sands of Aussies Camp Along Coast iting Arrival of Elizabeth and Duke Sick Leave Privileges 'Abused' by Federal Workers OTTAWA (CP)-Thc health do- junior clerk, which "too often" partment has accused federal was the case, but by a senior employees of abusing sick leave personnel officer privileges and urged stiffer con-1 tv,.,.,,,.. t trols to reduce "unnecessary ab-' ?lr""l m .. a , ".",.e from New K(.ijt(,rsl Thou- , arrival Wednesday Australians campea , leaiana. royal liner oft Sydney local time us toiiiRht W oe on me sieeK, vnue el the Queen and ; Gothic will arrive Edinburgh on their 'harbor at 6 a.m. 3 p.m. EST) today and will drop anchor about two hours later. The liner will be cheered by the thousands who camped out all night on the cliffs above the cove. Royal Australian' Air Force Jet fighters will fly in salute a for sick-leave control and not , , l-K i.1 V ;'v '""t.-. los ' t ' ' lA:--zc- a t) T REE RABBITS LOOK MKK PltCRIM LAWBPEAKERS lri a pillory as the furry hares are fitted into experimental boxes by a lab assist xnt. Technicians will take the rabbits' temperatures every lo minutes as part of a pharmaceutical test. This laboratory is in CoDenhasen Denmark. Rupert Air Cadet Squadron Praised For Progress -Made Since Inception ay. Kilt Til. George Laflcur, 40-year-old amateur .ir and printer of Ottawa, Is able to see images on in screen. His doctor says he is one in 10,000,000 i ions who can be helped to sight by television. An I t s lid Lcfleur can see television Images because of : !;tia4 hetween the black and white, on the screen Congratulations to the Prince Rupert air cadet squadron for the rapid progress it has made since its inception was contain ed In a letter from' the B.C. committee of the Air- Cadet League of Canada read last night at the annual general A o (lie peculiar condition of his eyes. - - I r meeting of the sponsoring committee. "The members of the B.C. committee were most Impressed with the fine display put oh by the squadron (at Its annual inspection),, and the squadron staff is to be congratulated on the excellent results achieved in so short a time," the letter said. This correspondence was con yrs Appoint Committees Production of "Streetcar" senteeism.' Studies during a six-year period "substantiated" earlier 1m- Wt. m fuucu unless, is in excess 01 that occasioned by actunl iil- ness," the department said in its 1952-53 annuil report tabled , Monday in the Commons. I The government employs ! about 130.000 workers. About 30,000 work in Ottawa. Regularly-employed civil servants sr: allowed three weeks sick leave a year, including seven days oi casual leave without a medical certificate. Under the current system o( administration and recording, it was impossible to eauee the exact extent of the abuse, but, the department concluded that "it must be substantial." "This is particularly true with : respect to casual leave. It is Increasingly apparent that government departments must i make important changes both I in f hpir attitnrlo n U ..u ! lem and in their system of rec-' iord-keeping if this gap is to be , narrowed and if any tangible re-, (auction in absenteeism charge-i able to sickness is to be achiev-!ed." The department suggested em- j ployees be taught to conserve and not squaunder sick leave.! cumulative from year to year. Interpretation and adminis tration of sick leave regulations should not be handled by a Fred , Dowdie OPTOMETRIST Hew address: 303 3rd Ave. W Phone Green 960 FOR TnA; EXTRA SPECIAL PRINT JOB CALL ON D1BB PRINTING COMPANY FLY. Harold Thomas is in charge of stage management for the play, to be staged March 1 and 2 at the Centre. His committee was set up and work on stage sets will get under way Thursday night. Mrs. Marion Thomas was named chairman of . the properties and costume committee which also will start work Immediately. Director Ian UoooU reported production well