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NAVY LEAGUE.

SEA CADETS, WRENETTES _
ARE KEEPING ACTIVE.

Inspections, flights, | and
parades are keeping: the’ Sea
Cadets and Wrenettes busy, é

The | annual.” inspection’ |’ of
R.C.S.C.C, Kootenay (was held
at the - Castlegar Elementary
School on : May’ 8th.’ ‘Captain R.
P. Welland, commanding officer.
of H.M.C.S. Venture, ° Esquimalt,
conducted ‘the inspection. He ré-
marked that the Castlegar Corps
was the neatest dressed he had

and ited the

officers on the Scienar of the
Corps,

Six cadets. were

. RESIDENTS
KINNAIRD — CASTLEGAR
ROBSON ‘ — BLUEBERRY and

DISTRICT |
‘The Etectric. Power and, Lights ‘will be ‘OFF fe
20

- WEDNESDAY, May
23, commencing at1:30 p.m. for installation’ of |

with Leading. Cadet, certificates:
David Donnan, Jack Ford, Gor-
don. C!
Bob Grummett, ‘and- Earl Cher-
rington..

Captain Welland (who hap-
pens to be the captain

WEST oe ‘POWER & LIGHT. CO.

in the Royal. Canadian. Navy,
and -has. already compiked ‘an
outstanding service record), has
arranged ‘for four of. these ca-
dets to fly to the training ship.
Venture in . Esquimalt, .on May.
19. Those who will go” are,: D.
Doman, J. ‘Ford, A. Schellenberg
and E. Cherrington,

Captain Welland also hopes
to bring in a plane in. the near
future to take ‘all Cadets and
Wrenettes for a short flight over
the district.

There were 765,000., television
sets sold in Canada in 1955,
compared with’ 624,000 in 1954
and 30,000 in 1950, .

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You 9, Nov 27.

CASTLEGAR BRITISH COLUMBIA

ACA
village, commission .

resigned his’ post” at: ‘the ‘regular

last’. Thursday.

ridge's resignatiorr effective at,

the, end of.May, that leaves
posts. to be filled. A by-election
4s planned in June, at which.time
the’ by-law. regarding distrib’
‘tion of. ngtural. ger by. the In-
Jand Natural Gas Co, will also
be. placed - before - the: voters,
Mr, Lambert had beén serv-,
ing as ‘commissioner. for twd
years‘ and ‘five months. -
“Also: discussed .at.'the méet.
ing" was’ a report’from \W. ‘Leduc
&' the.) Kinnaird’ civil -detense
organization regarding’ a-demon-

- stration of ‘a ‘rescue! ‘operation to}

beheld on June 1;.The Kinnaird
Little Theatre Group: ‘has’. been
requested to supply. realistically
niadeuD. “yie! :

Voting Brisk

‘A fairly brisk arn-out at
the polls was reported at noon
today; when the CASTLEGAR
NEWS went to press,
.. '.: About. sixty ‘persons. had
cast their’ ballots in the. by=.
election. for “two .; Castlegar |

Commissioners,: an im-
provement over the last such
election. Castlegar: has | about

Castlegar’ 'S "May

i Q Je
:|her | court: present -.a _ ploture

Melvor. and
of ‘unforgettable -
retiring.

Jocelyn MclIvor,
sonoff, Judy Wate:

Business’ Block Endangered: ee Be

Quick Action By Firemen
Prevents. Major Disaster_

Quick ee byt the

the

iblock

‘confined to the:rear of th
ent 0 the building avery store
businesses. 3

i The fire iigviea arouna 3
o'clock: in the. morning, ‘and. was
first), noticed. by); Mr.: R.;; West,
‘who turned. in, the alarm. Mr.

f |;West, who woke accidently, ‘first

‘Martin, “Valerie 'Sam~
In ‘foreground, are the

meding of the: Fall Fair Board

Membership Available
{On Fall Fair Board:

‘Membership- cards:!are «still
"| ailaule for. the. Castlegar ‘Fall
twas learned at! the’ last

18. The cards. permit at-

‘Webster; Pp

believed that” the - crackling
sound.he heard, was.rain..A’mom-
ent later he realized that it was
a-major fire. areas
The alarm. turned in at
'9:18,. and first on the:scene was
Fire “ Chief’ “Lewis” with- ‘Engine
No.’ 2, The ‘rest’ of the brigade
andthe other’ {trucks : idllowed!
immediately ' after.
A’ tall, wide .wall of flame
stood ‘above ‘the rearpart: of the
| store.: Four; hoses ‘were’: turned

