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Published weekly on Salt-spring island, W.Fisher, Editor, P. 0. Box 250, ranges, B. C. Phone: 176 Thursday, September 8, 1960 Vol. }, No .25 Vandals have hit Sait Spring Island with a series of senseless acts of destruction during the past two weeks. The first reported victim was Ken Dods, local logger. His jeep was found with all the window glass broken'out, the radiator filled with sand, all the instruments smashed; POLITICS The C.C.F., Liberal and Social Credit candidates were on Salt Spring last week and held meetings at Mahon Hall. The C.C.F. candidate, Colin . Cameron, made his appearance last Friday night. He complained bit-, terly about what he considered a ,'•.' vicious and stupid attack on the C.C.F. by the Vancouver Province and such groups as the Chamber of Commerce of Nanaimo. He went onj to outline what the C.C.F. would do if they were elected as the next Government. He stated that under Provincial law, a government can take over any corporation, such as the B.C. Electric, and then nego- tiate with the B.C. E. as to pay- ment. There is nothing in the law, he went on, to force a government to pay anything tor taking over the assets of a corporation. However, he said, they intended to pay B.C. E. something for their company, but only on C.C.F. terms, as he felt that there was plenty of "water" to squeeze out of the B.C.E. stock. He intimated that the C.C.F. would pay for B.C.E. with bonds rather than money, therefore having no immediate cost to the taxpayers. The Libercs! candidate, Hugh Heath, and-George Gregory, Libe- ral House Loader, spoke on Satur- day to the largest crowd of the three candidates. Mr. Heath, in" troduced by Mr, W.M. Mouat, gave an outline of the Liberal plat- form, "Blueprint for Progress". He stated that the party platform was formed sometime ago by various committees and culminated in the Liberal convention of May, 1959. Their platform, was not a johnny- come-lately platform, formed on election eve, just to gain votes by promising everything to everybody. . Mr. Heath stated that the major issue of the (CONT" D ON P. 2) and railroad spikes propped under the tires for further damage if the car was moved. Mr. C.W. Harrison, owner of the Salt Spring Golf Course, reports that vandals have broken into his machine shed twice during the last two week-ends and have smashed the mowing biadas on the new mowing machine that was recently purchased for the golf course. The damage has been estimated at close to $300 and it will be some time before the machine will be usable for the course. A win- dow at St. George's Church was willfully broken and damage was done to the Chamber of Commerce picnic site on the lower Ganges Road. Other small acts included more: broken windows, gasoline arid other articles stolen from cars, and such "cute" acts as driving around the cenotaph and the Fulford corner at a high rate of speed and tear- ing up the soft, freshly-laid black top. These despicable acts can only be the work of morons who don't have the intelligence to know that the only thing they are really destroying is themselves. ; Alarmed by this wanton destruction, the Salt Spring Island Chamber of Commerce has posted a substantial reward for any information lead- ing to the arrest and conviction of person or persons responsible for the wilifui damage to any personal or private property listed in this news item. This reward is in addition to any other reward, such as the substantiai reward also offered by Mr. C. W. Harrison, for any infor- mation leading to th-, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the willful damage to the mowing machine. Let's hope soiw body collects the rewards! . It is the stupid person who commits murder or robbery for gairt. A person, who senselessly destroys just for kicks, is even iess intelli.gent. What a brilliant mind it must take to enjoy destroying Golf Club pro- perty, after Chuck Harrison has worked so hard and invesfedso much in providing a golf course for Salt Spring. What sort of a moron pours sand in a radiator? What sort of jork is so smart, so intelligent he thinks that the greatest thing in the world is to go roaring around the cenotaph/tires squealing and motor racing, tearing up the fresh black top to make .the road crew work a !itt!e more., cost the taxpayer a little more, and to arouse the people sleep- ing in the area ? ' But stupidity is not the only reason such things happen. Laxity, apathy, or fear of getting involved by the ordinary normal citizen, spcrt of the cause. Many, many infractions of the law arc seen by ordinary citizens and they do not report it to the R.C.f'vi.P. Without the citizens help, th,..' R.CJv'i.P. has a pretty hopeless job. Wo have on S.S.I, one of the best one-man police forces that is possible, and we tie his hands by not helping, if every motorist would act like a "ghost car", if every citizen became a "watchman", some; of these things would not happen. Salt Spring Island is a good place to live. Let's keep it that way!

