enthusiast scorned anapgroach the absol: ‘ , and by a) ‘devious. ‘ascending course ‘to: a Mount Newton Cross Road. tackled the ‘final. hill, to Wallace, ‘Drive, and: the “ground to ‘the’ corral of Western Horsemen's Club, where a wel- “come: cup of. tea. ‘was dispensed. -by Mrs. G.R: Warren, Mrs. DR. -, Cook” and: Mrs, -1.A.-° McPhee: : os First-home “in the excellent |; -” time of. 33 minutes was Alan Mac- ~ allister, . of - Shawnigan ”.Lake School, ‘which team ‘of six run< ners “placed ‘1, 2, 5,-6, 7 and 8,- to win: first place. in: the under Sj _lassification. “that orders: In. the -under.16 years: class, Shawnigan Lake* School again _elaimed top‘honors.-in the group _ placings, although: first home in ‘individual ° placings :: ‘were. ‘Clam: Paquette, S.J. Willis j junior sec-" ondary school, Ted: Gouge, Oak School.‘ don Head); " Brentwood: . : PREMISES: SIDNEY 5 TERMS: Cash. : cmaraed “Tender - Sidney’?. ~ ZH ee Beacon Avenue, o Eteve B.C. | Highest or. any: tender ~ NOTICE OF ae BY TENDER | Be “FORMER GOVERNMENT LIQUOR STORE “Lot 1 Block 14, Section - 11, -panige 4 East, North.” _Saanich District, Map 381. : ‘District, Certificate of Title e No. 131845-1, “Deposit of at ‘least; 10% 10 “accompany t tender, by certified | -.. Cheque payable to- -Liquor Control Board, both i in envelope : _Premises viewed by contacting. Vendor, ‘Liquor Store, 2343 BRITISH. COLUMBIA. _ Victoria, Land Registration. - (el, 856-3041), ‘not. ‘necessarily accepted. handled-.. -by. Bryan. A 9-B uo ‘it takes. a lot of p- U- L- L the to beat @ wea ther “and we’ ve. got the tractors — that pull for you! CASE, « Mg Trocter design . . -3-PLOW + shell tractor economy | CASE high-terque pewer the? fugs threugh tough spate - 4 Or B-tpeed trenwnisiion Effortiess kydrostotic power steering {edjuttable axle mede'ls] Avdiloble with gmvline or dynadonic diesst engine © Avitiehie In reguiar and tevw-profile models. Butler Bros. Equipment Ltd. P.O. BOX 936 2045 KEATING CROSS RD, VICTORIA, B.C. : and “not® Yo ’ ~ horse, who sounded the away-to the successive waves ofrunners, © _ and Alfred. Pink who Piped them could. be named, u ‘deed uniquely, their exuitation: - All the rere docks will either be: ‘replaced: or- thoroughly. re- a8 secondary - ‘school. - following: in: lan Hatter, (Gor- close: order. Stewart: James, ©: College); “David Blackburn, (Mount ‘Newton);-Don . Utley, (Mount Newton); CraigSta- ~ Matis (Brentwood College}, and . Bay senior secondary,’ and Kirk” ._Lindal,* Royal © Oak’ Secondary aS Grant Woolcock, (Glenlyon), took’ first and. Subsequent. placings i in: . that, order. a Team: award | in. 1 the. under Adee “Brenda Fisher of “Esquimalt, = junior secondary school, age Iu . but? ‘running with the under 16° L groups, . was first girl to finish,» Sand “well up © with |: the second.’ 1, wave of - contestants to ‘Teach : athe corral.” L The: ‘many. individual ‘and unats! : 7 tached” ‘Funners tended. to make. . = “SEALED! “TENDERS “will “be received b Secretary, Ligdor: | oe ~~ Control Board, 1016; Langley. St., Victoria, B.C,,.up to4 p.m, March “18, °1968,'for purchase:of land and building ~at 9775 Second d St., Sidney, B Cos described as: - “ithe: judging a’ somewhat compli- cated business; It was, however, ‘Rudyard | and: helpers: very capably, and the’ group. winners’ emerged in due: course by a system of in- _.Verse scoring,’ Doug Hanson and Randy Thomson, both of Shawni- gan, were actually firsthome, but ., being over 18 years of age their -~performances did no‘: count in the ~ “overall standings. - Shields ant ribbons were pre- sentad by Reeve R. Gordon Lee, “who. was supported -by several - ~ Central Saanich councillors, all. “_of whom have expressed the hope _ that ‘the event will: be repeated - ‘annually: ‘That is ‘the wish also. of Mr. Parker,’ who ‘expressed © his thanks to ‘the many. helpers, : including Central Saanich.. pol- ice, the markers: on. the course, forgetting = Anthony ‘mounted on’. a white home. Friday Is ‘St. David's Day _ Should you on Friday chance to see. a person. with a daffodil pinned to the Japel you may de- pend it is the Welsh emblem on display. It is St. David’s Day. _. The Welsh are somewhat less - _demonstrative on their red-letter day . than other nationals who | invariably suits sacred song to the “secular occasion, and