• tublished weekly, on:Salt Spring Island, W. Fisher, Editor'/P. 0» Box 250, Ganges, B. C. Phone: 176

w Thursday, November 10, 1960____._______________ ___________Vol. 1, No. 34

SCHOOL BOARD".'.',': ANNUAL MEETINGSAt the annual meeting of the

School Board held on Galiano lastFriday, Mrs, H. Barner was electedto the School Board, repfacingMrs.E.I.Scbones. Mrs. Scoones, long-time member of the Board and high- i women'Tgroup^^ind youth'.

iy-esteemed member of the Galiano friend in B.C. Nominations

LOCAL MAN HONOUREDRecently o contest was spon-

sored by the Sun newspaper andthe Hcdassqh Bazaar, a Jewish

These two words, in screaming,four-inch high letters was the head-line of the Victoria Daily Times onMonday, Novemberll,, 1918.The war to .end all wars was overand the.sweet small of peaci- wasin the air. Sub-headlines read:"Allied Countries celebrate theirgreat victory for right as fightingin the tie-Id ends." "Canadianscomplete their fine war work bycapturing Mons." ". . .States inGermany are in revolutionists'hands. " "Monster demonstrationmarks city's happiness atsighingArmistice." "Conditions imposedby All ies rob Germans of power torenew their assault on civilization."This was Armistice Day in Victoriaon November llth, 1918..

This paper,.owned by AustinWilson, is in the DRIFTWOODoffice,.and anyone who would .like to read it is certainly welcome.

community chose not to run for re- -^ accepted throughout B.C.election to another two year tc-rm. i i ,1. • , L J JOnly seven ratepayers attended and the winner was to be awardedthe Gaiiano meeting. Annual I an honorary plaque and a week smeetings were.also held at Mayne I all-expense trip for two by planeIs. (9 ratepayers attended), Scturna | to New York. The idea of the(12 attended), Pender Is.(22) and i contest was to focus attention onFulford (13). Mrs. F.L. Prior of the hundreds of people who freelyPender Is. was returned for another give their time and efforts intwo years as member of the Board. j youth work for B . C . 'A meeting was held last night in I Unfortunately Salt Spring Is- \3-"^, where two election were: | i^d's entrant did not win, but \heid but the results were too late | the Ladies Auxiliary of the.Ca.na- [for this week s edition o J- i • i J i • i, , -, . , . , idian Legion whosponsored him,

In the Chairman s report, sub- ; ,. , •, , .„ . .- ,, , i... ,1 i . .-, „ . , .„ thought he and his wife surely do-1

mittedby Mr. Geo, Hemekey, it I '-.i, . ^ „ .1.'. .. jwasrevealed'thatall the schools . serve the appreciatio^nd re- -but the S.S.i. Elementary end cognition of vne entire popuiction ^Senior High School had an increase of ihis island for the tremendous jin enrollment. In 1959, the S5.1' i013 ihey have done for our youth. ^school had 389 pupils end 1960 ' When he and his wife moved to |shows 375. On transportation the i the island in 1954 they found an ; Remembrance Day, Friday, No-

vember 11, will be observed onSalt Spring Island by services atthe Ganges Cenotaph and a twominutes silence at 11 a.m. Resi-?dents attending should be in theirplaces by 10:45 a.m.

The service will be conducted byArchdeacon G, H. Holmes, honor"ary chaplain of the Sail Springbranch of the Canadian Legion,

'and the lesson will be read by theRev. Norah Hughes. "Last Post"and "Reveille" will be sounded byBert Drysdaic-, of Victoria, whohas acted as bugler on Remem-brance Day here for almost thirtyyears. ;<"'•'-.

. At 10:45 a.m., sharp, theveterans will parade from the Ca-nadian Legion Hall to the warmemorial, with a color party undercommand of A o P. L. Cartwright,Legion Sergeant (CONT'd P.2) '

reports read in part "...The Board 'unhappy situation that would have;has endeavoured to bring to the j discouraged a ioss-dediccited man.attention of the Dept. of Highways [There were few facilities forthe condition of our bus routes..." i youthful recreation outside the

Much of the Chairman's report school grounds. Public beacheswas taken up with the problems of were cluttered and dangerous toteacher's salaries and presented the young swimmers. His working daySchool Board's reason for their | was fu!i,mGny times extending in-stand in the prcs^ntwage dispute. ; to the night, yet somehow he"...We are not fighting our ! found time for youth. He deci-teGchers on this/ we are protesting ded the nucleus for improvementa condition that has built up over would be Scouting. It was notthe years in the whole province, the first time he had organized a

^d the school boards as a whole boys' group under difficulties.are against any increase in an While serving with the Air Forceacross the table manner... " in England, he had conducted a

One of the major improvements | Wolf Cub pack in the heavily-in the district this ye:ar was the , . .blitzed east end of London, andaddition of another school room: at carried on until the bombing be-Soturna. This was necessary due: .'cameso sevaru that the groupto the sharp increase in Sa^urna's had to be disbanded and the

enrolment from sixtsen to . , I Y^Q i-vacuated.twenty-eight pupils. • • \ . Almost immediately upon arri-

__— ' T va I / he became (C ONT' D P .2)

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j doubt, would do it again, if the situation arose.jThis time there is a new understanding of what! he had accomplished against discouraging odds,

j jand an appreciation of his work. He is nolonger aione.

