Li-,. Finite Ki'Mtit Uuily News Friday, May 8, l'JM Canadian Dollar Sinks : -- . , 1 To Lovesi Ebb in Year By The Canadian Press NEW YORK. The Canadian dollar, which has outranked the U.S. dollar in value for more than a c' '-V;. ' ";r year, sank to its lowest level in 1: months Wednesday dwI dropped below par w ith the U.S. dollar in at least one foreign exchange trading centre. ino Dominion dollar was minted here at 1132 of a cent Bbove par, lowest premium since March 24, 1952. In August last year it commanded a premium of 4 516 cents., At Watertown, N.Y., the Canadian dollar fell to 99 cents-first time it had been discounted since March 7 last year. New York banking circles at-trjhiitert the recent, pradtial decline in value of the Canadian dollar to "hardening" of the U.S. dollar. i:(K.l K NOIKET (centre) commander-in-chief of French forces in Germany, signs the nent covering the RCAF's occupancy of fie new air base opened recently at Zwcibrucken t Germany. At left is Group Capt. Chesr Hull of Manotick, Ont., and riht is 'Air 0(lrc William MacBricn of Ottawa, act.ng air officer commanding the RCAF's air 'Equal Rights' Demanded By Bachelors TEL AVIV (RputprO Bwhd-rs in Israel are demanding 'coual rinhts." Posters have appeared on walls ,11 111 r.uiuy- , . . . Weather on Prairies Gives Way American investors are re ind billboards in Tel Aviv calling I ported switching from Canadian Allow Grain Seeding To Start oon authorities to .encourage the immigration of unmarried women to equalize the sexes. At present, the posters declare, unmarried women are so scarce that the bachelors are being to American securities and exchanging Canadian money they receive from the sale of Canadian stocks and bonds for U.S. current". t II'KG- Cool weather rains have occurred in Alberta ov uli d across the prair- and southeastern Saskatchewan of tins .spring has ntiw . but little precipitation is reported , y to liighcr tempera- for Manitoba during the past ..(rally, week. cd .showers to good Moisture conditions In most districts of southern Manitoba are not too satisfactory, according to the weekly crop report of the department of agriculture of the Canadian National Railways, Seeding is furthest advanced in southern Manitoba. Wheat seeding is 75 per cent completed in some districts and a start has been made with coarse grains. In the Regina division of Saskatchewan, seeding, which was Kenya colony in East Africa 'has 5,500,000 Africans, 120000 Asians, mc'.'.ly Indihns, and . about 30.000 Europeans. "exploited." "There are some 49000 surplus bachelors who have no hope of marriage even in the remote future," says the League for the Protection of Bachelors' Rights which drew up the posters. "Women," the posters read, "are aware of this surplus and USOLINE PRICES CUT MS WEEK IN BRITAIN delayed on account of rains, wiUicxnloit it. It is no secret that -The price of gasoline went down in- )ND')N i Reuters) this week. t'J Minister Geoffrey Lloyd said the government decided (ontrol the price in view of ample-supplies. Gasoline !lf from Ru to 65 cents a gallon. commence this weekend if fine weather continues. Seeding should be general in most sections of central Alberta in About another week and should begin this weekend in the today's girls will look only at txi-owners. physicians or engineers, while you the worker-are destined to live and die single, without a wife, a home or children." The league's posters claimed to miote official statistics to prove One Knows Who Named i Edmonton territory and be gen-je'-nl within the next four or five days. - its case about the "surplus" of Okanagan, weather ' males. warm with several j Actually, the latest official fig In the ! continued '50 Monarch Convertible, omplclcly automatic with .very poKibl extra. A Must Sec 51 Puniiac Sedan, only wering Mount Robson I pood showers. Prospects now are i that apricots will approximate f l fiOUSON, B.C. (Pi 24.000 miles, heater S1750 '51) I uid Sedan New 2-tone rm . :.';n waon vv "monarch of the Rockies." The the same volume as last year, summit is almost alwavs hidden peaches and cherries heavier. : 13.008 feet above this ures released here disclose that the number of males in Isnel exceeds the number of females t,y 2P000. the total number of' males beinc; TSR.unO. A 25-year-old teacher who helped to draft the poster.-;, ex- .Ixtia good looking $1050 'dement on the Cana- In clouds and has offered a chal- ana pear oiossoms indicate mat this will be the heaviest crop yet. TRICKS 0 '51 Ford Pick-up Excep " AH' IfWVW;. Vrt : ,oi: al Railways main line lenge to mountaineers fof dc-t Rybson. the highest cades. Many have climbed It. the Canadian Rockies. I The railway crawls around its tional condition $1325 O '5i Chevrolet Pick-up. Like Apple blossoms will not be ont plained tht purposes of the for another week but indications . league. southern flank after coming new. Heater ecnipped.... S1795 zum the world over t.e know 5 who named it ob.ajii, or why. . , 's;ic ice-sheathed form,' ntaln is known as the are for a heavier apple crop, than last year. Remember When Bob Parker Ltd. He said Mint most of th? members, whose number he refused to disclose, ate 'between the jtcs of 25 and 30. - The leagu" a'-ro demani..-; income tax relief for bachelors who are now "discrin.tnated against." from Alberta through the Ycl-lowhead Pass, and it gives Its name to Robson Park, separated from the more famous Jasper Park by the B.C.-Alberta boundary, ' . MENTIONED IN 18G5 "The Home of Friendly Service" ' "tit- ... H . - K - j l - f 4i: : ;?. it-: 'I'u 1 - .