Prince Rupert Daily News Wednesday. February 15. 1P30 JOHNNY'S LETTERBOX I Warm Jottings Pilltrf fru(H tti fvj i.i.i vFr,r, ti Phi-!! r.ritt-lt rttnnrrU - -O A - Hl.'K Tip" Manuring i;nor. H a PEKRT. "Manaclnir Orrector WTVW-ff OF rNiniAN VPFS A'DIT BUREAtT Or- 1R 1 '1 .ATION3 C ANADIAN DAT! Y NFWPAPER ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATr. - Oirj oitict, per Wwk, .for. Pfr Monti). '5c. Pr Tmr. H00 -IS .'is frVtr-tif Mall. Per Mouth. 6IK-. Per Yrr. 5 txt o ' "Ml, V H V i fi i. iiuin V .' Eciitor, lXiily t-'.s: Hi-gaming ail the unenlii'hten-ing letters of lute about thp power situation, have any of the the time rome when strikntf Is i illctal, a precii us freedom is lost ond that f.onld be well renumbered The U. H uuviTi inci'.t stntes that onlv durliiir a national emergency would suc h a move be made. They hive k'-pt their word. The current critical U. S. real eitunticr. is an emergency fif that type. Hut it Is " i to the pe'iolp to inp!;p su-e the Taft-Hartley Act moves no further. Some oersons mav have fwtten that some ene once sail: "a ;;cvernnient of the people, foi the people and by the people". l f .... - i. i..i.;''(i It seems the Taft-Hartley Act law is becoming useful in the hands of President Harry Truman these in'.s. ine presUi-ni, kr.on as a sympathizer of labor, j nanded dows his verdict last weei; I Co! V 1007 P 1 'n9 JACKET1 Special Men's D,esst. Pure wu! Now .. Men' Dress, From ' . Junior Chamber ot Commerce ' siiilered a shortage of water? If so. why Is the City Council any I butter than the Power Company f" ff flCk O ft as regards the supplying of h 'VlCl I V J utility? Why all Una smugness . of sitting bt.tk and expectiirg one -"; IT-IS A HABIT on this continent to admire, and company to be infallible? Ami '' I . , , , ,., . T , . . et it is quite a matter of com-. , I sometimes to boast of efficiency. Intricate ;Piacency as iegaru another mil- V machines and complex organizations are at thd '.il'- , ' . ... . . , ,. . ,. ' I know two taxpayers who nave 1 ; service of all citizens, producing and distributing had 11D NViUei- l0r a month and; after fiery John L. Lewis, United Mineworkers boss, rejected the proposal of the President for a 70 uay truce and a three-man fact' Education Week, March 5 to H. sponsored by the Prince Rupert Teachers' 'Federation, will be supported by the Prince Rupert Trades and Labor Council, i was decided at the monthly meeting of the council. the goods that thev need or desire. The working of ""hcpe or getting any until an ... , , Act ol God that took it away from these machines and organizations is so much taken nlt ni will give a back and they ..... iNtuuior.- Now onlvtu. -fey--- f .: -. ; .hiding board in an effort to set-lie the long d'.awn out cop.l di.r-pute. Now, actions on the part of th Mi. Tiua.an and Mr. Lewis are going to get somebody in .rouble. John L.'s union rns al-e; viy been fined around 2 million olhi's on other occasions for contempt of ccurt and he Is find . t'ii. it's p;eity difficult buck-ing the government. This is not iiylng that Lewis Is all wet. He hps' :ided the cause of U. S. miners as no man has ever aidd be-furr. And the men are not the rrceiv.'cl a bill for $1.80 lor something that they did not receive. This is not a condemnation of the water works but Just a comparison. It would be wise for the public as a matter of course that we are inclined to find cause for 'personal grievance when the newspaper is not delivered, when the electric light fails, or when ignition trouble stalls the car on a deserted by-road. . 'Yet such things happen to all of us, not invari OVERCOATS Boys' PANTJ ' wool cloth, So, , sires to remember the parable of the F ive Wi.