fcbles

Leave if to one of ourfavourite little characters ro

furnish us with a true Val-

entine's'Day story, filledwith love, drama and a hap-py ending. It happened on

. "A young motherressed her four year

old son, gave him a lunchand sent him off, walking

up Ganges hill to spend theday with a little friend, A-bout an hour later the anx-ious mother of his littlefriend called to say theparaplegic youth had never

arrived. At once the wheelsstarted rolling and the loc-al pharmacist, hotel owner,

and newspaper editor wereput on the alert and startedthe search. A quick look a-

round the village and on the

dock, our young man's fav-ourite hunting place, failed

to turn up a trace. A hur-ried call was made to thelocal RCMP office and to

everyone s surprise, thelittle boy was there happily

at play. It seems he had to

pass this way and had stop-ped in to deliveramost im-

portant message - a valen-tine for his little lady love.The little boy was StevieJarman and his valentine,

Debbie Aquilon, daughter

of Cpl. & Mrs. Ken Aquil-on'

**********A lamb, or we should

say two Iambs with but onehead between them, wasborn last Friday by a eweowned by the Stevens broth-ers at Beaver Point. The an-

imal had eight legs and twoof everything except the

head. Unfortunately, it died

as ,they took it away fromtlit ewe. The carcass has

fcin frozen and is awaitingshipment to UBC for exam-ination. The zoology de-

partment there reports'that

they have seen two headedanimals,.etc., but nothing

like this. The Stevens' think!t may be radiation fall-out.

SALT SPRINctsLAND.t, i i // /// •//// /// ' / // / G.H. Nelson,

Thursday, February 14, 1963 Vol. 3 No. 47

Dial phones - next year

v': -.'-.'," * * i: * •>: * * *

SIDNEY QUINTONSalt Spring Island suffer-

ed a great loss in the pass-ing of a well-known andpopular resident, Mr. Sid-

ney Quinton, who died sud-

denly on Friday evening,Feb. 8th in Honolulu, where

he and Mrs. Quinton wereon vacation.

Mr. Quinton was born

in Norwich, England, onFeb. 29th 1888, and cameto Canada at the age oftwenty. He served in(the

Bank of Commerce in Man-itoba before going overseas

where he was decorated formilitary service.

After the war Mr. Quin-ton joined his brotherjna

dry cleaning business inWinnipeg, remaining withthe firm until he retired toSalt Spring eight years ago.He was a devout member of

the Anglican Church and amember of the Masonic

Lodge.The deceased is survived

by his wife Antoinette , athome; two sons, Paul andRichard; one daughter, Mrs.

Mary Hurst, grandchildren,and one sister, all in Win-nipeg; one brother in Van-couver and a sister in Eng-land.

Funeral services wereheld Tuesday afternoon, Feb.12th, in Winnipeg.

- 1ODE BRIDGE -

Winners to date in HMSGanges chapter marathon

bridge are as follows: ClassA, Mr. & Mrs. T. Atkins;

S.J. Wagg & Colin Shantz;Mr .& Mrs. Lome Earle;

(Cont'd to P. 2)

A u t o m a t i o n in the f o rm o f d i a l t e l e -phones w i l l come to the Gul f I s l ands some-

t i m e nex t y e a r . A n n o u n c e m e n t t o t h i s e f f e c t

was made by A . A . H i g i n b o t h a m , m a n a g e rV i c t o r i a d i v i s i o n o f B . C . T e l e p h o n e Comp-any, a t a l u n c h e o n t e n d e r e d by the c o m p a n -

r e p r e s e n t a t i ves o f Gulf I s l ands Cham-o f C o m m e r c e a t Ha rbou r H o u s e l a s t Fr i -

to7bersd a y .

Property for an automat-

ic station has been purchas-ed on Lower Ganges Road,on the crown of land just be-

low the entrance to Crofton(hospital) Road.

Mr. Higinbotham invitedthe delegates to freely ex-

press their views for or ag-ainst the dial system, andsaid the company would be

willing, where possible, tomake some compromise. Hepromised there would be no

increase in rates due to the

changeover. With dial phonespatrons would be spared theannoyance of party line rings,

said the speaker.C.R. Horel, president,

Salt Spring Island Chamberof Commerce, opened thediscussion on a note of thanks

to company and crews forgood general maintenance &

for special effort when outagein service occurred. He thenmade a request fora toll,

free inter=island exchange &

abolition of all toll chargesin the islands, making spec-

ial reference to costs involv-ed in calling doctors andother services.

(At present there is freetelephone communication be-tween the smaller islandsbut a toll charge of 15<£ is .

made between these islandsand Salt Spring).

Considerable discussion

followed this request. Mr.

