I5TITUTI0N,
ELECTS
EXECUTIVE
fifteen-clause
constitution
was
adnntorl
ami
n
Stive
committee
of
seven
members
was
.ted
Winner
meeting
oi
tne
Prince
Kupc.'
Jfifta.
,1
Council
last
night
which
was
attende.
"Si"
lift
rlpleirates.
rvV
Tvw-
e
he
constitution
was
adopted
with
only
ir
v.ras
IPES
ARE
1
HELD
fad
with
them.
h
Five
trator
Bomber
Comes
to
(f
at
Dorval
Airport
Montreal
PNTKEAL,
June
30
B
'persons
wele
believed
to
been
killed
and
seven
s
mjurca
wntn
a
LiDcr-
f
bomber
from
nearby
Dor-
I
aii
port
crashed
shortly
taking
off.
All
12
on
1
were
service
personnel.
fplane
crashed
and
burned
be
ground,
it
was
enroute
Iritain.
Eyewitnesses
said
shortly
after
the
take-
they
saw
what
looked
to
propeller
diop
oil
one
or
ftngines
at
the
same
time
I
jet
of
flame
spurted
from
rengine.
at
Success
May
be
Reached
ndeavour
to
Give
India
Government
&NDON,
June
30
Q
While
;mla
conference,
summoned
iceroy
Lord
Wavell
to
dis-
!
plans
for
the
revision
of
(Indian
government
along
f'.y
autonomous
lines
has
adjourned
until
July
14
be-
of
disagreement
between
Irs
of
the
Moslem
League
'Congress
party,
hopes
are
held
that
a
successful
issue
yet
be
attained,
are
continuing
without
the
srence;
CKY
GRAZIANO
YOES
CHAMP
i
EW
YCiRK,
June
30
CT
The
itie
Brooklyn
puncher,
Rocky
iiano,
knocked
out
welter-
iht
champion
Freddie
(Red)
irane
of
New
Jersey
In
six-seconds
of
the
tenth
and
(round
of
the
non-title
bout
New
York's
Madison
Square
Wen.
IIREPATS
U
TALES
,
prse
Sees
Service
in
FS'and,
Italy,
France
F'fium
and
Africa
PRONTO,
June
30
ft
Cana-
f
servicemen
returning
home
c
'ong
tales
of
strange
places
have
nothing
on
the
Cana-
1
nursing
sisters
who
served
'iris
like
Nursing
Slrter
Bea-
Ic
McOulloch
of
Toronto
have
P
stories
too
stories
of
six
Pins
in
the
home
of
an
Ital-
I
family
in
an
Adriatic
coastal
p;
V-E
Day
In
London;
an
Pisuce
Day
narade
of
Arabs
Algiers.
pice
1940,
Miss
McCulloch
has
Fed
in
England,
Italy,
France,
Jum
and
at
Nljmegen.
Now
s
's
home
from
the
wars
and
Is
ne
to
be
back,"
I""
all
the
same.
I'd;
have
N
to
stay
with
the
unit
until
ITthing
was
over."
she
savs
"'ie
wistfully.
"Most
of
the
Lao
feel
like
that."
Wn'B
her
30
days'
leave
here.
se
McCullooh
ha
time
to
11
up
on
her
recollections.
Algiers
was
t.prrihlp"
she
"We
were
there
for
five
r5
and
the
nnlv
thine
that
1
w0rth
While
wnc
an
Arab
on
the
11th
of
Novem-"
IJde
.
U
teemed
rain
and
we
'wned
evervthfMo-
nnt.ii
we
I.?
benched."
I'urslnjr
SLstpr
'M-flnllnph
PTV
Rd
every
minnto
nt
w
iif
in
?
army.
PvPn
rny.Mll,.
Ttalv's
rm
mosmiltnne
IfVinltt.
n:
Right
now
she's
Inter-
1
'tl
thp
TTn-
Pnt.4
M1
U
rrV
"
naven't
cot
a
llnp
nn
that
NO
PArEU
MoNDAY
otldav
ki
.
ii
lav
j0.
,v
"""s
a
general
np-
IhIoq
jy"'c
wservance
of
Dom-
cHiti
"CQ'
"e
next
regu-RMton
1r
wiu
appear
Tuesday
viiduges
irom
me
lorm
n.
o
:
was
arawn
up
by
a
i
r
committee
three
weeks
ago.
