The Daily Free Press TRUCK CUTS OFF PHONE SERVICE Confusion was caused on Wharf street when the Canadian Pacific Merchandise Services truck in background snagged a leadcovered overhead telephone cable and. brought down one pole and canted two others Monday afternoon about 3 o'clock. Telephone service was disrupted to buildings and banks Knifing Case Remanded For Seven Days A knifing affray in Chemainus between a group of fishermen resulted in Patrick Wilson being hospitalized with stomach wounds. Charged in court before Mag1strate R. H.
Purdy was Lawrence Ralph Pollard, who ed no plea to a charge of assault causing, bodily harm with a knife. The case was remanded until February 19 to allow Pollard to. obtain counsel. He was released on bail of $250: Police. described the incident as a drunken brawl on boats tied up a the community wharf.
OBITUARIES Brother Of Local Resident Dies LINUS GALLAZIN A Nanaimo resident was beArcaved by Feb. the 10, death of in Linus Vancou- Gallaxin, aged 78 years, of 804 Richards. Survived by his beloved wife, Rose, at home; one son, Leonard Linus, North Vancouver; one daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Ferguson, Port Moody, B.C.; also a brother, Rudolph, Nanaimo. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday.
JIM GIBB EXPECTATIONS FOR 1963 At Nanaimo Realty we are proud of the way our Rental Department is handled Ny Jim Gibb (10 years' experfence). Over the years Jim has settled hundreds of people in comfortable homes and apartments in Nanaimo. Our accountin department, backs Jim up with accurate records on all leases. If you are looking for a dental property or have property for rent, phone Jim today He'll greet you with his usual happy smile and, give you the best service possible. NANAIMO REALTY Co.
Ltd. Small Boat Moorings Survey Under Review Nanaimo city council will get to work on up-dating an economic survey and brief submitted to the federal department of public works in support of the city's request for construction of a small boat basin. The decision was reached as result of a letter from the department pointing out that it was three years since the economic study was received. The brief, dated February 4, 1959, and was presented jointly by the city and Chamber of Commerce. The department is also checking with Nanaimo customs office for port traffic figures and with the director of fisheries for latest statistics available.
Alderman Jack Parker remarked that the need for the boat basin was' much more urgent than even three years ago. Alderman Bill McGregor Puzzle Contest Proves Popular New Feature The new crossword puzzle contest being run by The Daily Free Press has brought a flood of entries to the office since the first appeared last Friday. Prize money is doubled if winning entries are accompanied by a slaes slip from any of the following five firms: Kennedy Drug Co. Jean Burns Store, Anchorage Marina, Surf Cleaners and Shirt Launderers, and Wardill Bros. The winner of Friday's contest will receive $10, but the prize will become $20 if a sales slip accompanies the entry.
It is also most important that entries reach the Free Press office not later than midday Thursday after the latest puzzle is published. Correct solutions will be announced Friday, February 15; and the winner chosen from them. If there are no correct entries then $5 will be added each week until a winner is found. Entries may be mailed or personally delivered to The Crossword Puzzle Editor, Nanaimo Free Press. OBITUARIES Father Of Mrs.
F. Fox Passes ALDOR F. EKLUND SIDNEY Death occurred here on February 9 of Aldor Frederick Eklund, aged 74 years. He was born in Minnesota, U.S.A. and was a resident of Sidney for the past 18 years.
He leaves his wife, Anna, at home; his sons, Edward, Leslieville, Alberta and Clarence, Bentley, Alberta; his daughters, Mrs. Alto (Clara) Albers, Ponoka, Alberta, Mrs. Julius (Violet) Albers, Bentley, Alberta, Mrs. Bert (Agnes) Lawson, Sidney, B.C., Mrs. F.
(Florence) Fox, Nanaimo, B.C., and Mrs. Charles Gibson, Sidney, B.C. Services were held today. Mother Dies In Vancouver Mrs. L.
RICHMOND The mother of Mrs. Rod Lindsay, wife of Nanaimo chiropractor Dr. Rod Lindsay, died in Vancouver February 11. She is Mrs. L.
