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_ SAANICH PENINSULA. AND GULF * ISLANDS REVIEW “ ae '

rm a “drop. out when it comes
to “understanding the . world~ of:
high finance. Up to about twenty- .

! tive dollars I'ra alright, but : any~
- thing over: that sum and-I start

 to-get ‘confused. “You 'can ima-.

gine: therefore, just ‘how much
~ confusion I’ve been able to work.
“up over . the strange. financial

happenings among that Common~
’ wealth group of Companies, and
the equally strange burst of fi-
nancial " generosity that it has

evoked from ‘our ‘Social Credit:
government. If remember cor-:

: rectly, they are prepared to loan
One of the company’s, Common-
wealth Trust, up to five million

‘dellars, interest free fora period:

of five years to help them get
back on their feat.
reason ~is° “partly huirianitarian
and’ partly to maintain’ British
Columbia's image as a paragon
“Of financial respectability.

It is at about this point that

1 begin to have difficulty in com=
‘prehending exactly what. ‘gives,

‘apart from us. tax. payers, . _For’*

instance, there . seem to be a
“number of relatedCommonwealth
concerns, but only one’ isto be’
; helped. Apparently the others and
their” shareholders can either.
shift for themselves or go bank-
rupt,.. As to the one that is to
be helped, Commonwealth Trust,

it’s shareholders appear to be al-
completely protected by.

that was granted to ‘the company

Slegg Brothers

5s on the
- Messrs. Bennett: and “Loffmark.

Phe’ BIVEN- gated. to take. this. somewhat. un=.

recommendation “ot

Why then this Provincial Govern-
ment ‘loan. which’ could cost the
taxpayers up to: several millions -
‘in lost - ‘interést; while there is:
always the possibility that itmay
‘prove. to bea: case of putting
in good money after bad. :
Again, a lay man like myself
might: fairly wonder whether the

Provincial Government hadsome ~

legal or moral. responsibility to
Supervise trust companies so as
to protect the investors. ‘If they

whave such a responsibility, was

the Supervision adequate in this
case, or was it not, and could
it be for that reason that the
provincial authorities feel obli-

usual step of trying to. bale out
a free enterprise company.:

a On” the .other hand it! “may be.

tat: the ‘government in Victoria
did fully discharge any respon~
Sibilities : that. it. may have had

for supervision, and that this ge-~

nerous” loan “is* purely. for the
reasons as’. given... This . then”

will make for an interesting pre-.

cedent as°Mr. Bennett has long

~maintained that he treatgall citi-.~

zens alike. - In future therefore
they. should be able. to come to
him, both companies and private”
individuals, when they are in dan~
ger of bankruptey;, in- gocd hope

of receiving: one of: these ge-

nerous -interest free bale outs:

In fact, aslam usually insolvent

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we

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» Mortals to- understand,

~ Commonwealth

Soros
ns Chrysle

PER LINEAL ;

In Autumn:
just change
the blades

Rotavator.

Adjasnng. the sefactatith gear bor rasing
or towenng the trating shreté and vary:
ing the wacier soeed ges you a wide
range of tiths You can chcose trom eleddy.
through mednin coarse to fine. You can even
nave coarse benaath-fine-on-top. Yoo aa

Here’ 's. the ‘seed bed
you, want this Spring

Quickest, easiest, most economical way to prepare a seed bed
from fallow or a root break i is to run through it once with a

atso changethe blade formation on ¢ach rotor «

ROTAVATOR

On thost sovts st is best to use « 2- blade for-

maton for autumn. a 3-blede formation for —
spring Changing s & susightionward Ob
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is dekwered fitted
wih 2 bhndes

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RaNICHTON,

Ruth Chapter. No. 22, ‘Order:
“of the Eastern. Star will hold: a
St. Patrick’s Spring tea “in the

Saanich Masonic -Temple Hall on:
: Saturday, March 15, from 2. Pom.
“The ‘tea “is open .to =
_the public: and “everyone is wel- :

to! 4° p.m,

come.

