5AUSPRWG.-.-ISLAND B.C. \Published weekly on Saltspring Island, W. Fisher, Editor, P.O. Box 250 Ganges, B.C.,Phone: 176Thursday_._Mgv_ 19, I960 . :-±. • ' Vol. I. No_._9

THE HE - TIX n.i p aVJUL. OL

TheGulfIslands,sometimesknown to theAmericans asthe "CanadianSan Juans", arelocated intheGeoStrait, the famous inside passage to Alaska,about half-way betweenVancouver/BHHsh Columbiaon the mainland and Victoria,B.C. on Vancouver Is land. Theseemerald islands are just North of theInternationa! Boundary, which separates them fromthe San Juan Islands in-the state of Washington,

The'"Heart of the Gulf Islands", so easily reachedby several car ferries from Vancouver, Victoria,Anacortes'and Seattle, Wash. ,consistsbf six majorislands and many smaller ones. The major islandsare Salt Spring Island,Gaiiano Island, North andSouth Render Islands, Mayne Island, and SatumaIsland. Most of the smaller ones are uninhabited.

The "Heart of the Gulf Islands" Is unspoiled, un-|

trammeled and virtually undiscovered by the majority |of American travellers. Here is beauty, serenity,peace and outstanding weather.

Here is the perfect water for cruising, with hun-dreds of sheltered coves to anchor in, retreats to ex-plore, and island-hopping at its best. Hero is thefishermen's paradise, with the best salmon fishing inthe world, and lakes with small-mouth bass and cut-throat trout. Here is the beachcomber's heaven,where the flotsam and jetsam of the Pacific come torest. Weathered wood, Japanese glass net floatsandother mysterious cargoes of the sea are here for the ,searching.' Here is the place for the(CONT'D P.2) j

SUMMERFERRY

SCHEDULE. 'ABOUT READY

•'On the reports that the ferry'"service between Fulford and Swartz

Bay was to be curtailed to allow the ;"Motor Princess" to do part-time service to the OuterIslands; and that the "Delta Princess" was going tobe removed from this area, the Ganges Business Man'sAssociation and the Salt Spring Is. Chamberof Com-merce sent telegrams to Premier Bennett, Hon. EarteC. Westwood, and Hon. Phil Gaglardi. This actionresulted in getting an expanded service for the Ful-ford-Swartz Bay run, with the schedule Interlockingwith the new Swartz Bay^awwesson fe,rryschedule,

It is understood that the new summer schedule isbeing drawn up and to be printed shortly, authorizedto be in effect from June 3 to Sept, 5th, both daysinclusive. The understanding:^ press time is:(l)That the "Geo. S.Pearson" will remain on theVesuvius-Crofton run on approximately the sameschedule as last summer. (2) The "Delta Princess-" :

will be on'the Fulford-Swartz Bay run/commencingat 6 A.M. daily and every two hours until the last':sailing from' Fulford at 6 P.M., tieing up at Fulfordot 8 P.M. for the night. (3) The "Motor Princess"will carry out the Outer Island service on a similarschedule as the'CyPeck" did last summer, exceptthe "Motor Princess" will be(CONT'D P,2)

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GANGES P H A R M A C YA L L T H E GULF I S L A N D S

B E S T W I S H E SFOR A S U C C E S S F U L P A R A D E

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(CONT'D FROM P.1) HEART OF THE GULF ISLANDS..«she 11 -fish gourmet, where oysters, clams and crabsabound. Here is the place for the hunter, for theislands are alive with deer and grouse. Here is theplace for the man who wants to be alone along theseashore, among the forests, on top of the mountains,to explore, to loaf and to dream. With all its un-spoiled beauty, its tranquility, therearetmodern ac-comodations for the "most discriminating lourist .Motels,hotels,.marinas, parks, cafes,grocery stores, good roads, watertaxis, fishing guides, end carnpingsites arc to be found on all themajor islands. Living on the GulfIslands is reasonable and slow-paced* Many people, on small pen1

sions, come here to retire. Withtheir house by the sea shore ornestled among the majestic fir treesthey lead the good life. Some ofthem live almost entirely off theland. With the mild climate andgood soil they raise much of theirfood,end the sea provides fish,oysters, clams and crabs, and theforest gives them venison. For ex--ploring, for fishing, for swimming, for boating, forloafing, for a wonderful family vacation, or for. liv-ing the good life, discover the "Heart of the GulfIslands"! You will never be sorry.

