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Watchingwater

alreadyHighland Water System,

serving St. Mary Highlands andthe adjacent area, has takenwarning from the sudden hotweather.

Water restrictions have beenimposed by the water district.

Users in the Highland dis-trict may use sprinklers between6.30 am and 9 am. Only one at atime is permissible.

Hand-held hoses may onlybe used between the hours of4.30 and 8 pm each day.

He did his best the best

Saturdayprogramgoes up

Ed Davis is offering more of thesame on Saturday.

His Cougar Air Service provideda sightseeing air trip at $5 a headon May Day. During the week endSea Capers, he will be doing thesame thing.

Islanders will be invited to flyaround the islands at a nominalcost for a 10 minute flight.

The trips will take off from theseaplane float in Ganges.

Fishing gearFishing gear was stolen from a

boat tied up at Harbour's EndMarina last week. Owner of theboat is Neil Roberts, of Burnaby.

There are no suspects, reportGanges RCMP.

Young Cubs of the First GangesPack are encouraged, each week,to follow the Wolf Cub motto. "DoYour Best."

Most Cubs responded enthu-siastically this past season, and it.was against some tough competi-tion that 11-year-old Kenneth Mac-Pherson won the Duncan and Dis-trict Credit Union trophy awardedto the Cub who "did his best thebest." Local manager Ray Bush isseen in the picture presenting thetrophy to Kenneth, who has 14badges.

There was also a separate

trophy for Kenneth for being theonly Cub in the Pack to win all fiveCub stars, Red, Blue, Green, Blackand Tawny.

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The story of Mike Wells is the story of a group of youngsters who |= won't be defeated by sickness and grief.

Mike Wells is a graduating student from Gulf Islands Secondary E= School. Among this year's graduates he was one of the gang. Like := many others, he had his plans all made and he knew where he was := heading.= In the fall he is looking to university and during the summer he := was already working towards the cost of higher education.

Then the blow fell. He had trouble with his leg and visited a == doctor. Within days he was in hospital and his leg was amputated. :

It was a double blow. Not only was he crippled, but he was no == longer able to prepare for the cost of going to university.

His fellow students felt the blow and they rallied to his rescue. No =_= way was Mike going to be left high and dry. The school launched a == campaign for help. Students and teachers joined forces and prepared =5 a raffle. They appealed to friends in the community and they have == prizes ranging from a $50 gift to a Timex watch.E High school and elementary school students took books of tickets ESE and called on friends and neighbours.

That was half the battle.The school invited the service clubs to help. And the Legion was :

= called. As a result a bursary has been set up with a substantial {= donation from the Salt Spring Rotary Club to start it off.= Now, while he faces the future with a new burden, Mike has had E= his money problems resolved at least for this year.

While he was attending classes in the Gulf Islands Secondary == School, Mike figured they were a pretty good bunch.

Now he knows they are!T l l l l l l l l ! l l l l l l ! l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l ! l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l i ?

New project for big ships at Otter BayMajor improvements to the Otter

Bay ferry terminal on North PenderIsland will be made following theaward of a contract to a Vancouverfirm.

The successful firm, D.J. ByrneConstruction Ltd., submitted thelowest of seven tenders for the job

at a bid price of $27,790.Work involves the addition of

two new floating leads, structureswhich form the sides of the ferryberth to guide ferries into dock.

The new leads will lengthen theberth to accommodate larger ves-sels now on the B.C. Ferries

Corporation run through the GulfIslands.

A crew of six workers will beginthe job in mid-June and willcomplete it by the end of July.

Seven'tenders were received andthe lowest was accepted.

Biggest event ever in Ganges for Capt. Cook\

Sea capers start Saturday morning at GangesSaturday's the day on Salt

Spring Island! And Sunday's thesecond day!

This week end the Island com-munity will gather at Ganges tomark the 200th year since Capt.James Cook sailed a few milesaway from the islands withoutgiving them a thought. This weekthe islands he never thought of willspend two days thinking of Capt.Cook.

Every islander will mark it in hisown way.

Most will start the week endprogram by taking part in themorning parade of floats; or bysimply taking in the parade. Incharge of the parade are DaleNeilson and Arvid Chalmers.

Starting at 10 am from the LadyMinto Hospital, it will pass throughGanges and end up at the schoolgrounds.

There will be a mad scramble forthe bathtubs taking part in theparade, when they move from theparade ground to begin the bathtubevents at 11.30.

While the bathtubbers are har-ing around Ganges Harbour, thethirsty will be swarming to thetennis courts to enjoy the mini-strations of the Lions Club, withTed Gear in charge, from 1 pmuntil 8 pm.BINGO ALL DAY

Bingo will get under way atMahon Hall at approximately thesame time, under the direction of

Bevis Walters. Bingo will beplayed at 1 pm, 6, 8 and 11 pm.Helpers will be members of the.Royal Canadian Legion and CentralHall Committee Members.

Sabot race runs off at 1 pm, withthe Challenge rowboat race at 2pm. Bill Cannon is the sabot man,while Ace Mainwaring and DonGeistlinger are responsible for therowboat event.

At 3 pm the main bathtub eventswill get under way.

These events are the highlight ofthe weekend. They are being runwith the full co-operation of theNanaimo Bathtub committee andthe rules which were obtained atthe Nanaimo event will be imposedat Ganges.

Taking charge of the bathtubraces will be Wilf Peck, TrevorMaskell, Chuck Hankins and AlexShelby. Bob McWhirter and a castof thousands will be the officials forthe event, while the course will belaid out by McWhirter and SteveNelson.

The bathtub races will featuremany of the vessels used atNanaimo. The same regulationsand the same safety precautionswill be enforced.

There will be races and challen-ges and races for young ladies inthe bath and they will carry onthrough the day until the course iscleared for supper at 6 pm.

In the school grounds clams andoysters will lie a-baking while lamb

and pork barbecues will be in directcompetition.BARBECUES

Gerry Bourdin, John Christen-son and their crew will be thebarbecue kings. Fishfood bake isunder the direction of Jack Kenton,Jack Rowland, High School Agri-cultural Class and helpers.

The eating stops cold at 8 pmand the dancing starts at 9.Community Dance in the highschool gym. is in the hands of JerryStennes, Kent Villadsen, DonHarrison and Company.

A new day will dawn on Sundayand the week end show will get onthe road at 10 am. At that time thepancake breakfast will get into high

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TEiVMS DRAWS MANY CLASSES IN SPITE OF HEATEight tennis classes are in full

swing in Ganges. Seven are atPortlock Park and the eighth is atthe School Court, on RainbowRoad.

Ages of students range fromeight years to senior citizens, andeven high daytime temperatureshave not deterred the students orinstructors.

Here are the hard-working ad-ults: left to right are Marie Crofton,Alicia Anderson, Brian; Joan Tier-

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From left to right, in this pictureare Suzanne Hele, Instructor LoesHolland, Barbara McWhirter,Susan Prentiss, Alex Hele andTony Desbottes.

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gear in Mouat's Mall. Head cooksare Bill Trelford and Tom Toynbee.

Tony Palmer will be the best-fedman around. He is in charge ofco-ordinating the food booths.

An hour after the commence-ment of breakfast comes the mostneglected event of all, the Walk -on- Water contest. Pat Baines hasspent several weeks trying toconvince the cynical walkers thatthe event is for real. The candi-dates for the race have spent somuch time jeering that there islittle time left to construct thesimple pontoons that are necessaryfor the job.NO WALKERS: NO RACE

If there are walkers, the racewill start at 11 am. No walkers, nostart.

At noon on Sunday, the finals ofthe bathtub events will be run offand trophies will be presented at 2pm.

In charge of trophies is PrestonFord.

At the top of the list of workers isDoug Foerster, with Gary Mac-Pherson in charge of the landforces and Terry Elford directingthe water events. Secretary-treasurer of the ad hoc committeeis David Hoskin. Strick Aust andAdrian Raeside have told FrankRichards what to do for publicity.

Only event planned for Fridayevening is the Teenage DiscoDance in the Secondary Schoolgymnasium at Ganges. From 8.30pm to 12.30 am, it is open toGrades 8 - 12 and ages 13 - 18.

The restriction will be enforced,Driftwood was told and the volun-teer firemen will be supervising theevent.

It is sponsored by the GulfIslands Secondary School Graduat-ing Class.

Sea Capers Committee hasannounced a time change on thestart of the pancake breakfastscheduled for Sunday morning,June 11.

To accommodate early risers,the pancake breakfast will com-mence at 9 am.

Location is behind Mouat'sStore and breakfast consists ofpancakes, coffee and a choice ofham or sausages. Fruit juice will beoffered at an additional fee.

Breakfast will be followed bythe Walk-on-Water contest, thefinal bathtub race and Presentationof Trophies.

Table d'hoteThe bouquet is divine.That emanates from wine,But those who sleep in stables,Should never wait on tables.

