WORKER
ipnth
rrv
lptrn-
"
ilby
a
cor-
cn
1V1U11-
day
:eath
of
Louie
'.ed
at
roit
Edi.
.
.y
wtwn
;able
eltrl
lied
by
accK
V
VWntact
with
a
high
ttnsioi.
ydwer
line.
The
Jury
added
a
recommendation
that
"when
similar
work
teir?
catiled
on,
the
employer
concerned
obtain
reliable
lnfor-
I
matlon
as
to
the
location
of
high
tension
lines
In
the
vicinity
and
that
such
information
be
mad;
available
to
all
employees
concerned,"
Along
with
other
employees
of
the
Mix
Construction
Co.
which
Is
demolishing
the
fotmer
American
camp
at
Port
Edward,
Kosti,
a
truck
driver,
was
under
the
lmpiefslon
that
the
power
line
near
which
they
were
working
was
"dead,"
It
was
revealed
In
evidence.
Alex
Oourlay,
supervisor
for
the
Department
of
Veterans'
At
fairs,
owners
cf
the
Port
Ed
ward
buildings,
.'aid
that
he
had
been
told
by
War
Assets
Corporation
representatives
that
there
were
no
live
wires
in
the
vicinity,
and
that
he
had
learned
only
on
Friday
evening
tht
this
was
not
so.
He
passed
the
Infoimatlon
along
to
the
construction
company
supinttndent
Friday
night.
Before
the
lnformajjon
was
conveyed
to
the
workmen
Saturday
mcrnlng,
Kostl
had
been
killed.
He
met
his
death
at
9:10
?.UfU?P.lln,K
to.
attach
the.
cabTe
hook
to
a
pair
of
slings
In
order
to
move
a
pile
of
lumber.
Jack
O'Neill,
operator
of
the
crane,
said
he
was
not
aware
that
'he
lower
line
was
"hot."
Ghortly
before
Kostl
touched
the
-b'e
another
truck
driver,
I
Frank
Tolsdor,
had
attempted
to
Tnnert
the
hook
to
the
lum-
i
iber
pile.
tWeM
said
that
he
I
'
saw
him
fall
down,
out
thought
lie
had
stumbled.
When
Kostl
i
touched
the
cable
and
also
fell
over
the
lumiber
pile,
O'Neill
realized
that
there
was
some
thing
wrong.
Kostl
was
thrown
several
feet
down
an
embankment
and!
struck
his
head
on
a
stone.
Dr.
j
'R.
E.
Coleman,
pathologist,
who
conducted
an
autopsy,
said
that
I
the
cut
on
Kostl's
head
could
not
have
caused
death.
Dr.
Coleman
S'ald
that
there
was
no
Indication
cl
the
cause
of
death,
which
was
iisual
in
the
case
of
electrocution.
'
Jurors
on
the
Inquest
were
Wilbur
Sheardown,
foreman;
Frank
Parlette,
W.
M.
Watts,
Dennis
O'Neill,
Jack
McRae
and
James
Parker.
NATIVE
GIRL
SUCCUMBS
HERE
A
14-year
old
native
girl,
Margaret
Gawa,
daughter
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
H.
Gawa
of
Kispiox,
passed
away
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
this
morning.
Her
parents
have
been
employed
dur
ing
the
summer
at
Sunnyslde
cannery.
Air
Passengers
On
Skeena
Queen
Passeneers
who
arrived
in
the
city
Monday
afternoon,
from
Vancouver
on
the
flying
boat
Skeena
Queen
were
Miss
Jean
Rodenchuk,
O.
Gilmour,
Mrs,
K.
W.
King,
Jack
Stepier,
Douglas
Souter,
II.
J.
Hodgins.
F.
J.
r.a
Rpttp.
A.
Kennedy,
Mr.'
and
Mrs.
J.
B.
Colllnson,
A.
J.
Doml-
nato.
Passengers
who
leu
tins
morning
were:
For
Massett
P.
White,
G.
Mlnakcr,
H.
Glorcs-tad,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
E.
IL
McCor-rlston,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
R.
H.
Col-iicnn
nnd
son.
Henry
Helln.
For
Allford
Bay
Mrs.
O.
Johanson
and
two
children;
S.
tjnrpcii
tj
J.
