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Friday,
May-7,
1948-.
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CONFIDENT
OF-
FUTURE
Beautiful
Qneen
Charlotte
City
REER
&
BRIDDEN
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...
jm
:
Ashamed
of
Yovr
VILDERS
AND
CONTRACTORS
Construction
Alteration
Floor
Sanding;
a
Specialty
Aims
To
Be
Island
"Capital"
(By
G.
A.
HUNTER)
QUEEN
CHARLOTTE
CITY-Beautiful
Queen
Charlotte
City,
verdantly
springlike
fiow
wjti
its
daffodil-flanked
gardens
and
brightly
attractive
hillside
homes,
aims
to
become
the
"capital"
of
fhe
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
Sited
on
the
southern
shore
of
STUCCO
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Mth
Udt
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mtk
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BONDEX
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721
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v
;
Graham
Island
on
Skidgate
Inlet,
it
is
the
geogra-
pincai
centre
ot
the
Queen
Charlottes
with
its
rich
potentials
of
Umber
and
fish.
Sohonovlch,
Charles
Vallee
and
SEED
TIME
Clover
Seed
Rubber
Hose
Bamboo
Lawn
Rakes
Garden
Tools
Flower
Seeds
Charles
Hartle.
Bondex
brinjn
new
color
ptso
tond
with
the
wall
nir
face
to
teal
up
the
pores
that
let
in
dampness.
Uted
the
,
world
over.
Eaiy
to
apply
L
L.
i.
It
I
The
Association
has
already
formulated
several
resolutions,
drawn
up
in
petition
.form
SoMPSON
HARDWARE
CO.
LTD.
seeking
road
improvements
be
v
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ii
wu,
yuunou
VT
Afp
ff
ltln.mak
about
-
Cwicrafe
llodt
and
Ihird
Ave.
rnone
101
tween
Queen
Charlotte
City
and
Tlell,.
which
nd
of
the
high
A
pleasant
place
to
live.
Queen
Charlotte'
City
has
been
attracting
new
residents
of
late
mostly
fish
boat
operators
who
have
pioved
from
down
the
coast
with
their
families,
effects
and
boats.
More
are
coming,
according
to
the
word
here.
Men
engaged
in
the
logging
industry
also
make
their
homes
here.
Meantime
the
people
of
the
40.0
nc
anion.
"fridit
Ktp.
'mmfatwn,
Off
Gtt
Km
BONDIX
Cr
Chart
from,,.
-
PIIILPOTT,
EVITT
&
CO.
J.TD.
way
is'
held
to
have
been
neglected;
extension
.of
the
road
westward
from
.Queen
Charlotte
i
City
to
Hunna
River,
which
Js
PECIAL
---59c
regarded
as
an
ideal
site
for
the
Mm
location
of
homes
close
to
a
or
500-populated
community
are
jnaturally
sheltered
spot
for
boat
improvement-conscious
and
an
i
mooring;
and
establishment
of
I
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All
Star
Records
example
of
a
new
co-operative
a
power
plant
by
the
British
the
only
fuel
station
In
Skide-
They'll
come
in
crowds,
in
sp.rit
with
this
end
in
view
is
Columbia
Power
Commission.
gate
Inlet
has
been
that
at
two-by-twos,
when
your
ad
is
LOWEST
PRICED
RECORDS
CANADA
By
BING
CROSBY
INK
SPOTS
MILLS
BROTHERS
C.VY
LOMBARO
ORC1I.
ANDRIHS
SISTLRS
CARMEN
CAVAIJ.ARO
PICK
1IAYMKS
and
inuriy
others.
5
J
"EST
tnm.
'utmmtvm'
I
v
If
Skidegate.
,
i
A
spurt
in
home
building
Is
anticipated
as
soon
as
building
materials
become
more
reasonably
available.
Meantime,
Queen
Charlotte,
doing
well
and
quite
contented,
looks
forward
with
certain
anticipation
to
a
future
which
will
outstrip
by
far
anything
It
has
known
in
a
forty
year
history
which
has
not
been
without
its
boom
and
excitement
as
witnessed
by
such
pioneers
as
Al
Cook,
Gordon
Jolliffe,
Howard
th.;
resent
organization
of
the
Another
of
the
more
active
Qunn
Charlotte
City
and
District
organizations
in
Queen
Char-Taxpayers'
Association.
Iotte
city
is
tne
Rod
and
Gun
Former
manager
of
the
Can-
Club-
Gorlon
JoUifle.
president,
which
is
that
the
adian
National
Telegraphs
ai
recommending
Prince
Rupert
and
now
in
busi-
Game
Department
permit
the
touting
of
elk.
which
were
ness
as
a
general
merchant
at
Queen
Charlotte,
William
J.
