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"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
Bill,
and
Ken
Nesbitt
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XXXVI,
No,
110.
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10,
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NEW
KINO
OF
DENMARK
AND
FAMILYCrown
Prince
Frcd-crlk,
left,
43;
who
succeeds
his
father,
the
late
King
Christian
X
of
Denmark,
is
pictured
with
his
family
during
visit
to
Swedish
Crown
Prince
Gustaf
Adolf
at
royal
castle,
Stockholm,
Shown,
left
to
right,
are:
Crown
Prince
Frederlk,
Phincess
Margrethe,
Crown
Princess
Ingrid
with
seven-month-old
Anne-Marie,
Princess
Bencdlkte
and
Crown
Prince
Oustaf
Adolf
of
Sweden.
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Annmvus
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or
rs'ewluslwrnwti
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v.
lout
Road
Highway
Construction
Co.
to
Construct
Extension
Within
100
Days
Contract
for
a
road
connecting
Park
Avenue
with
the
Fairview
Hay
fishermen's
floats
was
awarded
last
night
by
city
council
to
Highway
Construction
Co.
of
Vancouver
on
the
assurance
that
the
1,800-foot
connection
will
he
completed
within
100
days
after
construction
work
starts.
Merlins
In
special
session,
council
approved
the
construction
company's
bid
of
$34,205
for
the
road
which
will
connect
the
thriving
but
isolated
waterfront
area
with
the
city's
street
sys
tern
with
a
24-foot
wide
road
which
the
aldermen
hope
may
Jater
be
classed
as
an
arterial
provincial
highway.
Council
members
agreed
that
the
bid
was
"high
but
accepted
it
on
the
grounds
that
it
was
the
only
probable
offer
which
could
guarantee
completion
of
the
badly-needed
road
this
year.
Highway
Construction
Co.'s
offer
for
the
building
of
a
road
with
24-foot
surface
width,
UOO
feet
long
with
a
four-foot
depth
of
crushed
rock.
Construction
work
will
commence
within
10
days
of
the
signing
of
the
con
tract,
and
will
be
completed
100
day;:
later.
The
road
will
run
from
tne
railway
tracks
at
the
Fairview
floats
to
connect
with
Park
Avenue,
just
east
of
the
eemeteiy,
and
will
involve
the
placement
of
C.400
cubic
yards
of
crushed
tnnU
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the
former
American
army
quar
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Just
west
of
Roosevelt
Park
i:.
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1110
IS
ADMITTED
TO
HE
"TOO
IIK1II"
City
Engineer
E.
A.
Phillips
who
drew
up
plans
for
the
;oad'
told
council
that
"the
bid
Is
frankly
too
high.
I
had
hoped
that
It
would
be
about
$30,000."
He
said
that
the
city
had
not
sought
tenders
because
of
the
shortage
of
construction
equipment-
which
made
it
almost
im
possible
to
get
companies
to
bid
on
rock
work.
"All
over
the
country'
Hobs
are
going
begging
because,'
of
the
shortage
of
that
type
of.
equipment.
It's
a
high
price,
but
I
don't
know
of
any
other
way
of
getting
the
road
built
this
year."
Alderman
Casey
and
Rudctei-
ham
agreed
that
the
road
is
badly
needed,
but
thought
that
tho
1or
trier
nf
mK
to
a
depth
of
four
feet
was
more
thin
would
be
required,
They
felt
that
an
adequate
road
could
be-put
in
with
less
rock,
and
consequent
ly,
less
cost.
Both
withdrew
this
objection
when
Mr.
Phillips'
statement
that
four
feel
was
the
standard,
specified
depth
of
rock
for
road
construction,
was
backed
up
by
Alderman
Black
who
said
that
"if
we
want
to
have
that
section
declared
an
arterial
highway,
we
had
better
put
It
In
as
specified,
then
wo
might
have
a
chance
of
getting
a
refund
from
the
provincial
government."
Mayor
Arnold
declared
that,
"If
we
are
going
to
build
a
road.
It
may
as
well
be
a
good
one
-that
ha."
been
the
trouble
with
WOULD
KEEP
CHINESE
OUT
Senate
Now
Considering
Amended
Immigration
Act
OTTAWA,
fl'Rcpcal
of
'"Urn
Chinese
Immigration
ant
was
opposed
in
Ihc
Senate
Friday
by
Senator
J.
