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DAT
and
NIGHT
SERVICE
KoHT
SERVICE
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
Bill
and
Ken
Nesbitt
VOL.
XXXV,
No.
213.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
D.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER
11,
1946
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
REPORT
IG
M
an
Strike
S
Is
M
ore
Derious
NAAS
Eat
PM.L
15
wa;
U
to
investigate
fently
emanating
Lnn
that
a
native
what
tie
thought
floating
on
tne
frandale
Cannery
i
Wark
Canal.
No
S.,.,0,,
n
the
re-
Received
ai
pollec
trc
Tht
investl-
carrlcd
out
on
that
the
body
of
ms
ot
the
wrcck-
fcma
Queen
may
,
that
area,
Th:-
crew
-members
Lei
of
the
plane
t
a
(.
the
plane
htlme
the
bnati
?.C
are
dragging
h
ot
Flnlayson
I
is
thoueht
the
ive
crashed,
BOOK
ORMS
arly
to
the
call
I
new
Number
Six
tince
Rupert
cltl-
queue
in
front
of
i
post
office
at
1
Blternoon,
while
ifflcer
Mrs.
A.
busy
assistants
new
books
for
ns
from
the
back
s.
distribution
hours
x
k
to
4
30
In
the
from
7
o'clock
evenings,
today.
'
Friday
Failure
book
In
those
fs
will
cause
dlf
ray
Inter,
ration
v
Is
to
The
Royal
Intcd
Police
dU
b
that
"one
pack-
was
still
missing
Ucred
mall
sack
d
$120,000
In
cash
red
last
Wednes-
pwren
Vancouver
ut
were
non-com
pe
report
that
the
1
contained
about
a?
was
located
In
It
Office.
have
as
yet
been
MJP
SLOW
Lord
Tedder.
Koyal
Air
Force.
fit
die
Royal
Air
li?
campaign
for
py
next
March
Is
behind
schedule
a)
Air
Forrp
Is
jth
being
reduced
I
I-Air
Force
head
said
It
Is
quite
'.tie
nrosrpss
of
I
the
Royal
Cana
!
and
no
difficulty
In
filling
the
re-
ASS'N
fFS
START
MS
-Mlnneapo-
poianapolls
In
12
Pay
by
a
spnm
ni
take
the
lead
one
Fg
In
the
hpst.
nf
al
play-off
series
Fa
Association
I
.
ta
similar
lead
In
Mt
with
a
twpivn.
I0V
St
Paul.
Ptember
12,
1946
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'"I
TERRACE
MAN
MAKES
FIRST
SOLO
FLIGHT
TERRACE
Dill
Martin
has.
the
distinction
of
being
the
first
student
in
the
Terrace
Flying
Club
to
make
a
solo
flight.
He
was
up
for
30
minutes
on
Sunday
and
40
minutes
on
Monday.
The
club
president,
Martin
rolotd
successfully
after
only
a
five
hours
and
40
minutes
of
dual
Instruction
from
William
Cooper,
the
club
Instructor.
The
Terrace
Flying
Club
Is
In
full
operation
and
now
has
Its
charter
and
U
recognized
by
the
Royal
Flying
Club
Association.
MEMBER
BACK
FROM
OTTAWA
II.
O.
Archibald,
member
of
Parliament
for
Skeena,
arrived
in
the
cltv
on
the
Prince
Ru
pert
this
morning
from
Ottawa
following
the
closing
of
the
lat
est
.session
of
the
House.
Mr.
Archibald
was
accompanied
by
his
wife,
whom
he
married
in
Ottawa
earlier
In
the
year.
STOCK
MARKET
SLUMP
NEW
YORK
There
was
-"peculation
today
on
the
cause
of
the
(treat
slump
in
the
New
York
tork
market
which
during
the
fast
week
has
caused
a
slump
of
nine
billion
dollar
In
quolrrt
values.
An
industrial
slowdown,
together
with
labor
-
management
troubles,
are
generally
felt
to
be
the
reason
ralKerlhii
the
International
situtaion.
