LAST TIMES TODAY clean them out. Therefore. It is not uncommon to see a seiner Idrfncc ttupcrt Dailp r-Jctos Ltrj. Saturday, January 24. 1948 ALAN LADD-WM B 'CALCUTTA' THEATRE IS as many as three packers, each Mflllrlr Nl I rll tbraillng herring from a part of;' 'vl Sooptomist Club Is Being Organized SUNDAY MIDNITE ONLY PIONEER IS LAID AT REST Waterfront Whiffs Herring Hun At Last Under Way-Seiners and Packers Swarm to Ogden Channel Sixty Thousand Dollar Improvement Program at Capitol Nearing Completion the seine. The refrigerator vessel Pali-sana, which grounded at Barrett Point during thick weather and MtKLL cov,,,,, Mrs. R. J. Sprott. prominent OAYLOKI) VtSim JOHNNY SANDS TEKKY AIST1N in BORN TO SPEED' was given temporary patching j Completion is being neared of in dry dock here, has now ar- a $60,000 Improvement program m 'UNTAMED Rites of Oddfellows' Lodge For Joe McLaren at Terrace TERRACV-Impressive funer in women's club work in Vancouver, during a visit here commencing next week, plans to organize a Soroptomist Club, women's service organization similar to men's clubs which are in FUR' rived safely in Seattle. There, the repairs to No. 2 and No. 3 double-bottom tanks will be made permanent. fil rites for the late Joseph McLaren were conducted in the Knox United Church on Wed- i being here. Mrs. Sprott, also ac MAurwv Aim TiiccrtAV What the fishermen and fishing companies hope tive ill Tmnprinl Order Dmieh- nUNUAi Any iuouui --.af nesday afternoon ny the Inde- m Qf thp ,re affairs whUe is tne genuine, nonest-to-gooaness spawning run ot at the local Capitol Theatre which has been In progress for some time. The latest and one of the most notable items of improvements is the new $10,000 marque, extending the full frontage of the building with its brilliant zeon lighting and attractive new billing sign, .which was completed a few days ago. The Capitol front goes completely modern by BLONDIE and DAGWOOD in penaem uraer 01 uaaiemms . . hm wl address the Q Chlb Following prayers and a short nQon Wednesd and on Frl. address by Rev. J. McAllister. , npvt shp -., hl, herring has begun. Word seeped through the far-flung herring fleet Friday of a "strike" in Ogden Channel, 35 miles south of Prince Rupert. Within a DIVORCES ARE GETTING FEWER Booth heard by the girls of j-uail lb uvyuy uiauu James Smith officiated at the 'Blondie's Big Moment Memorial High School. i matter of hours, dozens of boats from as far south ! as the west coast of Vancouver luneral service, H. King reading1, the prayers and expressing the ' i OTTAWA 'CP Applications to mpans of this marauee. ALSO Hotel. . . sympathy of the Lodge members lor the relatives of the deceased. Mr. McLaren was a Past Dis- Island turned their bows north. practically the whole west coast Up to Friday afternoon, only herring fleet was headed up-two Tne highly mobile her-and seiners were on the spoi!coast- the catch between Thurs-jg me" were not taking a day and Friday totalled about chance on missing a thing. Parliament for divorces are run- some time ago the foyer and ning below last year's record restrooms both men's and wo-rate, but are still far ahead of men's were extended and re-the pre-war average. modelled as well as being refur- So far 272 applications have'nished and the candy and pop- COtUMBIA P1CTUM3 pfUMS ROSALIND MELVYN arrivals According to tne reports, tne RUSSELL DOUGLAS .been received from Qiiebec-the com bar added well-formed fish of Rainbow Queen, is reported to herring are The remaining major items of Prince Rupert J. Guillet. city; H. B. Scott, trict Deputy Grand Marshall for many years. "He was a sincere Oddfellow "who has exemplified everywhere