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ae ae —o oe | SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW - Wednesday, July 18, 1962

FATHER. OF. ELECTRICITY

William. Gilbert :. (1540-1603) :an
eminent English - physicist and
physician to Queen Elizabeth, dis- /-
covered more. facts..on the: subject. >.
of - magnetism. than’ have. been : » -
found ‘since. He. also. discoyered
the principal | of. induction; “de “teaay 3
be said that modern electric ™had” * :
its beginning with Gilbert. and the. %

THE BOOK OF DREAMS oe - ENCHANTMENT WAITS INSIDE. a NOTABLE MORMON CHOIR
one Captions Needed To Confirm Identity Of
Imaginative Wooded Wonderland Figures _

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“By: BERT. GREEN: he invitation: “amply “justified by. the | are many trees slender’ and tall ‘$0 money. He ‘had. saved a little, de: appearance of his workin 1600. -
If; ‘during: » -the.., hot) -summet| imaginative. creations ~ displayed that the sun ig filtered as by verti- | rived from vacation and :spare-time aE
~ months: you! are feeling. jaded ana within. 2s - ‘cal shutters, and. one «pauses: for work; and for. two years he ‘for--|: hoping - ‘the: incident had epaseed
: weary, and completely out of sym- “Walk through the pages. of thig| the eye to: become accustomed to sook college to teach -at Hedley, unobserved.
.pathy with speed highways, space | - "ibook; a Wonderland behold, “New values of light and shade. — B.C.’ His parents, Jon and Gladys Occupants in ‘other boothes ‘were
“needles, acres of asphalt, and the; “See amongst the: flowers and An inviting path curves. gently | Pettersen developed and still oper- looking at: us. curiously; at -me..
compelling realities of everyday | trees a fantasy unfold, downward to a miniature lake|ate the highly original Jiminy ‘with the remnant of my hat veil in
‘life, perhaps a visit to the Wooded]. For this is the book of dreams | Spanned by a wooden bridge, new- | Crickets nursery. kindergarten on my hand, a rather blank expres-
Wonderland may prove.an effec-; .. .come true, the door is open|ly built but artistically: conceived |-Foul Bay Road, and so: naturally sion’ on my face, and my friend
tive: antidote and help to restore | - wide, . a, and having a gentle oriental style were. in sympathy with Alfred's uncontrolled with hysterical. laugh-
-actualities into proper -perspec-! Come in and visit ‘with ‘old ;hump in the centre... ideas. ter. We were both-in rather a
tive... friends, enchantment waits! Midway to the bridge Humpty! 4 site at Goldstream was first state of shock without even enough

considered in the search for a lo-
cation but eventually a plot of
over three acres at Beaver Lake
Park. was surveyed and judged: to
be suitable for. the. project.
Tall ‘trees’ and dense: under.
growth - covered ‘the -whole, but
there is a'small stream feeding a
miniature: .lake. and ‘other . small
pools of water have been’-formed.
Inthe ‘arduous -work . of - clearing,

sense to get up and walk out of
the place. Instead we stayed on,
had.our tea and cakes. and listened
to our-cups | being read. Then: we
gathered together as much’ dig-
nity as possible. and left—hoping
owe. were’ giving: the. impression
that nothing unusual had occurred
l—just’-a slight. accident. that.
2 hadn't disturbed us in the least.

