19rfnrc Kiipctt Dnilp ttttog Monday, December 31, 1945 NOMINATIONS BY V. F. Stone Named President For Coming Year The names of W. F. Stone and G. A. Hunter respectively are being presented by the nominating committee for president and vice-president of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce in .1946. The election of officer" will lake place at the annual HAS Of comment I ALAN YOUNG, radio's newest comedy riot. Style ij the one thing, j possibly above all others, that distinguishes an Adam Hat. Adam Hats are designed by master stylists to help you look and feel your best. In colors, too, Adam Hats are outstanding. Why. not look over the many hats from which you can make your selection. Pick out the Adim you want today, RUPERT MENS & BOYS STORE YUE KING'S CAFE for coffee while at NEW IIAZELTON Lunch Counter for Meals ROBERTSON BOTTLE BUYERS Phone Red 2!(' ... after G o'clock, Ve will call for them. CHAMBER dinner meeting of the chamber to be held next Monday. Nominations for eight seats on the executive council have been made as follows: W. L. Armstrong, a. R. S. Blackaby, C. A. Berner, Arthur Brooksbank, J. E. Boddlc. George Dybhavn, Arnold Fkiten, J. T. Harvey, Mark Hill. J. J. Little, Robert McKay. Alex Mackenzie, W". J. Scott and W. M. Watts. Yes, Wc Have Some Bananas! BRISTOL 0- The Lord Mnyor of Brlston donned his full ceremonial robes vester- itiay to welcome an arriving ship. Ii was not a distinguished visitor he was meeting, however. The ship was bring-in flO.OOO .stalks of bananas the first to be landed In Britain in five years. They are yelling at 22c per pound and are reserved for children under 18 years of age. noxoASTER England tt -Aldc'rman E. Wilburn, chairman -f the rare committee, told a meeting of the Donenstcr town council that it is hoped to resume racing here next year. STORAGE SPACE AVAILABLE Storage for a trunk, radii, cedar chest, piano, or the entire furnishings of your home is convenient an'' Inexpensive. We own and operate the warehouse where your goods are stored. For complete details about packing, crating, moving, storage and shipping. PHONE 00. LINDSAY'S CARTAGE & STORAGE LTD. Corner 2nd ana Park Avenue NEW ROYAL HOTEL i Home Away From Home Rates 75c up hi Rooms. Hot and Cold water PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. Phone 281 ?.o. Box 196 Phone 5G.T Take Invigorating steam baths and massage to relieve i that tired feeling. R. Y. WALKER Graduate Masseur ) Reducing, Facial and General Swedish Massage rhonc Green 507 evenings .. for appointment 937 THIRD AVENUE WEST OPEN FROM 5 P.M. TO C A.M. Phone 566 Any type of construction undertaken. Enginecrlnrr and plans supplied. NORTH WEST CONSTRUCTION CO.. General Contractors HOUSE REMODELLING FINANCED ON BUDGET UASIS Kitchen Cabinets, Sash and Door 225 l irst Avenue East phone 543 phone FOR . . H. Letoumeau Expert Plumber, Tinsmith and Roofer LSCOTTY OII Country 'gf I Fish and Chips Comer of Third Avenue and sixth Street I FISH . AND CHIPS TO TAKE HOME Phone. 8G4 : AUTOMOBILE OWNERS- To speed up our service on motor overhauls, wc have installed the latest in cylinder boring equipment. Wc can save you money with this new equipment and assure you of precision cylinder wall alignment. RUFERT MOTORS LTD. DISTRIBUTORS OF CHRYSLER PRODUCTS CANADA 1315 (Continued rrom rage 1) 13-FO. R. B. Gray, Saulc Ste. Marie, awarded the George , Cross. 18 Montreal Canadicns w i n N.HX. title. 19 Parliament opens. 23 Ontario government defeated oh confidence vote. 24 Ontario legislature dissolved. 25 Loss of corvette Tretonian announced. 28 Parliament endorses participation in World Security conference. 31 Toronto Leafs win Stanley Cup. April 2 Caucus elect M. F. Hepburn Ontario Liberal leader. 4 Mackenzie King announces Pacific war policy. . 16 Parliament dissolved. & 18 Dominion cabinet .reorganized; 12 senators named. 25 Torpedoing of minesweeper Ouysborough announced. May 7 Victory rioters loot downtown Halifax: call-uns for military service su.sDended: torpedoing of minesweeper Jquimalt announced. 9 Mutual aid to Russia sus pended. 10 F-for-Freddic plane crashed at Calgary. 12 Eighth Victory Loan $1,5G3,-927.350. 16 Sinking of H.M.C.S. Skccna last October 15 announced. 22-Finding of Jap balloons in Western Canada announced ; Major F. A. Tilston, Toronto, awarded V.C.; Sgt. . Aubrey Cosens, Latchford, Ont., awarded posthumous V,q. - 24- E. B. Jollife makes "Gestapo" charges. 