Today's
Weather
Tomorrow's
Tides
She
Prince
Rupert
Raining,
soutv
High
0:45
a.m.
21.9
ft.
east
wind,
3
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
13:21
p.m.
20.7
ft.
29.64
(falling);
temperature.
Low
7:15
a.m.
2.7
it.
-
41;
sea
rough.
19:23
p.m.
4.0
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXVII..
No.
87.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL
13,
1938.
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agreement
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to
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signcu
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deal
with
Spain,
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mice
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ritlsh
cabinet
minister
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Italy
nil.
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nzacs
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war
veterans
should
go
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storm
off
wueen
Charlotte
Islands
is
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tvlth
rnln
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trip.
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S'?1
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of
Vancouver
Island
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with
southei
gales
in-
and
cmin.s
unsettled.
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RIIIICTIMS
1
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A
I
RIM
EN
LANDED
VICTOIIIA
IJ.
C.
Police
recelv-
fd
a
report
from
Cape.
Lazo
wire-
less
station
on
the
east
coast
of
Vancouver
Island
that
a
plane
with
two
amateur
fliers
had
j
landed
safely.
The
airmen
sent
a
message
from
Alert
Bay
that
'j.
they
were
"all
right."
The
report
did
not
identify
the
fliers
but
it
is
believed
they
were
Fred
Ryan
:was
and
Humphries
Svenson,
who
had
been
missing.
CONSERVATIVE
CANDIDATE
i
the
MISSION
William
A.
Jones,
al
Agassiz
druggist,
was
last
night
of
narr.ed
Conservative
candidate
for
the
Dewdney
provincial
by-election
late
in
May,
He
will
oppose
D.
W.
Strachan,
Liberal
candidate,
and
a
C.C.F.
candidate
to
be
nominated
tomorrow
night.
BUY
AIRCRAFT
HERE
LONDON
Earl
H'inlerton,
Chancellor
of
the
Duchy
of
Lancaster,
announced
in
the
House
of
Commons
today
that
the
government
was
investigating
the
possibility
of
buying
aircraft
in
Canada
itnd
the
United
States
j
lor
me
uoyai
iir
force,
mnier-ton
recalled
that
some
members
had
urged
the
government
to
build
aircraft
factories
in
Canada,
arguing
that,
in
case
of
war,
direct
supplies
of
planes
from
United
States
might
be
cut
off
by
the
neutrality
act.
He
said
that
"exploratory
action"
was
being
taken.
SENATE
BACKS
DALADIER
PARIS
The
Senate
voted
overwhelmingly
today
to
give
Premier
Daladier's
national
defense
cabinet
powers
to
govern
France
by
decree
for
three
months.
The
decree
powers
bill,
previously
approved
by
the
Chamber
of
Deputies,
was
voted
1-
against
by
only
one
Senator.
I
C.ERMANY
ESTABLISHES
BASE
LONDON
Germany
is
estab
lishing
a
fortified
naval
base
on
the
Island
of
Sylt
In
the
North
Sea
off
the
west
coast
ot
uer-
man
schicswig-iioisicin,
uircu
Duff-Cooper,
First,
Lord
of
the
Admiralty
told
the
House
of
Commpns
today.
rT
fiff
win'S
Fife
EDINBURGH
East
enters
the
Scottish
Cup
final
against
Kilmarnock
by
winning
2
to
1
over
St.
Bernard's
In
a
third
semi-final
battle
today.
Three
Children
Burned
To
Death
i
'
Once
Again
Use
of
Kerosene
In
Lighting
Fire
Has
Tragic
Results
PRDUIIOMME,
Saskatchewan-April
13:
(CP)
Three
children
were
burned
to
death
In
a
home
here
yesterday.
It
was
the
tragic
rpsnlt.
of
an
attempt
to
use
kero
sene
In
lighting
a
fire.
The
mothe:
carried
out
three
other
children
to
safety.
Larry
Dimock
Passes
Away
Slxty-Six-Ycar-Old
Carpenter
Dies
In
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
'
Larry
Dimock.
