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i f!8Sj ^ Olympic Jump Champion Is Holder Of Princeton Hill Record; Is Coming Back Here DRINCETON may not have,* * made good Us b d to produce | an Oympic ski champion, but! though it Aid not know it then, it had one—for a day. Arnfinn Bergman won the Olympic jump ttle for Norway. Though you probably did not associate it, you read that name ! $ CAPITOL THEATRF k Capital En ertainin. nf i £ For The Latest i*> £ J?very Week Night ***************** * j-*-*,- n these columns just about atf j-ear ago. This was the same Bergman who set a new record for the big Princeton hill. And that jump of 242 feet was considerably better than the one that won him the Olympic crown. Indeed, so was the jump of 235 feet by 17-year • • * old local Alan Rines, who held-? the Princeton hill record till jiergman came along. Of couise such thnigs as style ( which nobody understands ) count with distance St the erudite Olymp'es, but it is nice to know that the Oympic champion did better right here. . • • * Bergman came out with thef Norwegian team to the world event at Lake Placid in 1950. They toured after that and when they came to enterprising Revelstoke Bergman staved there and mar- ried a local girl. He is a personable youngster with a head or, him and when • • • he was here last year he wasi dickering with an attractive invitation from the Eastern U.S. But he was smart enough to go ' back to Norway and take advantage of his Oympic elig bility. He proposes to come back now and the next Olympics wil1 pro- baly see him jump'ng for the U. • • • S.A, or possibly even Canada. Ha could probably be attracted here if the right job were offered. He makes friends fast and he'll certainly remember Prnceton. After his record-breaking jump he made an even longer one — anM broke his speeialy made skis But he thought it worth it too %s 1 III, ailfilU&illTlLLil O |?i * G MERON'S GKOCEP £ THE MODERN STORE * PHONE 137 % — See Our Advert — • j ********************** Fifty-Second Year; No. 6— PRINCETON, B.C., TUESDAY, 4th MARCH, 1S52 5c per Copy; $2.00 per Yeat ************************ 1 -****-**-»(**-******-********* WENTY years ago a couple of kids who wanted to ski went out'and built themsevles a hill—abet- J ted by 'Mom' and 'Pop' Soon all the kids in the community were ski-ing. abetted by 'Mom' and 'Pop'—.who soothed their bumps anhl patched their planks with old tobacco tins; and so AMBER was born- Twenty years later this v> lands town of 2,500 reached thr heights of ski fame bv placing two members on Canada's Olym pic team. They were Mom's anc1' Pop's kids; another Amber original was spare. And in the meantime . . • Amber home-brews had won almost every available honor— from National Senior to Junior international Now one of Canada's finest —busiest and most, scenic—highways leads to one of Canada's top ski hills, where Amber grooms more champions and prepares to entertain Western Canada Olympic trials. Situated in picturesque hill country on the sheltered slope of the Hope range, the Amber igloo is blessefl w4h ample, powdery snow, with ideal ski-sport assured almost continuously from December to March. The roHing terrain offers ideal atmosphere, invit ng ski trails, a ski-ers' paradise 180 miles from Vancouver, oyer all- weather top grade highway. Amber has in recent years concentrated on developing these resources, now offers facil ties for competitive ski-sport up w C.AS.A. standards, along wh graduated courses for ffl skills Down its slick 250 ft. slope the BIG HILL challenges ANY mrnn lover to r-e-a-c-h. It s Canada's second longest hUl and relatively the safest. F|> Alongside are GRADUATED HILLS for all skills, from be ffiTherDOWNHILL was chosen fo™ s TOUGHNESS: challenges ^SeSTING ^ib- the slalom rim; smooth side ior less adept- ,^om are- A\ lTPTOW capacity 500 served by *"% was the flrs* ski-ers an hour. * in Western Canf i ^ ^ Cars •SSwSfS half a mile CLUB HOUSES, na from the ^f/rom your car. can b^ Accommodation fc .G«f«l aSl there are many plentiful ana tionS. complementary awa lp Amber H^e,Tl.i, Princeton S^SPOr:kSgTnd * hospitality where ski- ns are tops. ^__^__ ALLAN WANTS RECORDjSM^ ALLAN RINES, 18 year old local A youngster who heM the Wg h 11 record until mternationaliy \ZrfasStheb££apPomt- scSaSd, but just must put In ra0Ary°nowThekbig chested boy- Wh„ breaks records-and sks- has a [Whole forest of em—ne SSgoiietojworkjna^camp- ir Incidentally, the world record is arounjd 400 feet. Last listed record is Sigmund Ruud's 324 ft Princeton Publicity In Black and Amber AMBER presents—Princeton for skisport. A two-color brochure in black and amber now spreads the winter sport gospel to aU corners, with pictures and descriptions. Produced by The * Now Billy Is His Own Boss * —<?— DILLY IRWIN is running his ** own ski resort outside Fort William, doing a lot of ski-ing (*) That's what you think- He is married now. 2*0 fit. JUMPS PRINCETON HILL SCOPE Expert Points Prescription —■&— PRINCETON'S big hill could be one of the finest in the worjd, with average jumps of 200 feet more safely than now, and a possible of nearer 300 ft., says s competent oustider. But ,-t can' be spoiled: and some of the "improvements" have done more harm than good. The controversial knoll is of course the difficulty. But he would not dig, he would fillL JUDICIOUS JOB The present talqe-off is designed to clear the knoll. But, he says, it takes the jumper too high and too far out. He lands at an awkward angle. The Jill is steeper below the knoll. The takeoff must be steepened and extended to conform more with that anigle. This will give speed to clear the bump, but not Landing has always been dangerous altitude, graphic study shows thait when* the jumper touches down he is nearly bent backwards. The steeper the hill the safer. It reduces the impact nn landing and makes lon« jumps safe and easy, he says. At the Princeton hill there is ample room at the bottom for the fastest runout. Jumping more in line with the pitch] of the h'll would give a longer iump. • More Improvements Still For Big Hill THERE'S still plenty to do en 1 Princeton's big hill. A lot has been done—and the hill record has ci'mbefl to 242 feet, and | Olvmpic trials are another reward. The hill has now been developed to its distance limit, say the planners but for safe long jumps the landing will have to be doubled to a standard 60 ft. A judging stand is neefled, wall ed with mirrors, so Jimmy will kntow what he is doing. So! Sports Mirror (international news feature) — A Year Ago— Arnfinn Bergmann jumped 200 feet to win the INTERNATIONAL INVITATION ski jump. —Lake Placid—(the Wembley of North Amer'can winter sport)— Art Devlin won the New Tear iump with leaps of f6et 200 a»* 225 These items got world publicity, drew tens of thousands. At PRINCETON—Jan. 7—<b* - same Bergmann leapt 242 feet. Several other jumps from ^j0 to 235 were made, many by local boys. A handful saw the event. Princeton isn't appreciated! it- School Skiers Second Best -*> THOUGH they were second am- I ong eleven high schools from B.C. and Wash'ngton tn the an-, nual meet at Rossland, it does not sit wel with Princeton to be 30 points behind ice cream Vancouver. Too many spills. Stuart Muir was second in the jumps David Cook fifth. Ron Macaulay was fifth in the slalom. BIG HILL RECORD * • * 1951 Jan. 7—A. Bergman-242 195*0 (Feb. 20—Allan Rines-235 1937 Feb. 12—John Leefl - 209 EASTERN PETS WIN FANCY OLYMPIC SKI FLOP • ** ••• •*• * * Poetiyaf Motioned fcUcetod'a JSl92CUI Americans "*" Nip Europe Monopoly WINTER SPORTS MECCA Centering a wide and p©pulous international arc, within easy access, by gift of climate and aenery, Princeton presents an i unrealized potential as an alpine wonderland and winter sports playground—with all year attractions. Easier to reach than Vancouver's own hills. WE WERE SO ALL ALONE! pRiNCETOirruuB WON BY - PRINCETON) -a- f IKK old times, Amber swept the boards at Fr'nceton's annual ski tournament. But the -simile st'ops right there. Candidly, the famed tradition of the Princeton vourney hit an all-time low. Where in primitive t?mes we drew from as far as Winnipeg:, for the first time ever there was not an outside entry. And the local crop was pretty thin And only a handful of hpme folk saw what has been a spectacle. There arc ample explanations, but they don't make success. It is a challenge to hard work. fjS Even the legendary Irwins were eclipsed. Ethel lost to laurel-potential Laura Allin and Bertie was away off in his Olympic slalom speeia'ty. Mom, at 85, re- neagued: on her 250 foot dare anhl the jumping1 dog died- j CANUCKS TAKE HOCKEY HONORS SLALOM MEN, OPEN 1. Andy Kassa 34-8 2. John Kassa 36.0 3. John Ray |f| 4. Ron Macaulay 42 c 5. Tom MlTer 488 6 Bert Irwin 49.2 7. Roy Thomas ......". 50.* 8. Scotty Cook 53-0 9. Colin Cameron 56.4 10.Jim Allin 648 11 Denny Davis 66 f 12 Maggie Truman scratch SENIOR GIRLS 1 Laura Allin 38.2 2 Ethel Irwin 1 „.. 