SPINDRIFT. MINUS or PL"'US. By Elmer S. Knight

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1 r l SPNDRFT Vol.. No. X. Publshed by the Cordova Bay Communty Club Cordova Bay B.C. September 1948 WHAT THS COUNTRY NEEDS Oh don't you remember that thck jucy steak Enveloped n fragrance and steam? (The prces today make the stoutest heart ache But stll t costs nothng to dream!) Remember the day when you owned a whole ham So tender delcous and pnk? (And now you make do wth Spork Prem or Spam Wth plenty of water to drnk.).;.:- MNUS or PL"'US By Elmer S. Knght We heard talk awhle ago about a Communty Plannng Councl. Sober sensble talk t was. What happened? t was a good dea and one of the frst recommendatons of a councl lke ths mght be "Clean Up The Place." The south corner of Halburton and Cordova Bay Roads just across the road from the Publc Park s Saanch property desgnated as park-land. Why don't they clean t up? you thnk as you tghten your belt just t's tme for us to face the fact that we a bt are a promnent communty; othe'r communtes are lookng n ths drecton for And queston the ft of your collars? (What ths country needs n the very examples n drve ntatve and communty sprt. Yes whether we lke t or not worst way Are Elastc Unshrnkable Dollars!) we are used as a bass for comparson. Why rsk unfavorable scrutny? Why not -SAMANTHA QUNCE. make our communty an nterestng bass for comparson? That park-land needs the underbrush.. 0 G sun n t's more santary. There are trees Mnnesota s called the "North Star weakened by damp rot too whch are a State" or "Land ~f Ten Thous~nd Lakes" wenacc to lfe and property n the frst and t was here the Red Rver Valley Wnter wnd. Telephone and lght lnes famed n song and story that Donald S. are also n danger. And consder ths: A Lotze' was born. When he was fve years dense forest n the centre of a communty old the Lotze' famly moved to Cadogan 'he Provnce of Alberta so hs early.1ores are of the Prares sundrenched n the Summer or snowclad n Wnter and of golden wheat felds whsperng n the wnd. n 1945 Mr. Lotze' and hs lovely wfe Jeanette settled n Cordova Bay and n three short years through ther genune frendlness they have become valued members of the communty. Don's profcency as a moton pcture operator has gven enjoyment to young and old. Ths Summer Mr. and Mrs. Lotze' have had as ther guests Mr. Lotzer's two ssters and ther famles Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clermont and ther three chldren of Tmmns Ontaro and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Byers and ther small daughter of Camrose Alberta. Amateur rado s Mr. Lotzer's hobby and hs knowledge of ths and kndred subjects s consderable. Jeanette and Don are busy people but never too busy to do a kndness or lend a hand. Two words descrbe them perfectly-"good Neghbors." -.S.K. ' The 1948 edton of the Va~ouver sland Outboard Assocaton's Regatta at Cordova Bay co-sponsored by the Cordova Bay Communty Club wll get under way at 1 :30 o'clock Labor Day Sept. 6. wth approxmately 20 boats of varous classes representng Seattle Vancouver and Vctora motor boat clubs takng part. Wth ex-commodore Frank Sontag (a famous speed-boat racer hmself) of the Wenatchee Yacht Club n attendance as a spectator the Regatta Commttee expects an estmated crowd of two to three thousand people and judgng by the number and qualty of compettors and contnually mprover class of boats ths year's Regatta wll undoubtedly be one of the most mportant spectacles ever seen at Cordova Bay. s out of place a fre hazard-and downrght detrmental to property values.' People watng at the' bus stop after nghtfall must feel a certan apprehenson wth a dark snster mass of forest at ther back. Moreover perhaps we as resdents have' become accustomed t. 