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BOOMGROUND.SOUGHT

- AT BURGOYNE

Proposal to establish a log-booming ground in Burgoyne Bayhas met with vigorous oppositionfrom a number of residents ofthe district.

Application has been made tothe provincial government byLadysmith Log Sorting Companyfor a log sorting and boomingground in Burgoyne Bay,

The company would bring logsfrom the west coast of VancouverIsland to be separated and sortedin the bay beneath Mount Max-well.

Property whose foreshore isprojected for the purpose is Lot62, and lies on the north shoreof Burgoyne Bay.

Owners of property on Burg-oyne Bay have objected on thegrounds that the use of the watersfor industrial purposes wouldpollute the water and that theintroduction of such an activitywould be detrimental to thepeaceful residential purposes ofthe area.

John Hewitt, on Sansum Narr-ows and John Kellogg, MusgraveLanding, have both registeredopposition to the project. Theyhave also urged residents andproperty owners of the area in-volved to register a protest.

Deadline for any expression ofopinion is April 7.

The plan calls for the storageand sorting of millions of feetof logs in the bay, explainedMr. Hewitt. The company willbring the logs from ^various partsof Vancouver Island's westcoast to be discharged here fromdumping barges.

Number of protests have al-ready been made.

QUEEN GIVES PLACE TO QUEEN ASANNUAL REFIT IS UNDERTAKEN

The Queen of the Islands hasgiven place to a bigger sisterfor a couple of weeks.

On Sunday the Queen of Sid-ney took over the Long Harbour-

Tsawwassen run. The Queen ofThe Islands will be undergoingher annual refit for two weeks.

Number of additional crew-members have been taken on forthe two weeks.

await hearingMany Salt Spring Islanders are

awaiting the decision of the Dir-

LOSE HOME IN FIRE

LOSES EVERYTHINGHouse fire on Sunday afternoon

totally destroyed a small cabinon the Douglas Parsons propertyon Scott Road.

Smoke was seen coming fromthe roof of the building and bythe time the alarm was soundedheavy flame:S were belchingfrom the stricken building.

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ALL SET FORBIG WALKON APRIL 13

WALKATHONTop of the bill in the Lions

Walkathon scheduled for EasterSaturday is John McManus. Prop-ietor of Ganges Recreation Cen-

«, Mr. McManus has alreadyle 20 sponsors for his march

from Ganges to Fulford on April13.

Walkathon is sponsored by theSalt Spring Island Lions Club andproceeds will go to the Lionscommunity projects.

Principle of the walkathon is towalk quickly from Point A toPoint B. The winner in each classthen gains a prize and every con-testant receives a button.

Each walker is sponsored bysomeone who guarantees to pay somuch a mile for each mile walk-ed. This guarantee is made to theLions Club.

Walkers may start at Ganges orFulford and the single journey isall that is called for. Walkers whoseek a double journey will do thereturn half on their own.

Information is available fromany Lion or from the Bank of Mon-treal in Ganges.

ROADS FOREMANLEAVES-FORPARKSVILLE

Roads foreman or. Salt SpringIsland for the past three and ahalf years, Bill Bates has beentransferred to Parksville. He lefton Tuesday to assume his newduties.Mr. Bates came to Salt Spri ng

Island in 1964 and has been act-ive in the community ever since.He is a member of the SaltSpring Island Lions Club amongother community participation.His family will follow him toParksville in the near future.

Successor on the island has notyet been named.

Cabin was the home of Mrs.Doreen Hunt, who was at workon the Tsawassen ferry at thetime.

Mrs. Hunt came home to findthe tire trucks around her house.

The roof was in flames whenthevolunteer firemen appearedon the scene and most of theinterior of the building was al-ready destroyed.

Building was insured, but con-tents were not. Mrs. Hunt wasspeaking of her loss when a _spray from a hose reached her.She moved hurriedly and expl-ained. "I've got to look afterthese fclothes now they areall I have!"

Fire started in the living room,reported Fire Chief Fred DonaghyHe assumed that it started neara chesterfield and suggestedthat it could have originatedfrom a carelessly placed cigar-ette.

INJURES HANDIN DOOR ONISLANDS FERRY

Young daughter of a North Gal-iano couple suffered an injuryto her hand during the weekendwhile aboard the Queen of theIslands.

Marilou Rogers, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. James Rogers,caught her hand in the hinge ofa steel door while it was beingopened.

She was aided by the crew andlater underwent medical treat-ment.

Firemen attach the flames asMrs. Doreen I hint's cottage onScott Road is razed by fire onSunday afternoon. I leavy smokeis still rising from the roof of thebuilding. First intimation manyneighbors had of the fire was thefailure of their power as the linesburned and shorted out.

INJURED INFALL ABOARDFERRY SHIPWhen Mrs. II. Wood came to

Salt Spring Island last week tovisit her son-in-law and daughter,Mr. and Mrs. P . I I . Knowles,Lower Ganges Road, she suffereda fait aboard the Queen of theIslands.The vessel was leaving Tsawwa-

ssenTerminal when she was caughtby a gust of wind and swun^ heav-ily on to a dolphin. The joltthrew Mrs. Wood off balance andsiie fell.

She later expressed her apprec-iation of the help afforded by theship's crew. Not only was sheoffered every assistance, but Capt.Norman Fiander later called toenquire of her recovery, said Mrs.Wood.The visitor has since returned to

Vancouver.

ector of Pollution Control reg-arding the current applicationfor a sewage outlet into Trincom-ali Channel. .

Permission to discharge partiall)treated sewage from a new sub-division on Walker's Hook hasbeen sought by Maliview EstatesLtd. in Victoria, through Doug-las Hawkes.

Number of protests have beensounded and various petitionswere taken up and submitted tothe department.

Critics are fearful of ill-effectsat some later date. They'havecited the shallow water intowhich it is planned to dischargethe sewage and they have citeddepths at various points.

Majority of opponents haveprotested the plan on the groundsthat the effluent discharged intothe sea at this point should befully treated. Plans call for asettling tank and discharge fromthat tank. Local residents haveasked for compulsory provisionof secondary treatment.

The primary treatment plannedwould remove a substantial partof the solids from the flow. Thesludge removed in this mannerwould then be disposed of on theland. Opponents seek provisionof further treatment before itreaches the sea.

Proposed system has been des-igned by Willis, Cunliffe, Tailand Co., Ltd., consulting eng-ineers in Victoria.

Many protesting residents haveasked for a public hearing. Dec-ision on a hearing rests with thedirector of pollution control inVictoria, C.J. Kecnan.

PRESIDENT

Gavin Reynolds is seen during arecent meeting of the Salt SpringIsland Chamber of Commerce. Mr.Reynolds is president.

MAN OF THE YEARWho is the citizen of the year

on Salt Spring Island?It is anyone's guess and to make

sure that anyone has a guess theSalt Spring Island Chamber ofCommerce is calling for nomin-ations from islanders.

Citizen of the year is named bythe chamber and the recipientof the award is feted at the ann-ual installation dinner of the

chamber.The nomination may be made

by any islander, but it must bemade in writing and with threesignatures. By calling for threesignatures the chamber avoidsfoolish proposals.

Islanders seeking to make anomination are invited to submittheir proposals to Citizen of theYear Award, Box 111, Ganges.

Page Two Gulf Islands DRIFTWOOD Thursday, April 4, 1968

GANGES

BY DOREEN MORRISMrs. S.P. Beech left Monday

to spend two months in Sidneyvisiting her daughter, Mrs. Glad-ys Brodie, also her granddaughter Iand her husband, Mr. and Mrs.V. Bowker.

