i
Phone
u
uui
ia
ri
transportation
links
in
the
metropolitan
area
hurdled
their
greatest
as
millions
stranded
back
to
their
jobs
time'
since
Friday
V
devastating
snow-
,.n
area
extending
from
Maine
to
Washing-;
s'orm
bell
ro.s-Manv
were
al-:
attacks
indu-ed
t!
Railroads,
with
ot
Long
Island,
aiuntcr
traffic
frutivrs
After
Jealous
trri
Ont
tween
a
ugh
the
slaylngs
1
n
-year-old
Eleanor
aid
she
thought
Wal-
ilous
because
she
went
j
.ier
with
Wilson
Let-
.
of
a
night
of
terror
to
police
by
Eleanor
who
was
held
prisoner
:
Letson
until
early
uen
she
escaped,
uartcd
.shooting
late
night,
the
girl
said,
by
Wlbon
Lrtson
as
tlu'
urncd
with
the
girl
i
tte
at
Kitchener,
was
jealous."
she
altl
RMONS
OUST
IN
BLACKMORE
lIBniDGE
-Officials
in
Al-he
Church
of
Latter
1
'Mormons'
havecon-1
at
John
Blackmore,
I
v"dlt
member
of
par-'
tor
Lethbrldge,
ha
immunlcated.
'Hing
of
excommunlca-made
by
the
church
!1!M
15
MORE
DEAD
IN
HOLY
LAND
JERUSALEM
(f
At
least
12
milium
dollar
Arabs,
two
British
constables
u
five
buildings
and
one
Jew
were
killed
in
a
,"pd
half
a
down
clash
at
Jerusalem's
historic
i
tures
and
routed
Damascus
gate
today
after
Jew
;ore
more
tkan
400
hurled
grenade
and
sprayed
an
iii
wind-fed
names;
Arab
bus
with
machine-gun
:
bullets.
REDS
CLOSING
WSJTiSJ.lN
ON
MUKDEN
relatives
was
the
mouve
NANKING
9
Artillery
fire
the
shotgun
deaths
of
hpaprf
bv
beseleed
Mukden
b
dents
at
nearby
Mont-1
communist
force
pene-
Saturday.
police
stated
tral(d
wUnln
12
miles
of
th?
big
Manchurlan
city
today
'd
arc:
S
n
was
one
of
the
strongest
ix-tson.
45:
!
frontal
attacks
of
the
current
itson,
40.
Hughs
wite.t
mnBl(m
38.
and
WlUon
LeUon,j
Nallonai
g0vernmeni
bombers
rs
of
Hugh:
Irmorted
causing
heavv
losses
Pat
Lrtson,
55.
cou-
gm(mg
,he
Rpds
;ind
,me
rcport
ft
'
rh
Letson.
Meter
i.irrsox
hill)
SIIOTGl'N
said
5.000
Communists
were
'
killed
In
battle
around
Slnlltun.
ho
miles
west
of
Mukden
-aid
Walter
Letson
I
ihotgun
on
his
three!
EYE
TO
M'SISESS
and
Mrs
Letson
and
hAYFIELD,
Derbyshire.
Eng-mtttrd
suicide.
,and
9
Because
the
ban
on
bodies
were
found
.
pleMure
driving
keeps
200
mo-.inht
in
the
Lcn
tortgt-customers
away
from
Lit-m
aged
and
deaf
resl-(Ue
M11
inn
here,
the
landlord
he
same
house.
wn0
j
orRantzcd
two
buses
for
service
to
retain
the
'
regulars."
Use
KiHkct-ririiiff
Spitfire
rianes
Against
Guerrilla
ATHENS
ff'-Clty
or
Konltsa.
near
the
Albanian
frontier,
menaced
for
several
days
by
bcsltg
Ing
guerrilla
forces
was
relieved
today
by
a
brigade
of
relnforce-Iuk
Greek
govcYnmcnt
troops
which
fought
Its
way
through
rebel
lines,
government
source.?
announced.
The
reller
column
was
believed
to
be
part
of
the
forces
was
"teaching
and
int0
a
new
frm
Credit
group
in
th-
"i
Commons
and
who
idea
Solon
Low,
said
In
a
Rent
"T
definitely
declare
rf
dune
no
wrong."
deny
the
charge."
he
de-
I
maintain
that
I
mere-
picussed
and
defended
the
me
ot
plural
marriage
a:
i
1
principle
I
I
9,
offensive
smash
i
lion.