Higinbotham claimed thatthe company, was, in effect,

being asked to subsidize

doctors, banks and otherbusinesses. One delegate

suggested an increase in rates

to allow toll-free service.

This produced some division

of opinion. The chairman

agreed to undertake the studyof cost of toll-free inter-

island service.Mr. Horel also asked for

some reduction in privateline rates, and for consider-ation of small populated ar-eas on Galiano and PenderIslands and at Vesuvius andFulfordon Salt Spring in thematter of Individual lines.

Some relief is needed, hesaid, from the present charge

of 60$per 1/4 mile from theexchange which is added to

the basic rate. Mr. Higin-botham said there will be

some revision in base ratesareas, and mileage charge

will be less. He promisedthat island patrons "won't be

too unhappy" with the results.

Qther points brought upfor discussion included radiotelephone service, toll-freelines to Victoria and Vanc-ouver, equipment, and

comparison of rates without-

side areas.

T h u r s d a y , F e b r u a

BRIDGE (Contd. from P.I)

Mrs. F. Agnew & Mrs. R.J.Young; Mrs. A. Jobin &Mrs. T. Davies. Class B,Mr. &Mrs. Mac Mouat; Mr.& Mrs. D. Goodman; Mr.&Mrs. H.A. Emerslund; Mr.& Mrs. J.G. Reid; FredBall & Cpl. P. Byng-Hall;Miss D. Anderson & Mrs. A.E. Roddis; Mr. & Mrs. FredMorris; Mr. & Mrs. NelsVodden.

FULFORD NEWSby Bea Hamilton

A white robin was seenagain this year in Fulford.And at Beaver Point, thebluebirds have arrived. Manyother beautiful birds wMI bearriving soon. As for theStarling over Russell Island,Mr. J. French says they aresmaller and not so bully-ishas the Starlings he used tosee in England. .

A note from Mr. & Mrs.Ted Fuller, well-known fortheirdays on Musgrave, saysthey enjoy reading all aboutthe people and doings onSalt Spring Island. The Full-ers are up at Campbell Riv-er.

Mr. Keith Palmer ofVictoria, was a guest of Mr.& Mrs. G. Ruckle last weekend. G. Henry Ruckle wasalso home last week.

Mrs. Helen Hippisley,just back from Palm Beach,Calif, had a wonderful hol-iday and was greatly intriquedby the lovely hummingbirds,especially one of a purplehue.As for the mocking birds,they awoke her every morn-ing with their lovely singing.

Mr. & Mrs. E. BrentonJr. of Vancouver, were guestsof Mr. & Mrs. Brenton Sr.over the week-end.

r y 1 4 , 1963 D R I F T W O O D Vol . 3 No. 47, Page 2

The regular meeting ofthe Mizpah Unit of GangesUnited Church Women was

.held in the upper churchhall with the president inthe chair and 14 memberspresent. Miss Herd gave avery interesting missionarytalk on Taiwan, which seemsto be quite a complicatedlittle Island. Miss M. Leesand Miss H. Dean have beenappointed to be a phoningcommittee for the group.

Mrs. E. Parsons, alongwith Mrs. J. Reid will con-vene the St. Patricks Teawhich will be held in themain church hall on Satur-day, March 16th. A specialattraction will be a "SpringHat Bar" in charge of Mrs.F. Reid and Mrs. C. Legg-ett, featuring new hats forthe coming season. Therewill also be a home cookingstall.

Miss Herd, Mrs. R . J .Young and Mrs. Leggettwere elected to the Execu-tive of the Ganges UCW.Mrs. G. Scarff gave a mostinteresting report on theVictoria Annual Presbyter-ial which was attended bysix members of this group.Following the meeting teawas served by Mrs. F. Fred-erickson and Miss Herd.

SCHOOL TRUSTEESLOWER BUDGET

Reversing the generaltrend, trustees will submit alower budget this year forapproval by Department ofEducation, it was revealedat the School Board meetingon Tuesday night. Estimatesfor 1963 amounted to$268,101 as compared to$269,259 for last year. The-difference is based on a re-duction In capital expendi-ture.

Other business taken upat the meeting included aletter from Dr. W.J. McAl-lister, chairman S.S.I. Cen-tennial Library, asking theBoard to lease land on Rain-bow Road next to the School

H.A. HOREL& SONS

P H O N E : 'I t> 9

Board office for a librarysite. Trustees agreed to en-ter into discussions with Dr.McAllister on the matter.

Reappraisal of schooldistrict assets was approvedat approximate cost of $500.The last appraisal, made in1954, valued buildings andequipment at $335,000.

Trustees expressed theirinterest in TV as a teachingmedium by voting $15 formembership in EducationalTV Association, a group com-posed of leading education-al bodies.

