_ Wednesday, June 25, 1969

“Two years ago ‘Mr, and Mrs. “Jack Southern of Brentwood ‘went
They meandered north to Prince Géorge, then turned
“The : travelled through “Vanderhoof-and Burns Lake and on

“eT hey. returned to ‘Brentwood and Jack began his visits to the
legislative buildings. “He soon discovered that the property he sought
was Crown land, Eventually he purchased it.

a Early last spring -- that was

_” 4n'1968 -- the couple turned their _

~ backs on Brentwood and went to
their new home to reside. With
them: they. brought ..
“horses and some building mater-
_-dals,. They- also. brought alot
‘of. determination.. This writer
“visited “Jack and:Myrt Southern

“» recently. and was staggered at

Groceries — Fruit — Vegetables

their: six. was
-bined~ pump: house and power

“from-a small creek to supply

BY

their lodge.
its essential parts now fully ¢ com-~
“plete, is built of logs and is 5 90
_ feet long,’

largest log structures in B.C.,”’
Mrs, Southern explained.as she
“showed, the visitor around, A
number of American visitors
were in residence, Enthusias-
_tic fishermen, they were not dise
appointed in their’successes in
Owen Lake and adjoining waters,
The property’
‘Morice River, ‘famed. for.its
steelhead fishing,

Jakaro Lodge -- named for
the three. grown-up Southern
daughters -- will be in full
operation this fall when the big
game hunters arrive. Operated
on the American plan, it can

what had been accomplished i in
such a short time,

A. comparatively smail -log
cabin was first erected. A-com~—

house was built, An imposing
Lister diesel engine generates -
electricity. and water is pumped

- OPEN FRIDAY NIGHTS TILL NINE

Visitors “will. bag ;their share
of moose and deer and bear, and

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‘caring for the meat.

Phone: 656- N71

{>from :Jakaro ~ Lodge - and .be
assured of their full catch every

aa nile this reporter was still
admiring the new lodge, Mr. Sou=
: cthern | came home from his day’s
work at Nadina Mine, a stone’s
throw away. In the Sidney dis-
_.trict there are numbers of resi-
dents:: who own Nadina stock.
~“@Hang-on- to lt’? wasthe ad-
2 Viee. “You'll see it go a lot

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praise of the assistance given
him in building. the. lodge by.
_young Bob: Godfrey of Centrai
_ Saanich. He was a big help in
’ falling the pine trees, removing

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moving them to the site. The
two worked together for. weeks
j in the big construction job,

‘DOW if WASTE WATER

“Unless the weather Fehiange’s we're
in. forsa- ‘long dry. summer. | .
“supplies. inthe Upper Peninsula are —

still quite limited.’

“water. unnecessarily or ‘let it run to!
- waste...We are having. more. calls | on...
- our supply every year, so be reason~
able and considerate and give the

‘other fellow a chance.

- DEEP. COVE
WATERWORKS DISTRICT

: “Everything went famously un-
: til the. cold-weather arrived,’?
laughed Mr, Southern. “But we
‘finally had to quit' after ‘shaking -
the roof in 10 below zero wea~
ther, ”

Mrs. Southern: noted: that t they
have now expended some $50,000
‘in developing Jakaro Lodge, ‘‘We
still - have a let to accomplish
“put: are. beginning to’.see. day-
‘light.’ This writer, without

Water ;

Please do not: use”

new lodge to visitors.
_ Nearby Houston is. bursting:
at’ the seams as‘a giant. new

‘built,
full operation for several years
-but the construction job is em-
ploying scores, .
_tial employees is Tom Cormack,
son of Mr..and Mrs, A, A, Cor-
mack of Sidney. His wife and
family still reside at Fraser
Lake "where Tom visits them on
weekends,

Everybody is fully. employed in-

this area. ‘Throughout the whole

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The main building,

is close. to. the flaglady.

: reported,
hour. forthe first elght hours, ”:

“cater to large numbers at once, -

4is-provided for -
Anglers |
can take a leisurely guided boat.
trip .of..several days southward. -

Mr. -Southern- was loud in the :
than

their limbs, barking them and -

reservation, can recommend the __ (
found in good ‘spirits.

forest industrial giant is being |
..The plant won’t be in -

One of the ini- _
Standing
operated. by one Sparky.