Placed
on
tne
lslads
vears
Davies
heads
the
Queen
Char-
and
Wcn
are
said
10
be
abund'
lotte
City
and
District
Taxpay-,ant
enugh
An
the
hills
to
ers'
Association.
It
already
permlt
at
,east
one
bu"
bein
take
Deriion
in
ftn
annual
boasts
some
afty
or
so
members
persons
who
own,
property
or
open
s501'
pay
taxes
of
some
kind.
The
Long
an
active
instituUon
-of
secretary
is
Mrs
Oscar
Hill
and
mercy
on
the
,Queen
Charlotte
he
executive
consists
of
George
Islands
has
been
the
Queen
OUTSTANDING
VALUE
n
The
News.
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IT
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NEW
LOOK
WITH
I
TIIE
KFW
FREEDCU
I
ALMATEX'j
LIGHTHOUSE
KEEPERS
BACK
ON
THE
JOB
JJghts
of
Canada's
upper
Great
Lakes
are
flashing
on
again
as
navigation
season
opens
up
and
lighthouse
keepers
go
back
on
their
jobs
again.
Lightkeeper
on
Cove
Island
is
Russell
Botham
of
Toronto,
Ont.,
shown
using
a
neckyoke
to
carry
fuel
.from
the
,coal
pile
to
his
lighthouse.
No
trucks
deliver
coal
on
the
islands
where
lighthouses
are
kept
and
vigil
of
the
lighthouse
keeper
is
often
a
long
and
lonely
one.
Mrs.
Botham
and
two
children,
John
and
Jim,
are
expected
to
arrive
later.
Fairbairn,
Tom
Anderson
and
Archie
Duval
who
are
still
here.
r4
of
jurisdiction
and
th';
sjattered
the
community's
three
.
general
Charlotte
city
.Hospital
operated
by
the
.United
Church
of
Canada,
with
Dr.
J.
W.
Burgess
as
medical
superintendent.
It
draws
patients
from
the
logging
camps
on
Moresby
island
to
the
south,
from
the
large
native
village
of
Skiedagte
-close
nearby
as
well
as
from
the
community
itself.
Nursing
staff
consists
of
three.
B.C.
FLOWERS
FLY
EAST
FOR
MOTHER'S
DAY
industrial
populaUt-T
two-
fy'i
Hollywood
Cafe
,man
Britlsl"
Co!u'iili,a
police
stores
as
they
.departed.
There
is
also
commutation
to
a
limited
extent
by
men
of
the
logging
industry
in
the
neighborhood
whose
homes
are
established
here.
VL
IiYl
CP-TO-DATE
RESTAl'RANT
dctachmcrt
equipped
with
motor
vewci
and
automobile,
is
maintained
here.
The
officers
in
charge
are
Constables
Jack
JkW
V
OPEN
FROM
4:00
P.M.
TO
3:3(1
A
M
VANCOUVER
British
Colum
'bla
flower
growers
will
again
While
the
more
recent
busi
Special
Dinner
f.rry
Sunday,
S
p.m.
to
8
p.m.
Immediately
adjacent
to
this
year
provide
much
of
the
heads
Fletcher
and
Glen
Turner
whose
ness
man,
W.
I.
Duvles,
CHINESE
DISHES
A
SPECIALTY
beat
is
one
of
the
mo?t
extens
I
Queen
cnarote
City
are
the
(decorative
setting
for
Mother's
ive
and
arduous
in
province.
Powell
River
Co.,
the
opening
Within
the
past
few
day
For
Outside
Orders
Phone
1.13
CHOW
MEIX
The
local
schocl
ter.c'r.er
is
I
the
Taxpayers'
Association,
an
old-timer
merchant,
O.
H.
Jolliffe,
also
takes
an
active
leadership
in
community
affairs
as
president
of
the
Rod
and
Gun
Club.
Canadian
Legion
and
'up
of
which
will
some
day
make
Chantecler
CIGARETTE
PAPERS
Trans-Canada
Air
Lines
cargo-
Mrs.
Dorothy
Burbtxk
whose
thirty
pupils
range
from
the
receiving
class
tots
to
Senior
liners
have
carried
almost
forty-six
thousand
tulip
blooms
from
Queen
Charlotte
a
booming
logging
town.
Years
ago
this
was
a
thriving
sawmill
town
Victoria
and
Vancouver
to
th
High
School
grades.
but
there
is
ilittle
vestige
left
eastern
market.