Jelin
Hart
STEPS
DOWN
Britiih
Columbia
-financial
wizard"
who
became
this
province's
premier
in
1941
afte-'
20
years
as
Mlnis-
his
office
In
favor
of
Byron
STRENUOUS
SPORTS
"Boss"
John
Johnson,
new
Most
sports
experts
agree
that
i
Liberal
leadrr.
Mr.
Hart
plans
Snow
and
Gales
For
Northern
Britain
LONDON
(P
Snow
and
gales
swept
the
northern
part
of
Great
Britain
overnight
and
a
cold
northwest
air
stream
covered
the
country.
London,
by
contrast,
was
basking
in
brilliant
sunshine.
INDIAN
AUTOMOBILES
NEW
DELHI,
India
0
India
will
soon
manufacture
her
own
automobiles.
Two
plants
are
be
u.hirh
the
Government
announ-
,,,n1l.H
ln
Rnmhav
and
one
.....
.
-
w
-
uiabdiiiv
the
charge
that
Mr.
red
yesterday
had
been
hurled
j
JUL,
Calcutu
whlch
wm
have
a
rnmhined
caDaclty
of
20,000
ve
i'oig
the
doctrine
of
plural
agamst
the
guerrilla
anyt
j
hlcics
pcr
annum,
'if
contrary
to
the
pros-
Konltsa.
I
nine
of
the
Church
or.
.
,
urn
re-1
Member
of
the
'hrlst
of
Latter
LONDON
LONDON
0
O
Day
n,Xd
Dally
Telegraph
staff
when
typo
;
to
bpported
by
ro.
;
'
,,
c,,itnrn
flehters
of
tne
j
was
sei
Dy
nau.
.
w
ngnu
SplWlrc
Blackmore.
first
leader
of
King
5J
scrvlce
areeK
air
iun...
i
NORTRKRN
AND
CENTRA!
BRITISH.
XX3LUUBIA
8
HEW8PAPJCR
TAXI
(TTTTTTT1
a
YTTTTTYYT
TYTTYYT
JL
Blue
J
1
IJm
star
'ublishcd
at
V
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
VOL.
XXXVI.
No.
302.
"
PRINCE
RUPERT
B.
C,
MONDAY,
DECEMBER
29,
1947
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
liiiii.T.liiAlliltiiiiiiii.'
suming
As
Eastern
r
i
-7A
r-
l
j
RS
OUT
AFfER
400
FIRRMP'N
tourth
major
blare
;,tl
district
of
Phlla-
IRNED
LOVER
;S
FOUR
AND
B
OWN
LIFE
na
Man
I
urns
snuigun
Police
said
the
melee
started
when
occuDanU
of
a
Jewish
?A
hours,
causing
taxi
heaved
a
grenade
Into
a
c
of
nearly
$2.-
crowded
street
near
the
massive
stone
gate
and
machine-gunned
an
Arab
bus
preparing
to
leave
for
the
Arab
town
of
Hablus.
Other
violence
of
the
day
added
further
casualties.
In
Bethlehem
an
Arab
doctor
was
shot
to
death
not
far
from
the
Church
of
Nativity.
The
dead
in
the
Palestine
communal
violence
now
totals
424
since
November
29
SEARCIUNO
ARABS
FOR
ARMS-
A
turbaned
Arab
Is
searched
for
arms
by
a
member
of
the
El
Haldad,
an
Arabian
security
organization,
as
he
enters
a
street
In
Jerusalem
This
group
Is
aiding
a
similar
Jewish
organization
and
British
police
In
trying
to
keep
peace
in
the
Holy
Land,
B.C.'s
'Financial
Wizard'
Retires
From
Active
Politics
at
Age
of
68
VICTORIA
(CP)
Honored
in
British
Columbia's
politics
because
of
his
financial
ability
and
leadership,
Premier
John
Hart,
68,
who
came
to
Canada
from
Ireland
as
an
immigrant
boy
at
the
turn
of
the
century,
tod.'iy
retired
from
active
politics.
His
career,
in
itself
relatively
colorless
embraced
Crews
of
lll-Fated
Rescue
Plane
And
Glider
Safe
but
Condition
of
Crashed
Bomber
In
North
Uncertain
VICTOR
EMMANUEL,
EXILED
KING
OF
ITALY,
DIES
AT
ALEXANDRIA
affection
for
either
in
his
ion?,
clearing
in
the
rest
of
these
associate
with
the
affairs
'of.
,
areas
during,
the
day.
A
tdls-his
adopted
province.
turbance
now
approaching
the
He
was
only
38
-when
he
was
;
Coast
is
expected
;
to:
cause
rain
apDOlnted
finance-
-inlrflster
of
British
Columbia
for
the
first
time
in
1917.
He
presented
his
16th
budget
in
1942.
having
retained
the
finance
portfolio
when
he
assumed
leadership
of
the
government
some
months
previously.
Through
the
years
John
Hart
served
as
finance
minister,
and
:
later
as
premier,
he
held
dear
the
memories
of
his
arrival
in
ier
of
finance,
today
resigned
I
victoria.
The
morning
he
came
the
most
.strenuous
sports
are
i
to
resume
his
place
in
me
water
polo,
handball,
basketball.'
brokerage
business
of
which
he
rootball.
hockey
and
lacrosse
!
Is
a
partner
in
Victoria.
GREEK
-GOVERNMENT
TROOPS
SMASH
THROUGH
REBEL
RING
he
learned
of
a
football
game
next
day.
And
he
went,
he
recalled
later
in
life,
"although
I
didn't
know
where
on
earth
Nanaimo
was."
That
was
late
In
1898.
His
success
story
began
with
the
landing
of
his
first
Job
ln
a
Victoria
business
house.
It
led
him
Into
a
partnership
in
a
financial
business
and.
in
1916,
Into
the
Legislature.
He
was
made
Liberal
whip
and
the
following
year
minister
of
finance.
B.C.'S
INTEGRITY
On
top
of
all
his
financial
labors,
he
continued
his
boyhood
Interest
In
sport
and
twice
won
the
Northwest
Senior
Golf
Championship.
He
played
a
lot
(Continued
on
Page
Three)
CAROLS
IN
GERMAN
WALDERSLADE.
Kent,
England
Q
Villagers
here
learned
to
sing
Christmas
carols
ln
German
so
they
could
entertain
prlsoners-of-war
at
a
Christmas
party.
Nnu
Ians
Su?
Intltf
?
CIVIC
CENTRE
f
Tickets
at
W.
V..mvr
.u,v.w.
on
the
north
coaSt"
during
the
night
and
an
increase
In
cloudi
ness
over
the
rest
of
the
coastal
regions
tomorrow.
Forecast
Tuesday
at
Telegraph
Creek
10
and
20.
Skeena
River
Road
Blocked
By
Big
Snow
Prince
Rupert-Terrace
highway
is
blocked
by
snow
which
fell
during
Christmas
week,
according
to
word
received
this
morning
by
J.
C.
Brady,
district
Public
Works
engineer.
According
to
a
telegram
received
by
Mr.
Brady
from
Terrace,
the
highway
Is
blocked
between
Skecna
City,
27
miles
cast
of
Prince
Rupert,
and
Terrace.
No
details
were
Included.
Mr.
Brady
said
he-is
trying
to
obtain
more
information
on
the
snow
situation
ln
the
area
that
comes
under
the
Terrace
office
of
the
department.
The
highway
from
Prince
Rupert
to
Skeena
City
is
passable.
"I
am
trying
to
get
In
touch
with
Terrace
to
find
out
exactly
where
the
road
Is
blocked,'
Mr.
Brady
said.
"It
may
be
In
the
sections
where
the
snow-slides
came
down
on
Christmas
Day."
as
far
as
is
known,
no
tars
or
trucks
have
comt
otr
th
road
during
thi
1
.
week
In
yielding
the
throne
in
1946
he
paid
the
bitter
price
for
his
The
78-year-old
former
mon-1
surrender
.24
years
earlier
to
arch
Wad
lived
in
Egypt
since
Benito
Mussolini
and
his
prlncl-
1946
when
he
abdicated
the
nip.
Df
dlctatorshlD.
throne
he
had
held
since
1900.
His
wife,
former
Queen
Elena,
was
at
the
hospital
bedside.
Their
son.
Prince
Humbert,
who
of-
Ethiopia"
after
the
conquest
of
the
pitifully
equipped
and
ill
trained
army
of
the
Ethiopian
emperor,
Haile
Selassie.'-.in,
1936.
He
had
backed
that
conflict
as
one
for
Italy's
"life,
her
security,
and
her
future."