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ralph andfamily, Royal Oak, former res-idents of Ganges were guestslast week end at Cedar Beach Re-sort, St. Mary Lake.

Missjacky Moat and her schoolfriend Miss Susan White, Van- Icouver, who attend StrathconaLodge School, Shawnigan, arespending the Easter holidays withJacky's parents, Mr. and Mrs.Charles Moat, Long Harbour.

Mrs. Hubert de Burgh, PrevostIsland who was he.re for the musicrecital held at the Mahon Halllast Friday was a visitor overnightwith Mr. and Mrs. DermottCrofton, her daughter, Susanwas the guest of Rev. and Mrs.E. W. Mac Quarrie.

Visitors last week end of Mr.and Mrs. ii. II. Newman, SharpeRoad, were their son and daugh-

CHRISTENING ATGANGES CHURCHON SUNDAY

Crystal Anne were the namesbestowed on the baby daughterof Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bially.Hope, B.C., at a christeningceremony on Sunday, March 31at Our Lady of Grace Church,Ganges.

Rev. Allen Eshpeter officiated.God parents are Miss NelliePruski, Minneapolis and HenryBially, Winnipeg.

Mrs. W.H. Bradley and AlanTrelford, Victoria, uncle of thebaby, stood proxy for the god-parents who were unable to att-end.

Following the christening afamily luncheon was held at the fhome of the baby's maternalgrandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.Trelford, Tripp Road. Mrs. PeterBially, Winnipeg, is the paternalgrandmother.

Here for the special occasionwas Mrs. N.B. Atkinson, great-grandmother of Crystal and BrianTrelford, both from Sooke andMiss Cathie Bosdet, Victoria.

ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. TerryNewman, North Vancouver, alsoMrs. S. J. Leech, Port Alberni.

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Salt Spring Island pharmacistand prominent member of thecommunity has been named dir-ector of the B.C. Society forCrippled Children, lie is Lesliamsey, of Ganges. Past presid-ent of tlie Salt Spring IslandChamber of Commerce and anactive inemi er of the SaltSpring Island Lions Club, Mr.Ramsey will serve witli representatives of communities all overthe province.

Oxcarts were familiar means oftransportation in many parts ofthe world before the advent ofthe automobile. Here is a teamof oxen on Salt Spring Island in1889. They are seen at the Bed-dis Road farm, the Maples. Itis the property of Mrs. StuartHolmes.

Wearing a straw hat is EdwardWalters and with him is an em-ployee, Ivor Lucas. Mr. Waltersremained on Salt Spring island,but Mr. Lucas later left. Thepicture was brought to Gangeslast week by Capt. W. Gregory,octogenarian son of Anglicanminister who once came regularlyto tlie island for services. Mr.Walters many times rowed toSaanich Peninsula to pick up theminister in his boat and row himback to the island.

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By switching tlie North andEast hands, North could bid 6Spades, which makes slam.Players who do not recognize thebid would be too timid to takethe contract to slam.

Final results of the CentennialBridge Tournament should be av-ailable next week.

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DETERGENT ISDANGEROUS EFFECT ON BIRDS

Most dangerous factor in sew-age is the kitchen detergent,says a retired Salt Spring Islandscientist.

Dr. R.D. Bird, of Old ScottRoad, is worried over the effectof sewage lagoons on wild birds.

Full treatment of sewage us-ually requires the running of thewater into a series of lagoons,or settling tanks. Where thewater contains extensive deter-gents it is dangerous to wildlife,warns Dr. Bird.

AUXILIARYTRAVELS TOCONVENTIONMembers of the Women's Aux-

iliary to the Gulf Islands LadyMinto Hospital who attended theVancouver Island Hospitals Aux-iliary Association meeting heldin Duncan, Saturday, March 30,were Mrs, Douglas Wilson, Mrs.E. Worthington, Mrs. G. SprouleMrs. P. G. James, Mrs. R. T.Meyer, Mrs. S.G. Green andMiss Dorothy Mickleborough.

The ladies attended a workshopand toured the new modern Cow-ichan District Hospital. Theywere entertained at luncheonand tea by the Duncan W. A. tothe Cowichan Hospital.

The birds alight on the water,or swim out from shore, and thedetergent still in the water washesthe natural oils from the birdsfeathers. As a result the creaturebecomes thoroughly wet andchilled and unable to fly.

The detergents are liable toremain present in the water afterthe other contents of the lagoonor tank have settled or been con-sumed.

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Thursday, April 4, 1968 Gulf Islands DRIFTWOOD Page Three

ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL?

POLLUTION CONTROLTwo applications have been

made in recent weeks for per-mission to discharge sewage intcthe sea surrounding the GulfIslands. First was at North Fenderand called for two outlets intoSwanson Channel. Second is onSalt Spring Island and seeks oneoutlet into Trincomali Channel.

Main difference so far evidentbetween the two applications isthe popular reaction. A numberof Fender Island residents attended a public hearing in Port Washington Hall to hear the applic-ants outline their plan. Theremainder of islanders expressedconcern that the discharge migh'jeopardize the waters ofthechannel.

On Salt Spring Island opposit-ion has been strong, articulateand active. Petitions have beenwidely circulated and petition-canvassers have sought co-oper-ation from residents all over theisland.Residents are fearful that eff-

luent released into TrincomaliChannel will soil the water forbathing and befoul the aii aboveit for breathing. They fear theeffect of contaminated waterlying in the sun on the mudflats,already odorous with the naturalexposure of the sea. Life of fishof all kinds is a source of worryand the welfare of those whomight chance to eat a sewage-fat fry of fish is a greater worry.

The shore is slow in its des-cent and the slow tides of thesummer would gently stir thefoul waters up on to busy swim-ming beaches, say the critics.

The opponents of the plan foran outlet into Trincomali Chan-

"nel are not demanding an elim-ination of the hazard. They arecalling for a fully-fledged sew-age treatment plant on .SaltSpring Island before any dis-charge is made into the sea. Bythis means the discharge intothe sea would be free of contam-ination of any kind, they contendand there would be no hazard.

The critics also call for theprovision of the plant now, be-fore any works are initiated.They feel that if a subdivisionneeds a treatment plant, thenthat subdivision should meet thecosts. If the present plan is putinto effect, say the opponents,then it could operate satisfact-orilly for a number of years be-fore more people demand betterservices. The facilities of acomplete plant would then berequired and it would become acharge on the entire communityand not on those who instigatethe increased demand.There is a fear of impropriety

in government and the possiblethreat to islanders. But there isno protection possible againstknaves or fools.

Fervent and enthusiastic supportfor the project is difficult tofind. It would be illogical toexpect any. Majority of criticsare not opposed on the groundsof positive threat to health orconvenience. They are fearfulthat a threat might develop. It i:not likely that many will comeout with a confident assurancethat no threat could develop. Itcould and we all know it.

It is the problem of the Dir-ector of Pollution Control, Mr.C. J. Keenan, to convince the.critics that if his department issatisfied with the specificationstof a project, then there is noreason for public concern. If th«

North End

Salt Spring

waters of the channel will acc-ept the effluent planned in thecondition planned, then it is,presumably, a matter of scien-tific fact and not of opinion.

Far more problematic is thefuture. For how long will thesystem of discharging partiallytreated sewage into theieatersof the Straits of Georgia beacceptable? When it proves nolonger feasible, if such a timecould arrive, how will we han-dle the problem?

It is not likely that one appli-cation, or two or three, arelikely to bring about an unten-able condition. When does thispoint loom and what will thenbe the answer?

While Mr. Keenan and hisassociates are threshing out thepros and cons of discharginginto the sea, we would welcorrutheir further views on the futurecapacity of the salt chuck.

