T h e K e l o w n a C o u r i e r VOI.UM I*: 44 Kelowna, IWitish Coluinhia, 'rim rsday, Auf^ust 7tli, 1947 N U M H K R 2 Audited Paid Circulation TWICE WEEKLY—MONDAY & THURSDAY f WORLD NEWS FLASHES Attendance R ecord B roken (By Canadian Press) Aggregate W inners Strong And Salmon Conservatives W ill Block Labor Party’s Carry O ff N^w Crisis Program Swimming LO ND tJN— Conservative opposition today was expected 1947 Regatta Most Successful Ever Held in City— to vote in the House of Coninions against the Labor povern- Thousands Jam Park as Ideal Weather Prevails iiient’s new crisis profjrani wliicli imposes j^rcatcr austerity on For Two-Day Water Event— Estimate Gross the hard-pressed Britons as a means of saving the country from Revenue Well Over 1946 Returns the brink of economic chaos. i i While a large Labor majority is expected to push through the crisis plan, the Conservatives probably will vote against it Keen Com petition on the grounds Prime Minister Atlee failed to convince them that the government has an adequate program to launch Britain on the road to economic recovery. RENE STRONC;, lioldcr of numerous Canadian swimming I records and a strong contender for a position on Canada's U.S. LOAN NEARLY EXHAUSTED 1948 Olympic team, retained the Hiram Walker Cup for the LONDON—-The American loan will be exhausted some time in Oc­ second successive year when she won the ladies’ aggregate at tober HuKh Dalton, Chancellor of the Exchequer told the House of Com- the 41st annual Regatta which closed here yesterday afternoon. moTi.s today. D alton said the $3,000,750,000 lo a n sta lled o ff fo r o v e r a Held under ideal weather conditions, the two-day water show year the "great storm” which now faces Britain. Britain, with large military forces demobilized, industry converted shattered last year’s attendance record, and was the most suc­ . C from war. to peace, Tactter prospects of increasing productivity and of get­ cessful ever held on the picturesque shores of Lake Okanagan; ting vital coal to make her industries run, was in a stronger position now The curtain of the 1947 Regatta was rolled down last night with than when the loan was negotiated. Dalton said the "storm” had sprung a huge fireworks display, hut crowds jammed the city park up safely. Force of this storm is measured today by the rate of exhaus­ tion of the United ;Statcs line of credit. This storm has been brewing until the early hours of Thursday morning as hundreds attend­ for a long time. ed the dance at the Aquatic Club and also patronized the varied midway games. , HUGHES DENIES SENATOR’S TESTIMONY vs Although official figures on gross revenue will not he avail-, WASHINGTON—Howard Hughes shouted today that the testimony able for some time, it was indicated that gross returns will set of Senator Owen Brewster before the Senate War Investigating Commit­ an all-time high. It was estimated that around 14,000 people tee "is a pack of lies and I can tear it apart if I am allowed to cross- jammed into the city park on both days. All grandstand tickets question him.” . t .,1. PETER SALMON The lanky flier hurled that declaration at Brewster as he took the IRENE STRONG were sold out long before the show started. Gordon Bennett, Holder of many Canadian swimming records and also sure of a posi stand for the second day in the Committee’s inquiry into Hughes $40,- auditor for R. G. Rutherford and Co., said the. gross revenue tion on Canada’s 1948 Olympic team, who was awarded the Blackwell One of Canada’s outstanding swimmers who is almost surJj of a 000,000 wartime aircraft contracts. Cup when he took the men’s aggregate as the curtain was lowered on position on the Dominion’s 1948 Olympic team, who captured the Hiram m ay run around $15,000, compared with $9,076.82 la s t y e a r . 1 _ _ 4-l-t.A 'OInrtIr-vvrAll In e f Wnllz-rtv* fn lririrt iVin lr»rHr»c?* n fTrfr«rtrtn4r» oc? flirk 104.'