ae eer va e Seg. Me Ee ee, Tie eee b _ . ee ™ . vr ’ . COT OOO Re EO Pe en eee Oe Ng ye Pent alle ee a ee ee ee meee eee “ane catumethateena amnesty ‘ i. PRINCE RUPERT | : } eos . os s eee “ . . : 1 PPO coe ewleee ee: ame RP nn tye we pn menemnee Ronee RE Ee CMe ere nee es memlmen pms eee eg ek hee , i ’ . t ‘ : Coa Outstanding native carvings a big feature of Haidas The most outstanding genuine; manufacturers elsewhere native artifacts on the tourist! British Columbia have trade scene in Prince Rupert are! turning out argillite or slate carvings of to-' tem poles made by the Haldas. These glistening black totem poles, “intricately carved and highly polished, are fashioned by Haidas young and old and sell in)than the genuine product these been: imitation poles have been mak- imitation argillite:ing big inreads into the tradi- poles. These are made of pulver-; tional Haida markets, ized moulded material. The real Haida craft is’'an an- Since they/ séll'for much less! cient one, dating from the days a |Of pioneer trade. Early carvings from such famous craftsmen as —— CLUBS and ORGANIZATIONS —— 7 LAKELSE HOTSPRINGS — One of the big features that for as much as $15'an inch. BELONG TO HAIDAS a2 mountain quarry os see 7 Several Prince Rupert stores|*S0uld be visited in this part of which buy direct from the carv-/ British Columbia is Lakelse hot- ers, have these poles on gale. ‘springs only 22 miles from the | Aluminum City cf Kitimat. The The argillate itself comes from' resort's two swimming pools are high up;supplied by nature, clear, hot Slatechuck Creek on the Queen! mineral waters with a daily flow Charlotte Islands. The. quarry|/over more than 150,000 gallons belongs exclusively to the Haidas.|from one of the largest known In. recent years a number of! mineral spring areas. J9rince Rupert Dailp ews Ley. Friday, April 26, 1963 | Chief Edensaw formed the world’s great collections. HAVE OWN STYLE Fach notable carver developed his own style as he carved hi totemic emblems. Early work: included dishes and candlehold. ers, sometimes inlaid with aba- lone shell. However, today the Haida carvers concentrate on to- tem poles anywhere from four to 14 inches high, and occa- sionally medallions which make / unusual and attractive pendants. —r 608 - 3rd Ave. W. THE BAMBOO ROOM PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. For the finest dining in town visit The Broadway Cafe Phone 4332 PRINCE RUPERT Northern The year 1963 will always be remem- bered as a year of tremendous clevelop- ment in the Pacific Northwest area, Main event of this expansion is the inaugura- tion of the Alaska Marine Ferry System of which Prince Rupert is the southern terminus, Northern B.C. Power Company Lim- { ic j rn . , . | rstantial dnerease in volume in ; ited wishes to extend congratulations and tourist trattie and freight with pevermnent tor si an vere L YAL ORDER OF MOOSE ret Wwichac ta tan / ' . ' its northern nelehbor citles dima Railway construction began, | best wishes to the Alaska Marine Ferries “Maskn. and the townsite. was eleared | ' The Skeenn River's mouth, and doeks built. Offfedal towne Prince Rupert Lodge No. 1057 and to all persons and firms responsible for it’s development. ward to an even brighter economic future for the whole of Northern British Colum- bia, C. Po COMPANY LIMITED There are a lot of things about .Prince Rupert that make this seacoast city unique in Canada. And you won’t find many of ‘ist guide or Chamber of Com- “merce booklet. ' For one thing, Prince Rupert has the highest percentage of native Indians of any urban “community in Canada. One in every 12 of the city’s residents -is Indian, descended from the -Tsimpsean, Haida and other na- , tive peoples of the northwest, ‘RABID FANS ‘its