j ADventing —Linge foun CorolM
CIRCULATION.

He beberle mah ngtanichoyteonhres however, thet
paren moeoced irom sre ree esi oe: oro

cecelved. this: year: from, area

children, one:in particular. tugged }

on'a heartstring. That was the fet.

itoke: what.Chri
this time of :year;

¥ Christmos spirit. If we live that,

ter from the young girl who asked

Santa to bringa job! for her dad this
Christmas.

‘Well, we atthe Castlegar News ;
echo that sentiment!and wish jobs.
forall the area‘ unemployed...We:
also ask Santa to bring with him’a
brighter economic climate for local
businesses: when he makes his
rounds Christmas Eve.

doesn't. always bring what we want
=e take what Is offered us. And

we do.and say fo other people,.and
‘as: individuals ‘reach’ out; or and help

/ others}: we can’ also:'make: our:

community, a better place in: which
to “live: —' regardle: of: thi

= Sconomy.

This being the final Sunday, :

readers a very Merry Christmas,’

and a happy ond successful New :

Near.

“Senate refo m, due

when’ they're .appointees of ‘a
hostile government. :. Neat:
“Unfortunately for Canada, none’
of the three main political, parties
is a’! truly ational ‘party ‘when

appointed senator:
life. Now. the’ Senate's ‘immediate
govern leader, ‘Ray.

‘ault, and: ppoaition Leader’:

have gene ‘on record

d by their

* inthe elected 'House of Common:

As well, the current federal gover-
‘ta single Liberal ally |

- issue of'1982, we at the Castlegar. :.; j
© News ‘would ‘like to:wish:all our.
i But: wesall: know that Santa):

churches promoted justice by, trial.”, |,
Interestingly, the so-called church.

has shown itself to be a pawn of Satan.
How so? you may ask.
. The ‘church -has always opposed
Bible-based reform. Translation of the
ti

Pp

favoring the
from ‘the regions of ‘C ‘anada under

supposed to be a h
second thought, but its’ most vital

role has been to reward poeple for.

“toward
litical ‘parties in Ottawa only

worsens the «tensions. and-

that exist the:

" eaneaien regions — tensions ‘due

to history: and cultural’ and
economic differences,
“Senators. Perrault and Flynn.)

back from: a mission to examine

Senate has failed miserably.

v F
chief . constitutional. function. of

ich. But they, differ. on.
uch as regional boun-

‘| daries and the number of senators.

who have no electaral po
or’. accountability. Provincial

leaders certainly don't:want:to' be :

i d with them: P Hy :

Ina: :proportional. fopresentation

stem the percentage of members

“of each party elected roughly mat.

ches the percentage of the overall
popular, vote won by each party.

a : FRED
MERRIMAN

‘A friend of mine, who also happens
named Fred, dropped over to the
house last night. We talked about many
things. However, in the course of the:
Jevening, I: mentioned that we were.
having car trouble.: The Nova,
new battery and a/new’ starter
éven “blankety blank,” new snow. tires,
was not starting: properly. On: Frida:
night we were an hour late for a
and last night we were unable
the annual company. Christmas party.
' After listening patiently to the 'sad
consequences of‘a vehicle which’ was

proving ‘unreliable, Fred quietly said, Re

“Let's have a look at the problem.” :
aw. amateur’ mechanic friend:

settled the ‘idle speed back ‘til the

engine “sounded right” to his ear. The. ;

y problem is solved. Fred: is not-a
mechanic, He tells me he used to spend
a fair amount of.time hanging around
service station shops when he was
boy. He deer moet of hi own repay

lace for a mechanic Hs isn't certified:
3 I tried:to convince him he should hang
outa shingle and adverti

‘5 senate, say Canada: ':
"should have. senate elected on a

‘tongue of the people was opposed by

ithe:.so-called Christian Church. A

example of this is William Tyndale who
Was put to death for this‘along ‘with

tea No. He declin

noted in’ Matthew

6:16.’ Rather, Jesus-advocated God's
government. or ;- kingdom : (Matthew.
4 Christian.

are not

certainly
following. what Jesus commanded.
1:21-28).

th

under’ Pope Innocent II many, were
hunted down), ‘and. put. to| death, by.
burning on the, stake. d

The ; inquisition came and many,
mock courts, were held in churches,
where many ‘innocent victims’ of the
church, were ‘put to death: “pod, their

wraneer

We' fin
_ selling, their ‘ats converts to slave
traders to work on sugar plantations.

That's the justice so-called
Christian Church.:

(; Also, with respect to the church
taking a stand against nucular weapons
— how ‘much justice’ was’ there ‘when
clergy (both Protestant and Catholic)
blessed the pons of their prosp

BY examining the ehurels. history ¥

it’ true’ Cl
sae words ‘in. Matthew 7:20 ring
true: “By their fruits your will recognize
those men.” %
. » s

With the eae end coming to its

‘climax with’ the’: celebration’ of ‘the

Christmas: seanbth WE have the Picture

not: lead them to Jesus, but rathext<:;
King Herod.
: hed the. whole: C!

