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^rsdav. Doccmbor 14, 1961___________________________________Vol. 2 No. 39

CONCERT..... by music critic?... -My qualifications as a music ;critic leaves much to be desired.

' I don't know a pizzicato from apistachio nut and it wasn't untilrecently I found out a first violinsect-ion was anything else but thetop part of a fiddle. But this Iknow: Maurice Kushner/ of Nanai~mo, is a genius; Jack Scott shoulddo a column on this man; and theCanada Council policy makersshould have their pointed littleheads examined.

Last Sunday, the Nanaimo Sym-phony Orchestra, an all amatuer Igroup, gave a concert that shouldmake the professional orchestras Ilook to their laurels. The Nanaimoigroup played with a heart and sou I jmore professional than the profess-ionals.

Maestro Kushner, a magnetic,dynamic, extremely talented man,is the guiding light. His music,his life ond his philosophy shouldbe known throughout Canada. Itis a great story.

The Canada Council has moneyto give to symphony orchestras,but they have the foolish rule thattins money is too help professionalorchestras and they give none toso-called amatuer groups. Nanai-mo, which is so fortunate to havea man like Maurice Kushner, muststruggle to provide better musicfor people in this area. It is aunique orchestra that shouldn'tbe classified as "amatuer" and itdeserves the help of the CanadaCouncil; much more than Toronto

MS Vancouver or Victoria.

i'EB-B.YfAR.EA-BEDyCED FORSMALL TRUCKS........ The B .C.Toll Ferry Authority has announced!that trucks.and oi'hcr vehicles, '6000 Ibs. G.V.V/.or under, witha "C"or "A" licence, will now ;

pay the same (CONT'D TO P.2)

In spite of the off"the-top-o?-thc-hcad utterances of some peopiein the Gulf Islands, the proposed ferry terminal at Long Harbour makesgood sense and the idea is supported by a great number of Other Islandresidents as well as most of the residents on Salt Spring Island.

The plan of a direct, no-stop, fast ferry service from Long Harbourto Tsawwassen, with feeder ferries from the Other Islands to LongHarbour, has a lot of merit and should not be dismissed off-handedlyby people who still think in terms of o little combination mail-frcight-passcngcr boat jogging from Vancouver to all the islands and back toVancouver; a tedious, tiresome [ourney as outmoded as the stagecoachand which delivers me!! at about the speed of the Pony Express (eightdays from St. Joseph, Mo. to Sacramento, Calif. - only a little slowerthan from Vancouver to Saturna Is. on many occasions.)

The obvious reason for all types of transportation, in these moderntimes, is to move masses of people speedily and as cheaply as possible.This is cxacily i'ho thinking of the B.C. Toll Ferry Authority - to giveus fast, frequent service. The Long Harbour plan docs this.

A ferry ride, from, for example, Montague Harbour, Gaiiano Is.to Long Harbour by sh'Jttle and then to Tsav/v/assen will get the peopleof Gaiiano i'o and from Vancouver in less time than it did them whenthe " Island Princess" was doing the trip to Sturdier Bay from Stcveston.These same people an Galicno will be cblo i-o get to Victoria fasterand many times ecch day by Long Harbour and Isabella Point than theycan a'o today with 'rheir Infrequent direct service.

We arc not saying the "Island Princes;" was not important to theIslands or that the B.C. Toll Authority will solve all our problems witha ferry terminal at Long Harbour. The big, big problem of economicalfreight to the Other islands is not solved and this wii! have to be solvedby the Government since private enterprise can no longer do it. Butwe do say the long Harbour Plan, is a step m the right direction.

The B.C. Toil Ferry Authority is charged with the responsibilityof providing us v/ith fast/ frequent ferry service and we believe theyarc making svery effort to do so. They have no reason to do otherwisefor that is the only reason for their existence. If, after a reasonablelength of time, for an/ reason, poor management or otherwise, they donot come up with a f as \,frequent, cconcmica! service, then it wil! bethe time to scream at Victoria. Bu'i' until they have had the chance toprove thcmseivcs,. they should be supported by all fair-minded peopleand not harassed by little pressure groups who can see no idea buttheir own.

The Salt Spring Island Chamber of Commerce has gone on recordas highly approving the Long Harbour Plan by sending a letter to Mr.Ron Worley of the Toll Authority stating their support for the plan. Itreads, in part: ".. .thai-such a plan has the whole-hearted and unan-imous supper; of the Chamber. The logic and practical reasons for

such a link are self-evident and we feel thar your efficient planningdepartment no doubt has covered all the benefits. .. ."

