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Volume 10, Number 8 February 23, 1956. Provincial I4brary\ufffd\ufffd Victoria, B. C. Serving ihe Growing SunshineXoasi- - From Squamish io Pender Harbour This school district has doubled its population during the last ten years and if the trend continues it locks as though a considerable amount oi building will have to be done in the future, B. Thorsteinson, District school inspector informed a Board of Trade meeting Monday night. The meeting, in the form of a dinner, was held in the Mariner cafe and close to 50 persons attended. Mr. Thorsteinson while unable to make any specific announcement on the proposed school referendum \"to be announced shortly, did explain that the actual cost to the ratepayer would not be as bad as he. or* she thought it might be. Mr.Thorteinson said that in 1946-7 school population total ed 618 and this year it is 1,254. The additional cost of schooling should not cause distress but should be welcomed. It would be more disastrous for the area if taxes went down instead of going up, he argued. The latter would be a sign of progressive development. Mr. Thorsteinson was introduced by William Peterson and at the end of his talk he was thanked by E. Sherman. Mr. Thorsteinson outlined the requirements for this chool district in the way of new construction. Theyi were: Roberts Creek, one room and one play area; Sechelt, one activity room; Halfmoon Bay, site for a school as the present location is unsuitable; Pender Harbour, two rooms Tfgr the elementary school and three for the high school; Gibsons, six 's statement * As a' preliminary to the introduction, of the bylaw covering; the7 cost of new; school .constnietion for the next few yearis, ihe following statement was issued by G.O. Fahrni, chairman of the school board: y in this thriving community we quickly cock our ear when rumors are heard of local industrial growth and expansion. Consider then the expansion in bur schools which are indeed inolders of young citizens arid' we the taxpayers, the shareholders. Let us look at the important effect of this \"industry\" on the economy of our communities, ' The school board had a pay- <*oll hi 1955 x>f $199^000 em- - ploying; 46 -teaichers and 20 non- teaehers who all-reside in our ownX district. The overall expenditure for current operating (excluding capital charges) was $302,378 to educate a total of 71,261 pupils, or ah average \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd annual cost per student of $240 This amount was shared by the provincial government, our local share being raised by a levy of 10.26 mills on a tax- roll of approximatey 12 \\\/z million, dollars. In other words, not ony did our local taxes return to our ocal economy but an equal amount of outside funds was ybrought in to our area. '\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd * , In spite of the .foresight used by previous Boards of-Trustees our school population h as stretched the educational facilities to the limit and we are now faced with the necessity of again approaching the. ratepayers for their support in passing a new Bylaw to procure funds through sale of government guaranteed bonds for school construction. The total requirements have not Thieves take petty cash The tricky cash register in the Peninsula Athletic Club Coffee shop evidently kept thieves busy for quite some hours during the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 19. Two, thousand dollarswas rung up in an attempt to opan the register, to no avail. By force, the front panel was finally removed, and the petty\" cash taken, as well as change kept in the office. Cheques were left untouched also other items in the coffee shop', as far as J. Barker, manager could tell. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdWyatt Lyons, on taxi duty at the Sechelt Motor Transport across the \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd road, noticed about 11 o'clock that most of the. glass had. been removed from the front door, of the pool room, and phoned Mr. Barker. Constable William N. Blox- ham 'said the theft had similarities to other robberies, committed in this area previously.., yet\" ;be'en determined, but definite details of* the building programme will be made available to the ratepayers in the near future. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'> , Bear in mind that under the re vised..assessments and new developments our taxroll will be considerably increased and the required millrate correspondingly lower. Our 1955 millrate for. education, pf 10,26 compares very .favorably ..with the provincial 7 average mill- rate of 13.22. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd. 'Invest wisely for greater dividends support your school building. program. 7 . Board of School. Trustees. G.O. FahfniV Chairman. rocms for the high school and t h ree for the elementary school; Port Mellon, one room and Bowen island, some groundwork. This, he said,-was the building program that was' awaiting approval of the departmental authorities in Victoria. As an analogy he took a taxable assessment of $2,400 and showed that over a 20 year period the additional tax per year would be abOut $5.40 at the present rate of population which would result in a cost per month equal,.to about a packet of cigarettes. Mr. Thorsteinson explained the difference between a referendum and a bylaw.. Under a bylaw the full amount asked' would have to 'be obtained and left lying in the bank until it was needed. Under a referen-> dum, the board is required to obtain only immediate requirements. As this year's referendum is to cover a five year period it is likly some of the money would not be needed for maybe two or three years. By obtaining it when required it is not necessary to pay interest oh money not in use. At question time Mrs; Stew-,, art asked what area was covered and Mr. Thorsteinson replied from Port Mellon to Pender Harbour and in that area all the taxpayers were paying no matter where they lived. Lorne Blain cited 'the case of , a town where expensive school facilities were obtained, and now the. taxpayers were suffering high\/taxation. Mr. Thor- steinsoh replied the school board was striving to be (as? 7\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.V'Let's face it! The Coast news is 7a power in the land. 7 A partially knitted sock, lost last Boxing Day rested in Qibsons Hardware store some six weeks and no one knew who owned it. It was turned pver to The Coast News and a story in last week's paper des- criljed the color and other details. ' yWhat happened? It was. claimed within two days after publication, by Mrs. Glassford for her daughter Miss Bev. Kane a teacher on the Island, who had lost it. The Moral: Use The Coast News when you want action. oames Pt. pioneer dies |gecl 69 Mr. Fredrick Soames, of Soames Point, died in his 69 th year, on!Feb.. 15, in Vancouver, Vfie leaves his wife, Violet, a soii George W.D., of West Van- cpiuver, and a daughter Kay, Mrs. F, Johnson, ih Iran with NATO. . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd The funeral was held Sat. Feb. 18, in Harron Rros. Chapel of Chimes, Rev. T.D. Bar- nejtt officiating. Burial was mjade in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. IAbout .1898, Mr. Soames\/ father pre-empted land at Sdanies Point, and farmed there raising sheep among other!' things. Fred attended school ih Gibsons, and later married Miss Violet Daniels, a school teacher . from Gibsons landing. Gibsons traffic signs were given a going over at Tuesday night's meeting of the Village Commission when Cpl. Morrison of the RCMP appeared and explained some of his problems to the members of the commission. As a result it appears likely that there will be a stop sign placed at the bottom of the Seohelt Highway Hill, right behind the church. This will help relieve the possibility of an accident to cars - cutting across the roadway there from the lower road in order to get to the Gower Point Road. A general check-up on signs through the village will be made and new ones obtained or old ones placed in better positions. Angle parking will \/ more than likly continue in front of the Gower Point Road stores and be extended to cov- er - Lang's new VDrug store and the new John Wood Hardware store. This will have to be done by amending the present bylaw. Harry Winn wrote the commission to allow the filling in when the materials were available of the Sechet Highway end of. the ravine behind his property. When correspondence was Guides honor their mothers A very large gathering of mothers and daughters met at the Sechelt. Legion Hall on the evening of Feb. 20 for the annual Mother and Daughter Banquet arranged by the Sechelt L.A. to Guides and Brownies. read on the Shoal Ba}^ - Loggers association dispute, chairman Ritchey asked that the correspondence be turned over to him so he could discus; the .problem with Deputy Minister E.W. Bassett, dept. o\ufffd\ufffd lands and forests when in Victoria shortly. Accounts totalling $1,847.9? were ordered -paid of whielt $1,226.67 firehail repairs, $526. 54 for roads, $94.76 for water and $9.12 general expense. A building permit tto cover a one story 40x50ft ,$l,00tt business building was granted. Commissioner Ballentine reported on work done on Gower Point road and the Schotff road and the lower Winn road. Work was also done on the Prowse road. B. Williams, provincial sajs^ itary inspector ran off a fUnsanitary Land Fill, which showed how some larger centres were disposing of garbage by digging trenches, crushing the garbage into; a minimum of space and then covering with about two feet vi earth. Public ihYiled to meeting ' The public is . invited^ to attend the Parent-Teacher Federation meeting next Wednesday in the High School at Gibsons when there will be two sessions, one in the afternoon and one in \/the evening. The. afternoon session will be devoted to instructions to officers on duties and the run- - ning of the federations. , The evening se ss idn s will be held in the auditorium when a symposium of the PTA program will be discussed. Provincial officials who will be present will include,. Mrs. ,A.A. Young, president of the provincial organization; Mrs. N.E. Krag, provincial organizer and Mrs. G.A. Binns of the magazine board. Mrs, Krag will be chairman of the afternoon sesion. Delegates will be attending from as far away as , Powell River. It is expected their may be up to 40 or 50 attending the event in an official capacity not including any of the public who have the priviledge of attending. , , . ; 5?!^\ufffd\ufffd^^i%^ XfJ^iy<ec-.^ was convenor Report denied Reports to the effect Black' Ball Ferries intend to ignore Gibsons in advertising andt\\ publicity in future are entire^ ly erroneous, CD. Birse of Black Ball Ferries announces. Mr. Birse who telephoned the Coast News from Seattle said any impression of that sort leaves him puzzled because he Cannot recall any incident which would lend weight I\ufffd\ufffd' the idea. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds Secret Cove power adhering strictly, to the government formula for building schools. Mrs. Ritchie asked what would happen in the event the public did not pass the measure and would it result in double shifts. Gerry .Fahrni School Board chairman replied, it would mean double shifts and would mean a hardship on teachers. Mr. Cope asked about cost per pupil but Mr. Thorsteinson said this could not be done until a school was built. Mrs. Sherman was informed that a covered play area is eventually made into a school room as plans progress. Mrs. Glassford asked whether taxes went up only-according to the amount of money actually used and not covering the entire amount asked for. Mr. Thorsteinson said this was so and that as the area grew the amount of taxation to be paid by each taxpayer would be less\/ Mrs. Stewart and^ Mr. McKibbin discussed the matter of public using the school property for meetings and other events. Mr. McKibbin said promises made under a previous bylaw were not carried out and were a point of con-j tentiOn. Mr. Fahrni said the board was not unapproachable and suggested a public body be formed to control use of the school for public events; years, became road foreman,, and built many of the roads in and around Hopkins Landing. Semi-retired in late years, he was in charge of the Soames Point Water works, and made a specialty of felling trees in dangerous or awkward positions. ''* * ' ; '' His' daughter Kay taught school in Gibsons Landing for a time, followed by a course of studies at the University of* British Columbia, and a course in nursing. She works with Nato in Iran. His son, G.W.D. went to sea, and:became a Marine Engineer. He was in the -Navy the last war. anr imrr yfamm^imm^ ^^?