't but vstors drvng through only vew the stuaton as a neglected-mess:.' f t s not" po?~b) l Jqr' Saanch 1 '10 all the cleanl.frg u p rght dov' ) tt. last detal let them do M-re'' 1 ng equpment for the heavy WO)" SUl:n as bulldozers.to cut a wndl>g patn through. Perhaps we could 'put on t.he fnshng touches by organzng d cha.-': up and burnng bee for whch everyone; would turn out say on Wednesday a'r ' Saturday afternoons. Why not? ~'.. holdng us back? Everyone would benel. The whole Bay suffers from one eyesore lke ths. Cordova 13ay rolln ahead '1 - ~ " n 0 a sump. Thnk what a really '''great show" cleanng up ths park-land' would make --:..:. t would add mmensely to Cordova's attractveness and be.. a spectacular mprovement! ' SPEED-BOAT RACNG! r! Labour Day at Cordova Bay Cordova Communty has become sportmnded n a bg way partly through the example set and the' spqrtng educaton provded by the Vancouver sland Outboard Assocaton. Two' of ts" members who wll be competng at Cordova Bay George Baldwn and Brock Robertson dstngushed themselves at Kelowna on Regatta Day; t wll be nteres.tng to see them n acton agan. These Racng Boats attan' a speed of approxmately 75 mles per hour so wth the evdent danger of splls ana. thrlls of narrow escapes from a dunkng 'n the ocean t s almost certan you wll agl'e@ as these super-charged racer :Come -thunderng down the ways no more' e-xctrfg ell; thrllng sport could be found: ; -'!..

2 Page 2 SPNDRFT September 1948 SPNDRFT Edtor-n~Chef ELMER S. KNGHT Assocate Edtor-sabella S. Knght Contrbutng Edtors C. Howorth-Communty mjjrovemcnts N. Andrew and D. Fletcher-Sport Lllan Dyer and Lllan Ross-Srlcal Busness l\'!anngt"r: Edc:ar BucklH Advertsng-Fre<lerck O. Sutton Crculaton-Hlda Andrew and Hlda Snknson PulJlshe41 by the Cordova Bay Communty Club Charman Pllblkuton ('ommttf'e-da\'fl Ratll'onl Deadlne for Materal 15th rf Each Month Drop materal n Spndrft Malbox at edtors resdence CORDOVA BAY ROAD or mal SPNDRFT P.O. BOX 582 VCTORA B.C. CANADA Edtoral: s humanty better today than t was n the past? n many respects condtons today appear much the same as n almost any hstorcal perod. Graft crookedness and nhumanty seem unversally prevalent; co-operaton generosty and sympathy notorously lackng among us. Mental culture today seems generally speakng at a hgher level because educaton has become more unversal We have techncal and scentfc nventons hardly dreamed of by our ancestors. But many of these have been adopted for methods of dy.structon whch rases the queston: has man's ethcal and moral nature smlarly mproved? We have just experenced the most devastatng bloodest war of all tmes. Does ths ndcate that we are fundamentally as barbarous and bloodthrsty as some of the most prmtve cvlzatons? Can we- talk of human betterment n -the face of such questons? t s our frm convcton that humanty has mproved. Vrtually every ctzen was a professonal warror n olden tmes. Now wth few exceptons manknd hates war. Serfdom and slavery were accepted untl less than a hundred years ago. Now slavery s abhorrent to us. Glance backwards -at lvng condtons vermn-nfested prsons where prsoners often langushed wthout trals the poor were allowed to starve the aged and nfrm to de. Chld labo;' was unversal; poltcal