CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Oct. 9, 1969

Community Chest Rocket Launched to Moon Friday

Twenty thousand dollars gets the rocket to the moon. “Reach it’ or “top it”

was the munity Chest chairman Ross Fraser to imate! ‘0 pe i on Wed-' pesday evening of last week in the Kinnaird Hall to o! gant the all-out drive which underway last ateht with the raising of the rocket on the Canadian Im-' perial Bank of Commerce. The rocket is the baro- meter on which

of Com-| 999

munity Chest Friday| a Watdi

paigners. “We have a sense of community and a sense of determination” and he chal- lenged them to top the $20,- objective.

Directors were introduc- ed by Andy Shutek, presi- dent of the Community Chest, as well as the original X-| directors who began the Com-

Bi Ackerman, Jim Kelly, Dalziel, late Ernie Lundy were among

are being totaled as it reach-

jose named as foundering

es for the moon — the $20,- 000 objectives set for ‘this campaign.

That is less than $3 a per- son, Mr. Fraser told the cam-

Kinnaird residential chair- man Clarence Ackerman

spoke of walking to meetings in the old community hall in Castlegar (where the Co-

op garage is now located) and on more’ than one occasion

night by Bill Waldie who took eredit for 10 years service as director only to be contra- dicted sod credited with 16 years, service, Gerry, Wanless; 3 who now makes home at Trall,|¢,

gZo.}made the first conten

deduction card. a employee thie contribu

be matched dollar for’ dollar by that pena a ved for Lee has Be been fol- lowed coe

the past 16 years.

Local Chamber Opposes B.C. Air Lines Fare Hike

A 30 per cent

2 the air fares charged by

Bc. Air Lin effective

Tuesday of next week, is spe. ing proteste: ied to ‘the

Cranbrook fare stays at $34.

rate armies unchanged at $19 while the Vancouver-|

Commenting on the in-

tawa by. the Castlegar and District. “Chamber of Com-| merce. at

Mary Anderson pcalicd them

able.”

president

citizens’ rates.

With CPA, she remarked, a man and his wife could fly Ae and from Vancouver ing middle of the week for $74. With BCA this cost was $102 and now, with the fare the

She said. a special

Air peck “that it was i

a protest to the

rate by $8 yom a 225-6 ak to $54.50, [pos

Castle; rook i $7. trom ar t0 G0 cine to $17.50, its ‘'Castlegar-Kelowna rate by $3.50 from $14.50 to $18 and its Castlegar Penticton rate by $5 from $13.50

is in compeétition with Paci-

Air T Committee op- posing the increase “and re-

present service is unsatisfac-

“Mrs, result of the air fare i to| “is simply: taate it’s not eco- nomical

line does not offer

fic Western Anne

family, student and senior

stating our, position that. the

Anderson said the

cost will be $138.

A release from B.C. Air states that a review of the present fare structure not in line with the level of service being offered and

was driven home around mid- bree!

N-) of commerce throughout the

Minister of Highw: ays | a! Wesley Black laid ‘it on the line Saturday to delegates at the annual meeting of the Kootenay-Boundary ham- ber of Commerce at Cran- “Ty re to call a spade a spade,” he @ said,

And he told the dele- gates in spades that their im- mediate chances are slim of|U getting the highway construc- fen: they want in the Koot-

"the mieeting ‘attracted 21

seven months aj

Highway 3 upgraded to the standard of the ada Highway “includin;

sing links such as routes be- tween Meadows and Kinnaird, Grand Forks and Midway,” ang a ‘pypass around Creston;

Hevelitoke, highway “as soon aa 3

through construc! lon. of a Kimberley-

it the last annual meeting ways and I hope it will con:)a) f tinue to have its fair share.” “There cre some consti- tuencies in the province that have not had one cent,” he said. He reminded. del that they

hel y fo or de el elp pay for roa evelo ment Rdewhere in the lap vince.

“I play a wonderful the ‘Slocan: hockey game TV,” he said, “put I would le, preferably |not be much good if I got on vate contract; and|the ice.

