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country's
max
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iiiiiem
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that
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'
the
next
session
of
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tare
10
the
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racing
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the
now
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well
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BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
I
H-AXI
TAXI5
lb
537
;
DAY
AND
NIGHT
SERVICE
;
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port-"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
th6
Great
Northwest"
:
Bill
and
Ken
Nesbitt
:
VOL.
XXXVI,
7i.
No.
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
MARCH
28,
1947
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Eaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.aaiaaiaI
A
MILLION
MEDALS
IN
THE
MAKING-
-Over
one
limit!
ex-servicemen
arc
busllv
encaced
at
the
Royal
Mint
In
Ottawa,
turning
out
the
thousand
of
f
war
medals
winch
w
1
eventu
ally
be
distributed
to
all
former
servicemen
and
Onen
with
theprope
"qSlfSiSaT
I.
addition
to
the
one
million
Canadian
Volunteer
service
Medals
miilion
on
order
ove
ha
f
a
of
the
campaign
Stars
are
to
be
struck.
Thii
glgantlc
task
wlll
tako
60me
considc4lc
mS
to
complete
and
officials
at
National
Defence
Headquarters
emphasfce
that
It
2l
be
aui
11
some
time
before
any
distribution
can
commence.
Shown
above
is
a
section
of
the
main
work
shop
at
the
Mint,
where
the
"Gongs"
arc
taking
5hape
at
the
hands
of
the
veterans
'
'
(Canadian
Army
Photo)
MORE
RAILWAY
TRAVEL
IS
DUE
Off
i
ial
lixpcils
it
Will
Slay
I'cller
Than
Ucfirc
War
SARNIA
-AVhile
rail
passenger
traffic
has
declined
and
will
continue
to
decline
from
wartime
levck.
there
Is
a
well
justified
belief
that,
for.some
ycabs
Up
come,
it
will
be
better
than
it.
lasjnli.c
ears
Immediately',
rprfteaim?
wena
war
n,
a.
(.
Gardiner,
general
passenger
traffic
manager.
Canadian
National
Railways,
told
members
of
the
Samla
Chamber"
of
Commerce
at
Uiclr
annual
meeting
and
dinner.
His
ranarks
were
based
on
a
survey
recently
completed
by
a
committee
appointed
by
the
As
sociation
of
American
railroads.
"The
railways
have
long
since
accepted
the
situation
that
there
are
particular
fields
within
which
the
private
automobile,
the
bus,
and
the
aeroplane
are
each
suptrlor
to
the
tthcr
modes
t
transportation,"
Mr.
Gardiner
said.
He
added
that
ti
careful
tudy
of
the
situation
leads
to
the
roirlu.s!on
thai
the
railways'
pi
nc!').l,
prrart
should
le
directed
l
)
rcsanturln?
long-haul
traffic
Tn
m
autt
mi
biles,
or
traffic
bcl-v
cn
centres
of
large
pc"ul?tlon.
MURDER
BY
NEGLIGENCE,
DECLARES
LEWIS
OF
DEATHS
OF
COAL
MINERS
WASHINGTON,
D.
C.
v
John
L.
Lewis
said
today
that
"111
coal
miners,
more
or
less,"
who
lost
their
lives
In
a
Cen-tralia,
Illinois,
mine
explosion,
"have
been
murdered
because
of
the
criminal
negligence
of
J.
A.
Krug,"
secretary
or
the
Interior.
Lewis
said
there
was
"too
much
blood
smeared
over
our
coal"
and
added:
"He
(Krug)
has
failed
to
enforce
the
laws,
the
safety
code
of
Industry
which
he
negotiated
with
me."
FRANK
WARNE
IS
IN
CHARGE
Pending
appointment
of
a
new
chief
supervisor
of
fisheries,
an
ordcr-ln-council
has
been
passed
empowering
Frank
Warnc,
district
supervisor
in
Vancouver,
to
carry
out
the
duties.
Mr.
Warnc
was
formerly
supervisor
of
fisheries
here.
Following
Major
J.
A.
Motherwell's
retirement
on
leave
last
fall,
A.
J.
Whilmorc,
director
of
western
fisheries,
acted.
Major
Motherwell's
six
months'
retirement
leaves
having
expired,
the
office
Is
now
vacant,
and
Mr.
Warnc
will
take
over
until
the
permanent
officer
is
appointed.
