Best All Round Paper and Best Editorial Page. in its -circulation class in Canada. , PB OR ae Member CWA. a -SIDNEY’S- _ DIAMOND JUBILEE. June 26 and 27° "Serving the Municipality of Central Saanich, the Gulf Islands and North Saanich THIRTY-NINTH YEAR, No. 23-10 Pages. | «iB» "SIDNEY, Vancowver Island, B.C., Wednesday, June 6, 1951. - Subscription, in'advance, year: $2.50; U.S., $3.00. Copy; 6c... Plans Campaign | 1 iy Departs te a - —Sidney, Brentwood, ‘Sansbury . At a. special meeting of. the. ¢: Only One "render : ue - beard .of trustees. of Saanich |. Only one tender was received: for aoe ‘School District No, 63, on ‘Thurs=: | alterations to McTavish. school. The day evening. of: Inst’ week, con--! sole bid) was that of’ Jack Suttons 7 | tracts were let for the immediate. | of - Sidney, for -.$5,475-.. Only $3,350, construction. of. the new Sidney | is available’ in the, board's coffers” | elementary: school. the hew Sans-':, for this job so the tender oly Mr bury, elementary school, to: serve | ' Sutton: was declined. : ; : | | ee | ' Reception given ..to. the census- ) enumerators concentrated on hotels, | | i { | | the Lochside area, and the: new: | °.No: fenders” whatsoever were re Pea, |. takers has been excellent, reported:| lodging houses and other points: of; W. E: Poupore, Sidney man in temporary: accommodation ‘on this = charge of the undertaking in the’} evening. Tt. was part of the effort to” ' Federal Nanaimo riding, this week. |. prevent the same questions being! Fears of prying into personal af- | addressed to an individual on: more; fairs were cleared up-in almost every | than one occasion, ol : case by ‘the nature of the questions, “If the enquiries of fransichis were * asked; he added. spread over. the period’ many would The. census, the first since 1941 | be. qestioned.'as they, made: their andthe ninth in Canada’s history, way, day by day, from one ‘town to | got under way on Friday, June 1, another, ‘when 45 enumerators commenced to | M®. Poupore, in ‘his capacity. of make their. enquiries ‘among the } commissioner, is responsible for the xesidents of the Saanich Peninsula. | &Mtire riding, including the Gulf” & ithe following» will | hold: office: |. Reports of. repeated’:calls were few Islands and up-Island ‘points, Al- , iceman fi Mrs. A. E. Scoones,. Mrs. Austin as enumerators were ‘unanimous. in though this area is wholly. rural he | _ -GROUP- APT. Ww . E. DIPPLE Wells, Miss Emily Smith, Licut.-Col. |- : ae i i a p cat : 7 DUN AN M. . NDE ~] their approval of the readiness with: is Bese concerned. with | me wi | Secretary of the Lady Minto Gulf Desmond Crofton. O. Leigh Spencer, Cf A RSON which ‘their questi ons -were | C€ Pp _ Islands Hospital at Ganges, Group- Ven. Archdeacon G. H. Holmes and Plan Campaign “Initial | campaign for the construc- tion of the new Gulf Islands -Hos- pital.is tobe Jaunched without de- Jay, ‘On the ecommendation of Gavin: C, Mount the newly appointed hos- _Pital board will make ‘this: project Fone of the principal objectives dur- ing the term of office of the board. “Elections took place at the annual meeting -of :the. board on Monday, May 28.:'For'a‘term of three years | | | L | 2 Brentwood elementary. school, 0 | ceived. for alterations | to. Keating “Fenders for ill. these nrojects | Saanichton, Prospect Lake or were found to'be within the funds. ; Mount Newton. schools. The = board. atthe trustees’ disposal. Subse-. | had called separate tenders for this « ‘quent , to -the: meeting, fu'l’ ap-- ¢ Work in -the: hope, that some: of. the” -Proval was given tothe letting of : Smaller contractors in’ the areas of | > these three contracts bythe pro- .” the schools could have undertaken. “vincial -department. of educs ‘ion, i the different - projects.: “When no which will: foot -half the construc-:. bidS were “received, At: “was agreed” tion bill. It is expected that the, to..call for tenders for. “all: thes —_s oe Dri iving ‘the mobile home: he built . vo eks’ tim i rye! 10-ye \ | different. rojects: lumped into; on cinta Soe, relleved a Heady Wesponve.. | Captain. Dipple has scen the need of. Ww ae . ava ste 8. Ryo: ings, himself on. a flat deck truck, Dun- |) an reshed pe. Somapietia rants ; figure. peas tenders ete be pub a ot . . , I 1 § ra So ¥ SU : 4 . Wie oe Counting Noses ara ~ “A. number of. enumerators - have tS new: premises “steadily. increasing, Jack Fraser and: L: F: Nicholson 22 M.. (Mac) “Anderson: left last.|_ Sansbury School. ~*. ~ Micized : at onceandit:.is: planne week for, norther’ British :Colum- |: bia.” He intends to spend’ some time in the Kitimat-area;-site of the new: {aluminum -plant,: ‘prior to: ‘continuing his journey to ‘Babine’ Lake.-In the: latter ar ea he will construct: a.fish-. ing. resort.” Mrs: ‘Anderson, ‘who has "fj been: ‘spending. a holiday: with her: _. relatives -in“Shaunavon,. Sask., -will: : ‘BalanceSheet “| join her husband later, “Mr.- “Ander-. “The: balance . sheet: was presented son is: a veteran. ofthe” Second | by. Secretary-Treasurer W. E..Dip- | world War, when’he served in the |* a ple: The, board: approved: ‘the’ sheet. RCAF. > He has travelled. exten {© | It had. been “drawn: up by Joseph sively through. Canada since the war Bi "|.Jones:: from the account ‘books: of, and: has worked: in ‘various “parts: ‘of. the. hospital : association: ‘and was. | the country : : submitted: for: the: purpose. of: show LY, ‘ng: the, actual ‘financi: iti Fhe program of. counting noses | met with. difficulties in gaining an- | ‘during “his several years’ of office. _ through ‘the..area is. ‘planned for | swers to all the questions, but. the A major portion of the coming cam- »-three weeks: in the urban areas and | majority were merely mystified’ by paign to. raise. funds for the. pro- ‘four’ weeks ‘in : the’ rural. districts: } the reasons behind. the questions posed new hospital esac will. be ~. Many residents have already pro-'| and:soon responded on being offer- his: ‘responsibility. vided. the information ‘requested and ed ‘an: explanation: of . the. enquiries. ; ; “s others ; care “being called. on at the |. Assisting “Mr. ~ Poupor “inthe ~ present“time. a ‘)‘Saanich area is. Supervisor. W. S.. “Wednesday: evening was “T-Day". | Harrison. He. is ‘responsible _ for the All” transients. were met’ with : en-. ‘smooth-running. of §. oe census : ‘in i quiries, on: Wednesday evening. The: | this, district OE ES contract, for construction of- the: to.open them by: June 12.and, speed Sansbury school was awarded to the the. work. to ‘completion : ing t lowest’ bidder, Luney & Robinson, of ; Summer months. ° Victoria, for $15,395. "The board-had' .Present. in an. ‘adviso capacity earmarked the sum ‘of $16,000. for at the: meeting was Eric Melanson, this: project. and other bidders : were: ‘hot Vancouver, représenting | ‘the Lambie & Son, 'of Victoria,’ $15,592;:| board's’ architects, Sharp, Thomp J. McKinty, of Victoria, $16,979; and. $00, Berwick ‘& Pratt Carmel. Sensiruction 4 $1744. have one -year..in: office. The chair-" man-of ‘the board will. be elected at the next. meeting - -of ‘the, directors. / A. departure from former practice has been instituted -by the alteration ofthe. date of the. annual, meeting. In ‘future this will be held in March of each: year; instead: of May. Plan. Dinner Meetings ey 7 Sidney Businessmen : “Lon. June’ 10, National ‘Flying, chub oe There. a e am ze see se we “Week ‘will be: proclaimed: throughout: category ready : fic e n. .the BISHOP LIKED “t Caihada.: “This. is the fifth year ‘that|) North: ‘Snanich area .and® further: Brother Of Gange: NORTH. SAANICH’ the ‘same week hasbeen: observed,’ players’ are: expected’ to form 1 similar: Nurse’ Missing. » Extensive | search © fails. to: ‘yeveal’ Tt was. inaugurated - in’ 1947 ‘to: mark’ ‘teams.in: Central, Saanich, It is not |.’ Doriald « ™M,. Humble, any. items’ of: personal interest con~ | the. 20th’ anniversary, of the: flying, expected, that: competition: “Will. be |: ‘cerning Octavius: Ommaney or Don-'| club. movement. forthcoming: from: the southern “see te ‘Victor in, is’ elieved : ald®: Fraser, : the: rearliast: ‘recorded. fa Tt will ‘phe: notable ‘at Patricia: Bay, fdon® of: the: “aren: this; 813 : ‘drowned : while “serving. with © row; owners of. the lands ‘now. comprising| where’. the. Victoria - Flying Club |. The: ‘Henth!.Nicholson ; ‘Trophy “is. vincinl’ ‘government © water” vieheloe ‘Sidney,’ in the days of the Crown:| headquarters are located, Among the |;the: first cup ,to, be, offered. to ‘the ‘survey. party. in: northern’ British: Colony of Vancouver Island; nccord- | leaders of the 34 flying clubs in the | boys ‘for: competition “in baseball. the: commercial:and Willing at ‘Any Time ss [> However, Ommaney ‘did. ‘not’ stay is:. the , energetic “instructor ‘and thusiastic, “It give the hoys some=- ds superintendent of Onk Bay, Nurs~|:. he. ‘Sldaney: ‘Chamber: is: aeeaing. |e EA tie Commer otal Gulf: ln yeply to a query at’ Tuesday vory long as na record shows that he maintenane ¢ engineer at the Pat thing to play for, he° ‘sald. — ing Division of St. John Ambulance for the .ndoption of. the. following | Islands, .North., Saanich .and, Van- evening's mocting of tho Sidney and | sold his 160 eres to the Right Rev- ein: ‘Bay headquarters, pee eeennenes cares | As’soclntion,. resolution: ‘by the Association’... couver Island generally: ts being re North: Saanich ‘Chamber of Com=! erend George Hills, Bishop of Brit- etc en eeponenn aman ‘DE ATH CL AIMS ” Miss Christine Humble, of ange: $i “ WHEREAS. there’ Is nu: definite tarded because of the lack of a mod mere: Fire Chief Gardner -made itl 4sh Cahimbin within two: years; BRILLI ANT STUDENT he a publle health nurse: for the: Gulf community Be interest. oth’ doeial | orn forry vorviee Hnleing Vancouver’ clear that his brigade ts w Ung and | Bishop Hollis apperr ed to be par- ‘SIDNEY. LADY Islands, 4 8 n asta. . enger to respond to all fire ens in ticularly interested i North Snann- GAINS £700 BURSARY ; | North Saanich at every hour of the tien as he: owned over 600 neres of |) Attending. Toronto: University on day or night, ‘Chimney fires always the Innds-now known as Ardmore, & Uv. $8,000 bursary,” Ross Hume ‘all, "= receive’ the sane: prompt: ‘trentiment | > ye later ‘sold: ‘these holdings” Lo jofPowell- ‘River, has: been-awarded qnflagrations: be empha: the: Honorable’ Joseph, Needham, (2 further -research’ scholarship — of ented’ anton Sunday; afternaon. to} Ohiet dustice of Vancouver Taland, | £700 to take him. to Cambrldne, Unie} “rhe déoensba Wi nonin winnl: ‘a ehinney fre ‘at the: Kast’ Saanich: [rrinnegeninereneieienschceiainiamnn “The ‘price paid: for this: Ardmore | versity: for tyes yOnngs 60% = pe A aNd Moved With her parents wt | Rand, home af Mrsi: Qéorge! Nunn.