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li
VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
30.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY
16,
1949
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
At
antic
Pact
E
ft
T
UNITED
STATES
IS
NOT
CHANGING
POLICY
DEAN
ACHESON
MAKES
CLEAR
Russian
Repatriation
Mission
Is
Requested
To
Quit
American
Zone
Air
Lift
Is
Over
-Winter
Is
Beaten
By
BRACK
CURRY
The
Allied
air
lift
to
lkrlin
is
FRANKFURT
(CP)-
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Secretary
of
State
Dean
Aclvson
Insisted
today
thai
the
UnttfiJ
States
Intends
to
malte
he
pro
1
TRANSPORT
IS
STILL
CONFUSED
4
General
Lucius
Clay
requested
the
official
Russian
repatriation
mission
in
iVip
TTnitfrl
Stutps
zonp
The
big
challenge
of
winter
has
been
'sU'l.
The
goal
now
is
to
exceed
this
.Iv's
minimum
needs
and
it's
doing
just
j
week
recently
American
and
British
(dumped
an
average
of
just
under
6,000
,
Berlin's
three
:
'
SNOW
PERSISTS
-
.
,
Aircraft
Go
Into
Service
to
posed
North
Atlantic
pact,
an
effective
security
alliance.
Ac.e-son
denied
that
the
ni:ed
States
is
backing
away
from
declared
policy.
In
a
statement
Acheron
declared:
"With
reeard
o
the
uciuuuiv
tu
iccivc
wic
Move
stranded
Passencen
American-occupied
territory,
it
was
announced
today.
The
"re-
Transportation
picture
be-
r,,,f,,-4t
.ri4,rU.,
nm.nn1o,l
t.WPATl
PHflM
P
11
nPrt.
Bnd
TpP-
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Biiiuuiinu
j
I
,
.
,,.
'
rrriiTP
rilrnll
order
race
continued
In
a
confused
worm
auwiuc
ff.
2
f
f
.
Army
authorities
said
that
state
today
with
no
train
ex-
discussion,
I
should
like
to
emphasize
that
there
are
no
real
Clay,
United
Slates
military
pectea
10
leave
Deiore,
inurs-
UDHIt
UtntKAL
HOPE
FOR
RAIN
ifl
1
1
us
clclcateci
4
viiiiiin
threat,
jj
hiis
been
crip-
l:;itk
Produced
by
00
to
70
i
inn
nun
Tli
r.
governor
of
Germany,
had
asked
aay
morning
at
tne
earnest
ana
the
Russians
to
leave
but
they
weather
conditions
hampering
aircraft
service
to
contended
that
their
mission
emergency
Old
Man
Winter
proved
that
differences
in
regard
to
oojec-tlves
this
government
is
seeking
to
accomplish."
RATwiELC0r4E
the
Interior
town.
was
"indispensible."
liy
or
partially
lhpre
J
IU1
lKor
in
I.U
aging
I
The
railway
this
morning
was
Following
this,
the
Army
an
nounced:
"Because
voluntary
frrk
VI
ended
Jan-
TV
repatriation
of
displaced
persons
who
are
Soviet
citizens
has
vir
in
vancouv;
grip.
Last
night,
he,
sent
down
a
throe-inch
snowfall
to
rover,
the
wcur-and-tcar
on
his
pre-
vlous
contributions
during
the'
lat
three
months.
Prince
Rupert
people
com
1
tually
ceased,
the
Russian
repat-
maintaining
its
battle
against
snow
conditions
on
the
line
and
the
snow
plow
which
Tuesday
began
a
westward
battle
from
Pacific
was
expected
to
arrife
here
some
time
this
afternoon.
Superintendent
C.
A.
Berner
said
that,
barring
further
diffi-tculties,
a
train
would
leave
for
VANCOUVER
For
a
time
V1
-
fvvi
i
s
....
.
m
.
r
of
four-cn-:
s
a
record
since
liu
was
imposed
,'!
-rri'-d
In
41.540
yl
and
other
T!
old
maik
was
rlation
mission
in
United
States
zones
will
not
operate
after
Tuesday
afternoon
tmd
evening
rain
fell
In
Vancouver.
It
was
plained
a
bit
bitterly
of
a
certain
bad
faith
in
his
night's
March
1."
