ON THE STAGE TERRACE TOPICS icince Uupm Dailo j3cUi LtD. Wednesday,. April 21. 1948 PRINCE RUPERT ALLSTaJ of SENIOR "B" BASKETuiri. Goldfish Gobbling College Boys i T T 1 i rr i at opm winners ers Are umvelcome to tins nobbvist s Hazel Wagner broke her arm when she fell from the horse on which she was riding last Sunday morning. THEY'RE TRAVELIN ALONG . . . SINGING HIT SONG ituTiir Min TiiiTirinorn ""SSI ON THE ROAD THAT LEADS TO fAUMOUNT'S m I0AD 10 NAfNNESSf j Charles McNab Finds Fascination In Miniature Fish In His Parlor Aquarium College students with goldfish-eating tendencies are unwelcome in the Wallace Block apartment of Charles McNab, Canadian National Railways car foreman and spare-time ichthyologist. Owner of an expanding parlor aquarium, Mr. McNab raises fish Always WALLACES w Archdeacon Hodson, rector of St. Peter's Church at Seal Cove, Prince Rupert, arrived in town on Friday and left on Tuesday's train. He conducted services at St. Matthew's Anglican Church on Sunday. Mrs. Atkinson left last week to reside in Prince Rupert. , u- r amour as a hobby, not for food. LAI F sown tun tn iktmv-.i ! WALLACE'S Old Fashion Bargain Sale Ends Sat. Night prising McNab female guppy recently gave birth to a brood of 19 small fry while another almost reached that mark. The pay-off is that the young have to be quickly separated Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Spencer have moved into their new home at Kitsumkalum. ; His sword - tails, fan - tails, black-a-moors zebra and gup-pies idle about in five tanks whose glass sides display a subterranean forest of marine plant life which provide a near-natural setting for his colorful pets. J.n . mt mint BXUIHLKS SISTERS V from their mothers or they will STARTING TODATV rr CARTOON NEWS mcnau nas louna mail eat them alive. Mr. McNab goldfish raising, like many hob-.keeps the tiny babies in a nur- bies, is a thing that grows on SATURDAY 2:00 - 4:25 - 6:5o . , interested in community work sery tank. The Skeena bridge was closed on Monday to all traffic for a few days while the curve on the south end is being straightened out. Mrs. F. Stratford left on Sunday's late train to spend a few days in Prince Rupert. Mike Postak of Prince Rupe.t spent the week-end in town o.i business. MILITARY ME rf Radio Dial 1240 Kilocycle CFPR uk LOCAL IV The Militarv mh,i A couple of specimens that could be mounted right alongside "Lena the Hyena" in the gallery of horrors are the black--a-moors, whose periscope eyes project a full quarter-inch above their ugly faces. However, their sail-like fins rival the fan tails for chimeric beauty. Then there is a Zebra fish an inch-long playboy who rejoices under the official handle of the hobbyist. Its development apparently only will stop when he runs out of space because it is unlikely that he will run out of fish. Blessed events occur with astonishing requency in the McNab household. The guppies arc the most prolific and one of the tanks is set aside for the young. It started little more than a year ago when Mr. McNab brought back a few goldfish (Subject to change) per-bracket award i'or and especially in showing educational films to the school children it was suggested that the school board be asked to donate $25 of the sum needed and the general adult public the remainder. A letter will go to the president of each organization asking that a representative be sent to the next committee meeting. In this way all will have a choice in the selection of future films. At preseni serving on the committee are J. Haaland, chairman; A. Gillander?, secretary, and Mr? fr'pencvi, publicity Terrace Interested . In Moving Pictures TERRACE Alec Wilson of the National Film Board was in town last week and a committee meeting was held at Mr. Haaland's home to discuss the future of the showing of films in Terrace. The board, in their new policy have cut down the appropriations hjr the smaller towns and this means that the