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Fr.djy.
February
1
1946
FIRE
DEP'T
AT
TERRACE
Three
Platcons
Formed
Under
Chief
James
II.
Smith
TERRACE
On
Tuesday
eve-ting
a
meeting
was
'aeld
in
the
army
lire
ball
for
the
purpose
of
re-organizing
the
tin
brigade
of
Terrace.
It
is
now
in
platoon
and
the
platoons
will
be
practising
every
week
night
or
aMut
a
month,
staff
Serjeant
DarkM
and
Copcral
Cooper
of
the
Army
fire
hall
crew
are
in
charge
of
the
practices.
The
Army
fire
fighting
equipment
is
to
be
left
in
Terrace
indefinitely
and
the
fire
brigade
win
be
allowed
to
use
it.
Terrace
fire
department
or
You'll
be
holding
the
Right
Bag...
ganization
Li
as
follows:
fire
chief
J.
H.
Smith.
Deputy
chief
G.
McAdams.
Secretary
G.
Dover.
Qaartermaster
M.
Dubeau.
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Platoon
II.
Smith,
V.
Im-hoff.
C.
Lambly,
F.
Smith,
M.
Dabeau,
T.
Johnson,
G.
McDon
ald,
W.
Christy,
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mainland.
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Dover,
W.
Oliver.
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D.
Graff,
W.
Osborne.
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Michiel,
R.
Squires.
J.
Nomtan-deau,
L.
Johnson
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HOME
SERVICE
CLEANING
AND
REPAIRS
Chimneys,
Stoves.
Oil
Burners,
Furnaces
Window
Cleaning
and
all
Home
Repairs
PHONE
BLUE
934
or
743
REX
CAFE
.8ECOND
AVENUE,
OPPOSITE
PRINCE
RUPERT
HOTEL
Chop
Sucy
Chow
Mein
Chinese
Dishes
our
specialty.
Open
u
n.
to
2
a.m.
PHONE
I7;
We
Deliver
Your
Order
COMMERCIAL
HOTEL
COMPLETELY
MODERN.
Warm
comfortable
rooms
with
plenty
of
hot
'water.
Reasonable
weekly
rates
to
reliable
tenants.
First
Ave.
and
Eighth
St.
BOX
No.
997
PHONE
670
LOVIN'S
CABINET
SHOP
PHONE
GREEN
974
Cabinets
and
Toys
made
to
order
Furniture
Repaired
Upholstery
a
Specialty
117
2nd
Ave.
W.
Opp.
YMCA
Exclusive
Qualified
Optical
Service
i
;
Cor.
3rd
Ave.
and
5th
St
Optomitrist
Room
4
STONE
BLOCK
Telephone
593
PRINCE
RUPERT
Box
1277
.
Becoming
more
-
popular
every
day
Pali
I
all
Cafe
AND
CHOP
SUEY
at
CENTRAL
HOTEL
G:30
A.M.
to
2:00
A.M.
We?
specialize
in
tender,
juicy
steaks
and
Chinese
dishes.
Commissioner
Speaks
St.
John
Order
j
Of
Ambulance
i
It
Was
Ready
For
Emergency
and
Hayed
Pait
in
War
History
Interestingly
Traced
When
war
broke
out
which
threatened
the
Pacific
Coast
I
and
presented
the-risk
of
actual
i
attack
thereon
and
which
was
closer
than
most
people
might
have
realized
there
were
at
least
two
organizations
trained
and
ready
to
meet
an
emergenc
the
St.
John
Ambulance
Association
with
its
first
aid
and
nursing
workers
and
the
British
Columbia
Police.
This
was
the
statement
o!
Commissioner
T.
W.
S.
Parsons.
Provincial
Police
head
in
British
Columbia
and
member
of
St.
John
Ambulance
provincial
executive,
who
was
the
guest
speaker
at
a
dinner
meeting
of
the'
Women's
Canadian
Club,
;
Aid.
Nora
Arnold
presiding.
Commissioner
Parsons
spoke
j
interestingly
on
the
history
of
j
"The
venerable
Order
of
the
Hospital
of
St.
John
of
Jerusalem"
and
also
gave
an
informative
review
of
its
wartime
achievements.
1
lance
organization,
Commission
-:
er
Parsons
recalled
the
hun-I
dreds
of
trained
first
aid
and
j
nursing
division
workers
who
I
were
ready
when
World
War
II
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Rtod
Litvrofur
Thorovgtily
and
Um
Only
At
Directed.
CONSULT
YOUR
LOCAL
DRUGGIST
iT
il.i
il
SAILINGS
FOR
VANCOUVER
and
Way
Points
Tuesday
SS
Catala,
1:30
p.m.
Friday
SS
Cardena,
10
pjn.
Sailings
for
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
every
fortnight
Further
Information,
Tickets
and
Reservations
FRANK
J.
SKINNER
Prince
Rupert
Agent
Third
Ave.
Phone
563
Valentine's
Day
t
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AND
THAT
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COMPANY.
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VALENTINE
GREETINGS
.
.
.
by
.
.
.
COUTTS
CARDS
Large
Stock
Now
On
Display
AT
'This
must
be
the
place!"
broke
out
in
1939.
Many
enlisted
in
the
forces
where
the
spe-
clal
training
which
they
had
I
received
was
of
the
greatest
u.e.
In
opening,
Commissioner
I
Tr-tni
of
no...
n
-,.
Parsons
alluded
briefly
owiujr
to
uj
his'
snt,rrerf
,,.
u.
bv
the
,.
war
ji.in
rrmrlitio-i
personal
association
,
of
thirty-
and
classes
were
hcld
more
ln.
four
years
with
this
dlstrlc:.
tCnsively.
Workers
of
the
nurs-Therc
had
really
been
great
de-
ln.
divlcinn
hplnrd
tn
kn
th
which
had
originated
at
Amalfl
ln
Italy
near
Naples
in
an
organization
of
merchants
who
banded
together
to
found
a
hospital
and
form
"The
Brothers
of
the
Hospital
of
St.
John
of
Jerusalem."
The
order
grew
and
expanded
to
widespread
Importance
in
Europe
and
Its
ministrations
were
active
in
the
days
of
the
Crusaders.
Jerusalem.
Cyprus.
Rhodes.
Malta
had
well
known
its
services
both
as
a
military
and
a
hospital
order.
The
fighting
knights
of
the
order
had,
perhaps,
played
a
great
part
ln
moulding
the
future
of
Europe
than
might
have
been
realized.
Had
it
not
been
for
their
resistance,
the
inroads'
westward
of
.the
Turks
might
have
been
much
more
extensive.
"We
might
have
been
Mohammedans
instead
of
Christians
today."
I
Mniol
r:lnrv
Mil
I
Past
Greatness
I
Long
since
the
fighting
as-jpect
of
the
Order
had
passed
away
ana
now
oniy
tnc
nospitai-ers
"The
Order
of
St.
John"
remains.
It
was
a
new
scene
these
past
many
years
but
there
is
still
"a
quiet
glory
which
one
feeU
is
not
uncomparable
with
the
greatness
of
the
past.
"Possibly,
that
it
is
one
reason
why
we
of
the
Order
arc
so
proud
of,
our
association
therewith."
A
vote
of
thanks
was
tendered
to
Commissioner
Parsons
on
motion
of
Mrs.
W.
J.
Nelson.
Honored
guests
of
the
evening,
In
addition
to
the
speaker,
included
Inspector
H.
H.
Mansell
and
President
W.
L.
Armstrong
of
the
local
St.
John
Ambulance
Association
branch
and
members
of
the
executive.
4v
MlaSmM
SMITHERS
CHAMBER
L.
K.
McLeod
U
President
Five
Imiortant
Objectives
2h?
,?
rP.n.fir
eHtiS
(h0SP"als
Bolng
and
others
wept
meeting
of
the
Smithers
District
Northern
and
Central
British
inW
ciTUlan
Gefence.
when
the
chamberofCommerccWedr.es-
i
I
1
1
wt
'
riA
a
.
oiumoia
since
isuu
wnen
auwar
fmUKed
there
were
from
there
was
at
Prince
Rupert
was
to
m
traIned
workcr3
a
pilcdriver
and
unopened
mus-;
whIcn
was
no
mean
keg.
There
had
been
delays
in
the
realization
of
some
hopes
and
aspirations
but
he
could
assure
his
listeners
that,
as
a
result
of
his
travels,
he
had
come
to
the
conclusion
that
it
would
not
be
long
now
before
the
promise
of
this
area
would
be
fulfilled.
i
The
commissioner
brought
the
j
regrets
of
the
provincial
Cana
i
dian
Club
organization
that
of
j
late
it
had
no!
been
possible
to
i
send
as
many
speakers
here
as
j
might
have
been
desired.
The
I
"Had
British
Columbia
been
attacked,
they
and
the
British
Columbia
police
would
have
been
the
first
in
action.
You
would
then
have
?ppreciated
just
how
stabilizing
an
influence
it
would
have
been
to
have
trained
people
going
around,
knowing
their
business
and
knowing
what
to
do,
the
speaker
declared.
After
concisely
reviewing
the
Prince
Rupert
Club
should
not,
!
Ambulan,
commissioner
however
feel
that
it
was
being
;
parsons
delm,
back
Mo
hu
lorgotien.
....
tory
for
900
years
to
trace
the
Speaking
of
recent
achieve-,
c
,
SMITHERS
At
the
annual
day
afternoon
at
the
Telkwa
Hotel
In
Telkwa,
the
election
of
officers
for
1946
resulted
as
follows:
President
L.
K.
N.'cLeod.
Vice
President-A.
H.
Dxkrill.
R.
W.
Calderwood
continues
as
secretary.
This
annual
meetin?
for
the
past
four
or
five
years
has
been
more
of
a
social
gathering
than
a
business
meeting.
On
the
agenda
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
for
the
coming
year
are
five
important
projects:
1
An
outlet
to
Chapman
Lake;
2
Hydro
electric
development
of
the
north
line;
3
A
water
system
for
the
village
of
Smithers;
4
Improved
radio
reception
for
Central
B.C.;
5
The
erection
of
coal
bunkers
at
Prince
Rupert.
ROMAN
ROADS
After
the
collapse
of
the
Roman
Empire
good
roads
disappeared
from
Europe
for
some
12
centuries.
1
'New
Deal7
for
Education
Oceanic
Cannery,
Oona
River,
Ostancl
and
Sunnyside
Cannery.
'However."
he
said,
"it
will
not
eliminate
whai
Is
known
as
the
'little
red
school
house.'
Elementary
education
will
still
be
gained
in
local
schools,
although
the
more
advanced
grades
will
be
centralized."
The
recommendations
for
a
uniform
mill
rate
of
five
mills
on
the
whole
assessed
value
of
I
land
and
on
75
per
cent
of
the
!
improvements
-
throughout
the
i
province
should
reduce
the
basic
mill
rate
on
education
In
Prince
Rupert
from
its
1915
!evei
i
i
cf
19.51
mills
to
somewhere
in
!
the
neighborhood
of
seven
or
eight
mills
including
extraordin-:
ary
expenditures.
Higher
Government
r?M
w
r
for
the
year,
estimated
at
$15,-785,000,
the
government's
share
would
be
$8,630,000
or
55
per
cent
of
the
total,
according
to
the
recommendations
of
the
Cam
eron
report
At
present
the
pro-
I
vlncial
government
pays
32
per
cent.
The
55
oer
cent
figure.
If
adopted,
would
be
the
highest
contribution
of
any
government
In
the
country
toward
educational
cosU.
The
report
recommends
that
baric
teachers'
salaries
b?
from
$1,000
to
$1,650
for
elementary
school
teachers,
from
$1,200
to
$2,010
for
Junior
high
school,
teachers,
and
from
$1,300
to
.
$2,170
for
high
school.
In
addition
there
would
be
bonuses
for
teachers
ln
isolated
points
Rccemmend?d
In
the
report
Is
the
abolition
of
personal
property
taxes
in
unorsanized
districts:
that
the
seven
prr
cent
contribution
now
paid
by
school
boards
to
the
teachers"
periston
fund
bs
paid
by
the
government
and
that
50
per
cent
of
ihc
cost
,
of
new
buildings
and
funda-
mental
equipment
be
paid
by
the
'
government.
It
also
recommends
i
that
50
per
cent
of
the
cost
of
j
transporting
pupils
to
school
be
i
paid
by
the
government.
Mr.
Perry
paid
high
tribute
lo
the
inspectors
and
members
of
the
teaching
profession
of
the
province
who,
he
said,
arc
doing
a
splendid
Job
of
educating
the
children.
During
his
term
as
minister.
Mr.
Perry
said,
basic
teachers'
salaries
had
been
boosted
from
a
minimum
of
$783
annually
to
a
minimum
of
$1,200.
for
elementary
tachers,
$1,400
for
Junior
high
school
and
$1,500
for
high
school.
Other
recommendations
ln
the
report
suggested
continuation
of
j
-
-
Classified
Advertising
-
-
Classifieds:
2c
per
word
per
Insertion,
minimum
charstc,
50c
Birth
Notices:
SOc;
Cards
of
Thanlw,
Death
Notlcen.
IXintral
Notlceo.
Marriage
and
Engagement
Announcements:
2.
WANTED
WANTED
Sewing
machine,
any
condition.
Phone
Blue
884.
(32)
WANTED
To
rent,
4
or
5
-room
unfurnished
house,
close
In;
reliable
tenant.
Phone
Blue
595.
(29)
WANTED
Urgent.
Furnished
housekeeping
quarters
by
teacher
near
Conrad
School
or
busline.
Phone
Red
257
between
9
and
5
school
days
or
write
Box
82,
Dally
News.
(27)
WANTED
Furnished
two
or
three-room
apartment
by
young
reliable
couple.
Section
2
preferred.
Phone
Green
315.
(27)
t
HELP
WANTED
WANTED
Urgently,
woman
for
housework.
Easy
cooking.
For
few
weeks.
Mother
Just
home
from
hospital.