66-year-old
car-
nenter
of
this
city,
passed
away
earlv
yesterday
afternoon
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
(
"r"?,
Sll0
LmS.
reSiaea
l
wre
Funeral
arrangements
are
III
.hands
of
B.
C.
Undertakers.
SPEAKS
AT
,Chamber
Of
EgyptijAP
BAN
PENTICTON
Minister
of
Mines
Asselstine
Tel's
Of
His
Aims
Gives
Credit
To
Prospectors
PENTICTON,
April
13:
(CP)
-Speaking
here
yesterday,
Hon.
W.
Asselstine,
minister
of
mines
at
and
trade
and
commerce
for
the
province,
sale
that
his
objective
to
correlate
all
the
basic
in
'dustries
of
the
province
under
one
department.
Mr.
Asselstine
paid
tribute
to
prospectors
who,
as
the
origin
discoverers
of
mines,
really
wer
more
Service
to
the
Industry
than
the
engineers
or
operators.
The
mln'iter
nrcri!cted
that,
under
few
mr.th'd
nf
mining,
mar.j
old
renins
properties
In
the
province
might
be
brought
back.intc
production.
of
Honeymoon
Bridge
Wreckage
Is
Gone
Last
Vestige
of
Famous
Scenic
Span
Carried
Down
Niagara
River
and
Sinks
NIAQARA
FALLS,
April
13:
(CP)
Wreckage
of
the
famous
Niagara
Scenic
Bridge,
which
collapsed
under
pressure
of
ice
Jams
during
the
winter,
disappeared
yesterday
Breaking
up
of
the
Ice
carried
It
downstream
where
it
finally
sank
In
275
feet
of
water.
Jackie
Coogan
Nearly
Broke
"The
Kid"
Charges
His
.Mother
I
Under
Spell
of
Stepfather
LOS
ANGELES,
April
13:
(CTi
In
filing
suit
against
his
mothai
.and
stepfather
demanding
thai
they
turn
over
to
him
$4,O00.O0C
'worth
of
property
and
assets
ht
earned
as
a
film
star.
Jackie
Coc
gan,
"The
Kid"
of
the
silent
iscrecn,
set
forth
that
he
was
vir
ituauy
Dime
ana
aepenaent
upui.
small
earnings
from
occasional
pic
tures.
Young
Coogan,
now
23
years
of
age.
charged
that
his
mothet
was
under
undue
Influence
of
hei
'present
husband,
Arthur
Bernstein
CoogiuVs.
father
was
killed
in
an
Immobile
accident
a
few
years
ago.
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American
119,500
pounds,
7c
nnd
6c-and
7.1c
and
6c.
Canadian
58.500
pounds,
.6c
.md
5c
and
6.1c
and
5c
American
Foremost,
40,000,
Cold'
Storage.
7c
and
6c.
Yukon,
25,000,
Royal,
7c
and
6c.
Mlddleton,.
18,000,
Cold
Storage.
7c
and
6c.
Reform,
11,500,
Cold
Storage,
7c
and
6c.
Rainier
II,
9,000,
Piiclfic,
7.1c
and
Gc.
Lansing,
14,000,
Pacific,
7.1c
and
Gc.
Canadian
Johan
W.
II,
28,500.
Cold
Stov-;
age,
6c
and
5c.
Atll,-10,000,
Cold
Storage,
6c
and!
5c.
'
J
Blue
Boy,
4,000,
Atlin,
6c
and
5c
Kyrcllle,
6,000,
Atlin,
6.1c
and
5z.
Lois
N.,
10,000,
Cold
Storage,
6.1c
and
5c.
I
Mayor
Dore
Now
Back
In
Seattle
chief
Magistrate
of
Puget
Sound
City
Recovering
Rapidly
From
Attack
of
Pneumonia
hospital
.
eriUnltr
1.1
for
.
Urn.
hrnnrhlal
tmpumnnln
TTn
1
"
.V
now
rapidly
recovering.
Votes
Confidence
In
Youthful
King
CAIRO.
