Published weekly on Salt Spring Island, W.Fisher, Editor/"P.O.Box 250, Ganges, B . C . P n o T i c : 176______Authorized as second class mail/ Post Office Dept., Ottawa and postage paid at Ganges, B.C.^Thursday, January 4/J962_____'__ ^ _ _Vol. 2 _ No 1_ __ _ __ _ . JO^J^C QPY__J

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FACTS, FABLES & FOIBLES,.... Ganges was mentioned in theLondon Daiiy Sketch a few weeksago. It was about the rescue of aboy who broke his neck diving inthe swimming pooi at HMS Ganges,the Royal Navy training centre atShotley, near Ipawich/ Suffolk........ i Ivan Aboiit, son of Mr. andMrs. D.M. Aboiit probably set therecord for the longest (time) andfurthest (distance) Christmas tele-phone call to Ganges. He calledfrom Fort Churchill and talked forone hour & 15 mins...........Atip of the hat to h',:rry Nichols.When Santa was stuck on the beach';.'-.'1 i^rG' '//as no hcpc of Santa see-ing the children gathered at Mouat'sstore; Harry bought candy for thedisappointed iittie tykes.... .Andanother tip of the hat to Sandraand Donald Sutton, visiting grand-children of Fred Sutton, for or-ganizing some carol singing forneighbours at St, Mary's Lake onChristmas Eve........... Miss H.Purdy, of the Ganges Spit, has do-nated her valuable carved stonefigure to the Provincial Museum.The pro-historic Indian sandstonecarving of a seal was found in MissPurdy's garden several years ago........... The first reported S ,S .1.lamb born this season was Dec. 7th.at the Jack Fcndall ranch........-. .We think the road crews o nS.S.I. should be commended for thefine way they got the roads sandedduring the icy periods in December.............At the reception afterthe Brown- /hist marriage/ thebridgroom, Jari Whist spoke elo-quently about how h<J and BuzzBrown, father of the bride, had nothad time to discuss the dowry. Whenthe wedding party wos about toleave, Mr. Whist was presentedwith a pregnant cow, a dov/ry cus-tom of natives of other lands.......,..The Motor (C ONT' D TO P .5)

MORE SUNSHINEMORE RAIN IN 1961

• While we had a wonderful' summer of a record amount ofsunshine, with ilttle or no rainduring the summer months, wehad the ghastly amount of 51,52inches of rain in 1961. One-half of that amount fell in Jan.,

j Fcbr. & March of lost year. Thiscompares to tLe torai rainfall of37.09 inches in 1960 and 38.69inches ip. 1959- 196 Ts rainfallis the highest recorded m over adecade.

The highest temperature of^961 wcs 96 recorded on the 12thjof July and th-3 lev/ of 26 "/as onDec. 10th.

Last month (Dsc., 1961)! didn't help much. The total per-|cipitction was 7.38 Inches in-cluding -65 inches of snow. Theprevious December the tota! was4.54 without any snow. The high)temperature for Dec. 1961 was53 on the 29th. Maximum Meanwcs 43.1 and the minimum meanwcs 34.4

1961 was an eventful year onSalt Spring Island. We cxperienced such things as a cougar hunt jand a large forest firs. We sawthe community banding togetherto buy the golf course and weachieved a provincial park, anew fire hall and flower boxesfor Ganges.

Tho two outstanding events of1961 ha? changed the course ofhistory for our Island. The firstwas the take-over of the Gulfislands Ferry Co. by the. B.C.Government. The second, a sadevent, was the ending of an era,

I a rich era, with the death ofj Gavin C. Mouat, our outstand-! ing citizen.| We predict 1962 will be just

as eventful as 1961.

PREMIER BUYS A BIT OF S.S.I...We hope that;'.^-''.G of the Con-

scrvarives r Liberals, living on 'Sunset Drive, will panic and selltheir property at a loss, but we must-report ;hat Premier W.A.C.Bennetthas purchased on Sunset Drive andwill be building a summer retreat here,

No matter what our political lean-ings, it- is an honour for Salt SpringIsland to be chosen for a summer re-sidence by a Premier of this prov-ince. It speaks well of this rock.

However, it might not be a wisepolitical move.

Wa can we!! imagine him losinga few votes on Ponder Island forchoosing Sail Spring !s!a"d cs theFuture "Summer Capital of B.C.".

As a property owner in thisschool district, he might be calledupon to take a stand on the proposednew auditorium. That will get himinto more hot water than the Colum"bia River ever did or will.

As the Head Man of our ferrieshe can expect iatc-at-nlght phonecalls asking when is the next boatleaving.

