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THE FISHERMAN
Friday, February at, Wi&
Abbott Price Drop Prediction "Nonsense"
TOBONTO, Feb. 16.—"Finance Minister Abbott's statement at Brantford, Ont., that prices may be starting down from their peak 'because of the downward trends in the United States' is simply dangerous nonsense aimed at creating illusions among Canadians that price controls are not needed," said Mrs. Helen Weir, campaign manager of the Housewives' Consumer Association in a press statement today.
"Mr. Abbott is just whistling to keep up his courage," continued Mrs. Weir. "Every indication points to prices rising higher and higher unless the Government takes action to re-impose price controls and punish profiteers.
"Yet the Government is following an exactly opposite course which will lead to a sharp increase in the cost of living.
"If freight rates are permitted to be increased 30 percent, this will naturally reflect itself in higher prices.
"If commercial rentals are allowed to zoom skyward, this will also soon hit the consumer.
"Import restrictions are a third major factor in pushing prices higher and higher on fruits and vegetables. Housewives believe that these import restrictions should be lifted, while at the same time the Government should take action against wholesalers who are found guilty of profiteering.
"Mr. Abbott apparently would like to depend on the vagaries of the USA stock market to determine our cost of living. We believe that we should depend on an intelligent system of controls which would curb the profiteers and regulate prices at a reasonable level."
"Finally there is no evidence
whatever to suggest that reductions in the United States will greatly affect the situation in Canada.
"Soap was reduced five cents in the United States last week but Canadian manufacturers have stated they have no intention of following suit. Heads of chain stores in Canada have announced that reductions south of the border will not affect Canadian prices to any appreciable degree.
"Mr. Abbott's wishful thinking can create dangerous illusions. It's time he got down to bedrock realities and took action to re-introduce price controls on the necessities of life."
In April hundreds of Canadian housewives from coast to coast will meet in Ottawa to present the Government with a million signatures demanding a return to controls and subsidies where necessary. The Toronto Housewives' Consumer Association is conducting a drive for 200,000 signatures as their share of this March of a Million Names campaign. While in Ottawa, the Housewives' Associations will seek to unite their groups in a National Consumer Association.
Meanwhile, B.C. housewives report that they are finding growing support in their drive for names in opposition to high prices.
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Keep a sharp eye peeled for "off-color" stock — handle nothing but the freshest fish and you'll help boost its demand as a choice dinner fish. In this way you insure your own future!
So whether you deal with consumers, merchants or purchasing agents, bear this in •mind: they're not unlike yourself—when they buy fish they want top quality. -Satisfied, they're a sure bet for repeat orders—and that means bigger and better profits for you!
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
Ottawa - Canada Hon. James A. MacKinnon, Minister
Of.E OLSEN MArine 4656 DExter 3298-R
Marine Meat Market
Headquarters For BOAT * CAMP SUPPLIES Fresh Meats - Groceries Vegetables - Provisions
250 Powell St.
Conveniently Located 40 Years Experience
KAIEN INDUSTRIES
DESIGNERS and BUILDERS Row Boats — Boat Repairs Boat Lumber PRINCE RUPERT Phone, Blue 380 P.O. Box UU
It's The Same Delicious Bread ....
It's Purity Bread with a new name. G.B. is the same bread, baked by the same baker and sold by tae same company . . . always fresh at your grocer's.
GENERAL BAKERIES LIMITED
PAc. 3945 - 3927 125 MAIN ST., Vancouver
MARKS BROS.
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY & REPAIRS
BOAT WIRING GENERATORS MOTORS CONTROLS PULLEYS BRUSHES
tor Price Control Roll Back Prices
In response to a request from the B.C. Housewives' Consumers Association, The Fisherman is reprinting one of their petition lists. The aim of the association is to seek 1,000,000 names in their campaign for lowered prices. Lists should be cut out, circulated and mailed to the Housewives' Consumers' Association at 9 East Hastings Street in Vancouver. They will be presented in one lot to the federal government shortly
Rt. Hon. William Mackenzie King, M.P., Prime Minister of Canada, and Members of the Government of Canada Ottawa:—
We respectfully petition you to restore price ceilings on essential foods at the level of January, 1946, to introduce subsidies where necessary and to maintain rent controls.
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ADDRESS
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House For Sale
Four-room house on runners at Lund. Good location for fisherman. Apply To CARL LARSON Lund, B.C.
"CASH & CARRY"
MEATS and GROCERIES Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Supplies to Fishermen Phone 10 Steveston, B.C.
"Patent" Trolling Gurdies Friction Drive Adjustable Spool 027 Bidwell St. MArine 7043
Park Shipyards Ltd.
Designers, Builders and
Repairers Of TUGb, o^i.,u »>UATS
1969 Georgia Street. West
Ward Electric & Marine Supply Co.
Phone 680 P.O. Box 786
Prince Rupert, B.C.
fishermen's Supplies, Hardware
T**ernatinnal Paints SCRIPPS MARINE ENGINES
ALBERNI
Shipyards
W. G. Osourue, Mgr. Boat Construction, - Repairs
Marine Ways up to 70 ft. experienced Workmanship and Best Materials PORT ALBERNI. B.C.
