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Mrs, Q. Wells,Vesvuius Bay Road,R, R* 1,Ganges, B,C»
rifttoootiEighth Year, No. 36 GANGES, British Columbia Thursday, September 7, 1967 $3 per year. Copy 10$
THEY CAME FOR SACKS OF OYSTERS
And Left Broken Beer Bottles On BeachGroup of people came to Fern-
wood and collected oysters.They left a depleted oyster
bed and a mess of shells and bro-ken beer bottles.
-s ^hat can be done" asks Fern-wooa correspondent, Mrs. JessieSayer.
It is disgusting how greedypeople can be with regard tocollecting oysters, commentedMrs. Sayer. Throughout the sum-mer isiand visitors nave been col-lecting sacks of oysters from is-land beaches.
On Monday a group came to
FULFORD COUPLE RELATE TALE OF TRIP
Fernwood for the third consecutiveday, reported Mrs. Sayer. Theyhad taken far more oysters thanany six people could eat, sheadded.
They left their trade mark*In addition to broken bottles,they left a mess of shells on thebeach,
Mrs. Sayer, fearful for smallchildren's feet, cleared up thebroken glass, herself.
NOT ENOUGH ROOMS FOR STUDENTS
CLASSES OVERFLOW—ENROLMENT SOARS
Tuesday marked the end ofsummer holidays as childrenswarmed back into island schools.
Anticipated enrolments weremore than realized and at Gangesthe combined attendance cameclose to 600.
Initial figures showed an enrol-ment of 229 secondary students
FERRIES RUN FULL
Busy Week End as allSummer Visitors Leave
ENID AND STAN TYERMAN SHOW THEIR BELT OF HONOUR
A Long, Hard RideBY FULFORD RIDER
The Centennial Ride fromPemberton to Williams Lake isnow an accomplished fact.
There was congenial compan-ionship.
There were good horses.There was scenery beyond des-
cription.There was humour and near-
tragedy. And it was an educationfor Doth humans and horses, forit proved to be more of a pion-eering ride than any expected.
The 31 riders who left Pem-berton on August 11 representedall ages and occupations. Theyoungest rider turned 12 duringthe ride - the oldest was withinthree months of 74.
There were students, teach-ers, reporters, carpenters, log-gers, various types of technici-ans and others. Fourteen of thehorses were of various registeredbreeds and took the rigors of thetrail in stride and proved as goodand as reliable trail horses as didthe ordinary range-bred ones.With the exception of four, whicwhich were rented from ParadiseValley Ranch in Squamish, all^_, privately owned, and mostwere ridden by their owners.
McGillivray Pass was the mostdangerous and treacherous por-tion of the entire route. Thegrade was fairly level, but thetrail was very narrow with abruptcliff on the high side and steepdrop on the other. There wereshale-rock slides and bog areaswhich took careful riding andhandling.
No one had fun over this trailfor six years or more, andthough it had been slashed it wasstill very bushy, very narrow andvery rough. It was not a trail onwhich you stopped except for ab-solute necessity - consequently
.three wrist watches now remain
there as mementos of our pass-ing-
Three times the riders were de-layed while a horse and riderwere assisted back up on to thetrail after an unexpected slip offthe narrow ledge we travelled.
The Alpine valley we reachedafter this was a colorful delight
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Last desperate fling of summ-er was on Monday evening whenhalf the population of the GulfIslands headed back for the bigcities.
Majority of week-end visit-ors appeared to head for the lat-er ferries. By 6.30 p.m. therewere already enough cars linedup at Fulford to fill two boats.At the same time the Vesuvius-Crofton ferry was running fullblast and when a passenger gain-ed a car berth aboard theVancouver ferry at midday hewas staggered at the chance.
While cars were running closeto the capacity of the SaltSpring Queen on Friday and Sat-urday, heading to the island forthe holiday, the arrivals werenot in such profusion at the laterdepartures. Ship ran full but leftno cars behind. On Monday thesituation worsened and outwardbound traffic was left to cool itsheels at Fulford.
The holiday also marked theend of a record tourist season.
SHOOTING DERBY ALLSET FOR WEEK END
Opening of the deer seasonthis week will be marked bymembers of the Salt Spr ing Is-land Rod and Gun Club by a deerderby.
The event will be open tomembers only. In addition, allcompeting members must havederby tickets.
The annual shooting derbylasts for two days. Prize will beawared the hunter bringing inthe largest buck during the firsttwo days of the season, Saturdayand Sunday.
Weigh-in will be at Bens*Lucky Dollar store in Ganges onSunday afternoon. Continuingcontest will be open throughoutthe season, September 9 to Nov-ember 12. Trophies are offeredfor the heaviest buck and thebest pair of horns during the sea-son. Consolation prize offeredby the club is a Centennial 30-30 rifle.
Deer jaws are also sought bythe club for conservation checks.These may also be left at Bens*Lucky Dollar.
FISHING GEAR STOLEN
Hugh Porter has reported thetheft of a rod and reel from hisboat, docked at Desuvius.
PoliceAsk ForCaution
Deer season opens Saturday.Guns have been cleaned and
oiled and properties have beenposted with No Hunting signs.
RCMP detachment at Gangeshas offered cautionary advice toeager marksmen.
Hunters are required to gainpermission from property ownersbefore shooting over any land.
RCMP has also warned parentsthat hunters under the age of 18must be accompanied by an ad-ult.
Carelessness or lack of consid-eration for property owners maybring about a loss of hunting pri-vileges, warns Cpl. F.C.Rhodes.
Open season applies only tobucks, noted the police officer.
The area in the vicinity of St.Mary Lake, formerly closed, isnow open to hunters. Only closedarea is Ganges Harbour.
From Scott Point, west to theM.F. Peiler property, the harb-our is closed to hunting. Restric-tion applies to the land belowhigh water mark.
Islands had been engulfed withtourists and summer visitors alldetermined to make the most ofunexceptional weather.
The brilliant summer whichdrew the tourists also left camp-ers high and dry. Provincial par-ks and camp ground through theislands were closed when the firehazard reached the danger pointseveral weeks ago. Hohdaymak-ers who would normally havebeen camping at Parks at vari-ous points among the islandswere a-missing.
•Split rum from Tsawwassen,where traffic was divided betw-een the Queen of the Islands andthe Queen of Sidney, proved alife-saver for visitors.
The smaller vessel broughttraffic to Mayne and Long Har-bour, while Galiano visitors weretransported aboard the larger ofthe two.
By Tuesday morning the pres-sure was off. The islands wereback to normal as the streets hadshed their traffic and the parksand playgrounds were deserted.
TWO TO BE CHARGEDFOR THEFT OF FUEL
On Thursday night Mrs. Doro-thy Hepburn called the RCMP atGanges to report that some you-•youtns were taking gasoline fromher car.
Police promptly apprehendedtwo persons who will appear incourt on Friday.
and another 345 scholars in theelementary school.
The holiday was well and trulyover for the staff. Classes are setup in classrooms on the stage, inthe auditorium and in MahonHall.
During wet weather classes willbe moved into the corridors toprovide indoor accommodationtor physical training.
Progress is already being madeon the provision of temporaryclassrooms as the land is levelledand the foundations laid, but theimmediate problems facing schoolstaff are rooms for students.
New TrafficPattern
New traffic pattern in Gangescame into force this week.
The intersection opposite theCentennial Park has been repavedand traffic is routed through thecentre. Car parking area previous-ly available on the triangle hasbeen eliminated.
Northbound traffic carriesthrough after making a right-angl<left turn. Southbound traffic is re-quired to yield to cars from thePoint.
Parking restrictions will be en-forced, reports Cpl. F.C. Rhodes,RCMP.
TWO CARS MEET DEERAS DAMAGE RANGESFROM $15 TO $350
On Sunday morning, at an ear-ly hour, George Lampier, of Ful-ford met a deer when he was dri-ving south on Stewart Road. Heswerved to avoid the animal, hita soft shoulder and went off theroad to hit a tree. Damage tohis car was estimated at $350.
Mrs. Laszlo Bedocs, of Gush-eon Lake Road, was more fortu-nate.
On Monday night she, also ,encountered a deer on the road,She swerved but stayed on theroad. Damage sustained amount-ed to $15.
Islanders Support NewFire District Project
At a well attended meeting onAugust 19 the problems of fireprotection on Mayne Island werethe subject of a lively debate.
This was a refreshing develop-ment as there has been a consis-tently poor turnout at meetingsof the Fire Improvement Districtfor the past two years.
This lethargy on the part ofthe public has been discouragingboth to the trustees and to thevolunteer firemen.
It was agreed that more monejmust be raised for fire protectionservices. This will bring aboutan increase in the mill rate.
A well-trained fire crew for-ms the nucleus of an adequateprotection service, it was agreed,The meeting also approved theengagement of a part-time, paidsupervisor. The duties of the sup-ervisor will be to keep equip -
ment up to standard and to lookafter practices.
Fire Chief will be George Dou-glas, with John Hayhurst, actingfire chief.
The meeting also approvedWorkmen's Compensation, pro-tective clothing and hard hats,smoke masks and other equip-ment at a cost of $65 per mem-ber per annum.
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POWER OFFGulf Islands will be dark on
September 13. From 9 a.m.until 1 p.m. power will be offthroughout the islands while B.C. Hydro is working on supplylines.
On Wednesday afternoon thelights will be on again and pow-er will warm up.
Page Two Gulf Islands DRIFTWOOD Thursday, September 7, 1967
What IsThe last six weeks brought
something of a dilemma to bird-land at Dromore - a baffled pairof song-sparrows brought up achick of vast proportions - astranger hard to identify.
Several time larger than thesparrow even the first day whenit landed on the feeding table,its feathers fluffed out, itcrouched, vibrated its wings andopened its enormous deep pinkmouth and demanded food, morefood and lots of it.
Overwhelmed, herself, atwhat she had done, Mama Spar-row looked appalled. She shov1
elled in the rolled oats, thenflew down to the lawn to find
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something to eat herself.But Junior followed her and
everywhere she turned, there wasthis great open gullet ready toswallow whatever she picked up.
This went on for a week andJunior grew - and grew - andgrew.
He slimmed down to a moremature bird, turned an olivegreenish - grayish shade overhead and breast with a browntwo-piece cap and his wines werealso a light brown with bun edg-ing. His feet and less were enor-mous for his size and a dark blue.He seemed a little awkward onhis feet, tripping and stumbling.His wings were snorter than asparrow s in comparison and sowas his tail. His black eye wasset close to the top of his flathead with a patch of off-colouredfeathers forming a triangle.
The shape of his body sugges-ted a game bird, his bill wasthick at the base and not toolong.
A little shy at first, he wouldclimb nimbly through the vineson the corner and peer over theleaves and he could stretch hisneck to an amazing length. Soonhe never flew off when the writercame in and out, but went onfeeding.
When a sparrow or towhee fleddown amongst the birds, all otherbirds flaw up in their usual panic.Not so Junior; he merely duckedand pointed his bill " on guard" -and continued eating.