LOCAL
'tiuks
Saturday,
March
20,
1047
High
'
5:50
18.0
feet
19:24
15.6
feet
Low
12:55
5.4
feet
For
Use
As
I
Warehouse
i
Lindsay
Cartage
and
Storage
Acquires
Former
U,
S.
Army
Tower
(louse
Lindsay
Cartage
&
Storage
Co
of
Prince
Rupert
lias
acquired
from
War
Asscts.Cyrporation
the
substantial
buildinz
lust
east
of
..MqrcJSrccon
fbejoe
wajer-
iront
wnicli
w.f
erected
f
during
the
war
by
tlic
United
Stales
Army
for
use
as
a
power
Jiousc.
The
big
dicscl
engines
which
developed
power
tlrcrc
to
augment
the
energy
for
war
installations
of
the
port
have
been
dii)otcd
of
and
removed
and
the
new
owners
arc
now
engaged
in
making
certain
changes
to
fit
the
building
for
use
as
a
dry
storage
warehouse.
The
building
has
a
capacity
for
1000
tons
deadweight
with
cubic
footage
of
100,000.
There
is
a
solid
concrete
floor
ten
inches
thick
with
laminated
ceiling
trdsscs
and
no
posts,
making
It
ideal
for
storage
purposes.
A
dry
air
blast
heater
is
being
installed.
There
Is
ample
trackage
of
250
feet
aid
a
road
(o
Uic
building
connecting
it
with
the
city
and
the
rest
of
the
waterfront.
REDS
WOULD
GRAB
EXPORTS
MOSCOW,
if)
-
The
Russians
have
begun
a
bargaining
drive
at
the
Foreign
Ministers'
conference
to
get
reparations
out
of
current
German
production
but,
thus
far,
the
United
Slates
and
Great
Britain
arc
standing
firm
against-
the
compromise.
Britain
and
the
United
Stales
want
to
be
assured
thai
exports
will
be
made
to
pay
for
imports.
Members
Allowed
$1,500
Expenses
VICTORIA.
Vh
An
amendment
to
the
Constitution
Act
introduced
in
the
Legislature
last
.night
will
allow
members
to
claim
up
to
$1500
for
expenses
incurred
in
duties
connected
with
their
ridings.
Proof
of
such
pvinenses
must
be
shown
in
order
to
claim
income
tax
exemption.
LACK
OF
ATOM
HOLDS
RUSSIA
Only
That
Preventing
Soviet
Fanning
Out
'All
Over
Europe
and
Asia
WASHINGTON,
D
C
.
(?
,A.
George
H.
Earle.
former
diplomat
and
Kovcrnor
of
Pennsyl
vania,
said
today
"if
the-
.
United
States
did
not
have
the
atom
xnnw.
JUisfian
.-armies
wwuld-
have
fanned
put
all
over
Europe
today
and
the
most
of
Asia."
Earle
told
a
House
of
Representatives
committee
on
un-American
activities
that,
in
such
a
Soviet
advance.
Sweden,
.Switzerland,
and
Spain
would
bj
"islands
cf
resistance'
Earle
described
the
situation
facing
the
United
States
as
desperate.
The
population
of
this
country
could
be
reduced
to
10
percent
within
five
years
If
.another
nation
was
the
first
to
re
sort
to
atomic
warfare.
Earle
charged
.toscDh
Stalin
with
having
broken
more
promises
than.Adotf
Hitler
did.
Lee
Bethurem
Dies
Suddenly
J
Lee
Bethurem.
prominent',
resident
Of
Usk
for
more
than
30
years
and
operator
of
a
sawmill
there
with
Richard
Adams,
dropped
dead
suddenly
at
Usk
at
!)
o'clock
this
morning.
Mr.
Bethurem
had,
evidently,
suffered
no
pain
or
illness
and
his
death
without
warning
will
be
a
grcut
shock
to
many
friends
and
acquaintances
throughout
the
district.
For
many
ycars.Mr.-
Bethurem
operated
a
general
store
and
was
postmaster
-at.'Usk.
,IIc
had
been
in
the
tfawmill
business
for
the
past
four-or
five,.
years.
Born
in
the.
United
iitalc3
aliout
GO
years
ago,
lie
Is
survived
b,y
his
widow
and
a.mar-rled
daughter
at
Usk.
Arthur
Alger
of
this
city,
brother
of
Mrs.
Bethurem,
is
leaving
for
Usk
on
tonight's
train.