fish.. .And everyone seems to be catchingSalmon.., Did you know the bathtub was i mintedIn 1850 and that the telephone was invented in1875? This probably doesn't mean much to you,but just think, if you were living in 1850, youcould have sat in the bathtub for 25 years with-out the darn phone ringing.. .What happened tothe "TV at the P.T.A. Mayfdr? Lots of "PVaround but only three or four "IT's"... TheFratttngers of Scott Point Marina have done a ,nice thing. They have fixed up several picnic ':sites on their point for use to groups and individ-uals at no cast. Some have- picnic tables and re-fuse cans. They would appreciate a phone callor visit in advance if any group desires to use thefacilities.. .Plea? refrain from asking for extracopies of DRIFTWOOD at the post office. I hateto do this, but the cost of the extra copies going

out is killing me. Let us mail a copy to yourfriends. -Only $2.50 per year in Canada.. .1know of a loggers birthday party where they cutthe cake with an axe and didn't break the plate.

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(CONT'D FROM P. 5} FERRIES ..-leaving from FulfordHarbour each morning and returning there in the even-ing instead of Ganges Harbour. The "MotorPrincess."will return from the Outer Islands, in the evening,via Swartz Bay and will leave Swartz Bay at 9.00 PMfor Fulford, where she will tie up. (4) Thesche>are being drawn up so as to coincide with theSwartzBcy-Tsawwaen ferry service. (5) The "CyPeck" will be held in reserve for special or, extraservice as required.

FACTS, FABLES, &.FOIBLES... The other day,on C.B.C. radio, the commentator was able tomention the Gulf Islands while talking aboutKorea!... Fishi.ng is getting better at St. Mary'sLake, J. Tang, & L= Henderson, newspaper typesfrom the Victoria Colonist caught four small-mouth bass weighing as much as 3 Ibs.Lt was re-ported a group took over 40 of thtise fighting

MAY 23RDCELEBRATION...TheFulford Community Association hasannounced the schedule for the bigcelebration for May 23rdf VictoriaDay. At 12 noon the children willassemble at the school sports groundsfor the parade. The floats will as-semble at 12 noon at the GangesWharf. The route of the paradewill be from the wharf to the cor-ner in front cf the Shell Servicestation and the Trading Co., turnright, go down on the main drag,past the Log Cabin to RainbowRoad. There turn left, go one blockon Rainbow, turn left again, go one

block to Hereford St., turn left, go down In front ofthe Legion Hall back to the main drag, turn right,back up to the Trading Co. corner, turn right, goupbeyond the theatre, turn right and end at the schoolsports ground. The May Queen crowning will beheld at the school's center steps at 1:30 p.m. Thesports competition wllj start after the crowning .Themidway, with pony rides for the kids, hot dogstands,darts, games of chance, amusement booths, etc.,wil.l be across the road from the sports field. Allbooths will be there. (CONT'D P. 3)

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Not even the youngest member of the fami ly would trot off to thecorner store and expect to buy anything for a cent today.But you can go shopping electrically with only a cent. Just look

at these electrical appliances and see how much they do for you for justONE CENT'S worth of electricity at the average domestic cost.

10 bacon and Keep food fresh for 17 hours in ,-—-an electric refrigerator

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(CONT'DFROM P.3) CELEBRATION.. .Admission tothe .sports ground will be 25$ for adults, with all child-ren free. Incidentally , the children are urged to de-corate their bicycles and enter the' parade. Don't for-get the big dance at the Fulford Hall that night.

Suit Spring Island is the largest of the Gulf Islands.It is linked to Vancouver Island and Vancouver withseveral car ferries. Salt Spring, being tha most pop-ulous, is the center of things. Here you will findeverything necessary for the perfect vacation. Hotels,motels, marinas, cafes, grocery stores, water taxis,fishing guides, a government liquor store, drugstore,a new hospital, parks, camping sites, a tricky gclfcourse, and churches of the major denominations.SalrSpring has a rich historical background dating from theIndians that lived here before the coming of the firstsettlers. Indian relics can be found in several areasen the island. From the spectacular view on top ofMt. Maxwell to a hidden cove at the seashore, thoro,Is a never-ending variety af thrills, pleasures andthings to do.