Now three times or more thesize of his exhausted Mama,Junior still followed her but al-ways he 'hogged' the feeding ta-ble though he ate side by sidewith anyone so long as theydidn't push him around. If some-one like Mr. Towhee came athim he,merely ducked and "poin-ted" and that was enough.
Suggestions have come in thatit might be a young starling, butit was too light a color, too shorta bill... could it be a cow-bird?Its tail is too short and it holds itdown rather than up when feed-ing. Also its head was a light co-lor - the cow-bird has a brownhead.
Last week, Junior took off withMama Sparrow and a number ofother sparrows for " parts unkown"so remains a mystery with indigoblue legs and feet - and a rhodo-nite colored pink mouth, brown-ish bill, olive and light browncoloring, about seven incheslong and probably still growing.Does it ring a bell anywhere a-mongst the bird watchers?
I forgot to add that Junior ( Inamed him Indigo Joe ) used towipe his bill after drinking. Healso CHEWED his rolled oats atfirst as if he was unused to suchfare. Later he managed to gobbleit like any other bird. Hefrequently wiped his bill on therailing after dinner. I hope hecomes back with Mama Sparrownext season.
FORESTS ARE REPLANTED OVER VASTACREAGE REPORTS FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
Over 1,850,000 acres ofland were artificially forestedin Canada between 1900 and1965, according to a reportprepared by the Department ofForestry and Rural Development
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The symposium, April 14-25, in Canberra, Australia,will discuss "Man-Made Forests'.
Of the total acreage arti-ficially forested in Canada,about 40 percent, 730,000acres, involved afforestation(planting on lands that havenot supported a forest for atleast 50 years.)
The remainder, some1,120,000 acres, was reforest-ation of cut-over and burned-over forest land. Afforestationon abandoned farmland andheathland totals 380,000 acres,and on grassland 350,000.
The man-made forests onabandoned farmland are large-ly coniferous, and most arelocated in Ontario and Quebec.
Grassland afforestation isconfined to the Prairie Prov-inces and is either shelterbeltor farmstead planting.
In British Columbia it hasbeen realized that replantingis necessary where natural re-forestation is not able to com-plete the job.
Lands and Forests MinisterRay Williston said that expand-ed efforts are aimed at prod-ucing 75 million seedlings a
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COMMEMORATIVE STAMP TO BE ONSALE SEPTEMBER 15 FOR GEORGES VANIERGeorge Vanier Commemorativf
Stamp to be issued by the CanadaPost Office on September 15, willhave as its main element a re-production of a Yousuf Karshphotographic portrait. Theissue will be unique amongCanadian stamps in that thedesign elements include a re-duced repr eduction of the lateGovernor General's signature.
Issuance of this stamprecognizes the late Generalthe Right Honourable GeorgesPhilias Vanier as a Canadian
year. Deputy Minister F. S.McKinnon indicated that thisgoal should be reached by1975 as a result of establishingseed orchards. However,foresters feel that replantingmust commence immediatelyor a backlog requireing plantingwill increase each year.
FenderForty eight persons came over
to our Island by small boat fromRichmond, on the mainland, on afamily cruise. The Richmond Pow-er Squadron tied up at the OtterCove Marina. ' They study the useand control of small boats. Theysat down to a dinner in Port Wash-ington Hall on Saturday night,Sept. 2. This is a wonderful thingfor our scattered Island commun-ity.
Mr. and Mrs. S.A. Kent, whorun the store at Port Washington,are the proud parents of MasterRobert Bruce Kent, who is expec-ted home momentarily. Mr. Kentdoesn't give poundage, but hesays Robbie is all there - small,but lively enough. We do wel-»,i aicome him!
Correction is made. At thechristening last Sunday, at St.Peter's, when Bishop Coleman en-rolled three little new members,Megan Watts, daughter of Mr. ancand Mrs. R.A. Watts, and thegranddaughter of Bishop and Mrs.M. Coleman was supported by thetwo children of Mr. and Mrs.Loughlin, from Seattle, Washing-ton. It was almost implied thatthe Loughlin children were rela-tives.
Said good-bye to our charminglittle assistant, and the Kent'schoice, to Miss Leslie Massa, wholeaves her job there to go forwardwith her education, into a life ofher choosing.
Miss Margery Amies, all byherself, came from Vernon, leav-ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs.Jack Amies to visit her uncle Mor-ris and Beth. We do have the nic-est people on Pender!
Miss F. Macgregor, from WestVancouver, has oeen a house-guest of Captain and Mrs. C.Claxton, and just returned home.
SOUTHPENDER
Mrs. Kennett, from North Van-couver, and Mrs. Rogers, fromEngland, and Nurse Rogers, fromSechelt, are all guests of Mrs.Ruby Hatcher, our faithful corres-pondent-organist.
Miss Edna Bailey, from Van-couver, is again at Ill-a-hee.
who achieved outstanding suc-cess as a soldier, a diplomatand a statemsan.
He was the first native-bornCanadian whose death occurredwhile serving in the vice-regalrole. Born in Montreal onApril 23, 1888, he died on ̂March 5, 1967. The releUFdate for the new stamp, Sept-ember 15 was selected tocoincide with the anniversaryof the date on which GeneralVanier took the oath of officeas Governor General of Canadain 1959.
The new stamp, large insize and horizontal in format,has been produced by a comb-ination of the steel engravingand offset printing processes.General Vanier's portrait, en-graved and printed in black,appears to the left occupyingapproximately one third of thestamp's horizontal dimension.
The signature is just belowthe vertical centre of the r ighthand segment; above, in threelines, is the insciption "Gov-ernor-General", "1959 - 1967"and " Gouverneur General"."Canada" appears under thesignature flanked in the lowerright corner by the denomina-tive value " 5".
A second colour in a warmshade, achieved by the use ofbrown ink using the offsetprinting process, is restrictedto a shaded panel as a back-ground to the signature area.
Arthritis is no respecter ofpersons. It strikes people of allages in all walks of life. Over amillion Canadian suffer fromarthritis or other rheumaticdisease. The tragedy lies in thefact that many of these peopledo not even go to see a doctor.
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FULFORDEEBY BEA HAMILTON
Dr. Vernon Hall of Vancouver,called in at Fulford to visit theDavis*.* and Hamiltons at Dro-more this week. Dr. Hall hadbeen cruising around the islandswith his son and family and en-joying the lovely sunny days atsea.
They returned to Vancouver onWednesday, travelling with afew scheduled stops en route.
Last week end's little rainstorm and gusty winds caused aflutter for a few critical mo-ments for a light seaplane bring-ing visitors to Solimar Resort.Mrs. C. Burditt, John Freer andhis two sons, Bruce and Robert,chartered the plane from Vancou'ver.
Flying from the airport inVancouver, the plane was com-ingjn for a landing at Solimar
when a 50 m.p.h. gust of windcaught the plane between RussellIsland and Salt Spring Island, theengine stalled and it took half anhour of fighting the wind to backdown to the float and safety.Here the pilot was able to rightthings again before take-offtime.
Mrs. W.H.R. Low, IsabellaPoint Road, heard a sound on thetheir roof recently - it was about11 o'clock at night; she openedthe door and walked out to seewhat all the growling and snar-ling was about and found two rac'coons near the blackberry bush,arguins over territorial rights.(The blackberry bush topped theroof.)
" Now I know what kind of anoise a raccoon makes, I oftenwondered," said Mrs. Low.
SCOUTER COMES TO ISLAND FOR HOLIDAYRecent guests of Mr. and Mrs.
A,G, Sheffield on MorningsideDrive were Mr. and Mrs. I. Jar-rett and their sons, Peter andHugh, from Ottawa.
Mr. Jarrett, a cousin of Mrs.Sheffield, is on his way back toOttawa with his family. He willattend the Boy Scout Jamboreein Utah, U.S. and the WorldScout Conference in Seattle. Mr.Jarrett is the Commissioner forthe Boy Scout Movement. Follo-wing this, he will be movingagain in Spring, this time toGeneva, Switzerland, wherethe Boy Scout World headquart-ers will be located.
Whilst at Fulford, the two"boys, Peter and Hugh, ages abo-ut 10 and 12, had the excitementtf sleeping on board the Sheff-ield's launch which addedly gre-atly to the enjoyment of theirSalt Spring Island visit.
Doctors come from all overthe world to observe C.A.R.S.*methods of dealing with arthritisIn the past month, visitors havecome from New York, Californ-ia and Seattle to learn how toset up arthritis treatment servi-ces modelled on the B.C. Div-ision of C. A.R. S.
ANOTHER EARLY CAR ANDTHE STORY OF TWO WHICHWERE BURNED BEFOREFIRST WORLD WAR
Before the list of entries ofthe early cars on Salt SpringIsland shall close, here is ano-ther. The first car to come tothe island was owned by a Mr.Neumann and was transportedfrom V ictoria across the sternof the " Winamac", owned byCaptain A.R. Bittancourt. Mr.Neuman was agent for the typeof gas-mantle lighting systeminstalled by both Mr. Blackburnand by. Mr. Bullock. Mr. Blackburn had the next car as hasfrequently been mentioned
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among the early automobileson our island.
Captain Bittancourt had thenext and was driven by his sonLyndell. This car, a McLaugh-lin-Buick carried licence platesand was licensed " for life" ...an arrangement which the Gov-ernment soon saw wisdom incancelling as cars became morepopular. No driver's licenceswere required at that time -possibly 1911 or 1912. The car aswell as an Oldsmobile burnedup during the time of WorldWar I in the garage which stoodapproximately in the position ofthe newer home of Dr. Francis.
Far from being the first, oreven an early car owner, Mr.Bullock was so averse to carscoming to the island, which heseemed to taink should followBermuda's example, that he
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BRIDGELESSON 6REBIDS BY RESPONDER
When the opening biddermakes a rebid the respondershould get a pretty good ideaiof the value of opener's hand.
It is then up to the responderto make the next move - passwith a minimum hand; make apreference bid without raisingthe bidding or bid One no-trumpThese latter bids also show min-imum hands.
When responder makes asingle raise in opener's suit(showing 7 to 1O points) andopener goes to the three levelit shows more than a minimumhand and asks responder to raiseagain if the hand contains themaximum raise, i.e. 9-1O pts.It is not a forcing bid and respo-nder may pass with 7-8 points.
The responder may be thefirst to visualize game possibi-lities. An opening bid oppositean opening bid calls for a gamecontract (not a guarantee). Withextra values one might explorefor slam. When responder fig-ures there should be game in thehand he must make bids whichwill force the opener to bid andfind the best contract.
When responder bids 1 No-trump to opener's bid and theOpener bid 2 No-trump. Theidea is the same as above witha suit bid - if the response of1 No-trump is based on 6-7points the answer is pass; ifbased on 8-9 points then thecontract should be taken togame, i.e. 3 No-T.
Every time the responderchanges the suit it is forcing onOpener for one round unlessthere is an intervening bid.With 1O or 11 points try and maketwo forward-going bids. Withmore points one automaticallymakes forward-going responses.
