Ge ; ;i "- R.R. #L 0 rifttooofc 537-2211 Serving the Beautiful Gulf Islands of Salt Spring, Mayne, Galiano, North & South Fenders and Saturna 537-2613 TWENTIETH YEAR, NO. 32 GANGES, BRITISH COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8,1979 25e PER COPY No Fires Period! Total closure as hazard extreme Fires are out. They'd better be, because there is a total forest closure in force in the islands. No industry is permitted and logging and lumbering are at a standstill. The public is not permitted to enter the woods until the ban is lifted. Salt Spring Island Fire Chief Bob Leask explained at the weekend that there have been several days of extreme hazard, with almost no humidity. When the ban was imposed, on Friday, the forests were like tinder. Effect of the closure is to put loggers on a forced holiday and to keep tourists and others out of the woods. All activity, industrial or recreational, within a forest area is prohibited. No campfires are allowed. No incinerators may be used. No travelling is permitted in the bush. The Fire Chief added a further warning in view of the increasing trend towards wood-burners. Homeowners using wood fires should fit a spark arrester to the chimney, he urges. Such a screen will prevent sparks from leaving the chimney and endangering the roof. This is particularly important in the case of shake roofs. Forest closure follows a near-record dry summer with weeks of hot sunny weather. Cruiser destroyed by fire at marina Friday Fire destroyed a 44-foot cabin cruiser at Montague Harbour Fri- day afternoon. Total damage was estimated at $200,000 after the Sea Sprite of Seattle, Wash., exploded and caught fire while tied up to the Boat turns over in Active Pass Four Salt Spring Islanders went for a swim in Active Pass Sunday when the boat they were in filled with water. Norm Hayes' 13'/2-foot fibre- glass boat was swamped by large waves at the north end of the pass shortly before noon. Hayes and Ed Chew, jr., Brad Grahamand Mark Patterson were fishing in the pass when the accident occurred. Hayes told Driftwood Monday that they were in the water for about five minutes before being picked up by two other boats in the vicinity. A seine boat in the area later took the overturned boat into Miners Bay, where the boat's occupants had already been taken to dry out. One of the rescuers, Larry Easton of Delta, later brought Hayes and his passengers back to Ganges, towing the boat with them. Hayes said he lost a lot of fishing gear, although a couple of boats that had been nearby recovered some of the gear floating on top of the water. : ~ Operator of the boat bl accident on a combination of the fuel dock at Montague Harbour Marina. The fuel pumps were destroyed and the dock was extensively dam- aged and three other boats nearby were also damaged. Owner of the Sea Sprite, J.H.Buttonhof of Toutle, Wash., and another person on board the boat escaped injury. The Galiano Island Volunteer Fire Department and the Coast Guard crew from Ganges fought the fire. The boat was later towed out to Parker Island. Valued at $150,000, the Sea Sprite had just finished refuelling when the explosion took place. An auxiliary fuel pumping sys- tem was later set up by the marina to provide fuel for boats. Top prize won with 24 Ib. fish Bruce Fiander proved himself the fisherman on Sunday when he walked off wit-h the top prize in the Legion Salmon Derby at Ganges. The Fiander fish weighed in at 24 Ibs. even. It won him the Fred Morris memorial trophy and the picture shows Doreen Morris making the presentation. Iver Gillen was in charge of the derby and Peter Bingham made the announcements. Other winners were Ian Sho- pland, 11 Ibs., 8 ozs.; Des Smith, 11 Ibs., 3 oz.; Pat Harrison, J. Ward, Cal Spencer, F. Cunningham, H. Ha/enboom, H.R. Hayward, Grant Tamboline. Junior winner was Alan Stepa- niuk, with a 4 Ib., 10 oz. salmon. Ladies' prize went to Mrs. D. Marshall. 7-9'/ 2 ; hidden weight, Ben Greenhough, 5-9 and largest cod, 1. McMillan, 9-15. Winner of the first prize of $50 in the consolation draw was Don Clarkson. Others were Ray Bush, Sheila Sykes and Bevis Walters. Expansion of facilities Strong criticism against dump Expansion of a logging facility on Salt Spring Island has led to a concerted opposition to the use of the harbour for that purpose. The log dump on the site of the old pozzolan plant at Welbury Bay has been extended and facilities have grown. The expansion has seen considerable construction work. Residents of the area have Flying high expressed strenuous opposition to the development and complaints have been made to administrations at various levels. Small organization adopting the name of the Friends of Welbury Bay has circularized residents urging them to protest the expans- ion to the provincial ministries of lands and of the environment. The critics of the development contend that the operation is being carried on water which is zoned for other uses and that it contravenes existing zoning bylaws. The same critics also express concern that the Ganges logging dump may be closed and that Welbury Bay will be the outlet for all logging operations at the north end of the island. BOOMING GROUNDS Development of the log dump and booming grounds comes on the heels of a meeting between Salt Spring Island Trust Committee and logging operators on the island. Local trustees Bud KreissI and Dave Lott has been investigating possible sites for a log dump, and booming ground. Welbury Bay does not fall into that category, contend the oppon- ents. "It is a grossly inappropriate site for commercial booming," says the report of the critics. "It is a i an almost totally rural residential area." The opponents have cited the practical objections as wdl as die aesthetic. Welbury Bay is a major spawn- ing ground for herring and supp- orts large populations of local and migratory seabirds, it is noted. UNDESIRABLE Logging is permited only in water zoned Water C, explains the letter from the friends of the bay. Welbury Bay should not be zoned for Water C in view of the fact that such zoning would permit the use of the site for many other uses, including transshipment and stor- age of petroleum products, or a bulk oil tank she. Development of logging and booming in Welbury Bay is not necessary, contend the opponents. "It would be tragically waste- ful." Island logging will be considered at a meeting on Wednesday night, called by the Island Trustees. Sign will remind pilots Sign is to be erected on the air- craft float in Ganges Harbour reminding pilots to taxi out to Goat Island befor«MaJcmg=of£= At last week's meeting of the Sail SnrJQi' Island Trust i-nm- Airstrip Saturday. More Pictures ourrounamg iana nail i^-A^.t ......... 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rifttooofc537-2211 Serving the Beautiful Gulf Islands of Salt Spring, Mayne, Galiano, North & South Fenders and Saturna 537-2613
TWENTIETH YEAR, NO. 32 GANGES, BRITISH COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8,1979 25e PER COPY
No Fires Period!Total closure as hazard extreme
Fires are out. They'd better be, because there is a total forest closurein force in the islands.
No industry is permitted and logging and lumbering are at astandstill. The public is not permitted to enter the woods until the banis lifted.
Salt Spring Island Fire Chief Bob Leask explained at the weekendthat there have been several days of extreme hazard, with almost nohumidity. When the ban was imposed, on Friday, the forests were liketinder.
Effect of the closure is to put loggers on a forced holiday and to keeptourists and others out of the woods. All activity, industrial orrecreational, within a forest area is prohibited.
No campfires are allowed. No incinerators may be used. Notravelling is permitted in the bush.
The Fire Chief added a further warning in view of the increasingtrend towards wood-burners.
Homeowners using wood fires should fit a spark arrester to thechimney, he urges. Such a screen will prevent sparks from leaving thechimney and endangering the roof. This is particularly important in thecase of shake roofs.
Forest closure follows a near-record dry summer with weeks of hotsunny weather.
Cruiser destroyed byfire at marina Friday
Fire destroyed a 44-foot cabincruiser at Montague Harbour Fri-day afternoon. Total damage wasestimated at $200,000 after the SeaSprite of Seattle, Wash., explodedand caught fire while tied up to the
Boat turnsover inActive Pass
Four Salt Spring Islanders wentfor a swim in Active Pass Sundaywhen the boat they were in filledwith water.
Norm Hayes' 13'/2-foot fibre-glass boat was swamped by largewaves at the north end of the passshortly before noon. Hayes and EdChew, jr., Brad Graham and MarkPatterson were fishing in the passwhen the accident occurred.
Hayes told Driftwood Mondaythat they were in the water forabout five minutes before beingpicked up by two other boats in thevicinity. A seine boat in the arealater took the overturned boat intoMiners Bay, where the boat'soccupants had already been takento dry out.
One of the rescuers, LarryEaston of Delta, later broughtHayes and his passengers back toGanges, towing the boat withthem.
Hayes said he lost a lot of fishinggear, although a couple of boatsthat had been nearby recoveredsome of the gear floating on top ofthe water. :~
Operator of the boat blaccident on a combination of the
fuel dock at Montague HarbourMarina.
The fuel pumps were destroyedand the dock was extensively dam-aged and three other boats nearbywere also damaged.
Owner of the Sea Sprite,J.H.Buttonhof of Toutle, Wash.,and another person on board theboat escaped injury.
The Galiano Island VolunteerFire Department and the CoastGuard crew from Ganges foughtthe fire. The boat was later towedout to Parker Island.
Valued at $150,000, the SeaSprite had just finished refuellingwhen the explosion took place.
