CASTLEGAR NEWS, June 6, 1982 B6 CASTLEGAR NEWS, June 6, 1982 N Insertions, 'cop' changes and cancellations for the Castlegar News Business Directory will be accepted before‘ the first wook of Telephone 365-5210 BIRTHS ABROSMINOFF — To and Mee avid Abrosminclt vot Crescent Valley, a daughter, born oo. BARISOFF — To Mr. and Mrs. Peter Barisolf of iwiniaw, a daughter, bom dune 4 DAGNEAU — To Mr, ond Mrs. Rick Dagneau of Nelson, a daughter, born May 25. cores ee te ugene Deptuck o' tt ra dovghter, born tuned, oe To Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ounn of Nelson, a daughter, born May 26. ‘ os HENDRIKS — To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hendriks of Trall, @ son, Moy23, HOPE — To Mr, and Mrs. Ron Hope of Fruitvale, a son, born May 27. BEE, HORNBY — T Hornby of N bornMoy27. | JOSAFATOW — To Mr. and Mrs. Alex Jesaiaiow, of Castlegar, a son, born dune UNS — To ‘Mr. and Mrs, Jost Lins of Genelle, as0n, born May 30 OSTER — To Mr. “and Mrs, Lawrence Oster of Castlegar, a daughter, born June 1 PION — To Mr. and Mrs. Brian Pion of Castlegar, twin daughters, born May 15. POZNIKOFF — To Mr. and Mrs. Ed Poznikoff_of Castlegar, a son, born Moy27. REESE’— To Mr. ond Mrs, Randy Reese of Nelson, a son, born May 28. ond Mrs. Mark , a daughter, ise — To Mr. and Mrs. Dave Smuk at Rossland, a son, born May 26, ese oe STAMM — To Me. and Mrs. Doug Stamm of Nelson, @ doughter, born May 22 hilar eter “ ond Mrs, ry Stanbra of Castlegar, a son, born May 20. y: STENSRUB —‘To Mr, and Mrs. Bar Stensrud of Trail, a daughter, born Moy ry 28. TERRY — To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Terry of Castlegar, a son, born Moy 28. «ote . THIND — To Mr, and Mrs. Harjin- der Thind of Castlegar, a son, born dune3. THOMPSON — To Mr. and Mra, Clit Thompson, of Frultvale, a aon, born Mi VARDY — To Mr, end Mra, im Yordy of Fruitvale, © daughter, born May 28. . — To Mr..and Mrs. Bob White “of South ‘stocan, a daughter, born May 29. WYLLIE — To Mr. and Mrs. Ken Willie ‘of Robson, © daughter, pac ny’ try Clo: ficiated. Burial was at Mountain View Cemetery. | BARRETT — Charles {chanted Thomas Barrett, 60, of Nelson died Moy 27 In Kootenay Lake District Hospital. Service was held a ‘om the hompeon Funeral Service with Rev. Tom Wilkinson ‘officiating. Cremation follow: BRIDGMAN — toura Annette Bridgman, 75, of Trail died May 28 In Trail Regional Hospital oliere short illness. Service was held June from “the Salvation Arm) Citadel in Trail with Lt. Ri Sheasby officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. BUDD — Witliaen Honey Budd. 62, of Nelson died May 30 Kootenay Loke District Taman Service was held June 2 from St. Saviour's Pro-Cathedral. COSTANZO — Jeano “Pooch” Costanzo, 59, of Trall Shed soy 26 fn Trail Regional Hospital after @ reat illness. Proyers will be 7 p.m, with * business diRECTORY DUNWOODY & CO. Chartered Accountants 410 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-2151 MAIN ST. MUFFLER | GZ 1335 Columbia Ave. 365-5411 Groceteria & Laundromat OPEN ee {Days a Year ‘Columbia Avenue (orion ‘of SherbikoHill) ° Mon. - Sat. 8:30 - 10:30 p.m. Sun; & Hols. 9 - 10:30 p.m. roc Y¥ ‘3 We sell & use PRODUCTS. Soligo, Koide & John Chartered Accountants | 613 Columbia Ave. leg: Phone 365-7745 Henry John, B.Sc., C.A. Resident Partner SHELDON’S CARPET CLEANING *Special Spring* Discount Experts in Cleaning Carpets f Upholstered Forniture “The Complete _ Appliance Centre”, MAYTAG Au 365-3260 BOB'S PAY'N . TAKIT STORES OPENFORYOUR :. CONVENIENCE Mon. to Fri. 9a.m.to9 p.m. Sat. us ey to tidied dant Full line of aly produce, meats, dairy section, tobac- cos, news apopers a Large Coffee Sor inservice. “The Hair Annex!’ 1241 ~3rd St. 365-3744 S&L LOCKSMITH BONDED 8.C. GOV'T LICENSED 3206 - Sth Ave. Castlegar, B.C. VIN 278 BUDGET PAINTING UPTNIGHING comme Residential, Interior, the month only. | THE COLANDER SPAGHETTI HOUSE Sine Exterior Painting & el rue Estimates Call Collect 3. Specializing In Hicllan cuisine, For Reservations Phone 364-1816 JACK’S 365-3619 PAINTING AND REPAIRS Interior & Exterior 365-7359 Residential & Commercial | 1475 Cedar Avenue + Trail, B.C. Papgom atthe SELKIRK SERVICE T TREE TRAIL HONDA . We don't make a lot of nolse but we service what we sell and our prices are right. .Don't buy another Honda until you check our price or you may be paying too much. HARRY'S SEAMLESS RAIN GUTTERS