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Although the dedication tu serving the cause of ag a a
humanity still exists in most modern-day nurses, ob-
vious dedication to cool, hard cash is becoming of
almost equal importance to them.

No one wents to deny nurses fair pay for their in-
valuable duties in the hospitals — their services are
essential — but as with the ugly doctors’ strike in On-
tario, the B.C. Nurses union must understand that the
public does not sympathize with health workers on
picket lines.

The cost of living is high on the West Coast.
Perha;;; the nurses do have some right to protest their
sixth place standing in national nurses’ salaries.

But the nurses should not compare their salaries na-
tionally.

Unfortunately, B.C. has not been blessed with the
economic resurgence that some of the eastern pro-
vinces are experiencing. Alberta, with the tighest nurs-
ing salaries in the country, is valiantly trying to keep
salaries up to the boom of the petro-dollar days. It is
doubtful, however, with that province’s current
economic wees, that the high wages will last for Jong.

B.C. nurses must face reality. The public will not
pay, more taxes to raise their salaries — the money is
not available. In happier economic times, the nurses
may have gathered some sympathy. Af the moment,

HER KIND OF PLACE ... a couztyard for kids to remember Mary McCabe, shown here (extreme left, stan-
ding) with staff colfeagues two years ago.

their timing is lousy.

Yet they shouldn’t simply sit back and wait for a
stronger economy. Striking isn’t the answer. Coo-
perating to streamline overall health care spencizg IS.

Negotiation can still work in this province. And if it
doesn’t, go to the ballot — when provincial elections

are called...

FITTING MEMORIAZL to a late
and well-loved North Van teacher
isn’t yet completed—but it was of-
ficially dedicated Wednesday,
anyhow, before the kids got out of
Cleveland Elementary for the long
summer break...

“ It’s a courtyard in front.of the
school to commemorate Mary
‘McCabe whose sudden. death Jast
fall shocked hundreds of past and
present Cleveland students and
their parents. Over long years—
first as a volunteer, later as a bi-
lingual teacher assistant—she had
devoted her many talents, tireless
énergy and infinite love of children
to the service. of. the school com-
munity. “‘Childrea followed her as
they did the Pied Pipez,’’ says one
of her principals, ‘‘a loving friend

who always had time to chat and.

smell the flowers with them.”’

Flowers and shrubs are still be-
ing planted by volunteer parent
work parties in the Mary McCabe
Courtyard. Later, with the help of
community donations, there’ll be a
bench and memorial plaque. It’s
very much Mary’s kind of place.

t *

MERE KIDS compared to many
Golden Wedding celebrants are
North Van’s ‘Elmer and Adelaide
Scott who tied the knot June 24,
1936, at the Presbyterian Church
in Mount Pleasant—Vancouver-
born Adelaide, an elegant 73, be-
ing trailed by Elmer, a Calgary
native two years her junior. Which
hasn’t, however, stopped them
from having two sons aged 44 and

CHANGING GUARD at the Citadel ... Capt. and Mrs. ‘Thomas Oldfield
(left) with Major and Mrs. Samuel Fame.

LETTER OF THE DAY

Tax could help Canadian book industry

Dear Editor:

I wish to offer another view of
the Canadian tariff on all imported
books. Consider that with this tar-
iff-in place, financial hardship will
be borne by Canadian readers of
all books, and not only by readers
of books authored and published
by Canadians. Our homegrown
product has long been sold at

prices far above those of imported
books. .

Perhaps, bookstore browsers
might look twice at the Canadiana
shelf, since the prices there won’t
seem quite so much higher than
those of imported books. This
might lead to an expanded Cana-
dian readership of Canadian litera-
ture. I doubt that Canadian

Noel Wright

@ Sunday brunch @

31 respectively, plus five grand-
children.

Elmer served in the air force
throughout World War Two, win-
ning the British Empire Medal,
and later was in real estate until his
recent retirement.They moved
across the water to the North
Shore in 1958, at first in West Van
and then, for the past 12 years, in
North Van, and yesterday they
were honored at a family-and-
friends party attended by some 85
guests, Hapny solden years ts you,
Elmer and Adelaide, as you head
for your youthful ‘‘Diamond’’!

er & &

MOVING ON: Farewell service is
being conducted today at North
Van’s ‘‘open Sunday’ Salvation
Army Citadel by popular Major
and Mrs, Samuel Fame, who've
headed the centre for the past five

NEXT, THE “DIAMOND”
Adelaide and Elmer Scott.

authors and publishers would be
“*furious”’ over such an outcome.
And a word about the miniscule
hindrance which our tariff presents
to “‘the easy exchange of informa-
tion and ideas across national
borders,’” namely, across the 49th
parallel. How can one fail to con-
sider the omnipresence of
American information and ideas

years and have now been posted to
the Sally Ann’s Vancouver Public
Relations Office. Replacing them
August 3 are Capt. and Mrs.
Thomas Oldfield from Moncton,
N.B.—with Cadet and Mrs. Barry
Stride from the SA’s Toronto
Training College filling in during
July.
kt & *

HITHER AND YON: On April 15
North Van bus driver Bob Axton
pulled into Phibbs Exchange at
7:20 a.m. te Bnd Tourism Minister
Claude Richmond awaiting him
with a ‘‘SuperHost’’ award for his
unfailing helpfulness to passen-
gers. On June 12 Bob got his se-
cond big gift this spring when wife
Mary Ellen presented him with 8lb
120z Kevin Robert, a brother for
Karen Highly appropriate

- award came to Cpl. Barbara Hicks ~

.. youthful-looking Golden celebrants

transmitted to Canada through
American TV and radio (especial-
ly, high-powered advertising),
American movies, American music
and American magazines and
newspapers?

One must bear in mind that this
influx of Americana induces Ca-
nadians to covet American goods
and to follow American fashions,

at the 6 Field Engineer Squadron’s
recent annual inspection, which
found her in the audience doing a
spot of babysitting. She won the
Tony Lucas Memorial Trophy for
“the most efficient (Squadron)
member in a. support. role” .
Which reminds—gotta a toddler of
your own in the Upper Lonsdale
area whom you need to park in
good hands? Talk to Jean Christie’
988-5515) at Lonsdale Creek
Non-Profit Day Care which still
has a few vacancies in its all-round
learning and play program for
three to six-year-olds ... If you
want to kick the tobacco habit,
stay clear of the boondocks: .
‘‘Have you ever noticed,’’ asks
North Van non-smoker Roger
Chilton of Western Managemen?
Consultants, ‘“‘how everyone in
small towns :smokes?”’ ... And did
you know the B.C. ‘banana belt’’
is for real? North Van architect
Joseph Cantafio is happily grow-
ing the tropical fruit in his .
solarium from a banana tree that’s
soared from-two to eight feet in
three years.- Plus, he’s also col- :
lected six bottlés-of wine in bets:
from earlier unbelievers! :

CPL. BARBARA HICKS

“snipport rale’” tronky winner.

and therefore, has tremendous
economic impact. Considering
these facts of life, can any thinker
continue to believe that our 10 per
cent tariff on ail imported. books
will seriously obstruct the flow of
American information and ideas -
into our country?

R. Nazarewich

North Vancouver