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Key
to
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Great
Northwest."
I
IT
VOL.
XXXVI,
No.
288.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
10,
1947
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
JJU-J.
a....
&
la::
to
omplex
Geneva
on
their
legls-r.:
ough
the
House
o
promptly
heard
jjjjj
i
reposition
ucniuiiu
;,
,udy
of
the
uning
tnem
De-ivai
is
given,
vmg
for
ratlfl-
he
lengthy
ne
NCfi
STRIKES
INOW
ENDED
Million
Workers
In
Vital
Mtin
Return
To
Jobs
S
Ftancc
Commu
rlkc
ended
to
i
1
F
.
y
le
government.
MCE
RUPERT
PES
NORTH
Ml
SERVICE
camship
service
oast
was
bolster-the
return
of
the
nee
of
almost
a
steamer
docked
us
afternoon,
de-
aorth
coast
than)
recent
vpars
with
n
ival
here
under
:'
Capt.
Ernest
Cald-ular
skinner,
the
(
Rupen
carried
a
consld-
passengers,
some
a
oe)pie
who
plan
to
1
thf
0irlstmas
holidays
Irltnci!
and
relatives
her-.
L'yVER
PLANES
KNOW
HOME
RBoro,
New
Jersey
0
weir
two
Hint.
si
tpH
100
L
iR8
flivver
planes
here
if.!
v"
--..v..
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I
ElC'je.pn(l.nlln
fllollt
'
tln
we
history
of
aviation.
'
nere
August
n.
.
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m
m
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mm
1'
m
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in
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in
I
mil
tired
In
.mit
B.v
Prime
Minister
jb.-ltr
erals
(..
.n
r
1..1J
money
was
used
up,
wc
wouiu
still
have
the
plant
for
our
evcTy-day
needs."
After
outlining
projects
accomplished
this
year,
Mayor
Arnold
said
that
"the
big
job
for
1948
Is
the
telephone
system.
It
overloaded
and
ob-ifn
is
worn-out,
ntvi
while
we
know
It
is
vital
and
pressing,
we
must
go
!
slowly.
The
complete
modernizing
and
rehabilitation
is
a
bis
I
undertaking
and
will
cost
about
I
a
quarter
of
a
million
dollars.
:
Touching
on
an
earlier
campaign
speech
by
Mr.
Daggett,
Mayor
Arnold
said:
"My
op-I
.,
nrruspil
me
of
wield
ing
a
big
stick
over
the
heads
of
the
aldermen
in
the
matter
of
the
bus
franchise.
The
Some
weeks
facts
are
these:
earlier
I
had
expressed
myself
meeting
on
the
i
a
council
desirability
f
SfttlM
ex
End
sr,.
CIVIC
CANDIDATES
PRESENT
CASES
Klug
last
night
TO
INTERESTED
PUBLIC
MEETING
MKS
AUNOI.I)
AND
.Mil.
DAGGETT
CLAIM
CREDIT
FOR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS-DUS
DEAL
TO
FORK
Independent
candidates
emphasized
their
independence
and
Labor
candidates
declare
their
evotion
to
Labor
without
noli-
tical
affiliations
at
a
public
meeting
last
niht
in
which
12
cf
the
HI
candidates
for
office
in
tomorrow's
civic
elections
presented
their
cases
to
an
audience
of
250
in
the
Civic
Cen-
eighteen
other
tre
auditorium.
:
n
led
to
forma-1
Common
denominator
among
:de
agreements
at
the
list
of
speakers
was
the
de-
!-i
and
held
them
claration
of
most
of
them
that
era
I
lnev
had
"n0
axe
to
grind,
a
as
to
a
new
.
prosperity
for
i
Phrase
used
so
frequently
that
world
at
large.
1
lnc
latcr
speakers
handed
It
to
national
Pro-
ine
audience
somewnat
apoioge-Tvatlve
leader,
;
'y-
rt
f,,r
rpfprpnre,
T"0
meeting
was
organized
ju
by
House
commlt-
1
the
Junior
Chamber
of
Com-
1
merce
uei-uui-uie-vuii
1
UUJF-
tit
WW!
-1
'
.
,
i
mlttee
under
Carson
Wallace
Z
p11
"
Z
and
was
under
the
chalrman-fc:c.i
of
a
long-!gh,
of
A
p
Craw,
JunlQr
of
Common-
m
charnbcr
president.
Minister
C.
D.l
on-
sr
is
HU.PTABLE
J
v.
,:;ani;n
of
;mmittcc.
the
French
today
that
vmtc-stlng
,at
'i
Soviet
were
"unre-
bc
sent
back
Greatest
time
allotment
was
olvcn
tn
Ihp
m&vnraltv
randl-
.:ro
the
debate
;
dateg
Mayor
Nora
Arno)d
and
umment
to
ln-;E
iiarrv
m.
Daasett.
vrnment
might
lu-.i,
n
uhnm
cnimht
rprrnrnitlnn
for
recent
civic
accomplishments,
Mayor
Arnold
on
the
strength
of
her
current
term
and
Ex-Mayor
Daggett
tor
"groundwork
laid
during
my
three
terms
of
office."
MIL
DAGGETT
IS
CRITICAL
Mr.
Daggett,
who
spoke
first,
asserted
that
in
an
earlier
campaign
speech,
Mayor
Arnold
had
enunciated
no
new
policies"
and
declared
that,
"If
the
hand-
Election
Rally
Notes
and
Quotes
An
independent
and
a
Labor
candidate
reached
accord
on
the
public
platform
at
last
night's
civic
election
rally
when
they
united
to
condemn
the
poll
tax,
In
answer
to
a
question
from
the
floor,
Labor
alder-manic
candidate
George
Hills
branded
the
poll
tax
as
"absurd
and
vicious."
ALDKKMAN
T.
B.
BLACK
declared
that
he
felt
that
poll
tax
was
unfair
and
that
he
was
in
favor
of
abolishing
it.
MAYOR
ARNOLD:
"It
is
not
Labor
we
are
against
but
the
intrusion
of
socialism
into
civic
politics."
MAYORALTY
CANDIDATE
DAGGETT:
"I've
lived
in
this
city
since
1909
and
no
one
can
!
ling
of
the
bus
franchise
Is
an',
say
I
am
a
C.C.K.
member
:
example
of
the
ability
of
the
In-
j
but
I
am
a
Labor
man
as
far
dependent
candidates,
they
arc
j
as
the
city
is
concerned."
pretty
poor
business
men."
The
bus
franchise,
he
termed,
ALDERMAN
T.
B.
BLCK:
a
"fine
mlxup,"
-recalling
that'
ihere
is
noionus
upon'
Wt-
f"ffriU
Cifrly
sfoges,
La'Sor
alder-
erans'
SUge
Lines
for
any
ac-
i
men
Rudderham
and
Casey
had
j
opposed
allowing
Arrow
Bus!
Lines
to
raise
Its
bid
from
2&!
per
cent
to
three
per
cent-
of
gross
receipts.
i
Mayor
Arnold
said
last
year.
nn
of
iabor
strife
that
we
would
have
back-door
the
country
to
garbage
pick-up.
Has
.
it
hap-ir.archy
and
con-
pened
yet?
No.
However,
I
have,
w
t
if
t
with
Rus-
a
plan
that
might
solve
the
gar-;
d
workers
in
vital
bage
problem.
The
building
code
j
alterations
and
the
repair
of
i
as
coal
mining
;
-
returned
to
the
Shawatlans
pipe
line,
which
j
cpUng
new
wage
were
completed
this
year,
were
begun
last
year
under
my
may
oralty,"
Mr.
Daggett
said.
i
"Mayor
Arnold
says
it
is
ttw
Mayor's
duty
to
preside
and
give
i
leadership
I
don't
think
she
has
Riven
much
leadership,"
he
concluded.
MRS,
ARNOLD
CLAIMS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Mayor
Arnold
recalled
that,
at
the
beginning
of
her
term,
1
outlined
a
number
of
things
to
be
done
during
the
year
and
I
am
happy
to
say
that
they
were
Uif
difflcuIty
of
building
in
nnal
coastal
uncr.,
mn1uhprt
.ith
the
ex-
a
her
Vancouver-
cepUon
of
lhe
compictc
rcha-
niuiuui
biutation.
of
the
streets.
"In
the
matter
of
street
re-
I
pairs."
she
said,
"tne
council
I
had
decided
against
contract
I
.nrir
wnnsp
the
lettlne
of
con-
,y
frcl8ht
snP-!
tracts,
where
the
Jobs
are
small
oast
which
held
;and
(he
weatner
unpredictable,
P-wcll
River
and,
)rQVcd
a
stumbiing
block
and
we
had
to
decide
to
do
it
our-Uupcrt
has
been'$elvCB
Vancouver
under-;
So
we
dded
that
we
must
ual
overhaul.
