TODAY 'GREF.N tint .... LADIES' BOWLS CLEAN SWEEPS KIXIMAAT WINS (Continued from Page One) '"IN STbt. flT g:4u -i .'r jptintt Uuprtt Dailp mtXvt uo. Saturday, March 6, IH5 Waterfront Whiffs H. Ross 155 M. Smith 101 M. Morton 77 Handicap 105 Total 775 A. Pierce and T. Dell Have High Individual Honors Three clean sweep victories bv Rosa Lee's. I.nckv Ktrikps SUNDAY MIDNITE AND Nil I nlii I'll I IV II I H :lllfl OlflllfP m.irlrort thio uioob'c ' . COASTERS . 7u , ""7"- M. Scharff 129 play in the Ladies' Bowling B. Knutson 92 ft-.Tubb : i5i 145 108 159 I OR 114 128 105 105 890 745 171 100 99 112 135 111 131 130 149 125 84 K4 769 662 138 185 150 200 161 171 130 212 132 171 56 56 767 995 m. .Lie wis 216 F. Gilmour 120 Handicao 84 Total 792 SWEET SIXTEEN SHORT SPORT ! With the defeat of Quebec's all - French - Canadian foursome by British Columbia on the ninth and final draw in the Dominion curling championships Thursday night, It was the first time the title had gone to the west coast in the nineteen years of the event. The victory was all the sweeter for Trail's quartet as only last year they were runners-up to Jimmy Welsh's Winnipegers. Playing an inspired game Thursday night, Gaston Amvot's drive that netted them a slight udvantaRe in the first quarter but which was reversed in the second quarter by a Kitimaat splurge that brought the half .time score to 17-9 in favor of the southerners. In the third quarter, Kitimaat increased the lead to 10 points, a margin that they were unable to extend in the final period. A. Walker and H. Amos scored 20 of KiUmaafs 27 points, sharing 10 each. T. McKay was top scorer for the Naas River team, netting seven points. From a competitive standpoint, the Port Simpson-Kitkatla strug League. Kesults were: Rosa Lee 3, Miller Bay 0 Lucky Strikes 3, Comets 0 Orange 3, Manson's 0 Swet Sixteen 2, Coasters 1 Cosmos 2, Moose 1 Westview 2, Blowers 1 Big Sisters 2, Scuby's 1 Savoy Swingers 2, Toilers 1 Coastguard Or No Coastguard, That Is the Question .". Men Working At Dry Dock j ' MUllUl VII IfO ...... ,F. McKinnon 151 aright 212 J. t Nowak 145 D. Nelson 119 Handicap 56 Total 861 Annettes 2, Bankers 1 Watts & Nickerson 2, Variety L C2ETS- It seemed like a safe and simple proposition, one certain to be productive of enlightening- comment on a serious regional matter of current interest. It turned out to be a bit of a nightmare reminiscent of "Allen's Alley." All the whimsey of Mrs. Nussbaun, Falstaff and the rest were naokprl i 112 115 114 190 166 172 1 'm """CV 132 N. Dougherty 135 High single score for the week P- McKenzie 72 was 284 bv A. Pierop nf Wafts Jt K.113" 165 - '" .uiw score .... no Handicnn ino gle for the consolation award was the closest game of the ', series. The game worked up to j a climatic finish when W. Innes; of Port Simpson sank a basket j Nickerson while T. Dell of Man-son's had the high average of 226 with three-game asrereuate VlfVlOrfciHo intAPiiinn-n . " jiut vie v o. of 679. Total 723 LUCKY STRIKES J. t Boulter .... no ' B. Smith 147 B. Vuckovich 170 A. Smith 127 J. Warren 197 Handicap 36 Total 787 RORMns In the final 15 seconds of play to bre'ak a 43-43 tie. Kitkatla snaffled a three-point Individual scoring: ROSA !.FF'R Quebec rink tied the score on the twelfth end and forced the bitterly fought contest iifto an extra frame, only to lose on d'Amour's final rock. Before Thursday's play Manitoba had appeared headed lor her twelfth victory in the nineteen years of Canadian curling championship play ' Wednesday by defeating Theo d'Amour's 121 84 80 125 109 109 702 795 180 125 168 177 210 202 193 238 80 184 36 36 867 902 183 132 92 136 115 98 142 104 158 158 81 81 771 709 F ill i.00 10Z lead at the end of the first quar-1 ter but, thereafter, the end of each period saw Port Simpson holding a two-point advantage. This sort of competition had the A. Holkestad 273 P. Black 117 wharfside. First, you