PP ‘ est seaside territory, It is | ge | VanIch . P en i f $ u la | —— ee ; ay ERNESTO 7s woot, soe 8 | ie cpa 16 local post . | Vad G u lf 9 $ / a nds . 3 "Member CWA, ee . by we Paes ae . neem nnn eee} Serving the Municipality of Central Saanich, the Gulf Islands, North Saanich and the Village of Sidney - FORTY-THIRD YEAR, No. 18—10 Pages. SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C., Wednesday, March 30, 1955. Subscription. in advance, year: $2.50; U.S., $3.00. Copy, Ge. | Lecture Tour ‘Leyy For $50,000 Voted For Land Some History of Ferry Service i in Area, ~ bevy or 990, oted ror Lands | Whart fi | End Road Construction __ Rates Dropped When Two Companies Declared War p do | To Rebuild Fifth St. Too “pver- pan i anes, van aed. aldney Rillway me von ey ae when a bee treat roteste ‘Phe sum of $144,000. will be spent by the pr ovincial —To Ottawa , government department of highways in Saanich courts, 4 fency during the next. 12 months: _ _ With State of | Washington : John D. Tisdalle, Saanich M.LAA.. “this week told The » cearies neil ae Review that this amount had been voted for normal main-, linking Anacortes and Sidney on :tenance and new construction during the legislative SeS-_ Monday, April 18, just what 'sion. Of this total. $78,500 is for maintenance and minor charge will be levied on the oper-:) iMprovements w hile the remainder is for new construction. 7 ators for the use of the federal | LARGEST VOTE — —_ t 1 hict Now h government wharf-at the foot of Largest vote. is $55,000 for the an arterial highway. allt nroug a wholly “responsible for the Great | able undertaking, their request Northern: Railway inaugurating the | would’ be considered. -- aac first. service between the mainland It was true that the C.P.R. was of B.C, at a. place on the Fraser | giving good passenger service to ‘adian P: acifie ' Railway, said that-he | River called Port ~Guichon and | Seattle and Vancouver but the “would live long enough to see the Vancouver Island ‘at Sidney, bring- | vessel's lower: decks hadn’t suffici- day when grass would. be growing ie railway cars. first. by. steamer | ent height for automobiles unless on the principal streets of Victoria, (SS. Victorian) and: later by |.auto tops could: be let down, or in - the C.P.R,-has not, in-my opinion, barges;. and giving the city for the |the case of solid tops you might - been very friendly towards the city first. time terminal rates. This | get your car aboard: by deflating ' .Horne, who was imported from the United States to ‘supervise con- Struction and oper ation of the Can- and ‘the lower end. of Vancouver | {forced the C.P.R, to meet this com- | your tires and then pump ‘them up Beacon Ave, in ‘Sidney “is stilt | province's share of construction of ene eee vtnetad ne ornrent ead Island, and still less friendly to | Petition which it did by operating |again on the wharves. upon reach- somewhat obscure, [an overpass on the Patricia Bay resent program will sce the high- Sidney ° |between Vancouver and Lady- | ing your destination, And; by hand BIG SUM | Highway near. Saanich No. 1 fire station, At this point. the highway way raised to prevent flooding in smith, using the Esquimalt and | pump, at that! This did not please La t der-in- . i L Tr ast November’ an order-in crosses the CNR. tracks, ‘Total 'he vieinity of Ocean Ave. ‘I was -surprised “and