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Sttrcortypers
Given
Free
Hand
On
What
Work
They
Are
Willing
to
Do
During
Strike
f
l'rinlrrs
VANCOUVER
Internation-
'
headquarters
of
the
Stereo-
Df
Union
have
Elven
work-
of
:he
Vancouver
Province
'n
hand"
on
what
they
are
j
no
during
uic
I
cr
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r
M
Minos
nrcsl-
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.
V
I.,
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f
"t
af
Local
No.
88,
Stereo-Union,
sold
the
men
will
n
t
work
"until
the
man-''"mrni
tells
us
that
our
srr-
'
ufi'
no
lonecr
required.
We
fefu:;"
to
handle
work
from
"n
-union
;;hops
or
struck
irk
The
Vancouver
Province
has
r'
.
.
.
.
.
i
.
puuuMiea
i;ince
wvuiicauoj'
members'
of
the
Intcrna-Typographical
Union
aed
out.
Stereotypers
yes-"dav
rpfu;;ed
to
handle
photo-
"'aveo
typewritten
piaics
ior
'
edition
yesterday.
Burma
Is
In
Anarchy
Br'tish
House
of
Commons
's
Shocked
by
Disclosures
U)M()V
a
vi.,.rL.M
iimise
'
Commons
heard
today
that
Buriia
is
in
a
state
oi
anarchy
'"i
that
a
reign
of
terror
ex-The
situation
is
Raid
to
e
completely
out
of
control
of
the
Burmese
government.
Att'iur
Henderson,
Under-""ttary
,r
state
for
Burma,
tav.
a
report
to
tnc
nousc
"urIer,
rbhery
and
pillage
lt
rampant
Italy
Riotous
Wild
Time
In
Rome-Naples
Large
Scale
Demonstrations
In
Favor
of
Monarchy
Against
Republic
rome.
Oi
Club-swinging
pol
ice
broke
up
a
monarchist
dem
onstration
in
downtown
Nome
today
as
post-pleblsclte
tension,
..rhirh
paused
bloodshed
in
Naples
during
the
night,
spread
'to
the
capital.
Demonsiraiors
nam
rfprf
throueh
crowded
streets
shouting
"Long
Live
the
King"
and
"Down
With
the
Repumic.
pist.
flehts
with
Republican
sym
pathizers
broke
out
before
the
police
broke
up
tne
aemuusua
itlnn
nnc
monarchist
was
killed
and
eight
others
were
wounded
in
the
Naples
outbreak.
iarge
scaie
ripmnnstratlons
swept
through
MnniP
nil
riav
today
and
reln-
ii.
i
fnrrprt
mo
ce
were
unauie
w
quell
them.
Demonstrators
fore
h
ftnrps
tn
close
eariy.
a
kni-roxire
Sun
bombed
in
l
Lfaiiftni'
the
monarchists
at
tempted
to
possess
themselves
of
a
ri.c:f
was
seized,
undressed
onH
fed
castor
oil
In
protest
oin:t.
the
imrjotence
of
the
Catholic
Church
to
head
off
the
'
republic.
Monire
and
Rome
had
voted
heavily
in
favor
of
retention
oi
the
monarchy
but
this
was
more
than
offset
in
the
norm,
resuming
in
the
declaration
of
a
republic
and
the
announcement
that
King
itumucri
leaving.
Halibut
Sales
(Celling
Prices
American
Empress,
10,000,
Booth.
Eileen,
60.000,
Co-cp.
Canadian
Dolllna.
II,
35,000,
Pacific.
Aleve,"
5,000,
Co-op.
Kyrelle,
5,000,
Co-op.
Domino
II.
16.000,
Whiz.
Provincial
Government
and
Canadian
National
Railways
Committee
in
Fact-Finding
Session
Industrial
opportunities
in
the
Prince
Rupert
district
were
laid
bare
to
a
fact-finding
commission
of
the
provincial
department
of
Trade
and
Industry
and
Canadian
National
Railways
here
this
morning
at
a
round
table
conference
in
the
court
house
m
which
more
than
a
dozen
topics
were
presented
and
ex-
plored.
