Nanaimo Daily News from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada • 9

NANA I MO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MONDAY, NOV. 27, 1961 PRINCESS ROYAL DAY WHOEVER HEARD First Break In Custom Of More Than 70 Years tn -71 V- i 0FA3KINK? What "is a Skink? People who had never even heard the word before, saw a picture of one the other evening. Among the colored slides, of native B.C. creatures shown by Dr. Clifford Cairl, director of the museum of natural history in Victoria, at a talk here, as one of a Skink.

A skink is a small reptile with a bright cobalt blue tail. The tail is an eye-catching appendage; but unlike the peacock, the skink makes only one use of his beautiful tail. He drops it when frightened or chased by another animal. The attacker thinks he has Mr. Skink, but after a while he realizes he's got nothing he's been what you might call Skinkcd.

EDWIN BOIKKE BOB AMOS A. W. MacDQNALD ALD. BILL McGREGOR ALD. JOHN COOK For the first time In more than 70 years, Hiram Gough, who has been accustomed to making an annual pilgrimage to Pioneer Rock on Nanaimo waterfront on Nov.

27, failed to appear. A st-oke by which he was overcome the night before at his home on Bradley street resulted in Mr. Cough's removal to hospital. However, the Union Jack went up on Nanaimo Bastion this morning to commemorate the THESE ARE RUNNING FOR ALDERMAN lengers for the first time in the case of Mr. Amos and Mr.

Bourke, and for the second time in Mr. on Dec. 7, Contest is between two incumbent aldermen, John Cook and Bill McGregor, and three newcomers to the civic field who are chal A contest for three aldermanic seat is mured this year as the five shown above have been nominated and three of whom will be elected 1 MacDonald's case. 107th anniversary of the landing! Positive Plan Needed lirp if 1 TOPIC D00K ot lot seiners trom completed a six-month from England around the Horn to Vancouver Island, wtwn they stepped ashore at the rock behind Nanaimo Bastion at 11 a.m. Nov.

27, 1854. Mr. Gough, 76. son and grand All Right If son of Princess Royal passen Education gers, as a child had been taken or Higher Expurgated by his father to the rock each year on the anniversary of the Henrv Miller's controversial nd there he heard "Tronic of Cancer" has been landing. had- ad vo-1 from two years to tliree.

Need for a positive plan and Because of lack of unanimity) earlier in the given the stamp of approval by maw time the story of the The time has' come for a gen unanimity on the part of BC on the pari ot start ana aiumnicaiea uinning iuuiiss the customs men but only voyage ana ot tne people on u. if consumed in small, watered- However, the Gough family staff and alumni on the nature the cause of higher education: students eral provincial turnover from junior matriculation entrance "I like teaching the average down doses. 'maintained the tradition he- HIRAM GOL'Gl It was seven years ago today that the centenary of the landing was marked with a monster pageant in hich --scores of people took part and which brought hundreds descendents of the original pioneers from many parts of the U.S. and Canada to witness the events of the day and attend the pioneers' banquet in the evening. n- 4...

tn miff I student," he said. "The records Gordon Chilton, collector of -cause Sam Gough, Parksville of the plan, is essential. Dean has lost political and public Geoffrey 'C. Andre said here: support to some extent "be-Saturday, "if higher education cause of the unfair opinion that standards to senior matriculation "in all centres which can of the Royal Society of Great customs for Nanaimo, today said he has received a letter in this province is to be in a UBC has stood in the way of Britain were not all drawn from first and second class Ox jeweller, Hiram's son, and Mrs. Sam Gough were on hand to mark the occasion, together with Bastion guardian Joe Muir and Nanaimo resident A.

Oliver. position to enlist support of! Victoria College and the de from Ottawa sanctioning a U.S. magazine which carried an ex ford or Cambridge graduates. You cannot chart the record that young. Look at Winston those people who would help usivetopment of an independent implement such a plan." I degree granting institution puptts attpnrtinr? thpre tract from Miller's book.

The magazine was sent to the dinner at the Malaspinaj "Only if our. plans recapture; Churchill a slow learner but Ottawa for screening after reach it." However, provincial conditions as a whole must be considered. He added that he deplored the tendency of some people in UBC "to take pot shots at the provincial school system." "I don't agree with those who say we are educating hundreds of thousands more than should be educated. We must tighten Hotel saiuioav evening wnicn me iniaxiuaiioii 01 uie uruuic reveral Nanaimo residents lodged a complaint with cus Commenting on the two levels toms men about the "Tropic of wound up the day-long sessions; of the province will we have of the conference on higher public support." education, he added that there; ntcpn VKFDS Youth Warned Against Driving Without Insurance of university entrance at grades 12 and 13, he pointed out that tlmnct all uriH, 15 nlinile in Cancer" excerpt. Mr.