objectors and relgous dssenters were hanged tyranny and cruelty characterzed rulng monarchs. Now hygenc measures are systematcally eradcatng flth and dsease. Lvng condtons have mproved mmeasurably. The poor and nfrm are cared for we have poltcal and relgous freedom here und n other places n the makn.g. ' Many people may scoff and pont sarcastcally to. njustces and tyrannes whch stll exsts today. There s truth n ther arguments the world s far from perfect. But we cannot hurry the process of evoluton. The man pont s there s an awakenng. The world's evls were once looked upon as natural and nevtable somethng to "put up wth." Now there s a desre and a wllngness to brng about changes and we are a better stronger happer healther freer race and everyone should see that ths progress contnues so that we leave behnd us a better world than the one we entered. MORE "nformaton Please" Resdents of ths area want to know what's gong on they should be gven nterestng descrptve paragraphs on every Cordova Bay Communty Club project. SPNDRFT s a Club paper ts pages are wde open for that purpo e. There's ample opportunty n SPN DRFT f.or commttee men and women and those desgnated as responsble t~ publcze varous Club events and actvtes wth more than bare one-lne announcements. ndeed some mportant events may go unheralded altogether and pass vrtually unnotced. Every event comes under a dstnct head whether t's sport socal or mxed entertanment. Commttee' charmen and those on the Club's roster n offcal postons should see to t that ther specfc actvtes are publc'zed. t rests wth YOU f you want more than a handful of resdents to partcpate n Club events. Let us have the facts t may spell success for your ventures. lmportant!! There seems to be a lttle uncerta about SPNDRFT'S requrements. We are pleased to explan that what you are holdng n your hands s our own Communty Paper wrtten and produced by resdents of Cordova Bay. The Edtors have a polcy to carry out but almost anythng goes. The one taboo s materal clpped from other papers. Everythng must be orgnal and wrtte:1 by the person submttng t and of course typewrtten and double-spaced. We especally want our paper to contan more nformaton relatve to Cordova Communty tself. t rests wth you. f you do not have tme to wrte up the news tem perhaps you can spare a few' utes to jot down the facts and drop t_ n the box. Ths wll gve us useful gudance n tryng to put together a paper you want to read. Keep sendng n materal and even f t s not prnted mmedately t wll be soon a back-log gves us a chance to plan succeedng ssues. Space s our man problem. We must emphasze agan we want all the people n ths area to partcpate n wrtng the paper. Please send n your artcles stores or letters to the Edtor and especally odd bts of news. Bear n mnd that all tems slanted toward or drectly concernng Cordova Bay Communty are gven preference. The "Cordova Bay Communty Club" tres to create gcnc:al alertness toward communty nterests-jon the Club and take advantage of opportuntes for famly and Cvc betterment.

