NO RECOMMENDATIONS ?PLAUDITS FOR PICTURAMAThe G'-lif Islands Camera Club

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OF COMMERCE1-N.NER.At a closed committee meeting

held its first show on Saturday eve-jof the school trustees or the Gulf At the Chamber of Commercening at ihe Maho-i Hall to a s:ariQ-'lsiand;-> Schcsl District ^64, held dinner, held a:' the United Churching room cnly crowd of enthusics- [after- the regular monthly meeting last Friday evening, Lt. Col., S.tic viewers» The displays certain- iiast Thursday/ c motion w;3s passed park. Public Relations officer forI y proved that photography s'lomd ^hat in effect instructed the prin- i-he Dept. of Conservation andbe recognized as an art in irs cwn cipal to have all thu studcr.;s tcke Reservation, we'; the main speaker.right - a limited art, but en art the government examinations,. In He substituted for Mr. B. Gadsbynevertheless. When you realize the pnst, several students have who was unable to attend due tothat the Camera. Club wasn '(• even been "recommended" and did not illnessc He spoke of the 1,'cmendousin existence a year ago it makes hcve to tcke the tests, growth of our park facilities in B.this show even mere outstanding. At the regular monthly meeting C. and gave on enlightened re-

Mr. Pete Fratringer and Mr. it was disclosed <hct the teachers view of the problems, the futureGeorge Ycun^.. both of Ganges, salaries dispute has aone into ar- ; plans, and wha.- the Department ofand. Mr. Stanley Dakin of Ncnai- bttration. Conciliation had | Recreation and Conserve! i ion ismo, served as i-hs show judges and failed to reach an agreement. ; doing to attract-the tourists. Hehad:large displays of their own ef- Mr. Gc Heine-key, Chcirman of stated ihat in 1940 only 113,000forts. Mr. Frattin^er gave a run- the Board, stated :l.-'t the annual people used the parks and campingning commentory during one show- meeting:; had been well ottsndad sites. In 1960 3,100^00 peopleing of the award winning slides to but still on'/ 10% of i-he rate used the facilities. All parks arepoint ou; v/hy the particular slides payers attended, classified as "A", "B" or "C".had been chosen a; the outstanding - . — . — - - - _ — — .Our Maxwell Mountai.n park isentry and also to point out what S.S.I. DOGS WIN C OWICHAN classified c; "C". Normally, thecouid have been added or deleted CHALLENGE TROPHY government gives no financialfrom the picture to achieve an A team of dogs, entered b'/ the assistance in developing class "C"even greater perfection. S.S.I. Dog Obedience Training parks. No infnrmation was given

The be.-.t picture in the show, a Club, at the Duncan Dog Qbe- ' on the development of the parkseascape, wi:h waves crashing en dience Trials on Sunday, Novem-j site donated by Mr. G«C. Mouat,a beach and lowering mountains in ber 20th, surprised the dog world j but it is understood tha1- the govern -the background, won a cup for Mis. of Vancouver Island by walking | ment is formulating its plans forWarren Hastings, The judges re- away with tri2 Cowiclian Trophy, that park site at this time,, Aftermarked that this particular picture Scoring 756 1/2 points cut cf a fhe speech a wonderful nnw filmwould have been just as ouistand- possible 800 and {he on!y foam on the Fra^er Valley was shown.ing in black and white as it was in that qualified all four dogs, the Another highlight of tho dinnercolour. S.S,L dogs beat teems frcm Vie- was the presentation of a scroll to. A single branch of flowering tcria, Mt. Breton, Nanaimo, Constable Harry Banner in appre-dcgwood against a dark background Duncan and Parkr'villeo The tro- ciation of the fine work i'hat hewas another outstandino picture phy had been held by the Duncan has done. Mrs. A. Woife-Milner'cken by Mrs. Aleta Tomllnson. club for many years. Seven won presented Mrs, Banner v/ith aAn Indian wornai', by Dr. Jarman, Qualifying ribbons wiih Mrs. J. lovely bouquet of chrysanthemums,a bunch of cherries and a dog, Harkema's poodle "Casoy" and |t was also announced that plans

J i-h taken by Mr. VoA. Bishop, Mrs, 11. i-loffm-in's Beagle "Kirn" for the proposed shelte,- at Swartzc beaui-iful rainbow by Dr. Francis tieinc) v/ith a score cf 193 out of Bay have been finalized and t'en-v/ere ju3t a few of the outstanding a possible 2COr. Tcp dcJ winning ders would be out soon,. Thepictures shown. Added to these the trophy was from Duncan with j shelter will have rcstrooms andwere ma;-iy delightful shots of a score of 194. Other high y/ill be heated. 2tis not knownchildren taken by Mr. Ernie Booth, scoring qualifying dogs from S,Sa yet whether Gulf Island passengersM;^a S hi r!ey Green, Mrs. Mildred ^re Mrs., i, ;-!awksworth's 'Teg" will be allowed to use the SwartzSeymour and Dr. Jarman., Mrs. V.Grcnrs "Waif", M;-::. | Bay coffee shop. - ..'. -: .

