T h e K e l o w n a C o u r i e r V O L U M E 44 Kelowna. British Columbia. Thursday, August 14th. 1947 NUMBER 4 Audited Paid Circulation TWICE WEEKLY—MONDAY & THURSDAY WEST MEETS EAST Council Takes Initial Steps WORLD NEWS FLASHES In Extending Retail Business (By Canadian Prcas) Section Up To Bertram Street Says Canada Resents Plan to Rc-zonc Part of Residential District to En­ Being ^Tushed Around’* EXPRESS REGRET courage Building Apartments in One Area— Before last llllonday night’s Majority of Aldermen Agree Most of Choice Council meeting got underway. Building Sites in Business Section Have Been O ver Box Car Shortage Mayor W. B. Hughes-Games ex­ pressed regret on behalf of the Purchased— City Clerk Instructed to Draft By­ city over the sudden death of law— Property in North End of City Also W ill be O T rA W A — C.nnadian Government lias made "vigorous Mayor G. G. McGcer, of Van­ cou ver, Re-zoned representations" to the highest level of the United States His Worship said he had al­ State Department about the embargo placed on the American ready written to Mrs. McGcer coal shipments over C.N.R. lines, a senior government ofOcial personally, and recommended the Call Public Meeting said today. City Fathers send their condol­ The official, s.aying that Canada did not like the "pushing ences to the Vancouver City E L O W N A ’S City Council formally ina<te plans this week around" she was getting from Col. J. Munro Johnston, of the Council. 'The resolution was passed unanimously. for extending the retail business zone on Ilcrnard Avenue United States Office of Defence Transportation, added that the K to as far .as Bertram Street, and at the same time rc-zoned part government now looked on the box car question as a political of the residential section of the city to encourage the building and diplomatic problem. of apartments in one particular area. A motion introduced by The government felt that the enforcement of the ban which INCORPORATION Alderman Jack Horn two weeks ago, was formally adopted was likely to affect the economy of the country, should not last Monday night, most important part of which was the ex­ have been decided on by an official in Col. Johnston’s position, COSTS STATED tension of the retail business section on the main street. For but should have been passed on by officials in the State D e­ ■some time there has been considerable discussion over the partment. TO BE SMALL advisability of extending the retail trading area, but the major- N.S. FOREST FIRES OUT OF CONTROL ity of aldermen arc now convinced that most of the choice Comparatively Small Increase building sites in the business section of the city have been SYDNEY, N.S.—^Tho Department of Lands and Forests rushed new equipment into tho burning forest areas of eastern Nova Scotia today in Taxes Shown as Result of purcliased. while blazes in North Cape Breton Island and Antigonish County raged Survey City Clerk George Dunn was instructed to prepare a bylaw, out of control. Cooler weather and 'overcast skies brought some relief and after it lias been advertised, a public meeting will be called - to fire fighters in eastern Nova Scotia, but low ceilings slowed up the VALUABLE SERVICES _____ to discuss the re-zoning. If the public approve the measure, movement of equipment by sea plane to tho north Cape Breton area. Public Meeting Suggested to bylaw will go back to. Council for the necessary readings. CRIPPLING COASTAL STRIKE LOOMS Discuss vHiole Matter of some time, it has been reported that several large retail VANCOUVER—^Marine engineers are considering strike action that Incorporation firms would open stores in Kelowna if the business area was would tic up coastal shipping. An official of the National Associated extended. Marine Engineers’ union said a strike, paralyzing coastal shipping, is a In view of the fact there has been In addition to extending the re­ "possibility" if the decision of the conciliation board handed down after considerable discussion among resi­ tail zone. Council approved re-zon­ eight days of hearings on wages and hours and sick-leave demands, goes dents of Woodlawn over the advis­ ing the suburban retail section of against tho union. If the strike crystalizes, it will affect all coastwise ability of being incorporated with STRIKE STILL the westerly portion of the Ciaccia C.NJR., CPJR. and Union Steamships’ boats and 175 union members who the City of Kelowna, Alderman property to industrial area, which man the vessels’ engine rooms. Jack Horn recently requested the w ill pave the way for expansion of city assessor to submit a compari­ POSSIBLE IN railway facilities in the north end TRUMAN REGRETS NO PEACE YET son of costs of certain properties