WComuncs Apprentices
Get Their Certificates

Twenty Cominco employ-
een reached an
milestone in their

careers:

Mi\last week, an achievement on| pi

$25 CHEQUE was presented
to young Donna Guillemin
recently, by the Castlegar and
District Chamber of Com-
merce. Donna, daughter of
Mrs. Mable Guillemin of Cas-

tlegar, the

which they set their sights) th
more than four years ago,

Tey Bad Hise! 1969 Com-
inca ap graduates
who recelved. ‘thelr certificat-
es Thursday night, testifying
they neve: successfully com-
pleted their trades training
course ana ‘are now qualified
journeymen.

The certificates were
awarded to apprentices in 10
different trades at a banquet
given in their honor and:at-
tended by their fathers, their

Supervisors and official
W. Simpson, director
of  apbronicehtp and indust-
training for the B.C, ie
ar the

ful name of L Days

guests | will

consistently Sood 9 Wages.
But, he
tradesmen will oe re by

ing new technologies being
applied by the company.

Walter Banigan, Cominco's
apprentice training officer.
sald a Cominco apprentice
ean be proud of his achieve-
ment which has included

class room and home study
while working fulltime under
the job training program.
“Now you are well train-
ed and part of your duties
pass along your
Roomiedge’ my the new appren-
tices who come along.”
During the training per-
iod or indennure of 4% years,

for the 's prop
August picetlyat to be held
Aug, 2 to 4.

_ Castiegar News ; Photo

ae
certificates na a company

also were pi

to each graduate.
This year’s praduating
class includes another 10 ap-

BIRTHS

Killough — To Mr. and
Mrs, James Killough of Ross-
land, June 21, a son.

FRIESAN — To Mr. and
Mrs. Friesan, Kinnaird,
June 25 a daughter.

SHERSTO) DELLOFE, — To
Mr. and Mrs. A.

no longer with Com-
inco and eight who are em-
ployed by the company at
Kimberley. They bring the
number of journeymen train-
ed by Cominco to 700 since
apprenticeship hegan in 1919.

A promising future for|T!

tices range from jos per cent

ofa Tate at the
start to 85 per cent in the last
six months plus

many hundreds of hours of]

Highly Respected
Church and Scout
Leader Deceased

(Continued from page eon

M| district changed from moder-

Fire Outlook
For District
Takes Change
With Weathor

The fire outlook for the|

ate to high last Friday down

Members of the

morning when members gath-
ered at the home of Mrs. ws
Howard for the final joint

meeting of the units for the

summer,
The morning event which
ended as a coffee party saw

Mrs. Nan Morehouse, a dite
member of the church,
sent Mrs. Ackles with a w! ite
bible as outgoing president.
A farewell gift was also

it| presented. to Mrs. Wackles,
who left yesterday to make
her home in Nataly by Mrs,
Clarence Ackermai
With many

” activities!

to low to on Mon-

KUCW Says Farewell to President

curtailed for the summer,
-/members were told of the all-
girl choir from Gravelbourg
Town, Sask. who are singing
hereon July 6.

This is a choir of high
school girls led by Sister
Laura Gratton and is an ecu-
menical project of the Roman

Catholic, Li and United

day after rains cov-
ered the area with a heavy
downpour.

Prior to the weekend,

one two-acre fire at the head|"

waters. of Murphy Creek was
reported at noon last Thurs-
day and was under control by
4 p.m. that afternoon after

News About
RECREATION

By BUCK PACHOLZUK

churches. *

They will sing classical
and hillbilly songs using both
English and French.

These young people have

Regional Recreation
Commission No. 1

sung
wan and have

Frovincial Library,

Parliament Bidgses
Victoria, B. C.
Dec. 31/32109

~CASTLEG

R NEWS

Published Every Thursday at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays”

WEATHER

y
July 2

VOL, 22 No. 27

CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1969

10 CENTS PER COPY

Local Golf Club Offering)
at Discount!

Debentures

that province at Expo 1967.
They have also made appear-

using two and six
men.