But
when
Mussolini
fell
upon
evil
days
as
the
Allies
moved
Prince
Rupert,
Queen
Char-,
up
the
Italian
boot,
Victor
Em-lottes
and
North
Coast
Cloudy
manual
turned
against
him,
He
with
widely
scattered
showers
named
Pietro
Badoglio
premier
denounced
the
"fascist
re-night.
today,
becoming
overcast
to-'anS
Public
which
the
former
Duce
Intermittent
rain
Tues-1
formed
In
northern
Italy
fo
low-
day.
Winds
westerly
(15).
ln.
ing
his
rescue
from
imprison-
T7
It
ihanoB
ment
by
German
parachutists
during
the
night.
i
niti
Little
change.,
iTi
from
Isolated
tourist
hntPi
hotel
no
on
in
temperature.
Lows
tonight
to
be
played
that
afternoon.
He
and
highs
Tuesday
At
Port
didn't
know
a
soul,
but
he
liked
Hardy
35
and
45,
Massett
35
and
football
and
began
kicking
the
1
45,
Prince
Rupert
32
and
45
ball
around.
Asked
to
Join
a
Northern
B.C.
Cloudy
with
team
he
made
such
a
shewing
widely
scattered
snow
flurries
to-
that
he
was
asked
to
travel
to
day
and
Tuesday.
Winds
light.
Nanaimo,
B.C.
with
the
team
Colder.
Low
tonight
and
high
an
a
lone
mountain
peak.
Inspector
Gammon
Retiring
Shortly
Having
reached
the
age
oft
superannuation,
four
civil
ser-l
vants
in
the
services
of
British!
Columbia
will
retire
at
the
end
of
the
year.
These
Include
Inspector
Ernest
Gammon
of
B.C.
Police,
now
stationed
at
Kamloops.
He
Is
well
known
ln
the
north,
hav
ing
been
on
duty
in
Prince
Ru-Ipert
and
elsewhere
In
Skeena
for
years.
Others
ln
the
list
are
J.
L.
King,'
resident
engineer,
Public
Works
Department,
New
Westminster
;
T.
F.
Speed,
assessor
and
collector.
Salt
Spring
Island,
and
A.
W.
Anderson,
government
agent
at
Golden.
Fierce
Sub
-
Arctic
Weather
Beyond
Nome
Foils
Efforts
to
Reach
Superfortress
and
Its
Survivors
TrfT:
nn
ti
i
r
..e
i
ALEXANDRIA
P
-Victor
Em-jordcred
their
property
conns-!
wviuc
tr;
neavy
gruuuu
wimis
ui
guic
manuei
in,
five-foot
three-inch
'
cated.
I
force
and
sub-zero
temperatures
confronted
rescue
king
who
played
yes-man
to
Besides
Prince
Humbert,
vic-:
parties
today
as
the
United
States
Air
Force,
further
Mussolini
for
20
years
and
saw
tor
Emmanual
and
Elena
had
Italy
crumble
In
ruins
of
war,
four
daughters.
died
In
exile
Sunday
of
pneu
monia.
WOMEN
HELPING
The
king
earned
a
reputation
CANCER
BATTLE
as
a
sympathetic
monarch,
in-'
terested
in
histpeoples
welfare.
MONTREAL
tt
Brainchild
of
during
the
first
part
of
his
rule.
a
dozen
Montreal
housewives,
succeeded
his
father
as
king
for;
when
some
disaster
occurred,
he
'
the
Cancer
Research
Society
one
month,
until
the
Italian
people
voted
down
the
monarchy,
was
summoned
from
Lisbon
to
help
plan
the
funeral.
RETURN
TO
ITALIAN
SOIL
DENIED
KING
AND
SON
There
Is
no
Indication
that
the
body
will
be
returned
to
Italy
to
lie
in
the
Pantheon
niche
once
assigned
it,
for
the
Constituent
Assembly
there
last
March
forbade
him
and
Humbert
to
j-eturn
to
Italian
soil
and
-rue
WCATUCD
inc.
WLrtinLIN
hv
his
hlaek-shlrts.
The
klne
Synopsis
A
northwesterly
flow
of
cool
.
...,...,
nt
(
V.
n
mnpt
...1
fi
.1
T
i
M
f
1
I
r
Vij
c
hrnutrhl
nSrmt.
n
hastened
to
the
scene
and
personally
directed
relief.
Millions
within
two
years
of
its
founding
has
contributed
more
than
$20,
of
lire
found
their
way
from
1
000
,n
fellowships
and
bursar
his
private
funds
to
the
coffers;1"
t
further
research
into
the
of
charity.