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Certainiy the boys of S.S.I, call Jack Greenand his wife/ Shirley, their best friend. Theycannot speak for the rest of B. C./ but perhaps

R D E N - DIOR - H A R T N E L L this example of a man's work, from a sma I i seg-•--——-YARDLEY - HOUBIGANT - CHANEL - 4711 ment of the province/ can be the voice of the " i n . ' .11 .>•. i i e .1. i whole. • . ^T

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(CONT'd FROM P. 1 -REMEMBRANCE DAY). . .-at-arms. They wili be followed by a companyfrom the Ladies Auxiliary to the Legion, Sec Scoutsand Wolf Cubs. The veterans will be ied by JohnR. Sturdy, president of the Legion, and the parademarshal! will be Ben C. Greenhough. Althoughorganized by the Legion, the parade is part of acommunity observance honoring the war dead, anda!! associations are invited to join. Wreaths wiHbe Said at the Cenotaph fol lowing i; --"~'--

:-:'o -ouiiding of "Reveille". !| \ ' 'Ai! veterans, whether Legion /

mernbe-s or not, are reminded OA^CJVof the annual dinner on the BAKEitYnight of Remembrance Day inManon Hall/ starting at6:30 p.mi Island-bcrn ex-s&rvice men and women will

• be the guests of honor.

(CONT'D FROM P. 1 " LOCALMAN HONOURED). . . Scoutmaster of S.S.I., and his wifetook over the Girl Guides. Heinfus&d enthusia-'i into the boysand created activities for themthat had not existed, giving up his spare hours totake .hem on camping and hunting trips.

Again with his wife he cleaned and raked thebeaches, niakina them safe for children, and withhammer and nails repaired swimming floats that hadfallen into disrepair. (Today they still continue towatch over the beaches and the youngsters who en-joy them) -i ' .

Later, when other Scout leaders became availablehe resigned to become chairman of the Scout GroupCommittee on S»S. But, as can sometimeshappen, interest again waned, mainly throught!io shifts of population that often effect an is"hnd» The .'.•cop began to disintegrate/ and.

rnc'.'s he was alone.Hs never gave up hope. He refused to let

the Sco'Jt charter Sapse. He spoke to meet"ir^s end asked for a sponsoring body for theBoy Scouh. Tne-youngsters, he argued, weredrm-ing back into the old ways without incen-tive o': leadership, and it could not be allowedfo happen c

His voice WGS heard, and support came.He has gone the fuli circle, and we have no

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith wish to announce the— engagement of their eldest daughter, ElizabethJean, to Dougios Arth'.'r Wagg,son of Mr. andMrs. Cyril Wagg. The wedding will take placeSaturday, November 12th, at the St. Mark's , ,Anglican Church with Archdeacon Holmes officia-ting. •'• : . ,' . _ '

Six members of the S ,S . I. Amatuer Boxing Clubjourneyed to Surrey last Saturday to participate ina boxing card at The Prince Charles School. Three

———-- " l of our boys won. Steve Morrison

^-" ' defeated Wayne Schleppe of^ ) Surrey in the 70 Ib. class; Mcrrie

- Akerman at 85 ibs. won a bruis-

•:u^ ~ ' ing battle over Ed. Woathey of :

Boston Bar; end Ted Akerman wonhandily over Norm LaRue of Hopein the 147 Ib. class. In three veryclose matches Keliy Ryland lost toRicky Hungle of Hope in the 80 Ib.class; Danny Akerman was beat-anby Fronk Scott of Burnoby (65 Sb);and Don Morrison lost c split-decision to Ed, Bolton of Burnaby.Doh hdd defeated Ed. Bolton in afine match last year.

Ken Butterfield, who has handled CanadianPacific Express for a number'of years, says that theuse of'Salt Spring island "'in local addresses causesconfusion, wrong billing rates and delay/particular-ly ongoods coming in from Eastern points,, Agentsin the East have no idea where Salt Spring Islandis as it does not appear in the Directory of ExpressStations. The correct addresses for this district areGi-nges, B.C. and Fuiford Harbour, B.C. / withoutany reference to Salt Spring Island.

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LETTERS-T >THE"EDITORS DEPT.» . . "Dear Sir: This letter iswritS-on os a citizen and propertyowner and does not in any way re-flect the views of the Board ofSchool Trustees S,D» ^'64. The contents are strictlymy c'.vn personal views. I am ths person Mr. Editorreferred to on the front page of DRSFTW ~^..)D datedCelt 27th, ^960 under :-he headline, "School Buses

Outsells a!l other automaticsin B. C.

Fulford to Ganges road was mostlygravel/ and Lees Hill was a testfcr any car to surmount. At that

Phone: 1 30 I' tlme 'vlr' Ernie Brenton, a veteran:~-=: r_=:==:-_—:-.-' Vancouver Island Coach Linesdriver, with c very enviable driving record wasdriving the school bus on the Beaver Point Run/ andthe bus at 'S-hat time went ai! the way as far as theRuckles Farm, 'ncidenta!!" Mr. Prenton drove the

and Reads contd", os 'this man'» It is in good taste/ i through bus fi-cm Victoria via i'h.j Cy Peck when itand also good r/ianners that we refer to our fellow ! started 25 years agur. That same bus was purchasedmen,-as For instance; 'Gentlemen of the Press', i from V. I. Ccach Lines some years later by the'Gentlemen of the Jury'/ or just 'Gentlemen'. How- School B';cird,. and Mr,, Brenton operated it on theever orr Mr. Editor who perhdp.. is not accustomed Beaver Point run fo;' some years before it was re- ,•i'o Brii'ish and Ccnac'^an courtesy refers *o me as ' piaced by a new one. The driving conditior.3 on'this man'o Well I am glad to know i am a man nnd t'"iis particulcr rrn ere a picnic compared to thosecs a man will never be afraid to speak openly 0,1 ^ys/ ond Mr; B-enlon had an accident free recordc-sything ! think is right or wrong. 'This is the prin- throughout all his ysars of drivinG, While we arec?pci thai- many of us served not only in One war,, ai! desirous i'o see our roads ^ead^y improve, weand sfn-.e of us two, to keep the right of free tho'.ght must be fair., crid reci ize the "'emendcus improve-o;-id spoecht In the previous issue of DRiFTW G -")D , merit in the los;- few ysarSo I am quii-e sure thish'ir. editor in his front page editorial gave his ver- improvement wii'I continue. Perhaps it is not oftension ofa harrowing experience of a school bus dri- realized thay i-he Province of B»C» has as manyvsr d.-iving a bus to Beaver Point/ as far as the miles of highways and secondary roads as the StatesBeaver Pa'.nt Community Hall. After turning off i'he of California, Washington end part o? Idaho com-'good road', refers to the'rest of the road ns the : bined, in the las: issue of DR!FTW ^C'D Mr, Edi-drivers 'Privc:e road to Hcl!', I am sure the goodpeople of Beaver Point Kcid are now gl&d to knowwhere they live. According to Mr. Editors reportthe driver had to dodge telephone poles, stumps,over hanging trees, and it was depicted os a nervewracking journey for both of them. Perhaps Mr.Editor coming from a land of 'Freeways' expected :-o

tor rtates, 'a^d if ti^s man or anyone else thinks ourroads are adequate for c school bus, they shouldi-ake a ride, , c'' Before the opening of school ipersonally drovs over ali school bus routes, and atthe; North £i'.d in company with M;-. Downey our 'Road For'-m^no i wil! acjree thero ere some narrowspots and curv-s,, but \ could not see where any

find them here. i dm just a newcomer to Salt Spring capable driver rs'ng due care and precaution wouldIsland, having only lived here nine years. How- \ have trouble r Drivers themselves have instructionsever I can remember when I first arrived that the i that if at any time they consider any (Ccrt'd P 4)

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^LETTERS - CON'T FROM P.3)."portion of their route unsafe todrive over they ar^ to use discre-tion/ and if necec^cry not driveover ony unsafe portion. In anyinstance of such a naKre theywould, I am sure, receive {-heTI)| I $upport of the Boardi Mr.Frank Dowr-.ey has asked that if:

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islands many sports farts" will notmiss the Grey ICup 'game that fallson .this date, a television set willbe set up so visitors may watchthe game. Tea will be in chargeof,Mrs. J. Catto. Mrs. W. M. .Mouat, Mrs. F. Zenkle and Mrs.Catto; have been appointed tothe nominating committee. TheW. A. h appealing for nylon

