CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Jan. 12, 1961

“WCTORIA REPORT

~ Press Conference High ights

By JAMES K. NESBITT

cooling thetr heels in an outer of-

conferences) fice 10 minutes; then the magic

door to the inner sanctum was op-
ened by the Premier’a executive as-

In his first this year since New| sistant, Mr. Dan Eckman, who sald:
Premier

Years, the

wai in fine|"Come in, gentlemen.” So in we alt
form. As umial ho kept reporters}marched and sat,

Mr, Gordon Gibson, the | Liberal
from North Vancouver, who was in

around the Premier's desk,

‘Afr, Bennett was all business at
first; he talked ol! pipelines from
the Peace river to the const, and all

He ‘didn’t bring in politics here, and
he didn't take « smack at the Con-
in Ottawa,

PIERSON WINDOWS
AND ALL KINDS GF
LASS

GLIDDEN PAINT

KOOTENAY

BUILDERS
SUPPLIERS

and he didn’t call Mr, Strachan a
wild man, or say the Libernis are
outmoded — all unusual for. him,

‘We asked him about the session
opening Jan. 26, Now, the govern-
ment, a5 everyone knows, rung the
session, and so jt should, but the
Premier would never
fact. He said: “The session's always
in the hands of the members,” and
then he mumbled something about
this being a democracy.

“Any increase in indemnities;
for the members this .session, Mr,
Premier?" asked this column. The
Premier shook his hand, said no,
but he really wasn’t. very definite
about that one. MLA’s now receive.
$5,000 a year and are of the consid-
ered persuasion that they are en-
titled to more. If there's to ‘be un
increase, now’s.the time — far, fer,
far away from an clection,

e “Ym anxious. to isee all the
members again, and meet the new

about Columbia river developmenta.| -

Playboy, a
that's in good fun, “Tt's great you
the Premier,

plete with swimming pools, bar and
lote, The Premier was asked if he'd} tha:

likes to sit.in winter sun.
“All my investments are in Bri-

Premler, in a sort of snappy way.
‘This column observed that

on ite ferry boata?

Bars are. money-makers, some-

Bennett Hints
‘At Treaty Delay

VICTORIA — Premier Bennett

the House before, and considerably|ninted Friday that there are con-
riled the Premiey. Yes, even MY./ditions in which he might delay
Gibson, said the Premier, and then/ the signing of a treaty on the Col-
he proceeded to call Mr, Gibean al] umbia river development, © -

He did it in a roundabout way

a
Pineapple king — but he said alllat a press conference,

Reporters asked if his decision

can have zome fun in politics: said|to have the B.C.! Energy Board

probe the comparative costs of Col-

beaming.:
He noted that: Mr. Gibson {s) umbia and Peace River power could
going to open a subdivision, com-| delay the treaty.

He replied: “We would not hold

Golf club,’on his estate in the Ha-/s¢ up for the energy board findings
wallan Islands, and will be selling|s¢ Ottawa will give us a guarantee

that power will be delivered to

‘buy a lot, since it's well known hel vancouver for 3,77, mills per, kilo-
‘ watt hour.” :

Reporters immediately asked if

tis Columbia, thank you,” said the /ne would hold up the treaty if Ot-
i tawa wouldn’t give such a guaran-

tee.
Mr. Gibson can make moriey out of

bar in Hawall, how about the gov- plied, “I am sure they would give
ernment opening cocktail lounges] such

‘With his broadest grin he re-

out of the alr?"

+The interesting angle of all this

4s that many officials feel Ottawa

did just “bring it out of the air,”
‘When ie, Minister Diefen-

baker and Justice Minister Fulton

gave the figure some months ago,|

some BO. officials were privately
astonished.

‘They, said there are ao many
imponderables in Columbia costa

yet that it ts impossible to give alll

valid a catimale of cost so precisely.
was some speculation
that © Ottawa did it deliberately.

‘The theory was that they felt | f

ae. BO. would go it alone. Then,

if as is likely, the tinal cost of po- |“

wer was higher than 3.77 mills, Ot-
tawa could say: “If we had con-
trolled the deveolpment, we would
have done it far more cheaply than
Premier Bennett haa done.”

