JEWISH
COMMUNITY
HOUSE
IN
KIELCE
Polish
lined
WIUI
lilies,
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on
Plantz
St.,
Kielce,
Poland,
alter
the
pogroms
L
pcrrsns
were
killed
early
In
July.
The
outbreak
was
the
story
of
a
nine-year
old
boy,
proven
untrue,
that
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mere
nave
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of
violence
In
which
more
than
20
other
Jews
llde.plte
government
efforts
to
suppress
the
riots.
ir
Prince
Rupert
Girl
Is
Presentation
to
Queen
Stanley
Wilson,
the
former
Florence
Smith,
of
Mr
s.
JC.
J.
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bmith
of
this
citv
and
one
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me
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me
novai
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ot
uan-
en
joyed
the
signal
distinction
in
Edinburgh.
where
nhe
has
lived
for
years,
of
presenting
.ion
Day
to
Queen
Elizabeth,
who
was
visit-
Tin?
the
ancient
Scottish
capital,
a
bouquet
of
maple
leaves
com-
R,
Qr
e
b'ned
with
heather
and
pink
Majesty
was
on
behalf
of
the
Canada
Club
ot
Edinburgh
of
,ghlcb
Mrs-.
Wilson
is
an
acttva
member
and
worker.
A
special
designed
card
was
presented
with
the
bouquet,
the
thistle
and
maple
leaf
being
incorporated
with
Canadian
coat
of
arms
and
enm
of
St.
Oeorge.
The
presentation
was
made
at
Holyroodhouse.
The
Queen
shook
hands
with
Mrs.
Wilson
and
other
ladies
of
the
club
and
expressed
delight
to
learn
that
the
maple
leaves
had
'been
flown
across
the
Atlantic
from
Canada.
"Che
was
charming
and
friendly."
says
Mrs.
Wilson
In
writing
to
her
mother.
Weather
was
lovely.
Princesses
Elizabeth
and
Margaret
were
also
there.
In
the
evening
the
Canada
Club
of
Edinburgh,
which
was
constituted
In
May
and
has
a
membership
of
160,
held
an
"at
home"
in
the
North
British
Hotel.
GET
RADIO
TO
ORIENT
By
resolution
to
be
offered
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
to
the
convention
of
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Centra
British
Columbia
at
Terrace
next
week
the
Canadian
Broadcasting
Corporation
will
be
urged
to
establish
and
operate
a
high-powered
radio
station
at
the
most
suitable
point
on
the
Taclflc
Coast
to
get
reception
over
as
large
an
area
of
the
Orient
as
possible
with
the
prime
view
of
making
Oriental
countries
Canada-conscious.
Such
a
station
would
aid.
It
Is
felt,
In
the
developing
of
trade
with
the
Orient
through
Central
British
Columbia's
strategically-located
port
of
Prince
Rupert
and
would
possibly
offset
to
some
extent
the
erfect
of
high-powered
American
stations
with
their
American
hews,
views
and
advertising.
UNITED
NATIONS
MEETING
IS
SET
X13W
YORK.
iCR
Trygve
Lie,
secretary
of
the
United
Nations,
announcing
yesterday
that
the
United
Nations
Ocneral
Assembly
would
meet
September
23.
said
that
United
Nations
had
not
yet
fulfilled
the
hopes
that
had
been
planned
for
It.
Failure
of
agreement
on
major
Issues
might
mean
the
triumph
of
PRO
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and
NIGHT
SERVICE
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port-Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
Bill
and
Ken
Nesbitt
VOL.
XXXV,
No.
180.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
AUOUST
2,
1948
price
FIVE
CENTS
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Halifax
to
Prince
Rupert
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battle
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Gold
Medal
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HALIFAX
(Special
to
Daily
News)
Native
Brit
ish
Columbians,
Chief
Petty
Oficer
and
Mrs.
Lesli
T.psUp
A.
C.
Paige
left
Halifax
which
they
hope
will
carry
them
the
4000-odd
miles
between
Halifax
and
Prince
flupert
to
win
the
west
coast
city's
Manson
Medal
for
the
first
trip
by
car
Bulletins
SCFK
COST
I'KOBi:
OTTAWA
House
of
Commons
Industrial
Relations
committfe
was
asked
today
by
tnr.