44.4 3 Florence Camerdh 52 8 4 Shirley Johnson 1106 JUNIOR GIRLS 1 Jean Muir GIRLS 12 and UNDER 1 Merle Bottaro 65-? 2. Anne Gould 71.4 JUNIOR BOYS r»ANADA still dominates the ^ hockey world- A works club. Edmonton Mercuries, was good enough to sweep unbeaten.to the Oymp'c crown- a perennial title. They conceded one draw, in the final fame, allowing our American cousins to take the runner- up spot. In a post-series fame the Canucks walloped the Sam- nres 7-1. It would have been a three way tie for second place. As It was, Sweden beat Czechslovakpa 5-3 in a pa'yoff for third spot. CANADA Goals 4 Czechoslovakia ...* 1 13 Finland 3 15 Germany 1 1 Norway 2 11 Poland 0 11 Switzerland 2 3 .Sweden 2 3 United States 3 71 Plaji-dWonLostDrew CANADA .... 8 7 0 1 USA. 8 6 11 ♦Sweden .._ 9 6 0 2 Cheths 8 6 0 2 Switzld ... 8 4 4 0 PolanM 8 2 6 1 F nlantf. 8 2 6 0 Germany .... 8 16 1 Norway 8 0 8 0 14 P-APoln** 71-14 15 43-21 13 47-18 12 48-19 12 40-4d 21-56 21-60 21-53 15-46 1 Stuart Muir 2 John Francis 3 Bud Green I BOYS 10 and UNDER 1. Peter Harlock „ 2 R<?n Reed g 3 Wes Erskine 4 Dennis Cook BOYS UNDER 14 1 Douglas Cook 2 Harvey Garrison 3 David Muir BOYS 12 ond UNDER 1 Gordon Cousins 2 Keith Cousins 3 Laurie Cook 4 Barry Cook „... 5 Bill Hancock ' 6 Don Ely GIANT SLALOM JUNIOR BOYS 1 Stuart Muir 2 Bud Green 3 John Francis „... 4 Harvey Garrison 5 David Muir 6 Doug Cook „ ... 7 Ernest Dunningham ? 8 Carl Bottaro 1 BOYS 12 ond UNDER 1 Gordon Cousins 2 Kesi'h Cousinfe 42 6 46.0 47-4 26.0 47.? 5<?r- 67.6 488 III 53.2 36? 36.6 39.4 46.4 47.8 76-4 40.F 42 r 47.1 53.^ 54' 89.1 ;107 31.4 31.il i> 3 Laurie Cook 37- 4 Barry Cook — 37 5 Bill Hancock 38 6 Don Ely - 59 BOYS 10 ahd UNDER 1 Peter Har'ock 2 Ron Reed 63 3 Dennis Cook 77 4 Wesi Erskine 80 5 Bob Wilson -. 114 JUNIOR GIRLS 1 Jean Muir _ 67; GIRLS j2 and UNDER 1 Merle Bottaro 86 2 Ann Gould 1 143 3 Bey Byard 240 GIRLS 8 and UNDER 1 Wendy Harlock 2 Heather Phillips GIRLS 4 and UNDER 1 Judy Phillips 2 Mary Iversen Also ran—Winnie Churchill JUMPING A CLASS 1 John Ray 203. 2 Dudley Paul „.. 196- B CLASS 1 Scotty Cook 19°- 2 Steve Kassa 144 JUNIOR BOYS 1 Stuart Muir 188. 2 John Francis - .T*4 1 m Skinundrum Why is Bertie like the Prime Minister? —He has a cabinet full of must L_^.±l —- ^-^ - ■ Let's Have A Jump That Is A Jump Does ski sport ear ini putting too much Stress on style in tihe jump? Foam poanit ol speetaior^ appeal it undoubtedly does.. Obvaously tne judges da Thieiiir diecisdlons are undoulbtteidily correct. But tihey tewd to reduce the idare for distance tfoait is ski sport to thie iayimaru. Tbe jumper olbvtously wants to win, andi care 'for style outa down spectator appeal. There its nothing tihe man in the crowd tteils to momei than a long leap- TO him that is ski Jumping). He knows noitlhdng aJbouit tihe niceties of styMe. He wants itihrilils. Theme is undoulbteidly a lot to be saM for style, tout fancy tihe reaction of the crowd If a hoc- —PAOE 13 PI EASE OUR GIRLS COULD DEERLESS as ever in the ski- world, Norway won the nn- crow!? 1Snt<*, °,ymPic OsSb crown. Canada as nsua| won £tteMetee10Ckey honors but did championship griping about the sw^w^* out and demo»- strated that they knew nothing about the stuff. i»& *Le '1st Winter Oymp'cs Pjrnce«ibn had two representatives on the Canadian team but this East - dominated selection did not even have a barbarous Ann Scott to win the g'amour- gal contest. They nrssed out there on Mom Irwin, who moreover, at 85, has a standing guar, antee ('s a fact) *o jump 250 ft. SWISS MISS Norway's triumph was no surprise, nor was it that force of numbers gave U.S second place. Finland, strong as ever in the distance events, was understandably third, but vat bane happen to Sveden? Strangey too, the Swiss did not even raise a yodel. United States, following up the 1948 success, showctf that the West has a r-'-al opportunity in the women's ski events. Newly- wed 19-year old Andrea (Mead) Lawrenee of Vermont became the first New Worlder to take twa WinterG'ymgjc gold medals, winn'nsr tli^lalo^anarthrgiant slalom. Janet Burr of I Seattle, a dose rival, had a bad tournament Grechen Fraser Taylor, the Washing*on state gir1 who won i*he slalom last time, this year was the US. ladies' coach. Tht-re is utterly no- reason why local girls, who hive a'wavs done well in US tourneys, could not ret in NOW on Olympic honors. The Scandinavian wrens are by no means as dominant as their menfolk. WHAT THEY DID —NORWAY—Won distance skat ine. ski lumping, men's giant slalom, 18 kilo ski race, Nordic combined (race and jump). —UNITED STATES—won women's slalom and giant s'aiom> men's figure skating beauty contest where wuz Pop?), 500 meter sptcd skating. —GERMANY — won sled races and figure skating pairs. —FINLAND—won women's ski race, ski re"ay, 50 kilo ski race —AUSTRIA—won women's down hill, men's slalom. BRITAIN—won women's figure skating (without glamor) —ITALY—won men's downhill, spaghetti eating race. —CANADA — won ice hockey; Dr. Wismer won sub-human race STANDING (10-5-4-3-2-1 First Six) POINTS. Norway : 125M: Umted States ., 89^2 Finland 72 Austria 60 Germany 50Vs Sweden .7.... 25% Italy 25 Netherands j 24 Switzerland 23 CANADA (10 hockey) 18H Brita n | 12 France ., 10 Hungary 4 Belgium 1 Japan Vi Amberica 0 Amber Offers Free Ski Tuition To All IN a bid to revive the old boast & of every local kid on skis and plenty of champions from them. Amber offers free ski instruction to beginners of all age®. Chief In- stuctor is OVmpian Bert Irwin, with an ample and able staff. ******** **************** S*T*A*R WINTER l 111 l'i""r i M^^L (\ NUMBER amaggaaa~mm ■HHH # THE SIM1LK/MEEN STAR, PRINCETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA School Artists in «rv™ iaaa THS OS9KHAL OBO-AM Ot TMS VITAL SIUILKAMSSS VALbSY- TUESDAY, 4*h MABCM, 1992 -PAGE 4 -***-*"***************^ *********++*+*************+*********************** ********* • SAVES TIME! fl • MAKES MONEY! JOHN DEERE II FARM EQUIPMENT Nothing on your mind? Never mind! See us anyway .. .we're sure we can make your acres yield more for less! WELDING - REPAIRS BLACKSMITHING JAMES B- STALKER Next Riverside Motors, Bridge Street, Princeton •ftoM*~a»V»**>~fy*+<^^ .-.- SALES and SERVICE I IMPERIAL *** GAS and OILS BURR MOTORS, LIMITED Bridge St. . - Phone 55 Commendable Fete PRINCETON high school wins a genuine mark for a good performance, in the annual concert. Mr. Bob Steele iustified his skill in true entertainment and his proteges responded in talent and try. It was an fatterinff be- pimvne: in aua'ity art. A school orchestra and chorus were, +h«ueh not prominent, the ~ea' achievement. A varied " prosrram of auality and balance included vocal and Instrumental music, drama, par- rtrty. ha.'lftt fianc'np- and a ffvm- niastfa d'sPlav under P-T. Instruct or Mr. N. Parker. Thank You\ AMBER SKI CLUB wishes to acknoweldse with thanks the following donations: Travellers' Cafe, Mr. E. Nowell Overwa tea Ltd., Prmcetoh Elec. trie, Bill Kelly, Mr. J. Gallo, Mr. L. Q. Wilson, Highway Motors, Cook Estate. Princeton Brewery. Co., Brett's Garage, Princeton Meat Market, Stan's Barber Shop Lady Faire Shoppe, Home Bakery, Mansfield Electric, Variety Store, Setter's, Robertson's Clean, ers, Cameron's Grocer,-, 5c to SI JS-tojne, Mulsisenden's, Spafford's, A'leriby Store. Pr'nceton Drug. Gou<d Electric. Public Freight, ways, Hamilton's Second Hand. Avery & Avery. Mr. A. E. Irwin. Burr Motors, Princeton Products Jim Norman. Riverside Motors Frozen Food Lockers, Mrs. W- Maywood, Cap'tol Theatre, Bus Depot Cafe. Mr. P. Dixon. Central Market, Ewart Hardware, S- Osmak- Collen's, Rex Bowling Alley, Princeton Billiard Hall, Mitchell's Grocery, A. L. White, Two Rivers, Re)d & White, Dun- niiigham's, Quality Meat Market. Mrs. Dean Dies, 80 a MRS. Emily Ethel Dean, for the *" past ten years resident in Princeton, died 5th March, at 80. She was well known for her boarding house. Born in Sydney, Australia, she, she came to Canada in 1910, set. came to Canada in 1910, settling at Nanaimo. 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Round the CORNER j *OLE Johannsen settled down in Prineeton. He married a Canadian girl, he won the Canadian ski championship. He decided to take out naturalization papers, for. as you win have gathered,, Ole came from Ireland. His sponsor reminded him he would have t0 read English. "Oh yah^' Ole reassured him. The test was a dismal failure. They brought out the Bible (if anyone doubts there was one in Princeton, it was swipetd from an In- dian mission.) ** "Ole," the sponsor reproved, "you told me you could read." "Oh yah, I read. I read funny papers and ski news in Star, but this stuff I never hear before." • • • ic AS everybody knows, Ole vork for de ra'lvay. But how Ole come to vork for de railvay is not so veji knowed at all. Ole come from Sveden to wisit broder Sven. Boat she stop at Dublin, an' ven she go dere on de varf Ole see little voman vave an' grab her. "Don't t0 vorry," say Ole, "ve still make it. I bane shi yomper, in two yomp ve make it." But little voman yust for say gootti bye, so now Ole have to marry. In Montreal take train for Princeton, and night for sleep in second-storey bed. Ole bane t>red, big fella, 250 pund, sleep like hell, snore like hell. Vife bane little fella. 