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T h u r s d a y , J u l y 21, 1960 . Vol.1, No. 18

M A J O R BRIEF S U B M I T T E D A T C A B I NET 'MEET! NG^

The major bri^f su'.'--!ii'ted to the Cabinet Meeting he'd at Gangeslest Thursday requested the government to incorporate the present Gulfls!and Ferry Co. into the Provincial Govenmc-it ferr/ system. Thisbrief, which was presented and endorsed by the S. S. !., Galiano,Pender Islands Chambers of Commerce, the Mayne Is'and Farmer's In-stitute, and the Saturna Island Community Club, concern;; all thepeople in the Gulf islands and we herewith print it: . .

"Residents of the Gu'f hbnds, through :-hei;- representatives, "3spect-lfully submit for your consideration, the fol Sowing detail; and mainreasons for the prosai ration of this brief: The present Gi.'!f islandFerry Company (1951) Ltd. was formed by a nuirber of the residents ofSalt Spring Isiar.d at a time when it appeared i'hat ths inland would beleft without any ferry service at all. At this time the Matson interestsdecided to abandon the service and dispose of the Cy Peck - thisvesse! being th;i onSy link with Vancouver isiar.dn The- Company wcsformed wi;'h the main consideration of continuing a ferry service whichwas e.sentia! for the very life of Salt Spring Island. (1) By the sub-requsnt inclusion of all this group of Gulf elands it would appear thatthe se.-vice has now expanded to i'he point v/!iCi-o the present Companyis unable to provide Th- nec&s",ary capital ;o fina.'.ce fu/ure adequateservice. (2) Undoubtedly the ferry requirements of tho Guif Islandsare substantially increasing month by month, expecially with the in-auguration of the Tsawwassen - Sw'r'i-z Bay service, th^ results of 'wl.ich are air -ady apparent. Therefore, we would respectfully sug-gest th.-it our requc-1- for the incorporcl-lon of the Gu!f Islands FerryCompany (1951) Ltd. Service into the P'-ovincia! Gove.-nm^tit System ovFerries, is in iins v/ith Government policy of considering ferry servicesas Highway link;, and as such, should be placed under the administra-tion of The Departn-ent or' Highways,"

FACTS, FABLES ,5. F01CLES .....The pain a post must feel to have aword left out. We did thct to Phil.Hijdred's poem last weak. We leftout the word, "bo" in the line, "tobe the first to Icav..-;",... .The nexttime you see Dick Royal ask himabout the 18 chickens that were toocold to fly....;? you haven't triedChannel 6 lately, runs it in. It'sbooming loud and clear from theSaturna Is. transmitter... .Theworst jolt most of u; ever get iswhen WQ have to fall back on ourown ro<;o•Ji-ces....AI Taylor's 21 Ib.fish wcsn^ entered in the weeklyf'shing deroy and he's the man whoseiis the tickets'.... .R.C.M.P.Constable Conner is off on holiday.Corporal Smith i? taking his place... .Walter Mailey won last v/aek's

(CO NT'DON P. 2)

i OMINEN-!- ISLAND VISITORSMr. and Mrs. Ad'ai E. Steven-

son, !;;, sen anJ daughter-in-Sawof Gov. Aciiai S"'cven':on, promi-nent AmG-iccn po'iticai fis'ire/Ci-ovisit'ng at the su',i,T.er Siomo of thoJohn Pc, ICciicgg'ri at /vu'gravQ'sLanding, it is reported that Gov.Stever.'ion \vci:i fix^ectcd to visitSalt Spring a.'- this time a!so, puthas been called unexpectedly toWashington. There is a po^sibilityjthat he will come to Salt Springsci-.n-tims in Auc'Jf.t.

Mr; Des: Crofton, President ofthe S-S.I, Cham'-'or of Comr-iorceextended a welcome to the Steve-nson family from the C of C andthe people of S.SJ* and wishedthem a very happy holiday duringtheir stay*

BISHOP OF V I C T O R I AAT CONFIRMATION RITESFour months of study and prepa-

ration culminated Monday after-noon at Our Lady of Grace Catho-lic Church, Ganges, when HisExcslisncy, P,ev. J. Hill/Bishopof Victoria, abiy arsistedbyFather Wm. Mudge and FatherPhilip Hanley, officiated at theHoly Sacrament of Confirmation.There were 27 chiidr&n and 2adult; receiving Confirmation. •:

This we; a memorr'bie day in thelives of the children participatingand it couldn't help but show in" 'ihe young fa':es as they enteredthe Church; gir's, ethercc! inth&ir white fri"/ dresses withmisty veils held in place withwreaths of white flowers and boys,in their white shirts end ti&s withwhite satin arm bands.