^?^^^^\ufffd\ufffd*\ufffd\ufffd .w^**^ The Power line of the B.C. Power Commission ,has now been extended to Secret Cove, Steve Howlett, Power Commission manager \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd for the district announces. This has added 60 new customers to the system \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd and nieans an extention o^ several miles from'Halfmoon Bay the last point to have received power service. Annua lor meeting Red Cross LAMB BIRTHS W.H. Palmer, farming on Reid road reports he has had during the last three weeks three sets of twin lambs and one set of triplets of which one died. There were also three single births; He expects to have about 28 lambs altogether. . * -Gibsons and Port Mellon .Red Cross society will hold its annual meeting Saturday af- dernoon at 2.30 in the United - Church 'hair *at Gibsons. Norman MacKenzie, president of the branch will present the report covering operations for the year. It is expected that there will also be a report of the annual meeting of the British Columbia society held during the week in Vancouver. Mrs. Jules. Mainil attended' the B.C. meeting and may have some interesting sidelights on the coming\/Red - Cross campaign. Fred was the last of a large family of IVtr. and Mrs. George Soames, who came from England and in 1887, one year after Mr. Gibson settled at Gibsons, took up land in the locality since known as Soames Point. .After his marriage he settled down in a home which he built on the side of his fathers old farm house, facing the lovely view of Keats Island and the gap opening on the Gulf of Georgia. ^ Here he kept chickens and raised vegetables, while in bis spare time\" he worked at carpentry or plumbing, building fences, or felling trees, in the last of which he was es- pecialyi expert. In his immediate neighborhood, Fred was especially popular; indeed here he had made hjmself almost indispensable. Whenever there was trouble, when water-pipes were frozen, or dangerous trees had to be made to function properly, Fred was called, in, would calm nerves and usualy put all to rights. In his prime and well on into his later years, Fred was a strong man physically, and he was as gentle and kindly as he was. strong. He was a great favorite of children and young people. And toi the older folks, he was at once friend and benefactor. He led a useful life, he helped many in need, and he ~ will be greatly missed. Requiescat in pace- (Contributed.) $wl) was in charge of the attractive table decorations. After the marching on of the Colors by Guides Donna Butler and Marda and Lynda Walker, Mrs. Lyons president of the L.A. gave her welcome speech to the mothers and daughters and guests which included Divisior. Commissioner Mrs. McMillan of Vancouver, District Commissioner Mrs. Clendinning and other representatives from Gibsons and Port Mellon, and past presidents of Sechelt L.A. including Mrs. Lillian Powell a late resident of Sechet. Grace was said by Cathy Toynbee, toast to the Queen by Jean Lawrence, toast to the mothers was given by Barbara Tyson t0 which Mrs. Lany replied. After the banquet two Brownie, Carole Moorhouse and Marlene Woods received Golden Hands awards, after which Brown Owl used her fairy magic and wings were given to four former Brownies who, due to unforseen circumstances had entered Guides without wings. Four new Brownies were enrolled, after which Guides took over and entertained with games and camp fire songs. on it is the fact that at a meeting of the Sunshine Coast tourist association I made the suggestion that Black Ball Ferries # would drop out of the Sunshine Coast publicity folder if Gibsons merchants wanted to use the space themselves fax- advertising. Beyond that I cannot think of - any reason for such \"reports being made.\" Mr, Birse said. The folder Mr. Birse speaks of is turned out by\/ the Tourist Bureau with Black Ball paying a good share of the ex-- pense. In all some 62,000 or? more will be printed this year ,Mr. Birse added that it was not necessary for Black BaU to appear on the folder because whatever business Gibsons obtained from the folder would naturally help Black Ball. Teen age club names officers An election of officers took place during the intermission at the Teen Dance in Wilson Creek Community Hall Sat. Feb. 11 The dance was well attended by youngsters from every area on the Peninsula, Mrs. B. Salter chaperoned the affair. New officers are: Ray Nestman president; Miss Joan Chambers, secretary treasurer; committee, Walter Cuthbert, Harold Thompson, Ruth Lumsden, Carol Brackley and Hank Stroshein. Under regulations posted by adult members of the Wilson Creek Community Association, the hall will be closed at twelve o'clock midnight when there is a Teen Town dance. Len Coates aid Private citizens, clubs, the Farmer's Institute and others are organizing functions to assist the Len Coates family recently burned out at Paine and Reid roads. The Kiwans have offered assistance and friends have scurried around to gather up household furniture to help them re-establish themselves. The Canadian Legion has also offered assistance. The Red Cross rushed in blankets and linen the day after the fire occurred. Cub waiters Quite a large crowd attended the Pancake tea Shrove Tuesday in St. Aidan's church hall where the Wolf Cubs excelled themselves as waiters. The function was sponsored by tlie ladies of the Roberts Creek Boy Scouts Group committee. Guests were welcomed by. Rev. C.R. Harbord and were given the Cubs grand howl. The event commemorates, the 40th anniversary .of the. founding of Wolf Cubs by Lord Baden Powell-and a large and beautiful cake was an accident. Reasons given for the largest number of accidents according to tlie (department's tabulations are car standing in roadway, drrping caff roadway, following too close and, did not have right- of-way \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd in that order. 3The reader may draw his own conclusions frc'm the above and decide to stay off roads when normal auto traffic is evident. It might be safer. e House plant enemies t BT DEAN HALLIDAY One of the worst enimies oag Murray, of Powell River, visited the Harbour 'during the past week. He recently returned from a trip to San Francisco. Mervin Reid, son of Mn and Mrs. Cedric Reid, broke hand- hones while working for the Power Commission on their right of way. Mac Lester has sufficiently recovered from his illness to 1_e able to return home. Mr. Hester has been a patient of St\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Mary's Hospital for the past set weeks. Robert Holden of Anderson Bay; -visited Pender Harbour last weekend. Mrs. J.ack Potts wife of the Postmaster, has returned home after spending the past two months in Vancouver and Seattle. Mr. Stan Bowdler of Van couver, spent a few days in Garden Bay last week. Norman Klein and sons, Harold and Gordon, returned to Kleindale after spending a few days in Vancouver. Miss Enid Stoddard is a guest of Mrs. Birchell, of the Mcor- ing's, Garden Bay, for a few weeks. , George Hartley is spending a few days in Vancouver. Mr. and Mrs. Art Harding of Billings Bay were visitors to the Harbour during the week. \"Mr. and Mrs. James Reid and son of Blind Bay, were visitors here on Wednesday. NEWSPRINT Before 1925 the United States was the world's leading producer of newsprint, but since then Canada has held the lead. In 1954 Canadian production was more than five times that of the U.S. and accounted for over half the world's supply. Editor: Why is it in your police court reporting the word Indian so often appears, such as Wallace Marks Indian etc. If a Scotsman, Irishman, Englishman or Swede, runs afoul of the law we do not see the nationality of these people quoted aiong with their- offences. It does not make for better feeling amongst cur native brethern and ourselves and: does no good as far as we can ' see. A.A French. Editor's note: The Coast News has been trying ,to get away from mentioning race or icolor in its news columns but now and again it dees slip\" through. It is necessary to mention the Indian\/ Reserve as the place of arrest as this can no more be avoided than saying John Doe was fined for speeding on Sechelt Highway. Editor: I had just been browsing through some of your papers and noticed the sad state the Village is in, since the revenue from Logging Association has been cut off. Being a public minded citizen, I have been giving \" the ntatter serious thought. The council should consider an esplanade around the bay, then install a couple of peanut vend- machines. No doubt they could get all the missed revenue back. I dreamed I had to' take action on this'.'Down to the council I went, every tiling was quiet and peaceful. They were having tea and crumpets. The head man was doing the hon- \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ors pouring. All of a sudden I see them stiffen. In walks a man, very important like. It was the business representative of the Loggers Association^ Boy did he make them sit up. Action, not asked, but demanded. Did they tell him go jump in the lake. Oh no, it was yes sir, no sir. They told him cf the zoning difficulty, and how the people- in the. area involvedtwere sat-, isfiedi the way things -were' zoned residential, with the , few exceptions of commercial properties who \\vere already there. No competion was guar- enteed and they explained how the people on the right side of the tracks were satisfied with no extention of commercial zoning that would cause com- . petition. That sure made him mad and threatened to cut down on their coffee break.; Reminds me of the time I met Shakespeare, I think that was the name. I was sitting ih the pub years ago. Just minding my own business, when in walks, this fellow and sits \ufffd\ufffd\ufffddown at my table. Well we had one or two and were discussing the terrible state of affairs in this world of ours. Must have been one of our bad days. All of a sudden this fellow leans across the table, tears in his eyes, and says. Oh would the lord the giftie gie us, to see oursels as ithers see usV Real good, says I and what would your name be' mister. Shakespeare says he. Never will forget that .man. I think it was Shakespeare he said his name was. What a horrible dream. No more cheese and onions for me at bedtime. Bill Lawson. Editor: My thanks to B.L. Cope for championing us kids. But it is a cinch he or she hasn't been here long or they would know there hasn't been any meetings of parents and interested people or organizations for years and years. That is just what the kids don't want. We just want to be left alone to do what we want. s B.L. Cope says in the Bible there is a rich young man -- get it - MAN. A lot of our gang aren't men but they can slap the girls around, even their mothers and .who can stop them. B.L. Cope must have had dealings with kids a long, long time ago, not the present kind. Kids today don't go much for the old folks' advice and aren't afraid to tell them so. Our stupid parents let it go too far and there is only one way to handle us now and toEDITOR that is dictatorship. 1. No kids allowed out of their house on school nights. 