-John Healey

Ron McQuiggan shows hisyoung pupils how to get down totennis. Picture caught Janie Co-banli, Debbie Anderson, ElaineDavies, Kenny Anderson, JenniferAnderson and Kory Ryanne.

Break- insA number of break-ins have

been reported in the Walker Hookand Fernwood area in the past fewweeks.

Two were reported to GangesRCMP on May 24; nothing appear-ed to be missing from one homeand some English money wasreported missing from the other.

On Monday, Mrs. J.A. Uldall-Ekman reported the theft of beerfrom her home on North BeachRoad.

Salt Spring Island Fire Depart-ment was called to a fire at theValcourt Business Centre on Sat-urday when garbage around anincinerator caught fire.

Only damage reported was tothe barricade around the inciner-ator, which is located behind theshopping centre.

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SAT. JUNE 10See you at Sea Capers

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at SaturnaThe regular meeting of Gulf

Islands Branch of the B.C. Histor-ical Association will be held atSaturna, Sunday, June 11, at 1.30pm.

Donald New of Galiano will givea report of the B.C. HistoricalAssociation Convention which washeld in conjunction with the Sem-inar on Capt. James Cook and hisTimes at Simon Fraser University,April 26 - 29.

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"chards

They met after a long separ-ation and shot the bull....Bunch ofcheapsteaks!

***Until they went in for raids on

greenhouses, chicken coops andgarbage cans, people looked onbears as tolerable novelties...re-port in a Victoria paper. But whywould people raid greenhouses orgarbage cans and where did thebears come into the story?

***

It was early morning and thesunshine was brilliant over GangesHarbour. And as the West CoastAir Cessna came down I realizedthat no one who has not flown intoGanges Harbour in such a settinghas seen the .islands in all theirsplendour. It is not simply a sight,it is an experience. And not anodour to be seen!

***With all the cars around the

office why did that damned birdchoose mine and with the top downat that!

***

I was brutally assaulted. Pass-ing the school grounds in Gangesthe other day, I was struck by aball. Fortunately, it hit the bumperand sped away down Jackson Ave.But it was surely good shooting!

* * *They went for about $70 at the

Legion Auction in Ganges onSaturday. They were the decantersthat Gordon Hutton was worked up

about before the auction was held.That makes them worth more thanwhat you put in 'em!

* * *How's your blood? The Salt

Spring Legion Blood Clinic comesup on June 19 and they'll want toknow. Bunch of leeches!

* * *Mail service is improving! I had

a letter from a Calgary firm in lessthan a week!

* * *I feel guilty whenever I see Ted

Coombes. At the Power Squadronhe had No. 66 and* I had 99. Ormaybe it was the other way round.When the tickets was drawn, theycalled 66 and then changed theirminds and made it 99. You know,there were two of us darned nearlyfinished the prize before the wrap-pers had been taken off!

* * *Your past always sntaks up on

you. It is 20 years since I wasassociated with the formation of anAir Cadet Squadron in Sidney. OnSaturday the unit will formallymark its 20th birthday. I shall bemissing, but I would have enjoyedthe reunion.

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Seen any good ants lately? I'venever seen so many! They areswarming all over the walls of thehouse, no doubt checking out thewoodwork for supper this fall. Atleast, if the place collapses nextsummer, we'll know what doed it.

Coffee party in garden by

the sea for Ganges ChapterBY DOROTHY JAMES

The annual luncheon meeting ofthe H.M.S. Ganges Chapter, I.O.D.E., was the usual happy gather-ing of members and invited guestsat the Harbour House on June 2.

The regent, Mrs. E.J. Searles,introduced two special guests,members of'the provincial execu-tive of the order from Vancouver;Mrs. George McLean, organizingsecretary, and Mrs. Stanley James,assistant citizenship secretary.

Mrs. McLean gave an interest-ing report of the recent meeting ofthe National Chapter held in Dig-by, Nova Scotia.

One of the items mentioned wasthe 1.0. D.E. calendars for 1978,with Pat Wright's colleciton ofwild life animals, suggested by theH.M.S. Ganges Chapter.

Plans were discussed for thepopular annual Garden CoffeeParty to be held on Thursday, June22, at the Vesuvius Bay home ofMr. and Mrs. P.G. James, from 11am to 1 pm.

This affair is the main source ofincome which enables this chapterto meet its commitments each yearfor education, citizenship and themany services it assists.

In keeping with historical eventsthe theme this year will be theCaptain Cook Bicentennial.

Last years' Crazy Hat competi-tion proved such a success it is nowsuggested guests come in someform of costume to represent theera of Captain Cook's arrival inB.C.

Three prizes will be given for the

best historical, the most original,and the most humorous costumes.

There will also be tables offeringhome cooking and plants and atalent table.

Refreshments promise to beenticing among many other attrac-tions in this garden by the sea.

Come, join the fun!

New leader puts life into Pack as

Cubs mark successful yearBY PAUL MINVIELLE

The 28 cubs of the First GangesCub Pack, their leaders and theirparents were all agreed about atleast one thing last week, the1977-78 Cub season was a smash-ing success.

At the Pack's windup meetingand parents' night, Akela (the CubPack leader who's also known asMrs. Jean Hoskin) reviewed theyear's activities and concluded thatthe Cubs were a wonderful bunchof boys. The Cubs responded bypresenting Akela with Salt Spring'slongest thank-you card - 28 pagesplus cover!

The rapport between Akela andher pack began soon after she andher husband, Dave Hoskin, movedto the island from St. Lambert,Quebec. They moved into theirWelbury Point Drive home on aTuesday.

Two days later their Driftwoodarrived and they noticed an adplaced by Mrs. Gail Robertson,seeking a Cub leader. The item wasclipped and fastened to the fridgedoor, with Mrs. Hoskin sayingfirmly, "No way."PUT TO WORK

In the next week's Driftwood,Mrs. Robertson was quoted assaying that as no qualified leaderhad stepped forward, the Packwould have to be disbanded. Mrs.Hoskin gave in to the fates andvolunteered. With her impressivecredentials she was quickly put towork.

Cautious at first, the boys soonlearned that Akela was a specialperson, she actually liked them.They responded with an enthus-iasm that left many parents agape.The statistics tell the story. Therewere 114 badges and 31 starsearned.

Another indicator of Akela'ssuccess in inspiring the boys wasthe Salt Spring Rotary attendancetrophy presented by Ray Bush. Itwasn't one Cub who won it; fourdid, Andrew Archer, JamesBaines, David McWhirter and Pat-rick Robertson. And they all hadperfect records.

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SIXERS AND SIXESSixers Gavin Johnson (Yellow

Six) and Ken MacPherson (RedSix) shared the task of acceptingthe Salt Spring Lions Club Trophy,for the Best Six, from Ron Mc-Quiggan. The two Sixes (groups ofsix boys each) hotly contested theBest Six title all year, with the RedSix ahead before Christmas and theYellow Six leading at Easter. Asthe season's next-to-last meetingprogressed the lead changedthrough the evening. When thedust settled the two Sixes weretied.

Merit ribbons were awarded toall members of the Green Six fortheir consistent proficiency atgames and the Blue Six for the bestall around attendance record.

Perhaps the only incident marr-ing the Cub's evening was theCubs' loss to a "Six" of puffingdads in a yoghurt cup relay.END OF THE SEASON

The meeting concluded a sea-son which included participation inthe Salt Spring Island Chamber ofCommerce's cleanup of downtownGanges; the Remembrance Dayparade; the Baden-Powell churchparade during Scout Week; theparent-and-son banquet; and atotally successful fund-raisingraffle.

There was also a win in theTsartlip District orienteering com-petition. The trophy for that is to beawarded this week.

Assisting Akela all year were

the very able leaders, with theirJungle Book titles in brackets,Mrs. Gail Robertson (Raksha),Gordon Farrell (Bagheera) andDonald Sparling (Kaa).

Still to come for the Cubs isparticipation in the Sea Capersparade and a weekend campout inJuly.

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They didn't listen!The Capital Regional District has broken faith with the

people of the islands.The Regional District has waged war against the Ministry

of Municipal Affairs for several years and the Islands arepawns in the battle for power.

Last fall the regional district, most improperly, presented a.referendum to the voters of Salt Spring Island, inviting theislanders to show a preference for the good old days under theregion as compared with the new system, whereby land usebecomes a matter for the Islands Trust.

The vote was improper because it represented a function ofthe ministry of municipal affairs asking the voters for anexpression of lack of confidence in the minister. It was, in asense, a revolt of the ants.

The voters of Salt Spring Island made it very clear that theypreferred the ministry's policy of leaving land use decisions tothe Islands Trust. It is not relevant in this instance to speculateon whether that decision was sound or clever. It was theexpressed view of the majority of people in the largest of theTrust islands.

But the Capital Regional District is not prepared to botherits head with little things like democracy. That the people ofthe islands have voted against the proposal to return to theRegional District fold does not bother the regional administra-tion one little bit. They know better than the island peoplewhat is good to the island people.

