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service
VICTORIA,
P)
-
The
"Hart
formula''
for
settlement
cf
the
Dominion-provincial
tax
agreement
m'ay
have
delayed
social
legislation
proposed
by
the
federal
government,
IkiiDcrt
CJar-uravc
(CCF-Mackenzle)
charged
in
the
legislature
today.
"We
may
have
gained
a
few
millions
at
the
expense
of
old
age
pensioners
and
other
social
services,"
Mr.
Gargravc
said
after
admitting
that
the
agreement
was
satisfactory
for
the
province
and
set
the
pattern
for
the
rest
of
Canada.
Oargrave
also
called
for
the
appointment
of
a
Royat
commission
to
study
all
phases
of
the
liquor
Industry
In
B.C.
A
definite
portion
of
liquor
profits
should
be
earmarked
for
educating
children
concerning
llqucr,
he
said,
The
rejection
of
an
application
by
the
government
from
a
group
of
70
veterans
of
the
Sec
ond
World
War
for
a
license
to
operate
a
brewery
in
the
province
was
criticized.
He
rcatl
min
utes
of
the
veterans'
meetings
containing
reference
to
complaints
that
some
members
of
the
provincial
cabinet,
who
were
directors
of
breweries,
had
sat
In
executive
meetings
that
refilled
to
endorse
the
new
undertaking.
Education
Minister
Weir
said
that
a
medical
faculty
at
the
University
could
be
begun
now
on
the
basts
of
$1,500,000
plus
$100,000
for
administration
pur-potrs,
or
could
be
delayed
five
mnliii
tnt
'regard
rcrtett
with
tne
"i"
wurcn
and
Tn.,r
f.n
IlHl.
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fill
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winds
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in
tempera-
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inli'lu
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minimum
33,
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test-
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a
mine
de-
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report
was
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in
ii
iiiffl.
university
authorities,
he
said.
Inequalities
caused
by
imple
mentation
of
the
Cameron
ro
port
on
education
finance
would
be
removed,
Mr.
Weir
declared.
A
recommendation
that
dyk
In?,
drainage
and
Irrigation
In
debtcdness
totalling
$3,003,313
be
written
off
by
the
provincial
government
was
tabled
by
tht
legislature.
The
recommendation
was
con
tained
In
a
Royal
Commission
report
submitted
by
Dean
F.
M
Clement,
who
was
appointed
to
investigate
llrcinlcial
diaMcuil1-
tics
In
the
Frascr
and
Okana
gan
valleys
and
West
Kootenay
d'stricts.
The
inc'rbtcdncF.s
now
stands
nt
$4
511.233,
and
the
rccom
jnci
:':
t'rn,
If
approved,
would
leave
on'y
$C10,C20
to
be
paid,
CANADIAN
IS
NAMED
ENVOY
To
JtcnrcNclit
United
States
at
Court
fit
St.
James
J.n
London
WASHINOTON,
'D.
C,
Lewis
W.
Douglas,
aged
53,
for
mcr
vice-chancellor
of
McOlll
University
in
Montreal,
was
up
pointed
tcday
as
United
States
ambassador
to
Great
Britain
Doualas
replaces
O.
Max
Oard
ncr
who
died
recently.
MORE
KILLED
ON
HIGHWAYS
VICTORIA
Traffic
accidents
on
British
uoiumioia
mguways
toot
a
toll
of
140
lives
In
1946
which
was
31
more
than
1945,
according
to
a
statement
issued
here
yesterday.
PROVINCE
TAKES
OVER
SCHOOLS
r.rlcf
'Presented
to
Victoria
by
Native
inrollicrhood
of
Ilrillbh
Columbia
VICTORIA
.The
Native
Bro
therhood
of
British
Columbia
presented
a
brief
to
the
prov
incial
government
yesterday
petitioning
H
to
take
over
the
adanlnlstratlon
of
native
edu
cation
in
British
Columbia.
Complaint
was
made
at
the
edu
catlonal
service
being
provided
by
the
federal
authority.
"Magnificent"
is
a
light
Fleet
aircraft
rrler
ot
the
"colossus"
class,
similar
in
design
to
the
present
Canadian
carrier
Warrior"
(shown
above),
but
embodying
the
latest
modifications
Ontario"
Is
a
"Swif
tsure"
class,
cruiser
whose
main
armamiint
consists
of
nine
six-Inch
guns.