Chilton reports the maga ERIC KNEEN president of Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association, is happy at the efforts of the local club. i Did You Hear? That George Wyndlow of Yel He advocated a plan based on; U)e Vancouver area were being was a LoruuMon vuices in academic circles on the matter of admission standards." zine will not be placed on the prohibited list. educated at provincial expense when this should have been shared by the municipality. educational needs not on the Immediate financial feasibility, first step of which would be to tighten admissions policy but Ottawa authorities point out our standards but not too much. We must decide on a policy of centralization or else of decentralization.

There is a vital need for a few clearly ennuncia ted poli He favored offering the muni the portion of the book used in the magazine is an expurgated version and is not prohibited. cies, he added. ny tightening of this policy low Point is back home after "We have suffered for the past three to five years from this lack of clarity as to policy. be tackled first is a plan, requirements for producing for province-wide development graduates. of higher education.

recmmended tea.illg OBITUARIES "Even the alumni is divided about the question of aCr-ission lie iu uie ou, the bookj AlberU standards. It should be their swamped u.v an mici easing iium- 7 her of students seeking admis streets brought Stanley Maltescn of Nanaimo into police court this mowing. He pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to yield the right-of-way and wa's fined $29 and court costs. A three-car collision Nov. 9 was a chain reaction with a final repercussion in court today.

Mrs. Laura Rasmussen was charged with driving without due care and allention. She pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $25. The accident occurred about 5:30 p.m. at Waddington intersection of Terminal avenue.

"IB spite of it being dark and rainy, you should have noticed these cars were stopped," Magistral Beevor-Potts told her. A young man who operated a motor- vehicle without having insurance on it was severely reprimanded by a i trate Lionel Beevor-Potts in police court today. Harvey Alfred Thien, 18, of Nanaimo, pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined $20 and court costs. "You should know that you cannot, drive without having insurance," the magistrate told him. "You are extremely lucky to gt off as lightly as this." Thien asked to retain his licence because of his work.

He was allowed to keep his licence but must not drive until there is insurance on his vehicle. A minor motor vehicle accident at Franklyn and Milton sion each year and that' in the past four or five years faculty-student ratios have skidded cipalities the choice of establishing grade 13 training or else to contribute directly to university costs. "Either no one from the greater Vancouver area should be admitted to UBC short of grade 13 or else Vancouver area municipalities should help to establish a liberal arts college which, like Victoria College, would develop into a four-year course." These he hastened to add are not to be confused with technological institutes, need for which was also great. He also advocated upgrading the course of study at UBC ior elementary school teachers from a desirable one to 12, to! a present one to 20. job to interpret a rational admission policy.

"What is needed is the implementation now of promised matching grants when needed. They are needed now." DR. GIBSON Dr. W. C.

Gibson warned that denominational colleges growing up in the interior could become a "thorn in the flesh." and Saskatchewan where grade 13 standards were attained in a 12-year course. But he cautioned any tightening of admission policy and raising of standards should be examined "in the light of the inadequacies of smaller centers and on a'5cieritific basis hot on a basis of academic aspirations" NOT JUST TOP STUDENTS In this he said he disagrees with Dr. W. H. Hickman who This retards development of graduate study and research.

Despite a tremendous construction program, UBC is losing ground in its building program and in the past five years has fallen behind to a disastrous extrnt. a lengthy trip abroad and that he recently gave a talk to the Cedar 4-H Club on his trip and showed them pictures of many lovelj spots of the South Pacific and that Mr. Wyndlow is a rugged individualist and a scholar of the old school, who has been in the news from lime to lime because lie doesn't always go along with ideas of the marketing board and before he came to V.fT he lived on the Prairies has been a bank manager as well as a farmer lie has a daughter. Pamela, who has topped speech competitions in C. and two sons who are identical twins and that few people can tell the boys', Keith and Greg, apart in spite of their look-alikcness, Keilh is married and Greg is single That Eric Kncen.