This became clear when the Capital Regional Boardbecame party to a brief presented to the Regional DistrictReview Committee recently. The brief explained, on behalf ofthe seven regional districts with islands in their jurisdiction,how much better the islands would be if the land use functionwere yet the prerogative of the regions and not of the IslandsTrust.

At this point the Capital Regional District made it veryclear that its prime concern is the well-being of the urbancentres within its jurisdiction. It made it clear to us in theislands that the properly expressed opinion of islanders is notof the slightest concern to the region. And jt leaves theislanders puzzled as to why the people of the city of Victoriaand the Municipalities of Saanich and Oak Bay and Esquimaltand Central Saanich and North Saanich and the Town ofSidney and the Electoral Areas to the west of Victoria wouldwant to take away from us the administration we have verystrongly voted for?

Why are the people of the Victoria Metropolitan area soeager to bend us to their will?

And we know that the pressure to have us part of theregion for all matters of administration is motivated by someforce outside our field of vision. The regional representativeshave repeatedly assured us, for more than 10 years, thatdecisions affecting islanders will be made in the islands.

The Mayor of Victoria and the Aldermen of Oak Bay willlisten to the wishes of islanders when any matter arisesconcerning the islands, we have so often been assured.

And we believed it.It would be of little value to press for an explanation. The

Regional District has already taken the matter out of ourincompetent hands. Had the Capital Regional Board declinedto support the brief on the grounds that it ran contrary toelectors' wishes, there could have resulted only a warmcommendation. _

And this is why the islanders on Salt Spring Island and onDenman Island and on Hornby Island have so vigorouslysupported the Islands Trust. How can islanders support theregion? It has flown in the face of island disapproval. It nolonger has credibility in the islands.

The Review Committee and the Minister of MunicipalAffairs must, by now, realize that the Capital Regional Districtis not speaking for the islands when it purports to speak on ourbehalf. And that is the essence of the rejection by islanders.

We don't know who it is seeking to serve. All we know forsure is that it is not serving us.

Letters to the EditorITS ALL DONE garding the house numbering pro-

Sir, ject carried out by the Fire Depart-The April 28 issue of the ment. It stated the total costs of the'

Driftwood carried an article re- project but the members of the

Prayer is a warning

Even the Lord's Prayer can suffer!Master of the English language,

Ivor Brown once wrote his inter-pretation of the Lord's Prayer,couched in the popular terms of

Our Father, which art inHeaven. Hallowed be ThyNameThy Kingdom come

Thy Will be done on earth asit is in Heaven.Give us this day our dailybread

And forgive us our tres-passes

As we forgive them thattrespass against us

Lead us not into temptation

But deliver us from evil

government jargon. It was publish-ed in Brown's "I give you myword," published in 1948.

An anonymous reader has sent

the excerpt to Driftwood as awarning to the wrongly wordy andhere it is.

O Parent, at present deemed to be domiciled in the stratosphere.May Your Name [to be entered in triplicate in block letters] beestablished and maintained on the highest level of sacrosanctity.May You be allotted and obtain an area of control withappropriate powers of administrationMay Your policy be fully executed on a geopolitical basis as wellas in the normal stratospherical sphere of influence.We should be obliged for Your attention in providing for ournutritional needs and for so organizing distribution that our dailyintake of cereal filler be not in short supply.Further we should be grateful if all sentences recorded against usfor misdemeanor and malfeasances be kept under constantreview with the possiblity of subsequent cancellationIt would be fair to remember that we are adopting an analogouspolicy with regard to those who have inflicted injury uponourselves.Avert from us all redundant opportunities for delinquency andethical deviationAnd initiate protective measures to safeguard us against anyanti-social activities or tendencies to recidivism.

Board of Trustees failed to informthe meeting that the material hadbeen forwarded to Victoria.

Mr. Denis Young of the CapitalRegional Board in Victoria receivedthe finished product, metricallydivided and numbers appended forthe total area under discussion.The material was forwarded uponrequest of the chairman of theBoard of Trustees and the Board'sbook-keeper-secretary. It waspersonally delivered, to the CapitalRegional Board by Mr. GeorgeHeinekey, past Regional Director.

The Capital Regional Board re-quested that the material be for-warded to their offices in order toprepare by-laws implementing amandatory numbering system.They also were, I understood, toundertake the preparation of listsof numbered properties for publicposting.

I fail to understand why theBoard of Trustees felt it necessaryto withold this, information at apublic meeting.

At the time the material was

The Solar Energy Society ofCanada estimated that, by the endof 1977, close to 100 Canadianhomes were being heated by solarenergy. This is roughly double thenumber for 1976.

forwarded to Victoria the indicationwas that students would again beemployed in the summer of 1978 toplace the alloted numbers on eachparcel of land.

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Owe, two.To keep in shape the experts say,One ought to run a block a day.

Then on an introductory jog,My leg was bitten by a dog.

And parts I'd rather not mention,Required medical attention.

But leaving hospital was worse,I got run over by a hearse.

With experts now I disagree,This keeping fit is killing me.

-John Healey

SUNDAY. JUNE 11, 1978ANGLICANSt. George's Ganges Parish EucharistSt. Mark's Central Holy EucharistSt. Mary's Fulford Holy EucharistDaily :Mon.-Fri.St. George's Ganges Morning PrayerWeekly: WednesdaysSt. George's Ganges Holy CommunionROMAN CATHOLICOur Lady of Grace Ganges Holy MassSt. Paul's Fulford Holy MassUNITEDDr. V. McEachern Ganges Worship Service537-5817 Box 330 Fellowship Hour537-5812(church) An Hour of Sharing and CaringCOMMUNITYGOSPELFor information call Ganges Sun. Sch.-all ages

537-2708 Box 61 Evening ServiceMAYNE ISLANDSt. Mary Magdalene Sundays Rev. John DyerCommunity Church Pastor J. Rodine 539-5710Sunday, 3 pm in the schoolBible Study, Friday in the homes 7.30 pmGALIANO ISLANDSt. Margaret's Galiano Sundays

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Letters to the Editor[From Page Four]

CANADA, UNITY AND YOUSir,

Your two correspondents areeach representative of our Frenchand English founding cultures.They have spent some 25 years inas many foreign countries withthose excruciating problems aris-ing from politics, poverty andsocial adjustments which only toooften result in revolution.

When presenting our observa-tions on our distant and belovedcountry, we know that we reflectthe feelings of thousands of ourcompatriots who, like us, areengaged in diverse professionalactivities abroad.

We are also fully conscious ofthe many regional, economic andcultural problems which tend todivide our nation, but we firmlybelieve that in reality Canada is notby any means a dying country. Tothe contrary, we are convinced thatCanada is on the way to its ownRenaissance. As distance does notallow us to participate directly inthis awakening, we havp wanted tomake our contribution by sendingthis letter to the 950 English andFrench language newspapers inCanada.

We simply refuse to believethat Canadians are less intelligentthan other people. Surely Cana-dians realize that a united Canadais a strong Canada and that adivided Canada can only be a weakcountry which projects among itsforeign friends and customers afeeling of skepticism, uncertaintyand confusion. The disunity of acountry, of any country, onlyinvites lack of respect abroad forthat country. A divided Canadaclearly risks being absorbed anddisappearing completely in the bigAmerican melting pot. It is axioma-tic that the unity of a country isintimately linked to its identity andimage abroad.

The common experience of yourtwo correspondents demonstratesclearly and abundantly that acts ofgoodwill and joint efforts by theconflicting parties can only lead toa better mutual understanding andrespect, even to friendship, with allthe advantages this implies. Howelse could one explain the durableand numerous friendships that weourselves have developed in somany countries speaking such dif-ferent languages?

It seems to us that the startingpoint towards unity is a real anddrastic change of attitude towardslanguages and a simple apprecia-tion and recognition of the advan-tages which the knowledge oflanguages carries in Canada oranywhere else. A second languageis a recognized necessity for aneducated and cultured person,most particularly when such lang-

uages are as universally used asare English and French. If theChinese, the Russians, the Germ-ans, the Americans to be sure, andmany other nations had that same"linguistic" opportunity as haveCanadians, you would see howquickly and efficiently they wouldexploit it to their very best advan-tage.

It is a matter of meeting thechallenge. Here are a few of thesmall and simple means within thereach of all of us:

1. Post notices at appropriateplaces reading: "On parle fran-cais" or "English spoken".

2. Write individually or collec-tively to your Editor, Member ofParliament, School Board (or allthree) requesting that both Englishand French be effectively taughtand used in the first grades ofschools. Our famous Dr. Penfieldhas demonstrated that the ability tolearn languages is greatest inyoung pupils.

3. Organize and /or supportinterprovincial visits.

4. Promote the interchange oflanguage teachers.

5. Increase communication byorganizing pen-pal clubs throughnewspapers or schools.

We who live overseas havemade a first gesture by writing thisletter. It is up to you to ensure itssuccess through your individual orcollective efforts. When the stakeis the survival of the country,nobody can refuse to answer thecall or to make an effort. Long liveCanada!