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Page 1: POLITICS series - Salt Spring Islandsaltspringarchives.com/driftwood/1960/1960-September8.pdf · Published weekly on Salt-spring island, W.Fisher, Editor, P. 0. Box 250, ranges, B

Published weekly on Salt-spring island, W.Fisher, Editor, P. 0. Box 250, ranges, B. C. Phone: 176Thursday, September 8, 1960 Vol. }, No .25

Vandals have hit Sait Spring Island with a series of senseless acts of

destruction during the past two weeks. The first reported victim wasKen Dods, local logger. His jeep was found with all the window glassbroken'out, the radiator filled with sand, all the instruments smashed;

POLITICSThe C.C.F., Liberal and Social

Credit candidates were on SaltSpring last week and held meetingsat Mahon Hall.

The C.C.F. candidate, Colin .Cameron, made his appearance lastFriday night. He complained bit-,terly about what he considered a ,'•.'vicious and stupid attack on theC.C.F. by the Vancouver Provinceand such groups as the Chamber ofCommerce of Nanaimo. He went onjto outline what the C.C.F. woulddo if they were elected as the nextGovernment. He stated that underProvincial law, a government cantake over any corporation, such asthe B.C. Electric, and then nego-tiate with the B.C. E. as to pay-ment. There is nothing in the law,he went on, to force a governmentto pay anything tor taking over theassets of a corporation. However,he said, they intended to pay B.C.E. something for their company, butonly on C.C.F. terms, as he feltthat there was plenty of "water" tosqueeze out of the B.C.E. stock.He intimated that the C.C.F.would pay for B.C.E. with bondsrather than money, therefore havingno immediate cost to the taxpayers.

The Libercs! candidate, HughHeath, and-George Gregory, Libe-ral House Loader, spoke on Satur-day to the largest crowd of thethree candidates. Mr. Heath, in"troduced by Mr, W.M. Mouat,gave an outline of the Liberal plat-form, "Blueprint for Progress". Hestated that the party platform wasformed sometime ago by variouscommittees and culminated in theLiberal convention of May, 1959.Their platform, was not a johnny-come-lately platform, formed onelection eve, just to gain votes bypromising everything to everybody. .Mr. Heath stated that the majorissue of the (CONT" D ON P. 2)

and railroad spikes propped under the tires for further damage if thecar was moved. Mr. C.W. Harrison, owner of the Salt Spring GolfCourse, reports that vandals have broken into his machine shed twiceduring the last two week-ends and have smashed the mowing biadas onthe new mowing machine that was recently purchased for the golfcourse. The damage has been estimated at close to $300 and it will besome time before the machine will be usable for the course. A win-dow at St. George's Church was willfully broken and damage wasdone to the Chamber of Commerce picnic site on the lower GangesRoad. Other small acts included more: broken windows, gasoline aridother articles stolen from cars, and such "cute" acts as driving aroundthe cenotaph and the Fulford corner at a high rate of speed and tear-ing up the soft, freshly-laid black top. These despicable acts canonly be the work of morons who don't have the intelligence to knowthat the only thing they are really destroying is themselves. ;

Alarmed by this wanton destruction, the Salt Spring Island Chamberof Commerce has posted a substantial reward for any information lead-ing to the arrest and conviction of person or persons responsible for thewilifui damage to any personal or private property listed in this newsitem. This reward is in addition to any other reward, such as thesubstantiai reward also offered by Mr. C. W. Harrison, for any infor-mation leading to th-, arrest and conviction of the person or personsresponsible for the willful damage to the mowing machine. Let's hopesoiw body collects the rewards! .