| . PARKING AT pproperty wag siehily” in oxeeas (on) Tha britiiang, studerity ty 1 ephow an carly age. to Dawsgi Clty, Yer.) Tho fire, had subsided by, the time | ae a7 ne - of mR. Waly, “at the staff cof the: the olarny’ Was’ ‘rounded ‘nid: the. fave i 7 Pred Rite Yioke inti: Keating: “AIRPORT. Is. yd or Ans, loft for niwocmonth | ention dn Nova Beotia, and economic-—babween Vancouver | with thes Gulf Islands ‘and® Nort : Saanich,» ‘herefore’: “BEIT. RESOLVED. that ‘this’ As “Mr. and Mrs, Geo. ‘Allen’ and fam= foeintion - grea that. such ily, Second fits Bidney, left, on SG f Following a ingering iNness, death aimed Mrs. Qadys @, M, Fleming, MINOR CHIMNEY FIRE wife of Rev. FB, 8, Fleming, at he: SES FIRE CREWS Sidney home on Tuesday. of this valuntec ere Nremen” Avera, . a ner nee There dhe! met Mr, meminye “ye: Hthey were married | Six Dwar: ity free trucks returned: pon: July 2 ©1080, | Sinea What. time ihe willnont: taking setts a clernyminn Wis horved! with the | some 4 United: church aminkitty, nt. Duvrns THE SP hake, Balan Ami Ocean Falla Fndyamithy ane Alciney. The family oh Famoved hero from Ladyamnitty {1 N40-| nnd Mra. Fleming) wos: native: AN, ‘ehureh nnd athey eomminintty. w ork} uni ner, Hyer! ; {secbnendsbinemroesiegt perimental) “ *y Was be Diamond “uit UNDER. FIRE AGL Tuesday's meeting of) Che 2! Sldneye and: North Banieh Cham 3), ner of Commerce, ao commiunlen | itlon. was: read: from:the: Anantaly cleo | Chamber: of Commerce, presents. ‘ing a resolution recently’ panned. hye. » the. latter bodys: S The: Baantet rrowp protested , jroroustly aginat, the publle Wehag « denied the use of (he iret. adloin= ing the-TLOAS hangar nt Patrieta’ donta:: of enird: "ity, ‘Bidney,. The sare: optimlatia: of, wooing: tho slnstiof the:.dust. cloud: whieh shag: covered “them with: :] nwioduetion Dy: North: Saanieh, ‘the: chanyer: 1a an O CArmistrong)}: i i. L ‘uf athe: North, ‘and: South. Saanich, Newell, ‘Copeland Neopelind);. Mrs, |: “Besldés he r huaband, the divcensed tho By. Hospital Inairaned Bervieo “phaslzed of ‘potontinl ‘hospital. Pile wooks., Pioneers Society, the: North 8a telen 2 Arayle: OMeDon ald): Miss: Js auryived hy one sony, Witla, of Inty. deprive: a number af-people of ( Wents Jenviig: treatment; for phyne" Thin weol 0 formidable ‘farmys of": ieh: Wir. Memorla); Park Socloty dius | Hyelyn.,, Moses. (Moses); Witiun, Bldneyy twa, brothors, Cardon Mae=,) jogpital weatment nth o--early | fee) aliments until jt.can- no Jonger:| 4 “y Kay airport’ for parking, rent au. “pivtlations to) mari, itty Wain) iwwainys, Miss... Welen Worth, Keen of | TLOAT hondauavtara, ” HH Mut Hi Iaiavnie’” when |' bo. pontyonad, At sueh a Kiage many trooks nin ump retin he: viel A lnuneh i aystem 80 plones er residents: ‘of. Sldnoy: aren: Worthy: Mrit, Wr) JO navie Ottawa’ cand Arnold Mnektoen, of rontinent:: might: well: bo. ‘the’ | atherwlag: ‘qurable ‘isonnen: ‘may, woll rte vita eek lant: ae ‘eral of paid parking at the niripaet wan -|: The nianes ra WHT -be Invited. ton (Dowtey)t Mr amon: rer eae euingral’ Thuraday |” evition) fnetor controling, th on Ve ho hoyond sue ntul t BuLyA, | that: thin ta tie: fire. step: towards J brquet. at the Memorial Pari on ody Charles: Menimay “1 . y A . a /daronsly condemned, Bidnoy Diamond Jubilee Day, Jung moyl)ts wre ~ Oharles | ‘Malimoyl. : Fumoral corvlces will. po condneted 27, In addition’ to those who will Mis) 5 Wmor. Jolin alm); | fram att aus United Ghureh, Bld= be the guests of honar, of the cela~ | Jamas ” ‘Seow Newblagings | Neves on Thrsday, He 7,0b4 a m. brations committee a number of | Mrs, Robert Yorston Robertson); |W the remains wil be forwat ted J pioneers from all parts of the aren! Mr. and. Mra, W. M. Conwell (Cnie ta , Vancouver , for in enn nt rl a Will -ationd the banquet, - Pwell), Dr, and Mrs, Ch W. O, Wssett Gall Trothers aye in elare af ihe Tho. selection of | the hanor ucsti Cisse: Donald: Shaw, DD. (Biak« BEER: Lo . was: nade by: the: Nétinge of Alb pine. get; Mr, -and _ Srey Mn : neer