IGEDY
AGAIN
SEEN
IN
iZ.
LNETTER
AND
INDIAN
PARTY
VS.
PLANE
IN
SEARlCH
ITnitctl
States
Coastguard
Goose
seaplane
to-
joined
the
general
search
for
a
party
of
seven
,cs
whose
wrecked
boat
was
found
in
Tele-h
Passage
in
the
mouth
of
the
Skeena
River
,
....
I
1
1.....
4
...1
f
J.
A.
w
IMC
group
iiuu
im.x-11
inn
ilu
lur
a
ween
I-
on
the
way
from
Prince
Rupert
to
Port
Es-ion.
The
plane
is
in
charge
of
Lt.-Cdr.
0.
D.
11
who
has
a
crew
of
three
in
addition
to
him-
The
plane
is
basing
from
Seal
Cove
and
start-
Its
reconnaissance
of
the
Skeena
River
estuary
this
morning,
being
expected
back
early
this
I'
be
eased.
Not
to
Be
H
lnfnrmnre
VM
ml..
....
mere
win
bo
no
fatlon
by
the
Jo.wlxli
tlic
British
covcrn-
"
uic
suppression
of
cr
1v
the
Jewish
under
'
I'aleitine.
IL
w;is
t:it.-
llll'
A"I'IW
vi..l...l
m...
Jv,,,
,luWj,
in';
muses
In
snonxhr
"vnlns
furmcrs
for
a
foreign
ad-
The
Agency
is
("'on
Usting
upon
being
given
control
of
Inrmiura-
10
Palesllnn
OSITION
RAMPAGE
I'oii
Irderal
i:il.i.,.i
J'lil
(III
U'illo
V..ril.,
iWAOi
ti,.
i
blllUll.IIl
Ill,,
upon
for
action
on
"eld
of
sublepu
w,i.,.
F'1
the
OlVlr,L.(l
li
,
-
-i-i'tuuu
urging
.,.
,u'
ana
excess
b'lHv'
rcstora"n
of
the
irVrS'
fablitl0n
of
thc
Lnse
fee.
r,,n
.
the
liquor
industry
llbn
noon.
Han
Department
and
British
Columbia
police
rities
took
a
dimmer
view
oi
the
possible
fate
en
natives
aboard
a
gillnet
boat,
now
missing
Ight
days
on
a
trip
from
Prince
Rupert
to
Port
q
I
fAJ
lost
boat-
instead
of
being
ln-
3
tact
and
normally
beached
in
.
iciegrupn
passage
.Detwccn
P,
fOII'IpC
Claxton
Cannery
and
Morse
ay
lie
uceks
ueiorc
(Can
lie
RcplenUhcd
as
lit
of
Big
Illizzard
wrPEO
Dlizzard
condl-
Lvc
rendered
the
fuel
slt-
at'utc
on
the
prairies
as
and
highways
are
still
:
extent
"blocked
after
the
fclizzard
In
years.
It
may
L
More
fuel
replcnish-
pt
be
made
to
ccmmunl-picb
are
already
running
i.i
their
sunDlles.
Umw
eastern
"Saskatcnc-
id
western
Manitoba
have
I'ii
ov
another
severe
r.'tij.
Mayor
McOlllivray
pcrco
all
schools
and
un-
Irv
olaccs
of
business
h
order
to
conserve
fuel.
irload:
of
coal
bound
for
y
are
stranded
on
the
UP
ON
IGRANTS
(;cs
ti
lr
sialic
o
Hale
Mnlry
uf
Certain
No
(imcrul
Policy
Yet
WA
Minister
of
Natural
w
J
A,
Glen
hist
nlglu
iiftl
plans
lor
.the
"casing
'in
restrictions
regarding
"Hon
U)
Canada
and
said
"
Government
was
still
ring
a
new
general
post-I'nlsratlon
policy.