Up to this point the preparedhands have been simple - noovercalls, doubles, etc. etc.These are bids which have notbeen discussed with the beginnerand would only lead to confus-
ion.headed a petition to have Lynkeep off the roads on certaindays of the week, Wednesdaysand Sundays it is thought, sothat he and others might safelytraverse the roads with horse andrigs.
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LEGION FUNERAL FORJAMES MILNE OFVESUVIUS
Funeral services were held onThursday, Aug. 31, for JamesMilne, 88-year-old veteran whowas found dead in his Vesuviushome last week.
Archdeacon R.B. Horsefieldofficiated.
Pall bearers were members ofthe Salt Spring Island branch ofthe Royal Canadian Legion. Theywere Jim Campbell, George Ev-erall, Bud Conery, Harry Loos-more, Dr. E.E. Groff and FrankWaterfall.
Standard bearers were VicJackson and Fred Kirkham.
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Thursday, September 7,. 1967
IT IS THEIR DIPLOMA!Two Fulford riders are proudly showing their centennial belts, a-
warded for the recent long journey through the interior. The twosuccessful riders from Fulford are Mr. and Mrs. S. Tyerman.
They have reason to be proud of their accomplishment. Manyenthusiastic riders may spend a lifetime with horses and never ac-complish a trip half as gruelling and hazardous as the Centennialtrail ride.
The Fulford couple have proved that they cannot only ride hor-ses but that they can handle their mounts through the most deman-ding conditions and in country where access is possible only byhorse or afoot.
The belt commemorating the trip is, in fact, a diploma ofhorsemanship.
THERE IS SOME OVERCROWDINGGulf Islands Secondary School is overcrowded.Fortunately, it is a- condition which affects few people other
than the students themselves. And they pay no taxes.The people of the islands have shown concern with the situation.
They have expressed strong criticism of the school... and of thetrustees.
What more could they do?Except support some referendum to improve the situation.But let us not be ridiculous!
IT WAS EVERY KIND OF SUMMERNot every islander caught the ferry he was aiming for during the
summer holidays. Not every visitor was successful in coming andgoing precisely as he had hoped.
Yet, in face of a traffic volume almost certainly unprecedentedamong the islands the ferries were maintained at the peak of theircapacity.
We have looked with concern at specific instances of weakness inthe ferry picture. Today we can look with satisfaction at the over-all showing.
The B.C. Ferry Authority has served the islands well during thissummer holiday season and within the schedule of services possible,there can be few complaints.
It has been a record hot summer. And a record dry summer. Anda record busy summer. And the services have been kept up. Andthe crews, from deckhand to skipper, have kept smiling.
If some of us continue to criticize the weakness, we certainlycannot criticize the overall picture.
Ferry-wise, it has also been a happy summer.
letters tothe editor
COMPARISONEditor, Driftwood,
As our Gulf Islands' weatherseems to have been hot and dryfor quite a long time I thoughta few lines from my 1915 diarymight be of interest.
11 records that we had a fewshowers on July 16th and then itwas hot and dry until August 3030th. On that day we had somelight showers and then back towarm and smoky weather untilSept. 7th when it poured.
We had dense smoke frombrush fires most of the time.
On July 21st I wrote "hot andterribly smoky, we cannot seeacross Ganges harbour."
Beryl Weatherell,North Galiano, B.C.,August 28, 1967
Arthritis due to Gout affectsnine men to every woman andsome authorities believe itspain can be as severe as anyknown. Dr. DenysFord, C.A.R.S. Research Director in B.C.reports satisfying progress to-ward controlling it. "Thanks tothe development of uricosuricdrugs, a chronic gout sufferercan live with his disease with aminimum of discomfort," Dr.Ford points out.
NEWTON!
TAKE A BOW!In our time, space has been
conquered, and man has gloatedover his ability to make soft lan-dings on the moon.
The moon has reacted, somesay, by peevishly upsetting theweather, and it was also givenout that the polar ice-cap was.said to have slipped. Popularsongs clutter the air-ways withsuggestions that we might burnup, or blow up, —or anythingbut shut up.
That's late, but this is later.In 1642, Sir Isaac Newton was
born on Christmas Day. In 1666,an apple fell, and the pennydropped, and he became the fa-ther of gravitation.
His law, "To every actionthere is an equal and oppositereaction." How nice to have onelaw that still stands! Let's try itout!
If I call my dog, child, orneighbour a fool, ne will be-come one. If I call my neigh-bour a congenital idiot, he'llwish he had said it first, andkept on saying it. If I treatpeople politely, they will eitherthink I'm a softy, or respond bybeing polite to me.
Unless, of course, they are riddied by jealousy, the most des-tructive emotion known to man.
Every human and animal gif-ted with mental ability has theright to choose. He can be un-
Hi-Lites of Island LifeSATURDAY, SUNDAY, Sept. 9, 10 8 am - 8 pm Annual Shoot-
ing Derby sponsored by S. S.S.S.I. Rod and Gun Club
SATURDAY, Sept. 9, 9 pm Wagon Wheels Square Dance,Mahon Hall
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 8 pm Square Dance Learners Class, St.George?s Church Hall
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2 pm I.O.D.E. meeting in United ChurchHall
SATURDAY, Sept. 16, Hospital Bargain Day _
NIGHT TO REMEMBER BENEATH THE STARS
BY VACATIONER
Many of us enjoy the beautyand peace and fun of our daysspent on Salt Spring Island andare thankful for them, but whatof the night?
I had enjoyed the sunsets look-ing westward down the Trinco-mali Channel, and after darkhad enjoyed from the house, thelights of the big freighters goingby, in my holidays spent withmy grandparents. But one nightthis year I asked my grandmorther if she would sleep on thebeach with me, she said shewould love to, because my grandmother is old in years, butyoung at heart and full of loveand understanding.
A good neighbour showed mea spot that would be above hightide for that night, and I raked itcarefully and carried downground sheets and much beddingand we settled down to watch thegorgeous sunset. The water wasvery calm and the colours lastedin the sky and reflected in thesea until 11 pm.
The cricket chorus was lovely,We were under a canopy of ever-greens and huge maple leavesbut they were nigh enough aboveus that we could see the wonderof the stars. The big dipperright above the Channel. Thencame an almost new moon, butbig enough to leave a trail oflight across the water.
A tug-boat, with a load intow, made the waters lap gentlyon the beach, and then the seawas very still again and we slept.
Comedy crept in when grand-mother, who had chosen to sleepon a half log beside rne, slipped
couth, unkind, and unmannerly,or he can, deliberately, slow uphis tongue and speed up his mindso that he is capable of thinkingbefore he speaks.
Sir Isaac, I bow to you, back-wards over the years. My hom-age to you.
—F. Saville
Today, with early diagnosisand modern treatment, seriousdisability due to arthritis can beprevented in about four out ofFive patients.
off, bedding and all, right downbeside me. No harm done, so shedecided my spot was best afterall. We had a good laugh, ano-ther long talk, then slept again.
We were awakened by thefluttering of birds in the treesabove us, to see a most glorioussunrise of beauty indescribable.The sea still calm and both skyand water filled with colour. Onefelt so close to the Creator.
A lone duck started lookingfor his breakfast. A big baldheaded eagle swooped down veryclose to him, then a beautifulfreighter came from North eastdown the Channel in the earlydawn light, and after its passingthere was a big wash and thewaves almost touched our restingplace. Then back to sleep wewent again until we heard ourgood neighbour go to work. In-stead of heaving a rock to wakenus we only heard a pebble.
Later on as the tide went out,two big herons brought theiryoung one to have fish for break-fast. The mink who have theirhome close by didn't bother us atall. I must admit I was a bit ner-vous at first but it was an unfor-gettable experience.
We thanked God for all thebeauty of the night and asked Hisloving care for all those near anddear to us, travelling by landand sea and air.
Then home with a good appe-tite for our breakfast!
books"THE MOUTH OF THE WOLF,
by John Windsor. Gray'sPublishing. 224 pp.
Sidney publishing companyhas already risen from one type-writer in a shack in the gardento a national entity. This latestbook to come from Gray's Publi-shing is possibly the biggest acc-omplishment yet.
Mouth of the Wolf is publishedsimultaneously in Canada andBritain. In Canada it appearsunder the Gray insignia and inBritain Hodder and Stoughton arereleasing it.
A further feature, from thestandpoint of the author, andthe publisher, is the forewordby Field-Marshal Lord Montgom-ery. The old soldier has writtenan introduction to the br>">k com-mending writer and wri. n.
This is a war story, appearing20 years after the events ofwhich it writes. It is the tale ofa Canadian soldier who was parachuted into war-time Italy andwho joined the undergroundthere. It is the tale of imprison-ment and escape and constantdanger.
George Paterson is a Vancouv-er businessman, but 20 years agohe was a soldier in constant fearfor his life as he worked with theunderground forces in Italy.
The story is vital and it istold as another soldier can tellit, with the flavor of the battle-field and the barrackroom stillwith him.
Paterson lived a completelysecret existence for many mon-ths and he owes his life to the cooperation he received frommany Italian families. Thebook tells of his experiencesthroughout that life.
The only possible criticismmight be that the author hasplayed up a romantic interest atsome considerable length andtrouble, only tc dissipate it without a thought.
The book is an excellent storyand it has the additional quality,as Montgomery puts it, of beingtrue.
The author is a fair weatherFulford resident, living here dur-ing the summer, who hibernateson Saanich Peninsula in the win-ter. His first book, Blind Date,tells of his war experience whichcost him his sight. A later bookNowhere Else to Go, is writtenaround Jerry Gosley, Victoriacomedian.
The Mouth of the Wolf will bewidely read and may well proveamong the most successful ofGray's books. -F.G.R.
DRIFTWOOD ISPUBLISHED INTHE ISLANDSFOR THE ISLANDS
CHURCH SERVICESGULF ISLANDS CHURCH SERVICES S e p t . 3 , 1 9 6 7
ANGLICANSt. Nicholas' VesuviusSt. George's Ganges
St. Mary's FulfordSt. Mark's CentralSt. Margaret's of
Scotland Galianott ti
St. Mary Magdalene MayneUNITED GangesROMAN CATHOLICOur Lady of Grace GangesSt. Paul's FulfordCOMMUNITY GOSPEL CHAPEL
Ganges
amHoly Communion 9.Choral Communion —& Sunday School 11.00 amFamily Service 2.30 pmEvening Prayer 7.30 pm
Holy Communion 8.00 amMorning Prayer 11.15 amMorning Prayer 9.30 amDivine Worship 11.00 am
Holy MassHoly Mass
9.00 am11.00 am
Sunday School &Adult Bible Clas-ses 10.30 araEvening Service 7.30pm
Thursday, September 7, 1967 Gulf Islands DRIFTWOOD Page Five
Hospital Matron ResignsBy ELSIE WORTHINGTON
The Gulf Islands have lost adedicated community servant inthe person of Miss CatherineFerguson, former matron ofLady Minto Gulf Islands Hospital,who recently resigned from thepost she had held since 1960.