Box 1, Wintow, B.C. 226-7584 PP Ty Sold © 1ag — General Electric Klichten Ald Jenn-Alr —Gibson— “THE BEST” WARRANTY SERVICE INSTALLATION SERVICE EXPERT REPAIR SERVICE on all major appliances including fridges by qualified lechnicians. Authort: rvice Large Stock of Parts 365-3388 — 1008 Columbia Ave. You'll Look Good inthe Castlegar News ADVERTISING 365-5210 hang it all wallpapering “VOU PICK IT Ld WES ‘Wallpapering - Painting 10% Discount for Sentors uswinne -365-2441 DISCO - Jezebel's DISCO SCOT at the Terra Nova ———— © Custom-made Drapes ¢ In-home Service © Drapery Hardware © Singer Sewing “Costleaird Plza = 5-3810 Centre. ‘Elliot Motors Ltd. SE DEA Trail Honda Dealer D601 Trowslex Equipment Rentals aa50 Cane Ave. 365-3315 COHOE Insvrance 269 Columbia Dial 365-3301 . Providing complete. insurance ® Open 6 days a week to serve you better ce Appraisals Ltd. (Affiliated with Interwest D&D DRYWALL | Digby Stetsko © Commercial : © Residential © Custom Work 365-6011. Property Service) Joseph R. Caruso A.C.I. Real Estate Appraiser and Consult Ph. 368-9949 eee S'Mondey 10 a.m., both from St. Anthony 's Catholle Chur- jarry Clarke will of- ficiote, ‘jutial will be at Mountain View Cemetery. | QUIDING — Wendeli Victor Guiding, $2, died May 20. Service was eid) May 25 at the lenhoven Memorial Chopel in Goncouver. with burlal of Park Memorial Cemetery, Castlegar. REIBIN — Michael John {Mike} Relbin, 76, of New Denver di 1 at Slocan Community Hospital, New Denver. Services tine 3 and concluded June 4 trom Castlegar Funeral Chapel wltnburiatat Hila Cemetery. SKAANING — Herman Skaanin May 27 in Trail Regional Sepitak’ Memotiel service wos fete ‘June 1 in the Eagles Hall. MILLS — ‘Robert Mills, 67, of ev. ‘eliories officiating. Cremation MYERS — Jb Bonney Myers, 70, tormerly po teal, died June 2 fy Vernon. Service was held June sot try Pleasant Valley iMernotial In Vernon with Rev. Salbrein officiating. Cremation follow: TURNER, — Elizabeth, Magdalen ier, 97, of Rossland, died Fy in Rossland following a tengtty illness. Proyers were recited Mi 28 with moss May 29. both Boe th ram mando Meallo ceicbied. Sgunel wos al Mountain View Cemetery. CASTLE TIRE (1977) Ltd. SALES & SERVICE Commercial & industrial Tire Specialists Passenger and Off- Highway Tires WHEEL BALANCING str, 365-7145 1050 Columbia Avenue GUS ADAMS. MOTORS D.L. #7069 FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE Open9.a.m.-9 p.m. SOays0W. 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Lt © Appropriate landscapin: design Fnatallation and hale . Heetogical pest management. Phone David Anytime 365-6810 Dining Under the Palms at Uncommonly : Affordable Prices TERRA NOVA MOTOR INN; Serving the West Kootenays PHONE 365-6563 1001 Rosstand Ave., Trail Reservations 364-2272 ———$————— COLEMAN COUNTRY BOY SERVICE sump & Septic Tank Pumping “| LEISURE TURF FARM inetant beautiful lown in one day. Seed varieties blended for thern interior climate. For availability and rates, phone GRANT CHRISTENSON 866-5373 HIGHLAND LOG BUILDERS - 382-7333 © Industrial. © Residential — ‘Te Commercial «sg a tele. im. Phone 365-5013 3400 - 4th Avenue Castlegar CasNews Printing 428-9678 1686 ‘° Letterheads, & Village: Cobbler “Complete Shoe Repair” Keith Pendergast PROPRIETOR 410- 11thAve., Castlegar Invitations Any Printing! 3. T. (TIM) ALLEN, B.Sc. Lo. OPTOMETRIST 366 Baker St. Nelson, B.C. Phone 352-5152 8.S.0.D. OPTOMETRIST 1012-4th St., Castlegar Phone 1 Tues.-Fri. 9.a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday 9.a.m.-12 noon ML. LeRoy CASTLEGAR NEWS 197 Columbia 365-7266 PROFESSIONAL nemsovalg Hattie Pesing Columbia Pest Control & Tree Service Ltd. 368-6114 WICKLUM — roofing. “@ 15 years certified rooting, Nelson In shakes °. i © Free Estimates PHONE Lorne 352-2917 * or ivan 352-5791 CASTLEGAR TOGL & DIE © Custom Machining © Jigs & Fixtures © Specialty Tools © Gauges PHONE Bus. 365-6087 Res. 365-7572 - Box 3489 Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3W3 2 Industrial Piping Supplies 2317 - 6th Ave., Castlegar 365-7702 BONE CHINA ert * Doulton Wedgewood * Royal "_. Interior — Exterior. Commercial — Residential protessional approach to. brush, roller ond spray at affordable prices © Tar & Gravel * Asphalt Shingle Roofing . 