3 .-A ~ September 1948 SPNDRFT Page 3 Club Meetng The next general meetng wll be held on September 1 at 8 :30 p.m. n McMorran's Coffee Shop. REGATTA On Labor Day Sept. 6 the Cordova Bay Communty Club are co-sponsorng a Motor Boat Racng Regatta. DANCE REGATTA DANCE~Sept. 6._"n. llce n the evenng at McMorran's Pav Orchestra-sland Bandwagon. Admsson-75c per person. Dancng 9-1 p.m. -HLDA ANDREW. Departs We receved wth regret the resgnaton of Mss Edth French as one of our socal edtors. Mss French s enterng Nurses' Tranng School at the Royal Jublee Hosptal n September. The Edtors and Staff of SPNDRFT wsh her every success n her chosen feld and feel sure that SPNDRFT'S loss wll be the nursng professon's gan. Enters Mrs. Lllan Dyer has consented to take over Mss French's dutes for ths publcaton and we look forward to a pleasant assocaton wth a lady who s actve and effcent n many' phases of cclmmunty endeavor. -THE EDTORS. Jon the Communty Club Anyone wrhng to become a member of the "CordClva Bay Commun ~y Club" please phone Mr. E. F. L. Henslowe. Colqutz 75 H. Drop a lne to Mr. Henslowe R.M.D. No.4 Vctora B.C. or call n person at Communty Club meetngs. 1st Wednesday n every month. ~~';~~~~~;- - General' Hardware - Pants & Ols. Good stock of Galvanzed Ppe r-o--o o-"' Balng Wre - Screen Doors! SUSSE~06 ~~~~~~ SALON 1 - For ApPontment Phone.. - = E Cty Prces Phone Colq. 97 X.: :.. <_. ~o_.:. ~~; j J.PABKERBUCKLEPRNTN~ Letter To The' Edtor Edtor Spndrft Cordova Bay B.C. Dear Sr:- have felt a very great sense of grattude towards our Saanch polce durng the past few months and wonder how many of us stop and realze the thanks we owe them for the protecton gven to us and our homes.. Ths Sprng and Summer we have had a great deal of trouble from people comng n cars after dark and stealng our frut vegetables and other artcles. When the polce were nformed they 'spent many hours parked along our property lnes and have been drectly responsble for makng t unhealthy for these prowlers. and we on ths hll are grateful. Cordova Bay Communty Club MOTOR BOAT RACNG REGATTA Labour Day MOONEY'S-'---r l s the place to take your car when YO<lr fend~r s dented ~ you need a pant jok NO JOB TOO BG OR TOO SMALL.:.--~~(~~ Sncerely yours VCTOR E. L: GODDARD. Halburton Road Royal Oak B.C. August September 6th r-o--.<-o----o--o-'-o-'-.-.j- '. FRENCH'S STORE Groceres and Confectonery Fresh Meats -! Gfts.:...-f Phone Co!. (_) ) 97 M We Delv... ~_(.:. r-;;-:::-::;:-::~l Dry Cleaners Lnen Supply Launderers l L MT E D... you'd better be dressed by us. _ Our drver calls n the Corduva Bay area on Mondays. = ----.=...=. f )024 B1anshard Street Phone E H D L d.t.~~~:.~~~<--<>-<-~~.:~~::.::.<.!.:.-<>-<>-<>-<>-.-<>-<>-<-<-<>-<---<>-<.;... orman: t..:...-.()...o-()-..<)4...h4.~()~)..-.n.-.<)...(~()...c~()~)_(.:..:.~)~).-..c).-.c~_u.-.c~~(j.-.(). McMorran's Pavlon! Harvey's Meat Market _ '.:. =.'_. '...u_o...()_(.; Douglas Street Vctora R.C. AND AUTO COURT 1. Groceres Meats Confectonery Fne Qualty Meats Butter & Eggs =.' The store that's always busy '.~ - Phone Col. 97 R We Delver.= sold through McMorran's Pa"lon There's a reason.~ - Coffee Bar -.:...-.l~~).-.<..-.<~ ).-.<~.:..:.~~~.-.<..-.<~~~.:..:.)~).-.(~..-..~)...(~~~~).-..c~_(.:.

4 _r~_)_ Page 4 SPNDRFT September 1948 (!J1z«;Ut 01 MoJuvt qoo4e R~ By sab~lla Many years ago n the old cty of Boston there lved a man named saac Goose. saac Goose beleved n large famles and hs frst wfe Mary bore hm 10 chldren before she expred. When he was fftyfve he took to wfe Elzabeth a courageous lttle Englsh woman who not only assumed the care of ten step-chldren but gave the paternal saac ten more. Elzabeth used to amuse the chldren by rectng lttle verses some of them datng back to the tenth century. Whle these rhymes seemed ngenuous or merely nonsenscal they had a great sgnfcance when they were composed. n those days a man could speak crtcally of anyone n authorty over hm f he were wllng to take the consequences; however the average