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aiy bus driver at any rime findsE_V ;3" 1 I 2 1 • J! stockings to be sent to Korea. 'a dar.aeroi.'s hazard on his route

t;') notify him a{ o.ice. He is . , I They'may be !ef+at the, manse. Following adjourn-cooperating to his fullesi- extent, As some parents f men t, tea was served by Mrs. Z. Manning andnighi be grave iy concerned as to, th-? safety of their I Mrs. J. Cotro-, '- •:••'children after reading these two-articles, I v/ish toreassure .{•ham that i know your School Board wouldno1 allow the buses to run if at any time conditionsmid-it endanger -:-he safety of the children. The 'buses ore throughly inspected.by mechanical ex-- iperts .from the RCMP every year, end a \[ driversmust.hava a Cl ;ss A license.. and undergo medical ',examination when called upon; In the last nine jyeors there has oniy bsen one minor accident in- |vojying a school bus. This was right in Ganges on |a paved street with no children in the ^us at thetime. .in closing, M,"i Ediro-- points out I cm, 'a ;strong .suppci-isi- of the Social Credit League of BeC.'", I cm proud to say, that I am, and thank Godin this coi.'ni'ry we .ccn belong to any political af-fll.lati.on v.-e wish. This Is c- de.-noci-ai-ie personalright/ and rot to. be used bv others when makingpublic statements about them personally. I believein the freedom of the press just £1-) iong os It Is notafc?used,», I am not interested, ncr would I considerit any,.of my business if Mr.,, Editor is a Nixon orKennedy man« , : (Signed) Alfred D. Dane" -.'.;

The W* A. of the Ganges United Church held'•heir regular monthly meeting on November 3rd,with Mrs, F- H. Reid in the chair. 18 .'nembersv/ere present and one new member/ Mrs. R.C. Bid-well,. was welcomed. It was reported that 137visits to shut-ins were accomplished» Mrs. W, Le-Fevre v/as in charge of the devotional periods Aninteresting article from the Reader's Digest/ en-titled/ ^The Villcra that Lives by the Bible", wasread; It was about a Christian village in Korea andthe wonderful way the Bible helped these peoplethrough v/ar and peace. Mrs, C. Leggett reportedon the plans for i-he annual bazaar to be held in thechurch hail on November 26th. Needlework, homecooking. Including home-made mince meat, attictreasures, etc. will be featured, In order that the

"The annual mestmg of the Chrysanthemum Societywas he;id ai the. notTKi of Mrs. Scot Clarke on Nov-ember 2nd. .Mr» Austin Wiison was elected presi-dent/ Mrs. Clarke, vice-president, and Mrs. J.Fendall, secretary-treasurer. This was the last.meeting for the year: and the first meeting of 1961wi.l.1 be held on the'first Wednesday ;of'February.A moticn was passed last May to have monthlymeetings every month except in December andJ'Jnuary. end i-o have.guest speakers, to speak onsubjects other i'ha'n mums. in 1960 there were twosuch speakers, and it is hoped that there will be

more in 1961. : !

The November moot? ng of the W. A. of the '''Anglican Church' was held in the Parish Hall with 'Mrs, G.H.t'Holn-ies in thechair. 12 member's'werepresent and one'new member, Mrs. H.A. Lindsaywas welcomed^"Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. A'. W.^ Bar-'ber rook the devotionai. The bulletin was read'andMrs. Holmes gave a report on the highly successfulHarvestSupper. It was decided to give $5.00 tothe National Film Board and $5.00 to the Angli-can Women's Training College in Toronto. Mrs. V.Jackson gave the sewing report. December 10thhas been set as the date for the annual Christmassale at t' .e Parish Hall. A box of clothing wassent to the Dorcas Depr. in Victoria. ^

The :,QXt meeting, November 30th, will be the -—^annual meeting. It will be preceded by a Corporate

Communion Service to be held at 2:00 P.M. at

St, George's Church. :

Archdeacon Holmes closed the meeting andafter adjournment tea was served by Mrs. Holmes.

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That Sail Spring island had the highest rate ofenlistment in World War II of any communityin B. C.?

For 32 acres just 2 miles from Ganges at $3500see us this week.

On Saturday evening, November 5th, Mrs. HowardByron entertained at a miscellaneous shower in honourof Elizabeth Jean Smith', bri'Je-elact of DouglasArthur Wagg.; The room was lovely in autumn shadesof dahlias and mums and the g.ifts were piled on atable decorated in white placed in the cantor of i-heroom. Coffee was served during the evening to Mrs.C, VVaag,. Mr.i.. B. DeLong, Mrs. Ki Clay ton, Mrs,Chasn Sampson, Mrs; R, Ileynolds, Mrsc B. Spi-o-cker, Mrs. F. Fennep./'TSa Clias Sampson, Peggy/Judy, and Rdbei'tc Smith/ sisters of thebr!de.- Mi.ss Joyce Bowden, Charles, Rhonde, ':,hd Susan Byron/Mrs.Howard Byron, M--s'« i « Smi'-h and i-he bride-elect, Eiizabeth Jean.

