Virtually unknown art in Can-
ada a few years ago, ballet now
is being studied by some 20,000
students in registered schools.

RADIO
SERVICE |

B. HUBER

25 years experience 4

Castlegar, B.C.

IDE,

wo ITS A BEAUTIFUL
DAY

[sear BEARING DOWN.
“LA NICE, WARM BREEZE
Rrowns or

«NO FOG..HOT

oan THE WATER.
TEMPERATURE DOWN
TR FORTY-SEVEN
DEGREES u

wA DAY JUST CRYING
For WATER-PISTOLS |

phone soze | Wife-Beating Charge
Brings Two Years

Agencies. Ltd.
FIRE — AUTO

Suspended Sentence

Gouchman A Kinnaird man pleaded guilty
_ Fowler i to a charge of wife beating Thurs-
day afternoon at Magistrate's

and Court, Castlegar.
‘Bollinson Alan Oliver Olson, 32, of Kin-

naird, was given a suspended
sentence of two years “with re-
cognizance to keep the peace”

LIABILITY and was required to post a $500
Accident — Sickness bond, He also paid court costs of

5 $6.50.

INSURANCE The case was heard by Stipen-

diary Magistrate W, H. Taylor.

lage. Office, and a Court of Revision will
be held in the Village Office on Saturday,
November 14 next at -10.a.m.

If your name has been inadvertently.
omitted please attend.

PUBLIC NOTICE
To Castlegar Voters

The Voters’ List is posted in the Vil-

A. F. HORSWILL,
Village Clerk

84 Wells Located

Petroleum And Natural Gas
Exploration Active In B.C.

Exploration for petroleum and

natural gas within British “Colum:

bia, by dozens of oi] companies and individuals, has been proceed-
ing steadily for the past several years.

Since 1947 when the “Petroleum and Natural Gas Act” was

passed, 48 wells have been located of which 36 have been

Two School Board |
Memhers Elected

Marshall of Blueberry Creek to
the Board for a one year term.
They are the only Board mem-
bers elected this year. Elections
for to the Board

for another two year term on the
Board of School Trustees of Cast-
legar School District Number
~| Nine, at the annual. school meet-
ing in Kinnaird, Thursday even-

Be
The meeting also elected John

J. Kent, were reelected,
.

provinces,

were held at the annual méetings
in Tarry's, Renata and Deer Park,
Ernie Pratt, W. Rempel and Mrs.

Public education in Canada is
under the jurisdiction of the

ed, 34 completed as potential ‘gas wells, 12, are now drilling, one
is suspended for the winter months and two locations are waiting

the availability of drilling rigs.

Although Pacific, Petroleum
}Ltd., has been responsitfe for
most of the drilling, other com-
panies such as Ph! ilips, Petro-
leum, Texaco Exploration, Stan-
lind Oil and Gas, Sun Oil, Central
Ledue Oils, Fargo Oils, Gili
States Oil and Gas{ and other
smaller companies, have been
actively engaged in drilling oper-
ations,

It is estimated that ‘over ten
million dollars has been spent
on drilling alone and approxi-
mately the same amount for
geophysical and core-drilling in:
vestigations.

The-area being explored covers
almost 50,000 square miles com-

pared with total holdings in the b

Briefly, geological and gpophy-
sical exploration: is conducted
under licence and when commer-
sial production has been deter-
mined, the licensee may’ select
and lease not more than 50 per.
cent of the licensed area,

The unleased portion becomes
a crown reserve to be disposed
of by the Minister by sealed tend-

er or public auction.

At the end of September, the
following holdings were a good
standing.

Number | Acres

Permits 492 30,511,344
Licences 20 2,543,450
Leases 24 12,565

In addition, applications have

een app: for one 10,000 acre

Province of
060 ‘square miles..

Main centre of exploration at
present is the Peace River Dist-
rict, particularly: in. that part de-
signated as the Peace River

Maursiey, November 12

Mr. W. Stoochinoff will be. Guest” Speaker with the
film and, will report on the Youth Festival in

THE RUSSIAN PICTURE

Will Be love One Night Only

IN THE

Castle Theatre

SHOWS, AT 7 and 9 p.m.

| wells have been drilled north and

Houmania. A letter’ of thanks was read

Mr. V. Belobroski will speak on the, Russian Canadian from Mr. J. Corbett, Pri of

Federation. the Elementary School, for the
Chaptey’s assi to the School |
Library.

