, CASTLEGAR, B.C, c THE CASTLE NEWS Published Every Thursday By THE CASTLE NEWS LIMITED "L, V. CAMPBELL, Publisher Castlegar — B.C. Nn A Jatie and Authorized as Second ian Weekly B.C. Weekly Advertising Bureau ’ SUBSCRIPTION RATE :— $3.00 per year; 25c per month by carrier. Department, Ottawa. : Class Mail, Post Office ——— THANKYOU By B.G.0. ( Some time ago I! saw. a. large illustrated advertisement: on: the church page of a Vancouver Paper. The picture was that of of a scaly. grasping...monster, complete with horns, tail and a grimace. which would have made AS WE SEE [Eee NOT A DEAD For a long time we have heard on all sidés, the -question, “When are they, going to do something ebout a rink -for Castlegar and District?!’ The ‘Time’ ‘is now and the “they” should be changed to "we" A Special. General Meeting is being called for - next Tuesday, January 31st, in the- Parish Hall to weigh the pros and cons of a small or a large’ rink. The members will also be asked to:give the Projects Society the power to borrow money at a Chartered Bank in good standing. “Although this appears to: have been a dead issue for many months, the fact remains that work has been done and now the Executive of the Projects Society is asking: our co-operation in deciding what is most feasible for our community. All members are urged to attend as only they are the ones who will have a vote. This concerns us all and a good turnout will in- sure satisfied members. Let us not be one who allows the rest to make the decision and then complain ‘about the results when it is too late to alter them. him a fortune jn the toothpaste business, The ad was announc- ing a lecture series in. which, among other things, those atten- ding - would learn of the exact and of hell, I-for one would have been most happy to attend (the .lec- tures, that is) if only to learn how the ‘infernal census taker got his information. ‘One thing would be certain, he would ibe] t an awful hard man to refute, The subject is an interesting one, nonetheless, In ancient times hell was a fairly! democratic place, though a little dull— simply a land of shadows. and shades, where everyore went. After the Christians. took over, however, it became much more exclusive, .with hot’ and... cold i al—if are downr:'on, their. knees ‘day and night before altard. and mouldy ‘crypts;. ‘these also that rags. and tatters, shivering and shoeless hunger. and misery. Such as they go to Paradise and what have:1 to do with them. Hell’ is. the place for. me! For: to hell: go ‘the fine churchmen’ and’ the’: fine knights killed in the’ Tourney or in some. grand. war, and ‘the men. With them ‘will'I go. There ‘go also the st ladies who wear mangy old cloaks or go in|’. and | showing «(their |: sores and who die of want and]. brave soldiers and gallant gentle- | . ISTHATA TH’ BRIER PATCH ® Eo 268, BEAR G CHASIA! PAW "THROUGH, have lovers two or three besides their. lord.’ There go the ‘gold and silver, sables and e! There go the harpers ‘and min- strels and the kings of the earth: With them will I go, so that I have Nioolette (fair maid and mistress; fnom) the. south), my most sweet friend With . me.” Hell never did recover from that diregard, though it has en- joyed. sporadic rises of fire and unwelcome. — attention by the staff and it catered to only the better class of sinners, -- Various ‘ecclesiastics began to vie with one another describing in even more glowing detail the under: the Puritans and others in this ti who have never been exposod, * Nonetheless, it: does seem to have succumbed to the “super- market package-wrap” philoso- phy of today. For those who like it hot, iti comes in: an asbestos arid rae and’ 100: people. may. - WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ~’ ABOUT POLIO — ‘POLIO. PREVENTION MAY. BE. NEAR The person who has-had polio and recovered is fortunate. Nature has done for.them what ecience ig trying'to do for those ie. to immunize them against the disease. Actually, the number of people who have been ex- posed is fas, greater than the number: of recorded: cases would to the disease niay ‘not result’ in detectable contact: and recover from polio for every case‘ serious enough to be recognized). Today scientists are well on they way to-achieving their goal, variety of and {the sins necessary - to . attain them. It. is not surprising. there- fore, to find waves of enthusias- tic devil worshippers appearing in. Europe during the. middle ages. ..They were,’ of ‘course, burned at the stake, with equal enthusiasm by their more chari- wished to provide them with an early on -the one \Robson’ Boy Scout Group had a “full attendance at the Athnual 3 ing held last dnesday at -the home of the President, Mrs. ‘Duncan Carter. This Scout Group is under the sponsorship of the ‘Robson Women’s, Institute. The secretary, Mrs. R. T. Waldie, in ‘her report stated: that. the diffi- culties of Leadership largely created by shift work had been partly overcome. Mr. Gordon Younghusband. as- sisted by the former scoutmaster Ron Nickerson, was in charge of the 12 scouts and Mr, J. E. Leamy ‘assisted by Mr. David Adshead ‘is the leader of the. a1 Wolf Cubs. Mention was made of the fact that Mr. Adshead had been very faithfully working with the Pack since its ‘inception four: years ago, Anthony Quance also gives valuable help as instructor. The Cree Committee had helped the ting beak to Castl The Group Committee of the P..L. Rodney Brown attended the Scout Circus at Spokane. The. Cubs had ‘earned $30 by the collection of bottles and the Scouts worked hard to help to raise funds. for the Jamboree trip. The Scouts had done a good turn to-the community by ‘help- to clear up the’ Institute Picnic. grounds. The following were elected to office:— President Mrs. D. Car- ter; Vice President Mr, :F. B, Mr: y-1 Mrs. R. T. Waldie; Committee Mrs. P. M. Jolly, Messrs. W. J. Adams and. W..R. Brown... Resker congratulated the com- mittee on its good work and en- thusiasm. x ok FIRST CASTLEGAR PACK First aid Second Star. Cubs have just completed a 6. week) First Ald Course \given by Mr. Mr. Charles day and in the Annual Father and Son Picnic which was at- tended by the Commissioner Mr. Cc. E. Chariton. — The. scouts had the honour of having a_representative at- the. 8th World Jamboree: this. past . summer, Geoffrey. Hett (who has .moved | from. the distirct). Five scouts amd one cub went - to. camp and. several ‘of’ the group went to. Nelson’ for: the Rally for ‘Lady .Bowden ‘Powell. NORA’S HAIR_ DRESSING. PARLOR. A. Complete. Be ys Service By: SAppoMitr ant PHONE 2564 ~ King acted as examiner and commended the cubs for their good marks and-Mr_ Richardson :|for his . excellent — instruction. Those passing the First Aid Pro- ficiency’: Badge. test are: Ron Soberlak, George. and» Leonard Lewis, Gerald: Goresky, Michael Veregin, Albert Merryfield,: Jim Gemmill, Jack : Whittaker, Ross Little, “Wayne. Groutage,: Tony and Terry Dalton, James Kil- lough, ‘Andy Shutek and Robert Krueger. Alan ‘craft and Wayne: “"Pep- hand and to ensure’ themselves of a place in paradise by so do- ing, on the other. ‘When, however, the. Renais- sance arrived, men began to take more ‘interest’ in: worldly things and‘Hades stocks had a very bad slump.” e following: passage from ‘Aucassin et Nicolette’ was sung-and told by. troubadours of those naughty ‘times. = “for some go to” Paragise, tae Til tell you who,: your old priests and your old cripples and table’ neighbors,, who doubtless}. con- pe ma “to pour on the heads of the recalcitrant. For those who believe in a people a- gainst ‘a types of polio. During 1955, , approximately 1- 1} 000,000 C: school child- hell’ like notepaper, toilet soap and parlour or trains, | ¢ it comes in three ready..wrapped boxes—‘mild’, ‘bland’ and ‘n- nocuous.’ . For those who. don’t believe in hell, except ,as a. ‘sort,.of catch all for their in-laws, ene- mies and the Communists, who don’t. believe in it ‘either, (say, for cess in one year of limited use. last spring not one has developed polio. Two cases were Of the’ 17,000 five: to: severr year | ‘ed. as far as old children given the’ Salk shots|4es, UBC" librarian Neal Harlow Le. a single, completely safe use Library. Third Largest In Ganada University. of BC's 304,000- ren received Salk vaccine. In| Volume library ‘is third largest in Canada, even though Cana-. the vaccine has. had 100% suc-|4a’s boom in finance, trade and manufactures has not’ penetra-, ity librar- said today in his ‘annual report: on the have among the 3,000‘ chi in the same age ‘group who were not this could get ) there is a special