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Most
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Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest
Phone
VOL.
XL,
No.
69
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
MARCH
22,
1951
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Prince
George
Defaults
And
Prince
Rupert
in
Hoop
Final
The
Prince
George
Clippers
have
defaulted
their
northern
zone
Senior
B
playoffs
which
were
scheduled
for
Prince
Rupert
this
week-end.
This
means
that
the
Prince
Rupert
Jets
will
now
meet
the
winner
of
the
Vancouver
Arctics-Penticton
Omegas
playoff
which
will
take
place
Friday
and
Saturday
at
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DON.
In
an
important
pronouncement
e
Minister
of
State
told
Parliament
that
Douglas'
MacArthur
cannot
be
bound
to
stay
ticton.
Nor
Will
Anything-
Be
Done
About
Workmen's
Compensation
38th
parallel
in
the
Korean
war.
However,
such
a
crossing
might
have
significant
political
and
military
reactions.
The
British
stand
to
now
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FLYING
TWINS
These
premature
twins,
a
girl
and
a
boy,
were
flown
from
Terrace
to
Vancouver
in
an
RCAF
plane
through
a
blizzard
last
week.
Doctors
advised
the
move
because
of
an
influenza
outbreak
at
Terrace.
Parents
of
trie
twins,
now
in
St.
Paul's
Hospital
at
Vancouver,
are
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Thomas
Bllton
of
Lakelse.
(CP
PHOTO)
STEELHEAD
COMPETITION
Anglers
to
be
Rewarded
For
Their
Prowess
Derby
Starting
Anglers
of
the
city
finally
will
be
rewarded
for
their
prowess
for
Good
Friday
marks
the
opening
I
day
of
the
first
Rod
and
Gun
Club
Steelhead
Derby.
-
.t
the
club's
meeting.
The
United
States
olllclal
stand
had
been
in
favor
of
a
free
hand
for
MacArthur.
Twenty-Seven
Die
in
Crash
BARRANQUILLA,
Colombia
(CP)
'
A
Colombian
Air
Lines
plane
crashed
near
the
village
of
Hatoneuveo
in
Bolivar
Depart-I
ment
yesterday,
killing
twenty-I
seven
persons.
8earch
parties
ar-i
rived
on
the
scene
last
night
and
found
all
aboard
killed.
Hiss
Starts
Prison
Term
NEW
York
(CP)
Alger
Hiss,
one-time
bright
young
star
of
President
Roosevelt's
New
Deal,
surrendered
today
to
begin
serving
a
five-year
prison
term
for
perjury.
The
46-year-old
firmer
high
Stale
Department
official,
his
appeals
to
higher
courts
repect-ed,
gave
hmself
up
to
Federal
Judge
Henry
W.
Ooddard.
Hiss
was
convicted
January
21,
1950,
on
two
counts
of
perjury.
The
conviction,
in
fact,
branded
him
a
llur
and
a
traitor
who
be
trayed
his
country
by
turning
over
government
secrets
to
Whit-taker
Chambers,
admitted
courier
of
Communist
spy
ring.
Entertain
N.Z.
Envoy
Civic
entertainment
for,
Hon.
T.
C.
A.
Hislop,
New
Zealand
high
commissioner
to
Canada,
and
his
party
included
a
motor
tour
yesterday
afternoon
around
the
city
and
to
the
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.
plant
and
the
Columbia
Cellulose
plant
at
Watson
Lsland.
Mayor
O.
W.
Rudderham
was
official
host,
assisted
by
Aid.
Douglas
Frizzell
and
J.
Harry
Black.
ThU
evening
there
will
be
a
small
dinner
at
the
Canadian
Legion
by
the
city
and
the
Legion.
Later
in
the
evening
the
party
will
sail
for
Vancouver
on
the
steamer
Prince
Rupert.
Snow
Here
But
Gale
in
South
Even
though
winter
again
vis
ited
this
northern
coastal
port
last
night
with
two
inches
of
snow,
the
weather
here
"has
it
all
over
the
south"
this
year.
According
to
the
Digby
Island
weather
office,
Vancouver,
Van
couver
Island
and
vicinity
fared
much
worse
than
Trince
Rupert
and
the
north
coast.
"They
even
get
the
gales
that
are
predicted
for
here,"
the
weatherman
chuckled,
saying
that
last
night's
predicted
storm
by-passed
this
area
and
now
was
concentrated
in
Georgia
Straits.
Overnight
tempera
tures
remained
mild
with
a
low
of
30.1,
no
wind
recorded.
