from. DOW, cwhen ‘man has either
. Bone back ‘to clubs and caves or
_ has progressed - into..a higher
ma form: of civilization,: this will be =
“> Jooked back-upon as the dawn of
push button. age. aa

~At=the “moment: we “have plush

button kitchens, though that’s not:
what my. wife calls ours,’ push
button factories, and the capac
city. for push button war. . All -

very. remarkable. and .a:tributa

to our inventive genius, though
1 must say that: my own expert-
ences with push buttons’ are not

_, always entirely Satisfactory. I-

guess my problem is that Iwas
“just born too late. a

Personally.i can't. see a thing
wrong with-the horse and buggy,

while: those sweet old fashioned

- girls in their bonnets and bustles
would really have sent me. Yet
here I-am,° set down ‘in’a work -

_ Of ‘automation, and every time I-

-" Jook at a motor or start up a

machine it blows a fuse or a
: gasket, just to make it uncertain

Who ‘is. slave and who is master.

“T remember when we got apow-
er. mower, to eliminate all that
tiresome. push out of keeping the
lawn under control,- I ended up -
with arm muscles that wouldhave -
done Charles: Atlas proud, just
~ from pulling that damn easy to
. start cord.:-Then there was the
. outboard. motor we got, “because
“neither cmy,soa_nor.T. thought

much of. rowing, but ‘every time

i _.we reached the middle of the in-.

“Net it would’ give. a: few gasps

“and die, leaving us to’ out oars

--.-and pull for the shore. = -

Tam. not quite sure whose gy

labour {s meant to be saved by’
: all .these: ‘Modern gadgets, but
“somehow it never’ seems: to be -~
“If-a radio, or. an elec=
tric typewriter or,.a shaver-can’:
go. wrong,. it is almost’a certe...:
“ainty. that mine will be the one.

mine, .

to lead the way. By now I’ve -
lost count, of the number of ree.
pair men ‘that 1’ ve started on the
road to prosperity.

.. It's. the same. with. another of
these fancy electronic: con-
trapt fons, the tape recorder, |

Other men can take them citinto.
the bush, up in planes, {nto street.

riots or front line slit trenches,

“kick them, throw them “down, sit ~
on them, yet the things continue
Mine on_
the other hand is treated with
‘tender loving care, yet if 1 so
much as give it a wrong glance .
it becomes tempermental and -

to work like a charm.

has .to be lugged away to the .
technician. “I’ve put up with this

sort of harrassment for years, |

and finally. decided last. week fo.
do something about it.

-but it was worth it just to know
that from now on 1] would be able

to enjoy miles and miles of.

trouble free taping

After hours of trying to sort
out the various buttons, flashing
lights. and plugs, when alll really

wanted to know was how to switch

the thing. on and ‘off, I. set’ to

work to do some serious record: _

ing, To be fair to the machine” .

I did manage to. get a couple of
“sentences down. before Atbegan to »

ste Lt wees

act true.to type."

"Lake and ae striated by the muni- -
Doing something about it meant - -
getting a brand new shiny one,.

AS for’ sale, *

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' Melbourn,

-umnist and cause the occasional
‘stumble, .

Writing under’ the heading of:
‘Think again,” the columnist of: .
a Victoria: daily paper. recently

“made fun of an anonymous Cen= ~~

_ tral ‘Saanich: resident..who pro-_
poses:to install a swimming pool
in his back yard ‘because he feels
that Elk Lake waters are polluted. --

Punch of the story is-to inform °:
“the hapless parent that all the tap”
water. in Central Saanich comes.
from, ‘‘you guessed - - Elk Lake!”
Not so, indeed. The con-~

‘siderable service area of-Brent= - =
‘wood Water District in Central.

Saanich has not.taken water from
Elk Lake for-three years, Winter®
supplies flow from the springs...
opposite “Mount Newton school, |
and. in: summer the utility draws
from its. quarry reservoli” ‘on.
Wallace Drive. :
Elsewhere in Central Saanich
the water is filtered from Elk

cipal: utility.

For some reason one of the _
reels stuck-and tape was lassoed. .
all over the place like calf roping
. day at’ thes Calgary. Stampede.
After. we. got it all-rolled back’

J. Dixon | oway, : 2018 -
“Saanich: ‘Road, : ‘has been named
president of Saanich Fr uit Grow-

>.ars’ -Assoctation: in- *suecession
His “Keating |

to..T.G, “Michell.
fruit farm was~established* by: -
his. father, Philip ‘Holloway, in
1904, .and operated by him until.
1946. J.D; Holloway took over-

othe management in: that: year. on ~

his return from. overseas after.
. serving with the Canadian forces

in World War. Me. .

