December 22, 1955.

THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

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A Merry Christmas ‘ and a Happy New Year To all my friends in the Cariboo and Chilcotin ISA PIERCY, c-o Mt. St. Mary’s Hospital, Victoria, B.C.

| Oia ions About Eating of Mince Pies

Many writers say the mince pie originated in Germany, while that is lost in the annals of history. Nonetheless, it was an essential jPart of the Yuletide. celebration

other claim its beginning

Old superstition held that any person refusing to eat mince pie would be unlucky for the coming year. Should he accept the in- vitation ana partake of mince pie during the holiday season,

he would have the same number] Department of

of happy months during the year as the number of houses at which he ate mince pie.

Welding Courses for Pipe Line Construction Will Start in January

The Honourable Ray G. Wil-, will be offered to those candi-

Education and|dates who successfully complete liston has announced that the

the Preliminary Course and who

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Bank or MonrrFEAL Canada's First Sank

Williams Lake Branch: | THOMAS LARSON, Manager

Lac la Hache (Sub-Agency): Open Tuesday and Friday é

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welders for the new gas pipeline that will be constructed through the Central Interior.

A fifty-hour period of pre- liminary training, followed by a screening of candidates will de- cide who will be eligible for ad- mittance to the thirty-five-hour Advanced Pipe-welding Course to be given in the Dominion- Provincial Vocational School at Nanaimo.

At the preliminary training courses priority of candidates will be given to experienced

welders from small pipelines, or, Pipeline welders who are -not fully competent in all aspects of pipeline work The balance of the ¢ ses will be filled by per- sons competent and experienced in general welding; persons with experience on large lines in such capacities as welders’ helpers, ete. If there are still vacancies in the classes, enrolment will be open to all other interested per- sons.

The preliminary training courses will be conducted in Vancouver and Victoria.

The Vancouver preliminary coufse will commence January 9th, 1956, at the Vancouver Vo- cational Institute. Here evening classes of four hourg per night will be offered for two nights per week. The time required tor completing the preliminary course will depend on the abil- ity of the trainee to meet the instructor’s standards; but in no case will it exceed fifty hours. Each trainee will pay a fee ranging from $5.00 to $50 de- pending on length of time in the course.

Candidates for training in either Victoria and Vancouver must register with the National Employment Service. Vancouver, applications for registration will be made to Vancouver Vocational Institute; and in Victoria, to the Director of Night Schools, Greater Vic-

for Final Advanced Training at the Dominion-Pro- vincial Vocational School at Nanaimo.

The Advances Pipe-line Train- ing School will commence Feb- ruary 20th, at the Dominion- Provincial Vocational School in Nanaimo. The course will con- sist of day-time training of sey- en hours per day, five days per week with a maximum of thirty- five hours. Graduation will de- pend upon the ability of the trainee to reach speed and qual- ily tests to standards required

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by Inspector from the Inspection Company,

There will be no training fees, and the school will provide lodg- ing and meals to all men who desire same at the rate of $2.00 per day.

Trainees will pay their own transportation to. Nanaimo.

It is to be noted that only on the recommendation of the in- structors in the Preliminary Training Course will candidates be accepted for screening for the Advanced Pipe-li ‘Training Course at Nanaimo.

The first Christmas cards were mailed in 1846 by Henry Cole, an Englishman. The cards de- picted a Victorian family as- sembled at the festive hoard and bore the now famous greeting: “A Merry Christmas and a Hap- py New Year to you.”

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The management and staff of

o all our cherished friends we extend our sincere good wishes for a joyous Chrisimas ++. abounding in the blessings of good health and happiness,

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New. at the happiest time of the year, we take the opportunity to express our deepest appreciation of your loyalty and friendship and extend our warmest

wishes for your health and happiness.

Al. you celebrate the Birthday of Him, who was born in Bethlehem “| upon the Holy Night of long ago, may the .

true spirit of Christmas surround you and your

loved ones, lifting your hearts anew with its glorious Promise of “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men.”

MACKENZIES LTD_

The Management & Staff

of

THE FAMOUS BAKERY