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SALT SPRING ISLAND
T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t 20 , 1964 Vo l
It was like New Years Eve as Mrs. D. Goodman took thelast shift at the switchboard waiting for the automatic change-over at midnight, Saturday. Other operators and friendsgathered to see the old board retire.
tear on the hand.A good attendance of on-
lookers watched the specta-cle of63divers leaving Ves-uvius Bay en bloc.
The divers dona ted a con-siderable portion of theircatch to the sponsors of thevery successful event.
The winning teams were1st - Mudsharksfrom Seattlewith 55 Ib. 14 oz. of fish;2nd - Vancouver Skin Diverswith 49 Ib. 2 oz.; Aggre-gate Trophy for most weightwent to Gary Leslie, Van-couver Skin Divers; Aggre-gate Trophy, home teamwent to Don Irwin, Ganges.Novice team trophies wentto Alberni Valley Skin Div-ers , Mr. Paquette, Mr.Thomas, Mr. Koots. Trophyfor the largest fish went toNorm Stavenes, Vancouverwith 26 Ib. 9 oz.
Fathom Phantoms arevery grateful to Mrs. Harra-waywho was on hand duringthe entire dive as St. JohnFirst Aid attendant.
INTERNATIONAL SKINDIVERS MEET
Sunday, August 16th theFathom Phantoms Skin Diverswere host to 65 divers fromWashington State, Victoria,,,
Vancouver and Alberni.Twenty-one teams of
three divers entered Vesuv-ius Bay at lla.m. and fisheduntil 3 p.m. There werefour girl divers participating.Each team was allowed tobring in 2 ling cod, 15 roundfish, cabazon unlimited -but no wolf eels or skqte.
One diver returned tothe beach at 1p.m. for re-pairs to a broken line on hisgun. Later one unfortunatediver was unable to returnto the competition becausehis suit came unstuck and hewas unable to make repairs.
Only one casualty wasreported by St. John Ambu-lance First Aid attendant,Mrs. V. Harraway, when agun backfired causing aslight cut to the lip and a
5 No . 23 1 0<: per cBIGGEST FISH YET
A 46 1/2 pound salmon,the largest fish in any Leg-ion Derby so far, was theprize-winner on Sunday last.The giant was hooked byMr. Clegg by mooching withherring strip along the bot-tom, just offWelbury Point.
The array of fish hungon Mouats Store at 5 o'clockweigh-in rivalled, if notexceeded the catch at theRod & Gun Club Derby afew weeks earlier.
The list of winners arethe following:-1st, Mr. Clegg, 46 1/2 Ib.2nd, Bob Morris, 21 Ib. 11oz.; 3rd, Bill Sampson, 17Ib.; 4th, Charlie Mellish,16 Ib. 2oz.; 5th, MarshallSharp, 13 Ib. 3 oz.; 6thHerb Skuce, 9 Ib.; 7thWayne Bradley, 8 Ib. 13 oz.8th, Mrs. Peter Stevens, 8Ib. 5 oz.; 9th, F. Ludding-ton,8 lb.5oz.; 10th, JohnWaterfall, 8 Ib. 4 oz.; llthTom Shore, 7 Ib. 6 1/2 oz.;12th, Pat Walsh, 7 Ib. 6 oz.;13th, Charlie Butt, 6 Ib. 3oz.; 14th, Larrv Campbell,6 Ib. 3 oz.; 15th, Tom Butt,5 Ib. 15 oz.; Tloth, Bud Con-ery, 5 Ib. 8 oz.; 17th, Geo.Hein^key. *> Ib. 6 oz.; 18th
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LOCAL KINDERGARTENCLASS TO MOVE TO
SCHOOL DORMITORYOvercrowding at the
local school last yearand theexpected'increaseagain thisfall has forced the schoolboard to make use of allpossible existing space forfall classes, pending theconstruction of the new highschool.
The kindergarten class,begun last year and whichhad some 30 beginners, willmove this fall from the MahonHa 11 to the Study Hall at theStudent Dormitory GangesHill. The Mahon Hall, staffroom, vice-principals off iceare all being converted toclassroom use.
The School PlanningSeminar, planned by theBoard at its July meeting onSaturna, will be held onSeptember 28 at 8p.m., andwill continue, on a discus-sion basis on Saturday, Sept.
29th. Experts from the De-partment and the VancouverArchitectural Centre are tobe present, as well as the
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The White Spot Pipe Band parades up the main road from theMiners Bay Dock at the Mayne Island Fall Fair held last
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WE WIRE/ F L O W E R SA N (Y/W H E ft *E
GULF ISLANDS FLORISTSh o n e : 537-575 ] G a n g e s
F6T~ALL YOUR
Fuller BrushNEEDS
537-2936 - Wally Rogers
ALEC'SMEAT 'MARKET
on Jackson Avenue
PHONE 537-214]OPEN WEDNESDAY
GOVERNMEI/TINSPECTED MEATS
CLOSING FOR/HOLIDAYSeptember 5th
JTSeptember 15th
PLENTY OF PARKING
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENTMr. & Mrs. James H.
Fraser, 3350 Doncaster Drive,Victoria, wish to announce
the engagement of theirdaughter, Lesley, to Sub.
Lieut. Terence L. Wolfe-Mi I ner, eldest son of Mr.and Mrs. A.W. Wolfe-Mil-ner of Ganges. Sub. Lieut.Wolfe-Mi Iner is presently on
.WHO IS ON YOUR PARTYLINE NOW?
If you are one of thosepeople who were on morethan a 6 party line beforedial phones, the other peoplesharing your party line arenow different.
If you are having somedifficulty dialling one of
your friends you may checkto see who is still on thesame party line by dialling
Repair Service 114. Theywill give you the information.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *1964-65 TEACHING STAFF
APPOINTMENTS
Appointed to the staff ofSaltspring Elementary-Sec-ondary School for the 1964-65 term are Mr. J.M. Evans,principal, Mrs. F.M. Hep-burn, Mr. E.T. Harcus, Mr.C. Grain, Mr. F. Byron,Mr. C.S. Huxtable, Mr. R.Stacey, Mrs. Jean Barnes,Miss O.D. Mouat, Mr. D.P. Mac Bean, Mr. GlennWood ley, Mrs. EdnaMcLeod,Miss Shelagh Gallant, Mr.E.L. Ferriday, Mrs. NormaE. McKee, Mrs. JacquelineSevern, Mrs. Mildred I. Sey-mour, Mr. John Rogers, In-dustrial education and Mrs.Florence T. MacMillan,Kindergarten.* * / * * * * * * * * . * * * *flying duties at the RCN
Station, Shearwater, Dart-mouth, N.S.