She
is
in
many
re
jects
a
more
modem
warship
than
the
present
operational
cruiser.
fUgan-
BRITONS
GO
ON
NIGHT
SHIFT
LONDON,
Oi
Seven
million
...
...Ml
Britons,
including
women,
win
revert
to
nlg'h't
work
as
part
of
the
government's
crisis
meas
ures
to
overcome
the
present
electricity
holdup
which
has
al
ready
thrown
millions
out
or
work.
Night
shifts
will
be
a
feature
of
Dritish
Industry
for
at
least
the
next
three
years.
Machine
Guns
to
Put
Down
Riots
BRUSSELS
KB
Belgian
police
fired
machine
guns
here
in
an
effort
to
break
up
a
demonstration
of
former
war
and
political
nrisnnprs
before
the
Houses
of
Parliament
today.
Twenty
per
sons
were
Injured
and
scores
trnmulcd
In
a
riot
resulting
of
50,000
from
a
demonsirav.on
persons
who
demanded
special
status
as
former
prisoner
payment
of
war
bonus.
New
Trade
Head
Named
For
Canada
WELLINGTON,
N.
Z.,
'-
James
Thorn,
C5-ycar
old
former
Labor
member
of
Parliament
has
been
appointed
New-Zealand
high
commissioner
to
Canada.
He
succeeds
David
Wilson
whose
term
of
office
expires
In
April.
TORRID
BRAZIL
Brazil
lies
almost
entirely
within
the
torrid
zone,
though
large
sections
have
temperate
climate.
PARTY
OPPOSES
RATE
INCREASE
National
1-ilieral
';'Cdcralion
is
gainst
Higher
Freights
in
C?lnala
OTTAWA.
(
-
Opiwiitioi)
to
general
frtluht
rate
increases
was
expressed
In
a
resolution
presented
tcday
to
the
federal
government
on
behalf
of
the
advisory
council
of
the
National
Liberal
Federation.
The
resolution
said
that
rate
increases
would
focar
"most
heavily
and
inequitably
on
the
Maritime
and
-western
MUST
SUBDUE
NATIONALITY
MONTREAL,
Nationality
must
be
the
servant
In
world
affairs,
not
the
master,
II
there
is
to
be
enduring
peace,
TrimC
Minister
Mackenzie
King
said
Tuesday
in
a
statement
released
here
on
the
occasion
or
tne
second
anniversary
of
the
Canadian
Broadcasting
Corporation's
International
service.
ORPINGTON,
Kent,
England
tt
When
Mrs.
Rosa
Bennett
celebrated
her
102nd
birthday,
four
friends
came
to
the
party.
Each
was
more
than
90
years
old.
4o,oo7reserVe
to
be
trained
OTTAWA,
(H
-
Defence
Minister
Brooke
ClnxlciV
announced
today
that
lbs
training
program
for
reserve
forces
in
the
three
Canadian
services
would
involve
40,000
men
this
year
and
sold
the
number
exceeded
current
strength.
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AND
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Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
PortTrincc
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
Bill
and
Ken
Nesbitt
VOL.
XXXVI,
No.
48.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY
26,
1947
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Columbia
'A.
to
Legislature
DISPOSITION
OF
CANADA'S
NAVY
ians
for
the
disposition
of
operational
warships
of
the
Royal
anadlan
Navy,
which
will
be
implemented
this
coming
summer,
have
been
announced
by
the
Hon.
Brooke
claxlon,
Minister
of
National
Defence.
The
largest
unit
will
be
the
new
aircraft
carrier,
"Magnificent,"
nearing
completion
in
the
W'
"
'WflMtVV
ivWlVy
.......
Operational
destroyers
In
the
Atlantic
will
be
"Nootka,"
"Mic-mac"
and
"Haida."
Sfrts
da."
"Ontario
Is
shown
above.
Pacific
coast
operational
destroyers
will
be
"Cayuga,"
"Athabaskan"
and
"Crescent."
Air
Service
For
Rupert
VANUUIVH;
(CD
(Irani
IWcConailiic,
executive
officer
of
Canadian
Pacific
Airlines,
today
told
the
Dominion
Air
Transport
Hoard
of
the
necessity
for
an
air
route
from
Vancouver
to
Prince
Rupert
and
plans
his
company
were
making
to
start
such
a
service.
The
proposed
plan
would
transfer
passengers
from
here
to
the
queen
Charlottes
at
San
lis
pit
by
28-passenger
planes
and
then
to
Prince
Rupert
by
Cansof
amphibians.
There
is
no
lauding
strip
at
Prince
Rupert
but,
Mr.