communities must raise $50 annually. As the board is greatly Taste Van (amp's ... ume neroism oversea.' be presented to a Va soldier now serving Prince Rupert detachc the Royal Canadian r Danio Rero." Despite his small Signals. Signalman i Warn Against Final Rush In Filing Returns Assessors Kenneth Leckie and Thomas Healy, from the Dominion income tax. office in Vancouver, who are here In their capacity as assessors to facilitate the filing of income tax returns by Prince Rupert people between no"- and the end of the month, expressed hope today that the making of these returns would be made as soon as possible. The earlier the returns are made, the better service it will from Vancouver. The Idea was slze, he is very striking with h's that they would like most gold-1 creamy-white body overlaid with fish i, be accepted into the house- longitudinal j stripes of metalic victor Kerrington been stationed here ' past three :r. 'ths, u ceive the decoration tr Governor General, Alexander, at t.hp i. hold as part of the furniture, half-forgotten. It turned out differently. blue. This particular Danio Rero is more than a. lit t ip nn tho tv.o B. A. Latta, general superintendent, Canadian National to be held at Jerich you'll want it often I TENDER SPAGHETTI j Mr. McNab, a widower whose ; lonely side since his mate was family is grown up and scat-t accidentally siphoned out of the tered, lives with his sister, Miss tank while Mr. McNab was Mary McNab who acts as house- changing water ke" PCt' incldentay- 13 1 1?r The goldfish hobby, although a Chihuohua dog, sh3, although not an exacting one, does re- services headquarter! Jack Fran:.i o; thT department returned Prince RuDert toriav im Mrs. S. A. Kellback and Miss Shari Ingalls returned today on the Prince Rupert from Vancouver where they attended the annual provincial convention of the Imperial Order, Daughters of the Empire. built . around a light bulb but was not required to use it. Philopsopher of the McNab aquarium is an amiable tadpole who has grown to such proportions that he is far bigger than any of the goldfish with whom he associates. He is an even-tempered fellow who knows no fear and who, undoubtedly some day will grow up to be an up-standng frog. Goldfish, incidentally, are members of the carp family, a species of fish believed to have originated in Korea but whic'i Express Co., Winnipeg, and F. V. Clare, superintendent of the Express company's Pacific division, Vancouver, arrived in the city this afternoon from Vancouver. They plan to sail to Ketchikan tonight and will leave for the east on Friday night's train. jbe possible for the assessors to : give, they said. A last-minute rush would mean that the best holiday trip to Vancou" w T "--" quire considerable attention to Mr. McNab was at work Tues WITH TAN6Y CHEESE Nanaimo. certain details if it is to be done day afternoon but Miss Mary successfully. Mr. McNab watch- was hospitable about showing a es his fish closely to see that of attention could not be given It is also hinted by the assessors that upon the advantage that is taken of the service being ilow to givi visitor the goldfish. It was ob they are all healthy. If one becomes ill it can be immediately identified by the way its dorsal fin droops. Mr. McNab then separates from its fellows and places it in a salt water bath. A treatment with nntacoin.n TIRED El a quick rest MAKE THIS SIMPLE TEST I vious that she, too, took pride in the aquarium. "It keeps him Interested, although, personally, I prefer a dog for company," she said, smiling. made available might depend whether it will be given again. So far it is estimated that, a a result of the presence of the assessors here to give information and advice, the writing of at least fifty letters to departmental headquarters in Vancouver has been obviated. Frankly, Mr. McNab has struck permanganate follows. A WEDNESD.1T .M. 4:00 EdmunC 2iocKrlvjt 4:16 Stock Quotations an 3 Int. 4.30 Especially For You 4:45 Maggie Muggins 5:00 Rendez-vous Room 5:30 Rosa Linda 5:45 Concert Miniature 6:00 MacMillan Club Quiz 6.30 Musical Varieties 6:40 Recorded 6:45 Plantation House Party 7:00 CBC News 7:15 CBC Roundup 7:30 Minvetta Bovek 8:00 Alexander Brott Conducts 8:45 Talk by A. L. Phelps 9: 00-King Richard II 10:15 Why Laugh? 