Wednesday, March 16, 1966.

- SAANICH PRON AND: GUL JSlanps REVIEW |

‘PAGE NINE a

~ Hovercraft In Britain. Will Be Watched.

‘Experience ‘of. Britons in “the op-

“eration .of «the new. hovercraft ser-

-yices across the’ English. Channel
© will. be . closely: watched -by British
“-Columbians.*, "°°: :

~ The: ‘Hovercraft, which in May

will. become the first to carry pas-
sengers in a- regular : cross-channel
service. between Britain’ and’ France,
was named: at Ramsgate, : the Eng-
lish terminal, recently.

A 35-seat. SRN-, built: ‘by “West-

“Sidney & North Saanich _
Community | Hall Association

STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER Bist, 1965;

INCOME:
; Membership | Fees
Donations: :
_ Cash donations for General
"By Surrender of Association’s 5
Of Material-and Equipment .

“Net Receipts from Special Events:
Klondike Night... 02 2.222-2...22 2050-5

Sidney. Day
Hallowe'en

Profit from: Operation of Sanseha Hall:

~ Rental of Hall ...-.---
“Less:
AN Wages. eae
; as Suppl es — "Maintenance
: , Fuel. :
: Light. and: Power
Water - 2.22. ole.
--Telephone® - . 2.
“Insurance
* Sundries...

a EXPENSES: : .
> Interest on Bank- Loan
“Interest ‘on’ 59%: Notes. —
“Queen - Contest

* Park. Grounds Maintenance’: Ne.

Miscellancous

"Gash and Bank ‘suines

: Accounts: ‘ Receivable

: Accounts Payable f
“in Ad

‘T havo‘examined the: books‘and:

: As at Deceniber ‘alst, 1965 oe!

Cash ‘Reserve ‘against’ Note Interest

FOR THE

Se Notes 1.205. 00

“3,308.31

§ 825.24.
"$97.38
“109.73.

s 2,954. 00 0

“$900. 00.

260.69 -
21.5 893-93" “(-viees—with experience, which will be
ATL 38 . a valuable when ‘it introduces :the: giant):
Y 2185.0 | Westland Hovercraft, on tthe’ eYOSS-
» $4.92. ~~ { channel: run in 1968.
eres a This. 160-ton: craft ‘will ‘operate all
10.98 2465.46 the: year round, carrying up to 500
“agg 54 | people, : or. 250 people and | 32° cars.
a . With: four-.Bristol Siddeley’ ‘Marine
“> =, $:5,711.201 Gas: Turbines, ‘each ‘of 3,400 horse-
Bt es : power, the SRN-4 will have ‘a maxi-
weacs 3. 6.09 mum speed .of .70 knots over: dis-
206-88 tances of up. to 296 nautical miles.
2,
ee we nee TEEN RED. “PLASH INDICATES -
—§. /591.24| DEDICATED WORKER .
“$5,119.96 | . The. red flash on thé cap ofa Rea |

ended: December SIst,: 1965, “and from’ ‘such. Oe ancien. and: trom” the
yt the ‘best: of my: one
state “afte

‘|.at the’ end of March, will.be named

, 1,832.35 7

| GIANT FOLLOWER |

land Aireraft, of. Yeovil, in south:

named‘ ‘‘Swift”: .by ‘the: Mayoress .. of}.
Ramsgate, Mrs. : Daisy Smith. :
“Swift” will “spend her’ time: dur-
ing the next two months: in. trials, |°
cand will operate daily passenger: ser-
vices ‘ between” Ramsgate,. southeast
| England,..and Calais, from. ‘May 1
{ until ‘September. *
SECOND CRAFT -

~A’ second SRIN-6, due. for delivery

at a similar: ceremony: in ‘Calais. *
. The two -craft’ will make ‘the: fast-
est available _.seaborne. channel
crossing—in 45 minutes—at a cost
claimed ‘to: be comparable with ‘the
cheapest ship’ fare. Powered by a
single 900 horsepower . Bristol Sid-
dely Marine .Gas -Turbine Engine;

‘Speed over calm seas of 56 knots. -
‘Both ‘will have radar ~ and all-
weather, navigation: aids.”

They. ‘will “provide. the . operz rating
company—Cross Channel Hover: Ser-

Cross © uniform indicates * | that: :the

ern. England, the ‘Hovercraft . was]...

what it looked like to Walter -Monych.;
and | Ken Mollet iast Thursday.

| worked.:in Butler Brothers’ gaping

each will have a maximum cruising |:

“Statue” Ih

ee *

A dog's: head ‘in a gtavel pit?
~Doesn’ t' seem possible, : -but that's:

It does look like. a dog’ 's head: al-

“lthough ‘it’s. nothing. but sandstone. |. :

The unusual stone was spotted by
the two Central Saanich men as they

gravel pit.on ‘Keating Cross Road.
PERFECTLY FORMED»
The stone has.a -perfectly-formed
nose, forehead and. mouth of: a dog.
It is even complete wi ith an ear. on
the right side... .

Mr... Mollet; . 7025 ‘West Saanich
Rond, said the:stone. was buried -be-
tween 50 and:70 fect below. the ‘sur-
face: of" the © pit:

; Tt was” only -by
, chance. that: it.was discovered,

A Gravel Pit

kok ok

oe Head. Just A ‘Kreck

ago.