-is, !y1l. , , - i 1 ii '-- 1-i ' I- J ' - ' 'N, ... - ' ,..'. f " ' V4 i Vt J r - s f- 'V 1, War Admiral won the 83rd iK'iMr-Jrv Derby 18 years a.io today, piloted by Charley Kurt-Firi".er ti victorv' over the Hi-mlle American classic in the f a it time of f 03 t5: The Mafl O'Wnr colt, owned by Samuel Rtrtdle, went on to win the turf's triple tnwn with victories in the Prenkness and Belmctit Stakes. -tV'V-M uyilllMW - . . 1 - -X 1 : tflfcSJ " i lit-' v4 X.i-r- if-r - V-i ' s-A1 - ' iL- v' V ; 1 i, 1 1 i ------- i" '" n i I. - MIEIIDffllEIES Mount Robson is first mentioned in the book "Northwest Passage by Land," by Milton nnd Cheadle. published in 1865. The iinountnln is also marked on their map but nothing is said by whom or after whom it was named. Alexander MacKenzle. who came through the Yellowhead Pass, refers only to the "height of land" which he marked on his map and Simon Fraser doesn't J pay anything about it at all. Similarly David Thompson, who j must have passed close, docs not i write of the mountain. I "nin. David IVn'Rla.1!. the botanist who gave his name to ; the Douglas fir. went through the same country in 1827 but does not mention the peak In his 9, REGINA (U) ine asricult-(ire department of 50 lairluse surveys made in Saskatchewan sin;p 1 9l8. wind erosinn was reported as a major agricultural problem by 35 municipalities. It iid moderate to severe .oil drifting has occurred almost every year n some areas. RYE a 8 years old 5 years old 4 years old 3 years old Aristocrat Anniversary Viscount Old Keg London Club London Dry J. HOGAN (above). ..... GIN ippoiiit nil-tit as trea.s- tniht on Trained to strike hard at any threats to our freedom . . . soldiers like those of the airborne infantry are helping to guard Canada, ready to drop into action wherever danger threatens. The young man who joins the Army and has completed his Infantry training may then volunteer to start, training for tha proud wings of Canada's "Soldiers of the Sky." Journals. t Hl'DSON'S lY ( i,i;itK Manv of these early explorers p,"-.t have known of two books written by Joseph Robson. an old Hudson's Bay man. In 1753-64, hut, authorities do not believe the nwi'mtnin u-:lx linmcd nftcr him. the ( hryslcr Corpora-Ca.iada, Limited, was ! b' E. C. Row, prrsi-! I'eneial manager, Is " "I Wind. .or, Ontario. ; joined the ''orpoi'u- mecners SUNDAY IS MOTHER'S DAY-. . Remember her with a gift from . Death's Pharmacy I.IMITKO For Health and Beauty Prince Ru-jert, B.C. Phone 79 WE DKLIVKH )' and fur the past fV!';n;. !"n lias lias served served as as I A cheek of Hudson's Bay Com-. ' M-:-re;uy Sl: 'e;u v and awi assist- ra-iv emnlovees for 40 years be 1MJIMIIII I 'I"- i wins fore the first mention of the name gives no Robson, unless the name was corrupted from Uoblnson or Robertson. . In any event, there is no record of the origin of the name given to one-of the most famous mountains in Canada. rtly Medal This advertisement is not pub'ishad or displayed bv the liquor Control Eoatd or by ti:e Covarnment of Bi.t.Ji Columbia. OMK ip. . sir Robert "I Oxford University, '(-winning chemist and ''HilliV-kmiU-n aiilhr,llu How does a man choose a job? He examines the pay; the working conditions; the opportunities for advancement; the financial security. From every one of these aspects an Army career is excellent. And more no monotony of being stuck for years in one place; pension plans after 20 years service; medical and dental care whenever needed without regard for cost or time. Opportunities for training and advancement in the Army today are truly outstanding. For the bright young man who is interested in his future as well as Canada's- the Canadian Army Active Force has much to offer. k iiimiiiii iiii nminnniiiniiii n i ttt n r :s and hormones, has I my Medal, highest f American chemistry, f -iHv M0rirtli fof 01lt. Milk Box Theft Brings Jail Term TORONTO (P James Morgan, 3f was sentenced today to two yearn In prison for stealing 32 cents from a milk box and taking a car to make his escape.' wrvices In chemist rv, for Joseph Priestly, 18th-century British '"tilted with the oxygen. I 0(1! OIG DC3 ; ; fr-"- iMnmiiiiNi niMiiTiiMliirii Mnm mm immi bm bwiiiiiiimii Hi firirl IfI V) if,' A nrPos,0,,:" &v v 0 A'B f ?4 v Soldiering is a man's life! There are challenges and dangers. Overseas duty carries with it the excitement of new places and strange customs in distant lands. But wherever you go, in the Army, you know you tan rely on your comrades, trained fighting men who share with you the action of military life. If you think an Army career is for you, enquire about the opportunities for service with the Infantry the most important men in the Canadian Army. Yon or (llqiblt to join the Army if you are 17 to 40 years of a,te ind able to meet Army test requirements. Applicants should bring birth certificates or other proof of age when reporting for interview. ' For lull information apply right away to: PNESDAY lURDAY I i It , X III UiU. V.VBS ItJi . t jnce Rupert Boys . . . Girls . . . Ladies . . . Some w.lh riant trim or Gingham trim ; . . some with turn-up cuff . . . brass-studded and triple-sewn seams for added reinforcement . , , some with triple knee ... . .. AM. ATTnrTJVKl.Y PRICED run stjimkr at iTCHlSCAW Army Information Centre, 119 AA Bty., RCA, Work Point Barracks. Victoria, B.C. No. 11 Personnel Depot, 4201 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, B.C Mangel . Petersburg - juneau M ma - nd other Alaskan centres DOM'S DEPT. STORE 1,. , Willi bUHI-kKVi' . 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