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LiY
AND
NIGHT
SERVICE'
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
Bill
and
Ken
Ncsbitt
XV.
No.
48.
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.C..
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY
28,
1948
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
l
V
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MOVE
AROUSES
CITY
i
dden
ssession
of
Recreation
entre
Is
Prince
Rupert's
ileqraohic
Barraae
on
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i-
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7
:tawa
Lity
s
Answer
Public,
Political,
Social,
Service,
and.
Reli
gious
Organization
Join
With
One
Indignant
Voice
L'finite
disclosure
Monday
that
Pacific
Corn-had
requested
that
the
$100,000
Y.M.C.A.
Winces
building
in
Prince
Rupert
be
turned
over
to
'my
for
use
as
an
annorv
for
a
small
perman-
oix-e
and
such
militia
fell
as
a
bombshell
in
the
on
i.-a
set
on
a
storm
ofi
fi'1'
protrst
in
the
form
in
"
anhic
hn
ilrect
upon
the
minister
ii
..-j.)
defenco
at
ntt..nu-a
to
head
off
the
By
to
p.m.
city
council.
2nd
lunior
chambers
of
uc
ft"'.
Prinrr
nmvrt
Poii.
p
u'.:cii
Rotary,
Gyro,
and
?'
Clubs
Rnn
nf
Mnr.
nadlan
Legion,
all
Im-
tOrdri
Dauehtrrs
nf
Mm
f.-nter
Prince
Rupert
:i
A:
relation,
Roman
a
P
r;u:iizatlon,
Women's
I'M
Club.
Uuslnptt
nnH
isior.aJ
Women's
Club.
Par-
MChen.
Assocl.nt.inn
I.lh.
-iUve.
C.C.F..
and
rPrr'TC
Jve
narlles
l.nhnr
be
other
bodies
had
Wired
renre.spnLnt.lnns
Itlle
Pi..
--
11
ill
VSiVlU
A;
'Km
and
tho
CAvU:
htten
B(arc)
m
nossiblv
the
I'H
i'.tllni'MI'
VlM-nn.l
lutt""
that
this.cltv
has
P'd
Even
today
tho
wave
al
iL
V
itill
nnrlnt
tiT
l
c
breach
of
faith
that
nf
F.i?d
in
such
a
mnvo
I"'"'
nvrr
t
n,
.
l
,
u
'"my
me
b"r
hacl
bcp"
Pledged
,ui
sc
as
a
civic
"13
en
the
basis
of
which
al
had
been
engaged
,D
mp
preparations
made
form:
taking
over
and
r"te
of
the
civic
centre
rt
if
next
!fe
ld
bcn
VnSTIlP
riimr,r.
CARRIED
TO
n.
"
w
tMIER
KING
C'I'lbstnisht.
after
"
d
0,1
the
wlrr,
,n
t
it
fin
---"at
lie-
i
to
tin.
n.i.
...
.
tnalion
,
11
,ne
',ul)llc
il
r..
"f)Jrment
of
Xa-
fnr'
f"r
ronfirma-
L'''
the.
Se
r'Presentatom.
Army
Unitedly
Protested
THE
STORM
Y.M.C.A.
War
Services
Building
pledged
as
Post-war
Civic
Centre.
as
mav
be
maintained
community
and
by
early
1
gossip
In
Army
quarters
here,
that
the
building
would
not
bo
turned
over
as
pledged
but
was
being
requisitioned
by
the
Army
through
Pacific
Command
for
as
an
armory
for
the
small
permanent
force
and
such
militia
as
might
be
in
establishment
here.
TT.ts
led
to
Inquiry
from
official
quarters
during
the
week-end
and
yesterday,
as
result
cf
ioug
distance
telephonic
communication
and
wired
advices,
it
became
definitely
known
that
Pacific
Command
had
requested
that
the
building
turned
over
to
tlv
Army
In
repudiation
of
previous
repeated
assurances
to
the
city
from
Department
of
National
War
Services
that
the
building
would
be
available
os
from
February
28,
the
matter
of
price
to
be
dc-1
lermlnrd
by
later
arbitration.