The letter also panted out the advantages this service wouldhave for the people of the Duncan-Crofto.i-Chcmainus area. Si;ch

a service would g!vc them a much faster link to the lower mainland,

the U.S.A. Bo:-dcr and uo the Fraser Valley than (CONT'D TO P. 2)

Thursday/ D e c e m b e r 14, 1961 D R I F T W 0 0 D Vol. 2 No. 39 Pago 2

^HARMACYG U L F I S L A N D S

accompanied by an accordion.For many of these man, in the evening of

their life, this is a break in a rather monotonousexistence and they look forward eagerly for thecoming of these two giris every Sunday cftcrnoon.'«/'"

&

NG A L L THE

CANDY FOR CHRISTMASASSORTED NUTS

B O X E S OF C H O C O L A T E S1/2 !b. 1 Ib. 2 Ib. FyLFORCy. • • •The monthly meeting of the South

Salt Spring V'/'.i.was held at Dromoro, on Thursday,Doc. 7th. with 15 members end three visitorspresent. Mrs. Ms Gyves, president of the W.j.presented the retiring president, Mrs. R. Lcc, andthe retiring secretary - treasurer, Mrs. D.SIing^M;,each with a girt on behalf of the members, in ^

FERRY FARES REDUCED FOR SMALL TRUCKS ...... appreciation of their past services. , .

^ DUNCAN, PAGE & SHAW BLACK MAGIC

^ A L S OTHE LARGEST BAR WE HAVE EVER STOCKED

400 GRAMS (Approx. 14 oz.)PURE SW i S S C H O C 0 LAY E - • $ 1 . 6 0

Margaret Woiis, Prop._______ Phone: 86

CONT'D P. 1).. „ . . . r. .fare as a regular passenger ' ' Many interesting items were read from the W.I.car i. Before this announcement, trucks of this | News I otter, cr.d the Ct-nvcric's reports showed an ;

.weight were paying $1 .80, including driver. Now i active and busy pas;', present and future for the mem-thc fare will be .75 for the truck and .25 for the I bers. A donation to the local Hospital has been madedriver, providing the truck drive;- buys commuter and various other doncticrs to organizations given.tickets. I Plans for the children's Christmas party en Dec. 16th

Many people thought the old rate -\ : '• in the Fulford rial! were made, andwas discriinatory against smal! farmers '• \ ^ /^ Santa Claus hns notified the mem-and other people who used their "C" ' \ :':P(V'/r \w bers that he will be there with bells

' S. •'-I »"•'•» I.'' /''"'•*—

licenced vehicle as a passenger car. ;' c^u U on. Nancy Patterson is convenorTha matter was brought to the attent- 1 /-^ for the children's party, and thereion of the Tol! Authority by the 5.S.l. \" ^-^HRISTMAS wii! be films shown and refreshmentsFcrmer's institute. The Chamber of : V ^-^ after the excitement has simmeredCommerce and other groups through" ^J^ L \\ down. Mrs. F.LJackson, who isout the Gulf Islands. / ' ^\G^AY^\v convenor for Christmas gifts to shut"

.—- —.-.——————______ / Y.a. S^ ^\^ ins, would iike to have the cookies

(LONG HARBOUR PLAN CONT'D } | - "'- at her place on Dec. 18th. and sheFROM P. 1)..«......any present .ee that they are ..'J andwi lseryicG.S'hcy mayi now use. The actualmileage from Duncan to Tsawwassen,via Long Harbour, is half the distancefrom Duncan to Horseshoe Bay, v.i,aNanai.iTio,

doiivcred at the right time.A ;;aie of p!nnts followed the

meeting and refreshments were •served by Mrs. A.Davis end Mrs.V. McClaron.

The Tsawwcssen-Sidney Ferrywill have two extra runs on Tuesday,Dec. 26th. There wii I be a 11:00pm. boat and a 1:00 am (that'sreally the morning of the 27th)sailing from both ports.

•.:, , Mr .•.Chester Williams, President,cf;thc Gaiiano Chamber of Commercesaid in his fine letter in the "GulfInlander": "it is doubtful that they , ^can come up with a solution favourable ' l 'to ALL Islanders, but it is hoped thatthe primary objective of.a fast con-nection with the Mainland can be accomplishedwithout jeopardizing our service to Vancouver Island."

PH L'3 JINGLEThey say the population arow.'h is chronicthere's too much love ^-'ict's not piai-onic;the difficult thing, OJ Science sees,is putting a stop to the birds and bees.

: That is the goal the Toll Ferry Authority isworking toward. Let's give, them the chance.

