police officer driving through his patrol area hears everything that is going on, knows when an emergency is developing, and can mentally plan his course of action in case he may be summoned to assist. While the mainland cars taken over by the R.C.M. Police do not operate on the same frequency as the Van- couver city police, a special arrange- ment between the Vancouver head- quarters of both forces enables de- tails of major crimes committed in the city of Vancouver to be instantly relayed to R.C.M. Police units oper- ating in municipalities adjacent to Vancouver, and throughout the Fraser Valley. While the car units were factory built, all B.C. Police radio-telegraph transmitters were designed and built in police radio workshops, and over the years the high efficiency of the equipment has reflected a great deal of credit on B.C. Police technicians. The work of radio-equipped police cars operating in the Fraser Valley during the disastrous flood in the summer of 1948 brought high praise from both military and government officials. On several occasions during the flood word of imminent danger was flashed by prowler cars, and this quick communication saved a vast amount of additional damage. All police radiotelegraph stations Best Wishes to the OLD B.C. PROVINCIAL POLICE BOYS ANDY DORE 2225 Lansdowne Rad., Victoria, B.C. are operated under strict Department of ‘Transport rules, and the radio- equipped cars follow the calling and answering procedure formulated in the United States, after a survey of every police department and law en- forcement agency using radio- equipped cars. Emphasis is on brevity and in this standard procedure all needless phrases and confusing terms are eliminated. * *% VACATION BEST TIME FOR REST—AND CAUTION The age of wonder drugs—peni- cillin, the sulphas,, streptomycin—has overshadowed the oldest and one of the best remedies for mankind’s ills— rest. That is the opinion of the National Safety Council, which would like to see restful vacations instead of annual competitions to see who can drive the farthest and the fastest and play most dangerously. A restful vacation is more likely to be a safe vacation, according to the Council. THE MARCH OF RADIO The microphone was invented by Emile Berliner in 1876—that is, 20 years before Marconi and his wireless, 30 before De Forest produced the three-element tube that made radio possible, and 44 years before the first broadcasting station was set up. A phillemenist is a person who collects match box labels, a_perid- dromophilist one who collects rail- way tickets, and a cartophilist has for his hobby the collecting of cigarette cards. Brown Bros. Agencies LTD. Phones E 1183-4 1125 Blanshard St. Victoria, B.C. Consult us for “Complete Insurance Service” DRYSDALE’S BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES LUMBER and MILLWORK PAINTS - HARDWARE 1720 Cook St. (near the Ball Park) VICTORIA | Hotel Douglas Restaurant GEORGE HAYHOE, Proprietor AIR CONDITIONED * Victoria, B.C. Douglas at Pandora Phone B-4532 TWENTY-SECOND EDITION “SAY IT WITH FLOWERS” Brown’s Victoria Nurseries Leading Florists FLOWERS FOR EVERY OCCASION Phones G-6612 and G-3521 We Telegraph Flowers to Any Part of the World 618 View Street VICTORIA, B.C. Your Advertisement is working all the time and brings Excellent Results. Advertise in THE SHOULDER STRAP eee ARTHUR H. COX “EVERYTHING in INSURANCE” * LIFE — FIRE AUTOMOBILE Phones: E-4187 - E-4188 616-17 Central Bldg. VICTORIA B.C. Phone E-6432 B. R. CICERI & CO. GOODYEAR TIRES — BATTERIES and MECHANICAL RUBBER GOODS 847 Yates St. Vicioria, B.C. SOUTHALL STOVE CO. Sawdust Burners Coal Stokers Oil Burners Stoves, Furnaces and Repairs Boilers OFFICE PHONE G-2961 646 Cormorant Street, Victoria PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS J. E. Painter & Sons COAL AND WOOD DEALERS SAWDUST Phone G-3541 617 Cormorant St. COMPLIMENTS OF PAINTERS and DECORATORS Agents for C.I.L. Paints 749-51 Pandora Ave. VICTORIA, B.C. J. J. ROSS & SONS v = v Dodge Trucks — SALES AND SERVICE — J. M. WOOD MOTORS 1061 YATES STREET VICTORIA, B.C. Page Seventy-three