2. Curfew at 10 other nights unless accompanied by . their parents. \" 3. The first time a kid gets out' of line at a public affair he gets escorted home and not allowed to come back. Tlie curfew should iapply to beach parties too \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd and how. After ten o'clock the parents Should be with their kids there - parents, not just adults, because some cf the kids are 21 and over and they need nursemaids more than the other ones. If you don't do something like that everybody might as well shut up and in this country you can't dictate. It is no use treating . teenagers like kids any more, because we aren't kids. We read everything - but everything, except the junk we get at school and I'll bet even a grade seven can tell better stories than their old man. B.L. Cope is \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd' awful sweet, but forget it. I ought to knew. I am One of Them. PS: Quite a lot of kids go in for mamby-pamby sewing circles and stuff like that but most of us are right on the ball. We are better behaved than some of the . boys who have quit school even if we- don't go in for sports, and the stuff grownups want us to do. ' Editor: I recently received a letter from a constituent at Westview B.C. My reply may be of interest to your readers. Dear Constituent: Thank you for yoxir corres- ponrence concerning, the duties of Public Health Nurses in this province. The duties of a.x Public Health Nurse are generally that of \"pubic health\" rather than \"bedside nursing care\", and of course both these categories are seperate again from \"housekeeping assistance\". The Public Health Nurse in this province has responsibility for school children, communicable disetases, well baby clinics, and is available for advice cf a doctor, give - injections of liver extracts etc. which require a brief visit to administer a cei'tain medicine that\" knust be given professionally. However, generally speaking 2 Coast News Feb. 23 1956 they are not permitted to give actual nursing care. They will he:\\#\ufffd\ufffdver instruct other members of the family on the correct nursing procedure for an invalided person. It will readily be .s\ufffd\ufffd*en that the du_i.es \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd of a Public Health Nurse are completely seperate from that of bedside nursing, and seperate again from housekeeping assistance. The Municipality of Westview have applied for a bedside nursing. care service from the provincial government. This arrangement is only available to municipalities not villages. This will'give many of the services concerning which you requested information in your letter. The service will be available from 9 a.fli. to 5 p.m. and on the advice of a doctor. This bedside nursing care is of course no substitute for persons who are so ill that they are more properly cared for in a nursing home or other chronic illness facilities. In the relatively few muni- cp-ilities that have asked the government to render this bedside nursing service, there has sprung up in these communities a voluntary organization to give house-keeping assis tance io neighbors and fellow- citizens who have family commitments but are temporarily Are you letting . .$io!ooo get away%:M *- O\" \ufffd\ufffdW' ' disabled owing to sickness. \"*' x Once this bedside nursing . care is establised, along with: either professional or voluntary house-keeping assistance, I think we will have closed the ring so far as nursing assistance outside hospitals is cn- cerned. Thank you for your correspondence, and I hope this information has been helpful. Anthony Gargrave MLA. February 27th St \ufffd\ufffd .-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd&.*\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd '\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd >t \"V- *i> - \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd. \" \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd__.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd._-. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd _- -^ It's easy to let money slip through your fingers. How much better to put aside small sums and let them grow. An Investors Syndicate plan will help you to financial security; Call or write: Write or Phone NEVILLE ASTLEY District Manager 503-840 W. Hastings Phone Marine 5283 Vancouver 2, B.C. Investors The Honourable H.\" X_ .CUlfliflLKd. . Minister cf Lands Forests and Mines WILL REPORT TO: YOU: ON THE PRESENT SESSION 'OF. THE' LEGISLATURE I i i I S\ufffd\ufffdyr_c8ec5\ufffd\ufffd_-*:C9 of canaoa, united \ufffd\ufffdEAO-FFICEsWINN1PEC. OFFICES \ufffd\ufffdNPaiNCIPAlClTJE,3 ICIAL CREDIT Keeps, YOU Informed :\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd:...\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd British Columbia . Social Credit League \/( 'x*& asters Talented schcol^$hildren in Pender Harbour area are creating colorful posters to advertise the coming Hospital Cabaret Dance on March 16 the committee staging the event in aid of the wcrk at St. Mary's Hospital Society announces. AH signs indicate the Cabaret Dance will be one of the mpst enjoyable evenings Peninsula people have been invit ed to for many years. All organizations in the area St. Mary's serves are being approached for help in putting the dance over, and the co-operation already received has been enthusiastic. Further announcement of. ticket distribution will be made shortly. In the meantime Coast News Feb. 23 1956 3 - , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd . - .. i ,, \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd i I. .-^\ufffd\ufffd the hospital society hopes everyone who can will reserve the night of March 16 and make up a party and attend. Because so many merchants' have donated prizes, and individuals their time, the smallest possible expenses are be^ ing incurred and practically every dollar of the proceeds will go' to the Society for its work at the hospital. Improved performance and a freshness in styling that extends throughout the three series of passenger cars headline advances in 1956 Chevrolets. The nine-passenger station wagons and two four- door sport sedans will be new-comers among 19 models. Front ends v\/ill be made more rugged appearing in a re-design, of grille and forward sheet metal. Models have a lower, longer look. New colours, unique two-toning and tasteful interiors give each of the series complete distinction. Engine choices include V8s-and a more powerful six cylinder. Modern lines of the 1956 Chevrolets are evident in the above view of the Bel Air sport sedan. Frontal appearance has been smartly altered by new sheet metal and brightwork. ew manager at Port L T i GIBSONS NEWS: George Vaughan BY PHYLLIS M. HODGSON J.S. Waterfall of S. Burnaby was a recent business visitor to Gibsons and district. Mrs. L.E. Johnson and De- lores have \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd returned from a short holiday in Victoria. Mrs. Gus Schneider was vis-, iting \"her husband who is a patient in Pakenham Hospital Vancouver. She\" reports he is making - satisfa'ctoiyi progress following his accident. Mrs. G.'-Lillijard was in Vancouver,- combining business with pleasure. On Tuesday of last week Mrs. Cecil Chambeflin was hostess at a delightful house party. Approximately twenty guests enjoyed the. evening. Winners of the various contests were the *Mrs. Os- bornei Livingstone, Herrin and Atkinson, Mrs. Wyngaert and Mrs. Rhodes assisted with the refreshments.... Mrs. C. Strom was in Lad- ner visiting her sister. Mr. and Mrs. Eirnie Cartwright with Mr: .and-Mrs. Lon- neke were in Vancouver to attend the wedding of Verna Bursey and Bill Helina on \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdFeb. 18. -\ufffd\ufffdkj \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ,. Pastel pink was the color arrangement when Mrs.. Norm Peterson .entertained at a baby SECHELT LOCKERS No. 1 On The Phone. No. 1 In The Home. with the largest and most varied stock- of Meats, Poultry, Fruit and Vegetables on the Peninsula. We Have It! THURS. FRI. SAT. SPECIALS Beef Sausage Our Own Make Perk Steaks Veal Steaks 3 lbs. $1 Cohoe Salmon ** Fresh Frozen 4\ufffd\ufffdJC !b- Local '\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd...'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Pork \ufffd\ufffd>.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Bones iQfe Lambs Liver 25 c Sirloin Steaks Qr. \"A\" or \"B\" Round Steak or Roast The freshest of Fruits and Vegetables, Priced with''the Lowest White Spine Cucumbers Ave. 2 lbs. Spring greens &wC lh. We will properly cut and wrap (Polyethlene Paper) and Sharp Freeze for You for 4J\/2c per pound. shower honoring Mrs. Jimmy Tyson, and her small daughter Lorrie. A , decorated basket held the many beautiful gifts, which ranged from adorable woolies to dainty dresses.. Mrs: Mary Mcintosh assisted the hostess. A pleasant evening of music and dancing followed a dinner party at the. Skidmore home on the occasion- of Ernie Cart- wright's 30th birthday. Mrs. Cartwright assisted the hostess in serving refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Henniker were weekend visitors to Vancouver. Mr. Jim Ashworth spent a couple of days at Shaughnessy.. St. Valentine's day brought ,the loviest gift of all to Mr. and Mrs. Neil MacLean. A daughter, to be named Valerie, was born to them in North Vancouver General Hospital. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Grant enjoyed a short visit from their ' daughter Mrs. E.B. Matheson and the two grandchildren Sandra and George. Mrs. Florence Hopkins has returned from a visit with her son Tom and his family in West VanvouverV Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marsh of Seattle were weekend guests of the Ross Smiths. Mrs. Jessie Allbright, Grand Matron OES, was an overnight guest of Mrs. W. Holmes. Mrs. Mary Drew who has been a hospital patient for the past couple of weeks, is now convalescoing with friends on Lulu Island. The Arctic .weather of last Thursday in n'o way cooled the enthusiasm for that happy custom of baby showers. Mrs. Bobby Hauka was the guest of honor at' Mrs.. Skellett's home. The many beautiful gifts were attractively arranged in a floral baby basket. Mrs. Skellett jr. assisted' with the serving. \" Mrs. Locke Knowles with the-three youngest children will leave Gibsons Friday to join Mr: Knowles, who, with Barbara and Carol are already settled in the Kerrisdale district where they - will make their home. Mrs. Carole Brakstad is a patient' in St. Paul's hospital Vancouver. Mrs., Winnifred Ross was in Vancouver for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Wally Peterson left on Tuesday fpr a holiday in Santa Monica. R. Macnicol was a business visiter to'Vancouver. Co-operate at Sechelt Following the last Board of Trade meeting in Sechelt, two men decided on immediate ac-. tion. George Miller and Norman Watson went to the Garbage disposal area to inspect, and if necessary, clean up the entrance 'to the disposal grounds, where -people had been dumping refuse instead of taking it to the gully and throwing it in. The entrance and the ground had already been cleared. Ted Osborne, they found later, had taken his big -cat into the area and had buldozed the entrance and the area, pushing all refuse into the deep gully. All \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdwho use the disposal area are urged to-'dump the garbage into the gully, and not at the entrance and the approach. George Vaughan, old timer of Egmont passed away after a lengthy illness, on Feb. 11. at Garden Bay Hospital. Born in Walla Walla, Washington, in 1881, he arrived in Canada in 1905 and came to> the Skoolcum Chuck area in 1906; He logged with the. late Jo. Silvey and they had cabins in Secret Bay. In 1912 he married Miss Gaynor. They lived for a short time in Secret Bay, where their Cabin burned down. s , He then took up a pre-emption on the north side near the Rapids, and. lived there till the children were ready to go to school. In order to get away from the fast water they moved to the south side and in 1923 a school was built at the back of their property. Mr. Vaughan logged, fished, and built and repaired boats. He leaves his wife, three daughters, Mrs. R. Griffith-and Mrs. R. Phillips, of Egmont and, Mrs. Tobias of San Francisco; three sons, John of Blind Bay, Fred and' Ben of Egmont, 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Canon Greene of the Columbia Coast Mission conducted the funeral service. Burial was at Egmont. C.B,. Davies the new resident