M.F. RODMANSantiago de los CaballerosDominican Republic.

H.E. LEMIEUXMadrid, Spain.May, 1978

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You mentioned the owner'snames, but not the fire victims.

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My house burned recently inLake Cowichan and thanks to theLake News and the people there, Ireceived much that I needed mat-erially, but especially I felt morallyuplifted and joyful to know howkind and generous people are.

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The Salt Spring Island ChristianWomen's Group will hold their firstluncheon meeting on Saturday,June 17 at the Harbour HouseHotel.

The speaker will be the Rev.Bernice Gerard, of Vancouver.

Miss Gerard, a Pentecostal min-ister, is well known as moderator ofthe popular radio programmes,Sunday Line and Encounter, heardevery Sunday morning and eveningon C.J.O.R. in Vancouver.

Miss Gerard is presently servingas an Alderman in the city ofVancouver.

Miss Gerard is an active memberof the University Club, the Councilof Women and Canadian Womenand Religion and is also a foundingdirector of the Pro-Life-Society ofB.C. and for three years a NationalDirector of the Alliance for Life ofCanada.

Since 1962 she has served asChaplain (Pentecostal Assembliesof Canada) at the University ofBritish Columbia and since 1965 inthe Chaplaincy at Simon FraserUniversity. She is currently servingthe university ministry in an ad-visory role.

There are many areas in whichMiss Gerard has a leadership role.Outstanding among these is TeenChallenge.

As Director of Teen - Challengeshe has been helping youth introuble with drug addiction and thelaw.

On the programme with MissGerard will be Ed and DorothyBrasset, popular singers.

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Salt Spring Island Golf and Country dub

Clubhouse notesSome people would call it

BYPATDOHERTYIn the nine-hole ladies section

on Tuesday, May 30, there were 18players and Win Pitts won the lowputt award, while Connie Porterwon the high putt consolation.

On Thursday, May 25, six of ourladies played in the N.H. A. Tourn-ament at Glen Meadows.

The longer course did our ladiesin, except for Lois P.C., who wonlow net for the first nine.

On Tuesday, May 30, the GorgeVale ladies visited Salt Spring, andin a closely fought match thevisitors emerged the victors with a12'/2 to ll'/2 verdict.

On the same day ProfessionalLen MacDonald teed off with thefirst three-ladies for a round of"Beat the Pro".

The only one to manage it wasBarbara Maguire who turned in anet 66, three others tied for secondlow net and Jean Vodden was thelucky one when they drew cards tobreak the tie.

On Thursday, June 1, the Cow-ichan team played at Salt Spring,and our ladies were most inhospit-able, trouncing their guests 17 Vt to6'/2.

LOTS OF EAGLESLast Wednesday evening, 33

members turned out for an enjoy-able nine holes under perfectweather condition.

This was a par point competition,i.e. one point for bogie, two pointsfor par, three for birdie, four foreagle, and five for double eagles.

Surprisingly there were threedouble eagles posted.

However, it turned out that theaccounting left something to bedesired. .

With the help of the ladies it wasall sorted out, and the followingwinners declared: 1st Alice Fraserand Harry Penny with 26; runner-up, Dolly Whorley and Jack Noble,with 24.

Fewest putts, at 14, was BarbaraMaquire and Wayne Cooper, andJune Parsons and Stan Reid.

Again we urge new members tocome out and join in the fun ofthese very informal social golfevenings.

Next week, another Scotch Four-some is planned for the Wednes-day Mixer, it proved to be a lot offun last time, so please do comeout, participate, and have a goodtime with your fellow members.

On Saturday, June 3, the Inter-Island match was played at SaltSpring. This was the first meeting

of the year, with eight players fromGaliano, Pender, and Salt Spring.The 24 players went at it head tohead, and when all the firing wasover, it was Galiano, 261; Pender289, and Salt Spring, 314. Nextmatch is at Galiano next Saturday.ASSOCIATION

On Sunday, May 28, six of ourdirectors paid a return visit toMetchosin Golf Club, this in an-swer to a visit by that club'sdirectors at an earlier date.

The idea behind the whole thingapparently is the formation of anine hole golf club association,whose initials are LINHGA. Itconsists of Broomhill and ProspectLake, and they hope, Salt Spring.

The idea, or one of them, is thatthey have inter club matches forthe Andy McGregor Trophy, andthe directors who made the trip toMetchosin are hoping that theirfellow directors will agree to join-ing the LINHGA.

-As far as the match that wasplayed at Metchosin is concernedwe gather that it was played in a 50mile an hour gale to which ourplayers are not used to of course,and among other alibis too numer-ous to mention we understand thatin the two-team match we came inthird.

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NOTICETHE LADY MBSTO GULF ISLANDS HOSPITAL SOCIETY

IN accordance with Section 56 of the Societies Act: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that theAnnual General Meeting of THE LADY MINTO GULF ISLANDS HOSPITAL SOCIETY willbe held on the following islands at the times and places herein designated.

Mayne IslandGaliano IslandSatuma IslandNorth & SouthPender IslandsSalt Spring Island

Health Centre on Tuesday, June 6, 1978, at 1.00 pmCommunity Hall on Tuesday, June 6, 1978, at 4.30 pmCommunity Hall on Wednesday, June 7, 1978, at 1.00 pm

New School Complex on Wednesday, June 7, 1978, at 4.00 pmMahon Hall on Thursday, June 8, 1978, at 8.00 pm

AGENDA1.0 Call to order2.0 Acceptance of Previous Minutes3.0 Business Arising from the Minutes4.0 Financial Report for the Year Ending March 31, 19785.0 New Business

5.1 Annual Reports5.11 Chairman's Report5.12 Administrator's Report5.13 Medical Staff Report5.14 Hospital Auxiliary Report5.15 Other Reports

5.2 Election of Four (4) Members to the Board of Management

One (1) memiJer from Salt Spring Island (Zones 1 and 2), one (1) member fromSaturna Island and Samuel Island (Zone 4), and one (1) member from MayneIsland (Zone 5), each for a term of three years. One (1) member from GalianoIsland for a term of two years.

5.3 Appointment of Auditor6.0 Other New Business7.0 Next Meeting8.0 Adjournment

VOTING PRIVILEGESVoting privileges are restricted to Zone Members and Annual Members as defined below:1. Zone Members are those persons who:

i) are not employees of the hospital;ii) own land and pay taxes theseon in Zone 1 and 2-Salt Spring Island, Zone 3-North

and South Pender Island and Prevost' Island, Zone 4-Saturna Island and SamuelIsland, Zone 5-Mayne Island and Zone 6-Galiano Island, or are spouses of suchpersons; and

iii) have made written application for membership in the society.

N.B. Applications for membership in The Lady Minto Gulf Islands Society are availableat the hall where the Annual General Meeting is to be held and may be completedprior to the "Call to order" of the meeting.

2. Annual Members are those persons who:i) are not employees of the hospital;II) are not Zone Members, as outlined in 1 (ii) above; andIII) have paid 50c for membership during the year January 1, 1977 to May 6, 1978.

(Signed) D. BethuneSecretary, Board of Management

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Baloney by Tony

Mankind's relationship with hisenvironment appears to be steadilydeteriorating. Where and when didthe idea originate that whatevergrows on this planet, other thanman, is not quite satisfactory andought to be improved upon orreplaced?

The wild and untamed is not toman's liking it seems. As much aswe are familiar with the balance ofnature, why must we continue totamper with it in order to have itsuit our rather questionable needs?

A classic example is found in abulletin from the provincial Min-istry of Agriculture that givesdetailed instructions on riddingone's lawn of a "disease" knownas Fairy Ring. A Fairy Ring,according to the release, is acontamination, an infection, a dis-ease and it's unhealthy.

And yet there are mushroomsproduced in such a ring that can beeaten.

Karen and Richard Haard,authors of a book entitled Foragingfor Edible, Wild Mushrooms, havean opposite view on the value ofFairy Ring mushrooms.

"The caps are especially choicebecause of their distinctive flavourand ease in drying," their bookadvises.

They say that with proper irri-gation, fresh mushrooms will beproduced throughout the summer.

"They are particularly tastywhen added to soups, stews andgravies," the book says.

So instead of fumigating yourlawn with formaldehyde or methylbromide as the Ministry of Agri-culture advises, fumigate withwater and eat your mushroom crop.

Let's use some common sense inour dealings with this planet beforewe fumigate it out of existence.

A few weeks ago I made a ratherthoughtless comment, within hear-ing distance of Fred Howard, aboutthose ugly, old logs of his inbeautiful downtown Ganges. Heignored the remark and suggestedthat I say something nice abouthim.

I'm quite sure Fred is totallyunaware of all the time myself andothers have spent watching himbooming logs and waiting expec-tantly for him to fall in.

