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Thursday, February 22, 1962 D R I F T W O O D Vol, 2 No , 48 Page 2GANGES PHARMACYSERVING ALL THE GULF ISLANDSFOR THOSE WHO WISH TO STAY,FRANKLY GRAYGRAY HAIR CAN BELOVELYSEE OUR COMPLETE LINE OF RINSES,TINTS &PERMANENTS .The top of a hill, a stratght-away and a maddash to catch the ferry was the highlight of an action-packedmodern drama, entitled, "It Takes Twoto Tangle", thqt played almost to a near-tragedylast Sunday afternoon on the Fulford-Ganges Road..... Mr. Cliff Huxtable of Salt Spring Island was theL Q aleading actor, playing opposite Mrs. Ella McKinnonjof Duncan, B.C. Most of the critics -'-f\have assumed that Mr. Huxtqble's percGlLLSformance in the road show was outstandinguntil the final scene, whichwas stolen by Mrs. McKinnon, whenshe suddenly upstaged and upsat theotherwise flawless performance of Mr.Huxtable, by her surprise appearanceon the stage from the otherside of the hill. According to somerepbrts, this maneuver caught Mr.Huxtable on the left side of thestage, moving around one of theminor characters, which was notaccording to the script. The clashof these two stage personalitieswas unavoidable at that instant,but, luckily> they both swervedand sideswiped each other a ter- "IffIc blow instead of a direct headoncollision that might have endedtheir careers.The final curtain came down with a rendingcrash that knocked the actors off the side of thestage. Both actors and a companion of Mrs. McKinnon, Mrs. L. Lorentsen of S.S.I., were shakenup but not injured. Mr. Huxtable's chariot, aMercedes-Benz, suffered about $1000 of damage 1and Mrsi MeKih'hon's Pohtiac was crumpled to thetune of $^00.Arepeat performance is hot •expected.Subscription rates: $2.50 per year in Canada.$3.00 per year elsewhere. Advertising ratecard avai labte on request.er line, will necessitate some interruption to serviceto parts of S.S.I, and all the Other Islandsduring the estimated six weeks needed for completion.The construction includes the installationof new conductors, transformers and new poles,The new poles are being set back, anticipatingany new road widening that may be carried out inthe future.Margret We lis, Prop. Phone: 86' The long interruptions in"service will be advertisedwhen possible. There r mdy be short interruptionsof 15 minutes or more required for specialpurposes, which B.C. Hydro:may not be able to advertisein advance. Mr. A.;C. VanSacker, Dist. Mgr.said, !'We trust our customers will bear with us. Theinterruptions are unavoidable and we will keep them• •• ' :i B.CV Hydro is presently carrying out some constructionwork oh Salt Spring Island to provide anincrease in power available for HoIdfa6t, NaturalResources., the Pozzolan plant on Wqlbury Bay.This, increase from 12,000 volts to25;Q0Q volts on the Scott Rd. pow-WHEN IN VICTORIA••"•' MAKEf HE DOMINION HOTE L-• -YOURH E A D Q U A R T E : R S/IHOMESGANGES NEWS. 4 . ..Visiting Mr. and. Mrs. A.M. Sharp of Beddis Road areMrs. Sharp's father, Mr. R,C. Rous ofOttawa, Ontario, and her sister, Mrs.B. McBurnie qf Toronto, Ontario....Mrs. Scott Alexander and her littledaughter Teresa arrived last Sundayfor a v/eeks visit with relatives, . . .Mr. K. Jahqyney,. Victoria, formerlyof Fulford, is,on the Island for a fewdays* , . ,... Mr. and Mrs. Nels Voddenleft last Sunday for a week at HarrisonHot Springs. „.. . .Mr. and Mrs. E.Booth have just returned after theirweek's holiday, also at Harrison HotSprings. .. . . Bishop Robt. Seaborn,Bishop of Newfoundland, will be\ spending;a few days with Lt_ QoY.and Mrs. Des, Craf>c. ox