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Fron} the towering grandeur of the
Rackies to the sandy beaches cf
the coast. Fram tne charming

Qk anagan Valiey to the sprawling
Peace River country. From the vast
forest?
to the
home province offers andiess

reaches along Highway 16
gardens of Victoria. Your

opportunities for enjoyable holiday
travel. Heed the cal!
Columbia this

of British
year.

“B.Cee-ing is Believing”

GOVERNMENT. OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
DEPARTMENT UF TRAVEL INDUSTRY
Hon, WK. Kiernan, Minister

RB. Worley, Deputy Minister

Ss. RIVERS

central part of. B.C. new w highway.

construction is under way; Young

‘girls are employed -as flagmen |
_ . to: control traffic...
“We. are told it’s one of the _

burned and wearing great: straw

hats for protection, they greet

motorisis warmly . and protect
them from the. monstrous mae

chines fleeting by with gravel and:

tar and sand,

Near Houston this reporter was.

held up for 10 minutes by road
work: so he conversed with the

in the morning until at least 6.30
at night. Sometimes it’s longer
-- and six days a week,” she
“Im paid $3.40 an

then. overtime starts, rm
saving over $900 2. month and

PN be here-until the middle of

September when IT register at

University of Victoria, ‘It's hard:

work but I enjoy meeting: lots
of nice people every day,’? >>”

An- hour later
had his car fuelled in Houston
Th young male attendant wasn’t
too interested. He spilled al-

“most: as much gasoline on_the
ground:as entered: the tank; ‘The -

motorist mentioned the young

“lady. who was working hard to
make money for-her education. |

“You won't catch me workin’

like that. I don’t think-a guy
has got to work that-hard,’? he
commented as the spillin’ of the
gas continued, He was somewhat
reminiscent of the miners at
Stewart who have been on strike
against Granduc mines: for more
100 . days. © One (of their
major..points of difference is

‘more and longer coffee breaks!

Never a day passes without
meeting someone from “home.’’

. At. Prince. George Staff Sergeant
Vern Williams ts chief of police, :
‘His shadow has not grown any |
less since he headed the Sidney-—
-North Saanich detachment. He’s

enthusiastic about Rupert but
still enjoyed talking old times,

"The marine case of the “Little

Beaver”: in Sidney is still in-—
delible ‘in’ his memory,

‘recovering. from major

In Smithers Milt Johnson was
Brother
of Uncle Dudley Johnson, well
known. trader, and a former-em-
ployee of the Sidney liquor store,
Milt has been ‘vendor in-Smi-—
thers for 14 years, He loves

_it there.

In Burns Lake | there is an out-
sportsmen’s - store

latter. keeps a. register where
visitors: may enter their names
and addresses, It was interest-
ing to’ note the following entry
on the day previous to this wri-
ter’s visit: <‘Mr.. and Mrs,
J.B. Siaith, 667 Towner Road,
Sidney, B.C."’

Isa big prov ince but a small
world,

Deeply. sun-.

“I ‘work from 6,30:

this ‘traveller |.

June 2
Mrs, June 29
’ Williams was in hospital at the
time,
Surgery and Vern. was. in. full

“charge of ..the.-hoime and’ chil-.
dren < in. addition to “his duties: .

_policing-Prince Rupert, -

* June.

duly

’ July

tore = July
> The

‘Weather data is always of ine

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terest, : Take Prince George for
example, -This writer, swelter-
ing’ in the appalling heat, was
in conversation with a stranger.
“This is 4° Cuckoo. country,”
he declaredy’ “*i’ve’-lived “in
George for only six months, .In

January I saw the thermometer

at 54 degrees below zero. *To-
day it’s exactly 94 degrees above
zero, That’s a variation of 148
degrees in less than six months.
Where on earth could you go
to ‘beat that??? :

All through the central interior
they’re still talking of the se-
verity of last winter, Water
pipes are laid eight feet deep
and most of them froze, Some
of these water lines were only
beginning to thaw by the: mide
die.of June with the temperature
inthe 90’s,. ‘There are many
compensations to residents on the
quiet Saanich Peninsula,

Credit Cards:

Credit cards can be a boon to

‘your ‘vacation plans this year,

but “you: could: end- up with one
of the most expensive vacations
in your life if you lose them,
warns the B.C, Automobile .
‘Association. ,

Don’t carry credit cards loose-
ly or leave them where others
can: pick. them up. After use,
get them back and° make’ ita
habit to return them jo the same
place.

