BE.

SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C., Wednesday, November 9, 1949.

Local Men at
Church Conference

C. M. Crawford, superintendent

-: of Rest Haven Hospital, and Dr,

W..H. Roberts, Sidney medical
practitioner, have left for St. Louis,
Mo., ‘where they will. attend the
world: conference of Seventh- ~day

~ Adventist Churches.

Mrs.. Crawford:. is. at’ present
visiting her daughter in Kelowna,

En route home. from. St. Louis,
’ Mr..Crawford will attend a con-
vention of the. B.C. Hospitals As-
sociation in Vancouver. Other
members of the staff of Rest Haven
who will attend the latter parley
include Miss Ruth Stickle, the
matron; and Miss Mae Kamerer,
dietitian.

What’s In a Name?

When is the W.A. not the W.A.?
According to Mrs. Bert Bath the
answer is when it is the Legion

“L.A.” Mrs. Bath reports that the .

Canadian Legion | Women’s Aux-
iliary has decided that its name
ture. She informed The - Review
that ‘she had been a member of

‘the W.A. for many years and. that

she had ‘no
the title as
She added
Legion W.A.
that their group would continue to
be known as the W.A. Mrs. Bath
said that she was afraid someone
might get the name confused with
Los Angeles, if it is changed.

complaint regarding
it has always stood.
that the Nanaimo

| Announcement

_ T have pleasure in informing

the public that | have taken

over the business formerly

operated by. ‘Mr, J. Mason.

The store will continue to be -

known @ as Mason’: s Exchange. .

I this.
H ately:

decided at a meeting ©

_ with Montr eal,

4. went-to Boston. and left it.
» ot into the city by means. of an:
“arterial “road ‘and found it led
to a hub. where there..were the”
‘terminals of six :roads.
gestion. was’ beyond: description, :
’ The Review was informed: They» ;
_had had. enough when they’ saw :
‘They left the city immedi- ms

_ is to be Ladies’ Auxiliary in’ fue)

This is my hobby - CANADA SAVINGS BONDS”

ae ert a ea ~

MORE ABOUT”

ELMOR JOHN

(Continued from Page One)

Ne eee. —

The former is
much larger: but. it lacks the
boulevards and «beauty of the
Canadian city. .

They Left Immediately

The party then went on through
the States south of: New York. In

f the course of. their journey they .”
f_. passed through all the States with .

the ‘exception of about:11. They

“The. con-

Douglas. John expressed an ap-..

| preciation: of -the’ ‘forests at” that.
a time of the year... ©

: To all. our ‘customers and .

friends . er

Indian friends.

“especially our:

Le We are ‘sure . that ! you will

receive the same, ‘corteous

~ attention from. the new

“owners - of

And too es eall-the: imples
ments | ‘you’ " neod. for: aa .

“Mason ce Ex X-

<in..” Virginia}...
“the: Luray’ Caverns. :
highly :impressed: with. :the ‘caves...’
The caves:are -filled..with’ festoons:* ;
‘and’ piles of: stalactites: and: ‘stal-.

: Their: next. point of note’ was.
‘where they. visited
“They. were.

ce the: seal mining “areas

‘they: saw:

“They.saw ‘no. signs: of

picketing. but :they'were..
a. ‘by: the: country-

“mining: area )in any ‘part | of’. ‘the
world: and’.they:< did

“1s about:200:miles long: by 730-0
40:miles: in width. The: building:
“onthe: reserve ‘are all of stone.