There are other factors.

The law of British Columbiaprovides no barrier to the sub-division of property in unorgan-ized territory. Salt Spring Islanis unorganized. There can beno finger of scorn raised againstthe owner of property who seeksto split his land up. Neithermust the problem of sewage disposal be allowed to come in asa barrier or a lever to hastenor slow down the pace of sub-division.

The Director of PollutionControl is charged with the re-sponsibility of keeping cleanwaters clean and of cleaningfouled waters. 1 Us is not theresponsibility to adjudicateupon the desirability of dividingproperty. Neither can he be

asked to act as arbiter in thematter of the division of costsof a sewage treatment plant.

Mr. Keenan must decide,from his own experience, hisstudies of this and other similarprojects and his engineeringskill, whether this project willbe prejudicial to the existentuse of the waters. He must de-cide whether the depth is adeq-uate, or the run long enough orthe sewage weak enough or thesolids settled enough Theseare his problems and lie withinhis competency.

No one on Salt Spring Islandcould be indifferent. We livewith the condition which pet-itioners are seeking to avoid.Inadequately treated sewage ispart and parcel of living here.Each summer we have the odorwhich Fernwood people aretrying to avoid. It is abomin-able and must not be tolerated.It is Mr. Keenan's responsibil-ity to ensure that it is not

colerated.It is the responsibility of the

critics to ensure that the futureis properly provided for. Theymust ascertain that the smallsewage disposal units which willalmost certainly precede anymajor, overall plan, are prop-erly incorporated as such andwill be completely self-contai-ned in matters of future main-tenance and administration.

And whatever else the futuremay bring we can be certain ofone provision. Where any per- .mit is issued to discharge sewageinto the sea, the health author-ities will carefully police sucha system and the communitywill as carefully police thehealth authority.

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BrifttooobPublished at Ganges, Salt spring Island

In the Province of British Columbia, every Thursday.

Editor: Frank G. Richards

Post Office Box 250, Ganges, B.C.Telephone: 604-537-2211

Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association.

Subscription Rates; $3 per year in Canada;$3.50 to all foreign countries

including the United States.

Authorized as Second Class Mail,Post Office Department, Ottawa,and for postage paid in cash.

Thursday, April 4, 1968

IT WAS NOT A LONG ROADFulford Postmaster Percy Jones has reached the end

of a road. It was not a long road. Only sl ight ly

more than a decade ago Mr. Jones came to serve in

the Fulford Post Office. For some eight years h.e was

in charge of the off ice. Yet, during that time, he

has been an exemplary civi l servant.

When it lay within his power to help any patron of

his office, Mr. Jones helped that patron. He followed

the regulations laid down for the administration of a

post office, but he used those rules as a guide and was

never circumscribed by them.The postal service was intended to serve the people

of his community within the scope of his own office.

Mr. Jones exerted his every effort to ensure that it

did.In 10 short years he has drawn a pattern of service

that is stil l being drawn and followed in many post

offices in the smaller communities of Canada. Never

hidebound, he never quoted rules and regulations as

a reason for failure to do what was sought of him.The post office department could do well to invest-

igate Mr. Jones' policy of administration and to est-

ablish his pattern as the standard for all postal services

We only need two items to succeed. . .a big cigar

and a big grin. . .and Mr. Percy Jones.

Miss Cheryl Ludlain is a guestat the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.Bennett, Fulford. She is seenhere with a triple-flowered Easterlily she picked near the Long Har-bour ferry terminal. Miss Ludlam

is here from Prince George for ashort holiday. She was so delight-ed with the stem showing threeblooms that she brought it toDRIFTWOOD office."

Hi-Lites of Island Life

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SATURDAY APRIL 6 9:00 pm

SUNDAY APRIL 1 10:30 am

WEDNESDAY APRIL 10 2:00 pm

I.O.D.E. MeetingUnited Church HallCWL Bingo Church HallGanges MoviesAnglican Church HallBox Social, Ganges WagonWheels Square Dance Club

Mahon HallTrap Shoot S.S.I. Rod & GunClubSt. Mark's Chancel GuildQuarterly Meeting. St. Mark'sChurch

book review"THE SMUG MINORITY" byPierre Berton. McLelland andStewart. 160 pp. $2.50

A century ago Pierre Bertonmight have found a disused soapbox and, placing himself at adowntown Toronto intersection,wept at the sad lot of the opp-ressed. In due course, no doubt,

lie would have gone to jail torhis temerity and there languishedwhile planning his next attack onthe privileged few.

To-day, he writes the slightlyirrational pleas of garbled soc-ialism and in championing thepoor and under-privilegecfmakesgood and sure he isn't one ofthem.This book is a sharp disappoint-

CHURCH SERVICESGULF ISLANDS CHURCH SERVICES APRIL 1, 191JS

April 3

April 3

ANGLICAN

St. Mary'sSt. Mark's

St. George's(Anglican)

St. Margaret's

Rev. M.V. Gilpin7:30 pm

Galiano 10:00 am

FulfordCentral

UNITED Ganges

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ROMAN CATHOLICSt. Paul'sOur Lady of Grace

TulfordGanges

COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHAPELGanges

INTERDENOMINATIONALFlope Bay

Children's Service ll:00amChildren's Service ll:00am

Divine Worship &Sunday School ll;00amDivine Worship 2:30 pm

Holy Mass 9:00amHoly Mass ll:00am

Sunday School &Adult Bible Classes 10:3u amEvening Service 7:30 pm

Family Bible Hour 10:30 am

On Palm Sunday at St. Margaret's, Holy Communion will be cel-ebrated at 8 a.m. and Morning Prayer will be at 11 a.m.\Vednesday Bible Study Class will be held as usual at 10 a.m.On Good Friday, from 2 to 3 p.m. there will be the Litany, addressand Intercession.On Easter Sunday Holy Communion will be celebrated at 8 a.m.and again at 11:15 a. m.Easter Sunday, Mayne Island, Holy Communion 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, April 4, 1968

ment. The reader expects ashrewd and witty analysis of to-day's society. He finds a ramb-ling, mildly vitriolic attack onthe " establishment" , or societywithout a pair of coveralls, arm-ed with paper darts and based onhighly questionable axioms.

Berton is striding down theroad of social reform and tripp-ing over the grains of sand. Hishead may be in the air but hiseyes are downcast as he examinesthe trivia of dirt and expector-ation in the gutter and misses

^the view ahead of him.

Berton commences with a vis-ion of a future where men workbut a few hours and laze in theluxury of a benevolent societywithout families without church-es and without much appeal. Thefamily unit is gone. Breeding isregulated and humans have ab-andoned all the need for securityso important in the 20th Century

Pierre Berton's picture of thefuture might be frightening ifit were not ludicrous. He vis-ualized a state where we areslaves of the machine and mustall learn a computer language inorder to talk to computers. Therewould be no need for politicalparties in Bertonia because of theready means of holding referendaWork is obsolete and almost ev-eryone will play a musical ins-trument. Abundance is on anever-rising scale and a steadilydiminishing population cashwill be old fashioned and com-puters will calculate the creditof each of us.

Government-directed agencieswill control the productivity ofthe nation to the basis of com-puters. Sex will be a strictly re-creational function by edict ofthe government of Bertonia.

I like work. I have worked attough back-breaking labouringjobs and I have used my lim-ited mental capacity to earn myliving. I have never been ash-amed of a menial job and Ihave never undertaken a menialjob without ultimately derivinga satisfaction from it.

Berton feels otherwise. If thejob is not rewarding in itself,then he feels it has nothing tocommend it to the worker.

