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CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Mi

March 18, 1965

THIS WEEK

SCANDAL
IN PERSPECTIVE

The case of Lucien Rivard,
with its overtones of bribery and
influence peddling in the Cana-
dian. government, appears now
to rank as one of the sleasiest
chapters in the country's politi-
cal history. But it is not the
most crucial issue facing the na-
tion today.

‘The fact that a man wanted

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“Nunior Isn't pany

WOf-thd:pust te Weeks, I've
been confronted by. an enigma.
This word does not mean, 8s one
of my students told me, “Some-
thing : a nurse gives you in the
ert before you have an op

Tas erage ta tn what fs;

bumor? And ‘the reason it
confronts: me is that’ somo
misguided: people asked me to
be one of the'judges in a compe-

tition involving humor. Equally: ‘

misguided by an inflated ego, I
accepted, °
1 shot kn

Not that being a jadge {salt that
difficalt, : I've. judged. public
speaking . contests with . great
success, Everyone agreed com-
pletely. with my decisions, Ex-
cept those, who didn't win, and
thelr relatives and friends.

I've judged races at the Sun-
day Schoo) plenic. And had to
fork over'a dime to every run-
ner because, "Il wooda beat him

‘the enigma. What is humor? |

Ask the. first. person. you. meet,
and he'll say, “It's anything that

Toe ae

howe stock o full | wolnceg a

makes you tough dest

‘Well; } We, " not, diese
People will howl with laughter
from sheer nerves, giggle inter.
minably trom drink, or titter mm

itrollably from a story ‘whose
. they have missed com:
pletely.

: People will tough at practical. |
ly. anything. Only yesterday, 1
was looking out the window. A
young: matron, known for, ber
high opinion of herself; minced
along, serene in her mink, Right
in front of our! place, zip went
her foot on a plece of ice.

Mere words cannot: describe
the balf-gainer she performed, -
the. way she looked, flat on her, .
tummy, fur bat over her nose.
Only a camera. could, capture
the wild, desperate look. she

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Tops: Clubs Par with oy iG pet
tentativa, ‘set of: rules and ph
ng .the rules is.a stipu-
weight will: pay a: fine :of ive
cents per pound gained. ‘There

will be a system of awards and
prizes and each week a queen

ri toting +4 a’e!

It mi
motto'of
‘and grow thin” because althou|
us business
ladles: méan to;
it, For further, Inf
dies are. ie to Phone. Mrs

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Guide de. Company, meeting. ~.
Ranger ca)
gave ‘a ‘short:

were very’ impressed by the

tb the
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ve fun doing
formation. pany

ger: Company were
come guests dione with their
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alms and purposes. The Guides

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to get a start on her suntan, A hardy young lady, shec
waited for the first warm spell, grabbed her bikini, and
headed for a beach near her west coast home. Most men

, would agree this beach esaldn't look better even though
the water never looked colder.

Applications ; for TV adble hook-
ups made here.

Repairs to all makes of TVs,
Radios, Phonographs,

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F or Use of SHSS Band will to’ ‘the mber with| the community service aspect

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The regular meeting.of the Some discussion followed re- the; greatest wolght “oss for the pf, the | Ranger Program most
Lilian Killough Chapter, IODE, |.garding Education Week. ‘A ban,

‘With: an eye to a around Mrs. D.. Hiebert showed sli-
was held ‘inthe Twin’ Rivers | ner has been’ for the self. y' it is hoped that des of the’ Girl Guide camp: at
new regent, that if it arrives in’ time'it wilt| !m: futute ” weeks speakers on | Chilliwack’ while Linda = McGil:

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honor | smart Ranger uniform and foun
by the U.S. on charges of narco- th G "
tics smuggling could create such
& furore in Canadian politics,
casts a frightening spectre of
the power of the Mafia.

There are few: people who
doubt ¢hat Lucien : Rivard, .be-
hind his facade of a simple
French Canadian businessman,
is part of the international con-
spiracy in drug trafficking.

The Dorion Inquiry will decide
whether he had friends who

threw around.to see if anyone
had spotted the spill. Only -the
great. Charlie. Chaplin could e
have imitated the frantic scram- >
ble to her feet, the desperate et- - e
fort to stroll off.as though noth.
ing bad happened.

DMI laugh? Thought Vd bust
a gut..U was glad she. wasn't
fort, but like most people, got a

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if. he haddena tripped me (or
shoved me, or beat the gun).’”

And ,there’d be. no trick to
judging a beauty contest, I’m
sure. Although there's always
‘ the danger’ of getting a bust ip
the eye from’ some disgruntled
contestant, Or even from some
gruntled one.

But judging humor fs a horse
of a different color. There's al-
ways, in fact, the menace of
misj the, dark’ borse,

Hall with Brass AL Sylver t the SHSS band and it was decided |®

During t e busitoss of the | be presented to the band during| Sin care, hair styles ‘and fash-| livray and Karen Storvold read
evening,’ Mrs; Wm. Easton was | an Fapeoming concert. | ions will be Tentative | descr of the various sce-
reelected’ ag Castlegar _ KRC ‘An: executive meeting is| Plans also include talks on nu-| Hes.
Community Chest welfare repre-| to be held at the home‘ of Mrs. trition’ and ‘reduction’ diets, an The meeting closed with
tremendous belt ont of. seeing : sentative for the IODE. M. D: McPherson on March 29. : exchange of Jow. calorie recipes Rangers and rape Joining in
the deflation of a stuffed shirt. —— _— : nears : sel iJ lons. he ineInE: ol DB.
Or girdie, in this case. i ertsrch * te *) q SS es

THE HOME TEAM.

Ex

were able to bring their. in-.
fluence to bear.on executive as-
sistants to cabinet ministers,
members of Parliament, or any-
one else within the Canadian
government.

