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Thursday,
November
3,
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WONDERS
OF
RADAR
IN
DEFENCE
OF
PACIFICCOAST
ARE
DISCLOSED
Details
of
the
radar
chain
which
protected
Canada's
West
Coast
against
the
one-time
probable
attack
by
Japanese
have
been
revealed
to
The
Vancouver
Sun.
In
darkness
and
daylight,
in
fog,
rain
or
sunshine,
month
in
and
month
out,
the
war's
most
fabulous
develoDment
gave
British
Columbians
the
safety
behind
which
they
were
able
to
live
and
work.
For
almost
four
years
the
Invisible
all-seeing
eye
of
radar
scanned
sea
and
sky
from
the
southern
tip
of
the
Alaskan
Panhandle
to
the
International
Boundary
for
the
expected
approach
of
the
enemy.
He
could
not
have
come
within
100
miles
of
the
coast
before
his-
presence
was
detected
by
somevof
the
800
R.C.A.F.
personnel
who
manned
the
chain.
History
of
radar
in
B.
C.
is
not
the
glamorous,
action-packed
story
of
similar
organizations
in
England
and
on
the
fighting
fronts.
It
is
a
story
of
lonely
vigils
in
outposts
and
utter
boredom
that
can
only
come
in
complete
isolation,
the
monotony
of
constantly
repeated
tasks
and
little
or
no
diversion.
No
thought
of
comfort
for
personnel
or
ease
of
communication
entered
into
the
considerations
of
the
scouting
parties.
Effici
ency
of
operation
was
the
only
factor
to
be
considered.
The
other
difficulties
would
be
solved.
And
so
the
paity
-selected
Langara
Island,
Marble
Island
and
Cape
'St.
James
in
the
Queen
Charlottes;
Spider
Island
between
Vancouver
Island
and
the
Charlottes;
Cape
Scott,
Ferrer
Point,
Am-phitrite
Point,
Tofino
and
Patricia
Bay
on
Vancouver
Island,
and
Sea
Island
on
the
Mainland.
Builders
and
technicians
mov
ed
into
Amphitrite
Point
in
December,
1941
and
started
construction
of
the
first
radar
station
which
guarded
the
approaches
to
Vancouver.
Ships
Spotted
At
30
Miles
Other
construction
and
installation
work
went
ahead
with
amazini
facility
and
Canada's
Wesl;,
Coast
had
its
protective
screen
In
minimum
of
time.
All
the??
installations
were
of
the
general
purpose
type
of
station
known
in
radar
parlance
as
"CHL,"-
meaning
"Chain
Home
Cow;".
or
"Chain
Low
Angle."
the
stations
which
defeated
Germany's
wave-hopping
aircraft
in
attacks
on
England's
coastal
targets.
.
'
Aircraft
could
be
detected
up
to
,150
miles
depending
on
their
altitude
and
surface
vessels
were
made
visible
to
keen-eyed
watchmen
from
30
miles
away.
Filter
rooms,
where
operational
data
is
collected
and
analyzed
before
being
passed
on
to
fighter,
bomber
and
other
stations,
were
established
at
Prince
Rupert
and
Victoria.
Every
item
of
equipment
which
went
into
the
radar
gear
was
manufactured
In
Canada
by
Research
Enterprises
Limited,
the
government-owned
plant
at
Lea-side,
Ont.,
and
an
outgrowth
of
the
National
Research
Council.
Basic
electrical
design
of
the
gear
came
from
England,
which
pioneered
in
radar
detection,
but
the
circuits
were
redisgned
for
the
use
of
Canadian
radio
tubes,
thus
eliminating
supply
problems.
24-Hour
Grind,
Few
Leaves
Mechanical
design
of
the
equipment
was
entirely
Canadian
and
a
great
amount
of
the
Canadian
equipment
was
supplied
to
the
United
States
when
requirements
of
radar
lnstalla-,
tions
here
was
met.
The
west
coast
stations
were
self-contained
units,
and
besides
the
CHL
equipment
maintained
radio
navigational
aid
beacons
for
guidance
of
friendly
aircraft
coming
in.
Pilots
on
ships
were
passed
up
to
the
Navy,
and
communication
with
filter
rooms
and
other
supervisory
units
was
maintained
by
land
lines
terminating
In
fre
quency
modulation
links
and
straight
radio
telephone.
Ground
controlled
interception
units
were
Installed
at
Patricia
Bay
and
Sea
Island
to
guide
fighters
to
any
enemy
aircraft
which
dared
to
penetrate
the
Day
in
and
clay
ou:
a
24-hour
watch
was
maintained
on
these
stations,
which
saved
Canadian
aircraft
of
greater
value
than
the
entire
cost
of
installing
the
chain
as
well
as
providing
an
Infallible
defence.
Leave
for
the
personnel
manning
these
stations
was
scarce
and
the
transportation
problem
was
hazardous.
