lrincc Uupcrt t?nfjp J3cUis Friday March 1, 1946 Published every afternoon except Sun-lay by Prince Rupert Dally News .Halted, Third Avenue. Prince Rupert, British Columbia, d. A. HUNTER, Managing Editor. . SUBSCRIPTION RATES Jy jClty Carrier, per week . . . en Month ,. -Per Year- ly'Mall. per month -Per Year MEMBER ABC. ::Voo BE . . . ..40 . . 4.00 I ; (Authorized as Second Class Mall, Post Oil Ice I Department, Ottawa), Trouble Lies At Top ; We hay$ thought that the higher-jjis hi theCanadian National Railways might have been spurred to the adoption of a little more helpful arjd efficacious policy in regard to tliie maintenance and development of business for their facilities in this pdrtVf the country, one of the most important of which is the Prince Ru-pa'rt dry dock, after our protestations a I short time ago. That was what th;e Daily News had been lately hqping for and believing but the Prince Rupert Industrial Development Committee, and it has been wbrliing hard on the matter and should1- be in a position to know, does! not .appear to think that Mr. Vtiughan, the chairman and president", is doing all that he could in tHisconnection. Today it announces ita'extreme dissatisfaction" with a reyly which Mr. Vaughan has made to; .its representatives urging continuation of activity at the shipyard hdre, advocating specifically the etfrly construction at the plant of at least one vessel for its depleted and 'inadequate coastal fleet which, with only the ancient and hardworking steamer Prince Rupert remaining, will find itself turning away business this year and next year, too, unless immediate action is Qkeh to- .secure new ships, " v 5f apathy towards this end of the railway tems from the very head of the! company in the .person of the chairman and president it is indeed difficult for lesser officials, and, no dqilbt, the hearts of some of them are in fte right place, to be fully effective and, enthusiastic. .It is becoming increasingly apparent that the difficulty as far as getting the railway company to assume a forward-looking and progressive policy in connection with this very important line and port, whjch demonstrated its great usefulness and value in the emergency of war, instead of a niggardly ''dollars and cents" attitude of waiting fori business to fall into its lap and doing a minimum to assist it, lies right at the top, and possibly, even, beyond the chairman and president hirglelf. 5t appears that right here in Prince Rupert we have a lot of fight-ingjstill to do to win with our right-fulalace.in the sun. Civic Centre Situation Th6re can be little criticism of the decision to defer the acceptance of; the y.M.C.A- war services building here as the civic centre until such time as certain points in the terms ofixontract for the turning over are clarified. Even if there may be some inconvenience ,and disappointment 'over the official opening having to be deferred after full preparations had been made for it this week-end, it will be well worth waiting a couple of weeks or so if, as a result, a better deal can be obtained. In any case, it is but good business to know fully of what we are going into. There seems to be some uncertainty as to what the Department of National Defence might have had in mind when it supposedly attempted to get possession of the building. That is one of the points that was obscure and may fittingly enough be cleared up. The fuss that was raised over the whole matter this week may not have been in vain. It at least brought things to a head and may speed the final settlement on the most favorable terms. Mr. Hart's Program Northern and Central British Columbia will, no doubt, share large measure of benefit from the extensive program of development in highway and public works projects as well as other fields suggested in Premier Hart's keynote address in the Legislature yesterday. Of particular local interest is the announcement of a complete rural electrification plan for Terrace district, a start on which has already been made and the machinery for further extension of which is on the ground. Roads in all parts of the province are reportedly in a deplorable condition, the Skeena' River area being not alone in that regard. We may expect