SASKATCHEWAN
RIVER
FLOODS
SASKATOON
(CI"
-
A
nestlmat
ed
40.000
acres
of
low-lying
land
m
centre
Saskatchewan
are
flooded
today
by
waters
of
the
South
Saskatchewan
River
as
a
hv.c
lec
Jam
at
Beaver
Creek
bend,
20
miles
south
of
here,
forced
the
swollen
river
to
back
up
over
the
countryside.
One
man
was
reported
missing
and
11
others
reported
marooned
on
a
roof
top,
while
scores
of
residents
have
been
brought
to
safety
by
the
R.C.M.P.
and
Navy
personnel
fsom
H.M.C.S.
Unicorn
here.
Groundhog
A
re
FAMINE
KILLS
THOUSANDS
PARIS
(CP)
A
highly
responsible
informant
with
an
intimate
knowledge
of
1947
conditions
in
Russia
said
today
that
starvation
had
killed
thousands
of
peasants
in
four
separate
regions
pf
the
Soviet
Union
in
recent
weeks.
The
source
listed
the
regions
as
the
Ukraine,
ldWer
Volga,
upper
Volga
and
western
Siberia.
Famine
conditions
were
created
by
severe
"t
(lroughts
in
European
Russia's
wheat
growing
lareas
last
year
and
by
excessive
rains
that
destroyed
much
of
the
Siberian
wheat
crop,
the
informant
said.,
He
also
estimated
that
"one-third
of
Russia's
cattle
have
been
butchered
this
winter."
Duuerins
d
V.
S.
POLICY
NKW
YORK
Wafrcti
Austin,
United
Stales
delegate,
disclosed
more
particulars
of
the
United
States'
international
role
at
a
meeting-
of
the
United
Nations
security
council
today.
He
spoke
favorably
of
the
plan
to
loan
$100,000,-"
000
to
Greece
and
Turkey
and
,
Miggeslrd
that
the
Truman
doctrine
might
be
extended
to
'other
natiohs.
However,
this
ddctrinc
was
temporary,
pend-.
log
United
Nations
taking
over
HOLDS
ciiAsi;
iioksi;
VANCOUVER
Brian
Tulley,
16-year-old
Vancouver
boy,
has
drawn
Silver
Fame,
a
horse
in
the
Iiish
Hospitals
Sweepstake
on
the
Grand
National
steeplechase,
tomorrow.
Should
the
horse
win,
Brian
would
collect
$100,000.
He
will
get
at
least
$300.
Brian
has
been
scolded
by
his
father
for
spending
his
money
on
the
ticket.
WOAIEN
S
JOBS
SCAKCi:
VANCOUVER
The
employment
icgistry
at
the
University
of
British
Columbia
says
that
it
is
going
to
be
difficult
for
women
to
get
full
time
or
snmmer
employment.
There
arc
500
registered
for
jobs.
BEVIN
UNDER
FIRE
LONUON
There
is
dissen-slon
in
Labor
Party
ranks
over
the
government's
foreign
policy
and
Prime
Minister
Atllee
may
have
to
replace
Ernest
Bevin
as
foreign
secretary
or
face
a
fplit
involving
200
of
his
followeis.
Complaint
is
made
that
Bevin
may
be
following
too
closely
the
American
pqlicy
which
it
is
feared
may
lead
to
war
with
Russia.
GERMANS
RIOT
AGAINST
LOW
FOOD
RATION
DUSStlLDOnr
0--A
crowd
of
Germans,
estimated
at
100,000,
stoned
British
buildings
and
at
tacked
British
military
cars
to
day
in
a
two-hour
demonstration
over
food
shortages.
It
was
the
most
violent
manifestation
of
unrest
In
the
Ruhr
since
the
occupation
began
and
the
biggest
rally
since
Hitler's
days.
Two
nillilury
cars
were
overturned
and
one
was
thrown
into
a
Park-
Another,
carrying
Bltlsh
and
American
correspondents,
was
stoned.
Windows
in
thee
British
buildings
were
smashed.
Trafilc
was
paralyzed
as
the
huge
crowd
milled
through
a
public
park,
listening
to
speeches
by
trade
union
leaders.
British
ofllclals
said
that
the
1,550
calory
ration
has
not
been
met
for
the
last
few
weeks
and
that
In
some
places,
the
German
population
received
only
800
calories
dally.
To
Be
Surveyed
DR.
