I Serving a Progressive and Growing Area on B. C.'s Southern Coast. Cover? Sechelt, Gibsons, Port Mel lon, Woodfibre, Squamish, Irvines Landing, Half Moon Bay, Hardy ty-Law Soon Island, Pender Harbour, Wilson Creek, Roberts Creek, Granthams GIBSONS—A $7000 water pipe Landing, Egmont, Hopkins Landing. purchase bylaw is due to go Brackendale, Cheekeye, Selma Park, PUBLISHED B"? SEE COAST NEWS, _DX_B___Fr2__2_» before ratepayers soon accord etc. '' Business Office: Gibsons, B.C. National Advertisings Office, Powell River, B.C. ing to a decision made by Village Council recently. After several weeks investi Vol. 4 — No.^T, Gibsons, B. C. Monday, April 17, 1950 5c per copy, $2.00 per year, by mail gation, council approved buying =*** the six inch, steel pipe. The money will be repaid from water Women's Institute revenue. In a move to protect future News water-supplies, originating in 20 REGULAR meeting held in the acres owned by >the jam factory, Anglican Hall March 21. Presi council decided to buy outright. dent is Mrs J. Burritt. Members The-suggestion was promoted by repeating the "Ode", 16 mem Mrs E. Nestman as water com bers in attendance. Secretary missioner; "Owing to increase in Mrs W. Haley read correspond population growth, demanding ence. A letter of commendation more water, and the enroachment from provincial supervisor Mrs of logging and clearing opera Stella Gummow, from Batt Mac lntyre, MLA, re hospital scheme tions, this is the best thing to do," GIBSONS:—Tenders for material for the new firehall will be she said. also conveying good wishes for the WI continued success. A let called according to a decision made at Village Council ter from Mrs G. Shaw inviting Board Turns meeting. Wednesday. delegates to North Fraser Con Specifications will be produced by Firechief Wilf Gray MayQueen Has vention on April 5. President M,;s and work will start immediately. Ninety percent of labour in J. Burritt was appointed dele Down Proposal volved will be volunteered by the firemen. gate. Mrs Ben Knight, treasurer, reported the building fund com GIBSONS—An offer made to Insurance for 18 firemen was ing along s&tisfaptorily. Plant Francis Drage and Sechelt taken out by Council. This cov WILSON CREEK—Shadows of sale and tea date set for the da%r District 46 School Board to dis ers brigade members in case of yesteryear were cast when of Tuesday Aprii 25 in United cuss the pending bylaw as part Sinclair Gives accident or death during a con 1949 May Queen Sundi Stroshein Church Hall. of a debate was turned down by flagration. celebrated her 11th birthday rec the Board. Warning is also given to ently at the home of her parents. Students take note. Library will Sponsored by the Gibsons and 'Plug'io Bait tradesmen who are delinquent in Mr and Mrs Paul Stroshein. be open Wednesday evening, District Ratepayers' Association MEMBERS and their wives, of payment of trades license. Sum More than 30" guests attended April 5 from 7 to 9 in School the proposal was part of that the Gibsons Liberal Assn, held monses will be issued to the the party which was attended by Board offices, this for the benefit unit's effort to clarify the "mud a dinner at English Tearooms, delinquent merchants within a Miss Turner her school teacher of the students. We trust we will dled" situation. with James Sinclair, MP, as matter of days. and Jack and Mrs Mayne who be seeing you and your note guest of honor. First reading of a building by books. The Board pointed out through showed pictures of the May a spokesman that it was not "in After dinner Mr Sinclair gave law for the new firehall was also Queen crowning, bringing' back Next meeting will be held in terested in debating with anyone (Continued on Page 8) given at the meeting. ". +. * * . , * A ^ _»/ t *f f f f ./» fond memories to the guest of the United Church Hall on Tues the pending bylaw. We will have p^ _» '«_ J _-^V_^tl yA ', honor. day, April 18. all the facts before the public Among those who visited and just as soon as they are avail helped eat the huge cake decor Christmas, ^ Carol and Jeanette able," said the spokesman. "We ated with 11 candles were: Mrs Whipple, Donna Dutz, Myona and plan to hold meetings throughout Sechelt Trade Board C.' G. Luckeii, Wendy Smith, Joan Bonita Stroshein, Donna and the peninsula—part of our plan Chambqjrs, Darlen)_ Laycock, Rita Lemmuiex, Jo-Ann Nygren, to keep everything open and Ruth and Irene Tyson, Margaret Ruby Stroshein, Roy Leen Nyg above board." Target for Sinclair Williams, Dorothy Latson, Diana ren, Gloria Bishop, Yvonne Ny Francis Drage, JP, proponent Wheeler, Donna Butler, Francis of "defeat the bylaw," branded gren, and one and only boy GIBSONS—No one may say James Sinclair, MP, is not adamant. Gilbertson, Carol Forst, Carol Douglas Deitz. the board's refusal as "afraid to have the facts in the open." Speaking at a public meeting in Bal's Hall, Monday, the The School Board have al- member for Coast Capilano touched on the touchy subject of Teady held meetings but with wharves and breakwaters. out report. Drage will hold "Despite what the Sechelt Board of Trade think in the The Sinclair Story meetings in defense of his con tention. matter of wharves/' he said, "I for one, will do all in my DURING a recent speaking tour, James Sinclair, MP, had reason to power to see that there are more wharves and breakwaters built /charge The Coast News with being "stupid" and "plain foolish," along this coast on behalf of the little boats." ahd printing "utter nonsense;" He heavily scored The Coast News in its attitude for get '^ -W si^ea_iprX_a^^ such_,thinjgSi Na Easier Party.;. ting; rids of the.' moxe^ useless wharves and attempting, witb ; doubt in parliament he runs up against mucE of th^'above: B'ut w e- Sechelt iind Gibsons _Toard of Trdde# to direct federal moriey, s©rdi_gjfback and stand for what we believe. We print what we be which would be