a

mond Street.

methe switch-over,

how's
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ALLY FAMOUS Job's Daughters Drill Team of

s shown above in

one of seven drill displays they

Jast week's Kelowna Regatta. At far left is Drill
ill, giving the order for another formation in the

routine. Prior to

this display, and immediately

pening parade, team member Elaine’ Christenson.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

was rushed to hospital ‘for an
She's still In Kelowna recuperati

 

 

Pe “VICTORIA (CP)—The|
{national Progressive Con-|
- servative party has order :
eda: new: federal ‘associa-|
~F tion.. established in. ‘Vie-}

: : toria: aiding ‘in ‘the. first]

Photo Courtesy or ‘Vancou T Sun -

emergency appendix ‘operation.’

ng. The big parade and.a ‘special:

display on the aquatic stage opening night highlighted the, trip:
for the girls who.were chaperoned by. Drill Master Alex .Mitchell;:
and Mrs. Mitchell, The team returned home aboard the Prince.

Rupert yesterday,

Distance Toll Board Moved —
one Switch-Over Deadline Near

Bor the cut- over
dert's telephone|
Banual to auto-!
q September 19
moval of all long-
rds from thelr
the City Hall to
Forner of Third

ry telephone SUp-
1 today that all
Dent has been
new Duilding and
process of being
ill continue un-

fe calls are now
from the new
cl.

 

One toll-board is now In use
at the new office and the other
is being modified and will. be
Installed by September 1.

Operators are presently being
trained: basically . for -long: dist-
ance work,’ Mr,“Janes sald, add-

ing (hit while-most: “knows how:

to use, tHe, automatic. equipment,

the old. manual ‘system is.estill

being employed for. the: time: ‘be-}.
ing...
The switch to automatic equip-
ment will see a sharp drop in the}{
number. of operators. employed
by’. the telephone department.
the phone superintendent sald.
During the year from 25 to 32
_‘Birls have been on the depart

mS

HH COLUMBIA SPARED
EPIDEMIC THUS FAR

New polio figures released Wednesday by
periment show that British Columbla has still

H epidemic this: y

ear. The figures are far below

record breaking tneldence last year,

k ending July 24,

there were six enses reported

¢, against 19 eases in the same week Inst year,
“) eases reported In the week ending July 31
pt year, and three eases were reported for the
tts: Tagulnst at a year Ago,

Sete mee ne Henan ent caer cate a nape eas eee

ment's staff, It is, oxpected. that}!
only 12 will “be needed under |
the new system, -

“However, quite | a few of the
girls, who will be ‘leaving, .were
planning,.on’ ‘terminating: ‘their
work: anyhow; ‘Mr Janes: ‘sald,

to,stay on until.the. change-dver
Nis made} i. nf cay ertinieat %, PN

Mr Janes-sald: thal’
for a re-application: of ‘persons
desiring phones. and- thdse. wish-’

ne additional : service: had ‘fe-
sulted irft 400 people registering
at Clty Hall, However; he said,
there were some people who It
was understood wanted addi-
tional service who. had not ap-

plied. In some cases; there fs
‘no record of an application,

With regard to subscriber edu-
catlon on the automatic phone
system, the phone: superintend-
ent said that a certain amount”
had been carried out by the men
who Installed the new automatic
equipment.

It ix planned to send each sub-
serlber a card with Instructlons
on how to use the dial phones
shortly, Mr. Janes Indicated. The
new directorics will: also have

 

Jnstructions in tho: front of the

. book, "

at epece trees ere tcnneninm ene

hern Empire Sparked. Idea
Nall Street Journal Story

for the ideas to
Pe hlind kmptre
rl tecently hy
it Lea tiire slory
hil dle velupnient
the Yukon and
bi In the Uitest

ull Streep Jus

Weim AL Clark,
Mupert datellng,
ber fall columns
Hap at the area,
Mate nw man
Dnt rend.
harneteristles af
COUnLEY nd dh.
© Possibilities,

Its district,

Raneyt, Colum,
0, ia, wy fe
he Corp. of Ame
il $00 Lona of
ay for use tn
Ulabrles, Open.
ha and alyendy
(he frst pulp
Vi Inland fore

ey |, Litsete, whieh
Y island at the
HON fNed Skog
ob now prog.
Nywhores nore
skotehos — of
Dan to Open ab
1 elevator dle
Wllon 49 milion
Ol for yy Orlent
hades whont.
ite busy aonde
feo of inboy

ut Melia, and

 

fish cannorics and frecaing sheds
cantinte lo make the town the
“hullbut capital of the world,”
handling 160 milllon pounds of
all types anmuenlly,

“As the Pacifle const ral
head on, the transcontinental
zanadinn National Railways,
Prince Rupert is feeling echors
of busy warkinie cays when it
was vA major embarkatlon part
for troops bound for Alugka and
tho Paelfle, Through the elty
will go much of the oulput of the
Ketehikan pulp mill, on tls way
fo American Viseoso plants in
the enatern U.B,

“Canadian National has a new
ferry slip tor rallway barges and
Btralta Towing Co, Ltd, his ace
quired big 20-car ral ferries, In
preparation for the Alaska trade,
About 40 railway cars a month
will bo loaded at the Ketehikan
mill, barged through narrow
consalal channels to Prince Rue
pert and pub dirsotly on ONR's

}) atwol highway to tho onal.”