Winners at the Saanichton
Community Club '500 card party

on March 5 were Mrs. M. Sump-

ton, Mrs. F, Hamilton, G. Brown
and W. Hemens.
@ight tables of players, and re-
‘freshmenis were served: ‘by club

members following the game. .
Miss Elaine Edgell, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, F, Edgell, East

Saanich Road, left two weeks ago
aboard the Canberra for | Aus-
tralia.

accompanied Miss. Edgell
on the: trip.” They will
relatives of Miss Laws tir Aus-
tralia. and. spend two. ‘months
“down under’? before leaving by

sea for England via the Panama.

Canal.

in” Royal J ubilee

towards the end of every: month:

I would like ‘to get my name on

the list.
: Yes indeed, it’sa Strange busi- ‘

ness and.-difficult for us ordinary
If our
Premier has these’ millions to
Spare they might.have been bet-
ter spent on such mundane ‘things
as’ hospitals, schools ‘or’ sewage

: plants rather than on attempting

‘to. prop up the remnants of :the
* complex © but
maybe ‘this just: proves what'I
said before, that Im no financial
expert.

ate i
930

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"$1295.00
1965 Dodge. 440. 2. dre
N/T va Auto PIS, Radio -

: +» $1895. 00.
Sedan,”

: - |< $995.00
1960 Ford Galaxie Adre.
~ "$595.00
1956. Chrysler New. Yorker

; Full power $395. 00:
Buy” your next new or
used car” from Ensign,
“where ‘you: can deal. with.
confidence : _-at unbeatable
“Prices. 0

BABS WT Weas

DAHzis

1963 Rambler -

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PARKER PETERSON ROLLINS
MENTECMERY MENT CTHERS

ese

1Sa9

-. ——~ ”

was”
“has Suitable. forest. cover, is*
traversed by two streams and has:

There ‘were .

Miss’ Jean” Laws who |
had been visiting “the Edgells

. Since early December from Eng-

~~ Tand

a ‘idays.: 0
: “Leaves Brentwoodat7:30p.m.

ei i ie ii ei i ini i en ee

: ‘Trailer Park

Is Proposed :
Site. for. a ‘trailer. park has been...

‘proposed by Northumbria Invest-":

ments .Lid:, ona 20-acre site”

immediately ‘south of the: East...

Saanich Indian ‘Reserve ‘and east
of Patricia Bay Highway, ©

In a letter: ‘toCentral Saanich.
council requesting a meeting it
submitted ‘that the property .

a bridle trail to the beach, giving
it a-high aesthetic value.

It was: suggested: that. the site. a

is central.and need not. be seen a

fromthe highway; is -well away
from “any “future residential

development and well situated as’ |

to Services, |.

Council referred. the request
the -zoning .committee, and’ ace
cording to normal procedure the
opinion of “the Capital Region_

7 Planning Board will be. obtained
visit”

Saanichton —

Bus Stop

James Heveran, Saanichton is :
a patient
~ Hospital,

“Vancouver. Island Coach

CentralSaanich council. - It was.
mentioned, ©. however, :. that. in-
tending passengers could easily
be missed in the dark if sitting
ona bench provided by the owners _

‘on the verandah,
It was recalled 3 in council that
the original. request had been .

for a seat at the stop opposite:
the post office, and that the offer ..

ofa. seat: at Prairie Inn eman-".
ated from refeence of the ques-._

tion to Central Saanich Chamber
of- Commerce, to ‘which body it

- has again been referred.

‘Brentwood-Mill Bay
FERRY SERVICE |
M.Y. MILL BAY |

Leaves. Mill -Bay every hour,

“Extra trips ‘Sundays and Hel-

and 8: 30 pm...
Leaves. Mill: Bay at 8: 00} p.m
_and 9: 00 p.m. on

COAST |
_ FERRIES UD.

“Phone °*
683-4481
Vancouver,

"382-7254.
Victoria

ines.
has no-objection to the removal’

Of the: Saanichton’ bus stop to the
Suggested © Prairie Inn location,

according to a letter received by

“Leaves Brentwood every hour, :
‘1 trom -7:30/a.m. to. 6:30 p.m.