Mcau-'liangcs
will
be
made
to
(c
the
entry
of
agricul-s
lu
tlic
country
and
jkt-
skilled
In
lumber
ami
industries,
The
rcstrlc-
People
wishing
to
come
wminion
lu
join
relatives
aged
and
lying
on
her
cabin
almost
upside
down.
Robins,
with
Harry
Simons,
has
made
an
Inspection
of
the
derelict
and
expressed
the
opinion
that
she
had
almost
certainly
been
submerged.
Further
there
was
wreckage
strewn
along
the
beach
nearby
but
no
Continued
on
Page
Three)
IS
GUILTY
OF
Vrrdirt
KcturneU
ly
Jury
In
Case
of
Donald
Ilimell
VANCOUVER
0;-
After
deliberating
for
almost
an
hour,
thc
Jury
In
the
case
of
Donald
Russell,
aged
18,
charged
with
the
murder
of
Robert
Tceportcn
last
November
14,
returned
a
verdict
of
manslaughter
late
UiuMll.
tcsll
lying
In
his
own
defence,
claimed
that
the
shoot
ing
was
an
accident.
lie
'admitted
that
he
had
shot
Tceportcn
during
an
argument
and
claimed
"my
mind
went
blank"
and
Unit
he
did
not
remember
any
thing
until
thc
next
day
when
"I
woke
up
in
Stanley
Park,"
Sentence
will
be
passed
at
the
end
of
the
assizes.
rotary
crew
was
two
miles
east
or
Salvus,
working
its
way
eastward.
According
to
rail
officials,
if
thc
plow
reaches
Terrace
and
is
ntlc
to
return
to
Prince
Rupert
bciforc
tomorrow
night,
-la
passenger
train
may
be
dl?J
patched
from
here
at
that
lime.;
However,
nothing
more
definite
could
be
offered.
Rain
between
Prince
Rupert
and
Terrace
caused
Ice
to
form
on
thc
rails,
reducing
traction,
and
thc
snowplow
advanced
only
10
mllc3
In
the
last
24
hours.
Thc
westbound
train,
ordinarily
due
here
tonight,
will
be
turned
back
at
Terrace.
However,
It,
is
expected
that
there
will
be
no
Prince
Rupert
passengers
aboard
since
the
Jasper
office
has
been
advised
not
to
accept
travellers
for
Prince
Rupert.
A
dispatchers'
phone,
which
J""e
31.4,
in
Prim
-
i
-
-
-
I
o
itciTinin
Same
VICTORIA
There
is
no
intention
of
authorizing
an
increase
in
the
price
of
gasoline
In
British
Columbia
and
present
prices
will
remain
the
same,
Dr.
W.
A.
Carrothers,
chairman
of
the
Fuel
and
Petroleum
Board,
announced
last
night.
He
said
there
had
"been
no
general
request
for
a,
price
Increase
although
one
company
had
brought
the
matter
up.
PRINCESS
IS
STEADY
SHOT
Margaret
Rose
Has
Good
Aim
With
JCifle
Dancing
On
II
.I.S.
Vanguard
ON
BOARD
II.
M.S.
VAN
GUARD
Princess
Margaret
(gton
across
the
ice-ridden
mouth
of
the
Skeenan
Rose,
although
having
irever
had!
with
the
report
by
H.
F.
Robins,
manager
of
Nelson
Bros.
Fisheries
Ltd.
can
nery
at
Port
Edward,
that
the
a
rule
m
ner
nanos
oeiore.
showed
herself
quite
adept
at
marksmanship
in
a
shoot
aboard
this
great
-warship
which
Is
heading
for
South
Africa
with
Their
Majesties.
The
King
and
Queen
and
Princess
Elizabeth
also
tried
their
aim.
Last
night
there
was
a
dance
with
officers
of
the
ship
in
thc
moonlight
on
thc
quarterdeck.
