written by: a-“war “blinded ‘Eng- _ lish man called Walter Thornton: ~ He: lost: his - sight: at.:about \the . “same. time that I did mine. so we * were: «together and got to know each other in hospital, ‘and later ‘at the St, Dunstan’s training cen- “tre for the war blinded in Shrop- shiré.-.-Because of. this I natur- ally found. his book; it-is called -- ‘‘a Cure for Blindness’’, very ‘interesting at the personal level. Those months at St. Dunstan's when we learned that we could. stilt live and laugh even though we could not: see, were unfor-- “wetable months for each of us, My memories of them are still strong and vivid, and so- are Walter’s to judge by his writing. He tells of the places I knew, was. ‘recently sent: a. book; oF the reading ‘rooms, -the. work- shops, if: you. happened to" ‘have - a’. manual: turn,. the auditorium: ~ where, we held dances and:con="" certs, and -maybe’ best: of: all - the hospitable pubs in the vil~- braille ‘and brailled ‘shorthand, lage. in those first hard. months of ~ blindness, for it pushed back that frightening : feeling of. isolation and fear that came upon us when 2 we were alone with our thoughts. Just to be part of a-group-was _comforting, and when you heard - them being able. to joke. about their ~ misadventures, “you took ~ heart ‘and ceased “looking: upon. - _ yourself as a tragic figure. _ the classrooms where we learned ; Yes, Tthorou gtly caine read~ ~ BRENTWOOD - ELECTRONICS (Open Mouse - AT OUR NEW PREMISES 1185 VERDIER AVE, BRENTWOOD BAY. Saturday, Nov. 16, 9.00 To 5,30 "REFRESHMENTS. & DOOR PRIZES | “experience, “book “in ‘which Walter. Thornton “sketched his career since leaving’ “St. Dunstans,- - teacher. before, the: war, but. he ©. decided - ‘to: give: ‘this up and_go:in for personnel management work, Hé | had been a. being - given’ an ‘opportunity to “prove himself by, Cadbury's, the chocolate. people, : in’ 1: their - big . Birmingham plant. Here we would ‘gather’ of an evening for. a pint or two. and a great deal of talk, * Talk was very. important to us. -1 believe’ that this ‘coinpany has’ an’ international reputation for ‘the. excellence. of -its labour. relations, ‘and one cannot but be: » impressed ..by the attitude of the: *- Management -in’ this: field. “Take . the younger. employees for in- stance... They are helped and encouraged in a variety of after work’ activities, have their. own club rooms to further these acti- vities, .. also .a- swimming pool “and sports fields, and possibly most. important’ of all ‘a-school - where they can carry on with their education if they so wish. This certainly makes for an impres-—~ ‘sive record, but what impressed me even more in this story was - Cadbury’s attitude towards Wal- ter.. They. took him in, a “newly _ blinded war. veteran without past ; cand” gave “him” a- . chance ‘to. settle..down and find out what he could do. Possibly ~ it was a gamble: on their: part, - FRANK BERNARD, Manager, welcomes one and all tu. VANCOUVER'S FRIENDLIEST - : HOTEL . A Message For You For. the Finest in floor Coverings . . +. Carpets, Linoleums, Vinyls, Ceramic or Plastic Tiles... the firm to contact is ; HOURIGANS. CARPETS & LINOS ‘LTD. 715 Pandora Avenue © Victoria, B.C, EV6-2401 . ployees, . _ organizing after hoursactivities,:.°.