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Thursday, December 10, 1953.

THE GASTLE NEWS

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Editor, Castle News:

Dear Sir:

=_some while back a citizen of
boasted about cherry |7

EDITORIAL

Preparing For Christmas
fo the most
two weeks away,

Of all the year's holidays, Christmas is the o one that has come
to require the most presarations; the one season when family and
brotherly ties and sentiment are at their peak.

.| thoughts of a joyous Christmas,

holiday of the year, is now only

Preparations for this great Feast, begin weeks in advance,
‘Scarcely have the mountain tops ‘gained their white, snow caps,
a “white Chri for those below, when the stores

Begin sporting red and green colors; an avelanche of gay Christmas
eards of every size and description, all bearing sentimental greet-
ings.and best wishes, deluge the postal staff | and People everywhere
begin sporting red and green colors; and

town, pop. 850, on Lincoln High-
way 30 — 25 les to Ceder ”
Rapids, Iowa. It’s a rich farming
section dnd hog centre of U.S.A.
Our Legion Post is building a
new $65,000. Legion Memorial
Building.

We're “doubled by a number of

|| people:

Edith B. Helme of our Legion’
Post, is a disabled World War. I

at Snow And Xmas of what their or no
With the new fall df snow, | matter how loud itheir good wish-
every one’s mind will be full of|es, can bring only disaster and
the pageantry of winter and |tears,

Also at this season, some of us
a Te might. he woasidee the cee will sbe drinking ‘nothing much
that: both snow and’ Christmas |5tfonger than water: others will
usually mean an upsurge of’ our be mixing water with their drink,

in day
(Dee 1) while strolling in the
woods, I came across a lovely
clump of Delicious Lactarius
(mushrooms) which will add
zest to my steak.
In my garden, the strawberry
plants, transplanted in Septem-
ber, are in bloom. at aude got

" ag their taste and i dic-
ioe Gt onion tates... The omnipresent fools,

climate in Robson,
ie are in-

. however, will never be
eae Deine & Doin te zalnists until they have had gasoline as
signers, the snow means. akci- | mixer and blood as a chaser.’
dents to the motorist and injury} To have the responsibility,
and death to the pedestrian, The/Of someone's injury or death on
wise ones will, if they have not|one’s conscience, would be bad
already done so, take every pre-| enough. To know that at this
caution in making certain that|Season particularly, some mother,
their good driving or, pedestrian father, child or friend. would be
record ‘ins intact. missing from an erstwhile happy

f gay C!
ments forthe right gift for every person dearest te ‘their hearts.

As for Castlegar, in particular, we are happy to see our village
commissioners are making every effort to have the village glitter-
ing with Christmas lights this year. We know too we can count

‘on our to have | dai in Chri: fin-
ery.as they have always done.

Al this is excellent, helping to’ make Christmas the grandest|t
holiday of the year. These preperations are a fine thing. In fact
more private homes could decorate .their homes on the exterior
dhan is usually ‘the case,

“But. all these p ‘are a intl of
energy if we neglect the most important preparation of sith aif we
forget what Christmas really means.

It was over 1900, years ago that angels and a star first announc-
ed the glad tidings of Peace.and Goodwill to: men, Each year on
Dec, 25, near the close of another year, those same tidings are an-
‘nounced to us too, if the world and its manifold considerations have
mot blinded our hearts to receive them.

hat is what we must prepare for. The most important Christ-
amas’ preparation which too many of us neglect is preparing our
hearts and minds for the renewal of: Faith and Hope and Love
which this troubled world so sorely needs. He who first.came to us
ever 1900 years ago, in a rude, unheated stable in a cave near Beth-
Jehem, -will come again to us, if we prepare for Him.

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Too Much For The Pocketbook?

The various i have
a considerable portion, of the Castlegar District: worried about their
— or more » the of their Pocket

books

‘The fools will continue’ to be family through one’s carelessne3s,
fools and sow injury. and. death | would be tragedy.’

in their wake until death or the| -One moment of thoughtlessness
law puts them where they should/can mean ten thousand days of
have been to begin. with. regret. Surely in Castlegar we
The wise ones will be the truly|think enough of our neighl
welcomed guest at the Christmas|not only to wish him, but ensure
table, the genuine bringers of|/him ofa safe and happy Christ-
The fools, mas.

