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"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
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VOL.
XXXVII,
No.
123.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
MAY
26,
1948
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
(EEMA
FLOOD
CONDITIONS
GROW
"SERIOUS
MOVEMENT
Thousand
Feet
Of
Track
Out
At
Salvus;
Highway
Unsafe
And
Closed
STREETS
ft
led
Defines
Prog-
"A
Ty
i.
"If-
0-
Terrace
Cut
Off
Except
by
Air
Pacific
and
Usk
Evacuating
Repetition
of
1936
'
Looms
as
Water
Still
Rises
LAD
TAKES
70
MILE
CANOE
I
TRIP
ON
SKEENA
Norton
Youngs,
Jr.,
flouted
the
Rampaging
,
Skeena
River
Monday
and
became
the
envy
of
more
than
one
Prince
Rupert
holiday
maker
stranded
at
Terrace.
Norton,
a
high
schoo
student,
decided
Friday
that
he
would
emulate
the
old
voyag-eurs
so,
when
he
got
a
ride
to
Terrace,
he
took
his
canoe
along.
While
motorists
at
Ter
or
This
Summer
ALDERMEN
VOTE
CHLORINATION
to
receive
first
atten-
ihe
city's
summer
road
Conceding
that
they
are
in
for
a
fight
with
flood
conditions
in
the
Skeena
River,
already
eight
feet
above
normal
and
steadily
worsening,
Canadian
Na-
program
were
defined
:ouncil
last
night
after
TO
DISCONTINUE
T.
B.
Black
had
ques-hat
Si
progress
has
been
chiorination
of
Prince
Rupert
tional
Railways
offices
here
late
yesterday
afternoon
start
the
rebuilding
domestic
water
supply
was
offi-
ordered
back
to
Fnnce
Kupert
the
regular
easiDounu
ciaiiy
halted
by
city
council
last
passenger
and
express
train
which
was
dispatched
roots
to
receive
an
inl-
tol
surfacing
will
b
Wvonue
East.
Hays
Cpve
Conrad
Street,
two
!
Third
Avenue
west
of
Street
and
Eighth
Ave-
same
time,
the
city
wll
race
were
becoming
jittery
pver
the
prospects
of
getting
back
to
the
city
,the
lad
calmly
put
his
canoe
In
the
water
and
headed
west.
He
landed
at
Telegraph
Point,
70
miles
from
Terrace,
at
3:30
yesterday
afternoon,
a
little
more
than
eight
hours
after
leaving
Terrace.
He
"took
it
easy,"
he
said.
At
Telegraph
Point,
friends
picked
him
up
in
a
car
and
drove
him
and
his
canoe
the
final
30
miles
to
Prince
Rupert.
nigni
uiuu
mere
is
visiuic
yiuui
east
on
scneauie
Mpnaay
evening,
of
disease
attributable
to
condl-
but
was
able
to
get
no
further
tions
of
the
water."
tnan
Kitwanga,
153
miles
east,
The
safeguard,
Imposed
dur-
where
a
fifty-foot
washout
of
ing
the
war
by
the
military
the
track
made
'It
impassable
authorities,
was
terminated
by
.an(i
has
been
gradually
becoming
a
5
to
3
vote
of
the
aldermen
in
longer.
Up
to
yesterday
after-the
face
of
a
written
opinion
by
'
noon
jj,
had
been
hoped
to
either
the
Prince
Rupert
Medical
Asso-
bridge
or
detour
the
wash-out
elation
that
its
"members
were
but
pr0specte
of
that
being
unanimous
in
their
feelings
that
speedlly
affected
dimmed
Tues-chlorination
of
the
city
water
day
aftemoon
as
Skeena
waters
supply
should
be
continued."
continued
to
rise.
Railway
offi-
The
recommendation'
to
halt
ciais
definitely
are
looking
for
PORT
EDWARD
CELLULOSE
MILL
Here
is
a
n
arust
s
sketch
of
how
the
new
$25,000,000
cellulose
pulp
mill
'at
Watson
Island,
eight
miles
from
Prince
Rupert,
will
appear
after
completion.
The
picture
is
from
a
drawing
recently
deposited
by
officials
of
the
Cellulose
Corporation
of
America
with
the
Department
of
Lands
at
Victoria.
