P interest” ‘sometimes poses difficult choices., West Vancouver..council faced. such ; choice last week. when called prove; : = ; when used as a foster home up to last the pea ee residents. complain that | vith cars, trucks and motorcycles the street, rowdy drinking parties lar visits by police and. fire trucks. ‘he earl ler problems appear to have been i caus d. primarily. by overcrowding and tanderstaffing:(the home was run by one ‘children: aged 11 to 16 -- will be conducted fe ‘otras resources by North : chil with mporary motional problems = 1 me | ‘has been found Unlike other professional g groups, the B.C. Medical Association obviously feels no need for any public relations back-up in the war it’s waging with the government over fees and balance billing. The pen may be mightier than the sword for getting your message over, but the stethoscope and scalpel, it seems, are _mightier still. So why waste money on nice- guy propaganda when you're the only game in town? 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No responsibility accepted for unsolicited material inctuding Manuacripta and pictures which should be accompanied by a stamped addressed envetope VERIFIED CIRCULATION 63,470 Wednesday; 52,760 Gunday Coy sm & THIS PAPER (S RECYCLABLE . protect woman);’ “The. mew operation -- a short-term - North Vancouver, 8.C. By JAMES A. TAYLOR God must have a lousy press agent. How else would it happen that an “Act of God” is always something bad? Check your insurance policies. It's quite likely that the fine print says the company doesn't have to pay for damages caused by major edrthquakes, floods, and other “Acts of I read a.denunciation of the precautions needed to ordinary people from nuclear wastes, safety measures that must be - maintained for thousands of years. The author stated: “Acts of God cannot be tolerated.” The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service tried to define An Act of God: “Any act,.event, or circumstance . . whose. effect could not reasonably have been prevented, avoided or ameliorated by human care, skill or foresight. . .” In one sense, it makes sense - an Act of God is something too big for humans to control. But there are many things we can’t €éontrol which are-. not disasters. We can't control - or even choose - that unexpected moment when friendship suddenly flowers between two people. Why don’t we call that an BY ANY OTHER NAME it smells as sweet. A Rose, that is. And to no one does it smell sweeter than Mark Rose, MP for Mission-Port Moody, who can’t find enough of them. Mr. Rose has sought our help in digging up any local Roses who may fit into his family tree which extends back to 1797, the year when the first Rose of Mark's line arrived in Northlake, P.E.I. A brother, Sampson, and wife followed a few years later, raising seven sons and five daughters. Since the latter were equally prolific, says Mr. Rose modestly. hundreds of their descen- dants live today in P.E.1., while others are scattered across Canada and the U°S. “My grandfather (Samp- son's grandson),” continues Mr. Rose, “moved to Vancouver in the carly 1900s and never went back. Other Roses and Rose relatives took part in Prairie harvest excursions, and some stayed and presumably raised families.” The reason for his quest, Mr. Rose explains, is a grand Roses reunion party planned for August 7-8 in P.EB.1. -- to which any Rose descen- dants, whatever their present names, = are welcome. There may be quite a crop from these parts. The Greater Van- couver phone book lists no farsa OE ee Act of God, too? And what about that sudden flood of compassion that caused Canadians to open their hearts and homes and wallets to 35,000 refugees from south-east Asia? Even the federal government was surprised by that response. Why isn’t that an Act of God? And I defy any ‘human to control the feelings of a- mother, when her first baby is born and the pain and struggle suddenly turn into a kind of love she’s. .never -known before. You'd think God could do with some better public relations: In truth, of course, God has . some very poor press agents. A great many of them. I'm one. You're another. We issue our releases about him over the back fence, or sipping a cup of tea with a friend, of - during a sales pitch, or disciplining a child - anytime , we deal one-to-one, person- to-person, with another human being. When was the last time you issued a favourable news release? (James A. “Taylor is managing editor the The United Church Observer, the official organ of the United Church of Canada published in Toronto). sunday brunch news by Noel Wright fewer than 251 Roses of whom 25 live on the North Shore. And that, of course, doesn’t include female Roses who have been plucked along the way by Browns, MacDonalds, Lees, Sch- midts and you-name-em. If you think you qualify, write to Mark Rose, MP, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ont. K1A OA6 and tell him why you rate an_ invitation. Sounds like a great bash -- and the scent will obviously be overpowering .. . eee Companies secking top- producing salespeople should take a good, hard look at some of West Van's lady canvassers in the April Cancer Pund drive. Marlene Buck, wife of Dave (Ford) Buck, collected $1,010 from just 10 homes. Ruth Watsh extracted $3,600 from a single apartment block. And ‘in another highrise § (ad- mittedly West Van's tallest) Gertrude Gibson, wife of Bull-of-the-Woods Gordon the senior, hit the jackpot for a cool $4,088. The technique employed by one of these ladies, ac- cording to campaign chairman David North, was simple. She would knock on the door and explain her mission. “How much should 1 give?” asks the occupant. $500," comes the swift reply. Pause while occupant temporarily blacks out and recovers. “Oh well,” says lady canvasser, relenting, “how about $100 if you can’t manage any more at the moment?” All of which helps explain why “West Van's total of $65,000 exceeded the campaign target. When you're fighting a killer, don't pull your punches. . oon HITHER AND YON: Residents of LGH'’s Ex- tended Care Unit, shortly to celebrate its 10th = an- niversary, don't like the name and are looking for something homier. So a contest (open to all) to rename the unit has been launched. Call Madge Wlesman (988-3131, local 419) with your bright ideas . . . The Moonties have surfaced again, this time in North Van's Cloverley ncigh- borhood —- they’re the recruiters for the so-called Unification Church whose converts, when rescued, have to be painfully “de- programmed” before they can resume normal life. The neatly dressed Moonie boys are reportedly hawking $3 _ boxes of granola bars door to door with a story about donations for missionaries, according to a Cloveriey lady who tricked one of them into revealing his true identity Went Van's “Let's have another look at those blueprints.” grand civic dance next. Saturday (June 13) at the. Rec Centre is being touted as: the social event of” the ; Tiddleycove summer season; though Mayor Derrick: Humphreys frowns on en- thusiasts eho have taken to, calling it the “military ball”. Proceeds’ will go to buy furniture for the new senior citizens’ centre. Tickets © ($12.50 a head) are on sale at. the Rec Centre . . . “In: . creases up to 60 per cent” in, West Van taxes, as reported the other week’ in The News, brings a wry smile from *. former schoo! board. chairman Wilf Bennett. . Wilfs tax notice shows 4’. jump of 116 per cent over” last year on his Nelson — Avene home...NO DOGS. _ ON BEACH has taken on a , new meaning for numerous. . Dundarave | residents who want the ban applied to the . hot variety as well. Specifically, they’re up in arms about that new con- cession that's sprouted (with council's blessing) on their family beach . . . A get-well- soon card to ‘North Van Kiwani Lou Favero, tem- porarily sojourning at Crescent Beach. Make that 4 - belated birthday card, (oo ~~ Lou turned another year last Friday . . . And while we're about it, happy anniversary this Tuesday to Anita and Phil Dadson. WRIGHT OR WRONG: What a wonderful world it would be if everyone was a3 — nice to you as the guy who's trying to sell you something . you can't afford.