367-9261 367-9782 pane XKRAGH BROS. Teferences available Phone Collect After 5 p.m. 352-3896 #3 -723 Hendryx St. 1355 Cedar, Trall Keys Made * EMERGENCY OPENINGS B.J. SALES AND SERVICE Site 13; come: uA iu Cortlegers 3 ' 3 3 365-2728 PROFESSIONAL SECURITY CONSTULTANT Locks Repaired’ H. & M. Painting Contractors _ , © All Work Guaranteed © Interior & Exterior ® Textured Ceilings © Free Estimates SHOP AROUND IT COULD SAVE - YOU MONEY. Neill 365-2667 TROWELEX EQUIPMENT - RENTALS beret pl RENTALS *® Honda Soles. \t Sales : Kon Kast Septic Tanks © Erie Wheelbarrows, © Concrete Tools \ @ Lighting © Bath Accessories 368-5302 102 Waneta Plaza, Teall Business Name Starts With AorM orX, Yorz You'll Find ‘pusiness recto ‘Advertising Pays PHONE 365-52 10 “Thad always yearned to be a policeman, even when I was younger,” says George MacAndrew, who became Castlegar's first policeman in 1932 and served here until 1989. When George first came to this town as a first class constable he was earning $75 a month, third class constable’s wages. He was a member of the B.C. Provincial Police Force, the oldest police force in Canada, he told me, “I was more He was with the B.C. Provincial Police for 234: years — until they amalgamated with the. Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1950, From his office atop West's Department Store, George listened to complaints, settled j police matters and issued all sorts of licences. “In my opinion,” he says, “then Castlegar was a much better town than it is today. People were cooperative and helpful to one another.” By himself, this young man was responsible for an area from Thrums and Shoreacres to Renata, Deer Park, Ootischenia and China Creek. “I was. very active young man.” It was during the “hungry 30s” that George was in Castlegar and most crime was due to the transient traffic in town — those who “rode the rails” into town. “It was not unusual to find three to six complaints a week of breaking and entering by a transient.” George's first major police matter was the burning of the Wesley Sawmill in‘ East Robson. “In my opinion it was arson, but I was never able to pin down the sus; George describes himself as a “firm but sensible”, police officer. He was able to-keep a lot of petty cases out of the courts by handling them himself in his “firm but sensible” way. George regularly ended his day by personally checking on every place of business. George was awakened one Sunday morning at 7 a.m. when a fellow came in “very distressed. I finally got him quieted down and Mrs. Mac gave him some breakfast, and he told me that someone had stolen his little cache of money. I'went with him out to his home on Sunday morning. I suspected that the thief had cached the money at a root house. I worked on that root house all day, moving potatoes, you name it. I must have moved several tons of potatoes.” Searching that cellar took the better part of the day. but George's hard work finally paid off when he spotted a little knot hole that he had previously overlooked. Sure enough, there was thé little wad of bills that the thief had taken, “That chap served 18 months for that,” concluded George. How did you get the idea that the money was in the root cellar? I asked him. “Oh, you just get ideas. I had the idea that’s where the money was.” On another Sunday morning George was called out to Deer Park. A brood mare had been shot. “I got in my boat and went immediately.” He took along a butcher friend and when they arrived and opened up the mare “1 got many complaints about a chap putting himself out as a dentist in Brilliant.” they found the bullet. George put the two suspects under arrest, but because they couldn't all fit in his small boat he had to take them across on the paddlewheeler the Minto and to Nakusp and down the long way. “I got many complaints,” he told me, “about a chap putting himself out as a dentist in Brilliant. The Russian people were all complaining. He took their money but gave, them no satisfaction.” This, of course ruffled George's “Scotch” nature. “I got up at 4:30 or 5 one morning and dressed in old clothes and put a scarf around my head. I went over to see him and told him I had a terrible toothache. He plunked me down in a chair, and picked up his tools and started looking around in my mouth, He said, ‘I can’t find, anything,’ and I said, ‘Yes, but I found something,’ I said pointing to the tools in his LINDA HALL Getting to Know Your Neighbor George MacAndrew ‘Firm but sensible’ Castlegar’s first policeman hand.” George arrested