Id
INot
nave
to
Larry
onsibility
of
Governing
jON
(TP)
Rt.
Hon.
Winston
Churchill
British
government
today
to
surrender
the
mandate
to
the
United
Nations
unless
the
ations
joins
Britain"on
a
50-50
basis"in
new
id
policy.
He
said:
"Responsibility
for
stop-
Ti.lnff
Inn
lif
imon
4-Vin
A
oV
i
n
A
fVin
Tour
ought
to
be
borne
by
the
United
Nations
and
not
by
this
poor,
overburdened
and
heavily
Injured
country."
Meanwhile,
order
of
evacuation
from
Palestine
will
receive
"protection."
There
are
no
statistics
of
the
exact
number
affected
by
the
evacuation
order.
British
correspondents
have
been
advised
to
leave
Palestine
or
stay
at
their
own
risk.
The
American
consul
at
Palestine
has
asked
for
Instructions
regarding
the
position
of
United
States
citizens
In
Palestine.
Policy
of
Dominion
Minister
pf
(Fixtenul
Affairs
'
Discloses
Stajnd
in
1
If
card
p
Making
of
J'eace
.Treaties
OTTAWA-eaking
In
Parlla-mnt.
yesterday
-Xollowtnat
Ihe
fonruil
opening,
Ministxrr
of
External
Affairs
Louis
St.
Laurent
informed
the
members
thai
Canada
had
informed
the
council
of
foreign
ministers
that
this
rjminion
desired
to
have
a
share
in
the
making
of
the
peace
treaties
commensurate
with
the
part
It
had
played
In
the
war.
Canada,
the
minister
said,
had
expressed
Iteelf
as
favoring
a
federation
in
an
economically
stable
Germany,
Instead
of
.one
state.
Members
of
other
parties
expressed
themselves
In
approval
of
the
policy
as
set
down
by
Mr.
St-
Laurent.
IIOCUMIINT
'
l
I'KLSLNILI)
J
lcaay
it
was
disclosed
that
Canada
s
preliminary
views
uh
the
Ucnnan
peace
treaty
had
been
placid
before
Uie
world
today
with
the
assertion
that
shv
could
not
"Isolate"
herself
from
momentous
decisions
In
the
final
peace
settlement.
The
document
Was
given
Big
Four
deputies
in
Londaji
last
night
by
Hon.
Norman
Uobcrtsoh,
Canadian
High
Commissioner
to
Britain,
who
said
Canada
be-lievod
Germany
should
be
completely
demilitarized
and
reconstituted
on
a
federal
system
in
which
central
government
powers
would
be
strictly
defined
and
limited
to
make
impossible
the
rebuilding
of
resouiccs
un
necessary
for
making
war.
The
document
also
warned
'against
the
signing
of
an
Im
mediate
peace
treaty
with
Ger
many.
It
recommended
the
instalment
methed
of
drawing
an
International
statute
until
there
was
a
tried
government
to
sign
the
treaty.
The
memorandum
is
Canada
answer
to
the
statement
of
the
deputies
that
they
had
not
given
the
Dominion
assurance
of
a
more
active
role
In
the
peace
.settlement.
AMERICAN
FISH
BOAT
DRIFTING
Seiner
.Recovery
Reported
Helpless
(Off
(West
Coast
Of
Vancouver
island
VICTORIA
The
American
seiner
Recovery
was
reported
drlfUng
helplessly
last
night
off
the
west
coast
of
Vancouver
Island.
United
State
coastguard
vessels
had
been
despatched
to
her
aid,
FRED
ROSE
IS
UNSEATED
House
of
Commons,
Without
Discussion,
(Declares
Monlreal-Carlier
fieat
Vacant
OTTAWA,
a
Without
a
murmur
of
dissent,
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
declared
vacant
the
Montreal-Cartier
seat
of
Fred
Rose,
Labor-Progressive
member,
who
Is
serving
six
years
in
penitentiary
for
his
part
in
the
Russian
conspiracy
to
gather
information
illegally
in
Canada.
After
the
Speaker
had
informed
the
House
that
Rose,
because
of
the
conviction
and
in:arcera
tion,
was
no
longer
capable
of
slttins
In
the
House.
