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Nir John A. Tippled
At The Dinner Table

WHITE ROCK, B.C. {

Macdonald came to dinner he got drunk,
Angus McDonald, 91, a nephew of Canada’

minister.

Recatiing his boyhood days
on a tamily farm near Char-
lJottetown, the retired CPR en-

’. gineer said there was always
quite a party at home when his

_ boisterous and witty uncle vis-
ited.

Mr. McDonald sald he never
knew what his father and Sir
John A. drank at these parties.

“Et only know I and my
brothers were sent into town
every two weeks with an empty
five-gallon jimmy-john in the
wagon and came back with a
full one. It cost 45 cents a gal-
lon, but I don’t know what it
was,

“You hear a lot of people
say you shouldn't have jJiquor
around children, but I don’t
agree with that.

“IT can't remember sitting
down to a meal in our house
when there wasn’t a decanter
on the table in front of me.

“It was all around us, but
only one brother of mine ever
touched a drop and then only

DID YOU
KNOW
THAT..,?

The fluid in your braking
‘system becomes contaminated
‘with dirt and water, which
lowers the boiling point of
your brake fluid.

The boiling point of a good
grade of brake fluid is about
$49 degrees fahrenheit, but,
when contaminated can start
evaporating at about 389 de-
grees fahrenheit which is
lower than the boiling point
o£ even the cheapest grade of
brake fluid.

The contamination algo
creates rust and pitting of the
smooth finish in your master,
and wheel cylinders -and!
should be changed at least!
once a year.

For thorough checkup and
complete brake service, call.
Curley’s -Safety. Service Ltd.,
at 635-5649 on Highway. 16
West, Terrace, B.C. — “for
brakes that breathe!” Ady. *

cP) — When Sir John A.
says Hugh.

s first prime

vary little, and he Ilved to be

104. ir

Mr. McDonald, interviewed
in his home at this seashore
community 30 miles south of
Vancouver, said the proper
spelling of the family name is
MacDonald, not Macdonald as
his famous uncle's nanie is
spelled. He himself changed
his own name to McDonald,

He also said Sir John was
meant to be called Alexander
John, not John Alexander, but
that Sir John A. didn’t like the
name Alexander so he switched
them around.

Mr. McDonald was one of
nine children of Sir, John A's
older brother John MacDonald.

Sir John A, was not Mr. Mc.
Donald's favorite prime minis-
fer. He puts his uncle one
notch behind Sir Wittrid Lau-
rier, prime minister from 1896
to 1911 and a Liberal. “As far
as I know there wasn't a Liberal
in our whole family except
me.”

In ‘his 50 years on the rail-
road, Mr. MeDonald survived
two bad wrecks and carries
metal plates In his body as
souvenirs.

“The worst I was ever in was
a head-on collision between two
trains in the Lake of the Woods
area one winter about 1897.
The trains got the wrong or-
ders, Most of the other fellows
were kill

Mr. McDonald has two mar-
ried daughters, both living in
British Columbia, but he lives
alone in a quiet home between
the Great Northern Railway
tracks and the ocean. He has
four grandchildren,

“This way I can do as I like.
I'm used to looking after my-
Salf,” he said. His wife died in.
the ‘1930 .

Around The Town
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Wilmot,
well known in Terrace and Usk
will make their home in Smith-
ers, Mr, Wilmot, who has taken
on the position of Sun Life
Assurance Agent: in Smithers,
is already in the Bulkley Val-’
ley town. Mrs. Wilmot and
family will join him about the
end of May. |

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Terrace, Bob Ramsay 635-2445

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bank’s PR department.

sage in a color known as

“First Bank Blue.”

THE KALUM RIVER i is giving up some prize steelhead as the season moves into
high gear. These beauties. were taken on Sunday by Ernie Fisher (left) and Vic
Nelson (right) using a springlow lure, Fishermen report that fish are plentiful
and fishing conditions good in the Kalum.

{Gouthreau photo)

BANK OF MONTREAL is improving its image accérding to a release from the
Improved image is, regrettably, on the left, The new look
to ga on bank stationery and signs is c stylized “M" and the accompanying mes-

“| pald“néarly $3.7 million in- pro-

is a big shot, says H, I, Bird,

Mr. Bird made the comments
as he prepared do” step down
in January ag the province's
highest judge. He turned 75
January 8 after 22 yeats aS ap-
| peal court judge.

He said that after a lifetime
as a lawyer and a judge, he is
convinced the paddle has one
Train use — on eriminally-in-
clined youth who have develop-
ed iflusions of grandeur.

"It has ‘been my Idea for a
long time that corporal punish-
mem 1s valuable only when it
is used in the case of young
offenders ‘who have developed
a big shot complex.