, Two young girls, Joyce Tduber and Linda N050!of the Bible Chapel, go to Dr. A. Francis' Hosp-ital every Sunday of ""cr noon and 1-===—-— ——=---conduct a; songfcst for the old ,|| nLJL'VIl"1

The return of the "Motor Princes'-," to her re-. '..:.. •i •__J- gu!a." run wii I be dc'aycd because"^nrU /iF1! of additiono'i work being done. It

riLJ V tL r1 rInlVlu •s hoped tho "Motor Princess "Wii IGRAIN FED BEEF & PORK be back on duty by Christmas.

gentlemen there. The men, singingat the top of their voices, for manyjarc hard of hearing, join with thestaff, in hymns and old favorites,

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LETTERS TO THiE :;).iTOR DEPy... ...» ^/EDNESPAY - °:00 am to 6 pm& Re University Teaching , After 6 by appointment onSy."Osar-Str:' We ca-. c.gfc-; cr'.d dis- PHONE: 40 "Monday v;-iru Weds,

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SPEC IA L! Z i N G i N : '"or many y e a r sISTEAM PERMANENTS - DYEINGll D. L. Goodman of G a n g e sCOLDWAVES - RINSING i s l a n d - R e p r e s e n t a t i v eCUTTSNG AND ' , STYLING. PHON,:: Ca-.ocs 100

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re'iqic'JS '.."rttinas of the Chrisiicnswe;'c destroyed t CcnsI-cr.;inQ and

^Dsar-Str':' We ca-'. c.g-c;:; cr'id dis- , |PflONE: 40 -Mondc'/ v^ru Weds, ^ s'ooqe, an Eg'/p^an nan-.sdaer^wi'-K K-I R,, Scu-dilLr;. IPHONE: 220 - othe.- '(',me-i. '. Eusabius gavs u3 a new c;'aed/ Ths, : ' We c-^'tgi-cs id the .ex^nt Yhat|!. .SATiSFACTSON GUARANTEED_|| Triniyy, C'^rlst had no creed and 'the '*e a'; '-"iir:;; of Lcti'';, modern Greek, and French, d o d i d not require crse, :

(SC-lb@W H E N IN V I C T O R I A .ELIMINATE TRAFFi :" WG: •;L£S

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no'i" jusfity any enforced negicci' of other necessarystudli"";. As '';c- En^ilsh, :i' ^ not ny nJrivG language,iiut^hovin;! barned it side; by sids with French and

'Latin, ! r''"r'•\ 5t i^cfui iii an c»glish speaking country.WS:-:rc '-"rench is spoken. I addressed a nativo in

English cbout feu;- years 0.20. His ansv/c:- was a Ep^'rii'3 grimace and an explosion which sounded like"Anglais".' At'tha!" momer.i'' I considered it advisableto :F."6ncunce my nam^ and i-o v/ritc it in-it's Frenchform. ' -•;;•'

V/e are iridsb-i-cd 'o the clei-gy of the early RomanChcrch fcr i-hesc vc:"la^ior.- in ionguage wh!cl's i?;;; ^we?*- <?nd soiiih of :-hc "hine. A:, ic'i'c cs the tc"''"n re:--tu-y,. one could travel n-cm 'rcl'-'nd to th« Danube anchave il'-tle cr no iingu''?tic difficulty cis c!d R'Ji-s^cnrold G"rnicn, cl^ Greek, o'.d Austrian, c'd ^alicn,'o!d f'rench •y.d C;-':'iish,. as well as Poi-tu^ucsc ard.Spanish we"-" one fangiJoge.- . ;•'"; • :^ \- , ..

'If !-.^str;y prior to 1900 w^-c cbolished for tho or-dinary stud".n';s, ;;• \Y-'. "Jid '-hen be impossible for i'hsccn'Tcn poopi.e '0 1;^;" •;.'.'J i:Lih about thepas'-. ;r. foct it is nov/ necessa-y to road betwesn theliner !'c Seorn 'IC/A' rr,i:ch the cL;'gy i;-!l-e i:or'-:d, by sinsof omissio.. anci Gominissir-n-. Even Cxfo-a crid Cam-lsi»5^»<»i.-» • »«»^*-»-i i f .--^<"t»' '.'<-l-iA?»- ^ ' • ^ ^ ' . • / ^ t

This new Roncn cdlticn of Ch'istlanlty whichbecame taw at the poin.' of ^he sword wqs copiedfrom the beliefs of the Fnarcahs of Egypt who taughttheir subjects the theo-y of infaiijbiiity end divineright.

T'-.c.-c b no reason fcr such beliefs from the '•each-ings of Jc'sus, or from Palestine the home of Ch;-ist-ian?!-y

if ;he te lmg of History prior to 1900 were a-j bo! shed rhcs'-; "deliberate" mistqkes from rhe pastI v'o', 'c! c"'iitinua with us indefinitely, so it is cssen-| ;io' then- they be corrested before wo everi think of

! drop^inri hl'-k-ry ?rcm a^y of oui- Curriculas.(^gnpd) D.S.Morrison (English), Maurecon (French),Morcf'ni (At'sir^), Mcric-sr.i (Vatica;;), Morazcn

3 and iVicxic ;•;•)) r< ;(S^.an;;h, ?O",'JCI':C;

hcivc; hsard the B .C . Oi I Company havspic.'i.. 1''- e/ec!" C!L TANK? on the wcterfronr in thevicinity of /''lari.-i;'; lies!1, ! p'-esuns :-hat thess T/\NKS\v\\. b.--' ;-' f'l-'.S v; :'.'/ c? .--J- ^hr>-"Jch highway.