The
protest
against
the
move
the
Army
to
gain
possession
the
building
was
supported
with
the
representation
that
the
war
services
building
was'
entirely
unsuitable
for
use
as
an
armory
or
for
military
training
purposes,
and
that
there
wcr?
other
buildings
surplus
and
available
which
would
be
more
adaptable.
This
was
frankly
admitted
by
one
senior
ranking
military
officer
richly
experienced
in
military
administration,
who
urged
that
the
strongest
protest
be
made.
There
was
not
a
dissenting
voire
as
the
leaders
of
the
clty'J
many
organizations
swung
into
speedy
action
to
draft
their
mrs.sn?rs
of
protest.
Seldom,
if
ever
before
in
the
city's
history,
had
the
public
been
so
thor
oughly
aroused
as
Prln:c
Rupert's
long-cherished
civic
centre
dream
became
gravely
men-oced
on
the
eve
of
its
materialization.
Solid
Trout
Socn
Oiganlcil
Prince
Rupert
organized
a
solid
front
Monday
against
an
(Continued
on
Paste
2)
See
"CIVIC
CENTRE"
Move
To
CENTRE
Prince
Rupert's
United
Voice
To
Save
Civic
Centre
Some
of
messages
addressed
to
Minister
of
National
Defence.
CITY
OF
I'lllNCK
UUI'KItT
Understand
Pacific
Command
endeavouring
to
have
local
YJW.C.A.
buildinjr
retained
by
Army
for
armory
purposes.
Request
jou
review
correspondence
under
Department
National
Defence
file
outlining
conditions
under
which
proprscd
transfer
of
property
from
city
to
department
was
to
be
effected.
On
strcnstli
of
tclcsram
from
secretary
and
Haion
officer
Department
N
a
I
i
o
h
a
I
War
Services
thai
hoard
of
arbitration
was
now
beinff
created
by
Department
National
Defence
to
arrange
sale
f
buildinjr
to
Civic
Centre
Association
and
definite
arrangements
between
association
and
War
Services
fer
transfer
to
be
effected
February
28
(he
assoeialicn
has
entered
into
definite
contracts
for
opcration'of
Imildintr
after
that
dale.
Ample
buildings
available
here
for
arincry
purposes
including
navy
drill
ball
and
several
Canadian
and
American
Army
buildings
all
now
vacant.
Request
your
immediate
attention
(o
clarify
situation
as
arrangements
for
formal
civic
opening
already
made
for
March
3
including
comniemoiativc
issues
of
local
newspapers
and
other
commitments
which
cannot
now
be
changed.
SKMOIt
CIIAMIU.K
OF
COMMLRCi:
F.xccullvc
1'rlncc
Kupcrt
Chamber
of
Commerce
wishes
to
advice
jcu
proposal
now
before
Headquarters
Department
National
Defence
whereby
Y.M.C.A.
War
Services
Ititildiug
in
Trine?
Rupert
would
be
turned
over
to
Army
instead
of
Civic
Centre.
Association
would
arouse
stcrm
of
p
rotes,
t
throughout
entire
community
as
breach
of
faith.
Would
refer
you
to
undertakings
made
by
Department
National
Defence
with
City
Prince
Rupert
whereby
building
being
turned-over
February
28
to
Civic
Centre
Association
for
use
as
civic
centre.
Already
permanent
staff
engaged
for
operation
as
civic
centre
and
plans
perfected
and
announced
for
official
opening
March
3.
Would
point
Get
out
this
building
entirely
unsuitable
for
use
as
armory
or
for
military
training
purposes
but
other
buildings
available
and
surplus
herc-would
be
admirably
fitted
for
use
as
armory.
Reply
would
be
appreciated.
JUNIOR
CIIAMUCK
OF
COMMF.ItCF,
Slrcngly
protest
last
minute
change
in
plans
for
War
Services
nuilding
here.
Suggest
Civic
Centre
Association
be
granted
full
use
of
building
immediately
and
complete
investigation
be
made
of
wholly
unnecessary
breach
of
public
confidence.