Not only will it be an honour tohave the Premier, but it wiil createsome definite advantages for SaltSpring Island. When he sees hisfirst light bill, there is an awfullygood chance he will drop a hint toDr. Keenleyside. If his car breaksen axle on a pot hole, a word to hisHighways Minister will do wonders.And the ferries v/on't dare to everbe late,

Anyway, Welcome to Salt SpringIsland, Premier Bcnnctt. We knowyou will like this bit of the "FrenchRiviera" of B.C. and It won't be too

long until you wil( be known as an"Islander". Perhaps you will retirehere. While some of your neighboursmay hope that you will be retiringsooner than later, you will find themall good neighbours wishing you no-thing but the (CONT'D TO P. 2)

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GANGES PHARMACY BROWN -WHISTSeasonal decorations of cedar boughs, holly/

white chrysanthemums and candles sot- the scene-» j for a lovely wedding at- St. Mark's Anglican on

C<//\« Friday, December 29th a;- 3:00 p.m., uniting in

A L L T H E GULF

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CHRISTMAS CARimarriage Miss Jose-i-tc Elicn Brown of Ganges, B.C.and Mr. Jarl Aage Bjorn V'/hist of North Kamloops,iJS

„» _ _ _ , B.C. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.^nODDS&ENUS Oh10 Alfred M. Brown of Ganges, and the groom's

•9 D ) — r' A i~-. i—i r- ''r- f r'- s~o parents arc Mr. and Mrs, .1,A.Whist of Smelsi-ad,^\W.[..1 3 .ANL^ •PIECES^ '-Oslo, Norway. - :

Maro;-et We I is/Prop. Phone: '86' . Theccremony was performed, by Vcn/^h-idcacoh G.H.noirnes. Given in marriage by herfather, the bride entered the church to the s'-rains

of "Lead Us Heavenly Father", attired in a white • •

damask brocade gown en trcin featuring lily pointsleeves and/classic design. A Chapel veil of tulle

was held in place with •-3 wnitc Rose of Camclothead-piece. She earned a lovely and unique bou-quet of white poin'-.cttia and holly. "0 PerfectLove" v/as played during the signing of the register,

and the Wedding March marked the "endof the service. All music was played by

HOUSEWIVES Miss Diana Stavrakcv, maid of honor,\ and Miss Marilynrie Brown, sister of the'

v. bride, as bridesmaid, were dressed in|1LLS \ ' matching game';'velvet slippcr-Fcngth

,B^\"\ gowns with v/rl^t-SeniJ^h sleeves. They'(''^V'^ ccrricd '..•'hi to fur muff; and holiy sprigs

N1 \ '''W^ and wore wi-caths of hoiiy in their hair.Best man ••'/c:s M.-.R .!-i. Guile of Van-

\ couvcr, and ushers were Mi". Howard\ Hami Iton of New V/cstmi nistc-, B. C ./•

Mr. David GilSandcrs, and (Vir.Lylc S.Brown/ brother of the bride.

A reception followed the ceremony''..,/at the residence of the bride's parents,

- i/ on Rainbow Road. To receive the guests,the mother of i'hc bride wore an Italian S<nit

^^NAC-K-S"' suit in Wild Rice, complemented with American^ - - Beauty gloves and petal hat, and a corsage of

American Beauty roses „ .The bride's table, covered by a lace cloth, was

(PREMIER BUYS A BIT OF S.S.i. CONT'D P. 1).n,.......best during your .stays on Salt Spring Island.May your beach bo full of oysters and the salmonfind your hook.

Who knov/s, we might even change the name ofGanges to Cannes. " ;

B PULPING -CROOKSThe first legally recognized

Baha'i marriage to take place inthe province of B .C . v/as performedin Ganges on Saturday, December ,:

TH&

30, 1961, when Miss Bcrnicc ^Katherinc Boulding of Ganges, 3.C.and Mr. Barry Da!-.; Crooks , •,'. USESaturna Island, B.C. were unitedin an ini-cr-islands wedding con-sisting o? tv/o marriage services.The first/ a Baha'i service tookplace at i'hc residence of Mr. andMrs. Clifford Huxtable at 2:00pm.It was conducted by Mrs.K.Remell,chairman of the Vancouver Baha'iassembley. Follov/ing this simpleservice the 45 guests went to St.Georges Anglican church in Gangesfcr a church service conducted byArchdeacon G.H.Holmcs. Organist AND

I was Mrs. V .C. Best.The groom is the son of Mrs. M. Crooks and the

late Mr. Joseph Crooks of Victoria.The bride given in marriage by Mr. C. S-iuxtable,) centered with a thrc^-ticr wedding cake, topped

wore a floor length white lace dress, and her with baby white bud:, and flank&d by white candlesfingcr-*ip veil was held in place by a pearl coroneti in silver holders. The toast i-o the bride was pro-She carried a bouquet of tiny red roses and lily of posed by Mrc V.L Jackson, Rooms ot the homethe valley. Her one attendant. Miss Lois Leo of ;j were Tastcfi.iily decorated witi-! white mums, poin-.Fulford Harbour chosa a v/altz-lcngth aqua dress of ' ; settia and holiy.sheer s i lk/with a square neckline and short sleeves. ; included among the cut-of-town guests were Mrs.Her bouquet was whStc chrysanthemums and aqua ' R.H.Gullc/ Mrs. H, Hami Iton, Mrs. David Glitanders

carnations. Matching hat and k ^ •,~T^'-( rT—r • ' •Hr' T^TTFT^ of- varlcoLlvc;'/ M1' •& Mrs •A •Knox

shoes completed her costume. S ^ J H h V ^ t ' ^ W h ' - l h ^ M of Nev/Westminister; Mr. & Mrs.The best man was Mr. Bill ! 11 ! U V li-i VV I lllUViu H. Burden, Mr. & Mrs.R .N.Brov/n,

Money of Saturna Is land, B .C. and j Mr. & Mrs. 13. Varcoe / Mr. & Mrs.ushers were Mr. David Crooks of | GRAIN FED BEEF & PORK B.Atkins/M'-s. Maurice Atkins all

yicton.aJ,CC^T^JJCLL^Ln__J MAI VF^ ," nilAPTFPS LQL.Vk.toJ-.la. J DJ -'DHALVES £, QUARTEI^S

10, 20 & 30 Ib. PACKS

FOR YOU^ FREEZER

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AW H E N IN V I C T O RM A K E

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HAYWARD'S^

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S P E C I A L I Z I N G INSTEAM PERMANENTS - DYE ING-COLD WAVES - RINSING

B.C . F U N E R A L C O . , LTL.\

TROUBLE IN STARTING YOUrapF/'\| jTY ^A I r

|CAR THESE FROSTY MORNINGS ~ v

jDON'T PUT UP WITH A CRANKYSCAR - BRS NG IT TO US FOR.....EXPERT ATTENTION & DRiVE A

TROUBLE-FREECAR.

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Serving the Gulf Islands

for many v c arsCUTTING AND STYLINGMONDAY- 10:30 cm to 6pm, V i c t o r i a

Phon.c_8jL- TUESDAY - 9:00 am to 6 pi.i» I——————-V^&DS^L.

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Phone: EV 6-3503

LETTER -TQ-THt-EDITOR DEPT... [WEDNESDAY - 9:CO cm; to ,6 p: |f is so then she aught to stop at"Dear Woody: You certainly ore a [ Ai'^c:- 6 b/ appointment only jsiurdies Bay as she goes by and notdisappointment to me. Hov/you j^HONE: 40 - Monday thr'; Wed';, ^ry our islanders away around intoPHONE: 40

PHONE: 220 - other times,SATISFACTION GUARANTEED

carry ourTrincomall either to Long Harbour,

-Montague or anywhere else. Anycou'd have become so blindly pre-judiced in favour of Salt Springhogging everything and be hanged to cny other island comparison of' the time to be taken by your proposedin the short time you have lived there is past my com-'shuttle service must be compared with the time vh ichprehension. ! had thought you were broader minded w!i.i!d be taken on a straight run between Sturdics '•than that. ' Bay and Tscwwcsscn,

Don't you think it Is unfair that Ladysmith should A>nyway Salt Spring does not need a mainlandbe able to get to Victoria on the bus in Jess time than comoction. She already has a fast, frequent andNanaimo can? Don't you think the Nanaimo people factual shuttle service via Fulford and Sv/artz Bay.are being unfairly treated when their direct bus to If c shuttieScrvicc is so v/onderfui why does yourVictoria has to be delayed by stopping In Ladysmith Chnri';b;!r of Commerce want to take our hopes of ato pick up the local people en route? direct m inia;''.d connection away from us? We did

Don't you think the Ladysmith people who wan'- |not create our geographical advantages and cannotto go to Victcria aught to be made to take a shuttle jbo blamed for wontinc to make the best use of them.bus back to Nanaimo (at their own expense) and pick Also i do not think the Government feels under anyup the direct non-stop bus to Victoria from there? obligation to put on any additional ferry service for

Or, Don't you think you can't ai-g'jc with gco- the benefit of the Duncan-Crofi'on--Chemanius area.grcphy and if one smaller place happens gcograph- They can mosi- easily use the one-skip Nanaimo service.ically to be situated nearer a big city then another ! You can print any, all, or none of this as you tike.larger place, wel! thc'n, that is hew it is. The sma'lc;(slgncd) Don New./ Galiano Island."place should neither be blamed nor penalized for ' ——————————————————-having one teeny wocny advantage over the larger j S.S.I. FOREST FIRE COST $13,650,00place. I The "Tuam Mountain" Fo:"est fire on S.S.I, last

Or crc Salt Spring Islanders so full of their ov/n September cost the taxpayers $13,650. before theimportance that they can't bear the thought of hcving 1.185 acre fire was extinguished.to go on 3 boat that has no more respect for them British Columbla"3 1961 Forest Fire Season will gothan to si-op at anothc:.- islcnd first? It certainly jdown as one of the three worst in Provincial history.looks that way. : A preliminary recapitulation of this year's sta tist-

You try to compare the rimb token by the Island ics, made public today by the Forest Service in Vic-Princess to Galiano from Steveston with the time it ';oria, shows tha-;' Service fire-fighting costs for 1961would take us from Tsawwassen via Long Harbour, iare estimated to be y-, 300,000, as against $4,797,000This comparison is quite beside- the point. The point in 1960, end $4,520,000 in 195U/ two other recent

"disaster" years.is that the new service from isawwasscn will pro-sumably enter the Gulf Islands yiroup via Active Pass !'•» addl.ticr-J^hc joi-cst industries (CO NT' D P.4)

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GANGES III IVII-I I i i/907SPYING THE GULF ISLANDS SINCE

NOW IS BEG REGULAR DELIVERY Oi

rVHiwn"LATEST UP-TO-DATE METERED DELIVERY 3Y TANK TRUCK"

IMPERIAL ESSO DISTRBUTORS^C^^'i^W^^ j AT OUR W A R E H O U S E

fU \ on,s / A L L M O T O R O I L S - G A S O L I N E S - K E R O S E N E - N A P T H A

l fe - .-__ . g.7! ^ "!!!

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rr Rp-tT-i. rp'i [VESUVH ss .DAIRY ISLAND wai DRSLUNG..:., niJLrrKLi U L , / i . i . V7ATER WELLS

HOME OF GOODRICH MILK owner - Operated Rig

Reasonable RatesFREE E S T S M A T E S

P H O N E : . 141 W r i t e

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D A I L Y D E L ! V E R Y

R .R .'"2, L a d y s m i t h , B .C .

G. H E I N E K E Y : or Phone CHurchiI l 5-207811006 Gave?I Victoria, B.C.

St. y^'ione:^ E V 2 - 9 1 6 8 i V E S U V I U S V / . J. V / I L L I A M S

cial cover (549,264 acres), plus grazing and non-productive sites.

(S.S.I. FOREST FIRECONT'D P. 3),....,. .spent$522,337 on fire-fighting this year/ as against$482,707 :n 1960, and $1,088,000 in 1953. Thusthe tola! fire-fighting bill burdening the Crown andprivate industry amounted to $4,822,337 this'year,$5/279/707 las;- yea-/ and $5/616,000 in 1958.

Over the past four/pars, the Forest Service endIndustry together have spent $16/500/COO on fire-fighting in B.C., some 50% of the to;al forest f!rc-fightlr.g costs fc" the whole of Ccncdc over the sameperiod, , ... , ;':.;.

There were 3/102 forest fires reported in B.C. in1961» For the first time this figure excludes minorrailway tie fires controlled on the railway riyhi's-of-way. , . •

The principal causes of forest fires during 1961v/e-i-c as follows: lightening, 1/426 fires (46% oftotal); smokers/ 3C6 fires (10.8%); regrcg:Io".ol,__

26? i^res (8.7%); incustrici opera- I^MSLY^ARTAI i77

tipns, 194 fires (6.2%); escaped • ANDrcnge burning, 179 fires (5.8%); DAILY REMINDERS

rai Iways, 154 fires (4.8%). G U L F ! S L A N D SThe tola! area burned over in G a n a e s

The dcsi-r-Jction of the merchantable timbervolume amounted to a i.oss of potential stumpago re-venue to the Province of $5,993,000. The unmanu-factured value of the logs destroyed would total some$59,000,000. Thus the loss to the economy in thesecategories for 1961, amounts to almost $65,000,000'cs agcinst $46,500/000 in 1960 and $79,000,000 ',in 1958. . . •

(BOULD1NG - CROOKS WEDDING CONT'D P.2)'k-rothcr of the groom and Mr. John Money and Mr.Dougia^ Cornwell both of Saturna Island, B.C.