Thy highlight of the evening was N.HowlcTid's "Pup", Miss :M. j Over 80 people sat down to :i-he movie, (CCMrD C; ! r, 2) Cummins' "Me^dy^Conr'd P.2) [dinner, (CONT'D ON P. 2) .

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Add/, Mrs, D. G-ofton, Mrs, E.Worthington,, M, Anderson; .Closs 4 - B, S3n.ri-.onds, S. GreenClass 5 -.Sa Green/ B. Luka:;Class 6 - N. Westin, K.. Taylor.For i-he colo'Jred slides winnerswere the following-Class I -Mrs. a. Hasting',; Class 2 - B..

(CONT'D FROM P. 1 - C of C.). . .which wasprepared and served by the ladies of the EveningCircle and C.G.l.T. Out-of-town guests in-eluded Mr. and Mrs. W» Dcbson/ Editor of theCowichan Leader/. Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. J „Morris/ Dist. Engineer of the Highways Dept.,Nanaimo, Mr and Ms'So Greer of Nanaimo,and S. G. Muiiock of No. Ponder Island, vice-president of ir.e Pender Islands C. of C,

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FACTS, FABLES & FO!BL£S . . . . , . . .Yep^the next day the lady came to the DRIFTWOODoffice and claimed her shoes 5t was all veryinnocent. She i-.cid gone to a party and had taken

two pairs of shoes/ changed, and promptly forgotthorn. - , . . , . Thinking about all i-he si'irwe . •mado by contending ihat modern school buses aretoo wide for our sideroads, reminds me of what Lin~coin Steffens once said. "It is dangerous to think.The thoughiless knowers v.'iii cell you a red or acommunist or a capi-i-aiist or some name (such as a'newcomer - foreigner •" Yank, eic') that expressestheir aversion to any mental activity. Butsomebody

^ must take a chance. The monkeysY who did became men, and the. ) monkeys who didn'tare still jump-

ing around in the trees makingraces at the monkeys who did".. ,. . » Last week's crossword wasn't

(CONT'D FROM P. 1 - PIC.TURAMA). . . . "Vign-ettes of S^lt Spting" i-"'!',en by Mrs. Mtlidred Seymour.This, was very cleverly done and covered every as-pect of, isiand living. Her original shots mc:de i-heordinary everyday .-hings humourous and alive andthe moving of the bcrn with the camera speeded uphad'}he audience shak;ng with laughter. ;.

During i-he intermission Mrs, V1/, H. Napper wonthe door prize .and selec'red the Brownie Starmaticcamera donated by the Ganges I ' ^ ^ -

Phsrmacy. . ^ . |! .\ (J pWinners.in black and white jl / I ,'!

/ ' ' 'competition were: Class 1— h "' ;' ^ '"Wc Addy,E. Worthington, •N. . , BAI<ERY^.„Wcstin;G-;^- 1 -K.Butterfield, | .v\~^,L O^erend/ Class 2 - Bo Sim-rr.onds; Colour 2 - ArchdeaconHoimss; CIcss 3 - S» Q-con, W.

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S A L T S P R I N G McCol I, one of the men who wi 11 :

be collecting the garbage,, has afamous namesake. Jack McCoIlwas the man who shot Wild BillHickok. In the back, of course.On the infamous Jcck McColl's

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yoncier nili in sighi- Jr ail/ wehung the notorious Ji;ck McCo!!.",Lukas; Class 3 - Dr. Ei. Jarman; Class 4 " Mrs. B>

Kasi'lngs; Class 5 ~ Di-. E. Jarman; Class 6 - MrsoMs Seymour. The camera has, indeed, given us anew way of seeing things and D"i. jansch, officers,and members of the Camera Club deperve a heartyround of applause ror i-his tremendous and enjoyableeffort. May wo hove an even bigger and betterPic{'u."ama next year, • •'

It was announced that Jack McCoSI and D, Flem-ing have taken ever tte garbage service of the islandfrom W. Luth who ha? !--:•! gned,. .If is understood :• .that all the garbage v/iii be taken off the island,except for the refuse that can be burned. ;

On Saturday, November 26th, Sea Scouts and WolfCubs of the First Ganges Scout (CONT'D ON P.3)(CONT'D FROM P.I - DOGS) . . , and Mrs. H.

Deyell's "Pa 1.", Out of these seven/fourwere chosen to compete in the evening forthe Cowichan Trophy. The S.S,1. team thatwon the Trophy consisted of Mrs. N,Howlandos Team Copiain (with Pup), Mrs, J.Harkema(Cc-sey),Mrs» i.Hciwksworth (Peg) and Mrs» V-GrJnt (Waii-')« They earned a total of 756.5out of a possible 800. Mrs. How la rid willattend n banquet on Thursday, Nov. 24th, tnDuncan ;-c accept the Trophy. :'

The S . S . S . D . O . T X c v/ill be holding itssecond tria! on S'-inday, December 4th, atFuifcrd Hall and the public is cordially invitedto a' end to see '-he dogs in-competition.

