THE REVIEW

Wednesday, December 29, 1982

For 40° years: the sawmill at
Sidney was by far the biggest
industry in-the area, and indeed
the reason. for. the’ town’s
existence, but. when .it closed
during the depression the town
went on. At first the closure was
suposed: to. be’ temporary, as
reported Jan. 4, 1933:

Local mill closed down’’

The Sidney. Lumber.Co. Ltd.,
which has been in continuous
operation for many years, closed
down at the end of they year. The
mill) was closed a: short time |
before Christmas, but the planer
“kept in operation until the end of.
‘last week. .

“'The local mill is one. ‘of the
last to close on the Island, having
“kept. going when many of the —
major mills were closed. .

“The office will be kept open.
for business as usual: and the
“retail yard. is ready to serve you
with any requirements in spite of
the fact. that the mill is” ‘not
operating.

‘‘The closing of the mill throws
“many, men. out. of work: and
ee - affects’ a. large. majority of the
“=” families in our.district who have -

‘Fair reader’
- took fright

STS. modern’ generations: ‘killer
~~ whales are familiar performers at
Marine. shows” and= stars. of.

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‘the atm thing to find in The Seeing several mail boxes - television. specials. It’s. easy to.
ane files? bur. this Pat in. a.group..the. men >. forget that not very long ago they:
‘the. names * ‘inscribed :

were ‘creatures of some mystery,

pereo when the: one we have is

- admiration The* following -
from: ‘the. June 30, 1921, incor.

as surrounded by the huge | fish.:

- Taking out. his. notebook. and ~
pencil ‘he wrote to the. lady he...
thought might: be his wife, asking
for particulars and giving” his
Pee Victoria address. one

; | “He received a reply that same, ms
“One. ‘Sunday, a. couple” ‘of

: “week. and came out. to see his
week 1g0,. this returned: soldier. Wife. And now there is.a ‘reunited :
with another’ was: out’ ona So

S family living in Strawberry Vale. aa
ne walking tour that’ took” them: ‘The baby. davehter is now, a ie
ee along the Wilkinson Road, sf “gir. fifteen ae old.’ Mere :

hen the war. broke out. nee
-. “Phe young man, several years
“older by. saa time,’ joined “up,

to. pull. for.’ Galiano’ looked»
‘nearest’. and’: the: lighthouse.
people, who were watching her,

-torious.) vag!

an hour feeding on the herring
which abounds in the pass. fren

Through ’most of its first 20.”
years the Review was edited by.

_ Ship? apne
people «who not ‘only | ape “Automobiles: ‘seem: to have
preciated jokes, but. liked toss. held a special fascination, for.
“Share them: with: their: readers,

“a period that’ lasted. several
sometimes! a column. or more, ~ decades. In. ‘the: 1920"s.: there

_ was for years a special column:

} of such jokes, headed ‘*Flivver
, when = Sam’, Before Sam made. his.

the paper was only {wo months “appearance, howevers here is a ve

sample from'1922: ex

oo Traffic. Cop. — “Hey Vout

~ Didn' t-you hear me yelling for:

se: “A weekly editor ‘tells of an:

you even: ‘during. ‘his ‘courte

office” lo ‘subscribe | for the

pa pe er

 receipt.. The editor tried to talk:
him-out of it, but the Indian
s _ insisted, After making it out
“the editor asked him. why he

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The: Indian said:

art young | man the other day ae
said to his best girls 00.
sooo Sb visited: that fashionable eyouto stop?
Fifth” Avenue palmist this. = Auto. Fiend —. “Oh, “was
afternoon, and he told me I'd. | that’ you: yelling. IT thought it. 9,
marry a blonde,"”: oe was just somebody. ! had run
The girl, who was very dark, oe Over :
. said thoughtfully, ‘‘Did-he say “Smile Awhile liwas ly
when the marriage would take. regular feature in the 1920s. :
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“Well, [can easily bea’ what the Ouija Board says?"|
blonde by that. time dear’). Ves shi replied | Mre
~ said the girl witha shy smile, “Mechion, ‘and she's right. it
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my wife puts her hand on a7.
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«nected with romance, Here is’)

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© Issuers. Hota Me! Gebiieea Ne Mes
ence ‘Edith: “Jack told me 1 was . Cake Hater (to. ‘druggist & woe
bo. Jialereating Will YOu give tie somnething.
beautiful. ap hae ee te for ny head?!) ?
Marie: “And yet you, will, “ Druggist se NT. wouldn't
«trust yourself for life with ave “take it ioe HRA SR th
Man, who begins by deceiving: sh BW ote a

- Saint Peter-ask: if 1 been good

you pay your debts, | say. yes,

paper: J. sayo“yes...

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the wart.

( ferally.

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oo! Well, -youssee, my. wile
used to o be my typist." a

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and | oe =

jealous.