Bill Henderson HA. 4377
Sam Montgomery Stev. 68
RICHMOND TRANSFER
Xothlng Too Large or Too Small 125 Alexander St. HA. 6297
Balmoral Hotel
"Tht Kthtrmtn'i Horn*"
159 East Hastings Street Vancouver, B.C.
SUITS
Made to your own ... I Individual Measurements |
from
S59.50
Oome in — Write In
United Tailors
British Woollens 549 Granville
Union Shop
For Sale—$2,000 or Offer
(38-HP Washington Diesel (1940) medium duty. Air bottle, air compressor. Engine still running in boat. Phone Bellingham (Wash.) 1720. Or write 1106 Thurlow Street, Vancouver, B.C.
Bungalow For Sale
At Nanaimo, well built new bungalow on % acre good soil. Also furnished cabin on large lot Lovely view. Handy to Co-op and other docks. Write: 1621 Stewart Avenue, Nanaimo, B.C.
Halibut Gear Bargain!
Complete string: 31 skates hemp and sisal 48-lb. halibut lines, gurdy, incidentals. Used four trips. MV. "Robert Rachel," Western Leckie Ltd., 55 Alexander Street, Vancouver, B.C.
For Sale
20-h.p. heavy duty Vivian. Good condition, reasonable. Glen. 0953-L. 124 North Holdom Ave., Burnaby.
Wanted
Job on a beam trawl, by experienced cook. L. Stalsherg, 1251 East 64 Avenue, Vancouver Phone, FRaser 1756.
Gear for Sale
150 fathom spring net lines, $60; 150 fathom lines, $50; 75 fathom % net, 7% injc60 mesh (in water twice), $100; 150 fathom 6%x60 mesh, 5-ply 50 (one season old), $150; 80 fathom lead line, $8; 50 fathom cork and lead line (handy billy), $10. E. HengsUer, R.R. 2, Vancouver, B.C.
Boatshed For Sale
For sale, after March 15, boatshed about 40x60 and lot 90x90. Equipped with machinery. All set to go. Also some boat lumber left over. Situated at Cow Bay, Prince Rupert. Full price, $4,500. For further particulars write Boatshed, P.O. Box 693, Prince Rupert, B.C.
Lathe For Sale
SHELDON LATHE. Fully automatic, with 11-inch swing and 44-inch bed, driven by %-h.p. electric motor. New in October, 1946. Today's new price with extras, $1525. For particulars and price, write: John Daly, Pender Harbor, B.C.
For Sale
Boat "Navigator H." 43 ft. by 11%. Registered tonnage. Fully equipped for ice-pack trolling. Powered with Marine Crown Chrysler, $6500 will handle, if experienced fisherman. At Campbell Avenue Fish Dock. Phone. HA. 4038.M, or write: John Haapala, 3372 East 6 Ave., Vancouver, B.C.
REFRIGERATORS — RADIOS — WASHERS
General Electric, Leonard, Phil Co, Crosley, Northern Electric, Thor and AJJ.C.
Full Line of Floor, Table Lamps and Small Appliances
— SEE —
NORTHERN B.C. POWER COMPANY LIMITED
Phone 210
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. STEWART, B.C.
An employees are Union Members, affiliated with A.FX.
You Can't Go Wrong With
KERMATH
ENGINES
We take pleasure in announcing that we have been appointed distributors for B.C. of the famous KERMATH gas and diesel emgines We invite your enquiries and will be glad to give you full Information regarding these engines and the installation of them.
AUXILIARY POWER UNITS
plete line of U.S. power units In diesel and gasoline. Drop in and see us or write for full particulars.
We cany a com-
7.5. kw 2 cylinder diesel We carry a fuU line of MARINE FITTINGS AND HARDWARE ... stuffing boxes ... pipe ... valves .. . searchlights... steering wheels ... MARTIN-SENOUR PAINTS .. . FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, Etc We are handy to you in Coal Harbour... drop in and see us.
600 watt marine gasoline unit
1733 UU EST GEORGIA ST.
TEL. ITIRrinr I O 33.
UHnCOUUER.B.C.
TEL.fnOrine 0956.
Ralpn Homewood
Marine Specialists
Ormy Dalgleish
THE NEW FATHOMETER JR.
The Lowest Priced Depth Sounder Yet Offered
• Saves Time sounding and sailing
• Warns of shoaling bottom
• Helps Find the fish
• Saves nets
• Protects valuable boat — invaluable human lives
Operation Costs Are Practically Nil!
These B.C. Boats enjoy the benefits of this IN EXPENSIVE SOUNDING MACHINE: "Flnella" "Airflow" "Gladys U" "Caribou" "AUeyne" "Nautilus" "Midway" "Sea Prince"
"Soupfln" "Alanbo" "Towhill" "Arlelgh"
"Trump" "Frances S" "Moncaprice" "Salar"
THE SKIPPER OF THE TROLLER "ALLEYNE" SAYS:
"I have had very good results with the Fathometer, Jr., getting depths of 640 feet consistently, and on one occasion Intermittent flashes up to 750 feet"
3 Compass Adjusters Prompt Service
R. F. BOVEY LTD.
530 Burrard St. (at Pender)
★ Registered U.S. Patent Office
MArine 0271