CIVIC
CKNTKK
ASSOCIATION
Department's
action
re
War
Services
Ruildiug
here
provokes
terious
situation.
Consider
change
in
plans
at
this
lime
quite
unjustified
and
strongly
recommend
you
reconsider
to
permit
arrange,
menls
between
Y.M.C.A.
and
this
association
to
proceed
as
planned.
Immediate
reply
requested.
CIVIC
CF.NTI5K
HOARD
For
two
years
the
Recreation
Hoard
or
the
Civic
Centre
Association
lias
made
plans
for
the
operation
of
the
Y.M.C.A.
recreation
centre
to
be
turned
over
to
them
by
the
government
as
per
original
agreement
between
city
and
government.
On
advice
Secretary
I'lfhor
of
National
War
Services
Department
that
Y.M.C.A.
.wculd
be
available
March
1
membership
drive
held
with
over
one
thousand
children
and
teen
agers
already
participating.
Members
awaiting
opening
of
Civic
Centre
Ituildiug.
Recreation
Hoard
have
employed
full
staff
and
all
organizations
in
the
city
have
set
up
combined
organization
to
make
this
the
finest
community,
centre
in
Canada
in
a
building
designed
exactly
for
that
purpose.
The
welfare
of
the
youth
of
this
city
is
of
vital
importance
and
we
respectfully
request
Department
National
Defence
adherence
to
agreement
with
the
cily.
May
we
point
out
(Continued
on
Pace
4)
See
"TELEGRAMS"
CONFIDENCE
IS
VOTED
C.C.F.
Motion
In
Legislature
Rejected
By
Division
of
34
to
10
VICTORIA
Oi
Division
bells
rang
In
the
Legislature
Monday
for
the
first
time
on
a
want
of
confidence
motion
by
the
C.C.F,
opposition
leader,
Harold
Winch.
The
motion,
seconded
by
Randolph-Harding,
c.CF.
member
forj.Kaslo-Slocan,
was
defeated
on
a
straight
party
vote
of
34
to
10."
Tdh'i
Uphill,
Labor.
Fernle,
paired
with
O.
S.
YVismcr,
Coalitionist,
Vancouver-Centre,
who
was
absent.
The
motion
asked
for
an
amendment
to
the
motion
in
reply
to
the
Speech
from
the
Throne.
Mr.
Winch,
in
the
Throne
Speech
debate,
accused
the
government
of
failure
to
plan
adequately
for
the
post-war
period.
He
urged
extension
of
the
Pacific
Geat
Eastern
to
the
Peace
River
and
inauguration
immediately
of
a
low
cost
housing
scheme.
Mr.
Harding
said
the
govern-mcnt
had
formulated
no
policy
'to
meet
the
needs
of-veterans'
I
re-cstabllshment.
DEFENCE
DEPT.
"DEALING
WITH"
UY"
DISPUTE
Only
reply
up
to
noon
today
to
the
barrage
of
telegrams
sent
by
local
organizations
and
citizens
of
the
Departments
of
National
Defence
and
National
War
Services
over
the
last
24
hours
in
the?
effort
to
save
the
Civic
Ccfttr'e
was-
a
telegram
rcceW-ed
late
this
morning
by
Mayor
II.
M.
Daggett.
Sent
by
C.
II.
Payne,
deputy
minister
of
National
War
services,"
the
telegram
said
that
the
Defence
Department
is
"dealing
with
the
matter
and
we
will
communicate
with
you."
Local
Tides
Wednesday,
February
27,
1946
High
10:17
17.9
feet
23:43
16.5
feet
Low
4:16
10.7
feet
17:16
5.9
feet
The
Undertaking
Rasis
of
Claim
to
Y.M.C.A.
Huilding
As
Civic
Centre
Here
is
the
key
correspondence
In
which
the
Y.M.C.A.
war
services
centre
was
pledged
to
the
city
of
Prince
Rupert
for
use
as
a
civic
centre:
Letter
from
C.
M.
