Customs
Revenue
Shows
Increase
SAIYa
DRIVp
prince
Rupert
Dalle
JSeto
&tD.
Saturday,
September
4,
1948
RAIL
EXECUTIVES
VISITING
ALASKA
On
board
the
steamer
Prince
Custom
collections
at
the
Por
Th
of
Prince
Rupert
during
u,
r!.
1
lnr-
month
of
August
amounts
1(1
:
,iJUf
yiiA-'K
'c
M"r-;
i
l-s
ih
--i'.
V
'
Published
everr
afternoon
except
8unday
by
Prlnw
Rupert
Dally
News
Ltd,,
3rd
Avenue,
Prlnoe
Rupert,
British
Columbia,
An
lndrprituent
aaiiy
newspaper
aavoted
to
the
upbuilding
of
Prince
Rupert
and
all
communities
comprising
northern
and
central
British
Columbia
(Authorifwl
as
Second
Class
Mall,
Post
Office
Department,
Ottawa)
O.
A.
HUNTER,
Managing
Editor.
H.
Q.
PERRT.
Managing
Director.
MEMBER
OF
CANADIAN-
PRESS
AUDIT
BUREAU
OP
CIRCULATIONS
CANADIAN
DAILY
NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATION
$22,092.71,
which
is
$1H.98
nior.'Ut
8
m.....
than
was
taRen
In
rinrin
...
1
,,.
George
making
the
Alaska
trip
this
voyage
Is
a
party
of
touring
officials
of
the
Grand
Trunk
Western
Railway
aud
their
SUBSCRIPTION
RATB3
,
City
Carrier,
per
wetk.
15cf
Per
Month.
65c;
Per
Tear,
17.00;
i
wives.
By
Man,
rer
moqw,
oc;
rer
iou,
n
w.
same
month
of
1947.
However
Jarre
except
for
April
when
collec-1
Chairman
Hons
were
only
$24,797.22,
Aug-'
tee
is
p
V
ust
revenues
were
the
lowest
Blackabv
a
so
far
in
1948.
ward
,
T
,
Total
collections
fur
the
first;
J
8
months
of
1948
have
been!
Mrs.
c
$352,093
22,
the
highest
since
1944
have
betn
T
LABOR
DA
The
party
is
made
up
of
Harvey
Campbell,
executive
vice-president
of
the
Detroit
Board
of
Commerce,
and
Mrs.
Campbell,
Mr.
and
Mis.
Harold
Fitzgerald,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
S.
A.
Hill,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ralph
C.
Morley,
Mr
and
Mrs.
Bonbright,
and
Mr.
and
Mrs.
F.
E.
McAllister.
William
Connolly,
general
pas
when
the
sa-i;e
inoiiths
ylt-uii
m,r
at
Ca-
$3Bu,C37.79.
"1V
Mltr.
"'ry
man:
DAY,
which
falls
this
year
on
Monday,
LA.B0R
September
6,
is
unique
among
Canadian
holidays
because
it
is
the
only
one
this
country
has
adopted
from
the
United
States.
by
the
prir
''turn
to
couver.
Extracted
Checks
From
Post
Office
senger
agent
for
the
tanauun
National
Railways
at
Winnipeg,
accompanies
the
group.
The
executives
and
their
wivus,
after
making
the
Alas
nrau
iiLiui,
ruuuy
MU'KS
or
carelessness
of
the
local
box
holders
in
leaving
the
lucks'
insecure
are
factors
believed
to
i
Ail
OUr
UUier
UUllUitVS
calcjjl
ycuiayo
nawn.n-
giving
are
of
British
origin
or
entirely
Canadian,
such
as
Dominion.
Day,
and
in
Quebec,
St.
Jean
Baptiste
Day.
It
was
a
CanadianAlexander
W.
Wright,
a
native
of
Markham
Tawnship
in
Ontario
who
put
Labor
Day
on
the
Canadian
calendar.
Wright,
who,
had
worked
aa
a
newspaperman
in
Guelph,
Ontario,
,
,
.
i
e
.fi
i.:..
i
A
kan
trip
on
the
Prince
ucol'gj
will
leave
In
their
private
car
Wednesday
nitjlU
travelling
east
on
the
Canadian
National
Railway
to
thuir
hcmies
in
Michigan.
nave
uen
taKen
advantage
of
by
Joseph
Forrest,
a
recent
arrival
1
rum,
Saskatchewan,
wlw
ana
later
Decame
eauor
oi
an
uuiuenuai
American
labor
journal,
also
was
largely
responsible
for
Canadian
Pacific
Air
Lines
Changes
R.