Folb'.ving the church ceremony, a reception washeld in ihc Parish Hall, with refreshments beautifully

served by the Women's Auxliliary to the AnglicanChurch. The wedding cake was made by the bride •

ALENDARS fi0"^ decorated by Mrs. D. Layard.Lcavip-g for her honeymoon the

NDERS bride donned a dark brown wool

F LOR I ST carai9an suit with matching pursePhonr'- 1 1 n wnd shoes. Turquoise hat and gloves

1961 amounted to 1/227,159 acrgs^T^"" ^ —————-====—— -and a corsage of yellow roses com-as against 205/820 acres in i960/end ?,065,420 I pleted her ensemble.acres in 195U. These differences in areas burned Out of town guests included Mrs. M. Crooks,reflect the problem of inaccessibilily in the north- Victoria mother of the groom; Mr. and Mrs. Brittencrn dish-ids where most of the fires wo'-e concen- i and family, Victoria; Mr. David Crooks and Missirated in 195-3 and again this year. In 1960, the i Carol Crooks of Victoria; Mrs. K. Rimell and Mrs.biggcsi- fires occuiTcdin the comparatively accessible E. Kcrr of Vancouver; Mr. and Mrs. J. Yates, Mr.south-centrd B.C. and Mrs. J. Money, Mrs. B.Begon, and Mrs. A.

Of the current year's total area burned, 175,390 i Ritchic all of Saturna.acres contained 315,532,000 cubic feet of mcr- \ The newly weds will make their homo on Saturna

Ichantc-blo timber which were killed.. ard 252/725 .Island.acres of immature tin-.bcr were also destroyed. The _ - — - — — _ - _ - - . - _remaining area burned consisted of not satisfactorily The Annual meeting of St. Georges Alter Guildrestocked forest land (69^490 acres),.. rorr-commer- ' w i l l be held jn the Parish Hall, Jan. 8th at 2:00 prn.

iJlUi"ipT^Ti.irr'in ur1!T DP PP!jliLr IWLuLJ WILL ab LJLLULL pn n", ' ,r'iiYi''i i p r1 i'^i 1 nprii

EillLLJTnbl.tjbLillbbhiSUBSCRIPTION PRICES: •ANYWHERE 1NCANAPA"°:$2;50FOREIGN.— ;....-'•-.

P ER Y E A R KINDLY COMPLETE THE'FORM AND MAIL OR BRING INTO - DRIFTWOOD

BOX 250, GANGES, B .C. or POSTMASTERFU LF OR D HARBOUR. B.C.

NAME

ADDRESS

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R O C K G A S A G E N T. L A U T O R E P A Y S & WRECKER SERV I C I":

(BROWN-WHIST WADDING CONT'D P. 2).......Mrs. Pr!=c cnc.! i\'-::. David Price of Sidney.

For a hcncymc"->n trip to Harrison Hot Springs i-hcbride \vc: c a cinncimor. wool model suit with acces-sories ;";'i tC-!C.

The '.'•'w MrNorth Kambop

a"sd Mrs. Whist will reside in::;, 3.C.

(FACTS,FABLES & FOIBLES CONT'D P. 1)........Pi''r,t~:::s I, .'.i.'-ck on her run and just in fime wothink. Ths Cy Peck b.-ok- . her si-eering cable onBoxing Day when leaving rhe Gcinges Dock and wcsignobly anc'-.c.i-cd f-?f an hou" v/hilc the crew did alittle "hay'.vfring". St was discovered, at that time,)i'l'a "Cy Fee!;" !;ad some open seems in the sternend that can be embarrassing to anyone...,.».

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Connecting with coach iine busat Swar?: Dsy dcily except Wed.& Sunday. Dus leaves Ganges at7:20 a, m, and 5:30 p.m.

SINGLE FARE; - 75;;RETURN -$1.35CHJLDi^N •• 1/2

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]^n^[^^L'^r^Ah^. ESTATE INSURANC1

DIP YOU KNOW?That an old Salt Spring chap was

going to visit his aocd a'-'i'n- on theoccasion of her 90th birthday. Whenho got to the gate he suddenly re-membered that he had neglected tobring an offering. At that momenthe saw that his aunt's waikway waslined with beautiful tulips of all hues.With a bit of string out of his pockethe fashioned a wonderful bouquetand preceded to the house and pre-sented his aunt with a bundle of herown tulips.

