| 2. Prince Rupert Daily News of Prince Rupert ft Circulations i I [ v Limited Pre PERRY, Vice President | k By r, $10.00 D K F o 4 Of ~ Ottawa. ne De partment, Two > Birds With as Stone { ) most ticklish preb lems to face the aping up in the Van- ere the eleetion of a Social! nto recount complications. overnment could order arty is doing its utmost nt with at margin in a position to make they are made erious competitor, would be to sit tight Ppovernme er-Burrard riding w} Credit member has i¥ be big about it, the 4 yunt which the CCF p A gove a one-se dly in | ynen ection of its most accept whatever caustic remarks are thereby government could r it has on its hands y, dispose of both at onee, nd, the probiem with anothe in its cabinet Both will eventually if they are to re- chance to place one of stated he will ] s other probdiem is the presence + ] } VO un-elected memobdel t anni ; 4% a+ LU aCtlluilt ityi Auli { Cato and nere Ma em. Premier Bennett ready has night merely reduce its difficulties if it al- ver-Burrard with one mbers as a eandidate, in any case. minister or an would have must be ru yoner or later finance rey-generai in the Legislature } 1, ; conten iplate, nstances_the doings in Van- | er-Burrard might be classed as a tempest in a is allowed, maybe it will turn the cup looks big now } De ae that. But rient OOKS Must Improve Service 7 Arrow Bus Lines in its application for an rease fares : rs to be justified in the t of the stee yperating costs over : past 10 City Council, howéver, is equally justified in g forac » examination of books of ac- ount and a hearing before the Public Utilities mmission. Perf: rming a publie service, the bus ist stand ready to account to the public. Operators of the buses have had no easy task ng to keep up a sehedule within city limits, true, due mostly te the deplorable condition of the past. But even with the improvement the public criticism of bus service has not 1 inere mi ”/ a reason, If the bus lines hopes to get its imcrease in ares, we believe it the company must guarantee ip its standard of service, If this is done, ere is little doubt that it ‘will receive a lot of pp W ( eriticism by the public likely be tained from which no one gains I ing New Houses Cover Site of Slayings NNI I battle climraxed four years gite here h lost out i the Of bitter feuding between North- West Company fur traders and ists sent out by Lord Sel- 1812. Governor Semple his men were killed when left old Fort Douglas to in- T i ee + tigat e a party of Metis In- fians in the district [wo years later a settler nam- | Inks | stands. It four. acres to the stil jin “aan ed memorial of the era i have ian city as 4 1 their Credit Women’s Breakfast Club FIRST ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE NEXT TO ROYAL BANK SATURDAY, AUGUST 23rd 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Free Magazines COME EARLY GOOD RUMMAGE | Canada | election ter arrived and his} and the! re I See It hy C1 (IT | snore If p Mil pot wolatived| Bound PORTLAND, Oregon. Last week, deep in the Canadian Rockies, | saw tourists stop beside the big sign which marks the spot. where the mighty Columbia River rises. Tonight my wife and I are in the great American city which marks the spot where the mighty river meets the sea; 1 more precisely, meets the ships which come from the earth, by sea We are Hollywood bound—but believe it or not—mot because we want to see anybody nected witn the movies. I hope to ask ome real life authority what he knows on the mystery of the so-called Flying Saucers the ends of con- |AS SOON as you cross the Am- erican border these days you see signs of the coming election In a one day motor trip from Vaneouver, Canada, to Vancou- ver, Washington, I saw more outdoor advertising for the No- ivember 4 election than I did in ; all | tion of last October Britain in the entire eler- Our election advertising in is crude as compared with the really high-class stuff they turn out here. From the } point of view of craftsmanship }it really is tops. Most of the big | billboards are in two, three ot even four color jobs. The word- ing is terse and clear There is a strange aversion to reds or pinks, though, in this The Democrats, who are bound to be called Reds, or at least Pinks, by me Repubii- cans, seem to be yneentr on green and ville’ or just about anything except the colo that flows in the arteries