'."V p' : .w t ; V Daily Edition the daily' news Prince Rupert get some assistance since officials of Tuesdav. February 97 104 iV - ta. i . pj 4-1, TnibTJshed every afternoon except Bun-ttajrby , Prince Rupert . Dally .News Limited, Third Avenue, Prince Rupert. - " British Columbia, Q. A. HUNTER, Managing Editor. BUBSCRIPTION RATES: By City Carrier, per week 15 Per Month 65 Per Year $7.00 By Mall, per month 40 Per Year $4.00 i t. MEMBER ABC. Happy and Forward Looking . . . A happy and forward looking document may be said of the annual budget speech presented to the Legislature wherewithal to permit of the carrying outof numerous good and useful works. After having carried on quietly the administrative essentialities during the five years of the war when it was neither expeditious or desirable to embark on anything in the way of ambitious undertakings, the government feels that the time has now arrived to rnp i jhii;i i i ineiiL in imiiil. ilium liiciii- selves have announced publicly that there are only one or two places in the province with worse buildings than Prince Rupert. Then there is .the provision for the province to guarantee borrowings of municipalities for construction of water and sewer systems which are badly enough needed in Prince Rupert as everyone knows. We are also glad to see an appropriation of $1,500,000 for "special" road maintenance and reconstruction. Some of this "special" reconstruction is re- yesterday by Premier John Hart Jn his quired on our own Prince Rupert High canacitv as minister of finance. It re ports the province to be in admirably sound and healthy state financially and in a favorable position to embark on the era of reconstruction and readjustment to a peacetime financial position which, from all indications today, must soon ensue. Island roads as Mr Pattullo told the House last week. Mr. Hart has long been noted for Making the financial plans to implement the administration's program Local Dry Dock Situation which was revealed in tne bpeecn irom the Throne, the budget provides the j document his nineteenth. Of seventeen naval transport ferry type of freighters to be built in Canada, Vancouver shipyards have received orders for twelve- to a total value of $1S,000,000. This, indeed, is a very neat amount of shipyard work. which has had a very fine record of wartime shipbuilding accomplishment, arrange for the early inauguration of has been given contracts for two 1350 a widespread program covering many ton China coasters. The hope had been fields and departments. The most of that the yard would not be faced in the the plans have already been revealed next few months with a sharp curtail- and discussed and have received gen- ment of operations and a possible eral approbation an approbation cessation of large scale shipbuilding. ; which extended even into the chamber This should not now have to come Jtself last week when members of the to pass with large contracts evi- "C:C.F. opposition threw bouquets at the dently still available in the country treasury benches and the government members themselves complimented the opposition for its co-operation. : The whole province will benefit from the projects which the budget essays to finance and we can see a number of headings under which Prince Rupert will have direct claims for consideration and assistance. Only last week we were reminded of the shameful "condition of our school buildings and the absolute need for replacements. The budget provides $800,000 for grants toward the construction of new schools out of which we may expect to , We can say this in three words . . . BUY , COAL NOW Dibb Printing Company OFFICE SUPPLIES PRINTING BOOKBINDING STATIONERY BIRTHDAY AND " r- WATERMAN'S Bcsner Block, 3rd Street EVERYDAY FOUNTAIN as is to be judged from the work that the Vancouver yards are getting. With repair work well lined up, the local yard now appears to be assured of activity for some time to come. The local joint committee on shipyard operation is to meet tomorrow night to again review the situation and take such further stens as mav be deemed appropriate to the present situation. It is well that it should pursue the matter vigorously' and it will have the backing of .the community in seeing that the local yard gets a gets its fair share of going, jobs. PHONES 110 117 ALBERT AND McCAFFERY Free Delivery Throughout the City MONDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY ' To East Section Q ; TUESDAY THURSDAY SATURDAY To West Section FROM 2 TO 5 P.M. Klndly give us your order before 12 o'clock noon during your delivery day. We serve Special Red Brand Beef. All choicest fresh and cooked meatfresh vegetables and fruits complete line of groceries. TERMS CASH, ALL PRICED FOR ECONOMY RUPERT BUTCHERS PHONE 21 THIRD AVE. W. C Alt D S PENS Phone 234 Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE Q. Should the prongs of the fork be placed on the plate with point upwards or downwards. when a meal is finished? A. The prongs of the fork should point downwards. Q. Even If the wedding is to be very small would it be all right for a bride to wear a white bridal veil? A. Yes, provided it is not her second marriage. Q. Should the hostess or the guest suggest retiring for the night? A. It is better for the hostess to do so. IN THE SUPREME COURT OP BRITISH COLUMBIA IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OP THE "ADMINISTRATION ACT" nnrl IN THE MATTER OP KRISTIAN KNUTSEN. DECEASED, INTESTATE TAKE NOTICE that by order of His Honor W. E. Fisher, made on the 16th day of February, A.D. 1945, I