i jriirtc Hupcrt Dailp X2ettis Tuesday, December 14, 1948 CHRISTMAS SHOPPING MAKES QUICK i AVOID Mark Your Ballot OBJECTION and FRUSTRATION Continuation of Board of Works Program whatUty Council Did SPURT AS YULETIDE DEADLINE HEARS The p re-Christmas shopping rush exploded over Prince Rupert somewhat in the manner of a delayed action bomb at the week-end but it was a welcome blast and its cheerful reverberations are continuing stronger than ever this week. Merchants blamed a continued stretch of bad weather plug the usual procras- i itt i i - it Ite James n. Forman X ROBERT McKAY ml Ule parl M tlw pub. fare hoping for the and, on the basis of Saturday and Monday business It may be pretty fair at that. for a City Council Independent Candidate for Alderman i FOE A COMPLETE LONG TERM PLANNED PROGRAM ' (294, T i cil an application by the Prince Rupert Shrine Club to sponsor Crescent Shows in ihe city next July 8 to 16 in aid of the Shrine Club band and charitable activity. Granted the Salvation Army permission to place its Christmas Tree pot in front of the post office from December 18 to 24. Will request permission from the marine section, Department ef Transport, for joint use of a road at the rear of the Seal Cove hangar for public we in order to keep the vehicles off th? ramp as a fire security measure. Accepted a tender by J. HH. Schuman for $3300 for purchase of tile old isolation hospital, Westview school, arid the old Frizzell house and two lots at Second Avenue and Seventh Street. There were two other bidders, one for the three buildings and one for the isolation hospital. Recommended that the street lighting power on Fifth Avenue East, between McBride Street and the Prince Rupert General Hospital be increased and that the city engineer remove trees and other impediments to lighting The motion was carrit-ci. . . e Referred to next year's coun free From Political PUT MORE INTO JOS i me aeiayea enect but feel that, now that it has begun, the buying will bear up until the .last present is rushed home on Christmas eve. , Extra help has been employed in most downtown stores and both regular and special sales personnel were busy on Monday when clear, sunny weather brought out crowds of choppers. "Of "course, the weather has had something to do with the delay, but I think that most people have Just naturally been putting off their Christmas buying because they didn't realize that the time was so short," one merchant said. Control VOTE MONTREAL A call to railway men to ''Lead the parade back to business sanity and business morality," was sounded ed here Monday night by May-nard A. Metcalf, C.B.E., vice-president and executive assistant, Canadian National Rail FT) To The Electors LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Since the year 1915 I have served this city on 14 dif- " ferent Councils two years on the School Board one year on the Hospital Board and five years on the Fair Boards la every department I have given of my best on behalf of the city and its people. I have taken a part in the city's develop- ' opieiit fium the days ot the plank streets to the macadam ' roads of today. ' If allowed to serve another year I pledge myself to have all main streets properly finished and black-topped ' within the next twelve months. I think my record throughout the years has shown initiative, fair judgment and fair play. On that record may I ask you to continue me in office for one more year. is an or ran ' THE SUN NEVER t5ETS A total Of 13,313,243 square miles are under British control. ELECTION RALLY PLANNED TONIGHT ways, in an address before the i Canadian Railway Club. "In almost every walk of life 1 wnai types of presents are M YOUR BALLOTS THUS: we see evidence of indifference, of poor workmanship and of seeming to get by with the least effort," said Mr. Metcalf. "We Classified Ads Bring Results! presented to the, Prices Commission. "Even if profits were large being bought? All types it seems. Clothing, household effects, electric appliances, jewellery anti other luxury items. Toys, of course are getting a big play and these are here in abundance this year. Good quality and great variety, too! Basing their concern on the (Hi CITY COUNCIL enough, and they are not, payment of higher wa-res from profits would deprive industry of the largest source of funds for expansion." E-Year Term Vote for 4 Only Frince Rupert's seventeen city I council and school board candidates will have an opportunity i to express opinions publicly to- j night at an election rally sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in the Civic Centre. Candidates will be allowed five minutes each to address the public. ' Tonight's rally will be similar to those held in previous