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l
Food
I
'viciAL
LIBRAT,
IV
III
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g
cli
s
yspecte
r:V
SCHOOL
ON
BOOTH
GROUNDS
Probe
at
Ottawa
Mooted
As
Prices
Still
Move
Up
SIX
NATIONS
SUING
GOV'T
Century-Old
Grievanee
"
PROPOSED
BY
CITY
ENGINEER
possibility
that
the
School
Hoard
may
select
the
""Vs
Cove
Circle,
now
occupied
by
Booth
School,
Accompanied
By
Million
Dollar
Wampum
Claim
OTTAWA,
0
Armed
with
ancient
treaty
and
law
books,
In
-
.
'lithe
site
of
the
city's
proposed
new
hijjh
school
se
last
night
w
hen
board
members
viewed
a
sketch
Wn
Dy
Vliy
&njlIKTl
.
i.
nuwe
which
jjiujiuw.!
fjBng
the
new
school
on
the
site
of
former
Wartime
Controls
and
Austerity
Proposed
By
Socialists
Meat
Buyers'
Strike
Starts
TORONTO
(CP)
Upsurges
in
the
price
of
pork
and
other
meat
products
continued
today
to
hold
the
Canadian
spotlight
with
discussion
concentrated
in
how
to
meet
and
check
the
rises
in
prices.
It
is
reported
unofficially
that
the
Combines
Investigation
Commission
is
probing
to
determine
whether
some
IJfj
i.-
.
'
.
-
-
IlUUMIi
fcUili
iiUU.X
d
dians
of
the
Six
Nations
tribes
came
to
court
here
yesterday
seeking
settlement,
of
a
100-yeai
old
grievance
and
wampum
to
the
extent
of
$1,289,467.20
from
Involved
In
the
proposal
would
be
the
demolition
of
the
BOR
CODE
IS
the
Oshweken
Reserve
near
Brantford,
Ontario.
The
tribesmen
came
to
the
capital
to
sue
the
government
for
losses
of
Six
Nations
lands
and
funds
incurred
in
the
building
of
a
canal
through
their
BULLETINS
present
High
School
and
the
construction
of
a
new
elementary
school,
possibly
on
the
King
Edward
School
site,
in
addition
to
the
new
high
school.
According
to
Mr.
Howe's
plan,
the
new
High
School
would
be
situated
at
the
eastern
portion
of
the
Hays
Cove
Circle
grounds,
the
site
of
the
former
Number
MIIIG
AGAIN
Tra,itroversial
Measures
of
"M
Year'a
Plan
Are
'
;ing
Retained
My
'"'
i
tTAWA
f
Controversy
.lstons
proposed
In
the
nov
ral
labor
code
will
be
re
food
handling
organizations
in
both
the
wholesale
and
retail
fields
might
be
boosting
prices
unduly,
taking
advantage
of
the
present
situation
to
engage
in
speculation.
territory
in
the
1800's.
The
claim
finally
reached
court
after
sporadic
action
over
eighty
years.
M.
J.
Coldwell,
national
leader
of
the
C.C.P.,
has
demanded
thai
d
when
It
Is
re-introduce
J
Two
slaf
huu.se,
overlooking
the
he
corning
(session
of
Par-;
navs
Creek
Bridge.
Yesterday
in
Exchequer
their
counsel
argued
legal
points
as
ent.
It
was
learned
today,
j
Tt
u
a.
rmMls.lf,
,h,
,hP
to
whether
their
suit
against
the
crown
could
be
pressed
w
bill,
first
brought
in
at
astern
side
of
the
gr0unds
be
.U
1947
session
but
dropped
by
;,,xlended
.y
thcir
present
government
arter
two
read-
,
Umit3
l0
lnclude
Ule
IuU
on
..
to
be
storied
again
wllirh
sm.
other
sUtI
houses
ugh
the
House
of
Commons
wcre
sllualed
durin(
the
war
the
federal
government
call
by-elections
immediately
in
vacant
Yale
and
Ontario
constituencies
to
place
the
question
of
price
controls
restoration
before
the
electors.
The
Canadian
Congress
of
La
bor
suggests
an
austerity
program
for
consideration
as
a
measure
to
check
prices.
