I cauiiiiiiiituji friend or u vile R. L. Stevenson. l'-4it. Wilt) Prince Rupert Daily News As I See It ray. For a starter. 123 halibut fish- i lZ bu,id,b ing vessels Kot away from Pr.nre j fi t ,Tt T Wednesday, May 14, 1952 tmu in wine ior tnp nn,r; u . - .ij .i - ... -kw.,. nere. ai u.-ju iuuuy. nna yet it ,,. re Reflects.and . Reminisces UDtlul 'Una tafl An lnrlpppfirtpM dally newspaper deemed to the upbuilding of Prince Rupert and Northern and Central British Columbia. Member of Cnnadisn Press Audit Bureau of Circulations Cndin Dull? Newspnptr Association Published hv The Prince Rupert Dully News Limited J. F MAOOR. President H. O. PERRY, Vice-President II t X A Special Tribute to Alex Hunter By Horry G. T. Perry The tragic death of G. Alex Hunter, with whom I was actively associated in operating this newspaper until recently, impels me to pay this sincere tribute to his memory. Mr. Hunter was a conscientious managing editor who also really loved his work; He earnestly tried to be fair to all. His integrity, loyalty and honesty were unexcelled. His memory , will lonq hover around trje Daily News departments and n our hearts. Surplus beef will be sold at Subscript ton Rates: By carrier Per week. 25c: per month 1 00: per year, tlOOO liv mai Per month. 75c: per year. 8 00 i Mi if null ; public auction In the prairie provinces, which ought to be another way of saying that Authorised as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Otlail. while old foot and mouth in bad I THt POtlSHED GRANITE-LIKE enough, It could be worse. FINISH j FOI ! Intends To Vote SO TORONTO: One reason whv I wanted to come FLOORS I, , 8om folk feel uncommonly I thoughtful when they remember , how Third Avenue looked when I the .post office stood at Second Avenue and Seventh Street i Somehow, walking westward a j (ew blocks never did sem so 'hot. Bu ahove his newspaper duties, Mr. Hunter had a abiding affection for and faith in Prince' Rupert. His many public activities over the years more tha merit him to be remembered as a good citizen. No monument is greater than those words Our hearts go out in sympathy to Mrs. Hunter and the family in their sorrow. May we hope the high regard and respect in which Mr. Hunter was held by so many shall be of some consolation to them in their grief. least at this time was be-j cause I could not make up ! my mind how to vote in1 :the coming B.C. plebiscite; ion the sale of hard liquor; in hotel bars, night clubs, j and so forth. j One main argument thsrt is j ; used in B.C. for a change in the , ! present law is that they changed j In Ontario. Prior to 1947 Ontario j ! had about the same system that j , w now have in B.C. Their sys- j ' ' tem, like ours, was full of con- j tradictiofis and hypocrasies. ! -'' '" i ' 1 STORE FRONTS Germans are said to have to-; day the soundest currency In Europe, with the exception of , the franc. Thejr say 11 is mone-' tary reform a clean-cut and ' i cruel u surgical operation, i The rarrot dangling before the nose is leaned a means of en-coumglPg hard work and pro- ductlon. And. by the way, Oer- many is said to have built seven ! times as many new dwellings as Give Heed To Our Hospital - is a valuable possession which, like HEALTH many things, we are inclined 'not to respect enough until we haven't got it. Fortunately, from almost the beginning of history there has been a band of men and women in the world whose lives are devoted to mending and' preserving our health for us. Theirs is an unselfish and valiant profession which heeds no boundaries or battle lines. In Prince Rupert this work, which has "the General Hospital as its .focal point, is loyal to its great tradition and efficient in its practice. The hospital is maintained with care and cleanliness in a Way that would serve as model for many others with greater resources. , . At the same time, its facilities are continuously and increasingly taxed by the expanding needs of Prince Rupert and the surrounding district. In the process of industrial development the requirements of the hospital must not be ignored or forgotten. Instead, they must be given primary attention or Prince Rupert will fall .into the expensive and scandalous mistakes encountered by other cities in which hospital accommodation and equipment failed to keep pace with the overall growth. Great Britain. Tills is not said .Kc.iu.se of love of Germany. Drivers Ask Reduction in License Fee (REGlSTiREO) I wioul innIrHr nf ftAtUk,! L . .... -rr-- , . , UC!C( (i these advantages has been tremendous. More people in Ontario are drinking and more than ever drank before. Moreover, the latest figures show that there is a definite trend away from beer toward more hard liquor. t Ontario's experience plainly shows that the more facilities yiu give the people to buy alcoholic drinks, the more they spend on such drinks. I don't, think that Ontario people can really afford the vast amount that they are now The less a lot of us know about I Vancouver -Island the more we! praise the