'S VOL. 7VII.—No. 21. THE SUMMERLAND REVIEW, THURSDAY, DECEMBER' 24, 1925. -v V tfc-At^ Tver "A Merry Heart Maketha 7s Cheerful Countenance9 9 hu$, it is written in the Old Testament. T And' so it is written on the faces of young and old todayr 1
In those twinkling eyes and happy smiles of folks about us, we read fulfilment of the. Christmas Message—
"PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN!" Not only read it--but understand. Yes, realize that it comes from merry hearts that, with-every heat, §&nt forth^Happin^^andzth^ Warmth of Love and Best Wishes to all Mankind!
Everybody seems young again! Glad to live and let live. Finding untold joys in giving wi^^ a generous heart-minding not the cost but feeling ivell repaid if only with a smile. Finding happiness in making others happy. Ah—verily---'tis the spirit of Christmas!
Andjrom cottage window and palace hall beams further evidence of this Joyous Season! Welcome holly wreaths here and there. Gayly trimmed firs and pines looking ever so stately with their scores of sparkling ornaments, strands of golden tinsel, multi-colored lights or humble candles. E'en the stars of the Silent Night add their brilliance to the scene. Truly, what could be more enchanting? Fascinating? Sacred? Entering into the spirit of this great occasion, we extend "A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!" And in further appreciation and good will, we'll add- , "MAY YOUR GIFTS BE MANY AND YOUR JOYS KNOW NO BOUNDS" •STcd?1
The Summerland Review THE SUMMERLAND REVIEW, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1925. ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA ENJOYS RECORD MEET OLD TIMES IN SUMMERLAND . • •'"••Bxtr.aCts from the files of the Summerland Review of 1910 will prove of interest to present day readers, reprinted in The Review each week.
•Nominations for the /vacancies in Mr. and, Mrs. Hancock of Naramata Stories of Famous Buildings and Historic Sites in the Mother- the council and the school hoard and were at home this week to a large for reeve will .be called for during the number of their friends on the occas• land, in Which Are Enshrined Glorious Memories of coming year. •.-•'!.•• ion of the opening of their new resi• Illustrious Men and Notable Events dence. All things considered this was The officers of the Summerland one of the brightest social events of lodge of the .A. F. '&,: A. M. were in• the season.' A series of twenty-four stalled this week, Messrs. J. C. Rob- hands of whist of an ever-changing son and C. M, Smith,' P. M.'s perform• variety were played and provided a ing the ceremony. After the installa-J great change from the regular routine tion ceremonies the members and a games at .the local card clubs. ' number, of visitors enjoyed an.'Oyster ,,••'—o—• supper. Mr. "WVKuttall has purchased a fivo- —o- aore lot south of Naramata, also a A score of Okanagan College stud small block in,town. These and other ents returning to their homes by boat transactions that could be mentioned drew the fire of the editor of the Kel- are .evidences of solidity as regards owna paper when they used, as blie the real estate situation. It is the boat entered Kelowna, what he terms men who are living here, who are an American "yell." They were made acquainted with all the conditions that the subject of an editorial of consid• are doing so much to build up the erable length. community. During last week* the Balcomo Skat• ing Club held their annual meeting, at Messrs. Eyre & iCutbill- of Peach- which there was a very good attend land have just finished improving the ance. The meeting was enthusiastic exterior of their store by a complete over the coming season's prospects for painting. The new large warehouse a period of good outdoor sport. Mr. they, are building on Beach avenue is P." G. Dodwell was appointed secretary rapidly nearing completion and plans treasurer and subscriptions should be are being laid for- a grand opening forwarded to him.••< < Season tickets are ball and, whist party to be held in the $2.00 each. new building early in January.
FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY Christmas," she said. CHELSEA Estelle called me up on the phone This was where I lost my- courage c and stammered in my embarrassment Chelsea, a riverside suburb of Lon- J son, on « ca^on^ yesterday afternoon and asked me to geniuses sat; in front of the kitchen "I-er, that; is I didn't-er think that don, which is generally believed to call round last evening. Of course I fire? for a 'considerable:'time .without did not hesitate ;and said I would be you came in on this stunt." derive its name from the Anglo-Saxon exchanging a word, but gravely puff ing there withoutf ail but was rather sur• "Well, if you won't ask me, I'll tell "Chesel-sey," meaning "gravel isle," at ••their long clay pipes, and;each af• prised when she said that I was to you. I,want something nice, please." has been closely connected with some terwards declared-the - other to have I regained my composure and of the greatest figures in British his-, be very, quiet and: not let anyone know been a most congenial, companion. when I arrived. She would be on the thought that I might take advantage tory during the past four centuries. ! : In Chelsea is preserved: -another (Upper) AbbotU Pa»e Hut. and Glacier F«k. (Lower) Director Wheel- nadinx report at; tta ainal •eeW ttniert> lookout out let me in,to the house. of my opportunity. Its most famous resident was the grand old relic, with "a glorious past, .Mr. Wh^el'r. rUht, ©Mwrr«t«l«tl»« Capt. MaeCarthy. who jnet returned front eapturint- Mount Lo«an. I'was* indeed pleased to think that "Of course you do, but 'something ,i chancellor and one-time bosom friend namely Crosby Hall. - It' was erected ""T^he camp this year was one of the best climbing of the party, were present. The business of the Club nice' covers a lot of things. Now I . of Henry VIII., Sir Thomas More, who Was transacted in the morning at ten o'clock, under she had asked me to spend the eve• in the city of London in 1470 by Sir camps we ever had," said T. B. Moffatt, regard• ning with her for I had been trying to know a young man who wants to give ' built'a mansion at Chelsea, which was Thomas Crosgy, á.merchant 'prince, ing the outing of the Alpine Club of Canada, at Lake the lar;-.;,:•, :^:'::.->^^:;.X-;;r^;v'>:--'.s:i^'': '-.v-.'.. tic farewells to the children but they .. Chelsea became a fashionable resort oJLthe -Mow* Logan expedition and Henry S. Hall, one come -letter-perfect would . stroll were too engrossed in their new pres• ment, of Prof .A. R^.Barss of the de• miles a day, and 'this: is scarcely, if - in the reign of Charles II. and the 'has attempted to .explain and prog- ; round to; Estelle'swith 'the idea ^of ents to notice it and made my way Merry Monarch was a frequent visitor partment of horticulture of the Uni• WEATHER PREDICTIONS at all, appreciable. It is admitted that trying it out only to find him en- versity .of British Columbia, and sec• ribsticate the "changes of the weather; to the kitchen to remove ; my, disguise. at Sandford;'Manorj House; during j the The subject, however, has iproved too the- principal - cause of **? -#$. " dency -towards, perfection,.forecasting cations'. of ,ttfe -f atmosphere-• are- ;th'e erties of :all "the substances ,of .which plans and* at;^the" appointed hour ,,,,J it is composed: Then, 'owing to- 'the on Christinas day.''"' "'' " prominently \inmany' of the works iOf ered. :Th; apples -m -question.': were. in this particular leaves very much to' necessary 'results• of'principles,''.per• knocked softly at the door, and true the Georgian novelists. . „. , supposed: to have come^from./qne of .desired ' People who. are"at- all diurnal rotation, the different parts of It looked as if I had cooked my De haps : fixed and unalterable in tneir to her word, she was there. ;• goose alright and was now 'out of the ; Thej^d^st; vlb^ldin^ the western^ states, where there is well informed of the- experience of nature, but .the difficulty of tracing the atmosphere uare ^.constantly re "Estelle," I murmured, handing onfall and.mucK.graying is the past will pay very;little heed to ceiving Sifferent quantities of heat as running. , the p^ the results .of their combined influ• her a box of chocolates, "You're a^—V> I made up my'mind to get away necessary; on account of the codling the prophecies of a Summerless year ences arises:'chiefly from, their, com-; the solar rays penetrate. more or less back>tQi.;.l%0^and;yUas been described "Hush," she whispered, "Don't let 1 i obliquely. When these considerations from the house as soon. as possible as •\tliej;.mostV;'iuiBJpoiIt)':.pld church un moth pest. , '. ;> _ _ in 1926. What is said in this regard plexity and endless concatenation. them hear. you.". . <\ >;" i are estimated it is,possible to imagine and crept softly into the hall to get / Some.time ago, .remarked Prof. is -,the .purest guesswork. , Some 25 One'prejudice, that has existed is'that Great'.Brit'ain.,';^ how difficult weather, forecasting be "Why, what's the matter?" by coat and hat. . ' - / Thomas More donned the surpjice of a Barss, ,'a similar report was., in cir- years ago a" Mr. . Henry Vehnof, of the weather. is affected in some mys- "We are having a ! party for the culation and, m consequence, a num- Montreal, who was a naturalist, made 'terious manner by the moon. The comes. A knowledge of, the causes "It Passing 'the dining room'"I glanced parish)^clefltiand';sang in thjevcnoir, of weathen changes,. too, is the ibest" kiddies," she replied, "And Uncle Jipi inv and there was Estelle sitting 'in and;Ht. was^ ^ of the-secret ber of apples produced on trees that a series- of weather- predictions over moon certainly has an -influence on was to.have been Santa Claus but he had been sprayed, were analyzed. It a wide area of country. To an extent the tides ,of ithe ocean, but that it has .afeguard against belief in fanciful front of ;the fire, dreaming, no doubt, wedding:of Henry VIII. and Jane^Sey• can't come so v.I thought that you of that fellow. I could see that she mour several.-days 'priqr'-to'tbKlr^p'ub-' was found/ that to consume enough those were fulfilled and it was said anything like a similar influence; on predictions which only come true in : those exceedingly irare instances'when wouldn't mind taking the part.'';;,. J; had not heard me enter the hall, so : lici;.mair^age. More erected fa^tbnib arsenic to have an .injurious effect, that he had in his possession records the atmosphere, or, 'for that matter, This was quite, a disappointment to anld^onument^ for himself liniij'the a person would haye-. to eat about kept my meteorological observers of any influence at all, remains' to be there is a fortuitous concourse of I resolved on a desperate move. ideas on the subject .developed in the me, as I. thought we were going to Creeping up behind her, I ap• churc^>p«tW-lt")i»'• not • at all ^certain three barrels—not - boxes—at one many years and that by studying them proved. Owing to the small' specific spend the evening together but I am that•.•a3^J;'r]Bmain8l''6f the great?nYan sitting. - As that would mean a con- he developed a theory that .weather gravity of atmospheric air in com• mind of the weather prophet. proached carefully and. then putting parison with water and the consequent not a quitter, so asked for further one hand oyer her eyes, I grasped res^pierley^ri after his execution his sumption of somewhere around 1500 conditions repeated themselves in details, ' ' :'* or 1600 apples, it,,would be an. im- cycles, and that thus, by fixing the smallness of the mass of matter to be her left hand and dexterously slipped [' dautenfeHeaMed his head to iCanteV- ; Shingles "Well," she continued, "I want you : acted ion, the moon's Influence, if any, on to her third finger, the diamond bury»j(a«EU'jlAi''.-«»jEburJài\iandi there is no record possible task,-and a person would period of cycle, the weather for a B. H. writes: "I would 4lke to ask to put on this'disguise in the kitchen asiío^iwhat^be.caflne of his body ™a iuccumb to .stomach-ache or some time.lahead .could be. foreseen. He must be extremely feeble.. ring I had carried around for the past , ... . The some questions about shingles. I had and when I am ready; Iwill give you three weeks. chur,eh; .contain'si the graves ' of the such' complaint long before the ar- published an, almanac, but his predic- them for over two weeks and the doc-, senic had any'1 effect. Moreover, tions went astray and in the course No meteorological observations so a signal and you can', shake these She gave a little shriek of surprise mother of tady; Jan© Grey, Shadwell far made would seem to go to "show tor I went to said that it would take sleigh bells a little and then come in and when I released her I said, "Per• added Prof. Barss with a smile, "a of time tne almanac ceased to exist, 1 the ipoeti^ahd, Hans Sloane, the 'physic• that the moon may act on the atmos• just so long to get rid of them; 1. Is to the drawing room.", haps Alphonse might come on Christ• ian, who: bequeathed his celebrated little arsenic is good for a person and This has been the experience of all phere of earth by some obscure ema• that so? 2, What causes them? 3. How. it may form an important ingredient long range predictions. They have, "But what am I to.do when I get mas day but this dark, curly haired Physics 'Garden at Chelsea to the nation. In fact all observations illus• long do they generally last? 4. Are there?" -".'•:,;;• • v,,-; .'-'^ young; man is here tonight." Apothecaries Company. The • father ih the old-time prescription of 'an ap- in the vast majority of cases, gone they dangerous?" astray. Those who have studied the trate that the changes of weather are "Oh, just take the presents off the "I knew it all the time, you silly of '.the .novelists, Charles and Henry pie a day to keep the doctor away' in no way dependent on the lunar , Reply-—!. Yes. 2. Irritation; most tree, each will have a name on it science most closely believe that from ; probably due to infection of the roots boy," remarked Estelle and I believe Kingsley was once rector óf the 24 to 48 hours is the safe limit that phases, Laplace demonstrated that to the child named. Of course you sho meant it. church, and Henry has given us CHRISTMAS LONG AGO the joint action of the solar and lunar pf the sensory nerves. 3. From one to can make appropriate remarks to 1 observers can give themselves for An hour later, Isuddenly thought vivid description of old Chelsea in his throe weeks. 4. Not to Jife. When the' ; predictions, and this is the experience attraction Is incapable of' producing each ono and carry off the character to ask her why Uncle Jim had not story of "The Hillyers and the Bur• Come "sing a hale heigh-ho borne out over a long number of years in ore than an atmospheric tide'flow eye is affected, the sight Is sometimes to life. Now do be a dear and help tons."''" .:'"• • . '••" i . For the Christmas long ago ing westward at the rate of .about four impaired or lost. come to act as Santa Claus. In all ages, of the world mankind me out as'I told the kiddies that the "Because I did not ask him," she iNell Gwynne Is "popularly supposed When the old log cabin homed up real Santa Claus would come to• to have Induced Charles II. to erect From.the night of blinding snow. replied. * night." MAC. ! Chelsea Hospital, but the credit for . And the rarest joy held reign, "Alright," ,1 said, "But what will the foundation'of this historic home And the chimney roared amain, .Hunting With Guns as Accessories tho signal be?" for aged soldiers is due to Sir Stephen With the firelight like a beacon THE OLD-TIME CHRISTMAS Fox, who was paymaster-general in Through tho frosty windowpane. "I don't know, perhaps I had bet• the reign of the Merry Monarch, The ter come out and—" ! building was designed by Sir Christo• "Throw mo a kiss," I .suggested. ; (Orovillo Gazette) Ah, the revel,and.the din "Don't bo silly," she. answered, but Grown-up caught in tho holiday pher Wren, and In Its hull'and chapel From without and from ,,within, are to be found numerous treasured I noticed that sho blushed. •;'. rush and gazing at tho wonderfully Tho blond of distant sl'oighbolls In five minutes sho appeared at tho relics of BrltiBh victories on the bat- With the plinking violin',' allming panorama of tho shop win• door and boekoned to mo. dows often fall into a rominiscont tleliort. Tho muffled'shrlefs and cries, Jingling tho sleigh bells, I gradu• Then.tho glowing chooks and eyos,I mood and rovivo tlio Chrlstmases of all old soldiers, who woor a quaint ally approached the door and then tho long ngo. Who does not fondly eighteenth .century uniform, consist-- Tho driving storms of grootings, leaving thorn in the kitchen, made a Gusts of kisses and surprise 1 recall tho magic of Christmas in his ing of a cocked hat and long cloak, hoavy entrance to tho room whoro tho childhood? scarlet In summor and bluo in winter. children woro having a good time. Dr. Charles Burnoy, tho historian of Sing in again the mirth Most of tho.prosonts woro home• Silonco greeted my entrance but " made Perhaps grandma furnished music and friond of Dr, Samuel John• Of the circle round tho hearth, mado short work of that. son, was organist of the chapel for With tho rustic Singbad tolling us mittons, knittod by oil lamp after "Woll, well, if.this isn't tho finest' you hod been tuclcod in bod—thick, over thirty years, and the hall was Tho strangest things on earth, bunch of girls and boys I have soon tho scono of tho lylngln-stato of tho i And tho minstrel hard we know warm mittons with a long cord that for some tlmo. T wondor if thoro extended up through coat sloovos and groat Duko of jWolllngton.' With his "Lov-i-or so'truo," nro onough presents to go round, I For three conturlos many of our Likowiso his "Young Housc-k-ynrpon- around tho nock to prevent loss. Aunt think I had hotter loave them until Saphronin gavo you! n boslcot of most famous painters and lltorary mon ' tor" Christmas morning whon I will bo have made their homo in Chelsea. And"Lov-od Honry" too! Christmas cookies, shaped like ani• bringing tho rosfc of my gifts to your mals nnd stars and covorod with do- Among tho groat artists whohavo ro- housos." sldod there aro Daniel Macllso, tho And, forgetting no'or n thing, Hcious colored sugar. A chorus of "No's" was my nnswor. Undo Tom gavo you a watch, and friond of Dickons*, Dante Gal>rlol Ros- Lift a gladder voice and sing, So I wont on with tho program as sottl, who Installed a monngorlo in Of tho dancers in tho kitchen his gonorosity appnllod you ovon if his back garden much to the annoy- arrangod, It was qulto a trial as I it was the old turnip that ho had dis• Clean from start to "pigeon wing" | was not always sure as to what 1 nneo and terror of his noluhbours; Sing tho glory and tho gloo carded. You can imnglno tho roac Tumor, who studlod tho misty sun- should say with oach presentation, tion you would got if you tried giv• And tho joy and jubilee, but Estollo, standing by tho troo, rlsos and sunsots from tho Hat roof Tho 'twirling form, the qulckonodl ing a, 1025 boy a second-hand time• of his honso and, like his neighbor promptod mo from time to tlmo and piece breath, at last I was flnlshod, Whistler, loarnod how boautiful the Tho sigh of octnsy. Most of tho presents woro useful, most common-placo , objects bocamo To put the last touch of realism to in tho, old days, including a roofer whI.I Cerone Ovrt*1
"DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SUMMERLAND,; PEACHLAND AN D NARAMATA • THURSDAY, DECEMBER.24, 1925; VOL. XVII.—No, 1 SUMMERLAND, B $2.50, payable.in advance. Si PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATED APPLES IN ONTARIO GIVEN IttALLWHOW^ MAKES^grtiYTO H. LUMSDEN
Salaries Paid Vancouver Officials Not As Stated By | PICK THEM OFF THE TREES Writer of Letter "Fed-Up"—Says Statement Regard• ing Wealthy Prices Is Misleading. Greatest.Apple Crop for Many Years in Ontario But Are »;Har^ a Sideline The Review has received the follow-! casted and almost promised over last ing letter from E. J. Chambers, presi• season's ridiculous returns is this the /"'iVVitksOntario'-Farmers—-Pack.in Barrels.' dent of the Associated Growers: best our very, high salaried salesmen Gentleman: and management can achieve—if it is The largest apple crop for a great In your issue of December 17th you well, again. Fed up. I am informed many years in Ontario, is for a very published a letter under the heading )but this statement I cannot at the HNIINCERI considerable part going to waste. . "Fed Up" and signed by H. Lumsden moment prove, although all made in Ontario farmers who look upon fruit of Summerland, and while I try as my last letter off my own bat I can growing as more or less of a "side much as possible to avoid controversy at an time) we have (Associated line" have not learned how to market in the columns of the newspapers,, still Growers of B.C.) at .the Vancouver their, products to their advantage and when letters such as this appear they office, .two men drawing between 'as a consequence great quantities of are liable to be possibly accepted as them salaries of $11,500. The men D. \IC - Pierrots and Mr.apple s have been left on the, trees to ; containing some truth if allowed to go are Messrs. Robertson and Hoskins, freeze.. :. - -• unanswered. Let us deal first with there job is—well, I am hanged,if I C.B. Winter To Present Farmers'in the vicinity of • the City • the.question of the Vancouver office; know what, it- is—anyway let that Program of Toronto have made at known that His letter to you is dated December pass, but what are they doing there; residents; are'welcome-to come'out to 12th, and we, have in our flies here a certainly not getting us any sort of •:«.; -A: treat ;is,.in'stbi*evfor Summer- , their orchards' and take: away all the letter^ from Mr. Lumsden,' dated Dec. a decent price of our fruit. If-it is laridr esidents- he xt J/T"u'esday."ni g h t apples, they like free'of ^charge. Yet, 15th, from which I quote as follows: true they, are holding down these luc• ; when/-t jie;"f amous I.;D. KPierrots strange-to- say, British Columbia ap• ''Is it true'we: have two salesmen rative jobs,'they are also fed up, but /will present anoperatlc and vaude- ples are selling well -in Toronto at Vancouver drawing salaries of in'their-cases,"very much overfed. I : viile'.programme including selec• stores.. The fact that the Ontario §6000 and $5000, Hoskins and Rob• am told all our export apples; -fori tions from H,. M.' S. Pinafore and farmer, still persists, despite educa• ertson? What are they supposed to British Isles are "consigned" to per- .the Mikado. ..They, will be assisted tional campaign's, to pack his apples do there? I want these queries kin>& Adamson at Southampton, and by Mrv-C- B. Winter. The pro- , in barrels with every little attention answered in full as,I am ho longer not sold on an f.o.b. stated price gramme will be given in the Rlalto to grade, may. be one of the principle ,/ (Willing to be kept in the dark, as basis at point of shipment. How does Theatre and the proceeds will be reasons why the-Ontario, apples are • -to how. our business is being con- this system show any improvement devoted i to the;. St. Stephen's not ready, sellers even in Ontario. -fducted, this; is also the deep-rooted upon the old consigned auction sys• Church.;insurance fund. ; - ,The.fruit situation at the" present -feeling of all our growers here." tem, which if -understood .and seen Summerland^ residents- are well time in Ontario proved of interest to '"Would it not have been reasonable by the growers is a huge joke (f or aware 'of, the; high calibre, of en-; the editor of The Summerland Re• to suppose that the proper course for auctioneerss), and generally spells tertainment, the I. D. K. Pierrots view-who,has just returned to Sum• Mr. Lumsden to have pursued would close to red'ink for the grower. 1 am are capable of providing, - and merland following a brief visit in have been to have ascertained the true also informed our first shipment ar• there should be a splendid turn• Western Ontario.'Remarkably enough : situation before rushing into print? rived in September in - Southampton out upon this- occasion., The tde- for this, time of year, the weather in quote, below my reply to Mr.. Lumsden and found them quite unprepared ightfulmusic-of, "Pinafore", and Toronto was quite mild and there was in answer to his enquiry and almost unable to receive it under "The Mikado" should prove a irre• no snow. A few miles out in the coun• "Regarding your enquiry as to cover,—if true;: really a fine start' to sistible attraction. Tickets can try, however, there,was any amount salaries paid • our Vancouver, repre• handle our products • expeditiously be obtained in advance from Mr. W. S. Nield.. of snow. -. - - -.;•: - - - - - .; sentatives. Mr. Robertson is not and profitably.,. They (P. & A.) Toronto has grown very rapidly." -paid $6000; his salary is on- thespecializ e in citrus fruits; how can within the past few years and citi• basis of $4500. per year. Mr. Hos• they be well posted in apple market zens are anticipating- that it will not kins at the present time is not em- : prices, demand, and so forth—again be long before the million mark is ployed at all in our Vancouver of- fed up. No returns from them as yet, LYTTÖN HIGHWAY reached. At present the, city, has"• a '; • flee. He left our employ on Nov. 1, for apples sold, or given away,.now JOHNSTON TO population of about seven hundred and previous' to that-was drawing a somemonths ago. These are only s $250,000thousand . The beautiful - station con• salary of $3000 per year or $250 per few grievances - and questions asked structed by the .Canadian Pacific month I hope- they will be,:answeredby those SANTA CLAUS AND THE BIG COST Railway, the Canadian .National and. "I would be pleased if you would who' know. Meantime many iof us are, STAND AGAIN the City of Toronto, a number of advise us as to what source you ob I think—lam, I am certain—fed up. years-ago is not.,yet being utilized/; itained the information that these Spuzzum-Cisco Link In : "I. don't mean, maybe." .;;. .. and there is very little .liklihood of two employees.were paid salaries of • STOCKING Miss Sinclair Retiring From TransCanada Route ; $6000 and $5000 from. 'You,make •;•',•• Yours truly, its being put into use for some time / • ,the statement in your .Tetter that you ..-'•;;;":" • >,• • H.'LUMSDEN • School Board This Proves Expensive to come. Travellers arrive and,leave want these'.queries answered in full Summerland, Dec. 12,1925. Year 1 the city at the rather dingy old Union/, '•••'-,. and I agree with you that w.e-should timid than Polly and had heard- her Victoria.—Members of jthe^legislat- Station. There is a dispute between Polly had a small bed close to that- the city, and the. railway executives • be willing at all times to give a: in which her father and mother slept, first noiseless footfall and was crouch• Not a great deal of interest is ure today, enjoyed, the spectacle of one J in regard to , the v new building;: the ...much. information as possible to. our and although; she was -nearly ,always ed in the bureau drawer fearing the being taken in the;;municipal elec• cabinet'minister exercising his peroga- ; city insisting that, the railroads run members. asleep by nine o'clock, the; light from worst.' In a few moments Polly-was tions in Summerland. for the, en• tives ,asv. a; '^riya'te m SHOT ELK; GETS asleep and the ray, from the street fellow1 minister.1 as to his intentions in their tracks sunder ground in to the -.,:.:.:'• "I also think - that, our members "a streetvlamp which i shyly slipped in suing year—perhaps owing to the station. , . should as much as possible take us at a- curtained' window could have told lamp fell across, her quiet .little-hand. fact that residents are just "get• regard^to;a matter-affectihg ithe ques r . into their confidence and^advise us you that- upon this particular night she , iPolly slept. on iGhristmas. morning ting; over" the last federal elec• tlorier's'constituency.' ' {" • , As might be .expected,. .Winnipeg;; as to the' source of these, untruthful THREEMONTHS was wide awake long after 11,-o'clock' later than any, other, child in the- great tion. Reeve /Johnston will stand Hbh;\pr.''J?'TJ?fMacLea^ was in the grip of King Winter, in- rumors that are being spread to cre• and • that -her brown-eyes. had.-been city,-,and when her,.father,.,-..-who had again for the, reeveship, and as far ; Finance, was :piloting. 'His Highway earnest, upon the?return; home. Sask• atchewan and -Alberta, however,- are ate dissatisfaction; among, our mem open ever since, the- lights -in the .room isen before she,hadtlawakeried,.pass• as "is known at present, he will Loan'}Bill -'through committee' wheii experiencing a - period ofmild .and'; • - hers.- It. is..desirable that we should Trapper Victim f of Game had been put out. •••She,lay very still, ed the ..Christmas mantle,' h'eVsaw ;the 'have'no -opponent:,- Nomination .various' mehibefs. 'began'j to cross-ex• ; •;. as."much;as possible take each;other however;.': because -she!ihad,v something) big,-black:stocking .^here she,.had left day will be held on January? i 1th, amine '-Hon. ''Dr. W. 'H./'Sutherland .delightful .weather, i-,..',', - Board Laws, Declares r - - 'into.'OUT;,;ConMgnc^.;^^a.UV-Jua,tters! tor-dorwhicfi:-''although ••she~ was 3good-.it. • • 'As he had. helped -jtb hang up the 'however;^ and,- it ;,isi'Y* y- possible"" Mihlst^f'^IPubli'oWorl^;as to what • pertaining to our organization, but <'--•- ,v;;.T-:.,'-'wife-'"';:; and truthful; for some-treason she did, other stocking ;.the >n.ight "before,- this tlfat"'there may'be a d'6ntest.r'V1 'work' he Me'rided • to do with;the- pro I must .admit that the general tone not wish her- -'parents to know. one seemed so; strange -to him that he As;,regards the- schboli board, cee&s.ot'i^ of your letter is not such as would Vancouver,' Dec. 24;—Taken'to " ; Just after - the little'• clock- ons the- looked;into its contents. The very 'Miss Sincliif has definitely -deter- •. ially. sought /inforriiatibh.about'the link' f DANCE CRAZE 1 first thing he found.was a letter: ;' develop a spirit of co-operation that Oakalla jail/to'serve a-three .'months' mantel had- struck 12 Polly- rose .half-, ; •mined not to; stand for're-election. of the' t'rans-provincial highway be should exist between the members sentence in default'of a fine of $250, — . Mr. Cope told The Review 'that'hev. tween Lyttoh.and Spences Bridge, and way in bed and listened. , She could ».Dear; Santa jClaus vThis;,;,is little and; their central organization." . Leon Peu, trapper; is a victim of the 5 -would be willing to remain on the finally^Drl/MdcLeah'^as'/m for hear her father.and mother breathing,; Polly., Last- Crismas and, Grismas be• 1 Export -/,.-.-'V/r/.'''//'••';:. regulations of- the Game Conservation and a mouse was- gnawing somewhere fore, yon hav • givven nie so meny board If-he'felt that the residents Yale, asked -the' Minister £ of Public NOW EXPLAINED _.;. In perusing our. files, it is not hard Board, 'according to' his 'wife who ;has near the dressing-;case. ; things, and I hev never givven ,you wished him to do so. MrL Jack Works 'to' 'declare himself oh the south- .to find what*-,in my opinion, is the- t.ogie says he will stand for re• erh.route';of -the .highway.. 'through outlined her side of the story to The •:• She was •• afraid of the mouse, butanything . ..Take these . dollys r and y l ,real reason for Mr. .Lumsden^s criti• Province.'1 • '- ' she was too- much- in earnest. to let blocks.and picher.books for your little election. The; other' members of 'M'er'ritt'"/a'nd'|iPrihc"etoh'. !•\:'4.'/'':/;.// cism in respect to our representatives • Peu,. states'his. wife, was trapping girl,'I like-, them ,but-you can hay the board were' elected- last year TheTho^fibrablB' member for Yale has Surplus Emotion Is Malady even a mouse stop her So she thrust! 'for a two-year term. been taking1, advantage •' of, his 'position in Great Britain. .In May of,this,year on-Vancouver Island far from help her hand softly under the pillow and theni; I want to giv.,you a kiss sum From Which the World Mir. Lumsden .addressed - a lengthy and was charged by a'bull elk in an time how, are your rain-dears good by to; try arid ge/f'an answer from me oh communication to Mr. McNair and pulled forthiwhat, had the light-been tliat question for several months/past,; At Present Suffers open meadow. He'only had two cart> with;;mery .,Crismas',;and happy .New. : myself, putting up eyery; argument in in the room, you would have seen at remarked'Dr, Sutherland.:;•;/,V. ,-.;. ridges left-and fired in self defense^ once .was a large 'black, stocking/filled Year from,your ...d.eaiv. litel ,Polly, support of the-idea that he,was the killing the animal.- . '-1 ' ^ Please exkews 'misiaiks, from - litel The/Minis^ esti- During periods of emotional ten• "Moses" to lead the growers'-out of with a number of- things which bulged HIGHWAY CHANGEmate d the cost' of the Lyttpn'-Sperices' "Instead of leaving the carcass it out in the funniest way. Polly lov to al. -i? . •. sion men and women always show their export-troubles,.and asking that Bridge' section at about $250,000,! .biit an increased inc'linataion to listen >.to he bo appointed our' sales ; agent-in there/and shying nothing, he skinned iWith this in,.her, hand she climbed Polly's i father took, the big black said/•: he ?,;h'ad.,, ;:'-nbt'/ yet'-"de'term'ihed the head'and'brought it out aHell's Gate section. of tho best in British Columbia in ro- Yours truly Oakalla on Monday night. ga-rd to ,honoy production, Is tho opin• There aro faint signs—very faint; Whon tho routo had to bo changed lot it bo omphasizod—of tho begin ASSOCIATED GROWERS OF It is understood representations there was much moro solid rook cut• ion of Mr. Wm. H. Wolsh. In a com• B. 0„ LTD. 1 nings of such a reaction. But, on are being made to tho attonoy-gen-r , , _ ting than had boon anticipated in tho munication to Tho Roviow Mi , Wolsh (E. J. Chambors, Pros,) oral with tho object of obtaining his Communications Interrupted for Christmas Season- onrlloir routo, Mr. Philip said, says: • tho othor hand, tho really strenuous Vernon, B,C„ Doc, 22, 1025, oiTorts which havo boon mado during release before Christmas Day. | Driftg of J. R, Golloy oxplainod that tho con "Roforrlng to your article in last Snow Twenty Feet High in Northern Britain tho past two or throo seasons to re- Mr. Lumsdon's lottor follows: struotlon Involvod tho construction of woek's issuo on tho yield of honey in —100 Mile Per Hour Gales Create Havoc in France. ono tunnol 205 foot long through solid British Columbia, according to tho fig- storo "roal dancing" havo borno sin• "FED UP" rock and tho construction of a m\m uros given, the avorogo yield works gularly little fruit. To tho Editor of Tho Rovlnw: , bor of milos of dry masonry wall, out to 41. pounds per hive, Dear Sir:—Tho nbovo hoadingfair- FENG TROOPS London, Doc. 28.—-A severe storm crashing through Northern "The Suinmorlanrt avorago should ly woll describes my own feelings and Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain has loft a trail of disorgan• ho far hlghor than this as my hoos tho vast majority of fruit growers in ized, shipping, enfeebled or broken communications, property havo rrindo.a record this yoar, From PIRATES LOOT this district. I meet mon on tho IN TIENTSIN! damage and somo loss of life, thlrteon hives I oxtractod 2314 pounds, stroot, in thotr lots or on tho road YAPP ISLAND whloh avoragos 178 pounds por htvo, Innd'ono say thon weathennd'nirS i&emTnwTi;;v;;'a;rs wonderfully mild. . -Tho'Interruption of communications Is unprecedented-for Tho hlghost iwovlous avorago was 17G îïwo?wlornn^ very well tr! "Christian General" Reports the Christmas season. Italy and Switzerland are shut off from pounds per, hlvo in 1022. BRITISH SHIPS TLondon J , while th4e traffic in Franco, Germany and Spain is re "As tho quality of tho honey is most honlth, but, "fed up," I roforrod to. — — " rt««w,n«„ ifl vn. IS DEVASTATED To Have Entered strictod' and congested. , , oxoollont, I bol love this Is ono of Tne ™> *l , ' P," «» »«d loss of life. ' Hongkona, Deo, 23. — The British* has been devastated by a aerlei of owned constat steamer Tungehow, such improvements in prices fore. J«JJ ^;n^ln7;n7?h/;ai;« Jj Squalls often exceeding 100 miles an hour have unroofod tidal waves bellevd to have been onus Dave Potter of Badger with a number of foreign passengers 4 b«>th sides were said to be extremely houses and uprooted trees, hurling chimneys on tho hoads of ed by earthquakea under the ocean heavy. I passers-by. "The entire laland has been laid Creek Struck By C.N.R. on board, some of them women, came I WEATHER REPORT Into port here after having been for extent ouf„ th o Adestructiob most of thno i stolograp only approximatelh linos qro_ ydow knownn tho. full waste, .With not one house remaining " For the week endlno Tueedny, n« standing," the advice stated. Engine four days the prize of Chinese pirates furnlihed by the Dominion Ex• ITALIAN STEAMER'S Lisbon, Portugal, Doc. 28.—Moro than 400 persons aro homo- who looted her and directed the sail• perimental Station, ^ CREW IS RESCUED loss and many wero gravely injured in tho recent terrific galo Kamloopa, B, C, Deo, 23.—Walking ing ef the vessel for approximately A^n*.u NINE MEN DIED IN on the Canadian National railway 1000 miles, The piracy was the most Date Max. Min H«iif„v n„„ M A B.,„. which in a few minutes almost lovelod tho village of Espinho, ft u aj h n OHIO MINE BLAZE traok near Louis Creek, Dave Potter, daring carried out for many yeara In Doc. 10 43 37 from.! uSlSJ^JS^f&t P°P I - »«1 *™ « resort near Oporto The wind lifted Baellalra, Ohio, Dae, 23.—Nine men 00, a rancher of Badger Creek, wai the China seas. 17 47 38 reported that whe had on board six- out of tho water a vessel of four tons and hurlod it more than are known to be dead In a fire whloh killed by the eaatbound patienger The steamer's British eaptaln will / 30 18 46 teen men of the Italian steamer 200 yards up on a houso which it wrecked. Gales and con- early Tuesday entombed 70 mlneri In train, hla body being badly mangled. recover from a bullet wound. All 10 30 80 v b n , ned the He was a single man, a native of others on board wero suffering from K^kSu o .