Block. st of acres
are held under: peceott between
there and the northern bound-
ary of the Province. In iti

permit and 93 licences cree
758,424 acres.

avSAFTERNOON

®\ REFLECTIONS

to rapidly increasing geological
and geophysical work, several

west of the Block.

Exploration for petroleum. and
natural gas within British Col-
umbia:is governed. by the pro~-
visions of the “Petroleum and

Natural Gas Act”. Petroleum and
natural gas rights are disposed
by permit, licence -and lease.

11.0.D.E. Thanked

For Library Help

The monthly meeting of the

Lillian Killough Chapter, 1.0.
D.E., was: held Monday evening

in the Twin Rivers Hall witfi the
Regent, Mrs. V. Goresky in the|®
chair and 19 members present.

BY.

I didn’t know it before, but one
of the district dailies has assured
me I am right up to date in style,
because, according to ‘Household
Hints’ the sweaters this year are
designed to just fit you here and
there, in fact the baggier they fit
the more in style you are.

Now that is just tine and I can
at long last dig ‘way down in my
dresser drawer and bring to light
the sorry mistake I bought a few.
weks ago. It all happened because
I have a passion for black sweat-
ers, seems like the color is a_lot

size.

. “Let's see” says “the sales | girl
‘after I had my sweater all Pick-,
ed gut. “I don’t believe we have

Prem tn

“4F -YOU HAVE NOT YET..° WRITE TO...

ist exvon's ORDER OFFICE

“:PHONE..2361...COLUMBIA AVE.

164 pages brimming: with -
new, seasonable merchan-
dise offerings. Buy from
this and EATON’S big Fall
Catalogue’ for’ complete
shopping satl ton.

vat

.YouR copy!) “T. EATON C9,

OF THIS GRAND (MAIL ORDER CIRCULATION: DEPT.
CHRISTMAS BOOK .

. WINNIPEG, MAN. .

: #T. EATON Con

SASTLEGAR

Mrs. J, A.. Thomas, .Education |:

‘| Secretary, reported the ‘ Calen-

dars have arrived and are to he
distributed to schools soon. :

Mrs. ‘W. Easton reported that
three ;Xmas parcels have be2n
Mailed to Korea and a large ship-
ment..of clothing 1s. ready. for
Greek: Relief.. Members ‘assisted

her in. the tagging and binding of |-**

crib blankets.

Mrs. James - Kelly’ volunteered
her services ‘to the Welfare Com-
mittee who: are. .asking: that. the
-names ':of . welfare cases. and
names. for. Xmas. hampers, be
turned in as soon. as possible,

Empire’ Study Convenor, Mrs.

W. Petts, read articles on
Armistice: Day including one on
the ‘unveilingof the War Mem-

orial to the Air Force, unknown i
soldier, at- Runnymede, An sss
00 * 4

are ‘commemt rat d_ there...
Mrs.: Petts also read’ a: artis ile,
on Nancy‘ Hodges, first: BC, wa-:
man té.be’ named to the Senate,
Items of. interest, from ‘the Pro-

vincial :summary, wereread- by |i
the Regent. ‘These - included one '¢
on Canadian citizenship ‘and an ‘

editorial, “Stop: ppaiting: the iB
+tish,’

‘
A contribution: was - : voted ‘to
the Restoration, and Preservation

of Westminster Abbey. :

it | was‘ decided to hold a Pot
Luck Supper, ‘Exchange of Small
Gifts and a. Musical. Evening at
"| the- December “14tl

ginning at, 6:30

Hostesses for the ‘evening will * Besides: ithére. is’
‘be Mrs. C. Wanless,’Mrs. H. Som-| with»-thi

mers, Mrs, J. Pederson: and Mrs.

J, Scott,

‘meeting, be-

‘this, in your
size, we ave it in 18, 20,: and 40,
ut ‘no

Well, F hedged perhaps I should
take it anyway, maybe I could
just sew.up the seams a little but
‘as this seemed to horrify,; her I

perhaps after a few t

would fit O.K, 3s

Evidently. this -was the .wrong

thing to 52, ca — the. tag was
ce

ibbings... it

it anyway" tryizig’ to: ignore ‘the

her’. face.. ‘Hurrying” out’ of ' the
store I actually began to feel stu-
pid. "With. my purchase’ tucked
grimly under my arm jit suddenly
occurred to’ me, that no’ one’ has,
‘the right to tell someone else|

what size of ‘clothes to buy. I felt |:
‘much: better, after this. "gem .of

thought crossed Hy, mind.
n't un! I gained the pri-

I. might, as well. try it. son, It fit

in, with her. age at

could.fill that sweat

‘Household Hint’ in a local paper,
I might just déc!

