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THE WILLIAMS LAKE TRIBUNE

Wednesday December 23, 1959

Births at War Memorial Hospital

BALLOCH — To Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Balloch of Williams
Lake, a son, born December 17.

FURGUSON — To Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Furguson of Williams
Lake, a daughter, born Decem-
ber 18.

INSCHO — To Mr. and Mrs. Ray-
mond Inscho of Williams Lak
a daughter, born December

POOR — To Mr. and Mrs. John
Poor of Williams Lake, a
daughter, born December 19,

PETRUK — To Mr. and Mrs.
George Petruk of Horsefly, a
son, born December 19.

NIEUWENHUIZEN—To Mr, and
Mrs. Tijmen Nieuwenhuizen of

Williams Lake, a daughter,
born December 19.

FRIZZI — To Mr. and Mrs. Cyril
Frizzi of Williams Lake, a
daughter, born December 19.

SIMON — To Mr. and Mrs. Leon-
ard Simon of Williams Lake, a
son, born December 19.

DONG — To Mr. and Mrs. Ken

a

Dong of Williams ‘Lake,
daughter, born December 20.
HERMISTON To Mr. and Mrs.
Grant Hermiston of Dog Creek,
a daughter, born December 21.
BAPTISTE — To Mr. and Mrs.

Dominic Baptiste of Alexis
Creek, a son, born December
22.

of the Lord

JOE,

Joe Ooyevaar Construction

of the Lord came upon them, and the glory

May the words of the Christmas story be
a joy and blessing to you at this holy season

Sa
= "Ana. to, the angel

shone round about them

NELLIE, HUGO, ROLAND

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this season th

ze Nativity scene in the grounds of Sacred
Heart Church draws the eye of passers-by.
did considerable damage to the figures last year and
y were completely re-finished by mem-
bers of the Knights of Columbus.

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memories of Christmas.

ing baubles, bangles and beads,
the tree has long since been a

tradition in our homes.

The story behind this tradition

may go back to the early Egypt-
ns. They celebrated the short-
day of the year by carrying
[green date palms into their
| The Romans raised an

| home:

to the fir tree

tree

ties by the Prince Consort. He
‘brought the custom of decorating
with

his

jan evergree
and spang

Germany

Today in our North America
cities the tree is a link with the
forest. City children no longer
take part in an expedition into
the woods to choose and cut down
their own trees as we do in the

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[great demand on

growth of ancient tradition —

The forest aroma watfted from ) Cariboo.
the trees most surely brings back|fun by going along with Dad to|
Alive|the corner stand where trees are|
with lights reflected from glitter-| stacked in profusion. |

In }i8

Christmas tree industry =

Instead they have their

market is now a thri 1
ian industry. In 19: |
Christmas were bought in
the United States. Of these 12
million were from Canada — from|
British Columbia, Quebec, New
Brunswick and} cotia. This)

forests has

trees

our

need for the planta,

io regulate both the

ind the Christmas| Quality and the quantity. of the}
made part of the festivi-| “ees. |

feet apart — that is, about 1200!
trees to the acre. They are ready
for harvesting when they reach
a height of six or seven feet. So
far Scotch pine is proving best
for the plantation method. Balsam
and Douglas fir take longer to
reach the right height. Scotch

With this system it |*

The flowers of Christmas

place was white with Christmas
roses, which the happy maid
gathered and laid on the manger.

Of the others, Sainfoin or
Holy Hay, is believed to have
cradled the Infant Christ in the

Numerous plants and animals
are associated with Christmas
legends and some of the most
beautiful have to do with
flowers.

The Christmas rose, for in-
stance, was said divinely created.
A shepherd maid wept because
she had no gift to lay before
the infant Child in the manger,
when suddenly an angel appeared
before her—

the snowdrop is the
flower of the Virgin Mary, and
is said to be the emblem of the
candles she lighted on Christmas
Eve. x

The angel spoke, his voice

was low and sweet

As the sea’s murmur

low-lying shore.

Or the whisper of wind in

ripened wheat.