‘East =

“The Br re ntwood ‘Seout an and Cubs

“held ‘a. joint’ meeting on Friday
April Sth .with “more. ‘than’. fifty.
boys: taking part...

The’ occasion
* was. the going-up of elght senior *
“cubs” ‘into scouts.°5 -

Jim. Wall and: Assistant-Akelas

Mother Mrs. Amos. formed up
. In a> large. circle,:. The. candi-
dates after going round the circle
shaking hands with their former
__ comrades, were brought forward
_and introduced” to“ Scoutmaster
.Dave Anderson and: his assist-
“ants Tom Walker and Paul Dow-
“ler. ;

As. ‘they..were ‘accepted for
membership in the senlor group,
_ they jumped ‘over a dividing line
“and were then introduced by the

-Scoutmaster to their patro! lead-
ers and: fellow.’scouts, lined “up
in-horseshoe formation to -re-

ceive them, .

Following “the ceremonial, a

_-display.. was: “put on- for. the many .--
“interested par ents who attended. -:

The display . -included ; indoor ©
games. _and a demonstration ‘by

Rod And Gun

on, about half an hour later, I-~

tried again, ‘This time the cther
reel. stuck and the tape broke,
-tangling itself. into the .works,
Tam still. struggling withthe
thing. though Iam not exactly.
sure who is winning.” “Wonder
what . my .chances: would be for
- getting a. trade’ in on-a really °
“realiable quill pen. -

| COMEDY SCREENED
AT GEM THEATRE

Attraction at the Gem Theatre,
sidney, ‘Thursday, April 18,
4S-oa fast- .
“moving” suspense. comedy in color.
-*entitled ‘Dead Heat: on rs Merry- -
“Go- -Round.'* ‘Stars of the” feature. :

that should appeal to.all-ages are

"James Coburn: and “Aldo Ray. =.

Monday to Wednesday, - “April oS
eThe

“18-20, the feature: is"
“Group,” a provocative and. out-:

. spoken. film based on Mary Mc)

Carthy? '$ novel of the same name, 3S
ne daughter. "and. ‘son-in-law;:

‘admittance: to. persons under : 18 -and Mrs. Jim | Kinnett of mes

: The, movie is. restricted, with no

years of age.

~The frank story based on. “the a
~“Mves” and. loves | of eight young -

_women was filmed in New York,

; with © the ‘full authenticity of the

Greenwich Village and other loc-
“ations featured inthe novel: Girls.
portraying the leading roles are’
practically. all newcomes to the
“screen, but'the men in the lives,”
of/“The Group’’ include such
-stars as James Broderick, Larry...
Hagman and James Congdon,

. Sidney Buchman returns. to-the
movie world as producer of ‘The’.
Group." w ‘The veteran. Holloway:
“specialist. was responsible for *
many ofthe early talkie hits, ;
including “Here comes Mr, Jor=..

_ dan," “The Jolson Story,!’'“"Mr-

Smith Goes’ to Washington,’ and
“Talk of the Town.”

Thetis Park |

A.H. Roberts, Director. of the

“Capital Region Planning Board

will be the speaker. at the Thetis.
“Park Nature Sanctuary ‘Associ~
ation meeting on Thursday, April
18 at 8 p.m. . The title of- his’
address. will be ‘Latest Deve-.
lopments in. Regional Parks*’,

The Association Executive has

. arranged to conduct guided tours

of the sanctuary on April 20
and:21,. Visitors planning to
attend should gather atthe Thetis
Lake parking area at 19 a.m.
and/or. 2° 9,m. on either day.

Members who need transport+
ation are asked to phone Mrs,
K. Porter at 478-2520 or M.C,
secretary-treasurer,
at 384-9052.

quite: popular,
“ammunition supplied by the junior
- section.
: juniors: a chance to ‘compete and’.
“take: home: their. ‘share: of hams, =:

BRENTWOOD

A successful arid: entertaining -
Easter Ham Shoot was held on

» Sunday, April 7th., at the North .

Saanich Rod and Gun Cc lub grounds

"on McTavish Rd.

