10 | CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Nov, 23, 1961, ietensive plans for a drama | workshop were, announced this week by the Kinnaird Little The- atre, who will host the monumental event on Dec. 2, 3 and 4, It’ was learned from the club's president, George Jackson, of the upcoming vislt-of ‘Sathucl Payne, of Plan Drama. Workshop Here he adjudicated the West Kootenay Drama Festival in Fruitvale last April.) : Well qualified and extremely of dramatic art, Mr.. Payne is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England and field drama’ the extension department at UBC, who has consented to instruct and supervise the sessions, Mr, Payne, well-known for his past work in theatre’ both In Can- ada and abroad, will arrive in Caa- tlegar and Kinnaird Sat., Dec, 2 to deliver a weekend session to mem- bers of the Kinuaird Little Theatre, (Mr, Payne may be remembered by some residents of the District by his recent.visit In the area when Kinnaird’s Water Tests ‘Very Bad’ Kinnaird's water was “very bad" on Nov. 8, village chalrman Carl Loeblich told his council . Monday night. ‘The WKEHU coli-aerogenes test on that date, read Mr. Loeblich, has on the stage in Eng- lang in repertory and the West End ag well ns in films and on TV there, In Canada, Mr. Payne hos. bee come even more noted, where he has been actorjdirector for several companies such os the Canadian Repertory Theatre in Ottawa and The Totem Theatre in Vancouver and Victorla, He has also ran the Vanguard Theatre in Vancouver for four seasons. ee Mr,.Payne has produced for the Players Club at UBC and has acted and directed at the Frederic ‘Wood Theatre there also, A member of the Theatre Un- der thé Stars since its inception and a professional director for a number of coast amateur groups, Mr. Payne has added to his accom- Plishments by appearing on both radio and TV in Vancouver and Toronto,-as an actor, showed three bad tests out of five. It has always been the desire er et cay YOU CAN BUY an €SSO AUTOMATIC FURNACE FOR ONLY $10.00 A MONTH CALL YOUR HEATING EQUIPMENT DEALER : he SMITHS. sc PUBLIC NOTICE TEA AND BAKE SALE — Sat., Nov. 26, 2.00 to 4.30 pan. gt Anglican Parish Hall by Salvation Army Home League, SENIOR CITIZENS — Annual meeting, Priday, Nov. 2% at Legion Hall, Pot-luck supper. at 6 p.m. . = TONIGHT — and Friday, see the KLT 3- act mystery Did “Tiger House” in JS hall, Curtain rises at 830 pm. sharp, All proceeds donated to Kinnaird Swimming Pool. PLUMBING '& HEATING = = SNOW $8.95 & $10.95 ally crafted for eold and set cteathen there smooth black leather winter boots feature cozy shearling linings and fully weather-proof soles. Hiecwerson MADDOCKS BOOTS SUPPORT THE KIWANIS BINGO TICKETS ON SALE HERE versed in many areng in the field | § “/men at the banquet to be held to- freee PEN 42 of the Kinnaird. Little Theatre to be able to attract such personali- jes as Mr. Payne to come into the District’ and instruct: local: ama- teur groups on some of the more highly technical aspects of the the. etre and it is hopcd that this will ‘be achieved on the weekend of Dec. 2,3 and 4... The workshop sessions will be held Saturday and Sunday after- noon and evening and Monday ev- ening in the Marlane Hotel base- ment and the Kinnaird Improve- Ment Society hall, Unfortunately, que to lack of time and facilities, the sessions will be limited to mem- bers of the Kinnaird Little Theatre, ut it is hoped that the knowledge gained by those attending the ses- sions will be made readily available to any others who may be inter- ested. Mrs. A, D. Johnson has been appiniea tl as hospitality convenor to ook after Mr. Payne's accommoda. tions; the executive has formed committees and appointed respec- tive chairmen; the club secretaries, Ladies* : Bowling SKIRTS * bs sizes 10 to 20 $4.95 to $14.50 CAR COATS and SUBURBAN .COATS -with quilted lining $14.95 to $19.95 Men’s Stanfield’s Woo! Work Socks heels and toes reinforced’ with nylon ‘796 pr. SPORT SHIRTS in asst. plaids. $4.50 - $5.95 - $7.95 Men‘s SNOW SHOES for curling Ladies SKIRTS sizes 38 to 44 "$4.95 Ladies’ BULKY-KNIT “SWEATERS. 