When fishing was slack andnothing else was happening, we'dsit there on the floats that are nowgone, sipping beer and watching

his every step. I don't believe weever got as far as to make bets onwhether or not he was going to takea quick dip but, excuse us Fred, wethought it would be a good sourceof amusement if he did.

However, he never did take theplunge into the icy waters of theHarbour and our hopes for a goodlaugh were in vain.

Not having said anything niceabout Fred yet, I will retract myoriginal remark. There are actuallyuglier things to look at in Gangesthan Fred's logs.

With the first annual GangesHarbour rowboat races only daysaway, I'll take this opportunity toissue a warning to the local RCMP.In addition to applying a good layerof grease to the bottom of theirboat, they'd better wear theirlifejackets, because when my part-ner and I pass them in our boat,chances are they'll be swamped byour wash.

They may think that the objecton our stern is an outboard motor,but in fact it will be a camera sothat we can capture the swampingon film and run the picture in nextweek's paper.

The country band playing at theHarbour House pub Friday of lastweek was one of the best I've heardin a long time, particularly in thecountry music category.

Crowbait was the name of thethree-man band and anyone wholikes good country music shouldn'tpass up an opportunity to hearthem play.

There's nothing that can beatthe sound of a good fiddle.

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C.n*t nf 70

Difficulty in hearing lines is only

criticism of elementary school play

Third annual retreatdraws 90 people

BY TONY RICHARDSIt wasn't a cast of thousands but

it seemed pretty close to it.Over 70 students took part in the

Salt - Spring Elementary School

ities, which includes a quick look600 years into the future withmention of Colonel Sanders andMacDonald's.

Dick Whittington is eventually

traded for his cat. Dick's masterbeats the cook with a wooden spoonand Dick becomes a gentleman andlater. Mayor of London.

This play must have been one of

BY ELEANOR HARRISONThe third Annual Christian Re-

treat held at the Hope Bay BibleCamp the last week end in May hadapproximately 90 people in attend-ance from the outer Islands andfrom Vancouver Island.

On Saturday morning, Pastor IanBowie from Haney, the guestspeaker, gave an.inspiring addresson the theme: Building BetterRelations.

In the afternoon Mrs. JessieEddy from Bethel Baptist Churchat Sidney, spoke to the women onChristian love. The whole group sat

staged^ by young actors draws ayoung audience and so a certainamount of noise is inevitable.

With all the equipment that isavailable in the schools these days,it should not be difficult to obtain aP.A. and hang a couple of micro-phones above the stage.

The problem of hearing some ofthe voices was only a minor onethough, and did little to detractfrom the overall success of theevening's presentation.

down to turkey dinner beforeproceeding to the School Commun-ity Centre for the evening, wherePastor Rodine from Mayne Island,was Master of Ceremonies. DonMoe played the piano for groupsinging and Mrs. Barbara Wrightand her three daughters, Teresa,Diana and Julia, from South DeltaBaptist Church, known as the"Morning Star" group, sang andplayed together beautiful c^ntemp-orary Gospel songs.

A. MacGregor operated the pro-jector for the showing of the filmtelling the story of the work withprison inmates. Film was the resultof the time Chuck Colson spentamong convicts. His concern isspreading throughout the Statesinto numerous prisons. It has beenvery successful.

On Sunday morning the Churchservice, conducted by Pastor Bow-ie, was held at 10 am and then allenjoyed lunch at the Bible Campand made ready to leave on theafternoon Ferries, after a happyweek end of Christian fellowship.

Before the curtain went down,the 70-member cast of Salt SpringElementary School's play, Dickproduction of Dick Whittington andHis Kat, which was seen at theActivity Centre on Thursday andFriday evenings.

The first act opened with a scenefrom an English village in the 14thcentury. After a display of tum-bling (an exceedingly skilful dis-play considering how close thetumblers were to the edge of thestage) Dick Whittington is off tothe gold - paved streets of London.

In the next scene, young Dick isfound sleeping on the doorstep of aLondon house. The servants of thehouse come out and the cook singsa song about her culinary capabil-

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Whittington and His Kat, took abow before the audience at theActivity Centre last week. Picturetaken on as a servant by the masterof the house and is given a room inthe attic. He is plagued during thenight by rats and mice, so his fairygodmother finds him a cat.

A better cat could not have beenfound. To the sound of the PinkPanther, the cat played her part toperfection, strutting back and forthacross the stage, swinging her tailin her hand and curling herwhiskers.

Shortly after, another referenceis .made to the future when thelights dim. Hydro did it again witha power failure, is the commentmade while Dick's fairy godmotheris telling the cat she must go on ajourney to Barbary.

Arriving there, the cat disposesof the rats and mice that infest theking's palace and in return for thecat, the king gives the traders achest full of jewels.CRUEL COOK

Back in London, Dick is sufferingat the hands of the cruel cook. Heconsiders running away but de-cides he can put up with a few morebeatings if he's going to becomeLord Mayor of London.

The traders return from theirvoyage to Barbary and Dick getsthe chest full of jewels that was

shows about three-quarters of thewhole cast.

the most ambitious ever presentedby the school. A lot of work wentinto the sets and even more workmust have gone into the 70-oddcostumes.

The only criticism that can bemade ot the play is one that can beapplied to most elementary pro-ductions and that is the difficulty inhearing some of the lines. Theaudience, of course, contributes tothis problem, as well. A play

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NOTICETHE GULF ISLANDS INTERMEDIATE AND PERSONAL CARE SOCIETY

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of The Gulf Islands Intermediateand Personal Care Society will be held on the following islands at places herein designated,immediately following The Lady Minto Gulf Islands Hospital Annual Meetings.

Mayne IslandGaliano IslandSaturna IslandNorth & SouthPender IslandsSalt Spring Island

Health Centre, on Tuesday, June 6, 1978Community Hall, Tuesday, June 6, 1978Community Hall, Wednesday, June 7, 1978

New School Complex, Wednesday, June 7, 1978Mahon Hall, Thursday, June 8, 1978

AGENDA1.0 Call to order2.0 Acceptance of Previous Minutes3.0 Financial Report for Year Ending March 31, 19784.0 President's Report5.0 Nominating Committee Report6.0 Election x>f Four (4) Members to the Board of Trustees

a. One (1) member from Salt Spring Island (Zones 1 and 2)b. One (1) member from Saturna Island and Samuel Island (Zone 4)c. One (1) member from Mayne Island (Zone 5)

each of the above for a term of three (3) yearsd. One (1) member from Galiano Island (Zone 6), for a term of two (2) years.

7.0 Appointment of Auditor8.0 Adjournment

VOTING PRIVILEGESVoting privileges are restricted to Zone Members and Annual Members as defined below:1. Zone Members are those persons who:

i) are not employees of the facility;ii) own land and pay taxes thereon in Zone 1 and 2-Salt Spring Island, Zone 3-North

and South Pender Island and Prevost Island, Zone 4-Saturna Island and SamuelIsland, Zone-5 Mavne Island and Zone 6-GaIiano Island, or are spouses of suchpersons; and

(iii) have made written application for membership in the society

N.B. Applications for membership in The Gulf Islands Intermediate and Personal CareSociety are available at the hall where the Annual General Meeting is to be heldand may be completed prior to the "Call to order" of the meeting.

2. Annual Members are those persons who:i) are not employees of the facility;ii) are not Zone Members as outlined in 1 (ii) above; andiii) have paid $1.00 for membership during the year January 1, 1977 to May 6, 1978.

(Signed) I. GoodmanSecretary, Board of Trustees

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Regional district to spend $1.7

million on Victoria buildingsThe Capital Regional Board has

agreed to purchase the heritagebuilding it has rented for the pastfive years. Purchase price is$737,000.

The three-storey brick buildingwas built in 1896 by Simon Leiser,an importer and wholesale grocer.In later years it was used as afurniture warehouse, and is nowdesignated as a heritage building.

The old building was in a part ofthe city which had gradually deter-iorated over the years. It wasacquired by the Victoria Environ-

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The Capital Regional Board,which used to be located in BastionSquare, moved into the SimonLeiser building in the spring of1973. It purchased an adjoining'building at 534 Yates Street for$140,000 in November 1977, andthe board plans to consolidate thetwo into a single office building.

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"In announcing the purchase andplans for expansion, RegionalBoard chairman Jim Campbell saidthere will be considerable benefitsto the community.

Funds derived by the VictoriaEnvironmental EnhancementFoundation from the sale of itsbuilding are to be invested in other'property which will benefit thepublic, he said.

Also, there will be a consider-able saving over the years in theform of reduced costs per squarefoot of office space, as a result of abetter allocation of space-.

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Auxiliary bakes a cake

Marking National Hospital Day

BY ELSIE MACDONALDNational Hospital Day, May 12,

was observed this year by Lady. Minto Hospital Auxiliary in asmaller and more unique way thanin previous years.