The
big
hcrseshoe
dock
is
shown
with
the
mill
buildings
to
the
rear
across
the
railway
tracks
where
a
million
doiiar
excavation
job
Is
now
near
completion.
,
'
over
the
road
in
the
Shames
area.
A
statement
issued
by
Mr.
Brady
said:
"The
Prince
Rupert-Terrace
section
of
the
highway
is
closed
owing
to
Skeena
River
flooding
over
a
long
section
up
to
two
feet
deep.
When
water
recedes
sufficiently
repairs
will
be
made
and
the
road
opened
as
soon
as
possible."
One
of
the
last
motorists
to
come
in
over
the
highway
from
Terrace
Monday
night
was
Duncan
McRae
who
left
Terrace
at
6:35:
p.m.
He
reported
gravel
i
a
patching
and
repair
for
streets
not
ear-
Sir
rebuilding
this
sum-
Flooded
Rivers
Rage
riormcn
were
informed
Enginced
Don
Stewart
chlorination
was
introduced
by
further
trouble
and'
felt
it
ad-
Alderman
Arthur
Brooksbank,
vlsable
to
bring
the
train
back
'MOB
ACTION'
FOLLOWS
DANCE
What
the
city
police
described
Bieient
asphalt
to
begin
chairman
of
the
health
commit-
(.
prince
Rupert
without
delay
I
surfacing
had
arrived
tee,
for
the
second
time
this
ln
case
jt
might
be
caught
be-
THINKS
FORCES
IN
RR1BIL0FFS
bed
streams
on
the
Amsbury
H1U
In
freshet
then,
one
already
running
over
the
road
and
wearing
month
after
earlief
argument
tween
washouts.
The
train
con-
had
failed
to
arrive
at
a
vote.
tainprf
ten
exDress
cars
of
hali-
k
the
first
scowload
of
:iom
Denise
Arm
is
ex-:
r.y
day.
4
wart
said
that
except
i,
travel,
all
other
equlp-
Throughout
Province
Courtesy
B.
C.
Police
Radio
KIMBERLEY,
(CP)
Flooded
Mark
Creek
continued
to
rasre
todav
as
its
seasonal
peak
still
ap
as
"mob
action"
resulted
in
a
constable
being
injured
and
the
escape
of
a
man
being
arrested
Two
week
s
ago
the
Initial
but
destined
for
the
United
(
VICTORIA,
0i
Dr.
O.
Clifford
move
was
made
by
Alderman
states.
It
got
back
at
n.
is
last,
Carl,
director
of
the
Provincial
George
Casey
and,
after
discus-
night.
liti
material
are
ready
to
it
away.
At
that
time
the
water
on
the
road
east
of
Kwinitsa
had
reached
a
depth
of
eighteen
inches,
a
small
bridge
there
being
then
afloat.
One
of
the
local
cars
which
be
sion,
the
matter
was
referred
to
for
drunkenness
on
Second
Avenue
near
McBrlde
Street
at
2
o'clock
Tuesday
morning.
Constable
Robert
Harmon
had
UK
program.
the
health
committee
for
proached
and
Public
Works
'
department
officials
Further
washouts
on
the
railway
line
have
been
developing
and
the
train,
which
was
to
have
Museum,
believes
the
Prlbiloff
Islands
In
the
Behrlng
Sea,
famed
for
fur
seal
herds,
have
been
garrisoned
by
the
United
braced
themselves
acainst
worse
water
damage.
came
stuck
owing
to
ine
iau
The
committee,
Alderman
a
tooth
knocked
out,
suffered
bruises
about
the
face
and
had
Two
thousand
workers
battled
floods
along
the
Ray
Reports
come
in
last
night
from
the
East,
was
turned
back
to
Jasper
from
drawing
water
over
the
ignition
Brooksbank
declared,
had
de
States
for
an
emercency.
Kootenay,
Columbia
and
Fraser
rivers.
of
the
engine
was
that
of
L.
C.
.
v,'hls
uniform
torn
by
a
group
of
..i-it
visit
the.
