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a. & C 3> H The Similffameen Forty-Fourth Year, No. 46 PRINCETON, B.C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19th, 1944 $2.00 Year, 5c per Copy 11IWE§¥ 11 WHCYORY ^Mlii^a^MiQNDi C.P.R. Plans for Future ;IM Q airo r* f \% XKfzi i* rnSk n Hon- Grote Stirlinml i^ ;ni.il dl M^\J€X 11 visits Princeton 1 On Thursday of last week the Hon. and Mrs. Grotje Stirling visited Princeton, arid in the evening Mr. Stirling met with members .of the local grotto of Progressive Conservatives. -St. was an informal gathering at which matters of local and islf- tional interest were freely discussed. Mr. Stirling had intended to visit Princeton earlier, bflft had been under medical care recently. As to the date of the coming federal election Mr. Stirling said that he had no knowledge. Bfe was hopeful of the outcome of the next election, but warned against complacency. The success of an election depeii|k largely on the party members, and there is much work to be done to make the result sure. The nomination convention will likely be held next month in Penticton, that being the most central point. Mr. and Mrs. Stirling left on Friday morning for Keremeos, where they planned to meet members of the local P. C. association. Opens Next Monday The Seventh Victory Loan opens next Monday. This was announced by Col. Eion MacBrayne, unit organizer, in his address to the Princeton Board of Trade last Monday. He emphasized the fact that the need is greater now than before, and the response must be correspondingly greater. The minimum quota set for Similkameen is $180,- 000, divided as follows: Princeton district, $105,000; Keremeos - Cawston, $40,000; Hedley district, $35,000. These are minimum quotas. Immediate objectives are 25 percent beyond these figures, bringing the grand total for the objective to $225,000. It goes without saying that this will demand our best effort, but the need is great, and we on the home fr/mt must measure up to the need. The official symbol was described in last week's Star. The slogan is -'Invest in Victory' Arrangements are being com--* pleted for the flag raising ceremony to take place at the cenotaph on Saturday at 7.30 p.m. It is expected that the bugle band will be on hand for the occasion. Dr. J. D. Butler has been asked to broadcast on Saturday evenings as during former loans. Flag raising ceremony at Hedley will be held on Monday. A meeting of the unit organizer and the salesmen from Hedley and Keremeos was held at Keremeos last night; and a similar meeting for the Princeton district salesmen is being held tonight in the Travellers' Hall. On Saturday, 21st, there will be special C.B.C. broadcasts from 9.30 to 10.30 a.m., during which the launching of Canada's 1000th ship wiu~be-*featured. Victory Loan pictures will be shown at Nickel Place on Sunday afternoon. RAILROADERS ENDORSE SEVENTH WAR LOAN The railroaders of British Columbia are on the Victory March again—this time with an objective of almost a million and a half dollars in the Seventh Victory Loan campaign. Employees of Canada's two major railways, the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific, run their own campaigns and most successfully too. Throughout the Dominion,1 they and fellow workers in subsidiary companies invested $66,887,500 in the first six victory loans while the parent companies invested an additional $167,215,500. And that is a grand total of more than two hundred and thirty million dollars. British Columbia employees of the railways do not lag behind the other provinces in the victory parade. In .this loan Canadian Pacific committees in B.C. have an objective of $804,- 900 while Canadian National employees, working on the same percentage but having fewer employees, will raise $600,000. They also share in the enviable national record of the two railways which have sent approximately 40,000 employees to war, have built and transported the munitions and equipment of war, and have taken an outstanding part in all of the country's patriotic drives. CANADIAN LEGION ELECTS OFFICERS At its annual meeting held in the Legion Rooms on Friday, October 13th, John Horrocks was -elected President for the sixth consecutive term, with E. Dallow, vice-president; and executive, D. Wallace, A. E. Tidball, W. Cunningham, and H. A. Allison. A. W. Smith continues as secretary. Miss Myrtle Hawkey, returned after service in the R.C.A.F. (W. D.), was accepted for membership in the local branch of the Canadian Legion, thus becoming the first woman member of this branch. C.W.A.C. Band in Penticton Sunday In connection with the coming visit of the C.W.A.C. brass band to Penticton, in its cross Canada tour, on Sunday, October 29th, Captain E. A. May, recruiting officer Area "E", was in Princeton last week. He met the local Board of Trade executive, and discussed with them the possibility of a number of Princeton citizens visiting Penticton for the occasion. The Board has pledged its fullest cooperation. One member of the band, Miss Ruth Saunders, is a Princeton girl, and has been with the band since its inception. The members of the band will parade to the Anglican Church in Penticton on Sunday forenoon, October 29, and in the afternoon, weather permitting, a band concert will be held at the municipal park, followed by a parade on Main Street. Should the weather be inclement the concert will be held in the Penticton Scout Hall, or the Capitol Theatre, as-will be announced later. Captain May. returned to Penticton on Saturday. Angus Campbell LPP Message Broadcast John McPeake, organizer for the Labour Progressive Party, broadcasting from Kelowna on Saturday night, read a message from Angus Campbell, Copper Mountain, L. P. P. candidate in the coming, federal election for Yale, who had hoped to deliver the message in person. Unfortunately Mr. Campbell was unable to fill this engagement, but he assured his listeners, through Mr. McPeake, that he would visit Kelowna and other Okanagan points in the near future. In his message Mr. Campbell said he felt honoured to represent the L. P. P. in the coming election, and felt that he was in a position to represent the constituency. Mr. McPeake announced that the party was to,raise in B.C. a $50,000 campaign fund. He made reference to the Princeton-Hope Road, and said that this should be completed immediately. He commended Mr. Campbell to the electors as a worthy representative, and pleaded for unity among the democratic forces of Canada. THE BIBLE IN CHINA The Rev. J. J. Toop, acting district secretary for the Bible Society, will visit Princeton on Thursday of next week, October 26, and at 8 p.m. will give an illustrated lecture on "The Bible in China". Mr. Toop, who is relieving Rev. N. A. Harkness during his sickness, has spent 25 years in China, and speaks with authority on the Orient. The public is invited. There will be no charge for admission, but an offering will be taken for the Bible Society. Evening Auxiliary The Evening Auxiliary resumed its meeting after the summer h&liday, on Tuesday, September 26th, at the home of Lola MacDonald. Fifteen members answered the roll call with interesting Jfe counts of their holidays, causing much enjoyment,... iii^^i^J^te A quilt and many knitted«t«£ ticles were turned in at the meeting showing great credit to the members as all work was well done. Mrs. H. MacDonald gave an interesting talk on the importance of the Mission Circle and also asked for a volunteer Mission Circle leader, Mrs. Mabel McBryde answering the call. A Mission Band leader was also requested and members are to think it over before the next meeting. The meeting adjourned after which refreshments were served by the hostess. The October meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. H. Thomas on Tuesday, October 24th. Roll call is to be answered by miscellaneous articles for the Ahousaht Children's Hospital. Members are asked to give this special consideration. Coupon Dates Valid butter coupon dates up to the end of this year have been fixed by the ration administration, Wartime Prices and Trade Board. Here are the dates and coupon numbers: Oct. 12—Coupons 80 and 81. Oct. 26—Coupons 82 and 83. Nov. 9—Coupons 84 and 85. Nov. 23—Coupons 86 and 87. Dec. 14—Coupons 88 and .89. Dec. 28—Coupons 90 and 91. All the above coupons are in book No. 4 except coupons 90 and 91 which form the .first pair in ration book No. 5 which is to be distributed during the week of October 14 to 21. It will be noticed that there is a three-weeks period between November 23 and December 14. This means another "butterless" week in an effort to overcome the shortage in storage stocks. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all our friends, especially Dr. W. Vos- burgh, the Princeton Hospital matron and nurses, and Rev. J. C. Goodfellow, for their help and sympathy in our recent bereavement in the loss of our brother, George Turner Hale. —Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hale, and family. H. J. Humphrey E. D. Cotterell T ONG-RANGE planning for the transition of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way Company from a war to a peacetime basis.was foreshadowed recently when D. C. Coleman, Chairman and President, announced the assignment of H. J. Humphrey, formerly Vice-President of the Company's Eastern Lines, to "special duties". "Mr. Humphrey's exceptionally wide experience, extensive public contacts and comprehensive knowledge will be devoted primarily to the'solution of problems that will confront the Company in the period of transition from war to peace", Mr. Coleman said. Mr. Humphrey is now located at the Company's headquarters in Montreal. He is succeeded as. vice-president, Eastern Lines, by E. D. Cotterell, formerly general manager, Eastern Lines, who is promoted to vice-president, and general manager, with headquarters in Toronto. Both Mr. Humphrey and Mr. Cotterell report to W. M. Neal, C.B.E., Vice-President of the Company. The appointments became effective October 1. . "These changes again bring into the spotlight two officials who have each made great contributions to the steady advancement of Canadian railroading and have devoted their entire lives to.the development of this vital phase of Canadian life. Trade Board Meets LEARN OF VICTORY LOAN; HEAR OF DUST NUISANCE; SEE PICTURES OF THE NORTH At a well-attended meeting of the Princeton Board of Trade in the Travellers' Hall on Monday night Gilbert Prideaux voiced strong objection to the condition of Vermillion Avenue. The grader had-evened up some of the rough spots, and flattened out some of the washboard, but the resultant clouds o*f dust whenever a car passed were, Mr. Prideaux claimed.,, ,a,.menace to h&ajLi^b^Hje asked,.,why. the road had no^been hard surfaced this year. So long as Vv^e keep quiet, he maintained, nothing will be done. "You don't have to work in a mine to get silicosis. You can get it right on Vermillion Avenue". Mr. Hooper said that a 50 foot strip might be hard surfaced, and this would not interfere with the water mains. Mr. Gott said that so far as the water pipes were concerned this would be solved next Spring, provided help were available. The discussion ended by a unanimous motion to. send a vigorous protest, and demand that conditions be rectified without delay. Early in the evening Col. Eion+ MacBrayne was introduced to the meeting by G. M. Harman. The Colonel, who is the unit organizer for the Seventh 'Victory Loan, said that the present need called for a greater effort than in the past. He felt that members of the Board of Trade had ample opportunity of spreading the gospel of war loans, and commended their leadership in the community. President Reg. Scott assured him that the Board of Trade would do all in its power to help in the present emergency. pSi Under the heading of correspondence, J. O. C. Kirby told of the coming sitting of the Forestry Survey commission 'at Penticton on October 24 and 25. Elmer Burr said that local lumber should be cut here instead of being sent to Penticton. G. M. Harman spoke of the debris left after lands had been logged, and of retention of timber limits on farm lands, and of the time when local logs provided a local payroll. P. W. Gregory suggested sending the local Forestry officials to the sitting at Penticton. Both clearing culling were necessary after logging operations. T. H. Hooper contended that enforcement of regulations already in effect was all that was necessary. John Horrocks spoke of the post-war tourist attractions. J. O. C. Kirby, P.-W. Gregory, G. M. Harman and Elmer Burr were named a committee to prepare a brief to be submitted to the commission. D. F. Gorrie was accepted into membership by a unanimous vote, and Ted. Walters, Vancouver, was introduced to the Board by George Gurr. The high light of the meeting came when Rev. E. W. Slater gave a running commentary on coloured pictures of the North Land—Stewart, Terrace, and the northern lake country. The pictures were much enjoyed, and Mr. Slater was heartily thanked for his lecture. . OBITUARY GEORGE TURNER HALE After"a lung, and p'ainful illness, George Turner Hale passed away in the Princeton General Hospital on Friday, October 13. He was well known here in mining and prospecting circles, and his passing will be regretted by all who knew him. Born in Westville, Pictou County, Nova Sp.nt.ia.. on September 28, 1881, Mr. Hale came west in 19QQ, and had lived and worked at Fernie, Merritt, Nicola, Hedley and Princeton. He was working at the Nickel Plate mine as early as 1904, and had lived in Princeton since 1929. Mr. Hale is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Stiles, Providence, R. I., U.S.A., and Mrs. William Thome, Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario; and by three brothers: Daniel, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Samuel, Westville, N.S., and Thomas, Copper Mountain. Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon from St. Paul's United Church, Rev. J. C. Goodfellow officiating. Princeton Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. GEORGE A. VAUGHAN After living in retirement for the last two years at Osprey Lake George Andrew Vaughan died on Monday, October 9th. Mr. Vaughan was born in New York, on December 7th, 1868, and had resided 40 years in Canada. The remains were shipped to Vancouver for cremation. He is survived by his wife and one son, to whom sincerest sympathy is extended in their great loss. Social Security Extracts from radio address by A. W. Gray, Liberal candidate for Yale riding in the coming federal election: As Canadians we already possess Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, and in the success of our arms we are assuring ourselves of Freedom from Fear. The last Freedom, that of Freedom from Want de do not yet possess in as full a measure as we should and can in a country with the resources and productive possibilities of Canada. Social legislation provides the means of obtaining that freedom from want, of establishing the security of the individual within the framework of an otherwise individualistic society. No one has to sell me on the idea of Social Security. With nine years of service in the Relief and the Welfare Field Service I do not have to be convinced that a greater measure of social legislation is not only morally but economically essential to the national well being. Every unemployed or unemployable man is an economic loss to the state. In my opinion, a worth while programme of Social Security should make provision from the "cradle to the grave". Today we have a start in that direction with the enactment of family allowances to assist in the care and nourishment of the children. We also have Unemployment Insurance to provide a measure of aid to the worker between perids of employment, and we have Old Age Pensions to take care of the aged. To provide a completely integrated framework we still need Health Insurance, and undoubtedly that will be the next social reform instituted by the Liberal Government. If one worker 3aas the right to protection against unemployment and destitution, so have all. Unemployment Insurance must inevitably be extended to all workers, including farm laborers. Another weakness is the inevitable limit to the time that Insurance can be paid. If the worker exhausts the benefits accruing to him, without obtaining employment, what then? The dole? Unemployment Relief? That is something upon which a policy needs to be laid down. Personally I am not in favor of either. Public works, on a hire and fire basis should be provided. Now let us consider Old Age Pensions, and in doing so, do not lose sight of the fact that it is a Dominion - Provincial scheme, administered by the provinces. The main fault with old age pensions in this countty\ is that they are still on a charity basis. The recipient, in addition to proving his or her age as being three score and ten, must prove lack of adequate support, of their own, or from immediate relatives. This approach is all wrong. To my mind the O. A. P. should be upon a contributory basis, and become more in the nature of an annuity, to which all would contribute, and the resulting f.und would be such that it would be easily possible to reduce the pension age to 65, or even 60 where physical condition justified it, and a far more adequate sum could be provided, instead