^!! ." i l '« the Webb mine south of here In Del 20 33 30 tinuod high seas prevent steamers at Lisbon from crossing to mont county, Seventy men eaoaped Scotland, rind had been resident In the strain of their adventure, but had 21 3R SO added that anothS!- lifeboSfSS the opposite side of the Tague and hundreds of persons are, through an air ahaft. |the district for eight years. not bean Injured. 22 43 30 eighteen persona had not been looated. stranded there. THE SUMMERLAND REVIEW, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1925. CENTRALIZATION WOULD MAKE QUICK—SOMEONE IS WAITING FOR YOU! ASSOCIATED MORE EFFICIENT; When the telephone rings,, courtesy and efficiency de• mand that it be promptly answered. To anyone waiting KELOWNA NEW HEADQUARTERS? on the telephone, seconds are long. No person likes to be kept waiting. Why keep others waiting? Any call may be important. Why neglect any of them? Next Battle in Growers' Organization Will Be Fought Over Plan To Place More Control In Hands of Cen• THE SUMMERLAND TELEPHONE CO., LTD. tral—Would Mean Change In Growers' Contract— Keiowna Thought Logical Point For Headquarters. co-operate with chambers of com• FISHING BOATS MISSING IN (By S. W. Dafoe, in The Province) »1 merce, exchanges, and other associa-, JAPAN Penticton, Dec. 19.—As we near, the jth e Creston-Kootenay situation. While tions or companies of all kinds, in Toklo, Dec. 23. — Twenty fishing close of the third year of operation we have not actually taken over the connection with all matters beneficial boats, containing 150 fishermen, are of the Associated Growers, Limited, proprietorship of the individual locals, to the business of its members. missing in a storm which struck nor• the signs all indicate that the next at the same time we have given very 4. The liability of the members is thern Japan yesterday. A number of battle, to be fought will be over the close supervision to the work all limited. houses were wrecked and forty ves• question of "centralization." through these districts, and I believe 5. The share capital of the company sels capsized. - The big interior co-operative, as is that they have co-operated with us is $10,000 (Ten Thousand) dollars, generally known, is based upon a five- in such a way that as much was got• divided into 280 (two hundred) shares year, tri-party contract, the component ten out of them as if we had actu• of $50 (fifty dollars each. parts of the organization being the ally engaged the local manager, and producers of fruit, the packing houses despite the handicap of great natural difficulties, due to geographical con• BREWERS DENY THAT managed by the various "locals" and BEER MAKING DIFFERS Lumber the "central", selling organization ditions in that part of the country; located at Vernon. growers, locals, and everyone in these Victoria, B.C., Dec. 16.—Brewers Judging from what has become districts .are, we believe, very well appearing before the Public Accounts and known since the recent meeting of pleased. At Kamloops where, due to Committee denied that the process the directors of the Associated at the incompetency of government by of making beer is different to that Vernon, a strong feeling has devel• local, the associated and co-operative employed before the war, but insisted Building oped at Vernon that the selling end movement as a whole has been dealt that better materials are used.. of the business must have more con• almost a death blow, wé (central) Instead of being oh the boras of a trol over the operations of the pack• have conducted our branch for the dilemma the political situation' is on Material ing houses. If the growers' organiza• past two years, and during that time the prongs of a Forke.—Petrolia Ad• tion is to he expected to hit on all have gone a long way to reinstate vertiser Topic. four cylinders. confidence in the associated.. We have been able to do a very fair vol• Pipe & Fittings Difficulties in Way ume of business with á satisfactory A difficulty in the way of bringing revenue, compared with the huge de• A. F.&A. M. and about, a greater measure of control by ficits under local control. Therefore, the management is the tri-party con• beyond any question of a doubt, I do Summerland Lodge No. 56 tract already referred to, because not think we will ever succeed until Fruit this contract clearly defines the func• the Associated has control over the Meets - Third Thursday tions of the selling and packing end local operations." in the month V : of the fruit-growing industry, co-op To attain success for the Associat• Boxes eratively organized, as it also defined S. A. MacDonald,W. M. ed, Mr. McNair recommended: E/R. Butler, P.M., Sec. the place the producer occupies in the 1. Complete support and sympathy general scheme. from the directorate as a body to the It is quite apparent that a co-oper management. ative, built along the usual lines, is a WM. RITCHIE 2. Appointment of a general man• (Uptwr) InKw liMTysMs l«ad«4 wit*, les tJirrack ii ta CT- .0.0 more cumbersome piece of business ager who will have absolute control •red city itreet. .(Centre) Side TUW of the Fordson Snow Motor. West Summerland machinery than a private enterprise over the entire operations from, the (Lowor tleft) Sost. kroakiac oyer mow six feet: deep with load of l .f. under one-man control of all opera• packing through to the Selling. l«»ber. (L*wer rixht) lUar yiew of FordH> Snew Motor. tions from the time the fruit is deliv• ^eeessity is the mother of invention. At least every- gers from one such community to another, and in •3. Centralization, so far as this is A Okanagan Lodge No. 58 ered to the warehouses until it is sold. possible under the existing contracts, ~ body says it is. They tell us that is why we fact does practically everything that an automobile If central and the locals, or any num• have the telephone, the radio, the electric washing or a tractor does in places where there is no snow. : 4. A determined effort to reduce re• Meets Second and Fourth Tuesday MAIL SCHEDULE ber of the locals are at cross purposes, machine, chewing-gum, aeroplanes and bobbed-hair: The. Snow. Motor, is a. wierd looking contrivance at 7:30 p.m. in Freemason s' Hall the possibility of securing as good re• serves arid capital deductions to the all members of old Mother Necessity's vast and ever which rides the crests of the deepest snow drifts, limit, so that a greater portion of the sults as independent rivals achieve growing family. climbs over fences, stands on its double-barrelled nose E. Walton W. J. Beattie For the convenience of our readers gross sale price will be paid to the and drags its great loads behind it without any ap• are materially minimized. grower in cash And now the transportation branch of the family Noble Grand - Ree. Sec'y we give below the time of closing;, of Advantages of Co-operation circle has been -added -to by the advent of a very parent effort. As manufactured at present it is at• all mails at the local postoffices, for It: is recognized the world over From a report' submitted by {Presi• healthy and important youngster who has a bright tached to Fordson tractors which provide its. motive despatch by boat and train; and also, where co-operation is practiced that dent E. J. Chambers, it is apparent and promising future ahead of him. He is called- the power. Later it will also be used.on standard auto• interchange between the two*offices: the .new form of merchandizing farm that the head of the Associated is in Snow Motor, a name which was given him because of mobiles, when it'-will travel at a rate of twenty-four W. C. KELLEY, B.A. agreement with the'sales manager to miles an hour. produce is really superior to private his amazing ability to move himself and anything BARRISTER, SOLICITOR. At SUMMERLAND OFFICE business organizations in one respect some extent at least. In part, he said that was attached to him as easily over six feet of Stripped of its motive power it consists of two only. That superiority lies in its "I know that there is a feeling with •now as an ordinary wheeled vehicle does over a cigar shaped cylinders, or . drums to which flanges, NOTARY For all points North, East and West power to control to a greater extent a considerable number of the board paved road. resembling cork screws are attached. These cylin• —9 p.m.; Sunday, 6 -p.m. than private enterprises have suc• that it would be necessary to develop ders literally float on the top of snow drifts, for they WEST SUMMERLAND B. C. For Naramata, Penticton, South, more confidence on the part of the The Snow Motor was inrentea by a man who ceeded in controlling a large portion has spent the greater part of his life in the snow• displace snow equal in weight to the weight, of-the 10-6-26 . Similkameen, Boundary and Koot- of a crop/thereby ensuring a fair level members than at present exists in or• bound wildernesses of Alaska and whose livelihood machine, just as a boat displaces water in propor• enay'— Daily,' except Sunday, 6 of prices to the producers. ' It is re• der to put centralization into effect, tion to its own tonnage. For heavy hauling the Ford• p.m. depended upon his ability•. -to transport himself and — cognized that a private firm handling but I am somewhat inclined to ques• certain weighty commodities, such-as lumber for in• son Tractor stripped of its wheels and axles; is ELLIOTT & BLOWEY For Vancouver and Victoria Daily, a comparatively small part -of any tion whether that confidence can ever stance, over vast snow-covered areas: without losing mounted on the Snow, Motor and the cylinders are BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS, Etc except'Monday, 11 a.m. be developed until we adopt a policy caused to revolve with the , result that the ..Motor — crop and profiting by the stability pro• either his life or his lumber. 163 West Hastings St. For West Summerland Daily, ex• duced by 'the larger organization can of centralization. I do not think it worms its way along by means of the screw arrange• cept Monday, 7:30 a.m. and 11 would be necessary to go as far as It did not take more than a few winters ia; the ment on the .cylinders. For lighter, or passenger VANCOUVER, B. C._ often pay slightly better prices than frozen north to convince this gentleman, whoee name a.m.; daily, except Sunday, 6 p.m. a co-operative, particularly if the pri centralized ownership of the buildings. traffic, the wheels and axles of an automobile are H. A. Blowey . K. M. Elliott For Rural' Route—8:00 a.m. daily, It would appear to me that it would by the way, is F. R. Burch, of Seattle,: Washington, removed and replaced by the Snow-Motor. In sum• vate concern is conducted in an effic• that there was something radically wrong in the mat• except Sunday. ient, manner. An-efficient co-operat• be a fairly simple, matter to have the: mer the wheels can be, put back again. central organization take over the ter of vehicular traffic in countries where very heavy In snowed-in districts, up to the present, every ive, while not always capable ?f secur• falls of snow were common and inevitable occurences. AT WEST SUMMERLAND OFFICE ing .top prices, renders its gaeatest local buildings and equipment on a effort has been' directed to find ways and means for DR. 3. R. GRAHAM léase at a rental covering interest on Not only was this true, he thought, in regard to the the removal of snow as, the only way of=opening .up For Coast Points — Daily, except service to growers, both within and hauling of heavy loads but in the transportation of •io- Monday, 11:30 a.m. ••- without the organization, by prevent• capital investment and depreciation." traffic.. Now, however, the Show Motor comes along - , DENTIST, Board Too Heavy the inhabitants themselves who, are often quite un• with its funny looking cylinders and- floats merrily For South, North and East — Daily. ing the low prices that are caused by able to carry on the ordinary pursuits ef life and market demoralization. The president and Mr. McNair were ever soft snow drifts, hard ice, in fact any condition Campbell BIk. West Summerland 5 p.m. also m^agreemeht in ^expressing the business during the winter months: months when of snow and as it goes, makes a road for light vehicles , For Summerland Office—Daily, ex• Degree of Success opinión that the board ' of. directors is whole communities had either to put up a hopeless to follow immediately and, after thorough packing, for Pkoae 2SS—Res. 976 cept Monday, 11 a.m.; and daily, It is generally admitted that the fight against the snow with sadly inadequate equip• loads of amy weight. ! Associated Growers Limited during too numerous and cumbersome, Mr. ment or else, what is sadder still, resign • themselves ' 5 p.m. '"' -~'"' ' ;••"-••'-' . the three years of its existence has Chambers remarking: "The .benefits to being snow-bound for the winter and completely Such is the latest and most important addition to to be deriyed, from a meeting of the cut off from the rest of the world. Mother Necessity's family of inventions. It is built functioned with a considerable degree board of directors of twenty men are by Snow Motors Incorporated in,Detroit,. Michigan, FIRE INSURANCE SYNOPSIS OF LAND of success. It has been directly re• not commensurate with "the expense '• And so, urged on by Mother Necessity, Mr. Burch under the presidency and general managership. of , sponsible for the gradual betterment and time entailed.". '•..'.' • / and his associates conceived the idea of the Snow A. F. Knoblock.' It has already proven its ability Reliable and Economical in the returns growers have received Motor. And this is what the Snow Motor does. It te do the surprising stunts referred; to above and and for the renewed note of optimism As a result of these discussions the floats over snow and, in floating, packs the snow management was instructed to sub• there seems to be very little doubt that- it will be in G. J. COULTER WHITE ACT AMENDMENTS so easily detected'in the Okanagan down smoothly and makes a very satisfactory sur• general use in mining and lumbering operations dur• valley. Starting out on a shoestring- mit -to the locals for their approval face for other vehicles to travel over; it hauls twenty- such measure of centralization as, may ing the coming winter. It is expected that each suc• PHONE S36 string, and with liabilities in excess ton loads over snow of any depth; it hauls lumber ceeding-winter will find some new use it can profit• of $600,000, it will, at the end of the be considered practicable under exist• from the forest, ore from the mines, pulp wood to the ably be put, to and it is difficult to imagine just PRE-EMPTIONS present season, have assets in excess ing circumstances and the discussion mills, mail to rural snow-bound communities; passen• .'where the limit of its adaptability should be placed. < of $500,000, and the money deductions has started in - earnest throughout the VERNON GRANITE AND V..Vit, unreserved, surveyed . which have been made from the grow- interior. At present it is difficult to freight and insurance; values of com• Gro.vn lands may be pre-empted by , ers' returns will commence shortly, to even guess what the attitude of a modities'; and all news of a .commerc• MARBLE COMPANY British subjects over 18 years of age, x LETTER TO ASSOCIATED LOCALS find their way back to the poekets to majority of the growers will be to ial'-or .general interest; to enter into Quarrying «V Cut-Stone Contractors and by aliens on declaring intention which they belong. wards; the proposals made by the contracts for the securing.and trans Monuments, Tombstones and to become British subjects, condi• More Centralization Needed management, but, if it can be satis mission to the exchange D£ such in• General Cemetery Work tional upon residence, occupation and •But despite all these favorable de- K0^/^^ To the Editor of the Review: fluctuating measure, unity is imposs• formation, and to promulgate such in• PRICE ST. VERNON improvement for agricultural pur• ible. Controversies are bound to riBe formation either verbally, ' by tele• poses. " velopmentB it is quite.JPPar^¿o» ^pl kage fSr SSS nexSson" SI Dear Sir:—The following letter has been addressed to the directors of the which lead to disruption. The indus• graph or telephone, or by written or Full information concerning regu• fheTstt^ try cannot be controlled by force, but printed bulletins, notices, newspapers lations regarding pre-emptions is locals by The Fruit & Produce Ex• When in Vancouver put up at change: only by common sense based on the, or periodicals, and to collect compensa given in Bulletin No. 1, Land Series, common interest. Uon for such information and services, "How to Pre-empt Land," copies of Keiowna, B.C., Dec. 16, 1925 But if on xchange is established To g-i'nt to other, the : Tight to sell, Hotel Dunsmuir which can be obtained free of charge, Dear Sirs: buy and otherwise dispose of '.ommoil by addressing the Department of Having received several inquiries which imparts to all those interested VahcouerV Newest and Most not only the information* as to ton• hied by means of or through members Lands, Victoria, B.C., or to any Gov• ln aclcm Complete Hotel 1 Po'-onPratlvG can not finallv succeed. P S costs, a more uniform and from packing houses and individuals nage, shipments, values, etc, neces of t'.c (¡xchange end collect compensa• ernment Agent. deffi™H th!