First
Canadian
to
New
Hazelton
late
yesterday
cided
that
chlorination
was
an
"eastern
movement"
and
that,
A
dam
on
Gaspard
Creek
broke
tby
who
had
to
be
extricated
and
Islands
since
the
Second
World
afternoon
,
Mail
and
express
for
who
apparently
resented
the
aiuun
towed
Into
Prince
Rupert.
near
Clinton
causing
$50,000
damage.
Prince
Rupert
is
being
re-routed
police
action
in
arresting
a
man
War,
Dr.
Carl
said
In
an
Interview
that
he
receives
frequent
radio
messages
from
the
gov
TODAY'S
STOCKS
Courtesy
8.
O
Jttaiwton
Cn.
t.ut.
JVbout
3,000
acres
are
flooded
who
allegedly.
,,wa&
creating
s
via
Vancouver
and
should
arrive
here
at
the
end
oi
the-week.
However,
it
was
reported
today
that
iolutions
at
West
Langley
and
Salmon
disturbance.
BRAl'N'S
ISLAND
BEING
EVACUATED
It
was
learned
from
Terrace
ernor
of
the
Islands.
Flats
and
Mayor
C.
Swan
of
West
Constable
Harmon
and
Con
there
was
a
large
slide
on
the
The
Priblloffs
are
!n
a
stra
Vancouver
stable
A.
L.
Rosslter
responded
Langley
has
requested
Attorney
General
Gordon
Wismer
to
close
Vancouver
line
near
Kamloops.
to
a
call
from
the
Civic
Centre
n'hlle
there
was
a
need
for
it
In
the
east
where
the
water
was
bad,
there
was
no
need
for
It
In
Prince
Rupert.
He
dismissed
the
Medical
Association's
opinion
by
saying
that
'doctors
have
eastern
training
and
eastern
viewpoints.''
"The
committee
felt
that
any
time
there
was
disease
attributable
to
the
water
supply,
chlorination
could
be
quickly
re-imposed,"
he
continued.
"Chlor
;merous
Bralorne
8.60
B.
R.
Con
03
beer
parlor
and
liquor
stores.
by
long
distance
late
this
morning
that
Braun'a
Island
community
was
being
evacuated
of
its
dozen
or
so
families
which,
with
their
stock
and
such
effects
where,
it
was
reported
to
police
headquarters,
a
drunken
native
tegic
position
on
the
great
Arctic
Circle
Route
from
Edmonton
to
the
Orient.
The
Americans
built
a
large
airfield
on
the
larger
island
of
St.
Paul
during
The
Attorney
General
has
au
B.
R
06
Va
thorized
the
swearing-in
of
special
constables
from
the
militia.
Cariboo
Quartz
1.35
was
creating
a
disturbance
among
a
crowd
which
was
leaving
a
dance.
Dentonla
Ol'i
the
war.
as
could
be
removed,
were
being
taken
to
higher
ground.
Braun'3
it
ii
and
Allow
ar
ce
ivpments
Sought
Wterans
f-
Philip
M.
Ravi
XATOON
(Special
to
Daily
if
With
delegates
seated
lips
according
to
prov-
Grull
Wlrksne
04
Hedley
Mascot
50
The
two
policemen
had
diffi
Island
suffered
severely
in
the
Railway
offices
today
gave
Sunday
as
the
earliest
time
by
which
there
could
be
any
hope
of
resumption
of
railway
service
in
and
out
of
Prince
Rupert
and
that
would
depend
on
when
the
water
of
the
Skeena
River
started
to
recede.
Its
continuing
rise
is
not
only
preventing
a
start
,
being
made
on
repairs
but
is
steadily
increasing
the
damage.
Five
smaller
washouts,
ln
addi
culty
puttin?
the
man
in
the
inating
this
city's
water
now
is
1936
flood.
Public
works
depart
Minto
01?)
like
giving
a
healthy
man
medi
wagon
and,
during
the
struggle,
ment
was
endeavoring
to
rein
Heffley
Creek
has
isolated
North
Thompson
communities
by
sweeping
away
a
highway
bridge
and
washing
out
300
yards
of
C.N.R.
right-of-way.
The
Fraser
River
has
breached
the
dykes
at
two
places
at
Agassiz.
cine.