W.
Dc-B.
Farris
'be
cause,
he
said,
there
was
no
prospect
of
thoir
assimilation
into
the
Canadian
population.
Senator
T.
A.
Cnjrar
(Liberal,
Manitoba),
said
the
Act
estaib-'
lished
"definite
prohibitions
against
Chinese
entry:"
.
The
bill,
which
has
already
been
passed
by
Commons,
is
now
before
the
Senate.
Farrls
said
he
had
personal
admiration
for
the
Chinese
but
they
represented
a
different
civilization"
which
would
not
merge
with
Canada
and
which
would
threaten
Canada's
standard
of
living.
rHKICI
II
TIMfX
vvlUUi.1
lit
v
OVER
KOREA
I
Russia
Accepts
Proposals
oT
United
Stales
on
Matter
LONDON,
0
Moscow
radio
said
today
that
Russia
had
accepted
certain
American
proposals
for
consulting
Korean
representatives
concerning
formation
of
a
provisional
.government
for
Korea.
The
broadcast
said
that
the
acceptance
was
contained
In
a
letter
from
Foreign
Minister
Mo-lotov
to
State
Secretary
Mar
shall,
wiw
hinted
earlier
that
unless
Russia
specifically
agreed
to
consult
all
Korean
political
elements
on
the
ciucstlon,
United
States
might
boycott
the
scheduled
May
20
meeting
of
the
joint
United
States-Soviet
commission
in
Seoul
this
city,
tlic
streets
arc
covered
with
about
six
inches
of
rock,"
Contained
in
the
Highway
Construction
bid
was
an
offer
to
the
effect
that,
if
the
city
could
provide
another
contract
of
$34,000
a
rter
the
road
work
is
finlshcd.'they
would
give
a
$2,500
rebate
on
the
cost
of
transporting
the
equipment
from
Vancouver
to
Prince
Rupert.
When
Alderman
Ham
moved
that
the
Highway
Construction
Co.
bid
be
accepted,-
Alderman
Youngs
moved
an
amendment
that
the
city
engineer
be
authorized
to
obtain
a
satisfactory
rebate
anyway.
This
amendment
wa
carried,
with
the
motion.
DOUBLE
SURVEY
OF
HAZELTON
ROUTE
Air
Service
For
Portland
Canal
Being
Inaugurated
by
Native
Son
Walter
Hansen,
native
son
of
Stewart
where
he
spent
his
boyhood
and
whence
he
went
to
serve
in
the
United
States
Army
Air
Corps
during
the
recent
war,
is
returning
to
the
Portland
Canal
district
,to
set
up
a.
commercial
air
service
for
that
area.
Having
purchased
a
four-passenger
amphibian
aircraft
in
New
York,
he
is
due
In
Seattle
today
after
a
flight
across
the
continent
and
In
a
few
days
should
be
at
Hyder
cut
of
which
point
he
will
base
his:
operations,
commencing
May
15.
Son
of
Mrs.
C.
Lundstrom
of
Stewart
and
Prince
Rupert,
Walter
had
a
distinguished
war
recdrd,
serving
in
Italy
and
other
European
spheres
with
the
Army
Air
Force.
Word
of
her
son's
enterprising
venture
in
the
modern
field
of
transportation
was
brought
bere,
yesterday
lafternoon
by
Mrs.
Lundstrom
who,
with
her
husband,
arrived
from
Vancouver
on
the
Camosun
yesterday
afternoon
following
a
motor
trip
in
the
southern
interior.
They
'will
proceed
to
Stewart
on
the
Coquitlam
tomorrow
night.
A
I
I
ruasKa
is
Fortress
NEW
YORK,
Alaska's
western
shoreline
has
been
transformed
by
the
United
States
into
an
"armed
fortress,"
Dr.
Mark
A.
Dawbcr,
executive
secretary
of
home
missions
of
the
Council
ot
North
American
Churches,
said
Friday.
At
thic
point
the
shoreline
ii
less
than
100
miles
from
Russia.
"All
along
Ihc
Alaskan
toast
line
from
Nome
I
Point.
Harrow,
there
is
evidcaicc
of
military
preparation,''
Dauber
said.
"Hhrc
rojirrele
structures
have
been
erected
in
the
rocky
wasteland
for
air
bases
and
military
service."
Dauber
has
just
returned
from
a
three
weeks'
tour
of
the
area.