Prime Minister. Pearson, in
his anxiety to be fair to all his
colleagues, is apparently , wait-
ing out the findings of ‘Justice
Dorion before taking any further
action:

In the meantime, public conti-
dence {i his’ government bas
been badly, shaken. But for the
division and confusion now pre-

yy,
would probably right now be
facing the test of a general éléc-
tion.
Bat: this docs not relieve the
Prime Minister of his, responsi
to reassure the electorate

bility
that he can deal y decaeteely wie:

eae Fearn ‘esi ake
than : by: drop-

Minister -*
ud sera his position regs
ming . out. of: the Liberal
fy forthwith the two Quebec
be have brought him such’

feme embarrassment, Guy
Roulaatt and: Yvon Dupuis.

~ ae: would, ‘ powaver, be a _mis-

Canada.: ‘There is golng to have
to Be a public ‘accounting 9 of ‘the
whole mess, but the country can
best -be served by letting justice
take its course, which it’ surely

wes are: many fssues . of
greater concern to the. national
wetfare than the fate of Lucien
Rivard.

In constitutional matters,
there is the revision of the Brit-

ish North America Act and the -

whole field of federal-provincial
relations, . including bicultura!-
ism and bilingualism.

The Canada Pension Plan stil)
faces prolonged debate, while
nelther- of - the--major- parties
have’: yet: tackled ‘ the Tident
question of a national medicare
program.

Unemployment . is still far. too
high! at four per cent. of, the
work fdree;: while’ thé -problems
of urban blight and rural pover-
ty haven't even been properly
studied, let alone any effective
action been proposed.

A Canadian policy for Asia,
od a new.role for NATO are ur-
gent needs in the field of foreign
affairs.

greater ities for Cana-
dian businessmen and farmers
in the U.S, market is our over-
“ giding economic tssue. The new

‘The question of how to create
ter opportunit

common market in autos might.

point the way for other indus-
lee, but what is being done?

ok allcmeans; let's bave, Li-

len: Rivard. and’ bis» confeder-

tren brought to justice..But let’ .

not..,.—,,.28;,,80me - Opposition

en in Parliament would
apparently do — bring the whole
machinery of the Canadian: gov-
ernment to a standstill — while
we're at it,

 geagon fs the fal”

No, fear then, of le: ;
embedded: in. your. work. Ideal

‘for: bulky: sweaters and tose

knits too.
a’ Mrs. F. ‘Sturrock

DEAR SUSANNA: Next time
you, are hanging.a. picture, .or.
Cleaning .behind ‘those that -are
already there, insert. a thumb
tack a short distance; into. the
bottom corner of the*frame ‘so
ne the air can circulate behind
it.

By. doing this, I have never
been troubled by light marks on
the wall when I came to remove
a.pleture’ or hang {t-in another
spot. ~

On.the subject of weekly £ floor
cleaning, I only apply the wax

where’ the- traffic passes: The-

seldom used areas just get a
eoating occasionally. I not only
save wax and the work of apply-
ing tt, but ¥ almost never have a
nrablem with trying'to remove
built - in deposits of old discol-
ored wax.

When my. arborite Kitchen \ta::
ble became . dull, I') applied a.

window cleaner with a wax base
ond polished {t with a soft cloth.
"t brought the finish uo beautl-
‘ally. In fact’ we aré doing our
‘itchen over and fust about. ev-
eryone asks. me how I can keep.

‘mv table and counters so shiny

with all the dust about during
wee o flay.
As 1 work part time, all your
. fats come in very handy.
Mrs. J. Clarke

DEAR SUSANNA: I have

. found that “if you enjoy writing

letters, like I,do, you should set.
aside one sheet of your favorite

tie cay ing hee ped to Ms tans a

the
~ pond with ‘the extra Fy

use.

A paper clip aay to hold
the two. sheets: in place.: This
way, when’ you. sit:.down to
write, there's no problem ‘about
setting up a nicely. balanced
page cach time. car

D 2 Quill
cussion seveiore at the school 1
attend as to whether it is better
to use a hard, medium or soft
toothbrush. I heard ‘arguments
on all sides, so a few months
ago-Istarted cleaning my teeth
first with’ a bard bristle brush
then I ‘applied: more paste to a

soft. oné-and finished the polish- ;

ing job with ft.

Now whether: it is the’ comb!-
natlon of these tivo types of bris-
tles. or fust the double brushing
my teeth get each time, I don't
know. but they sure are gleam-
ing lke never before.

Tatty Jim Shelly

DEAR SUSANNA: If you ever

ture being: marked, I know an
easy way:to make a great quan-
tity of pretty codsters with prac-
tleatlv no exnenie involved.

Jost ‘nave “ap: the. lids from
plastic: containers. Cottage
cheese ones area good example.
Now cut a circular pieturé‘trom
a birthday ‘card or other greet-
ing card — colorful wallpaper fs
fine. Make it fit the centre of the
Id go that it covers ‘all the top
inside surface. Apply a little

Blue to keep it in place.
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tance?’ Or do you’ want Gert,

which turns the whole thing into:

somewhat of a nightmare,

‘The character of humor is as
perverse and varied in its quali-
ties as the cliaracter of women.
Picking the winner, tn a humor
contest {s' as tricky as pick-
ee a wile... Everybody, else

thinks you made a bum choice.

What, is humor? ,I've.no. idea.
For some, :it‘is the bitter, even
victous,: parody, of. a. political
cartoon. For others, it is: the
dry, pawky. humor of the realist,
the man: who sees life: without
rose-colored glasses. For some,
it is the. stuff scrawled: on ‘the

‘wit of. the professional comedi-

ain an} the pun; the gag, the topical

who will wear’ welt over. the

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