SUGAR AND SPICE ' They. Could: Have: Asked Me!. we stock a fullssalection of SAVAGE SHOES for childre Money For The Aged The burden of old age will in| the future be unknown fn Cana- da, This historic promise took Its last hig hurdle toward reality ‘this week following the Federal Government's decision to pay the universal old age pengion at 6. Prime Minister Pearson's an- wouncement — showing that a minority government can get things done after all — becomes significant when it.is put along side thé new Canada Pension Plan and the national medicare scheme recommended by the ‘Hall Commission. When the Canada Pension Plan reaches maturity in 1976, our aged will be able to pick up ‘a maximum of a further $104 monthly, for 2 total of $179, If a person has private income or a - supplemental company pension, he'll do even better although he'll be taxed more on the dif- ference, Bete ‘The decision to drop the age minimum to. 65 ovér the next five years is long over-due. The... life expectancy for ‘Canadian males is still only about 65, and : pensions don't do much ' good “if you don’t live to collect them. It is now faicly certain that . Canada’s next Federal Govern- ment — no mater which party wins the next election — will | take the country into a national medicare program of govern- tment health insurance. The greatest financial threat of old age is ill health, and na- » onal medicare, added to our present public hospital insur- ance, will eliminate this night- mare, - Even by téday’s ving costs, $179 per month is not alot of -money. But a ) married man will be able to add his wife's $75 pen- sion, bringing their income to $254, which would look like a fortune to many present-day pensioners. Additionally, there’s ‘the butte n cost of living bonus which the - ‘government is committed to ad» ding to the pension in the years ahead. i ‘There's already pressure from opposition parties to: increase the $75 figure. Both Conserva- tive leader John Dicfenbaker and the NDP have called for in+ creases. It's a good bet that the sum, will be up to $100 monthly by the time another two or three general elections -- 10 to 16 years — have rolled around. It’s thus possible to predict that by 1980 a couple could draw more than $300 per month from the’ two pensions, and be as- sured of complete medical and hospital care on @ fully: inmures basis, COLD BLAST IN ‘ALBERTA. ‘The temperatures plunged to a frightening 50 below. zero in Alberta, but it was atill “business as usual” for this oilman, Pushing ahead with an olf exploration project, he sets off a seismic blast near Hinton, Alte. Oll plays a vital part in Alber- ta’s economy, second only to agriculture, and it'll take more than a cold day to stop this'pvovince’s progress. 9% THE HOME TEAM Be. . as my son. 'And frankly, ‘ admit that once the last rug was FAMILY - FARE ips: n’ i : Make Washcloth rich DEAR SUSANNA:: I. have heard of children’s comfy mach- ine washable slippers that can” be made in minutes from a pair of washeloths — one cloth for - each slipper. I would love to Jearn how. é Wendy Héath These really are sweet and useful, and even adults. with dainty size feet can wear them if extra large washcloths are used. Stitch an inch deep hem along each ‘side of The bi against such a utopian prospect ‘will be advanced loudly in the months and years ahead, nota- bly from private insurance com- panies who fear they'll lose out in the competition | for pension premiums. But there remains-a vast ficld of untapped business in compa- “ny pension plans that would sup- plement the Canada Pension Plan. Aggressive, intelligent management will, keep. every | Canadian ‘insurance ‘company ~ busy, and there should be an in- > @rease rather than a reduction © in funds thus made available for public and private investment in Canada, ‘. © Gon the country afford it? Ts.» evident we can, 83 our OWD M0- _ “dest population explosion as- ‘sures that we'll have a propor- ‘tionately Jarger work force of young people — and a smailer percentage of retired — than.. ever before,- ‘And if these gua.‘anteed pen- sion programs discourage secon- “dary private saving, maybe this isn't so bad after all, Money works best when it’s circulating, and consumer spending is today > more than ever the key to a prosperous economy. ing. that extra ‘special the cloth for a cuff. Fold the material in half lengthwise with the cuffs on the inside. Close one end with a straight seam from’ top to bottom (this will be the - heel); Starting. about a quarter’ of an inch in from the other end at the bottom, stitch another seam on an-angle ‘towards the~ ‘centre of the slipper so that you . ‘end up about 2 inches from the z front end at the top. side out. ‘Thread some .