CASTLEGAR NEWS, Wednesday, April 6, 1966

Easter Eggs are Custom
Older ae Christianity

e
Easter. ‘The cus custom of exchang-
ing eggs as part of the celebra-
tion began in ancient times; The
Persiang often dyed eggs in the
colors of spring and gave them
to their friends“as gifts and
some early peoples believed that
the earth had hatched from a

giant teak

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Bays “ihe early Christians of
ia and other eastern lands
exchanged eggs at seater, They

colored the eggs re
Elaborate deebration be-
came ike rule in some eastern
Ukranians

. The
are aus MOF’ their. beautiful-
ly decorated ‘Easter | eggs. Eacl
je makes’ its own design
_ trees, horses, priests’ ro-

bes, flowers, bell towers, cross-
ete. Residents of
la, Poland, Lithua:
nia, and other lands. aleo. a1
known for their highly decorated
T CBg8.

Eas’

In England, friends often
exchanged eggs at Easter al-
though nowadays these pall
are chocolate eggs.
break the long Lenten fast by
eating eggs at dawn on Easter.

Germans color eggs green
on “Green Thursday”: — the
Thursday before Bacter — and
carry the eggs all day for good
luck. On Easter Monday the
people have an egg-roll-

ing Gon
In Italy a priest blesses

the eggs on Easter. The eggs
occupy the centre of the break-
fast table, with other dishes ar-
ranged around ‘them.
In the Netherlands child-

hy} ren go from door to door dur-

ing Holy Week, collecting East-

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rO-ler OgBs. ‘Young and old allie play
gam ge! n Easter
Hfonday.
In Greece, Wo! rd Book no-
tes, people tap red eggs togeth-
er as a greeting when they meet
on Easter. The first person says
“Cl is risen,” and the se second

Hungary
water on

Customs vary from land to
land, but colored ¢ eggs have been | wards
associated with springtime since
the dawn of history.

Plans Finalized
Ai LA Meeting

The regular meeting of the
Ladies Auxiliary to Canadian
Legion Branch 170, was recent:
ly held in the Legion hall with

annual sprin; el
April 23 in the Legion hall, ne
food hamper will be raffled dur-
ing the afternoon,

Lap robes and shawls are
vag “Tegded for the amputees

‘I roads this year,

Bull River Range
Loses Almost All
Ils Bighorn Sheep

Between January and March
last year British Columbla oat
almost ‘sn ‘entire Bop ulation of
Rocky Mountain’ B ighorn | ‘sheep
the Bull river winter: range
m the East Kootenays, according
to a report in the latest issue of,
Wildlife Review.
reports that poor range
conditions, severe winter weat
er, an abnormally heavy infesta-
tion of lungworm and heavy
loads of other parasites combin-
ed to depress the resistance of
sheep to disease.

East Kootenay Steel Plant
Now Nearing Completion

The first primary steel plant
in western Canada, being buil'
by Cominco, is now ‘nearing com:

letion at Kimberley.

The new plant ‘fs under con
struction” near Cominco's pig
iron operations and will conver’
molten iron into steel by an oxy
gen conversion process. Produc
tlon, with an initial capacity o!
80,000 tons of steel ingots ie
May! is expected to start in

a

Oy Ben converter has
hen supple the United
Austrian Iron and Steel Works

‘developers of the process to be
used by Cominco. The converter
and ancillary, pauipment, inclng
ting ingot!
being in: stalled. ina. stee!
structure 150' feet’ by’ 75 feet,
with’ a’ tower 100 feet high,
‘Oxygen for the steel-making
‘| Ton rei be be sup: ed by Un-
lon; Carbide Co., which has in-
talled an oxygen plant nearby.
The. ‘converter will produce: steel
in 18-ton heats, each of which
requires about one ton of oxy-
gen.

Accidents Will Decrease
With Demand for Action

“When society accepts the
serroustess of the highway traf,

forcement bodies were provid
ed’ with a tool to determine ac-
the: blood alcohol level

and
Hon, the aceldent trend vat

of the driver, no real control of
situation could

rector of the Canadian High-
ways Council W. Arch Bryce
declared recently.

He was announcing four ac-
tions he felt were necessary if
lives were to saved on the

Firstly, said Mr. Bryce,
young drivers should be train-
ed for 60 years of resourceful
ariving: No matter how this was

mplished, who did it or who
pala for it, this training was a
logical and essential step to-

wards reducing accidents,

Secondly driver improve-
ment courses were needed: The

be “expected, said Mr. Bryce,
The individual who drank
‘beyond a statutory level and
who then drove’ was invading
the privacy of all.fellow high-
way users. The use of the breath.
alyzer shculd’ be ‘made man-
datory and a uniform blood
alcohol level established.

Nordic Lodge Hosts
To Senior Citizens

The Sons of Norway Lodge,
at their regular: social evening

war in’ all p wag

about 50

of sup|

edly experienced drivers so ae
to update their knowledge of
the rules of the road and good
driving practices, These were
also a means of checking driv-
ers’ skills and Physical, and pos-
sibly mental, conditio:

Thirdly, "he

p)
an even greater part than that
in traffic mishaps,

S| members of the Castlegar Sen-
jor Citizens’ grou)
During the evening present-
stlons were made Mr. and
Hughes for the
handicapped school, and to Mr.
and Mrs. A. Lamb: bert, for Cas-
tlegar and District Hospital.