‘The premier's move Priday has

a ‘They. surely
didn’t bring this figure of 3.77 mills,

RENATA.SOCIALS -

one observed, and the Premier said
the ferries are for service to all the
people, not to make- money.

‘This ‘conference ended by the

cigar and cigarette box-

Mrs. M. Eokn -
(Too late for leat week)
My, and Mrs. Jack Neufeld and

fremier proudly showing‘ off twol¢amity visited at thelr home here
new . acquisitions for his. desk —|over the weekend,
handsome

Mr, and Mrs. P, Wendlan are

es, presented to him by his sons./visiting friends at the coast for a
shee: for visitors, because | the | week,

Carl Reimey,. returned to his

PHONE 5155

ones,” said the Premier,

“Even Mr, Gibson?” asked this

SSS column. "Yes, sald the Premier, even

Stanley Humphries Jr.-Sr- High School .

WILL PRESENT

trooped out of his office.

Silver Birch

home in Vancouver after visiting
Mr. and Mrs. J. Reimer during the
to/ Christmas ‘holidays,

Mr, and Mrs. T. Cooper were

mer. Now there are five grandsons.| visitors to Renata during the New
|" “TIL Just have to get a. bigger | year’s holiday. *
lap,” grinned the Premier, ag we Frank

‘Wiesner and Miss Janet

‘Wieaner were. visiting their par-

‘jents Mr. and, Mrs, Frank Wiesner
during the Christmas holidays.

Mir. and Mrs, Julius Dyck and

. [daughter Eleanor spent New Year's

with Mr. and Mrs, Jake Ham of

A SPECIAL

Band

Concert

ON

Thureday, January 19th
at 8.00 p.m. “

Proceeds towards a Band Trip to Oliver

TO THINK TT MIGHT
VeE-ENDED UKE THIS

Primitive man had it tough—
moet of the other animals bie
bigger andastronger. Fortunat

man had brains... and a wife...
or he might have ended up on

the wrong side of the plow.

In the carly days men com-
peted with earth’s other crea-
tures—today men compate with
other men to develop energy
sources, Inthe process our stand-
ard of living has sky rocketed.

IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

Competition has helped
Canadians: achieve one of the
world’s highest living standards.
‘Take the way it works in the oil
business—Imperial Oil and hun-
dreds of other companies com-

» Rete to supply Canadians with

As a result, oil is available

at reasonable prices wherever

it is needed — and Canadians

have turned to oil for more than
whalf their energy needs.

«ef 0180:

Ess9)

‘| Howes for donating a éabinet sink

“|for thejr generous finencigl dona-
tlons.-

Played by local student Bruce Bis-

Directors Give
Thanks for Work

A good turnout of directors

was held at Silver Birch school
Monday evening.

thelr request for certain innovations
to the Silver Birch school.’ le na | =
was laid, top cuboards installed and

material provided for tnereased | =
bathroom facilities and hot water
installation. Janitoring service now
includes Silver Birch along with the
other schools, .

A spetial vote of thanks was

which was also installed.

It was also moved that a letter
of thanks be sent to the Rotison
Ladies Evening Group, the engin-
eering office social club, Trail and
the Deer Park Women's Institute

Tt is largely through, the in-
terest of public service
elubs and individuals thas, the Sil-
ver Birch school has functioned. so
efficiently in the past and. with
continued. community support will
do so in the. es duture, sat said directors.

SHHS $ Band Plans’
Trip fo Okanagan’

‘The SHHS band has arranged
an exchange visit of band concerts
with the Oliver high schools

‘The local band will visit Oliver
on Jan. 27 and the Oliver band
end choir will return the visit in
April.

A concert will be sponsored here
on Jan. 19 by the local band before
its trip to the Okanagan. Special
numbers at the cofcert will be

Nelson,

A recent visitor from Creston

was Miss Sheila. Hale visiting at
her mother’s, Mrs. W. H. Hale.