_ They : spent:.some time in’.th

State: of. California before. coming

Douglas ®. “John. expressed.” th

: opinion that:he: would not care’ to*
i. live: permanently. in..any..part? of:

+. the continent: in ‘preference to-this®.
He vlikes the more moun-::
2 tainous’ ‘part. of: the: province’ bet-::
ter, but ‘he’ is:.very: pleased tobe:
we back. ‘in <as: lovely. a part.vof ‘the
“continent. as ‘any- they have ‘seen
 on®: their! Jong” tour, G

BIG. TREES” ON”
: THIS ISLAND.

area;

i. Hilton, ‘OF. ‘Ocean View Road,’

called. in='The ‘Review: office’ this”
week with:some. very interesting

photographs of Sidney..: The photo-.
graphs had been taken from the air

and showed a-heavy-loz-boom oute -
~ side the -harbor,

“Suggested -that there were few:

The ‘aerial views

houses‘in Sidney nt the time they
were taken. The cate was not
Kiven, Mr. Hilton explained that

ho he was a: retired logger and had
been living in Sidney tha past two :

YOAVS, oo
He also. hod a photograph. of a

- Little & Taylor a
_ “Jowallers: _- oe
“1200, ‘DOUGI WAS G soa |

DIAMONDS: of’ glor lois beauty,
authentic. Value. and.
quality. Guinrantoed flawlens.

ly eC ey

still jinive: wumbor of. P ord Tractor. selling. at .

no. price Mhekease, |

You save

¢ approximately 31 00...

- over. new, aloe ka Pp aed your order now at $1,385,

ATION Berens |

“sm Ford Tractor. and Implemont. Headquarters —

“928 VIEW BYTRENT — ‘across fram our main Showroams.

They-

. course: dinner. and.
tested .

ome behind: him, ©
“Shropshire, eh? I'l bet you come. :

“ gold:
futher,” ‘The rest af the evenini

log that was felled in Deep Bay

- area, south of Courtenay. The time

was ‘about 1920. The log was eight
feet, three inches at the butt, and

-also carried over-a foot of bark.’

The picture showed: the log on a
railway flat car and it was, in it-
self, a full load. Mr. Hilton said
that the effect of its falling was
like an ecarthquake in the camp,
20°miles from the scene.

' Mr. Hilton’s mother isa resident

- of Sidney. She is Mrs. Arthur. Hil-

ton. Mr. Hilton told The Review
that she is 85 years of.age and.

‘does not wear’ glasses. :She fends
. for herself: and looks after. herself: -
completely: : At:the ‘present: time.
she is pusy. making a Re rorwarls

» quilt...

MORE ABOUT

BERT BATH.
(Continued. from Page One):

~

” Yinmiediately they knew what was:

“happening. The: major: in. charge:

“ordered a troop to climb ‘the sheer:
Mr.’ Bath. was'.

“side of. the: kopje.:
the leader. .. He: described how the.

-major: chased thetwo- scouts ‘and:

‘shot ‘them * before they: could:. get:
vaway., From. ‘the: top’ of ‘the kopje

he’ could ‘see: the: -disposition * of...

the enemy. ‘oops -and: gave” Be

és The’ ‘horse was. replaced;

and. the officer.: ‘came. to ‘him after
the action:was; ove
me,” he” said. “Mr: Bath: made’ no
ear reply. Thé: African: officer
pulled ‘his: gun: and held “it:to Mr:
‘Bath’s* forehead:
that he thought’ he! ha CO
the end of his‘tether..

- oft: thoughts | ‘flashed past.-

sas. a child,

“Whilst he was ‘await-

“had: been sént:to buy her -aomag-
‘azine that» cost: three “half-pence.
The. change of one half-penny had
‘remained in. his pocket: because his
mother was ‘busy. when “he re-
“turned Thies was some 20 yoars
previously, In. the: meantime a
senior. officer .came: along and oy-
‘dered the: murderously inclined
“fRentleman. to refrain. qt was: a
wary near things:

“In'due course he was oxehanged:

Upon:

Ms return to: Mofeking ‘he. and. ae!
Kroup: of his: Friends’: went tothe:

smain’ hotel-in the: town. and pre.
~ pared for, acmeal that, would: come. of)
“-pensate. forthe poor food thay = |
ordered. lds o 5
-airinged : that:
Who: missed: a ‘course |

swith some’. Boor prisonerg,:

were. getting: They

the fellow
= Would pay for: the meaal,:
— MLSE a a, COUTKO,
athe: “dinner.
“wager to: ae ‘second ‘dnnar,
“wara::to! cat a further

‘None

“called! the. manager,

From. ae

“You: shotat

“He explained

Atothe and of
thoy: Inereased -. the;
They:
13: COUTSOS °

SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW

MORE ABOUT

JOE MASON

(Continued from Page One)

Mr. Mason was born in Birming-

ham, England, where his father,
James Edward Mason, still resides.