The Ladies Auxiliary to the Lady Mintc Hospital helda highly successful Hospital Day on Thursday, May 10.Guests were greeted at the door by Miss D, Mickle-borough, President of the Auxiliary, and Mrs. E.C,Kefman, Hospital Matron. Conducted tours of thehospital and Nurses Residence were carried out bymembers of the Nursing Staff. Tho hospital corridorsarid board room, where tea was'served, ware beauti-

fully decorated with floral arrangements done byMrs. Scot Clarke, Mrs. S.'Wagg and Mrs. CbrothyAtkins, On display was pStitpoint paintings done byMrs. George Oglosby. Mrs. Oglesby started herunique hobby back in 1934 when she was unable tolocate an old type sampler. Her first efforts werewith heavy yarn, requiring only 5 to 10 stitches persquare inch. Some on display had as many as 40stitches to the square inch^ind had to be examinedunder a magnifying glass to catch the.minute details.

I A pair of these lovely paintings were won in a raffle| by Mr. G.S. Humphries. The Auxiliary is very grate-ful for the extreme generosity of the guests.

Mr, J,M. Evans, Principal of S.S. High, 'openedthe annual P.T A.'Mayfair, held Friday, May 13, atMahon Hall. Mrs. M. Fellows was convenor. Thehome cooking stall proved to be the most popularandwas nearly completely, sold out only a few minutesafter opening. Running a close second, was the cakewalk and .the ladies in charge were hard pressed to .save a few of the beautiful cakes for the eveningsentertainment. The door prize, a lovely set oftowels donated by T. Eaton Co., was won by Mrs.E. Fisher. The grocery hamper was won by Mr. T.Ashlee. During the evening , about 40 peopleturned out for the bingo games.

Mr.SIM'S,GAIbucz announce the arrival of adaughter,Eliz'jbeth' Mary, at Lady Minto Hosp.,May.Srh. Weight; 7lbs. 5 1/2 ozs.

GANGESSERVING THE GULF ISLANDS SINCE BQ7

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MALKIN'S STRAWBERRY JAM2 Ib. tin . . . . 57$

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Mr. and Mrs. B. Lemon were entertained at a sur-prise party, Sunday, May 15, in honour of their 25thwedding anniversary. Hostesses for the affair includ-ed Mrs Irl Bradley, Mrs. E.B. Haw .ins of Saanich andMrs. William Thompson of Victoria. A deliciousluncheon of turkey, ham, salads, pies, etc., wasserved to about 35 guests. Mrs. Lemon was presentedwith a lovely bouquet of carnations, narcissi, andiris, The guests also presented the couple with apiggy bank, decorated with silver ribbons and in alovely siIver box, including among other silver do-nations, 25 silver dollars-to mark the happy occasion.Twenty-five of the guests came over on the first ferryfrom Victoria and Saanich to attend the party.

ations are also well underway- There is an air ofextreme anticipation and hopefulness among theGrade I2's. Just as the Grade 12's are anticipatinggraduation, the whole school is anticipating ourlargest track meet of the year. It is to be held inVictoria, on May 28th, against several lower Van-couver Island'schools. There is an unanimous feel-ing among the high school athletes that, "We wantto, have to, and will defeat Belmont High School."This feeling is aroused from the fact that last yearthey defeated us by 12 points. There are posters,drawn by Shane Heinekey and Alan Waterfall, in theschool halls exhorting all athletes to train for allevents. The campaign is 30!ng very well.

POWEFRIDAY

FULFORD NEWS.. .Among thosefrom Salt Spring Island taking in theStamp Exhibition in Victoria lastweek end were: Capt. L.B.Drum-mond,Mrs. Violet McClaron andMiss G.C. Hamilton.. .Mr. & Mrs.Art Smith of Isabel la Point Road , •have r&turned from a visit to rel-ativesjand friends in Haney, B.C. ..Mrs. Mary Hersey'of Vancouver,and Mr. & Mrs'. W. Kelly, of WestVancouver, are spending a few weeks in their cot-tage at Drorribfe' Estate.. .Mrs. M. Gyves and MissGladys Shaw,'of the Fulford Hall Committee, reporta Very successful sale of tickets in aid of the May Daycelebrations which are coming up on the 23rd of Mayat Gariges. The two ladies were kept busy in thecorner of Mouats Store on Thursday, May 12th., andthere are all sorts of scripts and prizes to be won bylucky holders of winning tickets.