of the pittance allowed today. The Liberal party is the logical medium through which social security reforms should come. The Socialist idea of security is to place everyone on the government payroll! The Progressive - Conservative party is the last stronghold of those re-actionary forces that would deny the right to that fourth "Freedom" to the people of Can- ala. Neither the CCF, nor the Progressive Conservatives can elect a government, and they know it. The only issue is, will the present Liberal gvernment be returned with a substantial majority, cr will we have minority government in the postwar period? PAGE TWO THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR/PRINCETON, B. C. Thursday, October 19th, 1944 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR ESTABLISHED 1900 Published Thursday at Princeton, B.C. — by — STAR PRINTING & PUBLISHING CO. Subscription—$2.00 year. U.S. and Foreign—$2.50 year THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19th, 1944 1 WMMSmw The Seventh Victory Loan will be officially opened next Monday. As one approaches the summit of a mountain peak the climbing becomes harder, demanding more strenuous effort. So with financing the war. The need grows. Now that victory is in sight the need is greater than ever. After all, we are not asked to make a gift, but an investment. In lands where 'there is no hope of victory they do not ask their citizens for a loan. They simply take the m©ney off them. Only by investing in victory can we make sure of peace, and financial returns when the loan matures. Until that time we draw interest on the money invested, and, if occasion arise, we can borrow money at the bank oh the strength of our bonds. People who invest in victory are regarded as worthy of a loan by the banks. It is the measure of the bank's'faith in us, and in our country's bonds. Once the loan is launched next Monday the result depends on the citizens and the salesmen. Those who will canvass you do so in the best interests of the country. They are there in your interests,, too, and citizens can help the bond salesmen by making, up their minds beforehand as to what they can do. To ask the salesmen to call again is simply giving him more work, which he can ill afford when he has so many calls to make. By helping each other you will both work for Victory. A WISE INVESTMENT People who are investing in the future of Canada by- buying Victory Bonds shouldn't require any sales-talk. They should know that, apart from the patriotic necessity of buying bonds to support our boys in action overseas, these bonds are "the best investment offered in Canada today. Victory Bonds pay twice bank interest. Money invested in Victory Bonds is safely invested. If you doubt this, talk to your banker. He will inform you that it is so. ||S If an emergency arises you can sell your Victory Bonds immediately and with ease. Victory Bonds are ideal collateral for a loan. A very favourable interest rate can be secured when Victory Bonds are the collateral. Remember these facts when the Loan salesman calls' on you during the Seventh Victory Loan drive, October 23rd to November llth. Invest in Victory and "Buy One More Than Befoj-e". In years to come you will be glad you dlfl.—NWPC. VICTORY LOAN SUNDAY As requested by the Federal Government and Church authorities local churches next Sunday will observe Victory Loan Sunday. This has become an established custom in connection with recurring victory loan's, and the churches have not hesitated to urge their people to support the state in its present war effort. We do not forget that after the First World War the churches were branded as recruiting centres for the army. Well, we have no apology to offer for helping the state in time of need. It must be clear to all thinking men and women that we help in the hope of avoiding another war in the future; not because we love war, but because we hate it. The church is the world's oldest "internationale". The church in Canada is part of the international church, the universal church. As established in this dominion it is in a unique position to understand the needs and desires of the people. Out of its experience, at once national and international, it sets forth the basic principles of a Christian charter for society. It is because we do not despair of tomorrow that we are behind the Seventh Victory Loan, and commend it to all our people. A DANGEROUS GUESSING CONTEST We are permitted to question the wisdom of public men in high office expressing their opinion as to when the war will end. The truth is that we do not know. The end will come when it will come, and that is all we can wisely say about it. It does not help our final war effort any to be told that it may all be over before the snow flies, or before next year is many months old. It is right and proper that we should make such preparations as we can for the peace, but anything that lessens our war effort is to be discouraged. In these crucial days preceding the final knockout, we at home may take our cue from our boys oh the fighting fronts They are not marking time, waiting for Germany to collapse. They are making doubly sure that Germany will collapse. Over hene.our duty is just as clear cut—a duty which calls us to work as hard as ever before, and to keep our production lines as vigorous as they have ever been — through the purchase of Seventh Victory Loan Bonds. . 'i ii i 1 ' ! I; ;i 'i '• 'i 'i !i !i !i 'i li !i 'i 1 '. !i 'i !i '. ii 'i DON'T QUIT When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low and the debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,' When care is pressing you down a bit Rest if you must, but don't you quit. Life is queer with its twists and turns As every one of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about When he might have won had he stuck it out. Don't give up, though the pace seems slow— You may succeed with another blow. Often the goal is nearer than It seems to a faint and faltering man, Often the straggler has given up When he might have captured the victor's cup. And he learned too late, when the night slipped down, How close he was to the golden crown. Success is failure turned inside out— The silver tint of the clouds of' doubt. And you can never tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems afar; So stick to the fight when you're hardest hft— It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit. HiafS! THE CAPITOL THEATRE MONDAY and TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 - 24 WHODdSEIT? I ABBOTT and COSTELLO J 1 Comedy News m THURS., FRIDAY & SAT., OCT. 26 - 27 - 28 HNf BOATf - / J 1 Starring TALLULAH BANKHEAD Comedy News 1 Take Notice, that I, Robert Gourlay will not be responsible for any- debts other than those contracted by me personally. ROBERT GOURLAY. October 18th, 1944. W0$mmmm. CANADA'S VETERANS The third in a series of advertisements to inform the people of Canada of plans to re-establish men and women of the armed -forces. To get full details, save and read every advertisement. h*j*f-Btotti*~ ilPliPil SONta SECQMTY MEASURES' || In planning Canada's re-establishment program, its framers worked with one principal idea in mind. This was that the only answer to the problem of permanent re-establishment is a job, and that the surest way to get and hold that job is by the skill necessary for it. Every ex'service man or woman who will be assisted in re-establishment by training is eligible to have it. There is provision for paying fees for all courses and, in addition, the ex-service man or woman may receive maintenance grants up to: $60 monthly if feingle; $80 monthly for a*man and his wife, together with children's allowances. •This training is available for the period of service to a maximum of cne year, but can be extended beyond that period, if necessary, and if service is more than one yiear. This is available to all who are admitted to university within 15 months of discharge and, as in vocational training, fees are paid and there are maintenance allowances up to: $60 monthly for a single man; $80 monthly for a man and his wife, together with allowances for dependent children. These allowances will be continued on a month for month basis of the time in the services, providing all examinations are passed. Outstanding students may have assistance continued to completion of the "course. SOCIAL SECURITY MEASUMta » Under the re-establishment program Canada's veterans who, within 18 months of discharge from the services, become ill or unemployed may draw maintenance allowances up to $50 if single and $70 for a man and his wife, together with ohildren's allowances. The out-of-work benefits are for those fit and able to work, but for whom there is no work immediately available. In the case of serious illness there is free treatment and hospitalisation for any condition in the year following discharge. As a further security measure; every veteran who enters insurable employ •>+*** \% weeks in that employment, to unemploymen '•''"'"' <=,w<> lulv X, 1941 As a rurtnei. &c>_^,.