Unltfd
Steel
Workers
of
America
to
Institute
an
impartial
inevti?ation
of
the
cost-of-llvin
index.
"We
are
not
tathfifri
with
the
present
in-fiex."
said
union
president
Millard.
P.O.W.
CONDEMNED
MEDICINF
HAT
Sgt.-MaJ.
Willi
Willi
Meuler,
the
last
of
four
German
prisoners-of-war
fhirgfd
with
the
murder
of
a
fHoiv
cnpUrr
In
an
internment
camp
here
In
1914,
was
today
cotiTictrd
and
sentenced
to
han;
on
October
1G.
CHARTERS
GRANTED
WASHINGTON
Northwes'l
Airlines
and
Tan
American
Airways
were
today
granted
transpacific
flight
charters,
one
by
way
of
Alaska
and
the
north
route
and
the
other
by
midl'acific.
.OPPOSE
WAGE
CEILINGS
VANCOUVER
British
Columbia
unions
of
the
Canadian
Contress
of
Labor
have
Joined
the
Canadian
Trades
and
Labor
Congress
in
opposing
the
proposal
tc
fix
wage
ceilings.
Use
of
government
machinery
to
"rob"
the
workers
would
result
in
disruption
of
industry,
sy
C.C.L.
v
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FIRE
LESSENED
SHEDIAC,
N.B
Heavy
fog
helped
fire
fighters
today
in
combatting
a
serious
forest
fire
which
has
been
menacing
this
town
and
which
has
cut
rff
the
main
highway
and
the
Canadian
National
Railway
line
to
Moncton,
fifteen
miles
away.
COJ1MUNISTS
ADMIT
SHANGHAI
Communists
have
admitted
responsibility
for
an
attack
on
a
truck
which
rrsulted
in
several
American
Marines
being
killed.
Self-defence
U
claimed.
SEND
DEAD
HOME
SAN
FRANCISCO
Chinese
will
next
year
resume
the
custom
of
shipping
back
their
dead
to
China
for
burial.
ALL
BUT
JArS
LONDON
Under
a
new
ruling,
British
servicemen
will
be
permitted
to
marry
women
of
all
occupied
countries
but
Japan.
MOLOTOV
WALKS
OUT
PARIS
While
Prime
Minister
Mackemle
King
of
Canada
was
addressing
the
peace
conference
today,
Foielgn
Commlsar
Molotov
of
Russia
and
his
chief
aides
walked
out
of
the
chamber.
SALMON
PACK
VANCOUVER
The
British
Columbia
salmon
pack
so
far
this
year
is
175,9!3
as
compared
with
nearly
301,000
cases
at
the
same
date
last
year.
ONLY
ONE
FIRE
VICTORIA
There
is
only
one
forest
fire
now
burning
in
British
Columbia,
that
near
Harrison
Lake
which
Is
expected
to
be
out
within
a
few
hours.
Rainfall
is
general
throughout
the
province.
SAWMILL
BURNED
NEW
WESTMINSTER
Da
mace
of
$50,000
was
done
when
the
main
building
of
the
Keystone
Shingle
&
Lumber
Co.
plant
was
destroyed
by
fire.
A
fireman
wri
injured.
DIES
IN
VICTORIA
VICTORIA
Mrs.
Madeleine
F.lhcl
Sprhtt,
71,
president
and
managing
director
of
the
Victoria
Machinery
Depot,
is
dead.
HUGE
HAIL
DAMAGE;
KELOWNA
Damage
to
crops
as
a
result
of
the
hailstorm
at
the
first
of
the
week
is
now
placed
at
$1,800,000.
vesterdav
in
a
l!)3f5
Dndrrp
Toetween
the
two
cities.
Unlike
a
similar
award
offered
by
Victoria
In
1926
and
not
claimed
until
th)3
year,
the
Prince
Rupert
Public
Relations
Committee
offer
was
made
only
23
days
ago.
The
good
behaviour
of
the
Paige's
car
on
an
outing
the
day
the
announcement
appeared
In
Halifax
newspapers
made
the
decision
for
them
to
plan
the
trip.
