A6 - Sunday, April 11, 1982 - North Shore News El editorial page Suite sense The 54% endorsement of revenue suites in private homes by North Vancouver City homeowners injects a breath of fresh air into this longstanding controversy. And City council is to be commended for moving swiftly to obtain the necessary legalization powers from Victoria. The result of the City’s poll was somewhat surprising because only homeowners in single-family zones could vote. If those directly affected — owners in duplex zones and tenants — had been able to participate, the “yes” vote would presumably have been much higher. As it is, even homeowners most likely, in theory, to oppose suites seem to have recognized that the ongoing housing crisis and exorbitant interest rates demand completely new thinking. The whole concept of the traditional single-family home neigh- borhood may, indeed, be already outdated. The desperate need of lower-income citizens — especially seniors and single parents — for the affordable housing that only revenue suites can presently provide needs no emphasis. Hardly less pressing is the need of many homeowners for relief from sky-high mortgage payments which threaten them with eventual loss of their homes. As to neighboring property values, they are likely to be affected much less by a suite in an owner-occupied dwelling than by an entire house rented out to unsupervised tenants. The landlord upstairs is a strong argument against making yourself a nuisance. Hopefully, the two other North Shore municipalities may now be encouraged to take a realistic new look at a problem that isn't going to go away. Town meeting Next time you meet your wife on a downtown street for dinner, warn her to go easy on the makeup and the mink. Other- wise, you could both be ticketed under Mayor Harcourt’s new anti-prostitution bylaw or even wind up in the slammer if he gets the powers of arrest he wants. Justifiable, no doubt -- but whatever hap- pened to the dear old days of “meet me under the clock at Birks”? 1 eee TOOL E OF MeN TH areD WEE! VATE Oven sunday news Display Advertising 980-0511 north shore... Classified Advertising 986-6222 news Nowsroom 985-2131 Circulation 986-1337 1139 Lonsdale Ave North Vancouver. BC V7M 2H4 Publisher Peter Oyo hk Associate Publisher Robect Ca atiarrs Edito in-Chiet Advartiaing Director Noel Wright bora € aridweoll General Manager Croative Administration & Personnel Director Mis Beer tila Tier foreanieas Circulation Otrac tor brian AE this Production Dirac tor Baie BR Sotennrertae nates Nuerth Store Newa tone» ses wv ag eng rere caret pesaadifiensd toecuve hae Al? 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She plucked up her courage, parted the curtains LIVING HISTORY honored Tuesday at the West Van Legion Hall. Today, the minimum age for veterans of World War One is 81. No less than 23 of was them — “Old Sweats”. as they're affectionately dubbed — paraded proudly for the West Van Legion's annual Vimy Night Dinner, together with some 40 of the World War Two kids and their wives Among the men of 1914-18 were 94-year-old Jack Body, 93-ycar-old Bob Wyatt and several others in their ninetics. Sad to say, there was an empty chair for the dean of them all, Framk Winter a veteran of the 1899 1901 Boer War, now tn his 100th year who had planned to attend but. tn the end. had to send regrets lt was a warm = and memorable cvening. = not least for the dinner ttacif catered by the Legion ladies Kach World War One vet was presented with a silver goblet. individually in scribed with his namc A CKVU TV crew with Bob Spemee videotaped inter views with a numbecr of the guests and screened them on the spot dumng the social hous Past president Bob Spray sapoke on the carty history of Uhe branch and its further, and looked again. And found out what it was. One of our cats was big enough to reach up and bat the doorknob with a front paw as it stood on its hind legs. This was not a particularly intelligent cat. In fact, his lack of sense led to a series of name changes — from Sylvester to Silly-vester to Stupid-vester. Yet he was smart enough to recognize the connection between a. doorknob and the opening of a door, even if he couldn't understand how the door- knob worked. I suspect that, as humans, we can understand the mind of God about as much as Sylvester could understand my mind, my technology. Not very much. Yet, like Sylvester, we can recognize connections. That’s why we have rituals, and symbolic acts, in our worship -services. The cross is not the real cross, but it reminds us of a sacrifice greater than our minds can grasp. The cup is not filled with Jesus’ blood, but it keeps us struggling with a relationship we're still working out after twenty centuries. These are the connections we make with a power beyond our comprehension. But they are not the power. We ought not to ignore that distinction. We baptize people, children or adults, as a symbol of God's love and acceptance of our human family, and especially that whole Christian family which, down through the centuries, has believed that God was revealed to us most fully in Jesus of Nazareth. The baptism itself isn’t a key by which we can let people enter into God's love and caring. Baptism - like Sylvester batting at a doorknob - draws attention to a door that can be opened. But the actual opening is done by God. (James A. Taylor is a syndicated columnist for the United Church Observer in Toronto.) North Shore springtime By MARIJORIE WILKINSON Nature’s many joys unfold When Spring leaves start to grow And dandelions and daisies bloom In place of Winter’s snow. Once more, become alive With songbirds in the trees, And bullfrogs croaking in their ponds the woods sunday brunch by Noel Wright members’ contributions to the life of West Van — with special mention of pioncers Johs Lawson, the second reeve, who launched West Van Ferries in 1910, former councillor Jack Wat, long- tame local journalist Francis Lovegrove and Colin Turner, the contractor who built the Legion Hall (opened in 1930 by Brigadier General W.W. Foster) with volunteer labor. Rev. Harry Lennox led the closing sing- song and vetcran Bill Morey concluded the celebration with his recital of the moving Wortd War One poem “In Flanders Ficlds ” A French author, Anene Houssaye, summed it all up a century ago “We must always have old memories and young hopes” It's the longest weekend cver for Stim Carth of North Van Last week the 74-year-old widower was swapping daily telegrams with his son and daughterin low, Bil and Barbara Curths, who recently cmigrated with their two young children to the Falk land Islands Easter anaious The news from the couple had been “all OK ~ But oon Thursday Eaternal Affaim phoned Jim to tell him vising Ball they were ad Barbarn ond the handful of other Canadians on the islands to get out pronto — and Bills Thur sday tclegram to his dad warned there wouldn't be another one until this Tuesday. That's one day after the shooting war may have started ... If you take your golf scriously — provided there's not too much walking in- volved — Ambleside Park has just the thing for you a spring pitch-n’-putt tourna. ment starting next Saturday with lots of trophics and gift certificate prizes in men's, women's and seniors’ (65 up) divisions. The qualifying round runs from April 17 to May |, with the finals slatcd for May 15 Tournament director Rom Fitch (921 7353) can give you all the other details of Tiddlycove's answer to the PQA championships, which 1s being sponsored by the North Shore News and Park Royal with the blessing of the West Van Parks & Recreation Commission SCRATCHPAD: Capilano MLA Angus Ree has talked the government into pro misting ap to $50.000 for the Save St) Paul's Fund he's delivering a cheque for 15 grand this weckend and the other JS grand will be forth On a gentle evening breeze. The sea gulls dip and swirl above An azure shimmering sea; Sailboats glide by peacefully To the wind’s soft melody. Our Coastal Range, capped with snow, Is Winter's last retreat; It stands majestic, stark and bold, The welcome sun to greet. still coming as ae matching (dollar-for-dollar) grant Former West Van resident Peter Hyndman, minister of consumer and corporate affairs, addresses the annual meeting of the West Van Electors Association this Thursday (April 15) at 8 p.m. in the Senior Citizens Centre, 21st and Marine — everyone welcome ... Which reminds me, the centre's volunteer coordinator Lyane Gemmell is looking for further volunteers to lead programs or gencrally help out — call her at 926-4375 | Well over 1,000 tickets (available at Vancovuvei Ticket Contre outlets) have been solid to date for nex! Sunday's one-night stand at the Orpheum by Britain's famcd Winchester Cathedral Chotfr Go casy on muscles, clams and oysters from Howe Sound Burrard Yacht Club's Dr. Tom Cacchionti warns they're con. sidered poisonous because of sewage overflow | New merchandise idea of the week from News advertising director Eric Cardwell: white tires to beat the parking cops And congrats to North Van's Joy Slemons, winner of the annual CKWX Faster Bonnet contest eee WRIGHT OR WRONG, The trouble with experience ts that tt usually teaches you something you really didn't want to know A very happy Faster to you nevertheless!