10 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Dec. 6, 1962

Busy Year Reported For
Renata Women’s Institute

The year's activities for the
Renata Women’s Institute between
Oct., 1961, and Oct., 1962, were as
follows:

A donation was sent to the
Kootenay Society for the handicap-
ped children,

The usual fee was sent to the
National Film Board to cover the
cost of the films shown during the
year. The projectionist receives a
gift for his services,

Christmas gifts of useful artic.
les were sent to the mentally ill at
Essondale,

A Christmas party was held at
the home of Mra. I. Wicbe with the
members and their families, Mem-
bers exchanged gifts and each child
received a gift from the Institute.
¥ helped wit

A donation was sent to the

VIPOND

provincial secretary for Pennies for
Friendshi

The 14th anniversary of the

Cues On

Curling

By MATT BALDWIN

Renata WI was in Feb-
ruory, The birthday cake was de-
corated in WI colors of green, gold
and white, topped with 14 candles.

$40 was paid for cemetery up-
Kee An Easter Tea was sponsored
to raise money for this. $46 was
raised which included several don-
ations from interested people.

Up until not so many years
ago, not much thought was given
to your curling footwear, beyond a
desire to keep your tootsies warm.

Naturally, this was a factor to
be reckoned with, because this
was in the days before well-insulat-
ed and heated-rinks became the
vogue, especially out on the prair-

Each member was responsible for | ies.

annuals which were planted at the
cemetery to make a beautiful co-
lor display.

A sterling WI souvenir spoon
was given to a member as a wed-
ding gift.

A. contest sponsored by the
B.C. Women’s Institutes on a com-
munity. project. .was entered. The
story sent in by Mrs, P, Warkentin
entitled’ ““Oor cemetery” won se-
cond prize,

The social welfare convenor
has visited the sick at home and in
hospitals and has remembered them
with cards, fruit or flowers.

Comfort was the big thing, but
then a few daring individuals tried
doffing the rubber on what was to
be their sliding feet in their search
for a more effective, fluid delivery.

Hence, the birth of the slide,
a fad that was to be here to stay.
As the leng slide gained popular-
ity, shoemakers were then trying
to find something to make it easier
to glide along the ice during the
actual delivery and follow-through,

Practically everything was giv-
en atry. Slippers, shoes stripped
with tin, neoprene rubber, very
hard leather, liquid solder and fin-

us get our fun, Jt makes more for
light-hearted competition, and it is
with this in mind that you should

Half B.6.’s Tourists
Are Here’ for Only
Half of Vacations

More than half of the tourlsts
who come to British Columbia
spend only a small portion of their
vacation in the province, it was dis-
closed this week by Hon. Earle C.

set out to line up your
The Consola, icls and oth-

before the

iederal. tourist confer-

er major bonspiels are deadly ser-
ious in contrast, and you go about
putting together a team with quite
a different approach.

Today we will discuss club
curling, and next week we'll tac-
kie the makeup of the bonspiel
team.

In. the club, you do not always
have a say in whom you get. In
some, you are given your rink, and
that: is that. In. others, you take

your turn at picking over fellows
into

ence in Ottawa.

He was presenting findings of
a tourist research study conducted |||
by his department ducing the past
{simmer at.the Douglas, B.C. bor-
\der crossing point, and on the fer-
‘ries operating between the U.S,
and Vancouver Island.

“The results will be. of great
value, not only to my department,
but also to everyone engaged in
‘Canada's tourist industry,” said Mr.

But if you do have a choice, I

lows with whom you:can get along
an who enjoy -your type of game.
If you-can't skip worth sour
apples (I know you won't admit it,
but ‘there must be. a few of you).

would, first of all, select three fel-

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"The regu ula the LA urs, Peppard said ie had ‘ory
, tei. thes Royal: caedne “Legion | much; enjoyed the: meeting, Mrs. |i
* Branch ';170 | was’ held: recently ve M. Taggart was initiated: and wel: .
comed into.membershj ,
‘Bate presiding “in ’.the' absence‘of fi zahip of fhe ths

the: Legion “Hall ‘with : Mrs,
the president Mrs, Kay ‘Adshead...