shocked | aa ; Nanaimo Baulway tracks to Vic- !'the tourists who were ‘following d Raa ks i ‘ council ws y - ee ; phen: a city member got up on the | poyiq_ the birds to Victoria”. _ E. J. AVERY Latet ates fo ithe uke of aise Con cost of the overpass is estimated at Putting a seal coat on-deteriorat- oor of the legislature :to suggest , . . . - ; i - ' CN, iin rtions of the West Saanich. that the tranches ww nad meas LAT ALL SEASONS BEST ROUTE . . | adian wharves, It affects wharves | $80,000: of which the CN.R. will pay | Oe I. think it would not be out of |. After the rebuff by the C.P.R.,' President of the Nanaimo and} on pot: the Atlantic and Pacific | 525000 and the province, $55,000, | Road will cost $11,000 and this sum place here to point out that the | Mayor. Pendray and Geo. .I. War- Islands Constituency Association of | i but in the case of the Sidney wharf Next largest sum voted is $50,- a set aside in-the estimates. A’ rae S.S. Victorian operated ‘at’ all sea- | ren; representing the tourist: burean . the Social « Credit.” ‘League, E.. J, | meant that ° the operators - would one for continuation. of conse". + new bridge will be constructed neat cee a i and, Il sons for a period of two to three |and the Victoria Chamber of Com- AYery, organized a tour of the Gulf ' have to pay 25c per ‘car traversing! tom of the new highway to. link | the Patricia Bay Indian, “Feseryam . Presume, handed to the C.P...Air- years, carrying. passengers as well ‘merce,. commenced looking else. ‘Islands -last. week with Esquimalt | the wharf and thousands-of: dollars “Swartz Bay ‘Road with’ Lands | tion. ‘ne (C.P.R.). on a. gold platter, as loaded freight cars,” ; where to obtain. their objective: .M.L.A. Herbert J. Bruch, as speak- for ‘the ferries to land. her e.” End Road,” Construction: of . unis : Mr. Tisdalle stated - “that a. new.-: “ T'am ‘sure ‘the CP.R.hasn’t for- ia “The C.P.R., naturally, does not. | They weré able to interest the late et... The member of. the provincial © Byotests have b forse ‘dé at thoroughfare was promised’ in | survey of Mills Road ‘will be carried oe ree ——— like “competition and’ usually deals | Captain: Harry Crosby, of Seattle, Jegislature outlined the activities | Oltaws: i pe ae onwa raed to 1953 by. Hon, B.A. Gagianit, ama "; out this season, with. the plan in. 7 Contralto: a j with. it in-a ruthless manner, as I|who said he would give it-a trial, of the government during the past » 714 other public bo iiesan the ‘ates |: Some work ‘has been done on it { mind of eventually. widening the a ce : » 2 “ewould like to be permitted to deal | but’ insisted. the route. would be Session. At the various: points in | As a result, Major-General G. &. every -year ‘since. The present , Enorousniard: OS with’ later on when the giant lost.|from Anacortes to’ Sidney. ‘When the Islands the groups gained a : Pearkes, V.C,; sheinber : of arling allotment of $50,000 is the larg- a.. fight-his . opponent being the asked for his reason he informed 800d-attendance: Mr, Bruch was ! T of pe est. yet... voted but is considered. . — ; ae ment for Saanich, . has reported |: +, below the amount needed to ;small steamer Iz roquois, serving the | the delegation that there was less Supported by the Vancouver Island \44.4 ‘tie 95 cent charge for cars wilt |’ ar i . T.C.A, operating between Patricia: Bay ©: (Sidney, not. Victoria) and -.