man felt that havng hs head chopped off was mpractcal so he cloaked hs taunt or gbe n jngles and allegory. "Needles and pns needles and pns When a man marres hs troubles begns!" Those lnes were wrtten of Henry V and one of hs several wves Catherne Howard who brought pns back wth her from France. Thereafter pns became so popular that husbands were oblged to gve ther wves specal sums of money for ther purchases hence the phrase "pn money." Shop at - ~ _ ' --' -"- - =. Your 1 Frendly t. Store 1000~o! Sat~fhaeton Guarhanteed Wt every pure ase =! or your money refunded! WTH A SMLE!! 1 lu"b$on~$15ttt! <!rompttn'!.. :: NCOtPOt...UD 2":''!' HAY :.~~..-.c)~~)...~..-.c~(~ S. Khght "George Porge puddn' an' pe Kssed the grls and made them cry" was sad of funny Germanc Kng George. "Mary Mary qute contrary" referred to the lovely but unlucky Mary Queen of Scots. The Spder who frghened Mss Muffet away was John Knox the reformer. When Elzabeth ran out of jngles she made up a few of her own and n- "There was an old woman who lved n a shoe she had so many chldren she ddn't know what to do" she descrbed her own case perfectly. Whle Elzabeth Goose was rasng her own lttle ones her step-chldren were growng up and marryng. Her second step-daughter Anne marred a prnter from Shropshre named Thomas Fleet. Thomas dslked hs mother-n-law and never mssed a chance to rdcule her. He heard her rectng to the chldren and thought the rhymes qute absurd so he wrote them down gradually and when he had a suffcent number he prnted them callng the book "Mother Goose." But Thomas' plan to humlate hs poor mother-n-law back-fred. The lttle volume was an nstant success and Thomas astonshed and chagrned found hmself wth a best-seller on hs hands. Later the rhymes were collected and publshed n London but of the Boston 1856 edton not a copy remans. ';._~---~t_'-( _l_.;. }<~Ll~e'l'UCA & MECHANCAL COYl'RACTJNG! B. C. ENGNEERNG 1 C. A. Prce! Gordon Road. Cordova Bay Phone Col. 224 Y (_t.:. '-)_( (~_.: :._-~(-)-(-(_() ( () COLLSON PAPER CO. LTD.! WHOLESALE PAPER DEALERS Phone E 7611 ;611 Yates Street Vctora B.C. 0 -.:.~_{_{)_( ( (}_()""()_()_l).-..c~(~(.:. l'-"-~"-"-'-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-"-'l MODERN SHOE CO. SHOES FOR MEN! - Cor. Yates & Government Street -!. 1 Phone E 1821 Vctora B.C..:._().-..c)~_(_()~_f>.-..c)_()~)...(~)~)_(.:..:.)-(~-~..-.<)~-(..-.<_(:.:. W oplcl' s o. 1 Poplable T ypewplep t ROYAL - t 0! o t! MARCHANT ADDO-X 0 t CALCULATORS ADDNG MACHNES " = GUARANTEED - 'OFFCE REPARS TO ALL o FURNTURE OFFCE MACHNES 0 RENTALS AND F. D. LEE 0 MONTHLY SERVCE SERVCE DEPT.! "1 A.R.CANN _! Phone G Offce Machne Servce 1004 Blanshard St. Vctora SALES SERVCE SUPPLES.:._(.-) ()_>-e).-c_o~)~_~(~_(.:. P.T.A. :Notes The Cordova Bay P.-T.A. wll hold lk./ frst meetng of th~ new school year Thursday September 23 at 8 p.m. An nterestng program has been arranged. Everyone s cordally nvted to attend these meetngs whch are held the fourth Thursday of each month. -Mrs. Edth John publcty convener. nftll <!r:hux'.ch.of. <!r:anslln: For the tme beng servces are beng.held n the Mnster's Home on Gordon Avenue just off Walema every Sunday mornng at 11 o'clock. Hymn Books provded. Everybody Welcome. Rev. W. H. Day Mngter ~t..snll's-h!!-th.e-~.en: CORDOVA BAY Rev. C. B. Prce M.A. B.D. Sunday School every Sunday...l0 a.m. 1st Sunday of Month Evensong 7 :30 p.m. 2nd 3rd and 4th (& 5th) Sundays Mornng Prayer 11 a.m. Holy Communon 3rd Sunday at 11 a.m. Saanchton Markets Ltd. -' -~"-"-' -' -' -"-"-"-"-' -"-"-' SJDNE SAANClll'ON VJCTORA ' The House of Supreme Fresh Meat and Meat Products! obtanable at FRENCH'S STORE CORDOVA BAY Phone Colq. 97 M 'J'hey'»elver.:..-.c)..._()...-.c)_( n~>.-.(...()_o~-o...(_(.:

