_SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS. REVIEW. “Wednesday, May 2 28, 1969 ~ out. ‘of your ‘hand. Then, The @ Sidney. K- dettes Majorette orp'-had a busy time over the: ong. holiday weekend, They began Saturday morning with the parade er t ‘Belmont Park.” ‘Then Sunday, the Vancouver © Island ~ open Twirling Competition was: held in ed ‘up to place” first in the duet division . ‘under | 25° combined years, . ird’ in. two-baton while Norma : piaced third ‘in'strut. arched ‘the two.and a half mile ute of the Victoria City Parade, Tired. but happy they are looking Se ‘ve had the. doctor stitch : "-Hand,’’ : Nose’ Nolan, andSamuel “Three. © aser. Street Hall, ‘Esquimalt. - a Barbie and Norma Stiles team= | | > @Y thought: it: Barbie. also placed sec-. |. -ond in -solo and in“strut -and To. complete the: weekend 20. _ members'of the49 member squad : forward to. next. month’s events: d the July i Sidney Day Activi- By ED GOULD . : remember that man’s best friend is still adog!..-0 0 ; “! Prapping “mink, or -any“other”” ‘furbearing beast, never has been’ big business -in the Gulf Islands $0" consequently . the slinky: little ~ devils ‘have-been: breeding | like .. well, like mink, (For . the’. definitive work on mink read, ‘Feeding Mink By by Doctor Hiram. “No Fingers”” Schultz). “As mink proliferate they be- come brazen .as witnessed by Filioine school teacher Alphonso Sencio who discovered one in the - elementary school lunchroom in Ganges... Without — a by- your- leave, the mink “was all set to work its way through a few brown paper bags filled with home~ made goodies. t was ‘a rat,” Mr. Sencio said: “We. don't have * mink In the. Philippines .’" He had to go at it with a broom. handle but. when the mink de- cided’ to “debate“the janitor. ° --The man-in coveralis showed _the’ visitor the door. furball, laughing. . '. These little walking fur coats -: have been..making ‘life - interest~- : “dislodge away intent on setting up house- ‘someone who'll say something issue by: *-in-their defence.’ ’ sinking. his bicuspids. into . the.” broom, ° Mr. Sencio called in the- Exit one. Ray Hill of Ganges says he’s had to ing.ior boat.owners. too. more than one-stow- keeping in his .cabin: cruiser. ‘But, Islands, there's si bound: to be -Eve Smith of Pender Island raised one from a kit - that’s baby talk for. young mink. ‘It was as’ affectionate and fun-lov~ ing as 2 puppy,’* ” Mrs. “Smith - recalls. The mink f probably would have lived to a-Tripe old age, except like)all wildlife! in the: make ~ them: aii Schulz Casts Wary Eye On Mink | it got lost one day and found its way into the wrong house. The owner caught it heading. for. the bedroom for a quiet. nap, and | - cruelly dispatched it. Mrs, Smith. avows that mink great pets; its the vari~ ety raised.in captivity that give the bad: name-.for -biting the hand ‘that feeds. ° One in. mink population has” been a corresponding decline in the rat and mice explosion. Maybe they are a blessing in furry disguise. Now if only we could do some- thing: about the way they smell! * a strong .moral case. final analysis each member will have to vote according to cons=. ¢lence. : what: benefit of the increase By T. Cc. DOUGLAS, M.P. - The ‘Omnibus: Bill to ‘amend “the Criminal Code is: stalled. in. ‘a marathon debate carried on by “the. Creditistes with some help ‘from spokesmen inother parties. While | this. filibuster ‘is taking up time that should properly be. ~ devoted to more mundane bread- “and-butter issues, ‘the Govern-" ‘ment. is relucant. to apply “closure, and for good: reason, In many oways this debate has to. do with matters of conscience and any-attempt to throttle it would be. unwise. °Such matters as gambling, abortion and home- sexuality. arouse strong feelings and bitter arguments, the legislation feel that they have “In. the SIN AND CRIME society . Many of us feel. that ‘hecessarily criminally® ‘Viable. A certain act may be a sin but not a-crime. -.When the Wolfenden Report was being debated in the House of Lords in 1967, the Arch- bishop of Canterbury said: ‘A sin-is not made-a-crime until it becomes a cause of TO QUALIFY: be 7%¥2 % - $5000 | SECOND MORTGAGE. LOAN FULLY INSURED WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE A Second Morigage Loan toa maximum of $5000 with interest lower than Federal .N.H.A. first mortgage loans, is now avail- able for construction of a new home.: 1. You must be the first occupant of the home. 2. You must have lived in British Columbia for 12 months im- 3 mediately preceding the date of purchase or the date of . completion of construction of the home. Providing payments are made promptly as required, 10% (up to a yearly maximum of $50.00) will be refunded te you thus reducing the effective interest rate. For e.g. this would mean on a $5000, 25-year loan, the effective interest now would THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ‘PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE HON. W. A. C. BENNETT, P.C., Premier and Minister of Finance G. S. BRYSON, Deputy Minister of Finance _OR AN OUTRIGHT HOME ACQUISITION GRANT OF $1000 A $1000 Home Acquisition Grant is available as an alternative to the Second Mortgage Loan and may be used for building or purchase of a new home started on or after February 9, 1968. 1. You must be the first occupant of the home for which appli- cation is made. 2. You must have lived in British Columbia for 12 months im- mediately preceding the date of purchase or the daie of completion of construction of your new home. Name