West Van
needs an
arts centre

Dear Editor:

Re: West) Vancouver
centre,

To drive to
Ambleside several times a
week, at various times, and

arts

and from

Priche’s
statement April 21
News story never
has it become known that
British or German fighter
pilot has sho at a detested
opponent on the parachute
over enemy territory.”
Unfortunately this

in 4

is’ far

north shore news

MAIL Box _
Reader disputes fighter pilot's statement

Aly deceased
ace Robert
Spurdle, D.F-C, and Bar, who
flew 564 sorties during four
tours of duty was shot down
on Oct, 22, 1940, and while
in his parachute was strated by
a LOY

This action was witnessed
two other fighter pilots

from the truth.
cousin, air

who envaged the LOSE and

shot it down,

Bob states in his book “ie

Bla Avena, “drinking av the
bar in the Mess, the chaps
w randng about being
machine gunned while hang:
ing heipless from omy para
chute.”

Bob “The

States, enemy

Friday. April 30, 1999 — North Shore News — 9

was right! Pd do exactly the
same if over their territory and

oye
away.”

Bob had
probables, at

of them

nine kills,

feast

were

gerting,

four
1S dam-

aged and scores of military
transport, flak posts, locomo-
tives ete. He destroved three
torpedo boats,

Graham D. Spurdie

West Vancouver

for the past week, not once
have [seen the plaving fields
in use,

One wonders how much
accuracy there is in the claims
made that there is a shortage
of playing fields?

J support all
sports, but don’t feel there is
any shortage of litiess af
anything, most of them 3
under-used.

On the other hand, arts
are without doubt, the single
largest leisure activity, and the
facility proposed jis badly
needed.

Ellis Brayham
North Vancouver
ellyce@home.com

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