- Tused & know, bat 1 also rer . = te _interesting the latter part of the ~~" but. it was. a “gamble that “paid ® off. for’them for Thornton. soon: showed * that: though “he7had: lost.” his eyes he -hadnot losthis brains or. ability. -- He: soon found that he enjoyed working with the younger em- assisting -them in being a liaison between them and management, counselling where: “necessary-and generally acting as a trouble ‘shooter to straigh- ten out small. problems which if left could have mushroomed into big trouble, As.a rough indic- ation of the value of these ser-: vices Thornton has risen from being the last joined nobody. to become’ one of the senior men in Cadbury’s large and active per- sonnel division, Nota bad re- cord for anyone, let alone ablind man. : “The sad thing i is that his suc- cess. story couldn't have happened in Canada, the land: of oppor-" tunity.“ Unfortunately our indus~ try, and our governments for that. matter, are all-extremely timid when it comes: to: employing the disabled prefering wherever pos- ve gible to leave: the problemi. ‘with: the. Community Chest of W elfar ee It-is true that some advances, have been : made in. the place-. ment: of the blind on repetitive. machine operations, but I wonder - how many big concerns,: public or private, have ever. given a. - sightless: man a ‘chance: to try» -out for an administrative ‘posi-.°- tion where he would have to use his brains and his decision. mak- ing ability, Damn few!'mafraid. Yes I'm very glad that Walter | Thornton has. written. this book, just to show what can be ace complished -when attitudes are positive - rather. than.’ negative. - Featuring the ~> “andthe 7. * 30 New “Deluxe Rooms :$10; 00 up Full suites $14.00 upe COLONIAL: HOUSE RESTAURANT a ml : “THE DIFFERENCE. 1s IN THE PRICES! If you will TOP OF- THE. TOWER’ Y (showplace ‘of, the West) : GEORGI. 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I ‘oll "BRENTWOOD BAY 652- 2849 cou “AND pene _ Canada. is a familiar one; : Smo oth 8 sailing with “This advertisement is not ot published or displayed aA by the Liquor Control Board = = OF ‘by the Government of British Columbia. Insist on the rum. you know - - and trust _ for quality and flavour se “MAYOR . ALDERMAN . term, ALDERMAN: ‘of nomination, be upened at on the cordingiy. vember, 1968, Li THE E CORPORATION OF THE isTRICT OF CENTRAL SAANICH NOTICE OF HECTION Public -notice is hereby given to the electors. of the “Municipallty of Central Saanich that I require the presence of the said electors at the Municipal Hall, Saanichton, on Monday, the g5th day of November, 1968, at the hour of ten o’clock in. the forenoon, for the purpose of electing .. persons to represent them as ~ to be elected for a two year term, - three to be elected for a two: year «one tobe elected for aone year term, SCHOOL TRUSTEE- one tobe elected for atwo year term. The mode of nomination of candidates shall be as follows: Candidates shall be nominated in writing by two duly qualified electors of the Municipality. The nomination- “paper shall be delivered to the Returning Officer at any time between the date of this notice and noon of the day The nomination-paper may be in the form prescribed in the Municipal Act, and shali state the name, residence, and occupation of the person nominated in such manner as to sufficiently identify such candidate. nomination-paper shail be subscribed to by the candidate. In the event of a poll being necessary, such poll will Brentwood Elementary School, Brentwood Bay, Keating Elementary School, Keating, Municipal Hall, Saanichton, 4th day of December, 1968, between the hours of 8.G0 a.m. and 8.60 p.m. of which every person is hereby required to take notice and govern himself ac« Given urder my hand eat Saahichton this 8th day of No- The F.B, Dartand, Returning Officer. nein OI Danish Craftsman is is me Skills To Brentwood — “In the workshop behind the showrooms of ‘Len's Furniture “and: Upholstery at Brentwood Bay -a recent -arrival from Denmark . is plying his trade with industry and enthusiasm, “Proban Boesgaard has set up house i Saanichton with his wife, Toni, and. family. «They have two boys and two girls, the eldest nine years of age and the young- est one and a half. mo _ His reason for emigrating to ! the burden of ‘taxation in Denmark #is crippling, he said, and’ had / forced him to sell his: business — ARTIFACTS SOCIETY 1S ACTIVE GROUP “A little” more. than a “month -ago. a group of people interested "in the Centennial Artifacts Mu- . séttm ‘at ‘Saanichton met:-informe -ally _ with = the idea. of forming an association. ‘Last:Thursday the group metat the farm of Willard Michell, East Saanich Road, andit was resolved to register. under. the’ Socicties Act as The Saanich Historical Artifacts -Society. and articies: ‘of association. were ‘drawn up. Ed Raper is: president and Roy.: Lowery: vice-president of the So- . ciety. | Ken Mollet, is secretarys treasurer. One. of: the ‘practical aims of. the group ‘is the’ restoration of some valuable early agricultural machinery either on loan or do-: nated to the museum. At present “it is in storage. in Willar Mich. “all's barns, “A_ business meeting’ has been. arranged for ‘Tuesday, Nov, “19, at. 8° p.m, at’ Ed Raper’ Ss resi-- + dence; Weich | Road, and: Archie | Miller: will: “speak on the subject - ‘}- of farm.“ equipment. = posed also to visit-For Langley a “on. “Sunday, Dee. ‘1, to inspect. _ the Farm: and Country. Life Mur fo seum. o “Managed forests s produce inore "wood. : ae ey —piaaaia Trove SIDNEY Your Canadian Pacific Agent 656- AN3_ [ - We Do Beller “Because We ‘would ‘tke to ‘prove. this. on: Friday “night when. -good dance music and free sandwiches - will (be ‘pro-... : vided for all-our. custom-.' ‘ers trom 9:80 pane “to 2. am. ° ; COUPLES ONLY , PHONE _ 656-3621 FOR A TASLE © Sidney Travelodge Brentwood: Mill Bay FERRY SERVICE | M.Vi- MILL BAY Leaves Brentwoodevery hour, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Leaves Mill Bay every hour, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 pam. Sundays and Holidays-Extra trips. : Leaves Brentwood at 7: 30 pam, and 8:30 p.m. Leaves Mill Bay at 8: 00 pm, and 9:00 p.m. i Coast Ferries Lid, Phone Mutual 24481 Vancouver - evened Victoria _ For Ready Mix Concrete BUTLER BROS. SUPPLIES LTD. Keating Cross Road Six Days a Week. No Premium Charge for Saturday Delivery PHONE: “and seek wider opportunities, Even ‘so, in the winding up of his affairs the charges and legal _ dues’. cost - him more. than one half of its capital value, By his account, ‘the high rate. of taxation has seriously restric- ted the spending of the average family in Denmark and there is little enough money to spare for - such things as. furniture and up- = holstery jobs. Also there are too many skilled craftsmen in ‘the trade” proportionate to ‘the ‘population, and’ in the circum-~ stances there is not enough work — ‘to give each 4 fair livelihood, . Proban's home and. business was near to the capital city of Copenhagen. “Attractive country | _ though it is, he could not see a “beneficial future for his family: in a country where the individual — is: taxed so. heavily... He said. that expenditures on ‘the army is. enormous, and the effect of the swollen’ national budget is reflected in the high price of consumer goods, | Indicating his recently pur- chased ® truck, he said’ that in. Denmark a comparable vehicle ° would have cost three times the . price he paid, Food prices cn” the other hand he judged to be: roughly. on. a. par. with those. in. ‘his homeland. - Generously’ equipped with all” the tools ‘of his trade, Proban . is obviously very happy: in his . “new surroundings “and = most anxious to demonstrate the skills of his craft... 