It
pro
MARSHALL
APPEALS
WASHINGTON
Secretary
of
State
George
Marshall
appealed
to
I'nited
Slates
Congress
today
for
an
"adequate,
prompt
and
effectively
-
administered"
European
aid
program.
He
declared:
"Dollars
will
not
save
the
world
but
the
world
today
cannot
be
saved
without
dollars."
SHIP
MAY
BE
SAVED
TOKY
O
Fifty-foot
waves
lashed
the
disabled
Russian
ship
Dvina
off
northeast
Japan
today
but
her
condition
was
regarded
as
improved
and
officials
were
considering
tow
ine
14
version
win
oe
vir-
brUf.,,n
Fifln
and
SeVenth
TODAY'S
STOCKS
Courtesy
S.
D
Ji
hnKtoD
CV.
!.
ly
unchanged
from
the
or
il
Avenues.
The
extension
would
enlarge
the
grounds
to
an
area
of
nine-
"
-
-
Vancouver
Bralorne
10.60
B
R.
Con
04
B.R.X
08
Cariboo
Quartz
2.60
.
and-a-lialf
acres.
Traffic
on
Hays
Cove
Circle
',
from
Sixth
Avenue
would
be
so
.
,
j
arranged
that
all
east-bound
(verse
Balance
Still
Mounting
ITAWA
Adverse
poses
that
its
members
decrease
their
purchases
of
food
as
a
demonstration
of
opinion
that
prices
have
risen
beyond
all
reason.
Ontario
farmers'
organizations
are
protesting
at
the
increases
in
food
prices,
holding
that
the
I
cost
to
consumers
has
soared
uentonia
ia'2
t
of
trade
with
the
United
j
ing
the
vessel
and
789
passen
which
Indicates
the
venii'ies
wouiu
travel
aiuug
inc
Seventh
Avenue
side
of
the
circle
and
westbound
traffic
along
the
'
fifth
Avenue
side.
DONATIONS
HELP
VICTIMS
OF
$1,000,000
CORNWALL
FIRE
Skeleton
walls
of
blackened
buildings
in
Cornwall,
Ont.,
are
being
torn
down
after
the
worst
fire
in
the
city's
history
to
eliminate
danger
of
falling
walls.
This
gutted
build
ng,
still
burning,
has
only
walls
left
standing.
Hours
after
weary
firemen,
aided
by
a
squad
from
Massena,
N.Y.,
left,
they
were
recalled
to
quell
a
new
outbreak
in
the
ruins.
The
fire
caused
damage
estimated
at
$1,000,000,
made
28
families
homeless,
and
in
many
cases,
left
them
with
nothing
but
the
clothes
they
wore.
Public
donations
of
food
and
clothing
have
helped.
Grull
Wihksne
05
Hedley
Mascot
90
Minto
02'2
Pend
Oreille
2.75
Pioneer
3.35
I
Booth
Memorial
High
School.
;
which
now
occupies
a
spot
in
gers
to
safety.
VANCOUVER
PRODUCE
FIRE
VANCOUVER
Between
S
0,000
and
S30.D0A
of
produce
was
destroyed
in
a
fire
which
unt
which
Canada
Is
short
Fnltcd
States
dollars
in
pur-;
tes
from
Its
southern
neigh-,
took
'another
leap
durim;
ember
and
now
appears
tj
to
a
point
out
of
all
proportion
with
the
prices
being
paid
to
producers.
In
Halifax
restaurant-'
have
i
the
centre
of
the
circle,
would
be
Premier
Border
i
demolished.
Under
an
earlier
i
shot
over
the
$000,000,000
i
proposal
by
the
Board,
the
new
k
for
1.947,.
I
Hlnh
8."ho1
would
be
built
at
ARMS
SHIP
BOYCOTTED
Singapore
Waterfront
workers
i
Roosevelt
Park
and
Booth
School
Hopeh's
Capital
Holds
-Communists
Outside
Wall
Population
of
120,000
Safe
In
Ancient
Chinese
City
Despite
Two-Year
Siege
lr
!!
fiitr
rcm6vecf
"stea
s
xA
porK"
products
from
their
bills-of-farc
rather
than
endeavour
to
charge
the
customers
what
it
would
cost
to
serve
them.