The
liquids!
Ion
of
3.30M0O
shares
yesterday,
was
the
largest
since
1910.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
Courtesy
8.
D.
Johnston
Co.
Ltd
Vancouver
Dralorne
H
!
D.
R.
Con.
12
B.
R.
X.
12
Cariboo
Quartz
2.80
Dentonla
..
3fil
Orull
Wlhksne
-12
Hedley
Mascot.
1.30
Mlnton
-
5'.
ppnrl
nrellle
2.30
Pioneer
-
3.45
Premier
Border
O7
Premier
1-40
Trlvatcer
55
,
Reeves
McDonald
1-20
Reno
I6
Salmon
Gold
21
Sheep
Creek
1-05
Taylor
Bridge
r..
60
Whitewater
02Ta
Vananda
30
Congress
1
Pacific
Eastern
12
Hedley
Amalgamated..
.13
Spud
Valley
22
Central
Zcballos
H
OI13
Ai
P.
Con
10
Calmont
-22
C.
&
E
!
I."
Foothills
I-75
Home
....s............
2.55
Toronto
Aumaque
-
78
Deattle
63
Bobjo
I5
Buffalo
Canadian
20
Cons.
Smelters
81.50
Eklona
-50
Elder
New
-00
CJIant
Ycllowknlfe
6.15
Hardrock
6J
Jackknlfe
-I5
Jollct
Quebec
70
Little
Lon;
Lac
180
Madsen
Red
Like
2.95
Mncleod
Cockshutt
1.86
Moneta
-50
Ornega
.2
Fickle
Crow
v
2.85
San
Antonio
3
00
Senator
Rouyn
Shenltt
Oordon
2.85
Steep
Rock
2.30
Sturgeon
River
30
Lynx
:
2S
Lapaska
50
God's
Lake
62
Negus
2.10
Aubelie
,
43
Heva
Gold
60
Harrlcana
20
McKenzle
Red
Lake
91
Seventy
Men
Fishing
Vessel
Overhaul
Providing
Principal
Activity
There
Now
Steady
flow
of
fishing
vessels
In
and
out
for
painting,
hull
work
and
general
overhaul
Is
providing
the
principal
present
artivitv
-j.
fh
Prinro
n,,
dry
dock
which
is
now
down
to
peacetime
basts
with
about
70,",a
uo'"
Jrdlua'
111
auui"u"
fcU
men
emnlnveri.
Trwiav
fnr
in.
i
the
drv
dock,
are
xeening
busy
stance,
there
were
three
fishing
I
New
Process
For
Permanent
Carls
CHICAGO
W--A
new
method
of
halrdressln,
claimed
to
give
every
woman
.permanent
curls
was
reported
today
by
the
American
Chemical
Society.
The
process
Is
based
on
the
action
of
sulphur,
which
forms
part
of
all
hitman
hair,
and
the
use
of
two
cold
solutions.
HAS
HEAVY
PROBLEMS
LAKE
SUCCESS,
New
York
ft'
-
The
United
Nations
economic
and
social
council
opened
today
what
will
perhaps
be
the
most
ticklish
session
since
It
was
set
up
less
than
nine
months
ago
The
instrument
chosen
by
a
world
weary
of
war
to
settle
economic
and
social
problems
Is
beset
at
this
third
session
with
a
number
of
questions
fraught
with
seeds
of
war.
Upon
its
de-
clslon,.in.the
.next,
month
may,
.
&lso
depend
Canada's
policy
of
1
postwar
immigration,
a-
jjiesaiui
li
.
it...
..,-..
nr
Iaco
I
JltUUICIIl
Ml
UKlb
LUIJIttljr
Ul
Mil
than
12
million
Inhabitants.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Clear
weather
continues
over
the
Interior
this
morning
with
cloudy
skies
beginning
to
prevail
over
the
coastal
area
since
mid
night.