SOUTHERN
ROADS
ARE
BADLY
HIT
VANCOUVER
Widely
cracked
and
deeply
holed,
roads
In
Vancouver
and
thc
Fraser
Valley
have
suffered
worst
damage
In
years
as
result
of
the
sudden
thaw
coming
close
on
the
heels
of
cxccDllon&ilv
cold
weather.
'Shflftatfe'or
watcrlars
may
cause
long
delays
In
making
repairs
MIGHT
TUNNEL
FRASER
RIVER
This
Is
Ilcing
Considered
Instead
of
Renewing
Ladncr
Ilridgc
VICTORIA
It
has
been
disclosed
here
that
the
Department
of
Public
Works
Is
considering
the
driving
of
a
tunnel
under
thc
mouth
'of
the
Fraser
River
to
replace
thc
Ladner
bridge.
WEATHER
FORECAST
Prince
Rupert
Overcast
this
afternoon,
continuous
rain
Railway
Service
Here
Is
Uncertain
Quantity
Rail
service
out
of
Prince
Rupert
remained
In
thc
'Indefinite"
category
today
as
snow
removal
crews
still
struggled
to
reach
Terrace.
Officials
here
would
not
predict
when
thc
next
trains
would
move
in
or
out
of
the
city.
The
rotary
snowplow,
which
had
been
expected
to
reach
Terrace
last
night,
had
not
yet
arrived
there
This
afternoon.
It
was
delayed,
according
to
Superintendent
C.
A.
Ucrner's
office,
by
ice
on
thc
rails
which
made
traction
Impossible.
At
2
o'clock
this
afternoon
the
was
connected
with
Terrace
last
night,
broke
down
about
10
o'clock
thi3
morning
west
of
Kwinlba.
Cause
ot
the
break
has
not
yet
been
determined
since
no
communication
now
exists.
At
thc
C.N.
telegraph
office,
it
was
thought
that
wire
com
munications
with
Edmonton
and
Vancouver
might
be
re-established
late
this
afternoon
or
FOUR
DIE
IN
TRAIN
WRECK
Canadian
Hockey
Players
Were
Anwuiff
Passengers
in
Crossing
Tragedy
UREiJNd,
California,
i--Tull
of
lives
as
a
result
of
thc
flaming
crash
of
the
Southern
Pacific
Railroad's
Daylight
Limited
into
a
loaded
gasoline
truck.
Is
now
placed
at
four.
Ninety
persons
were
injured,
some
12
remaining
in
a
serious
condition.
Flames
completely
gutted
10
of
thc
14
cars
in
thc
train.
Eight
Canadians
were
among
thc
Injured,
most
of
them
hockey
players
with
a
San
Francisco
team.
The
dead
include
the
engineer,
fireman,
a
woman
and
a
17-ycar
old
girl.
Manchester
in
1891.
Thc
daughter
of
a
mill
worker,
she
attended
elementary
and
secondary
school
and
then
won-
a
scholarship
which
maintained-
he
at
the
Unlycr-tyf9Mahh8tl-where'-h
obtained
a
Master
of
Arts
dc
jrrec.
When
she
left
college
she
became
a
trade
union
organizer
and
also
joined
the
Wo
RELIEVING
SNAG
OTTAWA
Relief
supplies
arc
being
rushed
to
Snag,
Yukon
Territory,
the
coldest
place
in
North
Anifrira.
Food
supplies
arc
running
out.
All
water
supply
is
frozen
up.
Fuel
oil
has
been
rendered
60
sluggish
by
the
intense
-cold
that
ft
will
hardly
flow.
Efforts
may
be
made
to
evacutc
civilians.
KIX'OHII
.
UF
TOURISTS
VICTORIA
The
Dcparl-men
of
Trade
and
Industry
reports
(hat
1916
was
a
rrcord
year
for
motor
tourist
travel
in
Krilish
Columbia
with
an
all-time
high
of
178,000
cars.
It
is
expected
there
may
be
200,000
this
year.
It.C.