Subsided, leaving only. a dense
cloud’ of smoke’! pouring from
| the ‘charred roof.

fective float” control. might be
insufficient to: combat’ ‘the ° fire,
a_ Village works: department em-
ployee” was ‘dispatched’ the
pumping station to”
extra pump. eens

on, and “within minutes | the fire|"

capiy

Through | the resolute ihtervention of, the firemen,’ ‘damage was
Castlegar Building Supply Co. Adfac-

is a Pool hall, followed by other

store has yet t to be determined.

The cause ofthe fire has -
not yet been - established |:

MAS..a can. of ’.coal. oil’. was .
found near the fire, and a’ strong
smell: hung over the. scene, the
possibility of. arson is ‘not; ruled
out, although. ‘neither ‘the. fire
chief nor the’ RCMP, would’ con
ment:

Tough Fight Expected —
In ‘West Kootenay _
Track Meet Saturday

Castlegar. ' athletes . are ex-

sack races “alll kept! the ¢ kids};

gala happily occupied, The races were.
fair: with’ @ vor brilliant: sun] supervised:' by: Messrs. :: Corbett,
arid a;large,; happy crowd... > peas, Santano, ‘and
paign was conducted by. the A/parade and ‘the \crowning .
Chamber. of Commerce. of. May: sued _Jocelyn’ ipiclvor

i
Have you voted ‘yet? ca
pinto from!: the « opiates

= Se Comprising the Queen's eourt School Gro ds'to’ the Ball ‘Park.
_ Little, Tease Dodgers ete: the fipk cher a fection “bonds,

ite,“ Judy,“ Wai Be
white seine

No
of the meeting, by the “firemen. Damage ‘to ‘the
Doing the “‘seissors" in Senior Girls high jump. fs “Violet E° Hori a Mrs.
Gleboff. —Castlegar News .Photes forie “the TOL building supply: stock ;.jn:- the

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States ed $2. 5 billion.

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FOR R PROMPT: “DELIVERY OF | ‘A new terry is.

pu 5
" PQLADY¥S COLLINSON service snore between; Renata’

“How to: grow. -old ans | ikke YEARS: OLD
STANLEY. ines
HIGH. SCHOOL

*trucks~: and: bicysles
ided “a: -colorful, spectacle

is ‘present’ was ‘last ‘year’s. acon: ae
‘ani Patti Lewis, and, a’’number: of |
Dane eM bret Cup: at! the May pages ‘and flower. girls.

et;
ise. for: : Students, wit -pre-school
children’ adinitted free.”
It was. suggested * ‘to: ask one

3} Gail Séaton,: who! moved ‘to the
lntermediate ranks this year, saci wad St

the better‘of me, and bought -it, The day’sevents went’, off

ty ~. it” —- this .article. appeared : in

~ Ny one “ot the popular y Pungerings
Ov

tary distaste, I let BS aeiy get |

One of ‘the points the article
stressed, was* that as: one ‘grew,
older, it was ‘smart ‘to forego the

_ ACTIVITY ROOM.
TUESDAY,’ é

‘The Dodgers. weré last year’s
winners. -Presentation was made
by.;.-Mr,: Gerry, Wanless himself. |:

toa’ gaily. tumultuous start. with
the “children’s” races “for ~ boys

of the service clitbs, to ‘hold: an
amateur. hour, { ‘and for. another

tween.the two points has recent-

Fred, Stouchnoff,who has
doing : about: 20. ft inthe pred

ly been’ provided by the Forestry The ‘Track’ Meet is being ‘hele
rry|in C: for ‘the first :time.-
Competition ; with

is to continue, until £

ae . less ¢: and ‘‘girls: from ‘five ‘to’ twelve. chants’ ‘and businessmen’ should
more. strenuous’ types “of ‘activi. MAX 22 eR eS , i Be ‘ Z ws __if ayer “ihe ie ssaids ‘that be bad let Straight dashes, three-legged ‘and | have, contributed ‘floats, {3
ties,. arid to look-forward to en-|]. 8:00 Pam ec bt eee ee a : : ; ‘After, the scrowning "of, the