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Akerman beats14, 1963 D R I £ T W O O D Vol. 3 No. 47 Page 3

Over 275 boxing fans:c, ~mec! in.c Fuiford Hall

las; .'Ciuraay night to wit-ness a fine boxing curd whichfeatured Morrie Akerman o'Salt Spring isuid winning

1-1 a hard fought, -Girtse decis-;cn uom F i sc; • u'ier, the

Emerald Eov of B,\., '.-, •.. .

Junior Chc.nfifMp,! .Boy1 f . • Oiii Vancouver

College, Cast VancouverOptimists Club, London endSatoma Clubs (both of Vic-toria), Chemainus, army

boxers from P. P .C , L.!. and

the Salt Sprira blond Box-ing Ci'jh entered the ring togive a good performance

ail round.hi ihe intermis-

sion, the crowd was treatedto a display put on by MikeByron's Tumblers, accompan-

ied byaccordian music playedby Colleen Lee. Refereeing

all the boxing matches wasDon Reynolds, while Dr. E,Jannan and Dr. T. Janschwere on hand. Sponsorswere the S.S.!. Boxing Cluband the S.S.I . Lions Club.

Results of the boxing

were as follows:-55 Ibs. PoJuy Akerman, S.S.I. vs Paul Sexton - draw.65 Ibs. G'-v-ion Thompson,

Chamainus won over Dave

Way, Victoria. 70 Ibs.BHIy Chris*ian, Victoria

over Pa:- F ans, E.V.O.75 Ibs. Ross Mon-eou, E.V.O. over John Marcglie, S.

5.1. 80 Ibs. Ken Evans,E.V.O. over T ' -o r Bc-aiy,Vicioria; 80 sbs. Danny

Ak-crnan, S.S. I , over JohnCowan, E.V.O.; 85 Ibs.Brian Oidano, Chemainus,

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A L S OROAD GPAVfci F I L LP A C K H O E ' . - D R K

over Mike Jackson, E.V.O.90 Ibs. RogerNepper, Che-mainus over Roy Harris, E.V.O. 90 Ibs. Norman Ste-vens, S.S.I, over Rod Mc-

Intyre, E.V.O. 1,06'. Ibfc/,Harvey Seymour, Chemain-us over Terry Krosseng'er,E.V.O. 132 Ibs. Fred Sell,Chetnainus over Pat McPeake•r , V. 1 3J. ibs. Colin

Coiridge, E.V.O. overGhorlie Forscott, Victoria.156 ibs. Bill Selfridge,London over Jim McGuire,

P.P.C.L.I. 175 Ibs. LenAarronsen, P. P. C. L. I. overLou Lecky, London.

Tlie members of the S.

S.I. Boxing Club presentedMrs. E. (Ruth) Brenton Jr.,with a gift of appreciation

for the kindness and hosp-itality she has shown the

Island boys each time theyvisited Vancouver to attend

boxing events. Over thelast five years, the boysfrom Salt Spring found theBrenton home in Vancouvertheir 'home away from home "

and the presentation wastheir way of saying thank

you.

The Island boys travelto Vancouver next Saturdayfor a return match. The fol-lowing Saturday, the boys

are off to Chemainus to at-tend a boxing card. They

will also take part in the

B.C. Championships inPrince George.

BLOW ME DOWN!by Bea Hamilton

After four months with-

out a landing float at theFederal Government wharf

"in Fulford, the landing has"at last been repaired. The

vessel "Ts'ekoa", Federal

Public Works boat from New

Westminster arrived at 10 onSunday morning. By Mondaynight, the float and landingwere repaired. This has beena matter-of hardship to all

marine ships wishing to dock

at the wharf, and it is a

great relief to have the re-pairs finished, "Hurricane

Freida" had left her mark inthat terrific blow last Oct-

ober, when the landing andfloat were ripped away in

b'ne; of her little pranks thatcausecfso much havoc alongthe waterfront. Let's hope nomore of those "windy females'

will visit these areas.

SPRING-UP

y©yr car to

GARAGE

•stopgarden supply storeWITH ALL THE NEEDED ...

AJ DS "M E R R Y T I L L E R SG A R D E N T O O L SV E G E T A B L E S E E D SF L O W E R S E E D SI N S E C T I C I D E SF E R T I L I Z E R SP E A T MOSSC O M P O S T B U I L D E R S

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Published weekly on Salt Spring Island, W. Fisher, Editor,P.O. Box 250, Ganges, B.C., Canada. Phone: 176. Auth-

! orized as second class mail, Post Office Dept., Ottawa &! postage paid at Ganges, B.C.

e d i t o r i a I sBeing more modern and less primitive than the ancients

who worshipped the sun has not reduced the joy and thewarmth we feel when that heavenly body returns to our land..

