Careful driving will keep you from making these newspaper headlines. ake yours a safe vacation is VICTORIA, B.C. The increased number of Maths from traffic accidents provincial highways — 50 lercent higher than last year— as brought an appeal from {ficials here for better observ- Ace of safety. rules by motor- S, particularly during the ammer vacation period. In the first four months of is year, before the start of Me holiday’ season, 63 persons jed of injuries received in faffic accidents throughout he province. The number of cidents in the period de- eased as compared to the ame period last year, from 19.-in .1955 to 7,073, but leaths were 50 percent and in- Uries 12 percent higher. Among safety rules for mo- rists are these: .© Start your trip in the morning instead of right after work. A good overnight sleep Vill help keep you alert at “PATRONIZE CARNEL’S COFFEE SHOP 410 Main St. Operated By GEORGE & WINNIFRED GIBBONS the-wheel. @ Cut your day’s driving down to a limit of about 350 “miles. When you try to drive farther than that you are in- creasing your chances of ac- cidents. @ Make safety stops every two hours or so to stretch your muscles and take a stim- ulating cup of coffee or some other alertness beverage. @® If you are lucky enough to have a spare driver, let her or him take the wheel and give you a rest. . ) eaths from traffic accidents province rise by 50 percent @ Avoid travelling at night. Pull in at that motel or hotel between five and six o’clock. You'll get better accommoda- tion and you'll be better able to drive the next day. @ Skip the cocktails or other alcoholic beverages un- til you’re off the road for the day. Alcohol adds to fatigue as it is a depressant. @ Remember the coffee break that helps you at work can also help you to drive and if you're driving through iso- lated areas, take along a ther- mos of coffee. Native Indian art called - © Canadiana of future ’ The future of Native Indian ait depends upon the en- ccuragement and support it receives from Canadians as a whole. This is the opinion of Ed- ward Neel, honorary chief of the Kwatiutl and and expert on Native Indian cayvings. His wife, Ellen, is a grand- daughter of Charlie Jones, outstanding totem pole carver, and herself a leading exponent ‘of the art of totem carving. _ But. while Neel believes that Canadians, by withholding or giving their support, will determine the future of Native Indian art, he is also confid- ent that “totem carving and other forms of Indian art will be the Canadiana of the future» “When people consider some of the Native art ugly, they are right,” he added. “It is meant to be ugly. No fare boost, but less buses The public could hardly believe it. Greater Van- couver bus drivers have won a wage increase and the B.C. electric has announced it is not planning a new fare increase ‘‘at-this time.’’ Following conciliation wages of 2,300 BCE bus driv- ers by 28% an hour over the next two years, there was con- siderable public speculation that the BCE, as it has invar- iably done over the past dec- ade, would seek another fare increase. Contrary to custom, how- ever, the B.C. Electric an- nounced last week that it “will not seek an increase in bus fares at this time despite the big pay boost,” which com- pany officials calculate will cost the B.C. Electric $1,300,- 000. Instead, according to Pre- sident Dal Grauer and other BCE officials the company: is considering “effecting some economies” to take up the slack. These economies may in- clude “cdoperation of munici- pal officials and union lead- ers to eliminate dead mile- age.” Spelled out that means fewer busses on the road, more drivers on the spare board, and less transit ser- vice for the commuting pub- lic. To round out these “eco- nomies” the B.C. Electric monopoly also hopes and ex- pects to receive, a substan- tial pre-election tax rebate from Ottawa. As one union “official told the Pacific Tribune this week: “The B.C. Electric hasn't turned philanthropic Its. an- nounced intention of not going after a fare increase at. this time isn’t because it has de- cided to pay the wage boost out of profits. The B.C. Elec- tric knows that an application for a fare boost at this time would be highly unpopular so it’s looking for other ways of maintaining its profits.” “The commuting public will pay through the nose with less service, the bus drivers with less working time, Vancouver 4, B. C. TRIBUNE. ‘ Name _____- Address _. Tribune Publishing Company, Ltd. Suite 6 - 426 Main Street, Please enter my subscription to the PACIFIC board award boosting the public, fed up with poor ser- vice, will be ready to pay higher transit fees when the B.C. Electric gives the Pub- lic Utilities Commission the nod.” The conciliation award. cov- ers all BCE bus drivers in Greater Vancquver, New West- minster and Victoria and pro- vides that by 1958 their basic hourly rate will rise to $1.98. East Indians ask new deal OTTAWA A delegation from the East Indian Canadian ‘Citizens Welfare has been meeting with MPs and cabinet ministers, ulging a greater measure of fair treatment under immigra- tiom regulations. The East Indians seek the same _ non - discriminatory treatment in bringing their relatives to Canada as given other groups. “We East In- dians,” they say, “are mem- bers of the British Common- wealth, yet we are not given as liberal treatment as other non-members.” Immigration Minister J. W. Pickersgill promised to give the matter “consideration,” then told the East Indians they were getting more favorable treatment than other Asians, blandly ignoring the fact that his “other Asians” are not part of the Commonwealth. British Columbia MPs pro- mised to support the demands of the East Indians for fairer treatment. Spokesmen for the delegation said they had re- ceived a “favorable reception” from cabinet members and all and the political parties. Clip and Mail Circulation Department $4 for one year [] $2.25 for 6 months [J July 20, 1956 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE — PAGE 5 Tir a aera ne Ta | aM i Teen er Tt Tere htt ri +