TTS AS SIMPLE AS THIS . . .

"MORE EGG
"MEAN MORE PROFIT”

WITH “SHUR-GAIN” FEEDS

MONTHS WITH THE
FEED BUILT JUST TO
DO THAT JOB

Mitchell Supply t Ltd.

Successors to Anderson: Feed: Co.- and. Mitchell’ Transfer °

PHONE. 3551 or 4531:

HIT THE HIGH ‘PROFIT .

GLADYS COLLINSON

more important to me then ‘the E

ite Iasulating Fill

compromised: and suggested that |.

ion said “Yil. take |:

‘ANYONE CAN INSULATE:- 20 POUR IT; LEVEL tT, LEAVE
, the average atticin one. vafeere im Pour eEZONOLITE directly
$67.

fr ¢ bag between attic _
je nists eet sidewall studs.
| Flows freely and: snugly
‘around pipes, wiring an

0

ui

ro ,Ca:

BE nee
tion costs. Besides, you save, '
up to 40¢ out of every doll
on your fuel bills. Zonolite
actually pays for itself! >

Jarge, biit having brought, it home

1 agi
iI. told you so’ expression, I could

just: “put: it’ away | till.-Xmas. 1
supposed . there. miust' be someone
‘I. could” think. of by. then” who

All ‘this was béfore I'saw that

to’ subscribe

thing: ong
sweater? ‘ariyway, _
that igniting over... :again won't :

5 FREE: oO:
: urs for F your. homel :

ZONOLITE: INSULATING. FILL

* Lunaber & B
‘Supply Ltd-

CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar, B.C...

Page 7

*Thuraday: Noveriber 12, 1953
The News’ Classified
For Sale For Rent

"120 BASS ACCORDION,: LIKE

New. - Also China - Cabinet.
Phone 3711, Castlegar: . P3-45

OLD NEWSPAPERS FOR
- Lighting ; Fires, 25¢ Bundle.
_ Castle News, tin,

MILCH: COW. TO FRESHEN
end of March. Bill Kabatoft,
Thrums, BC, P3-44

1953 PONTIAC SEDAN, PANEL,
Bargain price. Apply Frank
Kavic, Robson. : P3-44

-FOR SALE — NEW APT. SIZE

piano & bench $650, Strom-
berg-Carlson radio

TWO. ROOMED: FURNISHED
Upstairs Suite, Also three bed-
room house. 5th, and .Main

TWO ROOM COTTAGE ,IN
Kinnaird, unfurnished. Phone
2061, write Box 272, _ Robson,
BC.” P3-45.

TWO ROOMED APARTMENT.
Private bath, ‘propane range &

Phone 4187, Castlegar.  C3-45

THREE ROOM SUITE WITH
bath. ‘Phone , 3897, Castlegar.

3-44

combination | $100, Enterprize
kitchen range—oil. (or coal and
wood grates. and water-jacket)
$50, Beaty. washing machine
$40, Davenport $15, Kitchen
table and four chairs $15, Tri-
light lamp $3.00, 2 Bureaus $12
and $8 End table $2, Steel-typ-
writer table $3, Utility table
$1, -100 ft; heavy duty garden

hose $4,.18 ‘inch lawn mower |-

$4, 12. angle iron fence posts
$4; Steel wheelbarrow $3, 2
beds, spring mattresses, $15 each
Mrs. ©, Stanford, 7 ave., phone
3783 RE a ‘46

FOR RENT — NEW 2 ROOM
modern house. Electric water
heated on 7 Avenue. Phone
4568 Cl 4

FOR RENT — FULLY MODERN
three bedroom house,’ Dumont
subdivision, Kinnaird, “©1 46

Phone 2158, Castlegar, | C3-44].

heat. Reasonable. R.: Hunter, |.

LOOKING FOR.

—Central Press Canadian
One shot vas all that’ was
needed by- Mrs. Beharrlel to

lake, near Sault St. Marle., Ont.
It was the fourth wolf she had
shot this year. In March she beat .
one to death with a stick after it
had revived from a bullet wound.

‘ During the .Convention, dele-
gates adopted resolutions’ calling

joyed’ by. the Province’s school

;ment over wages,and working

Govt. Employees Want
Arbitration; Extension
Of 40 Hr. Week: To Al:

A total of 103 delegates and is

from 42 branches .. scattered
throughout the, Province ‘from
Prince, Rupert to Fernie, and
from. Victoria to Fort ‘St. John
attended the ‘Tenth Annual Con-
vention of the B.C. Government

Remove todine atains on hands by Tube
bag wl with a alice of Herons or alice of raw
tO.

