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THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR, No. 6.

SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C., Wednesday, February 5, 1947.

WANT HOIST, WATER AT SIDNEY WHARF

Seek Protective Action By Department
Of External Affairs In Territorial Waters

Members of the Sidney Local
of the Fishermen’s Union .(U.F.
A.W.) were officially presented
“with their charter at a general
es mecting of: the local in the K.P.
Hall on Monday evening. Homer
Stevens, field organizer . of. the
union, presented the charter to
J. Reitan, Sidney, president of
the 25th local of the United Fish-

’ ermen and Allied Workers’ Union.

R. Wulff, U.F.A.W. co-opera-—
tive association, spoke briefly of
the. rapid advancement of union
co-operatives in the fishing indus-
try of the Pacific Coast.

Following, the ceremony of the
receiving of the charter, President
Reitan called the - meeting ‘to
order. mo,

Facilities. in the ‘district for
wharfage for fishermen were re-
‘viewed and a resolution -passed
‘suggesting that as Roberts Bay
was, in the opinion of the fisher-
men, the: most central harbour,
that: filling in’ between Roberts
Point and the day Beacon off-
shore would create a good shelter.
for both Shoal Harbour as. well as
Roberts Bay.

. -S Bstablishment of. a freight hoist :
--and availability: of.fresh ‘water ‘at
“Sidney wharf will be requested.
—:TO:; JOIN CHAMBER: -

“OF :;COMMERCE =: _

After. discuss ion. the: member-
:-ship' of the-union ‘decided to join

_ ich Chamber “of Commerce.. ‘An
“ invitation ‘had | been: extended to

juvenile mung. ofthe, (our me
Bell; Of. the: Salvation Amy, told

Son. sdinner: meeting ‘on: na Wednes:_
“day: “evening, that. investigation:

‘the -home ‘had been’ the: cause of:
; much juvenile: error...
““Adressing himself to’ the:
ee members: of ‘the ‘gathering; the:
“speaker said that help was needed.

“alone,”“he® said, °° “The ©. schools:
“must co-operate, it’ cannot..be said.

- standards,” in ‘some’.instances~ the '
rgehools: “have » almost . forgotten:

cp their: prime: task, the: teaching of” -

“the three - R's, they have. tried to
21 project themselves:into the: right-.
‘ful ‘doctrines of the: home,” 4

was made by Major. Bell.
What ean we do?” he. queried.

“ery ‘was° available: all “it. needed-
was’ the leadership. Churches,
schools and Boy Scout Troops are
everywhere, he said: But men
with character, who. will give of
their time and energy to lead are
; hard to find,
hee Tle told the atory of the Angli-
eee enn minister who, noting a par-
ticularly active worker asked him
ato, assist. with church work,. re-
greta followed, .with the explana.

AC ontinied on: Papa. 2)

J tink aeguttrannen ibd tenepemnenunesnsermantennnetaaee pie

A We Aylard ad
F riend |

“With the: Sidney. and North Saan- |

- had :shown’.that: the® ‘breakdown. Of:
“The “Review: . will carry “a: sum-
"mary of ‘the: Act, by: its “propon- k
a kha ins the: next issue : :
The church; cannot do the job

~ that’ they: have always been..suc=”.
cessful in the: attainment. of their °

. An appeal for-help.to all adults |

“In most communities the: machin- |

es Man that tha workor Wasa meme.

members’ as individuals by J. C.
Anderson, president of the Cham-
ber, to join the. Chamber and to
take an active interest. in’ the
Fishermen’s committee of that
body.

A motion calling for the De-
partment of External Affairs to
take action regarding fishermen’s
interest in territorial waters of
the coast of B.C. also met with
the approval of the membership.
It was claimed that both Mexico
and the United States of America
have taken steps to protest their
fishermen but that the Dept. of
External Affairs in Canada has
thus far taken no action.