Oalbraith.
For
Van
couver
H.
J.
Hodgins,
F.
J.
La
Sette,
W.
J.
Dood,
J.
C.
bicpicr,
and
Mr.
and
Mrs.
.
B.
Colllson.
Thnrp
nrp
onlv
three
parts
of
carbon
dioxide
in
10,000
parts
of
air.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
ED
TOP
CABS
TAXI
TAXI
-
if,.TMTVTlC
tm
537
Rupert
Tobacco
Store
(across
from
Ormes)
DAY
and
NIGHT
SERVICE
v
lHn
NinilT
BKKVIUE
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Bill
and
Ken
Nesbitt
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
VOL.
XXXV.
No.
171.
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
JULY
23,
1946
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
WIS
hUnd
ergrouna
l
is
Kesponsi
ible
F
or
Blast
is
in
using
of
Reconstruction
1
H'llLIn
Tlf
of
tc
:on.fjtiuctlon
and
'.'tay
that
the
hou3-
c
i
of
1947
would
:untry
luisllng
with
aid
that
It
now
ap-
be
ner
;aiy
to
con-
emercpncy
shelter
ad-
inn
into
1947
and
added
,r.g
research
and
corn-
planning
will
be
ex-
Hour
Day
n
IV
ft)
t
city
council,
a
'he
u'.lltiea
commit
ted
Fire
Chief
II.
T.
Ire
three
extra
firemen
i
nraxv
ba:
;
;
in
order
1
erli'P,
-hour
day
reg-
n:
b
ber
mie
sjfcctlve
:
The
men
will
be
t
mporary
nana
return
of
former
fi
ra
t'.ie
crvlccs.
ISHING
cl.it
Ujh
Since
June
Irivrrs
Krluir
to
It
p
Jay
afternoon
:
first
time
since
stjir
.;taff
went
out
i
ws
a
reduced
size
Tn?
management
said
ivcuid
be
continued
h
ip
rruck
drivers
stirred
by
their
union
a
wile
further
editions.
-
Co-op
Plant
w
l
nfTpr
s;nl
tn
.
.
.
-
w.
HBMUHai
j
-
c
ne
waternne
from
"Two
to
Hi-
new
Fish-co
opcatlve
plant
and
lew
m
uuiry
camp.
The
'avoied
by
council
on
f
CaUcn
of
the
utilities
HIMTMCUT
CEPTED
....
..aiinajl
lUlUCCl
ttodies
"auchan,
president
and
1
a
me
mnrn
ni
mr-
"
Canadian
National
cn
h
s
way
west
now
'
ur;e
of
an
official
tour
mpany
llnrs
and
due
"
Rupert
Thursday
af-ha;
accepted
an
ap-
lf-
ta
meet
th?
Prince
Indi-
trial
Development
'e
and
the
council
of
Bupsrt
Chamber
of
-
1
.
.
-
umini
.luuaiu
wis
Prince
Rupert.
Robberies
i
in
ini
m.
V1U11U
w
w
-me
newspaper
"Polite
nays
30,000
pcr-
bring
employed
as
to
the
Polish
State
Rail-
a'
way
officials
said
the
-...iu
wtuciimcn
naa
utfd
greatly
to
curbing
'ibbrrlp
frrnunnv
.,r(i
-wt,
UUlillg
Jn-h;
of
provisional
gov-,
'
Polish
railways
now
3
'50
miles,
compared
c
3
ml!
i
m
1939.
Acaui-
1
farmer
German
terri-
ie
W
!Jl
loro-plv
ii.
ELFCTRIC
SHOCK
Bennett
who
advocates
that
change
her
own
constitution.
HEARD
IN
LORDS
VI
fount
Canada
should
have
right
to
SulletiHA
FLIGHT
PARTY
LOST
ritlNCE
GLOKGL
Four
Americans,
on
a
flight
north
of
here
on
a
piivatc
plane,
are
missing.
They
have
not
been
reported
since
Saturday.
NO
TURKISH
RESULTS
ANKARA
No
results
of
the
Tuikish
election
on
Sunday
have
jet
been
announced
although
Premier
Inonu
claims
that
his
People's
Party
has
won
3G5
of
4C0
seats.