“Phone. |
pinning both her andher ‘husband,

‘Pictured is. Machardo of Woodwynn: 46 half. bro

ther “to! last. year's’ "grand: champlon: Angus. Bull
at-the Fat Stock: and: Bull Sale at Kamloops, B.C. =
‘Two! years old: on March’ 14): -Macbardo: weighs
1,500 lbs. and was bred on the Woodwynn Farm

- owned. by Mrs, W.c, Woodward, herd manager,

Jim O'Reilly. Ley

A” bulletin received late” Tuesday: ‘from. Jim:
0" Reilly stated that Macbardo of Woodwynn Placed |

The fifty- first. Fat Stock and.
Bull Sale, the largest of its kind’

in British Columbia, will be held
March 11-13 in Kamloops.

; Registered in the show, epon-"
sored by the B.C. Beef Cattle

Growers, are 269 head of. bulis :
of the three major beef breeds;
‘Hereford, Angus, and Shorthorn,
Entries from Vancouver Island

Island.

include: --
“Meadows, Qualicum; Woodwynn;
. Central Saanich; Hereford Bulls -.
T. D, Groves, Westholme; J. E;

Garner, Nanaimo; Shorthorns ~

G..E, and J.-L. Tatton, Sooke;
James Bartholow, Victoria; E. R:

McMinn, Cordova Bay,
“Judge for the show for the se-

cond consecutive ver will ‘be

— Keating

= Two persons were. trapped, in

: ~anoverturned sedan at-3:40 p. m..
from 8:00 a.m. to, 7:00 p.m. - on: Sunday. when:a ‘car driven by”
Klaus Otto Krombholz, 188 Men- =

_2les ‘Street, was southbound-on

"Central Saanich Road ‘and failed

to” stop at the ‘sign when enter-

ing the Keating’ Cross Road in-

2 tersection, i
re second | car. proceeding.

ton. Keating and was driven by...
rs. June Campbell, “and* ‘when’
sttuck it! ‘turned “on its“ “side,

a paraplegic subject. The couple

~ were conveyed separately to Rest...

Haven Hospital by.Central Saan-

- Aladdin Travel. Services iT

Beacon Avenue, Sidney

and:

The Royal Canadian ee

"Saanich Peninsula Branch No. 37

Present

“The last of six.

“WiaVboous

THE LEGION HALL, MILLS ROAD, ‘SIDNEY
TUESDAY, MAR. a at 3PM.

Featuring Japan ‘and Expo 70
SILVER. COLLECTION FOR LEGION FUND

Collision —

ich Volunteer Fire Department .

= they were examined, treated and
released. : Car. wreckage, ‘was Te~
. moved by Elk Lake B.A. Station?’

~ Cireumstances ‘of the. accident
are under investigation,”
Central Saanich police,” a

"GRASS FIRE

> Central Saanich Volunteer Fire: .
“Department dealt with a grass”
fire outbreak ‘near Patricia Bay
- Highway and Keating Cross: ‘Road =f:
intersection shortly after noon. one

Sunday. ;
= faauels:

Autigues

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Angus Bulls - Turner.

Central Saanich

_state

po BUTLER BROS.

: for reserve grand champion at Kamloops. ~. ;

. Grand: champion’ “bull of. the. Angus: section’ was :
won. by ‘Alec ‘Turner.of Qualicum:Beach and grand :.
champion ‘bull of the Shorthorn section was won:
by Jim Bartholow.of Metchosin,
_ champion -in- the: Shorthorn” section: was‘ won by

oW.ACY (Bill) Turner, a former rresidentof Vancouver -

W. Ty (BIN) Bennett, from: core |
nell, “Washington, Manager | of the”

.TS& Ty Hereford: Ranch:
_ In last year's show - the award .

for. the best. bull of any, breed

: Which. had:been.on. official - per- °
formance test went. to an Angus .
from -Woodwynn Farm: ‘in:

‘Asked how he

Bull:

thought he would fare in Kamloops

this year -Jim: O'Reilly, | jherd<
-s manager, replied: ° ue Se

“Regardless: of. how. good. yo

think your stock is, someone can ..

ambulance and police car, where © anys SC up. with something

dict.’ Pry

"The two. top “Angis bulls from

© Woodwynn Farm. last year- sold aap
for. $1,000. and $1 1050.,° ‘the top f°

. Shorthorn for: $750. and the: to

It's Impossible to” pr

Hereford for’ $3,100

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