E! .11 li fe:', ? if I J MM 3 Ml I m 7 Iprlncc Uupctt Dally Jcius Wednesday, July 31, 1940 An Independent dally newspaper devoted to the bulldjn(? -of Prince riupert and all the communities comprising northern and central UrltUh Columblu. 1 Published every afternoon ncept Sun-iay by Prince Rupert Dally New Llmlud, Third Avenue, Prince Rupert, t British Columbia. Q. K. HUNTER. Managing Editor. II. p. PERRY, Managing Director. 5 STTRKCmPTIfW RATES! By cfcy Carrier, per wetk Per Month Per Year Dy ipli. per month Per? Yeir MEMBER A.ao. .68 Vffl.,ffifCD 17.00 taa$" .40 t4.no u (Jvuthorlzed as Second Class Mall, Post Office J t Department, Ottawa). I CdNSIDER OKANAGAN EjRE IN PRINCE RUPERT we maV t)e inclined to crumble when a weeks rain interferes with clean-ingiup the raspberry crop, for which we iiiay not have enough sugar any-waj; bbys down our flower gardens, from which we have had a lot of pleasure already, or prevents U3 from mowing the lawn, which we reluctantly rise Sunday morning to do. j We' might, instead, consider sympathetically the plight of the plight of the fruit farmers of the Okanagan country after the big hailstorm and reflect on how in-conseauen'tal are our own little horticultural troubles.' jCne afternoon's vagary of weather has -wiped . out the whol"e fruit croj) of many of the people in the Ok&nagan. just .as- it was about to come into the height of harvest. The revenue which they had been counting upon s their financial maintenance for a year is wiped out! with one terrific barrage of hailstones. And, ironically enough, thd, disaster, and it is a disaster for thej people down there, came as the prospects ;-,were that they would be able to realize through market conditions and' favorable prices one of the best returns in recent years. Worried over shortage of box lumber early in the season and with. their crops now wiped out with hail, the! Okanagan farm folk are having troubles heaped upon troubles this first postwar year. When we consider their reverses, we can well coAclude that we complain unjustifiably when we even think of frowning at a week's gentle rain, even thqugh it may be ihildly windswept at jtimes. i i RATIONING OF BREAD BRITONS ARE NOT very happy just now about bread. Part of thir troubles were caused ,by slowness of American action. Britain, after nearly seven years of a very monotonous diet, decided to ration brad which had escaped rationing even during the war. Many sections of ithe British public have questioned! the1 rfe'eessity. Bakers threatened to 'revolt and Parliament somewhat i . . j relunclantly voted lo go throurh with the plan. The London Government decided on rationing in order to release for emergency use in Europe 400,000 tons of wheat Britain had on hand or promised. This helped to make up the early shortages in American shipments due primarily to the reluctance with which Washington moved in establishing set-asides and price bonuses to get the promised wheat. Odious comparisons can do little good. It is perhaps only natural that the American people, not having been so close to the war or the famine, did not feel the same sense of urgency about relief that the British did. But certainly one can wonder at the political timidity of Washington in not being ready earlier to call for sacrifices which most Americans were eager to make. Beyond that, the world can be grateful for America's ability to make such a large contribution and for Britain's hard decision to tighten even further the belt of self-denial. THE CHANGE-OVER WAR INDUSTRY was. heavily concentrated in the two central provinces and to a lesser extent in British Columbia and Nova Scotia and readjustment difficulties are obviously more widespread in these provinces. In the Prairie Provinces, where war manufacturing was of comparitively minor importance, there has been little perceptible decline in employment from the wartime peak. Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Nova Scotia, on the other hand, show a common downward trend, the sharper decline in the last three resulting from the fact that a much larger percentage of war employment was in industries like shipbuilding, aircraft and munitions, which have limited peacetime usefulness. The real core of the change-over problem- is, of course, the impact on specific local areas. In centres with a well-established and widely diversified industry, where many war plants could be converted and where the absorptive capacity of the civilian branches of manufacturing and of such industries as construction, transportation and trade was high, readjustment difficulties have been at a minimum. On the other hand, in places where employment had been abnormally inflated by the rapid growth of war industries with undeveloped peacetime possibilities, the change-over has been much more keenly felt. Prince Rupert is one of such latter places; but, eventually its strategic position as the gateway of a great hinterland must bring it permanent industrial prosperity. SjfDNEY, Australia JE The measure' for compulsory voting Netj South Wales State govern-! In all municipal and local elec-melt plan? to Introduce at the I tions. Voting is compulsory In neit sessional the legislature a iederal and state elections. L Li : . ! : DAILY NEWS ! HONOR ROLL Your Assistance Invited The Daily News is completing a Roll of Honor which It Is hoped may contain the name of every man and woman l this city to serve with the armed forces at sea, or. land and in the air. To make this list complete, it is essential to pbtain the co-operation of the public as a whole In submitting the names. I It is impossible for the Dally News or any one person J.0 compile the ,11st complete so we are asking YOU to be responsible for the Submission of the name of YOUR boy, YOUR girl or YOUR friend. i The following is the Information we would like you to fill in -and. send to iarnt ROLL OF HONOR EDITOR Daily News, Prince Rupert ervlce (Army. Navy. Air Force) Rank t Next of Kin Relation Address Date of Enlistment k Date of Discharge if Casualty, Nature and Date Remember, If YOU do not submit a certain person'! name, no one else may. You are responsible. Higher Food Prices Coming In States WASHINGTON, D.C. & Government officials predicted higher price ceilings for canned vegetables, breakfast cereals, coffee and possibly bread and other bakery products. Price increases j on clothing were announced earlier. Steamship Sailings For Vancouver Monday ss Princess Adelaide, 10 p.m. Tuesday ss Catala 12:30 p.m. Thursday ss Prince Rupert, 11:15 p.m. Friday ss Cardena, 9:00 pm. July 24, August 3, 14, 24 ss Princess Louise, p.m. July 17, 27, August 7, 17, 28 ss Princess Norah. From Vancouver. Sunday ss Catala, 4 p.m, Monday ss Princess Adelaide. Wednesday" ss Prince Rupert, 10:00 am. From Aiaska ss Prince Rupert. 7 p.m. July 24, August 3, 14, 24-Prln-cess Louise, p.m.' July 17, 27. August 7, 17, 28-ss. Princess Norah. For Alaska Wednesday ss Prince Rupert, midnight. July 19, 24, August 9, 19, 30 ss Princess Louise. July 22, August 2, 12, 23 ss Princess Norah. BELFAST W) Senator W. M. Wilton told the Northern Ireland Senate recently that dogs were being trained in Belfast to fight behind closed doors, in halls and yards. Ocean Dock !s Offered War Assets Calling for Rids For Important Installation On Local Waterfront ' Crown-owned additions to the fcrme.r salmpn and. Oriental wharf in the dock area at Prince Rupert are being offered for sale by War Assets Corporation. Structures for sale include ex-tensieivs to the deep water -wharf, extensions to the transit "shed and the cold storage and marine repair buildings. Also offered are two marine elevators cf 15,000 1-cunds capacity each and a gantry crane of 150,000 pounds capacity. Additions to the wharf include a 16-foot widening of the nre- iBd two large cold storage rooms with automatic refrigeration units. The marine repair build- in is of wood frame construction 160 feet by :i feet, wired for electricity and has heating units. The corporation announces tjiat intended use of the property and anticipated employment fig- DEVELOPING PT. DARWIN vir.ne wharf an pvicncirm nf man. but roamed bv aboriginal modate the marine repair building. The transit shed it 400 feet by 148 feet . and contains &8.400 square feet of floor space. It is equipped with 27 manually op erated overhead doors ahd is wired for electricity. The cold storage shed which abuts the dation for 15,000 civilians and a garrison force of 10.0C0, as against a pre-war population of nearly 3,000 out of the Territory's 5,000 inhabitefnts exclusive of aborigines. The project will cost $103,000,- ltf Ttci'i mn c VtaoifllTf ViAIYiKa1 a , . th 1 on i etn b wu. ivai will w ao itcaiuj uuhiiau transit M sned it 180 by 60 feet . , . - i . . . and contains work rooms, offices b JaPa"esf al'f" stiu duf n& in the a war, and is largely blitzed condition. Only about ures will bs determining factors in considering offers. The portions of the ocean dock belm offered for sale are in addition tp the original pre-war portion which Is still the property of the Canadian National Railways. RELIANCE OWNERS Now Available A RELIANCE provides better heat for cooking, baking, water and kitchen heating; offers you all the advantages of oil heating without limiting the stove to strictly an oil burning unit. With a RELIANCE you can dispose of combustible household refuse while the burner is in actual operation. RELIANCE SALES & SERVICE PHONE BLACK 278 R. W. Vick P.O. BOX 13C3 201 Sixth Avenue East 170 of the town's original 400 homes are Inhabitable. It came under military control In 1942. and all civilians were evacuated. ! Since then it has been returned to civilian control, and about 3,000 now arc living there. The housing shortage has become so acute that many people are living in tents, iron and hesslan huts and sheds made frcm packing cases. Many are But the war, althought it has created housing problems, has also solved one of the main problems of Darwin and the Territory isolation. Darwin lies hundreds of miles from the nearest capital city and before the war relied maln- freo bv 175 feet to accommodate tribes, of contrasting barren and ly on shipping for its supplies, the transit shed, cold storage well-watered, timbered regions, I There were a few roads leading plant, and a few smaller build- j sparjely populated and little de- , into the Territory from the ina:s. and a contieuous extPriRinn velODed. south, but these were in bad of 175 feet by 100 feet to aecom Northern Australian Territory Is-Gateway From the East und Europe Dy JACK HOLDSWORTH Canadian Press Correspondent CANBERRA KP The federal government has drawn up big development plans for Australia's frontier province, the Northern Territory, and its capital, Darwin. The Territorv covers an area of 523,620 quare miles in the also using abandoned army and extreme, north of Australia, it air force camps outside Darwin, is cf vital defence importance Isolation Overcome with Darwin and its harbor and airport providing the gateway to Australia from the East and Europe. It is a tropical reg'.on of sweltering heat and torrential rains, of areas untrodden by the white The government's nlans call condition and otten impassame for ' the erection of a garden j because of floods. Air services city in Darwin with accommo were few and not very frequent. But during the war, a north- south highway linking Darwin FURNITURE REPAIRING Upholstering - Slip Covers Drapes LOVIN'S CABINET SHOP Hione Green 971 117 Second Avenue West Opposite Civic Centre Better English By D. C. WILLIAMS I 1. What is wrong with this, sentence? "He is likely to be injured if he attempts to do it." 2. What u '.he correct pronunciation of rioral"?' 3. Which one of these words Is misspelled? Bagage, baga- U'.le, bailiff. 4. what docs the werd "cha otic" mean? 5. What is a werd. banning with tv that means "Incapable of being canquered"? Aiuwers 1. Use MaWe to express a possible eVit regarded a? disastrous. 2. Pronounce flo-ral, o as in no 'not a: in or), a unstressed. 3. nag?oe. 4. Resembling confusion or disorder. "He brought the country cut of this chastlc condition." 5. NEW TELEPHONE LINK use between Britain and the continent is being tested experimentally between Portsmouth and Hyde in the Isle of Wight. The cable Is of the "multi-chan- with Adelaide in the south was nel" type capable of handling built with a branch road running through to Brisbane. Dozens of airfields were also constructed. Frequent air services have been started and these, in con-Junction with the good overland route, have brought many parts of the Territory within 48 hours reach of a capital city. This' is expected to result In. a big development of the Territory's potentialities. At present, the main Industry is cattle grazing, with a goldfleld at Ten-nant's Creek, and pearl flshlnrr at Darwin. several tiorm. -simultaneous conversa- HOLLYWOOD 0 Jim Moran recently hatohed an ostrich after sitting on the egg fr 23 day? He said: "It took a lot of warmth and determination.'' But gold has recently been found In other area, and ex S ' The fli. ,; im ported tain felt .h to' justify ,. wood. The thr written h -) f "Wha ' muirod p, i 1; v well . j Riir. i;h: 4t. film.:. Qa 't thin? un ; bdyin a lKiou.-; fe. i pHcre rhe surprise The u;i:.h iH .-t and day he ret h .r.jjt 1 "My lou the du :hc "please .; " s t. LONDON Pi A new type of I nirl r ; under-rea telephone cable fa, we i am V ill tl ; h; Vi)iUit !,t;.:: ( nice of i a M-.v r , eii:n-"Ue r,;? t:iiv Advert..:pv r first. " To the c!: -litaff ,f u - cir turner c lied h; ' i . nn-i: There wa a ' five, in v."h. '.) itiurt'd v. perts say that the Territory is -1 he cu tonr potentially rich in other miner-1 mal; frm u: als. Experiments have proved in it th - r that rice, tobacco, coconut, I Th- w manpoes. cotton and peanuts nn t m r c can be successfully grown. Thar ;- ;r 2 ( STUDENTS RECEIVE BOARD, ROOM AND EDUCATION AT CANADA'S LARGEST REHAB BOARDING SCHOOL The dormitory room, shown above, reflects the "college humor" of youthful veterans who live two to a room at the Brockville Training and Re-establlshment Institute. Surrounded by books and pin-ups, they spend weekend nights listening to records, radio or playing their cwn music. The twenty-five cent meals are served in shifts. First to eat are those taking training like the she-repairers and (lower right) ex-Army student mechanics, Don Barrlnger, Sam Oxboro ahd Gordon McCoo, who listen Intently to Instructor Charles Woodland. Jim Henderson, ex-Navy lad from Oshawa and Mary Gregory of ..Montreal, get together (lower left) for serious study and evening snack in the Common Room next to the girls' quarters. Jim intends to enter university In the Fall and Mary to enter the Royal Vlcoria Hospital, Montreal. Fach year of High School Is covered in three months concentrated course at the Brockville School. Photos by Chris Luud. 5ie Deserves the Best! f7PYREX When giving a gift, whether for shower anniversary, or some other special occi--ware. It is one of the most Ddnular la '' ,;l select and It will be appreciated and maw long time. . We are featuring a nice assortment Make it a point, next time you're la town to see our displays. You'll find it well worth yu the nrices are mnst. nltrnet'lvp. THE VARIETY STO? "Where Your Dimes Are Little DoUW iff 11