Reasonable
wage.
Hours
8
a.m.
to
7
p.m.
Call
at
1545
Gth
Ave.
East
(29)
EXPERIENCED
COOK
wanted
to
take
complete
charge
kitchen
of
60-bed
hospital
at
Hazel-
ton.
Anply
to
superintendent
by
mall,
stating
age,
health,
qualifications
and
salary
expected.
(27)
LOST
AND
FOUND
LOST
Man's
watch
"Merit."
Waterproof,
stainless
'
steel.
Silver
expansion
bracelet.
Phone
Red
715.
Reward.
(28)
FOUND
False
teeth..
Information
may
be
obtained
at
Daily
News
office
by
paying
for
this
advertisement.
(28)
LOST
Black
and
white
wire-haired
terrier.
Answers
to
,'Pcrky."
Phone
Blue
472.
(27)
?HRADI0
SEUVICli
RADIO
SERVICE
For
guaranteed
radio
satisfaction
phone
6
and
an
Associated
Radio
Technician
will
call.
McRae
Bros.
Ltd.
MACHINERY
TO
SAW
bettar
lumber
more
economically,
use
the
modern
and
up-to-date
type
National
Portable
Sawmills,
manufactured
by
National
Machinery
Company
Limited,
Vancouver,
B.C
(tf)
FOR
KtffX
FOR
RENT
Three-room
flat,
partly
furnished,
close
in.
Phone
Green
378.
Call
354
Biggar
Place.
Uf)
FOR
RENT
House,
private
entrance.
1021
2nd
Ave.
West.
Phone
Blue
784.
(32)
OFFICES
FOR
RENT
Stone
Building.
Up-to-date
rooms.
Reasonable
rates.
Apply
S.
O.
Furk,
Room
6.
or
W.
F.
Stone
Store.
Phone
503.
(30)
TOR
RENT
Warm
comfortable
rooms
wilh
plenty
of
hot
water.
Reasonable
weekly
rates
to
reliable
tenants.
Commercial
Hotel.
(28)
FOR
RENT
Furnished
room.
315
8th
Ave.
West.
(31)
SWAP
TRADE
Quarter
section
In
Alberta
for
truck,
house,
boat
or
what
have
you?
Apply
Dally
News.
(23)
FOR
SALE
FOR
SALE
Household
furniture.
1140
8th
Ave.
East.
Phone
Green
083.
(30)
FOR
66.
SALE
Wurlitzers.
Phone
(30)
FOR
SALE
Household
furniture,
baby
buggy
and
high
chair.
Louise
Apts.,
basement
suite,
247
5th
Ave.
West.
(30)
FOR
SALE
jlouse,
four
rooms
and
b,ath;
newly
decorated,
complete
new
plumbing
and
wiring.
Fully
furnished,
$3,000;
unfurnished,
$2,500.
Apply
Collart
and
McCaffcry
Ltd.
(28)
FOR
SALE
New.
and
used
fur
niture
selling
at
lowest
prices.
2
-
p
1
e
c
e
chesterfield
bed,
Khroler
make,
perfect
condition,
$65;
used
smoking
stands,
$1.75;
used
hassocks,
$2.50;
records,
25c;
used
battery
cabinet
radios;
electric
matel
radios;
tools,
some
arc
Just
like
new;
office
desks;
kitchen
sets,
slightly
used;
complete
beds.
B.C.
Furniture.
Black
324.
FOR
SALE
0-room
furnished
house.
742
7th
Ave.
West.
(36)
FOR
SALE
Furnished
cabin,
next
to
Ideal
Cleaners.
Apply
316
lururttie
street.
(31
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admmistratlon
of
the
-.xhools
through
school
boards
and
the
establishment
of
an
agency
to
srrure
eouallzed
ascessment
of
Mr.
Perry
was
thanked
for
his
address
by
club
president
J.
II.
Thompson.
Quests
Included
J.
S.
Wilson.
JarvU
MiLeod.
Commissioner
T.
W.
S.
Parsons
and
cavatlon
in
property
throughout
the
prov-Jment
measurt
lnce.
ExpreMing
regret
that
he
would
not
be
able
to
pilot
the
bill
through
the
Irslslature.
Mr.
Perry,
nevertheleas,
commended
it
highly
as
a
progressive
move
in
the
educational
realm.
"It
is
in
the
community.
In
the
environment
we
create
that
the
pattern
cf
our
youn
people's
lives
are
et."
Mr.
Perry
concluded.
"If
that
environment
is
sordid
and
mean
wc
should
not
denounce
the
children
for
their
fallings.
We
should
denounce
ourselves.
"If
we
set
a
pattern
of
beautv
and
charm
wc
can
be
sure
the
effect
will
be
such
as
will
give
I
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satisfaction
and
pride.'
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