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The Pacific GardenerBy A.R. (Art) WILLIS $4-5O
The book has almost 200 pages and deals with some 300
lants - flowers, shrubs, vegetables and trees — grown inhis area.
• "I've included several summaries, and index, a planting
alendar, pruning calendar and many other reference itemss well,"says Mr. Willis.
DRIFTWOOD
WANTED^Good Used Cars in Trade on
1964 Volkswagens• Large Stock of Cars for
• Immediate Delivery-NO WAITING
T I L D E N U-DRIVE - fror S.O
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MAGUIRE MOTORSe 746-514!, Duncan Island Hiahv-av ct Trunk Road
Jake Barker makes it final &official as he pulls the heat
coils to make the switch to
automatic telephones.
Chester Martin, 5 Ib. 4 oz.;19th, Mrs. Andrew Stevens,5 Ib. 3 oz.; 20th, Mike Lar-mour, 4 Ib. 12 oz.; 21st,Gary Horncastle, 4 Ib. 9 oz.
Prize for the largest codwent to Vic Jackson with a24 Ib. 4oz. fish.
1st prize consolation waswon by Derek Gale; 2nd,Russell Thorburn.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Trustees, High School staffmembers, and selected mem-bers of the community.
Student Driving coursesare being considered by theBoard and their feasibility isto be discussed further.
The land for the newschool is to be finalized andthe Dept. of Education is tobe approached re the pur-chase of two new schoolbuses.* * * * * * * * * * * * *** -,
SQUARE DANCE JAMBOREEA group from the Wagon
Wheels Square Dance Clubreturned Monday from aweekend visit to Pentictonwhere they attended the 1 1 th
Annual B.C. Square Dance
Jamboree. 236 squaresfilled the outdoor dancefloor for the Grand Marchwhich was led by a localpipe band.
In the afternoon there
was square dancing kneedeep in Okanagan Lake.Those taking part qualifiedfor their Aquaduck badges.
Attending from S.S.I,were, Mr. & Mrs. J. D.Reid, Mr. & Mrs. A.B.Barber, Misses Louise andLynne Lorentsen, KathyNetterfield, Margaret Reid,Susan Townley, Messrs.Brian Cunningham, Robin
Reid, Jack Reid, Brian Rog-
ers, and Robert Taylor.The dancers visited Mr.
and Mrs. L. Lorentsen ofChilliwack on their way home.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
P L E A S A N T T A S T I N G
MYLAN T A j tf>FOR: /
* G/STRIC H Y P E R A C I D I T Y* , /LATULENCE* /STOMACH U P S E T
Y /REGULAR - $2.35 12 oz. bottle
Special Introductory Price$1.95
GANGES PHARMACYO .- t o A n . m .
T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t 2 0 ,IN POLICE COURT . . . .
Philip John Holland,Victoria, was charged lastweek with assault causingbodily harm and is free onbail pending his trial forallegedly beating upon Am-erican boy at MontagueHarbour, August 13th.
James Tytt was fined$30 and costs for having po-ssession of liquor while un-der 21 years of age.
Kenneth King, FulfordHarbour, was fined $300 andcosts on a charge of imparieddriving on July 28th. Hewas placed under interdic-tion by the magistrate.Other Police News
A warning was issued byRCMP this week about con-suming liquor in a publicplace when patrons to a resortwere asked to get rid of theirsupplies of refreshmentswhich were allegedly beingconsumed on the premises.ACCIDENT CAUSES
SEVERE INJURYA car. driven by Norman
Two, missed the corner at thewest end of Scott Road lastSunday morning at 1:30 a.m.and plunged up against anembankment on the oppositeside of the road. The car wasextensively damaged to theextent of about $750.
Brian Beech, a passen-ger in the car received se-vere cuts when his headstruck and smashed the wind-shield. Dr. McGilivray, at-tended the injured, who werethen removed to hospital byLions Club Ambulance.
Several other minor ac-cidents involving some dam-age to vehicles occurred onGaliano and in Ganges thisweek. (Cont'd. on CoL 4)
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H O R E LLIC
C H A R L E S RN O T A R Y
Wills -
Conveyancing - Documents
P H O N E : W7-5515
FIRST ANNIVERSARY OFNEW LIBRARY
Volunteer librarians metat a coffee party Wednesdaymorningat the Golf & Count-ry Club on the occasion ofthe new library first anniver-sary. It was just a year agothat Saltspring Public Lib-rary Association purchasedthe Leggett property on Mc-PhillipsAve. Since that time,many plans and a great dealof hard work has gone intorenovations and re-establish-ing the library in the newquarters. The building wasofficially opened last Febru-ary 1st.
Mrs. S.H. Hawkins,treasurer, reports that theAssociation now hasa build-ing insured for $10,000,over5000 books and only oneout^standing debt, a bank loanfor $1,650. Says Mrs. Haw-kins, "This is due to the gen-erosity of the business firms,organizations, members andtheir friends. ".* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
FISH STORYThe best non-derby fish
story of the week is SidneyJones'. Young Sidney, sonof Mr. & Mrs. Mick Jones,Rainbow Rd., caught a 2 Ib.cut throat while casting fromthe beach nearBeddis. HeLanded the big fish by him-self. Sidney is only 6.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Local RCMP are present-ly making a survey of haz-ardous road conditions onSSI. Cpl. Rhodes would'liketo hear of any examples ofpotentially dagnerous roads,especial ly cornersand inter-sections. When the surveyis completed, recommenda-tions will go forward to theDepartment of Highways forremedial action.
ISLAI GARAGECOMPLJ?TE A U T O M O T I V E S E R V I C E .
