Wednesday, October 20, 1965

SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW.

PAGE ELEVEN

6) VE RSATION PIECE

Fish‘n Chips Sti
- Popu arity For |

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“By BD. -LEEDHAM. HOBBS for designing modern. smell-less
~ According to the National. Feder- ‘stoves. Ue
ation. of Fish Fryers, the fish-and- STARTED IN. FRANCE

chips: of vig England | are
; centenary. :

Long gone “are the: days when fish
and chips were a noxious ‘danger. to
the public—long. gone are the days
“When. the: workers ‘of England: fed
largely on this savoury. dict. ~The
ays “when men. pushed handcarts
which they cooked:.the delicacy
over ang ‘this is chiefly due :to
aAhe engineers of, the county of .Lan-
eashire, the home of fish-and-chips,

having aj: One‘hundred: years ago, fish: that
was - “‘going.. off’? and. -bought ‘at

Billingsg. gate .was . fried. . Dickens

in 1850.. The idea started in France
where (let us be ‘bi lingual) ~ poisson
et pomines frites were popular, but
Lancashire ‘and the industrial mid-
land. towns: of: England made | them
her own,

- There
shops.

“are 25 000 fish: and chips
in’ Great Britain. i wonder

ody The

speaks. ofa. warehouse of fried: fish

“NECHAKO VALLEY |
Nechako. Valley. was: first: in-
vaded : by. land-hungry ‘settlers in the
early: 1900's. The Grand Trunk’. Pa-
cific Railway: planned’ a townsite.
there’and: sold lots’ for a’ new: city in
1914. It was named Vanderhoof after
‘Herb ert Vanderhoof . of: New. York;
social » ‘worker :.and author and one
of the” first. landowners. .

how many wwe have in Canada? Now,

modern wanges:.are things: of beauty
and ‘science ‘and add greatly ‘to. the
delight..of fresh ‘halibut or cod and’
golden -potato chips..°

NOW RESPECTABLE -

The humble ‘fish-an’ chips. has be
come respectable and is. part of the
Tamily-.menu.

More than'a quarter of England’ s!

fish tonnage -goes in. fish - and-
chips. | _—

‘So, ‘here’. we care: with ‘another:
centenary! ;

7 a lucky child,

oy impor tant;: some: owith: no: books: at; ‘nial ‘project: “mad

all. The ‘result can’ be “utterly; donations. pledged: by. the greater
+ tre agic. in » terms * of: “unfulfilled | number’: 0
“minds dropouts, shuman | Home™. aid”

Mr. ‘Melntosh ieee
Adidn'teven know they had one! ;
Interviewer. E
‘Let me explain: net cost of a
~hife insurance policy means hoy

Trlevewe

“much moncy you get out com-
pared: to how much money. you
— put in, Mutual Life policies, in
~ the long run, are out in front,
Mr. McIntosh aan |
Is-that so? eee
Interviewer)
Ripght!And The Mutual Life has 7
maintained. this enviable record:
for some, years. now..
Mr Melntosh _
» How come?’
“Tnterviewer
Lots of factors... Tihcuding a.
consistently Wgh aunual, divi- '
Mend, ete a’

: KSaUILANOE COM PANY OF CANADA

Just call-your. = Mutual °
Life of Canada representative.”

3 Thajvesoin ver

LS BAD OF IOR WATENLOO, ONTANIO/ RATABLUSILED DANO soo!

Give The Child a Book

COMMUNITY HALL.

“By MAV

S.E DWARDS ~

~ Prospect Lake Distuict Commun:
ity Association's annual ° dinner: was
held in- the: community ‘ hall on Spar-
ton Road ‘on Friday, Oct.:1. Upw: rds
of 80 ‘members iand .guests, includ-
ing. Reeve Hugh Curtis and. Mrs.
Curtis. and Councillor Douglas’ Cros-
by: and Mrs. Crosby enjoyed : the
menu provided “by: tthe. lady’. mem-
bers of the: hall committee.