saved, into a much needed highway here. lieve lis best for the peninsula. We are prepared to defend it. Mr Sinclair spoke on the history of the Sechelt Peninsula In this matter of wharves and breakwaters the very fluent and SECHELT — It was Indian week in Sechelt, when the Residen and its need for boat harbours along its shores. He maintained evenmore.capable politician, complete with a past master's play on tial School sponsored a four-day the Peninsula need wharves and breakwaters to a great degree. words has seen fit to twist on the tail of progressiveness. He has athletic programme complete He promised to do all in his power to have a breakwater seen fit to weave, and sway, and avoid and, what is worse, he has with the now famous Easter Play. built at Schelt, Gibsons and Roberts Creek. helped to delude the constituents he so loudly "helps and reports to." Headed by Father Viney, the £mimSmmfflkmmifflfflfflMk *f On. March 8, the Gibsons Board of Trade wrote Mr Sinclair a Indian School acted as hosts to letter along these lines. « Mission's St Mary's School pup SIR: . ils who returned the compliment It is our intention to press for support of a plan we have—partly by defeating the hosts 3-1 in a Local M.P Outlines your own idea—that the Federal Government should forthwith cease thrill packed football game in to spend hundreds of thousands, of dollars in repairing and building driving rain. wharves along the Sechelt Peninsula; such wharves being outdated Tumbling acts by the B.C. Sen and not even good sense from a purely economical point of view. ior Tumbling Champions was one GIBSONS—James Sinclair, MP, ranged all the way from Mar Further to this guiding idea, it is our thought that the Federal of the highlights which thrilled shal Tito's part in the last war to holding hands with the body responsible for wharves and the Provincial body responsible the enthusiastic crowd. Meals Queen of the Helenes, when he spoke at a public meeting in were an opportunity for a real t for roads should be brought together in ian effort to unitedly better Bal's Hall, Monday. get together when natives from In a resume of parliament's I serve the people by building a good road throughout the Peninsula far to the north and equally far -^-ceasing to operate and maintain the majority of wharves here— work during th£ last session, Mr Allowance and Burnt-out Pen inland took the conversational Sinclair outlined the steps lead and thus save the taxpayers' money. It is quite obvious that a good ball for a loss. sions, he foretold the day would road could' be built and maintained for far less cost than that en- ing up to abolition of the British Indian Chief Billy Mitchell was Privy Council as Canada's last soon arrive when Ottawa would > gendered by this wharf and road system now in operation. prominent in his part as sponsor resort of legal appeal. raise the Veterans' allowance to : That: letter was sent on March 8. On March 13, we received this of the meet. Father Hennessey letter. led the detachment from Mission He lauded the present admin equal that of British Columbia's Gibsons Board of Trade. who gave a good account of istration for its action, pointing old age pension, "one of the I am very glad to hear that your board of trade is considering themselves both in games and in out that Canada was the last Do highest and best in the Domin sportsmanship. minion to break away from the ion." waya to consolidate the wharf and road expenditures in the Sechelt time honored court, centre of Pteninsula to provide more and better economic facilities for the British justice. He had previously pointed out people in the district. Power Commission In a quick glimpse into the fu that the Veterans' Allowance was The .Federal Department of Public Works has been trying in a ture he foretold a federal-pro based on old age pension ratings. small way to effect this consolidation for some years. Construction Plea and Warning vincial housing act for the "very Mr Sinclair then went on to of the large wharf at Gibsons was the first step in this direction. A. PLEA and a warning to the near future", where the federal discuss his recent trip to Europe This was signed James Sinclair—Coast Capilano. public were issued by the Bri government would carry the where he headed a party charg On Tuesday, April 4, the same Mr Sinclair said. "I am in favour tish Columbia Power Commission greater portion of the initial ed with collecting outstanding of increasing the wharfage and more breakwaters on the Sechelt today to the people of the Sechelt building cost. war debts from European coun Peininsula." power district. Jumping to Quebec and Labra tries. He spoke highly of Mar On Monday, April 10, he scored the Coast News for poor service "Take care," the statement dor, Mr Sinclair guessed that re shal Tito and the part the once to the community because it had the temerity to say, "Nuts." We said, "when clearing land that cent iron finds there, would rebel leader played in winning- have a dictionary and could have used a bigger and 'more acceptable trees are not felled too close to equal, if not surpass, in value the the war for the Allies. He also word but the one we used is easily understood. power lines. Take care, if they oil finds and development of Al explained his famous coin trick On the same day he said, "Despite what the Sechelt Board of must come down, that they will berta. and the trouble he had teaching clear the wires. Take the pre In discussing War Veterans' it to the Queen of the Helenes. Trade thinks in the matter of wharves, I, for one, will do all in my caution of informing the district power to see that there are more wharves and breakwaters built office of the Commission if there along this coast on behalf of the little boats." is any possibility of the lines be X And right in the middle of three roaring "hear, hears," ifrom ing endangered." New Bill