wa uF amd Catan
d y anu wale for 17 d that he. was|'
: : for 17 years, :an at he
: : ah i : i d May’ Queen, ‘Mr. ‘B. “Harford was | Herridge, : “MP, ‘and the “Honor-
: oying the snore simple pastimes, HO : UNDER : : happy to bé able to do something A rentice Wins 50" in ge,  “Honor-
May 18th and 19th ea eategy ‘falleing, walking |, Adults $100. Child ‘S00 ee || Qe: iL ity. for: the encouragement ‘and con~ PP $ i.€Continged: on page.8) 2: {able Ke: Kiernan, ©
: and playin (anes 7 strenuous |} Tickets from SHHS Annual jHinuation’ of” the aport inthis In Merchants’ Draw » oad tee tori stne os esting |
: ames.’ {‘Now. a ie boss - ;
e & Club, or..at door. e After . the’ presentation, the OA young. apprentice from .the |"

‘istrict.

5 chipped in,: “Sounds ie a-real third Friday. night of the
‘ ey smart’ program for ‘anyone. to =the | presentation, the fag ron app from the

ae as . a ‘petween' ‘Castlegar ‘Sena-|\$50. draw held’ last’ Friday in
Lh, oe ee hee tenes

you should: have no i
with: at. all”; His expression and

follow, and “one. my. dear that pla
i tors. ana Robson ‘Indians, : with front. of | the “Legion Hall. ‘The
waeen |
pitching the first ball. f
= Final score‘ .was" 8 to’ 1 in
“favor of ‘:the:’Senators.“‘In' the
next game, y
Castlegar ‘Cubs 2-to'0.

joy: eating and talking‘ 1.tho1
defensively, and as for a
one might just: as° well;.— Jat
least: it eliminated: the Parking
problem. ies

“This. playing of non-stren=||
uous games :though, was the ane.
that really . got -me:: thinking.
How, I: wondered’: ‘was one to
Imow just ‘where to draw the
line?..Most of the people I know.
would consider . checkers or.
'|scrabble one ‘of, :the~ mildest
forms ‘of sport, the type using
‘the very least amount of energy:

MARGARINE, . Good Luck,

‘83 points in’ the ‘under-8”
In the under-9: group Darbis,

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and vitality. ‘Yet evidently, they.
never stopped. to consider the)
great emotional- ard - men!
strain: one undergoes when parti:
cipating .in this‘ mild. form : of
entertainment..

.. Another pointer: this article
gave out ‘with, ‘was: the need::to
‘widen ’ one’s interests . such * as
browsing thrdugh library shelves,
or’ attending ‘lectures. This parti>
cular part of’ the ‘article was,
one which: I: felt; sure, everyone
must: enjoy... en the xmiost
feeble could browse I reasoned,
and even if: you “weren't ‘feeble,
browsing § ‘created that certain’ sate

of-

ty- which: apparently accompanies
old age. t “just love
browsing... -

= Anyway e' kind of lectiires
I.am’ used to do: nothing? ‘to
broaden one’s‘: interests,I gan
tell yor

Soe Bat, “at Yeast: Tl be. just th
world’s “pest, browser. . I
‘éven “write ’a
gomeday on’; the benefits and.

‘article’ myselt ae

+ planned
District Chamber: of .Commerce,

by: met Te eetloae Sad

got Nick
; ML

‘y e. 3
up.at.the Taba morthly meet-
last’ ‘Thursday. '.

‘A. similar'|

| said ‘that’ a complete line“ of

High, ‘School . Ae been” elected
a, Fellow. of ‘the: Royal -Architec-

is one of-the higest awards that

;|can be made. within the frame-
=| wark of the R.ALC. Mr, Ber-

wick “will: take .\his place in. the

College ‘of: Fellows at a! epecial

bly! 0:
June 8 to 10. He isa partne
in_+-the:::: Vancouver +. firm -

ick’ sad Pri

ried, “as. well: as” “refrigerators,
ranges,  washers,. etc.

tural ‘Institute of: Canada... This staff: are contemplated.’

Handbell ‘Ringers will. serve | ne
to-all: ladies: who’ visit ‘the new
deparbnent. |

be‘car-

No:.additions ‘to’ the present

On}! the: opening day,"

A spokesman. for: ‘the store he district: were. June ‘Killough |-Mar
f Kinnaird, °

‘who won the' elec