100 pund. And ven Ole snore like hell, vife she kick like hell, kick Ole out de bunk. Tirteen time Ole hit de ground, make bump loud like hell. Twel' time Ole cl mb back, Ole don' mind. But tirteen she bane onlocky nomber Tirteen' time feller <n noder bonk she raise hell wit' Ole. Ra Iway. she raise hell with Ole. Fine fifty dollar. Vife, she take Ole's money, run avay wit' notder feller. So Ole got to vork for ralvay. Anyvay. everybody \<vk for CPR. But not too long. Von day Ole vork in tunnel, also Nels and Yonny. Train come fast like hel^ NeTs yomp, Yonny yomp. By'n bye Nels, Yonny holler on Ole. look for O'e, two tree hour. By'n bye find belt bockle v'te h*ir. Den Nels say to Yonny, "By yim- iny maybe sometin' done happen to Ole." Skoll! • • • if THE theatre was ablaze for the greatest sport story ever filmed. Down in the roxy seats mink and diamonds mingled, and the envy of all eyes was thp star who pi*. *?d the part o* the fabulotts Jim Th^rne. the <rre;»t.- est pthlete of them all. Tin in thp dowdy bal"""*'''"' thev jmntten^fl "Quit ve** shovin' " r»s one yno^r* dowdv figure edg-ed a'on?> the doTedv row. The lights went down and the silver screen unfolded the fabulous story of the greatest ath- l! te of them all. On an Iowa Indian reserVe a stoic father tells his motherless son: "The old life is gone. You must leave our fathers' horn" and go to the Indian school and learn the white man's Ways." And stoically in the tradition of his people, betraying no sign of the pang in Ws heart, th.e Indian boy goes. Stoically, in the tradition of his peonle, he sits on the bench game after game and season after season, not good enough for the Httle Indian school that is kicked around by frowsy fourth raters. Then one day the quarterback is hurt. The coach looks round glunjly and finally says, "Go in there Thorpe and see what you can do." In one game the unknown Indian is a sensation; in one season an international name. At the Olympics he performs all round feats never touched before or since. He is smothered with honors and opportunities- He learns the white man's way- Through the major professional sports as through the amateur he meteors—a star for all time He begins to grow athletically old. His fleetness and his favor fade. Some erstwhile worshiper digs up that, an Indian boy from - a backwoods reserve, he had succumbed to the lure of the white man's dollar, had played a few games for a few shekels for.a third rate professional base ball club. In scandalized America his fame is slurred with shanie. They strip away his illegitimate Olympic laurels. Past his zenith, he plummets. The raving millions shrink Vo —PAGE 11 PLEASE ^ Most every year Norwegian skiers put on an exhibition in London. They bring a boat load of skiers, and, in refrigerated holds, their own snow. ALL HONORS TO AMBER -a- AMBER GALLERY OF SKI SPORT STARS-Plm Pop Princeton Sprang To Ski Fame But The Best Is Could Still Be Ahead THIS famous Jfetle sk* nunsery town is quietly paxwd, but not a bit surprised when ever ano.ibw honor in the sport it has fcto to its heart comS •"lis way. Jupt now ' our glory fe ail ir remntooence- but that these TOgs have been is assurance that t£h)ety could be again. Amber athletes have held Just about every championship in Canada and the Pacifrc Northwest, &nd_ this tcmn has played hioisit to almost every top rating national tournament. It placed two men—the bn»- tfojejrs Irwin — on Canada's 1946 Olympic team and the third of the ttiree. horsement—Ncei Paul —w|2is picked as spare. In 1950. Iiaiura ABin. only 16; topped Canada's women's team for the wortid championships at Aspen. Colorado. AB three are Ftrincetion 'boom. AD i three started with Amber when In 1929 "Pop" and ""Mom" Irwin gathered a/bunch of kids, patched their sfcis with bits of old tobacco cans, rubbed theiLr bruises and dried their tears amd sent them off to try again. Almost every kid dm Princeton belongs to Amber, and Amber has won almost every honor, senior and junior, in the ca!lender. In many past tournaments tt has won more' prizes tQnan any other three clubs AND MORE COMING All three leamed/ their sfcHng here, went to school here. Bert, 29, started to ski when' he was 12; Billy, 26, at the same time, when he was 10. They have been winning championships from the first season and have wooi a'most everything including Pacific North West and Canadian Open titles. Some years ago they represented Canada as a team of three at Sun Vja^ey- Champion too is sister Ethel Irwin, who had she not let nursing eclipse ski devotion might weU have topped the lot. And Noel Paul has three young er brothers, Wa ly, Dudley and Karl who "may yet outdo him. Bert was a flight liautiemjgast in the R.CA.F., woriNhe D,FA with the famous Pathfinders, completed two consecutive tours of operation without a break. Bil'll was ski instructor with the Canadian Army. Noel Paul, 23, started ski-ing with .the Irwins- He1 te one of a family of six—five boys and a Pi'rl. all efci. Left home from the 1.946 Oilvimnics tor *aak of funds. [&s rrariie hav bv wtinninie tihe '■'ll-Canadian dhlamotanshlp. FAMOUS SONS All') th> Irwin family ski too Even the dog once went over the jump. And the ModeiT certainly took. edi like it did. The slalom is the Irwinis specialty; while Noel concen- trartjes on the jumps, but all are capable all-rouniderjs. and have wen combined honors. And there is a new generation oonyng up — the Paul's, Andy Kaissa, Reymond White. A^an Rines and Johnny Ray and a host of others who will keep Amber up there until a younger —and maybe better yet—round takes their place. In Meal gki terrain, Princeton's hill faculties are constantly being improved and the sla'om and downhill courses rate among the best in Canada, with the renowned jumping hM now good for safe average jumps of between 200 and 250 feet. Now, with the opening of tin* Hope-Pr, nceton road, al these facilMes grouped within a< quarter mlile of the fcrans-provincflai highway, Prfmceton looks forward to increasing popularity. only flour hours' drive from the Coast cities, a winter wonderland whose warm hospitality is equally renowned as its ski-ing and its ski-ers. «f^i w •■IH' mm LOOK OUT BELOW, BILL'S A-SHUSHIN' BIG CHIEF BARREL CREST ^^Wjlgffl//' I AURA—LOOKING FOR LAURELS AMIABLE ANDY—TOO NICE ONLY ETHEL. THS AMBER FAMILY S THE old Model T she ain't what she used to be, but the Irwin „edi'ao» .*rf <-M Amber is still a'ive, and. as ever with Pop the patriarch— k'ck'nsr. Bill now combines (skisport with busi*- ness at Thunder Bav Bert has a ski jump in deep freeze here and more miles Ethvt has for the moment lit at the old home. Pon ha? taken to political philosophy v'a letters to the Moon and Mom to growing cactus and Ola'la sweaters. The doer and the Liz are out of bi?fc Laura still has the best nrosnects of the lot. but mav have missed her Ol- pic chance. Johnnv has been a disap p<yntmint; Al Ian Rines (lid Tjr»t even try. He's voung yet One Long Hop Is No Chinaman a Skimechanical Polar Bear With An Oversized Eccentric Jump Pawl t* HE'S b?'g and burly, and no .human flea, and they had" to compromise; so that's how it came to be Polar Bear Paul. Noel customarily has a bad habit of outjumping the hill. It's just about Noel's only bad habit, anld if after 17 years of hard slogging he leaps to the top, wel1, it couftln't happen to a n'cer guy. Princeton-born and bred, he :s one of the Amber originals who have carried the fame of this l'ttle hill town to the corners of the ski world, and set the stage for the youngsters who can now outdo him. Noel was eight when "Pop" Irwin, in a characteristic grouch set out to show the experts that our own kids could beat 'em. He packed them into h's truck an*) out to the wilds where they hacked out a hill. He patched their skis with old tobacco tins of his favorite brand. The brand ts now defunct, but in skisport it is forever Amber. And "Mom" rubbed their bumps and soothed away their tears and "Pop" re-charged their spirits with his famous coffee brew anld sent 'em out to fall aga'n. And that's the secret of Amber's spectacular success — more honors in skisport than any comparative lovn anywhere. SKI FAMILIES Noel was one of the first to vindicate Pop's theory. With his own Bertie and Billy and Ethel i p the van, Amber began to creep | into the honors—then to corral | them. And Noel was mostly sec- - ond fiddle. In 1946 Bertie and Billy Irwin were p'eked