‘Routine opening was éonduct- by Mrs. Bate, Mrs, Bob Wadey will

During’ ‘the ‘month ‘there’ had
been 20 visits made to:the hospital

‘ed and flags Presented. Correspon-jdo. the ‘hospital | visiting .during Ea

. dence was read ‘including \a thank-| December. Mra. Bate reported ‘that
{you letter for: flowers and: cards} the overseas Christmas cards have

{ reeeived while: members were sick. | een malled. The treasurer’s report
‘Phank-you notes from the ‘Veterans |was given and adopted. The \Dec-
coed for Gonations was also re-) ember meeting will be, etd on’ pee

Mrs,'D. Pep pard gay
ea the’ Handicap

a report Christmas’ Day. ‘The ‘meeting | il
ped Childven's be. followed by a‘ pot-luck supper

Sehool meeting which’ she: attend-| and exchange of ‘gifts,
serra 2 ese
cl @ asked to make | the names of those members will-
- tewards the’ Dr," Endicott Home. | ing to,” stand: ‘for. office on the

10 as the regular meeting

‘The nominating committee pat

Ns the members enjoyed refreshments,

board.”“These ‘members are to bo
‘voted on at the December meeting,
At? the: close of a. busy: meeting

Employmert

.
The community library sent in| ally plastics. get three players who fit right in

every two months from the Public Plastics are by far the most|with your game, ie., they love to The Renata Wi

Library Commission, Victoria, {s|popular and successful, I myself |lose! These gentlemen are a little eth

sponsored by the WI. These books| experimented with at least three of | hard to come by, but a good bribe The annual meeting 0

are available to all and are kept inthese, before coming onto the onejand a few tall ones after each |Renata Women's Institute was hel

the store. I find I prefer. game might do the trick. Noy. 21 at the home of Mrs. J.
Until last year, I used the same Should you be a serious kind | Riemer.

shoe for eight years. It was a shoe] of chap, do not surround yourself The meeting was called to or-

that had a very hard leather sole.| with easy-going types. They are |der by repeating the Club Women’s

te Loyd ‘Groutage y

* caaieman ‘of *' the’: 1st’: Castlogar

Group Committee’ when ‘it ‘met: re-

saat !
on: ' Pe! ettitt was

elected | Pehl and ; Mrs, Rc. Bristow, manager of the

Pettitt is terasurer with Mrs. Fred Trail National Employment Office,

Gibson ‘as secretary. 7" advises? : that a’ 'silght seasonal re,
Mr, Wilcox, one of. the Cul iemployment, opportun:

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Simply from the process of getting
damp on the ice .and then drying
out, the leather became harder and
harder.

This season I have changed to
a shoe with plastic called “teflon”.
This plactic has a very slippery
surface and is ideal for the long
slider, It migh be too slippery,
however, for the short slider, but
there are many other plastics you
can glue or sew on that will do an
adequate job.

I would suggest, though, that
you get your shoe repair shop to

@ jput it on for you.

The type of shoe is no pro-

blem: Just take your favorite shoe

sooner or later.

few games while you are away,

he will thoroughly enjoy the game,
You should have many a win-

bound to send you around the bend

Seriously, I think the best way
of enjoying club curling is to find
as good a third man as you can, He
should be good enough to get the
ends sorted out when you get into
trouble, and. capable of winning a

The lead and second, above all,
should be compatible. To me, their
curling ability does not matter that
much. Actuaily I believe that it will
add to your satisfaction if you take
a beginner under your wing and
bring him along to the point where

Creed, After this a minute of si-
lence was observed ‘in honor of the
late Mrs, W. R. Chalmers of Rob-
son. Mrs. Chalmers helped to_ or-
ganize the WI officially in 1948.

Members voted $10 to be sent
to the National Film Board to cov-
er pictures for the coming year.
These films are shown once a mon-
th at the school.

A letter of thanks was sent
to the Minister of Agriculture, F.
Ritcher, upon receipt of $10 govern-
ment grant,

The members decided to hold
a tea and raffle on Nov. 28 at the
old ‘school, to raise money for the
jeciety for

DISTINCTIVE APPEARANCE
DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE .

Teaders,. was’ present ‘and reported
, on 'the; recent’ bottle : drive. Th
‘-matter of Christmas cards was dis-
cussed and they have been ordered,
and the Cubs’-will be selling (hem
ina week or 10 days.