Members
of
the
commission
were
B.C.
Trade
Commissioner
R.
S.
O'Meara;
J.
T.
uawmrop,
secretary
of
the
provincial
reconstruction
bureau;
Brigadier
R.
A.
Wyman,
C.N.R.
Industrial
mrpnt-
nernard
Allen,
assistant
C.N.R
general
superintendent,
and
Major
Walter
Crocker,
Prince
George
representative
of
tne
re
construction
bureau.
The
commission
also
neara
submissions
by
Will
Robinson
in
behalf
of
Terrace,
and
considered
a
letter
submitted
by
the
village
of
Stewart.
Local
government
ageni
Gordon
Forbes
was
chairman
of
the
conference.
Make
Dry
Dock
Private
Industry
imDortant
among
the
12
suD-
missions
was
one
presented
by
Mayor
H.
M.
Daggett
wnicn
sug-
rp.tt.pd
that
the
nrovinciai
gov
pmment
back
a
move
by
local
authorities
to
have
private
in
rinstrv
take
nver
the
Prince
ku
nprt
drv
dock
as
a
result
of
the
-
-
,
apparent
indiuerence
oi
mc
nanadlan
National
Railway
to
ward
keeping
the
huge
plant
functioning
as
a
major
indus
trial
unit.
Mavor
Daeeett
suggested
tna.
lacking
large
contracts,
the
dry
dock
be
put
to.
use
for
the
con
struction
of
wooden
boats,
sieei
tanks,
truck
bodies
and
other
items.
He
also
proposed
that
waterfront
space
and
trackage
not
used
In
those
operations
os
made
available
as
sites
for
such
industries
as
shingle
mill,
sash
and
door
factory
and
similar
Brewing
Industry
Tor
Northwest
A
brief
submitted
by
J.
T.
Har
vey
suggested
that
a
brewery
be
established
at
Prince
Rupert
to
serve
the
north-central
area.
Mr
Harvpv
oolnted
out
tne
prnnomlc
waste
of
transporting
bottles
and'
casks
from
the
south
"when
essentially
there
lsnt
anything
In
them
but
water.
"If
the
government
will
grant
a
brewing
license
we
will
have
no
trouble
in
finding
someone
to
start
a
brewery
here,"
he
said.
Development
of
the
coal
fields
In
the
interior
was
stressed
by
Arnold
Platen
wh0
urged
that
the
government
make
a
survey
of
the
Telkwa
and
urounanog
rnal
fields.
He
also
suggested
the
establishment
of
coal
bunkers
at
Prince
Rupert
for
serving
deep
sea
shins.
'The
markets
today
may
be
limited,
but
sometimes
you
have
FACT
FINDERS
ON
INDUSTRY
VISIT
HERE
at
Prince
George
and
Smithers
and
with
the
amount
of
valuable
information
and
useful
suggestions
that
had
been
placed
be
fore
them
at
both
points,
tne
fact-flndine
delegation
of
the
provincial
Department
of
Trade
and
Industry
and
Canadian
National
Railways
arrived
in
Prince
Rupert
last
night
from
the
Interior
and
is
holding
sessions
here
today.
:
The
narty
consists
of
R.
F
O'Meara,
provincial
trade
com-
m
ssloner:
John
Gawmrop,
sec
retary
of
the
provincial
Bureau
of
Postwar
Reconstruction
and
Rehabilitation:
Bernard
Allen,
assistant
general
superintend
ent.
Canadian
National
Rail
ways,
Vancouver,
and
Brig.
R.
A.
Wyrrian,
industrial
agent
for
Canadian
National
Railways,
western
region.
Bitting
this
morning
in
round
table
conference
at
the
Court
House,
the
delegation
was
presented
with
local
memoranda
set-
tine
forth
various
Ideas
for
ex
panslon
of
industries
in
this
area.