manager of Canadian Forest Products Howe Sound Pulp Division at Port Mellon is not a new comer t6i the. west coast. Born in the province of Quebec, he graduated from McGill University with a degree in Chemical Engineering. Entering the pulp and paper business early, in his career, he has had; many years experience with pulp and paper manufacturing companies in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba. Prior toi corning to Port Mellon Mr. Davies .was the manager of the Paper. Machinery department of the Engineering firm' of John Inglis Toronto. For most of the past * ten months he has represented the John Inglis Company in British Columbia. A veteran of World War two, Mr. Davies was with the first \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd detatchment of Royal .Canadian Engineers who came west to establish and build the Engineer Training Centre at Sardis, near Chilliwack and was stationed there for two years. Mrs. Davies is also no stranger to the coast having lived here for extended periods. They have one daughter, Anne, a graduate of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, who has joined the nursing \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd staff of Vancouver General Hospital. Installation Crews on Peninsula once weekly TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LOW PRICES NOW 20 ft. 2-9 element Hi-Gain Yagis, plus-a Channel Z Head completely installed $65 30 ft. Same Installation $79.50 40. ft Same Installation $94.50 . ' No Down Payment Necessary Phone collect EL6919 or write 5616 Victoria Drive Vancouver TV FOR TOPSflN PERFORMANCE SEE - HEAR SPARTON TV 20% MORE POWER! Front Controls & Speaker AND ENJOY THE BEST OF THE SEASONS PROGRAMS $235.95 and up TERMS AVAILABLE B. W. M. BONE Chartered Accountant 1045 West Pender Si. TAtlow 1954 VANCOUVER 1. B.C. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd, im\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdl HARDWARE^ ^Mf0^ APPtlAHCES Phone 32 Gibsons It's only Common TO BUY WHERE YOU Sense FOR SEE THE MONARCH USED CAR SIGNS B. FOR PROOF.- JUST CHECK THESE BUYS: 1954 Ford Sedan Delivery , Town Driven, Heater, Low Mileage, A Snap $1,475. 1952 Pontiac Sedan, Radio & Heater, # .Top Condition $ 1,295- 1951 Pontiac Sedan, Heater, Good shape $ 1,050. 1951 Ford Fordor, Radio and Heater a BUY at $ 895. 1948 Willys Jeep Station Wagon. Bargain $ 52&U 1952 Chev. Tudor, Shining Black, Top Condition, $ 1,350-11 1954 Pontiac Tudor, Fully equipped .Low Mileage, A Bargain at $..1,595\/ 1 TERMS: 1\/3 Down or Your TRADE And 30 Months to Pay I FURTHER NEWS ON OUR PREMIUM DRAW: Purchasers of Cars to the value of \ufffd\ufffd1,000 or more are eligible to win a 1956 21-inch T-V Set, or a 1956 I.E.L. Direct Drive Power Saw! And Don t Forget Our Completely Bqu.ppe Eligible Now on this T-V or Appliance Draw are: RALPH MILLER, F. OIKE R. LEMIEUX, S. BURTON, R. DRINKROW Phone 64 Your Ford - Monarch Dealers Sechelt B.C.. # Coast News Feb. 23 1956 Sechelt News BY MRS. A. A. FRENCH A call was received from W. Waddell cf Selma, to say that \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdJfae birds mentioned last week -gKere. Western Evening Gros- icaksr, and. that it was unusual to see them- at so low a level In spite of the weather, there was wonderful response to the BTA Old Fashioned concert in SCotserts Creek hall. The' children's choir from Mr. Russel's room sang three aumbers; there was a double \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdset by Mary and Mickey ESeott and Robert and Holly Bratt. Anne Lang gave a piano solo; Maurice Hemstreet' a nov- is3&g number; Cubs, a vocal smmber; as did the Brownies; Sirs. Robillard, solo; Evelyn Suken and Margaret Ayton, _aet; Mrs. D. Smith, reading. A square dance group of S__e children performed well. 'Sliere was a special event, a \ufffd\ufffd&\ufffd\ufffd_?.. by division 3 of the Semite School. Carol Brakley ggvefc a pretty solo dance. Dr.. and Mrs. Duncan McColl were guests at a farewell par- -5?.. given in their honor by the congregation' cf St. Hilda's shaxrcft, in which both Dr. and Mrs. McColl have been most active since coming to Sechelt. Wr.-s McColl served as people's delegate, Mrs. McColl has been an active member of both the iDePencier evening , circle and ifflz. Sunday school. In appreciation of their work, they were presented with a sterling silver compote. The executive and members of the Arbutus Rebekah Lodge were entertained at a gay Valentine party, at the home of Mrs. C.C. Lawrence. Decorations were in the Valentine motif. Prizes for the evening's contests and games were won by Mrs. Begg, Mrs. M. Johnson, Mrs. M. Livingstone Mrs. V. Burt, Mrs. C. Ritchey, Mrs. A. French and Mrs. L. Turner. 'Mr. Bob Mitchell attended the 37th annual banquet of the 16th Battalion, held in Vancouver recently. He says it was a Pleasant get-together. Mrs. Louis Hanson is in hospital for surgery. Harry Benspn * of Campbell River was a visiter at the Leo Johnson's, also Mrs. H. Johnson of Vancouver, with two grandchildren, Buddy John son and- Susan Cartwright. Mrs. Tony Baptist had an adventurous trip to St. Mary's Hospital at Pender Harbour last week. Clarence Joe was driving her, but became bogged down in the mud. The B.C. Power truck offered help, but were unable to extricate the car. A passing stranger in a new car' came and offered to take Mrs. Baptist on to hospital. The next day, there were three patients to .go to hospital, Mrs. Fitz Louis, a stretcher case; Mrs. Frank August, maternity; and Willard Joe with a fever. The Indian agent advised the charter of a boat, which had to be boarded at Davis'Bay, owing to the storm \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Highways. A letter of protest was sent to Mr. Gaglardi, the Minister ;.; \ufffd\ufffd\ufffds: % j i % ii if dad came t& Inane & tvCt& %**U$&t \"Hem 'paafcatte Spring Coats:\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Smart Styles, New Colors Suits: \"Box\" Jackets, Lovely Colors Dresses: Silks, Non-Ironing Cottons Beautiful for Spring. New Color Ideas. (Larger sizes smartly fitted) Skirts: Spring Weight Wools Square Dance Cottons All the Freshest in Color and Line! New Dalkeith Sweaters 1RE1S IMSS k STYLE SHOP Phone 35R Gibsons Editor: I should like to tell you why I feel that the Teenage Association in Port Mellon , is a success. The Teen-age Association in its beginning was jointly spon-' sored by Mr. and Mrs. Mac- Lean, Mr. and Mrs. Latham and Mr. and Mrs.\"* Sherman. This teenage group was started to provide good wholesome fun for teenagers of tlie peninsula. The community provided them with a hall, the sponsors good food, and the teenagers'1 a bus to transport Gibsons and surrounding area teenagers to and from the dance. This bus was partly paid for by the funds taken in at the door for the dance. Tlie Port Mellon Teen-agers raised' tlie rest of this, money themselves. After the first 'successful party,, the teenagers organized themselves with officers, aims and rules. They organized an orchestra with adult help. It was open to any teenager on the peninsula who could- play an instrument. The Teen-age drummer learned as part of the orchestra with the assistance of AI. Ferris and Art Greg- gaine and their drums. It was a co-operative teenage-adult effort. AH peninsula teenagers helped make this orchestra a success. With each party the Teenage organization grew stronger and soon, the Teenagers looked to their own community to see if they could help.-They helped the Women's Association of the Community Church put on a Summer Fair providing all the advertisement through a peninsula personality contest. The girls were the models for a style show. The Teen-agers provided all the prizes and flowers for the popularity contest. It -was a very successful evening both .. financially and entertainment wise. The money raised helped pay for? the Community Church pianoi In the middle of the summer, ' SMALL f: BOAT REPAIRS PRAMS, DINGHYS BUILT To Order D.M.Smith Sechelt MM Husbands! Wives! Weak, Run-down, Old? Thousands of couples are weak, tired, lack energy and pep; they feel run-down, old because bodies lack iron at 40, 50, 60. Try #\"*.,!....-.._. Tn^J\/k fnVl^l\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd --\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.. C._\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd!*__ *___.*.. Ostrex Tonic Tablets today. Supplies invig- orator you, too, may need to revitalize, stimulate, energize and build-up entire body. Feel the Teen-age orchestra had a, successful benefit dance for the baseball club. Some money was raised and presented to Mr. Hume the Baseball Club manager. In early December, the teenagers, women of the W.A., and the sponsors Mrs. Latham and Mr. and Mrs. Sherman, put on a family tur: key dinner for over 100 people of Port Mellon. The dinner raised $30 which was given to the Port Mellon Community Church. In early spring the Teen-agers bought a set of drums for the Teen-age orchestra for $75. The Teen-age Association has always bought their own music. In May the Teen-agers, their mothers under the direction of Mrs. Percy White, put on-a Mother's Day tea for the community. 'Tiie Teenagers backed the Minstrel show in Port Mellon, both by being part of it and supporting it. This raised money fcr the Community Church. Again this was a joint Community teenage endeavor. They were in the Minstrel Show given at Gibsons to help the* Odd Fellows, and the United Nations Seminar at U.B.C. last summer. This was an inter-community, ''teenage- adult endeavor. Last October the Teenagers helped open our new Community hall. They helped in the preparation of the hall, they parked the cars, they checked the coats, they served the food and they helped with the chil-> dren's party. The money they , made is to buy sporting equipment for everybody's use in the new hall. The use and privileges the Teenagers'-have in the hall they have earned by their cooperative effort. The Teenage Association of Port Mellon has written' to the other Teenage Associations of the peninsula offering them their co-operation and the use of their hal! when the Port Mellon Teenagers are using it. I feel the Port Mellon Teenage Association is a success \"because they are working with the community and for the community. They have through their own efforts proven themselves toi be good citizens. They now have the whole hearted support of Port Mellon. Their work is going on* through their new sponsors, Mr. and Mrs. Swan, Mr. and Mrs. Hume and Mr. and Mrs. Preiss, who were chosen by the Teenagers themselves. It ihas been a pleasant, and rewarding experience to have been their sponsor for two years. I hope this letter will be of assistance to sponsors of other Teenage Associations. Marguerite N. Sherman. ex-sponsor, of Port Mellon Teenage. Association. years younger. \"Get-acquainted\" size costs; little. Or start with big, popular \"Economy\" size and save 75tf. At all druggists. Halfmoon Bay In spite of the inclement weather, guests braved the icy roads of the Peninsula to attend the shower held at the Redrooffs Hall, Feb. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd 18, in honor of Miss Marilyn Lyons, daughter of Mr and Mrs. E. Lyons Redrooffs and Sechelt, who is to be married in Vancouver March 31. , The bride-to-be, seated in a decorated chair, was presented with a replica cf the Halfmoon Bay little Red School House, where she first (attended school, filled with beautiful and useful gifts;'Miss Marilyn Cooper who will be maid of honor at the wedding and. Miss Joyce Scott assisted. Mrs. F. Lyons, mother of the bride-to-be and Mrs. Ed Edmonds, friend of the family ,officiated at the tea table. A\" special cake made and decorated by\" Mrs. Q. Burrows, em- beddel in palest rose tulle centered the table, spread with a hand embroidered cut work cloth ,flanked by tall silver candle sticks, in which burned tall rose pink tapers. The pink motif was carried out in dec- BY PAT WELSH orated small cakes and napkins. Miss Lyons thanked these_ present for their gifts and good wishes, ancl hoped they would all come and visit her when in Vancouver, where she will reside. Her fiancee, P' Russell, was presented to the guests. The wedding will take place at St. Phillip's Anglican church 27th and Dunbar, Vancouver, March 31, at'2 p.m. There will be a reception in the York Room, Hotel Georgia. Mrs. D. Foley is.a patient at St.'Mary's hospital Garden Bay. E. Edmonds has heen released from hospital after his painful accident, and is slowly improving. W. Kolterman underwent surgery at St. Mary's Hospital this weekend. Mrs. E. Klusendorf is home again accompanied by her daughter: Mrs. Bolderscn- is visiting relatives from Kimberly in Vancouver. . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Mrs. J. Meikle of. Welcome Beach, suffered a bad fall on the tretacherous roads^ tearing' shoulder and arm muscles; Eastern Star lodge visited by officials A centerpiece of Spring flowers graced the head table, and valentine place cards decorated three long, tables in the banquet room of the Masonic Temple on Feb. 16, on the occasion of the official visit which is made annually to the Eastern Star, Chapter. Several members of Grand Chapter accompanied Mrs. Jessie Allbright, worthy grand matron of.the Grand Chapter of British Columbia, OES and were presented during the ses- sion in the Chapter room. Cheques amounting to near- ly $500 were handed to Mrs. Allbright, the proceeds of OES projects on the Peninsula for the organizations Cancer Research and Cancer Funds. An: other cheque was sent in during the year and there is still the proceeds of the beautiful china cabinet raffle t0 come. Mrs. Allbright had. nothing but praise for this chapter's industry, a relatively small one of the 70 or more chapters in B.C. . In addition ' to the cash raised the chapter does well in the amount of cancer dressings made and sent in to headquarters where the OES maintains a cancer dressing station with a staff of volunteer workers on the job every day. Each of the Star districts on the Peninsula holds a meeting each month io work on the dressings. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdReplying to the worthy grand matron's words o\ufffd\ufffd ' thanks, the worthy -matron, Mrs Doris Drummond, stated that it was'due to the generosity of the residents arid visitors of the Peninsula that the Chapter was able to accomplish so much, since they patronized the teas and bazaars, bought the cards and also contributed much of the material used in the dressings. Mrs. E.J. Shaw is convenor for Roberts Creek and will be glad to receive any usable cottons; or flannelette','-eithr wliiteli or coloi*ed. The need is urgent as these dressings, for the most part, are used, but once and then destroyed. Mr. Wm. Kolterman, associate patron, was \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd unable to attend the official visit session as he is confined to hospital following an operation. Mr. Harry Mylroie substituted for him. Don't forget to read The Coast News Classified. &____\ufffd\ufffd_ f___*____3 ___ ___=____ H^ggffi_SS___l _______B A 0_s &\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd!#$ ;\ufffd\ufffdv COAST 'tinting department can achieve creative results that will be pleasing \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd \\ & i_j_\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdi _______! _E______ _3E__3___. ________ ' mBneamaasam __!_____ ________ i|iijBiBBf^^wHni\ufffd\ufffd,TniwwnwM\ufffd\ufffdi'''\ufffd\ufffd'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'^i\ufffd\ufffd''\"\ufffd\ufffd^w*t\" \ufffd\ufffdfe CLASSIFIED RATES 15 words for 50 cents plus two cents a word over 15. Consecutive rates available ^ With the exception of con tinuous accounts, a 10c bookkeeping charge is made for all Classified Advertising not paid for within 7 days of publication, Legals \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd 16 cents per count line for first insertion. 12 cents per count line for each consecutive insertion. Card of Thanks, Engagements, In Memoriams - up to 50 words ; $1.00 per insertion. 2c per Word over 50. Classified Display \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd 70c per column inch. Classified advertisements, ac copied up to 5 p.m. Tuesday. ANNOUNCEMENT The engagement is announced of Pearl Ellen, daughter of Mrs. Houston and the late Mr. J.W. Houston, to Graham McLean, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. McLean of Granthams Landing. The wedding to be announced later. Full Gospel Cottage meet-* ings are held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Woods \"'Woodhaven\", West Sechelt, every Sunday evening at 7.30 p.m. Everybody welcome. \"For the Grace of God that bringeth Salvation hath appeared to \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdall men\", Titus,2.11. tfn NOTICE \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd'\"- \"\"\"!\" TOWING AND FREIGHTING W. Nygren, Gibsons 13 tfn WORK WANTED Spray and brush painting; also, paperhanging. J. Melhus. Phone Gibsons 33. tfn HELP WANTED \" Wanted: Female Head Cook for Hospital. Ability to order .and guage food requirements essential. Assistant Cook also xequired. Apply to Administrator, St. Mary's Hospital, Pender ,Harbour.,t. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd... .8 FOR RENT \" \" FOR SALE TOTEM FLASHES Gower Point: Water front property, you can have a beautiful home site and a magnificent view of the Gulf of Georgia fcr only $2100. Gower Point: V_ acre of water front, the only available lot left in that area for $1295.' Elphinstone Road: I acre, over 300 feet frontage, full price $750.00 Gibsons 5 lots, $350 each $50.00 down $10 a month. This is a real investment. TOTEM REALTY Gibsons B.C. Boat, 30 ft cruiser, engine, toilet, sink. Hull needs slight repairs and paint. $500 cash or trade for flatdeck truck of equal value. E.E. Garvey, Pender Harbour, Phone 3A. 1940 Chrysler Sedan for sale $85. Phone Gibsons 75Q. Small new home, electricity, five acres land, fruit trees, good well. Cheap for cash. Owner leavin'g. Apply P.O. 12, Sechelt tfn A D-4 Cat. and Arch, by hour \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdor by contract. Warren Gil- Jbertson. Phone Sechelt 37M. For rent Mar. 1st. 2 room suite and 3 rqcrci suite. Fully furnished, electric kitchen, heat and hot water supplied. No small children, Gibsons 63 For. Rent: 6 room house, 2 dlireplaces, Basement, . lots of room to play, Hopkins Landing $65 per month. Totem .Realty phone Gibsons 44. Furnished 2 bedroom heme, ^Roberts Creek,' $42 per month. \"Totem Realty, Gibsons. \"WANTED Spacious 3-bedroom home in Sechelt, close to stores, school and church. Full cement basement, accessible unfinished second floor. Tile floors throughout, furnace, good garden soil, new lawns. Phone Sechelt 47M or 100. iA\/A\\ J. ty, Gibsons. tfn Gibsons Since 1945 John Coleridge Realty The Oldest Established Office \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd (Immediately South \ufffd\ufffdf the Post Office) Notary Public Sales, Conveyancing, Management Agent for the Official Administrator etc. Connection with important Vancouver Realtors. Local Office DVA and VLA INSURANCE H.B. GORDON AGENCIES Sechelt REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE Phone 53 Evenings and . Holidays 115 SECHELT INSURANC'B\" \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd . AGENCIES . Real Estate, Property Management, Insurance Office phone 22F . T.E. DUFFY. Agent Residence 31Q \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd I. MACKAY, Salesman. Residence 70F WATCH REPAIRS \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Fast, accurate, guaranteed watch repairs. Marine Men's \"Wear, Gibsons. tfn PENINSULA ACCOUNTING SERVICE All Types of Accounting Problems Expertly Attended Village Enterprises Bldg. Sechelt Office Open 9 a.m.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd5 p.m. Daily Phone Sechelt 98F LORNE BLAIN Representative Continental Life Insurance* Company Box 188 Gibsons, B.C. Phone Gibsons, 82G. SECHELT CYCLE Bicycles New & Reconditioned Repairs to All Wheeled Goods Saw Filing Lawn Mowers Sharpened Phone Sechelt 95M HILL'S MACHINE SHOP Mobilized Welding Welding Any where \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Anytime\" Expert Tradesmen Precision Machinists Phone 54 Residence 152 i. UILDING BULLDOZ ING CONTRACTING Ran Vernon. R.R. 1. Gibson- Phono 2SQ RICHTER'S RADIO \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd TV SALES and SERVICE Speedy, Guaranteed Work SALES ON EASY TERMS Phone SECHELT 6 FLOWERS GIBSONS FLORIST Corsages - Weddings Funeral Designs Plants Flowers by Wire Carole Brakstad \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Phone 109M - Gibsons . C and S SALES, SERVICE Agents For Propane Gas Combination Gas Ranges Sales and Installations Free Estimates Electric and Gas Hot Plates FURNITURE LINOLEUMS Phone 3 Sechelt M__MMMMH\ufffd\ufffdMMiMMata_N_a\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdi^\ufffd\ufffdM*MMMfMKW\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd_a_^_ A TYPE OF SHOE For Any Weathar For Each Member Of The Family WIGARDS SHOE STORE All Shoe Accessories Phone Sechelt 25G GIBSONS BOAT WORKS Boat Bu,ilders & Repairers Phone Gibsons 11IX GIBSONS , BUILDING- SUPPLIES LTD. \"WE CARRY THE STOCK\" Phone Gibsons 53 REFRIGERATION SALES and SERVICE Commercial \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Domestic 25 Years' Experience A. M. CAMPBELL SECHELT 83Q 1, Notary Public Legal Documents promptly attended to WiJ. (Jack) Mayne. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Phone 24. _ ._ Sechelt B.C. KURLUK ELECTRIC & PLUMBING Complete Wiring and Plumbing Service MASTER PLUMBER To Plan for your Requirements Free Estimates Phone Sechelt 107 mnmmmmmmm\ufffd\ufffdmmmmMmmmmH^mmmt*mmmmMmmmlam***mmMaummmamm MARSHALL'S PLUMBING HEATING & SUPPLIES Phone Gibsons 134. 104 or 33 5 Yard Dump Truck for Hire Sand1 and Gravel for Sale FRED UTTING Wilson Creek Phone Sechelt 15T or 67F TRACTOR. WORK Clearing, Grading, _\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Excavating.' D6 Bulldozing Clearing Teeth ARCHES FOR RENT A. E. Ritchey Phone Gibsons 86R PENINSULA CLEANERS Cleaners for the . Sechelt Peninsula Phone: Gibsons 100 \"FAST SERVICE\" Rent \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Sales \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Service - TYPEWRITERS ELECTRIC RAZORS Sales and Service COLIN WINGRAVE Phone 18 \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Gibsons _aM_M_\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd__\ufffd\ufffd___N\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd__(\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd_\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdn_\ufffd\ufffda\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd_NMam_c_aa_\ufffd\ufffd Notions\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdCards-\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdToys Miscellaneous Gifts THPJFTEE STORES Left of Post Office Gibsons, B.C. Headquarters For Woo] \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdHMHWH\ufffd\ufffdMMi\ufffd\ufffdMaW_______\ufffd\ufffd_i Home and Industrial Wiring Electrical Heating GIBSONS ELECTRIC Phone 130 Authorized GE Dealer Radios. Appliances, TV Service WIRING Commercial & Residential \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Electric Space Heating Anywhere on the Peninsula PARKER and SIM ELECTRIC Parker'' s H a rd ware Sechelt 51 \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd 75Q Evenings nrcn services February\/ 26th. 1956 ANGLICAN 2nd Sunday in Lent \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd St. Bartholomew's. Gibsons 11 a.m. Sunday School 3.30 p.m. Evensong 11.00 a.m. Holy Communion 11.00 a.m. Sunday School 1.45 p.m. Sunday School St. Aidan's, Roberts Creek 11 a.m. Sunday School . 2.00 p.m. Evensong UNITED Gibsons Sunday School 9.45 Public Worship, 11.00 a.m. Roberts Creek, .2 p.m. Wilson Creek Sunday School 11.00 A.M. Public Worship, 3.30 p.m. Port Mellon Community Church 7.30 p.m. Evensong \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ST.