;:pico
ov
Foreign
tc
Bidaun
i
ik
i"v
c
o,,,,
,(
or
a
huge
mill'"'1
and
naval
old
n
.fi
io
rraiitt-
c
uifn0
lihnr
Sill'
1
Q
.
,,
BcfiJIl.
the
inn
in
d
their
po
re-:
a
i'
increasing
fo
i.
vr.:re
in
the
dr
brrations
on
r.i-
inrcign
minis-
in
M:r:cw
I
I
I
II
I
I'M
RIOTS
R
India
ti
At
lontt
districts
in
this
Pun
Hrca
on
Hindu
and
nil
ntit
m
frn
mllh
f
disorder
K
AID
K
nniic
-
ua
VVUllJ
VlHtH
He
said
that
the
matter
"iu
uic
"urgcni
alien-
President
Truman
and
ii
iiisrn
Venn
u,'i
i
it
as
well
as
the
United
has
been
bcndlnir
everv
adding
that
final
dec!
"inner
stciw
the
United
may
take
to
bolster
i
stab
ULv
u.111
......t
id
j
'I'll
i
lii.
n.v.
sracnt
and
Congress.
F.
Wt.
AVUCD
SjiioiinU
temperatures
were
gen-
central
and
northern
Columbia
this
mornlne.
'd
air
n
iu
'
expected
to
move
eastward
with
a
gradual
iu
milder
weather
overca;
-.
skies
nrcvall-
r.n
ii
..wi.
uvi-r
ii
in
snu
li
fegloils
Willie
clour
skins
Cnrrnl
i
i
.
"-.
viwwnere.
A
storm
northern
OuU
of
Alnk-i
lr;8
overcast
skies
with
me
nori.iv
r..r,(i
dnesday
aflcrnnnn
rinnr
1
ldcr
l
lr
8cncral
vcr
the
ot
the
province.
orcca.si
d
Norn,
Coast
clear
an1
wcrnlirht
nM-.
-
-"v.vaiiiiiu
lvo
.,
.
-
"i-anesday
morning,
e;,nrr,a51
aernoon
Chaft.
ntcrmHlcnt
"in
nariottcs
and
norih
miudav
WM.n...
46.
and
Wed-
1
8.
bouthnrly
(15
Llttln
Ic
MiH
ohtnge
In
tern
"tonicht
t
mite
4
ur
Frost
,rfc.micm-
:
Port
,
-ows
l0.
inteB,,::
V
J2-
Maasctt
Ml
"
"W,
Allirriti
A
O
mce
n
V.
Massett
Dr.
Wllhelm
Kculz,
chairman
of
the
rightist
Liberal
Democratic
party,
told
a
party
meeting
that
"settlement
ol
tlie
Ger
man
problem
will
also
mean
settlement
ol
the
world
problem.'
An
American
Jewish
conference
In
Washington
proposed
that
the
peace
treaty
with
Germany
require
payment
of
reparations
to
the
Jewish
people.
Chairman
Louis
Llpsky
of
the
conference
executive
committee
said
that
the
"Jews
were
the
first
victims
of
Nazi
Germany's
war
of,
aggression."
The
Big
Four
foreign
ministers
will
begin
discussion
of
the
peace
treaties
for
Germany
and
Austria
next
Monday.
UNANIMITY
Or
trrURI
RD
BROAD
tR
OtVtLOPMtN
r
v
if
!
I
rt
I
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!
i
t
oi
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lit
i
in
isiii
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mi
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iiiL-cr
mvi'ii
iu
i
.
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ui
iuiiiciixn
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i
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e
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ii
,i
i
i
ii.
i
:..i.
i..
uuu
ti
ai
m
lvi
kiii;
itini
umi
iwv;
aiiuit
iu-
iino
substantial
lines
of
the
nort
of
Prince
Uu-
i
...
i...i
,.r
u.,
T)..:t:.,i,
ii
uif
wiiuiu
ui
I'uiiirui
uuu
uuiLiiuiii
uiiliou
:
:n.
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..i
i
e
i
.
and
potentialities,
unmatched
anywhere
in
the
iworld,
H.
G.