This
afternoon
there
was
a
luncheon
with
Mr.
O'Meara
as
host
and
later
the
party
went
on
a
tour
of
local
installations
and
-possible
industrial
sites.
W.
H.
Crocker,
field
represen
tatlve
of
the
Bureau
of
Postwar
Reconstruction
and
Rehabilitation,
is
accompanying
the
party.
They
will
leave
by
tonight's
train
on
their
return
to
Vancouver
by
rail.
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EISENHOWER
LOST
WASHINGTON
General
Eisenhower
became
lost
today
in
the
Pentagon
Building,
where
his
own
office
is
located,
and
a
major
had
to
come
to
his
rescue.
WINNER
OP
OAKS
EPSOM,
Surrey,
England
Steady
Aim
won
the
Oaks,
Britain's
premier
classic
for
fillies,
here
today.
Iona
was
second
and
Nelia
'third.
Steady
Aim
started
at
7
to
1.
Iona
was
the
farorite.
Ten
horses
ran.
BIG
EDMONTON
FIRE
EDMONTON
Damage
estimated
at
51,000,000
was
done
oday
in
a
five-hour
general
alarm
fire
which
swept
through
the
top
storey
of
a
downtown
storage
building
which
was
packed
to
capacity
with
furniture,
household
efi
fects,
groceries
and
machin-erv.
The
blaze
is
belioed
to
have
started
in
a
room
where
a
large
amount
of
packing
excelsior
was
stored.
NO
PROVINCE
TODAY
VANCOUVER
No
editions
of
the
Province
newspaper
were
published
for
the
second
straight
day.
Editorial
staffs
and
pressmen
wre
on
duty
as
usual
but
printers
were
away
and
stereotypers
were
refusing
to
handle
"non-union"
plates.
COMPULSORY
ARBITRATION
VANCOUVER
The
provin-.
clal
command
of
the
Canadian
H
legion
has,
sent
messages
to
both
federal
and
provincial
ministers
of
labor
demanding
compulsory
arbitration
of
the
timber
workers'
dispute
in
British
Columbia.
SCHOOL
BOY'S
DREAM
IS
NEARLY
FULFILLED
BY
AFTERNOON
BLAZE
Tho
cphnnlhnv's
Hrpam
almost
came
true
vester-
m.
iiv
jawwwj
fcj
w
--
(
rnnf
fire
at
Kintr
Edward
School
just
after
classes
were
dismissed
thrilled
the
.
'
.
.
,
i
i
fill
children
who
thronged
the
acijoining
streeis.
ine
fire,
on
the
Eighth
Avenue
side
of
the
roof,
was
noticed
by
several
people
simultaneously
and
the
alarm
was
'phoned
into
the
fire
station
by
Mrs.
Chrlstlson.
Mos!
of
the
classes
had
Just
been
dls
missed
and
the
teacners
quickly
cleared
the
building
when
th5
alarm
was
sounded
in
the
schoo!
building
by
the
principal,
Miss
E.
A.
Mercer,
who
had
been
noti
fied.
The
city
fire
truck
wasted
no
time
in
getting
on
the
scene
and
In
a
matter
of
minutes
had
a
stream
or
water
playing
on
the
roof,
effectively
dousing
the
fire.
The
War
Assets
Fire
Depart
ment
arrived
upon
the
scene
a
few
minutes
later
and
attacked
the
fire
from
inside
the
building,
climbing
Into
'the
attic
with
one
of
the
inch
and
a
naif
hoses
in
stalled
In
the
.building.
A
roar
from
the
children
greeted
a
member
of
this
crew
when
he
suddenly
penetrated
through
the
roof,
followed
by
laughter
wnen
he
became
soaked
with
his
own
hose.
School
Trustee
Mrs.
