THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 6; 195

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~~ “EDITO RIALS

THEY'LL BE WITH US.
An appeal has ‘been made by the immigration

department in Nelson for the people of the Kootenays -

to dpen. their, homes ‘and.’ their businesses to the Hun-
garian refugées who hove: now started to arrive: inthis:
: country:

After. first sticking’ "equtiously to red tape. and
restrictions, the, fe rament has now relented
and :Mrp- Pickersgill r of Citizenship: and !m-
migration, has said that about 6000 Hungarian | re-"
fugees - will. come to. ‘Canada.
ui The :way in which ‘westem Nations, Sed ‘particu-

«larly: ‘those: in America, have opened their borders . to.
: these. ‘unfortunate escapees from Communiis

le 12.
of jobs for the: refugeds
the ‘smelter. The‘lumber

government is wi
es where" homeowners ‘are unable to provide the shel-
nn resources. oie

+) Anyone “who hi ccomodation’ to offer avould

7 phone ‘Nelson 1644.:Th “does not mean, of. course,

.. that ‘atl: available accomodation will be taken‘ up,, for
it is logical that: only. relatively small number of
refugees will: be herd, in order: to make: as:

of the district easy. :

“Ffuitléss if it did‘ not“

help to open but ‘eyes’ the: fact: that refugees, have ae

been leaving- 'Sovie’ minated countries in large

numbers ni just: since ‘October, ‘but for. the last ten. ;

years, ‘and hat. they” will continue to do’so. Our help
and gen “is. needed * not just when there .is. a

spectacular outburst, but month after month and year a

after year. S
“About 110 thousand Fusgadans have fled to
Austria ‘since the’ begin ‘of ‘the rebellion, But how
many thousands have’fled.in all-the years before? How ©
mony thousands: fled ‘from Yugostavia -to Austria and —
“: Htaly? More than 159,200 Germans -have : fled from:
East’ Germany - to West ” Berlin during © ‘the past’ MW
“months! And this flight. goes on’ and on, and ‘no one.
takes. notice, - S ;
i While ‘this, har jour, Simn ecitiors men talk
.. about shortage: of immigrants, which _ they ascribe to
“arising standard of living in Euro “Lf they set. up”
their offices in'refugee. camps, instead: of.-hiding. out .
in big city offices; if they forgot ‘about: such: silly. terms”
as'special trades’, “ménial labor’ ‘and others, -with,
which they fool: “only ‘themselves; if they accepted the:
fact that Canada wants, people, \ will have to help them..

get here — then’ there would be no: shortage | whatso:
v Lever, 3 24 :

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a ‘TIMELESS. TOPICS y

"Al Weekly essage fu

_ by Miss F. Clemo ;

“yg this estate were mine,” the two men met’ again:

a’ young man once ‘said, '“I shoul
of’ the '

friend.’

vee
bs would ;| morrow, for thou’

what .a day. my.

fae choice. '
As}

My “friends aa so much
intéresting : ‘Ietters than 1
10ild say,. ‘my

conversed mas o menos (more or

Jess) ° intelligently for.’ several] * .
minites iat‘a time, and.I do, find | abo
ys my knowledge of French a great

ers of the’ C

need” in: Spanish _ ‘ean be fabri-
cated from, the French by. ‘chang-

: ing: the stress . or simply.

a word. 1| time. of ‘th

is oo

: Many. years passed ° and tinally.,

“God bless: you,”” ae d
, : i

by a vowal sound at the] del

New “may remember,’ ‘John has
gone to’ Peru’ after.:being: thor-

oughly’ ‘prépared’ * b: : group. of].

friends ‘shortly “before
The “pi tion’: failed,

_ {to discourage ‘him ‘and’ ‘he writes

(in part): as /folloy
“Greetings _ from: ‘the “ out-

‘skirts of. one. of the" residential

districts. of Lima,. City..of Kings,
the.