+ Mr. and Mrs, Allan Mackereth

marked the first meeting in the]of Castlegar were Sunday visitors
mew year of the Keotensy Society|at the home.of Mr. and Mrs, P.
for Handicapped Children which | Warkentin.

Mrs, P. Warkentin has left for

Calgary where ‘she will visit her
‘The ‘directors were particularly | sister and brother-in-law Mr. and
Pleased and impressed with the|Mrs..W. Hawkins and her mother,
school board's quick response to|Mrs. FP. Siemens of Winnipeg, Man.

“JANUARY

caught Ottawa jn its
own trap.

Nobody serlously expects it to
give ‘such a guarantee, and this
would give B.C. a bargaining lever
when financing talks open here

No date has been set for these,
but the Premier said federal Fin-
ance Minister Fleming will come
here as soon es he can.

ROBSON SCCIALS |

Mrs, Hl, Johnson, Phone 5165

Mrs, EK. Wesson, who has been
visiting her’ ‘parents, Mr, and Mrs,

/34, Houghen for the past two weeks
left» Thursday to retum “to her

visit her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr: and Mrs. H. Smecher, Enroute
Mrs, Wesson and’ Mrs, &mecher
spent a night with Mr. and Mrs. A.
Nixon in Kimberley.

‘Mrs. H. Evans js,a patient in
the’ Castlegar hospital.

“Mrs, KK, Phillips entertained on
Fridsy at.a birthday Racal in hon-
or of her s0n Kevin on

the occasion of his 8th birthday.

| Detematr st.
Situated in the heart sf tho buoinem and shopping district
EXCELLENT COFFEE SHOP AND DINING ROOM
Reores From $8.60
Special weekly and monthly rates

St. Regis Hotel _

: Reg. $14.89"... SPECIAL

CHINAWARE
SPECIALS
16 Piece Melmac DISHES, Aut. Design

Reg. $15.30... SPECIAL .:. $12.25

29 Piece SETS Asst. Dediing
Reg. $25.99 ... SPECIAL ... $20.75
20 Piece’ China Breakfast SETS .

Reg. $10.99 SPECIAL
16 Piece China SETS.
Reg. $ 8.95 ‘SPECIAL
21 Piece China SETS

$ 7.15

$11.99
20 :Piece China SETS’:
Reg. § 7.75 .... SPECIAL’... $ 6.20

32 Piece De SETS Asst. Designs
Reg. $ 9.99 SPECIAL -& 7.99

MITCHELL SUPPLY LD.

TRAIL Hen CASTLEGAR

; AD'RATES:

PHONE 3031

‘Closing Time: .12 “noon
“Wednesday previous | to
the ‘day of issue,

“Gtasaitied “ads” are

|.¢ed for at the rate of five centa
per word or,‘tigure- per insere
F thon, Mile arge *, for
classified ads’ handed «in at the
' Castlegar News office is '50
tents. - Minimum . charge. for
élassitieda phoned ‘tn * to the
office 1s 60 cents.

‘There la a spectal rat ‘of

allowing a Classified ad to

run threa ‘times for. the price
of two, providing there are no
|, changea in the wording of the
jaa in subsequent issues,

‘A Caatlegar News” box
number may be.used)on class;
ified ada for:.an ‘extra charg:
of 50 cents for! handlini Soi

"Butk and Bottle’
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Equipment

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With Us.

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Phone 5154 Castlegar
‘Acrossi From. Theatre

peopel and Naturai -

- Arrow Lakes Ferry
Ser

ce
: ROBSON TO SDSEWOOD.
“Leave Eobson'Whart .
‘710.00 a.m, “Monday.
Arrive’

$8.70

: Towing’: Bene
anywhere on the Arrow
Lakes

Phone: “5500
— NELSON 2051

300 ‘p.m. Monday.”

.Whart
200 pm. riday

coal “furnace, et
Raat lots100: x.160,"12 fruit

CLEARANCE § :

i

A genuine price reduction sale. .on all merchandise. Must

make room for a carload of new 1961 stock coming in.,
YES — no gimmicks BUT. your chance to buy furniture
at Big, Big Savings Now.