Ranger Hugo Wood, re-
porting on the fire season to|&
date, said there were 12 fires,
eight which were started by
CPR diesel engines. Acreage
burnt so far in the 12 fires

bonuses,
The annual intake of ap-

en-Powell book
his school officer's Peete
corps two. years before the

prentices by Caminco is based
on a 10-year
needs. Currently, about 180
apprentices are training with
the company.
Presented thelr papers
Thursday were: Instrument

was
pe R. J. O. Millar, mainten-
ance supers itendent, who said

Ronald

Lutz, Colin” Gordon” Rogers,|.,

Ivan Roy Stoples Carpenter
1

Castlegar, June 25, a daugh-

Comine ex-]—
panding and, therefore. nitters

ter.

‘continuity of employment and

He! Brown,
Tae Donald ‘Stevens, Ken-
neth Arthur Wray.

began,
Dr. Resker often claimed, “1
wae scouting before scouting

In the course of his car-
eer he started many troops
in both England and in ihis
country and kept many oth:
ers going.

Although confined to .a
wheelchair for the past year,
Dr. Resker, a8 for honorary com-

— Glenn Alan Jer-

WHOLE

Hushpuppies

A SELECTION FOR THE

We also have a stock of
COOL SUMMER SANDALS

“SHOES THAT MAKE AN IMPRESSION”

FAMILY

ome, Ronald Stanley Lewis,
Metcalf, Daniel

David Qscar Brost. Steamfit-
ter-Pipefitter pepe Rich-

George Robert Ward.

n,|Sentinel, Old Glory and Bull-

to three acres.
All three lookouts at

dog are now manned.

The water bomber base
at Castlegar Airport is
readiness for “ne arrival of

a to be "

Many writers have listed

the essential qualities of a

good leader. Usually they de-

scribe an almost perfect hu-
man being.

qualities you possess the less
you will have to learn and
the easier your job will be.

two
here as of July

The public is cautioned
by Mr. Wood to use care with
their camp fires and to watch
claret when disposing of

hen. costs thous-

resien
most elon: Scouting func-
tions in the district and spoke
at a number of Scout father-
and-son banquets.

ands of dollars each year and
leaves its mark for many

more to come,” he comment.
ed.

ean dance which was held
on the ‘tennis

thers the cer-|1
emonies included Tom Mo
Ewan, sup and
training; J. M. ‘Cameron: sup-
ervisor, public relations; J. B.
Ho) , superintendent of
shops, engineering; and trade
supervisors, LL Harper, z

Service, A. Laurie
i McLeod, 8. 3. “ranola’ L
Nyman, John Wood, G.
Donaldson, H. Weir and John
Turner.

Jankola, Ackerman
To Attend Seminar

Ald. Steve Jankola and
Ald. E. C. Ackerman will re-
present the Town of Kinnaird
at the industrial development
seminar to be held this Sat-
urday at Notre Dame Univer-
sity in Nelson.

They will be accompan-
ied by Ald. G. S. Rust .who
will be attending as

chairman
of the Central Kootenay Re-
gional District.

pes sponsored by the Rob-
son Resreation Society, was
a success. In spite of ‘the
threat of rain it was enjoyed
by all so much that another
one is planned -for the end
of July.

Half . way through, ate
draw for the raffle

A.|place. The proceeds from ig

draw are turned over
to the swimming pool fund. °

First prize of glassware
was won by Mrs. Lucy Brod:'
man of Castlegar. The seco!
prize of a two-piece luggage
set was won by Cecil Kanigan
of Passmore. While the third
prize of a season ticket’ for
the swimming pool was won
by Rog Stier of Robson.

The matter of teenage
dances on the tennis court
was also discussed.

Robson Ghurch
WA Lawn Parly
Very Successful

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Right now, when you buy Sille
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get a gift of Silk Fashion Face

“no-color” that sets your
make-up without changing its
shade. All for the price of tho
Uquid make-up alone. 2.50,,

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Open Monday — Saturday 9 a.m. to6 p.m. Fridays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

For the Silken Face....
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Flaw-covering but not heavy. Its

Powder in Translucent, the new

CASTLEGAR DRUG
Corner of Pine and! Rerehly

Phone 365-7813
6 to7 p.m.

