De Howard L. MacDiarmid OPTOMETRIST COMPLETE OPTOMETRIC SERVICE Examination by Appointment ndsons Bon Compann. INCORPORATED 2° May 1670 { PHONE ‘q E7111 BUILDER & DESIGNER W. O. MOONEY SIDNEY — PHONE 230 — AIR SERVICE BETWEEN SIDNEY AND GULF ISLAND POINTS ~ Seabee (3 Pass.) Luscombe (1 pass.) : $7.50 CANGHS i ee ee $13.50 FULFORD EAD) 4.00 GALIANO 22.2. 16.20 9.00 PORT WASHINGTON... 11.70 6.50 SOUTH PENDER : 6.00 COWICHAN BAY 5.50 For VICTORIA (Esquimalt Harbour): Add 6.30 3.50 — RATES BETWEEN OTHER POINTS ON REQUEST — WESTINGHOUSE AIRWAYS PHONE: Sidney 278 Victoria, Garden 7523 13-tf SUMMER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER! WE HOPE! Be prepared by getting your HOTPLATE now while there is still a choice! Single Burner Two Burner $4.75 $7.65 to $13.50 MOFFAT HANDI-CHEF— $9995 BOILS, BAKES, BROILS..____ ene PLECTRIC PHONE 222 ZR MamumonD ~ SIDNEY, &.C ~4C STACEY DOUBLE BOILER ONLY 4.95 You'll find it a real pleasure to cook with this sparkling transparent double boiler. The Pyrex Flameware Double Boiler can be used right over an open-flame or electrical unit. Come in and see it today in our HARDWARE DEPT. - PHONE E 4814 “Monarch” Enters Luxury Car Field An allnmew automobile, low, spacious and distinctively styled, will carry the name ‘Monarch’ into a new luxury field of passen- ger car transportation. The 1949 Monarch, powered by a big, 110- h.p. V-type eight-cylinder engine of new design, will be publicly introduced in dealer showrooms across Canada this month. It will be available in the sport sedan shown here and in a six-cylinder coupe model, Bodies of the new Monarch are markedly spacious. Three adults may ride in comfort on either front or rear seat, the latter being a full five feet in width. Hardware is rugged but gracefully cast and fabries are refreshingly new. The car also introduces a specially- designed ventilation system which carries a controlled flow of cool, clean air to all parts of the in- terior. When combined with a heater unit, it provides uniformly warm, fresh air in both front and tear seating compartments. All- round visibility is achieyed with- out sacrifice of structural strength and there is exceptionally large luggage space under the “bustle”. back in both models. Granting of a forest manage- ment licence to Columbia Cellu- lose Company this week cleared plans for the construction of a $28,000,000 cellulose plant at Port Edward, near Prince Rupert, it was announced by the Hon. B. T. Kenney, minister of lands and forests. The tract covered by the lic- ence is in the Prince Rupert Forest district and includes part of the watershed areas of the Skeena and Nass Rivers. It will provide a sustained wood supply for the plant on Watson Island which will have a capacity of 200 tons of highly purified cellulose *daily. Clearing of the site is already under way and construc- tion is scheduled to begin shortly: Tt is estimated two years will be required for completion. Under the forest management _ plan, logging is regulated so that forest resources will be perpetuat- ed through scientific management and planned reforestation. Regu- lations require that the company work in ¢o-operation with the Forest Service. TENDERS OPENED Tenders for two turbines and two generators with. auxiliary equipment to be used in the hydro- electric development at Whatshan in the Arrow Lakes region near Needles were opened this week by S. R. Weston, chairman of the B.C. Power Commission. Canadian Westinghouse Lim- ited offered to supply and erect two 12,500 K.V.A. generators of the enclosed type for $312,500, with delivery of the first unit in SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF YOUR WATCH No. 3— Warm weather may break upon us at any moment, and when it does, you will be wanting to spend some time at the beach. Now is the time to learn what to do should your watch become accidentally immersed. If salt water, rinse freely in clean, fresh water immedi- ately, and bring watch in glass of