He is so busy feeling sorry forthe worker that he is still sorryfor those who would be astoundedto learn that anyone should feelsorry for them.

The smug minority exists. Itis the minority which spits atfair practices and is concernedwith social justice only when itfears to be the victim of a soc-ial injustice. It sits on a fatposterior and explains "I'malright. Jack!"

This smug minority is notnecessarily a privileged min-ority or a wealthy minority.The Berton theory oversimplif-ies simplicity. He sees a manwith wealth and recognizes anevil man. He sees a man inpoverty and recognizes an un-fortunate honest man. The poorare not all honest, Mr. Bertonand the wealthy are not allcrooks.

For mine, the book concerns it-self with the weeds and over-looks the harvest. In champion-ing the cause of those without acause, the writer misses the needof others who lack a champion.

In abandoning the Christianclimate of the normal Canadianfamily Berton deliberately cutshimself off from a major con-tribution to Canadian thoughtand the pattern of Canadian life.

And he makes a grim and drabpainting of the unemotional,slave state of the future.

Thf tragedy of his book is thathe could have achieved so muchyet he offers so little. - F .G.R.

Thursday, April 4, 1968 Gulf Islands DRIFTWOOD Page Five

Letters tothe Editor

DECISION FINALEditor,Driftwood.

You are right, Mr. Editor,our island won't " stay the wayit is" because mankind destroysand defiles wherever he settles.Unless, as you suggest, we dosome careful planning.

I maintain that the subdivisiondevelopers should also do someplanning before their venturesget mired in a sewage dispute.If the clean sea is the only av-ailable place to dump filth,then no subdivision, period. Pen-der Island, it seems, has alreadylost a battle.

I am probably naive, but ifthe majority of the enlightenedcitizens of Salt Spring decidethat they do not want their wat-ers polluted then that should bethe end of it. Our decisionshould be final and absolute.

As to any proposal to poursewage, treated or untreated,into our waters, let me voice adefinite NO!

L.A. Yellowlees,3920 Onyx Place,Victoira, B.C.,March 30, 1968.

( Beddis Subdivision)

INCORRECT?Editor,Driftwood.

In the last issue of " Driftwood"(March 28) under the heading,"nobody wants ramps close by"I wish to correct a statementwhich Mr. Harcus is claimed tohave made as follows: "Suchaccess is mainly for the benefitof those living on any subdivis-ion in the vicinity of the accessroad and not for the generalpublic".

The above statement is ofcourse incorrect and I know Mr.

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CANADA'S TOP COMICS

The old Professor mixes a comic brew as Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster get ready foranother of their Wayne and Shuster comedy specials for CBC-TV's Show of the Week. Theirnext hour in color is April 22.

Harcus did not intend to createthis impression.

An access road leading to abeach is intended to providebathing facilities to the generalpublic and should not be used toconstruct a formal boat launch-ing ramp.

The beach in question is oneof the finest on the island and isused by the public a great dealin the summer for picnics andbathing. The shore on both sides

If a tire blowout occurs on abridge or overpass, or along aguide railing which makes itimpossible for a motorist topull his car onto a wide shoulderhe should take a chance on ruin-ing the tire by driving along toa safe turnoff, rather than takea chance with his own life andthose of passengers, the B.C.Automobile Association urges.

KENNETH C. JOLLEY & CO.

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of the 80* wide strip of beach isin the shade and inaccessible atmedium tide and this excludedfor use at some periods. A boatlaunching ramp and bathingfacilities are incompatible anddangerous , a fact that hasbeen proven at both Oak Bay andShawnigan Lake.

Furthermore a concrete laun-ching ramp has no place in asubdivision where people areresiding.Cyril R. Cunningham,Ontario Place,Long Harbour,April 1, 1968.

GARDEN CLUBLEARNS OFFERTILIZERS

Pruning of fruit trees and rosebushes and a discussion of theuse and abuse of insecticides andfertilizers were the lively sub-jects for demonstration, adviceand discussion at the last SaltSpring Island Garden Club meet-ing.Do's and dent's of pruning were

illustrated on the blackboard bydrawings, with discussion andquestion and answer period.

The Club is grateful to AlanLittler, District Horticulturist ofthe Department of Agriculture inVictoria, and to P.G. James,Horticultural Assistant for theGulf Islands.

Mr. Littler gave valuable ad-vice on pruning; and Mr. Jamesgave the benefit of his long ex-perience in growing vegetablesand the use of fertilizers.

Pamphlets for the Garden ClubSpring Flower Show were givenout. These are attractively set

HE CAME BACK

Man who came to Salt SpringIsland to design a home hasreturned to make his own homehere.

Henry Schubart, architectfrom California, has moved toSalt Spring Island with his fam-ily. They nave acquired theTurner property on Old Scott Road.Road.

up, and we hope will be an in-centive to all gardeners on theIsland to plan their exhibits forthe Show, to be held in FulfordHall on Sat., May 11, from 2to 4:30 p.m.

Certificates of merit were pre-sented to the Club and to Mr.James, in recognition of the val-uable work done in connectionwith the setting up of CentennialPark last summer.

NJr. and Mrs. James werewarmly applauded for the excel-lent planning and untiring workin creating this beautiful park.Certificates were presented byCol. M.F. Peiler, CentennialCommittee Chairman.

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REPORT FROM VICTORIA

Last week the legislative millbegan to grind out third readingsof several bills. One of the billsthus reported with amendment,was Bill 17, An Act to AmendPollution Control Act of 1967.Over the past few weeks whilethe bill was on the order paper,some concern had been voicedby conservation associationsthat the bill might prevent themfrom appearing at a public meeting for the purpose of protestingthe action of the Board Section5 of the bill was amended incommittee by the minister, HonRay Williston, in order to assurethat interested parties would notbe limited in appearing beforethe Board. The Minister statedthat the amendment that he wasnow offering was directly liftedout of the Water Resources Act,and that it has always workedwell there in public hearings.

I am glad that British Colum-bians are very alert to the dang-ers of pollution; howe\er , some-times the blame could be mis-placed from lack of valid re-search. The case in point mightbe the unusual outbreak of hep-atitis in the Greater Victoriaarea last year. Much to do hasbeen made about it, and thelowly Gorge has received itsshare of condemnation. However,the Committee on Social Wel-fare and Education now invest-igating the extent and use ofMarihuana stumbled onto someunusual information when one ofthe people giving testimony, .who by the way had lived in themarihuana-smoking communityfor several years, informed theCommittee that he knew of over30 cases of hepatitis that were adirect result of dirty equipmentbeing used for mainlining, aswell as. improper health cautionbecause of the way they live.He added that the Gorge shouldnot get all the blame. I could-n't help but realize that thecommunity may have been in-fected at large by the rathernomadic habits of some of thesepeople. Maybe we are overlook-ing a serious source of hepatitisinfection .

During the Minister of Labor'sEstimates on the Department ofLabor, a lot of heat was gener-ated by the opposition over thenumber of unemployed in thisprovince. They often argue thatforeign control of companies inCanada, and especially BritishColumbia, is dangerous and mayresult in the curtailment of ex-pansion because the manage-ment may be more interested inwhat is happening south of theborder to plants and productionrecords there. In speaking to thevote, I asked the question ifinternational unions with inter-national influence and directorswere at all to blame for demand-ing higher wages to the pointwhere we had surpassed paritywith the United States, and in scdoing, had it been the indirectintention of the internationalBoilermakers Union to placeVMD Shipbuilding out of comp-etition with the United States.We not only exported the jobs,but now we are exporting themen who held these jobs in thiscity. The Leader of the Oppos-ition , Mr. Strachan, repliedrather sarcastically that themember from Saanich should gethis facts straight and realizethat the Union in the VMD wasa Canadian union. Immediatelythe Minister of Labor rose to hisfeet and corrected the Leader ofthe Opposition by giving theaddress and headquarters of theInternational Boilermakers Un-ion. The Leader of the Oppos-

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CLASSIFIED ADSMUST BE IN BEFORE 12 NOON ON TUESDAYS

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GRAIN FED PORK, WHOLE ORhalf - 400 Ib. Mereside Farm,537-5484

1965 CHEVROLET BEL AIRStation Wagon. Nine seater,power steering, power brakes,automatic, transistor radio, V8Very clean, 28,000 miles,$2500 or offer. 537-2324 even-ings.

