| Page ?..May5;1976- Nath Shore News.

oa “We used t to ‘fish for crab j in-
a “the inlet ‘on Sundays,: after :
expending.’ our. - Saturdays.”
“+ making’ ‘the: ‘crab. pots from."
-".. chicken wire: and: two-by-two: the surfar
... lumber, Norman -and:I -had’, until the:
_ > about. six of eight. crab. traps ©.
. “at anyone. time, ‘but ‘most:

: . were rather: flimsy’ ‘boxes.tha

..? required ‘repair - after “each:

= day spent crabbii

: jong enough to accommodat
the incoming tide™’and ‘th
bleach bottle: vanished: ‘below.

-Sometiines the rope wasn

ually at an: ‘ungodly: ‘hour th
“néxt® ‘morning. Between ‘higl

‘ We lost the odd: one; too. *

We. would take", the:, truck: oe

_ down':toCatés.” Park: and- ‘be the beach and build a fire

~ from driftwood. - ‘We ‘had ‘an:

_ EVERY TIME. THE Dow

Jones. ticker..shows: signs of -

cardiac” arrest, amewspapets :

and magazines. start. running: - oa
‘brights’ on: luxury:.”:
‘that: are- somehow.

_ short: ‘ ¢

‘selling m well
“economic. :
‘stagflation,’ ate ““recession,’ ins
**monetary. slump,’ or: ‘what: |

“despite: the.

: , "ever cancerous offshot of the
th .

_ Language. 7 is” popular

‘y ‘have’ ‘never: ‘been: able to
figure °. out: the :. _feasoning.

~*. Jaunch ‘our: “cockleshell: row
: :boat,: setting ‘our‘traps in 50°:
-~ of more fect of waters ‘Similar © old" washtub, that we: fille
to the commercial traps, with:
_a chicken wire cage:and-one
or two: _tunnel-shapped: ent->.--
-. Fances, our traps were: baited .
. with fish heads ‘and buoyed..-

— with an nempty bleach bottle. eS wine ¢ to-take. the chill: off the ow

squeeze,”

behind these blurbs: Here 1.
. am,.waiting‘to win a lottery —

of. Columbian ‘coffee,

a . before I buy my next pound -
‘and .

y ‘asking the | boss for a bonus to’.
‘supply bacon and eggs twice .

a month. Am I supposed to

‘ be amused: by a-story from: -
‘London telling me that...
‘Harrod’s is doing a brisk |

business: selling. gold- -plated |
_ burnouses to Arab’ oilmen?

Or is that Bhoto of the: new; »

Pe x
we Pet

oy CERN

‘eenaoetty noweniber, the: ‘North Shor:
-News-ls'published: weekly; and. dlatributod '» ’
_to every door on the North Shore: It. 0-2:
7  regleterad ‘newspaper’ ‘yindar:; Part: eae is
ny "Gea Bato 8 it, Earaorenh i MY of the Sustome:

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ss Seka s tet cea erdosnadaesieladct
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., With’salt’ water-and balanced
“over: the fire, and- while the.

water slowly’ camie toa boil’
‘.we'sat and told storiés.
“of the time we had a gallon of” *

: ay: a we :

Sadistic’ ‘€ditor’ Ss: idea. of a"
“eraelty? mo =

‘Most’ ©

$90,000 Rolis “Royce “some -

ais

. Whatever. the intent; these ae

“If they: must run “brights” ve
“inthe papers; why can’t they ~

¥eturn to shots of pretty. girls:
~ modelling: ‘swimsuits?. ‘That

‘items: “neither amuse ~ nor. -i ior
‘seandalize’ -me:. .They® just SES:

don't interest me. a

” Only. 300. ‘or. ‘$0: Of. those
“Rolls models.are going to be.
© sold:in‘North. America; and.1~
io avouldn’t: be « -one: of -sthe->
.-buyers .even.if my. struggle ©
» With ‘inflation ‘ was. S limited toss %

“my waistline.

