prcwu i,uuajr. m re- the Eep ti port has been received from hPr . lslaill GALE - 1;-, Prince ftupctt Dailp jQetof Monday, November 8, 1948 (Continued from Page 1) "M OUMy. Th. Reminiscences By W. J. - and REFLECTIONS yet. The lighthouse tender Al-bernl will also be sent there as soon as she returns from the Queen Charlotte Islands. Mr. and Mrs. Wilklns went to severed, Col. Keith Dixon, Prince Rupert agent of the Department v mile. of Transport Marine bection which administers the light TODAY Six DP Girls Arrive to Work As Maids in General Hospital ' Canada is the land of promise to six eastern European women who arrived in Prince Rupert Saturday night with their backs turned firmly on the displaced persons camps of Europe which have been their homes for as long as four years. They stepped off the passenger train after 16 days Ocean traffic through Prince Rupert might not be hastened, should the large and modern warehouse, built during the war, be marked for demolition in the event of Inability to dispose of it any other way. Such would only illustrate the Irony of the situation. And Rupert KTtinniwtt Hcmn k.m.u mivu Motet OKHH BRENT , f l OH ' " I 11 Jon Hill I I I Hn4)W ' ' CHAttll Ul has been exposed to irony be-'. KORVIN IUKAS fore this. house service, made appeals to passing boats to learn what had happened. The Vancouver tug Edward i. Coyle responded, making an effort to approach the island on Thursday but was unable to get close on account of rough weather. On the same day, the tug P.W. reported that it had seen what was believed to be a light but, on account of rain showers, its crew could not be certain. They also were unable to glimpsed from a train window. 1 ADULT INTIRTAI reC UST EHOU "We will like Canada we hope," said Irene Slezaite, a dark and pretty Lithuanian. Irene has spent the last four years in displaced persons and transit camps In the British zone And while the city is giving attention to the very necessary objecUve of telephone department expansion, it may do no harm to mention, here and now, and just as a matter of local interest, that there are no less than 38 Johnsons, Johnstons, Jensens, Johansens, Jacksons and Johnstones listed in the city directory. of travel which brought their to Prince Rupert General Hospital where they will spend the next year, at least, as maids in the short-handed institution. ; Patient and friendly and with A slight air of confusion at the new ' land through which they had been rushed, they came from countries now dominated by Russia along the eastern corridor "of Europe. With the wisdom tf years of broken hopes in chattered Europe behind them, they made no . committments about a land they have only of Germany. Her family, with Col. Dixon radioed the steam the exception' of her father who was killed during the war,( is still in Lithuania. er Prince George, southbound, for Information as It passed the light station. On Friday. Capt COMING TUES. and WED ; by ol w iomnt worn.. Ernest Caldwell replied that he Irene's English is good. She speaks it with only a slight accent and In a quiet Toice. One of her two friends, had been unable to see a light. Mr. Dewey explains how it happened. It seems many ladies and gentlemen neglected to go to the polls. Crystal clear! Another way to put it would be to suggest that too many went there in the case of Mr. B C. Packers cannery at Namu was then contacted, but it was not until yesterday that they could get a boat to the island. CHALLENGER VALUES COUIMBUrciWBnMf Elizabeth Gerins, a Latvian who has been four years in the D.P. camps in the American lore, also has mastered the language but to a lesser degree. The third member of this The packer Sunny Boy landed and rescued the Wilklns family U.S. MEAT PRICES TAKE A DIVE Harried housewives doing their best to make ends meet burst into loud cheers in New York when meat prices took a perceptible nosedive as much as 18 cents a pound on some items. There were a million explanations, ranging from the fact that corn is plentiful and cheap, to the fact that customers were scarce and wouldn't buy. Anyhow, it adds up to the first real break in the meat price spiral in nearly two years. The next qustion is whether the price break will last. Picture shows a store manager, Herman Blohm, posting new lower prices. . . - ST They were taken to Finn Bay, Civic Centre . Dates - a fishing camp several mnes north, then transferred to the bv keeping on the Inside. o. When attending church and some person offers one Modern Etiquette By ROBERTA LEE it sone book, should one always TUESDAY ; (Sports) , a.m. 9:00 Bo Me Hi Gym Class p.m. 2:30 King Edward Gym Class 3:30 Rup-Rec Jr. Boys 8:00 Rup-Rec Men accept it? Q. Is it ever permissible for a A. Yes ;one should graciously B.C. Packers boat Klatawa which took them to Bella Bella. They are being treated for exposure and slight Injuries by Dr. G. E. Darby. Saturday night Capt. John Bodcn of the