7 _ _ . a : Page 5, January 28, 1979 - - Sunday News: Young drinker | ‘facespeerpressure — ‘The path of life is “strewn He. noted’ a probation ae failures” of people who report. indicated McKinley rted drinking at too young was consuming two cases of an age, Judge Perry Millar beer'a week but the youth warned in West Vancouver disputed this allegati Provincial Coit Thitsday. ‘He made the comment in Defence. counsel. Howard granting a ‘conditional Bradbrooke, in’ speaking to_ - discharge but in placing John ~~ sent. , _ McKinley, 18, of 6012 fog ae Sdno lat Denes left a party last December Fagleridge, West Vancou- and driven off an anlocked ‘ver, on two years’ probation car with the keys in the for car theft arising from a ignition and that He had * * ’ drinking episode. crashed into a rock wall. McKinley also was. or- 4 . dered by the judge to make “It is an explosive restitution for damage to the car, estimated initially by police at around $1,000. Also Judge Millar ordered |. him to refrain from using alcohol during his probation. situation—youth and alcohol,” the lawyer said. ; “Peer pressure for drinking is heavy on the young.” JUNIOR CONSERVATIONISTS who want to stop the trees being felled and burned, three of the four original members of Tree Peace are pictared here with three new . In the picture, left to right are Sandy Vredik, . Lorelli Cuthbert, Heather McCord, Sandy MacDonald, Nola A and Shefla Cardno. (Elisworth Dickson photo). ‘Young conservationist starts Tree Peace Heather and her friends — want to save the trees. When they started cutting down the trees near where she goes to school in North Vancouver, 11-year-old Heather McCord decided it was time to act. After all, she reasoned, they hadn’t even been able to sell the newly built houses in the same road so there didn’t seem to be any pressing need to destroy good trees to make way for more. residential construction. ‘“They’re tearing all the trees down and burning them and wrecking animals’ --homes,”’- said the ~ young” ~ conservationist sadly. She and three other of her grade six friends - Sandy MacDonald, Lea Larson and Nola Accili - formed them- selves into a little group they called Tree Peace and decided to try to prompt the powers that be to do something. “We've got raccoons and bears and beavers in, there,”’ said Heather, speaking for her group.. “‘Yhere are one or two skunks in there and we don’t care about them too much but they're still animals. and-- we still love them,’’ she added. In the past few days the girls have started up 2 petition to save the trees and have been asking their friends to sign. “When they think they’ve got enough names to make an impression they'll hand the petition to Sandy’s landlord and see if he can do © anything to help. They’re' hopeful since Sandy's lancior4, Don Bell, is also t! moevor of North Vancouver District. CLEANING Let the specialists at Roy's handle your valuable draperies. Our large volume lets us charge com- petitively low prices and we guarantee no shrinkage. We take the ‘worry’ out of drapéry cleaning. 987-3431 987-3233 ROY’S DRY CLEANING 648 Queensbury Ave., North Vancouver draperies by S. Laursen My name is Stanley Laursen. | sell, design, manufacture and personally install custom draperies, along with all necessary hardwore, for many discriminating clients on the North Shore- over 2,000 s0 far. 99% of my customers are very pleased with the draperies, the service—and the pricel if you are interested in draperies, bedspreads: or venetian blinds, | will come to your home or office, see your decor and light conditions, discuss your tastes and wishes, and then bring in the proper samples from my van. | can. . help you coordinate your interior design. When you hove decided on the correct fabric. | will qe you a price, and, if and when thot acceptable to you. go ahead with the job. My price includes all charges for hardware and installation | keep my costs low by keeping my overhead low and by doing my own installations. | have fabrics from all over the world, from mills that I've come to know well. and can supply almost any fabric. Cali me for free estimates, gladly given. You have no obligation to buy from. me. and I'd ike to have the chance to talk with you about your design requirements. honour per panel $5.50 (unlined), $6.50 call 987-2966 = 1374 Marine Drive a. North Vancouver ONLY TILL FEBRUARY 10, WE’LL CLEAN YOUR ‘SIX-FOOT SOFA | AND ONE CHAIR -OR THREE CHAIRS JUST FOR | | SAA Brighten up your home for Spring! We'll solution use a CHEMI-I-SOLVE® applied wrough the upholstery to loosen stubborn soil, and bring colour and texture back to life! CHEMI-I-SOLVE® is safe for all fibers. Slight additional charge for oversized furniture and loose back cushions. And don't forget to ask about Chem-i-Guard® fabric protection. For an appointment, call 254-1222, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Charge it to your Bay account!