^^SoSjSSH 1herefore a more eaB«y sold and Pro. I belongingtn toth th. eAs«H,l.t«r Associatel d.rower growers s sory to marketing,-, but also provides tion for such sorviceB performed, or 250 Rooms—100 with , Records will bo granted covering been made, until the various branches fitable pack, and a general tightening of British Columbia as to the func• the machinery for arbitration, for ex• for the privilege granted to others of Private Baths only land suitable for agricultural up of the machinery of the business tions of the Fruit & Produce Exchange f of the organization are co-ordiuated in amination of common problems such l.erforming such services. European Plan, $1.50 purposes and which is not timber such a way that it will function much all along the line. An economy would formed by shippers other than the land, i.e., carrying over 5000 board bo brought about by a central system Associated Growers, we think our dir• as Imperial Preference; and which To arrange for inspection, examina• a day up as does a private business firm above all Is not Interested In any pro tion and valuation or otherwise to de• foot per acre west of- the Coast Frank and outspoken to a degree of accounting and the payment of ectors an dmombers might like to re Bus meets all Boats Range, and,8000 foot per acre oast growers by central instead of through ceive accurate information regarding paganda for tho support of-any par termine the merchantable condition were the remarks made by Mr, David .tlcular form of marketing, it is plain and value or the extent of damage of and Trains of that Range. McNair, sales manngor, who express' the locals as at present. This would same. We, therefore, enclose you a Cor, Dunimuir and Richards mean earlier money for the producers statement as to tho objects of the ex• that the entire Industry can unite on and to any commodities; to examine Applications for pre-emptions aro od the conviction that if the proper such a basis, into-and dotermino tho status of any to bo nddrpssod to the Lond Com• stops aro now token to bring the co and would establish a contact between change, and a memorandum as to cap• them, and the central organization italization, etc. Tho by-laws will bo Tho Exchange does no trading. It commercial transaction or of any clr- missioner of tho Land Recording Di• operatlvo to its highest possible state is not a soiling organization and Is cumstanco connected therewith; to vision in which the land applied for of efficiency, "no independents or col that should result in an increased sent you when passed by the mem• KETTLE VALLEY RAILWAY feeling of confidence and a generally bers, ' > thorofore I'reo from the problems nat• issue certificates in such regard; and is situutod, and aro made on printed lection of independents will ever be to collect compensation for such serv• forms, copies of which can bo ob- able to got out of the Oknnagan fruit bettor understanding. In the O, K, Bulletin for December,, ural to such an organization whon TIME TABLE Keiowna as A. G, Centre prices or markets may not prove sat• ices rendered, or for the privllogo tainod from the Land Commissioner. crop anything approaching what can 1025, page ono, paragraph four, tho granted othors of performing ' such Pro-emptions must bo occupied for bo socuvod through the medium of Mixed up with the centralization Associated Growers' pvosldont states, isfactory to the producor. Any mom- EASTBOUND proposal Is the suggestion that the hers of the oxchango con associate servicos. fivo years and improvements made the Associated Growers," "Co-operative and Independent ship• To purchase, loase, hire or other• DAILY to value of $10 per aero, including Illustrating what happens when central offieos should be movod from pers should work together as closely thomsolvos for tho purpose of estab• Vernon to Keiowna. The district half lishing a marketing organization and wise acquire, any land, buildings, or No. 12—Lvs.' Vancouver ..7:15 p.m. clearing and cultivating at loast fivo there Is lack of proper control of a , .. , , , , . , . as possible Insloitd of adopting an other real or porsonal property sult• thoy can obtain from the oxchango In• Wcsti Summerland 0:58 a.m. acros boforo a Crown Grant can bo farm commodity, Mr. McNnlr referred way down the nice stands first in pro- 'attitude of Isolation and antagonism ahlo for tho purpose of nn exchange, ct,on n,lt (1 1 8 n a formation regarding other marketing rocoivod. to the onion deal of this season. "Our <\« °* f ™ W^ " ' " . toward each othor." or convenient for any purpose of the Nolson 10:55 p.m tn0 For moro detailed information soo onion tonnage," he said, "consider- completion of the ,C. N. R. to Kel Tho Exchange provldos practically organizations which thoy doslro to imitate Tho Exchango is founded for exchange. . , tho Bullotln "How to Pro-ompt ably oxcoodod the prospoctlvo do- , , , ,,, ,. . , tho moans of such co-oporatlon bo To ontor Into contracts with and to mand, but not the ultimate demand, Sll*0^^ tween tho Associated Growers and the tho honoflt of tho industry and will al WESTBOUND Land." , r Independents. It Is tho foundation on ways work for that desired ond, PURCHASE which was Increased by unexpected f" ««; ,J ™nf^ DAILY 0, Name, Objeots and Capital of the Applications nro rocoivod for pur• export; business. The division of con- Pa "'2\S which any modorn organizational an tvolof that commodity resulted in the » mPW ^"SKirtK ,l?S ; Industry Is based, namely the mutual Exchange No. 11—Lvs. Nelson 0:05 p.m chase of vacant and unrosorvod B ^^^t values reaching the lowest point they JocjgJ ^&l lntorost of all concornod. It makes 1. Tho name of the company Is "Tho F. D. COOPER Wost Summorland..ll:54 turn. Crown lands,, not boing tlmborland, have over beon to In tho history of tho no difference botwoon tho co-oporatlvo Fruit & Produce Exchange, of British Vancouvor 10:80 p.m. for agricultural purpOBOs; minimum Okanagan, and thoro was not tho volume of business dono by tho uo shipper and tho Individual shipper, but Columbia, Ltd." (or, If such' name can• REAL ESTATE BROKER prico of first-class(nrablo ) land 1B $5 operative Is largo, It is argued.that provldos oach with unbiassed Inform Observation and Dining Oar Service nor aero, and Bocond-clasB (grazing) slightest.Justification for it. Exactly not bo registered owing to Its similar• Poach Orchard, Summerland tho prosonco of tho central office in atlon regarding tho Inclutsry, without ity to othr registrations, "Tho Pro on all trains land, $2.50 por aero, Further Infor• tho same thiug will happon to tho Kolowna would tond to solvo many of fruit deal if control is lost." which Btablllty is Impossible. The ducors & Shippers Exchango of Brit• Established 1007 Phono 013 mation rognrding purchaso or lonso tho existing difficulties. On tho other J. W. RUTHERFORD, Agont of Crown lands is givon In Bullotln Imports Will Be Needed Hhipporti can meet together through ish Columbia, Ltd,"), ,, E. FISHER, Traffic Manngor. hand, tho Associated has vested In tor tho exchange and docldo tho values of 2, Tho roglstorod offlco of Uio com• Nq. 10, Land Sories, "Purchase and, That Mr. McNair was right is ovl Osts at Vernon which havo to bo con• Pontleton donood by tho faot that onion sup- commodities hy common sonso. Thoro pany will bo sltuato In Kolowna, B,C Looso of Grown Lands." sidered, Is no quostlon of who controls ton a. The objects for whlc htho com KETTLE VALLEY RAILWAY piles in tho Okanagan vnlloy at tho All things considered, tho general HOMESITE LEASES proBont timo nro small, and this food nago; who is able to market his goods pany Is established aro: "To estab• E.L.MILLER, PLUMBER situation- In regard to tho big co-op most efficiently; who appeals to cer lish, maintain, conduct and carry on a ssre Unsurvoyod areas, not oxcoodlng article will have to ho imported to oratlvo enterprise of tho Interior has Call at Simpson & Cowan's for 20 acros, may bo loasod as homositos, moot tho Canadian domand for a per• tain marketing principles; who com Fruit * Prodncn Exchango In tho city your plumbing and steam heating onco again •liocorno moro than ordln mauds tho confldonco of the producer, of Kolowna, BrltlHh Columbia, and to conditional upon a dwelling being iod of several months, orlly Interesting, and tho developments work, dono by tho day at contract CANADIAN The cause of Mr. McNalr's pessi• or who obtains tho host prlco, On tho do all nets, matters and things noros- oroctod in tho first year, tltlo boing of the noxt few wooks may havo an prlcofi to suit onch job. Work PACIFIC obtainable aftor rosldonco and Im• mism an to tho futuro if a change is Exchange, whon values aro sot, all dif• sary to'tho carrying on of all buslnoHS dono hy a first class plumber ond Important hearing on the futuro of tho ferences of opinion as to methods are of such Fruit & Produce Exchange, provement conditions aro fulftllod not moilo in tho form of the co-opera• fruit and vogelablo Induntvlou, stoam fitter. tive, quite apparently lies in his be• wiped out. in the common lntorost of and to enact and onforeo all bylaws and land has boon surveyed. lief that it will bo Impossible to moving tho tonnago avallahlo with necessary for tho proper regulation DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY LEASES CATCH THE SPIRIT duo regard for tho prlco. Tho tremen• and malntonnnco thoroof. For grazing and Industrial pur• make a permanent success of tho or* South BRANCH North gnnlzatlon until It Is run moro on tho (Grand Forks Gazotto) dous advantage offorod hy tho Ex• To roRUlato tho course of trading poses, nreaB not oxcoodlng 040 acres linos of a private business concern, Now 1B tho timo for each ono of change for tho widor interchange or and business botwoon Its members 10:20 a.m. .... Sicamous .. 5:80 p.m, may bo loasod by ono porson or a lie bnllovos that wore stops taken to us to catch tho Bpirlt of unselfish- commodities among shippers, and thus, and others on Just, and onultulil* prJn MATT. G. WILSON 11:20 ... Endorby 4:15 company. this end, It would ho possible next ncBS, of Korvlco, of charity townrd for obtaining tho widest distribution olploft, and to provldo for tho enforce 11:45 Armstrong 8:45 GRAZING season to "roluvn in cash to every our followmen that marks the Christ- of tonnage, will bo OIIVIOUH, mont thoroof, and to act as arbitrator 12:80 p.m Vornon 8:00 Undor tho Grnalng Act tho Prov• grower almost a dime por package mns-tlde. It Is a timo to do away It. will bo qulto plain to you that, it In tho Hcitlomont of all disputes ntls Authorized Tru&tee 1:05 Okanagan Lndg. 2:15 with mnllco, to cense harboring old ince Is dlvldod Into grazing districts moro than under existing condi• Is impossible for the Industry to work lug out of all commercial Lrnnmint Notary Public —LAKE— and tho range administered undor a grudges and to put forth nn olTort togothnr unions tho common factor on Ions, tions," In a word ho hollovoH that 1:35 Okanagan Ldg. 12:00 noon Grazing Commissioner. Annual graz• tho co-operative must assume practi• to bring to thofio with whom wo which unity is possible Is ofltabllshod, T,i provide and promoto tho ndop ing pormlts aro Issuod, basod on num• associate tho good things that wo If one shlppor clnlm's that hoeauso ho Hon of sultahlo and useful document 8:56 .... Kolowna .... 8:45 a.m. cally tho same form an a business Ronl Estate—Insurance 5:15 .... Poachland .. 7:20 bers ranged, priority boing given to house,,Insofar as tho pneking and Bell• ronlly wish for thorn, It is n timo to controls moro tonnago than another fcr UMi by Its inamhorR. of all kinds established owners. Stock-owners ing of fruit, IH oonaornod, if it Is to bo forgot our own mistakes, hardships shlppor, ho should sot the valuos on To collect, dlHsnmlnato and .ithor 0:15 .. Summerland .. 0:20 0:25 .. Naramata .. 0:05 mny form associations for range man• a wrhnor, This is how ho put It: and diBoppolntmonts and follow tho tho commodity; or if all sales aro wise filRposo of Information rog«vfdln agement. Froo, or partially free way of hope nlwoyH keeping in view 7:85 .... Penticton .... 5:30 "To UIORO who say that central can mndo through ono channel with tho tho movements, whereabouts, Hhip Phono 16 permits are available for settlors, not handle local afl'nlrs hotter than tho bright opportunities \thnt still Idea of allottlnR tonnago to individual mem Is, production nnd collect ln« and W. H. SNELL A. M. LESLIE campers nnd travollors, up to ton thoy can thomsolvos I would Illustrate await us. shippers according,\,o some constantly lacking of fruit and produce, ratus oi O.P.A., Vancouvor Agent,S'lnnd head. ¡ .bvifcotil / M-. ! JOM bfifl i'CMVjq nft*lrtul* THE SUMMERLAND REVIEW, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1925. 5 resultant' wax manufactured into should he? I have gone into stores Stevens, convalescing after having ful, but his physician has advised foundation for next summer's use.—- and seen hundreds of dresses there, been a patient in the Vancouver Gen• C. B. Gooderham, ' Dominion Apri- complete rest for another two weeks. but if I wanted one I had to buy it. eral Hospital for the past ten days, arist. . The farmer likely had pigs, We feed Mr. Stevens will be unable to at• What Other Editors Are Saying them what lots of people would call has been removed to his home. An tend any public functions or use his TIME'S. CHANGES waste and throw away. operation on his throat was success• voice for some time. (Kamloops Sentinel) "This Summer an organization sent NOT PLAYED OUT such as coal mining, ship-building and in urging better roads, and had made t Glasgow, we read the other day, has determined to ban liquor at corpora• out to our lake twenty-five boys for the manufacture of iron and steel, and some headway. Then came the change two weeks, and asked us farmers to it is in these that the relations be• and event's were forced ahead by con• tion banquets. And now Aberdeen (Vancouver Province') comes along and makes the second feed them. We made pies, cakes and tween employer and employed have ditions that he could no more have everything but bread for -the two Britain has always suffered a period been most strained. The younger in• anticipated than he could have con• city in Scotland to take such action. Of course there will be jests at Aber• weeks. What would happen if one of of depression after being engaged in dustries, like the electrical trades and trolled. ' our men took twenty-five of our boys a great war. Perhaps this is due to motor manufacturing, organized on a Reporting for the last fiscal year, deen's expense, but the granite city will not mind that.as it will not cost to the city and asked just plain citi• the shattering effect of the fighting strictly modem basis and with no tra- Mr. Campbell states that of 8,104 zens to feed them for two weeks? I and the necessity of waiting for a ditions to live down, are in a flourish- miles of federally aided projects un• them anything financially; and they will also save -money, besides ¡beirig am sure the boys would like it just leaven of new workers with calmer ing condition. This may or may not der agreement, 5,965 miles have been as much as the city one did.". be- a coincidence. completed, and of the latter no less on the side of the prohibition angels. Merry nerves. Perhaps it is a sort of re• than 1,935 miles were finished in 1924 . At the London county council meet• The logic of this woman's argu• action. At any rate, it is a fact that ment explains more than the case of no matter how dogged the resistance ADVERTISING CUTS PRICES A decline in the price of road mater• ing last week fifty-two members'voted ials gave impetus to the work during against confirmation of the council's the orchardist and what he is up of the nation, how brilliant its attack (Princeton Star) * against when he would like to do a or how important the successes 'won, Persons who have not given * the the latter part of the year. At the own licensing committee's recommen• same time, improved road machinery dation to .allow drink sales in seven• kindly act to his less fortunate neigh• Christmas Britain has never.shown in the years subject of advertising serious thought teen music halls and a protest, with bor in the matter of a gift of apples. of. peace immediately following, the may be inclined to believe that stand• added to the efficiency of the work, while decreasing .the number of, men 23,000 signatures; against the new It gives just a little insight into the TO ONE AND ALL—IS THE WISH OF genius she has exhibited in the ard products could be sold cheaper if licenses was presented. cool reasoning, as well as into the struggle. / the manufacturers did not spend so required. While concrete is import• ant on major highways, gravel is the • The committee eventually carried big-heartedness, of the women who The last- war was no exception to much money in. advertising them its point by a majority of 22 votes, have made it possible for the men of the rule. The British people rose to The contrary is the.truth. favorite material in the new mileage, and most motorists have a keen liking after explaining ,that the permission Canada to stay on the land and great heights of courage, self-sacrifice, Every concern which seeks a gen proposed was restricted to sales out• strengthen the foundation of this JACK LOGIE organizing effort, industry and invent• for this material if kept in good .con• eral market for.its goods finds it nec• dition. side the auditorium. Dominion's prosperity. How many of iveness during the'four .'years of con• essary to. set aside a certain sum each our women are making "pies and stant battling. The "years that have All provinces are sharing in the These are deeply significant hap• year for advertising and this is road improvements, and it is pre• penings. Who will say that the moral cakes" by the dozen, and giving them followed have been years of relaxa• charged as a part of the operating away without ' advertisment? No tion,, that have not by any means ful• sumed that density of population is a effiect of the Volstead Aot has not had expenses, the same as rent, fuel or strong factor in determining location much to do with them? Only a few doubt many of them are. And they, filled the hopes. and promises which insurance. The aim of the advertis- like many a so-called "money-bags" "brightened the months succeeding the er work. Canada cannot afford to days, ago, Francis E. Powell, manag• ing manager is to buy the largest pioneer too rapidly in costly highways ing director of the Anglo-American in the cities, often are misjudged Armistice. Britain has been passing possible circulation among persons because their benefactions are not ex• through a difficult time, what .with as has been -done in railways. Oil Company, speaking at the Old who would be interested in his pro Colonial Club in London on his arriv• posed to the public gaze. Christmas strikes and threatened strikes, and duct. unemployment and loss of markets. WINTER WORK FOR THE BEE• al from América, stated that prohibi• Every manufacturer , has certain tion was one of the¡;chief treasons' for But there Is a basis of confidence that KEEPER CALIFORNIA FRUIT EXCHANGE has never failed, an assurance in the fixed charges which must be paid out United States prosperity!. The money of the receipts of the business and (Experimental Farms Note) REFUNDS " ••'..• minds of everybody that once the old The most active part of the bee• that was formerly spent in drink.,he the larger the volume of business claims, now builds homes and finances (The Blue Anchor) ship gets out of the doldrums her sails keeper's year is between the time the General Manager J. L. Nagle reports As our thoughts go back afar will fill and she will be in the race that can be created the'less per art trade. • •• v,. icle is charged for the payment of bees are removed from their winter that checks covering the second in• again, swift and sure as ever. quarters in the spring until the fol• John Barleycorn is certainly receiv• stalment of the 1924 irefund amounting To that wondrous star, So, no one is taking very much overhead costs.' This volume of busi ing some "severe body blows on the ness is obtained only by creating a lowing autumn when. they are again to approximately $150,000 have been stock in Col. Harvey's croaking cry prepared for the winter: Usually, this other side of the. Atlantic also. mailed to grower members of the Cal• May all the joy on earth it brought about England being played out. and demand for the goods; and it is most ifornia Fruit. Exchange. These will be quickly • and cheaply done by direct season comes with a rush and the the heads of ..several great commer- bees demand the full time of the bee• FEMININE LOGIC followed in December, by the payment Find its place within your heart. ciiiV organiza'trbhs have expressed the appeal through the newspapers, keeper. This being the case, the bee-.j (Victoria Times I of the final refund. instalment for the opinion that the worst is over and ; The same principle which obtains in keeper who would get the maximum From the wife on an Ontario farm• 1920 season, amounting to over $260,- that signs undoubted 'improvement the case of the general advertiser returns from his apiary must have er comes another side of the argu• 000. The payment of such substantial are showing. could be applied in the business of everything in readiness before this ment that he who hath plenty should sums should put to rest completely Recently the Federation of British] the smallest merchant. The quicker give away at least some of that which •the time worn story, which is still the turnover which a dealer is able active season opens. Nothing is more -Industries;'sent a mission composed of! disheartening during the summer he does not require for himself. She occasionally heard, to the effect that Rialto Theatre Ool.