The Sidney local will also. re-
commend:-that: fishermen. be: in-
cluded in the Compensation Act, .
and ‘the establishment of Provin-

cial Health Insurance -will also be
“urged upon the Provincial Legis-
lature at this Session.

RECOGNIZE NATIVE INDIANS

The granting of full. Canadian
citizenship: to native Indians was
also adopted by the group, as a
project. worthy. of support. :
, -A ‘resolution ‘urging: that the
embargo..on fish: products.be re-
moved ‘was ‘endorsed. by the meet-

. ing, failing. this, that the subsidy

(recently: ‘removed)* be’ retained.
It isnot possible now for Cana-
dian : fishermen to sell their catch

- other than -in -Canadian . ports.
. G. Reid was ‘elected’ delegate’:
., to attend the Gulf Islands.conven-,. .°..
: tion of the. Union. at. Nanaimo. ae:

Be Explained | Next
Week In: Review

‘Agricultural: circles: in, the -.pri
posed: Act: Respecting. -Agrologists.

‘Wettest a o |

‘Since 1935, But |
Lots. Of Sunshine

“The weather for. "Seaatay was

a mixture . of ' ‘mild. spells," hard:

frost,» snow, “rain - ‘and ° sunshine,:

according to the weatherman at.

the -Dominion Experimental’: Sta-
- tion,-. Saanichton, The tempera-
ture ranged from: 13° to..49 .de-
grees, The mean temperature
“was 85,1 deg..as compared to tho
average of 36.6. deg. The mini-
mum was recorded on January 14
when the mercury dropped to .18
dogrees above zero; it registered
15 deg. on the 16th and 14 dog.
on the sist. The maximum oc
eurrad on the 28rd, The lowest
temperature for January during
the 34 years that records have
beon, kept at this Station was

TO17,.
Procipitation. ‘amounted ‘to 6.95

. inches, 6,04 of which was contrib. ||

uted by. rain, The snowfall, 19,10.

inches, was’ the. heaviest» sines:
10d: Only: on: two ‘oceasiona: in’

“he past has the: anow: for. January.

- oxcoedad this’ year’s -fall-—in. 1016
“it waa 30,10 inchas: and sin’ 1048 >
‘it: wag 23.80: Inches, : “Tha heayiost,
a for ‘a?24-hour period was
ATinehes measured: on the 27st...
January 147 owaidtho wattest:
‘ance, 198%. when tha preaipitation . -
“amounted © to 12.74 inehes, which —
OAneluded!n:24-hour-reeord of: 2,88):
“Inches, ° which: by? eoineldence - nao
. fal onthe. 2 MIst es

Despite: the: “hanvy: snow and

“yan thes sunshine: for’ the
month was well. above. average» ©
with 72.1: ‘hours: an compared to 73

4 hours,

nding Hemme amete sb ne Esmee band shares nemmnamt

TO. BE PAGE BOYS.

| AT LEGISLATURE

“Pyaneid ‘Chrtatinn and Rodney
Hafer have heen engaged as pare
“hoya for tie Taisiture’ sexsion

~odfatrlat® aehaola, ©

‘THE WEATHER

ney cattle, Av We Aylard ts shown

stocks ees

“Noted tor ‘iw fine herd of Jor:

a Alave with ono of his prize-win-
ning animale, Roticont and’ In:
slatant that eredit: ho piven: to -
herdsmen of. tha. Brackenhuarat
“parm, Mr Aylard han built, npn
' fine reputation for Welee-winningt

 Hyperimental Stations

“Maximum ‘tomporaturoe® oa
Minimum. temporatura ee 4
Minimum on. tho ferns vareceneiocene OD
Sunahine - (hours)... Se
Snow (NCH) csccrrererrercend ead
Rainfall’ neha) veccssecsesol BE
Total -precipltation ee 08.

te

H.M.S. Ganges, British Man 0’ War which cruised in early days in. these waters. :
village in the centre of Salt. Spring dsland, received its name from the vessel.

