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Williams Lake, B.C., Thursday, May 21, 1959

Glenn Ford stars
in story of
submarine war

“ Torpedo Run,” May 22 and 23,

Last of the Lancs
flown to retirement

One after another,

coughed into life and belching smoke
shook as the throttles were eased b

speed,

The crew settled into their
Seats and adjusted Parachute
harness’ and prepared for the
long trip to Calgary.

The pilot eased forward on
the throttles and the four-
engineer Lancaster slowly rolled
ahead on the uneven concrete
apron at RCAF Station (iomox
on Vancouver Island.

Taxiing to the take-off posi-
tion, the eyes of the
Squadron watched as the aircraft
moved into take-off readiness.
The flight plan clearance was
checked with ‘the control tower
and the aircraft shuddered as the
Pilot threw on full power.

LAST OPERATION

The last operational mari-
time Lancaster aircraft, one of
many that had iought its way
through enemy fighters,
aircraft fire and bad weather |
during the Second World War
had quietly retired from its last
submarine hunting operation.

The Lancaster will no longer
be on active service with the)
RCAF. It will be relegated to
Photo reconnaisance and search |
and rescue work. The ones that |
are not required will be flown)
to Calgary for disposal.

During the Second World War,
the Lancaster was the backbone
of bomber command. Flown
mostly by Canadian crews, the
planes completed more than
156,000 sorties and dumped
More than 608,000 tons of
bombs.

It was an impressive record
and besides. minelaying and
Lombing, the versatile Lancaster
wound up as the load carrier of

anti- |

|

the four Merlin engines
the Lancaster

ack to idling

|

the RCAF. Before th» end of
the war it was packing 2,000
pound grand slam bombs.

At the close of hostilities in
Europe, the Lancasters were
| fown home io Canada to prepare
\

for the conflict in the Far East.
|The war against Japan drew to
|a close shortly aftec
|faithtul Lancaster ret!
| lamorous task of a patrol
omber with Maritime Air Com
mand,

|TATROL Wors
| On the east and west coasts
f Canada it roamed the skies
jin all kinds of weather, check-
| ing shipping, carrying out other
|reconnaisance duties in support
{of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.

At Comox, on Vanconver
Island, 407 Maritime Patrol
Squadron flew sorties over the

| Pacific, carried out ice patrols

Screened by spray from the fire hose,
volunteers plunged into the body shop
to bring this car out of the Beath

ONE CAR OUT

Motors building.

Taxi
Lambe got behind the wheel to steer
it out and was well soaked by the pro-
tective curtain of water.

owner Hugh

that opened up the Arctic ship-
ping in the north, and joined
forces with the Canadian Navy
in joint American exercises with
submarines.

The Lancaster was not a short-
range aircraft. Capable of flying
hundreds of miles without re-
fueling, it roamed the skies
from California to Ireland and
often made non-stop flights
across Canada.

But the faithful
was a victim of progress. Sub-
marine detection became a
science and mode modern equip-
ment was needed to find the
undersea craft. There just

first two weeks —
in June

Drivers’ examinations will be|
held at the Court House, Wil-|
liams Lake, this summer during
the first two weeks of June.
Holders of licences who are due
to be tested will be notified by
mail.

Lancaster

Dates of the examinations are:
Monday, June 1, 1 p.m. to 5
Dp.m.; June 2 through to 6, 8:20
a.m. to 5 p.m.; June 8 through

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Oppose scale
of fines

VERNON—Magistrates in B.C.
favor using their own discretion
in punishing traific offenders,
rather than establishing a uni-
form scale for fines

The question of discretion
versus uniform scale was
summed up at a provincial mag-
istrates’ corivention here last!
Thursday by Magistrate A. D.

