Unit 39 North Saanich, Gulf Islands, nich Colwood, triet, Port Renfrew and Clo-ovse. the same who handled so successfully Sixth Loan, ley, Cran, Hammond, sition of six upon to retary post at Royal Oak. area will be as before, R. F. Sewell, Carl Horthy. . tee will be F. gathering together an able com- mittee. with headquarters at the Avenue. as sub-unit secretary. :Friday, : interesting: to:note:that tl hessamie’ for the: Se) from SIDNEY. AND ‘DISTRICT - Currie, Patricia. “Bay “years, “from -D. Sparling, My an Ganges Mrs, Cecil Springfield, in the chair, eae 0 8 _ personal. On Monday, Oct. 23, the Yukon will face the largest operation they have yet been asked to undertake. The B.C. ek TE EAA ST RR citizens of British Columbia and public and armed forees, in the space of three weeks, will be expected to invest $54,600,000 of the proy- ince’s $2 30,000,000 objective. Vietory loans Sidney- Saa- View Roya l, Sooke — dis- As in) previous will embrace: ] Outer Wards, Mevchosin, The Seventh Victory Loan in Unit 39 will be organized under smooth working team the Maj. George S. Yard- district organizer; Robin assistant organizer, Mrs. Who has filled the po- secretary for the past has ‘now been. called fake over the unit see- loans, The salemen for North Saanich namely, R. E. A. Robbins and Chairman of the local commit- J. Baker, who is S: Roberts: Agency on Beacon “Mrs. A. Belson will act The ‘local. office! will open on ‘Oct. 13. Salt Spri ing Island will be under the. supervision -of the same ‘com- ‘mittee’ with. V..Case Morris again acting “as chairnian and A. Inglis: as secretary. : The: remaining islands, namely, i Galiano, Mayne;. North» and South. | ' Pender and: ‘Saturna,. will be .cov- ered: by Paul W. M. Greene,’ John: Scoones, ‘regarding. the- prospects rtheoming. loan.: will be released next week. ie “permission - was’ obtained S:H.A.E.F.: ‘for: ‘its use © Oph: and Mrs. J. “Harvey Currie® : have: arrived in Winnipeg, accord: ° ing to word received by Mrs.:.Cui- rie’s. ‘parents, Mryv.and Mrs. EF. W. Hammond-of .MeTavish' Road, Cpl, who. has been stationed, at for the" last “two will: receive | his: discharge”, thes RGA.B.: in with the: v GA. WS wireless, uper- ators, : Dansvions. wre nekirowledged chy “Hugh J. Melntyre, honorary: trens- urer of the Sidney Volunteer Fire ‘Department, from S. A. Gourley, Towers (Ardmore Farms) and Vietor Osterhout. Many By Ganges GANGES, Oet, Th-eThe: regu- lar monthly meeting Ganges: Chap- ster, LODE, lun, with the regent, Correspondence rend? tneluded letiers fram the followings: Men dnd: women. dn the, services | fe knowleding: gifte: Active Service Magaaine: Depot. thanking chapter for carton of pertodieals, Provinelial: Chapter: dealing will: the miatter: of emfgration; “Mra Sprott’ trging the necessity | of keeping up. LOD. Member- “shipeatter the war Tn roaponge to nletter from the view-regent: of 5. the Provineial Chapter::solfetting -- acdonation for: retiring offears, 4 contribution from the ‘members: was sent. The Lrensuror's report. showed $4084 in general funds and $252.80 inowar fund. A xntlafac- tory report was heard from the war work convener, who reported having: sent to headquarters five Tndian sweaters, among other things. Eleven fitted up comfort © bags for women in the services were brought to the moeting and, with: un ndaditional four, will he sent of on Tuesdity, The gum-of 86 was donated to- wards - providing = BROT LOB. war brides: The sewing alrele: prenidont) stated va. ahipment.. of... 2 ge mente was: hein sent. off. 10%! Da akan ; “votod far: toys to ho ineluc ed. with a Ube, tau and ‘ oO) deen Myas Unveld Loox fopurted? om LO, De Guide activition, stating. « that cash donation had heen went. by, the. conypany’ tothe prisoners The chapter voted the sum of 66 hawaii upkarp « of war. fuad. Saskatoon. and ‘they. residéd-in ‘Si : ney) fox some time’ and ‘made: many. Pir office from 9 till-5 in’ the office of * S$. Roberts. Agency commencing: ‘at. ‘Winnipeg. T.