Bowes,
for
real
estate
advisor,
to
city
clerk,
city
of
Prince
Rupert,
Prince
Rupert,
January
6,
1944:
"I
have
for
reply
your
letter
of
December
21st,
and
wish
to
ad-,
vise
that
the
Department
of
National
War
Services
are,
prepared
to
make
the
two
changes
as
suggested
by
the
Civic
Centre
Association
of
Prince
Rupert.
These
changes
arc:
(a)
That
the
shingles
shall
be
laid
5
inches
to
the
weather
instead
of
7
Inches
as
presently
planned.
(b)
That
the
gymnasium
and
auditorium
plans
be
reversed.
(On
the
strength
of
this
clause
the
Department
of
National
Defence
made
the
alterations
referred
to
at
a
cost
of
$3000).
"By
the
Federal
Government
concurring
in
the
above
two
changps
you
advise
that
the
City
of
Prince
Rupert
would
be
willing
to
give
consideration
to
the
sale
of.
the
land
required
for
tho!
Recreational
Centre
at
a
nominal
price,
on
the
understanding
that
an
undertaking
between
the
Civic
Centre
Committee
and
the
Department
of
National
Defence
would
be
entered
into
as
to
the
purchase
of
the
structure
by
the
Civic
Centre
Association
Immediately
following
cessation
of
hostilities!.
"In
this
regard,
however,
the
Department
is
not
prepared
to
give
possession
of
the
premises
until
six
months
aftor
the
cessation
of
hostilities
due
to
the
Border
Between
France
And
Spain
Is
Closing
PARIS
(CT)
The
French
jrovcrnment
today
ordered
the
frontier
with
France
and
Spain
closed
effect
ivc
at
midnight
3Iarch
1,
declaring
that
the
present
siuation
in
Spain
cpnstitutcs
a
"danger
for
international
security."
Tension
between
the
two
countries
has
been
growing
for
a
week.
CHINESE
ARMIES
BEING
UNITED
CHUNGKING
0
An
a?rr-ment
merging
central
government
and
Communist
forces
Into
one
national
Chhu-vC
army
was
s'!ned
on
Monday.
The
a?re?meirt
provides
for
a
reduction
of
government
forces
to
50
divisions
and
Communist
troop?
to
ten
divisions
within
13
months.
New
York
Mayor
I
Appeals
to
C.I.O.
NEW
YORK
O
Mayor
William
O'Dwyer
of
New
York
has
appealed
to
C.I.O.
President
Phlll
J
Murray
to
avert
a
tie-up
of
New
York's
subways,
rtreet
cars
and
buses.
A
telcgrarn
sent
by
the
mayor
to
Murray
said
the
strike
of
C.I.O.
transport
workers
threatened
"for
any
hour
after
Tuesday
midnight"
would
result
in
"grave
injury
to
Nctv
York's
millions
and
to
the
cause
of
organized
labor."
RACE
RIOTING
IN
TENNESSEE
COLUMBIA,
Tennessee
0
One
hundred
state
highway
patrol
men,
backed
by
400
state
guardsmen,
moved
Into
the
Negro-populated
district
of
Columbia
in
this
state
at
dawn
today
after
a
night
of
riotous
race
disorders
and
by
mid-mornlng
more
than
a
score
of
arrests
had
been
made.
At
least
ten
persons
were
wounded
In
disturbances
which
developed
from
the
shooting
of
four
Columbia
policemen
ill
the
section
known
as
the
"Mink
Slide"
where
the
disorders
centred.
fact
that
there
may
be
a
certain
use
required
of
the
building
for
that
period.
If
however,
the
premises
should
not
be
used
they
could
be
Immediately
turned
over
to
the
Civic
Committee.
The
amount
of
purchase
price
will
be
that
arrived
at
by
a
Board
of
Arbitration
made
up
of
one
representative
from
the
Crown,
one
from
the
Civic
Centre
Association,
and
the
third
representative
to
be
agreed
upoi
by
the
other
two.
parties.
