4
Prince
Rupert
Daily
News
-
Saturday,
March
1;
1952
'
';
i
v
T
Northern
Boy
Making
Good
in
Real
Estate
Yam
U
ypert
Firm
1
wftfmg
A
22-year-old
Prince
George-born
young
man
decided
six
years
ago
that
Prince
Rupert
had
a
future
and
he
wanted
to
settle
down.
That's
when
Allan
Armstrong
decided
to
go
into
business
here
and
today
marks
the
sixth
anniversary
of
Armstrong
Agencies.
mm.--,,,
m.
.
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u
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wt
r
,
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'
A
graduate
of
Booth
Memor-
-
.
.
ial
High
School,
Mr.
Armstrong;
JS
Victoria
College,
work-
Mi
Jr
W
-
i
-attended
ed
in
a
law
office
and
at
a
ra-
v.
.
..to
:tauon
ana
sola
real
estate.
Reflects
and
Reminisces
j
in
y
nnce
Kuptrv,
ne
nas
Deen
j
active
in
community
work
and
sports
and
was'
one
of
the
original
founders
of
the
Prince
Ru-t
pert
SKi
Club.
He
negotiated
1
the
purchase
by
the
ciub
of
the
t
r
-
'
Al
V
Vs
Yi
'
.
L
-
K
ys
II.;
r'"'-
The
well
being
of
live
stock
in
Mt.
Hays
army
camp
from
War
Canada,
particularly
in
.the
west,
Assets.
r
in
the
public
eye
just
now.
in
a
business
like
real
estate,
Contagious
disease-is'
the
cause,
which
is
probably
closer
to
the
Investigations
are
revealing
what
pulse
beat
of
the
city
than
most
.
lould
be
known
and,
in
due
other
businesses.
Mr.
Armstrong
time,
doubtless,
the
general
sit-
realizes
what
this
city
needs
uation
will
be
on
a
satisfactory
.
most
and
in
December
offered
basis.
Possibly
there
are
many
in
,
his
name
to
stand
.
for
election
Prince
Rupert
today,,
quite
un-
'
as
alderman,
aware
of
the
fact
that
there
was
He
polled
the
largest
vote
of
a
time
when
numerous
cattle
'any
single
candidate
in
Prince
MERCY
FLIGHT
Marie
Mazerolle,
8,
suffering
from
a
ruptured
;'Jipt
mil.
,
is
lifted
into
an
R
C.A.F.
helicopter
at
the
snowbound
Ml
a
p
of
Point
Sapin,
N.B.
F
t.
Lt
R.
R.
Ritchie,
the
pilot,
and
!i
Thomas
Hovraft,
right,
both
of
Edmonton,
hand
the
child
16
Capt.
James
Gilbert,
army
doctor
who
parachuted
into
the
village.
The
chiid
was
flown
30
miles
to
hospital
at
Chatham,
.
B.,
where
a
successful
operation
was
performed.
(CP
Photo)
.
grazed
on
this
townsite,
ana
Rupert
history
but
he
never
!
there
were
well
filled
bams.
Now
took
a
seat
in
the
council.
His
we
have
scores
of
young
cow-
qualifications,
along
with
that
boys
but
no
horses,
steers
or
bulls
0f
another
alderman,
were
ques-
'
and
milk
corals
in
bottles
instead
tioned
on
a
technicality
and
he
;
of
cows.
resigned.
A
small
tournout
oX
i
electors
at
the
by-election
did
Clerks
in
some
of
the
shipping
llul
ietUrn
him.
offices
are
sometimes
extremely
Regarding
real-estate
in
Prince
well-informed
persons.
My
old
Rupert,
Mr.
Armstrong
sees
as
friend
Captain
Gustav
Olsen
tells
one
ereat
disadvantage
for
Dros-
i
HISTORIC
TITLES
OLD
INDUSTRY
RTWTT
Canada
and
Upper
Can-
The
first
census
of
new
France
ndawe
respectively
known
as
in
1667
included
20
shoemakers
'qpffotfa
Ea&t"
and
"Canada
among
a
population
of
3,215
West"
after
the
union
of
1841.
persons.
ALLAN
ARMSTRONG,
Owner
and
Manager
ii!IJ!iTp!i,'i!M!i,lir
:ij';iiHi!Mn
MiiliiiliiiliiiiiHisklliFiiiiiriiliil'iiiliil!!!!
me
that
he
recently
wanted
nectivc
home-owners
the
lack
of
some
special
information
and
mortgage
facilities.
asked
one
of
the
cierKs
wneiner
f-IOTICE
TO
SUBSCRIBERS
they
had
the
Encyclopedia
Brit-
Celebrates
Sixth
Anniversary
annica
in
the
office.