The
movement
pusmess
and0
Professional
Some
fifty
fishing
vessels
today
of
the
old
mill
in
the
cove
'was
topped
Thursday
when
100
Hospital
Association.
Jack
Hitchcock,
the
local
iisiierles
inspector,
is
secretary
of
the
Rod
and
Gun
Club
-
and
Legion.
Mrs.
Sybil
De
Bucy
is
secretary
of
the
Hospital
Association.
,
Queen
Charlotte
.City
is
an
I
admirably
;law-abiding
com-i
munity,
but
owing
to
the
extent
make
their
headquarters
here'
at
the
lower
part
of
town.
boxes,
each
box
containing
20
or
at
the
neighboring
Skide-
According-to
reports,
one
of
I
dozen
blooms
were
carried
across
gate.
Within
the
last
week
or
the
British
Columbia
oil
'con-
the
continent
by
the
airline
so
practically
al.
of
them
havejeerns
is
about
to
establish
a
Earlier
shipments
by
T.CA
hac.
FOR
YOUR
ROCK
AND
CONCRETE
P.J.
CHENEY
DENTIST
E
5.
SMITH
BLOCK
'
P.O.
Box
1401
headed
for
the
halibut
fishing,
'i'ueling
station
adjacent
to
the
comprised
90
boxes.
creating
a
flurry
of
business
for
government
dock
here.
:
So
far
On
a
basis
or
one-
dozen
flow
WORK
CALL
BLUE
939
M.
J.
SAUNDERS
New,
Modern
Equipment
All
Work
Guaranteed
ers
to
each
mother,
three
thousand,
eight
hundred
mothers
at
.
j
r
.
I
I
the
other
end
of
the
country,
I
&
ELK
INS
LTD.
Mh?
and
Heating
Engineers
Prince
Rupert
Florists
300
3rd
Ave.
Box
516
Tel.
777
Flowers
For
All
Occasions
Sltr
inking
is
fine...
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vim
etc
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P.O.
Box.
274
JONES
NEWS
STAND
We
handle
Eastern
and
Western
Papers
.Swedish-American
Tribune
and
Western
Miner
Sixth
Street
Red
808
MfW
FRHDOM
from
waxing,
polishing,
'skidding!
Almatex
wipes
clean
and
bright
instantly,
and
constantly.
Easy
to
apply,
dries
to
tilt
like
lustre.
10
bright
colors,
also
clear,
aluminum,
white,
black.
USI
ALMATEX
INDOORS
AND
OUT
Almatex
beautifies
and
protects
floors,
walls,
furniture,
etc
Won't
chip
or
crack.
A
non-skid
and
on
the
prairies,
wiit
celebrate
their
traditional
day
with
British
Columbia
tulips.
Their
gifts,
combined,
would
total
j
.3,000
pounds.
i
Late
Spring
Delays
Prairie
"
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1
but
for
comfort...
Wh0
f
'ft'
F.
L.
HUGHES
hiropraetor
BESNER
BLOCK
M
Phone
Blue
442
JOHN
H.
BULGER
OPTOMETRIST
John
Bulger
Ltd.
Third
Avenue
InCE
L.
RORIE
Seed
Planting
PIANO
TECHNICIAN
Tuning,
Voicing
and
Repairs
MIKE
COLUSSI
Phone
RED
739
1361
Overlook
Street
finish
in
proven
use
for
over
8
years.
Sold
in
hardware,
department,
pain
jt
.and
'
w
a
1
lpapcr
stores.
cuinrant,
Auditor,
etc
'ax
Returns
Compiled
WINNIPEG
pwing
to
the
late,
backward
spring
in
western
r
Block
Phone
387
1
1
-jfs
Canada,
land
operations
have
been
almost
completely
tied
up.
RCE
McWIUNNEY
INTING
AND
Yon
want
your
midtvuvar
lo
fit
nut
ling!
Want
it
uuxlmt,
iiiaylw,
to
tlif
point
of
nevrr
culling
attnilinn
lo
ilrlf.
lint
not
flu
initial!.
You
want
to
wear
il
not
argue
villi
it!
HELEN'S
BEAUTY
SHOP
Permanent
Wavig
Beauty
Culture
In
all
its
branches
204
4th
Street
Phone
655
Moving,
Packing
Crating,
Shipping
and
General
Cartage
and
Storage
For
Complete,
Reliable
and
Efficient
Service,
call
'KH
HANGING
.
PO.
Box
1426
St.