Perry,
newspaper
publisher
of
Prince
George
and
Prince
Ru
pert,
gave
rousing
admonition
to
the
people
here
and
throughout
the
area
to
rise
above
their
JromcdJatCi.
personal
'Interest
and,
with
broad
vision
and
community
of
effort,
to
work
unit
edly
towards
expediting'
a
realization
cf
true
destiny
and
greatness
of
this
God-given!
country.
It
was,
he
declared,
a
duty
to
make
:fuller
use
of
this
great
new
hinterland
and
Its
land
and
resources.
"It
Is
a
heritage
which
If
we
do
not
make
use
of
ourselves
we
then
have
no
one
to
blame
but
ourselves
If
scmconc
else
comes
along
and
takes
it
from
its,"
he
declared.
He
advocated,
first
or
all.
striving
to
get
in
primary
Industries
which
he
had
found
meant
the
comlnz
in
of
secondary
indus
tries
and
services
at
a
ratio
of
4'2
to
one.
"Let
us
not
point
daggers
an,d
bayonets
at
eacn
other
in
considering
only
our
own
n-rsonal
advantages.
Let
ii
in.
lead.
In
sriMt
of
good
comradeship
and
mutual
endea
vour
toward
the
common
good,
work
toward
the
realization
of
those
things
thai
will
redound
lo
the
benefit
of
us
all."
Feeling
that
he
had
tangibly
Indicated
his
own
faith
and
op
tlmiiin
a.s
to
the
future
of
the
port
of
Prince
Itupcrt,
Mr.
Perry
expressed
confidence
that
lm
portant
new
Industry
was
ccr
tain
to
establish
herein
the
lm
mediate
future.
There
had,
1
was
true,
ibecn
disappointment
and
ifmslrutlon
during
the
past
35
years
In
this
north
country
but,
if
one
great
war
had
brought
depression,
another
had
given
great
Impetus
to
Its
de
velopment.
Those
who
might
slilll
feel
discouraged
needed
to
freshen
up
tictr
vision
nnd
their
outlcok
In
thinking
of
a
port
(Continued
on
Page
Three)
Local
Tides
Wednesday,
March
5.
1947
High
0:20
10.4
feet
12:14
21.6
feet
Low
6:10
6.8
feet
18:44
1.6
feet
Arts,
Crafts
AND
Hobby
Show
Thursday
and
Friday
March
G
and
72
to
10
p.m.
Upstairs
at
CIVIC
CENTRE
Admission
Free
All
exhibits
to
be
In
place
by
early
Wednesday
afternoon,
anc
"f
1
iN
LOW
rnrkiTinr
A
More
Karnings
Ycu
Make
Less
Government
Takes-Pilot
Leads
"Riley
Life"
MONTREAL
ffl
Dig
teeth
Into
this
one,
fo'ks.
your
Choice
steaks
at
10
cents
per
pound,
as
much
butter
as
you
want
at
the
same
price,
houses
and
apartments.
obtained
easily,
and
the
more
you
make
In
earnings,
the
less
the
ffoycrnmcnt
takes
away
In
Income
tax
Is
the
story
of
Buenos
Aires,
Argen
tina.
!
William
(Budr
Gillespie
ofj
Moncton,
N.
B.,
brings
this
uto-
i
pla
to
light
to
Canadians
and
i
he
knows
what
he
Is
talking
about.
The
21-year-oldifllcr,
working
for
the
Argentine
government,
has
been
living
on
and
off
in
i
Buenos
Aires
since
June
and
says
he
"leads
the
Hie
of
RUey."
Gillcs-pie
reports
such
thing
as
no
rationing
and
the
price
of
domestic
goods
Incredibly
low.
j
A
1946
American
automobile
can
be
picked
up
but
at
twice
the
American
cott
because
It
Is
im
ported.
There
Is
no
housing
shortage
No
one
pays
more
than
three
per
cent
ci
his
year's
salary
in
Income
tax.
Believe
It
or
not.
the
higher
the
salary
is,
the
less
the
government
deducts.