Amends 'Village Act' Roberts Creek and one from a loyalist of the Liberal ranks, Jimmy If power lines come down by liauled down his scimitar and blowing out the flames of righteousness, storm or other accident, they AMONG BILLS passed at Vic sheathed it in his scabbard of helping the little fellow. should not be touched by un toria during the present ses Two will be elected for a term of . There were wise noddings and "that's telling, them's," all over authorized persons, the Commis sion of the Legislature is an one year. Thereafter three and the place and the whole kit and kaboodle of them went put and sion statement warns. amendment of the "Village two commissioners will be elect drove headlong into potholes on the main road, while echoeing The story is told of a Sechelt Municipalities Act" which pro ed in alternate years. district resident who felled a tree vides for a board of five com Provision is also made in the through their ears, as they grabbed the steering wheel spokes out oi missioners in place of the present their chests were the words of their champion. across the 2300 volt lines and amendment for simplification of brought them down. He reported three-man board. the extending of village munici- "Suggestion that the Federal Government and Provincial Gov The amendment also cuts the ernment can get together on roads, when it is purely, a provincial the incident immediately and pality limits. then set about coiling the wire maximum term of office to two Copies of the amendment were responsibility, is utterly stupid." helpfully. years. Under terms of the old received here this week and And "the words rang back from the more than $150,000 laying An official report in the mat act one commissioner was elected municipal (authorities are still snug and useless at the bottom of Roberts Creek. ter says: "Break in the 2300 yearly to serve for a three-year going over the new measure to If Mr Sinclair is worried about the little people, and the little volt primary did not open the term. determine all points that have boats, let him help stop this utterly useless spending. Let him put fuse at the substation and the According to the amendment been broadened or revised. his weight behind a plan that will save the little people monejy. Let downed line was still alive." provision is made so that three him quit being a good fellow with the future of the peninsula just The man might have been commissioners will be elected at to hold onto a few who may happen to wander int6 a meeting. (Continued on Page 6) the next annual village electionHOIAHSS 0 g VIHOXDIA AHvaan ivioiiAOHd ? people and not by a dictatorial s as coterie. Only by joining with -Letters To The Editor the many other municipalities in B.C. who have turned down their SIR: own top heavy bylaws can we WE WOULD sure like some real actually put democracy into facts and figures on this school practise. bylaw, just what will be the in Vote against our bylaw if and crease in the school mill rate? when we are given the oppor In 1948 the mill rate for educa tunity. tion was 8.84 mills. In 1949 the John Heath. mill rate jumped to 10.51 mills. I notice the secretary-treasur- SIR: r er of the School Board is already IF YOU will kindly give the calling for tenders to purchase necessary space in The Coast an issue of twenty-year serial News I would like to answer the "I'LL FIGHT this by-law through every part of The Coast News suggests this is hardly good debentures, which I doubt they letter of Dr Hugh Inglis in your the Peninsula and through the courts if ne enough.- It is too slim a thread upon which to will get under 3%. last issue. cessary—if I think it is being handled wrong." hang the future of our schools. Does the taxpayer realize just I am an old timer on Gambier These were the words of Francis Drage, We' acknowledge the Board has the right to what this will cost over a period Island, also' a veteran of the speaking for publication at a recent meeting. Let read the act in its own way. Last year the voters' of 20 years, $169,200, to bring First Great War. Naturally I am the School Board take note of them. We believe list went out without addresses, that was going to the total cost of the schools to interested in the proposed school the man means what he says and, like Hitler, be part of the evidence used against the by-law $441,200. This can be cut of bylaw. forewarning doesn't mean he is bluffing. at the last by-law trial but owing to the judge course by a good sinking fund. Firstly let no one be deluded And now comes the question. "Why is a vot ruling against the by-law, before the end of the trial, it was not necessary to produce that part; Can the editor or any one else by the total of $282,000. This is ers' list being put out by the School Board with give us the real figures, just what a fallacy. therefore its validity is still in question. out addresses?" There is a probability the list is will these schools cost us at the I figure the proposed costs as We would earnestly suggest to the Board end of 20 years, I am not claim not required by law but ... that if it does feel a voter's list is part of the pro ing my figures are right. follows: Buildings $528,924.40 The law states the carrying out of the school per procedure under the act, then do not go half Many of us are pensioners Equipment ...... 