’ pletely shakes my faith in the television shows, where the com-*

* munists are always foiled in their “evil designs ats, the. very last ‘moment...

“As to. who is really at ‘taut, it will undoubtedly: be a long time, it ever, before the whole truth comes out: ‘You can be

certain that the North Koreans ~

will insist* that - this: American spy. vessel was inside their ter- }. ritorial waters, committingelec- tronic: espionage, when ‘it--was

seized, - On the other: hand: you

can be equally certain that W ash- “ington’ will. insist that it. was well out in international waters,

minding its own -business, when it :

was illegally captured;

- Personally I am ‘sure. that the ” North Koreans will lie like troo- - pers if it suits ‘their. ends; but:

~ also: unfortunately : after the U2 incident and all those other pieces of news management that created the credibility gape, I.am also sure that the Americans will lie like “troopers if“ it :suits. their ends. . In.this. instance. one. side is undoubtedly being more truth= ‘ful’ than’ the other, but I would

- hate ‘to: have to bet on which it

vis. © There is ‘something rather a tronic’ about the whole business _ though. Here we have a vessel loaded with millions .of dollars worth ‘of the most advancedelec- tronick devices, — maintaining ceaseless watch so that every . time. a plane ora ‘boat, or even

‘small boy . ‘with a “slingshot oves in North ‘Korea, we know MN: about -it;-and: yet: this. Same.

ship” despite all “its <electronic:

gadgets allows itself to be sur prised and captured. - Someone is going to be very severely told

> off over this matter.

--The - trouble “is “that this is

‘another of those sparks that could’ . Set the whole world afire. communists hold a strong handi in

The

that they have the ship and crew, and it is. likely that they will

be tough, truculent and very une. reasonable as théy try tohumili- | ate the UnitedStates. The Ameri-:. ‘cans, bred. in the .naval tradi-" tion. of ‘don't give up the ship”,

this apparently is’ the first one.

they: have “given up since’ the . Civil. War, are badly burt: in- ‘their national pride. and in this » Ruclear age that is a dangerous -mood in which to push a great

power. One can only hope that

there will :be~ some cool heads.” ‘on both sides of. this unpleas ~ santness.- ; Talking about: the irony of the Be Pueblo being captured, there is:

algo irony in those gallant words,

‘don’t. give up the: ship’, which

is-a- sort of creed to the United States* Navy, for: they were first uttered. on.an American warship just. before. it‘ surrendered. .-It

‘happened during the War of 1812 -when our neighbours to the south ~ wrongly. thought that we wanted ta_.»

be . another: star. on‘ their. flag. They had commissioned some

big super. frigates, and. during.*

the first few months of hostili+ ties they had.‘had several sug

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of 1813 ‘Captain’ “Philip Broke

| the: Halifax ob, Shannon sailed.

crowded by itizens, come ‘to see’

‘the sport, . the two . frigates exe changed - broadsides in what was to bea short but. savage battle.

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_the American Lawrence mor “tally, last..order to his: men. was ‘the.

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DUCK: GUN.

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* suburban and rural interests, so”

the farmer. “it he wishes :to live on good terms” “with his “new”

residential - neighbors must: do-.

nothing to disturb the .serenity. of.the country atmosphere.

| What. is-.he ,to.do_ “when his newly sown pastures are invaded ‘by flocks of pesky hungry birds?

* The pr refected’ carbide or pro-

pane. operated automatic: gun is offered as an obvious solution

for the protection of his crop.

It “can, be set to discharge at prearranged intervals as -and when the need arises,; and the ducks will keep well clear.

_ Farmer Taylor admits that the “gun at first. was operated

-- during. the - dark: hours when an ~instruction- to..turn..it. off -was

“not observed, but he stoutly main-

_ tains that its use has since been, “and will continue to be; entirely reasonable: “has. become. a recognized form.

