_SAANICH PENINSULA. AND GULE ISLANDS REVIEW

~ Published at Sidney, Vancouver “Islan, BC
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si Mecnesay May: 25, 1969.

The Pony Express _

rea. jonable . time.

Never. a. week passes without some: further evidence
of the’ deterioration of Canadian postal services: Coin-. °.
-cidental raising of postal rates and the curtailment -
yf. services . may shave’ cut the financial deficit, but.

he uncertainty of. delivery. of ‘first: class mail-in =
Individuals who have allowed the.
“customary. margin for cancellation: of unwanted book ~~
and record club. selections of the month have learn-
sd to their. cost that mailed rejection notices have not :
arrived-in time to prevent shipment.
Much: of the long distance ‘delay may. no doubt be~
attributed to’ ‘the Air. Canada. stoppage, but: ‘the! same .
-eannot be ‘said ‘for a letter date ‘stamped in Heaney

“on March 22: and delivered. to the Brentwood Bay

: ~ address on May 20.

There is‘ reason. to- suppose that the ‘delays, of

which: almost. everyone can suport an instance,

are the result. of a lack of efficiency in the large

' central post cffices.

“partment. |

: Zi National Identity

Whatever the cause, the public
‘is. profoundly. dissatisfied with the prevailing quality
“service, «and is perturbed at tHe. ‘apparent non-

: chalance of. those who are in control,

This’ is ‘one area. of ‘federal government respon-
z ibility where ‘red tape anda Strict adherence to
rules -and regulations are characteristic of the de-
It should be realized that the expectation
f added: revenue’ from curtailed services is an
extremely poor business proposition,

thd oo,

7 “Canada’s search. for. a national identity continues
as a: ‘major theme for. speculative. writing, discursive

‘speeches and inconclusive discussion. _

: American influences are ‘rapidly gaining control ‘of
Canada’s economy, her means of communication and

her educational processes. ‘In the prevailing circum-
stances - the. ‘question may be: asked, is eventual

. domination inevitable?

Assuming a continuance of present policies and

“tendencies the answer must be ‘yes’. . i.
a To many: observers it seems that the. objective

-of a unified nation based on provincial interdepen-
“dence ,and mutual trust: has not been materially

“furthered either by the adoption of a distinctive

flag or the search for a new constitution.

Po Although. ‘not -articulated in plain language was it

-- not intended to” further weaken the remaining British

influence subjectively, visually, and in the. schools,

»-in order to project a Canadian image indicative of -

a thoroughly independant national solidarity? .
The error of this line of reasoning is increasingly

evident,

‘The dominance of American industries,

policies and personalities has been achieved because

“there has been nothing to Stop it.:

It is.in-no way

anti-American to say so, it is rather that Canada’s
indifference to the sister nations of the British Com-
monwealth has invited a purposeful penetration from

[ below the line.

“Nature abhors a vacuum;

_ filled.

the vaacum is almost

We may well ask whether Mr. Pearson’s retention
of the Union Jack as a symbolofthe British Common-

wealth link had any real. significance.

Or. if it was

ever intended that Canada should make any further
contribution to the strength and wellbeing of that
survival of the British Empire.

CANE LOY ON AANGTONRIANES

OnOt

TAKEN FROM THE

50 YEARS AGO

Owing to the fact that the May-
pole and cther dances and the
children’s sports, which were to
have been features of the Imperial
Day celebration held in this city
last Saturday, «vere prevented by
rain, it was decided at a mesting
of the celebration committee
Monday to hold what will vir-
tually be a continuation of the
celebration of the King’s birth-
day, Tuesday, June 3.

25 YEARS AGO

Marian Gardner will be crown+

ed Queen of the May today (Wed-
ywesday) at the North Saanich

REFLECTIONS

EARLY FILES OF THE REVIEW 4
Consolidated High School and was

well in the lead when votes were
counted on Saturday night.

She wiil be attended by Marge
MeKenzie and Agnes Knutsen,
who were rumers-up in the con-
test.