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more likely. to inspire. fear an ;

and ina ‘moment the. ‘poor: ady

Pt ‘Being. in the middle of. the © :
stream she wondered which shore. |

~~ said if she had, been. pulling’ i ina’ a
singles’ race at any regatta | she.
certainly. would have been vic: ©

“The fish ‘remained, for about oe

“old: Indian that came into his” ~

“WAS SO. persistent: in wanting. ae

“Me ‘die ws
‘some day and go to big gate, wa

Indian: “say yes. He say, did

‘He say, did you pay editor for.
He say, ©

where is receipt? Ido not have
ity T have to run all over Hellto
find you and bet receipt a oes

‘ “asking ‘me if T was wounded in ;

i “Because you seem to
_ hag lost. the use of your ar-

“why, is your wife so. in- We
. uf yous .

cee

th

thé
hb

a that he would ‘Bet, rid of all the
other oil mensin Heaven if he
be allowed to. remain, ‘He was:

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men came up to the gate and:
asked to be let out, and were
immediately |

7

Saw
"ananaged

sntena manera mae tN

vat the. oil. men he had inside.

nan: anyone else, , ‘The would
c angel made a proposition.

admitted on these ter me
Inca short time ‘all the oil

“given thelr.
When Saint Peter”
the man~ who. had
to. get all

'reedom,.

Well, 1 just. whispered

around that.a wildcat well had.

been struck in Hell,")

i And. you had, better let me |

‘out. With. all) that) bunch
prospecting around down
vo there they) might. strike:

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any IGA se he. oy

an va

Woe e ae
Ren holor De fined —
A ‘schoolmistress. asked her.

class: 10 explain the word.

“bachelor and. Was VRry.
much amused. when, a litle gin)

oil, promoter tried to
sain aehiite sion. into.” heaven,

but Saint Peter refused, saying —
The editor: took «the

money, The Indian wanted a “at present gave more Table:

the
Ppromotgrs out he asked him
» how it had been accomplished,

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man.”” ae

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‘did “you

_By:May,. 1923, Smile ‘Awhile
had been. replaced ‘by: the ©
rather puzzling title, Office
Nog, “and. the dog. apparently”
had anearforpoctry:
Lies buried heres
One. William Furrell ;

Who dropped the wheel
oT e grasp ihe girrull.

awe

| ‘earn
= that? asked the teacher. reed ae
(Rather: told me," the litle.
girl replied.

a hoes

ree Gather - ye ‘kisses. while. ye.

os : “jreely today

tomorrow, aca age

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nay : Pee
Time bring RS ‘only sorrow,’

» For the fi lanpers who Slap so.

Are. the chaperones.

vy Weer i

i. Y Moncey. may: talk, bat about
alt thar we ever. heard. It say

oe was “Goodby. ee

i

j

“ve dear, what. ‘is ity Bee
Grandpa inquired, ‘ahat’s niyo

~ your mind?"

“Y was thinking, srandpa,"

“Hite Detly replicd, “that Ifthe.
geod lig young, what an cold

i

been employed there for many
’ years.

““‘We.- understand that the

shutdown is only temporary and

that in a month or two it will

again be in operation.”’

No. announcement of the. re-

opening of the mill is to be found
in later issues. Instead, on July 25
it was reported that the company
had closed because of bad prices.

On Oct. 24 of the same year the

paper carried a story on.a fire
from spontaneous combustion in
the sawdust bin that destroyed
the bin and damaged the boiler
room roof at the mill. Then on

-June 26, 1935 it was reported that

taken at their golden wedding,

here to enjoy.
. few. that] « don’ { have: to: jump.
Shae & *

of ”

caf vat,’ Y,

the mill was being dismantled and

‘that.
railroad. serving the area, had
applied for
abandon its line to Patricia Bay
and Sidney.

the. CNR, last. surviving

permission to

It appears retail sales may have

been. continued or resumed by the
mill company, however, since on
May 13, 1936 the paper reported
that.
Anderson had taken. over the
business of Sidney Lumber.

J.G: “Mitchell - and © J.C.

Aug. 1, 1934.

“rascal you must tbe.”

- Flivver.. Sam was.

: - strong in 1925: ee

‘Salesman ad “What type of
‘car do you like?" pean
“None of em. 1 just came in
eing among a

yes

Maw.

ie) “time,”
“until every. pedestrian has, an
“automobile | ora harp... :
“Like Office Dog, Sam could.
quote poctry!— ‘and. his laste .
_ Was almost exactly the same as

; the Dog's.

“Here lies a boy
Who was full ofn nerves
Kept his arm
waist Meet ane
When "
curves,
AS the 1920s came to. ‘an,
“end, so did the columns: of):
jokes. Sam was ground. until
id 1928, One of Nis fast.
appearances was ‘ine March of
otha years oc hoa
“Nurseat: Resthaven: “Have”
you run atemperamre?'t |:
Margaret — "No, but’ I've
“driven most Ney, olhigr, Kind

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