-Vernon Willey, president, and,Mr. to make the sooner his profit is ob• discusses the peculiar case of the the Exchange never pays any refunds. tained and the cash is put in the till when nectar is coming in abundantly C. II. .Locrok,.' assistant director, ,to i and the bees swarming, than to have orchardist who has more than enough It should also remind grower members the United,- State's to study the indus• for new purchases:. Advertising of apples to satisfy the demand of his of the . Exchange of the economies the practical kind will help to make insufficient equipment ready to take trial situa'âjn there. The Etission rc-| care of the situation. market and explains how difficult it that can be accomplished and the sav• ported a state of great prosperity due quicker sales and more frequent pro ." ,The winter months offer an excel• is to dispose of the surplus stocks ings effected in marketing their fruits to the high pitch of efficiency reach- fits. The result is that the retailer, lent opportunity for getting every• to people who might be glad to have through a co-operative organization, ed in production, and it ascribed its with the aid of the general advertiser, thing into workable shape. All" equip• them. It appears that this year much such as the California Fruit Exchange. efficiency to two causes: the spread is able. to maintain standard prices ment on hand can be looked over criticism has been levelled at the This organization has actually market• of education, both general and tech• and quality in the widely advertised Ontario -grower who has let his ap ed the fruit of its members over a per• articles. carefully and any needed repair work nical, and the labor situation. The done. The handling of 'colonies dur• pies rot, and the following comments iod of the last eight years at a cost salient points in the latter, the re• in an eastern journal constitute a of not to exceed three per cent, on Christmas port sets forth as restriction of emi- SPREAD OF GOOD ROADS ing the summer can be made much the .gross sale price. The Exchange easier and more-rapid if all supers fairly conclusive defence by an" or gration, high wages, unrestricted out- - " '(The Toronto Globe) chardist's wife: - has, therefore, made a net cash saving put, plus the utilization of., labor- 'Probably no branch of Canadian de and frames are scraped clean of pro of four per cent, on the seven per cent saving devices, and the satisfactory velopment has at any time made a polis or bur. combs. While cleaning "An orchard is counted for so commission usually charged. In addi• relations between employers and " era- spectacular expansion equal to the the frames, the combs may also be many-barrels at so much in a farm• tion, the prices obtained have been ployed. good roads movement of the past de sorted, saving the best for use in the ers budget. This year the price is second to none. As a matter of fact, "The American employer," says the cade. Suddenly, with the growth of brood chambers and the inferior ones I very, low, owing; to the large yield, there is little sentiment in business, report, "believes in high wages, and motoring, the public lost patience with for the exacting supers. All broken, and it is costing just as much to pick whether it be co-operative or other• and ship the apples as when the The oldtime .heartfelt greetings . he pays them, tout he also believes in the .-.old dirt highways and demanded crooked or drone combs are best con• wise, and the directors and officers high output, and he sees that he gets, something that was serviceable at all signed to the melting pot. After the price is three times as much. As for of the California Fruit Exchange do Are better than the new, it." Commenting on this statement,; seasons- and adapted to sipeed if nec-. combs are cleaned and sorted; store giving,them away, I know one lady not delude themselves. into thinking the.Manchester Guardian says: . essary. Years of agitation by far- them in supers, tiering the supers up who tried it. She sent word to her that this business could prosper If the So we're wishing Merry Christmas "To the ordinary British employer, seeing men made little impression so with a queen excluder or hive cover city friends to come and get all they returns in dollars and cents were not this description of American condi• long-as horse-drawn vehicles : alone on both bottom and top of the pile wanted, but they made excuses—the comparable to those of competitive To every one of you. tions, must seem almost,Utopian-.What were considered/ . Then came gasoline, to exclude mice, otherwise the combs cellar was too hot for apples, or they companies.-The fact that this has been percentage of his profits would he not long-distance driving, and the release may be.destroyed. Place in each super did not have. barrels. Had she hired accoihplish'ed, plus the. ability to mark• give if,-he could expect from his work• of restless city and town folks into the proper number of combs needed a man at from' two to three dollars et fruit at cost, are alone responsible men service. restricted only by ;,their daily ventures from home. for the summer work and mark each a day, and bought barrels at one dol for the success of the California Fruit capacity and not by their rules?, And The Dominion government took up super or tier as to character of combs lar, each—that is the price here:—and Exchange/There is not a,single sent! what service wouldthey not give him • question with local governments, it contains. If the amount of sup• paid express to the. city, the friends mental, or theoretical reason involved if they knew that he measured sue-, and a great programme has- 'been de• plies on hand is not sufficient for next would; have said 'it; was nice of her in this success. It has been reduced cess by the wages he could afford veloped from .coast to coast. Mr. A. year's needs, 'order new-ones early, to' send them,' but afterward, 'apples putting the matter simply and plainly, A. B. Elliott rather than by the profits he could W. Campbell, the' federal road com• so that they may arrive in time to put are so plentiful, Why couldn't-she?' to a plain dollars and cents argument earn? , u missioner, has be'en ableVt'o realize his together ; and ^aint: before ''spring * • "An instance is'quoted of a farmer which' after all is as it should be. dream. As deputy minister of high• Any capping or broken combs saved with 100 barrels ready to ship and the It is a noteworthy fact that the in ; dustries which have suffered most in ways for Ontario' for. year's; he used during the summer may easily be wind stripping his trees, but who Britain are the long-established; ones, his eloquence throughout the province rendered during-the winter and the would not give them away. Why Vancouver, Dec. 18.—Hon. H. H ft Ijljp1
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.,l i 11 #ii illHH I III Ì THE SUMMERLAND' REVIEW, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 34, ivzo. 8 Christmas. One- critic said: "Those of meal was fed and 1U6 pounds of who do not believe in Christ might be alfalfa hay. The physical conditions pardoned for writing it 'Xmas' but of both lots of sows was equally good. PEACH LAND NEWS Christians who wish to be known as The average number of pigs farrowed such instead of as 'Xians' should try by the alfalfa meal-fed sows was 31.8 By Our Resident Correspondent to keep Christmas known by its right per litter, these weighing 28.55 pounds. name so that none of its significance The sows which had hay averaged 11 is: lost." The suggestion is meeting pigs per litter, these weighing 32.25 r Mrs. Harry Haines and Mr. S. Zerr with many responses and the laudable pcunds. The latter groutt of sows far• peal Happenings Class standing in the Central Pub• undertaking will no doubt accomplish rowed 93.9 per cent of good pig=3 or lic school for December, 1925:— of Odessa, Sask. were among the ar• rivals in town on Friday of last week. some real } good. "Christmas" is .10 per cent more than, the sows which , Grade I.—1, Evelyn Sadler; 2, Ar• Christmas; "Xmas" means nothing. had meal. .These results would, there• Contributions to this column will be gladly received. If you have any thur Somerville; 3 Margaret Heigh- They were travelling en route for fore, give hay somewhat the advan• Vancouver and Victoria, via K.V.R. RATES FOR CLASSIFIED visitors staying at your home, or know of Aany friends who are leaving lor way; 4 George Ekins and Mavis tage oyer the meal for brood sows. • a holiday, kindly'phone or write The Review. Wright, tie; 5 Bertie Somerville. to Penticton and the Okanagan route THE IMPORTANCE OF ROUGHAGE During the previous two years a test ADVERTISEMENTS north via Sicamous and stopped ofF At the St. Andrew's concert to be Grade 3—1 Kathryn Ashley; 2 Ed• FOR BROOD SOWS\ was conducted in which beet pulp was Kelowna-Penticton boat service. ward Hyde; 3 Gordon MacKenzie; here to spend a few days visiting with compared with pulped mangels for First insertion, 3 cents a word. Leaves Summerland for Penticton 11 held next Thursday evening the Mr. and Mrs..George Jones. brood sows. In these two tests the Two cents a word each subsequent 4 Leslie Thompson; 5 Kenneth , Experimental Farms iNote Sundays included. tf. attraction will be a pageant entitled Wright. Grade 4—1 Willie McCall; 2 bnot pulp ration was not only the more insertion; minimum charge,"50 cents Peter Topham; 3 Phyllis Wright and The Peachland Board of Trade Roughages in some form or other expensive but the sows on this gave per week. "The Greatest Gift." There are about have been very active during recent aré necessary in the ration of brood Mr. and Mrs. G. Brock and family twenty-five actors taking pairt in this, Grace MacKenzie, tie; 4 William smallei pigs and fewer pigs per litter. If so desired, advertisers may have weeks since there has been-so much sows; Among other uses these mech• The ten sows fed mangels and meal left on Saturday for Hartford City, Sanderson; 5 Eric Ashley. Grade 6— replies addressed to a box number, the remainder of the programme being 1 Jean Hyde; 2 Clarence Margerison; talk of the 'proposed East Side Road anically assist in the proper digestion averaged 12.3 pigs per litter, or 2.4 care of The Review. For this service Ind., where they expect to remain for largely musical. 3 Reginald Norse; 4 Helen Douglas; being built. There have been several of the more concentrated parts of the pigs more than the ten sows On beet add 10 cents.. meetings and the board have been ration. In the report of the Dominion pulp and meal, while the litters weigh- ; a month or two. 5 James Young; 6 Alice McCall; 7 Animal Husbandman for the year end• A number of ' repaired boots and James Sadler; 8 Lyndon Ashley; 9 taking steps to protest against what ed 32.4 pounds at birth or : seven •': The Review is not responsible for they consider would be a gross and ing March 31, 1924, the results ai-e re• errors in copy taken over the phone. Mr. R. B. White, former editor of shoes, in good condition, will be given Richard Smith; 10 Arthur Topham. pounds more than those from the sows reckless expenditure of money under corded of a test in which alfalfa hay fed biiet pulp. Mangels would,.there• The Review, was in Summerland dur• to applicants in need. Phone The Grade 7—1 Lillian Palmer; 2 Benny is compared with alfalfa meal. Two Boswell; 3 Lawrence White; 4 Har• existing circumstances. They called fore, appear to be the, more suitable : ing the week on a business visit. He Review and you will be told where to a public meeting of ratepayers of the lots of pregnant brood sows received roughage for pregnant brood sows. FOR SALE old Cousins. Grade 8 (entrance)— a ration of mixed meal and roots. In returned to Kamloops Tuesday morn• get a pair. 1 William Clements; 2 Joseph Hyde; district, which was also attended by a representation , from Summerland addition, one lot of five sows was fed In tests of this nature, the factor of' FOR SALE—Light democrat. T. B. ing. ';. • ' 3 Molly Cousins; 4 Edna Cudmore; alfalfa meal at the rate of one.pound Young. 8-tf-e W. S. O'Beirne, editor of The Re- 5 Henry McCall; 6 Ida Ruffle; 7 Wyl- and Westbank, who are also keenly heredity, of course, enters, but aside interested in the question. The meet• of the alfalfa meal to five pounds of Miss Marion Beavis , came . down has returned from a trip to la Elliott; 8 Lloyd Williams; 9 Ir• the: mixed meal ration, while'another .from this the results are significant — view, vine Cousins;"; 10 Leah Morsh; .11 ing was well attended and the many from Kelowna on Friday to spend her Western Ontario. While in the east details discussed at length. A resolu• lot of three'sows was given'uncut al• W. G. Dunsmore, Assistant Husband• FOR RENT Frank Brinson; 12 William Smith; falfa hay in racks. In all 192 pounds man. holidays at her home-here. he .met several relatives of Sumnier- 13 James Clements. tion was passed to the effect that a delegation- be appointed by the; FOR RENT—Schwartz Tailor Shop; lland residents who were greatly inter• A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. ested in conditions in British Colum Trepanier School closed on Friday, Boards, of Trade or some other official T. B. Young. 41tf body where no Board of Trade exists — E: Walter on Friday,^ Dec. ,18._ bia. • \ Dec. 18th, with .-ten pupils in attend• TO LET Warm modern rooms. T. B. ance. The class- standing is as fol and that this delegation wait upon Young. 8-tf-c lows: Grade 1—1 Myrtle Brinson; the proper government officials at a Mr. Gomer Jones came in from the I A ..number of Sunihierland badmin• time and place to be- decided- later. TO LET—Furnished house on Beach ton players made the journey to Kel• ,2 Warren Cousins. Grade 3—Gordon coast on Monday and' is visiting at] Cousins and Jeffrey Todd tied for Some thought the- delegation should avenue for three months from De: owna last week to see the touring go 'to Victoria at once. .Others cember 1st.' Apply G. F. Brock. the home of Mr. Bernard ,;Taylor. first place. Grade 4—Pearl Brinson English badminton champions play Grade 5-^-Sadie "Todd, and Orville thought that as it was reported the Dr. and Mrs. Vanderburg, who have . The visitors gave an amazing Minister expected to visit the valley there Williamson -tied for first place WANTED—Domestic help, part timo been visiting at Waldo, returned to exhibition of their skill, each of the Grade 6—1 Ellen Sanasac; 2 Verne early in. the New -Year for the pur• preferred. Write to Box C. Review pose of looking over road matters, Summerland on. Monday. six who\formed the party showing a Cousins; 3 Amos Brinson. ' Office. 16-tf-c In the afternoon the children gave itwould.be better to have the delega• WISHING ALL' RESIDENTS OF SUMMER- tion meet him here on the ground.' WANTED—Second hand organ. Ap• ,, •• •,• - , i, perfect knowledge of every phase of a short programme, followed : by an Xmas tree which was greatly enjoyed At the close of this public meeting- LAND AND DISTRICT A MERRY CHRIST• ply Box ]. West Summerland. , Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Ross and „ ,/.- • , V * it was decided to hold the re-election . . . • "• 20-3-pd , • . ••• . •.,:-. the game. . The team won all of ltti by the pupils. 'Then came refresh• ments enjoyed by old and young. A of officers for-the Board of Trade MAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. daughter arrived in Summerland and . , , . , , which resulted as,follows: President, NOTICE—Strayed on to my,lot,-heifer ,. . : . , matches in Canada except two, a short speech by, Mr. Cousins, trustee branded small anchor on! right hip as guests of Mrs. R.-.M.'Ross. in Vancouver. 'Messrs. Hill and Dart for Trepanier, and a very pleasant Mr.: R. J. Hogg; vice president, Dr. Owner may have same by paying are-spending the Christmas holidays o, f Kelowna oppose. d two member, . s . of afternoon was brought to a close by Buchanan; secretary,- H. H. Thomp• - doubles game in Ottawa and a singles son, It was decided.to have an, execu• expenses. E. E. Campbell, Garnett Mr. A. E. Richards of .the Experi• the team in a doubles match and gave singing "God -Save The King". REEVE JOHNSTON 21-1-c tive of ten including the officers Valley. .; mental Station left on Wednesday for a very creditable.performance. While above named and the following ap• New Westminster to spend the Christ• The, management of the Local pointments were made: Messrs. Bul- not in the class of the visitors, they Union recently put on an auction mas vacation at his home there. played,à strong forceful game. The yea, Lang, McBean, MacKenzie and FOR SALE sale to dispose of a quantity of old Harrington. The other, two were left touring tea niwas composed of Sir stock which had been accumulating to be chosen: by the executive as John Dennison, who has been stay• George Thomas (former champion) for some time and which was not in above. No. 1 Timothy Hay ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nes- and Messrs. Devlin (present champ• demand enough, to excite ordinary sales. Mr. George McBain was chosen (J. Brent's), ton:...... $27.50 bitt, returned to his home .in Vernon ion); Swinden, Martin, Hawthorne and At the December meeting of the No. 1 second cutting as auctioneer and he was able to dis• on Thursday. Jones. Local players say that the ex• pose of the stock to the crowd as• Peachland L.O.B.A., they held their ; annual election of officers which re• Alfalfa $30.00 hibition well merited a trip to Kel• sembled. ', i : Mr. D. Mclntyre, principal of the sulted as follows: W.M.: Mrs. Dryden; Ex our warehouse,- West Sum• owna for it is seldom that we in this D.M. Mrs. Huston ; ' Chaplain, - Mrs. Merry Christmas and A Happy and Prosperous merland — Warehouse open Kaslo High School, arrived in Sum• The Peachland Masonic Lodge held country have, the chance to view fin• their annual meeting and election of McCall ; rec.-sec.t Miss Ruby Cousins; Wednesdays and Fridays from merland - last Sunday. to spend the ished players at the game.- - fin.