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EDITORIAL

OUTLAW COMMISSIONERS

Considerable consternation bas arisen in Castlegar and Kin-

sess if they are to run for office.
We congratulate the four men who have resigned from_posi-
to

other election, Indeed the December election in Castlegar might
Jeo oe wall ait have bean held sae all thoes on sacad tava
nor four Sutlaw commis-
Soners For 2 man to resign from aie to which « majority of
his fellow citizens has elected him, simply because of a legal stipu-

tation he was not aware of, is not an easy decision to make. That] ¢aci

decision on learning they
of their

the four who have resigned made this
23 not possess the required qualifications, speaks well

yer alarming that the quali-

‘be known by those to whom they apply and observed until either |{h

changed or repealed. If unreasonable, laws should be changed but
never ignored. eu
In point of fact, the laws re commissioners do seem quite

reasonable, and should be changed. The Act says a commission |!
te must own property in the village, with an assessed valus

at least $500 greater than the total of all indebtedness registered
against it, This is particularly unreasonable in younger cotnmuni-
tles such as Castlegar and Kinnaird where residents have not had
time to pay off their homes yet. It can also result in this absurd
situation: Mr, X has a home.assessetl at $5,000 in Castlegar. The
home is ecttne for $5,000 of which all but $100 has been paid.
‘Mr. X is not qualified to run for office even though he has his
home practically paid’ for, because the full $5,000 is gtill register-
ed against his property

"To avoid such situations preventing many communities trom
‘enfoying the public service of good men, to avoid public em-
barrassment to commissioners—l discover they

uned to redraft the legislation re

By Recenfly Formed Assoc.

Toronto, January 2 — A lérge gap in the Canadian economy
will soon be closed if a new service to ‘nventors and industrialists

it. :
‘dreds of thousands of good Can.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

‘adian inventions,-as well as new
ve

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THE
MUTUAL LIFE
OF CANADA
©. A. ANDERSON
Local Representative
Phone 2281 Box 100
Castlegar, B.C.

tions,
Plans for other countries to

RIGBY’S

BUS DEPOT

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FEWER ACCIDENTS GRATIFYING

It was indeed gratifying to learn that the Christmas and New

companies and others, these
ving home the folly of thoughtless celebration and exuberant dri-
ving. bead

ot
Tt is to be hoped that the downward trend in accidents will
‘that

cortinue even more resulting in even better “fewer accidents” re-
cords.

TIMELESS TOPICS

A Weekly Memage
From
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~ Amociation 1

. REVIEWING THE OLD YEAR

WIRING CONTRACTING
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taking our
death, and push us to abun-

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STRORSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1955

Susanne Ruebsaat
Christened Sunday
Susgnne Ruebsaat, infant daugh
fer ot De, and Mra H. J, Rush;
‘was christened | home.

is enmamig endear We oe
deacon B. A, Resker in St, Al-
ban! Castle-

earemontes st the | Ruobeast|

At the ‘ein of the 1961 ono-
's “Anglican Chi ‘sus there were 1,072,-
far, Sunday afternoon. 05 single persona, 6261318 iat-
Godparents were Mrs. W. Col-|ried persons, ‘widowed
Uinson of Kinnaird, John Fitz-|persong and 31,098 divorced per-
gerald of Kelowna an dthe baby's] sons,

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