25 3rd Division named occupation force. 27 Twenty-two convoy ships collide in Atlantic fog. 29 os nnd oil sale restrictions lifted. 30 Maj.-Gen. B. M. HoffmeiHer named commander of Far East force. June 4 Progressive" C o n s e rvatives re-elected in Ontario. ' 6 Announced frlga'te Chc-bogue torpedoed in Decem ber. 1944. '11 Liberals returned In Dom'lh-; ion election. - 20 Rovnl Commission probe of Jollife Oestapo charges opens. July 1 Red" Lake. Ont.. hotel fire claims nine lives. Tommy's Taxi Stand: Grotto Cigar Store Day and Night Service 77 PHONE 77 After 10 p.m. and Sundays PHONE BLUE 10!) Tommy Christoff. Proprietor J. L. CURRY IllROPRACTOR f lialn-.chiropracticl If nerves doubly sol mlth Blnrk Green BB Wc take pleasure in wishing our customers and friends HAPPY NEW YEAR - CUT RATE SHOE STORE Across from Qrmes Drug Store i..,i,i,,Mi,,,,i,,,3,,3,,,a;,tixx1)xh3(( Quality Repairs at Economy Prlcej PRINCE RUPERT SHOE REPAIR 3rd St. (Near the Post Office) REX CAFE Under New Management OPEN I'OR BUSINESS DECEMBER Chinese Dishes our specialty. Chop Suey r Chow Mcfii Open 0 a.m. to 2 a.m. PROPER HOUSING 'FOR ARMY MEN Recommendation Made Ry Jury Investigating Terrace Fire Tragedy A recommendation that army 'personnel be housed In barracks huts with proper chimneys resulted from a coroner's Inquest at Terrace In which the Jury found that Sapper Otto D. Rem-pel perished of suffocation and burns or the lungs in an army hut early Thursday morning. The Jury, called by Coroner Will Robinson, found "no evidence upon which to base a decision as to the origin of the fire but recommended strongly that, in view of the fact that the hut in which deceased died lacked a proper chimney, only the approved type of army hut be used to house .my personnel." 15 Payment of chi.d bonuses starts. 18 Naval ammunition dump ex plosion rocks Halifax. 24 Ilsley announces all rented L housing frozen. 31 Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander appointed governor-general. August 1 Casualties to June 30 arc 103,409 with 38,718 dead. 2 Cpl. F. G. Topham, Toronto, awarded V.C.; nine-day Tor ronto packers' strike ends. 5 Gen. II. D. G. Crerar arrives in Canada. 7 Twenty-one killed in Port minur gram elevator exr plosion. 10 Three - day Dominion - provincial conference ends. 15 Gasoline rationing lifted. 17 Sqdn. "Ldr. I. W. Bazalgette. Calgary, awarded posthumous V.C. 29 Disbandment nf tho Pacific forces announced. September 6 Parliament opens. 3 Aneus Macdonald becomes N. S. premier. 10 Meat rationing resumed. 12 Ten thousand Ford employ ees strike at Windsor. Ont. 14 Eleven riin In M hardware warehouse explosion. . 19 Wheat floor nrlrn snr n l October 11 Royal Commission report on Jollife Gestapo, charges pub- iisncd. 12 Budget cut income tax 16 per cent. , 15 Manitoba Coalition government re-elected. 19 Commons ratifies United Nations charter. i ' 22- -Cithrnsh'ip Act introduced in Commons. . 23 N'ova Scotia government reelected. 25 British Columbia coalition government re-elected. November c 5 Elsht thousand five hundred Windsor workers start sympathy strike. 0 Winnlnes newspaper printers strike. 10 Ninth Victory Loan raise? more than $1 J500.000.000t 14 Army discharge point score reduced to 100. 30-Tiro rationing eased. December Toronto Argonauts win Dominion football title. all LING THE TAILOR We are taking cleaning and pressing and steam pressing while you wait. PHONE C49 220 Sixth Street 2U Second Avenue West Rempel, the Jury found, perished between 1 : 15 and 2 o'clock Thursday morning when fire swept a Royal Canadian Engineers' building In which he was sleeping. Serving oilhe Jury were C. J. Norrlngton, -foreman, R. W. Squires, George Dover, Angus R. Seaton, Joseph McConnell and Lloyd Johnstone. ONE LOCAL MAN ON TROOP SHIP One Prince Rupert man was aooara ine troopship Duchess of Bedford which arrived at Halifax at the week-end with some 3,000 passengers board, the majority of them returning service personnel. He Is Pte. N. O. Birkeland, whose next-of-kin, Mrs. L. Birkeland. lives In Prince Rupert. EARLY START Ludwlg von Beethoven made a public appearance as a pianist at the age of eight. Terrace Welcomes Veterans MEN WHO SERVED IM WAR HONORED WITH ROUSING BANQUET -DANCE TKRRACE (Special to Daily News) -Terrace j?ae its official welcome home last Friday niirht to veterans returned homo from or.,.,,:':., " paits of the world. The linn frl nf Vi I., r, n : . , ,im- vuiiiuiiMMunurs, uoarci ot Trade, the Canadian Lemon. Oranire LnrW nlfoH. Masons and was one of rouslns success and his enjoyment. First some 200 guests banqueted, heard speeches c. itppreclation and Indulged in community singing in one of the town's halls. Later all repaired to the Oddfellows' Hall for dancing. 