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_ CASTLEGAR ‘NEWS,’

CASTLEGAR, .B.C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1956

CHEMCELL “EARNINGS SHOWS IMPRO

MONTREAL; :.Q improvement ‘of $1,280,991 in ert

of 19586 compared’ to the same period of the “previous year was

earnings for the first atx months | Fair

FALL FAIR BOARD

|Lack Of Interest

The Gulieae athe gail In Centennial Celeb.

Board will meet Friday Castlegar continues in its night at8 pm. at the Legion| apathy toward the British Col- Hall. umbia Centennial:

SETO CAFE . CONFECTIONERY . “The Best Place To Eat” Large Tables For: Family

‘an| WILE MEET FRIDAY

& Cellulose ‘Companies Tee in an interim report mailed ‘to share- holders today. Celgar;Co. Ltd. is a division of Chémcell,

Net profit after ‘taxes was $310,919 compared’ witha loss of $970,072 in’ the comparable period of 1955.

The report issued by M. W. Mackenzie, president, states that production of cellulose acetate at Edmonton. which was: interrup- ted by an. explosion on, Decem- ber 5, 1955 was, resumed on March 12, 1956. In consequence, net sales volume for. the six months’ period was adversely

of the Board Cc : Coo! ted

Al: ne

have ,been requested to attend, to the Village Conimission that] "9 together with he had d-almost all busi-| : from clubs ‘and: in the. ity, but|” The meeting should be*the/all had declined “to. assume the most important one dn view of f “the C

the tot the Cc ittee, He sala that all have Pair. Rei given: press of other ‘work as the reason for Meir refusal,

Forest Closure se Delay Road Work

The forest closure now. in effect in this -district may cause a delay in the start of work on the new road to Sheep Lake, a

afferted; car ried against “such, an. emergency

operating profits, noted that

Prices effective Atigust 24th & 25th

UGAR, | 100 Ib. sack ..2......---. $9.45.

JELL-O POWDERS 3 pkts. ee

INSTANT COFFEE, Maxwell ‘House 6 oz. jaro... eee ees $1.85

RINSO, Giant. pkt.

MILK, Pacific ‘Case

75¢

$7, “a SALAD DRESSING ‘Miracle’ Whip

‘32, oz. Jar TS eee de

= Blue ‘Brand Beef — ;

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ROUND STEAR, ib. et val ete oe POT ROASTS, bo Pe 4de

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results “thus far in 1956 and the prospects for the balance of the year confirmed the general fore- cast made ealier of profitable operations for the full year in 1956.

| Should Walk More, English Visitor ‘Says

-Canadians do not walk enough says arr Englishwoman now visit-

lary Anne Moore of London, the mother of Mrs. Bob Rivers. Mr, Rivers is the safety supervisor of Cel- gar Ltd.

Mrs. Moore thinks our re- luctance to take extended walks us of the t of our beautiful countryside. A strong walker ‘ herself, Mrs, Moore celebrated her 60th birth- A|day five years ago by taking a stroll from Great Centrai, Lake to .Port Alberni on Vancouver Island—a distance of a mere 32/38 rhiles.

“This is Mis. Moore’s second visit to Canada. She plans to stay long enough, to. enjoy our winter sports’ season, after which she will go’ to South Africa to visit her son Bert, who. is, serv- ing with the’ South African | te! Police at Durham.

‘Mrs, ‘Moore «has: only one complaint: to make about Cast- | legar—the - mosquito. nuisance. She says have

for Mannix Ltd. said this week,

He said that the first step in any work would be clearing and burning of brush, a task that must wait at least until the forest closure is lifted, , The closure was announced’ on Aug- ‘ust 14.in view of the fire hazard brought on by lack of ‘rain. However, all available com- pany equipment is presently. in use at Wynndel in blacktopping operations, after which construc- tion crews will move on to the Grand Forks area.

FIREMEN HOLD . FIREBUG’S AXE

The Nakusp fire brigade did not come away. empty-handed from a small bush fire they put outlast week.

They are holding the fire- bug’s axe,- which was found at the scene of conflagration.’ In their: weekly report appearing |: in the Arrow Lakes News, the] firemen write: “All is quiet with us, except for a small bush fire on Sunday ... Hf your axe missing, we have it at the fire hall, as‘ it was left at the scene of the fire by the party who started the fire...” no- one has

claim the axe, but developments in. the case are being watched with in- terest, -

Card of Thanks

the a field vaay with ‘her, but this, again, is probably due to sthe fact that “they are enjoying: my Grade A blood’ for a crane

Comm Continued from page ue: i

Village for the tank-is $100. Pre- liminary negotiations with a com tractor for the removal of, the tank .to a “Village site have talso

We wish to thank the men who gave me assistance when I took ill onthe Transportation |- Bus.