It is the stupid person who commits murder or robbery for gairt. Aperson, who senselessly destroys just for kicks, is even iess intelli.gent.What a brilliant mind it must take to enjoy destroying Golf Club pro-perty, after Chuck Harrison has worked so hard and invesfedso muchin providing a golf course for Salt Spring.

What sort of a moron pours sand in a radiator? What sort of jorkis so smart, so intelligent he thinks that the greatest thing in the worldis to go roaring around the cenotaph/tires squealing and motor racing,tearing up the fresh black top to make .the road crew work a !itt!emore., cost the taxpayer a little more, and to arouse the people sleep-ing in the area ? '

But stupidity is not the only reason such things happen. Laxity,apathy, or fear of getting involved by the ordinary normal citizen,spcrt of the cause. Many, many infractions of the law arc seen byordinary citizens and they do not report it to the R.C.f'vi.P. Withoutthe citizens help, th,..' R.CJv'i.P. has a pretty hopeless job. Wo haveon S.S.I, one of the best one-man police forces that is possible, andwe tie his hands by not helping, if every motorist would act like a"ghost car", if every citizen became a "watchman", some; of thesethings would not happen. Salt Spring Island is a good place tolive. Let's keep it that way!

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(CONT'D FROM P. 1) POLITICS. . . .campaign wasunemployment and he outlined the Liberal 24 point

program to combat unemployment. He spoke of theneed for tax reform, sines lend is no longer ameasure of wealth, with. many people/ of littlewealth/ now owning their own home. The Liberalswould remove all school taxes from home owners andfarm land. He spoke of the Liberal medical plan tomake an M.S.A. type of insurance available toeveryone/ of the Liberal plan to bui I d_seD_ergte:_ in-stitutions for the "chronic i l l". Heclaimed that the present govern-ment's definition of "chronic ill"Is mis-leading, as the present

Health Minister considers onlypatients with some hope of beingcured as "chronic i II" , Mr. Heathstates that the Liberals take 1'heview pomr that a "chronic ill" .person would also include those.who have no hope of recovery. Heexpressed the Liberal view that the

B.C. Power Commission should becompletely non-political with nomembers of the Government cabinet

on the Power Commission. As forlocal power problems/ he advocatesa moi-r.; equitable distribution of costs, thereforelowering costs for such out-lying places such as is-lands. His opinion on ferries is that they should beincorporated into the Highway System.

• Mr. Gregory, introduced by Rand Young/spokeof the record of the CiC.F. •/•iters in th.-.: h,iuse, wh.)all voted against the home owners grant. He spokeof the promises, f the first Soered government andhow these premises were not kept. How the promiseof reducing the tcixes resulted in reducing the salestax from 3% to 5%. How the Socreds haveaddec

2% tax to insurance policy and added taxes onthe profit of Logging and Mining companies.

That direct taxes, not including indirect taxes/have soared, unde:' Soered administration/ a125% increase since taking power. Populationhas'OnI y increased in that'period 36%. Tax

revenue on'gs-s and •fuel oil has increased from$16 million t-o $31 million; cor licensing'revenueup from $31/2 million to 6 1/2 million. Hesaid; that awhile the Soered government was re-ducing the direct debt by $222 million, the con-tingent liabilities have gone up to $555 million.

Other points he brought out was that the P.G.E. ,Jj F .

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l made a profit of 1/2 of 1% on capital in-1 vestment, and that the B.C. Power Commission

I is the only Crown Corporation that seems to be' on a sound footing. Taxes in unorganizedi territories have risen since 1952 from $3.8

million to $6.5 million/ in spiteof the home

owners grant. And he stated that the promiseof the government paying 50% of the schoolcosts doesn't hold true in 32 of the school dis-tricts, thc-.t get.,less: than 50% heip(G.ulf Islandsschool district is one). 4 school districts get nohelp whatsoever. In addition/ he said "theLiberal Party wi l l appoint a "Public Defender",

"- so that equal justice can be had for the poor aswell as the rich.