president of th2 Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association, v.as more than surprised with the ease with which Nanaimo Juniors whipped New Westminster Juniors Saturday ditto Don Sarkissian, Wilf Kijleen and Leo Margolis Norvillc Whealcroft subbed as coach for (he game, laking Red Carr's Now there may be a third, he added OBITUARIES (P NMfllMO DAY BY DAY Indians Are Now Out Of The "Twilight Zone" REMANDED Frederick Stanley Davidson was charged today with driving in a dangerous maimer. The case has been remanded without She pointed out that Indians realize "it is up to us we must play our part if we wish to take Was Veteran Of Two World Wars WILLIAM HAMILTON William Hamilton, 65, a resident of 471 Machleary street, Nanaimo, for the past: six months, died at Vancouver General Hospital on Sunday. Born in Scotland, he came to Canada to Moose Ja in 1927 and to Vancouver in 1947. He was employed as equipment manager for B.C. Telephone Co.

in Vancouver and retired last January. Fraternally he was a life member of the Masonic frater our place in a greater commun N. R. THOMPSON Pioneer Resident ity." Speaking about the accident o( health record for the Nanaimo SPEED LIMIT BOOSTED Maximum speed limit on Rowen road, north of the city limits has been increased from 30 miles an hour to 40 miles. Grading of the shoulders of the road now makes it possible for pedestrians to walk safely without having to walk on the highway blacktop.

Similarly the speed limit on the Lantzville cutoff has been increased from 40 miles to 50 miles an hour. ACCIDENT A motor vehicle accident Sunday evening caused only light damage and no injuries. Two out-of-town drivers were involved. Agnes Mayovsky of Lady-smith and Allan Mar of Vancouver were the drivers. Indian Reserve, Mrs.

White said Dies In Hospital Noel Robert Thompson, 59. well-knovn pioneer resident of Nanaimo. late resident of Gab- It is the same as it is for Nanaimo." She said her reserve has a plea until Dec. 4. LOST SKIRTS Police have been asked to find the whereabouts of some skirts.

They are investigating the theft of two fender skirts from a car owned bv Edward Senini of Na-naima. Police are also investigating the. theft of a transistor radio from a boat owned by Walter Johnson. HEADS FOR WRECKERS A vehicle which went out, of control on Terminal avenue about 12:30 Sunday morning struck a building close to an auto wrecking firm. Howard health committee and is main place Red was away with Nanaimo Labatls in Victoria and that Aid.

George Bryce was late ior Sunday dinner, because he couldn't tear away from the minor soccer game at Gyro Park that Bob Kemp has a few aches and pains after absorbing a couple of punches while trying to separate junior hockey combatants Saturday night It's all in the game, said Bob That Eddie Green. British Columbia Indians are now out of the "twilight zone" and striving for a modern way of life, a Nanaimo Indian representatives has told the B.C. Safety Council. Mrs. Doug White, a Nanaimo Indian Band councillor, in pie-nenting a brief to the safety organization said for a long time "We had liven in a sort of twilight zone." This stale of existence was a mixture of being torn between old customs atid traditions on one hand and the demands of a new way of life on the other." Mrs White noted that "only "in most recent years.

have some of otif communities shown themselves to be on the road to recovery Individuals and band councillors are once more making decisions and accepting riola Island for the past two years, died at Nanaimo Hospital on Saturday. Mr. Thompson was born at taining a concentrated accident prevention program. Some of the activities on her reserve include fire protection by the city; fall and spring ciean-up campaigns, and encouraging members to take pari in home nursing courses. Future plans include the dem Sheffield, Eng.

He came to tan- xr A 1 1 1 in secretary of the Nanaimo andiaa, 'V elf District Juvenile Soccer Assort-1 1907' and ,0 Vancouver 1908. AIR CADETS nity in Scotland. He was a veteran of both World Wars and received many distinctions, among them was the King George medal and was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion in Vancouver. Mr. Hamilton was a member of the United Scottish Society and Glasgow and District Scottish Society in Vancouver.

Predeceased by his wife, Mar ation, is on the hunt for referees Mr. Ihompson was a lumoei olition of unsafe buildings and TO RETIRE University of B.C. president, Dr, N. A. M.

MarKenzie, 67. today announced he would re-tire on July 1, 1962. He joined UBC in 1944, afler being presi anvone interested can get man all his life. He was em- on the list at the Occidental i pioyea ai L-ncmamu uu, Routine Ordprs 205 Squadron Air Cadets. No to have the fire chief inspect every home for possible fire hazard.

