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Saturday,
August
21,
1948
Greetings
.
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.
JAP
SAILORS
VISITED
HERE
Some
Ships
Came
Legitimately
Enough
Others?
Japanese
sailing
ships,
as
well
Congrat
illations
to
the
Organizer!)
of
Prince
Rupert's
ANNUAL
CARNIVAL
to
out-of.t,n
vi(itut
.May
you
enjoy
Pri
;
as
steamers,
have
been
at
Print
u
.
un
ay
to
the
fJ
and
Many
Merchant
Ships
Have
Served
Port
Of
Prince
Rupert
Steamer
Prince
Rupert
is
Still
With
Us
Warships
Wheat
Ships
Shipbuilding
What
of
the
ships
that
played
'their
parts
in
the
development
of
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert?
The
Tees,
Which
carried
the
Pillsbury
survey
party,
wasjme
of
the
first
to
be
seen
here.
Another
was
H.M.S.
Eereria
no
Iotipw
a
fiohtin
PORT
DAY
Rupert.
The
first,
weather-beaten
and
small,
had
taken
en
salmon
from
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
for
delivery
in
George
Hill
&
J
MhN
S
AND
BOYS'
sJ
Japan
and
came
to
Prince
Rupert
to
clear.
The
story
heard
here,
later
on,
was
that
Japanese
consumers
never
saw
the
salmon?
The
ship
was
becalm
J
Agents
for
Slater
Shi
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BLACK
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DOMS'
DEPARTMENT
STORE
Clothes
for
Daughter,
Clothes
for
Son,
Clothes
for
Baby,
Clothes
for
Mum-in
fact
we
carry
practically
everything
In
Ladles'
and
Children's
wear,
including
a
complete
range
of
shoes.
m
-
e--
,v.n6
uaii
uui
engaged
in
more
prosaic
duties.
Steam
and
sail
cooperated
in
moving
the
Egeria,
i
ed
so
long
that
the
fish
becanv;
unfit
for
food
which
could
havp
happened.
wnose
years
numbered
many
here
and
there
off
the
north
coast.
NATIVE
BAND
IS
FEATURED
AGAIN
Shipping
grew,
as
steel
kDt
drawing
eloser
to
the
terminus
E
ARE
HAPPY
to
extend
Many
years
later
not
so
long'
before
the
second
war
another
Nipponese
wind-jammer
callcil
here.
This
was
the
only
port
in
B.C.
she
visited.
The
Kiowo
Tales
were
told
of
the
hand-
some
liners
the
railway
was
For
the
last
three
years,
the
f$rPnvill
CrA
AA
1
n
1
having
built
over
in
the
British
Latest
addition
to
our
"under
one
roof
shopping
centre"
is
a
toy
department.
isles.
and
Port
Day.
Yankee
merchantmen
th
City
of
Seattle,
Spokane,
Hum
McBRIDE
STREET
AND
FOURTH
AVENUE
-
.
v.
.
...v.
urn
iracucu
OdllU,
'
directed
by
Henry
McKay,
has1
Maru
carrled
several
score
your.g
contributed
substantially
to
the
Japanese
who
were
being
train-success
of
Port
Day,
and
this
'
ed
in
tne
wavs
of
the
sea
and
year
Is
no
exception.
while
here
they
gave
exhibitions
This
year,
the
Greenville
of
putting
out
and
taking
m
Band
will
again
be
present
dur-
sails
in
the
presence
of
a
crowding
Port
Day,
to
play
on
the
i
dock.
The
veisel
was
a
full-
LOTS
OF
LIVER
1,190
pounds
of
it,
in
fact,
was
taken
from
this
36-foot
basking
shark
shown
here
being
hoisted
by
the
seiners
Great
Northern
VII
and
Argent
after
it
had
become
entangled
in
the
Great
Northern's
seine
net
in
Verney
Pass.