B.
Phillips
has
been
named
supervisor
oi
Canadian
Pacific
Airlines
in
western
Canada
which
includes
British
Colum
was
sent
down
lor
six
mouths'
i
iiiipti.HJiii4it.nt
at
OkalU
b
!
Jud;;e
W.
O.
Fulton
in
a
sesiuu
I
of
County
Court
here
this
week'
on
two
charges
of
theft
fruml
the
poit
office.
It
was
Iu
this!
manner
that
Forrest
Is
believed!
to
have
been
able
to
extract
family
allowance
checks
fromj
the
post
office.
A
third
charge
j
was
also
laid
against
Forrest
ul
retaining
retaining
stolen
stolen
iiilcliromeU'rs.
nilcliromcU'ia.
He
He
pleaded
pleaded
guilty.
guilty.
.
.
I
m
'i
United
States
labor
deciding
on
tne
fcepcemoer
oo-trvance.
One
faction
of
American
labor
favored
May
1,
but"
Wright,
never
well
disposed
towards
Communists,
stubbornly
opposed
the
date
common
in
European
countries.
And
it
was.
Wright's
zeal
that
resulted
in
Labor
-
Day
becoming
a
statuatory
holiday
in
Canada,
through
a
bill
introduced
oddly
enough.
by
a
Conservative
prime
minister
and
endorsed
by
Con-
servative
majorities
in
tHV
Senate
and
Commons.
Wright
returned
to
Canada,
after
working
in
the
United
States
and,
without
funds,
went
to
Ot-
,
j.
ii
i.ui
:i
rnu
,i
:.
i:.
bia,
Alberta,
Yukon
and
Northwest
Territories.
W.
A.
Andrew
has
been
appointed
acting
supervisor
of
C.P.A.
in
Bri
gvY'l
mN
tish
Columbia,
succeeding
W.
G.
Townley.
W.
B.
Riley,
with
headquarters
at
Vancouver
succeeds
A.
V.
Burns
as
traffic
lawa
as
a
lauor
luuoyisu
uie
uyiictinif
juuiiiaiisi-not
only
talked
a
majority
of
the
Conservative
members
into,
favoring
the
idea;
he
even
converted
Prime
Minister
Sir
John
Thompson,
who
personally
piloted
the
measure
through
Commons
in
1894.
The
holiday,
originally
observed.
Sept.
1,
later
was
fixed,
for
the
first
Monday
in
September
to
supervisor
of
British
Columbia
district
of
CP
A.
FIRECAILS
IN
AUGUST
LIGHT
There
were
only
three
fire
calls
for
the
city
fire
department
during
the
month
of
Aug-For
the
first
twelve
days
Dtess
Lovely
Plaid
and
Woolen
J
provide
a
long
ween-ena.
Though
Labor
Day
is
American
in
origin,
the
idea
of
a
labor
holiday
isn't
a
modern
one.
X
is
'
.
'
?J.i-
it
-
i.
1L
.11-
A
1
the
alarm
did
not
tinkle
once
rh:rminorlv
HfsirrnpH
tn
i
.wrnien
mat
in
ine
miuuie
Ages
processions
were
11
i
1
!
1
T"1
1
1
111
but
oi
the
morning
of
August
.
ff-J
fe"
w
y
inn
I
m
,..
organized,
oy-,
trade
guilds
m
.
England
and
otner
13
the
department
answered
a
call
to
Cow
Bay
where
an
ex-..,ioa
on
board
James
Shaw's
Ji
WINTER
COl
working
man's
pride
of
craftsmanship
and
stressed
;
....
.
i
boat
caused
burns
to
his
teen
1
Wf,
f
4
wiiuer
eauier
cjj
K.
;
fi
are
practical
as
rlit:-
!
t-x
have
a
selection
ol
an
4'
fit
''Til
roats
cut
in
the
nv
I
j
!
lull-buck
sweeping
i
fW'V'
,iHics
i
'
M)ul
NO
1NTEkEST
H
:
N-
J
J
CHARGES
when
fit
'
if
il
1
u'eas
PEKSON.CS
I
age
daughters,
Sally
and
Norah.