-C.A, -Sand-immediately take up his. duties“ Sand to. visit ea Sh eaemenaentengna wns held> recently - whieh will he ow camplete, has hy AeCORKOT OR. Lar -; War.. Cougar Killed On Albert Head “A man may work from sun to sun, but a game warden’s work is never adage be slightly changed. Sunday, following a report that a cougar had been seen on Albert Head, Game Warden J. W. Jones immediately took up the trail and killed a+seven-foot cougar. hunt - cently destruction of. sheep in the dis- trict. Game Warden Jones’ two faithful dogs, Gypsy and Snap, finally treed the animal and a well aimed shot brought the beast. down. the old On done,” thus may The put an end to several re- reported incidents of the After’ a ‘two-mile chase F.O. and Mrs. A. Smalley and small son, Grant, spent the holiday weekend at the home of’ Mr. Smalley’s, parents in. New West- ‘minster, They. went via T.-C.A. Russell Munro, only son of Mr. ‘and. Mrs, E. Munr o, has graduated as a-pilot and. has. returned: to the. “east after ‘spending’ a leave here... Word has been received. in’ Sid- “ney of. the death overseas of -Flt:- “Lt: J..G. Cox of the R.N.Z.A.F, was: killed: ‘in action ina Pombing. raid: over: Germany: early i i -He ‘the,: was listed: as: inigsing ‘Al “put? is now reported! offic ly dead and: buried in: German Deep Cove: will ‘be on 1duty in’ the‘ local Vietory® Loan. the end’ of: the: week.: “Mrs. J. lw. ‘McDaniel of Seattle came over at. the: first: of the week and is a guest of her par ents, Mt nnd Mrs. J.J. White, - ~ Mr. /and © Mrs. Harvey (nee? Kitty Hammond): lett week for , Winnipeg, where Mr, Currie: will be attached to the He has recently been dis- charged from: the R. GA. J. . “Mr, and Mrs. C. Jetrery, B perimental Station, it lanve at the end of the week for Summer-. Currie last Mr, and’ Mrs. J. M,:-Me- Arthur, My; MeArthur is an em- ployee at the Experimental Sta- tion, Summerland, eset mie nnn a bl tet daughter, Donations Made 1.O.D.E. Guide headquarters and SHO ba- » Wards’ Prisonerscof War lund, — Tt Was decided. to. juirelase oh pairs af Indian seeks to send ta head. CUP ors, arrange: a cantest, Ue prize bouuth ay bound, set of Waverloy nove els, the proceeds derived to pro toe winds pareels for overens, Mrs. Woe, TewtLen took the oath: and beenme aomember of the chapter, Mrs, Graham Shove. was elected In ¢harge of. purelmnatig Toe) overscnss men. and women in navy, Mrs. -Springford. and Min. Jnek Abliott for (hose-in the wemy and Mra, A, oR. Layard for those: in the aly force, the purehase af gifts not to -axcaed $200... Thy “sum lof $6 was voted” towards’ a gift for a doenl prisoner of wary The remainder of the afternaan was given up te hearing an inter: esting addrass by Squadron OM ver Dorothy Guthrie, WD, RA. a who Kpoke on her experiences in England during the five years of war, Ton hosteases were Mra, bP. oH. Nownham, Misses Betty Kings- Dory and Edsy Price, aandated day Miss Simone © Wanteli,- _ ra ‘ae . . , . _ fe i JAMES ISLAND oo Mra We. G. Thompson, dames “Taland, -returnad -lnat -Wodnesday PO AX Week boliday. mn Ate media, Califermin, visiting _daughtor, Mrs, . “Paylor, ‘Mrs, Charles “Green. and ate the > heme: oe “Mya. Green. mother, Mri Jd. Nelson, danven Cela, “Bennett, Mrs: W. Wl OUMY. “Mrs... My ton, ‘Mrs.. W: Stacey, Mr..and Mrs. theiy son-in-law and = : Miss June Miteholl will for: “gitts. fare wher. CROW oy Ghavles, of Californian Ailend SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, _ A ee na HONORED ON S0TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY GANGES, Oct. 11.