2

to am. Friday
to 1 a.m. Saturday

a

Pool of Vancouver:

must exerci
that a driver
calculated ris

“* Magistrates
| ais retion

* Hot dogs, chips, ice

* Bottle-warming serv

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* Hot or cold toddy drink

assumption that
ing to receive a $25 fine
for a certain infraction |

He said all factors must be |
taken into consideration
magistrate before

al

“You can set a general scale,” |
| Mr. Pool said, “but you can’t)
Japply it rigidly

|77 percent in April over those|

|Pany show that cars loaded on

Drivers’ exams — | PGE Carloadings | BCAA official

Carloadings on the Pacific) t i if | ft H
Great Bastern Ratiway jumpea| €O VISH INFEFIOr
7 Cal Macpherson, British Col-
umbia Automobile Association
representative, has left Van-
jeouver to visit Prince George,
the last month totalled) Vanderhoof, Burns Lake, Kiti-
3,823 as against 2,142 for the|mat, Fort St. James, Quesnel
same period last year, and Williams Laks.

Figures for car loads re-| The BCAA is a non-profit or-
ceived from connections totalled| ganization which gives its mem-
239 as compared with 150.|bers service and protection. Be-
Totals from both sources were|cause of its world-wide aifilia~
4,062 as against the 1958 figure| tions it is one of the largest
of 2,292. < clubs in the world.
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of April, 1958.
Figures released by the com-

line

and Saturday matinees.

A good submarine warfare
thriller, ‘photographed in color.
Story centres around an
American submarine comman-
der who is determined to sink
Japan’s latest aircraft carrier
which was used in the attack on
Pearl Harbor. Glenn Ford turns
in a fine performance as the

ON THE

_ THEODOR SZMAUS

RCMP’S “ MOST WANTED " LIST

U.S. commander and Ernest
Borgnine is excellent as his close |
friend and executive officer.
Family fare.

Onionhead,” May 25 and 26.
In this mirthful comedy-drama
the star is Andy Griffith, who
was enjoyed by all who saw him
in “No time for Sergeants”

This film has a Coastguara
background and Griffith, a new
member, finds himself an un-
trained cook in a ship's galley.
His relationship with Walter
Matthau, as the crusty, hard-

born at Bialystock, Poland, has
brown hair, is 5 feet § inches

Armed robbery charge
faces this wanted criminal

From the files of the RCMP’S “most wanted
criminals ” list comes the name of Theodor Szmaus,
alias Theodore Tadeusz, alias Stanley Kusko, who
is wanted by the Metropolitan Toronto Police De-
partment on a charge of armed robbery.

is i i
Sumas, is 36 Years old. was) appear in court, thus forfeit

jing his bail.

drinking first cook, provides - A S
oa oe ode tall, weighs 162 pounds and has| Police warn that Szmaus ma
Bie tas x "|hazel eyes. He is a jeweller by|/P® atmed and should be con
= Z occupation. sidered dangerous.

“Gang War” and “ Plunder Any person having informa

Road,” double bill, May
and 28.

Few if any photoplays dealing
with mobsters and molls have
surpassed “Gang War” for
action, suspense and excitement.
Cast includes Charles Bronson,
Gloria Henry, George Eldredge.

1958, by the Hamilton police and
charged with possession of stolen
property, this property consisting
of a large quantity of diamonds
stolen in Toronto on May 14,
1958.
of $20,000 and was to appear in
court at Hamilton on June 17,

s arrested May 20,|__ pee Ze
Sumails\ was “Arrested May 20,1454) ot ten Gin VereTiee Ga en

|ing this fugitive is requested t
|motify the nearest RCMP de
tachment.

He was released on bail
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“Plunder Road” stars Gene
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|Wayne Morris. Their work is :
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Musical Fashion Show

By the Home Economics Students of Williams
Lake Junior-Senior High School

Wednesday, May 27, at 8 p.m.

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t Wartime Submarine Drama
ee Glenn Ferd

Margie Corps Dramh : ee :
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and men of U.S. Marine Corps Diane Brewster Hidden
Dean Jones Jungle
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Andy Griffith
Walter Matthau : Erin

Adult Entertainment

Coastguard comedy drama
Felicia Farr

DOUBLE FEATURE

Gang War

Charles Bronson : Gloria Henry
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