Richmond. Her husband, who survives her, formerly ran a retail shoe business here. Funeral services will be held in Mount Pleasant Chapel, Vancouver, tomorrow at 2 p.m. pointed out that fishermen were entitled to proper facilities and that the port of Nanaimo berthing facilities for fishing boats were filled to capacity. NEW FERRY BOAT Four aldermen, Greer, MacDonald, McGregor and Cook, went to see the turning over of the new B.C.
Ferry Queen of Saanich to the. Toll and Ferry Authority, Alderman Bus MacDonald reported that the new ships have adequate elevator a lack of which in the present ships, made it difficult for invalids and infirm getting to the passenger dick. He added that the new ship for the Nanaimo run, yet to be built, will be "the ultimate." He brought up again the matter of naming one of Nanaimo" but no comment was made by the cabinet ministers present. The board of examiners of plumbers requested that their powers be enlarged enable the board to study plumbing codes and bylaws and make recommendations with respect to plumbing specifications. Already the board has granted certificates of competency Nanaimo plumbers.
ZONING HEARING City council meeting on February 25, next, will be interrupted for the purpose ing a zoning hearing in connection with the amendment of the zoning bylaw, 1960, to permit construction of a 14-storey apartment house on Front street and Comox Road. The amendment bylaw was introduced into council last night and will likely receive final approval next meeting if no serious objection is at the zoning hearing, There is nothing in the bylaw to prevent construction of a 14- storey building it it is set back far enough from the street. The amendment is required to permit erection of an apartment house provided 'access is provided from a street frontage. The building is projected by F. M.
McGregor and associates which includes George Biely of George Biely Construction Co. Ltd. Both principals are already owners of number of apartment houses of a luxury type in Vancouver and Victoria. Mr. McGregor and -associates are also major shareholders in a $1,000,000 apartment building in Oak Bay.
The Nanaimo building will cost about $1,000.000 and second one will be erected on the lot behind the first on Chapel street, if the principals find it economically feasible to do 60. Retiring Appeal Head Criticizes Non "I am sure the voices which will be heard shouting the loudest will not be those who have donated generously to the United Appeal, but those who hidden behind their own excuses for not supporting said retiring president Mrs. Mega McDougall Monday night at the annual general meeting of the appeal. The financial statement showed over $43,252 disbursed to agencies for the coming year from a total of over $50,274 collected, allowing for non-fulfilment of pledges. A total of 20 agencies received assistance from the fund.
Highest disbursem*nt being to the St. John Ambulance Association with Nanaimo C.A.R.S. and Retarded Children's Association both and Kinsmen Polio Fund and Victorian Order of Nurses both $4,068. Total expenses amounted to $4,665.09, the treasurer's report showed. The report was given by Les Noon.
REPORTS AVAILABLE Mrs. McDougall stressed the fact that United Appeal financial reports are always available to the public and nonpublication in daily papers was only because of the need to keep expenses down. It was also pointed out that agency accounts are also open to inspection on request. In her report she also showed there had been a small percentage rise in operational expenses as opposed to the administration expenses increased from 7.9 percent in 1961 to 9.04 per cent in 1962; campaign expenses from 3.9 per cent to 3.59 per cent; and agency received 88.2 per cent in 1961 and 87.37 in 1962. EVALUATION Mrs.
McDougall proposed in the coming year member agencies be evaluated to check overlapping services. Second Killed At Harmac A steelworker died in a 135 foot fall from a scaffold while working at the construction project for the expansion of the Harmac pulp mill. Hale Regan, 49, of 3356 Dieppe drive, Vancouver, fell to his death Monday afternoon. It was the second fatal accident since the construction job started. Arthur Battersley died Dec.
15 following a fall last Nov. 27. Regan had celebrated his birthday just. the day before, and had turned 49. It is reported he fell 135 feet.
An inquest into the accident will open Wednesday evening at Westwood Funeral Home. It will then be adjourned for one week and a complete hearing held at the police station Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Coroner Russ Inkster said today. NANAIMO DAY BY DAY CEDAR RATEPAYERS North Cedar Ratepayers discussed the need of better highway facilities in the district Monday evening.