the attention which the Prince Rupert Highway, for instance, so badly needs. It is high time that q program such as that now pledged was undertaken. Probably, it would have been instituted had it been . possible to pro-yide men and materials earlier. But it will, be all the more timely now. Of direct interest to the central interior of the province, particularly the eastern section, is the statement of the provincial Prime Minister -that the; "c.onimissidn idea of forest administration, as "proposed by the Sloan report, is not to be implemented but that direct departmental administration will be continued under the minister of lands, Mr. Kennedy, the north's sole cabinet The Matter of Spain The situation which has arisen currently over Spain and the insistence of the thoroughly unpopular Francisco Franco upon maintining his dictatorship has its spectacular phases and is attracting a deal of attention but there is no reason but to suppose that it is little more than a tempest in the teapot. The fact that Great Britain and United States with France are taking an active part in the matter by suggesting that the people of Spain oust the strutting little Fascist should serve to speed his elimination which is bound to come sooner or later. There are possibilities of a more or less minor flare-up to be sure but the danger of a major conflagration in arms is not very potent. At thlt, however, it jnay be a source of irritation for a time. A CLASSIFIED AD IN THE DAILY NEWS WILL BRING RESULTS NAUTICAL CHARTS All charts now available stock complete i Agents for ', BRITISH ADMIRALTY, U.S. GOVERNMENT, ; CANADIAN GOVERNMENT j New Canadian Charts ; 3705 Morse Basin. j 3719 Inlets In Campania and Princess Royal Is. 3721 Harbours On West Coast Pitt Is. : 3728 Mlllbank Sound and Approaches. . Wo. 14-4 lit Jltr MUrKIUE COURT OP BRITISH COLUMBIA IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE ur nKNHT SCHMIDT. OTHEtt-WISE KNOWN AS IIENBT BMIT1 DECEASED. NOTICE TO CREDITOR!) AND OTHERS TAKE NOTICE that letters probate of the last will of Henry .Schmidt, otherwise known as Henry Smith, deceased, formerly of Prince Rupert. British Columbia, who died at Prince Rupert, British Columbia, on or about the 39th day of November. 1944, were Issued to Alfred J. Stelnert. sole executor, of Prince Rupert. British Columbia, out of the Prince Rupert District Registry of the Supreme Court of British Columbia on the 1 8th day of February, 1948. .AH persons indebted to the said estate are required to pay the amount of their Indebtedness to the solid tors of Alfred J. .fitolnert forthwith; and pursuant to Section 38 of the Trustee Act alt persons having claims against the said estate are required to file the same properly authenticated with the solicitors of Alfred J. Stelnert on or before the 15th day of April. 1946, after which time distribution of the said estate will .be made, having regard only to claims which have been so filed. DATED at Prince Rupert. B. C., this 23rd day of February, 1948. BROWN AND HARVEY, Besner Block. Prince Rupert, B.C., Solicitors for Alfred J. Stelnert, Executor. First publication February 29, 194fl. WALLACE BELFRY At 21 and In his freshman year, he la managing editor of Varsity the University of Toronto's eight-page dally, the world's largest student publication. He will be Interviewed on Canadian Cavalcade, on Monday, March 4, from 8 to 8:30 pjn. E.S.T. Belfry got his discharge as an ordinary seaman only a few months ago from the Royal Canadian Navy. Rotary Club Sees Colorful Films The magnlticence of British Columbia's scenery and Its op-poitunitles for all types of game hunting and sport fishing were beautifully portrayed to the Prince Rupert Rotary Club on Thursday afternoon In colored film presented by James Cunningham, chief same commissioner for B.C. Showing scenery all the way from the .StlkJne River country to the southeastern part of the province, the pictures contained remarkable shot3of game in natural habitat. Vivid scenes of trout fishing throughout the province deeply Impressed the Rotariahs. Quests at the meeting, welcomed by club president James H. Thompson, were Ernest and Walter Hammond of Vancouver; Frank Brown, Pentlcton, Richard Evans, Smlthers; Inspectorll. H. Mansell, provincial police; Game Inspector George Martin. Carl Dybhavn, Vancouver; P. D.tBan-nerman, Victoria; Bruce Rogers. Game Inspector Thomas, Van Dyk, , Prince Drake, Vancouver; .Buv more War Savings Stamps; NOTICE I will not be responsible for any debts incurred in my name by anyone but myself. S. L. GALLOWAY. NOTICE I will not be responsible for any debts Incurred on and after this date unless authorized by myself. Signed, F. H. ELLIOTT, March .1. 