ATLAS BATTERIES ESSO PRODUCTS ATLAS TIREST O W I N G S E R V I C E
£sso537--29II ^ //GANGES
A complete Real Estate Service on Saltspringand the other Islands is now available through^
wkes8|7-A Fort St. , Victoria2,0" > - ort t. , ctora
Sates, Mortgage loans/>< on homes or vacant property
Land Development.Please call Howard Byron at EV4-7I28 collect
_ (or res. Ganges 537-2054 _
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T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t JZQ^ 1 964 D R I F T
Published weekly on Salt Spring Island, James D. Ward,Editor, Post Off ice Box 250, Ganges, B.C. Phone: 537-2211.Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department,Ottawa, Postage paid at Ganges, B.C. Subscription rates,$2.50 per year in Canada; $3.00 elsewhere. Advertisingrates on request. Liability to advertisers limited to the spacesought.
W O O D V o l . 5 No. 23 Pa
LITTERS TO THE EDITOR
EDITORIALAnother milestone marking the end of another era, nos-
talgically faded into the past last week with the change-over to new automatic phone service. Apparently it hasn'tpassed by without the usual small painful cries of protest.
There are those on the Island who recall the old tele-phone 'exchange1 in the little white house just past theentrance to the Legion. Its first operator was Miss F. Aitkensnow retired and living here on Salt Spring Island on Bittan-court Road. Miss Aitkens operated the board from 7:30 a.m.to 10 p.m. Under normal circumstances, of course, it wasnecessary to get all your phoning done within these hours,but it was often possible to count on Miss Aitkens goodoffices to get an important call through during the off-hours.This is the kind of thing involving person-to-person kind-nesses that all the automatics in the world will never re-place and that most people feel a real sense of loss about,although it is rarely put into words. The more's the pity.
, DRIFTWOOD has heard a score of comments on thecheerful, co-operative and friendly service relations be-tween the recent staff of operators, just retired, and therest of the Island community. We are already missing themin the 'bug period' of crossed lines, wrong numbers andstrange calls from Lang ley and other odd places.
Speaking of strange confusion, we were one of a num-ber of invited guests to the Telephone dinner last Saturdayeveing at Harbour House and a very nice affair it was too.What with listening to and chatting to various officials ofthe telephone company, we enjoyed the 'do' very much.
However, we came away somewhat at a loss to know
just what the purpose of it was. We suspect a 'public re-lations' pitch, in the main. We think it would have pro-
vided an excellent opportunity for both company officialsand the guests to honor the retiring staff of operators, butthey were conspicuous by their absence with one excep-
tion. How come?* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Some weeks ago, DRIFTWOOD forecasted changes com-ing up in the format of our paper. In an effort to make theissues more compact and readable, while at the same time,coming more in line with modern news format, we have beenexperimenting with a five-column sheet. Numerous bugs inthe camera machinery, all of which have not been solved,have been wrestled with and the result is page 11 and 12
this week.We like what we see here as an experimental beginning
and we hope our readers will agree.Such a format will solve some of our production prob-
lems as well, enabling our limited staff to give wider aridbetter coverage of Salt Spring Island doings.
We are planning that the entire issue will soon be inthis five column form.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
__ COMING E V E N T S
FRIDAY, August 21st - Dance, Fulford HallSUNDAY, August 23- Ladies Softball, Fulford vs. Lady-
smith, 2 p.m. Fultord Sports Field.
ge 4
Dear Editor: "May I, through this column, express my per-sonal thanks to the operators of the now defunct telephonesystem. Their unfailing courtesy and quick sympathetichelp in times of emergency will not soon be forgotten.
A word of commendation should go to the L.A. to theRoyal Canadian Legion, whose efforts provided the only
opportunity for expression of the public^ thanks to these womenwho have so faithfully served the community."
(Signed) Elsie Worthington* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *% ^ ^Dear Editor: "Now that the automatic dial phone systemhas come into effect, we shall miss the services of thegrand team of telephone operators and I would like to paytribute to them for the efficient and courteous way they havehandled all our business and local calls during the pastyears.
At times they have worked under very adverse condi-tions with an inadequate switchboard and perhaps sometimescriticized.
As a member of the Chamber of Commerce and manyother organizations, I would like to thank them most hearti-ly and sincerely and with them all the best of luck in thefuture." (Signed) D.G. Crofton.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * • > • * * * * * * * * * * *
COMINGS AND GOINGSMr. & Mrs. Stanley
Rogers & family, RainbowRd. have returned home aftera trip through the interiorwhich took them to Revel-stoke and as far north asDawson Creek.
Mrs. CW. Austin, Van-couver is visitingat the homeof Mr. & Mrs. Jack Fendall,Cranberry Road, for a fewweeks.
Miss Joan Bidwell, fol-lowing a visit to Los Ange-les and San Francisco, spenta few days visiting hermother, Mrs. R. Bidwell,before returning to her homein North Vancouver. Mrs.L. Kettof Pleasanton, Calif,arrived recently to spend afew days with Mrs. Bidwelland Bob.
Visiting at the home ofMr. and Mrs. J.H.M. Lamb
during the week was Mrs. G.L Mortimer-Lamb, Vancou-ver.
Janet and Patrick Rixon
returned to Port Angeles aftc.er spending 2 weeks holidaywith their grandparents, Mr.and Mrs. G. St. Denis, St.Mary Lake and Mr. & Mrs.R.C. Rixon, Southey Point.
Recent visitors at thehome of Mr: & Mrs. F.H.A.Reid, Charlesworth Rd. weretheir son and daughter-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Harold A.Reid, Edmonton with theirdaughters Patricia^ Lindaand Sheilagh. Mr. HaroldReid is presently librarian atVictoria Vocational HighSchool in Edmonton.
Also visiting the Reidswere their daughters, MissDorothy Reid, Vancouver &Miss Beth Reid, Seattle.
Mrs. Edith Barber, Rain-bow Rd., visited Mrs. R..Rickwood, North Surrey lastweekend. Returning with herfor a few weeks visit wasMrs. E.F. Rickwood of Tor-onto.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Max-well and Mr. and Mrs. R.Crombie, all of West Van-(ContUtoP.?, Co I. 3 & 4)
C H U R C H E S
S U N D A Y , A U G U S T 23y 1964.ANGLICAN - St. Mark's: 8:30a.m. St. Mary's: II a.m.