The Social Credit League held their meeting onMonday night with the Hon. Earle C. Westwood andMr. H. Bruch/ M.L.A. from Esquimalt making thespeeches. Mr. Bruch/ introduced by Mr. DougDane/ made the first speech and he launched anattack on the C.C.F. ^ype of government. No party

that represents only one group within an economy isright for a co ntry or province. The government

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He stated that last year the B.C. economy providedfor 26/000 additional jobs and the labojur force in-creased in B.C. by 16,000 due mostly to immi-gration from other pro'/irK,.:;;;., He defended theWcnner-Gren deal and rhe, contingent liability as-peers of the present government. • He stated/thatthe CC.F, is committed to extend the contingentliability by $3 Billion dollars if they keep theirpromises and are elected the government.

Mr. Westwood, in.his speech, carried on theattack against the C .C .F.(CO.NT'.D .P.._3)..

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; •Jid represent a cross section ofIcii! eccncmy groups within thei province. He stated that we, asvoters, have grave decisions'tomake on Sept. 12th. The decisionwhether we want the province to

develop by'free enterprise orsocialism, in his discussion ofC.C.F. government he fouched onun-employment, and that un-employment problems are not unique

MOUAT BROS."- GANGES | to B.C., but that the Sask. -LabourS,S.I.TRADING CO. - GANGES dept. recently reported 27,300 un-

PATTERSON'S STORE j| employed, and this isunderaC.C.;•. _ rinc'-'on I' '••' 90vQrnment that claims that

B.C.'s problem is greater. Mr. ;Bruch said that B.C,.'s problem wasno .greater than Saskatchewan's. ••

S E R V I N G S A L T ' S P R I N G

FULFORD - i|MAC'S GROCERY-VESUVIUS!!

FERNWOOD STORE-FERNW

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.1 73_ GAJMG E S B 0 A T _Y A J<.D _.J-J_D,.... 173.(CONT'DFROM P.2) POLITICS... .and stated | beautifui 15 Ib. 12 oz. Spring. Ladies' first prize

that a group of C.C.F.ers attended a meeting at . . was won by Mrs. (Ruby) R. Alton, with a 5 Ib.Nanaimo and disrupted the Socred meeting in a most 2 oz. salmon. In the Junior class, first prize wentdisgraceful manner. He gave a report on the Sidney-; to Morry Akerman/ who had a I !b, 7 oz.salmon.Tsawwassen ferry system and gave figures showing Others winning were: Nelson Dcgnen, of Ganges,that from June 15 to 30th the ferries carried^5/340 8 Ib. 10 oz., Mac Mouat, Ganges, 7 lb» ll.oz,/ ,vehicles and 15,000 passengers. In the month of W, Mailey, 6 Ib. 1 oz.. Jack Smith, 5 Ib. 8 oz.,July the ferries carried 16,384 vehicles and 55,791 : Les Fraser, 5 Ibs. Mrs. K.passengers. Ho stated that this | """""^"^i^,-=="—-; Stevens/ Ganges, 4.15 1/2. oz, R.traffic is the major reason why — j_./ \ — Lee, Ken Stevens, F. Clark, T.traffic on the Gulf Island ferries is t I \ Trage, W . Coopsie, Bruce Grant,up 40% over last year. He went r--\ /^~\ / '" 'T"" Mrs. Bill Sampson and Mrs. D.on.to show how much work his de- —<• ( ) [ ] —,- Bradley, of Ganges, all wonpartment has done in the way of •-^•^s—^ Y^Y prizes with small fish. Theparks and picnic sites and was of .: imD,^,/- p UCATIM - biggest cod-fish for the Juniorthe opinion that B.C. has the best fLUMBIi\G & l-thAilN-o ^ -^ Slingsby,

accommodations for camping than - ^ A 11 T -'. ^^ A T i " wltn a ^ ^* ^ oz' ^'"9 c0^'' ^"dany place on {-he North American - . ' _ in the adult class, D.Gorgeson.,continent. . . UCATCDC Ganges, brought in a 16 Ib. 11oz.