Both
are
looking
forward
ro
the
Journey
across
the
Dominion
and
back.
Mrs.
Paige
has
not
seen
her
parents
In
Cumberland
for
a
few
years
and
C.P.O.
Paige
Is
horjefully
awaif.r.g
a
reunion
with
his
brother
and
sister
In
Vancouver.
The
chief,
a
veteran
of
15
years
Navy
service,
Is
on
annual
leave
from
HM.C.S.
Sta-dacona.
Despite
the
car's
age
the
couple
figure
they
can
make
the
trip
In
about
three
weeks.
Allow
ing
for
possible
mishaps
they
plan
to
average
about
400
miles
dally,
stopping
only
at
night
to
rest.
To
avoid,
tourist
accommodation
difficulties
they
will
sleep
In
the
car.
especially
fitted
for
the
purpose.
They
are
hoping
"everything
goes
smoothly"
but
"Just
in
case,
have
stowed
away
two
spare
tires,
extra
gasoline
and
a
complete
kit
of
tools.
Also
tucked
away
Is
a
letter
from
the.
Halifax
Junior
Board
of
Trade
to
the
secretary
pf
the
Prince
Rupert
Public
Relations
Committee.
Toronto
Slaying
Unmarried
Mother
and
Two
Children
Victims
of
Brutal
Killing
TORONTO.
0!a
mother
and
two
children
died
today
from
Injuries
police
said
were
inflicted
by
axe-wieldlng
killer.
Police
said
that
an
unmarried
mother,
Oeorgina
Washington,
33.
was
killed
In
her
apartment
and
two
children
died
In
hospital
afterwards.
Angus
Young,
31,
who
surrendered
to
a
police
officer
on
the
street,
saying
that
he
supposed
he
was
the
man
the
police
were
lookl?
for,
was
charged
with
the
murder
of
the
.mother.
KING
PROPOSES
DISCUSSIONS
PARIS
O)
Addressing
the
full
peace
conference,
Prime
Minister
Mackenzie
King
formally
proposed
today
on
behalf
of
Canada
that
the
Big
Four
foreign
ministers
meet
separately
during
the
conference
to
discuss
proposals
arising
from
the
conference
In
an
effort
to
minimize
divisions
among
the
powers.
He
suggested
that
the
Big
Four
should
not
wait
until
the
conference
ends
to
examine
the
recommendations
made
by
the
full
peace
conference.
Dangerous
Days
Recalled-
Army
Nearly
Billetted
Here
As
Jap
Landing
Force
Hovered
By
Prince
Rupert
householders
came
very
close
to
having
Canadian
troop3
billetted
In
their
homes
during
the
dark
days
of
the
Pacific
war
and
peaceful
government
departmental
officials
occupying
cue
Federal
building
came
close
'to
being
crowded
out
of
their
offices
to
make
room
for
battle
headquarters
which
the
Canadian
Army
General
Staff
planned
to
set
up
here
In
1942.
Some
behind
-
the
-
scenes
glimpses
of
Prince
Rupert's
touchy
position
early
In
the
Jap
Shipyard
THINKS
RUPERT
HIGHWAY
GOOD
The
Prince
Rupert
-
Prince
Oeorge
highway
Is
superior
to
many
road3
In
other
parts
of
the
province
in
the
opinion
of
Alderman
T.
N.
Youngs,
who,
with
Mrs.
Youngs
returned
last
night
from
a
three
weeks'
motor
tour
through
the
southern
mainland
and
Vancouver
Island.
"Of
course
It
still
need3
plenty
of
work
done
on
it
but
it's
fir
better
than
the
Quesnel
Clinton
section
which
I
think
Is
the
worst
In
the
province,"
Mr.
Youngs
commented.
"Anyway,'
It
Is
certainly
the
most
scenic
and
spectacular.
I
don't
think
there
Is
any
reason
for
peopfe
to
knock
it."
iSAWLOG
SCALE
BELOW
LAST
YEAR'S
LEVEL
Total
sawlog
production
in
this
district
for
the
first
seven
months
of
the
year
stands
at
69,540,737
board
feet,
as
compared
tof
101,635,158
board
feet
for
the
corresponding
period
of
1945.