CHESTERFIELD, COFFEE TABLE!n Al condition. $75. Bunk beds

--n good condition, 32"x76", feltmattresses $60: WestminsterChime clock $20. Rototiller usedone season, $65: 537-2084

NEW FULL SET LEFT HANDEDMcGregor Golf clubs, very reas-onable. Jack Shaw, Galiano.539-2462

USED TV SETS21" Philco console $5921" Philco mantel $6921" Chisholm Console $6921" Spartan, new picture

tube $12521" Elecrrohome Console $95

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VERY LARGE ELECTRIC CERAM-ICS Kiln, Newly wired, goodcondition. $100. Write S.S.IRecreation Commission, Box 197Ganges.

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THOR FISH RETAIL, FRESHcod, sole shrimp meat, crab,scallops, finnan haddie, 10:30am - 5:30 pm. Thursday and10:30 am to 5 pm Friday,Ganges Boat Basin at CentennialPark

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NOTICE

ST MARK'S CHANCES GUILDQuarterly Meeting, originallyscheduled for Arpil 6 will nowbe held on Wednesday April 10in the Helen Leigh-Spencer Sun-day School St. Mark's Church at2 p.m.

ANY PERSON DESIRING TO BEan ANNUAL MEMBER and beable to vote at 1968 AnnualMeeting must make applicationone month before said meetingand should apply to Mr. H.Hoffman, Administrator before8th April 1968, paying the feeof 50 0. This does not apply tolandowners or spouses of such aperson.

SUMMERSCHOOLPOTTERS WHEEL, JUNE 3-7 &10-14. July 8-12 & August 19-23Copper Enameling, June 17-21Glaze Making for beginners,May 6-10. Small groups only.Supplies available. Camping -Swimming - SaunaGILMAR POTTERY,1700 KINGS ROAD, VICTORIA

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COMING EVENTS

KEEP THIS DATEApril 24

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USED BABY BLANKETS, ALSOworn flannelette sheets. May beleft at Driftwood.

LISTINGS WANTED AS WEhave people who are desirous ofliving on our beautiful island.Also oe sure to see us for yourinsurance needs. Cam BastedoAgencies Ltd., Box 353,GangesB. C. 537-5363.

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CARD OF THANKS

THANKS TO DRS. SAUNDERSand Dixon, the staff of LadyMinto Hospital and to all myfriends for their care, visits,cards and flowers during myrecent stay in hospital.Mrs. Madeline Barber

WE WISH TO THANK OURkind friends and neighbours fortheir kindness and sympathy inour recent bereavement.Mrs. T.B. Cluff and family.

TO DR. JARMAN AND ALL THE

staff at Lady Minto Hospital, Iwhish to thank the above, forall their kind service, and att-ention during my recent stay inthe Hospital. I also wish tothank all my friends who sokindly sent me cards and flowersand cigarettes

Sincerely yours,W.D. Evans,Box 106, Ganges, B. C.

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ASSIST CELEBRATION OF 60th WEDDINGANNIVERSARY OF PARENTS ON MAINLAND

BY JESSIE SAYERMr. and Mrs. A. Butler-Cole

and son, Tom, spent a happyweekend in New Westminster,where they attended the 60thwedding anniversary of Mrs.Butler-Cole's parents, Mr. andMrs. John Gwennap.

SCHOOLSalt Spring Elementary 2Alexander School 3

After dominating the game formost of the time, Salt SpringElementary School lost a matchagainst the Duncan District champions, that they should have woneasily.Showing good approach work,

the Salt Spring team were unableto finish off most of their attackswith accurate shooting. RickKitchen proved a forceful centrefotward and with a little luckcould have scored three or fourgoals. Ne was well supported upfront by Bob Olsen and Pat Byron.

The defense learned that slackchecking leads to "gift" goalsfor the opposition but, TonyStacey and David Strecher cov-ered and tackled strongly through-out.

The Salt Spring goals werescored by Kitchen and Byron.GRASS HOCKEYSalt Spring Elementary 0Alexander School 2

The Elementary girls continueto show great improvement, forthough they lost the game, theysurprised the Duncan team witha spirited and enthusiastic display

Indeed, had they pressed theirattacks in a more aggressive man-ner, then they could have wonthe game.

Nevertheless, the girls can bewell pleased with the result andwith a little more competitionwill mature into a very usefulteam.

The family attended St. Bar-nabas Church, where the wedd-ing ceremony was performed inMarch, 1908 and were shown theol d church register by the pre-sent minister, the Rev. JohnPitt.

There were cables from theQueen and Prime Minister Pear-son and congratulations from theLieutenant-Governor, PremierBennett, M.L.A. Rae Eddie andMayor S. Gifford of New West-minster.

Many flowers and other giftswere received and a receptionwas held at the home of Lt. -Com. Emdall and Mrs. Emdall,another daughter.

Mr. Gwennap came to Canadafrom Wales in 1889 and Mrs.Gwennap was born in Ottawa,but lived in New Westminsterfor many years . The Gwennapslived at Fernwood for a shorttime.

FERNWOOD

BY JESSIE SAYERMiss Paula Waterfall was a

recent guest of her mother, Mrs.Madland, of Vancouver

There are large numbers ofblack brant gathering at Fern-wood before taking wing forparts unknown and the hungryhumming-birds are looking uplast years feeder bottles some ofthe residents keepat their windowsSpring must be here!

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THANK YOUPUPILS STAGE CONCERT IN HONOR OF TEACHER

Contribution of $50 to the fundsof Cowichan Music Festival hasbeen made by Salt Spring Island-ers as a tribute to an island mus-ic teacher.

On Friday evening last week aconcert was staged in Mahon Hallby pupils of Mrs. D.K. Crofton.The presentation and the prog-ram were prepared entirely bythe pupils themselves, unknownto their teacher.

Original plan of the sponsorswas to make a silver collectionin order to make a presentationto Mrs. Crofton. The plan wasthen changed and it was mootedto present a trophy in Mrs. Crof-ton's name. When.Mrs. Croftondeclined the trophy, it was ag-reed to make a presentation ofthe entire money to the music

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tesuvai committee.Sum of $50 was forwarded to

the chairman of the CowichanMusic Festival, Mrs. L.C. Smithin Duncan, by Rev. E.W. MacQuarrie.

The concert was well-conceiv-ed and presented and enthusiast-ically enjoyed by the 100 or sopersons attending.

Mrs. Crofton has taught musicon Salt Spring Island for manyyears. Each year her pupils havetaken part in the Cowichan Mus-ic Festival with considerablesuccess. Large proportion ofprizes offered in the festival havebeen taken by young musiciansfrom Salt Spring Island.

Concert on Friday was offeredin token of this accomplishmentover many years. Mrs. Croftonwas presented with a corsage byMiarlene Archer and Ginhy Horelwas master of ceremonies.Ainslee MacQuarrie superintendedthe preparations.

Mr. MacQuarrie sent a copy ofthe program as well as a chequeto the festival chairman.