And I haven't the .e figare oF :
the temperament for even: a..

. silver-plated burnouse.

Royces being sold in. 1933 as
“there were. in 1928—and’ in

, subject “of lexury, items, Td -
like: ito’. pass’ along - some
Seema from Desroches, .

asmin ét ssocies, Inc., the

»D-
*Comite~. “Interprofess- :.
donned “du. Vin .:de. Char

both ‘those years, depression. “| u ae :
‘or boom times, the luxury-car: ‘Pres

"was just’ that—a luxury: far.

beyond the average: man’ ’s se ,

means. ;

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: ‘ Assistant Pubitaha
‘Ed wee

oe ech anther:

‘ Dickey i ‘tinda Doigtas,” “Pabla': Furd, Linda’
"Groen, Wendy, Green,: : Carat’ M

Haywood, Randy: ‘Hillhouse; 8
wm Jeniiodohneon,: ‘Torrydohnscn, Barbara
i Mike: Keen, , Botley: Knight, Ann .Kofod, °
“Guillermo: tan doyea.
_) Medaleing Leroy,
5 Darlene: ‘Makon, iE Plgss,: Maureen. ‘Roseh, «
“~ Narisoor.’ “Bhiv}i,"” Leigh’ Aone. «:Slym, ° Sylvia ’
“ Sorenson,’ Elona Stewart, Ban: ‘Btowart,: Alan:
Clair. Vandi; Kats W. ‘A

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‘ained.
-. Orange -giants that looked ~
in . Menacing and moved around -

Teh NDP - Minister Gary Lauk -
eas shouldbe dealt with by the.’
oy, Attorney-General’s depart.

would balance the trap on the.

transom of the rowboat while ~
-he gingerly picked out the
| belligerent crustaceans one

| by one and stuffed them in a

gunny sack.
Norman could hold. three
or four live, snapping crabs

“- in each hand without etting

pinched. I could manage only
two, but I caught the smarter

~ crabs. Or sol told’ ‘Norman.

Sometimes the traps cont- .

-ainted the less desirable rock

crab.. Its . purplish. shell
contains less meat, and it has.
a-more watery taste. We
‘usually threw them back.
Other ‘times the traps cont-
sunflower. starfish,

as fast/as crabs. 1. suppose
they’re ‘harmless, but when-

>. ever I caught one I tipped the
. trap: over .and’ dropped the
_ ‘sunflower.
-_. without touching it.

star overboard

, One-time we: caught a sand -

7 Shark: ‘It: swam into: the’ trap
» after the. ‘salmon heads, and»
e .when we: pulled the trap up it.
in-. ‘was still: inside: -

“But: most. of. the time: the”

“trap “came * “up: empty. “My.

“still” ha

couver, have emerged‘ to find:

-an-extra:$15 ‘added: ta’ their:
. ‘bill—payable:: to. the West.
Man ‘polis |

ntrance, rand: says! ‘one. hour

the. sidewalk.
fond. the sign’ (see. picture).

urb: level is very -easy, to

“ment -- is this matter not: a

criminal offence?

“Mr. Louk. said: all the let-'

, ters..and. material, entering .

‘Ad Weyler.

: aniie Patel ‘Gardle,.
nee Pio ink ‘Helen:

ernie” Hilliard,

pan, ei
dan:

J Lawry; Marna ‘Leiren,.’
Faye Moras, Jassie Marka,”

allanoe Mean:

Doucet eons. 5
rs

oh \pater’Spack I.
7 Shane MeCuno |}.

anaes Olekson.,.. :
i Bgts € Gratiany ot

TERR a a

| this ‘office . during ‘his. three-
3 Qo hol yeat, Stay ‘as a cabinet minis-.
‘The ” OF ge .. ter were his personally. Sure-
ent files: ‘fom. ‘the, ‘legisla- .:
tive): “Buildings by. former. .
mh know. this.

ly, this: is wrong, and Mr,
Lauk, whois a lawyer, should

a ,

the U.S. ‘got ito the bottom of”.
“the trouble and exposed it for .
what it’. was, The. Laud-..