-e Viigins who had oil in ably, but frequently enough to show that efficiency th?h- lamps. How many of the MIGHTY MITE Four-month-old Richard Roberge is a strong infant. Here he is shown standing on the outstretched hand of his father, Petty Officer Albert Roberge of the Royal Canadian Navy. The proud dad says young Richard has been able to stand like this since he was three months old. iC. P. Photo) iwool. R?q ?5'. i Nflw onlv I I-; mm U3i 'I is still far from flawless. It might be possible to theh-lamps? ' demonstrate that manv lives are shortened by the . in he Junior chamber of com- ' : s . , . , . . . , , , , rieiee were prepared to put on j -Mi-e or less violent rises in blood pressure that occur some function Wuh a celebrity, i when a machine or an organization lets us down, and the "plane or steamer was. . . , , . " . , t'piayi-cl bringing tills poison to; At the lack of modern life any rate, serenity in is Unvn tlu.y vvoulcl say: -Due to traceable to the number and complexity of the things circumstances beyond our con- ... , . " ' fol we have had to delay our recti Which We are dependent. leption for the time beinS." But . Whether or not we can justly boast of our effic- 1no1l bel" in thei' own m.a11 . . sphere they cannot see wood for i lency as a people, it is said to be a fact that the trees. efficiency of the average individual has declined in L Hiw many of our good citizens took extra care of their water the past live decades. In the horse-and-buggy days, pipes because tnis did not hap-, a driver could make at least a temporary repair when ? hZl PS j a trace broke. His modern counterpart, when a com- Ithis winter for the first time? What City Council Did j type that forget easily. The use of this hotly debated I act can Induce the miners to re-! turn to pits at gunpoint held by : u s. soldiers. It Is doubtful that j Mr. Truman v ill to that far, 'nit one can realize the potentialities j ;-! the Taft-Hartley Act. It all ;i'P oown l: this: 1. If the miners go back to work, they are defeating their purpose as a Cnbn. 2. If they do not gd back to 1 work, they will be forced into the l i'-' if the worst comes to the i worst Many of th miriprs disagree wUh Lewis. Thxy have wives and children1 to support and three- Thlv actTrtumnt is not ptifclihe4 or liUd by tin Lltinor Control , Bor4 cr 1st tht Oovtmment of i I , Adopted finar.ee committee Approved, the usual $100 recommendation that lot 5, monthly grant to Civic Centre. B: n rrince Kupt: Fltmers 1 ; 300 3rd Ave &, block 16, section 5, to Charles and Fllen Anderson lor $300 and sale of dwelling No. 18, Cow Bay to Joe Kilby for $700. Decided to advise Prince Rupert Public Relations Council, which has requested the rental of Algoma Park as a tourist in- days wages cannot continue in- Sparable accident puts his car out of commission, is -...to telephone to a garage. Authorized temporary borrow- stallatlon, that the site cannot definitely. Coal supplies are di- p city, quite a lot Digger man ! Prince Rupert (New York) had no bath and no washdays on ac-, count of exceptional weather. For Fricrd A I A I be used for private enterprise i"lnlhlng and people are becom. . ; and as far as I know took it Failure of electricity was unimportant in 1900, jWhen its principal use was for lighting, and every l'.Z Jicnxsehokler had immediately available alternative T " fighting systems in gas jets, oil lamps or candles. gracefully so what is wrong with ' Frince Rupert? 1 lie men that came to open up this country just overcame ob- .tnl,o U.. .i.tt l 1 Building, Inu Dccorotiw ISLAND BUILDERS' General EmK SOS Mi-Briilr St For Complete Sheet Metal WorR o CALL BLACK 884 o SERVICE WORKMANSHIP DEPENDABILITY T H OM SHEET METAL LTD. ing of $150,000 pending collection of the years taxes. Endorsed the purchase of a 4-horsepower engine to replace the 2.3 horsepower gas unit used to supply electricity for the telephone system during curtailment hours. On recommendation of the Health, Social Assistance, Police and Licensing .Committee granted trade licenses to J. Bab-wik for wood sales and Hilda - . lliere was no real substitute for the newspaper obstacles, which is the reason " 4 in 1900 any more than there is today, but missing; an we nave 811 these convetiicnt-ps -. - . ! that the , ..... present generation cry issue was less serious. It was not then a probability so much about if they are cur-that