^, „__ re; every veteran who enters iuouil.^. ment is entitled, after 15 weeks in that employment, to unemployment - ^-v.mK the whole period in the services since July T, 1941, ment is enuu<^, ^ insurance credit as though the whole per_ _ had been spent in the insurable employment. VETERANS' WELFARE OFFICERS ARE STATIONED IN KEY CENTRES THROUGHOUT CANADA. THEY ADVISE AND ASSIST EX- SERVICE PERSONNEL, .AND SHOULD BE CONSULTED ON ALL PROBLEMS. Isstikd under the authority of Hon. Ian A. Mackenzie, Minister.of — - -ark U.A<| -fcj.j • SEN D THIS ADVISEMENT TO SOME MAN OK WOMAN OVERSEAS. Business and Professional Pease & Atkinson Trucking, Coal & Wood Punctual Attention A. SORENSON Jeweler & Optometrist PRINCETON, B.C. , j I P. W. GREGORY | + (Real Estate Insurance Fire, Automobile and Accident — Phone 29 — PRINCETON, B.C •^„,l,,tJ.|J,T,,t,,Tt>t<,T,tT,tf,lf,t|<>y| 1*T,JT>f „Y,LI| t J, rT-rtf rjf ■«j** 1 f ll I if If. Tel. 3 P.O. Box 20 TULAMEEN HOTEL A. O. JOHNSON, Prop. Excellent Dining Room Reasonable Rates Tulameen Cafe i DOMENIC—Proprietor « Good Food Well Cooked ] and Well Served. , i^iAr4fiA-Ar Ajr'ArAft -A-A-A-A- j Henry Knighton j CABINET MAKER |^ Storm Windows and Doors j — Anything in Wood — j y#»#aa^>^^v»^a^^#s^^s»>>#s»#^^»##s»aa##a»#^^ i A. E. KOLBO WOOD and COAL General Transfer Prompt Attention f «»«v»^^s»^aT«»a*»a»aa#»>a»*sa<*^aaa»a»a*#»a\a>#a»a*. ys#^s»#v»^^#^^a>#s»^»#aaAaaaa»^#^^a<a#^»»#». Auditing Accounting - \ BUSINESS ? ADJUSTERS Vernon, B.C. Servicing the Similkameen Valley Princeton Hdq Princeton Hotel, R.C. Kells ?•++*++++++++*+*++++++++++++++++', PRINCETON ELECTRIC Washer and.Radio Repairs \ PHONE 124 \ GENERAL TRUCKING f I COAL AND WOOD Model Transfer I Phone 51. G. Cornish LEAVE ORDERS FOR JACKSON MINE COAL — at — Princeton Junk Co. Phone 103 GOOD CLEAN COAL Cburcb flotices ANGLICAN CHURCH Rev. Edward W. Slater, L.Th. Princeton: 9.45 a.m.—Church School. 7.30 p.m.—Evensong. Hedley: 12.00 Noon—Holy Communion. Copper Mtn.: Every Wednesday, 7.30 p.m. 'ftt>i<*fy.-if>: UNITED CHURCH Princeton: 11.00 a.m.—Sunday School. 7.30 p.m.—Evening Service. Allenby: 3.45 p.m.—Sunday School. Copper Mtn.: As announced. o d o Thursday, October 19th, 1944 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B.C. PAGE THREE D o o FO. Washington In Letter Home Tells Of Wartime Britain Mrs. Washington has received another long and interesting letter from her husband, P/O. A. D. C. Washington, R.C.A.F., who tells of leaves spent in England and Scotland, and gives a vivid picture of the Old Country during wartime. It will be read with interest by all who knew him. Going South We left the northern part of Scotland in the early afternoon of August 29th with two weeks to spend as we wished—bound only by our financial limitations. We were given free transportation warrants right down to Brighton, which is on the south coast of England. We are allowed to travel 1st class—but actually, there are so many people ttav> elling. ALL the time, that as often as not a 1st class ticket means nothing and you just try to get a seat wherever you can; and if you get a seat in a 3rd class carriage it is much more comfortable than standing in a 1st class! Not once,'T5u't several times I have ridden not in the 1st or 3rd class carriages (there are no 2nd class) but actually in the baggage car! And I've been glad to ride there, just to get a seat. Such is travelling in Britain during war. Actually, the first few hours of our trip were covered via baggage car. We then had several hours to wait for our night train to Glasgow, so we had supper and strolled around. Some of the boys went to a show. I myself called upon a millionaire Scotsman who had asked me on a previous occasion to pay him a visit. He is back in Scotland, after spending most of his life in Trinidad where he, with the help of his father before him, had made his fortune in cocoa and sugar. |pf!! A Braw Scot He is a most engaging gentleman, and is gifted not only • in the art ..of. polite conversation; but also in painting, music and sculpture. His very large home is literally a museum of priceless objects of art and souvenirs of his travels round the world. Actually I thought it was too crowded with these things; but then it's his home. He had UUtfe Dresden and Chelsea china figures by the dozen, Kay, and they were all beautiful. Having priced some on a prior occasion, I knew just how valuable his collection was. You would have been so glad to have seen them, and I thought particularly of you While I was handling them. His most beautiful pair of figures was a pair of Chelsea china-^-a French lady and a French gentleman. The craftsmanship was absolutely amazing and the figures were perfectly modelled and painted, even down to the fingernails and the printing on an open book held by the lady! They each stood about three feet high, and each must have represented a fortune. I have never before seen anything like them, and I know I shall never see anything better. After showing me his house, he then sat down and played me some of his own compositions on his grand piano He then showed me paintings and sculpture "he had done. And although I do not profess to be an authority on music, art or sculpture; yet I can truthfully say that the music was pleasing to the ear and the art equally pleasing to the eyes. Coffee and sandwiches ended a very pleasarft evening, and I left his home to catch the Glasgow train. Train for Glasgow The other boys had preceded me, and it was fortunate they did; because they had arrived early enough to save me a seat. It is quite hopeless to even expect to get a sleeper, as they are booked for months ahead. This time we didn't have to go to the baggage car; but were lucky enough to get seats in a 3rd class compartment. Many of the passengers spent the entire night either standing up in the corridor or sitting on their luggage. There were eight of us in this compartment;—four on each side —and I can assure you that it is definitely NOT "a lovely way to spend an evening"! However, we did get odd snatches of sleep, but we were a pretty tired lot when we -stepped off the train in Glasgow. We had three hours to put in before going on to London and employed our time in getting a wash, a shave, a hair-cut and a good breakfast. Some of the boys then nipped out for a quick look at Glasgow while those of us who had already seen it queued up for the London train, j That's another favourite pastime for travellers over here. Since more people wish to travel than there is accommodation for them, you can't just arrive five minutes before train-time and casually take a seat. Rather, you must line up (or queue up, as they say here) for at least an hour before the train is due to depart; and even then you may find one or two hundred ahead of you. I have never been first in line yet! Well, after a long stand in line we got on our train and our patient waiting was rewarded by us all getting seats together and this time in a lst-class carriage which was very comfortable. Wartime Travel We left Glasgow at 10 a.m. and arrived at Euston Station in London the same evening. So we were indeed glad that we had comfortable seats. During war time—in my experience at least — there is no such a thing as a luxurious dining car such as we have. So the traveller must either take a lunch of sandwiches and thermos of tea with him, or else battle with dozens of hungry people on a railway platform, at a stop en route, for a cup of tea and sandwiches of doubtful delicacy! The train we were on — called the London ExpYess— made only one stop en route, UY MORE THAN B ...and urge your friends to to help shorten the war While our lads on the battlefield grimly struggle, sweat and sacrifice to make Victory theirs, and yours . . . every loyal Canadian at home can, and must take part. To finish the job victoriously, with minimum casualties, is a gigantic task in arms and supplies that must not fail in the crucial months to come. It's a task that increases your share from doing just as much as you can to doing more than you ever thought you possibly could. It's a patriotic and humanitarian duty that calls upon you and everyone at home to lend until it hurts ... to end the war soon, to stop bloodshed, to save lives. Start now to get ready for the coming Victory Loan. Plan to concentrate your dollars on; an