for Canada's Olympic team at Davos. Noel was picked as alternate, and stayed home, though he had surprisingly won ihe Canadian four-way title the previous year. And in the absence of the stars he won he Western Canada crown at Banff. Noel is a trer. Six-foot anfl husky, he lays no great claim to style, starved of the asset of expert coaching. But he jumps for distance and is a crowd- pleasev At Leavenworth two vears ago he outjumped world- famous stars with 225 feet. He ?s a capable all-rounder, but the "ump is his forte. Two years ago he left to work a.t K'mberley, but Princeton still i laims him—affectionately known I Polar Bear. COMING CUBS At 25, and a veteran, he has shared with the Irwins almost every Canadian honor, and no one more than his old pals wish- is him well in his twilight bid. He still claims Prineeton as home — and is generally out- <\>ctii on his visits by i5-year olds of the new crop. Among them are three kid brothers— d'ey, Wally and Karl. For the w'n's and the Paul's are the ' "o top ski families in ski-mad Princeton. S|§§| Noel is one of the big brothers of a family of 10, now fatherless. Wifh matchless ski terrain anfl f'ne facilities alongside the new trans-provincial highway, this ski mecca—for Amber has thrived $P round since the tobacco can days—is attracting an increasing I flow of Coast passtimers over '"> new Hope-Prinpeton" road- Enterprising Amber — which had the first ski tow in Canada, now boasts facilities up to Olympic standards, the slickest downhill run in Canada and a. hill [capable of 250 foot jumps—and ! boys of 15 who are making them. • Vancouverites Find Ours A Ski Bargain YANCOUVEK ski-ers have * started trekking up to Prince ton for their Sunday sport. Th's was the prediction when the highway opened and our skre- sources got bruited about. Vancoucr ski grounds are some what inaccessible and the weather prospects uncertain and there has been a steady trek t» the reliable Washington h'lls. The first Vancouver pilgrims came early in December. Verdict: "more ski-ing in two hours than we would get in a week- erid at home." We Want Noe- NOEL-AND NO LONGER AMBER 1 'NOBODY DON'T KNOW NOTHIN BERT and BIIL—TANDEM TV/INX. Mom, the Dog& the Moitl Not so long ago Princeton Imported name skiers—and no one trudged "t. Now one of Canada's top names, Princeton born and tutored Noel Pau'. is ski-ing else wher°—and in opposs'tion. So rlso Billlv Irwin. WE WANT THEM BACK. Sure ly we can find work for on?r best bovs, with scores of r-«w set+lers coming here. Surely, with them. z East, West, hafhe's' best. 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To the sons of Kaldahl (remember him?) anM other exponents of waxed mayhem, the suic de sobriquet wiU nto doubt fire more briquettes than sobs, a^d there are always non-combatants who w'll roar for the other guy to break his neck. But there are the wiser among us-—and anxious mothers of ski- scarum sons—who can look far, enough ahead and. valuing a ffrand resource, are not enthusiastic about the repu*ation—far less the reality—of a Heartbreak W any more than a Death Highway. No Pansies, But— * KNITTING by the fireside takes no formidable toll of broken bones, but fie upon a nation of knitters. In the characteristics of manhood that count, ski-sport is well worth the r sk. A broken ski and a broken bone now and then Is aU in the averages of a splendid sport, an|d n)o one should mind it. Just so long as the average at our proud hill compares favorably—in the safe sense—with the overall average of the sport, a safe hill w'll in the long run be a better repu- ation to enjoy than a suicide. Records. Not Bones * BROKEN RECORDS, surely rather than broken necks, is what all but the pervert seeks from {ski-sport. Suicide, whch shift ?f£ takCn. UteraUy» *™ thus i? +uaTnt an dan*er, *s t«St^a?e ?nf run' an fortunate advertising adjective. We Have It * PRECISELY OPPOSITE is th* SfflK "g* jfs.broug^t rr nceton the beginnlne-s «f SttTn h? continue* COnsMer. uS tL5 ,LSkl-fare- We have urged that here you break records more than necks. It was that point hat got jy„ceto„ SSL . m Cana«a and rela- !S, *monff the safest, grnd. sfcife fe ^ Ski"S' saf« ^or all skills We can only propose _ and hope-that Sunday was one wL??e ??,ys that ff0 *o make Sf/C V " a m£ty prou« a^- mil* .tha^en when it did. assured^? yf^W?/ ^"Siastic- ^sured us they'd be back. Let's Use It * WARNING though there is Sk -jumping is no |0^ ne™§ Badminton and in any dantrer AnySfho^^be Suided ^ hisS Any fool can make a car go 70 miles a„ hour. Not so manf can drive it at that dp, which is so commonly forgotten. In a 100-260 foot sk( jump you generate that much speed; and after all the driver has a car under Him and it isn't off the ground. When itf does leap 100- 200 feet th'ngs have been known to happen. Of course with adequate ski- skill, the comparison is inept. But the point is, th'ngs can happen at. such speeds. Theoretically accidents should never happen, a person keeping within his skill which includes judgment of conditions. In that theorem, nlo necks would be broken, but just as obviously no records. And it would! n't be sport—or progress—or life M THERE is no danger of ski-ing Plenty Tough ever being a sigsy sport. It has no need to outdo itself. But the point is, a reasonable marg'n of risk—in the skier, for it is no asset in the hill and not at all necessary. In plain sense, which should . be good skinstruction, that is what eyery ski-candidate should remember, and have inst Hed. A good swimmer doesn't drown. He knows his depth (from the start. A broken neck is not the honor—it's a broken record. We want champions, not. cripples. Sunday suggests that, even the experts forget this fireside philosophy at t'mes. Just, so it isn't all laitd to the hill, which experts agree is safe as sizeable. Praise for Pop Jr THERE'S WORK to be done on the hill though. The njew Amber is young and ambitious and has launched improvements in a big may. More enthusiastically than wisely, some of the old sods say. But, this some of the wiser of the young are beginnning to realize—It takes more than bright ideas — and some of the bright new young are not so keen on Romance of Home-Brewed Amber: Sprang To Fame From Old Tobacco Cans •—|— VOU reaJlly ought to hate the fellow, but you're going to find it hard. Imagine anyone wanting snow I Ugh! But he wants it in November, and he banks on it in February, and he probably thinks that Princeton's First of July should be one big Arctic fiesta. He wants it for breakfast and for afternoon siesta. He wants it almost more than gold, more than life itself, for ski-sport is life to Bert mm One would almost think he wanted snow in Hell, for surely there is a warm place in the heart of things for the daddy of a couple of hundred of Princeton's ski babes. •Bert claims no fame for?—; - + himsielf, but he. never ceases | Andy Yohnson's erstwhile to proclaim the fame of "for ever Amber" amd the fame it has brought Princeton. More people know Amber than know Prinoeton, he tells you. Sage legislators write from Ottawa's Parliament Hill write to ask "how we done it", and Princeton's little—not so little—Amber is known as a model all over the world Two Famous Chips And besides being the foster1 father of many clham- pions, Bert is the flesh father of two of tihe best known boys in North American ski sport, one of them —his namesake — Canadian open and Pacific North-' West champion. Yes, Amber is famous, and everyone Prineeton way knows Bert is Amber and Amber is Bert—and about every youngster in Princeton old enough to stand up and strap on skis, or have mother—or Bert—do it for them. And here is "how we done it." It was Amber, and snow and Bert. Up Princeton way in the snow months skis are as much the fashion as top coats/You'll find old timers and toddlers navigating the snowHpaved ipaths on planished planks. And By Golly They Did! And Princeton boasts of two fine hill's, four champions, and this little town of 1200 has housed every major tournament and now has a host of champions in its ran to, and two Olympic team men. Twenty years ago a pair of skis would have caused as much consternation in Princeton as Lady Godiva's white horse. Then a couple of young Skandihooviari incorrigibles blew in to tihe lumber camps with lumber in their hands, lumber in their heads, and lumber on their feet. Freakish or not, they would ski. There was a fair sprinkling of Scandinavian blood law-abiding Tulameen Ho tel had all the appearance of a Nordic potlatch. Andy Stenvold, who came from Phoenix 27 years ago bo carve a spot for his dairy herd out of the tall timbers onD'Arcy Mountain, was quite lunatic with a brew of indignation and enthusiasm. If there is anything Andy likes more than a pair of skis, it is a good argument, especially a ski-ing Argument, and most especial- y with "Minnie'- Engen. It seems that