PossSbly
the
greatest
boon
Is
that
filing
return?
is
no
worry
aiilcrple
said
as'far
as
he
knew
no
'(income
tax;
returns,
yere
made
out.
uic
nmotmi
is
ac
ducted
from
the
cheque
and
the
matter
ends
Iherc.
Despite
a
heavy
surface
traf
flc,
Buenos
Alrcs'a
subway
sys
tern
has
eliminated
congestion.
There
are
no
traffic
lights
or
traffic
policemen.
However,
one"
situation
that
would
cause
trouble
If
adopted
in
Canada
is
that
at
intersections
the
automobile
travelling
the
fastest
gets
the
right-of-
way.
ETNA
ERUPTION
LOSS
$75,000
ROME
W
-uamage
caused
by
the
eight-day
Mount
Etna
eruption
is
estimated
at
almost
$150.-000,
with
chief
damage
done
to
vlnyards
and
fore&ts;
Tlic
interior
ministry
assured
Sicilians
last
night
that
Uic
eruption
was
over:
The
flow
of
lava,
however,
was
expected
to
advance
a
few
feet
before
It
cooled
and
COURT
CONTEMPT
BRINGS
ADDED
YEAR
IN
JAIL
OTTAWA
Oi
Judge
A.
G
McDougall
today
sentenced
David
Gordon
Lunan,
already
convicted
of
espionage
activity
to
one
year
additional
for
refusal
to
testify
in
the
case
of
Israel
Hahperln,
former
Queen's
University
professor,
charged
with
conspiracy
to
communicate
Confidential
information
to
Rus
sia,
Lunan
was
held
In
contomip't'
of
court.
The
one-year
term
will
be
additional
to
the
five
years
he
is
tcrvlng
for
espionage.
HAIFA
HAVING
MORE
BOMBINGS
JERUSALEM
t
Five
nand-genades
wrre
hurled
into
the
British
military
office
ot
Haifa
Monday
night
s'njflly
aftfr
the
Jcwhh
underground'
movement
proclaimed
that
epen
warfare
existed
in
Palestine.
The
British
government
sk
there
were
no
ctisualtlcs
In
the
attack.
Anti-British
violence
claimed
now
victims
in
Palestine
today.
SICKNESS
BENEFITS
DISCUSSED
.
4
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL,'
BHiy
tB
It
ttlLUMBlAS
NEWSPAPER
TAXI
PTAXI
TAXI
3
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,
235
MMet
She
537
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-ntfTf
P
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KIOHT
GJvviv
4
j
Z
DAY
AND
NIGHT
SERVICE
3
Stand;
I
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port-"Prince
Kupcrt,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
Bill
and
Ken
Ncsbitt
VOL.
XXXVI,
No.
53.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
MARCH
4,
1947
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
nil
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.
quor
rrigm
vexes
Legislature
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nffrffPS
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norPP.
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tV
Five
uritlih
soldiers
were
wounded,
two
scrlotuly,
when
a
military
Iniek
was
wreeked
by
an
explosion
loday.
Four
Arabs
were
injured
when
a
Hoyai
yur
f
orce
vehicle
was
blown
up
byri
rood
mine
near
'
Ramie.
-Jewish
underground
assertion
that
"open
warfare
exists
in
Palestine"
brought
a
statement
frcm
Lt.
Geri5
G.
II.
A.
MacMll-
lan
ththerfc-ajj-
no
giiestjonJ
or
tne
armywemg
at
war
wun
the
Jewish
population
or
anyone
elEe
In
Palestine."
VICTOR.IA
tf)
J.
H.
Crosbie
ICCF
Peace
River)
Jn
the
Legislature
yesterday
called
on
the
government
to
introduce
stricter
control
of
the
activlUes
of
death
and
funeral
benefit
associations
and
mutual
sickness
benefit
I
groups,
He
said
Uiat
a
recent
Royal
Commission
report
on
their
acUvities
showed
some
were
foundly
managed.
"Others
openly
admitted
to
be
run.
largely
"for
gain'
and
some
were
most
unbusinesslike.
The
extent
to
which
the
public
supported
them
was"
clear
In
dication,
Mr.
Crosbie
said,
of
the
popular
demand
for
a
plan
of
health
Insurance.