31,490 by-law vote will be run as close to that of a muni measure in it. whose pensions have not gone cipal vote as is needed. That gives a wide scope. Put out the list as if it was a list and not just up with the cost of living, any $560,414.40 But that scope can act in two ways. If it came to a bastard, hybrid offchild of someone's after hike in the taxes would be disast-' This sum will have to be re a law court on the validity of the by-law, after the thought. ::ous. paid, whether in direct or indir This man, Drage, will use every angle he can. Is this the right time to go in by-law had passed it is questionable as to which ect taxes, and you and I will side the court would lean. In cases of this kind it He said so, and we believe he is enough a man of for such an orgy (that's the only definitely pay. To this amount word for it) of building? is largely up to the individual judge as to what his word to do just that. you will have to add approxi his interpretation of the act would be. Yours truly, mately $137,000 for interest, and Stop playing at this. Do it right or forget it. T. Gibson. in all probability another when you leave his meetings few hundred dollars. Let him do they will bring on their fellows, $100,000 for contractors' extras, are endeavouring to for c e SIR: discount on bonds, additional after hearing him you will bf all these despicable things but IT IS RARE for me to write let equipment and unforseen con thinking too. let us not follow in those twist through this large by-law, which ters to the papers and I do so tingencies, or a total of $797,- Yours faithfully, ing trails. is quite beyond the capacity of this time because of the many 414.40. Charles A. Lett, JP, Let us stand like men and wo the area to pay. Gambier Harbour, B.C. letters, both vitriolic and per From this sum of almost $800,- men who love our land for its, I am endeavouring to secure sonal that have appeared from 000 the government will provide clean, above board policy of de from the School Board the in time to time in your columns. formation you desire and as soon $280,207.20 and leave you to raise SIR: fending the weak and standing I have known Captain F. the balance, . of approximately against the world if need be to as I receive it I will certainly What is all this nonsense be assure our slightest — our chil communicate with you. In an ef Drage, JP, for many years and $517,207.20. In other words you tween Bourne and • Burns in the have always found him straight will have to pay nearly $300,000 dren, some yet unborn — they fort to place the full truth be forward, honest and above board battle of the east versus the sau are our weakest, not pensioners fore the people of the Area I by indirect taxation, and over cer men or something. What in in all his dealings. Those people half a million dollars to find by like you and I who can get by— challenged the School Board to of tlie School Board are un the name of all that goes for let us stand and be strong in a public debate which the Pro way of a mortgage on your democracy is the argument this doubtedly estimable people in homes, furniture, personal prop building a future for them to perty Owners' Association of their own right, but I do not man Drage is trying to pump come. Veterans fought and died Gibsons wished to sponsor. Un erty and bank accounts. (See into us? Does he realize that the know them and this does not Provisions of School Act.) Is it for this right. fortunately the School Board matter. It is of absolutely no im old age pensioners, whom he has declined so presumably they not well to look before you leap cries for, would be really in the In the fields of Caen, in the portance whatever, as the mat and possibly avoid a bad fall? Valley of the Hitler Line, on the wish to keep everybody in the ter under discussion is the soup if we waited for the 5 per dark. What apparently they seem 1 think even the Dr -will say, yes. cent sales tax which is going to bridge at Arnhem, these men school bylaw, not the person died to save the world for the to fear most is that the electors alities connected with it. I have known Dr Inglis for be the only way in which the .will learn the real truth of this some years and respect his op government can take over school kids. What we voters have to decide They would die again if we iniquitous by-law. is, "Can we afford what the by inions, but certainly believe he is costs. If that ever comes it will mistaken if he thinks Francis cost his poor pensioner — I'm allow their sacrifice to be lost'. The figures you quote are cer law asks for?" To this I say If we were to prostitute what tainly an underestimate rather very definitely, NO. Drage is just giving his own one — a damn sight more money ideas. Capt Drage speaks for the than any four-mill boost in our they fought for. than over and whilst it is as yet We voters must get over to the Pensioner, also the sick and the too early to estimate I should Minister of Education and for taxes will amount to in a year. It's guts this country needs. ; old. He speaks for many from (Continued .on -Page -6): ' that matter to the cabinet in Four mills is just what the in It's guts we needto stand against.;. X v ? v Pender, Harbour to Gibsons, and this ansidious^X• -crawling!.prqpa^:• Victoria," that the' principle of from Hopkins to Port'' Mellon. crease will be. Not some astron payment for schools ' and ' for omical figure, hinted at but never ganda ' which would- undermine X When Mr Aggett opposed the last our very roots. - \ v education generally, out of land School By-law the local press quoted. tax, is obsolete and too top Vote "Yes" on the by-law. referred to it as Aggett's one- If Drage is so all-fired ready That means yes for the future. heavy a burden on small prop man war against the School erty owners; that the Cabinet to fight for the pensioner — he We can't turn our backs on our Board. Let no one make this mis must be, he runs a beer parlour heritage. I say to the devil with of the Provincial Government as take regarding Drage. He has a the servant and not the masters over on Gambier so the poor pen the men who use us for a shield. very strong united vote behind sioner can spend his "meagre I say thank you Mr Editor for of the people, is charged with him because he is right. finding an equitable method of pittance", drinking slop. Go into having the plain guts to print financing education and erect He has given the School Board Gambier Veterans' Club