St. George's: 2:30 p.m. St. Nicholas: 7:30 p.m.UNITED - Ganges: 11:00 a.m.; Burgoyne Bay: 2:30 p.m.ROMAN CATHOLIC - Our Lady of Grace: Holy Mass,
10:45 a.m. St. Paul's, Fulford Harbour - 9 a.m.CHRISTIAN SCIENCE - Mahon Hall, 11:00 a.m.FULL GOSPEL CHAPEL - Sunday School and Adult Bible
classes, 10:30 a.m.; Evening service, 7:30 p.m.JEHOVAH WITNESSES - Mahon Hall, 2:00 p.m>
T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t 20>
FULFORD NEWSby Bea Hamilton
The Fulford AthleticClub, says Jack Roland, aresponsoring a dance on Fri-day August 21st, at the Ful-ford Hall. Music will be fea-tured by the Silver Beatlesfrom Port Alberni. This shouldbe a lively and good enter-tainment.
Well, Fulford marriedladies team had their revengefor the beating given them bythe Ganges married Ladiesteam at softball last week-Fulford ball team won 29-3last Sunday!
The games were enjoyedand a good crowd were outto shout for winners and los-ers. Next Sunday, Fulfordladies play the ladies teamfrom Ladysmith, so everyoneturn out for a good game -2p.m. Aug. 23rdat the Ful-ford Sp*brts Field.
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Lyn-gard are off to Halifax, dri-ving by carlin the companyof several other cars goingthat way. Jack Lyngard is inthe Navy and is to be sta-tioned at Halifax for the nexttwo years. The Lyngards arevisiting Jack's parents enroute in Alberta and will seea brother in Ontario. A cardhome from Barbara Lyngard(nee Coopsie)tellsthe fami-ly that they were in PrinceEdward Island and by now,they will have reached theirdistinction. Jack Lyngardhas to be in Halifax by Sept.
1st so they have been enjoy-ing touring as they went.Inez Coopsie was visitingthe Maxwells in Fulford overthe weekend.
Mr. Harold Lacy, for
1964 D R I F T' sometime now, assistant Cityengineer in Victoria,-hasjoined the staff of the Prov-incial Dept. of Agricultureengineering division. Hewill aid the department inits program of making maxi-mum use of engineering onfarms. Mr. Lacy was born onSalt Spring Island, and is thesecond son of Mr. & Mrs. A.O. Lacy. Harold graduatedfrom UBC in 1959 and isliving in Victoria with hiswife and three children. Itis nice to get such good newsof our young men from theIsland.*•* * * * * * * * * * * * * *MRS. WALLACE-97 YEARS
Mrs. Wallace Sr. cele-brated her 97th birthday onAugust 15th. She is stayingat Wildwood ConvalescentHome in Fulford and washappy to receive the con-gratulations and good wishesof her family, some of whomwere present.
Her granddaughter de-cided 97 candles were toomany for one cake, so settled
for one candle in the middle.Mrs. Wallace read all
the messages on her cardswithout t he aid of read ing
P E N ,
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY,THURSDAY
DutchBeautySalonPHONE:
537-2811
P A R K D R I V E
Nelly & Frank Schwagly
1009 Blanshard St., Victoria
W O O D V oglasses. Bringing love andgood wishes were the S.K.Claibourne family, Mrs. W.S. Anderson, the Hollomans,and Oscar Wallace. Old timefriends, Mr. & Mrs. C. Wat-mough were also present. Weadd our congratulations fromDriftwood to this grand oldlady of Salt Spring Island.* * * * * • • - * * * * * * * * *
CROSSED LINESby Bea Hamilton
Whilst we are keepingour fingers crossed for con-tinuation of this good weath-er, the B.C. Tel have theirlines crossed to add to the
/excitement of living withdigits and dials. Party linesare having fun and wi 11 con-tinue until the hard workinglinesmen can straighten outthe tangle.
In the meantime, neigh-
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bours are running hither andyon to deliver messages andhaving a chin=wag enroute.Gives one a chance for avisit.
Sunday night, after the(Cont'd to P. 7 Col. 1)
j, (ttragtrimt Sc 010.Chartered Accountants/^
Office adjacent to Turners Store
Phone: Ganges 537-2831 or Victoria EV 2-2625 COLLECT
'SHELLUBRICATION'ONE: 537-2023
C O M P L E T E A U T O M O T I V ER E P A I R S & S E R V I C E
NIOW E PART.Y S I Z E ICE C U B E Sfrom SELF-SERVE MACHINE
large bag - 25<J:
ROCKGAS PROPANE AGENCY3% F i n a n c e S e r v i c e on Furnace
I n s t a l l a t i o n s .
AGENCY FOR McCULLOCH
C H A I N S A WS
McMANUSSHELL SERVICE
W E S T I L L H A V E A V A I L A B L E SOME O F T H E
S E L E C T S C O T T P O I N T P R O P E R T I E S
L A R G E W A T E R F R O N T P A R C E L S
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u REAL ESTATE INSURANCEAUTO MARINE LIABILITY
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T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t 20, 1964 D R I F T W O O O
BUSINESS DIRECTORYC L A S S I F I E D A D S G E T R E S U L T S
U S E T H E C L A S S I F I E D
GULF PLUMBING/& HEATINGFRED LUDDfNGTON
Furnace 4 Qfl Burner ServiceF R E E 1 / E S T I M A T E S
PHONE: 5 3 7 - 5 3 1 4
FOR ALLBUILDING
Y O U RN E E D S
CRUICKSHAICONSTRUCTIONPHONE: 537-2950 or 537-5628
E R N I E B O O T HPLUMBING & HEATING
INSTALLATIONS XREPAIRSF R E E ESTIMATESPHONE: "537-5712
HARRY'S WATER TAXITWO F A S T B,0ATS
"Crackerjack ITA Xfrackerjill"G.anges PhoiU: 537-5548
RADIO CONTROLLED
A A G E V I L L A / D S E NB U I L D I N G C O N T R A C T O R
Quality Horrtes/ RenovationsAdditions, Cabinets, Free Estimates
GANGES PHONE: 537-5412
D A V I D P A L L O TCERTIFIED Class-A ELECTRICIANCOMPLETE ELECTRICAL SERVICE
Installations - Repairs - AppliancesCALL - DAY or WlGHT 537-5615
WJ.MOLLISONREADY-MIX, CEM/NT, GRAVEL
SUPPLIES, ROAD FILL, etc.PHONE: 537-20a/ Box 73, Ganges
Saltspring ElectricS N A P P Y / S E R V I C E
REASONABLE P R I C E SG U S N I T S C H
Box 330, Ganges
GULF ISLANDSIDOW
•ANING: 537-5417
Gulf craft Mill workC. W. A c L E A N
CABINETS / SASH & DOORGENERA IVWOODWOR Kl NG
Phone:537-2041 y Old Rex Theatre
Pat chett/Plum b in gNEW INSTALLATIONS - REPAIRS
F R E E ' V E S T I M A T E SPHONE: 537-5724
The Fall Issue ofBEAUTIFUL BRITISH COLUMBIA
is now in stock atDRIFTWOOD
limited sunnlv-eet it, now
Dick'ft RadioS T.V.