10 YEARS AGO

Hers of the hour when a stair-
case collapsed on Saturday after-
neon at a Brentwood church was
Donald Dimean, grade seven stu«
dent at Mount Newton high school.
While aiults were busy seeting
assistance Donald lay at the top
of the open pit into which the
victims had fallen and oflered
his helr.

“and the artisis: to make contact
» with potential buyers.

- Pender Island
Art Workshop.

On Saturday, May 17, an ine

o “teresting event took'place at the.

* Pender Island Golf Club,

' On the tree shaded: lawn in ~~
front ‘of. the.club:house the Pen-

der Island. Art and--Recreation

-Work Shop held its first exhibi-. .

tion of local talent. The amount
of talent displayed was amazing
to residents, and visitors alike,
Although there has always been

a-keen interest in painting taken-..

by the local club members, it

“has been greatly increased dur-

ing the past year through the
helpful advice tendered by Pro- .
‘fessor Givde. late of the Arts
Department of the University of

--Edmonton, who has been giving

instruction under the Board of
Adult Education.

The. canvasses, ceramics arid

~ “embroidery were arranged round |
-- the edge of the lawn; thus enabl-

ing everyone, to obtain an. ex~°

i) cellent view ofeach exhibit, Dar-
ing the afternoon several pictures

“were sold so praving that such a
“Showing gives. the public. ancop=
portunity to see.the artists’ work

© It is. hoped. that this fr viendly
informal afternoon will be re-
peated ; annually, it’ was Stated.

Passes Away At
% Years Of Age

“Guy. ‘Charles Powell passed
aw ay.on.May 24, 1969 in his 86th i"

year.

“He is survived. by his wife
Cora; nine sons, Elmer, Albert,
Clarence, Ralph, Ben, and Tho-»
mas of Victoria, Floyd, Kelowna,
B.C.; Harry, Portland, Oregon
and Glen: at home; 28 grand-

children; 48 great grandchildren; ~

one step-daughter, Mrs. Cletta
Hudson and one step foster son,

David Jackson of Alberta,
Funeral service was held at the

Seventh Day Adventist Church,

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-ficiated. at

A lovely wedding toon place ut
Holy) Trinity
Patricia Bay on Saturday, May
lv when Lillian Diane Currie
Was united in marriage. to Chris-
tupher Tan Mackay. son of) Mr.

and Mrs. Jack, MacKay of 2864)
“West 23rd Avenue. -
Diane is the daughter of Mr?
“Mrsv JJ.
Towner Park Road.

and
Harvey Cur rie of: 663°

Rey,..Canon Vaughan-Birch of-
the murriage ser-

vice... Music was by Mrs. Glen

10469 Resthaven Drive on Tues-
day, May. 27, Pastor H.C, White
officiating, ~ assisted by T.dJ,
Bradley... Interment was at Hat-
ley Memorial Gardens, Colwood.
Arrangements through Memorial
Society and First Memorial Ser-
Vice Ltd. .

wir S END

“They. say of the ain street

. in Marseilles, 1 can’t remem-

ber its..name, that if you ‘sit
“there long enough at one ‘of the

‘side walk cafes, you'll eventu-

ally see all your friends go by.
It's something like that living
here on Vancouver Island.
Eventually almost everybody
you. know, from this continent:

sat. any rate, willbe out. here. |

‘to visit or retire. For instance,
the other day our phone rang
and an almost forgetten voice
announced that it ‘was Nelson

Chappel, just off the. ferry and:

where did we live. because he |
wanted to drop in and say hello,

Counting back; Fm afingerand —

“toe ..man myself, T suddenly:

realized that it was just twenty
years since he had last come to
our home. for a visit: Ye Gods
but the years pass,