-—In honor of Mas and Mrs. Robert Nichols, Salt Spring Island, and to cele- hrate their golden wedding anni- versury, their son-in-law sand datyehter, Mar and Mrs. Frank Ste- vents, entertained several guests at their home last Friday, Oet. 6. ~On arrival Mrs. G. J.) Mowat pinned on the guest of honor a corsage bouquet of Talisman roses und, later in the afternoon, as president of the Guild of Sun- shine, an organization to which Mrs. Nichols has belonged for sev- eral years, presented her with a handsome old) gold’ bed-throw, lined with rose. The rooms had been deeorated fur the oceasion with autumn flowers and foliage and the guests uf honor were the reeipents of many attractive pifts, Nowers and congratulations. Together they cut the three-tier wedding cake which, iced and decorated in pink and white, centred the tea table. ' Mr. and Mrs. Nichols were mar- ried at St. John’s Church, Mid- dleshorough, Yorkshire, on Octo- ber 6, 1894. About 19 years age they left England and came to British Columbia, making their home on Salt Spring Island. They have four sons, the eldest of whom is in England; Jack Nichols, R.C: A.F. (overseas); Alfred Nichols, Lynn Valley; Regimental Sgt.- Major Harry . Nichols, -Prince George ; one. daughter, Mrs.. Frank Stevens, and seven grandchildren. Among those attending the re- ception “on. Friday were: Mis. J. Burkitt, Mrs. Mouat, Mrs. F.- Hy May, B. Mouat,” “Mrs. ‘Laurie ‘Mouat, ols; Mrs: H,.Noon,: Mrs. We Nox- ville; _ Mrs, FP. Sharpe, : Mrs, “Mrs, ‘Be 'Gie-Wolfe- Ge ‘Be xoung,. “Miss u,* te Dace he ‘Ysland, af ‘Mornby; ‘of Ganges, ” Mrs. "Adrian- Wolfe- Milner Ganges, ‘accompanied © “by “her young son, Terry, left on -Tues- day for: Vancouver,. where they . will be guests for: av ‘week of Mrs. R. De Mrs. Vivian Graham, North Sult Spring, left last week’ for Vie- toria,, where she is visiling her. aunt, Miss Gertrude Lang : u odge, Mrs. Dorothy: Fanning, Nietoria, is’ spending two ‘weeks’ holiday at Ganges, vane cher: parents, Mr; aud Mrs, BR, ENiot. Mrs, ~ Stuart: “ flalmes, Ganges, ” was a visitor in Vietoria: ‘Vast week, the puest of Miss Porbes, Miss If. Mohrman has returmed tu) Vancouver after a weekend Viotk to Gunges, where she was (hae gruest of Mars, Mack Mouat wad Mik&s Netta Cart. Attn, Landohopy, Ganges, and ber daughter, Gail, left on Sunday for Vietoria, where thay will be guests for a week of Mrs. 1 jndskoppe'’s brother-in-law and sistey, Skt. and Mrs, Gordon MvA tea, Atuer woVEsit to Vietorl, she hind heen the guest for bout Wie weeks cof Mrs, Renouy, Cloverdale Avonue, Mrs. George: St. Denis returned to her home on: Sty Marys Lake last Tuesday, May aid Mya, Ceail Springford af At, Miuy's Lake retarned Tome con Thursday after deahort visit-te Vanieouver, — where they were “genet at: the Devonshire, Mesé-- Frank: -Seott Harbour. dere. last of: Ganges Thursday . for Vietoria® to: spend five “diya swith: Mya W. Curtin Sampson, New. port Avenue, wag tia le ae Miss) Denige:- Crofton returned un Friday to Ganges after a short. Visit. to ‘Victoria, neopruest. nt the Dominion, ; ke Mrs. BF. Penrose returned on Tuesday to oe after sponding, d few days at Ganges, the