Outlook
for
the
next
24
hours
is
"showery,"
which
may
mean
either
occasional
snow
or
rain.
The
Prince
Rupert
series
is
scheduled
for
March
31
and
April
2
in
the
Civic
Centre
gymnasium
with
tickets
going
on.
sale
next
Monday
morning.
Prince
George
players
were
to
have
travelled
by
car
to
Prince
Rupert
but
the
conditions
of
the
roads
In
the
Prince
George
area
now
that
the
thaw
has
set
In
make
car
travel
impossible.
Plans
were
then
made
for
the
Clippers
to
fly
as
far
as
Terrace
and
be
met
there
by
'
car
as
It
was
impossible
to
fly
into
Prince
Rupert
because
of
the
lack
of
an
airport.
A
delay
In
the
opening
of
the
Terrace-Prince
Rupert
road
has
caused
the
abandonment
of
this
plan.
A
final
effort
was
made
to
bring
Prince
George
players
in
by
train
but
as
it
meant
they
would
be
away
from
work
for
nearly
a
week,
it
was
found
Impossible
to
get
enough
players
to
floor
a
team.
The
Prince
George
Basketball
Association,
therefore,
decided
that
they
would
forfeit
the
games
to
Prince
Rupert
and,
on
instructions
of
B.C.
Basketball
Association
zone
representative,
Don
Forward,
the
series
was
cancelled.
It
is
being
suggested
that
in
future
Prince
George
be
includ
ed
in
the
Kamloops
district
play-downs
the
cities
are
much,
closer
together
and
the
roads
are
open
in
this
area
the
year
round.
Trying
to
Open
Road
But
Driving-
From
Prince
Rupert
to
Terrace
This
Week-end
Doubtful
--
Provincial
nubile
works
de
partment
offices
today
qualified
with
a
"doubtful"
their
hopes
that
the
highway
between
Prince
Rupert
and
Terrace
might
be
reopened
for
the
East
er
week-end.
With
bulldozers,
plows
and
caterpillars,
crews
from
both
the
Prince
Rupert
and
Terrace
ends
have
been
endeavouring
to
break
through
slides
and
drifts.
at
some
places
six
feet
deep
and
filled
with
debris,
which
had
become
frozen
during
the
cold
snap
of
a
couple
of
weeks,
ago.
The
blockade
distance
has
now
been
narrowed
to
the
20-odd
miles
between
Kwinitsa
and
Ex-stew.
To
add
to
the
difficulty,
there
has
been
trouble
with
some
of
the
snow-clearing
equipment
and
the
snow
which
h-as
fallen
in
the
lower
Skeena
Valley
during
the
last
couple
of
days
has
not
helped
matters
any.
New
Homes
On
Display
Two
modern
homes"
will
be
on
display
at
667
and
673
Fourth,
Ave.
East
this
Friday,
Saturday
and
Sunday
between
two
and
five
p.m.
These
model
homes
designed
by
Art
Ogllvie
are
furnished
by
a
local
furniture
store
and
built
by
a
Fraser
Valley
contractor.
Financed
under
the
NHL,
the
homes
are
ready
for
occupancy
with
every
modern
building
device.
A
local
agency
Is
representative
for
the
homes,
12
of
which
have
been
built
since
the
war.
There
are
five
more
homes
planned
In
the
immediate
district..
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FRIDAY
NITE
,
MARCH
23
I.O.O.F.
Hall
.
4
DUKES
Danrin;
10
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1:30
"Uganda"
to
Be
"Quebec"
OTTAWA
(CP)
The
Navy
announced
today
the
cruiser
Uganda,
in
mothballs
for
some
years
at
Victoria,
Is
going
to
be
placed
back
in
service
early
next
year
as
a
training
ship.
She
is
to
undergo
an
extensive
refit
in
Esqulmalt,
and
will
be
renamed
"Quebec."
i
Russia
Holds
US
Vessels
Refuses
To
Return
Ships
Obtained
Unaer
Lend-Lease
WASHINGTON
(CP)
Russia
has
told
the
United
States
flatly
it
refuses
to
consider
returning
670
American
vessels
obtained
under
lend-lease
during
the
Second
World
War.
State
Department
negotiators
reported
the
Russians
accused!
the
United
States
of
violating
their
promise
to
sell
the
fleet
to
the
Soviet
Union.
The
Soviet
government
also
took
the
position
United
States
does
not
need
merchant
ana
naval
ships
In
Its
accelerated
defence
program,
as
it
claims.