14 acres with an ail year creek."'\$2750 FULL PRICE

C H A R L E S R . H O R E LN O T A R Y P U B L I CWiiis ~ Mortgages -

Conveyancing - DocumentsP H O N E : 52

A NEW YEAR'S MESSAG E FROM YOURCHAM3ER OF COM,\AERCE by C.R.Horel, President

As we leave 196': ar.1'1 look forward to 1952^ Iwou!"-! lice to review pst some o^ the ; hint's yo'.'rCharrbc'' has dc;T3 a^'.d has ••con ciccompSishcd in the year 1961 .

During 1961 Salt Spring blond "-aw the culmination of c-itc of itsrric;'r o'.^OGiivc'; wh^-n '•he B.C. Toll Ferry Authority took over ourloca';ly c-.vncd Ferry Co., with the Government accepting the rcs-pcr^biS'ty for p-ovi-iing ferry service for all "-he G"Sf Islands.

Various other projects which occupied your Chamber included thei.'.Qvito^ic representation to the Highways Dcp-;-. concerning roads. While we still do not have the roadsv/e want, tho ccopo'ation from ''.'iW Hinhways D^pt, Is now excellent and the outlook for road work in196? is T>o;"o prorn'si-ie) rhc.n it has ever been.

The Chcn.-ibe;- a!;^ ii-intallcd and mGin^ained the flower boxes in Gc-nges on the widcncd-out causeway.A>t the p"050"'" "•° new, highly-attractive varnished resort signs are going up to replace the conglomerationof miSaciSCTnecii;,; signboards and arrows previously in use. The Chamber also provided picnic benches instrategic locations through out the Island.

• For publicizing your Island, the ha-d-working publicity committee had 15,000 folders printed anddistributed'.

The Chamber mc-da an appeal fcr bettor lighting at the smnll boat float in Ganges and succeeded ingetting the lights improved there. And, of course, the street lightingin Gc'ngcs wcs paid for by the Chamber „

Whor, :i''.'3 Chamber pressed fcr the creation of a Government camp-site,'the ic.'-c Gcn'in C. Mouat generously made possible the new Mc'^Pc"k, a fim adr'Ii-ion ''o our Island c

Another event which gave great satisfaction to your Chamber,which stari-cd the movement three yecrs ago, was the completion ofthe new fire ha!i by the efficient Trustees.

Oi'hcr c'ndc'_vc"J;''i included Gulf Islands Day end numerous JointCouncil meeting', which fostered i'hc cause of inter-island unity.

None of those accomplishments could have been done without thehard-working committees made up of community-mi ndcd citizens, andwithout the citizens of the community as aWiolc. Your Chamber,dedicated to the betterment of this wonderful island, increased its

membership in 1961 to 14°, showing a growing interest in our en-

doavours. We sincerely hope that 1962 wil! see more people join the• (CONT'D T O P , 7)

1 f" r^ r" ' T"'\ r'u i fcc'L.orJHousc'-.vId offsets including the The schedule •For your garbagelfoS!ov,'ing : fi-idgc, large Goblin i pick-up by me 'A'i!l be: MONDAY-"vac'Jum cleaner, chesterfield suite/ i -Cenlrai to Vesuvius. TUESDAY-! ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORpower mov.'cr, electric appliances.- ; From Central South to and includ- DENNiS GARDNER|radio, crepes, 3/4 bed (inner spring Ing Ups'-'.cr Ganges Rd. WEDNES-j INSTALLATIONS - REPAIRS

Refrigerator RepairsP H O N E : 183-K

idi'csssrs, 8-day clock, valcr heater, DAY - Fro'-i Upper. .Gango , Rd. td[bati-cry charger (6 voit G.E.), , the Cenotaph. THURSDAY -Fromj'Mo'!"fat cji-i!!. Etc. See Blackburn Cenotaph.. South to Cusheon Lake,any day ofi-cr 11:00 a.m., St. ' Rd/including Bcddis Rd.—=Scottl E R N I E B O O T H

iReso'-r. NO PHONE Rd and Churchil! Rd. 1st T U E S - ! PLUMSiNG & HEATING—-'.- ' ,—-——--- DAY of every month. I INSTALLATIONS - REPAIRSL 0 3- T: ••••-•••••••- : y^^y ROGERS | FREE E S T I M A T E S

jMory'E Lake i sorr. NO PHONE

P H O N E : 130Portraits, Children a speciality.13 ft. Plywood dingy from Booth

iCanaL Last scon Dec. 18th in| Booth yay. Any inFormation Phone| Driftwood 176 / or RCMP 27