~So-when I refuse a: cigarente ‘it coe

from: ‘Patricia Bay Highway, the QUICK TRANSITION ':a wall of ‘solid ‘brick.’ Hale’. and
entrance. to. this newly conceived Transition from ‘the matter-of! hearty he greets us with a broad,
sylvan fairyland is: byway of an! fact to. the never. never ‘land: of | infectious grin, blissfully unaware
-arch’ cut through an upraised: make ‘believe is a matter of mo-| Of his impending fall and destruc.
_story-book, and the cover bears an! ments, and -at first glance there tion, and he. is an immediate hit
with his juvenile admirers.
INGENIOUS DECEPTION: -
. -There.-are. live ducks .on . the
water, and:we.stayon the bridge
to) watch them circling, in) line;
line -ahead.) We ‘expect . that’ the
half. hidden-swan at. the: bank will
emerge. in: his. own.good time, but.
it. is a cleverly. fashioned ‘model
and we are amused vat the ingeni-
ous. deception.
Passing on, attention ‘is dtawn.
to what ‘appears: to’ be an: enorm-
cus. toadstool which on closer ‘in.
spection is identified-as the pay-
kooth where /a modest admission
fee is collected.
From -this: point a-circular un-
‘dulating . path has’.been. blazed
through the woods, ‘and: at ‘inter-
vals.on either side, small clearings
have.been ‘made’ to provide: natu.
‘ral settings for’ the various. nurs-
“ery rhyme displays. ee
There: is. no“ need for ‘catalogue
‘or caption; -it could be. none .other
but Jack ‘and Jill tumbling | down
‘the hill. inthe. wake: of:an upturn-
“ed : pail. “Contrary “Mary. diligently
-waters ‘her’: garden ° and. ‘another
: Jack: trys conclusions with a‘ fabu-.
“lous beanstalk. “That”: there. are
|-three : full” ‘pags of | wool. ‘on “the
-plack: sheep's: back :.no: one: would.
“| doubt; and> not “far. “away, Little }-———
: “Miss. Muffet: sits. seda' 2

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At Beaver Lake Park,’ 100 yards \ inside.” ; | Dumpty is perched. confidently on

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-. The Salt Lake? Mormon “Tabernacle Choir, ‘conducted: by ‘Richard P,

tree’ felling: and ‘construction,’ Al- Condie - (insert). will give’a matinee and an ‘evening performance. in the | isn’t for health reasons; t n't

‘fred ‘acknowledges the practical ‘Queen Elizabeth Theatre, August 14, ‘during: the. Vancouver | ‘International k with a rite of right. or wrote” In

work: of retired’ logger Jim sar Pe ay ee PONT ee eo SP taet need I’say more? “Surely you |
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bold, without whose assistance. the i ie ee can -readily understand. “why 1
i development... would have heen ;
scarcely possible,

FIBREGLAS

The nursery. rhyme figures were}

‘ as ay 7 } is ¢ : j rs ; . *, 1 .
stand the blast ay ‘at ‘some dis-; haps despoilers -in- the future may | don't smoke"!

tance... © . _ be “arrested by. stentorian.. tones

The little. crooked’ man ee | from the heavens.

i.walked a crooked mile..lost his Added diversion for the children
modelled in..fibreglas by Hungar- crooked sixpence to some crooked |.is.a slide built.over.a huge seétion

ian. sculptor, Elek Imredy, now liv-j visitor.. Alfred. has an eye for de-| cut from.a forest tree and. there is

ing in Vancouver: The fanciful as-{ tail and he was quite. upset at the | another. section close by, upended

signment was ‘taken. most serious-| mean. and petty theft for he had| and ‘cemented, standing °1215° feet

ly after much’ study. of contempor- |:-been “unable to ‘replace the coin | from the. base. They were brougnt |
ary and.old-time fairybook .illus-;and: a replica would. not do.. He}'from Sooke on.a. flat-deck.: It ‘is;
‘trations and the skilfully fashion-| was consequently -elated when .a| ‘said that the tree:-from which they |
ed characters may. be described -as| shiny new sixpence was unearthed | were cut is one ofthe largest to be

masterly in. form, color -and pos: | by «Mrs, :M.°.Powell,. 4551. Mark- |-felled_on..Vancouver End.

ture. : Ye eg ‘ham .Road, and announced his on | CERAMIC G NOMES:

tention of. cementing it-in position
as. soon. as it ‘ ‘hed ets ide
crooked. 7 :