puest of Myra. lfved Crofton, Miss Bryde Wilson, Salt: Spring IWand, was a weekond jruest thy Vietorin, visiting her relatives, Capt and Mrs, Ray Morris, Rev. and Mrs. ds Dewar returm- ed to Ganges on Priday after a few inves tr town where they vf tended? the Vietoria Presbytery meeting of the United Chareh of Canada. ‘ Mian © “Deaprpey Mannt hha: volun: cad toe Vietorias after: spending a» day ov Awa with: her parenta,: Mr, . and: Mra. Gy, Mount, Qungas,. Cetientss regiilared Jon. Mrs. Jean Cam, Mori Johnson, Mission: City; BOK Tene dren, Mra, Frederick, Brodie, D, (Ploass tura to Page Two) Mr._and Mrs: ‘Alfred ‘Nich- ° fe) ter a week’ 's ‘visit: to: her’ father, Ww. : ok : where a at Ganges an Una : Bay, “and Mrs, WL G. B.C., Wednesday, SOVIET AWARD LORD BEAVERBROOK, BRITISH MINISTER OF STATE A new portrait study by ramera, plete for the records of the series of portraits ‘of outstanding war per sonalities of the and the United Nations. . Canadian- born: Lord Beaverbrook, ‘for ‘merly Max Ait-: ken, recently ‘re eceived from: the Soviet Government the high: “awe ard of the order ‘of Suvorov. Field: Marshal: Montgomery 2 and. Oliver: Lyttleton, . ‘ceived the sau British Empire Ame awa Wd, the a an “porneri, Third: ‘Stre Sunday.” : Fit. “Lt: ‘Charle: m No, 5.0.1. U,, Boundary.” visited. “friends in Sidney. last. week, Fit.-Lt. . ‘Sutton : previous ae in, charge. here. L. -Cpl. “Charles * Blower, - son _of Me end Mrs. . Blower, Amelia -Avenue, “Sidney, — is -4 patient at, Shaughnessy » Military, Hospital, Vancouver, Firemen Answer Call “Members of the: $s ‘leer Five Brigade: “answered an. alarm at 4:10 on’ Tuesday, Oct. — 10, when a brush’ fire wae ex. tinguished on MeTavish Road op- poset uae Bowman residence. Christening CANGES, Oet Vt The teuing of the infant sen of Meyer, took oplave recently, eebveee ah od, Ven. Go HE chris Ty, Ganges, following Gace nC hiateb. Ttolmes officinted and the child received the names of Richard ilnvines, he godparents being Mr. and Mrs, d. Makin, Saa- nich, wud Dre Wo G. Meyer, nammictanemenaareninn evetinteitirieneaetnornmetnnty One einevenirer nites than spite secure A tnt A ad Ar (Uhm eg Ah ee sium Joe” Thomas Returns After Invasion Duty WELL KNOWN. Piratrooper op, “phony: is nperdbiygr ai Balay leave with Nive wife and two. childrens 5 in: well known In Sidney, wk swounded in setion in Normandy: and wilh vetumn ote ‘Shauie Invonsy Hospital ‘for further treatment, Following: his ontry in the serv ices acyenr and a half ago he took most of his training ua ou para. trooper in Bngland, making a dotal of 238 Jumps. His division was in the forefront of the invasion of Normandy on dune ¢oof this year, when aoselfeontained diviston was dropped oneshall hour befare the regular prratroopers, who were dropped Gipht full hours cbefore: net Invasion infantry made the Jondinu. ° Thedy fol vend fo ele the way. and ack. ays pathtinders,, The grow were yuceussful und yee Joingd. Chote battalion 2 the. completion of: thetr jobs: SOrOUsTy wounded, iter odays at Sa at { aM Thomas (oll cot ‘the omedieal oo nttentlon medion). init, Jeeps and. al the Wenpons of wary dropped the ley with the men, : Vor a few moments in the oualy a Circulates Through 18 October 11, “1944 artist who is now in London to continue and com- British highe ea Red: Army, Was. stom “Chap? ; was* the 7 dney: Volun- . SIDNEY. ATHLETE. WAS IN. FIRST. WAVE OF INVASION FORCES doe, wha» following. : three. Paratrooper: thay excellence ot given, : Everything was enrited with then from Local Post Offices. Subscription, in