‘Dr. Clifford Carl. of: the pro-
-vincial museum: came out :to look at

the tusk and said it may have adorn: |::
‘ed: a* hairy mammoth’ several ‘thous- |

‘and |years ago.

found.in the. pit some years ago.and
provincial: museum.:

“Mr. . Mollet. said there is a theory
that this area in pre-historic times

Interior of B.C. -If- so,
knucklebone, ©: and »:. various

ing here.

Gravel. is’ scooped Sup, 15 “yards
els ini the: pit and dropped | through
a sieve = like
““ovizaly.

Top of -the grizzly ‘inust be rewu-

this. is what Mr. Monych, 1937 Keat-
ing; was doing when he came ACrOss
the sandstone “dog.

“Intrigued: by his find, Mv. Monych
took the: stone-to the department ‘of
mines office in’ Victoria- for sa. pio-
fessional ‘opinion. .

weren't “impressed. “Just’ a. rock,

‘+ they. said.:: They also :ruled: out. the |-
‘possibility: of: the stone. being: formed :

around the skull of a” dog.”

turned -up.:from: dime to time - ins the
gravel” pit:
Mrs

“| wearer’: is®: a’ _dedicated « - volunteer
| Serving: in. so many ways “in. her |:
# community. * a

at'a. tine by the :huge power: shove 24

Apparatus, “sealed: a apy"
SAry's
‘scooped up in. the: gravel ..pit: and

larly cleared of the large stones: and:

But: the geologists |.

SA variety. of-unusual- items. ‘have |

Mollet: recalled’: ‘ae ‘tusk: hat
“was _found there | about: “six years:

glaciers
LOST. F ORE VER

past have: most’. likely” bec:

will never be ‘found, “Mr, Mollet said.
‘The sandstone ;dog's

nothing .else,

and displaying: it: in. his living’ rooni

A -hiige” knucklebone wals. “also

-both“it- and the tusk are now. in ‘the

may -have been: the. mouth of: a
rivér draining from what is now the
the tusk,
other
bones: that have_ been: found in’ the
Central Saanich pit may. have. trav-
elled hundreds of. miles before. seth,

It cis. also possible that the items
could* have: been’ Senonited: Bere by

; Many - other bits. from: this” coun-

‘head is. prov- |
ding Ja great. conversation ~ ‘piece ~ if
Mr: ‘Monych | said.. "He
is considering: mounting - ‘the: stone

-KINDERGARTEN _
PREFERENCE
|TO OLDER ©
ICHILDREN |

“Older. children will be: given pref-
erence when: registrations are taken
|.for. kindergarten ‘classes. at four
Saanich * school .. district elementary
schools next: September. ‘

Derek. French, principal - of Cor-
dova Bay . elementary school,..wrote
to Saanich school board Monday sug-
gesting that ‘some ‘age control -be
established in view of the many en-
quiries that have been received re-

garding... the : kindergarten.

possible. . favoritism in ~
registrations, °° - ;
Mr. French's saggestion was sup-
orice by Schools Superintendent F.
A. McLelian.°. We. wish: to establish
the: idea. that older. children Ww ss be
|| accepted first; he said. ;
» Trustees : unanimously: ‘appro oved a
‘motion “introduced: by. Tr ustec ‘Mrs.
‘EP! 'Thomas.: that ’

accepting

3:

cording: to. “chronological” age.

jin 1966.

“He ‘said this. would: eliminate any.

“Kindergarten :
classes ‘be opened ..to children.) AC |

To meet the demands. of Canadian |
hospitals, The: Red ‘Cross “must col-|
lect more than: 915, wee units of blood

‘TRACK MEET AT.
NORTH SAANIOH -
ON MAY 20

“North... Saanich: junior secondary
school will host this. year’s district |
track and field. meet for junior sec- ,
ondary school. athletes. » ‘

host’ the ‘Meet:.on ‘May 20.
.. Students | from - North. “Saanich, | :
Mount Newton and: Royal Oak junior- :

for the’ day at. North .Saanich and.

for the day.

~- some 6,500 persons attended 340.
-Red Cross. Care. in the: ‘Home classes ;
last year..

Save ais Now On This!

surrs, Enso
‘TOPCOATS |
_RAINCOATS |

RISING: COSTS BLAMED —

“It has. ‘become: ‘the. yule

‘District 63: are higher than

agerial ‘positions, ‘including. that’ of: Vancouver:
vancouver Manet He les been Director of Public Relati

Island:

‘principalship

Superintenden

. yather Bate Ltd.
than. the: ‘exception: ‘that tenders’: for
construction : projects : at: schools in
; -esti- |.

be
Cordova: “Bay elementary ““school.

Mc
that: the ‘small “school , will.

j itd., $63, $20; HE

Lte., $63, er

_ Reg. 1 1.85.

Saanich ‘school ‘board on Monday a
approved the: ‘school’s. request * to” Q

secondary schools. will. participate. :
Regular. classes: will. be. suspended. ; -

athletes from the other two schools
will also -be excused from classes :

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