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VICTOR STONE WALLS DO NOT A PRISON MAKE: But they built the building of quarried stone; views and comments news, THE STOP—GAP GIMMICK: Probably sparked by comments of Aldermanic candidate George it featured the latest in plumbing McKnight, a move has started on improvements; the most modern hot-water heating unit was in- stalled; the building was located centrally, overlooking Nanaimo’s beautiful harbor; the floors and wood trim were of the best edge grain B,C, fir covered by an excellent grade of battleship lino- leum; an elevator of modern de- sign served the building through- out the 40 years of its use, and it was built from public funds, All these facts are pertinent to the “old Nanaimo General Hospital” which many interests would like to have destroyed to make way for some obscure type of real estate development, There are many homes in the city of Nanaimo, built the same year, made of wood with less modern conveniences’ that are even today selling for a figure of ten to thirty thousand dollars, and it is most enlightening to hear the realtors extoll the ad- vantages of these well built struc- tures as compared to a more recent circa construction, and in the next breath these same people will condemn the “old hospital” as decrepit, Latest to join ranks with the “destroy the old hospital set” is the NDP-MLA for Nanaimo and the Islands riding, Dave Stupich Says the OAP’s are defeating their own cause by fighting to save the building. He says the OAP’s would never get a proper chronic-care centre if the old hospital were used, Such astate- ment is simply aping the local “establishment” who wish to have the hospital done with, Dave has forgotten the hun- dreds of OAP’s who voted forthe NDP in the last Provincial elec- tion, Being “hail fellow, well- met” with the hoi polloi of the local service clubs and the C, of C, doesn’t make one a success- ful politician, Not one percent of that class cast a vote in Dave’s favor, Yet it is safe to estimate 90 percent of the OAP’s were in favor of the NDP candidate, Granville Island B.C. Automotive Service Co. Ltd. Granville ls. MU 4-9819) Wally Sklaruk KEEP SMILING, FRIENDS SSCooceeesseoeeseseoosesecossooveg Workers Benevolent Assn. 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