PAGE TEN - THE REVIEW | Corporal Don Ingram, a former ~ week in Ottawa. Straight Shooter resident of Sidney now stationed “with 1 Combat Group in Calgary, took first place in two events at the Canadian Forces. (Regular) Small Arms Competition being held this Corporal Ingram obtained the highest score in 1 the Armed Forces i in both the 25 yard and 50 yard pistol matches. He is pictured above with the Alberta Service Pistol Championship - Trophy which he won in Calgary, just prior to leaving for Ottawa as a member of the 1 Combat Group Small Arms Team. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Ingram who reside in Sidney. THROUGH HIGHWAY BLAMED FOR BUSINESS DECLINE Y - ““Eoxtreme dissatisfaction’ was registered in a letter to Sidney Council. on Monday from J.B. Matthews of Barry’s Auto Body, 2104 Malaview. The young car. repairman complained that. his gross business total for July was lower than at any time in the past 18 months and blames this on the sealing-off of access to Malaview by Pat. Bay highway recon- struction. “Tt hold the Town of Sidney responsible for my predicament,’’ wrote Matthews who added that. he is meeting with highways department. of- ficials shortly. Sidney Council could not hold out much hope for any change in highway plans. “We tried to get an access road on Malaview but. were un- successful,”’ recalled Dear, ‘‘and the one-way turn into west Weiler was grudgingly given as a fire privilege.”’ “TI can 7 understand why Matthews did not realize this: business was coming,” said Ald.- Wilkie Gardner, ‘“Eliehammer Industries are also affected.” A letter will be sent to Barry’s Auto Body advising of the Town’s past efforts to obtain. highway access and of plans to upgrade Helen Street which is now a through road in the vicinity. “MAILBOX CRASH A single car ‘accident, which pesulted © in’ ‘damages “of $200, . occurred on August 6: near: the "golf course on McTavish Road. Peter Doyle of East Saanich "Road was proceeding East on _MeTavish when he swerved to’ avoid an-unidentified object on the read. His vehicle struck two. _- mailboxes. < : “There . _were no injuries: or . 7 | Two. thefts ‘totalling $180" were: : > Akam,:. Saanichton,. was” stolen from the R.C.M.P. hangar. ~at the Patricia Bay Airport. > ‘Both. cases: are under. in- oe vestigation by the. R. C. M. Plo aust ARRIVED... ; ENCHANTING = “PENDANT AND = ff EARRING SETS ‘Gold Filled and a Sterling ce -Earrlnge by Coro . RUST'S | JEWELLERS 2443 Bencon - Sidney. f GS6- 2532. - ‘ requested by» j BACK TO SCHOOL ~ SUPPLIES NOW ON 2 SEWER EASEMENT DOUBTFUL FOR | _ HENRY AVENUE Saanich School Board’ ‘Monday referred to its liason committee with» Sidney. the “further discussion of an easement for the -construction of a trunk sewer line along Henry Avenue past Sidney elementary School. ‘The easement was previously ‘the Capital Regional ‘District: (the body responsible for .sewer trunk a construction) so that tearing up =Lof the: road surface could” be ak a avoided. : ~ School trustees had. turned ‘down. the prior proposal and had. ‘suggested _ at. least - two”. other: alternatives. ALS recently. received | by: ‘the Board: ‘outlining | further reasons why the: ‘Capital’ Region: favored ‘con- |: r 8 Funeral Chapel of. Roses, Sidney, struction. along. school property. rather. than the roadway. ‘Prime among these was the faster. pace of construction possible, _ Stating that further discussion | was desirable, Chairman. ‘Jack Armstrong said the letter offered # “a number of carrots that” are « quite appetizing. ” Capital © Regional, ‘District 4 engineers will be invited to the joint Sidney School Board llason » meeting. — OBITUARY GAVIN PAUL THOMSON _-Died at Rest Haven Hospital, Sidney, B.C. on July 30, 1971 Mr. Gavin Paul Thomson, aged 82 years, born in::Crandon, South: Dakota, and a resident of Sidney, for the: .past i8 years; late residence 9633 Seventh St. He- leaves his wife Lillian, at home; son and daughter-in-law, Richard: and Ede Thomson and grand- children, Hilary. and Mark, Oakland: Calif.,; °2 brothers and one sister in Saskatchewan and one sister in: Summerland, B. om _ Mr. Thomson was employed with “the Saskatchewan Wheat Poo! for. OAP. ‘Branch No. 25, Sidney, : BC. - Services “were held in’ Sands B.C. on Aug. 2,°1971. Rev. R.H. cremation. ~ COUNCIL DUBIOUS — — OVER LIAISON Central. Saanich Council is dubious about the necessity for a Asked by Saanich School Board to appoint. three’ Council "Francie Antiques - We Buy and Sell Old China, Silver, Furniture and Bricabrae : 9812 4th Street, Sidney Phone 656-3515 representatives. toa. committee, _ Central Saanich. ‘Couneil has long established the custom of meeting with Board members to discuss matters of mutual in- terest. vs group will be discussed at the next. combined Council-School Board meeting ona “Hmited time basis,” HiHnnnrnneng — SALE | ARP ADVERTISED» PRICE : > - Manion Tablets. 10", $133 | ’ Colgate Dental Cream FAMILY. AAP. _ ADVERTISED ¢ ' RICE 97 a 4 ‘Maalox Suspension ae: “W202. ig ARP. 