LARGE
RE-ELECTED
Apart
from
election
of
offi
cers,
chiefly
routine
business
was
conducted
at
the
annual
meet
ing
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Pro
vincial
Progressive
Conservative
Association
in
the
Civic
Centre
last
evening.
There
was
a
fair
attendance
with
Dr.
R.
G.
Large,
president,
in
the
chair.
Among
those
present
was
J.
E.
Merry
field,
well
known
pioneer
citizen,
and
since
moving
south,
resid
ing
in
Vancouver.
Tne
election
oi
officers
re
sulted
as
follows:
Honorary
President
John
-f
x
"
Bracken.
r
Honorary
Vice
President
Herbert
Anscomb.
President
Dr.
R.
G.
Large
(re-elected).
Vice
President
Dr.
C.
H.
Han-kinson.
Secretary
George
Rorie.
Executive
A.
McKenzle,
J.
T.
Harvey,
Mrs.
Harvey,
D.
C.
Stuart,
Mrs.
Stuart,
George
Dawes
and
Mrs.
C.
II.
Elklns.
There
was
an
informal
discus
sion
dealing
with
the
general
political
outlook,
organization
and
kindred
matters.
The
meeting
lasted
about
an
hour
and
a
half,
FAMED
BALL
PLAYER
DIES
ALBANY,
New
York
W)
John
J.
"Johnny"
Evers,
65,
middleman
of
baseball's
immortal
Tinker
-
to
-
Evers
-
tof-Chance
double
play
combination,
died
here
today.
-Jle
suffered
a
stroke
in
August,
1942,
and
had
been
partially,
paralyzed
since.
He
suffered
a
cerebral
hemorrhage
on
Tuesday.
;
:
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task)
51
Rcevca
McDonald
1.60
Reno
;
.
.11
i
Salmon
Gold
23'2
Sheep
Creek
1.30
Taylor
Bridge
.57
Whitewater
.02
Vananda
37
Congres3
.Oi
Pacific
Eastern
(ask)
..
.50
Hedley
Amalg
10
Sipud
Valley
18
Central
Zeballos
02
Oils
A.
P.
Con
.12
Calmont
.2612
C.
&
E
2.00
Foothills
2.30
Home
....
3.20
When
fish
are
born
they
are
without
scales.
Coalfields
Will
Start
With
Vertical
Aerial
Photos
This
Year
OTTAWA
(CP)-"The
question
of
making
fur
ther
geological
surveys
in
the
Groundhog
district
of
British
Columbia
has
been
studied
in
this
depart
ment
and
it
has
been
decided
that
the
area
clearly
warrants
further
attention,"
says
a
letter
from
Hon.-
Allison
ulen,
minister
No
Cocktail
Bars
in
B.C.
VICTORIA,
Oi-afeither
cock
tail
bars
nor
any
public
sale
of
liquor
by
the
glas3
will
be
sanc
tioned
In
British
Columbia,
the
Legislature
learned
last
night
as
amendements
to
the
Liquor
Act
were
introduced.
The
amendment
would
abol-
Uh
liquor
permits
and
place
new
controls
on
the
liquor
trade
to
curb
drinking
by
minors
and
trafficking
in
beer'
parlor
licenses.
It
was
also
announced
that
a
fund
would
be
set
up
under
direction
cl
the
Minister
of
Educa
tion
"for
the
promotion
of
edu
cation
in
respect
to
the
proper
use
of
alcohol.'
The
new
bill
gives
the
liquor
Control
Board
power
to
stagger
liquor
store
houre,
or
to
have
stores,
open
longer
than
eight
Tiou
rs-
da
Hy.
Red
uctlohs
in
prans-ln
coalftidh
circles
orertBri-
alties
for
drunkenness
were
also
provided
for.
First
offences
will
carry
a
fine
of
$10
instead
of
$50
and
second
or
third
oJfences
$25
instead
of
$100.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Skies
were
clear
over
British
Columbia
this,
morning
except
j
for
variable
cloudiness
in
the
j
Prince
George
area
,
and
low
clouds
along
the
shorelines
of
i
the
West
Coast.
Clear
warm
weather
will
continue
through
out
Saturday
with
temperatures
rising
during
the
day
to
slightly
higher
than
he
late
march
normal.
There
wlll
be
ground
frost
in
the
interior
valleys
tonight
Forecast
Prince
Rupert,
Queen
Charlottes
and
South
Coast
Clear
today
and
Saturday.