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The.rcgular monthly meeting of H;M.S. Ganges Chapter I .O.D.E. -_========_-==_- -= ^was held in the Board Stoom at the Mahon Hali on Friday, November 4th, with the "1st Vice Regent, Mrs.Earl Hardie presiding. The treasurer reported a balance of $226i55. A letter was reed from the Canadianf^ationa! institute for the Blind/hanking i-he Chapter for crgainfcing the recent Tag Day for their funds, andannouncing that'1-he ratal arnoun'- received from Salt Spring Island was $205.50. Mrs. Best gave a short re-port on .the Provincial Semi -Annual Meeting which she; had attended on October 24th in West Vancouver,Arrangements were made for the Christmas raffle. The three prizes to be I A turkey. 2. A box of choco-lates. 3. A tin of fan-:y biscuits. The services secretary. Miss Lees, had a number of Nursery Bags on dis-play- some of which remained to be.fijied by the members, ready to send for the children in.Korea, 3000of whom are being cared for in-hospitals which depend on the i.O-D.E. for supplies of clothing, etc..

The Chapter voted $25 »00_for lh^J<or&cn, Fund, and $20.00 for Commonweaith Relations, (CONT'D P. 7)

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?'?£ "Sr?? a t?1"9 s 11 F'shing Parties - $3.00 per hour51 E. for 500 feet; thence on a !i - DU/^MC icnbearing S.38t)9"W. for 139 |j___________feet; thence on a bearing 51' | _ „.51-for 507.81 feet to the most I W . J . M O L L I S O Nsoutherly corner of Lot 318 !; Road & cement SrOvel - FillCowichan District; thence on a i! TopsosI - Shale - Excavatingbearing N.41'22'E. for 139.19 ; Freight " FREE ESTIMATESfeet, to the point of commence- PHONE: 210-M or 235^ment, and containing 1.61 a ;-i =-=-=— —-—- -___==__-=__=- :===:acres, for the purpose of | R O B E R T R E Y N O L D Soperating a Marine Service. | Ditching - Back Filling "• Exca(sgd.) Arthur L. Young. ; voting -' Loading - Cement &

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PLANT - (AS IS - WHERE IS) ' - --" ---——--==========-Located at the Saturna Island I C E R T i F ! E D A S TR 0 L.O G.FRSchool. One only. Lister LD1, "PERSONAL HOROSCOPES"air cooled, 4 cycle deisei F. Bostock -R l -Fulford- Hbr.i|engine, 3.5 H.P. at 1800R.P.M.IJ P H O N E : 179 " K ;;

1.75 K^/., !10 Voits, 60cycleii "''—"——rTTTE^singie phase, 2 bearing, gener" 'j C H U . J i C H b

ator.(Used 18 months.) Tenders ;; (sw^ .Nov:. 13th)

wilt close and open at 4:00 p.m.jThursday, November 17th, '1960, in the office of the under-)signed.S .G. Watson / Secretary-Treasurer, School District No.64(Gulf lslands)Box 128,Ganges, B.C.

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Nov 11 th: Remembrance DayService & Parade-Cenotaph-10:45 a.m.Annual Veteran's Dinner,Mahon Hail 6:30 p.m.

Nov 12th: S.S.I .W.I. cardparty-Nancy's Coffee Bar-

FulFord,.

A.NGLICA.NSt. Marks-Central-Holy Comm"

8:30 a.m.St. George's-Ganges-Mat ins &Holy Comm.-11:00 a.m.St. Mary's-Fulford-Evensong"2:30 p.m.St. Nicholas --Vesuvius-Even"song-7:30 p.m.Old School-Beaver Point-Even"song-4:30 p.m.

UNITED_Ganges " 11:30 a .m.Burgoyne Bay- 2:30 p.m.

CATHOLICOur Lady of Grace-Ganges"Holy Mass-10:30 a.m.CHRISTAIN SCIENCE, GROUP

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(CONT'D FROM Pc.5) I .O.D.E ..... .wh;i:!i gives he!p 500 card party comeSup on Saturday/ Nov. 12th atto students from india/ the Wast Indies, Ghana,, and Nancy's Coffee Bar,-this is to help get proceeds, forother ports of the Commonwe'-.iltri. $2.00 was vetted ; the' children's Christmas party. It'll by a lot of funfor the Community Hail which thy Crder is erecting too/ so you'd better corn ' ^nd help out..., „ .Mr, &at Tuktoyaktyk in ths North-western Artic, for the Mrs. E.H. Smith have returned home after spendingEskimo'peopie, it was decided to purchase a screen i u we&k ..'.r two in Vancouver.. ^. . .The first of the?"_r the S.O-D.En wcsrd in the Lady Minto Hospital, movies to be shown in.the Fulford Hall by the HailAs no one has come forward to return the plate taken Committee, played before a good crowd on Fridayfrom the "Ganges Sect" c;t the Cenotaph, plans are night. The amusing "Cheaper by the Dozen" withbeing made to get estimates for replacing it. Tec i Clifton Webb, was enjoyed. Mr. A.D. Dane/ in