''Dear Sh:

['';;•; '. : l'h'3 i'weive ye :-; tha'.' 1 h^ve lived c-n Salt5priri-j iSn, thera has been mc'i'iy improvements. We

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m'-'o, d^e. to severe.) m-.ie'ir. i and G lot of herd workbridge werrJi.-r.dsr''their CG.n':ic! to:' s-> ;T.Cir.y conturies by ComrRi;;-oe;, 'a i'.ospitc'/ gccd Ferry service, water"that the !c^nC)U^:^swo3•cor^.'^i'^te!yRorl-.'"::ii-.le'-i ^<-'ng be- work; . a r'.'^'/^'.^i-.iS pa.'k, o iibrary, and good roads.fore cdUcctiJi-i became g i-ierai ^"id the pcop^ ws;'e ] Q'J;- Ch^rr.ber .-;." Corrimarce h'-!- worked hard •;o im-forced to accept ths Romanised edition. The;-Q is c | crova c"" ls::,,;:d. ;'/»/ first contact with these publicrea"on, ' •''' '"••: '' - | ir^r-ded cl^-sr.s wa"i '•••hen b-ie merpiber called at my

Dui^ng the reign of the srurderer.- Eirpft'or Con- i home '•a gst my views en fcn'nip.g d Fire D'strict.star.tine.. who difd in 337 A\D, nearly all of i-he Thrcuch Thai- e.i-.dRGvour, (CO^IT'I? TO P. •'.:,

SERVING THE GUL

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••SL/'./VOS SiNCE 19G7ILE STOCKS ARE COMPL

ICHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS-PAR'Y FAVORS'TABLE DECORATIONS -CARDS-GIFT WRAPPINGSTOYS-DOLLS-GAMES FOR CHILDREN 6; ADULTS t

Thursday, D e c e m b e r 14, 1961 D R I F T W 0 0 D Vo No.39 Page 4

1006 GoVernment St. \/P>ione:

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Ganges pnone: 84 SREE MOTHPROOFING(LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CONT'D P. 3). »., , . . . a. idinner and tl-;c. Poppy Canvass. This yecr the pro-jdinner and the. Poppy Canvass. This yecr the pro-we now have a modern fire •iruc!< end the nsw fire : jceeds from the sale or poppies topped Scsi year's ^hall is nearly completed. During the past yeor rock itotal by some $20.was removed in Ganges for more parking and the The Christrrics Stocking Contest is now well under-flower boxes wcro installed,, The handsome direct- way. The response to the appeal for gifts for theiona! sicns fc" resorts are now bainf) erected and the locking has been outstanding. The winning ticketsproject l-o fiil in a pork craa behind the flower boxes jv/ili be draw:', on Saturday, December 15th at theis continual iy being bro'Jc'hi- be'Fcre the Government, j Legion's Annual Christmas Party.

" '1, personally, would co cnything possible to as- Members doncted generously to the Christmas .s!st anyone In establishing a business, sxcepi a Hamper Shower. Sevcroi donations were turned in tobusiness that- would be an eye'-ore to our Village. 1 the Home Service Aid convener. Election of officerswould suggest thai' the B..A. Oil Company beappi'cc-"h-|wiii be held at the January 9th meeting.ed with the idea of under-ground tanks or constructed " " - - - " ' .so as to be out of sight of traffic on our highway. CHRISTMAS SHIP ACOMING S With Christmas ,(signed) J.H. Lamb." music/ h-ee and lights, with Santa Claus and a thou-

r.a.-id begs of Christmas treats, Bellingham Junior"" Over 30 members turned out for tr"3 regular Chci.iber of Commerce's llth annual "Christmas Ship"monthly meeting of the Laaies Auxllii.i.-y 10 '.-i-.c Royc •\ tics set December 15-17 for its annual island-hopping

, — _ - — 'jcruise. This year's internationalCanadian Legion on December 5tn.Mi-3, V'/'t Jackson wcs in the chair,Two new members we'-e InstaliedrA generous gif;' of money wcs re~ceived from Branch 92 - i-his ic beused for "extras" for Sa'i- Spring

cruise will include 12 American, and.'Ccnadian Islands in the 5an Juan ;

G A Y C E N T R E P I E C E SOR MAN": El. DECORATIONS

, FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON! , - „ , , , „JGU.LF E L A N D S ^ F L O R I S T . ^d Gulf islcnd Group. ^

ni i TO Christmas Snip Chairman is Jerryl-none: I I o . , . . ,1, , „ •Lybeck, assisted by Lou Beresovoy,

Gangeg

Island men who are hospitalized fn the Veterans' "v! .^ hocdsd the project last year. The ChristmasHospital, Victoria, over Christmas. Special parcels Sh:ip, (the 73-Foot P.A.F. Cannery Tender/ "Karlac")wll! be packed fc- cac!, nai-iont, containing socks/ '-hen he.nd'- S.,!-o Ccnadiai"! waters with stops scheduledsmokes, dates, candies, cookies, oranQ3S, Rfc. fc" ;/\c"n2, Galiono, N. Fender, Saltspring and

Mrs. Loosmore ri'cdc fc'Jr vis?^ to the Lady S'-^urna Viands r.Minto Hospital during November, seeing (J tol-al of RGtu-n'ng to American waters rhc Christmas Ship18 patients, Mrs. An- Young visited the men in the will stop at Waidron, San Juan, Orcas, Shaw andDr» Francis i-bsp'itai on bshnlf of i!-;" Auxiliary- Di-c Lopex isinnJs, befc-c retrrnino to BeISingham.and Mrs. Bradiey made ti;-e'.;' h-ips to Victcria to The Chrism-is Ship project is put on each year byvisit at the Veterans Hc-'spil-oi. Eleven pairs of hand ihe Jc.'/ce.e C!uh with financia! assistance from theknitted socks were turned In for disinbution by: the Rei-cii Tiadc'-) Division of the Bellingham Chamber ofhospital visitors, as we! i cs a lap robe Commc.cc. The Christmas Ship is provided again this

Repgirts were, recejyr'd_pnJ:he NgYemb.erJJth._ ynor by Pcicific^American (CONT'D TO P. 5)

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SUBSCRIPTION PRICES:ANYWHERE IN CANADA-^50FOREIGN------- $3.00

PER Y 'cAn KINDLY COMPLETETHE FORM AND MAIL OR BRING !N TO -DRIFT/-/OOD - BOX 250, Ganges, S.C.

(CHRISTMAS SHIP ACOMING CONFisheries of Belilngham»

While exact scheduling of the island stops isnot yet corr.pletei, ths list of Islands is believed tobe corr.^IciS. Com'^'.-'te .'ntctive time sch'e'duleswill be announced by Ncv/spapers, radio end tele-vision stations throughout the Northwest Washing'i'onand lower ^•itish Columbia area as the cruise datesdraw nearer. Actu '" opera; ing schedules will be re1}vised as weather conditions necessitate once thecruise begins., v/irh revisions to be announced onmajor rac^o station: throughout the Northwest. Wash-ington/ Vancouver arec and Victoria radio stations.

That cactus plants grow wild.in the Gulf Islands and therocky inlet on the Eastshore of Fulford Harbour iscovered with them.

This is a good time to sec usfor low-price small acrcage-13 acres, 3 cleared for $2750.11 acres bush land for $1200.These will not be availablecome summer. . '

BROV/: .!-^V!•::S;• E^CAGEM^-'T AN:-'OUNCE DMr. Ciid Mrs. Alfred M. Brown announce the

engagsment of their elder daughter, Josettc Ellen,to-Mr. Jarl Whis;- of Kamioops/ son of Mri and Mrs.J A. Whistof Oslo Norway. The wedding will takeplace ar 3:00 p.m. Dec. 29th. at St. Mark'sAnglican Church/ Sail Spring Island.

C H A R L E S R . HORELN O T A R Y PUBLIC

W i l l s - M o r t g a g e sConveyancing - Documents

PHONE: 52 "

Com'm_umg_thc_ Journal of Anthony Tripp, saidto have been found with sundry letters in rubbishremoved fi-or"i a derci?ct farm on Maxwell Mountain,Salt Spring Island, 1959, _______

aoofMay/isoyccont ar., The wo-mth of the welcome given at the Cabin to the Visitors made up for what was lacking in Dignity,

for Mr, Ck'ncy presented the oddest F'ghi- attired in his purple waistcoat and wearing his gold chain buticcki-i'3 -; shhr. Naverthoiess, the bow ho' gave wcs ample'arid dramatic, as befitted a former Actor. Itseemed to me that Mary had difficulty in restraining a smile of amusement but she talked easily with himthe while my t^her and Ccpn. Tairblyr exchanged greetings. The usually Boisterous Capn. showed agentleness odd to him and it was obvious his sharp eyes had not missed the change in my father/ whogrows very frail. ' ' :

Mr. Clancy dished out the Tea wl^i a ladle and after a few sips and much blowing out of the cheeks,Capn. Tamblyn said with a huge wink tie Australians had schooled us well, as the Settler's Tea of SaltSorin g had achieved a reputation for strength, body and character, due no (Cv(CONT'DTOP.T)

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N O T I C E SF O R S A L

Panclray rockgas heater. Jollyjumper/ Baby-Tend aand baby'sstroller' & car seat.

P H O N E : 15-0

It is v/ith pleasure that we advisethat we have turned over ourgarbage pick-up service to Mr.Wally Rogers. Mr. Rogers willcommence the service earl/ inJanuary, 1962c Wo wish to thanki

2 floor furnaces, 30,000 B.TJLL$20.00 each.

P H O N E : 181-A

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORDENNiS GARDNER

INSTALLATIONS - REPAIRSRefrigerator Repairs

P H O N E : 183 - !<our customers for their co-opcrat-j|ion during the past months we |ioperated the service and trustthey may offer Mr. Rogers thesame co-operation. We wouldlike to take this opportunity towish you a very Merry Christmasand Happy and Prosperous NewYear.

The perfect Christmas Gift - Giftcoupons for Taxi Serviceand up - BILL'S TAXI

P H O N E : 25

$2.50

Two good 6e70-15 tires and tubes(unpunctured) $10.00 per set. Twoextra tube's free if both sets bought.MR. LAMBERT-VESUVIUS

PHONE: 245-M

R N i E B O O T HPLUMSiNG & HEATING

INSTALLATIONS -REPAIRSFREE E S T I M A T E S 'P H O N E : 130

McCOLL and FLEMING GULF PLUMBING & HEATING———-————————————-! FRED LUDDiNGTONStarting January 2, 1952 theschedule for your garbage pick-up by me will be:FOR SALE OR RENT

Furnace & Oi! Burner ServiceFREE E S T I M A T E S

P H O N E : 62-MMonday - Ceniral to Vesuvius .Tuesday ~ from Centra! South toand including Upper Ganges Rd,Wednesday " from Upper GangesRoad to the Cenotaph.Thursday •'• froii-i ihc Cenotaph,south to Cusheon Lake Rd. includeing Beddis Rd./Scott Rd. andChurchill Rd-- 1st Tucs of each

27ft. house-trailer, nicely fur-nished v/ith propane stove, fridge,bed-chesterfield, double bed,table and chairs,duo-therm heater,lots of cupboard and closet space.Sale Price $1900.

P H O N E : 62-M

W A N T E D

GEORGESON'S BOATSWATER TAXi & WORK BOATS

PHONE AGENTS C :J: R TAXI

!-,G A N G E S , B .C

HARRY'S WATER TAXI'Crackerjack" & "Cracker j ill"

Ganges, Salt Spring IslandP H O N E : 150month.

PHONE: 1 79-K The rates as follows: Weekly [^=========.==-———Hay wanted„--.,..........._. p;ck-up: $3.00 per month W . J . M O L L f S O N

Concrete Mixer in good order . Every 2-week pick-up-$5.00 per Road & cement gravel-Fill - Top{P H O N E : 67-K 3 months. Once per month pick-soil - Shale Excavating - Freight^=—^—— ——=.-. ^ _ ^3.QO per 3 months. A singleAgcnt: B-A OIL P R O D U C T S

-. l" pick-up - $1.25 minimum. | _ P H O N E : 210-M'A^d^o^^a^pww'-^'™ The above rates ore for pick-up -———sentimental value - Reword. "f ON^ REGULATION SIZE . NEW TYPE BACK HOE

P H O N E - 146-0 GARBAGE CAN. An extra t^RONT END LOADI NG & DIGGEPJ^^-^—.-^-__._-__^"--.. charge will be made on Christ- || NOW AVAILABLE FOR WELLS -

N 0 T 'I C E --- ——---! mas trees (.25 each minimum) il DITCHES-SEPTIC TANKS, ETC.WALLY ROGERS • : li FOR DETAILS PHONE: 210-M

The Rod and Gun Club 2, nd Turkey^

Shoot or the season , this coming The Credit Union Office will beSunday, December 17th, '12:30 p.m.open every Monday and Thursday!at Rifle Range, Scott Rd., Hours 10 am. " 12 noon andVariety of shoots for everyone. 1 prrii " 5 prrii

R . K. P R S C EG E N E R A L H A U L I N GROAD & CEMENT GRAVEL

P H O N E : 95-Y

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Will the lady who bought a cakeat the United Church Bazaarkindly return f-he cake tin to theChurch or Phono 127-M

COMING E V E N T S :Bingo-Catholic Church

Hall• Square Dance Xmas

Party - Mahon Hall —• Cribbagc-Beaver Point

Hal! - 8:15 p.m.- P.T A.-Home Ec. room

- School- BibI

ii\)EW or U S E D S M A L L C A R S"FOR A GOOD DEAL MORE-FOR A GOOD DEAL LESS"

^ay Williams - Phone EV 4-T144(OL50N MOTORS-Victoria, B.C^K-9 M0^ or p0^5 ncw has new

modern oil-heated, fire proofkennels for your pets. j D I C 1 • S :< /\D L 0 & t .V .