the missing issue would contain details of some 'tallfd r,f a short lim5,- : ; ; ' . , , . Thanking you. Mr. Editor. us the land is park ground , . " ' . . ' J: , ThU act Is & dangerous wean Alderman H. F. Glassey moved In a recllnm lovtn, ocuniry. that the city clerk endeavor to it is like a sinister spirit hang-assist the bodv in the search i". over the heads of free men. for a suitable tourist site. ;The freedom In strike would be abolished and a day would ar- i Filed a letter from the Com- ihP v hen unions would disband j munltv Rit"pavers' Association p n t employers could rllcfte 1 complaining that in calling for terms as in pre-unlon days when tenders there had been insuf- -worts stn-?9led throu'-h 12 ficient time allowed for firms hour days and walked home with bidding to obtain detailed re- pavchetis. It is very ports and suggested that in "ubtfnl that workinc cpi-cli-' future, six weeks be the lme ! f thos rtys "ou!d return limit set for closing date for . ,,ut -tenders. I Unions havj been denounce! ri-id heckled f jr vears by emnhv. Referred to the-health com- r!s Pnci non-union members mittee another letter from the . iii-r. True, there are unions in community ratepayers suggest- i '.pn!)a and the United States ing that houseowners near sewer hl'-h endeavour to ptt-h thlns "A NEWCOMER IN 1910." new scneine oi a nureaucrat ior oeaeviinng tne un. fortunate taxpayer. ' ' Terhaps the aim of modern education. should be Berg for an agency. Mrs. Noel Jones Passed !n City Mrs Dorothy Lewis Jones, wife 'of Noel L. Jones, passed away In the General Hosnital hre about MILL SNACK S' Bigger c to brine up children as competent mechanics and electricians, so that they will be able to avoid the frustrations entailed by our labor-saving inventions. and her husband established the Jones' News Stand and latex, acquired Little's News Stand. Z. It' is too late to do much for the older generation- suffered severelv from asthma ,lnes be cornDell'cl to connect a little too fi-r. There are .tlso lines instead or using MILL Tit. must find for itself a philosophy that will reconcile i9 o'clock Tuesday morning. Her tanks. But the point is, that should I tira in iukcs a witieiy esLcerneu I ploiuer resident, a former school teacher and one who will be missed by numerous friends. HAMBL tne conflict between efficiency and happiness. LATE-WINTER SUN Better ok her condition becoming such that removal to hospital was necessitated Monday night to be followed about twelve hours later by her death. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were married in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, 33 years ago by Rev. James B. Gibson, now Bishop M Caledonia, who will officiate Friday afternoon at the funeral which will take place frorri St Andrew's Cathedral.. . t In addition to the hasbairi an.1 son here, there are three sisterf Moving, Packing, ( ratine, Shipping anil (irm-ral Cartage and Storage Complete Reliable and Efficient Service, also agents for Canadian Liquid Air Co. Ltd., for Oxygen. Acetylene and all welciin supplies. Lindsay's Cartage & Storage Limited for. 2nd and Park Avenues Est. 1910 Phones 60 and 68 A" Full Oiursf) i" f : OP F.N 6 a m U Just i.ff Tr,' For fjie Best in Watch Repairs SEK GEORGE COOK, JEWELLER rtox J1R8 You'll be Satisfied 527 3rd Ave Surviving members of the fam-I ily include her husband, N. L. I Jones, iiving at 1233 Water . Street, well known local busi-i ness man, and a sow, David of ; this city. I For many years, Mrs Jones' ; health had nut been the best, and lately took a more critical THE EARLY PART OF FEBRUARY retains some f-J features of winter that are well regarded. The main one is that it still is unnecessary to get up Jiai:ly in order to see the sun rise. The glory of its rising is available not only to the worker who has , it fiih St rVH to be abroad betimes, but to the loafer who sleeps turn in England and a brother in Ire- . T i . , .I Mrs. Jones was 63 years of age idLe. in Miiiiuiei, pfupie uimm uicti inev v tri c up- ; and wai born ,n