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SALMON DERBY...by Bea HamiltonThe Fulford Salmon Derby cele-

brated it's 12th season on Sunday,Sept. 4th. when fishing got underway at day-break in the Island waters. The woaiherwas tough and the fishing tougher. Last year'sfirst prize winner, F. Clark, said the sea was sorough at Vesuvius that he went home and didn't getout fishing unti! 10 o'clock. Mr. Clark was 12th.on the list this year. The Langley cup went to Mr.T. Duncan, who brought the cup back to Fuiford forthe first time since 1955. Mr. Duncc-n won with a

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cod, and won 1st prize. The follow-ing are lucky winners of ticketholders; . Mrs. P. Clark, Ganges,J« Fletcher, Ganges, HaroldLacy, Victoria, P. Jones, Fulford,

H. Noakes, Ganges. The Langley Cup, now heldfora year, by Mr. T. Duncan, was given by thelate Mr. E* Langley in 1948 and is coveted eachseason by eager sportsmen on Saltspring Island.

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CONT'D FROM P. 3) FULFORD... .estate. TheKelly's returned to Vancouver on Wednesday, and

Mr. & Mrs. Bostock, who recently arrived from Nor-folk, England will remain at the Keiiy's cottage dur-ing the winter. ....Beverley Marshall, who has beanstaying with Mr. & Mrs. A. Steyens at Beaver Pointfor the past 10 days/ returned to Vancouver on Thurs-day, Mr. & Mrs. R. Marshal! of Vancouver, wereover for the week-end and their., two daughters,Virginia and Sharon, who had been spending i'heSummer with the A. Stevens, returned home with their

parents last week. ..Mr. & Mrs. E. Ti Ike/of DrydonOnt. left Sal tspring after spending a few days withMrs. F. Hal! at Beaver Point. Mrs. M. Nutta!! ofSummerset/ England/ has been the guest of her ,niece/ Miss M.D. Anderson at Beaver Point for a fewweeks.' Mrs, Nuttall expects to visit other relatives?n Canada before returning to the Old Country.

FACTS/FABLES & FOIBLES,... Last Tues. the bankburglar aiai-m Vi'ent off accidentally and in a flashConstable Banner was there charging up the stepswith gun drawn.... If a pun is a play on wOrds/is

"punishment a play on T.V.?... .Overheard on theferry as ii- was pulling into Pt. Washington. "Oh,Ponder Island, that's where ali those lovely Salt-spring lambs come'from.".....We understand thatthere is a $25.00 fine for putting pasters on tele-phone posts, but it didn't seem to stop some of thepolitical boys....1-1. Hoffman was kft by Mrs. H.

to baby sit with her famous beagle/"Kim" and he-(Harold/ that is) fell asleep and the dog ran away.(he heard that the Dog Obedience Tr. Club wasabout to start). For 2 1/2 days, "Kim" was snaggedin the bush by his chain before hu was found..,..Sign in Mo.uat Brps'. office, "Old beekeepers neverdie, they just lose their balance". Th;, "Saga ofthe Sea" article/ written in DRIFTWOOD, aboutBuster Horel salvaging a "cat" was reprinted in itsentirety by a U.S.A. paper.,. .Behind every successfui man you''?! find a woman who has nothing to wear.

.. .The Mr. P, Ustinov/ who stayed at Arbutus Courtlast week, is a former resident :of S .S.! .and anuncle of the famous Peter Ustinov.., .All the cars,but one, at the C. of C. me-eti.ng last Thurs. was :

plastered by "Go-Grit" signs.