W
"S
cept
for
the
addition
of
t
t,V?
clause,
the
greatest
change
w.
one
which
disallowed
the
suggested
veto
power
for
the
finance
committee
in
cases
where
It
could
not
agree
with
the
executive
committee
on
policy.
Instead
of
being
able
to
veto
expenditures
recommended
by
the
executive,
the
finance
committee
must
refer
the
matter
back
to
a
general
meeting
of
the
Recreation
Council.
Executive
committee
members
elected
last
night
were
Don
Forward
(Gyro),
Duncan
Wins:
(Kinsmen),
T.
N.
Youngs
(Civic
Centre),
W.
Noble
(Kinsmen),
Miss
Florence
Parker
(I.O.D.E.),
Alderman
Nora
E.
Arnold
(City
Council),
Dr.
R.
C.
Bamford
(Canadian
Legion).
It
Is
expected
that
the
executive
will
meet
to
appoint
its
officers
and
finance
committee
at
a
meeting
Tuesday.
Final
clause
which
was
added
to
the
constitution
was
one
which
Invites
the
public
to
become
contributing
patrons
to
the
council.
Harry
Breen,
chairman
of
the
temporary
committee
which
drew
up
the
constitution
and
prepared
the
prospective
budget
of
$500
a
month,
was
chairman
of
last
night's
meeting.
Maurice
Brydges
was
secretary.
Many
Pledge
Financial
Aid
Delegates
reported
on
the
financial
committals
made
to
the
Recreation
Council
by
their
organizations
and
these
added
up
to
a
monthly
Income
of
$355
plus
several
lump
contributions.
Following
Is
the
list
of
contributions
acknowledged:
Kinsmen's
Club,
$30
a
month
or
more
if
it
is
necessary
to
balance
the?
"budget.
This
will
be"
paid
in
a
lump
sum
for
the
per
lod.
from
June
to
December.
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce,
$10
a
month.
City
Council,
$100
a
month.
Civic
Centre
Association,
$1,000
lump
sum
for
the
purchase
of
equipment.
Gyro
Club,
$50
a
montn.
Canadian
Legion,
$150,
lump
sum
with
.a
recommenaauon
that
the
Incoming
executive
also
continue
contributions.
Women
of
the
Moose,
$10
a
month,
probably
more.
I.O.D.E.,
$25
a
month,
consisting
of
$10
from
Queen
Mary
Chapter,
$10
from
Cambral,
and
$5
from
Hill
60.
'A
Rotary
Club,
$50
a
month.
Provincial
Pro
Rcc,
$50
a
month.
Deleeates
from
several
organi
zations
reported
that
they
had
not
heen
authorized
to
make
definite
committals
but
mat
it
was
likely
that
they
would
become
contributing
members
hi
the
future.
At
the!
close
of
the
meeting
Mayor
H,
M.
Daggett
made
an
appeal
for
perseverance
and
wise
conduct
in
me
tnrecwun
ui
wc
council.
i
uree
the
executive
to
give
careful
consideration
to
the
programs
they
Initiate,"
his
worship
said.
"We
have
seen
many
or
ganizations
flourish
tor
a
snort
time,
then
die.
Let
us
build
solidly
from
the
ground
up."
MAYOR
TO
KETCHIKAN
Civic
Party
Going
to
July
4
.
.
,
;
ilrnrfcliin
First
Visit
to
Alaska
Mayor
and
Mrs.
H.
M.
Daggett
will
be
leaving
on
Monday
night
for
Ketchikan
where
they
will
attend
as
official
guests
the
annual
Independence
Day
celebration.
City
Clerk
and
Mrs.
r
H.
D.
Thaln
will
also
make
the
trip.
They
will
return
to
the
city
on
Thursday.
The
trip
Is
being
made
at
the
Invitation
of
Myor
Pederson
of
Ketchikan
and
the
party
will
travel
as
guests
of
the
American
Army.
His
worsnip
is
iiww"6
ward
with
keen
anticipation
to
the
trip
He
has
been
In
Prince
RupSV
36
years
but
this
will
be
his
first
visit
to
Alaska.
