The Daily News . . . DaJy Ei.Un: Saturday. December 2, 1944 Published evrry afternoon except Sunday b Prince Rupert Dally News Limited. Third Arenue, Prince Rupert, ' British Columbia. O. A. HUNTER, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: By City Carrier, per week . . . Ft Month Per Year By Mall, per month Per Year 5. " '-- -- - - - -r -t i MEMBER ABC. wis $$Ip .40 1400 A Closed Issue . . . The King government will no doubt be endorsed in a democratic way through the passage of a vote of confidence by the majority of the elected representatives of the people. There will be no election until, according to the Prime Minister's assurance, the normal expiry of the life of this Parliament on April 1G next unless perchance and the chance does not seem very great the war should be over in the meantime. Once we have settled the issue of conscription and certainly every possible effort has been made to make the minority opposed to it as small as possible it will be up to all good Canadians to prove that they are really democratic and bow to the will of the majority as democratically expressed and accept the verdict. We would, therefore, do well all of us to forget our political or sectional fervors oh an issue which was such as to distort our feelings and our prejud-eces and settle down to the business of winning the war. One of the most effective things in that end that all of us can do is to refrain from any act or any expressions of opinion that would tend PAGE TWO to disunite ourselves. We should very sincerely consider, for instance, if any political activities in which we may indulge are being indulged in forthe sake of mere politics or for the sake of the country. Are any of us spending time and energy -in political action and talk Xvhich might better be expended, in other directions? The conscription issue, which has been pivotal in all Canadian politics for so long, can fairly be called a dead issue now. Those who wanted it and that is the majority of us have got it and we have no reason to doubt that the multiply confirmed law of the land will be fairly and justly applied. Those wha have opposed it should, if they do not, cheerfully accept that law. Possibly, being a minority, they have already been over-generously dealt with in the way of appeasement. Now they should see that any further opposition can but redound to their own disadvantage. The vote of confidence will be given to a Prime Minister and a government which to the bitter end, pos- siDiy at serious expense to its own prestige, ' stood out for the principle that me state nas no right, except m a life or death emergency, to command the life and liberty of the citizen. It is to be hoped that henceforth none of us will do anything to promote the extension of ah internal crisis when unify among ourselves can be one of the most effective instruments to bring summation of the victory towards which all democratic countries are bending their final efforts. Seasonable Gifts. . LADIES' PURSES Newest styles, assorted colors, all-leather plain and grain finish. DIES' IldUSECOATS, KIMONAS, NIGHT M Household Gift s.. CHENILLE BEDSPREADS BROCADED SATIN SPREADS EMBROIDERED PILLOW CASES LUNCHEON CLOTHS BRIDGE SETS PHASER & PAYNE STOi Perfumes & Toilet Articles (By Molinard) ry.)Hgs5j Ashes of Roses evening in rans Skylark Scanty Dorothy Gray Elizabeth Arden Pinaud Men's Sets Seaforth Men's Sets Tags and Seals and Gift Wrappings Ormes Lid. THE REXALL STORE PHONES 81 and 82 Open Dally from 9 a.m till 9 p.m. Sundays and Holidays from 12-2 p.rn. and 7-9 p.m. EARLY ADVERTISINO.COPY WILL BE APPRECIATED Atlas Boiler Works Electric, Oxygen, Acetylene Welding, Blacksmith, General Repair. PHONE RED 884 THE BULKLEY MARKET Features: CENTRAL INTEltlOR Beef : Pork Poultry Products Under Most Sanitary Conditions 311 Third Ave. Phone 178 LETTERBOX SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN Editor, Dally News: This is an appeal to every man In Prince Rupert who was once a little boy, to every woman in Prince Rupert who -was once a little girl. This is an appeal to every man and woman who can recall time spent in safe playgrounds and also to those who were denied these things, but would wish all children to have safe places to amuse themselves. Children in Prince Rupert, more especially those living on Sixth Ave. E.. and the Rushbrook Heights area, have no safe place to -play. Why? Is the safety and health of these children no ron- i cern to the city council? Well it j should be, for they represent icauuue unci they should be protected. , That the need is very urgent cannot be disputed. I ask all citizens to give it urgent attention. Everyone can recall some happy incident In their very tender years. I can recall green fields, flowers and an aged donkey on which my older brother took me riding. My own children can rp- call parks, shallow . pools to pad- ji. i me in, swings etc., to amuse j them,, when they were four or j five years old. But that was in I another B.C. city. The