fares, Hourishing in. Sidney. Mra. Janes Werloy Bratho mt tal GO yet ee! We alder Hetie Jains Joh fat ane MeTavish, member of eneh family will basin), coe Bare Atlee we vited -to-attend: the banquet, ‘Inia |, “Miiny: of the {nvitntlona have nat Iiimbier. af cages: there da ino’ tyaed: travglad, ‘beyond. Bidney,: Others: at Heiner” decannrlapte at (hen pins Have. beon: Kent out agefar. afield as ‘yeera and: the cirelé Ws thorehy. ‘woe wean: Wisconsin, in the ene a J Alu (8 RM: coverye {the brief. (he. ultimate hard-surfacing ‘of the Inn brief! preiontid: 10° tho mins | THO: Deop. Cov North aldney ‘and ntreat, R inte’ af entity Inst “week by. three Mount. Nowton «Property: Ownarst [oo pr fone’ ty owners! “anoota tons taal Associations have combined, efforts morewmvanens | TN the production of the inet; They coos. Pexpréss: the opinion that ie rene. | BIG. F “ISH AT. . nonable pan. could: be. levised fox |. =I S ALT SPRING 4the ‘enya of: persona: in} the lower-| | “SELIS OME CANNER * pamnaaienene FoR. BAL — RURPER. . “home canner, Perfect cons “ditton, 412,60," CAMother euseesa wer “peparted “bythe ndvertiser..of the above, Review Classified which ‘apnenyed Inet week. The eannor was quid, ha nutghe ee furniahed © ‘mental Btatene: SAANICHTON Maximum :tompernture Miiiinuim, temperature Minfmum on: the: end Sunshine. houray. seis Proalpttation: dnehes), ' . ‘Incame Drigketa by the services: and YL lw the bid fish that: congreRite that’ tho public wrt satiated ® that aronnd: Salt: Spring: Aaland: theses ewan’ beinie operated under noid: dayaess oy ue| Reonomeal . control, thon; persona ‘who are abl to pay would, : auipport tho, ‘peheme, BAVA othe: brief, Ecncknowledgea'the nood ~GOURMETS | TO GATE IER. ; “Annual lamb parheene ut Kine, turn) ty growlng wp, - Originally. “Merodneed fi a Toca event to" “marke duly 1. Holiday, Ié hag hes Lontt to“try.: thelr: fe eke with 4 the: Toont Cralmon and: few hava: bean ounsude ‘console Among. (hacsuaccsatul fish/s 1 enti Hos nd: in: “Reon, Be i Mra, et: Weeks, ¥ “rome it feature. of attraction ta fermen in Ganges Harbor fd“ Anre for Kush nv Kervice In: thin proyince | SIDNEY: “simply, telephone * Tnvited Vik fae at the; A roun if mid Crestdonts of many of the adjoln=:{/rounding waters have heen: the fol- | and, suggenta.chat. tha public, aa. n:|) Cmnled SS awa: _Agenaylaan.. ATG esy, .AU=putunid whol, . ia-in. Saver:.of . retalning; Ane}. ibilugs George, Pyvle, 18-pounders | pervious. [Vie daekwon, 1sspounders A.M, / The: miggealions offered “total 10. June} Brown Wivepound apetnds 3M) and-dealwith tho operation of: the | Maximum. tem, (May. Evins brought in an efghteponnder | plan as st appears. to the man-tn« [Miniann tom. (May 20). and: 3.) Gd... Crofton’ a fivespound | theestroot,: The frst proposal. calls | Mean ‘temperature... ‘ hie do Nia: salmon was . balanoed ; Wy, for. tho: formation : cots a: ~ howpltal, Preolpltation : nehes Hix large cod, iE : oe fog ishinds. Gournete aid fresh: Jamb addicts fron far ated wit on salient are Hated to receive! ‘Veltch, Tandover, Reay, Calin, Invitationay: Mray Recs Brethour} pas MW. WAmMA. Br ood), Marrison family); Lonla Werher Bos, dian nn d Dr. oan ee ho In.attendanes thi year when ‘nate your request, Call in’at || Merber family); Mead. J. White | Other preparations ave proceed |] the harheane sin’ operation, ce peyour convenience “and pay the |] GBrethours family) Mra, Wiltam [yng ppace: and” the hoard ia, ime “flan chef. in. raphe Sturn maddest, charge, ' Linan, (Lannan); Mrs. Len Weeks | inersed in the plang for-n suiecesatul, ~tacnie) i eee : past Wl (Imrie) y Wy. Roberts. Roberts) }1 Diamond: Jubilee ealebration. wrmery Botte “SIDNEY 28. ok ‘gompotent’ ad. taker a