of the glass bottles would be exposed at the corners arid the chances of breakage ‘would be higher. e woman of the house said the circular rooms are great for arranging furniture since there are no corners to take into con- sideration, Asked about the lost space in the alcoves where the round rooms meet each other, .she aid.they're put to good use as, storage and closest space. All In all it was quite a‘trip. See ‘the Kootenays first is'a slo- One of the reasons for the|- Another LSCQ feet are ze- quired in a section cf the high- way outside the f¢ Tne de- sign of snowsheds in timher. pre- east or reinforced concrete is be- ing studied. The sheds are desizn- ed to withstand a lead of accumu- lated snow un to 8°70 pounds per square foot. Another form of defence, used for smaller avalanches, is a system of farce earth mounds, located in the known avalanche path, similar in prin- (continued on pege five) 4,900 Mile Tramp Across Dominion Guy Macchia, a. 27-year- Venetian “knight of the road’ who passed through Castlegar re- cently on his 4,900 mile tramp from the Atlantic to the Pacific is shown holding his treasured bottle of Atlantic Ozean water. Macchia’s intention is to throw the water in the Pacific Oecran “as a symbo!} of the friend- ship and unity of the provinces of Canada.” A story on Macchia’s hike appeared in the Oct. 1 issue of the Castlegar News. (Creston gan’ that's well worth heeding. Review ‘photo and engraving,