Jt
r
-
v-
week
in
Dc-
good
old
real
Vancouver
rain
and
was
so
welcome
and
attractive
that
thousands
e-;-
V..
AiAutuuaj
uiviutg.
N4,
train
for
the
East,
which
was
TTF
WEATHER
Synopsis
i-r'y-J..is
a
four-week
uf
Kids
on
hand
Wiifci
food
position
o
bi
miiing
of
the
'V
work
because
previously
the
weatherman
had
predicted
rain,
a
torrent
of
wntrh
would
be
the
most
welcome
visitation
possible.
Said
one
citizen
despairingly
as
he
dodged
wearily
through
oversized
snowflakes:
"K
1
ever
hear
anyone
complaining
about
rain
atjaln
I'll
smother
him
In
a
snowbank!"
-
if
Heavy
rain
occurred
along
the
southern
British
Columbia
under
covtr
crowded
to
to
arrive
here
last
night,
turned
Ployed
back
from
Terrace."
,the
windows
to
enjoy
watch-ig
Meanwhile,'
a
Canadian
Pa-;the
downpour,
cific
Air
Lines
flight
left
fori
But
wlUlin
an
hour
or
s0
ll
Terrace
at
noon
with
10
pass-'
became
part
snow
and
lat'r,
engers.
Its
departure
earlier
there
was
sleet.
However,
there
this
morning
was
made
impos-;had
been
some,
rain,
and
tills
sible
bv
a
10-inch
fall
of
new
i
was
taken
as
a
happy
augury.
Hsu)
l:.ul-
slarled
tin
coast
during
the
night
with
over
twu
inches
of
rain
on
the
west
coast
of
Vancouver
Island
and
an
inch
at
most
other
,filhc
normal
con-j
8
hiked
J
rom
l.fiuO
:
However,
It
almost
was
rain.
IN
OTTAWA
JAIL
.Sum
Carr,
one
or
the
miss
ins
linlw
m
Cauaoa
s
Soviet
spy
ring
ease,
is
In.
Ottawa
jail
alter
beina
deported
by
the
United
Stales
following
his
arrest
in
New
York.
Carr
lied
Canada
just
before
the
espionage
case
broke
three
years
ago
tnd
was
found
living
in
New
York
by
U.S.
agnts
two
weeks
aso.
Deported
from
the
United
elites,
Carr
was
turned
over
to.
the
R.C.M
P
at
PreM-ott
aod
taken
to
Ottawa,
lie
is
facing
ct
arees
arising
from
the
royal
It
will
take
at
least
a
weeic
oi
points.
Cloudy
conditions
aie.snow
at
the
Terrace
air
strip.
expected
for
tonight
and
tp-
Snow
plows
were
clearing
the
4
u
day
Officials
'II
was
a
wet
snow,
just
over
the
arc
calm''
better
rdue
f
what
might
have
been
rain
to
restore
power
to
a
normal
condition,
j-.
,
.4'
strip
this
morning.
Cammishion
espionau
tirtjlic..
Care
i
xXiim
hm
auai-ciKd
by.
Cortsjiible
James
Cramm
ol
the
morrow
with
a
return
ol
freezing
temperatures
toirfglit.
Heavy
snow
is
falling
in
the
Interior
The
Skeena
Air
Transport
SeaBee,
which
has
been
operating
a
charter
service
since
orTu'u:)
iki
rciin
rns
wnv
,o
;
u.
.
today
with
cloudy
skies
and
oc
CONCILIATOR
HAS
FAILED
er
Em
op'ans
j
l
ain.
The
imiperalure
range.
Vi:iu'.-lusit4-i,
which
varied
from
35
clown
to
y
so
well
off
;
28
drgrees,
however,
was
Just
a
If,
ot
cnid
have
I
bit
too
low.
.
lmit.se
.heaUin
To
t1)e
Northern
B.C.
Power
.".unit.
Co..
a
rainfall
would
have
been
day
June
2(i,
lMU'inost
ucceptable.
It
would
have
casional
snow
flurries
expected
'
Saturday,
took
off
,
this
morn-for
tomorrow.
Tcmoeratures
in
,
ing
with
four
passengers
for
smaller
than
the
C.P.A.
Canso,
will
show
little
FLY
BARLEY
FOR
SWANS
I
SutlethU
I
the
interior
change.
consisted
of
32
.started
a
run-off
at
Falls
River
Terrade
and
Smithers.
