I Ask for ."T Prince Rupert Daily News LETTERBOX As ! ! Friday, February 16, 1951 I IIP- uu l more .1 1 If '1r RKurcnoN rt.-tvr F.dltor, Daily News I write this letter In reference to an article 1 read In your February 13 issue, it surprises me that a complement of t'entle-mm, su-h as we pick for our .:ouncil, would give any cunsid-etai.iun. wtialever hi an ap,)lica-iiuu lor a reduction piunt in tin.' city. Have tliey ImVkollwj Bushoy't? II they Kraut Uiis what's to stup the other nucpom'.ent dailr newspaper devoted to the upbuilding of Prince Rupirt an5 Northern and Central British Columbia. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: niber of Canadian Press Audit Bureau of Circulations Canadian Daily Newspaper Association :rTITER, Managing Editor. H. G. PERRY, Managing Director i i. Per Week. 20c; Per Month, 75c; Per Year, Hy Mail. Per Month, 75c; Per Year, $8.00 Published every afternoon except Sunday by ince Rupert Daily News Ltd., 3rd Avenue, Prince Supsrt. 2 9 T 65l, ........ ... ny, f . stmt ulhtn I J 'this advectuiument in not imlilislied ut jj (i'hkUoI Uuord u by the Civerniutui nl fc tihii euinp.iine.'i Uuoi appiyw;'. 1 also? . Why do n C. Packers want one here, when Lhey already have one at Port Edward? What! in goiiitf to happen to the value; of Prince UupiH iiU estate When pio..pe::Uve UujwM K'1 l wliill of our new uiduHlry? 1 ay tlial. all Who sif UjU'resled , tor or axaio.il this sliuuld attend the council mewluiv, next Monday evening. ; TAXPAYER. Great City of Great Din CAIRO, Egypt If I could be so presumptuous, after so .short a personal acquaintance, as to give this ancient city a new name, I would surely call it The Great City of the Gieat Din. I had !if-in1 plenty about the alleged sophistication of Cairo, and even the supposed sinfulness of big Egyptian cities. After all, even the Bible tells how the children of Israel yearned for "the fleshpots of Egypt" when Moses led them O'jt of this even-then-famous hind. Special Values . . , for Saturday and Monday $hfpt MEN'S and BOYS' CLOTHE: SHOES and RUBBER BOOH MEN'S WIIAR WORK PANTS. Heavy twill. Regular IX), th,:st a real buy at .... . UltKKS PANTS, good dress pants lliut are P; ored, Hegular price $U 25 (il.OVUS, heavy leatli,-r-faced Klnvi-s. Usually; !)e Now Another Resource THE FAME of this area from the hunting and fishing standpoint is already well known even with the minimum of organized publicity that has been given it. Not infrequently, at the Daily News office, we receive inquiries, sometimes from far afield, as to the facilities here for the organizing and servicing of hunting parties. But too often we have to give unsatisfactory answers and cannot assure the inquirers of what they want organized transportation, accommodation and guiding services and such like. We talk of publicizing our hunting and fishing. That is all very well but? if we are going to do that, we must be in a position to deliver the goods to the potential customers of which there are plenty. The problem is bringing the customer and the goods together. At a time when we are attracting attention in ' many ways, it would seem appropriate to be doing something about selling our unexploited surpluses of hunting and fishing and sharing them with the rest of the world. Maybe the "fit-shoots" meant j. HJjtm cHAJt GENKBAI.S By M. R. Tinidey in the London (Out.) i CP PIIOH)! It'ime H i"' AHt l VvShNt-KllS. From Vancouver i'L'!iur.