... r prince tttiycrt Dailp rectos Wednesday, January 5, 1019 ALL TOGETHER (Continued f rum Page O; e) BUILDING !S REPORTED ON Chamber of Commerce Still Hoping fur Apartment project i Detailed report on the former United Slates Army administration, building here, which the Prince Rupert Chamber of, Commerce hopes may be con- verted into an apartment house to relieve an anticipated hous ing shortage here has been I ;.fCW ' pry f : , X . j'-ZiP-- : 1 cT ' ! " iffl y7 s r ""Blankets of all types Including Famous English Whitney Point. Famous Bates U.S. Bedspreads, Quilts, Sheets, Pillow Slips, Complete stock at low cash price. W ALLACE'S of Course! presented by VV. H. Shortridge to "lI ",l should bc savcri 'm dcmo-Chamber a special committee of the lf al a11 Pible in view ot of which L. M. Fcl-.Uon sen thai is chairman. Further ' Ule Possibility of its need lor icports are due from .City En-!wartImP usc and our enivo-gineer Donald Stewart. Fire ! tlouDts thal cvcrv Possible av-Cliief II. T. Lock and Wire In- enue of exploration for possible spector F. M. Kcmpton as to peacetime uses have not yet been changes that will be required tried; the administration butid-to bring such a structure under Ing should be made available to compliance with the building private investors (or if they and other regulations. won't act, to some such body a.s There has been no estimate of j Central Mortgage) .for conver cost as yet although three years . sion into an apartment house ago private interests figured ( for relief of ' expected housing that it would cost $75,000 to. shortage (the Chamber is now Th.-i ouitij biiLiait uioluvviuu uuiing uie sunihgrs l'cr s work work T- through the Rockies should be brought to the attention of the authorities at the proper time. "Coastguard Service (Pacific Coast) Like yourself, we have expressed ourselves in favor of this overdue service, upon which need I understand you are already well informed. "A mcrlcan Installations at Prince Rupert (War Assets) '' " , paying a builder for a practical report on the condition of this building and its approximate cost to remodel and convert"; the American section of the Ocean Dock should compul-sorily be incorporated into the present dock facilities of the Canadian National. "Aviation We feel that an air strip should be built to serve Prince Rupert most likely at Tugwell Island. We don't want to weary you with long arguments in favor of this project, with which, of course, you are already familiar, but we have discussed this with C.P.A.L. ol-ficials and believe it to be sound, practical and nowhere near as expensive as we have been led to believe." To which Mr. Archibald replied: "I will do what I can to promote the various points in the hope that some action will be taken." . aduTlTbuy" most "funnies" Some Observations of Prince Rupert News Vendor "You might be .surprised to know who buy most of the "funnies," remarked a pioneer news stand proprietor yesterday. Ho glanced at the rows of papers and magazines. "They are not ' youngsters. ed more than 5,000 square miles to the map 4 Canada Ph ! orations next year will be bolstered by a thirclU,oto mnn'). ron, which will work with the two already esablished. Tk 't RCAF photo survey planes took aerial photographs of shaded areas shuwn above during the 1943 season's operations. More than 911,000 square miles were covered during the season, well over twice the record for any previous summer's work. The aerial photos are turned into maps, and are also used for many commercial purposes, including mining development, lumbering, and water-power development. Shown in black, .in Foxe Basin, north of Hudson Bay, are the two new islands which Air Force Births, Deaths, Fewer in ?o Than in 1947 Prince Rupert's natural population increase lagged somewiat last year under i947, although marriages were more numerous, according to vital statistics provided by the Government Agent's office. Preponderance of births over deaths in the city last year was 106, as compared with 1C3 in 1947. . There were 100 marriages in the city and six in the district us compared with 97 in the city and none in the district in 1947. Last year there were 92 cleat V.s in the city and 198 births, while in 1947 deaths In the city totalled 97 and births 205. In the snown aoove are an lecorded on film negatives stored the vaults of No. 1 Photo Establishment, Koi:kmre. The J '""iwu ovpi jjiiuko, nitric on niu' ' i S .1 WALLACES BLANKETS BEDSPREADS QUILTS - SHEETS PILLOW SLIPS district in 1918 there were 15 deaths and eight births while the previous year, there were 14 deaths in the district and six births. There were two stillbirths in the city last year . us compared with one in 1947. British Housewives Are Feeling Strain LONDON-The tired British housewife is underfed and spends her nights dreaming of cooking and shopping queues. This is the finding of The Lancet, authoritative British medical journal. Of 61 typical housewives all but seven attend t he movies, possibly once a week, not to see the show, so much, as to find a chance to sit down, j TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SALE S lube cabinet radio, 12 inch speaker, newly re-lined, nicely grained cabinet in good condition. Snap tor cash, guarantee $50.00. 