Being
it
required
less
landing
and
take-off
space
at
the
Terrace
air
strip.
Government
Official
Fails
to
Get
Settlement
Between
City
and
Firemen
and
Sliawallaiw
t
fill
the
wUt-
I
VANCOUVER
A
Royal
Caiia-rli:in
Air
Force
nlane
View
to
Superintendent
Berner
said
After
failing
to
effect
a
settle-
Lonesome
Lake
about
Hod
null
Forecast
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Cloudy
with
snow
flurries
today
and
tomorrow.
Wind
west
(25
m.p.h)
today,
light
tomorrow.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrow:
Port
Hardy
30-38,
Massctt.
25-34,
Prince
Rupert
25-34.
that
a
heavy
snowstorm
was
ment
Detween
the
city
and
the
raging
this
morning
-
along
the
members
0f
the
fire
department
line
from
Mount
Robson
west
ta
thelr
wage
dispute
Robert
short
reservoir
there,
tlius
easinK
the
hydro
power
crisis
that
lias
drattgc
dn
for
almost
two
weeks.
To
city
motorists,
wearied
of
the
eternal
routine
of
taking
off
and
putting
on
traction
chains,
a
real
wash-away
uin
would
be
-aiikfurl
to
K
nran
and
British
i
rir2
UlcM
a
a
k
wl
and
unload
the
Tn;
'
number
nearly
nmnd-lhc-rlork
-iv:u
I
finals
say
Ger-im
,u
.sU'idini;
from
i
10
fiTccnl
of
small
s
gi.
d:
flown
to
Ber-I
yi
kn
is
ro.stiiiK
the
north
of
here,
Tuesday,
to
c'.c--liver
sacks
of
baiicy
lor
.-rwiv.I'
score
of
Canac'u's
n:ie
Iniuipei,-er
swans,
in
danger
flf
.'itarvii-tiou.
Tliroiu'li
lone
ci.l.'.'i.i.ed
wild
more
than
welcome.
TRIALS
STRICTLY
SECRET
MUNICH
Strict
secrecy
today
surrounded
the
opening
of
the
first
of
five
"Czech
spy
trials"
before
an
eight-man
United
States
military
commission.
Chairman
of
the
military
commission,'
which
is
empowered
to
impose
the
death
penalty,
has
ruled
revelation
of
trial
testimony
or
even
identity
of
the
accused
would
endanger
the
security
of
the
United
States.
Not
even
the
verdict
of
the
trials
will
hi
made
known.
The
charge
is
of
sale
of
important
secret
information
to
the
Communist-dominated
Czech
government.
CONFERENCE
Wi
l
l
I
POPE
To
construction
md
other
out
to
Terrace,
a
condition
wiucn
may
bring
further
grief
to
railway
transportation.
The
rotary
snow
plow,
which
fought
its
way
through
the
snow
belt
at
the
week-end,
arrived
at
Kwinitsa
at
10:45
today
and
waS
expected
to
have
the
line
cleared
to
Prince
Rupert
this
Forgie,
conciliator
for
the
Pro-
vlncial
Department
of
Labor,
sailed
yesterday
afternoon
by
the
Camosun
on
his
return
to
Victoria.
Mr.
ForgiS
will
report
his
failure
to
the
department
and
the
appointment
of
a
board
of
conciliation
in
the
dispute
will
probably
ensue.
Deliberation
of
such
a
board
would
cat;.'-'.
side
workers
whos.
jobs
liave
i
WPauier
and
olnr
.
'the
Thc.V
birds
were
risking
dntth
been
.slowed
by
weather
conditions,
a
moderation
of
tcniDera-
had
become
very
weak.
Fighting
To
Save
Stewart
f
more
Ihan
$100.-
,urp
und
a
hravy
niln
vvoukl
bc
Clinstoph.-r
May-
r
IiK!ilxl.An,.
A
delay
hi
the
aircraft
sched-
ule
between
Vancouver
and
satisfy
the
requirements
of
the
nder.secreUry
for
Anf)
l0
,br
M,hll,K
lluisU-y,
11,1,1
"N"
Hul1
w1h.w
(.penttlons.
iH-am
trawl-
111,1
linta.m'ii
air
t.,ain
(iml
Kl.lnlp
flxhing.
vcrau'c
of
riKS.OtlO
..