The altar was beautifully deco-rated with tcil spikes of gladioliin pale yellow and white and tallwhite topers in golden cand-'abra.Bishop Hili's scarlet vestments endths attendants in white with goldtrim ccn'.p!eted the picture to makea most impressive and colourfulceremony.

Before the actual ceremony,Bishop Hill explained to thechildren the meaning of Confirma-tion, the Hessing of living in afree country where- they may wor-ship freely as they choi r.Ci/andconducted a question and answerperiod to sec how woll they hadlearned i-heir catc-'.^m.

Afte;' the ceremony o de!!ciousluncheon was served by the ladiesof the Ch' "ch to Bishop h'iil andhis party. Father Mudge, FatherHanl&y, members of the' Confirma-tion class, parents c-d guests.

The table oF honour wcs lovely-wiih embroidered white c!oth,bowls of dahlias, snap-drcgons,and gladioli and white candles inornate silver candJesticks(Cont.P.2)

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(CONT'd FROM P.1 - CONFIRMATION) I Islands to purchase the assets of the Gulf islandsLuncheon consisted of cold turkey, ham, salmon, \ Ferry Company (1951) Ltd.... .because the greatest

two kinds of sobd,. rolls, butter and ended with • ' limitations seem to be in the vessels and the routecoffee and strawberry shortcake, .and to ai-tempt to soive the problem of the inadequacy

Mr. F. H. Newnham welcomed the Bishop on be- ;of the vessels by purchasing them does not seem tohalf of the mc-n of the congregation and Mrs. F.Bonanbe a practical solution. ., " They go on to p-'^'posePresident of the Catholic Women's League, spoke in thnt the government provide tv/o small/ modern,fastbehalf of the women. ; ferries on two relatively short, simple and direct

Bishop Hill answered saying he was very impressed I routes. The routes should be Saturna, Fender,

with the children and the ladies t ^ ~ - - i Swartz Bay and return and Galiano,had "covered themselves with ! \ [^ / J I -1 \^ | Mayne, Swartz Bay and return.

glory" in preparing the children \\ ^ j f i l l i ' ) i.j This would necessitate the twofor this great Sacrament. This was jl -J J - - -I -1 —-i —i —•/ j| boats being based in rhe islands,

his first visit to Salt Spring since {S BAKERY,,.., JJMITED probably at Galiano & Saturna.

1955 and he wished he could stay ([ : ^^T^ ^r* Campbell stated, after thelonger but as most people on an is- ; ^ \ (-1 ^[ Li '"• ', Cabinet Meeting, that he felt

land "he had to run to catch a ' - ^L, - " ' that the Cabinet was highly im-ferry". '"-s^? "" ' pressed by the views stated in

Being Confirmed were: Eric Kit- S E R V I N G S A L T S P R I N G I his and Mr. Wilson's brief. ....chen/AIek Kitchen, Wilfred K i t - i i I Capt. O.HiNew's brief oni p» .1 i/., i r, i ; MUUAI BKUi). - <>.?AN<Jb>» i . .

chen, Dorothy Kitchen, Beveriy , ,.0/1 n, »,,/-> r-r^ ^AKI/^CC ! private ownersh'o oi' ferries is tooi/., i /-'i i LJ i /-'i • i J .J .1.1 KAUi i^L-? C^U., ~ L;AlNGfc>> i i i , ,Kitchen, Cherry! Horel, Glynnis , CT^DC I iongthy to reproduce here, but itII I r\ A I i i • i ^ \ I I L i\J ^_/ IN ..) J i '.w/ KC ' • r * . . i i i i

Horel, Danny Akerman, Morris • __ m[FORD — ' sa ' " part/ • ' • e hGve bee"Akerman, Catherine Akerman, kAAr'c: i-or rcDv \/--';i i\/ii i<- Iserving the Gulf Islands for the1 1 n I J r'i • J n I I i (WAL. >) 'JKL/L.t K Y ~'/L:JUV I U.3 ' , , .

