OAGTELE NEWS, Castlegar, B.C.

Thursday, August 28, 1952

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~ EDITORIAL

Display Window of Castlegar

Next \eek, the annual fall fair for Castlegar and district
will be with us again. This highlight of the year for young

and old, is growing in importance every year.

It will be the sixth fair for this’ district, but across the
country fall fairs have been an annual feature of community
life for well over a hundred years. One of the first organized
fairs — if not the first — was held in Windsor, N.S. as ‘long
ago as 1765. In the intervening years, the fall fair has carved

a real niche in the Canadian tradition.

Your country fair boasts none of the aplomb, the pre-
tentiousness, that mark big city exhibitions. Here is fostered
“the friendly competition that measures the quality of fine
produce, handicrafts and culinary arts and makes for develop-

ment of high production standards

From the rugged farmer, exhibiting the products of his
orchards and fields carefully tended for decades, down to the
apple cheeked youngster exhibiting some product of his
handiwork for the first time in one of the junior exhibts the
fair is a red letter day for all — the climax if a summer’s

preparation.

The carnival and sideshows are also a big drawing card
especially for youngsters. And in this district, the bab} con-
test and Harvest Queen ceremonies are unique features that

make the’ project all the mare memorable, and enjoyable.

This fun: and bustle, important and appealing as it is,
however, is only secondary to the serious business of compe-
tition. It is the exhibiting of the best the community has
in handicrafts, horticultural, culinary and agricultural talents
that makes a fall fair. The best efforts are recognized and
rewarded and. even better results thus encouraged. Such
freindly competition allows others to see and enjoy what
the district has to offer. Thus, the fall fair is the display win-
‘dow of any community, earning publicity for the district as

well as*the exhibitor.

°

Castlegar and district may well be proud of their fal!
fair. Each year the number and quality of exhibits grows.
Each year new highs in new fields are attained. Each year
the prize list includes some new incentive to bigger and better

effort. *

Such a project merits our wholehearted support and
encouragement. Although sponsored by the Castlegar and
Robson branch of the Canadian Legion, it is not their show
alone. It is a district event and as stich every resident has the
pleasant responsibility of attending, publicizing and part-

icipating, if possible.

‘Pass Creek Bridge; — Pass At Your Own Risk!

In our last week’s issue we carried the. announcement from the
Department of Public Works to the Castlegar and District Chamber
1

-of Commerce,.that the-bridge at Pass Creek will be r

iLuck o Pluck?

Is there any reetty 4n tie
mythology of Luck? it better
me born lucky than rich? Are
there lucky people and unlucky
people? Positively NO! Asa mat-
ter of fact there is no such thing
as good luck or bad luck.

The whole theory of “luck” is
1 ti of a a

Sentinel Electric
Becomes Two Firms

Recent survéys show that only

11.8 per cent of radio listening
in Canada is to CBC produced
programs, _ \ \

Canadian women over the age
of 15 used an average of 8.4 pairs
of full-fashioned hosiery during
1950.

Effective ly, Senti-

nel Electric, which has been op-
erated as a Partnership for the
past five years by: Messrs. Colin
Petts and Ray Mclver, ceases to
exist. In its place, the former
partners have set up their own
Separate electrical contracting

/a cong! ry
superstitions which ought to be
swept into oblivion by the ex-
ercise of plain common sense,

If we all surrender to the con-
viction and delusion that this is
an unlucky year, we are doing
our best to make it unlucky. The
truth is that 1952 will. be what-
ever we choose to make it. There
is a big opportunity for a success-
ful year between now and Jan-
uary Ist., if we just make the
most of it.

Good luck is GOOD ABILITY
and ability needs no pull. It is
| foolish to mistake the triumph of
good ability for the triumph of
good luck. It is a colossal fallacy
to assume that a successful man
is just a lucky man. We. rob him
of the credit due to his. character,
his judgement, his perseverance,
his industry, his vision, his will

~ power. We hand that credit to the

phantom we call luck. The truth
is that he makes his luck — his
luck does not make him.

If you’ stuudy any successful
career, you will find there is no
luck in it. The successful man
owes nothing to luck; he owes
everything to his intellect, his
courage, and his powers of hew-
ing his way through obstacles.

The keen, level headéd busi-

ness man never. trusts to luck.
He weighs and waits. He rips a
problem wide open and takes out..
its wheels and levers and springs.
He mulls and thinks and ponders,
and digs into all its angles and
ramifications. As a result, his
judgement is sound and people
call him “lucky.”
It may be argued that it is
lucky to be born rich, but the
ability to use wealth is not a mat-
ter of luck. It requires more
ability to handle a fortune than
to make one, for one can readily
recall many individuals who
were cursed with the burden of
their riches.

Every man should rid himself

luck; there is no such thing as
luck in. life... The values of life
are of your own. @; money
is not a value; birth is not a val-
ue; rank is not a value. CHAR-
ACTER is the only value and
your character is your own work.
That is to’say, your character is
your own and luck plays no part
in .the possession and develop-
ment of your character, If you
keep your character alive, you
are captain and master of your
destiny.

Every man_ who. possesses
health anda sound mind has an
opportunity for success. Because
some achieve it does not mean
that is given by some

-hew wider one in the not too distant future.

by a

We hope that the attention of Rev. the Hon. P. Gagliardi was
shatpty drawn to the fact that this bridge site is one of the most
pressing problems confronting public works organizations in this

riding.