An auxiliary fuel pumping sys-tem was later set up by the marinato provide fuel for boats.
Top prizewon with24 Ib. fishBruce Fiander proved himself
the fisherman on Sunday when hewalked off wit-h the top prize in theLegion Salmon Derby at Ganges.
The Fiander fish weighed in at24 Ibs. even.
It won him the Fred Morrismemorial trophy and the pictureshows Doreen Morris making thepresentation.
Iver Gillen was in charge of thederby and Peter Bingham madethe announcements.
Other winners were Ian Sho-pland, 1 1 Ibs., 8 ozs.; Des Smith, 11Ibs., 3 oz.; Pat Harrison, J. Ward,Cal Spencer, F. Cunningham, H.Ha/enboom, H.R. Hayward,Grant Tamboline.
Junior winner was Alan Stepa-niuk, with a 4 Ib., 10 oz. salmon.
Ladies' prize went to Mrs. D.Marshall . 7-9'/2; hidden weight,Ben Greenhough, 5-9 and largestcod, 1. McMillan, 9-15.
Winner of the first prize of $50 inthe consolation draw was DonClarkson. Others were Ray Bush,Sheila Sykes and Bevis Walters.
Expansion of facilities
Strong criticism against dumpExpansion of a logging facility on
Salt Spring Island has led to aconcerted opposition to the use ofthe harbour for that purpose.
The log dump on the site of theold pozzolan plant at Welbury Bayhas been extended and facilitieshave grown. The expansion hasseen considerable constructionwork.
Residents of the area have
Flying high
expressed strenuous opposition tothe development and complaintshave been made to administrationsat various levels.
Small organization adopting thename of the Friends of WelburyBay has circularized residentsurging them to protest the expans-ion to the provincial ministries oflands and of the environment.
The critics of the developmentcontend that the operation is beingcarried on water which is zoned forother uses and that it contravenesexisting zoning bylaws.
The same critics also expressconcern that the Ganges loggingdump may be closed and thatWelbury Bay will be the outlet forall logging operations at the northend of the island.
BOOMING GROUNDSDevelopment of the log dump
and booming grounds comes on theheels of a meeting between SaltSpring Island Trust Committee andlogging operators on the island.Local trustees Bud KreissI andDave Lott has been investigatingpossible sites for a log dump, andbooming ground.
Welbury Bay does not fall intothat category, contend the oppon-ents.
"It is a grossly inappropriate sitefor commercial booming," saysthe report of the critics. "It is a
i an almost totally ruralresidential area."
The opponents have cited thepractical objections as wdl as dieaesthetic.
Welbury Bay is a major spawn-ing ground for herring and supp-orts large populations of local andmigratory seabirds, it is noted.UNDESIRABLE
Logging is permited only inwater zoned Water C, explains theletter from the friends of the bay.Welbury Bay should not be zonedfor Water C in view of the fact thatsuch zoning would permit the useof the site for many other uses,including transshipment and stor-age of petroleum products, or abulk oil tank she.
Development of logging andbooming in Welbury Bay is notnecessary, contend the opponents.
"It would be tragically waste-ful."
Island logging will be consideredat a meeting on Wednesday night,called by the Island Trustees.
Sign willremind pilots
Sign is to be erected on the air-c r a f t f loat in Ganges Harbourreminding pilots to taxi out toGoat Island befor«MaJcmg=of£=
At last week's meeting of theSail S n r J Q i ' Island Trust i-nm-
Airstrip Saturday. More Picturesourrounamg iana
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W.E. SMITH
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Fri. • Sat. 11 am. - 2 am.
Guest speakerat Gangeschurch Sunday
Salt Spring Island residents arebeing invited to hear world-widetraveller Rev. F.J. Kosick speak atthe Community Gospel ChurchSunday, August 8.
For many years a pastor inCalgary, Alta., Rev. Kosick hastravelled extensively in recentyears, visiting and speaking atmission stations in many differentcountries.
He will speak at the church onDrake Road at 10.30 am and 7.30pm.
Ron McQuiggan
NOTARYPUBLIC
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537-5521tfn
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THUR. & FRI. SAT. - - SUN. — MONAUG. 9 & 10 AUG. 11 - 12-13
Special Midnight ShowsFri.-Aug. 10 Sat.-Aug. 11
NEXT WEEK:
WED. THUR. FRI.Woody Allen's "INTERIORS"SAT. SUN. MON. "CONVOY"
Warning: Suggestive Scenes & Courselanguage - B. C. Director
August movies at 8:30INFORMATION & RESERVATIONPHONE etcetera: 537-5115
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Tuesdays, 9.30 - 3.30Wednesdays, 9.30 - 2.30Thursdays, 9.30 - 3.30
(Alan J. Peterson)(Court Attendance)(Patrick E. Bion)
General legal practice including real estateconveyancing, estates, commercial law,
criminal and family litigation
(Victoria office — 837 Burdett, 385-1383)tfn
GARDENCLUB
NOTESBY PETE MOSS
Gardeners who have been busygrowing gladiolus and dahlias thisyear are now selecting and groom-ing their most promising bloomsfor the Salt Spring Island GardenGub's special gladiolus and dahliashow to be held next week, August18, in Ganges United Church Hall.The show opens at 2 pm and willclose with an auction of blooms at 5pm.
The show is part of the GardenClub's celebration of its' 25thanniversary year. Show co-ordinat-or is I.C. Shank. Conveners areMrs. Aileen Teal, gladiolus sect-ion; Mrs. Agnes Bacon, dahlias;Mrs. Dorothy Edwards, decorativesection. Blooms will be auctionedby Jackson Barker. Also on theshow committee are Mrs. FredaCarter in charge of records, andLionel Wood, hall and supplies.
Gladiolus and dahlias are greatsun lovers and this has been a goodseason for them. Given enoughwater and plenty of tender lovingcare - as has no doubt beenhappening this summer - thereshould be a high number ofoutstanding blooms ready forexhibition next week.
The show promises to be aspectacle of colour and beauty, anda fitting tribute to gardeners, pastand present, whose interest andsupport has contributed to theGarden Club's 25 years of serviceto the community.
The show is open to the publicand all are welcome.
Student ispresentedwith salmon
Bruce Fiander was not onlywinner of the Legion SalmonDerby at Ganges over the holidayweekend. He was also successful intaking a fair collection of fish.When visiting Japanese studentAkinori Hashimoto expressedinterest in getting a picture ofBruce and his 24-pounder, he wasrewarded for his interest with thegift of one of Bruce's fish.
According to the Canada SafetyCouncil, technology has caught upwith tradition on New BritainIsland. In 1975, motor vehicle acci-dents replaced falling out of coco-nut trees as the most common formof accidental death on this island inthe Pacific Ocean.
The China Syndrome isindustry slang for the ulti-mate accident at a nuclearpower plant. The fuel meltsright through the bottom ofthe conta inment vessel,dropping "towards China",and releasing clouds of
Five cars damaged inaccident here Friday
Total damage has been estimated at about $2,100 following anaccident involving five vehicles in front of Ganges Harbour Groc-ery Friday afternoon.
A 1968 International pickup owned by Delbert Valdez, Rain-bow Road, was travelling down Ganges Hill when Valdez lost con-trol. He struck a vehicle driven by Judy Wilken, Woodland Drive,and then hig a 1976 Nova driven by F. Anderson, Mobrae, pushingit 20 feet off the road.
Valdez' truck continued on and struck a parked 1972 Austinbelonging to Mary Coombes of Fulford and finally hit a 1971 Chevowned by Roger Sloane, St. Mary Lake. The Sloane vehicle hadbeen parked in front of the grocery store and it was pushed backand hit Tom Toynbee, of Ganges, who was taken to hospital with abruised leg. He was later released.
Damage to the Valdez truck was about $900; to the Wilken car,$50; the Nova, $500; the Austin, $150; and the Chev, $500.
Accident is still being investigated by RCMP.
Paper is now availableon most islands ferries
Some people feel that riding on the ferries is a tedious and boringexperience while others find it quite enjoyable.
If you're in the first category, some reading material might help.Readers are advised that most Gulf Islands ferries carry Driftwood
now, as boxes were recently put on the inter-island ferry which runsout of Swartz Bay and on the Fulford-Swartz Bay ferry.
It is common knowledge that not even a 2 Vi -hour ferry ride issufficient time in which to read and digest the contents of Driftwoodevery week.
SALT SPRING ISLAND
Garden Club25th Anniversary Celebration
SPECIAL GLADIOLUS & DAHLIA SHOW
Saturday August 18 at 2 pm.Ganges United Church Hall
Admission 50$Auction of blooms at 5 pm.
Driftwood for Photocopies
SUPERPRODUCTS
Salt SpringPetroleum Products Ltd.
Residential Heating Fuels• Industrial & Marine Products
Specializing in ServiceThe plant - Ganges Harbour: 537-5331
At home: 537-9209deadly radioactivity.
