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Today. the Back Porch. will
~ explore Panty-hose, Jadies’ |
“knickers -... and the. Boy ..
_ Scoutsi- An uniikeiy gombin: : S
ation,. your-say? Ol’ . Bill is
inclined to agree,-but on such |
_ wisps of triviality stories are.

: _ Disgrace .. wee “EVER!

‘us proceed: and see what

h ens. “saved: from: disgrace - -by. an
APP: ee a

- understanding man."
- He is now approaching the

area: wae ale. arent
wer yw Bt Ande

“gees.
‘When the: Good Lord put -
me» ‘together there.-was a
- problem: in the Stock Room.
‘The Angel in charge of Parts -
_ sadly announced that a few .
_odds and ends were out of
stock. Thusly, I was assem-:
‘bled without the. gismo, that
enables people. to’ tell Pink
* from purple.
In short, I am Solor-blind
--- and when Christmas. and
"anniversaries rear their: ugly
heads, my ‘dear and loving:

= Lo
”

By BilClark =

. touch. on
eeee

called them’ neckerchiets). in ~ cerns a Boy Scout scarf.
a Boy Scout Troop some forty. For. those of. us. who

wife understands the edict 1. build a @ gentle story: - give you three .Scouts---stiff
laid down when we first _ oe and: proud ‘i ‘in uniforms: and a.
launched our fragile craft.on . soe oe :

myriad of badges.
_the turbulent sea of ‘matri-| : yr adge:

.mony: | are
1 SHALL NOT AT?

TO. . SELECT "FEMALE:
. : FRIPPERY © LISTED “AS”
| “PASSIONATE | P % oR

_ “ORGASMIC. ORCHID”? -

gene

‘Hettt 1 hit the brake pedal
-on the. family -gas-buggy

where 25 or 30. youngsters
. stood proudly, once ; eek, .
_ for: INSPECTION!

The weekly dués (ten cents’
per boy, in those:days!) had
_ when the trafficlight shows a been paid ... and so we stood
~~ yellow light behind a red . proudly. Some. of | us
_ glass. That's. RED . ... but 1. starched and iro
. See them both. ‘crackled ‘sand | a US
were in grubby. urfiform and:

iscarves which: had never
-Sséen soap. or a ‘mother’ s:

“On the other hand, a “sick.
blue light is- generally. ‘sup-

posed to indicate a green loving touch,
light -...° but if I ever saw _
"spinach. that color, I. bloody. "But, as I said at “the

__ well wouldn’t eat it!”

But there’s one color I will
“never ‘forget. It’s called Saxe —
. Blue. It was the official color.

_ of the Owl Patrol scarf (we

“beginning, we stood proudly!
Or DID WE? | a

“Points - were. ‘awarded’ or:
“taken away bya. secoutmaster.

ee Contributions to ; the 1977 77° :
(Christmas:

. a an _ “mark of the $600,000 target.
q ‘do: not - recall. him. ‘pointing.
the.» “finger of. ‘Doom and:

“Yet now, looking backward 2
over more than forty. yeats, 1 -.
7 can. ‘see. the ‘scars * ‘that. still
remain ‘with: thé kid in’ the:

‘grubby neckerchief, who was 7 at. this is time, to be

Tt “phone :
‘. him: every few. weeks ... and.
$0 do othérs, who: knew’ his
- gentle | and ‘understanding :

: - Vancouver B.C.

oo And ‘SO, after this ramble v7 ‘
through the mists of | years, gs
let’s approach the storv ‘in
“the. Big Paper. which - con- “pa

years ago..Take my hand and. wonder why. the world ‘is _ ge
we will go back in time and” going to hell in a bucket, I~

--Changesi in assessinent law now make it.
“possible for property owners to accurately
' measure whether they are fairly. ‘assessed...

ae

Seal: ‘Campaign
the. | :

' said Ken Dobell, President of”
the = BC. - Tuberculosis:
Christmas Seal. ‘Society,’ iz
“Vancouver: ‘on. Friday. “

“vmas. git thls zeae pa

vould be 1 met before cme

Our: traditional . setting is also. available.

: “Seal. ga Selection of poses from finished portraits. oe
“may, be mailed. to: Christmas family eve 3
‘Seals, 906 West B; 3 27, Linn of one sp special per person - } per family ev ry 3

Additional | persons in. portrait 99 cts. each.
= Children, adults and families welcome.

Offer ends. Satarday, Dec. 10...

Pacific Centre, Park Royal and. Lansdowne. we
“Mon:, Tués., Wed: and Sat. -9:30.a.m.-5:00 p. m.
Thurs. and Fri. | -9:30 a.m.-8:30- p.m.

