ee The ‘Editorials o oe WHAT KIND OF A COMMUNITY WILL SIDNEY BECOME? _ . Without. yearning for utopias, one’ can reasonably ask ‘of Sidney ‘that: above ‘all €lse it be a comfortable and con- “venient: place ‘to live. in.° Our community should be a » verdant, healthy place, a: pleasure to the eye and mind of the. beholder. ~.. Breaking. this down, it is clear that we ‘need safe and 7 ‘Speedy arterial: traffic ‘arrangements ‘set apart from resi- ‘dental streets designed to discourage through traffic; -ample and convenient parking facilities, particularly where ‘there are office buildings, shops or theatres, lots of green “space; parks, parkways, playgrounds and gardens widely distributed ‘so that there will be play space handy to each family. Smoky. factories. should be as far as possible grouped on the leeward side of the town separated from _ it-by.a green belt... Each neighborhood, as also the com- * munity “assa whole should: have its quota of communal oy buildings; clubs, nursery schools, halls, recreational and cultural . centres, | ete. . —_ A proud community should also havea centre: a big aoe square ‘and promenade adjacent to the Town Hall and “main concert or assembly hall, which will serve asa focus “of ‘civil life and: provide a worthy. setting for public cere- monies. Basa -. While. these. ‘decame of a civic centre seem, at the moment, to be far off,. it seems logical to assume that such % improvements “will arrive in days to come. The point is that we who live today must plan for the easier living of 3 those’ who follow us... and that is why-it is necessary “onow.:to’ discuss ‘ incorporation. - With the degree of self- “government incorporation as a village, or even as a muni- cipality, will give us, we may then make plans for the improvement: ‘of the area. Soon now, longer evenings will *get.in, the call ‘of the great outdoors will not be as great and. thoughts ‘will be turned to .things other than the “capture. of large. and delectable fish. May we suggest that: the subject of Incorporation be discussed to the end that.a broader knowledge of.what that happy: state entails will be’ with us when’ the next public meeting: is called to @: fully £0. into. the. matter. oth September the. ‘Sidney. Businessmen’ S. “Association will again commence their regular - monthly meetings. With all due “deference to.the business men who. comprise this tea fo sneidentallys. is the only ‘organized associa- at ugh. in: “the ‘North ‘Saanich ‘district. to eems tous to be. by, ‘far ‘the “best way of. guiding those’ in: government. -with: the needs of the .district, which © ostensibly hile th Businessmen’s | Association. has. done in the ‘Returning servicemen’ "ire: ; buying fis: as a gifts to. Wives, sweethearts, and mothers. ‘Stocks of high quality, furs’ are being | reduced. Mako" “your selection. now. ae A a! a $500. ._ | — MUSIMAT rovaee sas : Co ee = 395 | ee a ntnutnnsian P2QD- TAM rnspenennntninarnnnesn G225 . eat Tabb) ee cece PLIB oo ebyud TnI) sos a conninas DIAB tS eee 7 SL eer eeee eave aeanney a paras aay ce NAetorln), Limited © agh pet? iG 783 | YATES STREET | VICTORIA Oe A ‘ALEXANDOR Abarcatieas old” _ have - war. ry oe RRAAARRRAARUADERTATIUUVZAARAAWRAOY CORRESPONDENCE MEN OF FREE WILL? . Dear Sir: —- Some how. Canon | Creal’s “Thankfulness” rubs me the wrong way.. It is difficult to ‘eriticize. and -not .appéar to. ‘be . finding. unreasonable. fault. .‘How- ever, the.Canon ‘makes ‘itiore than “one ‘statement ‘which: I .eall false. ‘He ‘says: ‘If we go back to. the way of national selfishness war will follow.’ Say rather, if we continue to be selfish we will If Canon Creal is . trying to tell us we unselfishly fought this war he is not correct. All North America had to be bribed to carry on war work. Even chaplains worked for the Glory of God at $6 to $10 a day and found. The fact is our -society—eco- nomics, religion—stresses individ- ual as against collective well be- ing. As this makes for greed we can not be a moral people. Eco- nomics and morals go _ together. Christianity must enter into our lives. Unfortunately we haven’t decided what Christianity is. The general idea seems to be that we know what Christianity is, that it seems: desirable, but is unattain- ° able. That is forcign to my philosophy. I’m what used to be termed a whole-hogger: all or nothing. If a thing is good— materially, spiritually —t embrace it. If no good, throw it out. Our petty souls ery “half a loaf is better than no bread.” The trouble is, it gets us into the habit of being satisfied. with the half loaf. All over Canada to- day the: cry is for security, rather than opportunity. Saving Security, the cry of fear. Refuge rather than spending. The Canon would have us believe we are men of free will, when in fact we do just what we are told to do and learn to like it.. Morally, as a nation, the best that can be en-. gendered in us is pity. Truth and beauty, and love dazzle us; and while the:seed is there, there is no..good earth that ue plant may flourish. - I am reminded of ‘a poem by Richard -Middleton whom, though he killed himself, we crucified just as we did Jesus; and as we kill all our great teachers. I will take the trouble to copy, hoping . you will find room for the poem. We “call our ‘comfortable. blind- ness -faith.” It always makes me weep. Iam ‘‘as ‘guilty as hell! Just: as are the rest of-us. ‘I dreamt ‘Tsaw a city of fair sides ‘And fairer streets—a_ place of sweet desires,, ~ >= : Whose. citizens had’ wide and. -joy- “ous eyes. = and ‘hearts that’ ’ «heaven ‘like tall: “spires; a mirthful. ‘bands, ees They. “sang ) and». lalutched them: with. lad. hands ‘And’ ‘men.-and "women, ol . out regret; . es ‘Dreaming’ of: love. fulfilled, lovely, yet. . And» joy. “was “thera; in: all “the: * city’s length © the swords. Matchless they : bodies strength - ‘That they might gentler be, Love, was their Lord © “‘doted | on. ” their breast -love’s woes, Lose, - And: then ‘I woke:’ * this:should; bel... This “mournful: place “where through ‘the ‘hateful mud. are for the ‘sea, And* for a world: ‘of droams their. lenping blood; Their eyes are dim beneath tho brooding’ stars, Their hearts grow faint behind the prison bays, And may T dream no more, lest when [ wake To see the banner of the dawn unfurled, Thate our cunning for the ehil- dren's sake, . : And dread :the rotting slime that id-our: world; | . So let. us dream not, “praise lite ~ with> our breath. And -vall cour. conifortable blind- ‘ness’ falthh Bh, A. TIORNLEY evrereeninmcntin uxplained: — to. Render “ Togawor't Thornley. Gronl waa aaked, with very short natice,, to) prepara: which appeared last: week, °. ‘We ‘might also add that that’ messnyge npnitenbly to all ministricn : mn - “Whole. RE-OPE Third Street, ‘s Spx CIALISTS. | SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW yearned to : c «the ‘gas:.dock. ‘friends: were ‘out. all, day- on: Sun- day. : with..a.full:load’: of : passengers,’ in’ ~ 2 “walked” dow I. saw ‘no: fingers - ‘rembling for: “For they had ‘taken to. ‘their - And all their: sorrow. was a ‘fallen 7 the . crow, Ah! God, that’ He a ay she, simpered, “Tm ‘on gacation.” 2. Our children pass, whose. hearts , Rditor's Note: --— It should | be - that: Canon: his smossnge | Wo wish to announce that: the will re-open: for business on Sa ite A odie adn de oe TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 = , ceiaterhethaetb’ ee tan ss adinciaatirtttiatind tial teal acne badbartid and HOME-MADE Gets SIMMS, Proprietor, Report to CBC Fr om Washington Pictured ‘here on the steps of ‘Congress are the three men who report regularly from Washington to their fellow-Canadians at home in this country over CBR (CFJC, CJAT, CKLN, CKOV, CFPR). and stations of the CBC’s Trans-Canada Left to right they are: B. T. Charles Michie. Bowman was the f overseas, network. Richardson, Bob Bowman, and irst CBC war correspondent to go sailing with the first division in 1939. faiths, points the way to the late Mr. Middleton’s “Dream of fair skies.” We evidently need more “whole-hoggers.” ; By BARNACLE © This has been a great week for ED a — Sane a; oe AAA RIUUAAAAAAAAARAVLUAAAAAAA LA AULAA/AA AAMAS ARMA, || SEE OUR CHART FOR COLOR SCHEMES _ MITCHELL 3 air a oe 1946. oe