Pnme
Minister
Mackenzie
King
presented
the
resolution
declaring
the
seat
vacant
with
Minlstet
of
Exter
nal
Affairs
Louis
St.
Laurent
cccondlng
and
it
was
adopted
without
discussion.
The
Commons
directed
that
a
writ
be
issued
for
the
election
of
a
new
member
In
Montreal
Carticr.
This
Is
the
second
vacancy
in
the
House,
the
other
being
In
Halifax
where
a
Liberal
member.
W.
C.
Macdonald,
recently
died
COLD
RECORD
HERE
NEARED
Durinx
last
night
the
official
thermometer
at
Prince
Rupert
dropped
to
3
below
zero,
nearly
equalling
the
all-Ihne
low
record
of
1
below
oil
January
22,
1916.
There
were
signs
at
moderation
today
as
snow
started
falling
early
this
jflenioon.
Blizzard
Sweeps
Vancouver
Island
VICTORIA
Victoria
experienced
a
blizzard
yesterday
but
escaped
the
big
windstorm
which
lashed
Vancouver.
In
Nanaimo
there
was
11
Inches
of
snow.
Schools
reopened
in
the
up-island
town
today
after
having
been
closed
yesterday
when
buses,
-owing
to
the
deep
snow,
were
unable
to
deliver
the
students
to
school.
Bevin
Makes
New
Appeal
to
Arabs
LONDON,
fl
Foreign
Secretary
Ernest
Bevin
appealed
yesterday
to
the
Arabs
to
revise
their
demand
for
an
independent
state
of
Palestine
with
Jews
in
the
minority
NORTIOg?fUlrt;BMT4AL.
BRITISB
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
askMay
xVV
Operate
1
render
Palestine
Mandate
Says
ri
ii
a
m
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However.
i
a
Kin
g
of
tabor
uovcrnmeni
Br.
h
Labor
c-r
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have
.uiuzation
prin-
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noldinss
tak-
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Drlrralr
it
vu&os
New
York,
o
aid
today
that
Nat.
2:i
mil'it
nsxiir
i'1.-!
.hey
can
main-
tefcre
a
single
gun
under
the
proposed
arc
'eduction
uro-
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the
demand
V4
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a
miatary
staff
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troops
from
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users
arc
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The
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serious
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run-
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Prevent
freezing.
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trickle,
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City
EIglnecr.
Rrifa
in
Villagers
Fight
Pt.
oimpson
Fire
in
HeavyZero
Weather
Prompt
Itcsponsc
of
Native
Community
Saves
Hudson's
Hay
Co.
Store
From
Complete
Loss
Waterworks
Frozen
Damage
Estimated
$6,000
Energetic
fire
fighting
on
the
part
of
the
native
and
white
communities
at
Port
Simpson
Wednesday
morning
saved
the
Hudson's
Bay
Co.
store
there
from
complete
destruction
when
a
fire
swept
through
the
interior
of
the
building
in
zero
weather.
Loss
from
the,
blaze,
which
badly
scorched
the
in
rr
VI
PTAXI
TAXI
i
rk
n
r
j
AND
VST
NIOHT
SERVICE
Phoned
15
537
Stand
:
(
DAY
AND
NIGHT
SERVICE
;
EB.prtss
Hotel,
Third
Ave.,
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port-"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
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4
VOL.
XXXVI,
No.
26.
i
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
JANUARY
31,
1947
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
i
ii
i
mi-
tcrior
of
the
building,
ana
ae-
stroyed
or
damaged
a
considerable
amount
of
stock,
Is
estimated
at
between
$0,000
and
$7,000.
When
the
fire
was
discovered
sweeping
up
from
the
basement
at
10:30
Wednesday
morning,
the
whole
community
turned
out
to
man
bucket
clxains
until
the
frozen
waterworks
system
could
be
thawed
out
sufficiently
to
start
operation.
Hudson's
Bay
Co.
manager
David
Cuthill
paid
high
tribute
to
the
native
community
for
their
prompt
response
In
fighting
the
fire
which
otherwise
might
have
destroyed
the
store
completely.