Wednesday, August 8, 1979 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page Three
=TOBE
Frankbyrichards
I couldn't put my car to bed.One day last week I wandered about Victoria, looking for somewhere
to leave my car. But there is no provision for leaving a car outsideVictoria's Victoria General nee St. Joseph's Hospital.
Patients are not expected to arrive in one piece, I guess.It's a nice place for a drive, Victoria. But not five minutes before
you're due in bed.Finally I found a vacant space outside the office door. Where could I
leave it? Could I bring it into the ward? It wasn't very big!There was a park for patients, I learned. But I never found it. I just
parked and hoped. There is something very undignified about a daycare operation. You are given a gown that is adequate for anysubsequent attendance, but for little else. You then wear a loose cottongown that would be fitting in Calcutta. Your shoes and socks are castaside and you have a pair of so-called slippers of terry towelling.
Teeth, glasses and dignity are left with the nurse.Had I eaten since yesterday? No. Had I drunk anything since
yesterday? No.They wheel your bed to the operating room and I switched to the
table. The anaesthetist made his preparations and I recall explainingthat the anaesthetic hit my eyes. I couldn't focus my eyes but I was stillthinking rationally, I explained. I never did find out how much of thatobservation survived. Next thing I was choking blood from my nose andcoming to.
I had an obstruction in my nose and they drilled two holes, droppedin a couple of sticks of powder and blew it clear. I can still hear thebang!
It was now 18 hours since I had anything to drink.1 slept. I slept when they moved me. to an emergency ward. I woke
with some thought of food. Which was about the right time. It wasn'tuntil I had started eating that I gave the matter my close attention. Itwas now nearly 24 hours since I had had anything to drink. And I wasdry.
A young lady came into the room and invited me to have somethingto drink. I ordered juice, milk and water.
Almost simultaneously the nurse came to enquire had I been to thetoilet. What for? After 24 hours I'd be wasting my time!
It wasn't the fault of the nurse and it wasn't mine, really. Theoutpatients had swelled and I was an overflow. I don't know whetheranyone knew for sure where I had come from, because they ended upwith the admittance details about eight hours before I was going.
But the hospital won.I went in sneezing and gasping and I came out' sneezing and
breathing.And there was my car, unticketed, untouched and just as slick as if it
had gone in with me.
NOTICEThe Ganges Appliance Centre
WILL BE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYSAUGUST 1 3 - 2 8
Sorry for any inconvenience
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The Hollow by Agatha Christie
Play 'promises to be fun show'The recent passing of Britain's
Agatha Christie, one of the mostprolific and popular mysterywriters ever, rekindled a world-wide interest in her work. World-wide now includes Salt SpringIsland as indicated by the selectionlast week by the Salt SpringPlayers of her three-act play TheHollow, to be presented at MahonHall in late October. Rehearsalsare scheduled to begin shortly afterLabour Day.
The vehicle is classic AgathaChristie: a country home (TheHollow) near London with a Colon-el Blimpish host and a strangelyabsentminded hostess; an oldfamily retainer type butler; a newlyhired upstairs maid; a weekendvisiting celebrity doctor who is a bitof a rakehell; his somewhat suffer-ing youngish wife; also his current
Legionstagesderby
mistress, a recognized sculptress;his former mistress who made itvery big in Hollywood but is stillunfulfilled as a person; a cousinwho has been in love with thesculptress all his dull life; a youngfamily friend who thinks such a dulllife would be near perfect; and, ofcourse, the police inspector and his
Theatrehappenings
bySalt Spring Players
detective sergeant assistant.The 10 characters - excluding the
two policemen - are introduced inAct One; are reduced to 9 by pistolfire in Act Two - whereupon enterthe two policemen...; and thequestions of whodunit, how, andwhy are satisfactorily settled by theend of Act Three.
It promises to be a fun show forthe audience and perhaps evenmore so for the performers in that
each of the characters is preciselythat, a character.
A reading of the play with a viewtoward assigning parts and organ-izing the production and the stag-ing is scheduled for 7.30 pmMonday, August 20 at St. George'sChurch Hall. Any and all aspiringtheatre buffs are cordially invited.Rehearsals are planned for Tues-day and Thursday nights. Sundayafternoons and Sunday eveningsduring the seven weeks fromLabour Day to opening night onFriday, October 26.
TRY A DESSERT OF
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The Rende r I s l ands Legionbranch held their annual FishingDerby on Sunday. In charge ofweighing in the fish were CharlieHarrison and Jack Little, accom-panied by thousands of FenderIsland wasps, uninvited guests whoinsisted on taking part. Drift woodwas told this week.
There were 130 entries in theDerby.
The trophy for the top lish waswon by Glen Govier, 16, of Bur-naby. Glen is the great-grandson ofGeorge Pearson, well known onthe Gulf Islands for establishingthe Chr i s tmas Care Tree onRender. Glen's fish weighed 8 tbs.,13 oz. As well as the trophy, Glencollected a $50 cash prize.
Trophies were also won by DonKeating, Mrs. Weider, J immyBradley and Mrs. Burdutt . Thetrophy for the hidden weight waswon by Norris Amies.
A.R. HARDIE & ASSOCIATESBRITISH COLUMBIA LAND SURVEYORS
P.O. Box 3, Ganges, Salt Spring IslandA.R. Hardie, B.C.L.S.
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ALTA VISTA BARBER SHOPTUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
9am - 5pm
WATCH FOR BARBER POLE Vi MILE UPON CHARLESWORTH ROAD
Saturdays by Appointment
DON MARSHALL 537-9383 A»
The production at the five B.C.canneries designed to custom-cansport-caught fish was 266,413half-pound cans in 1977, anincrease of 32,412 over the 1976total. A total of 7,389 sportsfishermen used these facilities, ofwhom 5,578 were resident and1,811 nonresident.
Bangcrt & Van McclBUILDERS & DESIGNERSOF DISTINCTIVE HOMES
537-5692 537-9657tfn
WE'VE GOT MORE THAN JUST POTSIn Our
"POT SHOP"We've got:
* BASKETWARE* HAND—DIPPED CANDLES* HAND—MADE BROOMS* ESKIMO PRINTS* "ISLAND IMAGES"
CANDLESCome and visit us in the back at
Ganges PharmacyOpen 9.30 - 6.00 Mon. - Sat.
Les Ramsey 537-5534 Keith Ramsey
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Subscription Rates:To the Gulf Islands: $8.00 per year
Elsewhere in Canada: $10.00 per yearForeign (including U.S.A.): $17.00 per year
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Let's not forget that taxIn about another three months, residents at the south end of
Salt Spring Island will know whether or not they are to getincreased park facilities. That's about how long it takes to getapproval, or denial, of a grant from the provincial lottery fund.
And what are the chances of approval? In last week's report onthe decision by the Recreation Commission to apply for such agrant, the requirements for obtaining it were outlined. There is noquestion that this particular application meets thoserequirements.
But will a relatively large grant to one island club be consideredby the lottery fund to be sufficient for Salt Spring for the timebeing? Does the size of the community warrant the handing out oftwo grants totalling $175,000 within a period of six months?
Perhaps it doesn't, but let's not forget the equalization tax. Weexport nearly half a million dollars a year from the islands andthat should certainly be considered by the lottery fund people inVictoria.
We were told some time ago that the government wasexamining the school tax issue in an attempt to rectify thissituation.
It they would care to return the money in the form of lotteryfund grants, we are sure we can speak for everyone in the islandsby saying it would be an extremely laudable action on the part ofthe government.
A remedy for hospitalIt could be that a Victoria hospital is on its way towards finding
a solution to the problem faced by most hospitals in B.C.: balanc-ing the books.
It's a simple solution, really, and one that would undoubtedlygo over well at Lady Minto.
The Gorge Hospital provides a beer garden for the benefit ofpatients every Wednesday and everyone is allowed two bottles ofbeer. We don't know if they are making any money out of it, butthe potential to do so is surely there.
Considering the rather high rate of consumption of alcoholicbeverages on the islands, a daily beer garden (or even a pub) sel-ling beer for $ 1 a bottle could provide the answer to the hospital'sfinancial ills.
It is, however, a proposal that would need careful study becauseit would have some drawbacks. Not only would there be beds inthe halls again, but there would assuredly be a lengthy waiting listof potential patients.
He didn't need a lawyerAnyone who had happened to drop by the Court House in
Ganges last Wednesday would have had the opportunity to wit-ness what could only be described as a sheer waste of taxpayers'money.
A man wasbeingtried forcommitting mischief by wilfullydam-agingan automobile. He defended himself, and with good reason:he certainly didn't need a lawyer.
The Crown made a good start. The information elicited fromthe first witness made a good build-up for the case against theaccused. But when the second Crown witness had finished testify-ing and the prosecutor announced that was the case for theCrown, one couldn't help but wonder how the matter ever got tocourt.
The charge was laid following an incident in which a car wind-shield was broken when someone threw a beer bottle at it. The evi-dence that that was what took place was clear, but there wasabsolutely nothing to show that the defendant had been responsi-ble for throwing the bottle that caused the damage.