For many years a formal "openhouse" was held. This has becomeless desirable now that the hospitalis larger and busier.

To mark Hospital Day in 1978 alarge decorated cake was present-ed to the entire staff, to_be sharedat coffee breaks. The cake, madeand iced by Mrs. Daisy Gear, wasappropriately decorated. Thedesign featured a nurse's cap,stethoscope, hypodermic needle,an assortment of pills, and thewords "Thank You for Caring".

A warm vote of thanks was givento Mrs. Gear by Hospital Auxiliarymembers at their recent meeting.

Mrs. Nora Chester reported thesale of handwork done by ExtendedCare residents raised the sum of$84. This will be applied to thepurchase of handicraft materials.Mrs. Chester said that only four orfive of the residents are physically

able to participate in the occu-pational therapy program.

NEW SIGNMrs. Mary Yellowlees reporting

for the Thrift Shop, said a new andattractive sign will soon be ready tohang outside the Shop.

Delegates to the recent Provin-cial Auxiliary conference, presi-dent Mrs. Vera Petapiece andtreasurer Mrs. Lillian Martin, gaveinteresting reports.

There are now 89 male membersof hospital auxiliaries throughoutthe province. There has been anencouraging increase in the num-ber of youth workers, at presentknown as Candy Stripers becauseof the design of their uniformmaterial. A new name for theyoung volunteers is under consid-eration.

Reports from hospital auxiliariesall over British Columbia showLady Minto to be well to the frontin the area of small hospitals. Thelocal group raised more than$26,000 last year and marked up1,300 volunteer work hours, sharedby almost all of the Auxiliary's 95members.

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Wednesday, June 7, 1978 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page Eleven

Earwigs again! Help needed for Project North

When Scott Point Deers' Union ganged up

BY BRYAN SMITHIn a recent issue you will recall I

had recommended a hammock, asherry, and an exotic seed cat-alogue as the only solution andunconditional surrender to thefutility of growing your own veg-etables.

We don't possess a hammockand, with Bristol Cream at $7.55 abottle, the only course open to mewas bed and a hot chocolate. Iopened the seed catalogue. Maybeit was the vivid colours of theflowers...it had been a tiringday...I had a job to keep my eyesopen...TAP ON THE SHOULDER

There was a tap on my shoulder."Excuse me" said the handsome

deer who stood at the end of thebed. "But I want a word with you."

"You do?""Yes, I represent the Deer

Union, Branch 54 of Scott Point.Those nets you've put up have gotto come down."

"Really?""Don't get fresh buster. We

have plenty of doe and Mafiaconnections."A RACOON

It was then I noticed the racoonperched on the deer's back.

"Look, mister, we racoons arefed up with all those orange andgrapefruit peel in the compost heap.Let's make a deal."

"Such as?""Well, if you add meat scraps to

the heap we'll keep the deeraway."

"Sort of protection money?"His big eyes glittered greedily,

"you catch on fast."

A crow landed on my kneecap."In the local Driftwood you falselyaccused us of robbing your gardenand if we ever catch that joker whotold you to string up one of ourbrothers he won't even get a trial."Twelve crows were sitting on thebed rail. It was a hung jury!

A WORM WILL TURNI 'quailed' back on my pillow

only to find an earthworm whisper-ing in my left ear. "You got to dosomething about those racoons anddeer. We worms haven't had awink of sleep in weeks. We've hada meeting and we are now onstrike."

"But-but-you fellows are ourallies."

"We were, but even a worm willturn.''

An alcoholic earwig weaved hisway unsteadily up the eiderdown."Listen, buster, if you want ourhelp with the slugs you'd betterrefill those saucers with some morebeer. The lads want a hang-overnot a hang-up."

BY MADGE KEVfBALLWhile we are rightly concerned

about the problems besetting thethird and fourth world peoples it isfitting to look in our own backyard,where we are best fitted to dosomething about it.

This is why local native peoplesare being consulted as to theirproblems and what we can do tohelp as well as those who livefarther north by Project North, anative support group.

Please plan to help give as big awelcome as we can to StanleyNapolean, Indian Chief from nearFort St. John. Two pipelines will bepresenting native people there with

It was then my better half shookme awake.

"Wake up, dear. Our neigh-bour's dog is outside again andhe's barking worse than ever."

"Must be 3 am" I mutteredsleepily as I stumbled out of bedand reached for my flashlight andwater pistol. I had loaded it withwhite latex. His mouth was openfor another serenade but my oldarmy training stood me in goodstead. I scored two inners and abullseye!

the accompanying problems. Hewill be here the week-end of June18. Let's show him that SaltSpringers care!

Salt Springers are also invitedto Project North meetings in Vic-toria and can get billeting.REPRESENTATION

Since Project North was found-ed by inter-church groups we areeager to get representation from allof the churches and spiritualgroups here and any group orindividual who regards himself/herself as concerned with humanwelfare.

Project North has been promot-ed on Salt Spring Island, so far, bythe Hudson Kimball Memorial.

However, it is not our privatedomain and what we would preferto see is that it take shape as aresult of our impetus, but apartfrom it, so if any of you have beenholding back thinking it's alreadyattended to and "managed" pleaseknow that you are needed for thiswork so beneficial to all of us aswell, in what we learn from nativepeoples and in making a truly moreequable society.

It is not necessary to be churchoriented or religious, however.Caring people are needed.

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The man who likes kids. . .

Ivan Larson announces legacy for childrenHe's a man who likes kids.And Ivan Larson, of Cusheon

Lake, has proved it.Last week he presented the Salt

Spring Island Lions Club with acopy of his will in which he leaveshis Salt Spring Island lakesidehome to the Lions Crippled Child-ren's Society.

He just likes all kids and he'sparticularly anxious to help whenthey are suffering from any ail-ment.

The legacy he has promised thecrippled children's society will beestablished as the Ivan WalfredLarson Memorial Fund for Child-ren.

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The man who likes children is abachelor. He has lived in twocountries and worked at every kindof a job in every part of Canada.FROM DAKOTA

Ivan Larson was born in Pekin,North Dakota. His father wasSwedish and his mother, Nor-wegian. When he was one year oldthe family moved to Saskatchewanand he was there until he was ayoung man., Canada was a wide open countryand young Larson looked into everycrevice.

As he puts it himself, in recallingthe attractions of the islands,"from the east coast to the westcoast and from United Statesborder to the Land of the MidnightSun, the nicest, most friendlypeople are on Salt Spring Island!"

And he's seen them all!He's been logger, fisherman,

trapper and he's driven a bulldoz-er. He's built bridges and he'sbeen a mechanic in the army untilhe was disabled: carpenter, gar-dener... "you name it, I've doneit!"

He says he's worked in everyprovince except for the two easternprovinces. He didn't explain pre-cisely which two.

On Salt Spring Island he worked

Lions president Gil Humphreysaccepts copy of a legacy from Ivan

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Accepting the gift of his legacy,'Gil Humphreys, president of SaltSpring Island Lions Club explainedthat the club has no facilities onSalt Spring Island for crippledchildren and the gift will be warmlyreceived.

Lions Clubs in British Columbia

have long worked for recreationaland other facilities for crippledchildren. In addition to varioushostels and holiday centres, theservice club provides a vast fleet ofbunny buses for the transportationof children who need special facil-ities to get in and out of vehicles.

"It is the generous gestures ofpeople like Ivan Larson that enableus to cater to these youngsters who

are in need of help," he toldDriftwood.

A number of Salt Spring Islandresidents have left money to theLions Club towards its work withchildren, he added.

Picture shows Humphreys ac-cepting a copy of .his will from IvanLarson, while Marg Johnston,friend and former neighbour of thedonor, looks on.

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There were three days with fairlyheavy rain, and most other dayswith rain gave less than a tenth ofan inch. There was one thunder-storm on the 13th. Much of themonth was clear and sunny, withtwo periods of relatively cloudy

skies. In the early part of the monthtemperatures were quite high, witha record on the 24th and on the lasttwo days of the month.

The water reserves seem to beholding up, says Hunt-Sowrey, buta week of clear skies and hot dayscould alter that. Looking back therewas a mild local earthquake onMay 15, 1976.

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Wednesday, June 7, 1978 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page Thirteen

May, 1940, Disaster!

Island couple look back on perils of warBY FRANK RICHARDS

That year of 1940 was disasteryear.

For many serving in the forces inFrance, in May, 1940, it was defeatand death. For the French, the'Dutch and the Belgians, it wasdefeat, occupation and the constantpresence of the concentrationcamps.

For the Allies it represented thelowest point on the wartime graph.

"We shall never surrender,"said Winston Churchill.

Bill Dodds and his family had thesame idea. They were living not farfrom Brussels when the Germansstarted to march into Belgium. Thiswas no place for a family s*illtravelling on a British passport. Sothey took to the roads.