Due to “the ‘interest. shown: in.

_ - Official ‘tanction: owas. “Teecived acai mee ae a ee a
- this - week. by the Publicity com- APPOINTED SPECIAL | ;
mittee of. the Chamber of Com-.. COMMITTEE FOR. ©...
merce from. the School Board. for "TOURIST ‘CONVENIENCE - i:

a‘slogan. contest in-district’ schools. i
Don. McIntyre, chairman. “of: the: will: head : a ‘special committee: of’:
_ committee, has placed’ details: eon-. the Publicity branch of the: Cham-~' Jogist. Act which is ‘to: be present~
cerning the contest in the schools, ‘ber of Commerce to ‘investigate ed. tothe. present, session of. the .
“the Veonstruction ‘of propogeds-of-.' Provineial. ‘Legislature;:”

» The. group<also:.moved cagninst :
the : proposed - ‘Asiatic: Act: which
would: remove: immigration:
‘riers. on Chinese and: other Ania:

If He Came, He Looked And ™
Wondered, The Sun Shone-

prerepcemnat ber of immigrants as the popula-
Tf the Groundhog enmo on Sun- tion of Canadians, .and that. con-
day, and if was.The Day, and if centration of Astaties not. be -al-
mroundhog was the lowed in western’ provincos,
Major TW, HH.’ MeQueen ‘fs _ Draat-
‘do s(asregular: reader ‘of: The Ree : dent of: the. ‘nssocintion, - 2 |
Frank ‘Butler’ ‘represented © “the:
Sannich: Conservativa:: Ag |
soeintion at the mooting.

‘a prize will be given: the winner,
” Contest: ends. on: March: Ae

Part Of Missing
Plane Found, May ©
Locate Rest Today —

9. deg. above zero, recorded in.

with: wn object: in. 80 footiofiwater fl'sk,..tak,” che would. shaye |,
halfa milo: off the northern tip. clucked, through; his’ curling tooth,

of. Portland Taland:. yensterduy af

it probably” Is. the mining Wirefly. rain.”
from? ILM, G8. Warnlores 8 ee
Barter a? duraluniiinn nose. rib...
Stroma: Bairoy:alreraft,. was found.
on: Salt. Spring. Jaland: near leas
bella’ Point, “the “noke” rth, ined, ;
WIth’ eork,-was badly! battored, (00°
* Reports: hive also heen made” well,

“heen Inthe: water 7
In the moantime the searely cone:

- in Vietoria, The Jada, who must
have thelr tenchor'’a pormisston to
he awny. from ‘aehool: forthe aye |
wook period, ATO both, pupils, of

MMMM MMMM ER | Use d Thr ro U ighout District >

“the followme. 18 the metouro-.. .
“Jogtienl record: for aval’ ending -
Fob, . 2, furnished: by. Dominion |

provad" by the Chamber of Come jrovidings a eantinuity of Interoente”
haa caused. Jnterent in - dng: travel: Other markers pointe:
othar Chambers in. the. district, tig too near or detant points of lett the reacnnd headed up the
Voth Vietorka and Bannich Woards — interest will-also be placed. “Tours o Hella Cooln River,”

Trade, have. requested, Metals ivte and visitors may. then bo. valley-of. the Rella
concerning: the plane ‘

*

H.M.S. “Ganges” . .. The Old

H.M.S. “Warrior” . The New

A reraft. Carrie Warrior,::
Scheduled oe i]

|. fices und public comfort station.
‘in Sidney for incoming tourists.

that same i
well-read animal he is’ reputed -to

= View); he would ‘have. pansed sand
- pondered Inethe brillant North. North.
“erows © “mado |: contact = Sannich sunshine’ of. Keb. 8...

