'*%$-,*£? v£ 'Wr- * Y': • '• "••'•"• oplS* .»._,. _j-.~-.aai Xalbr-r**"*" ,ro VOL. XXIV CRESTON, B. C.; FRIpAY. OCTOBER 20, 1933 No. 30 cessful in getting a decision from the problem. t*>e chairman of ihe committee: provincial assessor that the West Koote­ reported progress and promised a defiuite *AVV|V MmMk*ASaO-ll A B. mm nay dam only wiii bo assessed 50-50 with Flower Show report for next month. There -was a —&**** Erickson. The taxes on the power house jL aJBtp • ("MMBL Am letter from the Hospital Women's Auxil­ and other works will go to <janyon iary notifying that Mr?. C H. Hare had *r«-a <, mfw. af»«f?* school district 100 per cent. Snows rrotit been named as the Auxiliary member on the committee. meets urncers Creston provincial police have been in here investigating complaints of broken •j - For Armistice Day the board will buy Packing Sheds Work Overtime iffsulators on the electric light poles, and its wreath from tbe Legion Ladles' Aux­ After Paying: All Expenses $20 iliary, who had a letter soliciting the busr Harry Miller is President—130 to Make Pronspi Shipment— have been -successful in tracking down Surplus—Hive Schools Enter iness. A motion al.o prevailed that the Played Game Last Season—50 some of the guiity parties, all or whom copy of the constitution of the-board be Win ter Varieties is, Demand- are of an age where they should know School Fair— Boswell School placed in the village1 vault. Supt. Farris * Juniors—Total of 72 Games Movement Mostly Household better. Pupils Make Good Showing of Creston .Electric Company thanked the board for its letter of appreciation Played—Teams -pay $9 Entry . For the polling on November 2nd 162 of the company's effort to beautify he residents of Canyon are qualified to vote vacant lots next the power house. With the trade advised at the weekend here, according to the new voters list. Creston and District Women's Insti­ "*"ssri,"ass!-it*"-.tivss f ro!** * the ten te"_""_is on prices for all varieties of winter ap­ C. Blair wiii be in charge vT the ballot Crow* Nest-PaSs Goal Company, Fer­ box. tute met in regular October session on nie, wr te notifying that it had acted On entered in Creston Basketball League ples full crews at both the Exchange and Friday with the president, Mrs. C. F. the board's letter asking that the com were in executive session on Thursday Long, Aiian & Long'packing sheds have West Kootenay Power & Light Com­ Hayes, in the chair, and a smaii atten­ pany appoint an agent at Creston* and night making arrangements for the 1933- got in considerable overtime in the en­ pany is making a careful inspection of all dance. *-___, haa secured H. S. McCreath as selling 34 season*7and -selecting officials to deavor to roll cars within 48 ho'irs of The secretary's report on the flower agent, and advised that fuel users would handle all features of the league activi­ orders being received—and if the unlikely nouse wiring and where this is not up to show and school fair at the end of Sep- ties. Hairy Miller was chosen chairman should happen, and the demand hold standard notice has been given that find its calcium washed lump coal very juice"' will not be supplied until this t mber showed", a profit of $20.•• Five fine fuel. with Mrs. Levirs taking the minutes. steady for tbe next two woeks, both firms has been remedied. schools competed in the school fair Applications were approved from four are confident every apple in the valley section, with Cr.eston taking a majority men's teams as follows: Cardinals, will be shipped by the middle of Novem­ of the prizes, .hut Boswell making the Centipedes, High School and Imperial ber. best showing in .proportion to the num­ Groceteria, as well as half a do*sen With Long, Allan & Long the Jonathan SJmf@im ber of exhibits sent in by that Bchool. ladies quintettes; High School Reps., season is closed. All of that variety has The president thanked all those who had Highfliers, Creston Motors, Creston Thoon aViir»n«vj§ l-vw •JjSIS fe"t the "P*lg**b*»!****>' mm i.uc auuii' BUCI1 A.. &.nocc is on a visit witri Review, Follies and Pharmacy. wiil be rolling this variety until the end t Col. Lister left at the first of the week splendid success: friends at Calgary, Alberta, this week The report of the secretary and *.* +U.-. m*aaU- OA .-»»—. '-mmmm*. .F a-V»» T»v«.»«_ for the south end oi the rid ini»r g.. wuere lie A. —.«•« _ff 4-*-™^l.~ r. treasurer showed that 1332-33 had been XJm S.