Election of officers was postponed until next meeting. SOCRED NOMINATION Social Credit Party members of Nanaimo Cowichan The Islands meet Friday evening in St. Paul's Anglican Church hall, Nanaimo, at 7:30 to choose a candidate to run in the coming federal election April 8. Cyril Dawkin, who heads the constituency association, was the party candidate last year. Speaker Highlighted ted Agency Confusion Lack of knowledge as to the function of agencies participating in the Vancouver United Appeal was criticized by Appeal social worker Ronald Hawkes Monday night when he was guest speaker at the general meeting of the Nanaimo United Appeal at the Eagles' Hall.
He stressed the need for an index of services rendered by professional and voluntary social workers. Mr. Hawkes said a priority study was now under way trying to evaluate the work and services offered by member agencies. "It is staggering that no such Ndex exists." he contended. "Of 300 agencies in Vancouver we requested details from 223 under 65 classifications.
This showed 1063 duplications of service when researched. "We are. now in process of evaluating the standard of these services, he said. We have found it necessary to develop an objective fact formula to deploy manpower and finances, means whereby to rate them- Lloyd Bertram, who is a busy man these getting ready for his traditional role as Mr. Interlocutor in the Lions' Club Minstrel Show, Did You Hear "We cannot afford to support services which are not first class," she said.
"Those that are inadequate in regard to the services needed by our community." "We must look for increased publicity from the agencies in order to convey to the public that people are actually being assisted by the money they donate to the United Appeal." A move to have the general meeting postponed to a later date by Mr. George Topp was ruled out of order. A report from Publicity Committee Russ Dunlop stated: "Publicity: during the past campaign attained a new high in perfection. All news media made an outstanding effort to exploit every means to make the campaign a success." Retiring director Mrs. Olive Lionel expressed some emphatic criticism of.
news reports. Mrs. McDougall stressed the need to maintain publicity release's throughout the year. UNITED APPEAL 1963 DIRECTORS New directors of the Nanaimo United Appeal were announced Monday night at the annual general meeting by Nominations' Committee Chairman Ralph McColl. Appointed were: Mrs.
W. E. Ricker, Fred Barnes of B.C. Telephone Company; Arnold Smith, Carpenters' Union; Jack Millar, Simpsons-Sears store manager; Peter McIntyre, teacher; and Dr. E.
A. Lustig, dentist. The new directors will replace retiring members Mrs. Olive Lionel, John Dunham, Tim Odell and Mrs. T.
Bennett. President Mrs. Mega McDougall previously announced her intention of not standing for presidency this year. OAP Request Turned Down City council, while sympathetic towards the position taken by the Old Age Pensioners cannot see its way clear to supporting Nanaimo Old Age Penstoners' O.ganization's request that the city support the pensioners in their request to the UBCM that all pensioners over 70 years age be exempt from paying the school "We feel there are many others in the low income bracket in a similar position and old age alone is not an indication of ability to pay." "Any relief from taxation granted to any particular group is done at the expense of the remainder of the taxpayers and we do not feel the burden should be imposed, at the local level in matters which are the responsibility of senior Ald. Jack Parker added that it would be better for pensioners to work towards an increased pension from provincial and federal authorities.
4-H Member Joins RCAF A young man from Cedar has exchanged life on the farm for life in the air force. Alan Doole, former president of the Cedar 4-H Club. leaves this week to become a recruit in the RCAF. Mr. Doole has achieved an enviable record in 4-H work.
He has won many awards, and has attended the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto as a 4-H representative from B.C. A fatewell party in his honor was held in the Cedar community hail last weekend. LOW WIRE ACT That Vine Crawley, hotelman in Nanaimo, Stopped to take a look at a fallen telephone pole And a power pole with decided list off Wharf street yesterday afternoon. And two lads in a truck Which struck a low wire pulling down high wires Stayed in the truck until linesmen arrived They were taking no chances on getting electrocuted trying to get out That Fred Hart was on the scene early And Jack Kyle of Radio CHUB arrived. And decided not to drive his car over a fallen wire That later turned out to be A CPR teletype, system That the poles in this district seem to pretty rotten At least the two main ones that were damaged That we felt for Jack Hardcastle, foreman for the B.C.
