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Audited Paid Circuiatton T he K elo w n a C o u rier V O L U M E 43 Kelowna. Britisli Cohunhia, Thursday. Novem ber 28th. 1946 N U M B E R 26 TWICE WEEKLY-MONDAY & THURSDAY ^■iown»P»xwwv»wwniwn»i I-'' M ayor Jam es Pettigrew W ill STORES WILL Fruit Industry M ay Set Up Retire From Public Office CLOSE SIX P.M. His Worship Mayor James PettiErow of/lcially announced at last Monday nlEht's City Council mecliiiB that he is rvtirinjj from public ON SATURDAYS Labor Relations Committees W orld News Flashes office. The nruiouncement, which came :is ti Kudtlen surprise to majority (By Canadian Press) of aldermen, was made towards the end of tlic Council meeting. Tribute detail Merchants Favor Early fl I ft ^^**™**^ I to the m ayor's hard work during the time he has held the Chief Magis- I?or Firnr TTr^tir i H I i H#* 1 S jHl 'S i ^ 2Bl trate’ste’s office for two years,years and the eight years on City Council, was paid _ / * I l i r O U y O O UC KO OOHO O bv several aldermen, including Alderman W. 11. Hughesi-Gnines who has Months of Year V a lle y stated he will enter the mayoralty contest in this year’s eloctlon. “Before I go any further. I have u few comments to make,” His 10-5 M A J O R IT Y Report Hart W ants Worship said, In hl.s usual quiet tone of voice. "1 have decided to retire Joint Labor-Management Committees Would Improve from public life. Business Houses W ill Close 5 ELLISON BOY Production During Busy Season— Plan Being ”1 have arrived at tliis dt> islon p.m. on Both Christmas and after careful con.sidcratlon. I have Sponsored by Local Union and Representatives of $20,000,000 Minimum nt;t decided because I wanted to New Year’s Eve DIES AS COW be coaxed. When I make up my Growers, Packing Houses and Marketing Boards Retail stores In the city of Ke­ mind, it is final. lowna will close at 0 p.m. Satur- GALLOPS AWAY Would Affect All Organized Packing Houses OTTAVyA-—Premier John Hart arrived today for the op- "I want towu.u.m thank yuuyou for J'yo*your jayg for the first four months of cnitifr dificu-ssions on the new taxation amercement with the co-operation during the past two From Osoyoos to Vernon been In office. I have Federal Government, but said he <lid not wish to make any years I have ocen m ou.ee. ..uve „,oriths as was the practice in for Erwin Arthur Gccn Dragged found a vast majority of people years and Kicked by Hoofs of .statement at thi.s time. very consideratc-and for that I ^^,,3 decision to add a month to Bolting Animal in Pasture Forward Step “ W e may do some talking later,” .said Premier Hart, “but thank you v e r y much. early Saturday closing was riglit now I do not want to .say anytliing.” He made no state­ , . ^ not shirked any of my reached at a meeting of the Retail FRACTURED SKULL ment when asked to comment on reports of the Dominion pro­ clvlc_ duties. I have found a lot of Merchants’ Bureau at the Board of A n o t h e r forward step in labor relations in the fruit indus­ people do things for the city In a Trade rooms last night, A sugges- try will be undertaken shortly, according to plans .sponsored posals to the provinces as outlined in the budget as being unsat- quiet unofficial way, and I’ll miss tlon to close at 0 p.m. tho last Sa- Youth had Rope Tied Around jointly by the bargaining coimnittee of the Fruit and Vegetable i.sfactory as far as British Columbia is concerned. a lot of them—including the hos- turdny in December, in this case Waist and was “Skiing’ in Workers’ Unions and the labor negotiating coniiiiittee repre­ Unofficially it was reported that Mr. Hart will sign an pital board, the board of appeal, Dec. 28th, was not acceptable to the Snow, Inquiry Reveals agreement if he can obtain a minimum of $20,000,000 a year for Junior Board of Trade, the Fire majority of the mcmbcashlp aU senting growers, packing bouses and marketing boards of the Brigade, the Red Cross, the loan tending the meeting. Stores will A little boy’s playful sliding in Okanagan Valley. The new step is the setting up of labor inan- a three-year trial period. If the Dominion will not agree, B.C. committee, and many others. To remain open until 9 p.m. that will go back into its own income' tax field. the people who arc Interested In night—the last late Saturday until thc snow while tied around the ageinent production coimniltcc in all organized packing houses the city’s welfare, I want to thank May. waist to a cow ended tragically late, from O.soyoos to Vernon. Committees of this tyi)c were rcs[)on- U.S. GOVERNMENT ANTICIPATES SLUMP them. I think this Is the appropri- Anothcr Important decision, os- Monday afternoon on his farm home sible for much of Canada’s record production of war goods. 