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Daily
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Saturday,
August
21,
1948
Civic
Centre
Part
and
Parcel
of
life
of
Prince
Rj
Indoor
Carnival
Emphasizes
Vital
Importance
of
Institution
Success
to
Prince
RUpert
A
Friendly
Welcome
to
.
.
.
CARNIVAL
and
PORT
DAY
'
VISITORS
.
BELMONT
HOTEL
C
Week
and
Port
D
ay
Shenton's
Sheet
Metal
V
1
JACK
HOSKINS
725
THIRD
WEST
Thousands
of
people
will
en-i
ter
Prince
Rupert's
Civic
Centre
within
the
next
week
for
the
first
indoor
carnival
in
years
Not
since
the
pre-war
days
when
the
Exhibition
Building
in
what
is
now
known
as
Roosevelt
Park
was
In
use
has
a
carnival
UOAT
WORK
-
ALL
TYPE
.KQNDEI)
ROOFERS
AGENTS
FOR
Y.M.CA.
at
an
additional
cost
of
$25,000.
After
a
year
of
service
to
Canadian
and
American
troops
in
the
area,
the
building
was
purchased
from
the
government
at
a
favorable
price
set
by
a
board
of
arbitration
headed
by
H.
G.
Perry
with
J.
T.
Harvey
representing
the
community,
and
immediately
re-opened
as
a
community
cntre.
Its
main
features
are:
an
auditorium
with
a
seating
capacity
of
800
and
dancing
accommodation
for
100;
a
large
gym
Yacht
Race
Intriguing
If
Port
Days
lack
some
outstanding
feature,
the
possibility
of
a
yacht
race
between
some
of
the
big
towns
down
the
coast,
and
Prince
Rupert,
might
seem
to
commend
itself.
It
was
staged
once.
It
went
over
with
a
bang!
It
stimulated,
when
most
people
could
use
a
spot
of
stimulation.
This
is
how
it
all
happened.
In
the
early
summer
of
1930,
Seattle
yachtsmen
and
others
interested
planned
a
race
to
Alaska's
capital
city,
Juneau.
As
a
sporting
event,
it
was
regarded
as
ambitious.
When
affars
came
to
a
showdown,
however,
Juneau
Duro-Th,
McClary
Warm
Air
Furnaces
"1
!
Ward
Electric
and
Marine
Supply
Ltd.
rue'
il
Fu,
ECONOMICALLY
Priced
PHONE
33
been
protected
from'
the
vagaries
of
the
weather.
Use
of
the
Civic
Centre
building
to
house
its
annual
celebration
for
the
first
time
will
cause
many
thoughtful
people
to
realize
even
more
fully
just
what
an
asset
the
community
centre
is
to
the
city.
The
subject
offers
a
great
deal
to
ponder
about.
That
the
Civic
Centre
is
used
nasium
capable
of
seating
700,
for
basketball
and
1,100
for
box-!
ing
and
wrestling;
a
smaller
apparatus
gymnasium
and
a
training
gymnasium
equipped
1
Prince
Rupert's
Annual
Cai
and
Port
Day
J
AUTHORIZED
DEALERS
i
Parts
"Scripps"
Marine
Engines
Service
From
30
to
300
H
P.
GASOLINE
AM)
DIESEL
i
Custom
Boat
Designs
a
Specialty
riO.
BOX
786
PHONE
680
i
snowea
signs
oi
weaKemng
under
PORT
DAY
CHAIRMAN
Stuart
G.
Furk,
key
figure
behind
this
year's
Port
Day
program
next
Thursday.
To
promote
the
success
of
the
marine
celebration,
he
has
enlisted
the
aid
of
a
number
of
fellow
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
members
and
waterfront
businessmen.
This
year
the
committee
plans
additional
events
and
entertainment
to
maintain
interest
throughout
the
day.
Mr.
Furk
also
is
President
of
the
Prince
Kupert
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce.
Make
them
"Musts"
in
your
date
by
practically
every
member
of
the
community
for
some
purpose
or
other
is
well
known.
But
the
extent
of
its
use
is
so
Impressive
as
to
justify
the
use
of
a
few
figures.
For
instance,
total
recorded
attendance
at
the
cen
IBLsd
Top
y
tre
last
year
was
174,000,
which
PIIONB
349
phone
Opposite
Post
Office'
Day
and
her
share
of
the
responsibility
it
would
be
necessary
to
assume.