Miss Ferguson was trained inScotland and has been nursingfor 38 years. A thoroughlydedicated nurse, she gave her-self without stint to the hospital.On more than one occasion shedeclared: " The hospital is mylife". Those who worked withher knew this to be true.
As a good nurse Miss Fergusonshowed concern for patients asindividuals. To her each patientwas a person, act simply a"case". Although a stickler for3^p adherence to hospital rules,she would, on occasion, instructher staff to lean toward leniencyif it would add to the comfort,or help in the recovery, of someparticular patient.
Miss Ferguson had a specialaffection for child patients andwas acutely sensitive to the suff-ering of the little ones. Withtender thoughtful;-ess she walkedwith the dying to the end of thelong road. Many a mournerremembers with gratitude MissFerguson's gentle care through aloved one's dying hours.
As matron of a small hospital,Miss Ferguson carried responsibi-lity requiring considerable ver-satility. To Tier work as direct-or of nursing were added theduties of dietician and chiefhousekeeper. She tackled andsurmounted problems that mighthave danuted a less flexibleperson.
To Miss Ferguson cleanlinessis the handmaid to good nursing.All parts of Lady Minto Hospital,hidden or visible, were keptscrupulously clean under hercare. She possessed, to the cha-grin of her staff, an uncanny wayof finding dust in the most un-likely places. It can be said withconfidence, that no hospital hasreached a higher standard ofcleanliness than that obtainedby Lady Minto under Miss Fer-guson's care.
But all was not sweetness andlight. Miss Ferguson's forth-right nature was sometimes ex-pressed forcefully without fearor favour, that left her staff,and others, angry and rebell-ious. But she is essentially akind-heated person, and has onmany occasions gone well be-yond the line of duty to give ahelping hand to patient orstaff member.
Miss Ferguson possesses greatpersonal charni, coupled with adelightful sense of humour. Sheis an excellent raconteur ofstories, drawn from her wide
nursing experience, and has toldmany a tale at her own expense.
The writer considers herselfthe richer for having had theopportunity, on a day-by-daybasis, of meeting Miss Ferguson'sforcefil personality - eventhough sometimes head on - andto have watched her dedicatedmind and hands at work. Thereare many others on Salt Spring,and the other islands, who alsoappreciate Miss Ferguson's yearsof devoted service, and extendto her sincere wishes for futurehealth and happiness, especiallyas she enters retirement in thecoming year.
HOLIDAYING ATHARBOUR HOUSE
Recent guests at HarbourHouse were Mrs. M.G. Gour-lay, Mrs. Forbes and Sue, Mr.and Mrs. Ernie Cockayne andMr/ and Mrs. D.H. Crawfordall from Victoria; Miss Eliza-beth Hoffman and Miss HazelGeyer, Oakland, California;lanMcKinley, Sam Josef.B.C.E.F. McLeUan, Mr. and Mrs.J.M. McClaren and family,Dr. and Mrs. Jack Fisher, Dr.C. Latham all from Vancouver;from Seattle were Mr. andMrs. Jack Curtis, Mr. and Mrs.Ian Murray, Mr. W. Wertz andMiss Anne Schmid.
Also staying at HarbourHouse and enjoying tennis overLabour Day week-end fromJerico Tennis Club, Vancouverwere Harry Harwood, HughBrown, Ernie Milgram, W.Grayson, Mr. and Mrs. G.E.Ling, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Striek-er, Mr. andM&A. Mutter,Mrs. G. Wright, Misses ShirleyVenables, Betty Braidwood, E.Brennan, M. Rawson, DorothyShields and Ruth Nash.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Britton,well known former residents ofthe Island, were visitors lastweek of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Reid,of Vesuvius Bay.
Visiting Captain and Mrs.W.G. Stone over Labour Dayweek-end were their son-in-lawand daughter Mr. and Mrs.Charles Dillon, West VancouvffMiss Ellen Campbell, Miss Kar-en Murray, Bazel Plantages andalso Jim MacDonald from " OperLine", all from Vancouver.
Mr. and Mrs. K.E. Patrickand family, Vancouver spentLabour Day week-end at theirsummer home on Sunset Drive.
Mr. and Mrs. George St.Denis, St. Mary Lake leavethis week for Montreal to visitExpo and tour the Maritine Pro-vinces. En route home they willstay in Ottawa for a short time.Spending last week-end withMr. and Mrs. St. Denis wastheir grand-daughter Carol Sehr,Chilliwack who celebrated herllth birthday during her visit.
Miss Gill Humphreys who hasbeen staying with her parents Mrand Mrs. G.S. Humphreys,Vesuvius Bay for the past twoweeks returned to Vancouver onTuesday.
Miss Marian Begg, Vancomver was a visitor over Labour Da]week-end of Mrs. Alice Hamm-ett, Vesuvius Bay. Also visitingMrs. Hammett recently was aformer resident of the VesuviusBay, Miss Muriel Harrington,Victoria who enjoyed meetingold friends.
Mrs. E.W. MacQuarrie acco-mpanied by her daughter, Ains-less, left for Montreal by trainlast Monday where they will beaway several weeks visitingExpo.
BEAUTIFUL ISLE OF SOMEWHERE ISBEAUTIFUL ISLE OF SALT SPRINGS
Somewhere the sun is shining. Somewhere the stars look down.Somewhere the Ganges is anchored, her sails and her guns near the
town.Somewhere, somewhere, beautiful Isle of Somewhere.Land of the free, where we love to be, Beautiful Isle of SomewhereSomewhere some folks found haven, Somewhere they're safe and
sound.Somewhere our brothers and sisters made homes on our hallowed
ground.Somewhere, somewhere, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,The skies are quite blue, and hearts are all true, in theBeautiful Isle of Somewhere.Some days the sun is warming. Often the ocean is bright.Sometimes the moon waxing softly illumines the watches of night.Somewhere, somewhere, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,Far mountain and sea, fair islands there be.By the Beautiful Isle of Somewhere!
- James Gordon McCaul,Toronto, May 31, 1967
GANGESMrs. R. Foulis, North Beach
Road, is visiting her son-in-lawand daughter, Mr. and Mrs.Bob Meiler, Vancouver. Shewill also stay with her son, Rev.Robert Foulis in Surrey.
Miss Barbara Newman is inVictoria visiting Mr. and Mrs.Ken Ross. Barbara has spent thesummer on the Island and willreturn to. U. B. C. September20.
Lieut. Mark Croftpn, R.C.N.and Mrs. Crofton, Victoria arevisiting Lieut. Crofton's parentsMr. and Mrs. Dermott Crofton.
Mrs. Floyd Kinsey of SanDiego, California entertainedMrs. C.C. Wakelin and Mrs.Langyel and daughter Pam forluncheon recently at HarbourHouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Kinsey
Driftwood is publishedevery Thursday fromGanges, on Salt SpringIsland.It is circulated anywhere in Canada atan annual rate ofonly $3.
have been guests at the home ofMr. and Mrs. C.C. Wakelin, ofGanges.
Mrs. R. McCaul, Upper Gan-ges Road, is a patient in Veter-an's Hospital, Victoria.
Forty members of the Mount-aineers from Seattle enjoyedLabour Day week-end at Wei-bury Point Resort. They charter-ed a boat from Oak Bay Marinaand cruised the Islands. A spec-ial Clam Bake was arranged forthe party Saturday Night oy Mr.and Mrs. Walter Mailey atWelbury.
Mr. and Mrs.Bud Kinsmen,Victoria, were week-end guestsof Mrs. Dorothy Wrotnowski,Vesuvius Bay.
WATCH FOR OPENINGof the Movie SEASON
Fulford Community HallFirst Show: Wed & Sat.
Sept.27 & 30 at 8.15pm
'TOM JONES'
L.P.'s & Singles. Keys Cut.
DAVE'S RECORD SERVICEPay your CABLE VISION bills here
OPEN 9 - 5 SAT 1 0 - 4 Closed all day Wednesday 537 - 2041
ISLAND WELL DRILLINGW A T E R
Owner-Operated Rig
F R E EW. J . Wi I l i a m s
W E L L SReasonable Rates
E S T I M A T E SW . J . W i l l i a m s
Write: R. R. #l, Ladysmith, B. C.PHONE: CH 5 r 2078
Contact Doug Parsons, R. R. #l, Ganges, B. C.
BOATSW A T E R T A X I
C H A R T E R S
R E N T A L S
GANGES MARINA537-5331FT. of BA OIL CO. WHARF.
SALT SPRING LANDS LTD.S E R V I N G A L L THE S L A N D S
D I D Y O U K N O W ?
A few years ago a party of stalwarts left a Cranberry farm-house to go ahunting deer, leaving the housewife to preparedinner. When they returned in the evening, empty-handed,two fine bucks were hanging in the woodshed. The good ladyhad knocked them over with her twelve-gauge when theywandered into the yard.
BOX 69, G ANG E S, B. C.
FOR SALE
FULLY SERVICED VIEW LOTS OVERLOOKING ST. MARYLAKE, ONLY
$3750 TERMS.
P H O N E : 537-5515
Salt Spring Insurance AgenciesFire Automobile Liability Marine Life Etc,
PHONE: 531-5515 Days 537-2142 Evenings
Page Six Gulf blonds DRIFTWOOD Thursday, September 7, 1967
BUSINESS DIRECTORYA NAME IN A FLASH HANDY GUIDE TO LOCAL SERVICES
GULFPLUMBING & HEATINGFred Luddlngton
Furnace and Oil BurnerService
FREE ESTIMATESPhone: 537-5314
SALT SPRING
FreightSERVICE
M o v i n g to a l lVancouver Island Points
Information: 537-2041(Dave's. Record Service
by Rec Centre)
VilladsenBuilding Contractor
Q u a l i t y HomesRenovations - Additions
Cabinets
FREE ESTIMATESGanges 537-5412
WJ.MollisonR E A D Y - MIX
CEMENT - GRAVELSUPPLIES-ROAD FILL
etc.PHONE: 537-2031Box 73, Ganges
BurgoyneDairy
RAW MILK 28<: qt.
PREMIUM 31$ qt.
++cash prices++DELIVERY, Mon. Thur. Sat.P H O N E 537 - 2867
CHIMNEYCLEANING SERVICE
ROOFINGGutter* Cleaned & Repaired
W . G . MossopR. R. #1, Fulford Harbour
Park DriveGuest HouseDAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY
RATES.
BOX 105, GANGES
537-5747"WORLD WIDE MOVING
•Moving to the Gulf Islands?
LETM O V E Y O U
Local & long distance moving2741 Skeenn StreetVancouver 12, B.C.
437-3756W.C.
CARLSONS H E E T METALOIL & GAS HEATING
G A N G E SPhone: 537-2914
FORALL YOUR BUILDING
NEEDS CALL —
CruickshankConstruction
L.G. Cruickshank 537-5628G.D. Cruickshank 537-2950
VictoriaPaving Co.