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Group-will be calling 0:1 homesin ths area with ballpoint pc-ns •'..inscribed "Supporr the C^i-igcsBoy Scoui-s" to raise funds for theGroup. ...,.• - •

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The Wolf Cub program for boys aged eight toeleven calls for pcirnes '•--nd instruction to cccustonnthe boys to picyi-3 and working together, withoutings to provide additiond in/erert. This pre-lim?nary training p-cvcs of advantage particularlywhen the Cub move up to tho Scouts» Mr. A.W.

Spring Island, and ? -i'j'.:..1-!ce to tilt:- read crew'arid tothose who direct their activities/ i would like tomoke known 'o few facts which I hope wT IT bring theattention of Salt Spring Island residents to t.Te veryreel cooperation the Chamber.of Commerce has beenreceiving from the Department of Highways !\'3naimooffice during the past year. The result of •'•his co-operation has been a creator amount cf progress anc'basic improvement to cur rocd system over the p';r;odsince last Spring than hcs taken place heretofore inany single yecr, coupled with reason to hops that wer,hn!l in future receive a fairer sh:;re of the roadbuilding and maintenance equipment and o.f the fi-

; pa.-icia I appropriation allotted ;-o the larc' Nan'-'i.riO

1 Highways District then v/e have ever raCt-.vod in 'heIpast., ,.

Simmonds and Mrs. LiV'/olfe-Milner are in chargeor the Cub Pack.

: : J n e Sea Scouts '•i'a;n;iig i-iciudes general BoySGOU; training wii'h emphasis on boats and boat-hand;i^ng. At the present time courses in motor n-ic"cS-^-.Jcs/ Mcr-.c and semaphore signalling are ini.i-'.'JCTpsa with naviac'tlon and boc't hcindiing I'o be ad-c'c'J shortly. The in'erest of i'he men of the district'.'i cffcrfr-g theii" services c:3 i;istruci'c."s mckes train-ingin q-lmosi- any aspect of sea-life possiS le given•i-hs necessary eriuinmert to work v/ithc Mr. J. Green ! Mqy I repeat, for the benefit of •;:->ose nor at theis in charge of the Sea Sccuts with Mr, P , Hill and .September meeting of the Chamber of Commerce..M", J, Smith as assistants. Mr. C A.MeI'ish ii-i- that po-'-ion of tho Roads report dealing w"'' whats'-uc^ in Motor Mech'i-i?cs. The Group is sponsored might loosely be termed "capital improven^nts'1 asby the Canadian Legion „ againr,;- normal maintenance work, in which the

The Scou;s end Cubs provide thc^- own uniforms following accomplishments were no'-ed, c" hiveand pay inweekly dues th-it ';cvc- iho norma! c- 'since been cc-.i-ied cut: [ . ' Wider-ing of '! "\/1 milesps-iting expenses of the Grcep, but to obtain train- ' of Rainbow Read/ c:!' cf Canal Flood,. 1 1/2 to,2 milesing c^uipmen ', aid i?'i par"' ;ulor c beat for the Sea of Maxwei! Mountain Road,. 1/2 •ml ie of No.rlh End

' Scouts, additionc.1 funds CUQ i-ie-csssory. The funds ^Rood, ^/2 mili; c.F Scott Read/, r IS of B.-idc'iT'.en. Roadaro olso used to r:,^^ SCC-J;-? a'-i^ Cubs i'-o obtatr! : except fcr 100 yc;-d=» 2, 3"adifS3, ditchirig anduniforms v/herc the bciys'-'.nd thcii- fcmil^es are net ! ir^king pcssino piacss over the whole length of; Mus-in a position to do'so/ so, that no boy will be kept . grave Mountain Road exten-iing froii-i 'sabe^la Pointfrom Joining merely becc'use of financial diff;ci;lties» Road 'to Musgravc^s Lai-id?ng. 3, Seal cc,,atingQf3/4There are now some thi;-t_v_Scnuts & Cubs . I mile of P.Ciinbow Road, 3/4 mile of (CONT'DP.4)

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(CONT'D FROM P-3) LETTERS DEFT-..,..Scott Road, 1/3 mile ofBeddis Rood/ 3/4 mile of Cusheon Lake Road, 1/2 mile of road ad-jacent to Fernwood Wharf and the road beside St, George's Chu'-ch.4. Improvement of i-he Fuitcrd inn corner by easing the curve, rcisingthe roadbed 2 1/2 feet and permanently biacktopping the previously-gravelled seci-ion od joining. 5 Blacktopping of road verges in frontof all the sl'cras in Ganges Village. 6. Opening up of 1/2 mileaccess road to rhe no-t!'i end of St.; Mary's Lake and one thousand-feetof Kanaka Roc4d westerly from the school grounds. 7. .Renewal of .the