-sec. Mrs. Boswell; treas.... Mrs New Year to all in Summerland is the wish of officers in thejr, lodge room at their Cousins; lecturer, 'M.. Hawkes; D. Of J 2 to 5 p.m. Christmas vacation at his home here December' meeting.' WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS C. L.Keating; L: Guard Mrs.,Hawkes; M.G. WILSON & CO., Ltd. Miss Zoe Fudge came in from, the] 1 Guardian W. < White ; Senior member (Trail News) The pupils in-, the Central School of Committee -Mrs.-Young. , WM; RITCHIE PHONE 16 coast this morning to spend .the (Christ- ] Christmas is the time of unselfish• under Mr. Stafford surprised him' on mas-holidays at her home-here. ness, the season of kindness Through the closing day of school by present• most of the year we are all too silent ing-him with" a nice gold filled ever- Mr. Joe Morsh,was among the re• with those who are most near and sharp pencil, engraved with- his :in• cent, arrivals, having come home to Mir. Jimmy Marshall, of the Guelph dear to us.' We seldom -pause to say itials, to show 'iheir appreciation- of spend the Xmas vacation, with : the, RIALTO THEATRE Agricultural Colleg• e "staff,''an' •;• •d Mr.!| "thette l thingu"'-s :^:-~whic hV h-e •jus Sr.t beneat ^--^h th e the extra',effort' he had put forth on folks up at the ranch. . Moses Marshall, a "student at the Uni- commonplace o-f commo—n thingsthings.. BuBut their behalf during the term thus far. .*.*•*. Mr. Stafford :'appreciated this expres• The Women's/Institute -held ..their v.i/.Uv,- versity of British Columbia; are spend- Christmaundos comes at th. e end of the. J ing the-Christmas •* holidays at' their, year to give .to us-all a brief time of sion very. niuch' and told-the pupils annual event, the Xmas Tree for its ; he • thanked - them 'from" the' bottom ofmembers , their famili.es and friends home with, their parents'; MrVand Mrs. -thinking ^f, others. ^ Greetings; are ; ^We'tàke this medium oMhanking all our'friends'V FRI. & SAT., Dec. 25 & 26— ; R., ,, • ,' -L;IVC . - more• cordial, candles -gleam •. in, the his heart. He left on Saturday en on Monday evening last. ; 'There was ixiD. 1 "TEN . COMMANDMENTS" , jM.arsnaJ.1. -.«,. h . ', endows'and..*he':.carol singers, seek- route - for the Coast tó spend - the a large,turnout who listened-to ,an, eri- for their patronage during the past year and : ' • •'•'•••.'f • •Vi:' '•• . . ... out the sick: and. shut-in to! bring cheer vacation 'with^fhis-'parents in - Head• j oyablev, program •;-.-after/: which ...Santa ^wishing^themva Merry Christmas' and-'a'Hàp'py' The wonderful picture you have The Christmas, serxice in St. "An- to their lonely•', lives." There ;is,.s6mer quarters',' B:C.!'' r.,- <- ClaiUsjofficiated to'distribVté^the 'lbad' been^:waiting-iojr.. Nothing like it 1 : drew's Church last Sunday; -was, of an thing • about- Christmas that, burns .;up, on^ihé^Xmas tree'.' This ;dòrie.-theflri-; Né'w Year.'- ' ; has ever-been produced before on exceptionally high border;/ 'Mr; Ben the,;ashes of selfishness.^^ecember Mr. >-the fall term. He ex• nings entertainment. A hearty vote Matinee ' Saturday at 2:00 Sharp. a solo at bo|h the.'mqi-ning and the 'sunset are concerned,, but 'th" e pects-,- to -spendc!the Xmas vacation ,of. thanks was tendered the Institute' TIONERY STORE sang here with his family. at the .close., . ". ; . ;...•:;;.-':;' •Prices '50c and 75c evening-services,. '^o^.Ye M^^^S^ oTS^S liged. to follow their example." . : People" in the morning; and-"Open the -h0^. we feei 'there is truly ADVERTISIiNG CUTS PRICES' _ •- .earth, goodwill toward It was,by roads no better than' the FRI.. AND SAT.,. JAN. 1 & 2— Gate of the Temple"'in- the evening,,,« on (Trail.News) , peace Persons who,jhave not given- the one',, described.:-'b'y\-'Fraser>.-'''tKatHhe BEBE DANIALS in The • choir also' rendered; appropriate | n." metill. . • subject of advertising serious thought firsV Argohauts'eh^ anthems lumbia's , gold country^1 and itf- Was Thr6ughout,:-the rest of the year the may be inclined' to .believe that stan• ; "LITTLE MISS BLUE- oyer such a route 'that Mathew' Bail- BEARD" cold glacier. of matter-of-factness dard products -'could... be, sold cheaper creeps gradually: over the heart. As if, the manufacturers, did not spend so lie- Begbie followed' them, festablish GO-GETTER Comedy . children we often express the-.love,,we much/ money, in, advertising them. The ing British law and order in- the feel for those about us. But as we contrary is; tliej^ruth.- ,'. > wilds. "A traveller'-must" trust 'his grow older we begin to take.things for 1 hands,as much as his feet," he wrote AND SAT., JAN. 8 & 9— Every concern; that,seeks a general Merry Christmas FRI. granted. Too often we become asham• market, for its goods finds it necessary after his first experience; ' - ed of .the tenderness we feel.. Every • The second Cariboo Road was the HOOT GIBSON in Greetings to set- aside a certain sum; each year where men and women are looking for advertising, and this is charged as one conceived by Douglas and built "LET 'ER BUCK" ,w? hungrily at life, longing for kindness, a part of the operating expenses, the by': Moberly, Trutch, Wright ' and featuring the Pendleten Stampede i for tenderness, for "someone, who same as rent, fuel or insurance. -The others., It was a tremendous under• cares." Nothing is more terrible than aim of the advertising manager is to taking for a tiny colony of .'20,000 feeling yourself utterly alone. - And buy the largest i: possible circulation people to embark upon—the build• IT IS OUR,SINCERE WISH . | then comes Christmas, the great holi ing of a highway 480 miles in length. 1 among persons who would be inter• NEAR PANIC ON I We extend 2 day of the Christian religion, offering ested in his product. - But the work was well done, and the THAT YOUR CHRISTMAS MAY ? a Savior born in Bethlehem, a father Every manufacturer has certain fix• cost was only '$2000 a mile. ?> to one and all ' Jty In Heaven, a personal God. "Someone ed charges "which must be paid out of , It is the third Cariboo Road that BE YERY HAPPY who cares," a refuge for the lonely the receipts from the business, and we are now engaged upon. If it ser• WHEATBOARD our sincere So begin now to say the full sweet the larger the volume of business that vos its purpose as well as the twothat AND WE EXTEND TO ALL OUR •A word to those in your home. Speak can bo created the less per article is have gone before it, we shall have no wishes for cheerfully to the friend you meet upon charged for the payment of overhead complaint to make. VERY BEST WISHES FOR YOUR Traders Caught Short and the street and even give a smile of costs. This volume of business is ob- Had to Take Big recognition to the stranger, Soon out turned only by creating a demand for Victoria—The farmers of tho pro• HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND 5 a very |j of sight one of those will go, those Losses dear familiar ones,who have the goods, and it 1B moBt quickly and vince who may be the victims, of % Merry Xmas j| dear familiar ones who have trudged cheaply done by direct appeal through pheasants eating their crops gained PROSPERITY Chicago, Dec. 23. — Following am by your side so long will drcdropbosid. o the newspapers, - a victory in. the Legislature .on Fri• overnight Jump of 9 1-4 cents, there the way, and sitting alone with loneli• day, whon, nn amondemont was ad• THROUGHOUT THE COMING was a near panic on the board ofi § and a ness you will think of some kind word The samo principle which obtains in noss you will think the case of the general advertiser | ded to the Gamo Act which gives 5 trade here this ,'afternoon, with many you might have said and they might them tho right to shoot pheasants YEAR | traders caught short of the market I 6 Happy J could ho appllod in tho business of have hoard. the smallest merchant, The quickov which thoy find actually idestroying i and forced to take enormous losses In For some people this is easior than crops. This may bo done without so- ' their efforts to cover commltmento. % New Year , |^ tho turnover which the dealer Is ablo for others. Some, like those in to make tho sooner his profit is ob• .euring a license or reporting tho In Holmes' poem, "The VoicelosB" feol shooting to a- gamo warden, Tho s TWILL NEVER DIE tained and tho cash is put in tho till dooply but are, unable to • put their for'how purchases.' Advertising of tho House, however, declined to allow I The Christmas festival o£ goodwill, sentiments into words. But there is quail and Hungarian partridge to bo goodfellowship and peace has lost practical kind will help to moko one way in which everyone can ox- quicker saloB and more-frequent pro• Included in this concosBion. An Nesbitt & Forster's Garage none of its popularity in its passago , press his affection for others. That amendment which would have given through the ages. White fits, Tho result is that tho retailor, V | is by the universal language of actions with tho aid of the general advortlsor, wardens tho right to shoot any dog West Summerland, B.C. Nlnoloon hundrod and twenty-five for actions, says Emorson, aro aflor is ablo to maintain standard prices found in Bird districts during tho Jti finds us welcoming it as heartily as nil a kind of words. Wo all can for• and quality in tho widely advortlsod summer was struck out, did our ancestors a thousand yoars got for. one day in the yoar the ordi• articles, Victoria—Dogs, which found friends ago, boCoro railways, toloplionos, rnd- nary things of life and bo good and In tho' legislature whon it was propos IOB or automobiles woro ovon dream• % Thornthwaite % kind to somoono else THE CARIBOO ROAD od to givo authority to shoot thorn if ed about, caught in bird districts in summor, did It awnkons dormant feelings and as- ^^^^^^ Parlo, Dee. 23. — Nine pasBongers (Vnncou'iror Province) not faro so well whon amendments to plratlons which tho clamor were drowned Tuesday when during o Whntovor may bo said against its tho Shoop Protection Act camo to be mad finish, last week, tho Legislature llfo stiflos and deadens, raging eterm a ferryboat crossing the considered. Thoso roquiro all owners ON BEHALF OF ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH It opons doop springs of brother• Seine, six miles above Rouen, cap• did ono good bit of work before pro• of dogs to take' out licenses for thorn hood and love, from whonco flow do sized. The ferryman olone was saved rogation, when it docidod that tho and nuthorlKO the killing of tho anl INSURANCE FUND slros to hi Otis with gifts and good All victims were working men. new highway through tho Fraser Can• mals If caught off tho ownor's prom wishes, yon, like its prodocossor, should ho sos without a tag or not on a leash, HIDES known as tho Cariboo Road. Tho o dog shall bo at largo botwoon sun name is an honornblo ono, It rocalln sot and sunrise unless accompanied THE I. D. K. PIERROTS heroic opisodos in tho history of our by tho ownor or within, reasonable Green Salted Hides, Kid and provinco and it will glvo to tho now call. Tho provision as to damages tor RLACKHEADS Calfskin, 10 cents, to 5 cents nlghwuy ,an intorcstipK tvnd by no OBB InflJotod on sheep by dogs Is ox- •"^ Don't squoezo blackheads — dis• pound. CfVistmcia moans unimportant flavor of ro• tondod so that whoro It Is Impossible assisted by solvo thorn. Got two ounces of Flint Dry Hldos, 20 cents to mance In fact, tho name is so ant, to rocovor from tho ownor because ho Poroxlno powder from any drug• 12 cents, I and tradition and story have so riv- 1B unknown, application may bo made store and rub with hot, wot cloth etod it to tho routo tho road is fol Clean Flooco Wool, 24 conts to the minister of Ananco within six briskly over tho blackhoads. They lowing that it Is difficult to BOO how months, and tho claim paid at tho ond MR. C. B. WINTER Bimply dissolve and dlsnpponr by this to 18 contH. any other name , could havo boon of tho calondar yoar out of a don tax ónfo and suro mothod, Tallow, 8 cents to 5 cents. Good tidings of great choson, , fund to bo croatod from tho llconao Horso Hair, 35 conts to 25 • • joy ' Tho first Cariboo Road was thnt foes. Will prosent an Operatic and Vaudeville Profframme conts, and aB usual, I am pay• To you may Christ• followed by Simon Fraser and bin including Selections from H.M.S. Pinafore ing tho HIGHEST POSSIBLE companions,on tholr memorable voy. and Tho Mikado PRICES for all kinds of FURS, mas tido impart, ago of dlscovory in 1808. Frasor do> TAKING "X" OUT OF CHRISTMAS FOR SALE! and oporatlng. at Rovolstoko S scrlboB it himself •, Yule- "Associated Growers of B.C. Relief WHEN SANTA GALLED ON log are traces of this old festival. Act" ta which Mr Cochrane refers . Established August, 1908: World of Politics Even-the -giving- of• presents is not in the first portion of his speech and (Published at Summerland, B.C.) recognized outside Teutonic lands to which he sponsored. The opposition (By an Ex-Writer of the Ottawa Press Gallery.) never suggested that this act was lia• W, S. O'Beirne, Editor and Manager. any degree; in France and Italy (and DOUBTFUL BOY in parts of Scotland) the custom^.of ble to create a monopoly or that Brit- Member of Canada Weekly Newspapers Association giving is part of the Now Year's cere• tish jurisprudence was being under• Member of British Columbia Selected Weeklies mony, not Christmas. The Teutonic mined, as Mr. Cochrane states in Some time during the course of the recent Dominion his speech. In the public, mind the Re• election campaign the writer of this column had the peoples.are. practically alone in Christ• SUBSCRIPTION RATES mas giving,' and they have, unfortun• lief Act and Mr. Barrow's "sweeping temerity to express the opinion that it mattered not who "But if I promise to tell' him about amendment" were confused, because $2 50 per year by mail in Canada; $3.00 by mail outside won and carried on the government, the Dominion was Joe was one of those boys who ately, degenerated the practice until of the Dominion—all in advance. didn't believe in Santa Claus. He had meeting you and prove to'him that it .is almost commercialized and its they both went through the house heading flor a period of increased prosperity. He failed at the same time. Apparently Mr. to be moved by the argument that the defeat of either been sitting in front of the library you're real p'r'haps you'll forgive him significance lost sight of. So much is ADVERTISING RATES fire on Christmas eve, glaring now this time. ' this so, that it is difficult not to sym- Cochrane supported Mr. / Barrow's one party or the other would mean that the country is amendment, which is against the pub- Composition Display Advertising froni 75 conts per inch heading for bankruptcy. As it is quite impossible that .and then at the .uncurtained window Old Santa Claus shook his head |"'H,£"'"iVh «;™„;Y«™;V who about A j through which he could see the snow sadly. "It always makes me feel very 168?S6P sai^'Md ' thaJh,t "MeS n Z™'came hither (to , lie interest, as it favors particular to 37% cents, according to amount contracted for. any two political policies could be equally beneficial to a lfiR( Raid that Men ca,ne system of marketing. / Change of Display Advertising Copy each issue is per• country, it must be admitted that either the King or the falling. Suddenly he heard the tinkle bad to think anybody needs proof of l \merica' ) to avoid anniversary days, mitted. Display Advertisers desiring special positions are Meighen policies, one or the other, would most1 effectively of bells and went to the window to me. A boy or girl ought to believe the keeping of them, such.as the 25th This amendment was bitterly op• charged 25% extra. Legal Advertisements, Reading help conditions. But as to which would: do that the look out. A'little old man with the what their parents tell them about of December. How displeasing must posed by a great many of those,co-' Notices, Etc., 16 cents per line'first insertion; 12 cents country is pretty well divided in opinion. The point I am whitest of hair, the reddest of red old Santa Claus." it be to God, the giver of our time, operators who know ^ne value^of,co• per line subsequent insertions. Want Advertisements, trying to make is that there is not enough recognizable cheeks and the merriest of brown "If I—Imean if Joe had only seen to keep anniversary days to play the operation as an economic device,'.but Coming Events, Etc., three cents per word first insertion; difference between Conservative and Liberal policies to eyes was driving up. you come down the chimney once I'm fool with ourselves and others." realise its dangers as a creed. These two cents subsequent : insertions. 'Business Locals • in materially affect the trend of economic events. The coun• "Hello, hello, there!"'he called. • sure he'd never have doubted that Perhaps the purest form in which, have consistently opposed tendencies Local Happenings Column, 50 cents per line. All Want try was heading for prosperity and the retention of the Joe ran to the door. you were real," said, Joe eagerly.; as' a Christian ceremony, the day is towards legislative- 'enactment as a Advertisements, Locals, Etc., are payable in advance; old government, in power for the present has not deviated "How d'ye: do?" called the little "That was all very well in the old celebrated is by the use of the old correction to lack oft business know• minimum, 25 cents for any one advertisement. " All in•it from that course.••.••Whether or not the defeat of the old gentleman. Then he put his hand days," replied Santa sorrowfully. French .Noels and a few..of- the truer ledge. They take their stand with the "But they make the chimneys so nar• Carols. The latter term is used ad• late Mr. George Powell, who ;was structions for cancellation or alteration of advertising government and the taking over of the reigns of power by mt0 his pocket and fished out a huge must be writing, otherwise no responsibility is accepted Mr. Meighen would have accelerated or retarded the move card. On it was, printed, Mr. Santa row these days, and what with steam visedly, for many carols are of the manager of the California Fruit pagan type, and suitable to the festiv• by The Review. • ,i • . • • :• ' .••....' . •'- ment towards prosperity is a matter of personal opinion. Claus, Christma'stown, North Pole." heat and gas logs in the city houses Growers' Exchange, that, "Any legis• The fact seems to be that we aire heading,that way at a Then the old gentleman pulled out my Christmas calls on children in the ities of, the season, hut, not to the lation that does more than provide very appreciable rate and we are likely to continue to a book. Joe could'see that in it was a good old fashioned way." ' deeper religious aspect. For the Carol for the basic need of an industry or itself is but -, a corruption of an old which savors of preference to a class, Merry Christmas to all ! head'in that very desirable direction whether Mr. King' list of names of' children. Some of "If you don't go down chimneys and his Progressives remain in control of the government much how do you manage to fill all word meaning "dance," and the early ; arouses antagonism among air other them had black , marks beside their carol was a dance of peasant origin, roost or are forced to give way to the Conservatives. names. the stockings?" asked Joe interests and especially on the part "Oh, that's easy!"