was appointed Executor of the estate of Krlstlan Knutsen, deceased, and all parties having claims against the said Estate are hereby required to furnish -same,, properly verified, to me on or before the 17th day of IN THE SUPREME COURT OP BRITISH COLUMBIA IN THE MATTER OP THE "ADMINISTRATION ACT" and ARGUE ABOUT GIRL CADETS May Make for Smartness Say Some Others Oppose Any Military Training WINNIPEG, Feb. 27 fl Win-nlpegers are divided in tneir opinions on the advlsibillty of having a girl cadet corps. Those in favor of the idea like it because it makes girls smarter and .gives them better deportment. Those against the corps don't like it because of the militaristic angle. Recently the inter-service cadet committee meeting In Winnipeg announced that it was 'in ; i favor iavor oi of girl gin cauei cadet corps euros In m sec- sec way and ii also on the Queen Charlotte l t ondary hools and would or March. A.D. 1945. and all parties Indebted to the Estate are required to pay the amount of their inaetueanm to me forthwith. DATED at Prince Rupert, B.C.. wis 17th day of February, A.D. 1945. Executor of the Estate of Krlstlan Knutsen. IN THE MATTER OP THE ESTATE w;tl a recommendation to Ot- tawa. A housewife believed that the his business-like, if sometimes conser- thlnk lt.s something like the aer-vative. budgets. Never has one been i mans, of course we don't want lnm-p prwonrnpinrr than the current that, but it's good training." There is no point in it," said a I Winnipeg garageman. "Health training and citizenship, yes, but I don't see why they need mili-! tary training." The principal of a chool which j has a girl cadet corps was In favor of the idea. "Thef sirl' cb-portment and everything is sc much improved." The Greater Winnipeg ar?a alone had 15 schools which in clude girls in their cadet pro- WliUo Vonnnmrm. io rrart;T nil rliie'eram. Some teachers are being ermen Better English' By D. C. WILLIAMS 1. What is wrong with this sentence? "They have many active members in their line-up." 2. What Is the correct pronunciation of "bouquet." 3. Which one of these words ; is misspelled? iteceive, acneive, perceive. 4. What does the word -paragon" mean? 5. What is a word beginning with tu that means "clouded; not clear or translucent?" Answers 1. Say, "Tley have many ac- 1 tlve members in their organization." 2. Pronounce boo-ka, oo as in too, a as in cake, accent last syllable. 3. Achieve. 4. A model or pattern; a type of ex- j OLDEST MARRIED C0UPL2S j THORNE, Eng., Q Mr. and I Mrs. John Wade are believed to 1 be the oldest married couple In England. He is 99, ano.sn? :.i 98. cadets is unauthorized and no government grant Is allotted to it, though girl cadets are eleg-ible to fire In the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association compe titions. umvlr the U T;v. Prince T?.wf .i,n. Annr assisiea oy members ui me uau- uicm iui w ataiuji vc vut WOl'k, Rupert dry dock,, Womeiy., Armv Corns In cirls until they had studied the organizing training for the girls. :4ea more thoroughly. (SASKATCHEWAN TOWN ELECTS SUTHERLAND,. Sask., Feb. 27 CP First woman to (be elected to the office in Saskatchewan, Mrs. John T. McOrmond has been inducted as mayor of Sutherland and likes the Job "Just fine, thank you." She presides at council meetings, and one of her first official duties after taking oflice on January 1 was to welcome MaJ. David V. Currie, V.C.. of Owen Sound, Ont., and Moose Jaw, Sask., who was visiting Sutherland, his birthplace. Mrs. McOrmond was a town council member for nine years before she became mayor. She was born atKln?stnn. Ont., and cellence or perfection. "She was educated at Queen's University, a paragon of chaste woman- Following her marriage to J. T. hood." 5. Turbid. McOrmond, a railway employee, she lived for a time at Fort Wil liam and moved to Sutherland in 1912. She had three sons and one daughter. All the boys enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, and one. FO Chanes R. Mc- . Ormond, has been reported mlss- s-i far th's t-ainin of sirl ! ins overseas. Her cauehter is Mrs. R. H. More of Montreal. LATIN PROVED MEDIUM INVERNESS, Scotland, W A young Scottish schoolteacher saw a strange man outside her home Public officials, Including aid- 'and asked who he was in several would make no state- languages without success. Then she tried Latin ,and he replied "I am a German. I have walked several miles." Skill h Vital . In Filling Prescriptions! 9 As vital as any Ingredient written down by your doctor is the skill with which a prescription is fill Mm, ed. 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All persons Indebted to the said estate are required to pay the amount of their Indebtedness to me forthwith and all persons having claims against the said Estate art required to file them with me properly verified on or before the 31st day of 'March, 1945, falling which distribution will be made having regard only to such claims of which I shall have been notified. DATED at Prince Rupert. B.C.. this join aay oi renruarv, a.u. into. NORMAN A. WATT, Official Administrator, Prince Rupert. B.C. Fresh Local Raw and Pasteurized MILK VALENTIN DAIRY PHONE 657 The Ford V-8 Engine is built to take it! ASK THE MECHANICS who service the trucks which supply our armies in the field. They'll tell you of the amazing 'endurance of the Ford V-8 engine under the most punishing conditions. Ask the mechanics who are struggling to keep the trucks and cars operating here in Canada in the face of critical shortages. 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