-layi Mr Bie.er, Mrs. A, Coults, G. W. Milne, J. H, Falls, T. Bert, W. Ward, R. Johnson, R. Moyer. From Stewart iThur.nduy) -Mr. Ktndall, L, RouUt, J. Martin. To Mosset t today i - R. li. Mal-lord, U, .Scott. S. Parueli, Cieor je Tlf KN( II 'r)ATS. .Gabardine 1 tench coats, fully lined, riotililo breasted. Belled with epaulcLs. Giey or Brown. These coals us-uully sc'! ui to :a2 00. Rp-rlal 'l,5'. mtr.ss simtTS. i good se:f-tion of sh'rts wi'h sanlorizcrt A ! (Prime iiupiri) beef or lamb stew, and maybe again "fleshputs" meant v.hat modern kids call "a juicy dish" who knows? But I had never been prepared for the noise of 1951 Calru. In this sprawling metropolis, which numbers over two million Inhabitants, cars are dashing madly In all directions at once. And the best way that 1 can aescrioe the driving is that every driver drives with yo foot on the brakes, but one foot on the gas and both hands on the horn. ray.. . Reflects and Reminisces ! Hugh Hart and Mr. and M.s. white. i Stone, Terrace; Mr. Uovkiuy, To Vancouver t today i. Mr. colors. Good cut. S2.25 1.25 1 liltllSS SIIOHS ami WORK SIMHi.4, good fltu-. made In nil sizes. Uiess .slims frnm j, Work Shoes at ItMVS' WHAlt S ftool. PANTS, Strongly tailored, all siw.b, i Terracu; S. J. Fii'ijel, Kalf hikaii; G. W. Milne, Toronto; Mrs. M. CoutUs, Vancuuver; 1J, liivzer, I Kdmou(,on; Mr. and Mrs. T lier. Mi s. Mi TmtmuMMi, Cnspuc'i; Mr.!. M. Kimball wtd Mr... I fiail.tnv, and Mrs. H, F. Robins, Miss M. .Lov.slad. Wdlium Tocher, J. Martin, CI. McKen.ii;, G. S. Swain, L. AiUuns, H, Bie.er, C. V. J. Milne. 'J'o Haiul.spit I today I I. M. K.uneda. H. Kelly. Canadian youths ara si-Lij more oi ttie world during i.Iwsk wear in these Kil otto HAVE YOU EVER GONF. to a Uocertaui tuuus Ulan they evw j Evmei'Uin, Wa-ii MM)llff i:KKKS. Pio-e Wool Flaiils Ml a'! UieanifU oi. ume tuts in in w(ltina uliei-f. t.lie vnlinp folks give away "incus are as full of fun as they were fold anJ mountainous findim;; when my wile and I were mar- regions of Korea. Others wot (29 Then c-rui.se the Kouth Pucilic a:d ried years ago)? you know how the youns bucks load Australian coast. And others are up the cars with lauphing Kiris exploring the skle RI'llltKIt HOOTS, Lace Rubb.-r bouts. All .-;i7r,i 11-5. Soi c.lul A big select ion of ('oii'fnrter.i Ui n ul altui-u Double bed ;,i.. Heal kajiiaiiis (rum and chase the newly-married couples for a few frenzied miles. Sun of Canada's 1950 Business Largest of Any Canadian Life Company Policyholders' Dividends Again Increased Fishing Derby SHOULD Prince Rupert not have some WHY such thing as a fishing derby like in Ketchikan and Juneau? It would create much interest locally and, if adequately publicized, could focus a lot of attention on Prince Rupert, this natural centre of a sportsman's paradise. Local spoiling goods and hardware dealers would co-operate. It could be made into a lot of fun for everybody. hop and i Until an oll.cer named Baden-Powell who ettued to sur.eiuk't-a place tailed Mafeking began to be talked about, the expression "Boy Kcouti" had no particular meaning. And until Una youii;! le.llow with an oiil-o:'-lioors look about him and w!u wore a nat liKe a modified Can- On those motorcades everybody toots like mad. Well, everybody toots like that, all the time in 19.cjI Cairo, olio HERE I AM ESTABLISHED at Shepheard's Hotel, that world-famous hostelry which is like rave at as acahist 3. 