The: popular Running “Deer |
competition -was ‘in’ operation.
“This consists of three shots off:
hand at-100 yards, at-a moving: =
‘deer <target,” with any kindof:
centre- -fire . hunting rifle.. Best
‘score in each relay of ten Shoot
ers wins aprize,. ;

The .22 competitions are also «
with rifles. and

‘This “event. gives our

Mr and” Mrs. PW, Peachey -
of 980 Sluggett Road, have ‘had —
. their” ‘Raster ‘guests their ©
oMre

couver,

Mr. and Mrs. Lorne’ Thom- | :

4 d° from =Van-. :
son’ have. returned from Van +42, Nell Webb, #3, Frank Birt~

wisle; . #4, -Ron Pogson, #5, Te :
: Coronet Room of: the” ‘Empress

_couver, where . they spent: the .
‘Easter. weekend with their daugh- ~ ;
“ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
‘Hugh: ‘MacDonald.-

Mrs Wm. Chatterton was $ able

“to enjoy: the “holiday ‘weekend -

with her: family: at 6704 Wood-:
ward Drive and has now returned.

to the Gorge Road Hospital, where
she. will undergo. further. treat-

‘ment.

Mrs, - LT. MeKevitt has Te-.

turned to her home on Woodward -
Drive after being a patient ‘in
the Jubilee Hospital for the past. :
month. She- wishes to extend.
her ‘thanks to all the friends. who

sent flowers and, cards during
‘her fllness.

‘Mrs... McKevitt’s sister, Mrs.
‘Hi McKaque of Calgary, arrived -
during the Easter. weekend to.
‘spend a holiday with her. - :

_A farewell party for Mrs; Mur-
ray Jones, who ‘is: -moving.. to
Nanaimo, was held by members
of the Brentwood U.C.W, on Tues-
day, April: 9, atthe home. of
Mrs. R,E, Hindley, Hagan Road.

Fifteen ladies were present, At.

a recent service at the Brent-
wood United Church, hymnaries
donated to the church were dedi~
cated to the memory of Mrs.
Alfred Torrible and Mrs. George
Rodger, valued members. of. the
congregation... «

Friends of Mrs, ‘Jack Mor=
Tison will. regret. to hear. that .
she is a patient in the Jubilee
Hospital,

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Competitions

Of special. interest were - a.
‘series of Black Powder events,

“held “for. the: ‘first time: by our.

“club, These: attracted anenthus-
~dastic ” “group ‘of: shooters, and
“quite a following of curious spec
-tators.:

. The: accuracy ‘of these muzzle
loaders. was quite surprising, ‘and
included splitting a: bullet: by.
shooting at .an -axe. hlade, and
breaking a.clay pigeon placed on

~gither ‘side.~-This event was won
~ by Bill Anderson, who travelled

‘from Edson, Alberta, to compete
‘inithis: sheot:
“ypeted in’ Running: Deer, ‘Standing
Buffalo, and .some -skill- ‘events.
“Our. ‘Junior ‘Section. has- ‘just.

ompleted another training pron
“gram ‘under. ‘Dominion Marksmen a
Tules,. ably. instructed » by: Doug.

: wife. Caroline’ had <no.! ' proble

-Jack. and. Ron: Morrison... “The

Club. ‘Annual Trophy. .was won this -

year by Philip Orchard:

“Information regarding this club :
"can. be. obtained from: the secre=:.) 2p
atary,: phone. 656-3747: :

- List of ‘Winners Easter ‘Ham.
‘Shoot. : a mS : ;
“Centre Fire .- ‘Running ‘Deer:
- Event: Hy Frank Birtwhistle,

~ Newman, #6, D, ‘Harvey, .#7, J.

. Newman, #8, Le eee oa

Black Powder!
Event #1,

“#4, Chris Wilcos, #5, Rick Allen,
» Miniature Rifle.- .22: 0°
Event: #1, F.- ‘Wolfe, “#2, kK.

_ = Wolfe, #3, W. Wofle, #4, J..New="

“man, #5, Russ Brown,* #6;- -Ron :.
#7, Russ. Brown, : "#8," :
G.: Sziepat, '#9,. Je Newman, #10, 7

“Morrison, ;
Chris Cox, *-

Dangers Of
‘Kite-Flying |

Kite- flying can. be: serious - i”:
and even’ deadly.

less kite - flyers, according. to
B.C. Hydro.

