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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE

BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL; POLICE

No. 8

SUMMER EDITION PUBLISHED SEMI’-ANNUALLY

LOOKING AHEAD

CANADIAN PEOPLE may be divided
roughly into two groups at the present time.
One group is spending money as fast as it
comes in. The others are piling up War
Savings Certificates and bonds as high as
possible through rigid suppression of the
temptation to spend as others are doing.
The spending group is finding it increas-
ingly difficult to buy expensive articles, as
war production increasingly curtails the
manufacture of many peacetime commodi-
ties. But they manage to spend most of
their current income by the purchase of
many articles and services to be secured at
low cost. Thus, Canadian amusement cen-
tres are finding it hard to accommodate the
crowds. Retail stores are besieged daily
by thousands of men and women who make
a raid on merchandise costing from 25¢ up

to $15 and $20.

There is one certain prediction which
may be made now. When peace comes, the
men and women who will be able to buy
new furniture for the house, new cars,
washing machines, radios and the like, or
who will be taking holiday trips to famous
Canadian and United States resorts, will
not be those who are now spending their
quarters and their dollar bills with reckless
abandon. The spending spree after the war
will be conducted largely by the people who
are now investing heavily in government
War securities.

It is much easier to buy more and more
War Savings Certificates now when one
visualizes them in terms of spending money
—after Hitler is beaten.

SUMMER EDITION

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Between Ourselves

IN THIS 8th edition of your favourite Police Magazine no pains have
been spared to give full measure of the stories you like best—stories of
courage, mystery and adventure which reflect the sterling qualities of the
West's great police organization—the B. C. Police.

Here in the ‘last great frontier’ the policeman
is more than a symbol of law and order. He is the
rural counsellor, friend of the needy and the shield
of the weak. Often he is the sole representative

The vastness of Canada’s western empire, its
variety of climate and topography, form a romantic
background for the exploits of the B. C. Police, for
while the fur-clad northern constable mushes on
behind his straining dog team, his comrade on the
coast is at the wheel of a trim patrol cruiser as it
heaves and rolls to the swell of the open Pacific.
While still another comrade further south can be found bent over a micro-
scope unravelling some scientific clue.

Inspector C. Clark
Associate Editor

Whether he be riding the cattle ranges of the Chilcotin or patrol-
ling his beat on city pavements, the “Provincial” is proud of his job,
and proud of his force.

With a locale such as this is it any wonder that the public eagerly
awaits each issue of the magazine which portrays with gripping realism
the deeds of courage and devotion to duty which have continually formed
the record of the oldest territorial police in North America.

From far and wide letters of appreciation continue to pour in—and
it is in recognition of these many indications of reader-interest that we
have striven to make this Sth edition every bit the equal of its predeces-
sors. And we think we have succeeded.

Since our last issue the world has seen embattled democracy give
and take mighty blows in the struggle for freedom. Scores of our police
friends are now with Canada’s armed forces, and we know they will give
a good account of themselves. Here’s wishing them every good fortune
and a speedy return home

For of the ultimate outcome there is no doubt.

The Sditors

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