Memorial Fund $25,000

Names of Heroic Dead Published On pagea 4 and 5 of this week’s Courier, may be h e e l o w n a o u r ie r found the pictures and names of men from this district T K C who paid the Supremo Sacrifice in World W ar II. Kelowna, British Columbia, Thursday, November 29th, 1945 N U M B E R 19 The names have been taken from tlic Courier files, V O L U M E 42 and form the most accurate list available in the city. Un fortunately, however, photographs were not available of all. If any names have been omitted, relatives or friends are asked to advise the Courier as it is desired to have as complete a list as possible* for the records. Memorial Fund $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 Extnl copies of tliis week’s paper-have been publish ed as many relatives no doubt will want an additional poper. Duo to newsprint shortage, however, the supply is limited, and those who desire extra copies arc advised Drive’s Fine Start to apply early. G ives 1 8 Per C ent Eight People Hurt First Three Days A s Car Crashes Into Organizations and Business Firms and Some Large v u P ^ Private Gifts Help Boost Three Days of Canvass ing to $25,000— Organizations Have Been Respon City Telephone Pole sible for $6,300 of Total— Individuals and Busi ness Firms Give $1,000 Each, While Others Give Mrs. Edna O’Dell Sustains Severe Head Injuries as $500— Many Private / Persons Giving Between Car Crashes Into Telephone Pole— 35 Stitches One and Five Hundred Dollars— Small Gifts Also Necessary to Close Cuts— Two Others Also in Pouring In as Canvassers Make Their Rounds Hospital Suffering from Fractured Skulls— Five Other People Recovering from Shock and Bruises ' —Car Completely Wrecked * Committee Definitely Encouraged Ke l o w n a ami District War Memorial Fund drive, after Five People Riding In Front Seat three days had reached the $25,000 figure on W.ednesday NORTH OKANAGAN night 'with the canvassing barely underway. The general trend PLANS ARE NOW of the donations had been generous and the committee was T h r e e people He critically injured in hospital and five others are recovering from cuts and bruises as the result of an Ratepayers To Vote BY-ELECTION TO definitely encouraged that the drive for $130,000 would be a automobile accident about 1.30 a.m. Sunday when a car, alleg BE HELI^EC. READY FOR VET complete success, provided that the generous rate of giving edly driven by Ernest Meise, of Kelowna, careened off the road On Four Bylaws during the past three days was maintained. way and crashed into a telegraph pole opposite the Wartime The three days’ total was swelled by donations of $1,000 A by-election, caused by the death DANCE TONIGHT each from three individuals and from two business firms. Five Housing project on South Pendozi. It was the worst accident of Hon. K. C. MacDonald, Minister that has occurred in the city for some time, and all available of Agriculture, will be held in Disappointment la Expresaed businesses had already contributed cheques for m A t Civic Elections North Okanagan constituency on T T?i..evo , Vanous organizations have already sent cheques or indicated cars along with the ambulance were pressed into service to Over Lack of Flags Display- December 19, it was announced by that they would give donations which in the aggregate amount rush the natients to hosnital. Those injured were : ed on City Streets the Provincial Government Wednes to $6,300. Dozens of private citizens are making gifts ranging Mrs. Edna OVeU. Four Bylaws Provide for Borrowing of $80,000, of day afternoon. Nomination day will between one and five hundred dollars. , Miss EdiUi Moorhonse, Which $17,000 Is Estimated to be Recoverable be December 12. NEED CO-OPERATION Miss Verna Staoaf, At noon Wednesday it was unde The committee was definitely op Miss Eunice Sboaf, FERRY REVENUE Through Resale of Property and Salvage— De cided as to who the Coalition can timistic about the flkie start the Over 1,000 Are Expected to Robert Simopson, cade-long Airport Search Finally Ends in Hands didate will be, while it is under campaign was receiving. R. Seath, Ernest Simpson, stood the C.C.F. also plan running a Take Part in Dances at 66 KELOWNA chairman of the campaign commit Linns Volk, SHATTERS ALL of Ratepayers— Kelowna Sawmill Lakeshore Pur candidate in the by-election. Scout Hall and Zenith Hall tee, on Wednesday commented: “It Em e^ Meise. chase Already Approved in Plebiscite Now to be is a large undertaking but we are Condition of Mrs. O’Dell is still 1944 FIGURES Final plans have been completed