"No,
we
haven't,"
replied
the
young
man,-but
what
do
you
want
to
"The
only
way
that
people
will
ever
be
abler
to
buy
homes
on
a
large
scale
or
build
new
homes
is
by
the
establish-'
ment
of
a
mortgage
company
here.
And
I
think
it
will
have
to
be
established
by
local
businessmen,"
he
says.
know?"
Captain
Kettle.
TRY
IT
If
you
have
missed
your
paper,
please
phone
your
newsboy.
If
you
do
not
know
your
newsboy's
name,
call
the
office
before
5
p
m.
One
of
Prince
Rupert's
youii(;.'st
busiiicssmcii.
Arguments
are
not
infrequent
Aimsiiont,
.started
the
business
known
as
Aw
concerning
the
speed
of
cars
in
Only
real
estate
financing
Agencies
on
March
1,
1940.
At
that
time
Mr.
Arm:
Prince
Rupert
how
they
are
'
f
'
"
.
.
Hi-nee
ea,,tinn
done
in
Prince
Rupert
has
been
war.
In
association
with
his
sister,
Mary.
Three
and;
on
a
limited
basis
for
local
credit
and
care.
Just
to
perhaps
satisfy
years
age
t
his
association
was
terminated
and
sir
yourself,
pause
some
day
any
unions,
says
Mr.
Armstrong.
But
owning
one's
home
is
a
Allan
has
been
so.j
owner
and
manager.
JKOI
TE
1
Jimmy
Davidson
where
near
the
junction
or
sec
Street
f?reat
boost
to
a
community,
he
ond
Avenue
and
Third
WiitU
and
Nirkt-rson's
to
Frl.'zeH'f
Motors:
Fulton
Slrest
iin-')ii:
K'.h
Ave.
W'e.si
BOO
and
700
Blocks
UIU.1UUU3,
as
it.
Kives
ueriuaii-
ence
and
stability
to
the
popu
The
bus'ness
was
originally
founded
by
the
Thomas
MCIymont
about
1910,
bring
one
of
tht
rca'
estate
offices
hcic
in
the
early
boom
days.
A
flu.i
bcl.:vcr
in
what
the
travel
folders
say
;
and
watch
for
whatever
is
on
wheels
as
it
tutns
westward
from
McBride
Street.
Glance
at
your
watch
and
note
the
time
as
the
vehicle
passes
you.
lation.
"And
when
you
have
the
majority
of
people
in
a
city
owning
their
homes,
they
will
demand
rrincc
Ri
pei
t
located
"where
the
mighty
Skeeni
1
a
high
standard
of
civic
admin-
By
and
by
Skeena
will
be
dis-
into
the
broad
Pacific,"
Allan
Armstrong
not
loin
tool;
a
gamble
on
undeveloped
and
raw
land
onF
covered
Little
newspapers
away
Oration.
Also,
they
will
taka
i
back
in
towns
(not
cities)
in
bettcr
care
of
tneir
homes
and
:tl!
TK
2
Raiph
Olsen.
Ulue
W
J
Iii-nriai)
Street:
l
480
(ith
East
to
Seal
Cove
JitOVTR
3
-Vii
li.r
Mas!.n!al(.
,
.
I
ix
ah
,-s'
2f,-l077:
2tici
Ave.
West
941-1028
inc.lud-'
iiu
St.ii
Street;
3rd
Ave.
Frizzell's
Motors
to
end
of
3ra
I
West.
llOlT
'v'ncV'vWMf.
r.lne
3
J
7th
Ave.
West
704-1427;
9th
Ave.
West
102-609.
806-861:
i
Fulton
Street
700
Block;
Tatlow
Street
805-823;
Comox
!
!:'.
TK
5
.fiiurtv
Stt
Lcan,
Ueo
o22
I
.