swear yourself to protect the anonymity of those who are about to impart opinions. This pact is sealed with a knuckle-crunching handclasp that makes the re-portorial pencil more useful as a splint than a writing instrument. The interview has begun. "Coastguard? Why who would man the ships?" "Why - uh - - why, the coastguard." "It don't make sense. Fisher urse 166 174 176 i Rnansa,V 142 152 141 M. Postuk 189 283 156 I. Ramsay 201 181 215 Handicap Ill Total 873 1049 871 MILLER BAY B. Peterson 206 193 1H6 P. Roberts 131 174 130 The question was an innocent one merely as request for opinions from fishermen and other wharfside folk on the desirability of establishing a coastguard service for the safety of lives and shipping on the north coast. Some of the replies were as explosive as a March southeaster. Nothing controversial in the question, thought the ingenuous waterfront scribe as he strolled along the wharves, now and then making a gesture of dodging a swinging cargo net. bleachers in an uproar continu-' powerful Trail (British Columbia) quartet 9 to 8 in a thrilling contest which was not. ,ip. ously. n. kinase th 157 M. Peterson 159 L. Morrison 156 Handicap 81 Total 943 MOOSE S. McEwan 166 H. Astoria 130 D. Hilton 143 D. Tavlor 113 M. Collins 239 Handicap 74 Total 865 ""line jmfFib cided until the final rock. The win left George Sangster's rink at that time the only undefeated aggregation in the 'spiel. That was the first and only loss for British Columbia. Much of the credit for Port Simpson's victory went to S. Dudoward, who scored 14 points, playing a clean game In which he was charged with only two personal fouls. Innes s last-minute pot-shot, however, won the men should man the ships. They 197 144 135 179 152 165 90 155 119 145 74 74 767 862 know the coast. And they are ANNl'AL OVERHAUL OF C.G.S. ALBERNI Annual overhaul of the lighthouse tender Alberni, which has been under way since last month, is nearing completion at the local dry dock, being the major job now in progress at the vard. Nothing controversial .merely, too busy fishing. a direct question met by direct WESTVIEW V. McDonald 130 11 Dibb 103 plaudits of the crowd. Kltkatla's top marksmen were' W. Innes. who marked up 11 j and A. Innes and J. Vlckers, who: Work on fishing vessels in nreD-i ? ??f"? J?4 i 1 w jm He had something there, but the argument had its weakness, too. There are such things as aircraft, and besides, fishermen are sometimes busy dying in storm-swept waters. "If the water is that rough, sonny," he said in a vcice that clearly terminated the discus scored 10 each. answers by forthright men of the sea. "A coastguard service? Yah, by Ylminy we need a coastguard service, right in the middle of Hecate Strait where it's dangerous. We should write a letter to Harry Archibald. You can quote me, too." That was the way it might SUNDAY - MONDAY! .ftCN warn, 1 '? i 132 200 108 122 152 175 106 157 117 139 79 79 694 872 204 225 115 109 150 180 178 132 211 121 71 71 929 838 aration for the coming season S. Hartwie .......... . 138 is also being carried out and I Sa.ndicao 79 considerable spring activity Is BLOWERS 765 anticipated. The plant, which at Morrison ... 129 the height of wartime ship con-1 geayes 119 struction had a payroll of some I "nnton" m 2,500, is now employing about Catderoni 141 fifty-five men. Handicap 71 Total 714 SCHEDULE Of BASKETBALL u,w!5clf 6.Savov v Uruwn-wooas. Merchants vs. Muraan Muntan s s Hiuh school vs. Gvros. March 9-Co-op vs. Savov ?4x 'vn P-u' ward. to March 13 Brownwouds vs BMrH' VS Morean 6 5 Taxi vs. Stone's. 0 iiih I Peonies vs Hmh School ( Saturday March 16 -Savov vs. Co-op ir 10 vs. .""u High Y,s School. , H'L''1 School, Sweet VARTkTV sion, "aircraft can't do any good. Only another fishing boat jean help. Fishermen arc the only men foolish enough to be out in nave been but wasn't. In the first place, there was that matter of