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1954 PHIL ELDRIDGE - UN MISSION
Before Phil Eldridge left for his post in Ethiopia, the staff of the Vancouver office met together to say goodbye and wish him a successful year. "Doc" Quealy, District Radio Aviation Engineer, made a presentation in his office consisting of two gifts, one, a large book called "World Wide Travellers' Guide." The other gift was a pen and pencil set.
The Eldridges left Vancouver by air for Geneva on February 12, where he will receive his instructions before proceeding to Addis Ababa, the Capital of Ethiopia. As they left, one wag was heard to remark, "Abyssinia"!
His duties in Ethiopia should not be too difficult as it is common knowledge that this race of peoples descended from Ham, the son of Noah.
Phil's earlier days in Radio (1928 to 1937) were spent at Estevan Point, Bull Harbour, Victoria and Vancouver with the former Department of Marine and Fisheries. When the Department of Transport was formed, he, with several others, became the nucleus of the Western Radio Aviation Section.
His first appointment was officer in Charge, Princeton, where he not only operated the radio equipment, but also rebuilt one of the relief camp huts into a cosy dwelling.
He was transferred to Lethbridge as Officer in Charge succeeding Don McDougal and was appointed Assistant Technician soon after. He assisted Don in the maintenance of radio equipment in Alberta as well as installing new facilities on the Northwest staging route.
In 1945, he was transferred to Ottawa but in 1949 made a trade with Technician C.W. Thomas of the Vancouver District and returned to the evergreen playground. Since that time, he has performed the duties of Senior Technician.
We all wish him the best of luck and it is rumoured that a certain P.T.A. Group in West Vancouver will miss him too.
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The appointment of "Phil" Eldridge to the position of Radio Instructor,
United Nations Technical Mission, Ethiopia, is another indication of the growing
importance of this young Canada of ours in world affairs. He will be absent for
a year and has taken his family with him. He has been granted a year's leave of
absence to undertake this mission.