the intellect that God has given him" said Mr. King. The church was filled with Lodge members and the many v, o nnn.f,,., ct K,,t ! medium s ze and give definite . pruvu.ee sun wiu.uui, a. i- nave i t nvi v. an u w cvi nv v , uuu lost about half of it when the j indications of being part of a Vancouver; Capt. W. Smith, St.; fish sounded. John's. Newfoundland; T. L. C spawnng run. The herring discovered Thurs- improvement Include the installation of complete new seating 750 seats in all and a new ventilation system. The equipment involved is expected to be here f TODAYS vorce court and will be considered at the session which resumes January 20. Possibly others will be' received before February 20, the deadline set ,i!i't"iMimiiM-i.uiici Scott, Vancouver; K. W. Reed,': highly competitive and any skip j day twere hVabout "je far"e Tspot 8 discovered last Jan-couver; Vancouver; w. R. Welsh, Van-j per who finds a school does not ! thf; J. E. Osborn, Vancou-! invite all comers. He keeps it1 uar7 b,ut everybody concerned uh the possible exception of ver; R. W. Laird, Victoria; J.! to himself and other skipper. J few f the mor intelllgen Thomas. Montreal; J. Grant of the same company as long? iriends of another of Terrace's old timers who has come to the end pf the trail. The aisle of the church was banked with beautiful flowers and wreaths EI and installed within the next couple of months. The whole floor of the theatre will be re-sanded at the time the seats for the filing of applications. Last year, 406 applications were received. 348 were approved and 27 were held over for this indicating the great esteem in!MontrPal; Mrs. M. Wilkins and , as possible with the idea of!"e"u, T": coaenn uo,""B mill nnt Kt yCttf. IIIC I f II lilt IlUt'l riUlCl -.V I'm , " w. L00KBETTER! FEELbetter .vhlch the deceased was held by 5011i Green Island: ;W . R. Eckert, reaping a harvest before the ''La ,1,0.., ,'n ,iti, withdrawn or rejected. In pre- Mitchell & Currie, contractors 1 v atcu l uuiiuiti itvttit niuu all who knew him. The hymns Vancouver; J. E. "Merryfield. ; other company boats swarm to ..u: i, t , war 1B3B When botn WUCDCC ana. nave uvrn cairyius uui w.c ..o, "Nearer My God to Thee" and Garland. West I the spot like locusts. Usually.!-l"-k 'J rwna';C: Prince Edward Island sent their work at the theatre on plans , temperature was aown aoou ...,!mmH h by the v, local 11 manager mannwr. K. G. Leversage, ' that is is not not vprv very lnntr long D. Vancouver; Vancouver; Vancouver. divorce cases to Parliament only (prepared the zero mark forcing all ves- Rinpp nil Hip Viprrinf? hnats on J. Harry Black. LSI. I I T . -V10I.KT SI N LAMPS ( an be used in ordinary socket Three times as fast as July sun Accepted by American Medical Association "Abide With Me" were sung with Mrs. Barr at tile organ. ..Interment took place at Kalum Cemetery. 'Pallbearers were Emll Haug-land, Art Beaudin, Lee Llewelyn, ' sels to stay in P' Seine nets the coast are company-owned ere masss danE"8 and since the fishermen oper-. frfn ate on a "pool" basis, it is the . , , in t. the interests of those in the "know" Thlsu hetr- !frm iiir mmn.n, bpnri. nng has high economic justi- SOREN ROMER PASSES AWAY AVAILABLE AT: NOW ONLY $i; 85 applications were received. The 1946 figures by provinces, with 1938 figures in brackets follow: Prince Edward Island, four itwoi; Nova Scotia, 200 5H; New Brunswick. 