"8: CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, March 27,

1958

Many Girls Join
Local Brownies

As a result of the large
number of girls joining the
Brownies, it has been necessary
to form a new Pack in Castle-

Thé new Brownie Leaders
are Mrs, A. R, Harvey and Mrs.
C. F. Sanderson.

A new ‘Toadstool’ and’, ‘owt’
will be ordered for the Pack, it
was decided at Monday's regular
meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary
to the Guide and Brownie As-

“leach Pack, and Leaders of the

sociation, held at the home of
Mrs. George Anderson,
There are about 20 girls in

original pack are Mrs, V. Jones
and Mrs, L. Morey.

The association delegated
Mrs. Fern Schwartzenhauer to
represent them at the Convention

fo bev held April Jt and 12 at}”

Vancouver. *
‘“-It..was reported the bake
sale held Saturday in West's
Store’ was very successful,
‘Winner of the cake raffle
was Mrs, Del Peppard. The cake
was baked for the raffle by Mrs,
F. Fomenoff,

SHOES

made in Canada

BOY'S

$2.35 and $2.55

MADDOCKS

:table, Mrs, C.

would like

tea which is to be held: on June
7th.
Guide's

‘Cookie Week’: has

been designated as the first week) !

in May, and cookies will be sold
by Guides and Brownies in Cast-
legar, Kinnaird and Robson on
May 3.

‘Kinnaird United |
Church Tea

Mrs, McNiel and Mrs. C. Mc-
Creight welcomed the guests to
tne Spring tea sponsored by the
United Church W.A. in Conjunc-
tion with the Valley Vista gees
last Saturday.

Mrs, W. Ball was in anaige
of the kitchen; the Sunday Sch-
ool table was under the conven-
orship of Mrs. F. Oddie; bake
Munns and Mrs.

Stanley Burke, who in his 34 years has been sail-
or, farmer, oil-driller and reporter, has now been ap-
pointed CBC correspondent at the United Nations
headquarters at New York, taking over from Charles
Lynch, He will be the regular contributor. to “CBC
News Roundup, capil Report, Preview, and CBC

VEAL CHOPS, fb. .....
HAMBURGER, 3 Ibs.
BEEF LIVER, Ib.

BLACK COD, fresh, Ib. ...

Order you Easter Ham and Turkey
NOW

BACON, side sliced, Ib.
POT ROATS,
blade .or, round bone
52
PORK Ri }, Bos! ton Butts, ib. 62c
STANDING Rit RIB ROAST, fb + 69e
Sweet Mixed PICKLES, in buik,

Lb. . 3
SALTED HERRING, Mitcher's,
Keg $2

Born in V

» Burke

and commentator.

the Sun in the
in Ottawa from 1953. Since then, he has appeared on
many CBC television and radio programs as reporter

y Press Gallery

Renata W.E.
Sets Bazaar Date

The Renata Women’s Insti-
tute meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Henry Funk with
roll call response ‘bring a bazaar
article,’

Bazaar date was set for
November 11, Material for sew-
ing was handed out at the meet-

ing.

“District delegate to Craw-
ford Bay was named Mrs, P.
Warkentin,

Resolution committee report-

ed that two resolutions werd
sent in to resolution convenor,

Members voted that $60 be
sent towards the hospital ward
at Castlegar hospital right away.

Cemetery clean-up date was
set for Wednesday of Easter
week. Donations for cemetery
upkeep from those interested
will be received any time. Mem-
bers ovted that $40 be paid for
cemetery caretaker.

Mrs, H. Funk gave a talk on
potato growing, also read the
article on potato competition tak-
en from the News Letter.

Lloyd Bignell; ing at the
tea table during the afternoon
were Mrs. J. Moll ond Mrs. L.
Porter, Mrs, F. Peterson and Mrs,
I, Nichols,

General convénors* for this
successful affair were Mrs, O. J.

Wilson and Mrs, T. Davidson.

LEGION RADIO BINGO NUMBERS
CALLED
50, 62, 9, 29, 73, 57, 6, 66, 32, 26, 67, 4, 59,
34, 22
2, 35, 23, 68, 39,
“7, 10, 19, 20, 24, 31, 35, 47, 49, 64, 72, 74, 33

pNOTICE — after 50 numbers have been called, one
number each night will be drawn

13,
25, 55, 42, 43, 75

COUTT’S EASTER CARDS
GANDY BASKETS

CASTLEGAR DRUG

‘Wash it many
times without
“harm

FEDERAL

ELECTION

9481.