The
note
said
the
country
has
sold
surplus
ships
-
to
several
South
American
and
other
countries
recently.
American
negotiators
made
it
plain
in
talking
to
reporters
they
would
not
accept
the
Rus
sian
refusal.
Howe
Assumes
New
Ministry
OTTAWA
(CP)
Prime
Minister
L.
S.
St.
Laurent
today
announJ
ced
appointment
of
Trade
Minis
ter
C.
D.
Howe
as
Canada's
new
Minister
for
Defence
Production.
The
Prime
Minister
said
Canada
will
post
Sidney
D.
Pierce
to
Washington
with
rank
of
min
ister.
He
will
look
after
defence
production
matters
there.
Prices
Are
Bounding
up
Big
Wholesale
Advance
Will
React
in
Retail
Index
OTTAWA
(CP)
Record-breaking
increase
in
the
retail
cost
of
living
index
may
be
anticipated
for
February
as
a
result
of
sharp
increases
In
the
wholesale
index
announced
yesterday.
The
February
retail
index
will
be
Issued
early
in
March.
The
January
index
was
an
all-time
high
at
172.5.
Virtually
the
entire
wholesale
price
range
in
Canada
swept
to
higher
ground
in
January,
advancing
the
wholesale
price
index
7.4
units
to
a
peak
of
233.8,
the
Bureau
of
Statistics
reported
today.
Biggest
advances
were
for
wool,
worsted
yarns
and
wool
cloth.
Pronounced
gains
also
were
(
made
for
meats,
leather,
oils
and
fats,
lumber,
woodpulp
and
wrapping
paper.
In
a
separate
report,
the
bureau
estimated
wholesale
prices
of
building
materials
In
January
advanced
to
a
peak
level.
In
that
month
the
cost
of
liv
ing
index
Jumped
2.7
points
to;
reach
the
record
of
175.2,
biggest
j
monthly
jump
In
more
than
three
years.
This
index
is
bicU
;
on
1935-39
prices
equalling
100.
NO
PAPER
TOMORROW
Tomorrow,
being
Good
Friday
and
a
public
holiday,
the
Daily
News
will
not
be
published.
The
next
regular
edition
will
be
on
Saturday.
VICTORIA
(CP)
Labor
grouos
were
told
yesterday
the
Industrial
Conciliation
and
Arbitration
Act
will
stay
as
it
is
for
the
next
vear
to
Drevent
hAstv
and
perhaps
unwise
changes.
i.aoor
Minister
John
Cates
announced
in
the
Legislature
there
would
be
no
amending
at
the
current
session
of
either
the
ICA
Act
or
the
Workmen's
Compensation
Act
but
steps
would
be
taken
toward
imorovement.
after
careful
study.
He
said
a
House
committee
would
be
named
to
meet
with
labor
organiztlons
and
management
representatives
with
a
view
of
making
improvements
next
year.
His
statement
was
the
government's
answer
to
demands
of
B.C.'s
three
major
labor
bodies,
which
last
week
made
representations
for
immediate
change
in
the
labor
act.
Strikes
Tie
Toronto
Milk
.TORONTO
(CP)
A
strike
cutting
off
milk
supplies
to
more
than
on'e
million
persons
in
Great
Toronto
started
today.
A
walk-out
of
1700
dairy
work
ers
was
called
on
schedule
after
failure
of
an
all-nght
meetng
of
union
and
employer
representatives
to
settle
final
differences.
The
Toronto
Milk
Distributors'
Association
and
Milk
Drivers'
Union
held
meetings
until
almost
5
a.m.
before
they
gave
up
their
attempts
to
reach
a
settlemen:
and
avert
a
milk
delivery
strike
Last
point
at
issue
was
the
retroactivity
of
a
$3
a
week
salary
increase
which
had
been
agreed
upon
by
both
parties.
It
was
learned
that,
before
the
discussions
broke
up
in
a
huff,
the
union
and
operators
had
been
within
two
weeks
of
settling
the
dispute
over
the
effective
date
for
the
increase.
A
morning
check
with
larger
Toronto
dealers
Indicated
the
shutdown
was
effective.
In
the
most
of
cases
workers
were
sitting
around
doing
nothing.
.
The
union
Indicated
It
will
not
place
picket
lines
around
Toronto's
70-odd
dairies
unless
they
attempt
to
operate
with
nonunion
labor.
The
striking
workers
include
Inside
dairy
employees
as
well
as
milk
drivers
and
their
idleness
cripples
all
dairy
operations
The
Weather
(Synopsis)
Strong
westerly
winds
struck
at
Vancouver
and
Victoria
overnight
as
cool
Pacific
air
pushed
inland
over
the
province.