-Wancouver be taken: from, it..and, I _ Company : 7 islands; ; |. fog, smoother water and the most organizer, W, House, ‘and a num- ooniplets the highway. |). -lOPR, REFUSES ~~. ° | beautiful run between the State of | ber of other speakers, |e, aroped aod harfage charges r. Tisdale told ‘The. Review tnis | ‘| But first permit meio deal with Washington and.-Vancouver Island. | — 1 ¥ week that engineers will. start“ at'}| i At present the ‘eventual ouicome once. testing ® rock : formations, ‘and | _ pot the. controversy is. not clear. but ‘preparing to’ carry out an extensive | many interested: . persons: “are con-=. : blasting program. to. clear ‘the: ~ 1 fident: that. ay pro er. ‘solution will, ‘roadway. ‘Just’ how far: he’ $50, 000 | ‘i befound.' ed “will carry ‘the highway: is not a oo ‘known: at. present: Yes ‘SIFT, ‘STREET i automobile ferries. Delegates: from. |... His’. brother-in-law, (J. W: “Mc~ | Wietoria’ city, publicity” sbureau and Daniel,- undertook : to manage. the. Chambers”. of.. Commerce and: other. | venture ‘ while’ Captain. . Crosby | | bodies : “tried: ‘to. induce’: ‘the: CP. R. | pioneered » another. “yentare,. “He. 1 provide a” service: tO. take® care’ ‘fitted ° ‘uUp:.a; large’ steamer nto™ a, the: ourist. “traffic: ‘from. some floating cannery,. fitted» it. “with tiny’. “point in the United States and View) cans ° and =: other’. equipment. 2. ©. The." CPR. “informed: the. ‘Contit a ‘oft. Si Be AT. was: withheld by “The ‘meeting. \ was “po “contralto: solo, in. tb lis 4 ed: when | only. 14° meinhers. from 17 to 21 years. ’ ain the. Royal Oak hall. “the: ike bigks “whose | ‘Sole income | is: fe ‘of | the association” Unanimously SION ses ; ante ‘FORMER SIDNEY MAN. : Supported: the exemption | of inte " tePherefore” ‘be, it resolved shat | - John; Barton, ‘formerly * of | Fifch | School tax, ° The members also‘ sup- | to: allow: such’ property owners ‘ex- |e “yet settled, : ‘Bie “sidney, passed away Maron? 19, ported the presentation. of a na= | emption.. from: the senoet, tax. on: al The : ‘association. réegived: a" TO. “at Knutsford, BC. ‘The yemains | tionwide plebiscite on, the selection ; means” ‘test: basis,” Logs ., janes . ‘from: the Greater, Victoria Were’ forwarded :to Barrhead, ‘Alta,, | Of a national flag, ° 0.506». “Gg FLAG: SELECTION. | Onlebrations Committee for the ene for, interment,” ‘He {s survived by |, The first motion was introduced. | D,.G, Woodward. was. the sponsor , feourngement of “Interest locally... A in ~hisowife, Mr." and: Mrs, Barton by’ ‘Mrs, Nora Lindsay and was: cx ofa motion. calling forthe expres- tcommittec of the. association ..wi . o me 5 | sion: of. opinion on. a. national sen ef investigate: athe: possibility > of. a lived in n Sidney: for four years, Sane pressed int the: ene tere ‘selection: of, a a Jaree! representation of Sidney. eons c — corns” in: the: parade, . is Chief re Thunderbird Is. Li Saddened Ure Lon don — i “Purther -be vit resolved that the | : plebiscite ‘allow ‘for an ‘alternative | ‘Not: Joris ago.a Sidney lady. lost One aspect of Londoii- saddened the heart’ of Chief Thunderbird ‘of 1 voting system. on® the choices -of- her diamond. engagement, ring, Tt Saanich Indians during -his. tour of Engiand, ; fered in) order that. there be. no was picked. up by a passerby. and ~The chief, who is making a triumphant revumn to the