That wonderful, staid/ grand old lady of Salt-spring, the Harbour House H o t e l / w i l l never be the

same after the invasion of 14 members of the JerichoTennis Club of Vancouver ov>-r the Labour Day week'end. This frolicking group arrived in two floatpianos ana never really stopped flying all week-end.

They come to Harbour HOJSC/ and they have beenhere twice bet6ro, because they think the No. I

tennis court at H.H. is one of the best in B-.C.They had a tournament amongst themselves, andwhile they pjgyed hard, beautiful tennis, thecasuaii-y Sist was small. Only Vern Erdman endedup in the hospital with torn cartiiages of the knoe.There was another casualty, but it was a case ofHarry Harwood getting tanoled up with the pub'sdoor and it was literally slanmed in his face,causing ail sorts of red tace^i and o bruised nose.All their activities were no:!' confined to HarbourHouse. They took in the Fulford Derby Dance andW. Mai ley's Clambake, They ieft on Monday butthey wiil be back for they think Salt Spring is thefinost place in the world to.have fun. .

The new speed limit through school zones is nowin effect. Twenty mijss per hour is the maximumallowed in c school zone during 1;-; ,CC'!\'-"D P. 5)

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Sponsored by the Ganges Businessmen's Ass'n.

(CONT'DFROM P.4)SCHOOL ZONE... .regularhours of school. In addition to this change, amotc-risi must now come to a fuil stop whensver theiT.otorist meets or ..'-takes a stopped school buswhile loading or unioading children. The buses are

now equipped with H'J\" rsd ficsher stop signs andwhiie these signs arc in operation, it is illegal topass the bus.

Many years back a Salt Springlady we know

saw a gentleman she mistrusted coming in thegate, so she jumped in the big wood box inthe kitchen and lowered the lid to s : if he;would take anything when the house was va-cant. Unfortunately, her husband arrivedat that time and spent two hours talking tothe caller in the kitchen.

For all your insurance needs consult W. F."Slim" Thorburn in our office.

VESUVIUS ,,,,;Mi53 Dorothy Mickleborough left

Tantramar,, Vesuviu:. Say, on Tuesday to attend themeeting of the Hospital Association of BritishColumbia , Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba,

as delegate for the Auxiliary Division i During herstay in Vancouver Miss Mickleborough wiii bo theguest of Miss Elizabeth Ciark. a. aMr. & Mrs. ColinJensen returned to Vancouver on Monday after spend-

ing a few days at Vesuvius Bay visiting Mr. Jensen'sparents, Mr« & Mrs. J.G. Jensen....>Mrt & Mrs.T. Burge, accompanied by their two children Don-ald & Suzanne, returned to Duncan on Mondayafter spending a few dayr. at. Vesuvius Bay, the

guests of Mr. 5; Mrs, J-.C . Smith, ;> .Fol Sowing a C H A R L E S R. H O R E Lfour months visit to Vancouver, where she was the guest of Miss Nora N C) T A R Y P U B L I CArmstrong, Mi's,, Frances Agnsw returned to Tantramar, Vesuvius Bay, Wills "• Mortgageson Wednesday. »«cMr. A» Blairand his sister, Mrs. Muriel O'Brien, j Conveyancing - Documentsleft Vesuvius Bay on Th";.';day to spend a month or so at their j _ _ P HO N E: 52___property at Tulameen, ....Mrs. G, McKnight/ accompanied by her young son. Kirn, arrived on Saturdayfrom Vanccuv-sr to spend a month with her aunt. Miss Emily Smith at Tantramar, Vesuvius Bay....Mr. T.B.Dean, who has been spending two months at Arbutus Court, Vesuvius Bay, returned last Tuesday to RedwoodCity, California;»»oMr. & Mrs. Arthur Robinson returned to Vancouver on Monday followinga few daysvisit to the former's parents, Mr. & Mrs. HA, Robinson, Vesuvius,, a .Mrs. Thelma Davies & daughterAlyr,,- •/hi-'i hc.Vi: ^p^nt their summer holiday with Mrs. Davies' parents;. Mr. & Mrs. J.G. Rcid, left last