At
one
time
early
this
morning
Vancouver
wind
rose
close
to
fifty
miles
an
hour
In
a
brief
gust.
More
southeast
gales
are
indicated
for
northern
coastal
waters
later
today
as
another
rapidly
moving
weather
system
reaches
the
Queen
Charlottes
from
the
west.
Rain
from
this
system
'
will
spread
southward
along
the
coast
tomorrow
but
strong
winds
are
not
expected
over
the
southern
coast
with
this
storm.
(Gale
Warning)
North
coast
region
gale
warning
issued.
Cloudy
today
and
Friday.
Showers
this
morning.
Rain
be-j
ginning
this
afternoon
and
be-j
coming
showery
overnight.
Mild-i
er
tonight.
Winds
westerly
(15
miles
per
hour)
increasing
to
southerly
(35,1
this
afternoon
and
shifting
to
southwest
(30
to-nlgh(.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrow
at
Port
Hardy
38
and
45,
Prince
Rupert
35
and
42.
TloES
Friday,
March
23,
1951
High
1:19
20.9
feet
13:31
,
21.1
feet
Low
7:26
3.9
feet
19:42
3.1
feet
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American-led
4:riil
with
mlne-hunt-fis
today
shot
its
way
;
amDusn
less
fmmunist
llU'.CS
ilUIll
LUC
nuuii
tiler.
tie
moving
up
one
side
River,
north
ol
Chun-
llie
infantry
was
plod-
I
Uie
opposite
bank
Ri
ds
opened
fire.
From
I
fid
they
p:u,fd
ma-
rifle
and
mortar
fire
k
ui
the
patru.
.lied
back
w
Chun-mg
I
the
wuunded.
antral
Koiesn
sec-of
the
Communist
jrared
to
have
slipped
h
parallel.
I
(e
Crisis
penmg
:
f'
-
France
today
can-ifVs
for
all
Army
and
fumei
as
strikes
halted
tjpl
the
country's
trains.
!:
uve
were
ordered
im-vi'
rejoin
their
units
or
unit
they
couid
find,
f.'llcnri
Queuille
ordered
'4
"fter
a
series
of
ccn-1
4th
ministers
and
labor
pfeerning
the
country-
flwve
which
appeared
aiiing.
in
the
nationalized
ly
who
struck
in
Pans
ktended
the
stoppage
huen
and
Reims.
ux,
tnere
was
no
gar-
'lon.
Food
supplies
reach
Paris
by
truck
are
being
made
to
I
trains
running.
scores
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League
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Toronto
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Boston
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New
York
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INDIAN
RESERVES
Concentration
Camps
Says
Native
Member
For
Atlin
VICTORIA
(CP)
Frank
Calrier
(CCF-AUln)
told
Legislature
introduction
in
Britii-h
Columbia
of
the
reserve
system
had
stripped
Indians
of
their
initiative
and
independence.
The
only
Indian
MLA
in
Canada
said
in
his
opinion
reservations
were
-"nothing
but
concentration
camps''
and
made,
a
plea
for
amendments
which
would
allow
Indians
to
purchase
homestead
land.
Legislature
started
Easter
holiday
today.
Work
will
start
again
Tuesday.
IThis
was
decided
last
night
4,500
Spies
In
States
WASHINGTON
Rep.
Clar
ence
Cannon
(Dem-Mo.)
said
in
the
House
of
Representatives
yesterday
the
FBI
knows
of
4500
foreign
spies
now
at
large
in
United
States.
He
said
they
are
being
left
unmolested
so
the
FBI
can
see
who
their
associates
are.
Hospital
Deficit!
$23,381
in
1950
Total
deficit
of
operating
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
in
1950
was
$23,381.32,
according
to
the
financial
statement
presented
Tuesday
night
at
the
annual
j
meeting
of
the
hospital
association.
Revenue
was
$252,-
768.82.
Total
plant
fund
assets
of
the
hospital,
including
buildings,
equipment
and
property
is
$286,-304.60.
Liabilities,
of
which
$19,445.51
still
is
owed
on
the
new
nurses'
residence,
total
$46,447.08,
leaving
a
plant
fund
surplus
of
$286,-304.60.
I
B.C.
senior
"B'
PLAYOFFS
Phone
107
for
Reservations
William
Doumont,
chairman
of
the
derby
committee,
suggested
the
competition
remain
open
until
April
30.