wrestling world | doubt of the popularity of the wine {tumed in at. The Review offic, in the Old Country, paid a visit: to British Columbia. House in the heart (UNE symbol, | Soon ring and Indy were joyfully ” bab res@ived Unat - ' united, of London, There he was able to read newspapers from all parts of the |), Apaily clesied by sia maitre | - But the present problem is dif. | at advanced state, The photo- province, he wrote The Review. With the single exception of Saanich | neting in-necordance with the re- |ferent, Fire Chief G. A, Gardner kraplis are all checked for the Poninsula, ‘There was no Reylew in sight. The Review is puzzled to! sults: of the: aforementioned pieh- on, Saturday morning found a wed- | condition of the chest, know.the answer, ‘This newspaper is sent cach week to tie. London office | iseite.” ding ving on the, street. Whether RTE EENENgN a its owner: has. just been divorced AL SATURNS. JS SLAND... “Tentative program fore. “Sidney, | Ki i No . ‘details . Chest Clinic iWE ATHER. UNIT or Ganges ||AT GONZALES ~ On. Thursday “last: the:, Grad 6 AX elnss of the: “North: Saanich: “high: : a5 school visited | the: Gonzales ‘weather : “ye Chest clinic wil: visit. Ganges: alatien ss with: thelr. encher Cc c. on May, 2 and 3, when, residents, | At _Goni antes, Ohiet: "Forecaster ; of the Island: will be enabled ‘to William: Mackie divided the “olass: . >| undergo. chest. X-rays, . The clinic | into: :two ® groups.” with: TALS . Tesk sy. ‘is: ‘sponsored « hy ‘the. Lady Minto: guiding ° one: group ‘through: the: ob="{: By “hospital .and: the: public © health: | servatory “and)Mr.: “Mackie taking | Turse, “Miss: Elizabeth “Layton, - the: other, The‘proup learned: how: The service is free and presents the scientist’ measured the velocity “an Sopportunity for all residents |of the wind, the amount of -rain- “to ‘ensure that’ ehest complaints | fall, the temperature, and the’ hours ‘are diagnosed’ before they reach of sunshine? , Mrs, .Darkes, Mars. Hiyntrey,; Mrvd & Raton,.Mr, Powell and My, Inkster | gif assisted with the transportation, >) regarding the ’ “||, tional. ‘flag. |! “Be it resolved tha the Garindian {| people be = allowed’ n= plebisaiie © to |, choose: the. predominant. feature .of A Divorce - cre Eee ‘the. proposed Canadian flag, °°: Or Just. Lost ? sof the province, 2 & s ; The school tax proposal will, be si pA Uae hn The only possible’ answer: Is that fw reiider nt GB. Cc: ‘House vais Thy i ‘presented: ta tho a of fn secre atin the symbol: aside: As Nok. ae BY [sey | Review ko highly Ub he filches tt while no-one dx lookings oo) f Huy and the aninister of finance in | a git Sher! oY) bee mi ABAD - : ‘ ve owever,- “ale; siiit “yek ides S; A BS : hier. Thunderbird also ‘enclosed, the. Antes, Photographs | available in the pene, ney may : le Te : Direc ors rene an hanbily: with: her sponse, she: may: Walls, secrolary enim it, ate The Raview, cee manager of. the: B.C; “Paderation, of Agriculture, “Wl bovncrucat ‘speator at the. forthcoming: meating oft South Saanich armora: ‘Tnatliit -) lo: be. bald in: tho: Keating. Tnatitute pee te Mrs, Lindsay added: nv ex tana. London, of the Royar family and Princess Margaret, : _| don to. hes motion, There er Jaree i (numbers: of property: -owners in | ‘FIRST SWAL LOW” | Saanich. who. may: be. forced. 