John Roland, Dovid Roland, Lome REDWOOD STORE-FERNWOOD !TCS' 6 years andl r !s, iust Gs simp

Roland, Wayne iay!oi-/ D-anny .^-=-=— ^============.-^^.- us to servo the islands, otherTaylor, Darlene Byron, Ken Byron, Dary! Byron,Norman Patchett, Grant Marcotte, Marcelle Mar-cotte,- John Marcotte, Darlene Marcotte, JessicaCrowcher, Leon Lloyd-Walters, Stephen Alexander,Terry Martinich of Ponder Island, Mrs, GeorgeSt. Denis and Mrs. Lou Larmand.

Special commendations are in order for Mrs. !.Hughes who did the lovely flora! arrangements andMrs. Charles Marcotte who prepared the deliciousluncheon.

than Salt Spring, from Vancouver Island and themainland as it is from the mainland alone. However,after we had established our connections on Vancou-ver Island, the government sciw fit to institute a

jheavily subsidized service between Swartz Bay andjthe Gulf Islands which made it impossible; for us to[continue the Vancouver island end or the service.,.•This Government operation has never been seif-sup-ipcrting und just what it costs the taxpayers of B.C.,in total wi l l probably ncvc"- b>;-' knownfContd on P.3)

(CONT'D FROM P. 1 - FACTS, FABLES/ETC.) ofishing derby -,v;th a 6 ib. 2 oz. salmon andFrank Stevens won the hidden weight prize witha 5 Sb, 4 oz. fish. .. .And the fellows who drivewith one hand are usually headed for a churchaisle—some will walk down it and others will be .carried.... .To correct the record concerningthe gas mask incident; the man wore the mcsk/

not to be disrespectful to the Premier, but onlyto protest against thy dust that is raised by pass-

ing cars....And remember, wh"n you tell pcopleyour troubles, half of them are ncrt interested and

•the other half are glad to hear that you arc- get--ting what's coming to you......

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(CONT'DFROM P:2 - BRIEFS).., .We submit thatour operation between tho mainland and the Gulf Islands is the main lifeline; to the district... .We re-quest that the government do not further engage indirect competition with established enterprise, and

The government has indicated that work on this sitewill begin in the near future, as reported in DRIFT-WOO D.'S extra last Friday. .

One of the most interesting comment's was madeby Capt. O.H.New, here to plead for private en-

in cases Where it has already done so, that each such terprise of ferries. He said, in his brief, "Weoperation be made'to stand on its own feet and such believe that a realistic estimate of the final capitalcharges (sic) as may be necessary to bring about this cost of the Tsawwassen'-'Swartz Bay service wi l l be inresult be immediately instituted. Otherwise, in due excess of $20,000/000..... . Jf these vessels carrytime, private enterprise 'A'III not be able to provide an average of 50 cars and 100 passengers at everythe necessary funds in the form of taxes to pay the | crossing and maintain their present schedule 365deficits on government operations... .In one parc- I days a year, they would still be losing $1300.00graph of the brief, in the part dated February 26, per day."1960, it stated, ".... .unless the rates charged by j In an interview with the Hon P.A.Gagliardi, Min •the government subsidized ferry operations in this ister of Highways, he told DRIFTWOOD that Capt.area are brought in line with those found to be New's figures were all wrong and that Capt. Newnecessary by established (private enterprise) services.! must have pulled them out of a hat. He said that...so that private enterprise has an opportunity to i the total cost of the new ferries was somewhere be-compete on equal terms, it wi l l only be c; matter of tween 10 and 11 million. He broke down the coststime until the "Island Princess" will be forced to something like this: $3/000/000 for one of the •seek employment elsewhere...." ferries, $2/400,00 for the other (why the $600,000

The most successful brief, up to this moment, was 'difference?). $1,000,00 for the Swartz Bay Termi-the one requesting, park sites and facilities on S.S.I, nal and $4,000/000 for the Tscwwas-sen' terminal.presented.by Mr. Rand Young.. .The fou.r major He'didn't agree with Capt. Now's brief except topoints of the brief hove been granted, according to su'y that he thought the principle (private enterprise)all indications. The request for improvement of the was good. In defense' of a subsidized ferry- fromMaxwell Mountain facilities has been'granted as re- Vancouver Island to the Gulf islands and to the mai-n-ported in RRIFTWOOb'S extra lest week. The re- land he said'it was to" make sure that the capitalquest for a suitable combination Sand and marine city, Victor!:";/ was not discriminated against or scg-pa'rk site to be established this summer wcs fulfilled regaled from other parts of the Province.

