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magnificent

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OUT-ON-A-LIMB.

DEPT.: I don’t have the
_ possible pleasure. of knowing
_ John Rodgers, who writes a

column called *Wildlife” for”
the TV program ‘supplement .
of one of the Bigtown
dailies. But one thing about
him is quite clear: he’s never

‘lived in a rain forest. It’s also

doubtful whether he’s ever

visited West -Vancouver— .

which doesn't prevent him,
however, from-delivering a

Stern lecture to West Van.
. Mayord Derrick Humphreys

about one of the com-
munity’s biggest
problems: trees.

In his column the other
week_Mr. Rodgers—slapped—
His’ Worship. sharply ‘on the

wrist for the mayor's recent -

Suggestion °. ‘that West Van
residents should cut down,
weed trees on their property *
and save money by using
them for firewood. Trees,

cried the ‘outraged © Mr.
Rodgers, are ‘needed to hide
our creeping concrete
jungle. They are essential for
the balance of nature. Some
-coastal
specimens “can reach a
height of 80 feet” (don't we
know it!). “No area in our
noisy

trees.” ‘And much more in
the same righteous vein.
Wicked Mayor Humphreys!

natural -

‘Well, Mr. Rodgers, please’ -

-be informed that a majority

of West Van residents would
undoubtedly tell you to. stop
talking through the top of
your by-line. ~ If—like

hundreds of’ them;—you'd -

bought an expensive view |
property here 10 years ago
and today didn’t have a view .
property any longer, you'd

ree

_limb, Jaying down the law ‘on
“a -.subject -you clearly don’ t-
understand. \

ve

ee

~

Remember -the ‘sad-faced_
comedian Pat Paulsen of the |

old Smothers Brothers TV.
stiow who’s threatening -to-
run again for President in

begin to understand what the , 1980 (he tried once before

mayor has in mind—-which is
controlling ‘our overly lush

-urban forest, not removing.

it. Controlling it before it -™:

removes ‘us—and if thet ~ to do,” he explains, “to curb up with another North Var Stepping down in August are plenty of limbering-up
limbing and» trimming U.S. gasoline consumptionis C-G.A., A. William Smyth,’ Municipal Clerk Rupert exercises this weekend and
provide some cheap. persuade automakers to to form-the new firm of Harrison . (1937), Tran- be sure to get a good night’s -
firewood as a by-product,so make cars 16 feet longer—so Perrault, Smyth & Company _ sportation Manager M.J.. sleep Tuesday. Wednesday
much the better. Trees are drivers will get. there at 1975 Lonsdale. Watch for Chapman (1943) and Deputy is the grand opening of

i thi : i : their ads. Transportation Manager “Daddy Longlegs,” the classy
But. when they grow 10 feet- : ' Lou Gibbons (1947). Earlier _ new $300,000. disco at the
‘or ‘more a year, soar to .~. < 2+. All that's needed now’ to in ‘the year Deputy International Plaza; and
heights of over 100 feet; assure North Van of a lasting -Municipal . Clerk Jean Plaza G.M. -John Hale
block out every vista, turn ‘TOMMORROW, poc- plate in. the history of Jamison called it a day after promises it’s goirig to be a
once sunny living rooms into TORS AND DENTISTS? It marketing is for some-en- serving since 1946. Her “high energy room.” Other

dark dungeons, cover the

roof with moss and.sap every

last ounce of goodness out of
the garden soil—then, trees

_ are no longer joys for ever.

They need cutting down to.
size.

Why not venture over' the

bridge one day, Mr.
Rodgers, look around for
yourself and talk with a few
of the victims of West Van's
urban forest? Much better
than sitting out there on a

North Van's

against Nixon)? He says. he
has come up with a simple

ere to the energy crisis.

‘All the government needs

_ mention

tants” “Association of
“become - the first -
profé ssional. body. ‘in the

- province:to allow advertising
by ‘its. members, . and
spearheading the. change was

North Van C.G.A. .William
Perrault, “vice-president of
the association. “This trend
for. professionals to ad-
vertise,” he says, “is over-
turning-one of the remaining —
restrictive trade. practices in
Canada.”

That. ‘statement ~from a
professional | deserves a
salute in the form of at least
one free _plug,.so Til also
‘in passing that
Perrault‘has recently teamed

in the worldwide
annual essay

awards”
1978-79

competition sponsored by

the Royal Commonwealth
Society. Liza Lancastek took
third prize (worldwide)

while “highly commended”
‘awards went to Pam Flet-

cher, Andrew Lockhart,
Vikki Pink, Susan Prock,
Walter Quiring and John

Terry. .

““A combined total of 143 -

years experience and ex-
pertisé’ have “been lost to

-West_ Van municipality this

year through retirements of

-long-service senior officials.

of Certified’. General-. students” have -won. major- ~-crowned: Miss North- Shore'a a

week ago Thursday. She’s

the first-ever member of the .

Squamish Indian’ Band : to
carry. the. North’ Shore

banner in the province-wide
‘Miss. PNE“‘beauty ‘contest
_hext month.. She's also going

to enjoy this year's. extra _
-special prize of a weekend in

Reno. And to;¢ap it: all, 17- -

year-old Sandra’s: ‘triumph
came -on her mother’s bir-
thday—she’s the daughter
(justi in case you didn’t know)
of Squamish Band Council
‘Chairman David Jacobs and
wife Andrea.

i

ees

Local disco fans should do |

a

must be something to do

‘with the North Vancouver
climate—this is the place
where the age-old bans on

advertising by . practitioners
in the learned_professons are

going down to defeat one

after another. First it was
advertising

lawyer Don Jabour who

“hung up a price list at “his

office and | fought the

ety
to a standstill on the ad-
vertising issue. Now it’s the
turn of the accountants.

MOURNING THE DEATH of assassinated Palestinian guerrilla leader Zuhelr Mohsen, PLO supporters burn tires

terprising local doctor and
dentist / to start offering

‘Monday. Specials on ap-

pendectomies and four
fillings” for the price of
three....

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The Commonwealth, lm

delighted to report, is alive

Vest Van—which happens
to be the address of West
Van Senior Secondary
School. Seven WVSS

and set up a roadblock in the heart of downtown Betrat. Mohsen died In hospital in Nice, France, where he had been
taken after being ambushed and shot twice In the head, (UPI wirephoto)

and well at 1750 Mathers in ©

. Official.

—~

duties were taken over by
Doug Allan, a member of
the bright’ younger
generation .at. Municipal
Hat!. who—although no
announcement has
yet been made—is widely
tipped for some upward
mobility in the near future.

eae

brunette
Jacobs hit the jackpot three

‘times over. when she was

K: Dark-eyed
beauty Sandra

adjectives being applied ‘o it

_include “psychedelic” and “a

room to flow from area to
-area with lots of eye contact
and easy access..”- Maybe
you’d better rest for an hour
or two Wednesday afternoon
as well... .

WRIGHT OR WRONG:
_Never allow anyone to talk
to you while you're in-
terrupting.

Generals stood firm

LISBON, Portugal (UPI) -
Two air force jets swooped
low in a demonstration of a
strafing attack with live
ammunition Wednesday and
nearly. shot up-a-reviewing
stand containing Portugal's
top generals.

The two Fiat G-91 jet-
fighters missed their targets
by several hundred yards
and peppered the ground
only 30 feet from the

“reviewing stand, wounding

two military cadets.

The military men stood
their ground but civilian
guests dived for cover.

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and chair pads.

lines.

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