PAGE SIX ore: Building Permits Show Steady Rise . In North Saanich Building: permits for. June totalled - $62,525, according to In- spector ‘W. R. Cannon, — a . A. total of 18 permits. were is- sued, six. for dwellings, 11° for | additions -to.. dwellings, — minor : :miseellaneous. structures and the “ new Rex Theatre in Sidney. A WARNING | A. reader of The. Review: has written to this newspaper a time- ly letter regarding the dangers of eating fruit before swimming. The writer maintains that three or four of the so-called drownings recently at Elk Lake took place after the victims had eaten fruit and when the bodies were recov- ered from the water it was found the lungs contained no water. A’ timely warning, The Review reader. maintains, might be in- strumental in saving lives. Healing, soothing and antiseptic, Dr. Chase’s Ointment brings quick relief. : . . (A sate home treat-’ cas B R U i Ss ES ment for over 50 : years, .69c. -Econ- ' omy size, 6 times as'‘much, $2.23, DR. CHASE'S... Antiseptic OINTMENT “and: Sport. models. The PH 2 SORT. “AT BROAD, ease Fo FORSYTH SHIRTS We -have a fine selection of Forsyth’s in both Dress . quality materials employed to make these Shirts --have made them first in Style and Leadership. Skee EG a See them NOW: at : "1010 BROAD ‘ST. IN. VICTORIA ls Right Next to McGill & Orme’s on Broad St. SIDNEY 257M “EVERY. TIME a-pharmacist hands a patient'a . finished prescription, he gives him the benefit ._ .. of. years of. professional training. Your phar- . macist, has studied botany, physics, chemistry, biology, and associgted. subjects. Pharmacists “are giving the public.a highly specialized ser- Vice, It: is our sincere wish that you may never have illness in your home. But if you do, take advantage of our personal, confidential service. _Bring-your, prescription to us. . Tee tent an ta tammy gore ame aha ee PREPARING FOR SCOTTISH EVENTS An advance program of the Highland Piping and- Dancing classes has been ‘printed and is now ready for distribution to..the various. schools, societies and in- dividuals interested in these ever. popular Scottish events to be fea- ‘tured at the Saanich. Fair. The. chairman of the committee, John MacDonald, believes ‘that _ this year’s entrants will outnum- ber any of ‘previous years, and that the competitions will prove of even more wide-spread interest. The North and South Saanich Agricultural Society Fair—which is the 81st—will be held Monday, Labor Day, September 5, at Saanichton. Donald Crisp May Purchase Knapp Island Donald Crisp, prominent mo- tion picture character actor, is re- ported considering the purchase of Knapp Island for a summer home. -Crisp is at present up- island, “resting and fishing.’- ‘Victor Fleming, who directed. the picture “Joan of Are,” and who died suddenly last year, own- ed-a home on .Knapp Island and it-is thought that this is the place Crisp has in mind. ° ' The last time he considered . buying a house it was in Vancou- -ver, and right away the price was jumped $20,000, Crisp claims. fine .workmanship. and S WEAR | ey a fs LERIT EO: oe: ! a ae PRESCRIPTION, CHEMISTS it wh Bae } °° Special’ Attention: Given to’ Mail and Bus Delivery Orders. Shy cM, 1 2 : ouaLAs | Gill Que, St as to th . dizer should be observed. _ Be REED I ES MES MM SES owt a ~-THE RED TERROR’ "q IN POULTRY HOUSES -:. ~ blood -appear . Sistance to April. 18,1049, tions “withthe: Commonwenlth Iss! Wifect Shor trading. ~ position: re ae 3 SS SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW ~ New Drive-In Bank Planned by B. of M. j LO ed SRR RSS Inset deft) is an artist’s conception of the drive-in banking wicket at the new building plan- ned for the Broadway and Granville street. Bank of Mantreal branch, in Vancouver, “Phe ultra. modern building shown above also contains. a baby carriage parking area tinset, right) for the convenience of mothers in this predominantiy residential distrie: of the west. coast The building was designed by the B. of M.'s arehitectural department. metropolis. Sidney .and district are served by a branch. of the Bank of Montreal, while another braneh is located at Ganges. Road Foreman Urges That Signs Be Respected The fact that temporary signs. placed by the Department of Pub- lic Works to enable crews te re- pair the roads, are ignored, is . causing concern io William Munro, _road foreman, “It causes great delay in’ doing. “vital work,” he’ said this week.* _. Mr. Munro pointed out, that the ‘signs are only placed just“before the work is to be done. and cars . parked in the areas posted have to be moved: or. their owners sought, all. of which holds up ‘the. work -and cuts down on the total amount of repair work.for :the season. ee ee er re ee ee 7 ‘The Wise Gardener : ae for ‘every. ‘10: feet of. row.:. Failure ta: see. any: marked: improvement in -flower'or color:of foliage should: “not:“be™! interpreted :as.: meaning. ‘that... more: fertilizeris’ “needed: -‘The-benefit may ‘be reflected “in larger.-corms -being: dug.: Caution * he -exact:-amount ‘of : fertil- » tor. Issuance of Family. Allowance cheaues. for July will mark the commencement. of the fifth year of payment .of these grants” to children. .