Is f 4i . ' : ; 2. lirintc Llitpcrr Daily r3ctos Monday, ApriJ 15, 1946 WHY DID THEY DIE? Editor Daily News: I would like to draw the attention of the people of Prince Rupert and the community to the sad affair that occurred last Thursday morning and the fate of two of my old frienda as well as the sad plight of the rest of the inmates of the Eventide Home. What I would Hke to get at is: -why Were those old people not looked after better? I have friends around here wh0 contributed money to build a place for them. Why did they not go ahead? Xt looks to me like we have the wrong people looking after the city's Interests. I am not afraid to walk the streets of Prince Rupert but If I thought I was in any way responsible lor the fate of those men on Thursday morn-' ing I would hold down my head In shame. These men were entitle to n good place, not away in the bush but handy to the hospital where a doctor and nurse could interview them every morning without leaving them until they were ready to pass out. We have men in this city who could make a good job of taking things over. Some people have told me there are good men but they ' belong to the. wrong party. I think men like George Casey or Bruce Mickleburgh know the workers' life better than a lot of others but they don't belong to the right society. They have brains but no money. Under our system of society money seems to be ahead of brains. Thanking you for your space and hoping for a better world in store f orimy friends the Dloneers. . ' ROBERT KYDD. Classified Advertising pays. Returns Prepared See R, R. MORTIMER INCOME TAX 324 2nd Ave. Phone 88 "" " ' T .... F. " BATTERIES 1 REPLY TO TAXPAYER I Editor Daily News: In reply to cynical taxpayer's letter, he starts off by crltizin? (the City Council for the high jrate of taxation and compares j it to the rental of the land by ! Wartime Housing. Mr. Taxpayer, ! your council figured it much bet-I ter to be-get.tting even one-dollar ) per year1 out of unused City land than nothing, and, in so doing, they were relieving a housing situation that at that time was acute. Granted the rent was low for the land but, the city council felt that the spending power of the tenant would offset this low rental. , Whatever deal your city council made with Wartime Housing does not give you the right to belittle the tenant of these dwel lings as the least any one of them pays, for rent in one year, is a measly $300 and; Mr. Taxpayer, that is approximately as much as you vill pay In taxes and upkeep on your dwelling. Yet these people are denied the rights of democracy, when it comes to certain by-lows, etc., to be voted on. In regard to your generosity to yowr returned men buying city property at half price I know of other cities in Canada where they sell them lots for $1 (one dollar) if they build on them within one year. I am surprised at you remarks at putting up a cabin alongside of a more auspicious dwelling. Where ore your wonderful building restrictions? In regard to the fishermen leaving this city because, of the float situation, Mr. Taxpayer that Is too bad but I certainly disagree with you when you talk about Vancouver where there are no shacks or falling down buildings in which people are living because, Mr. Taxpayer, I have b' en in some of them myself and have talked to the people whose misfortune it was to be living in hem In fact I have been in the majority of the larger cities acr (j -; Cunada and I have yet to ee one which i.s not affected in "' 1 " 11 - I. I 'I Goodrich fthe same way we are here In Prince Itupert, that is with old shacks, . Mr. Taxpayer, if you were not fortunate enough to be able to get a taxi, during the war years, surely you have'foreslsht enough to realize that when the population of a city of six thousand Jumps to twenty-five thousand, with the same amount of taxis j then you are not going to get ! the same service. I don't think ; that you can lay the blame for this on anyone. In fact your squawking savors of-Junlor when j Johnny gets some candy and he I did not. I As for your statement about the i collection for the Old Men's Home, I would like to see the proof in regard to the collection made in Rushbrook Heights and. If you want my opinion about where the money came from, it came from John Q. Public as a whole and not from any select group or clique. Mr. Taxpayer, I have a name and I am not ashamed to use it to anything I wish or hope that the Editor may publish for me in his paper. Thank you Mr. Editor, H. A. MacDONALD. AN' INVENTOR WRITES Editor Daily News: I wish to tnank you heartily for inserting a news