“It’s easy to play other

The chamber wants

Trans-Can-

early construction of obviously mis-

of

Kootenay-Boundary are:

October was chosen as the time for the annual meeting so that chamber re-

the Rose Pass.

visit to a chamber of com-|s merce as minister of ways, told the delegates “this

Bay road through people's games om the grandstand.” It is the provincial trea- board, not the minister, igh- who decides how much mon- ey will be spent on highways

Mr. Black, on his first hij

can before 1970 budget discus-

has ha fair share in terms of high-

its|and where it will be spent,

he said.

es, the same highway construction passed

Foreshore Rights Near Keenleyside Dam Not Settled

For Sure by CKRD

e question of foreshore rights on the Columbia river in the area of the Keenley- side Dam has not been defin- itely settled.

Celgar has applied for foreshore leases for the pur- pose of stripping log rafts ond for storaze of log bundl-

es. In a brief to a Contest

of the RCMP, detachment here,‘ has been promoted to

y ask for the first tim this” year on continuing highway pro- fects, eas ighways can’t

Speaking of the contro- versial Meadows - Kinnaird link, Mr. Black denied reports

to the to cuales

Surveys ‘re now bein, done on cnet Rose Pass put here again, Mr. Black refus- ed to promise a completion date.

The Slocan-Revelstoke route will get “some very serious consideration in the near future” but the ‘cost of the road and the amount ($25 million) spent in the area in the last five years rules out any immediate action he said. Action is taking place on some local req , the cade bridge, v the cea bridge,

section of

vet

eventual le route

that would include the: Rose Pass, Work is being carried gut in the offseason so that ist traffic is not interrup-

Black had doubts bout the benefit to the area

of f developing. Highway 3. as .

route to Vancouver trom the east if it is not ac- companiey) by other develop- ment

cWhen you are talking about a short route from A to B,” ‘he told delegates, ge member yous are not.A and you are not B.

Attractions such as Fort Steele near Cranbrook must be developed to hold people

the area, he said.

for $100 million. for work are all

will take before treasury board this fore) tle sald the minister.

Crewsare also upgrad- ing the highway from Craw-

Building Supplies. OGLOW BROS. Building & Supply Co. Ltd. Castlegar

Phene 365-7202

that he had promised the route would be built.

“Never at any time have

I promised that to anybody,”

he said. nee added that he has

dication that his

rave been a su} Bae and I wi

He argued that construc- tion of the link: ‘could have an adverse effect on the econo-

of Salmo and that the

continue to

Cpl. Robert Hobson, head

does not compare

vole

with that of other carriers. “We are of HEF COLNE: ex

ing cost in the labor we em-

ploy and the materials and

services we purchase that

face jeveryoue ey. every “costs as- ths the

ie

terminal difficult to equate with 2 a relatively: low volume

DAYTON

SAFETY and NON-SAFETY

WORK. BOOTS

“SHOES THAT MAKE AN IMPRESSION”

esr states ‘that it “would like to emphasize that any reduc- Son in log storage, from that whi has asked for, wae resuien the continucus operation of our plants to the

last Ji effective as_o!

detachment.

Sgt. Hobson arrived here|some people an anticipat july. The Pramoron was Mr. Bla cere he and

from. the treasury let a cick contract for the

of ties involved

application is better suit for recreation purposes. How:

continue to absorb these

costs, in fact we are, and|aff

have been selling our servic- es at less than eine cost of Providing tt them.”

release says fare in- cocoon for B.C. Air since 1949 total 30 cent, or less than one and a half’ per

320 boarding apne, Pt Plus a Ber mile travelling char;

. Air, on the other

hand" says it charges $1.70

effective ye boarding price. The

7 ie received by the board. q a garters ‘charge between $5 folees

ES submission by Cel- gar was received’ for study and the representatives of the area are make an on-the-site the Celgar, presentation and report back to the next re- ou meeting of the: ‘execu-

‘Meanwhile, a 44 siguature| petition from property. own- ers or residents of the north

etition objects to any given eee

proposed increase will boost this to about $7.