-VINCENT'S Holy Family, Sechelt, 9 a.m. St. Mary's, Gibsons, 10.30 a.m. Port Mellon, first Sunday of each month at 11.35 a.m. Betltal Baptist Church 10. A.M., Sunday School 11:15 A.M., Worship Service 7:30 P.M., Wed., Prayer 2 P.M., 1st Thurs., in Month Mission Circle : PENTECOSTAL 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Devotional 7.30 Evening) Service Tuesday night 7.30 8 p.m. Friday night Feb. 24: Roberts Creek, Canadian Legion L.-A.-Branch 219 Whist at 8 p.m. Legion Hall. Feb. 28: Sunshine Coast Kiwanis Club meets at Danny's at 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28: Garden Club meeting cancelled. Feb. '29: Gibsons, parent- Teacher Regional Ccnferance, 2 meetings: afternoon, 1.30 at School Hall; evening, 7.30 at High School auditorium. Feb; 29: Granthams; Whist, Crib- and Bingo at the Granthams Community Hall, 8 p.m. March 2: Gibsons Legion Hall, Legion Cribbage and Whist Drive. Mar. 2: Bey Scouts Father and Son Dinner St. Aidan's Hall'Roberts Creek 7 p.m. March 15: 2.30 p.m. St Patrick Day Tea. United Church Hall Gibsons. Mar. 16: Roberts Creek,' St Patricks Day Tea, United Church Hall, 2.30 p.m. This weeks Special: Selma Park: Priced for fast sale, 4 room house, some furniture, this would be ideal for couple. New priee $2500. Harold Wilson Totem Realty Phone Gibsons 44 evenings 147 BIRTHS Tc: Mr, and Mrs. T. Furuya, Wilson Creek, on Monday, Feb. 13 in the Vancouver General Hospital, a girl Janice Bonnie weighing 6 pounds 3 ounces. To Mr. and Mrs. Neil McLean of Gibsons, in North Vancouver .General Hospital, on Feb. 14, a daughter, Valerie. aptist meetings There will be a series of meetings to be held in the Bethel Baptist church under the auspices of the Faith Mission, commencing Sunday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. with a Billy Graham film \"Mr. Texas\", and each night there will be a meeting \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdat 7.30, except Wednesday and Saturday. All are welcome. * Notice of Intention to Apply-to Lease Land In Land Recording District of Vancouver and situate at the head of Salmon Arm, J3e\ufffd\ufffd chelt Inlet, N.W.D. Take notice that Osborne Logging Co. Ltd. of Sechelt, B.C., occupation Loggers intends to apply for a lease of the following .described lands:- Commencing at a post planted at the SE corner Lot 1901 NWD;thence SW 300 feet along the easterly boundary of L 5303; thence S 2000 feet; thence to the shore of Salmon Arm, approximately 400 feet; thence northerly along said shore of Salmon Arm to the point of commencement and containing twelve acres* more or less, for the purpose of booming logs. Osborne Logging Company Limited Dated January 31, 1956. per M.W. GORMELY, Agent. '^NAVIGABLE WATERS PROTECTION ACT\" R-S.C. 1952 - Chapter 193 BRITISH COLUMBIA POWER COMMISSION hereby gives notice that it has, under Section 7 of the said Act, deposited with the Minister of Public Works at Ottawa, and in the office of the Registrar, Vancouver Land Registration District, Vancouver, B.C., a description of the site and the plans of an overhead power line crossing Pender Harbour, Province of British Columbia, between Lot 13, District Lot 2226, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 7889, and unsubdivided part of District Lot 1024, Group 1, New Westminster District. And Take Notice that after the expiration of cne month from the date of the first publication of this Notice British Columbia Power Commission will, under Section 7\" of the said Act, apply to the Governor in Council for' approval of the said' site and plans. Dated at Victoria, B.C. this 8th day of February, 1956. BRITISH COLUMBIA POWER COMMISSION bv its Solicitor, K.R. MacLEOD. POUND DISTRICT WHEREAS under the provisions of this Act, application has been made to the Lieuten-. ant-Governor in Council to constitute as a pound District certain land in the vicinity cf Madeira Park, which may be more particularly\/ described as follows:- All those lands lying adjacent to the waters of Pender Harbour, Gerraus Bay, Bargain Bay and the Straight of Georgia,known as Lots 997, 1023, 1362, 1390, 1391, 1392, 2792, 5525, 5846, 5847, 5848, 5849, 5850. .5851, 5852 and 5853, Group 1, New Westminster Land District. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thirty days ofter publication of this notice, the Lieuten- ant:Governor in Council will proceed to comply with the application unless within the said time objection is made to the Minister of Agriculture by eight proprietors within such proposed Pound District, in Form \"A\", of the Schedule of the Act. \"W. K. Kiernan\" Minister of Agriculture. Department of Agriculture, Victoria, B.C., January 26, 1956. I.Q.O.F. Sunshine Coast . Lodge No.76 meets Gibson's Legion Hall 2nd and 41 h Friday each month. r__MBnran_tasaaea BURSEY \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd HELINA Verna Catherine Bursey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Bursey of Port Mellon became the bride of William John Helina, son cf Mrs. E. Johnson of Hopkins Landing and Mr. A. Helina of Seattle, in a double ring ceremony at 7.30 p.m. Sat. Feb. 18 in St. Michael's Anglican Church Vancouver. Rev. S.E. Higgs officiated. Given in marriage by .her father, the bride wore a gown of white nylon net and french lace over satin, her finger-tip veil, trimmed with french lace was held in place by a pearl sequin Juliet cap. She carried a spray of red roses and' carnations. The bride was attended by Mrs. R. Askew, Vancouver, matron of honor. Three bridesmaids Miss Annette Marleau of Port Mellon, Miss Sharon Tyson of Gibsons Miss Doreen Hough of Gibsons, ]wore waltz length dresses of yellow, pink and aquamarine and carryed bouquet of carnations. The two \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd flower girls, Susan Johnson step-sister of the groom, and Gail Nelson cousin of the bride, wore waltz length dresses cf aquamarine and yellow and carried nosegays of roses and carnations. Vern Da hi was best man. Ushers were T. Helina, brother of the groom and E. Cartwright uncle cf the groom and G. Knowles. Over 100 guests were entertained at the reception at the Winter Garden. The . three tiered wedding cake was decorated with red roses. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. F. Lonneke,. Kam- loops; Mr. and Mrs. Helina, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. F. Bursey, Hatzic; Mr. and Mrs. E. Preiss, Mr. and' Mrs. Hume and Mr. Ted Hume, Mrs. Marleau all of Pprt Mellon, and . friends from Gibsons, Hopkins Landing and Wilson Creek. Many former residents of Port Mellon now living in Vancouver were among the guests. Mr: and Mrs. T. Enemark, Mr. and Mrs. Swanson, Mr. and Mrs. CH. Wood and- Mr. and Mrs. J. Swan were %among those prevented from attending by the weather. The honeymoon will be spent in California and Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Helina will reside at Williamson's Landing on their return. rs. Susan Scott Mrs. Susan Scott died in Vancouver on Feb. 16th in her 95th year. Mrs. Scott had resided at Roberts Creek for many years with her daughter, Mrs. Dan McLaren, and had many friends here. During Mrs. McLaren's illness and following her death last year, Mrs. Scott's sister. Mrs. Jessie Clare lived with her until she removed to Vancouver last fall. Until her death, Mrs. Scott was a brilliant and witty conversationalist and her birthday each August will be remembered by many as a day of open house and celebration in the McLaren home. She leaves a son, John Fleming Scott, Vancouver, 8 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Interment was in Ocean View Burial Park, Rev. A.K. McMinn, D.D. officiating. Baby Dies The -little 10-months-old son' of Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Browning of Wilson Creek, died in Vancouver Hospital on Sunday, Feb 19. The funeral will be held in St. Hilda's church, Sechet, Rev. H. U. Oswald officiating, on Tnursday, Feb. 23, with burial in Seaview cemetery .Graham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. , Roberts Creek Mr. and Mrs. Dick Reeves came up coast last week end t0 visit Mr. A.R. Reeves. l&KUOVW^IKiT-**- W^ Coast News Feb. 23 1956 At the BY TONY GARGRAVE MLA Two members of the Legislature I love to listen to are Vince Segur (CCF-Revelstroke) and John Squire (CCF-Alber- ni). Both Squire and Segur have, a peculiarly- attractive style of speaking. There are other goodi speakers in the legislature of course. Amongst them are Robert Bonner, the attorney general, Mr. Bennett, the premier, and George Gregory (Lib.-Victoria). But none of. them have the quaint charm of Squire and Segur. Niether of these members,- one from Vancouver Island, and the other from the interior of B.C. cannot be called orators. In fact their grammar is a bit untidy, their pronunciation is not the best, and they don't shout or thunder. Their style of speaking is not polished, but they are effective. Their secret is I think, that they stick to subjects they are close to andi know something about. Automotiva Repairs Overhauls I3e prepared, for Spring We Are! NEW AUTOLITE BATTERIES GOODYEAR - FIRESTONE TIRES WELDING McCULLOCH SAWS SOLNIK SERVICE STATION Phone 85T Sechelt Murdoch's SALE CONTINUES until the end of FEBRUARY 20 percent OFF ANY ARTICLE OF MEN'S WOMEN'S or CHILDREN'S Clothing. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR FREE DELIVERY on FRANCES PENINSULA or MADEIRA PARK Areas. on orders of $5 or Over MURDOCH MARINE SUPPLY Phone 3F Pender Harbour THE COAST NEWS Classified Ads - They may have Something Vince Segur is a retired locomotive engineer. When he gets up to speak I always imagine him still wearing One of these stripped engineers' caps, and when he leans forward on his mahogany speaker's stand he looks as if he might be leaning on his lunch bucket talking t0 some of the fellows in the roundhouse. * * * Want __33 ____! 1_\ufffd\ufffdMK.M. Vince Segur's pet subject is the Columbia River. The western half of the big bend in the Columbia runs through \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd' his riding of Revelstoke] The Columbia is a big river. It is third in size and water flow, only to the Mississippi and the St. Lawrence. Rivers. Its power potential is the largest in North America and its undeveloped power sites represent 40 percent of the undeveloped hydro resources of the United States. The Columbia River heads in beautiful Lake Columbia in the heart of the ' Canadian Rockies and then winds its way north, then south, then west, through B.C., Washington and Oregon, emerging at the sea just-above Portland, Oregon. The Columbia is erratic in flow, and during the . spring and early summer waters pour down stream and so great is the flow that the generators at Grand Coulee, Chief Joseph, Rock Island, McNary, The Dalles and Bonneville can't handle the water and it tumbles over the tops of the dams in cascading waterfalls, always pleasing to tourists. But hydro engineers almost cry when they see this spectacle because .it represents lost energy that cannot be utilized, water rushing to the sea,'unharnessed, wasted forever. The secretx of proper utilization is water storage.. The best place \"to store this water is at Mica Creek, B.C. Mica Creek is the key to the giant power potential of the Columbia and, as Vince Segur never stops re-, minding us, the Columbia is the biggest hydro river in North America. Vince Segur told us last week that by erecting a dam at.. Mica Creek and releasing a steady, all year round flow, we can generate in down stream benefits an additional 11 million kilowatts of electric power. This 'additional power will be created! in the United States at existing power sites without the construction of any additional dams or the installation of many extra generators. When we realize that the total production of power by the B.C. Electric and the Power Commission in B.C. only totals two-and-a-half million kilwatts of electricity, we see that Mica Creek is in the big league. In addition to the down stream benefits B.C. can generate one million kilowatts right at the Mica Creek dam- site. * * * # Through an international agreement (Boundary Waters Treaty) more or less forced on Canada by the United States in 1909, Canada is entitled to half of the down, stream benefits brought about by Canadian