coer TAS CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Jan. 26, 1967 CYNTHIA [oo THEY STILL HANE-THE Guy WNETH-His FINGER OVER THE He Walked Almost All of $ Many a man; followed: they: footprints of John ‘Andrew: Mara| him ‘however. the Way > His experiences didn’t sour: speechmaker. and a handsome He loved the new| man with a black beard-and so but few made so many. When he| land of the west. He was a fine fanatical - about “typed. goon came west, he walked mest of the way... ‘He was born in Toronto in 1840: and educated there and he was'still a young man when he'set: cut: for the:riches‘of the Cariboo with the famous Over- landers, the piqneers who trek- ked with oxen across the prairie. Mara always claimed he walked alongside e slow-moving cwag-|* wea be it was to rest his poo: it he went into ethan i feet ta when the reached Kam-, loops, He then worked as a min- erat French Creek inthe: Big Bend rush but couldn’t have been too successful. It is record- ed that when he gave it-up.and came to the coast, he hiked ov- er: Seymour Mourtaln on snow- shoes. j -f- : it polltt be his, destin .:-He was elected. tothe’ pro- Vincial legislature. in, 1871. re- esenting the . Kootenays. and Tater was returned as member 888. won a federal seat and held it until 1896... . . i / ‘Defeated “in politics. that year, he resolved to build a ship to carry freight to the Klondike miners, In. 1898 he brought his wife and two daughters to Van- couver « gang: there the | Stikine Chief sterawheeler at req) to take it nortty Wrangell. But the tow... parte and his ship sank and he returned to settle down in. Victoria. Six. Simon Fraser Students ‘Accepted - As Frontiersman i in Cause of. Education Six students from Simon Fraser . University became frontiersmen “in the cause of . education recently. The six have been accept- ed as laborer-teachers — or - “bunkhouse professors” — for a unique organization known as ‘Frontier. College.’ After a brief training period, they are leaving to work in mines and power. projects in B.C. and other areas. They will work a daily sat as laborers and fn the evening -will give lessons in adult education for their fellow workers. ; Frontier College is a na- tional non- profit organization. It was begun in :.1898 by a _ small. group of men who felt Canada was wasting its poten- tial by not educating immi- KEYSTONE SUPER-S . MOVIE PROJECTOR Automatic Threading Stop, Reverse, Rewind SOLOHd LLILLAd 3 yb dent. placement officer at Sim- on Fraser noted that it was many years befor number of. these people could speak English: and few knew about Canadian‘ citizeuship. ~ He ‘continued: “Frontier College came into'being to eer the problem by recruit- univers! ity undergraduates wn te) E ° x oa E E ao = w a Reg. $129.95.:3 TOCLEAR then, : instead of flopping into thelr. bunks, take over as tea- chers: in the evening.” Mr. Roberts chose the six students for a three-day train- ing session at Simon Fraser and “eould be a. gold-mine for Frontier College. In the past this program has been Himited mainly to the summer season * because this has been the. only added that he believed SFU! $0" Year's s Activities The: We ost. Kootenay Model Aero Club ;has -wound up its first year's model airoplane fy- ing activities. Radio ‘control ‘flying was done every Sunday. last summer at the Krestova or. Pass Creek fly- ing areas..." Tai Control:line flying was star- ted late: in the season. and the) W' flying was ‘done’ at the Kinnaird aanlor Secon School. visit to Grand Forks was staged late in October and the whole ¢lub ‘enjoyed’ an’ -after-| tun! noon's , flying ** the Grand Forks “enthualas Flying was done at the deca} i alrpert. “Grand: has many good flying aoe and it is hop- ed to,have the modlers from that area 'in'the club, A great’ deal of flying in that area is antiel: pated this year. 3 This season's activities ‘wilt include.; meetings, . talks. about model airplane construction and: control systems, films, in Organizations Attend Special. . Leadership. Clinic /. Dwenty-two : representatives from 12 ip clinic ‘sponsored by. the continuing education Program of Selle College. Actin, GLENMERAY USED: FURNITURE - 3194 Highway; Drive in the: Millay end Brown. Bullding,, Trail. Phone 964-1822; onal’ Maison; officer enship; branch of the Department: »of the Secretary:of State. ofthe federal of Canada, and Dr. John Obliger, Selkirk College's director of con- tinuing educations! ‘Trail groups r ented the, meeting to: discuss “leader- problems included:the Par- ent-Teachers’. Association, Trail- Tadanac. Parks ‘and. Recreation ail United hie, Loti mail = Smelter r. Workere" Union, geratics Party, ” Pl fililesss : CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF cAsT rLEGAR ; A 10%’ discoutit will be allowed until January. sist! 1967 for all‘ Water and sewer rates if paid for the full i year o! of 1967, i eye? ateat 1967 Dog Licenses are on sale at the Town Office. Women’ and St. Franels Catholic Women's League, + Further: meetings are. con- templated to provide an‘ oppor- for improvement in the offectivencas of volunteer group activities. Juvontles Have One Loss, One Win » Castlegar: < Juveniles won one. and lost one in exhi- bition hockey played here on the weekend sete the Spok- topics, model: : airplanes, and related equipment :.in ::Trail,,. Nelson, Castlegar and Grand Forks and participation’ ‘in any hobby shows and fairs: that. the area Club flying for the ’67 sea- will include some demon- strations with teams from Van- eouver and ‘Spokane helping. ‘The aim is to encourage the building and safe fying of mod- el abplanes, of ‘all types. time when became available. With Simon Fraser's trimester;isystem ; itu: dents can take time off in th fall or winter months and re, sume! their studies-in: the’sum- mer.” i. The six students: will re- ceive:a normal Liwage: -from the company: em} them ‘and be paid 7 $50 | Henorarium each month one Frontier College. 250. “They will -teach ‘citizen- ship or: basic etary classes— or: anything their fellow work- ers. wish‘to-catch up on,” says Mr. Roberts, ¢°-) them _as 1 ‘aaa fem to mines and logging camps in remote parts‘ of Can- PETTITT. PHOTOS “SOLOHd LLILLad w crover thi years Frontier lege has ‘looked for ‘husky, os igent young men’: who i could work a normal shite, and ~ makes your payments for you secy_ on doans over $1500! 324. When you borrow rioney for any cad iabbins Wa wise protect yoursetf:from unexpected hardship... . with GAC AID Pian coverage. If you are unable td work for’ more than 30 due to accident or iliness, AID’ days your monthly Installments until you. recover.or until. your foan is paldiin ful fn the sient ‘of death, AID pays the out- standing balance of the toan in full, AID ts simple; inex pensive, provides world-wide protection’ .'.:and fs avail. . tle sg all GAC International customers, up to age’65, - = whose Soans' exceed'$1500. Stop In of call. Flnd out how: Jo can gat cla wath o len prtcton for ol pennies, ith GAC AID.’ 2 fi a R " Ragistored Nurses’ Association Holds news Meeting es Association rie BA 2 ape in-the banquet room of , Arms recently. us, Reming ‘dinner president Mrs.:M: Cooper called the meet- ing; ito ‘order. A. general -discus- sion was. held concerning a let- from’ the Inter Church Coun: cil of Women in regard to setting ; Homemakers , Service . in e general> rice but 9M: ‘Markle. then took the gar "bot election ‘of officers: ‘By aD {hey are as fol- bury, presi-| are