% inch clastic’ around the top of the slipper uz- be made by hand and are a dar- ling item for a member of the ~ family: who is laid up, to work on. They can even be kept on in © bed—a perfect cure for chronic eases of cold toes! Susanna .DEAR SUSANNA: After a near-serious beers in ow ‘That’: aging “enfant terrible, Plerre Berton, has churned out another book. With ‘the encoure” - agement of the Anglican church, he took what.was supposed to. be a long, hurd look at contempora-: ; ry Christianity, : pulled from under may, feet, 4 I've enjoyed every mirute of it, Hon, an inumble the gene According to the critical rer views,‘ the result, entitled Comfortable Pew, turned out to be a'short, ‘salt look, For yeara have envied Ber. ton for a number of reasotis: his facility wiih words; his TV in- , terviews: with gorgeous dolls; his colossal gall; his big, fat income. Every time the big furr-* dome scores another coup, I eet the Breen sickness. ' But this is different, My: jeal- otisy’ is - complicated "by. ‘sheer hurt. ‘If! the’: Anglicans ‘wanted. somebody to write a book about. them,' why did: they turn to a back-slid ‘Anglican: like’ Berton, : when they had ‘a front-slld'An- glican, me, available. Like ‘most converted Angl- cans, I was hauled, ‘kicking and struggling, into the fold, on sex- ual grounds. My wife was an At first, she used to shame me into accompanying ' her ‘to church a couple of times a-year. ‘Then the outfit fastened its ten- © tacles to the kids and first thing I mew I was going to Bible Class pageants and Sunday School plenics. The pressure increased: “Wouldn't it be lovely,’’ she spe- . culated with that phoney wistfal- ness that makes you want to ran ie ny my age are erting sneakily to a eats roach, or a mere bending of the head. Sometimes my family has to lift me back into the pew + and massage my knees so that I ‘can.come up for the next hymn, but it's worth it.) One thing I like atiout, ‘the An- glicans; they keep'| you! busy. None of this stuff of sitting there dreaming (for: an hour. while a, preacher | wanders ‘through ‘the dark forests of-his own interpre- tations. They have you popping up and down like a jack-in-the- pulpit, on’ your knees: praying, on your feet singing, or on your seat getting your wind back, Another thing I like about An- Blican services is the prayers. I don't think 'I could ever go back to. ‘those: interminable, home- "made “prayers in! which’ the preacher .acts as_ though. God had ‘nothing ‘better to do on a “{busy ‘Sunday morning than lis- ten to him displaying his elo- quence and endurance. ‘At least, in the Anglican ritual, you can craftily flip over the page and is reassured that there are only two" more paragraphs of the Last, and I hesitate to say this, I like belng an Anglican be- cause of the anob in me. Angli- cans, if pressed (up against a wall with a-knife at. thelr throats),. will edmit.that some other faiths have certain merits, But underneath, they know that . ack- ,& good Anglican is a couple of jumps nearer heaven than -a \) good B.C. or Methodist or. Bap-- ‘ tist or Presbyterian." - et In this way, they are exactly peed: Be e -Aopleations fo for 1 cable hooke ups made here. ‘Repairs to all makes of TVs, Radlos, Phe honographs. Local Office manager for KIN- GaR VIDEO, “Years of | experience is our guarantee of dependable service” | ELECTRONIC SERVICES a 365-7851 — Kin-Gar Ph, — 365-7833 ‘Atnoss. §-Enaine saan Chimney, Goal 4-Athietle a-Hing "of ‘Vinigothe 16-Unit of + zaty viany ney telope a-Time gene by +: 1e-Irritate Ag-impelled | s-Polatnvus 33-Eakimo but | behind u-riber tte Baptaia ona Presbyterians. 'B: {0s Beartening to those who, lack x at you th picked the . ey wrong fellow to write that or “LIMITED Gov ¥ FLYING SCHOOL Air Charter Service -. Rentals - Sightseeing Flights Located at the Castlegar Airport. PH. DAYS 965-7446 . PH. NIGHTS, 365-4871 ees 3B-Btupla persons 36-Inlet __ sBWELLERY. : AD.ON PAGE 3: Bones auto au the; SEWELLERY NEEDS iative» metal “'a%-Depression- | 4g. time: “AS Gat Coollog.)) 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Ci CASTLEGAR PLUMBING & HEATING was auaareooing hen hair under the shower, I made an immedi:. ate ‘investment in some Plastic: squeeze bottles, : ‘She was using 3. a large, econo-; ampoo bol the tub all around her feet, She didn’t dare move, and it wasn’t until \she. could manoeuvre enough to turn off the shower: ° controls that ¥ was able to hear © her calls and come to her assist- ance, Xt was all at tod scary for my liking, and since then we (_": keep a couple of smaller plastic’. bottles fillod with shampoo from, Ym same ( eontalners of any ind allowed’: heres te See ee Ee “If these instructions seem ‘a little convoluted, I'll gladly send _ along & diagram: of the finished shoe go that You'll have a much ” clearer idea of what we're alm-’ ee