5 l~..-.(l~_~().-.(.:. ' September 1948 SPNDRFT Page 5 Brownes Back to School SOCAL NOTES The Lttle People have taken up resdence n Cordova Bay. You don't have to be fey to see them. Any day Gnomes Fares Sprtes and Elves can be seen galy trppng on ther way dong good turns for the mortals of the dstrct. These lttle people meet each week under the protecton and gudance of Brown Owl and Tawny Owl. These lttle people are part of a world-wde organzaton known as the Brownes. The group n ths area s known as the 1st Cordova Bay Browne Pack~ t was organzed June and sx weeks later on July 29 there were 16 grls enrolled and presented wth ther pns. Brownes are grls from 8 to 11 years ~ for the older grls the Cordova Bay Gude Company has been formed. Gudes also meet once a week and are learnng many thngs whch wr prove extremely useful both now and n later lfe. -BROWN OWL. A brthday party for Dane and Marca Wper was held recently at ther grandmother's home n Cordova Bay; Twentyfour lttle boys and grls were enchanted Jony rdes throughout the afternoon. ~.<tne and Marca and ther sster Carol are the grand-daughters of Mr. and Mrs. T. Stevenson who for many years have b~en spendng ther summers at Cordova Bay. BRTHDAY C?~?~:~~~.r..?~~~~e The beaches are deserted The campers gone to town; The kds have all gone back to school Wth many a sgh and frown..;.; Some lttle ones have made a start They look so brght and gay; t brngs a twnge to Mother's heart To see them on ther way..:.)_~( o.-.c. -L. N. SHARP..-<)_.:.! Cordova Bay Vctora 1= ~ Effectve June ZO-Sel>tember (; Le~l ve Cordova Bay WEEKDAYS ~UNDAYS ~ ~~~ ::~~: ~ ~1~ ~:~: ~~ ~~Z :::: ~~~ ::~~~: ~~ ~;~ ~::~: ~ ~~ ~::~: l"~o l 4:30 p.m. 2;30 p:m: 6:00 p.m. But soon they wll be home agan Wth oh so much to say! They really feel mportant On ths ther frst school day. Our prncpal and teachers Are good n every way And set a fne example To all chldren.n the "Bay." - 4"JO (' s:ao p.m :55 p.m. COACH LNES.:.'_( \)_\)_(J_()_)_\)_\)_(~\)_\)~_(~(.:..:.~~~..-.()-()..-.<)-(~~()..-.<}-(~()-()-(.:. Weston's Bread &Cake (CANADA) LMTED Weston's For Bread-Bread For Health 'J.:..-<_~-~(--~~~(-~.:....-.(~~~~---(--:. l'--' '----l for Frendlness Repars - Servce Calls - Gas & Ol - Phone Colqutz 224 Y.:.--~----(~--~... rla~orag~ Are ready to serve you wth! LOCKERS - a full lne of! VEGETABLE & FRUT CARTONS! Take Advantage of your Neghborhood Lockers! MEATS - POULTRY - GAME - FSH. FRUT & VEGETABLES PROCESSED = Phone G 7694 = :. ~_~C tl (_)'-'.:. and Cleal1/nes~ When you are n town. Vst our modern new Grll where you wll receve excellent servce = and good food. We specalze n = lour home-baked cakes and pastry. COOPER'S GRLL 720 Fort Street Vctora.:...._tl...f ~)'-"'O-(_.: Summer holdays for many Cordova Bay resdents ether as a group famly or ndvduals seem to take the headlnes ths month. Mss Edth French took a number of grls to the church camp "Colun;ba." on Thets sland. Her charges were Msses Carolne Snknson Joan Howorth Ann Mattck Shrley Cannon Pamela Douglas and rene French. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fountan have returned from a vacaton to Seattle and other ponts. Mr. and Mrs. J. McDarmd motored to Saskatchewan where they wll vst for a few months. Mss Ann Howarth spent her vacaton wth the Msses Else and Evelyn Nelson at Olver B.C. Mss Mldred French spent ten days n Nanamo vstng Mss Peggy Mudge who had been her guest here. Mrs. K. R. Genn spent a week's vacaton wth her sster Mrs. G. A. Small of West Vancouver. Mrs. M. Bell left for her home n Fort Wllam after spendng sx months wth her daughter Mrs. W. J. Mackntosh. n her honor Mrs. T. Hutchson entertaned a few frends durng the tea hour. A motor trp of 5000 mles was enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Savage.and ther daughter Sandra. Ther eventual destnaton va the Alaskan Hghway was Whte Horse Yukon. Many places of nt~r-' est n the U.S. and Canada were vsted' a few beng Spokane Glacer Nat~na Park and a stop-over to vst relatves at Baptste Lake. Mr. and Mrs. A. Moar and famly have returned to Kenton Man. after vstng Mrs. Moar's parents Mr. and Mrs. H. Granger Sr. After spendng two months n hosptal we are pleased to hear that Mr. Granger Sr. has suffcently recovered to be at home agan: We are pleased too that Mrs. Henslowe of Parker Ave. s about agan after her "vst" to the hosptal. We welcome as new resdents Mr. and Mrs. Cuptt and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shaw and famly of Doumac Ave. As a very new resdent we greet Wllam Charles Sawyer son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sawyer Fenn Road. The new oak hymn board and collecton plates presented to St. Davd's-by-the-Se~ by the Junor Grls' group were dedcated at Mornng Servce August 8.."'_0_"_"_"_0_'_"_"_"_".;_ Cordova 'Bay Tax! 1 = STGH''SEEl'G - LONG all'] SHORT TRU'S 1-24 'lour Sen -ce - _ 0 PHONE COLQ. 191J! ; (.-(l.-.c '

6 Page 6 SPNDRFT September 1948 Basketball n Saanch Wth Fall n the offng Cordova Bay young people are agan lookng forward to another season of basketball and plans are under way for the rentng of Royal Oak Hall for practce and league games. W~ hope to enter three teams from the Bay ths season; ntermedate "B" grls and boys and a junor boys' team. However there may be some htch n these plans; we wll have to wat for the league 'meetng and see what competton 's eptered for these local youngsters. -certanly hope that the other dstrcts n Saanch support ther young athletes as the organzatons and people of Cordova Bay do. Wly Saanch wth ts populaton and playng f~cltes cannot organze a large scale basketball league s beyond my comprehenson t can only be lad to the ds- Weather Report t may have occurred to you that the weather ths year has been more whmscal than usual. We thought we had a staff expert n the person of Edgar Buckle but when we sought an explanaton he wrapped hmself n a thck slence. However everyone else had a theory and expounded t. Some stll blame the Atom Bomb for the vagares of clmate whle others hold sun spots responsble. One of our neghbors beleves that we are beng punshed for our sns. We reject the last opnon as absurd. f our nqutes had any nfluences on clmate the weather would have been consstently horrble over a long perod. Nevertheless we contend that ths Summer was the mldest Wnter we have ever enj-oyed n Cordova Bay. By Noel Andrew nterest and laxty of our neghbors n the other dstrcts. When so much' has been wrtten and shouted from local platforms regardng the curbng of juvenle delnquency what better way can be devsed to keep our young people off the street durng the long Fall and Wnter evenngs than well organzed basketball and smlar sports. The problem of other Saanch dstrcts appears to be a scarcty of people who can devote tme and effort to coach and organze ther young