MRS. J. HAWKSWORTH i . ^: m^m^^r^———-—.- - - ..-_.-- j; ,'->CROS^ I-ROM TRADING CO.Chapel s Xmas Programme -Manor, ,ial! - /:30 p.m. ^ BROUGHT IN TESTED FREE

O.A.P.O. Meeting - Parish Hall - 2:00 p.m. PHONE: 244 PHONE: 244

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(JOURNAL OF ANTHONY TRiPP<^|NT'D FROM P. 5)............doubt to the custom of boiling it iniron crocks, thus releasing all the j G a n g e sEssence of the Herb. Whatever thc-L__Truth of the matter/ the brev/ certainly loosened theCapn's tsngue and he recounted some of the ncv/s ofVictoria". And before 1 write further, i must notethat Ma;-y said only those Settlers from the more re-mote and outiying parts, like Salt Spring/ still re-ferred to Victoria as "For!- Victoria" but she supposedthe hcbi; would die hard.

Capn. Tamblyn expressed a great interest in theBusiness activities of a Mr. Fulton, who was sendinga consignment of canned fresh salmon to Duncdin/New Zealand, per the S.S. "Parisian" Capn. Ross,Master, lying at the Royal Roods, the salmon havingbeen loaded at Burrand Inlet. He doubted if therewas any Profit to be had in this export and did notthink it would ever reach Icrge proportions. Never-theless, any new line of Business was always a mat-ter fcr Cogitation. And speaking of Busines he

P h o n e : 29-M

OAK BAYLO C KERS

2044 Oak Bay Avenue-Victoria."FOR FINE MEATS AND

FROZEN FOODSDELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR"

ICE CREAM YULE LOGS - $1.25NEXT DELIVERY DATE-DEC.18th ^PHONE: Telephone answeringService - G A N G E S 235

Our next issue/ on December21st., will be our big Christmasissue and it will be the last issueof this year. The DRIFTWOODoffice & Bookstore will be closed

from Dec. 24th through January 1st. Our nextissue will be on Jan a 4th.

Our Christmas issue v/il! be the last distributedfree. The subscription charge, beginning with thefirst issue in January, will be $2.50 per year forresidents cf Salt Spring Island.

For quality gifts.. .see this year's fabulousarray of modern electric appliances.

To get n-iorc out of life.. .get the most out ofelectricity.

THOMAS JOHN GARVEYThomas Garvcy, a ten year resident of Salt

Spring Island, passed away at his home in Vesuvius i;

on Dec. 7th. " ' -:

Mr. Garvcy was born in Maqu?/ Michigan, U.SAien Dec. 10th/ 1879. He is survived by his sister, -•Mrs. Kctc Hcnderson, of Vesuvius. ' — ''•'

Funeral services were held (CONT'D TO P. 8)

wondered what the future held in store for Sn!t Spring.'SL-a; the activities of the Indian Raiders had interfered 'iSJ.'":?^seriously with the sending of Beefs to Victoria. Inthe course of a gossip with Mr. i-iutchinson, ofHutchinson and C' ,, Wharf Street, Buyers of FatCattle/ he had been told that failing a rcguiar andsufficient supply/ there had been no Alternative butjSj-N,,to seek other sources. As a consequence, he hadEot. of Mr. Cross, Oregon,, no less than 35 head ofBeefs, one of which when butchered and dressed,weighed ell of 1100 pounds.

Later, Mr, Clancy mentioned his intention ofseeking a position as a Tutor at some School in SanFrancisco or of trying his luck once again in Barker-jvilk, Ccpn. Tamblyn opined it to be good Strategy) |hs.to try Sen Francisco first, as a quick passage there j ^'•'^'_______________

could be had from Victoria for $30. whereas the YOU GIVE SO MUCH MOREfare by Bernards Stages to Soda Creek was a s much WHEN TH^ GIFT IS ELECTRICas $60. and to Barkcrville no less than $85. There's a special kind of excitement in electrical

! was intrigued to hear that seamanship end ^^_ .Christmas-bright and beautiful.. .with thesailing vessels have become so good, a journey mayf promise of easier, happier living throughout thenow be made from Burrard Inlet to Port Adelaide, j ^^ year, indeed for many years to come.Southern Australia, in no less than from 68 to 78A^s, depending on the wind. Capn. Tamblyn iscertain that sail will hold it's own for a very longtime to come. (TO BE CONTINUED)

Mr. R. Sounders, P. Eng./ Civil Service in Ottawa^;cnroute Victoria-Vancouver"^^! B.C. on a bus;- i ;| ;yness trip, spent last week-end with his parents, J ^O;!')Mr. & Mrs. W.H. Sounders cf Ganges. [J

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VH.IUU UUU1' NOW FEATURING...