SALES & SERf/KPHONE: 537t2943
JIM HEDGE<agen^for
THE BfelTI^H AMERICAN•OIL COMPANY LIMITED
GASOLINE - HEATING OILSPhone: 537-5331 or Res. 537-2090
Drilling & Blasting/
igging & LoadingPhone: 537-292Q
FOUR STA£ROOFING CO.
NEW ROOFS - ROOF REPAIRSR E - R O O F I N G / - S I D I N G S
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Neli DegnenBulldozing •>
ILAND CLEARIN^/- EXCAVATIONSROAD BUILDING, etc.
Phone:537-2930 P.O. Box 63
D • I FI W CC L A S S I F I E D A D S
GET RESULTSRATE: 75<: first 20 Words
3$ For Each Additional WordPHONE: 537-2211
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Custom Royal 2-door hard-top - rebuilt engine - $1200 cash orbest offer. Phone:537-5429 after 6 pm1/3 HP deep well pump with jet and '.foot valve attachment - newly recon-ditioned with new bearings - $65.
Phone:537-210826 ft. boat - sound & seaworthy, justcompleted extensive refit. 6/7 HPEasthope engine. Fully equipped - lowprice of $1100 for quick sale. Termsaccepted. Phone:537-217920 ft. house trailer - bunk room, sinkfridge, well insulated - suitable forcamp site - $525 .̂ H.W. Gordon,Gen. Del., Ganges.'53 Chev 4-door Sedan - radio & heat-
'er - good rubber. Phone 537-5719after 6 p.m.16 ft. by 74 inches - outboard hull.$150 cash. Phone:537-5326Attractive 2 bedroom home. On halfacre. Pembroke bath, cabinet kitchen,gorgeous view up Harbour. Three min.from store & ferry. 40 minute serviceto Swartz Bay. Beautiful lawn & gar-den. $9800 asked. FulfordPhone owner: 537-5685Launch - 33 ft. red cedar hull, 10 ft.beam, 10 tons, copper nailed, 19ft.cabin, stove, toilet, 2 cyl. Easthopemarine engine, 15-18 HP, new in1958. Vessel in good condition, sea-worthy, ideal living for 2 or more.Good fishing, towing, dependable.Cash $2300. Phone; 537-2059Very affectionate Sealpoint Siamesemale kittens from registered stock.Rea-sonably priced to a good home only.Phone: 537-2155Weanerpigs. Phone:537-2952
W I L L T R A D E ~'56 Lincoln hardtop - all power - val-ue, $1700 for acreage. Phone 537-5438
WANTED TO RENT3 bedroom home, furnished or unfurn-ished, for the school months.
Phone: 539-5556
HELP WANTED =
SCHOOL DISTRICT »64 (Gulf Islands)Applications are invited for the posi-tion of Asst. custodian at SaltspringElementary Secondary School, Ganges.3 hours work per day, 5 days per schoolweek. $110 per month - duties tocommence on Sept. 8th, 1964. Pleaseaddress applications to: Mrs. J.R.Sturdy, Secretary-Treasurer, Box 128,Ganges, B.C.
JOBS WANTEDCALL ORICK for experienced carpen-try and cement work. Phone 537-2076
N O T I C E SBINGO - sponsored by C.W.L. atCatholic Church Hall - Fri. Aug 21stat 8:15 p.m. - 50% proceeds as prizesRefreshments wi II be served.ACCORDIAN LESSONS - begim.ers oradvanced - Free trial lesson. Children5 years & UD. Phone: 537-2211
A u g u s t 20,
CONT'D.Ted's Shoe Renew will beclosed from 4p.m. Fridayto 9 a.m. Mon. this week.Vesuvius Bay Beauty Parlourwill close for holiday Sat.Aug . 22 to Sept . 9th .BILL'S TAXI will not oper-ate its bus service connect-ing Ganges and the 9:40 p.m. Long Harbour ferry afterLabour Day, Sept. 7, 1964.After this date, service to& from the evening boat willbe by individual taxi requestonly. _
_ FOUND _Ski f f Found . Phone :537-2859Key (for house) on Geo. S.Pearson. Please contact mateA lady's ring - Owner mayphone;_537Jjm _
At a meeting of theShooting & Trap Committeesheld in the Rod & Gun Clubbuilding on August 5th theydecided to hold several shoot-ing events starting October25tn. These events will becompleted by Nov. 1st andwill be for members only.
Shooters will compete for5 trophies; Moll ison & Scarfftrophy for trap shooting; SaltSpring Motors (Art Young)trophy for big bore rifles;Mouat Bros. Limited trophyfor 22 rifles; Salt Spring Landstrophy for pistol snooting.
The Shell Service (AlexMcManus) trophy will be forthe best score in all four e-vents. No handicap in theall event championship shoot.The entrance fee will be 50$plus shells and targets.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *wires were carefully cut atour house, all seemed to beinorder until 1:30 a.m. whenR/R/R/R. went the new bell- "Is Mrs. Murphy there?"asked a voice doubtfully."No potatoes", says I. "Oh,dear!" exclaimed the voice,"all our numbers are wrong,it seems". And she hung up.
