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Anglican Congregation At Kinnaird Note Good Progress At Ann. Meet

ereqution held their annual an ing on Feb._16 at the home of Mr. and Mrs, BL Mahoney,

by the various officers

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reflected another successful and active year for the congregation. ee period of silence was observ- in memory of the late Margaret Ward. aoe Mr. Percy Owles was appointed

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‘y Church Warden in rec- ognition of his long and devoted service.

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_W.T. Waldie Named

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MOND. AYS- DOLLAR BAYS

: CASTLEGAR STORES

Vol. 7, No. 9

Gelgar Mill Manager. J. C. Waldie Retires

The election of a director and three promotions within the se- personne) of the

THE VERY LATEST

8” ARBOR TILT SAW — Se PRESS

COMPLETE WITH MOTOR -_

$ DAY SPECIALS STOR - A- WAY HOLDERS ©

For Storing Storm Windows and. . Doors in Your Basement Ran? Reg. $1.50 SPECIAL — $1,00 ALATINT pe one cotans SPECIAL — $1.00

‘DELTA HOME SHOP.

4. JOINTER — ISG SANDER

$325.00

BENCH SAWS 87 $87. 50 10. 4125. 00

WALDIE'S:

PHONE 2321 , CASTLEGAR, B.C. -

and Mr, R. R. Jordan is now res-{.

ponsible for all woods operations

, Within the area bounded by Shel-|,

ster Bay on the Upper Arrow Lake, south to Edgewood,

‘At the William .Waldie . and Sons Division at Castlegar, Mr. W. T. Waldie of Robson, has been appointed” Mill Manager follow- ing the ‘yetirement ‘of Mr.’ J.C.

JWaldie of Robson. .

Mr. J..Waldié who has been 'en- gaged in the management depart- ment of the mill forthe past 33 years, ; will continue in an ad- veer. ‘capacity for a year. He had

asked to retire earlier: but con- tinued.at the itera of the Cel- gar Co. >.

Art:'In the first.six months of

can esigtiog| ns, wil

Trans-Canada ness beginning March 3. The huge airships, costing $3,000,000. each, are pow-

these gant Super “Consteliations

“ered by tirto-pro in service wil miles non-stop.

will carry 63.

date up to ot Dasseugers and transatlantic flights

"central Press Canaan p engines and ‘can fly pyle Daniestle rans will 2ccommo-

A: C. Sylvest Reelected President : Hospital Soc. Awaits ‘Answer To Impr. District Petition

Further progress of the $400,000 Castlegar District Hospital project now awaits the provincial: government's answer to the peti- tion for district here is finance the-district’s share ‘of the hospital the Castlegar and District Hospital Society were told at the Society's

‘(second annual meeting in St, A Alban’s Parish Hall, Thursday evening.

An answer. to the which was signed by 71 per cent of the persons owning property in the proposed district, is not ex- pected for another’ month, the

ting was d by A. C. Sylvest. In the election for two trustees

Business Donations Total $965 So Far

Land Purchase For Pine St.

Opening Gels

Oil Co. Okay

Castlegar’s biggest street sspheen the opening of Pine Street from Columbia to First Avenue, would seem to be virtually solved

No Change in Tax Rate

ry . |For 54 Beard Decides }) The 1954 tax rate-in Castlegar will ‘remain ‘at 20. mills,’ it: was decided at the regular meeting of {the Board of ~ Commissioners {Monday evening. --

“There will likewise be no change in the garbage collection, street . light eat _water ‘rate

Oil C are

d to have

this week, The McColl F

agreed to release their mortgage on the portion of the W. Fomenoff

“1953 Canada exported $50,971

worth: of _paintings.

property needed for, the ‘street and some’$1200 in donations from’

the town's section, is

‘SS. Minto May Go To

oe Sea Cadet Corps

¢/SS Golumbia For -

van Horie To Get. -

With the: disco ‘April 24 of-' the: arrow Lakes transportation service provided

| by the CPR: steamer ‘Minto, the

service by the motor vessel; Col- umbia. + ‘William Manson; regional vice i of the CPR,

from to Ar réturn for the: last time on Saaeil 24. Effective these dates, ali Ar- row Lakes steamer service pro- vided by’ the Canadian Pacific will be cancelled. _

