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the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
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were
successful
received
their
reward.
Gyro
President
Clifford
Ham
and
Miss
Sllnn
visited
Conrad
Street
end
King
Edward
schools
where
they
met
the
teachers
and
pupils
In
general
,
assembly.
At
Conrad
Street
prln-
j
clpa
T.
O.
Datcman
Introduced!
the
visitors
to
the
gathering
with
a
few
words
of
welcome
and
appreciation
of
the
work
carried
on
by
the.
Civic
Centre
and
the
Oyro
Club.
In
his
address
Mr.
11am
said
the
results
of
the
Gyro
Club's
swim
classes
this
year
under
Miss
Sllnn
were
encouraging
and
he
hoped
all
those
who
had
attended
the
classes
this
year
would
be
back
next
season
accompanied
by
their
young
friends.
Two
girls,
Cciaiclne
Moore-
house
and
Kerran
Taylor,
of
Conrad
School,
were
presented
by
Mr.
Ham
with
gold,
three
-tarred
sweater
crests
bearing
the
words
Oyro
Swim
Class.
The
yellow
crests
were
the
top
honors,
Indicating
that
the
bearer
was
In
the
swklmmer
class.
Ellen
Chllds,
Thyllis
Chllds,
Dena
Hanlon,
Judy
Lloyd
and
Ernestine
Moore
housp
received
two-starred
red
crests
as
proof
of
their
ability
to
float
with
the
best
pf
them.
In
the
beginners'
class,
Oeorglna
Ferguson,
Ocnevlvc
Powers
and
Michael
Powers
won
one-star
blue
crests.
Robert
O,
Moore,
principal
of
King
Edward
School
Introduced
Mr.
Ham
and;
Miss
Sllnn
to
the
teachers
and
pupils
of
grades
i
four,
flvn
and
kIv
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un1l
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fhnso
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classes
wno
nau
won
swim
honors,
Mr.
Moore
!
kuuuca
out
to
me
garnering,
inai
;
the
equipment
In
the
city
parks,
....
-t.
.,
.
.i
such
as
swintrs
nnn
tpprpr-inL.-
ters'
were
Put
there
b?
thc
avr0
NEEDY
are
badlv
need
of
clothing.
hc,,
lo
keeI
l'1
warm
this
Fjfih
Avenue
ICast,
Phone
oe
appreciated
897.
(It)
Hit
and
Run
Case
Alleged
Buyers'
Strike
Threatened
Head
of
United
States
Automobile
Workers
Threatens
Drastic
Action
BUFFALO
(CP)
President
Walter
Reuther
of
the
United
Automobile
Workers
of
America
(CIO)
said
he
will
try
to
promote
a
national
buyers'
strike
lit
the
United
Slates
"to
see
if
we
can
smash
profiteers."
"We've
got
to
fight
to
restore
price
control,"
Reuther
declared
last
night
at
a
mass
meeting:
sponsored
by
western
New
York
United
Automobile
Workers
locals.
"I
am
going
to
see
if
I
cannot
interest
other
Iahor
groups'
in
forming
a
national
con-oners'
co-ordinating
committee
to
put
into
operation
a
nation-wide
buyers'
strike
to
see
If
we
can
smash
the
profiteers."
WEST
INDIES
TALK
STATUS
At
Conference
Being
Held
In
Jamaica
to
Consider
Closer
Co-operation
MONTEGO
BAY,
Jamaica
Opening
a
conference
here
on
the
possibility
of
closer
co-opera
tion
among
the
British
Caribbean
colonies,
Colonial
Secretary
Arthur
Creech
Jones
told
an
attendance
of
22
delegates
from
the.
British
West
Indies,
two
mainland
colonies,
of
British
Honduras
that
the
"time
Is
now
ripe
for
a
new
step
to
be
taken
In
the
political
life
of
the
West
Indies."
He
suggested
nationhood
within
the
British
Commonwealth.
Jamaica's
J.
D.
Judah
agreed
that
It
was
time
to
start
ham-
merlng.out
a
plan
for
union
but
claimed
that
progressive
rcspon-slbiity
of
Individual
colonies
should
precede
a
final
move.
NO
SHORTAGE
OF
MEAT
HERE
YET
F.fcfct
of
Strike
May
Not
Be
Felt
Immediately
The
meat
packers'
strike
that
has
spread
across
Canada
Ls
not
expected'
to
greatly
affect
the
meat
menus
of
Prince
Rupert
families
unless
settlement
Is
delayed
for
a
considerable
length
of
time.