Then, after hearing why che
maiden wept, the angel touched
the ground where her tears had
fallen with the branch of lilies
he carried. Immediately the

At Christmas time, traditions
of the Old World live again, Pin-
atitas, doves and festive straw
chains from south Europe; wheat
sheaves, paper and carved wood
from Scandinavian countries;
angels, stars, Czechoslovakian
bells and gold German stars are
all bits of Old World charm that
we re-create in our homes.

on

High bids for exploration
eace River land

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British

rights in

VICTORIA
granted exploration
leases on 26,000
potentially - rich oil -
last Thursday. and rece
$4,000,000, including

Columbia

rights and

most

a
record bid of $811 an acre in the

Boundary Lake field,

The sale fell short of the rec-
5,055 the treasury
August from an auc
tion which involved 426,895

acres.

But Mines Minister Kiernan
expressed satisfaction with the
outcome and said bids were ac-
the 40

on

cepted only
of land
there Ww
s the government ex!
right to turn down those it
thought did not come up to
expectations.

parcols
ome
othe

record $S11 an acre—

st bid an acre since

B.C. became an oil province in
1951—w paid by Dome Pet-
roleun The company put
up $52 on 652 acres of
lease lands in the Boundary

Lake area just east of Fort St.
John, now one of the hottest
spots in the province.

Previous record bid was $675

pine is ready for market five tojan acre bid by Imperial Oil on

seven years from field planting.

Grown from seedlings started
in special tree nurseries from sel-
ected seeds, the trees must be
pruned so they will grow bushy
instead of tall. They~ must be
sprayed to ward off insect pests,
and fertilized to ensure uniform
growth and healthy foliage. The
type of fertilizer used depends
on the ground where the trees
are growing. The first seedlings
are tiny and tender, and must
have an abundance of food within
reach of their tiny rootlets.

When the trees are ready for
harvesting the grower must cut
them with caution and trim the
butts evenly. He must take care
in packaging the trees for ship-
ping, so that the branches will
not be damaged. For export, trees
are packaged in bales with trees
uniform in height.

Coddling Christmas trees in the
nursery means that all city child-
‘ren have a chance to catch a
whiff of the country green, and
see once again the magic of the
yule tide transformation.

Bootiegger serves
wrong clients

Some undercover detective work

by members of the local RCMP
detachment resulted in a $300
fine being laid on Joseph Mantha
for bootlegging liquor trom his
Glendale home

Police suspected Mantha of
bootlegging and so a couple of

members of the force dressed in
civilian clothes and went to his
home in Glendale. iThere they
purchased two quarts of wine
and a mickey of whisky tor $10
for which the proper retail price
was $7.

Back at the police office
search warrant was made out and
the officers returned to the Man-
tha home and searched the place
seizing all the liquor that
there. Six additional quarts of
wine and three more mickeys of
whiskey of the same brand sold
to the constables were confiscated
and the illegal peddler was ar-
rested.

Magistrate C. H. Poston charged
Joseph Mantha with the minimum
fine of $300 or three months in

a

was

lease property in the same area
last August.
More than a score of bidders,

many representing American
affiliated. companies, crowded
into Mr. Kiernans’ office to hear

the results of the bids.
| Those whose tenders were not

accepted were given back the)

certified cheques they had
j offered.

|

Sale total was  $3,927,141.02

[including bonuses and fee and

|rentals for 211,789 acres of ex- F i
ploration limits, 10 acres With the year coming
of drilling reservations and ey almost full circle, we
8.679 acres of petroleum and
natural gas leases once again have the pleasure of
Second highest bid —$706 an 3 extending the greetings of the
acre—eame from the Ohio oil season tocouvmany
company which paid a total of}

$461,8S8$ on 652 acres of lease|
land in the Boundary Lake re-
gion.

good friends and won-

A newcomer to the sale wi part of the year in health and happiness.

|the Amerada Petroleum Corpor.

ation, which has vast holdings | ‘All The Staff At...

i EATONS ORDER OFFICE

$998,446 and got 672 acres of
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

lease land at $295,375, more
than 1,000 acres at $436,589
and another 652-acre bloc for
$366,482, all in the Boundary
Lake area.

you together

We sena you these greetings with the sincere hope that they find

May all the joys of the season remain with you throughout the year ahead.

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with all your loved ones, enjoying the peace and happiness of Christmas.

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default. It was the man’s first
criminal offense.

All! How it warms every heart, bright-
ens every eye and lightens every care!
As we joyously celebrate this Holy Day
we wish that the glow of happiness that
it brings may lastingly

How wonderful
Christmas, and the message that
brings, of Peace and Good Will to

abide with you