him, and in the end all his tools and equipment were confiscated and he was dealt with very harshly by the law. “There might be someone who remembers that phony dentist in Brilliant.” George was born in Inverness, Scotland “near the ‘hills of Moy.” Prior to coming to Canada he was a sailor, travelling all over the world. Sailing along the coast in the B.C. Coast Service, George “noticed various porta i in ip By £. result of my perserverance we got a small 30-bed hospital in Mackenzie. It was made in Vancouver and shipped to kenzie in 22 different pach ° * In 1970, while visiting some old friends in Castlegar, George and his wife Exilda “had a number of old friends who prevailed on the Macs to have a look around.” The Maes did, found a house they liked, made an offer on it, and after all their affairs in Prince George were settled they moved down here, Since they've come back George has become a senior citizens counsellor. He is angered that “a lot of injustice is being done to older people, bureaucracy and being conned by people taking advantage of them.” Many of the seniors how and the. provincial police 1 who were He put in his application to the B.C. mine Police in 1928, was accepted and spent part of a year at police school in Victoria. Halfway through the term a fellow was killed in a motorcycle accident in Chilliwack and since George knew how to ride a motorcycle, he was immediately detailed there. After Chilliwack, George went back and completed school. His second posting was in Princeton and he was “in and out of there” until he came to Castlegar in July, 1982. Prior to coming here, Geroge had never taken any vacation and was on duty 24 hours a day. “I never even thought of holidays,” he told me. From Castlegar he was posted. in various locales across the province; Richmond, Abbotsford, Peace River (‘I was up there during the building of the Alaska Highway.”), North Vancouver, Nanaimo, and then finally to Prince George where he retired. It'was while he was stationed in North Vancouver that the B.C. Police Canadian Mounted Police, a “sad day” for George — “A very sad day. I was acting constable in Vancouver then.” Why was it so sad? I wanted to know. “It was sad because I contend that the B.C. Provincial Police was a police force that conducted itself in a sensible, realistic manner in keeping with Sir Robert Peel of the United Kingdom.” 1960 marked the beginning of a new era in police work and George, like so many policemen of his day, were loathe to see the old ways go. When he retired in Prince George, he became very interested in community affairs. He took on the respon- sibility of the Nechako Improvement District and it was through his efforts that water and fire protection became areality for that new community, He also tells me he was - “interested in hospital affairs," and was elected three times to the board, and served a total of 11 years. “As a amalgamated with the Royal’. George. wa: was, in his early | police days, and now have no difficulty coming to him for help and advice. They bring him questions on housing and costs, rents and legal matters. “[m very concerned about the interests and welfare of our senior citizens.” He firmly believes that this work is“a ion of the of the Provi Police. We were trained and expected to prevent crime and help those who were having problems.” He still displays his “firm but sensible” manner in dealing with bureaucrats on behalf of seniors. Under- the wording insome i and is one of the main Roblens that seniors face. They may “A lot of injustice is being . done to older people, bureaucracy and being conned by people taking advantage of them.” » read it to mean one thing, when in actuality it means quite the opposite. From his early days in Scotland, George has been a member of the Presbyterian Church. Currently, he is an elder and chairman of the board at Grace Presbyterian Church. The MacAndrews have three sons; Donald, Angus and Norman. = George has been an. active member of the Social Credit party and has been honored many times for his service. In all of his work, his years on the police force, his community involvements, and now his work with the seniors in our town, George is guided by his very keen sense of justice. He detests any abuse or wrongdoing and seems to be the kind of person who will go out of his way to right these wrongs. ial Police in Ci 1932-1939