The
pinch,
if
It
comes,
ls
apt
to
be
after
the
settlement
when
stocks,
have
run
low
and
packing
houses
will
require
a
couple
of
weeks
to
catch
up
on
orders.
Burns
and
Company
Limited
of
Prince
Rupert
will
be
receiving
shipment
of
llveitock
from
the
central
Interior
next
week.
The
supply
of
poultry
and
lamb
ls
good
and
there
ls
not
likely
to
be
anv
shortage
of
butter
and
eggs.
Domestic
consumers
may
look
for
a
scarcity
of
lard,
shortening,
cooked
meats
and
other
products
usually
obtained
from
packing
houses,
If
the
strike
continues,
accordlns
to.one
dealer,
In
wholesale
meats.
AMNESTY
TO
GUERILLAS
Latest
Move
of
Oteek
Government
to
F.nd
Civil
War
ATHENS
0
The
Greek
government
early
today
passed
a
bill
to
offer
to
guerillas
In
their
rebellion
against
the
government
providing
they
surrender
within
a
month.
Themistocles
Sophoulls,
Liber
al
Premier
of
the
new
Liberal
n-..n.
Dn,mikh
rrvilitlon
eov
-
eminent,
had
urged
the
passage
of
the
amnesty
bill
to
bring.
peace
to.
thc
country
REOINA
IN
THE
SUMMER
Here
Is
visible
evidence
of
the
storm
that
raked
Reglna
recently
pelting
the
city
with
hall
and
rain.
This
photo
shows
drifts
of
hall
stones
being
swept
out
of
Victoria
Park
nearly
16
hours
after
the
storm.
OLD
COUNTRY
FOOTBALL
English
League
(First
Division)
Aston
Villa
0,
Blackpool
1.
Burnley
3,
Middlesbrough
0.
Chelsea
1,
Bolton
1.
Everton
1,
Huddersfleld
1.
Orlmsby
1,
Manchester
City
0.
XIanchester
United
0,
Sheffield
United
1.
Portsmouth
1,
Liverpool
0.
Preston
0,
Arsenal
0.
Stoke
City
0,
Charlton
1.
Sunderland
0,
Blackburn
1.
Wolverhampton
1,
Derby
0.
(Second
Division)
Brentford
1,
Birmingham
2.
Bury
1,
Fulham
0.
Chesterfield
0,
Doncaster
3.
Leicester
2,
Newcastle
2.
Leeds
United
2,
Coventry
1.
Luton
1,
East
Bromwlch
Al-blan
1.
Milwall
2,
Nortlngham
Forest
0.
Plymouth
Argylc
1,
Barnsley
0.
Sheffield
Wednesday
2.
Cardiff
1.
Tottenham
3,
Bradford
1.
West
Ham
2,
Southampton
0.
Scottish
League
Cup
(Division
A)
Aberdeen
9,
Queen
of
the
South
0.
Clyde
5.
Hearts
2.
Dundee"
1,
Rangers
1.
Falkirk
4,
Queen's
Park
1.
Hibernians
5,
Alrdrleontans
0.
Patrick
Thistle
4,
Morton
.
St.
Mlrren
0,
Motherwell
3.
Third
Lanark
3,
Celtic
2.
NEW
HEALTH
UNIT
NURSES
ARE
HERE
Msa
Baibara
Smith
of
Vaa-
couver,
who
has
recently
been
nurses.
stationed
at
Ladner,
and
Miss
i
One
of
the
doctors
reported
34
Jeanlne
Coupal
of
Reglna
havplof
the
Injured
"terribly
burned"
arrived
In
the
city
to
Join
the
lo
cal
Tubllc
Health
Unit,
the
for
mcr
as
senior
nurse
and
the
lat
ter
as
nurse
for
the
Terrace
dls-
jonly
members
of
the
crew;
tech-trict
and
part
of
Prince
Rupert,
niclans
and
a
"few
officials"
of
Miss
Smith
succeeds
Miss
Joyce
Leslie
who
has
been
on
sick
leave
since
July
1
while-
Miss
Coupal
takes
the
place
of
Miss
Miriam
Crcssman
who
U
proceeding
to
the
University
of
British
Columbia
to
take,
a
further
public
health
nursing
course.
LOCAL
TIDES
Sunday,
September
14,
1D47
.HlRh
0:36
22.0
feet
13:14
21.4
feet
Low
6:59
1.4
feet
19.16
3.6
feet
"Nni
3
itf
WESTPHALIANS
ARE
NO
POLES
FRANKFURT,
Germany
tf
Answering
a
Polish
demand
for
"repatriation
of
Poles
living
In
the
British
zone
of
the
province
of
Westphalia,"
an
official
British
statement
today
said
persons
of
Polish
origin
living
In
Western
Germany
were
"no
more
Poles
than
Italians
living
In
New
York
are
Italian
subjects,"
a
news
agency
In
the
United
States
zone
reported.
SEVENTEEN
DEAD,
THREE
MISSING
That
Is
Toll
So
Far
of
Explosion
Aboard
Ship
On
Trial
Run
Outside
Refast
BELFAST,
Ireland
0
Death
toll
from
an
engine
room
blast
aboard
the
liner
Relna
del
Pa-
cillco
stood
at
seventeen
today
after
additional
deaths
overnight.
There
are
three
missing
and32
survivors
are
In
serious
condition
In
Belfast
hospitals.
The
still
unexplained
explosion
occurred
Thursday
as
the
17,702-ton
motorshlp,
refitted
after
wartime
troop
transport
service,
was
on
a
trial
voyage
In
the
Irish
Sea
prior
to
resuming
passenger
voyages.
The
vessel
was
torn
by
an
engine
room
blast
about
twelve
miles
south
of
Copeland
Island
which
lies
Just
off
the
coast
near
the
mouth
of
Belfast
Bay.
An
SOS
drew
five
tugs
and
a
lifeboat
carrying
doctors
and
and
said
that
some
would
prob
ably
die.
Belfast
newspapers
said
that
the
line
the
Pacific
Steam
Nav
lgatlon
Co.
were
aboard
at
the
time
of
the
explosion.
LOOKS
LIKE
MURDER
TORONTO
James
Hem-meing,
who
police
said
came
here
from
Windsor,
Ontario,
died
in
hospital
yesterday
of
a
bullet
wound
following
a
reported
J
shooting
at
nearby
Maple
and
Coroner
A.
Law-son
said
it
"looks
like
Packers'
Strike
Grows
General
Every
Plant
or
"Big
Three"
May
Be
Tied
Up
By
Tonight
TORONTO
Qi
Every
plant
operated
by
Canada's
"Big
Three"
of
the
packing
house
Industry
may
be
shut
down
by
tonight,
making
14,000
workers
idle,
cutting
off
much
of
the
domestic
supply
of
meat
and
threatening
to
cripple
overseas
meat
shipments.
That
Is
the
prospect
unless
an
eleventh-hour
settlement
bid
heads
off
the
strike
for
higher
wages
called
by
the
United
Packing
House
Workers
of
America
(CIO)
against
all
plants
of
Canada
Packers,
Burns
&
Co.
and
Swlft-Cana-dlan
Co.
Some
3500
employees
of
Swift-Canadian
have
been
on,
strike
for
more
than
two
weeks
but,
up
to
.late
last
Mietit.
some
nlants
nf
.the
other
two
firms
were
still
operating.
I
u?wartls
of
1100
workers
were
on
iriKc
lasi
nigm.
INSURANCE
MEET
AT
JASPER
ENDS
Stanley
Taylor
of
Victoria
Elected
President
JASPER
The
Association
ot
superintendents
of
Insurance
of
the
Provinces
of
Canada
con
cluded
Its
thirtieth
annual
meet
frig
al
Jasper
Parle
Lodge
y
ester
day
with
the
ejection
of
Stanley
T.
Taylor
of
Victoria,
superin
tendent
of
insurance
for
British
Columbia,
as
its
new
president.
Mr.
Taylor
succeeded
Herbert
Hunter,
Winnipeg,
superintendent
for
Manitoba.
Other
officers
elected
at
the
last
session
were
Ralph
R.
Moore,
Edmonton,
who
was
host
superintendent,
vice-president;
Roy
B.
Whitehead,
K.C.,
secretary:
Howard
B.
Armstrong,
treasurer;
John
Edwards,
assistant
secretary;
Cecil
Richards,
C.
A,
auditor,
al)
of
Toronto.
Two
hundred
and
thirty
delegates
from
all
points
of
Canada
and
the
United
States,
Including
the
executive
heads
of
companies
representing
the
various
types
of
insurance,
attended
the
week-Ions
meeting
and
heard
from
Premier
E.
