North - Vancouver is a
healthy place to live, says a
B.C. Hydro transit operator
who retired Anril 1 after a 35

year career with no time off
for sickness. os

Owen Morgan, of 7 715 East
Fifth Street, says he began
_working in 1942 on the North
Vancouver sireet cars and

switched to driving buses in :

1944,

“I was lucky enough to be
hired in North Vancouver, so
I stayed. I just never thought
of leaving.”’

Owen Morgan is a North
Vancouverite
sense of the word. He was
born on 12th Street, married
on Lith Street, lives on Fifth

Street and worked at the.

Narth Van Trancit Centre an

ae -

Third Street. His wife Eliz-
abeth also was raised. in
North Vancouver.

Transit superintendent Ed
Thompson says Hydro is very
proud of Mr. . Morgan’ Ss

“outstanding career.’

**He about

drove
a transit operator,
eqdijivaient. of . 320 times
around the world.

“SAnd it was all” in
Vancouver.”’ . -

-. Mr. Morgan never had a
day off for sickness and he
‘only ‘slept in once—on his
first day of work.

- He says he truly enjoyed
job and liked his

his \
passengers. He’s spent the

in the. true

1.8)
million accident free miles as:

terminal and deliver them to
carriers waiting | along our
_route.””

Wouid ‘he recommend a

career as a transit operator to
today’s youth? °

PICTURE OF HEALTH, Owen Morgan relaxes after

taking his last run in.

oom

Although July 1 is a few

months away, plans are well

under way for thic special

25th year Pageant.
The Miss North Shore

_ wee thtne eaetil
Assotiation Commiticc win

be hosting a reunion of the
previous 25 beauty queens,
some of whom are returning
to our area from as far “away _
“as Hawaii and California.

At this. early date, eleven.
local businesses have com-.
mitted themselves to spon-
soring this year’s contes-
tants. They are Seven Seas"
Seafcod Restaurant, Fit Rite
Bootery, North Shore Realty,
Fast Eddie’s Rib House and
Cabaret, Capilano Mall, Ro- |
yal Canadian Legion Branch”
No. 118, North Shore Taxi,
Mount Seymour Lions Club,,
‘Westlynn Mall Merchants’
Association, Bill’s Toggery

.and Canyon Gardens.

Prizes ,are accumulating
quickly. Kris’s Watch Shop

nated a new Tiera and

recently that some very . ‘Lonsdale

qualified young ladies are a- ‘forms contain all the general
fittle hesitant to participate,

- that the judging on the basis . ae o

ces which enables the panel
to become well acquainted | encouraging all young | fe-
with all contestants. - male residents of the area to
-. >. pickup an entry form at any

There has been so much location where the posters
unfavorable publicity..con- . are displayed or. at Orchid
beauty ‘pageants ‘Travel. Gffice at. 1kth ‘and

- Avenue. > . These

Shore Pageant Association ; is

narnin cy
COREE

- information required and

“should | be returned: before
June 1

says the association. Few of |
them realize, it continues;

of charm. and public speaking = :

out-weighs the beauty of face - There may only be one
and figure category and the Miss North Shore, but aij
talent portion only repre- contestants — ‘gain ‘so much
“sents 15 per cent of the total from the experience of being
points. i 7 : involved Says. the associa.

‘tion, that ils all are winners

As a result, ‘the Miss North in the end.

a $250 watch to this year’s
winner and $300 for trophies
has been. offered by Wagner
Shows. .

The deadline for entries is
midnight June 1, 1977. The

-selection: of the winner is

July 1, but for the one month
prior to the crowning all
candidates are hosted and
toured throughout the North
Shore. | .

Judging is done under
these different circumstan-

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