Extensive TV coverage planned |
for Pacific National Exhibition

All the world has a stage at
British Columbia’s annual big
show — the Pacific National

Exhibition — which opens in
Vancouver on Saturday, Aug-
ust 22. This year the special
overseas emphasis is on the

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CBC television cameras. will
cover much of the parade that

marks the opening of the 15-
day exposition.

Using mobile equipment and
a polaroid camera, the CBC
will bring live coverage of the -
parade for two hours,

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10 a.m. until noon on Saturday.

The parade, which will be
described by commentators
Doug Campbell and Ted -Rey-
nolds, begins at Georgia and
Burrard and ends on Hastings
Street at Vernon Drive.

and TV coverage of the PNE

“province.

+*""A. one-hour . live television
program of the Parade of
‘Champions — the showing of
prize-winning cattle — will be
| seen on Channel 2 at 2 p.m.

Some aspecis of the radio

will be of particular interest
‘to. farming commiunities in the

PARKSVILLE, B.C. — Pic-
nickers and their families
frovft all Vancouver Island
centers were on hand last
Sunday to celebrate Island la-
bor’s annual picnic event at
Parksville Community Hall
and. park.

It was a big day for the
youngsters with a well-organ-
ized program of
other events, and lots of ice
cream, pop and eats served up
byja. very efficient~ kitchen
staff.

The . program inoladed fine
musical - selections by George
McKnight of Port Alberni, a
men’s tug-o-war with a lot of

Isiand labor |
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races and |.

films of life and progress in
the Republic of China by Ed
Simpson of Vancouver. The
films which were highly
preciated by the audie
were “shot” by Simpson d
ing the course of an extend!
tour of China during 1957.

Guest speaker at the picnit
was Pacific Tribune é
Tom McEwen.

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hefty loggers on the rope, rac-
es of all kinds, horse-shoe
pitching contests, volleyball
games, and a ‘Gold Claim”

jon Saturday, September 5. This
program will be kine-recorded
‘and an edited half-hour version

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will be ‘shown as a complete

lowing Sunday, September 13.

the» exhibits’ of different B.C.

a delayéd basis,

exhibits ‘in‘*the building which
will be discussed by J..P. Dick-
son. ie Same od
CBC radio will spend 10
days at «the exhibition, with
much of thé. wéek-day program
B.C. Farm ‘Broadcast originat-
ing from: the’ PNE. -
: Interviews ° “with judges,
prize ‘- winners and visiting
farming “personalities will be
heard: Monday to Friday for
two. weeks, starting August 24.
A final film_.of the -highlighis
of the exhibition. will be shown
on Channel 2
tember 6.

Country. Calendar on the fol-

A half: hour * feature from
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communities will be seen, on
on Country
Calendar on August 30. This
program will include the floral

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stake-out. Ernie Knott of Vic-
torfa acted as MC and kept the
picnic program going at a
rapid clip.

‘Highlight of the day’s
events was the presentation of

‘Organize the
farm workers’

SAN DIEGO—tThe strength
of the largest state Federation
of Labor in the nation is being
marshalled behind the most
intensive drive yet made to
organize
bring them “dignity
equality under the law.”

and

Delegates attending the sec-
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CIO California Labor Feder-
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thusiastic support for the farm
work. organizing drive and for
assorted parallel moves.

farm workers and |

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