Rothwell
had
seen
the
developments
from
her
house
and
visited
the
school
at
once,
closely
followed
by
School
Board
Secretary
Mrs
Roper,
who
Is
arranging
for
.re
pair
work.
j4
The
roof
was
already
In
bad
shape,
having
been
condemned
long
ago
as
unsatisfactory,
and
there
are
15
holes
over
one1
of
the
classrooms,
which
has
had
Derlodlc
"showers"
as
a
result
The
board
had
recently
decided
to
mend
the
side
of
the
roof
affected
and
yesterdav's
developments
may
speed
this
action.
NO
WHALING
THIS
YEAR
VICTORIA
It
is
unlikely
that
the
Consolidated
Whaling
Corporation
will
carry
on
operations
this
summer.
The
normal
time
for
the
season
is
now
here
but
the
corporation
has
been
unable
to
obtain
whaling
vessels,
cither
by
repairing
its
fleet
or
getting
'
boats
from
Seattle.
Hundreds
of
Present
Ruling
Chiefs
Likely
To
Depart
from
Scene
BOMBAY
(CP)
Nearly
six
hundred
mahara-jahs,
nawabs,
ruling
chiefs
and
princes
of
all
kinds
may
vanish
from
the
Indian
scene
if
British
cabinet
mission
negotiations
with
Indian
leaders
are
successful.
Indian
Princes
and
their
leaders
gathered
here
today
for
a
meeting
of
the
standing
committee
of
the
Chamber
of
Princes,
third
most
Important
political
element
In
India
besides
the
All-India
Congress
party
and
the
Moslem
League.
It
will
make
vital
decisions
on
the
British
mission's
constitutional
plan,
jlf
the
plan
goes
into
effect.
probably
fewer
tnan
a
aozen
oi
these
ancient
monarchies
will
continue
to
exist
in
their
present
form
in
Independent
India.
Countless
small
states
will
disappear.
The
Nyzan
of
Hyderbad
wiP,
doubtless,
be
on
of
the
survivors.
He
is
said
to
be
the
richest
man
in
the
world
and
rules
a
country
as
large
as
Eng
land
and
Scotland
combined.
Both
the
All-India
Congress
and
the
Moslem
League
have
indicated
willingness
to
accept
the
Kplf.envprnment
nlan
of
the
cabinet
committee
with
certain
reservations.
to
provide
the
facilities
ahead
of
tiie
markets,"
Mr.
Flaten.
said,
Mt
U
nosslble
thai
wa.
mav
be
ate-to
develop
rrrarketsihAl
aska,
Powell
River,
Ocean
Falls
and
possibly
a
competative
foothold
in
Vancouver
and
Seattle."
Inspector
of
Mines
Charles
Graham
told
the
conference
that
production
at
Telkwa
at
present
Is
20
tons
a
day,
but
that
the
capacity
production
for
the
two
mines
now
operating
Is
200
tons
dally.
Plywood
and
Fibreboard
The
region's
most
lavish
asset
timber,
was
subject
of
two
sub
missions,
one
by
District
Forest
er
J.
D.
Mathieson,
dealing
with
plywood,
and
the
second
by
W.
M.
Watts,
on
a
pulp,
fibre-
board
and
rayon
Industry
Within
a
radius
of
50
miles
of
Prince
Rupert,
according
to
Mr
Watts,
there
are
by
conserva
tive
estimate,
12
billion
board
feet
of
timber
suitable
for
ex
ploitatlon
for
pulpwood,
fibre
board
and
rayon
manufactur
lng.
Economical
methods
of
haulage
of
this
lumber
exist,
nnrl
in
addition
there
is
a
de-
fvnrpeclniT
n1pn!iirp
at
the
waV
twolnnpH
hvrtrn
nrrarpr
of
5
0(10
In
which
they
had
been
received
horsepower
at
Falls
River
with
.
.
n
1
fHMUUne
I
.
.
.
.
a
potential
of
15,000
horsepower
which
would
be
developed
should
the
need
arise.
For
the
manufacture
of
ply
wood,
District
Forester
J.