STAMPS FOR COLLECTORS,DUPLICATES FROM A PRIZE PRIVATE COLLECT-!I ON, AT PRICES FAR BELOW CATALOGUEVALUES - PACKETS: 10<: - $1.00

GROCERIES - MEATS - GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

A'FEWMUS T I L L A V AG O O D S T O C K

LA B L E ! 'OF C H I L D R E N ' S

THIS SPECA D U L T S ' B O O K S . I D E A L FORi. C H R I S T M A S G i F T S . Tnnr nnvi'j nhb hJ'v-i,

LATE NEWS FLASH .. ..The Christmas ship will ar-rive in Ganges on Sat., Dec. 16th at 5:30 p.m. As{•he ship is arriving after dark, Santa Ciaus willmeet the children of S.S.I. In Mouat's parking lot ' i'and ro child-on \v;i! be allowed on the dock. it •' '•was hoped ti'.c ship wo'..'id a»Tlve in the daytime, butthe tight schedule will not permit this.

(THOMAS JOHN GARVHY CONT'D P. 7),on Dec. 9th at Our Lady of Groce Church,' Ganges/with Fai'her Mudge officiating. BurialVcs in theRoman Catholic section cf Union Cemet(.;ry, withHayv/crd's Funeral Home arranging. Pa'lbccrcrs'were: Wm» Maci'ic, Jock Richardson, S'cwcrt Bit-''tancouri- and D. Goodman.

it has come to our cttentio-i that in the past monthsome sheep have been killed by dogs in 'he Scott. .Point area. Let's us again remind cvcryopc thatunder the Sheep Protection Act it is unlawful to al-low dogs to run !oosc, Dogs may be destroyed iffound worrying sheep., A dog can carseo grew a-mo'Jir;- o^ dcin'a^G.. an-! the ownc- '.^ liable for thisda-nagc. While we c;"o en the subject, any dog overfour months old must have a .licence, anywhere inthis Pi-ovIncG, 1962 Jogdiccr.ccs (end, incidentily,business trade licencas) will be due on Jan. 1st. ,Get your licences at the Provincial Tax Assessor'sOffice „

C H U R C H S E R V I C E S , Sunday, December Hth.ANGLICAN:' :. .:

ST. MARKS - Mali ns 11:00 a.m.ST. GEORGES " Hoiy Communion - 8:30 a.m.

Evensong - 7:30 p.m. : :ST. MARKS - Evensong - 2:30 p.m. '

U N I T E D : Ganges - 11:00 a.m.R O M A N C A T H O L I C : • • • • • ' • '

Our Lady of Grace - Holy Mass - 10:45 a.m.CHRISTIAN SCIENCE GROUP: •

Mahon Hall " ' 1:00 a.m. " :

JEHOVAH WITNESSES:MahonHoll •- 2:00 p.m.- ' ;; - •

BIBLE CHAPEL: • • ' ' ; ": •Mr. Gicn Alien, resident at Harbour 1-buse Hotel 10:'30 a^m. Sunday School & 7:30 p.m.

since las',' Spring, suffered a fatal heert attack Tues- ';"' at Mahon Hall.• day.evening. Dec, 12th. He was 78 years old. '' - - - - " - - - - - — - - - — — - - —

-Mr » Alton, a retired C .P.R. railroad man/ fell TTic first of the season Turkey Shoot, held by thein love with this Island, its way of life, and enjoyed, Rod and Gun Club saw three men walk off with sixthe people he had met- He wili be buried here. prizes. Louis Lorentzcn won two turkeys as did

Funeral services , conducted by Archdeacon G. Johnny Bcnnctt and Fred Morris. Mrs. J. BcnnettH.Holmcs, will be held at St. Georgs's at 2:00 pm. won a Ladies' shoot. A Junior competition was wontoday, Thursday, Doc. '14th, Burial will be at the by Richard Wells. Vie Jackson copped a secondAnglican Cemetery/ with arrangements by Haywards. prizec. ,

Mr. Alien is survived by two n~ z—' ' " ' ' • . '~y / ~ )' Th'3 second shoot will be held ../ :'."-">. T V T /Y^I i;- • '.'. '..•'^ i-—^ T r T

sons in Toronto end a daughter In |0|) j i iff"" V I t^ls comln9 Sunday at the newNew York State. One of his sons i':Ql'\ ^ :| V~ ' A j rifle range on Scott Road. The?s Raiph Ailcn, well-known :—yi l-)j-! u L! 1 '11 - lj first shoot will be held at 12:30 pm,

Variety of shoots for everyone.

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