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Wednesday, May 14, 1969

SAANICH PENINSULA AND Gu LF "ISLANDS REVIEW

ony WINDSOR -

y was out to: a protest’ meeting”
the ” other night. but don’t. ‘be ..
alarmed, this meeting didn't take -

¢ over the Univers sity orthe Legis-

*

lative: Buildings, “tn fact it was.
“a quiet: affair heid in’a private
home --and- consisting of war
blinded veterans, * :

All- across the country Cana-
' da’s war blinded, there are only:
about two: hundred of them left,
are holding these small protest
meetings because they, likeother
_ disabled veterans, are fed up to
“their back teeth with the dirty
deal they have always been handed
by the Governments of Canada.

It probably won't do thern much
goud, the war is tac distant and
they are-tuo few, but nevertheless
they are stlil going to try. for

“redress, always hoping that. they

may get support from ‘at least
some of the public, ©

Did I use the words “dirty .
deal? -Rather’ “strong, aren't
they, maybe I ‘should have said

_ Skullduggeryor downright thie-

departinent calmly

“Take the second ease,

very. : Take- for ‘instance, the
“documented | case of a° disabled

. Veteran who, Séveral months be-'©°**@
‘..an. ultimatum to. the unfortunate

?. ‘Either he turned over to
them: all the money he had been ~
awarded as damages, or else they

fore his death was rendered com-
pletely helpless. by a stroke and

_ ‘because of this. could not endorse
-and ‘so-cash his pension: cheques. 7
"When he died there were 2 num-
“ber, of these uncashed cheques,
“and which now’

his property
formed part of his-estate.

His daughter, who had cared :
. for him and who was’ the bene- ~
ficiary’ now. sent them back to”

Ottawa with a letter of explana-
tion, asking that they should be
reissued in. her name. Instead
of reissuing them the pension

money. “If you ot I did this it
would be theft, but because it
was the Government:of Canada
it was apparently quite all right,

covered by some fine print bit .

of distorted legality...
another

disabled veteran. He was. a pas~

senger in acar whenitwas struck ~~

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- fellow.

“abled ©

pocketed the

“which, if

by another "Vehicle and as saresult
sof: the accident he was completely

‘blinded. This, mind you, inaddi-_
There.
“f was°a court case and eventually

‘he-was awarded very. substantial
’ damages for the loss of his sight.
Then .it was the turn of our...

tion: to his war-injury.

federal government to step in with

would. take away the pension he

“was. receiving for his war wound

‘disability. © And to think that

“noor Dick Turpin the highway

man
people,
Pensions are probably the dis=

got. hanged -foer robbing

that a one. hundred. per cent
disability pension should be set
at the same rate as was paid to
a janitor’ s unskilled helper, about
the lowest paid job in the civil
services... Of course this pledge

was fot kept, and today the one

hundred per cent.disahility pen-
sion has dropped far behind what
is:’paid to the janitor’s assis-
tant.

For a time, a few years back,
the war disabled had some hepe

of a better deal. The government

” actually appointed a distinguished
. jurist, Mr, Jus

@ into the problems.
“turned in a far reaching report
-implemented, would
~ have assured them of fair treat-

Justice Woods to look
He did and

ment,

Unfortunately, that was nearly
two yéars ago and since then the
war disabled have been’ getting
the big stall. For about the

“first six months the Government
_refused to..look at.the . report

until- it had been translated into
French, and since then it has been
the subject of along series of

- evasions and delays which. look

suspiciously like’ the preamble
to its oblivion.

At any rate, the war blinded
all “across the country are now
taking a desparate step, appealing

Francie

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Vance, Back in 1919 it was agreed

BACK ROW. L. TO. R,
PAT EVANS, MIDDLE
HOPE, MARIANNE GOWAN,

JENNY:
ROW,

“BRENTWOOD.

Guests staying with. Mr. and

Mrs.-Stanley:E. Marshallj-1913 —-

_ Verdier Avenue, have been Mr.