Barrett: “gover-up should be. “Whe is she: t 5 bellave? ‘The
: exposed also and dealt with. fe

Tt ‘Seems. “that the ‘Trudeau ws
- years. have. ‘markedly’ chan- ©
ged our lifestyle tain We...

IN: THE PAST few weeks o
numerous ‘customers. “of. the
- Village. Party. Shop, near 15th .
and -Marine:-in’ West * Van-:
p.c: firm handling -

e Sign Opposite the store -

“The change in the rules at

miss, especially for drivers

The . Waisegate achindal in.

" Rernle Baumgartiter, tn :
, 710 Great porters West 7
Vancauver ', ot

eon
‘a, We

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A ee ee

SOs Ein Won tate at eisadeiv

cuit of the trap line, we. took: :
our catch ‘ashore. Usually the «

water was. boiling. by: ‘that :
time, ‘and 20 minutes Tater.
we were shucking our cooked ©

crab. and eating it on the.
spot. They say that hunger i is
. Fbelieve it. «

‘the best sauce .

the aa The crabs i are. not as

ot. of: fun,

‘J've never: eaten anything as big rab und:

good. =!
The werab’ owas pwashed
down with the gallon: ‘of wine.

Sometimes -we overdid: the - andy

wine. AS a matter of fact,”

_ there were a few days when But yc

“we caught ‘no crabs at ail,
and still drank the wine. - °

icularly.

three crab pots teetering pre-.

_-cariously, on the gunwates. F:mo:
“was rowing and Norman was - f

‘sprawled ‘in the. stern, ‘the.

gallon nestled in his arm. He Ki

‘was singing Jesus Wants:

“thought that was. very appro

jeneath:- their .

disagree with ‘one: another.

* *

cover up.

Dear Sir: . ve

| company's’. agent, .. wanitin;
“his commission, of hiet: nic

- ledgeable friend;
fe ersafety?,’

“Anthropologists i) Pu:
feud evidence that min te
made | use: ‘of. fire | here; ‘a

 eakth’ for “about a” -rallttoh Fred

years. He takes for hig need

Hi .
7 i,

‘One day. remember part- -
We had . started ©:
early. (By. started - early, ros
mean started. into. the wine.-:
early.). We were. overloaded. -
in the.small boat, with:tow or.

ad i

‘or: ys ae ae

“windshield Lyn
wipers. All’ ‘because a‘ ‘Police ~ th
Sign -and a yellow ‘line oe

th:
credit: cards; ‘ete: ;"
vin it’ when: he‘lost a

Perhaps. tha shouldn't be
“newsworthy
“it is: ‘Thanks’ for restoring a ~
bit of confidence: in humanity -

As if. parties didn’t cost _
t enough these days! .

‘Tecently. the yeloiw line: ‘on.
“curb.” was _
xtended:. ‘a. car-length, bee TO END ON” a. more:
positive note:. Harry Adams '
of Mayne Island..was visiting -..
‘Lynn: Valley recently; and...’
somewhere. between there. -

‘Louk, Barrett, s gee
‘rdisintegration;"t
. UP: of mol cules."

jut these: days

energy’

boy as the: iadacity. to. Stempt!
A woman nis. about to buy a’. ta can
refrigerator. -A. ‘friend’ hap-: se
pens to.see the kind she. has
chosen. He tells her. the com

‘and. use: the energy |.

set free’ by the. disttitegration ——
“atorny,an immeasur-*

is ‘source _

inpictely

anied his’ peste a Daily .:
oe iy) the: world, it”

destroying - : ;
ty’: aan Mt

Li 3 when us a |
angecr ehave na such:
. ign ‘against radior
hitch: i exists... + -
“onl iM cin: creme

it simi ‘our +.
and: accep, . ‘that. '
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