We spec ia l i ze inDRIVEWAYS
TENNIS COURTSPARKING LOTS
PHONE: 537-2031
SIGNSTRUCK LETTERING
SHOW CARDS
ART SIMONSFulford Harbour537 - 2 3 7 0
S T H E R
Nor enRAINBOW
IADIO & TVSALES
&SERVICE
ADMIRAL RADIO & TVDEALER
Phone: 537-2943
Dick's
W. BangertConstructioi
FIRST CLASSRESIDENTIAL
AND COMMERCIALAdditions & Remodelling
PHONE: 537-5692
Salt SpringEquipmentEXPERT REPAIRS TO
POWER TOOLS - ALL MAKESLAWNMOWERS
Air-cooled Gasoline EnginesFree pick-up and DeliveryJON SNEYD 537-2313
E. WATSONBUILDER
R. R. 1, Ganges, Arbutus Rd,B. C. 537 - 2030
Before you damn the can.Call PISTELL. . .The Septic Tank Man
PttteU.SEPTIC TANK CLEANERSVacuum-Equipped Trucks
PHONEVALCOtlRT BUILDINGSUPPLIES 537-5531
NELS DEGNEN
BulldozingLAND CLEARINGEXCAVATIONS
ROAD BUILDING, etcP.O. Box 63, G a n g e s
PHONE: 537-2930
W.BillSawyer
BUILDERCabinets - Woodwork
Alterations and Repairs
Aluminum WindowsFibreglass Septic Tanks
Phone: 537 - 2888
NORTHWESTERNCREAMERY
PRODUCTS
Delivery twice weeklyC o n t a c t :
G . M . H E I N E K E YP h o n e : 537-5732
MAYNESAWMILLBUY DIRECT & SAVE
Lumber all sizes
T & G Cedar Decking
539-264OBERGLUNDS
Drilling &Blasting
SALT SPRING& THE GULF ISLANDS
Contract or hourly rate.537 - 5373
GangesREC C E N T R E
10 a. m. - 11 p. m.Monday to SaturdayS N A C K B A RB A R B E R SHOPB I L L I A R D S
Haircuts by appt. if desiredPHONE: 537-5740
AlfredTemmel
SCARFFDrilling Digging
& &Blasting Loading
WE ALSO HAVE IN STOC
culvertswell casingsfibre glass
septic tanks537-2920
Driftwood
SCHOOL SUPPLIESOFFICE SUPPLIESPOCKET BOOKSCARA JEWELLERYNOTE PAPER
ART SUPPLIESNAUTICAL CHARTS
CARDS FORALL OCCASIONS
537 - 2211
TRACTORSERVICE
BRUSH CUTTING
POST HOLE DIGGINGPLASTIC PIPE LAYINGPLOWING & DISCING
RON CUNNINGHAM 537-5310
SHEFFIELDRADIO-TV
ZENITHRCA VICTOR
Color Television"Brings the theatre to your-
home"Guaranteed ManufacturersService to all Makes, Trades
Accepted.
537-5693
WELL DIGGING
DITCHING
LOADING
#####**#
ROTOTILLING
BRUSH CUTTING
REASONABLE RATESJ.H.HarkemacAu.537-2963
B R OW N ' SSEPTIC TANK and
SEWER ROOTER SERVICE
E r n i e Boo thP l u m b i n g & H e a t i n g
P H O N E : 537-5712
Esso S T O V E OIL
Esso FURNACE OIL
MARINE DOCK
Norman G.MOUAT
IMPERIAL ESSO SALES
BOX 347, GANGES537-5312
GALIANOIt was a most satisfactory
weekend, the last of the summerholidays, and the island rose atleast six inches out of the waterwhen the last of the summerfolks and their cars boarded theQueen of Sidney on Mondayevening to return to the main-land. The exodus began withthe 1.20 trip of the Queen of theIslands when they regretfullyclosed up their cottages and de-parted. We shall miss them all,although many will be back fromtime to time throughout the fallmonths.
A word here about the Queenof Sidney who accommodatedour weekenders faithfully fromJune to last weekend, bringingthem over on Friday nights andreturning mem on Sundays.This service was provided bthe B.C. Ferries at the requestof the Galiano Chamber of Com-merce and the understandingwas that the big ship could dothis only if it could get intothe wharf, get loaded, and de-part withui ten minutes. MelSpouse, chairman of transport-ation for the Council, maintain-ed that with co-operation fromhis committee and the travell-ers, this could be done. And itwas, all summer, with averagetime at the Galiano wharf ofeight minutes. Harvey Campbellwas local ticket taker, EarlYoung superintended the dockingand Mel himself was the chiefworry-wart in charge of traffic:99% of the commuters co-oper-ated, and have expressed theirappreciation for the fine service.The other 1% acted as usual,finding all sorts of things tocomplain about. We herebyrecord a hearty vote of thanksto the officials of the FerryAuthority for making this servicepossible throughout the summermonths.
Last Thursday our newlyweds,Mr. and Mrs. Marsh McDonagh,returned from a three weekshoneymoon in California andNevada, and have settled downto housekeeping on MadronaDrive.
Miss Hopkins is home againafter a weelt with friends inVictoria while her house wasbeing renovated.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rycroftand daughter are visiting theFred Robsons, Carol's parents.They have recently been trans-ferred from Prince George toVancouver and are nowapartment hunting on the main-land.
Mr. and Mrs. John Buchanand children of Victoria wereguests of Mrs. Buchan'sparents, the Art Hales, atWywanda.
Mr$. Gertrude Bayley isspending a holiday with relat-ives in Victoria this week.
The Sparkie News spent theholiday weekend on the islandbefore leaving this week forExpo.
"E.H. J^annett, a long-timeresident of the island, has given
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G.I. WINDOWCLEANERS
WINDOWS
FLOORS
CARPETS
WALLS
COMPLETE FLOORMAINTENANCE
Rugs Cleaned In Our PlantOr in your home
FREE PICK UP & DELIVERY
537-5417
Thursday, September 7, 1967 Gulf Islands DRIFTWOOD Page Seven
CLASSIFIED ADSMUST BE IN BEFORE 12 NOON ON TUESDAYS
WRITE TO DRIFTWOOD, BOX 250, GANGES, OR PHONE 63?-221i
FOR S A L E
OIL STOVE AND G/E AUTOMA-tic Washer. What offers?
537-5795
BRAND NEW PLATE GLASS MIR-ror, 30" x 40", $18. 537-2256
8 MM AUTOMATIC PROJECTORForward, Stop, Reverse. Also,Chord Tape Recorder. Low price.
537-2115
2 BEDROOM HOUSE WITH O/HElectric H.W. , Electric stove,1 acre $6500. 537-5714
REGISTERED ROMNEY RAMS1 yearling, 4 lambs, 1-2-year-old available October 1.Waddell 537-5698 Evenings.
15 FT. PETERBOROUGH WITHsmall outboard. Any reasonableoffer. Apply R. Towerton or R.Sleeves, Boot Cove, Saturna Is.
TOMATOES, CUCUMBERS,Pickling Onions and Cucumbers,Beans and Carrots, also a limitedsupply of plums. Competitiveprices. J. Buitenwerf, GoldenAcres, Rainbow Road. 537-2097
LIKE NEW - BOY'S BLACK OX-fords. Size 3, cost $10, sell$4.75. 537-2165
WESTINGHOUSE FRIG, $55;Coal & Wood Stove, $30; OilCook Stove, $45; Small ColemanOil Heater, $30; Ice Box, $7.50;Round Oak Table, $32.50; Com-plete Toilet, $20. Low's UsedFurniture, 537-2332
GRAIN FED PORK, WHOLE ORhalf, 400 per pound, 537-5484
FOR R E N T
ISLAND FARMERS' WAREHOUSEContact for information 537 -5732
ONE BEDROOM FURNISHEDWaterfront Cottage on 7 acres atBeaver Point. $55 per month.Available Oct. 1st. 537-2398
IDEAL FOR PENSIONERS, 2Bedroom Suites, 1 BedroomSuite, 1 Cabin. All at reason-able rent and located in VesuviusBay area. Phone 537-5742 orWrite Bx. 162, Ganges.
SMALL FURNISHED HOUSE ATFulford. 537-2254
TRAILER SPACE WITH FACILI-ties in Ganges. Nice lake front,two room cottage, also trailerfor rent. 537-5617
MAYNE ISD(From Page One)
Once the full organization isestablished the fire marshal'soffice will send over a trainingstaff to instruct in the basis offire-fighting.
Sirens, situated at CentralStore and Hopkins Trading Store,will be tested every Saturdaymorning. Third siren, belongingto Gil McNicol, at Bennet's Bay,is also in use.Mayne Island ranks among thehighest rated communities interms of fire insurance. Costs areaveraging $1.30 per hundred, themeeting was told.
On Saturday, September 2, abeautiful warm evening, theMayne Islanders were gathered atthe Community Hall where tab-les were set out on the groundsfor the box supper, when the firecrew quietly slipped out into thefire hall next door and went inanswer to a bush fire alarm call.Fire was on Simpson Road, near
WANTED TO RENT
SMALL HOUSE NEEDED FORyoung couple. Dept. 20, Box250, Ganges, B.C.
M I S C E L L A N E O U S
H. O. MUNGERBOOKEXCHANGE,
9948 Fourth Street, Sidney, B.C.Mail orders accepted.
YE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOPPEUpper Ganges Rd. 537-5794
SPANISH TRANSLATIONSPhone Driftwood, 537-2211
CLEANING OUT YOUR ATTIC?Cleaning out your cupboard?Used items urgently required forHospital Bargain Day to be heldSeptember 16. For pick-up phone537-5360 or 537-5350
NEED ANY CERAMIC TILING,wall papering or painting done!Let Tom do it. Phone 537-5344or write Tom Volquardsen, Box385, Ganges, or leave messageat 537-5742.
PORTABLE WELDING AND SER-vice to Industrial Equipment.R.H. Magee, 537-2007 evenings
PARSEY'S PAINTING AND DEC-orating. Interior and exterior,by brush, roller, or spray. Freeestimates any time, anywhere.Phone 537-5684
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t ivnVI iUthe Dodds and Sbwrey propert-ies.
It was another fire successful-ly put out, marking at least fourhouses saved since the fire truckwas obtained a year and a halfago.
Island residents are urged tocomplete the questionnaires re-garding proposed adult educationand recreation programs and toreturn the forms to the Commun-ity Association, c/o Mayne Isla-nd Post Office, First-aiders arealerted to sign up for the courseplanned to start at the end ofSeptember.
A family reunion for the FredBennett family on August 27 in-cluded Cpl. -and Mrs. Don Webband son, James, who havereturned from Germany, whereCpl. Webb was serving with theCanadian forces.
The Elliott family from Van-couver were also there. Greetingswere received from the Gurski
COMING EVENTS
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Wedding Ceremony IsStaged In Island HomePeaceful Valley Ranch, home
of Tom Carolan on Galiano Is-land, was the setting for an at-tractive summer wedding on Sat-urday, Sept. 2.