TH IRADK MENTIONED

Torrico Also recolves apocial
montion th the story,

"Hyon with na new Indiatrtos
wriving In town, the 10, vil-
Ingo of Torraco ta fooling the
Awakening of a boom," Ib re.
lntoa, “Its population tins daubls
Otto 4,000—sIn bho rat throa] §
yours,"

Tho drtiote quotes Proll Mack-
lin, hand of tho. Board of Trado,
na ‘any lng: that when he arrived
thore lord than four yenrs ago

thors were tn atores an tho;

maln street. Now. thore are six
full blocks of thom, and the
number of banks his Inerensed
from one snl bank to three
large ones,

"Youth from Terrace, the CNR |-
ta pushing 0 $12 million branch
the 40 miles to Kitinat, tho al-
wintnum amolter alte." the are
Helo points oul.,"Bosldes Its po-

and Prince Vuport, Torrace also
boasts the biggest alrfletd in the

Seeond World War, when thous.

wero hore, Right now, a radar
beam lo allow allewenther fly-

vor and Seathly la being I+
atallod, |
FARM CENTIVE ‘

“With Its moro tompornte, In-
Innd woather, Tortace hopes to
bre for ho 80,000-poople who are

day, Tb alrondy hing the only galt
course hy northern B.0,, ab non.

nk to Kitimat da lilt.”
Alonn project and dlacuaaes tho

cloxo to the northern B.0, bor.

lor, : f
Tho Wall Slroot Journal la tho

loading financial publlontion tn
tho UB, Aa n vorult of tho are
tlelo, novornl onqilrion about de-
Volopment tn tis aren havo ale

 

adding that the: girls: had:agreed |:

| OS,

altion as roll centre for Kitimat m

anda of U8. und’ Canndian troops

Ing by luge planos from Vanecot| 5

be tho farm and réarention cons |
oxpocted Lo livo In Kitimat somo!
by Lakelao, 0 roavrl avon whore]
a numbor’ of Kithnt aluminum |
workors any they'll lve if a rond
Tho article also doxarlbes the

powor and mining devolopmonta ;

 

 

rondy eon rocolyod by ‘Tho
Dally Nown.

| YS. To Build
On Seaway —
- Canal Links

“OTTAWA O—~The long-awatt-
ed St; Lawrence seaway will bel*
mostly. an all- Canadian, venture
with the exception of an impor- |
tant foursmile, stretch of canals

concrete ‘move. ‘against.|”

rebels,

here Wednesday night, |
Robert: H,. Fort, : president’, of

“| the existing Victoria ” Federal

Progressive: Conservative: Associ -
ation, ‘said- he received ‘notifica-
tich of the-move: from Maj. “Gen;
G.R. Pearkes, member. of Parlia-|
meft for Esquimalt- Saanich, -
“Mr. Fort.-safd. ‘he: Jnmediiiy|
replied with'charges: of dictator-
‘tal faction ‘and harges:that the]:
new assoclatfon., is.
tional. - si
- Gen, Pearkos’ letter, to Mr, Fort
eal he Had‘-been -Instructed by?
a aol

and locks “en. ‘the American side {tn

of the Anletudtions! | rapids 8
lon, *

request: ‘But eveny in: ‘this part, thet,

Barnhart island area’ southwest
of Cornwall, Ont; the: Canadiin
government reserves the right:to
build’ a parallel Canadlan.link
If ‘Canada and the United, States,

find they cannot -get: along In

Jeaway operations.
The Canadian governinent,’ ‘in|
an exchange of notes with the
made public Wednesday,
igreed to Iel the U.S, build the
iour-mile $70,000,000 link at
Barnhart and also do $2,000,000
vorth of dredging in the seente
Thousand islands gector,

Bul. the Internathonal rapids
section will not be Ieft to the
U.S, alone, The Canadian note,
dened by External Affairs Min-
ister Pearson, deciared that Can-
ada will dmmedialely begin a
4,000-foot, $14,000,000 canal and
Jock on the Canadian side at
Troquols, Ont. about 27 miles up-
tlver from Cornwall,