Moreover, the gun

of protection for. the use of the cherry = orchard - and soft fruit * farmer, ‘and a more commonuse- age - against - the predatory —

_ starlings is freely predicted for - the future. - Residents around comfiplain ot

the: reports -of the two guns,

--Which are. moved from. place. to

place. as the’ need arises. The residential-areas are at-a con~ siderable distance, but the dir-

_eetion. of the: prevailing wind is_ “a factor and there. is reverber- “ation gainst Keating hill accord-.

‘ing to. a resident whose dwelling is one of the closet to ~: the protected area... .

Not all the persulis who sien- ed the petition are unduly. dis-

turbed by the gun: A housewife ~

living. on Beauna Vista told The Review.‘she ‘signed in sympathy

- with residents of Tam many Drive» : because she. was assured the”: "residents there:were disturbed,

~ However. there is an unrest that cannot be® ‘denied. -The city ds for ‘industry and . commerce -

"and ‘the ‘country for quietude and

peaceful enjoyment, is the pre- » Who then is to arbritrate the tolerance for agrin. .; cultural noises? Agricultural odors too, for that matter. The farmer has. a. perfectly valid argument. that he was first in.

, the field.

When: the problem was brought

. . urgently to Central Saanich coun-

cil last week, Reeve R. Cordon Lee told of a.new approach to bird scaring that has been ex- perimented with on- the main- land. ~The method Is to first catch some starlings, then tor- ture them and record their an-_ quished cries on tape, The “recording is then played back

orchards, and according to the report the starlings do not re=

turn after one or two playings.

“eephat would very quickly bring another petition. if it were tried

here,’’ commented Farmer Tay- : “ft

lor, when told of the recipe.

“have a permit for shooting ducks,

but I had let off oniy afew reunds when complaints that I was duck

shooting out of season began

to pour in.” Picking up an English country

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» turned from a week's holiday ins. Edmonton, where they: visited ‘friends and relatives.:. ~

Mrs. E.G. Woodward of Grilse -

Lane was a representative of-the.:

; Given Study - .

Esquimalt-Saanich Conservative

Associaion at. the. recent Con-_”

servative convention held at the Vancouver Hotel.: While in, Van- couver, Mrs. Woodward attended a luncheon meeting of the P.N.E. Home Arts Committee, repre- senting the’ Women’s Institute, of which she is Provincial Presi- dent. This meeting-was held for the- purpose of, making plans for the Women’ Ss Building at the 1968"

crafts will ‘be: exhibited. Mrs,

Woodward also:attended.the din-

ner meeting of the Annual P.N,E.. Meeting’ held in the: new Colos- seum.

January 23rd, members heard a. report from. Mrs. J. Reynolds - » that ‘the -population of Brentwood |

“ther =the

= finance’ committee.

entral. Saanich. municipal hall - last - “Monday: ‘evening - when the. affairs: of the Centennial. com= Mittee, were officially wound “up. and the committee was disbanded. * Chairman: Willard Michell in

“Appointment of :

‘Supervisor Is

Renewed request. ‘for the ap-" pointment of a supervisor during tle summer recess at Centen- nial Park was.a subject for dis- cussion at the last. meeting of. Central Saanich council. A simi- lar request. last year provoked an unresolved debate as to whe-

“Y recreation commission. ~ Reeve R. Gordon Lee: recom-

“ceived should be referred to the - ~subject is basically financial, but

suggested it might’ ‘be dealt with by a parks appropriati mn. eo

Bay., has- increased to. the’ extent.« that it is*now* necessary for the me * Public Health nurses to have two.”