However,
the
1946
pole
and
piling
production,
now
2,152,581
lineal
feet,
is
almost
four
times
as
great
as
for
the
same
period
last
year.
Sawlog
scale
for
the
Prince
Rupert
forestry
district
in
July
totalled
15,540,146
board
feet.
while
the
pole
and
piling
cut
was
829,387
lineal
feet,
according'
to
the
month's
figures
released
yssterday
by
District
Forester
J.
E.
Mathleson.
The
July
log
scale
was
about
equal
to
that
of
June.;
Prwiuctlon
of.
railway
ties
in
July
was
15,082
units,
double
that
of
July,
1945.
Cordwood
production
was
191
cords.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Skies
are
generally
clear
this
morning
over
British
Columbia
except
over
the
northern
coastal
area
which
remains
In
an
on
shore
flow
of
moist
air.
Clearing
winds
overnight
resulted
in
low
er
temperatures
than
have
been
experienced
for
some
time
with
Quesnel
recording
the
lowest
temperature
in
the
province
with
36.
A
high
pressure
area
now
covers
B.C.
and
generally
clear
weather
is
expected
over
most
of
the
province
today
and
Saturday
with
slowly
rising
temperatures
in
most
districts.
Forecast
Prince
Rupert,
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Cloudy,
clearing
slowly
during
afternoon
except
becoming
clear
extreme
southern
portion
by
early
afternoon.
Increasing
cloudiness
overnight,
becoming
overcast
by
daybreak
Saturday
and
clearing
again
by
early
afternoon.
Southwesterly
winds
(10
m.p.h.),
warmer
today.
Minimum
expected
tonight
at
Port.
Hardy
48,
Massett
50,
Prince
Rupert
50.
Maximum
Saturday,
Port
Hardy
66,
Massett
65,
Prince
Rupert
64.
Local
Tides
Saturday,
August
3,
1946
High
5:21
17.5
feet
17:51
18.5
feet
Low
11:30
6.0
feet
anese
war
were
brought
to
light
at
the
Rotary
Club
luncheon
meeting
Thursday
afternoon
'toy
Col.
S.
D.
Johrison,
local
Rotarlan
and
Canadian
Army"
commandant
for
Prince
Rupert
defences
at
that
time.
"I'm
golns
to
billet
1,200
men
In
your
town,"
the
Canadian
Army
western
commander
Informed
Col,
Johnston,
and
forthwith,
instructed
him
to
prepare
the!
local
citizenry
to
receive
guests
In
their
homes.
"I
realized
that
this
was
not
Europe
and
that
civilians
were
Wage
Strike
Is
PICKETS
ARE
JAILED,
FINED
VANCOUVER.
(35
Thomas
L.
Llsoway
was
sentenced
to
three
months
in
Jail
with
hard
labor
and
L.
W.
Anderson
and
Donald
Borland
were
each
fined
$100
by
Magistrate
W.
W.
B.
Mblnne
in
city
police
court
today
on
charges
of
obstructing
a
police
officer
during
the
July
24
disturbances
at
the
Dally
Province
building.
Earlier,
three
former
Province
printers,
John
Pratt,
Came
Tyrrell
and
W.
Cocker
were
fined
$20
each
for
assault
on
Walter
B.
McKie,
the
paper's,
classified
advertising
supervisor
,
in
the
newspaper
plant
on
July
12.
Survey
Site
For
Northern
Airport
FORT
FRANCES,
Ont.
0
In
conjunction
with
the
federal
transport
department,
O.
W.
Martyn,
Central
Airways
en
gineer,
organized
a
survey
crew
here
to
look
oveM
proposed
site
for
a
Fort
Frances
airport.
The
crew
now
h
working
on
an
area
six
,
miles
west
of
the
town.
The
purpose
of
the.
survey,
which
Is
being
done
at
the
request
of
the
Fort
Frances
alr-portport
commission,
Is
to
prepare
a
complete
report
on
the
proposed
site
for
government
engineers.
Mr.
Martyn
estimates
the
work
will
take
about
a
month.
RATION
FRAUD
CHARGES
LAID
OTTAWA
05
Justice
Minister
St.
