CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, November 26, 1959

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BRIGHT
Drug Store
Opens Friday

| In New Bldg.

BE ms TO SIGN OUR GUEST BOOK

WHEN YOU VISIT OUR STORE OPENING DAY

And Get In On The Prizes

YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID

Ladies ....

We are introducing two new lines of cosmetics

Helena Rubinstein

AND

Yardley

When you're hrowsing around make a
point of visiling our ..

Stationery Dept.

HERE YOU WILL FIND MANY, BRIGHT AND
WONDERFUL GIFTS FOR ALL ‘ON “YOUR
SHOPPING LIST.

Students...

YOU'LL FIND WHAT YOU NEED
iN OUR DEPARTMENT FOR

School Supplies

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Famous Gards For Every Occasion and Now
Fealuring Their Famous ... .

CHRISTMAS CARDS

AND GIFT WRAPPING

YOUR BABY HAS A

Special Department Here

Men ...

LET US HELP YOU WITH YOUR ©
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING LIST —

We have gifts to brighten her day.
Shop NOW — Don’t wail for the zero
hour and be disappointed.

“IT’S LOVE AT FIRST BITE” -

Candy, Nuts
Chocolates

FOR CHRISTMAS OR TO ADD AN EXTRA
TOUCH TO AN EVENING GET-TOGETHER.

Relax eee
FOR THE EVENING BY READING

Pick Up Your. Reading Requirements In Our

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SECTION

Opening tomorrow at the cor.
ner of Pine and Columbia is the
Kootenay’s newest, largest and
brightest drug store, the Castle.
gar Drug.

First opened in Castlegar in
1952 when the Lewis Block was
built, the Castlegar Drug is now
moving to quarters that are
four times the dimensions of the
old store with eight times the
total area of the old store.

Tho new Castlegar Drug ts
45. x 60-feet and has a full base.
ment, Gencral contractors for the
building were Columbia Bullders,
R, E. Goulet, who opened the
Castlegar Drug In 1952 after mo.
ving here from New Westmin-
ster, sald that the whole, store
has been designed for full dis-
play and quick serviec,

Peg board has been used ex-
tensively for full display and the
island display shelves have been
placed on angles for better out.
side viewing. Expansive win-
dows allow a full view of the
interior and fluorescent lghting

as been uscd generously.

Mr. Goulet said he lias not
introduced many new lines to his
tock but instead has concentrat-
d on expanding present lines.

Exceptions to this, he said,
are women's cosmetics and the
baby’s department. Along with

he present cosmetic lines of Max
Factor and Tussy, Helena Rub-
enstein and Yardley of London
have been added.

“We're trying to give better

SenvIOE

- shoppers. There is a self-service

Bob's Store

“Will Feature
Convenience

Official opening of the com.
pletely -resovated Bob's Pay’n
‘Takit, the store’ where custom:
ers’ convenience is’ management's
‘first concern, takes place tomor-
row and Saturday.

With extended shopping
hours, a. coffee bar, a delivery
service, a modern layout ond a
handy three-minute loading zone,
R. H, (Bob) Fenner, owner, says
the customer will count first in
the new store,

For added convenience to
District shoppers the store will
now be open from 9 am. to
p.m. Monday through Friday and
from 9 am. to 5.30. p.m. bee Sat.
urdays.

Acompletely ‘apahantaba cof.

the day.

A sielivery service is 5 provide
ed by the storeysaid Mr. Fenner,
while its modern layout is de-
signed for the convenience of the

meat counter, a large dairy case,
a hew secret. counter. for ice
cream and frozen foods and a
new refrigerated vegetable coun.
ter.

A three-miute parking. zone
in front. ofan the store will soon be
is will allow. ample

to every

said Mr. Goulet. The Coutts gree.
ing card and gift-wrap section
have been doubled in size and the
ine section is

A re-modelled prescription
dispensary that will be casier to
work in and will result in faster
customer service has also been
included in the new store. .

Still on hand to serve cus-
tomers are full-time employees
Mrs. Mrytle Thomas and Mrs.

ees who work at the Castlega:

Drug after school hours are Nor-
een Fletcher and Tony Dalton.

The Castlegar Drug, now the
most brightly-lit building in the
village, will be even brigher when
yet more fluorescent lights are
installed over the next few weeks
and a neon sign is hung on the
building.

Blue-painted peg board has
been used to seven feet up the
walls in the store and marbleized
lino tiles are on the floor. Only
two’ five-inch columns are posi-
tioned on the main floor.

An all-aluminum store front
has been used along with cream.
colored brick, cement blocks and
six 8. x 8.foot panes of glass,
Two entrances are provided to
the store, one is on Pine St, the
other is at the corner of Pine and
Columbia.

General contractors for this
new addition to Castlegar’s bus-
iness section were Columbia Buil-
ders. ‘Electrical work was done
by. Greep’s Electric, plumbing
and heating was by J. Balfour
and Sons, and Alex Gleboff did.
the painting.”

excavation work, Interior Sheet’
Metal Wdid the roofing, Wally.
‘Walper did the masonry work
and many of the inside fixtures
were supplied by the Castlegar
Sash and Door,

LEGION CORNER

Christmas party will be held in
the Legion hall on Dec. 18 at 6
pan, at which time Santa Claus
will arrive with his bags of pre-
sents for members kiddies from ;
three years to 10.

‘ Welfare bingo was resumd
after a layoff on Saturday night,
Tile will be laid in the kitchen
which will. complete the kitchen
remodelling. Work parties will be
alled to complete the board
oom shortly,

Dec. 1.'is the next regular
Meeting and a good turnout of
members is requested as this
meeting will be for nominations
for officers for the coming year.

To Insure your Dependents
NOW and Assure Your
independence: At Retire.

meni
C. Arthur

Anderson

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a
1,260 square feet in 1951, the
Bea Phillips. Part-time sates

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Kinnaird Transfer did the +

The Legion's annual kiddies :

time ‘for noes to-park and
load ‘their, groceries, The ‘inten-
tion of the zone is to do away
with carrying heavy groceries

and Carry. The following year it
‘was renamed Bob's Pay’n Takit.
floor space of only

store now.has 5,000 square feet
onthe main floor, an equal space
ia. te. full basement underneath

uilding, and another 5,000
mond feet in offices located
above the store.

Associated in the grocery
business; with .their ‘father. are
three of Mr. Fenner’s four sons.
Charlie. Fenner took~ over the
meat-counter several; years ago
while Bill, who served five years

Saturdays.
son, Bob, ..who worked in the
partment,- has now

was done by.Alex, Gleboff.
roofing. was: done~ by Interior
Sheet Metal. of Trail.

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