hostesses were Mrs. MacMiilan and Mrs. Manfield. j

FULFORD,.... .at a recent meeting in the BeaverPoint Hail,, it was decided to circulatc.a pdition |among the home owners to find out the advisability Iof entering the Salt Spring Fire Prevention District.With the exception of far away Musgruve, Beaver !

Point is the only district which did not join in April,of this year, when tho- 5aitspring Fire Prevention

went into effect. Attending the meeting was W.F,Thorburn, insurance representative, and trustees, W.H« Bradiey, P. Cartwright, D. Goodrnan/ A.D,Dane^

^ff- Croft ond Mrs. T.N.Voddsn. Nick Stevc-ns waschclnT.an,,. i .. .Ten tables were in competition otthe Beaver Point 500 card party last week. Mrs. A.M. Butt Sr. won first price for ladi.es, and Bobr'atierson got first for men. John Campbell won theconsolation, A nice supper was served by Mrs. L.Reynolds and Mrs. E. Klassen..... ,Mrs. M. Sileckof Ladnor, B ,C, was over to visit her brothers,--indrew Si'evens and Peter Stevens. She was a guestof the A. Stevens whi Ie here. s... s... The W .1.

charge of the movie, says the Hail Committee hopeto show a good film at least once a month. 50<was charged the adulis, and 40^, for children. Thenew chairs recently purchased, proved to be verycomfortable and a great addition to the pleasure ofthe evening, c o .< .Mr, Nick Stevens of Ladner, B.C.spent a few days at Beaver Point, where he was theguest of his brother, Peter Slovens and family. Nickis well known on Scitspring as he is one of the familyof pioneers of Beaver Point.

B.C. Hydro held a highly successful HomemakersPanorama at the Mahon Hall on Tuesday evening.The show featured B.C. foods, chiefly canned endfrozen fish products. The latest in electric applianceswere on display courtesy of Mouat Bros. Ltd., ShellService, and Salt Spring Island Trading Co, whowere co-sponsors of the show. First on the programwas c highly inf;;rmotive demonstration of cakedecorating by Mr. Mike Ferrano of Nanaimo. Mr»Ferrano/ an expert in this field, decorated B.C.'s

Centennial Cake that wcs carved(CONT'D P.8)

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(CONT'D FROM P,7) PANORAMA...sb/ H.R.H. Princess Margaret onher visit here, MriFerrano stressedfirst the correct way of makingicing, for if the icing i? a failurethe decoration will lose its shape after a few minutes,He concentrated on fancy borders and roses. Therewere several cakes on display that were really worksof art, and tv/o with "paintings" done in colouredicing and diluted food colouring. Mrs. Lillian Rad-man, home economist, deiTicnstrated three dishes

highway and road pi-ogrom might beinstigated to relieve unemployment.DRSFTWOOD has a list of -.killed/local workers who ere unemployedand are willing to work for a

If anyone has some job that can be ,decent wage,done at i-his time, they can phone 176 andORiFTWOGD will act as clearinghouse.

DUTCH DRESS DESIGNER TO GIVE FREEDEMONSTRATION; One v.'ould not imagine

using frozen fish fillets and canned tuna. These dishes that dressmaking wa? an occupation that aroused thewere partially cooked on stage in lovely casserole 1 urge for a wandering life, but Mrs. EItina Evans hasdishes and later given away cs door prize;. Mrs, I been just about half c.-our.d the world on theRadman displayed a lovely table set for a bouffet ! str^noih o." he.- talent for dressmaking and patternsupper with modern electric appliances tha1- go right | designing,,to the table, plastic dishes, stainless steel flatware, i Afto" obi-dining '•he highest diploma at a Modefibreglass trays and relish dishes and many other ac" i Academic in her home town her ambition took hercessories geared to make the modern housewife's 1c The Hague for wider scope o Just before the warenteri-aining easier. During the evening several door | Holland was 'n a state of depression /and she foundprizes wery given away: Mrs. Cousinoau, case 0s •\ herself 'longing for wider spaces and a youngersea food; -Mrs. Devine/ electric kettle;, Robert Shcals, 'country,, so.:,hQ,\v.e;i,t, to South Africa where shecook book; Mrs. Drummond/ radio; David Jackson, continued her designing and cutting classes incase of sea food, Mrs. E. Evans, cook book; A. j English and Al'rika.antWolfe-Milner, casserole dish including rolled fish i To incorporate a!! her lessons with her own dia-fillets, Mrs. Be^tos, casserole dish with baked cod- ' 9rams cind sketches in a book was the nexi step, aMrs c Proctor, casserole, dish with tuna, Mrs. Betty [ and havinr; done so. Miss Eitinc Piaggenborg/ the ..Mouat, case of sea food, Mrs,, Beech/ electric heatei. maiden na me cf the now Mrs. Evcins.has used herMrs. Clalborne, birthday cake. Master Geo. Eng, book "C'-OTHES"' as a textbook for demonstrationselectric fry pan. ' . and lersons.

