t 'rk his THIS AND THAT own Better English By D. C. WILLIAMS Pronounce ta.k A I "In It, first g. ax In n , "' 01. SffnnJ w w w w - 1.. What Is wrong with this ah,B ' , , ant second sentence? "Every student must f,' n.l lhc third. 3 ptnuc flupctt Dallp J3etos Lto. Saturday, June 5, 1943 Waterfront Whiffs State nt u.Z "n- work their own problems." measure or extent . eqwl H-s in a uJu!;t n, 2. What Is the correct pro nunciatlon of "incognito?" , o 1 1 r i. i. ...... ..i' tu.. i MORALS CASE IS ADJOURNED In city police court Thursday, James Lee Pope, a recent arrival from Vancouver, appeared before Magistrate W. D. Vance on a charge of indecent assault involving an Il-year-old boy. The case was adjourned until June 8 for preliminary hearing. A charge of theft against William James Halliwell was adjourned until today for hearing. Halliwell is charged with the theft of a radio from a boat. Leonard Ryan and Charles Alexander, each charged with vagrancy, a. miiuu uuc uj llicsc wurus to anilllur -South. Is misspelled? Preposterous, pre- ! , dominant, prespectlve. 4. "What docs the word "com-1 T1 ""KINKING i.aKe mensuration" mean? 1 ro:a Si't i.e in 5. What Is a word beginning w covrrs a" ""'lot about i with ve that means "very ar- . "rc nul,'s- lt than Two Million Pounds of Halibut In Four Days An Incident Here With the Soviet Port Day Committee Seeks Counsel and Work dent?" Answers Walked Here From Terrace Former Usk Man Did Not Even Get His Feet Wet Edgar Baxter, who has been working with the Canadian National Railways section gang at Usk, walked over the railway grade from Terrace to Kwinitsa this week without even getting his feet wet. He started out Tuesday morning and followed the wrecked track all the way. It was laden with silt to a depth of two feet at some points. He had to use a boat to cross water at Shames. Tuesday night he spent at Ex-stew in the station house. He hitch-hiked in on a truck from west of Kwinitsa. There are two big washouts on the line, Baxter says. The largest is west of Salvus. Another is at Shames. There are also several smaller washouts. At some points the tracks arc tilted over and carried out of place. Baxter, who is heading for the 1. Say, "Every student must Watch tut- ctast were fined $10 ar.d costs by the magistrate. TODAY ON'LY-6:50-!i:l5 In the four-day interval since Area Two closed on Tuesday, almost 2,000,000 pounds of halibut have been landed "at this port by boats of the American and Canadian fleets. Landings for the season, up to Friday totalled 7,154,000 pounds, a drop of more than 2,000,000 under the 1947 season. AW U U I S I A IN DING PlCTURrf "STATE OF THE UNION' TKACY - IltiLISUltN - VAN JOHNSON DON'T MISS IT! .. Landings here since last Saturday have totalled 2,104.000 pounds, of which 1,522,000 A minor international problem j arose at the wharfside here yes-t.prdav when the Russian vessel pounds were from Canadian TV Gt-orf Mallhrw AJimi Vr.ir., fm HOWLING SCHEDULE June 8 Cosmos vs. Orange Savov vs. Varieiv. Manson's vs Comets: Watts & Nickerson vs Toilers. Annette s vs. Weslvlew June 10 Luckv Strikes vs Rosa Lee'. Scubv's vs. Coasters Moose vs. Miller Bav: Blower vs. Bankers. Big Bisters vs Sweet Sixteen. June 15 Variety vs. Orange Manson's vs. Tollers: Watt A Nickerson vs. Westview. Lucky Strike vs. Cosmos. June 17 Blowers vs. Coasters 1 Scubv's vs. Rosa Lee's. Moose v Bin Sisters: Annette's vs. Sweet Sixteen. Miller Bav vs. Cornels HOT SHOT When the planet Mercury is in the part of its orbit closest to the sun, the temperature on the side facing the sun is about 773 degrees Fahrenheit. boats and 582,000 from Ameri- Cnukotka warped up to the can- ' C.K.R. dock to take on fresh Canadian landings for the water. There might be a moral whole season have been 5,602,000 tn it but if there is it is a moral pounds while the total from Am- based on common sense and "Si SUNDAY MIDHITE AND "Lets go in you might learn something! erican vessels has been 1,522,000. 1 might be carried beyond the Queen Charlotte Island logging More than half the Canadian 1 realm of shipping and into in- ' camps, thinks it will take from six weeks to two months to get the trains running again. ' Reminiscences By w.J. d Reflections landings have been marketed ! ternatlonal diplomacy, through the Fishermen's Co-op Anyway, the Chur.otka, being which took 3,865,000 pounds, ac- a former German vessel, has fit-cording to the daily landing re- tings guaged on the metric scale ports. There were 3,289.000 whjCh is different from the inch- Modern Etiquette By ROBER1A LEE Q. What should a hostess do when she is entertaining sever foot system used in these parts. Ivan became aware of it when he tried to connect his ship's hoses to wharfside water outlets to fill pounds sold on the exchange. During the 1947 Area Two season, which lasted 42 days, 9,437,-000 pounds were landed her-i A Russian deep sea ship, "Honk Hack Had Hap-Hazard bound lor Vladivostok, called at Hoist!" al guests and one of them shows i 8,087,500 from his tanks. plainly that she is thoroughly Prince Rupert yesterday to take bored? on water. The red flag drooped A. Ignore It and devote all from her stern, her hull is biack and 1,423,500 from the fleets, Canadian boats from American. Once, Prince Rupert entertained a man who had been president of the United