dtiue Rupert Daflp iSetos Monday, October 27, 1947 PETERSBURG (Continued from Page One) the new business and affairs of the now over 50-year-old community. While John E. Sales, retired wharf contractor, lays claim to being the first man who ever stopped on what is now the Petersburg tcwnslte when he camped, there back in 1896 while on his way from Juneau lo Wrangell on a prospecting trip, it was the late Peter Busch man, after whom the town wps named, who started a cannery there in 1901 around which the fishing population commenced to centralize and which developed into the present town. The original Buschmann cannery is now the Pacific-American Fisheries plant occupying a centre positiori.on the waterfront there. SOMETIMES CALLED "LITTLE NORWAY" They; say there that the nucleus oX-Petersburg's population was a. virtual transplanting from the old land of a Norwegian fishing, community. In fact it Is sometimes called 'Little Norway" and the customary fine traits of Scandinavian citizenship are In evidence on every hand In, the well developed town, up-to-date, spotless and well-kept homes and gardens, the modern and efficient equip-1 B n n a m iiailPfi Wallace's! I 'ilc, -m p IS Fresh new window, B a making' their own. New reflect new charm. We also have ready-made washable 'Plastic curtains for bedroom windows and just loads of drapery to fit your I At WALLACE'S Of Course! i Steamer Service from PRINCE RUPERT to OCEAN FALLS WESTVIEW (Powell River) VANCOUVER Thursday at 11:15 p.m. To KETCHIKAN Wednesday Midnight For, reservations call or write J City "or 'Depot Ticket Offices, PRINCE RUFERT nient In business and public service. The economic and industrial mainstay Is its halibut and salmon seining fleet, sometimes described as the "white fleet," an array of some 97 stout vessels valued at $1,500,000 now moored for the winter at their floats on the Petersburg waterfront, their owners maintaining heir permanent residence there the year round. But Petersburg is by no means entlrciy dependent upon its hall but fleet. There are three salmon canneries located there and a fourth about four miles distant. It has three shrimp canning plants, two crab canneries, two ccld storage plants ion? of four million pounds and one of one million pounds), one sawmill at the town and another at Scow Bay, four miles down the Narrows. Five hundred workers find employment !n the Industrial plants of the community. Shrimp and crab canning for many years have provided winter work while other lines ct fishing activity have been quiet. Petersburg is the center of an important fur farming industry. and is the headquarters for nu merous fur farms. A Territorial j 'Experimental Fur Farm is local ed there and Is cf considerable eld to fur farmers. The municipality of Peters- Yes, curtains or curtain yardage life to your windows make even old furniture ' ' Call;on us for your CHRYSLER ENGINEERED PARTS and ACCESSORIES. Out-of-town orders glveripeclal attention. Corner Second and Park Avenues PHONE 566 Prince Rupert, B.C. FAMOUS RUPERT B FISH PRODUCTS Produced and Processed by CANADIAN FISH & COLD STORAGE PRINCh RUPERT Company RUPERT MOTORS LTD. Chrysler Parts and Service Depot We specialize ln rebuilding Chrysler Marine and Industrial Engines. Complete Automotive Repair Service (or all makes of cars and trucks. burg operates its own hydroelectric plant and water systems, deriving Its source from what Is said to be the second highest dam on the North American continent. The up-to-date telephone system is privately owned.' Petersburg claims to have the finest harbor in Alaska, stories about the tricky tides of Wrangell Jn'arrows at that point notwithstanding. On Thomas Bay, sixteen miles north of Petersburg and across Frederick Sound, Petersburg expects to see the materialization In the fairly Immediate future of one of two large pulp and paper mills to be established In southeastern Alaska (the other being at Ward's Cove, Ketchikan). There Is a 25,000 h.p. power site there and around it a great timber stand, bids