Miss Gabor in the

person a Mrs, Verla Stewart of

ed the guests,

Serving "OF traditional Norwe-

gian refreshments brought the
evening to a close.

, Faced with an i
er the last four

at nylon stockings as patients
use them ‘to make stuffed toys.
Anyone having any of these art-
icles, is urged by the group to
contact any member of the au-

years, a reduction of one acci-
dent in 10 would now be a
aeariee epee sheared
quently why shot fective

vehicles be tolerated?
there was control of

Lastly,
the drinking driver. Until: en- é

CIVIL DEFENCE

Where hospitals in the Nel-

son Civil Defence zone can meet
requirements, casualty collect-
ing units, or parts, will be stor-

shipped to the rolling mills’ o

‘Vancouver, a Cominco subs:
diary producing a large variety
of steel products from electric
furnace’ steel,’

‘Basis. for, Cominco's iron
‘and steel development is the
company’s large Fererve of iron
concentrates at berley, pro-

luced continually and accumu-
ated from more, than 40, years
of milling the ‘lead-zinciron ore
of the Sullivan mine,
|” ‘Cominco began producing
‘pig iron
at the rate of 36,500 tons a year.

‘Production was trebled in 1964
‘and in the same year, Corninco
acquired ownership of Western
Canada Stee).

J./H. Salter, company vice-
presitient for the western re-
gion, _ I recently, ihe, “new steel
Plant important phase in
Canina integrated iron ‘and
steel industry.

“Furthermore,” said | Mr.
Salter, ‘Cominco has the. tech-
nical “capability. and. corporate
resources’ to” expan id

steel production as far a8 mar.
ket conditions warrant.”

llinesses Treated
Far Tos Casually

Some illnesses are treated far
too casually. Measles, for ex-
ample, The sign’ of ‘measles is
a rash on the ‘skin, but the
victim has a type of
rash throughout his whole bron-
chial tree which if not cared for
may. fevelop into bronchial pneu-
m

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The following ten tax reductions ‘are now in offects

1. All meals are exempt from the 5% S.S. Tax.

2. Sch
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are pt from the 5% S.S. Tax. in

from the 5% S.S. Tax.
4. Library books are exempt from the 5% S.S. Tax.

under fifteen is exempt

5. Magazines, Periodicals and Newspapers are exempt from
the 5% S.S. Tax.

6. Confections are exempt from the 5% S.S. Tax.

7. Candies are exempt from the 5% S.S. Tax.
8. Soft Drinks are exempt from the 5% S.S. Tax.
9. Non-profit organizations operating community projects are

pt from the Pi

incial Real Property Tax.

io. Community Halls are exempt from the Provincial
Real Property Tax.

, GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

HON. W. A. C. BENNETT

Premier and Minister of Finance.

G. S. BRYSON

Deputy Minister of Finances

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Robson Behind Robson
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Mondoy thru Saturday
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Castlegar

MARJ'S ClLOTHING
AND GIFT SHOP
Clothes for Evervone
Gifts for All Occasions
Next to Credit Union

Ph. 365-5844
MePHAIL'S

‘The Post Office
Ph. 365-7177

KOOTENAY BUILDERS
AND. SUPPLIERS
636 Columbia Ave

Phone 365-5155
“A Complete

Builders : Service”

ARROW LAKES
INDUSTRIES LTD.
Precision Machining _

Gas and Electric Welding
General Machine Repairs

Phone 365-7738
GEM CLEANERS
At the Foot of Pine
Quick 4-Hour Service

“setlegar and District's
Own Dry Cleaners

Clean Cut Rubber

Ph. 365-7603

General Contracting.
Custom Homes a Specialty
Free Estimates

Phone 365-5160

MARLANE trees
Open 6.30 a.m. to.9
Closed All Day Suneeye:
Not just another place to, eat

But the place to eat another

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DUTCH, MAID
BAKERY LIMITED
Birthday. Cakes *
Wedding Cakes
Anniversary ‘Cakes
Phone 365-7765 |

PARSLOW'S
Enterprises Ltd.
Gunsmiths
Locksmiths
Sporting Gocds
Ph. 362-5025
1319 BAY — TRAIL, B.C,

BONNEY WELL DRILLING
Domestic Water Wells
Reasonable. Rates
Phone Jim Bonthron
365-6751

HOME. CRAFTS
23 Columbia Ave.
Ph; 365-5588
Cabinet Making

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Dedicated to Kindly
Thoughtful Service

Ambulance — Flowers
Granite, Marble and
Bronze ‘Plaques

“Tedustetat, Commercial
and. Residential
Electrical. Wiring,
BOUNDARY,
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Electric Heat Spécialists
Medallion Homes

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CASTLEGAR NEWS, Wednesday, April 6, 1966

POTATOES

Now Dug, 5 Pounds

BANANAS,
| WH I P. 2. CREAM, + “Hal

5 ES

‘FANCY TUBE

COCO-COLA

9 for 49c hg GINGER ALE
gy 6 for 95c¢

Green Onions — Red Radishes
Two Bunches . ae 19¢

No. 1 Quality, 5 Pounds

STRAWBERRIES, Frome, aioe _39c
PEAS, Frozen, 2-Pound Package

CHEEZIES, twin rack, sve Vste, ony
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Gottage Cheese, « New Garden Saled 19¢ a
MARGARINE, Soto, 3 Pounds 5

DAFFODILS
- Only 19c Bunch
PALM MILK

EUBE LARD, 2 Pounds A9c
 Preem-Yum BREAD .

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