Address:Encyclopaedia Britannica, jbridge over Booth's Canol arc construction of a small boat launchingBox 250, Ganges, B. C. jramp beside it. 8. Construction of a school bus turn-around at the

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^-r} p T |-| A I removal of the rock bluff opposite Mcuat's store 'to provide a ] 6foot

/^i inoTi^/-o r'\r~r ^^"'"sof the rood t-0 the whar{:- • • : -: • • • • , . -UnruO I IVjAo ^(r I ' ^ "Tsht be cf interest to note that the above programme necessitated

C C |\j r\ i e use of 25 truck loads of blacktop and 11,000 gallons of road mix,

OL u iwhile, in addition, though not included in the category of capital im-

UH I I" i vV <J LJ U.«.. prov'-pinenrs, was the spreading 2'.' tons of Calcium Chloride as a dust

r' r ••* ) M /^ A l\r A r\ A laying measure. A comparison of the above list with the accomplish-J .' I'M •^1 AM r\Ur\ ,;ment of previous years makes ir obvious that an effort is being made on' 9 'IT' (_.^J

00 WORL.DW1DF 1 ° part of i-^ose controll:rlg e distribution of funds within this High-;ways District to steg." up the rate of improvements on the Island. The

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portional to the amount of settlement along each road. Mtay I suggest'that we must not jeopardize, 'hough uninformed or hasty criticism,jthe good wili presently existing between our Island and Nanaimc, butjrather make an effort to foster and increase it by showing, appreciation.for what has been done in a short time by this comparatively new^administration, and thereby set the stage for the further improvements[they are endeavouring to bring to the Gulf islands area. .\ (Signed) A.'W.Wo.'fQ-Mi !ner,Chairman/Roads Committee,

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j VESUVIUS.. .,. »Mrs,. ri.C. Watts cn-ived recently from Sidney toispend the winter at Vesuvius Bay, the guest of Mrs. D.A. Lowther.<(|[...Miss Doris Lawson returned ;o C he main us on. Saturday followinga week's visit i'o Mrs. J.F. dc Macedo and her sister. Miss MaryCorbet, Vesuvius. „ . . n .Miss Martha Wilkins arrived on Saturday fromVancouver to spend a few days with her parents, Mr. & Mrs. A. G.Wilkins, Vesuvius. Also from Vancouver was Dr. Donal Kraus, who

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jMiss Ann Van Pelt returned on Wcdnedsay to Tantramar,Vesuvius,

I i following a five weeks visit to Santa Barbara, (CONT'D P.5)

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^PNT'DFROM P.4) VESUVIUS,, ,,.-Soutri3rn Cali-fornia,,.,--, i. Mr» & Virs; Jack J ..ncs,, former!/ ofKelowna, arrived iast- week a'i- Vesuvius. where theyhcve purchased and taker. •Jp ."e^idcr.cc a;' the p! overlypr^iousiy owned by Mr. & Mrs. DIckenson,

That a bright light frighi-ens the deer, whereasa 2-ccll flashlight picks out the '•"/es better,Sometimes in bright moonlight a light is un-necessary, One of the most dangerous lightsis a b.-ight red flashing type as this is opt togive a hunter a heart attack,

For sale, right in Ganges, a 2-bedroom houseand lot only $6250 n Some terms,

The Vesuvius Bay Circie of ';'hc W A . held its regularand Annual meetings at the home of Mr;»i W,M. Cope-land;, with 19 members and one guest present c Arch-deacon G-H. Holnes opened the meeting end, withMrs,, Holmes, took the devo^onaS period, The minutescf ihe last meeting were read and pcssod, also ti-.errsa.-urQr's report. A Setter frcm the W.A. was readthanking the members of the Cn-cl^ for their help andcontribution towards the Harvest Supper. Mrs, Holme-i!read some articles of interest from the Bulletin andalso one from the Colonist which described the pleasurecf those receiving the baies In ''"he Far North. TheV'/A- Annual Christmas Bazaar wiii be held in theParish Haii on December 10 whon Mrs,. T, Carlylewl!i convene the "Pantry She if" stall, for w!iich the Irrombei's present v.'cre asked to make suitable donations. The St.Andrew's Day of Prayer will be held at 2 p.m. on November 30 at St,George's Churche The January meeting will take place at the home ofMis. L,C, Lambert/ with whom Mrs DA. Lowther will be co-hostess.The iT.onthly meeting then clorod and the Annual Meeting opened withArchdeacon Holmss in the cha?r» The minutes of the last meeting ware