_7 PIECE SAMTON SUITE:
Table 36 ‘x 48 x 60-h 3
tion with Chrome legs. ae pop

resistant; Arborite

_erings to match.

‘op. erate are

well andacd: ‘with jth Jersey bs acked ‘cov-
ty] te

O enjoy for

“every day tise : for. years.

: Special _

3 ONLY 47 PIECE KITCHEN SETS
Complete ‘with ‘dishes and stainless

$7 7.95

10% Down and 24 Months to Pav

Bedroom Suites. all reduced i in price. Many atyles and
colors: ‘to pick from. More. Suites arriving every day

“Watch For Our Mattress Sale

Sectionals, Chesterfields with chairs and Inuawes: all

priced’ down for Clearance.
Cabinets,

Chairs, Lamps, . Record
Room. Dividers | and Planters.

Unfinished

Furniture and TY: Trays ALL: PRICED TO CLEAR

‘CARPET.

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"Business Directory

ALEX OBEVELDAVE |
BO. Land surveyor
448 Columbia “Avenue

457s sevice AND

J. 1, LAUGHTON

° DESMOND T.
LITTLEWOOD
‘Wed. 230 to 8 pm.
Phone St2t
M.-E. McCORQUODALE ©“
BC, Land Surveyor
. 1284 Bay Avenue, Trail
PLUMBING . &) HEATING
. SYPHON SEPTIO TANKS
_ PHONE 2181

VACUUM 5 BOP. -

P & G Bullding Contractors
] 191-10th_ Ave.

Kinnaird, BS.

cleaners. Hose replacements and

FOR SALE «|

Good. bultding’ tots‘ in Kinnaird.
Phone 2788, tmp
y ~gicond Tot oS fide of 4th Aye,

south of. 2nd. St. in

i
x (160.;: Berviced,; excavation: done,
$550, Phone 6451... 341
Man's. hand-! cenit
ter, size. fie $35, Phone:4351.
Buiter, good. condition
$25°'Phone: 2f

1957 pa Feeent ra
fully “equippes

prion rae ‘AD ny snipe, muh
8 4 ip) 35,

= g-FOOI, house in ‘Thrums. Phone
* tit | ®:

-| 6974.

: Ebsaroom house. me: 3897,
artment nts at we sc o: reight
Apartirents in Castlegar: Phone

Mc ern, bedroom house, ‘Phone
511.5" *. 3-2

om, ‘home, “full ‘basement;

electric
‘trees.} ox:

Soi Avan! for‘ ‘quick ale.
Apply t66-5th “Avent Kinnaird. * | 3

fant. channel 2,4 and 6 Tv,
antennas Phone 5223.

vate” home, wilt Wate Box 807, aie

gar.

Lost

2 month old German. she herd.
wn in color ‘and sie tee for | to
Have ts collar, Gone Pane “New

Eye Answers
“Rex.” Finder ‘phone’ 4699, “+ 3-2
wyna-colored

spaniel
pup. Susman | ee me Fane

GARD OF THANKS —

it. curling aweay z

: tone prepared. eee pits
4] 32

“| by. the'h "hows ci the “aay. enone.

Cutcheon: at

‘NOTICES

service,

* Bulle? Brush anoles ‘an Lt
Lloyd ‘Bailey, phone: 5194, pe Contieaae,

es and ‘service. Agent fer
nvm Phan 8161, R, Martini, t
and alterations: ADH
55 aoe at. ‘W. beh! Castle

isa
a ai Paege

ard aval

ore “EDIE with “winch

and angeal learing . blade, : Seat a
Dowie. Zhone 2754, Castlegar, «| 3-1
In. Recreation an a) an-

nual ‘meeting on Fri, Jan. 0 ak, cae
at me ~ electrically “shampoo

yo ur rugs and chesterficlas and add
years: of life to, the m, Phone ‘64 ie.
mand board rceee AP:

ply Bien ‘Ave. Castlegar. 8-1
. at Christmas

CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Jan. 12,. 1961

! MONTREAL — Output of Cane
adn’s pulp and paper. industry rea-
ched 'a new “high in 1960,.up: about
five .per.: cent. from’) 1959,'-says a
year-end, review. by Re),
of the