"We
have
made
plans
many
times
to
visit
Ketchikan
but
omehow
we
never
qu
t.
managed
It,"
Mayor
Daggett
chuckled
"but
finally
it
looks
like
we're
going
to
set
there.
will
tane
p"
-
during
j.,rn
broadcast
prince
Rupert
the
celebration,
I
LABUAN
I
Airdrome
AfS
u,mMfeoRNE(rl
r'.w-.-Aim,-
v
?
v
-
-
l(
SARAWAK"
i-S
.
BRUNEI.
In
Practical
Remembrance
SMITHERS
PLANNING
A
$30,000
CIVIC
CENTRE
AS
ITS
WAR
MEMORIAL
SMITHERS,
June
30
A
largely
attended
meeting
was
held
in
the
Municipal
Hall
at
Smithers
on
Tuesday
evening
for
the
purpose
of
organizing
a
committee
to
discuss
ways
and
means
of
building
a
Civic
Centre
in
Smithers
as
a
memorial
to
the
boys
of
the
Bulklev
Valley
who
have
served
in
the
armed
forces
BROADCAST
IS
UNIQUE
Ball
Game
at
Ketchikan
to
be
Aired
from
CFPR
The
first
international
broadcast
from
Alaska
to
be
parried
over
a
Canadian
radio
station
will
take
place
Wednesday
afternoon
July
4.
From
i
scenic
Totem
Park
In
Ketchikan,
a
portion
of
the
Independence
Day
baseball
game
between
'the
Acropolis
Hill
Browns
of
the
Prince
Rupert
sub-port
of
embarkation
and
the
Ketchikan
All-Stars
will
be
carried
by
remote
control
to
radio
station
CFPR
of
the
Canadian
Broadcasting
Corporation.
As
far
as
Is
known,
there
has
been
only
one
other
international
broadcast
between
Canada
and
the
Territory
of
Alaska.
It
differed
in
the
respect
that
the
program
originated
in
Canada
and
was
carried
by
an
Alaskan
station.
This
broadcast
occurred
shortly
after
the
completion
of
construction
of
the
Alaska
Hign
wav
telephone
service.
At
that
time
an
Army
program
originat
ing
In
Whltehorse'
was
carried
over
the
highway
telephone
line
and
broadcast
by
station
KFAR
in
Fairbanks,
Alaska.
Sgfc.
Walt
Montgomerie,
well
known
locally
as
a
master
of
ceremonies
and
sports
announcer,
will-
fcnnplmce-!
the
game,
Lloyd
Morris
of
CFPR
will
be
in
charge
of
production.
Plans
are
now
under
way
to
have
Mayor
H.
M.
Daggett,
making
his
first
trip
to
Alaska,
and
Mayor
Pederson
of
Ketchikan
appear
on
this
program.
This
broadcast
was
Jointly
arranged
by
Clarence
Insulander
of
radio
station
CFPR
and
the
Public
Relations
Branch
of
the
Sub-Port,
througrwthe
courtesy
of
the
Canadian
Broadcasting
Corporation,
the
Alaska
Communications
System,
Colonel
J.
H.
Mellom,
port
commander,
and
Captain
L.
E.
Nosser
and
Lt.
J.
O.
Blgish
of
the
Port
Signal
office.
Broadcast
time
for
this
program
on
July
4
will
be
announced
later.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
G.
R.
S.
Blackaby
and
sons
left
by
motor
today
for
Lake
Kathlyn,
where
they
will
go
into
summer
residence.
or
uanaaa
aunng
tne
last
war.
Many
Ideas
as
to
what
should
be
undertaken
in
this
respect
and
as
to
what
might
be
accom
plished
were
put
forth
and
As
a
result
of
the
meeting
it
was
decided
to
undertaKen
to
raise
a
sum
of
$30,000
for
this
project
and'
committees
were
appointed
.to
start
collecting
and
canvassing
towards
this
end.
As
a
nucleus
of
the
organiza
tion
'Mr.
Parrott
was
elected
chairman
of
the
group
and
L.
K.
McLebd
was
elected
secretary.
It
Is
hoped
to
.have
a
represen
tative
from
every
local
organization
on
the
permanent
com
mittee.
Baseball
Scores
American
League
Boston
4,
Chicago
2.