Egpt,
April
13:
The
new
Chamber
of
Deputies
.
!
Egypt
gave
a
heavy
vote
of
confi
dence
In
the
youthful
Kin?
Farool
its
first
sitting
following
the
recent
election.
Whereabouts
Is
Mystery
Shir-pin;
Circles
Are.
Wondereing
What
May
Have
Befallen
Bri-.
tish
Ship
Bound
From
Cardiff
to
Vancouver
VANCOUVER
.April
13:
(CP)-Mvstprv
still
surrounds
the
fatt
the
Vancouver-bound
freightei
j
Anglo-Australian
which
was
on
hei
way
nere
irom
uaraui,
waieo
with
crew
of
thirty-eight
on
board
The
Anglo-Australian'
left
Cardiff
on
February
20
and
was
last
heard
from
when
she
left
tr.t
Azores
on
March
14.
She
should
have
arrived
at
the
Panama
Canal
zone
on
March
29.
She
was
wire-leit-equlpped
and
why
there
should
have
been
no
message
from
her
if
she
encountered
difficulties
is
puzzling
shipping
circles.
Othei
vessels
passing
the
course
she.
should
have
followed
have
seen
no
trace
of
her.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
8.
D.
Johnaton
Co.)
Vancouver
B.
C.
Nickel,
.13.
Big
Missouri,
.41.
Bralorne,
8.35.
Aztec07Vfc.
Cariboo
Quartz,
2.00.
Dentonla.
.08ft.
Oolconda,
.04.
Mlnto,
.022.
Fair
view,
.03
Vz-Noble
Five,
.02
Vj.
Pend
Orlelle,
1.60.
Pioneer,
3.05.
Porter
Idaho,
.024.
Premier,
2.00.
Reeves
McDonald,
.28.
Reno,
.50.
Relief
Arlington,
.16.
Reward,
.04.
Salmon
Gold,
.05.
Taylor
Bridge,
.04
Vz-Hedley
Amalgamated,-.03.
Premier
Border,
.01
Vn.
Silbak
Premier,
1.61.
Home
Gold,
.01
V4-Grandvlew,
.05.
Indian.
.01
Y2.
Quatsino
Copper,
.03.
Halda,
.08.
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.24.
Calmont,
.46.
C.
&
E.,
2.42.
Freehold.
05'2.
Hargal.
.25.
:
-
McDougal
Scgur,
22Vi...
Mercury,
.14.
Okalta,
1.80.
Pacalta,
.10.
v
,
Home
Oil.
1.37.
Toronto
Beattie.
1.15.
Central
Pat.,
2.60.
Gods
Lake,
.40.
Little
Long
Lac,
4.00.
McKenzte
Red
Lake,
.93.
Pickle
Crow,
4.15.
Red
Lake
Gold
Shore,
,19.
San
Antonio,
155.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
1.10.
Smelters
Gold.
.OfVi-McLeod
Cockshutt,
3.50.
Oklend,
.17.
Mosher,
.31.
Madsen
Red
Lake,
.31.
Stadacona,
,65.
Francoeur,
.32.
Moneta;
Porcupine,
1.92.
Bouscadlllac,
.08.
-Thomnson
Cadillac,
.2$
Bankfleld,
.85.
East
Malartlc,
1.55.
Preston
East
Dome,
.94.
Hutchison
Lake,
.07.
Dawson
White,
.03.
Aldermac,
,52.
Kerr
Addison,
1.80.
Uchl
Gold,
1.45.
Int.
Nickel,
47.50.
Noranda,
55.50.
Con.
Smelters,
54.00.
Athona,
.08.
Hardrock,
2.03.
Barber
Larder,
.38.
FAVORED
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
Agrees
They
Should
Not
Be
Allowed
Entry
to
Canada
The
Junior
Chamber
of
Com-
imprrfi
at
Its
monthlv
meeting:
last
nlgnt
endorsed
a
resolution
of
the.
vnvpr
rhamhpr
nf
fVimmprrP
.
which
urges
the
ho
fortprat
federal
govern
anvprn.
ment
to
facilitate,
the
passage
as
soon
as
po"?lble
through
Parliament
of
a
bill
which
would
end
the
''gentlemen's
agreement"
between
Canada
and
the
Imperial
govern-men
of
Japan
whereby
150
Japanese
annually
are
permitted
entry
to
Canada.
