PAGE TWO SHOES FOR WOMEN PLIO-PEDIC AND JULIA ARTHUR ' Hartt Shoes for Men Jack and Jill Shoes for Children Family shoe store ltD. "The Home of Good Shoes EDITORIAL The Highway . . . With not only one but two Alaska highways through Canada being discussed and immediate action on one at least being likely, the necessity of building the road to connect up the coast from Prince Rupert to the in terior becomes even more apparent and there is reason to believe that it will not be long now before it comes into being. It is to be hoped that the authorities at long last have come to a full realization of its essentiality and will not delay construction to the point where it may be of no value in the present emergency. There is also an important international aspect to the Prince Rupert highway in that it would be an important link in communication with southeastern Alaska through this port. All indications point to a long and gradually extending war in the Pacific. Speeding these northern high way undertakings that northward to central Alaska ! kss i ARCH BEER HIGHEST IN QUALITY f. Most Refreshing L J : T I SCOTTISH IS WINNER Defeats Battery And Earns Right To Represent Area In Command Finals Last night at the Exhibition Hall the Canadian Scottish basketball team became Army area chant--pions by defeating the 102nd Battery team by a score of 35 to 22. This was a hard-fought battle' beCreen two top-notch teams. It was a hard game for the 102nd to lose as a win would have meant that all three teams the Scottish, Artillery and Signals had a change at the honor of representing Prince Rupert in the inter-area finals. Johnnie Comadina did - a fine job of refereeing. Lieut. Hope,of the Scottish starred by scoring 11 points for his team with Mitchell, also of the Scottish, right behind with ten points. The Scottish got away to a good start in the first half by scoring 19 points to 11 and, in the last half, Mitchell- went to town with four baskets. Both Sirriannl and Knight of the Scottish were ruled out of the game in the last half with four fouls against them. The line-ups were as follows: Scottish: F.G Hope 5 McMillan ...0 Cann 1 Jessop 1 Knight 3 Mitchell 5 Sirrianni 1 McLedd 1 102nd. Battery: F.O ' Smith 1 Uitken 2 Healey 0 and that westward to Prince Rupert and the tip of the Houston 3 3 3 3 Alaska Panhandle-may well be a direct factor in speed-'XZoTJ?'c'f ing the conflict s successful culmination. j Leslie of the y m, c, a. O . erwco S3 1 F.T. 1 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 F.T. 1 0 3 1 1 Jhis advertisement is not published or displayed' by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia, Notice To Motorists Rupert Motors wish to announce the appointment of Alf Dahlberg as shop foreman. Alf is a first class automobile mechanic himself and under his careful supervision we feel sure that our mechanical services will be efficiently and promptly rendered. For Emergency Night Service Call Red 811 Rupert Motors PHONE 566 THE DAILY NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ARE TIED FOR LEAD Toilers and Pushovers on Even Terms at Head of Mixed Bowling- League. Tollers defeated Pushovers two games to one last night in the NExed " Bowling League and the two teams are now on even terms in the standing for the league leadership. Other scores last night were as follows: Sav-Mor, 2; Alley Cats, 1. Stone's Clothiers, 2; People's Store. 1. Woanjas, 2; Rinky Dinks, 1. . Individual scoring was as lows: Sav-Mor 1 2 Labelle 212 Erlckson 140 E. Stegavlg 184 P. Stegavig 207 L. Erickson 150 Alger 164 Handicap 69 Totals Alley Cats-Bob Lew Carr N. Asemissen M. Asemissen Low score Low Score 198 228 178 195 143 178 69 167 121 157 255 103 218 69 1126 1189 1155 199 188 80 160 140 150 Handicap 20 183 205 122 209 143 178 20 251 227 215 333 121 '157 20 Totals 937 1065 1324 Stone's P. Dickens 163 H. Dickens 145 Reaugh 195 Stiles 210 W. Stone 119 B. Stone '. 