Philadelphia
2,
Cleveland
4.
,
Washington
8,
Detroit
3.
National
League
Chicago
4-3,
Brooklyn
5-1.
Pittslburgh
2,
New
York
3.
St.
Louis
9,
Philadelphia
1.
Cincinnati
4,
Boston
1.
International
League
Newark
5-4,
Buffalo
6-6.
Jersey
City
2,
Montreal
15.
Ealtlmore
4,
Toronto
5.
Rochester
8,
Syracuse
6.
American
Association
Columbus
5.
St.
Paul
4.
Toledo
11,
Minneapolis
14.
Louisville
4,
Kansas
City
2.
Indiananolis
7,
Milwaukee
1.
Pacific
Coast
League
Los
Angeles
3.
San
Francisco
4.
Oakland
2.
Hollywood
7.
Seattle
5,
San
Diego
6.
Portland
4,
Sacramento
1.
O
S
10
15
BORNEO
PROGRESS
The
Australians
have
captured
Tlmmalal
airstrip,
on
Labuan
island
(top
o
map)
and
reduced
the
Japs
there,
while
the
enemy
has
cleared
from
north
of
the
town
of
Brunei
In
the
province
fo
the
same
name.
The
town
Itself
is
held
and
all
north
Borneo
is
under
Australian
control
Broken
Jap
forces,
without
air
support
are
fleeing
to
western
Borneo,
firing
oil
fields
in
the
course
of
their
retreat.
BOILERMAKERS'
UNION
TALKS
'BUS
SERVICE
At
the
last
meeting
of
the
Boilermakers'
Union
the
subject
of
the
present
bus
service
(
in
Prince
Rupert
was
given
was
suggested
that
the
union
sponsor
a
co-operative
bus
system.
The
idea
met
with
general
approval
and
sufficient
funds
were
volunteered
to
give
it
a
good
start.
A
committee
was
set
up
to
investigate
the
feasibility
of
the
idea
and
to
consider
ways
and
means
of
achieving
the
desired
end.
MOBILE
UNIT
BEGINS.
TUESDAY
The
mobile
chest
X-ray
unit,
which
is
scheduled
to
begin
a
tuberculosis
survey
In
Prince
Rupert
on
Tuesday,
will
continue
til
August
12
In
various
parts
of
the
city.
Miss
Mary
Harrison,
registered
technician,
who
will
be
in
charge
of
the
unit,
arrived
in
the
city
Friday,
together
with
A.
C.
Huggins,
publicity
director,
of
the
B.
C.
Tuberculosis
Society.
Miss
Harrison's
assltant,
Miss
Marguerite
Coe
and,
Miss
Eliza
beth
Campbell,
are
expected
to'
arrive
Monday.
Following
Is
the
schedule
of
the
mobile
unit
during
its
five-week
survey
here:
Prince
Rupert
Shipyard,
July
3,
4,
5,
6,
7.
Canadian
National
Dock,
July
9,
10.
Canadian
Fish
and
Cold
Stor
age,
July
11.
Cow
Bay,
July
12,
13,
14.
Sixth
Avenue
East
at
Plaza,
Julv
16,
17.
18.
Prince
Rupert
General
Hos
pital,
July
23,
24,
25,
20.
Second
Ave.
and
Atlln
Ave.,
July
27,
28.
American
Administration
Building,
July
30,
31,
August
1,
2.
Eighth
Ave.
East,
August
3,
4.
Fulton
St.
and
Sixth
Ave.,
August
6,
7.
Post
Office
Lane,
August
8
to
15.
War
News
Highlights
NEW
JAP
ISLAND
OCCUPIED
GUAM
American
troops
In
the
Pacific
have
stretched
thair
invasion
belt
against
Japan
another
50
m,iles.
The
Island
of
Kume
In
the
central
Ryukyus
has
been
Occupied
without
bloodshed.
CONQUERING
BORNEO
CANBERRA
Conquest
of
Borneo
is
moving
ahead
rapidly-Allied
naval
guns
are
smashing
the
Japs
behind
Australian
lines.
The
Allied
fleet
off
Ballkpapan,
according
to
a
late
Do-mel
dispatch,
has
doubled
in
size.
