PAGE
TWO
CURLING
IS
UNDERWAY
Hanson
Cup
is
Won
by
Kink
Another
Trophy
Undecided
Kenney
Still
SMITHERS,
March
5
With
favorable
conditions
during
the
last
two
weeks,
the
game
of
curling
has
been
resumed
by
the
Smithers
Curling
Club.
The
ice
came
through
the
mild
spell
in
good
shape
and
required
only
a
little
surfacing
to
put
it
in
excellent
condition
again.
As
play
for
the
Hanson
Cup
and
the
E.
T.
Kenney
Cup
had
not
been
completed,
these
games
were
continued
and
the
fate
of
the
Hanson
Cup
was
decided
on
Tuesday
evening
when
the
rink
skipped
by
L.
H.
Kenney
won
over
tho
rink
skipped
by
Wiggs
O'Neill
in
the
finals.
Four
rinks
lined
up
on
Tuesday
evening
in
the
semifinals,
these
being
O'Neill
vs.
New-bery,
which
was
won
by
O'Neill
think
that
he
was
going
to
get
ANTICIPATE
TREK
NORTH
AFTER
WAR
Optimists
Talk
of
Buenos
Aires
To
Mo'Hmv
Highway
Inquiries
About
Coming
Settlement
By
HEKB
JONES
Canadian
Press
Staff
Writer
EDMONTON,
March
5
0
The
vast
and
storied
Canadian
Northwest
and
Alaska
will
attfact
thous.
aads
of
tourists
and
potential
settlers
when
the
peace
throws
open
the
great
Alaska
road
lifeline
to
the
north:
That
is
the
opinion
of
government
and
publicity
officials
and
ourist
bureaus
here
as
they
watch
a
daily-mounting
pile
of
enquiries
about
the
northern
snow-clad
wonderland,'
abounding
richly
in
furs,
oil
and
precious
metals.
i
Letters
come
from
all
parts
of
i
the
North
and
South
America
and
even
from
other
continents.
They
i
something
for
nothing.
As
a
matter
(Wives
of
army
men
and
civilian
or
tact
most
people
were
capital-1
workers
seek
Information
about
Ists.
People
who
owned
homes,
In-
(
the
country
where
their
husbands
surance
policies
or
bonds
all
were
capitalists.
Mr.
Drirmmond
contended
that
there
would
have
to
be
removal
of
many
restrictions
after
are
located
Many
want
to
settle
here
after
the
war.
Part
of
Great
Road
.
Looking
farther
ahead,
others
the
war
and
reduction
of
income
I
have
pictured
the
Alaska
Highway
tax-
'itself
as
part
of
a
great
Pan-.
No
action
was
taken
In
connec-.
American
road
system.
At
the
for
tlon
with
the
communication.
Suggestions
For
Post-war
Work
A
(Communication
from
the
Fi
nancial
Post
stating
that
it
was
to
run
a
series
of
articles
suggesting
undertakings
which
might
take
up
unemployment
slack
after
the
war
was
received
at
the
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
pf
Commerce
Wednesday
night.
Suggestions
for
such
articles
being
asked,
Arnold
Flaten
brought
up
the
matter
of
the
local
shipbuilding
plant
and
its
possible
con
version
to
some
other
use
than
idea.
mal
opening
of
the
pioneer
road
last1
November
20
in
a
ceremony
at
1
Kluan?
Lake.
Y.
T.,
Vice-President
:
Henry
Wallace
of
the
United
State1
In
a
message
described
the
Alaska
road
as
"part
of
an
eventual
hljh-
i
way
serving
the
new
world
from
I
South
America
to
Siberia.
'
"In
the
not
too
distant
future
I
believe
it
will
be
possible
to
drive
from
Buenos
Aires
to
Moscow."
The
Trail
of
'98
may
become
the
International
highway
of
shipbuilding
after
the
war.
The
matter
was
referred
to
the
civic
committee
with
the
name
of
Mr,
Flaten
being
added.
Theo
Collart
suggested
that
every
member
of
1
the
Chamber
might
well
submit
an
i
i
Word's
around
townTTTspeedy
(fQf
Minora
Blade
tops
its
mW-
class
for
shaving
comfort,
ffitplfffij
Canada
I
laittil-
growing
economy
Uocft.
"""v
ACTIVITIES
OF
Y.M.C.A.
AND
Y.W.C.A.
Hy
DOROTHY
GARHUTT
The
Hostess
One
of
the
most
interesting
meetings
to
be
held
by
the
Service
Wives'
Club
took
place
yesterday
afternoon
In
the
ladies'
lounge
of
thp
"Y
"
Thp
nttpnrfnncp
wns
most
heartenins
seventeen
members
and
that
has
caused
a
great
deal
eleven
babies
being
present.
The
!
dissatisfaction,
is
the
amount
of
ladies
decided
to
make
a
contribu-
jrert
charged
for
our
houses
much
tion
to
the
Red
Cross
drive
frommore
than
in
Vancouver.
Four-the
club
and
all
the
members
took
;
roomed
houses
in
Vancouver
rent
books
of
raffle
tickets
to
be
sold
;
for
?22-
large
four-roomed
houses
for
the
"Margaret
Bishop
Quilt."
fr
$24,
and
six-roomed
houses
for
The
story
behind
this
quilt
is
of
$29.
This
includes
water
and
gar-great
interest.
Mrs.
Bishop,
who
be-
bage
removal.
In
Prince
Rupert.
longs
to
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
we
pay
$25,
as
against
$22
In
Van-
the
company
ruies
but
this
Is
to
Fo-ce
Officers'
Wives'
Auxiliary
in
couver.
We
have
to
pay
$2
for
I
be
evDected
md
up
ran
snv'hpre
Ottawa,
conceived
the
idea.
Em-
water
and
35c
for
garbage
removal.
j
tnat
we
flnd
the
mpy
very
broidered
all
over
the
quilt
are
In
proportion
we
pay
$5.35
nch
.
reasonable
and
'just
in
cases
of
autographs
of
famous
people,
over
month
more
per
house
than
n
dismissal
two
thousand
In
all.
In
the
centre
Vancouver.
Our
houses
have
no
..w
-'
j
with
a
score
of
10
to
4,
and
Simp-,
i
seek
information
regardins
dos-
i
n
i,ro
r
r.
a
v
hmHp
.!
They
are
mus-
over
son
vs.
Kenney
which
was
won
by
slb,e
settlement,
and!crest.
a'year
development
U
took
and
a
half
to
keg
and
water.
During
January
"
Kenney
with
a
score
of
9
to
8.
The
just
travel
through
the
country
makP
a
thp
.,.tni-nh
nr
Jl
...
.u.
-
-
winning
rinks
then
went
right
in-,
storied
in
tales
of
gold
rush
days
those
0f
Eleanor
Roosevelt,
Walt
homes
were
28
days
without
water
to
the
finals
the
same
evening
with
of
'98.
All
such
enquiries
are
ans-
nisnev.
Ouentin
Revnnld
r.er.
.1
the
result
that
the
Kenney
rink
won
with
the
last
rock
thrown
and
a
score
of
10
to
8.
One
coincidence
In
,the
finals
was
that
coming
home
for
the
last
end
the
score
was
tied
at
8
to
8
in
both
games
played
by
the
Kenney
rink.
The
members
of
the
winning
rli:k
were
Don
Fullerton,
Tony
West,
Smithy
Arnold
(vice
skip)
and
L.
H.
Kenney,
skip.
It
is
hoped
that
the
weather
will
continue
fairly
cold
so
that
play
for
the
E.
T.
Kenney
cup
can
be
continued
and
completed.
As
the
ice
in
the
hockey
ri:k
was
destroyed
by
the
hot
rays
of
the
sun
during
the
mild
spell
no
effort
was
made
to
restore
it
at
this
late
date
and
hockey
for
the
season
has
been
completed
with
probably
the
shortest
and
most
unsatisfactory
season
it
has
ever
had
in
Smithers.
Banker
Discusses
Beveridge
Plan
Head
of
Rank
of
.Montreal,
in
Letter
to"
Chamber
of
Commerce,
Questions
Efficacy
A
communication
from
Huntley
R.
Drummond,
chairman
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
Bank
of
Montreal
discussing
the
Beveridge
Plan
for
taking
care
of
social
security
after
the
war,
was
read
at
Wednesday
evening's
meeting
of
Prince
Rupert
Chamber'
of
Commerce.
Mr.
Drummond
expressed
doubts
as
to
the
effectiveness
of
the
plan.
Personal
effort
and
enterprise,
he
felt,
would
always
lbs
needed
If
there
was
to
be
progiess.
It
was
a
fatal
fallacy
for
any
person
to
werea.
aui
omciais
are
quicK
to
trude
Lawrence,
Carole
Lombard,
Doint
out
that
it
will
be
at
least
a
Ernest
LaDolnte.
Princess
Juliana
year
after
the
war,
perhaps
two,
and
tne
oionne
Quintuplets.
The
before
facilities
will
be
available
to
handle
tourist
traffic
in
north.
Any
settler
hardy
enough
to
take
a
chance
will
have
to
"rough
it."
In
its
present
wartime
state,
the
Alaska
Highway
is
a
tough
and
treacherous
thread
winding
through
Alberta,
northern
British
Columbia,
the
Yukon
and
on
to
Alaska.
Big
truck
convoys
with
ex-
pe:ienced
drivers
are
rolling
supplies
northward
now.
but
the
road
will
have
to
be
Improved
to
be
safe
for
the
ordinary
motorist.
Hotels,
restaurants,
tourist
camps
and
fuel
facilities
will
have
to
be
established.
Undoubtedly
settlements
'.ill
spring
up,
but
hot
overnight.
Peace
Trospects
But
despite
this,
Dan
Campbell,
publicity
director
for
the
Alberta
government
to
whom
many
of
the
letters
have
come,
predicts
"a
big
Influx
both
of
tourist
and
settler
I
after
the
war"
I
Already
people
are
anxious
to
go
inorth.
In
the
hundreds
of
letters
received
since
completion
of
the
Alaska
road
centred
attention
on
the
northwest,
not
a
few
reveal
a
j
desire
to
come
immediately
at
least
j
as
far
as
Edmonton,
and
some
fur-
ther.
One
American
wanted
to
know
the
best
place
to
establish
a
hardware
store.
A
man
in
Texas
wrote
asking
the
possibilities
of
establishing
a
dude
ranch
on
the
Alaska
Highway.
Another
in
Ceylon
sought
tourist
Information
about
"the
great
northwest"
while
a
writer
In
far-off
Elisabethville,
Belgian
Congo,
revealed
a
life-long
desire
to
visit
Alberta
and
the
north
country.
Officials
are
asked
to
supply
information
about
.government,
land.
settlement,
churches,
climate,
taxes
!
quilt
itself
is
to
b.
disDlaved
the
thrniiohrviit.
Pnnari.i.
Thp
funds
from
this
raffle
are
to
be
divided.
The
local
auxiliary
selling
tickets
for
the
quilt
gets
25
percent
of
the
proceeds
to
help
with
its
own
work
and
the
remainder
is
to
be
used
to
aid
R.C.A.F.
service
men
throughout
Canada.
Mrs.
Kiirmell
is
in
i
charge
of
ticket
sales
here.
It
Is
a
generous
double
bed
size
quilt
so
you
are
getting
your
money's
I
worth,
I
The
raffls
was
donated
by
Mrs.
Vilen,
a
yex
pie
plate,
and
was
j
won
agaii"
y
Mrs,
Wilfred
Oarbutt
and
Marilyn,
R.C.A.F.
Mrs.
Strand
i
brought
the
lunch
which
was
serv
ed
by
Mrs.
Valen
and
Mrs.
Long.
Don't
forget,
an
army
company
dance
at
the
Empress
tonight.
W
M.
C.
A.
chanerones
are
Mrs".
Love
and
Mrs.
Keays
of
the
Queen
Mary
THE
DAILY
NEWS
FRIDAY,
MRca
,
AGREEMENT
IS
REACHED
(Continued
from
Page
One)
pert
was
8.68
higher.
Taking
December,
1942,
prices
in
Prince
Ru
pert
from
the
Labor
Gazette
in
relation
to
current
price's
in
Prince
Rupert,
we
find
a
difference
of
one
cent
higher
at
this
time.
These
figures
are
the
average
amounts
taken
from
28
Items
and,
as
your
copy
will
show,
they
'are
the
essential
commodities
which
bears
out
our
argument
that
our
dollar
buys
less
in
Prince
Rupert.
"Another
unsatisfactory
matter
of
lawns.
built
frozen
pipes
because
the
mains
were
laid-
on
the
surface.
"'I
his
Is
brought
to
your
attention
to
prove
our
point
that
our
rents
are,
entirely
out
of
line
with
the
service
rendered.
"To
offset
the
Inequalities
between
the
two
districts
a
higher
scale
of
pay
should
be
paid
in
Prince
Rupert.
"That
a
higher
scale
of
pay
Is
essential
to
hold
men
on
account
of
the
additional
cost
of
living
can
oe
connrmed
by
tne
local
contractors
In
Prince
Rupert
who
pay
higher
wages
than
prevail
In
the
shipyard
here.
When
comparag
the
rate
of
pay,
we
find
that
steam
and
operating
engineers
cm?
get
18c
per
hour
more,
workins
for
contractors,
pipefitters
can
get
15c
:
.ore,
welders
and
burners
are
paid
Chapter
I.
O.
D.
E.
Junior
hostesses
money
for
these
employees
in
the
are
cordially
invited
shipyard
as
against
their
more
fortunate
fellow
workers
employee?
mi
H
m
SMITHERS
RED
CROSS
SMITHERS,
.
March
5
Collec-i
tions
for
the
Red
Cross
drive
ae
I
now
being
carried
on
and
meet
ing
with
a
good
response
from
the
citizens.
It
is
hoped
and
expected
the
quota
for
the
district
will
L-e
achieved.
SERVICES
TO
Vancouver,
Victoria
and
Way-points,
Stewart
and
North,
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
Full
Information,
Tickets
and
Reservations
FRANK
J.
SKINNER
Prince
Rupert
Asent
Third
Ave.
Phone
368
IGOLD
SEAL
I
r6
I
are
but
both
on
will
be
Fancy
Red
Sockeye
Salmon
and
Herring
in
Tomato
Sauce
active
service
back
on
your
grocer's
shelf
soon
as
condl-
flltlnn
nprmtl.
iiiaizHXHiisia'iwa'iiaiaiasaiiia
iouisiae
tne
yard.
ine
turnover
of
workmen
HUMAN
s'jfrrr.!!;a
I'.
GREATFP
THw
theory
dock
Is
enormous
and,
besides
having
a
bad
effect
on
rrpn
,
still
employed
there,
it
leaves
a
j
worse
impression
among
prospec
tive
employees.
This
undoubtedly
is
one
of
the
biggest
factors
impeding
the
building
of
ships
In
Prince
Rupert
and
conditions
as
they
now
exist
will
not
offer
a
remedy
for
this
ill.
Reasons
for
Quitting
"For
various
reasons
men
quit
work,
and
we
endeavor
to
get
an
explanation
from
our
members
when
they
transfer
from
our
local
bodies
elsewhere.
The
following
are
the
reasons
mostly
given:
"Cost
of
living
as
against
Vancouver.
"Lack
of
recreational
facilities.
"Food
served
In
the
dining
hall
and
poor
service
rendered.
"Illness
developing
because
of
climatic
conditions.
"There
are
the
usual
cases
of
dismissal
for
failure
to
abide
by
v
uu.
x
ft
liiu
Liir
viii
hi
i
i
i
:i
i
i
present
their
demands
and
will
call
these
people
to
meet
you
here
when
you
deem
it
advisable.
Si.22'2
per
hour,
as
against
90,
plus
bonus
in
the
shipyard;
and
Irctricians
get
12c
more
per
hour
J"1'501'1
with
free
board
provided.
It
cp.n
5
readily
be
seen
that
It'
means
less
"Comparing
our
cost
of
living
and
the
circumstances
under
which
we
are
living,
we
ask
you
to
rec
ommend
to
the
National
Labor
Board
a
flat
Increase
to
all
cm
ployees
of
fifteen
cents
per
hour
as
fair
compensation
for
our
Ma
bor."
PURE
WHITE
The
Red
Cross
helps
war
sufferers,
soldiers,
civilians,
alike.
It
might
help
you.
01
VE
GENEROUSLY
Mussallem's
Economy
Store
"Where
Dollars
Have
More
Cents"
VICTORY
SHOE
RENEW
503
RICHARD
STREET,
VANCOUVER,
B.C.
Let
us
do
your
Shoe
Repairing.
Mail
Your
Shoes
We
Pay
Return
Charges
and
give
you
24
HOURS
SERVICE
High
Class
Workmanship
Best
Material-
Reasonable
Charges
TRY
THE
VICTORY
SERVICE!
I'rop.
II.
Van
Rerkel
(formerly
of
l'rincc
Rupert)
HUMAN
SUFFERING
IS
GREATER
THAN
EVER
AW
JONES
FAMILY
MARKET
Suggests
Your
Most
Generous
Support
for
CfiHADlAN
RED
CROSS
I
Fresh
Local
Raw
and
Pasteurized
MILK
j
VALENTIN
DAIRY
!
g
PHONE
C57
Canada's
Hnusoldiers
know
that
custards
and
blancmanges,
quickly
and
easily
made
with
pure,
high
quality
Canada
Com
Starch,
are
a
delight
with
any
luncheon
or
dinner
menu.
At
this
time
when
Canadians
ire
urged
to
"Eat
Right
to
Feel
Right",
these
delicious
desserts
will
prove
a
welcome
aJJition
to
the
nutrition
food
featured
hy
the
Mitio:ui
Food
for
Fitness
Campaign.
Follow
Canada's
Food
Rules
i.ir
Health
an-'
Fitness.
ANADA
CORN
STARCH
A
product
offi.
CANADA
STARCH
COMPANY,
Limitsd
Civo
HUMAN
SUFFERING
IS
GREATER
THAN
EVER
AW
WATTS
&
NICKERSON
vm
m
tat
isema
lata
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miatai
ma'tatata?
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r.
cr
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TRAPPE
lis
HUMAN
SUFFERING
IS
GREATER
THAN
EVER
AW
Don't
be
foolish
and
show
your
goods
at
the
waterfront
llrin;
your
furs
to
(ioldblooni
and
call
all
the
buyers.
One
trapper
vzi
offered
$150.00
at
the
waterfront,
Goldbloom
gave
him
$000.00.
If
not
satisfied
Goldbloom
will
advance
money
foi
you
to
end
to
Little
llrothers'
l
ur
Auction
in
Vancouver.
W
GOLDBLOOM
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1
can
pay
more
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The
Battlefront
Is
Widening
So
is
the
demand
upon
tlie
Red
Cross
Your
Subscription
should
lie
larger.
THOMPSON
HARDWARE
BUY...
RUPERT
BRAND
Sole
Fillets
...
At
Your
Local
Butchers
NO
WASTE
-
UEADV
TO
COOK
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
PRINCE
RUPERT
Co.
Ltd.
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COLUMBIA