Mrs. Kergin and Mrs. S. H. Don - B Alf Ulvctt, Mrs. A. S. Nickerson aldson, the worthy matron of; Mrs. W. Wasyk and Mrs. c. H the Chapter. El kins. The cashier, was Mrs. W 9 Ipiuut Uupm Dailp news Saturday. May 21, 1949 w. m. watts. Mrs. Shelford Dart on, Mrs Waterfront The committee responsible for W. A. McLean. Mrs. Frank Dibb ; . . . 1 flit tlU'PfiCO dt f Via o - i. thlS mnng.ar Isla"d. on an tr, aler living v Man . Spr unci.. ... ' EASTERN STAR TEA ENJOYED Attractive Affair at Home of Mrs. L. W. Kergin Thursday Afternoon , Spacious home of Mrs. L. W. Kergin, Fourth Avenue West, was the scene Thursday after and Mrs. W. D. Vance presided at j , , , ",c con-the slst of Miss Muriel tea tables Serviteurs were Vance. con-Mrs. H. D. Thain. Mrs. J. J. v( utr' Mr- Alex Mitchell. Mrs. Little, Mrs. M. F. Stuart, Mrs. iContinued on Page 7) ' .... i v.. . m.-t-., m M.1IJ U We are pleased to announce that we can now supply BRIQUETTES jSo Slack C! can Alaska Drops Halibut Tax Landings Here Exceed 5,000,000 Pounds-Salmon Trolling Poor The territory of Alaska this week withdrew a noon of a delightful tea and sale of home cooking by Belist , Chapter, Imperial Order, Daugh- j ters of the Empire. Regal 111- j les, mauve stocks were used to j centre the tea table, pink roses, and spring flowers were effectively arranged in the living room. Many guests were received byj TRUCKS special tax on halibut landing by non-resident vessels CALL 651 I Oil ML VOI R COAL NEEDS oils Foothills Lump, Egg;, Nut and Washed Stoker Coal for I'ar after the first fortnight of the season had indicated that Seattle fishermen preferred to land their catches at rrince Kupert rather than pay the extraordinary IMMEDIATE DELIVER! tribute. ' Three well known Alaska fish packers are back in regular service between Ketchikan and Prince Rupert aifter making only intermittent runs during the winter. They are the Sydney, Dagney and Robert Eugene, which are now regularly bringing cargoes for rail shipment to the Amercian market. The territorial tax was set at $50 per crew man on each nonresident vessel using Alaska ports to deliver halibut. Alaskan vessels paid $5 per man. In .POTT, EVfTT & CO. halibut has been landed by the fleet at Klemtu in the last couple of weeks. Boats fishing the horseshoe banks in the southern part of the straits find It more convenient to run to 16,000 Pounds Gross i rn l I c e I 1VM Rating 1 Base in:;: ijuilmng supplies I2U ana icj-incn vvnee ! withdrawing the tax, the terri- torial legislature ruled that i money paid in that cause by.Klemtu than to travel farther . ' Fir-: Uni- Hon. E T. Kenney. minister of fishermen would be refunded, north to Prince Rupert. Bute-: t. 'he citv lands and forests, and Olof Han-' Particularly hit by the tax dale and Namu have been re- Replace That Old Truck With One of These Fine New :i bv ii.:r from son. former M P. for Skeena, are llle 'arge jseauie ooats, he attended arriving in the city this after- some which had 10-man Union steamer Coquitlam Capt, Alf Aspinall, 'docked here at 1 p.m. Friday from Vancouver, en route to the south islands for her bi-weekly calls. She carried a light list of passengers, but considerable freight for the islands. She made no -, the United noon with the party oi Premier "" ifnii uiai, tney ceiving relatively small quantities of camp-delivered fish. Prices on the Prince Rupert exchange continued to rise during the week and Friday they reached a seasonal high of 18.6 would forfeit $500 for the season Byron Johnson. SUPERIOR AUTO AND BODY SERV ; for the privilege of landing fish : at Alaskan ports. Although American landings; cents or mediums. stop at Watson Island this trip. Four Am- : at prince Kupert have not been erican boats sold 63,000 pounds ; Last evening at 9 o'clock the on the exchange Friday. Theatala, Capt. Ernest Sheppard, Co-op took 170,000 pounds of arrived, sailing at midnight on particularly heavy so far this season, their number built up Hi i Third and Park Avenue PRINCE RUPERT Phone Gr 1 II ! this week. Out of 28 Ameri Canadian fish. her return south. WHAT ABOUT eif Winding Watches? V J- II can halibut vessels which brought cargoes here since the season opened, 22 of them arrived since last Sunday. Since the season opened, slightly better than 1.000.000 pounds of American fish have been landed here. The Seattle boats Frisco and Pierce are the only two. of the U.S. fleet to take more than