Press clubs combat summer sub
doldrums, seek 200 new readers

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for the Pacific. Tribune. Last weekend LPP supporters of the paper, meeting in convention here,
pledged to win 200 new readers on a six-month “trial” basis. The offer, which Pre ad
readers only (it is NOT applicable to renewals) brings the paper to you through the ‘mail for
only $1 for 25 issues. . 2

- Two consistent PT support-
ers, Bill Stewart of Burnaby
and Ken Woods of North Van-
couver, challenged each other-
to sign up 20 new readers
each before the sub offer ex-
pires on August 5.

All of the 101 delegates at-

tending the LPP convention
took sub cards and expressed
enthusiasm for the summer
. campaign,

Main aim of the bob-tailed
drive is to introduce the

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.By GLYN THOMAS

HE MIDDLE of June brings

the ski season to a close
until October, with the ex-
ception of the “Slush Race” at
Mt. Baker on July 4.

This last’ snow season
brought over 25,000 British
Columbians into participation
in Canada’s fastest growing
sport. ;

An estimated 20,000 Van-
couverites regularly use the
hickory planks. That is a
larger participation than any
other winter sport — indoors
or outdoors.

New ski - lifts have been

built. Kimberley opened a
6,000-foot -T-bar lift, Lac La
Jeune at Kamloops a 2,000-
foot T-bar and Mt. Seymour
Park christened a new 2,000-
foot Poma-lift. ;
’ These lifts have started to
help accommodate thousands
of skiers crowding the local
hills.

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province, I like: my home, my work, the
people I know. And after a day’s work I like

nothing better than to have a Lucky with
the boys.”

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SPORTLIGHT

< ~To assist the initiation of
new enthusiasts the Canadian

Ski Instructors Alliance
(CSIA) trained 65 instructors
at the western school in Ross-
land this April, Canada has a
national instruction system

rated only second in the
world to Austria. The co-
ordination of this system

is in the capable hands of.
Ernie McCullough of Mt.
Tremblant.

As a result of terrain and
mass_ participation Canada
will continue to make a
show in woftld meets.

The main problem facing
ski clubs and coaches is that °
you can’t develop athletes
without the proper facilities.

Vancouver’s Mt. Seymour is
a perfect example of this
problem, In the peak of the
seasoh over 9,000 use the
mountain on a weekend.

The result of this traffic is
a dangerous overcrowding of
the slopes and lifts.

‘Will the B.C. department of -
recreation develop this pro-
vincial park which can easily
handle 30,000. skiers? Will
desperate clubs get help to
expand lodges and tows?

Ski clubs all through B.C.
will be after Victoria for help
this summer,

Canada can become much
more important on the ski-
map of the world. B.C. (and
Vancouver in particular) is
one of Canada’s _ greatest
potential areas. It is up to the
clubs to activate Victoria to
help this year to be a year
like never before for skiing,

DON’T MISS Jacques Tati’s
latest film, My Uncle, which
won the Academy \|Award as
the best foreign film of the
year.

It is a witty attack on mod-
etn petti-bourgeois standards
and values. By the clever use
of contrast Tati shows the
superficiality and hypocrisy
of those who live in the “gra-
cious” new homes, where
everything is just so, yet
where there is no humanity.

Tati’s humor is not the
same as Chaplin’s, to whom
he has been compared, but
in one spot there is a scene
reminiscent of Modern Times,
when an automatic ~ plastic
hose machine gets out of
hand. The results are pure
slapstick.

Throughout the film Tati
does not speak a word. I
found this a bit of a draw-
back, but a minor inconveni-
ence to a thoroughly enjoy-
able performance.

BRUCE YORKE

June 12, 1959 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PAGE 7