Plebiscite
Is
Proposed
By
Victoria
Women
Members
VICTORIA
(CP)
Mrs.
Nancy
HUges,
CoalirV.
member
for
Victoria,
called
on
the
goverr-nt
yesterday
to
hold
a
plebiscite
on
the
controversial
liquor
problem
on
which
some
thirty
members
have
already
expressed
opinions.
"No
mat
er
what
we
might
de
cide
to
do
in
the
House
Ave
shall
never
achieve
any!
improvement
in
the
liquor
sltua-
tlon
until,
we
have
the
people
solidly
behind
us,"
she
said.
Mrs.
Hodges
said
she
was
ap
palled
at
the
province's
soaring
drink
bill,
the
frightening
in
crease
In
serious
crime
by
youthful
offenders,
broken
homes
and
ljves.
However,
people
could
not
be
legislated
Into
sobriety.
That
comes
only
from
education
in
the
home,
school
and
church.
(5bviously
people
wanted
to
drink.
The
Legislature
should
ensure
that
they
got
liquor
only
under
Uic
least
harmful
NEW
PLANE
TO
GARRY
BIG
LOAN
'LONDON
CP)
-
A
new
British
transport
plane
with
11-ton
payload
on
relatively
short
hauls
developed
from
studies
made
w)th
Hamllcar
.military
glider
fitted
with
engine
has
been
announced
by
General
Aircraft
Co.
Known
as
the
Universal
Transport,
the
four-en.glned
plane
has
an
all-up
weight
cf
87,300
pounds
and
Is
built
for
fulky
loads,
Its
freight-carrying
capacity
being
10
feet
by
15
feet
fcv3GIect.
,.
'
Equipped
with
trtcycMd-Jng
gear
to
give
level
loading
floor,
the
Universal
has
a
built-in
loading
ramp
that
retracts
into
the
fuselage
in
flight
and
an
overhead
reading
rail
with
travelling
length
of
ment.
hoist
running
the
the
cargo
compart-
The
manufacturers
plan
a
two-deck,
OO-passcnger
Estimated
operating
costs',
based
on
75
ner
cent
load
fac
tor,
are
about
three
cents
a
mile
for
passengers
and
25
cents
a
mile
per
tdn
of
freight.
Cruising
speed
of
between
170
and
190
miles
an
hour
Is
provided
by
four
Bristol
Hercules
en
gines.
CAKKIEI)
ARMS
WITHOUT
LICENCE;
IS
FINED
$10
For
carrying
firearms
at
the
Salt
Lake
without
a
license;
Frank
Bird
Was
fined
$10
yes
terday
toy
$t!'ipendiray
Magis
trate
W.
D.
Vance.
The
prose
cution
was
brought
by
the
Game
Department.
,
Substantial
Tax
Lowering
Is
Anticipated
At
Ottawa
Pleasant
Sqrprise
Expected
to
Be
Implemented
By
Finance
Minister.
Abbott
OTTAWA
(CP)
Hopes
for
a
balanced
budget
have
led
to
speculations
here
that
substantial
tax
reductions
may
be
expected
this
year
to
become
effective
almost
immediately.
Observers
believe
the
jjov-crnmenL
will
bo
able
to
announce
reductions,
not
only
in
income
tax
but
possibly
in
the
number
ot
war-im
posed
levies
such
as
taxation
on-
cigarettes,
soft
drinks,
entertain
ment
and
the
twenty-five
per
cent
Jewelry
tax.
Finance
Minister
Abbott
said
recently
he
hoped
to
give
a
"pleasant
surprise"
with
regard
to
tax
reduction
prospects.
Government
revenues
lopped
rxnendlturcs
by
more
than
$275.-
000,000
during
the
nine
monms
of
the
current
fiscal
year
ending
March
31.
BELFAST
b
Exports
and
lm
nnrr
a
fnr
1B4S
were
valued
at
220,306,000
($881,224,000)
high
est
In
Northern
Irclands's
his
tory
the
Ministry
of
Commerce
announced,
Prices
Increases
Are
Being
Felt
TAWA
A
Prices
Board
I
spokesman
said
last
night
that.
first
price
increases
sanctioned
j
by
the
board
recently
on
cotton,
wool
and
rayon
wearing
apparel
were
being
felt
In
various
parts
of
Canada
as
new
allotments
of
non-subsldlzed
materials
were
being
stocked.