1345 i'lggot .Place. (4 : if ' . , ! J SHIPS AND WATERFRONJ 28 miles of aerial film. Motorists May Use Railway 'Phones When Jack Marchant mentioned at the meeting of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Com merce Monday night the desirability of some sort of telephonic communication system being set up along the Skeena River Highway as a protection in case of accident or emergency when traversing the highway, Divisional Superintendent C. A. Berncr of the Canadian HCAF?I National Railw.y:; plr that th'1 railwayh,l( ti; at each station bi t.-and Terrace wlnli tc, !'- always at ui' pm! posul. TRAIN SCI1K1U l or tho Kasl Monday, Wcdnc.idiv, 8:00 p.m. I-rout the I asl Tuesday, Thursday, 1 1 10:45 pin. iviMuni at :uu p.m. - v:uu p.n MAKK STIOVENS KAIilSAlIA I.AWIiKM I: 'STREET WITH NO NAME' ! A' -:t V(&. ' "1 hd -v . -i THURS. TO SAT. IhcVX'kunJ aiidlk-BiJiCfff T II l"-ZZ -S -HL 8 I W J I UlUlihllAY-Na. 7 p. Ill SAT. 2:00 - 4:40-0:50 - ON 1MI itm ill Mid They are adults, some along in in 1870 and is still going strong, years, and I'm sure they buy After being taken over from the them to read themselves. Some Cunard Line in 1890, she became have no families. The sillier the one of the most famous boats 'funnies' arc, it seems to me, the n this coast in the Seattle-quicker they sell." (Nome service during the gold He agreed, though, that there 'rush, must be plenty of serious read- On her latest trip, she left ing in Prince Rupert. Th el Seattle on December Hi, sailing The veteran steamer Victoria of Alaska Steamship Lines left port here this morning for Seattle a little more than 12 hours alter docking yesterday to load a consignment of canned salmon held in bond at the Ocean Dock since early last fall. The Victoria is southbound with "plunder," according to her skipper, Capt. Christen Trond-scn. "Plunder" he described as a wide assortment of general cargo left in the Alaska ports three months ago by strikebound American ships heading back to Seattle. Said to be the oldest ship in the American Maritime Service, the iron-plated Victoria was built at Dumbarton. Scotland. as far north as Seward where she began loading southbound cargo. Much of it was commodities which had been either left at Alaska ports, -or unloaded there when other ships decided to return empty to Seattle at the start of he maritime srike last October. Included In her cargo were 50 large bales of wool, picked up at Seward. They were brought by another vessel from sheep ranches on Attu and Um- nak far out in the Aleutian chain. She also carried general cargo and a" large shipment of canned salmon picked up at the New England and Ward's Cove canneries at Ketchikan. At Prince Rupert, the Victoria loaded 14,000 cases of canned salmon from the Ocean Dock. This was salmon brought here in September by other Ameri- ' TODAY make the structure into a 52-aparment building. The building is still in the hands of War Assets Corporation under threat of being advertised for demolition. WIDE VISION The antelope's' eyes are plac ed far apart so that the animal can see danger approaching on all sides. fppp Radio Dial I I I I 1240 Kilocycc-s (subject to Change) WEDNESDAY P.M. 4:00 Edmuna liocKnwgt 4:15 Stock Quotations and Int. 4:30 Maggie Muggins 4:45 Easy Listening 5:00 Rendezvous Room 5:30 Musical Cocktails 6:00-Supper Serenade 6:15 Sammy Kaye 6:30 Musical Varieties 6:45 Plantation House Party 7:00 CBC News 7:15 CBC News Roundup 7:30-Rcital 8:00 Twelfth Night 10:00 CBC News 10:10-CBC News 10:15 Dr. G. G. Sedgwick 10:30 Billmore Hotel Orch. 11 :05--Weather Forecast and Sign Off THURSDAY A.M 7:00 Musical Clock 8:00 CBC News 8:15 Morning Song 8:30 Music for Moderns 8:45 Little Concert 9:00 BBC News and Comtry 9:15 Morning Devotions 9:30 Morning Concert . 