The lack of evidence was obvious and should have been so tothe prosecutor's office in Victoria. We hope that such a case willnot recur;""
'The Islands Trust will put a stop to any gas pipeline going throughSaltspring Island. ^__^
Letters to the EditorONE SHOW AT
A TIME PLEASESir,
Thrills, chills and spills!I am so grateful to the planners
and politicians, engineers andexperts for the ongoing spectacularentertainment they are providingto my otherwise dull life.
There's the Harrisburg Happen-ing, the DC 10 Detraction, theSkylab Saga, the Mexican Oil Ole,and the Caribbean Tanker Tango.
We anxiously await the next bigshow, especially if it is in or nearB.C. But please, only one show at atime. We want to experience eachone of them.
It would be a bit much to havetwo tankers colliding in the fog (theCaribbean doesn't usually havefog, by the way) in the Juan deFuca Strait, at the same time as anearthquake at Sedro Wooley result-ing in a meltdown leading to aradiant B.C., at the same time asanother piece of space junk hittingthe planned Crofton Nuclear Reac-tor, at the same time as an"accidental" Trident nuclear war.
As one amoeba said to anotheramoeba, after humans had wipedout our planet, "Ah well, back tothe drawing board - but this time,no brains!"DAVID J.WESTON,Nanaimo, B.C.July 22,1979.
APOLOGY FORINCONVENIENCE
Sir,We have recently completed
gravelling and paving work on SaltSpring Island.
We wish to apologize to theresidents of Salt Spring Island forany inconvenience we may havecaused them and to thank them fortheir patience and co-operation.KEITH CORNEY,Estimating Dept.,Jack Cewe Ltd.,Coquitlam, B.C.August 2,1979.
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GRAMMATICALLYUNSOUND
Sir,A friend has been supplying me
with your newspaper, which I findto be a very well-done publication,with one very irritating exception.This exception is the incrediblenon-use of definite or indefinitearticles in places where useage,and in fact, the rules of grammarindicate the use of such. I quote:"Charge arises from an inci-dent...". Not only is this sentenceawkward; it is grammatically un-sound. "Herring skiff was miss-ing..." "New service is a pilotproject." Incredible!
The only explanation I can comeup with is that one of your writersis unable to distinguish headline-style construction from article-writing.
I hope these words will not beconstrued as the ramblings of agrammar nut - they are meant asconstructive criticism.HARRY MARTINS,Vancouver, B.C.July 29,1979.
Not acquaintedwith MotorVehicle Act
Two small boys went throughGanges on s k a t e boards onSaturday.
Both survived without injury,despite their lack of acquaintancewith the Motor Vehicle Act.
Trust givesgreen lightto lease
Moorage facilities at the Mara-caibo development on Long Har-bour must conform to the marinapolicy of the Islands Trust.
When Salt Spring Island TrustCommittee met in Victoria lastweek trustees heard an applicationfor a water lease to provide moor-age of residents' boats.
Although there is no intention ofdeveloping such a facility as a com-mercial undertaking, ownershipand policies could change in thefuture, it was noted.
David Lott felt that it was reaso-nable to have facilities to serve thenew homes p l a n n e d on thedevelopment.
Gordon Wallace feared that itcould contravene the policy of theTrust to have facilities for resi-dents' vessels and not for those ofvisitors of non-residents.
It was approved provided that itis for private use only.
Motorcycleaccident
A Honda motorcycle skidded,went out of control and left theroad August 4, resulting in about$200 damage.
Operator of the bike was JohnPringle, who suffered minor injur-ies. Accident took place on SunsetDrive, Salt Spring Island.
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Trivialization hurts both popbottle, nuclear power issues
BY MARY C. WILLIAMSONOne can only hope that C. Relph
was treating us to a display of ironyin a letter to Driftwood, July 25.This states "more people havebeen injured by exploding popbottles than have been harmed bynuclear reactors". Trivializationhurts both issues. Nothing wouldplease most parents more than tosee both pop and pop bottlesbanned completely. But there's toomuch money being made: what arehuman lives compared to profits?
We don't need to wait fornuclear reactors, mining is danger-ous enough: 20% of uraniumminers in the U.S. died of lungcancer before its danger wasknown, and at Elliott Lake, Ont., 81miners have died of lung cancer.(Denison mines now want toexpand into B.C.!)
We must rely largely on Ameri-can statistics and reports as so littleresearch has been done or publish-ed in Canada. What there is can beread 'mEnergy File.
SERIOUS HAZARDA study released last spring by
the U.S. Secretary of Health,Education and Welfare, concludedthat exposure to low-level radiationis a serious public health hazard...risks to the general public arehieher than once thought.
The late Margaret Mead warnedthat the United States, havingdetonated the first atomic bomb"to save American liveV' is nowdestroying hundreds of thousandsof its people with radioactivity.
Another scientist said, "Noother country needs to drop anatomic bomb on the U.S. We aredestroying ourselves quite aseffectively."
When the Saskatchewan legisla-ture opened in February, a groupof protesters carried a large white
elephant to symbolize their feel-ings about uranium mining in thatprovince.
We should take heart from thefact that none of the four majorAmerican nuclear companies hasmade money on their reactorbusiness, and Atomic Energy ofCanada is virtually bankrupt.
ORDERS CANCELLEDProfessor Albert Wohlstetter of
the University of Chicago estimatesthat General Electric has lost $600million, Westinghouse between$500 million and $2 billion, Com-bustion Engineering Inc. $150million and Babcock and Wilcox$100 million. Only 11 new ordersfor nuclear reactors have come insince 1974, to offset 24 cancella-tions or indefinite deferrals duringthat same period.
More Foodfor Thought
Business Week reports, "nu-clear power in Europe and Japan isfacing the most serious crisis in its30-year history." In 1973 theEuropean Community predicted160,000 Mw of installed nuclearcapacity by 1985. Now officials inBrussels believe 78,000 is morerealistic. In Japan, projectednuclear capacity by 1985 has beenhalved in new estimates. AmoryLovins, energy consultant, says:"It's the greatest collapse of anyenterprise in industrial history."
Well, that's certainly good news,but it may not be enough to deterB.C. Hydro, who not only have ourmoney to play with, but enormous
foreign resources. Neither will itconvince the 750 nuclear scientistswho plan to visit Nanaimo shortly.Hosted by the chamber of comm-erce, they will tour the Cheekye-Dunsmuir/Victoria transmissionline site. Hydro has already cleareda 40-acre patch down to thesubsoil, surrounding it by a 13-footfence.
DENIED ITOf course Robert Bonner has
said we don't need nuclear energyin B.C., but we must rememberthat Robert Bonner also deniedbeing a member of the TrilateralCommission. A year ago, Mr.Bonner was thanked by the Trilat-eral Commission for his help inpreparing a report called Energy:Managing the Transition. Twomonths later Bonner admitted to aCanadian Community NewspaperAssociation convention that Hydrohad wildly overestimated the pro-vince's demand for energy. How-ever, he suggested Hydro shouldbe allowed to continue its ambit-ious program of dam construction,the cost to be paid by foreign loans!
Pop bottles indeed pose animmediate threat to ourselves andour children. But we must informourselves of the far-reaching threatposed by uranium exploration,mining and industry. The EnergyFile contains most of the informat-ion published here. For $8 youhave a year's supply. Write to TheEnergy File, 105-2511 East Hast-ings St., Vancouver, B.C.
Also buy, borrow or beg a copyof Dr. Helen Caldicott's NuclearMadness: What You Can Do.Published by Autumn Press,Brookline, Massachusetts, thisexcellent, well-researched anddocumented book is distributed inCanada by Random House,Toronto. $5.25.
Tony Richards
OUR LOOK AT THE Legislature this week in-cludes an exchange between Jack Kempf (SC-Omineca) and Dennis Cocke (NDP-NewWestminster).
Estimates of the Ministry of Health were beingdebated when Cocke charged that cabinet minis-ters were using government aircraft during the lastelection.
"Garbage mouth!" retorted Kempf.Cocke replied that he'd "taken enough from that
woodsman" and asked for a withdrawal of thestatement.
The statement was withdrawn.
PERHAPS WE WERE a little remiss in notlooking further into the suggestion in the B.C. Le-gislature recently that a gambling casino be openedon one of the Gulf Islands.
About two weeks ago, a correspondent blamedthe suggestion on one of the Social Credit membersof Legislature. He was incorrect.
The proposal came from ML A Don Lockstead(NDP-Mackenzie).
I JUST LATELY realized why there's a sleepingbag kept in the darts room at the Vesuvius Inn. It'sbecause Don Small has moved into the room towork on improving his game after everyone's gonehome.
Not that he needs the practice, though. The la-test word is that the Kiwis are losing miserably tothe Canucks in the weekly arrow throwingtournaments.
According to a fairly reliable source, the Kiwishave lost twice now, but being suckers for punish-ment, they just won't give up.
There's some talk of organizing teams and tour-naments for winter play and I feel confident that adarts team is just what we need.
No uniforms, balls or bats, just darts. And, ofcourse, a few beers now and again.