Canada’s public Hbraries stock
some 6,800,000 books,

Fully Modern

CABINS
Reasonable Rates
CASTLEGAR-TRAIL

ELIE i
“aan |

Employees ‘Association ‘in | aE
gouver on October 30th and 315, | Ra St ER IN ER IIR INE TL INE

on the Provincial Government to
extend to its employees the Right
of Arbitration, similar. to that en-|.

teachers, to settle any* disputes
that may arise with the Govern-

conditions. They also requested
extension of the five-day, maxi-
mum 40-hour week to’ the: ap-
proximately 60 per cent of Gov-
ernment Employees who do not
now enjoy this benefit.

De adopted ‘a resolution

FOR RENT —-4 ROOM MODERN

house. Apply Ivan Carlson
Phone 3851. Box 234, Castle-
gor, B.C. P3

Wanted to Buy.
WE PAY CASH FOR OLD

ais
a?

FOR SALE — WOOD, DRY AND
Mixed, 16 inch $16.00, 12 inch
$12.00, Write or Phone, V. J.
Kosianic, Crescent Velev hr

46

FOR SALE — TWO OIL HEAT-
ers. Coleman,.,$45, Firestone,
suitable for 5 or 6 room house,
$90. Both used for only 5 mon-
ths." Apply Fred, Fomenoff,

Copper,
Brass, Lead, etc. Hillcrest
Motors, Trail, Phone 1855,

tfc-39,

B.C. Truck Drivers
Prepare For Truck
Roadeo, ‘Noy. 21 *

“Trick drivers across Canada
are getting into’ trim for a con-
test -which will. pick, champion
| commercial truck drivers for

Lost :

RED IRISH SETTER FROM
Kinnaird on Thursday. Phone
4051, or contact Bob White.

C1-45,

Hi-Way Service, C:
C3 46

‘Announcement

Card of Thanks

4th. Annual..’Christmas Sale
14th in Robson ‘Hall,’

CARD: OF THANKS — We Wish

to express our sincere thanks

+ to our many-friends and neigh-

_bors for their help and many

acts ‘of kindness,. during my

“recent illness..Spécial thanks to

Dr, Johnson and staff of the.
Castlegar Clinic.

Mr. and Mrs. Herb Johnson

R eg CL 48

3-5\-p.m... Sponsored by Robson
Evening Group. a C2-44

The, contest is the Canadian
National Truck Roadeo, due to be
held in Toronto Nov. 21 and 23.

+ At that time, drivers from all
parts of Canada will in

calling for-. Wage. Increases. for
those classes of Government em-
ployees who’ now receive less
than the Going Rate paid by In-
dustry’ for comparable work.
They requested the Government
to sadopt a system of Semi-
Monthly Payment of Wages for
its employees. in place of the
predent {once-a-month pay sys-
tem.

They turned down:a resolution
ealling for Three’ Weeks Annual
Vacation after one year’s Service
but adopted ‘one calling for
Three Weeks after three years,
Furned down also savas a resolu-

three classes of competition,
straight truck, . tractor-trail

be "contribute to, the cost: of em-

and heavy duty tractor-trailer —
according to the type of equip-
ment used in. daily work. At
stake will be $4,000 in cash
awards and prizes,

'This year for the first time
there will be ceiver competitors.

| ployees’ Pre-
miums.: but. a -resolution ‘request-
ing Government contributions to
the B.C. Government: Employees
Medical, Services was adopted,

er resolutions adopted -by
the Convention endorsed -affilia-
Hon swith the BC.. Trade Union

“BABYSITTER nage
Babysitter available. Phone 3608,
. tin

70R BABYSITTER PHONE
Pi ae

British ‘Columbia, : ‘Alberta, Mani-
toba,  Ontario;.. Quebec, New
Brunswick, Nova’ Scotia, Prince
Edward Island .and the Mari-
imes,' have

d the Rand For-
ae requested the:Government
to... give’ consideration. toward
Greater. Job Security for Older
Employees, hires pee forty-five,

already: been held in most ; of

of -the, Anoclution to combat:

these -p

‘| champigns chosen. "to enter ‘the

finals. a

mission hereby ‘gives notice : that
it’has, under Section,,7. ofthe
Vsaid - Act,* ' deposited “with: the
Minister . of Public Works, “at
Ottawa’ and in ‘the office of the
District ‘Registrar, of ‘the. Land
Registration District“ of:-Nelson,
B.C., a description of:the site and
detailed:‘plans‘of ‘a power. trans-
mission* ine’ over.‘the Columbia

of British Columbia, from'a point
on: the westerly. bank bordering
unsurveyed Crown, Land easterly
to a point tn “Parcel four (4),
Plan 637, Kootenay District.