Tho’ external affatrs depart-
ment sald Ina press stabement,
which was amplified at a prose
conference ealled by Mr, Pearson
that the U.S!also has been com-
intted by Congress lo bulld a
canal on the Amertenn side nent
Troquols, But Mr, Pearson, ex-
pressed the hope that the US,
“may subsequently (loclte. not bo
praceed with bis ork ab this
(into,."

vote: of: non- confidence. in: "fed.
eral. leader. George: Drow. which
Was passed. ati 8 meeting: -of the

B.C,” Progiessive : Conservative
Assoglation, oxedutive at Vernon}
July 17," The. vote. was a: ‘ellmax |"
ofan organization fight. between
provincial ‘Jeader Deane Finlay
son and -Mr, Drew.

Mt, Fort replied to “Gen,
Pearkes by ‘special. messenger
Wednesday night. He sald he
server notice that his associa-
tion would continue to function,

Kitimat May. Use
City Cost Plan:

The cost accounting system
used by Prince Rupert may be
implemented shortly by Kitimat!
Muniolpality, if it ts found to. be
applicablo,

Les Wheeldon, municipal treas- |
rer for. tne. recently Ineorporat-
:d Alcan settlemont ts In Prince
Rupert to study the cost ac-
counting methods omployed by
vhe ality, |

“Tf thoy'll bin with oli sys-
tem, wo'll uso thom," Mr, Wheol-

 

don auld. todny, .

 

rrenain Inharitanes from the| ie

NOT ALE KVES 0
tho Dominion ‘of
Ranger, nony Ottawa,
Ottawa.

meee

rh on tho (irgots ut {ho annual pla: shoot of
OCrnnca’ Rifle Assoolation:

At Connaught Ritlo

Tho ronson laiwinsomo Jane Pllichor of.
Range oftioint gay slio'a good with h shootin’ | {ron,

British. Columbia, marty
Pit” was" 1e eported "

resident t George: Hees}, fe

 

“SELLA VAL sUGANA’ "Staly. m
—Alcide de. Gasperi, ‘the Jean. old:
statesman’ who ° led: ‘Ttaly: out. ‘of
‘post-war | chaos and: onto © ‘thie

 

 

: vate

ee

nm
wi ah ate

Me,

meta

 

operating.

isheries : ‘Associat

 

‘ber, 1945, becaitso. he was. Ie
of, Italy's blero ty

nation’s ‘Cominnurists ‘and. fellow] .
travelling Socialists, but‘in the
spring.of 1947 abandoned the ef-
fort. and in. the: 1948 “elecitons
inflicted a smashing: defeat on
the Reds, ...

For five years: after’ ‘that: de
Gasperl fought: the-Reds at overy
turn, battling to keep his nation
closely allled -with the: antl-
Communist West, pishing . the
chuse of European ynity.

It was he who.jn 1049 brought
Italy into tho’ North Atlantic
Alliance against. Cominunist ag-
gression, a charter mombor of
NATO along with nations who
had been at war with Itallan
Fasclam only, a few years boforo,

Engi gineer.

Males Suney
Of Harbor —

Tho chiof atigineor of tho. fed
oral department of public works,
and two district ongincors of the
dopartment visited here yeatar-
day; looking ovor , installations
in the Princo Ruport harhor,

Col, A.A, Anderson. of Ottawa,
accompanied by» hia wifa and
OG. 1. P, Faulknor of Now Woat-
minstor, distriot engineer for
B.C.and the Yukon, and his ag.
alatant R, P,. Honderkon, also of
Now Wostininater, arrived hore
yoatorday morning. ‘and’ spent
the day aboard the Port Dxsing-
ton, touring the-linrbor to view
the Dodgo Cove drodging opera.
tion, Cow Day. floats . sodnapr iit
tlon and-othor. work,

‘Col, Andorson and his. wit left
Tnat night by” tyaln for the onst,
but tho two vdlatrict mon ro
malnod for Lurthor:: Ingpeotton,

sor olemein emer

Early Catches
Of Pinks Good

Mishormon roport ‘good! ontelos
of pink anlinon In almost all
flahing arond | diatriat waters
aloo golng back ont to work
Bunday, The larger gntohos are
die manly tothe bulld up
brought about: by the edasntion
of fishing Augitat 75

Ontohon have faten off allght-
ly In tho Nana and Skeonn Rivors

 

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en a

In- tho Inat few day It, fh roo} ni
ported, ati '

‘but’ whilé both’ organi ve

Mr. Sinclair said. °

“We have had no" success :
trying to find a buyer: and- one
of the reasons may’ be: thate-dt
would cost” about $3, 000,000 . to
put the shipyard in working con;
dition,

“Besides it is. far too ble: for

calvably pay off.” °
“The dry dock was built to ace’

1ay | ~ “THe government: put out: this]
ne “money in, 1049, ” he: sesh “on. the:

 

 

 

~ Mr, ‘Sinclair.’ ‘Said - ‘here. “that Committe
during the war: years: the’ in+} 5
dustry. was operated profitably: ii
by the CNR: but'since’ 1949' the}
federal ‘government: has~ spent ix
$200,000 a year -to: Keep things

 

Sh ewe: og sient a al ot: a ime
Lin trying to dispose of the’ plant, x

i.

the-type of work that might gon .