Lansdowne: open every night ‘til &: 30 ce

- necessarily m mean that your property taxes - ey. eas
. will change significantly. Tax noticesbased = sits ~
onyour. new assessed values will be issued | .

aaa Notice, .. . laterin 1978. -- a a
issu e Bri um ia Assesoment-” oe, . ae
: _: Authority, is in the mail and wilbeareving “sna: 1978 assessment fair? . een
: “atyour door shortly. An information... As your assessment is now based onafixed Look at your ee
— : a ev ik Mh deacthoDmctass me ‘brochure explaining the changes accom- "| percentage of what your property is worth rae ns jn
A f z 2 ; mE + ‘panies the notice. 2: uw * «its fairness can. be measured Byectual Assessment Notice... a
mF 1}. When'they arrive, please take time to read -_ value comparisons. .. _ it’s different. oe
- both care uly. “The Assessor's estimate of. your property's. this year! _ : |
_ og ., actual value (market value) is shown on - .
‘Why changes im your 1978 Assessment Notice. :
poryour } 2 “assessment law? Sees ts fairness of your ascessment may be
ityou're | a winner in this draw, . oS ns: Assess becor termined by comparing the ssor’s
"KEEP" ‘OUR TICKET " ee ments had me dated They ~_estimate of actual value of your property to _

Keep your: orange November
‘f8 also eligible tor the December 26 chuw..

im MILLION wininc NUMBERS

27 draw ‘ckot,”

rope
removed,
a will Tbe

; Pane ment, Forestry ~3
‘[ttorelzretitel ||. cemtnt local services. - Skee
a | at eve necessary t
A if tho last sx, tive, four oF three digits.on your ticket are identical'to fad ‘What will happent to taxes? “chee ‘your pany y _ y
mand in the some order as those me numbers above, your. Ncket | The: assessment roll provides the rate base » |
' ts eigible to win the conesponding prize, “used by municipalities, school'boards and What appeal do I have? _
" last 6 digits win: 7 other Wocal govertiments ta rai the funds:

last 5 digits win at Ot
| last 4 digits win 280 |
last 3 digits win 80 |

NOTE: Fitty dollay winners (550) may claim thor Winnings by prosenting tai ef
ticket to ‘ory branch of saee lon f Commerce only in British £
Columbin. a, etc, sukotchewan, Manito c

. local property taxes, |... ;

ba ond the akon

TICKETS FOR: . “provide a falrér basis u

me,

' wal

- had become inequitable in terms of their.
- actual value relationships. Properties having
. identical market values were assessed at.
Ps + widely differing amounts. This resulted in
“same Owners paying more.than their fair ~
". Share Of taxesand others less...
The new law required production of the :
. 1978 assessment roll based on fixed per-
| " @entages of actual yalue for each class of.
This means that the ine
and that each class 0
'd oni the same basis. tna
- it provides a fairer way to bhare, the’ cost of,

: ° _Unecessary to provide essential lo ocal services,
. ‘The costs’ of these services determine the
| wt ~-overallamount required to be raised by

a ; » The purpose of the change in assessment °
law is NOT to raise more taxes bat to:

- with a detailed explanation o how our
assessment was determined, ' a the actual (market) »
EB you are ‘dissutisfied with the assessment - value and the oe
_ and with an independent Them a rio of | assessed. value. on. oe i
appealis available to you. The procedure to. .
in which to oppor": 7 complain | is simple-and is fully explained willbe bas clk es os

_tion the costs of essential local services
more equitably between property owners

- Since asseisments are now difectly elated.
“. toactual value, your assessed:

aces higher or lower than in previous years.’

"An. increase or a decrease in your assessed
“watjues from these in effect tas year ar dogs not.

“your own estimate of its current market
‘value as well as by comparing it to the
current market values of properties of “
similar worth. | a ce
The. percentage’ of actual value at which
' each: class of property will be assessed is. /
‘Residential - 15% (includes apartments, .
condominiums, mobile homes, Cte)
“Business and Other 25% (includes com: .
_mercial,some industrial), 7

Industrial, Dilites Machinery and Equip. :

quities will ‘
erty,

Your Assessor is prepared to provide you |

It now shows both |

on the reverse of inet 1978 Assessment |

Notice, The deadli inc for any written appeal.

is January 20, 1978. « 7 ee

- The new assessment method i isfullyex coe

_ plained in.the brochure that will accompany | os

No ices PTY of. your Individisal Assessment
0 ces,

fai dy
aye vo
ae .

valtics may | be. ‘

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