advance, year: $2, U.S. $2.50, copy 5c" OCTOBER 8 TO 14 PROCLAIMED FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. $176.17 RAISED British. Columbia - fire los ssés Which have steadily ineréessed "du ing the past five years, reached. a new high-in 1943 when. 4,073) fires AT SO CIAL exused property loss. of Ba, 008,- a i 22g, : oa Statisties show “that the per capita fire loss in: this : province™ is’ $4.45, notably higher ‘than. ‘any- where else in the Dominion. “=. >» It. is to bring. attention: to” this” The ladies of St. Elizabeth's Church held a military 500 and social in the Knights of Pythias Mall on Sabet evening of last serious situation that Fire Pre- Wikcest faut froma attended vention Week has been proclaimed laying. : . throughout the ‘Dominion: Larges . 7 , single y fir ’ Father J. Cyr, pastor of the gle cuuse for fires was the care lessness of smokers. naces, boilers and smoke. pipes started 5,600 blazes. ‘The. great- est percentageée’of fire occurred ‘on? residential properties, »:The. black-. :ened stumps of forest: areas: giv purish, aeted as master of cere- . Stoves, fur. monies for the evening. Mrs, A. N. Primeau, president of the Altar Society, was general convener and Was assisted by other members of the society. meen ‘ Lo. mute evidence’ elsewhere *:on- “the Sei anieiet suds ic iveshments Yisland ‘to: the ravaging power The- evening <1 ended. with the: drawing, of’. the “ lucky. ° “winners sof the. prizes. :-for the” grand: tombola: Out: of. the | 1 : ; “Minister ot Production, decoration. : ferry will run fo sand: from: Swartz; Bay. ; ‘ os - PENDER ISLAND -Mrs..M. Suthergreen and small - daughter ° are visiting “with. the former’s parents, Mr. ane Mrs. s. P, Corbett, “3 M: rand Mrs. J; Askey have are tived: to take up residence. here, 7 ’ Ber. | HOW: pete glass vi Wilson, (659). foo &Towels: (bath). OB : “Silk hose—M, Collier Rey. “Apples - (box) * Shade (702); Grease job (Gurton's a Turner (90), - Year's. " subscription to the Re- 8 views, cody. Tveland (712)... The net receipts of the: ‘evening brought. ‘in $196.19 ‘towards: the =. ~ funds of: St. LD lizabeth’s: Church. 18 oan Garage)— e = gi tions will he. vigarotiny punished, A Tas. King “On., “Rest Haver Poe: Smith lus’ returned to his. chonie her Ber ag Mra, M. rarvett in sisiting on. . Army 0 uy . stribute New Ration B the island, left Tere will he a pink cover on A. G. Andrews) has” 7 tn ” Vancouver, Norman Pollard is’ spendiig a : sens ‘contracts ‘and. for Ca (Please turn to Page Four) yeu Raton Book 8 and it will cansumer requirements. Improv pee ter cneaterei nr neeereetannnne:comn-snneeaer coooeeee contain coupons. for 60 weeks. ed world supplies of.tes ind ‘coffe Across Canada an-army of 118,000 ; resulted in their removal fron: tho:} volunteer workers will swing into ; Why not this Suturday’? Tt doos ration Inst month: ‘Rutter remain you quued toopet out and dance, action the week of Qetober 14 to on the ration because consutuptio Try it, ‘Phe Koof WP. Wall, Satur 2t to distribute Canada’s biggest of milk and -milk: products; has-in Hay, Oet, Vd. Goad mugie, good printing job to the 11,600,000 ereased and evaporated: find. pow: Noor, Admission 60c.. Proceeds residents of the Dominion, There's dered: milk are? required: forithe help the. OQversens C igarotte Wund. 4 book «fore ench- -peraon, from... armed: serviees and. our. allieaZ® AUVE, bahies Whe weren't born at thes oPrenervess arecstil: rationed: b © thie sthe Dookewaa planned, to. tha’ couse they ‘contain sugary or dain elie nhiabitant of the commune the cane: of honeys. ayTUp and: mo lakes, are alternatives: to sugar. 