PAGE FOUR SALE AT PENDER , |REALIZES $240. Seenicy Peoierste oOE Caly wie f took’ place in’ the: Port Washington | hau, Pender Island, on Wednesday. LA * : ; ; afternoon ‘ot last week, when every =. "Published ‘at. Sidney, Vancouver: “Island, BO. : ember. ‘of: “BOC. Division, Canadian ‘Weekly Newspapers’ ° Association. value. “was good, and ‘SO. brisk w British: Empire; $3.00 ‘per :year | to foreign “countries: . _ Authorized. as second class’ mail; Post Office Department, Ottawa, Pris ~ Display’ advertising. rates on application. “The home “cooking | stall Was . as usual. an added’ attraction, and y clerks. ‘were kept’ busy until every- |: ‘thing was: sold out. . Tea and cook-. » Wednesday, June 6, 1956 ’sbined. Many property owners regret the advancing costs -. of education but take a philosophical view of ‘it because ‘they are fully aware of the necessity of providing a good “education for the youth. of the land...For. the most part, ~~ taxpayers are: willing to shoulder the heavy financial - bur-| den but they are anxious, that. the costs ‘be cut to the: bone mittee, and:: proceeds will be used | tor hall sap roxeme at. BILGERI TO. | |SORT OUT. cf DISCREPANCY _ : | —_ t = F \'That’s. why: theré'i isa great: deal of merit: to the sugges: “tion. put forward by. the Village. of Sidney to trustees of! “School District No. 63. The commissioners are. urging that -a combined office plan be adopted with adequate space “for the administrative staffs of both the school district and the village; complete with combined board: room, heating “system, washrooms * and other. “serv ies The building, already purchased by the village, could be placed on:pro- ori aes ¢ , -perty-owned:by:the-school district... Thousands of dollars delivered ents, that my ning. were could: be'saved: by the proposal... “Taxpayers both’ within! « “and: without the ‘village. -would benefit and: neither. the educational: nor. municipal Services would. Suffer in’ one. iota. aa re Comimittees ave been struck by. both the. village. and the. school'district to,examine.the: ‘proposal. :-We are ‘quite: confident that if. parochial interests are set aside:and the}. pocketbooks’ of the ‘taxpayers given. first -consideration; mutual: arrangements. can -be completed: which. will serve. both: elected . -groups: and | benefit: ke taxpayers: over. a: period of. many. years. : 8 HE. : SERVED. WELL pear GIDNEY will: lose a: first-class « ditizen: when: H:. ML ‘Tobin, heaid of. the ‘local immigration: ‘office, leaves heré this “month for’ his new duties in Ottawa. » “To the Review Mr. ‘Tobin has es alaye been: a Shining, example of: what. a. civil “Account: held. over since: Febru-: {any Still “aroused. the’ criticism : of Cominissioner - J. Bilgeri. at: Tues- day .evening’s. Sidney: vi Mage. com: “mission meeting” Ss The: account. was in: respect, ‘of fin supplied: to the village.. The sup- plier’ lists 13° loads. Commissioner The affair was “dete ‘to Commis- - sioner: Bilgeri. to sort out. petitors: from ‘the same’ school . in- .ciuded.. Wilmer : Michell, Jean Wil- liams and ‘Hilding. Rodstrom. Sy ‘Richard Ford’ and: ‘Jeanette Wheeler .were aw arded: the Silver cups.-for’ the © best all- round: ‘per- formance. “ine: the: annual : ‘school: | sports’ of : Salt Spring: ‘Island.’ ; » Cpl. ‘Edward R. Peck,’ son: of: Col. C. WwW. Peck,. VCS and ‘Mrs. Peck; returned. on: Thursday. aboard ‘the: Tle ide: France from: “duty overseas... Cpl:: Peck: has. spent. the past: eight |. months “att ending’ the. Khaki Uni-, versity. of»; Canada » nate: ‘Watford, de Herts, England: : Si iney. ‘wrested the: . [orien holders, : : g He realized the crying need of: their learning the’ English | : langua oe e turned: hi: classroom; % } E j ng : In: many il i ‘perimental: Far if, : dae Bazan Bay. to “Vancourer in’ \aay: morning ‘and ‘spent the night at | Galiano,. ‘He deft. .Galiano. early. ‘on: | Sunday ™ -morning.. :and:: -waited fab. «| Steveston ‘for: the: tide ‘to take: him with. ‘distinction: Mr: Tobin’s shoes will be: difficult to fill in n Sidney, ‘The ‘best: ‘wishes. of the’ entire. community. will accompany him, his’ wife and family. to their new home: in: Ontario. oe AN. MPRESSIVE RECORD | HE: early: ‘pioneers of the Saanich: Peninsula 1 were quick “to’realize: the-agricultural’ possibilities: of ‘the: new: Jang. ‘But-we wonder‘if they fully appreciated what and fe = assisting, with the > pula: sibilities there: “were nt the ‘combination of fertile soil ane “Ken Rei a; ae Boyar “Onk, was ‘the’ hae ea ema Ce 1 _ d ti Wy inner. of the Stacey cycle cup. in vo sast: eee ‘issue’ of. this: newspaper carried a note in the. annual nine-mile bieycle: race the. popular “Experimental Farm. Notes’. column which is, jn. Sidney" on. May 24:-Ken’ com- worthy. of ‘a second glance, It outlined the results of an pleted. thé course: in’.23 mins, 20 : xperiment in. ‘alfalfa. -growing on 12 Dominion -experi- secs, Barry’ Hall. gained first place: “mental: farms covering the, “prairie. provinces and’ British | in°the B class ‘and: won the. mile “Columbia. ‘Top’ honors were won ‘on’ the North Saanich race” for ‘boys ‘under $0. min - a ae “over 1e eGhtse.. was: 2 “mins experimental farm. © ; inca ” : RCB yo -oNow.- there are’ many “ agriculturists in “Manitoba and ‘ Saskatchewan and Alberta ‘who will be surprised at the | Winners of the North Saanich . . Tennis Club tournament were Mr, result of ‘the. contest, - “Farmers in other parts of B.C, may and Mrs. .C. F, R, Dalton and Mrs. “be a little chagrined -as well, But. the little experiment W. A, Beswick and Bruce Baker, “unquestionably. ‘proved: that: the. soil. and: climate > of. the | runners-up. Saanich:Peninsula: are more ideal, from an alfalfa stand-|) “pay sorris. won. the ‘challenge point at least, than anyother ‘part of western Canada,.-In] oup: presented ‘by Mrs; Naylor at the: _ second’. place came | Lethbridge, Altay; next was. ‘Morden, Hardscrabble Golf. Course, Mayne: Man; and fourth ‘was Swift Current, Sask. Tslnnd on May/24 BAY: oo ouWe are satisfied that:the Saanich. Peninsula is ‘capable Galiano, was runner-up, closely fol: “of. setting: other agricultural. records than. inthe field.of here “by : George:: ‘Gray; of: the ‘Im-- perial Service. Station” ‘at. ‘Sidney. ONES Mire! and Mirs,” ‘Crawford ’ of Van-. i ‘couver. have: purchased ‘a. homesite ‘in’ the, Armadale’ subdivision’ on’ Pender. ‘Island. They are. building: a, home: and: two:'summer. cottages, EP alfalfavalone, While the: district is gradually: becoming. somcittions 2 Won Mes nine-hole more residential ins nature every year, t.must:not be | Ganges. couple: celebrated: their |: Bolden written’ off. Just. yet. “the. as-one of, Canada’ 8. outatanding farm wedding -recently..on » aAvere feted at the homo of Mr,and ‘Mrs, HH. 'T. Petar; recently ta mar | the ocension,’ 10. YEARS, ‘AGO. : 4 “bers nave, Jong supported the’ pro Henry. Gordey, : WB-yenr-old | “pear | Ject, man of. Vancouver, is believed to: ‘ane alr free voters Fi ° Blacey: 1 eo Re Hammond: have ene hoon: “drowned after falling: | Joined « forces. to open the. ‘Now To in. Active Pass 6 on Sunday. morning, Wlectric, Mr, Stneey, termite pers, ~ New. sohol , trustees’: of Saanich lator of Roberts Bay Sorvico, Isa Schoo}, District nro pressing for. the | veteran of five years with the R.C, provision of ‘sanitary’ plumbing at AF, and Mr’, Hammond: has served | : a rural schools, Proposal for tho! eight: years. with the. RAP, ‘and Installation of water from the Ek | R.A. Lake water ‘lino:.at schools : within | yeach of the Une hag not gained the | Mount, Mrs... Davy, Mys.: Te Ander-: they: Rov, and: Mrs... GoW: Popham, Mrs; ::. a: ee Lawson. Mrs, Kingsbury, Mrs: Hague; Sri Misses Ivy Davy, Hilary Purdy: Katharina Popham Miss pel nent ~~ te Wy: ; Bullock, gos 30° YEARS “AGO -HMGS, Patrician anchored: off ¥ ulford..for the night on Sundry, Tn command of the Patrletan wns ‘Three veterdns’ of the army have jRettled In’ Sidney. -to open a. now | Commander » Beech,:.:-Son-. of, Dy, ‘Aupport. sated chateman ‘Minrtin- lwiness hure. The vevorans are-bro- Boeeh, he. is. well-known. on tho, mont, state thors ‘and. a) saw service -in Sleily | island.” Dre Meech, after a disting- Nollson. 