‘The need for a tumbling riiat

; for use by the Cubs at’ their meet-

. ings was discussed: and Mr. Grout-
age reported that he ‘is lining up
substitute ‘Scout and Cub Jeadérs
for when. regular ‘leaders are un-
**yable to attend meéetings.

It was decided: to form'a 2nd
Scout patrol’ which’ will” meet in
fhe basement ofthe Tony Denneus

ome, The Ist:Scout: patrol meets
in. the basement “o£ -the - Pettitt

ee of ‘was ‘noted: during" the latter

| Roriects “underway
iicousieae Trail and adjoining dis-.
tricts’ does; liowever, continue: to.
absorb many skilled and semi: still-
ed worker.
‘The lumber industry continues
to show a-favorable Production ‘al-
though ‘some logging ‘sites,:‘at the
higher levels, have closed. due. to
snow conditions.
Vigorous . winter “Sai ioymen
campaigns throughout the area; to
Some. extent, have. off-set* lay-offs,
from. other: industries. :
“Comparing. employment Ievels |

with the same period ‘in 1961, the
general economy seems much more
favorable,’ +:

At the present time: thera are,

(he it felt, oxford, fur-lined, or what | ter’s night of fun with this crew. If : i = i home.
have you) to the cobbler, and have | not, it’s not worth the chips. Time guldren, and Christmas treats for . i < 7
a sliding sole put on it, Then you're | €nough to get deathly serious when ‘After the business part of the

The ladies seem to have less

not slide as far as the men, and
are mainly concerned with warmth
and comfort,

‘Therefore a lined shoe with a
hard rubber sole is sufficient, If
they wish to tackle the long slide,

of a problem. As a rule, they do| Week.

. ou're going after th i,
pied os Soing after: the. Big bolsi.as meeting was over, a brief recess

we will consider. this. tim

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(Copyright. 1962. Toronto Star
Syndicate)... .

Salisfaclory Year

took place enabling members to pay

*|their dues. Then followed the elec-

tion for new officers for the com-
ing year:

Mrs. J. Riemer, vice-president; ‘Mrs.
M. Rohn, secretary-treasurer; Mrs.
J. Dyck, : social welfare; Mrs, W.

* Mrs. P..\ Warkentin, president; |

;]503. men: and 193 women’ seeking’

| tional; Employment. Office.’ These

ber’ the- National Employment’ Ser-

employment, through the: local’ Na-)

figures when compared to the same

(During. the: month of ‘Novem-
la ed aes 4 persons in employ-

Symington, director and Mrs, M.
Funk, director.

RENATA SOSInLS

Mrs, M. Rohn

hen a plese of sli lastic will r
do the wick, ey te et) For Most Farmers

. am confident that in a few 6
years, you, will see.a more uniform It’s been a year for
curling shoe which you may pur-|™ost Canadian farmers. Farm cash
chase with the sole of your choice |icome for 1962 is expected to be
alréady ‘attached. Certainly. there higher and: it may reach a record
should be a large market for suit- Cee een peril Bank of
able pla: se ab
Parrertie eerreat for there Is cial Letter for Hovember. Mrs, a Wafkentin accompan-
faster than a herky-jerky delivery.|._ In a fed Mrs S d trip | af Nelson
eto e ieee i across Canada, the ‘commerefal Let-|on a weekend trip to Spokane,

A’ subject that I" would also | ter Says::“Despite disappointments ‘ash.
like to get my teeth into has to do in some areas .. . crop production Mrs. M. Dyck of Clearwater
with assembling a rink for your generally has been good, live-stock and Mr. C.’ Riemer of Vancouver
season's activity. has been well are holi at the home of their

I am -not going to try to fill ed, and marketing conditions have |brother and ‘sister-in-law, Mr. and
you up with’ a lot of long-winded | been reasonably buoyant. Mrs, J. Riemer.
nonsense about how to select your
team, but I will attempt to explain
what I think about and look for
when I am picking my rink.

Actually, we can sort this out
into two categories .. . club curl-
ing and top-flight competition out-
side your club.

These can calk for two radical-
ly different ‘sets of personnel.

Club curling is where many of

i program:
hese: the 3 ‘area js’ providing
Senploymiont for 100 men,;.°.':

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han

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