234 Handicap 47 225 185 190 92 187 147 47 Totals 1113 1129 1C3 People's Store Campbell 180 Jones . - 136 ruiiy its Sober tson 122 Stone 139 3ird 134 Handicap 97 195 160 180 242 144 161 47 163 137 228 135 202 187 97 188 107 163 229 111 97 Totals 986 1149 1051 Woanjas Peterson 133 A'oodslde 151 H. Anderson 242 V Anderson 176 3asso-Bert 223 Davis 202 Handicap 54 277 143 104 308 195 182 54 135 167 147 206 185 143 54 Totals 1181 1212 10S7 Kinky Dinks Wick 204 212 156 XeLson 126 194 13 OTJowd 159 240 23G Turgeon 190 195 180 Wesch 203 165 252 Arlington 158 125 188 Handicap 9 9 9 Totals 1058 1149 1188 Pushove R. DeJong 152 P. DeJong 171 M. Madlll 99 G. Franklin 251 V. Wrathall 112 J. Comadina 223 Handicap 83 Totals 1091 1109 1042 Toilers L. Croxford 159 Eraser HI Kellett 205 Hall 192 Eraser 131 Kellett 293 Handicap 45 New York 22 Boston 19 Toronto 18 Chicago 16 Brooklyn .... 12 Detroit 11 Montreal 9 1 9 128 10 106 12 98 13 98 23 19 21 141 240 152 220 136 137 83 248 110 177 238 119 252 45 Totals 1166 1189 1019 The league standing to date Is 91 77 78 91 94 118 87 95 77 118 129 203 120 178 180 159 83 193 116 153 134 175 203 45 as follows: Won Lost Pts. Pushovers 11 4 11 Toilers 11 s. 4 11 Sav-Mor 9 6 9 Rinky Dinks 8 7 8 Stone's - 7 8 7 People's Store 6 9 6 Alley Cats 5 1.0 5 Woanjas 3 12 3 Hockey Standngs W D I F A Pta. Tonight's train, due to arrive from the east at 11 o'clock, vas reported this morning to be on time. TIED IN BOWLING Savoy Swingers and Raneers Even Terms at Top of Ladies' League. Individual scores; Stylettes 1 Stone 85 Montgomery 137 Nelson H8 Turgeon 105 Lautens 155 Totals - 630 Optimists Tlmmermeister 126 Postak 108 Bourgon 168 Eastment 139 Damjanac Low score 85 Totals 626 Rangers Asemissen 169 Robins 191 Kellett 190 James 144 ' , iii i m 150 ! - i out is oao Savoy Swinger McLeod 72 Basto-Bert 127 Wesch 190 Croxford 215 LaBelle 170 Totals 774 Knox Hotel Aasen 103 Zelisko 83 Balaskl 125 Low score 93 Totals 621 Pioneers A. McKeown 161 Gunn , 182 Yager 124 McKeown 173 Schaeff 93 Totals 733 Annette's Sellg 173 Reaugh 179 Erlckson 211 Dickens 110 Low score 93 Totals 766 .p. Lucky Strikes Menzies 166 Hague 93 Warren 128 Peacock 165 Cameron 225 Totals 777 Bluebirds Pierce 231 Boulter 158 Turgeon 171 Hartwig 109 Keron 227 MacDonald Totals 896 Big Sisters Gomez 211 Dickens 118 Roth well 117 Bond 160 Alexander 266 Totals 872 155 167 137 145 159 763 166 133 182 178 59 187 145 158 175 203 868 150 149 365 176 170 960 79 127 86 77 451 10 124 136 77 123 569 137 180 178 129 100 724 167 210 100 159 189 825 181 135 188 195 115 814 230 130 225 171 186 942 STOP PAIN OF Sore Throat at once with last-acting ASPIRIN... You'I soy ' pina,ai On Savoy Swingers defeated Rangers by a score of two games to one in the Ladles' League Tues day night and the two teams are i season. now tied for leadership in the standing. Stylettes won a clean sweep three games to nil victory over Optimists, while Bluebirds, Lucky Strikes and Pioneers were winners in other fixtures two games to one respectively over Big Sisters. Annette's and Knox Ho tel. was tops both in high single and high average scoring 315 and 245 respectively. Ladies Bowling Standing to date: Won Lost Pts. Savoy Lucky Knox Swingers Big Sisters ... 22 8 22 ... 22 8 22 17 13 17 ... 15 15 15 ... 15 15 " 15 .. 14 16 14 ... 13 17 13 ... 11 19 11 ... 11 19 11 ... 9 21 9 Warning! Look for this cro on every Aspirin Ublet. If you don't te It, it Itn't At plrln. t 174 125 152 203 152 806 128 130 157 16! 13i 718 710 146 155 137 135 230 853 131 166 229 171 ICG 863 180 144 1C3 101 63G 101 103 131 112 181 C36; 165 197 194! 163 If 111 iT 4 kJ J 352 163 ien 145 133 169 779 148 206 224 1C3 135 873 2CG 126 136 155 145 828 Judge W. E. Fisher left on last evening's train for Smithers where he will conduct a session of coun ty court. ii : Basketball Buzz A strong senior basketball team will journey to Port Simpson Saturday to play the Port Simpson AthelHc Club. This will mark th first meeting in two years of the local boys and the Simpson team which will be an entirely different aggregation than the one that was decisively beaten here thin The travelling team will carry such stars as MacPhee, Beynon, Dominato. Houston, Stiles, Oar and Taylor, the latter formerly of Chil-liwack Valley senior B provincial champions in 1939, as well, as Donald Fitch, from the intermediate rinl't i V r ... ., vo.4 tU4 e, Rpnior rnmmnn . . .. . w.j.j unvwjKj. ,, team will, as usuui pn Savoy Hotel color, w, Th MacPhee as captain. Klncolith from v,. . . visit Prlno .. .,ff to play Savoys m 4,; ex,' 0 tilt. More- ' particulars o:. , will be announced :.uei iminr.E league F Grotto ... 30750 Cowboys 27970 P. R. 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