It
Is
estimated
that
actual
retail
price
Increases
will
run
from
five
to
twtnty-flve
percent.
GOOD
NEWS-
Finance
Minister
Douglas
Abbott
who
Is
expected
to
announce
substantial
tax
relief
for
people
of
Canada.
Hockey
Scores
National
League
Chicago
9,
Rangers
4,
GUERILLAS
ARRESTED
Clean-up
.Made
tin
Subversive
Movement
by
Greek
Govern
men
I
ATHENS
O;
Police
announced
today
that
200
persons,
had
been
arrested
hete
and
charged
with
recruiting
youths
for
guerilla
bands
and
sending
arms
to
guerilla
forces
which
are
battling
the
government
in
north-
ern
Greece.
Arrests
were
made
In
a
series
of
raids
during
the
night,
the
anrrjunccment
said.
RAIL
OFFICIAL
IS
RETIRING
VANCOUVE
RPurchasing
agent
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
in
British
Columbia
since
May,
1929,
Harold
L.
Tay
lor,
of
Vancouver,
retired,
today
after
a
career
of
more
than
40
years,
.wltluthc
National
system.'
Mr.
Taylor,
a
native
of
Rams-
gate,
England,
started
railroad
ihg
in
Canada
with
the
Cana
dlan
Northern
as
a
clerk
in
the
local
freight
office
at
Winnipeg.
During
construction
days
he
was
a
buyer
for
MacKenzie
and
Mann,
railway
builders
later,
he
became
assistant
purchasing1
agent
in.
Winnipeg
for
the
Cana
dian
Northern
Railway
and
work
ed
in
that
capacity
until
his
i
promotion
to
Vancouver.
I
During
World
War
II,
Mr.
Tay
lor's
department
here
was
responsible
for
purchasing
vast
quantities
of
equipment
ana
supplies
for
all
cargo
vessels
built
In
British
Columbia
shipyards.
His
department
was
called
in
to
assist
in
organizing
of
Canadian
Red
Cross
Society
purchasing
In
this
province
during
the
early
part
of
the
war.
To
mark
his
retirement,
the
veteran
official
was
honored
by
his
railway
associates
at
a
presentation
ceremony.
FEEDER
AIR
LINES
TO
ISLANDS
AMD
"A"
"A"
"r
tc
NORTH
FROM
HERE
BEING
PLA
Not
only
does
the
Canadian
Pacific
Airlines
intend
to
institute
a
scheduled
main
line
air
service
between
Vancouver
and
Prince
Rupert
by
way
of
Port
Hardy
and
Sandspit
early
this
year
but
the
Queen
Charlotte
Airlines,
which
operated
a
carter
service
between
here
and
Vancouver
last
year,
con-terrtplates
Inaugurating
two
scheduled
feeder
services
out
of
Prince
Hjipert
as
base
one
to
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
and
the
other
to
Stewart
and
Obsrvatory
Inlet
and
the
Naas
(
RtveV,
it
was
disclosed
by
George
Standbridge,
local
representative
of
Queen
Charlotte
Airlines,
at
the
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
last
night.
Applications
for
licences
for
all
these
services
have
been
before
the
Air
Transport
Board
of
Canada
at
a
recent
hearing
in
Vancouver.
(
Licences,
it
was
suggested
at
the
meeting,
might
be
expected'
to
be
granted
within
the
next
month
or
so
In
which
case
operation
of
the
services
would
probably
get
under
way
during
the
spring
or
early
summer.
The
Chamber
was
advised
of
effective
representation
'wliich
It
had
been
given
at
the
session
of
the
Air
Transport
Board
In
Vancouver
In
support-liii;
the
need
of
air
servlsesto
Prince
Rupert
by
R.
M.
Winslow,
former
president
of
the
local
chamber,
now
residing
in
Vancouver,
and
W.
A.
Rundle,
chairman
of
the
transportation
bureau
of
the
Vancouver
Board
of
Trade.