It is no wonder that naked and shivering people, hud-dled around weak, smoky fires in rain or snow shroudedcaves, greeted the returning Spring sun as a Messiah, amiracle worthy of worship, of fertility rites and of dancingand of love for all things and for all man. It is no wonder,for even today, in our modern caves of plate glass picturewindows and central heating, we get awfully tired of adrippy, cloud filled sky and a grey winter that was neverto end. We get tired and short tempered and we long for awarmth and a re-birth that can not be delivered by thewhirring of an automatic furnace.

No matter how far we go info the future, we will re-main close to that ancient creature, who crawled out of thesea, felt the warmth of the sun and cried out, "I havefound God. Thank God."

CONTRIBUTOR'S COLUMNThe following is a bit of therefore awkward; it'sunin-

The meteoric rise of a leader, such as the Hon. JohnDiefenbaker, has been rarely matched by the meteoric fallof a leader, such as the Hon. John Diefenbaker. The fair-haired boy who lead his party out of the wilderness, oh, soshort a time ago, has come fuil circle and is now in the pro-cess of unintentionally dismantling his party by leadingthem back into oblivion.

'The tragedy of John Diefenbaker is Greek tragedy andall thinking Canadians, no matter of what party or creed,must feel a little sad and a little apprehensive. Apprehen-sive of an immediate future where the myths and minds ofmen are so scattered that a minority government may be-come a way of life similar to France a few years ago.

Salt Spring Island has lost one of her better citizens.Sidney Quinton was in love with the Island and one of

Salt Spring's greatest boosters.People who knew Mr. Quinton respected him for many

.reasons, but especially because of the quiet way he didnumerous generous things.

Our sincere condolences go out to Mrs. Quinton andthe family.

C H U R C H EJ>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY"!?, 1963.

ANGLICAN - St. Mark's: Matins, 11:00 a.m.; SundaySchool, 9:45 a.m.; St. George's: Holy Communion,8:30 a.m., Evensong, 7:30 p.m.; St. Mary's: Evensong,2:30 p.m.

UNITED - Ganges, 11:00 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.fOMAN CATHOLIC • Our Lady of Grace, Holy Mass,

10:45 a.m.JEHOVAH WITNESSES - Mahon Hall, 2:00 p.m.CHRISTIAN SCIENCE - Mahon Hall, 11:00 a.m.FULL GOSPEL CHAPEL - Sunday School, 10:30 a.m.,

Evening Service, 7:30 p.m.

writing by a product of ourlocal schools (graduated andat college at present). Weadmire it because a youthhas attempted to say some-thing with meaning and feel-ing. Not that it is good orbad. writing, but that the at-tempt was made, somethingit seems, that is not donevery often by the youth oftoday.

A PROTEST TO THE CURRI-CULUM-AND A SUGGES-TION. Upon being ac-cused of 'throwing up thesponge1.

Throw up the sponge,Mr. Plug? Throw up thesponge because only thedirty need to bath; only theignorant to study?

No, Mr. Plug, I don'tthrow up the iponge; I throwin the towel - and I throwit in before I'm dry becausethe towel's short and I findit impossible to reach myback.

And what, you may ask,has a short towel to do withit ? And I ask you - what doyou find annoying about ashort towel ? And you mayanswer - it's awkward - oryou may simply say you don'tlike it.

You could have said thesame about the present cur-riculum. It's laborious, and

teresting, and therefore un-appealing.

What then, you may en-quire, would you considerpleasant and appealing ?And I answer you creativethinking; for creative think-ing is a stretchablethat will accommodatethe most unusual of backs.

But the short towel is anecessity, you may reply -facts must be learned. AndI reply-true, but the stret-chy strands of creativitymust be interwoven with thebrittle threads of fact, foronly creativity can guaran-tee progress. The wet backmay never dry if it is de-pendent on an accident of

nature to bring the sun.But, if dependent on the

rays of creativity, progresswill be certain, the wetback will be dried, and thecurriculum, that towel oflearning, will be retainedwith pride, and not thrownin with disgust.Note:

For those who wish toknow, Mr. Plug is the bodyholding back the waters ofcreativity and confiningthem in the tub; even thoughhe produced neither thewater, nor the enclosingwalls. I feel no need to bemore specific.

AN INTERESTING MEMOTO ALL RESIDENTS OFSALT SPRING ISLAND.

Salt Spring Island Rec-reation Commission is anorganization entirely fin-anced by your taxes underthe Department of Educa-tion. It. is not to be confusedwith a local organizationpromoting a golf course.

Your Commission is dir-ected by citizens of the Is-land who have the respons-ibility of assisting in thedevelopment or continuanceof recreation by financialaid or technical assistance.