early Victory . . . your bank savings, the money previously deducted for "compulsory savings" and all you can out of your pay. Pitch in, this time, enlist every dollar you can muster in the Victory parade. et Ready to buy uy more than where we managed to get four cups of tea (2/3 cup each) and some pork (?) pies. And the only reason we did so well was because our carriage stopped almost opposite the rail bar, where the food was 'sold. It is quite common to see rich and poor alike either eating their homemade lunch (and saving the string and paper too) or jostling frantically but good-naturedly before a rail bar, hoping to get something to assuage their thirst and hunger before the train moves on again! It's an experience to have had—but I must say I much prefer the good old C.P.R. or C. N.R. dining car, where you can eat a marvellous meal in solid comfort. How nice it will be to travel in Canada again! I'm sure I shall never complain! As you can see by a look at a map of Britain, we covered a lot of country in the nine hours of travel. Needless to say, I cannot describe the whole trip. But as we passed through one county after another our interest was always, and continuously, held by the many scenes of interest. We saw much beautiful scenery, many large and famous towns and several individual places of local or national historical importance and interest. Just to name some of the towns we passed through: Lockerbie, Carlisle, Penrith, Lancaster, Preston, Wi- gan, Crewe, Stafford, Daventry, and many others. We asked questions of each place as we passed along and were told many interesting facts concerning many of the places. We crossed the Liverpool - Manchester ship canal, and many other smaller cajials. And, for the first time in my *Hfiyt actually saw a canal horse pulling a barge! Arrive in London Although we should have been tired, there was so much to see that none of us took much time for snoozes. As we kept getting nearer and nearer to the big city of London our interest and excitement < increased visibly, even to ourselves. So I guess, the civilians got quite a kick out of us! But I do know that I myself was definitely excited. Here, at last, I was about' to enter London—that amazing place which I had read so much about and heard so much about all my life. Just to realize that s^r^pC I would be seeing the many sights with my own eyes was stimulating to the extreme. In fact, it was hard to realize that one. of my life-long ambitions was about to be achieved! (Now I must pause and go to dinner —but I'll come back and write some more after.) (Back again — after a better supper than usual. Had a real fried egg! First one I have had for weeks. So I should be able, to continue easily.) It was still daylight as we approached the outskirts and we were able to see graphic evidence of bomb damage. It had a sobering effect, to see the stark evidence before us. A group of houses or flats either completely devastated or knocked full of gaping holes. I couldn't help but think of the people who had once lived there—and I offered a silent prayer for the ellevia- tion of the suffering and misery that must have been the sudden lot of so many*, people! At last the train came slow^y^ to a stop and we were actually in London! At first siglSt it seemed as though all of London must be at the station! I don't think I have ever seen such a mass of human beings. Other trains as well as ours were' disgorging their human cargoes, and spewing us all over the station. And at the same moment, other hungry trains, leaving the city, were quickly filling with countless other humans and their baggage. What a lot of human . interest stories there must have been among that seething mob! Some, like us, were full of expectancy and excitement. Others there must have been who had lost everything but their lives; and who were leaving London before they v lost even that! I was not able to spend much time on such thoughts, though, because we were carried along with the crowd and soon found ourselves going to the nearest underground station—also a new NATIONAt WAR FtNANCE COMMITTEE (Continued on Page 4) -8>g--""- -— *r-- PAGE FOUR THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B. C. Thursday, October 19th, 1944 The Minister of Finance of the Dominion of Canada offers for sale $1,300,000,000 ■'?■ Seventh VICTORY LOAN Dated and bearing interest from 1st November 1944, and offered in two maturities, the choice of which is optional with the purchaser, as follows: 17 years and 3 months 3% BONDS DUE 1st FEBRUARY 1962 Callable in or after 1959 Interest payable 1st February and August Denominations $50,$100, $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, $100,000 ISSUE PRICE: 100% Four-year 1%% BONDS DUE 1st NOVEMBER 1948 Non-callable to maturity Interest payable 1st May and November Denominations $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, $100,000 ISSUE PRICE: 100% The cash proceeds of this loan will be used by the Government to finance expenditures for war purposes The lists will open on 23rd October, 1944, and will close on or about llth November, 1944 CONVERSION OFFER Holders of Dominion of Canada 4^% Bonds due 15th October 1944 and Dominion of Canada 3H% Bonds due 15th October 1949 called for payment at 100% on 15th October 1944 may tender their bonds for bonds of one or both maturities of this loan. The conversion value of the 4J^% and 3^% bonds so tendered will be 100.125% of their par value the resulting adjustment to be paid in cash Applications for these bonds may be made through any Victory Loan Salesman, any Branch in Canada of any Chartered Bank, any authorized Savings Bank, Trust or Loan Company, or through the War Finance Workers at your place of employment, from whom copies of the official prospectus and application form may be obtained. Department of Finance October 1944 amazingly simple. One need never be lost in London. All you have to do is to pop underground and you are carried with very great speed to where you want to go. It is much faster and much cheaper than by taxi. £&nce you only pay on first going underground, and don't give up your ticket until you come up again — you could travel around all day for 4 pence! Speed and Efficiency The trains themselves are pointed red — and consist of 5 or 6 carriages. You hear the train in the tunnel long before you see it. They go about 40 miles per hour and make a terrific racket! Being electric, they can accelerate and stop quite rapidly. So they come roaring in to the station and as soon as they stop it is everyone for himself or herself. One soon finds that if you stop to be courteous and let a lady in ahead of you, you either get pushed on — regardless of (or despite) your at-, tempted chivalry; or else the doors are shut and you've missed the train! It is quite the most fascinating plaything in London; and as I said before I never got tired of using the Underground. (P.S.—I didn't play in them all the day, but I'm sure I was, at one time or another, underneath almost any given part of London! However, the tubes, too, have their sombre side. I've told you how deep they are; and you have read how they were used as bomb shelters. Well, they still are, or were while I was there; as the flying bombs were still coming over. Here, about eight o'clock at night the people start •SNOT OVERlYET! Victory is in sight, but there is still a long, difficult path to travel before it is achieved. When both Germany and Japan are beaten to unconditional surrender .... when the men who have fought our battles are safely home and re-established in a new and better civilian life . . . then and then only may we say that Victory is ours. It is the job of our fighting men to'bring the enemy to his knees . . . ours to see he is supplied with the tools of war and the rewards of peace when he returns. Your money for Victory Bonds was never more urgently needed by your country to win the war . . . to win the peace . . . te make sure of a real Victory—buy Victory Bonds—more than ever before! *VT. EATON C<SL«. WINNIPEG CANADA HIWE9Y'lli Wi IlRliicmRYtB on ds W FO. WASHINGTON IN LETTER HOME TELLS OF WARTIME BRITAIN (Continued from Page 3) experience for us — or most of us, I should say. We had written ahead for reservations at the Cumberland Hotel and it was thence we were bound. Underground Railways One of the main things I had wanted to do was to go for a ride on a London tube. And that was the first experience I had. I was to have many more rides during my all-too-brief stay in London but I never ceased to be thrilled by the experience. Of course you have been on them—but may I devote a few lines to their description, for the benefit of those