WHITEHOUSE, DONNA BATH,

SYLVIA RUSSELL,. ANN “STAN-
FRONT ROW, ROSA: MONIZ, MAUR--

EEN LEASK,. PENNY. DU- TEMPLE,

McTAVISH SCHOOL GIRLS
RELAY TEAM WIN TROPHY

No one was as surprised as

the girls from MeTavish Ele-.

mentary Sefiool when they ran
away - with the trophy for -the
8 x 55 yard relay at Centenmal
Stadium during the first All
Schools Relay’ on Monday -and
Tuesday night a

“The girls entered just for the

experience never dreaming they

would win,’ exclaimed Mrs, Joan
McKinnon, school principal. ©
The.team was. comprised of

(eight girls each having’ to run

53 yards.
their

On the first night
top runner. was unable to

compete due to a. cold and itey -

placed second, However, ca the
second night. she joined them
and. they placed first garnering
a total of 10 points. .The girls
from — Shelbourne — Rlementary
School also acquired 10 points

to members of parliament for
support, In this area there are
two, Messrs. David Groos and
David Anderson, both influential
members of the governing party.
Maybe they will be prevailed upon
to use their influence to get some
action an this Woods — report,
hopefully before the last disabled
veteran finally fades away,

and Sey
jointly.

“A great deal ‘of the credit
must..go to Reg Etta, a Uni-
versity” Student
coming every noon hour: for’ the
past twu wevks to help the girls
train,’ said Mrs.

the “trophy is- shared

wevin has madea big difference,

“AH during the winter the girls

were able to jog in the gym and

do. various exercises which: kept
_them in shape.”

There were approximately “400
students: who participated in the
AH Schools Relay and more than
1,000 spectators who turned out
to waleh then.

On The Trail

Veteran horseman B.C, ‘Nip’
Parker and novice rider Mayor
A.M. Galbraith hit the trail to-
gether on Sunday afternoon and
traversed a dozen miles on verg-
es and bridle paths in the Mount
Newton area,

The Mayor greatly enjoyed his .

spell in the saddié and was great-

_ly impressed by the view from
the higher slopes of the moun. .

tain.

REMEMBER!

Five ¢ cai ride for the price of one in a-TAXI,

be others going vour way.

There may. :

* inslaw; Mr.

who has-been ~
ents Mr

and Gary of: West Saanich and~
-MecKinnon.. ‘Verdier while on her way home
“Also the fact. that we now have * ’ ; ;

and Mrs« M. McTigue of City of

Two Mountains, Quebec, and Mr,

Marshall's brother and_sister-

shall..from. Elmonte. California,

Mrs.J. T. MeKevitt has retur-
ned: to her. home at.6794:Wood-
ward Drive after a two-weeks’’
visit to her daughter and son-
in-law, Mr,.and Mrs, Larry Skid-
more, of Calgary, and Mr. and
Mrs, William Mills of Bluffton,
Alberta.’ On her return journey
Mrs. MekKovitt had a short stay

~ with an old friend in Sicamous,

B.C,

‘Ladies of theC atholie W omen’s
League, Peninsula Parish, en-
jJoyed.a delicious banquet at Bren-
ta Lodge on Friday, May 2, A
meeting was held in the lounge

afterwards where it was decided

to present the annual book awards
to’ a’ Mount Newton student most
proficient in English and to ‘the
most outstanding Tsartlip 3tu-
dent. The next meeting: will be:

held at: the. home ‘of Mrs. Betty

Bader.on June 2.

and Mrs..F, G.Mar-: .

“Lions Club
As. Formed

“Newly ‘established Central Saa-
nich Lions Club already: has. 21.-
_mémbers who meet twice a month |
at the Echo Inn, Brentwood Bay :

for dinner,

Its”
through the efforts of. Irv Arm-.
strong

ted president. and treasurer re-
spectively. Formerly they were
members of Sidney Lions Club
which was sponsor. of then new.
Club.

Aim of the ‘Central Saanich
Lions Club. is to engage in com-
munity projects. . Initially

Club has joined with Saanich

Grading and Paving Ltd. in sup-:

pert of a Babe Ruth Baseball
team which will. be known as
Central Saanich Lions.

Central Saanich. Lions Club
will welcome any ex-Lions now
living in’ the district, °

take part in its community: ac-
information’.

tivities. Further
will. be gladly..furnished by Mr.
Armstrong, phone 652-2019.

“Jean Sherwood Visited her par-" 7

and Mrs. Pred Sherwood

to Edmonton after two weeks holi-
day in Honolulu, Hawaii. ‘

Mr. and Mrs, alexander Trip-

pell of. Port Alberni announce

othe engagement. of their. eldest --

daughter, Dolores Irene to Mr.

Douglas Bruce Sherwood, son of .

Mr.-and Mrs. Fred Sherwood of
Brentwood Bay. é
takes place in Port Alberni -
in the United” Church: at 6.30,
May 17,

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” Mother's Day

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May 8 postmark was not received

at a Victoria RR-7 address until
Monday, May 12.

The wedding _

letter origin- :

‘formation was mainly -

“and. Pat . McGaughey, ._
Brentwood ‘Bay, “wid, were elec-~.:.

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