"The concert," wrote Mr. MacQuarrie, "was conceived by theyoungsters themselves as a tokenof appreciation to their teacher,with the hope, also, of being

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able to raise a small amount ofmoney to assist the FestivalCommittee. They thus recognizethe value of the experience aff-orded young musicians from theisland, year after year, by yourhard-work-ing committee."

The following program was en-joyed by all who attended: Duet-"Grandfather's Clock" and "Pick-aninny" , Marlene Archer andWendy Horel; "Old French Song"Marlene Archer; "Skating"- SusanHartwig; "Calypso Boy" (EarleMoss) and "Play" (Bartok), JimPringle; "Sea Bird" Walter Carr-oll) - Jo-Ann Har twig; "Sonat-ina" (Mozart) and "Tenderness"(Kenins)- Lorraine Dods; "Sonat-ina" (Kuhlau)Nicola Toynbee;"Rondino" (Kenins)- Judy Ludding-ton; "Two-part Invention" (Bach)Marie Hughes; " Presto" (Pescetti)and "Valse"(Chopin) - AinsleeMacQuarrie; "Sonata in E minor(Haydn) and " Little White Don-key" (Ibert) - Susan de Burgh;Untitled, her own composition -Ainslee MacQuarrie.

The recital was opened with ""O Canada" played by AngelaBrigden and closed with "GodSave the Queen" played by LarryFriebel.

When the Canadian Red CrossDrive opened in March on SaltSpring Island, Mouat Bros. Ltd.gave their store window to Mrs.P. Lazenby, chairman of thedrive in Ganges and the north endof Salt Spring Island, for display.This picture shows the display .Significant feature of the showingare the small dolls in cellophanecontainers. They were sent herefrom the International Red Crossin Switzerland in reply to a re-quest from Ed. J. Stephenson,Ganges Hill. Mr. Stephenson is alife-long supporter of the RedCross.

DOES THIS MEANAN EARLY SPRING?

Foretaste of an early spring wasa large flock of geese headingnorth over Salt Spring Island onMonday.

Mrs. W. Pearce of Ganges Hillreported seeing the geese formingand reforming as they wingednorthwards.

" Is this a sign of early Spring?"she asked.

FULFORDBY BEA HAMILTON

In one of the stores on the Is-land there was a little-, tin canwhich held pennies and coinsthat were to help the Save theChildren Fund. That little tin ismissing. Some person has gaineda little cash and made sure thatsome children received no benef-it from the contents of the tin.

It may have been a prank, orperhaps the light-fingered personneeded some cigarettes or candy?Or perhaps it was taken by mis-take? I like to think the last ex-cuse is the right one.

So perhaps that person or per-sons, would like to replace thetin, intact with all the cash, andan extra donation to make up forthe lost pennies that might havefound their way into the tin allthis lost time? It might ease theconscience of that person.

And there are many little child-ren who need help desperately...Anyone who knowingly takes froma little child must sleep on avery uncomfortable bed at night.

, Staying at the home of Mr. andMrs. Andy Stevens, from Ladner,

Congratulations:FULFORD PARTY SAYS IT ALL

BY BEA HAMILTONWell, this little old commun-

ity pulled a fast one on PercyJones, didn't they? To the tuneof $170, which wasn't bad,whichever way you look at it.Percy also received- a Rhodonitepen set - you know - a penstuck in a slab of rhodonite, withan inscription to his retirementfrom the Fulford Community,and a new wallet, packed withmoney, so he should rememberthe people of the district for along time.

When Percy appeared at thedining room door of the FulfordHall and suddenly about 150people roared a greeting to .him,he could only stare, produce abig grin and burst out with"This is ridiculous!"

It sure was. But nice. Percywas seated at the head tableand wined and dined amidstspring flowers and pretty ladies.

Mrs. N. Skelton, who had eng-ineered the part} in honour ofMr. Jones' retirement, present-ed the gifts after Doug Dane hadably taken the place of ArtYoung, who was scheduled to dothe honours as M.C. but was un-able to appear. Doug did a goodare Mrs. J. Lehbaur, and MissSonia Ingram. Miss Ingram isAndy's great-neice.

R. Constable and two childrenwere on the Island over the weekend.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Page andfamily were in their cottage forthe week end. They returned toVictoria on Sunday evening.

job despite the short notice andbrought out Percy's virtues andfaults and let no one down.

"I couldn't have done it with-out Frank Pyatt," Percy Jonessaid after he had recovered alittle and found a few words ofthanks to offer.

Frank was at the head tableand came in for a rousing app-lause for we all know how hehas carried the mail from thehorse and buggy days and alwa>sdelivered the goods never mindwhat the hazards - and therewere plenty.

Fifty years has Frank been del-ivering the mail!

Percy Jones had problems tolick too- how could it be other-wise when he was stuck amongstthe stamps in the tiny Post Off-ice for ten and a half years?

Percy did have one fault - andyou could smell it a mile away -a big fault in the shape of along fat cigar - PHEW! " Nuffsaid.

Now for his virtues, - he wasconsiderate and obliging andwent out of his way to help therural deliveries. The things hehad to send along the mailroute! Well, we won't mentionthem.No one can remember ever

having been let down by Percy.If there happened to be no news-paper through non-deliveries,Percy would even apologize ifsomeone phoned to ask the rea-son why. So we are going tomiss him. If you didn't send

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TO THE PEOPLE OF FULFORD HARBOUR

A BIG THANK YOU =I'1 PERCY JONES

Thursday, April 4, 1968 Gulf Islands DRIFTWOOD Page Nine

THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN JUST GROOMINGTHE DOG WHEN DEE-DEE GOES TO SHOWThere is more to showing a

champion dog than scrupulousgrooming.

When Miss Helen Coloman. ofVesuvius Bay, decided to showher miniature poodle, SweetDelia of Vanisle, or Dee-Dee,at the Calgary and EdmontonKennel Club shows, she relinq-uished possession of the animalfor several weeks.

Dee Dee was taken over byFord Fletcher, of Vancouver,who was completely in chargeof the embryo champion for theentire period of training andshowing. During that time theowner sees no more of her dogthan does any other visitor tothe show.

The break was well worth theeffort and Dee-Dee came backto her proud owner with a cham-pionship certificate.

In the Calgary show Dee-Deewas in competition with 415other dogs and at Edmonton theenrolment was 421.

The Vesuvius Bay champ re-turned with three rosettes and

SATURNABY PAPAJOHN

Some real good news this week!Jingley Jean Howarth has justbeen appointed to the office ofAssistant Editor of the TorontoGlobe and Mail newspaper. Allyour good friends on Saturna wishyou luck, Jean ! The Globe andMail's gain is our loss. If youever feel tired, Jean, let's knowand we will send you a couple ofgallons of our good Saturna air.

Tom and 'dorable Dora Maytumwith Bob Brinkman, over with afew tons of building supplies forTom's future new cottage atLyall Harbour. Just standing bythe roadside with a bunch ofdaffodils in his hand doesn't foolanyone into believing that PapaCronkite is a hippy.

The Jim Woods family overgetting ready for next week's in-vasion and also to help SteveMaskow get his new boat in thewater. Shamus Campbell awayto Ottawa for Liberal whingding.Met "Goodie" Goodman, theGulf Islands friendly undertaker,last week and had an early morn-ing cup of coffee with him. Hey"s still in his pajamas. As you

'"a*, can see I am really short ofnews this week. It's the lull be-fore the great Easter invasion.

