By Ellsworth Dickson This is the time of year when many people . catch the flu, or a cold, -or both. Although no one has yet come, up with a cure for the cold, most people have their own. home remedy. This issue the Inquiring Reporter asks: “What is your favourite cold remedy?” . ; Police smash Sara Whitford .North Vancouver I can’t say because my mother will read this. feen crime ring in W.Var in W.Van Constables Neil Thomson and Glen Mason conducted investigations at the scene. Their -inquiries produced two suspects and detectives following up the case in ‘cooperation’ with parents were led to the others. Among the charges are _five.counts of breaking and entering and theft and 11 counts of theft five of which involved the theft and recovery of motorcycles. One count involves the recovery of a CB radio marked with the owner's social insurance number FROM PAGE 1 under the poliee’s Marine Watch program. ‘There are also four counts of possession of stolen property and one of public mischief said to arise from the false reporting of a motorcycle being stolen. Sergeant Henry Indra, of West Van Police's Criminal Investigation Bureau, Says: “The success of the in- vestigation is another example of the good cooperation between members of the police department and_ the residents of Van- West couver.” : Pittsburgh Paint workers receive layoff notices FROM PAGE 1 A third of the workers already have been relocated and the manager said he expects most others will get jobs. Naylor said some of the employees will be trans- ferred to other locations of the company and he also said an employment assistance committee has been established to assist employees seeking other jobs. Many of Pittsburgh's paint workers already have received Jetters from management notifying them of termination of em- ployment) and = recom- mendations to future om- ployers. Naylor, who has been manager since 1963, said the company will continue to supply and service Pitts: burgh paints to its dealers, painting contractors and industrial maintenance customers in B.C. from its distribution depot in North Burnaby. 0 Certain industrial customers in B.C. will continue to be supplied and technical sales service will be maintained, he said. Naylor declined comment on possible future usés of the plant building or site. Gary Tohnstone Petra Ebert North Vancouver A good remedy for me is lemon and honey in hot water. ‘ Adventurer Geordie Tocher who made an historic voyage by sailing his 12.6 metre dugout canoe Orenda to Hawaii from Vancouver last summer is off on another junket. This time he is taking to the road to show his recently completed two hour film of his Orenda adventure. Tocher is off this weekend to narrate and show his film, “The Voyage of the Orenda” at Gibsons, Pender Harbor and Powell River. NOT TO BE MISSED! January Clearance Sale Of Women’s Fine Quality Dress & Casual Shoes - Mike Jones North Vancouver | I don't believe in taking a lot of medicine. Rest and liquids seem to be the best for me. ‘Stating that so far his film “has been well received” with about 2,000 persons having seen it since its release, Tocher says he has booked it into Kamloops January 29 and has plans to show it -as well in Prince George, Edmonton and Calgary... _ Tocher, 51, carved the canoe from an ancient Douglas fir tree in "West Vancouver and sailed it to Hawaii last July to prove an anthropological theory that around 500 A.D., North Coast Haida Indians had sailed their war canoes to Hawaii. 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He is planning to sail the Orenda up the B.C. coast in a summertime cruise to Alaska..on another _‘filming expedition. ween ape and man is said-to have been found by a team of anthropologists from Cleveland, Ohio, confirming _ the Darwin theory. But in the meantime he is pre-occupied with getting his film shown. Over Christmas he visited San Francisco to make arrangements to have the movie shown in Northern California. The remains of a creature said to look more like ape than man but definitely fo. have been a predecessor to man, have been discovered in north-eastern Etheopia. They are put at three to ‘four million years old. meaning man existed at leas one million years prior to previous estimates. Keep on runnin’, Tom! In addition, he is. dickering with the BBC to screen a shortened version of his movie in Britain. Tom Waldichuk has been a News carrier since 1974 and he's a real worker: he has 3 paper routes, 2 on Sunday and 1 on Wednesday. One of ’ his routes is Panorama Village in West Van -- 4% miles from his home in Cypress Park. Yvonne Gourley, News Circulation Manager, Says “Tom is very conscientious and reliable. During summer holidays he willingly fills-in for vacationing carriers. Last summer Tom was doing 3 or 4 routes besides his own, and doing a good job on all of them!’’ Tom 1s a 15-year-old, grade vO student at Hillside Secondary School His hobbies are nhotography. cross-crountry skiing, and running (We already knew about the running. he must do a tot of fast s09gINg on delivery days ) Congratulations. Tom We're sending you gilt certificates trom Famous Players Theatres for your good work Cuculaton 986-1337 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver