Could Spell End to Sienes,

Riding
s Such as These ‘with Loaded Barges oe to Slocan City Returning Empty to Rosebery.

+ October.

A Time for Memories,

ERE is nothing drear-’
fer, for anybody: who is
- not one, than an “Old
Sweat’; unless it is a

Collection « ‘of. Old Sweats,”

‘exchanging ¢ cheerful lies and

Sgamp. +

* deviish glint In his eye,
yours truly.:

T think? it). was taken. in
Brussels,
we “escaped” from prison «

shortly : ‘after,
:We ‘didn't: vactuially
Ws

and ‘they didn? ptilang ne

> want’ to: be’-kissed.” They
‘threw 'a guard around the
: camp. yand told us to stay put,
Our;-senior: officers told ‘us
the same. They didn’t: want

aid tough ‘and ya and
witty.

This may be hard ‘to.
‘believe, but ‘this ‘incident,
which ,-T* personally’ wit-
essed, : » showed what he w:

out this time every year. °c)! an
g¢ Although I'm not much for

sabe woldsoldier. bit, “I. find
‘myself,’ each'-year, doing a
>lot “of “remembering. when
Remembrance Day rolls

around: ATRIA Ae Raia
“Just the other day, Leame ,

/ across a’photo that brought
back *'a*lot of memories:
There wewere, the two of
‘Tony Frombola,:. grin-
nae as though he owned the:
world, and:looking over: his
‘* shoulder, with'a crop of dark®

: Germans.

over’ for: about seven. days,
s estuck

i only, difference between that =

and ‘the, situation “a ‘month
before was that the guards
up in the sentry boxes were
Russians, instead —. of

At‘our camp, our incar-

‘“ceration didn’t end with the —

“Yanks or the British rolling
into ‘the: camp’ in= jeeps,

Bored ‘silly, Tony and I..

MEESTER

and}
The blasted war had been

decided’ we'd'had enough of: ~
that ‘dump. \ So, ‘about four:

o'clock one; morning, | we-

‘of borrowed ““wire-clippers,
.», crawled ‘several -hundrec
“feet. through’: grass" (very
vet), and headed for home.
+ It:sounds incredibly dar-
ing and fool-hardy, and i it ‘did
emake the heart thump a bit,
,y but it wasn’t either of those.
Ie ‘was just stupid.

hair, Ya° ‘huge,
Y handle-b “mo ache anda

‘Se and

we made ‘it. to

ind
bars to'the joyful

FOR., CONCERNED
aS GOVERNMENT
*Re-Elect ‘i

’ Livingstone |=:

0 wept and

F wi
z Kissed their liberators...

"We were “liberated”: by.
the Russians, They ‘didn’t

have any cigarettes to throw:

around, they didn’t: know:

what a chocolate: bar was;

the Canadian ‘lines in three
days, “hitching and hiking,
anda ‘very “enjoyable: time

snipped the wires with a pair” Spe

S2Uit whs'August; 1844;
evening, after ‘flying,

There™:‘was nothing. o

‘interest to! do: back at. the,

ie wing, -and.. ithe. padres « had:

i want for/a jeep, buddy?"

nearly fell over.

“-we"hadiof it: In‘ fact, we...

caught‘a plane to: Brussels,

another >to England, and: *: :

were there about four days
before the: other: chickens
got.c ‘out of the coop.

“FOR SALE.

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“Phone 367-9916 or 367-9406.

Aas

/Frombola was an irrepres-
sible character. He-was a
Yank, from. Oakland,. Cali-

RCAF... Most:: of: his’ com?

patriots switched to the U.S.
air force when'the latter got
into the war, but-Tony didn’t
bother.- He! ‘didn’t bother

except enjoying life.

~-mug, but was_a terror with

=the: ladies. He was’ strong

fornia, who had. joined: the’.

about much ‘of. anything... <

He’ hada: big, homely “-*

jeep” away! to a place’ ‘of »'
privacy, rounded up some

“Canada’ on it.”

He“ was” the. only lowly,
Flying ‘Officer’ to: have hi:
‘own “jeep ‘during th
Normandy campaign, and hi

made good: use? o!
as_ visiting * field’ hospitals
> Not to visit. ‘the: sick an
wounded,’ but "to dati
nurses. |). ¢

We came, home on the

same: ship.’ He picked up?)

RE- ELECT GERRY RUST |

FOR

CITY ALDERMAN

‘Proven. Experience ,
Dedication
_ Community Interest’.
z Progress

VOTE

R U ue aoe s

concerns,

For. those residents having specific pana please fee! ‘free
“ $o ‘call me_at 365-8080 and f wall /attempt to reply to: your.

eof: us: she

pfive hundred: dollars; in. the
fe

lest most of it, built ‘it back?