who will be reading this and who have not had the experience. The first thing that impressed me — and which continued to impress me to the last—was the great depth they were underground. The first time we walk- i ed down, I wondered when we would ever get to the bottom. Prom then on I used the escalators. And was I thankful to the man who invented them! As you ride up or down on these, you can look at the hundreds of people passing you going the opposite way; or you can look at the advertisements on the wall, where all the theatres and places of entertainment display their attractions. And I've no doubt many people have made up their minds as to how to spend the evening, while going down to or coming up from, a London Underground! There is an undergound entrance always handy, no matter where you may be in greater London. And the system is so simple that even the most uninitiated can easily get from any place to any other place without any trouble. The only trick is to remember the name of the station at which you get on, and where you are going to get off and at what station (if any) you make a change. The first and second are up to you, and all you do is say "I'm going to Marble Arch—could you please tell me! "low to get there?" And you will I be told: "Take the train on track I three, change at Piccadilly Gir- ■ cus and then get off at Marble Arch." Along the side of each carriage of the train is a diagram with all the stations named in order. So all you have to do is to count the number of stops and then get off at the right one. That is why you should remember what station you got on at! But should you forget, you can look at the name on the next station platform, find it on the diagram and so reorient yourself. Really it is all I SEA WILL GIYE UP TREASURE to men who think of tomorrow jt ^agjg&Ss^-1*^-?^' SALVAGE SUBMARINE OF TOMORROW! ... Already more than 40 million tons of shipping have been sunk in World War II. What a treasure trove of valuable metals and non-perishable cargoes may be reclaimed with these powerful undersea craft... equipped with salvaging cables and with decompression chambers for diving operations. They're coming . . . planned by men who think of tomorrow! Mi '.EN who think of tomorrow are planning many startling post-war engineering enterprises. The salvage of deep sea treasure by giant sp*«"«rines is one of the most practical. . 'ofitable. But until cue day arrives when men and machines are free for such fascinating exploits, we have a lot of salvaging to do on the home front! For instance, the need for waste pap'er has never been more urgent than it is now. Are you #salvaging yours? . . . Gigantic quantities of explosives must continue to flow across the sea to our armed forces. That takes glycerine and glycerine takes kitchen fats. Are you salvaging every drop you can? There is no respite for anybody in the | kind of a war w< ag. None for the soldier, none for home . . . None of us is through with the job until the last enemy flag comes down. And that means, among other ^ things, buying more and more WarSavings Certificates and Victory Bonds, anditmeanshangingonto them, too! Tomorrow will come, as it always has . . . but it will be the brighter for the sacrifices we make today. Let us all be MEN WHO THINK OF TOMORROW . . . and get ready for it NOW! .. J THE HOUSE OF SEAGRAM | All Seagram plants in Canada and the United States are engaged in the production of high-proof Alcohol. High-proof Alcohol for War is used in the manufacture of Smokeless Powder, Synthetic Rubber, and many other wartime products. coming in with their bedding; and from then on the platforms are crowded with old and young, who actually sleep there all night. I should perhaps say "try to sleep", as I don't see how they can! It is so draughty and so noisy! It is pathetic to see an old couple laying newspapers down on the cement, and then a blanket over that and then make their bed and lie down to sleep, fully clothed! Further on you might see a young mother with her young child—the child sound asleep despite the roar of trains and surge of humanity, and the mother watching over her baby and patiently waiting for the trains to stop before sleeping herself. Three-decker beds line the walls and here the more fortunate have at least some privacy—but scanty it is. Bomb Shelters I was unable to resist the urge to talk to some of these people —and I must say that their patience and philosophy are absolutely amazing! Whereas they would be quite justified in complaining most bitterly—yet they seem to accept their fate with utter calm. They know they are safe there—even if not too comfortable and that means a lot to them. -I spoke to several, both young and old — male and female. Our first concern was to have a bath and shave and change of clothes; which we accomplished in due course; after which we had our first meal in London. And like 99 percent of the meals here — it was nothing to write home about! They are all wholesome enough (what there is of them) but really quite uninteresting. How lucky you people are to be eating good Canadian food! We enjoyed seeing London in the blackout. It's amazing too how such a large city can be so completely darkened. But I guess everyone has learned of the necessity through bitter experience. In fact everywhere over here you notice that it is as natural for people to pull or put up their blackout, as it is for us at home to put the cat out at night. Well, I must stop now for tonight as all the boys in the hut are ready to sleep and my hand is a bit tired of writing! Do hope you aren't tired of reading, as I have a lot more to write. I'll try to finish it off tomorrow. Good night for now. In the afternoon through the Marble walked around Hyde Park. That gave me a thrill, just to be walking in that famous place. It is a lovely place too. Naturally, I wanted to hear the well known "soap box" orators I had heard we went Arch and 0> a m o (Continued on Page 5) 'ssssa ——=—- ggm. Thursday, October 19th, 1944 THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B. C. PAGE FIVE o x> DADS PROMISED TO BUY ME A VICTORY BOND FOR EVERYONE OF THESE SUPERMEN I CAPTURE." M m FO. WASHINGTON Ifli LETTER HOME TELLS OF WARTIME BRITAIN Jackson Colliery OPENING SALE Domestic Coal — $4.80 j! per ton at Tipple dur- |j ing month of October. LOYAL ORANGE LODGE REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 8 p.m. (Continued from Page 4) so much about—and spent well over an hour going from one to another. And they are exactly as you read about. Anyone in London who has anything at all to say" can • go to Hyde Park, mount a box or chair and start talking. And he (or she) will always have a crowd of listeners. They talk about everything and anything; and the crowds eat it up. There are always lots of drunken hecklers present, who who delight in interrupting the speakers. There is lots of witty repartee on both sides, and it is highly amusing. I saw Trafalgar Square, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Buckingham Palace, Green Park, Mayfair Hotel', Gros- venor House, Park Lane Whitehall, B. C. House, Canada House, etc., etc. But I shall have to tell you all about them on my return. There are many things and places I didn't see; but I hope to get to London again before leaving this country, and then I shall try to see what else I can. My letters written to you on leave will have sufficiently described Rhyl, North Wales, so I won't repeat it here; as it will be of little interest to others. Suffice it to say here that Rhyl is a very pretty place, but very quiet. I took Nell to a dance and a varieties show and had the novelty of being the only Canadian Air Force officer there. I don't think there was another one in town! Also went for a swim in the Irish Sea, and was it cold! Brrr!!! The things that most impressed me about Edinburgh were the Castle (which I went all through), the Zoo, the Sir Walter Scott Memorial, The Firth of Forth Bridge (a magnificent structure, which we went-across) and the Holyrood Castle, which is the place where the King and Queen stay while in Scotland. 6fit ALL H the Vitamins you need CONTAIN VITAMINS A-Bi B2 C D plus IRON and LIVER CONCENTRATE uaaaasaaaa v mamma MULTIPLE CAPSULES Don't be confused as to which Vitamins to buy. When you take just 2 VITA-VIM Multiple Capsules (one of the golden and one of the black) each day, you supplement the Vitamins in your diet needed for normal health. Twenty-five day supply for $1.75 or a fifty day supply— $3.00. . VITA-VIM Multiple is a Nyal Quality Product, sold only at Nyal Drug Stores. 