"It
is
our
understanding
that
tuch
arrangement
is
agreeable
both
to
the
City
of
Prince
Rupert
and
the
Civic
Centre
Association
and
to
that
end
we
are
asking
the
Department
of
Jus
tice
to
'appoint
an
agent
in
Prince
Rupert
to
draw
the
nec
essary
agreement
and
obtain
the
signature
of
the
Civic
Centre
Association
thereto.
"When
this
agreement
is
ob
tained
It
will
be
placed
immcdl
ately
before
the
appropriate
of
ficials
of
the
Department
for
ratification
In
order
that
the
construction
of
the
Recreational
Centre
may
be
commenced.
"It
would
be
appreciated
if
you
would
wire
your
concurrence
to
the
above
and
in
the
mean-
time
we
will
hasten
the
appoint
mcnt
of
an
agent
for
the
Department
of
Justice
at
Prince
Rupert."
City
Concurs
To
Agreement
Telegram
from
11.
D.
Thain.
city
clerk,
to
O.
M.
Bowes,
real
estate
advisor,
Department
of
National
Defence,
Jan.
18,,
1944:
"City
concurs
agreement
outlined
your
letter
Sixth
and
will
sell
southerly
forty
feet
lots
8
to
12
Inclusive
block
14,
section
1,
for
$J."
Bulletins
STRIKES
SETTLED
NEW
YORK
New
York's
threatened
big
transport
strike,
scheduled
to
begin
at
midnight
tonight,
will
not
take
place,
Mayor
O'Dwyer
announced
today.
The
Houston,
Texas,
civic
employees'
strike
dispute
i.as
also
been
settled
as
has
been
the
two-day-old
breadmakers'
strike
in
Detroit.
REPATRIATION
PROGRESS
OTTAWA
Hon.
Douglas
Abbott,
minister
of
national
defence,
announced
today
llrat
all
Canadian
service
personnel
overseas
will
be
home
by
September
or
October.
Servicemen's
wives
and
children
will
all
be
in
Canada
by
November
or
December.
CANADA'S
NAVY
OTTAWA
Canada's
active
peacetime
navy
will
consist
of
one
carrier,
two
cruisers
and
eigni
destroyers
and
aper-.
sonnel
totalling
10,000.
The
Canadian
Navy
will
co-operate
"-Ttosely-wlth
the
Royal
NaTy;-
VERNON
INVESTIGATION
VERNON
The
provincial
pclice
analyist
from
Victoria
has
arrived
to
assist
Inspector
Ernest
Gammon
in
the
investigation
into
the
death
of
a
Chinese
restaurant
owner
who
was
found
dead
with
a
bullet
in
his
head
and
a
butcher
knife
in
his
hand.
The
question
is
whether
it
was
murder
or
suicide.
LIQUOR
RATION
SAME
VICTORIA
The
liquor
ration
for
British
Columbia
in
March
will
be
the
same
as
in
February,
it
was
announced
today.
HIG
SUDBURY
FIRE
SUDBURY,
Ont.
Six
stores
and
14
apartments
were
destroyed
in
an
early
morning
fire
here
today,
loss
being
estimated
at
$10,000.
Occupants
of
the
apartments
escaped
in
night
attire
in
10
below
zero
weather.
HOUSING
PROJECT
VANCOUVER
The
Vancouver
cily
council
today
made
available
property
on
which
Ilousinr
Enterprises
of
Canada
will
erect
rental
housing
valued
at
$300,000
and
accommodating
150
families.
WOULD
JOIN
CHINA
TIENTSIN,v
China
The
Re
publican
Daily
News
of
Tientsin
asserts
that
eastern
Inner
Mongolia
is
ready
to
join
nationalist
China
as
a
semi-aulonomous
province.
Previously,
it
had
been
reported
that
the
area
desired
to
become
a
full
republic.
VATICAN'S
BUSY
WEEK
VATICAN
CITY
This
Is
another
busy
wcek-nt
Vatican
City
where
new
cardinals
created
at
last
week's
concistory
are
gelling
ready
to
take
over
their
titular
churches
at
Rome.
lOnc
Canadian
is
involved
Toronto's
Cardinal
McGuigau.
Weather
Forecast
Today
and
Wednesday
Over
cast
with
rain.