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read and passed- Mrs. A.,Gc Welkins, secretory, read the Annual report and the treasurer's report wcs givenby Miss M, Hen-In glen., MrSi Ccrlyle, dorcas secretary, thanked ati the members for their kii'd heip and thearticles fo- the ba'c v'erc displayed and were truly a great credit to the members. Archdeacon Holmes alsoexpressed his thanks to the Circle for their work and hsEp throughout 'he past year» Nominations were thentaken and it was moved that <-hc present officers bs retained: President/ M.-S, R,T. Mcyor; vice-Oi-esident,Miss Marc-iret Motherwe!!; pecro^c-y/ Mr?, A.O. Wiikins; treasurer, Miss Harn-gton; Do-cas secretary... MrsCorlyle; ThanksoFrering., Mi?5 Mo;'horwa!l; [;,CA,D. Mrs. A Ec Dukd Fo'liowing adjournment tea v/asse-ved by rhe hcstes; M'-s, Copeland and M-?, W ;C. Wells-

Tho P.1'A- he!d i;'i reg'-iiar mon'!-'!y meeting at the schoo! on Monday night with Mrs, M. Sober, president,In the chair and "I0 msmbe-s pi-esoni", Holiday Thccter p.-oved a tremRndcJS success and a vote of thanks wasgiv'er! to MrSm R» Hi!! and Mrs, E- Booth, who billei-ed ;-he actors, '^lans fcr the Boxing Day Dance a'-ebe^ig finalized. F-oceeds from this dance gc toward ;-hc bursary the P.TA. presents every year. MrSiFellows reported the Dentcl Clinic had 83 rr.ombe'-a and -;-ha<- new X-ray and other equipment had bc.2r. t'-"chased- Dr. Oldfie!d no longer has his or.^ce ope;i on Mondays and Tuesdays, He is in the office on Fri-day onlyc The report from the School Board Meeting by Mr?, Nita Brown was read by Mrs. J, Hawksworthiiv'i'3 Soth Hiii of the program committee gave o mosi- Interesting talk on books and had a display In con-i^-'ion with Yoursg Ca^cda's Bcok Week,. There was a iso a repo-t from Mr. Don Morrison on the recreation;|, '.'n-s planned FR" the island ihis wii-iici-. He requested thil1- deiegotes from the P.TA, attend a forthcom-ing meeting and fiim to see just what this program had to offer both adults and children. After the meetingwas adjourned tea was served by Mrs. C. Stevens and Mrs: S. Anderson.

At the meeting of Branch 32 OA,P,0,,held Nov. 17 at St» George's Hall, iici'd a goo'l (••;t.^,dr:nt-:e dis"pl;-e i-he bad weathe". Mrs, Robt,- Thompson, Sidney, was in charge of Election of Officers for 196!,- Thefollowing slate was drawn: Mrs, Fred Goddard, President; Mrs., Jean Sewell, 1st Vice-pres., MrSi W ; Ash-biTy.- 2nd Vice-pros c Elsie Thackor, Sec,-Treasurer, re-olccted, Ex. '"o.nmittee: (CONT'D P,7)

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IN APPRECIATION

My daughter & I wish to thank Dr.Johnson, Or. Jarman, the formermatron/ the present matron/ the

jstaffat Lady Minto Hospital andjai l friends for their kindness to us^during the past few years and fortheir help and kindess in our presentbereavement.

Edmund Hugh Smith

Through the medium of DRIFTWOOD'my son Harry and I would like toexpress our heartfelt thanks to theVen c Archdeacon G.H.Holmes, Dr,Jarman, the matron ond staff ofthe Lady Minto Hospital, Branch"92 of the Canadian Legion and thelocal LA., i;-2 W A. of St.Georges' Church, and the manynumerous friends who sent iovelyflowers to my dear husbcni', thelate Herbert Ashby and to those whogave transportation so generously

Idur'ng his long illness., We are bothdeeply grateful to this kind-heart-ed community.

Ada Ashby

The Gulf Is'ands Camera Clubwishes to express their heartfeltthanks to a! I the people for theirsplendid support in turning out tosee tho first Picturama. A speciali-hanks to ail those who enteredpictures in the picturama . for with-out them we wouici not hcv(; had ashowc We are deeply grateful.

The Gulf Is'and-; Camera Club.Dr. T, Jan-cl'.,Pres.