D.
Mathieson
informed
the
round
table
gathering,
there
exists
enough
cVJttonwood
in
the
Skeena
and
Naas
valleys
to
sus
tain
a
yield
of
5,500,000
board
feet
annually
on
a
60-year
rotation
basis.
In
addition
there
are
large
stands
of
alder
on
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
which
have
value
In
furniture
manu
facture.
A
stand
of
cottonwood
in
the
Skeena
valley
between
Kwinlt-sa
and
Terrace
contains
197,000.-
000
board
feet
which
is
contain
ed
In
an
area
which
would
be
an
efficient
operating
"circle",
Mr.
Mathieson
said.
In
addition,
there
is
another
12,000,000
board
feet
of
cottonwood
standing
In
the
Naas
valley.
Transportation
of
these
logs
to
Vancouver
Is
both
"costly
and
risky,"
he
said,
pointing
out
the
feasibility
"of
them
being
processed
locally.
In
addition
to
a
plywood
factory,
a
sawmill
and
furniture
factory
could
find
ample
materials
of
the
same
type.
Fishery
Exploitation
Has
Reached
Peak
W.
H.
Brett.
M.LA.,
said
that
the
fishing
Industry,
which
has
been
Prince
Rupert's
industrial
backbone
in
the
past
"has
pret-
WOULD
FORCE
NEGOTIATIONS
CC.L.
Makes
Representations
To
Ottawa
in
Connection
With
Lumber
Strike
TORONTO
0)
The
national
wage
drive
co-ordinating
com
mittee
of
the
Canadian
Congress
of
Labor
today
sent
a
telegram
to
Labor
Minister
Humphrey
Mitchell
at
Ottawa
urging
that
pressure
be
brought
on
British
Columbia
lumber
companies
to
enter
into
direct
negotiations
with
the
International
Woodworkers
of
America.
The
committee
promised
financial
support
for
the
striking-
yj
Many
Industrial
Possibilities
Of
Prince
Rupert
Presented
tv
mpll
icirhprl
Ms
limit,
nf
px-
ploitatlon."
At
the
present
time
I
"
rpEf.ripi.lhlp'lTipasiiTefs
have
tieenl
mnn
A1nr!ii.:t.rv
1
"We
will
have
to
look
to
other
fields
to
build
up
this
community."
Mr.
Brett
declared.
'There
is
sufficient
investment
in
the
Industry
now
to
look
after
pro
duction.
However,
investiga
tions
now
under
way
may
reveal
future
potentialities.
He
suecested
that
the
pro
cessing
of
fish
products
had
not
yet
been
fully
developed
and
so
mieht
emDlov
more
workers.
He
urged
the
creation
of
a
govern
ment
loan
board
to
help
finance
the
construction
of
larger
ships
to
exploit
halibut
Area
Three
more
fully,
and
the
re-establish-'
ment
of
a
flshries
biological
ex
perimental
station
at
Prince
Rupert.
Industry
at
Tort
Edward
Utilization
of
the
wartime-built
docks
and
Industrial
sites
at
Port
Edward
was
suggested
by
Alderman
T.
N.
Youngs.
The
1,200-foot
ammunition
dock
at
Watson
Island
could
be
useful
to
lumber
and
shipping
Interests,
he
said,
and
the
two
smaller
docks
might
be
employed
by
canneries.
Re-establishment
of
the
ship
ping
subsidy
between
Prince
Ru
pert
and
the
United
Kingdom
was
emphasized
by
W.
M.
Watts
as
a
source
of
expansion.
In
addition
he
sought
the
support
of
the
removal
of
the
winter
load
line
regulations
which
now
apply
to
deep
sea
ships
loading
at
Prince
Rupert.
Trade
com
missioner
O'Meara
assured
the
Catherine
that
he
would
wire
the
Droner
authorities
to
see
that
I
the
matter
Is
brought
up
at
the
International
Maritime
confer
ence
in
Seattle
this
week.