Union steamer Ca-mosun reported that he had seen a light on Egg Island but saw no distress signal flying. The Department of Transport lighthouse tender Birnle sailed Saturday morning from Prince Rupert for Egg Island and ex- if un man to walk on the. Inside of acCept the book, even Gistoj able to sing. the pavement when accompanying a woman? (School Basketball League) 4:00 Borden vs. King Edward youthful trio of close friends is Aldona Podvoiskyte, also a Lithuanian, whose background as a displaced person is of equal length. Berueta Blaizaite is a Lithuanian who has spent the last few years in camps at Kiel and other parts of the British zone. Her companions were both Hungarians, one, Terez Kovacs from a D.P. camp in the American zone and the other, Magda Mikuda, the oldest of the group. Mrs. Mikuda, a short rotund woman with an apple face that breaks readily into a smile, is a trained hospital worker who has worked in Institutions in Hungary and Germany for the last 28 years. She is a "trained midwife and worked in German hospitals before coming here. ' The group sailed from Cux- 'IMS raARD-BMRA BBJi A. Only if they are making 4:45 High 2 vs High 1. (BasketbaU League) TRY A CLAbSlFIZD AD! Classified AQrfitising Pays! their way through a rougn. jostling crowd, and the man can protect the woman better 6:30 Junior 7:15 Women ' mm. muni! -o, i in HtiiiMiiii suriusoi O c A 8:15 Intermediate 9:15 Senior S1MI IIIlMlTCMIi: (Special) 2:00 Sewing .Class (U.B.C.) u EDXUO van 4:00 Junior Leathercraft IMPORTED ENGLISH Z . AND DOMESTIC TOWELS r J AND FACE CLOTHS ALL SIZES AND' ALL PRICES, 7:30 Mixed Leathercraft . 8:00 Sewing Class (U.B.C.) 8:00 Symphony Orchestra 8:00 Bridge Lessons haven, Oermany, on October 21 EXTRA 8:00 J.C.C. Public Speaking after months of careful screen ing by Immigration and Labor CARTOON SPORTSREEL NEWS Department officials in trans- : WALLACE'S: f pui i, cauips ui me tsnusn zone 1 P M. - 9 P H. Their boat was the liner Sam- f . Of Course! aria, loaded with new cit.'zens . from France, Germany, Den Repairs City Merchants City merchants are asked in future to have ropy for all display advertisements into the Daily News office by 4 p.m. of the day previous to their publication. This co-operation will greatly assist the mechanical department In keeping to the regular hour for publication. f ON THE SPOT OR IN OUR SH We're Specialists un "t urrenl" problfmit. It nJ no difference where we repair at your burnt i our shop we do the job expertly and quickly. mark, Holland and many other countries. All are Roman Catholics. At Quebec, where they landed on October 31, they were met! by Miss I. Terry, of the Unem- j ployment Insurance Commission, ' Vancouver, who accompanied j them from Winnipeg to Prince Rupert. They were met here by C. G. Ham, pf esident of the Prince Rupert Hospital Board, D. C. Stevenson, hospital secretary, and E. V. Whiting local, Unemployment Insurance offi-' cer. Terms of their employment here are based on a contract drawn up by the Unemployment RUPERT RADIO & ELECIRI IT 313 Third Avfn Phone 644 - ' .inn, - V I Box 1321 . lV jT 'iS JS' 1 II 111' It', the Your Best Eating Place FULL COURSE MEALS 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Banquet Hall for Luncheons, Dinners and Parties Chinese Dishes 7 I Insurance Commission. The con II ... for Tasty Meals Chop Sucy Chow Mcin tract is of a year's duration and provides for a minimum wage of $35 a month and board and room. However, the Prince Rupert CAFE Chinese D'mhes a Specially RprnnH Ai-pnne ntinfivH.n Prinre Rupert -i-i ...j.if General Hospital is paying $50 608 3rd Ave W. Phone 200 . fv,,,P 173 for OttWK A a month and board, room and laundry, according to Mr. Stevenson, who indicated th Y) rX.fi v A w lurtner pay , increases would follow if the girls' work is found " 7 III satisfactory. . At present, the girls are shar DOUBLE ENJrtVMFNTI ENJOYMENT! JIMZMS. ttJO PARA4 5vIa4 I I'-iliry THF. lV"y'Jytr r S M III mm MS . . ing a large ward in the unused military wing of the hospital but will be given ,; quarters-three to a room on the top floor when preparation of the rooms is complete. Inability of the hospital authorities to obtain ward help caused the board to make application for the services of displaced persons almost 18 months ago. - , II ywwv?' in s 7DJll(sLaleSJ,Q, Our new stock Is gradually rrlvl"s Jl, th"re are 'certainly many very niu new designs this year. CIGARETTES BLONDIE The Termite in Her Woodwork! By CHICK YOUNG i 'Special Debit. $41.95 r r A shipment has Just come u gre famous "Coro" people ad nnen quite reasonable at $1.00 to $5.00. - We'd like you to have a luf "" t sets i that For smart jewellery ou vUlt a price that fits the purse SPtCt RACK VfTLUGOANO E 1 ff W. ( Ji?? WANTED Empty Beer Bottles CITY TRANSFER WILL COLLECT THEM AT YOUR DOOR CARTONED OR LOOSE ' WE PAY CASH Wiijf ftsHnf Kh(H0 m Jb . 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