Using
their
fWe-ton
booms,
both
boats
managed
to
hoist
half
the
monster's
length
out
of
the
water
while
Capt.
Jimmy
Adkfrns
and
crew
men
of
the
Great
Northern
took
as
much
of
its
liver
as
they
could
get.
They
estimated
that
they
cut
out
three-quarters
of
it.
Because
t.hprp
is
rtnlv
(mull
H.
boldt,
the
Cottage
Cltv.
the
State
of
California,
to
name
a
Grotto
Cigar
lew
were
regular
callers.
The
Rupert
City,
a
good
sized
ship,
with
moderate
comfort
lent
little
luxury,
carried
thousands
between
Prince
Rurwrt
wharfside
during
the
mariiw
I
rieeed
shin
and
all
the
Jan
fnr
BIG
DOINGS
IN
TOWN
JOIN
THE
FUN
.
.
.
events.
It
is
undestood
this
year
miles
around
came
to
see
her
the
band
will
be
no
larger
than
and
Vancouver
during
the
years
formerly,
having
about
50
mem-
Wholesale
and
Retail
TobJ
at
bers.
Last
year,
there
wpre
4ft
Bert
Morgan,
Uni(e,
and
pay
respects
to
the
skipper
and
officers.
The
Jap
captain
made
It
his
biminem
to
beeom
well
acquainted
with-
Prince
Rupert.
He
shook
hands
all
around,
and
made
little
gifts,
as
reminders
of
his
homeland.
Pr.
Rupert's
Carnival
&
Port
Day
"When
Tou
Want
to
Co
From
Here
to
There"
instruments.
Since
Port
Day
is
in
essence
a
district
celebration,
it
is
fitting
that
a
band
from
outside
Prince
Rupert
should
have
a
part,
particularly
one
as
accomplished
as
the
Greenville
Band.
mand
for
shark
liver,
the
1.190
pounds
brought
only
$24.
PERSONALITIES
OF
EARLY
DAYS
Men
who
had
sailed
in
war
and
in
peace
and
could
spin
many
an
absorbing
yarn;
who
had
been
in
most
out-of-the-way
comers
of
the
globe
could
be
found
i:
Prtnce
Rupert
soon
or
late
as
a
wnen
any
number
of
persons
were
certain
they
were
making
fortunes
in
the
northern
Doom
town.
She
was
usually
Crowded
both
ways.
It's
1948
today,
with
most
of
the
steamers
that
plied
the
west
coast
In
those
far-off
times
sold,
or
lost,
or
laid
up,
but
there
is
one
redoubtable
ship
still
doing
business
at
the
same
old
stand.
Ladies
and
Gentlemen
the
"Prince
Rupert,"
whose
companion
craft,
the
Prince
George,
Capt.
Carl
Kabuch,
which
sold
3,000
pounds
to
Baeon
Fisheries
for
14.2
cents
medium.
12
cents
PHONE
TAXI
TAKE
PRIDE
IN
YOUR
COMMUNITY
Support
..
.
.
First
halibut
sold
Prince
Rupert
fish
was
landed
by
the
J.
over
the
large
and
11
cents
chicken,
exchange
Prices
rose
to
above
22
cents
H.
Todd,
i
later
in
the
season.
rule.
Reliable
Service
i
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THIRD
AVENUE
WEST
Courteous
Drivers
Cliff
Abercrombie,
Prop.
They
were
not
good
advertisers.
Oenerally
speaking,
they
kept
their
knowledge
and
their
adventures
to
themselves.
But,
they
fitted
in
wth
the
cosmopoli
CIVIC
CENTRE
CARS
GOOD
LUCK
tan
population
of
the
time
and
CARNIVAL
WEEK
Best
of
Luck
and
Every
Success
TO
the
place.
There
were
numerous
waterfront
incidents.
The
comic,
as
well
as
tragic
happened.
A
great
deal
that
was
far
from
I
commonplace
happened.