Ballkpapan
Is
on
the
Borneo
southeast
coast
KNOCKING
OUT
JAP
OIL
GUAM
B-29
Superforts
have
extended
their
knockout
campaign
against
Japan's
oil
plants
to
their
eighth
target.
Nearly
50
Superforts
bombed
the
Kudumatsu
oil
refining
plant
on
Honshu
Island
with
high
explosives.
S3
V
E
Ws
Temperature
Ih
tl-ln--
NORTHERN
ANDifcNTRAL
BRITISH
CdLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Tomorrow?
s
Tideb
"i
'
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
,
-
fcraiurea
district
for
today
read:
"
?-
turn
59
Sunday,
July
1,
1945
.
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um
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feet
'
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18:09
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,
VOL
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No.
152.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
D.
C,
SATURDAY,
JUNE
30,
1945
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
REATION
COUNCIL
ADOPTS
ITS
SALMON
FISHING
DISPUTE
IS
ENDED
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OTTAWA
Viscount
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Field
Marshal
Jan,
Smuts
left
today
by
air
for
Britain
following
their
visit
here.
Smuts
gave
a
stinin?
addres
son
international
affairs,
before
the
Canadian
Club
yesterday.
VANCOUVER
BUILDING
VANCOUVER
Building
permits
to
the
value
of
$7,000,000
have
been
issued
here
since
the
first
of
the
year.
More,
than
1,030
new
homes
have
been
built.
ROOSEVELT
HONORED
TAR1S
A
street
heie
has
been
renamed
"L'Avenne
President
Roosevelt,"
It
was
for-5
inerly
"L'Avenuc
Victor
Emmanuel."
RUSSIA
GETS'
RUTHENIA
MOSCOW
Russia
and
Czechoslovakia
closed
an
agreement
yesterday
whereby
the
Soviet
is
ceded
Ruthenia,
otherwise
known
as
the
Car-palh'o-Ukraine.
It
had
formerly
been
held
by
Austria.
HEROISM
TO
BE
REWARDED
Navy
and
Marine
Corps
Medals
To
be
Presented
at
Port
Edward
The
Navy
and
Marine
Corps
Medal
will
be
presented
to
two
members
of
the
United
States
Coastguard
Reserve
security
detachment
at
Port
Edward
In
,a
,
1
Xoranal,
imusti..;a
.
Jhe
Staging
Area
Headquarters
Monday
by
Lt.
(jg)
William
C.
Greer,
US.C.
G.R.
Awarded
for
heroism
beyond
the
call
of
duty,
the
medal
will
be
presented
to
Slc
Jack
N.
Redlger
and
SP2d
Henry
L.
Buxton
In
recognition
of
the
part
tney
played
in
extinguishing
a
fire
In
a
box
car
loaded
with
explosive
ammunition
last
Janu
ary.
Ensign
Forrest
L.
Hubburd,
executive
officer,
will
be
in
charge
of
troops
at
the
muster.
Besides
the
Coastguard
offi
cers,
others
participating
n
the
ceremony
will
include
Col.
J.
H.
Mellom,
commanding
officer
of
the
Prince
Rupert
su'b-port
of
embarkation:
Col.
Floyd
W.
Stewart,
commanding
officer
at
Port
Edward,
and
Major
Lauren
L.
Shaw,
officer
In
charge
at
Watson
Island.
In
the
order
signed
by
Vlce-
Admlral
Frank
J.
Fletcher,
commander
.
of
the
North
Pacific
Force,
United
States
Pacific
Fleet,
the
following
citation
is
set
forth:
"For
heroism
displayed
on
January
9,
1945,
Well
aware
of
the
dangers
Involved
and
in
spite
of
the
ve'ry
real
hazard
to
his
life,
Sic.
Jack
N.
Redlger
and
SP2c
Henry
L.
Buxton,
entered
a
box
car
loaded
with
explosives
and
assisted
In
putting
out
a
fire
which
would
have
Ignited
other
explosive
materials
and
caused
a
major
catastrophe.
Their
conduct
throughout
was
in
keeping
with
the
highest
nav
al
traditions."
-?t.
Clifford
W,
Nevins,
for
merly
of
the
sub-port,
was
awarded
the
Soldiers'
Medal
recently
for
his
participation
In
the
same
incident.