and you this. ing new schools. a real opportunity to debate the will see several of the "poor pen Sincerely, As long as we property owners matter on their own home sioners" he talks about sitting W.A.S.M. ground, but so far there have around drinking up booze. They are willing to shoulder this bur are entitled to do that. But these den, the government will let us. been no takers. Can it be that SIR: The time is ripe to let the gov their case is so weak and illogi same, men are certainly not en titled to sit back and bellyache It would be greatly appreciat ernment know we will not stand cal that they dare not face a de ed if you would publish in your for it anymore—by voting down bate with a man of the know behind the mouthpiece of Drage, about the miserable four-mill in column my reply to Mr T. Gib this impossible bylaw. ledge and ability of Capt Drage? sons, Irvines Landing. *CAPTAIN BOVER This is a matter which should This I would respectfully ad crease which would mean whe v ther the kids of the peninsula This is an answer to a letter I've been to the norrard, affect every father and mother, vise. During the present month requesting, information on var Cruising back and forrard every wage earner in B.C. not can get education. Does this Beer y you will all hav§s- an opportunity Baron think for one moment all ied points of the by-law and my I've been.to the norrard, only those who own land and to hear him. Take it, for it will' stand in this connection. property. In this democracy of pensioners are a bunch of apes Cruising sore and long. be well worth your while. But who listen to this twaddle about This will acknowledge your ours we have one method of whether you agree with his views letter of March 31st. For over a century Lamb's Navy making the government conform starvation. Does he think that or not I think you will admit that even the poor pensioner hasn't May I say that you have my has been the call of those who know to our views. The government is he is a humanitarian and a think complete sympathy. I fully rea good rum. Smooth and mellow, it for all the people by all the er. I am further convinced that the guts to think for himself. To see that for the sake of one bot lise that you and many like you is matured, blended and bottled in tle of rye per year the kids here, with the present high cost of liv Britain of the finest Demerara rums. our kids, our daughters' and sons' ing and disastrous taxes are kids have to go through life as about, to use your words, at the handicapped as we are. end of your tether. It is people like yourself I am fighting for Lamb's Navy Rum I say to Drage and to the Un and it heartens me very much to ion Steamship and to all the This advertisement is not published or receive so many letters appre displayed by the Liquor Control Board or other firms, towing, barge, and ciating what I am trying to do. also Sorg, that despite their by the Government of British Columbia. Very unfortunately we have * An old sea shanty. money this by-law will pass. If heartless, and selfish interests ASO the school board had a little life who, disregarding the hardships along with their honesty this by law battle would squib itself out in a barrage of facts put forward as if they were living things, af May I - September 30 fecting • our very foundations — mammmBwmmmmmKmmmmmr/j^mmmamBmmmmaBmmmmmmmamtmmmmm^mmKmmBwmmmmmmmimsmaiBmmn our very democracy. If Drage is so all-fired hot on During this period, a perm-it is necessary before fires pensioners why doesn't he tell may be lighted outdoors for cooking, warmth, or land- the truth about this whole setup. clearing. Your nearest Forest Officer should be con He is using money provided by sulted. Union.and Sorg and every short sighted towing company on the peninsula. These people are put ONE CARELESS ACT MAY ENDANGER THOUS ting up the money because they Yes, everything's BETTER WITH ANDS OF ACRES OF FOREST LAND. are worried about an increase in BUTTER ... because butter alone taxes. is made from the rich cream of AS GOOD CITIZENS, BE CAREFUL. With a holding value of $30,- fresh, pure milk — nature's best, 000 or more, taxes will amount HELP THE FOREST SERVICE PREVENT FOREST most complete food. Only to a considerable sum. But they butter can add that distinctive, FIRES AND PRESERVE YOUR FOREST HERITAGE. are fighting it — that's fair. But to you and I, the pensioner and wholesome buffer flavour ordinary Joe trying to eke out a and goodness. living with a holding of real es British Columbia Forest Service tate averaging less than $1200 for the whole Peninsula, let us Department of Lands and Forests not be bamboozled by a flow of • C DXORCHARD, HON. E. T. KENNEY, tears. Let Drage fight for the big companies. Let him hide behind Deputy Minister. Minister. the pensioner and the maimed, so that "Union and Sorg can save a sing game. Refreshments were looks really fine and healthy. THE COAST NEWS, Monday, April 17, 1950 served and music played a big DAVIS BAY part in the success of this party. Sharon Ann, daughter of Mr By Robbie The following ladies were pres and Mrs Chas Maywood, is com making articles for their sale of ent: Mesdames G. Reid, Jean pletely cured of her smallpox, work and Garden Party slated Scott, Woodward, Turner, Hug and is almost ready for her stud for July. It was refreshing for A. VERY interesting party was gins, Burgess, Gibbons, Thomp ies at school. Here is a paragraph me to be back with the group of a letter written by this young after being so long away. held at the residence of Mr son, Maywood, Mutter, Agget. MARY W. RENNIE and: Mrs Henry Begg of Davis Through an oversight, I am ask ster to her school teacher: "And Among recent travellers on the Bay. The occasion was a baby ed to tender a hearty vote of so I miss you and the rest of the "Machigonne" were Mrs Lowes shower and the guest of honor thanks to Mr Begg for his kind