10 Seven die in Maple Creek, Sa.sk., hospital fire. 12 Announced "12 5 Canadian prisoners shot by Germans In Normandy. 14 Butter ration cut. 15- Prlme Minister King said that atomic energy makes the surrender of national sovereignty to a world government seem desirable. 13 - A quarter of the buslnos district jol the town of Princeton wiped out by fire. 19 Parliament January 26. 20- Strike or 10,000 Ford Motor Company workers at Windsor ended with agreement on a government-sponsored settlement plan. 22 Dominion government announces that military camps at Chilliwack and Vernon would be permanent centre-for Canada's post-war army. 21- Largc.st fire In Windsor' history destroys a store, doing $1,000,000 damage. 27 Labor Minister Mitchell arrives on the west coast to arran.se for the deportation 1 of several thousand Japan-, cse from Canada. 29 Gencnl Motors plant at Ofhawa closes on account of material shortages caused by strikes in United States, TERRACE MACHINE SHOP AND W. C. Gsbornc GARAGE Expert Repairs on all makes of cars - Recondltlonlne Motors - Tractors Road Equipment - Machine Work - Diesel Acetylene and Electric Wcldlns BOX 202 NKW Wcstinghousc Sun Lamp Completely self-contained, 275 -watt RS Sun Lamp. Fits ordinary screw socket In your home ... no special fixture or auxiliary equipment required. Four minutes exposure equals 12 minutes July sunshine. Price JSlilS.OO AT YOUR WESTINGHOUSE DEALERS 'AKKIN RUPERT RADIO ELECTRIC CO. & ELECTRIC CO. PRINCE RUPERT SUPPLY HOUSE Gordon's McBrhle Street OLD TIMER OF STEWART Henry J. Tliomey Passes Away in Piince Rupert General Hospital One of the real old timers of the Stewart district, Henry J. Thomey, who began prospecting at the head of the Portland Canal In 1906, passed away in Prlni.o IJimn.t nnl.n.l TTn.nltnl i.i.v Avitjjiii, ucucioi iiuofiltll on Sunday. He was 71 years old. "vh niiunu ill milling llltlia along the coast, he was recognized as a competent prospector and H was said of him by other miners that he could "smell" ore. About five years ago he sus - talncd Injuries to his back and pelvis In an accident and he never quite recovered. He entered hospital here in January. 1945. ; The late Mr. Tliomey was born at Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. He is survived by his widow in event was sponsored by the' t, 1 , - : l. I No less than 40 turkeys were j used for the Mi hle'ai, Mr. and j Mrs. Greer 'having- been in charge cf the big job of cookin? ' and carving the birds. Girls of ! the Canadian Girls in Training! were charming and efficient! scrvlteurs. J Harry King, president of the 1 Terrace and District Board of Trads. was chairman and toast-master, and the speakers, led by Emll Haugland, chairman of the Board of Village Commissioners, were Frank Morris, on behalf of the Canadian Legion; Fred; Smith, Oddfellows; Bert West Masons; James Smith. Orans' lK)d?e; Ni?el Sherwood. Board of ' Trade, and Capt. Warburton, 'or the active forces. Father Ra-cctte, O.M.I.. pronounced th? arace and Rev. T. C. Colw-U offered a prayer of thanks. Thc-e was due observance o: one minute silence In honor of the dead of war. The musical program included piano soles by 'tgcl Sherwood and Miss Jean Kirkaldy Community singing was led by Mrs. O. Kirkaldy. TERRACE Transfer&Taxi Storage WE MEET ALL TRAINS-SERVICE TO ANY POINT IN THE DISTRICT (II. 8MITH) P.O. BOX 167 TFJtRAUR V. Iinlmff TERRACE. DC THE... SEASON'S GREETINGS To all our Friends and Customers we extend our Best Wishes for a Happy New Year. May Good Health and Good Fortune be yours always, and may 194G bring you a full measure of Peace, Happiness and Prosperity. Hardware Phone 311 i I Prince Rupert, and three sons, William, at Richmond, California; Arthur, with the Royal Canadian Engineers at Chilli, wack; and John, at Brltania Beach. 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