Patricia Maureen Arnfinsonbecame the bride of Robert Ste-phen Slanski at 7 pm, the vowsheard by Rev. E.W. MacQuarrie,of the United Church at SaltSpring Island.
Patricia is the eldest daughterof Mrs. Dora Arnfinson, of Van-couver, and Robert is the eldestson of Mr. and Mrs. StevenSlanski. of Fernie.
The bride was given in mar-riage by Tom Carolan, a familyfriend.
She wore a street-length,light beige dress of pebble crepewith matching dainty coat offine lace. Her small hat wasbeige, gloves dark pink. Shewore a corsage of dark pink car-nations. Her only jewellery wasruby earrings.
The bride's aunt. Mrs. George
family at Edmonton, by telephoneMr. and Mrs. J. Aitkens are
to be congratulated on the arrivalof John, Jnr. their fifth son, bornon August 5, at Lady Minto Hos-pital and weighing 8 Ibs., 14 ozs.This week Mark joined Audreyand Arnold in their trek to sch-ool.
Georgeson was matron-of-hon-our. She wore an attractive dressof turquoise pebble crepe, mat-ching headpiece, and whiteaccessories.
Best man was GeorgeGeorgeson.
During the signing of theregister Mrs. M.E. Backlundsang The Lord's Prayer.
Immediately following thewedding ceremony, a buffetsupper was served, all preparedby Tom Carolan, assisted bythe bride's mother.
The bride's table was cen-tered with the wedding cake,two-tiered, topped with wedd-ing bells, it was decorated bythe bride's mother.
Toast to the bride was givenby Dr. H.D. Earner, toast tothe groom by Archie Georgeson.They were replied to by thegroom.
The rooms were decoratedwith white and pink streamersand bells, chrysanthemums ofyellow, and other fall flowers.
Following the wedding suppera reception was held at theGaliano Rod and Gun Clubroom,which had been attractivelydecorated with pastel streamers.
The radiantly happy coupledanced until midnight. Theystayed on the island until Sundaywhen they took the late ferry onSunday for a honeymoon to the
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United States and Fernie, B.C.For going-away, the bride
wore a deep purple suit of lightwool, with wnite accessories.
Upon their return, the couplewill reside in Vancouver.
Guests coming over for thewedding were; the bride's bro-ther and friend from Fort Nelson,B.C. Bertram Arnfinson andRobert Poper; sister of the groomher husband and two daughters,Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beard, ofNitnat; David, John and PaulAdank, of Vancouver, and Mr.and Mrs. G.W.Georgeson, ofSidney.
About forty people attendedthe wedding and reception.
FERNWOOD
BY JESSIE SAYER.Mrs. E. Sampson has spent a
rew days visiting her son Bruceand family on Lasqueti Island,also Mr. and Mrs. A.B.Sampsonat Union Bay. The holidayweek-end was also a busy timefor Mrs. Sampson as Mr. andMrs. W. Rosman of Vancouverand Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Samp-son and family were visiting.
Lin Sayer and children,Leanne, Kenton and Jamie haveleft for their home in New West-minster after spending two hap-py weeks with grandparents Mr .and Mrs. R.L. Sayer.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Blackstockand children, Kathy, Karen andCameron left on Saturday fortheir home in New Westminsterafter a month's holiday on theirproperty at Fernwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerrits of Con-crete, Washington, Miss Marg.Finken of Kirkland, Washingtonand Mr. and Mrs. A.Conway,of Duncan, spent a pleasantweek-end at the home of Mrs.S.A. Thompson.
Sandy Butler-Cole of PortCoquitlam celebrated his 21stbirthday at Harbour House alongwith his parents, Mr. and Mrs.H. Butler-Cole and brother Tom.
The deer or at least a few ofthem are feasting on the unpro-tected gardens at Fernwood.They dine on late peas, cabbagecauliflower, fruit tree leaves andeven tomatoes.
It is very peaceful now allguests have returned to theirhomes but oh so dull I
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Page Eight Gulf Islands DRIFTWOOD Thursday, September 7, 1967
While the people of SaltSpring Island mark the beginningof Canada's second century,theyare counting the first 100 yearsin terms of achievement and thesecond 100 in hope and confid-ence.
There is one segment of theisland's population which looksback on more than accomplish-ment and more than the satisfac-tion of having wrested a livingfrom a new and untried country.They are the descendants of thefirst negro people to settle here.
For them, the story of Canad-a's first century is the story offreedom and opportunity. Some
year about 30 had staked outtheir farms. In 1859 came ano-ther 88. At that time SaltSpring Island was becoming apredominantly negro colony.
The early colored settlersfaced all the problems of open-ing up a new frontier. They hadother difficulties as well. Therewere wolves on the island inthose days and they wrought hav-oc with livestock. When thewolves were not out on the prowlthe cougars were searching outthe settlers'meagre flocks.
The most menacing of all haz-ards to the early settlers and par-
alien to the land they had chos-en. Today, the descendants ofthose first settlers are a part ofthe island community and theirhistory is part of the island hist-ory.
Oscar Wallace is among thebest-known colored residents ofSalt Spring Island. Good-natur-ed and never at a loss to lend ahelping hand, Oscar is the great-grandson of one of the first sett-lers of the island.
His great-grandfather, HowardEstes, was born in Slavery on aplantation in Clay County, Miss-ouri. More than 100 years ago
produce they grew themselves.In the course of time they
grew the wheat to make theirbread and enough produce to livecomfortably, beyond anythingthey had imagined in the Miss-ouri plantations.
Next to the Stark's farm wasthe cabin of Bill Robinson, an-other negro settler who hadthrown in his lot with the largerfamily.
In 1868 Robinson was foundshot to death in his cabin. Atthe same time a second coloredsettler, Giles Curtis, was foundshot and knifed. The murder-
Vancouver Island, where he ac-quired coal lands.
In 1895 the man who hadbrought his family to Salt SpringIsland and who had carved a newand prosperous life out of thewilderness, lost his life in yetanother unsolved murder.
A neighbor on the NanaimoRiver, Ed Hodgson, was chargedwith murder after Louis wasfound dead at the foot of a bluff.There was insufficient evidenceto make a case and the suspicionthat he had been murdered forhis land was never brought hometo Hodgson or anyone else.
First Coloured Settlers Looked To Canadaof the early colored settlerswere slaves escaping to freedomand some were former slaveswho had already found freedomin the far west. All looked toCanada for an assurance of free-dom in their fu» °. and in theirchildren's future.
The freedom they found inCanada is the achievement theymark in this centennial year.
First negro settlers gained per-mission from Governor JamesDouglas to settle on Salt SpringIsland in July, 1858. First groupnumbered 17. By the following
ticularly to the early negro sett-lers was the hostile Indian. Ind-ians around the Islands acceptedno new standards of behaviour because more people were coming.Every settler was fair game tothe warriors in their canoes andproduce, livestock, home andlives were taken by maraudingbands.
Despite the hazards of frontierfarming, the menace of beastsof prey and the threat of hostiletribesmen, the early negro sett-lers had found freedom. Enslavement was a thing of the past and
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Howard Estes' master took himto California, where there wasless tolerance towards slavery.His master, accordingly, soldhim his freedom. The formerslave then purchased the freed-om of his wife and children. Forthe first time in their lives theywere free.
Some historians have suggestecthat the majority of negroes set-tling on Salt Spring Island wereescaped slaves, but history doesnot support this. Majority wereborn into slavery, but the num-ber who made their escape toCanada was comparatively smallMany former slaves came northfor two reasons. Some came tothe Fraser Valley gold rush andothers followed the same trailsin the constant fear that the Un-ited States might broaden itspolicy of slavery.
The Estes family included son-in-law Louis Stark, who marriedSylvia Estes. Louis had been abarber aboard a river boat on theMississippi and had married inCalifornia. With the Starks wastheir infant son, Willis.
When the Estes-Stark familyarrived on Salt Spring Island theinflux of negro families was wellunder way and two-thirds of theisland's population were colored.
It is recorded that within anhour of the arrival of the smallfamily group, they were men-aced by hostile Indians eager forpickings from new arrivals. LouisStark, with his gun at the ready,forced the Indians to back downand they left the settlers to totetheir goods to the site aboveVesuvius Bay, on the slopes ofthe 800-ft. Broadwell Mountain.
Life was a busy one. The newsettlers spent the first monthsclearing land and building ahome. The land provided everything they needed. They hadfish in the sea, bear and deermeat from the woods, berriesand fruit from the land and the
ers were never discovered.The Stark family continued to
prosper and to hold a respectedplace among Islanders.
Mrs. Marie Stark Wallace,who
Sylvia, the daughter of How-ard Estes, returned to Salt SpringIsland and lived here as "AuntSylvie" until her death in 1944at the reputed age of 106.
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died on the island recently, wasthe daughter of Louis Stark andwas familiar with every problemand every incident of the settle-ment of the island.
She recalled that the Starksbrought the first herd of dairycattle to the island. The Schoo-ner, Black Diamond, landed 15head of dairy cows at VesuviusBay when the family first arrived
The Stark family moved fromthe Sunset Drive area and settledon Ganges Harbour after the twounsolved murders. They prosp-ered and later Louis moved to
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up his cottage at Mrs. Bell-house's and moved to Vancouver,
Mrs. Laura Silvey is homeagain after a holiday with Mr,and Mrs. Bruce Sampson atLasqueti Island.
The members of the paintersgroup entertained their instruct-or, Jim MacDonald of U.B.C.,Vancouver, at a social gather-ing last Thursday afternoon atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. C.D.A. Tweedale. They made hima presentation as a token ofappreciation for his work withthem throughout the summer.
We are sorry to report R.Heryet was taken to hospital inVancouver on Saturday For trea-tment for an infected hand, theresult of a wasp sting.
There were other, and manyother, colored settlers. Theyhave come and gone and theyhave stayed and prospered.
If a historian were to suggestthat Salt Spring Island had beengood to the negro settlers here,he would be stating only halfthe case. The negro settlershave been good to Salt SpringIsland.
They have made a good team.
A meeting of the Council ofthe Chamber of Commerce isslated for the second Wednesdayof the month. In the absence ofthe President, Allen Clarke willpreside.
During the absence of yourlocal Driftwood correspondentfor the next few weeks, organi-zations or persons wishing tohave news and notices printedare requested to telephone Mrs.F.E. Robson, 539-2444 no laterthen Monday.
Dr. Harold Robinson, C.A.R. S. Medical Director, hasbeen asked to serve on the Re-habilitation Committee of theAmerican Rheumatism Founda-tion. He has recently developsed an electronic cane to assessthe stress and strain exerted byan arthritis patient in walkingand to measure the need forcrutches and canes to help thepatient.
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Thursday, September 7, 1967 Gulf Islands DRIFTWOOD Page Nine
SaturnaSEEN BY PAPAJOHN
The C.C.C.C. gang got awayon Friday morning and thesend off was televised and appe-ared on the C.B.C. news thatevening.