IN CHURCH

The United ‘Church
Of Canada
Castle,

10:36 am, _ Sunday School The election on Thursday next

6:45 p.m. — Teen Church. at Castlegar will be for one com-

7:15 p.m, —- Hymn Sing. and| missioner only which is to fill the

Service of Worship. vacancy caused by the expira-

Kinnaird tion of the term of office of Com-
Every Sunday 2 at 11 am. Service| missioner Gerry Wanless,

we The village garbage dump has

been cleared and levelled’ by the

The rented

has done a lot

Five Years Ago
This Week

From the Dec. 9, 1948 issue of
the Castle News)

at i am.

for the pw
of good work on several C:

vited to come across and be con-
vinced, that is, providing the Fer-
ry can get them across before
ihe orcad Winter’ sets in’ Dec.

Yours truly,
Zeneda Grant

VETERAN'S LETTERS
WANTED

Editor, Castle News;

Dear Sir:

Iam a World War J, American
Legion member. I found your
place on a Canada road guide and
I thought that I would write to
you..I.would like to hear from
wen War I veterans from your
el

nurse,’ She can't - walk
and likes to gét letters from other
folks for Pen Pals,

Leon Ralston, World War II,
likes to hear from World War It
veterans,

Everett Fergersen, World I,
likes to hegr from World War 1
veterans, -

Rev. Melcher, Methodist Church,
Lisbon, Iowa, U.S.A., likes to hear
from other ministers,

Please publish this letter in
your newspaper, I thank ‘you
very. much, -

Yours truly,

Louls Nickles,
Mechanicsville; Towa,
U.S.A,

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Sunday Masses —— 8:30 and 11
o'clock, * 1949. of the Kinnaird ‘Women’s
Sunday devotions — 7:30 p,m. Institute, who were named at a
7:30 p. ade Mrs. G. Reith, Mae Fitch
s, G. Reith, are: Mrs, >
Daily Mass, Bo'clock, jeu, presidenty, Mrs. ‘T, Nichols,

streets.

“But these’ major. projects coincide with. the new pro-
+ grams of most church groups in the district, whose growing congre-

gations are having: difficulty in fading sufficient: accommodgtion Hs

in present buildings. “¢
The hospitsl, and the school

needed, will mean an increase 1n taxes. Both will a ee small’ for

the average taxpayer and easily. afforded,

And now the Castlegar District Projects’ Society are geting set
to. launch a concerted drive for funds towards the construction of a
$175,000 sports arena and recreational centre. This last item’ seems
to be the one that is most worrying a good portion of the people.
These are asking themselves: “Can the district afford to shell out
$175,000 over and above the extra taxes for schools, ‘and a hospital;
and their at to their church ing funds.

But the sports arena isn't quite as formidable as all that. In the
Airst place, $30, 000 is available and an excellent site is also available
for free. ij Society. say a
ean lop off another $30,000: leaving only some $110,000 to be raised,
And the directors know of certain other ways and means of saving
and raising money they are also planning to use. So it isn’t_a matter
of district residents having to finance the whole project” directly
themselves, =

Secondly however, the sports arena project.is not necessarily
% be completed entirely as a result of the forthcoming drive. There
are three stages. Stage No. One would complete the outer shell of

. the arena for about $60,000. Another $60,000 woul complete the
interior and a final $50,000 would install the

secretary; Mrs. A. Buie, treasurer
and Mrs. W.,Carpenter, director,
The . Kinnaird: Baden . Powell
Club held a meeting Thursday
night to wrap gift parcels being
sent to the Queen Alexandria So-
larium,

, = rare I. Gordon,
oseph’s:Chapel-.

Pentecostal
. , Tabernacle
First Avenue and Juniper _ Plans ‘were made to do the de-

-The executive committee for].