V/cddin.y, casspc-ts, old pict-urca' Q,JJ_F PLUMBING & HEATINGcopied. See the Aerie! Photo- (- LUDDiNGTON

grGphs of Salt Spring at Drifrv/oodt Furnace & Oil Burner ServiceMARSHALL SHARP , 50- Q | FREE E S T I M A T E S

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(CHAMBER Or COMMERCE CONT'D P. :;•).....„. af Skull Island "eof.. .and the Mo'-i^rs hnd c dcubtoChamber in its efforts t-o make Salt Spring Island the Golden wedding cnci "'nmvc'^-cry pcr./y f3.-Mr.cnd.finest place in i-he world to live. I M'"s. G.A. Mouiton Sr, and Mr. and Mrs, G.Swift

1962 will bring its own problems in transportation i and there was a great gathering of the clan....., ..roads/ parks/ bcautificction and many other facets/ Mosrie Akcrmcsn won.I'h-cc trophies ai- boxing - theand'yc'ir Chamber of Commerce wilfbe doing its 11th. Annual Erncrcid Glc'/c.) boxing card ai- Van-best/ at ail times/ on each problem. : couver Co liege,. *. .and. then vy-it-h February/ wile; ;,

For now/ from your Chamber of Commerce to all geese came h. ),n king over.. .end humroii-.g birds andourcitt-.ens go wishes for a most prosperous and snowdrops gladdened cu;- hearts with their early ar-Hdppy Now Year. rival.. .400 pcopie turned out to a boxing card at

' ' ' : ————————~—————,-—--.-..—„-.-_ j ^Q Fuiford Hail.. sthe:i Ma-ch was an exciting month-

A goa! of three years cf hard work wcs realized | remembar the cougar hunt ^-ict puzzled the two pro-on'Dec. 28th when thu official opening of the new fessional hun.crs .Jimmy Dewcr and Skate Homes and thrfire hail iook place. About 100 people gathered to [ wild cat kept them playing hide and seek for twohear the opening remarks of W.H. Bradlcy/ Chairman month.; - before it was caught on Provost island... „,of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Henry McGi!!, of j then the CampboMs of Cubhcon Lakc-Bocvcr PointFodorat Way, Wash. and the guiding iight in cst- road Introduced their wand'-Tful adopted deer familyablishin'g a Fire Dist. on S.S.I./ gave the major to the community, .and the MouSton brothers, Stanleyaddress and un;-i?d;thc ribbon, dccid-ing the fire and Joe/ storied their now industry in their Rainbowhail open. .. , Trout Fcrml. .a;- i'hc Cliff Lee farm, a Susses hen laid

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The community Christmas caro! singing/ sponsored pound r . .In April wii-h the Aprii sh'-'wcr; came theand ied by the Lions Club en Dec. 23i-d. / was a Victoria Power Squadron to bo hcstcd by W?!songreat success and should become an annual cverit. Marina and 'ihcy had a Y/onderful smorgasbore supperThe Lioi-iS/ in fiine voice as usual, assis'-cd by some at Soiimar. . .The Bishop pf B.C. cc.ifin-ncd 25 candi-mighty nice records, pi ay cd or-! Mr. :Doug Dane's . dates in St. Ma-y'E Church- and c tiny r.-i0':-ic stared

•mobll-e lord spcckcr system/ led the singing. More ; several of the ladies by dropping in ic w-::t-ch rhc ccre-^ha'n lOO people gathered under the tree at. the | mony.. .And ir, May" '•here wcs a slight stirring cf"Cenotaph/ to- the songfest. emotions as residents got up a protest meeting over

.: \: ;r.—:—-——:_—_-———-_,..-„__ -—, ,}.he proposed amalgamation by ti'c S'-!-.ool Board...

1961 - AT FULFQR.D.t..,.,by Bea Hamilton........ ('.ut all simmered down cc.^'r: when it was straightenedHow many w? I! remember the past events of our i out later or'-and FuSfcrd war:, . ,,)03d -i-imers Mr,hectic 1961 ? To look back on one's diary and rea-1'ize what a lot has gone on in 12 months, one canonly be thankful that things were spaced apart andnot happening'aH at one time.

on'-Mrs. Dave Maxwoil ceicbraS'ed their Diamond weddinganniversary- and received telegrams from Her Mciestythe Quncn and Prime Minister Deifenbaker and others.. .and everyone was ^'i piooscd... Lovely Lynn Akcr-n"!".!n,wc<.s crowned Queen of i'hc May ...end Beaver

Poini community wor; i-hc first prizefor the second year for the best floatin the Empire Day parade.. .mem"