little chaps who reached this great old , ape in Rupert have no such recollections. They have memories alright but not of well fenced and well Jtept parks. They have memories of mud, muskeg, and stagnant pools, wet .feet and many other things. Thev can re call waiting for the garbage I truck or any other truck to come j along and running to grab hold ! of the back and get a ride. TMey lean recall going down to the ! "floats" and along the railway track and, darting here and there along Sixth Ave. E. to avoid being run over. Great places for ! these little men to be playing1 iSafe and conductive to long life! Yes, these little adventurers are out of danger's reach on Sixth Ave. E., if the truck or car does not connect with them. But they are into some mischief ton. i They come across a milk bottle with money in it at the end of someone's house walk and they help themselves to it. Thlstorinfr the wrath of the householder down on them for the milk will not be left if the bottle etc. I. not out at the side of the road. Such Is the milk delivery ser BEAUTIFUL ISLAND Formosa, sighted by the Portu guese mariners in the 16th cen tury was called "Ilha Formosa or beautiful island. Lumber We now have a stock of good grade FIR, SPRUCE AND CEDAR Lumber on hand Phone 851 or 652 for particulars PHILPOTT, EVITT . & CO. LTD. J. L. CURRY CHIROPRACTOR Smith Block Oreen a& If pain Chiropractic If nerves doubly sol KING GEORGE CAFE Special Chinese Dishes Chop Suey Chow Mein Hours 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. 2nd Avenue and 8th Street THE DAILY NEWS vice The milkman or miikwo-jnani will not walk from the road ;to the door with the milk. It I .' . . - - . - J Uw lanes too long to get aiuuuu vj this method. Milk deliveries and safe playgrounds go hand in hand as citizen builders. Prince Rupert can boast of nejther. But the city does boast a civic labor administration. A wnrkfhg man's government at last, they say. But this workers' government functions for everyone except the workers and their fam llies. Is it because the workers in the Sixth Ave. and Ruthboork eizhts area arc "newcomers?" I Newcomers are "taboo" accord-i ing to the statement of One Cicy ; Father. "They are only In Prince 1 Rupert for what they can get out. of it," he bleats. "These nevf-comcrs have no right to suggest ways and means of Improving ; the city they, will soon be gone I etc." he further bleats. These sentlmenU met with the approval of other City Fathers at tfee time the statement was made. For most of them heard the indignant "Old Timer" say his say and not a single one of the council men present raised j a voice In defence of the peopic who came here after 1939 as war I j workers. However that is "water I under the bridge" and it indicts ! those who endorsed this attitude toward "newcomers." To build a healthy happy com-Imunily we need safe places for ! our children to play. To build healthy bodies our children need milk. It is the duty of the city to provide safe playgrounds, also to assure the populace of an adequate supply and door to door delivery of fresh wholesome milk i In the Interests of public health, j Everyone can support a plan for safe playgrounds for little fellows who have a ready smile, tremendous curiosity. They will be a source of annoyance until they have such places, for they will meddle with this and that and generally get in trouble. It ls" not too much to ask on "behalf of these children. It is a shame ! that the civic labor government has not been aware of the necessity and made efforts to correct It. But better now than when a child Is killed playing cn the street. Protect the twinkle in the youngster's eyes! Keep the tear? away from their mothers'! A. OILLANDKRS. LEADERSHIP IN SCORING The leadership of the Women's Basketball League individual scoring race changed hands for the third straight week, according to figures released today -by Frank Watson, secretary of the league. Murray secured 14 points In Thursday's game to enable her to pass her team-mate, . Lyons, top scorer last week. Only three games wer played i In "A" and "B; Leagues and the high scorers remained unchanged However. Henson of Port Edward bagged 18 points Thursday to vault from the tenth rung to a tie for second place. Jewelers J l THIRD AVENUE OPPOSITE POST OFFICE' fi ' Just Arrived . WOMEN'S AND CIIILDEN'S Paris Maid . , I MEN'S . ' Footguard House Shoes FAMILY SHOE STORE LTD. ll "The Home of Good Shoes" II, ww ys j Boys' Shoes Boys Kamcoats SATURDAY DECEMBER; Buy Tour Christmas Gifts Nowl MEN'S & BOY'S WEA Also Some Ladies' Goods AT REAL SAVING PRICES Store opens dally at 9 a.m. r.TFTS FOR TUC iti7M Men's Bath Robes Heavyweight. Nicely trimmed. All sizes Rip selection m.. q:il- t: 56.4 ifiv.11 o kjurt a ita- A rent of ft m. q:ii, q c. vl.5 men a ifeuiv ULUl 1 o ah Kinds to cnoose special C 1 nn , . Oond assortment all sizes and styles Real vaIiiao l I II I LU VII llll 4- Men s Leather Cl! 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