&SV Wrj%AE±a W. mw^m. • - .vub. \Jm «UC Wliai s holding a series of meetings, enthusiasm to Mrs. R. Stevens for all Mrs. Man ley of Grand Forks, was a thans will go export-this year, with the her work in connection with sending the Friday-Saturday visitor with Mrs. E E. a very active season both as to local crop about up to estimates. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Phillips, who have needlework exhibit to tbe Vancouver ex­ Cartwright. league game? as well as matches with With the winter varieties some portion been at the ranch for the past week, hibition. The. silver cup this year is re­ out-of-town aggregations. Last season is going out to Fancy grade, but only as returned to their home at Kimberley on ported won by the Comox Women's Miss Ethel Martin of Lethbridge, Creston talent had played men's and ordered. Delicious in the export sizes Monday, having completed shipping the Institute with Creston a clo e second. Alberta, is here for the apple harvest. ladies' teams from Cranbrook and 163 to 215 in limited supply is being held crop of Delicious and vvageners. T3 -. „ Vamm.. a laAi~a' a-p-m fmrTi for the overseas trade, but to date fullv Mrs. Murreii "and Mrs. Hayes were Misses Ruth McKowan and Edna Troy. Montana, as well as the East 75 per cent, of the winter varieties, and Alex, and George Mitchell of Victoria, named the October-November visiting Collier of Cranbrook are visitors at pres­ Kootenay champions. Natal Pirates. thio includes Delicious, Spies, Wage.iers, former residents at Lister, are here this committee. It was decided to have a ent with the former's grandmother, Mrs Return games had been played at Troy Winter Bananas and Romes, are rolling week on a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Fred benefit bridge drive for Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cartwright. and Cranbrook. Another notable en­ household. Powers. They came here from Calgary, O'Neil. whose home and all its contents counter Was the burlesque contest stag­ Anjou, Winter Nellis and Cleargeau where they had been guests of Mr. and were destroyed by fire a couple of Al. and Stan. Hendren of Creston have ed for Creston hospital benefit, which months ago.; The affair will be held in the contract for- the rebuilding of R. M. had netted that institution $50. pears figure in the outgo this week but Mrs. Malt house. the Parish Hall, Friday November 3rd. Telford's residence, which was badly the tonnage in these is not heavy. For The financial statement showed the the most part selling is ?ight beyond Lister Trading & Supply Company, Mrs. Murrell was named to represent damaged by fire a couple of weeks ago. the Institute at? the meeting called for league had closed the season with a Mcosejaw, Sask., with an occassional car Limited, have this week placed in stock balance of 28 cents. Some statistical into Winn-'peg. In ^order to compete a pare carload of the well known Ogilvie the 17th tOvdiscuss the relief situation for Bob and Alvin McMaster of Cran­ with Ontario the stabilization beard ha* milifeeds. the coming; winter. Mrs. F. Staples brook ware weekend visitors at the ranch information showed that a total of 72 given its ok to bulk shipping to all points volunteered to have the November games bad been played, 48 of which were in Manitoba, and this ia proving popular Harry Keime and J. D. McKee are on meeting at her home. in the regular schedule and nine in the with the jobbers who are drawing supphes Miss Cecelia Handley has returned to playoffs. There were nine senior and the crew that commenced repairing the A contest. Cake names, was won byKasl o after a holiday visit wi from the Okanagan, Creston houses nos Rykerts bridge at the first of the week. Mrs. Staples, who received an Institute j*n» five junior teams in action a year ago, being interested, as yet, in the bulk deal. cook book as prize. Tea was served by ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Handley accounting for a total yf 130 players, 50 Certainly no one on the prairies ran _: A number of hunters from other points Mrs. Cherrington and Mrs. Murrell. Sid Thomas was a visitor at Yahk a of which were junior boys and girls. complain of the high price of boxed fruit in the Valley were here on Monday a"hd few days this week. Due the fact that this season a month- on ibs list released b-"- the stabilization, Tuesday in quest of -Dhf^sants. which ly rental of ?T0 h**** to b«» PH'CI for Park are Oiuy auijfly UUIUC1UU3 IU 8.UI2, bCCtlUU, I board on Friday, and which Is in line Mrs. R. MvTTelford ana Mrs.