206 = SAANICHTON “Mr. and. Mrs. AR. Keel, "2 " Benvenuto Avenue, dre: happy. to’ “announce the birth. of their. se-: cond. son, Michael ‘Stuart;. at: the® “Royal J ubilee Hospital on Sunday,‘ “November 3, 8 Ibs., 1. 02., anf brother for. Andrew. ° »- - Mr. ‘and Mrs. R.E; Hindley, 7088 Hagan Road, are happy to: have Mr. Hindley’s two broth- .ers,: and their wives, Mr. and’ Mrs, George Hindley. of Biggar, “ Saskatchewan,” and Mr. and. Mrs, -- Earl Hindley, of Guelph,: Ontario, and Mr.. Hindley’s sister, Miss— Hattie Hindley, of Guelph, staying at Beacon Lodge, Victoria, for the winter months, The annual meeting of the Af-4 ternoon Branch of the A.C.W, of _ the Brentwood College Memorial . Chapel will be held in the Parish” Hall on Tuesday, November . 19, at two o'clock, Old friends and neighbors of. Victor Joseph. Wood heard with’ regret of his passing in Victoria: on November 8, ‘Their. sympathy- goes out to Mrs. ‘Wood and their’. daughter Joan ‘of Edmonton, their. grandchildren, ‘and © Mr. Wood's : “two. brothers, : Don and-Ernie ‘of Victoria, and his sister Olive of ‘Cardiff, Wales. : CANADIAN rs 1S PRESENTED A. happy gathering ‘took: place at the: Tsartlip: School, - ‘Brent-~ “wood -Bay,:.on Monday, Novem-.. = ber-4, whén' 24 Brownies. of the “ . Tsartlip . Pack. ~met: to: _Teceive . a Canadian flag given. to ‘them by. Mrs. Arthur Panet-of- Victorias: a The. . flag’: was ‘presented by: General G.R,” Pearkes, v .C., Who gave an interesting. talk..to the: . Brownies, and . it’ was. blessed’: by Father Mudge; who also. gave. ‘an: outstanding: address - to. the - _ children, The flagstaft and: and. “were beautifully.” “made” by » Mr. and Mrs, G,-Doney, Doney Philip’ Lomas, Butler Brother Road, returned “home Sunday ~ “having ‘donated the -evening, “November? 3, froma: Mrs. -S. “Rasmusse three-day. trip. to. the mainland. “They. visited at. Penticton, Mara | o ‘Brown Owl, accepted the: flag on “Tt is: pro~- “2442 Beacon vel : | | We like People 1 . land 2,- ~ Sunday evening, November 3, | 652-1121 Lake and. Vancouver.: Bun wD er ~ Winners ‘of. the’ South : Saanich Wil 500° éard party” ‘on: Wed- : ‘nesday; ‘October 30, ‘were Mrs. ““L Farrell, “Mrs. G. Hansen, B. Hoole : jand. J. ‘Robe! arts. Hostesses « -Mrs.: “Oy :Mullin” ‘and. Mrs. Ww. Wills: served | refreshments, . ase _ sisted by fellow members, ©: ~ Robert Godfrey, son: of: Mr. = : Newton Cross. Rd, Was: home for a week recently: from Owen : Lake, B.C,, “where he is em- . -- ployed: cwith.-Mr.. and. Mrs,..J._. Southern, - bullding a hunting lodge... * “and ‘Mrs. O° ‘Arneson, Cordova © Bay, were delegates - to the B.C. Social Credit Convention’ at the «Were; 1. + Eileen Cox and Iris ‘Bayshore. Inn, in’ Vancouver’ on °Friday: and Saturday,’ November. - They: returned home: i hast week’s winners. ‘atthe Community Club card party were © = Mrs. C..Mullin,: Mrs.:W, Wills,” B Hoole and J. Godirey... oMrs and MrsidiDe Holloway; East Saanich - Road, | -accOmpan="_ ded by Fi Sutton, Cordova Bay, left last week ona hunting trip ‘to the B.C. interior. “Miss Cathy / Godfrey is. staying with Joanna ~., Holloway. during their” absence,” Mrs, J, ‘Bryce, Blue Water Apts., 1s <° Len. and Ruth. “Hellyer, 3+: Dan: Frankham and. Doris Asserlind, 4 ~’ Eric Bar _ clay. and Florence Edwards, 5 We Buy. and Sell Old China; Silver : ‘Furniture = ~ and Bricabrac_ . 9812" ath. 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