tk . .. MEDICAL COUNCIL OPEN LONDON Pj Doctors and NO WATER bu'-eau advu... 1 prlnrr tluprrt CWI Ifteto LtD. Wednesday, August 25, 1948 medical students from a 1 1 SHIPS and points of the Commonwealth are receiving guidance at the Biaduate ranges sopi., , ' Hit.! Empire Medical Arvisory Court-ilUng pracU nrs ell opened recently by the Brl- colleagues Sunday, August 22. 1948 There's water in the tumbled hills, there's water in the lakes, There's water in the heavens when Thor's great hammer shakes, The Skeena and its feeders are brimming with its flow And the harbor of Prince Rupert is just full of H20. We go into a restaurant and order that and this. wpVp tnld we cannot have them as there's something much amiss. "UNFAIR" POLL TAX LEVIES ARE CRITICIZED A method of eliminating dual taxation in cases where recent purchases of property are assessed not only property taxes but poll tax as well is being sought 7& We may have this, we may have that, but no coffee and no tea, WATERFRONT Union steamer Chilcotin, Capt.' Harry McLean, was a full ship as she called here from 11:15 to 12:45 last night southbound from Ketchikan to Vancouver on her weekly Alaska cruise. In addition to the 76 round-trippers which she had on board, twenty-one passengers had been picked up at Because there is '"no water save in the river and In tne sea. Thpre's water here there's water there, but somewhere in the main 1'Some little thing has gone awry and there's dearth of it again, 7 MelP' it mS.""1 - . . . finoi a I We cannot wash, we cannot shave, we cannot brush our teetn, There's plenty of water on the earth but the main is underneath! ' when and faint with thirst, It was an Ancient Mariner, parched Who voiced his bitter feelings (though no water-pipe had burst), And we should count our blessings though most ruefully we think, "Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink!" , AQUA by city council members all of whom favor the removal of the poll tax entirely. Complaints of dual taxation have been received by the city from persons who have bought O...,, ; "-on th, Ktchikan, the most of them going through to Vancouver. the city has no option but to collect poll tax from male non Ct....l,m MnvmAn.!From Ocean Falls W'V' " Mnnnotr ae Pr nrc AHpIqIHp property owners. The noil tax m M ? it BACK ON HER FEET- is set by the provincial govern Wednesday ss. prince Rupert, Daylight saving Time 10 a.m. For Vancouver ment, which allows the city to collect and keep the taxes if it For Ocean Falls Monday ss. Princess Adelaide wishes. If the city does not col Monday ss. Princess Adelaide, 11- p.m. lect the taxes ,the province does. J 11 p.m. Tuesday ss. Camosun, 1:30 Thursday ss. Prince Rupert. p.m. property within the last fsw months. Because they own property, they must pay taxes on it. Because they did not pay property taxes last year, they must, according to provincial law, pay poll tax this year. City Clerk H. D. Thain has been seeking some angle in the law which would permit the refunding of poll taxes collected under these conditions but, so far, has been unable to find one. The law provides that male persons who do not pay property taxes to the value of $5 in any one year, must pay the poll 12:15 p.m. August 28 ss. Prince George, 12:15 midnight. Under those conditions, the' city would be foolish not to collect the taxes, but that does not alter the fact that it is an iniquitous levy which should be eliminated," Mr. Thain said. From Alaska SLIPS - PANTIES Z BRASSIERES S For cool summer wear, a J .complete selection of ladies' a under-clothing. g Crippled since her near-fatal crash in n TT R A nlsinp in Thursday ss. Prince Rupert, p.m. The city aldermen, who have i Ushm ln 1943 songstar Jane sent resolutions to the Union of , "t RAY Froman is shown as she discarded her crutches, the first time in public appearance at the oening of a nightclub in New Jersey. Miss Froman is headlining the show. SIZES INCLUDING EXTRA LARGE RUPERT S PEOPLES STORE! V1ILL71ND DIFTRi B.C. Municipalities advocating the removal of the poll tax, agree with him. They also agree, however, that until some alteration is made in the provincial law, they cannot advise any rebate where the tax Thursday ss. Prince Rupert 12:15 midnight. Friday ss. Catala, p.m. August ,25 ss. Princess Norah, p.m. August 28 ss. Prince George, 12:15 p.m.. From Vancouver Sunday ss. Camosun, p.m. Monday ss. Princess Adelaide p.m. Wednesday ss. Prince Rupert 11 a.m. Friday ss. Catala, 5 p.m. August 27 ss. Princess Louise a.m. ' August 30 ss. Princess Norah a.m. For Alice Arm, We wart, Port Simpson Sunday ss. Camosun, mid-light. From Alice Arm, Stewart, Port Simpson Tuesday ss. Camosun, a.m. "Golden. Earri August 25 ss. Princess Norah p.m. August 28 Js. Prince George, 8 p.m. For Alaska Wednesday s. Prince Rupert midnight. August 27 ss. Princess Louise a.m. August 30 ss. Princess Norah a.m. For Queen Charlotte Islands August 21 and 31 ' ss. Coquitlam, 11 p.m. From Queen Charlotte Islands August 30 ss. Co quitlam, a.m. tax. Certain provisions, eliminate need for payment by members of the armed forces, and pensioners. Annually, however, there is a flood of complaints" by people who have bought property within the previous year against being required to pay poll tax in addition to their property levy. According to City Clerk Thain Native Fisherman Succumbs Here is coiieciea legally, out unfairly. Mere removal of the poll tax, would not eliminate the entire evil, according to Mr. Thain, because it would disenfranchise r m i i W Prince Rupert Florists 00 3rd Ave. Box 51C Tel. 777 Flowers For All Occasion! Henry Dangell, a native fisherman, of Kincolith, died in hospital here last night after being 7 S seized by a sudden illness. Ho was 48 years old and a widower. One son, Reginald, lives at nn Shrridun in THE INFAITHllL TRY A CLASSIFIED AD! ONE-MAN everybody who use it as a requirement for voting in civic elections. "To get to the root of the matter, you would have to have a revision of the Elections Act that requires that ln order to vote, male persons must pay the minimum of $5 to the city. In that regard, the Poll Tax Act is tied to the Elections Act and the latter would have to be revised first in order to allow non- S Power Chain Saw W property owners to retain their mr mjn,mr ' "' """"-"U 'H:t Fast Dependable Easy to Handle ' An ideal tool In the woods and on the farm. 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