Well, thought I, here'sa start ! My first taste of"Sorry- wrong number". Onlyit won't be a voice in thefuture that says that - just abuz-buz-buz. Oh well, be-ing a bee, I should be usedto a buzz by now !* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1964 u k I F TWITH SYMPATHY
by Bea HamiltonResidents along Isabella
Point Road were distressed tohear of the sudden passing ofArt Smith, (Arthur HenrySmith).
Mr. Smith was foundslumped over the wheel of thefishing vessel "Rae-John" atthe fishing grounds in PrinceRupert. The discovery wasmade by the crew early onFriday morning, August 14th.They rushed the stricken manto hospital but he was dead,and they presume from aheart attack.
Mrs. Anne Smith wasnotified by the RCMP at Ful-ford. She was shortly joinedby her two daughters whomotored from Haney as soonas they heard the sad news.
Daughters, Mrs. B. Rud-dick and Mrs. John Larsenwere accompanied by Mr.Larsen and Susanne Ruddick.
The funeral will be heldin Haney where the Smithslived before they came toSalt Spring Island a few yearsago.
Her many friends symp-athize deeply with Mrs. AnneSmith and her family at thistime.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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SOME OF THE GUESTS AT THE DINNER SPONSORED BY BRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY ON THEAFTERNOON JUST PRIOR TO CONVERSION TO AUTOMATIC DIAL PHONES ON SALT SPRING ISLAND. THEPHOTO WAS TAKEN JUST OUTSIDE HARBOUR HOUSE HOTEL WHERE THE DINNER WAS HELD.
GARDEN CLUB PLANSSEPTEMBER SHOW
Mrs. Jack Fendall, showmanager, reported arrange-ments well in hand for thechrysanthemum and fall flow-er show to be held Sept. 19in Fulford Hall. The report
was made to the Aug. 12meeting of SSI Chrysanthe-mum and Garden Club, heldin Ganges United ChurchHall with Dr. R.W. Bradleyin the chair.
Mrs. P.G. James out-lined changes made in theshow schedule to permit ad-
dition of several classes forautumn flowers; also a chil-dren's floral arrangement
class. The chrysanthemumsection is limited to clubmembers, but the remaining
sections, numbering some24 classes, are open to thegeneral public. Copies of
the show schedule may bepicked up at Driftwood of-fice next week.
Mr. R.R. Alton intro-
duced the guest speaker, Mr.E.J. Grieg of Royston Nur-series, whose illustrated ad-
dress on species and hybridrhododendrons proved both
interesting and informative.Quoting from 35 years ex-
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perience with thousands ofplants in this branch of horti-culture, the speaker gavemuch helpful advice regard-ing varieties most useful forgarden culture.
Rhododendrons must haveacid soil, said Mr. Grieg.
They thrive on rotten woodand peat moss. The lowdward and creeping types en-
joy full sun. Other varietiesprefer some shade.
Mr. P.G. James gave
the vote of thanks. In replyMr. Grieg invited membersto visit his nursery located
near Courtenay.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t 20, 1964 D R I F T W O O D
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PICNIC PLANNED FOROAPO
Another outing sponsoredby OAPO, Branch 32 isplanned for Tuesday, Sept. 1.The bus wi 11 leave Bi 11's Taxioffice at 7:55 a.m. for Eng-lishman River Falls. Takeyour own picnic lunch. Teaand coffee will be served atthe park.They will return on the 6 pmferry from Crofton. Fare willbe $3. For reservations phoneMrs. Monk -.537-5629.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *FERNWOOD NEWS
by Dorrs DeLongMr. & Mrs. L.G. Ken-
nett are returning home to-day to Kelso Sask. afterspending the past month attheir summer home here.
Mr. & Mrs. D.A. Thomp-son and children, Shelagh,Brian and Dierdre of Alder- •grove spent the last week atthe home of their parents,Mr. & Mrs. S.A. Thompsonat Journeys End.
Mr. & Mrs. Dave Win-ter and son Keith spent afew days holiday in Victoria.
Mr. Alan Waterfall andfriend Hugh McRae have re-turned to Surrey after spend-ing two weeks with Alan'sparents, Mr. & Mrs. FrankWaterfall.
Miss Paula Waterfall ofDawson City who has beenvisiting her grandparents forthe summer plans to stay onwith them for the school
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OLD TIMER PASSES AWAYCraven Henry Wilson
Noon died in Victoria at theVeterans Hospital on August16, 1964 in his 76th year.
Mr. Noon came to SaltSpring Island early in thecentury and remained resi-dent on the Island until lastfall when he moved to Vic-toria. For some years and upto the middle'40s, Mr. Noonoperated a taxi business onthe Island.
He is survived by a sis-ter, Mrs. Enid Haynes inSouthAfrica, a cousin, Mr.B. Wilson in Victoria. Mrs.Noon predeceased himeigStyears ago.
Mr. Noon was an activemember of St. George's Ang-lican Church and the RoyalCanadian Legion. He servedin the First World War withthe 143rd Battalion C.E.F.
Funeral services will beheld today, August 20th at9:30 a.m. in Thomson & Irv-ing Funeral Chapel, followedby cremation. Padre D.Kendellwil l conduct theservice.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *term.
Mr. & Mrs. E.J. Burrhave returned home afterspending two weeks on theprairie visiting relatives atDauphin, Man. and Langbank,Sask.
Mr. T.W. Smith, Mr. &Mrs. Gerald Smith and MissBeverley Jochen of Calgarywere guests of Mr. & Mrs.Edward Adams fora few days.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *5ULF ISLANDS
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Weekend visitor at thehome of Mr. &Mrs. GrahamShove, Lower Ganges Rd.,was Mr. P.D. Crofton ofVictoria.
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Mr. Barry Crofton, Vic-toria was the guest of Mr. &Mrs. Fred Morris, LowerGanges Rd. last week.
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VICTORIA TRIP FOROAPO
A full bus load of OAPOV. ->2, U "' at 9:30 a.m.August 11th • < Victoria
they spenr the days ig. Mrs. J. Monk hadan.: ed f or u private dining
room at T. Eaton Co. wherethe group enjoyed lunch.