Brian Hoole “read “a: letter ‘from.
Mrs. .C.. Woodward. expressing «her
regretyat being: unable to attend the

talizntion... She ‘was released from.
hospital -the, previous day, a
Report on“ the. hall finances Wits
bright, “and | Mr..- Curtis. remarked
thatthe executive “and. -members
were. to: be commended for “erecting
such “t-fine. building” al a: ‘cost .of
approximately. $15,440 Pine ludi ng
land. Only: $4,650: ‘is “still owing on
site: and: buildings, it, was’ noted. a
N. EW. OFFI . ; * pe
“New, offleets were ‘elected as: fol-
lows: - president; Re. -Ralfs; :
president, “J: Whitehead’. secretary,
Mrs.. L., Hornsey; treasurer; G.-Rob-
‘erts. = .Five.. directors: . were: also
chosen,: these ‘being : Don’ Sanford,
Brian. Hoole, ‘Eda’ Travers, . Mr. Gib-
son and Mrs. J. Rice.

Five-year “old Colleen:

‘Smith’ is paign to combat the problem. The
_fobjectiv reach" every parent
she ; over the next: two. years with ul-

So. she | has book and cent. field: -trip “with: the: topographic
loves jit. . : ;fent messages about the profound | division’ of. the: department :of lands
“So? “eimportance..of. books: in the growth

Of: their: hildven.
“It’s. just: one part’ of a: Centen-|

“Loo many - children’ ‘live i in: hoes’
where’ books-. are: ‘not. ‘considered |

clever. and ‘witty.

LARGE CROWD FOR ANNUAL
DINNER AT PROSPECT LAKE

‘continues - vas” it, has this year,

function ‘owing: to her recent ‘hospi-:

' tendent,

vices.

“After ‘the business ‘meeting. ‘films i
were shown’ by” Reg: Hooleof: a‘ re-

‘and “forests in the northern interior.
His “spontaneous c ney. was

‘Prospect’ Lake: “Commiunity » Hall
will. be officially. one «year: oldon ©
November’. 18/:and’ if © the.” progress’
and: enthusism: of hhalt.and. members me:
it ©
will turn ‘out: to; -be- the. centre “ofa: *
bubbling community. “with! cham=.
pagne spirits. Bs

NO RAGGEDY
EDGES ON .

| SURREY SCHOOLS

Complete: development of schools
in Now. Westminster and Surrey im: :
pressed - off icials of: Saanich © school .
district during, a recent tour, ofr new ;
muintand schools. :

“They © are ~ gompietely ‘finished
with no -raggedy-edges; “said ‘Brian.
Shaw, = Saanich’ buildings: superin-:
onTuesday evening.“ LE
Mr. Shaw. iustrated his: remar ¢
with Slides ‘taken’ -by’ him’ ‘during the
town. 27 rip was® “made ‘to. pick. up"
new: ideas in school design ‘and: cOn- ee
struction -as.a guide in. future: con-. ae
aa here. :

r, Shaw: said a’ different. method :
of cant ‘acting: ensures ; total devel-.
opment.of ‘the school Site jin’ ‘the two. ;
maintand districts. The ‘Schools are:
fully. landscaped to ithe: point: Awhere:
plants: -are.; changed. seasonally: by.
the. dish fet Maintenance | ‘sta .

The’. building ® “supe: intenden' “said:
he: will: ‘study: sever new: designs,
including. B cluster’? : é :

; “possible : “with. i

failure

"any: more, “ody there’ seems” to be 80
much. to say and by so many...
Perhaps the. talkingest people in. the
Ls world: are the younger. set. That's why, |
when the lineup starts (as above) it’s time.

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2 ho: put in. a-second line. It’s no longer. a
_- luxury sometimes it's sheer necessity! |;
Busy families find. that one of the best:
“Ways to assure » domestic harmony is to.add
| a “Children’ 5 Phone, 6 It can even be listed
that way. inthe. telephone. directory: and
‘have:a distinct ringing ound of; its:own:

“A man. vis at F your ‘home

‘Many: residential ‘services: such, as.
ate lines, extensions, bell chimes, and
others, can all be'included tn the one”
installation charge while 4 the telephone

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