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received a gift and.a bag of. or-
anges and candies. The gifts were
distributed ‘by Santa Claus, better
known as J. Hamilton-Grundy..
Pop and ‘ice ;cream were alsu serv-
ed to the youngsters...

Refreshments for the adults who
were present were served by Mrs.
E. Michell, Mrs.'G. R. Wood, Mrs.
R. Coward, Mrs.. K..: ‘Waters and
‘Mrs. W: Hetman. -

The organizers’ of the « party,
under the guidance of W. Hetman,
‘chairman. of. the entertainment
committee; were’ .rewarded:.: for
their efforts by the-excitement and
gratitude of -the children.

SELL SCHOOL
PROPERTY

Title to the valuable piece of
property on Henry Avenue in Sid-
ney recently having been acquired
by Saanich School District from
the department of transport, mem-
bers of the school. board have
sold the 10 acres comprising lots
18 and 19 on Henry Avenue which
they had ‘previously held as a
school site..

-The-sale of this property to John
.|and June Bremner for the sum of
$1,500 was confirmed at the last
meeting of. the trustees. This was
_|the amount originally paid for the

property by the school: district.

MRS. THOMSON IS
WINNER OF DOLL

Several members of Pythian

Sisters were present at Peggy’s
‘| Beauty Parlor on Dec. 20, when
Mrs. Thomson, of Baal’s Drug
Store, became the new owner of
the lovely doll that has been in
Peggy’s window for the last two
weeks.

Veterans Entertain
Many Children
At Yule Party

‘Highlight of the -smoker.. held
last Friday: evening,. Dec. 16, in
the K. of P.. Hall by. the Army,
Navy and: Air Force Veterans. of
Canada, Unit No. 302, .was ° the
awarding of a.number of. plump
turkeys... . ;

The winners ‘of turkeys were:
C.-M. Pearson, Sidney; -R.° H.
Clewes, R.C.A.F.,. Patricia” Bay;
H. E. Pinning, Sidney; A. H. Lop-
thien,. R.C.A.F., Patricia. Bay, -and
L. ‘Thompson, “Victoria. ©The
1.0.D.E. doll was presented to Miss
Rose Nunn.

The concert was well attended
and the guests fully enjoyed the
entertainment and dancing which
are always the custom at these
monthly concerts.

On Saturday afternoon, Dec. 1,
the veterans held a Christmas
dren present. All the children
tree party. There were 109 chil-

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“Atomizers, ‘Compacts, $1. 50 to $7.50 -

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“Lighters: (Thomson) lier crvanpretieee $6,858
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Pens.and Pen Sets. a 00 lo $24.00
Brownies and Kodlale, $3. 00 {0 $25.00
Electric Ravora , $19. OB to $22.95
Military Brushes: and Brush Sets

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SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW

but there was eoposition to the fact
that they. were being put through
‘without reference: to . the -..pro-
vinces,”’
inter-provincial ‘conference .has
been called in January to discuss
ways in. which: amendments. to
the’.constitution which affect the
provinces can -be made, it seemed
-|to .me..an untidy .way of doing
business by taking two bites at.a

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Ho IDAY ¢ GREETINGS

to Westminster again after the

SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C., Wednesday, December 21, 1949.

‘quest of relatives of the crew. and
other mariners, I. have written to
Hon. Lionel Chevrier, minister of .
transport, asking that he author-
ize a further public inquiry as I
believe that it will be in: the best .
interests. of all -concerned..and
would confirm or remove the many ..
rumors. that. are. prevalent con- .
cerning this-type of vessel.”

‘John | Pearkes, ..a’.student © at~
Shawnigan’ Lake school,:“has re-'
turned to Brentwood to enjoy the.
Christmas season with his parents. |

this step for the past three years.” ”
Loss of. Tug .

’ General Pearkes mentioned the
loss of the tug “George McGregor”
and members of her crew off the
coast. of the Saanich ‘Peninsula.
“his. tragedy’. emphasized the
necessity of amending our Cana-
dian Shipping - Act in order. to
‘ensure the safety of life .at sea,”
he said. “On my return to Van-
couver. Island I' was surprised to
hear thatthe: inquiry had been
carried out in camera. At. the re-

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he declared. “When an

cherry. We will have to go back

inter-provincial conference any-
way. It will prove an historic and
far-reaching conference, I am
sure,”

One-Sided

General Pearkes considered the
next most important feature of

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the session was the glimpse of selection at lowest
what might happen ina country . :

where there was a one-party gov- prices. May we of-
ernment, because of the huge Lib- fer our best” Christ-

eral majority in the Senate and
House of Commons. It has re-
sulted in the government being | §
able to transact business. without | §
taking into full consideration the | §
wishes of a minority -or even,’
perhaps, the people as a whole.
An example which could be point-
ed to was the withholding of the
McGregor report on the combines
investigation, he said.

“T am particularly pleased with
the announcement that during the
next session of parliament, the
War Veterans’ Allowance Act will
be ‘extended to include ex-Imperial
soldiers who have lived in Canada
for. 20 years,’ he declared. “I
have emphasized the necessity. of

mas Wishes to: you all from all at:

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ANOTHER YEAR GONE BY
... ANOTHER CHRISTMAS
UPON US

May your every wish
‘come true.

Anne and .Theo Overman

VICTORY STORE

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at Christmas and
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‘ New Year. Bey

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in n the modern manner, with old.
fashioned sincerity, we say,

“Merry, Merry Christmas.”

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