Cunningham of Chemainus was uninjured in the mishap and the vehicle was not damaged badly enough to warrant leaving at Nanaimo Auto Parts. Hotcl tomorrow night at 7:30 nigan Lake, Bainbndge, Coburn vember 29, 1961, parade That Mac Fcrrier, new Mill, at Mt. Benson and hrs, Fourth year Flying schol Nanaimo resident, was startled nr.inm. When nis tatner, me iaie when introduced al Friday's John Thompson, retired from the Caledonian hall as one of the i Thompson Lumber Co. at Na- dent of the University of New arship, photography garet, last May, he is survived by two sons, William and John in California, U.S.A.: three FUNERALS Third year Principles of; university students who partici- naimo in 1942.

he went into partnership with his brother. flight, meteorology. Northfield Cuts Water Consumption 50 Per Cent pated in the theft of th Stone daughters, Helen (Mrs. Thomas John, and retired in 19o8 of Scone However, Mr Brunswick since 1940. During a chequered career, Dr.

Mac-Kenzie has reaped many degrees and military honors. He was the keynote speaker in Nanaimo on Saturday during a conference on higher education. FRANCIS JOHN' Funeral services were held in Mr. Thompson was a past commander of Nanaimo Yacht Fcrrier gracefully took a bow Also laking bows at the Price Moose Jaw, Elizabeth Mrs. Wilfred Legaulti, Nanaimo and Mis Margaret Hamilton, Vancouver, B.C.; five grandchildren and one great West wood Chapel on Saturday for Francis John, pioneer resi Caledonian function were John; Club.

MacMinn, newly-elccled Fraternally he was a member Ionian games chairman. Ashlar Lodge No. 3. A.F. Dt Dprrv F.IIU who hrniicrhl a chantor rrogress report on Northfield i case of 79 other consumptions Second year Engines, navigation.

First year Airmanship, service information. First year Small arms, airmanship. Instructors FO H. Mr. W.

Emerson. Mr. R. Marshall. Mr.

Wyndlow. Mr. Stew art. Orderly Officer, Mr. W.

ranged from 1.800 to 3.000, plac Water District's metering prog' grandchild. Also surviving are dent of 288 Pine street. Nanaimo. ho died at Nanaimo hospital. November 23.

Rev. Chris Jack of St. Andrew's United Church conducted the services. a brother and sister in Scotland. Funeral services will be fee Id in Westwood Chapel of Flowers, a large contingent from the bio-0 gt r.a.M., Bethleam Pre-ltgical station 'possibly to 0.

69. K.P. of Canada, se exactly what goes into a and Gjzcn Temple, A. A. O.N.

M.S. haggis' And did you hcariii- uas member of Na- $50 For Drink In Parked Car ram provided bv John Motherwell, P. receiver of the water district which was turned over to him for administration after trustees resigned in the face of a storm of criticism from ratepayers on the meter istue about iwo months ago. Thursday, at 1:30 p.m. Rev.

R. ing them in the rate. There were 80 whose water consumption placed them in the range between $5 and 17. Balance comprised larger users, mostly industrial. Residential average was arrived at by first deducting consumption of metered commer- B.

Cochrane of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church will offi Mr. John as born at Forest Emerson, ritv ralif. and was 76 vears Orderly Sgt j. The coffee club had coffee Gyro Club.

i Cpl. B. Haynes. on Bill Cochrane this morning Surviving are his wife. Wini- ciate.

Interment will be in today being Bills birthday rrea, Gabriola Island, son James of aee. iCpl. D. Lewis. Cedar Valley Memorial Gar I Orderlies.

AC 2 S. Folz, AC2 and finally did you heariat home, daughter Barbara Meter readings in October During the services the hymns jHiiit fhp chv vrtnnty lariv whn hav revealed that averaee con. Ida 1 users. i .1. 1 'Mrs.

Paul Harding), and three grandchildren at Nanaimo. Als'i Drinking beer while sitting in a car parked on Front street, proved expensive for a Nanaimo man in police court today. Norman Robert Aitken of prideaux street, Nanaimo, was given the Calverly. Orders issued by S. L.

Davies mane a quicK curiam oi laugn i or and hid behind it. dens. Was City Resident For Last 23 Years sumption per household in Octo- The question of whether or ber. 1961, was 2.700 gallons, ajnot the district can meet its fi-reduction of almost 50 per centjnancial obligations on the new over consumption in October, rates is as yet, undecided. Fur-190, which was 5.200 gallons jther information will not be Of the present 263 services.