Hydro When he donned his spurs And climbed up the tipsy pole That supported huge, transformer But the pole was steady As it was well supported by wires of all types That Bill Good of the Hydro crew Was on the job Getting fallen wires out of the way And assisting autos across them on Wharf street That there were consulations and observations of the situation And away the men went to work. 'That George Thompson drove up to look at the mess. in the vicinity as well as to Simpsons-Sears and Safeway. V.1. Gas Company's office lights went out, SO they conducted their business by gaslight.
It took all night and this morning to get phones back into action. Repairs were being finished up at noon today. No one was injured. CITY COUNCIL BRIEFS Four Per Cent Pay Boost Civic Workers, Firemen Nanaimo civic employees will have been awarded a four per cent across-the-board pay increase as a result of negotiations with the city council labor relations committee. Ald.
Jack Parker said that dual responsibility to the citizens of Nanaimo and the city workers, felt that negotiations had been condueted in a friendly atmosphere. The four per cent boost was also accorded firemen of the following ranks: Captain, Lieutenant and fifth-year firemen classifications only. Firemen's, to group be insurance increased from $3,000 to $4,000, 50 per 000 cent of the cost being borne by the city. Maximum accumulation of sick leave has been increased from 60 to 72 working days. All personnel to be granted a service bar each five full years of continuous service.
the case of city employees individual reclassifications, effective Jan. 1, 1963, have been made as follows: J. T. Anderson, advanced to fifth step of engineering technician IV; Ron Holmes, advanced to fifth set of engineering clerk III, honorardum as. Plumbers' Commission secretary, deleted; D.
T. Jaques, advanced to fifth step of storekeeper; H. R. Leighton, advanced to fifth step of Engineering Technician II; R. 0.
Browne, advanced to fourth step of appraiser. Machine operator in; creased to $2.39 an hour; mechanic, concrete finisher, carpenter and head pipefitter, increased to $2.20 an hour, skilled tradesmen classification and chainman and rodman classifi-' cation to be struck out, spare street sweeper operator rate increased to $2.15 an hour, The school budget for 1963 submitted to city council by the board of school trustees of School District No. 68. (Nanaimo), of $2,844.667, was approved by city council, not only without murmur but with the remark that the school board had been most co-operative in providing information on budget details requested by the city council finance committee which examined it. Ald.
John Cook commented on the good relations existing between city council and the school board. The finance committee will also examine an assessment from the Victoria and Island Publicity Bureau of $1,700 on For Real Estate call SKEDINA! 753-3462 the City of Nanaimo towards its share of the cost of operation of the bureau. The letter included a list of assessments for the entire Island. Council turned down a 'request st for financial support from the Canadian Heart Ald. Bill McGregor pointed out that if the fund required support, it should be an agency in Nanaimo United Appeal.
In his third application to city council permission to build on a lot the corner of for, Cypress and Terminal, A. E. Deering this time submitted an application in line with the zoning requirement of the area which is for multiple-residential use. The matter was referred to the advisory planning commission for approval: Approved was the commission's recommendation to permit Home Oil to go ahead with construction of gas station at Townsite and Terminal. Council members, will accept the invitation the advisory planning commission, to attend its next meeting on Feb.
19 at 8 p.m. to hear a report from Miss Mary Rawson, planning consultant, on recommended zoning and planning for the development of that part of the city in the vicinity of the Regional General Hospital. YOUNG LIBERALS MEET District members of the Young Liberals will meet Wednesday evening at the Tally Ho. A dinner is planned for 6:30 p.m. LOSE SIGHT OF KNEES That ladies can look forward to a change in sty men can look forward To not looking so hard Or looking again For the leading London designers Are out with their best for spring and summer and "Everything will be two inches below the knee" as far as the ladies are concerned And the skirts will be sleek Elegant waists will be long and slender Gone are last season's zippy flares and intricate pleats So there you are girls Those are the things to come.