.. It is a pressing problem because this bridge is an awful menace
Our editorials have been stressing for some time now, safety pre-

gputions on our highways;

— the principles of driving that will keep.

he roads accident free. But careful driving by every driver will

not prevent accidents at Pass Creek

ridge. It has outworn its

usefulness and is an anachronism in this day of high speed cars in
heavy traffic. Anyone who has felt, on a rainy day his car start to
skid into the narrow margin of clearance while passing another car.
on.the bridge, will know the inadequacy of the structure. Nor is
it conducive to peace of mind to suddenly realize that the big van
liner that appeared to be stopping at the other approach, is sud-

denly on the bridge just as
that there can’t possibly be room for both of you.

you are entering the opposite end, and

District hospitals have ‘bedded more than one person who over-
estimated the narrowness of this bridge, and local garage men will
tell you that it has provided a constant source of revenue, even
though there has been no record of a fatality in an accident at this

point during the past few years.

Yet, that is no cause for complacence. Traffic is living on bor-
rowed time. Any day, screaming headlines may announce the loss
-of life at Pass Creek Bridge as long as it is left in its Present narrow

* state.

It is imperative that our new government act according to its
promise immediately, before the icy and slippery conditions of win-
ter make the bridge all the more hazardous. The need is obvious and

the time for action is now.

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kind of providence. They succeed-
ed, because they used their brains
and abilities — and you ¢: do
the same. It isn’t a question of
“pull”, “chance”, or “luck.” It’s
just YOU! Luck is simply another
word for pluck. In the final analy-
sis it means using your brain and
brawn at the right time and in
the right way.

Quote From Yesterday -

“Why then the world’s Mine

; 5 oyst
Which I with sword will ome

GIRLs’

Boys’

of the paralyzing superstitions of | j

The former Sentinel Electric
office on Maple Street becomes
the office of Park Electric owned
and operated by Mr. Petts, while
Mr. Mclver is now manager and
owner of Columbia Electric, in-
tending to construct an office

RECORDS

. Yes!! The very latest in records can be
heard at the Castle Theatre. AND purchased

at the...

LAKESIDE HOBBY CENTRE - Phone 4208

near his Columbia, Avenue resi-
dence shortly. ‘

Both businesses will offer a full
electrical contracting service.

The Mysterious Case
Of The Missing Fruit

‘Certain Kinnaird fruit growers
are plagued by a mystery which
would undoubtedly demand the
utmost ingenuity and talents of
such expert sleuths as Sherlock
Holmes. It seems that the luscious
products of Kinaird fruit trees
are vanishing into thin air with
no apparent cause for such disa-
Pppearance and no trace of any
culprit or the missing fruit.

A goodly portion of the Kin-
naird cherry crop disappeared in
this way, one Kinnaird resident
has reported, and now apples and
peaches are also doing the van-
ishing act. To add injury to in-
sult, several householders have

WORKING, WITH CANADIANS IM EVERY WALK OF LIFE SINCE 1897

discovered their trees suffering
from broken limbs and branches
at the same time as some of the
choicest fruit has been missed.

Castlegar Branch:

JAMES R. ELLIOTT, Manager

The. victims are beginning to
Pick their fruit while they still
see it. Although some have their
suspiciotfS, no concerted’ counter-
measures are contemplated.

BUSINESS

DIRECTORY.

Each mile of railway ‘track in
Quebec Kas more than 800 people
to support it; in Saskatchewan
there are fewer than 100 persons
per ‘mile of track.

St. Peter is the patron saint
of locksmiths because he holds
the keys to heaven.

Phone 2661, Maple St. C:

ZUCKERBERG’S
BEAUTY PARLOR
Complete Beauty: Service

LADIES’ HAIRCUTS

HAIR COLORING

.. .WALDIE‘S

Plumbing & Heating

Guarantied Workmiliship
PHONE 2321 CASTLEGAR|

Rugs and Furniture Revived

Phone 2601

Duraclean Service -

Car Upholstery Cleaned
K. ATKINSON
Box 388

A. J. WEIR
Painting Contractor
Paper’ Hanger
Free Estimates
Phone 4283 Box 55-

Suite 3 — Castlegar Building
Phone 3608

Dr. R. A. Walley

DENTIST

Box 470

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Phone 3421
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CARLSON'S
Building Supply
Phone 4221 Kinnaird

SHOES BY PACKARD _

$3.15 to $5.25

SHOES MADE BY LECKIE

~ $5.75 and $7.00 -

JEANS — SWEATERS _

SCHOOL SUPPLIES

JOHN A. MacDONALD
Barrister and Solicitor
Ste. 7- Eremenko Block
Castlegar. B. C.

EMES.- ELECTRIC
‘Tom Emes

and S
Store Hours: 15 pm.
Clesed Wednesday
B.C. Phone 3008

KINNAIRD SERVIGE
24 Hour Auto Wrecker
Service

E. J. Fink Phone 4227

Desmond T. Littlewood !

Pptometrist
Post Office Building

Wed. 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Phone 4947

CASTLEGAR TAXI
. Courteous
Day or Night Service

Phone -2311

WRIGHT'S AUTO SERVICE

KINNAIRD TAXI

Day or Night Service
Phone 3091

H. M. Card
Radio and Appliance. Repairs
\ Westinghouse Radios

G. A. SUMNER
Naturopathic Physician
Eremenko Building
PHONE 2132

AVENUE GRILL and
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Next to the High School
Light Lunches Ice Cream
rs Hot Dogs

SKIRTS — BLOUSES

Box 162

KRUEGER’S
Floor Sanding

& FINISHING

Free Estimates
Expert Workmanship
Phone 2643

WALDIE

LUMBER AND BUILDING
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We can supply all your biulding

needs tes gladly given

PHONE 2321

$4.35 and $5.85

W. Sharples

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Local and Long Distance
. Hauling =. / see _
Castlegar Transfer
Phone 4942

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i : Phone 4503
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