IN
INDIA
NEW
DELHI
Pandit
Nehru,
speakfaig
here,
mentioned
the
province
of
li'-Hlsh
Columbia
in
Canada
and
(he
proposal
there
to
grant
the
franchise
(o
East
Indians.
COLD
IN
MIAMI
MIAMI
The
cold
wave
has
been
experienced
even
here
with
(he
thermometer
dropping
to
three
above.
There,
is
a
fuel
!
shortage
and
frozen
watcrpipes
arc
common.
LONDON
ENVOY
DIES
WASHINGTON
J-
O.
Max
Gardner,
newly
appointed
United
States
ambassador
l
Great
Britain,
idicd
today
in
New
York
of
a
heart
condition.
FRANCE'S
PLEDGE
LONDON
Frame
pledged
herself
today
to
Gre-'.
Britain
and
the
-United
States
in
support
of
the
demands
of
small
Allied
countries
for
a
more
active
part
In
drafting
peace
treaties
with
Germany
and
Austria.
VANCOUVER
ENVOY
CANBERRA
Prime
Minister
Shipley
tcday
announced
the
appointment
of
an
Australian
trade
commissioner
to
Vancouver
which
has
become
"the
port
of
entry
and
departure
for
"Australia."
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
IREE
BODIES
ARE
FOUND
;;
taxi
PTAXI
"TTTTTTTUVTTTf
TAXI
TTTTTT
J
Phone
235
Phonej;
Sails
537
1
ITHKKK
HOIilKS
UINK
DEFINITELY
j.
ODAY
AND
NIGHT
SfcftVICEu
.'NTIFIEI)
AS
THAT
Uf
i'UTEK
SPAL-;(;
'
J!
Stand:
'
E
DAY
AND
NIGHT
SERVICE
WERE
FOUND
BY
A
NATIVE
Old
Empress
Hotel,
Third
Ave.'
'
KCHEK
NEAR
THE
SCENE
OF
THE
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
n:i1
U1IU
J
T.'
Aftbll
XTit!ii
'
K'DING
OF
THE
LOST
BOAT,
ACCORD-
VOL.
XXXVI,
No.
31.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY
6,
1947
,
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
TO
WORD
RECEIVED
HY
THE
PRO-
K'CIAL
rOLlUK
AT
6
l'.M.
TUB
SEARCH
II?
f
Til"
Ulllrjiv
nmniM)
JwiirjO
iinmtc
nrkxTmiikttTTrt
tuniUULa.
In
Britain
Most
S
Ikre
are
no
details.
eriou:
JMf
-
ELLEN
WILKINSON,
FIERY
BRITISH
LABOR
LEADER
AND
MINISTER,
DIES
WOMAN
PARIAMENTARIAN
British
minister
of
education,.
DIES
Mis3
Ellen
WllkinsoA,
wartime
government
and
minister
of
education
since
last
August
in
Clement
Attlees
Labor
government,
died
today.
She
was
fifty-five
years
of
age.
Miss
Wilkinson
was
born
In
men's
International
League.
In
1912
she
started
agitating
for
women's
suffrage.
A
year
liter
she
organized
the
National
Union
of
Women's
Suffrage
Societies
and
following
that
the
National
Union
of
Distributive
andAllictr6ffccttfThlsItar
organization
showed
its
confidence
In
her
ability
by
putting
her1
up
as
its
Parliamentary
(Continued
on
Page
6)
SuHetiu
DOCKYARD
STAFF
CUT
ESO.UIMALT
The
civilian
staff
at
the
naval
dockyard
here
is
being
cut
by
50.
Thc
work
will
be
done
by
naval
personnel.
TO
PROBE
RADIO
WASHINGTON
A
congressional
Investigation
i
crime
programs
on
thc
United
Slates
radio
is
being
considered.
SOUTH
AFRICA
GOLD
JOHANNESBURG
A
Jicw
'gold
strike,
ore
containiqg
95
ounces
per
ton,
has
resulted
in
gold
shares
booming
up
$2
on
the
local
stock
market.