Intermittent
rain
that
began
over
the
Queen
Charlottes
at
daybreak
is
expected
to
extend
gradually
southward
along
the
coait
during
the
day
as
the
weather
system
offshore
moves
slowly
eastward.
Cooler
weather
will
nicvail
over
the
coast
today
and
spread
gradually
to
tlie
in
terior
Thursday.
Forecast
Prince
Rupert,
Queen
Char
lottes
and
North
Coast
North
ern
nortlon:
Overcast
today
and
Thursday:
Intermittent
rain
throughout:
southeast
wincis
:u
miles
per
hour
increasing
to
30,
exnosed
areas,
becoming
soum
erly
20
miles
per
hour
Thursday.
Southern
nortlon:
Cloudy,
be
rnmlnff
overcast
by
late
after
noon:
overcast
Thursday
wun
intermittent
rain;
light
winds
beconilne
southeast
15
miles
per
hour
tonight
and
Thursday;
lit
tle
change
in
temperature.
Mlnl-
mums
tonight:
Port
Hardy,
49:
Massctt.
18;
Prince
Rupert,
43.
Maximums
Wednesday:
Port
Hardy,
59;
Massctt,
60;-
Trlnce
Rupert,
58.
at
Dry
Dock
vessels
in
the
yard
receiving
attention.
Prosperity
In
halibut
fishing
as
a
result
of
the
high
prices
,
ana
notwithstanding
ine
snon-ness
cf
the
season
Is
actuating
manv
of
the
boat
owners
to
carry
out
Improvement
work
on
,heir
vessels
and-
as
a
result"
lhes3
days.
FORMER
LOCAL
MAN
IS
DEAD
i;iiiero;i
Hannan,
One-Time
Postmaster
at
Seal
Cove,
Passes
Away
In
Los
Angeles
Emerson
Hannati,
former
postmaster
at
Seal
Cove
and
partner
with
E
Cavcnalle
In
the
general
store
theic.
aas
passed
awav
In
Los
Angeles
at
the
age
of
112,
according
to
telegraphic
word
received
by
Mr.
Cavenallc
who
will
be
leaving
as
soon
as
possible
to
attend
the
funeral,
Mr.
llannan.
after
havln-r
resided
here
for
18
years,
left
the
city'
about
17
years
ago
and
had
yince
lived
In
California.
Before
coming
to
Prince
Rupert
he
had
been
In
the
hotel
business
for
a
time
at
Campbell
River,
Van
couver
Island.
For
a
while
he
had
also
been
located
In
the
prince
George
district.
A
native
of
New
Brunswick.
1
Mr.
Hannan
Is
survived
by
his
widow.
Delivery
of
.
...
K
4
1
1
I
1
fll
K
anned
lYinrv
u
However.
Calgary
Is
Stll
Orlllng
l
li'iil
R.C.M.P.
Will
Aid
Non-Striking
Farmers
ED'J
IVTON
O;
Pinch
of
the
30-day
strike
of
20,000
members
of
the
Alberta
Farmers
Union
was
felt
in
Alberta
today
as
the
union's
rmbarco
on
milk
deliveries
went
into
effect
at
mid
night,
the
latest
move
of
the
farmers
to
force
federal
recog
nition
of
demands
for
establishment
of
a
fact-finding
board
to
set
rarity
prices.
Hundreds
of
pickets
turned
out
In
force
to
prevent
movement
of
all
farm
produce,
including
grain,
dairy
.oods
and
livestock.
The
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
took
stern
measures
to
nucll
outbreaks
of
violence
at
widely
separated
points
in
the
province.
Manacer
of
the
Alberta
Milk
Producers'
Association
last
night
assured
dairy
farmers
who
wished
to
deliver'
their
milk
to
market
that
they
would
be
accorded
police-
protection
against
pickets.
Calgary
was
receiving
its
normal
supply
of
milk
today
in
spite
ot
the
strike.
Some
creameries
are
taking
in
cream
from
the
farmers
and
processing
It
on
the
understand-lug
that
they
will
not
dispose
of
it
until
the
strike
is
settled.