kids." I thought that was kind MR FRITH Smith is entertaining and W. Steadman. Both were -and recipient, was Mrs W. (Bill) ness in holding the party at his of cute. his daughter and her husband, recent" residents of Granthams •Scott. Many useful gifts were home. Mr and Mrs Forbes Hill with : but now live in the city. presented by the friendly neigh Mr McQueen, or Mac, as most their small daughter. bours. Several games were play Jill, the fourteen-month-old of you know him, was very for John Ellis who has been in ed, and the winner of the flower baby of Mr and Mrs Al Gibbons, tunate in choosing two fine sun Mr and Mrs R. Spencer of training on the Strathcona at contest was Mrs G. Reid, while has fully recovered from her re ny days to visit his summer Gambier are spending a few Halifax for the last ten months Jean or Mrs Scott won the gues cent siege with the whoop, and .home. He will return at a later weeks here. They are staying at arrived home recently to spend date prior to his departure for "Sharon." Mr and Mrs Fred Soa a short vacation at his parent's Blighty in July. Mac says it is mes has returned home after a summer home. Life in the navy, past forty-three years since he visit to Vancouver. Mr Soames according to John's appearance, saw his beloved "Old Country". has been on the sick list. must be pretty good. I see Mr and Mrs Burgess have On Monday afternoon the established themselves in their Harmony Group of the WA met I would like to send Easter summer home already. They will at the home of Mrs McAlpine for Greetings to all Coast News of course stay for the summer their regular monthly meeting. readers on the Peninsula and in and fall season, and love every During winter months the mem Edmonton and Ocean Falls. minute of it. Daughter Beryl will bers of the group have been busy hold the fort in the town house. The blue marlin is one of the world's largest and most power At seventy-three years of age, taking another trip down there ful gamefish. Mrs Hill said "You would think this week-end. Perhaps some of a person would be more careful. our friends would like to drop But look at me. I hit the wrong her a card so I am taking the lib nail with the result I had to pay erty of giving her address: Mrs STOCK-REDUCING a visit to the 'Doc'. What did he H. Begg, 88 East 59th Avenue, do to it? I asked. "Oh trimmed Vancouver. This is the home of off the jagged ends with a pair her son. of scissors and bound it up. He's 0LEARJINCE a fine man, our doctor." Well, all Pamela, one and only daugh I can say is he had a fine pa ter of Mike and Leslie Jackson, in tient. But watch your hammer. is completely cured of her mild attack of measles, and may be DRY GOODS Advance notice for fishermen in seen and heard carrying on on this area. The president of the the lawn any day. Well friends, HARDWARE Community Centre, George just as we were beginning to pat Wright, has just received a large ourselves on the back for having CHINA haul of herring, and has them all the good fortune of our local so So serve something new and delightful cut up into strips for sale. So you loist in our ranks for the Easter ETC. don't have to bother bringing Sunday tea and musicale, bang —drinks made with Captain Morgan Black them up, or sending to Vancou went another dream. The reason is she received word from the MURDOCH'S Label Rum. Your guests will sip—and ver for them. Just get in touch with Georgie. By the way, this States that two of her dear almost looks like a classified ad. friends were on a visit to Van Marine Supply cheer—for there's something wonderfully couver. So Jessica Thompson That's what I told him, and with PENDER HARBOUR, B.C. refreshing about this extra smooth and a big grin he replied, OK, send flew the coop a couple of days your man round (page Mr Edi after her return from a business flavourful rum. Try it today for a tor), all proceeds are donated to trip and hopes to return after Easter. welcome change in cocktails, tall the WCCC. Visitors or dinner guests to the In a recent conversation with drinks or mixed with plain water or soda; Davis Bay home of Mr and Mrs Mr T. Critchell of Davis Bay he Mike Jackson were Mr and Mrs informed me that his son who is Ken Saunders, Carol, who works at present a patient in St Paul's WALL for Simpsons, Toronto, previous Hospital, was progressing slowly. ly lived in New Westminster, And the return home of Mrs Crit whilst Ken is doing, road con chell this week would indicate struction out East. After a very that all is as well as can be ex enjoyable five weeks' sojourn, pected, for which we are really they returned to Toronto last pleased. week. ... A meeting was held on Monday After spending a couple of last of the newly formed "Ladies' Dries in2flMin weeks in the city, Mr and Mrs Club" of Wilson Creek. Several Levett have returned to their interesting topics were under dis home. Mrs Levett's foot shows cussion. It is expected that a full signs of great improvement. report will be issued of import lOO per cent ant decisions made at this meet We are sorry to hear that Mrs ing which was held at the home Henry Begg, who is at present in of Mrs T. Turner of Davis Bay. WASHABLE This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Vancouver, is not very well, Mrs John Browning won the raf-* Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia. which means that Henry will be fie.
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1. Return Billing Notice with your payment. It is of no value until it has been stamped to show that the balance of your 1950 premium is com pletely paid.
2. Paid up Billing Notice becomes your 1950 hospital insurance certificate.
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4. Cheques, money orders or postal notes should be made payable to the B.C. Hospital Insurance Service and attached to the Billing Notice for return to your nearest District Office.
