anna Michael Prince Rupert Daily News Wednesday, January 24, 1951 Telephone Purchases Purchase of cable for the tele- extension to the switchboard ( phone reconstruction program and addition'al operators would for 1951 was approved at a cost j allow extra telephones on the of $21,000 by the city council ' circuit. Monday night. Recommendation j MORE EFFICIENCY Rushbrook Hts. Improvements The board of works committee recommended to the city council Mondav night that the whole a m mm a . a lai. I Britain Having More Bankrupts LONDON 0 Business is picking up, said officials of "Heartbreak House," nickname for a London government office dealing with Britain's' bankrupts. Operated under the supervision nf t.hp Rnard of Trade, the office Tropicanas Are Here! -f - pnE &,AVts J fT.t r in 1 f TOM WALLS port of the utilities committee. KMr" rfP'led that-1Ul F ' , I f the addition of two or three Also approved Dy the meeting e operators and the exten. were purchases of new ringers sion another 20 lines would be and cords for an approximate ; made available Pay phones were expenaiture oi juuu, caning ui ; scattered aii over the hoards and question of improvements in Rushbrook Heights be reconsidered. This was deemed advisable because no petition had been received from residents of Pig-got Avenue. Other streets in the area had entered petitions asking that work be done. Permission to borrow the necessary money was dependent upon receipt of the petitions. Aid. George Casey said the recorded approximately .uuu failures in 1950, compared with 207 in 1945. Analysis of the 1949 total of 1,419 bankrupts, showed some surprises. Notwithstanding food rationing, only four butchers $A.9S building concerns, however, to- tightening purse strint. tailed 143 despite the urgent de, ! blamed for th(. Bank ' ; mand for new homes and repair pubs and lwMs with the extension they could be segregated, allowing one operator to look after them. He explained that waiting for customers to find and deposit coins caused a large time loss and infill ' m m tenders for the purchase of a new one-ton panel truck to replace the one now in use, and the re-opening of negotiations, with Northwest Telephone Company and the Dominion government telephone and telegraph department In an attempt to obtain a more eaui table distribu- of war-oamagea property. however, is confined to Dt ; that centralizing them on one went bankrupt that year, com mgm-i u ii in " g vwv ..v- uwucu uuuLfnis, worn oi pubs and hotels owned by brew- and-bone man filed a Dentin. m commiuee naa nut un nared with 78 in 1939. Failures of board would allow the other op erators to handle more traffic. ers. shared a similar fate. i 1949 and we haven't had a J get ine suppun, ui me ik"" Avenue citizens, in some respecis I tion of long distance toll charges. be sign of the times, broker through our handu ' u Onttr nno raff 1937" Aid. T. B. Black said he initiative with the plan But he I It may an sflMnl official a he agreed with their objections. "1UU61 "c hL hV,-ulHe '' thought the city should re- complainine that the boards ...6lk. He u men mn consider the matter. Sizes 12 through 44 In a scintillating array of colors and styles WALLACE'S DEPT. STORE tioned the $5 annual sewer rental those residents were paying and said it was not paid in other were overloaded. He did not understand the extension was to allow more telephones. Mr. Edwards answered that In support of the recommendation to purchase the year's supply of wire now, Aid. H. M. Daggett said it would take some time for the order to be filled and that there should be sufficient money in the fund by that time to cover payment on delivery. The wire was required, he sections of the city. They were It's SERVICE You Wm Phone 383 CABS the extension would take care j nQW bein tor another $20 of the overload and allow fori year to get roads, water and extra lines also. In response to , other sections of the city. said, sam, to , w. carry , on """""" with the five two iAld. Black's " question regarding , hP "nHnlled had the citv look ! plan adopted ago. ")n.t'nd:,ilaltVlci, year years the need to scrap the new ring In after the water mains. any case, he said, without the Pig- 0 Do you know you can now purchase to-day's NKWS 1IKKAI.D to-day? JONKS NI'.WS STAND Papers are flown lr -iMly by CP. A. ers if the system were changed, he said the new ringers would not be obsolete and would be suitable for a dial system. Aid. George Casey said the telephone superintendent had suggested two weeks ago that, by an extension to the present board and the hiring of extra suggesieu mey mm t.v. question again and also street cosLs. After the full report was brought in, it might be possible to eliminate the extra tax for water. City Clerk H. D. Tliain said Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs B. C. Bracewell had advised against proceeding on initiative. The council had consent everywhere except on Plggot Avenue. It might be possible to proceed elsewhere at the request of the taxpayers and on Piggot on initiative. Aid. Casey said In the matter of laying mains the people there should be treated as they were elsewhere In the city. It was up to the city to get the water ;o the property line and then it was the householder's worry about getting it to hts houe. The question was referred to the board of works in conjunction with the city engineer. Friendship In Europe Local Boys Tell of Impressions Abroad The report was approved after got Avenue residents, there are not sufficient petitioners to carry through the projects. Several aldermen said residents of other parts of the city were paying sewer rental and that there were very few parts where such rental was not paid. operators mure im u Ald Black was the pur- made available He asked if any chases recommended would be consideration naa oee.i Bivi included in tne estimates. that aspert. BAPTONE The Wonder Woll Point $1.50 a quart $4.95 a gallon Thompson Hardware Co. Ltd "We found the English people truly friendly during our visit Telephone Superintendent Jack Edwards, when asked to snpnk cnlr! t.hp extension would 1 ' w m Mm D A TkTt rr a t there," John Basso told a Daily go ahead. The materials were k IJ U now on hand for making repairs 1240 Kilocycles j News reporter yesterday afternoon following a trip to Europe. through a switchboard that had ,suhieet to Chance) ' Have a Good Meal! NEW CITY CAFE FULL COURSE MEALS i or ' Phone Blue 92 FOR TAKE OUT ORDERS Hollywood Cafe In other places, he and Louis' been purchased from West Sum-jcampagnolo,his -Hand. It was half mpleted travelling mate, j found the people were friendly cordSi Mr Edwards said the ones with a purpose to get the Am- presently in use had been re-j erican dollar. However, they paired so many times they were found in France some genuine too short and had to be replaced. I friendliness. In Switzerland, they " was also better to get the : said, they were treated like tour- cable in now to forestall short- 3. Aid. H. M. Daggett said that, in a case like the one under consideration, where certain improvements were required but citizens would not petition for them, the council could proceed on initiative. Then it was up to the taxpayer to petition against it. In the present instance, he continued, if the council felt the work was vitally necessary, the council should proceed on its Alertness Vital With Big Ship ailortncj for We Specialize in DISHES Ladies and Gentlemen LING the tailor r?5l CH0P SUEY " CHW m News Classifieds Make Sales For Outside Orders J'llONt 133 WEDNESDAY--P.M. 4:00 Jimmy Shields 4:15 Music by Goodman 4:30 ivlaggie Muggins 4:45 Stock Quotations & Int. 4:55 CBC News 5:00 International Comty. 5:10 Rawhide 5:30 Prelude to Dusk1 5:45 The Question Box 6:00 Supper Serenade 6:15 Freddy Martin & Orch. G:30 -Muscal Varieties 6:45 Saddle Rockin' Rhythm 7:00 CBU News 7:15 CBC News Roundup 7:30 Giovanni Dell'agnola 8:00 Songs of the Cedar 8:30 The Nymphs and the . Lamp 10:00 CBC News 10:10 CBC News 10:15 The Comic Strip Dick Tracy 10 :3C Canadian Concert 11:00 Weather Report Ists with money to spend. They, ages. were well looked after but were' Aid. Casey asked again if the charged plenty for it. When the boys left here last Genoa, Lake Como in Northern fall .they went to Vancouver, Italy and Venice. The fish mar-where they spent four days be-, ket in Venice they described as fore catching a bus to Windsor,' something to see. Everything Ontario. They enjoyed their bus ; that came out of the sea reached trip. After another four days in' the dinner table, they said. Windsor, they again boarded the I The people dressed well as a bus for New York. They sent rule, particularly the more weal-their bags' by CN R. to New thy. The men in cities were more York and said they were prom-1 conservative than in this coun-ised delivery there in four days, try and always wore ttes. They OPEN FROM 7:30 P.M. to 3:30 A.M. 220 Sixth St Phone 649 Luxury Steamer Prince George NEW YORK (P Capt. George' B. Young of Bergenfield, N.J., has one inflexible rule: when he has1 a date with a "Queen" he gets to bed early the night before. As a docking pilot with a big tugboat firm, he has regular dates twice a month with the two biggest queens in the world, the liners Queen Elizabeth and 9 S o o SAILS FOR Vancouver