83 available tntil more metering hA consumption of less than results are obtained so that a no gallons in the month, placing trend can be detected, Mr. them in the flat $3 rate In the I Motherwell reports. option of paymg a fine of S.V) or spending 30 days In jail, after he pleaded guilty lo consuming "Lead. Kindly Light' and "Peace. Perfect Peace" were sung accompanied by Mrs.

Aud-rev Thomas on the organ. Pallbearers were the following nephews: James. Robert and Frank John, Howard Bes-son. Btuee and Alfred Tait. Among the beautiful floral of-ferings banked around the bier and chapel was a beautiful casket spray from his wife and MRS.

S. M. KEELING mecr puniir pi' i.r surviving are his brother. John, and two sisters. Mavis 'Mrs.

L. Cadieuxi and Mrs. Dorothy Burnip at Nanaimo. Funeral services will be held in Westwood Chapel of Flowers on Wednesday, at 3 p.m. Canon G.

H. Greenhalgh of St. Paul's Anglican Church will conduct the services. Interment will be in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens. Mr.

Selin, Marg Kriin: 90. Beevor.p)tu llce court a resident of 346 Kennedy street, Nanaimo. died at Nanaimo Hos- pital on Saturday. Jnnkin beer with some companions in a car park- Mrs. Keeling was born i ed on Front street Nov.

24 when England and came Jo Canada DOlice officer came along. Interment took place in Cedar I Valley Memorial Gardens. at in 1918 ana nan. rcsraea Lived In Victoria Nanaimo for 23 years. nr I Sll YAr: James Hopper, in 1939.

she i GKORGE J. JOHNSON Funeral servires for George J. Johnson, a resident of McKay lake. Cassidy. who died in Nanaimo Rest Home.

November 21. were held in Westwood Chapel on Saturday. Rev. Emma Smiley International Alliance of New Victoria, conducted the (survived by niece. Miss M.

I. ii.ii-rr I Clark, and two nephews. James nobert Clark, all at Glen- Frederjck James White. 79. nfjdjip Victoria, brother of Henry White Fu'nerai services will he held of Nanaimo.

dLed on November! jn wesUood Chapel of Flowers 24 Tupidav. at 1:30 D.m. Arch- services. Mr. Johnson was doti in Vic Born in Lond(rfrtWind, he dearon A Hendy of St.

been a Victoria resident Mr Mark-, Anglican Church, Quali- the last 50 years where he was! C(jm Beach- conduct the START PACKING Then List With MAHAIM0 REALTY ll toria County. Ont and was "6 RS. LORRAINE TILLY BILL LERCH VALUABLE INSTRUCTION years of aze. Durinz the service the hymn "Lead Kindly Light" was sunt accompanied Inn the oreo Mrs Audrey Thomas were Rajind Mao. Frank 1L Ro bottom.

Hudson. Ray Fasanei'o. Holland Roa and Tony Rousch Noticeable on the casket was in me yocen rrimeri ior more, jeTVjCM than 25 years I Interment will be in Nanaimo He aurv.ved by hi. ifc, Su- CemPtprv nan; one daughter. Mrs ttmni- fred MrBratnev and one n.

James of Victoria; his hro- GAUV MOl AT DIES ther. Henry. in1 two sister. Gavin Mouat, well-known res-Mrs Lottie Hogan and Mrs. Jes- idem of Salt Spring Island, died lie Gunn, of Victoria.

Jin Victoria today following a Funeral services were -hed-i lengthy illness. Born in Nanai-u'ed to be held today in in 1893. he lived in the is-Bros. Funeral lariris most of his life. He is thJ conducted by Rev.

T. H. Me- father of school teacher lvaa Ailuter. Xs Mouat of Nanaimo. SCHOOL TRUSTEES BUI Lerfh and Mr.

I-nrraine Tulfv r-e returned as chool trustee for the city nominations at noon today, one short of the thrve vacanrie. Both will be serving on Nanaimo District School Board for the first time. They will sene two-year terms An appointment mut be made to complete one-year term of Trustee Lance Lake. Chrwtopher Rftbin School operated bv the Nanaimo School Board gives valuable imtmrtion to im JS pupil ho art mentally retarded. Mrs.

K. Arnr-S'ronj i picturej belpinf tbee Nanaim th.ldrea ia the room of the tehuol. TTtee ounters form a few the ISO retarded children IB Canada. Tomvrr txiagi to end th Retarded Clwdrea i Week, a beautiful spray from his sit Results That Count" and family. Interment took p'ace in C- At Va-ejr Memorial Gardens..