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THE KELOWNA COURIER . - - — wawr»?af,w:8ir,.?w-. n u m b e r 2 Kelowna. British Columbia, Thursday. Augustjtb^ m S »WRSSIBS«WKIF-«: fSlW«T Audited Paid Circulation VOLUM E 45 TW ICE W EEKEY—MONDAY & THURSDAY a n e d it o e ia l Falls To Halt R ^ tta H is t o r y Ogie's There Too! The Forty-second Regatta Is now history, but it will not soon be Aquatic Directors Emerge forgotten. Bc^cen Sunday and Wednesday night, nearly two inches ol rain Over the past thirty-two years, the iwcrage rainfall for tho whole Victorious After Fighting month of August has been .17 Inches. In other words, during the Regatta wo had twice as much rain ns wo normally have during the whole month. Under such conditions, it 1» raUicr amazing that such a show was so successfully staged. That this was so was the result of the co-operation Four Rounds V^ith eatherman 6 f many people. In the first place, the crowd was sympathetic and understanding, ino difficulties were appreciated and tho view point was a lenient one. More, Repeat Performance More Rain Falls During First Three Days of August the crowd was co-opcintlvc and many people braved the rain in a spirit In view of the rain which Than During Entire Month in Last 32 Years— marred the street parade on Dick Campbell, Seattle, and Jean Jumper, Spo cf helpfulness. Wednesday night. It haa been de The competitors, too, had the same spirit. Swimmers, divers, «^cn cided to hold the parade again kane, Win Men’s and Ladies’ Senior Aggregates water boat competitors, specially performers, all were anxious to dojhcir on Saturday night. Many of tho —Steady Drizzle Fails to Dampen Spirits of Re best. They might easily have adopted a *’whnt’s tho use" attitude and just floats which were entered in tho called off their events. They did not They went out and did their stull parade were unable to bo used gatta Officials due to tho downpour. WhUo ex under difficult conditions beenuse they did not want to let the Aquat c act time for tho parade haa not been set, It will follow tho same Evening Shows Outstanding was no fun to stand out In the rain for two days with wet fwt and route as on Wednesday night. soaked to U»c skin, but the oldclals stayed on the Job and enabled tho It Is understood directors of tho Kelowna Aquatic Association i r e c t o r s of the Kelowna Aquatic Association fought show to go on. , arc also considering holding an four rough and tumble rounds with Old Man Weather this Tho result was that there was a carefree spirit In evidence ..... n open water show In front of tho D determination not to let the rain spoil the show — an overcoming of grandstand following tho parade. week, but .*:nally emerged victorious as the curtain fell on the There have been a number of 42nd annual Regatta Wednesday night.' Despite thunderstorms, And the show went on. It was, perhaps, not as smooth functioning os favorable conunents over tho lightning, showers and cloudy skies, the two-day water event, talent which appeared on Wed which has never been cancelled since the first outdoor show was we have been accustomed to—some of the more difficult specialty nesday evening’s sliow, and at had to be eliminated. But tho net result was an excellent show which press time. It is understood Oio held in 1900, was run off before capacity crowds, and finished in apparently pleased the crowd. directors are considering holding a blaze of glory when a mammoth fireworks display literally The Forty-second Regatta made history. Spectators, competitors and the same show again. sailed clear through the low over-hanging clouds. officials unwittingly co-operated surprisingly well to make it an out While no swimming marks were broken during the two- standing show, considering tho conditions under which it was staged. day event, Old Man Weather shattered a 32 year record in that LAUNCH LAKE more rain fell during the first three days ox August thaii has fallen during the entire month since 1916. This morning, Kelow TUG FRH)AY na’s familiar sunshine was pouring down over the entire Okana Seen From The Grandstand gan, but it was a tired bunch of Regatta officials who attempted one turns to the air this Fall. In the above picture, _____Jerp Launching of National to get back to their daily business routine. is shown posing with B6tty Ball, 1948 Lady of the Canadian naryn a^ spectators o f t e r fromfrcmi ^a ^seat a n nIn the of the most appropriate speeches Hollywood, the