CASTLE NEWS, Castlegar, B: C, CASTLE NEWS; Castlegar, B.C.

Strings: Of-Colored: Lights
Enchance Castlegar Yuletide

Red, blue? yellow, green and
the sponsors of the’ project,-
orange. lights glitter down. ‘on Ms ich hes

Wednesday, December 23, 1953

Oldest Xmas Trees
Protected By Law

On a shelf-like plateau, 600 fect
above the Mediterranean, the

Tips For Ananging —
Christmas Flowers. _|ssi atti f a MR

Many people don’t make the ‘floral arrangement; sane lots of| centuries. The cedars of Lebanon,
best of the cut flowers they get|imagination at this point, say the|400 of them, are protected by re-
at Christmas time because they|experts, Naturally at Christmas|ligion and law from ‘harm at the
feel they are “no good at arrang-|time one thinks of candlesticke|hands of either the Moslems or

Office to the: " , .- IIltor the first time this Ch “on the new
ing flowers.” While some are|with red candles. Often some-|the Maronite Christians.
more adept at disploying flowers | thing of this kind can be used ef-

ig, | bee!
? welcome additions. to the trees iights, At the meeting of the Cas-
‘ not — . LEWIS. BLO CK "| tlegar ‘Board of Commissioners
to best advantage, the experts|fectively to balance a mantle |The, magniticent trees “that e aE mat : peer erase a

point out that anybody can make | display or one that is in a corner, sing of the nativity” were ven- Commencing ‘the first. week of the.

tions of other years. Monday night,’ a hearty vote of
the 15 color-|thanks to the fire department
a good showing if a few simple|and turn it from merely flowers rae = monarchs among tres i : 4 P g B ane Of thet ee de color
principles are followed and a& in vase into a striking floral dis: |10ns before Jui ad her first ,| - % | ew ste
PHONE 2231 |

ed lights each were strung above and Chamber of Commerce, wa3
little imagination is added. for| play. king. Some of them have a girth
il ai d emery ; A i . sletance Frome members of, the}:
| \ ¥ = = ba i making this most colorful Second Issue For .

Coluwnbia Avenue and Pine Street, | passed by the Board, A letter of
good measure. of 40 feet and a branch circum-
Yuletide ever, possible, is the co-
' operation of village» * merchants Term Of High School
' \ ‘ : : f

last \week, by the Castlegar: Vol- appreciation to each. was: also
It is not necessary to have a ference of 300.
from whose premises the power
Mey your heart rejoice anew in the

Announcement.
"DR. R: AZ WALLEY

Wishes to Announce he is moving his
i f : Castlégar’s main

pe a Greetings -

Ae “it ‘come upon
e midnight clear,”,
may the message of
Peace and Good Will
dwell in your! heart
at Christmas.”

We wish

you the brightest
Christmas

. you eves enjoyed.

-|the result of one *of the first

unteer Fire Dep: with as-
c
great profusion of flowers to get Goose Gains Ground In the days of the conquerors
for the lights is being’ supplied. | Paper, Off The Press

striking ctfacts, but elwaye work oF i my thousands. of conscripted He-
for a triangle effect by cutting rew workers were sent into the
the stems to different lengths, if As Main traction
The annual Christmas tree atop
the: village office’ has also been| \The second issue for this'term
N’' VIEWS, the Stan-

he at n Lebanons to take Jerusalem
the flowers are to be seen from 1 ‘cedar trees without number’
all angles, on the dining-room Of Christmas Table t
table ae inetener the eet While turkey has Jong been builalng. contracts, between Hir-
ment should have two “faces”.|¢the traditional Christmas dish in]@m 0! pneeneca and King Solo-
Single faced. arrangements are pees of late Mie cae has} mon. installed,” complete .with all its |of NEWS N’

a’ corner. <
Flower can. ofte

more suited to the mantle or for|been forging ahead’ like a shot

in many lands as the piece de

be improved by additional fo!
or small branches of cedar a
often invaluable. If the mode

meter of a bowl should be abo

rangement.

in floral arrangements by kee;

mediately strikes the ‘€ye.
stems are to be displayed in

CHUCK'S
TRANSFER

and prevent the display fro!
collapsing.