Members of the Robson
Community Memorial Church
Women’s Association held a
very. successful coffee party.
last week on the ‘spacious
lawns of the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. ie.
The visitors very much
enjoyed the shade provided
by the beautieal trees.

Mrs. A. Christoffer-|
son and Mrs. A. Anderson
were in charge of the well-

Geiger looked after the ‘gift!
box table and the novelties.
Mrs. G. Miller and Mrs. A. W.

D. Carter" were kept very
busy in the Eatchen while
Mrs.

J. Heslop and Mrs.
E. Batchelor attended to the
tea and coffee urns and also
served. Mrs. Raine was kept:
very busy’ providing lawn
chairs for the many guests:

Zoning Bylaws
Get Final Okay

Final approval was givert
three zoning bylaws by Cast-
week,

The

land pbronpat into’ Castlegar
with the Celgar

tension as well as rezoning
the Castlegar Funeral Home
and Hillside Apartments pro-
perties.

TRUCKLOAD

SALE OF FISH

. FRIDAY, JUNE 27
12 Noon to 6 P.M.

Several. Fresh (not frosted)
items included in addition to
regular lin

Near Kinnaird Junction
COAST SEAFOODS

Robson Tennis Court
Dence Enjoyed by All

legar council at its meeting!
bylaws zoned theif
boundary ex-/9j

tial
ship.”

If you like people, if you
are enthusiastic about the.
idea of helping to make other
people happy and interested
in them — then you have the
neces-

foost crsentlal quality
good leadership.

can learned or acq

thele well-being.

also you, the

i equip-
ment ion “be set up on the
Robson School grounds by
the end of July. It consists of
swings,.teetertoters and mon-

leader, understand, believe in,

of our way of life.

key bars.

Please note:

Do not be discouraged if
you don’t have every desir-
able characterstic of man that
is found in a dictionary. Of
course, the more of these

All outstanding leaders lack
some of the so-called “essen-
for leader-

for
Other elements of leadership
uired

if you have a deep and sin-|
cere interest in people and

your work as a leader
is to contribute to a better
community as we understand
it in this country, then it is

and apply the "democratic
principles which are the basis

The pre-

dren to and from the parks.

schooler program is conduct-
ed five days a week (Monday
to Friday) in. Kinnaird and
Kinsmen Parks. The hours
are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please
ensure that each child brings
a lunch, Parents are respon-
sible for transporting the chil-

ances in the northern Unit-
TV.in Saskatchewan and On-
ed States and on radio and
tario.

KUC members were ask-
ed if they could billet any
of these girls and? if fod
inform Mrs. How: It
been suggested thoy be Bute
ed in pairs.

INSTALL
A New Gas Furnace Now
And Receive

$50.00

your Old Non-Gas
Furnace!

$15.00

Your Old Non-Ges
Water Heater!

Act Now Before Offer
Expires!

For Free Estimates
CALL

SMITH

NOTICE

61 CRESCENT ST. — PHONE 365-7531
Licensed Gas Fitters — Plumbers — Sheet Metal

Sr. Citizens Meeting June
27 — 730 p.m. Legion
Hall — Entertainment —
slides by Mr. Dvorak.

PLUMBING &
HEATING LTD.

— CASTLEGAR

School’s Out...

Be cool and carefree on the beach or at home in Summer

Sportswear

THE BRA CULOTTE — THE IDEAL

PATIO GARMENT

We have a full selection of Terry Cloth. Shorts and

Bermudas

‘Match this up with a bra-. or Tank-Top

Also up to the minute styles in swim suits,.sun dresses

and all your sport needs.

Buy this pair
Frost-Proof

Refrigerator and

Automatic Range® :

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RECEIVEA
FRIGIDAIRE

HARVEST GOLD BONUS GIFT.

Both in

Shakes Paul Moroso
said the discounted deben-
tures will first be offered on
a prior basis to present de-
benture holders. and _ golf
club members before being

made available to the general
public.

Mess Moroso sald

lub Pleased with the
participation of members in
the original debenture offer-
ing and was now asking
members “to go the extra
step and ensure the overall
success of the future.”

the

a fine asset for

Kinnaird Now
Responsible
‘For Hydro Wells

Kinnaird is now respon-
sible for the two wells drill

Council was ‘informed at
its meeting last week that
now that the dam is complet-
ed, Kinnaird is responsible
for the wells effective Mon-

day of last week.