Charac
ANI
was
Durned
at
Ketchikan
a
few
years
ago.
Many
local
people
have
made
hundreds
of
voy-j
ages
on
these
boats,
through
the
years
long
enough
to
feel
an
attachment.
The
placing
In
service
of
the'
Prince
Henry,
the
Prince
Hob-j
ert
and
Prince
David
saw
the
Canadian
National
fleet
at
its
peak.
Impressive
ships
they1
were,
and
almost
too
superior
or
austere
for
the
friendly
waters-
of
the
Inside
passage.
Swift
expansion
of
deep
sea
fishing
multiplied
the
number
j
of
craft,
large
and
little,
arriving
.and
sailm
day
and
nleht
i
A.XD
PORT
DAY
VISIT
THEM
BOTH
A
WILLIAM
I
.
S
"CLOTHES
O
DISTIXCTTC
PORT
DAY
Prince
Rupert's
Carnival
"and
PORT
DAY
I
during
season.
Once
a
hospital
ship
was
noted
in
the
harbor
of
Prince
Success
and
Good
Luck
are
ters
were
colorful.
The
late
Bob
Hanna,
with
the
rasping
Scottish
voice,
for
example!
Skipper
Freeman
of
the
good
ship
Narbethong,
and
his
letters
to
the
papers.
Jack
Tones
of
Seal
Cove
and
the
Kelpie!
The
swarm
of
fishing
captans,
anl
the
army
that
risked
a
lot
often
life
Itself
out
on
the
halibut
oanks.
And
there
was
John
Myhill-Jones
whose
zone
of
operations
was
strictly
confined
to
the
port.
Ho
'sailed
the
launch
"O
Bab'
on
sight-seeing
trips,
often
around
Kaien
Island.
for
Prince
Rupert's
Can
Peter
Pan
Gift
Shoppe
gbahi
mi
Rupert
the
Prince
George,
freshly
painted
fitted
for
the
grisly
business
of
war,
back
in
'14.
But
she
was
not
called
on.
Yet,
she
was
ready
had
Von
Spee
ever
dared
to
venture
within
gunshot
of
the
Canadian
Navy
on
the
Pacific.
Today
there
is
another
fine
Prince
George.
The
vessels
of
the
Canadian
and
Port
Day.
G.
Percy
Tinker
Limited
Property
Management
SIXTH
STREET
AND
SECOND
AVENUE
Greeting
Cards
Souvenirs
Gifts
of
Beauty
Magazines
Lending
Library
Kentab
Conveyancing
H
Real
Estate
and
lniumne
M
Life
Insurance
Tefcw
PORT
MEMORIES
During
the
years
when
occasional
blasts
were
on
the
en
ormous
scale,
a
rocky
hill
would
heave
Itself
up
and
a
skyful
of
shattered
stone
go
sailing
over
the
harbor
and
plunging
in,
change
a
placid
-surface
into!
fire
Insurance
Btsw
Automobile
Insurance
PrincfB
229
Third
Avenue
Mrs.
Phyllis
Pullen,
Prop.
nothing
waters.
Every
Success
to
Prince
Rupert's
CARNIVAL
AND
PORT
DAY
BEST
WISHES
TO
VISITORS
Fashion
Footwear
Treat
yourself
to
happy
feet
.
Buy
your
shoes
at
Fashion
Footwear
A
Hearty
In
November,
1918,
the
harbor
staged
a
parade.
There
was
no
spit
or
polish,
and
no
freshly
gleaming
brass
buttons.
Peace
had
come,
and
a
hurrv-im
mil
May
Success
Attend
.
CARNIVAL
WEEK
and
PORT
DAY
WELC0H
i
Pacific
have
long
been
familiar
j
In
the
north,
and
one
wonders
;
what
has
become
of
the
Prin-j
cess
May.
One
could
almost
call
her
dainty,
in
the
trim
;
smartness
of
her
lines.