1a. 4ulve 1 V Fa ‘air “vend | “ane flnanie “LAWHs accoplod,: nn givin VENTA { Bi ig ge or B e t ti er “wo snveniies who nppesived inv “Ohavlen Murrell will sorve 1 ‘tw © Spriae: was assurediy Here’ this Jap ier homes! if they: ‘are inable: AL Marine. Drive. week, when a Sidney reader snw oto. pay. the. expected increase in !Biaihey jivenile court on Saturday. thers: term: as “president, of: “the =" Anew stop! hha heen ‘oreeted ity the: Firat swallow tw pret: the: new Tunas In the™. saanich © area, ‘Alie “wera. BerLaneed ~ to. ‘ay indefinite: ‘Mayne Island" Horlcndtural Bo] A mimber- of changes: halt‘on: ‘Priday, evening a8 pmo A’ “tho. corner of -Marine.| Drive. andj oseason, : 2s op stited, § Le neriod Ins an Industrial school, The: ‘eloty.. Mleabion of officers for’ the || inthe: priee st with a view’ to: Lita ofc. of: Aho sama fedoras ‘Queens “Aves: “adjacent (0 Tood's ie BY. Ky Yohnoon, ‘ote Mills ‘Road, feo De “pindatte, MAA for San awa hoyawere charged. with: pronk. | ‘pocioly © took ‘pine "on. “rmursdny, “stings a. Winger and! betier: fair in at wit, M80 Address: the. farmers, orner: Btore, Quoons Ave, becomes | ‘announced his’ first. ‘aight of he jeh, will nso reeclve a “copy of the ne and ‘entry and: Mrefte from the rafternoon at the community had, 11056, Tentative ‘date: for the tate: Arioue: owe mnaon, ..vioespreatdent:: of through road, Ps aol: migrating: bind on! Mandye a ae engtutinn; is ae ea “| Nearly. n fw) alate of members: it="| was: set for. Aunt V7, “hie federation has, Tecantly return So baie. | estimates coef nl on etme ipmeaciae a ae ane P ‘ ; . ed from. the convention ofthe Can © raffle Bomg ‘iui on Marine "tended the anual, meet int,” when | ‘Olfieers fo : oY . dian | Federation ‘of -Agricult i ante TOW! halt: dit, Queens “before |. 19 “wore. present, © ; Mr.. Munrell;. “vied = ‘presidents Mra,’ Ollawh. The: fata ae ura n "2, vroceeding, =. al History of Saanich Peninsul a Transport a ion Mi, Murrell, roylowed the netly- 'M,. Moster; ‘seoretary-treasurer, >, tagather : farmers: “of: eed ne a “neil nentintintagenaemengniomay eo Liven of tho past year and the seo. (3%; Underhill; directors, 1,0, Bens Dalry: farmers,” bulb; growers n 4 . ATTEND ROTARY WE: oo protinyetroasurar, CG, Re Underhill, | nett, Mrs, A; Me dones, Mrs, Milne, others: ‘engaged | In th bated ‘typos 7 ci | eercermenieiniepaannanintneenemir nen mein mnt Tmt tet Mri. Guy, Gilman ‘and. 0, Lord | ihe many: typos CON F FERENCE: 1 vo wh ).( of farming on: the: Peninsula will. be “"pive miombin of the Sidney Roe at haptor \: Bir th af ‘The ( snes hy ft. dD. Harv vey, ls! Post Card Is _ i aioe ee “tary, ln ‘attended the dialrict CONS | ‘ONT hy 3 oo . inv F anaes taanencnvansanannayeaeny TRANSCONTINENTAL celpulity and. Qhe remainder” in) SPN AWATTED Del ivered Ajter -yeniion dn Vancouver this week, | phe followin is from (he View | North Saaniels, ‘ “Tore was no ceremony when the | LACLLUE - WEATHER DATA” Ropresenting the local chih were | torla Times dated April 30. 