Despite
zero
weather
and
a
Royal
Family
Leaving
Today
Depart
iFrom
Uondn
to
Poilvmotuh
for
Warship
Embarkation
for
Scuth
Africa
LONDON
iff;
The
Royal
Family
made
final
preparations
today
to
board
the
great
battleship
Vanguard
for
a
10-day
voyage
to
South
Africa.
The
King,
Queen
and
Princesses,
travelling
by
train
to
Portsmouth,
were
to
embark
today
amid
a
ceremonial
display
by
the
Royal
Air
Force,
Royal
Navy
and
picked
military
units.
They
will
be
gone
from
England
for
three
and
a
half
months.
It
is
the
Royal
Family's
first
trip
o-f
any
consequence
since
the
visit
to
Canada
in
1939.
Social,
economic
and
political
questions
will
be
studied
by
the
King
and
Queen.
Weather
History
Is
Made
at
Snag
OTTAWA
A
ntw
low
temperature
mark
in
the
recorded
mctcoroligcal
history
of
Canada
was
finally
attained
yesterday
by
the
station
of
Snas
on
th
Alaska
Highway
in
Yukon
when
the
thermometer
dropped
to
78.7
below
zero,
one-fifth
of
a
decree
lower
than
the
previously
recorded
low
mark
for
the
Dominion.
PALACE
GETS
BOMB
THREAT
No
Trace
of
Sinister
Instruments
at
Buckingham,
However
LONDON,
9)
Buckingham
Palace
was
searched
yesterday
for
a
bomb
after
a
"warning"
had
been
telephoned.
Nothing
suroicious
was
found.
Scotland
Yard
reported
that
an
unknown
person
called
the
telephone
exchange
and
shouted:
"Clear
Buckingham
Palace
because
bomibs
have
been
placed
there
to
go
off
Saturday.
Similar
warnings,
all
false
alarms,
were
reported
more
than
a
month
ago.
Normal
security
j
precautions
are
in
force
at
the
palace.
The
Royal
Family
leave
to-
'
dv
for
their
tour
of
South
I
Africa.
Mrs.
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
recently
stated:
"The
newspapers
can
become
the
informational
roads
by
which
free
men
may
travel
a
course
forever
forward."
strong
wind,
the
Port
Simpson
residents
formed
bucket
brigades
from
the
salt
water
and
poured
on
the
flames
until
the
water
system,
-which
was
put
out
of
commission
by
the
cold
weather,
was
finally
brought
into
action.
The
fire
started
In
the
store
basement,
probably
the
furnace,
and
swept
up
to
the
ground
floor
and
second
floor
through
the
hot-air
vents.
It
burned
the
Interior
walls
and
damaged
stock
on
the
second
floor
Before
it
was
extinguished.
The
temperature
hovered
at
the
zero
mark
Wednesday,
and
yesterday
dropped
to
five
dei
grees
below
zero
and
the
increased
in
strength.
Own
,
Churchill
JAPAN
CANNOT
HAVE
STRIKE
General
MacArthur
Orders
Japan's
Labor
Leaders
to
Take
Action
to
Prevent
General
Walk-Out
j
.TOKYO
Oi
General
Dougla3
MacArthur
ordered
Japan's
labor
i
leaders
today
to
desist
from
the
general
strike
of
government
!
workers
scheduled
for
tonight.
.MacArthur
said
he
could
not
permit
the
use
of
"so
deadly
a
I
social
weapon"
as
a
general
strike
In
the
present
"impover
ished
and
emaciated
condition
of
Japan."
Banker
Takes
Hold-up
Man
Lone
Bandit
Did
Not
Get
Very
Far
with
$150
in
Downtown
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
tR-Derek
Pratt,
savings
department
manager
of
the
Main
and
Hasting
branch
of
the
Bank
of
Montreal,
cantured
Calvin
Culy.
aeed
23.
a
few
mln-
ntM
nffpr
hp
niiwriiv
shovpd
a
note
to
a
girl
teller,
Dorothy
Woodward,
saying
"I've
got
you
cojered.
Hand
over
your
bills."
On
being
thus
approached,
the
gifl
gave
over
the
cash
to
the
lake-bandit'
but
se'ott
the'tour-'
glar
alarm
with
her
foot.