NEWS OF SALTSPRING HIGH by D.Hepburn.. .OnMay 6th, Professor Macintosh,Latin, Greek, and Classical pro-fessor from U.B.C. and Mr. Meeki.-son, a fourth year student, gave averyillumi.nat-.Ug address to thegrade eleven and twelve students.The talk was on various phases ofCampus life. Plans and timetablesare being formujatedA discussed,

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A meeting of the Board of Trus-tees of School District No. 64(Gulf Islands) was held in the Salt-spring School, Thursday, May 12th,I960 at 8:00. P.M. The Board ofTrustees of School District No. 64(Gulf Islands) will host the nextmeeting of the Vancouver IslandBranch of the B.C. School TrusteesAssociation. This meeting will :

take place in Ganges on Saturday,June 18th . Trustees, Association Officials, Govern-ment Officials and their wives or husbands will be in-vited to attend. Mr. G.S. Humphreys will be Chair-man in charge of arrangements. Mr. G.S. Humphreyswas welcomed back to the Board after a short periodof absence. The Deputy Minister of Labour, Mr.W.H.Sjnds, has appointed Mr. W.T. McLaughlin as Con-ciliation Officer in the matter of negotiations for aCollective Agreement between the Board of Trusteesf School District No. 64 (Gulf Islands) and School

Board Employees Union, Local No.788. No tenders have been receiv-ed for the removal of logs as re-quested, and the Board will makeother arrangements to clear thesite. Mr. G.M.Heinekey and Mr.J.M. Campbell were elected toserve as Board Representatives tothe V-incouver Island Branch of theB'.C. School Trustees Association.

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Here is an interesting letter from the CanadianBoard on Geographical Names to the Secretaryof the Saltspring Island Public Library Association:"Dear Madam: Your letter enquiring on the correctspelling of Saltspring Island is acknowledged. Thespelling Saltspring Island, as one word, was officially adopted by the Board, 1 March 1910, and it isshown thus on all our maps and charts. Accordingto our records, it was spelled in this form on a mapdated 1856 which accompanied Captain W.Colqyhoun Grant's "Description of Vancouver Is-land1. I trust the above will be helpful .(Signed)G. M. Munroe, Secretary.

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Roddis opened their doors to atea party on Wednesday, May 11th, which wassponsored by St. Mary's Guild. Proceeds from theafternoon came to $84 and the afternoon was asplendid success, despite a drizzling rain that cameand went at intervals. The home cooking stall waskept busy and was in the hands of Mrs. W.Y. Ste- .wart, Mrs. L.B.D. Drummond and Mrs. G. Ruckle.The plant stall in the basement was in charge ofMrs. A. Davis and the guests went down to browseand buy all afternoon. Assisting at the plant salewere Mrs. A. Stevens, Mrs. R.R. Alton and MissGwen Ruckle. Miss Gladys Shaw was tea convenorand was assisted by members of the Guild. Mrs. R.T.iMeyers, President of the Vesuvius Circle, wasguest speaker for the opening and was introduced bythe St. Mary's Guild president, Mrs, F. L.Jackson,Mrs. Roddis and Mrs. Jackson welcomed the guestsas they arrived and Mrs. F.E. Olsson handled thetea tickets at the door.

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Some years ago three of our citizens were drivinghome after a hard stint at 'the pub when the carupset and rolled over twice down the bank.Greatly concerned over the logger in the backseat, the other two prodded him awake and werevastly relieved to hear him say, "Roughest roadI've ever been on. Why don't the so and so'sgrade it?"

We have some very good buys in lots close intoGanges. Come In and see us.