CUT
SPEED
LIMIT
VANCOUVER
The
city
council
is
Considering
the
advisability
(of
cutting
thc
speed
limit
within
thc
city
from
30
miles
per
hour.
TO
GROW
BEARDS
NELSON
In
anticipation
of
thc
city's
Golden
Jubilee
celebration
August
3-9,
men
or
Nelson
jvill
be
required
by
the
city
to
allow
their
beards
to
grow
unless
they
liavc
dissenters'
pcrmits.
May
1
has
been
designated
as
"No
Shave
Day"
aiul
Jbeards
for
all
will
be
In
order
after
that.
TO
END
CONFLICT
PARIS
It
was
announced
today
that
thc
Vict
Nam
parly
in
Judo-China
had
proposed
an
nd
to
all
civil
conflict
which
has
been
in
progress
there
for
some
time.
EAST
GETTING
COLD
WEATHER
WINNIPEG
0
While
another
cold
wave
shows
signs
of
taking
form
in
northwest
Canada,
the
eastern
Unltsd
States
and
the
Middle
West
are
also
gripped
In
sub-zero
blasts.
Local
Tides
Friday,
February
7,
1947
High
2:45
21.7
feet
14:41
22.7
feet
Low
8:40
5.0
feet
21:05
1.1
feet
MONTREAL
BY-ELECTION
SET
.
OTTAWA
Writ
has
been
issued
for
the
by-election
in
Montreal-Cartler
on
March
31.
The
seat
was
made
vacant
after
Fred
Rose,
Labor-Progressive
member,
was
convicted
oi
espionage
and
sentenced
to
six
years'
imprisonment
in
UNRRA
CONVOY
SAILS
6,000
MILES
AID
TO
CHINA
By
J.
D.
HOLDSWORTH
Canadian
Press
Correspondent
SYDNEY,
Australia
0;
X
con
voy
of
18
small
steam
and.cstesel-powered
ships
is
on
its
way
'
"
'
Australia
to
China.
'
The
ships,
which
range
In
size
from
66
feet
to
125
feet,
expect
to
make
the
6,000-mile
trip
from
Sydney
to
Shanghai
in
60
days,
They
have
been
bought
by
UNRRA
from
the
Australian
government
for
use
in
China
as
fishing
trawlers
and
will
help
to
(rebuild
Chinese
fishing
fleets,
LONDON
Miss
Ellen
Wilkinson,
fiery
woman
tadly
depleted
by
war,
and
to
Parliamentarian,
who
was
Parliamentary
Secretary
"ufve
f00d
shortaee
with
tm::,.4
r
uc
u..
:
.iiL
l
their
catches.
The
ships
lire
manned
by
128
volunteers
of
many
nationalities,
'
Including
Canadians,
and
many
Australians,
who
were
selected
from
l.CDB
applicants.
Most'
of
them
are
ex-servicemen,
some
going
on
the
trip
for
adventure.
Others
want
to
get
to
China
to
join
the
Chinese
navy
or
air
force.
WILL
TEACH
"
"SsverfiT
expe'nencensnemi
among
the
crews
will
stay
in
China
after
their
arrival
to
teach
the
Chinese
how
to
work
the
ships
and
modern
fishing
gear
with
which
each
ship
is
equipped.
Full
safety
precautions
have
been
taken
for
the
trip.
The
ships,
which
include
15
66-foot
diesel-powered
craft,
each
with
a
crew
of
six,
and
two
85-foo
diesel-powered
vessels,
one
with
a
crew
of
10
and
the
other
with
a
crew
of
13,
will
travel
in
convoy
under
control
of
the
parent
Cargo
Ships
Harbor-
Bound;
Roads
Blocked;
Railways
Disrupted
COLD
WAVE
SPREADS
TO
MOSCOl
WHERE
IT
IS
NOW
FOUR
BELOI
LONDON
(Canadian
Press
Courtesy
Police
Radio)
-Great
Britain's
fuel
situation
"$
become
"most
serious"
as
intense
snow
leaves
cal
ships
harbor-bound,
roads
blocked
and
rail
trai
disrupted.