5. Arrears are shown on the stub in ink and must be paid in addition to the premium before the certificate can be validated. t6I think this hospitali zation scheme is the 6. LATE PAYMENT. THERE IS A WAITING PERIQD OF ONE MONTH greatest thing ever. I FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NOT PAID THE REQUIRED PREMIUM would have been fin- BY DUE DATES. THEY WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS !ancially ruined without UNTIL A MONTH AFTER THE DATE THAT THE OVERDUE PAY it as I am no longer MENT HAS BEEN MADE. able to work." 7. .Always notify your local office of births, deaths, marriages or changes -Mr. Peder L. N; Hansen 414 Park Street of address as soon as they occur. An up-to-date record is essential Nelson, B. C. to maintain proof of eligibility.
(THE SERVICE PAID THE KOOTENAY LAKE HOSPITAL ON HIS BEHALF, THE SUM OF $999.75) HI-5-50 Hospital Auxiliary A fish pond for the children and THE COAST NEWS, Monday, April 17, 1950 raffles. A tea of home-made 5 THE PENDER Harbour Hospital dainties will be served. Auxiliary are holding a Spring The ladies hope for a good at Tea in the Irvine's Landing Hall tendance as they are providing a on April 22nd at 2:30 p.m. sterilizer, an Infra-Red Lamp and There will be flowers, aprons, comfortable chairs for the pa :• . white elephant, knick-knacks, tients in the next few weeks. candy and homecooking for sale. All are welcome. GIBSONS—Federal aid for education is still a long way off according to James Sinclair, MP, speaking at a public meeting here. He pointed out there are two courses open in the matter of direct federal aid. The first would allow the federal govern ment, by amendment of the con tke Season's Hardware's new store site. stitution, legal authority over the (President's Own) by The power behind even the provincial department of educa BILL SUTHERLAND medium "cat" working on that tion. Editor, The Coast News job is something that gives a per "This proposal," ,he said, On Saturday, May 6th, at the Club Range (Lime son a feeling of insignificance— "would meet with very powerful Quarry, Blind Bay). All members, as well as others in WHAT MAKES the drone and a feeling of lazyness. Ones own opposition from those provinces terested \n the "Sport of He-Men", and, of course, all action of a steamboat or bull efforts with an ordinary digging with separate schools, and which shovel are so useless compared to would feel that the right of their our friends are cordially invited to participate. dozer so attractive? I asked my what can be done by one man minorities might be jeopordized self that question as I sat and plus a shovel or 'dozer. by such control. The Nelson Island Community Hall Association, in watched the first scoops of dirt In a quick switch to Sechelt. "The other, and the course connection with the above, and in neighbourly agree being dug out of the Sunset I was sitting in the sitting room which would stand the best of the Sechelt Inn a few days chance of acceptance would be ment, will hold a .22 cal. Rifle Shoot and Children's ago, idly scanning the register along the same procedure which Games in the afternoon and a when I noticed two names. Op the federal government has fol ' - X X Skinny men, women posite each of them was a small lowed in connection with old age heart done in red ink. I thought pensions." MAY POLE DANCE gain 5,10,15 lbs. it was a good idea only they were The federal government had in the evening at the temporary Community Hall. Re not man and wife. That is hard passed legislation 'which de Get New Pep, Vim, Vigor ly as bad as it sounds, it was creed the point in pension stan freshments will be available. dards to be reached by the What a thrill t Bony limbs fill out: ugly hollows just a point I wanted to make Oil up; neck no longer scrawny; body loBes baU- but don't ask me why. provinces prior to receiving Btarved. sickly "bean-pole" look. Thousands of girls, women, men, who never could sain before; federal aid. Shoot starts at 10 a.m. Dance at 8 p.m. are now proud ot shapely, healthy-looklng. bodies. I see Jimmy Sinclair still has They thank the special vlgor-bulldlng, fiesh-bulldlne For example, in old age pen tonic, Ostrex. Its tonics, stimulants, lnvlgorators, the same mannerisms he had iron, vitamin Bi, calcium, enrich blood, Improve sions,- any province which will appetite and digestion so food gives you mora when first I met him as he stump strength and nourishment; put flesh on bare bonea. pay an old age pension of $10 Don't fear getting too fat. Stop when you've gained ed the country during his primer the fi, 10,15 or 20 lbs. you need for normal weight. effort. He still has the- power to per month at 70 qualifies for Costs little. New "get acquainted" elite only 600. federal assistance of 30 per Use "News" Ad-Briefs To Sell Buy, Rent Try famous Ostrex Tonic Tablets for new vigor sway people with words and and added pounds, this very day. At all druggists. quite often Jimmy is guilty of month. just doing that — using words. Education grants such as the Still, I suppose he is good at it above plan will probably be the so that makes him have the right. blue print for federal education aid when and if the various gov When he came off the wharf ernments get together. He fore at Gibsons, I saw some of the told a stiff battle in getting the hangers on down to give him the poorer provinces to agree to this big hand. Why some of those as it would necessitate some of Gibsons Building Supplies people fail to lick his shoes is them boosting their education beyond me. Some of them just standards in order to reach the about do that. minimum allotted by Ottawa. A lot of new faces around the Lumber - Sashes — Doors — Frames — Wallboards - Roofing country side these last few days. Truly the Peninsula is coming in to its own when the sun shines. If only there was something here to keep the people once they are attracted to the place. A real ho We Have The Stock tel would be a good thing at Gib sons while more cabins at Se chelt would help them there. Let Us Quote Our Price Speaking of cabins reminds me that I ran into Burnel Gor