‘The latter is about 90 years of age

and his son enjoyed.a visit with
him in Birmingham last year.

Young Joe arrived in Sidney in
1911. He. immediately went to
work in the. mill here and. saved
his money. He learned the plumb-
ing and electrical trades and for
many years was the only skilled
worker of this type in North Saan-
ich.

“Sidney was a thriving mill town
at that time,” Mr. Mason recalled.
“It was an inspiring sight to see
some 150 workmen, a good per-
centage of them Chinese,. leaving
the mill yard when the whistle
blew at 5 o'clock. At that time
First Street was the shopping cen-
tre, the Merchants’ Bank occupy-
ing the building next to the pro-
vincial police office.”

Mr. Mason was one of the
pioneer members: of. the Sidney
Volunteer Fire. Brigade and he
often recalls with amusement pull-
ing the hand-hose ree] around the
streets in 1914, ;

Front Line Service

With 1914 came the First Great
War and Mr. Mason. was quick to
volunteer along with ‘many other
North Saanich boys. He went over-
seas promptly and spent nearly
four years in the front lines, being
wounded once. An interesting let-

.ter written by Private. Mason in

France in 1915 to Mr. and Mrs.
W.-R. Armstrong, pioneers of this
district, was published in The Re-
view on June 5, 1915.

During the war he visited Bir--

mingham and married‘ his school:
days’. sweetheart, who returned to
Sidney with: him ‘at the end of hos- .
tilities. :

In.:1928° Mr. Maso started Ma-.
son’s Exchange, » purchasing “the.

- Beacon Avenue livery: barn from.

Dune Robertson: At that'time the

property .was surrounded .by: rose:.:

bushes: which had to be‘ removed:

’. by hand: fox expansion of the busi-
~ ness.

‘Both, Mr. and. Mrs. ‘Mason have.
always.had -the welfare of Sidney::
and district «at, heart~ and. Have’
taken’a keen* interest. in: Christian”
work ;among’ the children: : Every:

. Friday night: they gave lantern’ Tec-
tures: to: some “125. ‘children : of “all |
“nationalities for many. years,. Many '.
Loft. these: children are now: parents,»
‘sending:-their: children.:to- Sunday.
“School -at: Bethel Baptist, Church,
~ which’ was “built: by. My."and- ‘Mrs.
“Mason. and* ‘présented to’.the: con-:

gregation.:;Rev. and: Mrs..:W:.-H.:
Bye.are now‘in' ‘charge’ of ‘the’ work:
, Bethel: Baptist. Chureh;: with’ al

_K: Forster. ; “Plans ‘forthe.
card: par ty, ‘to. be held Friday, Nov
18,* were. ‘discussed: «

® Tt ‘was “decided: to maké the i
next: monthly - ‘overseas: “parcel a.
“special ' Christmas: one with. Yule-;
“During. the: short’ space. ‘of. ‘tithe a
that“it" was ‘at’ his’ head’ a number. .
The.-
- Strangest, he said, was a‘ recollec- ..:.
‘tion’ of his’ childhood. He recalled:
“at that’moment:an instance when,.”:-
he. had been’: on. the
“way | to Sunday -school.and™ had!
“found a_half-penny:in.. his’ ‘pocket,
: "At cthe. time: he. could::not thinks:
“where. it’ had’ come) from :-but™ he:
and his brother..were: ‘content to:
““aeeept* the fact of ‘its being: there
“without: pursuing an“enquiry.into® 2s
a “its origin. -
“ing: the pulling. of: the: trigger ‘he ‘
~- suddenly remembered ‘that it ‘was’ ):
the’ change.due to his mother, He

tide’ extras ‘in’ cheery® “wrappings;
Seven® new. members were. ‘wel-
comed® ‘into: the’ chapter. They

were!: Olive: Gilbert,: ‘Agnes. ‘Allan, :