Midland
areas
are
reported
to
be
almost
without
food
supplies.
The
cold
wave
has
now
ex
tended
to
Moscow,
which
was
haying
mild
weather
before,!
and
the
temperature
Is
now
four
below
In
the
Russian
capital.
'
t
:
Interests
Are
Only
General
Mackenzie
King
Says
Prog-Cons
and
C.C.F.-
Represent
"Special"
Iinterests
OTTAWA
His
government
was
opposed
by
two
groups
representing
special
class
interests
the
Progressive-Conservative
and
the
Co-operative
Commonwealth
Federation
Prime
Minister
W.
L.
Mackenzie
King
told
the
National
Liberal
Federation
in
convention
here
last
-night.
His
party
and
g-ovtmraent,
the
Prime,
Mlhkra
iir
said,
was
not
interested'tn
"sreelal"
hut
In
'eeneral'?
tn2s
tercsts.
?m
The
Protressive-ConservatlW-
psrtA-av-fnlcMsted
trtprtvi;
Each
vessel-
carries
a
com'-!M
Doris
BarneSf
who
st
d
plete
set
of
nautical
instruments,
.
prp
hrlpflw
tnflav
pnrmit(l
hnm
auuiduiuiJUUiKi.nui1,luil',
wiuiu
ft
t
months
visit
in
Se
me
i'anau
is
iiuea
witn
a
nign
powered
radio
receiving
and
transmitting
set
to
establish
contact
with
$hore
stations.
One
of
the
vessels
is
equipped
with
a
sick
bay
in
case
of
sudden
illness
among
the
crews.
A
second
convoy
of
similar
ships
will
follow.
School
Gets
Out
Valentine
Review
King
Edward
School
has
produced
Its
monthly
review
in
the
form
of
a
special
Valentine
issue.
H
is
replete
with
news
of
the
various
grades
and
a
number
of
literary
efforts
by
the
pupils.
attle
and
San
Francisco.
"At
present,
Wrangell
get
regu
lar
service
only
from
on
American
steamship
line
and
it
has
ouly
one
Boat,"
.Mrs'..
Barnes
said.
We
look
forward
to
the'
time
OFFICER
IS
ARRESTED
Removal
cf
$200,000
Worth
ot
Diamonds
from
Japan
Being
Investigated
WASHINGTON
On
direct
'nstructlcns
from
General
Doug
las
MacArthur's
headquarters
In
Tokyo,
Col.
Edward
Murray.
prominent.
United
States
;Arjny
officer,
was
arrested
here
on
his
arrival
from
Jaoan.
He
Is
..to
ne
Investigated
In
connection
with
the
removal
of
500
diamonds,?!
,
estimated
value
of
$200,000
which
he
had
in
a
safety
deposit
box.
After
service
in
the
Philippines
and,
at
Panay,
Murray
had
been
placed
in
charge
of
the
Bank
of
Japan
In
Tokyo
because
of
his
nt
record.
"may
be
returned
to
Tokyo.
fMurray
admitted
that
he
might
irj.-,tlgh.t
spot.
However,
he
aearrt.JU
aa
novung
wrong.
lege
and
power
for
a
Jer.TrTOgjd
mate
a
mistake,
I
!TieC.C.F.
represented
a
dassTOrjrse,in
not
declaring
Of
which
was
only
interested"
Ir4;
I
Je"weB.
'lf
he
needed
a
bit
Of
setting
itself
up
in
political
money;
he
might
have
sold
some
power.
later,
he
said.