Letters
of
appreciation
are
to
be
sent
to
Mr.
Winslow
nd
Mr.
Rundle.
The
Queen
Charlotte
Airlines,
at
the
ouset,
ws
also
In
the
field
for
the
licence
for
the
main
line
service
between
Vancouver
and
Prince
Rupert
but
later
withdrew,
an
official
of
QCA
explaining
that
-we
felt
the
public
interest
and
convenience
could
best
be
served
by
the
other
operator."
DON
FORWARD
who
made
a
"hit"
at
Ketchikan
at
the
week-end
when
he
assisted
the
residents
of
the
Alaskan
city
in
laying
the
groundwork
for
a
Civic
Centre
which
they
hepe
will
be
as
satisfactory
as
Prince
Rupert's.
(See
story
on
page
2.)
THREE
LEAP
TO
DEATH
IN
FIRE
CHICAGO
O;
Two
men
and
a
woman
leaped
to
death
and
.
one
man
was
fatally
burned
in
a
fire
that
swept
a
rooming
house
here
today.
.
Six
others
suffered
injuries
as
almost
100
tenants
fled
frc-m
the
four-storey
structure.
The
trio
Jumped
from
third-floor
windows
in
the
panic
w"hlch
gripped
the
tenants
as
fthey
were
aroused
by
the
heavy
smoke.
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The
Board
of
Trade
has
advised
BrlUsh
manufacturers
that
in
future
no
licence
will
be
required
for
the
manufacture
of
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Alhona
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Canada
Earns
Peace
Right
Should
Be
Entitled
to
Full
Share
of
Drafting
Peace
Treaties
Tor
Germany
and
Austria
OTTAWA
Defence
Minister
Claxton
told
the
House
of
Com
mons
Monday
that
Canada
had
gained
on,
the
battlefield
the
right
to
engage
lrrlhe
drafting
of
German-Austrian,,
pec.c
treaties,
ite
Md
there
was
no"
proof
that
withdrawal
oi
Canadian
occupational
troops
from
Germany
last
year
had
affected
that
right.
The
Canadian
government
had
decided
it
would
be
better
to
send
food
to
Europe
than
keep
a
small
force
in
Germany
where
Canada
was
assigned
no
zone
or
effective
role
in
handling
the
defeated
nation.
Mr.
Claxton
was
making
reply
to
a
charge
by
Gordon
Gray
don,
Progresslve-ConservaUve.
Peel,
that
the
government
had
weakened
Canada's
bargaining
position
by
the
withdrawal
of
troops.
BLIZZARD
IS
BLOWING
OUT
Big
Storm
In
Eastern
Canada
Nearly
Over
Communlca-ticins
and
Transportation
Arc
Disrupted
"TORONTO
Wi
One
of
the
worst
winter
blizzards
in
Eastern
Canada
is
blowing
itself
out
today
after
snarling
up
communications
and
stalling
road,
rail
and
air
traffic
from
western
Ontario
to
the
Marltrmes.
A
fecord
fall
cf
30
inches
of
snow
tangled
the
Ottawa
district,
a
66-mlle-an-hour
wind
blew
at
Quebec
City.
Major
citie3
bearing
the
full
blast
of
the
storm
were
Hallfa,x,
Saint
John,
Moncton.
Quebec,
Montreal,
Ottawa
and
Toronto.
There
were
long
periods
of
power
failure
Jn
Halifax,
Moncton
arid
Quebec.
Plane
services
were
grounded
and
communications
were
badly
interrupted.
More
than
100
rural
schools
were
closed
in
eastern
and
western
Ontario.
MotciLsts
were
warned
to
stay
off
all
Ontario
highways.
STRIKE
CLOSES
COTTON
'CHANGE
NEW
YORK
0)
The
New
York
cotton
exchange
closed
until
further
notice
today
as
a
resuli
cf
a
wage
strike.
It
wa3
the
first.
time
that
any
major
exchange
here
has
been
closed
by
labor
troubles
by
members
of
the
United
FlnanclaVEmployees
Local
205
(A.F.L.).
The
strike
did
not
affect
New
York
stock
or
curb
exchanges,
which
have
contracts
with
the
union,
tea
ft