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_A friend dragged me to a.
North Shore cultural event— :
la play at ‘the Hendry: Hall,

" put. “by the. North -
a Vancouver. Community: Play-* |

ers.. If you: don't ‘already: .
know: of it, the Hendry Hall,
on Hen iry Avenue just east .
of Grand Boulevard, is about |
‘the size of vour average. Boy
Scout hall: Owned ‘by the.
District of North. Vancouver.”
and leased to various groups _

over - the “ vears, «it has.
sheltered ‘everything | from. -
m Scouts to Stag parties. eS

- BENCHES CARPETED

©The hall holds “about _
- Seventy-five - people. Satur-

day. night was. the. last._
: performance ‘of “Ladies of
the Corridor,’ directed by |

-Rob Santo. and the place waS
full and” people were being -
turned ° away This. isn’t

bee;

2 unusual," apparently: © ’ The’:

iard- benches: for. the. aud-
~ fence are. carpeted: with, some
- rug: remnants, © courtesy — of.
“two. of. the. ‘players. ‘who

a “operate: ‘a-carpet business. : a
- and’a ‘small: bar. operates off’.

: “to. one ‘side. think the drink a

. Prices are S0¢

The stage is the’ ‘part of the
floor, not: occupied - -by |. the -

benclies.: and it's n. tvery big. :

"I thought ‘that. one ~ of the.

actors was.a member, of the>. -door “of the: Horseshoe: B
audience. until: Tthe “lights -

dimmed and a Spo! stayed.
on him. °

~The: saw was. good. Tm

sto.
tee: Bive you. van intelligent’
-Critique. ‘All I-can‘telll: you is:
that it ‘interested and amused
‘me: and that: the hardness. ‘of:
ithe: seats, didi’ t really, bother

.

om apie the. Hast. ract.: The"

- time TY bring a cushion.:

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- When I think of ‘going © out’ I still think of going - Handorafi House has a fair. b
_over the bridge-and downtown, like:a lot of ‘people: -being “held next Saturday, |.

who have lived on the: North! Shore for a: long time:
If you want to go out, you have ‘to go; to.the’ Big. fair © at’ Vancouver _East-":
City, because there’s: nothing t to ‘do « on. the: North. Cultural Centre. which starts |
-Shore. Or so the. tape goes: ereaee |

"produced: by Rob Santo: and ... t’s-open.11 a.m. = 10 p.m.,~

" event held by.the Players will

“announced in” the. North

well-enough - ;versed in’ .-3j

-Pabtiate Peter Speck

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North’ ‘Shore News; founded a 196) 0 asian:
‘independent ‘community... : ‘newspaper | “and:
registered under, Part (111, Schedule, 11.
Poragraph111 of the Customs and Excise Act, :
is published each. Wednesday: by ‘the: Non) i

_ "Shore Free Press Ltd. and distributed to every:
“door on the’ North Shore.

a o Second Class: ‘Molt Registration ‘Number 3805.

"ENTIRE CONTFRTS COPYRIGHT ©; 1976 icra na
a SHORE FREE PRESS LTD. All rights reserved,

ter Speck:

_above, their. Esplanade . add-~
‘ress: ‘and, of course there is a:

“a. new -.group’ of exhibitors |.
today: -and runs: till Sunday
_ the 19th; Admission is’ 25¢,

“Ladies of the. Corrido .

“Ken* Morrison:*. featured: - ¥ “there are over 50. stalls.. cand .
~ Harry ~ ‘Spericer. Lois ‘Fowl. it's:a: gteat place. It’s over |
‘ston: Ann. Treharne,: ‘Rita oS . the bridge.: Ahough. at 1895.
‘Weakes, Rob: Santo,. Barry
"‘Duffus. Carl Burdett. Audrey~ -
~ Wills, Rosemarie Davenport, .
“Ray. Soden: Fran: :Przywara,
‘Anne Marsh. Betty. Rippey.
Roger. “~ Fowlston,, .- Geoff.
: Mook; June Earnshaw, and j a
poodle named Sari. :

“LAST NIGHT PARTY oe poe

‘Canada’s consumers are’:
’ planning to walk, not run, to ® -
‘their’ “nearest: department |.
stores, auto showrooms, ‘and.
appliance dealers. cover» ‘the.
next few months. ;

it was the last night for the.
Show and. as is the custom, a
- party ‘was held after for the.
: cast, Crew and audience. The |
stage. -was - cleared, - - home-
‘made ~~ sandwiches _ sold.
omusi¢ played, and .a” good
- time was had by all. The next

- be a play for children. held at
‘the’ end: of. January. in the.

Spending and: a P ati-slugetsh
~ space. of. : ‘overall. economic.”
~ growth through the winter of
1976-77, writes: Anne ‘Bower.
in The® ‘Financial Post. a

: Shore News.

“play ‘being put on ‘py th
: B:

player - “pci the conference.

- Board in Canada's fall survey
Sof: more: ‘than: 4,000: house- a
holds :across -Canada, « con: -
“sumer. confiderice | about’ ‘ec=*
“onomic prospects is still ..
stuck’ in very. low: gear. - at”
; bout. ‘the levels of. recession ©
Memorial Mall ~ Year. 1969-70. -

o ‘Steins Res he ae s true. that: ‘there’ s ‘been
some. upswing :in: -optimism .:
.more- ocal: “event . in me ‘since -last’ May when: ‘the. .

previous survey was iaken..:
oo. But the big reason for. this-
oo lhas been ‘the. marked. decel-.:
eration in. the “rate: of.
consumer price. inflation . in
- recent months - to just: more:
‘that 6%. ‘currently on a
: . year-to-year basis from 8. 9%.
ot last May... an °
Further. improveinent in the
‘inflation’ numbers | will be
awfully. hard‘ to come: by. .
i Consumers . are ™: “suddenly .
“getting very ‘concerned about!
~ the: outlook : for. jobs: Only.
9a ‘of. the families: surveyed ©
ve cin, September: expect, more.
jobs: to’ be ‘available’ in: their «
own ‘communities ’ six months .
«from now. + orc: ‘of the lowest .
“responses in: the - ‘survey's
A6-sear history ee

p: mM... S December | .
“Tickets: ‘are: onsale. at.

: exciting ‘solid. ‘state: wrist ‘radio. ‘to
_-- anyone who buys: a new debenture or.

- guaranteed.‘ investment certificate *.

‘ with a minimum investment of $1 000. a
(one: per, person Please) |

a

S of. i December.

4
7

7 At ‘the Permanent. “most ‘financial: .
. services are free of service ‘charges t to~
People ¢ of all ages. - , .

.

is on “4 u

We have extended” hours ‘tor late
shoppers all year round:

on Mon. - Wed. 9:00 a.m. - §:00 ‘p.m, |
~, Thura,:Fel.: 9:00. a.m, a: 00 pan. mot
. ‘Saturday drt ' we

i This concer’ ‘shows, up:
- mightily in weak © “baying.
plans f for major items such as:

(CAFS, houses. and-appliances. : “

o wit consumers very hesitant |

‘to put. their: money ‘on. the |

_ lable ¢ for big-ticket purchases

Ivor McOtanand’: aid: his stati look ;

_-:' forward to thoir firat *hristmas on the: ;
> North ;Shore’ and extend | ‘hoartiest |

: ‘compliments. ofthe season to alt thoir
customers, tHiondls and noighbours.. a

whan on

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