States. and CAGES your attention to the others. A and the black smokestack is en The problem called for a reasonable compromise which was finally settled and Chukotka eventually began taking on her 600 tons of water. Of course, there was the inevitable comment from a dock-side wag that the Russians must K. HOIST, SKIPS AERIAL TRAMWAYS guest who is this rude will of circled with red. The boat is on Portly and pleasant he was Mr. course not be invited again. the correct short cut for home. w- H- Taft- Tnis was awav back Q. Should every guest at a There is no other railway port ln tne davs lust after tne "rst wedding reception congratulate jn America as handy to Vladi- reat War. He was guest of the the bride and bridegroom? vostok. Wonder if the water Is Canadian Club at luncheon with A ThP hrirlpffi nnm should be ' chlorinated? the late Judge Young in the MON. SHOWS AT 2:30 - 7:0(1 - 8:30 i have heard that Prince Rupert I w n. . ja . . ... 2 congratulated, but not the chair. Mr. Taft was ample. He had an amiable look and an al- VVi has stopped chlorinating its and had come from Van I One should extend best bride Duck Tikp has Misr.nrvnnH nn mm ADDED FEATURE VM. (JAIlfiAN MAKY I5KTI1 IH'iilllS in WATERFRONT AT MIDNITE ' '""'' 3 . wat water Jf Mk. coir couver for happiness to to fill his tanks here. 1 wishes. the growth. It is situated between mosl muslcal cnucKle' Rosthern and Prince Albert. ! That, however, was a slight ex- bride. Q. Is it permissir-lc to ask a Saskatchewan and when the re- When rivers flow over fields, 2 IrSf aggeration. Capt. Alexeev's or- WESTERN BRIDGE mi m fx . . I iginal intention was to take on friend to introduce you to other hellion broke ln the spring of silt can enrich soil but not when fuel as well but he found that people? "85 there was a massacre there, it's overdone. That is the silua- there was apparently none to A- Not unless you are sure the P. M. Ray who returned this tion at present. The composi- 4 STEt FABRIC A TORS LTD VANCOUVER, 8 C would be mutual week from Saskatoon, where he tion of silt can include plenty ELECTRICAL, spare at this port. meeting P su' Chukotka, a passenger-cargo attended the Legion Convention, of material more of a handi- Q. When the ice cream Is managed to visit Duck Lake, cap than benefit if there is to served on pie, should the ice where, more than 40 years ago be fertility. The farmers of B.C. vessel of 10,000 tons, is registered at Leningrad "but was formerly a part of the German - South African line. She was taken by :ream be eaten with a spoon? he was employed in a bank. He are going to require all the as- A. No, the iork snouid oe remembered a few folks but sistance they can be given. used. FIXTURES APPLIANCES , CLEANERS SERVICE PHONE WRITE: PRINCE RUPERT DRY DOCK AND SHIPYARD SHIPBUILDERS AND ENQINSERS the Russians as a war prize. Her interior appointments show m Duck Lake, smaller than ever, is just a dusty spot on the bald prairie. SUGAR WAS LUXURY ' i In the 14th century when Venice imported sugar from the signs of a vanished luxury and that If the written formula for a successful Port Day can dc composed after the event, the jn Orient it was so costly that only They had car smashes critic is the logical man to take Prince Rupert even as far back tne wealthy could afford it. RUPERT RADIO & ELECTRIC PHONK Bit 313 TIIIRM AVUNl'K WUST BOX IS1 Iron and Brass Oastings Electric and Acetylene Welding a leading part in making the as 1910. We learn that on De- i next Port Day a success. And cember 29 Harry Sykes backed I i FRUSTRATED FIGHTERS that, the committee feels, is an into a plate glass front, then i The longest boxing match on invitation to work. , broke a candy kitchen window, 'record was between Andy Bowcn : and then jolted into a street ex- and Jack Burke at New Orleans, The Great Barrier Reef, the cavation, to lay on Its side with 1893. The 110-round fight lasted world's largest coral reef, guards motor still running. The Even-: for .seven hours, 19 minutes be-the east coast of Australia for ing Empire's alliterative minded fore the referee called it "no more than 1,200 miles. headline man put It this way I contest." SPECIALISTS ON SAWMIL1 and MININO MACHINERY The Best In Boys' Clothes Whether it's for graduation days or everyday wear, whether it's for seventeen year old or five year old HEAIKilMKTEUS FOR BOYS WEAR' RUPERT MENS & BOYS STORE her woodwork is badly in need of varnish. ' The 1948 Port Day committee, spearheaded by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, but with strong backing from representatives of the fishing industry. Is planning to make this year's Port Day the best yet and is not passing up any offers for support from any quarter. After the 1947 Port Day, the Dally News published a letter to the editor which pointed out in no uncertain terms the failings of the marine gala. Thiit there were failings no one will disagree. Some events draggrrl and there were organizational difficulties that were not completely ironed out. Putting on a celebration of that sort is a complex thing that requires ideas By Chic Yotini- -He's the Listless Type BLONDIE Father's Day June 20 A Nice Selection of FATHER'S DAY CARDS Now on Display -at- P w 6 - FfedJI j Mr "jn .jui" i want you fjrfh tcrc? 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