lysate anal eile ke chen th ae Nt a Lanner nina SOP ss mentee! "ERE ee a ee ea A Ter 4 Prince Rupert Daily News.. , Tuesday, November 7, 1961 . ciety of Newfoundland Radio “Amateurs and the Radio- Society ‘the original reception. The Brit- : ziquo @ , coide: soon eople? of. : ange Pitter a eek many a Welshman who i € mnie OTE ip tte Radio hams. to mark anniversary ST. JOHN’S, Nfld.: @)— ‘one of - the milestones in history “of communications will be observed 7 here December 11, when New- fouhdland and British radio op= erators co-operate in duplioating . Marconi’s reception of. the first]’ transatlantic wireless messsage |. 60 years ago. ‘Plans to mark‘ the anniversary are being arranged by the So- of Great Britain, A special radio: station’ will: be operated on Signal Hill; site. of ish society plans to set up a‘ra-|: dio station at Poldhu, ‘Cornwall, in the original building used by]: Marggni, and. transmit the letter S to thre station at Cabot. Tower mo here...3 WO Premier. Smallwood. of ‘New- : foundland* will officiate : vat this : end of the operation. © . ‘ The radio” station: here. will ‘be operated: for a week by; ithe New- foundland society with. ‘the call lette » VOLMSA:.. ‘The: ‘British station: will Have. ‘the call letters GE8MISA. - AS part: “of: “the: ceremonies. marking Marconi’s accomplish- ment, special certificates. will be sent to amateur radio: operators around. the world who. have been reacheg:: “by the » ‘Newfoundland iting’ liquor—be it a gift “or not—may. be sold egally in pubs Sunday. ach~ of the 13 counties and four county boroughs in Wales and the neighboring . English county of. Monmouthshire’ easily’ 1 November. 8 ona “Toeall- apt onibasis. oO The campaign has been heated but, re “Surprisingly are 500 signatares needed for | nothing: better: sthan a con-" jak drink of a Sunday after-, “noon. ‘is completely. apathetic. by neeson is ‘that there al- st wpetve are numerous. watering. holes” available to him: :in: the Sorte ofaprivate clubs that le=: gally dispense drinks . On _ the Lord’s day. LOSING BUSINESS. Pub owners are in favor “of Sunday opening, claiming ‘that - more drinking is done.'on Sun<. cay, than any, other single day, the week ‘and that they: are losing this business. cw The . 2,600,000 population © Bteted and “membership extends to nearly 600,000—about 60 per. cent: ofthe adult. male population..: ‘anyone of age can join a club for a fee, but he must wait 24 h ins before he can buy a drink.’ of..*wets” claim this is bad for. the tourist business, -Qeading the fight against the clfange is the Welsh Svihiday Closing Act Union Campalgn—, ay, alliance of the Fellowship of the