C.
Manning
of
Alberta
and
the
Hon.
A.
J.
Hooke,
Alberta
minister
of
economic
affairs
and
i
provincial
secretary,
who
"was
the
principal
speaker.
Open
sessions
were
held
on
the
first
three
days
during
which
the
pajt
president
addrOd
the
gathering
followed
by
Provincial
Superintendents
George
La-france
of
Quebec,
E.
B.
Mac-Latchy,
K.C.,
Fredertcton,
and
Roy
B.
Whitehead,
K.C.,
Toronto
who
submitted
reports
to
the
committee
and
discussed
future
aspects
of
the
business.
The
executive
meetings,
all
closed
sessions,
took
place
on
the
last
two
days.
TOURIST
MEN
ARE
MEETING
Important
Gathering
Taking
Place
at
Jasper
Park
JASPER
To
discuss
methods
of
lncreaslnsr
International
tour
-
1st
traffic,
members
of
the
Pacific
Northwest
Tourist
Association,
representing
the
states
of
Montana,
Washington,
Oregon,
Idaho,
North
and
South
Dakota,
and
Wyoming,
are
convening
here
under
the
auspices
of
the
Alberta
government
The
city
of
Edmonton,
the
Chambers
of
Commerce
of
Spokane,
Wash.,
Helena
and
Bozeman,
Montana,
the
Boards
of
Trade
of
Calgary
and
Lethbrldge,
the
Alberta
Motor
Association,
Montana
(Continued
on
Fage
Two)
Well
Known
Terrace
Couple
Being
Brought
to
City
in
Ambulance
This
Afternoon
Mr.
and
Mrs.
E.
Willie
are
on
their
way
into
Prince
Rupert
by
ambulance
this
afternoon
suffering
from
injuries
sustained
when
struck
by
a
truck
at
Terrace
last
night
and
Harry
Johnson
stands
charged
with
failing
to
stop
after
an
accident
following
the
Bulletins
ALIBI
SUCCEEDS
VANVOUVER
John
Humphries
was
acquitted
Friday
on
a
charge
of
participation
in
the
armed
robbery
of
the
Victoria
branch
of
the
Canadian
Bank
of
Commerce
December
23
In
which
over
$4000
was
taken.
Testimony
showed
that
the
youth
was
with
his
father
when
the
robbery
occurred.
RAILWAY
CONCILIATOR
OTTAWA
Mr.
Justice
E.
K.
Williams,
Winnipeg,
has
been
appointed
chairman
of
the
conciliation
board
to
deal
with
a
dispute
between
Canadian
railway
companies
and
17,500
members
of
the
Brotherhood
of
Railway
Trainmen
(CCD,
it
was
announced
today.
The
dispute
Involves
a
request
for
revision
of
rules
governing
working
conditions
and
holidays
with
pay.
CANADA
CANDIDATE
OTTAWA
External
Affaire
Minister
St.
Laurent
today
an-
I
noced
pjiU'candidanir
lor
memoersnip
in
me
unnea
Nations
security
council.
POWER
WORKERS'
STRIKE
PORT
ALBERNI
A
virtual
tie-up
of
all
industry
on
Vancouver
Island
between
here
and
Duncan
was
threatened
last
night
as
officials
of
the
International
Brothernhood
of
Electrical
Engineers
announced
that
B.C.
Power
Commission
maintenance
employees
in
the
area
had
voted
overwhelmingly
in
favor
of
strike
action
in
a
government
-
supervised
j
strike
vote.
BIG
VANCOUVER
STORM
VANCOUVEROusts
of
wind
as
high
as
fifty
miles
an
hour
literally
blew
sections
of
Vancouver
into
darkness
last
night
when
tree
branches
in
Shaugh-nessy
district
sawed
through
high
tension
wires.
There
was
a
two-haur
blackout
in
several
districts
and
radio
stations
were
forced
off
the
air
by
power
surges.
During
the
storm
there
was
a
$12,000
fire
in
a
two-storey
frame
structure
occupied
by
Crane's
Shipyard
and
the
Georgia
Engineering
Co.
AIR
PASSENGERS
From
Vancouver
J.
H.
Black
and
R.
J.
Clarke.
From
Sandsplt
J.
Sandlson.
W.
Bowden,
W.
Greenard,
J.
G.
O'Neill
and
R.
McDonald.
For
Vancouver
Mrs.