A
reward
of
$5
in
iishing
tackle
will
be
given
for
the
heaviest
steelhead
caught
in
such
rivers
as
Cloyah,
Copper
arid
Skeena.
The
derby
will
be
open
to
Rod
and
Gun
Club-
members
for
freshwater
steelhead
only.
Weighing-in
will
be
supervised
by
Harold
Thorn
at
his
home,
1114
Tenth
Avenue
East.
"If
this
derby
is
a
success,
we
plan
to
have
a
trout
derby
in
the
spring,"
said
Mr.
Doumont,
which
suggestion
was
hailed
by
50
members
in
attendance.
There
were
some,
however,
strongly
opposed
to
holding
the
competition,
saying
it
"would
deplete
by
great
numbers"
the
game
fish
in
the
district.
Mr.
Doumont
said
that
he
had
been
connected
with
many
derbies
"in
the
south"
and
game
clubs
there
had
never
raised
such
an
objection.
'
I
think
it
will
create
greater
Interest
in
the
club,
and
should
there
be
a
noticeable
reduction
in
fish
we
will
have
more
sup
porters
for
our
hatchery,"
he
countered.
Meanwhile,
the
club
authorized
the'
executive
to
look
for
and
obtain
a
suitable
place
for
fly-casting
instruction,
which
is
to
begin
April
1
and
will
be
open
to
all
members
who
wish
to
improve
or
learn
the
technique
cf
fly-fishing.
Air
PaAAenqerA
'
1
1
i-i
r-r
1
From
Vancouver
(Wednesday)
W.
E.
Drake,
A.
Elliott,
Mrs.
A.
A.
Shipp,
Mr.
Macintosh,
Mr.
Sangster,
Mrs.
MacDowell,
Mr.
Boulter,
Mrs.
McArthur,
Mr.
Johnston
and
Miss
J.
W.
Nichols.
From
Sandspit
(Wednesday)
J.
P.
McDonald,
B.
Hunter,
A.
Pyper.
For
Vancouver
(today)
J.
G.
Moe,
H.
F.
Noakes,
Miss
Shirley
Main,
Miss
F.
Hilton,
Capt.
B.
R.
Wilson,
-Miss
S.
F.
Vaughan,
G.
A.
Hamilton,
Mrs.
W.
R.
Cleri-hue,
D.
R.
Selkirk,
C.
Richards,
J.
S.
Gray,
R.
F.
Falkenberg,
A.
Yarysh,
R.
C.
Telford,
J.
L.
Henderson
and
G.
A.
Humphreys.
For
SandspiU
Mr.
Hale.
For
Masse
t
A.
Krug,
J.
Krug,
Mr.
Boyd,
Constable
F.
Weim-ken,
Miss
T.
White.
Tonight's
train,
due
from
the
East
at
10:15,
was
reported
this
afternoon
to
be
three
hours
late.
STOCKS
Johnston
Co.
I.td.)
Wheat
Payment
Is
Approved
OTTAWA.
Attempt
to
block
the
payment
of
$65,000,000
to
Canadian
farmers
to
make
up
losses
on
wheat
shipments
to'
Britain
was
beaten
back
in
the'
Senate
yesterday.
A
motion
by(
Senator
Norman
Lambert
to,
eliminate
the
payment
was
defeated
27
to
8.
The
House
approved
the
payment
85
to
27,
Progressive
Con-1
servatives,
a
handful
of
Liberals
and
one
independent
voting
against
it.
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Buffalo
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C
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Conwest
2.44
Donalda
22
ft
East
Sullivan
8.35
Giant
Yellowknife
7.05
God's
Lake
38
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Hardrock
23
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Harrlcana
11
Heva
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Hosco
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Jackknlfe
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Lapaska
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Little
Long
Lac
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Lynx
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15
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.20
McKenale
Red
Lake
48
McLeod
Cockshutt
.2.99
Moneta
.33
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Negus
90
Noranda
79.50
Louvlcourt
20
Pickle
Crow
1.70
Reglcourt
04
ft
San
Antonio
2.46
Senator
Rouyn
...-..
.20
Sherritt
Gordon
L...
3.35
Steep
Rock
8.80
Sturgeon
River,.
.14
Silver
Miller
1.55
Upper
Canada
1-80
Golden
Manitou
6.85
.
Prince
George
Series
Cancelled
Senior
"B"
Finals
March
31st
and
April
2nd
PRINCE
RUPERT
JETS
vs
WINNERS
PENT1CTON
y$
VANCOUVER
Tickets
on
Sale
Monday