NOTICE RESIDENTS — Kinnaird,” ‘Castlegar, Robison
Anyone wishing transportation: to. the”,

polls next Monday, March 31,

Progressive Conservative Association

phone 7

BUTTER, Ist grade, Ib. .
CRISCO, 3 Ib. tir, plus wonder

cup
MARGARINE, Select, 2 Ibs. ..

’ CHEEZIP, 16-ox. jor .. 5
SPREADEASY., CHEESE 2 Ib. box $1. 10
BREAD, Dutch Maid, 2 for 33¢
FRUIT SALAD, Hunt's, 28 ox. 45¢
whe JUICE, York, 48 ox.

large selection of Easter Chocolates

BLEACH, Javex, % gal.
SOAP, Cashmere Bouquet,
Bath sixe 3A for
VEL, King si
sPic & SPAN f
BONUS, with Ti
Glont pkg.

PEAS, froxen, frozo, 2 for"
STRAWBERRIES, frozen, Birdseye
le

LSS
Shar erRUy, forge size 3 for. 29¢
BANANAS, - 45

POTATOES, 10 Ibe

Ladies’ Easter Bonnets

new arrivals are in
$3.49 - $3.95 - $4.95

Ladies’ Hand Bags

FOR SPRING
$2.49 ~ $3.49 ~ $5.50

Ladies’ SPRING GOATS,

a new shipment has come in again
ALL WEATHER C SOATs and DUSTERS i

ALL WOOL

sizes 12 to 20 and 36 to 44

Is Almost Here And It's
Time You Selected Your
New Outfit

We have a lovely array of cotton, terylene and

printed silk dresses ail ready for the easter

patade — and more arriving daily.

COTTON PRINTS,
size 11-19

sizes

$8.95 to $14.95
UKs,

S10. 95 t0 $11.95

TALL GIRL DRESSES,

smart styles in plaid cotton
plain, spun
sizes 14-16-18

. $11.95

and

: priced at

twe

NYLON SCARF
: assorted pastel shades

JAR Leese $1.00

SPRING HANDBAGS,

colors — black, Mountie Red,
navy, champagne, tan, white
priced $1.50 to $5.50

HALF SIZES in

Silks,
goers 16% to 2:

Cotton Spun Rayon & Printed

$6.95 S 12.95

LADIES’ SPRING COATS,

all -wool tweed and plain
colors - sizes 10 - 16

$25.95 -

priced ..

to match
$32.50

NYLON GLOVES

Ai. .... 88c io $1.55

See our Easter Gift selection

of Nylons, Costume Jewellery, ~’

_ Lingerie,
Belts.

Blouses, . Novelty

SPRING CLEAN-UP

AND GARDEN TOOLS

4° ft. handle ...

ROUND NOSE SHOVELS,

- $2.95"

- ‘si i9 and $1. 50°

GARDEN CULTIVATORS,

VIGORO:

- D handfe .....

GARDEN RAKES,
At ...

BAMBOO LAWN .RAKES

1 19 ‘and $2.10

.- $1.10 and $2.10

$3.45 3-Pring

5-Prong
‘WHEELBARROWS,
we 39

$2.75
7 $8.45 :

with solid rubber tires, metal handles, painted
metal troys
$12.50

the complete food for your lawn or garden

DEPT. STORE LTD. |
Phone 4911 3

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on’ cantar Conmittes;

Archives,
Victoria, B.C.
Jan. 1/58

Election

A coast ‘to coast-avalanche of. Progressive: Conser-
vative .votes ‘has swept Prime: Minister. John, Die-

fenbaker and his followers into the most one-sided
election victory in the 91'years since Confederation
Liberal and CCF strength in the. House was shat-
tered and Social Credit was wiped out:

“Bert ‘Herridge, who-has :: represented: Kootenay
West. in the House for ,13 years was.returned cond

_ only Peter D.

an-

didate, came anywhere close. in the final. tally.

Safety Awards Received

By Celgar

At the Annual General
Meeting of the Interior Lumber

fi Manufacturer's Assn. held re-
cently in Penticton, Dennis
for

Lid: Mili

j & I § .