quoting. It just isn't done, it seems, if you expect to get an answer on the that kind of weather and thev We're Spccialis! are their own best coastguard." A hundred feet along the gov 161 200 135 101 132 126 136 105 234 110 50 5(5 I MM l; Muni 1 in: 1 os To visit the Behring Sea to 'T BraTm" fish for king crabs and bottom L. Thornton .. fish, the experimental vessel Pa- w- J?vleev,;s cific Explorer will sail shortly G. VafiMeer from Astoria, Oregon, for the' Handicao .. north. The ship will be operated , 1?',." - 178 167 102 186 138 56 827 The scoring: Championship Kitimaat A. Walker 10. II Amos 10, C. Wilson 5, R. Smith. T. Robinson, C. Smith, B. Nycc, F. Wilson 2, S. Woods, F. Williams. Greenville A. Robinson 3, T. McKay 7. P. McKay 3. R. Cal-dcr 2. K. Stephens, A. McNeill 2. A. Moore. L. McKay, C. Venn. T. Stephens. Consolation Port Simpson M. Morrison 3. G Wesley, A. Haywurd 1. A' Cooper, C. Price 4. L. Ryan 6, M. Ross 5, E. Sampson 6. H. Sampson 6, S. Dudoward 14 ' Kitkatla J. Spencer 5. A. Lines 10. W. Innes 11, E. Jackson 4. R. Gamble 2, J. Vlckers 10. B. Hill; V. Robinson 1, J. Nelson. C. Bolton. ernment dock a man was casting a professional eye at the Azuritc as she swept by. Obviously, this TlHTc iM, ! ,1 . i we cm I i,i tKi- a :. jsUlfaiiie! 151 114 95 by the Pacific Exploration Co man knew the sea. A' l.it'i. ( : . V, 197 191 174 125 120 18! I Knstiansson 1. Lvkeuaard .. I. C'loimh F. Cembella ... A Mi'lun 141 166 149 187 854 707 j 149 216 144 138 128 126 170 195, 164 116 t 54 54 i 809 845 214 B. Gomez 165 R. Alexander . ... 163 J. Dickens ls.'i E. Rothwell 164 M Haucan .... 109 Handicao ,4 75 of Seattle and is now being Riven an overhauling at the Todd Yards in Seattle. She will be euuinneri with a .,,1, RUPERT RADIO & ELECTRIC Handicao 53 53 53 For You! Total 881 719 843 WATTS &" NICKERSON Box Total 838 A. Pierrp ...... M liuu tan- nery, filleting lines for dressing 1 2H4 180 170 181 16(1 19(1 bottom fish and stnrave ,-.n,.0 ! ORANGE E. Moxloy T. Armstrong L. MoLatchie 157 128 126 154 155 161 "Coastguard?" he replied somewhat vacantly," I haven't given it much thought. I come from Prince George." Except for the Hillside chus-Uing diescl smoke from her exhaust as she idled along the pilings, the Atlin wharf was deserted. Let others interview the sulls on the guard rail, the oil wharves are bursting with intelligent opinion. A visit to the Cow Buy floats. 101 lor Tinn J,:00 trmc tons. cj. Anderson e. Johansen F. Gardiner 163 198 216 115 125 158 152 114 160 22 V. Wrathall Handicap Total 2'' 9'.' 958 797 783 170 171 175 161 149 97 932 131 247 146 163 127 71 885 Ladies!! You Musi Svc Thti J.'ink -l 1. v. 1 ; ; i v i 1 : ". TKA '1 1 : ;-: A'.i- C.,. TABLE Cl.'fl 1: . F L N'5.; PLASTIC '1 A I! i !. OS PILLOW Ki.II'.S. AI'if'N: ' F. W. Fletcher, a retired con-& tractor from Lethbridge (Alta.iJ Handicao , is visiting the north coast and 1 Total southeast Alaska towns. He is B.S, 1 said to be looking over the rish-!T. Dell ing boat situation with a view 1 5' ch''istensen to possibly buying a vessel. d. Diderak 1 7-, 1 , I Handicao ...... ...c aOLLW, enroute to the oil wharves. uiyeci oy a continuation of Total brought contact with a man tinkering on the deck of a gill-nctter. This is a type of boat that often gets into distress. The preliminaries ol.r, the latal question was put. Coast 4ormy weather which held her SAVOY SWINGERS- THE for several hours at Bella Bella ! D- Macohee 138 V. Lr ueiore sne was able to head outlg' K into Hecate Strait, w ,k, i' LY5 - guard, I P.O. Box 1118 518 Third Wrst crosssng to the islands Union 'R- McCallum steamer Cassiar, Capt. Alex Mc- Total'03" Lennan, is due in port tomorrow ! TOILERS morning from Vancouver via B Ellison .... Chariot I""! Vhe QU6en Richards uvariottes, being almost forty-i Wide eight hours behind schedule. J-uMe"zies 116 148 177 145 97 97 1 894 861 j 74 165 231 201 138 133 176 101 124 150 71 71 814 821 153 152 177 184 140 272 174 215 136 230 19 19! 