'the 50 acre land gift of Mr.'GaVin C. Mouat;____During the interview, Mr.,Gaaliardi (CONT'd'P.4)

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(CONT'D FROM P. 3 - BRIEFS).. .made a few com-ments on the major brief presented. (Govornm&ntownership of Gulf island ferries) He was very cau-tious in his statements and emphasized that he wasnot speaking for the Cabinet or the Premier/ butonly on his views. He Said that many different thingshad to be considered, and it might not be possible todo so, but if they did, they would provide nothingbut up-to-date service with modern equipment.While he said the present ferries are adequate, hewasn't in favor of starting a new ferry service withold ferries. • ' • ' "' . -

SHOWER FOR BRIDE ELECT..... .Miss Anne Lowther/a July bride elect, was honoured on Thursday eveningwhen Mrs. R.T. Brit-ton entertainedat a cup and saucer shower, givenat her home, Vesuvius Bay, whereon arrival the guest of honour andher mother were recipients of cor-sages. The shower gifts were pre-sented on a decorated tea wagonby Miss Lindci Sjoquist dressed as anurse in recognition of Miss Low-ther's profession on l-he staff ofSt. Joseph's Hospital, Victoria.

Thosy invited were: Mrs. R.T.Cook, Mrs. E. Davidson, Mrs. A.E.Duke, Mrs. F.E.Empey,Mrs. J.W. Harvey, Mrs. G.M. Heinekey,Mrs. L. Jacob, Mrs. J.G. Jensen, Miss A;C. Larn-der,Mrs. H. MacMiiian, Mrs. J. McNulty,M-s. J.Reid, Mrs. T.J. Sharlcnd, Mrs. H. Sjoquist, Mrs.

.J»C. Smith, Mrs. W. Thorburn, Mrs. A.Thompson/Mrs. C..Watmough, Mrs. A.G. Wilkins.

• LOWTHERLEESt. Mark's' Church,.,, . . , , Central, decorated with regal

lilies and roses, was the rbene of a pretty weddinglast Friday evening, July 15, when at 7:30 p.m.Sylvia Anne, younger daughter of Mrs. Lowther andthe lato Mr. P.E. Lowther, exchanged marriage vowswith Mr. Lloyd John Lee, son of Mrs. Lee and the

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S a l t S p r i n g Is landDog Obedience Training Club

late Mr. Ole Lee of Winnipeg.Archdeacon G.H. Holmes officiated at the

double-ring ceremony and Mrs. G.B. Ycung playedthe traditional wedding music.

Given in marriage by Mr. Sidney Hoole, Victoria,the bride made a lovely picture in a waltz-lengthgown of white Swiss brocade, fashioned on princesslines featuring a V neckline and short sleeves; hershoulder-length veil was held in place by o pearl-studded coronet and she carried a bouquet of'redroses and stephanotis.

Her on!y attendant was her young niece. MissHeather MacMiiian, who wore a dress of sheerflowered blue nylon over taffeta and carried a co~lonial bouquet of sweet peas. Mr. Douglas Lee

was his brother's best man and theushers were Mr. Hugh MacMillcnand Mr. Merrill Lee.