382 (39); Quebec, 290 ( 83); Ontario, 2.527 RUPERT RADIO & ELECTRIC Bert -West, Bill Smith and Fred 2.005 647 1 . Canada, 7,571 (2,-244i. While there have been numerous complaints in the Commons in recent years against Parliament handling divorces from Quebec, it is not believed that any change will be mad" fixation, when one considers snrpn Rnmpr arp 44 n rrsi-! n,,.dP,. c thnt nthPr nartR nf I Thomas Phone till 313 3rd Principal mourners were Mrs. the'that get,that the fishermen and packer dent of Prince Rupert for particular fleet can crews cet about il.w a ton lor Sas i824); Manitoba. 636 (205) katchewan, 505 i282i; Alberta, McLaren, widow, Mr. and Mrs j last our years died yesterday ; there quickly. This is done by O'Brien of Usk and Mrs. C. Royce : afternoon at the prince Rupert radio telephone which is about of Trail. j General Hospital after an ill-! as private as a rural telephone ness of almost a week. He was ; line. 962 i27U; British Columbia, 'in procedure in the near future. Short or Long Your hair ran become you either LIBERIA'S RUBBER a fisherman and miner and wasj Within a matter of hours af- Between 15.000 and 30,000 Lib- i born in Denmark He was nn , ter the herring had been dis- erians work on the country's j married and a member of the covered Thursday on the Porcher rubber plantations. Moose Lodge. Island side of Ogden Channel, JOHN H. BULGER OPTOMETRIST John Bulger Ltd. Third Avenue tClJh 1 iv , them. When they are sold by the thousands of tons, it does j not add up to hay. : With each company fleet, the fishermen and packer crews have a "pool" arrangement under which they divide the proceeds from the catch with graduated equality. Fishermen get slightly more than packer crews. Catching herring is a rather tricky job, beset by the possibility of mishaps that may result in the loss of large quan HOT AIR FURNACES! OK Dl It TOI.V INSTALLED TOMORROW Let us put in your inexpensive Kum-fort Furnace now before the busy season starts. Let Us Style Y.uir 11 Beauty Lane Saloa Peoples"' Solid Comfort s Rlut 218 Uh St. THOM SHEET METAL LIMITED 253 East lirst Avenue I'luir.e Black S8I tities of fish and even of the expensive seine net itself. When a skipper surrounds a school with his seine, he must 9 Modern Design and Efficiency! ,take great care not to close the j '. top of the net too tightly. This w-ould suffocate the herring and they would die. The weight of (perhaps 1.000 tons of dead fish j on the bottom of the seine would ; J tear it. Then there is the possi- j , bility that the school might i Outfit your bathroom witn I'UMBING that will be delightful to look at and serviceable to use as long a.s your house stands Prince Rupert Plumbing & Heating illSS NOTHING IS TOO GOOD FOR BABY ... Jr Even though we sacrifice our own in i'i.v baby must have the best. That Is our policy lu v l" '.-ing items for the care, lecdinn and health ! b.itv s You can depend on us for the best (ju.iiity and h.-ii-est .standards in products and medicines. PHONE 81 Oirmes HDiriigs a j"sound", or decide to head, en ma.sse. for the bottom. In cases of sounding, schools of herring have taken the seine down with them. The net has been returned to the surface later by the tide, torn and useless. Each seiner is accompanied by at least one packer, which takes the fish to the company can MM P4V mi mon HOTEL A QUIET, PLEASANT PLACE TO LIVE COMPLETELY RENOVATED ROOMS REDECORATED SPRING-FILLED MATTRESSES UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT proprietors: TOM PESTJT STEVE VRKJLARN 4 in i SINGER neries or processing plants, j Seine men hate to have to put fi.sh into the hold of their boats because it is a difficult job to IN THE SUPREME COURT OF Immediate delivery of m Irpnillr anil electric sfiq Nightwear and Housecoats BEDJACKETS PYJAMAS HOUSECOATS Year After Year the Mecca for Wise Buyers n m u machines in Trimf Bu and district. xJijh 1 m A lit; ill WE DOCTOR SHOES HEEL THEM ATTEND