Established at a cost of

All-Girls Choir
To Sing Here
Sunday Hight

A 20-voice all-girls choir
Yepresenting an ecumenical
project between the Roman
Catholic, United and Angli

the district and noted that
the club has one of the larg-
est junior clubs in the pro-
vince.
program speaks well for the
future of the club and said
those who purchase debentur-

ment in the future of our
outh.””

es “will be making an invest- : rere a a : mie
GROUP GAMES such as Farmer in the Dell
are played by children attending the sum-

He lauded the course as/¥

He said the junior i

mer

Noting that”
this past Tuesday new mem-
bers can join the club at half
the regular membership fee,
the trustee said golfing “is| K:
a real pleasure at the club
now with 18 holes and no
waiting.”

Mr. Moroso also reported
that any debenture holder
will always be able to become
a member of the back at some
future date. Thus
ot the - debentures ty non-
Golfers or. those. who. golf.-in-;
trequently helps protect them|the
should membership:- at’ the
ep ever have to be restrict-
e
Popularity of the course,
said Mr. Moroso, is attested
to by the number of tourna-
ments which have been held
there this year .by outside
groups and by the number
vt tourists ‘who have regist-
ered at-the~ club from all
over Canada and the United
States. :

creation Ci

ry
No. 1 for

Re- the

Park in C:

in
the area. These children are the four-to
six-year-olds who are brought by their pa-
rents to both the Kinnaird Park and to the

whistle in

The prograni includes story telling, crafts
and many other activities as well as. teaching}
how to play

By Lois Hughes
Staff Reporter

A delegation of two mem-
bers from the board of trus-
tees of School District No. 9
met last week with Kinnaird
council to explain the board’s
need for. water to beautify
school grounds.

In stressing the need for
‘water, attention was called
to the well-kept lawns of oth-
& r districts with one delegate
classifying this trict as
having. “the worst school
grounds in the province.”
Money is already provid-
ed for the improvement of
the grounds of Woodl. pod
Park, Kin:

swer to the of water,

School Board Meets
Kinnaird on Water

with which to sprinkle school
yards, discussion turned to
strip planting and the vari-
ous: types of seed which
would thrive bést under dry
conditions.

Aldermen suggested that
the board gamble as council
had when seeding

ft

that ‘he towne ‘plant in the
fall in hopes that the follow-
ing months would allow: new
‘lawns to take root. Once these
roots were established, if
Planted with the right type

f£ seed, the lawns could be
cared for with the minimum
of water during the summer

town! months.

Doukhobor

A $750 grant from the

Youth Choir

Gets $750 Gov't. Grant

mittee’s “sincere wishes for

aird
and valley Vista schools in
Kinnaire but water is not

is also taught as the youngsters Boao into
their groups/on smal irom their leader's

and
maintain green lawns.
ieBartier, the school diStrict

Culiure Fund as received |

ae Ss visit to Saskat-
ewan.

by the
Choir last pirenae to assist
the choir et transpurtation

. OF

of another interesting tenia

— Castlegar News Photo

Sgt. Jim Band. retired
from the RCMP Saturday af-
ter-25 75, sears: -with the force,

last five of them as head
on the detachment here. - -
He - came -to-..Castlegar
from Fernie as corporal in
August, 1964.
Originally from Regina,
Sgt. Band served 19 9 years of

with the RCMP in the’ Brand-

on subdivision in Manitoba,

with the Prince Rupert ‘subs

division at Hazelton, with the
it is RCMP

in the Okanagan, and with
the force at Lake Cowi
on -: Vancouver Island. - At
Fernie he was NCO-in charge|
of the detachment.

wife, Verna, have a son and

sane daughter at liome~.and ‘a’

been] grown gon at Penticton.

Sgt. Jim Band Retires fom RCMP
After Quarter Century With Force

churches will sing here Sun-

day evening at the Castlegar

United Church.