41?' wa- 3 01 in 1041 ar something out of Arabian Nights i ' . . ., ... ... . .i twen-;,. , thing, it stayed that way. AH -but brought down to the 'lir, in l!M;i. ttoth century. ! h My room has a lovely balcony which opens out on to a lovely ; wilder..e.s .how lo ga den. Bui so tar I haven t bee,, Superlative Joe FISHERMEN . . . For complete overhaul of your High Speed Gasoline Engines, see Rupert Motors Ltd. We have the trained met bailies and .specialised (iiipiiient to . au.e iu inu ,.iS r.ijwj, . , R,,,i,.np.,wll ,,..,,, the din frtin the tootins auto A CCORDING to a news dispatch, a Yugoslav their ideal Chief. Today,, the ;moDiiel mobile horns is like a Hallelujah - ... ... ii. w if-lendid institution he founded r tv.-iTiviia nowcn'jnpr rprpm. v i.ikik a ciu.ic tu i. i...t ( ' V- w,'uwal ..-...-j t-- ' v " ' I ; j i'u,1V '''Itowhudihegavesomucho: rieiuy. roiu. , : nf u , u,nil(iHrfi (.unmi, , ! of wurUi-wliil service. No or- I r TONT SEE r-r,,?0..,., HOW ANY r love . liaaUju mijre (.nUtled of the colorful could fail to get . conlijulf;(J encouragement a.ul a MM III U1U ui wuu. nine aicU ,. Thu .. ,,,,.., Four hundred and forty-one niilion doll irs of new lite in- , ! (trance- was issued by the Sun ; Life A.v-;uran?e Company oi l Canada in VJM, the largest: amount written by any C.uiu- 1 diaii life company Hirin tne! year, and over $5 million 1 i ja.4',(. i pi ore man. the uuu for tin- preceding year. The ' volume of new insurance written d u r I n g hiMi w i rrealer than anv of recent, years and represents the sub-i itantiaf total of Sl,V3i;.0Uf) tor, en h working flay. George W.-Pourke President of the S in Lilti in releasing the tilth Annual lli'port.. announ-ed a lurtlier ini n a.ie in poli j- j holder"' dividends eft'ejtive i April 1, lO.'il, bringing the total amount payable this yeyr! t:) more tr. ui $ia million. 1 Kenelits at New lli;h Hie report reveals 1 he strijii-i position of the Company and Uie continuing; expansion of its business, and ,'crvr.:''-. Total Sun Life insur-:nre In li.ice now amounts to $1 ,4C2,ll!Kl,0(lO. or $273 million moie than a year ago. Group hiisiiie-M now in Iiii t is l.mr.,0W),((M. un iiwrea:,a Dislrihulion of llusnieio The international character or the Company's business Is illustrated Ov the amount of insurance and annuities in for.-e in the various countries where the Sun Life oiwrate.s. Canada 41'; United .'itaies 38: G'eot nrMain 12','!; oi.ner countries !' . Mr. Boui .e, in his review nf the vt u-, discussed the value jf life Insurance In the fivlit a'UMit liifl-ttion and pointed out that life insurance premiums, while serving to provide proleM inri fin- iuh"it-uulv and families, also udd to s:ivin(s wiiich, in turn, bene-I t the nation as u whole lhrou;h Investmenls lor es-.'ential piupo.es. The bu.d-: : of Hie- l!iuurance reflects the voluntary co-operation or the millions of men md woiueri whoso confidence an 1 f.ufh it enjoys. In return, the j i (inip-.inies huve esUiblisln.d j i'-ml'i loii-i of servl-e and in-j ti-grity which are outstanding ; in the iiiiiial? of hnni in en-j deavoiir. ceived. And more Uian ever, khi'I it be weeimi'.'d in the future. pci turm this work for you . . . ( , '?J' eilicienlly and economically. f'GCj'f-'' To avoid delay this spring when the ru.-h is on, let us have tli.it lsa Job now. - Rupert Motors Li soldiers (not British, by the way, but Egyptian i. There are beautiful women of many types, tongues, garbs. And there are jet-black Africans from what we In Tourists, trying to become ac quainted with Prince Rupert, look at a November issue oi me Moscow oany Pravda and came up with these amusing statistics: In the edition in (juestion, Stalin's name was mentioned 101 times on the front page alone in these forms: Josef Vissarionovich Stalin 35 times; Comrade Stalin 33 times; Great Leader Stalin 10 times; Dear and Beloved Stalin 7 times; Great Stalin 6 times. The Yugoslav paper also said : "Other variations were Stalin the Genius, Great Leader of Entire Mankind, Great Chief of All Workers, Protagonist of Our Victories, Great Fighter for Peace, Faithful Fighter for the Cau.se of Teace, etc." But, surely "to goodness, Joe Stalin must be sick of reading his own name in Pravda. Even the most complete egotist would tire of staring at the same combination of letters. America would call "the deep j should be more numerous than South." The dress of the men is : ever next .'ummer, uespite what really wonderful. The business j may develop m the way of ovei-man wears ordinary European j seas affairs. More is going on m clothes, but a red fez. Muny of iskeena and the north, and pea-' the waiters wear white cassocks, j pie are interested. Live publicity with crimson fezes, and broad i work, necesa. y even- season, 1.-bellybands to match. more essential now than ever b.- !:iV the l! ro of 111 & UJiJe . . in the poorer quarters, the : fore. Arab dress is the same night Many a newi nier to I i.ice BUY m Riipiit, and there are hundreds. I Inflation SU-ps A jr. of 13.H. Over $J1 milhoii I ! ' with mors piajining U come north, u.sucliy find 'x l';w sur new Group butinesa was writ-I Mr. Hourke oilered five ten in 1!)UJ ( onip.'ired with $112 I qnofestlons as Important mi'llon in 194U. Payments to -ountcr-inoves against Infla-fiun Life policyliolders in 1950 Hon: (1 Pur"hise only what prises. Fci- example, it. often GENERAL ELECTRIC WASHERS $; shirt style but of dingier hue. (lu MY WHOLE FIRST Impression of Cairo is like a concentration of my first impression of the beautiful irrigated farm country through which we came yesterday. That is, of a very ancient land and one of the world's oldest takes time to realize that thi .'(mounted to $121476.000 a i N necessai v (2i IncreT-e pro- townsite, instead of being part vvtrn pump of the mainland, is actually an island. It is called Kaien Lsland GENERAL ELECTRIC . f and one reaches it either by UtLUAt KtrKltatKAivivJ i ductivity by ereulcr etll leivy and maximum ellort. 13) Finance defence and other l.ecesfary national expenditure:; on the pay-as-you-go principle. '(4i Avoid wasteful ( overnment expenditures ann duplication of service, ifil Increase nersonal savings. u ,u ul ",,wttjr """-'V - people, going modern in a hurry. , t I.!.,,. th f latter bems ".n tne nen'hood if Scripture jpaiiae or Joday. "Fer the Kingdom of God is not in word, but In power." I I Cor. 4:20 GENERAL ELECTRIC DELUXE RANGES Kaien I.slanu, now known as new high. brin,in!; to $2,331,- 880,000 total benefits pi (I since the Company's first policy was Issued in 1871. Assets of the Sun Life increased during 19.il) by '$70 million and now stand at $1.597,0U(I,00U, 73" of whi h Is invested in government, munirioul. nubll- utllitv and industrial bonds. Mortgage loans, reflecting the trend in hume building, showed an increase of $31 million for the year, bringing the lolal to $la million, or V of assets. The rale of interest earned on the assets in laso i A con- of the Sun Life's Prince Rupert, used to be a fav -oinplete 1 DM) Annual Report orite game centre. There, ar to Policyholders, including dozens of islands, la.'gc am out all over" the twentieth century is busting out all over Egypt, and while the Egyptians may be having their problems adjusting themselves to II., they are getting there. olio TOMORROW I GO TO THE