and Intermediate Ports Each Thursday at 11:15 p.m. j The bags, which contained their, were impressed with the natural-; tickets, did not arrive before ness and ease of actions of the j sailing time. They were re-is-1 people of Europe as compared I sued with tickets at New York : with people on this continent, and were told the bags would be Their fluent knowledge of the ! forwarded on the next boat, they Italian language stood them in 1 8aid . ! good stead. The little French i3 Queen Mary. He is entrusted with bringing the big ships into their berths in the Hudson River and of course must be completely 1 11:06 Sign Off they knew also came in handy awaks when he's on the bridge. From New York they sailed to Young, who has had his first class pilot's licence since he was in For KETCHIKAN WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT Luxury at Low Cost For Reservations Write or Call 0 21 and has been a docking pi'ot and they learned a great deal more while in the country. ! Although most people in Italy seemed to be pretty well off, they said, there were many who asked Xhem for help in getting to this i Lellavre and from there went to Caen and Brettville-sur-Laize. At the latter spot, they visited the grave of Aldo Campagnolo, who was killed in action overseas. They then saw Paris, Berne, Switzerland and Milan, Italy. The THURDAl--M 7:00 Musical Clock 8:00 CBC News 8:10 Here's bill Good 8:15 Morning Song 8:30 Morning Devotions 8:45 Little Concert 9:00 BBC News and Com'ty 9:15 Music for Moderns urn v country. Money in use in Italy CITY OR DEPOT OFFICE PRINCE RUPERT. B.C. week and a I was practically aa oi naiian , pair split up for a for 15 years, boards the queens near Battery Place at the lower end of Manhattan Island, relieving the harbor pilot who has brought the ship in from Ambrose Light. "Make sure you say that the ship's master is always in charge," he says. "He doesn't turn that queen over to us until issue, mere was very nine ui the occupation money still In ; use. They are also minting coins , 9:30 MorninK Concert half while Mr. Campagnolo visited his relatives at Treviso and Mr. Basso visited his relatives at ( Milan and Udine. They made their headquarters at Milan. 9:59 Time Signal 10:00 Morning Visit again, a practice that was discontinued for a long time. 10:15 Morning Melodies Tin at,tmal in Milan ! I he's confident we know how to DANDY Crepe Soled SANDALS "I" : 'rriT. ! 10:30-Melody Time Going south, they saw Rome handle her, and spent several days looking i ' , Switzerland. Thcvi10:45 Invitation to the Walta around at the historical points. The world's biggest liners are FASHION FIRSTS! QUALITY FIRSTS! All Included in this Sale of lovely PURSES Your choice from our selection in your favorite leather or fabric They visited Naples, Trieste. retrieved it and boarded a plane1 11:00 Kindergarten of the Air at Milan for London. They sail-j H:15-Roundup Time ed from Liverpool to Halifax,! 11:30 Weather Report coaxed into their docks with a whistle. Young's signals from the bridge have to be picked up by a sailor and relayed to tugs on went by train from Halifax 11:31 Message Period Windsor and had another visit, H;33 Recorded Interlude there. While in Windsor they,ii:45-scandinavian Melodies 1 the starboard bow. Stern tugs, far out of reach of the whistle went through the Ford plant, , 12:00 Mid-Day Meroa:. get their signals from the ship's i which they found interesting mighty air horn. Tug pilots re in Red or Brown peat the signals following them Both agreed they liked seeing Europe but neither would like to live there. Among chane-es that struck so there will be no mistakes. CAREFULLY CALCULATED e.tn. 12:15 CEC News 1 2:25 Program Resume 12:30 B. C .Farm Broadcast 12:55 Rec. Int. 1:00 ine Concert Hour 1:30 Musical Program 1:45 Deeds That Live, Comty. 2:00 B.C. School Bdct. 2:30 Records at Random them on returning to Prince Rupert were progress on the new : I schools, changes in traffic regu- j lations and the new liquor store.' oCilllicA ... Get Your Shoes NOW!! Everything is figured in advancewind, tides, weight of the ship, the number of tugs needed, the pilots who handle, the tugs. j "I consider the pilots as much j Iord Calvert Mr. Basso intends to return to his work with Standard Machine i Shop. Mr. Campagnolo is as yet undecided as to what he Is going , to do. i 2:45 At Home With Your Children 3:00 The Music Box as I do tne tugs tney reany ; Know their business," says Young. Young's business is varied One I Sunday he docked the 80,000-ton j Queen Elizabeth. .The nejet day, it was a 4,000-ton banana boat. 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