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Conroy

FAMILY SIZE

Average size of the Canadian family five years ago was 3.7 nemo according to the. 1951

been. carried ‘on. The Ci sioners favor the site behind the Dutch Maid Bakery, although-a final decision hinges on the.pur- chase’ of. the tank, and ar agree-

fensus. hag the fargest average -size at 4.4: per- sons and British Columbia the it 3.3, for last year indicate a rise in the

MBER ° a: “BUILDING _ SUPPLY

ment: with the com- pany over the of: the

ge to 3.8.

float ‘control ‘cable.

CIVIL DEFENSE

7 ‘Eremenko ad Co.

: Prices Effective August: 24 to. 27 _ BACON, side sliced SUGAR,. acd - 100

: -FICKEING ONIONS silver skins: ,

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--BACK T@ SCHOOL SUPPLIES

“We Carry Complete Stock of School ‘Supplies

A letter was read from A. v. Markolin, Civil Defense Officer, ‘Trail-Tadanac Target: Zone, in which Mr. “Markolin as ¢:the senior! CD officer in this region gave -his suggestions~ in regards to the situation created by’ the recent resignation of R. A:. 'D. ‘West: as Castlegar CD chief.

Mr. Markolin supported: ‘the union of Kinnaird and Castlegar jn’ a single CD unit, and he proposed Mr, ‘Steve Jankola, Kinnaird Civil Defense chief, as! head.

The Commissioners set Mon- day, August 27 as the date for a a imeetine to discuss the -mat- GARBAGE

“Comm. Harris, in his report as ‘health and welfare ‘chairman, told ‘the meeting that an im spection tour of local businesess had revealed a wide variety of garbage containers put out for garbage’ collection. He particu- larly cited Bob’s Pay ‘n’ Takit, where: large drums were being used, much too heavy for. the Village crew ‘to lift. and carry. He also said that he had found

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LUGGAGE: by TRAVELGARD | Brown TWEED. CASES Ladies’ ‘MATCHED SETS 23 inch $5.95 oF PEN: ST! ‘OcK

TOURING CASES” led

$12.9 Overnight. ‘Cases’. Cosmetic “C Cases 39.95

a of ov ‘containers “at Seto’s cafe, ; with refuse spilled about. Mr. Harris asked the. Commissioners ‘what could be done to ensuré’ the correction of this situation. ,, “Chairman Kraft pointed out that a. by-law covering this; mat- ter. exisited, requiring all:;busi-

tainers”..-Drums containing’ per- haps. 300 pounds were def: itely not. suitable. He offered ‘to, ac- company Mr. Harris on a visit the offending. establishments.

demend |. that the:. situation “’

. BUT YOUR FIRST. STOP SHOULD. BE TO. LOOK ~ OVER THE SCHOOL: SUPPLIES THAT WE, HAVE, IN] STOCK!

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‘| remember ‘you .and others we

he: school, al t produces ie

"| who. toured: the “district recently.

‘|that indications. point to ‘a good

Doukhobor: Choir |Donates $50 To Rink

i a The: Doukhobor , Choir has ‘ donated the: sum. of $50 to- the Projects Society. for the con- ‘| struction of the rink, it was an- nounced this week. The cheque had come from the grounp, of Texas farmers

A letter. received by Mr.. J, Ver, gin, from lurray con a.member of the WFAA. Texas Farm. .Tour, says that. “every member, of our group will long

met, When, you come to Texas, [I hope thie you: will have an | opportunity to include Dallas’ on | your itinerary: We would especi- x ally, be proud to have -you visit

‘A ‘good response was “report- éd by Dave: Campbell - cand Herb ‘| Pitts. following ‘their . visit ‘to _| Brilliant: last . Sunday. ‘afternoon, where «. the: a large.

Water Chlorination

innaird ‘Feasible’. Dr: McKenzie Says: .

naird + water: feasible, Dr, C, J. G. McKenzie, ‘West -Kootenay Health. Officer, said last week after conducting

john | the s water intake. Dr. McKenzie is.now.prepar-

ing {a . detailed ‘ recommendation which. will) be submitted. to: the

e chlorination’ of the Kin- supply is quite

an jon-the-spot investigation of

- Stormy Meeting Fails To Bring Agreement:

Closing Days

meeting ‘held ‘Tuesday; night.

Retailers’. Battle Over

Continues

‘The battle _o: ‘ihe! Castlegar retailers over, closing days * continued this week: as opinions and arguments clashed in a stormy

“There are ,several’ fections involved in ‘the fight, but the clos: losing

main issue ‘is’ over the ‘all-day

Kinnaird: Village C

‘Kinnaird residents have been advised repeatedly to boil their drinking water, in’ view of pol- Jution,: which was first noted by Dr.i-McKenzie early this ‘year. Expectations that the situation would correct itself have not fulfilled "themselves, © and” “the Village Comnjission asked "the Hedlth Officer * tor advice ont

athering ° Vacbrating ‘the annual Children’s Festival. The two men gaid ‘that a ‘keen’ interest. was shown by their: audience, and

turnout: of” ‘volunteer ‘labor ‘from

; |son; "The. -Vancouver.’Sun; and, the: ae Herald: for con-|!