water storage. Other sites on the Columbia at Luxor, Donald Canyon Priest. Rapids , Little Dalles and Murphy Creek, can generate an additional five million kilowatts, but Mica Creek is the key. Vince Segur wants to see work start at Mica Creek- this year. The engineering has already been completed by the federal government but Vince Segur doesn't want any silly deals similar ' to the so-called Kaiser dam. This dam would have been erected on the Columbia with very few \/safeguards for B.C. if the Federal government had not stepped in with Bill No. 3 a few months- ago. The B.C. government has now abandoned the Kaiser dam deal with private American interests, admitting, I sup- pose> that it was a very poor agreement for Canada. Vince Segur wants to keep private power utilities away from Mica Creek and allow the B.C. Power Commission to develop the Columbia for the benefit of B.C.'s citizens and not distant shareholders or American industry. Nor must we export power because if you do ycu export jobs. SUBLIME COURAGE When the first World War broke out in 1914, one of the most famous artists in France was Jean Lemordant. He enlisted in the French army. He was leading his regiment in an attack before Arras when he was struck by a bullet. Afterwards he said it seemed at the time' that' his head had been completely smashed. For 48 hours he was unconscious, and when he came to himself, he lay among the dead and dying, scarcely able to' move. He heard around him the groans of dying men. Even then his great courage showed itself, for when he saw a Breton lad dying, he crawled to him and comforted him. in his last moments. * . * * When at last Lemordant was found, along with the others} he was taken to a German hospital and placed among the. mere serious cases. Then the darkness came - that terrible darkness that put an end to' his fondest hopes. At first he did not know what was the matter. Anxiously he asked the nurses: \"Why does the night last so long? It seems as if morning will never come.\" When the news was told him that he was blind, he was staggered. \"I had thought of death,\" he said, and even thought I might be maimed for life, but I never thought : of having to live in the dark all my days.\" Then he showed . that supreme courage which caused even his captors to wonder and admire. He moved among his fellow prisoners and, partly to while away the time and partly in order to help them, he began t.o give lectures, on painting. Then a great . hope came to him. his eyes became better, and he began to see a little --not much more than a glimmer at first, but enough to make him radient with hope. Each day he told himself that \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdhis eyesight- was just a little bit better than the day before. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd * * * Then one day a terrible\" thing happened, and his hopes were dashed to. the ground. He was in the midst of a lecture when something seemed to snap, and instantly every ray of light vanished. Then he knew that he was blind. It was a terrible moment, but he did not stop speaking. He continued to lecture. Those who\" were listening were aware that. something had happened, although they did not know what it was7 At the close of the lecture they rushed forward, only to make the discovery that -Le- mordant's hopes had been in vain - he was totally blind. Lemordant faced the world again with courage and hope. Much could be written about this brave man, but one picture stands out clearly. It is that of a man delivering a lecture and suddently being stricken with blindness, but continuing and finishing the lecture while none knew what had happen- usy year for Ladies Auxiliary A Busy year lies ahead of. Roberts Creek Ladies Auxiliary of the --Canadian Legion, Branch 219..The Feb. 13 business meeting saw plans outlined for veterans' work in the various hospitals. This work will include -a layette for the Charlotte laying-in hospital in London. The president, Mrs. Manns, was chosen to represent the auxiliary at the B.C. convention in Cranbrook. Mrs. Pred- iger , secretary-treasurer was chosen as alternate delegate. Applications were received from three new members. A daffodil tea will be held April 6 to include home cooking, novelties, tea cup reading and parcel post. A whist drive will be held Feb. 24 in the Legion hall at 8 p.m. Next business meeting will be held on March 12. ed save himself and God. This thrilling story made me think of another - this time of a French lady, Madam Curie, famous inventor. Like her husband she was teaching at a University of Paris. One day, when in the midst of a lecture, news was brought to her that her husband had been fatally injured in an accident. After the funeral she felt that the best thing for her to do was to continue her lecture course. *.'\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd * * The large group cf students were speculating how 'She\/ would appear. Knowing her, , they did not anticipate tears or much emotion,, so they waited. The door to the plat-' form slowly opened and Madam Currie stepped to the platform. There was a hush then she said: \"As I was saying in my IsfSt lecture-\" She got no further for several minutes. Such sublime, courage staggered the students, they burst into genuine applause. Here was courage of the highest kind it moved the students. She wanted her mother, an older brother, Roy, __\ufffd\ufffd>*\/ \\ Even in your absence Enterprise Oil-EltctricCombinatioh > cooks your whole dinner and. heats your kitchen automatically- Extra-large automatic electric oven \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd dial control oil heating\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdand hot water supply. Largc-sLsc oven with glass door and inside light is just one of the outstanding new features. Enterprise automatic QH-electric combination 8165 ig^gtfj 5Q j . 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Prentice president of Canadian Fcrest Products was.one of 39 opponents of-the chess ohampion Mr. Samuel Reshevsky in' Vancouver last week. Mr. Prentice who is president of the Chess Federation of Canada was one of 4 to whom Mr,. Reshevsky conceded a draw.. Former Port .Mellonite'\" Miss \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Eleanor \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdMacQueen 7 was the V weekend iguest of Mr'yand TMrs. C. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Adaisdn. Miss MacQueen is . working fcr Kelly Douglas on . Kingsway. right across the street from- another, former Port Mellonite, Mrs. Peggy Munro. Mr. arid Mrs. E. Freer have left for two .weeks holiday in California ',flying''\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd from Portland to Los Angeles. ^ \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd Mrs. Alexandra Goldmann newly arrived from Europe is visiting her brother and his wife Mr. and Mrs. R. Mueh-' lenkamp. i George Kerbis has obtained his steam engineers, tickejt, class 4.v While in Vancouver recently Mrs. G. Kerbis visited Mr., and Mrs. W. Schultze who sent greetings to all their friends on the Peninsula.x ; Longview welcomes a new \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdfamily, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Atcheson and their children. The Port Mellon Industries Credit Union held its annual meeting last week. A .general report was given by the president, CH. Wood and the treasurer's report by R.C. Wilson. A dividend of-4%' was declared. Mrs. E. Kemp, Mrs. F. Rennie, Mrs. A. Greggain and Mrs. P.\" Madison presided at the Women's Auxiliary Valentino Tea and Bake Sale which thanks to the generous support of the community realized $60 for future Scout and Guide activities. A fancy - dress Valentine party fcr her Sunday School class was given by Mrs. C. Graham on Friday. Barbara Anne Norman as a Cockeyed Cupid won first prize with Janet Swanson second. Mr. Graham was the judge. G. \"Murdock cf the Kinsmen showed a film on Polio to the February PTA meeting. Mrs. Edmunds, Mrs. Greggain, Mrs, Norman, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Whitty, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Proulx and Mrs. Bredy volunteered to collect for the Mother's March on Polio in Port Mellon. Mrs. ||oyes and Mrs. Atcheson-for ilongview, Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Swanson for Hillside. Mrs. G. Legh was the winner of the cake raffle. Mrs. Norman was nominated to represent Port Mellon at the PI A convention in Kan- loops'--in-.April, with Mrs. E. Preiss as alternative. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Sherman will attend the Regional PTA Conference in Gibsons. The collection fcr the Kinsmen Polio Fund from the communities of Port Mellon. Hillside and Longview realized $156. table helping my niece Pauline, with her correspondence lessons. She was busy doing her drawing when in the silence we suddenly heard some shots, -which we decided were coming from the direction cf Green Bay. It did hot occur to us to count the number of shots. They were three in number: The usual distress call. \"Somebody must be in the bay and shooting ducks\", I remarked, and we forgot all about it. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd After about another hour we heard more shots. \"Sounds like in the lagoon,\" I said, \"but how can it be? There isn't anyene aro'und here.\" More time passed and then a knock came at the door. We opened it to find a man standing there wearing a red hat and carrying a gun. He looked very tired. \"I saw a row boat in the lagoon\" he said, \"but I didn't see anyone around so I took it, but when I got out here I saw smoke coming from your chimney so I have e'eme to ask you if I may borrow your beat for a while. I will bring it right back.\" \"Why do you want it?\" I asked. \ufffd\ufffd \"Oh,\" he said, \"I was out with some friends and I have gotten separated from them. If I row along shore I will probably find them- and then I will bring the boat right back.\" ' . ; \"Alright,\" I said. And with that away he went and we returned to .the school work. He' had hardly gone ten minutes when we happened, to look out the window and there he was back and panting up ' the hill to the house. \"I just saw the Union Steamship go by away down there!\" he said in a surprised voice, \"and I put my finger in the water and tasted it and it was salty.\" \"Of course it's salty,\" I said looking puzzled, \"and that would be the boat going into Pender an the down trip.\" \"Why I thought I was still on West Lake,\" he said. \"That's Where I left the rest of them. I sure must have got turned around to ccme out on the salt chuck. How far is it to Wray's from here?\" \"About three miles down there in the direction you started to row.\" I said .\"Why?\" \"We borrowed a row boat from him to use in the . lake and our gas boat is anchored * off his place. \"Well,\" I said, \"that would foe, a long way to hike into West Lake from there and I can't see 'what John Wray would be doing with a' boat on the lake.\" Then a light began to dawn on me. \"What Wray \ufffd\ufffd\ufffddo you mean? There are two of them you know.\" \"I didn't knew that,\" he said, \"but this one has ' two \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd sisters and keeps goats.