F
P.
M.
M.
Ray
Ray
urged
urgea
the
ne
suppox
support
Industry
ln
the
development
of
small
Industrial
minerals
deposits.
He
told
of
a
mica
prop
erty
on
the
coast
which
he
had
exploited
successfully
before
the
war.
Will
Robinson
of
Terrace
spoke
of
the
possibilities
of
develop
ing
hydro
power,
agriculture,
tourist
trade,
brick
clays
and
marl
deposits
in
the
region
of
the
interior
town.
A
submission
from
the
village
of
Stewart
stressed
the
depen
dence
of
that
locality
on
hard
rock
mining,
urging
that
the
development
'of
the
region's
min
erals
be
pushed
forward.
DOCTOR
IS
ACQUITTED
Assize
.Court
Trial
at
Frince
George
Results
in
Dr.
Beach
Being
Freed
PRINCE
GEORGE
0)
Dr.
Donald
Watson
Beach,
charged
with
neglect
of
duty
in
connec
tion
with
the
death
of
Mrs.
Rose
Irene
Soucy,
was
yesterday
freed
at
the
Supreme
Court
Assize
nre
when
Mr.
Justice
A.
M.
Harper
directed
the
jury
to
brine
In
a
verdict
of
"not
guilty."
"I
cannot
see
any
criminality
In
this
case,"
said
Mr.
Justl:
Harper.
Mrs.
Soucy
was
fatally
burned
when
her
home
at
McBrlde
was
destroyed
by
fire
October
5
last
and
later
Dr.
Beach
was
charged
with
falling
to
carry
out,
his
legal
medical
obligations.
LAKES
SHIPPING
TORONTO
Ship
operators
iiors
said
today
that
they,
did
intend
tJ
-
C
at
Corr
J
trite,
JJ
S
J
r
Gov't
May
Run
Mills
Ottawa
May
Take
Action
to
Insure
Against
Loss
of
Foodstuffs
in
I.WJV.
Strike
VICTORIA
O
Provincial
government
experts
are
surveying
conditions
In
the
fruit
growing
areas
and,
if
they,
find
that
the
,
lumber
strike
Is
resulting
In
loss
of
foodstuffs,
the.
federal
government
will
be
asked
to
take
over
the
Interior
mills
for
manu
lacture
of
food
containers.
An
nouncement
to
this
effect
was
made
yesterday
by
Hon.
George
Pearson,
provincial
minister
of
labor.
Vegetable
and
fruit
growers
1Q,
the
Kamloops
area
are
lacing;
what
they
fear
may
be
a
desperate
situation.
Owing
to
lack
of
boxes
the
crops
there
may
be
a
total
loss
unless
early
action
in
connection
with
containers
is
nhtalnprl
Rtrawhprrlp.;
jiHll
-on-
SOCKEYE
CARRY
ON
IN
SPITE
OF
NUMEROUS
VICISSITUDES
Rlfppnn
Rivpr
snekeve
salmon
doesn't
stand
much
of
a
chance.
According
to
a
man
who
.
i
i
it.
1
1
makes
it
his
business
to
una
out
sucn
tnmg,
tne
poor
fish
has
so
many
strikes
called
on
him
before
he
really
gets
a
start
in
life
that
it's
hardly
worth
while.
Nevertheless,
he
manages
to
bear
up
astonishingly.
.
.
.
P4
wHBp
TJ!:;
YOUNGEST
MINISTER
Hon.
Sir
Stafford
Crlpps,
K.C.,
MJ
President
of
the
Board
of
Trade
in
Britain's
present
government.
'The
youngest
son
of
Baron
Parmoor
and
educated
at
Winchester
and
University
College,
London,
he
was
called
to
the
Bar
in
1913.
After
working
with
the
Red
Cross
In
France
and
as
Assistant
Superintendent
In
a
munitions
factory
during
the
Great
War,
h.e
returned
to
the
Bar
and
was
Solicitor
-
General
from
1930
to
1931.
