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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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