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This was brought to mind when recalling a trip to Salt Spring Island some 25 years ago when I enquired about a very elderly coloured lady and was told she was one of the original ‘‘slaves” who had fled the United States to seek sanctuary on some of the Gulf Islands. Possibly some of the older residents of Ganges area could enlighten me further in this regard as I also un- derstood there were descendants of other..coloured families ‘still living there at the time. Victoria's. first. fire. brigade, first military corps and ‘first because they didn’t appear in the |. military band as well as the store “[ that was chief competitor to the Hudson’s Bay Co.. for. many years, were all organized | by negroes! An. American historian, Dr. Robin Winks, told a group at the University of Victoria of.the role the negro pioneers played in this area. In 1858, a wealthy negro, San Francisco business man M. W. Gibbs, led a group of his colleagues to Victoria to protest segregation in California schools. (Yes, they have been protesting this segregation situation for at least that long!) With combined assets of more than a million dollars the negro group was welcomed to the area. Some people even suggested that they were favoured. by Governor James Douglas, .who was rumoured to have a- negro Bryan and Sheila Stevens, 2043 Melville are new proprietors of The Copper Kettle on Beacon. Both are originally from England and Bryan is a professional baker. Recipies for the steak-and-kidney pies and Cornish pasties are part of the Copper Kettle tradition and derive from an ancient ‘Parkinson Cookery Book’’ which goes along with the business! One of the Stevens’ five. children, 13-year-old.Gary is becoming an abie assistant baker. ~ SCHOOL BOARD CONTINGENCY PLAN In a rare move Monday student’ council at -. Claremont Senior Secondary: School the preparation of a. ‘con- tingency plan’ in the eventuality The move’ was “taken after Trustee Gordon Ewan’ suggested that one of the reasons for failure of their request: for funds: this year was. the lack of: student involvement in the Planning Stages. oe Saanich- School Board: had replied to Ottawa’s refusal’ of stating that (apparently). ‘not too the first place.’"~ was: the: “over. 10,000 ‘projects” they, were linable to fund. eel evening, Saanich School Trustees. ‘| decided to refer to the incoming the » _ chaparones. a program ‘Similar to this sum-: mer’s federally sponsored Op-. portunities for Youth is instituted next year. _bers found the weather too hot (109 degrees in the shade); but: “Fishermen's = their project with a letter: criticising projects approved and: much - research went. ‘into the . matter or. approving the rants in: 2 a “Davis during discussion of school ‘-stone-work °. meeting - being used. for com: »mercial - plugs. for. our! better, fo. _Masons .- what did’ you say | ‘the OA further letter from the office of the Secretary of State-said the’ main. reason“ for - non-approval” 4-H TRIP A MEMORABLE ONE By MARILYN LOOY The. South Malahat 4-H between 600 and 800 negro people came.to Victoria at that time. seeking freedom. When further areas. of the Island were open for. settlement, around 1863, many of the negroes moved to Saanich and Salt Spring Island. Over the years many moved to the goid-rush areas on the mainland, some returned to the United States, but some families remained in the latter two areas until. not too many years ago. In Victor E. Virgin's ‘‘History of North & South Saanich’”’ I find the following families men- tioned: Chartes Alexander: was born in St: Louis in 1824. With his wife |, and. two. young children, in company. with four friends (in- cluding the Estes family) and a guide, he crossed the plains in a covered wagon drawn by a four- yoke bullock team. They had a Shag Squares Builders Club has just returned | E from an interesting exchange trip to. California. The group con- sisted of 36 members and 5 They visited’ the town of. Red Bluff which is in Trehama County. Local. mem- enjoyed seeing different scenery such as olive and palm trees and Mt. Lassen Volcanic Park. (an active volcano) A day trip to San Francisco was highlighted by visits to Golden Gate Park. and Wharf. “Next summer the club is’ expecting a return visit from. the 4-H mem- bers. they. ‘Stayed with in California... ~ COMMENT OF THE WEEK - including. brushes with Indians. California where Mr. Alexander worked in the gold mines for awhile. He left California in 1858 on the ship ‘‘Oregon”’ bound for Victoria. In 1861 he tried his luck again, gold-mining along the Fraser River. He met. with and thence to South Saanich in the fall of the same year and bought a farrn near Shady Creek. They farmed in the district for thirty-three years. There were eleven children -. Martha, Lucretia, George, John, William, Frederick, Henry, Agnes, Thomas, James. and Charles. ‘In a history of the United Church of Canada (North & South Saanich Areas) published around 1956 and kindly loaned to. me by Mr. J. Gardner, we learn that Mr. Alexander stood six. feet. two -inches and weighed over 200 Ibs. “BEACON AVE. hazardous and difficult journey, Their original destination was success and returned to Victoria “THE LUXURY CARPET YOU CAN INSTAL. | Six decorator 12" x 12" pre-glued PER CARTON of 6 , SPECIALS IN OUR GARDEN DEPARTMENT CEDAR TUBS up to Oe on Saanich Peninsula | grandmother. It. is’ understood . Wednesday, August 11, 1971 i - with broad shoulders and a deep, ; splendid voice for both singing ‘and speaking. His: great, broad | hands gripped in a most friendly | greeting and that grip was never forgotten! This was a deeply religious family’ and Charles and his family were among the chief promcters ‘and supporters of the old Shady Creek United Church, which was originally on the east side of theo. East Saanich Road, a short distance southeast | of the Shady. Creek. It was located between the present East Road and the Pat Bay Highway. As a matter of fact, Mr. Alexander's ability. as a car- penter was directed towards the building of this church. He also helped build the first public schoolhouse in South Saanich and: was a school trustee for. some “years. TO BE CONTINUE? -By- School : Trustee. Pear eee . “T object to this. man ’s name ist Resplendanti in 1 slacks of pale yellow super imposed with alternating wide and narrow stripes of grey topped by a grey shirt, boldly striped in white white, Chairman Jack Armstrong was: easily the standout ‘sartorial attraction at Monday’s School: Board meeting. Unlike superintendent Cory Holob, he sported no liberty silk cravat. 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