ski-sport was followed wiltih all the fervor of everything in'that hell-roarin' camp of Phoenix way back when, when they used to bet a mine on the result of a hockey game. Swhiskies & Swedeskis SKI PUBLICITY FOR PRINCETON -■£- And it seems that a certain lace in which Andy and Minnie were as close as the Siamese twins had a controversial finish, and the controversy has been raging ever since. Modesty was never one of the little railroader's handicaps, and Andy is blunt and rugged son of Uric the Red. One Jump Ahead When Andy went off to America the boat moved out whi/le he was having a last iook — at the nationaC beverage. As she turned her shapely istern—-the boat, oot O ga — Oiga said, "Now's yo'tur chance, Andy, yomp." And by golly he made j|—din' two yomips." And so in due time there was a skiJrace around the hills, the finishing stretch up Princeton's main street. A curious throng turned up at the Hotel Princeton corner one Sunday morning to witness the spectacle. It is to our dying shame that we did not have a photographer to1 enshrine for posterity the Homeric figure of Andy, as puffing like a Jim Hill locomotive, bellowing steam and sprouting with hoar-frost, he staggered1 break-neck across the finishing line. The result is in dispute. Then Ivor Knudsen married Minnie's daughter, and hat of course started an THERE are two main roots to * modern ski sport. The Scafa- d'navians developed the cross- , country and the jump; the Alps countries the s alom and the downhill. You wiU note the char- | acteristic difference, which still' is emphasized in national skills, and the modern combined titles follow these lines. Claims to the contrary, neither the Russians nor Mort invented skisport. fancied himself as a jumper and young Ivor was one of he cleanest and most styl-i ish exponents of the ski- eap ever to thrill a Prince- on crowd. And so it was, we're gonna Golly, IT'S tadi eniaugih to eafl us Ambeir, B.C. but it's going too far wlneini they pdttich ow efci stars. One Eastern report has Noel Paiul1 firam Reveilisitofce another Besnt Irwin finoan Vancouver. And B.C. papers printed 'em. On ithe whole, hoiwievelr, .Hitacteitan got fdmat class publicity out of the season's fsM juntoeit. Canadian Paess wires canned a big, tirdibuite to the Irwliin boys, tand dinciidlemtia% a good! plug cfiotr ithe carpenter business, and df iMks feel he can make houses 'Ws®' he 'does ski-ens, flathefr Erwto is likely to be plagued with' ©alders from Haib- iflax to Bonoilullu. Bent Irwin, Sir., shows ledr- tears firoim ail over Oanadia amd thie U.S. asking about-how they do it,the Amber way. 'By jomp." Ski Sport Goes Over By this time Nordic blood was fired and ski-sport was , unblushingly sold to the Jorstad of Winnipeg. Scandinavian colony. j The next year we had the Princeton's hill-scape is B*}tish Columbia champion- very much like parts of the shlPs> and m 1932 the West- interior of Norway, and the je'P Canada. Here are the terrain is ideal, the snow iP^neer officials: dry and powdery. 1 f*68"*^—Andy Johnson. And ski Vioe-iPpesidienitsi —Andy Sben- sport, once cpn- 'void, Prank Chaisson and OV. ceived, w,as a natural, over night grew into a strong and virile babe. The spirit of it just -fife in with the frontier atmosphere. Ski-sport grew all too fast for its strength. Local folk took to it like a duck to water, and outsiders, once they had a taste of our conditions, simply besieged us for a coommo d ati oh. That is the invisible factor in Amber's success, but >y no means the whole story. The of Scandinavian originators co-opted some of us to give them a hand at organization, amd1 we sensed a valuable community asset. The first skis appeared in 1930. On January 28-29, 1931 was held the first invitation tournament, won by Prosser. Secretary—Dave Taytar. • Princeton ! 5 Tops By far the biggesit sporting attraction Princeton aad ever attempted, the events brought thronging thousands, with problems enough, but in this atmosphere of conviviality you simply could not miss, and the winter festival, with its ice- sports and social . attractions, crowned by the torchlight parade to send the visitors off on the train, has become an institution known far and wide. And Princeton I tops with the ski frater- lity. 3 Generations of Snow in Similkameen from pioneer | other argument. Minnie also days. They had been con- ' Itent to be good, industrons. aw abiding Canadians. Now all that has changed1. Even the shrill skirl of Covenant- ng bagpipes rips the spiced, iced air- Who else can boast of SeandflnoovJan bagpipe®? Amid McOlseri's? Almost A Race Riot Arid at tournament time the incongruous barbarians o' the itwa Norths make common—or uncommon — cause. And so a few days after In the following years inexperienced band iPrinceton Ski Club forged ahead. The big hill, like any good golf course, with a personality all its own, challenged outstanding exponents, and a colorful ar- L ray attached themselves at | various times to the local I club, like Tom Mobraaten, and dare-devil Norm Kaldahl. ipif Then th\ere was a truly local man, Ole Johansen, reconcile iWh0 went out to win the first Canadian championship You may as well yrou/rseLf to it. Old Bert bega young Bert and Pop is Gjiandpop | fl^Princeton and Ivor Knud young Bert and Pop it Orandpop itor t^nceion, ana ivui xviiu to B#rt in. There is also a sec-]sen, though always m hard and Bill. And they all ski—ex- luck, was one of the most cejpit Pop, who st-antied, it. Pioneer Skied On Barrrel Staves On Bunchgrass Hill T seems you*** ,were wrong about that. For they were skiing here f.'fty years ago. Not exactly the v/ay ski meetings andl the success of the Princeton boys in that sport is most interesting, even for an octogenarian like myself, "It was about 50 years ago in Princeton that I made myself a pair, of skis, and after putting in a few hours on the bunch- our aces do to-day, but the end' |rass f^> ^ied to set back home by the direct route, but found the hill grade before was the same—they landed on it Writing from La Crescenta, California, to renew his Star, Mr A. E. Thomas—the Thomas the appearance of these two i store was an early landmark reckless young Norsemen musjcile work. It is a tribute late realized that for aH his faults—loveable in any true philosophy—what a lot of muskles Pop had in his hard old head. near the present Riverside MO' tors—says: " ... there is no doubt it is a good little paper, energetic and .persistent; it must- be, for I remember its birth nearly half a cenury ago the accounts of the I most Bent HH. reaching the river, with its combination of brush and trees more than my experience could take care of, and landed in the combination, mostly snow drift. "I have the honor of being an honorary member of the Amber Ski Club, and hope to see a fellow member a world champion some day . . " Just you s'ay keen til Bert m grows up, Mr. Thomas, or at sought after of jumpers. ||| The Leeds Took The Lead Within a year or two a couple of local youngsters who had learned all their tf ^ But Bertie Won The Potato Race _' ir IN the jump Bill Irwin took first, outdistancing big brother Bert, who obviously won't amount to much. Bertie however got consolation by winning the potato race from Bill, bump distances—18 and 14 feet. By the way, this was in the 1-9-3-0 tournament Both went to the last Olympics. FROM NOW ON AMBER WILL JUMP TOJT Streamlined Tourney Plan; But Hard Work Needed' In Comeback Climb -ir WITH the retirement of the ushe?? bl°0ds Wh0 h°Ped t<> usner in a new aura of glory. Amber rmgs down the ^^ rilwffPP0intble:-but far from defeatist^— season. It was about the leanest year ever for honors won. Crownimr SSp^tment was MS "5 break into the O.ymp.'c team, SrP.aTse WC '°°k?d *°o* for WW Amber athletes used to sweep the boards, there were virtually no honors-Jiardlv any Ambentes in competition. But it was not aH failure It was a turning: of the ways. Amber and Irwin couid not be synonymous forever. THE NEW DEAL The new bloods had a plan; Jt should be minded that it was a long-term plan. They are estab "suing- respected relations with the ski fraternity. They got a pre-Olympic trial anld a clinic. They attracted a few more outside skiers. Their publicity and relations programs will pay off increasingly. | And it has boosted morale already in its own ranks thereby. A new chumminess has replaced the old clanishness. Work parties find eager response, an&l you can look for a counterpart in ski prowess. And— Pop has started coming ou* again, amending the one thing that was missing about the new order in Amber. They improved the hill. A new record resulted. They mustn't forget the other I sifcies of ski-ing, but their emphasis is wise. The new Amber po'icy is three pronged. They want t0 make the dub a haven for every kid in the country and by systematic coaching rebuild competitive prestige. To improve