Don’t. carry or. retain ‘cards
you don’t want, Return or de-
stroy them,

WEEKLY TIDE TABLE.

am. ~ 10.9
am, &
pein. 10.5
poem. 10.0
a.m. 11.1
a.m. ~1
pm, 11.1
pm. 10.2
am... 11.2
am, 766
p.m,
10.55 pom.
'..2,45 asm.
10.50 a.m.
“9,20 pm.
11,50 p.m. 10,0
3,30 asm. - 10,8
°11.45 ams - -.5
8,05 p.m. 11.6
12.55 am... 9.4
4.40 asm. | 10,3
12.25 p.m al
8.40 pm. 41.5
2.05: a.m, 8.6
5.45 am.- 9,5
1.05 pom. 1.2
9.10 Dem.

Weather
The following is the meteoro~
logical report for the week end-
ing. June..22. furnished by the
Research Station, Saanichton. -

27
27
27
27
28
22 oo ta
28
28
“29°
29°

12.25
8.30
5.35
8.40
1,00
9.15
6.05:
9.40
1:40

10.05
6.50

June
June
June
June -
June
June
June
June
June

11,1
~8
“11.6

dune -
June.

29
"30
30
June “30 —
June 30

July
July.
July”
July

July.
July
July
July

oO OO NN Ne

“Maximum tem. (June 17)=-++87
“Minimum tem. (June 20)----53
Minimum: on: grass---------45

Precipitation

Total precipitdtion----
Sunshine------~------64. hours

“SIDNEY.

Supplied by the Meteorological

division, Department of Trans ©

- port for. the wech ending June
22.

Maximum tiem. Giune ‘1T)e--+86
Minimum tem. Gune 16-20)--51
Mean temperauure

Rain-.--

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; ~ February 19th;: 1969~

‘tain and the ‘Ist Cook went into“
~Port Royal while the: two cabin’

rowing dinghy.

into a litle cove which went into

_ to catch the train to Port Antonio,

‘the railway. line.

.- Jonny went skin’ diving with. his :
.Spear gun but he didn't get any~ —

L1.4e"

_ lives in. California,
“sénden had made-her home with —

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The Captain ‘and: the Ist ‘Cook
met some people off a Swedish -
boat called: Fernando. The people -_
were called Monica,: Jonny and
Christopher?’ -We:went ashore to :
the: Yacht. Club. It- had. a. ‘salt
water swimming pool. . The Cap-"

girls and the .deckhand. and I
swam in the swimming pool
February 22nd, 1969.
I explored. a’ tunnel’ in the
The tunnel was.
made out of.mangroves. It was
about 20 yards long. and it led

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pool, The Ist Cook gave us some
money for an ice cream. ;

February 24th,-1969
Everybody gotup at fiveo'clock oe
The Swedish people came with ° Spray Painting ) ne
us, We caught the launch. to a
Kingston -and then. caught. the
train, The train was’ exactly:
like a bus. We could see right |
out of the front of the train: at.
We went high
up into the. mountains. Jamaica
is very green inland, and grows
lots of bamboo sugar cane and
bananas. The train went through
about a dozen tunne!s up in the
mountains, “Port Antonio is only.
a small town, We had tu walk.
about four miles before we pitch-
ed the tents. On the way the:
1st Cabin girl was knocked flat ~-
by a car. She wasn’t hurt. We _.
camped in a field right’ by the.”
beach. It used to -be the prop--~
erty of an American millionaire. ©.
but the government had bought’
it from him. I made a raft out
of. bamboo lashed together...

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thing except..a sea ‘egg. It
poured with rain and everybody
had to shelter in the ruins of an ~
old house because ihe: tents blew
down, .

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schools and transportation, Spacious living room with ~~
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- GEORGE HOWARD
_Olfice 656-3924.

To Be Continued.

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Stay: returned home on Saturday.

_Res. 656-2976 _

- following -six ‘weeks holiday. in’.
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Mrs, Wi-

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