W A N T E D

Woman to help with children andcleaning one day a weeks

PHONE: 79

A good home for our dog. Unableto take her to Victoria. Good withchifdren. Stays close to home.Contact Harry Banner. PHONE: 27

F O R R E N T

Three room furnished suite and 4-room unfurnished suite in Ganges,Also five housc-s, unfurnished, onemile from Ganges. PHONE: 220

L A N D A C TNOTICE OF INTENTION TOLEASE LAND - VICTORIA LANDRECORDING DISTRICTTake notice that Arthur LeonardYoung of Ganges, B.C., occu-pation Garage and Machine ShopOperator, intends to apply for alease of the following describedlands situate on 3ango; Harbourfronting on Lot 3^8 CowichanDistrict.. Ncri-l-i Saltspring Island:

Commencing a'i- a point distant330 feet on a bearing S. 51 51'E, from a posi planted at ;-he mostnortherly corner of Lot 318 Cowi-chan District; whence on a bear-ing S; 5T5TE, -For 500 feet;thence on a bearing S,-38"09'W,for 139 feet; thence on a bearingN,5^51'W, for 507.2i fee+vothe most southerly corner of Lot318 Cowichan District; thence ona bearing N.4r22'E, for 139.19feet, to the point of commence-ment, and conf•a'Ring 1.61 acres,for the purpose or' operating aMarine Service.

Arthur Leonard Youngper A,W.Woife-Miiner..B,C,L,S.

Agent,Dated November 1st, 1960.

T E N D E RThe So lisping island Fire Protect-ion District des^es tenders forhaulinc; ap;i.-oxima;-ely 1,000yards or gravel, orefarably in 5ycrd trucks „Lowest tender no;' necessari'y ac-cepted. Closing date November30th/ 1960, at noon,Address: Secretary

S.SJ. Fire ProtectionDistrictBox 121, Ganges, Bid

~p~o^~—K~^-K^I'!Z2 - r o o m f u l l y furnishedcottage centrally iocai-ed inGanges. Fiectricity, water and

I propane fcr hceit and cookingsupplied. PHONE: 62-M

N O T I C EMr. John F. Finnson will be call-ing at your house with samples ofJewellery, Watches, C!ocks,Electrical Goods,Repair work maybo o^vcn hSm '.'.'it'i confidence.

! Gulf b. Jeweller C,A.Mellish,

ELECTRICAL C ONTRACTORDENNIS GARDNER

INSTALLATIONS -REPAIRSRefrigerator RepairsP H O N E : 183-K

G.I. CHIMNEY SWEEPINGVACUUM EQUIPPED

STOVE & GUTTER CLEANINGServing the Gulf Islands

W,. G. M O S S OPGanges Phone: 1 1 1 -Q

HARRY'S WATER TAXI"Cracker jack" & "Crackeri;!!"

Ganges/Salt Spring IslandFishing Parties - $3.00 per hour

P H O N E 150

W . j . M 0 L L I S .:) NRoad & cement gravel - FillTopsoil - Shale - ExxavatingFreight - FREE E S T I M A 1

PHONE: 210-M or 235

R O B E R T R E Y N O L D SiDItching - Back Filling - i^xca-ratine) - Loading - Cement &Koad Gravel, Ganges, B.C,

P H O N E : 1_63-Q^ _____

DRESS DESIGNING& PATTERN MAKING

Day & Evening Classes given byE L T i N A E V A N SF H O N E : 197-Y

L- ....L-OJL. .-AJ. ....,.....i1000 watt Onan lighting plant-

'$75. 10 c-oss suffolk-hampshireewes bred to pure-bred Suffolk ram

| $15 per head, PHONE 24-ti[after 6. p.m.

Dairy co\'<-freshsns Dec 2ndP:'ONE: 18-G

Skating dress, size 12. 1 pr.figure skates-size 8; Excellentc.on 4on.. .Hp,NE..: 20.-T, _ ,

-COMil^^E^/cNTS~- -W

Nov.25-Rod &Gun Club-BanquetNov.26 United W.A; BazaarNoVt28-Evening Branch W A.

Annual MeetingNov.29-Tune In C.B.a-7:30 p,m,Nov.30-Annua! Meeting of the

Anglican V'/,A,

Thursday, N o v e m b e r , ;24, 1960: D R 1 F T 0 0 D Vol. 1, No.3J(5 Page 7

TWTOTCGUbOEANERSB . C . F U N E R A L C O . , L T D .

of Vi c t o r iaS e r v i n g the G u l f l s l a n d s

for many y e a r s .D.L. Good man of G a n g e sI s l a n d s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e .

PHONE: GANGES 100DAY OR NIGHT

Victoria - Phone: E V 6-3oCL5JJ

W E E K L YP I C K - U P & D E L I V E R Y

E V E R Y W E D N E S D A YP H O N E : 91

MOTHPROOFINGRENOVATIONS -ADDITIONS

CABINETS

FREE ESTIMATES

Ganges Phone: 29-M

in charge of the Carnival andMarcia Sober is convening thebazaar section.

(CONT'D FROM P. 5) OA.P.O....Mrs. M. Till, Mrs. B, Krebs / Mrs.F» Goddard, Mrs. G» Sewoll, Mrs.E. Thacker, Mrs- V'/.Ashbury. TeaConvener: Mrs. B. Krebs. tnt&rtain-ment: Mrs. W. Ashbury. Sewin9:Mrs. P. Gunterman.