In
Vancouver
and
Victoria
bacon
is
commencing
to
stack
high
in
stores
as
consumers
refuse
to
pay
the
prices.
:W
FISHERIES
IARD
CHAIRMAN
jPriyateer
;
..
,
Reeves
McDonald
1.30
'
Reno
10
Salmon
Gold
21
Vi
Sheep
Creek
1.03
Vananda
22
Congress
.'
04
Pacific
Eastern
05
Hedley
Amalgamated
..
OVi
Spud
Valley
20
Central.
Zeballos
.01
a
Silbak
Premier
46
'2
would
be
used
as
an
elementary
school.
Mr.
Howe's
suggestion
would
result
in
the
demolition
of
Booth
School,
and
construction
of.
a
new
elementary
school,
possibly
on
the
site
of
the
present
King
Edward
School.
Board
members
showed
considerable
interest
in
the
jllM'iral
Man
Named
to
MK1
icific
Coast
Sub-execulive
;
lit
ITAWA
0
Dr.
O.
B.
Recti,
i
Mr.'essor
of
bacteriology
at
'j
en'l
University,
Kingston,
it
H"
elected
chairman
of
the
Itefuse
to
Handle
C
aro-
ther
Vessels
on
Move
SINGAPORE
(P-The
Sin'-a-pcre
Federation
of
Trade
Unions
yesterday
annonuced
that
a
boycott
had
been
proclaimed
by
all
harbor
workers
against
the
Canadian
vessel
Oceansidc
which
it
said
"is
carrying
arms
and
ammunition
to
the
Nanking
government"
in
China.
A
trades
union
spokesman
said
that
all
Chinese.
Ind.an
and
Malay
workmen
voted
to
refuse
to
un-
By
Spencer
Moosa
PAOT1NG,
China
(AP)
The
most
impressive
thing
about
this
capital
city
of
Hopeh
province
is
its
massive
crenelated
wall,
which
has
helped
it
to
withstand
repeated
Communist
assaults
and
a
siege
which
has
lasted
through
most
of
the
two
years
of
civil
war.
The
wall
encompasses
in
a
neat
rectangle
a
shab
today.
LOUIS
TITLE
FIGHT
NEW
YORK
Joe
Louis
signed
up
today
with
the
Twentieth
Century
Club
to
defend
his
world's
heavyweight
title
in
a
New
York
baseball
park
this
summer
against
Joe
Walcott
or
a
suitable
challenger.
June
23
is
the
tentative
date
with
Yankee
Stadium
as
the
venue.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
An
extensive
low
pressure
area
persists
in
the
Gulf
of
Alaska
causing
a
serifs
of
disturbances
to
sweep
eastward
across
the
province.
Continued
showery
weather
will
be
general
during
the
next
48
hours.
The
weather
remains
mild
in
the
southern
sections
of
the
province
with
normal
temueratures
in
the
Oils
Calmont
60
C.
&
E.
415
Foothills
3.50
Home
6.30
by
looking
city
of
120,000
per-
lertes
Research
Board
of
'
ada
at
the
concluding
scs-of
a
five-day
convention
succeeds
the
late
Dr.
Tr".
Cameron
of
Winnipeg.
C.N.R.
AND
DEMOLITION
sons.
The
streets
are
narrow
and
unpaved.
There
is
no
sewage
sys-
INJURED
IN
AUTO
CRASH
Mr.
and
Mrs.'j.
E.
Jack
and
Miss
E.
M.
Earl
Victims
of
Freak
Vancouver
Accident
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
E.
Jack
and
Miss
E.
M.
Earl,
formerly
of
this
city,
sustained
serious
injuries
in
an
automobile
accident
at
Vancouver
Saturday
night
and
are
now-
in
Vancouver
General
Hospital.
Mr.
Jack
has
hip
and
i
tern.
The
city
posses
not
a
single
FINAL
RITES
FOR
THOMAS
E.
KING
oad
the
vessel
He
said
that
the
Piinlftf
rtriiilin
I
Sllb-COMI
amount
of
arms
aboard
the
ves
ce
was
iiuiiiru
iu
iuiimi
v.