%, •&•• '# don who intends to build some, of them around the Sechelt area. "EVERYTHING FOR THE BUILDER" He was telling me he is going to start construction on few dual purpose, summer winter homes Phone Gibsons 53 just north of Ken Whitaker's home. He feels there is room for more houses in the area. A lot of people believe him. Florence Lindsay just drove past in her little Austin. Florence is the girl who has just returned from an art showing in Vancou ver. STAN FRANCIS Who appears to bo overflowing with mone]', On the surface there is little entertains and pays off every Monday to brag about being at an art night at 8:30 on SHARE THE WEALTH Sechelt-Jervis Towing Co. showing but this one happened to be her own. With more than a Your Local Complete Marine Towing Service hundred paintings, Mrs Lindsay ran her own show, complete with tea and painting orders — sorry, LOG TOWING — YARDING — SCOWS — DREDGING assignments. So big was the de mand for this popular artist's col PILE DRIVING — SALVAGE lection she left them in Vancou ver where two more showings Special Facilities for Quick Movement of Cats, Logging Trucks and have been arranged. The former General Camp Equipment Miss Florence Fowler, seems to be very modest about the whole thing. Probably she can afford to PHONE US COLLECT FOR RATES be, her husband does enough Schedule for blowing for her. Laundry Pick-Ups GIBSONS — Mr. Reg Godfrey. Tel. Granthams 56 Mrs John Coleridge was doing a .little of that about her husband PENDER HARBOUR—Bill Donley, c/o Hassan's Store, Tel. 11F2 when I was talking to her. She Hopkins Landing — Dok- was telling me what a whiz he kers Store NANAIMO—The Nanaimo Towing Co. Ltd. was on the two-fingered type writer. Jack Marshall's got one Granthams — Coopers Tel., Day 555; Night 1497 or 305 of those expecting looks on his Store face as he goes past. Wonder Area Agent—Mr; H. Spalding, Pender Harbour, Tel. 6 S 2 what the Easter Bunny is going Roberts Creek — M. & to bring Jack. Two guesses, that's W. Store • all. Wilson Creek - Why- Not-Lunch Davis Bay — Trading Post Selma Park — Willows Store Sechelt—Lawrence Taxi • We Take in Wet Wash ing. Pick up and delivery Rough and Dressed Lumber. All Type are being made every Wallboards. Builders' Hardware, Mould Wednesday. ings, Sashes/Doors/ Frames, Cement, Sand, Gravel Gibsons Laundry & FREE ADVICE AND CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE AMATEUR OR PROFESSIONAL AT Dry Cleaning SECHELT BUILDING SUPPLIES Phone Gibsons 100 THP rAA.T KJPW
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GIBSONS SCHOOL HALL MONDAY, APRIL 24 SECHELT LEGION HALL TUESDAY, APRIL 25 ROBERTS CREEK COMMUNITY HALL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 HALFMOON BAY MARIAN HALL THURSDAY, IRVINE'S LANDING COMMUNITY HALL FRIDAY, AP EGMONT SCHOOL SUNDAY,A EN ISLAND SCHOOL TUESDAY, ER ISLAND VETERANS' HALL Arrangements are BM
A full attendance is requested so that as many as possible may hear at first hand the problems involved. s THE COAST NEWS, Monday, April 17, 1950 MORE ABOUT ... Gibsons School News Sinclair Qives TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY So extreme is northern On A "mermaid's purse" is the FOR SALE" tario's cold that locomotives leathery-like covering with which By MAUREEN ROSS (Continued from Page 1) NEW INCOMPLETED house: freeze to the rails, can't be mov a skate protects its eggs. On a resume of highlights in Session Duroid hex. roof. Electricity. ed without help from another hatching the little fish shed the THE STUDENTS of Gibsons at Ottawa, and the state of the On water line. 5 acres, good soil. engine. covering. High School are sorry to see Liberal party through Canada. 1 mile from wharf. Sacrifice Ann and Michael Jervis leave He was high in praise of "Batt" price $1250. Box 27, Gibsons. the school. Ann, a grade twelve Mclntyre, MLA, who in his first Phone Gibsons 53. . • 2720-1 pupil is our second term Council year in the Provincial house, has President. Michel is a grade given a very fine accounting of time out of a very busy Easter nine student. They both will be himself. President Jules Mainil Holiday season to be the guest attending Kitsilano High School. thanked Mr Sinclair for taking at this reception. Exams are taking up most of the time of the students, in the high school and from what I hear the elementary pupils are quite busy too. !?_.« I am very sorry that I did not mention the in-between-acts en •Mi *H tertainment at the school play. The junior orchestra from Rob erts Creek, which consists" of
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