Prince Rupert Daily News Wednesday, August 26, 1953 Plaque to Mark Memory Of AP's Pony Express 7 I f -I i 11'." m f -i , .J reader B.P.O. Elks meeting Thursday, August 27. Important. (2001 Labor Day Lance, Monday Sept. 7, Civic Centre. Music by Westernaires. (204) Special S.O.N, meeting Thursday, August 27. 8 p.m. Members please attend, (200) Salt Lake Ferry running every Sunday. Leaves Cow Bay-floats every hAur from 10:30 a.m. (It) Salt Lake Ferry, dally, ex- j ceptlng Monday, weather permitting. 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m. Phone Green 391 or Red 968. (it) 2he label toloclt for when eatins out or in your boms f v the steamers arrived. Beforehand Information could build fortunes or leave a man penniless. It was a powerful weapon, and the speculators never overlooked it. The six New York papers decided, in the Interests of the public, to make all world news generally available. They formed the Halifax Express, organized riders to change horses every 12 miles during the 144 miles from Halifax to Victoria Beach and arranged for paddle steamers to nieet the riders and take the dispatches across the Bay of Fundy to Saint John. Then they hired Dan Craig, a loxy, highly-respected Boston repoiter, to look alter the news on the Halifax end. All this cost an estimated $20,000 yearly. Craig was actually the AP's first foreign correspondent and Halifax its first foreign bureau because the co-operative enterprise later became known as The Associated Press. Today AP is operated on a multi-million dollar basis, still a co-operative operated by the newspapers. It serves more, than 1,200 dally newspapers and 900 radio stations. ' . The Canadian Press, also a co-operative, and Reuters are its allies. . , .si '. -.-.v . V J StssMARKK FARE l If ft) evidently ihares the belief, mer is always right." She's letting her customers themselves between the longer or shortened hemline I her latest cocktail model, Pare decided on this move aer Christian Dior showed a collection with shortened TWO COUSINS who had not seen each other for years embrace at the Buechen railway station, near Hamburg, Germany. The reunion occurred after the arrival at Buechen of a special train from the Soviet Zone, which brought more than 1,100 East Germans through the Iron Curtain for the Evangelical Church Meeting In Hamburg. This was the first time that the Communist East German government permitted special trains to run to West Germany for. a religious' convention. verbrook My Ruin By KI.NGSLEY BROWN Jr. HALIFAX (CP) A -boulder by a dirt road that leads to the tide-tortured waters of Dlgby Out will be unveiled Wednesday at a ceremony commemorating the pony express that helped form the world's largest news-gathering agency. A bronze plague Is attached to the boulder, which once echoed the clatter of horses' hoofs and oaths of competing riders, one carrying European news for six New York newspapers and the other for Wall Street speculators. These riders were the link between Halifax and Victoria Beach, on Nova Scotia's northwestern shore. The newspapers riders and an almost legendaiy reporter named Dan Craig did their job so well that they laid the foundation for The Associated Press. This was in 1849, in an era of almost universal newspaper competition, when every town had at least two papers and men like James Gordon Bennett were making Journalistic history. The New York Times was only a year old. And Halifax Itself was still basking In Its hitherto unequalled standard of reporting set oy Joseph Howe, who only 14 years before gained his great legal and political victory that helped establish responsible government and freedom of the press In the colonise. Before 1849 the news from Britain, top news for newspapers, reached metropolitan papers in the eastern United States by Cunard ships through Halifax. When the telegraph was extended by the eastern seaboard to Baint John, N.B., some newspapers saw that the much shorter Hallfax-to-Saint John overland route might be utilized by stock speculators. Market quotations could be wired to New York long before Summer tiJtfol Jim,, m ooie Mrs. Alf Jensen won the ladies' first prize when . the Moose summer whist was held with ten tables of players taking part. Mrs. Mclver was second. First prize winner