Laurent
said
today
In
Commons
that
33
prosecutions
have
been
Instituted
as
a
result
of
Irregularities
in
the
handling
of
ration
coupons
banked
by
La
Banque
Provincial
du
Canada,
and
that
other
prosecutions
were
f
Bending,
St.
Laurent
said
that
persons
Inside
and
outside
the
bank
were
involved.
Investigations
are
still
proceeding
and
grounds
for
other
prosecutions
besides
the
33
have
been
established,
he
declared.
The
Prices
Board
announced
In
June
that
as
from
July
31
the
bank
would
no
longer
have
the
right
to
handle
ration
coupon
banking.
Vancouver
.Radio
Station
Boosted
OTTAWA
JP
Canadian
Broad
casting
Corporation
general
manager
Augustus
Frlgon
announced
that
the
Commons
radio
committee
will
have
a
report
on
commercial
rate
structures
within
two
months,
that
formulation
of
a
limitation
of
outlets
is
being
considered,
and
that
the
possibility
of
central
control
of
a
pool
of
all
American
network
programs
13
under
study.
Mr.
FHgon,
announced
that
CBR
station
In
Vancouver
would
be
increased
from
5,000
to
50,000
watts
and
that
Vancouver
would
also
have
a
frequency
modulation
transmitter.
not.
usecr
to
the
idea
of
having
troops
billetted
on
them,"
Col.
Jonnston
said,
"So
I
decided
to
see
what
other
arrangements
could
be
made.
Eventually
-we
arranged
to
have
one
company
placed
In
the
Metlakatla
town
hall,
another
at
Dlgby
Island
and
others
at
ths
canneries
on
the
Skeena."
A
further
plan
to
liave
the
whole
battalion
posted
on
the
Skeena
and
to
patrol
It
on
rail-,
way
speeders
was
avoided
by
a
compromise
in
which
25-pounder
(Continued
on
Page
Six)
Dispute
Settled;
Being
Called
Off
HERE
TODAY
Hon.
E.
T.
Kenney,
minister
of
lands
and
forests,
arrived
from
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
and
left
by
train
for
Terrace
on
last
lap
of
province-wide
tour.
BUILDING
PERMITS
FOR
LAST
MONTH
Following
is
the
list
of
building
permits
issued
during
July
in
Prince
Rupert:
Other
building
permits,
num
bering
25,
totalled
$11,650,
and!
were
maae
up
uimus-i
exciusiveij
of
"?T?lrs
and
altsjjatlons,
with
a
Urr
minor
construction
Jobs.
Th?
July
building
permit
list:
John
Chrlstensen,
Borden
Street,
$l0.
T.
Aw
Bby,
Borden
Street,
$300.
T
RVanrlanrl
.
Klvth
Arni
tail,
sow.
D.
Krlstmanson,
Sixth
Avenue
East,
$150.
W.
Logan,
Tatlow
Street.
$50;
A.
O.
Hinton,
Eighth
Avenue
East.
$100.
A.
Messer,
Aintir-rSTVye.
$250.
Mrs.
E.
Montelth.
$175.
Pioneer
Laundry,
Third
Ave.
East,
$1,500.
Knox
Hotel,
Firsi
Ave.
West,
$300.
T.
Strand,
First
Avenue
West,
$200.
Central"
Hotel,
rirst
Avenue
West,
$2,000.'
Pacific
Cafe,
Third
Ave.
West.
$270.
Lew
Yet
Sing,
Third
Avenue
West,
$500.
J.
Clark,
Kelliher
Street,
$500.
Louis
Mazzel,
Seventh
Avenue
West,
$75.
S.
Dickens,
Beach
Place,
$400.
A.
Krlstmanson,
Sixth
Avenue
East,
$325.
C
'
E.
Morrow,
Ninth
Avenue
'
East,
$200.
H.
A.
DuHamel,
Fourth
Avenue
West,
$30(1
J.
Ourvich,
$150.
Gordon
and
Anderson,
Third
Avenue,
$2,500.
Dominion
Construction,
West-view,
$70,000.
Alfred
Anderson,
Hays"
Cove
Avenue,
$150.
,
Sue
May,
$100.