Hert
d
abQUt
25
pcr
cent
0f
the
ungs
will
now
be
.
.
nroucr
roaa
material
m
to
Prince
Ru-
iilvlnir
.,.
nlant.
,,,,
Then
when
the
lion
taken
(by
city
council)
and,
although
Veterans'
Stage
Linrs
may
frel
that
an
Injustice
was
caused
by
(council's)
change
of
policy,
the
true
attitude
of
the
council
was
obtained
and
Veterans'
Stage
Lines
were
then
able
to
materially
strengthen
their
position
in
public
opinion
by
withdrawal
of
their
application
at
the
present
time."
MRS.
J.
S.
BLACK:
"While
I
am
aware
of
the
many
major
improvements
and
replacements
needed
in
the
city,
as
a
woman
I
see
a
great
many
small
ones
that
would
improve
the
look
of
our
city
not
to
mention
the
safety
of
our
children
and
women
folk."
C.KOKGi:
HILLS:
'The
tax
rate
or
50
mills
is
not
too
high
when
you
consider
the
topog
raphy
of
the
community
and
rock
and
muskeg.
ALDERMAN
T.
N.
YOUNCS:
"I
have
no
financial
gain
to
make
whether
Arrow
Bus
Lines
get
a
franchise
or
not."
School
Board
candidates
were
allowed
five
minutes
to
speak,
aldermanlc
candidates
eight
minutes
and
mayoralty
candidates
15
minutes.
Time
limits
were
rigidly
enforced
by
the
chairman.
EARLY
MACHINE
OUN
The
first
machine
gun,
Invented
by
the
United
States
In
the
Civil
War,
had
five
barrels.
pression
of
the
electorate
as
to
whether
they
wished
a
franchise
or
not.
I
still
think
we
should
ask
the
people
that
question
as
it
should
have
been
asked
in
1916."
"Since
the
council
was
against
my
suggestion,
I
let
the
matter
drop,
and
was
amazed
to
receive,
after
my
return
from
Victoria,
a
notice
of
motion
signed
by
half
the
council
and
a
special
meeting
was
called
to
consider
It."
AI.DEKMANIC
.
speakers,
William
F.
Stone
cie-(Contlnued
on
Pase
Two)
orse
North
D
II
.
Wi
CHOSEN
TODAY
WITH
CLOSE
VOTE
OVER
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
WISMER
VANCOUVER
(CP)
-Byron
(Boss)
Johnston,
M.L.A.
for
New
Westminster,
is
the
new
leader
of
the
Liberal
party
in
British
Columbia.
He
was
elected
in
a
close
vote
over
Attorney-General
Gordon
Wismer,
Vancouver-Centre,
at
the
provincial
convention
here
today.
Mr.
Johnston
received
175
votes
and
.Mr.
Wismer
got
167.
Mr.
Johnston
is
expected
to
become
Premier
of
British
Columbia
in
succession
to
Premier
John
Hart
who
will
formally
present
his
resignation
weelc.
.Mr.
Johnston,
addressing
the
delegates
after
his
SURVIVORS
OF
WRECKED
TRANSPORT
-Suffering
from
Immersion
and
exposure,
survivors
of
the
doomed
transport
Clarks-dale
Victory
are
shown
after
they
were
brought
ashore
at
Ketchikan.
The
vessel
went
aground
and
broke
In
half
on
Hippa
Island,
west
coast
of
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
Of
the
51
crew
members
aboard
the
Clarksdale
Victory,
only
four
were
rescued.
Shown
above
are
two
of
the
survivors.
They
are
Carlos
Sanabrla,
top,
23.
of
Honduras,
and
Clair
E.
Drlscoll,
31,
of,
Los
Angeles.
U.S.
Coast
Guard
recovered
four
bodies.
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STOCKS
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S.
D.
Johnston
Co.
Ltd.
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Bralorne
10-50
B.
R.
Con
043,4
B.
R.
X.
09
Cariboo
Quartz
2.75
Dentonla
IT2
Grull
Wihksne
05Vi
Hedley
Mascot
95
Mlnto-
-02
Vz
Pend
Oreille
2.00
Pioneer
3.70
Premier
Border
05
Privateer
33
Reeves
McDonald
1-05
Reno
1
Salmon
Gold
22
Sheep
Creek
1.10
Taylor
Bridge
.50
Vananda
21
Congress
,
03
Spud.