“Corporal punishment might
usefully be applied to some of
these Jads to convince them

Judge : Says Paddle
Puts Hoodlums Right

VANCOUVER. (CP) — The paddle- has generally’ |i
lost its value as a crime deterrent but it still Is effective
when used againsnt the young offender who thinks he

British Columbia Court ‘of Appeal,

FIRST: IN DESIGN ~ ER
“Planned: for maximum Be
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west IN QUALITY :
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a - material and quality B

Fest Tht wew MoDE:s
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retired. chief Justice of the

they are not ia” big as they:
they are,”

, But apart from, this use and |]
ts value In other.caseg where | § tt
the crime invelvan violence, | Byohiie is Free ~~ Just
corporal punishment . generally | # ;

lost its effectiveness years ago, |i. Home Ownership Is
he said. Ea

The former ‘hief justice
sald there are other effective
ways of punishing, and there
now is increasing stress on the
rehabilitation of persons: con-

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victed of crimes, Hepresentative |
He said parents are often MR. ©, STRASBOURG;

directly at fault when they find Terrace, B.C.

their offspring in trouble, He Phone 635-6750

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pline and a lack of interest and
attention in their youngsters
during the formative years,

Former Rupert
Principal Takes

University Job

VANCOUVER — A_ former
B.C. school principal has. been
apvointed Secondary School]
Liaison Officer for Simon
Fraser University, —~..

He is Leonard G. Truscott
and his appointment, the first
of its kind in B.C., is effective
immediately. ‘

Mr. Truscott will represent
Simon Fraser University
throughout the provinee. His
task will be to give information
about the University to school
officials, secondary school stud-
ents and interested public or-
ganizations.

After war service with the
RCAF, Mr. Truscott joined the
Staff of Cranbrook Junior-Sen-
jor School and was subsequent-
ly apointed principal.

From 1960 to 1966 he was
principal of Prince Rupert Sen-
jor Secondary School. .

He joined Simon Fraser in
September, 1946, as an Asso-
ciate within the Professional
Foundations Centre to assist in
the University’s Professional
Development Program for
teachers.

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vincial, municipal and other
taxes, not including income tax,
during 1986.

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‘Sunday; 10" On ray, 10 p.m er.

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S|OLD CAR CHECK NEEDED
2

Judging by the number of

old cars around there is a far

more urgent need for a system-
atic program aimed at clearing

-|the streets and highways of old

wrecks that belong.in a junk-

Twenty-four Hour
Towing Service

-— PHONE —
Days: 635. 5120. or 635-6189
Nights: 635-2762 or 636. S611.

. Sale on all popular sizes ‘of tires :
Tubeless:: Only $15.14 — Tube. Type: Only $12, 70 |

yard... Such a program

‘,

REMEMBER

Tés Time - to

Car ts | Spring Check ! ff.

Give- ‘Your

would have to be aimed at all
yehicles to avoid discriminat-
ing against people who can't af-
ford a car. But anyone who can
afford any car — §50 or $5,000
worth — must be made to af-
ford the cost of regular safety
checks, — Campbellton (N.B.)

Tribune.

WORLD GETS DIRTY

We hear considerable about
pollution these days and the
attempts being made to control
At one
pollution was mostly
thought of in the matter of
water for domestic purposes
and waterways ... Taday,
however, mare Is known about
pollution and indeed pollution
has reached far greater propor-
tions than was formerly believ-
ed, More forms of pollution
have been introduced to our
world by the many new ad
vances of our living. — Hunt

this deadly menace.
time

ingdon (Que.) Gleaner.

THEY MEAN WELL

While the actions, manner.

isms and impatience of modern
youth may be annoying in the
extreme fo many adults,
still have faith that each suc
eeciing generation will bring| ma
about improvement to man and
to his works. — Pointe Claire

(Que.) News. and Chronicle,

IT'S. TOO COSTLY -

The less“said about Canada’s

showing in the world hockey
‘tournament the better. Despite
all that is being said, a change
is needed. We do not believe
‘Canada can afford ta keep two}

national teams just to win a
hockey title, Money could be

better spent by assisting minor
hockey, - _ ‘Piston nt) Gaz.

ette. .’

TMS. FOR: 2 REAPING

We have” wed - all
sources. to: buy the

our re
seed of

we

‘two °-deives

Other Weeklies Are Saying

progress. Now we must pet a
crop. We obviously need finan-
cial assistance until this crop

can be harvested. It may be|&

that we will experience the
drought years of the West in
the 1630's before tls is accom-
plished, But eventually that
will change. In the meantime
we hope that the Old Man will
be considerate, at least,
move without further delay, to

and] $

assist us toward that future] =:

which, we think, rightfully. be-

longs to us. — Jarvis (Ont) |<

Record.
MATS OFF TO BUSINESS

It behooves us, particularly
in Chamber of Commerce
Week, to pay homage t our
board of trade, a voluntary as-
soclation of residents dedicated
to the promotion of commer.
ejal, industrial, agricultural and
civic ‘interest of the town, —
Hudson Bay (Sask) Post-Re-
view.
WORTH THE. WAITING

-The folk whe stood huddled Es .
beneath umbrellas for anything| *

upwards of an hour to see this
outstanding Centennial attraec-
tion (the Confederation Train)

uy be prone to uncharitable
opinions about . the weather.
man. But they will agree, we
think, that the soggy walt was
worthwhile. “The only pity . Is

that the press of the - crowd
made it difficult to stay. long]:

enough with each exhibit, -~

Chilliwack (B.C) Progress.

PLAN PAPER FARES .
LACOMBE, Alta, (CP) — Boy

‘scouts ‘in this town 12 miles +:

north of .Red Deer. are trying to
build a paper route. to Expo

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before they have a chance to go to seed, .

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