CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, May 18, 1961 CASTLEGAR NEWS Established in Nineteen Huridred and. Forty Seven” Vote Yes! There are times in public and private life when there. are no effective .alter- natives to certain courses of action. This is the case for the owner-elect- ors of: this area tomorrow. The ‘owner-electors of School District No. 9 have no alternative tomorrow but to approve the building referendum be- ing presented to she by the trustees of School District No. 9. There is an alter- native, ef course, Lit it is one that no parent, indeed one which no person ser- iously interestedin- education, can ap- prove. It is the alternative of a shift sys- tem for school children next fall and the . sult in “‘most of our’ childyen on shift sys- 1T HAPPENED IN CANADA 1g i? By Mat Campbell ee Ate for Schools. the school board, bluntly told public meet- ings throughout ‘this area’ last week that if the referendum fails to’ pass it will re- tem ... This is inveitable “Vf cits doesn’t pass.” Actually, while the $515,000 refer- endum looks ‘quite formidable, the pro- vineial government will pay half.this sum while the owner-electors of this school district will pay the other-half in 20 yearly installments of $17,500. School” trustee John Dalziel said’ that the. $17,500. yearly payment theans an increase of only .65 mills per’ year. in the.tax load Presently resultant increased costs in and educational staffs, bussing and main- tenance. And, in the end, the probable of di refer- endum. before. too many months have y passed. Mrs. Walter Jacobson, chairman of ‘ative Kootenay Dynamite Liaw: The time has arrived’ for the draft- ing of a Dy ite Law for the Ki The Nelson RCMP reported last week that during the past four: weeks there have’ been two thefts of dynamite. in the Kootenays. “Between ‘Aprilfith and 14th 73 sticks of dynamite were stolen from the CPR at Goatfeli near Creston . -On May 5th one half case of dynamite was reported stolen, from'd mining claim five miles from Crescent Valley.” At the present time any stump ranch- er or citizen of the Kootenays ‘can pur- chase dynamite, The only stipulation is that the dynamite be kept under lock and key. With large companies, the Workmen’s | = Compensation Board tays down. regula- tions .that: the dynamite must be locked away safely with some person being res- ponsible. for. the key.’ When stored out in the bush,’ it, must still. be ‘kept under lock and must also: be kept’ away from heavily being ‘ in the District. — Sixty-five cents per year per thousand dollars of assessment seems a very small price to pay for properly educating ‘our children. and for keeping them off the ‘ip Brock ro ) Recumsen " WE MUST BE AOROIT, “ 1RWE ARE TO ian ion shift system, E Cr eT Airline L U-Drive: -* COMPAN e Serving Trail, Castlegar oe District and. Castlegar Alcoa ‘FOR INFORMATION ‘PHONE CAST LEGAR 6062 AIRPORT: 3011 * T 1097. ‘Kinnaird Socials eee a Raufinan, -Phorie 5488 ewly-elected officers ‘for. the traversed areas and travelled access roads. coaine year were installed at the/ mother, Mrs. -L,-BM Thus there is no RCMP regulation resuler meeting. of the “Gathollc | MeIntosh has left to attend the vio we ‘Lei , Kinnaird; in the controlling -dynaniite in’ the “Kootenays. bifarseat one ten last: week, Many-wor- | < Only the. general: safety. regulations and thwnite- spiritual a for the]. the’ strict regulation of: the Workmen's coming year..were proposed by, new | is vacationing for. ‘a. week at the convenors.° Compensation Board. stolen and the theft not: di A Kaufman;- third-vice, °) Mrs. .G. nine days, then there ‘is something dras-"Otsnany secretary Mrs:"E. M. Mo- ‘tically wrong with the present. regulations. Gautey and. treasurer is MMrs.:R, They are not strict enough for this area, Pau. At G ‘al Robert. B in- yrs, G. Archibald, program; stead of -busying his department with ap- s. 3. an sptelbuals 3a. .O'Far. pealing dismissed court cases against res- 7l), education Teh ck ‘should te, visi tt draft'a strong <> Mrs. ‘Paul-and Mitrs. pectable’ Orthodox D. tead have his d Whi Slate of officers are: president, Ralph True, en 78 sticks. of dynamite. can be irs. Pat Haley; firatevice, Mrs. A]. ed for H.’ Mra, J. were lich’ are home after spending some Mrs.| time’ in’: Trail- Tadanac Hospital. 2 ont hos-! who, isa patient in - the. Cantlogar | D. A. McIntosh whd ‘fecelved word Monday of the:passing-away ot ne her neral, travelling on ‘Vancouver home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Visiting Mr. and ‘Mrs; R.:Davis. Wi a PITTS. PRESCRIPTIONS. Castlegar or phone “aaa NO: ENTRY. FEE” seoretary- . Procedure of the meeting, the chan- | - iatot ‘went on.re-. Boe it meting be called. aking jto the local Chamber, cord lest week, as questioning “the | Mr.: Macbeth; who was Regie tothe “shane haves puts {t “over ‘without the. creat rt ‘followed. of. ‘the Cham: at an-executive meeting of the As-|bers for five ears said he’ was sociated Chamber fe =| Bets salthere teak eae none re of Commerce of | “truly sorry I with= Southeastern 'B.O. at: Nakusp’ when | out..warning aud ¥ without valld 1 rea. it replaced ‘James Macbeth of.Cas- | son.” }* tlegar' as sectetary-trensure? of‘ the ‘Association, eal Chamber's mééting nat Ewieek jet Vin ‘sUuppO ar= ot: ‘the "handling of the’, executive be af ipart.of it, I would have, 2p0~ ion in\favor of Mr, Macbeth.")'s°, Chamber - member John MoGip ‘Local ‘Chamber prealdent Ron called. th # Minnion ssid he'was atthe Nakusp | o i aper rich vatiroaine CASTLEGAR NEWS, ‘Thursday, May 18,1961 ~ Kinnaird. Briefs | Vilage foreman Paul Hilde- brandt said the village's new grader hag 120°hours ;on it. “At $18 an hour: it's paying for, steel already.” J” . Alletter was fea from resident Robert: J, Roder- an el- into the Kootenay. rlver by Nelson. Mr. | Roder;:urged «.the:, countil: to press.: the iter and” povanal Tt A. resolution Passed at the-20~) executive e,meeting and was “asham- ou _ to feopardiza tha catgnd |. Led" to ings of as comments that “from ¢i evidence | * brought ‘forth therd’ta considerabie doubt as tothe ox cedure followed by the CAdeastateay utive, sald it was a’ well-attended | me: bY ant a standing of the Associated ei clase vote, >with ‘many (staining, the Castlegar executive council in. appointing the} Meeting and though the new pre- | Chamber ‘approved the'motion pra-' e ple was, Fi Continues, rene resolution: would questi of urer.‘and perhapa'a | Sident of! the Associated, J. D, Mo- | posed by Herman’ Prinelple was «| Mynn of ‘Trail, introduced the mo- ef tton sealing “for @ change in’ the tlon from he “couldn't Although: not stated ‘in the re-|* “€ solution, the vote of the meeting al- #0 auppored; a. letter; sent’ ‘by the president of the” Nakusp’ Chamber of Oommerce to: the: Associated .ex- eoutlve protesting the’ ‘parlamentary | ° ging of the order of tis meeting, the agenda of that ‘the “irregular the records of the and | cessful ‘sre their son and Sapahter -law, ~ ASD: » Té isa pleasure to oat that Mrs,,-F. Peterson and Mra..C. Loeb. Best wishes to;Mrs..'Steye Gallo | Roepttat 7 are assisting with, preparations in workable Dynamite: Code: for: tlie Koo- st ssa for Fist com nneets| the former perma, aad 2 | ‘Burrows. tenays. At the same time ‘he should prod ¢¢ the parish! May: Joe “Const. ‘and’ Bs. Douglas Bur- ; TEOR eT _GRADUATION GIVE THE “FINEST | oot BO Pearson’ afer Win dows and All Sealed Units i Perper to comfort. of Shane Perea’ ‘ain Guige, As: | wood and ‘buckets just, might be you. Remember; bright’ cam: ‘ ‘These girls ‘know ‘the rule be: | someone where we ‘are puing to At "provinelal, headquarters | ‘a | may sound corny but it will be m e Place where things are humming as} comforting'in’ oe they ready for the summer exodus, v a ba eee the Guides suggest ‘that. a camp- site should have. sitficient elevation or.be_in,a clearing so.that.a.breeze |_| will “blow through it.’ This keeps mosquitoes: and; other vinsects away. ‘Tt ts. ‘also* important that the .| sunshine reaches the tent to dry it sain’ iow." it they” should blow, | hell” during. ears, Face your tent the opposite way, | a Bart oe sieve If the campsite is cleared be- fore the tent is.pitched it will pay real dividends. Sharp < ,| Toots on the. tent floor don'tiada’ up ahead on main highways the side “Thoose a Good: Camp. Site e “More. than 7,000 young, mem: | ches tha own and a further charge | bers. of the Giit/ ‘Guides Association # could) Blow ya Suste Gulde | loading the car, The one to tote the camp, which route they'll travel and when they intend ‘to: be home. It Side Road. - Maintenance 3 5 Afadioa Secasional ne the Castlegar District hhas.