At a well-attended P.T.A. meeting held at theschool on May 16, the Mayfair was reported on byMrs. Fellows, who thanked ail her helpers andstated that about $175.00 would be realized fromthe Moyfalr. Mr. J. M. Evans, principal, spokeon a plan of acceleration for the student capableof quick learning. This, he explained, is not skip-ping grades, as each child will cover all the workin all the grades. These children should be allowedto go ahead rather than stagnate, he said. Thisyear's Grade One will be on this plan and the nextyear will see grade Three using this acceleratedprogram. Fairly good response was received for

swimming classes, however, more registrations arenecessary. Any child in school, up to the age of11, is eligible to join* Anyone interested shouldget in touch with Mrs. Jack Green. The P.T.A.will be represented at the May 23rd Sports Dayand at the Fall Fair. Mrs. G. Burge, Grade Four,won the pennant with 35 votes. :

Mrs. L. G. Mouat, Mrs. M. T. Mpuat and Mrs. I.B. Devine entertained at a tea at the letter's homein honour of Mrs. J. Me Gil I and Mrs. C.F. Mouatprior to their moving to Seattle, The rooms werebeautifully decorated in white and mauve lilac andthe tea table was arranged with a lace tablecloth,yellow candles and yellow tulips. Mrs. F.L.Jackson and Mrs.B.A.Wilson(CONT'D ON P.7)

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N O T C E .CY PECK OFF/FOR ANNUAL OVERHAUL -Until further notice theMotor Princess will carry out the ferry service to Galiano, Mayne,Sqturna & Renders Islands. Schedule will be the same as presently ineffect except that (l)'the' Motor' Princess wil l leave from Fulford on theearly morning sailing and return to Fulford in the evening instead ofGanges. (2) the time of departure from Fulfard on Monday morningswin be 6:30 am, (3 'the time of departure from Fuiford on Sundaymornings Wi l l be 8:10 am. (Sgdj GULF ISLAND FE"RRYCO. (1?51) Ltd.

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presided at the tea table. On arrival, Mrs.L. G. Mouat presentedMrs. C.F. Mouat, Mrs. H. Me Gil I and Mrs. A. Allan with cor-sages. The guests of honour were both presented with a gift on be-half of those present. Guests were: Mrs.B.Greenhough, Mrs.JackSmith, Mrs. N. Smith, Mrs. W.H.Bradley, Mrs. G.G.Hodgson,Mrs. B.I. LaFleur, Mrs. E.Beech, M-s. J, Netterfield, Mrs. A.J.MacWilliams, Mrs. F.Stevens, Mrs. M.Stevens, Mrs. Del Van Bus-kirk,Mrs. T. Gear, Mrs. M. Gardner, Mrs. R.F.Vapaavuori, Mrs.E, .M.MIddleton, Mrs. W. Treiford, Mrs. J.A. Tomlinson, Mrs. H.Newman, Mrs. H. Carlin, Mrs. T.W.Mouat, Miss O. Mouat, Mrs.D. Fanning, Mrs. C. Elliot, Mrs. H. Ashley, Mrs. N. Carswell,Miss M. M. Scott, Miss Coline Mouat and Miss K. Devine.

VANCOUVER ARTISTS ENTERTAIN AT GANGES CONCERTBy Margaret K. Cunningham A delightful programme ofsinging and music was held at the Mahon Ha!!, on Saturday evening,May 14th, by the well-known Vancouver trio: Mrs. Beth Morrison,pianist, Mr. Gordon Lund, tenor, and Miss Frouida Baker, contraltoand elocutionist. This was the fifth concert given on the island bythese talented artists, and was greatly enjoyed by everyone present.The stage of the hall, gay with baskets and vases of mauve lilac,white bridal wreath and coloured tulips had been decorated for theoccasion by Mrs.Bannister, Mrs. Worthington and Mr. Underhill.Miss Baker and Mr. Lund opened with a duet: Mendelssohn's "Greet-ings." Mrs. Morrison accompanied the singers throughout the eveningentertainment, and during the opening ensemble numbers her sweetsoprano voice was heard blending with the others in "All ThroughThe Night," and "Eriskay Love Lilt," unaccompanied.Miss Baker washer usual charming self, delightful to watch and listen to, in bothher songs and recitations. Vocal solos rendered were:"Have you Seenbut a White Lily Grow?" "Sally Gardens" "Sweet Nightinga!e""l'mower young to marry yet, ""The Enchanted Glade,1' "If Love wereAlways Laughter." Recitations included Pauline Johnson's "Ojistoh"and later in the evening, garbed in a long black dress complete withfeathery hat, glasses, and carrying a lengthy umbrella, Miss Bakerportrayed the spinsterish "Miss Perkins," and in an amusing vein gavethe audience an insight into the capriciousness of "man", Mr.GordonLund, gave an electrifying performance in his rendition of three Ital-ian operatic selections:"Aprile" (Tosti), "Lungi Dal Caro Bene"(Sarti) "O Del Mio Amati Ben" (Donaudy),.and LaReve from "Manan.1