There
was
no
damage
at
the
other
two
fires
of
the
month.
This
month's
low
number
of
fire
calls
equals
that
of
May
and
brings
the
total
for
1948
up
to
f,7,
two
fires
less
than
during
the
same
period
last
year.
Records
back
to
1943
show
that
August
of
this
year
holds
the
record
for
having
the
lowest
number
of
fire
calls
compared
with
the
same
month
for
tht
last
six
years.
AlUiough
the
fire
engines
took
a
rest
during
August,
the
ambulance
made
30
calls,
a
record
since
the
fire
department
took
over
the
ambulance,
.irvice.
Here
is
your
man
his
name
is
Labor.
lie
worked
hard
and
long
to
help
win
the
last
war
now
he
is
working
hard
and
long
to
prevent
another
war
he
is
working
hard
and
long
to
preserve
the
democratic
way
of
life
he
is
working
hard
and
long
to
build
an
everlasting
peace.
He
is
the
man
responsible
for
putting
Canada
first
in
production.
He
is
the
man
who
deserves
the
highest
tribute
and
recognition
on
this
day.
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n
7
FAMOUS
JEWISH
ACTRESS
The
famous
19Ui
century
French
actress,
Rachel,
was
born
Elizabeth
Felix,
the
daughter
of
poor
Jewish
peddlers
In
Switzerland.
School
Days
Supplies
Shop
at
the
Variety
Store
for
Pens
and
Pencil
Eraser
S
Ri
emmiscences
;
his
position
s
the
society
of
hs
day.
HARVEST
OLD
'AND
NEW
LONG
TRAINS
of
harvest
excursionists
THE
hav
'faded
into
the
past.
The
thousands
of
husky;
adventurous
young
fellows
seeing
something
of
their
country
for
the
first
time
have
become
but
a
memory.
t
Other
days,
other
ways.
Getting
the
harvest
in
now
is
different
from
what
was
common
practice
long
ago.
There
may
be
a
few
who
could
be
called
excursionists
but
it
is
nothing
more
than
a
weak
trickle,
and
not
to
be
compared
with
what
it
was.
When
the
boys
headed
toward
the
Great
Lakes
and
beyond
they
went
in
their
tSousands,
accompanied
by
a
few
experienced
officers
to,
preserve
order.
As
the
trains,
moved
across
country,
they
.
picked
up
new
passengers.
There
was
a
cheerful
,
informality.
Many
lasting
friendships
were
formed
Lads
who.
were
out
on
a
big
adventure
lived,
to.
help
build
new
cities,
and
develop
the
prauries
on
a
major
scale.
All
were
optimists,
and
without
serious
care.
In
their
exuberence,
fights
would
sometimes
break
out,
but
these
were
swiftly
healed.
There
would
be
much
singing,
to
help
while
away
the
hours.
Dozens
had
musical
instruments
with
them.
The
,excursionists
broughl
new
and
vigorous
life
to
the
waiting
west.
It
was
the-right
kind
of
an
invasion.
VANCOUVER
WEATHER
AN
ONTARIO
DAILY
prints
a
despatch
from
Vancouver.
It's
about
the
weather,
and
is
told
with
refreshing
candor.
It
says:
o
"Diplomatic
relations
with
the
weather
man
have
been
severed,
Beaches,
normally
crowded
at
this
season
are
virtually
desertek
The
usual
.
.
sound
of
merry-makeys
is
replaced
by
rain
drops.
At
the
Pacific
National
Exhibition
opening
day
figures
showed
a
drop,
of
2000a
;
"Vancouver
streets
are
almost
permanently
wet.
Skies
are
lowering
and
dismal
and
iatermitten"t
rain
sprinkles
the
costless.
Hardy
souls,,
going
anywhere
usually
weau
raincoats
or
ulsters
and,1
carry
um-.
brellas.
had
bt-cn
mainly
in
other
pa.ru
of
the
globe.
But-
today,
Alaska
Is
on
the
world's
front
pago.
There
is
too
much
at
stake,
now
and
in
the
future,
to
relegate
Alaska
back
to
a
cold
and
more
or
less
mysterious
obscurity.
aska,
already
big,
is
becoming
inbigger
in
mitre
ways
than
one.
Exercise
Hooks
Rulers
Jh
Loose
Leaf
Hinders
-
Refills
By
w.J.
and
Reflections
Paints
and
Crayons
Drawing
Portfolios
and
a
wide
selection
of
other
School
Supplies.
