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of the tribe line up to receive
of their leases’ for oil, gravel

The white man's ways are decidedly popular
with Indians of the Blood reserve near Leth-
bridge, Alta. At Christmas time, all members

collected $350.
cash in payment
and grain rights

OIL, GRAVEL, GRAIN BRING WEALTH TO INDIANS

“on their properties. In all, 2,675 members of
the tribe received $25 each, and some families

Here, Mrs. Florence Brave

Rock and her family accept $150 as their share
in the distribution. The annual income of the
tribe is $1,000,000.

BIG CREEK NEWS

Community Dance
Welcomes
New Year

Big Creek saw the New Year
in gaily at a_ well-attended
dance.

Noisemakers, the singing of
Auld Lang Syne and well
wishes passed among the crowd
ushering in 1958. Many novelty
numbers livened up the dance,
_the highlight being the floor
show, featuring “ imported can-
ean girls.” Bruce Watt dressed

formally for the occasion in

high silk hat and tails and wear-| i

ing an aristocratic black

moustache was M.C.

Introducing the dancing girls,
Lipstick Liz (Scottie Litterick),
Clawfingered Kate (Duane
Witte) and Bashful Bertha
(Angus Greivar), the M.C. told
the crowd that these beauties
had been brought in at great
expense and trouble, as they had
to be tested at the border for
foot and mouth disease and had

- giso brought their mothers with
them. There was a novelty
number by “Snake “hy
(Tank Witte) dressed-an—fuiy
cowboy regalia in “ Farewell to
the Mountains.” The can-caa
girls then gave their hilarious
performance and this was fol-
lowed by a short comedy act by
Bruce Watt. William
was presented with a Ch
cake as a token of appreciation
for the use of his lighting plant
on this and other occasions.

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Alexis Creek News

THE HOME of Mr. and Mrs.
Duke Martin was the scene of a
happy family reunion this
Christmas. Guests for the holi-
days were Mr. and Mrs. Beale
and sons, Vancouver, Mr. and
Mrs. Keinas and family, Van-
couver, Mr. and Mrs. G. Pringle
and daughter, —_Claresholm,
Alberta; and Mr. and Mrs. J.
Webb, Williams Lake.

VISITGRS of Mr. and Mrs.

Clifford Kinkead this Christmas
were Miss Joan Kinkead, Mr.
and Mrs. Stan Kinkead and son,

and Bud McLean, all’ of
Williams Lake. Miss Janet Kin-
kead journeyed from
Landing, where she is attend-
school, to spend the
with her family.

GUBSTS of Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Bliss for Christmas were Miss
Loraine Bliss and Mr. Vernon
James, of Williams-Lake. ~~

MR. W. JASPER, of Riske
Creek, spent the holiday with.
Jack and June Bliss, while Mr.
and Mrs. Hank Grawen and son,
of Kamloops, are visiting the
Bill Bliss’s for New Years.

Ferest Grove News

JANET and~Phillip Wiicox, ot
Vancouver, spent the Christmas
holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Wilcox. 3

BILL BAKER, who has heen
employed in North Vancouver
for some time, spent Christmas
at his home at Buffalo Creek.
Mrs. Baker, daughter Sharrone
and son Gary returned to Van-
|couver with him for a few day
| THE NEW YEAR'S Eve party

was a big success, with a large
| erowd in attendance.

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A good

Gibson's | ;,

Panel Sees Film
At P-TA Meeting

A film, “ The Family Circle,”
followed by a panel discussion,
made up the program of the
regular meeting Monday of the
Glendale Parent-Teachers’ Asso-
ciation.

Moderator was Vic Goodwin,
and making up the panel were
Herb Dell, Mrs. Bill Broughton,

Mrs. Lyle Moorman and Ron
Friesen.
In 1939, Canadians paid

$46,937,205 in individual income
in 1949, $ 63,516; in
G, $1,288,099,725.

— Quick Canadian Facts

time was enjoyed by all, as wai
the turkey supper, which was
served. by members of the
Farmers’ Institute. -

MR. AND MRS. Shig Uye-
yama and girls left on Monday
for Kamloops, where they spent
New Year's Day, returning home
Thursday,

MRS. P. WEIBE'S parents
from Manitoba, are spending a
couple of months at the Weihe
home.

MRS. FRANK ~ DANTELS’S
sister from Athabaska has re-
turned home after spending the
holiday season at the Daniels’s
home.

DICK SELLARS was home
for a few days at Christmas, re-
turning again to New Wes!-
minster on December 29, where
he is now employed.

MR. AND MRS. E. Sellars,
Cora and Irwin returned after
spending a few days at Chri
mastime with E. Sellars’s mothe
in Vancouver.

THE OLD SWEAT

BY DOUG SMITH

When does a day seem a
week? A week a month? A
month a year. The longest
hours of my life petered out at
a repat depot near Farnham in
1945.

The big event of the day was
thé sailing list posted on the
bulletin, board. -With feverish
eagerness You ran down the list
at names. Your name not on
list, you shuffled off in disgust.
Rumours fiew thick and fast.
You breathed, lived and thrived
on each changing rumour. The
Empress of Scotland was in dry
dock and wouldn’t be off for a
month . . . The Lizzie was being
taken off and sent to the Pacific
. . . Civilians were travelling
abead of the troops. You ran
the gamut of emotions up and
down the scale with each de-
moralizing rumour.

To pass the hours, kibitzing
was the enernal time-devourer.
Groups would gather over a pint
of mild and bitters in the
N.A.A.P.I. and argue until they
broke up at “Time, gentlemen,
please.”

I miss these sessions. We
don’t get them in civvy street.
At these sessions, if-you thought
a guy was all wet, you said so,
A retort just as adequate was
hurled, back, spiced by the addi-
tion of a few choice adjectives.
And nobody felt insulted, nor
were feelings hurt.

It was the same way with
money. If you were broke and
needed a few dollars, you had
no hesitation about asking the
guy in the next bunk. Come pay
day, you squared your debts.
I see the same people today in
civvy street. They have
changed. Can you imagine
yourself being short a few dol-
lars and casually asking your
neighbors for a loan? I can’t.

There are those who say that

the good old days in the service
were just so much nostalgic
bunkum. I differ. There was |
much good in that way of life.
A different life, but then again
they seemed to be different
people. And yet, we are one
and the same. I wonder what
has happened?

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Riske Creek News

A LARGE crow attended the
New Year’s Centennial dance,
which was held at Alexis Creek.
Music was by the Chilcotin
Ranch Boys. Special thanks
went to Bert Roberts, Tory Ex-
shaw and Elmer .Downey for
helping the boys out with the

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music: the,
Fund.

Riske Creek Centennial
MR. Norman

Worthington gave an _ after

Christmas party which was
attended by 50 people. The
Chileotin Ranch Boys played

musie for anyone that wanted
to dance, and everyone had a
wonderful time.

MR. AND MRS. Orville
Stowell and Mr. and Mrs. Nor-
man Worthington were visitors
to the Bob Scott’s New Year's
Bve.

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