(Reports
have
been
rreeived
in
'
Prince
Rupert
recently
by
way
of
Alaska
that
a
Soviet
army
of
two
million
men
is
standing
"on
the
Siberian
side
of
licring
Straits
which
is
also
said
to
be
heavily
armed).
'NEWFOUNDLAND
AND
U.S.
LONDON
The
Daily
Graphic
said
today
that
a
seven-man
delegation
which
.visited
London
to
discuss
Newfoundland's
future
status
left
"bittetly
disappointed"
and
their
report
might
influence
the
Newfoundland
national
convention
to
reverse
a'
former
decision
and
sound
out
possibilities
of
joining
the
United
States.
ATTENDANCE
OF
MEMBERS
OTTAWA,
O
For
Canadians
who
Bice
to
keep
a
stern
eye
on
attendance
records
of
their
mttr.ier.s
of
parliament,
here
is
a
summary
of
absenteeism
at
the
hird
session
of
the
20th
r-'iriiaraent:
An?
average
of
15
per
cent
of
tire
G.QF,
members
were
absent
during
yibe
first
17
recorded
votcifetplWlra
In
order
were
LeBWfe''t,riiEt3rlal
Creditors,
33
per
cent,
and
Pro-
greiiivc
Conservatives.
31
per
cent.
C.C.F.
mrrabers
missed
73
votes
out
of
a
passible
476.
Liberals
missed
527
of
a
possible
2142
votes.
Social
Creditors
mU'scd
78
out
nf
a
possible
238,
and
Prngrcssiv?
Conservatives
missed
303
of
a
possible
1,133.
Lcng-werkcnders
members
most,
frequently
absent
on
Mondays
and
Fridays
score
15
per
cent
in
the
C.C.F.,
33
per
cent
of
the
Liberate.
35
per
cent
Social
Credit,
and
30
per
cent
Progress-'.ve
Conservative.
Twenty-one
Liberals,
13
Progressive
Conservatives,
one
Social
Creditor
and
one
member
of
the
Union
des
Elccteurs
missed
half
or
more
of
the
17
recorded
votes.
Local
Tides
Sunday,
May
11.
1947
High
4:42
17.6
feet
18:20
15.7
feet
Low
11:39
6.0
feet
23:49
10.7
feet
PROVIDINQ
DUCKS
FOR
VANCOUVER
MARKET--
West
coast
gourmets
arc
now
smacking
their
Hps
over
Just
less
than
300
ducks
a
month
from
the
Bumably,
B.C.,
ranch
of
WRCNS
veterans,
Gertrude
Nunn
of
Vancouver,
and
Elizabeth
Wlmperley,
Toronto,
whose
Immediate
objective
with
existing
stock
and
facilities
is
a
400-a-month
turnover.
Here
Elizabeth
distributes
carefully
prepared
mash
In
the
feeding
troughs.
The
ducks
are
fed
morning
and
afternoon.
BULLETINS
I
UKL
OIL
SCARCITY
VANCOUVER
Despite
the
proximity
of
California
oil
fields,
British
Columbia
may
experience
a
shortage
of
fuel
oil
supplies
this
winter
as
severe
or
greater
than
in
other
parts
of
Canada,
Vancouver,oii
dealers
said
Friday.
They
were
commenting
on
a
statement
earlier
today
by
Reconstruction
Minister
IIowc
in
the
House
of
Commons
that
fuel
oil
users
will
find
their
supply
"definitely
limited"
this
winter.
AID
BILL
PASSED
WASHINGTON
The
United
Slates
administration's
$400,-OCO.OOO
Greek
-
Turkish
aid
measure
was
sealed
with
overwhelming
congressional
approval
last
night.
Only
routine
steps
now
remain
.to
start
the
sticam
of
American
men,
money
and
material
Into
the
two
Mediterranean
countries
to
ward
off
communist
encroachment.
The
vote
was
287
to
107.
4
TAKE
CBC
POWERS
OTTAWA
Proposed
establishment
of
an
independent
court
to
exercise
some
of
the
powers
now
held
by
the
Canadian
Broadcasting
Corporation
will.,probably
be
discussed,
at
sittings
of
(he
House
of
Commons
radio
committee
next
week,
it
was
learned
here
today.
