4 lT, prince Cupcti Daflp HtEJ Sa'.-oriay, Augu. 13. iHi. New Builders SudpIv rirm Op Smart Premises House City's Latest Concern Z A new enterprise is to l- introduced to Princ Rupert with th- '4-mr.v; on Monday f the Island City Builder's Sp-p!if-s -AX.ci in ne.v an, mxWrn prejnk- at 505 McBrWe Street. Tie attnu.tsve semi -circular fac-d building which has arou.'u-i some curioi-ity v.e-r the past three months is to house a disr.lay area, efnee an4 etorerof.Tn, situated fn the uptown area, for the urpo..? of mer.han4iiug new and modern ImiWinjr matt-rial an.J fVr the provision ef a ervke t Prince Rupertites who sre plan- u a A$EF:V: V- -ft-. . vvj - - ; j ..11.11,71-."- " T-r-ni-. m, - tr ' ' i ii i i m Ha II 1ir i i A . . -T 1 .. ... - f.s. . - TTTVr.' . J v; . . . -- ..... - . . .-u, ning modernization of their the ci:y and this iame feeling home and places of business. 7 as shared by his wife and tumuy. He has long been a The coit-slrui-UoA of i-oc ba.id- ing and the comrnencersient of boou.-r lor Prince Rupert and ha-; aluavs been enthusiastic '.'.,,,., p4 fit iro) business in the building sjpplyiaiK)Ut the 5 oa field is the culmination of sev- great industrial future for the eral years of planning on the; north country. After having pan of Art Gi?uv:e. owner and ' been absent from the city for a PITTSBURGH PA HOME OF ISLAND CIT' BUILDERS' SUPPLIES year, the Osjilvies motored here from Kamioops In August of last year to begin the active planning for commencement of W'r uivitiiu vaii ia . ART OC.ILYIE, Prop. cMa.itt4 Willi P.mbur,h Po.n. wortTLj 505 McBRIDE STREET PHONE BLUE 821) the business which has nowj materialized. ! In May of this year, Mr. Ogil- j vie and family returned to Pimburfh Pouit Products inclWt U, tuficr outi.de ., Bnfr Wlrt time QuoRset Hut which was tested so strenuously and used so very extensively throughout Prince Rupert and construction ( of the building was commenced Mrac; Werw Ixainet, VMck-4nJ MMMlM Hltnb tot tmd,nrh a.J 1 ..""l all theatres of operations during the war. manager. The ovntr. who wa well known in Pzmce Rupert; prior to his departure from the city in May, 1947. sras .stationed ' at H.M.C.S. Chatham during the war while a member of the RC.j N VR, and continued in the em-1 ploy of the Naval Service after ' the termination of hostilities.; With the completion of the transfer to War A -.sets Corp-,ra-tlon, of the wartime H M C S. ! Chatham and the outlying sta-1 tlons, Mr. Oiivie was appaint-i d to the pvjsition of raainten-: tnce officer in the R.C.N. Am-( munition Depot at Kamloop.s.i where he reniainej until his resignation from the Naval Service in April of this year, j Durins; four year' of re-id-' - mrnirire; sd "it", wtar-resutant ttm 2 almost imrteaiateiy. Witii nci una fcimrcil rioofl. assistance, other than the installation of electrical service and lighting which was carried cut by Grani fc Newton, elec rc M Ihow won kaw Pihuk i Pnntxirj Point protect end bcovi.f, bolt J has designed his buildin? and has endeavoured to choose aaterials with a view to providing an example for the benefit of property owners who are planning alterations and modernization and who wish to take dvantat;e of the service which will be made available in this respect. It is intended that Island City Builder's Supplies, with the assistance of Vancouver distributors, will place at the disposal of storeowners and operators, a service of storefront designing and the supply of modern storefront materials which are fast becoming a necessity In all progressive trical contractors, Mr. Ogttvle; The finish used in the interior features striated plywood and etchwood plywood on each of the sidewalls. each wall being panelled as a distinct contrast to the other. The rear wail ts finished in P.V. Hardboard with horizontal dividing lines of chromium. A smart counter arrangement with built-in dis-i play shelves, extends from the north wall at an angle and harmonizes pleasantly with thei curved walls of the Interior. The' ceiling is finished in K inch' squares of Ten Test wall board and the floor Is covered with' colorful asphalt tile. A small office with bnt in fixtures, is attractively finished in match-' ed cedar plywood and contains; a window of translucent plastic in opalescent shade. Between.' the office and display room, a sash contains three sections' of corrugated plastic in rose shade. This, comained with the' plastic window provides a pleas-1 ant diffusion of natural light, j Among the lines of materials carried in the new business, will be the natkinaliy advertised Pittsburgh Paint which is rapidly increasing in popularity since its introduction into Can-' ada. j Mr. Ogilvic, who has had many years of experience in the field of construction, building maintenance and alterations, Paint BEST w T.JZ CATCHPfG The eye catehln; shape is enhanced by the modern front with large sloping windows and by the introduction of glass blocks enclosing the entrance. The entire storefront is finished in striated plywood, placed at various angfes, providing a changing pattern when viewed from opposite sides and the p-f loping canopy Is designed to be In keeping with the drpart-u-e from conventional completed the building in 12 weeks. The building Is of the Quonset type, a structure which has been u.-d extensively throughout the United States since the war and is rapidly bqpoming popular in Canada, ft is an im- mi nee in Prince Rupert. Art X'il- vie became affected by that intangible attraction which' bnnsjs so many p-oj,le back to proved development of the war Congratulations and Best Wishes to Island City Guilders' Supplies 5AANICH PIUMBING AND HEATING R. 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WON T SCTTLC "wwr SUSTAIN VERMIN I4 1 UK KG LAS I -.r-ST The Outstanding Value in Residential Hardware Distributed by INSULATION INDUSTRIES (B.C.) LTD. Pyi tot Ktalf wHIi Hii i.,), ' mi Mm low hid killa, MAOI in CANADA J W arm wilh the rich I.cuuty that only woo.l rnn pive . . . alive) vilh vnrie lne. a,I d,.j,.a.,v ,,M.nied shadow lineg, I'V Brand WrlillM n dixtinet atop forward in wall Iwauly, whether interior or exterior. Has a pnllrrneri surface of ruiid.,ui.width narallcl lines, concealing j ipevennng checking. Weldtex is waterproof an.l approved for use on W-"-A; hum- Applieil in large unit panels for greater ,u ,U,,U I'fetinie againut th klremei of our Canadian tliiunt 1575 W. GEORGIA VANCOUVER, B.C. j 1