of men whe are still alive + + certainly ide the Americans a nation gadabout But at least I can plead that I never take trips just for the sake of travelling After talking with quite a few Americans and . unwittingly eavesdropping on the conversa tions of m more, I swear b} all the gods that this nation on wheels is fust going for the sake of the motion. I overheard and beaten iooking er ating + I AM no position to ch being m ol any one bedraggled ay pi rea woman complain to a wWtai stranger that she had been dragged over three thousand miles by car, given 48 hours to enjoy their supposed destina tion, then hurried off again She literally ran off, too, fo there was an impatient honk honk from the man at the horn 2: YOU SEE the Americans at their worst, but also at their best when it comes to road automobiles and what goes with them It is quite true, of course, that nine out of ten Americans are rushing [ike mad to get some- place where they really don’t want to go and where they won't stay when they get there But it ts also true they beginning to streamline all their ways of life for this new age In this fine old city of Port- land, for instance, they have built a system of cloverleafs, by- passes, overpasses, and unde passes that is like something out of Bellamy’s great book Looking Backward. Even Vancouver, Washington puts its larger and more stuck- up Canadian name-sake to (Continued on page 6) are HERE And NOW By LARRY STANWOOD A Prince Rupert born son of a pioneer fisherman who turned out to be so good a basketball player that he was signed up by the Pittsburgh Pirat es stood on the bridge of the 4,000-ton freighter Luci- dor to say farewell to the port of his birth through a misty Dewey offi day rain. Soriano, 32-year-old remembered another he waved good-bye to t. He was five years ei when Prince Rupe old then and was satling for the south on his father’s halibut chooner, the sensi Yester day. when the Lucidor ted up a he CNR wharf, was the first time since then that Dewey set foot on Prince Rupert ground Many here remember well the family. Dewey is one brothers. The family ettied Neah Bay on the Washington Coast: Years later Dewey landed in Seattle College That's where his basebali career started. in 1938, however be in Ketehikan July 4 Ketchikar- baseball Lournament | pitched for the A team | and was defeated 3-2 by the then top-performing Bill Lambie. In 1939 Soriano was signed up by Seattle and pitched in the Pacific Coast League until 1942 when he joined the US. Mer chant Navy TO THE MAJORS On his return after the war in 1946, the Pirates bought up Soriano but after spring train- ing an exchange deal sent him to Indianapolis where he bega» a good season, bui hurt his arm in the middie of it and had to lay off until the next spring. “JT was pretty seared then, because I sure liked ball playing and hated the thought to have to quit I saw one of the best baseball trainers in the field and he at sorliano of four in he happened to ana at Rupert the ; worked on me for six months until that arm eame back as good as ever,” says Dewey. After two years with San Francisco, again in the PCL Dewey got a break and in part- ership with a bought uy; Wes n International League Yakima ball lub and named it the Yakima Bears. Soriano hali wned, managed the elub and yea t tor two seasons til he rid share to. the an Francisco it How < t putting time in at s¢ That is a story Which begins in the war days, when Dewey ob- tained his ep-sea ticket. In order to hold his licence he must put in s sea time within each hive period A highlight ym of Dewey’s War service occurred when by eoincidence three brothers found themselve tne ame ship then requ ed that the fourth Dewe be assigned to them to fuifill the compiement This is how that sequence be- gan which developed into a situ- ation unprecedented in merehant navy history of the United States fleet Amigo Soriano, eldest brother, s captain of the W. T. Sher- mal 8,000-ton Liberty class freighter running wa to the Aleu- | and 66 tians from U.S. west coast ports Rupert Soriano (born in Prinee Rupert and named after the city of his birth) was first off! cer Milton. Soriano, youngest bro ther, was third officer With the three brothers to gether, they began wondering about the fourth. He was ashore his ship just having gone milo refit Well, that Just sulted me fine recalls Dewey I get a cal] from headquarters to bo on poard the Sherman as second officer. Whe do I find there? Well, I told you.’ The four Sorlanos top tour officers on the ship—sailed to gether for nearly a year without any trouble The W. T. Sherman ts thought to be the only ship of the US Merehant navy to have had four brothers on its nominal role at one time, let alone four top rank ine officers But owners of the ship got a kick out of it,” said Soriano ‘They called us the ‘Soriano Maru’. While here on the Lucidor loading canned salmon for Se- attle, Soriano had a few hours ashore and he made the most of them He visited his aunt, Mrs. Jacob Johnson, of 661 Ninth Avenue! East and renewed acquaintances | with several othrer friends The Lueidor is owned by .Alas- ne Steamship Co. and Capt. Lud- | g Jacobson ts its veteran ‘skip- a r LETTERBOX | WOULD PAY MORE FOR SERVICE Fiditor Daily News: I read in our Daily News of the application by the Arrow Bus Lines for an increase in fares We do not object to paying 15 cents for the service. The ride is worth it, when weget a ride, but what about the times we have te turn out of the buses half way home and walk broken down vehicle cannot any further? Or, when we have to wait for another bus to come and give us a push? What about our wait- ing in the pouring rain for the 9:30 bus and it comes at 10, and the driver just laughs at you? You can't wear anything de- cent becausé the buses are so dirty. I take my daughter to tewn clean, but she is not clean When we come back. For better service and cleaner buses we will gladly pay the 15 cents MADGE ROXBURGH BUSINESS FAILURES Of “the 404 Canadian commer- cial failures in the first quarter of the year 298 were in Quebee ih Ontario NOW IN STOCK _GEAR-SHIFT CONTROL POWERFUL 12 H.P. TWIN Other Models from $166 RUPERT RADIO & ELECTRIC Duty Marvelube guards bustion acids ; ——ne Stops Sludge Better! Sludge can lead to costly engine repair bills, higher maintenance costs... Heavy | | engine sludge .;. reduces damaging engine heat; ; ; fights corrosive com- + + provides a tough wbricating film to protect your engine, "Clad I switched Marvelubé’ = against gummy because the} go} Ray Reflects and Reminisee Speaking of homes and hous- ing shortages, there’s a beauti- ful old dwelling in Kingston Ont. that Col. 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Good fit Special, from MEN’S WORK SHOES—Good de ard counter HEAL Tu 3rd PY All size Brown, @ GH and lots of wear ' BRIGHT THOUGHT In Maryland, it seema tivere is a group of citizens whe want the school to return to teaeh rendi- ing, writing and arithmetic. Th St. Catharines Standard observ- es it might not be a bad -thing to throw in some spelling quality, re-tanne peavy Gouvie & LAS OL WE Special, pair BE SURE YOU ARE IN Pay as much attention to what you hear as to what fou over- ‘ ’ c ddd (Pry FEL 5 hear, and you'll make more Nant To Rages mate s m friends NOTICE All Flat Rate Water Heate Consumers The following amendment to Schedule “B" and Schedule “D” of ou? for Electric Service has been approved and authorized by the Public CMe) Commission of the Provinee of British Colombia, to beeome efiective OF Ist, 1952: AMENDMENT: “All water heaters shall be thermostatically controlled with approved thermostatic devices. Suitable insulating coverings shall be installed 0” all water tanks serviced by said heaters. Thermostats and insulated tank coverings shall be provided, in place, by the Consumer. The Company reserves the right to withhold or suspend supply where the consumer does not comply with the above mentioned provisions.” : not All consumers having flat rate water heaters which are ja thermostatically controlled and tanks covered with af appreved insulating se sheuld apply to this Company prior to October Ist, 1952, if they wish this to be continued after that date. pet The installation of these devices at the consumer's option may by any electrical contractor. This Company will, however, make eye ehange-over on a straight cest basis, for any consumer whe a before the above mentioned date. Blank application forms for this p# be mailed to all water heater consumers within a short period. tel The monthly rate of $3.60 per 1,000 Watts for water heater serv!” wnehanged. il . ; tier The kind eo-eperation of water heater consumers in this ma very much appreciated. _ Northern B.C. Power Company, li Per: T. B. BLACK, General Mange