It operates on a budgetof $600 a year which it re-ceives from the government.

To date, the Commissiondoes not feel that it hasdone all it can do in theway of financial help togroups on the Island thatare involved in recreation.

In 1962, the followinggroups received financialaid from your Commission:-Contract Bridge CI ub-$3.1}5;Central Hall Committtel-$20.00; Night School$35.00; Ceramics - $15.Ceramics, Purchase Kiln -$100.00; Archery Club -$100.00; Judo Club $100.;Equipment Insurance - $10.;Swim Classes - $110.00;Referendum 'Yes Committee"- $54.95; Camera Club -$?3.97; Boxing Club-$39.45;

(Cont'ci to P. 5)

T h u r s d a y , F e b r u a

(RECREATION-cont'd from p.4)

Ping Pong Tables - $73.43.

The Commission owns

the following which are a-vailable on loan to respons-ible groups:-

Projector screen, Judo mats,Ceramics kiln.

Interested parties 'should

^contact any of the commis-'sioners listed below.

The next genera! meet-

ing is scheduled for March7th. All citizens a;-e invit-ed. If you belong to a rec-

reational group, plan tohnvc <~ p-.'--"' .-•>• attend .

E, "Woody" hsher, Presi-

dent; Mrs. tiean. . on,Secretary; Bc^nfy Lukas,

Treasurer; Bob Patterson,Fred Hoi I ings, Tom Butt,

Mrs. Juanita. Brown, Mrs".S.E. Hughes, Commission-

ers.

FERRY BOAT NEWSMr. & Mrs. C.R. Horel, Mr.& Mrs. Howard Carlin, Mr.

& Mrs. Doug Dane, Mr. &Mrs. E. Fisher and Mr. Des

Crofton were among the in-vited guests to be aboard the"Queen of Saanich" for theAcceptance Ceremonies, held

at the International bound-ary in Juan De Fuca Straitslast Saturday afternoon .

The new ship, which wil lbe used on the Tsawwassen-

Swartz Bay run, is similar indesign to her sister ships butwith modifications that have

improved the comfort and

safety for her 1000 passeng-

ers.During the ceremonies,

Premier W.A.C. Bennett in-terrupted his speech to extol

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the virtues of life in the GulfIslands and urged all people

in B.C. to discover and vis-

it the beautiful Gulf Islands.The more than 900 guests

enjoyed a luncheon and oneof the most beautiful sun-shiny days of the year.

**********The Toll Ferry Authority

is now receiving bids forthe

construction of one of thetwo additional ferries to be

constructed forthe Mainland-Vanlsle run.

**********The Veteran B.C. Toll

Authority ferry Kahloke has

taken over the Howe Soundservice and h'er name has

been changed to Langdale

Queen. She will operate be-tween Horseshoe Bay and

Langdale, near Gibsons, re-plaqing the ferries Smokwaand Bainbridge.

The Langdale Queen wasbuilt in 1903as a New Yorkexcursion boat, named the

Asbury Park, Later she be-came the San Francisco Bay

ferry City of Sacramento.On completion of the SanFrancisco Bay bridges, she

was acquired by Black BallFerries, operating in Puget

Sound.She was rebuilt in 1953

at Yarrows Limited yards inEsquimalt for the run be-tween Horseshoe Bay and

Nanaimo and was renamedKahloke.

T W O O D Vol

came surplus when the C.P.R. reduced its Vancou-

ver-Nanaimo service.

**********

Plans for a ValentineTea to be held this comingSaturday, Feb. 16 in the

Parish Hall, were completed

at the recent meeting of theAnglican Woman's Auxili-ary. Mrs. George Laundry

& Mrs. W. Norton are co-conveners, assisted by Mrs.W.H. Sounders.

The meeting, attended

by 16 members, opened withthe devotional period takenby Mrs. Norton & Mrs. E.

Adams. Members voted

$100 to parish funds, also

money for the purchase of

six new card tables for theparish hall,

An Easter gift will be

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sent to prayer partners, Rev.

Canon & Mrs. Donald Whit-bread, from whom an inter-esting letter was received &read by Mrs. Laundry, tell-ing of their work in the Arc-tic.

**********C.P.R. 's "Princess of

Nanaimo" will sail to St.John, N.B. this month toreplace a smaller ferrythere. The "Nanaimo" be-

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Classified DirectoryFOR S A L E

5 - 7 HP Wisconsor; air cooled engine with pro-peller shaft & stuffing box. Better than new.