nament, in

age. Pieces of the Christmas tree};

trough type of vase is used, the
length of the trough or the dia- Christmas and holiday season, I

two-thirds the height of the tall- suckling pig decorate the groan-
est flower. in the ‘triangle ar-

Striking effects can be gained

ing dark vivid colored flowers|Germans, note
‘ow and in the centre of .a tri- gild the goose with apple stuff-
angle arrangement. This creates ing. he Hollander gives the nod
a'centre of interest which im-|t0 highly. spiced dressing for his

flowers. with particular heavy pudding, fruit cakes, honey cakes

large vase a small ball of chicken} Latin countries forego the goose,
wire in the mouth of. the vase choosing lamb as the dish of the
will make an excellent support | day, while the Englishman sticks

And. don’t overlook the pos-|Cuba says "Si, sit” to-roast pig,
sibility of using an srervaay or- oo it’s fish and fowl for Portu-
with a/}gal. -

oe of the Yuletide meal.
li-| The goose rates eo ially ‘high

Today, newer the trees are
protected by law and the depart-
ment of Serewture: of the Bove

in the
heading an impressive list’ of
meats and-fish served during the

re
cn

ut Sweden, celebrants like to see a
ing board, along with smorgas-
bord.

France and Ireland look with
p= high favor os the goose, and the

so that he giant cedars
will grow forever.

Building Supplies {}
OGLOW BROS.
ee bed -sunaly ¢ Co, Ltd.

- PHONE ¢ 4061

‘message of the first Christmas..."on_
earth peace, good will toward men”.

“Defoe’s Transfer

q¢|Christmas goose, with plenty of
‘ajand dessert breads to go with it.

mj|by. his roast beef (alo! with
various fowl) to the bitter end.

But here in America, the tur-

ot Christmas
May the wondertu! holiday spirit of

joy and peace be with you and ;
yours at Christmas time.

Mitchell _Supply_Utd

key remains the king of the

holiday feast. And most Ameri-

cans woudn't have it any omnes

way.

Just a little bit more of that

dark meat,’ please! - “8
— ee

Actuai Date Of Xmas
Shrouded In Mystery

The exact date of hee birth of
Christ is

May the ne Season
abound with Peace ©
ond Good Will and att
other Blessings that
. , combine. Ig mole life
1:

and, as a resilt, the ‘elebration of
Christmas occurs on many differ-
ent dates throughout the Christ-
ian world.

In an old manuscript, ‘the Calen-
‘dar of Philoclaus which appeared
in the year 354: A-D., it states:.“In.
the Year One After Christ, the
Lord Jesus was born on Decem-,
ber .25, a Friday, and: the 15th
day of the New Moon.”
Another ancient’.book written
by Tippolytus in 202 A.D. tells us
that Jesus was born in Bethlehem
“on Wednesday, December.25th,
in, the 42nd.year of Augustus.” 5!
+ However, according to astrno-
’ However,' secording te astron-
1, fell on Sunday.

In:terms of our, Christmas, the’
holiday is celebrated from’ six to
10 days later in. some, ‘countries,
and in others—it is observed earl+

ier, D 16 th is' the date

fo all our friends we wish all
the good things that this ri

+ glorious time of year can bring. ’ i
| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

CYRIL... BELL AGENCIES LIMITED.

.| of. Chri } in most

European countries and‘is the he-
ginning .of a long holiday season.’
The, Armenians were the first
people to set,up a Christian state
and their ¢ Christmas: Eve is Janu-

Beautiful. '

May your Chiistmns bela
merty one and'may you recall all its :
happy memories throughout a a ia
; New Year." :

with Santa in wishing

a@ Merry. Christmas and

& Happy New Year to All.
’

HI-WAY.
SERVIGE:

© W. FOMENOFF

” Robson
- Go-Operatve
ines

ary 6th.

‘your fiome
be bright
with every
Christmas joy

May the: peace” ‘and honaines
symbolized, by the. Star of
Christmas ‘remain with: you: .
: ttiroughout the Holiday - -Seavon.