people also the lack of organzatons such as our own Com- munty Club whch has the knack of pushng people nto these necessary postons. : Let us hope we have a successful season and see more teams n acton than ever before. Our Saanch. youngsters deserve the support of all ts resdents so they may fght for ther place on the top rungs of Brtsh Columba sports. Damp Notes Submtted by Our Rattled Reporter. wuz thnkn' the other day when t was so cold about the monks n the Alps who turn ther dogs loose wth lttle casks of brandy ted to ther collars so that people can be rescued from dyng of cold and wondered why there aren't any kndhearted monks n Vctora. f you get a cold they say t's a good deal' to drnk rum and hot water and f you want to make t taste lke medsn put a lotta lemon jooce n t. But thought up a better stunt and that's to keep drnkng rum all wnter and 'you won't ketch cold at all. ~~jg~;ll : ---' ' u.:. SHPPNG - CRATNG - STORAGE ROY E ROBERTS t FURNTURE and PANO MOVNG. '! - GENERAL FREGHT - Machnery Sales Servce & Rentals!! PHONE CORDOVA BAY AGENT an Ora A vc. Phone G.4812!.~ 919 1dG 4092 A'r l\lc)\.'10rran's S'l'O' L' :.)'-'t)-{_()_c_() ()_(>'-'(_()_()_()'-'<~(_(.. :.'_t)-{)_{)_{'-(~(~_()_()_()_(_(l~)_(.... '~:~ ~~;r M~~o~~ SCOTT & PEDEN LTD. PWCRPTON CHEMlfTf ] 0 Cormorant Street Free Delh.ery' Fort at Broad We Delver Phones; G1196 7! : _(..-(--(...---(---(-~O'-'l.:(.:."'-(.-..(_C ~._<~...~<.._.~~.!. CORDOVA CORNER Lookng from a Cord) va Bay Wndow The ocean s wearng whte lace on ts pettcoats today and San Juan sprawls on the water lke a great cat asleep. Mount Baker has drawn her curtans. love to look at mountans but never feel the urge to conquer ther heghts. am content to do as the Psalmst wrote "Lft up mne eyes unto the hlls." Reflecton The pool. wthn our garden s A thef that steals the Heaven's blue And you would not be strayng far f you pronounced t murderer too; 'For when nght drops a velvet bar t coldly wats to drown a star! Recpe was readng an old book the other day called "Pot Pourr from' a Surrey Garden" lent to me by Mrs. W. H. Ronald Cordova Bay Road. t's a fascnatng J ' vol ume full of garden lore and sprnm here and there wth recpes. Here's one for soup- Take ffteen pounds of lean beef. four pounds lean veal and one chcken place n large soup kettle and covel' wth cold water. Toss n some salt and let bol slowly for ages. Skm t now and then to vary the monotony - When done the author sad to use the stock n any way you wshed but she recommended addng a few turnps carrots a head of letture. onons and assorted herbs. haven't tred the recpe but f you do you'll have lots of soup! -LS.K. South Wnd n Allen's Alle 1J Let us vst the menage of Claghorn --.-r See the mnt beds nstead of a lawn; (And note how the blnds on the North sde Are always kept carefully drawn.) n the garden magnolas blossom And Span h Moss drps from the trees Whle n the deep pool only Cat Fsh Are blssfully tak).g ther ease. The Senator's just had hs luncheon A mere snack today t would seem South Down Mutton hot bscuts and gravy Fred chcken layer cake and ce cream. The blunders of common nomenclature Make our Savant frustrated and sad. Fancy callng hs land NORTH Amerca! Small wonder the Senator's mad! Now Beuregard s'ts qut~ surrounded By sxteen ol portrats of Lee. Whle the potent aroma' of Bourbon And cgar.smoke s wafted to'me. But Claghorn"s broad mnd s dstracted He s vexed to the depths of hs soul; So he's draftng a Bll to abolsh That pesky n&'stent NORTH Pole! -SAMANTBA QUNCE.