On hearing the-news, Castlegar cae Cadet co Ron Couchman ad-

y day that: the: C is making arrangements to” have Ivan Horie of Castlegar acquire the SS Columbia as well as_one of the CPR barges. *< ~

It -is, Mr... Horie’ . intention’ to use the two vessels to provide. a and -freight service to

of the teas and District Navy League contacted Mr. Phillips re- questing that the steamer be sold to them for use as cadet training quarters.” They were advised to

country since- days when there were mo roads. -To many, logging operations on the Arrow Lakes and communi- ties with no other means of com- munication, she‘ was ‘the main. link with the outside world. ‘Her doom has been forecast for many years ‘however. She has

been termed a money loser for

some time and the new 40 hour ‘week, lack of business and other factors have resulted in the com- pany’s decision to end her serv- ice, we@rec sey

communities ‘on the lower Arrow Lake,

Parents Invited To. Visit Their Schools. — | Duting Education Week

Next. week Canada observes Education Week. In line with this observance, schools: of the Cas- ;tlegar District will be open, to tyisiting parents’ and other inter- lested persons.- .. ir Another feature of the week will be special radio broadcasts by the Department of, Education on the national network’ of’ the CBC. These broadcasts. are de- signed to acquaint the Canadian people with the problems and |aims of education today.

(Continued on page 8):

Power To Fire “Unsuitable” Teachers Sought.

_ By B.C. School Trustees. In Resolutions

-Presented To. Education : ‘Minister Bonner

~ School - Board-' ‘Teachers ; rela-) has gone out of balance, B.C. School ‘Trustée’s

cations tor find “other ‘employ- \ ment. 3 Trustees told Mr, Bonner they

ea price of '$12,200:

e presentation at Victoria, and

‘sent regulations a teacher may. far away from leaders in the B.C.

Association ‘told Education ‘Min-!‘were worried by. the disproport- ister R. W. Bonner. in its annual! ionatd. influence this small per- of. on

assistance in restoring | |e fairly large number of pupils

ted to-help fi the project.

The Board 6f Commissioners at their meeting Monday, were told the village solicitor received ad- vice from thé Oil Company agree-. ing to the mortgage release. C.' Thring, and G. W. Rikers,” mem-

h for this ys

Garbage collection. rates are $6 per year for households. and $13 per yeat for businesses. Street light charges are $1.80 per year. Both these- charges ‘are included on the’ tax notices.-

Water’‘ rates -are “$2.50 per] en’ fnonth with-a 25¢ penalty added. if the bill is not paid before the 15th. of each month,

Castlegar as a new member suc- Mrs, W. Nixon, of Blue- berry Creek.’ Mr. .Sylvest and Mrs, Nixon ‘were elected for one year: terms at,‘the annual meeting last ®year. Mr. Sylvest and Mr. Eljiott. are now ecciee for three -years. - Others on the Board, ‘elected | P last year, are: for one more year; bson and,

SYLVEST ‘PRESIDENT .

Following the annual meeting the new board of directors met to reelect all the former officers who are:,A, a Sylvest, president; Gordon ‘Reith, vice president; Mrs. A. Saunders, secretary and G. 'W. Shaw, treasurer.

Reports from the trustees re- viewed the year of ‘progress to- ward the hospital. Mr. Syivest told the meeting that if the peti- tion for the improvement district is accepted, next step'will be the election of-trusteés for the dis- trict. The Improvement District trustees’ will have the power to

pass the money. bylaws required for the hospital construction.