unaer way and casting of the play was finalized Willi the exception of two minor parts. The group will meet again February 15 to choose the cast for the second in the scries of four Broadway plays to be staged by the Little Theatre here this year. A report on finances of the city groups sponsorship of the Terrace drama group's p''i "Father of the Bride," show profit of $35 for the mca:s. . de de-! scores of vessels, from tugs to luxury yachts, escort the Gothic to her anchorage not far from where the first English settlers set foot in Australia. First to welcome the Queen officially to Australia will be the governor-general, Field Marshal Sir William Slim. He and his wife will go out to the Gothic by yacht. So will Prime Ministr Robert Menzies, Sir John North-cott, lieutenant-governor of the state of New South Wales, and Joseph Cahill, premier of New South Wales. At 10:30 a.m. local time the Queen will step ashore in the shadows of Sydney's lofty and gaily-declyd buildings. Firefly and Sea Fury aircraft from the Australian carrier Vengeance flew past the royal yacht today in an aerial salute, and then turned oven the shiD In a formation making the letter E In honor of the Queen. Later the Vengeance carried out a rocket attack on a target towed by other ships. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh watched the show but otherwise spent the day quietly' in preparation for their Australian landing. Monday night the household staff and ship's officers saw a film "Botany Bay" which told the story of the first British settlement in New South Wales. oCaJiei on a PL danffiii'l Plans for an annual banquet were made when Sonja Ladies met last night at the home of Mrs. E. Sorncs. President Mrs. C. Strand conducted the meeting at which date for the banquet was set for February 20. The prize for the evening was won by Mrs. Carl Gi.ske and refreshments were served by the hostess to wind up the evening WA Plans Tea, Rummage Sale Final ananncmen's ,,.,.., for f,, a - i) Vul- aml plans' for a ru. um- sale next month wi rc discussed when members of the i United Church Women's Asso-I elation hold their .monthly meet ing In the church hall with President Mrs. G. W. Graham in the chair. The Valentine tea will be held at the home of Mrs. L. M Greene. February 11. The rummage sale Is planned for March 6. The group also planned a general housrcleaning in the church to be staged early in April. Materials were distributed for making up articles for the spring sale, to be held May 6. i after which refreshments were served. i n1 ni'l.lE i:u the oldest person in Canada, Mrs. Agnes Keith of Victoria celebrates her 104th birthday. Mrs. Keith, typically feminine, will not. admit to being more than 99. Hut 70-year-old Edmund Scott, of Oiympia. Wash., a son by a previous marriage, said his birth certificate says she was 34 when he was born. . hiexpeBHes -Un.pr-jcnUne , ' , mage rely on the civil service commission or advice of the health eMl SCrViCe heaUh Federal employees made 177.-:400 visits to. health units In their areas in the 1952-53 fiscal year. Of these, 80,900 were by' women and 96.500 by men. Lead-in"? complaint was respirator ailments with digestive troubles 'second. "REST TREATMENT" 3s vV UL S (', """i"Mt kv J.-t Wake uyTresi FEEL LIKE A NEW PERSON Enjoy relaxing, rejuvenating rest M provided by Spring-Air. You'll sleep better . . . you'll feci better with more rest from every sleeping hour! FEE-"SItp Anoyi.r" Come in at your convenience ... see the new "Sleep Check Chart" see how science now helps you . select the mattress you Deed, regardless of your weight and height even for two people of widely differing weights sleeping in the same bed. No oblieation. Spring-Ftilv'd Mattresses from $3.50 - $89-50 Gordon & Anderson Phone 46 Office Opp. Post Office EVAPORATED- 5 "from Contented Cows" THE CATHEDRAL of the Holy Trinity in Quebec, Canada's