As
the
bandit
made
off
with
some
$150,
Pratt,
a
former
merchant
seaman,
vaulted
over
the
counter,
followed
by
ether
bank
employees
and,
in
a
scuffle
that
followed,
caught
the
rebber
on
the
street
and
hit
him
over
the
head
with
a
revolver.
Police
say
the
man,
who
has
now
been
charged
with
robbery
.
with
violence,
was
armed
only
with
a
toy
pistol.
Wheat
Board
Is
Farmer's
Choice
WINNIPEG
Tlie
Canadian
Federation
of
Agriculture
adopted
a
resolution
yesterday
that
the
Canadian
Wheat
Board
be
made
permanent
as
the
sole
marke'ting
agency
for
Canadian
wheat.
The
Federation
also
op-
posed
Uic
reopening
of
the
Winnipeg
Grain
Exchange.
BRITAIN'S
COLD
SNAP
STILL
ON
London
Partly
Dimmed
Out
Because
of
Power
Shortage
Low
Temperature
Marks
Itcatcii
LONDON-vBritain's
cold
spell
continues-with
C6
year
old
coid
weather
records
broken
in
some
parts
of
the
country.
The
contra!
electricity
board
threatened
the
longest
power
cut
on
record
for
12
hours
unless
home
consumption
was
voluntarily
reduced.
Whole
areas
of
London
had
to
be
blacked
out
when
power
and,
gas
supplies
failed
due
to
the
excessive
drain
in
the
face
of
the
severe
cold.
The
power
cut
dimmed
1400
miles
of
London
streets,
closed
Hyde
Park
and
interfered
with
radio
transmission
and
transportation.
Most
means
of
transportation
are
impeded
and
food
shortages
arc
feared
in'major
cities
by
the
week-end.
Rivers
urc
fruzen
over
and
hundreds
ol
schools
are
closed.
Local
Tides
Saturday,
February
il,
1947
High
9:15
19.8
feet
22:37
16.6
feet
wIniLow
2:45
9.3
feet
16:16
4.8
feet
Shi
ps
I
TERRACE
GETS
ALL-TIME
LOW
TERRACE,
(SDecial
to
Daily
Kews)
An
all-time
record
minimum
low
temperature
has
been
set
for
Terrace
In
the
current
cold
snap.
It
was
15
degrees
below
zero.
In
the
same
21
hours
th'e
maximum
reading
was
one
below
zero.
Big
Storm
Subsiding
,
Vancouver
Surveys
Scene
of
Damage
and
Wreckage-Temperature
Falls
VANCOUVER
Little
solace
was
found
by
Vancouver
In
low
ering
,temcratures
last
night
following
the
ocean-borne
storm
which
swept
the
city
on
Wednes
day
near
hurricane
force
to.
j
leave
In
Its
wake
waterfront1
damage
which
might
skyrocket
to
the
$1,000,000
mark.
j
Blizzard
conditions
prevailed
during
Wednesday
night
and
.
Into
yesterday
with
heavy
fall
j
of
snow
and
winds
cl
gale
proportion
which
'
reached
their
peak
shortFy
after
8
o'clock
In
the
morning
the
waterfront
bearing
the
brunt
of
the
blow
which
reached
velocity
of
72
miles
per
hour.
Oh
land
and
sea
a
check-up
was
being
made
of'the
trail
of
untold
damage.
Fishing
boats
rsismashed
&emaW:bwood
and
tugs
were-'
driven
ashore.
Barges
were
ripped
loose
from
ICielr
moorings.
There
was
no
loss
of
life
but
many
miraculous
escapes
for
mf
n
at
sea.
A
score
of
men,
whose
lives
were
endangered
when
a
tug
and
the
Fraser
River
lightship
went
'adrift,
were
rescued
after
hav-
lng
b'een
reported
missing.
Many
other
vessels
were
driven
(aground
by
the
mountainous
seas.
The
tug
LaBonne
was
battered
and
holed
off
Cowland
Point
but.
six
men
who
were
on
board
j
escaped.
Capt.
E.
L.
James,
aboard
the
Fraser
River
lightship,
reached
safety
after
police
boats
were
sent
to
his
aid
after
the
vessel
broke
loose
and
ran
aground.