item in your paper on April 9 about my heating invention. I have in the meantime contacted Mayor Daggett and the aldermen but, as they are very buiy men, I have not had enough time to disclose my anticipations. Possibly I will get very little attention until I publicly express my beliefs in government and my faith in religion. First of all, I think we. have taken a step in the right direction in co-operation toward progress. As for the Labor-Progressives I am happy that they made such a good stand in their first attempt in the field. I feel we should have a strong third party I believe that the C. C. F. are very sincere in their anticipations, especially in regard to publicly-owned utilities, and I am happy that they have made such, wonderful progress However, I feel that our Liberal .government should hold the reins for a considerable time 'longer as they are old In experience and know the circumstances better than any other party. 11 ! - Tti(lW B. ' m m mm mm SILVERTOWN TIRES Are Home From Overseas Service Home from overseas service with the Canadian Army, Rfn. Kenneth McCrJmmon, son- of Mr. and Mrs. J. McCrimmon, and Pte. Kenneth Wrathall, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. wrathall. uturned oiii the Catala last night. They crossed the Atlantic on the He de France. However, if they do not "cut the mustard," they will know where they stand after the next election. As for myself I have, until now, since becoming a citizen of Canada, voted always in the interest of the Liberal party. While in the United States ln Vermont) I voted 95 percent Republican. Possibly I am the first political writer to admit being straddled on the fence. I believe I should be elected on the next regime In your city on the single tax ticket. As for religion. I am entirely non-sectarian but try to do my best on the basis of the truths of Holy Writ as they have mad? understandable to me. In regard to anticipating new industrial enterprises for the clt7 It seems we are nearly back to the pre-war level but that Is a world-wide condition. Instead of quibbling over the spoils of catastrophes, we should get busy and do something for ourselves if we expect outside Industries to some and Join hands with us in our endeavors. I hope myself In the near future to be able to give Prince Rupert an Industry which will cost about $30,000 and have a $10,000 to $15,000 annual payroll, paying a wage slightly above the prevailing scale. For myself I i shall not take more than my fel-I low employees. Some of our pro ceeds should also go to benevolent causes. Now attention to the Good Rook: "Honor the Lord with thy substance and with the first fruits of all thine increase so shall thy barns be filled with plenty and thy presses shall burst with new wine" (Proverbs III.. 9-10.) May God bless our city and we would not forget our King. FAY B. GAMBLIN. Buy more War Savings Stamps F. Goodrich mm mu. m m m m blLVtRTUWN OUTWEARS PRE-WAR TIRES BECAUSE IT'S BUILT IN A COMPLETELY NEW WAY Unlike any oilier lire, llic IS. F. (wMxIricli Silvcrlown it engineered anil liuill in an entirely new way. A new kind of rulilxr, tlrtelnpetl liy It. I'. (,lrieli, is used a rnlilter llial runs enoler, wears longer, anil resits limiM-e. An entirely new anil hlnniger eiiril, also developed I iv II. I'. (wMxIrieli, is designed into a new type of tire Iiinly that Mauds mure Mrain. In turn, this Mrniipcr ImmIj permits the iisenfu wider, flatter, longer wearing tread ... a roail-iiriiiin: tread with greater traction and safety. This new kind of lire lias lieen proven in more than 17 million miles of road tests it definitely outwears pre-war rtildter lire. el the new Silverlowns ... ihe greatest mileage tires of all lime .' . . liuill ly It. P. (.oudrieli, makers of over .'52.000 artieles of rulilxr, iii hiding footwear and industrial rulilier products. i in KFer thot who prfr maximum non-tkld, j jmjjtfi fnmoui tlf-Snvr Tr wHMitll j - 1 efi- '., . ' linnn kf.lthra A .. "Now go In there Basketball Series HIGH SCHOOL WIN S BY SINGLE POINT TO EVEN INTERMEDIATE PLAY-OFFS High School Rainmakers just "dripped" by the Savoy Iiltervets in the second game of the City Intermediate playoffs G5 to G4 Saturday night. It was one of the most exciting games played this year. A capacity crowd filled the Civic Centre gym and it is feared that the limited seating space of this gym will not oe aDie vo accomodate ne fans Tuesday night for the third and final gam? for the championship. Both the Rainmakers and Intervets have now won a game apiece and Tuesday night's game will be a do-or-die affair. High School