As: for where the hospital will be built, Mr. SylveSt said no site has‘heen*agreed on yet although -

2 a ‘number: of ‘sites in Castlegar

and Kinnaird are being investiga- _| ted. nde AL ‘Williams, chairman of the

tion: aesaittce, paren the de- tailed task involved in circulating district

fant Stanford who nioved to Spo-: kane during the summer, has yet bpainted::

bers of: the

tee which -has been ining the

completion’ ‘of the project, ap- peared at the meeting with a list of 35 business firms who have pledged or: contributed a ‘total of

$965 to assist in the financing of the street opening. They said. at

;[least another $300 will be forth-

"Road improvement at the Gen- Bluffs and in East Robson as if thi

‘have

'made.a down payment of’ $6,000| © ‘on the’ property needed-for the street. . Balance ‘of te: purchase )-is*to‘be paid by

the end of 1954.

aniong f tems of a muth-need-

‘program ‘of public ’ works that Spout be undertaken in the Ross- land-Trail’ riding as soon as. pos- sible, the Hon. R'E. Sommers, Rossland-Trail MLA, said in the BCL

In ition? it PES that another $8,000 wir be need- ed to_push the, street through. However, it -is' not’ expected that finances will be sufficient to Mnandle- more than the ‘property purchase this year.

Govi. Assistance For : Pine St. Opening

Hot Refused — Sommers The B.C. {Gov 's stand

Giving’ special mention to -the Genelle Bluffs, he pointed’ out that 700 men -pass that way each day in their travels between Cas- tlegar and: the Trail smelter. and there just ‘isnt. room. for two buses to safely: pass each jother.

He said he would insist that the! Robson‘ road be“ ‘widened this

‘|year and the Oasis road be re-

located. Along with

the. i among the: property holders for.

their signature. -Out of a total of

1930. persons owning property in -

the district, "1370 signed the peti- . and: Fr

Genelle, Oasis, Robson, Syringa, 6: Cascade Link Should Tie In: With Cutoff :

highway, Me .:Sommers said the j-

resent toad. should be ‘maintain. ‘ecisis

road. Surveys. in connection. with

‘being pushed ighead with vigor, he'said,

Mr. Sommers also asked ‘that the CPR trackage, on, Rossland Avenue in Trail be removed and bridge approaches be fixed.

Robson Evening Group | Prepare For Bazaar: And Print-Sale >

The Robson Evening * Group

of the Deer Park-Syringa Creek road; he urged that the Pend @Oreille-Casino road must be

on’ the eauest | from Castlegar

As for a - Cascade-Rossland —7

to finance the for aus of Pine Street: over a five year period, was clarified yesterday in a tele- phone ‘call from ‘the Hon. R. E. Sommers, Rossland-Trail -MLA, to L. V. of

Ins, Men And Printers Bastlegar Has ‘Em Teo

the Castle News. Mr. the re-

part of the com- hig _business, professional and

quest was not turned down but that he and other Cabinet Min- isters had done all they could to assist. The commissioners: were told the authorization they asked for- would be given.if the Pine Street Project were put-to the electors in a bylaw, because any borrowing of money that will not be repaid within the: current year, must be approved by the electors, it was explained.

However the commissioners have

feellities that help make

held their regular at the home of Mrs. Giraud on. Feb. 25 with 17 members and one visi- tor present, and Mrs. Grant presi-. -. ding.

Boxes of wool were given out for the members to. make knitted ‘articles for this, year’s bazaar. Print was also distributed for the Print Sale. on June 9.

The Fall -Bazaar date was changed to, Wednesday, Nov. 24. It was decided this would be < better date “as it will allow

Cc in its own ae was inadvert-

to attend and take of the ‘offer- ;

iculties oF because they could

_ |not be found at home.-

An outline of what the hospital will cost in,

jg:made-on.a) by Mr

the best“ route ‘for ‘this road .are | 0n,"";

“District's share of the $400,000 will come ‘to $150,000‘he explain-

at the. present total. of almost $3. million, this will mean a tax in- crease of 1.9 mills with an addi- tional .2 mills: for the first year to cover the cost of the Improve- ment District‘ plebiscite.

M, E.-Moran, in ‘explaining the constitution stipulation that only Society members may: vote at an- nual ‘meetings, said. that perhaps the dutstanding.‘feature of the past year was that the district became hospital conscious. The Coronation Day celebration which "| netted $1230 for the hospital, was a notable example of this; he said.

It was suggested” that another similar district wide sports day

tal project this year.

Treasurer G. W. Shaw in his re- port said the Society now has $1510.22 ‘on hand after expenses

for the year of $479.33. Receipts i $179 in Society member-

de arti

entl; tion week, Castlegar also has two full time insurance and real estate of- fices which keep everyon’e in-

f what the town m offers, last

“led in Mrs. Anderson won the raffle

' ships and $1230.44 from the Coro- nation Day ‘celebration. —

The closed with.a vot2

prize. for .the

were Mrs. Giraud and Mrs. Grant. “The next meeting. is.on March

11 at the home of Mrs. Grant.. -

1 of thanks to the Hospital Society

trustees for their excellent pro- . gress and hard worl,

surance protection needs up to date and offer values in homes and property’ for sale and rent.

One of the stores we classed with the town's clothing stores,

since decided: g assist- ance will’ not “be reqdired..aiter all the since the full expense of thé street opening, estimated at $20,000, need not -be shouldered this year, The Ratepayers | Com- mittee who have been

only, and offers ‘values it should be mentioned,. retails in shoes for every member of the family.

Lastly, .we forgot to mention ourselves and our job (printing

for. the, street ‘opening recently said they were only” interested in

that is supply’ all printing needs from letterheads ‘and. tickets to sale

getting. the this year. i With the promise of ‘$1200 ‘to

LBCS: erie Executive members} over whom: they ‘have d| They also sed the opinion to the ane ae that’ under pre- that in this -move: ‘they are not

quit at any time, bat a school! Teachers’ Federation who. are _ board dismiss’ a‘ deeply” c -with prov-

$1500 in

firms ‘to ‘assist ~ them, | the com- missioners Jave decided the pro- perty purchase alone: can. be. fin- anced’ within ‘the -current year, thus making © the-, government . as-

is * teacher untess* that bse of- r= fends almost to the point of eames Seeking a ‘solution, the’ dele: mitting a crime, ce j gation: presented. - the resolution

“Objective isto eliminate the: passed by the B.C\S‘T.A. ‘conven- one or two: percent of “unsuit- * tion in Nelson in’ ‘October, asking able” teachers:-who are now com- an amendment. to: the: Pubic pletely secure ‘in , their positions Sihaols Act swenich, would ‘per- - and “who are, not ‘at the

asked? for, linnecessary.

* Accordingly (the ‘ village’. has entered into an agreement of pur- chase from W. Fomenoff of the property “requireds “A: down ‘pay- ment. of - $6,000 “has: been’ made and the remainder: of. the $12,200 ‘Price + tis to:be paid by,

and posters.

Include Dentist and Optometrists... {

Nine Doctors

For Care Of Castlegar District Health

-So:long as there are-diseases, pain, injury and physical and mental disorders to afflict man, the medical practitioner will r2main

may be held in aid of the hospi-

as he has‘from earliest times, among. the most important men in any community, without whom no commis is complete. has

Gasilegar| Host To . West: Kootenay Shultle Tourney. This. Weekend

‘This ‘weekend for ‘the third year. inva: row, Castlegar will be

all-parts of the West Kootenays for:.the..West Kootenay Junior Badminton’ Tournament . at’ the

enough. to. imp! their qi par page -&)

the end ‘of, this years

igymnnasham,

hest to junior shuttle artists from] -

Stanley: Humphries High School

a com-; Saas ‘community because algng. by the lack of a hospital here but with =the many varied stores, a@ Hospital Society has been form- shops,‘-business and professional ed-and excellent progress made

established over the years, there ‘ern, 32 bed hospital for this: dis- hhave* always been swell trained trict, and. Dr. V. B. Goresky trists‘to look after the health of of Castlegar’s nine doctors. the the. village as well as the district. | first to begin a’ practice here was Nine Doctors Here. +. {Dr. Victor. Goresky, -MD,-LMCC, Thexe: are ‘now nine..doctors {who is among the town’s. early who have their offices. jn. Castle -| residents, arriving here. with his gar,. including two ‘ optometrists, | family in 1937, dentist. Their. .splendid The author of- several onlicies is considerably hampere? (Continued on rage 5:

firms ‘and offices that have been; ‘towards establishment of a. mod-: °