I
Eventually,
the
Princess
May
;
was
sold,
and
when
last
heard
of,
was
being
used
in
the
fruit
I
trade
between
New
York
and
i
Central
America.
Then
there
were
the
many
:
Union
Line
ships
from
the
original
"old
reliable"
Camosun
to
,
the
third
"Camosun'k
of
today
and
her
luxury
sister
ships
"Coquitlam"
and
"Chilcotin
"
WARSHIPS
TOO
Now
and
then
a
British
cruiser
would
call,
and
exchange
I
courtesies.
These
included
the
j
Capetown,
Curlew,
Colombo,
I
Dragon,
Durban,
Dispatch,
Dan-ae
and
York.
The
latter
was
a
flagship
and
met
her
doom
in
combat
in
the
North
Atlantic
during
World
War
II.
The
Sun
Flag
flew
on
wheat
;
loading
Japanese
ships
here
one
winter.
Business
brightened.
Prince
Rupert
had
become
a
grain
port.
Officers
of
the
j
first
wheat
ship
to
arrive
were
I
banqueted
and
the
Jap
sailors1
looked
as
if
they
were
wondering
what
it
was
all
about.
Anv-
!
went
out
to
all
shipping
in
the
port
to
get
up
steam
and
fall
into
line.
The
morning
was
chill
and
dark.
The
long
line
of
ships
moving
along
the
bay
looked
doubly
impressive,
because
of
Its
Very
dourness.
to
Visitors
If
it
is
Men's
Wear
for
young
or
for
old
you'll
find
it
at
Another
day,
never
to
be
forgotten,
was
when
unofficial
word
came
of
the
loss
of
the
Gordon
&
Anderson
LIMITED
)
While
in
town
for
the
M
Acmme
CLOTHING
Carnival
and
Port
Day
t--v
..'ni-
.
.
fv
ruin
Princess
Sophia.
Only
a
feW
days
before,
Capt.
Lock's
ship
had
been
here
on
her
way
north.
It
eould
hardly
be
believed
at
first.
But
the
late
foil
storm
had
trapped
the
ship
an1
held
her
fast
on
Vandrbilt
Reef
lated
to
sink
with
all
on
board'.
It
was
only
too
true.
-
visit
uui
new
BiAi-
Avenue
near
First
Street-
way,
a
pleasant
time
was
had.
i
Welcome
to
Visitors
and
Every
Success
to
Prince
Rupert's
Carnival
and
Port
Day
67
Tax!
and
Pool
Hall
ROSS
BROS.
Second
Avenue
West
(Across
from
Rupert
Hotel)
BUILDING
SHIPS
Building
deep
sea
vessels
at
Fraser
&
H
Two
boats
wmch
have
taken
an
active
part
in
Port
Day
for
years
are
the
Co-op
packers
Kanawaka,
Carit.
E
Pri
1
Prince
Rupert
was
not
without
and
the
Azurite,
skiDDered
h-
difficulties
and
delays
in
making
a
real
start,"
but
once
under
way,
first
rate
work
was
performed.
The
first
to
be
launch-
Tommy
Dalzell.
I
ed,
a
freighter
around
eight
I
"
i
thousand
tonnage,
was
named
the
Canadian
Scottish.
She
sailed
around
about
the
world,
BEST
WISHES
.'
.
.
BillScubytt
Protect
your
Home
and
Contents
see
P.
H.
LINZEY
PRINCE
nUPERT
finally
ending
a
somewhat
brief
life
when
wrecked
in
a
gale
off
the
Norwegian
coast.
The
second
similar
sized
ship
was
the
Canadian
Britisher.
These
were
the
first.
During
the
second
great
war,
ship
construction
was
a
major
industry
here.
W.
J.
R.
'HOME
OF
QUALITY
FURNITURE'
FEDERAL
BUILDING
PHONE
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AM)
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AVENUE
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