THE TRAVELLERS That Jack Neil, former RCAP flyer of note. And official in the Air Cadet movement Has returned from a trip to Regina or somewhere in that vicinity That he ran into a great many former flying friends That he brought greetings to Hank Trembley from a former airman Jim Eaton That the boys were together in Ucluelet for few years in the services That Jack remarked that he "looked okay" But it would take a few days to get rested up. After a hectic time That Rod Glen, Harewood commissioner, has returned trip to New York and Washington And he was privileged to listen to speakers in the U.S. Congress at Washington and to visit the White House, B.B.B. FOR CITY Vancouver Island Better Business Bureau plans to place representative in Nanaimo soon, says William Tindall, The area covered will be from Duncan to Courtenay.
OFF ROAD ONE YEAR Two drivers lost their licences for one year when they appeared before Magistrate R. H. Purdy in Ladysmith court. They pleaded guilty to charges of impaired driving. David Philip Swartz and Stanley Thomas were also fined $100 and $4.50 costs each.
FALSE ALARM When the light on the control panel at the firehall flashed red and the alarm bell sounded, firemen rushed to SimpsonsSears store but found no sign of fire. Fire Captain Jim Raffle and his men, led by store employee Nick Van Wyck, searched the building but all was quiet. The alarm was attributed to low pressure in the water main. The alarm is actuated by a drop in pressure when an automatic, sprinkler system starts to operate. Careless Driver In $1,200 Smash Nanaimo magistrate L.
Beevor- told careless driver he was fortunate he was not facing more serious charges. He fined Frank Senekovie $30 plus $33.40 court costs. Senekovic was driver of vehicle which slammed into the rear of a car slowing down for a turn on Highway 19, January 20. The accident caused damage estimated at about $1,200. there was considerable speed involved bere," said the gamistrate.
"You are lucky no one was injured." Senekovie originally pleaded not. guilty to driving without due care an attention, but changed his plea today. ALL IN 43 HOURS That Tommy Adamson 1s back on- the job at the Commercial. And yesterday was doing what we would call difficult feat He was rolling a cigaret while walking up the street That Barry Morris is pilot for charter flights on the Cassidair Services Limited Cessna 180 And speaking of flying Barry accompanied Kellard Arber on a cross-country jaunt Which took them to Bellingham, Springfield and Medford, Oregon, San Francisco, Monterey, where they met Bing Crosby That they continued on to Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Apple Valley, Springs, Calexico, Mexically and Punta Penasco, Mexico, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Lethbridge, Calgary and home That they had a variety in the weather 80 degrees over the Sierra Grande desert And 25 degrees below zero at Lethbridge And imagine the whole trip took but 43 hours flying time. And did you hear That many drivers get" in such hurry To reach the next town That they land up in the next world? the services, not the agenciesand we hope that over a threeyear perjod we will have pattern.
It was found as soon as we started that we had radically underestimated the problem we faced," he said. Mr. Hawkes stressed the need for federal, provincial and municipal governments to coordinate their activities, and for social and physical planners to get together. "Urban renewal programs, once called slum clearance. are just ghettos of social problems," he told the group.
are galloping up and it is more and more important, to know where the money is spent." Mr. Hawkes. was speaking on the subject of planning community services to cope with specific problems. He stressed the need to know where areas of social problems existed and gave instances where planning had misfired in Vancouver. He said the same problem probably existed in Nanaimo too.
"During the depression years the impression of social welfare was the handout." he commented. "But the problem got too big for private charity; too big for anything but government assistance. It was found that the professional social worker was not the answer. It was also found that urban renewals were not the answer. The social problems still remained." Mr.
Hawkes contended that in local planning it was important that fund-raising groups should avoid pressures from vested interests, emotions or prejudices. They should not rush and indulge in "crisis" planning, and they should establish a system of priorities. He advocated the research of agencies to determine their ability to carry out their functions so as to avoid duplication, and that efforts be made to ascertain the exact nature of community needs. Mr. Hawkes was thanked by Mladen Zorkin, who said: "We need experts and guidance.
Most of us do not see clear picture. Here. we are all amateurs." MINSTREL SHOW MINSTREL SHOW Nanaimo Lions are busy rehearsals for the club's Dual minstrel show comes off in about six SOUNDING ROCKET SOUNDING ROCKET POINT ARGUELLO, (AP) -The U.S. National nautic: and Space tion Monday fired rocket 990 miles up Van Allen radiation belt. with aDwhich weeks.
Calif. AeroAdministra- sounding into the.