There
is
ctitichm
at
the
withholding
of
results
and
opposition
parties,
charges
the
government
with
tampering
with
them.
STRIKE
AT
SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE
Twelve
thousand
jorkers
on
the
great
new
naval
base
here
are
on
strike.
They
aie
seeking
a
150
percent
wage
increase.
HUXLEY
BY-ELECTION
LONDON
The
Labor
government
s
undoubtedly
perturbed
over
the
result
of
the
Bexlry
by-election
in
which
the
Labor
candidate
was
ectcd
but
by
a
majority
reduced
to
2,000
from
12,000
in
the
general
election.
FAILURE
IN
CHINA
NANKING
Failure
of
American
efforts
to
bring
peace
to
China
is
conceded
privately
by
diplomatic
and
other
qualified
sources,
Kcpoits
tell
of
increased
troop
movements
both
by
the
national
government
and
(lie
Communists.
INCENDIARISM
AMONG
DOUKS
Another
Wave
(of
Fires
,
Reported
,1o
Police
from
Grand
Fcrks
Area
VICTORIA,
W
Recurrence
of
Incendiary
fares
in
the
Douk-toctor
settlements
in
the
Grand
Forks
area,
where
a
community
hall
was
razed
some
weeks
ago
Is
reported
to
provincial
police
headquarters
here.
Five
houses
were
dcstroyed.during
the
weekend
and
it
is
reported
the
police
will
increase
patrols
in
the
district.
A.
J.
Domlnato
relumed
to
the
city
Monday
afternoon
on
the
flyinm
boat
Skeena
Queen
from
a
business
trip
to
Banem
ver,
TO
VISIT
ALASKA
WASHINGTON
Unit
e
d
SlatcScrietary
of
"the
Interior
King
will
leave
'on
.August
11
for
a
tour
of
Alaska.
DR.
BOUCHER
DIES
VANCOUVi.it
Dr..
It.
Bi
Boucher,
pioneer
eye
specialist
'and
f-urintr
practitioner
in
the
old
mining
camp
of
Phoenix
in
the
Boundary
icountry,
died
after
.having
been
in
indifferent
health
for
some
time.
WOMAN'S
BODY
FOUND
I
RAIL
The
body
f
.Mrs.
E!sie
Hargreaves
of
Trail,
who
was
last
seen
at
a
Dominion
Day
dance
at
Castlegar,
has
been
jfcoveiea
Srcm
the
Columbia
River
at
Northport,
Washington.
DefUh
has
been
attribuletl
to
liortnfng.
DEFENDS
CARDS
OTTAWA
Minister
of
La-bcr
'.Humphrey
Jditchell
defends
the
retention
of
national
registration
cards
on
the
I
giound-
that
they
are
useful
for
record
purposes,
for
identification
and
for
tracing
deserters.
BODIES
CUT
DOWN
LA
PAZ
The
bodies
f
the
tlajn
president
of
.Bolivia
and
three
Jieutcnants,
who
were
assaw
ina'lril
on
Sunday,
,were
cut.
down
from
a
public
square
where
tbry
had
been
hanging;
and
will
be
rjiven
a
"Christian
burial."
Meantime,
another
I'oimtcr-rcvolutionary
movement
is
brewing.
CAR
DAMAGED
IN
ACCIDENT
A
car
driven
by
Phillip
Gun-anoot
was
badly
damaged
when
it
ran
off
the
road
at
the
corner
of
Eleventh
Avenue-
and
Frcdfilcl:
Street
at
4:30
Monday
afternoon
but
Gun-a-noot
and
ils
companion,
a
woman,
received
only
slight
Injuries.
They
were
driving
tp
the
city
from
Port
Edward
and
failed
to
akc
the
corner,
heading
Into
th
muifceg.
Gun-a.-noot
was
taken
to
hospital
for
treatment
and
was
released
a
short
time
later.
Derailment
Delays
Train
Due
Tonight
TonlRH's
train
will
be
14
hours
'.itp
du?
to
he
derall-mon!
of
;ix
ears
40
miles
west
'
f
M
-Tr;rle
PARAGUAY
PRESIDENT
RESIGNED
BUENOS
AIRES,
CD
It
Is
re-
rcrted
here
that
President
Hig-inlo
Morlnigo
of
Paraguay
has
asked
permission
from
the
armed
forces
to
resign
and
leave
the
cuntiy.
presumably
for
Brazil.