There were three of them: Bill,Germaine and their daughter,Julia. They took their bicycles andvery little else. Their home, pos-sessions all remained behind forthe German occupiers. Theirmoney might well have been usedto paper the walls, recalls Ger-maine, still bitter at the capitul-ation.

Cycling was a popular occu-pation that year. There werecyclists all the way from Brussels tothe south of France. They formedpart of the unbroken line ofrefugees running from the advanc-ing Panzer units.ESCAPING BULLETS

The cars and the trucks couldcarry mattresses on the roof in aneffort to escape the Luftwaffebullets, but the cyclists and ped-estrians and the pushers of hand-carts could not. -

There was a standard drill taughtthem by the dead. Every time theyheard a plane, they would jumpfrom their bicycles and into theditch.

"You lay still and didn't move,"recalls the lively little Belgium -born Germaine.

It paid off. They cycled for mileswith no money, little food and theconstant fear of death from theskies. Julia Was a child at the time,but European children were dest-

• ined to live for many years withdeath their constant companion.

Weary and still desperately an-xious, they rode into Rouen, thecity of a beautiful cathedral. Butthey had no time for beauty inarchitecture. They made their wayto the British Consulate and foundthe street packed with wall-to-walltravellers.

Montreal. It was a poor year forweddings. The world collapse wasimminent. Within a few years theywere without work and they lookedfurther afield. Belgium was furtherafield and there was promise ofwork there, so they went.

He was still employed bySchweppes, of British soda waterfame, when the country fell toGermany.NOT LEAVING

Back in England in 1940, hecould not return to Canada becausehe was still a reservist and waitingdirections. His family could havereturned, but they had no wish toleave him.

Eventually they came back homeind they have lived for about 15years on Salt Spring Island. Theflowers and the fruit trees and thevegetable garden seem to growbigger every year and now theyplan to sell their Fulford home andmove closer to Ganges and itsfacilities.

As they mark their 50th yeartogether they have, perhaps, morespectacular memories of their longmarriage than most people. Theyhave lived out a part of the historyof Europe during their life togeth-er.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dodds at their Fulford home.

After several hours Bill reachedthe British representative who wasrun off his feet. He was sorry butthere was no way. Dodds flashedhis British passport, but it availedhim nothing. All of Europe wantedout and all seemed to be packingthe street in Rouen.

He recalls that at that moment atall man in navy uniform appearedat one of the crowded doorways inthe office. That was the man,suggested the Consul. He was theskipper of a Swedish ship and wasleaving France the following morn-ing.THEY HAD HIS CABIN

Not only did the skipper help thefamily, he surrendered his cabin tothem on board his ship. They sailedaway from the coast of France andarrived in England, penniless andwith nothing but their clothes.

When the couple stood outsidetheir Fulford home last week torecall the perilous journey tofreedom, they were thousands ofmiles from the scene of the 1940disaster, but they were both backthere in mind.

Last week they celebrated their50th wedding anniversary and theadventures of escape were part oftheir married life.

The couple met in the FirstWorld War when Bill was stationedin Belgium and billeted in thehome of Germaine and her family.

When it was time to go he didn'twant to go alone, but the younglady's parents were adamant. Noway was their daughter leavinghome at so tender an age. Shestayed.

In those days, as they rememberso clearly, children required theirparents' consent.

In 1928 Germaine crossed theAtlantic and they were married in

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Page Fourteen GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, June 7. 1978

Down Through The YearsWith Driftwood

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Early last May FathomPhantoms Divers started asearch for the Panther, anold sailing ship which sup-posedly hit a reef just south

of Wallace Island in the !. te1800's and sank. The diversfailed to find the ship at thattime but continued theirsearch.

Last Sunday, while hunt-ing specimens for the Victor-ia Aquarium, the club foundthe old wreck in about 40 feetof water off Panther Point onWallace Island. According toclub president, Don Irwin,the old ship was full of coaland had apparently beenconverted to a coal barge forits last voyage. It is about 200feet long.

The divers returned with abrass spike from the old boatthat may be seen at IslandGarage. Doubly successful,the club brought in a 50pound octopus for the aquar-ium on the same day.

Mrs. Chester Kaye,Ganges, has received wordthat her son Gary, student atVancouver School of Art, hasbeen awarded a prize of $100for second highest marks inrecent examinations writtenby the large class of secondyear students of which he is amember.

On May 31, members ofthe track team from the highschool travelled to Duncanfor an inter-school meet. SaltSpring fared very well, plac-ing third. Schools taking partwere Sir George Bonner,Quamichan, SaJt spring and

. Mount Prevost.Salt Spring students re-

turned with three cups. JoanStevens won the girls' aggre-gate, Mike Bonar won theboys aggregate and TerrySlingsby a cup for the openmile.

Word has been receivedthat $165,000 for the GangesBoat Basin was included inthe estimates tabled in theHouse of Commons on May29.

So far as we can ascertain,the contract for the basin hasnot yet been awarded.

TEN YEARS AGO

Number of cases of allegedassault have been reported inthe Salt Spring Island areaduring the week end.

RCMP detachment at Gan-ges is investigating.

In all cases, the complaintsare youths who have beenforcibly shorn of their longhair.

The campaigns for theposition of Student Councilpresident at Gulf IslandsSecondary School are loom-ing The candidates and theirvice-presidents, Linda And-erson and Wayne Taylor,

.Laurie Mouat and EricBooth, Richard Carlson andCarol Moulton. and AndreaHarkema and Yvonr.e Blais,will make their speeches inthe afternoon. Students will/ote at noon the next day.

Six busy beavers known asthe Salt Spring Island WaterSkiers have been very busyat St. Mary Lake beachremoving rock and brush sothere will be a decent, cleanpublic beach to swim and skioff.

The highways department• has- kindly offered a toad'of

sand so the boys can spreadit on the beach.

A vote of thanks to FergFoulis, Dale Empey, JohnnyMarcotte, Mike Bonar, BrentHartley, Bob Moulton and aspecial thanks to Mr. N.Youdo, Mr. Lee and others!

May was one warm month.It was a good many degreeswarmer than last May.

According to figures turn- jished by H.J. Carlin, officialweather observer, the hightemperature in May was 76;degrees on the ninth. Lowwas 37 degrees on the fifth.

Direct Distance Dialing itelephone service began Sat- jurday on the islands andsurrounding areas.

A half-million dollar pro- ']gram to permit telephonecustomers in this area to dialstation to station long dist-ance calls directly reached itsclimax at one minute pastmidnight.FIVE YEARS AGO

Rock is not cheap. Trust-ees of Gulf Islands SchoolDistrict learned on Mondayafternoon that the removal ofrock at the Ganges site ofnew classrooms has alreadycost about $50,000.

Contract provided for theremoval of 375 yards. To datesome 3,000 yards have beentaken out.

All rock beyond the con-tract figure of 375 yards ischarged at the rate of $18 aycrd.

Islands will get the polic-ing the need. On Tuesday,Supt. J. Nelson, officer incharge of "E" Division, as-sured the Salt Spring IslandPark Committee on Tuesdaythat there will be 10 addition-al officers here on DominionDay week end. If more than10 are necessary, there willbe 50, he assured Jim Wilk-inson and Reg Taylor.

Provincial government hasapproved the allocation oftwo acres in Mouat Park for asewage treatment plant.

The site was sought by theGanges Sewer Committee ofthe Salt Spring Chamber ofCommerce because it is thelow point in the proposedsewer area and all trunk lineswould come in by gravity.

All that glitters...schoolsuperintendent was lookingback on boys and cooking lastweek when he recalled the:hocolate chip coookies made.vith a chocolate laxative in aboys' class. Unfortunately,one of the trustees ate thesample.

Major casualty at the,Beaver Point bean supperwas the unfortunate younggentleman fished out fromthe hole in the men's privy. Iguess the second-most-un-fortunate gentleman was theman who fished him out.

On Saturday the new Cen-,tennial Park at Galiano willbe formally opened. Cere-mony will be conducted bya Galiano figure alreadyclosely linked with islandhistory, Donald New. Incharge of the days ceremonywill be Basil Benger.

Five acres of land wa*sdonated for the park by Mr.and Mrs. Fred Robson andMr. and Mrs. Jack Bicker-ton. Park adjoins the schoolgrounds. ,

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SERVICE537-5821

Gerry M.CoersPainting

•"INTERIOR"•EXTERIOR

537-2034

Salt SpringPlumbingJACUZZIPUMPSARTMUNNEKE

653-4284Evenings

Box 18. R.R. 1Fulford Harbour

Dave'sDrilling

& Blasting

537-2618

Like New Again!

DONIRWIN'S

Collision &Repairs Ltd.