Following the ceremony a smallreception for relatives and closefriends was held at the home of thebride-'s mother, who wore a dressof powder blue nylon and matchingpetal hat. •

The three-tier wedding cake wascut by the bride and the bridal

toast was proposed by Mr. G. P. MacMiiian.Leaving fora honeymoon trip to the Okanagan,

the bride wore a light blue suit, white hat andaccessories. On their return Mr. and M's. Lee willmake their home in Victoria. "

VESUVIUS... c.Mrs. Hugh MacMiiian, accompaniedby her two children. Heather and Graham, arrivedon Monday of last week from Duncan and is spend-ing ten days at Vesuvius visiting her mother/Mrs. •D.. A. Lowther.... .Miss Muriel Harrington returnedto Vesuvius on Thursday following a ten days visitwith her relatives, Mr. end Mrs. N.L. Reid, No.Vancouver.. „ .Mr. and Mrs. W.A. McCann andtheir two children Lindsay and Karl, orrived fromWest Vancouver on Friday to (CONT'D ON P. 5)

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Tali story as told by an old timer - now in Heaven?!,^"I •went out to my Uncie Joe's place at Fcrnwood. \ /He had a large crop of spuds and was over-run with iL .T.pheasants. He told me to take old Buck (that was his Qlhorse) and ride down to the patch and I would beable to get close e.iough to shoot 5-;T:;a, Got on the D C A | CCTAT.Ehorse and went down, rode amongst the birds and | L-'' ^L- - '". —killed six. Was there again the next Sunday andtried it again. This time I got ten birds and o!dBuck went around to retrieve,: them for me. I haven'tgot a retrieving horse (at present) but have two 16gauge shotguns both have automatic ejectors and arefor sale at a fair price. Conery - Ganges - 120-X

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It is quite feasible for a chap with a iittle capriafand some spare time, to dig a tunnel under Trin-comali, under Galiano, and under the Gulf, andcome up in the vault of the bank on the corner ofHastings and Granviile; but the last man whotried it bought a waterfront lot, through our of-fice, for a base, and found the natural increasein value of waterfront so much more re-warding,and so much less v/ork, that he never did startthe tunnel,

(CONT' D FROM P.4 - VESUVIUS).,spend a weekwith Mrs. McCann's nether/Mrs. R.T.Meyer, andher aunt/ Miss Dorothy Mickieborough.... .Mr. andMrs. Basil Robinson and their three children arrivedon Tuesday from Richmond to spend some time atVesuvius Bay visiting Mr, Robinson's parents, M".and Mrs, H. A. Robinson... .Mr. and Mrs. LarryJacob and their three children cirri ved from Portland,Oregon, last Friday and are spending two weeksat Vesuvius, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. M-Heinekey,.. .A two-fold party was held on the newpatio of Mr. Wes. Card last Saturday night in hon-our of Mrs. Cora Alien and to have a "Patio Wann-ing". Barbecue and dancing were enjoyed by thetwenty guests.

The Parish Fete, sponsored by the W.A. of theAnglican Church, will be held at Harbour HouseHotel, Wednesday, July 27th. The fete v/iii be [Intermediate Group - Tied for 1st Place - Darleneopened by Mayor Dobson of Duncan, B. Co at 2 pm. Marcotte and Cathie Akerman; Primary Division -

The Catholic.Women's League held a highly suc-cessful summer schoo! of catechism from July 4th to9th. The school w"r- under the direction of FatherW> Mudge, abiy assisted by Mr. W. Kennedy,sem-inarian, Napaimo, Miss M. Harris, Nanaimo, Mrs,Fi'Gr.k Bonar, Mr'Sc Aiex Morcottc/Mrs. Bob Marcotteand Mrs. Louis Larmand.

Sunday, July Titri was First Holy Communion Dayfor Cherry! Horel, Glynnis Horel, Darlene Byron,Dorothy Kitchen.. Jessica Crowcher, Susan Phi Hips,Marcelle Morcotte, David Roland, Danny Taylor,Ken Byron, Daryl Byron/ Norman Patchett, LeonLloyd-Walters and Terry Martinich — —of Pender Island. In competition P*?3^ J r^

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with Saanich and Sidney Parishes ^r^ \ i-:ithe following students won prizes [•lr-^ \ ' i_i •J lljiJJ-/ \,\

for their year's work: 1st Group - '^)P\ C A M 0 I- C r)^\,1st Prize, Barrv Marcotte; Lower (—'^ \J "" ° L °

2nd Prize - Darlene Byron.The children enjoyed a picnic at Caidwell's

Beach where they played games and had boat ridesCommunion breakfast was served to the children bythe ladies of the C. W. L.