for which are to be opened in Washington by the Department of Agriculture on February 1 of next year under the terms of the Tongass timber mill enacted at last session of Congress to pro vide timber for the use of pulp mill and other major timber industries in southeastern Alaska. The people of Petersburg take a conservative stand on the question of statehood for Alaska. They favored the principle of statehood on the recent vote but since they took the vote, they have been thinking it over again and Earl Ohmer says today that, if he was voting again, he would vcte- against statehood, "not be- CURTAINSI CURTAINS! CURTAINSI and Panels and Curtaining by the Yard, Too! WINDOWS MAKE THE ROOM J I i B te B B, j J i B ; B for those who 'enjoy A I B i ! the bath and color scheme. : -I RAND Limited BRITISH COLUMBIA SAVOY HOTEL Carl Zarelli, Prop. Phone 37 p.o. Box 641 FRASER STREET Prince Rupert caused kmoppoied to!it," ije explains, "but because I do not think we are ready for it yet. I have been thinking that here we have in Alaska a territory one-fifth the size of the United States, with a population of 80.000 peoplehalf of them Indians and many other thousands who have little, If any. stake in the country. 'Who Is going to carry the overhead of statehood then? Who else but the small industrial operators? I No. I think now that we should have seme big Industries established, some more development and population before we have statehood, I am afraid we could not pack It under present conditions. isummunuy service in i'eters-1 burg finds its expression thronsh an active Chamber of Commerce I The Catala was ln River's In-and a Rotary Club. Masons, i let during the time of the big Elks and Sons of Norway are the ' blow last Thursday and early fraternal organizations. The ' Frlday morning arid so escaped American Legion also has Its i an? ot the unusual seas that branch. Churches number four I must have been lashlnB the open Lutheran, Catholic. Presby-1 stretches of Queen Charlotte terian and Salvation Armv. ' I Gomd- The Prlncc Rupert, A fine modern school buildlmr Is one of the outstanding landmarks. It accomodates 250 children and has 15 teachers. Adjacent to the school is one of the finest gymnasiums ln Alaska. Civic .government is headed by a mining man, Carl Velvestad, who Is mayor. James Taylor is the hard-working town clerk. Business establishments Include one bank, one hotel, fifteen retail stores, one moving picture, I one weekly newspaper Peters- Km r-f T)wAn . , t Ijums i icm, maii-ana-wiie ( enterprise conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Clare Wilder, i There Is one resident doctor and a ten-bed hospital which ; meets the normal needs of the community which Is not so very far from Juneau the capital city of Alaska. Petersburg has about fifteen miles of highways running to out of town residences and tributary industrial plants. There are 250 automobiles In the com- B munity another evidence of the i well-to-do- average of the pomi-5 ! lation. B: It is odd enough that this fl flourishing town should, until the advent of the Union Steam- ' ship Co. and the Camosun, have been served by only one passenger steamship lir.i the Northland Transportation Co. (for 'merly Alaska Steamship Co.) with the steamer Alaska. The big Northland freighter Square Senate was there on Saturday loading out canned salmon. Three air lines serve Petersburg, running to and from Juneau and Ketchikan to connect with the mainline Pan-American Airways B!frcm Seattle. One of the prln- cipai community ambitions now is to obtain the establishment of more adequate accomodations i for air services including a pos- sible airstrip. Social-wise women who recognize Sterling as the finest expression of gracious living will welcome our announcement that Stradivari, crafted by Wallace, is now oa display at our store. It is well worth a special visit to see Stradivari-to behold the detailed perfection of the full-fashioned acanthus leaf, th entrancing scrolls -its rhythmic beauty. Stradivari, too, is priced within your budget. THIRD DIMENSION BEAUTY IN WALLACE STERLING v On Display at BUtGER'S ltd. V SHIPS AND WATERFRONT The Catala, Capt. W. Mc-, titioned the American authdri -Coomb commanding, arrived In (ties. The request has been port at 1:30 Saturday afternoon. The heavy schedule of calls prevented the ship from reaching Prince Rupert, the northern terminus of her run, Friday, which is her usual day of arrival. Only six passengers disembarked at Prince Rupert, M. Ryan, Mrs. J. Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis and two children. The Catala left for Vancouver and ports of call enroute at 4 p.m. i W7hirh snllprl sailed Inst, iust n as thp the wind fwas reaching Its climax, appar-I ently wasn't affected by the ad- j verse weather for she was reported to be on time at Ocean 1 Falls. The M.V. Lucldor, with Capt. Oscar Peterson ln command, arrived in Prince Rupert at 6:30 Friday evening with 47 cars of frozen fish from Alaska destined for trans-shipment over Canadian National lines to Eastern United States. From here the Lucldor will leave for Everett and Seattle, Washington, where the remainder of her cargo will be unloaded. Last week's 70-mile gale off fclin Onpfm f!har1nttp tnnlr snmp time to blow Itself out, for Sun- day was rough enough ln and around Prince Rupert, and Sat-! urday had a few drawbacks. The : wind had force and rainfalls , were heavy. Shipping schedule j i however, were quite well main tained. Forty thousand Japanese wish to return to fish ln northern waUrs and, to this end, have pe- COTTAGE CnEESE New Creamed Fresh Made! f VALENTIN DAIRY Your Dally ALL-WEATHER SERVICE Three Sailings Per Week for VANCOUVER VICTORIA SKATTLE Tuesdays, l:3i pm, Coquitlam. Fridays, 12 midnight. Catala. Sunday. 2 p.m. Camosun. ' KETCHIKAN, WRANGELL and PETERSBURG Fridays, 2 p.m. STEWART and ALICE ARM Sundays, 12 midnight. . QUEEN CHARLOTTES FOR MASSETT AND PORT CLEMENTS October 17 and 31 November 14 and 28 Midnight. FOR SOUTH ISLANDS October 19 November 2, 16 and 30 Midnight. FRANK J. SKINNER Prince Rupert Agent Third Ave, Phone 568 NEW denied for the reason that the fishing arpas alrady thrown open to Japanese Is ample to supply the country's needs There will be no change. It Is perhaps not generally known that salmon fishing in California, despite destruction of spawning beds and losses of young fish ln Irrigation diversions and intensive commercial and sport fishing still remains Jhe most Important fishery In California. This applies chiefly In the northern part of the State. Advertise in the Daily News I Margaret McLeod Optometrist - AT HANSONS Jewellers 522 Third Are. Phone Oreen 324 for MAC SHOE HOSPITAL WE DOCTOR SHOES- HEEL THEM ATTEND THEIR THEIR SOLES Box 771 Second Avenue INCOME TAX Returns Prepared See R. E. MORTIMER 324 2nd Ave. (Near CFPR) HEAT in your RANGE Silent Clo c Oil Burner No more ashes, $OOf, dirl, fires fhat oie ouu in your kitchen rangol rive Year Guarantee by makeri. Over 400,000 in use loday. 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SIDEWALKS BASEMENTS 1 JO.N'KS NEb Your house and yourself fully j ba.-trni an Weste insured while I do the work. ! Magaw - I KVt PAINTING AND PAPERHANGING Phono Black 823 H. J. LUND SMITH & ELKINS LTD. Plumbing. and Heating Engineers Phone 174 P.O. Box 274 I pine WorkmansnirT GEORGE L. RORIE j c0w bay boat. . ,f p Crawley ' i I'uduc Accountant, miuiwi. Income Tax Returns Compiled. Bc'sncr Block - Phone 387 GEORGE McWHINNEY PAINTING AND PAPERHANGING 147 4th East Phone Black 489 j ASTORIA'3 , LIGHT DELIVERY & MESSENGER Baggage Freight - Express ( Phnno nino 9ftQ 322 Sixth St . WZ,Smtt' . "."v i rail Night Calls Green 882 JZ- ADULTtNnRTA.NM!NT mis om Du .-Uv.-v i ;;! Prince Ri!,.-rt oa October. !nr two a tact - ft ,,t Black STEPHEN ER. PIANO TECHX. PRINCE RU BOTTLE COL! and MESSE) PHONE MB Am !r Pacific But: ! EM'i' B. o:f Ok FREDS MESSEXGEi TELEPH0N! CUE ; 1 i NINTH ATHCI Grand H; HUBERTS' BOTTLE Bl" Si I iwu.' DAY AND KC Call BlacU P. 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