“oT his iaevery pleasant, the sun ia)”
ooeWwarm and \indly, Ahesa people”
Naval authorities: Bute. nya: “traly.. blessed, no NOW, NO

See woulde ‘then: retire and ford
“tho naxt. alk.” weeks. oUt lerénd
dns thes
winter

» holdee true, the, wenthe
Uatriet will continue : aw
weathartter. : :

UL remains na: fair, ua it was a f
on Groundhor: Days. all walle ‘he Ye AWS

‘account: :

7 : mo, . nerorga: Canada tthe vou
jconcerning tha: finding: Of. sim Olle, oe ncgke ie wosecnnnen ence Deter Burt, formor Sidney, Scout,
fRojcod “auttense, which: had, Miso way. Lo. bring it, bo the arene «Wass tucelved: this. week. -by-

The two men- left the Sidney

whenever, Uae wind,

nite’ “threvph!  thérotighfare, > surh.

“poided” ta) potntes oot Titerast

' division of the Chamber in: op-
position to the “Agrologists Act.” ©

Ganges, progressive

_ Columbia’. generally, -respectfully
_ Submit. the: following ‘observations
_ regarding .-the: “Act: -respecting

that the arguments of ‘the: ‘pro-
ponents. of: the: proposed: ‘Act are: *
“untenable. in.that the’ Act: as: pre-
sented ‘would’ be: restrictive ‘of the”
, free. rights: of citizens’ of, this pro-

ENDORSE ACTION
OF C. OF C. ON”
-AGROLOGIST ACT

: “Phe | ‘Saanich’ Progressive Con-
-Servative Association, at-a-meet-.
ing in Victoria” on. Tuesday night;
‘passed a resolution: endorsing: the.

“action ‘of the Sidney. and North:
IG Mitchell and-F. Ny Wright.’ Saanich” Chamber: of * Commerce’

-inS-opposing: the | “proposed* “Agro».

quest. your. study ‘and _.considera-:

- pasition®to the proposed ; “Act re-.

Jn dnouanon. it was augecated
that if such barriers were remove:
ed, that each province in the Do-
minfon he allowed the sama num-

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Missing are Terte et Roy Willian, Newton, chalrman -of: the
 Gayol, 28) and Tein 0. Wee Seout committed: for North: ‘Snan-. “
While authorities feel” Tattersall, TAS, Gy 27, Cardiff, jeh.-
AUG that the found. nose. rib cis 2 Wales,
fromthe missing plane, the search
will probably. continue until the. airport Jaat Friday: in. the mide miles, Mr. Burt's: letter: folliway
plane is located und: brought ta of a blinding snowatorm ind are
the aurface, If the matal “cone helloved to have ernahed in the Island, British. Columbia,.
tactod”? yoaterday ta the abreraft, Straits of Gearjia off Porllnns 1, nnd went up the eanst-of the
etfontn ure re probably now -under~ - Island, .

Thue far: the voyager: hag brave
ado a distance of aboute:2

“Er left’ Vietorin. on Vancouver:

island, then agross- to. thee maine -

rere land oof Terithkh . Columbia.
first couple of weeks the. weather

, was Jovely. and tho wind was wu. ©:
ally favonrable, Thad a: sail and

‘Roadside Sign Idea To Be : need. ite with very ood, rewtlts

~ One-day when there waa a alrong.
. > nouns cite: yale nt a. place, where
oe there wig: 10: shelter. Ye hadiomye:>

SR pet traabtne Ae lone nie DT lepton
ho. idon ‘of placing apeeially« « plan: calls: for. tho: nlneing ¢ of. tho otteto oaencavervihing’ waa fine |
marked’ ‘roadalde. rena, wiyenity ling aliens on yodda. which have aegood hat as aoonenwel: tried to land dn.
“that ronda thud marked wore “ap. AUEaee and which dead on a dof. the evening J got. swamped in: the

“Ht took’ me a month and a day”
to roneh Bella | Coolay’ whera: T

y Weed is

ext: omneh TP atayed there almont “hwo
Originating from, the North othronghont the Saanich Peninaula’ monthe, Th ta a long, ©

~ Saanich: publicity committee,’ the» with the minimum: of effort. “valley: psn enat t and went, wit

Member Canadian Weekly. :
Newspapers’ Association, an 3.
organization embracing the ¢
nation with a membership ¢ _
of 602 weekly newspapers. 2.