For the next few weeks I amgoing to include a series offacts on Lady Minto Hospital.First, what is the Lady Minto?It's more than a building and it'smore than a bed; it's trainedpeople; it's an operating room;it's meals' it's housekeeping andengineering services:

It's Lady Minto Hospital, yourGulf Island's Hospital, open 24hours a day, every day.

At this time I would like tothank lively Lynn Connor for del-ivering these weekly epistles tothe DRIFTWOOD office everyweek without fail. Thanks Lynn!

six trophies. She is shown inthis picture with Mr. Fletcher asshe poses for the judge.

This picture taken in Calgarywas one of many taken by the off-icial photographer, S. Wainwrightof Saskatoon.

In Edmonton among the spectat-ors were Mr. and Mrs. A. HoadlejMitchell, who have many friendson Salt Spring and after the showentertained Dee-Dee's proud own-er at dinner in their Ravine Drivehome.

DOGS ARE UNDERFIRE AT PARK

Dogs in the Centennial Park atGanges are rousing some host-ility among park committeemembers.

Member complained to DRIFTWOOD that a number of shrubs

EASTER SEALS HELP CRIPPLED CHILDREN

Salt Spring Island Lions ClubGulf Islanders have now recei-

ved their Easter Seals in the mailSeals were mailed out by Salt

Spring Island Lions Club in aneffort to raise funds for the crip-pled children of the province.

Directing the Easter Sealcampaign is Les Ramsey, who isalso a director of the B.C. Soc-iety for Crippled Children.

The funds raised from thecontributions for Easter Seals aredevoted to the assistance ofcrippled children in the provinceand their parents. Transportationis provided for disabled youngst-ers, as well as holiday facilitiesand summer camps. The societyprovides those extras which arenot available from any othersource.

Typifying the drive is Timiny,a youngster who is benefittingfrom the campaign. A new rep.-resentative of the title is choseneach year.

The Timmy Show will be feat-ured on radio on April 7 at 5 pmand on CBC - TV on April 14,on the In Person show followinghockey.

Victoria representative of thecampaign is Welfare WorkerRoddy Ryan.

To keep Mr. Ryan in the pic-ture, Salt Spring Island LionsClub have challenged him totake partin the Lions Walkathonbetween Fulford and Ganges on

have been damaged by dogsand that there are too manyfouling the park and its veget-ation.

Canine excrement is poison-ous to most plants.

April 13. Mr. Ryan has beenchallenged to roll the giant Eas-ter Seal balloon along the route.

Cost of providing these ser-vices in the province this year isestimated at $144,000.

Target among tne islands isbased on last year's total figureof S871."We want to see it jump this

year," commented F.C.Rhodes on Tuesday

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GALIANOA few notes on the social end

of tilings on the island: lots offolks went to Vancouver thisweek to attend the wedding ofDon Robson to Miss Diane Ilattonon April 4, and lots of folks att-ending the social evening at theLodge on April 5 in honour ofMiss IJctty Riddell who will alsobe married soon.

Mr. and Mrs. Billie Cornellreturned last Thursday from theirwinter holidays in California andFlorida, and on flie. same ferry awarm welcome was extended toMr. and Mrs. Harry Richardsonwho had arrived that morningon the Oriana from New Zealand.

We are sorry to report that Mrs.Tom Drew of Salamanca Pointwas admitted to hospital in Van-couver on Monday morning formedical treatment.

Also sorry to report that theoil furnace in the basement ofthe church blew its top recently aand the St. Margaret's committ-ee held an emergency meetingon Monday night to decide whatis to be done about it. Rev. II.Doody, by the way, will conducthis final services on Galiano oni:aster Sunday, prior to his re-tiring to Victoria to live.

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Masonic Lodge will be on theisland for a golf tournament onSaturday, May 25, and have in-vited all Masons on Galiano tojoin them at the Club that dayfor challenge matches and fellow-ship.

The next meeting of the LadiesService Club will be held in thehall next Wednesday evening,April 10 at 7:30 p.m.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Plan, ofVancouver, have bought theirone-way ticket to the island andare now settled in their new homenear Bellhouse Park overlookingActive Pass. They are beingwarmly welcomed by their newneighbours.

No SpaceA new sign has been erected

on Sturdies Bay wharf which saysthat the Minister of Transporthas forbidden overnight parkingof vehicles on the wharf. Andon the subject of wharves, com-muters to Gossip Island reportthey are experiencing difficultyin finding space on the Whaler'sBay wharf to pull their smallboats out of the water. This areawill be more and more congestedas the season goes on, so oursuggestion to them is to speak toMr. Fred Mallett, official wharf-inger for this area, who may beable to give them some guidanceon how to handle the situation.Of course, the Gossipers couldalways get together and petitionsomebody to put in more wharf-age or float facilities for them.The local Chamber of Comm-erce did this several years agoand had the floats extended Torthe benefit of the commuters.

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When Bishop Remi de Roo ofVictoria paid a visit to SaltSpring Island last week he wasentertained by the parish coun-cil of the church of Our Lady ofGrace. Here is a section of thebasement hall as the Bishop chatswith F.C. Rhodes and Ray Simard

the Chamber of Commerce tohelp make this a better comm-unity in which to live, we sugg-est they give a thought to thefirst aid fund the Chamber setup two years ago and the lifesaving equipment which waspurchased with it. Thanks to theforesight of this group and thegenerosity of many people whohave contributed to the fundfrom time to time, the C. of C.inhalator and oxygen tanks wereable to save the life of anotherisland resident on the weekendwhen Dr. Barner was called togive assistance to a heart pat-ient. Yes, mere is enough mon-ey in the kitty to replace theoxygen tanks for the next emer-gency, so we don't need anycontributions at the moment.We just thought we'd mention itso folks would know this equip-ment is available.

Don't forget l-Iaster Saturday:the annual auction sale for thefire department, complete withtaster cakes, hot clogs, coffeeand lots of fun, in the localhall, about 1:30 p.m. They arelooking for contributions of use-ful articles to sell, furniture,tools, etc. including the thingsbought last year which willprobably turn up again mis yearfor a good cause.

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(From Page Six)ition faltered for a moment,groping for words lie said that,well it really didn't matter, andwent on to explain that evencompanies who might be man-aged from south of the liorder aswell as unions were subjected toCanadian and provincial law.However, I recall that that veryafternoon a radio report statedthat the IWA in Oregon was off-ering financial support for theIWA^ Interior Woodworkers sothat they might be able to con-tinue their strike. It was alsobrought to the attention of thelegislature by the member fromColumbia, Chabot, that thecpast lumber workers are alsoanxious to see a very substantialand favourable settlement in theInterior Woodworkers strike; thatit might be a pace setter forthem. In the light of this kindof reasoning, I think the publicwill favourably receive Bill 33.

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* * *AND BEA HAMILTON LISTENSBY BEA HAMILTON

St, Paul's Church looked verysmart on Sunday morning, aweek ago, with its inside-out- ,side Nu-Stone finish. The delic-ate colouring on the inside wallsis very effective and gives amost interesting finish to thebuilding.

This is the oldest Church onthe Island (1880) and Bishop Remide Roo, who was present, lookedlike the youngest Bishop on re-cord.

The Bishop gave the talk, stand-ing near the people; he spoke onmany subjects ranging from thehunger stricken countries, wartorn areas, and fertilizers. Howdid fertilizer get in there? Easily.The Bishop spoke on developmentof areas in Africa and other partswhere the people are always hun-gry and have no means of help-ing themselves.

All they need are a few kindmillionairs with open pocketbooks who will back projects toirrigate lands and buy fertilizersand so on.

Half the people in the world goto bed hungry at night, said theBishop. He figures that if thepeople with moneywould onlyhelp the poor, there would beless riots, disturbances and vio-lence by people who are so hun-gry that they do anything to geta crust of bread.