Our Editor made an "as usual"grand job of sorting out, and de-ciphering the mass of materialI gave him, BUT he didn't lookon the back of one piece of pap-er to finish the list of those whohad helped and contributed tothis project. Besides Bev andEileen Campbell I had scribbledthat the Moneys had really help-ed out in a dozen different ways.
Also in trying to decipher mywriting the new Smith Babyshould have been Leah Char-maine. Our real Centennialeffort has been lost sight of inthe maze of Projects here. Wereally have a Centennial Pro-ject behind the Hall. More ofwhich later.
Frank Copeland's son Johnnyhad to be flown home from Eng-land due to a sudden illness.Hope things turn out all O.K.Louisa Gal Money and daintyDonna Begon are home after aseries of treatments in Victoria.I couldn't see any improvementmyself because they both havealways looked good to me.
Steve Maskow and PaulToynbee are busy painting theSchool. Brushing is work soSteve had Carl Schultz comeover and bring his spray gun.Poor Carl ended up spraying asSteve claimed the fishin is nogood right then. Smilin BarryCrooks and Laffin Johnny Moneyput a new roof on the Walter
Warlows cottage. Geno Carpen-tier has his roof on before therains.
At Boot Cove this week were;Newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. MikeFry of Vancouver. Doris Muttartextending her visit to sisterOlise Poitvin and brudder JohnSilvester. Gursts of the Silvest-ers are Mr. and Mrs. G.A.Molton of Sidney, Bertha'smother and father. They arenew grand-parents, but Berthawouldn't tell us whether it wasthe first or thirty-first. Wewonder why ?
At Lyall Harbour; MansonToynbee's mother from EaltSpring and Aunt Mrs. Mercierfrom Victoria are looking afterPa Prike while Manson andmerry Mary are C.C.C.Cing.John Barton disgusted with thefishin painted his boat. TheMusselwhites have the L.Nefffamily of Saanich as guests.The Alec Close family in theMcElroy cottage have as gueststhe Jack Edwards Family of Coq-
' uitlam. We notice Alec alwaysgets willing helpers as guests.Johnny and Norma Libou overand still working. The LloydStewarts and the Tom Maytumsover and still catching fish wherethe local boys saythere just ain'tany. Guests of George and DoreeSargeant were the Kirklands andWarners of Vancouver.
At Random Acres are theGibbon family of Seattle. Theyseem to be catchin fish too.
Well summer seems to beover. Closing down theircottages for the winter were the
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REMEMBER THATBIRDS ARE THIRSTY
Even after a heavy rainstormon Tuesday, there is still adearth of water for birds, warnsa reader.
Homeowners are urged to putout bowls of water for birds andto ensure that they are out ofreach of cats.
Don Jamieson's of East Point;the Harold Menzies and JackTuckers, who nearly left theircat; and had to wait over foranother ferry.
The whole island is sure wellposted with "NO HUNTING"signs which we are sure going tosee are observed and OBEYEDthis vear.
] Papajohn's guests werebrother Bus ot Vancouver and
John , wife Barbara and!| Liljolm. Liljohn grabbed a bagof peanuts without askin anddidn't say please when caught,so no peanuts. Ye young lady
j from next door whispers in hisear, "Say they're for meJohnny". It didn't work becausehe still hadn't said please.Real disconsolation.
people
Woman in the post office atGanges was mailing a letter andfinding difficulty. She couldnot use an American stamp,warned me postal clerk, and itwould have to be replaced by aCanadian stamp.
" Why?" asked the customer," Canada and America are thesame!"
Les Armstrong, from PenderIsland was in Ganges on Tues-day. He was speaking of havingrun into a hornets* nest and therecollection was painful.
Communications among theislands can still be difficult.When a hospital board membercame to Ganges last week shetook a water taxi to Galiano.There, the wharf was so crow-ded the operator was obliged totie up at the Galiano Lodgewharf. The ferry was already inand by the time the hospital-bound board member had dis-embarked she walked to thewharf in time to wave good-byeto the ferry. Her water taxi was
fone and there was no otheroat due out. The Lodge came
to her rescue and phoned arounduntil they ascertained that alaunch was leaving during theafternoon. The marooned trav-eller enjoyed the facilities ofthe Lodge until late in the af-ternoon and then boarded aGanges-bound boat. She arrivedin time for her meeting and in-trigued by the complicated pat-tern she had followed.
Saanich Fair drew many is-landers last week-end. Amongthose who spent Monday at thefair were the Byron family fromSalt Spring Island. Mrs. JesseByron was showing her brotherand sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.Ivan Davis, the pattern of is-,land and inter-island living.The visitors are here from Eng-land and are making their firstvisit to the Pacific shores. Mr.Davis expressed mild, butpleased, surprise that his accentwould label him a Lancashire-man so far away from Lanca-shire. They were accompaniedby Kenneth Byron, Mrs. Byron'ssoldier son, home on leavefrom Edmonton.
LEONARD SHOLES IS MARRIED IN CHURCHCEREMONY AT RICHMOND ON AUGUST 26
Ganges man was married in achurch ceremony in Richmond onAugust 26.
Miss Johanna Christina Kohlerbecame the bride of LeonardWalter Sholes in the ceremony atRichmond Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Sholes is the son of Mrs.V.J. Sholes, Rainbow Road, Gan-ges, and the bride is the daughterof Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kohler,553 Ludlow Road, Richmond. Mr.Sholes is a resident of PrinceGeorge, where he will take hisbride to make their home.
Rev. Gordon Bastedo was theofficiating clergyman.
Bride was given away by her'father. She wore a long, whiteslim dress with flowering trainand scalloped short veil and car-ried a long, flowing bouquet ofred roses and white carnations.She was wearing the necklace gi-ven to her mother by her fatheron their wedding day.
Matron of honor was Mrs. Mar-lene Gallagher and bridesmaid.Miss Brenda Bastedo.
Supporting the groom werebest man, Wayne pollard and ush'er, Fred Kohler.
Bride's mother wore a dressand matching coat in light floraldesign and the groom's motherwas in a light pink suit.
ARE YOULOOKING FOR FUN
BY CALLERCome and join in with our new
learners' classes starting next Mon-day, Sept. 11. Classes are to beheld in St. George's AnglicanChurch Hall.
Our club caller, Bert Barber,has some very good records he'sdying to try out so come along ancjoin us.
Eight of the Ganges WagonWheel club members went to thePenticton Jamboree, Aug. 7, andthoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Can you imagine what a pictur ;4,200 dancers all on one gigantic 'floor can make! We had 2,500spectators. We also had 10 clubmembers dancing at the Centen.-nial Dance held in Victoria, June30 to July 1.
We had a wonderful opportunitywhile there to meet a great manydancers from all across Canada in-cluding one couple from Dart- '<mouth, Nova Scotia.
Our executive has lots of goodplans in mind for the new year, socome along and join us on our reg'ular club nights on Saturdays orjoin our classes at St. George'sHall.
At the reception in the Rend-ezvous at Richmond, toast to thebride was offered by Jack Leon, afriend of her parents.
Going away, the bride wore awhite and brown dress with whiteaccessories.
Honeymoon was spent in Gan-ges, the interior and Vancouver.
PARTY FOR SUMMERGOLFERS LEAVINGISLAND ON SATURDAY
Salt Spring Island Golf andCountry Club held a " Gala Day"Saturday, September 2, towind up the summer season anda farewell to summer visitors.The Golf course was crowdedwith enthusiastic golfers duringthe day,
Cocktails were served precee-ding a buffet supper in the ClubHouse, followed by a socialevening of dancing and singsongs.
Mrs. Donald Goodman playedthe piano and Lance Kennedyadded to the entertainment withhis banjo. The evening was en-joyed by 86 members and frie-nds.
Les Ramsey won the Schwen-gers handicap Cup which wasplayed for recently. Tom Dun-can was the runner-up.
The Carlson Junior Cup (lowgross) was won by Marty Cross.Low net was Rick Carlson.
On September 23, the " Goo-fie Golf mixed two-ball four-some will be played. The MargJohnson, ladies handicap Cup(18 holes) will be played forThursday, September 17.
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NEW CHILDREN'S DUDERANCH IS POPULARDURING ITS FIRSTYEAR ON SALTSPRING ISLAND.
Here are three young riders att-ending the holiday ranch on theslopes of Mount Newton. Theywere busy grooming their horsesand had only a moment to pausewhen the picture was taken.
"When are you going home?""On Saturday. I've been here
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Near the top of Mount Max-well is R-bar-T Children's Holi-day Ranch. The ranch sprawlsover 280 acres of mountain,field and riding trails. It is thebeginning of a dream.
Ted and Ruth Hamer have al-ways dreamed of the day whenthey could operate such a ranch.Their dream came true.
For the past five years realityhas drawn closer until this springsaw the first preparations for thechildren's holiday ranch.
They teach youngsters to rideand to look after a horse and tolook after a stable and, in fact,to be horsemen and horsewomen.
The children are as keen asthe operators. They dig in theday they arrive and their only re-gret is that they must go homewhen it is all over.
On Sundays the newcomersarrive at the camp. They driveup the road to Maxwell Park un-til they reach the point whereduring the forest closure a barriercloses the road. Immediately be-fore the barrier is the rustic signindicating the ranch.
They drive into the ranch pro-perty, past the first sign of itspurpose, urging a maximumspeed of five miles per hour be-cause of the horses and riders.
Around the curves in the roadthey reach their first sight ofhorses.
In this initial year there are adozen or so horses. Next yearwill see more. The ranch houseand the bunkhouses and the farmbuildings all greet the visitor.For two weeks this is to be his,or her, home.
All this is just the way the Ha-mers had it planned.
While Ted was a police offic-er in the Victoria City Police herode a motorcycle and dreamedof horses. He taught others toride motorcycles and stilldreamed of his horses.
The couple were not withoutcontact with horses even then.
They kept horses at Elk Lake,north of Victoria and they spentmany a spare hour with their hob-by.
Ted rides all the time butRuth, Mrs. Hamer, has not rid-den for a number of years.
They acquired the John Rogersproperty on Mount Maxwell and
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It is not simply a matter of be'ing fond of riding. Ted Hamerwas born to horsemanship. Hegrew up on a farm in Alberta,where the horse was one jumpcloser than an automobile. Hetakes riding for granted, but heis part of his horse. He enjoystending horses as much as ridingthem. A horse is not simply tran-sportation. It is a fine animal,needing constant attention andcare. A stranger looks over thefence and sees a horse. Tedlooks over the same fence andsees a tick in the horse's neck.
Another man may want hischildren to ride. Ted wants themto ride and to know and love thehorse.
This is where R-bar-T does itsjob.
The students taking part in thecarefully scheduled course of in-struction are required to groomthe horse before taking a meal.If anyone goes hungry it must bethe rider, not the horse. And therider is taught to want it this way
For two weeks the students areat the ranch. They may be ex-pert riders when they arrive orthey may never have seen a horsein their lives before.