.....
i
i.,-..
u..n.
Sandspit,
caused
by
a
temporary
lack
of
a
plane
at
Vancouver,
would
give
the
company's
Canso
plane
time
to
make
a
Ull
II
IIIM'UIIIIIA.11
IJ.-vti
Act
and,
should
it
fail,
strike
or
lock-out
action
would
then
become
permissible.
This
afternoon
the
city
council's
wage
committee
is
meet
irk.
XV.
D.
Smith
Speaks
in
Legislature
Wants
Senator
.
Opposes
Daylight
Saving
VICTORIA
W.
D.
Smith,
Coalition
member
of
the
Legis
of
the
weather,
a
change
would
be
far
better
than
a
lot.
intTiean
air
forces
trip
to
Terrace
with
a
noon
de
ntmnied
in
by
niouiiUins,
most
of
the
peaks
being
six
thousand
ft
el
high,
the
hike
was
not
an
easy
objective
for
the
fliers
to
gain.
Yet
the
gram
was
safely
dumped
hV
pa'a-ehute.
An
oid
ttnnletitified
trapper
saw
that
the
food
was
pio-perly
distributed.
Following
the
mercy
fludi!
and
the
old
liapp'T's
sowing
of
the
barley,
the
flock
r
si:ly
migratory
birds
were
pecking
at
(lie
feed.
The
trapper
is
an
employee
of
I
he
provincial
wild
life
department
who
is
.stationed
al
"
flying
the
lift
-
ing
with
the
Civic
Employees'
parture.
The
afternoon
flight
to
ami
152
British.
L
TIDES
Sandspit
was
expected
to
be
an
hour
late
in
Its
departure
and
arrival
because
of
the
Vancouver
delay.
BIO
RAVING
Britain
has
developed
u
new
Inset
fire
which
can
be
fitted
into
un
existing
grate,
giving
a
17.
l'.M!)
21.9
feet
lature
for
Atlin,
speaking
in
the
Throne
Speech
debate
yesterday,
called
for
an
aggressive
policy
of
development
of
the
hinterland.
British
Columbia
could
not
be
effectively
developed
by
concentrating
around
Vancouver.
Mr.
Smith
said
there
should
iiiiiiiiy
4:
(10
Id:
27
10:21
Union,
which
covers
both
City
Hall
clerical
and
outside
public
works
employees.
These
workers
are
seeking
a
25c
per
hour
Increase
across
the
board
for
hourly
paid
employees
and
$40
a
month
for
salaried
workers.
An
adequate
annual
increase
of
$28,320
would
beii.vued
in
such
a
demand.
VATICAN
CITY
Diplomats
of
33
countries
today
expressed
to
Rope
Rius
condolences
over
the
sentencing
of
Cardinal
Mintzsenty
of
Hungary.
The
Pontiff,-expressing
his
gratitude,
thanked
the
mans
audience
which
was
unique
in
the
history
of
the
Holy
See's
diplomatic
relationships.
He
said
that
he
'awaits
the
hour
when
all
nations
will
put
forth
friendly
hands
to
collaborate
for
the
restoration
of
humanity
which
was
at
present
torn
by
hatreds
and
discords.
VANCOUVER
RAIN
VANCOUVER
Vancouver
people
virtually
waded
to
work
today
after
a
1.4
inch,
rainfall
since
yesterday.
Hundreds
of
men
were
at
work
clearing
'catch
basins
to
carry
away
the
melting
slush.
It
is
doubtful
if
the
rain
was
sufficient
to
improve
very
20.1
feel
heat
output
with
coal
of
37
per
4.1
feel,
i
cent.
.
compared
with
ordinary
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.
Ltd.)
oiler
retreat.
the
food
-ban
f
22
Wi
4
G
feel,
I
radiation
of
25
per
cent.
be
a
representative
of
Northern
Vancouver
There
have
been
no
further
Bayonne
06
Vt
9.00
Bralorne
B.R.
Con
B.R.X
.03
2
.10
Cariboo
Quartz
1-30
mia
British
Columbia
in
the
Senate.
The
Atlin
member,
opposed
daylight
saving.
Mr.
Smith
expressed
fear
that
Stewart
would
become
a
ghost
town
uniess
the
government
did
something
fast.
Closing
down
of
the
Silbak-Premier
mine
had
steadily
decreased
the
population,
he
told
the
House.
The
House
was
asked
by
Mr.
smith
to
urge
the
federal
gov
wongress
developments
since
disagreement
between
the
Electrical
Workers'
Union
and
the
city
in
which
an
Increase
of
25
percent
is
sought
for
male
employ
e--and
$40
a
month
for
telephci.t.
operators,
all
of
which
wcuw
entail
an
aggregate
annuel
;
crease
of
$16,472.37.
No
cc
clliatlon
has
yet
been
appli
-for
in
this
dispute.
.47
materially
the
water
level
in
reservoir
lakes
of
the
hydro-elect
ric
plants.
More
freezing
weather
is
predicted
for
tonight
and
tomorrow.
Kedley
Mascot
Pacific
Eastern
Pend
Oreille
.,.
.06
5.75
Iioneer
3.25
SOIL-CEMENT
Soil-cement
is
a
tightly
com
ernment
to
build
a
road
Into
an
area
eight
miles
to
the
north
'
7
'
Mr
pactrd
mixture
of
soil,
porlland
i-
Mrs.
Alex
(iray,
wife
of
Warrant
Officer
Cray,
new
stall
officer
of
IM
U.K.
.Chatham,
aci-onipanied
by
their
daughter,
arrived
in
the
city
this
morning
on
the
Prim;!-
Rupert
from
Victoria
to
take
up
Premier
Border
04
Privateer
19
Reeves
McDonald
3.15
Reno
v-
Sheep
Creek
1-45
Silbak
Premier
-36
Taku
River
X
Vananda
30
Salmon
Gold
H
cement
und
water
which
forms
a
paving
material
as
the
cement
hydrates
and
solidifies
the
mixture.
where
one
gold
mine
had
already
blocked
out
a
yield
of
$4,-000.000.
He
said
$500,000
had
already
been
invested
in
this
mine
which
would
employ
2r0
men
if
operated.
The
Allin
member
contended
r-sy
Snud
Valley
-
-09!
2
I
r"-h
-
-I
m
DON'T
MISS
IT!
that
mining
was
one
of
the
best
developers
of
any
area
pnd
the
whole
province
would
benefit.
Royal
Canadian
:
004
South
Brazeau
.18
Toronto
Athona
.15.
1
i
Aumaque
.
36
Beattie
.57
Bevcourt
29
Bobjo
.12',2
Buffalo
Canadian
,
.17
Consol.
Smelters
106.50
Conwest
1-23
Doimlda
62
Eldona
63.
East
Sullivan
3.00
Giant
Yellowknile
....
5.50
God's
Lake
-
-42
Hardrock
17,i
Harricana
08
Heva
"
ir-'
OTARY
MINSTREL
SHOW
Private
r.nnilal
wcula
UCit
r
on
'I
rffffitgiiiiii'r
Oils-Anglo
Canadian
4.65
A.
P.
Con
-25
Atlantic
1
-'l
Calmont
-
-41
C.
&
E
5.00
Central
Leduc
1-20
11.85
touch
the
area
In
which
tins
mine
was
located
until
.u
road
was
built.
Mr.
Smith
also
uoked
fur
t
58.3
mile
link
from
Atlin
to
the
Alaska
Highway.
13
miles
inside
the
Yukon
Territory,
to
develop
his
constituency
which
he
called
io
i
nn
v
10
THURSDAY
AND
FRIDAY,
8
P.M.
Reserved
Seats
Still
Available
at
$1
and
75c
I
Rush
Seats
50c
SPECIAL!
MATINEE,
Thursday,
3:45
p.m.
Adults
50c
Students
25c
a"
'S
Home
Oil
.
.
Mercury
...
Okalta
Pacific
Pe1
Princess
...
.14V'a
1.30
2.25
.32
rmmm
Twai
1-"
-
-
lit)
(Continued
on
Page
3)
IDE
WHARVES-St
John's
Newfoundland's
largest
centre,
is
also
me
c.enue
ot
le
comiwr.ioi
i,.A
tv,!.
,.).(
Hhr.ws
tha
storage
and
paper)
sheds
along
the
har-
'
S-
1
y
lhp
dock
facilities.
'CP
Photo.
Newfoundland
Railway
operates
large
dry
J