WRANGELL
WANTS
RUPERT
TRADE
Lady
Mayor1
Says
It
Is
Anxious
to
Cut
Off
from
Seattle
The
fishing
town
of
Wrangell,
Alaska,
solidly
supports
Prince
Rupert's
bid
to
be
the
clearing
ship,
the
125-foot
steam
trawler
jport
for
tfade
with
southeastern
Pahau,
with
a
crew
of
15.
.
Al3Si,,
.
o-.nrdi
tn
it.
m.ivnr.
wKen
the
Briggs
Steamship
Co.
starts
service
between
,
Prince
Rupert
and
the
southeastern
ports."
Mrs.
Barnes,
who
passed
through
the
city
on
the
Princess
Norah,
said
that
she
thinks
that
Wrangell
merchants
will
not
have
much
difficulty
es
tabllshjng
trade
contacts
with
mid-eastern
American
compan
ies
who
would
ship
yielr
prod
ucts
in
bond
over
Canadian
rail
roads
to
Prince
Rupert
but
she
feels
that
Seattle
interests
and
Three
Children
fight
to
retain
the
flow
of
trade
Burned
to
Death
through
Seattle.
'
VALLEYFIELD,
Que.
Threa
CANADIAN
SERVICE
children
were
burned
to
deatli
jlS
NOW
LIMITED
In
the
village
of
Metro
near
Canadian
Pacific's
west
coast
here
yesterday
when
their
homo
steamship
service,
on
which
was
destroyed
by
fire
many
Wrangell
people
travel,
Is
Millions'
of
People
In
Western
:
Europe
Are
Rotting
To
Death
LONDON
(Canadian
Press
Courtesy
of
B.C.
Police
Radio)
Twenty
or
thirty
million
persons
arc
"rotting
to
dcatli
before
our
eyes"
in
thc
heart
of
Western
Europe,
Richard
Law,
former
minister
'of
state
in
the
Churchill
wartime
coalition
givern-ment,
declared
in
thc
House
of
Commons
today
in
opening
a
debate
on
conditions
irt
Germany.
He
told
of
starvation
conditions
in
Germany
and
declared
they
would
spread
beyond
the
confines
of
Germany.
forbidden
by
law
to
carry
freight
or
passengers
between
Alaskan
ports
and
therefore,
can
pro
vide
only
a,
partial
service
where
more
service
Is
needed,
she
said.
Wrangell,
which
now
has
a
population
of
1,500
is.'duV
for
t
"minor
boom,"
she
predicts.
Sawmills
In
the
area
have"
received
contracts'
to
provide
large
quantities
of
lumber
for
defence
construction
on
the
Aleutian
chain,
and
the
town's
one
sawmill
Is
expanding
greatly
The
town
is
in
the
centre'
of
a
region
rich
in
spruce.-iemlock
and
cedar.
Interviewed
In
Mayor
Anold's
office
at
noon
today,
Mayor
Barnes
said
that
she
had
been
eager
to
meet
the
only
other
woman
mayor
on
the
west
coast.
Before
leaving
at
1
:30
this
afternoon,
she
lunched
withMaycr
Arnold
and
City
Clerk
Thainl
IS
TIME
TO
STOP
KING
Accumulation
ot
Evidence
Against
Government
Cause
of
Non-Confidence
Motion
OTTAWA
Speaking
last
.night
John-
Bracken,
Progressive-Conservative
leader,
said
that
accumulation
of
evidence
against
the
present
government
had
led
him
to
put
forward
hts
motion
of
non-confldencs
The
time
had
come,
he
also
declared,
to
reject
the
Prime
Minister's
policy
of
"divide
and
rule"
REFUSED
TO
TELL
TRUTH
IS
CITED
WASmNQTON
When
the
man
whd
is
said
to
be
'the-chief
intermediary
between
Soviet
Russia
and
the
Communist
party
in
the
United
States
refused
to
tell
the
truth
before
the
congressional
committee
on
un-American
activities
today
he
was
cited
for
contempt
of
court.
The
Incident
caused
something
of
a
sensation
in
the
hearing.