Safety Week, which this year is
from May 12 to 1%. Safety is
given top < priority throughcut
the company's operations and the
‘safety is carried out by

Mcelgar Limited was presented
with an award of merit for the
(Castlegar Sawmill -which at-
Htained the lowest accident fre-
quency rate amongst the 'Asso-
mciation’s members during 1957

or a group ‘a f Save working

jore=
Huring the Lares “The ‘act
number of» man: hours ‘worl
347,442 - with’ 7 lost: time
Sompensable -injuries, giving an
Mccident frequency for the year
br 20.15. y
Mr. Brookes was also pre-
ented with an“Award of Merit
lor the Company’s . Sawmill at
jakusp which attained. the low-
st accident frequency rate’ dur-
Ing 1957 for a group ‘B’ Sawmill
orking between 10 thousand
nd 200 thousand. man. hours.
Actual ‘number of ‘man hours
orked. was ‘170,001: with :4 -lost
mage compensable juries, giv-
g an deeident frequency for the
ear of 23.53. The Nakusp ,Saw-
Maill has gone 241 days without

Provincial; - Government's
mentennial Safety Award whi
ill be awarded next July.

ward Of. Merit: will be

resented to the respective plants
Mafety Committees at the Com-
lany’s annual Safety Banquet
eehich is-usually’ held.as a. pro-

"joint union, ‘management safety,
committees.

Bob Rivers, Celgar Satety
and personnel director says that

‘the safety results for both mills

Tank with ‘the best in the lum-

dé to the B.C, Forest Products.

ate on
ever be’ made” ‘The awards just
made to these two sawmills are
baséd: on ‘the oan figures _ of

| Immunization -‘sgainst’’ polio,

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- Published Every Thursday at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays”

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VOL. 11-No, 14

* Thursday, April 3,

1958

&c PER COPY

CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA,
ry

Wally Walper Takes The
Best Supporting Actor Award

The Kinnaird Little Thentre
play ‘John Doe’ received hon-
curable mention at the. Drama
Festival held in Trail last week-

‘|end. The cast included; Evelyn

Burrows, L. Lakeman, G. Hugh-
es, D, Anderson, S, Paul, W.
Walper, G. Jackson and was
directed by Mrs. L, Lakeman.

i]The play stresied the theme of

‘Man's Inhumanity to Man’ and
the setting was on the’steps of

Polio Vaccine
Available Now

The West Kootenay Health
Unit: wishes to announce that
Salk Polio Vaccine is now avail-
able for all babies over 7 months
of age. We feel that parents of
these -younger children may not
realize that the vaccine is avail-
able as the age limit last year
was one year old.

In-the villages of Castlegar
and Kinnaird there are about 200
preschoolers who have never

started the series — now is the] ‘

time to have the two doses —
one month apart —- so that the
body will have some time to
build up its ity before the

an anti-room to heaver,
her opening .tremarhs,

after the plays had beeg present-
ed the adjudicator, Vivien Chad-
wick seid ‘first of allj I would
like ‘to congratulate the Kin-
naird Little Theatre on having
such’. an exceptionally: talented
cast” She liked the play very
much but found. the pace tuo
slow.

Wally Walper received an
award for the best supporting
actor for his part of Negro Jesse
in the play.

“Bob MacBain of
was in charge of lgh'

The Kinnaird Little, Theatre
will :present John Doe sand an-
other one act play in ‘itd
on. April 25.

4
}Brilliant

Health Doctors -
. ‘
Village Report ©

The following is the Annual
Report to the members ‘of the
West. Kootenay Union Board of
Health by Dr. C. J. G. Macken-
zie, M.D. C.M., D.P.H., director,
West Kootenay Health Unit. .

CASTLEGAR

Water

During 1957 the village ef-
fected a number of improvements
in its water system. Further im-
provements are planned in 1958,

The Village draws its water
from the Columbia river above
the junction of the Kootenay.-Thie
large volume and slow of the Ar-
row Lakes and the sparse popu-
lation up river have assured a
good quality. water in the past:
The Village ‘does not treat the
water,in any way., In 1957 the
water continued to be safe.

With ‘ continued. population.
growth and development’ in the
areas up river from. the village
of the water source

may be expected in the future:
if such seems im-

“Monday Is
A Holiday.

Good. Friday and aster Mon-
day are ihe Faas holidays

polio season later in the summer.

The school population of
Castlegar and Kinnaird, shows
that 90 per cent of the pupils
have been immunized against
polio, whereas the percentage Of} oti
the preschool population, that

Act

Section see. be therefore all

stores in the. district “will be

closed both’ days. Easter Monday

in the past has. only been a hol-

iday for banks and government,
offices,

havé: been. ct
is only about 32 per cent,

of the clinics in
Castlegar — April: 15th —~'1:30-4
Hionalra —. April’ 8th

Further’ information al
well as the ther dangérous

childhood diseases “— oping
tous diptheria ” sone ‘smallpox

Board.

calling your
Public Health pad ‘at 4141, °

Survey Finds Suffident. -

‘Number For Grade 13

ts ofa ‘survey taken,
recently among grade 12 students
at the High School, to ascertain
whether a sufficient’ number

‘}intend to continue with Senior

Matriculation in the fall to war-
rant offering grade 13, were re-
ported -. fayorable . at, _. Monda:

night’s , regular Board meeting.
‘It ‘was ‘felt ‘the -strvey. wis nec-
essary as there must be at leas:
ten attending to justify the
Special teacher: for that grade,
‘say Board officials. The. number
enrolled. - was ,Gisappointing - last

year, but: it now appears there
will-be ample registrations tor
the: fall term.

