Thursday, December 4. 1952. THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE. B.C. Page 7 make up the railway’s highly in- formative weekly crop report. . Nearly 700 CPR agents in the Can- adian west provide reports which 100 MILE HOUSE GARAGE "=. OFFERS YOU Austin CARS AND TRUCKS Massey-Harris FARM MACHINERY LE.L. & McCulloch CHAIN SAWS AND FIRE PUMPS 2 3 _ ALSO Used Cars and Trucks Stoves - Washing Machines Water Pressure Systems Atlas and Goodyear Tires Light Plants - Fire Extinguishers GOOD STOCK OF AUTOMOTIVE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES W.A. HONOURS DEPARTING MEMBERS Two members of the Anglican Women’s Auxiliary were honoured at a tea yesterday given at the home of Mrs. John Anderson. Mrs. Lew Scott and Mrs. Wm. Reid were guests of honour. Mrs. Scott is leaving Sunday on the first lap of a holiday trip to England. Mr. Scott will drive his wife to Vancouver and from there she will travel by plane, expecting to bé in Bngland next Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Reid are leaving December 15 to make their new home in Salmon Arm. Mr. Reid has been with the Indian Agent's office here. Co-hostesses at the tea with Mrs- Anderson were Mrs. C. H. Poston and Mrs. Chas. Roberts. Newscaster Has Loyal Listener Radio newscasters, like news- paper reporters and editors every- where, make frequent errors during the course of thir exacting chores, writes the Prince George Citizen. They have thousands of sharp- eared critics, and it is not unusual for listeners to write to a broadcaster and point out his mistake. But rarely does the listener spring to the de- fence of the perpetrator of the “boner.” That was the satisfying experience of Les Way, who broadcasts a weekly summary of B.C. ‘‘small town’ news culled from weekly newspapers. During a recent “Neighborly News” program, Mr. Way remarked that an Okanagan lady had packed 2100 “boxes” of apples in 30 min- utes to win the championship. Naturally this statement provoked considerable incredulity among evea the most devoted of Mr. Way’s fans, THEY'RE CALLED “SMUGGIES” Thanks to’ the efforts of the Canadian Customs, RCMP. organizations, Canadian soldiers in Kore: ‘ea smoke a popular brand of cigarettes known to them as “smuggies.” confiscated from smugglers along “Over one and a half million cigarettes but not one cigar,” smoking Welfare Officer Major J. Y. W. Braithwaite, above, of Toronto, as Sergeant Bill Needs, Sturgeon Fall: Central Press Canadian . and other The smokes are U.S. cigarettes the Canadian-United States border. banters cigar- Pro-Cons Selec? island Leader Dean Finlayson, 23-year-old Nan- aimo real estate and insurance man, was elected leader of British Colum- bia Progressive Conservatives Satur- day. He has been a party member for only six years. The actual vote was not announced at the party’s convention in Vancou- ver but it was unofficially reported that he defeated his only opponent, Les Bewley of Vancouver, by a size- able majority. Mr. Finlayson ancceeds Herbert Anscomb, former Finance Minister in the Coalition Government. Mr. Anscomb resigned this morning. The Vancouver-born Air Force veteran takes over the party helm at its lowest ebb in years. The Con- seryatives hold only three seats in the present Legislature to 11 in the Coalition Government. Social Credit holds 19 seats in the 48-seat legislature, the CCF 18, Lib- erals six and Labor one. B.C. Carson, fourth Progressive Conservative member, died recently. After this election, Mr. Finlayson premised ‘the more than 250 dele- gates he would tour the province “as soon as humanly possible.” He asked them to “look to the future of re- building this party united and dedi- cated to the principles inherent in Conservatism.” , Ont, unpacks the large shipment. remained steadfastly friendly voice more than loyal to 500 miles away. “I don't believe it,’ remarked Mrs. Gibbins. “Well, I do,” replied Roger. ‘It’s Neighborly News, isn’t it?” The usually accurate Neighborly | News editor could his good relationships with his coun- | further cement including Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Gibbins | TY Bewspaper collaborators by dis- of Prince George. But their five-year-old son, Roger, closing the secret of securing such devoted loyalty among his listeners. OUTSTANDING WHEREVER THEY SERVE Skilled. tough and proud of their reputation, Canadian Infantrymen are the finest fighting soldiers in the world. They are the top men in the Canadian Army. Modern developments have only made the job of Infantry more , complex, demanding careful training in many fields. Wherever they have served, Canadian Infantrymen have distinguished themselves. Today, in Korea and Germany; Canada’s Infantry Soldiers are once again demonstrating their superiority. Report right away to: No. 11 Personnel Depot, 4201 Wesi 3rd Avenue, ~ Vancouver, B.C. A204W-BG. The Canadian Army needs more of these men. Canada needs more of these Infantry Soldiers to help maintain our security, to help assure our future. For young men with the spirit of adventure, there is challenge and satis- faction in serving with Canada’s world-famous Infantry. You are eligible if you are 17 to 40 years of age, physically fit and can meet Army test requirements, ‘Applicant should bring birth certificate or other proof of age when reporting for interview. vie| Chilliwack Man ‘Of Social Credit John Perdue. 52, of Chilliwack has been elected president of the |British Columbia Social Credit | League at the party convention at} Vancouver. | Mr. Perdue, a veteran of Social! Credit since its founding in Alberta in 1935, won out over Hugh Shantz, member of the Legislature for North Okanagan, and Peer Paynter of Van- couver, provincial organizer. Mr. Paynter was elected first vice- president. Other officers were: se- cond vice-president, Perey Hawkins, Mill Bay; third vice-president, B. R. |Leboe,Prince George; fourth vice-|_ president, Rev. Harry Francis, Kere- fifth vice-president, H. R. Walden, Vancouver; sixth vice-presi- dent, Tom Irwin, White Rock. Delegates passed a resolution ask- ing for the appointment of a commit- tee to study the possibilties of mak- ing amendments to the three percent sales tax. meos; This committee would study elim- ination of the tax on school supplies, restaurant meals, patent drugs, children’s clothing, fuel oil and all purchases: under 35 cents. The resolution said the commit- tee’s aim is “progressive removal’ of the sales tax when other sources permit. It is said the general publie, par- ticularly married men with families and those in low-income brackets, “are already overburdened with tax- ation.” collection Elected Head Party In B.C. and distribution of the sales tax is unfair, the resolution said. Voted down was a resolution urg- ing sweepstakes to help finatice hos- pitals. Attending the convention from the south end of Cariboo riding were B. G. Woodland of Williams Lake and Harold Edmunds of Macalister. In Canada there are 5,300,000 workers. 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