Wednesday, July 6, 1960. SAANICH PENINSULA. AND GULF ISLANDS = LEW . PAGE. FIVE... AE AS TASS SNA WHEAT YIELD '~ Average. wheat: yield on. western — Canada’s summerfallow land in 1959. way -19.4-.bushels.: per.;acre against.” Lb bushels on stubble lands. ant one’ ‘in oeienee eae ii ~ the: running for: the five: Bank. of Ment- real Canada Centennial scholayships ;ment in the field when they. spent |. “The citizens of Sidney generously | British Columbia ‘students are in the tien of the’ student's’ principal. “so ' August ‘by ‘the. 10 «provincial ‘selec- ranging: from” § 750..to “$5,000... When once sent.over-to prepare the camp | the matter. of training: -On Novem: nounced, Applications for the schol-' parts of the free world to take their training at Patricia | couver to the C.P.R. wharf. They’! occupy their’ old. quarters at Hast- tions.’ Each has been highly 1 com: | this year are the first’ step in a tioal centennial to. the: future as ‘four months of the summer of 1916) donated cups and prizes for .compe- Y that there has already. been: consid- "Vancouver Island has } inke with two a d as peen ‘@losely 1 a {ion committees, each composed. of the plan. was oruneed: G. Arnold for the ‘reception of the-regiment. -!per 1° the regiment embarked at Bay Airport as well as hundreds of soldiers living here. | were. 564 strong, less -small party | ings Park.” mended by D. E. Breckenridge, | oi vun-year plan announced by. the | tiaval advantage.” "Battalion, 72nd Seaforth Highlanders | i" Sidney, the battalion met with too | convey them--to their destination, | tered) across. the Dominion . and of Canada. The Scottish regiments | many beans. The writer in the book | Sidney was reached at four o’clock'| others -have lived out their lives. were closely linked with Sidney and: remarks that beans, -occasionally,!in the afternoon and they disem-j}:. The booklet is the more significant’| 7" we. Po ooklet made several references | a6 a necessary evil: twice causes | barked to march to the camp. where | io the veterans of the regiment for | iirc een’ training which had’ been’ un- | a smouldering resentment, but three ; everything was found to be in readi-| that passage of time and it is highly | 7” dertaken here. itimes. and there is a conflagration.:| ess. The. .143rd Overseas’ Bantams! prized by J.-J. Woods. superinten- .. “Musketry,”? says the book, “is! In. this. instance the resentment had arrived the previous day. © | dent of- Saanich Experimental Farm, : a" one of the many subjects: that ‘the | broke out into verse and under the “No more‘ideal site for a training. i who ‘recalls the :rigors: of the: First the food chains buy their “needs in soldier of the present day has to| heading “A Sidney Camp Episode” | camp could be found than Sidney.” | World War.and remembers the com- bulk from the United States’ cr the “master. before he is qualified to take mppensed> -the- following poem: - Smocenees the writer of theit rem- | radeship’. which. is, recalled. by, the prairies and leave “him, to- sell his: his place in the firing line and al- i“ seots wha hae frae oot o° bed. iniscences. The nature of the round book.. -- ; reduce ‘on ‘a :roadside stand.” though : the -present war.‘ has. been Rushed -to’ the. cookhouse tae - : Sine Seems a CaeTear nee = responsible. for so: many additions : toy am. came tu the number of weapons the rifle | wilt ye stand for beans, and bread, Jehovah's S Witnesses To Hold. Too Tired : - | To Love? — ; is still the chief. arm. ue by the : Or for Victoria? on inen I e onven ion “Many 1 marriages are wrecked or soldier : Noo’s the day and noo's ‘the hour: “During the period 1 when the bat- See ‘the Scots wit faces dour; ‘blighted because’ of a°.single © hidden cause: In July ‘Reader's talion was in camp at Sidney, Van- couver Island. a great deal. of time was given to the subject of musketry ‘ _Witnesses, announced that the Sid-|.and Tract Society,’ of. Toronto. Digest'a frank article by a well-”. ney congregation of Jehovah's Wit- | “These will be called ‘Peace Pur- known woman doctor; ‘the Jate nesses has been invited to attend. a ; Sung District “Assemblies’,"’” said | Marion’ Hilliard,.M.D.,.:dis- | a ove =. OP * 2 oa ~ af “opportunity 0 “9 acquiring epecial eounied was such as: to predent the ? 'B ft M Shalorshic Contest — knowledge of ihe training of a regi-| salient features of actual warfare. | Two hundred and thirtysix- young accompanied by. the. recommenda- Souvenir Booklet Recalls ‘amount: of. $5, 000 ‘for. study anywhere aaa | under-canvas in Sidney... tition between the’ two. battalions. erable ‘‘pre- -selection™ in the -high.! in.the. worlds ~ Late in June the order came ‘for |. °“Taken all in all; the stay at -Sid- _ schools. ne “| the ‘scheme provides fora total : them to proceed to Sidney for train-| ney was not only avery pleasant which are to be aw arded | in their, inal selection will ve ‘made in; of 124 awards in the years 1980-67, ©. ing and an advance’ party was -at | lone. but “it proved of great value’ in province: in/ 1960, the bank has an: ! : PW y ¥ if P arships—e , > f}y st: eae ator wars as wine th the len cet spread arships—cach’ worth’ $750 in the first" jpading educationalists from