Itn
A.-r
V.9.l;V(l0-44!.;
5th
Ave
V
rsfl05-51S;
Hh
Ave.
wv.-t
J03-3:;
Dunsmuir
S'reet
21
1-421;
Tatlow
51J-
L
i'
"'
'T.-'?j
midd
e
states
carry
two
column
Piopervy.
headline
stories
about
the
great
Mr-
Armstrong
forecasts
that
boom
in
Northern
British
Colum-1
Iuture
residential
site
of
Prince
bia
There
used
to
be
a
time
when
1
Rupert
will
move
to
the
area
the
same
sheets
were
not
quite
soutn
of
Fairview
Road,
rur
certain
what
part
of
Canada
vacant,
and
believes
that
area,
including
Section
2,
to
be
th;
B
V
was
in
'
best
in
property
for
homes.
!
Had
conservation
been
adopted
A
real
estate
agency
is
a
vital
about
the
time
Jefferson
sent
service
to
both
individuals
and
i
Lewis
and
Clark
to
explore
the,
the
community
itself,
is
Mr.
west,
the
United
States
would
Armstrong's
conviction.
i
Avenue
East,
as
a
home
buttling
subdivision.
For:
O'.vned
by
tl.
CNR.
this
property
Is
on
the
north
s.
;
Fouith
Avenue
East.
He
had
the
land
subdivided
Into
lots
and
st
building
on
National
Housing
Plan.
Two
oi
the
h
which
he
financed
himself
are
R.
ncially
agreed
'
;',ni')HS
Ihe
fir.'
sl
In
the
City
of
Trincr
Rupert.
Always
n
strong
point
in
the
sale
of
real
rst!
view
from
Fourth
Avenue
Eat
Is
a
great
booster
ol
o.'
Armsti-nnc
Acrnrirs.
Prinee
Bunrrt.
harbor,
ri
Piare;
AKliew
Place.
r
X
1
4
1
:f-
'V
'
r
,?.
',,'
r-
i,
.rftS.'W
!
f
V
I'
U)
...
Is
1
:'
i
'
-
t.
v
;
KOt'TK
(i
KdwarJ
Kkalapsky
i
bih
Ave
West
lll.j-537;
9th
Ave.
East
110-270;
McBride
Hrert
113-708.
ROrETE
7
Peter
Brn,
Blue
971
J
s
M
Ail
of
Sectluti.
2
jj
,!:(;;
TK
8
.limmy
.Inhnson.
(jreen
l61
third
in
the
wotld,
provides
a
magnificent
view
II
mis
property.
kiiU
'
Pacific
Place;
fcCNR-Fishermeil'S
still,
to
a
great
extent,
be
the
"Many
new
developments
in
game
sanctuary
it
once
was.
The
communities
have
been
directly
vast
and
beautiful
region
be-.
responsible
to
the
efforts
or
pio-twe-en
the
Mississippi
and
what
j
M'
sive
realtors,
who
have
taken
today
are
the
states
of
Montana,
unimproved
property
and
de-Dakota.
Wyoming,
Oregon,
Idaho
vclopcd
it
into
woll-planned
and
Washington
was
the
Creat-
residential
sections
which
arc
wilderness.
a
credit
tc
the
cities.
oi
s
'
inoiviauals
can
place
their
Watc
i
'front
F
oaisi.
M..
Arnistnmc'g
offices,
307
Third
Avrniir
are
mudi-rn
mid
up-to-date
s
any
in
Ihe
cih.
M
nindow
ailvcrlislns
and
office
front
give
a
ple1
first
impression
nf
Mnartness.
In
addition
t
"l
mm
iii
,
HiM
-.at
i
n.l',
m
ni.
urn
iti.'n
r
.
,iinnim
mini
1
IMdvin
Bjirnson,
Green
113
8th
Av.
Ea.st,
McBride
to
Hays
Cove
Circle.
F.
1
Kirhard
MarDonald.
Blue
339
4th
Ave.
Est
237-736;
5th
Ave.
East
301-719;
Cotton
Strset
511-516;
Grern
Street
411-416;
Ebcrt
Street.
estate,
Armstrong
Asencies
handle
property
mansti
MRS
SHIRLEY
SMITH,'
Stenographer
entire
trust
in
a
responsioie
agent
for
he
will
work
for
their
imprests.
'
lie
explains
that
the
TODAY'S
COMPARISONS
Civilization,
of
course,
was
In
cvitablc.
Settlement
had
to
ex
ment
and
all
types
of
insurance
except
life.
Pn.-ilvitmiMn
fr,i-
in
rliilnni,if.til
flip
Dinner''
pand.
Wild
life
could
not
expect
realtor
is
more
often
a
moder-
KOl'TK
!l
l
eI.e
Mind
h.
B'aeli
2S5
i
Pn!;ott
Ave.-
l.st
and
2nd
Overlook;
'
Pumutt
Pirice.
Herman
Place;
1'otirth
Avenue
East,
Allan
Is
Justly
proud
of
Ihe
Po
to
tj
wholly
disregarded
or
spar-
aw
oeiween
ine
person
selling
ed.
The
frontiersman
had
to
live,
a
home
and
the
one
buying.
Yet
the
fruits
of
an
indifference
"In
the
first
place,
few
people
U
fomething
vital
can
be
seen
other
than
those
in
this
profes-today.
Enough
rigid
restriction,
slon,
can
put
an
accurate
value
'through
the
past,
of
the
will
to
on
their
home
when
they
in
destroy
and
exploit,
could
have
tend
to
sell.
ROl'TK
12
Jimmy
Moonhead,
Red
335
'
.
11:1,
Ave.
EU.sl
3X-18..
Krederick
St
Sherbiook
A.e
'
'
t
made
since
he
look
over.
He
has
turned
oier
c
J1
00f
000
worth
of
real
estate
since
1946.
A
Agencies
Initiated
the
idea
of
converting
the
A
t.ativ!;
Euikling
into
the
Elizabeth
Apartments.
i
sr;
DMAi.iir.
M
'.
Armstrong
stronclv
advocates
1
hat
V
mac.
happier
contrasts
when
-mey
may
price
u
ioo
nign
one
studies
results
in
1952.
The
in
which
case
they
will
have
difficulty
In
selling,
perhaps
not
p
ty
of
it.
(!
TV
1
1
Kni'tv
ry,
(ireen
25S
i
tt
Ext
22:--247
:
2nd
Ave.
West
137-341;
1st
Slreel
J
ni-22ti:
Market
Place;
3rd
Ave.
Daily
News-NaUoni.
,
Motors.
'
ROI
TE
13
Rvhpit
Jensen.
Black
9S5
!
5th
Ave.
West
(135-735.
741-745;
Pnrtlen
Street
Frar
r
I
Street
BlKgar
Plart.
Interested
cither
In
the
uurchasc
or
sale
of
real'
il.ot
'I!-.
IK
I'ihiiIi
Killioin.
;rcn
911
sell
at
all
until
they
are
forcd
to
come
down
too
low.
"Then,
again,
a
home
owner
may
put
too
low
a
price
on
his
house
and
he
loses
out."
AGENT'S
SERVICE
When
a
buyer
wants
a
house,
he
can
discuss
his
requirements
with
a
real
estate
agent
who
wil!
try
to
get
just
what
his
client
wants
at
the
price
he
is
pre
t'li
Ave.
Vsifi
E."-t
;i:.1-5.-K:
K'i-2':
in
Ave
East
101-246.
7th
Ave
Huu.sei
Strpet
Politicians
Writing
Mow
By
ALAN
HARVEY
hUcU'Ihlj
I're.s
6tnn
Vwilcr
I
f
CP
Tf
ni-llaln
lirmr
should
get
In
touch
with
a
reputable
firm
and
lea"
matter
entirely
In
the
hands
of
those
who
arc
la"
with
busine-s
transactions
in
that
field.
"For
til?;
few
people
who
conduct
a
succeslU'
estate
transaction
for
themselves,"
says
Mr-
Armsl;
"theij
are
many,
many
more
who
loe
moncy'Thf
on
the
staff
of
a
real
estate
firm
have
many
P'
expe
icr.ee
In
that
field
and
dral
in
matters
of
rfalf
every
diiy.
For
instance,
Frank
Wilson,
Sales
Managft
Armrtrong
Agencies,
has
had
35
years
of
expenew
rcat
estate.
It'H
TK
n
hu
li
l.indstrom,
:
wn
Ki
6th
Av?.
We.-L
2.
D-30:
Hh
-Ave.
West
J2i.ss7-
Rth
Ave
'A
'.
221-.,;'
.;
Lutein
eie
SI,
721-728:
McBride
St.
413-7-I-4
;
fmlim
S:
fl'J--
-33
pared
to
pay.
But
If
this
is
im-
t
U(H
Ti:
is
Tefldy
(
arc
ess
,
J
th
A
"e
Ea--'t
Block
800:
8t!i
Ave.
East
915-91t:
9th
A
'e
(
East
lorm-l
144.
10th
East
90(1-1130:
Alfred
Street:
Ha.,
on
Sic
'ei.
.
filial,
1
Street.
i;n
T"
'
"
.....!
r.wn
kci
6th
Ave.
East
870-1140.
Ambrose
Ave.
ft
r
rests
in
a
political
vacuum,
with
f
'
,
ma
loc'-
ty'
1
10
w"
tr
the
Labor
party
exhausted
of
f,Bent
V
BP"
lnc
requirements
ideas
and
the
Conservatives
am-
?h
a
jiguously
suspended
between
an
ne
P8
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TV"
untidy
past
and
an
unpredict-
,.ve
otf
oI
,lme
'"
fur
the
,b.e
future,
no
such
calm
exists
J
'b"
P-n
p
other
fields.
For
one
thing,
"y,,,
,
"
"
'ta
Politici.ms
are
bursting
with
a,fh
assu,rcd
nf
of
Plotct;tion
when
n
they
deal
best
sellers
Best
heners.
i
i
Hh
nccnsed
rcait01s.
,
This
state
of
literary
ferment
.
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1
The
Real
Estate
Agents
Li-
t.
coincides
approximately
with
,...
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,
.
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,
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,
,
,
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censing
i,,i
Board
carefully
..,i,
screens
the
last
election
which
left
a
a
canU
for
Ucences
number
of
Labor
legislators
loose
w
81loul5
u
be
bon
on
the
market.
Stripped
of
the
,ealtur
,
with
ln
his
princely
stipends
bestowed
on
cJicnt
hc
,
ministers
of
the
crown
anything
ilcpn
8
.lorn
1.3.01)0
to
10,000
they
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20
Jaik
Kudolph,
Green
731
I
8th
Ave.
East.
1036-1944.
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Ronnie
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Blue
712
1005-2279:
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2nd
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Ave
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net;
Water
Street,;
Beach
Place.
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23.-1.tirv
Tarent.
;ren
487
The
Staff
consists
of:
8
h
We:;
6l
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Summit
Ave.;
Taylor
Street.
ALLAN
ARMSTRONG
Owner
oncl
Ma'
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TV
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an
Koberfs,
IJ'ark
40
had
to
go
to
work
or
get
along
on
1,000
a
year
as
a
member
of
nd
A-e
v-e.t
71fi
3"d
Ave
and
t'h
Street;
Srd
Ave
Mvst
Daily
News-Watts
and
Nickerson's
(5th
St.).
FRANK
WILSON,
Sales
Manager
MRS.
SHIRLEY.
SMITH,
Stenographer
parliament.
I
first
book,
due
next
month.
If
this
isn't
something
special,
folr
lowers
of
Labor's
most
newsworthy
rebel
will
be
somewhat
disappointed.
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LITERARY
LIONS
Most
of
them
chose
writing.
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25
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Parkin,
(ireen
tiltu
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Ave
East
1
141-1475.
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Stewart.
Blue
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7th
Aw.
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J
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fl:
1103
Ridley
Home;
Hays
Cove
FRANK
WILSON,
Sales
Manager
The
result
is
a
spate
of
creative
Other
names
due
to
appear
on
work
such
as
parliament
seldom
dust
Jackets
include
those
of
Ave
923-1154.
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ROI
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27
Chiistopher
H
irvcv.
Green
214
fith
Ea.it,
McBulde
Hays
Cove
Cir.
le.
Hays
Cove
Clr.'le.
KM
has
seen.
Stroll
the
corridors
of
Huh
Dalton,
former
chancellor
.he
House
of
Commons
these
of
the
exchequer,
and
John
..inter
days
and
you'll
hear
the
Strachey,
one-time
food
minls-
iteady
click
of
typewriters
in
ter
who
had
a
way
of
brighten-
the
small
oac
rooms
where
ing
debates
on
peanut-growing
MP's
pass
their
off-duty
hours,
in
East
Africa
with
pertinent
In
this
frenzy
of
composition,
quotes
from
Bacon.
Dalton
is
the
political
left
leads
the
way.
polishing
off
an
autobiography
One
of
the
literary
events
of
and
Strachey,
a
good
R.A.F.
the
season,
for
instance,
will
be
broadcaster
during
the
war.
has
THESE
ARE
THE
DAILY
NEWS
LSTTLE
MERCHANTS
THEIR
SUCCESS
DEPENDS
ON
YOU
Prince
Rupert,
B.C.
307
3rd.
Ave.
W.
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publication
of
Aneurin
Bevln's
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on
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