Sommers: Loses. Case : Against Finlayson

e . British” Columbia ‘su. preme“Court Tuesday refused .to commit B.C. Progressiye-".Con- servative Leader Deane Finlay-

day oe tors said, was. still: falling" ‘short

ant application, by, R. ¢Sommers > ‘out: of.

1e | political address delivered ih North ‘Vancouver last’ Monday, in :Which * id

of, the ‘needed

doing 9" good job, Swit]

veral “groups of: young men au

that ( may be“ ‘completed ~ before the start: of

rk Parles sie Started |

ms

‘The ‘willbe 3 ~ed on pith Avenue “opposite the

ool, .Fireworks will bi

High Sch:

held .both-on Friday: and Satur tal

Sey September.:7. and “8,’ at. 9] J: ‘Webster, ‘president, Mrs. B il ecretary, ‘Mrs. A.

- smh floc show is also pro-| ald, gressing '.well, “with local talent) Mr. being used throughout. The floor | ¢

2 new this| H-

a meéting of the Fall| Mrs G. Anderson, Mrs. L. Grun- Bair Association last Briday, W.|

rted ‘district No, 9 will open on Wed- 5 to

tall: 3 fair, ad ie. pats 50 ‘that it: would! st successful one

A. McDon-

Mrs. R. Hardi perad, Ms Mrs, J.:Scott, Mrs. R, West,

Schoor: doond im over school;

from ‘the: “usual: Henesday opening to permit “the teaching staff to

els stooping ‘and - other.’

. the P Srenaee ” schools.

and: look.over

sDeoors- ‘will: open. at ea and‘ dismissal

R: KINNAIRD ° VILLAGE , .| OFFICE BROKEN INTO™

*| was broken into on Tuesday,‘ but

“| door

‘bad ‘weather, ;- Jarg- juld'- bene

_| was .made: by; ithe:‘Castlegar. Re- “| tail: * “Merchants:

3 ground - getting Hot: tunder.: their

by a A few months ago, a num-

‘closed ‘all’ day. Monday instead. This swing

ber of retail stores abolished the | &T members, ; but _ neither ‘side former ‘general: Wedziesday- after-| would give an noon closing, and began.to stay| CASE FOR MON. CLOSING

The old members of the Re-

‘swag ’far. from| tail, Association contended that ‘unanimous, however, with sev-|during the past few: months, eral: large department stores while they. “had « been. closing

to the-old-system:*;*°..:* “The next move in the case

fanizatio,n embracing ‘the’. “Monday-closing” people. “They. ‘circulated <. a’ peti-

tion asking the Castlegar, Village Cominission ‘ to‘ hold’ Nebisc: over {be ees: ‘thus tossing the ball ;

jetting. ten. ey Der

the: pune They. were | 4

had been soted testo ‘had, in some’ in-

were ~‘be|

feet and: cast-about for a means Retail:

‘to’ prevent Associa ion <fom “carrying

He’ said’ that’ the ’ pure, ac- quired from the: CM’ & : *| supply * sthe necessary * pressure to bring the water. supply up’ to the level, on which it was before electric.“pumps + ‘began to fail.

i cé, He ‘said there was no sid 5 it

‘'p not eae denied: the: misconduct

were: part of a plot or conspir- acy to. which: pe! must believe ths

~The Kinnaird Village: office

according to Village Clerk PL (A Smibert,’a quick check i di

party. “He wielded “path, the: white-

that Mr. Sommers, had placed | ™ himself.in the public eye -by: be-. Lcoming .a candidate for re-el

tion and commented | tat “this

that ‘nothing had-‘been taken. He said that he found. the smasheqd ~ open by the thieves.

Gerald. Ransoa Funeral Held’

The funeral for Jerald’ Ran- of Robsor. was held on Sat-

cna at'8. p.m...from the: chapel Sonne owas moredied "with

makes it.’ that _ his office ‘record. should be publicly

charges, but alleged. that.- they |’

dcslens. “The. best. way ‘to. lick Retail Agsociation, Hed out-! lies

out between ‘the: etter

ose: arrangements have been: “final- ized”, . Comm, . V.: Cook; ’ Village water. works. chairman, announc- ed

ye : The. tank is to be built ‘on the © property of Mr. George An- ho has agreed - to. the; essary: easement. A: piece ‘of property” has also’ been purchas- ed from. Mr. M. Nerigin for -the

discussed. + He said that. the -court had, to consider the rights of a free,

- | press and «that © a - man) who

might * ‘be. guilty of misconduct; im_ office‘ should be exposed.:

Ear! ier jearned from Mr. E. ait, ‘Com- mission that. the’ B.C. © had.

government. in favor of the Rogers Pass Route, by-Passing ‘Nelson. “<~.:

Sam Muirhead Nominated As CGF F Party Candidate

sion’ for ig of the float or cable. on ‘tele- phone: poles.; | *

of “Kinnaird was Sonitvated as. the ecehe candidate for: Rossland-Trail

a ting ‘in ‘Trail last pea

Mineral Development Stopped. Drain: On ae Population, Sask. Cabinet, eer Says.