EXCELLENT PRICE RANGE

dd Mrs. Nick .Chiz and family, formerly of Cran-| brook, have en up resi- denee, at 525-4th Ave., Cast-

D. Lewis of Van- couver, ‘who spent a few days last week visiting her sister Mrs: E. Murray, returned to her home at ‘the’ weekend.

Henne, who was a “patient in the Trail for a few weeks,

It’s that magic time of year —

Prince Matchabelli.

Open Mon-Sat. 9 a.m. to 6

o!

Autumn Cologne. Golden Autumn Spray Mist. Golden Autu

a Ing. Scoop wu e whole precious lot. Right now: And be the most smell: able little girl in town. GOLDEN AUTUM! IN by

OUR FALL DRUG SALE CONTINUES TO SATURDAY

CASTLEGAR DRUG

-- Tommy Biln, Corner of Pine & Columbia, Ph. 365-7813

Sunday & Holiday Hours: 12 noon - 1 p.m, _

come in and save on Golden

p.m, _Fri. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 6-7 p.m.

home at the week-

ir. D. Seaton, who

the ba five months visitin: as far east as Winnipeg ‘and as north _as Edmonton, Calgary and Banff, returned home last week. Mrs. 1, McNeil, who spent three weeks visiting with her son and ind daughterin law. Rev.

and Mrs. McNeil ‘Ed- monton, ‘returned “home Thursday morning.

Mr. and. Mrs. W. O'Leary

‘hi with the latter’s parents Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Wallace. They left Monday to return home. ‘Mr.’ and Mrs. Ron Web- ster of Golden, who were

Mrs. H. Johnson Ph, 365-8294) Mrs, Mr. an

ors. Clara Graham. of Vancouver, formerly of Cran- brook, spent a few days visit-' ing in the district last week. She visited with her sister

A. Anderson and also with Mrs. L. P. Ferguson. Mrs. Graham was the first school teacher in Castlegar.

Carl Knutson Thanks Firemen For Fast Help

Appreciation forthe prompiness: of the firemen in answering the alarm’ when fire badly damaged his home in Kinnaird last week was expressed this week by Carl

utson.

In a letter received by council - Tuesday

informing the fire chief and of the Kinnaird

enroute a few days here visiting nd latives in Robson and Kin-

na isiting at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. S. Devis::in Robson for a few asys

week were the latter's ve aie

the

Volunteer Fire Department of our deep sense Of sgrati- tude for the promptness and many kindnesses. shown . to

Mayor. Carl Loeblich: dir- ected .that the ketter be Dost

er-in-law and sister, Mr. and

ed at the fire hi

Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce

NO MEETING. TONIGHT

NEXT MEETING

Thurs. Oct. 16th

be making Kinnaird. At present they live in quarters provided by he force.

ever it = gar's a application with an op-| 4

tion of |B

In the near future the and his family will

NOTICE

ing, appliances, furniture ete. we can move it we'll take it’. Sale Oct. 17 & 18. For prompt plekup please Phone Mrs. Sweeney 5002, D. Fergus on 7541, P. Gorkoff 5406,

zie 8001, M. 8148, G. Martini 7486.

Rummage Sale! Mothers Cubs and Scouts.

am oe 10, a.to 8 pa

Scout Hall, Castlegar.

projec

The Grand Forks-] y link will also be some time in coming because of the ec- onomic etfects on towns in

their home’ in

The Latest Styles In

SPORTSWEAR

KATES &- CARLYLE KNITS are in

MIX AND MATCH

Printed Fortrel Tops, Du-Pont Nylon Stretch and Fancy Cotton Knits ;

Fortrel: Slims, Skirts; Orlon- Knits, Skirts, jackets & vests,

all mix and match.

