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SAANIUH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW

‘Wednesday, October 13, 1965 -

: NURSE’ S HOME IN NORTH

Light Touch and Subtle

/Hamor Evident

2 By ‘BEA. HAMILTON” “s
“Have you’ read. ‘Amy’ V." Wilson’s
HNo- ‘Man: Stands ‘Alone’’?: Be-
cause jit is . well’ worth, having and
‘reading. ©
It :is ‘about & ‘a. nurse. ‘who spent. her
in . sub-zero’
“weather. and: under’ the toughest im-
“aginable. conditions...
“: But. it isn’t so much | the» things
she ‘did: ‘as it is the’ way she’ has
- portrayed. a: living . ‘story. of» con-
- ditions and hardships unequalled ‘in
“any woman’s career... |:
: SUBTLE HUMOR. ws
» Nurse’ ‘Amy Wilson writes with a
-< light “touch. that.’ sparkles with a
“> subtle humor.
“heart, “a ‘warm “friendship and.a
: firm. yet. gentle nurse’s hand. ‘Tt is
a‘ well written® story. :
Yn

‘read ‘this. ‘book. ‘is: to” learn
: h -about. conditions in the ter-
“ritory in ‘which’ this wonderful nurse
travelled:: it
“Her ® ‘poem, - AS ‘Nurse's. ‘Prayer, ‘re-
als more’ than’ anything, the need
‘for’ faith. to carry a person over the
: rough | places. when: alone in: a wil-
-derness, - In: ‘all :-her : service : asa

“nurse, Amy -V:° Wilson, R.N., ‘must |:

‘have felt the assurance of the un-

{I think that every District Nurse has

- She. shows -a_ tender |.

“> and-we only have two hands:

“Then gently: breathe alittle : prayer—

In New Book

seen, ‘help which comes when ‘a. per-'|.
son sends ‘out: a “silent heartfelt.
prayer..‘to..God.)..This.. gave:
‘Strength and courage to face “the
task .. she’ had set’ herself to” “ do,:
namely, to be of service to others.

Nurse Wilson: shows ‘us too,’ what
a help .the “ham’’ radio operators
are in the’. world. - :

The: story will come like a breath
of fresh air from the Northwest.Ter-
ritories and her: poem will w arm,
your, by then, frozen. blood.

A NURSE’S PRAYER | ;

‘a special’. little prayer,

A. call: for help when the. case is
‘hard,: and. the doctor. isn’t. there.

We're only nurses ‘after’ all though.
we do the: best we-can,

But ‘sometimes _best./is:.not enough;

Two. hands with . which to “do the
“ things.’ that best are done with,
four,

But: we carry on: “with: no ) complaint
“ti we can ‘dono more. :

T always’ have mine -ready—
Give ‘me: €0od: judgement, ‘Lon, | 1

pray, -:
And jet my. hands be: ‘steady.

C ROP. BEARS. Oo un CONFIDENCE

her |.

Successful. Keating
Is. Fit irm

Mrs. James Cooper, “East Saanich. Road, ts seen ‘here ‘digging up.
“some: African: marigolds. ° Assisting her-is Martin Woodford, cof Sidney
Seaweed: Products.

| TOTAL 102.
PINTS OF BLOOD —
DONATED HERE >

Blood “donor ™ clinic sponsored’ by
the Sidney Junior Chamber -of-Com-
merce fell short: of its: goal” on Tues-
day ‘but 102 ‘pints of: blood were col.
lected for the Red ‘Cross.
Clinic was held at.Sanscha.. hall. for
Z-| two -hours:in the -afternoon- and two
hours, in: the: evening... Poor. weather
may. have. been ‘partially responsible
for ~.the disappointing ~ turnout,’ ‘said
fa Jaycee spokesman. . ;

Pharmacist _

ace shortly

visits” ito. other |:

United. 2 States:

‘ber. Dale: of: ‘the “South: ‘Saanic :
WwW re h hd: Tuesday: ‘after oon. at, the

: |Win ‘Smith’. of, |

Grower ao
Irganics —

~- | prejudicing “the quality of. soils and

to the test and ‘she is delighted: with

“ It is encouraged. by a “toxic’’ con-
- lof bacterial .development:.