-He won out over'-Graham . Smith of Castlegar’ by’:a?nar- row. margin... Mr. Smith

Mr, Muirhead . was’ the CCF.

of the. Castlegar Funeral’ Home, Gordon ‘MacWillie, student mini- ster. at’ the Chey, officiating.

-truck he -was.- driving struck: a b

g the wan’s - population by, .Mr. oH. Kinnaird . United Brockelbanks, :

n.iwas ‘killed on vince's government.

it: deli i Thursday: when ‘a light delivery ee the. Castlegar “Ro!

‘drain on’

Minister®. of © Min- “Resources = in ‘that - pro-

“Mr. Brockelbank,’ inhis ‘ad-,

pole’ on. the road one: and one half miles}? west of: the Robson. ferry. The

school: busses..will. aun

Cubs Congralufaled

; ‘On Sportsmanship.

7. a which © will them to the;

A ‘the Castlegar ;Cubs softball team | ¢ ‘on ‘their ‘recent. performance::in

last week. by Mr. ME. Moran, a Castlegar bertistee who ‘handles

most - of © Cubs’ jcortespo)

“The. wire ‘reads: “Congra

iedence.:

youth out.

“Dr We Goresky, canteens

‘and plowed til 1946; when the’ first oll boom

Club: . said “that the| p;

population: of Saskatchewan’ had declineg ‘steadily. frorn 1931 -un-

cline . in; jnequadon had

started. | He said ‘that the. former de- been | ft

ght ‘abou t the." i

‘the: 1953 i

oe Fatms: which formerly” had been |. worked -by.. about- five men, ‘wére."now handled: easily by. two.

‘The ‘minister: said” there: ‘was a lot of-interesting and exciting development going on:- in. the ce; ‘which was “less pro- vincial’’ ‘than. Probably. any, oth-

when : he. Jost. out tow R. E. Sommers. He is:

of . the. Kinnaird Village “Com; «: mission, and “the proprietor. of> ‘a real estate, business: as‘ well - as an employee, of: the CM. &

head ‘also’ said :'there. was some- thing “fishy” about ‘the: way, the,

r= coroner, - said that “Ro faiuedt due “Jargely. toa

ichael - Moran | of Castlegar *

_oasey)

>] is proceeding: jatisfactorily,--and it} is expetted’ that. by-:sche

onny.

S| Wallgren, and! Bob ‘DeBruyn.:.° The ‘ sang ..the

hymns “Sweet By And By,”-and

Abide, With’: Me.” “Mrs J.-M.

Thatcher “was the organist.

‘The’ deceased’ attendéd Fruit-

Junior High. He is survived by “Mr.

dd Mrs, Art

been as’ Social ‘Credit can- didate: for ithe .riding: “of :Kaslo- Slocan’ by. a ‘nominating - conven- tion held -in “Nakusp “last. week. : Mr, Moran is’a barrister who tor the’ “past ° several years “has beer = “the Castlegar

Bride; and’. Allan. . He -is: married of .Vancouver,;he

irecel secondary. education ‘ in: Ab -Abbots- grad ~ the

office ‘of the ‘Nelson/tfirm of:Mc-|...-;

br and:has ‘two ‘children. 'A ‘native ved his} c

had “been. called, “All

the premier is worrying about

8 20 \get his “name. inthe ‘fore;

ground,” he. said.

Randolph ‘Harding . CCF. : for Kaslo-Slocan, said

is" what will happen if’ thas

chairmanship: :of the. district Centinnial Committee, .’ Comm.

contin- ues” in ‘power = in’ Victoria.” He said that “big business” had’ put » up the money ‘to. ‘finance the Socred invasion . of Saskatche- -| wan.) in'-the ‘election’ there. : iSmith of 4 told the meeting that Mr.’ Som-

mers had promised many things

a/pulp ‘mill at: Castle- gar, and the ‘Kaiser Dam on the Columbia’ river.’ Textbooks in’

'to| the “School library’ three * years

ago stated there is’a:100 ‘million

ti) | dollar Bulp. mill at Cast sai de legar, he

- Credit spokesmen B

: [Social have: “since “said: that : ‘the book in’. | eee one at a tenemos at

a reference book).

Was: