IT. Tnursctuy. Jum 10, I9ti4 OTTAWA DIARY By Norman M. MacLeod n month., v abound na lo! t. dependent daily newspaper drvntrd to the uphulkliiiR of Prtncp Rupert I ' ii year, nU carry lhan Puna "'a ?ffiort and sUPZ( I One reason the government Is which earlier had reported will result from the start of th-ed snxiou? to Ket the current ses- yules difficulties textiles and St. Lawrence seaway and from and Northern and Central Britlsli Columbia t 1 Member of Canadian Press Audit Ilure:ui at Circulations Canaciian Daily Nr-Wispaper A.s.v'iat ion. i v Published dv The Pnnre Kcptrt Uuilv News Limited. , . J. F. MaOOR. President ti (i PEKRY. Vire,Prsldent , Subscription Races: m"Zm'af carrier Per wee, 2 he, per mouth tlOv ptr year, 10 00. jpStfjXjk " mail Per month. 7m per year M Oil Sa'irtfc - .J XliorlKed as second class ui4Jl iv ihe Post Office Deartment, Ottawa ,' Silence Over Cow Bay it lon of Parliament over as soon farm Implements especially other engineering, mining, hit;h- t s possible Is unemployment. It have experienced no recovery, way and development projects, looks as though lis going to be Consequently, there has been j There are no signs of skilled 'i troitblsome problem right no counter-movement to com-; textile workers being recalled through the summer. And the pensate for the .slackenin; in to their jobs, or of skilled farm Cabinet isn't anxious to have the automotive field - j Implement workers being reln- the Opposition sounding off Federal authorities estimate stated. The outlook in the motor about it in the House of Com- that by July 1st or shortly I car industry is uncertain at best. haw? look! mr.ns. . tnereaiicr mere win oe a joo Government officials recott- r IS impossible to make any sense from the ease of the Cow Hay floats. Months ago when ! Curiously enough, it appears theoretically available for every ! to be a pew sort of unemploy- idle worker But they recognize ment problem that is develop- that the great butV of the Jobs AT OUR USED J nlze that to expect skilled technical workers who are unemployed to settle for unskilled PRICES iin this year. On the one-hand. : will be at unskilled labor. They;j0bn is to misjudge , human na- ture. For one thing, most skilled i a definite snortage of unskilled j labor appears to be scheduled : for mid-summer or early aut-' umn at the latest. But at the same time, a surplus of skilled labor seems equally certain j And it is a surplus with whicJi Deputy Chief Dies at Fire PORT ALBERNI, B.C. CP workers have put down roots in the community which they cannot pull up readily to move to other employment. In addition, no worker likes to feel that he its losing economic status or accenting a demotion of oeennn- ! government authorities reeog-j de- linn ! nixe that it Is going lo br p.u-.Jod; Kt-iifoiii, 53-yeur-old all s,m;Tv.n,E(J puty chief of Port Alberni's vol- Thf' problem of the unem- ! uitularlv difficult to deal. I The cue to the situation U ! imt-ii'W fii'A riinv, rl mn t ...til ;i - - ' U' 1 ' - - .11 led and died at the scene of a P(jyed silica worker Is going to r"K THE ROAft 1952 Chevrolet 4-Door given in the fact that over th ue a reaiiy nara one to solve In h!aze thls week- ! ear'y past fortnight unemployment the months ahead. The govern- KWn. 24.000 miles. 'irawr. (Jr.! A wise buy at lSi PRIME MINISTER ST. LAl'RENT and his wife admire a bronze bust of the prime minister given him at Ottawa by the National Liberal Federation. Duncan K. MacTavtsh. president of the federation, looks on. The presentation wxs made at the Ottawa convention of the Young Liberal Federation of Canada. figures have begun to ri.se again. I He collapsed, apparently from , nt , . , ' uai.tleularlv ' n.i I especially in the large centres U h-nrt attack, a few minutes af-1 around of population. The increase Is ; ter arriving at a fire In the King ' LhH. it Ls w XL onlv sliL'hl. But it Is unnrece- tdward hotel. l51 Pontiac J-nw, i paint perfect, i, heater, scat mH COOKING mileii As I See It PI'iO Ford 4 -Door. Hea: mm dented at this time of year. In; A member of a pioneer Al-1 previous Mays und Junes em- : berni family, he hud been a j uloynienl always has continued member of the fire department I to expand towards it.s mid- j .since 1936. ; summer peak. Considerable damage was done : ' j The reason unemployment has, lo the hotel by ihc fire and by ; I 7i)he up at th? present time is i smoke and water. largely the lay-offs scheduled j ! by the automotive industry. After having maintained a tern- I I ARI.Y TRADING WIST j , po equal to last year for the j Oodbot.L cr. the north shore' first six months, a 17 per cent ! of the St. Laurence below Que- i j drop in sales has forced It lo bee was a trading post ' before (.slow down. Other Industries 1670. BY condition 11 HI.1B Clifvrolrt 4-),w, j heater. Here's S()l value at ' lii lftin Plymouth 4-lkMtr. paint. Complete -overhaul. jja Cant miss at.. lUi mm.. Plymouth Sedan, i alarm was first felt that thev would not he ready for fishing this summer, word was received that ,; difficulty was being met in transferrins."; the prop-. erty to the federal goveiiimcnt. Allegedly, how- " ever, Ottawa was aware of the predicament shap- ing" up and was eomplct iiiu; lee.al ;iit;uu-.wiihi1.s as rapidly as possible. After weeks had pa.M d in .silence the uneasi-: ness increased and various local organizations and individuals sent out another call for action. ; 'his time the definite reply was received that ! temporary, repairs would he made immediately ' and that later on steps w ould he taken to do the joh for keeps. J ,' 'There was a quick uplift, of heart hut that has ! all oiu? now. Not a nail has heen driven, not a iliing has happened to su.ufRest that any progress ISjras been 'made since the call for help was first ; ; utterel. ' ' Ve know that one local firm offered to do !j tac work, hut beyond that the case is lost in the j! yJV:lMKt. mystery and the most profound inaction. ' Coming on top of other disappointments rVim-e Rupert has receivinl from Ottawa during the past year, failure to repair the Cow Hay floats Li staggering. Perhaps it can be argued there that this city does not need a drydoek or an airport ' though we do not see with what logic. But how j can it be argued that this important fishing port ';; does not need a place to dock its fishing boats? ;,; At, this rate, it will eventually he questioned that '. there is any need for Prince Rupert at all. :; It cannot be seriously supposed that Ottawa :;! overlooks the invportance of adequate fishing ';! facilities here, but a sense of urgency appears to ,!i he lacking, This is one matter that definitely can- not, be left unattended until just before an elec-:; lion. Regardless of what, action is taken then, the ;'!:; smell of things that were left to' rot in the interval ','" w ill be lirgitf'ing- on. See the new... and heaU'r. Inti-ri, good. A give-away ' ACNES MacPIIAIL FUND SO-MK youngf Canadians made a presentation the other day to the Prime Minister. It was a bronze bust of the great statesman. I thought I detected a rather odd look in the eyes of the Prime Minister when he gazed rn his own statue. at 5 PRINCE RUPERT TO :ui nuMin Sfdan. n. !' If' Not a scratth V JOB-READY TRU3 I think the late and great Macnhail the one and only m.r3 Far5o 'i-Tun f.xJ Never !i (V 1 used .... I'l.M Kurd ii-1'on Fxpp 'Airlin' Ilux in s 11 back .... INIIA1 IllCtllC KETCHIKAN $15.oo Agnes would give quite a smile j and chuckle out of Che proposals that are now afoot to honor her memory. I can just imagine Agnes saying: . "They wouldn't put me In the Senate, but now they are goina to put my picture, or even my bronze bust, just outside lht! Senate door. They know that is m.10 Kariro i j-Tnn F.xpr which did such admirable work in 1936. '- AS I POINTED out al the time of her death, the finest of ull tributes paid to her was written by a young prisoner in the Prince Albeit Penitentiary, who wrote, in part: "Eventually .she shamed the callous federal government into adopting a more humane policy of handling the thousands of persons si nt to lontlaries every year. Th n Real Si RANGE value , wrm;ei.l $2700 ItljC Intcrnationil Si 'i-'lon Isprrsi 19.11 iMC 'i-Tiin to I'lCTl'.KSIH Rf painted. En- Sffl I j the kind of an Agnes who can't talk hack to them." j HOWEVER, there ' is one pro-: posal which seems to me al- Therc'i a Time ini i for l.vrrylhinj. Jl'NfAli $41-40 WHEN YOU FLY fight was long and sustaliipW, but Canada's new penaj program of today is evidence of its worth." I TALKED the other day with AUTOMATIC OVEN TIMER PUSH-BUTTON CONTROLS SPACIOUS MASTER OVEN STREAMLINER DESIGN $359.oo Rupert Radio and Electric i together fitting. The Elizabeth j 1 Fry Society, which does such ' wonderful work toward improv- j u inn noitsi ing prison conditions, is raising , ths keen young lawyer who is $56-00 The Time MiWIThrf Rupert Mole LIMITED Your Dependable Firm Chrysler and Farjollt CI I I C AIR funds for "Agnes Macphail the counsel for the Darliament- LLLIJ LINES SEATTI.K $6500 Memorial Scholarships." , ary committee on capital pun- The idea i.s that the money ishment. We wer discussing the shall be used for scholarships lack of easily available statl.i-lor social work, for students who liPi about prisons and prisoners CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. 1954 CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN -i '' -44 Hit '"T,i Phone 266 fOlflce opposite Tost Office) Third Ave. 313-3rd Ave. W. Hione 6t4 I'hune 56 or i I intend lo specialize in work with in Canada. He venturrd the opinion tliai. pri.ioners. Later, a Chair of Pen Tliis is to advise all citieiis that f rum June 7 until June 13 (inclusive datrsi, the t'ily I urns will collect ami dispose of nil arc iihi-ilnU-il dt liris and trash, if placed iiiiUTMieutlv l tlie roadway. There's NfWiiavel comforl" the greatest missing lluk in our ; whole set-up in Canada, In this, field, was a department of pen i ology In some good university, i Canada lags far behind many! oth''r countries in this respect. I It is strange, but true, and it Is j sad but true, that, while Canada ; has one of the finest welfare i ( state systems In the whole world, that Is for most cla.ses , i of people, our attitude toward:;! -W3frc' rrr'"u'. of ! ology is to be set up in connec- I Hon with .some Rood university, j This t ertalniy l,s a caure which will carry I he work which was ( lr.si-sl lo Aj'iieK M:u phail's own heart. . Apnit iilto" ther from th-wotulerful work she did to i:a-iu-iiv- conditions in the (M'i--i-en T'liionto Reformatory, and : '"oil 'ex-prisoners, . she wr.. chiefly responsible for the Royal ' o.iiimiv-iKjn on. Peultentiarif s nntho mK This service is free of charge PHONIC CITV WORKS 1)1 PAKTVIFNT, Leave Name and Address. vl I HIV W W prisoners is scores of years be- r You'll be treated to smooth travelling, the luxury and restfulness you've wanted on smart new Canadian National cars. Right now, 359 modern Inrl U flmn ill!' iii'p 1 One of the' most, tral-li?4iTes ' j. s Ihjit Cunada wnds to lirlson 1 carTWf-fremj; pw imr nervk-e wUttcrosg Canada would not be sent to prison if i they lived in some such country i -is rirltam, or Scandinavia, where -' Ihev are better eoulnned social- ? Ho w siill Imld W to offer you the widest choice of day and night accommodations to suit every budget. Look at these low coach fares brtwesn Montreal and Vancouver: One way $78.5i; Hound trip $127.90. I roportlonately low fares apply to tourist and other types of sleeping car travel. l am - ' ."--' Roller htar,K k iPtS yo a 5m,forlli M;d : 'estlul ride. 1 , ( ; ly lo deal with convicted persons ! placed tn probation. a i J ,-' ! THE Elizabeth Fry Society Is a - ' a mm i m hr Snrm .Hi , II' ! Ask about substantial savlnR.s offered by New Family Fare's to Winnipeg. Eastern Canada and Eastern U.S.A. iii- fine orKanization of respons- ible people. It Is admirably fit- . ted to handle the funds for the j Apnes Macphail Memorial Fund, ' especially as Agnes herself was , Its Honorary President durinf? ;t her lifetime. Cheques should be made payable lo the Agnes MacPhall ' Memorial Scholarship Fund, 344 !' j I llTllr COMPARTMFNT Jams Street, Toronto. . fi a. ir ii i .i "- 4 1 T'iTfrfr-l' The! deal way for two neoi.l.- travel. Privarv. Fn. Jiving space -will, fll, SWIFT CURRENT, fiask. f Employment officer D. A. Kane says there has been a shortage of farm help for seedlna. A farmhand now needs to be a mechanic to handle all', the equipment, he said, and farrn, mechanics are not too plentiful. ) ' davtime 0Ki ing. mi .in Mil I'1' WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES HAVE fiOW MATURED and should be presented for payment. YOU STII I. IIOI.I) WAR SAVISGS CEHTinCATF.S, IIFRL'S a. WHAT YOI-SllOl t.l) IX): C" 1'tulorse your Certificates in the space I J provided on the hack and indicate your I present address. 2. Make a record of the serial number of t the Certificates and keep the record. J- Mail Certificates in a sealed envelope to: t J The Registrar, 4 War Savings Certificate, f 350 King Edward Ave. for r.irvolioni and information, if, ' mvwT.;S III' '!"! ' tjs . cw.t , i for H,nt d, rcUX' J&Zl i! I' in: iiti' (OK THAI EXTRA SPECIAL PRINT JOB CALL ON DiBB PRINTING COMPANY i'i Ottawa, Canada. No 'omp i netessory. No registration ! necettory. Following the receipt of your Certificates a cheque will lie mailfd to you at the address you indicate. 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