Toronto
Athona
0934
Aumaque
24
Beattie
.80
Bevourt
,
52
Bobjo
-16
Buffalo
Canadian
14
Consol.
Smelters
98.00
Itailway
C
ompany
Micht
(
o-oprrate
in
Savin
Vnited
Stales
Installations
E.
Walker
of
Vancouver.:
trman;
K.
F.
Harding.
Prince
j
taxicab.
One
either
walks
of
takes
a
rickshaw.
Outside
the
walls
is
a
moat,
protected
by
its
own
wall,
which
is
being
heightened
and
strengthened
by
drafted
laborers.
They
work
lackadaisically
en;
ur.
w.
a.
v,u-u.enS
T...,li.in
nf
fnrmrr
United
ii
inv
Canadian
Legion
comrades
and
friends
of
the
late
Thomas
Ellsworth
King
paid
final
respects
at
funeral
services
held
sel
was
unknown
but
it
was
"considerable."
Patterson.
Simons
and
Co
.
the
ship's
local
audits,
denied
that
the
Ocean-side
was
carrying
arms.
Meanwhile
the
steamer
Cliff-side,
which
hud
loaded
at
Mon
'.92
.90
Conwest
Donalda
...university
oi
tsiiu.-.n
vui-ER'Na'and
I.
M.
Frascr
of
the
'ION
tersl,y
of
Saskatchewan.
(lft,
none:
those
from
the
West
"Ljt
attending
the
conference
States
Army
waterfront
installations
at
Prince
Rupert
is
something
over
which
War
Assets
Corporation
has
no
jurisdiction,
thp
Prince
Riincrt
Chamber
of
Eldona
87
under
the
casual
supervision
of
soldiers
in
padded
cotton
.66
5.90
Elder
Giant
Yellowknife
leg
injuries,
Mrs.
Jack
has
face
and
head
lacerations
and
Miss
Earl
has
shoulder
injuries.
They
were
taken
to
General
Hospital
following
a
freak
accident
between
two
cars
in
which
northern
sectiors.
Forecast
Prince
Rupert,
Queen
Charlottes
and
north
coast
Cloudy
with
frequent
showers
today
and
1
Dr.
Neal
Carter
of
Prince
j
Comm(.rce
is
advised
in
a
letter
ert
and
K.
F.
Harding
of
f
Rt
Honi
c
D.
Howe,
min
God's
Lake
93
treal,
had
arrived
at
Hong
Kong
rn
route
to
Shanghai,
also
laden
with
arms
for
Nationalist
China.
At
Halifax
the
Ironside
was
loaded
and
about
to
sail
for
China.
at
6:30
Wednesday
evening
for
the
veteran
of
the
First
World
War,
who
died
Monday
morning.
The
service
was
conducted
by
Rev.
Charles
L.
Lomas,
Canadian
Legion
chaplain.
The
remains
were
sent
for
burial
to
Kelso.
Washington,
where
Mr.
King
was
born.
Mrs.
King
accompanied
the
body
30
Hardrock
,
one
of
them
crashed
into
the
,b
Afte
Rupert.
ITHU
-rUt
CALL
OFF
Friday.
Winds
southerly.
Temperatures
normal.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Friday
at
Port
Hardy
32
and
42.
Massett
28
and
40,
Harricana
Heva
-21
Hosco
37
Jacknife
04'
Joliet
Quebec
47
ister
of
reconstruction,
but,
should
the
buildings
be
purchased,
there
Is
no
reason
why
the
purchaser
should
not
approach
I
he
Canadian
National
Railways
Irom
whom
the
land
on
which
thev
stand
has
been
released,
Behind
the
inut
are
deep
ditches
to
serve
as
anti-tank
traps
in
case
tanks
ever
come
this
way.
There
are
also
numerous
gun
emplacements,
trenches,
machine-gun
pits
and
pillboxes,
most
of
them
unmanned.
In
a
wide
ring
outside
are
mud
forts
spaced
about
one-third
of
a
mile
apart.
Paoting's
lone
airfield
is
about
a
mile
outside
the
walls.
The
Prince
Rupert
32
and
42.
QPRIMr"
MAY
QDON
south
on
last
nights
train.
St
rvllvlJ.
Hymns
sung
during
the
serv-
S
ENQUIRY
COME
TO
RUPERT
with
a
view
to
an
agreement
residence
cf
Mrs.
Samuel
Flack,
2691
Alma,
doing
about
$1500
damage.
Police
said
a
truck
driven
by
Mr.
Mills
was
going
north
on
Alma
when
it
collided
with
an
auto
driven
by
Mr.
Jack.
The
car
mounted
the
curb
and
crashed
into
the
side
of
the
house
before
being
stopped
by
the
concrete
foundation.
ice
were
"The
Old
Rugged
Cross"
and
"Abide
With
Me."
Mrs.
J.
C.
Gilker
was
organist.
At
the
conclusion
of
the
service,
members
of
the
Canadian
Commissioner
t
omplains
(
that
would
permit
the
buildings
fal
Lack
of
Co-operation
to
remain
and
be
used
for
busi-Douks
'
;
ness
purposes.'
"I
feel
certain
FLOODS
ARE
SUBSIDING
Worst
Appears
to
be
Over
in
Oregon
With
Six
Dead
and
Thousands
Homeless
that
your
organization
and
lo-
ftTTH
SLOCun
iv
judge
H.
cal
interests
would
be
in
a
posl-
Ulllvan
yesterday
adjourned
in-
j
to
appi.oach
U)p
rj.N.R.
to
loyal
commission
injuiry
Lapaska
09'
2
Lynx
07
2
Little
Long
Lac
1-43
Madsen
Red
Lake
3.10
McKenzie
Red
Lake
68
McLeod
Cockshutt
1.41
Moneta
38
Negus
'
2.20
Noranda
51
Louvicourt
10
Pickle
Crow
2.20
Regcourt
08'
2
San
Antonio
4.10
Senator
Rouyn
62
Sherrit
Gordon
3.00
Steep
Rock
2-35
Mrs.
Flack
was
iu,
her
bedroom
a
few
feet
from
where
the
this
end."
suggests
Mr.
Howe.
e
Doukhobor
problem
in
Mr
viiimp's
communication
main
activity
there
is
the
arrival
and
departure
of
Chinese
relief
air
transport
planes,
which
arrive
empty
and
take
baled
cotton
to
Peiping,
90
miles
to
the
northeast.
It
was
in
one
of
these
"cat"
(Continued
on
Page
8i
Legion
stood
in
line
outside
the
chapel.
As
the
flag-draped
casket
w
as
removed,
the
"Last
Post"
was
sounded
by
Bugler
W.
J.
Ranee.
Pallbearers
were
Legion
members
and
members
of
the
bridge
and
building
department
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
car
came
to
a
stop.
She
was
iltely
yesterday
with
the
;
.
,
,
message
from
t
that
he
would
terminate
L.
rl,mhpr
nf
r-nmmerce
ex-
.togethet
unless
there
was
j
nl..,ssil1!f
onuositlon
to
demoli
Early
Spring?
Indications
in
the
garden
of
A.
F.
"Bud"
Skattebol
at
340
Blggar
Place
seem
to
point
that
way.
For
two
weeks
this
gardener
and
others
in
the
city
have
watched
the
growth
of
green
shoots
of
tulips
which
do
not
usually
show
themselves
until
the
end
of
February.
Mr.
Skattebol
brought
the
tulip
bulbs
from
Holland,
where
he
served
with
the
Canadian
armed
forces
for
a
time.
Reports
from
oilier
parts
of
the
province
indicate
that
British
Columbia
generally
may
look
for
an
early
spring.
alone.
"I
thought
It
was
another
earthquake."
she
declared.
"The
whole
house
shook
and
made
an
awful
noise."
EUGENE,
Oregon
Flood
waters
of
the
Willamette
River
had
passed
their
peak
today
after
having
swept
through
a
100-mile
stretch
of
rich
farmlands
in
the
middle
and
lower
valley
where
tributaries
had
burst
tion
or
the
installations
and
suggesting
that
the
various
units
of
the
installations
should
be
offered
separately.
.
co-operation
Irom
the
i.V.V.Vithobors
themselves.
A
con-ice
with
Doukhobor
leaders
be
held
in
Nelson,
anwhlle
the
situation
in
the
with
which
deceased
was
identified
for
more
than
a
quarter
of
a
century.
They
were
Charles
Sunberg,
Victor
Lewis,
Bert
Scatterbol,
Albert
Blackhall,
Joseph
Zabudney
and
W.
Long.
Kootenays
continues
tens?
rm
lng
two
recent
"myster-
Three
Seriously
Hurt
In
London
Air
Crash
LONDON
CP
Death
toll
still
stands
at
one
the
pilot
as
a
result
of
an
air
crash
near
Northolt
airdrome
on
Tuesday
it
.1,1
1.
41
i
;.-
their
banks,
bringing
death
by
drowning
to
at
least
six
persons
and
rendering
thousands
of
people
homeless.
After
six
days
of
incessant
pounding
of
west
AIR
PASSENGERS
To
Vancouver-Major
F.
C.
Pace,
Robert
Phipps.
fires
within
a
week-one
Sturgeon
River
20
HANGING
AT
PT.
ARTHUR
PORT
ARTHUR
Charles
ern
Oregon,
the
rains
were
eas
ing
off
today.
):
nchoolhou.se
at
Blueberry
f
Vylk.
near
Custlegar.
and
th.;
i
Year's
Eve
destruction
of
Burns
Block
at
Grand
j,-sp'
by
dynamite
and
fire,
,ng
$20,000
damage.
ntion
i
!
jured
are
reported
to
be
in
seri
A
dozen
families
werj
made
Cause
of
Montreal
Blast
Is
Unknown
MONTREAL
?
Exact
cause
has
not
yet
been
ascertained
of
two
explosions
which
early
yesterday
levelled
a
two-storey
ga-i
works
building
at
the
Montreal
Locomotive
Works
plant.
Parts
of
the
debris
of
the
gas
workers
were
found
as
far
as
two
thousand
yards
from
the
scene
of
the
blast
and
in
the
maJt
works
buildings
windows
were
shattered
and
brickwork
Martin,
35-year-old
Vancouver
homeless
when
g
creek
-overflowed,
sweeping
away
a
ten
ous
condition
in
hospital.
The
plane
was
flying
from
Glasgow
to
London
and
had
12
passengers
and
crew
of
four
on
board.
ONLY
ONE
PERSON
SURVIVED
CRASH
PARIS
P
Only
one
of
eleven
passengers
and
crew
of
five
survived
the
cresh
Tuesday
night
of
a
plane
coming
In
from
Brussels
to
Le
Bourget
air
field.
The
survivor
ws
a
Polish
woman.
Thirteen
died
in
the
crash
and
two
succumbed
later
to
their
colony.
In
the
lowlands
the
Red
Cross
were
directing
the
evacua
LOCAL
TIDES
Swiss
Reports
of
Stalin's
Death
Dubbed
'Nonsense'
BERNE
Switzerland.
l
Rumors
that
the
Soviet
Premier,
Joseph
Stalin,
Is
dead,
for
which
there
is
absolutely
no
confirmation,
are
circulating
in
Switzerland
today.
In
London
a
spokesman
for
the
Soviet
Embassy
and
Tass
News
Agency
described
the
report
as
"nonsense."
ifO
miner,
was
hanged
in
the
district
jail
here
early
today
for
the
rifle
murder
of
Joseph
Grant.
71-year-old
prospector,
who
was
killed
with
his
partner
during
a
robbery
more
than
a
year
ago.
The
two
men
-were
killed
in
a
lonely
cabin
near
Schreiber.
Mdav.
January
Si.
tion
of
1400
persons
to
higher
grounl.
Tney
were
being
cared
for
in
public
school
auditoriums,
fire
halls
and
lodge
rooms
In
the
area.
(
:..
0:10
Kiiiwrt.''
12:05
HOCKEY
SCORES
National
League
-
Detroit
6,
New
York
0.
1948
17.6
feet
20.6
feet
9.4
feet
34
feet
KK
IT
I
6:07
18:55