Eleven
were
rescued
when
the
lug
Trucilla
went
aground
on
Keats
Island.
A
fishing
boat
was
wrecked
aC
Pcwell
River.
Damage
has
been
estimated
at
$80,000
as
a
result
of
the
destruction
toy
fire
during
the
height
of
the
storm
of
two
buildings
a
furniture
factory
on
Granville
Island
and
a
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
workshop
on
Kitsilano
Reserve.
On
land
repair
crews
were
struggling
to
restore
transport
and
communication
services
fAfllih
which
havoc
had
been
played,
thousands
of
dollars
of.
damage
having
been
done.
Along
the
coast
tugs
and
fish-boats
valued
at
$1,000,000
were
reported
to
be
pounding
themselves
to
pieces
In
moorings
and
on
the
waterfront
here
four
Royal
Canadian
Navy
corvettes
were
blown
agroupd,
a
tug
smashed
to
pieces
and
harbor
installations
damaged
Salvage
crews
have
started
working
on
the
debrLs-llttered
beaches.
BEER
GOING
UNRATIONED
Otherwise,
Liquor
(Allowance
In
British
Columbia
.Will
Continue
Unchanged
VICTORIA
Beer
will
Join
ale
and
gin
on
the
unration-ed
list
In
British
Columbia,
Liquor
Commissioner
W.
F.
Kennedy
announced
yesterday.
Otherwise,
the
liquor
ration
in
February
will
be
the
same
as
last
month.
To
Use
of
This
Gateway
To
Territory
Is
Starting
Soon
Seattle
Ship
Lines
Threatening
to
Withdraw
From
Service
Unless
58
Percent
Rate
Increase
Is
Granted
Use
of
Prince
Rupert'
as
the
gateway
to
Alaska
will
-begin
March
15
and
may
pyramid
after
that
because
of
developments
among
three
United
States
shiplines
now
serving
the
territory,
it
was
reported
here
today
by
William
L.
Baker,
publisher
of
the
Ketchikan
Daily
Chronicle
who
arrived
on
the
Prince
Rupert
last
night
from
the
Vandenberg
Is
Not
Going
to
Moscow
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
Senator
Arthur
Vandenberg
announced
yesterday
that
he
would
be
unable
to
attend
the
forthcoming
Moscow
conference
owing
to
the
pressure
of
foreign
affairs
business
here
in
the
capital.
Cold
Wave
Goes
East
Saskatchewan
Highways
Are
Snow-Blocked
Ontario
is
Also
Hard
Hit
WINNIPEG,
IB
Temperatures
dropped
steadily
from
the
Rocky
Mountains
to
the
Ontario
border
tcday
fn
the
face
of
a
mass
of
Arctic
air
which
set
a
North
Amctican
record
of
78.7
below
zero
at
Snag,
Yukon,
before
moving
to
the
prairies,
..Iiv
jEaskatewan
x
the
cold
wave
KaCTOifipanLed
by
blizzards.
Nearly
all
of
the
highways
in
southern
Saskatchewan
are
filled
with
snow.
No
buses
are
operating
from
Regina.
There
is
little
snow
in
the
We5,t
but
it
Is
bitterly
cold
and
forecasters
promise
no
relief.
The
cold
air
Is
scheduled
to
reach
Manitoba
during
the
day.
Ontario
railway
and
road
services
are
hard
hit.
Highway
traffic
In
all
parts
of
the
province
has
come
virtually
to
a
standstill.
Snow
plowing
and
graders
are
working
overtime
in
the
effort
to
restore
the
highways
for
the
traffic
of
bus
lines.
REDS
CUT
RAILROAD
Guerrillas
Menace
Passage
of
Americans
Being
Vithdrawn
From
China
SHANGHAI,
KB
Communist
forces
in
North
China
cut
the
vital
Peiping-Tientsln
Railway
yesterday
following
announcement
of
the
American
military
being
withdrawn
from
China
and
there
Is
every
Indication
of
a
resumption
of
the
civil
war
on
as
large
a
scale
as
ever.
Communists
have
severed
the
route
over
which
United
States
forces
must
withdraw
In
leaving
Peiping.
