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April 30: Suicide of the German fascist, Adolph Hitler (1945).

18. Terrace Review — Wednesday, April 6, 1988

compiled by Tom Taggart
April — Qilgich Tatqlat (Inuplat for April) 1988

April 06: Mexico’s revolutionary government abolishes slavery in

Texas (1829).

April 07: American explorer, Robert E. Peary locates the North
Pole (1909). .

April 08:Birth of Siddartha Gautama aka “The Buddha’ at Lum-
bini, Nepal (563 BC).

Babe Ruth's unbreakable record broken by Hank Aaron’s 715th
home run (1974)...

April 09: Birth of the singer, Paul Robeson (1898),

Lee surrenders Rebel forces at Appomattox, ending American Civil
War (1865).

April 10: Death by ambush of the Mexican revolutionary, Emiliano
Zapata (1919).

April 12: Death of the U.S. President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
(1945).
Cosomonaut Yuri Gagarin of USSR first human to orbit earth in
body (1961). ; .
a3 13: Birth of Thomas Jefferson, American revolutionary
1743).

April 14: RMS Titanic challenges iceberg off Newfoundland (1912).
U.S. warplanes rip up Tripoli, but overlook Qadhafi’s tent (1986).

April 15: Death by assassination of the U.S. President, Abraham

Lincoln. (1865).

Capitalism Day, U.S.A. (deadline for filing income tax returns).

April 16: Birth of the actor, Charlie Chaplin (1 889).

April 17: 54°40’ parallel established between Russian and British

America (1824).

ISG D Pigs invasion by U.S. (1961) provokes Cuban Missile Crisis

(ib08). 5:12 a.m.: 47 second earthquake wrecks San Francisco

U.S. Air Force bombers rip up Tokyo (1942), escape to China.

First day of Ramadan, 1988, Muslim holy month.

April.19: Charles Darwin evolves at age 73 (1882).

Last giant California condor taken into captivity (1987).

April 21: U.S. declares war on Spain (1898), seizes Cuba, Guam,

Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

U.S. Navy captures city of Vera Cruz, Mexico (1914).

Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov aka ‘‘Lenin”, Russian revolu-

tionary (1870). |

April 23: Birth of William Shakespeare aka “The Bard’’ (1564).

April 24: Library of Congress opens in Washington, D.C. (1800).

Canadian author, Farley Mowat denied entry into the U.S. (1985).

April 25: Nicolas Jacques Peletier first person to test the guillotine

(1792).

April 26: 7,000 crazied Tories flee New York for Nova Scotia and

points beyond (1783).

Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl sets sail in “Kon-Tiki” for South Seas

(1947). .

Nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl, Ukraine, USSR proves Soviet

fallibility (1986).

April 27: City of York (Toronto), Upper Canada, trashed by U.S.

Army (1813).

April 28: Heavyweight boxing champ, Muhammad Ali chooses jail

over military induction (1967).

April 29: Death of the Italian fascist, Benito Mussolini (1945).

2,000 Vietnam Vets dump medals at U.S. capital to protest the war
(1971). .
Vietnam whips U.S. after 14 years of bloody warfare (1975).

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~ for this month -

This Is what the Intersection of Kalum St. Lakelse Ave.
original provincial police bultding, which stil stands although Its co

leaked like about 1929 or 1930. The smail bullding Is the -
ntinued existence Is in question. The large.

bullding at one time housed the Legion. The pole, too long to be hauled on a truck, Is being dragged through town
by Claire Giggey's tractor under the contro! of Gece Lever: oe

Legion traces long history _

by Roy Greening
As told by Comrade
- Don Cooper

The Terrace branch of the.
Royal Canadian Legion started |

out, along with all the others, as
the Great War Veterans’ Asso-
ciation (G.W.V.A.) in 1919. The
membership consisted of Boer
War and World War One veter-
ans. It is doubtful if any orig-
inal members from the Terrace
branch stili survive.

The premises this group used
as their headquarters was
located in the building recently
vacated by Totem Furniture and
Appliances, The G.W.V.A. had
a fairly small room in the nor-.
theast corner of the building.
The B.C. Forest Service had-a
room in the northwest corner.
The municipal clerk and a land
surveyor also had premises
there. The upper floor was all
open and was used for dances,
for special get-togethers and for

_a basketball court (the only one

in ‘town).. It was called the
G.W.V.A. Hall but was pro-
bably owned by O.T. Sundahi
and leased out. The roof of this
building used to be the standard
gable-type, but in the mid-

‘thirties a late winter with a very
heavy snowfall caved the roof

in. They changed it toa flat roof
when it was rebuilt.

In 1946, with a larger
membership due to the Second

to a former picture show
theater. This was also on the
north side of Lakelse Avenue
and at the east end of that block
of buildings. It has since been

‘torn down and a new building

was put up housing a car rental
(Tilden’s). This was the first
licensed premises for the branch
which dispensed beer only. It
was a popular meeting place and
was well patronized. Member-
ship was quite large because the
Second World War had not been
over for very long and was still
fresh in everyone’s mind.