• 1st Prize, Barry Marcotte; Lower

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At the Cowichan Dog Obedience Club Trial heldat Duncan last Sunday, Mrs. J.H. Harkema'spoodle, "Casey" won a ribbon and the cup for thebest dog in the show with only twelve weeks training.'Several S.S. i , dogs were at the show and Mrs. H.Hoffman's beagle, "Kim" won a ribbon fora quali-fying score in the novice "A" class.

Mr. and M-s. F.E. Beemer of Long-staff, Ontario, recently moved toGanges. They ars residing at theParry home on Scott Road.

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The Salt Spring Isiand Chrysanthemum Society he-Idits'monthly meeting Juty 6th, at thy home of thePresident, Mr. E. Worthington,. with 14 memberspresent.

Mrs, Enid McCabe, Pres. of the- Victoria Chrysan-themum Society was the guest speaker. She demon-strated the correct method of disbudding to obtain

'maximum-sized blooms, gave hints on fertilizingand spraying.

She also demonstrated the English method of pro-tecting prize blossoms by tying moisture-proof bagsOver the selected blooms.

The members were pleased to le^rn that theirpresident had received the honor of being elected amember of the Royal Horticultural Society of Eng-land, but were very sorry to learn that Mr. and Mrs.Worthington plan to leave Salt Spring Island thistali to make their home near their son in SouthernCalifornia.

At the close of the meeting refreshments wereserved, with Mrs. Scot Clarke and Mrs. M. Soberacting as hostesses.

The next meeting will be held August 3rd.

The S.S.I. Dog Obedience Training Club issponsoring a Dog "n-ial, the first over held in theGulf Islands, at the Fulford Hall on Sunday, July24th, between the hours of one and five "p.m. Notonly will S. S. 1. do'gs'be competing but also dogsfrom several communities on Vancouver Isiand.There will be cups given to the best dog in thefollowing classes: Novice "A",' donated byW,, P.Evans, Novice "B", donated by Island Garage,

!0pen "A", doncitGd by Mouat Bros./ Open "B",I anonymous, and Utility, donated by S, S. Trading

-2o. Purple and gold ribbons will also be awardedto alt dogs with a qualifying score of 170 out of apossible 200 points. The public is invited to attendthe Dog Trials at Fuiford Hall. There is no ad-mission. Coffee, tea and'sandwiches will beserved. • "'-'' " - •-••••' " ' : ' ' ' . • ' '

Recent purchases a r Lady Minto Gulf IslandsHospital included an oxygen a'l-ialyzer (to indicateamount of oxygen in incubator), and a laryngo- ! ':scope used for treatment of premature babies. TheHospital Board expresses their thanks to the Lion'sClub for installing the curb in front of the hospital.

The mail ballots of the S.S.I. Rod & Gun Club,concerning the purchase of land for a club site,were opened at a public meeting held at SaltSpring Motors show room, last Friday night. All39 of the ballots received voted "Yes" in favour ofbuying the land. Only 14 members of the Rod &Gun Club failed to vote.

A very enjoyable afternoon was spent by the mem-bers of the Guild of Sunshine and their guests at theAnnual picnic which was held this year at the Lake-shore Cc'rnp. Felicitations were extended to thePresident, Mrs. G. Lowe, who was, celebrating herbirthday and a special birthday cake was cut inher honour. , ... •

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['{ Q i i 1" r'\ D v 0 D ^ ^ C ^ •^•^•:- ' .'riU 1 UK ^ P/-MJC '-•:'" • {ATTRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF MRS. CATHERINEGlEGERiCH, .by a friend,

Mrs. Giegerich was late Regent of H.M.S.GangesChapter of the I.O.D.E.; a faithful member of theAnglican Church,- and a loyal worker for the 1-bspitalAuxiliary end Centennial Library. She was a warm-hearted friend to a I!, a woman of quick sympathy,and ready willingness to deny herself to give help toothers. Her life enriched all who were privileged toknow her. Her memory is on inspiration to chooseand follow that which i: beautiful and wori'h whilei n I i fe."Who can find a virtuous women, for her price isfar above rubies. The neort of her husband dothsafely trust in her, so that he shali have no need ofspoil. She wiil do him good end not evil ail the daysother life. She seeketh wool, and flax.. and workethwillingly with her hands......She considererh afield, and buyeth it: v/ith 1'he fruit of her hands sheplanteth a vineyard. She girdath her lans withstrength,and strengrhenei'h her arms,-, c „ „., ..She layethher hands to the spindle.- and her hands:ho!d the dis-taff, She stretcheth her hand to the pc;.;-/yea,shereacheth forth her hands to the needy, She i? notafraid of the snow for he.- household: foi- aii herhousehold are clothed with scarlet,, 001.;. nHer husbandis known in rh& gates, when he yitteth among thee'ders of the iondo v»«...Strength an d honour are herdo'-hing; and she shall rejoice in the rime -:-o corra.cShe cpeneth hsr mou''l'i with wisdom; end in hertongue is the lav/ of kindness., She looketh well tothe ways of her household, and eateth not the breadof idleness. Her childi'en rise up, and call herblessed; her husband aiso, and he praise;-h her»"