Sgt.
Nevins
Is
now
stationed
in
Seattle,
Baby
Town
Birthrate
Sets
Aussie
Record
WHYALLA,
Australia,
June
30
W)
The-
new
steel
town
which
the
Broken
Hill
property
has
established
here
on
the
shores
of
Spencer
Gulf
has
almost
doubled
its
population
in
six
years.
It
had
4,200
inhabitants
in
1939;
i
today
it
has
7,700.
Its
birthrate,
40
per
1,033,
is
the
highest
In
Australia,
comparing
with
a
Commonwealth
average
of
24.
Of
the
3,500
extra
inhabitants
who
have
arrived
during
the
war
period,
1,299
were
born
at
Why-ol'.a.
The
infant
mortality
rate
has
been
less
than
five
per
1,000.
The
high
birthrate
is
largely
due
to
the
youth
of
the
community.
Of
1.360
married,
persons
indexed
by
national
service
in
June
1944,
.814
Tfere
between
the
ages
of
16
and
34,
514
between
35
and
45,
and
only
302
over
45.
British
Columbia
Salmon
Fleet
Given
Green
Liqht
VANCOUVER,
June
30
(CP)
The
socneye
salmon
fishing
dispute
was
settled
today
and
the
fleet
.
has
been
given
the
go-ahead
signal
to
start
fishing
at
midnight
Sunday
night.
Details
of
the
prices
settled
upon
will
not
be
made
public
until
the
agreement
has
been
signed
between
the
representatives
6f
the
canners
and
fishermen.
QUESTION
OF
NEW
GOVERNOR
OTTAWA,
June
30
tf)
The
question
of
Canada's
next
governor
general
is
one
that
is
caus
ing
'a
lot
of
'speculation
not
only
here
in
the
Dominion
tout
also
In
Britain.
The
term
of
the
present
governor
general,
the
Earl
of
Athlone,
expires
this
year.
Possible
successors
being
mentioned
include
Field
Marshal
Montgomery
and
Field
Marshal
Smuts.
BLACK
IS
ALDERMANIC
CANDIDATE
Thomas
B.
Black
will
be
the
Non-Partisan
candidate
in
the
civic
by-election
to
fill
the
vacancy
on
the
city
council
caused
by
the
resignation
of
Alderman
Thomas
Elliott..
While
no
offi
cial
announctment
is'
yet
avail
able,
lt
is
understood
Mr.
Black
will
accept
nomination.
Mr.
Black
was
an
unsuccess
ful
candidate
in
the
last
civic
election.
He
is
a
member
of
the
hospital-board.
Formerly.
acUve
in
union
circles-herej
he
is
line
superintendent
for
the
Northern
B.
C.
Power
Co.
Peter
P.
Forman,
retail
clerk,
1018
Ambrose
Ave.,
was
nominated
today
as
Civic
Labor
Federation
candidate.
He
is'
proposed
by
JVm.
Smith
and
seconded
by
George
Hills.
ZONES
ARE
AGREED
ON
Agreement
Reached
Between
Russia
and
Western
Allies
PARIS,
June
30
Q)
The
Western
Allies
and
Russia
reached
a
final
agreement
today
on
zones
of
occupatien
in
Germany.
British,
United
States
and
French
troops
will
take
up
positions
in
Berlin.
C.C.F.
RETAINS
"
PRAIRIE
SEAT
SHFilLiBROCK,
Sask.,
June
.30
CB
The
C.CPv
is
maintaining
a
lead
In
Shellbrook,
Saskatchewan,
provincial
by-e'lectlon.
The
C.CJ.
candidate,
C.
F.
Van
Eaton,
is
862
votes
ahead
cf
his
clos
est
opponent,
II.
K,
Elder,
Liberal.
For
the
first
time
in
Canadian
history
voters
under
21
cast
ballots
to
elect
a
member
to
the
Legislature.
Saskatchewan
authorized
voting
at
18
during
its
last
session.
Local
Regiment
Leaves
for
Gamp
After
a
midnight
march
in
the
,
rain
led
by
Piper
Sergeant-Major
James
Robertson
and
Drummer
James
Kelly,
the
Prince
Rupert
Machine
Gun
Regiment
left
last
night
for
summer
camp
at
Nanaimo
under
command
of
Major
C:
J.
