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Diamonds, the symbol of everlasting love in romantic heart

shapes would please any Valentine.

The ‘Be My Valentine’

request made wih a diamond heart charm, Spend or promise

ring would be difficult to refuse.

Diamond Valentines

“From your Valentine'’,, an
expression which has been used
millions of times over the

centuries dates back to the time’ .

of St. Valentine and has been
perpelualed in the hearts. of
lovers on February Mth, the
anniversary of the sage’s death
in the year 270.

The good priest, Valeniinus,:.

was said to have ‘performed
valiant service in. assisting
Christian martyrs during: their
persecution under --Roman
Emperor Claudius If. Giving
aid and comfort (a: Christians
was regarded as a crime. so
Valentinus was ‘arrested and

‘ imprisoned. Legend has it that

while awaiting : execution: the
priest formed a friendship with

his jailer's blind. daughter.
whoses sight he was. able lo.
Saddened . by. their.

restore.

imminent parting he wrote to
her on the eve of his death and
signed (he message ‘'From your
Valentine’.

Today's Valentines herald
happier “gecassions, Ths
‘traditional symbol of the Day
has become the heart and over

“the centuries a symbol | of

everlasting love has evolved -

- the diamond. United, diamond

hearts. in rings, pendants,:
bracelels are the most romantic
Bifts for this the most romantic
day of.the- year, ~

Small diamond pendants start
as low us $40 and the sky's the °
limit. Remember Richard’

- Burton boughl Etizabelh Taylor
a heart shaped diamond. pen-
‘dant on their reconcilialion. On~

St. Valentine's Day the gift of :

love i isa diamond hearl.

~ CANCER FACTS.

DE" eriviss ar work: *
Medical _ research and
detective work have something
in cummon. 7

“in Canada, “medical
- researchers “are investigating
many areas in search uf clues
that; would. explain the
mysteries of cancer,

Each of ihe 1s0-odd research

projecis financed each year in -

aur country fellows. a different
lead, or perhaps’ the same lead -
ina different way. But the chief
areas of aclivity are less than a
dozen, including projects
ranging from studies of whole
animals, studies ‘of . tissue and -
cells and righl on. down to the -
molecular: level.

One. main. area® is -im-
munology. _ The big..question

being asked by. many. resear- -

chers - today. i is- ‘whether itis”

possible to - immunize people

: dgainst cancer.

Pamphlets and- information
about’ cancer can be obtained
free by writing to:'- B.C. and -
Yukon Division, Canadian
Cancer Sociely, 896 West Eighth
Avenue, Vancouver or 857
‘Caledonia, Victoria, B.C.

‘Education Scene

By H ‘Hugh Powers —

* applications: ta towrite | the GED -
tests on March 1 will no longer’
‘ be aceepted.- However, if here
‘are people who would like to

wile these tests, there will be
another testing session on May
1Sand 20, May 19 is Sunday and
May. 20 is Monday, which is a
holiday. These dales make il
“possible far people to write the -
lesis who. have to work Friday”
“and Saturday or. for some other
reason are not able lo write on .
Friday und Saturday. In order’
lo have a testing centre’ in*
: Terrace there must be at Ieasi
20 applications. Thave'started a
list of those . interested, - and
already “have. .about. five
- names...L{ you are interested in
Writing ar want’ further’ in-
formation .please contac! Mrs.

Blix in Kitimat at 632-3555 or in

'Ferrace contact Hugh Pawer at.
(35-3893, ° ;

GED tests are for adults wha
would like 1 obtain a cortificute
stating thal. they have the
equivalent of a Grade 12
education. The applicant writes
five.tesis and if reaches u sel.
slandard, then the Department
of Education in. Victoria - will,
issue a certificalestating he has

' the equivalenl ofa Grade 12
education. °

March § and 9. are the dates
for an instructor's course in
Wefensive Driving lo be-given im
Terrace. The course wil! begin
ai 9:00 A.M. and end at 4:30
P.M. each day.

The course is open lo anyone
who has a serious inlerest in
- Defensive Driving and would
‘Jike to teach. the course (o
-athers.. All applicants should
have a good driving record, in
uther words, very few demeril
points on their license. . The
Nefensive Driving Course has
proven lo be‘a good course [or
companies -with! fleets of .
vehicles. This’is a: good op-
portunity for a company to train
one of their own men to become
qualified “to teach Defensive
(Driving lo olher in the company
. For registration or further
information: contact. : Hugh
Power it @35-€531 or 635-3833.

DATES ‘TO REMEMBER
February: 12-21 - Defensive
Driving Course in Terrace
February. 13. -Deadline [or
sending- in GED . forms for
March | testing session to lake
place in ‘Terrace. “
Mareh 1-2 - GED testing session
to lake place-at the Vocational
School. in Terrace.

March §-10 - Insiructor’s Course
in Defensive Driving.

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