NO
BARRIERS
BETWEEN
CHURCH
UNION
-
Distinguished
visitor
photographed
in
Canatla,
is
the
Most
Rev.
Geoffrey
Francis
Fisher,
Archbishop
of
Canterbury,
who.
outranks
everybody
in
the
British
commonwealth
but
the
King.
He
can
see
1
1
no
jnsoluaoie
Darners
Deiween
a
1
ABANDONING
SEARCH
VANCOUVER
President
of
Ihc
Queen
Charlotte
Airlines
announced
last
night
that
search
for
the
flying
boat
Skeena
Queen
and
further
bodies
would
be
abandoned
unless
fresh
clues
were
found.
MINI'"
IIS,
TO
STRIKE
CALGARY
Coal
miners
of
southeastern
Itritish
Columbia
and
southwestern
Alberta,
as
well
as
those
of
the
Coal
Spur
east
of
Jasper,
have
voted
ovexwhrlmingly
in
favor
of
going
on
strike
In
support
of
the
demand
for
a
$2.50
per
day
wage
increase.
They
had
been
offered
$1
per
day.
RATION
BOOkS
STOLEN
,
VANCOUVER
Seven
thousand
new
ration
books
were
stclen
here
last
night
from
three
schools
Burnaby
Senior
High,
Prince
of
Wales
and
Hudson.
PROSECUTE
SQUATTERS
LONDON
The
British
government
announced
today
that
criminal
conspiracy
charges
are
being
considered
against
Communist
organizers
of
a
fast-spreading
squatter
invasion
of
vacant,
private
and
government
-
leased
dwellings
The
cabinet
was
called
into
special
session
to
be
held
tomorrow
In
the
squatters'
CANADIAN
FLIER
CRASHES
TO
DEATH
BEFORE
EYES
OF
PARENTS-Sqdn.-Leader
Leo
.1.
Tavior
veteran
of
11
years'
service
with
the
R.C.A.F..
crashed
to
his
death
on
the
family
BeffhVfatort
efforts
to
rescue
him.
His
widow
and
daughter
live
In
Ottawa.
The
Kr
seen
in
background
of
this
view
or
home
at
Derryvllle,
near
Cannlngton.
Ont.
can
be
Sfe
shattered
Harvard
trainer
aircraft.
The
nllot's
parents
and
brother
were
watching
as
dived
to
the
ground.
"No
one
can
ever
know
what
a
then
suddenly
circled
low
the
plane
?
tS
"we
the
flier's
grief-stricken
mother
said.
shock
1
is
voi
r
child
die
right,
before
vour
eyes."
union
01
nui.ea,uui,
uiuiuk
NEW
KINSMEN
HEAD
BANFF
W.
J.
Kirby
of
aioncton,
N.
B.,
was
elected
national
president
of
(he
As-rotiation
of
Kinsmen
Clubs
at
the
closing
session
of
the
national
convention
here,
BUTCHERS
CLOSING
UP
NEW
YORK
Thousands
of
butcher
shops
In
the
country
ere
closed
owing
to
quotas
Itavinj
b
e
c
o
nf
e
exhausted.
Some
may
have
to
go
out
of
business.
NEW
SHIP
LINE
VANCOUVER
A
new
transpacific
freight
steamship
line
will
go
into
operation
from
here
to
the
Orient.
It
will
have
six
.10,000-ton
freighters.
J
0111I011
interests
are
in
control
with
British
Columbians
providing
the
financial
backing.
HOWE
ON
COAST
VANCOUVER
Hon.
C.
D.
Howe,
minister
of
reconstruction,
Is
due
to
arrive
in
Van-rruver
at
6:30
p.m.
Saturday.
He
will
bo
travelling
with
H.
J.
Symington,
president
of
TransCanada
Air
Lines,
on
one
of
the
new
Douglas
aircraft
fnr
tr?.nsAtIantir,
and
transcontinental
service.