at’ Cardiff Arms Park and Twick- enham the manifestation of their fervor knows no bounds; the vol- ume and-harmony-of their song is ecstatic. The Smothers Brothers in their weekly offering to thelr vast North American congregation made much of an item singularly ‘appropriate to the anniversary; unconsciously no doubt, for there was no recognition of the Welsh or their Saint's day. .To the tune of Onward, Christ~ jan Soldiers an elaborate sequence of song, dance and spec~ tacle repeated the couplet “Lioyd George knew my father, my father knew Lioyd George,’? over and over again. AS meaningless as “Winchester Cathedral’, but evidently provocative of great hilarity. Was there ever a Welshman who in his time attracted so great an acclamation, or so fierce an opprobriem! « H.V.G.” Curiosly, in-- paired. A retaining wall toarrest = ‘Shore-line erosion. ‘is to be con-" ve community. : energy and enthusiasm to accom-_. . plish the task and intends to open ‘ for’ business about. the | end. of March, fishing” equipment | and. marine : supplies,’ ; ; ‘The: Birds: are most happy about : oo their. new venture and’ haveal> . il: ready.. fallen. in. love’ with: the” “Everyone has been . “most: ‘friendly: and hel ful’? said © Mrs, Bird. cos > SHE YEARNS FOR DAYS ¢ OF ow By MURIEL WILSON — When: id ‘was growing up daugh=_ . ters wanted to wear long dresses ~ _to look like their’ mother: mothers want to wear. short dres=" “now. ses" ‘to look: like their daughters.” Birthdays” ‘seem: to: ‘induce a” backward look; not that. any: of. » us-would “want to* go back to the: : s*good: old’ days’ wee We would hate -to..give up our washer- dryers, our: no-iron laundry,-the - ee “pleasures” and even’ ‘our - worries ” - have. become complicated, «: “.. Sure, ‘modern science” is won- “derful. “with © daffy. ‘drivers - ~and carbon. ‘although 4 it has brought . “us the Pill’ ‘and-luxuries never. before : dreamed: of,” it has also” _pbrought us’ the Bomb, fast cars.. monoxide poisoning; it has given : » life member ‘of the: ¢ y, and Mrs. Albert Doney, who later in the evening. receiv-- — ® ed’ the distinction: ‘of life ‘mera us. saturated: fats, water pollut=— “fon and the ‘sonic ‘boom, . good measure on today’s worries a ‘we’ can’ toss in. the : “problems © m. of traffic congestion, “garbage “s . disposal, welfare, juvenile de- ; Strikes. and Com-. - munisim, to ‘say nothing about 7 the Viet: Nam’ -war and the awful hors “ unrest all-over the world. ‘Aclonger . term: plan i is to. hdve- a small coffee Shop and store for.: For linquency,... No one: ‘in his right mind would “the: unhurried pace and yester- S day’: s homespun way of life. There are.a few oid fashioned. things I'd ‘like to. see: come back. '...Men : whistling as they walked to work, «.. women: singing. as: they | did their “Ss . housework; - -- peopl : “mocks; ” ‘more. laughter; : ae “ swinging off to’ ‘School with books: held together by a strap instead of intense _ youngsters. carrying: : . attache. _ and ° - cosmetic. cases; - cream puffs with real whipped <,, cream filling; cool’ dark cellars .- “with the fragrance, of: apples. ‘in barrels. and home: made’ bread = With “a-:mother” ‘in’ the” kitchen: when children’ come. ‘home. from - School, © . aD © really don’t mindbeing called. a’ ‘square’, SO go on and say ite: : Tm Fine - - Thank. ‘You | : convenience foods, our electrical’ . appliances and our. cars, but it~ - is interesting to. say the least, “to have lived in both worlds. =~ There is: Pleasure_ in, looking back. . _ Of. course: it ‘is-a 2 dead give- woe away to be: able. to” remember: ..,. a ~when you had to have a button- hook to:fasten your. high shoes; © when: nice. girls didn’t wear lip- =. . stick and ‘when’no one. had ever § 00 -heard of a permanent ‘wave, “When: ‘you: sleptin a big brass to -put a great chunk of ice in the icebox.on the back porch; when © butcher shops had. sawdust. on... the floor. and the street cars’ didn’t-run’ on Sundays: when the o>» only. traffic hazard was @ run= away horse. _S Seen through today’s eyes: 7 ee of. yesteryear’s customs. were pretty: outlandish . , .a well bred lady. always wore long black stockings when she went swim- ming (and do you remember those black “luster bathing. suits’ with weights in ‘the skirt hem to pre- vent them floating up around