lor the men was L. Rorvik and John Moslad was second. The pool prize was won by Mrs. Mclver. Prizes were donated by Mr. Mostad as were gifts to the working staff. ts Beverly Baxter Maltese Immigrant Writes Book Lauding Canadian Life WINDSOR, Ont. Or George soon to be published in Malta Is FOR SCHOOL OPENING The Sport Shop Offers Their Customers 10b OFF , ON ALL SCHOOL OUTFITS STARTING AUGUST 28 All New Merchandise PANTS JACKETS RAINWEAR SUITS The SPORT SHOP Reddy says, "You'I sing all through '52 if you buy cn : I "He was my ruin. His energy was Inexhaustible. I had to play tennis with him and when he would miss a serve he would toss his racket Into the trees and call for another one. "What he ever thought all this li.ld to do with my Journalistic career, I will never know. "We would go riding and he vould make me take notes. Did you ever take notes on a horse?" Mr. Baxter was commontlng on a preface by Lord Beaverbrook, currently appearing In the Vancouver Province, on his book "Success." Beaverbrook wrote: "He lacks industry. He p;ays too much golf and canasta Is the name of his card game." Countered Baxter: "He would even drop In to play bridge and I had been brought up a Methodist." ' Alternative Gift BRIGHTON, England (CP) W. S. Stewart, headmaster of Brlphton College, appealed to the boys' pnrents for a phno but got a 3.500 working let enplne instead. Aeronautics now will be Included In the school's program. Lone Woman Wants Other : .WASHINGTON (APf For five years now, Mrs. Margaret Chase Smith has been the only woman among 95 men In what has been ; .ailed the most exi lu.sive men's -!ub In the world the United States Senate. How have they treated her? With a smile, the Maine Hc-publlcan senator replied In an Interview: "Most of them, just fine. I wanted to be regarded as a senator, not Just a woman senator. 1 am not a feminist." But Mrs. Smith is anxious to have other women Join her In the Senate. She is not anxious to dpfcat any of her present male colleagues, but is confident that Queen Charlotte Airlines Schedule trips to. Kitimat and Kemano Tuesdays and Saturdays Stowert ond Alice Arm Mmulays'anS Thursdays'- KetchiCon"' v,4 j " uesdays, Thursdays and 'V .JCridays. i.it . Chotlr Servic Contract flying Agents: CRAWFORD MOORE TRAVEL AGENCIES Phones 476 and 620 t ELECTRIC RANGE" look over the latest devices TaE2aaaMaEXr f, h veJ -ri- gives ii- Ii J Among 95 Senators Women in Government entitled "In Canada No w Thoughts and Events." One chapter of the book dwells on the importance of citizenship and he emphasized the advantages of free speech, free press, and a democratic society where people can WDrk and plan and worship as they wish. Now he is working on a third book, "Workers in Canada," and later plans cnother book or. the history of Canada from the viewpoint of immigration, settlement and development, i B. P.O. E. MEETING iH" Thurs iin IMPORTANTJjj JOHN H. BULGER lome List . Third Avenue John Bulger Ltd. BES l OF FOOD UNtbl OF COOKING : FOR TAKE OUl OKDfcKS Phone 200 Broadway Cale I k 91 I For nine months until the telegraph lines were extended to Halifax the riders, one string financed by "some mercantile gentleman in the United States," thundered fortnightly along the lonely roads, stopping only to change mounts, stretch their legs and gulp down a mug of Barbados rum. Their average time for the trip was eight hours, or 18 miles an hour. Once AP's man was knocked unconscious when his mount threw him at Windsor. When he revived his opposition was miles ahead. For once, it didn't matter. His was the only boat ready for the 43-mile crossing to Saint John. Craig occasionally boarded steamers here and went as fr as Boston. He released vital news about 50 miles from his destination by carrier pigeon-beating a competitor on the same boat. Even after the telegraph came to Halifax, Crals always found a way to get the news to New ' York first. Once, when a big' wi j woo ui waiting, iir Kepi, uie wire to himself by sending chapters of the Bible to New York. There Is no record in Halifax's libraries or archives of what became I of Craig. while reading newspapers and tier mail. She usually haa fruit salad for. lunch.-' - .wH About 7 or 8 p.m. she generally has a steak dinner on her way j home with papers and other documents to study. '--' !i II MARY BANCROFT, 17-year-old swimmer In Mike Todd's production. "A Nteht In Ven-ir'-" In New York looks over a I prototype of the Du Pont rv'nn wlps w-'n bv members of the cast. The wigs of the doll and swimmer keep thlr ?loss and curl even under the most trying conditions. OPTOMETRIST Fred E, Dcwdie Room 10 "tone. Funding Phone Flua 553 It's such delight to cook with an electric range! Juat about runs itself. All you do la et the clock and press a button . . . KFt 9 Beverley allst and mem ben -h House of Com. :esiay tht if he has .jure up to the ex-Lord Beaverbrook, me person to blame rbrook. ( Canada, the Jour-nted on a published the newspaper peer ,xter has not en-( or the nation as romlse Indicated." are Canadian-born, er onre was editor l on Daily Express, (I Deaverbrook. ein. Mr. Baxter de- Beaverbrook, if any- y career. Hp took k s well-bred horses leaten by horses of it all. Road g Loads n Cariboo B.C. tt-K British ins. company is in- f.ethod of transport- h is unlouc in the fc') aerial tramways fraser river are to Deration. d Cariboo Ltd the tranirvays ve the firm direct n from the Cinema ion to the ulvnod hus reducltiE the to 19 miles. on thewest shore river to the head lirt Canyon has been late movement of e tramway capalilc a complete truok-ill then be trans-o the second tram-lerred back to the the mill pond. Iwi was introdu"-experlment with W 'fom the manatie- site proved too 'ardous. --- -Z - I '-M)S A nni... Result better cooking, more nutritious food . . and Iota more leisure for yourself. An electric range gives even heat, exactly right and all of it going into the food, not escaping into the kitchen. Economical in fuel and food value. You can set it and forget it . . . and dinner Is ready on the dot. Start now to get greater pleasure from cooking ... and give greater pleasura tvilh what you cook. ' Bonavia, a Maltese who came to Canada In 1948 and now is a Canadian citizen, has written a second book on Canada for consumption in his homeland. Mr. Bonavia, a lormer newspaper man, has found assimilation Of Canadian ideals and way of life fairly easy. in his books he sets out Impressions and experiences in this country that will be helpful to his own countrymen who plan to cone to Canada. ; He Is employed in the depart ment of customs and excise hera. His first book was entitled "Canada, Land of Hope and Prosperity." The second book . Jean C LltTie I Double Winner Joan Currie was the winner of the girls' IS and under race Sunday afternoon at the second annual Parks swimming gala held at McClymont Park. She beati out Ann Eyolfson In 21 seconds. It was erroneously reported Monday that Ann Eyolfson had won both the girls' open and the girlf ' 16 and under. Miss Eyolf- j son won the open And the Parks! board cup that goes with It and ) wa;seeo hrthr 16 years-"and"j under. l Jean Currie also won the girls' j '( and under. ' Clair To Join Balmy Beach j TORONTO Clarence John- j son, the fullback Frank Clair cut! from his Toronto Argonaut squad j ttils wee, has signed witn i;nucK Klein's Toronto Balmy Beach j football team. i The former Northwestern University llnc-crashcr will play his firr.t Ontario Rugby Footbill Union game Saturday against Sarnla Imperials. - - WORLD PEACE Chop Suey House R! 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Voterr of Maine have sent her to Washington ever since 1910 first bs a House member to succeed her late husband, then to the Senate In 1948 as the first woman ever to be elected to both chambers of Congress. Sh Is one of the hardest-working members of Comiess. This plus seniority has won hfr places on three of the most important senate committee." appropriations, an.is services and government operations. Generals and former defence lenders did some xriulrmlntt dur-lr" the sr-erlal Senate Investigation Into ammunition shortages in Korea which she directed. And Senator Smith hii no' hl"at"d to ntt.it ion th" mrth-ods and activities of Senator Joseph MrCnrhy Rn.-VI.l In I hli controversial probes of rnm- J mnntot. Infiltration. AHhniih; M'-'"t'-,riv bnmtiorl hr from Ills, special Investigations roim. j .1-; -htirpran of hit siib-cpinmit- ; tee that hindles nil government njnffnjWIon Plan'. So fRr. 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