9:59 Time Signal 10:00 Ellen Harris 10:15 Morning Melodies 10:30 Roundup Time lu:4S bcanainavlan Melodies 11:00- Musical Varieties 11:15 Songs ol Today j 11:30 Weather Forecast 1 11:31 Message Period i 11:33 Recorded Interlude ,11:45 Let's Waltz PJW. 12:00 Mid-Day Melodies 1 12:15 CBC News 12:25 Program Resume 12:30-B.C. Farm Broadcast. !12:55-Recordcd Interlude 1:00 Concert Hour 1:30 Bernic Braden Tells n Story 1:45 Commentary and Talk 2:00 Feature Concert 2:15 Family Favorites 2:30 Musical Program (OIL) 2:45 Western Five 3:00 Ethel and Albert 3:15 Spotlight on a Star t x i y-yi i VMht In Hi Ttr-J k. m mi ii Dishes and Glassware .ni in in i i i i Wjl ----a; M ifr .Jfcnj : ; . 1 1 , can ships and stored in bond. Longshore crews tolled throughout the night to complete loading her by this morning. Capt. Trondsen sailed at 8 o'clock this morning. Crewmen of the Victoria spent Christmas at Seward and New Year's at sea. In her dining room still stood the Alaska spruce Christmus tree amid other decorations which had not been removed. During the latest strike, the ' Victoria lay for two months at Jr'ealtie with a full load of cargo which could not be removed. "When we got back to Seattle early In October, they fired the whole crew including me the skipper," Capt. Trondsen said. An estimated 100,000 cases of American salmon still remain in the Ocean Dock, some will be shipped to the United States by rail and sonic by ship. NAMED FOR FAMED AUSSIE Mascot Airport, near Sydney, Australia, has been" re-named Kingsford Smith Airport in honor of the noted airman who made the first Pacific flight In 1928. 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PRINCE RUPERT BAILS FOR VANCOUVER AND INTERMEDIATE PORTS EACH THURSDAY at 11:13 p.m. For KETCHIKAN WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT r For Reservations Write or Call CITY OR DEPOT OFFICE PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. Were DISHES among you.-Christmas wishes? If Santa passed you up, call at the Variety Store and look over our stock. ItKEAKFAST SETS, 20 and 32 pieces. DI.NM R SETS of 68 pieces. A fine selection of (il.ASS-WAKE, as well as TEAPOTS and COFFEE POTS. . . d DOMESTIC ARTISTRY A tiny bedroom in the Roman Caht-olic rectory at Elma, Man., replaces an art studio in a Polish castle for Eugenia Groinert. Eugenia, who once painted the portrait of the president of Poland, is shown as she takes time out from her domestic duties in her new home to paint a portrait from memory. She hopes someday to establish a studio in Winnipeg- , (CP Photo) HERE'S THE FAMOUS wmm growth of the public library shows that, ckar?y enough. Yet a great many men and women are regular purchasers of the latest, in what children, if they have the money, buy so eagerly. For the seniors, there is also loiind in certain of the smaller periodicals, with ja.zy covers, sin undoubted attraction. These are" on the suggestive side, featuring articles like "Confessions," "Why Girls Go Wrong," and yarns dealing with domestic problems and entanglements. "Once," said the news seller, "a man from the Old Country, after looking quietly around, studied he display of magazines and' papers, finally saying they had nothing like that ' at home. There, the general tone was more sober and sedate. Here, the reading taste seemed to him rather odd. Could I explain it? No, I couldn't." 'Jk&yi I . . COLEMAN OIL HEATER That (iives You Direct Radiant Ileal and Circulating Warmth . . . ltoth at Hie Same Time McBridc Street I'llONi; 311 518 3rd Ave. W. DON'T BE CAUGHT SHORT! and the next time you slop in for gas, ask for our free Inspection Service. "liaby" your car during the rugged season for healthy all-year-round motoring. Plioiie Krdl M OH I'lioilt' i -t rJ If , a ! ' See them Now AT BOB PARKER'S UPTOWN SERVICE STATIC Znt and McBriilc It's the Begin 1949 by Using Only the Dest Materials There's satisfaction and Saving when you buy from us D'll and DUSTJJANK Products C. II. WOOD & CO. Paper Towels, Sanitation Products (iHNKItAIi Radio Batteries, Flashlights (JOODYEAU Hose, lJclting, Tires and Batteries IJIiODIE Brushes, Brooms, Mops Our policy requires we sell only the best available PRINCE RUPERT SUPPLY HOUSE ,' a.y yM y !I r s yt t .-, t 4(j Rex Cafie . . . for T.lr M I. .s7 -y" V.! "' tlV ': 6 r-tr- 'iMiitnirSi fit rrttflif'i1 y - unop ssucy Chow Akin D5v. Chinese Dishes a Specially Second Avenue opposite Prince Rupert Hotel 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. phone 173 for Outside Ordfl FIOURfcb lbLL TALE George Drew, Progressive Conservative leader, beams from behind he scoreboard showing results in the Carleton by-election where he wrJTwZtovto tory over C.C.F. and Social Credit candidates. Mrs! 7ot Smiling Drew is pointing to the tola her M d8ht " G' RUSSel cLlton lTv B0UCher' -signed his seat in tolle - (Cr Photo) 712 Second Ave. Phone 632 t . PM"l."ero' L J