famous comedian told The Copier Lake and Sharon West, Ladj’ in Waiting Hope’s Railways’ new lake tug. Number 6, When they closed the 1948 record books last night the S d ^ 5 d ^ I n c iS ts impressions ever made at these funcUons. It is entertaining the idea of returning to Kelowna buddy was an added attraction a- this year’s Regatta, w U take place at 10 a sheets showed that Dick Campbell, 22ryear-old swimmer from grandstand. Inc*'° ^ wasn’t long but it was to the point ng^t year, and that he may bring one or two of and experiences. Speaking of athletics and the part hjg friends back with him. Colonna plans to make and made a , S^faYeshSr north'Y^^^ Seattle, and Jean Juniper, 20:year-old swimming star from r p m they play in building good citizens, gf f^g gag “Colonna of Kelowna,” when he re- powerhouse. Spokane, had captured the men’s and womens senior aggre- Tuesday afternoon. Tho show jjg urged that Canada was not do- ----- After the new craft hits the water, gates, respectively, was "aU wet’’, . Kter^y. ing enough--------------------- in this direction and it will take about another 15 days In takinff the men’s asrerreerate, Campbell captured the .weather stole the show but didI not cQjxipiimented® ^ . .. the Kelowna__ _ Aqua-Am««m_ quite succeed in ruining it. For the ^g Association for the excellent T° hSS Blackwell trophy, after winning 200 yar^freestyle| I™ /“rds first time in at least eleven years it was playing in this regard, Colonna Coming Back New Civic from Yarrows Ltd. medley sw im ; 50 yards freestyle; and 100 yards freestyle. He the show was affected by tho wea- r p m Built in Esquimau, the tug was garnered a total of 84 points, while Ted Willson, Vancmiver The night As the curtain came down on the 42nd annual Regatta last night, torn down and sent here to be re- second with 74 and Leo Portelance, Ocean halls, days'oFthe month of August we consensus Hollywood’s noted comedian, Jerry Colonna, indicated he would like assembled. Workmen started put- , .„ui, 1:4 ' seems to be that it was an excel- Posifion to visit Kelowna next year. S n . ' ” Teln Juniper Bnished with 54 points in the ladies’ senior Querried on this point by a Courier reporter this morning, Mr. C anadian National also has a new aggregate, emblematic of the H ir^ Walker Trophy. Jean Colonna said he was "very sincere’’ about returning to Kelowna. barge under construction for Oka- 100 yards freestyle; 200 yards freestyle> Is nagan Lake service. West Coa^t swim. In second place was Ina Salmon, Victoria, with 42 "You people were so hospitable to my wife and small son, that we would like very much to return to your city,” he declared. a . ® ^ ' ^ ^ S S !5?"?S?J'®work ?rpoints, and Bev Sabin, Spokane, third was 3 a Steff Whiteside, matter of fact, I may be bringing'two or three of my friends back City’s Administrative T,jjfiHing. The barge is ex- Pat Vancou'ver ASC nosed, out Betty Taylor, Re-organized to Cope with ^ beiready for use at about Ocean Falls by two points to win the ladies- junior aggregate. ”'to ’'Tu«day it clouded a, last » 'g? with me, and we will put on a real show for you..” Increased Duties the same time as the tug. Pat, who was awarded the Percy Norman Trophy, had a total Asked if he would be using the gag "Colonna from Kelowna on of 44 points. , ^ the Bob Hope radio shows this Fall, Mr. Colonna said he would not EFFICIENCY In third place was Norm Stewart, Victoria, with 26 points. ^t^^f IT SliSn iSroved^vS? diSr“the i ^ t know until he returned to Hollywood whether he will be appearing LOCAL POUCE Jim Portelance, Ocean Falls, was ed by large crowds, revenue from with Bob Hope during the coming winter, but "no matter what radio Carl E. Brannan Appointed to awarded the Percy Norman cup, the midway and other concessions show I’m on, I certainly will be bringing your city into the picture. New Post of Treasurer and KEPT BUSY emblematic of the junior boys’ will be severely cut. Collector championship. Jim ran up a total Typical of the never-say-die spU- Mr. Colonna asked The Courier to once again express his thanks of 36 points; Harold NeviUe, Ocean jt of Kelownians, was clearly in^ for the wonderful time he and his wife had during the four days One new position was created by OVER REGATTA Falls was second with 26, while dicated Wednesday n i^ t when City Coxmcil Monday night as the' _____ Vic Chatt, of the same swimming close to 4,000 people jammed Ber- ers headed for every they were in the city.