BES “for; convenience,
p to, the. minute mea department
with color and: sharp

they © celebrated
urnalia. This was rebirth of their
Sun God. It was about the 4th Century.
when’ ‘this. was © adopted ‘into: the

Christian: Church with’ all its attach-.<..

‘ments. This whole affair can be traced -
‘back to ancient Babylon. Reference for

this‘is° Two: Babylon's: by. Revs Alex-
ander Hislop. _

In view of Haggai 2:11 18 and the.
origin of Christmas, how can the clergy

Politicians’ veins
flow with Coca-Cola

‘Editor, Castlegar News:

, tive governments in'two world’ wara?
“Who; was blessing the weapons of

¥ day I pricked my finger. with
a stapler. The staple went right in; but

the finger’ did. not bleed. I am not’

Britain and in the
<Islands ‘conflict? It was the clergy of
\. both sides, It‘appears that the church

a goes along with: anything, ‘depending

i, pursuit and. somehow get or

er!
‘The weakness hinges upon’ the: need for

ailer.The man is good at mechanics
put'he doesn’t have a job. It’ took him (

amateur -
echanic shop rates at $20. Maybe he:

which way the wind is blowing at the

time.

| smaller towns and ‘cities, in'B.C.

= BOL Tel is*one  of'the ‘major

ised, ~since’ the ‘federal.’ and

‘At least it was is blood, not the stuff ~

that flows in olltelans’ veins. I have it

“the, new: Aces ‘ti decrease its.

most: of ‘its ‘employees in the. Lower.

Mainland, ‘and close: ‘down local offices

wherever: possible. : ‘
- We think that this is unjust. and w

know that ‘it: isnot: technologically

d. The new. that are ».

“employers of the ' p: ‘and (until 22;
“has based:

many. of its 11,000

being installed to handle old services

‘that workers in fact’ are.

° from an unimpeachable source, that

their hearts pump Coca-Cola, which
leads one_to believe they: do have’
hearts.” Of course it makes it \very.
convenient for them when they want a:
rum and —— (perhaps they. want that. |:

c ‘all the time), they have to doit tap a.»
all white, It’ seems’ I ‘have no. sss :
blood. i

‘vein. ~
They are‘a rum lot; ‘these days.
Leonard How:

“Teen: ‘Croteau,: Pearl hosted Rose

Marie: Bisco Sandra Gray, Yvonne
Mitchell, oF I

-L.-Rust, Mrs. M. Richards ad.
taudlnger. :

Dee. 21 ‘and the public, is invited to

inspect the modern facilities offered to .

the bank's customers, |:

Renovations to the building, one by
Oglow Bros, of Castlegar have worked
an unbelievable. transformation | on

what was once
prior fo its purehase by’ th Bank of
* Commerce.

The interior. of the, building .is
finished in scheme
fea’ turing gree
light: and’ dark ‘shades, floors
beige colored marboleum.

In elections held last ‘Thureda; Mr.

‘:);Hipwell was voted to head an executive

land and clocate staff to a few central
locations. /

‘We are attempting to fight some of
these changes through the union, ‘but

“than simply a ‘concern to our : members.
' The centralization which is occurring

uurage. ANY. citizens who are

‘order. to do’ the work.:’

‘operation, keep service centres open i in”

local communities’ and ensure that

‘changes we have seen on take place‘so far.

‘that the oe are not fe Let

‘The ‘company Has spent many: mil-
lios dollars ‘on very, efficient com-".
equipment, ‘and is'-in\'the.
installing it

the employees “to! Abbotsford and’
wants to’ close much of: its i

d; to voice ' their. opinions 4

"_ Greek be included'as a part of School

which also consista of Paul Moraes:
Dave C:
rotary: and ‘Mrs, Mary Anderson, yest

Directors for 1968 include Gil Suiter,
C.G.: Anderson, Ron Johnson and Re;
Skinner.
i eee noe ay ‘

A ‘designated ares near Krestova t is
“to. be’ transferred ‘to another’ ‘school
‘district, the board of District No: 8 an-
**nounced._ Monday. *

School trustees disclosed at a meet-
ing of the board that an order-in-council

is' to “be ‘sought, Tequesting «| that’ a”.
,Goose

‘certain'.area of Krestova: and;

> District ‘No. 8 Slocan.
s
‘Talk’ ney ia oe
+A Castlegar woman was going to the
atore “recently, when : her. ‘neighbor.

_ asked her! to pick up’ a packsee of,

+ You’ guessed it.
‘Sha bought ‘several packages
the ono she gave. the neighbor \ had‘a
Jackpot worth 1,000 extra coupons in it.
However, the “unlukey”.woman had
been Mey several weeks earlier when.
(cigare

: el]
drug squad nudtabees led table oe

company. attempting to’ reduce
“number of offices’ in’ the: Lower. Main-

Gastlegar homes Friday and the arrest
of 10 people. i). /
Charges were laid for ‘trafficking in

: drugs and conspiracy to traffic in drugs
(marijuana,

and :involved ‘cocaine ‘and
‘All’; people. ‘arrested:

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