Valley
17
Central
Zeballos
-OIU
Silbak
Premier
60
Oils
Calmont
36
C.
&
E
2.70
Foothills
2.70
.
Home
4.50
LIGHTED
XMAS
TREES
RISKY
OTTAWA
There
has
been
an
average
of
one
fairly
serious
lire
In
Army
emergency
quarters
for
every
80
lighted
Christmas
trees
set
up
by
soldiers
to
brighten
their
Yuletlde.
This
Is
shown
by
records.
To
reduce
this
average
a
central
command
order
limits
lighted
trees
to
one
24-jDerlod
nnlu
rhrlstmns
Eve
to
Chrlst-
CANDIDATES
I
nloht.
Thp
lives
of
women
Leading
off
the
aWermanlci
chlldren
in
married
quar
ters
and
of
the
soldiers
themselves,
must
be
safeguarded.
Toronto
Athona
11
Aumaque
23
Vi
Beattle
83
Bevcourt
52
Bobjo
:
'
.15
ern
Dyron
jonnston
iNew
Leader
of
B.C.
Liberals
BRITAIN
TO
BE
SEVERE
election,
expressed
appreciation
of
the
confidence
.were
killed
today
in
the
latest
that
had
been
imposed
in
him
and
thanked
those
outburst
of
Arab
anger
against
who
had
supported
him.
The
vote
was
taken
at
2:10
p.m.
Drastic
Steps
to
Be
Taken
In
Palestine
Unless
Communal
Strife
Ends
JERUSALEM
O;
High
Commissioner
Sir
Alan
G.
Cunningham
warned
today
that
Britain
would
take
"severe
measures"
against
both
Arabs
and
Jews
of
Palestine
unless
they
halted
com
munal
strife
which
has
cost
127
Aircraft
Cruiser
Detonates
Mine
SAN
FRANSCIO
The
antiaircraft
cruiser
Oakland
detonated
a
Japanese
mine
off
the
coast
of
Oregon
in
the
vicinity
of
Astoria
while
speeding
at
25
CRASH
KILLS
29?
A
big
air
transport
command
plane,
carrying-
29
persons
10
of
a
crew
and
19
military
personnel
crashed
and
burned
just
before
midnight
last
night
in
the
wilderness
north
of
Goose
Bay,
Labrador.
Number
of
survivors,
if
any,
is
un
known.
GENERAL
STRIKE
IN
RO.ME
ROME
The
Chamber
of
Labor
voted
today
for
a
general
strike
in
Rome
Province.
It
will
be
effective
at
midnight
and
will
protest
at
unemployment,
now
placed
at
80,000.
THE
WEATHER
Rain
is
falling
on
the
British
Columbia
coast
In
advance
of
an
active
storm
which
Is
expected
to
move
into
the
interior
during
the
day.
Strong
southeasterly
winds
are
now
buffeting
the
exposed
coastal
waters
and
are
expected
to
shift
and
decrease
to
moderate"
south
westerly
by
this
afternoon.
Road
Link
Vancouver
Convention
Wants
Highvay
Finished
VANCOUVER
(CP)
The
British
Columbia
Liberal
Association
convention
today
approved
U
resolution
calling
for
completion
of
the
eighty-mile
gap
east
of
Prince
George
in
the
transprovincial
highway
between
Fnnce
Rupert
and
the
Alberta
COUNCIL
TABLES
BUS
PETITION
A
petition,
bearing
more
than
2,000
names,
urging
that
a
bus
franchise
be
granted
to
North
ern
Transit
Co.
was
presented
to
city
council
Monday
and
was
tabled
by
the
aldermen
until
after
the
referendum
on
Thursday.
The
petition
was
presented
by
Frank
Johnson,
Fred
Pitt-
Cross,
Robert
Houde,
Art
Halgh,
Fred
Jancowski,
Bruce
Love
and
lives
in
eleven
days.
Six
Jews
Len
Birch,
members
of
the
com
the
United
Nations
decision
to
divide
the
Holy
Land
Into
Arab
and
Jewish
states.
pany.
Three
Days'
Leave
For
Army
At
Yule
VPT
A
Iff
II
irmV.A.
a
4
Via
boundary.