Later in the evening in lighter vein Mr. Lund sang "Border Ballad,""I Hear You Calling Me," and "In the Garden where the PratiesGrow."Delightful piano selections by M"s. Morrison included "TheCuckoo," Gavotte", "Nocturne" and "Rhapsody", concluding withtwo distinct contrasts: Palmgren's powerful "The Sea" followed by"The Music Box."In conclusion Miss Baker and Mr. Lund sang twoselections from Chu Chin Chow and the whole ensemble joined ina number of Strauss Waltzes.

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22 of January/ 1867.! went afoot to Ganges Settlement and saw the

Linekers ;o buy some Fov/l, where I was given.a bigpie, made from a confection of Salal Berri.es and verydelicious. Mrs. Lineker is a winsome Lady, Mr.Lineker spoke of the parlous situation in which wefind:ourselves. He said t!iat if Mr, Copland, theAustralian Lawyer, had won the Election of 1859 andhe being the close friend of Mr, Amor De Cosmos,Editor of-.the Daily Colonist, we would by now havebeen allotted a resident Justice of Peace,, instead of

28 of January, 1867.:Discussed with my father the losses suffered in

Lives,. Goods and Chattels by the Settlers of SaltSpring in the past years. He said so long as Magi-strates were expected to be their own Policemen,this would continue. Indeed, when GovernorDouglas appointed Mr. Chartres Brew, Gold Com-missioner, as Chief Inspector of Police in 1859, theForce given him was but a bare Bakers Dozen or soof men, which was exceeding small for such a Prodi-gious Area. (TO B, CONT'D)

• SATURNA LAMB 3ARBECUEOnce again, on July First, the internationally

famous Saturna Island Lamb Barbecue will be held.being beholden to a reluctant and cct~times tardy Che- On tnai" daX/ hundreds of boats from outboards tomainus Authority.,.. .Bot. of them a fat Capon, which sea-going yachls, will anchor in the bay, andnear-we later roasted. Very good. '/ I50° people will come ashore to join in the

27 of Januar> 1867- festivities and enjoy a delicious barbecued lambThe sea being quiet, I floated our Boat and rowed dinner. This annual affair, which has grown from

mo to Borgoyne Bay, there to seek Beef. Saw Mr.John.an island neighbourly get-together to one of theMaxwell,. Mr. Frederick Foord andMrr Thomcs Williams, who were indiscussion about i'he pressing needfor a Loading Whcrf, the better toserve ihe interests of the Settlers ofBorgoyne Valley.- ! had subsequent-ly some discourse with Mr. Maxwell,who,,was worried by a repeated lossof Beefs from Thieves, Being a dour,strong character, he usually thinksdeeply,and say.; little. On this oc-casion, however, ha complained bit-terly he no longer held faith in thecapacity of the Authorities to afforda right and proper protection to theQueen's Subjects, He opined Sal-vation lay in FoHorai'ion with Canada,for%so long we,remain isolated, we also remain weak.He could not stomach annexation to the United States,a courre favoured by same disgruntled Merchants inFort Victoria. Asked if he blamed the Indians for hislosses, he replied some of the tracks showed the per-sons abetting,them well shod, therefore White, More-over, the thefts were planned so ingeniously, they

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July 1st. Saturna Island is just across the borderfromOrcas and San Juan Is. in the State of Washington.

BEDWELL HARBOUR on South Pender Is. is now anofficial port of entry where yachtmen can go throughcustoms and enter Canada. This convenient andbeautiful port was used by hundreds'of American

betrayed direction by a Person of no mean intelligence. boats last year on their way r^ cruise among theGulf Islands. Bedwell Harbour,lie sought my opinion of the Aus-

tralian, Mr. Walch, who was hitherand worked long at no place 0 I saidhe struck me as a mighty civilGentleman.