BURNETT'S WHITE SATIN GIN
BURNETT'S LONDON: DRY GIK:

We'll go along’

p| tt took’ that, long after the bless-

‘the Christ“Mass: was’ selected’ by
‘| the: church’ So: many. years. had | 0’

i on oe

gay electric finery.

The firemen have been utiliz-
ing every leisure moment possi-
ble during the past week, to have
these Christmas adornments: in-
stalled. David Campbell, Village
Light’ Commissioner and th
other members of the Board are

ley Humphries High School publi-
cation, came off the presses Fri-
day, dedicated to'Mrs. R. E. Cail,
who has xesigned from. the teach-
ing staff.

A mimeographed job, - “the
the paper's 17 pages are brimm-
ing with tribute to Mrs. Cail,

a from’ classes ‘to teach-

Xmas Gifts Dale
To Fourth Gontury

, The exact age of the Christmas | i
festival is. not known, Records
show, however, that the holiday
was spoken of in the fourth cent-
ury as a-custom of long standing.
Christmas ‘began ‘as’. Christ’s
Mass;‘ti.the Mass of Christ, some-
time during the: fourth ‘century.

ers; biographies -of new teachers

at the school,’ anda. variety of

witticisms and eer sa
‘All ar

sue is dedicated to pli

“has been agood friend, ‘guide

and councillor for above and be-

yond the call of duty.’
‘Throughout the paper. are prize

from the

ed ‘night forthe great
of Christ’s‘birth’ to be ‘réalized
by, the peopl. Until this” time
it ‘had’ been the custom of’ the
church to

student body for the paper, Prizes
for these entries were’ presented
to the winners at the High School

the
saries of deaths, ‘rather ‘than
births. Christ's birthday was the
first to be made. an occasion. for
feasting,
i The Gate tor the celebration, of,

elapsed ‘that ‘the “actual date ‘of
His birth could only be’ a‘ ‘matter
of conjecture. :
>The festival and spirit of Christ-
‘mas spread through the Christian
iWorld. Pagan: customs,.even: as
they. do ays | attempted to‘adapt
themsel' 18s. Sear,

For many years after. ‘the origin
of Christ’s Mass the ¢hurch frown-.
ed upon ‘the practice -of exchang-
ing gifts during the’ festival Sea-
son, Later, however,-the practice
‘was condoned, in: ‘remembrance
of the spirit ‘of Three Kings of
the Orient .who followed. a shin-
ing star to: the. crib of the new-

concert ‘Thursday
eal :

‘Ann Barnes,,Joan Bennett, Jack

Charters Jr., Terry Keefe; Poems,

Shirley, Shand, Elizabeth ; Hors-'

‘will, A. Shellenberg, Darline The-
roux, The awards were presented

by Catherine Pellegrin and

beth Mopland. .

The winners ‘are: Stories—Corry:||'”

"Mey this. Chrirtras bring toy you”

: rich absndarice all the good.
: things in lifemand may they ramain
” sith you throughout the New Year.

born. Christ,

with a sense of humility.

13. Phones Added In

Castlegar Area In
Month Of. October.

* Thirteen! new. ‘telephones were
installed : in’ the: Castlegar - Dist-

{| rict. during the month of October,

‘the total of phones serv-

For ‘Now...70R ALANS
may ‘the j joys ol “of this Holiday: Season‘!
» surround you and yours, and may, ¥ u
* dwell-amid ‘the ‘blessings, i
health goadwill and’ happine:

| ess Building

: ing the area. as at; Nov.:1, ‘Se the

The ‘total at the -beginnin;

See were’ thus, 8) 328: “phones
in ithe’ Nelson - - Trail -

to: ae. originate oat baiopen of |
displaying’ the’ ‘Christ hild: ina
‘| crib“at, Christm:

followe:
cave sand‘sang hymns ‘in: ‘honor
of the Christ ‘Child.

‘The average’ Wage was 73 per
cent’ :.of -the'/average * salary
Canadian “manufacturing | in. a ya50;

asc ompared with’ 56: Per: cent. in

1939,

filer the srs ‘of the Season

“and ‘all its friendly cheer brighten. your:
home ar Christmas and: abide with you