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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