Pull Paper Output
Was High in 1960

well into 1961,-and then to find ‘the
long-term * up trena ‘re-estab-
shed, “ with’! ° corresponding ‘‘ in-

‘Gravel & ‘Top. Soll

DITCHING, EXCAVATING

crease! In newsprint) demand.”::; 4:
Canadian capacity in

Paper Association’ and’) the“ News-
itt: Association: ‘of! Canada,

‘may. be" some hesitancy in
fora emia for, Canadian ‘pulp

id | 1960 by. about 90,000 tons,

compared: with, increases ‘of 282,000
tons in‘ 1089 ‘and ‘483,000 in 1958,

“Preliminary figures’ show '.pro-
duction of 11,300,000 tons of” mond
with

“production ’ and ‘were - once
again .Canada’s largest earners. of

. ee es in: joining “a
living. roo learning. group : vee

net paper~ and

foreign’
Mr. Fowler adda: ("4
“Whilé long-term’ demand tor

, | used | in ‘Canada: to ' produce ‘news-

pulp,
1959, Of the total, 17 per: cent ae

print, paperboard, fine,  speciajty
and wrapping :papers,: and | other
pulp. and’ Paper. products, The bal-
ance: ‘Was’ EXpo1

* Pulp shipments: to the winted

INSURANCE. AND.
REAL ‘ESTATE NEEDS
Phone 3441

Biates'

to the rest of the world’ sabes:
ally, “withthe United Kingdom,

the ‘largest

the world will undoubtedly increase
eels: the ‘outlook, for the

[ease CO!
Pap a meeting at the home oe F et
weauaie, ®, Robeon,

a rahores aiter: oeaaay,

ke Foren

3-2
=" Persons’) terested

oo
pee from tne to a
lane every second 'Thurs-

ia : 6-

ere is room for new members
in the’ "Legion Band. Practices are
pela ory Monday ight at. 7.30.
6 Legion Ww faces Are |

Einnaire bson-Castlegar Wel-
fare Society (XRG) annual meeting
will 1 be held in“the Legion ‘hall at
8 Pp. on Jan.-25. New and old re.
adapta a Ot me, District are ‘welcome

le meeting and join the
sockets

Castle; gnd District colt
Club Tae Catena new ‘mem!
1961. The. club’

Newsprint | production in 1980
set a record of about 6,935,000 tons,
four per cent above the ‘Previous

Mi
re Bish Of 1006.

“This increase,”

1

in ‘any of ‘the. last “13. years, and
was more-than the modest amount
of new productive: capacity , which
became available in Canada during
the year. As a result, newsprint op-
erating. ratios“ averaged about »88.5
Per cent compared with 85 per cenv,
of @ smaller capacity in 1969,” |”:
Increases came from larger ex-
ports to the U.S. and oveseas, and
from higher Canadian consumption,

Shipments. overseas were almost

ii|20 per-cent higher than in. 1969,

with increases of the United King-
dom, Australia and’ South! ‘America| >

6-2 being g partloulatly large.’

fe members or.
oer Fiaccrinlin are. weleame f to ee Be]

3 FOR
| BULLDOZING — HAULINC| &

BASEMENT DIGGING «
CEMENT WORK
PHONE 5200

ELI s0pg

BOX+464

aE etary, Mra,
ie. or nes presitent, ‘Mrs

sidering the usual length
of tynleal economic: swings,” says
Mr,. Fowler, “it is reasonable to ex-

zeal" (pect the present decline’ to extend

output ine
creaséa ‘by same’ five ‘per. cent, set-
ting’a record. for. the third succes~
sive. year,

‘Traditionally, .because : of tar-
iffs in world markets, Canada’s pa-
,| perhoard exports have been. modest,
Mr. Fowler commenta..In 1960 they
accounted. for. about. 11 per cent of
output, aid in tons showed a sharp
Ancrease of almost 50 per cent over
1950, largely in shipmente of, Uner
board: end corrugating board to the
United Kingdom,

Exporters’ benefited from. the
lower. premium: on the. Canadian
dollar, Mr., Fowler.

