.11 10 Prince Rupert Daily News Thursday, February 25, 19M v.. DUM Scientists Find Nothing to Back Claim Smoking Causes Cancer t DAM ft W Df !... f (",' M I interest j claims either way, any sugges Bv W. R. VV1IEM l.KV is more in the public British Army May Be Given Guided Missiles LONDON (Reuters) Brituiu announced Wednesday her army may soon be eciutpped wila atomic guided missiles lor "pur--poses of offence." War Minister Antony Head said the army is 'nearing a decision" on the introduction of the atomic weapons. Three days t v. s neural miisjif x Canadian Press smT Writer ! than scarce publicity, in deter-MONTREAL The president ' mining any relationship between of Canada's biggest tobacco com-1 smoking and lung cancer, pany says exhaustive research' "Regardless of the merits of .. . " """MB i V fyV- , Today to Saturdoy TOTE Evenings 7: - 9: p.m. V I E !Wi-.i.'wri'.w't''iiMJ DANCE TO THE MODERN MUSIC tion that a product is related to ill health does scare people," E. C. Wood of Imperial Tobacco Company said in an interview. "We have had in the past widespread scares that a certain vegetable became poisoned through canning and that use of a certain type of .metal pot or pan in cooking foods engendered poisoning. The claims were established scientifically. CLOSER DIAGNOSIS "I don't mean to imply categorical that there can be no relationship whatever between smoking and lung cancer. But Manure oaiuiuaj.... i.iu. r.i.mn s l LSYKIlSXIlt CANADA TODAY TO SATURDAY of ago. Sir Winston wnurcnm government announced it Is equipping the RAF with atomic bombs from secret stores. Britain exploded her first atomic weapon off the Austral hi ' JAKE'S RHYTHM KINGS Legion Auditorium - Friday, Feb. 26 Admission $1 .00 New Ackieemnt ii Motion Picture Enitiish Stilt Disney's t PTRPAN i so far the reported increase in lung cancer cases has been sta ian coast Oct. 3. 1952, and fur-I ther atomic tests were held on 1 the Woomera rocket range in I central Australia last October - . j Head, in a statement to Parliament on army estimates for I the 1954-55 year, said: j "We have given a great 'deal-, of thought to the defensive an;! j offensive aspect of the introduc-! tion of atomic weapons. Defens-I ively, training has gone ahead in i various methods of protection ) WKU IKNOaiMNMi . K. - 11 iV fan A Anfn'ilt I 1 if J If. CANADAU , . i . i v t . -i . NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! ALSO "BEAR COUNTRY" tistical rather than clinical. "Medical science has advanced tremendously in diagnosis, and cases established as lung cancer today were undoubtedly labelled something else a comparatively few years ago. Also, science now is giving closer study to lung cancer in relation to occupational diseases and to the increasing air pollution of our fast-growing industrial areas." Mr. Wood said his company is taking no particular counter-measures to combat current claims. There had been no effect on its sales. Publicity given the question had not brought any inquiry to the company from the public. '"We don't feel that propaganda is the right thing and we are not doing any window-dressing as an offsetting measure," he said. "We are not doctors and it and detection. Radiac (instruments for detection of radioactivity after an atomic explosion are now in production , and training versions are already in the hands of troops. "We are nearing a decision on the introduction of an.effective armv weapon of offence. This A NEW FIVE-CENT STAMP with the Queen's portrait will be issued by the post office department April 1. The stamp was engraved from a photograph. supplied by Dorothy Wilding of London. Blue in color, it will replace the current design from a photograph by Yousuf Karsh of Ottaw a. The other three stamps, showing Canadian wildlife, will also be issued at the same time. The 15-cent black stamp shows a gannet in flight against a CAPITO SIKWS AT 7:00 and 9:15 p.m. SATIRDAY 2 - 4:30 - 7:00 - 9:15 an Jhe 5 nrelltj 'I' loo . . . jiri'llij night sky; the grey four-cent stamp shows a walrus; and a blue five-cent stamp shows a beaver. The walrus antl beaver stamps, are short-term commemorative stamps. She's pretty because she has more time to keep herself pretty. She's pretty smart because she saved the time to keep herself pretty by buying a BOB PARKER Al Used Car. will probably take the form of a j ground-to-ground medium- ; range guided missile . . . "All possible steps are bein : : taken to Insure that the Intro- ; due tion of atomic weapons will find the army well prepared in j the offensive use and in methods of defence." He said a three-day Indoor exercise held near London la.st August and attended by representatives of all Commonwealth MODERN AND OLD TIME DANCE-FRIDAY LEGION AUDITORIUM Music by THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOYS Featuring: FREDDY LANG Canada's Champion Old-Tint Fit Blood Transfusion Service Operates 24 Hours Per Day would be pointless for us to get '51 Ford Custom Sedan 2-tone Custom heater. Beautiful condition ONLY $1 !." "50 Ford Pickup Mew paint; low mileage A-l mechanically .... $1051) '51 Plymouth Tudor - A-l condition. Custom heater A buy for $1500 '53 Ford Sedan Like new only 7.000 miles. Lots of e'xtras. ONLY $2150 fly into the rough and ready places like Kemano. NO ACCIDENTS I countries made "a close study of i the problems of supply, , munication and movement un involved in propaganda which might only serve to establish a basis of suspicion. "But we do co-operate and keep in touch with medical and scientific ori anizations. Our own laborato! les are continually studying a.l phases of tobacco itself as well as its growth and preparatnn. They drive through storms and floods and if an der atomic attack and also of the tactical and strategic use of atomic weapon-." BOB PARKER LIMITED "The Home of Friendly Service" CITY TRANSFER Ninety thousand miles was chalked up by the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service transport department last year. And it wasn't all clear sailing. Take the driver on her way from a clinic at Prince Rupert in the middle of winter. She took 19 hours to drive 100 miles through conditions none would drtve through normally, but she had to because her truck was loaded with blood which had to get to the laboratory In Vancouver. 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