$50.00 cash. Phone: 251

1948 DeSoto sedan, radio £ heater, 4 goodtires, mechanically good. Phone: 150

Two tons of baled ha/. Phone: 17R

1954 Austin Panel - top condition, low mile-age. $445.00. Island . Phone: 84

1953 Hillman in good running order. Price -$290. Phone: 224, Dipple

D A. V I 0 P A I,L O TCERTIFIED Class-A ELECTRICIANCOMf LETE ELECTRICAL SERVICEinstallations-Repairs-AppliancesCALL - DAY or NIGHT 30-M

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ACROSS FROM TRADING CO.TUBES BROUGHT IN TESTED FREEPHONE: 244 PHONE: 244

Guernsey-Holstein hei

fresh Feb. 8th. Also cow / dueend of month. Phone: 15

Automatic Fawcett oi! flourfurnace - $60. Phone: v2-X

Winter carrots - 50 ib, sack

or more - 4$ per !b. Also po-

tatoes for sale. Murikami.

Phone: 217-H

FOR SALE OR TRADE

120 base accordian Toneili .Will sell or trade for piano.

Phone: 43-Q

HELP, WAN

Man or woman to repie>,ent the

Fuller Brush Co. on Render,

Mayne, Saturna & Galjano.Island. This opportunity

would pay handsomely on a

part time basis. Write FullerBrush Co. 811 Beach !,Nanaimo, B .C.

WANTED

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WANTED. Private Collector.Buy or trade. Box 5841 Sid-ney, B.C.

NOTICES

At stud - registered Shetland

stallion, dapple ^enel, sil-

ver mane & tail. Also palo-

mino stallion. Call W. Bes-ler, Galiano. Phone: Gulf-

51-Q

B.C. Social Credit LeagueNomination Convention willbe held at St. Paul's Angli-

can Hall at Nanairno, Fri.Feb. 15th at 7:30 p.m.

Phone: 20-T re transportation

(placed by SSI Social Credit)

NOTICES

W. J. MOLL ISONReady-Mix Concrete - CementGravel - Fill - Shale - Freight

PHONE:266 or 116 -W

The Fulford Community Hall Association Annual

Meeting has been postponed to Feb. 21 , 8:00 p.m

Card Social -Saturday, Feb. 16th, 8:15 p.m.

Beaver Point Hall. Proceeds toward Fulford Hall

floor - Everyone welcome.

Valentine Dance, Feb. 15th, Mahon Hall, Danc-

ing 9 to 12. Total proceeds in aid of orchestranewly formed to play all types of dance music forlocal events. Refreshments served by Royal Cana-dian Legion L.A. Admission $1.25 - couple;

- single..

SPECIAL NOTICE: A nomination convention willbe held in the Legion Hall, Chemainus on Satur-

/, Feb. 16 at 2:00 p.m. to select a Liberalcandidate for Nanaimo, Cowichan & the IslandsRiding in the forthcoming Federal Election. Any-

Jing membership for 1963 in any Liberal.iation in this Riding is eligible to attend as

a voting delegate to the convention.

(placed by S.SJ, Liberal AssVi.)

L O S T

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JHUixSDAY, Februgry 14 - Science Club, Grade7 room, School, 8:00 p.m.

\Y, Jrebruary 15 - Valentine Dance, Mahon"Hall, 9-12.

SATURDAY, February 16 - Roller Skating, Ful-ford Hall, 2 - 4 p.m. and 8 - 10:30 p.m.Anglican W.A. Valentine Tea, Parish Hall,2:00 p.m. Card Social, Beaver Point Hall,8:15 p.m. Wagon Wheels Square DanceClub, Mahon Hail, 9:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, February 19 - Sunshine Guild, BoardRoom, Mahon Hall, 2:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, February 21 - O.A.P.O. Meeting,St. George's Hall, 2:00 p.m. FulfordCommunity Hall annual meeting, Fulford Hall,

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report at the March meeting (preferably male) to dig awhen the question will be bucket of clams from any ofrediscussed. the many accessible clam

The Auxiliary wfH hold beaches here (in extremis,their Annuai Pancake Race like the Little Red Hen, doOn Shrove Tuesday, Febru- it yourself!)ary 26th. It was further de- Second step: Cook gathered

clams, try to get small ones,after washing them well, inLARGE container bringing toquick boil on high flame. We

cided to hold the LegionBreakfast on August llth inconjunction with "PirateDays ". Members of the aux-iliary will provide and servethe supper at a dance in theMahon Hall on Friday, Feb.15th at which time the new-ly formed Salt Spring Island water they cooked in and re-

Thursday, February 14,° 1963 D R I F T W O O D

LEGION L;A. MEET:At the regular monthly

meeting of the Ladles Auxr-iliarytothe Royal CanadianLegion Branch No. 92 chair-ed by Mrs. F. Kirkham,

twenty-six members saw Misspsris Anderson installed asthe 2nd Vice President for1963 by the Past President,

Mrs, Ada Ash by.It was reported that four

visits had been made to theLady Minto Hospital duringJanuary where 29 patientswere seen. Two trips weremade to Victoria during themonth to visit 18 patients inthe Veterans' Hospital.