Subscription, in advance, year: $2, U.S. $2.50, copy 5e

The Executive Council of the
Sidney and North Saanich Cham-
ber of ‘Commerce, after a. lengthy
meeting on |. Monday: -evening -
unanimously endorsed the report
brought .in by the. Agricultural

Granted “power to act” at. the.
last general meeting of the Cham-.
ber in cases in which the. time
clement was of utmost importance
with regard. 1o business. of the
Agricultural. division, the .execu-
tive heard the proposed “Act re-
specting Agrologists’ and also: a
brief in opposition to: the Act as
propounded by the Agricultural
division at oa meeting held last
week,

Captain C. R. Wilson, chairman
of. the..committee, stated that

_ action of his committee should ‘be

immediate as: the « proposed” act:
was ‘to be presented to .the: pro-

-Nincial agricultural - committee, at

once. »

Foreword and the. brief in - op- :
position to the Act follow: :
The Agricultural Division of
the Sidney ..and™ North.’ -Saanich
Chamber.of Commerce, in: the: in-
terests: of: -agriculturists in British

‘agrologists” presently. before’ the.
House Committee® on’ Agriculture
for consideration. :

“It iis the view. of this. division

vince,. would,. delegate’ to: “private
persons:.: ‘powers. cat; present: posses-
sed ; only: spy publicly : elected

) British. :*Gakem a; thereby. im-

majority of nericulturiste, Of: ‘this
province. Further we believe: ‘that:
‘the? continual and: :increasing™de-.
‘mands : for ‘special. Privileges” ‘and

“Therefore we! respectfully. re-

tion ofthe views set:forth in: “op-

specting Agrologists.’ We
Cee Re: ‘WILSON, fF
~ Chairman,’ :
Agricultural: Division,
_ Sidney and’ North’ Saanich
-Chambe ‘of - Commeree.::.:

‘Submissions ‘Upon: the: “Bill Ene:

‘titled “An Act Respecting: Ag:
-vologiste” by “the’, Aevicnltesel “A

Division, | Sidney’. and © North’
“Saanich Chamber of Commerce.:

The Agricultural Division. «of. :
the -Sidney. ‘and North Saanich:
Chamber of. ‘Commerce respect.

fully request consideration of the

following observations: regarding

the “Act. respecting -Agrologists”

presently. ‘before the: House | for
udy,

Wis the ‘view, of° this’ ‘Division’
‘that’ the: said: Act: is cine effet a>
request: fora Union -ClosedShop’
efor: acminority: eroup: in: agricul-

(Continued ~ on” Pago Four): a

vhile T was, ‘thoto: 1 went: i

Nhe. mountains 40 the interlor,. Th,
took ua’ threa days and two: nights,
There: wad oa Samall: radeo: to’ he

‘with had some. enttle they wantod:
Aon biek.. tof thes valley, We!
apent about 12 hours: riding. one ”

wild horses for the: Jntelcing-con-
tent. The whole thing was Jota
of fun—T triad. to’ ride a wilde.
steor and sprained béth wrista, 1%.
wanted to-try the budding: horses»
bat my. wrista: wore too nore: The:
rodeo” Intad=" three’ daya, with”
~dances.. atconights .; Whens-it was

Aho -valleyes:

“On May 24: there was a “Sports:

Dav at. at. Halla Coola, whore: Te hac
“The Footrace: Man”; after that,

ae Poter’ Canna’ hoanuse nol
Anew. my ‘flrat name.
MAL the:

“was. stricken in’ Victoria;, were.”

