CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, July 27, 1967

V.R. Cook of Castlegar Travelled into the Past

A venture into Canada’s past was the 0 portunity afforded Castlegar Ald. V. R. Cook ‘Curly’

Cook recently, as he vacationed}

in tha aron-of Langham, Bask, Mr, Cook said: the aed” of Langham and. Fort Batoche, which is being restored as a his- toric site, still bears many signs of the history of Canada during her infant years,

Among the relics brought back from the area by Cook are several copies of the Saskatoon Daily Star, dated 1915.

A report of World War 1 action, datelined Paris, indicated that six enemy (German) destroy- ers were “engaged at long range in a running fight... by a force

of light crulsers . . . and one of the enemy destroyers, the 6-20 was sunk under gunfire and an- other severely damaged.”

vice-ad imiral at Dover reports that the enemy naval base and orkshops at Ostend were . Reavily bombarded in the early pours, this morning, (June 5, Another story reads, “While porivest information that Spain to join the Allies at an early date is not available, a mem- ber of the Pope’s entourage who access to all

he report goes on, “The|.

cations, ‘says that Spain's inter- vention is now more probable than ever before. This prelate added that Spain's intervention would afford the post proof that G8 "on the Allies’ terms a4 minent, but he refused to haz- ard a guess as to when Spain would come in, Ald. Cook, an avid student of Canadian history, told of wandering through the area,

id. | picking up odd bits of bone and

stone, apparently formed by na- tural forces, but revealing a distinctive human touch at sec- ond glance,

Among the articles he dis- played were a piece of stone in the shape of a tiny cylinder, with a -perfect hole drilled through the centre, a part of a stone necklace worn by Indians. of the area; he said,

He also told of vas‘. fields of animal bones, the buffalo hunt- ing grounds for the Indians.

An important spot during the time of the Riel rebellion, Fort Batoche was built of hand-cut logs, using square, unpointed nails, he noted. He displayed one ‘of the nails, a four-inch length of tapering steel with sharp corners and a square, butted end.

“There is so much history

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in that area that, almough { am very interested, there just wasn't enough time to explore it fully,” he declared,

__Ald, Cook sald he had spent only a Weox in the area during this trip. But he plans to return and spend a great- er length of time exploring more fully all aspevts history re- vealed in the arilfacts of that area — the “far west” of 100 years ago.

Local Ball Glubs Host Two Spokane Teams This Weekend

A busy weekend took place in the Kinnaird Park over the weekend when Kinnaird and Castlegar Minor Baseball clubs hosted two teams from Spokane.

gami of the pulp mill.

On Saturday, the Spokane teams toured the pulp mill and then -ball games started at 3 p.m. The first game was between Spokane No. 1 team and Castle: gar with Castlegar edging Spo- Kane to a 6-5 win. The second game on Saturday saw Kinnaird Tose to Spokane No. 2 team, 9-1.

Sunday there, were three games played at 9 a.m.

Castlegar lost to the Spokane No. 2 team, 12-0 in the first game with Spokane No. 1 team taking the Kinnaird boys, 16-6, in the second.

Spokane No. 1 and 2 teams faced each other for the final game with the win going to team No. two.

After the final game on Sunday, Kinnaird Minor Base- ball presented ‘both Spokane

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sinuaird becomes - sa’. town on Satu

Colebeions to -mark: the|

p.m; ceremonies will accomplish the actual: transition from: age, status: to town ; jsta-

“The. transition ° will actual- ., take” place ‘at. the” moment when Mr: Brothers reads a -por- ‘tion Sof, the :Letters Patent: and ,then: presents them ’,to’Mr.. Loe-

- blic!

Loel and anembers bok uncil \' will’‘then” be - sword in: ag the mayor and alder. men of:the new. town. :

‘This procedure ‘will be handl- ed’ by magis' HY C.:Pitts, ‘Master.

@ board

comé ‘librarian ‘at, the. ne

ipers,-one. in. the West

newspa Kootenay end. "the other: at. the,

coast, for what she described as deliberately ignoring: the facts in’ reporting - the’

for'creative

Sy ary an i] work, said the board: chairman.

She ‘stressed ‘that his’ resig. ot ination is ‘for this reason and no

“She ‘noted that in ‘his letter] 6; of resignation, Mr. Wick remar!

“Mr. Wick ‘is leaving ‘0° be-

and freedom of ‘action’” afforded him:by.the College: council: that| 7: abled so much to be achieved

Me Jacobson also announc- ed the résignation of R. P. Bar- Schel, head: of the College’s de: partment of mechanical technol-

ogy. i

) | Ment. and 7

(The ‘portion of Sekine Col- ego's. operati onal budget which

school: boards amounts to $407,- 46:13:-per' cent of the

pea: operational ‘budget ‘“—: it

was: disclosed: Monday. .