Grand
Cafe,
Second
Ave.,
$100
BYRNES
IS
CRITICIZED
M
O
S
C
()
W
The
official
newspaper
Pravda
today
accused
United
States
Secretary
of
State
Byrnes
with
"duplicity"
and
"betrayal"
of
the
Big
Four
In
refraining
from
voting
yesterday
on
an
issue
in
connection
with
the
composition
of
peace
drafting
committees.
NEW
TOSTAGE
STAMPS
OTTAWA
A
new
issue
ot
postage
stamps
will
feature
industries
and
resources
of
the
Dominion,
replacing
the
1912-13
war
effort
'theme.
There
will
be
no
changes
in
the
smaller
denominations
although
there
will
be
a
new
7c
air
mail
and
10c
special
delivery
stamp."
Fish
Sales
Canadian
Combat,
51,000,
Co-op.
Miss
Jean,
56,000,
Co-op.
Gony.
16,000
(black
cod).
Wage
Boost
Of
15c
Has
Been
Taken
Forty-Hour
Week
Time
and
Half
Saturday
MorningDouble
Afternoon
VANCOUVER
(CP)
A
strike-averting
agreement
was
reached
by
the
British
Columbia
shipbuilding
industry
negotiators
which
will
apply
to
fourteen
unlons;
and
4,000
workers
in
Vancouver
and
Victoria
shipyards.
Joint
application
will
be
submitted
to
the
National,
War
Labor
Board
calling
for
a
15c
per
hour
wage
Increase
and
40-hour
week,
tlme-and-a
haif
Saturday
morning
work
and
double
time
Saturday
afternoon.
Another
Union
demand
for
minimum
common
labor
rate
of
85c
per
hour
will
be
subject
of
later
negotiations.
VETERANS'
LAND
ACT
IS
AMENDED
Member
for
Yukon
Ask
Will
be
Considered
That
Territory
be
Included
OTTAWA,
W
The
House
of
.Commons
adopted
a
pill
yester-'
MfarfflrgHK?
vfllrana
Land
Act
bill.
Ths
bill
would
integrate
the
Administration
Act
more
closely
with
other
departmental
.activities
administered
by
Minister
of
Veterans
Affairs
Ian
Mackenzie.
It
would
also
authorize
the
director
of
the
Act
to
purchase
stock
and
equipment
for
veterans
leasing
farms
or
owning
them
outright
under
certain
conditions.
Oeorge
Black,
Progressive-Conservative,
Yukon,
withdrew
an
amendment
which
would
have
extended
provisions
of
the
act
to
cover
the
Yukon
but
withdrew
it
only
after
the
Minister
of
Veterans
Affairs
h3d
promised
to
give
the
matter
consideration.
NO
MASS
MEETING
But
rarliametnary
Industrial
Relations
Committee
Ready,
to
See
Union
Leaders
OTTAWA.
JP-Steerlng
committee
of
the
House
of
Commons
industrial
relations
committee
declined
a
request
for
a
Special
meeting
with
more
than
five
hundred
representatives
ot,the
four
strike-affected
labor
unions
who
descended
upon
the
capital
to
give
"rank
and
file"
emphasis
to
leaders'
demands
for
higher
wages
and
better
working,
conditions.
The
committee
expressed
Jt3
willingness
to
meet
Union
leaders
themselves.
Majority
of
the
motorcade
members
left
for
home
Thursday
night.
ALL-WESTERN
GOLFERS
MEET
EDMONTON
05
An
all-western
field
lined
up
today
for
the
critical
semi-final
round
of
the
Canadian
amateur
golf
championship
with
defending
chant
pion
Kenny
Black
playing
BUI
Tlzinlchi,
of
Winnipeg
and
with
Henry
Martell
of
Edmonton
taking
on
Jimmy
Hogan
of
Jasper.
Black
eliminated
Rudy
Horvath,
Windsor,
four
and
three,
Thursday
afternoon
and
Martell
defeated
Davey
Dixon
of
Vancouver
on
the
eighteen
hole'.
Hopian
defeated
Walt
McFJroy,
Vancouver,
on
the
twenty-sixth
hole
in
one
of
the
longest
matches
in
Canadian
tournament
history.