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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 15, 1931
Page
2
State records show drivers aged 45 to 49 had about 73 accidents per month per 100 000, the lowest rate among five year groups. Accident rates rise after age fifty and double the 45 to 49 group around age nineteen, as the piece notes with humorous references to teen drivers.
A discussion at the quotation board turns to dividends beyond money as the speaker extols Boy Scouts of America. He cites 4,000,000 youths aided through 900,000 volunteers, civic service in emergencies, 2,000 lives saved, 96 merit badges guided by Coolidge, and widespread good works from health to conservation. He ends urging debtors to start paying their debts to keep the civic chain moving.
Cumberland leads with 73 points to win the Colonist cup as Comox 63, Courtenay 50 and Tsolum 39 trail. Individual champion is Douglas Fairbairn of Comox with a record 29 points across boys under 16, open and senior events.
Mr. George Hall speaking at Pontypridd during a by election spoke of Admiralty tests on producing fuel oil from coal. He noted trials by low temperature carbonization works with promising results and said four of five samples satisfied boiler needs. He urged better coordination of coal power industries to reduce oil imports and aid the coal sector.
In Montreal on May 12 the Central Management Committee reported that first day conversions for near maturity bonds totaled 135 million dollars. The figure surpasses the day one objective and nears half of the planned 250 million dollar series. Subscriptions are expected to top the tentative government target. close date is May 28. Total bonds offered for conversion neared 200 million dollars.
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