Mr, Al. House was electedpresident of Social Credit: Group

\ 2, at a re-organising meeting held in Fuiford oni Monday evening, Nov, 21st. B.C. Hamilton was'elected Vico=presidsnt, and Mr« H( Faure, Sect-' treasurer. Mr. A.D. Dane was chairman of the

mooting prior to the election and declined to stand_...___________- as president again, owing to so

'The regular .monthly meeting of the Guild of Sun-shine was held in the .Board Room of Mahon, HaJI withthe President, Mrs. G. Lowe, in the chair and 16members present. Final arrange—msnts wsre made for the Fall Teaand Bazaar to be hs id in MahonHall on December 3rd. It wasdecided to give a donation of l l l 'JN

$25.00 towards the expenses of j-'L-1'-- ;a child who is seriously ill. The •-3- (1next meeting of the Guild to bo D ^l11

he d on December 13th will be -r^'-l--Tthe usual Christmas party l-o which 'Kil ^t^^i t l • • , , l • r • 1 —i i.'^^ "• r:'- '^\ *\the members invite,their friends .

S o l u t i o n to l a s t w e e k ' s many activities in the community.CROSSWORD PUZZLE Fuiford has always had a strong

._.,———,———^——'T"'-!! Social Credit group and eighteenLl l A -U'1) members have re-joined, with

new ccmsrs also entering. Thenext meeting will be held earlyin January as'- the home of Mr.& Mrs, Fourc on Isabella Pointroad, where it is hoped to havethe member for the Nanai.mo and

B r U R l G J O Y i M i E B A l Y i ^ i B i i , , , . . . r - u "•c'-iCyNyvTE-t'RNN^^ ls!ands rlc!mg/ frhe H0"-^10

'"''" ' Westwood , as speaker.

OJQ^ii EtgA N[NtulJ^gl'S'rTtNG: GOLDEN WEDDING..... In

| honour of the Golden Weddinganniversary of Mi'. & Mrs. P.W.

!N^ ^H-!:T [N};g^"E iR". rrE -irT ' iN^ .—^—._——..,.•• ;—_;--!—L-_t_^,-_-^ ^j ,Runacres of North End Rd. dinner

(•>•' 11 •• •l::---;: !'! ! • •was served to guests and members

A committee,1 was formed to packthe Christmas hampers. Mrs. B.,Krcb.s was tea hostess for theafternoon , __ _

S.S.HiGH SCHOOL N3 S by D.H.. Mr'). Seymour: he Id a meeting

on Nov. 17th for the parents ofthe Grade one pupils. She gavea demonstration arii-hmetic iosson, explained what was ; of the family at the United Church Hall In Ganges atexpected of children in Gi'ade one and answered the 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 22nd. This was followed by anparents questions. There was a very good turn out, open house held at i-he hail during ;he' afternoon andOnce a week, a cicss from.Grades 7-12 is to put on open house at the home in the evening.ap assembly in the 6th period. Last week on Friday, Among the many congratulatory messages werethe Grade 11's officiated at an assembly. Gladys messages of good wishes from Prime Minister John 'Patterson called.upon Allan Waterfall, the Grade 11 Dicfcnbaker, Premier W.A.C. Bennett, W.F. ;spokesman. Allan told the students that Bruce Muri- Matthews,, M.P., and the Reed family from Kinnaird,kamiand Robin Harrison had written a school song ; B.C. Many beautiful gifts were received including awhich the Grade It's assisted by the choir, wore motion picture anda record transcription from the ,,goin,3 to: sing and teach,to the other students. Shane absent daughter and family, Mr. &Mrs. R.D. ;.Heinekey played t.he piano and Susan Graham con- Spargo of Sydney, Australias ';ducted (-he singing. Organizing !-==:---::^" "' \ ."_ rJ \ \ / --=7T Out of town guests ,Jnc!"ded:,ifc;u rric;-iinying. ^igunizing i

F:'hG Cirnival Bazaar is undery „ it will be held in the School ,Dec. 7 in the evening. Henry

1 dwell and Duncan Hupburn aro

V A T R I ' C (CANADA) L T D .VACUUMS & FLOOR POLISHERSFor Home D e m o n s t r a t i o n

P H O N E : 235Sen Greenhough,Jr .Representative

hC' Al' JJ-j.y\JW H E N ' I N V I C T O R I A

ELIMINATE TRAFFIC WORRIES& . P A R K I N G PR O B L E M S

C A L L

EV 3-1121 . . : . EV 3-1121

>^ui ui luwii yut,»i»,»in-n;i-it.u;

Mrs, Les Reed, K i nna i rd, B.C.;Jim Runacres, Westview/ B.C.;

.Mr. & Mrs a. Art Runacres & familyCampbell River; (CONT'D P.8):

^ " W H E N ! V I C T O R I A '"'; 1 M A K E •• ; '• ••';''