7 leaky old ‘pipe, used ‘as ‘the: pump-..
ing line from.:.the. pump - to *the;’
main: line on. East: Saanich. oad

MANY ENJOY
“AGRICULTURAL :
_ SOCIAL EVENING

Chamber. of -Commercé ‘0

Joga: to: the boat on Friday. ove-

BomG.; people. on horseback . across

held: thera: and’ the. people ? was”

dive chalpingg: the cowboys. catch’.

Over We, JLOvG, The, cabbie, buck to we

Tawe? nnd won’ saver)
ratunies Tho. Thdlana: -eallod =m:

‘ind up ‘at. Anshim, the place where ©
Aho rodeo. waa held, Twas kaown

radoo L houpht” Nv pack.

‘hones and Koon after T loft the’
willoy and packed my canoe over.
Ae mountaing, from Bolla Coola
River to Dean River, which ‘atarta-:
onoar sake sia dain two days

Lee, Chinese
Fishman Safe

With Sons In City

“Rumours: that Hong Lee, Chin 77
ese peddler of vegetables and fish
in the down-town’: Sidney: district,

disproved ‘this week when*his: son.”
assured friends that. the popular = -
Chinese was resting after a miner. ;
illness in Victoria. Ss
Lee is well cared - for: and iss
staying with: his two- sons: in® the: :
city. - 7

Complete iGo ; mi
Of New Water Main

The. completion of. the’ laying.
of. 800: feet. of. new. 4-in:: wooden
pipe was made last: week by: crew-
men of: the: Sidney: ‘Water. District: -.

The: new. pipe replaces | » thes:

: More: than: 200. people ‘attended
the: first ‘social. evening “held : ‘by
the ‘Agricultural division. “.

day evening. ©. -Held : in 1 the High
school. auditorium, :'

k “Pacific Pile. ‘Driving:
: itd." Vietoria, - has” Fbee
: ontract “for: th

a ‘Daskruction. of the: 8-foot ga
‘boat Reef Point was’ reported this:
‘week: near ;Retreat: Cove,’ Galiano:
Island. Skipper I, |: W.. Lockwood:
“and: ‘Constable :- Cec Acs Whitehead
“of the: Ganges: detachment. of B.C;

“Police:found -the vessel ® carly ‘on
Saturday morning, burned to- the
“waterline. Skipper Narold” Mor-
‘timer; who’, Was: tying. a: boom:o

‘ning, .when®.the. explosion: occur-
red, jumped to the boom and
made’ his way to shore. * > an

-Vietor Beddes,: Fernwood,.. “Salt
Spring. Island, first reported. soo-
Ing the flames. to’ police, he. sav,
them (at. approximately: 7,80 p.m,
“Tt war’ thought’ Ab. that. Limo | that

“Toole Me. no
‘al thas fal: wa
onharp shond: in ae

yanlinad © it! wai: “thera, © ye ‘fond
the canoe - upside. down | among
the rocka. a: hundyoed: yards) down:
atronm. — Fivorything: waa: -tlod: in.
“80 -Uxcopt for halng: wot, it wan:
Saldghtc The. canoe had” several
bie dents. ine 7“ and: both: ede
« Wore. gongs? T atraightened: avery
hing ue and “than” took they ax
“andzmado a paddle.to.goJon withs
About a quarter, of aime, down,
atrenm: © found ’one paddla: and: a:
milo. furthor-on T-found: the nthe
“From: the: Denn: River: I por
“tnyeod: hart TB wiilen to” the en ne
Mako River’ There- Ye met the last:
heople: TV aaw, until T reached: Fort
Prager on the: Nechako. River,
noarly. 200 cmblon.o..Tho: Ballako,
“ring through miles, and miles of
willow and spruce: swamps ‘whore
thasnoose-are: ag thick: an: catilo,
Wye paddled ‘ont Inte a mmall take:
and: found: myself among achall
‘davon of thom fooding in the fake
= 4QOne morning T-woke upto flad

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