-cried Santa, with no particular religious meaning,,. of the public." "Know a boy named Joe Jingle?" either Christian or pagan. As the JOIN THE BAND WHAT THE BIG BANKERS SAY asked-the little old man, keeping his '.'I have formed what I call a parents' The amendment was never submit• league. I learn from each parent just tunes of the dances (carols) became ted to the Growers but was rushed Wte will all agree that the banking men are not very finger on a name beside which there better known, words were added to optimistic persons. They never boil over with enthusiasm was a very black mark. before Christmas what is best to give through the house presumably in the Several young•„men around town have informed each child, and when it comes Christ• them and they were sung. Naturally, interests of one or other of, the two when one is endeavoring to make a loan, even when the "Ye-e-e-s," answered Joe. "He when Christian legend and myth Mr. Cope, who is interested in'the formation of the borrower is disposed to regard the security he is offering lives here." ;'-' mas eve the fairies leave the presents large co-operative associations and spread more widely and took hold of Mr. Barrow stated that he hoped it Summerland Community Band, that they would like as being annple. It is not their business to be enthusiastic. 'Ah, indeed," chirped the little old just seeing that everything goes the people's imagination they were And bankers have the'same characteristics whether it be gentleman. "I hear that he is one of at each house. I go about the country would lead to further legislation , versified by the minstrel and the glee- which would provide that in any case to learn to play a musical instrument with a pros the manager of. the local institution or the president at the those smart boys who don't believe in just seeing that everything goes man, and of course were quickly allied top of the heap. It's their business to be conservative Santa Claus. Hedoesn't believe in me right." where 75 per cent of the producers pect of joining the band when they had attained the to the popular tunes of the country of a district signed up to a co-opera• and safe; they are -the most consistently "safety first" What d'ye think of that? When I Here Santa's little horse began to songs and dances, and so came the requisite state of proficiency; Mr; Cope believes tha' persons in business. That being, incontrovertably so we paw and toss his head. tive the remaining 25 per cent, would first began to make my Christmas Christmas Carol. The old French and have to market their products a small class could be formed, comprising prospect are safe in assuming that when the leading bankers of the rounds many many hundreds of years "Well, I must be getting along," Italian Noels, however, are essentially country say that prosperity is just around the corner it cried Santa, and he climbed into his through that organization. Would Mr. iv'e bandsmen, and instructions given in the playing ago there wasn't'a boy or girl in all Christian, and were probably devel• Conchrane support such legislation? will be waiting for us when we get around to it. The the world who did not believe me and sleigh, and as he picked up his reins oped from the early plainsong, with of the particular musical instrument chosen by each .important thing for Canadians just at: present is that they believe in me, and I never forgot one he called out, "Good night and a mer• the later Belgian school of counter• . Several shareholders of the Asso• . student. • . • - • ' '•. • • : . have said so in linmistakeable terms. Talking to the single child. But after awhile the ry Christmas to you!" point taking a hand. ; Many of them ciated Growers pointed out at the shareholders of the Bank of Montreal at the annual meet• world grew so big, so many children j He chirruped to his horse and in a are quaint and might seem.unduly fam• time that this sort of legislation ab• Mr. Cope has volunteered his services as in• ing of the bank recently, Sir Vincent Meredith remarked- were born into. it[ that it was very moment was out. of sight down the iliar, from our modern standpoint, but solutely destroyed all chance of pro• US Ul .•lu.*, ui^.i .... Jr hard for me to get around to them road, though the .tinkling ol the they are essentially reverential .which ducers signing contracts again after structor, and anyone who feels that he wo'uld like The prosperity of the country largely depended on the is more than can be said of many of the fi>veyea r period expired, and ac• outcome of agriculture, and this year the crop has been a all.' :.- :-7;:,-,'-.V'. -. • . ,...•:' sleigh bells could be heard for a long to join the* Summerland band at some future date, "By and by things got so bad I had time after the Teutonic (Celtic and Anglo-Saxon) cording to Mr. Chambers, the presi• very large one, and at present prices would prove profit• The next thing Joe. knew he was carols. The Noel is first, > religious, dent of the Associated Growers, the should get into touch with him: It is an excellent able to the farmers (wheat prices are higher now). The to get the fairies, only the good fairies, of course—to go about and being shaken by the shoulder and his and incidentally festive or not at all. contract is the life blood of the As• idea and if it meets with a good response, theJ marketing.of the crop would bring at least, $500,000,000 of father's voice was saying in his ear: The Carol is essentially festive, and sociated. new money into Canada, and would undoubtedly effect a make up a list of all. the boys and chances are bright that Summerland will have a girls in the world and to find out "Why are you snoozing here by the incidentally religious. This does not It is true as Mr. Cochrane states liquidation of farmers' liabilities. - This new money would fire? You ought to have been in bed apply, to later compositions, which, that the Independent shippers oppos• flow in all channels of trade, and be reflected in improved what they wanted for Christmas and splendid band within the next few years. It is if they believed in Santa Glaus or long ago; It's almost time for, Santa however, are not true carols in any ed the amendment, but in such oppo• conditions generally throughout the country." Sir Vin• Claus to come." sense, for they are not in any way sition they probably were only re• hoped that recruits may be added from time to time not. I have all the names in this book 1 cent mentioned a number of other favorable factors in "I've seen him myself. I do believe connected' with dance forms, nor are flecting the opinion of every sane from the instruction class, and thus a very sizable the economic situation, such as an increase of over $200,- here. Do you think Joe Jingle de• they religious "folk-songs"; they are business man, who realizes that it is IG£>,000 in exports from the Dominion and a favorable serves anything': for not believing in in Santa Claus. Please ask the little organization formed. .'. fairies to tell him Joe'Jingle is going really written like modern part-songs no more possible to legislate any, ; trade balance. This,.despite the fact that imports likewise me to be a good boy now." for achorus— . worthy of. acceptance form of business organization into have increased,' which might be expected as an indication "I—I s'spose not," said poor Joe for their own sake, but mis-named. success, than it is possible to legislate of the moderate-improvement in -business the country over which has-latterly set in. Sir Frederick Williams Taylor, Perhaps one of the most beautiful human being into Paradise. , CHRISTMAS 1925 the general manager of the bank, also spoke of the better and most pathetic legends is that' be• THE FRUIT : & PRODUCE EX• state of business in Canada and said: "We have passed low given. - ' CHANGE, per L. W. Makovski, for The people of the world can celebrate Christ through-the worst of our hard times and we can look for LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Provincial Board. i ward for much better.conditions." Then the Bank of Com• A LEGEND mas more whole-heartedly than for over a decade merce, another of our big financial institutions, in its Christ, when a child, a garden made, To the Editor of the Review:::; v past. No Christmas'; during that period, from an monthly bulletin speaks with confidence of the future. CHRISTMAS;'CUSTOMS AND San Nicolaas of the early Dutch Chris• and many roses'flourished there; Dear Sir:—"You are coming to the "There is," says this publication," a perceptible increase in tians. He was a bishop of Dembre, in He watered them three times a day, to children's Christmas Tree on Satur• international standpoint, has been celebrated in anforwar d buying, and : further improvement- is looked for BELIEFS the fourth century, and his day is still make a garland for his hair; , day next," I" was asked last week by atmosphere as hopeful as is being done -this year. when more of the' proceeds of the season's crops become To the Editor of the Review: celebrated in Belgium and Holland And when in time the roses bloom'd, • a young matron; "I don't; know," 1 available. Prices of a number of items entering into the Dear Sir:—-We are accustomed on January, 6th. He is the: patron He called.the children in to share. replied, "I dorit get out much of an The Locarno pact has been signed, Europe is on the family budget show a tendency .to go to higher . levels, nowadays to take Christmas and its saint of Russia and of children;and They tore the flow'rs from ev'ry stem, evening." ', way to settling down and there are indications of a which is attributed to the larger demand induced by the festivities much as a matter of sailors. His bones were carried to and left the garden stripped and increased spending of those engaged in agricultural:pur• "But this is in the afternoon at course that it does not occur to most Bari in Italy and a festival is still held . bare. two and when the children had. tea .period of peace and prosperity which will relieve suits. Reports from manufacturing: points are mainly of 1 of - us that the Customs and legends there in his honor.... The legend con• How wilt thou weave thyself a crown there will be a concert and distribu• the world of much of the burden; of care and make a satisfactory nature. Many plants. continue to work over• associated with the season must have nected, with his name is responsible now that thy-roses are all dead?" time,; which in some cases is due to shortage of supplies Ye have forgotten that the thorns; tion of gifts. ' had an; origin or beginning some• for the custom of giving, gifts in I felt a , certain amount • of sym• the Christmas, message of "Peace on Earth, Good for; immediate! shipment. The iron and steel industries where :'and at .some definite time secret (putting them in. a stocking, are left for me," the Christ-child : ;, ; pathy because I am fast approach• • Will Towards .Men" ring true once again.- ' ^ and/engineering trades are improving.',' How many know, for instance, that etc.) ':-M:.",-.'.'.'.'. .- :;":v"'-'..;;;v Said. • ;.:„":;.'•' •',.•;;...;••. - : '.: They plaited then a crown of thorns, ing second childhood, so I went; It the popular, "roast turkey" is a dir• But the date; of January 6th was in This will be reflected upon individuals and and laid it rudely on his head; : was four when I landed in the church OTHER EVIDENCES OF INCREASING PROSPERITY ect descendent ,of the "burnt offer use before San Nicolaas, and was ob• basement. I was received by a charm-,:;' v-Christmas is likely t1«o be more joyous this year all ing" CM of earlier days ? : But .Pope served in the east for several centur• A garland for his forehead made— '^r^i^i T4- „„,.,.„„ „„m. ' From several other sources comes testimony to the for roses drops of blood instead. ing lady who informed me that tea Gregory the,.Great: wrote in the year ies.:. The adoption of December 25th : over the world. It is, of course, very much a chil- upward tenpency of business. The chart of business con- -GEORGE W. WEAVER . was over,, but they could make me • "dren's-day.'-For them - it-is - the day.of days when ditions issued; by, the Babsbh,statistical^ organization whichA.D . 601 that ''Because they (the came at a later date* but was a,very some nevertheless. "This they did. Anglo-Saxons) are wont!to slay many much older observance, and had been Nice, "hot' cocoa, 'fine- sandwiches : oxen in- sacrifice- to demons, some a festival for thousands of years be• INDEPENDENTS ON RELIEF ACT a mystical personage comes down the chimney and &y8»^Sx^^ To the Editor of the: Review. .. - galore,;fruit' jelly,' buns;' cookies and < ; -leaves a bagful of gifts, and merriment is at its the normal in the Canadian business! charti : "This im- solemnity -should- be,'put;in place .of fore Christianity. , The date was really cake. I got a jolly good tea and en• this^-they may make themselves a Sun festival, a day, of rejoicing that .... Dear. Sir:—The report of speech 'height. Everyone.catches the spirit of the young- CS^ÏsS^ delivered in the Legislature .by .Mr.... joyed the, lovely food very much.-But ;• tabernacles of branches round those •—as a modern writer has put.it—the what was my surprise when a kind ; sters, aided, perhaps, by -memories of similar pleas-1 index. Your 'excellent- crops and satisfactory -marketing churches, which have been changed 'Sun had turned northward." That A. O. Cochrane, member, for :North ures in younger days, and in the giving and receiv- conditions are very s^iflcanto^ better^ Okanagan, during the Budget debate motherly body brought me a large from heathen temples—-Nor let them is to say, the sun.which was the source box full of good things, to take home. ..-..».,,.,.,.„ , , 7 . . felt throughout the Dominion. Compared with the same now sacrifice animals to the Devil, of all life, had passed the lowest point contains the following: "''.,; , "What illreffect, if any,'has been' Any man who has to dp all for him- ; ing of grits mutual goodwill and happiness is stim- taionths a year ago, the amount of. new building, bank but to the praise of God kill animals on his great journey and was begin• self- "is, .in''fact,, what is, commonly for ther own eating-—" Which makes ning the upward climib, making cer• experienced' on the Coast' owing' to ulated which has come to known as the'Christmas clearances, exports, imports,,, newsprint production • and the sweeping amendment of the Hon; called batching can understand/such shipments, pig iron and steel production and railroad earn• us wonder if the' advance was.really tain another spring and another har• a' nice' gift.' I desired to pay for the ;• so great, after all. This is but onevest ; As the Venerable Bede states: the Minister of Agriculture to-the Co-- ings increased during October and November. Exports ; meal arid the box, but no, the ladies Spirit. ' of the pagan ceremonies, however, to "The ancient people of the Angli be operative Association Act 1 do not have risen out of proportion to imports, so that the favor• know, but I can say that it-has been- would not take a cent, all was free. A world without Christmas would certainly be able balance of our trade evidenced for the last year and be converted to new uses under new gan the year on the 25th of December when we now celebrate the birthday a wonderful assistance to the, legiti• I gave my sincere and profuse thanks. 7 a half, is maintained." .Other: sure indications of .better name3. The Santa Claus story is not much less enjoyable and the spirit I of the festive strictly connected "with Christmas at of the Lord .... they called mate fruit growing industry and of Then I went upstairs. season does much to make the rest of the yearltimes -^sur^ all. .The first1Santa ' Claus was theit 'mother's night1." This same feast no hardship whatever to -the, Indepen- • The church was beautifully dec-, orated. I never saw anything so pret• Indeed, if the Christmas spirit were con his estimate of city magnates of the kind was'apparently ty, and the children were all there; happier rAeM^ KSonX King is spending; much of his time at leisure in the official tinuous throughout the year our idealists would have ^^^^^J^^-^rSi a* SSrment in very slighting, as we can see in some of his other books, all the 80 odd. I love them all, and tinuous ?h?So°dS residence at Ottawa of Liberal leaders-the old home of notably "Barnaby Rudge." However that may he," we can they love me. When they spy me out 1 tt C ndit Sir Wilfrid Laurier., Just what he is doing^the press cor• easily realize the scorn which the great satirist, would feel nothing of which to complain. th"e condition-o° ^^"ini^iTf settlers, preparatioa n^ea of tJh rushoe .automobf peoplie e they frequently shout "Hello Grand• firms for an respondents have not been able to tell us. O^tatl»«0T« fpr the pompous Bowley and his too prominent cheque pa" or "Hello Uncle." » UUVUvVU to the Old,Country to spend Christmas. On top of an reupwiuoumU ID book, and how all his sympathy would flow to the other | these good signs we are at last to, see, the commencement the quite unusual position in which a iCanadian premier We heard the various songs, piano side. And we recall the fact that, in writing of' those pieces, the different recitations by. THE OLD-TIME CHRISTMAS I of what promises to he on aggressive immigration policy has been placed by the caprice of the electors, no doubt, classes who are sometimes referred to as "common the younsters, the minister's address, which will mean a great deal to the fruit growers of Brit- But I would be Inclined to guess that Mr. King is devoting people" Dickens himself had served a hard apprenticeship short, concise and to the point, finish• Old-timers caught in the holidav rush nnrl «»n7 ish Columbia if it leads to a big Increase in the population a part of his timeto reading and to other forms of recroa- in their ranks and knew whereof he wrote. J ing up with the distribution of the , „ ... n of the prairie provinces in the next few years. And lastly, tion in which he cannot indulge when the full duties of My own earliest recollection of Christmas is associated presents. All were happy and every ing at tne wonaerlully alluring panorama of the the distribution of almost a quarter million dollars by way premiership are being attended to. As for Mr. Meighen, • •••' of advance payment to .our fruit growers should not be we have better information as to his activities. He has ee .— , j or auvance paymout -i•u ,m. i •••":•";•»„•'. .i...i„„- nmvaHfivnhi/.nnnirtfivnblae beeDeenn "slinkin"snniung a, legi«g" au-tt som=ui» » night parting forever from my first love, aged five, and has it all prepared, has just to fall himself in his own constituency, more especially as he has named Rosallo. I have never seen her since to my know- too. Most of tho nrp contingent from tho city church choir to which I then be- n,y mnr,.iod male fi-londa "it is mar-
longod, and wo woro filling in tho two or throo houra bo- voiOUB nnd difHcult to understand
