- Castlegar ended its 1963 ope-
rations with ‘a’ year-end" surplus
of $15, 000; retiring village chair.
man Aage Sylvest — who doyples
as finance chairman of the

ge

— told council at its last mecting
of the year,

He added: that this: surplus,
‘when added that carried for-
ward from: previous years, “re.

‘Kinnaird, Castlegar Councils

Both ‘Meeting

Both: municipal councils’ of the
twin’ villages of Castlegar and Kin-
naird(willhold. their first: meet-
ings of the'new: year on Monday.:

It‘is'a requirement! of the mu-
nicipal‘act that councils -hold their
first meetings of the year on the
first Monday of the year:although
Castlegar ‘council regularly meets
the first and third Tuesdays, of

. the month while Kinnaird meets

the second
the month." *~

New, miinicipal commissioners
will be’sworn in at opening cere-

gistrate Herb: Pitts is expected to
officiate: Clergymen will also :be-

Mchiixers Square...
~ Dance Group. Holds :

The MeMixers Saitare Dance
Group held ,its Christmas party
Briday. evening. They ‘had ‘as ‘their

McLuckie’s ° ‘Teenage
a

each one a’ aes cane? A delicious
pot-luck luncheon was’ served, after
1g

singing was enjoyed :

‘Hostetter- accompan-

e : piano. -*
<The teenagers expressed their
thanks ‘at’ being “asked and they
were very,’ much : impressed --with
the good time'\they had with the

iD.
_ calling’ for. the ‘dantes.

‘Continuous. Snow
Plowing, Sanding
Throughcut Village
‘: Continuous snow Plowing and

sanding is in operation throughout
“. Castlegar,. works..supervisor Nor-

man McNabb reported to council's
Jast meeting: sree Lier! works
Ce

re
works progr:

in effect since Nov:°15, ‘has's
to!a’ minimum, due .to:the winter

ing wail borderin
property is completed‘while 100 ft.

Mon ‘Night

offering. special* prayers at. the
opening } ‘meetings,

Both villages will have these
ceremonies in new and renovated |"
quarters, Thé‘Kinnaird village of-
fice is now located in the Creighton
building while ‘the, Castlegar vil-
lage office has been extensively re-
novated'‘over the, Christmas season;

The Kinnaird meeting will
‘start at 6.30 p.m. sharp while the

urged’ by both councils to attend
these ceremonies.

“Fred Giatonon

Funeral: Held

“December 24

Fred 'S, Gretchen, a 49-year-
old ‘resident of~ Brilliant, passed

away at the Castlegar and District
Hog tal suddenly on Gee, 22.

suite In a total surplus in the « or-
der vf. $45,000.”

2 With the passage of the sewer-
age bylaw,’ noted Mr, Sylvest, “it
will be possible for a part of this
surplus td be! put to use for pav-
ing, sewerage connections: or any

other purpose: selected by next
year's council,”

Later-in the meeting, Mr. Syl-
vest commented that the new coun-

COLUMBIA CELEUL SE's ceeseces

$900,000: research*‘and

facilities: to be constructed in Van-

ell may decide to cut the present{"

15-mill rate rate for mnuicipal pur-
boses or spend more on capital pro-
jects such as blacktopping.

Medical Health
~ Officer Meets
With Council

: The: -sure. ‘diagnosis of the ke.
cent! Polio. case in the Castlegar
hospital. remains unconfirmed, me-
dical health officer Dr. James Mc-
Anulty told Castlegar council ‘at
its last meeting.

He said the suspect polio case
is from Crescent Valley and that
the _ diagnosis is still incomplete
because of a lack of facitities in
Vancouver, The MHO said’ that
tests on the case have had to be
sent to Ottawa,

\_ Referring to thé recent “out-
break” of infectious” hepatitis in
the village, Dr. McAnulty said it
was “not an epidemic.” With ‘re-
gard to the typhoid case of a 17-

il- year-old immigrant youth, he said
4 hi

‘Hpeently|

employed ‘as night, watchman at
the Brilliant Co-op.

from the Ootischenia Hall at .1
p.m, on Dec, 24. Intérment was: in
the Ootischenia Cemetery. The
Castlegar Funeral Home was. in
charge of arrangements.

(7 Firemen
Answer Cail
Sunday Night

Seventeen members of Castle-
gar’s 20-man volunteer. fire depart-
ment answered the fire alarm Sun-
day night ‘at’ 9.15 ‘p.