Phone
Green
394
Only
a
few
scattered
reports
of
farmers
worniog
in
the
fields
have
been
received
from
territory
adjacent
to
the
C.N.R.,
in
the
whole
western
region,
such
.isolated
instances
being
in
southern
Manitoba
and
in
the
lighter,
drier
areas
in
Saskatchewan,
according
to
the
first
product
of
,.JJ
vSffil
That's
Slanfii'ld'n
Athletic
I
ndcrwear,
IEN
ERICKSON
Designed,
tl'd
and
tailored
to
the
lie-li)!iire
liV
Canada'
leading
,inaUer
of
line
uuilerurar
for
more
tlian
."ill
years,
it
lit
liylillv
and
mwootldv
in
the
liegiiiiiiiig
and
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po
TECHNICIAN
weekly
crop
report
of
the
Department
of
Agriculture
of
the
;'
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:
HANDYMAN
HOME
SERVICE
GENERAL
CONTRACTORS
pG
AND
REPAIRS
Lindsay's
Cartage
&
Storage
Cor.
2nd
and
Park
Avenues
Established
1910
Phones
60
and
68
naj.
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CNR.
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411
West
7th
Ave.
aide
tint
mniiiner
m
your
choice
cil
Htaiiucld'a
jH'keytyie
or
lioxor
tdiorta
anil
sliirts
or
lijli
t
-wnifjlt
t
"i
Schedule
ConiliiliulionH
of
the
lillest
uunliriiikaltlc
coll
am
and
Building
and
Repairs
of
all
kinds
Roofs,
Chimneys
and
Oil
Burners
.asv
Wednesday,
Friday-Kast
Seeding
wil!
net
be
general
in
Manitoba
for
another
two
weeks.
Soil
moisture
ls
excessive
in
all
sections
and
flood
conditions
In
several
areas
will
result
in
a
reduction
of
.wheat
acreage
and
a
corresponding
increase
in
coarse
grains.
Snow
ls
still
lying
ln
the
busii
in
northern
sections
and
farmers
are
waiting
impatiently
for
warm
sunny
weather.
i
i
Jim
i
"
STAairlCLD'S
PHONES:
Green
486
Red
894
Thursday,
Saturday-
.
y
I
i
raw.
a
i
mt
ka
a
1
f7jft7i
aYY
Saskatchewan
seeding
will
be
QUALITY
REPAIRS
For
Downtrodden
Heels
and
Worn
Soles
MAC
SHOE
HOSPITAL
UrJDEnVJGAR
"it
Fisheries
Industry
ls
(P.R.)
Ltd.
Labelling
Weighing
two
to
three
weeks
later
than
Second
Ave.
Box
774
BLUE
980
last
year
and
should
be
general
from
May
10
to
20,
depending
on
location.
As
in
Manitoba,
water
erosion
will
be
heavy
in
several
areas,
but
this
damage
is
not
accessable
at
the
miftnent.
General
seeding
will
not
commence
In
Alberta
for
another
10
days
to
two
weeks.
Weather
has
been
much
colder
than
nor
SAVOY
I
I
I
i
TRY
Rex
Gate
FOR
TASTY
MEALS
Finish
Your
Attic
With
Wallboard
It
will
make
a
pleasant
room
of
your
attic.
Easily
installed.
Insulates
against
heat,
cold,
sound.
Mitchell
&
Currie
Limited
PHONE
363
Builders
and
Contractors
HOTEL
Carl
Zarelli,
Prop.
DEVELOPING
PRINTING
ENLARGING
-Sl'PERPAN
PRESS
KODACHROME
and
KODAK
FILMS
Chandler
&.
Cowgill
Fourth
St.
uox
645
PRINCE
RUPE1RT,
B.
C.
LING
THE
TAILOR
We
are
taking
cleaning
and
pressing
aad
steam
pressing
wblle
you
wal
PHONE
648
22C
Sixth
Street
mal
with
late
snowfall
and
rain
aggravating
an
already
abnormal
condition.
DELIVERED
FREEI
,
PHONE
;
654
25c
Per
Dozen
Paid
For
Emptiea
This
advertisement
Is
not
published
or
displayed
by
tile
Liquor
Contrgl
.Board
or
by
the
Government
of
British
ColuniblA.
........
if
i
Phone
87
rx.
Box
144
open
Chop
Suey
Chow
Mein
I
ND
To
2
A.M.
CHINESE
DISHES
OCR
SPECIALTY
FRASER
STREET
The
merchant
smart
his
fate
endues
with
advertising
in
The
News.
,
rrinue
nupert
f