Winds
light.
Little
change
in
temperature.
Lows
tonight:
Port
Hardy
33:
Massett
30,
Prince
Runert
35,
Highs
Saturdaly:
Port
Hardy
49,
Massett
47,
Prince
Rupert
48.
TQronto
Athona
-
27
Aumaque
52
Beattle
83
Bevcourt
.
1.15
Bdbjo
.,
.22
Buffalo
Can.
.
23
Con.
Smelters
-
85.50
Conwest
.......
1.23
Donalda
1......
1.19
Eldona
58
Elder
v
1.21
Giant
Yellowknlfe
-
6.75
Ood's
Lake
1.80
Hardrock
.....
.46
Harricana
.14
Heva
Gold
72
Hosco
.53
Jacknife'
,
09
Joliet.
Quebec
:
.60
'
t
Lake
Rowan-
2
Lapaska
'
34
Little
Long
Lac
2.00
Lynx
21
Madsen
Red
Lake
3.45
M:Kenzie
Red
Lake
...
.70
McLeod
Cockshutt
185
Moneta
50
Negus
-
2.36
.Noranda
47.25
Oslsko
Lake
r
1.20
Pickle
Crow
2.94
Regcourt
.,
67
San
Antonio
4.05
Senator
Rouyn
.42
of
mines
and
natural
re
sources,
which
was
made
public
today
by
H.
G.
Archibald,.
Mj,
for
Skeena.
"At
present,
how
ever,
we
lack
base
maps;
on
which
to
compile
geological
data
and,,
accordingly
we
are
having
the
area
covered
this
year
by
vertical
aerial
photography.
Thi
Is
the
first
step
In
the
preparation
of
a
base
map.
It
is
prob
able
that
geological,
mapping
as
well
as
topographical
surveys
will
begin
In
this
area
in
1943."
Mr.
Glen
wrote
in
reply
to
a
letter
from
Mr.
Archibald
on
the
question
of
making
further;
geo
logical
survey
of
the
Ground
hog
district.
Labor
Bill)
Under
Fire
Members
of
Cabinet
Reported
In
Disagreement,
Over
Measur
VICTORIA,
Qi
A
major
behind-the-sceiies
battle
Is
wag-
tish
Columbia's
proposed
new
labor
laws,
it
was
learned
yesterday.
Ministers
disagreed
i
in
heated
difference
of
opinion
and
Minister
of
Labor
George
Pearson
Is
repented
to
have
refused
to
move
second
reading
of
hLs
own
bill
if
changes
are
not
made
in
the
caucus.
He
has
even
gone
so
far
as
to
threaten
to
re
sign.
The
stumbling
Mock
is
the
provision
calling
for
government
supervision
of
secret
strike
bal
lots.
Organized
labor
has
opposed
the
provision
,
and
Mr.
Pearson
holds
that
it
'is
Impose
sible
of
administration
with
hundreds
cf
industrial
-
camps
scattered
throughout
the
prov
ince.
The
bill
also
incdules
provision
for,
compulsory
check-off
and
closed
or
union
shop
clauses."
'
NEWSPRINT
PRICE
UPS
Increase,
pf
$6
Per
Ton
Effective
April
l.Announced
VANCOUVER
Announcement
of
increase
of
$6
per
ton
in
the
basic
price
for
standard
newsprint
at
mill,
effective
April
1,
was
made
yesterday.
The
present
price
of
newsprint
is
$83
per
ton.
Even
th-ou,.gh
substantial
amounts
of
newsprint
are-being
purchased
at
prices
In
,
excess
of
$150
a
ton,
one
of
the
paper
companies
states
that
it
regards
this
new
level
cf
newsprint
prices
,
with
certain
adjustments
being
made
in
the
high
freight
areas
as
constituting
a
reasonable
price
for
present
conditions
of
operation.
"We
hope,"
says
a
statement
by
the
company,
"that
constantly
increasing
costs
will
level
off,
thereby
permitting
stability
as
the
new
April
1
price
level"
Ask
Renewal
of
Price
Control
OTTAWA
v
The
Trades
and
Labor
Congress
of'
Canada,
today
proposed
to
the
government
resumption
of
general
price,
control,
greater
income
tax
exemptions,
a
national
health
Insurance
scheme
and
elimination
of
private,
money
from
National
Housing
Act
financing.
Moro
attention
was
sought
in
the
provision
of
rental
housing
for
the
low
income
group.