Fire chiéf Ed: Lewis sald the
fire, at the’ Jack’ E.~Lortie resid-
ence,"478-2hd Ave.,’ was put under
control “inno time flat” and there
was only a small. fire. loss,

Cause of. the fire is attribut-

d| ¢d:to an accumulation of dust and

lint in ashet:air duct-from a coal
furnace whi

renovating ‘of the, village ‘office are ;

near co! pletion.

mended for “Tamarac and. 5th has
been installed: ds'-were four new
water: services: for new. buildings

Ne
ae 4 Se eal label
on all imported: products, each
time. they are repackaged. in the

keeping ‘open’
would have be been‘ closed.”

Funeral services were held|

‘essed by, mémbers of

state ‘definitely: whether or

ie case originated in Castle.
gar, as was allegedly suggested
by Dr. McAnulty to’a meeting of

| the WK Union Board of Health in

Trail, he said he could not definite.
ly say it did’ not ‘originate here
although it was unlikely. “:

Village chairman ge Syl-
vest then asked if a statement to
the effect that ‘the typhoid case
did not likely originate in Castle-
gar and it would cost too much in
time and money to make this 100
per cent sure’ would be a correct
assessment of the situation, Dr.
pecAnulty: agreed that this was so.

The MHO then: complimented
the village. on the’ heavy percent-
age by which the’ recent sewerage
bylaw. passed. He said ‘the figures
here were ‘only. .4 per cent behind
the City of Port Coquitlam which
just -had.a:'sewer. bylaw to vote
on and ‘not ’the number of money
bylaws'-which were Presened to
Castlegar ‘voters.

Mentioning that he has heen-in
the health unit ‘here for only six
months, Dr. -MeAnuity' commented
that ‘in that time ; there has’ been
an increase in: environmental: heal-
th interest.i in the whole health unit

ilities“ have previously *

' Prince ‘Rupert mill. The

development
‘and with the

Stocaon will give closer. liaison: with
Other’ major ‘research groups in B.C. .

company’s ‘head office.

It will also be‘better located to serve

the Celgar pulp, lumber and woods

been’ at‘ the
Var couver

_ divisions as well as the Prince Rupert
and Terrace divisions.

‘Should Give Serious Thought
To New Water Tank: Hughes|

+. During (1964, the Village of
Castlegar should/give “serious con-
sideration” ‘to the “erection of ‘a
new 150,000-gal. ‘storage tank and
its connection. ta the village’s water
system, Comm. ,Gwilym, Hughes
told the last’ meeting of council
in his year-end'repart.

He added that serious conside-

Castlegar Sewage Lagoon

to release offluent from its pro-

Posed: sewage : lagoon
Columbia river. .
The board, however, reserv-
es the right to ‘insist’ at a‘later
‘ date: that: the ethiient le chlori-
‘ nated.

into:: the

... Immediately - faponl receipt ore

ration should’ also be given to the
installation of. a 6-in. fire main
along Elm St., including all neces-
sary hydran’ its.

‘Mr: "Hughes “noted: that .“pro-
bably the most significant , iter:
of my short term of office, in,ef-
fect.a legacy from my predecesso:
was’ the submission of the: wat

sewerage bylaw cereal by. vo-
‘ ters: in ‘December's’ election,
. ,2he: bylaw ‘has already. been
‘approved. by the Heutenant-go-
vernor-in-council in Victoria,

“the way: is ‘new clear for’ the 1964
council to:carry on: with: the-con-
struction et this much-needed fa-
ellity,’.: retiring “Comm. Walter.

Thorp told: the 1963; council's last ‘

maserine of the year.

Mg. Thorp, who: is chairman of
the Health and welfare Som ee

procurement ‘and evaluation of up-
dating .engineeringreports - on :a
sewerage system.”

He noted this’ was. : brought to
a successful conclusion ,b the.a
option of a revyort™ by. ‘Associated
Engineers and the passage ofa
money bylaw’ in December by the
electors.
Mr, (Thorp said that..garbage
collection was carried’ out: “satis-
factorily” during the year. He said
the garbage truck is “standing-up:
ell” while the sanitary) landfill
Project was moved to: 2nd and
Green: ‘

«Reporting . for’.the fire -:and
light . coramittee,.. Comm. . Thorp
said the’ fire department “had a
good: year.’ Fires:,were few ‘and
there :‘were:‘no serious. conflagra-

"He: credited : this “mainly
to the'care of the citizens of Cas-
tlegar. and: the excellent fire’ in-
spection service of the depart.

Equipment was. , ‘maintained in|:

good: order, continued: Mr... Thorp,
and ‘news equipment —‘namely a
moke -ejector arid Scott Air-Paks

‘The retiring ¢ commissioner said
new. street lights‘are on‘order “but

-due.to:lack of ‘crews the WKP&L:

Co, : was, unable to install these to
da

study by Associated Engincers for
council's consideration.”