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proving their Peaceful intent. He answered withAsperity if the passage of History seemed to make hima fool, he yet contended a People ruled by aTyranny so many centuries remained a danger, for ifever they rid themselves of the Tsars, their lack ofFreedom would but make them an easy prey toanother Tyranny and no man could fortel! the Paththey may tread. After speaking in anger, hestraightaway softened and said he had not forgotthis day I become a Full-fledged man, it being myTwenty-first Birthday. To mark the occasion, he hasgiven me two G.-;id Pieces minted at New Westmin-ster, which are not much in Circulation.

3 of March, 1867! find myself Vastly intrigued in my thoughts,

about Capn. T'am'-iiyn. A curious character, to besure! He left his native Cornwall a\ the age of" ' 'twelve, when '"ie i.;ok to sea, returning Home on rareoccasions- !n his later years, he engaged in 'thelucrative Trans-Pacific Trade' with Canton and on'leaving .the sea, lived some rime in San Francisco.Upon the Death of his wife, he moved to Fort Vic-toria with his daughter, where he proceeded toaugment his Monies by a series of shrewd privateLoans to divers Miners, it was his boast he had nevermade a Bad Debi'n Where Loans bore rates of '.Interest of from 12 to 18 percentum, he was contentwith less and still made a handsome Profit.

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King of British Columbia's big trees is the LynnValley fir which was felled in 1895 by George.Careyof Seymour Valley. The monster was 417 feet highand he''! no limbs for the first 300 feet of its recordheight. It measured 25 feet across the stump.

Continuing the Journal of Anthony Tripp, said tohave been found with sundry letters in rubbish re-moved from a derelict farm 0:1 Maxwell Mountain,

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J-J \/^^FULFORD.. .Races of all kindsv.'are enjoyed by thechildren of St. Mary's Sunday School last week,when their annual picnic was held. Weiners end icecream etc. were demolished in no time to ail, downon the beach. Archdeacon G.H.and Mrs. Holmes,and Sunday School superintendent, Mrs. A.D. Dane,with several of the teachers, kept the children happywith various activities. Mr. & Mrs. A. House hadthrown open thei r home and grounds to the SundaySchool event/ and members of the Mother's Circleserved tea on the iawn. Archdeacon Holmes super-intended the races at the back of the house, andseemed to enjoy himself as much as the children. Avote of thanks went to M". & Mrs. House for theirhospitality... .The members of the local W.l. arcputting on a Raspberry Tea at the home of Mrs. C.Lee on Thursday/ July 21st. So come and have ogood tims. i. .Attending the- Government HouseGarden Party on Wednesday, July 20th/ is Miss BeaHamilton/ who will be the guest -..if Mrs, Ethel Smith

.during her stay in Victorian.. .Mrs. W, Niles is•spending a few days with her daughter and son-in- 'law, Mr. & Mrs. A. House. Mrs. Niles expectsto visit friends in Victoria before returning to Van-couver... .Mr. & Mrs, Reg Haymes of Ocean Park/B.C. came to Salt Spring Island for a night's camp-ing; found a lovelyspot down at Beaver Poinr andstayed a week. They were thrilled with the Island/found the people very friendiy and were delightedwith a water colour painting of their camping site/done of course, by our Gwen Ruckle of Beaver Pt.Come and have a doggone good time at the DogObedience Trials to be held on Sunday/ July 24th,at I pm at the Fulford Hali. Refreshments will beavailable, o i .Mrs. James Williamson of Vancouver,Mrs. E. Wiliiamson & Mrs. G. Emsley of New West-minster spent last week at Lake Stowoll.