“ ae The “ra om the high

ool at Gravelbour; Sak

is directed: by “Sister

Cratlon, eats ner Gaon

Dowres convent.

The choir has appeared
on TV and radio on a number
of occasions’ in both: Saskat-

- chewan and Ontario and in
northern United States. Their
program is a ced even-
ing of song including classic-
al, novelty and hillbilly. ‘They

_‘sing in both Engli
iFrench.

Castlegar Le

The Canadian Legion *in
Castlegar was broken into and
entered Sometime between’ 1
a.m. and 9 a.m. Saturday. -
Approximately - $150- in
cash: and three. bottles of

ae agar Oink inside, the

gion Broken |i Seti

«=| Into; Cash, Liquor Taken |-=

culprits: forced a cigaret ma-

chine and ‘took the change “Cai

dont it.
They: also forced a sup-
ply room door taking the
cash kept in that, room "as
well as the liqu
The RoHS *identiication [39
my) squad was from
ff| Nelson and {hed incident is

still under investigation.

short scholarship and bursary award -cere-.-

mony at Selkirk College last

the top left picture, Rick Basso‘ of Trail ré-._
ceives the $110 Kinsmen Club of Castlegar.
Kinnaird bursary to a- promising ‘student
proficient in any recognized team ‘sport.
“Making the presentation is Kinsmen _repre-

sentative Jim Crowley. At top

Be Lucy Kazakoff receives. the University Wo-
“men’s Club of Trail and: District::scholar-
“ship of $100 which goes to a-girl Sompleting

"Brenda = Balsa Tht! “bottom left, local - act

Thursday. In

in accounting
Tight, student

i the $100

Certified” General Accountants’ Association
<0f.B.C. scholarship to “Bob Stamp-Vincent:of
“Kinnaird. The award is made to a high
ranking student intending to persue:a career |4

and/or related fields. In the

5. Band,
served 28 years and id then be-
came curator, of ‘the RCMP
pores Pate

sergeant several -yeats ago
after 25 years with the force.

desire to join the force.
Air Grass-Seeding
Rests: ‘Promising |,

aH ‘tion experi-
ment: conducted: by B.C. Hy-| thro

“The: results,”

ras| Chicago Institute

Gives a Program
Here Under REP

The Ecumenical Institute

i|by Mr. Mills

of Chicago was represented |™

iven the right to use 18
lers at one time t
eBtinkle the grounds of all
schools within town's boun-
daries during watering hours
ilictated by sprinkling regu-

The delegation — com-
prised of Ernie Mills
and district superintendent ot
schools Claude Bissell,
this number of sprinklers a
already in use at KJSS and is
just adequate for the one

torical jubilee in ae anes
wan tomorrow and Saturday.

Peter. Samayiote a teacher
at SHSS and director of the

cipal John Holden.
Choir members are aow

Verigin area of Saskatchewan
where the pubilee will com-

school,

Council stated it was
sympathetic to the problem
and pointed out it was faced

with the same situation. The

70th
ary of the he of the larg-
est group of immigrants ever
to come to Canada at one
time — Ae Doukhobors from
Russia in: 1899.
Mr. *Samoylotf seal, Mr.

Seat to let the pare lawns and
the grass at the interchange
turn brows

When. it. was suggested

at night in Place of daytime

Mills that sprinkling |e."

the choir
make . application te the
grant. and said receipt of the
cheque “is a great boost. It
helps make the trip possib-|

Ina Netter ‘to, the school,

Kamsack-}

Chimney Fire
Damage is Nil

Eleven firemen respui
ed to the tue siren in Coste,

hours would ‘b
Ald’ G. S. Rust remarked

Pi
sare Tneeded -the-full. night
fill che tanks for the next

of water a da}
ie water Problem ex-
during the Beriod

die the town’s
dit

in this area on

staff|of last week when speaker

Johnathan Barker of Austra-
lia and a Canadian husband
‘and wife team, Kenneth and
é.tPaige Fisher, spoke at St.
David's Anglican Church.
Sponsored by the Region-
al Ecumenical Parish, those |©
Participating in the evening's
activities came all parts
of the district including Ross-
land and Kaslo.
| The Ecumenical Institute,

ties in the midst of ee orking

eration *

faculty is said tol Fo"
faeatity the institute as a re-
search and ig centre
dedicated to the task of the
renewal of the — church
through the renewal of the |P
local congregation’ for the} 9,

to, B.C.. Hydro, project. engin-
eer R.'G. ‘poe, ral 4 “are ae
Promising.”
Mr. ‘Foxall tall explained that
special seed

grass, clover and ‘alfalfa was

eof) wit

Sake of the entire world.