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Moran and Mr. G, Jackson have arranged for the halls to be used during the weekend: and so on. “With such keen enthusiasm as has been shown,” sald Mr. Jack- son, “the sessions are bourd to be @ success.” * Cominco to Honor Sixteen Employees At Banquet Tonight Sixteen employees of the Con- solidated Mining and Smelting Company, who combined have 650 years of company service, will be feted tonight at a banquet in their Honor. ach of the 16 men, 12 from the company’s Trail plants, three from Kimberley and one from Mon- treal, have attained 40 -or “more years with Cominco, Gold. medals will be presented to each of the sight at Trail. Including this year’s 40-year- award. winners, there are now 110 employees who have reached this Jong service milestone. Of this to- tal, 50 are still working, i P & G Low Bidders Qn Two-Room : School af Robson P&G Construction of "Kinnaird was low bidder at $51,630 in tenders for the two-room Robson school. ‘There were five bidders. An- other tender was 15 minutes late and was not opened. Other bidders were South- West Construction, Trail, $51,909; Creighton Construction, $54,061; Co lumbia Builders, $54,961; Louis Mag- Ho, $59,946, ‘The two-room school will also have an auditorium. Tenders are now at. Victoria and as soon as a poe is approved construction will TT TTT CHRISTMAS WRAPPING to make colorful gift packages to be admired RIBBON - SCOTCH “TAGS ‘Coutt TAPE Ss CHRISTMAS CARDS CA STLEGAR We have a Very Nice Selection | of Children’s ” Girls’ Bulky Knits, new styles 8 to 14X $5.50 CLEARANCE Broken Lines in Bulkies,: all white Regular $5.95 now'on sale for .. Regular :$4.85. now on sale for (sizes 12 to 16). GIRLS'CRINOLINES_- Nylon Taffeta full slip Crinoline.8 to'14 $2.98 Nylon Lace half Crinolines 20 va. sweep 8 to 14 at NYLON QUILTED DUSTERS Pastel shades, lace trim 8 to 16............ $3.95 . $3.49 ‘ $6.49: . 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NYLON DUST MOP ° with: sromevable tipper mitt, $2.29 ) OUR FOOD DEPT. — 59c | 2: for. 35 © cree nee. $5.10; ta sham ~ $5.95: PROVINCIAL LIBRARY, VICTORIA, By Cy DEC, 31/32177. e! “Gi oasroads of. the Kootenay" ae 4 VOL. 14, No. 48 CASTLEGAR! BRITISH SOLUMBIA: THURSDAY,” NOV. 30, '1961'° COPY For Chairman AAGE SYLVEST Acting Village Chairman Candidate for Re-election The man. who was .the .cholce of fellow commissioners for the vil- lage's ‘top Job-when Ny -T.: 5 Oglow resigned as village chairman’ earlier this year hes been nominated for village chairman. +, age Sylvest has resigned as village commissioner to seek the { Mr. Sylvest is perhaps known for the Job he did just over @lyear ago as chairman of the wa- ter committee ‘which saw the vil- lage turn to wells: for its source of water supply. ? Along with the then chairman, My. Oglow, and water and lights chairman George Carr, Mr. . Syl- vest was a leading figure in the Present council's battle with the broposals for a “allage prior to" hia electi to: council |; in 1958,.'Mr, ‘Bylveat was ‘the’ first @resident’ of “the Castlegar Hospital Gociety which he helped to incor- ve porate for the, purpose of getting | cars . 8 hospial for Castlegar and District. |S In recent years’ he “has given | por support to the Project Society whi. ch built the Castlegar arena. Along with’ Johnny en | policy is adopted and carrled out in: to its present state of development. Acting chairman’ Sylvest still remming active in the Project So- clety as secretary-treasurer, He is ® vice-president of the Castlegar K4wanls Club and was in charge of ticket sales for. ast ‘weekend's Monster 3B Bingo. ‘Mr, Sylvest was born in Den- ~mark 40 years ago. In 1930 he moved to Alberta where he grew up and graduated as an electrical en- gineer. After. ‘Working’ in Montreal for several ‘years ‘he’ accepted ‘a dob with Cominco and. moved to Castlegar in 1951, E. C. (BOB) MADDOCKS Candidate Fer Chairman For Hospital Expansion ‘A special ‘meeting tonight ‘of the board of management of the Castlegar and District hospital ‘will f]be held for the purpose of review- ing three proposals for an extension to the hospital's present facilities. u|day by the committee of the board eppointed one month ago, to work with the architect and hospital ad- ministrator on the subject. i i i In planning, for expansion of the hospital's present facilities, said the special” committee, considera- tion must be given to’ the require- ments of the District in five ‘areas: ‘basis of five beds per thousand po- pulation served by the hospital; ‘Very: careful inj i and study should be given to: the pos- sibility’ of setting ‘up ‘a district mu- and Castlegar, says R, C. Maddocks, @ one-time’ Castlegar ation; and ‘present candidate for village “Tt. seems. tinanetally - ‘unsound which yy. Staff “realdence quarters; and yr .Active treatment beds on & 3 Proposals i: : Comm, JAKE} HENDRICKS Candidate for Re-clection A man who has served:for four * chronic ‘and n Kinnaird convalescent beds on a basis of hea at Alfferent times. teaaed the one-half bed per thousand, popul-| ire and. ight, civil defence, and public works and *building’ commit- wy Outpatient and emergency] tees, is again seeking thy testers | ate's' support on Dec, 7. i Jake. Hendricks, a ahift-work- ine; Comtincolte who apends many of to me that two are in reallty one: geographic unit}: wy Health clinfe quarters.to be by Rotary “(eontinues ‘on page five) - should be burdened with duat ad-| said Mr, this week. a8 8: Castlegar and Kinnaird is by no neve been ‘afraid to tackle. prob-: Tems because ‘of their’ complexity.”