1M17:) ere officers of ihe company enr departed on the tniddal ran, Lon: y Journ e AAANteItTON pions Presidenteeluet W. J, Wakefield, A, | “Victoria was united: to anothers yg” Toft wilh the fiver ear today the intention being (a have a fore gS . y ‘The following’ da” tha woken: ee: OW, Sharp, 1, M, Tobin, Major. S timascontibental aystom of Canidae 1 wlried e “nD. O mal opening. later, to which CHY | Cera a, Yoho, of Moundsville, logical Tecord «for: oweek. ~ ending : , a an ’ a aT, . ’ this morning ine nn oftieial way by Were the is Taek enincer, : > QO, pubile: men: will pe Invited (there West Virginio, will noon have in his Mareh: 21, furnished ‘by_Dominton eee ante ee tho: opening, of the Futricia : Day, Natal of-uiet linet Ht Te Oley {18.70 renord Mak F nave Ht me pontession a. sample of ‘The Review, | {RA lixpertmental Stations ies ee : * Me wn Pae ee 5 EE cover oft aneh ever belay helt , ’ 8 ASW AYR PEERED ee of the Gunadinn Nor hon, Ba- hacting. anaatant. generalcmanagers ho ecovor of ae i ever be aia Yeats be ONE Maroh. TheoMry Yoho. muailnd Maximum Lom. .(Mar, QD vin ase an Minton harm, (Miu, Simei on ae crane” 42h WANTED: --' GOOD SRCOND- || {eh Peninsula a third Ino dnto. Vic» of As. FORT OdL cnet JToIRDL ON | dents “of tho’ Rurrounding = houses, (0 postenrdy. requesting the BrMpIE hand amall stved ghia bieyele” |ptorla, and eoyers the caster ace. sale meolin ane ON he nee dia: hawever,.cheered Me Apr jours; CODY. He. addressed it to The Re+. A ' ot ion af the, district poly partly US tAT Wee eae ney whieh: started as Law nilmites | yi Bid } C., or nndae. The Severn vial nin hae a cavern’ Wit herte oe! ‘Pand) balding: niahtors: aad” Ratlers | aglaw tha eehedied “hat: ofan Vi Wr sdney,. N, ne T Sd ee ahety ek . r Ns a : \ : “Yertiser Wid. cholte: of seve \. MAL temporary | termmar: hasbeen | Pre: cast. e Another train: tenves. ae same: oe" Mees iat a si vactg “ “Coral within’ afew hours of The. | estabhened ay Alpha: Ate ponding | Shoe take tof tie! finacaleetoi depot at, KA pane daily 0 os Hong. It wos reenddrcaied to Byds. nf Supplied ty: tho: Moteorotonten: : Rovlew's appearances, Me caes oT tne construction ofthe Burnside! motor. wpe stare othe. Vietorla | ocephe route: traversed, hy: the ratte: enNey,: Nova’ Acotia.: The: poutmari, Division, Department of. Transport, catired. ae rood. pie ak ib, Pea sonia. [arch cand: the. crossing orsthesraile. 8. Sidney. Radiwayy excupi that tway dacone whieh, bad been sirveye: shows, AL. reuehe d. Mere. an, Mure. for the week ending. Maroly.ot: ' able LEA, . way ate tne rencrve bY way of Bel- Mere. Js ond combo enbtiee, pase pad for seb purpwooen Dt Ayre Wis 2. r Moximum tem, (Mar, 27), Sout on A) . SIDNEY. OQ” O22 el Ava ter: brhlae, Ye location te SenNgers: enterkae and leaving, by thé Jeompany. decided one the Ineation 2 The: “‘maritines, “postal - clerk: hod. Miiimium tom: (Mair, 20) sacie oH | juan, or the-eity: poundury: and eats; rear, The ear Jett thls. 1 he Ceonld thls be. reference -to-one tho right-“huneh", Ho reeaddressed \ Moan: temperature: te A competent ad: taker will note bo. reached either from Burnalde ae -eharge. of Conductor . Regan, fol the routes. oraally. considered It to Sidney, B.C, Lhe eard. was, ‘ain. _ -yonr reqiest Call incateyour: rrsfeniegng de |) Cloverdale’ cars,” ‘The line as opens: with ‘ineineey ‘Ton youd Telas Thy the Vie8?), It certainly takes delivered here-‘on) March 26, are (50 Gy Tt. UND RRUITL a seonvenience and: hay. Me Mode 1) cats 1s) miles lon, of which about! Accommodation for, About” % has- advantage atthe natura: rade. riving safely: at its destination | MRA MY POSTER: ANDES At eh ATES: pe eee ten ds an ames ‘Saanich eon aprigers, 0s RE "(Continued dee, age Bint) *atler: travelling around 8,000 miles | ONARILES MU 4 pment en BOW ose: