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in
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had
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was
stricken
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city,
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increases.
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provinces,
all
except
Ontario,
Quebec
and
British
Col-umbla,
had
urged
that
the
192o
ordcr-ln-councll,
declaring
the
Canadian
National
Railways
re-
qulrcments
should
not
be
con-
sldered
in
setting
rates
at
that
time,
still
held
good
In
principle.
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RAZES
4,000
HOMES
TOKYO,
)
A
wind-driven
fire
which
raged
through
the
inland
city
of
Lida,
100
miles
west
of
here,
was
extinguished
by
rain
today
after
It
had
res-troyed
almost
4,000
houses
and
Icty
17.000
persons
wlthout.shcl-ter.
The
Japanese
Kyodo
news
service
carried
an
unconfirmed
dispatch
that
three
had
died
as
a
result
of
the
fire,
and
(that
56
were
Injured.
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at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
Bill
and
Ken
Nesbitt
:
VOL.
XXXVI,
No.
92.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
APRIL
21,
1947
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAiA
Are
Casting
Economic
Shadow
c
c
i
t.mpiovees
oee
M
PRINCESS
ELIZABETH
Today
she
received
congratulations
from
all
parts
of
the
Empire
on
her
twenty-first
birthday
In.
an
Empire
message
broadcast
from
Capetown
this
morning,
the
heiress-presumptive
to
the
British
throne
pledged
that
she
would
devote
her
life
to
the
service
of
the
.commonwealth.
Suitcase
of
Cash
Buys
China
Nylons
VAiNCOUVERl.
tP)
Ladles,
if
you
want
nylon
stockings,
vhey
arc
plentiful
in
China
at
$5
to
$9
a
pair
In
United
States
currency.
When
purchased
with
Chinese
dollars
the
price
tags
range
from
$C0,000
to
$108
P00
and
a
suitcase
is
needed
to
carry
the
amount.
Miss
Zcilah
Ward
of
North
Vancouver
recently
returned
after
a
flve-moivth
visit
to
the
Orient,
said',
"there
arc
anany
things
offered
In
Chinese
shops
that
are
in
short
supply
hereout
at
a
price."
Skipper
Fred
Brooksbank,
stationed
at
Port
Albcrnl
In
the
provincial
police
service,
is
paying
a
brier
visit
to
the
city
with
his
parents,
Mr.
and.
Mrs.
Arthur
Brooksbank.
He
arrived
last
night
on
the
Cardena,
from
the
south
and
will
leave
tonight
on
the
Princess
Adelaide
for
Ocean
Falls
where
he
will
pick
up
the
police
boat
P.ML.
7
and
take
it
to
Vancouver
for
refit.
SEVEN
ALASKA
CITIES
AFFILIATE
WITH
CENTRAL
B.C.
ASS'D
BOARDS
Following
the
decision
of
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Central
British
Columbia
to
admit
Alaska
cities
and
towns
to
associate
membership,
no
less
than
seven
important
communities
of
the
territory
which
now
essays
full
statehood
have
joined
up,
it
becamc
known
when
the
executive
of
the
Associated
LABOR
GROUPS
DISCUSS
MERGER
WASHINGTON
Oi
The
American
Federation
ot
Labor
executive
council
today
invited
the
C.I.O.
peace
committee
to
confer
here
on
Thursday
on
the'
merger
or
the
two
big
labor
organizations.
William
Green,
A.F.L.
president,
announced
the
invitation
attcr
a
council
meeting
discussed
general
problems,
including
the
prospect
that
Congress
will
enact
sharp
legislation
on
labor
union
activities.
SPEED
TO
BURN
The
white-tailed
deer
can
run
at
a
speed
of
50
miles
an
hour
for
short
distances,
kl
t
PRINCESS
VOWS
EMPIRE
SERVICE
Makes
Pledge
on
Twenty-first
Birthday
Today
CAPETOWN,
0
Princess
Elizabcih
pledged
in,
an
empire
broadcast
tdtlay
to,
devote
her
life
to
the
service
or
the
British
commonwealth
and
urged
youth
cf
the
Empire
to
ease
the
burdens
of
the
older
generation
which
bote
the
responsibilities
of
the
second
World
War.
"ir
we
all
go
forward
with
unwavering
faith,
high
courage
and
quiet
heart,
we
shall
ibe
able
to
make
this
commonwealth
an
even
greater
thing,
more
Tree,
more
prosperous,
more
happy,
and
a
more
powcrrul
Influence
for
good
In
the
world
than
It
has
been
In
the
greatest
days
ot
our
rorefathers."
Princess
-Elizabeth
spoke
on
her
twenty-first
birthday.
She
received
the
gift
or
an
87
diamond
necklace
from
the
Union
ot
South
Africa.
In
view
or
her
maturity,
her
income
from
the
.home
government
Is
increased.
Boards
had
a
session
at
Terrace
last
week-end.
These
Alaska
com-
munltics
are
Ketchikan,
Juneau,
Petersburg.
Wrangell,
Haines
Cordova
and
Fairbanks.
Tlic.se
and
other
Alaska
com
munities
arc
expected
to
be
rep
resented
at
the
annual
convention
of
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Central
British
Columbia
in
Prince
Rupert'
this
August
and
the
possibility
or
a
sub-convention
possibly"
in
the
Tall
In
Alaska
Is
already
being
mooted.
With
memories
or
happy
and
useful
goodwill
tours
oi
the
past
still
fresh
in
mind,
Alaska
en
thusiasts
or
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
or
Commerce
at
least
ard
keen
on
the
idea,
ncrease
DEPUTIES
IN
ACCORD
ON
AUSTRIA
MOSCOW,
Deputy
foreign
miAisters
of
the
Biz
Four
reach
ed
agreement
today
on
a
clause
of
the
draft
treaty
covering
the
withdrawal
of
Allied
troops
from
Austria,
The
clause
Is
In
regard
!
to
'restitutions
to
be
made
by
Austria
and
has
been
agreed!
upon
with
the
exception
of
one
point
relating
to
railway
transport.
Agreement
also
was
reached
on
the
first
point
of
a
clause
regarding"
Austrian
.
property
ori
United,
Nations
territory.
Meanwhile,
Foreign
Minister
Molotcv,
speaking
after
State
Secretary
Marshall
had
discussed
the'
shipment
of
United
States
food
jf
or
Trieste,
said
today
he
feared
that
external
assistance
to
the
free
territory
might
mean
outside
Interference
in
its
affairs,
Marshall
told
the
Big
Four
that
the
United
States
would
be
able
to
supply
food
to
the
people
of
Trieste
If
congress
passed
spending
international
relief
1
legislation.
(WALLACBHITS
ATGHURCHILL
PENHAQEN,
h
Henry
A.
Wallace,
in
.a
speech
.here
.today,
voiced
dlsrgreement
with
Win-
f
ton
Churchill'
contention
that
British-American
disarmament
would
torhrg
on
a
third
world
war
and
declared
thqt
"harmonious
economic
approach
is
the
road
to
ieacc."
.
Churchill
had
contended
that
another
war
is
"inevitable
if
Britain,
and
the
United
States
were
to
follow
a
policy
of
appeasement
and
one
-
sided
disarmament
which
brought
about
the
last
war
."
LEOPOLD
TO
BE
CLEARED
But
Commission
Is
to
Recommend
It
Would
Be
Better
If
He
Were
Not
King
NEW
YORK
0)
The
New
York
Times
said
today
in
a
Brussels
dispatch
that
the
"troubling
question"
of
King
Leopold
of
Belgium
may
soon
be
clarified
with
publication
of
a
report
prepared
by
an
impar
tlal
commission
which
had
been
instructed
to
study
"the
attitude
of
the
King
since
193G."
Opponents
have
charged
that
Leopold,
who
ordered
the
sur
render
or
the
Belgian
Army
in
1940
shortly
alter
the
Germans
invaded
his
country,
had
be
trayed
the
country.
The
Commission,
It
is
believed,
will
clear
the
King
or
major
charges
but
recommend
that
his
abdication
would
be
in
the
best
Interests.
Rustic
Fun
Motif
Of
New
Bedspread
NEW
YORK,
tti
Hand-woven
bedspreads
and
wall
hangings
in
'
which
sampler-like
designs
record
the
gaiety
oi
a
circus,
the
pace
of
a
square
dance,
or
prize-winning
ipigs
at
a
country
fair
stand
out
here,
In
an
exhibit
of
fabric
designs
toy
Alexander
Crane.
Brilliant
colors
carrying
out
the
excitement
of
the
circus
were
woven
into
u
children's
blanket
attcr
Mr.
Crane
took
his
small
daughters
to
a
performance.
A
dancer
atop
a
grey
horse
waves
a
green
scarf
while
a
pair
or
gracerul
seals
complete
the
panel.
THROWN
UP
Volcanoes
created
many
oi
the
Islands
in
the
Carlbean,
President
Truman
Appeals
To
Various
Sections;
Urges
Moderation
by
All
People
NEW
YORK
(CD-President
Truman,
caution-ing
that
the
economic
situation
in
the
United
States
is
"acute,"
appealed
today
for
united
effort
to
bring
prices
down
and
prevent
depression.
He
told
members
of
the
Associated
Press
that
there
must
be
"moderation
on
thejjart
of
business,
forbearance
on
the
part
HOLD
YOUTH
IN
SLAYING
SAULT.
STE.
MARIE.
Qw-A
19-year
old
youth
was
charged
today
with
murder
in
connection
with
the
double
slaying
of
a
mother
and
her
two-year
old
son
who
were
shot
to
death
at
Pancake
Bay,
summer
resort
72
miles
north
of
here.
Bulletins
IN
SECRET
SESSION
MOSCOWr-The
foreign
ministers
council
.went
into
semi-sccrct
session
today
in
a
desperate
final
effort
to
bi'yak
the
deadlock
on
the
Austrian
treaty.
The
action
followed
a
declaration
by
Mololov
ot
Russia
who
renewed
his
opposition
to
including
in
the
Austrian
trea'ty
a
clause
guaranteeing-
Austria's
integrity.
PALESTINE
TROUBLE
JERUSALEM
Two
ropes
fashioned
into
nooses
were
found
by
British
authorities
today
near
the
spot
where
two
military
jeeps
were
ambushed
in
Jerusalem
by
men
believed
to
be
members
of
the
Jewish
underground.
There
have
been
fresh
outbreaks
of
anti-British
violence
following
the
execution
of
four
underground
members
last
week.
VICTORIA
ROBBERY
VICTORIA
National
Motors
garage
office
safe
was
cracked
last
night
and
$5000
in
cash
and
checks
was
taken.
DEATH
CALLS
DANISH
KING
.
COPENHAGEN
King
Chris
tian
or
Denmark
died
Sunday
night.
The
popular
ruler
or
Denmark
for
the
last
35
years,
died
in
Amalienborg
castle
at
tcr
an
illness
of
15
days.
He
suffered
a
heart
attack
on
April
6.
Crown
Prince
Fretlerlk
automatically
succeeds
his
father,
and
becomes
King
Frcdcrik
XI.
The
king
lapsed
into
a
coma
eight
hours
before
his
death.
oi
laDor,
aii-oui
eiiort
on
me
part
of
the
farmer
and
wise
guidance
and
action
on
the
part
of
the
government."
The
President
reiterated
his
plea
against
cutting
taxes
now
and
called
for
the
extension
of
rent,
export
and
credit
controls.
Mr.
Truman
tied
in
his
proposals
for
bolstering
up
economy
at
home
with
his
program
of
helping
free
peoples
abroad
maintain
their
freedom.
"One
cloud
is
shadowing
our
economic
future,"
he
said,
"sharp
and
rapid
rise
in
prices.
Prices
must
be
brought
down,"
he
added.
SEEKING
AID
'
FOR
HIGHWAY
Associated
Boards
'of
Trade
of
Central
B.C.
to
Seek
Wider
Support
for
Piince
Ituperl-Alberta
Road
Executive
of"
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade,
pr
Central
Brit
Ish
,Cplumbia,
in
session
at
Ter
race
.at
the
end
or
the
week.
hear'd
latest
correspondence
from
the
provincial
government
at
Victoria
in
response
to
representations
emanating
recently
from
Prince
George
seeking
completion
of
the
missing
ninety-mile
link
in
the
northern
trans-proyinclal
highway
between
Sinclair
Mills
and
McBrldc.
The
latest
word
Is
that
surveys
for
the
route
of
this
road
are
to
be
undertaken
during
the
coming
season
and
this
information
was
received
with
satisfaction.
Halt
Dragging
For
Body
of
Youth
Dragging
operations
for
the
body
of
youthful
Sten
Dlderlck-
sen
who
was
drowned
Friday
night
in
the
Skcena
River
near
Carlisle
Cannory,
were
halted
Sunday
after
two
days
of
unsuccessful
grappling.
The
search
was
led
by
the
provincial
police
boat
P.L.M.
15,
with
boats
of
the
Canadian
Ftsning
Co.
assisting.
The
latter,
nowever,
are
con
tlnuing
to
search
the
shore
and
sand
bars.
The
youth
was
pulled
overboard
when
he
was
caught
In
the
anchor
chain
as
he
dropped
the
anchor
of
the
fish
packer
Skedans
near
the
Carlisle
wharf.
GIVINO
AWAY
$80,000,000
Hugh
Roy
Cullen,
wealthy
independent
oil
operator
of
Houston,
Tex.,
and
his
wile,
Lillie,
who
have
announced
a
girt
or
oil
estimated
at
30,000,000
to
40,000,-000
or
more
barrels,
worth
$80,000,000
at
current
prices,
as
a
foundation
fund
for
Texas
educational,
medical
and
charitable
Institutions.
They
said
they
"selfishly"
wanted
to
see
their
wealth
put
to
use
while
they
lived.
They
previously
gave
several
million
dollars
to
Houston
hospitals.
WANT
HIGHWAY
TO
BE
CLEARED
"IMMEDIATELY"
Opinion
that
the
Kwlnisa
snowslide
could
be
removed
"in
short
order"
by
public
works
crews
was
expressed
by
some
Prince
Rupert
motorists
who
drove
to
the
slide
on
Sunday,
More
than
a
dozen
car's
made
the
trip,
finding
the
road
in
fair
shape
after
being
cleared
of
its
winter
mantle
of
snow.
"It's
not
as
bad
a
slide
as
the
one
that
came
down
a
year
ago,"
said
Alderman
T.
N.
Youngs,
who
made
the
trip
Sunday.
"It
could
be
cleaned
up
In
short
order
if
crews
were.'
put
to
work
on
it."
Alderman
Youngs
shared
the
opinion
of
other
motorists'
that
there
seemed
to
be
Uttle
need
to
wait
until.
May
2V
to
start
wark
on
the
slide's
reraoVaL
J.
E.
Boddie,
director
or
the
Prince
Rupert
branch
of
the
B.C.
Automobile
Association,
also
found
the
road
in
good
shape
"considering
that
it
has
been
covered
with
snow
all
winter."
that
the
slide
cannot
be
cleared
away
so
we
can
use
the
road
now."
"It
was
not
able
to
see
how
much
snow
was
sUU
on
the
mountain
but
I
think
that,
if
it
Is
dangerous,
a
man
could
be
sent
up
vith
a
stick
of
dynamite
to
loosen
it
so
that
it
would
come
down
now,"
he
said.
Bulldozers
attacking
the
pile
of
snow
blocking
the.
road
could
remove
it
in
three
days
if
they
worked
from
both
ends,
he
declared.
CONCERTED
DRIVE
TO
OPEN
HIGHWAY
Mr.
Boddie
said
that
he
felt
that
the
people
of
Prince
Rupert
and
Terrace
should
get
together
and
start
a
drive
to
have
the
Kwlnltsa
slide
cleared
away
Immediately
despite
District
rucmc
WUIK.S
engineer,
j..
,w
Brady's
statement
that
the
road
probably
could
not
be
opened
for
through
traffic
before
May
24.
Except
tor
one
place
just
west
or
Tyee,
where
tnere
is
-only
a
single
tralfic
line
through
the
snow
batiks,
and
a
similar
spot
near
Skeena
station,
the
road
is
open
and
In
good
shape,
both
Mr.
Youngs
and
Mr.
Boddie
agreed.
"H
a
grader
were
put
on
it
now,
it
ould
be
made
into
a
fine
road,"
Mr.
Boddie
said.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
An
extensive
high
pressure
area
olf
the
British
Columbia
coast
is
resulting
in
clear
weather
throughout
most
of
B.C.
Continued
fine
.weather
is
in
prospect
for
tomorrow.
Clear
skies
resulted
in
frosts
throughout
the
Interior
of
B.C.
last
night.
Forecast
Prince
Rupert,
Nirth
Coast
and
Queen
Charlottes
Cloudy
today.
Tuesdayv-Qvercast
with
Intermittent
light
drizzle.
North-'em
Section
Winds
light,
littlo
change
In
temperature.
Lows
tonight
Port
Hardy
36,
Massett
38,
Prince
Rupert
38.
Highs
TuesdayPort
Hardy
55,
Massett
50,
Prince
Rupert
43.
,
C.
A.
Berner,
divisional
superintendent,
and
R.
O.
Davidson,
divisional
engineer,
Canadian
(National
Railways,
returned
to
tho
city
on
Saturday
nlght'a
train
(from
a
week's
trip
to
the
interior
as
far
as
Jasper
Park
on
ofHclal
inspection
duties.
r