6 Guard. your Ration Book: 6 with fs exten: renre ao that you-docnot, los a Isewhere in this insuie. u list of distribution ‘centres will be found,” Hole an whieh dlnlon hetwean Octo... the cover sar any! of ‘the: coupons, her Taeund 2b they will be: open: Besides: coupons for agar, butter nnd atewhat. hoor Have both: sides ec and preservess: there cave” “extra, of the “KR etth dn-eneh Ration “eheets In-ensecany rationing i Beaks d Med in ahead> of ollie, coney should, vine, wid in enke of ehildren under Ve ™ cowrite: the: agee after: the mime, Boe ge sta tos love: the “RY aheet: ate “tached to the Ration: Book—don't tear it out, Take the books. te the. — dstribution: centre, ore xendsthem In.N lormandy cr dawn: of D- Day aloe found hint nthe branches of an ‘tpple-tree, Where. his shite had taken: him... . Mr “and. Missy, ” ‘aylor “" Tut not for long, said) Joe, - Ine home: afte Ui Tnteeydew With dhe Revinw ‘this with on neighbor who | In pon eolivars “ week, “C-soon potoonthate that thera, 2 3 ON fe oN 3 Tetjeent. to xpeak of hia exper: Don't, “dentray. Ration: Rook: 4. Ma Maude hax tnd her ! AW contains: coupond whieh will pel Gupte Mando, -viniting her’ for i qt came valid before you: start using row: days Sand had now: left! for. i Ration Book 6, The couponain” Vietorin, where she igi bo-ataying i hook 4 and 5 fare nurabered vo ne the Stratheont. sectitively, so that Ratton: Book of Mra. od. Ratelit ‘, ve8 wid Q. inal he starts where Ratlon Book 4 lenves ohtlenai wre visiting Mry and Mra, ( av, For tostinee, the ast sugur ep, . ' coupon in Booked is mumbered 45; thet. wer Ne ee for and the tlest in Book 6 fa 40. Sugar was tha frat. commadity Misa - Joan Norminton: ends friend, both in he GWea, Waa apenit rationed in Canada, on Uply 1, 142, followed the next month by Thankagivinie : Day - with « hor: ants on th Aaland, cen and cove, The Japanese had oconpled Important sources of wpe th Petar. Roberta. -wpont thu, we “nd ‘at home, Uneasy: Paratrooper Toman’ pave’ a ilowing account of the recep-. tien Riven the ridurning: men all aeross Canada, “It roadly.c was marvellous,’ he sadds John Formiten, former Sidney boy, war in the same division ns Themis and saw fetion with hin, ‘Vou may oway, said Whomas, “that he ois safe umd. swimd and hack in Mughind.” Glider Club To: Use Strip At Elk Lake The Vietovin. “Oty Jouned re _ dently. granted “the Vietoria rand Island: Gliding cand: Soaring Olah: PUTDTSAION. LO Use ALI Of ity. - owned. Jand at. Elle Take for trains. © Inge purposeks an thes undoratunde inge that ne objectionk would: be ised by he Government’ aid’ _Buaneh The lub, be alea. te put - upd oud te cover any neeldent fo-rellave the ity of any lability in such cases, cy, there win a shortage of elba: WN hans ener. were being Voat Spy aubtnerine) wetionys: Satie dy i SUL pntioned heentise of the heavy adenuimds on: the world pool ofthis: Caammadi ve franiawhteh the Tnited | Nationa -reeoive -thedy. supplies on. an equitale -bodds 2: The people of. SUborated: nyrena, ait 0) urope need: “ogra, ad Cetin only et. M frow “the swarld ‘Spaohe - Butler, ment and prenorves were, rat foned later, Init meat rationing: WAN wisponded: Tnat March: when supplies: tae nine aiuplo for. over. “Mina: ‘Nuney. Tals wan: ‘hon athe: ‘weekend. ands: Ganges. on Monday; Myre and Mya QA, Si SNorth o Vancouver hay Mra, Mastor': hameoneth nil expect, lo-come. and the dand shortly, Mw 8 ‘inbow's phite: M Aaland hasbeen» bought: by: Wilke, of Vaneouver,.: ; nought t inland