sima India lalld with the sun, but at this time of year, anyone with ; of English descent. , Bap! It's business wise to advertise. ,1 l i i T i i -i mis. juiit-5 nau Dern a resioent j. n l . a good appetltie finds.lt hard to lie abed that long. of Canada for forty years and of The sunset may still be seen in the afternoon. Pl'ice Rupert for naif that time. T, . , , ' , , , , . For thirty-three years she had It is much handier to have the sun set during the followed the profession of school F O N F O N E 53 If Winter o Spring be fc EBY & SONS Contractors REPAIRS - KEMlEI.MN(i FOl'NDATIONS Let us help you plan that new home under the N.H.A. Phone Green 883 Box 586 (lay, Without having to make a job of Sitting Up for teaching. Eleven years ago hhe 5 JOHN H. BULGER OPTOMETRIST e John Bulger Ltd. Third Avenue Use Bo prone dccorci Thnmnson H CABS York Mold, 3rd Ave Stand: Co. Li it late into the evening. Another good feature of the season is that neither sunrise nor sunset, casually' seen during some days, stirs up much comment. It is mainly in summer or autumn when these great glories of the sky bring forth exclamations of joy. Few things set aback a lovely scene so thoroughly -Trsthe overly articulate pleasure of those who would 5 5 HOLLYWOOD cafe ' See Us Fii MOST UP-TO-DATE CAFE IN THE (HTY im.m 6PEN FROM S:30 P.M to S:30 A.M. FOR BOYSW , Always Prompt and Courteous j We're Here to Serve YOU 1 Commodore Cafe'i ' ' : "Hospitality and Good Food" j 'Phone 17 for Send-Out Orders? 3rd Ave. David Chow, Mgr.J We Specialize in Chinese Dlshei 6! SNOWSUIT. e Met CHOP SUEY CHOW MEIN I TT -ry '" yp j PARKAS JACKETS For Outside, Order PHONE 133 not notice it if the sight were common. -Some tone-deaf folk secretly like this season because there are few birds to wake one in the morn-...::vings. There still is plenty time for sleep, as in the r. uk-ep dark of winter; but the great fact of early February is the return of the sun. This process has been going on since shortly before Christmas, but people did not pay much attention to the sun during r-.-.;; the year-end holidays. But now the sun is due out of the earth more and more each day. It is something to dwell upon with hope. The sun returns fresh and wonderful out of the earth, as though it were a new thing- May the sun always return to shine upon M-ihe world, and may there always be people here to ' welcome it. and complete out WWWWLWMJ1 WAS".'. ItrXTJlH STEAMER PRINCE GEORGE the school i : i: ONLY JL W ;! COLD or HOT ! THE SPORTS S G22 3rd Ave. .iC-Trio For This R.C.A. VICTOR - OK Ml SAILS FOR VANCOUVER and Intermedial. Ports ' Each Thursday t 11:15 p m. Kor KETCHIKAN WEDNESDAY MIDNIGH1 For Reseivatlom Duchess of Edinburgh Chapter. .Mrs. Albert Stiles, and for H.M C.S. Haida Chapter the Standard Bearer was Iona Hardy, ter, Mrs. T. A. McMeekin, for Automatic '45' Changer f Church Service Oil; Anniversary DRUGS Features 1. Fully Automatic 4 2. Connect to any Radio 3. Fastest Changer Ever Built 4. Distortion Free Music 5. Full selection of Records van i ob tonurea Dy !1 C PRESCRIPTION CHEM' A new home built right is never too rold or too ho-Plon to Build NOV CONTKACIORS AND Bt'i: HERS Rf.ll Sfil f.o. BOX 721 For Plans and Estimate- It's GREER & BRIDDEH ' Write or Call CITY OR DEPOT OFFICE PRINCE RUPERT B.C. Available. GET YOUR "45" CHANGER TODAY AT ,Sn Sunday morning local Im-' perial Order, Daughters of the ' ' Empire members attended a. Church Service at St. Andrew's j -Cathedral in observance of the ; Order's fiftieth anniversary. In : his address Canon Prockter ex- jprcssed gratitude to God for the j -tfast and hope for the Future, j '"T'z .Municipal Standard Bearer was j lJr.1?. M. J- Krays. Standard Bear- ; -....Apr-for Queen Mary Chapter was ' Mrs. A. Gillis, for Cambrai Chap- 1 w Get relief fast. S'JOKls Hours -WEEK DAYS, A M- T HUNDAY8 ANI1 HOLIDAYS 12 NH)N 7PM TO 8 P-M Dally car delivery Jertrlce e-'""T',Ii from 7 PJ from 9 a m. Ull A p m n(i i few orops of Va-tro-nol in nnctnl It iJna each .h r mmm W IViW wc iconic xeiief. VATRO NOL BToV,