Supports
Hitler
On
Mature
Thought
Or
Did
The
Big
Stick
Induce
For-
mer
President
of
Austria
To
Change
His
Views?
VIENNA,
April
13:
Dr.
Wilhelm
Miklas,
former
President
of
Aus-1
trla
before
the
annexation
by
Ger-
j
many,
discloses
that
he
voted
In
JR.
BOARD
OF
TRADE
Various
Matters
Taken
Up
At
Monthly
Meeting
Last
Night
Carrespcndence
and
Committee
Activities
The
Junior
Section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
held
us
regular
muuuuy
miuier
nieei-
t
i
T"
1
J
A.
T
f
H
i"B
last
nignu
rre&iaent
j.
u.
uu-
ker
was
In
the
chair
and
the
attendance
of
members
showed
an
Improvement
over
recent
regular
meetings.
Guests
Included
F.
A.
MacCallum,
president
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce.
Correspondence
Included
a
communication
from
the
tourist
traffic
committee
of
the
Vancouver
Jun-I
captive
by
the
Chinese.
This
is
be-ior
Chamber
of
Commerce
inviting
cause
Japanese
officers
pledge
the
local
chamber
to
be
represented
:
themselves
to
commit
suicide
rathr
in
a
"See
British
Columbia
First"
i
er
than
submit
to
capture,
motor
caravan
which
would
visit
.
the
plebiscite
Sunday
In
favor
ofted.
Either
traps
should
be
abol-!
the
union
of
Austria
and
Ger-
Uhed
altogether
or
the
right
to
use
many.
"Mature
thought
had
thcm
extended
to
other
operators.!
caused
him
to
brush
aside
his
for-1
However.
Mr.
Hanson
Informed
the
r
r.Mnr
ho
c-ilrt
j
IS
DEFIANT
OF
STRIKES,
Premier
Daladier
Will
Keep
French
Munition
Works
Humming
Not-4
u.
....
withstanding
JThem
PARIS,
April
13:
(CP)
Just
prior
to
being
accorded
an
over
whelming
vote
of
confidence
In
the
Chamber
of
Deputies
yester
iay.
Premier
Edouard
Daladier,
new
dictator-apparent
or
trance
promised
that
his
government
vould
keep
armament
factorie.
running
in
spite
of
a
wave
of
j
strikes
which
has
already
Involved
over
150,000
men
In
over
126
plants.
I
Today'
Weather
i
OovcrnmtMu
"Vlo.tTH.ptur
Triple
Island
Raining,
southeast
wind,
32
miles
per
hour;
sea
rough.
Langara
Island
Raining,
south
southwest
wind,
thirty
miles,
per
hour;
barometer,
29.
54;
temperature,
43;
sea
moderately
rough.
Dead
Tree
Point
Overcast,
fresh
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.63;
temperature,
43;
light
chop.
Bull
Harbor
Light
rain,
southeast
wind,
eight
miles
per
hour;
j
barometer,
29.92;
sea
smooth.
Alert
Bay
Overcast,
light
east
erly
wind;
barometer,
29.92;
tem-
I
1
ft.
1IAU4
Ml,nn
.Pwurc,
i,
us..!.
northeast
wind,
1
i
Estevan
Cloudy,
i
-
.
,
,
.
.eight
miles
per
hour;
barometer4
30.08
'Victoria
Clear,
westerly
wind,
'six
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
30.08.
I
Vancouver
Clear,
cairn;
barometer,
30.08.
t
Prince
George
Fair,
southerly
,
wind,
four
miles
per
hour;
barom-,
eter,
29.90.
1
Terrace
Cloudy,
southeast
wind,
temperature,
38.
I
,
Alyansh
Cloudy,
calm,
42.