water to your watch- maker as soon as possible. If fresh water, rinsing may not be necessary, but follow the last procedure. Do not open the watch in either case. In all probability your watch will not be damaged in the least if you follow this sug- estion. Soaking in oil or gasoline does very little good. R. S. WHITE WATCHMAKER Corner Beacon Ave. and Second Street SIDNEY ROSCOE’S UPHOLSTERY skilled workmanship ‘Free Estimate — PHONE 241 PAGE TWO A New Service for Sidney and District We Specialize in RE-COVERING A lifetime of experience ensures excellent and We cover and rebuild your chesterfield complete, -from the frame out, giving you practically a new chesterfield at half the price of a new one. If you are contemplating having your Chester- field Suite re-covered place your order now. Covers are hard to get, COME IN AND SEE US NOW. We Invite Your Inquiry and delivery is slow. SIDNEY, B.C. SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW 24-months and the second in 25 months. Canadian General Electric sub- mitted bids on two types at $315,- 000 and $329,000 with delivery in 18 and 19 months. Three tenders for two turbines: “Vaneouver Enginering Works Limited, $227,980 for 15,000 hep: units; Canadian Allis Chalmeis Limited, $201,340 for 16,000 h.p. units, and Dominion Engineering Company Limited, $210;000 for 15,000 h.p. machines. WORLD FOOD SUPPLY IMPROVES The International. Emergency Food Council, responsible for the international distribution of food- stuffs and fertilizers still in short world. supply, predicted at jits last session in October that 1947- 48 would witness the most serious crisis in world food supplies thus far experienced. During the past six months, however, there have been a number of favourable de- velopments that have not only re- moved some of the worst fears ex- pressed in October, but have also warranted cautious optimism for the future. These include an un- usually mild winter in Europe, record harvests in Australia, in- creased shipments of grain from Argentina and the Soviet Union, and considerable suecess on the part of importing countries to- wards the conservation and col- lection of their domestic supplies. Many problems still remain, however, and it should not be as- sumed that the world food situa- tion is satisfactory. Rations in some countries have been lower than in the winter of 1946-47 and operating stocks have been less adequate. While moderate im- provement is indicated for the period following this year’s har- vests, even the most favourable conditions and weather would not produce food supplies sufficient to provide prewar levels of con- sumption in many countries. Food: shortages in 1948-49 will con- tinue to retard industrial produc- tion, to create problems of infla- tion, and to constitute a heavy drain on the foreign exchange re- sources of many importing coun- tries. : were received EASY TO EAT : Life’s experiences can’t all be served up to us sugar-coated and on a platter, but health authori- ties say that we can do something to make at least one of life’s es- sentials — food — easier to take. They point out that appearance of food has an important bearing on its acceptability and, consequently on its value. They belieye that parents should bear this in mind when they are coaxing children to eat unattractive dishes. If it’s good to eat, they claim, it’s easy to fix up to look. and taste good. VICTORIA DAY SPECIAL LOW RAIL FARES FARE AND ONE-THIRD FOR THE ROUND TRIP GO: From 12 noon (standard time) FRIDAY, May 21, to and including 2 p.m. (standard time), MONDAY, May 24. (If no p.m. train Friday tickets valid on a.m. train). Return: Leave destination not later than 12 midnight, Tuesday, May 25. Consult Canadian Pacific Ticket Agent 3 LESS SUNSHINE IN APRIL THIS YEAR » The following summary of the weather for April was compiled by officials of the Dominion Ex- perimental Station, readings were taken at Saanichton. April 1948 was decidedly cool and showery with heavy