yn “ oo hy enemy + born OS, In the dramatic aerial game, of hide-and-seek — displayed | briefly and under a cloak of ‘security —. screaming CF-100 jets burst. from the runway fully armed to intercent aircraft which had been termed “un- ‘tEnown’ by the highly secret _ [Pinetree radar chain, Pilots and navigators, "avessed in flying regaila when ‘on a ¢wo-minute. alert, raced to their. planes, waiting and ready ‘gliinns se of its on the. tarmac,.They are the an{men of RCAF Squadron — 409, selftermed the “Night Hawks.” {GUIDED BY RADAR : ~ Guided completely” by radar, — line’ interceptor’ streaks unerring- ‘lly, relentlessly, . toward ‘its target, [the-“unknown” aircraft, So far, they have all been identificd as friendly =~" civiliaty plones off [course or: having failed to file flight. plans. - -But some day, the: target may be: hostile. What happens then?: School 5 farted ‘for Retarded — _ ~ Alt fovea “Seerond "te; sob fair, re- “fromthe - flerce’ ner fal today. ‘holds “the gave * siting f ully | Sqdn. Lar,” POW. Hal ay ave the answer: | “Our mi ssion is to intercept, ‘identify and — if necessary — destroy.” And to “destroy” the piled pushes a button in his intricate control panel. Electronics lake over and when the range is right, rockets squirt from the wing-tips to make the: kill. DOESN'T SEE KILL . , get excent as a white dot on his radar screen, When the raciar- directed rockets find their mark, a white X appears in place of the dot, Pilots range in age from 19 to 37 “but even the youngest are mature far beyond their years,” sai@ Sadn. Ldr. Haley, himself 36 and veteran of Can- ada’s wartime 409 Sauuctron. Many are Second World War veterans: and Grown Capt. R: C. Weston, station commander, said the .“bald-headed hagkeens”. often are “as good if not better" than the nilots-of the present generation, — _ Besides flying, men of Night Hawk squadron are kapt busy: with many ground training due jties, Due to-a shortaze in per- jsonnel, they are on duty 8) hours a week. They. remain, in rota yon on instant call at the hangs Youngsters GRANDE: PRAIRIE 1 — A school for retarded: children has been onened -in: Grande. Prairie, ‘a Peace. River district town in northern: Alberta,’ with: fh popu- lation of 2,500. . “Under - patient guidan re the » rehildren.. are. learning a new ‘ Msense of group participation and “i@ | happiness. -Mrs.. Margaret Rob- © Gert: one of the teachers, says Wi the younrsters show. their hap- piness with. exclamations of: joy SDS. they find ‘they ‘can make things from: plasticine.. me. ‘for. 48 continuous hours, awake or asleep fully dressed. Hulf of them are married with their ‘families living on the station. Comox station, its total per- sonnel and aireratt compiement | coast of Vancouver Island, 80} miles northwest of Vancouver: Besides quartering the mighty | Maritime reconnaissance squad- i ron and the las! stand in Cai-! “She says’ the school has plenty! of . supplies, but needs teachers to. devete some of their. time to: ‘giving’: the pupils. ; attention, “helping them to'learti to hold B, “pencil, color: build with blocks and to-hold story hours, The school is sponsored: by the ‘Grande Prairie Associa ton for i { { 0 held in rooms ‘supplied by: a serv ee organization, Provincial gov- i ernment. prants-and. aid from , social, groups.in Grands ‘Prairie are ‘paying the cost, estimated ‘this year at $5,000: : CRaRT; : FOR A Lt AG G E 5 “Civic ‘Centre’ is eu sai nb ees. Stel ot et for pity Pica coatzra bv 84 conte per vhare — 180%% greater then in 1S, 1 mom Peveenemn te te8 ty Tarte te oe Sere oenwen yeeeremy ~ Jewellery oe ter Every Occasion - MAKE SURE IT'S ‘Ito the enemy than it did to her oda of the ROAF’s favorite