NEW
DECISION
ASKED
VANCOUVER
The
Canadian
Congress
of
Labor
asked
the
provincial
government
last
ni?ht
to
reverse
its
decision
in
regard
to
the
48-hour
week
in
the
hard
rock
inlulng
industry.
It
was
suggested
that
it
I'e
made
a
criminal
offence
to
work
more
than
40
hours
in
the.
mining
industry.
BIG
JEWEL
HAUL
FRANKFURT
Millions
of
dollars'
worth
of
diamonds,
geld,
sMver
and
platinum
have
been
rounded
up
by
the
joint
"Operation
Sparkler"
of
the
United
States
and
British
occupation
forors
in
occupied
Germany.
The
jewels
were
being
hoarded,
it
is
believed,
to
help
finance
a
revival
of
Nazi-ism,
NEW
HIGH
BIRTHRATE
VICTORIA
"tie
Tiirthrite
hit
a
new
alt-time
high
in
British
Columbia
in
July
witn
''.fi.8
per
thousand,
three
higher
:
than
the
previous
high
record
In
May.
A
the
death
rate
was
unchanged
at
9.61
per
thousand,
the
natural
increase
in
population
was
also,
therefore,
the
highest
on
record.
C.
1.
0.
May
Now
Join
With
A.
F.
L
Walkout
National
Twenty:Four-Hour
Work.
Stoppage
Is
Latest
Proposal
No
Stabilization
Board
Decision
Yet
NEW
YORK
(CP)
The
maritime
strike
assumed
more
serious
aspect
today
as
a
C.I.O.
union
head
said
that
his
union
would
also
walk
out
unless
demands
of
the
American
Federation
of
Labor
were
applied
to
the
whole
industry.
A
twenty-four-hour
national
work
stoppage
has
been
urged
upon
Philip
Murray,
president
of
the
C.I.O.,
and
wu-l
Ham
Green,
president
of
the
A.F.L.,
by
the
'joint
strike
committee
of
A.F.L.
seamen
as
a
demonstration
of
solidarity.
No
decision
was
expected
before
late
today
from
the
wage
stabilization
board
in
the
matter
of
reconsidering
its
rejection
of
a
,
wage
agreement
which
had
been
,
reached
between
the
employes
and
union.
Ballot
Poll
The
Is
Proposed
1
Minister
of
Labor
Makes
Suggestion
Gap
of
Dispute
Is
Narrowed
Down
OTTAWA
D
Hon.
Humphrey
Mitchell,
minister
of
labor,
pro
poses
a
secret
ballot
poll
of
steel
strikers,
on
settlement
proposals
made
by
the
government
and
indicates
that,
the
proposals
which
the
strikers
iril&liniton;
Sault
Ste.
Marie
....
and
Sydney
v
,x
re
.
jected
by
show
of
hands
were
I
the
ti
final
rln1
word
1
from"
frnnV-
ft
the
Via
govern
rrfWtnm
ment.
Mr.
Mitchell
expressed
the
opinion
that
the
ballot
method
wouid
give
a
truer
expression
of
opinion.
He
has
the
power
to
take
such
a
balloi.
A
Union
official
said
that
there
was
litte
gap
now
between
the
demands
of
the
union
and
the
proposal
of
the
government
and
the
strike
could
be
settled
possibly
this
week
if
the
government
accepted
the
union
demands
for
parity
and
holiday
pay.
EMPLOYMENT
IS
IMPROVED
More
People
Working
in
Canada
in
August
In
Spite
of
Widespread
Strikes
OTTAWA
O)
Improved
em
ployment
conditions
existed
in
August
in
spite
of
widespread
strikes.
It
is
reported
by
the
Department
of
Labor.
The
de
partment
Indicated
seasonal
ex
pansion
in
employment
In
ag
riculture,
logging
and
mining
but
a
drastic
slump
in
manu
facturlng
due
to
strikes.
Hon.
Ian
Mackenzie
Is
Coming
to
Rupert
An
early
visit
from
Hon.