Juneau
withdrew
and
Seattle
looked
to
Prince
Rupert
or
rather
to
the
Prince
Rupert
Yachting
&
Rowing
Club,
a
live
and
aggressive
outfit
that
promptly
fell
for
the
notion.
So
did
others,
who
called
this
city
their
headquarters.
The
time
was
June,
eighteen
years
ago.
The
shadow
of
depression
was
over
the
land
and
people
were
in
the
mood
to
try
anything
once.
A
race
caught
the
popular
fancy.
It
would
be
a
sort
of
deluxe
publicity
for
one
thing.
Local
co-operation
with
boxing,
wrestling
ami
weight
lifting
apparatus;
public
restaurant
and
coffee
bar,
privately
operated;
public
library
with
10,000
books;
two
lounge
rooms;
four
meeting
and
committee
rooms;
crafts
room
and
photo
dark
room;
'Teen
age
games
room;
billiard
room;
private
and
team
showers
and
dressing
rooms;
rifle
range
under
construction.
To
operate
this
enterprise
in
behalf
of
the
citizens
of
rriiire
Rupert,
the
Civic
Centre
Association
has
been
Incorporated
under
the
Societies
Act..
The
governing
body
is
the
Board
of
Directors,
four
of
whom
are
elected
by
the
membership
at
large
at
an
annual
meeting.
Two
directors
are
elected
by
the
Teen
Age
Club
and
one
director
is
appointed
by
each
community
group.
Groups
assisting
the
Civic
Centre
financially
arc
entitled
to
additional
members
on
the
board.
An
executive
council
consisting
of
a
president,
vice-president,
treasurer,
secretary
and
six
board
members
carries
out
the
policies
set
by
the
Good
Luck
hundred
miles
of
scenic
seas
would
stir
the
most
phlegmaric
of
souls.
Among
the
prizes
offered
were
trophies
.from
the
Yacht
Club,
the
City
and
the
Canadian
Fish
and
Cold
Storage
Co.
All
were
of
value,
and
strong
in
artistry.
This
was
particularly
true
of
the
gift
of
the
Club
a
silver
yacht,
designed
and
made
by
Jack
Bulger.
"
means
that
in
this
city
of
8,000,
each
person
theoretically
used
the
building's
varied
facilities
20
times.
Gymnasium
events
attracted
44,500
people.
These
events
numbered
1,185.
Audtorium
events
numbered
204
and
drew
an
aggregate
attendance
of
38,-250
while
in
the
meeting
rooms
and
lounges
there
were
772
separate
events
attended
by
24,-000.
Special
interest
groups
used
the
building
183
times
and
attracted
67,965.
In
order
to
operate
such
an
institution,
large
scale
financing
is
needed,
and
among
the
methods
of
raising
money
are
B.C.
MESSENGER
;
S
A
L
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S
;
PRINCE
RUPERT'S
CARNIVAL
;
AND
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PORT
DAY
:
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Service
.
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Wait?
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.
.
PHONE
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TO
was
immediate
and
hearty.
Handsome
yachts,
coursing
In
PRINCE
RUPERT'S
ANNt
rivalry
through
more
than
five
CARNIVAL
and
PORT
M
GRANT
&
NEWK
Great
Power
Sites
Nearby
the
annual
carnivals.
Bulk
of
the
money
raised
by
the
carnivals;
however,
is
turned
into,
a
capital
account
hi
anticipation
of
future
needs
with
only
the
required
amount
being
used
to
ELECTRICAL
Aluminum
Company
Looks
to
This
DistrictNothing
Like
Them
on
Continent
HELLO
'Z
TO
OUT-OF-TOWN
VISITORS
.
and
SUCCESS
IJO
THE
ANll
AL
CARNIVAL
AND
PORT
DAY
CONTRAC1
meet
current
expenses.
These
normal
operating
expenses
annually
total
$21,500
which
comes
from
various
WAS
GOVERNOR
FIRST
Madame
Currie,
co-discoverer
of
radium,
was
born
Marya
Sk.i-odowska,
and
was
a
gnverne
w
in
Poland
before
she
became
z.
scientist.
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KUPERT,
RC.
sources.
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UNITED
CABS
Two
of
the
British
Columbia
coast's
greatest
potential
water
power
projects
are
located
within
a
couple
of
hundred
miles
of
Prince
Rupert.
They
have
been
receiving
a
large
measure
of
attention
lately
in
view
of
announced
plans
of
the
Aluminum
Company
of
Canada
to
establish
a
plant
on
this
coast
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.-
ei-Woiiilpn,
Prop.