KITTEN by Glenayr Knits, Suits, Slacks, Sweaters..

that area, said Mr. Black. He

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61 CRESCENT ST. — PHONE 365-7531 — CASTLEGAR Licensed Gas Fitters — Plumbers — Sheet Metal

He Citizens’ Tea, Oct. 9, .m. Robson Comm. ital All welcome. Sr. Citizens’ Meeting — Fri., Oct. 10. 7:30--Legion Hall. Bingo. David Thompson Stamp Club meets’ Tues., Oct. 14 at.7.30 p.m. Recrea- ton ide. Front St. Thanksgiving, Tee, eae Hall, Oct. 2 p.m. Sponsored Wy Monrigtion Pes ah Soe Keo open for St Bais Aew Fashion how at 8 p.m. in the sees Activity Room _ Admission $1.

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munity Chest drive in the’ Castlegar-Kin- naird-Robson district is Gerry’ Wanless. of Trail, one of .the ‘original. directors. of the Community Chest here. Looking on ‘is Cas-'

B.C. Air Lines Studying Special Fares And Transportation for Cancelled Flights

By BURT CAMPBELL: _ Editor, Castlegar. News

“which will’ vary . with’ the conditions of any one day.” For example, the plan

{ which will: fe je used when a

and fila later flight is available|his airline for not making a different than that|second application for a direct wy Lite the final flight of ee te ee flight un-

the day is cancelled.

of| vice

t. 26, the customer ser- said there has

been a misunderstanding loc- ally about the matter. said B.

He C. ‘Air asked for such ‘a flight Peer its 01 inal application to the

fares “and: is thin;

in the process of ternate tr rtation rangements: for passengers

attected a any ‘cancelled | © flights if the winter af

juring months iteade

a. 50 ‘per ‘cent: fare .to stud-

7 ents on a standby basis while

‘payroll deduction: method,”a means favored

employed. by. for: dollar. by

tlegar residential; chairman Ed’ Mosby. Mr. Wanless’ contribution is made ‘through the |

- by. many. contributors. and. permitted:.by most companies ‘in’ the ‘area. Contributors

Cominco; are matched: dollar that company, ‘ac policy set a 0.

Three Accidenis In the. District ‘During Weekend

but several

fo ‘injuries, acciaetie were. reported - in| the area on the.long week- tri

end. * On . Friday, evening. at

8.45 a vehicle’driven by Stev- u

am_of Sicdmous

cic $1,200 damage:to the ee The accident is still un-) der investigation. : In a 1.35 am. 500.

was made at" Castlegar's council ich meeting last

suggestion was made

by:« A, Ed .Mosby: while. re-

porting on ‘the society's acti-

Mover Marra’ Little | sex.

pressed interest

dnc the pro: is

the posal bit suggested: thatthe -|the = sbelety,

jould:. come®: from not: from © the

“He said the society, if it felt ‘this would beia worth- while - Centennial should. send letters to the naird and the groups in Rob-

le for C

towns of Castlegar’ and :Kin-|to

son and‘ Blueberry respons’. oF.

others offer a co

‘servation at something’ like

70 per. cent of the regular fare.

going i wile itis ‘presently | \- hie making al-

ar:|;

Community Chest cam- ‘man Frase:

-| paign “chair: has announced that eariy re- <|turns

4 E A‘total of ee over 32,- (000 has been collected thus far by Community Chest vol- unteer canvassers working in Castlegar, Kinnaird and Robson ‘areas.

But the rocket on’ the Bank of Commerce building

bes downtown: Casticgar still Hath a good a before Teaching the ‘moon’— = report

od distance to travel

ith respect to transpor- |! tation: srrangements ‘for .pas- sengers unable to fly

in} the |e

: $20,000. °

‘Mr, -Fraser indicated that it. wana require. maximum) ffort from everyone —from

Community Chest Canvass |: One-Tenth of Way to Goal

450 Attend Open House

dous sucess Steve Jankola‘in

athag te

and inspect

about the comfort of the ag- ed, and about the healthy|to development of our. young

Open house Saturday af- ternoon during Fire Preven- tion Week at the Kinnaird fire Hall was termed a “‘tre-

uneil wae

le said a total. of 350 children and 100 adults took | ot the ;guportunity to tour the building the

people, we must be prepared

demonstrate our

by lending a nelping wand rough © the munity

Chests “he tcmmented,

He added that concern for our feliow men “must be- gin those around us. If ‘we can accept