¥vonne* Hopkins; Evelyn Kelsey;
Ruth: Blaehford, Pat: Cormack ahd ::’
Mabel } Smith:

dedy*
The: next. ‘mécting: will: be. held”

‘on ‘Tuesday.’ evening; Nov, 15; at

the “home: of: Mrs. Olive: Gilbert,
° Third: St SR

Randle’s $ Landing] |

: “Eitstent the Lotion

BOATS. for HIRE

TRIES. TO tHE ISLANDS_

Yr ight ciate . Moorings’ .
Winter Bont Storage
. Bouts non ‘Charter | |

—~- PHONE 170W SIDNEY - —_ Be
. Swarts, Boy, Road”

“PAN. ABODE’
HOMES
We! are, agents ‘for the: Sidney,
“aren for these modorn
coos Awellingsece:
"Estimates Gindly. ‘Given.
» Ingspeetion, Invited: ati:

3 “Cedarwood Bungalow
; _ Lochalde Road ve

Ai Bath said that ho felt. some" :

A-volea snid

from: somewhore. miles™ fram
» Shropshire,” H-was the. hate pro.

“prietor, Mr, Bath: told hin: that:he -

came from Wollington, nnd pave
_ hs address to prove it. "Wha ves.
“next door to you?" asked the mans
eager. “The portman,
“replied Mia, Bath,

"That's ret, "
thy

manager, F1e's omy |

“was a-celebration on the hotise °

1n-)08- Mrcand. Mray Bath cama’ |
They. setued ag...
Saglie.:
Shortly. after chi carrival$ ine that’:
AUWH ED, dL Wa CRU BO UE LNG
“pullding: of ao atore: inthe: towne =
Whilst he was on. that Job tie met:
“thie owner of the new eanatrdetion, ©
The owner-snid that his face owas: ©
fomiiar, A second man-eame along |
Sand called Me, Bath by names it

“Sat to: Canada;
»Aomentoaders: fn Brownlee:

proved that there. were fiva men

in that sina town who had been |
1h, Ming RAM: company: Ane South ws
lon.

ee “anid Mrs.’ ‘Wath,

yonra: Ago when

Williams,” |

‘and: thelr, A
family wore realdent in Sackatehe —
ewan. WA od
Ahoy: cameto thé Yslanad,

pease a ne

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We welcome your: ‘enquir loge ©

“regarding thesé- heaters and
awe are alae able-to- furnish
“a cinformiation: verardiig
“Caloman Floor Furnaces
and: Coleman / oll. Burning”
Wator Honters,~

a can, write or phone’ |

Cc JuMcDOWELL ,

1000 Douglas Street

“Two: applications ~
for’ new: membership were: ‘faccep- s

VICTORIA

philanthropic work of this couple
in North Saanich will never be
known.

Nearly two years ago Mr. Mason
sustained serious injuries in an ac-
cident on Beacon Avenue. His life
was despaired of for some time
but he finally’ recovered and left
hospital. Effects of this accident
have never fully left him, how-
ever, and they have contributed
to his retirement.

Mr. and Mrs. Mason have one
son, Jim, of Sidney, and three
grandchildren, ;

“We are looking forward to
spending many happy days in our
new home and with the help of
God we will carry on in the work
of the Lord among the children,”
said Mrs. Mason. .

Brother o of Sidney
Lady Honored

Tn recognition of surgical work,
Dr. W. Carleton Whiteside, of
Edmonton; Alberta, has been
elected a fellow of. the Interna-

x

Surgery.

PAGE NINE

tional College of Surgeons. The
medical. man is the’ brother -of
Mrs. A. Menagh, of Marine Drive,
Sidney.

Recently” ‘Dr::. Whiteside. was

made a diplomate. of: the. Ameri-'
can Board’ of Survey: of. Thoracic

Philadelphia © shortly
ward. will tour
clinics.

and. -after-

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eastern thoracic’