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SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW

matic. | grabbed an oar and,
hollering incoherent curses and
threats, whacked at the thing
until it submerged and went to
hunt or, perhaps, to~ play
elsewhere.

BY JACK SCOTT

Believe me, it is-not modesty
but simply a columnist’s ob-
session -with self-analysis that

causes me now, having been
certified by my wife as a brave
man for the second time in more
than 20 years of wedlock, to
admit honestly that it was some-
thing less than shining courage.

The first occasion on which the
hero worship flickered briefly in
my wife’s brown eves was some
years ago, when we. were at-
tacked by a killer whale.

We were trolling peacefully ina
nine-foot dinghy when that great,
black, thick, evil fin sliced our
wake and the hidden beast came
lunging at us.’

My response was instant, auto-

often,

HEART OF TIGER

My wife has told this story
embellishing it very
sweetly, so that even now there
are friends of ours who clearly
suspect that beneath this mouse
facade there pounds the heart of
a tiger. Naturally, I've done little
or nothing to dissuade them.

The second incident occured
just this week at a motel when a.
burglar attempted to slip into our

- room.

It was sometime after three in
the..morning when 1 was
awakened by the tiny, surrepti-

certain ‘that
simple. I watched hypnotically as
the door furtively swung open;
saw the silhouette of the prowler
against the night lights as he
peered into the room.

tious sound of a key being slyly
turned in the lock. I raised up on
one
assuming that some late reveller
had the wrong room.

elbow, momentarily

Almost immediately I knew for
it was not’ that

RAGE BELLOW

Then — and, again, as with the
black fish, without the formality
of decision — I struggled: from
under the bed clothes, bellowing
with a rage that brought my wife
out of the bed in a demonstration
of levitation unequalled since ‘the
davs of The Great Renaldo.

The prowler. staggered. back,

TE LETTE

FOR HEALTH’S SAKE
Editor, The Review, Sir:
Briefly, I would like to add my

name to those in favor of the June —
6 sewer referendum .in Central:

“Saanich.

From a health standpoint the
matter is imperative. Malfunc-

' tioning septic tanks flow. into

open ditches, eventually: finding a
way to our beaches. Children and
pets play in these ditches, and if

-you like watercress which grows,
-luxuriantly and is harvested from
‘these ditches: — beware! These

ditches at best.are repellant to

“eye and nose, and we pride our-

selves on our Ney Tural

scenery. a i

Some of our beaches are”

already condemned’ by the. De-
‘partment of Health, and more
‘could be added to the list. We all

~ have the opportunity to use these .

>. beaches and: roads, and by the:

same’ token we also have ‘the
“chance. of. being. ‘involved. in a”

- ‘typhoid or. hepatitis. outbreak.

* revenue, yes, “but. less of life too. :

This could ‘be. disastrous - to.
ees friends and eyes ones

Can: we. afford, “And. old

oe adage seems, appropriate, ‘pres
= =vention’

~ THINK, for. your: health’s
5 and vote. YES ‘on: June'6.°

is”: better. than” cure”
sake,

co “ (Mrs.) D.C. Fink,

a 7036 Rast Saanich Road. o

- COURTING DISASTER

Editor, ‘The Review, Sir eed
For: many: years. now. we:
citizens. of Central Saanich have:
“been arguing ‘about. the best
means of disposing « of our sewage ©

and for many years’ now the level’):
of pollution in: this municipality:

: has been steadily, increasing, -

“On June 6, we will have: the
opportunity: of voting ona new,
sewer plan. It may not be per-
fect; no plan. ever is; and it may
not please every one; no plan
ever. does; but. nevertheless. T.

“very much hope that it: will be.

‘nevepted by the ratepayers, for
if itis not I fear we may.be court.
ing disaster, ne

Several large | ares is in) this

Municipality are already danger:

ously polluted and we could. be

_swept by an epidemic of hepatitis

oateany tine, an epidemic that

woud note ‘necessarily remain

within: the’ polluted areas, bute
could well spread throughout the
Whole munic Hvality and beyond.

“are. very, poor “and. will be called
ae -to pay. taxes, which: call be

“CLOACA MAXIMA”
Editor, The Review, Sir:

In the days of ancient Rome the
“stench on a hot summer’s day
was unbearable.

A gentleman by the name of.
Tarquinius Priscus built a sewer
which he named ‘‘Cloaca
Maxima”’, being: Latin’ for the
great sewer. This sewer ran
through Rome and straight down
into the river Tiber. A large
proportion of the population were
slaves, so it was unlikely that
they paid any taxes.

Many ‘years later in-a little
place called .Central Saanich,

- another stench fouled the atmo-. .

-sphere, the name: “being, filthy.
lucre. It is proposed that a pipe be
laid to cater for the problem; ‘this
pipe. will lead. straight: into the:
pockets of the: local: taxpayers,
and: the pumps will work over-

.time for many: years. extracting

filthy. lucre.

