4
I
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MlJ
rfnrt'
Rupert
-Daffy
J3chif
Friday,
Xhy
2,
1947
Brantford,
Ont,
feared
waters
would
pass
peak
of
disastrous
flood
but
they
stayed
four
Inches
below
previous
high".
Wilfred
Good,
shown
with
his
nephew,
Bill
Good,
had
to
go,
by
boat
from
his
home
in
Birkett's
Lari?.
Brantford,
to
milk
cows
which
were
marooned
on
a
hill,
'
CHILD
DIES
AT
HAZELTON
SKEENA
CROSSING
The
two-year
old
sm
of
Herbert
Wesley
died
recently
at
Wrinch
Memorial
Hospital
at
HazeMon
and
was
buried
the
following
day
at
the
Skeena
Crossing
cemetery.
Predeceased
by
his
mother
Iftjfew
months
a.yo,
he
Is
survived
.
by
.his
father
and
grandparents.
Funeral
service
was
conducted
fcy
Rev.
Robert
Morris.
Pall-'
bearers
were
Arthur
McDames,
"
Arthur
Sampare,
Peter
Mark
and
Joe
Brown.
SKAGWAY
FOLK
HAVE
LONG
LIFE
The
population
of
Skagway
is
slim
enough
but,
evidently,
the
Alaskan
city
must
be
a
pretty
fdir!
point
in
which
to
attain
length
of
days.
There
are
no
less
-than
four
who
have
reached
and
more
than
reached
the
eightieth
year.
These
are
Frank
Fowler.
Mrs.
Fannie
Ungcrfroren,
Bill
Sherman
and
Mrs.
Harriet
PuJ-len.
-The
latter
wlil
be
recalled
by
many
Prince
Rupert
people
who
have
put
up
at
her
hotel.
All
of
the
five
continue
healthy
and
active":
ROYALS
TAKE
HOCKEY
LEAD
Blanked
Galary
Stampeders
7
to
0
in
Third
Game
of
Series
MONTREAL,
(f
Montreal
Royals
defeated
Calgary
Stampeders
by
a
score
of
7
to
0
last
night.
The
Royals
now
lead
the
best
ot
seven
Allan
Cup
final
series
two
games
to
one.
Mixed
'A'
Bowls
May
8
Highway
Service
vs.
Cougars,
Zephyrs
vs.
Sure-shooters.
Tornados
vs.
Sureshooters,
Dodgers
vs.
Cuckoos.
May
15
Zephyrs
vs.
Tornados,
Cougars
vs.
Screwballs.
Sureshooters
vs.
Cuckoos,
Dodgers
vs.
Highway
Seivice.
May
22Tornados
vs.
Highway
Service,
Cougars
vs.
Cuckops.
Dodgers
vs.
Zephyrs,
Sure-shooters
vs.
Screwballs.
May
29
Highway
Service
vs.
Sureshooters,
Zephyrs
vs.
Cougars.
Screwballs
vs.
Dodgers,
Cuckoos
vs.
Tornados.
Classified
Aawrusmg
Pays!
BAD
WEATHER
HOLDS
SEEDING
WIKMIFEG
Seeding
Is
delayed
over
the
whole
prairie
area
this
year,
due
to
unseasonable
cold
weather
and
extremely
gc
d
moisture
conditions,
and
wi)'
r.
i.
be.-cmf
general
lor
another
ten
days
to
two
weeks.
Reports
indicate
that
-There
will
be
a
slight
d?crease
h:
wheat
acreage
with
a
corresponding
small
increase
in
the
acreage
sown
to
cor.
"-a
grains,
according
to
the
fir--'
weekly
crop
r'port
of
the
de
artment
of
asrrirulture
of
the
Canadian
Naticnai
Railways.
Hvc-:ti
-k
appears
to
have
wintered
well
twe
the
whole
area
In
cpits
cf
the
severe
winter
Farm
labor
and
machinery
are
sufficient
to
put
in
this
year's
crop.
V;ry
little
seeding
has
ben
done
so
far
in
southern
Manitoba
and
it
is
expected
to
be
another
week
to
ten
days
before
seeding
becomes
general.