Sat, for Ke-iowna, where Mrs. Davies has accepted a position on the high school teaching staff..,.Mr.Robt. J. Reid; snn.'of Mr» & Mrs, J.G. Roid, has returned to Kelowna after spending a week-end withhis parents, •

. Two young men, Ivor Patterson and Jack Coey, both of Victoria, had a narrow escape last Saturdayevening when their t:-uck plunged over {-he: ciiff at the Ganges'picnic site and ended up on the rocks below.Mrc, Patterson.- who was driving, had the misfortune of having his car door come open and he fell out. Ashe fell, he held onto the steering wheel, causing the car to spin off the road and over the cliff, Mr.Pai'terson hit his hi-'ad on a ioiephone pole as the car went by and Mr. Coey, who was a passenger rode thevehicle a!! the way to the bottom. Mr. Patterson suffered facial and head injuries/ while Mr. Coey re-ceived a disSoccitc-d shoulder and assorted bumps and bruises. • •

Six children were lucky to escape unharmed on Saturday afternoon (Sept 3) when a white speedboatapparently attempted to upset the ramshackle; raft on which they were playing, a few yards out from theNorth End ciamsh^ii beach. The children, (one Williams, two Sewards & 3 Haighs) of whom the eldest wasnine, had been piaying on tl-,2 raft for about an hour, when they heard a speedboat coming across from the

Wallace Is. side of the Trincomaii Channel, accompanied by a noise like a hunting horn. The driver ofthe boot a p pa re nt I/ sighi'cd the raft and thought it would be good fun to give the kids a scare. The boat-ippearod suddenly around a point of rock, heading for the raft at top speed. Almost at the point of con-tact it turned at i-i.ght ,arigk;s/ rocking the raft and drenching the children w[th it's bow wave. One childfell off but luckily i-i-n-; ••,'c;. hiii-t. Unfortui-iatciy it was all over so quickly that neither(CONT'D P.7)

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j|__ _ W C RK _^WA NT ED

' Have your slaughtering done byexperienced butcher. Cut and

'wrapped at your own home.i _ _ _ P H C N E : 135-X__

'46 ewe iambs -• 19 buck lambs,mostly Suffolk. $12 each.BurgoyneFarms. P H O N E : 196

(Registered Hampshire Ram. H.,CalebIwell. P H O N E : 29-W

10 ft, clinker built boa,» with.2 1/2jh.p. Briggs & Straiten inboard mot"-|or. $75. P H O N E : 2 0 - W

Gurnoy Cyclos Oil Range as neWjalso Kemac Burner.i P H O N E ; 1 30 ,

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORDENNIS GARDNER

INSTALLATIONS - REPAIRSRefrigerator Repairs

P H O N E : 1 8 3 - K

, CHIMNEY SWEEPINGVACUUM EQUIPPED : •

STOVE & GUTTER CLEANINGServing the Gulf Islands

W.G.MOSSOP •• • - • • •3ANGES PHONE: 111-..

H . S . N C A K E S , •:N O T A R Y P U B L I C ; ,

Conveyancing - Mortgages

: .Wil lsGanges

; PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Strachan for Premier! Thingshave got to get worse before they'lfcoin gut better!

To Whom it May Concern:Persons wishing to walk or huntover the enclosed sheep rangeproperty known as "Mountain ParUjFarm" may do so only with the

:REAL ESTATE/FOR SALE/CHEAP -A!! the rest of British Columbia.Apply Social Credit Headquarters.

| written consent of the owners.112 gauge double hammerless by | Anyone found on the prooerty(Davis & Sons. Reinforced breech jwifhout such written permission-for 2 3/4 or 3 sheiis. New condition j^,,; jiabie to prosecution un

^55. 22cal. Marlm/tube maga- l^erthe Game Act and/^r Tress-jzine,2 aperture,peep sight and open | ^^ ,, ;, ; ; •[sights. Accurate and in first class I Q^ .