 

avy... black- materlal, ‘Ww
1 {hom um

ine two. tobbers, both tied
“dark sults. and. tan raincoats’
black ‘allk ‘stockings hiding

commodate’ a vessel ‘of . 22,000 tp elt. -faces,*.entered the. bank..

tons and most of the work being}

fish packers and tugs. .

"T will discuss’ the whole probs)’
len with civic officials and: 1
fecl that thelr principal concern
is a matter of local pride. They] -.
admit that the loss of the tty)
dustry would soriowily affect the
whole community,” he sald,
My, Sinclair said that Bernard
Allen, vetired CNR officlal, had:

done there at present Is on aml ie, a progotily
: yee

‘One, vaving.a sawed-off anol

been ‘appointed by Donald Gore: :

heur:’ while no customers

guu, _ shouted: sc
-, He. ‘ordetod. the-stafl to Ile faeg ..
down on the' floor.’ Hlr partnor, -
armed: with: qn: automatic’ lie

tol vaulted 1 oounter and scoop.‘

ed ‘the money from two tills in
as many ‘tly’ ‘pals.
No shots Word | ‘fred,

 

in °

 

OTTAWA (h-Thore wil be n9|
rail strike,

Unions that have been trent
oning a tloup of Canndinn rasl|@
transport, and tho rallway come
panies thoy havo been battling
for months on fringe bonofit de-
manda, will submit tholr multhé
Milllon-dotlar dlapute to. Arble
tration,

They agrocd vo tis Wortnogs|
day, after olght months of offs
agin, on-again nogotintions and].
during a day of: tarigled many
ootverings (n which Prime Mit»
fxtot St. Lauront plunged In por.
sonally Inn valn attempt to have
tho disputants work out o Robs
tloraont without arbitration, °
Today, with the thront ‘of h
pavalyaing alrike olit of tho way,

ho govornmont wos still at work
on two polnta:

1. Who will bo the man named
to diotnto torina of sottlonent,.

9 How will he be nppointd
and what procedure will be‘ fols
lowed In the big Joly he has in|
resolying rallwnyeunion differs,
etices on Which monodtary oabdtts]'
atoa run tb $00,000,000 a your, ,
PRRFET AGNERMENT
Tho fove vornimont, 1b. wos. wns
doratood, would Ike to’see the)
rallways and tho non-opdrating
unlona reproaonting 148,000 ney

 

ngrae on an nvbtento Among’.
homuolvos, Os

i
4

7 . y 4

 

~Authorltattva “unton intovi
ahte say tho: wntons, whoso lond-
era had beon empowered to call.
matriko if ndgotintlons filed, *

men,

‘ \eeveclnweeherouerenureyeeourtiowve

WEATHER

The cllsturbanco |

weedy
.

.
"

age uh

will env tl to tho governs :

brought rn.lo tho British Qa»

‘Winbla-const yostorday has move

od out:of tho province, Clovidine

ortly afterthe 10 am, opon- as :

“This is a holdup,” Me .

| Railways, Union To: Submit. 7 B
Big Dispute to: Arbitration

‘whtoh .

‘ona’ higers, aver tho southorns. .

(arly ‘yoglons of the'provinea’
Ith Bonttorod showorl. reports.

af trom (te Okanagan valley:torw

he.'rooklad,
morning {og
ah nlong
toa ave oxpooted when: the
dibalpntes,-.
of high
qj oxtenda Into tho gilt of ”
nt and th Yukon ‘nnd showy it
vo an offoctive barvlor In tho
Way Of Paollle storms,
“North Gonat: Region Varahe
Gloudinoss with overnight. and .

Night and: only)”
banks nro ity ;

LOnrly morning: fog: along tho °

Ahatelines today. and Yriday,
Ittlo oliniiga In tomporntura. ©
Inds Ught, Low tonight and:

Wah Felday: ab Pork Mardy. 60,

ntid-62, Sandaplt and Fringe Rie, Ay
: ‘perl 4 wnel. 0b, LN

aod
oad pits
ay
poy? ce
us Ae wh ae

‘
ie ‘

ty
tho. const brit: aay hy

HA

An oxtensivo tldgo: i >
ronura off tho: ra W ‘ ane