At
the
session
of
the
British
Columbia
Liberal
convention,
continuation
of
the
coalition
was
also
endorsed.
Ottawa
was
urged
to
Implement
a
policy
of
selective
lm
migration.
-
-
and
Byron
y
johnson
M.L.A.,
New
Navy,
Army
and
Air
For
e
jviu
be
grantee
l
a
three-day
YuleUd
ed
fy'i
J
,
Za?
t
whoever
was
elected,
the
other
will
m
Include
Christmas
or
Ntw
rw
I
Years
but
not
both
and
will
con-!
!ld
,
perate
Jrtto
him.
se
sist
of
the
statutory
holiday,
plus
""nthW"
o..i
..
made
early
this
afternoon.
rn
J
The
coalition
endorsement
i
nrtc-Vi
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rnii
.i,
4alrA
rvt
a
t
wnr
knots
to
take
an
appendicitis
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,
1
sufferer
to
the
hospital.
afnuf
,ea'?
.
the
f
amf
leave
time
they
take
Christmas
BULLETINS
but
must
arrange
departure
and
arrival
back
at
camp
so
that
the
leave
does
not
cover
both
the
Christmas
and
New
Year
s
Buffalo
Canadian
.16Vi
Kootenays
where
clear
skies
andj
regulars
has
been
slower
than
uonsoi.
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winas
connnueu
wj
piuuutc
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70
Giant
Yellowknlfe
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6?15
God's
Lake
-
.90
Hardrock
33
Harrlcana
08
Heva
26
Hosco
44
Jacknife
06
V2
Jollet
Quebec
44
Lake'
Rowan
15
Lapaska
17
Little
Long
Lac
164
Lynx
07
Madsen
Red
Lake
3.20
McKenzle
Red
Lake
61
MacLeod
Cockshutt
....
1.54
Moneta
38
Negus
2.10
Noranda
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46.25
Louvlcourt
1.48
Pickle
Crow
.".
2.45
Regcourt
08
San
Antonio
4.20
Senator
Rouyn
62
Sherrlt
Gordon
2.95
Steep
Rock
2.15
Sturgeon
River
21
High
Low
LOCAL
TIDES
Thursday,
December
11,
1947
0:44
12:21
6:21
19:05
18.9
feet
21.8
feet
8.0
feet
2.7
feet
a
low
of
four
below
zero
at
Cran-
brook
this
morning.
Skies
will
remain
cloudy
with
scattered
showers
on
the
coast
and
snow
flurries
over
the
interior
today
and
Thursday.
Forecast
Prince
Rupert,
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
C6ast
Overcast,
intermittent
rain
becoming
scattered
showers
this
afternoon.
Cloudy
with
scattered
showers
tonight
and
Thursday,
Skilled
Workers
Only
Are
Needed
JUNEAU
There
are
twice
as
many
requests
for
skilled
workers
as
there
are
for
unskilled
workers,
the
Territorial
Apprenticeship
Board
says.
Sometimes
In
autmun,
there
are
three
times
as
many
requests
for
skilled
as
for
unskilled
workers.
Official
figures
set
the
March
31
army
strength
at
527,000.
air
force
at
256,000
and
navy
at
147,000.
It
is
known
that
con
scripts
will
make
up
at
least
two-thirds
of
the
army
figure.
SACRIFICE
HOME
STRENGTH
To
maintain
overseas
commit
ments,
greater
since
the
war
be
cause
of
the
need
for
large
scale
occupation
In
Europe
and
the
Winds
southeasterly,
30
m.p.h,
orient,
home
defence
requlre-
shlftlng
to
southwest,
20,
this
i
ments
have
been
temporarily
morning.
Little
change
in
tern-1
aside.
one
military
corres-
perature.
Lows
tonight
and
DOndent
reported
the
demoblll-
hlghs
Thursday:
Port
Hardy
36
zation
speed-up
was
ordered
"on
and
45,
Massett
35
and
45,
Prince
Rupert
35
and
45.
Northern
B.C.
Overcast
with
scattered
snow
flurries
today
the
assumption
that
war
Is
un
likely
for
10
years"
from
1946.
In
October
last
year,
Infan
try
of
the
line
was
reorganized
and
Thursday.
Winds
light.
Little
mt0
14
groups,
regiments
were
change
In
temperature.