years by the Junior Chamber of Com Geo. B. Casey Aldermanie Candidate, 1948. need an awareness of moral obligations as well as financial obligations. The moral side of railroading demands that we do a little more than the rule book says, go a step or two beyond the mere performance of a day's ! work for a day's pay. ; slowness of business during the ' early part of last week, some James Ncilson X OMAN, merchants expressed fears that 'It is an Important side of the job and it is not affected by lack their Christmas stocks might not move but they felt better ! after Saturday's and Monday's working periods. X PJZZELL, c,""e' ,)ou8ias merce in the interest ot puenc lenliehtment on election Issues of adequate freight rates, lack of railway income, or the lack of raw materials. A wide variety of evils and deficiencies can be offset by canvassing goodwill with and the personalities involved. Prices, they admit, are generally higher than last year but this is part of a general trend IflEAH, "-t jph X over which they have little con-1 goodwill,, counter-acting impa-trol. Quality, however, in most;tience with patience, soliciting CANNOT PAY iHALEN, 'TaroTd S. friendship with friendship, X MORE YAGES Year Term Vote for 1 Only FOR A PRACTICAL ECONOMY SUPPORT Wilfred McLean i t INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE . For Alderman Canadian Manufacturers' Association Says Expnsio lines is as good, or in many cases better, than previous years A feature of the toy Industry is the appearance of "Made in Occupied Japan" products, most of them in the low price category. There is a wide variety of Canadian-made toys as well. Electrical appliances are ular and, according to one firm. MAY, "ot X courting courtesy with courtesy,! and winning confidence by be- j ing trustworthy," he said. "The public is entitled to the highest quality of service it is possible to produce," he continued, "and such commodities as politeness can be supplied in unlimited quantities at all times. It is the weight of public opinion that supports or crushes enterprises, large and small, that op Plans Being Hampered OTTAWA, 0 The Canadian Manufacturers' Association slid today that industry cannot afford to pay anotiier round of wage Increases from current mil school no mid profits. "Such increases can only be and there is no particular stan-1 dard line out in front. However. I such dif f icult-to-obtain items ', las automatic pop-up toasters! tVote for 3 Only inion is formed mostly by evalu- i ating externals and perhaps pald by tne consumers in the without any real knowledge or " The As form of higher prices, sociation maiTUired in a brief fCKER, Dorothy Ixniise X ROVN, Arthur ,jruce X and other American articles arej in great demand. In the clothing line, the ever- j popular gentleman '8 cravct still flourishes, partly because it is 1 always a useful gift and partly i because ties are one line of mer-1 chandise which has shown prac-; tically no price increase ovcri the years. Some merchants anticipate j that the annual buying festival j URGE, Kifhard Ccddcs railway problems and practices. Nevertheless, we must try to do somthing objective about it." , 'The railways," concluded Mr.. Metcalf, "are great national institutions, dedicated to service to the public and, although the public is dependent upon the railways, in no lesser degree are the railways dependent upon the public. The railways of Canada and the people of Canada are inseparable partners in a great national endeavour and, if railroaders give the lead, their fellow citizens will surely X These Candidates Endorsed By Trades and Labor Council v TRANSPORTATION PHONE 311 may not blossom as fully as in I other years ' because general price rises have drained off extra money from the consumers' pocketbooks but they cr Progressive City For an Economical Civic Administration SUPPORT H. M. Daggett INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE for ALDERMAN (294) Administration M - -, , ,. , . . i-1 i..n.n.-i in,, ,-) -tJT, iu u nr.i- j-uTurvnun jji.r i j-ur-u ju waj u j Mark Your Ballot vJeorge Douglas (Wong) School Board Mrs. Edith Black Peter Forman Hugh A. MacDonald Two Year Term George D. Anderson George E Hills August Wallin . u VOTE n HAROLD S.WHALEN K FRIZZELL WELLS CARTAGE M WELLS (PR) LTD. WELLS LTD. LTD. Independent Candidate for ALDERMAN A Progressive, Far-Sighted Public Works Program One Year Term - Henry N. Powell FOR SOUND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FOR ENERGETIC, PROGRESSIVE ADMINISTRATION VOTE Vote LA Mitchell Currie LIMITED Phone 363 BUILDERS and CONTRACTORS E.D. (Al) HUNSONIX For Transportation Phone 653 INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE FOR ALDERMAN A .