The day previous, August
10th, Branch 32 had enter-tained two bus loads of visi-
tors from Connaught Heights,
Vancouver. Following lunch
at the local restaurants, they
took a two hour tour of theIsland. Secretary-treasurer,
Mrs. E. Thacker, acting as
guide for one bus, says sheinadvertently, but gently
guided the driver the wrong
way and they ended up ontop of Mount Maxwell where
everyone enjoyed the view.
Provincial president of theOAPO, Mr. Vincent Yates
was among the group.
Tea will be served to
Duncan Branch at St. Georges
Hall on Thursday, Aug. 20
between 12:30 and 1:30.Anyone who may have friend*
on this trip will be welcometo join them at tea.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL
PROVIDES BIBLES TOHARBOUR HOUSE HOTEL.Mr. Fred C. Lucas, Van-
couver, of Gideons Inter-
national will be the guest
speaker at the afternoon
service at St. George's
Church this Sunday. Mr.
Lucas is to speak on the
work of the Gideon's andMr. Doug Luff, another
Gideons visitor; wHI presentthe bibles to Col. D.G.
Crofton of Harbour House.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *DON'T FORGET!!
Ladies Softball Game
Sunday 2:00 pen
Fulford Sports Field
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"Hot Dawg! Come and get it!" Chef ArtMoulton yells from his stand at the Sports Festivallast week. His pretty assistant at the time of the picture was Miss Jean Bennett and thatwas my hot dog coming up! It was good, and made as only Art can make them. That biggrin could sell any hot dog anywhere! by Bea Hamilton
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T h u r s d a y ,
THE GOODLY HERITAGEby Elsie Wcrthington
Erection of fine modernhomes on the beautiful oldBeddis estate, now subdivid-ed, marks the end of a treas-ured link with Salt Spring Is-
land's romantic past.The property lies at the
end of Beddis Road, namedafter the intrepid pioneer,Samuel J. Beddis, who wit-hhis wife and family came toSalt Spring Island in a sail-ing sloop eighty years agoand chose this site for thier
home.The couple, originally
from England, had lived fora time in Nebraska. A year
after the birth of their onlydaughter, Boadicea - des-tined to become a wel l-lovednurse throughout the GulfIslands - Mr. & Mrs.. Beddiswith their five children set
sai I from San Francisco boundfor Victoria. They were ac-companied by Mrs. Beddis1
brother, Raffles Purcy, wholater taught school at Cen-
tral Settlement. His threedaughters are well-known
Salt Spring Island residents.
After their arrival inVictoria a "colonizer1 per-
suaded Mr. & Mrs. Beddis tosettle at Salmon River on
Vancouver Island. The day
they sai led from Victoria for
this land of promise a suddenstorm blew up, so violent it
drove the little vessel offcourse toward the San Juan
Islands. The unfortunatetravellers, cold, wet and
unable to cook a meal, suf-fered miserably all that day
and through the night. Lossof the dinghy added to theirtroubles.
Next day they managedto land the boat on a rocky
shoreof a small island, madea fire and prepared hot food.
When the meal was almostready an American coast
guard appeared and ordered
the party to leave the islandimmediately, but gave per-mission for the hot coffee to
be taken along. He pointed
to a distant shore and toldthe stranded travellers that
THAT was Canada. (Tension
between the United States
and Canada caused by the
bo-jridary disagreement someyears previous, still remainedhigh in the disputed area).
Setting sail again theycame off the shore of NorthSaanich and, sighting asmall sawmill decided to
land and purchase materialfor o new dinghy. Mr. Bed-
dis'askedpermission to campon the beach, but the hos-
pitable mill owner invited
A u g u s t 2 0 , 1964
the fami ly to his home," where they remained for
seveial days. He stronglyadvised against settl ing atSalmon River, and introdjceJthe newcomers to the localbutcher, a Mr. Ruckle fromSalt Spring Island, who,with Mr. Brackman (founderof the firm of Brackman &Ker) persuaded Mr. Beddisto try homesteading on Salt
D R I F T W O O Don the voyage up the coast.The tiny trees were graftedwith' scions of 42 apple var-ieties shipped by mail fromIreland; the end of each slipfirmly embedded in a pota-to.
Marauding bears andcougars - a common occur-rence - were a trial to thestruggling pioneers, but theywere spared the heart-break-
ourite camping ground (or the
Indians on the way to and
from their f ishing grounds, or
hop picking in Oregon. The/
held great feasts on the beacK,
leaving behind pilesof clam-
shells measuring yardsacross.
Highlight of these feasts was
a drink made of foaming
soapa la I i berries. This potent
beverage filled the celebrants
v/i th steadily mounting exu-
LOC HOi. :-F 6N LO SELC.S
Spring. He accepted this
advice and filed for 149-acre tract of land. On Aug-ust 11th 1884 the sloop
dropped anchor off the whiteshell beach of the new landwhich was to be the Beddis
home for a host eight decades.The family set up a tent
on the beach and lost no
time in makinga clearing in
the thick forest for a house,choosing a site by a streamrunning from Cusheon Lake.
The house, built of logs,was put up in a day by neigh-
bours who came from all ov-er the Island. About half of
them were negroes, includ-
ing freed slaves, whose fam-ilies had settled on Salt
Spring a quarter of a centu-
ry before. While the menworked the women prepareda big picnic meal. The
building bee closed with alively dance in the evening.
Sheep and cattle wereobtained from neighbouringfarms. There were no horsesthen on Salt Spring. Allland clearing and ploughingwas done by hand with theheIp of oxen. An orchard
was planted with apple seed-
lings raised from pips savedfrom fruit bought and eaten
ing raids by thieving Indianssuffered in earlier years.
Indians encountered bythe Beddiseswere mainly the
peace-loving Cowichans(called "Siwash" by the set-
tlers). They were never knowntosteal anything. The familycould safely leave the houseunlocked with Indians aboutbut found it necessary to se-
cure their premises againsttransient whites.