oot male. ing anyway, how about includ- Bint of yours! , ‘These slippers can also easily in the pool area.”” DEAR SUSANNA: After you have poured the water over your ee jelly powder, and you're afraid { it won't be set‘in time for the > children’s: ‘lunch, : add: about a. of a teaspoon ‘of baking ‘ soda. It will set'in almost half the time and there will be no ape preclable change in flavor. gcks Tile Wes really great, Shake} and Natural Gas and OD Heating Specialists Phone ARROW LAKES INDUSTRIES LTD. Gas and setectrie ‘Welding General Machine Repairs and Residential Electrical: Wiring BOUNDARY Electric’ (Castlegar) Ltd. Electric. Heat Specialists Medallion Homes Phone 365-7241 EXCAVATING DITCHING _KINNAIRD TRANSFER Phone 865-7124 — New. Homes Remodelling General Construction |. All Work Guaranteed P:& G Construction Ltd. Phone 365-6151 from the’ Arena” Open 6 a.m. to 12 pas. ‘Box 90 — Castlegar, BG, Not just another place to cat But -the place ‘to- eat- another : LORETTA’S BEAUTY -SALON Silver’ Birch’ Trailer Court Day ee Rvening - OUTBOARD MOTORS LAWNMOWER AND. TILLER ‘REPAIRS WALDIE SERVICE CENTRE Ph. 865-7451. 3. L LAUGHTON ; Box ets _— Castlegar, F BC. pee Heurs: | “Mon. through Sat.” 030-1230. 120-5 “Wed. 230 to Spm.” .. Pheee . 365-Gai1 ae Y Ph, 3 1918 BAY TRAIL, RL! " SINGER COMPANY OF i CANADA LTD: 3 2) Mrs. HL Reese... Home Ph. 365-7978 - Sewing Machines, Singer : Vacuums, Polishers, ‘Type-*, |‘ writers BACK: HOE ‘Work — HOUE, OR CONTRACT — - REASONABLE , RATES | JESSE’ HELFER ~ Ph. 360-5988 Rent a Singer”: Sewing Machine: $2 Week; $5 Month “ Delivered and Returned. Gnarant Repairs HL : Ph... 365-7413 Home Ph, 365-7978 BULLDOZING TD-25 FOR HIRE, Pens ‘365-7863. Dewis Contracting GORDON: A. SUMNER - Naturepathe! ‘Health Service. Phat Buthdiag . 005. Columbia Ave. ty Would Require aft Sg te : 4 a CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT. BOARD OF TRUSTEES a muni); al engineer. whode du- also eee the be di etio this -be res ed, iy ea ee rps st, of & mae é 2] ity. (exeluc uf e cost, of a : ee erly fo RE 138 ‘gistrate’-w! has ‘been cover- a7. _ ataft would mean a aub- eran addition to the present Castlegar municipal hall for any district. municipality, ; (Kinnaird rents? its present’ remises.) One alternative, suggests the of ac. in view of.the ge come auclh alters oe to 1 ball and z seas a public a sing ie po-| o! ts, I ,000. ri also’ lists the report. TBR tea! that a amne eee to the annual ity j.the auitionnl outlay, for admin- genetalj account; ass niunieipal-| any change to alternative forms of:miinicipal adminis nesociated with tration.’ *:: These Padded chartes are as- writ, Sion HO, 000 a year and in a fast- ed“in. ettee and ’ justice esti- 4 tablished. ) a town witha population of aio persons, Castlegar's total additional, yearly. woxpendi- tures would ‘be. $18, Asa town! with a‘ po ulation ot me 2,600 ng, Kini r. coma would be ‘singe, ‘An amalgamated ‘Caatlegar- Kinnaird ‘cit; Of::°5,000" t | ddded Jean expenditures ‘of a district ‘muni- nt his‘area, with a po- f 7,000. ersons would pulation pnaual additional expendi- tures’ of . $263,370. . The ocr also estimates the mill rates consequent upon a change in the form of munici- pal administration with the add- edi yearly | expenditures for such 89,300 # cipal owing area such, as this the | mates reported on earlier) would figure would soon be excgeded:’ be, $22,500. ken into account. jane ill rates — which in the first ar- ‘notes that if "This comparés with the pre- ate fn tan sent administration ‘costs of $19,- become separate * 000 for general’ administratiqn ‘each community’ in Castlegar and $16,000 for the pbuilding same item at Kinnaird. ‘The to- tal!-administration ( costs: for a district municipality would thus be in the nelghborhood of }$57,- |, 500. The report ‘says the $8.50 average per capita administra- tive, cost “is about: average for districts in the province.’ Providing space for a ma-jing the water syste: gistrate’s court, an engineer. and led b a: special water ‘district an assessor, and . for sup-|if.a strict: “ynunicipality ‘is es- | Hele in this series — would: be 9 mills for Castlegar as a town, tax base, tl | pats mill rate would be 39 for the - Castlegar & District ‘Hospital HE. 1965 ANNUAL PUBLIC, MEETINGS _ WILL BE) ‘HELD, IN. THE Fi OLLOWING. PLACES: | 4 GaN “¥ : tac CHURCH.BAS hee esday, March 24, 1965 at 8.00 MEMORIAL CHURCH HALL Tuesday, March 23, 1965 at 8.00 pim. lection. of one Trustee for Castlegar and: one for Kinnaird. Mr. B. Cherrington, Gastleeae 3 and Mr. A. Culley, Kinnaird, terms’ of office expire: The 1964 aameuciel Statement will be read. Mr. 'R. J. Smales Secretary-Treasurer SWIFT'S : _LOOAL FRESH LARGE FULLY ‘COOKE p comrace ROLLS ib. 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