‘| Cooper told. a:‘reporter,

tral: Saanich with cher: husband for
formerly: a druggist-in Britain. “His
‘| his’ profession to. take. advantage’ of

‘| looked. back..

| trol: insects. ‘as! well: as: certain other
| growths;: Says the’ grower. :

dare, treated in’ “Water: and | the: es:
| Sence is used ¢ as an: insecticide.

conducting ‘services. at. ‘the: aa
‘ sare « peat Church’ on. Fifth ‘St.

B.C---centres before returning: to the |’

scasion were | an
‘Miss “Caryle: Nc ronovich. ‘from Van-

Sherry. ey Hoggan and}:

Too ‘many: chemical. Sprays va

‘of produce asserts: a -Keating grow-
er: ‘Mrs. .James Cooper, of 7046-East
Saanich Road, -has: put her theory

the’ results. we
The. golden nematode™ which “Gs
‘plaguing Saanich farmers today is
invited : by the abandonment. of or-
ganic farming, says Mrs. Cooper.

‘dition of the soil ‘brought on by lack

2“The~ soil must’ be. alive,” Mrs.
“and it “is
organic applications. which keep the
bacteria’ growing.” -

‘Mrs. Cooper’ has: farmed in- Cen-

the past J8. years... Mr.- Cooper. was
-|health was failing and he ‘abandoned

an: open-air. pursuit. He: has: never
“Mrs. Cooper looks. back on: her
| native Lancashire without’. envy.
1 The - Saanich farm ‘and its lush. pro-
duce are satisfaction enough. The:
couple ‘keep animals and self eggs
and produce at a roadside stall.
CHAMPION 1.

.Mrs.. Cooper. is .a fervent. champ-
ion of’ the wild marigold which “has
been’ cited us an answer to the gold-
en nematode. “The: tagetes minutia

jis: as native “of | Africa: and -is ‘cited:

asia natural’ means’ of cleansing the
soil.!The plant’ gives: off.°a -dis-
char, ‘ge from ‘its réots: which will con-’

In :Africa the: leaves ofthe plant

"Wider Entrance
Is Considered _

Entrance. to ‘the car “park behind
‘the. Army, Navy and Air: Force Vet-

ro erans’ : club in: Sidney may be.en-

larged: The manager ‘of ‘the ‘club,
W.:J.. ‘Larnick asked earlier in the

standard: 10 feet and the request
was denied.

On Tuesday evening ‘he repeated
his’ request: ‘and ‘the - council: -was
‘More synypathetic. Consideration.
will. yet. be -given to: permitting a
width “of. 16 feet. ’ : .

year for. an’ entrance wider than the |

Fully ‘Sympathetic

‘Sidney village council ‘is’ fully. ir,

Foster Parents.

“On. Tuesday.. evening the council
agreed: that any support: that could
be ‘offered ‘to the: district-wide cam-
paign. for a ‘greater -awareness: of

undertaken.

TO BRILLIANT

Peter Veregin led the Doukhobors
to British Columbia: trom the prairies
in 1908 and they settled on 4,500 acres
near «the ‘present: siteof  Briiliant.

factory and sawmills.”

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They. developed’ fine farms, a 2 jam.

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local ” ‘members. a
“Mvs...C,2 Essery reported. on. the
recent: district. board: workshop; and
ay resolution: pertaining ° toe-the? Ine
dian? ‘hospital ‘at, Nanaimo: was: dis-'
cussed, Report..on Central Saanich.
Contennial « Committee « “proceedings
was offered by Mrse Le Farrell,

Prize donated by Mrs. "Ac. Doney
was won by ‘Mrs. Ps Speke O40:

“Me Pouce “River. was: a “pute for
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explorers: Alexunder: Mackenzie: in:
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