10:20 Shakespeare Songs 11:00 Weatner Forecast and Sign Off THURSDAY. AM. 7:30-Muslcal Cloelr 8:00 CBC News 8:15 Morning Song 8:30 Music for Moderns 8:45 Little Concert 9 00 BBC News 9:15 Morning Devotions 9:30 Morning Concert 9:59 Time Signal 10:00 Morning Visit 10:15 Morning Melodies 10:30 Roundup Time 0:45--Scandln8v!a, M'lodles 11:00 CBR Presents 11:15 Songs of Today 11:30 Weather Forecast 11:31 Message Period 11:33 Recorded Interlude 11:45 Ethel and Albert P.M. 12:00 Mid-Day Melodies 12:15 CBC News 12:25 Program Resume 12,30 B.C. Farm Broadcast 12.45 Recorded Interlude 1:00 The Concert Hour 1:30 Thursday' Recital 1:45 Commentary and I Learned Late 2:00 B.C. School Broadcast 2:30 Shiela Presents on a lascmaung noDDy. unique So far, he has had lit.t.lP ' , ,.,. " ' " ... A thmgs go on under water. Take, ' trouble with Illness. 1 0 'the globe C The exoUc varteUe- Ra for instance, the sword-tail of Water l.mnm., ,. k J u. Le"C Va.r'et which the aquarium has two ., Ut-veiopea oy secuve keot fairlv Th m m y McNab if breeding and they would lose males maies and ana nnP one female. fpmaip tanks , are kpnt at Qhm.t in h .i..:. , . . . Classified Acrverui.r.: Pays! , c. mcir exaggeraieo. cnaraciens-grees. Last winter Mr. McNa'o tic. if the selective processes rigged up an electric heater were dropped. IYES TIRED? Soothe and refrsr seconds with two dr ps ol sc. Murine in each eye. You get- OUICK RELIEF. Insl-.n ;- yourev lrpshed Murine's Er.i:!u bienc Qredie-nts Cianscs ana sooiriw are tirod irom overwork or tr sun, wirid end dl MURINE FOR YOUR EYES THIS AND THAT 3:00 Varieties of Music 3:15 Spotlight on a Star 3:20 Sketches In Melody 3:30 Divertimento 3:45 BBC News 3:55 Elmore Phllpott Any theory that the sword-tail developed his weapon astern (only the . males have swords) to chastize other fish who tease him about his ponderous scientific name "Xiphophorous Helleri" is entirely false. The tail, actually has a genetic purpose. That, however, does not make him any the less of a fascinating fellow although, for biological interest, the female takes the cake. Here is what the books says: 'The females of these fish in CEILING FIXTURES f o it y o i it LIVING KOO.M KITCIIKN - HKDK0 J- .A yv 1 their third year, and after hav- Mng delivered themselves of their "THAT'S A VERV SENSIBLE PURCHASE irwr HATIIUOO.M . . . FLUORESCENT TK1-LITES PORCH LITES RKADIMi LAM PIN-UPS DESK LA.Ml'S AT THE RUPERT RADIO & ELECTRIC living young, occasionally WHY DIDN'T YOU BUY A COUPlf?" change sex, assuming male char BOX PHONE 644 313 THIRD AVEM'K HKST acters. The explanation is offered that as normally, the males are far outnumbered by the females, the sudden change of sex is an attempt on the part of nature to equalize the odds and maintain a sufficient balance of the sexes to ensure sur- i vival of the species." : Or take the guppies, who in ' the McNab tank, at least, do not ' grow more than an lnch-and-a-! half long as mature fish. They certainly raise large families. "Huh? Whafd you say? Oh you newi those malty-rich, hooey-gold-m Post's Grape-Nuts Flakes!" "Tbey're some dish!" "They're so cleverly made of two grains, you know really divine Canadian wheat and malted barley!" "They sure taste out of this world, darling but you're forgetting that other reason why I go for Post's Grape-Nuts Flakes." "Energy, you mean? The carbohydrates that load you up with energy so they call you the human dynamo?" "Eight! And what are those things that help build up the old muscle?" "Proteins, Hercules, And Post's Grape-Nuts Flakes sure have got 'em!" 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