He
was
an
idol
of
i
dad
disease.
the
Italians
after
world
war
i:
Members
of
the
same
bridge
when
he
led
his
nation
against
I
ciub,
the
women
all
had
done
Germany
and
Austria-Hungary,
j
social
welfare
work.
But
when
On
October
24,
1922.
Musso-1
several
of
the
erouD
lost
friends
hnl
stood
among
nis
ionowers
j
and
relatives
through
cancer,
at
Naples
and
delivered
an
ultl-j
tne
idea
o
al(1
lo
cancer
re.j
matum
"give
us
power
pece-1
search
was
born.
.
fully
or
we
shall
take
it
by
!
force."
That
was
the
prelude
to!
Incorporated
by
the
Quebec
the
theatrical
"March
on
Rome"
s
"i
w.
defied
his
ministers
by
refusing
to
sign
a
decree
declaring
martial
law
to
check
it.
Shortly
af-
li
nMr
normal
temnera-
r
ine
ireK
naa
oeen
compieiea
summoned
Mussolini
to
form
of
the
province.
Financial
affairs
tures
over
British
Columbia:
of
British
Columbia
were
closely
;
Light
frosts
occurred
in
several
ja
government,
linked
for
-mmJton&swibPLtohsi
.areas
during
the
became
-A'
.FIGUREHEAD
years
wun
ine
provinces
nni
msin.
coalition
premier
who
took
or
flee
in
1941.
Although
cloudiness
persistii
-
iv.
-
rAlMtJ
.....J
1
clear
clear
UNDER
BENITO
MUSSOLINI
As
soon
as
the
strindent
dicta
fnr
tnnlr
nnu-pr
as
nremler.
the
Finance
and
football
were
the
Southern
interior,
,,,.
n.
th
Hn
hpftn
t0
young
Hart's
great
loves
when
skies
returned
to.
the
west
coast
phh
anfl
h.
bppame
lltMe
more
he
first
came
to
Canada
in
189S
of
Vancouver
Island
during
the(than
a
figurehead.
He
allowed
as
a
boy
of
19.
He
never
lost
his,
night.
There
will
be
further
Mussonni
to
dub
him
"Emperor
hindered
by
the
crash-landing
of
the
C-47
tow
plane
and
its
glider
in
Sunday's
operations,
sought
to.
evacuate
four
known
survivors
of
the
B-29
which"
society
graniea
iour
Dursaries
to
young
doctors
and
researchers
In
1946
and
seven
during
1947.
Money
is
granted
without
distinction
of
creed
since
the
society's
aim
is
to
aid
as
many
FELIXSTOWE.
England
?
crashed
in
the
bleak
sub-Arctic
95'
miles
north
of
Nome.
None
of
the
seven
men
In
the
C-47
rescue
plane
and
glider
were
injured.
Five
of
the
unsuccessful
rescuers
were
returned
last
night
to
Nome
by
the
crew
of
the
C-45.
Two
others
were
left
behind
to
prepare
the
stranded
gilder
to
be
picked
up
today.
Condition
of
the
four
survivors
and
the
fate
of
four
other
crew
members
of
the
stricken
superfortress
are
still
uncertain.
The
plane
crashed
on
a
flight
last
Tuesday.
SEA-GOING
DOG
NO
LANDLUBBER
VANCOUVER
H
Mooch,
14
months
old,
is
one
of
Canada's
youngest
yet
most
seasoned
sea-
dogs.
Picked
up
on
the
waterfront
scientists
as
possible,
Mrs.
Philip
by
sailor
Harry
Townscnd,
Caplan,
president
of
the
society
Mooch,
ot
uncertain
and,mlxed.
since
its
lilcepllon,
said
In
ah
ancestry,
Joined
the
crew"
of
the
interview.
I
freighter
Lake
Kootenay
a
year
With
a
current
membership
of
!a8.
and
slnce
then
has
vls"ed
more
than
1,700,
the
society
has
Australia,
England,-
South
Am-an
advisory
board
of
six
of
erlca'
Fl&
South
Sea
Isnds
and
Montreal's
leading
medical
men.
i
Cuoa
The
bursaries
ranging
from
$600
In
Vancouver
between
ships
to
$4,000
have
gone
to
research-
ne
reiusea
10
eai
meai,
dui
lap-
ers
at
the
Royal
Victoria,
Notre
Dame,
Montreal
General
and
Jewish
General
hospitals,
the
Neurological
Institute,
University
of
Montreal
and
McGill
University.