, etc.PHCNE: 94

shape. $27.50. Dickens/ FulfordHbr. P H O N E : 185-0

Beatty washing machine, Leonard|fridge, Teco circulating oi! heater/'as new. E. Dickinson.

L - P H O N E : 131-X

I HELP WANTED, MALE & FEMALEBy British.Columbia . Voters whothink before they vote. Hugh Heath

1 is the thinking man's candidate.(-lugh H'—ii-h is y Liberal.

JLJ

HARRY'S WATER TAXI'Crackerjack" & "Crackerjill'

3anges, Salt Spring Island'Fishing Parties - $3.00 per hour_____P,H^N :_15_0_____

W . J. M O L L I S O NRoad & Cement- Gravel ~ FiiiTopsoil - Shale - ExcavatingFreight - FREE ESTIMATES

P H 0 N E : 210-M or 235

The Caldwell family regret, that'jthey must prohibit entry to the

; Walker's Hook property. It is no| longer being considered for apark/and the increasing numberof persons entering creates diffi-culties. We thank our neighboursfor their care and co-operation.

E. McK. CaidwelS R O B E R T R E Y N O L D SFor Hire •" John Deere TrackLoader and Back Hoe

The weekiy practice of the Cho"

;-_i ra ' Society wii! be resumed onTuesday evening/Sept. 13th,at 8 iJExcavating, - Ditching - Loadingptm.in the United Church 5unday|p"d Back Fjjl_ _J3anges, B.C.}

|3-Ro6m furnished suite and 4-Room| unfurnished suite in Ganges. 3~i Room urifu'rhish.-;d house/1 mile fromj Ganges. P H C N E : 220

Nice lake-side winter cottage withfridge/lights & water - Circle KPark. P H O N E : 101-K

Cottage 3/4 miles from Ganges.$35. "Unfurnished.""_,' PHONE:, 130 , ./

2-Room suite in Ganges. Oil stoveand some furniture if needed.Adultsonly, . ;PHO'NE: Victoria EV 3-1781 ;

|3Z^ ZI W~^A^F __ _ '_[ Baroque—Rube Goidberg/hecvily'varnished venoc'i-e'd type govern"\ ment for plain, unvarnished sohd,

1 square deal type Liberal gdvernmeni-

I Sept. 12th. Vote Hu'gh Heath. /' Vote Liberal.

School room. New members arerequired, in ail departments, inorder to bring the choir up to •effective strength. Wi!' prospective new members please contact

i the musical di rector, Mrs. G. B.j Young.

i N O T I C E T O GOLFERSintroductory Goif Lessons BeginSept. 14th, at 10:00 A.M.

J R AN D

F I L L218 P H 0 N E : 2 1 8

L. C. L A M B E R T , N. D.NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN

General Practice •- Manipulative} Therapy - Psychosomatic Analysis

By Appointment

Advanced Begi nne rs - Sept. 14th Jj il ^El-ggnges - 145^M.

Lesso^l'take pJacc at the c A R E R &; B U I L D E R

'Goif Club. For informationphone.Miss M.Cummings at 4-M.

j Private lessons by appointment.

,M. B. E A S T;RK BY HOUR OR CONTRACT!

FREE E S T I M A T E S ;Ganges, . PHONE: 10-,;: _J

Drivers tests will be conducted ct| •i'he Legion i-bii at Ganges frpm IPA 1 N T 1 N G & DECORATINGj

INTERIOR & EXTERIOR jHome Repairs - Floor Tile Laying ,Arborite Work - Geo. Grieve :

P H 0 N E : 2 - K

Scot. 12th io ^6th inciiJsi'/e.Ap- ,,: . i_ i . Home xepairs

:po.intment can be arra.ngc-aat . , • ,| AtSsessor's Office, Phoni.;:.__._-__ .2aiigc5 ,,£8._.._...-.