C.
Carlson,
J.
O'Neill,
J.
Wesch,0.
EyolJ-son,
Miss
E.
McNabb,
Miss
K.
Shannon,
R.
J.
Moore
and
J.
Wilson
For
Sandsplt
Mrs.
R.
Charleston.
Indian
Horse
Is
St.
Leger
Winner
CASTER,
Eng.
Sayajlrao,
owned
by
the
Maharajah
ot
j
Barod.
wealthy
Indian
Prince,
iloaav
won
in
"5".
Ia
ol
the
season's
classics
for
three
year-olds,
with
the
French
threat,
Arbar,
second
and
Migali,
third.
Eleven
colts
ran.
Baseball
Scores
National
League
Brooklyn
7,
St.
Louis
8.
Boston
3,
Pittsburgh
4.
Philadelphia
3-5,
Chicago
4-7.
American
League
Detroit
7,
New
York
2.
Cleveland
11,
Boston
6.
Chicago
5,
Philadelphia
4.
St
Louis
9,
Washington
3.
affair.
Condition
of
Mrs.
Willie,
whs
has
been
frail
for
some
time
following
illness,
lst
reported,
to
bs
rather
serious.
Mr.
Willie
ls
suf
fering
from
cuts
and
bruises
but
his
condition
is
believed
not
serious.
Mrs.
Willie
has
head
and
leg
Injuries
.
Both
are
suf-erlng
from
shock.
Accompanying
Mr.
and
Mrs'.
Willie
in
the
ambulance,
which
was
dispatched
from
here
this
morning
and
left
Terrace
;at
H
a.m.,
Is
Mrs.
Slkler,
Terrace
nurse.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Willie
were
struck
down
at
10:30
last
eve
ning
as
they
were
walking
'-
to
their
home.
The
incident
occurred
near
the
corner
of
Lakelse
Avenue
and
Attwood
Street
not
far
from
the
residehci
of
Emil
Haugland.
-
Little
T.B.
In
Rupert
Three
Thousand
X-Ray
Films
Reveal
Only
Two
Active
Cases
niptKcria.
and
Typhoid
Fever
Severalcascs
9tC;maj&
"communicable
disease
occurred
within
Rrince
Rupert
and
district
in
August,
according
to
the
monthly
report
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Health
Unit.
A
native
Infant
from
one
ot
the
Skeena
River
canneries
developed
diphtheria.
Several
native
children
from
p.
fishing
camp
developed
typhoid
fever.
Investigations
of
thes
cases
have
been
made
and
measures
taken
to
avoldlurther
case?
Toxoid
Is
being
given
to
all
preschool
and
school
children
re
questing
It
'In
order
to
enhanc?
their
immunity
against
di-therla.
A
few
cases
of
measles
and
whooping
cough
have
also
bee.i
noted.
With
almost
all
referral
x-rays
completed
following
the
me-bili
chest
x-ray
survey,
only
two
cases
of
active
tuberculosis
wefe
discovered
among
the
30O0
x-rays
taken
at
Prince
Rupert
and
Port
Edward.
No
active
cases
were.
found
among
High
School
stud
ents
or
teachers
within
the
city.
The
two
active
cases
were
mm
aged
51
and
69
respectively.
The
sanitarian
has
completed
several
trips
to
the
dairy
farm
In
the
Smtthers-Tellcwa
area
and
has
done
considerable
work
at
Terrace
and
Hazelton
as
well.
In.
July
he
made
an
Inspection
of
the
industrial
camps
and
other
sanitary
facilities
on
the
Queeni
Charlotte
Islands.
In.
the
Terrace-IIawlton,
area
Miss
Miriam
Cressman
has
worked
Intensively
In
covering
tha
district
thoroughly.
APPRECIATION
OF
BRITISH
VISITORS
Chamber
of
Commerce
Hari,
from
Bryan
Latham,
Leader
of
British
Timber
Delegation
Hearty
thanks
for
hospitable
reception
and
good
fellowship
extended
during
the
Ylsit
of
ths
party
here
on
Wednesday
of
this
week
are
extended
to
the
PrincS
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
In
a
telegram
from
Bryan
Latham
of
London,
England,
leader
of
the
United
Kingdom
Timber
Delegation.
"The
whole
delega-tloni"
says
Mr.
Latham's
telegram,
"wishes
Prlnc
Rupert
a
prosperous
future
In
accordance
with
your
great
program."
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