-) Chairman of School District No. '9, “Mrs. Walter Jacobson said at a school board ‘meeting that'‘the ‘rest: of. the" $884,000 budget is to be paid for by a grant from the provincial govern-|

Mr. 5 's

a fad that it was’ the

_ Centennial

of the College here. ing to have to x

teachers fro)

one pesday

fol Castiognt have: not yet arrived in town ‘and at least one member of the *committee installin,

ai rare There many “have bee one fis, jDartie cular type,"

~_ || atitute

or ter:of resignation he’ mentioned

jaix-| experience gained *-during’ | his}

“dn| uabie. asset in my, new. job.

f| staff forthe’ coming -year, tnere 4] arerat Present; less. than

=| ation like’ this if* we havin;

Mrs. Jacobson said “Mr. Bar- sche] Has* accepted * the. vice- princlpalship of the provincial in-| ite of: Technelogy, ‘at: Moose Jaw,' Sask.,: and .that .in his -let-

the . opportunity was, one’ he felt ‘he should not* pass‘up, £ ‘He ‘also: noted,‘in-the ‘letter read by Mrs. Jacobson, : that: the

year, at. Selkirk ‘willbe a: val-|’

_ District superinterident Claude Bissell ‘pointed ‘out that, even id spite” of ia ‘Meat-douinkng o£! the

ae dozen. p positions to ‘be. filled.“ ‘We. surely wouldn’t have a

were | Cas

tuition fees during the college year. -

, -These two figures constitute 41.43 ‘per cent and 12.44: per cent of the budget respectively,

The total which’ will be re- ceived from tuitions is necessar- “an “educated “guess” “and could vary either up or down; ‘she

Ambulance Sorvi ice

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council “learned: Tuesday,

+] advantages,’ both

sib) sootenny: West. .

nature. of, life in’ th

he opstin, of. thi ntel pre ect ‘pool}’and

'tennial plaque on:the'project will "be, done: during .the afternoon, with Lil MacKenzie ‘and’ Mr. Brothers doing the: honors: ' ‘An.adult dance will’ ate. activities during the evening. Dancing

at this’dance that the cake-cut- ting will be Performed: +} +, Official

: ve point

due to" the, nature of the event, this dance will be restrict-

ed to‘those 21: years ‘and over. There will be:no admission charge, “It is our birthday party *| for the citizens of Kinnair a, 5 sald

hairm: ‘to be

will ‘bring® about''a; number of ‘to, individuals

and to the’town council.’ ? - Among ‘these are’ inerdased | porsouinn power, for: the, resulting in greater: capital for municipal : programs — an ex- panded and improved social wel- fare ‘program: urider’ town status and’:a° gréater.: Of} pre-

ini ‘keeping ‘with: ute outdoor

ange: ite gavin demonstration. will * ml

2 to: the music of}. Bred sianae and the Rhythm com

It is during the intermission famili

The changes ‘to town .status. phasizing:

portant o1 It. is fs especialy pleasant, he sald, step up should be ike ate Canada’s‘ Centen- Kinnatra attained the status

step stioula be considered an: im:/

of a village in 1948, Since then, both: Kinnaird’ and Castlegar have ‘grown tremendously with the establishment of a pulp mill, a regional college and dam con- struction,

minister of mines and huge petroleum: resources, :'and tpos- ly. H.W. Herridge, MP for

bi fie Officially ‘achieve vexte

sion of the town boundaries and. delays -will be kept to :the-bare minimum, . Mayor. R. Mad- docks said ug Monday.

ouncing that a two- man ‘committee hag been‘set up to negotiate ‘details - of : the.

definite “arrangement ef if not all, ‘of the’ munay: details: of ie Gate: tae bas bee

‘The council's committee con-

A recent proposal by town, council'ito’ extend " boundaries along the Celgar road to take in‘ lant would affect not only.

Count cil has come out strong. ly in favor of the extension, em-

sists 0 fth em or and Ald. Ww. Reed: ct ‘

the: company but several families |of the in’ the ar

pany. = “We -have ‘not’ forgotten: ” Maddocks:

”. Mayor

thatthe’; town; {the the:

stige.and pulling power for. Peo: weenie and nationwis

“ “In ithe la of aS series of let- ters ‘bi

ents. Such: things. ithe: Centen- nial: helicopter: and ‘the Centen-

Ceatlegar a and District Ho tal Tetains , its. reluctance © Hoopla

: financing, hospital’ board: chaur-|' man’ Bul-Horvath said. in an-

[|'Bodard’ of OKRD, . hospital -ad- ministrator : Ke galatioe es wi

mn? ‘quoted'as saying that BCHIS had 31} vetoed: hospital, handling “¢ ‘ofthe 7, | Service, either. totally or in

“In \a, recent letter to: Gene

part, | fa For the service to be. hand! by the hospital without BCHIS

and train are more | likely 'to‘include in:their agenda municiy lites selerzed hae 3s towns,

in |e:

“ha 1 { plan may: allow.a “refund to the

popularity held. “litte. fear ‘for Ald, Lorne Zinia Tuesday, ' as

‘atinker? for ‘this biit “it’s: the

commented,. in = prog arena-users not- livit

legar be

for use of ‘he bala users.’

Ald. Zinio. said. that: thet new:

only thing that.can be done; he fa

Pay ‘More’ for: the Aren

other ‘letter, it: would require “100 ‘per ‘cent ‘donations” ‘from

those: using the service — it would have to be paid for com-

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