“gone to ofthe village juawkers” ~ sna golf core Provided the machine ts Fear And last, tut maybe: first in = (executive) | of B.O,. know that. choosing a good importance, loca\ nearest a council meating” be struck from| campsite ts the iret step of suc-| ter and fuel. mane egan bene lee the village 's Duan Tegulation con= trolling ‘The public: works commlttes will seek a-mieeting with district high- ways eg telancierage D.A, Westa- way to J the. highway passing | ve! ent to’. fix-up ‘& number of part ‘Maintenance: “bf side Toads in bad pot holes. in village roads, E 2 ‘And rocka’' and | son said‘ that while’ "work! has ‘gone |’ roads have 'beén ‘overlooked. "He said, Father Brorhy jal of tne Dio- MP din: he e the .RC! into finding’ enough’ evidenc Pinal etna ery to-bring a few terrorists ‘into our court this year in'the individual parishes | on Jine 4. He thanked the mem- Tooms where British justice will be done. bers who participated in the resent Good Shepherd Crusade. The ‘next ‘meeting will ‘be hed in conjunction with.a ‘pot-luck sup- "Rossland i Man Reactivate the Committee. If the Rootenay, ‘and! Boundary’ Citi- zens Ce Affairs. is allowed to ‘tie it will be a sad day for the Koot and dary coun- . Since then the committee has existed through the generosity of the WKP&L:.Co.: Cominco, Celgar, Inland Gas and the B.C. try. But if the group itseli doesn't make a move soon: to give itself some public backing, then it has no choice but to fade away "as reported in last week’s Castlegar News, the-committee recently met and decided to cease operations until the fall when it’ will meet once sagain to decide whether it should continue to exist or whether it should fold.. The meeting that decided to hold off making this decision until the fall was attended by six persons. This-is a far cry from the day the com- leph Co. All of whom have problems with: the Sons of Freedom and..all: of whom have ample facilities already. avail- able for making their displeasure known at Victoria and Ottawa over terrorist act- ivity in the .Kootenays. That the ittee has a lot in the -past few years. cannot “be denied. It has ‘helped with the sale of lands to Doukhobors, .it. has Jaid-. the groundwork for the registration of Douk- hobor marriages and after :a_ visit to the New Denver dormitory for. Sons of Free- dom it found the dormitory: so” iret mittee was set up under the chair of the late Dr. C. H. Wright as an. arm of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Southeastern B.C. with a large, active membership. Federal Aid to Education " Means Government ‘Control réponenits ‘of federal aid.to edu- - cation gives assurance that there would be no government control. It-is questionable 4 well run that it recommended ‘that all of, Sons of Freedom childreii’ not ‘attending: school be placed in the institution. Sr if bers of the ittee felt at their last meeting. that they ‘didn’t have the confidence or the éar of the govern- ment is it any wonder. With an attendance * at meetings iately that has varied between six and 10 and with: no- ‘public . ‘backing, | is job: of cleaning right up to. the curb.” A hotice will be pisced. in the aper anda , circular letter: will be ‘ :20 ; GB ant Costu RD) RY: a7, ternate: water ‘aupply for the vil-|, ; lage and: the’,dumping of ‘sewage | - “Comm, ‘gake Hendricks . urged that work. be done. on a. narrow lane located between’ 4th (and. Sth Avenues near the road to Guldo’s. ‘Either we maintain !t or, we aban- don. it,” -he, added. ‘Comm. E. C. Ackerman. will investigate it, Veterans Minister Churchill an- nounced last week, in, the Commons that-new regulations are being drafled i to-,reduce the minimum aize of Veterans Land Act Boldinnes cil approved the village's proposed new VIA subdivision located onthe permission .to reduce the tie a their ‘holdings under the “TAU IDERETTE “ol SERVICE eB