Henry
Wallace
across
Louisiana
barnstorming
something
to
do
with
i
hotels,
aroused
the
"
What
was
the
exact
distinction
IRON
FIREMAN
between
"motel"
and
"hotel."
He
confessed
he
had
not
travelled
far.
Somebody
once
asked
Sir
John.
A.
Macdonald
if
he
cou'd
Speaking
of
moisture,
it
had
been
the
intention
to
staite
an
"Apple
Caravan
in
the
Blue
River
STOKERS
CIT
30
MORI
HIAI
displeasure
of
the
southern
gentlemen,
tie
can't
put
his
message
across
not
Just
yet,
anyway.
He
left
Shreveport
yesterday,
evidently
in
a
hurry.
He
went
'with
the
wind,
one
might
say.
A
matured
egg
struck
his
tell
the
difference
between
Smith
region
of
Yellow
head
Pass"
and
and
Smythe.
The
resourceful
old
gentleman
said
he
Could,
but
it
SMITH
&
ELK
INS
Phone
174
Box
274
S13
3rd
Ave.
W.
And
seeing
the
was
not
his
intention
to
do
so.
aeroplane,
height
at
which
'planes
travel
promoters
sent
out
a
scout
to
report
on
how
the
w
:ither
hart
been,
vhich
was
grim
enough.
The
substance
of
his
wire
was
"has
not
stopped
raining
for
2
weeks.
Bridges
out
on
both
highway
and
railroad.
Caravan
that
was
darned
good
throwing
This
can.
be
said
for
Alaska.
For
a
lifetime,
the
territory
had
been
pretty
much
out
of
the
picture.
The
trend
of,
major
events
nine
me
Wjg
Apart
from
all
that's
said
both
for
-and
against'
Labor
as
an
institution,
this
would
be
a
sweet-scented
world
without
it.
Even
with
all
of
our
troubles
of
to-,
'
day,
compare
1948
with
1846.
What
then-A-but
a
century
ago-'
-of
living
standards,
education.
f"f
'
'
r'W"
-
-
.
fell
!
;
IF
YOU
REALLY
WANT
TO
THE
BUYERS
...
health,
plain
humanity
and
a
thousand
other
forward
steps
along
the
hard
path
leading
;
away
from
ignorance
and
cruelty??
There
Is
something
to
celebrate
on
Monday.
HUDSON
BAY
SHINING
THE
NUMBER
of
ships
carrying
wheat
away
.....
.
l
T
i.
r
1
"11
a
I
in
Ckinacto.
4
WHERE
YOU
CANNOT
Mj$s
xi
..mi
a
uit
W1UIVU.U
ueiw
ice
seaia
ftuuson
isay
Mrs.
Oskana
Kosenkina,
Russian
school
teacher,
leaped
from
a
third
-
storey
window
rather
than
continue
to
live
under
the
Soviet
in
Russia.
She
has
no
quarrel
with
the
Russian
people.
The
woman
is,
in
a
New
York
hospital,
and
may
survive.
The
Soviet
call
her
"an
enemy
of
the
State."
The
odds
appear
somewhat
uneven.
MARKET
IN
.
.
.
this
year
may
total
six.
The
brief
season
has
been
a
busy
one.
The
present
is
a
time,
when
aJi
that's
-
said
for,
as
well
as
against
the
port,
as
a
shipping
centre
is
being
thoroughly
tested.
The
result,
how
ever,
is
not
conclusive.
The
period
when,
freighters
can
come
and
go
does
not
exceed
a
couple
ol
months.
Loadings
can
continue
through,
all
winter
in
Atlantic
coast
ports
and
on
the
Pacific
coast.
Hud-
THE
DAILY
M
CA11
R3r
111
f'lftk
maono
Artrxrm
kunmAnn
i,
A.1
HERE
A
friend
remarked
yesterday
he
felt
rather
curious
whenever
he
saw
the
world
"motel"
In
print.
He
understood
it'
had
NO
,HIT
OR
MISS
y
r
"
O
VVOtlJ
way.
Marine
insurance
for
example
is
away
higher.
And
still
Prjnce
Rupert
goes
without.
This
advertisement
is
not
published
or
displayed
by
the
Liquor
Control
Board,
or
by
the
Government
of
British
Columbia.