Committees were struckfor the 1963 season and com-mitments discussed at length.Sufficient funds were trans-ferred to the Bursary Accountto meet the Annual Bursaryof $200 in June. It was de-cided to purchase addition-al cups and saucers to bringthe total to 200. A $50bond is to be purchased inthe name of the auxiliary &held in case of an emergen-cy. A sum of money was setaside to meet the cost of theQueen Charlotte MaternityHospital layette, CommandScholarships and the Legion

Ward at the Lady MintoHospital. The Branch is toreceive a cheque for $200for the Building Fund.

Mrs. V. Bishop and Mrs.L. Campbell volunteered toattend the Legion Day Visit-ing in Victoria on February12th to investigate the ad-visability of the local aux-liary affiliating with this

committee for Veterans'Hospital visiting. They will

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orchestra will make its de-but. Members were remind-ed of the Auction Sale whichthe Branch will conduct inMarch. Nabob coupons willbe collected again with a

view to procuring cutleryforthe hall kitchen.

Refreshments were servedat the cone I usion of the meet-ing. ___^^

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.stage, simply dip them inbutter and convey to mouth,mmm, tasty).Fourth step: Dice 2 potatoesand put these and 1 or 2chopped onions plus 3 or 4strips of bacon, chopped, toboil in large cooking pot. Ialways cook these in the clamnectar, not just water, itimproves the flavour tremend-ously. Boil for 20 minutes oruntil potatoes are soft.Sixth step: Add the preparedclams to the potatoes etc.,and some of the nectar, thenadd enough hotmilkto makeup to amount required. Sea-son to taste. Do not allowthe chowder to boll againbut simmer for at least halfan hour (longer is really bet-ter).Seventh step: Eat heartily!

DIAL PHONE NOTES(Gleaned at the TelephoneCo. Luncheon). by E. W.

One delegate voiced theopinion that a reduction inlong distance rates betweenthe Islands and Vancouverwould attract newcomers &benefit the company. A.A.Higinbotham, district man-ager, expressed interest inthe suggestion, saying hewas under the impression itwas the ferry system that washolding up island progress.

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use seven digit numbers .Asked if shortened numberscould be provided for fireemergencies, Mr. Higin-botham said a special numb-er could be assigned but'only in seven digits. C.R.

Horel remarked that a housecould burn down while dial-ing seven numbers.

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Some amelioration wasasked by Mr. Horel in the$18 to $20 cost of a privateline from Ganges to Fulfordfor fire department use, butwas told that no change ispossible under present reg-ulated charges.

**********Company planning is

based on a 20-year periodand equipment is installedon that idea. This could in-clude toll-free service incertain populated areas,suggested the chairman inanswering a question.

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ty lines on the new system,with an effort made to lim-it the number to six partieswhere feasible.

***********Local school trustees

will be in agreement withone telephone official whosaid: 'The geographical sit-uation of the Islands is un-ique" .

**********Mr. Horel voiced the

feelings of some island res-idents when he claimed thatinstallation of dial phonesis not progressive in such arural area as the Gulf Islands.

mere seemingly endless wintercompare with eternal dark-ness? Or our small day-to-day problems compare with asfghHess man's long fight tofind a place for himself inour impatient society?

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From there he goes on tomore military training inEngland, where he meets his.future wife Pam. Eventuallyhe goes on active service inItaly where at the ag6 oftwenty-three he loses hissight.

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T h u r s d a y , February 14, 1963 ' D R I F T W O O D

C." of C. MEETING

Only a handful of the225 members of the Chamberof Commerce turned out lastTuesday night to elect the1963 Executive. The 1962Executive was re-electedwithout any other nominations

brought forward. C.R. Horelwas returned as President; E.

V. Fisher, Vice President;

C.W. Harrison, Treasurer;

Stan Wagg, Chas. Moat, A.

Woife-MiIner, A.M. Brown,R. Bourdiiion, J.G. Reid,

Des Crofton, Earl Kaye andMrs. T.N. Vodden, membersof the Executive.

The Chairman's Report,by Mr. Horel stressed the

important activities and pro-

jects which the Chamber hasdone in the community. He

.spoke of the very successfulTourist Information Centre,the attractive flower boxes,the. amalgamation of resortsigns onto single attractivenatural wood finish signs atthree locations.