\" \"Why,\" I said \"that must be Waiter Wray .in' Vanguard Bay, but he lives away around on the opposite side of the island from here. You surely have gotten ycurself lost. You had better come in and rest and have something to eat till the men folk come home and we can then decide what to do\" When the menfolk came home and were made acquainted with the situation they were all for having him stay for the night, but he didn't want to. do that he said, as his friends work.. \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd It was explained to him that we had nothing but an open boat, it would be dark and meant a trip all the way to the top end of the island and half way down the other side and the men were tired after . would be worrying about him. A thought occured to, me. \"Do you suppose you could take him up as far as West- mere arid persuade old John West to take him through his trail to the lake and loan him a row boat? I don't think it's supposed to be far from the top end of the lake out to Vanguard Bay\". \"Well if he wants to take a chance on it,\" they said. He would. So away they v\/ent. It appears they acquainted him with the story that West .was said to be somewhat eccentric and so they couldn't vouch for what kind of reception Coast News Feb. 23 1956 .7 they might get. This didn't make him feel any to0 happy. Well Mr. West came down . to ,meet them and when the situation was explained to him he very kindly led the way across the trail, pointed out the way across the lake and loaned his row boat on the promise it would be brought back in the morning. Next morning a gas boat was seen coming down the channel and presently it dropped anchor in front of our house. Our hunter soon came scrambling up the bank. He thanked us for our help and said he had managed to get himself turned around amongst the island in the lake but had finally made his way out at the right place. He had rowed back across the lake that morning to return the row boat while his friends brought the gas boat around the top end of the island and picked him up at Westmere. 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The Orphans have their work cut out for them as they will also play a preliminary game against Pender Harbour, starting at 8 p.m., but they shouldn't have much trouble going the distance as they now boast 11 men on their roster. The Port Mellon, fights last Friday were well attended and there were some real sharp boys performing. I think that the Peninsula could stand a few good exhibitions like this every year. Sunday Feb. 26 is the annual Mid-Peninsula Softball meeting in the Wilson Creek hall at 2 p.m. Anyone interested in playing ball or in the operation of the league is welcome as besides the election of officers there will be much new business concerning the league for the next year and also discussion towards a league constitution. It* seems to this writer that the Peninsula as a whole is still progressing sportwise. . Last week Pat McCallum, the local B.A. Oil agent, offered to sponsor the Gibsons women's ball club,\" faisY year's Chops Mops. This is a fine gesturq Pat, the girls really deserve it. Also \"pats on the'back\" toi the Gibsons Branch Canadian Legion and to the departments of Standard Motors of Sechelt for being the first to .step out arid-, sponsor Babe Ruth league teams. Kiwanis notes Last week's meeting passed a motion that the Kiwanis club would accept the challenge of the Chops Mops, therefore, by this time the big bowling game , Leslie Jackson 211; men's high of the year will be over. threej Roy Taylor 649; -men's No doubt the news will'be high single, Orv Moscrip 275; BY ELSIE JOHNSON Star games bowled at Sechelt Bowling Alleys for the past week were: Ten Pin League; Orv Moscrip 202,' and Pio Vogrig 200. Gibsons Mixed,\" Earl Bradshaw 293. Pender Harbour, Ron Pockrant 299. Port Mellon, A. Edmonds 278. Sechelt Sports, F. - Jorgenson 329; and S. MacKenzie 297. Ball and Chain, Orv Moscrip 275. High scores for Feb. 13 to Feb. 18 week were: TEN PIN LEAGUE: High three, Orv Moscrip 524; high' single, Orv Moscrip 202; team high three, Greyhounds 2314; team high single, Greyhounds 797. SECHELT LADIES League: High three, Harriett Duffy 703; high single, Harriett Duffy 258; team high three, Greenhorns 2455; team high single, Greenhorns 883. GIBSONS MIXED: Women's high three, May Mayson 549; women's high single, Doreen Crosby 228; men's high three, J. Drummond 690; men's high single, E. Bradshaw 293; team high three, Whizzbangs 2718; team high single, Whizzbangs 952. PENDER HARBOUR: Women's high three, S. Leavens 562 women's high single, S. Leavens and Iris Hart tied with 212; men's high three, Joe Feldes 713; men's high single, Ron Pockrant 299; team high three, Pill Rollers 2440; team high single, Pill Rollers 879. PORT MELLON: Women's high three E. Lewis 499; women's high single, S. Whitty 217; men's high three, A. Edmonds 631; men's high single, A. Edmonds 278; team high three, Mustangs 2619; team high single, Mustangs 925. SECHELT SPORTS: ^Women's high three, Elaine McLean 545; women's high single, Agnes Reynolds 222; men's high three, Sam MacKenzie 714; men's high single, F. Jorgenson 329; team high three. Tomcats 2653; team high single, 90 Centers 1042. BALL AND CHAIN: Women's high three, Eve Moscrip 590; women's high- single, all over the Peninsula as to how we won, but with this being written in advance there is always the small chance that the girls might win and if that happens we can all forget the bowling and just talk about last summer's ball game. John Wood and George Hopkins were appointed to head a committee to see if the peope of Gibsons would be interested in starting up the May Day celebrations and parades It should be remembered at all times that this committee is in nQ way planning to run or organize the May Day, but only to* see if there are any people in Gibsons who would like to see the small ember fanned back into life. team high three, Harridans 2604; team high single, Harridans 988. PENINSULA COMMERCIAL League: women's high three, Madelaine. Joneson 627; Women's high single, Dorothy Smith 268; men's high three, Dick Clayton 627; men's high single, Ralph Smith 245; team high three, Pen Nibs 2611; team high single, Village Bakery 975. Macnicol will address Legion An invitation is extended to all veterans whether members of the Canadian Legion or not Police Court Howard Horel of Saltsprings Island, charged with driving while his ability was impaired, was found guilty in Magistrate Johnstone's court . and fined $150 and costs, two weeks The following *were charged with speeding, and fined $25 each plus court costs: Thomas Mullins, Samuel Rosen and Roy Vandeberg of Vancouver, James Ira Peters, Qualicum; Maurice Parker and Thomas Reynolds of Wilson Creek, Nick Marluk of Powell River and to attend the March 6 meeting liLl?;\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd:-1,^?^6?0.1,11\ufffd\ufffd? a} Werner ~Richter\" of\" Sechelt\" paid a fine, of $30 and costs Sechelt when Robt. Macnicol, a member of the provincial and Dominion Canadian Legion councils will speak on \"The Legion, Past and Present.\" Officers of the branch will be installed at the same meeting. Mr. Macnicol will speak on Legion activities ' Sechelt News For driving in contravention of road restrictions, Clarence Greenan was fined $25 and costs. William Joe, returning to Sechelt. from Wakefield, drove into one ditch and then backed his car across the road and into the other. He was charged with driving without due care arid attention, and fined $25 James Shultz of Wilson Creek, when found with colored gas in the truck he was operating, was fined $50 and costs. A youth, who stated that he had picked up a bottle of whiskey that was 'ditched' by some- When you shop say you saw it in The Coast News. out to hit their top form. The team will be playing West Van., Powell River and Squamish for the right to, represent the Howe Sound Zone in the B.C. finals at UBC. One of Canada's worst dis- aters was a four-day Great Lakes storm in 1913 in which 300 seamen drowned. Ice and snow on highways were blamed for accidents near Gibsons. Eric Olsen of Roberts Creek driving a car in which Bonnie Finnerty and Warren Blomgren were passengers veered on meeting another car, going down hill towards Gibsons. Tlie car caught in the snow and spun, and struck a phone pole. Bonnie Finnerty and Blomgren were thrown from the car. Bonnie will be confined to bed for at least six weeks, Dr. Inglis states,, with a fractured pelvis. Blomgren had a scraped head. P.W. Naud, of Vancouver, skidded across the highway into a phone pole at the Anglican Church corner, causing damage to his car. Driving on the Sechelt Highway near the cemetery Monday, a car driven by C. Brima- tcom.be rolled over, causing body damage. -v. A car smashed its front' end against the MacMillan culvert, when J.R. Mackie went off the road near Hopkins Landirig on Saturday. On Tuesday morning, near Reid corner, a blue pick-up lay on its side across the ditch. The driver, A.R. Gallinger was driving towards Gibsons about 3 a.m. Mr. Gallinger driving towards Sechelt failed to make the turn at the cemetery knocking down the sign and some of the fence. He returned to Gibsons. At Reids corner he tried to slow up but was unable to so ran his car into the ditch. Last Friday the Senior Boys and Girls Basketball teams travelled to Vancouver to play the Vancouver Tech teams. The teams lost the games but the score could have been either way in both' cases. The girls played against a very strong and tall team that is rated,fourth in city schools. They held this team on even terms throughout the game and lost by a score of 28-23. Outstanding players on the floor were Mary Kerr of the. Cougars and Arlene Lane of Vancouver Tech. Mary was outstanding on defense and play making while Arlene led all scorers with 12 points. The Senior Boy's game was a dandy but the margin of victory fell to the Tech team when they outscored the Cougars 13-7. The final score was 40-37. The Cougars fell down badly at the foul line as they scored only 11 of 45 possible points from the free throw line. Doug Davies led all scorers with 16 points while Tony Nowitsky was outstanding for the Tech team. The Cougars are travelling to'Langley this Friday and will be gunning for another win from this team. With the zone play-offs coming on Mar. 10 the Cougars are going all Experts say declining tax revenues in Canada in recent months indicate present high taxation level, has reached the point of diminishing returns'. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Representatives of 'Home Agencies' or 'Canadian Home Industries', selling Fire- Fighting Equipment, have no connection with, and are not in any way endorsed^y, this firm RENO AGENCIES and or RENO FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT VANCOUVER B.C. JOHN J. DUNEIN Doctor of Optometry 906 Birks Building VANCOUVER, B.C. German rearming, when fully underway will produce some 500,000 troops for about the same money Canada spends for 120,000. Motor vehicle registrations in Canada jumped nine per cent' in 1953 to an all-time high of 3,430,672. NALLEYS M-'k-BiRJOCi, V srRUP PLUMBING at a SAVING \/ .i \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ';..\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd;\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd.\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd at GIBSONS BUILDING SUPPLIES, LTD. 3-Piece Bathroom Set *HECESS BATH * CLO^E COUPLED TOILEf-CHINA TANK * 17X19 WASHBASIN ALL COMPLETE WITH FITTINGS ONLY $162.50 DELIVEREb! We carry a Complete Stock 'of PIPE, SOIL-PIPE & FITTINGS * PIPES THREADED PLASTIC PIPE AND FITTINGS PHONE GIBSONS 53 TERMS ARRANGED NO PRIZES w*. WM LU ESI all cars & trucks cut $100 in, price! '54 PONTIAC DELUXE SEDAN, in beautiful Condition: WAS $1665 NOW $ 1565. y '49 FORD SEDAN Radio and Heater WAS \ufffd\ufffd695 NOW $ 595. EY MRS. E. LUMSDEN Miss Karen Stockwell, at present attending Normal College in Vancouver, spent the weekend with her family, Mr. and Mrs. H. Stockwell, Porpoise Bay. An old family friend from one else at Roberts Creek, was Whalley, B.C. spent a few days Jfined $20 and costs fc-r being with Mr. and Mrs. B. Salter, illegally in possession of liquor. Porpoise Bay. Mrs. Fulljames Joseph LaBreohe of Vancou- left for heme on Friday, Feb. ver, charged with common 17. she was disappointed that, assault against a Mrs. Wilson, owing t0 the poor weather, she was found guilty! and given a did, not see much of the Penin- suspended sentence of three sula. months. '52 FORD SEDAN, Radio and Heater, WAS $1095 NOW $ 995. '51 CHEVROLET TWO-DOOR SEDAN, A Nice Family Car: WAS $895: NOW $795. '51 G.M.C. Half Ton PICK-UP, a Clean Little Truck, WAS $895 NOW $ 795. '47 FORD SEDAN, A Real Clean Car: WAS $495 NOW $395. s37 PLYMOUTH SEDAN, This Car Has Just Had $200 Spent On It, All New Tires:' WAS $295 NOW $195. '46 FORD 3-TON, CAB'AND CHASSIS All New'Tires: WAS $495 NOW $ 395. 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