your head?);-every girl with freckles worked hard to’ remove them with © buttermilk; women wore tightly laced corsets and fainted = with alarming regularity; “par-. lours” “were closed off and only used for special occasions ... Every man isa builder of a temple called ‘his. body. We are all -sculptors and painters, and our material: is our ‘own flesh, blood, bones, food-and. drink, © eee WHAT KIND OF TEMPLE. ARE YOu BUILDING? Logical Speci come “Dietary Food Suggestions and Guides for 7 Healthful as if weddings, funerals and when the minister. came to call; Monday -mornings.. were always: steamy _ _ With. :the soiled clothes being. , botled in’ the: big copper: boiler; and how about the men’s high stiff collars and the ladies call- ing cards? : Some memories. “make. you ‘laugh. «- «When you had a cold and your mother rubbed your chest with camphorated oi] and Safety-pinned a piece of flannel | to your undershirt; when you got a thrill from splurging a whole five cent. weekly allowance on an ice crear soda (they. cast a nickle); when a magic lantern was an exciting present and a sing-song around the piano was fun; when a trolly ride with your boy friend was a summer even- ing’s entertainment, Progress ‘has taken its toll. . .with the affluence of this age we have lost apprectation for simple Victoria Match In ‘Golf World” George Knudson, who won the recent Phoenix Open, meets PGA champion. Al Geiberger in the next *Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf’ television match to be shown in color on the CBC net work Sunday afternoon, March . The match was filmedat scenic Victoria Golf Club in British Columbia, ‘The same mateti will be tele- vised over the NBC network the following Saturday afternoon, ‘March 9. = There is nothing the matter with: me, > . Ym_as-healthy as I can-be.: 6. =. Thave arthritis in bothxy. knees. -And when I talk I talk-with a wheeze. ~My. pulse isweak and. my blood is thin Bias a But Pm awfully well for the > shape | Tm Ane’. “Arch: ‘nipports I have § for my: feet a -“+. Or I wouldn’t be able to be on'the. street, _ as Sleep. is denied’ me, night after ‘night, ooh But every morning I find. tm alright. ‘ “My. memory. is failing,’ my head's ina Spin; HeeAD But Pm awfully well for the shape. mi in, “bed with: homemade quilts and a >” a ‘ patchwork ‘spread; when the ice - -man called ‘three times a week ~ The 6 moral is this, 2 as “this tale unfolds, — - That for me and-you who are growing old. It is better to.say Tm finef?: with a grin” - Than to let folks know the shape: we are = — : ‘Old age sis 5 golden, Tve heard it said, But sometimes I wonder as I: ‘get. into bed : = " : With my ears in the drawer, my. teeth in | a cup. _. My eyes on the table until I-wake up. 05 2. Ere sleep comes o’er me; 1: Say. to.myself: . ‘Is there anything | else’! should way. on the shelf?” “ When I was ‘young my slippers were e red, , I could back my heels Tight over my; head, - When I grew older my. slippers ‘were. blue; But I still could dance the whole night: through. ; ~~ Now that ’'m ‘old, my Slippers | are black, moe ~ And I wheeze to the’ ‘stove: and puff my: way back,’ J get: up each morning and dust off my wits +. Pick up the paper and read the. “obits”. ee > Kf my name is still missing, I know rm: not. dead, Y oaeeee ~ $0 I have a. a. good breakfast t and 60 back to bed. . AN ONYMOUS, Phone 385-7021 "Hea sodas ‘View , Street ~ SIDNEY PAINTERS Decorators and Paper. eel 656-2264 “Notice 2 se The Annual ‘Meeting of The . N.W. Mt. Newton District Property. Owners _ Association will Be Held | At 8:00 P.M. MARCH 13 1968 At Holy Trinity Church Hall, Mills x Rd. All property owners in this district: are urged to attend — ADMISSION $1.00 Cicsoniennaieteaesoininitacahddateebaianins ATTENTION 1. 676 SIDNEY AiR CADET SQUADRON MONDAY, MARCH 4, 7:30 P.M. at CANADIAN LEGION HALL, MILLS ROAD DOOR PRIZE — GRAND PRIZE REFRESHMENTS Hep support Your Cadets | Wee | and skilled”: "demonstration: ofa ‘baton twirling ‘which: was. : greatly S are neteal A pre On: view, photonic take: a stand against progress. she had’ sewn herself. “ “but sometimes I sigh a little for ~ < ~ CHE UING ACCOUNTS — the onl HEQ arge 33 10c an item, ‘cummel LIFE-INSURANCE, oN savings AND LOANS | Subjet only to groerous age sted Saanich Peninsula Credit Uaion.