is
THE
DAILY
NEWS
Wednesday,
June
13,
1945
JOHN
MITCHELL
PASSES
AWAY
Highly
esteemed
pioneer
building
contractor
of
Prince
Rupert,
John
Reid
Mitchell
passed
away
ihortly
after
l
o'clock
this
morning
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
after
an
illness
of
several
months.
The
funeral
will
take
place
Friday
afternoon
from
First
Presbyterian
Church
of
which
he
had
been
an
active
member
from
the
early
days.
Mr.
Mitchell
had
been
in
failing-health
since
last
October,
his
condition
graduaHy
becoming
worse
until
two
weeks
ago
when
it
became
necessary
to
re-rrlove
him
to
the
hospital.
For
the
past
few
days
it
had
been
fully
realized
that
the
end
could
net
be
far
rejmoved.
Born
in
Orange,
Banffshire,
Scotland,
Mr.
Mitchell
would
have
been
87
years
of
age
in
October
this
year.
He
came
to
Prince
Rupert
from
the
Old
Country
in
May
1910,
his
wife
and
young
family
following
about
a
year
later.
Soon
after
arrival
here,
Mr.
Mitchell
went
into
partnership
with
John
Cur-rie
and
James
Watt
to
form
the
building
contracting
firm
of
Mitchell,
;ourrie
&
Watt.
Mr.
Currie
is
Mil
with
the
firm.
Mr.
Watt,
after
serving
in
the
last
war,
later
returned
to
Scotland
to
reside.
Deceased,
besides
his
widow,
is
survived
by
three
sons-James
of
West
Vancouver
and
Prince
Rupert,
B.C
"Music
and
Muskeg"
Back
From
North
After
playing
three
engage
ments
at
Ketchikan
and
one
at
Annette
Island,
Pete
Wambach
of
the
United
Services
Organi
zation
and
his
"Music
and
MuS'
keg"
show
party
returned
to
the
city
yesterday.
The
show
received
a
great
reception
and
played
before
large
and
enthusiastic
houses.
One
of
the
performances
at
Ketchikan
was
in
support
of
the
Seventh
War
Loan
Drive
and
admission
was
by
purchase
of
war
bonds
of
no
less
than
$100
denomination.
One
of
the
patrons
bought
$1000
of
bonds.
George
and
Alex
of
Prince
Rupertand
two
daughters
Mrs.
W.
D.
(Caroline)
Lamble
of
this
city
and
Mrs.
David
(Irene)
Mitchell
of
Courtenay,
Vancouver
Island.
The
last-mentioned
Is
at
present
here.
Another
son,
William,
was
drowned
several
years
ago
in
Shawatlans
Lake.
Mr.
Mitchell
belonged
to
the
Masonic
Order
in
the
Old
Country.
He
had
a
wide
circle
of
friends
and
there
will
be
general
regret
at
his
passing.
Sympathy
will
be
felt
for
the
surviving
members
of
the
ABERDEEN,
Scotland,
KB
Aberdeen
and.
Montrose
claim
to
have
had
the
last
air-raid
warning
in
the-
United
Kinsdom.
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were
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REMARKABLE
CHANGE
IN
TERRACE
WEATHER
RAIN
LESS
WELLS
DRY
There
has
been
a
remarkable
decline
in
the
rainfall
in
these
parts
if
credence
is
to
be
placed
in
the
figures
supplied
by
Weather
Observer
N.
Sherwood
of
lerrace.
1
he
fact
that
several
local
wells
went
dry
during
the
past
winter
and
which
wells
are
not
yet
1
coming
back
seems
to
-indicate
that
some
profound
change
has
occurred
to
the
1
j
weather.
Oldtimers
here
keep
!
closes
that
the
total
precipi-
on
telling
about
tne
great
tatlon
for
the
two
years
1943
blizzards
that
used
to
bury
the
I
and.
1944
was
14
inches
less
than
fences
hereabouts
and
the
tops!
the
average
precipitation
de-
of
the
apple
trees.
However,
duced
over
the
past
31
years
that
may
be
Mr.
Sherwood
d
is-
which
was
47.26
inches.
In
1943
4
i
there
was
40.34
Inches
of
precipitation,
which
means
rain
plus
snow,
and
in
1944
there
was
only
40.72.
Neither
Is
there
any
sign
of
improvement
In
the
first
five
months
of
1945
which
show
three
inches
less
than
last
year
up
to
May
31.
I
G.
E.
Brown,
J.
R.
Robertson,
I
A.
Ashworth
and
Mr.
Hargrave
of
Vancouver
were
In
Terrace
during
the
week.
Dr.
A.
L.
Prltchard
of
Na-naimo
was
In
Terrace
on
C.N.R.
Trains
l"ir
thf
Hast
Daily
except
Sunday
8
p.m.
From
Hi
I'jKt
Dally
except
Monday
10:45
p
m.
HILL
SIXTY
IN
MEETING
Tea
was
Success
To
Support
Recreational
Association
At
the
regular
monthly
meeting
of
Hill
60
Chapter,
I.O.D.E.
on
Monday
at
the
home
of
Mrs-.
J.
A.
Frew,
Borden
St.,
the
regent,
Mrs.
D.
Orchard
McLeod,
repoited
the
"Victory"
tea,
had
been
a
success.
If
was
decided
to
donate
$33.35
to
the
adopted
frigate
JI.M.CS.
Prince
Rupert.
Delegates,
reported
on.
the
recent
Recreational
Association
dinner
meeting
and
the
chapter
expressed
-willinsness
to
contri
bute
$5
monthly
towards
the
op.
eratlng
expenses.
1
The
Jessie
Burke
Memorial
I
Cancer
Fund
was
discussed
and
stamps
will
shortly
be
sold
in
aid
of
this
cause.
Meeting
will
be
suspended
during
July
and
August
but
members
will
continue
sewing
and
knitting.
Dc-coratlon
Day
services
will
take
"place
on
June
24.
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