. | capital. of. Peru, land’

cas, heat, dust, humidity, ‘adobe,

1 palmis,. mountains, . valleys, ‘and

plain3—all within a stone's throw

of each . other; land of. extremes
which

‘dor, ‘and. quil likely, land’ of

the:: anopheles. (mosquito ‘cartier
of “fever),

spider, ‘and vampire—it's all been
quite 2am: experience!!: However,

; Ts HERET

“REGULAR:
SUPER OR
“VERY
GENTLE

I don’t expect i many of ‘the \afore-
animal .

tila month from -now,' ‘when T

‘|make my first safari ‘into the

(groan) jungle.:.So far.my' as-

| so¢iation’ with “Peru -has::been
/ | Hmited to the’ coast—Callao, the
‘| seaport: where we’ met.‘‘friends,

and Lima, where I've been ‘ynak-

“ing. my temporary. headquarters;
-| and: the Chosica, : a

Sun-|):

end; otherwise I just gesticulate
meaningfully (1!). ..;
Twice: I. have taught ‘in a

school: substitu

i Eases
seems to be as great a demand |

for: teachers -here as. in
AIL. school children, ;
the. poorer’ ones, who.

books—a fast disappearin; stom,
“up. north”. However, . the, Peru-

‘iously lenient with | i
so that the foreign i

‘which; as évery’ good ° housewife | ¢
‘knows, should, be baked) several
weeks in advance, so -that they
will. acquire : “that * special “mel-
low flavor - which’ only: a ‘Christ-

mas cs under a fragrant i ‘conditions Twas travel z ‘slowly.
3 -jand fortunately. was able to'turn |

This ticle two or three him: «.
weeks before’ Christmas—is. | so},
beautiful, ‘so mysterious, 80 full

par this ‘apparent lack. of disci-

pline there is. a “genuine interest

in and love “for‘children which

results : in: the’ Peruviah* ‘family,

being -& closer* unit; except for.
ital ‘rel

the. American’ ‘gan| a aberiiee ot
our neo and: Physical Develop-
says is so essential,

respect
adults, which ‘isa surprising but}*

change.

small’: resort ‘town at. the: foot

-of. the. !Agides, and’ Matucona, ' an

actual mountain village we. .reach-

ed. via “the highest ‘climbing| 5

normal gauge - railway, ; “ins? the
world, The villagd is ‘complete
with'donkey-drawn carts, fedora-

i bedecked mountain. women; with

their ‘pabies strapped: to. their
backs, and. narrow .mud | ‘streets,
overslung with ‘ornately.
Spanish-style ‘balconies,

“Poco a -poco—I mé
by. little—I'm picking up th:
guage, but have quite a
picking up to do. before.

Jing. too. far afield from

tection. of English -

friends. :; z
“For ‘some reason. the. hhatives
get ai terrific’ kick, out of hearing

“PS. | On. Tuesday we “made
a tour. of, the Cathedral of

those ‘whose: faith is jweak, ‘who
like their joy. in bits and,driblets.
It is: these le :. who want. to

lying. is -;decorated : in Italian ]"

‘biblical scenes

of stone,‘ each piece approximate-
ly %:inch’ in‘diameter, with cod
pieces predomina xt :

|. For:me-there:can”pe.‘only one
| day for’ the appearance ‘of: the

kest. of the -world put’ together.

':Ellesmore.. Island ~ is more].
‘than - twice _the sizeof, England

me 3ss_ myself,

- | there have ‘been times when-I've

and ined and yet
ess than 75 people live on. it.

| eurent
‘ag’

fae MONTREAL, Dec, 3—!Can-
adiana in‘:all (walks: of life, have
a vital and continuing interest : in
preserving the ‘pi

_ the. Ha

gathered. lor

meeting at ‘the 1B. of: M's.
‘office here.)

ices :this; year‘ ‘had represented

phygical éutput: of goals: and ‘ser-| >.>.)

“the . shadow )of inflation rather |
::| than... ‘the, substance: of . real

those dollars “ot constant purchas-

ing ‘power if: we’so ‘desire’ or, if|) °°. °:-
: |-we ‘prefer to Jet prices rip: when":
i trying‘

But when Their’ men de-l|lg, “LADIES & GIRLS Only||.
bating as ‘to the best date on} ll ycofut, Value-Packed:Xmas|[:}
none E

which ‘to put up’?'the family
Chri ‘tree, Tam dali

Christmas ‘tee, and: sthat is De-

cemiber: 24.
‘a iJ oe.

_ Christmas i is a- -family.' affair.

It is the. one celebration .of- the | 4
year that can only . suffer. if it

ia ‘Box 227...

is turned ‘out of. fhe hom

Medicine. Ha!

unge-chair comfort ie
« stewardess, service. .

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