In of the, city. Woodlawn showing effect of incor­ W ASHINGTON—President Truman said today that he sees nothing Aldermen approved re-zoning poration into the city. KELOWNA AREA from niidential to industrial the on the horizon to require a special session of Congress, thus virtually Reults of the survey were reveal- eliminating the possibility of legislative action this year on the new land on Richter Street from Gaston ftmds-to-aid Europe’s recovery plan. Truman also said he is hopeful still ed at the City Council last M o n ^ VVage Settlement Reached In to Jtoy Avenues,^ The area on Ber- night, when it was shown toat the nard Avenue which may be rc- of a permanent world peace which he regrets "has not yet been ob­ When the giant 128-foot Pacific coast flag-pole ar­ R a ilw a y . added cost to Woodlawn residents Cranbrook and ivam ioops zoned from apartments to retail In^- tained.’’ On the second anniversary of VJ Day, Truman told a press rived at the East Coast, M ajor J. E, Ahern, of Halifax, Picture at bottom shows giant pole being reloaded would be comparatively small In Areas I . eludes both sides of toe main street conference he anticipated, when he announced tiie siurrender of Japan took a hand in guiding the pole when two cranes on the three flatcars at Digby following its transpor­ vifew of toe added police, fire pro­ mpved it from three flatcars to the shop at Halifax tation across the Bay of Fundy. The splash in insert to Bertram. Alderman Horn’s mo­ two years ago, that peace would have been securely established by this tection, as w ell as city light, water, shipyards where it w ill be dressed and rigged. symbolizes the meeting of west and east as the tree M E E T A G A IN tion calls for re-zoning both sides tim e. and sewer services. In addition, Assisting him is W. C. Prosser, shipyards ship­ grown on the slopes of the Pacific, hits Atlantic water of Harvey between Pendozi and insurance rates would also be low­ Richter, and both sides of Richter wright foreman, who w ill supervise the job of chang­ at Digby during transfer from barge to trahi after CANUCK NAVAL AND AIR HEADS RETIRE er if the area comes under the pro­ Another Confer^ce Beitween fr___________ o m H a iv e y to 130 fe e t south o t ing the 128-foot log into a flagpole. Standing nearby ' transportation across the Dominion. tection of the Kelowna Fire Depart­ LW -A. and Local Operators Bernard from apartment to resi- OTTAW A—^Defence Minister Claxton announced today that ..Vice- is A. A. Dunphy, manager of the Dominion Atlantic Admiral H. E. Reid, Chief of the Naival Staff, and Air Marshal Robert ment, it was stated. May be Held Shortly dential zones. Leckie, Chief of the A ir Staff, w ill retire Sept. 1, and w ill be succeeded Details of the comparative figures - - — The proposal means that both respectively by Rear-Admiral Harold T. Grant and Air Vice-Marshal appear on page 4. A strike by members of toe In- sid^ of Harvey Avenue, j^ m Pen- W. A. Curtis. Alderman Horn , suggesed calling Waste In Canada Is Disgraceful DENIES RUMOR a public meeting in_____________ the near__ future______ ternatibnal Woodworkers of fo “ aSrtae°nLWoS ^d^also^" CANADIANS TO HAVE DEFENCE COLLEGE at'"'which time the whole matter ica in toe Kelowna area is still pos- pgjty g^ Abbott SECOND POUO coulq be discussed.. sible, although settlements in the Street. Coimcil gave a great deal OTTAW A—A tri-service defence college, comparable on a smaller Declares E. M . Carruthers A fte r Comparative costs were submiv- wage diroute have been reached of thought to toe proposal with a scale to Britain’s Imperial Defence College and the United States War ted for (1) a business deUvering ^ ^ view to having apartment blocks College, w ill be opened at Kingston, Ont., next January, Defence Minister CASEIN_CITY products into the city; (2) a store; “ J®® Kamloops ana ggnggntrated in one area. Claxton announced today at a press coifference. • Lengthy Visit In Old Country (3) two types of residences; (4) an Cranbrook districts. a agricultural operation. In the* first Tommy MacDonald, international boDaiviae lana ELIZABETH GETS COUNTRY HOME Only One Case Reported in instance, it was shown the added representative of' the I.W.A. said Before any move is made for sell- It is frightful to return to” Cana­ LONDON—Buckingham Palace announced today that King George Kelo^^a Area, Says Dr, A. cost by incorporation would be this morning toat toe union is anti- ing toe property to business fiima, da from the United Kingdom and MANY FIRMS $15.85; for a store $51.33; one type cipating another meeting with the the land will have to be subdivided, had given the Simninghill 300-acre Berkshire Estate to Princess Elizabeth N .