13 I also went through the Edinburgh University. The city is so clean and nice and it is a most refreshing place to visit. Perhaps at a later date I shall expand on my experiences in Edinburgh. In the meantime please tell Mr. Goodfellow and the other Scotch people in Princeton that I can definitely see now why they are so proud of their country! I'm very proud I have Scotch blood in my veins too. It's a grand and beautiful country, and the Scotchmen are impossible to beat for kindness; and hospitality. P. S.—Am enclosing some real Scotch purple heather which I picked and pressed myself. Do. hope it arrives O.K. It's lovely, isn't it? Have been looking for some white heather (it's supposed to be lucky) but haven't found any yet.—G. c$mm3xmm£&:m$$^:mmmf33S£3x&33xm^c&3 m The Allied Freighter Incident An Allied freighter was stopped off the Pacific Seaboard by a Japanese submarine and bparded by Japanese sailors. Two Allied officers were asked for by name and taken off. The ship was torpedoed. Other ships in the area at the same time were allowed te go their way. IIB How did they know? B3I Enemy agents ashore obviously had been in contact with the submarine. These agents must have received inside information; someone had talked. This should be a warning to all of us to watch every word we say, for enemy agents are everywhere. ...sdet't (fyt t6e @ac6£ef PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY BY: THE BRITISH COLUMBIA DISTILLERY CO. LTD. ijiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiraiiniiiTiiniiiiiiiiiiimciniii I News From Victoria | ^llllllllllfllllllllllilllllllllllintllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIllllllllllllllllUIIW Establishment of a network of machinery depots throughout the province for the purpose of facilitating farmers and settlers to clear the land, is being devised by the Provincial Government for the purpose of cutting down the cost of clearing and thereby opening up lands for fresh settlers, it was announced by Premier John Hart, Minister of Lands. The details are now being worked out with the Honourable K. C. MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture, and it is hoped to be able to have this system in operation, in time for post-war development. In its broad outline, the scheme is as follows:. The Government will secure bulldozers and other equipment useful in the clearing of land and establish this equipment in strategic areas throughout the province. A local committee would then be formed to handle the operation of the equipment, renting it out to farmers and settlers for a very nominal sum. In this way, it is hoped to eliminate the laborious and expensive process that is now in use of using stump powder and teams of horses which, in the end, cannot cope with the larger stumps which, of necessity, must be left in the ground, thus creating a source of annoyance and waste of land to the farmer. .Cancer Research The Honourable George S. Pearson, Provincial Secretary, announced the purchase of a $25,000 X-ray therapy unit for the British Columbia Cancer Institute to widen the scope of the Government's campaign to reduce the mortality rate due to this disease. The Provincial Secretary also announced that the Government would proceed immediately with the construction of a 75-bed temporary addition to the Vancouver tuberculosis hospital, which would cost approximately $750,000. The site for this institution is yet to be chosen. Park Survey Completed *,.B. C. Forest Service. Parks Engineers have returned from a 2-month survey of Tweedsmuir Park, thus completing the preliminary work on all major parks under the jurisdiction of the Forestry Department. The field reports will now be assembled and'' the details worked out during the winter months so that when completed, the Government will have a comprehensive programme for post - war park development. Okanagan Trip Having completed an inspec- tional trip through the Interior which included Rossland, Trail, Creston, Nelson, Nakusp, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Kamloops and Merritt, Premier John Hart expects to leave for the mainland shortly to make a tour of inspection through the Okanagan Valley, calling at Vernon, Kelowna, Penticton, Oliver and Princeton. &» LOCALS t&cm&e&cm&c&^ On Friday, October 13th, in Vancouver, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Yandle (nee Florence Meausette). * * * Get your Ration Book No. 5 at the Court House this weekend. See dates for respective points in Similkameen on posters. SpK * * * Dr. and Mrs. Butler. had as guests this week Lieut. Commander and Mrs. L. G. Clayards of Victoria. Mrs. Clayards is a niece of Dr. Butler. * • * Sent in by Sgt. Harry Cunliffe from France, and on display at Jas. Corrie's tobacco store, are one German helmet, one shell belt and a pair of goggles. * * * A Princeton visitor to the Coast reports "meeting Pietro Defeo, who has been working in the North Vancouver shipyards since he left Allenby two years ago. He still practises music in his spare time, and plays first violin in the Bohemian concert orchestra. Pietro was born in Naples on December 12, 1888. He came to New Jersey, U.S.A., in 1906, to Canada in 1917, and to Princeton in 1922. He has been in Vancouver since July, 1942. WE'VE TURNEDiOUR PLANT UPSIDE-DOWN I TO PROVIDE MORE ■ :1 ACE'TEX .'. ASPHALT SHINGLES BUT- ■even though production is up 6Q% over 1941 and all the machinery is going full blast we can't supply the increasing demand for our shingles. We have literally turned the plant upside-down to produce more shingles. If you are unable to get Ace-Tex Asphalt Shingles, please understand we are doing our best to supply as many as we can and that we are distributing them equitably among all our dealers. CANADA ROOF PRODUCTS LTD. CR 11-44 Bill Lewis, well-known here, is back from service overseas. Bill is looking remarkably fit. * * # Mrs. E. D. Washington, mother of F/O. A. D. C. Washington, died in Vancouver on September 20th. • • • B. G. Webber, M.L.A., was in Princeton on Tuesday. With him he brought three markers for historic sites at Princeton, Granite Creek and Tulameen. He left one at Keremeos. More about this next week. Meanwhile, our thanks to Mr. Webber for his part in this service. The Junior Red Cross has begun collecting apple boxes to relieve the acute box shortage in Similkameen and Okanagan. The need is great at Keremeos. Similar collections are under way in Penticton, and other Okanagan points. * * * Sgt. J. B. Mitchell, who has been with the Canadian Forestry Corps since he enlisted here in 1941, is here on furlough, pending discharge at Vancouver. Sgt. Mitchell has been overseas three years. At Abergeldy Castle, Balmoral, Scotland, he met the Queen and the two princesses. WILL YOU HELP THIS WINTER? If you are not required on the farm this winter you should take other work. Extra winter workers are needed for woods operations—logging and pulpwood and fuel cutting — base metal mines, coal mines, meat packing and cold storage, grain handling, railway track maintenance, iron foundries and other high priority occupations, varying with the area. Please offer your services to: The nearest Employment and Selective Service Office; or The nearest Provincial Agricul- |^ tural Representative; or Your Local Farm Production Committee. A good response to this appeal is important to Canada's welfare — please act immediately. Postponement of Military Training continues while in approved essential work off the farm. NATIONAL SELECTIVE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR HUMPHREY MITCHELL A. MacNAMARA Minister of Labour Director, National Selective Service j This advertisement is issued by the Dominion Department of Labour in aid of the Dominion-Provincial Farm Labour Programme, rr'tim "'■"";i '-~'""'" ' "^ —^- ■ssPSSBwaBSS^p— P^PlrP fP? PAGE SIX THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B. C. Thursday, October 19th, 1944 I 1 1 1 1 i I 1 1 1 I. I i I 1 I 1 Coming NEXT MONTH I The Fall Rexall One Cent Sale! This will save you money to invest in Victory Bonds. PRINCETON | DRUG & 1 BOOK STORE G. G. LYALL, Prop. I 1 I I I 1 J Harold Wilby, R. C. A. F., was home on a brief leave to Allenby last week. * * * Gordon Freding, with the Canadian Army Motor Transport, was a Princeton visitor last week. * ■ * * Mr. and Mrs. I. Williams have returned to Princeton from the Kootenay country, and will make their home here. * * » Sylvester Wolfe, of the Princeton Hospital staff, found a black widow spider at the foot of Hospital Hill on Saturday afternoon. It is on display in the Star of- fice,Nand can easily be' identified by the red hour-glass pattern on its shiny, black shell. Sylvester says that the further north they are found the less poisonous they prove to be. The United Church Ladies' Aid had a social evening at the home of Mrs. Blomquist on Tuesday. « • • The Government Library books in the Court House are being shipped to Victoria for exchange. * • • Mr. and Mrs. H. R. McArthur have as their guest Mr. McArthur's mother who arrived this morning from the Coast. She will return home on Monday. * * * It is hoped to resume the Adult Study group, which met weekly in the school during last winter. Those interested should notify Principal H. McArthur, or J. R. McDonald. * * * In Monday's Vancouver Province was a picture of Sgt. M. M. Peacock, better known here as Billy, who is featured as shepherding 900 Nazi prisoners into captivity at St. Lambert, near Trun, in France. TRUE STORIES OF CANADIAN WAR HEROES By GORDON SINCLAIR Internationally -famous journalist and author of several best-selling books on war and travel. 