? "K'nlrtTirrin 'Rnrrn + fn — — _____ _ _________ __ _ __ i « T-IT AOTJ rNTTITIPTrC 'TW n ■pTi'R‘50N<^ the'1947 Regatta11 yesterday. Salmon also won the Blackwell trophy last Walker Cup by taking the ladies’ aggregate as the 1947 Kelowna Regatta Competition was ipucli keener B L A o rl BIKE* llNJUlxJliO X VVV../ year but bettered many of his times in this year’s events. He came came to a close yesterday. Miss Strong, who bettered many of her swim- this year. In taking the Hiram Wal­ VANCOUVER—Two persons were taken to hospital Wednesday night ’jj, every aggregate event to finish with a total of 90 points, 16 ahead ming marks set at last year’s Regatta, finished well out in front, and ker Cup, Miss Strong mot stiff com­ after a flash fire here nearly claimed three lives. Flames which spurted second place, Bud Hill, of the University of Washington, Seattle. won most of the events she entered. She also won the trophy last year, LOCAL PARADE petition from Doris Geldard, of Tor­ from a gas tank of an automobile he was welding, burned the face and onto, holder of the Sir Edward Beat­ hands of Barry M. Himmleman, 31. , , ty Trophy, emblematic of Canada’s Mrs. Mary Cox, 60, suffered back and head injuries when she leaped HUGE SURPRISE ou tstan din g sw im m er fo r 1945-46, from her bedroom window to escape the racing flames. Her husband, Miss Geldard is holder of 13 Cana-' cx-amatcur swimming coach Norman C. B. Cox, 63, escaped with only a Trade Board VC^ants Regatta Highlights dian records, and finished second to singed scalp when he dashed through a wall of flame at the downstairs TO SPECTATORS Miss Strong in the total aggregate, i --------- The classy Vancouver swimmer gar-. d o o rw a y . Decorated Floats, Bands and ’ t CURE ONE-THIRD OF POLIO CASES Trailer Facilities IF IT WAS CLOSE RACES the who parked himself on the east end T j 1 J 2 Ti» 1 « Geldard got 66. In third place was crowd wanted, the public was sat- of the pool float and welcomed the Lars Helped to Make Re- Ina Salmon, Victoria Y, who had ai VANCOUVER—Four new infantile paralysis cases since Tuesday have isfied, as keen competition was the swimmers when they finished the gatta Success to ta l o f 30 points. raised the total of cases here this year to 81. Of the 81, 33 have been ■ITY Council Monday night was asked by C. D. Gaddes, usual thing in swimming, power- races. He could not understand the Peter Salmon, of Victoria Y, ra-; discharged from hospital, cured of the disease. C x j. j, j . __ , boat, cutter and war canoe events, relay races, however. He would get It’s a cinch bet that anyone who ted as one of Canada’s best swim-1 representing, the Kelow na Board of Trade to consider in- jj.^ swimming, for instance, the ra- himself all set to give some swim- saw the parade Tuesday evening mers, also retained the Blackwelli ARREST 20 SEAMEN ON WATERFRONT stalling certain facilities at Kum fy Kourt, Vernon Road, so ces entered Ijy both Irene Strong mer a lick as he reached the end will tell it had no small share in Cup, emblematic of the men’s ag-. MOfSTTREAL-Twentv men described by police as seamen, have that it m a v be u s e d as a trailer camp. Mr. Gaddes told Council and Doris Geldard were photofln- of the pool, but the swimmer would making Kelowna’s 41st Regatta the grepte. Peter finished out in front; nr. thA ivrnrftrAni waterfront durine the last 24 hours, it was .. ^ - nn n 1-.ee tr, ctav in the ritv for those travellinp- bv events in all cases. The flip of a turn under water and the dog could biggest ^lash in the world of sports 'with a total of 90 points, while two: been a^estcTon the M ontreal^ there was no place to stay in the city for those travelling Dy against-the float was about all not figure it out. You could just see and entertainment. University qf Washington swimmers.! disclosed today. , _____g_______ ^r5r^o/^e+v.e nreOTe« nf a shin trailer and as a result many tourists were passing up the city. separated the two of them in him, cocking his head and wonder- Simply, it was the most surpris- Bud Hill and Dick Campbell, placed, said they feared the men eight^days i^ H e pointed oUt that trailer travel is becom ing m ore popular, several instances. And that applied ing, “Noi^where in the deuce did mg attraction of the two-day gala, seimnd and^ third respectively. Hill- through the canal locks, anrl in the ooinion of the trade board it was tim e to do some- in many of the open -water events, he go?” This happened with every For once, advance publicity fell had a total of 74 points, while: were imposed. ^ ^ ^ ^ ‘ —•----------- — swimmer-who—reached—that—en<L-of—short-o f—the-marfc^-hardlyi-anyone— Campbell had 54 .points.___________ ____ thing about it. ^ ONE OF THE BEST entertain- the float in the relays’and it kept guessed the parade would be a ere- Eric Jubb, classy junior swimmerl' DEADLY BRUSH FIRE UNCHECKED “Even now KelOwna is listed in a des.