Ian
Mackenzie,
minister
of
pensions
and
health,
to
Prince
Rupert
is
expected
in
the
near
future.
The
minister
has
Intimated
to
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
that
he
will
be.
here
as
soon
as
possible
now
that
the
sesslop
is
over.
Tne
Chamber
some
time
ago
Invited
Mr.
Mackenzie
to
visit
the
city
FIVE
WAR
BRIDES
ARRIVE
IN
CITY
Five
Prince
Rupert
war
brides
arrived
in
the
.
city
on
last
night's
train,
after
having
arrived
in
Canada
on
September
4
on
the
liner
Aqultania
from
overseas.
They
were
Mrs.
A.
W.
Dish-man,
Mrs.
R.
C.
Johnson,
Mrs.
J.
Mlcholuk.
Mrs.
J.
T.
Moran,
and
Mrs.
J.
W.
Davey.
SAFE
CRACKED
N
CHILLIWACK
$9000
In
Cash
and
Securities
Taken
From
Co-operative
Store
CHILLIWACK
CB
Police
are
searching
for
safe
crackers
who
early
Tuesday
blew
the
safe
of
Yarrow
Growers'
Co-operative
Store
here
and
escaped
with.
$9000
In
cash
and
securities.
safe
is
believed
to
have
been
blown
with
nitro-glycerlne.
SMALL
WOMAN
AT
CONFERENCE
Chinese
Reporter
Four
Feet
Petite
PARIS
The
smallest
woman
attending
the
Paris
Peace
Conference
is
Miss
Tng
Chlng-lu,
Cblneeautrior,
"
andLnewspaper-woman.
'
pne,
is
oiuy
lour
ieet
tail,
iaK.cs
lsl2e
one
ln
snoeS(
and
a
yard
of
material
i
will
1
make
i
t
her
a'
'
dress.
J
Miss
Lu
Is
London
correspond
ent
of
the
Chinese
newspaper
Peace
Daily,
and
came
to
Paris
to
report
the
peace
conference.
She
can
never
find
anything
to
fit
her
in
Britain
except
ln
the
chiwrens
department,
so
she
has
all
her
clothes
specially
made
for
her.
Knowlne
the
difficulty
about
shoes
from
previous
experience
in
Britain
berore
tne
war,
sne
took
with
her
10
pairs
of
her
special
tiny
shoes
'when
she
went
to
London
about
a
year
ago
to
take
up
her
assignment.
As
she
cannot
eet
a
small
enough
size
in
stockings,
she
has
to
turn
back
tha
toes
of
her
stockings
under
her
feet.
Miss
Lu
has
an
Inseparable
ronmanlon.
another
Chinese
wo
man
Journalist.
Miss
Chungrel
Hsu,
London
correspondent
ot
the
Chinese
Dally
news,
who
Is
not
very
much
taller
than
herself.
Always
dressed
in
th
tons,
close-fitting
Chinese,
costume,
the
two
are
familiar
figures
In
the
corridors
of
the
Luxembourg
Palace.
They
were
the
first
Chinese
women
to
be
sent
abroad
as
foreign
correspondents.
HELICOPTER
EXPLORING
New
York
Mining
Engineer
Has
Plan
to
Get
Into
Inaccessible
Parts
of
Northland
NEW
YORK
Oil
Dr.
Hans
Lundberg,
mining
engineer.
plans
to
use
helicopters
in
a
new,
detailed
type
of
aerial
exploration
of
unchartered
regions
of
northern
Canada
this
fall,
the
primary
goal
to
be
mineral
deposits,
but
geophysical
sur
veying
from
the
air
will,
.also
be
the
first
accurate
study
of
millions
ot
acres
which
has,
so
far
been
impenetrable
to
land
expeditions.
CHINESE
CIVU.
WAR
NANKING
An
agreement
between
nationalists
and
communists
in
the
Chinese
"tiTll
war
appears
as
far
off
as
ever.
Counter-proposals
of
General-.,
isslmo
Chiang
Kai-Shek
are
unacceptable
to
the