I ALWAYS FIGURED those worms were goodfor you, and it turns out that I was right. Theworms I'm referring to are those often found inbottom fish and, according to a fisheries inspectionsupervisor, there is more protein in them than in anequivalent amount of fish.
When I was selling fish off the dock in Ganges afew years ago, it was common practice to try andignore the worms but if anyone complained aboutthem, it was pointed out that they were a goodsource of protein.
The worms, or nematodes, were very common inblack rockfish, a species of cod that could be foundin great numbers at the north end of Active Pass.
I remember selling a whole mess of those fish tothe old Reef Fish and Chip Shop. I suspect theoperator of the shop (who is still around) musthave noticed all the worms, they were pretty hardto hide. (It's also probable that the truth wasstretched a little and the fish were sold as cod).
Anyway, both the operator and former custo-mers of the Reef should be happy to hear that thefish had high nutritional value.
HERE'S A SEQUEL TO the joke about the catsounding like a dog. (Again, credit goes to DerekSowden).
When does a dog sound like a cat? When youput the dog in a freezer for a few days and then runit through a hand saw il grips R-R-A-A-Q-Q-W-W.
Return of'cinematicphenomenon'
According to Dan Evanishen ofIs land Cinema, a "cinematic phe-nomenon" is about to return toSalt Spring Island. Made in 1975,the HiK'ky Horror Picture Show"has gained increased popularity"and there are people who followthe f i l m about , seeing it in as manyd i f f e r e n t theatres as possible.
"The film itself is a completelyoutrageous sendup of practicallyall the horror f i lms made, and ofJ u d y G a r l a n d to boot," saysEvanishen.
"The plot is fairly simple, thedialogue unbelievable, the effectsnot overly fantastic, the musictruly great rock. The overall effect:stunning."
Main character of the film is Dr.Frank N. Furter, "a mad transvest-ite from the planet Transsexual inthe galaxy Transylvania.
It will be shown at Central Hallthis weekend and at the beginningof next week.
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Wrong name and numberWhen a charge of consuming
liquor in a public place was readagainst John Carroll in provincialcourt last week, court was told bythe accused that his first name wasnot John, but Glenn.
He told judge D.K. McAdamthat he had received a summons inthe mail three weeks previously.Not only was the name on thesummons wrong, but so was hisphone number, he said.
He also told the court he "wasnot sure about the day" on whichthe offence was alleged to havetaken place. The charge was thatCarroll had been consuming liquorin Centennial Park on June 9.
McAdam advised him that if hewas not sure if that was the correctdate, he should consider pleadingnot guilty.
Carroll opted for a remand toAugust 22.
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Golden retriever is only breedfor Salt Spring Island couple
BY TONY RICHARDS"Do you want a faithful compan-
ion, good tempered, devoted tochildren, hardy and adaptable; or ashow dog easy to prepare andhandle in the ring; or a gundog...easy to train, keen and persever-ing, good in water and in thethickest cover? Perhaps you wantall three. Then you want a goldenretriever."
That is from a book calledGolden Retrievers by Joan Gill andis what one Salt Spring Island resi-dent thought to be a. fittingdescription of that breed of dog.
Grace Banks of Chu-An Drive isthe proud owner of one-year-oldBrandy, a purebred golden retriev-er who appears to be going placesin the realm of dog training andobedience.
This story wasn't her idea.The suggestion came from form-
erDriftwood reporter Shirley Culp-in who, while living on Salt Spring,gave dog obedience classes:Brandy was one of her students.ON SALT SPRING A YEAR
Roger and Grace Banks arrivedon Salt Spring a year ago, about thesame time as they acquired theirdog.
Brandy is not their first.They've owned English and Irish
setters, a springer spaniel, andtheir last dog was a coon hound-Labrador cross. But now it's un-likely they'd settle for anything buta golden retriever.
As Roger Banks pointed out,"People say once you've had agolden retriever, you don't wantanything else."
So what's so great about them,and Brandy in particular? Well,apart from the fact that he has awinning smile, Brandy has com-pleted his Companion Dog (CD)obedience degree, quite an accom-plishment for a dog under a yearold.
He received his training in a10-week course under Shirley Cul-pin last spring and recently passedthe three required tests to obtainthe CD. He was one of about 18
Let thephone ring
Let it ring!Reader has urged islanders to let
the telephone ring at least 10 timeswhen making a call.
She explains that she is in thegarden and she hears the tele-phone. She puts down her tools,walks to the house and after thefourth or fifth ring the phone diesand she is too late.
Let it ring and the subscriber hassome chance of answering, sheurges.
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Grace Banks puts Brandy through his paces.
dogs to take part and only half ofthem passed.SIX STEPS
There are six steps in the CDtests: heel on leash, stand forexamination, heel free, recall, longsit and long down (or lying down).
Brandy's next step is to obtainhis CDX, or Companion Dog Ex-cellent. His owners, however, arelamenting the fact that there is nolonger anyone giving obedienceclasses here and they are under-taking it themselves from a book.
The more advance CDX degree
is where the dogs get into retriev-ing: on flat ground and retrievingover a high jump being two of therequirements.
And maybe once Brandy has thatdegree, the Banks will go on to tryfor Utility Dog where, among otherthings, scent discrimination istaught.
After meeting Brandy and see-ing him follow the commands of hisowners, I believe Shirley Culpinmay be right when she says heseems destined for bigger andbetter things.
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Wednesday, August 8,1979 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page Seven
Elaine Potter's work on display at Art-Craft
Organic forms inspire her batikTrading Specials
CONTRIBUTEDVisitors to the Art-Craft '79 show
in Mahon Hall may have thefeeling that they are experiencingSalt Spring Island's rocks, watersand plant life in a differentdimension when they view ElainePotter's batiks. This artist workswith organic forms to communicateher perceptions of what she seesaround her.
Elaine's formal training was infine arts at the Vancouver School ofArt, from which she graduatedwith honours in design. Thoughshe had worked in many disciplinesin art school, she found her interestveering towards crafts, particularlybatik, which at the time had noplace in the school curriculum. Theyoung artist made a project ofresearching dyes and materials anddeveloping her own techniques.Here her painting courses provedheplful in organizing form andcolour.
Soon she was teaching batik inevening courses at the art schooland conducting workshops in thedaytime, as well as preparingpanels for exhibitions once or twice
ELAINE POTTER
a year. Displays of her work havebeen seen in Vancouver, Montreal
and Banff.
STUDIO IN SPAINIn 1970 the Canada Council
awarded her a grant to set up abatik studio in Spain. Some of thework from that period hangs in herBeaver Point home, the rusty redsand greyed greens contrasting withthe more forthright colours of herrecent B.C. works.
Still another contrast is found inpanels she is preparing for thisfall's annual show by B.C. crafts-men, Made by Hand, whose motifis life in the tropical waters of theCaribbean where she had somesnorkelling time last year. Elaineexpects the rivers, lakes andvegetation of the Yukon, where shewill be spending part of this month,to influence the forms and coloursthat will appear in her one-womanshow scheduled for VancouverCircle Craft gallery in November.
Islanders have had the opportun-ity to participate in one of ElainePotter's workshops this past springas part of the school district'scontinuing education program. Shehopes to conduct a similar work-shop during the coming season.
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Saturna SceneBY MARJORIE RATZLAFF
The summer season bringingvisits from sons, daughters, grand-children, sisters, aunts, cousinsand sometimes assorted pets canbecome rather trying to mothers. Ifyou build up too big a head ofsteam, mothers, it might help tohave the screaming meemies.
However, a better way is to placein the middle of the kitchen table alarge loaf of sliced bread, a jar ofpeanut butter and a large pitcher ofcoolade or something similar.Then you and Dad can just walkaway from it and head for SaturnaLighthouse Pub and have yoursupper in peace. Of course this isan extreme measure, but the plancan be adapted to meet all the vari-a t i o n s o f " s u m m e r v i s i t o r ssyndrome".
Of course one couldn't begin toname all the comings and goingsthese days. However, to namesome: R o n n i e Go l igh t ly anddaughter have been visiting fortheir holidays; Rick and KathieWise and son Peter have been visit-ing (Cathie's mother Evelyn Saund-ers; Jim and Lou Money havedaughter Betty and granddaugh-ters Lisa and Laura; Jean Howarthwas at her East Point cottage for aweek and visited with her motherLeah as well as friends on Saturna;John and Barbara McMahon,their children and friends, are visit-ing for the long weekend at Marie'shome.
There have been two car crashesand a car theft which also became awrecking. The ex t r eme ly hot
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St. Christopher's congregationenjoyed a church service on July 29with Archdeacon A.D. Powell.Thanks very much, sir, for fittingus into your hot, busy day. Thanksalso to Lorraine Campbell for pro-viding transportation. The nextservice will be a communion ser-vice on August 19.
From Loreta Tomlin (thanks,Loreta) we have the East Pointnews:
Walt and Marie Mackie arespending a few weeks at their cot-tage. Eric and Phyl Benson fromVancouver are vacationing withthem. Also the Benson's daughterLouanne and her husband DanBai ley and Bob Lyon f r o mEdmonton are guests.