He said the study has provided
the basis for most of the improve-
ments that have been approved by
council since August. He added
that -he was “sure the report
will) prove’ a ‘worthwhile invest-
ment for the village when all the
recommendations have been impli-
mented. ‘

Mr. Hughes said that investi-
gations into alternative water sup-
plies for the village “will no doubt

‘ween Juniper and” Green,”
‘creased ‘size’ and: extension to“ an
8in. main on 5th, apd the instal-
lation of two new fire hydrants.
Further improvements ‘await.

2 Wks Early

_ A third shift at Columbia Cell.

ulose's Celgar lumber division here
has Ween on the job for the past
14 days, a whole two weeks earl-
jer than was .expected.

Sixty-five men have beea put
on the-.payroll:in that time ‘with
the third shift for the rest ‘of the
plant, -including ‘the planer mill,
loading “and. shipping operations,
was expected to go cn the job this

,| week filling ancther 50 new jobs.

Lumber : division manager D.
W. Brookes commented that the
decision to step up the plant from
a twoshift to three-shift operation
was the result of increased demand
ior, ‘Selene lumber. “We're proud

ur reputation amongst our
vices he added.

On a two-shift basis, the saw-
mill employed about 265 hauriy-
rated and staff employees. Or
a three-shift basis it will emping
about 120 more persuns bringing
the manning figure to 385 emgioy-

Two new dry kilns were install
fo handle the incrensedé pre
duction at a cost af Si65,00h, Witt.
the added shift, production wilh
jump from 30. milliom board fest
a year to 100-plus mifl a your:
In the past. yenriy payroll far-

the Celgar lumber division. boas
heen estimated at $1% million,
shift will

this figure to in the neighburkow?

ing construction are the linking of-|-

————————— the ‘two wells, the extension ‘of the

Gin, main on Columbia between,
No. 2 well and the major extension
to the south boundary. Transite

re
iwell- have ‘been ssgdtisfactorily"
corrected, Mr, Hughes noted, and
emphasis has been put on the im-
portance of the ‘ early -warning
alarm; system by the. pressure
indicated at the Castlegar hospi
tal.

Chapel Dec. 24

Funeral. services. were held
from the chapel ofthe. Castlegar
Funeral Home’ on’ Dec, ‘24 at~10
am. -for the*‘late. Thomas Leo
Brown, 65, who passed’ away. in
the Castlegar and District Hospi-

tal on Dec. 22.

He had entered hospital afew
days previous to his death and had
been ‘in ill health for some time.

+. Rev, C, R: Day officiated. at
{he service. Flowers had been de-
¢lined in. lieu of which donations

the home of his Mrs.

Sam Kalesniko of Castlegar, after

being ill for about. 2 week
Mr... Plotnikoff. was bor im

severe Pastindecron At the age of
21 he refused to bear arms ‘and
was sent to Syberia and there sur-
vived. over 900 lashes and other
Punishments.

spending eight years. nx

noon at the Russian’ Hall'in'Castle-
'gar.;Titermen| in’

Cemete: 01

tlegar. Funeral! Home ‘was in charge
of arrangemeg

conld'be made to the Cancer'Fund |’

‘which’ are‘receivable at the Bank

of Montreal in Castlegar.. z
Mr. Brown was born in Hamil.

ton, Montana, "on May 11, 1898

and moved'to Hedley, B.C. af the [!

age of; five. He was a ‘veteran, of
the First World. War. having serv-
ed‘ with ‘the 27th University Bat-

-| talion of Vancouver. He spent from

1914 to 1918 overseas in the ser-

“In 1941 he and his wife’ moved
to. Nelson and ‘settled ‘in'Castlegar
in’ 1
comin employee: for.21_ years
and -worked on both
and ‘Wanetta dams,

Surviving is his wifé Florence;
“Prince-|'to

two sons: Edward (Ted

ton and Phillip of Victoria; ‘one

daughter (Florence)” Mrs, lon ie

Coveney’ of “Ashcroft, * ‘and < three

-grandsons .and.one granddaughtei
Palibearers ‘were’. Robert ..G,

7 irtew |”
Funeral services were'held at
Ootischenia pusday, for Miss: He-
len Obedkoff, 84, a’ resident :of
‘Brilliant ¢ since 1913, who died Mon-
day in ‘the Castlegar. hospital. Bu-
rial was in the Ootischenia ceme!

Mr. Brown‘‘had* been a|“

the age of: three: sears, 2

| of smallpox, shortly before ‘en

grating to: Saskatchewan: in. 1897,
ith ° this:

A aru
Castlegar - Funeral: Home, was)-in}..

‘charge of the a ingements,