Actually, my. first) memories
of Nelson Chappel are ‘somewhat
vague and nebulous. It was ‘June

of 44 and I was just back-from

Italy, dumped down at a Canadian:

military hospital in the North of

England and feeling rather sorry

for myself: To addto my troube

les Twas dev eloping biood poisen-
"ing, which was being treated with

samething that was then new and

scarce and which hurt abominably

a- recently discovered miracte

drug called penicillin

During those lirst dreary days
whon [owas fer Ting Cery law, the
Vian in the next bod, he wus an
airforce chaplain, dict all that he
could toCagssist me in keeping up
my Sacging morale, talking when
To ofelt up to it. writing some
lefwers that Po dictated aud ien-
erally trsing to heip me ia my
transition to a strange and sight-
less world,

Ours seemed destined to be

avery brie! friendsbip though tor
We Were both, within ao <hert
tine. shipped off to uther hos-
pitals, Then, for me vt any
rate, came a feng period of ree
training and rebuilding during
which T must admit, I torgot
alk abeut him, until day
some five vears {ater when T
was Living in Vancouver ami a
letter came with a New York
postmark.

It was from
Nelsen Chappel,
he Was makine 2 out to the
West Coast ard wanted to come
am] sea me, Neolson Chappel.
who was he, then it caine to me,
Wry iaurse, he was the air
foree padre who had been in the

Die

me called
who wrete that

Somer

‘rin

of

nest bed, and T certainly wound
itke to see him again.

He arrived. as chee rful ati as
friendly as — last remembered
him and now, strangedy enough,
actualiy working jor che bind
He pad berance th. ral ser-

TOtaPy

ef the Jolin Milronsociety,

herself. blind and deat,

“changes,

By WINDSOR

the: “organization founded. by the

remarkable Miss” Helen Keller,

to help
“Tere.

others of ‘the’ Sightless,

member wondering at the time
» Whether his wartime association

with anewly blinded soldier might

have had something to-do with

interesting him. in this field of
work |

At any rate we had a splen- -

did reunion,
years later,
me. again.

and now, twenty

he has come to visit
Naturally there are
Afterca long and dis-
tinguished “international career
in the fields of both religion and
work for the blind, he is now
retired.” Also’ he too” is having
to cope with a loss) of vision

problem, obut. apart. from these -

penaltigS imposed by the pass-
ing sears, the Revs Nelson Chap-:

pel is still the same vital, warin -

hearted and eballient person that
Totirst met in that war time hos-

pital a quarter of a century ago.

Anglican Church,

Vancouver...

“pink rasebuds.
mother. was in a blue ensemble-.
Of fallie and” flowers of. while

_dress,

MacKay- Currie iisueae
Add At Holy Trinity —

-Hale. The Church was prettily
decorated with vellow tulips, blue
iris and white lilacs,

The bride, givenin marriage by,

her father, wore-a gown of white

satin -trimmed with lace, elbow

length sleeves, anda full length
nylon - net. veil four

tiered and
dotted. with. seed pearls, Her
~“heddress was of lily of the Val-~
“ley. and white velvet leaves. She
earriéd u bouquet of yellow rose
buds and lily of the valley. -
The maid. of honor was’ the
bride’s sister Miss Barbara Cur-
rie and the bridesmaid was Miss
Patilette Pettigrew of Vieloria.
They wore similar gowns of yel-

low shantung, princess lines and -

carried. bouquets. of daisies.
Their -headdresses were bands
‘of daisies.

The best man was the # brother

of the groom, Terry MacKay of

Vancouver,’ “The ushers were
Michael Olson, the groom's cou-
sin, and David Steer both of Van-.

couver. ;
For ~ the... reception at» The
Chalet.; Deep Cove. the bride’s

mother received wearing an.en-
semble of pale green with bone
accessories and: a corsage ‘of *
“The bridegroonts-

rosebuds. . Wearing: a grey. and
while cape over-a hot pink shift
with a pink sailor hat and
grey accessories, the bride left
with her husband: for a honey-
moon on. the Oregun Coast. and.

Californias

Th newlyweds will reside in
New Westminster, B a.

- Anniversary
At Brentwood.

