Ee ~ GANGES - Where was: Moses - when" the lights “went out “the dark - on Sait Spring Islanc It seems all it takes to ensure. a power failure here is: to“ hold .@ party, get engrossed ina good “> teat. ; ". More people dine by candle- light on Salt Spring Island” than - -all-the lovers in Rome and Paris. © laid end to end. Candlelight services are held in Salt Spring churches the year-round because. without candles to light the way, the faithful would fall on. their: . "the control factor in what pro- "grams are watched on television, - Giant Douglas firs have been : known .to -stand fast- during 17 LUCY ‘re-runs, but fall “flat across. the, powerline halfway ‘through Festival or Wojeck. - ... ‘These periods of darkness have forced whole families to fall back ~: on’ old-fashioned entertainment. Grandfather - terrifies: the ‘baby with grotesque shadow-graphson ©. _-book or. lay in 1a Supply of fr en. faces instead of their ‘knees. ff The: wind in the: trees ‘is the = big culprit-in-this power play,:- the wall. Adult jaws work slowly: = ~ and awkwardly around two-syl- lable.words as the full horrow .. of conversation is thrust upon. them. Men who ‘haven't .spoken 100 ‘words to. their wives in years . -- suddenly find themselves yelling. 20 and:30 words to the minute: aa ~ “Where are the candles? Who - g@ moved the flashlight?. Get that ) ; ‘ cat-out of here?’ Girls croon lullabies to their dolls to keep up their own cour- TOMMY DOUGLAS MiSs GALIANO BY. MARY RBACKELUND sare as Sa ACKEUND ‘October 9 to address one of the. largest crowds ever:seen in the: Galiano Hall. Well over. one. hundred © people’ “came ‘to meet this “charming. _gentleman, ‘who - took time .:to..talk‘ not_only. for-. ~ mally on’ the stage, but to. each ay individual. ; Miss Jean Lockwood, “chairman for the meeting, introduced ano- | ther popular friend of all, David Stupich, .M.L.A.,. Nanaimo, who. epresented this area before the re-distribution _ of “provincial Seats, | oo Mr. Douglas “devoted: a_large portion of his speech to a dis- cussion of reasons for the high cost of living and its effect upon pensioners and other low-income groups. . He has long advocated . the institution by government of - _a prices review-board whereby producers of.a half-dozen basic” commodities, such as steel, cote: ton, flour, etc.,; would have to . justify any Proposed increase ‘in prices, .._. -While he agreed that the wine - - ter works’ program had not been without flaw, he deplored the fact that the present government had “abolished this program and: not _come*up with something similar in’ its place. He strongly de- ' nounced: the current interest: ) ex on N,HLA. loans and cur- rent federal tax: on. essential - building materials. He pointed out that these factors alone pre- vent thousands of young Cana- . dian couples from building their own new homes, Mr. Douglas takes. a firm stand against what he. refers toas.. ‘handouts’ and believes that any able-bodied person should be gi- ven the opportunity to work for a living. He referred to pollu- ' ted Jakes and rivers which need cleaning, areas which should be re-forested, and many other hae © and municipal projects | tional where idle labor could be used. _ At the same time he stressed -the need for adequate care of the sick, the elderly, and de- — serted wives and children, to énable them to live in dignity. ) He strongly recommended that the whole rate structure for cld- .} age pensioners, veterans and civil servants, and mothers al- lowances should be reviewed, and fairly pegged. In closing, he dealt with the American investments inCanada, and warned that we are fast ap- proaching the time when we can- not be masters inour own homes. ‘He impressed upon the interested fathering the need for good government and a strong and articulate opposition. The meet« ing was followed by a social hour, and coffee served, ae ‘Marshall Shar coe age “and boys trip: their little brothers: in darkened hallways. The. favorite: . entertainment -however,.is the guessing game. about how long the power will be off. A long or a short? It usually works out to a draw, halfway between those who elect. -to.go to: the.shed and bring in hurricane lamps, camp stove and sleeping bags, and-the hopefuls who. decide to wait’it-out and are still Waiting, cold and sore, lights come on, ‘Long experience teaches. it is: pointless: to call the: ‘local Hydro office to find out why and for how . “long the power will be off.. It's ‘the “day “after before you can get through “the busy. signal. to be told how, long you were sitting there swearing in the-dark. ~ During these times. of stress it’s business as usual'in Ganges. “Uniess the ‘power failure is’on Mondays, Wednesdays and ‘half- day Saturdays when everything is closed anyway. But one business continues to function: power .saws. to.cut their way well Mountain, . One driver says he’s never. lost a passenger ‘to a tree yet. Surely the most resourceful : of-Salt Spring’s citizenry is its telescopic meter. reader, Mar~ ‘shall Sharp of Beddis Road. (That. is, Mr. Sharp reads meters with a.telescope... He himself does not telescope, although he has been known to spring pretty high to - avoid vicious dogs.) . Once during a particularly long outage Mr. Sharp decided ~ he BUILD A | Wall sections and root trusses speed construc- tion...your roof will be on before winter sets in. You know the cost before you start! Beaver will arrange sub-trades or total con- struction if you wish. Freezer Fished Out » frozen: fish supply toa friend’s “freezer which was unaffected by light. > Taxi drivers carry. ° “would. have to. move his huge mel) Bradley. The meetings will BEAVER HOME” ‘NOW AND SAVE! BY BUILDING THE ‘BEAVER _ WAY’ ON YOUR OWN LOT! Community Association Present “bank - ‘balance showed an’ amount of ~ Forty-four members ~of ° the _.Mayne Island Community Asso- . ciation enjoyed a festive. smor- -gasbord preceding their annual meeting, Monday, October 7th. _ The buffet ‘table was decorated cin’ fall, -colours, with mounds of : fruit, pumpkins. and dried gourds. The ‘meeting was held” in the newly-decorated lounge, where a log fire was burning in the «oe - huge fireplace. the failure. A veteran skindiver, he donned his’ wet suit to disgorge the freez- er of its sloppy, Slippery inhabi- tants. After getting them all safely into the back seat-of his Volswagen, every light, including. last. year’s Christmas lights, came back on. This poignant moment best ex- _emplifies_ the.frustration..of the “when the sun comes up and: the . ~ National leader of the NewDe- : : - -moeratic ‘Party of Canada, ‘Tom-:, “my. Douglas, came to Galiano on: Islanders towards their powers 2 that won't be. We long for the day. when Dr.: Gordon ‘Shrum, joint- ~head ofthe B.C. ‘Hydro, will one day. say to us: “Everything. comes to he.who. - waits (in the dark).’ Let there be Arts And Crafts. ‘Club Formed — and Crafts Society. Brown of Sait Spring Island was 7 on-hand to: counsel. the-women _ through to Southey Point and Max~ -: on the correct procedure i in sett- ing up a club of this. nature. The crafts-to be participated in have not as yet been decided on but interest has been shown in. painting, rug making, sew- ing, square dancing, badminton and » ceramics, | the “latter only. being: available at. the present moment on Salt Spring Island to - ~ Mayne ladies. An executive was formed and the officers elected were, presi- dent, Mrs. Alan (Freda) Filtness and secretary, Mrs. David (Car- SAVE! _ Enables youto build with minimum help, Mortgages available through Beaver, N,H.A, or Credit Union for most Areas, From 44 designs, there’s one to suit you. 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