first Anglican cathedral, this year marks the 150th anniversary of Its consecration. Built in 1804. the Georgian-style, gray stone church is in the city's bustling Place d'Armcs, a parade square in the oldest section of Quebec's upper town. The cathedral's tall copper spire is one of the city's landmarks. . . tained in the annual report of! the retiring president, Fred, Adames. Elected to succeed Mr. i Adames for 1954 was J. F. Ma- j gor. Other officers elected were! Roy Brown, vice-president, and John Wakcley, secretary-treas-1 urer. .... SPECIAL DISTINCTION Mr. Adames pointed out that during the year three cadets achieved special distinction. Robert Pedersen completed his senior leaders' training course, and Ron Black and Stan Kaar-dal received their "wings." The retiring president also spoke highly of the successful showing during the annual tag day and of the squadron's performance at the annual inspection. He recommended that this year the squadron should under- ! take to place a wreath at the i cenotaph on Remembrance Day.'j SPEAKS OF SHIELD . ; Mr. Adames also drew alien- j Hon to the awarding of the ! Commanding- Officer's shield to I ,the flight which docs the best drill and is the best desciplincd , during the year's training. This' shield, which is in its first year of competition, was donated by the former CO., R. W. Garrett. Directors elected at the meeting were: Mr. Adames, F. E. Anficld. L. A Gordon M. M. Johnston, Jack Laurie, L. A. Mc-Broom, A. D. Ritchie, D. R. Selkirk. J. E. Taylor. Ray Lougheed. Neely Moore, Sy Collin.n David Radford, Ron Allen and Pat Deane. 1 It was agreed that the com mittee would meet on the fourth Monday of every month. GEORGE DAWES Auctioneer Phone Blark (16 and Red KIDtlEY ACIDS RobyourRest.. Miny Kpl mw seem Is get fawi ifht's rest They turn ami loss ttUme it n 'ncrres' when it may be their kidneys. Healthy ludneyi nher poisons and excels acids from the blood, if they fail and smauribes stay in the system disturbed rest often follows. If yv don't rest well let and use Dodd'a Kidney Pills- Dodd's Mp the kidneys so that yati can rest niter and red better. 1 34 Dodds Kidney Pills with fur production of .:M'd Desire" were it it.-; niitnrs moniniy ,fjl!ie Prince Rupert l in tlie Civic Ccn- Men I Wordle ' lion IkVenue, ' lurnoby, B C. ll " regularity? Af'lcn R. Wrdlc t nourishiiiB IRIDIHI) wMtAT h bran r. .1 1 IS lll idc frnm 1,1 Part o holc 15 "isP, golden ,,nlV Rives you ""iTishmcnt it n tor rritnl.iriiu Mrs. JAMES ROOSEVELT SEEKS MAINTENANCE PASADENA, Calif, tfi Mrs. James Roosevelt names three women as co-respondents in a suit filed Thursday seeking separate maintenance from the son of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Two letters filed with the suit Identify nine other women as having been Intimate with her husband. The letters, the suit charges, were written to her by him in 1915. . 'ELLUS km mm Catholic Prelate Praises Ike For Setting Good Example to KETCHIKAN with connections to SEATTLE, WHITEHORSE and all ALASKA lljanu til Chance, ; Mrs. A. Anderson and S. Stef-; nnson took first prizes at the Sons of Norway whist and dance ; in the Sons of Norway Hall ' here, at which 14 tables were i in play. Winning second prizes were j Mis. A. E. Norton and K. Dehli. i while the door prize went to Mrs. N. Ei icksen. j The committee In charge in-i eluded Mrs. E. Sorncs. Mr. and i Mrs. C. Strand, Mr. and Mrs. O. Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ritchie and Knut Rystad. i reader j HeKiil.ir monthly niocting ; Canadian lfiion W.A., Thurs-' day, Feb. 4, 8 p.m. 28l ' Borden St. Parent - Tencher Kummage Snle, Feb. 4, 2:30 lo 4:00, at Borden St. School 28 i In the interests of the Cana-! c!ian Legion and Legion affairs, a film will bt shown at 8 p.m. I Tuesday, Feb. 2. Everybody welcome. No admission charge. 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