Ihe
reason
f?r
the
resignation
at
President
Morlnigo
and
his
entire
catinet
Is
reported
to
be
he
outcome
of
a
civil
revolution
In
neghborlng
Bolivia
wheTe
the
resident
was
assassinated
'
and
the
government
overthrown
Gen.
Vicente
Machua,
com-mpnder-in-cbief
of
the
arm?d
'arcs,
's
expected
to
be
named
ting
president.
NEW
TREATY
STIFLES
WAR
NEW
YORK
fD
The
New
York
Herald
Tribune
said
In
a
Paris
despatch
that
Italy,
the
Balkans
and
Finland
will
be
strlDned
of
evprv
means
of
wa?-
ing
effective
warfare
under
the
terms
of
the
proposed
peace
treaties
prepared
by
the
four-power
foreign
ministers
at
their
recent
Paris
meeting.
The
treaties
are
to
be
considered
at
.the
21-power
peace
conference
;
opening
at
Paris
on
July
29.
IS
REJECTED
jPrcpjosaland
Counter-vPro'iosal
Rejected
jn
Vanrouvqr
Shipyards
VANCOUVER,
05
Offer
of
a
40-hcur
week
with
15c
an
hour
general
wage
Increase,
presented
to
the
shipyard
union
representatives
by
operators
yesterday,
was
rejected
at
a
meeting
here.
Counter-proposal
asking
fcr
a
40-hour
week,
15c
an
hour
overall
increase,
shipyard
wage
minimum
of
85c
per
hour,
time
and
a
half
fcr
Saturday
morning
and
double-time
for
work
done
after
noon
Saturdays
was
in
turn
rejected
by
representatives
of
the
British
Columbia
Shipbuilders
Federation.
JAMES
MAXTON,
LABOR
LEADER,
PASSES
AWAY
LONDON
James
Maxton,
Scottish
orator,
Labor
leader
and
perennial
Member
of
Parliament,
Is
dead.
One
time
chairman
vt
the
Independent
Labor
Party,
his
viewpoint
was
always
far
to.
the
left.
Once
he
was
thrown
Into
Jail
for
advocating
a
strike
during
wartime.
He
complimented
the
late
Prime
Minister
Neville
Chamberlain
after
Munich
for
having
saved
Europe
from
war.
CITY
BAND
IS
BEING
FORMED
Old
Regimental
Group
Continuing
Under
Leadership
of
Peter
Lien
First
practice
of
the
projected
new
City
Band,
which
it
is
planned
to
organize
with
the
former
Prince
Rupert
Machine
Gun
Regiment
Band
as
nucleus,
took
p'ace
last
night
in
the
Civic
Centre
with
a
dozen
enthusiastic
bandsmen
in
attendance.
However,
it
Is
felt
that
the
strength
chould
be
greater
and,
ncccrc'lngly,
another
practice
Is
called
for
tomorrow
night
In
the
hope
of
a
larger
turn-out.
The
plan
is
to
set
in
shape
for
the
coming
Port
Day
celebration
uni
less
there
Is
not
a
sufficient
number
of
baadsrjcn
In
which
case
activities
would
be
deferred
until
fall.
Peter
Hen,
who
was
band-martcr-sergeant'
of
the
regimental
band,
is
continuing
as
bandmaster
of
the
city
band.
Ready
For
Big
Blast
Good
Weather
Predicted
for
Underwater
Atomic
Bomb
Explosion
Tomorrow
ABOARD
THE
U.S.
MOUNT
McKINLEY
U.
Good
weather
was
foiecast
today
for
Thursday
(Wednesday,
Canadian
Time)
when
the
first
atomic
bomb
ever
touched
off
below
water
subjects
seventy
five
ships
to
man-made
pressures
heretofore
undreamed
of.
As
the
inter-tropical
front
moved
off
one
hundied
miles
to
the
south
one
scientist
said
the
shock
would
be
100
times
greater
than
the
air
blast
of
July
1.
A
great
dome
cf
water
with
a
waterspout
two
or
three
miles
high
is
expected
to
result
from
the
blast.