Mention “must. be” made of the
clever ceramic: gnomes, ‘small an-
wot “os: Timals. and birds, some in’ tableaux
Annoying. jittle: acts. of vandal. ‘and others = -peering ‘from. bushes, ;
ism “have: taken place: despite re-| poised “on logs: and: otherwise ob-.
'quests ‘to. keep" to. the path. “A: por:: serving” intruding . visitors. : “They
‘tion: of finger: was" torn from” a are’ ‘the work. of: Victoria: ‘potter —
model, “and -: shorn: severed * from Hazel: Jones~and.. contribute :.very:
the: head of: a ram: ‘A-look-out: high largely tothe: atmosphere of this o G R E G G’ So. ;
in the: ‘trees. has: been built and per. happy forests 8 fee a WINDOW and FLOO..”
864" “Swan St. ‘Victoria

— PHONE. EV 45023 —

“The” oe : ‘digo: consider’ the
substantially ‘built cottage of-:the
three bears. with Goldilocks peer-
ing. curiously.. through, a..window:
the. “Hey:Diddle Diddle concept, and
the big” bad. wolf puffing -his ‘lungs |
“away tono: “purpose while the three
little:pizs ‘take. iti easy: in the big.
:strong house. built ‘of: br ick. Ruins
of the ‘two ‘houses: unable, to with:

POTPOURRI

" dinapination: ‘of Vice
_student. Alfred. Pet-:|

. “Dorothy, |
‘have: brought. a: long: conceived idea’
“to! fruition... When: at. ‘Revelstoke

enelina of.us:has, learned. to® nhale.
-When: ‘her: visit-.is“over,-the*ciga
oltes: are “put. y until, the. ne

Home ‘Repairs. and... edb afioin —
: ‘Foundation Repairs: and’ Concrete. Work:

~. Septic® Tanks, Gutters, Fences, “Steps
Swimming: Pools, Barbecues, Rock Blasting :

ite eertt 1 ae pt “he ‘then, “eane
oe: politely. we his lighter |

Viewer “pillows. jf: . vt with: ‘an: 1 urge ‘to! prasp. his: hand:
donor exclaimed” ino horror: Roe) and: lead it to the: end: of: the fag
Bocuness'a alke---filter it! But from.

! aa ‘sputter. ‘and.|:'

‘ an: end: up: “swallowing |

so T've givenip‘in'a’ “sour. HAL JGNITED

: git kind: ‘of manner, \ For timately suppres Te
insist on developing the habit the ae ing and permit | hii to touch ‘t

‘among ather -rensons, -is.:tao- ex. | tip.af my. cigar ette with the inst ru.

PeNSIVes ANYWAY Ree ae 4 ments but. invariably - Jo “draw —a@ |

el My first’ trysa, t smoking’ is: “very blanks. What Eb mean is Tam left.

vivid: in my mind, “In faet. it. may fwith ae halt, cipnrette, He asks:

che that it holds a kind of psycho. | “Ist O,Ke? and 1 reply, "Yes,

logical offoot -on-my- present asso: | fine. thank: you": then :proceed’ to |.

-Gation-with the art. : [| pare. vigorously in order to. ignite

Tt was. yearsar so before T] the rest of ite: Usually it goes ‘out

married Cand. during. the, clatter! completely and am deft looking

yedto uf the depression, Whale Do and fecha Veey aah Vike a fool,
lwaa ear ane my. living: hy. selling | and in “need at. ‘nother light |. Tis advertisement is not published or. displayed by the Liquor Control Board

magazines from: door. to: door ane please. | 5 OF, by the. Governmont of ees Columbia:

town, “Happily. Tometom} vawever.
ofieh td. “enown BINCOs: vhildhoad, hnights
Our. mothers: had been: friends nC flan the cigsretta.: Suddenly.
Winnipog when: Wey. wel 'e, infant 2) there owas: ne larger: flame; much:
Wo wwent “10. the smo school: fren, Stoo tare ‘to be ditherseifarette ;
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WA: newly. '

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won delighted. agey,
az find anal chine to ehin’ with. Soy yoy
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