Frank and Loreta Tomlin hadAl and Betty Ward from Van-couver for a couple of days.
Job's Bellsat centreMonday
Job's Bells will be featured at theCommunity Centre in Ganges onMonday.
At 2 pm. there will be a child-ren's matinee which will includestories. Children's Day Camp willalso take part. An evening medita-tion will take place at 9 pm.
Matthew Coleman described theevent on Tuesday as "a most beau-t i f u l exper ience as Job, sur-rounded by his bells, radiatesmusic of eternal peace — an expe-rience that should not be missed".
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Page Eight GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, Augusts, 1979
The Guns of August
Here's veteran who heard them roarBY WALTER HUNT-SOWREYAn assassination in a small
centra] European town was thealleged cause; an Austrian prince,disliked by his own family, was thetarget, and his death was almost anaccident.
The blood of many millionsjoined that spilt at Sarajevo.
Today, to most, this is a history-book story, to be read with thestories of the Heights of Abraham,the Norman Conquest and Caesar'sGallic Wars. To some, it is still a
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real event, seen through the mistsof 65 years and, on each annivers-ary, the Guns of August still soundin our ears, and we remember ourfriends, victims of that carnage,who sleep forever in foreign lands.
We, in Britain, had been broughtup in a rather pleasant world. True,there had been wars in variousparts of it in our memory, and thatof our parents, but few of these hadreally touched us... our countryhad not been involved in any largeconflict. Fifteen years before, wehad seen the boys leave for SouthAfrica; 12 years before we had seenmost of them return.THAT PAPER
Sarajevo and "that scrap ofpaper" were another story.
War was entering our lives.France, Germany, Austria andRussia were at war.
The attack and pillage of Belg-ium tore up the scrap of paper.
That "Contemptible LittleArmy" crossed the channel. Itcame back from Mons, fightinggallantly, held the enemy on theMarne, beat them on the Aisne,and in October, came to a haltunder the walls of Ypres, whenboth armies had failed to outflankeach other.
Germany had failed to gain thechannel ports; the British andFrench were unable to roll theGerman army back in Belgium.
Here we stood, for four years,years of attrition, hardship anddeath until the final advance, in1918, took us back to the slag heapsof Mons. The next few months sawthe end of our professional army.
British people were not in anyway prepared for war. The BritishArmy had not fought in Europesince Crimea, and it was almost100 years since they had fought inBelgium, at Waterloo.
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who had previous army servicewithin the last five years.
In addition, there was the terri-torial force, partially trained, andmeant to take over the duties of theregular army. Part of this armywent out to India to relieve theIndian Army, which came toFrance in November, 1914, andthen was sent back east to Mesopo-tamia in November, 1915.
The then British Empire was inmuch the same state. The troopswere few in number, largely forshow purposes. The call went out.
Our generation immediatelyresponded. There were no uni-forms, no guns. The rudiments ofsoldiering were learned withdummy guns in civilian clothes.
The big fear of this new armywas that the war would be over byChristmas, and they would miss it.It was, but not by that firstChristmas. Four Christmases wereto pass before we saw peace again,wet and weary in our muddytrenches.STALEMATE
For a number of reasons the warreached a stalemate. The Schlieff-en plan was good and practical, buthad to be accomplished quickly,and made little allowance for localfailure.
The speed it demanded becameimpossible for infantry, and astrong resistance and heavy cas-ualties threw the plan out of kelterby October, '14. Soon after that,both sides were "digging in".
The Germans had the betterchoice of territory, retaining all thelow hills, which gave every advant-age in a country generally flat as apancake. A hill less than 100 feethigh gave full view of all activity onthe other side and shielded one'sown movements.
Defence, as is usual in warfare,went ahead of attack.
Barbed wire and the machinegun made attack costly, and oftenalmost impossible, yet it had to bemaintained.
The area of actual fightingbecame a quagmire from theconstant shelling, which quicklydestroyed all natural and artificialdrainage. In parts, earthworks hadto be built as digging filled withwater as quickly as it was dug.
In the Ypres area a step off the"duckboards" was a step into abog; often to death. Front linetroops knew little but discomfort,both from the condition of the
trench area; the continuous shelland machine gun fire; gas attacks;the lack of rations and methods ofcooking what there was.FIELD KITCHENS
It was not until 1917 that fieldkitchens were brought up toreserve lines, and even then, thefood was cold when carried throughas much as four miles of wet andmuddy trenches. Small wonder webecame known to the other arms ofthe service as "Poor Bloody Infan-try/'
Even "infantry" was originally aterm of derision, from the French'' enfant'', a child... too small or toopoor to have a horse.
That we only left behind one ofevery four who went into the linewas a miracle... so often it seemedthat no one would survive. So manybattalions had to be disbanded, orbrigaded with other battalions astoo few survived to carry on.
Again, on the fourth of Augustwe look back.
The "Thin Red Line" of thosedays is thinner now. In most smallareas one can count the survivorson one hand.
On my own island,. of Mayne, Ithink there are only three of us,who saw trench warfare, still alive.
Before long,£<i.vt Post will soundfor the last survivor.
For four years we survivedagainst impossible odds. Was it allin vain? We think not.
True, another war was needed toend that era, but generally an openwar, where many of our discom-forts were unknown, although waralways demands sacrifice anddeath.REMEMBER US!
To the younger generations wewould say: remember our suffer-ings; remember the decimation ofour generation. War is the lastpolitical resource, and few politit-ians, fight.
A piper of my old regimentstepped out in front of the squareat Waterloo, playing the tuneCogadh na Sit ft... Peace or War.
This choice will be of yourmaking. We would not ask you toendure what we did, in either "14 or'39.
In aptual fact, you could veryeasily be asked to endure muchmore, in a rather different way.
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Mayne weather reportBY WALTER HUNT-SOWREY
July, as is usual, proved to begenerally dry and sunny. All therain fell in the first 10 days and onfour of those days was so slightthat it amounted to no more than afew drops.
Through the rest of the monthwe had generally clear skies withsome morning cloud, a normalthing at this time of the year whenour hot interior causes sea fogwhich lifts to form cloud, soon dis-sipated by the sun. One cannothelp but notice the quite low rain-fall to date this year, and this hasfollowed a rather dry fall last year.Land reserves of water are quitelow.
Looking back a few years, wefind a similar situation in 1973,where the July rainfall was 0.24",
and the rainfall to date that yearwas 8.67". However, that was in aperiod of heavier than usual rain-fall. We had had to date in trie pre-vious year 18.41" and 19.15" thefollowing year. July, 1972 alsogave a very high rainfall, 1.91".
The only year I can rememberthat gave a zero rainfall was 1951,but in that year rainfall was neglig-ible from April to November. Thethirties also gave us some very drysummers, but at that time I was liv-ing much further up the coast. Inthose years the prairies were just adustbowl.
To our own island one thing isclear: there is no water surplus, andat this time summer visitors createa greater demand on our supply.Ou r wells do not normally fill untilNovember.
RainfallTotal to dateDays with rainTotal to dateMaximum pressureMinimum pressureMaximum temperatureMinimum temperatureMaximum humidityMinimum Humidity
July 197919790.55"10.87"466.29.84"29.48"33° c.7°c.79%71%
19780.40"13.93"283.
19770.76"12.07"673.29.93"29.65"30° c.10°c.70%60%
(Records for July 1978, except for rainfall, incomplete)
Mischief charge dismissedin provincial court here
A charge of committing mischiefby wilfully damaging a car wind-shield was dismissed by JudgeD.K. Me Adam in Ganges provinc-ial court last week.
Charge was laid against DwayneMcleod, who was alleged to havethrown a beer bottle through thewindshield of a car owned by HarrySpence.
Spence told the court his car hadbeen parked outside a honje onBeddis Road on the night of April28. His 1964 Chevelle Malibu hadbeen parked below a verandah infront of the house, where a party
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Elizabeth Ronne said she hadbeen outside the house on theevening of the party and had seenMcLeod throwing beer bottles atSpence's car. She had not, how-ever, seen any bottles hit thewindshield.
Crown counsel C. Kittle summedup by saying that the "evidenceindicates an irresistible inference"that McLeod had broken the wind-shield.
The accused told the court therehad been a number of people onthe verandah and that other peoplehad been throwing bottles, too. Healso noted that a beer fight hadbeen going on earlier.
"I think the Crown's got to go alittle further to show it was your(McLeod's) hand that threw thebottle and yours alone," saidMcAdam in dismissing the charge.
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BY TOM WRIGHTThe Gulf Islands NDP Club holds
no meetings during the summermonths while members spend theirspare time taking holiday trips andworking on their gardens. Someclub members are already busyplanning for the Fall Bazaar, how-ever, as it will closely follow thenext meeting in September.
The Fall Bazaar is important tothe club, as it provides an annualincome to cover minor expenses,to pay for bursaries awarded by theclub and to provide a fund for localgood works such as the recent giftto Greenwoods and planned financ-ial help towards improving locallibrary facilities.