Cow
Hay
comparable
with
the
company's
Let's
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Tonuilwr
AT
PRINCE
RUPERT'S
SilCCESS
TO...
CARNIVAL
WEEK
and
PORT
DAY-PACIFIC
FISHERIES
CO.
LTD.
;
CANADIAN
BRANCH
i
;
of
j
SAN
JUAN
FISHING
&
PACKING
CO.
ANNUAL
CARNIVAL
year
there
were
1,100
members
brought
in
$3,200,
while
revenue
from
activities
and
rentals
totalled
$7,000.
Donations
amounted
to
$1,800
and
grants
from
the
city,
provincial
government
and
local
organizations
total
$3,500.
Patrons'
donations,
minimum
of
which
is
$50,
brought
in
$2,000.
The
capital
fund
of
just
over
$100,000
has
been
raised
during
the
period
from
1929
to
1947.
The
initial
amount
of
nearly
$20,000
was
given
by
two
of
the
community's
service
clubs
and
donations
received
from
a
city-wide
canvass.
The
major
portion,
more
than
$80,000
has
been
.
raised
through
summer
car-'
nivals
since
1910
with
full
cooperation
from
community
groups.
Of
the
$100,000
total,
$50,000
has
been
spent
in
purchase
of
the
building,
alterations
to
fit
community
needs
and
a
major
gymnasium
addition
in
1947.
The
balance
of
the
capital
fund
is
being
held
for
projected
building
additions
at
the
most
opportune
time.
The
building
Itself
was
constructed
in
1944
by
the
Canadian
government
as
a
Y.M.C.A.
war
service
centre
at
a
cost
of
$157,000
and
furnished
by
the
.
AND
PORT
DAY
North
Star
Bottling
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PRINCE
RUPERT
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GOOD
LUCK
To
PORT
DAY
PARTICIPANTS
SUCCESS
great
operation
in
Arvida,
Quebec.
Such
a
development
would
far
eclipse
in
magnitude
anything
that
has
yet
been
essayed
on
this
coast.
i
One
of
these
power
potentials
would
affect
the
Tahtsa
and
Kenano
areas
involving
a
ten-mile
diversion
tunnel
near
Gardner
Carlal.
The
other
would
include
Eutsuk,
Whitesail
and
Kimsquit
Lakes,
northeast
of
Bella
Coola,
with
a
bewildering
array
of
alternatives
and
variants
in
the
method
of
development,
Tremendous
potentiality
of
these
projects
is
foreseen
by
Major
R.
C.
Farrow,
comptroller
of
water
rights
for
the
province
of
British
Columbia,
who,
witting
in
Construction
World,
states
that
"So
far
as
Is
known
there
are
no
remaining
power
sites
of
like
magnitude
anywhere
hi
Canada
or
the
United
States.
In
this
age
of
ever-increasing
demand
for
power
the
potential
value
of
thes
possibilities
can
hardly
be
ovsr-estimated."
"The
Eutsuk
-
Kimsquit
and
Tahtsa
-
Kemano
projects
embody
the
same
general
idea,'
writes
Major
Farrow,"
and
they
have
certain
features
in
common.
They
would
make
use
of
large
headwater
lakes
capable
of
balancing
their
inflow
with
only
a
few
feet
depth
of
storage.
These
lakes
are
tucked
well
into
the
eastern
flank
of
the
Coast
Range
at
elevations
varying
from
2700
to
3850
feet
above
the
sea
level,
with
their
outlets
on
the
edge
of
the
interior
plateau
and
their
heads
only
short
distances
from
the
immensely
deep
coastal
valleys
which
are
in
fact
continuations
of
the
long
fiords
whieh
penetrate
far
into
the
range.
"All
these
projects
contemplate
westward
diversions
from
these
lakes
by
tunnel
through
the
range
to
power
houses
in
the
adjacent
coastal
valleys
under
J.
McLEOD,
Manager
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FISHERIES
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To
THE
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CARNIVAL
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heads
ranging
from
2700
to
3000
feet."
SHELTERED
LIFE
!
Until
she
became
Queen.Victoi
ia
never
slept
&
night
way
from
her
mother's
room
and
was
not
allowed
to
converse
alone
with
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
NORTHERN
FISHERMEN'S
COLD
STORAGE
STEWART,
B.C.
jany
grown-up
person.