799 1072 I ' l'il 116 140 115: 238 106' 170 140 ! 140 193 i 78 78 1 927 748 I 159 129' 210 199, 214 72 65 133! 103 201 ! 21 21 832 755 j 1 167 202 112 73 216 133 186 12!) 152 117' 51 51 884 705 "It would cost a lot of money to do it properly," he repuea, "but I think it would be worth II. I feel embarrassed for Canada when American boats or planes have to come over here to rescue Canadians in Canadian waters. It would give the navy 156 203 177 136 19 829 109 93 134 184 188 78 786 116 210 114 21 740 I lie vpskp mill S.. i.-.. ... jiaiHucaij Total ,loIC later in me day for Massett Inlet points whence she will return here something to do. 1 ANNETTES-Montstomerv Ostashower . M. Windle . Our Lay-Away Plan S With a Small Deposit ! WALLACE'S I 5 Of Course Monday southbound over the same route. The Cassiar, after E. Smith this voyage, will be withdrawn , P. Dickens Handicao from service for an extensivp overhaul and will be renl.irPri Total BANKERS 129 on the Island run by the Car-lB. Usick dena whose nlapp nn th I Miller iiiiimi Easy to roll 105 delightful to smoke v T.l v.llllML" P",PJ, .Bel.a Coola-Ocean Falls- M. Amadlo .... .. ,5? Prince Rupert route will be Baxter 160 taken by the Catala Handicao 51 I Total 688 Jijr-i.i.iiii iiu u .M.u RLONDIE Kri.l.tv, I.! mitlnifi;' 1 Postscript! YOUR BEST EATING PLACE I I KSK MEALS 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. HANQUET HALL EOK LUNCHEONS, DINNERS AND PARTIES CHIN i; S E I) I K II I. S BROADWAY CAFE 608 3rd Ave. W. riione 200 He said that he had fished on Hie B.C. coast for 25 years and that he was a Canadian, even though he had been born south of the border. There are more things dispensed at oil wharves than oil. Fueling depots are the maritime equivalent of barbershops, focal points of ships and men, and exchanges for information and opinion, much of It salty. At one company wharf, a trolling boat operator had bought a tank full of gas. The dock attendant's conversation was free. "The trouble with a lot of guys," he said as he dragged up the hose line, "is that they over-power their boats. They put in engines big enough to drive boats twice the siise. And what happens They shake the hull to pieces in a couple of years. Burn too much gas, too." By Chic Youn STKW.UtT ni'V',. i; i I III! S"l TO 1.1 (. i.in.irv a' ' '" H ANK J. d OCEAN VIEW HOTEL (Formerly Knox) A Quiet, Pleasant Place to Live COMPLETELY RENOVATED Rooms Redecorated Spring-Killed Mattresses New Management Proprietor, TOM PESUT PHONE 71 'IT 1 1 r, I AV Congralulalioiiti TO Saanich PlumW, Dagwood Turns Over a New Leaf. y and HEATING This seemed like a good lime to bring up the mutter of coastguard service. The dock man was all for it, especially on the dangerous north coast. On land, there were highway patrols where they are needed, so why shouldn't those who go to sea in small boats have similar protection? Isolated communities needed the protection of emergency aircralt service too, he said. The frsheriiimi agreed to this but then he said something that .some how had the ring of a ghostly echo. (that's vouu ik: iiih' 1 hi nut i.'ii ull I'1 I APTEP Aa.THEPE'S W MV CONSOENC 'AWATS) ' THIS? J''r f MAGAZINE PEASON WHy I SMOt ILDi BEEN PCTfEaua Mg I'M SOlMG i:mi luxti vn crni;i', ON l!rh V THAT CAME T SIT IN THERE DOING TT TODAV NOTHING WHILE VOU!?E I TO HELP SOU WASH A. MacKENZIE FURNITURE Limited "A GOOD PLACE TO BUY" STKKUT AT FOl'liTH A OUT HEI?E WORKING WE WISH THEM I VI KV SI' J t "We sure need a coastguard Inlaid Linoleum with Burlap Back and Printed Floor Covering: PHILPOTT EVITT & CO. Ul i Table Oil Cloth, all colors lor some of the fishermen on this coast. I know lots of boats that are old and unseaworthy. Now me, I can take that boat of mine anywhere in any kind of weather . . ." $ Carpels Phone 775 327 3rdAve. Wj Coal - Lunilier - Paints - J"'1'1"" 1'