The
countryside
along
the
route
Is
filled
with
guerrllas
who
are
not
equipped
for
any
major
offensive.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
An
active
storm
Is
approaching
the
British
Columbia
coast
this
morning
and
Is
expected
to
give
considerable
snow
In
the
coastal
regions
today
and
tonight.
Southeast
gales
are
also
expected
along
the
coast
today
becoming
northwest
gales
hi
the
Vancouver
Island
and
lower
mainland
regions
early
Saturday
morning.
No
relief
from
th3
cold
is
In
sight.
Forecast
Prince
Rupert,
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Overcast
with
continuous
snow
today,
clearing
late
this
qvening.
Clear
Saturday.
Winds
easterly
(25),
increasing
to
easterly
(35)
this
afternoon
and
decreasing
to
northeast
(15T
late
tonight.
Little
change
In
temperature.
Lows
tonight
Port
Hardy,
20:
Massett,
8;.
Prince
Rupert,
5.
Highs
Saturday
Port
Hardy,
25;
Massett,
15;
Prince
Rupert,
10.
Rupert
north
and
leaves
by
this
evening's
train
for
a
business
trip
to
Edmonton.
Baker
said
Philip
Briggs
.
will
begin
service
out
of
Prince
Rupert
about
March
15
on
a
week
ly
freight
and
passenger
run,
to
Ketchikan,
Wrangell,
Petersburg
and
Juneau.
He
hopes
to
add
another
small
ship
later
if
traffic
Justifies.
He
has
promised
rates
20
percent
lower
than
existing
Seattle-Alaska
tariffs
but
they
will
be
much
lower
If
the
SeatUe
lines
gain
propes'd
increases.
A
dispatch
to
Ketchikan
'it
terday
from
Washington
indicated
the
Seattle
lines
will
demand
a
58
increase
or
will
tie
up
all
ships
March
1
when
their
ships
turned
back
from
govern
ment
operation.
Baker
said.
The
Territory
of
Alaska,
through
the
legislature
now
In
session,
is
con
sidering
creating
a
shipping
authority
with
surplus
United
States
vessels
to
keen
.
Alaska
allve-If-this?
ls.idoneifaV
was
proposed
In
the
1948
special
session,
"we
wont
be.
tying
ourselves
to
Seattle's
apron
strings,"
.Baker
declared.
'
He
said
the
Alaska
legislature
will
also
have
bills
before
it
to
contract
for
auto-ferry
service
between
Rupert
and
Haines.
"The
UJ3.
army
has
asked
for
money
to
extend
the
road
system
to
Nome
and,
when
the
time
comes
that
motorists
can
drive
to
Nome,
we'll
want
the
western
route
through
Rupert
to
carry
Its
share
of
the
.business."
Brlggs
had
planned
to.
come
to
Prince
Rupert
to
complete
arrangements
for
his
shipping
service
but
no
planes
were
operating
from
Juneau.
Baker
Is
going
to
Edmonton
tonight
in
the
Interest
of
the
forthcoming
"Statehood
for
Alaska"
edition
of
The
Chronicle.
"When
we
become
a
state,
have
two
men
In
the
VS.
senate
and
one
In
the
House,
you'll
see
a
lot
more
development
all
6ver
the
no'th,"
he
predicted.
"Well
let
UJS.
money
for
roads,
harbors,
airports,
and
agricultural
aid
that
we
can't
touch
now."
Attempted
To
"Get"
Franco
Madrid
Denies
Report
in
French
Newspaper
That
Dictator
Was
Shot
.PARIS
The
newspaper
"Solr"
said
yesterday
that
Generalissimo
Francisco
Franco
had
been
wounded
slightly
In
the
left
shoulder
January
9
by
a
Spanish
army
colonel
who
fired
three
shots
as
the
general
walked
down
the
steps
of
his
palace.
In
Madrid
a
Spanish
foreign
ministry
spokesman
denied
that
Franco
had
been
wounded
or
that
any
attempt
was
made.
On
his
life.
Special!!
$2.00
worth
of
DRY
CLEANING
SERVICE
for
only
$1.50
This
offer
continued
Feb.
1st
to
28th
Pioneer-Canadian
LaunHnos
Cner
Phones
8
and
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Box
448
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Rupert,
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