The bazaar fund also providesmoney for both federal and pro-vincial election campaigns, but theclub executive assure those whodonated toward the recent elect-ions that every dollar of suchdonations goes into the electionfund, no donated money beinginvolved in the club's gift programor operating expenses.
A recent event which gave muchpleasure to several club memberswas a visit to the island by a groupof university students from main-land China.
The young students are in athree-year program at CarletonUniversity in Ottawa, and are inBritish Columbia for a summercourse in English at U.B.C. Theyvisited Victoria and Salt Springunder the auspices of the Canada-China Friendship Society.
Their trip to Salt Spring includeda lofty view of hang gliders fromMount Bruce and a picnic atDrummond Park.
Local resident composerof forthcoming musical
Local talent is being used asguinea pigs by Salt Spring Islandcomposer Joan Raeside.
"You never really know what amusical is going to sound like untilyou hear others do it," says Joan.And it happens that as rehearsalsof her musical Once Upon A Tailprogress, she's asked to changelines and songs. So she does. Shechanges lines to please the actorsand songs to please director MaryWilliamson, all toward a better'finished product.
Once Upon A Tail isn't the onlything Joan has written. Altogethershe has written hundreds of songs,mainly for children. Some of themshe has linked together for thismusical, others as operas.
"I write songs first, then thestory up to it and away from it."
She is actually quite surprisedthat she has written operas. "Inever was an opera goer myself,"says Joan. The Fourth Wise Manwas performed here on Salt Springaround 1972, but The Moon IsMade of Green Cheese never gotoff the ground. However, she isstill hoping to see it produced onSalt Spring. The operetta ThePrincess and the Button was per-formed around 1973.
Born in Surrey, England, Joancame to Canada when her father,Sir Charles Wright, retired in 1946.Since then she has lived in theUnited States, and Canada andhaving married a New Zealander,she also lived in New Zealand for21 years. That is where she startedwriting children's stories, mainlyfor her two sons.
But her musical training comesfrom London, where at age 20 Joanenrolled in a four-year course inDalcroze Eurhythmies (music bymovement). She taught kinder-garten in London during the war,and also taught music in Ontarioand at Carnegie Tech. in Pitts-burgh. Twenty-four of her songshave been published in a bookcalled Honey for Breakfast, Songs
for Infants, and her stories areprinted and available in localbookstores.
The Green Wizard, Lucky LittleDragon, and Sir Basil deBold wereread to children at the Art Craftshow in 1977. The Train That Got
Lost has a sequel coming off thepress soon, called The Train ThatRan Away.
All illustrations are done by herson Adrian Raeside, who will soonstart the production of Once Upon aTail in cartoon form.
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Wednesday. Augusts, 1979 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page Eleven
Salt Spring moves eastto remote northern lake
Salt Spring School of Fine Arthas been re-located. It is now theNorthern School of Fine Art.Emily Crosby established theschool on Salt Spring Island andoperated it successfully for eightyears before moving to northernManitoba.
In its island heyday, the schooloffered ballet, painting, pottery,children's art and weaving. Stu-dents came from all over NorthAmerica.
It was located in Gulf IslandsSecondary School during thesummer vacation.
School of Fine Art broughtmany well-known artists to theisland. They included Prof. Clyde,of Banff and Edmonton; MurrayMacDonald, of Alberta Univer-sity; Plato Ustinov, of New Yorkand Salt Spring Island; Jane Beechof the National Ballet; CarolSouthward, of Fulford, who tookher master's degree in ceramicswith Carlton Ball. And manyothers.
It was sponsored by the B.C.Cultural Fund.IT ALSO WENT
Then Emily Crosby moved toWekusko Lake, and the schoolmoved with her.
The Manitoba Cultural AffairsMinistry is looking after the spon-sorship and the school is as clearlyManitoban as it was BritishColumbian.
Courses offered range from pot-
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tery and weaving to fabric arts andsculptures. Classes started in mid-July and will come to an end inmid-August.
Mrs. Crosby adds a cautionarynote to the prospectus issued forthe courses: "...must supply a goodbed-roll (Cold nights)..."
The remote northern lake is anadded attraction to many for itsremote location and distance frombig centres.
No helmet:$25 fine
Arthur Fewings was fined $25 inprovincial court at Ganges lastWednesday after he tried unsuc-cessfully to dispute a charge underthe Motor Vehicle Act.
Const. Don Geistlinger told thecourt he had stopped Fewings onJune 23 for operating a motorcyclewithout a helmet. He subsequentlyissued a traffic ticket information tothe accused.
Fewings said he had lived in apart of the country where nohelmet was required. He also saidhe had been riding motorcycles for20 years.
After arriving in B.C., he said,he had been unable to establishwhat kind of helmet was approvedby the superintendent of motorvehicles.
Judge D.K. McAdam observedthat the type of helmet approved bythe motor vehicle branch was of noconsequence because the evidencewas that Fewings had been wear-ing no helmet at all.
Impairedcharge netsjail term
A Salt Spring Island man wassentenced to 28 days in jail afterappearing in Ganges provincialcourt Wednesday on impaired driv-ing charges.
Two charges of impaired drivingwere laid against Albin Rodstrom,50. First arose from an incidentApril 10 when he was stopped byRCMP on Robinson Road. Sub-sequent breath tests gave readingsofO.23.
Second charge was laid afterRodstrom was stopped on July 13and breathalyzer readings of 0.20and 0.21 were taken.
The April charge netted a seven-day sentence; the July charge, 21days.
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The following Commissioners were appointed in accordance with theBritish Columbia Public Inquiries Act:
Dr. David V. Bates, ChairmanDr. James W. MurrayMr. Valter Raudsepp
Within the Terms of Reference, the Commissioners are to inquire intothe adequacy of existing measures to provide protection in all aspectsof uranium mining in British Columbia. In particular, they are to ex-amine the adequacy of existing Federal and Provincial requirements inBritish Columbia for:
(a) The protection of the health and safety of workersassociated with exploration, mining and milling of uranium,and
(b) The protection of the environment, and(c) The protection of the Public.
On completion of the Inquiry, the Commissioners will make recom-mendations to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council for setting andmaintaining standards for workers and public safety, and for protec-tion of the environment in respect to exploration, mining and millingof uranium ores.The Commissioners have completed their initial series of CommunityHearings and on-site inspections of uranium deposits. Further Com-munity Hearings will be scheduled early in 1980.
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Enthusiastic crowd turns out for Garden FailBY FAIR VISITORS
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Convener, Mrs. Muriel Deni-son, welcomed the enthusiasticcrowd, and introduced CanonJ.N.Bracher, who offered theprayer for the Year of The Child.
The s inging of the nationalanthem was led by Mrs. DorothyCummings.
The opening address was givenby Miss Catherine Ackerman.
Convened by Mrs. KathleenRathwell, the ladies of St. Mary's,Fulford, sold garden produce,
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plants and a variety of beautifulflowers.FAIR FOOD
What is a fair without food?There was lots available for theeager customers. Hundreds offreshly cooked hamburgers andhot dogs were served by theAndress sisters with friends LauraKoenig and Susan Roseby, anexchange student from Australia.
Dave and Jean Hoskin werekept busy at the lemonade andpopcorn stand assisted by Dave'ssister, Mrs. Ruth Lee, who is visit-ing from Winnipeg.
The Boy Scouts helped on thisbooth in addition to directing carparking.
Children's games were so popu-lar that Canon Bracher and hishelpers, Mrs. Georgina Gibbs,Ryan Earl and Dod ran out ofprizes before three o'clock.
The lamb weight-guessing waswon by Mrs. Proctor, MountainPark Drive, who guessed 47 lb., 6oz. The actual weight was 47%.
George Wells, Pat Desbottesand Margaret and Bill Toulminwere kept busy fighting off thewasps which plagued them cons-tantly.WINNERS
The Lucky Draw winners wereBryden McKay, salmon; hangingflower basket, Bunny Jordan;three crabs each, by Barbara Hackand Dorothy Robertson; groceryhamper, Barbara Smith; vase offlowers, Joan Thompson.
Grownups as well as childrenenjoyed the Punch and Judy showand Jack and the Beanstalk. JuneBeaddie made all the puppets andhusband Arthur the stage andprops.
Joan Raeside played the pianofor puppeteers Dorothy Roberts,Margaret Mackintosh, MarnyDuff and June Beaddie.
The Salt Spring Singers pleasedtheir audience with lively selec-tions, especially Come to the Fair.This group is under the direction ofJoy Johnson.
May George suppied the pianoaccompaniment.HOME BAKING
The parish hall was the centrefor Home Baking by St. Mark'sGuild, convened by Bunny Tiffinand Joan Millner. Handcrafts,knitting and sewing were lookedafter by the A.C.W. afternoonbranch, convened by Laura Ban-nister. Piano selections were givenby Philip Sawford, Margaret Cun-ningham and Joan Raeside.
Daisy Gear and Nora Chester,assisted by other members servedtea.