started the scoring with a basket by Eddie Clccone this particular Bo-Me-Hl player never slacked up for one moment during the entire game. He made a total of 23 points from the guard line. High School took an early lead and. at the half, led 32-27 with Ciccone and Forma n doing the heavy scoring for the school. Joe Davis led the Intervets during the first half with 12 points and Arney made 6. Bo-Me-Hl started the second j half without the services of Jim Forman, the Rainmaker's big gun. who was 111. Savoys capital- i ized on this break and scored two ' quick baskets by Arney to make ' the score 32-31. At this point Forman re-entered the game and the school bean to pick up. Three-quarter time saw the score 53-49 for the Rainmakers. ! In the fourth quarter both ! teams reached down kito their ; last reserve of strength and put on a spirited drive for the win. j During this quarter the lead j changed twice. First of all Savoys tied the score and then took a two-point lead. Then the students tied it up and went on to take the longest lead of the game nine points. Savoys came right back with Arney and Ho'kestad to tie the score with but two minutes of the game remaining. With one minute left Forman commit ted his fourth personal of the game and Davis made the try good to put the Savoys up 64-63. With but 50 seconds left Forman made an almost impossible leaping pivot shot that spun off the backboard for two big points t-chlnch the game for the Students 65-64. Ted Arney, Savoy's star forward, nearly burst up the Rainmaker's winning cloud. Arney was held in the first half to six points but, during the second, he I got going and dropped in twenty points making his total 26 for his night's work. Arney is the Raln-i makers chief worry and It Is hoped by the students that he will leave his shooting eye at home Tuesday night. Jim Forman played a terrific game at centre for Bo-Me-Hl amassing a total of 25 points and was missed the few minutes he was off the floor. Don Hartwii'. student's floor captain, played a strenuous game driving his teammates to their limit and at the same time being all over the floor helping on defence and offence. Thompson played a fine game at guard and Lavign? a strong game at forward for the school. Haugan, Alexander, and Vuckovlch were good for Savoy. Individual scoring: High School Hartwig, 10; Lavlgne, 2; Forman, 25; Ciccone, 23; Thompson, 5; Miller and James. Total, 66. Savoys Arney, 20; Holke-stad,, 10; Davis, 13; Haugan, 4; Vuckovlch, 4; Alexander, 7; and Slmundsen, Total, 64. and finish him off." BORROWING CAN BE ? ' GOOD BUSINESS ... i I Do you need for Taxes? If you are short of cah to pay your income or other taxes, a B of M pcrkonal Joan may be the answer to jour need. See the manager or accountant of your neighbourhood B of M branch. You will like their helpful approach to jour problem. SOON . . . KASTKU WILL SEE . . . OUIl .MANY CIIIT SUfifJKSTJONS. SEND . . . KASTKIt C.KKKTINCS ON . . . COUTTS CARDS. TO THE PEOPLE OF PRINCE RUPERT Who Suffer With Their .Feet You will be interested to know that there Is a man In town who has had a wide experience In the correction of fallen arches, and can make Arch Supports that will relieve that painful and tired feeling that only foot sufferers can explain. Mr. Bill Terry, with many years of study of foot aliments, is, now in Hill's Shoe Store, and will be pleased to take an Impression of your feet and let you know what can bo done in your Individual case. Mr. Bill Terry is also In charge of the Shoe Repairing Dept. where your repairs are executed neatly and promptly. Call around and see him for either reason. Plumbing and Heating Engineers OIL AND COAI. STOKKItS Ban Anderson LIMITED Corner 2nd Ave. and 4th Street Phone Red 389 P.O. Box 1294 GYMNASIUM SCHEDULE AT CIVIC CENTRE BloniMy 2:00-4:00 Open to servicemen. 4:30-5:30 Junior girls. 6:30-6:30 Basketball. 7:00-8:30 Intermediate boys. 8 :30r9:30 Senior men. 9:30-10:00 Men's volleyball. Tuesday 2:00-4:00 Open to servicemen. 4:30-5;30-Junior boys. 5:30-G:30-Ba$ketball. 7:00-:3'J Basketball. 8:30-6:30 Basketball. 9:30-10:00 Basketball. Wednesday 2:00-4 :00-Jl.C.A.F. sports. . 5:30-0:30-Basketball. 7:00-8:30 Event night. 8:30-9:30 -Event night. Thursday 7:00-8:30 Intermediate boys. 8:30-9:30- Senior men. 2:00-4:00 Army sports. 4:30-6:30 -Junior girls. 5:30-0:30Basketball. 9:30-10:00 Men's volleyball. Saturday ll:00-12:00Juvenlle classes. 2:00-4:00 Basketball. 4:30-5:30-Basketball. 5:30-6:30-Basketball. 7:00-8:30 Basketball. 8:30-9:30--Basketball. 9:30 10:00- -Basketball. 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