0 , bocauso thoy aro mostly twoon tho finishing of our church decorations and tho j10W vou f0]i0w8 K0t BUC], jjn0 „11(i H «o»;OTd"ti-at,'mo»t wonderful o« all old-tlmo Smow. soo tho country squlro, lord of his domain, tlmo for midnight sorvlco. Tho Chrlatmaa docorattona In clovo{. wlv08 wn{vt ovor did thoy BOO nsactlon of buslnoss tn tho Holds and our church woro on a groat scale, and ovory willing helper »„ vou »» uut' r BUnn0BO „„ {.u0 'n„.aR toy., a tin monUoy that climbed a string. gS^Tffl '£ ^'^^^"0^1,^? SS ST^ ' y 0u 8 P , to moot in tho spring tho arrival of the first hot tho festive board ~at' which ho presides, tho iloldB and was Bol^od upon by the ladles at the congrogatlon. \Vhon n'ftV 0 {( ¿"5 |s fflnd! And tho chil. r oar ovory wroath and garland had boon put in plaoo, and tho {n'u iv u\7,uu r,««;r'u«V" u n „»A«A.i-tA.,nini.. 1! ( - °" ly Bummer would have precisely tho samo hedgerows muntlod in snow, tho coachman whnsn fvnn n n l At that, OW^M.'rf lonK ago Rented 0„ly =^ ^^XrXS^^S om fl w,, 8 fragtuonla awopt away, wo budding tonora and haaaoa «Llu^l^h?^ proportionately as big an outlay as now, comparing effect. This Una boon demonstrated at Ottawa year after waB soJoar"to^Dickons" ' -• -- "- ° ? :E? b B y ko d tn litto opined that an hour or two in tho froah air along tho S ft i? „ ^? , l lt^ff- earnings m tho two poriods, yoftr- but ,horo !t ,s ««avoidnblo bocnuso tho Bosslons last chookod girls, tho holly Thamoa would bo in ordor. I suppoao tho policemen on PrM" PINCO LOR CHNDVO^ nn h ftn nt 1, But tho irtft itnolr ixrnc DNNNNAN,NR *N «t,A D«,%,'+ yw oro from four to Bix montliB. January Is the proper attrllmto nssoolatod with tho sooaon. Tho word-plcturo that particular spot chuckled to themselves at tho sight " ,^"! l ' / "nvo soon several, 0U B eom in am tno giu itfloil was Rccontlary to the spirit month for tho opening of the Loglalativo sosaion at Vic- is drawn with an ovldont dollght, and losos nothing by of half a do7.on young followa parading tho Embankment rt ^°„ „ P ' warrlod a number ,n M m] novo hni n of tho givor, Somoho^v ovory, grown-up can't help i°r. " "looting onrly in tho yoar tho houso could give reason of a tittle good-naturod cynicism In tho dollnoatlon for fun on n cold night, but wo carod not. Our unofficial hotovP* o ?u* l' \ cWl«l.«nd ... nil! conaldomtlon to a hoavy loglslatlvo bill of faro, and of tho retired'general who could not koop Sorlngapatam joRtor waa with ua, in tho poraon of ono IT. B. T~—, an ™°Y woro noro two or throo Jll nt Oxford M.A., who waa a bosom frloml of tho vlonr, and I years sho had ono. In one enso two, " ""*' March. That out of his conversation, and, looking around tho tnblioi, tvv,n 0 can Rtlll BOO him striding along, with his inevitable Bilk ""W «">« » .v '"' nitor anothor an hat ttliod bnckwarda, his frock coat awaylng, and hla walk* ?:T, . ,. ' ' , , Ing cane bolng uaort to omphnBlzo hla froquont jokoa. t What a pity aomo onterprislng hufllneaa'widchïrilahïo ta'liirtro««oûVat"nny time. They In the naoii io OHIHIIH»I»U —"•>> .""'^r''*ii,«ia(Wn'o . lmii.in jron roml cstnto estator rdoo «OO« Hno not nami nume othos niuno ufact iw;s » was at his best in country soonoa, and his akotohoB of think it waa on this night he told ua «^OhrlRtma« had _ Amorican «ve gems in their particular thtnic it was on tum iiiHiu. nu - - Jr Wb lltor|ltu r0f Mnny nn trip, of 1025. Ohri 8 ,1 tu,,ll M l boon a aad soaaon to him since on ono occasion In hla '"'V , ' 1 »» *-..»w..v.„: "'''Christinas is always changing, and to adultR, 80tU oarly youth ho auddonly dlscovorod that ho had no room millionaire who could novor ralnod imo for tholr loglalativo .I..V.V.,.dutloB,. Tt..,. J^t-o: b.o . /. i. 1,l, 1 'rf,V„,inT to tho Christmas hooka of Charles Dlokona imo IOV llll'tr lUHinun-iTu n loft for any more Chrlatmaa pudding and rolled on tho a child, might come in and in du*o novor for the boUov.—Grand Forks Qazotto. wo notice (hat thoy portray for tho moat part tho dolnga abnndonmont of the autumn sosaion wl Joaiito hei hjhl of tho dwellers in tho groat city, and have aa tholr dom•noor In agony of aptrlt I Elovon o'clock striking from Big time got tho wlshod for hoir or heir- Ing of winter, rathor than aprlng «oaaiona at VWwIa, ami inant motive tho strugRlos and hardahlpB of tho poor, ... nrna ihn fllatinl for 0R8' If thia oxporlment I« tried It will, In -nil probability, pvovo "A Chrlatmaa Carol" and "Tho iChlmoa" carried In thorn a »n , J can use to bo aatlBfaotory to all concorncd. wealth of sympathy for tho worker which WI\B essentially Drifts oC sno>v twenty foot doop aro reported flurpllco for tho midnight vigil, , ; dinpr you MARKING TIME IN FEDERAL ARENA charactorlatlc of Dlokona and hod KB natural countorpoiBo in northern Britain today in pro-Christmas storms. It la ovldont to mo .that T havo hoen unduly romlnla- my host wlahoa for tho coming festivo Both Premlor King and Hon. Arthur Wolghon are tjlt- In tho satire poured out on tho Sir Joaoph Rowleys of his cont thla woolc, hut certain irregularltlos aro allowable at sonson, I bog to romain, Donr Sir, Canada used to ho called "Our Lady of tho Snows" Ing full advantage of tho opportunity o roBi» to from woik day, I forgot whether tho Sir .ToBoph who catochleort Chrlatmaa, ond I moy poaslbly bo forglvon. Yours very respectfully, Trotty Vock was a Lord Mayor or not, but I Ihlnlc Dlokona huT it has no such record this year in any part 0!)^« A voatra Balute! JULIUS W. A. BLOCK. must have meant him to stand In that position, bocauao AUTOLYCUS Nnramata, B.C., Dec. 22, 1025. jt' ! iBtvntlvo dutlea, In a atato of auaponded animation, Mr. 8 THE SUMMERLAND REVIEW, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1925. assembled in the church to participate One cannot imagine a more excellent Almost a record snowfall in Pentic• enjoyed the outdoors, quite a few in• in the annual meeting which is now | (dlsh on an Arctic expedition, where NARAMATA part of Naramata's permanent events. one always gets so much meat. After ton occurred on Sunday evening last, dulging in golf. A huge Christmas tree, smothered dinner we have an extra strong cup when six inches of snow cast a man• Mrs. Tomlin, formerly of Penticton with presents of every- description, I AFAR NORTH CHRISTMAS EVE of coffee, and I hand round cigars, ad tle over, the town and-'district, giving Mussolini lets only, the married men and now residing in Washington, was provided every child with a gift, all lib. Each of my men gets one pound a real Christmas aspect to the land• emigrate. He likes to keep those who .the guest of Mrs. ArC. Lyons last being distributed by Santa Claus of tobacco as well. 1 cannot spare scape. Sunday was a wonderful recognize no thumb tout his.-^Pater- week. (known in private life as Miss Gor• any'more, not knowing when we may springlike day and a large number son News. < • • don), in addition to candies and see civilization again, and in the Arc• The members of the Ivy Leaf Club oranges in profusion. Mr. Frank By Henry Ette,,the iNavigator II. waist and loaded my Norwegian navy tic regions tobacco is expensive. Then were responsible for a merry gather• Hughes officiated as chairman on the (First pioneer of Spitsbergen's' North• revolver. Then I took my Laren seal we stretch ourselves in our bunks, ing of young and old on Saturday occasion. Tea was served at 3 o'clock land,1902-03. 80 d. N. L. 33 Polar rifle down from the wall, shoved a smoking .except Sigurd,., whose turn it afternoon, when more than four score and was followed by a musical pro bears. Twenty-five years' experi• cartridge with pointed steel shot Into is to take the watch. He puts some children, with parents and friends, gramme, during which Mrs. Foster, ence in Fishing, Sealing, Whaling, the chamber ,and went through the large lumps of blubber and walrus rendered; several solos. A series - of Hunting and Trapping.) "Blubberhiouse" (a compartment at meat in both stoves and stand s, fully recitals by the juniors succeeded, after the-side of our living room with loop• dressed, out in the blubber-house by which the great event of stripping the By the aid of my diary and a Nor• holes in the walls) and out into the one of the loopholes. The heavy din• Christmas tree engrossed the general wegian calendar, I had; reckoned out open air. Then I took the shutters ner has made the rest of us drowsy, 1 attention. Rev. Wilson of Summer- that ait least we had reached the 24th from the windows so that the light and we are soon fast asleep. About [ land was in attendance, and" gave a December — Christmas Eve, but 11 from the lamp could shine out into 11 o'clock I am called by Sigurd, 'who Christmas the Arctic night and guide me back if informs me that two bears have just short, address. The programme. was' didn't mention the fact to: my four Ypr as follows: Pianoforte duet, Misses men until after our afternoon coffee at the sky should become overcast. come up from the beach and are at Alice and Dora Cross; songs, Mrs. 4 o'clock. Then I offered them a cigar that matter,'one should never venture present busy with the walrus meat Foster;,recitation, Pat Stallard; song, and blurted out the secret. "Boys! out. alone under these conditions -— we have left lying just outside the Lorna Bibby; recitation, W. Sammett; It's Christmas Eve!" There was a several Arctic explorers have disap• bubber-house. At once we are all out recitation, Rhoda Cargill; recitation, few moments silence—thoughts flying peared in this way. They go out in of our bunks and out to the loopholes. Know you's busy,, so are Zella Grimaldi; club exercise, Mar• involuntarily towards home. Wie five fin© weather, ,but suddenly a snow• It is so dark that we cannot see even we, garet Nuttall; recitation, John Bibby; Arctic.men,, Fridtjof, Sigurd, Birger, storm comes on and they disappear- a glimpse of anything—and we dare recitation, Edna Baker; recitation, Lars and the author of this article, in the cold, the snow and the dark• not light a light. "The nearest!" 1 Yet, I to friends we Olive. George; "God Save the King." found themselves in a log house, about ness. The sky, was in the meantime, command. "We fire when I count J want to say, 150 geographical miles from North quite clear, and'thousands of stars three." Silently, we draw the shut• Special Christmas music was given Cape on' Spitsbergen's Northeastland. sent their rays down to me through ters to the side; "stick our rifles out We wish you many by the choir at the Union service on Our six comrades were staying on the the'- clear: air.- My house was lying through the holes, the muzzles point• Good Weight For Xmas blessings . Sunday afternoon, the anthem being Westland, on the other side of the on an island, from the highest point ing in the direction of the nearest. It the main theme' of Berthold Tours' Straits of Hinlopen; but we had had of which one had a charming view of is standing a few yards away from This coming Christ• "Sing, Oh, Ye Heavens." Rev. Wilson no communication with them for the Arctic Ocean, it. was' to • this point us with its starboard broadside to• . mas Day. of Summerland officiated and Mrs. nearly four months. We had,, how• I now came. It was 20 beloV zero, wards the walls of the house, sniffing Languedoc presided at the organ. ever, agreed that each party- should at the walrus meat. I am afraid oi ~\'.... • * • Remur, the sn ow; cruched under my meat to search for Club• let off rockets at 12 o'clock on 'Christ• it leaving tne Butler & Waiden Mrs. Foster and daughter Kathleen mas Eve, weather permitting and all feet ,.the only sound to.'break the'sil- Der aim- whisper "one! two! three!" left for Vancouver on Saturday after of us in good health, which, we were, ence. I went over a little hard frozen Fiv'e rifles flre simultaneously—angry 1 a two weeks' stay with her sister, luckily, that evening. But, alas! in a lake, which in the summer is full of growls repiy from the outside, the el. Miss Clarke. few'months, there were two graves eider ducks and wild geese, but where , springs towards a large snow- Milne outside the. house, which " we little now there was no sign of life. Now drift. We light two lanterns, load up dreamt of that evening. "Boys," 1 and then I turned around, my eyes aeain an Suddenly in the spark• provement in the - management.—Dr. there.goes the^first ball of( fire up in Orchard. wash down." While I was putting on ling sky appears a sight which' almost the sky. By the light our our cigars my double Iceland stockings, sea- fills me with an unexplicable horror ; we put back our watches seventeen ':Y boots, and over them' boots" of seal and causes me to start. Just over minutes. There is the next. Three!. our skin, my men discussed the menu. It my head a number of trembling rays Six! Nine! All's well! • My people We wish to thank customers for was as follows: Fish balls, bear cut like lightning over Zenith, from are well in. Sorrow Bay.; Then we' go steak, pickles, boiled dried potatoes; south to north. A moment they, re• in again and to bed, except' Fridtjof, their patronage during the past stewed apples (American apples) and main,, shivering and shaking, then dis who has the next watch! And that Viking milk, pancakes (or flour and appear and there "are only the stars was that Christmas at 80 degrees N. eggpowder) chocolate and coffee. We shining in the sky. , But there they are year, and we extend to Q : u , ; / , : ; had no spirits or wines: of any kind again in the west and now In the east Lt.-v-,:N:.U-V--.;'.::' .: . .;::- -^ '-: - . Established 1817 with us, and we had been total ab• now in the south. I turn •->• myself everybody all the stainers since we left Troms—seven round and follow them with my eyes BETHLEHEM* TOWN months ago. How beautiful! Bpt, at the same time, ; Summary of , , Borger, the cook, started at once to how astonishingly weird. The lbaeli cut slice's' of meat from the haunch of ness causes me\ for the .first time in (By Eugene Field) Assets and Liabilities the last ibear, it was hanging: in the my life to be afraid. Suppose, now, COMPLIMENTS OF THE house.Otherwise, it was almost' im• hiy house suddenly disappeared! > Or As I was going to Bethlehem town 1 Upon^ the earthir cast^me down ?; possible .even with a sharp hatchet, that I; in one,'or.another incoriipre ; 31* October, 1925 to hack pieces off the frozen' meat. All underneath a little tree . SEASON Sigurd cut the onions; Fridtjog prepare hensible' way had been; transported to That whispered in this wise to me: ed the doughy and ^Lars ground- the an uninhabited planet.. Such-thoughts "Oh, T-shall stand on Calvary . ASSETS coffee, beans.1 I put .on my great coat; as 1/ have now will probably be .the And bear what burthen saveth thee 1»' pulled my reindeer fur over my head, thoughts of'the last man on earth. I Gol&V Dra^^ • 86,829,406.10 buckled my cartridge belt round my call to mind, the words of one of Vic• As I fared to Bethlehem town DepoeitJ with Central Gold rW« 17,000,060.00 tor Hugo's ipoems, which, make one I met a shepherd coming down, Deposits mad* with and Balance*' doe from think the great writer had written And thus he. quoth: "A wondrous other Bank* m Canada .t^r.t.w 140,417.02 them on a Pjolar, eyening,: 80 '.deg. N ' " sight Bahuseee dne by Banks and Banldnk Coma*. Lat. "Many a silent hour, sitting by Hath 'spread before mine eyes this ' pendens* elsewhere than m Canada 17,006,505.18 myself under heaven's enormous dome, night' under, the starry vault that stretched Ao Call and Short loans high over the snowtopped. mountains, An angel who's most fair see, , and Stock* •.• 184,218,606.20 That sung full sweetly of a tree While Time on silent wings < brushedTha t shall uplift on Calvary Dominion and Provincial .'-. '. . • 1 . 8,666,616.11 1 I have often thought that I was the only guest at this flaming festival in Lo, wise men came that bore a crown - Canadian Municipal Seowitl** ' and. British, the middle of an extinct world, a soli-1"I s there," cried I, "in Bethlehem Foreign and Colonial Public Securities A King shall wear this diadem?" 39,937,591.71 tary spectator in the center of a sleep• , other than Canadian i .^Kwiwuw ing scene, that I, who sat hidden in "Good sooth," they quoth, "and Wishing You Notes: and cheques of other Banks 81,520,236.05 the darkness,, silent as a watching is He United States and other foreign currencies..» 600,070.17 sentry,'was the only right possessor That shall be lifted on the tree And freely shed on Calvary A HAPPY CHRISTMAS Loans and Discounts and other Assets i. .1. •«-• 878,640,865.05 of all tills sparkling magnificence, that the sky up yonder was decorat• What blood redeemeth us and thee." Bank Premises ...... 12,150,000.00 ed for me alone, . . Jumping ANDA Liabilities to customers under letters of up, I am'only easy In my mind when Unto a Child in Bethlehem town credit ,(as per contra). .. I see the light streaming through the The wise men came and brought the PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR window of my log-house. Thank good• crown, 13,807,942.46 ness! as yet I'm not up in the moon! And, while the infant smiling slept, My men have the dinner and hot Upon their knees they fell and wept, LIABILITIES TO' PUBLI$765,147.876.0C 0 water ready. We undress—rub quick• But with her babe upon her knee, silver ointment into our bodies (in Naught recked that Mother of the SUMMERLAND DRUG COMPANY Notes in circulation $ 46,761,184.50 case of lice) then wash down with tree Deposits . .. i> .•••»•••• 631,454,428.77 soapy water. Then after a thorough That should uplift on Calvary Letters of credit outstanding 13,807,042.46 clean change of clothes, the under• What burthen saveth all, and me. Summerland West Summerland w clothing we had on is hung out In the Other liabilities' ..... «i.. 1,005,760.89 Arctic night. Then we sit down to Again I walk in Bethlehem town $893,200,325.62 djno at the large wooden table, The And think on Him that wears the boar steak is delicious, but especially crown, so are the stewed American apples I may not kiss His feet again Excess of Assets over Liabilities to I Nor worship Him as I did then, Public . .$61,938,550.38 My King hath died upon the tree And hnth outpoured on Calvary I What blood redeemeth you and mo.
I HOLLY TREE HA8 CL08E YULETIiDE A88OCIATION8 CHRISTMAS The holly has always stood for mys Christmas Greetings tery and plant personality, Always A Christmas Day that is bright and one fools that it is something more clear, than an ordinary "small tree." From A world of joy for the coming time immemorial it* has played its part in the great winter festival—the May your year, Bomans gave it an honowsd • placo in No end of luck, no end of cheer; their Saturnalia.and when Christianity Christmas Day be Happy Our wish to you, superseded the old gods and tho fes• tival became ChtilstmaB, still tho holly and the "THE HOME OF GOOD ATTRACTIONS" SIMPSON & GOWAN, and its association with tho winter ro« Coming Year the best you Summerland Joining continued, though into both Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 23rd and 24th. festival and troo now moaning was have ever known ' — H road, • £«»04WH«»0«W>«»l|«»