VETS APPLY confident that the people of Kelow very grave. She is suffering from Ratified—Two Bylaws Provide for _ Property D R . P A N T O N for the official “Welcome Home’’ na would appreciate the purpose of dance, which will be held in the the Living Memorial and show their seriflUSSerious headlll^ctu injuries, aiiuand required Switch and Purchase of North Side of Mill Avenue 35 stitches in her face and head to T otal of $36,547.90 Collected SO Scout Hall and the Zenith Hall FOR HOUSES gratitude and appreciation accord •- W _ __ Ctt_____ AGAIN HEADS close the wounds- Miss Edith Moor^ Far This Year-—Shows Gain Between Water and Ellis to Complete Civic Site Thursday night (tonight) commen ingly. The resulte of the canvass to house and Linus Volk, both of whom cing at 9.30 p.m. The dance w ill be W iv e s o f Servicemen Mav Also would seem to indicate that our of $10,563.90 are suffering from fractured skulls, KELOWNA CLUB one of the highlights of “Welcome m S a A n S ^ieftion confidence was justified. It should are the other two who are confined Ra t e p a y e r s of the city of Kelowna will, when electing Home” week, which has been set AMaae /^ppiicauon lo r w «tr ^ remembered, however, that the to hospital. Miss Verna Shoaf, Ern TEN MONTH PERIOD a mayor and three members of the City Council on Decem aside by official proclamation, and time Homes ' final $30,000 is the hard bit to get Dr. L. A. C. Panton was re-elected ------ and if we are to reach our. objec- est Meise and Ernest Simpson were ber 13th, ajso cast their ballots for or against four byla-wS. The scores of veterans from Kelowna as released over the week-end, while president of the Kelowna Glub at well as from districts north to Win- A total of 66 applications have .tive, it will be necessary for each Revenue from M.S. Pendozi for the annual meeting held on Nov Miss Eunice Shoaf and Robert Simp- the .first__________________ ten months of the _year rea- bylaws are: field and south to Peachland are ex- been received for the 100 homes one of us to give as generously as son wrie not (detained after being ched a new high figure of ^6,547.90, A bylaw to complete the purchase of the Kelowna Saw ember 14. Members of the conunittee pected to attend. being constructed in the city by our gratitude arid our conscience for the coming year are E. A. Camp examined at the hospital. Mrs. O’- according to figures released this mill Lakeshore’property for $25,000, the purchase of which was The dance w ill bring to a climax Wartime Housing Ltd., it was an- dictates.” Dell is a sister of Verna and Eunice week, which is ah increase of $10,- bell, E. M. Camithers, J. H. Horn, the entertainment planned for re- nounced this _ week by the local The “men with the blue and white approved in a plebiscite last May. This bylaw does not require Don Fillmore and S. Miller. Shoaf. 563.55 compared with the corres- turned veterans this week, and spec- Housing Administrator. While the button” started on their rounds in According to reports, the automo- podding period last year. This is the raising of any money as the amount w ill be paid out of There was considerable discussion j^_services: _were held in_the—cityi_rii3jprity_ whp_haye_ applied are pv- gQjjjg instances on-Monday,_whlle_in _ bile was proceeding bn South Pen- by far the largest turn-over that "cohcernIng“tbe selling o f part "of the~ churches last Sunday, ministers de- erseas veterans, applications are other cases the canvass has not yet current surplus, club property, and a sub-committee dozi toward Okanagan Mission when the ferry has had'since the service A bylaw to approve a three-way exchange of pronerties on voting their sermons to the part .being made daily from servicemen started. it swerved off on the right hand side was first inaugurated across Lake was appointed to investigate the local men played in winning the who have served in Canada orily. There has been little word from of the road and crashed into a Okanagan. In view of the fact gaso-/ Mill Avenue. _ , , ' possibility of selling some of the war. The Housing Administrator poin- the rural areas, although the Belgo- telephone pole. Jt was reported that restrictions were not lifted un- A bylaw to approve the purchase by the city of certain lots and moving the club house on to In spite of the fact local mer- ted out that many wives of ser- district, with a quota of $2,800, rea- five people were riding in the front til aft®r the middle of the year, the the balance of the land.

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