Ganges.Bishop Seaborn was the war-time Padreof the Canadian-Scottish. * . . Mr.,and Mrs. Frank Wood of Reginq, Spsk.are guests of Mrs, Wood's ; sister, Mrs.C.J. Zenkie, for the week, and then,then will be going to Victoria to visit friends. . . .At the Executive Meeting of Branch *92 of the RoyalCanadian Legion, Mr. Fred Jackson was appointed asSecretary-Treasurer. . . * ,Ihe canvass for CanadianArthritis and Rheumatism Society on Salt Spring Islandreached the total of $.473,50. Thanks are due toall canvassers and subscribers wnq gave so generously.The birthday of Lord Baden-Powell was honoured .on Sunday, Feb. 18th at 11 a.m. by a parade of theS.S.I. Sea Scouts, Wclf Cubs and Brownies tq theGanges United Church. Local Scoutmaster is P.Q';. ;.Williams, Cubmaster, Fred Perry, arid ,Brow;nOwl, iMrs. D^JBook...CATALOG - ESTIMATESJ .H.M.. LAMBSt .Marys Lakehe flagbearers were: Sea Scouts,.H. Sprecker & G. Mquqt; Cubs, E.— •, -; . D Q O . t b . HBEGONIA, & GLOXINIA TUBERSNOW IN STOCKGULF.ISLAND. FLORI ST SGongeis. Phone: 11£
Thursday, February 22, 1 962 D R I F T W O O D Vol. 2 No. 48 Page 3MM ilMAMCOMPLETE, AUTOMOTIVE SERVICEIMPERIAL ESSO PRODUCTS4 ] V ATLAS Tires & AccessoriesNEW & USED CARSRemington Power SawsPHONE: 84 . GANGESLETTERS TO THE EDITOR:Dear Sir: Fulford should not worryunduly about the future. Freight,arriving by sea, is cheapest whendelivered to the point which is furthestinland.A fast road from Long Harbour by way of Scottroad to Vesuvius, is needed to serve the Duncan-Nanaimo area, but a road to Isabella point wouldprovide only a scenic asset. The views from Mt.Tuam, and Mt, Bruce are lovely, but one cannottravel fast to enjoy them. For fast travellers thereIs a delay climbing the hill from Ganges by way ofthe Police Station. Twenty-five minutes! Gagliardi!Beware ?-J,ported thisinteresting item........ .Mrs. M. Sileck otconcerning the auditorium, published m "DRIFiW-v-V.j _. > u , ..,.•, L iL .-„F , . ,_ 'rLadncr. B.C. Has been visiting her brothprs at BeaverPoint, Andy and Pete Stevens. She was the guest ofMr., and Mrs. A. Stevens during her stayMrs. Alice Bennett v/on the high score at the Cribbagecard games held in the Beaver Point Hall on SaturdayFirstly, this high school student flatters himself instating that he is a citizen. I wish to inform him thathe is not entitled to citizenship in any region untilhe is twenty-one years of age.night. Miss Nan Ruckle and.Mrs.; L. Reynolds woreThis student is also under the gross misapprehensionthat the school board and the outer islands aresupper hostesses. . . . .the chief obstacles barring the construction of an auditorium^If he had put forth cneffort to determine the The Fulford Hall had never looked so attractive asLEGION DANCE•> by Bea Hamiltonit did on Friday night, Feb. 15th. It was the LegionCabaret Fancy dress dance, and for this occasion, thedecorations were done in the circus theme : . Streamersaccuracy of his opinions, he would have'come to theobvious conclusion that it is not the fault of theschool board that the auditorium is not yet bojng builtbut the apathy of the citizenry of this fair isle.,; Thirdly, the reason why I refer to this eminentyoung scholar in the masculine gender is because noGANGESof varied colors, with strings of colored lights-, werehung from the rafters, and formed the "big tent"iMrs, Audrey jacksbn, president'of (Cont'd to p 4)2HLIMISERVING THE GULF'; ISLANDS SINCE 7 9 07HFLOWERSEEDS&tti ^VEGETABLESEEDS. :*W>MERRYTILLERCulti-^.yafOir:,,..,1FERTI -LIZERli.ha.'f-'.-lifl.i-W
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