“October is” the “month when all of us who live in this area can show quite sony, that we sore sare al ut

but was eaed Hho They ed not

en make another applica- tion, Sunt they asked us to

14 ¢|tinder-privileged everywhere. | This was

‘til it feels g

Added Mris Suutek: “Give By

winter when.a fight is celled, Mr, Wallace sald’ sev- eral: plans are being finalized |\

local businesses: to campaign ‘land: on the

Kinnaird. Backs | " Castlegar Stand

‘Tuesday. This

Dy le that: “rent sate” ‘effect his! bution’

‘heat ts ey Sree

st le sal

i Binney: “council: meeting.

Jo A etter: he -sent toy: mimi

the cam-

campaign objective is an uabsolate ml Ste sninium, not-

tek, ? the>, Community:“* Chest, “and must \be. reached ‘if we. ware’ to continue to provide .i/ Community © Chest funds all” the ‘-organizations which Dore on’ us for their: sup-

‘Cook Makes Proposal On Sewerage Deficit

A BRoposal to substan-

a is showing a- profit while’

tially the

defizit ve Castlegar's sewer- system’ hy reducing ae ive

age. Sater frontage tax’ by fi

system is run- ning at a.loss,’Mr. Cook said the municipal affairs depart-| ment objects to a supposedly

cents a foot ‘and the

night’s| Trail:

meeting last’

Ds f Noting that the ee syst-

Kinnaird Plans —

finite} nm and: concrete way our! com-|

if] industry. ACE Rust felt it sald well Sirest the students coming into: this | "7

' project,| area.

our. If} we .are ‘concerned: about the: feeble and disabled,

Hence

those’ areas.’ Mr.. Mosby. said the "soc:

di resulted, to a. vehicle. ‘driven by Roy ‘Urbani of Castlegar. The. small car.,hit loose. gravel a. quarter. mile airport:: when -.traveling ee Nelson a nd went: into a ditch. rm The accident is: still urider investigation. © "=~ On Sunday: at 11.30 am. a 1969 vehicle ‘driven by- ‘Sail Maureen: Markin : of Creek left the Toad ‘six’. sniles up Pass .Cre The. vehicle received $700 damage after, striking © two)" trees and the accident is still under investigation.

Siofen Properly ’ Possession Charge.

A Castlegar > man“ has|’

been charged’ with Possession of stolen’ property’ missing) from the. Sept. 20 . break-in |:. of the: Castlegar H Hotel." Richard Hi Ramsden was charged Saturday and is béing held in .custody. H scheduied to appear in court next iguday: .

‘Past |.

il was set at $2, 600.

Emergency hos; spi Is, the form: of: porfable,: stor. ed ‘units, have ‘been’

S ergency health service for j this “area. Delivery : has. not > been confirmed, but Dr.:Schmitt told the Castlegar ::News! last week he is reasonably | certain a will \ be ‘placed at the: Castlegar ang District Hospital: with|2 a. 200-bed <:unit

at < Trail “Hospital

sit? modate 50 patients requir. ing: bed) care,:can.-handle tah zmany. as:500 - injured n emergency

units,’ which : are|—

iety has-been ‘in, discussions with Selkirk Colleve Tegard- ing. establishment ofa muse- um ‘there but negotiations are a. slow: process.

Asia temporary measure, he: said,. an’ .old - Doukhobor house ‘is available’ at Brilliant

n| but the cost would likely nec)"

essitate . help from. service

Fe-| clubs: and other | interested

ups. we said the ‘historical 80° has :~ collected :many |‘

college. Purchase of the old Doukhobor house ‘available at. Brilliant would allow for

a temporary: museum until a more permanent arrangement is* ‘made at the college.