“up: to $2,000. Haven't seen

‘him: since. we. landed, but

wherever heis today, Tl bet ~
+ he's rich.

Not all.the memories :
so pleasant, of course.
a ‘tent i
Normandy. *We. ‘were: all

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shot down within 10 days,
and-I'm the only one alive.:
‘My parents received thr
telegrams from the Depart-
iment ‘of :National Defense.

\ Each’ of ‘them’ began,: “W

T urnament

the Castlegar Senior Citizens

: Branch 'No,’46, ‘enjoyed \avcrib
28

tournament on Monday, 0.

ivi Inthe Cominco Arena with the
70: Senior. Citizens of :

Castlegar players have' invited
the Trail players for ‘an’after-
noon of crib on Monday, Nov, 26,
and |hope to seo. a! 1 good
turnout, °.")
Carpet bowling

on Thursday afternoons Hs 1,80
p.m,’ in: the ‘centre. This: pro:
vides a véry pleasant afternc n
for’ the players,

Highest’ number of wins in’
(September and October'was

won: by Mrs. Ellen Cormier,

with’17, wins; Ken Keating was”

next, with 18 wins; Mrs. Gladys.

Morris‘and Mrs. Mildred Brady A

“each: had 12: win:

“Alley bowling is ‘enjoyed
each Wednesday : ‘afternoon
from’ 1'to:3'p:m.:Top’score for
goes to Wilbert Sim:
mons, vith a double of 237 and

|, 206,/making 442;’Mrs, Zilda
396

McAndrews :207 ‘sing!

double; Mrs. Jessie Donnah 216 *

single, 382°do1
Humphrey'211‘single;'998 dou-
ble; Danny ‘McDonald’ 297: sin
gle; 381! doub! \ Henry Hum:
phrey. 207. si

Bob Cormier 235, 204, and 208
single, 373 and 360

~Keating’314 id

Jonkman 814 dou n
982 double;’Bill Easton 349
double; Elmer. Wallner 342

- Bring Chorges
iTe Local Man

CA charge of failing’ to yield

resulted in Friday evening's:

accident which“occurred at the.’
id

° corner of Woodland S

Ave. in’ Kinnaird:
: Charged is Fred Hadikin

‘Castlegar: who pulled out to”
turn left on 7th Ave. and was in.“
collision with a:1972 vehicle :

“driven’by. Mike Lebedow, of,

‘Ther iwere no: injuries

a reported: “Hadikin's 1968 ‘vehi.

cle sustained approximatel,
$76; damages: whileutheiLebe-

Tend YOu
o Tha second :was) missing’ in »
action. . The third. was: shot ~

down over. the Channel. By

some ™. strange working’ of --
“fate, we're all alive.” >".

But thousands “of; ‘lads:

“Canada Sa 8 Bol ‘
Since 1946, Canadians have
purchased.-nearly $6.3. billion:

worth of Canada Savings Bonds :.
: through * the>’ Payroll: Savings’;

60 double; Ken

The. ‘Company offers advancement opportunities ar an
full'range: of employee benefits. Applicants’ must have

<0 Stable work, history. and. will: be. required to

ES; Starting rate.for. Prc

a 2° hour, plus annual July, ralses during the 30-month contract,

plus.a Cost of Living ‘Allowance of one cent:hour for, each a5.

“rise inthe: Consumer Price Index:'quart
October, 1975.75.

FR: INGE BENEFITS: Excl compan pal
‘an

and'a dealer, He, drove. the?)

it, such; *

"BGIETiL

where”

aren’t.- Remember them.

Plan.

Ye sir, Til Check it!

> ver wonder about the machin that sends out.
your telephone bill? You're looking at her.

She: Taughs.
“And, if you’

She cries. Works; Plays.
e got problems withyour bill,

“all her. Becalise she also talks.

AR Pig oe a RG

“Thank you.” y

LAM mee pein yuecy

‘

“Increased Eamings,
Reported: by Can-Cel:

‘) Canadian Cellulose Com-
pany, Ltd., has reported third-
quarter, earnings, before an
extraordinary it relating to
an income tax reduction on
application of prior. years’ los-
ses, of $8,1 million or 66 cents
per share on, sales of $47.7

, million. Net earnings after the
extraordinary credit were $14.3
million or $1.17) per share.
‘\In' the corresponding per-
jod of 1978, earnings before the

{extraordinary credit’ were

‘$244,000 or two cents per
‘share. Net earnings were
$444,000: or, four cents per
share.