\ i ibers of the !ocai W.i. wore busyi\ | kn;t;insgr;-.nJr:^ • ONT'DP.8)

T 961 started out all right - with a gay party inThe FuSford Hall - and openHouse at the Art Hepburn's.,then the light-ship Estevanbrought in a new cylindrical llght-buoy to replaco the old spar ••buoy

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(FULFORDCONT'DP. 7).. .....for refugee babies.. In June, we had the members of the Canadian

Woman's Press Club at Dromore for a luncheon anda meeting - and Muriel Wilson visited several friendwhile she was over with her husband Jim Wilson...Lynn Bcnnett celebrated her 14th birthday by hiking!up '/he mountain v/ith friends.. .and in July, pionecrjlWilliam Lumley, passed away.. .and there v/as anaerial bartle between a Marsh Hawk and a raven,with crows and other birds joining in on a free-for-all up by the water hole.. .August saw many visitorson Salt Spring.. .and hot dry weather.. .the firetrucks v/ere busy- a house burned down across near 'Fulford Wharf...and the Frank Grants had a family 1}reunion picnic on their beach.. .It looked like the -Yacht Club with the Evensong, the Passat and the ]Carina anchored off shore.. .then at the end of Aug-ust came the change over in ferries.. .And Septem-ber- that was a hot month in more ways than one-remember the fire starting at Cape Kcppcl? and the iweeks of fire fighting by many men? In October, jMrs. M. Gyves was elected president of the W .1.... |a largo crowd turned out to the Harvest supper al-l-he Fulford Hal I... Miss V. Salliss and Mrs. Princereturned from a world tour.. .Mr. and Mrs. F.Rcidwere up from Victoria for a visit, ..a school of killerwhale startled several local fisherman around CapeKcppel.. .The Rok'nd family have a Bantam roostercalled Benjamin and he Is a mother to a baby chick...The Roland children saved a hummingbird fromdrowning in the sea.. .and Leona Roland marriedGordon Cook in Victoria.. .(There were nine birth-days in the Roland family somewhere in late summer-all within a few days.....) November - Dull graydays were spiced v/ith lovely sunshine and gorgeoussun-rises.. .the Dave Morrisons saw a deadly dramabetween two eagles and a duck- with the duck los- \ing out - and several of us - Pat Slingsby, Mrs. P.Hollings and others- saw the king size meteoritefall over S.S.I... .Andy Stevcns won the booby prize iat the 500 card game - some stranger shot the Camp-bell's pet mule deer "Nipper" on the Indian Reser- |vation.:-.December was stormy - ask the skippers ofthe MV Delta Princess and MV Cy Peck - they were !two hours getting in to the Swartz Bay wharf onDec. 20th....A storm put all the lights and phone |system out one day- and a fir tree smashed Betty

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Drummond's garage and top Of her car.. .Everyonehas been having Merry Christmas parties and DougDane let the bells ring out the joyful tidings onChristmas morn... lights around the harbour put lifeand light into the dark nights.. .the Sunday Schoolchildren put on a lovely Christmas pageant again...Eilecn Laurie mentioned that in her broadcast ofChristmas in Fulford just before Christmas Day....lots of other things happened during the year of 1961-things like the grinning skull and skeleton found bythe O'sons of Beaver Point- the Bean Supper at BeaverPoint- and on Christmas Eve/ a little white lamb wasborn at the farm of Mr. & Mrs. Tom Shore.......

Miss Dianc Carlin has returned to Calgary afterspending Christmas holidays with her parents/ Mr.,and Mrs. HJ.Carlin of Ganges.............M!ssDawn Breeze of Vancouver, has been the guest ofher grand-parents Mr. & Mrs. W.H.Sounders for theholiday...... .•,•,••

PER NW OOP NEWS..... Miss Ruth Leach, Victoria,spent the Christmas holiday v/ith her parents Mr. andMrs. W.Leach.... Mr, and Mrs. Alt. Graham and Mr.and Mrs. S A.Thompson travelled to tho mainland onDcc.22nd.Thc Thompsons are visiting their son, Mr.Al.l an Thompson & family in Langley, while Mr. andMrs. Graham arc holidaying with relatives in Van-couver. . .Mr. & Mrs. Vie Bettiss & Eddie were Xmasguests at the home of Mrs. Bcttlss's brother, Capt.G.Pengclly in Victoria,. .Mr. Alan Waterfall and Mr. &Mrs. Dick Waterfall with Lori & Lorry of North Surreyvisited Mr. & Mrs. Frank Waterfall over Christmas^

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