unusual aspects in any tour-' GYRO CLUB BOB RUDDERHAM President Meets every Tuesday 1 p.m, — La Gondola Cafe’. RALPH SMITH Secretary 1 24 nue : katla, have their hoop teams. Should a visitor happen to be ‘in Prince Rupert when a funeral is being held for a prominent member of one of the district tribes, he will see something quite unusual in North America. Cars with mourners form a cortege that extends for blocks along the city’s main street, Third Avenue. Other traffic comes to a standstill, and on- lookers stand silently while an /all-native brass band plays Cho- ‘pin’s Funeral March to a slow “march. For a half hour the In- They are rabid participants qian asserts his right to honor ‘and fans of organized sport, par-'his dead ‘ticularly basketball. All the Na-. nity. , tive outlying settlements such as’ pREFER CLIMATE 'Kincilith, Kitkatla, and Metla-. We now lool for- er— STEWART, B.C. Prince Rupert. gets annual rainfall (107 inches last year), and gales. but most resi- dents of long standing prefer ‘their soft. mild and almost snow- , free climate to harsher weather !of the British Columbia interior. Subtle colors that the eye takes! ‘a while to grow accustomed to. :¢an be found in the landscape. : On the other hand, the glori- ious sunsets that glow over Prince ‘Rupert’s deep sheltered harbor ‘strike the beholder with a tre- i'mendous impact These techni- ‘color spectacles which east pur- iple and mauve reflections onto ‘harbor waters, have been com-: ‘ ~ It has the Prince Rupert owes its enist- ence to one of the last great “railway dreams of the 19th con- tury: , . —— The coming of the railway that today follows much of Highway 16 along the Skeena River into Prince Rupert, and the land hoom that resulted, in=pired vi- sions of Prinee Rupert as the second Canadian gateway Co the Orient, the rival of Vancouver, British Columbia. | Although the dreams of oa rreat seaport did not materialize in the early years of this een- ‘tury, Prinee Rupert did became 1 booming centre for western defence during the Seeond World War, and its hopes for the future are especially bright now as trade inereases with Japan and China, — More fmimediately, however, Prince Rupert looks to the sub- af course, had been a foeal point. i for trade almost from the day caf tts) discovery when Joseph Whidbey, ehief offfleer on Cap- ltaln Vaneouver’s survey of the Pacifie Coast dn 1702, found himself “opposed by a very rapid seareely Make any way." Our main industries : Prince Rupert, with vw popula- (ion of approximately 12,600, 4s supported nininty by the Cshing, pulp and Timmbertag: industries Prince Rupert's harbor ds rated vs being one of Che world's fing est, The hast few years hive seen extensive deepsea shipments of mri and liaamber to foreipn ports, in impressive solem- mer. You can read a newspaper | a heavy steppine stone to Alaska via the! the Queen Charlotte Islands, | potential —only time will tell | stream against whieh boats coule Sspeeutation on what might have Jhis dreams come to fulfilment, pared by world travellers with: sunsets east of Aden. MUCH FOR PHOTOS i On a fine summer evening you'll see photography fans lined up clicking color camera shut-! ters at Roosevelt Park overlook- ing the harbor, Roosevelt Park, ' by the way, with its public trail-: er grounds. was named for U.S.) President Franklin D. Roosevelt ' because of the American troops. stationed there during the last: war. | Prince Rupert’s far westerly | position has endowed it with: lone hours of daylight in sum-: outdoors at 11 p.m. in late June. : Prince Rupert is not only the: new Alaska state operated Ma- rine Highway ferry system, but| also the jumping off point for: most westerly Canada, a hund-; red miles away. | Fringed by sweeping beaches: on their east coast, the Char-. lottes are the home of the proud, ELKS LODGE N. A. Secretary-Treasurer JOHN CONNOR Exalted Ruler Meetings at Elk’s Home 312 - 3rd Ave, ‘W. every 2nd and 4th Mondays each month. DON CAMERON President Meetings on: Ist and 3rd Wed. each month at Prince Rupert Hotel VISITING KINSMEN WELCOME PAVILIKIS .! AL SHEPPARD Secretary ‘ me o : i : F ; | ee divs ' j " : ee lt aca ' | rr ; . Heiss Welcome Friends! FOUNTAIN SQUARE ENHANCES CITY CENTRE | Sons of Norway Vinland Lodge | : heog | No. 26 pe ' Appearance of Prince Ru- fountain surrounded by attrac- ground, and the present post 119-5thaA E an pert’s city centre has been en- tive masonry and giant stone- office which will become new - ve. BE. Poe hanced by construction of a work flower powls. Circular city hall. Landscaping plans | ee ‘ rountain square -— Jubilee contours provide pleasant con- wiil further improve this civic | ‘HENRIK INGVALLSEN SOPHTA GISKE 4 1 ' . . plaza — a gift from the Italo- trast to the straight lines of focal point. . ne ; Let us help to make your stay in Prince Canadian Club featuring a gilt the new federal building, back- President Secretary re Rupert a memorable one. Fine food, ex- e . ~ °°.» »}»©}©. hh e e Business Meeting: 2nd Monday of each month. ape . . tye: ; pertly served in congenial surroundings . Pri nce , Ruy ert iS U ni ue | Social Meeting: Every 4th Friday of each month - ; at the Broadway. . i e : In more ways tnan one ! ! i a - ‘ cgpmereennrin Re no Ton omer ERT smiling Haidas whose civiliza-| tion lies in ruins in a score of; Villages on Graham and Mores-! 2S by Islands, the two main islands. | The Charlottes can be reached: by beat and both regular and charter plane service from Prince Rupert. Fur traders, prospectors and: fishing interests came along, Kiwanis Club of Prince Rupert GERRY SHERMAN President CHARLES MAYO Secretary Meets Broadway Cafe each Wednesday 6:30 p.m. and then there was political, acitation and lobbying for a rail- way. In 1902 plans for a second lh. 4 “I bad car) Phe Gt . wy . oT fad dpe Soe da be trans - continental line took, shape, The Grand Trunk Pacific: Railway, a brain child of Grand’ Trunk’s peneral manager Char- les M. Hays. obtained the spon- sorship of Prime Minister Sir Wilfred Laurier, Hays proposed to build a trans = continental railway to! compete with the Canadian Pas ; cific Railway, with Prince Ru-: pert as its western terminus to: snatch Vancouver's business be-| enuse of dts position 800 miles, closer to Far East ports. | Actual location of the terminus! ROTARY CLUB WILDL HANKINSON Secretary A.W, OGIEVIE President Meets every Thursday 1:30 pm, — Broadway Cate . | City on Kafen Islnund was deter- mined in 1004 by a speelaeular real estate operation, The Grand Trunk Pacifle bought 10,000 aeres of hind from the provineial site Was established in) 100 and, the eltyo owies dnearporated the; follawing year. A town had been created out of wilderness, and everything looked) bright until 19120 when Hays Jost his Wfe in the stinking of the Titanic, While there much has been PO. Bow 844 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. ; LODGE MEETS FIRST and THIRD TUESDAYS 4 Lounge open 8:30 p.m. to 12 p.m. Mondays to Saturdasy happened had he lived to see rertiiniy the dnespiration for this arent seaport died with him, Today his role in the founding of Prince Rupert ts remembered In street names, ' Atrateueally, peaple say, Princes Rupert has everything for the fulfilment of Mays’ great expectations, Eaeh year the number of deepsen ships welgh- Ine auehor at Prinee Rupert dn- eroases, and ifs importance as noport is heiphtentog tn stature, When in Prince*Rupert Visit Your Club t ss ee se he ee ewe ee ew ee ee ee ee enee eee eee reas ' ~- ba.