1940. (53) Keep your Orders well ' Ahead for our Quality Coals ! jQLDING DOWN pRONTiER By PEG DEEDER, Francois Lake One sometimes wonders what would happen if all the frontiersmen and women should suddenly decide that life in the wilderness is much too raw and rugged, and move to tho cities. Certain it is that, within a few years, all the clearings, made with axe, grub-hoe, and strong backs, would be reclaimed by second growth. Wild animals would once again inhabit the fields from which man has long held them dt bay. In British Columbia, at least three-fourths of the vast province must be termed "frontier." In this hinterland there is no town with a population of ten thousand peopleThe little towns and villages, comprised mostly of a few hundred persons, are reminiscent of mining towns shown in old flicker-films of by-gone day. They are thrown up with no regard to planning. In the spring their main streets are hub deep In mire. Many of the business buildings are paint-peeled and decrepit, If, indeed they have ever been painted at all. Ancient, one-room log school- houses may be seen at Intervals along the dirt roads. These take care of the grade school children, some of whom must attend from a distance of five or more miles away. There are no school buses. HJgh school students must either take correspondence courses or their parents must arrange to board them In the village. This Is usually prohibitive, because people In the back-woods do not have very much money. Their produce must be shipped, except for the small quantity locally consumed, hundreds of miles to Vancouver. There, In the extreme south of the prov ince are the only processing plants. Freight rates are high, and all of the manufactured goods the frontier people ase must be freighted in, and cast dearly. The women of the frontier look longingly at advertisements depicting the new labor-saving devices of the modern kitchen. ! They, .who are lucky Indeed,, If they have a pump in the kitchen, and an,old fashioned gas washer, console themselves by .'laying, "Maybe by the time the children I are grown and have homes, those i things will come to this First South, Then North? What they mean Is that wfieri the south of the province, with Its milder climate and larger voting population, is properly equipped with electric power and modern farm homes, then, and only then, will some attention be given to the problems of the remainder of the province. The, population or B.C.'s hinterland has not Increased in many years. True, people come, and are Impressed with the scenery and the potential productivity of the country; but they Immediately ask: "Where is your market? Vancouver? FRAMED PICTURES t 1 1 y A large selection Just arrived to choose from. Assorted subjects, different frames, all sizes. Priced from HTtf and up. Come in today and look these over- -you are under no obligation. THE VARIETY STORE "Where Your Dimes Are Little Dollars" PHONES 116 - 117 ALBERT McCAf FERY That's too far, too much freight! What? No manufacturing? No payrolls? Do you mean there Is no packing plant this side of Vancouver? Norailroad connecting your northern port of Prince Rupert with the Peace River country? No rail or highway Into your mineral belt in the north? No pulp mills-No nothing this side .of Vancouver?" ; These are the questions they ask; then the prospective settlers say a very emphatic "Goodbyl" Still, the pioneers continue to hold down the frontier. They love their country, and many of them were born there. There Is narrowness and Ignorance among them; but, on the whole, they are tolerant and fair-minded people and wonderful neighbors. Co-ops are coming to the fore, much to the disgust of those who have waxed fat from fleecing the producer. ,People are learning