Alice
Arm
Raining,
calm,
40.
j
Anyox
Raining,
calm,
36.
.
i
Stewart
Raining,
calm,
40.
Hezelton
Cloudy,
calm,
41.
Smlthers
Cloudy,
calm,
43.
Burns
Lake
Dull,
calm,
39.
Aged
Pioneer
Of
Comox
Valley
Is
Dead
In
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
April
13!
(CP)
'J.
B.
Holmes,
pioneer
of
the
Co
-
Vancouver'
Island
from
June
25
to
July
1.
In
view
of
the
distance,
It
was
felt-
hardly
likely
that
the
local
chamber
would
be
able
to
participate.
A
communication
from
Olof
Han-
son,
M.P.
for
Skeena,
reiterated
his
consistent
opposition
to
fish
traps,
his
views
being
that,
at
least,
there
should
be
no
monopoly
as
now
ex-
,
Junior
Chamber
u.-
4,.-..
that
4t.
the
minister
...4.
,of
fUheries
had
advised
him
that
trap
licenses
were
being
renewed
for
the
current
year,
no
new
argu-
'ments
having
been
advanced
against
them,
since
the
question
had
been
gone
into
by
a
committee
,
last
year.
It
was
decided
that
the,
fisheries
committee
of
the
Junior
Chamber
should
Interview
Mr.
Hanson
on
.the
matter
of
fish
traps'
on
ine
occasion
oi
nis
return
to
tne
'
city
for
a
few
days
during
Easter
recess.
Communications
from
the
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's
Union
and
the
Canadian
Halibut
Vessel
Owners'
Association
in
regard
to
improvements
to
aids
to
navigation
In
water
contiguous
to
Prince
Rupert
were
read.
Appreciation
was
ex-
pressed
of
the
Junior
Chamber's
endorsatlon
of
the
requests
for
new
lights
at
the
entrance
of
Port
Edward
harbor,
Beaver
Pass
and
But-terworth
Rocks.
The
suggestion
of
the
Junior
Chamber
that
spar,
inspiring
more
Interest
lnthe
pro-buoys
In
Metlakatla
Passage
should
.
ceedlngs
and
livening
up
activities
be
replaced
with
red
lights
was
ap-.
eenerallv.
the
Junior
Section
of
the
proved.
Other
correspondence
had
to
do
with
the
Canadian
Youth
Congress
movement
which
was
laid
on
the
table.
There
was
also
a
letter
from
the
Canadian
Junior
Chamber
of
.Commerce
In
connection
with
th
use
oi
tne
national
eroDiem.
Committee
Reports
The
outside
publicity
committee,
for
the
active
of
the
Ham
thatldent
support
C.
G.
chairman,
reportid
Its
plan
this
year
was
to
work
more
along
the
lines
of
endeavoring
to
.interest
Industries
In
Prince
Ru
.
,,.,
.
.
,
lm
yi7it.
iiciii.iuii
wao
iiiauc
ui
tiic
uu-,
,
real
,
behind
....
the
assocla
forfthe
Power
tance
of
developing
markets
the
product
of
Industries.
It
was
felt
that
tourist
publicity
was
be-,
ing
adequately
taken
care
of
by
the
'
steamship
and
railway
companies.
President
J.
C.
Gllker
reported
on
the
question
cf
having
the
railway
crossing
east
of
the
dry
dock
leading
to
the
fishermen's
floats
completed.
As
It
had
baen
impossible
to
get
any
action
on
this
matter,
it
'
was
proposed
that
the
co-operation
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
i
Commerce
and
Prince
Rupert
Re-
,
tall
Merchants'
Association
shculd
be
enlisted
in
bringing
necessary
pressure
to
bear.
The
cost
was
estimated
at
some
$250
and
$300.
Certain
matters
in
regard
to
the
delivery
and
sorting
of
mail
had
been
taken
up
with
the
postmaster,
I
It
was
reported,
with
a
view
to
bringing
about
improvements.