7 ‘phils siibatin hing wean’ panied | and other. parts of Wurope; They wished careerin India came to Sait are Jack, Stan, And Don Hambley, | Spring...dsiand. and practiced | for in Sidney for Juno 6 whon residents /tormerly” of the Loyal : “Fdmonton | many years. of the'nren will hear.an addross by | rogimont, "Their plans caver the |) Miltary. "800" was staged: on B, 0. Bracewell, inspector. of munis’ j operation, of. iv aterm. Jaundry! and palitter, ‘verarding the ineorparation i Machhicry do wicady being Inalidled of Sidney aa” vilnge, Sparking | dn, the building immedintely: to: the, ithe: dizauasion: is the Sidney, Bustle: rear, of Stan's Grocery on Third St. nossmen's “Aswocintion, whose: hail Tan Taylor, grade 12" atudent, at | Mrs, Overton, Mrs. J, Johnston, 'T, AOS pieaiosknkiceaas |] Mount? Newton’ high | school anda] Walker avd &, Sidwell : rosidont. of. Prospect “Like w ent Maca \ Bey Meditatic it Ca e was'the | Building” alte: on “eacon “Avey winner of one of the 13 prizes in | 48x120, four blocks from wharf, Art Uou: not Crom .svertasting, - 0 ‘Lont my. God, mine Holy, One? Mouton» dntitutes Winners: wore Mra. Ted: Freeland, Mrae Ty: Peden, Miss. Grace. Sluggett, Bert.” Fox, the Montreal Standard all-Cannada | $200,—Advt, Loasay contest. on “What: thes atom - Obher come, Cottage, three rooms and: pantry; ght and: water, § S8ROwAdyty gogge {bomb MOANS to. ma. ‘| Deep: Cove ; Newman of J: J. “White, i | :has® ‘been: “won by Stine shoo! aR ‘to “Vancouver, ' The “boat: is: handled: i tockeram,: ; sland. Mrvand “Mrs, Hubert: Cross’. ‘Guests: ‘Included “Mr: and Mrs,.Edward. Cross,: Mrs: We Me, son, Mrs... MoKenzile, Mrs, Gi Chris. VEO: Saturday. evening by. West: Saanich | ‘Traveller § Avery: “successful : rummage. Se mo in Switzerland Seenes — ‘Mrs. D.: pand n4 | nen, in S Switzerland, Mrs; New res: ‘Switzerland reminded Mrs, New ‘of, the. Saanich Peninsula. “This: nas been * a most. wonderful: tour for those. of the group who had} happy memories and, I. hope, a little SWISS TOUR. : ; . Today . we.are “the: guesis’ of the Swiss Postale.. “‘Conveyances: were at ewe’ Afterwards: we were © “ete JESPITE AGE ‘Age ‘has’ presented: no problem to an: ‘elderly visitor . to: Sidney" last week. “At 81 -years “of ‘age’ William R.. _Newman. can look back on three * | years of extensive driving. In those three years, he has ‘travelled 50,000 miles’ at the. wheel. of hisown ‘car. A’ resident: ..of: ‘Tacoma, Mr. Wil-. “liams’ adopied a schedule of -travel- Jing “upon the / death . of. Ds ° ewite,, three. years: Ago. oe: : “myle: ‘Motel last: week.” : * Canada’ is. familiar teritory ‘to ‘the “| Tacoma® ‘man; “During” “the: height . of. the: gold: rush®, to. the: Yukon ‘in 1893, Mr. Newman ‘Was, serving with. ing’ “the: visitors’. fishing: ‘trophy’ this. ‘year. The. proceeds. from * this: fish= ing ‘contest.’ ‘are. ‘donated: to’. Queen, Alexandra Solarium. ; lers ° Charles ‘E, Seyfer. of ‘Bavaria.- There are three such: trophies: offered; one in each of the: three divisions of.the. dsland;' north,’ central and ‘south; A sfurther® trophy” is offered” for. ‘the: me cons troup: eaught: on: ‘Vancouver: sland.” : able from. fishing centres, ' sportitig goods stores. and auto courts, ‘contest. were W.