No
seeding
has
bee-i
done
in
northern
Manitoba
and
Indications
are
that
it
will
be
ten
days
to
two
weeks
before
much
work
is
done
on
the
land.
In
Saskatchewan
there
are
reports
of
isolated
seeding
in
the
southern
section
but
in
central
Saskatchewan
the
land
is
stilV
too
wet
t-j
allow
sotdinR
to
become
general
for
another
ten
days.
Seeding
will
potbecome
general
in
northern
Saskatchewan
until
aboui
the
middle
oi
Mayl.
Moisture
conditions
are
excellent
'throughout
the
province.
Southern
Alberts
reports
indicate
that
it
will
a
week
to
ten
day
before
secainj
is
general,
largely
due
to
wet
ground
Wet
land
Is
holding
up
seeding
in
the
Edmonton
area
and
it
will
be
one
to
i,wo
weeks
later
than
last
year.
Today
EIGHT
ENTRIES
FOR
FASTBALL
CITY
LEAGUE
Eight
teams
five
men's
and
three
women's
have
submitted
entries
for
the
city
fastball
league
this
summer,
according
to
Rup
Rec
director
Neil
Ross
who
was
placed
In
charse
of
organizing
the
league
a
week
a.
Although
deadline
for
entries
was
last
night,
Mr.
Ross
said
that
he
intended
to
make
a
final
survey
of
prospective
teams
before
closing
the
entry
list,
prob
ably
today.
Given
authority
to
appoint
commissioners
to
guide
the
league.
Mr.
Ross
has
appointed
J.
S.
Wilson,
R.
G.
Moore
and
Walter
Landon
to
fill
the
three
commissionershlps
suggested
by
the
-organizing
meeting
last
week.
AdminisUaticn.
and
judgment
of
disputes
will
be
la
the
hands
of
those
three.
Final
pre-season
meeting
of
the
association,
consisting
of
team
managers
and
voting
delegates,
will
be
held
In
the
Civic
Centre
Sunday
afternoon,
and
play
is
expected
to
begin
Monday
night.
Just
what
teams
will
meet
In
the
first
encounter
has
not
yet
been
decided.
Teams
whose
entries
have
been
received
so
far
are
Co-op,
'
Gordon
Si
Anderson,
High
School,
Canadian
Legion
and
C.N.
R.
Athletic
Association
among
the1
men,
while
girls'
teams
are
Oor-1
don
&
Anderson,
Khatada
Club
;
and
a
third,
team
which
mayl
carry
either
the
banner
of
the
Moose
Lodge
or
the
High
School.
RUPERT
MOTORS
LIMITED
Complete
automobile
repair
service
by
experienced
mechanics,
assures
first
class
workmanship
at
the
right
price.
LUBRICATION
is
vital,
be
sure
your
grease
job
is
tigM.
We
have
the
best
equipment
to
do
your
Job
and
use
nothing
but
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line
lubricants,
the
correct
type
in
each
fitting.
PHONE
566
in
Sports
BROWN
WOODS
LEAD
MIXED
"B"
BOWLING
In
the
"B"
div'.slon
cf
the
mixed
bowling
league,
Brown-woods
made
a
clean
sweep
ot
three
ctralght
games
over
65
Cabs,
while
Bluejr.'v
defeated
Fijhters
2-1
and
Whizbanga
downed
lUtoeLi
and
Sharps
and
Flats
overcame
Hangovers
by
iknllar
margins.
In
the
league
standings,
Sharps
and
Flat
cilmbed
to
the
top,
-harin
first
place
with
Baseball
Scores
National
league
Chicaso
2.
Brooklyn
5.
St.
Louis
5,
New
York
.
American
Leatue
Washington
5,
Browns
14.
Brownwoods
with
five
games
won
and
one
lent.
Individual
coln8
saw
Mrs.
D.
Woods
ot
Brownw-odi
win
the
high
triple
with
597
and
also
the
high
single
with
252.
High
scorer
for
the-men
was
E.
Pierce
of
Rebels
with
050
iur
the
triple
and
277
for
a
single
game
In
the
team
scoring,
Rebels
led
both
the
single
game
with
1,112
and
the
three-game
total
with
3,235
,
FEW
LARUE
UTIES
There
are
only
58
cities
with
a
population
of
more
than
100,-COO
in
all
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