'Mw±\mmi\mim\m\mm}\mmim m Our M.P., Mr. Grote Stirling was in visiting his supporters and advising people to buy some more bonds, of the new issue, which is very necessary, to finance the war and also to have the funds to buy FIVE ROSES FLOUR, which puts heart in the soldiers. He reports Canada, as a whole, in a very prosperous condition, which is brought about by the expectation of the Conservative party going back in power again, and having a bright, up-to-date party back in power again, of which the importance of settling the war, is the most important. I F.P.COOK ESTATE PRINCETON —Established 1886— rtffflr/SYifrstftrsti^trsflhMr/StibSri^^M JOLA^SIFIEDJl^ WANTED—2 Chesterfield chairs in good condition. Apply Box 219. 371-46-1 FOR RENT—Beardmore, 4-room house. See J. O. C. Kirby. 46-1 LOST — Boy's ski suit. Apply Star. Reward for return. 46-1 FOR SALE—1934 Terraplane sedan in good condition; equipped with five Al tires and heater. Apply Box 242 or phone 88, Princeton. 45-2 HALLOWE'EN TEA PARISH HALL Friday, October 27 3-6 o'clock. Donations of Home Cooking will be welcomed. United Church Ladies' Aid. William Donald Tidball, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Tidball, of Princeton, has enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at Seattle. He is now awaiting orders to report for training at the San Diego, California, Marine Corps base. Bill attended Princeton High School where he played softball. volley ball and hockey, and he has been for more than a year a member of the Air Cadets of Canada, with rank as sergeant. He has been employed by the British Columbia Forestry Service. "Your only regret about Victory Loan Bonds is that you don't hold enough of them". Sorry . . . but the foot is too big for the shoe While demands for telephone service have increased steadily during the war, the equipment necessary to provide service hasn't. The Telephone Company has been prevented from making any material additions to its system. That's why so many people have to do without telephone service. these days. The foot just won't fit the shoe. Factories that used to produce telephone equipment . are now needed to fill war orders. The telephone situation is likely to get worse before it gets better. In the meantime, essential needs for telephone service, particularly in connection with the war effort, must come first. a a "Everyone has a post - war plan. Victory Bonds will help make that plan come true". —a— B.C. TELEPHONE CO. In some of the fastest shooting ever done by naval or tank crews since the beginning of armored warfare, four Canadians shattered five German Panther tanks in one minute on D-Day . . . June 6. Led by Lieut. Gordon Henry of Montreal, this crew included Archie Chapman, St. Johns, Quebec; Tom Reeves, Toronto; and Lloyd Seaman, Owen Sound. Under a salvo of long range shells, their squadron splashed ashore two hours after the first Commando assault and moved a mile inland. At that moment it was touch-and-go on the sands. If the Nazis attacked with armor now, it was up to Lieut. Henry, and others like him, to cripple that attack. Otherwise, brave Canadian foot soldiers would be killed . . . perhaps pushed into the sea. And the Nazis did attack! Hiding in low willows, Henry watched the German Panthers rush forward through the sands. By radio he quietly told his own gunners, and those-in other tanks, to hold their fire. They could have shot, with accuracy, at a mile. Instead, they waited until the Germans were 300 yards away, then shattered the enemy leader with one terrific salvo. The next salvo blew a tank to pieces, and within one minute of the first red hot shell, six tanks . . . the entire enemy formation . . . had been blown to pieces. Lieut. Henry's crew got five of the six. There were no survivors. Then Henry and his Panther-killers rumbled forward and got three more Panthers within the next hour. In one hour and one minute, they stemmed a German charge, knocked out eight Panthers, suffered no loss and consolidated their hold on a small piece of France. And that was just one isolated case of Canadian heroism on D-Dav- BUY ONE MORE THAN BEFORE UNITED DISTILLERS LT INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL DIVISION VANCOUVER AND GRIMSBY, CANADA 7-44D BRITISH COLUMBIA'S HEALTH AND WELFARE PROGRAMME ^J ROB ABLY no province in Canada has developed a better founda- •*- tion for an over-all Social Service programme than British Columbia, expressing in a practical way its faith in the truism that the people's well-being is a nation's most valuable asset. Experience gained during the depression of the 1930's, when governments (Dominion, Provincial and Municipal) were catapulted into" the complicated field of social services, has been used as a basis for more studied and comprehensive plans, and steady, consistent progress has been made. In the above-mentioned emergency, when legislation, policies and administration were admittedly haphazard, little or no co-ordination of social welfare activities was undertaken. But it was during these pioneer days that the necessity for a permanent planned programme was realized. Gradually plans have been evolved to ensure against a recurrence of the want, suffering and deterioration of health prevalent during periods of economic depression. lUP Apart from activities primarily concerned with education and prevention, here are some measures adopted by the Provincial Government of British Columbia to cope with social welfare problems: 1. The Legislature has recognized the need to provide for the welfare of the people of this province by increasing its appropriation for health and other welfare services from approximately $2,500,000 in 1933' to about $4,500,000 in 1943. These figures do not include old age pensions, but as the Old Age Pension Act is now administered by the Provincial Secretary, these pensions are included in 1944-45 health and welfare estimates amounting to $12,000,000. 2. Throughout the province, five health units have been developed in addition to the Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area, staffed by Public Health Physicians and Nurses, Sanitary Inspectors and Statistical Clerks. The Central Vancouver Island and Prince Rupert units were fortunately organized in time to cope with problems arising out of war conditions in these areas. After the war the complete programme will be put into effect as quickly as personnel can be obtained. The function of such personnel is to co-ordinate all medical and other resources of a community with the technical and specialized services of the Provincial Board of Health. 3. For the administration of Social Assistance the province has been divided into five regious, in which have been established nineteen District Offices, so that rural as well as urban residents may be served by Social Workers when needed. 4. Social assistance is available to help families or individuals who through illness or other exigency are unable to maintain a standard of living compatible with health needs. Such help may be in the form of financial assistance in the home; boarding, foster home or institutional care; hospitalization. 5. There is authority and personnel to protect children without adequate guardianship, and funds to provide foster home care. This summarized and incomplete description of the services available will nevertheless indicate that- a health and 'welfare programme broad in scope is being developed that will place British Columbia in a position to take full advantage without delay of any Federal action to implement a Social Security plan. Further announcements on this subject, containing more detailed information, will be issued in the near future. HON. G. S. PEARSON, Minister. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. iCf m
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