In 1943, the branch moved to

_ its present location, This is a

former army building, and it has
undergone ‘many changes and
improvements since the Legion
moved in. A liquor license was
granted in the mid-1960’s, and it
became one of the, few
establishments with such a
license. The ‘‘draft’? beer was
cut off as it was not legal to have
it alongside hard liquor.

ARLES
Mar. 21-Ape, [9

Changes in the laws were made
some time later and the draft
beer was re-established several
years ago. :

The older members who were .
here at the time can tell many in-
teresting stories about what has
taken place in the branch over
the last 30 years. There have
been many plans and proposals
to build new premises, but these.
have never been catried out due
mainly to financial restraints.
The branch will probably be in.

the present building for some.

time yet.

The Great War Veterans’
Association was changed to the
Canadian Legion British Empire .
Service League (B.E.S.L.) in
1925. In 1958, the name was
shortened to Canadian Legion
and in 1960, the prefix ‘‘Royal”
was added,

The current Legion badge and
crest were approved in 1962 and
replaced the old B.E.S.L. one. °

Your Week Ahead Horoscope

Stimulating influences carry relationship niatters
along quite satisfactorily. Don't be too rigid in
demands. Keepan open mind,

Demise of the Rhino political party in Canada (1985).

Emotional upsets (end to have an adverse e(fect
on the physical self, Strive to keep a posilive
inental outlook fora fecting of well being.

TAURUS

World War vets and ex-service Apr. 20-May 20

personnel. the Legion moved in-

: GEMINI A little exposure to the limelight brings oul a
Uu n : ; May 2I-June20 — tendency to daminate the scene, bringing cgo
confrontations into play, Use the soft pedal.
: CANCER _ A home beautification praject should go along
ea * dame 2i-July 22 well, giving you a stronger sense of peace and —
' U : security in surroundings. .
- . i LEO. Communications, travel, transporting to and
By Hans Stach : » July 23-Aug. 22+ from, are matters of impartance this week, Some
e e S e REALTOR ‘confusion results in first class foulups.
VIRGO Family menvbers tend ¢o show materialislic at-°

titikies where budgel expenses are concerned.
Establish limits and stick tothe plan.

Consider the eights of athers, but be asscrlivein 4°
puting yourown thoughtsand plans intoaction. =~
Competition brings oul your fighting spirit.

A subconscious tendency to reminisce about
events thal transpired in the yesteryear brings

home the beauty af thenow,

Group and organizational activitics are favored,
Theuse of electronic wizardry wins approval, and
a willingness toaccept newapproaches.

Financiaf complicalions of a professional nature
could affect your public standing. Pay altention
to fundatlocations.

Maintain an honest and ethical demeanor in
dealing with those on the other side of the fence.
Legal problems complicale the situation.

Clean up old business before moving on to new
ventures. Open up channels for expression af
your special brand of creativity.

A REALISTIC
APPROACH

During inflation (and we're in it), there's an excellent
case for investing in real estate. Most of the investment is
pald for with borrowed money. Someone else’s fixed-dollar
savings provides your mortgage money. Even though in-
terest rates are down several notches from where they
were, a mortgage loan is the only way the average con-
sumer can borrow long-term money.

This, then, is your big chance to turn inflation to your ad-
vantage. Your mortgage gives you full-price dollars to work
with today. You then pay back with cheaper dollars you will
be earning for the next 20 to 30 years.

This isn’t a cynical approach, It's realistic. In fact, it's one
of the main reasons why many wealthy individuals continue
to make big real estate investments. And you can do the
same with a home that you own and need anyway.

April 16 to 23 has been pro- Aug. 23-Sept. 22

claimed ‘‘Young Authors
Week’? and in recognition of the
tenth annual National Book
Festival, the Terrace and District
Teacher-Librarians’ Association
has organized a Young Writers’
Conference.

LIBRA
Sept, 23-Oet. 22

SCORPIY)
Oct. 23-Nov. Zh

SAGITTARIUS
Nov, 22-{3ec. 21

CAPRICORN
Hee. 22-Jan. 19

According to Diane
Weismiller of the Young
Writers’ Conference Commit-
tee, Canadian authors Ellen
Schwartz and Sarah Ellis have
been invited to the conference to
conduct workshops in Terrace

and Kitwanga schools.

AQUARIUS
Jan. 20-Feb. 18

PISCES :
Feb, 19-Mar. 20

Weismiller said the primary
purpose of the National Book
Festival is to promote Canadian
literature. The Young Writers’
Conference is intended to
develop in young people the en-
thusiasm for reading and
writing, and an appreciation for
the importance of writing as a
form of communication.

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