Mc-Conachic
said,
surveys
have
been
niadc
indicating
the
possibility
of
'building
a
field
Tliis
should
be
a
joint
affair,
he
said,
with
costs
shared
by
all
who
benefit,
including
the
city
or
Prince
Rupert
itself.
It.
SI.
Winslow,
spokesman
for
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
urged
introduction
of
a
fast,
regular
and
icliablc
air
service
not
only
for
passengers
but
also
for
mail
and
express.
It
would
generate
traffic
not
previously
in
existence,
particularly
for
the
fishing
industry.
Sir.
Winslow
also
mentioned
Prince
Rupert's
possibilities
in
relation
to
Alaska
trade
and
tourist
traffic.
William
Rundlc
of
llic
Vancouver
Board
of
Trade
supported
Prince
Rupert
in
its
brief,
seeking
an
air
route.
"The
service
is
needed
and
needed
fast,"
he
told
the
board.
Hearing
is
continuing
of
the
C.P.A.
application
for
a
licence
LIQUOR
WITH
MEALS
ASKED
United
Kingdom.
She
will
operate
out
of
Halifax.
Operational
:'
warships
based
at
Esquimau,
will
be
headed
by
the
cr'.ser
;H.M.C.S.
"Ontario."
Three
large,
modern
"destroyers
will
erate
from
each
base.
'VICTORIA-
-If
cocktail
bars
1
t
T
are
to
be
inauguraiea
in
xn-
tislt
Columbia,
restaurants
should
be
allowed
to
serve
liquor
with
meals,
the
British
Colum
bia
branch
of
tho
Canadian
Restaurant
Association
submitted
to
the
provincial
government
yesterday.
The
Association
protested
at
any
move
to
permit
serving
cf
sandwiches
and
light
meals
In
beer
parlors.
Teachers
Strike
For
Pay
Boost
BUFFALO,
N.Y.
O)
More
than
2,000
striking
Buffalo
school
teachers
today
awaited
official
reaction
to
their
claim
that
the
city
is
able
to
meet
dc
mands
for
$1,025
annual
pay
raise
"now."
The
city's
corporation
counsel
held
yesterday
that
the
striking
teachers
had
"breached
their
contracts"
and
could
be
"summarily
removed
by
the
board
of
education
without
hearing."
to
operate
a
scheduled
main
line
air
service
serving
Vancouver,
Port
Hardy,
Sandspit
and
Prince
Rupert.
Application
of
Queen
Charlotte
Airlines
Ltd.
for
a
licence
on
the
PrTncc
Rupert
route
is
withdrawn.
LONDON
ffi
Quotable
quote
frcm
Tire
Financial
Times:
"The
one
thing
of
which
this
country
has
an
excess
Just
now
is
An
sco
nib
Reports
Balance
Sounds
Warning
That
Limits
of
Spending
Are
Being
Neared
NO
TAX
CHANGES
Reveals
Plans
For
Expenditures
In
Various
Departments
VICTORIA
(CP)
Largest
budget
m
the
his
tory
of
British
Columbia
with
estimated
revenues
for
1947-48
at
approximately
$59,000,000
and
expenditures
at
$58,781,334
were
outlined
to
the
Legislature
to-i
day
by
Finance
Minister
Herbert
Anscomb.
In
his
first
bud-
Nget
address,
Mr.
Anscomb
tola
the
House
of
current
expendi
tures
of
$50,197,073
for
the
fis
cal
year
1946-47
$8,107,565
more
than
estimated
will
be
substantially
exceeded
by
revenues.
He
announced
that
$34,280,380
col
lected
In
the
nine
months
end-
ilng
December
31,
1946,
was
an
increase
of
$5,956,913
over
the
corresponding
period
of
1945-16.
Kevenucs
lor
iSH3-o.
were
.o-182,468
with
expenditures
of
$38.
041,604,
a
surplus
of
$8,141,863.
Mr.
Anscomb
made
no
tax
changes
but
warned:
"We
have
nearly
reached
the
limits
of
spending
If
we
are
to
maintain
our
record
of
balanced
budgets
without
resorting
to
new
taxation
in
the
next
five
years."
The
minister
of
finance
said
that
other
sources
of
income
may'
have
to
be
found
to
take
care
of
the
ever-increasing
social
service
and
education
de
partments.
Increased
expenditure
was
budgeted
for
in
all
departments,
Mr.
Anscomb
said.
For
the
fiscal
year
ending
March
31,
1948,
the
municipalities
will
be
paid.
$7,-395.000
in
principal,
direct
grants
and
$3,872,000
in
indirect
grants.
The
British
Columbia
Power
Commission
will
receive
$10,000,-C00
for
a
program
of
expansion.
To
the
Department
of
Educa
tion
will
go
$10,131,277.
an
In
crease
of
$1,709,725
and
$15,945,-
000
is
being
allocated
to
cover
health
and
welfare
and
the
provincial
secretary's
departments
for
which
$13,824,818
was;
appropriated
a
year
ago.
A
total
of
$8,250,000
will
be
made
available
for
road
maintenance,
$2,250,000
to
come
from
the
three-cent
gas
tax
taken
over
from
the
Dominion
gov
ernment.
This
will
be
used
for
hard
surfacing.
New
construction,
spread
over
the
next
three
years,
will
take
$15,000,000
for
highways
and
$5,000,000
for
bridges,
Revenue
for
1916-47
from
motor
vehicle
licence
fees
and
gasoline
tax
was
$9,261,000
"with
expenditures
on
highways,
bridges
and
ferry
maintenance
of
$9,215,000.
Expenditure
for
the
Lands
and
Forests
Department
is
estimated
at
$4,137,032,
compared
with
$2,793,176
last
year.
The
Game
Branch
will
receive
$350,000,
an
increase
of
$136,000,
and
$35,000
will
be
allowed
for
the
destruction
of
predatory
animals.
"Fees
for
licences
under
the
Game
Department
will
be
Increased,
so
that
additional
ap
propriations
can
be
made
for
conservation
of
game
and
fish,"
said
Mr.
Anscomb.
Liquor
profits
for
the
year
are
placed
at
$11,600,000.
Mr.
Anscomb
reported
that,
for
the
first
time
since
1932,
the
full
amount
of
sinking
fund
was
set
aside
during
the
.current
year
and
similar
payments
were
provided
for
during
the
coming
year.
MOUNT
ETNA
.
IS
ERUPTING
Italians
hi
Flight
from
Slassive
Flow
pf
f-ava
Out
of
OldiCrater
vROME,j
Italians
were
reported
fleeing
today
before
a
massive
flow
of
lava
pouring
from
the
crater
of
Mount
Etna
after
the
volcano's
first
notable
eruption
since
1928.
The
erup
tion
began
yesterday
and
reached
proportions
and
resiousness
not
fully
ascertainec
at.
once
because
of
dense
smoke.
Musemichi
Valley
was
reported
filling
with
lava
with
a
depth
of
600
feet
In
some
places.
MANY
AIR
ROUTES
At
the
end
of
1946,
45
air
routes
were
in
operatloaTr&n;
dia,
with
a
total
air
route
mile-agp
of
11,600
miles.
;.
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Hedley
Mascot
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Minto
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Pend
Oreille
3.10
Pioneer
4.00
Premier
Border
06
Premier
Gold
120
Privateer
57
Reeves
McDonald
1-50
Reno
-08
Salmon
Gold
27
Sheep
Creek
1-44
Taylor
Bridge
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Vananda
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Calmont
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2.20
Foothills
2.70
Home
3.30
SKYSCRAPER
FORTS
Skyscraper
strongholds,
10
to
15
stories
high,
featured
the
skylines
of
medieval
Italian
cities,
Toronto
.,":"
Athona
'31
Aumaque
58
Seattle
:
Bevcourt,
1-2
Bobjo
-21
Buffalo
Canadian
.30
Consolidated
Smelters..
86.00
Conwest
1-20
Donalda
-
I-39
Eldona
-71
Elder
M4
Giant
Yellownlfe
'
6.00
God's
Lake
1-53
Hardrock
-
-51
Harrlcana
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&
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Heva
Gold
Hosco
-60
Jacknlfe
u
.10
Joliet
Quebec
-
-72
Lake
Rowan
-
.25
Lapaska
.36
'
Little
Long
Lac
:
2.10
Lynx
-23
Madsen
Red
Lake
3.55
McKenzle
Red
Lake
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Cockshutt
2.00
Moneta
v.
60
Negus
2.10
Noranda.
:
'48.50
-
Pickle
Crow
3.10
San
Antonio
4.05
Senator
Royun
.55
Sherr'itt
Gordon
'4.25
Steep
Rock
..2.40
Sturgeon
River
.25
Kamlac
-21
Bright
Red
Lake
-
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Reglna
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ft