the President's review ol Uie small, within easy reacli and year, will be sent to e.ich NOW ON DISPLAY AT Northern B.C. Powe 'this used to be pretty fair shooting territory but that day ha group. Plans were made to hold a "white elephant" sale on April 14 with Mrs. G. Redhead as convener. policyholder or may be obtained from J. T. Kowle. or K Speakers At Conrad PJA At a meeting of the Conrad Street School Parent-Teacher caused. A stranger is ant to T Aoplcwhailc, M.P.. Local Kepresenlatives. think ol the law a ea acros the harbor, another island, bu Sphinx and the Great Pyramid with a guide whose stately .stature and time-honored garb look Phone 210 Trince Rupert it's not. This country Is the Mia. Verna Parkin was elected alternate delegate to the P-TA convention to be held in like something out of an ancient Egyptian temple ceremony. But I am glad that my hotel reservations were switched from Tslmpsean peninsula. And speaking of islands, one may have noticed the group of Islet ; near M-ellakatla Pavas"?. Each Victoria in March. At the close of the meeting a film was shown and refreshments wer served. CARPETS Grafton Broadlooms the Mena House, which looks up Ms small and wooded One used W Association Tuesday, with Mrs. Helen Denning presiding, Hai'-old Thoni gave an interesting and thorough resume of the history, of the school, An interesting address alno was given by '. Graham, inspector of schools, ou the "Mod ern Trends in Education." A motion was made to offer 33 ALLACE ISOLATED SPOT Norfolk, Island, discovered in 1774 by Captain Cook, is 930 miles at the Great Pyramid, to Shop- to be a cemetery. In fact, it was heard's Hotel, which is at the p.-tnee Rupert's first cemetery, very crossroads of Cairo's bustle. The men laid to rest the-e were Otherwise I think I hight have , usually accident construction been carried away with the im- victims, but not all. pression that the old, the an-! cient, the timeworn was the real ' Inquiries Tor road maps are story of Egypt. 1951. It's not It's , i'ig made from time to time, in support to the local Boy Sr-out from Sydney. Australia. . that the old is being reneweo. 9x12 Rose, Wlno and Green 0x1(1 1'2 Rosv, Wine, Green and Grey Ilii-ler Feit en' to any size rarprt British Axm luster BxlO'i S87.30 British Axminster 9x12 S).!l) British Axminster Mats 27 "x51" $8..ri Rainbow Mats, pure wool 18"x30" $3.73 Plia i -I- HOURS: WEEK DAYS: , 9 o.n!t SUNDAYS: 7 p.'! newsstands, and elsewhere, but are not always obtained. How-eve', this is not saying there aro none. Instead, there may he fewer, and if this is so, the pres ent is a good time to correct tha situation. The foldc issued a year or so ago, can still be found useful, with data providing wnat """iv wish to know. r'JT' i'.'., - r ' f V , f ; 4 Lrff - -I t - ' , H P H 0 N E 7 9 After all is said and done, how does it taste in the cup? That is ivhat counts! TEA BAGS yield the perfect flavour. Attention Fishermen! Highest trade-in allowance on your present marine engine. To save money and get the best, b? sure your next engine is a Kermath Write for Folders HOMEWOOD MARINE I.IM1TKU 1733 W. Georgia Vancouver, BlC. MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED A MacKenzie Furniture Ltd. PHONE 77S 327 3r, AVE. WKST A Good Place Buy Over Quarter Century Fast Relief fer RHEUMATIC PAIN Dull weiriftome vha ihtrp ttibbing n joints and mute let, ara ltl juklu; relieved by Templelui'f T-K-C't. Mulf ml-lerert report genuine relief in 24 hourt. 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