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TODxVY'S
STOCKS
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S.
D.
Johnston
Co.
Ltd
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1.30
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2.85
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Premier
Border
,
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Premier
Gold
1.57
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1.20
Reno
.122
Salmon
Gold
16
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Creek
1.10
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Bridge
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.03
Vananda
38
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22
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10
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3.55
Macleod
Cockshutt
....
1.60
Mcmeta
.50
Omega
15
Pickle
Crow
.
2.75
San
Antonio
3.95
Senator
Rouyn
50
Sherritt
Gordon
2.00
Steep
Rock
2.70
Sturgeon
River
.30
Lynx
25
Lapaska
-.
.25
God's
Lake
63
Negus
1.W
Fish
Sales
(Canadian
Waterfall.
60,000;
Atlin.
Zepora,
60,000;
Co-op.
Trior
II,
35,000;
Atlln.
COMMONWEALTH
DEFENCE
PLAN
LONDON
05
Steps
are
belnj
taken
to
assess
and
Improve
the
Commonwealth
and
Empire
defence
organizations
and
to
keep
abreast
of
developments
in
military
science.
During
his
forthcoming
visit
to
Canada,
Viscount
Montgomery
is
expected
to
gather,
opinions
on
defence
mat
ters.
It
was
also
learned
that
I
Commonwealth
defence
plan-
nlng
presumes
lasting
friend
ship
with
the
United
States.
i
.
CHANGE
OWN
CONSTITUTION
Canada
Should
Have
This
Right,
VIsccunt
Bennett
Suggests
to
House
of
.Lords
LONDON,
0j
The
right
oJ
Canada
to
make
her
own
constitutional
changes
was
raised
yeiterday
in
the
House
cf
Lords
by
VlKount
Bennett.
He
said
that
the
British
North
America
bill,
providing
for
readjustment
of
reprcEentation
in
the
Canadian
House
of
Commons,
departed
entirely
from
the
prlnclpl;
of
representation
existing
at
the
time
of
Confederation.
He
sug
gested
that
the
British
government
should
discuss
with
Can
ada
the
question
of
conferring
.upon
the
Dominion
the
power
to
deal
with
Its
own
constitutional
changes.
w
Victoria
Allows
Catholic
Parade
VK7IORIA
The
Vktwta
city
Secure!!
yesterday
granted
the
JRoman
Catholic
Church
permis
ilon
to
hold
a
&acre
ceremonial
precession
cm
city
streets
In
connection
with
the
foithcomlng
centenary
celebration
of
the
founding
of
the
church
here.
Auto
Accident
in
New
Brunswick
MATAPEDIA
0)
Six
young
persons
were
killed
today
In
an
automobile
accident
at
a
railway
bridge
over
the
Matapedla
River.
Five
victims
were
of
Campbelltown,
New
Brunswick,
and
one
of
Sackvllle.
Six
were
believed
to
have
been
killed
'almost
Instantly.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Clear
skies
were
general
over
British
Columbia
yesterday.
However
a
change
of
air
flow
over
the
North
Coast
will
give
increased
cloudiness
In
this
region
today
and
Wednesday.
For
the
remainder
of
the
province
little
change
in
conditions
is
expect
ed.
Minimum
temperature
last
night
ranged
in
the
high
forties
except
for
Prince
George
with
36.
Toiecast
Prince
Rupert,
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Variable
cloudiness
today,
becoming
overcast
tonight
and
Wednesday.
Intermittent
rain
In
north
portion
Charlottes
Wednesday.
Winds
northwest
(20)
today,
becoming
southwest
(15)
tomorrow.
Little
change
In
temperature.
Temperatures
tonight
and
Wednesday
Port
Hardy,
minimum
50,
maximum
65;
Mas-sett,
minimum
53,
maximum
62;
Prince
Rupert,
minimum
53,
maximum
62.
Smithcrs
Votes
in
Favor
of
Undertaking
Water
System
SMITHERS
(Special
to
Dally
News)
Smithers
taxpayers
voted
yesterday
In
favor
of
establishing
a
water
system.
The
vote
was
134
for
nnd
66
against
with
14
ballots
spoiled.
The
water
system
question
has
been
a
controversial
Issue
here
for
about
two
years
and,
within
the
last
week,
words
had
been
hot
and
heavy.