And take: notice that after the
‘expiration. of, ong ; month from.
the . date’ of -the- first, publication
of ‘this notice: British ;Golumbia
Power © Commission‘ “will, “under
Section.7 of the said Act; “apply | /
to the Minister: of. Public Works
at his ‘office in ‘the’ City: of Ot-
wa, for. sain of the:‘said
and plans, ©. ~

if

é ote LUMBIA
POWER. COMMISSION | '

River ‘at; Burton,‘in the Province |’

driving,: Every driver who com-
petes must have been accident-
free for at least one year. Stand-
ards are, 80° high, in fact, that
even if a man is cleared of: all
blame-.foliowing an. accident, ‘or
even: # an.aecident consists: of
merely denting a ‘fender, he. is
still--not eligible to

““A“truck readéo isa contest. Of fi,
2] safe, . skilled. driving. Despite’ its
name ‘there is'no place‘in.a road- |.
+!eo:\for “cowboy”. drivers or trick

P of any jing v wherever
encountered.

Thorough Discussion.

“Many Castlegar firms are pay-

Casile Theatre

FRIDAY and SATURDAY _

41 picked you .'
the scrap-heap...

- SAVE WITH
A Dalia

“BARRY SULLIVAN
GLORIA: GRAHAME

ing trades licences: which do not
cover .all'the merchandise “being
carried by’ ::them,”* Village | In-
spector » David. . Seaton: told the

MONDAY and T

roadeo for at least 9 year. ;
Every roadeo contest” eeaipris:
esa. series of ing tests, }«

of ‘the . Castl ‘Boatd | 2

of . Commissioners Tuesday. eve-
ning;? last. Ree

These . are based. on everyday
driving problems, .and_ drivers
are assessed for ability to mange-
uvre heavy. ‘in |,

‘some ‘mer-
chats into cncthes's line of -busi-
hess ‘is © evident -to..an ‘extent
which -is.a"most unfair-and'ain-,

confined spaces, ': The tests also

+-into account: a driver's,
tnowledge of safe operating,
practices, ‘courtesy and sHiclent
vehicle handling.

y state of affairs “and
may ultimately ‘result in the loss
of: some -of our business Places, a
Mr: Seaton said. /.-

He’ suggested that: the. Trades
Licence by-law be’ revised’ to: re-

“have
that: drivers shown: keen interest’
in

move. it After’ a

lengthy.
sloners agreed that: Mecee ent
by-law.icovers such’ things" ‘pretty |

to
ate have ‘proved an ‘im-
Mportant tector: in accident reduct-

well but: has’ not -been
enforced. -to’.the extent that it

should be. 7
It was‘ decided ‘that Mr. Seaton }
and: the -Village Clerk would. get}:

-—puhuiry BOOTS BY OWE

is f a “DAYTON, JOHNEON, LECKIE ..
fae and TILLSONBURG

$5.50 to $33.95

2 PRICED FROM:

“ways, ,
lakes |.and* rivers, is open to all
‘world ‘countries’ on. equal terms

trade. .- aE ey

cation ’‘in bears instanises and
have Ae.

which employ:, nearly. . 4,000,000

of‘the: by-law. appli-

ie DAY and THURSDAY

In “nonsagricultaral industries,

Canadians,-.almost. one-quarter. of
Lexcept in the case, of ‘the coasting the total working force 2 ‘wo-
men, : i

ME STREET. AND i
LIDS SEY SON SEICUCHS

STACAT:} Homes REALLY

0 wi WHY, CHILD,» sfou SiO
FAW THERE
AL NINGSIZE SSIGASeE On a

‘Sar THEY SIGHTS:
renee

70 ean aa

$150 PAY. NITE WED.

_ Shows. at 7 and 9 Pm.

‘Color by TECHNICOLOR .
Starrihg MICHAEL REOGRAVE + s0AH GREENWOOD
GARET RUTHERFORD .. EDITH EVANS + MICHAEL OENISOm
. COROTHY Naty Ins MILES MALLESOM m0