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Sunday School, 10 am, etaber 17th:

In a letter from, the P
Evangelistic, 7:30 p.m. s-
Everyone Welcome! Minister of. Finance, Mr, H, Ans:

comb, we are advised that our
. z Pe z share of the social security and
Community Bible
Centre

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paid on Dec, 15, will be $2,000.
Sunday school, at-10:30

New to
a.m. Classes for’ young people of

serve .on- the executive of the
C
all ages. :

‘ive. Retail So-
Evening Service, Sundays, 7:30

ciety, are a Shutek,. J. Jensen,
and G. Santano. Each. will setve
pm, A service: for the family, a two. year. term. A. Cummings,
‘Above service in the Legion Hail,
Prayer and Bible Study, Thurs-
eae. 7:45 p.m. ‘and Young Peo-

‘These figures do not take into account the $30,000 ‘that could be
saved in the first two'stages, through voluntary labor.

The. Projects Society are planning to start the project and go
as far as tne total or tunds raised will allow. They point out, how-
ever, that a $1.a month from every district family for the next five
years, would provide enough sunds for the project to be completed
an its entirety.

This is certainly, not an overload on district ‘pocketbooks even
when led with the school by-law and

* .ghurch building programs will ee

SHEAFFERS . —a
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The. “NO-DUNK” pen
from $150 #74,

Fridays, 7:30
et ma at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred E, Woodrow, Columbia Ave.
All are cordially invited :‘to

who ‘has rendered great service
to serve: another term.

The Castlegar Branch - of the
Bank: of Montreal- moved into its
new quarters on Pine Street, last
week, The new bank builéjng
was built by the.Creighton Hors-

B | guilty, to the charge,” yo vi ori: A C.,~or.

these services,

Presbyterian Church
Services in the Churoh every:
Sunday. at.11:15 am, i
Dr A. MacKeilar, Minister.

will Construction Co.

Lutheran Services -.;
Services to be‘held in Anglican
Church every first and third Sun-
ay. at 3:00 p.m.\

‘Anglican Ghuvck:

Sunday, December 13
Castlegar, 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Fellowship: Hour, 8:30 p.m.
Robson, 11 am. i
Kinnaird; 2:30. p.m,

Full Gospel Assembly!
Church ..Services | every Sunday
" ‘afternoon, ‘2:30: p.
Kinnaird, Improvement Society |

Rev. Paul Taade, Minister:

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A police officer said the offence
occurred: Friday’: -everiing at, the
Castlegar. “ferry. .;Mr: |: Kinakin
the, officer: said,:was driving: onto {>
the ferry, and ; collided (with, the |:

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Page 3

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Help Fight iz

Bank Heatls Review
Record Year; See _
ChallengeTo Canadians

MONTREAL — Canadians face
“a great and immediate chal-
lenge’. in- the ‘development of
closer,
ships and a more. intensive: eco-

freer trading  relation-|

Life At

S.HHS.

With Mercedes

The past week didn't. sport
much activity at the’ school,

The seniors are still plugging
along trying to acquire all the

nomic use of _ the!
Gordon R, Ball told Bank of

As well as regular business.

days during the two weeks.

inchis first
presidential’ address. Monday at
their 136th annual meeting. J. R.
Elliott, manager of the Bank's
‘Castlegar Branch, is one of three
B.C. managers who attended the
annual meet this week.

Mr, Ball said that. the real
measure of ‘improvement thot
had taken place in:the sphere of
international -trade: and finance
during the past year “presents
for the: countries of the. free
world a great opporturlity for
further bold’ advances towards
closer and freer trading relation-
ships and thus towards more in-
tensive and economic use of re-,
sources,

“It would be tragic,” he said,
“if, just at the time when the
military and political defences of
nations of goodwill were’ being

THEM ALE . TOGETHER’
AND LOOK. AT ‘WHAT.
WE Gort: :

! Soft ahd "Exgilidite 4
to Delight Her :

Her Constant
Devotion

‘Heart and Insure.

strengthened, the economic gains
of the recent past were to be lost,
It is up to all of us, in all coun-
tries, who’ stand with private
enterprise, to . demonstrate here
and now that the system that
we rightly believe produces most
and contribufes: most fully to
well-being © does- not i

ge needed for Cl

exams. The juniors have it a lit-
tle easier and expressed their
at the Junior Jamb:

ee on Friday evening,‘Of course,
I managed to class myself’ as.a
junior for the evening and wan-
dered: in to join the fun, i

I was never so surprised to see
s0 many people on the floor at
once, They sure turn out when
there is fun to be had. There was
a variety of games ‘and dances —-
spot waltzes, elimination waltzes,
and peppy reels, The girls were
all decked out in their finery
while the boys even had - their
hair slicked down. ¥ .