Toombs.
Many
relatives
and
friends
were
on
hand
to
farewell
the
local
reservists.
CANADA
MAY
BE
POLISH
REFUGE
Montreal
Mentioned
As
Possible
Scat
For
Government
In
Exile
LONDON,
June
30
()
Newspapers
In
London
are
mentioning
Canada
as
a
possible
home
for
the
London
Polish
government
in
exile.
The
report
says
that
Montreal
is
being
considered
the
most
lively
In
"the
Dominion
for
the
Exile
group.
Eire
Is
also
mentioned
as
a
possible
refuge.
Harry
Rochester
has
arrived
home
from
his
studies
at
school
near
Victoria
to
spend
the
summer
with
his
mother,
Mrs.
H.
B.
Rochester,
HAZELTON
ROUTE
SHORTEST
AND
BEST
WAY
FOR
ROAD
TO
ALASKA
(By
BARNEY
MULVANY)
A
B.U.P
report
of
the
proposed
construction
of
the
Alaska
Highway
via
Prince
George
and'
Peace
Kiver
has
aroused
the
protest
of
everyone
living
between
Vanderhoof
and
Prince
Rupert.
If,
as
stated
frequently,
the
object
of
the
new
location
of
this
road
is
to
make
it
the
most
economical,
to
find
a
perman
ent
route,
and
to
cut
tne
costi
per
-
pound
-
per
-
mile
of
the
freight
which
shall
eventually
be
hauled
over
lt
to
the
last
fraction
of
a
cent,
who
go
to
Prince
George
and
Peace
River
at
all.
Everyone
knows,
or
should
know
that
the
Peace
River
country
has
long
deserved
an
outlet
and
that,
such
outlet
would
naturally
be
Prince
George.
But
why
conflict
lt
with
the
Alaska,
Highway?
If
the
shortest
and
cheapest
route
Is
really,
desired
by
build
the
Al
aska
Highway
via
Prince
George.
at
all?
Take
any
map
of
British
Columbia.
Follow
the
present
roads
by
Seattle,
Belllngham,
Vancouver
and
the
Cariboo
Roads
to
a
point
near
the
mouth
of
the
Chilcotlh
River
or
to
Williams
Lake,
thence
through
the
Chllcotln
to
the
Anahlm
Lake
country
thence
between
Ootsa
and
Francois
Lakes,
crossing'
the
Nadina
River
near
the
head
of
Francois
Lake,
thence
by
Owen
Lake
to
a
point
above
the
en
trance
of
the
Morris
River
to
the
Bulkley
where
the
crossing
is
an
easy
one,
and
thence
fol
lowing
the
north
shore
of
the
I
Bulkley
through
to
Hazelton
miles
shorter
from
Vancouver
to
Hazelton
than
by
going
via
Prince
George,
the
present
roundabout
way,
and
rc-ebn-struction
of
which
would
cost
as
much
as
the
building
of
an
entirely
new
road.
From
Hazelton
Via
the
Kls-piox
Valley
and
on
to
Teslin
Lake
would
further
be
over
one
hundred
and
fifty
miles
shorter
than
by
any
other
suggested
route.
Is
a
mere
matter
of
300
miles
unworthy
of
consideration?
What
we
of
the
central
interior
and
the
northwesterly
'
portlpn
of
British
Columbia
want
Is
a
location
made
-without
fear
or
favor
over
what
Is
well
known
to
be,
from
every
angle,
the
best
one.
So
let's
gol
Hew
close
to
the
line
and-pay
no
attention
to
the
gasoline
pumps
and
hot
dog
stands
of
a
few
political
favorites
who
would
have
the
new
location
.
meander
across
the
full
width
of
British
Columbia,
where
,the
rivers
are
mast
formidable,
the
muskegs
most
numerous
and
the
natural
resources
not
to
be
compared
with
those
adjacent
to
the
Western
Route,
for
one
may
and
on
up
the
Klspiox
to
the
never
reach
Alaska
by
going
Nass.
Such
a
route
would
be
I
east
or
even
north.
Our
slogan
neaTly
one
hundred
and
fifty
'
Is
"Westerly
to
Alaska."
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