Sscchabor -items and these! ing. jare- presently. stored: at- the}:

Tate. pee Ta d eens rte not practiced by

Kinnaird Will Keep: Water Sewer ‘Same

Water ‘and .sewerage rat. es for. 1970, in the Town of

remain same ‘as those paid in 1969. : oo, Was- a a Tuesday ‘night's council meet;

Towing. a raid on thelr: home| h

Mie by p.m.

Two Robson Men _ Charged Here With 2" ee of Pol

Eabson men msi were o! and Learns * fol-|

Rea ‘Minichia, 20, cand ‘Boot

and: later. freed’ on. $300: bail

will ; held Dec.°3, nes snd 5 Bt the

town’ hall with the

er. Ald. E.-C. announced he will seek e term. of

his. plans “but if Mr. runs again this tee ‘an-election=

Knutso:

each... ‘The; wil appear in vincial oe

ya like amount was ‘made by Vv. R. Cooke dat council's

public to hear those: persons seekini

election at the Kconaird Fire

funicipal’” clerk” Allen Selbie. is the returning offic-

Ackerman has

Te- TI Ald. Ron Giles ‘expires aswell’ and ie has not yet announced Giles will guaran-|er

Kinnaird pharmacist Carl Several

go he would seek an

ficit ers about: $1.000.' stnaller » deficit, he

it’s ee hard in any one redict .a" deficit ac- + 4-1-don't feel they

Or. iT commented tat: idee Sook s

roposal ‘couns 3 cipport ei arty is toonahy

added, would kel y not be

fresented'to aldermen at ajp

i

& BESRRE ae

later date

The following is.a list of award and scholarship win- ners_at SHSS.

Derek Wolney, UBC: $50

$300: Cana

iniversity Branch, $250 Be povernmeat bursary an Llof tuition paid - (B.C. oe scholarship). |. Vicki Obedkoff, UBC: $350)

With the’ hockey season here-once ‘tek the. C:

flockey. _Pavllege of ie

oekey Professional

“having ‘in. ‘this. ‘comraunity a hockey Pro: Bary Smith of:

A contract. for clote. to three-quarters of a ‘million’ dollars: f for

from Victoria, Me. ‘Broth

ers: said ‘the > project iil

start r

thers announced this: week. The — $735,000 =: contract.

will be fora °3.19-mile sec-

tion of highway near Mur- phy Creek. _ Speaking by telephone

of the Castle.

“AS we + ve planned to stoi

work ony, ihe: sectio

Creek : & about. ry 250,000, . bot:

formal cranting of joo:

be’ able‘ to take ne ed corm highway,

‘suspected contractors

able to make.

“would - be able ‘to, work z he winters in

“Fortunately °- we’. were.

this - weekend. Saturday. there. will be is time for for the Bee; ‘Wee

to. work::on | the’: Murphy: Creek. section while: clear-

roject tin for- next spring's -increate in’ traffic.

\to

see ‘allt part in this throughout these

=\two days.

IRKMEN’S: COMPENSATION ‘BOARD 2-\. ward has been n:iwon by: the Town of Castlegar ‘and here‘ Mayor Murray Little, left, presents

the) the award to works supervisor Alex Lutz at

mic posi

and township category to win the award. Eligibility: for the award was judged on the basis of 50 per cent’ for effort and activity

a’ special dinner.

Sang works: crews and their: ite at the "city Centre Motel last Thursday night. Castlegar

beat out 45 other competitors

in’ p

by the

per cent on the results achieved as exhibited

and 50

Award & Scholarship Winners Announced

UBC: % fees rail (B.C. gov't. sch

ars] ip Guy Woods, Selkirk: 350 Canadian Institute of Minin and Metallurgy ‘and tion (B.C. gov't, 2nd aesht 3 Smith

$150 Castlegar Savings Credit Union, $100 ODE. Sop aca- demic’ student’ and $50. KT: &° RE McGauley- memorial scholarship — top academic ‘student.

Sunday Sports -Referendum Not Selective When Castlegar’s Sunday.

Sports referendum is, plac- ed in December it cannot.

allowed under the act. This information was _pro-:

in'the district record. —

Castlegar, “News Photo.