<<: Questions from the floor
were submitted by a varied
age’ group.

arene evening concluded

experiment in community re- wi

7 The
didnot attend the meetin:
to criticize council, but to
bring the situation to its at-
tention in the hope that be-

ported ‘tol
use two mon os. gallons

been .of assistance in obtain-
ing the. grant and extended
his best wishes for a success-
ful tour.

of the legislature,
a congratulatory letter to the
choir-and extended the com-|

The Hon. W. H. Murray,

said he was ai oaced to have: ti

~ Appliance Store
Is-Broken Fato

A. break-in’ at C:

Appliances pain: Front St. was

tween the two bodies some
solution could be reached.
Some future hope was
elven nen it: was Pointed
Kinnaird could
Switch to tat river water. at gny la.
time as equipment valued at
$100,000 was already in posi-

Ke RCMP yester-
iy morning.
However, a police spokes-

were still sketchy as of 9.30
a.m.

man said the owner of the|He
business is away and details| vessel

Piece for the motor i being
it Trai

mtn light of the fact that
Nelson fully intends to put
a sewerage system com-
mented Ald.” Rust, “‘and if!
joes according to

the water would be fit for use
once such. changes took
place.” -

when, asked by the del-
gation if Kinnaird planned
ts Sada another well, the great
costs of doing so were one
ed out and referral was again
made to the river where the
fawn) would be able to doub-

over coffee.

Alternate Road Work
On the Trail Highway

of a problem with the CPR

but! other construction on
the road will I get underway
“cight. away.”

of

this by Rossland-Trail MLA
Don Brothers.

Mrs. Anderson said the:

With no an-

up at Blueberry Creek is
the fact that
agreement hasn’'t-yet been
reached batween the high-
ways department. and the
CPR on track relocation in
that area.

bottom right picture, Nick Verigin
_ the Kootenay Savings Credit. Union scholar-
ship of $100 to Alex’Perehudoff of ‘Thrums.
; The: annual. award is.
dent: graduating’ from’ ?Selkirk College 1

ja:high ranking stu-
transfer

-- a second year.on the
good standing. Presenting the

eS

poe

the
award is me

— Castlegar News Photo

ol
m| stripped hillside.”

consultation ‘with -

. Two aerial seedings were
undertaken ® from “'a — crop-
dusting: plane. — one in the
late fall ‘of 1968.and the sec-
ond this spring.

for the
after esnsiderable study and
experts,

distributed from the air,

A total of about 250
acres. were seeded and fer-
tilized: ‘

On-the-groind © examina:
tion and air photos taken thi:
spring © showed * encouraging,

fall's seeding

Last
taken firm hold over hates

areas and it is expected this
will be augmented by the
spring seeding.

~~" “In a short time.” Mr.
|Foxhall predicted, “hardy and
,deep-rooted grass should cov-
er much of ‘the formerly

He said the restured veg-
etation would. help’ prevent
soil. runoff: erosion in addi-
tion to making the area more
attractive.

EXECUTIVE of the Rotary Anns, the women’s side of the
Club service organization, was installed in office

Ro!
last week by Allen Selbie, new

Mrs. Allen Sclbie, secretary

“ector. Mrs. R. C. Maddocks,

of the

Rotary Club. The installation ceremony took Hives ata
joint induction held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Guldo of Kinnaird. Pictured here, dee torah are: director

Mrs. George Bondaroff, dir-
director Mrs. Gordon Brady,

Mrs. Paul Oglow, director Mrs. L. V.. Campbell

and vice-president Mrs. J. M. Macbeth. Missing’ are trea-
surer Mrs. Don Wicket and director Mrs. Harry Smith.

— Castlegar News Photo

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