Desmond CrescentBehind Windsor Plywood

537-2513

PALLOTELECTRIC

Certified Class AElectrical Contractor

Quality Heat Specialists537-5615

Box 328, Ganges

FRED'S

Bulldozing*Land Gearing"•Excavations"Road Building"•Hauling

FREE ESTIMATES25 Years Experience

Eves: 537-2822R.R.2, Ganges

Painting&

DecoratingTEMMEL &VOLQUARDSEN

653-4239537-5188

SPEED BROTHERS

RoofingShakes - Shingles - Duroids

jack- 537-9750Gordon - 653-423 4

Salt Spring - GalianoMayne - Fender

LewisSharp-All

*SEWING MACHINEService & Repair

TOOL SHARPENINGRiley White

Call 537-9290 8-10 amSatisfaction Guaranteed

15-13

H.L. Reynolds"TRUCKING

"•BULLDOZINGGRAVEL-SHALE-FILL

537-5691Box 284, Ganges

QualityHomes"•Alterations ""Additions

"•Renovations•"Kitchen Cabinets

Qualified TradesmanSatisfaction Guaranteed

AL DAV1SONCONSTRUCTION

R.R. 1, Ganges, B.C.537-2392

A. KAYE

BULLDOZING"EXCAVATING"•GRAVEL"•FILL

537-5738R.R. 3, Ganges

Drafting &Design

GARY DUNCAN*House Plans

"•Complete Building Planning

537-9201BOX 647, GANGES, B.C.

Sen'ing the Gulf Islands forfive years

GangesAppliance

CentreMajor ApplianceRepair Service

Rebuilt: *Washers *Dryers"•Stoves - Installations

Fully guaranteed537-9501 537-9422or write Box 561, Ganges

•Stucco•Fireplaces*Oniamental Plastering

Serving all Islands653-4252

R.E. Caspar

Quality HomesGREEN-LOR

CONSTRUCTION

Wilf Taylor 537-2155Ben Greenhough 653-4353

R.R. 1 Robinson Rd.,Ganges

S.S. BOBCATSERVICES* DRIVEWAYS* BACKFILLING* BASEMENTS* SEPTIC FIELDS* LANDSCAPING

GREG COLES - 537-9365Box 738, Ganges

SimpsonAppliance &Patrol Service

* Repairs to all majorappliances

* Protect your property whileyou are away

653-4335

Bulldozing"•LAND CLEARING*ROAD BUILDING

Dan Akerman

653-4539

W & W ElectricGovernment Certified

ContractorsFOR ALLYOUR

ELECTRICAL NEEDS

Walter Fallot537-5642

P.O. Box 82, Ganges

Bruce FianderYOUR IMPERIAL

:csso Stove Oil .| Furnace OilMarine DockIce

AGENT537-5312

Box 347, Ganges

GULF ISLANDS

Septic TankService

TRUCK ON ISLANDAT ALL TIMES

Norma Bedocs 653-4252Fulford Harbour

537-5561Valcourt Business Centre

Ganges

Auto Marine

Salt Spring

drycleaners ltd• Professional Drycleaning• Alterations and repairs• Steamex Rentals• Drapery cleaning

Lancer BuildingLower Ganges Road

Tues.-Sat. 8.30am-5.30pm537-2241

Spencer Bobcat Service.Serving all the Gulf Islands

Perc Tests-Septic fields-Waterlines-Driveways-Excavations-Lot clearing- jParking-Landscaping-AH small jobs '

No moving charges -

irr>rfiiri

SALT SPRING ISLAND CALL MIKE SPENCER 537-2905GALIANO ISLAND CALL HANK KNUDSON 539-2394

*BOATS"•MOTORS"•TRAILERS"•CHAINSAWSSales & Service

537-5509

TigerAppliance

Formerly HomeworthysRainbow Road

537-5114•Fisher Stoves 'Speed Queen

• Gibson, '<«Jenn-air•And Other Appliances

MalahatPlaster &Stucco

Box 2234. Sidney. B.C.656-4761

Salt Spring Island Glass,Free Estimates & Measuring

"•HOUSE, AUTO & BOAT GLASSReplacements - Repairs - New Installations

•SCREENS & AWNINGS"•MIRRORS CUT TO FIT WALL OR FRAME

Dennis Marshall - Journeyman Glazier

537-9298

BACKHOE SERVICE- PERCOLATION TESTS - - SEPTIC FIELDS ~

- EXCAVATIONS -DRIVEWAYS-WATERLINES -

Call Jim Walsh at 537-5894

BOURRIE & HICKMAN General Contractors Ltd.P.C BOX 1204, GANGES, B.C.

Gulf Island TruckingBox 47, Ganges, B.C. 537-9452

"•Trucking *pit Run *Shale'Bulldozing, Grader work *Scptic Fi!| »Drain Rock

*Screened 3/4 " Gravel *Field RockOur new office is located on Mansell Road

Call for your estimate on any of our materialsRON ROBERTSON 537-5402BLAIN MATTHEWS 537-5724

Page Sixteen GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, June 7, 1978

Bingo without a break for '""'may *no way to hold a

nine hours or more ^ut he knows how to save its lifeAmong Sea Capers attractions

will be non-stop Bingo at MahonHall.

Play will start at 1 pm, andcontinue until 10 pm, or even laterif players continue to show inter-est.

Unlike usual Bingo Nights,when the rule is 20 games. Bingo atMahon Hall will consist of separate

games, each game complete initself.

All prizes will be cash, and thecost of a card will be good for onegame only.

As there will be many events tobe seen on Sea Capers Saturday, itis felt that by having single games,players will be free to play whenthey want to, and to go off and see

Look at Gary Garras with thatbaby! That's no way to hold him!But babies are old hat to Gary. And

the many interesting events, andthen return to the Bingo wheneverinclined, explained Bevis Walters.

Push-out Tab Cards will beused, and this will eliminate theneed for markers, pencils or cray-ons.

SPECIAL FORDAD

P.S. Remember 'Father's Day' is Sunday, June 18th!

OUTSTANDING SAVINGS ONHI-BACK SWIVEL ROCKERS

$95HI-BACK SWIVEL ROCKERThis Hi-Back swivel rocker, turns a f u l l circle and rocksas well. Padded loom arms, back and seat ever No-Sagsprings. Designed and built for many years of comfortand service. Choice oi Fabrics and Colours

*110COLONIAL SWIVEL ROCKERFor the room with the colonial touch. This new colonialswivel rocker arm chair is a beauty. Buttoned Hi-Back,Herculon Fabric Finished wi th an at t ract ive pleatedskir t . Foam padded back arms, and seat over No-Sagsprings. Rocks and rotates in any position Assortedcolours

MODERN SWIVEL ROCKERHi-Back with foam padded saddle arms and protectivehead rest. Rocking and swivel action Wiii t a rn a f u l lcircle. Heavy padded backs and sen ' s over No-Sagsprings for added comfort. Selection ,i rubrics and

As advertised on televisicby TV Star William Conrai SPECIAL

INTRODUCTORY OFFER"Protect your family with

First AlertPflTMMV

— the sound that couldsave your life!"

$OQ8828f LINK 1

HjtaowAftf s rortfs

V. g=zn-«_._J J

Your very owndepartment store

Phone 537-5551

*Endorsed by Salt Spring InsuranceAgency and the Fire Dept.

MOUAT'S

that baby is the Rotary Club'sResusci-baby, another emergencylife-support dummy.

The dummy is the third unit tocome to Salt Spring Island toinstruct the specialists and thegeneral public how to give help inan emergency and how to save alife.

Resusci-Ann was the first. SaltSpring Island Rotary Club broughtAnn to Salt Spring. Full-sizeddummy is intended to practicetreatment for the stricken.

When a person collapses fromheart or other failure immediateand proper treatment spells thedifference between life and death.

The treatment schedule is taught

•• ' •'•... . . :•-,

successor to the old-fashioned arti-ficial respiration methods.LUNGS ONLY

The older system brought airinto the lungs, but offered noincentive to the heart.

The second full-sized dummy atLady Minto Hospital, in Ganges, isthe recording Resusci-Ann. Afterthe treatment has been given, therescuer may observe the effect ofhis technique by means of a taperecorded while he was administer-ing treatment. It tells him where hewent wrong.

Neither of the large units provid-es for treating infants. The heavypressure required for an adultwould be crippling to an infant and

by means of dummies. The succes-sful student can quickly and readilylearn how to make the unconsciousbreathe and how to get the heartgoing after hesitation.

In the case of the adult, treat-ment is by means of sharp pressureon specified points of the chest to arhythm. The pressure will inducethe heart to continue pumping andthe lungs to fill and empty. It is the

an entirely different techniquegoes back to earlier years inoffering breathing assistance only.The childs lungs are filled and avery mild pressure exerted toempty them.INSTRUCTORS HERE

Island Rotarians have devotedtheir efforts to the life-saving

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Our Summer Stock of

is hereFeaturing

LOWER PRICES ON YARDLEY COSMETICS

SPECIAL PRICES ON SELECTED ITEMSIncluding

Spray Cologne50 g. Reg. $7.50

Special $5AT

Ganges PharmacyOpen 9.30 - 6.00 Man. to Sat.

Les Ramsey 537*5534 Keith Ramsey