They start off by walking a-round the paddock under theclose eye of the rancher and histwo counsellors. They graduateto riding. In the meantime theyhave learned everything there isto know about grooming andbrushing and tending theirmounts. And looking after thestable and the ranch in general.
And they love it!What problems face the youth-
ful new riders?There are no insurmountable
problems.The newcomer to horses .
learns to walk the horse, canterand to turn and to stop.
"You don't have to learn tostart," commented the rancher,"the horse does that as soon asone horse moves off."
The student must learn com-plete control of the animal be-fore he is allowed out of the
small paddock. All this is doneunder strict supervision.
This is where the main troublefacing the student is overcome.
Ted is adamant on this matterof turning the horse. A string ofhorses will follow the leader.The leader makes a right angleturn; the second horse cuts acrossthe corner to catch up the leaderand so on. The 12th horse is thenwalking a mile across the brushto follow the leader. Each stu-dent must bring his animal to theturning point and make the turnhimself.
All this is nothing to do withthe fact that Ted is a formertraffic officer. For years he hasbeen chasing up car drivers whocut corners. Now he chases upyoung horsemen for the same er-ror.
Why?Because the rider is supposed
to be riding and controlling hismount. If he permits the horseto take its own lead, the horse iscontrolling him and he no longerhas any choice in the path theyfollow.
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THEY RODE CENTENNIAL TRAIL(From Page One)
to view, but here too, we foundthe treacherous bogs which wear-ied horses, gave them bruises ancand abrasions and made progressslow and tedious.
Windy Pass, altitude approxi-mately 8,000, on the route fromGoldbridge to Spruce Lake, waspanoramic and good footing forthe horses, but strenuous. Very,very steep grades, now up, nowdown, kept them constantlyscrambling in a climb or slidingin descent. At the summit, fro-zen snow lay in patches 20 to 40feet deep, and as riders rested,many pictures were taken of theencircling snow capped mount-ains.
The third trough spot for thehorses was on the trail from GraGraveyard Camp to Sky Ranch.For about three to four miles,thetrail passed through a gully sostrewn with rocks and bouldersthat the ground underneath couldhardly be seen.
All other portions of the ridewere on well worn trails, oldroads or rangeland which madefor more relaxing riding.
Riginally estimated as 260miles, it actually proved to becloser to 360 or 400, and sincethe schedule was kept as plannedthis necessarily meant longerhours spent in the saddle than ex-pected.
Western hospitality was thetheme, and we certainly receivedit, in abundance. At D'Arcy,Pemberton, Bralorne, the high
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range line camps, Big Creek,Williams Lake and ranches atwhich we stopped, refreshingdrinks, shower conveniences and -a luncheon, all offered freely andvery much appreciated by the ri-ders.
Jimmy Flichel, guide andpacker of Goldbridge, spent fourdays with the riders, using 15 hor-ses and one mule to handle food,grain and bedrolls.
During this time many riderslearnt the fine art of loading andtying on a balanced pack. Thesefour days were Jim's own Centen-nial project, which he offerd freeof the customary charge. A trulygenerous bit of Western hospital-ity.
The Williams Lake trail riderswere our final hosts and grandfolks they are. They providedstalls or corrals for trail-wearyhorses, and riders who had neitheimotel nor friends with whom tostay were offered accommoda-tion in members* homes.
The ride officially ended onAugust 24. At noon, riders andcook crew were all presented withCentennial buckles, on the frontof which is the bronze Centennialmedal and on the back the signi-ficant data and each one's name.
In the evening we all attendeda banquet and danced along withmembers of the local riding club,the president of the local RodeoAssociation and this year's Rodeo AQueen, Caryl Hume.
Humour? Well there was a horhorse which loved to roll - regardless of whether saddled or beingridden,in sand, snow or water...there were battery operated cam-eras and razors which ran out ofpower when most wanted... andon the last night we had a splitcamp, some riders having riddenfive miles further than the sched-uled campsite, also the rifleswhich were to be along as protec-tion in bear country somehow nev-er got transferred from the cooktruck to the saddle!
The near tragedies? It tookclose to two hours to get one horse
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Thursday, September 7, 1967 Gulf Islands DRIFTWOOD Page. Eleven
CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY RANCH
(From Page Ten)
You go up to R-bar-T and talkto Ted about horses. He will talkabout them for hours. But heisn't idle while he tells you hisstory.
He is checking the three dogsor he is examining a horse or heis pulling up a young lady for ne-glecting some care of her mount.
You talk to him and you sim-ply follow him around from horseto horse as he scrutinizes everyactivity.
In the morning the youngsters*ieck the animals and go out for
a trail ride. In the afternoonthey attend to the ranch chores.They pick rocks, repair fences,wash dishes and take care of anyspecial chores.
One special chore came upwhen a foal was sick.
The young animal strained it-self rolling out of a depression.
Ted will tell you it "cast" it-self.
The strain of twisting out ofthe shallow hole hurts the spineand the foal will be reluctant towalk or use its hind quarters.
vVhile the young animal wasbeing nursed the rancher spenthalf the night in the stable withthe counsellors taking over therest of the night. During the daythe young riders also took partin the chore of tending the foal.
All their care was unavailingand the sick foal died of pneumo'nia.
It was one of the only twofoals on the ranch this year andthe lesson in care was of value tothe young guests who were thereat the time.
The horses are all different,even when they look the same.
One horse sweats more thanthe rest and the youngster allot-ted this horse has more workbrushing and curry combing than'his companions.
"Best training of the lot,"comments the rancher,"an easyhorse teaches the rider less."
Guests are from various places,mostly Victoria, North Vancouv-er and Seattle.
Good season?rrhe Hamers started out with
plans for eight weeks of opera-
At the rate he's going the horsewill finish up with a high polish.Each mount is carefully rubbed d<down at the end of every activityRanch operator believes that pro-per grooming is as important asproper riding.
R-Bar-T Shows Them How!The inactivity causes more com-plications.
more about
LONG HARD TRAIL(From Page Ten)
back onto the trail at McGillivrayPass, and though all horses partic-ipating will retain scars of onesort or another from this ride, onljonly one was forced out at Gold-bridge, due to a deep gash whichrequired stitching.
Among the riders one made theride with cracked ribs - anotherhad his shin bone exposed whenkicked - one was bruised and tornwhen dragged and one broke hiswrist. All received medical careand returned to finish the ride -in the saddle.
We who made this ride had theadvantage of trails to follow - thepioneers of 100 years ago had tomake their own, and we know nowwhat they had to contend with,and offer and silent salute to theircourage and determination to reactreach their goal.
All great accomplishmentsare attained through coopera-tion.
tion. Next week is the ninth.They could go on again, butschool commencement will bringtheir activities to a close.
Once the holiday season is ov-er, the rancher is turning his at-tention closer to home. Duringthe fall he plans riding instruc-tion for island children.
Maxwell Mountain is too closefor local children to spend a hol-
iday, so they will be able tolearn to ride and to follow thetrails while already attendingschool.
As the summer season comesto its end you don't have to askTed and Ruth Hamer whether ithas been a good season. You cansee at a glance. The students arehappy, the Hamers are happy.Even the horses are happy!
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AugustRain IsRecord
August was warm and dry. Itwas warmer and drier than anyAugust for a decade and more.According to H.J. Carlin, gove-rnment weather observer at Gan-ges, the high was 86 deg.and thelow, 47 deg.
Notable feature was the longperiod of hot days and the recordlow rainfall. The mercury stoodover 80 deg. on 14 days of themonth. On only one day in Aug -ust was the temperature at Gang-es below 70 deg.
Rainfall amounted to 0.11inches.
For the past three months,June, July and August, only 1.18inches of rain fell at Ganges,compared with an average ofabout 2.0 inches.
Although a higher temperaturewas recorded last year, when themercury reached 92 deg., thesteady combination of high tem-perature and low rainfall was ex-ceptional.
LOST DINGHYFound an eight-foot McCulloughAluminum Dinghy ?Loss of the small rowboat hasbeen reported in the BurgoyneBay area.
CAR RUNS OFF ROADNEAR SHIP'S ANCHORON FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Damage amounted to morethan $500 when a driven suffereda black-out in Ganges on Fridayafternoon.
Car driven by Arthur Howardleft the road and sheared a tele-phone pole before running throughthe heavy ornamental hedge out-side Stanley Wagg's property andcoming to rest against the wallof the Ship's Anchor Inn.
There were no injuries.
MayneRaises
Benefit show on Mayne Islandlast Saturday brought in slightlybetter than $400 for the JohnMacSween Fund.
Box supper, bake sale and raf-fle was staged to raise funds forMr. MacSween, whose home wasdestroyed by fire earlier.
Jack Evans won 1,000 feet oflumber; Mrs. J. DeRousie, a fra-med picture and Ina Trudgeon, adressed lamb.
Special thanks were expressedto the teen-agers who canvassedthe island and to A. Donaghey,who provided the tickets.
[VOTERS LISTS ARE CLOSED]No major changes can be madeto the voters list in School Distri-ct 64, Gulf Islands. List closedon August 31.
It will be posted in three plac-es in Ganges village, at Fulfordand at each island, on or beforeSeptember 10.
Lieu tenant-Cover norIs Fender Island Visitor
On Saturday, Sept.'2, a verypleasant garden tea,was held atWaterlea on Fender Island, homeofL.J. Armstrong, with Mrs.Keith Armstrong as hostess.
The occasion was the presen-tation by the Lieutenant-Governorof Pioneer medals to several resi-dents of the Island who have livedin Canada for 75 years or more,and are now living in British Col-umbia.
Bishop Michael Coleman wel-comed the guests, parents, fam-ilies, children and medal recipi-ents.
Following the presentation, ashort and amusing speech by Nep.Grimmer speaking on behalf of
the recipients was much enjoyed.Mrs. Pearkes graciously presen-
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with a Centennial spoon, the giftof the Women's Institute, to com-memorate 1967. Mona Froten-leim, the great-granddaughter ofPercy Corbett, presented Mrs.Dearkes with a bouquet of rosesand gladioli from Island gardens.
Tea was served after the Lieu-tenant-Governor and Mrs. Pearkeswere thanked for visiting Penderand officiating on this occasion.
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Early diagnosis and treatmentbring good results. Almost 25%of the rheumatoid arthritis casesreferred to C.A.R.S. last year,required less than three months'treatment and 23°/o requiredtreatment of less than one year.
The service was conducted byRev. H.Doody; organist was Mrs.Jack Evans. Pallbearers were;Al. Baldwin, Earl Howard,Gordon Odberg, Wilbur Deacon,Kenneth Silvey, and John Harms,
Mr. Fleck died suddenlyaboard his boat while fishing atGillen Harbour, not far fromOcean Falls, it was a shock toall when the sad news was sentdown by his friend, DavidWeather all.Mr. Fleck was a good friend,loving father, and worked hardall of his life being a helpfulneighbour to all who knew him.He went fishing in the summer
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