Oth-
er
matters
were
to
be
taken
up.
ine
matter
oi
radio
iiiieiieieiiv.c,
particularly
by
local
amateur
stations,
was
referred
to
and
this
was
left
to
the
radio
committee
to
deal
witn.
I
on
benau
oi
tne
reace
uiver
out-
niox
Valley
on
Vancouver
Island
let
committee,
A.
W.
Newman
re-dled
here
yesterday
at
the
age
of
i
ported
that
there
had
not
been
eighty-two
years.
The
funeral
will
1
much
activity
of
late.
Page
Ride-take
place
at
Comox.
out
of
the
Peace
River
had
been
ISTILL
ON
Japanese
Still
Kept
Busy
P-ntect-
ine
Themselves
From
Counler-Attacks
No
Nipponese
Officers
Captive
SHANGHAI,
April
13:
(CP)
Per-sLstent
Chinese
counter
attacks
were
still
keeping
the
Japanese
on
the
defensive
along
a
150-mile
front
yesterday.
The
Chinese
defenders
are
preparing
for
even
harder
fighting
after
Japanese
reinforcements
have
been
moved
up.
Although
the
Slho-Japancse
war
has
been
In
progress
for
nine
months
now,
it
Is
declared
that
not
a
single
Japanese
officer
Is
held
Premier
Is
Not
Able
To
Be
Here
Will
Be
In
East
at
Time
When
Olof
Hanson
Lays
Corner
Stone
Of
Federal
Building
-,,,
wnmuor.
,
rmcrr.o
v,.
JlTfrSZ7
upi
SStSS'
Si
uU"lJf!,
,n
t
!t
'c
rsiew
mc
j-iciuici
win
uc
uu-
able
to
be
present
at
tne
laying
of
the
corner
stone
of
tne
new
Fed.
'eral
Building
here
on
Wednesday
ncxt
m
Pattullo
is
in
the
East
nnrt
win
not.
return
until
Mav
had
been
invited
by
the
Chamber
to
take
Dart
In
the
ceremony
which
Is
to
be
carried
out
by
Olof
Hanson
M.
P.
on
the
afternoon
of
Wednesday,
April
20.
LIVEN
UP
CHAMBER
Members
of
Junior
Chamber
Unburden
Themselves
at
"Grouch
Night"
With
the
object
in
view
of
increasing
attendance
at
meetings.
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
at
its
regular
monthly
meeting
last
night,
announced
as
"Grouch
Night,"
indulged
in
some
heart-searching
to
sound
out
the
feelings
of
members
in
regard
to
matters
affecttrig
the
organization.
A
number
of
Interesting
views
were
expressed
and
the
discussion
concluded
with
an
appeal
by
the
presl-
membership
in
all
ways
possible.
J.
C.
Gllker,
the
president,
referred
to
the
Importance
of
active
committees
which
he
believed
were
tion.
Attendance
then"
came
in
for
discussion
around
a
motion
of
A.
W.
Newman
that
failure
to
attend
seventy-five
pre
cent
of
meetings
should
involve
automatic
dropping
of
members
from
the
list.
This
resolution
did
not
meet
with
general
approval
and
was
eventually
withdrawn
although
there
was
agreement
that
members
who
did
not
have
enough
interest
to
attend
whenever
possible
were
of.
little
value
to
the
organization.
Hugo
Kraupner
felt
that
the
young
men
should
take
leadership
in
community
affairs
instead
of
following
the
older
men.
He
felt
there
was
too
muph
dependence
on
the
Senior
Chamber.
Others
engaging
in
the
discussions
were
R.
G.
Van
Der
Sluys,
who
Intimated
that
other
activities
were
making
it
necessary
for
him
to
withdraw
from
the
Junior
Chamber;
George
Rorle,
Jack
Roaf,
C.
G.
Ham,
J.
L.
Roaf
and
T.
A.
Mc-Waters.
keeping
up
the
campaign
In
regard
to
the
'matter.
The
Junior
Chamber
decided
to
collaborate
with
the
city.
In
regard
to
annual
clean-up
weelc,