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Tucked away on Barclay
Street in Vancouver's West
End is Barclay Manor. Walk-
ing along the street one
might, in passing write it
off as just another old home,
and indeed it is old; being
built some 73 years ago! The
large front "verendah", the
leaded coloured glass window
tons, and the annex with its
lovely bevelled plate glass
front entrance windows, date
it as architecture of anoth-
er age,

Behind the fading facade
are an unbelievable eighty-
three rooms, including a
dining room which seats 40
people, a T.V. room, and
other facilities which make
it a home away from home for
single men,

One may well ask, "What
has this to do with the prod-
uction of asbestos?" I guess
you could say its like the
"man behind the man behind
the pun", Many past and pre-
sent employees at Cassiar
and at Clinton Creek started
out by staying at Barclay
Manor, and with the friendly
helping hand of "Cec" (Cec
Rees, Manager) ended up as
employees at Cassiar or

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sort of fellow who helps
people. Many men — strangers
to Vancouver, and at times

to Canada - go to see him;
some sent by an Embassy or
the Immigration Department.
Others arrive with just a
plain "Joe told me about

your place." ;

‘ And Cec? Oh, about 5'9",
and about 60'ish, I would
think. Limps a bit when the
arthritis gets into the leg
he injured at the shipyards
down east - or maybe its
from six years at sea, the
long days and nights of duty
on the deck of a destroyer
during the last war. His
voice is as gruff as ever
when he says, "So you're
looking for work, eh." Then,
if the individual proves out,
you can bet Cam Church at the
Vancouver Employment Office
will be advised.

Cec doesn't get anything
for helping the ‘boys’.
Maybe its just the pleasure
of all the cards and letters
he gets that just say "Thanks
Cec ve

Cec is the

Submitted by Gordon
Edwards and Cam Church from
our Vancouver Office.

WANTED

Prescription Glasses

Lions Clubs throughout

Canada are, as one of their

projects, collecting pre-
scription glasses in any
shape, size, or form, from
people who have outgrown
them or otherwise have no
further need for them.

These are sent to under-
developed countries where the
Need is great and where peo-
ple just don't have money to
purchase these badly needed
glasses.

An appeal is being made to
the readers of the Asbestos

Sheet to contribute any qlass:

es they no longer need and
which may be tucked away in a
dresser drawer or some other
place.

You can give them to any
local Lions member, or con-
tact Lion Bill Dobie and he
will aladly call around and
pick up them.

Even glasses with parts
missing or broken frames will
be acceptable. They can be
repaired and given to some
needy person.

In anticipation of a gener-
ous response, the Lions Club
of Cassiar thanks you.

Readers from out of town
can, if they wish, partici-
pate by mailing them to Bi1]
Dobie, Box 59, Cassiar, B.C.

MOTOR VEHICLE BRANCH

CASSIAR SUB-OFFICE
NOW OPEN
FROM

9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ONLY
LOCATED IN

TOWN ADMINISTRATION TRAILER

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