A
public
meeting
was
held
Saturday
night
and
many
questions
were
threshed
out
there.
Those
who
worked
hard
for
the
passing
of
the
water
bylaw
were
satisfied
to
see
their
efforts
crowned
with
success.
The
proposed
system,
planned
to
serve
tho
whole
town,
will
cost
approximately
$100,000.
Water
will
be
pumped
from
the
Bulkley
River.
Explosion
Condemned
Even
Jews
Repudiate
Such
Incident
&is
Klhg
David
Hotel
flnnibing
JERUSALEM,
,(CP)
The
Jewish
Agency
has
issued
a
statement
condemning
in
strong
terms
the
sang
lot
des-rtracHrr
c
Sponsible
for
the
bomb
explosion
pi
Hit
King
David
Ifctel,
British
.military
headquarters,
In
which
92
perscrs,
Including
14
senior
British
officers,
.were
killed,
The.Ajency
paid
lhat
the
Jewish
community
Kvas
called
on
to
rise
fip
ngnirist
ruth
abominable
outrages.
1
Meanwhile
the
incident
is
believed
to
have
dimmed
any
Immediate
prrprects
of
the
implementation
uf
fhe
report
of
tbe
Anglo-American
commission
en
Palestine
which
had
recommended
that
100,-more
Jewtj
be
admitted
Into
Palestine.
As
London
newspapers
fuch
as
the
(Express
dubbed
the
incident
'as
.nothing
(less
thah
outright
murder,
&
drastic
Investigation
h
being
made
and
a
widespread
isearcii
lira
been
inrdituted
for
the
perpetrators.
A
police
spokesman
today
announced
the
detention
of
twenty-five
Jews
In
connection
with
the
terroristic
bombing.
Speaking
In
the
House
of
Commons
at
London,
Prime
Minister
Attlee
described
the
bombing
as
an
act
of
fanatical
terrorism.
He
called
.on
.Jewish,
leaders
throughout
tiTe
country
to-
condemn
the
act
and
support
the
government
In
Us
policy
on
Palestine.
Irgun
Zval
Leuml
of
the-underground
Jewish
terrorist
army
acknowledged
In
a
communique
sent
tonight
to
press
correspondents
responsibility
for
the
bomb
attack
but
said
that
responsibility
for
the
deaths
was
that
of
the
British
themselves
who
had
disregarded
a
telephone
warning
given
twenty-seven
minutes
before
the
explosion
was
timed
to
go
off.
LONG
DISTANCE
LINES
ARE
BUSY
First
Month
of
New
Service
Goes
Well
City
Signs
Up
Prince
Rupert's
long
4iJtance
telephone
line
connection
with
Vancouver
and
other
points
got
a
considerable
amount
of
use
during
.
Its
first
month
of
toll
I
,
operation.
Figures
for
the
period
from
June
20
to
July
18
were
I
read
by
Utilities
Committee
j
Chairman
.
Robert
McKay
at
last
night's
council
meeting
'during
discussion
of
an
agreement
with
Canadian
Government
Tele-
!
graphs,
operators
of
the
line
from
Prince
Rupert
to
Ashcroft.
Council
agreed
to
sign
an
agreement
with
the
company
for
one
year
with
a
30-day
option
to
renew
at
the
end
of
that
time.
The
agreement
allows
for
20
percent
commission
for
the
city
on
calls
originating
here,
and
on
collect
calls
to
Prince-
Rupert.
Using
figures
provided
by
the
telephone
department,
Alderman
McKay
said
that
out
of
1204
long
distance
calls
In
and
out
of
Prince
Rupert
during
the
above
period,
641
were
paid
here
and
subject
to
the
20
percent
commission.
Incoming
calls
numbered
490,
of
which
51
were
paid
here,
and
outgoing
calls
numbered
714,
of
which
590
were
subject
to
commission
by
.
the
local
telephone
department.
Alderman
McKay
described
the
report
as
"one
of
the
most
satisfactory
reports
we
have
had
so
far."
Local
Tides
Wednesday,
July
24,
1946
High
:
.,.
:53
16.3
feet
21:54
20.2
feet
Low
3:39
4.9
feet
15:30
8.1
feet