facilities and increase the attractiveness of local skisport. To improve spectator appeal. PRESCRIPTION-WORK From having too much done for them, they rallied well, considering. But the so'ution is to rally better yet—work for it. Most disturbing is the lack of young stars coming up—and in. Aftermath of a fading era, It should revive, but wiU have to be given drive. Equally, spectator Interest. The new leaders plan radical stream-lining. They may abandon the traditional tournament. The technicalities spoil spectator appeal—too much "style" where crowds want thri'ls. S'alom, down hill and cross-country don't draw w«ll- Jumus do. but this is water- »t\ by too much "style". Association rules compel it. Consistently has this analyst ><rged that iurrm thrills attract <he spectators. Now Amber plahg to go whole hog—scrap the old tourney for an invitation jump —without official bumbledom. They would combine ft with an instructional clinic. The first one was very successful. THIS MUSTN'T SLIP But that means attracting outside stars. The pub'ic needed no urging to see Bergman- They won't go for a "spectacle" that is little more than locals practicing, wh'ch they could see any Sunday afternoon — and have so often. By and large the public has supported local skisport loyally. Amber has eot all it aimed stt. a e'ear fie'd, a free hand- With that automatically went a trust. I a custodianship. The public will I willingly he'p the club to foster skisport, but it wants entertain- mnet too. It wants to capitalize on this other aspect of the resource—to W entertained and to attract visitors. Both can go together; one rteed not wait for the other. Th« annua' tournament is a tracJitioiijal resource that has n>ea^t much to the town. It has declined as the snort has thrived elsewhere and in 1952 it vanished cntiiely. The new Amber antitiiote was gi streamlined tourney—aU iumo thrills with no dullness. Instead, we got nothing. Amber will have to show more enterprise or it ennnot hope to hold support. Their Four Hk! Plan pEVELSTOKE is embarked on "■ a plan to build four jump hills on the same site—10*0, 140 200 and 260 feet, to bring jumpers from the beginners' stage to the top rank in skill and daring. Anfl they are at work on the plan. iKORXS ;,_,''V. '- . -' • - tV THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA The Romance oi Amber - BENNETTS BUS DEPOT GARAGE NIGHT SERVICE * • Open from 5:30 p.m. REPAIRS — WELDING — TIRE SALES & SERVICE TRUCK SERVICE A SPECIALTY SINOB 1000 TMS OFFICIAL OMAN OP THS VITAS SIMILKAMEEN VALLS9— TUESDAY, 4th MARCHt. 1962 -PAGE 8 **********************************************************************>T*******»r* MJillilliOlil!^ (PROM PACH IIVEH) •?■ HUGH BENNETT, Proprietor PHONE PRINCETON 113 Dry Fir Sawdust $10.00 Per Load (Two Units) DRY WOOD $3.50 a rick SLAB WOOD $1.75 a rick HUFF BROS.: LEAVE ORDERS AT STAN THOMPSON'S -barbex ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■«■ -,m-mmm,- was &'eSi& keen on making skiving ait homie {started the|top-notchers of his boys, ski world by leaping among the top-notchers whde sti.l n their teens. They were Johnny and Olaf Leed, of Copper Mtn., whose father, Olaf Sr. built hem a hill by his own labor. Johnny won most of the top honors, and still holds he record jump for the big hill, 213 ft. Johnny seems to have quite vanished from ski sport. While the Leed boys were leaping to fame en the big hill, two other brothers were soaring to youthful admiration on a dinky little hill alongside. This was the junior firmament, and nobody—except Bert Irwin and Mrs. Irwin— could spare a glance ait it. The big fellows had quite captured the imagination. But like all sporting enthusiasm, it had its cycle, and to-day it is all Amber. It is probably a secret truth that Pop Irwin was another Poppa Leed. He They were grand boys, .Hopped their classes at school, went on to ski fame, won fame in the war, and nay well be held as an example to local youngsters. He Likes It Aloft Bertie won the D.F.C., gg has recently taken himself m a mate and settled down in Princeton, a partner in his dad's business. Billy has married and temporarily taken up residence in Wain- riipeg. - Pu>E a ~ Let Us B(ak)e Your Valentine i HOME BAKERY BRIDGE STREET trVmV, w\vvwiVvwwyww AViVAWLSWlVi'iVWATA $ i VALENTINE Cards Novelties etc. BURR MOTORS LIMITED The Complete Automotive Service COHEN'S Cash DEPARTMENT STORE ll Finest Cut Flowers TO ORDER :|: PRINCETON NURSERY j W. H. WIESE—PHONE 127K J STORE # J. D. Saunders I'AWrW.WiViWV.ViVA'.v/ Ladies' Men's and Children's Wear Verm lion Avenue, Princeton FORD Sales and Service I • IMPERIAL Gas and Oils # Expert Mechanics • Body and Fender Work • WELDltfG • Tyres and Tubes # Batteries # Chains BURR MOTORS, LIMITED Princeton's Pioneer Garage Bridge St.. Princeton Telephone 55 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■B k<ijtf'^*«t-n*fff^iaaima/lf\aaa •*/y+a* itafy^aa, ii«^VaWii»<i'jjftiii*«wa^fW*1^ ROBERTSON'S CLEANERS 24-Hour Service LADIES' DRESSES A SPECIALTY *! PIANO, VIOI IN and VOICE INSTRUCTION .— offeree by — Mr. G. 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EFFICIENCY IS INSURANCE WE MAKE 'EM RUN AS THEY ARE MEANT TO RUN * RIVERSIDE MOTORS GIBSON BROTHERS TELEPHONE 99 PRINCETON FROM RADIATOR— — TO REAR BUMPER "Tr^i* _—.TT^^T^d ■■lassiB- ammma <& THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA atHBBHHBBBQSaa'BB»KB£||||lllllIlllllllHIIUIIIIIIilllllllllUIIIUi!ll Public Freightways Hope-Princeton Highway -RAPID FREIGHT- PRINCETON • HOPE • VANCOUVER Leave Vancouver—Monday, Wednesday, Friday—5 p.m. Leave Princeton—Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. (IECM PAGE EIGHT) SINCE 1000 TUB OFFICIAL ORGAN Of THE VITAL SIMILKAMEEN VALLEY— TITPSDA Y_, 4th MARCH, 1062 PAGE Q *******-****>* *** ** ** ***********+**************** *********************** ******* *.*)< g BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB |u At Your Service S THE ROMANCE OF AMBER- = — ORDER ONE DAY—DELIVERY THE NEX.T — I = . j ! a E # Phone Princeton 140. Tllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllillllllll EaBBB^UBBBBBBBSBBBBI Welcome to the NEW REX Princeton's Popular Pleasure Place CONFECTIONERY SCHOOL SUPPLIES ICE CREAM, DRINKS Drop in before the show • S /ERMILION AVE. I PRINOETON ED MULLIN :)(: P. PESUT gw/ww^ArV\*Art/WafSrVVrVvvuv% IHffiagSBBHESBaSSsaHHI FORD MONARCH SALES and SERVICE B From Sales to Spark Plugs... Imperial *** Gas and Oils Ford Batteries—Dunlop Tires Complete Repair Service flflBBfl BURR MOTORS LIMITED PHONE 55 BRIDGE ST. HH3.SaBBHBBHH.3SBHBB.9l But Bert went much farther than Olaf in his paternal pride. He also thought of other youngsters. Very little thought had been given them in the early ntoxication for big stuff, and ' Bert had to play a lone and frugal hand', aided by his nithful wife and a few loyal supporters like Johnny Ray. Bert had one idea, to get every kid on a pair of skis, get them out there competing with the others. The fees were in nickels and dimes, and nobody was urned away. The Irwins took their ruck and worked long hours —mother and boys too. They cleared a slide and built a tiny take-off out of logs. They built a cabin ahd took out a stove and cups and made coffee. Can You Can That? They put on the tots' skis and led them in the first earful steps. They urged the fledglings to their first eaps. They rubbed their aches and driedHheir tears. They mended their skis, and that was the biggest job of all. No skis meant no ski-ing and Bert was determined never to lose a pros- )ect. - They mended them with bits of old cans — tobacco cans, the brand Bert smoked and that is how it became Amber. Such enthusiasm was bound to show, and in a few years the juniors were doing things in competition. Then they grew up, and ed by the Irwin boys went on to storm the senior ramparts, and now the Amber Club has quite outgrown its initial humble intent. For NOKDAL KALDAHI- —Old Dare-Devil can be run off with split- second timing and circus rapidity. Lights have been installed both on thie hi'Jl and in the cabin, and they have | pubic address system. ■ Lights, Courtesy Henry Ford Ingenious, too, with Jack Ray the Amber Edison. Hill I lights are via a Model T °n- I gine, cabin from a washing j machine motor and car battery. They have a pl'an for their own wiater system, from a sprilng—it just branks Pop's hoairt to MELT snow. Every honor in Canadian open Cski-ing) Amber has held, and many interniationr al. In 1947 her Three Hoifi^ men finished orie-two-three for Dominion) honors and Bert anld Bill Irwin repires- ented their country at the '48 Olympics, with Noel P<au» as spaire. Amomgst the nether jump, ions, Amber considers hielF- sellf beiatten if slhe drops one prize. Anid the new crop is OWarffijalnim^ftma «^<t «m^^»t» mm/^uO* «r^mi«»^Vil> axt^/W^ Travellers or Homesters the youngsters have been j'a'sTf^(^ f^L^Y6^! oyal to itheir ski-ing Alma Mater. They still belong to. Am* bear, even though they belong to Canada and opportunities •otf life have transferred the talents of one or two to other colors. We may as well get used to it, for they will continue to be in demand. Of Stars A Galaxy And though no longer nimble, -Amber has kept aith with the kids. As soon as a youngster was ready for skis, Amber was ready j or him, with more and more I "old boys" to helip along. Hardly a youngster in the listrict does not belong to Princeton's Leading Eating Place is the TRAVELLERS' CAFE MR. & MRS. NICK BUSH Even m)o(re promlfliing executive srid tactical heads are springing from shoulders that have put down' their pilanks, amd the tin can romance may take a streiam- liined tint. Bert II, always a heady lad, is doing big things with the '.youngsters, showing them (things he pick ed too Tate. And Jimmy, whiq bad more head than legs, is finding it serves him better as a solon and his ideas are gding to do big things fior our ski sport's future. Tin Can Technique Goes Upstairs Olympic standard facilities is hQs cunrettiit aim. The big hil —now Amber's - - is The eventual set-up seems iB to be a big new installation' J perhaps out the H..pe Road, j for special occasions, up to ■ the best Olympic and pro- * fessional standards, capable * of any event; plus develop- s meint of the oj'id close-in site a .(for abiidianit doorstep actii !j (vity, both for the sk'er and' I the spectator. | ■ | The big hlfll m to be re- 8 designed on Olympic bf.ue- jj prints, every move gradually b building to the pattern. Al- ■ ready 200 foot jumps can be * made in perfect safety and b the 'Mil is capable of 300. P Alongside the o^d Amber, facilpltlies, nursed for many yeans on the same system, are paying off, and sti'll capable of bigger things and smoother fumctionjing, tho' Amber has always boasted of most ski-ing per minute. The old Amber hill is itself good for 200 feet, and fjpr jumps, sLaffiojm and downhill the (pattern is graduated facilities for everyone' from novice to ace. The Amber Home Brew Yes, there are streamliined I sproutings in .the old Amber igjooi, but the old spirit is as ever. That vital thing can't I be ignored—Amber spirit. It | blooms even in the coffee,' ' and if there is any secret to' Amber's success that is it. j You have to be aoout the Irwin place—Amber H.Q.— around tournament time to really appreciate it. And Amber has blossomed into big things. Its ski- ershave competed iri every major tournament all over he country, looking for new "ields to conquer. All over Canada, confides Bert, as soon as you tell hem you are Amber, they want to know all about it irid how it is done. Amber las scores of letters asking for a chart of their organization arid always obliges. And if Amber thinks it is —PAGE i j PLEASE ■ B B B ■ To serve the L\ppy and growing commiv>ity of n West Princefcon h W B DalSow's WEST PRINCETON Grocery ■ PHONE 37-X ■ BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBflflB ************************ AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE International Trucks B & A Products Tires, Batteries General Repairs Etc. Johnston & Byrne The House on the Hfll Princeton — Phone 48X ************************ ~^^^mmi^Bmia, ( Choice Groceries, Fine Dry Goods □ Spangler's Cosmopoliten Red & White Store □ "Handy to the Station" Telephone 85 - Feinceton Amber. It provides most of »***& «^2*ae ■■ the seniors too, * mM est ^umPs in 0ara'ada' and ™ +«r, nf the big alteration plan hasn't brews, and right on top ot Kj^f „^ mv,„ Zn„T Ajmmu the heap. Its tow, gas engine powered, has a capacity of 700 trips an hour, so that events started yet. The new downhill course has proven a sensation but already they are Ijookirig for something better. 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Valentine Cards Candy Chocolates Fruit CAMERON'S GROCERY PHONE 137 ** mmmmmmmwaWUii ft THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR,..PWNCETON, BRfHSH COLUMBIA, CANADA The Romance of Amber - - singe i»oo the official organ of the vital eimilxamsss valley— WBSDAY, 4th MARCH, 1052 PAGE 11 ***********************************************************.**********.****++++*.»■* ■ * (prom page Nine, <f- Round the CORNER And if Amber thinks it is I (from page hv*) devdio'pin'g nivalis, it shou1|dj critical thousands, to sneering: be happy about it, ainid find i hundreds. The white man's way. Only Perfect ilamonds High Grade Men's and Women's WATERPROOF WATCHES Full Line of Gift and Personal Jewellery — 11 sTSZL STEVE OSMAK BRIDGE ST. and VERMILION Fair on Old Watphes fn Trade for New ■*8l_&T-:i 9Si£2&iS^a*^££UlL '■& f3f*r**~*+Slfa*i**r\f^*iie+/lfia^wt,<fy ., ~\n it a spur to better yet. Amber Essence And Amber has taken its um at playing host and nade such a rattling good ob of it that it will not have ixtures to seek. But how is it done? Bert seems very sure, yet just can't seem to say. "We dont coach," Bert insists. So it seems they just go out and jski 'like champions. That .seems to be the Amber way •—just to go out and ski. ' Come out and see" en- I veigles Bert, spreading the ,subtle virus—and in a generous impulse of afterthought—"and have a cup coffee." And if all this seems to suggest that they're not just Ijeaving it at that—and Bert is nioai conumiittal, though it is plain that he stilil sticks to his old conventions — don't selli short the subtle Amber success secret. Maybe St is the coffee; and streamline though they may, even if i they encase her in a mar.blje j kitchen, Mom is sticking to the old coffee pot for thie ►famous Amber brew. . • Top Prices Paid. •. for your • STEEL • BRASS • LEAD — and — • CLEAN COTTON RAGS SCRAP IRON COPPER ALUMINIUM In the tradition of his people he accepts it stoically. And as the banzais turn from him. so Indian Jim turns to the bottle—the white man's way. He. stays in stoically; it is all he knows of the white man's ways; nnd the more the vears tax him the more he taxes his marvellous nhvicioiie. At last at 41 he is through. In wars and photo finishes the sensational feats of the fabulous .Tim Thorpe are forgotten, facilitated by his fade-out. Then comes the mid-century «nd the chore of framing- i-ts greatest figures And the records bring Jim Thorne to life aeata as the greatest of- them aU. They make a film. His name is blazed in Neon. His exploits explode on the silver screen. 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H VSWWV.\VUWWV^^_VUW»V^ ^llUiiittMiiiiiiiliilillllllli llIiBiiliiiililllilllliiliiillliiillliliiliiiiiiiii You'll Have Something to SPARE and your cooking will have 'em licking the bowls cleffan SHOP AT WHEN YOU CAMERON'S GROCERY South Bridge Street—We Deliver IBL" YOUR HOT STOVE j LEAGUE Will Be a Glowing Success with Birnwel COAL MODEL TRANSFER ■ I a, BURRS TAXI — banned exterior abbreviations. So this Is what they're wearing officially. M'GiHicutWy's comment bas been tactfully expuneed from this paid advertisement. But remember, no trip is too [long—or too short— for PRINCETON 150 Well Bred BOWLERS Not this? ta&c&scmms&c^ Ah! This! Congratul- tions To Our IV"._• Bowling Buhy S-T-R-l-K-E! The only kind of strike we like in Similkameen, where we work hard to earn the right to play happily. I , - M Best Wishes to our bowlers' from PRINCETON BREWING CO., LTD npfflsrawfi!^^ Good wciners, we don't beef, but this is no j HOME BAKERY JOHN GABRIEL Bridge St., Princeton i % Princeton Electric Snorts Goods Records SALES and SERVICE Bridge St., Princeton I i 1 5C^C^C^30^3CS^3Ca^ « Watch Bloom's Meat Balls | Bowl 'Em Over BOW'S, SOUP, PORRIDGE, MIXING WE OOT 'EMI A. L. WHITE'S Hardware, Heme Furnishings Phone 47 Bridge St. >6wmu»2!mswamsammBW&-msgBm So Does the 1 CAPITOL THEATRE PRINCETON ..'ours for Capital Entertainment J*. QUALITY MEAT MARKET I Bridge St. A E. BLOOM Phone 100 j ItSMSS-BIIMIII-lS.Mto'Slll-^ *BSIHRSBlBSBlIIIB-19-Bl-agiHS-QSH_3HI2!lS~^ H r r«3rt, rf\ We don't mind who(m) w* beat, say our bowl.rs And like our team, you'll find our quality, our service and our prices hard to beat COSMOPOLITAN RED & WHITE STORE PHONE 85—VERMILION AVENUE Bi ■ a a ■ ! AS EVER I ; | We Feel Sorry for | the Opposition Bt AU In the t pi-it sf sport, sf course. ! PRINCETON MEAT MARKET ■ Bridge St. S. A. WILSON Phone 21 SaiflBIBIDHBBlBIBBlGBlB.B(a.HHS-HH-3eOE!!UEat-!^SiS ■ ■ (%The Star for Sport News, Sport Printing® awl To all players, sponsors, officials and the pubi c fer your enthua- _ m iastio support of eur efforts to t-<^-\t-. ttt-.4t-i^.t1, , . Uli y°n healthy, wholesome re- FOR HEALTH arJ HAPPlNE'Sb Z^^LrSLV^Sl —ED. MULLIN. ' FRANK PESUT, • „-, i- _^__sf! Proprietors. REX CONFEX AND BOWLING ALLEYS Growing with Priiteeton •mmmm*w*~ ~~* 1 !> THE SIMlLKaAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON/BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA jptBLM&m^ilwiii^ ' JUMP I 1 SIN8B 1900 TBS OFFICIAL OSGAV OF THS VITAL SlMIUUMSStl VAtASt- WEEKDAY, 4*h MARC--, iQ5_ PAGE .