Prince Rupert Daily News Thursday, April 5, 1951 LADY FLETCHER SPEAKS 2W -Jlfrica 9eeih Slept in Box Car-Are Fined Week-end ton told m, " he u-'tj. bunk car. Th m ore j For trespassing on Canadian : National Railway property, Har- old Morrison and Gearled IIol- nfi(jlilenmenl7 lie S"ijA Acd Women Head of Life and Customs In Remote Areas Britain , U S'- den were fined $10 rnsts in r.itv nollep ennrt. nn th'.,i, ,. . v " " ""- --iirini.tr in 1752 ASKS HELP Drives 68 Miles Daily to Bring Children to School Taking children to school runs into money when it is necessary to drive 17 miles four times a day. That is the reason Leroy Stone approached District 52 school board at their meeting last night. He would like the board to "share expenses" with him. Mr. Stone told the board he "I am a very ordinary person who has had many chances to learn of people and countries," said Lady Fletcher in speaking to the Prince Rupert Women s Canadian Club yesterday. . I 11 Lady Fletcher gave her audi 1 1 blend! lived at Rainbow Lake and had four children whom he had to ' drive to city schools every day. : -Justine fljWiv " lo j Also, he was getting a neighbor! in the near future who had requested his two children be taken lo school. "I think I should get the same return as the buses." he said, explaining ne would get pas-; senger liability insurance and a HOT DOGS L-W: ' I ' St f ' li mil iiiihiMtilMi 1 m' 4HmwiBnmt 1J ence rare first hand facts about Uganda, Tanganyika and Eritrea. These countries are under the protection of Great Britain but the British have no authority to enforce the laws. All changes must come bv persuading the native tribe leaders to adopt their suggestions. "I was prejudiced against our civil servants at first but that was before I knew conditions. The civU servants must learn the language of the tribes in his district and there are 180 different tribes in East Africa," stated Lady Fletcher, j The speaker described four ; tribes. Some learn quickly and ' forget just as quickly. One tribe, has a logical mind and is able j to grow coffte and other prod- common-carrier licence. Better oTW "You can relax, everypody; it's him!" Mr. Stone was told by tne board they appreciated his cir-cumstances and that they would see what could be done. How-! ever, it was a case for the De-' parlment of Education to rule on and later. Secretary Mrs. M. M. Roper was instructed to write a letter to the department Century of Work Among Children Canadian Press Stall Writer By TIM DICKSON to find out "what can be done. PREPARED MUSTARD to Women Speaks . . . Lady Fletcher ure for maiKet. ine rigmy is three feet tall and builds his home in the top of trees. He has the lowest mentality of the Civic Centre Not Exempt There is no intention of Uw provincial surveyor of taxis to selieve the Prince Rupert Civic Centre of the application of the five percent amussment lax which is required of organizations coming under the S;c!c ties Act, the Prince Ruper Chamber of Commerce has be' r. advised. In view of this decision, tlu Chamber will now go back K human race and it is impossible " STEAMER TORONTO (CP) A gift from singer Jenny Lind led to establishment of the Protestant Children's Homes which now provide a foster home service for between 250 and 300 Toronto children. The organization, celebrating its 100th anniversary this month, dug into its files for a to teach him. giraffe sneeze in their picnic WIVES FOR COWS l"ncn- " lsu not "ni?S"al t0 S6e, which read Beware of signs Among all the tribes a wife crossing the road. Elephants must be purchased (with cowsi. The sptiker told of the sue- In some districts a wife will cost ;.r.;;:..v.;- I t ; i j Prmce Rupert as much as 80 cows. This custom cess one wauauiau nu u.o-encourages the pcoole to raise covering diamonds. He owns 10 manv cattle regardless of pas- percent of the world's diamonds ture and feed. The stock is of a and is using his great wealth to the provincial tax department SAILS FOR glimpse of tne circumstances contention that, if t: low grade and it takes six cows oetter tne conditions ui mc yru- X . m m m a mm vdiiiuuvcr to give one gallon of milk. The pie Dy Duuaing scnuuia, i.usi.a.B land is overstocked and erosion and houses. The most convenient and surrounding its beginnings .n Vanccuver Theatre Cnde- tlv Toronto's early days as a city. gtars entitled t0 get expmp. In 1851 the Swedish Nightin- t(on from thls taXi S3 is ths Civi- gale tang here and the warmth Centre of her reception prompted her The survevcr 0! tavs hp to donate the proceeds of one to,d tne chamber that the Civi- and Intermediate Ports TL.rJ... of the sol) results. "inei is no sucn u B . superior race or nationality and 1 Efforts are being made to edu- economical way -to cate the people, especially the it is up to tne wnite men iu cv 01 ner concerts to cuy cnanues. centre here o"era.t"s a st.-ri'"" serve finest tea.' women, as they do all the work. sample m f , Two hundred pounds was offer 5ome husbands have as many as wele "le "uiU5 ul similar to those of other civil centre". H poirts rut. h"" ever, that the amus?ment ai u :ia p.m. Fo- KETCHIKAN l.KUNEHiAY MIDNIGHT Lt.xury at Low Cost 'hree wives. If twins are born i-auy rietLiiei. ed for a new building for the Orphans' Home, then a struggling venture in a downtown t i ,o a couple one is killed unless Tlw speaker was thanked by for the Civic Cent e Is fiv rr- building, provided that citizens t lnstead of tne st-at" 1 Mrs. R. E. Mortimer on behalf of the club. Mrs. O. R. S. Black-aby, president, was in the chair. Lady Fletcher left by train last evening for Vermilion., Alberta, and Peace River before going to Edmonton. .-. . . Wrue or Call ITY OR DEPOT OFFICE ITvlNCE RUPERT, B.C. j Uidil Our CjdiSSwave CjlaSiware 1 '. " ' NEW COMMAND Brig. William J. Megill, D.S.O., 13, of Ottawa, has been named to tike temporary command of the new 25th Infantry Brigade Replacement Group at Fort, Lewis, Wash. Brig. Megill, who has been commanding the Army's B.C. area, will move his troops to Wainwright, Alta., for summer training. (CP from Nat'onal Defence) 'n uvih peop'e take ore away. 'Mrl twin? ar e.neclallv welcome as then they can be sent to school. Orphan girls and 'We women, too, are given training to -become' nurses and ""1a' workers. I ess than 12 years ago the natives preferred the witch doctor but now they will travel for two or three davs to see a medical man who is often one of matched mat amount witn qo- commercln' ent or ordinary nations within 10 days. entertainment mch as the rro- 1 The money was raised and in lng pictures. In certai" " the new building orphans and tnc c,ce, rf y-- n "''-other children whose parents ment the tax rrAM wilvPd were unable or unfit to care for Hon A D Turntull. rvrpvin-them found the shelter and at-'0jal secrctnrv. an .T. D. M-"-"' tention that had been largely MI A prj'r-. P'.-r " lacking after the old village wrrttPn t0 tne cpamr--r inrti-a'-, neighborliness gave place to the Jrlg that the apDilcat:on of th r ' cups and saucers t 1 rlSS I TEA POTS . : . (ftJ; w (353 DRINKING TUMBLERS PYREX WARE - impersonality 01 a young city. amusement tax is coming up fo- I With moves to larger ana bet- review. ter quarters, the organization , carried on a residential program TRACTOR BOOM for orphans and operated j. Alberta fanners lmportc1 8.?P girls' residence until 1926, when tractors from the Un ic-1 c"i v their own people who has been to school in England. . '. 1MMALS Lady Fletcher spoke of the animals and asked her audience how they would like to have a 00 it changed over to finding ana jn 195" nt, n r' 1 T. - rmTTTT-nww-i fAmW (I Thin advertisement la not puuitsnen , j ( i 4 J w' U J5 M ill , ,t, m t r, .I, :1 Ill, supervising foster boarding homes tor chi.aren. KEPT CLOSE TO HOME 1 It looks after Toronto ' children up to 13 years, placing them temporarily with families Within a 35-mile radius of the city. The children with whom it j is concerned are those whose I special necd.s cannot be met 'n j their own family circle and for I whom a substitute home is dels. fable. i - Vif ' ' I ' Among ?u;h children of all ages are those whose mothers are ill, deserted or dead, thosa whose physical condition re- I quires a particular type of care and emotionally disturbed chll-dren who are under psychiatric guidance and for whom foster- home care is requested as part of the treatment. r t -ui r 1 " 'ifcJ 111.. . j : . vv - 1 a - 1 h m v uiii tunni 10 un - ' "?A M r . i J K m 7 A ."VrfSL- JOB. IOU. Willi "" ' ''We no longer speak of underprivileged, destitute or delinquent chudren in categories as tney dd 10U jeais ago," ,;ays Nora Lea, executive director. With an operating budget of roughly $200,000 a year, contributed in part from the Toronto Community Chest, the home pays foster parents out-of-pocket expenses averaging $28 lo $30 a month, depending on the a;re and condition of the child ti whom they open their hearts and home. Couples who have had happy experiences in acting as foster parents tell their' friends who are interested in looking after a ch Id for a few months. Most, offers of homes come from this group. In some cases, the foster parents ara found through ad-vcrMsement. Always, the organ!; ation interviews applicants and considers their home atmosphere before sending out a child. It has no" authority to handle adoptions, which are arranged by the Children's Aid Society. F I l Klj&iSf yu time, money, fuss, ,,U ' ' ' VI. J L'l A-J rJ nis4()Ver for ymuM'll I'v , "And now will all those who vote 'yes' rai:e their hands?" jjiM in C'anad i have l n i'""l,K(l -SJ- 7 : 'SBSSBSmtS . l.,w washable Kcnv. jf 1 VUf nirprll ' J CHECK U THESE ADVANMGfS0' AY7F1 Pnr?R) ' ,Hir'le wall patri j ,;;;::pply JT 1 ' Hr . 4J Si tU$r0W9V- f ysT lnsl.1 on ''""' " I ' tV"' ' h - G 1 imperial ?, . f r-luJ I 1 Ufc. r. '... 5" GALLON 7 ,1u,,irM,r- rf Very often the impression you make pon your suesti Can be determined by your, bathroom. A i&mKIND OF SOFTNESS SSS5333S3S3 t I' - 'ftW". " J f . J R2'.rEK KKM-iovt s- ENTRE t vflf- Hi 1 u. ifv t a s r.uaviaAAKN.: ... S3SSS333S I m I . J:.--""'" u Turner f ,.' ' 1 Friday films at the Civic Cen-; tr- ;ire from a special group i v'hrh have been purchpsed by c j -i oncer Z) yi (j cj h I FANCY QUAUTYS55' I! " ! -.ttKr J5S- TOMATO JUICE ' j rf 0 ' f one .11 ., trust i W S Grown and Packed in B.C. M ' ', V"- !,"vr i""'""1 'in f '";e Purrt Film Ccunc; w tolly rally ""I"'; ... t.t lo s as ' ,' ,ilul i't.' ! , DAILY DELIVERY Phone 81 xlOSU"" . i-i,i. .AFC A The titl-s cf there films arj "New Fpes For O'd." which , '"ca's wi'h '.h' n- of plastic sur. ; g"ry rinTirt nd after the worU j war n, and "Acprenticeshin i T.Tiirnt" which deals with th? , training of young tradesmen. ONE OAUON - , iy