He
was
elected
Member
of
Parliament
for
East
Bristol
In
1931.
From
1940
to
1942
he
was
British
Ambassador
in
Russia
and
in
1942
he
became
Lord
Privy
Seal
and
Leader
of
the
House
of
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Scattered
rain
showers
and
cloudy
skies
have
been
general
over
British
Columbia
for
the
nasi,
few
davs.
However,
with
drier
air
spreading
over
the
province
from
the
northwest,
conditions
will
Improve
erad
.-
Maxl.
of
the
Department
of
Trade
and
ture8
ln
the
th
em
interior
of
the
province
were
about
20
degrees
below
the
sea
sonal
average
yesterday.
Tem
peratures,
ln
these
regions
are
expected
to
be
10
to
15
degrees
higher
today.
Normal
temperatures
prevail
generally
over
the
remainder
of
the
province.
Forecast
Prince
Rupert,
Queen
Char
lottes
and
North
Coast
Clear
today
and
Saturday.
Winds
light
Warmer
temperatures
tonight
and
Saturday.
Massett
mini
mum
44.
maximum
62:
Prince
Rupert
minimum
45,
maximum
65.
Port
Hardy
region
cloudy
to
day.
Clear
Saturday.
Winds
light
His
first
aiincuuy
is
10
una
an
ancestor.
'Such
a
negligible
tlon
of
sockeye
ever
manage
to
return
to,
the
spawning
streams
that
it
is
a
wonder
that
the
species
manages
to
bear
up
at
all.
Dr.
A.
L.
Pritchard
of
the
Nanaimo
fisheries
biological
station
laid
bare
a
portion
oft
he
private
life
o
the
sock.eye-to
the
Rotary
Club
here
yesterday
In
expose
based
on
a
Skeena
River
survey
which
his
department
has
been
carrying
on
ior
the
last
three
years.
;
Dr
Pritchard
hopes
to-be;
able
to
tell
the
whole
story
about'
that
particular
type
of
fish
ln
another
two
years
when
the
survey
Is
completed.
He
seems
fairly
cer
tain
that
m
spite
o
their
hardships
they
will
last
until
Octo
ber
1948.
In
the
meantime
he
has
managed
to
do
pretty
well
ln
the
matter
of
data.
s
The
greatest
enmy
of
the
salmon
and
of
the
sockeye
ln
particular,
Is
the
tm
can.
peopia
Insist
on
putting
large
numDers-of
them
ln
cans
for
other
people
to
eat.
This
sadly
reduces
the
number
of
salmon
which
can
hope
to
get
back
to
their
native
streams
to
lay
eggs
and
thereby
become
ancestors.
Ee.es
are
the
salmon's
salva
tion.
SalmAci
really
known
how
to
lay
eggs.
They
lay
them
'In
such
quantity
that
even
with
a
(mortality
rate
of
96
per
cent
from
the
time
the
fish
is
hatched
until
It
reaches
the
sear
they
still
managed
to
fill
between
7Q,
000
and
100,000
cases
annually
from
the
Skeena
River.
The
fact
that
those
cases.
of
canned
salmon
are
filled
with
adult
salmon
which
have
spent
from
four
to
six
years
braying
the
unknown
dangers
of
the
Ocean
is
further
indlcatlon,:ot
the
hardihood
of
the
breed.
They
High
(Continued
on
Page
4)
-i
Local
Tides
Saturday,
June
8,
1946
,
.
8:59
16.2-feet
21:31
18.3
feet
Low
.:
3:01
8.1
feet
15:01
7.1
feet
KEEPS
"EM
YOUNG
'
DARTFORO,
Eng.,
00
Miss
E.
M.
Fryer,
headmistress
of
Dart-
ford
County
Grammar
School
for
girls,
has
banned
colored
skirts.
blouses,
shoes,
foalr-rlbbons
and
slides
for
her
girls
and
also
grown-up
hair
styles.