one delivery so far. Each has been in twice. Total halibut landings at Prince Rupert since May 1 have been 5,150.000 pounds, of which 1.275,000 pounds have come s . .;,( people are afraid to buy them because ii i not know how they work. T::' have a weight inside the case which to jl different position every time the i ! ' '.t in is moved and this winds up a small ! a Moil! at a time and keeps the watch w.ui:d. - - Ir.r watch runs more evenly than one which i. ) only once a day. They are satisfactory . c- 'iivt r.ient. 1 a . nf our staff have been using them for ! vi-ars. range from $45 to $95 . tax now. from Area Three, the bulk hav- ing been cauertt J in Area Two.' .American- landings, from both1 areas total 1.000,000 pound? j Practically all the landings at this port so far, as contrasted BVLGER S II wh immediate former years'. Lave come from the regular. ; fleet, with only a small portidn I coming from the camps. Reason it)- JMM i I Sr- rV'' . XVi&A::. lift,,. A -3? ;I I II 34 H I J I if Jl J I f given for this is that the wea ther.has been too rough for the small types of boats which nor mally fish from the outlying camps and that last season ' proved none too profitbale- for , the trollers and gillnetters who X.f At lTZ1L -j-tS . T WmwmmmmmrmmW 1 ; - x V v . f . lid T-VS'Si-iSi "mm j,afylTEaa.'xq went after halibut a year ago. Many of the small boats axe j improving the time until the salmon start running by fishing for dogfish. Reports on salmon trolling i indicate that it has been very I poor so far and that catches have been, on the average, lessly low. HEALTH CARE COMES FIRST A considerable amount of Ji t ' il u 1 I ! ! R I 1 t i t fc : i m i i !. rU ; I ! I j CM ! C ' i i ; i I "The rights of private property and free choice IN THE SUPREME COURT OP BRITISH COLUMBIA IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE "ADMINISTRATION ACT" ' 1 " " ' " AND ! In the Mater of the Estate of lius Cirrf. Ilwwiscd i You can't buy health at a bargain counter! Good health is the result of day-by-day care and proper medical treatment when it is needed. Depend on us for you r" pharmaceutical needs. urjt;it..S: in. "to' 9 p.m. Daily : u, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. ; "s. Sundays and Holidays. TAKE NOTICE that by Order of His Honour Judge W. O. Fulton. Local Judge of the Supreme Court of Brltkh Columbia. I was on the 9th day of May. A D. 1949, appointed Administrator ol the estate of Oub Clerf, deceased, late of Terrace. British Columbia, who died on the 9th day of December. 1948, at Vancouver, British Columbia. All persons indebted to the said rotate are required to pay the amount of their indebtedness to me forthwith, and all persons having claims against the said estate are required to file them with me properly verified on or before the UJallarr piarmarij action under a system of private competitive capitalism, must continue to be the foundation of our nation's peaceful and prosperous expanding economy. Free competition and free men are the strength of our free economy." 30th day of June, . 1949, failing which distribution - will be made having regard ojtily to such claims j loLLYWOQD cafe y.OST UP-TO-DATE CAFE IN T11H CITY of which I shall have been notified. DATED at Prince Rupert, B. C.I this 10th day of May. AD. 1949. CJORDON FRASER FORBES ms'I.N KKOM 11:30 A.M. TO 3:30 A.M. Official Administrator Prince Rupert, B. C. (121) We r-pecializc in Chinese Dishes NOW AVAILABLE CHOI' SUE V CHOW MEIN or Outside Orders PHONE 133 MAY 24 FIRE CRACKERS SPARKLERS ROMAN CANDLES FLAGS Canadian and American . PINWWEELS AND BLOWOUTS Harvest Hats im Red, Black and Silver very popular with the Kiddies. Canada's CCL unions arc affiliated with the CIO in the United States. But some Canadian leaders of the CCL are advocating Socialism. They take a position directly opposite to that of Scottish-born Philip Murray who is outspokenly opposed to Socialism, Communism or any form of collectivism'. Like William Green, president of the AFL, Philip Murray sees CompctitlVC Free Enterprise as th: foundation of. the rights and security of organized labor. LOOK FOR THE NEW RED AND WHITE SOLD SEAL LABEL i il l i' KINSMEN HELP KIDDIES VR ATTTM T.'Q . i Li H L-V if ?.'.'SL li ml 1-1 1 "S Li B S L ii B PHOTO FINISHING Developing, Printing EnlarinV QUICK SERVICE Phone Red 400 ; nmateur arna Professional Supplies 3. C. F DER. TION OF TRADE & INDUSTRY