frost on the ground occurring at frequent intervals. The mean temperature, 44.8 degrees, was 2.7 degrees lower than the average. The pre- cipitation amounted to 1.42 ins. as compared to the 35-year aver- age of 1.57. A light fall of snow; 0.20 of an inch, fell on the 2nd, the first since 1927. Only 139.7 hours of sunshine were recorded during the month, 49:1 hours less than the average of 188.8 hours. Ladies: Read This! Unwanted hair removed instantly from face, arms, legs, with Flash Hair Remover. Harmless—leaves skin soft and smooth. You can’t lose. Money promptly refunded if hair grows back after third ap- plication with no questions asked. Complete treatment $2 postpaid. (C.0.D.’s—Postage extra). KAPEX PRODUCTS (Dept. 137) Box 22, Station B, Montreal, Que. oa “ We will allow $2.50 for your old lawn- mower on the pur- chase of a new one. We have a _ good selection of ball- bearing, rubber-tired models now on hand. SIDNEY SPORTING GOODS to nine years. Beacon Ave. - Phone 236 Parasites Gaining In Fight Against. Caterpillar Plague Local entomologists are hope- ful that the parasite enemy of the caterpillar will gain the upper hand this year. If so leaves on the oak trees in the district will remain intact this year. For the past two years many trees have been completely stripped of foli- age by caterpillars. The men who know say that the plague will reach its height in 1953-4, the cyele runs from seven The year 1946 was the worst in this distriet when oaks were denuded. The peculiar parasite which feeds from the body of the caterpillar has gained in strength and is expected to Randle’s Landing BOATS for HIRE TRIPS TO THE ISLANDS ® Light Towing. - Moorings Winter Boat Storage Boats for Charter — PHONE 170W SIDNEY — Swartz Bay Road 40-tf substantially reduce the cater. pillar horde this year. Between All Stations in Canada |. ‘ONE-WAY FARE AND ‘ONE-THIRD FOR ROUND TRIP MINIMUM FARE 30 CENTS - GOING: From 12:00 noon, Friday, May 21 to 2:00 P.M., Monday, May 24. If no train after noon Friday), tickets may be sold for morn- ing trains. RETURNING: Leave destination up to Midnight, Tuesday, May 25 Times shown are standard Full Information from Any Agen. 3 C-I-L _ FERTILIZERS for VANCOUVER ISLAND Soils - POTATO AND ROOT CROPS—Foi clay and. 4 : loam soils, C-I-L 6-30-15 or G-LL 8-10-5 is ~ recommended. fertility, use C-LL For peat and muck of low 4-10-10; high fertility, C-L-L 0-12-20 or C-LL 2-15-12. VEGETABLES—For canning crops in high fertil- ity peats and mucks, C-L-L 0-12-20. For canning crops and leafy vegetables in other types of soil, C-I-L 4-10-10 and C-I-L 8-10-5 are recommended for clay and loam soils. C-I-L- 4-10-10 is also recommended for low fertility peats and mucks (high fertility, C-I-L 2-15-12). : SMALL FRUITS — Yn clays and loams, C-I-L 4-10-10 or C-L-L 8-10-5; in peats and mucks, ©--l, 2-15-12, . (“Urbanite” 6-8-6 may be used in-~ stead of C-I-L 4-10-10 or é C-I-L 8-10-5). > Astounding? Figures . War Casualties? ! in B.C.’s Lumber Industry for 1947 Alone! 98 MEN KILLED... . 13,343. INJURED! No!*. . . the Death and Yes! @ EACH WEEK, ONE TO TWO WOODWORK- ERS ARE KILLED . . . EACH DAY SOME 30 ARE INJURED ... EACH YEAR 300 TO 400 ARE PERMANENTLY CRIPPLED . @ SINCE 1917 . . . 4,800 WOODWORKERS HAVE BEEN KILLED; 15,900 CRIPPLED; 663,000 COMPENSABLY INJURED. ~ We, The Woodworkers, Say . . . that such casualties—which bring sorrow to hundreds of homes and difficulties to every community —must be stopped. But they can’t be stopped unless workers are free from fear of their job, free to set up safety commit- tees, free to protest unsafe working conditions. That's why the IWA is proposin 1948 contract. and that means Job Safety. HELP YOUR COMMUNITY BY HELPING US WIN! But Here Are Some More Grim j g the Union Shop in the The Union Shop means Job Democracy, Accident Toll . > International Woodworkers Of America B.C. District Council No. 1 20-1 SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C, Wednesday, May 12, 1948.