. Mr. Hes idocks did not seek re_. Stores “of. Castlegar and Grand Forks, ‘Terming the present council “the bit and miss administration,” ‘Mr. Maddocks sald he is convinced that unless.a proper development legar “some very. costly mis- takes which may not be apparent at.'this time will undoubtedly re- sult." In particular, he sald, lack of adequate zoning regulations and present decentralization of com- mercial areas “will undoubtedly de_ tract from the overall assessment value in Castlegar.” ‘ He sald “The development of lumber yards in realdential areas i“T_ realize the ‘amelgamation of.| # means simple matter, but I have'| few ‘EB. BR. (BOB) RIVERS 2-Year Term Candidate A. man who believes that Cas- tlegar is not doing enough to ad- vertise {tself and -that the village must take steps “to put Castlegar on the map,” is seeking a two-year term on council. ®, R, (Bob) Rivers, Celgar. in- Comm., RON. GILES Candidate for Re-election 4 man who won a landslide 193-71 byelection victory just. over ® year ago is seeking re-election to Kinnaird "Ron Giles,.who is chairman of the water, sewerage and town plan. Comm. W. W. THORP 2-Near Term Candidate Walter Thorp, chairman of Cas- tlegar’s health and parks ‘commit- tees since he went on council in D2- cember, 1959, is the man who has been devoting his: main - attention during the past few months to th: ning it is an foreman with Cominco at Trail. He was, born. in. Maidstone, England, (continued on page five) ‘proposed system for the village. A Fesldent of Castlegar from , (contlued on page four) Candidate A man who spear-headed the gathering of 8 petition asking the ‘village council at Kinnaird to:dev\ elop an ‘alternative water supply forthe village and to step up its}: battle against pollution, is contest- ing the” race against | dustrial relations sawmills division, says "I don’t feel (continued on page five) effect on. Mr. Sylvest left the District for sald @ short time.to work for the B.C. Power-Commission .in Victoria but an attractive offer from’ the West Kootenay Power and Light Co, and @ : strong preference for the West Kootensy area brought him back to Castlegar. “The acting village chairman is supported in his community actl- vities by his wife Jean, They have two sons, David and Mark, and a new baby daughter, Shayna, ‘Publish Letiers To Santa Claus Getting that all-important let- ter to Santa Claus to the right senree Gam pometines be a bit of &. problem to children this time of the year,” i ;, The Castlegar News has made ite this Christ. mas @eason for the delivery) of | ana wuch letters to Santa Claus at the North Pole, We will be happy ‘to print children's letters each week ti the Castlegar News and yend them off to Sata, ; | Letters should) be; kept. short and should be clearly written or printed. They should be addressed te: Santa Clans, clo Cai ing + |pilct in the Fleet Air Arm. lieve that the people responsible in Pense and that essential services ‘and drainage should be the respon- sult of any subdivision -develop- Mr, Maddocks, who is‘ married and has a son and a daughter, was born in Cardiff, Wales, He came to Canada under the Empire Train- Scheme and trained here as: * Following the end of the war, ho returned to Canada where he gained employment with the Bank of Montreal at Penticton, He has held ‘various types of employment and has’ been in the shoe. business for 13 years, 10 of them operating his own business here in Castlegar. |: Active in. community affairs, Mr. Maddocks has been president and Js president of the Rotary Club. Legion. and has been active in church work, . He was director of the sector plan wihch encompassed several denomniations and —he': was co- |’ cent ERC Community Chest drive. (continued on page five) News, Drawer 450, Castlerar, B.C. |. must be obvious to all 2s having a = speculation of land should not | 2% be subsidized at the taxpayers’ ex- | ‘ hhas offered for'a one-year term on Castlegar council, of the Cancer Soclety for two years ee eas semis of the -village | Tana : since 1946,- has worked with the Se jis a member-cf the Canadian | (iviren of the District in softball and hockey and-is presently assis- tant Cubmaster with the Ist Castle. bent Cub . | three. chairman of’ publicity