“baby clintcs a month, the second

and fourth Wednesdays, in. the ;

“W.L. -Hall: Brentwood members® will. attend the. Founder’s Day luncheon -for all W.1.: members

and their friends to be held on -

“Wednesday, February. 14th, inthe - First United Church Hall,:1701 | Quadra Street. . The. Victoria W.I, Drama Group will. -présent an. original play, ‘‘;Women. with a Mission’, on the founding. of the Women’s- Anstitute ‘seventy: one years ago.» AG

* St. Stephen’s A.C. W. will hold

its: February meeting in St. Ste- phen’s Memorial hallonWednes- ‘ iday, February 14th, at 2:30 p.m:

The Annual Meeting of St. Ste-”

-.phen’s..Church_. will. be held dn. St. Stephen’s Memorial Hall on. “Tuesday, February 13th, ; at eight. o’clock... This meeting will, be ™ preceded. bya ‘pot luck supper at 6:30, which is being | convened | by _members of the A.C.W: Asmany* parishioners. as possible . are. urged to attend both the meeting _and the supper. &

~ SKATERS ACTIVE.

‘Traffic Wallace Drive last Monday after- noon when @ score of cats was. parked for the skating. The ice was holding on flooded Maber - Fiats and upwards of 50 skaters’, and siiders were enjoying the ‘not too often available winter. pastimes. ‘There were enthuse lasts” on the “ice. iate into the evening, comforted by the war ofa blazing fire, y

newspaper this week a featared article on the control of pigeons ' was of interest. Shooting and “trapping being out of the question owing to public sensibilities, it had been resolved to administer “the. ‘pill’? on their feeding grounds for.a contraceptive ef- fect. Bird-lovers reacted in chorus. .. You cannot do this, our song birds could u/ wiped cut.

What are the fa/‘mers to do?

said that she Mee and Coun-

matter was'a respon=_- sibility of the council or. the ;

Councillor =

ACM. Galbraith agreed thatthe At ‘their: meeting“on Tuesday, :

outstanding : accounts. ia ‘regard.

-. to: ‘construction of the- two Cen- - tennial ” “projects have been. paid by. the: municipality, matching per capita contribut- - ion ‘of $5,238 ble. -

~ Canadian Confederation Cente

‘and. the.

~ton n Community Stoddart, ‘South’

nial committee>-has’ been’ duly : ns‘

_received,:

AS remaining credit “balance of $450. 10-.was. disposed” of bj “Fesolutions. "On * mendation of. the. chair: nan,

“electric. heater. is to ‘be. purch- ased for the Centennial museum ® : .. building at Saanichton, commemorative '..:group. photo-

graph of. the committee was com- missioned.”~~ Surplus” funds’ ar

“then to be. turned over: 8 the.

municipal: council.” no vena aes

This

mended that correspondence re-i- ver

soni : cillor P.: F: Benn remarked that” ‘Gla azing the

the municipality for its size is already spending much” ‘money.

on improvements. : On . the motion of Courcillors.

‘T. G. Michell and A, M.Géivraith ©,

the correspondence was { “tefer= - ‘red to the. parks committee, for). in

consideration”: and a ‘report. ‘to

ouncil, : Afi — fi

7 The aa meeting of: ‘the “§

Brentwood .. Collage Memorial.

_,Chapel was held aftér the morn- -

ing service in ‘the p

The A .CcW,, served | ¢

_ Archdéacon Maddocks calis

, meeting to order. Mr.R R. Go ‘Leé was elected secretat “Archdeacon: Maddocks appointe: “Mr, Lee. Vicar’s Warden, and OME As Isaac was elected People’s Warden, Mr.'R.J.B. Garland wes

“was single-lane. On elected. Treasurer, and Mrs..,-

Rowland de M, Brown was elect- ed Envelope Secretary, ~:. © The Chureh - Committee “fst.

‘Mrs. H.B, Wood, Miss ‘Esther -

‘foward, Mr. Rowland de M.. ‘Brown, Mr. .RJ.B, Garland, Mr. G.N, Kirkpatrick, Mr. W, Holds- worth, Supt. A.S, McNeil, Di. Robt. Scholefield, Mr. E, Vaux Woods and Mr. James. Glst.. Delegates to the Synod are Mr. G.N. Kirkpatrick and ‘Mr: W Holdsworth, with Mr. A, L, Isaac ¢ and Mr. R. Gordon Lee as alter- nates, decanal Conference are Supt. AS,

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