************************************************** ****************************** 13 SAUSAGE - Fresh Daffy QUALITY MEATS ONLY Broilers—Chicken—Fowl QUALITY MEAT MARKET PRINCETON 100— A. E. BLOOM, Prop. sse+»3i?.e+*3"3*+*:Ke*e^:*** :•?:♦♦ (PROM PAGE THREE) key gam© of prize tfoigiht were dieaidiedi on tfaaifc taste. Anld as m/uch can surely foe saMi for j style to any sport. I If you Hand in the amddfe otf I tihe ditch yoiu get wet, even if j your styte lis immiacu'late. K you j clear it you are correct, even If you axe as clumsy as an ox. Surety theme 5® style to tthie I high juimp, and in tihe 'slalom'. • downhill and cross pountry. Suire'y you can't do very much ■'ai ttoe ski jump waitftiouit sMilH—» tihe true styte. Doujbtlless ittie [basil? juimp IJs the ton©eist jump to tfhie best srtytie. buit itihe tenidienfcy is to ouinb dfebamce for style, amd that is like landing nicely in the ditch SORRYl Du^to unforeseen and unavoidable circum- stancelfthe Professional Wrepti|j||t fortnightly cards have had to be discontinue.. We take this opportunity to thank you for your sup port and assure you of our continued efforts in coinmniifcy service. F.O. EAGLES No. 3088 PRINCETON AERIE ffi^'~<tyWw»4fW»~«^V»-».«^ I _A»»» **a^/W«l »<^W>*<»*^MiaW^/W*»«^^-^<«<l|^|fW»'"«a*|jW^| NOW W e Can Supply ...PEATMOSS... For Gardens and Poultry IN BALES :: ANY QUANTITY ••□ I GRANGERS FEED & STORAGE OFFICE BRIDGE ST. :: PRINCETON 145 ?&*:<& armm if. This Price GoesDOWNl m phopane SB We are pleased to announce that Commencing 1st March, 1952 due to steadily increasing sales volume we are able to offer PROPANE in 100-tb cylinders at i 91-2c per pound Ji This is a further reduction from the price of ,c per pound in effect four years ago. You will be well advised to investigate the efficiency and economy of cooking and water-heating with PROPANE ENTERPRISE and Automatic Water Tank* MOFFAT RANGES Servel Refrigertors APPLIANCE and GAS SALES-SERVICE-INSTALLATIONS RELIAMCE SERVICES PHONE 58 K ED. GOTT *A>*aa>*Jba~aa+Jb*~as*Jb~^^ mws ANNOUNCEMENT ... /§ «,. „» t_, t..i„ yctrrn Ta/rraTamT qi|a«vom>n •« +„t.aw, rv~v» "'" "-I"-.— .,-.„..„„ _.,,» „„„ ..„».,.00/>„4.-*j„/>„ „a nm—ru »—»»A»r /•foil Vv,o ,»* nnnl iw^T fcA cfrt^lrAfl »Ar rlttennenl ♦« **»« •a».t,t,„ otfUnr. ^-Va.it fvotn ft««lr<»««« nf ff«.lVaar»<T *A for —'f%$r>+ in thp 'Vvt^ov j>f vortr at*-!?film* rtrt/<»«. '•'Ms is a domestic coal with 1 high b.tu. value an*. low ash content. For assurance of winter delivery of this fin? oroduct contact us now for prices and your winter reaulremenss. — MODEL TRANSFER Phone 51 or Write P.O. Box 38.5, Princeton □ Notice THE ■VpUALGENERALHETIIG ■,.';■ of the Princeton General Hospital (Society) will be held in the COURT HOUSE, PRINCETON, B.C. at 8 pan. on WEDNESDAY 20th MARCH. 1952 r» 3cmmmmm8^cmmm&c& HERE'S YOUR CHANCE &m & TRUCK CORPORATION OP THE VILLAGE OP PRINOETON For Business and Professional firms are now due and payable at the Municipal Hall. Apply fVlLlAGB CLERK. h No soldier was more respected during World War II than a Many Makes and Models All Completely Overhauled at bargain prices J| IGHWAY MOTORS STUDEBAKER | SHELL - —PHONE PRINCETON 1-0-1— ynian Enjoy a healthy life of Adventure combined with Secutity m the I If you are between the ages of 17 and 45 you may be eligible to serve To find out the terms of service and to make application, contact CAPT. V. H. BEECHER RECRUITING OFFICER who will be in MERRITT 12 FEB., 1952 PRINCETON | 14 FEB., 1952 HOPE 17 FEB., 1952 LYTTON .... 19 FEB., 1952^ SPENCES BRIDGE 21 FEB., 195? ASHCROFT 23 FEB., 1952 KAMLOOPS 1 25 FEB., 1952 ,Grf|S •COMFORTS* •CONVENIENCE fr -f| •ECONOMY *■ & 'EFFICIENCY •:^^-.., LET US SHOW—AND CONVINCE—YOU Switch — to Gas RELIANCE SERVICES ED. GOTT, Vermilion Ave. Proprietor Princeton 58K t i * $ .* I * ir • • I t I i | 1 1 • * • * fr i | i i 1 S1REET (BOX), TOWN, STATE $ * - §*■&■■"$■$& * * y it KBT—[Leave Blank) M ||ad with $2 to Similkameen Star, Circulation, Princeton ¥ Your Community Paper HOW TO GET YOUR "STAR" Through co-operation in community service ybu can pick up your paper—no charge, self-'serTe—at the feilowinsr fto/ee—PRINCETON—Carrie's. Princeton Drug. O'^oW- ran's (Allison), Red & White (Cosmo), Gott's, Cameron's Home Bakery' Schmidt's. ALLENBY—Kassa's: COPPER MTN—Store; HEOLET— Hedley Hardware; NICKEL PLATE—Charlie BWfoy; KEREMEOS—Red & White; CAWSTON—Store; COALMONT— Rieux's; TULAMEEN—Store; BROOKMERE^Store. Your $2 subscription i8 still solicited—it's no cinch to produce an honest paper ef the quality you need; the more you co-operate the better we can serve. * IF YOU WANT YOUR PAPER BY MAIL — You must apply at Star Qffloe,-paying* $2.00 fee tn advance. MAIL SUBSCRIPTION •A PLEASE MAIL STAR FOR ONE YEAR TO- NAiME (please print) * |£ III ii III ^ililHiiilHilHIilHiif S-Kf iliilliltilililiniHIMIHni?^ •;Rn,i!S;,'il!iniHii!!,iJH!!l!ii!HHI:H!!!;'!!!!!H;!i!!!!:!J!!!!!l I NORGEl FOR PROUD POSSESSION I s* _! 1 • REFRIGERATORS • WASHERS i RADIOS Ask Fur Free Demonstration :£i l&%& W @sS Ii%3> HVi:!!tiI::niii!i!!!H!i;i BRIDGE ST., PRINCETON ''S'ilJHiniiini'Ii'iiiiii^ S-;-RADIOS "M AND ELECTRICAL GOODS TWO RIVERS LUMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED BRIDGE, ST. PHONE 171 m .U*'. ■'■ ■ \«__ ■M. -MM iH'it_if-.irifnir.it mm-* i m ft THE SML__AI\tEEN STAR, PRINCETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA "gj^g^^ - Q'VWIa-W-Wk/WU'UW-U^^ ' TUESDAY, 4th MARCH, 195_ PAGE ****'r*c'<r*" 14 Season • End Clearance of Skis& Equipment JOHN & ANDY KASSA FmMm cms™- M "V ' **• ™*w* ~^ PRINCETON PHONE 1«8R SLASHING DISCOUNTS Buy Now and Save v,«s# | ST. PATRICK'S f) ■»• 'K J9 In Jig Time... ^ J| We deliver the i '., finest in Foods | Cameron's Grocery J SOUTH BRIDGE STREET—PHONE 13T &tere an' .lyes' needn't beef... Let the haggis tribe keep Rab Burns and their lion rampant; you know when you're well off with Burns tender loin ahd grand Irish salome QUALITY MEAT MARKET ^*» _._••_ bloom & son, bridge st Cards. # Candy Decorations Perfume et cetera PRINCETON DRUG & BOOK STORE DON ATKINSON — — BRIDGE STREET & * t * f SKIERS!! For Most Sport At Least Cost,, Ijg Come to PRINCETON in the Sunny Similkameen and make use of the facilities of AMBER SKI CLUB LOWEST FEES IN CANADA! CANADA'S ORIGINAL SUCCESSFUL CABLE SKITOW. THE MOST SKI-ING AT THE LEAST EXPENSE IN A GIVEN TIME. CLUB MEMBERSHIP FEE: 50c per season; Juniors 25c (includes Tea and Coffee at lunch times Saturdays, Sundays and htoli'diays.) ' SKI-TOW FEES: Adults, $2.00 per season; Family, $3.00 per season; Juniors, $1.50 per season or 25c per day; Non-Members, 50c per day. The Club functions for the sole purpose of promoting ski-ing and not for profit. It has produced (not imported) many champions, including Dominion, Western Canada, Pacific N.W. and Pan-American. The ski hill is situated less than one-half mile from the new TransrOanada Highway. You drive right to the cabin door and to the foot of the tow. A full view of the jumps, slalom course and1 ski- tow ra obtained from the cabin windows. Facilities include graduated1 hills, jumps for novices as well as experts and nursery slopes for all beginners. The ski-flow is in operation whenever the attendance warrants, and1 always on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, weather permitting, which is usually all season. The town has two good hotels. One, of fire-proof construction, is considered by many travellers to be among ibhe best-appointed in the Interior of B.C. Those preferring cross-country ski-ing may don skis at the hotel entrance and tour in any direction for miles. The surrounding terrain is chiefly open, rolling hills. Major tournaments are usually held during the latter part of February. ;; FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WRITE § THE SECRETARY, AMBER SKI CLUB, PRINCETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA r************************************************ Finest Cut Flowers TO ORDER j: j PRINCETON NURSERY W. H. WIESE—PHONE 127K MEATS . . For All Nationalities of Irishmen PRINCETON MEAT MARK BRIDGE STREET, PRINCETON Candy,Ice Cream TOBACCOS CANDY BOOKS SOUVENIRS J. BRIDGE ST. IH n II 11 4£ ¥i 2IBIIIIlllEBI_IHIIIHIIIIIHI-IBB--iai« ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Our Own Made Finest Pure CANDIES AND ICE CREAM FOR YOUR PARTY TRAVELLERS'CAFE BRIDGE STREET, PRINCETON I El REX CONFECTIONERY Mullin & Pesut Vermilion Ave s*^S5et*:««r»^»^®«^JS4^cs«t»a««+*«*^>:«^*:eH>s Brog ues Prineeton Hospital Ladies' Auxiliary — ANNUAL — St. Patrick's DANCE * Sure, and all the fancy styles, and for ivery occasion for ivery wan in the family. Complete Outfitters YOUR NEK' STYLE CENTRS P.P.1TX3-E STREET '* i T I * | Auditorium MONDAY. 17th MARCH % Refreshments 'n aid of Hospital funds
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