In
some
cases
men
had
to
be
swung
ashore
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Modern
Etiquette
By
ROBERTA
LEE
Q.
What
type
of
young
man
would
you
call
the
one
who,
Upon
every
date
with
a
girl,
uses
her
cigarettes
instead
of
having
some
of
his
own?
A.
The
most
forceful'
name
for
him
would
be
the
slang
expression,
"tightwad."
Q.
For
an
out-of-doors
wed
ding,
what
would
be
the
most
appropriate
kind
of
dress
for
a
bride
to
wear?
A.
The
material
should
be
of
organdy,
chiffon,
or
some
light
nuiiy
material.
Q.
Is
it
necessary
to
send
an
acknowledgment
when
one
receives
a
P.P.C.
card?
A.
No.
cradles
suspended
from
overlvead
lines.
Weather
was
so
bad
at
times
that
mail
and
supplies
could
not
be
got
Into
the
stations
for-two
or
three
weeks
at
a
time.
And
when
the
sea
was
calm
enough,
i.e
supplies
andbulldlng
material
were
taken
ashore
on
rafts.
Buy
War
Savings
Stamps
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DAFFODILS
CAN
BE
TUCKED
INTO
ODD
GARDEN
SPACES
Daffodils
have
become
favorite
material
for
those
so
fortunate
as
to
possess
a
bit
of
woodland.
They
flourish
in
shaded
situations,
coming
into
bloom
under
early
spring
sun
before
the
trees
ill
118
Types
of
Daffodils
have
leaved
out,
and
then
the
shade
protecting
them
so
that
they
ripen
their
foliage
and
mature
their
bulbs
without
being
prematurely
ripened
by
hoc
summer
sun.
Anothef
most
effective
practice
Is
to
tucK
the
bulbs
In
vacant
spots
all
over
the
garden
between
other
perennials
and
under
the
edges
of
shrubbery
so
that
in
their
season
the
daffodils
give
character
to
the
entire
garden,
and
then
their
leave-,
which
are
unsightly
and
floppy
during
their,
maturing
period,
are
concealed
by
the
foliage
of
f
the
perennials
which
mount
above
them
and
provide
shade
S
for
the
daffodils.
For
this
pur
pose
the
older
and
cheaper
daffodils
and
narcissi
are
ideal
and
furnish
as
fine
an
effect
as
can
be
obtained
by
the
larger
flowered
and
much
more
expensive
modern
hybrids.
The
poeticus
type's
are
favored
for
woodland
planting
in
combination
with
the
native
bluebell
or
mertensla,
and
wood
phlox,
phlox
divaricata,
and
the
white
wood
lily,
trillium
brandiflorum.
In
the
garden
they
are
in
season
with
the
early
tulips
and
the
dwarf
Irises
and
smaller
spring
bulbs.
Some
of
them
are
delightfully
fragrant
and
are
prized
for
this
feature
as
well
as
their
beauty.
The
narcissus
family
offers
the
fast
lsng-'temmed
cutting
material
of
spring.
They
nre
ideal
cut
flowers,
as
is
shown
by
the
quantities
of
daffodils
forced
and
sold
toy
florists
each
winter.
The
trumpet
varieties
are
easily
grown
as
house
plants,
provided
only
that
the
atmosphere
Is
not
too
dry,
In
which
case
buds
often
blast.
The
fresh
water
area
of
Canada
constitutes
more
than
six
per
cent
of
the
country's
total
area.
GRIMSBY,
Eng.,
O)
Mrs.
Emily
Dorothy
Russell
gave
birth
to
a
14-pound
baby.
It
was
her
nineteenth.
PRINCE
GEORGE
to
VANCOUVER
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Prince
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Daily
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p.m.
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with
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FOR
YOUR
BETTER
SATISFACTION
,
quality
foodstuffs
are
carried
at
all
times.
If
you
want
the
best,
you
will
find
it
on
our
shelves.
You
are
invited
to
inspect
our
stock
MUSSALLEM'S
ECONOMY
STORE
(Opposite
Canadian
Legion)
pnones
18
and
18
p.o.
Box
n
Rousing
Refreshment
.
.
.
it's
Nabob
Coffee
!
Nabob
Irradiated
Coffee,
Canada's
wake-up
beverage,,
has
become
a
national
tradition.
For
upwards
of
thirty
years
Canadian
families
have
enjoyed
its
ricH-mellow
flavor
and
satisfying
strength
-
the
utmost
in
coffee
refreshment
.
.
..
Nabob
Irradiated
Coffee
is
now
available
in
two
convenient
.packs
-
the
vacuum-packed
glass
preserving
sealer
and
the
if
modern
flavor-sealed
bag.
Choose
whichever
you
prefer;
!
Nabob
quality
remains
always
the
same
.
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.
the
very
finest.
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