-R, Fifer; Portland. Oregon, who, took a 643-pound: tyee ‘at “Campbell. ‘River? Lester « Blum- berg, Los Angeles, Calif., with a 23- | pound spring’ c - and Bill .Ronn, Calgary, whose’ 12- pound cohoe was taken at ‘Otter Point, Sooke. Too Many Chickens For Beacon Avenue _ 2 Merchant Nearby lowed | chy 0; L, Flick and K, ‘Nagata’: . ———— ES ee ooo en eee Our audience with the Pope ai the Vatican. was most impressive, also i Scala: Milan. “One notices in Italy, with allits pomp. and optilencs; the tmost of extremes in poverty and. py. tho. federal. and Now. Brunswick: |) ds: waging. war-on the) spruce: bid- at ae ; SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF | ARLANDS REVIEW. “Fir ire Donations - Donations Sees s Saanich - were. received by. Cmdr. F.-B. (from. the following: R. “ (Nanneite). ‘New, of. ‘ Mrs: is ‘through » the: building“ of the: Inter- | Every Wednesday pee oe washing. acai ae \ Galiano, is. sieving a-tour of Eng- [F national Postale. of “the world. ° GL. Sparks, Mrs, H. Lee-Wright, “B “peninsula: ‘Printing :Co. Lra, bought ob ‘crowds “Of interested" eee ee European’ esac be Bis oe ere ee aerials rae y eae : . Srenke | Writing from the Hotel Rigi Brun-'!-béing held in Ottawa and I under “garten . Mothers,-. Charles Hunter, ‘Se RIVERS; President. and: Managing ‘Director. « shoppers. Prices were low, stand Ottawa: has been working. on: i 3 gece : Ww ee: Member of: ‘Canadian: Weekly Newspapers”: Association. business and: so extensive the’ mer- pe | POF ris pene highlights: of her. noli- i for. four: years: adi pBopth: and. Drow. Bryan 1 and. Dro Wo Bre - Member Audit Bureau: of. Circulations. | chandise . ‘that ‘$238. 35° had: been day. in.a pleasant letter to The Re-. |. Tea at. Lucerne. was enjoyed: after 2. in: eausing -the mediate. Be bge tes oda iz = View... Her views and comments fol-. ‘visiting’: “Berne and the “famous | sistance i using the im - oe oe - ie closed: “ iow. The. scenery encountered - in | bears. ytermination’ of the: disposal of. gar- "SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ‘$2. 50 vee year ‘by. “mail ‘in Canada and’ the five: o'clock. There is a‘dinner and party \-after I> finish: ‘this letter, : ; We leave tomorrow for Germany, ‘back:on Galiano soon with. many i; REASONS | : Our reasons, Mr. noe , oo] tes Were Betved ‘throughout the | never before been io England (and | more knowledge of how the other | respectfully requesting you to:take| - oe ~~ | Bxtemoon. that is the. majority): London and | half lives... this action. can be-summed ‘up as ve A WORTHWHILE SUGGESTION _ rs. Norris Amies was the lucky | :he Enslish countryside was quite a follows: “ . winne? of the new two-burner hot | thrill: The ‘French. and. Italian ay Property waltes “iy “the: vil- “WHOME owners of this district pay more for the costs of plate.. The sale was sponsored by | Riviera are always favored places, | “* reine — ! lage in the general area of the ex- : education than for the costs of all other services com-|the Port Washington Hall Com- also the Isie of Capri, In Fine Of $100 Here { [ When a case: adjourned { from last ‘week was heard in Sidney. R.C.AMLP. court by Magistrate F. J; Baker on Saturday, Archie. Courtnell;: of. Vies a toria. was fined! $100. and: costs of. ‘$19. for: driv ing while his: ability. was)! of the of ffensive ‘refuse. ~(2y. 43) the wonderful. music. of the | oy eo oo Te | ‘Car Crash Results a | ! | By at tracting. ‘Tats menace, riches.” Here, in Switzerland, there’! impaired by" alcohol. “The charge | (4): Following “the “dumpitig of is quite'a diff erent feeling | of clean- ‘followed’. a car- accideni- on! West | garbage, seagulls ‘and other birds liness and equality. . “ ; Saanich.