Mild.
Winds,
fresh
to
strong.
Maximum
tem
perature
today,
46,
minimum
to
night,
41.
Wednesday's
maxl
mum,
45.
LIFE
OF
SAGE
Confuclous
Is
believed
to
have
been
born
'Hi
China
in
531
B.C.
and
to
have
died
hi
479
B.C.
DEFENCE
OF
EMPIRE
TO
BE
STUDIED
LONDON
British
Commonwealth
defence
policy,
answering
the
needs
of
Britain,
Canada,
Australia.
New
Zealand
and
South
Africa
all
more
powerfully
armed
than
at
any
time
in
their
historywill,
it
Is
understood,
bo
discussed
by
the
prime
ministers
of
Britain
and
the
Dominions
when
they
meet
In
London
within
the
next
two
months
as
a
prelude
to
the
Paris
peace
conference.
a
'
it
It
Is
nearly
ten
years
since
an
Imperial
conference
of
;prlme
ministers
has
made
fullsscale.
Independent
examination
cf
defence
requirements
of
ths
Commonwealth
and,
since
that
time,
the
position
has
been
radically
altered
by
the
war.
Merchant
Seamen
,
Director
Named
OTTAWA
ffc
Transport
Minister
Lionel
Chcvrier
yesterday
announced
the
spnointment
ol
Capt.
George
Johnson
oft
Vancouver
as
acting
director
of
merchant
seamen
to
succeed
Arthur
Randies
who
has
returned
to
his
peacetime
work
In
Montreal.
First
Radar
Is
Installed
'Steamer
Prince
Rupert
Captain
Is
Enthusiastic
IetHradar'teftjeWtalled,
on
a
Canadian
passenger
vessel
is
now
operating
successfully
in
the
Canadian
National
.ss
Prince
Rupert,
which
operates
between
Vancouver,
Prince
Rupert
and
Ketchikan.
Radar,
the
"magic
eye"
that
played
such
a
prominent
part
in
defeating
the
Axis
pswers,
13
now
mobilized
for
peace
to
defeat
navigational
dangers
pn
the
British
Columbia
and
Alaska
coasts.
:
Captain
E.
B.
Caldwell)
master
of
the
well
known
Canadian
National
steamer,
.
again
ready
to
handle
summer
tour
ists
this
year
after
a
busy
period
during
war,
Is
enthusiastic
about
the
new
navigational
aid.
Naturally,
he
is
proud
his
vessel
Is
first
to
be
so
equipped.
Onhis
last
voyage,
Captain
Calclffell
stated,
the
set
was
given
a
thorough
test.
In
all
kinds
of
weather,
fog,
snow
or
ralnevcry
rock,
buoy
or
craft,
small
and
large,
show
up
on
the
"scan"
on
the
bridge
so
the
officer
of
the
watch
can
tell
at
a
glance
when
danger
approaches.
.The
Installation
on
ss
Prince
Rupert
Is
one
of
several
being
undertaken
by
the
Department
of
Transport
and
the
National
Research
Council
to
introduce
radar
to
commercial
shipping
Interests.
A
similar
installation
Is
now
bcinsr
made
on
another
Canadian
National
vessel,
the
car
ferry
'Prince
Edward
Island"
which
operates
between
Cape
(Continued
on
Paze
4)
EXPROPRIATION
WAS
LAUNCHED
New
Turn
in
Y.M.C.A.
War
Services-Civic
Centre
Building
Situation
A
new
angle
in
connection
with
the
YJW.C.A.
war
services
building-civic
centre
situation
developed
this
afternoon
with
the
intimation
by
W.
O.
Fulton
to
Cily
Clerk
II.
D.
Thain
that
expropriation
proceedings
had
been
instituted
i
year
ago
by
the
Department
of
National
Defence
for
the
site
on
ScWiid
Avenue
at
McHridc
Street,
However,
this
may
not
alter
the
present
picture
materially
at
this
time,
commented
ihc
city
clerk,
since
expropilafion
could
at
any
time
be
resorted
to
if
the
Department
was
determined
to
obtain
the