"Each one of you hadyour way lighted in some de-gree last-year by the Chamb-

er as we maintained and paidfor the electricity of 32 streetlights in Ganges, Fulford &Vesuvius," Mr. Horel said.

Mr. Horel was very opt-imistic about 1963 and fore-casted great changes and ad-

vances during this year. "I

would rather be in business 'on Salt Spring Island in this

year than anywhere else/in

B.C.", Mr. Horel said.

Mr. A.E. Walters, Man-

ager of the Main Bank ofMontreal in Victoria and

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tional Chamber of Commercegave a brief talk on thenational and provincial pro-gramme .

BABY NEWSVice-consul J.M. Thom-

as and Mrs. Thomas (neeBeverley Rogers) of HongKong, are proud parents of ason, William Roger, bornFeb. 9th, weight 9 1/2 !bs.The baby is the first grand-child of Mr. & Mrs. W.Thomas, Rainbow Rd., and agreat grandson of Mr. J.S.Rogers, S.S.I. pioneer.Maternal grandmother, Mrs.Roma Rogers, lives in Sidney.

VESUVIUS NEWSMrs. Edith Davidson has

returned home after spend-ing several days in Vancou-ver.

Mrs. Russell Yuill, St.

John, N.B., is a guest ofhercousin, Miss Emily Smith,Arbutus Court.

Miss W. Ryan is spend-ing two weeks visiting friendsin Vancouver.

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Gay spring colours ofyellow and white formed thedecor for the kitchen showerheldjast Wednesday, in hon-our of\ Miss Sheiia Milner,/vhose marri'age to CorporalTcm Mcintyre RCMP, takesplace later this month. Theparty was held at the homeof Mrs. L Muse low, Ganges,with Mrs. F. Lutrrell andMrs. K. Aquilon as co-host-esses .

On her arrival Miss Mil-ner was presented v/ith acorsage of white hyacinths.Seated in a decorated chairwith a canopy of streamers,the bride-elect received giftscontained in a replica ofRCMP MV "Sidney", pre-sented by Mrs. Muse low andMrs. J . Houlihan .

Games and contests wereenjoyed through the evening,followed by refreshments.Guests included the motherof the bride-to-be, Mrs. A.-\. Milner, and her sister,V\rs. J.W. Taylor, Mrs. K.V. Dods, Mrs. Earl Kaye,

Mrs. T. O'Donnell, Mrs.Aichie McCowan, 'Mrs. D.3bcdman, and Mrs. Houli-iart.

The United Church Teaheld at Nan's Coffee Bar onTuesday was a great success,catering to a large crowd.

Mrs. I. Bradley, intro-duced by Mrs. A. House,opened the tea. Dr. N.Hughes was present to greetthe guests.

Mrs. E. Parsons was thelucky winner of the 1 Ib. 15oz. cake after a draw with

Mrs. J.R. Geer and Mrs.Nancy Patterson for theprize.

The ladies collected thesum of $51.00 at the tea.

Ladies helping on thestalls and at the tea were:-Mesdames A. Williams,Niles, J. French, J. Stew-art, C. Lee, H. Townsend,R. Patterson, R. Anderson,H.B. Dickens, E. Fraser.

COMING AND GOINC:

Mr. & Mrs. Irl BradleyFulford-Ganges Rd., are .leaving this week fora hoi•-iday in the east where theywill visit relatives & friendsin Mpose Jaw and otherprairie points.

Mrs. A.J. Eaton, Gan-ges, is back home afterspending three weeks withher sister, Mrs. E.I. Simp-son, Kamloops, B.C.

95th BIRTHDAY

That grand old man, Dr.W.T. Lockhart, will cele-brate his 95th birthday to-morrow,. Feb. 15th. TheDoctor's only comment: "Themore you have, the less thereare to come".

With a vigour that be-lies his years, Dr. Lockhartcan often be seen stridingalong on «his daily walk incompany with his faithfulhousekeeper, Miss Hoffman,sometimes miles from home.The vitality and excellentspirit of this outstandingsenior citizen is an inspira-tion to younger people onthe Island which includesall the rest'of us.

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1 H.A. Kathrens, 1333Balmoral St., Victoria, issecretary of Greater Victoriagroup which includes a num-ber of members on Salt Spring.Membership fee is $2 annu-ally. Further information

may be obtained from LarryCampbell, Phone: 72-K.

Mrs. A.W. Barber, Up-per Ganges Rd., is full ofpraise for the Boy Scoutmovement, and with goodreason. A visiting Wolf Cublearned that she intendedgoing to Ganges to buy dogfood, and begged to be al-lowed to do it for her. Af-ter walking to and fromGanges on the errand theboy refused to take moneyor treat, saying, "It willnot be my good deed if I ampaid for it." - A refreshingattitude in these days of the

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