ware | time bomber, the Lancaster, The rebuilt Lanes aleo keen a con-: tinuous vigil, but over the sea. High Frequency Phone Link From Rupert to QCI Started VANCOUVER — A very Iigh frequeney (VIF) radiotelephone link between Prince Rupert and Queen Charlotte City on the Queen Charlotte Islands has been onened by the North-west Telephone Company. Tt will serve Queen Charlatle City, Sandspit and other polnts up the Islands: as far as Port Clements, To nrovicde this service, a new | radiotelephone station is being; paystation at the Sandsplt atre port. Previously the only radioteles phone eclreult to the Ishinds was one between Prince Rupert and Masset. Calls from Queen Char- rlotle City, Port Clements, ete, had been going north to Masset on a land line and then over Hecate. Strait by the radia Ink: Sandspit has had no conmer- clal long distance service, 9. The nilot doesn’t see his lar- POWERHOUSE ON WHEELS 2 — One of two new B.C, Power Commission mobile generating unils first of their type in the province, The 500-kilowatt capacity ts as large as anything “on rubber” on the continent. Units, assembled in Vancouver, will be available for immediate dispatch to any part of the Comimission’s ‘province-wide system for emergencies or to handle peak loads while permanent generating additions arc being installed. Decade of Growth, Service to B.C. Shown in Commissions {0th Report Daily News VICTORIA—The B.C. Power Commission has topped off an impressive decade of growth and service ty recording é an active and successful year | in 1 its ‘tenth annual report ee : » , € ‘ owing thee ® Su mins Res tae an, 'Veurs of Service, ” the. report, ing pl ‘Terrace and a rinee eoree. Special to The D setae ce weg oe arene fee eee, ‘constructed at Sandip. A long distance eall from the matoluid iwould jump from the Mount: Hays radiotelephone station at Prince Rupert to Sandspit and then hy a secon! rato link to the switchboard mn Queen Char- loite Cily. There (he operator could cenneeb the circuit to Queen Charloits Clty telephones ’ to Sandsoit, or to noire aS tat wp the Queen Chastotles as Port Clements. Airtiae passen- ire ih AAR IRR ONEMU ear ENT r | TRY THE DEAL. Work Is progressing on a very long radiolelephone link between a new station al Gray Bay on | the Queen Charlottes and one at San Josef near the northern tip of Vaneouver San Josef Island, The station js one of a chain slretching down to Vane couver, so varieus noints on the Queen Charlotte Islands, such ag Sandspil, and Queen Charlotte City, will be S219 ° just released, states that all’ rere rased 28 times in the ast sight The Commission entered into an} 635 and Ave, Grand Cate For the Best Selection of Chinese Foods QUR SPECIALTY ~—- TAKE OUT ORDEPS Open Gam. to baa, yest able to talk to south- vers WHI be able lo cad from 3 cr n BC, by this route. ooo! hases of the Commission's op- pnt it SOD ibeing purchased power. iyears, with only 14% per cent now agreement with the elty of Prince 4 MENTE EME (AS I feeracqunmesarsLcan per emarseemmancmnee cration expanded during the fis- ‘cal year ended last March 31 as! : Columbia's growth, Here are the highlights: ® Greater mileages. of trans-: intercert or force, it is also head-: ‘mission and distribution lines than three times that recorded | 18 ‘auarters for “the weet eoustig:Were built than in any of the in the 1946-47 fiscal year. This; three preceding years. @ Power requirements of 824,- 809,401 kilowatt-hours: were up} 18 per cent over.the previous year and were 16 times those of cight: years ago. est admirer, I man, If so, today’s results ‘happy. . . | Mr, Masters made his four! “Spade contract, principally be- | = j Calise he had a good inferential ; ‘count on Mrs. Keen’s hand. This | hrings up the important point that when you .are clearly out-: theld on a hand it is usually best - ito retire from the bidding rather : jthan continue fighting for a lost , ‘Cause, Mrs. Keen had a good: hand but when her partner passed and both opponents bid, there was practically no chance of her buy ing the contract, Her threo die mond bid gave much more help own side, GOOD FINESSE | She led the king of hearts and Mr. Masters won ‘with the ace, He Jed a club and finesse dummy's queen. He cashed the ace of spades, Next he led diummy’s last spide and withoul much thought Mnessed the 10, When this held, he cashed two more spades, then led a diamond. Mrs. Keen had no better play than the ace. She continued: ‘hearts and Mr, Masters ended up: losing one heart and two dia- nods, “Wow did vou deelde on the ifnesse of the Len cof spades jasked Mr, New, in admiration, | "Th wasn'l aosure (ning. Mr! ‘Masters replied, “hut after Mrs,’ “Keen followed to the pee of: spados, 1 Sgured she had started! Dine i a Syl ot Prince Rupert's the bamboo room * Club * Banguot Ww Receptions with flve hearts, five diamonds,| ‘and two elibs. Therefore she couldn't have more than one “spade,” EXPLANATION | 1 “Why coulda't she have had two spades and one elub? Me, New mike, | and colors, while tho solection is BLACKWOOD onf BRIDGE ‘By EASLEY BLACKWOOD Mr. New’s Admiration Seems Well Justified Mr. New, the avid kibitz er, is Mr. Master's | SERERINON RI RNEECITE TN: at {NWVs LAYEWET ERAN OT KENMROABLC REET ITA NCERENT, LADIES’ SHOE SALE 4, for | Buy one pair and receive one pair FREE, Flats, Loafors, Sandals, Pumps, all sizes Over 1200 puirs, Drop in now Fashion Footwear i) 2 for 1 Means Bargains § great: It almost pleases him to lose to the gr eat should have made him very: “West deuler. Neither side vul- nerable, / NOUTH (Mr. Dale) AAS ¥ 8 32 2 AQi087 Wht BEAST (Mrs, Keen) (Mr, New) ‘ ai Ad 45 YR Q1MW av Tod $AQ10844992 eK eI 962 SOUTH (Mr. Masters). AK Q108 62 vad daa ‘ wood Mie bidding: West North Bust South 1y of th Mass 2 A . @ Vl, Piss 3 @ Poss 1 @& CAN Puss Mr, Masters was patient, “Be- cise after the queen of elubs: held, she surely had the king | tefl,” he replied, “Bub she could have had four, ‘hearts and five diamonds,” My: i New persisted. “You have told me iLDat sometimes T should open a heark rnther than il with Ghat distribution,” "Not when you've gol a strong hand,” sold Mr Masters, “ond ‘coralply Mrs, Been hada shroue hand when she could come in al: {he three evel opposite a pa hye partner, ’ nie | Me red sills was very ane jh this ense, “OF course,” he added, “If she had net bid diamonds ata, 7 WOHTMTE Dave had inuely reason. Lo lake (he spade fnoesse." abrong at its best, Wy miles of distribution lines, diamond, No, T think he ines” ference that she had 40 enrds in! i George to assist the municipal- ® Customers served total 56,- Hy'-owned utHity to meet its! a ‘defence secret, is located on athe undertaking continued | to. 5B Net increase last yoar was | Power, meas while the commis-| sandy peninsula on the east {Meet the rapid pace of British (3,78 jston seeks & major source © Average residential power, ‘power for. the central interior. | Use jumped 14 per cent to 999 | /kwh per month, and now is more of port refers to “extensive investi- ations and surveys,” continuing, Details are given of transmis-! ‘reflects “notable increases” in: ‘sion expansion on Vancouver Is- ithe number of clectric range,: “| water heater and electrically. land, the Kamloops-North Okan- hye 5 heated dwelling installations, {288M area, and on the Arrow! Average cost kilowaite:! Lakes, where first power was! © Average cost per kilowalt-' made ‘available to the Burton-! hour for all classes of customers: Arrow Park district, j decreased 4.2 per cent, | Major distribution projects in- 1 @ Gross revenue, at $8,277,331, eluded 8 miles of line lo serve | Was up almost 16 per cent. ‘the Tomslake - + @ Operating surplus increased: Coleman Creek aren south of almost 23 per cent to $652,188, but; Dawson Creek and a 32-mile ex- j mast of it went to restore to a tension’ to electrify the Savona- {suitable balance the contingen-: -Walhachin district west of Kam- | cies reserve depleted to mect theiloops. Included fa the former i cost of the 1953 slides at the! project was the electrifieation of Whatshan generating plant. [15 farms. ° “The “Power Act” was am-! Rural ex “tensions also were lended inergasing | the Commis- | built around Clinton, Houston, -sion’s borrowing authotity to, Merritt, Saltspring Island, Ques- -$110,000,000 and tne word “pow- hel and Prince George. er” re-defined to include gas NW HYDRO PROJECTS as well as electricity, | Consteuction of 4 163,900 bp. @ The Commission now oper-i hydro development at Ladore ates four hydro-electric generat- Falls, Campbell River, was con- rey “ling stations with a total capa-,;menced, with the first of Unree city of 150,700 kilowatts, but two generating units to be in service tmore--Puntiedge and Spillima-, in the latter half of 1938, -cheen --- were undergoing final’ Jn the f : tests at year’s end. ‘diesel generating plants (eapa- Upper Campbell Lake storage de- city 26,166 ky), 689 miles of trans--velopment which also will pro- | generating | “Mission lines and more than 3,300 vide two 42,000 hp. ‘units, the first to vome into up- EXPANSION TO CONTINUE eration in 1957, “The demand for the Com- SURYEYS AND mission's services shows no sign INVESTIGATIONS (Of slackening.” the report states,, The report telis of surveys and ‘adding that its overations will investigations for possible fur- ‘continue Lo expand still further ther development of the Punt- into Hew arcas which do not now Jedse plant, involve shave qlectrienl service, stora: vc in Comax Lake, The report coatinios that fur- liminary surveys were made for “ther rural clectrification will be a power development at Hel- underinken as inereused revenue meken Falls on the north breach | permits, Customer density now of the Quesnel River. fs 17.1 per mile as conipared with; Distribution surveys were made 15 por mile four yours-ago, “i> jn a number of areas which rural territory is cerved by plans were made to electrify Fort ithe Commission,” y maser, Prancols Lake, Gullo, 1 During the year, diesel pener-' Mayne and North Pender dahinds abing Heaps wits Increased ab and Gabriola Tstund, ee oe eo oe | ito $ RR fh . : . ao “Tr . , ‘ . ' We . " ¥ are ra a Me : } ‘a wen ¥ t vote ow MES, VIGNE RICKS, 42, of Syracuse NAY. anoles ns she AppPEUS fer atcinnlnary denne al Broekville, Out, oa Wharer or daurerby fishing guide George leinktia Sapp Ah of Newborn, Ont Raapp wis found whoatoto death dip Sys, Biv his Wadee an Newbore lake, wear Broelkyille, 0CP phate: , EASY Spiralatos “Speetal Mirebase of new EASY Aloded HPS oo Winner of destin n War, .. With GlanteCapnelly Tul. uASY Waterflaw Aghiatur oo, " seca HULA power pup... Lone Tite a preetsion mechanisms with jeyear . Wirrranty, | Pricod At . $199.95 Trade ln... . $50.00 eenemENREE ort PRI @ orm YOU PAY $149.95 0p Jn that-regard, the annual re-j which are Fupper Creek. final stages of design at: There are 19 the end of the fiscal year was the : furtnes Pre-. Pol Wow. ‘dieating the inereasing extent to served by the Commission, aud: Se ae ao aes caer. = SS : id et) a. oA sere | McRAE BROS. 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