TO THEIR DYEING SAVE THEIR SOLES MAC SHOE HOSPITAL Box 774 Second Ave. SI NO Eli t Sewinjr Machine ( mm. Phono R64 Prince H'Jff Announcing our new HOLMES TOWING AND WRECKING TRICK SERVICE FASTER SAFER - LESS EXPENSIVE With this new equipment we can do the job with the least possible effort and save you money by cutting down labor charges to a minimum. RUPERT MOTORS LTD. "Complete Automotive Repair Service" Day Phone 566 (Nights, Black 320) MORE FUN TO COOKING CKiiisii COLUMBIA I IN PROBATE I In the Matter of the Estate of ! Calbert Harvey Thorp Otherwise Known as Culbert Harvey I Thorpe. ! and IN THE MATTER OF THE I "ADMINISTRATION ACT" 1 Take Notice that by Order of His .Honor Judge W. O. Fulton made i the 19th of January. A.D. 1948. T was appointed administrator of the Estate of Calbert Harvey Thorp, otherwise known as Culbert Harvey Thorpe, deceased. I All parties having claims against the said Estate are hereby required to furnish same properly verified to me on or before the 28th dav of February. A.D. 1948 after which date claims filed may be paid without reference to any claims of which I then had no knowledge. All parties indebted to the said I Estate are hereby required to oav the amount of their indebtedness to me forthwith. I DATED at the City of Prince Rupert, in the Province of Bri- m B mr When You Use Our l'YKIXWAKE (il.ASSA!f EN AM EL WAKE j Rupert Peoples Store! Come in and see our onk"! SAVOY HOTEL dishes. Thev'll certainly Pift you. LING THE TAILOR We are taking cleaning and pressing and steam pressing while you wait. PHONE 649 220 Sixth Street The Popular S.S. Carl Zart'lli, Prop. I'liunc 37 P.O. liox 511 PHASER STREET P.O. Box 1118 518 Third West (JlMGl I PRINCE V RUPERT nsn uoiumma. this 19th day of January, A.D. 1948. GORDON F. FORBES Official Administrator, Prince Rupert. BC. (21) OOVERNMENT LIQUOR ACT NOTICE Is hereby Ktven that on the lbt of March 1948 the under-sjuned Canadian Le(?lon No. 85 Intend to apply to the Liquor Control Board for a veterana' club license In respect of the premises situated at NW Corner 4th and Columbia St.. Stewart, B. C. 1st floor, upon lands described as Lot No. 13 At 14 and Block 16. section -, map 1087, Prince Ftupert Land Henistration District la the Province of British Columbia, to entitle each member on the premises reasonable quantity of liquor for personal consumption on the premises, and entitling the club to pur- Rv Chic Yotti But How's Your Hatting Average? BLONDIE Sails For I T-mrTTr-TTT- rrr- iiry iiiijsrpAs WOOD, 1 HEA? I (I i THAT'S VJHSPE -r -- GO fJC.N AND VOUf? Ti?AllJ,tS Good News! We have just received a carload of Donnacona lHallboard 4x8 $68.50 per M. ORDER NOW WHILE IT LASTS PHILPOTT, EV1TT & CO. LTD. PHONES 651 - 652 Coal - Lumber - Building Supplies - Paints INVESTIGATE ( DON'T FOP3S":T J -r VOU WE CTi A I V MEME5E(? CF VOU ) ! HIGH Ci-i-'OL y , V DFFATIKlG it. .K 7 SOCIET WiLLVNiN OUT 1 ( FNFF I '--. I MEET J3 - -IE FACE TO FACE) "J 3 VvlTI-1 A J" j I BIG, BUIPty ).&WA 1 i 6U5LAR?f J j ' 'vs i M V I chase liquor from a vendor and sell i by the glass the liquor so purchased VANCOUVER AND INTERMEDIATE PORTS EACH THURSDAY AT 11:15 P.M. For KETCHIKAN . WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT For information call or write City or Depot Ticket Offices. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. i h in i iii m mi i mini 'i . ) r to its members and guests, for consumption on the club premises In accordance with the provisions of the "GOVERNMENT LIQUOR ACT" and the regulations promulgated thereunder. DATED this 12th day of January. 1948. R. H. SHARP, 1 Secretary, Canadian Legion B I SX. Branch No. 85. (38) ivi'x-J f