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Dear.Editor: .

1 ‘hope the. government —

8
pression. that- the Canadian
people are rich. The fact is,

words. ‘they didn’t see the
need to take any proper
action to inform anybody. If
the North Shore News had
not received a teport, this

Newcomers are spoiling

‘im--

, young ople of our country

world: 9
money is just that — paper.

Forty years ago I earned
$1280 a year. Gold was then

terrified of this man’s s plans.
for - the constitutional »

- changes.

. Like Senator Florence E.
Inman; we must réad the

“\ fine print in the changes and -

plans the’ Eastern Liberals

. want enshrined FOREVER.

It terrifies ' me that the

especially. grateful to your
independent voice of in-
forming us about our neigh-
borhood. This recent action
(no action?) from Hooker
Chemicals makes me think

West Vancouver

Dear Editor:

Years' ago West Van-
couver's gardens were show-
pieces and a delight, and
properties were kept in spot-
less conditions. But since we
got a lot of newcomers to
our municipality, things sure
have changed. I don't know
where some of these people
came from, but they must
have been living with the
Hiltbillies or in the jungic.

McLennan Motors Announcement

Dennis Kearns

Their property had
deteriorated, is overgrown
with weeds, the lawn is being
cut once or twice a year and
the garden refuse is just
dumped into the ditch or on
the road and stays there
forever. The garbage is just
put outside, where any stray
dog, raccoon or bear can
drag it any place, and there
it lies there as decoration
forever, because people are

Canadians earn less to-day in.
real money than they did 40 .

Gordon McLennan, President
of McLennan Motors Ltd., takes
pleasure in announcing the ap-
pointment of Dennis Kearns as
lease and Fleet Account Ex-
ecutive for the Lease and Fieet
Division. Dennis does all makes
of leasing and he also selis new
and used cars and trucks. He
welcomes his friends and fans
to visit or call him.

McLennan

Motors Ltd.

(12th St. & 3rd Ave.)
New Westminster

521-4844

‘Today *the.:man- “doing : ‘the

: I gets
year in paper ‘money. At
today’s prices he can buy
about 40 qunces of real

their curriculum — or were

there ‘some courageous
teachers who did?

_ What-has happened to the
free thinkers,: the churches,
the Canadian Legions-across
the country? Especially the

' Legions, not a word from the

men and women who fought
for their country. The battle
we afé fighting now is the

; . greatest one in our history —

where is your support? Once
again-we need you. Speak
up.. -

. Write. your. members of

bout. their: message

of all-

> paducies facilities in North

America.

Does that mean, that none
of them -report their ac-
cidents and so show a clean
slate? They want us to trust

too lazy to clean it up. So
many of the old West Van-
couverites must be tickled
pink to have neighbours like
these.

And where is the enforce-
ment for littering roads and
ditches, why doesn't the
municipality lower the boom
on them?

S. Rellaf
West Vancouver

$20 dollars an ounce. $1280

dollars bought 64. ounces.
“years ‘ago. Real* money ‘the .

Wi rk Tanager t to.

money — gold. To keep up
their standard of living his
wife must also work. Her
annual salary is $12,000
which is less than 24 ounces
of gold. They can't afford
children because of the

British Parliament, let them
know how we feel. It’s the
only way to let them know
how we REALLY think. Do
it. Don’t be lazy and leave it
to the other guy. Ask some
of our new Canadians what

happened in their countries

when they did ...

-The pen can be mightier

than the sword, if . used
enough and forcefully. . :
Barbara Smith

North Vancouver

them in good faith, can we ”

wy I; for one, fee¥. they

Nachiko Yokota
North Vancouver

parliament, the Queen, the ©

income tax and the wife has _

no time to look after them. It
says much that the only man
I know who
family of 8 children today is
a bank president.

The old age pension
started out at $20 a month.
Gold was $20 an ounce then.
To-day the pension is, cut
down to around 80% in real

money but you get a lot.

more paper money. _
Business people and
unions are blamed for raising
prices but the truth is we
need a sound dollar. The
only way we-will get a sound
dollar is by going back on

the gold standard. I hope the.
government will get some.

agreement on this at the
Economic Summit Meeting.

_ James O'Donnell

North Vancouver

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