Sunday,” May 4, atter morning
service; Archdeacon’ -E.H, and
Mrs:
the members

and sandwich” lunch in

deacon’s ordination. ©
. Among ‘the large number of
parishioners -— attending

Archdeacon AE. -Hendy,. Rural

- Dean of-Suanich, and Rev. John

M,.. Wood, minister. of... Brent-
wood United Church. An Eski-
mo stone carving was presented

“to Archdeacon Maddocks by R,

Gordon: Lee, on behalf of. the

Sidney: Resident
Passes Away.

Mrs. Anna Matilda Broten, age
86 years, passed away at Rest

Haven Hospital on May 21, 1969,

Mrs. Broten was born in Min-
nesota: and had been a resident
of Sidney forthe past-l1 years,
residing at 9948 Fourth Street,
She
‘Howard: ‘Orval Munger at Home,
Gordon. Hirmarmi Munger, Medi-
cine Hat, Alta; a grandson Doug-
las James. Munger, Iddesleigh,
Alta; a ‘sister, Mrs. R.H, (Jo~
sephine) Simmons, Creston, B.C. °

Funerai. services were held.

in the Sands Funeral. Chapel of
- Reses, Sidney, on Saturday, May.
24.

Interment was in Royal Oak
Burial Park,

Active Lodge Member Passes

Charles. Maule passed away
at Rest Haven Hospital on May
2Uu,. 1965, He was. in his 88th
year,

Mr. Maule was born in. Lon-
don, Ontario and has
resident of the district for 21
years. He resided at 7958 East
Saanich Rd, He is survived: by
“his wite, Kathleen, at the resi-
dence, also’ nieces and nephews.

been a-

He
“Mount. Newton - Lodge.” No.
AP & AM, BCR; for. 60 years.

“He was-an honorary member-of
Associa~:

BC.
tion,

Funeral. services were held
in. McCall Bros, Flora] Chapel,
Victoria, on Saturday, May 24,
Rev, Dr. E. Smiley officiated,
“Inter ment ° was: at Shady Creek

Goat Breeder's

Maddocks were hosts. to. ~
of Brentwood
‘College Memorial Chapel at a
‘coffee
. the parish hall-to celebrate the -
50th. anniversary of the Arch-

were

is, survived by her’ Sons,

was an active member of:
89,

EFFECTIVE. Uith

Water for sprinkling or

as follows;

Application far

Sidnes, BC,
ZAth May. 183

a
rant —

7
en ra

=e

other

in curtailment of water pressure.

exemptions be
mitted in writing to the Board,

_ SIDNEY WATERWORKS DISTRICT
WATER RESTRICTIONS

June 1469. and until further notice.
water are hereby inipused under By-law No. 3 of Sidney Waterworks District:

garden use or

Riven numbered houses: - on even dates
Odd numbered houses + on odd dates

The co-operation of comsumers fs requested: failure lo observe these restrictions mas result
3 provides for prosecution of offenders.

Breianw No,
bonafide

Commercial

46 Order of the Board of Trustees
S.R, Gibbs. Secretar’.

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Phone 382-9168

" Establishment: of a | nursing

‘home to ‘accommodate dp to 15.
patients: was) given: the go- ~ahead -

signal by North Saanich council

- Monday‘night.:

“ proposal to : convert a rela~ -
“tively new house .at 1060 -Wain....
aged.

“was received by. council in'Feb~

Road ‘to a home for: the,

ruary.. Concern was’ then ex-

- pressed’ regarding the capacity

of the sewage disposal system
for the planned increase of
residents in the. building, and
advice was sought. from.

Board of Health.

, the »
_ Greater Victoria Metropolitan

"Home For ‘Aged To Be Established |

“A. recent ‘letter. to the. ‘muni-. “
cipality. from. the Public Health

‘Inspector “stated that’ after’ the’

incorporation of.certain changes
in the system, it will be satis~_ :
factory. : ‘

Mayor J. B. Cumming suggested :
that a special permit-he- issued

‘forthe establishment of the nurs-:

ing home on condition that | the
owners abide by the Board of
Health regulations. This will

be a new. experiment in “North ..

Saanich,” ‘he said.

_- Council agreed

7% CHURCHES

‘NORTH SAANICH ~ SIDNEY:
Anglican~Episcopal -
‘Church of. Canada

Canon-F, Vaughan-Birch |

“Phone 656-1014 =. -
JUNE { — TRINITY DAY.
HOLY. TRE SITY - -PAT BAY .
Patronal Festival &
84th Anniversary :
Holy. Communion 8.00 a. m.
“Morning Prayer & .
Sunday School 11.00 a.m. |

ST, ANDREW'S-SIDNEY |
Holy Communion & .
Sunday School . 11.00-4.m

af st, JOHN'S,

Thursday °° 9.00 a.m.

Parish of ©

South Saanich
The Rev. O. L. Foster

PHONE 652-2194

June ist Trinity Sunday

St. Mary’s

Holy Communion 9.00a.m.

Mattins .. 10.00 a.m.

St. Stephen’s :

>Holy Communion |
11.30 am.

Seventh- Day _

Adventist Church

RESTHAVEN DRIVE
(PASTOR H.C. WHITE |

Sabbath School: 9.30 acm.
Preaching Service 11:00
a.m. ;
Dorcas Welfare -. Ist & 3rd |
: Tuesdays of.each month at a
2pm.
Prayer Service =.
9:30 pom :
Visitors Welcome
“The Voice of Prophecy’’
Sundays on the
~ Radion Stations. :
KIRO, 9.00 asm. KABI 9.30
‘a.m,

Wed.

; Ot is written’? with speak- —.
er George Vandeman each
Sunday. ‘

Channel. 6 .~. 10:30 a.m,

following. |

PEACE

Lutheran Church |
at.

SANSCHA HALL

‘SERVICE - 9 a.m,
Sunday 10 a.m. -

REV.A.F.OTKE
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Bethel Baptist

2335 Beacon Avenue, Shiney
Phone b56=5410
or -656=2620
ecChrist died for our sins
accerding ta the Scrin-
tures’ i Cor. 15:3
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship Service

Ftem. Evening Service
ME, JOHN BALLARD

Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Bible
Study and Prayer

A Friendiv Welcome
Awaits You,

service,
VICTORIA SIDNEY SOLWwoon
BV cGare

656-2832

_ United Church
of Canada .
SIDNEY and NORTH
SAANICH -
Reve ReHori Pratt.
Church Office - 656-3213.
"Manse - 656- 1330

‘DEEP COVE
Ser vice of Worship 9:30am

- ST. PAUL’S, SIDNEY,

- Service .of- Worship 11 am
(Church School at ST.
. PAUL'S at 11: 00 a.m.)

‘CENTRAL SAANICH _
UNITED CHURCHES

Rev. John M. Wood
Church. Office ---652-2713
°° Manse ” 652-2748

~ SHADY: CREEK, 7180 East
Sadnich Road.
Family Service and sunday
School 9:45 a.m.

BRENTWOOD, 7162 West
“Saanich Road.

Family Service and Church

School eet i5a.m,

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD
9182 E, Saanich Road... —

Rev. F, R. Fleming, Pastor
- 656- 2545

Sunday School... 9: 45 a.m.
Morning Service 11 ‘a, nm.
Evangelistit: Service 7:30 ~~
DM ,
Tuesday - Prayer and Bible
Study 8 p.m.
Friday - Young People’s
aa 7 ~~ 8B ‘PB Me?

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Bring Your Friends: io'oar
Friendly Church and wor-
Ship with us,

With this information at hand,

_ Foursquare _
Gospel Church

Fifth St., 2 Blocks N.
_ Beacon Ave.

~ Rev, Irene. Smith 656- 3216
SERVICES
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.”
Worship 12:00 a.m, -
~ Evening Service: 7:00 p.m,
Cadets:~. Friday 7:15 p.m,

Prayer Meeting Tues.
7:30 pm. :
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Sunday School and Bible

Class 10:60 a.m.
The Lord's Supper 11:30
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Evening Service 7:3¢ p.m.

Sunday, June Ist. .
Mr. Allan Burley

Wednesday, 8 p.m. Prayer
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