- Many. people: will ‘be in a: Jess. 2 nevertheless, |

-enviable position that the: slaves
of ancient: Rome, “because. they

problem i is that 3 a a malts of ‘such

“much higher level than a: small
“body. of people, without financial ee

~ameans ; 19 wit, Central Saanich
‘council. :

NIGHT. SOIL CARTS.
‘E ditor, ‘The Review. Sir:

“Central Saanich: for. almost , 20
the

“comments - concerning

‘decision .to. be made hy... the

_ residents: of the “Municipality: in
the sewer referendum. |

“Under. present
sewage. ends up (untreated). in

the sea through: natural flow and:

_lack of. soil “absorption, If the
-referendum fails’ lo > gain:

doubtedly the Board of Health

will insist” upon: renewal of cally
faulty septic tanks: and regular. |
pumping out in many cases,
MUST WE RETURN: TO THE
NIGUT: SOTL
CARTS OF THE ATH AND WITH

DAYS: -OF THE

CENTURIES 3 with) the.
necessary regular pumping out of
septic tanks: AT 20TH: CEN: |

TORY RAT ES? coe

“up of drainage systems! |

“urgency should be dealt with at a What they wie > iG iS pass’ the

“referendum and get:
darted. on the installation: ofa.
“modern: and- sanitary

: Man under a ‘heavy rool,” oe

years. I should, like to. make afew

‘conditions.

the
‘approval. of the taxpayers, un:

As one who has had hepatitis, I
can vouch for the lasting effects
of this disease. Both my wife and
1. suffered. infectious hepatitis
while living in temporary housing
immediately after World War II.
A spring-time . tropical . storm
caused flooding conditions and it
was after this that there were.a
number. of cases of hepatitis in.
the area, where the drainage
system was far from adequate. I
wonder how: -many_ flooded
basements there are in Central
Saanich in the rainy season due to
lack of soil absorption: and back-:

During my war seryice in the
Middle East, there was.a severe
outbreak of hepatitis..in the Ar-
-med Forces in’ Egypt. during

World War II, due to sanitation

conditions, and this was in the:
-desert. (sandy: soil and very dry.

conditions) and which occurred
‘in. the ‘cooler. part of, the: year.
“Maybe this is- old: history, but,
appen red!

P.O.

-,_ Hisposal system.

Continued on Page 8

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sewage

fs Any way. you: look. ‘at ity: alter: ae
~ native costs that will s surely face an
the District: make: the. proposed |

Asa taxpayer who has lived tin ‘sewer system. a. bargain. The.

turned and. vanished like a
shadow inthe night. There was no
sign of him, to my secret relief,
when. I had reached the door.

Once more, delightfully. my
wife chose to
spontaniety.as an act of deliber-
ate bravery.

If it occured to her that no man
could or would be passive. in such
circumstances, if the thought
erossed her mind that her
knightly protector was really just
obeying his first, natural impulse
of pure panic, she gave no indica-
tion of disloyalty.

COMICALLY

interpret this.

EPLOSIVE .

J had gone on the attack, comi- |
cally. explosive. though it.may

have been. ‘The enemy had been
routed. The effect upon her was
rather jike. that) promised. in
ancient Charles -Atlas: ads
which, overnight, the 90-pound
weakling becomes the: magnifi-
cent beast of the beach.

Down deep, 1 knew, there was
but a hairline separating the
heroic from the ridiculous.

_ Pve gone into all this mainly
because I think it may be assur-
ing for other men with the usual
‘eargo.of timidity and fears, in-

fear of fear itself.

The natural and primitive
reflexes in both these cases were
easily. diagnosed... I
motivated not by courage, not by

ment, hate,
* PRIVACY: INVADED.

I felt. toward that killer whale

At. that. moment of unthinking

the. man:

indignity I felt.

in.

cluding that worst of them, the

was.

bravery, but. simply. by resent-
indignation, anger..

exactly » the - hot wrath L- felt
toward the prowler. Each chad
invaded my. privacy, each had:
threatened my. right. to survival...

reaction to an injustice I’d have...
gladly shot dead the mammal or’.
‘The. livid. language:
“came right | from. omy heart. They
‘were a perfect. expression: of the :

This,
bravery
courage is coupled with prudence
and not with ferocity. Bravery is
elective rather than simply a
blind response to a situation.

RIGHTEOUSNESS

of course. is neither
nor courage. Real

Yet, somehow, I find it com-
forting to have this confirmation
that there’s a built-in mechanism
of active resistance. that there’s
a searing fury that's -mar-
vellously effective.
Righteousness, 1 guess; is the
word,

The knowledge that this works
in such physical encounters and
equally wellin the realm of ideas
where protest ‘and dissent. so
often rout the enemy, is, in itself,
asource of courage. And courage
you need, believe me, when the
trembles set in after such ex-
periences.

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