Supported
by
a
$2
membership
fee,
the
society
receives
countless
donations
every
week
ped
up
a
plate
of
Ice
cream
and
cake
ln
record
time:
"He
has
stacked
up
Veil,"
said
shipmate
Ronnie
Auton.
"He
won
his
A.B.
(able-bodied
seaman)
rating
and
stands
watch
like
an
old-timer."
Sam
McGaw,
technical
owner
of
the
dog,
hopes
to
take
Mooch
I
I
1-
A
II
1
1
M.
1.1,.
from
members
as
well
as
inter-
DacK
l
ine
pn"es.
and
shipmates
think
otherwise
ested
persons
organlza-
tions.
BACHELOR
PHILANTHROPIST
ouin
wiu
ueitr
puu
ui
ui,
said
Auton.
"Mooch
is
just
waiting
for
his
ship
to
sail."
LOCAL
TIDES
Anonymous
donor
"Sunny
Sax-
Tuesday,
DecemDer
JU,
1847
on,"
who
for
two
years
has
given!
High
3:20
20.6
feet
4,000
($16,000)
to
charities
herei
15:03
22.6
feet
was
recently
revealed
as
D.
Low
9:01
7.2
feet
Moore,
77-year-old
bachleor.
21:41
1.3
feet
MIGHTY
TRUCKS
HAULING
OIL
REFINERY
OVER
ALASKA
ROAD
EDMONTON
-The
10
heav-(Oping
Leduc
oilfield
Just
south
lest
motor
vehicles
ln
Canada
'
Edmonton.
,
.
.
.
,'
,
Manned
bv
two
drivers
wht
are
rolling
night
and
day
a
long
919
miles
ot
the
Alaska
Hlgh-jhkles
constanUv
a
motion-way
between
Whltehorse,
Y.
T.
these
dreadnaughU
of
the
hlgh-and
Dawson
Creek
in
British
I
way
have
21
forward
speeds
and
Columbia
this
winter.
They,
are
,
weigh
20
tons
empty,
me
ten-
a
vital
link
In
a
transport
chain
this
is
lifting
a
7,000-ton
oil
refinery
lock,
stock
and
barrel
from
Whltehorse,
where
It
was
built
for
the
United
States
army
i.350
miles
to
the
inpldly
devel-
Advcrlisvmvnl
Prompts
Return
Of
Stolen
Taxi
Office
Cheques
Victim
of
a
$500
robbery
early
Friday
morning,
Art
Murray,
9D
Taxi
-operator,
today
Is
grateful
for
newspaper
advertising
which
resulted
ln
a
thief
returning
part
of
his
loot.
As
a
result
of
an
appeal
in
Saturday's
edition
of
the
Dally
News,
Murray
today
received
back
$207
ln
checks
and
a
wrist
watch,
which
were
ln
the
purloined
taxi
office
cash
box.
The
thief
retained
the
$300
in
cash.
On
Saturday
Murray
placed
a
classified
advertisement
in
the
Daily
News
asking
the
thief
to
return
the
checks
which
would
have
been
Impossible
for
him
to
cash,
but
which,
were
worth
their
face
value
to
Murray.
The
99
Taxi
owner
declined
to
reveal
what
means
the
thief
had
used
to
return
the
checks
and
wrist
watch.
uous
Alaska
Highway
will
not
support
their
crunching
weight
of
CO
tons
fully
loaded
until
late
ln
the
winter
when
the
roadbed
is
frozen
solid.
When
Imperial
Oil
Company
officers
discovered
that
buying
the
refinery
and
moving
it
to.
Leduc
would
enable
them
to
go
Into
production
18
months
sooner
than
if
they
built
a
brand-new
one,
they
decided
to
bring
the
mountain
to
Mahomet.
They
paid
$t,O0.O0O
Ifar
(the
"war-surplus"
plant,
which
covered
close
to
100
acres.andbefore
they're
done
It
will
cost
them
something
like
$7,000,000
Just
about
the
price
of
a
new
plant.
It's
a
case
of
overcoming
postwar
shortage
of
materials.
About
one-half
of
the
270
men
working
on
the
project
are
preparing
the
new
refinery
site.
Ninety
are
dismantling
at
Whltehorse
and
40
are
employed
on
the
spectacular
trucking
I