. .. \..,._____^______________. She came to Ccnoda in 1950, fought in Toronto,In a meeting with the Hon» Earie C. Westwood, i New Brunswick and Vancouver and is nw/ living

Minister of Recreation and Conservation/ concerning I en Salt Spring Island, S';e wi!' dymonstrats in thethe unemployment problem on S.S.!., Walter Mailey ] Sto George's Parish i la I i, next week, Wednesdayand Bob Atkins iearned that there was hope thatwork on the park site/donated by Mr. G.C. Mouat,wduidstart in time to provide "winter work" for - ';

persons on S.S.I. It was also indicated by Mr, West--wood that there is a possibility that a step-upped

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She will show how simple it' is to make your ownpatterns and hopes the ladies (CONT'D P. 9)

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in S .S .1, wi it take the oppoutunity to enroll for,classes she hopes to give in the near future.

knowing someones cares, does more to lift tne"saddened spirits of the people than can be imagined.said Mrs. Stone. The pictures showing the desolate

_____________ D.P.'Camps are appalling. Rows of sheds; cheerless

The OA.P.O. Branch 32 raised $165'.t their jond cold Children standing around or playing- .. i - L . i i r /-' L J i i i ••i amongst the rubble or between rows of the shacks.Bazaar on Nov. 5th in the- St. Georges Hall ATE. "(aroe3!,.i . i .1 .

, , „ - , - , i . i i Their clothes are rags in some cases.opened the Bazaar at 2p.m. and was presented with | ^ch has been done by the Refugee Committeesa bouquet by Lyn Bennett. In charge of fancy stalls \ R^fyg^e Year brought in a lot of help to thewere;-Mrs-. P. Gunterman, Mrs. W. Asbury; miscel- p .op^ ,„ Europe. But there are many more needinglaneous, Mrs. J.W Jones; tea convenor, Mrs. B. \\^p. Saltspring Islanders arc helping by buyingKrebs, assisted by Mrs. P» Parkes, Mrs. M. Til l/ ^Refugee Christmas Cards at Turner's Store in Ganges,Mrs, J. Fredrickson and Mrs. M. Zetterberg. Mr land Mystic "Grip Disks" at Salt Spring Lands officeFrank Hayword conducted the music and played the in" Ganges. Miss M.D.Anderson at Beaver Pointbanjo; Jack Bennett/ violin; Fciye .—.-.-,_-__ _....___.__ .__ (phone:184-M) is willing to tell

Bennett, accordion. Lyn Bennett ^ULF ISLANDS CAMERA CLUB T on^ S!" abQut whc? ? bein9done

Mrs. Jean Sewell was in • • ' how one ^"help. Andsang.charge; of Tea Tickets arid the drawwas won by Mrs. R.M. Lumloy(lst),Mrs. W. Westin (2nd), Fir Boughsand lots of ioveiy flowers wereused for decorating and weredonated by the members. Generalconvenor was Elsie Thacker. The

annual meeting wil! be onNovember 17th.

HELPING HANDS by Bea Hamilton.». It was a moving story told at themeeting of the Refugee Committeeof Saltspring Island, which was held .recently at the home of Mr. & Mrs. R. Hill onChurchill Road in Ganges.; Mrs. K. Stone of theVictoria branch of the Adoption Committee, showed- ;.i';nl.n-sof the D.P. Camps in Germany, and told ofthe splendid work the adoption committees are doingto close those camps and find better homes for the

^people. "To adopt a family or person in Germany,does not mean to bring them out to Canada - it meansthe adapter writes to their adoptee and maybe sendsparcels, or money if it can be spared. They haveso iittit-/ that even a few dollars are a Cod-sendand the joy of receiving even a post card, and

GULF ISLANDS CAMERA CLUBpresents

P I C T U R A M ANovember 19th Mahon Hall

;Ad m i ss i on 50 ^2-iOO p . to 5i0:0 p»m-<

Display of Award Wirim'ng Picturesalso Exhibition Prints by P.Frattin-^ger, Ganges, & Stanley Dakih,A.R.P.S., Nanalmo.