Westy Germany, and. France showing i
‘gains.

the entire industries affected by the
ce rise. be Hroducti n, costes.

- Castlegar Works
To Got ‘Approval
For Wall Plans

"Castlegar is still working to get
approval: for” building ' retaining
walls for village residents under the
Winter works program ‘with the fed-
eral, provincial ‘and village ‘govern-
bape paying: the. Jabor’ costs “and

Hospital Sock sed nie a ng

ety are asker

phone Mrs, Clara’ Sanders, 6-2
Parents. Committee-to: the
Girl: Guides ‘and Bro: tie

Heagy, phone '4467,"

‘pining ‘Roum

SOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

“Oe ‘line of parts: and ser- *:
vice - of. all: makes of «vactum

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ree TRAIL :
PHONE - TRAIL 3326 \:

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© Industrial Commercial ;
Domestic: Wiring ;
“AH. ‘Maintenance’ Service:
“Wiring. & Revwiting -
Overhead & ead
Installations ,

le a
‘ed to cone Brick Saunders, 6-21
Is nights of cont at at dst

lunday of every month’ at
in the-old church on ‘atin
terested. que, men a ae ‘wel

welc en any:
a pl lease phon
Teegood at ‘a1 or Axel Nieleen’ at
HB ee 6-2
IOOF meets every 2nd-and 4th
Wednesday or the month at 8 pan
In St." Alban’s; Parish Hall.
address is ‘Box. "703, Castiegar... 6-2
Lillian

Al Harvey, Phone
us Leitaen: Phone 4521, 6-2

mects ist and 374 ea rae Ges |
ee! an o
month in the Twin Rivers. Hall at

T p.m.’ Phone Mrs,’ Doris

4864 - for. farthor information,’

“| was first made by village

woes paln,

r “atest ‘request: for- much’ a wall ae
was'made by Mra. Len Harmston
2 of 9th Ave, Comm, Aage Bylvest
g | described “Mrs,: Harmston’s requtst

}|retein their attractive
eal) through numerous launderings.

Orane Be
6-2

| ties in the alr. How to avold them?

ted | ai. ;
Rea of ‘what to do’ with ‘the wet

perty owners pay-

tng tor the melons :
‘The suggestion for such a plan
chairman

N. T. Oglow late: last :year.: Since
then several requests-have. been re-

celved at the village office asking
for the erection of pals undes. the

as being for “quite a massive wall”

;  Bince Castlegar is “ploneering
this type of work, ‘the’ villa,

or-not, especially if a person can-
not pay the full cost of the wall
within’ one year,

Comm.: Bylvest ‘said he. hopes

fs what we'll have to do with the
tal | last 5 per ‘cent:of ‘the lots. im’ Cas-

The new synthetic fabrics are
@.boon to comfort, ‘But they do re-
quire special care if ‘they are to’
qualities

Nothing takes- the Ufe *and
beauty out of a garment: faster
than exposure to the bleaching of

and the dulling effects of impuri-
Don't ‘hang clothes “out. of doors
dry. :
This, ‘of “course, ‘creates

wash. Many women with a modern

| tum of mind. are solving ‘this prob

lem ‘with a: fully automatic: gas
clothes dryer.”

Reports of ‘; laboratory - experi-

ments show. that’ clothes : can “be

an answer can be found since “This| °

tlegar< to’ get. taxable “houses on’

the sun, the whipping “of the: wind |;

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AMERICAN LIF , ASSURANCE COMPANY
BIGK FOWLER, Robson,

Dedicated to”. Kindly
‘Thoughtful Service
" Ambulance — Flowers
Granite, Marble and :.
Bronze, Plaques

washed and dried" over and. over
sgain in a gas’ dryer: ‘with
£ cppreciatie fading: or “loss of bril-