Can-Cel td and

In a report. on’ the ated
quarter released toda!
suggested Can-Cel's f
performance’ should be ¢siis-;-/
dered in view of the fact that it
is predominantly a producer of |!
pulp rather than lumber! or
other forest products. .: “4
“Accordingly, the impact
of the seriously declining world »:

‘lumber, markets and contin-:

uously rising costs has’ been. ‘
more than (offset by. the
stronger pulp market:
Commenting on pani
Gross reported a.continuing |:
firm demand for pulp in spite of...
1 f ble world.

+ chief executive; officer, Ronald
- M. Gross, commenting on the
_ results, said that substantially
higher pulp prices were respon:
sible for an increase in second-

quarter, to third-quarter ‘earn- .
ings, after normal. taxes, of

+ Sales in the quarter-to
quarter period were. off $6.2

rf “million, he ‘said, as .a result, of

been’. aaa ‘with 5

eae the articles on alcohol-

ywe

fwould' riot have come to be one
fins 28 days on 42 days. It would
1 fan alcoholic; and i probably a few.
more té'my being able to.admit
to being) ‘one. So, how: can:I be

3... How can: you, the Koate-
nay Alcoholism Society, 'create
in mea desire to stop drinking

Tin not a “end to be Tiana
and told, “If you; don't do this,
mt een. you,and send you to

If: Iedon't: want’ this

ances not’:you, ‘nor my.
husband’ (or wife), nor .my.
children, could make me desire

its'So how'can,I be cured of it?
‘; Even, if you: should “dry”,

‘me out, does that mean I'll want

tostay that way? Oh;-but I'll be

» told, Theres are ‘Al holies

Anonymous mi etings at the:
Contre—we' ih sated ue you to

g'for years and

days: I'll’ only

that) I'am‘

human’ being’and still ‘quite
alive.’ Having ‘someone ram
down & program like Alcoholics

1B ‘Anonymous down my throat.

be would only add to more confu-.:

» sion’and‘ chaos in‘ my mind.
Beside

Pad Bat is’ the’

@-AN

Woutd you. ike. fo get.
Get! away “from it all?
Haye! Fun? we cs

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< due to work stoppages, and the -

the loss of eleven. days’ produc-
tion in the Castlegar pulp mill

: seriously depressed | world: wide
lumber prices, ,

lines are: “AR AA,

Never endorse, financ

the A.A. name -to any. related
facility ‘or. outside” enterprise,
lest’ problems ' of: money,” pro-
perty ‘and’ prestige ‘divert! us

from ‘our, primary. purpose.” ‘

Part of another. guideline reads,

“Our, leaders ‘are ® but trusted .

servants, they.do not govern.”
°. This program ‘is a lifetime,
_ treatment. |It'does not. guaran,
tee? thiraclesi or cures, , It’ sug-
gestsa program to be practiced
only one day’ at’a time, maybe
even one ‘hour at’a time.’A life *
of sobriety, happiness ‘and
‘serenity. awaits you, the :alco-
holic, but only if you want it and
will go to any length to reach it.
I'd like to hear opinions
‘from others‘on the new Koote-
nay Alcoholism Centre.In' my
‘opinion, the centre is just

i Traffic.on the ‘Castlegar
“* ferry rose slightly. i in’ October
1974 compared fe October,

3. hit,

economic conditions.,He said
softwood pulp is in short supply
although, in the near term, -
supply and demand are e
pected to come ‘into: closer,
balance. In the intermediate

- term, there is little indication of‘:

new capacity. to an exte;
E E resiilt in“an

Gross reported some soft- i
ening of paper production in the:

which ‘could eventually : affect
the demand for. pulp. He also’:
stated, however, that the need
to’

shott term decline in demand,
assuming. no serious. or, P!
longed recession. f

‘The Can-Cel president s1

\ gested ‘little improvement’ can.

be: anticipated in the’ poor
lumber. market. before’ the
third ‘quarter.of 1975.'.The
company has’ been able to’)
maintain reasonable production

‘and almost'full ‘employment’ at

its lumber: mills,’ but: Gro:
‘cautioned that . further deter-
oration’ may. ‘force curtail:
ments. .",

Ina summary of results for
the. first ‘nine ‘months: of:'the.
year, he reported earnin;
before ‘application’ of the tax

$1.66 per share on sales of $140
million. Net: earnings were
$86.1 million or $2.96 per share.
During the first three,

quarters of 1973, earnings  &
y another.drain of the taxpayers’. ,.. bef y
ro money:andthe suckers who

© “Trailers: and: semi- trailers

* rose from 195 to 409; buses rose

‘from 60 to 113;’motoreycles ©
dropped from: 275 to:116 and

Number of nobil
and drivers carried totalled

28,165, a3 compared to’ 25,200 ‘

. for,the:same. period last year.

-): round trips, up:200°from the:

1978 total of 2,988.
A sizable increase! ir the’

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