- 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

P R O G R A MSee Yourself on F i lm.. ,

REFRESHMENTS DOOR PRIZE

there is so much help needed.lfc"Do unto others as we would bedone by," may be as old as-thehills, but it's still workable and

'a neighbourly thing to do.

Wi 11 iam A. Cblauhoun , S .S.(; Wal'kins man, was. honored recent-ly by Mr. E.I.. King, Jr. / Presi-dent, for his buts.tanding soles andservice in this area. As part pf anational program to pay recog-nition to the firm's outstandingdealers, "Bil!"Colquhoun re-

ceived a, special President's Award Pin and Certi-ficate. Bill has been the Watkins dealer on S .S .1.for the past four years.

Continuing the Journal of Anthony Tripp, sa«idto have been found with sundry letters in rubbish re-moved from a derelict farm on Maxwell Mountain,.Salt Spring island, 1959. '

• 23 of April, 1863(excerpts from Capn. Tamblyn's letter)..."! willnow try to meet your Request for information I mayhave on Mr. Walch, although with typical Cornishcaution, you do not confide in me your Reason. He

- -——-= —= , is a Client of mine and as a- ' i \ / , Private Banker (Note. Not moneyi\ \ \ lender,cs you so oft assert), I

J \ J \ J ; may not divulge his businessAffairs, except (CONT'D P. 10)

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Wednesday/ November 16th, St. George's Hail

2:00 to 3:30 p.m» and •7:30 to 9:00 p.m.

T-BO.NE - S I R L O I N - C L U B" ' P O R T E R H O U S E

PERLadies interested in sewing are cordially invited

The Salt Spring Legion Junior Soccer Team will be j ohon of taking advantage of the situation to re-playing at the High School field this coming Sunday | serf to Force to push the Americans back to theafternoon. Their opponent/ "The Majestic Eagles", | Columbia River, which the Colonial Office dis-is an Vancouver Island team. Let's chear the boys couraged with Severity., thanks beE The Americanson S . . , wens we! I aware of this Intention. So, there ar-

; - " - - — . ; . : rived here <i Wealthy Boston. Merchant, with hisThe conciliators chosen, in an attempt to settle the I w,ifc and daughter. He- entertained iavishiy, far

1961 teacher's contract, wore: Mr. W. 6yers re •-__ • more than his paltry Import Business warranted in mypresenting the teachers and Mr. " ^ — " ' T " ^ r,^-:-^T~~t"~~ old eyes. Whether he was trulyC. Harrison, representing ths ! ^Q^ | { ^F1 I:! j ' \ ( a .Merchant or whether his Pur-Board. They must hand down theirrecommendations by the 15th ofNov.

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Congratulations are in order forMr. & Mrs. Jim Wickens on thebirth of their third, chi id, KristieGrace, fast Sunday morning.Their second daughter weighed inat 7 Ibs. even. She joins Pattyand Dan in the Wickens household. R^i .'• '..-»••(CONT'D FROM P.9). DIARY, ..sofar as to say he has made sundry in-vestments through me which have shown a Profit to usboth; With the Bank of British Columbia making aCharge of Eighteen Per Cent on Ovyr drafts,, those ofus with Money to Loan can scarce fail to make afair return." Mr. Watch lived here some time.. seek"ing some outldt of promise for both his Energies andhis Money. The manner of his Departure was abruptand but for the merest accident, I would not haveknown of the heart of the s*ory. T r - - - —You are probdbSy Cognisant of the / \ / \ ifact that during the American f \ 7 \Civi'! War Governor Douglastoyed with the dangerous Tempt-

pose was to keep an eye on. theConfederates here or on GovonorDougSas or both, is conjecturebut ir; a Society where at thati-in-ic Piot and Counter-Plot andevery intrigue was the order ofthe day, such conjectures addedSpice to the gossip. TheDaughter was a superb Creature,who caused a tremendous stir. ihave heard it said the giris ofBoston arc Queens in their ownright und, 1 can well believe jt.Tali she was, with a delicate

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compiexion and her hair fair, with the suggestion ofa burnished Gleam, Handsome and beautifulenough to set Boston afJre, let alone 'the Fort.Necdic'ss to say, the young men, aye and quite anumber of the not so young, were failing over them-selves to attract her Attention, especially those inthe Governor's Circle. And if the local ladies as-sumed a Polite sweetness when In her company, I'll

^.^-^ .—-^....—. ^^^ i-hcre were many who could

have scratched out her ioveiy Eyes.! • As the months passed/it came to my

i ears thct of c-S! the ei ^gibie young\ i men available,she must need set her

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