to buy and sell co-operatively. Enough of the settlers have stuck together over a period of years that they now begin to see clear sailing for the ship of "cooperation." Hut the frontier people know that, until some inducement for settlers is provided U the way of payroll Industries, hydro-electric power, and transportation, the hinter- Irwul or U.C. will .remain a frontier. "We can't put the cart before the horse," they say. "but bringing In thousands of settlers until we can assure them a livelihood. "House of Better Cleaning" EVENSON'S IDEAL CLEANERS AND LAUNDRY Authorized "Ft. EX FORM SERVICE" Shapes Dresses Without Guesses Waterproofing a Specialty PHONE 858 Mail Orders Box 99 BERT'S TRANSFER and MESSENGER Stand 303 3rd Ave. W. Books, Magazines, Newspapers Phone Blue 810 (Res. Green 955) 'CAROL ELECTRIC Electrical Installations and Repairs Reasonable Rates Estimates Free Phone Blue 318 HELEN'S BEAUTY SHOP Permanent Waving Beauty Culture In all Its branches 206 4th street : Phone 653 For Your FOUNDATION GARMENT Made-to-Measure MRS. P.ERREAULT representative of Spencer Supports (Canada) Ltd, 13U OVERLOOK ST. Box 1177, Station "B" INTERNATIONAL Correspondence Schools (CANADIAN, LIMITED Montreal, Canada B. F. I.OVIM. Phone Oreen 974 Representative Box 639 U7 3nd Ave. W, Opposite TUOA PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. ANDY ANDERSON PAINTING & PAPERHANGING 633 Tatlow, Street Phone Green 937 (After 7 p.m.) HANDYMAN HOME SERVICE GENERAL CONTRACTORS Building and Repairs of all kinds: Roofs, Chimneys and OH Burners Phone Green 486 Evening Green 337 REBEKAH HEAD IS VISITOR TO LOCAL LODGE Mrs. II. D. Hollingshead, presl-dent of the Rebekah assembly of B.C. andMrs. Lottie MacDougal, one of her officers, who arrived Wednesday from Vancouver to pay an official visit to the local Rebekah lodge, will leave by tonight's train for Calgary to attend the Rebekah assembly In that city. They will visit lodges In . the interior of British Columbia on their way back to Vancouver. During her official visit ,hcre, a very good turnout of members of Centennial Rebekah Lodge. Number 40, greeted Mrs. Hol lingshead at a meeting held Wednesday night In the Oddfellows' Hall. They were rewarded by hearing an inspiring address given by the president in which she brought out the fundamental and far-reaching effects of the work of the Order in B.Ci The Order showed a successful year in all phases of endeavour, particularly In the United War Relief effort, in which It worked through the International Red Cross. Mrs. HoIIInuhead stressed the As the population now stands, hydro-electric power wonld not be a paying proposition; but, without It, manufacturing industry will not move Into the country. Give us the facilities, and the settlers will come. Oivc us the settlers and we'll provide our own markets. Give us the markets and transportation will flung corners of the tnis province." Relieve RHEUMATIC Pain Arheallovtr? St Iff and sore h Joints and inn I .n quit Ic rtlitf with TrwiJf ton's T-K-C's, n i.rovrn remrrfy srattf ully uwd Ly t houMn.lt. Put your trust In T- K-Ci, lljpcully nutle totrlirve Kliuunatlc iViin still Stirinrsf, It thrsn litiu 'oil find the faM relief you want, t.et a box today 5oc. 11 at drufgiiu everywhere. T-J7 Business and Professional GAIRDNER'S CONSTRUCTION Jacklngs - Building - Repairing Alterations and Cement Work PHONE GREEN 482 MAVIS COLCLOUGH Teacher of Dancing for Children (Tap, Ballet and Acrobatic) Enrolments starting March 2 Studio: 1126 East Ninth Phone Black 236 (afternoons) If It's a Rock Job-Call a Rock Man can M.SAUNDERS Blue 666 Concrete Sidewalks, Basements I don't take work I cannot do myself. JOHN H. BULGER Optometrist JOHN 8ULOER LTD Third Avenue PARTRIDGE, GUNSTON & RJCE General Contractor. P.O. Box 1489, Station B Phone Oreen 417 House Repairs, all kinds. Cabinet Work - Foundations Estimates Cheerfully Given Prompt attention all work. H. J. LUND Painting Paperhanglng Interior and Exterior Work P.O. Box 128S Phone Black 823 GEORGE L. RORIE Public Accountant, Auditor, etc Income Tax Returns Complied Besner Block Phone 387 SMITH & ELKINS LTD. Plumbing and Heating Engineers Phone 174 P.O. 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