roses, scenery, drives; and salmon fishing. A new thrill , colors in mouiea, qrjmre-iik finish . . . Pi IK (Hbut UK QUALITY. "tcm ORRnBri" : ;r,.rv;n. - i... How have these changes worked out? ' ! ' I HAVE .'pent about a week delving into the facts here, on a background which I know quite well from a long way back. For instance I visited my old home tqwn of Hamilton, where as a carrier boy my own paper route included three barrooms and two - r-. .v wjici, rust, WH ga, nd it not affected by climate ... it jmpr0fn J wsining ang icruuoing. SIC "KfXWIOltD" AT Y0U LOCAL IUILDING SUfflY Dtm VANCOUVER ? T'vu officials of the British Columbia Automobile Association are tmri'inc; the province to arrange meetings between the motoring public and election candidates on the possibilities of $10 license fee in B C. Harry Duker, president, and J comes with news of cougars In-; ! vailing the fishing village of j Kyuqimt. Cougars stalk loggers,: j scare families, snatch pet dogs, j and commit other unforgivable: offences. We neglected to men- j tion the climate, but its beauty' i makes no difference, I red light houses. spending on alcohol: and I for 5wir Dfiih r:'iij open. Ever since that day, over forty one would hate to see B.C. follow years ago, the "liquor question" Ontario's bad example in this has been a matter of red hot particular matter, controversy In Ontario. It still is. ;' in ater articles I shall show Many of the old myths have why I think I shall vote NO on (I Frank Bird, manager, will visit ftre oflpn all large centres in the province. , in slllVlCea m:Kn may have sat! At present, licences cost $15 and 1 for hours and not opened hlsj ' up. teeth, yet have been a disloyal Mil East 67th Avt., YANCOUVEtlS,! the liquor plebiscite, and why I hope thi majority votes that way, especially outside Vancouver. Scrlplure passage for JoJaij "A Levite . . . looked on him, and passed by." St. Luke 10:32. been shattered. Before the first world war many people believed if we could only get legal total prohibition of sale of alcohol In North America we would be on the threshold of the golden age. I well remember In the darkest days of the war, sitting In an artillery dugout in France. The philosopher of our Battery '-Old Mac" was telling us that all we needed to make Canada the greatest country In the world P THE cJL ETTERBCX f LLP jJMItB MOl'RNS LOSS OF ALEX IIl'NTLK Editor, Report' From ... Parliament Hill ' By Edward T. Applewhaite, M P., Skeena was "prohibition." In spite of The Daily News: PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE Committee Rooms Now Open (Opposite Capitol Theatre) PHONE 270 Everybody Welcome tne iact mat ne tossed on ai it was with profound sorrow generous helping of pure rum that we heard over the radio when he said It, Old Mac was last evening of the untimely completely sincere. death of Alex Hunter and the Well, we got that prohibition I serious injury to Jack McRae and and everybody knows what a I Mr. Magor. farce It was. But the plain factj Please convjy through your It is very. seldom I hear any radio programs in the morning, but a few days ago I tuned in a local station. Claire Wallace was presenting the program, which was advertising canned salmon. When I got to the office I phoned the radio station to find out who was sponsoring the program. It was the Association of Sal-' factual statement when he mov- Is that no other system which we have got since the end of prohibition has been the final answer either. I AM no fanatic on the question and. take a drink whenever I feel like it. I am well aware that the "Clubs" which operate - in paper our deepest sympathy to the bereaved and our best wishes for a speedy recovery to the Injured. Pririe; Rupert has lost one of it.' best citizens and one of it. greatest boosters. We will all miss h'm. We join with the rest of the community ir mourning the los.i - V A 1 S 0i I" mon Canners. It was a good pro- ed the second reading of the bill gram: and the "commercials,"! authorizing the CNR to build the the plugs for canned salmon i as line from Terrace to Kitimat. a product, not any particular During the resolution stage of brand were very good. I should this measure he had dealt with think this programe would be a number of questions, but he quite effective I am sure we all had. more to say on the bill. a Vancouver, and elsewhere In B.C are nothing but disguised liquor , of Alex Hunter. "" The cost of the line Is est! . I selling establishments. If we ai j ! . ' rr n t s stall a lsirl"ist iiia oKrtiilrl ' and Mrs. Alex MacKenzie. i On board CNR train guiiiK irV ov i nivui yt omuuiu ' mnterl at 1fi million which will By now you all know of the ' financed by the government 1 do so on honest and above board lifting of the credit restrictions; financlal provisions of the ! terms- there is some truth in the claim bu authorize the railway com-i But le everybody in B.C. take that the trouble with consumer pany to securities not ex- a ?ood long look at these Ontario credit restrictions is that they ceeCjing $10 million which may be "RVes before we open the door arc discriminatory. The average guaranteed by the government.:10 wlde Pen 8ale: Canadian could probably suffer clause VIII of the bill author-. Tn Population of Ontario In-no greater hardship if he had to lzes and la act reqUjres the ! creased by 12?r from 1939 to get along without a new car for Minister of Transport to make!1949 but 8aUonage consumption awhile, or even without any car, a report t0 parliament annually I of alcoholic beverages Increased but household appliances are bv 1107' lri the - same manner as reports somewhat different. The gov- are mac!e unr;er the other leg- ! Ontario's liquor and beer sales ernment did go some way to lEwtinn 0rnin hrn.i, iin., i last year reached the truly stag- L1 J i, I..1H I m ll I . M LIBERAL MEETING Common Lounge of Civic Centre, 8 p,m. Thursday, May 15 Important Business . . . Please Attend Prince Ru',:it Liberal Association B- passed previously by Parliament, i Bering figure of $210,413,812 These do not show the final total "EPiGLISH" brings color and erf The Aluminum Company is to provide $1 rnlllion a year revenue traffic for ten years or pay one-third of any deficiency below il million. If the Aluminum Company is required to make payments to the railway company, refunds will be made to the Aluminum Company on the basis of one-third of any excess of gross cost to the consumer either, for the government's figures end at the wholesale sale level. The Ontario figures are even more striking when you break them down. In 1935 ithe last year I lived in the east) total consumption of beer, wine and hard liquor In Ontario was 18,-398,857 gallons. In 1951 total protection to exler eased the restrictions on' these appliances, and when it removed the special excise tax against them in the last budget: now all restrictions are off. Those Canadian Industries that have felt the pinch because enough defence orders to replace last sales for ordinary consusip-tion did not materialize are naturally pleased by this new development. One effect may be to Increase the sales of the smaller British motor cars. However, we are not entirely out of the financial woods. The 3; revenue ,h.!i lltuor 3'056333 eal-s. inl00"" over over the$l million in , - . ! company any year. The Aluminum Com- "r, 4 Zn lZ B cost of living index is dropping, ! T, ,c, " """""""ai amouni, but it has dropped less than ! ti Total 79.654,903 ga,s. nree iuu pouts since the peak, r That u & 40(J lncrpase in 1(J of 191.5 In January. mi. iicvucr ui&u meuiiunea that in addition to the rail traf years! 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To project, Kitimat valley has about i 24 billion feet of accessible tim- i ber estimated to be capable of ! curb the buying of scarce goods. most Canadlarfs will hone that y'eldlrg 22.500 tons of rail traf- a considerable extent hotel drinking has come out of the bedroom and downstairs into the bar, which has a new fancy name. There also may be less 1 ;ndency for youngsters at dances and so forth to lake a bottle along and "kill the crock." But the financial and social cost of a plan can be devised which I fic annually with gross earnings does not penalize some of them in tn second five years of while leaving others untouched. ( operation of the line of more however, as emergencies may' lnan $$342,000 per year. The esti-arisc, Mr. Abbott has advised the' mates of ral1 traffic indicate that House that the government will overage annual gross revenue for invite both houses of parliament tne first ,ive vear wil' amount to present addresses to the gov-ito $1,854,800, and average annual crnor-general, praying that the operating expense will be $1,503.-Consumer Credit (temporary: 700, resulting in average annual provisions) Act be continued for net operating revenue of $$351,-a further period. This is Just for! 10- the purpose of leaving the power j ; in the hands of the government I to meet unexpected emergency Throa If III An conditions. jllllCC IxlllCU ' V0U11 FIND HELPFUL SERVICE AT THIS SIGH- is the Subject of an Important Address by Hon. H. R. BOWMAN Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries ad Railways. CFP i THURSDAY, MAY 15 - 2:45 P.M. Inserted by B C. Liberal Committee In Air Crash RIO DE JANEIRO r Eight RADIOS REFRIGERATORS TOASTERS ELECTRIC IRONS ETC. Sam Balcom has been asking questions about house furnishings for service officers. Joe BlancheMe. parliamentary assistant, national defence, Jias advised the house that in general all permanent and temporary married quarters provided by the department of national defence dre furnished with stoves , und refrigeratdrs. een passengers and four crew members were aboard the air liner which crashed while trying to make a forced landing outside of Sao Paulo Tuesday. The first Gordon's Hard reports said three were killed aad j Rupert Radio & Electric thirteen hurt. Pilot is believed to have been killed and the, co- McBridc Street Mr. Chevrier made a clear and pilot Injured.