Beddis Beach was a fav-
berance until the pressure be-came unbearable, at whichpoint they eased matters by
drinking oolichan oil. Theoil was obtained by filling aderelict canoe with the tiny
fish and leaving it on a hotsunny beach until the fish
were reduced to oil.Raids on fishing grounds
made by the fierce Haidasfrom Queen Charlotte (standsresulted in frequent battles
with other tribes. The attack-
2 Pu .... <
eis come ii loi ... . ./,». , ̂
dugouvs, /v i t l : ie, p<.io';i«.,.bucks and iauaws - TO i?. •canoe, the boat almost le/niv/ith the water at the gun-wales. In heavy seas the poa-dlers kept the canoe afloat
by ski l ful ly shifting the weightof their bodies to permit rhecraft t o meet the huge waves.
The Beddis children soonlearned enough of the long- 'uage to be able to conversewith their Indian friends, andheard fascinating tales oftribal customs and legends.They found many Indian arti-facts on the beach and by thestream. Of special interest
is a rare and beautifullycarved knife made of ivory
or bone and believed to havebelonged to a great chief.
This treasure is still in thepossession of the Bsddis fam-ily.
Although the Indianswere scrupulously honest re-garding their friencf proper-ty, it seems they were notabove cheating in other ways.On one occasion Mrs. Bed-dis gave them arsack filledwith washed wool for card-ing, at which they were ex-perts, expecting two orthree bags of carded wool tobe returned. Several weekslater the well-combed woolcame back - but only onesackful. At the same timethe Indian children were alldecked out in new sweaters !
The Indians were alsoclever at spinning wool intoyarn. Using the knee andpalm of the hand, they cleanedwool was rolled into a rope,then pulled through a holein a tin lid to form yarn.
Care of the sick was aproblem easily settled bythe Siwash. Seriously ill orhandicapped members of thetribe were abandoned onsome shore or island to dieof starvation. Remains ofsuch unfortunates were foundby the Beddises in a smallcove adjoining their beach;an area they named SiwashCove.
Serious illness amongearly Salt Spring Island set-tlers caused great concern,made more acute by the lackof a resident doctor. Onone occasion when a mem-ber of his family becamevery ill Mr. Beddis madehaste to Burgoyne Bay onthe opposite side of fh« Is-land, where he obtained aboat, then rowed ocrou Son-sum Narrows to fetch o doc-tor from Vancouver lilond.
To be concluded in nextweek's issue.
T h u ' i d a y , A u g u s t 20, 1964
Dave Stupich, MLA, presenting trophy donated by AlexMcManus, to Cecil South, captain of Duncan Horseshoepitching team. Duncan beat S.S.I , team.
NOT FORGOTTENby Bea Hamilton
The Salt Spring Festivaland Sports Day may be overbut not forgotten. There was-n't room for all the news orpictures last week so herewe go ago in for the last round-up. One of the most popularspots was Art Moulton's hotdog stand, which filled inwith the barbecued beef sand-wiches. Those hot dogs weregood and the youngsters )andoldsters) kept the cheerfulchef and his helpers busy mostof the afternoon. The grinsthat accompanied each hotdog were free-and by far themost cheerful thing on thefield that day.
There wasn't time to getall the babies pictures at theBaby Show, but we managed
D R I F T W O O D
was heard to declare that ALLbabies ere the best and bon-niest.
Our congratulations to allthe mothers of 1st, 2nd and3rd choices in all ages, andwe marvel led at the good be-haviour during the baby con-test. Mrs. R. Simard hasseveral first prize babies inher family, we understand -and her little Andrea walkedoff with the prize for theBest Baby in the show, so itcertainly seems to run in theSimard family. Congratula-tions to all of them !
Congratulations also, toJack Roland and Bob Aker-man, and all those whohelped get the Festival on'Its legs, for putting on ashow to be proud of.
V o l N o . 2 3 P
to get the four first prizedarlings, and Dr. O. Stanton 1st prize - Baby Loretta Dods,
- 9 to 16 months.and mother, Mrs. Ken Dods
Looking ahead, we cansee wonderful possibilitiesin an Annual Salt Spring Is-land Festival, and the get-ting together of all districtsto bring fun, feasts andsports, where young and oldcan enjoy the out-doors ev-ents in fine weather.* * * * * *
Young Mark O'Donnell, 1st prize boy, and mother Mrs. T.(Darlene) O'Donnell.
CHARLIE HORSESNOTWITHSTANDING
Two members of theGanges Belles Ladies Soft-ball team, having sufferedcharlie-horses on their wayto first base had to refire totheir dugout en route fortreatment. Mr. Bill Evans,local vet, administered apotion of his muscle elixirand presto, the ladies returhedto the fray.
In spite of their indom-itable courage, howerver, thesecond game of the SSI Lad-
ies Liniment League, endedin a rout on Sunday 29 to 3for Fulford Ladies First AidKits. It was sweet revengeafter the Ganges ladies em-barrassed the Fulford nine inthe first game at the FulfordSports Day.
This second game set thestage for the tie breaker tobe played on Labour Day atthe Fulford Sports Field forthe Rose Bowl Trophy, donat-ed by Bob Akerman.
The largest crowd to wit-ness a game was present onSunday when over 30 cars
* * * * * * * * *
Baby Debbie Cruickshank, under 8 months, and mother,Vesuvius Bay Road - 1st prize.
ART EXHIBIT PLANNEDLocal artists are invited
to display their paintings atthe forthcoming Chrysanthe-mum and Fall Flower Showto be held Sept. 19 in Ful-ford Hall. Interested personsare asked to contact MissGwen Ruckle; phone 537-5477.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *CALLING ALL DRESSMAKERS
Donations of remnantsof dress goods and oddmentsof other sewing materialswi l l be appreciated for theHospital Bargain Sale, Sept.12. Please phone Mrs. A.M. Brown at 537-5360.t * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Best Baby - Andrea Simard, two years and mother, Mrs. R.Simard, Fulford.
1st GANGES SCOUT TROOPJust a reminder to all
boys between the ages of 1 1and 13 years who are plan-ning to join the Scouts thisSeptember - contact DonLawley at 537-2321 or 537-2133 before August 21st, toenable your participationwith the troop on a hike fneSept. 4th to 7th weekend .* * * * * * * * * * * * * * •
parked around the field.Make a date now to at-
tend the final on Labour Day.It's bound to be anotherspectacular.
The Fulford First Aid Kifstake on the Ladysmith Mar-ried Ladies Team in a friend-ly1 game come this Sunday.