-Road -jast. weék. His car Scatter the refuse over our: homes suffered. damage :to ‘the. extent of. fF and gardens. $1,000, me eerning: to an. vestimate by { (5), police.: ; -—_ ae te MORE. ABOUT. We are. fully aware, “Mr. Chair- THD E man, that responsible officers of the He RIVES FAR (GARBAGE DUMP. | 222.28) "Spans ities of te (Continued trom: Page One) some = weeks —S oe. a a ere ee. tion of the present dump site, al swampy. piece of: land; ‘upon -which:| opinion at a proper cut.and cover garbage dis- posal scheme. cannot: successfully. be: operated. : : For. approximately - : the’ first. ‘six. ‘months- of operation | of this site,: the garbage lay.:exbosed, floating: in a Water-filled: excavation ap temiae ‘effort was: made to-cover ity. “With the arrival of: ‘warmer, . drier weather, : “more .. vexcay ations ° “Rave a remains: suncovered.: [Sor AT ‘THAT TIME 7 “The visitor was. a guest « at t Craig- wea dumping. These. new: “excav ations everything: points - to: ‘the. fact: that | they: will be ‘in -worse ‘condition be=. fore. later. dumpings. take -Place.’ “In. one. of: these later® cuts, the “garbage: lay. exposed for: days: during X= : ounted - : Police ¥.: t. As: BT years since’ “across. “the: “Canadian | } : nae aera ph PO Re OS mained cuncovered: the dump and ‘leaving’ aa ticinnte i that: had. been’ discard- ‘ t : reton Sea the’, ena jae a. ‘Chairman,’ ; lerae area of homes, and: "gardens man, = to take” up “tOO-. much . of. ‘the: ‘commission’s valuable time; “put asa. representative organization of: rate-_ “payers © from : the. “Village of. “Sidney; we urge. your. ‘co- “operation and. as-: “The trophy, open. t enn ang-. only, is.” ay. Wood. ‘earying. by always breed disharmony, “Tickets: toi the conta are: avai.” Trophy “winners | in’ last “year's “HGH MUS PMe VEEN , calight at Qualicum, web AND THE GULF ISLANDS ‘Ke oping of: chickens :on. property Within. the Village: ‘of: Sidnoy« WAS: discussed: again” nt ‘Tuesday eves, ning's Wage “commission: meeting, sr Nnd/Es to “the Sidney: and “North Saanich. Volunteer Firé °De- .partment during: the. month: of: May Leigh. . Turley, w. McRobbie, J.:N. Champi on, _Sidney.Masonic: Lodge, Mrs F. E: page and other. offensive ‘material ‘in the. area ‘lying. in. the southern | Holland’ and England. I shall. be | Portion of the Village. of Sidney. | Chairman, fot isting disposa 1 site have been: seri- ously undermined by the Proximity The area is: unsighily.- and. other vermin, it creates: ae serious i Inauguration’ ‘of the dump in: its present: location was strenuously ‘Jutely ignored: by. the commission. ago ‘gave - passive ap- proval tothe operation: of the dump on its :existing. site,: expressing ‘the THAT. time: that d:refuse-did-not, create a health men- lace... While no/layman can ‘disagree. Ww ith: the opinion ‘of ‘competent sci- entists, in this ‘regard; we. desire ‘to emphasize that the degree of. -health- menace. varies daily with: the char-. Pacter. of ‘refuse: ‘dumped | there..and, i the length, of time. during: which it “The: ‘dump: may. “not™ have: been: a oF menace to-health’ on’ the: day: it was ‘already: have. water in them ‘and. ‘Officially inspected: ‘by the: author: ath ities; but, we are: ‘cértain’ they: swould:. ‘be “quick to agree that... it could. ‘create: a. serious: Aealth: menace: “on ‘the following . day: if’ certain. Taa-: terials were’ dumped there and: re In other words; / daily inspection: re ‘Sidney Ratepayers: -AbsOolation, ee showing. a: genuine desire. to weld Sidney: into’ ‘the -harmonious’ ‘muni-: ‘cipal. unit: which: is ‘the desire of its citizens, while’ a continuation: ‘of the ‘dump. in) its: “present location must. ‘SERVICE TO — men PENINSULA " Wednesday, June 6, 1956. Letters To |. _ The Editor | . “WHY. So: FEW? Oe 7 Editor, Review, Sir: Mig is wrong. “with our citizens. a and schoo! children ‘of Sidney?. _Just.a handful of. people were at gl ALE, | the: airport io welcome Field, Mar-. - ‘| shal Montgomery when he. arrived at 12 o'clock Monday. °.We should ; honor | our great soldiers and lead- oe ers. “