4'lie ate time to make an announcement p c c i a 11 y, alTccting last-minute at Ellison, 10 miles north of here. .scheme is promoted by the Industry Production Co-Operation W ASHINGTON—United States government officials anticipated rather than at the final meeting.” Christmas shoppers, was passed un- slump In the government income and a strong pressure for inflationary First to Reply animously by the 20 members at Erwin Arthur Gcen, 10-year-old Board, operating as part of the Dominion Department of Labor. price.s if the coal mines arc shut down for long. „ , , - .i. the meeting. Stores will definitely son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Geen, All packinghouse managers arc methods of improving the handling John L. Lewis’ contempt trial opened yesterday and after a lengthy Before members of the Coundl piggg regular hours Christmas killed vvhen dragged some dis- being asked to cooperate with their of products to avoid bruising or de- legal argument It was adjourned until Friday. The trial may last weeks had time to recover from the sud- That is five o'clock. There tance and kicked repeatedly by the employees in getting the house com- precintion. Bonuses will be paid and there may be an appeal to the Supreme Court. den surpnso, Alderman Jack Horn be no late evening shopping hoofs of a bolting cow. The boy rnittces set up. The employees in for suggestions which arc adopt^ Judge T. Alan Goldsborough said Lewis and his United Mine Workers g .. was tnethe iirstfirst to reply,reply. ■■wiin‘With you hours on Christmas EveEve. was pronounced dead by the doctor each— • •house------- will select, •by ....ballot, .---------------------.by management and. ..the amount. of a,rc “guilty of contempt” if they disregard an order to withdraw the dropping out, it will be a loss to The same thing applies to New who hurried to the scene. four of their number to sit on the the bonus will depend on Uio value tOrmJnatlon of the U.M.W. contract, Irrespective of whether his court the city. Few people have the intimate knowledge of civic affairs, and Year’s Eve. Stores will close all An official inquiry conducted by committee and the manager of the of the suggestion, The committee had power to Issue an Injunction forbidding work stoppage. The judge for my own part, you have been extremely helpful,” declared Alderman jj,y Christmas and December 26th. Coroner T. F. McWilliams revealed house will appoint four to represent will agree on the amount. These said such was "anarchy” when individuals gave no heed to orders of Horn. "Gentlemen’s Agreement” that death was caused by a frac­ the management. Chairmanship of committees will also deal with mat- court. By token language, Lewis lost his motion for an immediate dis- “It is such a surprise to me that Alderman Horn beat me to the pipfn,.,. oivinfr nttnrovai in rlos- tured skull and brain lacerations. (he committee will cither be joint or ters affecting health and safety. mis.sal of the contempt charge. A ruling may come sooh after the hearing punch,” Alderman W . B. Hughes-Games remarked. “As the senior mem- n n Kntn^nv in Anril of was described by people alternate ns the committee may dc The success of these commit tees Is resumed tomorrow. ber of the Council, I can honestly say you have made a good job of the to the first who knowknew him as “hanov-co-luckv”‘‘happy-go-lucky’ ririocide. F.vf«r-irEvery nmninvor.employee i„iiiwill hn.rr.have a• depends on wholehearted co-open»- work you have done.” . ............ [hTee months" a mUement to*" havl' and was well-liked for his “gay vote in the selection of the em­ tion by both employees anti em­ Alderman R. P. Walrod also expressed appreciation, stating that; as LIFT IMPORTS RESTRICTIONS May also included was turned manner.” ployee section of the committee. ployers. There arc many evidences the junior member of the Council, His Worship had helped him con- The -boy is believed to have led Provision will be made for non­ of their uscfulnos.s in such large OTTAWA-Nin^etcen wartime and post-war Ordcrs-in-Council lim- ^IdVabiyT ‘‘‘From'VouV'intimate 'knowledge of everything'that is going S " a c t io n ''% ^ A m Uharn the cow around several times before, union as well as union candidates industries as General Steelwares, on, you must have made a careful study of civic affairs,” said Alderman for retent^n of the three but the animal was said to have a on these conun ittees.

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