Even wars would cease, oncethe hungry were fed and shownhow to develop their land. Infact, said the Bishop, the word"development" is replacing theword " peace" . The Pope startedthat and now prays for develop-ment rather than peace.

The service was much like theAnglican service; they didn'tsing anything, no hymns, chants,or anthems, but somehow onedidn't miss the music for it was

Holy Mass. Rather a quiet service;peaceful, with the tinkle of bellsevery now and then. Fascinating!

I was impressed with the advan-cement the Roman Catholics havemade in their service order; theyseem to come closer to theirpeople and all join in the service,like a big family. There is moredignity with less fuss and kow -towing.I took pictures of the Bishop,

though he warned me he mightbreak the camera - I took therisk anyway. We shall see... Ienjoyed going to the service andhad a special invitation, in caseanyone is wondering what I wasdoing out of my territory.

The Bishop is easy to meet andseems at home on Salt Spring Is-land.

A motorist can check his carstop lights regularly by a simplemethod described by the B.C.Automobile Association. Placea mirror or a bright tin can lidon the inner doorpost of thegarage on the driver's side.When he drives in to put the caraway, a glance backward aftercoming to a stop, or a glanceinto the rear view mirror, shouldshow a red glow when he de-presses the Brake pedal.

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land. Many fine attractions would be available forthe 1968-69 season. It is hoped that all those inter-ested will attend.

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Thursday, April 4, 1968 Gulf Islands DRIFTWOOD Page Eleven

PENDER=B Y FRANCES SAVILLE

Professor and Mrs. H.G. Clydeare back home after a threemonth stay in England.

Ralph Smith has been in RestHaven Hospital at Sidney withan injured hand, but is now athome again.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Symes,from Vancouver, are now perm-anently living in their islandhome.

Rod and Greg Bowerman fromVictoria visited their father, LesBowerman for the week end.

The P.T. A. held a very succ-essful card party recently. TheFinal one will be held on Aprir5

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Carter,from New Westminster, havebeen house guests at the PeterCarter home.

Mrs. Frank Balmain is in RestHaven Hospital but hopes to behome in the near future.

Christopher Hawkins is a houseguest at Wild Acres with the J.Andersons, also Donald Key ofEdmonton.

T.S. Elvins from Mill Baycame over to visit his daughter,Mrs. Peter Carter.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Estelle

have gone back to Alberta onaccount of the illness of Mrs.Estelle's father.

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enough postage, Percy obligedby forking out his own penniesand billed you after. If you for-got to put the proper address, hewould phone and write it in foryou. Do I need to go on?

The opinion seems to be thathe was the best Postmaster weever had, and they were all

f ood. But we haven't quite lostim yet. He has been asked to

continue on in the P. O. for afew days longer until his un-named successor comes in -(Unnamed to date, that is)

Mrs. Skelton and all the lad-ies who helped to make the Fri-day evening party such a successdeserve a vote of thanks.

And to Percy Jones, happyretirement - when you finallyget there!

Heavy traffic makes it difficultto maintain a safe driving dis-tance behind other automobiles.If another car cuts into the spacea safe driver has allowed, thebest response is to drop back ag-ain a logical distance. Even inslow traffic the reccommendeddistance is one car's length foreach 10 miles per hour of speed,says the B.C. Automobile Assoc-iation.

Gulf Islands are attracting moreand more people to their shores.

This view from a new subdivis-ion high above Ganges shows partof the reason for their popularity.

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George Heinekey has been el-ected for another year as pres-ident of Salt Spring Island Far-mers' Institute.

Mr. Heinekey was returned tohis presidential office duringthe election of officers in theLegion Hall on March 27.

To serve with Mr. Heinekeyin the oldest-established organ-ization on the island were E.AGear, W. Shaw, P.G. Jamesand J. Harkema.

Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. S.C.McNulty will also serve a furth-er year in office. Mr. Heinekeydrew a quick picture of the pastyear's activities.

The Institute is in a betterfinancial position than last year,the board was told. .The leaseof the farmers' institute buildingin Ganges and the increasedsale of explosives as well asrental of access to the log dump;have contributed to the improve-ment, members were told.

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The meeting also endorsedcontinuation of the bursary of$200 available to the local stud-ent taking up agriculture or for-estry as a course of advancelearning, or any other suchcourse approved by the direct-ors.

Specialty farming as a newopening for agriculture on theisland was subje ct of a reportby Mr. James.

During the election of officersJ.B. Stewart chaired the meet-ing.

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Gold orGaglardiBY JOHN TISDALLE, M.L.A.

Recently, front page internat-ional news in our newspapers wasgiven short shrift. First it wasgold, then it was Gaglardi.

No doubt that British Columb-ians showed more interest in Gag-lardi than they did in gold.

Public opinion dealt with bothof them, but one went up andthe tf*.her went down.

'1 he question that should beasked, and answered, was thepublic right in either case. SonEsay tliat the public judgment wasfaulty in both cases. However,one was a commodity and theother a man - a man that, as Iknew him, was very human; firmin his convictions, but variablein his emotions; unmovable whenhe wanted his own way, and diff-icult to reason with; capable ofturning the stoniest heart to butterand stirring up animosity in themildest voter."

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However, more were his friendsthan his enemies, and followershe had aplenty.

To me, his resignation was notunexpected. For some time Ifelt that Phil was no longer as en-amored with the position of Min-ister of Highways as he used tohe. Frequently in the House andin the corridors during sessionshe used to remark that he wouldhe glad when the session was 'over, the quicker the better, sohe could get away from the I louseof talk and get out on the job;and his vacant chair was not anirregular sight, for other thingsseemed more important to himthan listening to endless debatein the Legislature.

Also, some years before, underPress hounding while he was on agovernment trip to Japan, it wasreported in the papers of the daytiiat he threatened to bunch thejob and quit.

Tempermental and aggressive,impatient, he frequently cutred tape like a banana withoutany skin on it. Many MLA'sappreciated that kind of get-it-done attitude. However, historyhas an unkind way of lookingback over the record; some mightconstrue that, in years to come,as playing favorites.

The opposition delight to takesituations of the past and warmthem over, when all the reason-ing of that moment has been for-gotten, and very difficult to re-capture. Cold statistics and cal-endar dat es can frequently lookcondemning, and hard to justify.

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The minister claims he is asclean as a hound's tooth, andlegally I must be prepared toaccept that until someone lays acharge and a legal opinion hasbeen handed down.

In the meantime gold and Gag-lardi can both vary in values,but the real value is truth.

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AIR TAXI^T CHARTER SERVICE

VICTORIA FLYING SERVICESR a t e s : Sooth Galiano, Mayne, North and South

Pender Islands. Saturn a and Ganges toand from Victoria International AirportSINGLE PASSENGER - $10THREE PASSENGERS - $20

FIVE & SIX PASSENGERS - $30656 - 3032

V I C T O R I A I N T E R N A T I O N A L A I R P O R T

DRIVE IN AND TAKE OUT

The Reef Fish & ChipWeekdays12 Noon - 11 pm

Closed Mondays

537-2314- Sat. & Sun.

2 pm - 1 am

JL 2442 Beacon Ave

MISS CARYS OWEN MANAGER

Phone No. 656-4115

Box No. 1170 , Sidney

HarbourHouse

The In-place to dineand meet your friendsin a fully-appointed

dining room

Regular a la carte menus served dailyLuncheon 12 - 1.30Dinner 6.15- 7.30Saturday 6.15 - 8.00

Please inform us when your DINNER or LUNCHEONis a SPECIAL OCCASION

FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE: 537-2133