fancy, cornflake type] | and a It may well be that man’s has again triumphed are just about as ‘nourishing feo) : over a terrible enemy. It. is im- portant. to remember, however, passed the million-volume ‘mark, no ‘university library. in Canada has done so,” “he says." “If this were a report up finance, trade and manufact it could be said that in, 1955 Ca- nada had at°a record , ‘we're inclined to agree with Sh ‘e who said, that ine” is the :p: “Helt is empty, and all the devils are here.” ° ) . The origin ofthe word? That's easy, it ‘comes - from! ‘Hel’, the Norse Goddess of ‘the Under- world. Further comment is ob-)4 the halt and the maimed who viously unnecessary. | Assistant Commissioner, B.A.T. A..Weekly Message ves From’! 3 } The Castlesa =z Biinisterint Assoctation:: _ SUICIDE — OR? to polio. It must pel * clearly understood‘ that the. vac- cine will not-,cure those who ains sthe problem of polio in the non-vac- cinated people- who come down with the disease. There remains, also, the need for funds -for: the treatment and. rehabilitation of those . stricken.’ . Research, . treat- ment ‘and’ rehabilitation all_re- ceive essential aid from the BC. POLIO FUND, “the “Salit’ ‘vaccine’ rate. collections © are: limited, so that have already. contracted, the. dir meager: libraries: are’ being mea* sey supported. ; , core,” “Mr. Harlow said. Within the last few years’ the library has, by means of special grants, built up ‘a number. of fhe" finest subject . collections: in law, Slavonic’ studies, forestry and in French-Canadian studies. -but -less de- I ts are taking place in 1 Asian studies” and in Police: Cour By Rev. F. E. Do you ever wonder about the]* story behind the brief details of a suicide? Certainly it must be one of hopeless despair,.a- deep heartache for which there is no 5 Years Age — THIS WEEK — Nick c a fisheries, During the fiscal year "1954-55 for new -acquisitions. This, in- cludes 20,368 -new , volumes | as well as. i - of $50 and ‘costs and ‘had his li- cense suspended for three months in Magistrate -W. H. Taylor’s court on Monday. The charge i ired driving. balm, tangled growing more desperate at every. turn, dark and - terrifying © clouds «of doubt and. uncertainty, or ac- b ine te 0 heavy. to “bear alone.’ Thus, a poor, desperate, hopeless soul tries ‘futilely to leave his burden in death, What if there had been relief for the and a oFive years ago | today,. :the CASTLE NEWS was printed, on was : ke ode ek 7 . John Strelioff and Fy2d Wood: row were charged with ieealy | microprint, midrocard and mic~ rofilm, sizeable additions... of materia]. in Chinese, Japanese and. Slavic languages and-~many government publications which have. not been Processed. and counted.. A total of 258; 501 books were the Multilith thine on | pages 10% x 14 stapled’ together. Look- ing back we see a picture’ shaw-|_ ing the Girl Guides on the Stage of ‘the Castle Theatre for the to the. problems?..If only some- one. had. understood who was sufficiently ‘able to help! There must be many more nearing such’ a - plight, with countless! others who, though never yield- ing to such desperate measures, bear as heavy burdens in lives]: as hopelessly tangled, who seek pard. were. their ‘Tenderpad. and "Provinelal Emblem | Badges. ! Award ‘Winners for last. month were: Ist. ‘Ross ‘Little. with’. 60 points, 2nd.’ Jack Whittaker. ‘with 58,° 3rd.“ Wayne >G for comfort and re- lief. Praise God; there IS . of ‘the Silver ‘Cross for Bravery to Lynn Richard- son. . . + The new snow. plow is inoving @ great success. 0... Mr. and Mrs. C. Bell.and daugh- ter Marcia’ left. to ‘make their home in. Trail... . The’ Castle- gar Library. is in the process of moving: to ‘the: former school room in‘ the ‘Coronation Hall, d.from ‘the library. dur- on. the Village of Castlegar “and each were ‘fined $1.00 and ‘costs. ‘A. tree’ is a living plant, like a‘ stalk’ of corn, subject to nat- ural Jaws of life. Some kinds of trees, such -as‘aspen, seldem live more than’ 80 years, Others may live several ‘hundred ‘to a_thou-|b sand‘ years. So long ‘as ‘a: ‘tree lives’ it’ grows. “As trees’ grow older. they’ become: increasingly susceptible -to - disease, ~ insects, and wind: throw.” Therefore, ‘it is ‘good economy: and good: for- estry -to harvest -.mature trees and start. a