T H E D O M i N I O N H O T E - L '• - ,-YOUR

H E A D' Q^- 0 A R T.d'R -S

^•tf.-hG Oii-nival Bazaar is under ( ^ \ / ' ( \\"' Mrs, Les Reed, Kinnaird, B.C.;'ay., it will be held in the School , j \.} - V.. _ j \ J \ \. JimRunacres, Westview, B.C.;

on Dec. 7 in the evening. Henry i..-• ;. ^j,Mr. & Mrs „, Art Runacres & family,

Caldwel! and Duncan Hupburn aro p ^ " ^ ^ ^ 1 0 1 ^ - ^ (CONT'D P.8):

(CONT'D FROM P.7) GOLDEN WEDDING....Mrs. iM. Darwin and Mr. & MrSc A. Baxter, No. Van- | Al! in orle successor to your Hand, Chain, Crosscutcouvcr; Ed. Runaeros, Bralorne, B.C.^Mr. & Mrs.A. ; and BIJCk saws ••• I^Hs ...» Bucks .... Limbs ...Chesterfield, Mercer Island, Wash. U.SA.; Mrs. 0. Undercuts ... Clears Land .. Prunes .,. PrecisionDafoe, Edmonton; Mrs. D, Maw/ Mr. & Mrs. R. cufs • • •• • t-^ves Mil! Edge ...... Only power saw]Baxter, Mr. & Mrs. W. McMullen & Linda, Mr. & | SAFE up 1N A TREE or °N A LA DDER ! Try itMrs. J. Reed & family, ali from Vancouver, [yourself . . . . S e ^ :; s t o d a y !

O N L Y $ 59.50including 16" Blade

FULFORD NEWSThe Burgoyne Bay United Church W A . held a

verysuccessful tea sale of work last Wednesday, atNancy's Coffeo Bar. The Bazaar was opened by theRev, Norah Hu.ghes/ who was introduced by the presi-dent of the W A . Mrs. C. Lee, The proceeds cameto $106. and a hearty vote of thanks go to all whohelped to make the day such a huge success; membersof the W .A. Mr i & Mrs. R. Patterson for the use of

ONS. i "/i;

-Y AtfJhSrli^f^ ^!

GROCERIES - MEATS - GENERAL MERCHANDISE

their rooms, and for the guests who came to join in the gave. a: free demonstration of her art at the St,fun of the fair.,».... .The cribbage tournament was George's Parish Hall last Wednesday afternoon.held in the Beaver Point Hal! on Saturday night, with Many ladies attended to see how simple it is to make-five tables in competition. Highest score for the ; your own patterns and design your own clothes. Mrs.evening went to Mrs. M, Samuel. Supper conveners I Evans, an expert teacher, has given lessons in Hoi-were Mrs., E. Campbel! and Mrs. F. Hall....... i.. land. South Africa and since coming to Canada EnAndrew and Peter Stevsns have returned home to \ 1950 has also taught in Toronto and Vancouver. SheBraver "oint safely after a rough trip up the East Coast ' is starting a class to be held on Wednesday after-in their former seine-boat, the Margaret B. which noons at the church hall and anyone interested isthey have sold to Norman and Leonard Lorenz of welcome to attend. The course wi l t take 13 weeksSointuk on the East Coast, The Stevens brothers were and will not be'held during the two weeks of theout in that bad storm of last Thursday and they went Christmas holiday season. Pupils will wcrk on theirthrough some wild seas. They returned via the own individual measurements, make their ownpassenger vessel Uchuck 3, 1c Kelsey Bay, and took patterns/ adopt those patterrsto suit any style desiredthe bus and ferries home from there on, after leaving ; and will c!so design their patterns to suit their ownthe Margaret B. with the new owners. •-—-——— •• ••• •••• •• • -—— particular figures. They will learn,c a..,. ,,Tho first snow of the seasonfell on the mountains on SaltspringIsland on Sunday, Nov, 20th. The2,329 ft. peak of Mi-, Brucc waspretty well covered , as also wasthe 1,972 ft. Mt. Sullivan. Anddown in Burgoyne Valley, the peakof Mti Bay nes (commonly calledMfc Maxwell) has a light covering.The snow is thought to be only afew inches in depi'h, according tothe Forest Service Rangor on theisland.

GA'NGBD A Y OR N I G H T

Connecting with coach line busat Swartz Bay daily except Wed.& Sunday. Bus leaves Ganges at7:30 a.m.,and 5:30 p.m. ,

jai l about fabrics cutting and sewing,hand many other helpful hints to aid injjsewing at home. Any additional in-' I formation may be gotten from Mrs.I Evans at 197 -Y.

OFFICIAL AAA STATIONCOMPLETE

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE jjIE L POWER SAWS

Mrs. Eitina Evanr., Dutch dressdesigner now living on Salt Spring INSTANT RADI 0 CONTACT

CHARTFR FIIGHTS GANGES PHONE •.3 7