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CHILDHOOD HABITS PERSIST THROUGHOUTLIFETIME.. .Instinct can sometimes be over-rated,according to Jack West, manager of the Bank ofMontreal's Ganges branch. For instance, he says,many of the successful business men among hiscus-tomers attribute their habit of regular saving to in-stinct, rather than to being taught the advantages ofsaving as children. But its much more likely, Mr.West believes, that their habit of regular saving wasbegun when very young, at tho suggestion of far-'sighted parents. Etther way, Mr. West says there's nodoubt that the best time to learn the habit of regularsaving is in childhood, and the younger the better.Its a simple lesson that gives youngsters a good startin life, and the knowledge that there's a savingsaccount to fall back or in emergencies is often asource of confidence to youngsters when theystart out on their own.

A single dollar will start your child's savings ac-count at the B of M. As Mr. West puts it: "Itmight be only a small beginning, but Its a fine wayto help develop habits that will be mighty valuablein the future," ff your child really wants somethingspecial - and it can be anything from a bicycle to acollege education - having a personal savings ac-count will be a strong encouragement for him to putaway part of his weekly pocket-money towards th"'objective. And it will help him to develop tlio in-valuable habit of saving. Drop in Soon to see Mr.West and ask him for a free copy of the B of M'sfolder entitled, "How to teach your yeunjilors. tasave." -ad

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Some recent property saius as reported by SaltSprirg BEAVER POINT.. 4 .Miss M.D. Anderson spent a fewLands, Ltd.wore: Thu W.M.Mouat residence tGanges Hill, where the WJviMouat.family has re-sided for nearly fifty years, has been sold to .MissMorna Kenny of Vancouver. Miss Kenny will takeup permanent residence later in the Spring.. .Mr.Jack Foster's Duplex in Vesuvius has bean sold toMr. Barney Lukas of Vancouver.. .Tha Johnstoneresidence at Fernwood has been sold to Mr. M,E.Johnson, of Winnipeg, father of Dr. .H.W Johnsonof Ganges.

days in Vane, last week.. .Mr. & Mrs. H. TImms ofVane, spent several days visiting Mr. & Mrs. TomButt., .Mrs, S.H. Ewing of Vane, was a visitor ofMrs. W.Y. Stewart 1.

Col. & Mrs. Des Crofton are visiting theirdaughter and son-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. A. Gcle InOakville, Ontario. They expect to be back'inabout a week.

Ganges Harbour on Salt SpringIsland, one of the major stoppingplaces for all yachtsmen, was namecafter the soiling ship, H.M.S."Ganges", This was the last sail-ing ship that was to serve as a sea-going flagship. It was built of teakct Bombay in 1821, and had spentmany years as the flagship of thePacific Squadron, based at Esqui-

A unique feature of the Gulf Is-1} lands, which is not thought of

very often, is, there are Tiopoison-ous snakes, no deadly insects, noferocious animals, and no poisonousplants like poison ivy and poisonoak.

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alt, Vancouver Island, under the command ofCapt,John Fulford. Fulford Harbour, another major porton Salt Spring Island, was named after Capt .Fulford.

The weather in the Guff Islands isith no extremes. It has less

than 40 inches cf rain per year, andmost of that in the winter., Cn the

average we have one or two snow falls per year,andvery few days of freezing weather. The summers aredry and sunny,with tho temperature rearely getting

. >; ' over 80, if ever.Congratulations are in order for two Salt Spring

citizens. Miss Lynn Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. As you have noticed, this issue of DRIFTWOODArt Young of Ganges was awarded Bachelor of has been a little different. We have been baggingScience degree today from the University of B.C. about this wonderful place, "The Heart of the GulfMiss Young graduated from the Salt Spring High Islands" for a reason. We are distributing SOOcopiesSchool, i(n .1956. The other recipient of a degree is of this issue in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco,Mr. Miles Acheson of St. Mary's Lake, who was Los Angelesf El Paso and San Antomo.(The last twowarded a Bachelor of Educationegree. Mr, Acheson, well-knownisidenty is a teacher at the Highchool.

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