No fair is complete without aGypsy Tea Room. Marjorie Cutteland her gypsies, Peg McLeanFlorence Malcolmson and MaryPoyntz, provided tea and the set-ting while Gladys King read the tealeaves to the music of Virginia andAmy Newman.
The Children's Garden wassupervised by Laurie Perkins andNorma Gauth ie r . Wande r ingtroubadors Ray Newman andDavid Stacey performed aroundthe grounds during the afternoon.
Attic Treasures was a popularplace, where Gwen and NormanHind-Smith, Margaret and Alf
Howell and Ann Earl were kept Moore, doing the calling,busy. Convener Muriel Denison wel-
Bevis Walters provided Bingo corned the important contributionwith his able assis tant , Lucy made by the community at large.
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of B.C.Founded in 1902 by the
Fanners of British ColumbiaGULF ISLANDS AGENTS:
."ei'ider ..-..:. ;•••... L. TavernSalt Spring L. LarsonGaliano J. RipleySaturna G. WickMayne S. Somerville
For complete
SEPTIC TANK SYSTEMSCAL L: 537-2882
Percolation Tests • Septic Tank Cleaning
Ken Byron
Wednesday, Augusts, 1979 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page Fifteen
Opening address by graduateSwerves to miss dog
IP
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Catherine Ackerman opened theAnglican Country Fair on Satur-day. The theme of the fair was theYear of the Child and as a graduateof the high school at Ganges, Cath-erine was chosen to speak.
She is the daughter of Mr. andMrs. Con Ackerman and she wasthe recipient of the Mike WellsMemorial Scholarship at thisyear's graduation ceremonies inGulf Islands Secondary School.
Here is her opening address:"Some of you may ask, why an
International Year of the Child.Well, on November 20, 1959 theGeneral Assembly of the UNdeclared that 'mankind owes thechild the best it has to give'andadopted a resolution setting outthe rights of the child.
"Over the past 20 years mil-lions of children have had to gowithout good food, clean water,proper shelter adequate healthcare, education and even love./ "Technology has advanced somuch that all these things can beprovided for, but a will to pro-vide all these things has to bepresent.
"So to try and instill some willupon us, the 20th anniversary ofthe declaration of the rights ofthe child has been designated asthe International Year of theChild.
"Come the New Year let us notforget about the basic needs ofthe children, for as the years goon, so do their needs.
"However, the real test will bein future years and the differ-ence it will make in the lives ofchildren in the years to come.
"Do not forget them!"
This 1977 Honda was dam-aged extensively after it left theroad at the Fernwood andNorth End Roads intersectionSunday around noon. Driverof the vehicle, Janet Conings,Burnaby, suffered minor injur-ies. She told police she hadswerved to miss a dog whiletravelling towards St. MaryLake on Fernwood Road. Thecar left the road and rolledover.
WATCH FOR OUR
AUGUST OPENING
The Blue HeronDining Room
at the
Fulford Inn
The library is short ofn e a r l y $20,000 tocomple te the newbuilding!
We need your help
PLEASE DONATEYour BCRIC Shares
to the
LIBRARYBuilding Fund
Sandy Gordon, manager, has come to our aid and the Bank ofMontreal in Ganges will be pleased to accept donations ofBCRIC shares on behalf of the Salt Spring Island Library.
Official income tax receipts will be issued for the value realized from the sale ofthe shares.
are In Your Own LibrarpriCost of this display advertisement was donated
by Mary Gatley
Page Sixteen GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, Augusts, 1979
A name in a flashSHOP AT HOME
Marcotte's Garage Autowreckers
COMPLETE AUTO REPAIRS SERVICESTEAM CLEANING
WELDING24 HOUR TOWING SERVICE
537-9423 Gil Marcotte
TAYLOR'SNORTH END PLUMBING
Commercial & Residential30 years experience
BEN TAYLOR RR1 North Beach Rd537-9352 Ganges
Walter Huser ConstructionGeneral Carpentry
* CUSTOM HOMES * ADDITIONS* R E N O V A T I O N S * FINISHING WORK
30 years experience
537-2385after 5.(H) pm
R . R . I . Tripp Road. Ganges
PATRICKS
Electrical & PlumbingContracting
537-5687 537-5687
GULFXCAVATING LTDR . R . I PORT W A S H I N G T O N . B.C.
Salt Spring Island GlassSince 1975
|*HOUSE. AUTO & BOAT GLASS[*SCREENS & A W N I N G S (Custom made)
* M I R R O R S CUT TO FIT W A I . 1 . OR F R A M E•ALUMINUM STORM WINDOWS (Ins ide or outside)
|*DOUBI.E GLAZED CONVERSIONS[•STAINED GLASS L E A D E D WINDOWS
Dennis Marshall Journeyman Gla/ier
Mouafs Mail 537-9298 Tues ' Sat 10 ' 5
DUNCAN PAVING LTD,Asphalt Paving Fully Guaranteed
Nothing too small or largeRESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL
"Quick Completions"FREE ESTIMATES
Phone:748-2531 , B.C.Bdckboe
• PERCOLATION TESTS• EXCAVATIONS
• DRIVEWAYS
• SEPTIC FIELDS• WATER LINES
• WELLS
CALL JIM WALSH AT 537-5894
cror-istwrjcrtfon LtD.
COOtRdCtORS• QUALITY RESIDENTIAL
AND COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION• CUSTOM HOMES "RENOVATIONS
P.O. Bc«r 1161, s, B.C:. uos leo-
GULF COAST MATERIALSServing the Gulf Islands. Salt Spring - Galiano -
Mayne - Renders
*READY MIX CONCRETE*WASHED SAND & GRAVEl-5
537-2611Rainbow Road. Ganges
GULFSTREAM SUPPLYPLUMBING" ELECTRICALB PUMPSBWOODSTOVES
Do it yourself or let us do it for youREPAIRS -- INSTALLATIONSBY CONTRACT OR HOURLY
537-5733 Valcourt Centre 537-5476
Serving ALL the islands
Gulf IslandsWater Taxi Ltd.
24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE.lack Hughes 537-2510 Ganges
D.A. SmithGeneral Contracting Ltd.
NEW HOMES. ADDITIONSRENOVATIONS, F R A M I N G
Large or Small Jobs — Contract or hourly.12 yrs. Experience
Ph. 653-4695 after 5.30 pm.P.O. Box 1026. Ganges, B.C.
HUGH'S MACHINERYThe Specialists
CHAIN SAWS - TILLERS - MOWERSTRACTORS - AIRCOOLED ENGINES - WELDING
MACHINE SHOP - LAWNBOY - SNAPPERSTIHL— McCULLOCH
Sales & Service to all makes
537-5070 Upper Ganges Rd.
Nice European &Oriental Pianosat affordable prices
CO ltd Your representative on the IslandsFred van Hamersveld
537-9479 392255 West Broadway,Vancouver V6K 2E4
SALTSPRING SERVICEbobcat825 MODEL
•Septic Fields •Ditching •Hauling•Landscaping •Back-Filling
Greg Coles 537-9422 days653-4519 eves
GULF ISLANDSSEPTIC TANK SERVICE
Our radio controlled truck can pump out ALLtypes of tanks up to 150 feet away.
CALL Henry Schwagly 537-9353
Render Island: Ross-Smith Ltd. 629-3573
Galiano Island: Rick Harding 539-2442 or 539-2250
La Fortune ContractingBox 507. Ganges
QUALITY HOMES ̂Foundations & Framing
OFFICE AT KEITH'S INTERIORS:(Mouat's Mall)
537-2512 days 537-5345 eves.
Rent A CarDaily. Weekly.Month ly Rates.
OFFICE HOURS:9 am to 4.30 pm
Monday thru Friday
InsuranceAM. CLASSES OF
I N S U R A N C EP.O. Box 540.Ganges, B.C.
537-5527SALTSPRINGINSURANCE AGENCIES
Lancer Contracting Ltd,Commercial Custom Homes
537-5453 or 653-4437Office: I.ancer Bldg.. Lower Ganges Road
BOX 352, GANGES
leith'sCarpets Drapes
Re-UpholsteryMouat's MallGanges
537-5031 Box 421.Ganges. B.C.
DRYWALLSalt Spring Interiors
Free Estimates
Texture*Professional Machine Taping
537-2590
Simpson's Appliance
GULF ISLANDDECORATING
SHOPValcourt Centre
Carpets - Lino - Hardwood FlooringCeramic Tile - Wallcoverings - PaintDraperies - Expert floor layer - Paper
Hanger - Tile Man537-2752
PITTSBURGHPAINTS
•fSB*UsuallyQv* J<iy service to most majorappliances anywhere in the Gulf Islands
653-4335
DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFIED -
MONDAY 4pm
DEADLINE FOR DISPLAY ADVERTISING -
FRIDAY
Sitka Tree Service*Dangerous Trees RemovedTopping *Falling "Limbing
*T.V. Antennas *Land Clearing*Site preparation
FULLY INSURED
629-3522Glaus Boerger
"Serving the Gulf Islands"Free estimates
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