A committee has been ap-
pointed to review and acton
the report submitted by V. Thor-
son, on the windows in the high

.school administration section.:

. 4 decision was made to-in-
stalt_a ‘phone at the; Tarrys
School; :the: board said, e
The Board approved sending
one of the High School Couns:l-
lors to Vancouver for the con-
feyenée of Counsellors at: Easter,

3467. Cheque:

The presidents of the District Women's Institutes
met at the home of Mrs. W. T. Waldie last Friday
night to miake a presentation of-a cheque in the
amount of $467 to the W.I. Room in thé Hospital.
E. ‘Norris accepted the cheque’

Those present were; Mrs, Janet prownlles Kinnaltds
Mrs. H: Mottershead, Deer. Park; and Mrsi"W. T.
Waldie, president of the ‘Robson: W.I. Mrs. War-
kentin of Renata was unable to attend.

nated as ‘a class

also app: having

McKenzie go to Vancouver dur-
ing the Easter vacation to inter-
view teachers for ‘Possible future
requirements. .

Mrs... Zinio was granted
the'use of the High School Audi-
torium to hold a dance revue
in May. *

A request from the IODS
for permission to use Castlegar
Elementary Schepl grounds to
marshall the May day parade,

after being severely burned in
a fire which: destroyed a bath
house‘at her home the day pre-
vious. .

Mrs. Ploinikott was rushed

.| to the; Hospital after -being rescu-

.ed from the: blazing building by
her husband, George Plotnikoff
and a

minent or does. in fact occur, the
Village will be urged to chlorin-
ate the water or take other pre-
cautions. No change in the. pres-
ent satisfactory state of affairs ig
‘| expected ‘during 1958.
,| Sewage a

Thé sewage disposal of the
‘| vintage is by private septic tanks,
In the main this is satisfactory.
Isolated problems . occur’: from.
time to time but these are usual-
ly. rectified without too mi 1
trouble. As the Village grows
the present vacant lots.are ama
up and duilt on, a sewer system
will undoubtedly be xequired. It
is not anticipated that any reel
change will occur in 1958 in the
sewage disposal problems of the

The ‘open’ dump maintained

by fhe Village, His. ae C91 mnpletely
“ rt

: Zs Fy
t| Dora’. Plotnikef? ;-who. passed 3 lection wheres there are houses)

aul away Saturday in. Trail Hospital

and" where ‘there ‘will -be -more
‘in the future, The. Village should| .
continue its “efforts to find a
new Iscation ‘andjor method for
disposal of garbage. I understand
that By-laws ‘pertaining to sam-
tation and. garbage are under
consideration. Passing such would:
do much to improve the clean-
(continued on page 8)

M
both of whom sustained severe
burns. Her. ten year old son
George was helped out through |
a: window and is now recover-
ing from effects of burns.

“The fire is believed to have
started when an° open can of
gasoline fell from a shelf and the
gasoline became” ignited..by a
stove,.say reports.

Inquest has been set for
April °16 in Trail, with Dr.
Stuart Dalf, coroner, presiding.
. Mrs, Plotnikeff is survived
by her husband and two -sons
at home at’ Pass Creek and a
married :daughter living ia Rob-
son.

Castlegar Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements and
burial was -in the Pass Creck
Community cemetery.

“Ganon Jackson.
. .
Taking Services
.

Good Friday

Canon nerie Jackson of’ the
at

also the bus garage for &
ing their float, was granted.
Purchase of an electric
welder for the’ use ‘of School
District Maintenance crew was
authorized. by the Board.

48 Unit Campsite
For Patterson

Work on a 48-Unit Camp-
site at King: George Park at Pat-
terson will be‘started early this
year, ‘Hon. E. C. . Westwood as-,
sured the mayor of Rossland, re-
cently, 2-7 >

~The site whieh was desig-
‘A’ park two
years ago will undergo an exten-

will be conducting Good Friday
Services at Robson Community
Church at 31‘a.m. and at St. Al-
ban’s, Castlegar at 2 p.m.

Canon Jackson has been con-
ducting Mid-day Services organi-

.|zed by the Trail Ministerial As-

sociation during Holy Week at
the Salvation Citadel. Members of
any church are welcome to these
Good Friday Services,

places and provision of an-ade-
quate supply of water. Work
will ‘be carried out ‘under the
Forestry department,

Assurance was received ‘also
from the Minister that he would
have a survey made to determine

NLT. Oglow
Council
Chairman

Castlegar Village Council
held a: special meeting last night
with newly elected chairman,

90 Years Old

In honor of his. ninetieth
birthday, Robert Tozer was fet-
ed Monday night when some
‘seventy five guests attended a
turkey supper in. the United
Church Hall.
Special guests were Mr. ‘Toz-
er’s son and daughter in law,
Mr, and Mrs. Walter Tozer, and
Reverend T. J. S. Ferguson of
Nelson,
Rev. Ferguson is a forme>
Castlegar United Church Min-
ister, and is also an old-timer,

beautiful © ceiatre-plece of deep:
red miniature roses.in the form:
of a pyramid as 2 backgrour

‘to the ‘white, glitter sprinkled

numerals, ‘90'.

‘The roses and. numerals were
mounted on’ a revolving . turn—
table, covered in red satin for-
a striking effect.

.. Decorations were made esp—
ecially for the occasion by Mra
Frank . Richardson,

The guest of honor wore 2

rose and Tadies at

having recently his
88th birthday.
Many hearty congratulations
ana good wishes were extended
to Mr.'Tozer, and a ‘letter’ was
read from Reverend L. C. John-

the head table were presented
with red rose corsages.

The birthdsy cake, special
feature at the supper, was bale
and decorated BY, Mrs. A. Rich—

For Top Air
Highlight of the Air Cadet’s
Visitor’s Night_last week was the
Bresentation of a beautiful si?v-
er model plane by C. S. McKen-
zie, Inspector of Schools, on be-

Cadet Here

emblem of blue and gold, bear--
ing the squadron insignia, suit--
ably * framed.

The crest was the worl: of
a former cadet, Ron Heywood

half of the ‘C

The. silver model, now the
property of Air Cadet Squadron
581, is to be awarded each week
to the top cadet, who may keep
the plane until! the next award
is made.

In making the presentation,
Mr. McKenzie spoke to the large
number of cadets, parents and
visitors, on the value of ‘the
cadet ‘training program and t'-e

N.| benefits to be sained. by. these

T. Oglow and a full
Board present,
In the first order of business

Mr. Oglow

ba

mentioned in aie the

training the cadets _ receive in
and

The “ wag’ aes

all to

remain as before except that of

Finance, which is to be handled

‘by the Chairman of the Council.

Committee line-up is Gordon
Pettitt, Public Works Chai

cepted for the squadron by Fit.
Sgt. Arvi. Pellegrin. :

High . School Principal, W
R. Brown, presented the squa-

and was
the squadron by
‘Worobey.”
Al-o presented was a ‘quick
targe: frame’ made by Industriai
atwork Instructar L. k
-antell, of the nigh school. This
is a device used in perfecting
the cadet’s aim, and is said to
most effective as well as.

were made
ih inc, when Jerry’
er, ‘Dino Zanet and Kenny

following.
vere served

by members of the Civilian.

George Carr, Parks, . Fire. and
Light Chairman, Rebert Mad-
docks, Water Chairman and Mrs.
E. Rysen, Health and Welfare.
. Mr: Oglow suggested as the
Public Works department is a
heavy assignment, and there will
also be, @ considerable amount
of work on, parks this year, the
chairmen of these two commit-
tees could be of assistance to
each other, especially as the
work of both is more or less

related. The suggestion was ac-|'

cepted .by Commissioners Pettitt
and Carr.

Mr, Oglow outlined” a plan
to set up a depreciation account

to take care of replacing worn| -

out equipment. This. would be
set aside from the“year end sur-
Plus, and could not be used for
any other j purpose, such as pav-
jing, roadwork, ete, but only
for specific items to be replaced.
In this connection, he said, the
proposed grader purchase could
come from this if it is classed
as replacing worn out or un-

sive P in-
cluding a general clean up, con-
struction of shelters and fire-

the by the
Section Pond area and to have

a@ park developed at Sheep Lake. | -

y
The Commissioners felt this
(continued on page 5)

dron with a handsome crest or

~ommit e¢.

$350 Cheque

$350 cheque to J.

1of Christ,

‘trator, for..the purchase of a B.
The presentation was made on 5:
men of the Robson Bronch Spiritua! Community

BL

. Mrs. W. Gorkoff ond Mrs. 3. Chernoff present @

Bainbridge, Hosp tal Adminis-
R. Machine.
sit cf the wo-