‘So, says B.C; - Hydro. regional us

manager. A.D, McGillivray, kite
enthusiasts should. observe. ‘the.
following ‘do's’ and ‘don’ts’: ”
po fly kites in an open field,
away from electric power. wires
or transmission towers: :
DON’T try to remove a kite

if it catches in an electric power —

wire ar on a high’ pole: ©

- DON'T use any kind of metal. “|

“in making a kite:

“DO use pertectly dry string <<"

‘never wire, metallic. string or
tinsel.

DON'T fly kites on cr near

public highways: -

DO have fun flying kites -
but be safe, too.
pomalion

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All. ae boys 2 are: “to: ‘be highly .

commended for their’smart turn _

“out and interesting ‘programme. :
-. Following the display; coffee ‘and
The’'Cub pack under “Akela .
. of the group committee; ~~
‘Ted Apps, Jim Riches and Den

cookies were served ‘by ladies

The following cubs were pro-.
moted; Brian Casey, Brian Del-
Jeremy. Gye, ‘Stephen:
Tommy. Walters, Brent :
Keene, Mark Clifford,

In “addition, .Scout George.
Brandstetter was promoted tothe -
rank of patrol leader.

Retired Officer

1S Commissioner

(Continued From. Page 1)

promotions followed . until after’.

attaining the rank of Wing Com-
~mander, he. returned: to the:
-R.C.M.P. "at the conclusion of
hostilities as a corporal. - :
-Undaunted by. such:a setback,

“he - was subsequently ré-com=

missioned and ‘served the force
‘another 20 years.

“In, 1952, as an Inspector, he:
the ~
famous R.C.M.P.° musical’ ride’
-and took the show on an extensive ~

and successful tour. of Western

Canada and the United. States.
“Having had Arctic’. experience
in the™.1930s, he was a’ logical

“choice.to be. Canada’s represent--.
~ ative on a ‘large United States
Navy task. force. which -in.1956

carried...consiruction. materials -
‘into the Eastern Arctic for the

; building -of the DEW line.

. Superintendent McNeil’s final
post in: the’ force: was: in -Char-.-

lottetown where he was Division |
for PEI. from . 1959 to

.C.0.::
early '67.° °° One of his more.
interesting tasks there’ was the:
“provision. of. ‘security. for.’ the .
Queen: during her: “Visit” ‘to the.
-province. in: 1964. .

Having. tasted lif

-selecting a place for retirement.
They now, live: in Brentwood and
“more ‘than: ever are-very. 1

ts PRESS. CLUB. LUNCHEON

7 ‘Canadian ‘Women’ s Press Clb, 4
“Vancouver. Island: Branch,” hele

their monthly meeting ‘in’ the

‘Hotel recently. > a
2 Beay Hamilton- of-Salt~ sprin

brought = two. guests, Mrs, Ros

Pauli 2s

“Grand dpening of Island F Furni-

: ture Mart. Ltd., on. ‘Third Street 1

“April. 20. It: will be situated in”

_ the bellding. previously’ occupied

by the Sidney Bowling, Lanes.

Owner Murray Christian: has

been busy -for™. several weeks: ©. os
br inging. ina wide selection of top. 7

quality furniture, radios, stereo
‘and television. ‘Sets and. other a
pliances.” In: addition,. ‘he will
earry large stocks of amps and :
~records, =.° = :

“Many Winners ed
At Turkey Bingo

‘Brentwood, Community. Club
‘held its annual Easter’ turkey
-bingo*on Monday: evening, A i
8, in the. Community Hall. :

Winners of turkeys were: “Miss.
Judy -Sluggett;. Mrs. He “Mayar;
Mrs. Royston, Miss’ Betty Smith aS
“Mrs. ©
Newell;
Pearl ©
‘Benni

Mrs. G.F. Cahill; Miss”
Alexander; Mrs, Py
Mr. : :

‘Holmes ‘and Mrs: A, Davis. Other a

guests’ were Mrs. Lumsden, rec

ently. moved".:to Victoria from 4

Hamilton, Ontario, and - Ursula o

‘Jupp, of. Brentwood.

“Others attending: were: Gene
Lent,: “Eugenie. “Myles, ‘Doroth
‘Tupper; Nona Damaske,- P
“Morrison, ° Muriel: ‘Wilson, ‘Ba

: ‘bara’, ‘McFadden, ‘all of: Victor
~ and. Mary. Backlund | Of Gallan
‘Island. - :

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- Several power. failures: in. ‘the: -
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