ABOLISH
BUTTER
RATION
OTTAWA
A
delegation
representing
the
Canadian
Federation
of
Agriculture
and
dairy
farmers
of
Canada
pressed
today
for
abolition
of
butter
rationing
and
ceiling
prices
on
all
dairy
products
in
a.
meeting
with
Agriculture
Minister
Gardiner
today.
BUYERS'
STRIKE
STARTED
WINNIPEG
Western
Canada
housewives
today
began
a
month
-long
buyers'
strike
against
rising
food
prices
and
looked
to
their
eastern
sisters
to
join
them
in
making
the
campaign
Dominion-wide.
Veal
chops,
beef
steak,
side
bacon,
peanut
butter,
shortening,
pure
jam,
canned
peats,
raisins,
butter,
chocolates,
bananas
and
tomatoes
arc
among
the
items
which
'would
be
boycotted.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
A
weather
disturbance
off
the
west
coast
of
toe
Queen
Char
lottes
this
momma
will
bring
rain
to
the
north
coast
today
as
this
system
moves
eastward,
de
terlorating
weather
conditions
being
expected
through
the
northern
Interior
Umh'ht
and
over
the
south
coast
tomorrow.
Forecast
Prince
Rupert,
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
South
portion
cloudy
today.
Overcast
with
intermittent
.Mln
tonight
and
Sunday
morning.
Cloudy
with
rain
showers
thereafter.
Winds
light
today,
southeast
(20
m.p
h.)
tonight
and
Sunday
morning,
becoming
light
thereafter.
Northern
portion
Continuous
rain
today.
Overcast
with
rain
showers
tonight
SundayCloudy.
Winds
southeasterly
(20)
increasing
to
south
(30)
by
afternoon,"
becoming
westerly,
20,
after
midnight.
Light
Sunday.
Little
change
In
temperature.
Temperatures
tonight
and
Sunday:
Port
Hardy,
minimum,
42;
maximum.
55;
Massett,
minimum,
39;
maximum,
50;
'Prince
Rupert,
minimum,
40;
maximum,
55.
Potash
Is
used
in
making
gunpowder,
hand
grenades
and
aviation
gasoline.
Premier
Hart's
Promise
Now
Being
Made
Good1
Reconnaissance
of
New
Alaska'
Highway
Project
to
Be
Undertaken
By
Both
Ground
and
Air
Announcement
was
made
at
Hazelton
this
w"eek.
by
Hon.
E.
T.
Kenney,
minister
of
lands
and
forests
and
member
of
the
Legislature
for
Skeena,
who
is
on
a
tour
of
'the
central
interior,
being
now
in
his
home
town
of
Terrace,
that
surveys
of
the
long-advocated
route
northward
from
Hazelton
for
a
highway
into
Sympathetic
To
Truckers
While
not
going
so
far
as
to
oppose
the
application
of
Canadian
(National
Transportation
Ltd.
t
o
-
operate
ii
scheduled
freight
and
express
trucking
service
on
the
highway
between
Prince
Rupert
and
B.urns
Lake,
the
executive
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamlber
of
Commerce,
meeting
yesterday
afternoon
at
the
Civic
Centre,
expressed
It
self
as
being
In
sympathy
-with
private
trucking
corcerns
of
this
area
In
making
similar
ap
plication
and
also
reiterated
its
previously
taken
stand
that
competence
to
maintain
an
ade
quale
and
efficient
service
should
be
an
actuating
factor
of
the
Public
Utilities
Commission
In
granting
a
licence
or
licences
for
such
service.
The
Commis
sion
will
be
meeting
In
Prince
Rupert
June
4
and
5
to
hear
representaUons
of
Interested
persons
In
regard
to
the
pro
posed
service.
The
executive
of
the
Chamber
heMs
Its
meeng
to
review
the
matter
after
.
a
request
for
a
hearing
had
been
made
by
the
newly
formed
local
branch
of
the
Automotive
Transport
Asso
ciation
of
'Brltlsii
Columbia
which
Is
actively
opposing
the
C.N.
application.
General
feeling,
of
the
executive
was
that,
while
local
applicants
were
entitled
to
every
sympathy
and
consideration,
it
might
not
be
a
good
pol
icy,
under
the
circumstances,
to
actively
support
or
oppose
any
application.
It
-was
pointed
out
that
the
C.N.
was
in
a
key
posi
tion
as
It
actually
owned
part
of
the
highway
which
traversed
its
right-of-way
The
delegation
of
the
local
truckers'
association
consisted
PORTLAND
CANAL
AREA
IS
BOOMING;
1500
PEOPLE
ARE
NOW
IN
REGION
The
town
of
Stewart
has
jumped
in
population
from
300
or
so
a
year
ago
to
1200
or
1500.
Gold
mining
is
coming
back
in
the
Portland
Canal
area
but
cold
weather
and
deep
snows
delayed
development
work
in
some
camps.
The
Salmon
Gold
.com-
uany
has
about
40
men
at
800
feet
of
new
tunnel
under
the
glacier
above
Hyder
during
the
winter.
The
Big
Four
mine
has
been
at
work
for
a
year
and
will
be
shipping
concentrates
soon.
Dr.
Mandy,
a
mining
engineer
from
Vancouver,
came
north
recently
to
Inaugurate
drilling
and
development.
Frank
Blazck
and
Emil
Brandt,
the
latter
a
war
veteran,
will
diamond
drill
and
build
trail
at
their
mine
near
Glacier
Lake
PREMIER
REOPENS
AFTER
SHUTDOWN
The
Premier
mine,
largest
In
the
vicinity,
has
begun
operations
after
an
8-month
shutdown
due
to
a
miners'
strike.
It
has
about
150
men
on
hand.
The
Indian
mine
across
the
river
from
It
has
been
reopened
the
Yukon
and
connecting
with
the
Alaska
Highway
are
to
be
undertaken
this
year,
both
land
and
aerial
reconnaissance!
to
get
under
way
as
soon
as
weather
condlUons
permit.
The
sflr-veys
will
be
in
co-ordination
with.
federal
surveys
being
undertaken
in
the
same
area
this
year.
P.
M.
Monckton,
well
known
pioneer
northern
civil
engineer,
will
be
in
charge
of
the
grouid
survey,
which
cannot
be
started
until
further
snow
Is
gone,
while
Gerald
Andrews
will
direct
the
aerial
reconnaissance
for
the
provincial
government,
chartered
planes
to
be
used.
The
Hazelton
route
has
long
been
advocated
as
the
one
which
would
open
up
the
richest
area
of
northern
British
Columbia
from
many
standpoints.
It
wquid
give
access
to
the
Groundhog
coal.
-fields,
the
greaf
'Atlln
'
gold
country,
the
upper
Naas
with
its
agriculture
and
timber
lands
as
well
as
an
unsurpassed
big
game
hunting
country,
Mr.
Kenney
arrived
In
Terrace
yesterday
afternoon
by
motor:
from
Hazelton
and
will
remain
in
Terrace
when
he
will
drive
Into
Prince
Rupert.
He
will
sail
Thursday
night
on
the
Prince
Rupert
for
Victoria.
'r
Accompanying
the
minister
on
his
trip
is
H..E.
Whyte,
chle)f
inspector
of
lands
for
the
province.
v
of
J.
S.
Lindsay,
J.
A.
Lindsay,
Percy
Cameron,
L.
Christopher-:
son,
Vic
Mcnzies
and
Clarence
Thomson
who
spoke,
strongly
In
opposition
to
the
CX
applica
tion,
advancing
the
view
that
it
would
not
bs
in
the
best
In
terests
for
a
government-backed
concern
to
have
a
monopoly.
The
Chamber
of
Commerce
has
assigned
Its
highway
com-mitee
consisting
of
A.
M.
Budln-Ich,
S.
E.
Parker,
J.
E.
Boddie
and
Theo
Collart
to
watch
the
public
0111111103
hearing.
work,
having
drilled
about
and
bunkhouses
are
being
built
for
its
summer
crew.
The
Riverside
tungsten
minb
In
Hyder
Is
operating
steadily
but
Its-
officials
are
still
seeking
waiver
of
the
Jones
Act
so
its
supplies
can
be
shipped
in
on
Canadian
boats
serving
Stewart.
The
Stewart
telephone
system
Is
being
rehabilitated
with
a
line
going
into
Hyder.
A
new
radio
station
of
the
Alaska
communications
system
also
may
be
opened
in
Hyder
soon.
Baseball
Scores
National
League
Boston
6,
New
York
2.
Chicago
5,
Ctncibnatl
1-Brooklyn
5,
(Philadelphia
0.
American
League
Detroit
1,
Chicago
2.
Cleveland
4,
St.
Louli
3,