under the

ion of the Grade’ Seven teachers,
Mr. Hyson, Mr. Henderson,: and
‘Miss Arneson, Miss Sutton served
as_Mistresg of Ceremonies,

The Grade 12's are busy pre-
paring for the Christmas Formul.
Various committee heads ‘have
been elected and are. getting
down to business,

They are Refreshments, Lorne
Kavie; Inyitations, Grace Hos-

ada’s progress. ‘Certainly,’ .. if
there is any appreciable or pro-

beget périgds of slump and mass
unemployment.

“That. see it,.is the great
and immediate challenge of the
present day. And that challenge
will not be met if the bogey of
over-production should drive in-
dividual nations behind the bar-
vicadés of high tariffs and inten-
sified restrictions.”

Optimism Pius Sober Realism’
In a brief review of the busi-

ness scene during 1953, the presi-
dent that ion

longed
activity in the United ‘States, he
said, “it is only. to -be expected
that the’ effects: wa be felt in
this country.

“It is not my purpose here to
attempt to prophesy, but rather
to paint in the economic back-
ground against which the bank’s
annual report is presented, What-
ever. the ‘coming year may -have
in store, however, ‘it is worth

seant evidence of. any general
or sharp downturn in the. pace
f i ”

had been keen, in’ both domestic
and foreign trade, and that cer-
tain industries were encounter-
ing difficulties,

“We seem,” Mr, Ball said, “to
have’ passed from a in

Mr. Jensen praised the bank’s
staff. for their performance in

business. He explained. that: the
bank was continuing to develop
its to the

which nearly: all influ-

ences... werex huoyant to one ;in
which, the inormal | hazards’ ‘of
enterprise are: once more appat-
ent. es NG

degree to as-
‘mense. volume ‘ofwork, ‘and: that

constant. review.'all‘ matters: re-

“While this certainly: does not
justify. a gloomy view of. the, out-
ook, it does'suggest the rieed for
avhealthy awareness that boom
conditions of easy: selling and
‘easy: profits are subsiding. I am
still. an optimist regarding Can-
ada’s future, but sensible opti-
mism, includes a candid recogni- |:
tion that the immediate prospect|_
places a_ renewed emphasis on
salesmanship, “ ‘effictency ena |
sober realism.”

Gerjeral Manager's Address -
In presenting the bank’s 136th

annual statement,‘Arthur C. Jen-
sen, eneral manager, reported

that’ the’ past year-had seen new
high ‘xécords in the bank's; finar- |,
cial position,’ with total’ resour-

vo LOVE

ces at’ $2,364 million.

ii neluding ' his ‘review.’ of.
conditions, Mr. Jensen
ae “8 referred “to the commonly heard |;
suggestion that 1954 might wi

HE TUL Snes

_ FOR BER...

“pON'T BE BASHFUL.
DROP. -IN--AND . LOOK

4 the chances. of recovery ‘are bett-

ness some slowing: down'in Can- }

_-Early ‘discovery .of.. TB = pays
dividends to both the’ individual |,
and the community, If a case is
found ' before symptonis “appear,

er than nine. out of ‘ten. The re- |,
covery is also more likely tobe
permanent, ; iBarly discovery ‘pays
inanother way;. the -danger ‘of
spread 'to.others is less. The ;far-
ther ; disease.

lating to the: welfare-of the staff.

Everybody enjoyed themselves ‘

emphasizing that there is as. yet |”

meeting the -heavy:: volume. of |*

sist the staff in. Aedes the.im- |*
Gt: was’ likewise. keeping: under |’

tetter; Program, Tannis Killough;
Music, Bill Plotnikoff; Publicity,
Dick Brandson; Tickets, Cecil
Wanjoff; Clean-up, | Richie’ Mar-
tini, and last but not least, yours
truly on Decoration, All these
students are working under. the
two class reps, Anne

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and Babs Killough as Chai

The staff of the school paper
is trying to get together an edi-
tion before . Christmas... Various
contests are being held to muster
a greater content.

Well, today is voting day and
I surely hope everyone has done
his duty and gave-us the expan-
lon. we need for greater educa-

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