It was announced this week that the Annual FerryCompany Lamb Barbeque will be held July 30th onthe spacious grounds and beach of Mrs, R. Toynbee'shome on Churchill road. The lomb wili be preparedby the people of Saturna Island/ the home of thefamous July 1st barbecue. This special barbecue/sponsored by the Gulf Island Ferry Co. (1951) Ltd.,has

has formerly been held at Saturna / but the officials ofthe company felt that a barbecue held on Salt Springwould give more people an opportunity to attend thisgala affair. Enough lamb is being prepared fori/000people. The setting for this year's event is one ofthe island's beauty spots/ with spacious "old-time"gardens kept up in the traditionai manner. Lambwill be served at 1:00 pm/ 3:00 pm, and 5:00 pm.The data is July 30th, Tickets are available, atSalt Spring Lands Office, Ganges/ B.C.; PhoneGanges 52. In addition to the lamb, Spanish riceand salad will be served.

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Another successful PREVENTIVE DENTAL PRO- i in Victoria attending the Author's Convention, isGRAMME has just be.n carried outi We are extreme--; spending the remainer of July with Mrs. Frankly grateful to 0;-. Leslie of Longford/ v/ho has travel I'-j Morriscn of Fulford.,. .Mrs. Ray Donnsllyand child-ed to. the,Is land on a weekly basi; i-o give his sap/ice?,; rcn. Bob a,->d Jani*- of Victoria visited 'the Peterand extremely sorry th:.t S,e can no io;-;;3er confine- 1 Ccis-i'wri[Jli'"s !a:t week; Mrs. Donne! ly is a sister ofFortunate indeed/ has been o'Jrsn-.ai! coi.imunity in \ MI"). Ccrtwrighf.receiving this se.-rvice when we study the ratio of ; . ———————————————dentists per population (1 to 2500 people).' We [ Ascent guests a't HARBOUR HOUSE HOTEL'hop..; v/e shall be able to ccn;-inL:3 this programme, ' I in-iudt.-d:but it is becoming increasingly difficiJit to got a ' Mr. i3< Mr;, C. Chapman, Janet & David; Mr. &dentist. The alms end obje'-ts of a Comrm'nity Dental | Mr:. E. Hall of Victoria; Mr. J. Alley/ Vancouver;Programme are manifold, but it m'J.it be clearly Mr, & Mrs. .;.W. Eaton, Calgary, Alta.; Mr. & Mrs.understood that.the emphasis i3 on PREVENTION ! W A . Fne.-n, Seattle Wash. and Mrs. John Dreyer &rcthcr than TREATMENT, hence the name CUNiC "', "am^y of Snuii^to, Calif. •v»il! no lonQer be ured. Prove.-.tlon of dental dss- ;

case shoui'd commence before birili.. bo emphasized ' Recent gues*s at ARBUTUS COURT included:during infancy and coniinued during '•.chool years. \ Mr. & Mrs. H'.W. Lee'/ No. Vancouver; Mr. &Regular dental treatment should Ls commenced at MrSi'R.B. Grimsdick & family, Wes-t Vancouver; Mr.2 1/5 years of age. PLANS FOR S960/61: Should •& Mrs. Trew & family, and Mr. & Mrs. John Tren-our programme be operating, the foliov/ing children dell 5-. daughter, a!l of Vancouver; Mr. & Mrs. W.A.

Burneii, Seattle, Wash.; and Mrs. L. Frith &will be eligible:- PRS-SC.HOOL CHILDREN F.'':OM2 1/2 YEARS, GRADE 1 CH'LDREN, and ONLYGRADE 2 & 3 CHILDREN WHO HAV:: FP-EViCUSLY ,REGISTERED. Dr. W. OldFieid, dentist from Victoria,; For over five vears' "3ve Jack OT sat(Jl-na lslanc1 has

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Den^aS Frog'-amme. Dr. OldField v/ii! beg^ wo.-!;tha second week In SRptembe;- and wii i bo ^n Salt-spring 2 days a wec!< insi'oad of the oi-cvious oni?pTwo 3-hour sessions a week v/iil be available rorthoP.D.P. and the balance of his time wiii bo spent inprivate practise.

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