- During the -past four. years nearly $70,000,000 have been paid: to British Columbia. mothers, according. to figures released to-. day by W. R.:Bone, regional direc- The total payments: of fam- ily allowances throughout Canada since July 1, 1945, amounted. ‘to more than a billion dollars, — As the years have gone by, the regulations have’ been altered to meet changing. conditions: .." When -the first cheques: were -paid,. the ‘income’ ‘tax. regulations provided . for repayments. to: the. government “Of a portion of family allowances. vin proportion to. income: ‘for ‘those people. earning more. than’ $1,200... + Since: then, the income tax: regula-' - tions ‘have. beén changed; ‘and now : e° every parent."may. claim ‘an., ex: ©: « -emption of :$150: for ‘each depen-: dent: child’ who. is:-entitled’to -re- “If you have forgotten to go into |” your..poultry “houses and range “shelters: and ‘inspect for red. mites, do-it now.Many poultry keepers * -never: know: what. makes: the lay- ing -birds: so ‘uncomfortable nor 9 ¢ "why the: egg -rate.is low..at this: ° - time of .the year. Red: mites live: ° and thrive in. the underside * of °~: roosts,. in nests ‘and on the ‘walls: °°’ «Near... the. roosts, At : f attack the birds and’ suck* their ~*” blood. Ordinarily: they: ‘are-grey- ‘when, gorged - with. dincolor- but red. -At this. time’ of “the year :they ‘multiply “ tre- mendously. If you find red mites - present, mixture of creosote: and -coal oi] should .be sprayed or’ ‘painted on the roosts and boards adjacent to the roosts. Por the’ nests the Experimental Station recommends 1, fluid ounce of Black Leaf 40 mixed with 1 Ib, of lime dusted in the nests at fre: quent. intervals. ‘lo: mix, place in’ actin witha few smalt-rocks- and ‘Shake: well..* Range: shelters” ares favourite. places for. mites,. and: a heavy" infestation: lowers the. re“... to. disense. and - could: s<: severely affect your future profits. TRADE CONTINUES | eeCanadian:. oxports:. continue-to “enjoy, under “trade _ farcoments, the preferential rataa: 6s * necorded” prodnets ‘of the United . Kingdom, and exports from: Ire. - “and still-enjoy the Commonwealth | preference, Treland’s -) deelsion, to: sever connec-. unlikely = ta’ A QUARTER ~ - HOUR OF |. SPARKLING | night© they!" to “Treland Oh os ifth Year Of Family Cheques How Launched © ceive family allowances.. Exemp- tions for children not eligible to register for these monthly cheques ‘—usually .children who. lack the residence .requirements. or who are over 16—are : $400 Family allowances “are: not .tax- able. im : ‘A change has been made in the residence requirements also. For-" _merly three years’ residencé was required, but in view of the’ great- ly increased’ rate of immigration -recently, the Act was: changed.in . ~April 1949,-so..that. children of - immigrants.-may.. become ’ eligible .. for family -allowances..after only © - one. year’s -residence.: 9.8 88s Big. families. -have’:also: bene- -:. fitted. from. .a' ‘change. ‘made:: in ‘April, 1949... Until. then the-first. “four* eligible: children -in. a- family.” received the. full” allowance; but” there: was’ a..reduction: of :$1/ for: the ‘fifth: child, $2-.each- for the. . sixth“and-.seventh,:and’ $3. foreach: additional : “child...” Now. ever a. year. ° Stent as gists Nash Deen Abas Deets eligible child — no matter how many there are in a family—re- ceives the full allowance. In May, 1949, there were 1,787,- 522 families receiving cheques on behalf of 4,041,771 children. Employed in each family allow- ance regional office are -social workers .who investigate alleged: abuses in the uses of the allow- ances, Less than one-half of one per cent of mothers who receive family, allowances spend them in such a way that an investigation is called for,-and in only a hand- ful of cases—usually of forgery or fraud—is court action required. As family allowances are pay- able only to ‘children who are complying with the school attend- ance regulations of their province, teachers and social workers report a noticeable increase in school attendance since the inception of this benefit. MAINTAIN RECORD Shipbuilding returns for the past year reveal that more ships were launched from yards on the Clyde than on any other river ‘in the world. Ninety-one ships. of 352,000 . gross tons entered the waters of this .stream in 1948, compared with 96, of 378,000 gross tons in 1947. Reduction ‘in ton- nage from 1947. was owing to the continuéd- searcity of. raw = ma- terials. Thirty-seven per cent of all the merchant ships built in the United . Kingdom last year were constructed FOR DISCRIMINATING WOMEN YOU'LL ENJOY SHOPPING AT : “Parade, 12.15 Da (Except Sunday) Over CJVI- NMENT, ‘Near Fort ere: en, to: Piccadilly ily oe it if Maks “A! i iaviett aye i tod the eh © The:-cheniical industry ia never. Wes, Manan, it is a fact that practically everything you use, Wear or consume is affected for the better by chemistry. = “Freon” puta the freeze into your: a electric refrigerator; chemical . : treatments mean ‘better fabricas 7 : chemical fertilizers: help: srow oe your food. Nylon hose and poe “Cellophane” both start, in, vmis # laboratory. ~ “aatisfied, Tt forever seeks new ~ ways to serve you in this chemical world of today. 4 gine atasertens as ae eee SGRESaSs VARIETY SHOWS Monday to Friday | Loans - 7 MR oo Listings ~ Complote Tnonranee Sorvieg ang Whit : 9 ong ; ofthe , Teg, ing Pra ey bk c A NA DIA : Tere tt yay Wohi i