Lows
to
night
and
highs
Thursday:
Tele
graph
Creek
20
and
25.
to
retain
one
or
two
regular
battalions,
surplus
battalions
being
placed
In
turn
In
temporary
suspended
animation.
Now.obviously
due
to
cuts
in
men
and
money,
all
Infantry
regiments
are
being
reduced
to
one
regular
battalion
each,
and
training
establishments
are
being
curtailed.
Already
the
strength
of
the
R.A.F.
Is
70,000
below
the
370,-000
for
which
provision
was
made
In
the
April
air
estimates,
air
ministry
spokesmen
say.
Tho
Both
Ottawa
and
British
Columbia
are
being
asked
to
enact
laws
"that
will
remove
restraints
of
trade
Impose
by
cartels
and
monopolies."
Another
resolution
adopted
carried
the
convention's
endorsement
of
Premier
Hart's
intention
to
recommend
to
the
Lieutenant-Governor
as
Premier
his
successor
as
party
leader.
The
two
principal
contenders
for
the
leadership
Hon.
Gordon
Wismer,
Attorney-General.
resolution
contained
a
proviso
that,
the
Liberal
party
would
maintain
Its
own
Identity.
FAR-SEEING
PRESIDENT
Benjamin
Franklin
forecast
the
use
of
parachute
troops.
Industry's
Needs
Force
Armed
Forces
Reduction
BRITAIN
WILL
CUT
STRENGTH
TO
930,000
BY
NEXT
SPRING;
STILL
TWICE
PRE-WAR
SIZE
LONDON
Britain's
armed
forces
next
March
31
will
still
be
almost
twice
as
big
as
before
the
war-but
military
experts
say
they
will
be
badly
out
of
balance
and
lacking
in
efficiency.
Last
August
Prime
Minister
Attlee
set
a
demobilization
target
that
would
leave
the
forces
1,007,000
men
and
women
by
next
spring.
;
.
.....
,
Now.
to
provide
more
workers
I
n.ew
cu
'
L
for
civilian
Industry,
the
goal
"la"
1
per
cent
i
i
j
i
nort
Ann
U,VVIJ
lias
ueeu
uiuipcu
iu
vou.uuu.
That
compares
with
480,000
In
1939.
But
the
cut
from
4,650,000
Lat
the
end
of
the
war
has
come
so
quickly
that
It
could
not
be
absorbed
without
dislocation.
Trained
observers
say
there
nrp
inn
fpw
lonp-tprm
"rpffulars
Skies
are
overcast
in
mosi
oi
t00
many
short-term,
interior
regions
except
the
tra(npr.
.nrnt,
Rprniitlm?
of
"THINNED"
Reductions
will
have
to
be
spread
over
the
whole
force,
representing
a
"thinning
Instead
of
diminution
In
the
number
of
units,"
wrote
one
aviation
correspondent,
adding:
A
10
per
cent
reduction
In
strength
will
mean
that
the
average
squadron
of
12
'service
able'
aircraft
will
be
lucky
to
put
10
aircraft
Into
the
air
In
event
of
an
emergency."
Hardest
hit
proportionately
U
the
Royal
Navy.
Defence
Minister
Alexander
told
the
Commons
the
sharp
run-down
to
147,000
by
March
31
was
made
"because
the
Admiralty
feel
that,
If
over
the
period
of
the
next
year
or
two
they
will
have
to
reach
a
peace-time
figure
of
about
147,-000,
it
Is
better
for
them
to
take
the
whole
cut
and
go
In
for
Immediate
reorganization.'
To
maintain
naval
crews
serving
abroad,
effective
strength
of
the
Home
Fleet
one
battleship,
five
cruisers,
and
12
des-trovers
Is
being
cut
to
one
cruis
er
and
four
destroyers.
As
'the
permanent
force
is
built
up
by-voluntary
recruiting,
ships
wUl
go
back
Into
service
one
by
one.
Alexander
estimated
naval
manpower
would
be
sufficient
to
send
the
Home
Fleet
on
an
autumn
cruise
next
year.
Some
jenlor
officers,
however,
say
the
fleet
will
not
be
at
sea
as
an
entity
until
the
spring
of
1949.
CANADA'S
GIFT
"shipments
of
wheat
go
regularly
at
the
rate
of
15,000
tons
a
month
as
a
gift
to
the
people
of
Greece
from
Canadians.
MM
tin
.11'
it
ft.
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