Besides,
the
city
has
to
a
crowd,
obviously
sympathetic
mi
Prince
Rupert
repres-
force
the
banks
of
the
Skeena.
(
River
lust
below
the
Terrace
Halibut
Sales
American
Lloyd,
47,000,
19.40,
18.50
St
10,
Storage.
Canadian
bear
the
expense
of
it."
Voting
ln
favor
of
di'scontlnu
v
J.
s.
Wilson,
V.
G.
m
and
P.
M.
Ray,
business
ing
chlorination
were
Aldermen
Pend
Oreille
4.10
Pioneer
3.00
Premier.
Border
03
Privateer
-
20
Reeves
Macdonald
1.95
Reno
08V'2
Salmon
Gold
.16
'2
Sheep
Creek
117
to
the
hative,
gathered
around.
As
the
policemen
tried
to
drive
away,
several
men
opened
the
back
door
of
the
police
wagon
and
released
the
man.
bridge
near
the
Kerr
and
Sherwood
homes.
The
Skeena
River
has
overflown
the
highway
just
east
of
Terrace.
Brooksbank,
Casey,
Rudderham,
of
the
Dominion
Com-the
Canadian
Legion
San
Juan,
52,000,
19.40,
18.40
&
PulD
and
paper
mills
spend
tion
to
the
large
one.
near
"Kit
Morin
and
McKay
while
Aldermen
Black,
Stone
and
Nickerson
n
in
progress
since
Constable
Harmon
separatea
10,
Storage.
Sea
Pride,
30,000.
19,
17.50
&
10,
wanga,
were
known
to
have
oc
$85,000,000
annually
in
transpor
tation.
Two
feet
of
water
was
reported
voted
against
dropping
it.
in
the
spacious
naval
1
of
H.M.C.S.
Unicorn.
him
from
the
crowd
for
a
seconl
curred
up
to
midnight
last
night
Pacific.
one
near
Usk,
one
at
Pacific
in
the
general
store
at
Usk
today.
Remo,
west
of
Terrace,
i3
also
taking
evacuation
steps.
co
continues
superb,
typl-
time
and
placed
him
back
in
the
police
car.
He
was
released
a
second
time
and
borne
away
by
"kicked
in
the
face."
He
lost
a
trmih
and
received
bruises
on
two
near
Dorreenvand
one
near
it
thi:
this
attractive
nralrle
'lir
f?iiS.
God's
Lake
65
Hardrock
17
Ritchie.
In
addition
to
the
wasn
the
face.
nut
there
is
water
over
the
the
crowd.
Ozume,
10,500,
19.20,
18
20
St
10,
Whiz.
Skugald,
18,000,
19,
18.10
St
10.
Booth.
Reward,
17,000;
Arctic
1,
12,000;
Mae
West,
6.000;
'Panda,
10,000;
Takla,
45,000,
Co-op.
The
native,
centre
of
the
dis
Durine
the
confusion,
blows
track
at
other
points.
'Iing
t
he
opening
address
president,
Brigadier
Alex
Taylor
Bridge
40
Taku
River
35
Vananda
37
Congress
....v
03
Pac.
Eastern
05
Hedley
Amalg.
02
Silbak
Premier
35
Oils
A.
P.
Con
,
.18
Calmont
,
.56
C.
&
E.
7.05
turbance,
escaped
after
being
Wires
went
down
early
this
were
exchanged
and
the
poUcu
say
that
Constable
Harmon
was
h
tio
minister
of
pensions,
borne
off
by
the
mob.
Arabs
Reject
Truce
Order
morning
so
there
was
fio
word
of
the
situation
since
then.
Logs
p'tun
Gregg,
was
heard
ate
585
resolutions
on
and
debris
coming
down
river
nda
and
nlcht
sessions
are
knocking
down
telegraph
LOCAL
TIDES
Thursday,
May
27,
1948
'
'ii
resorted
to.
i
Columbia
has
had
a
poles.
'ice
in
all
discussions.
High
-
3:
19.3
feet
17.1
feet
16:59
Foothills
3.25
Home
9.25
Toronto
Athona
-
07
s
from
the
coast
Drov
Courtesy
B.C.
Police
Radio
,
CAIRO,
0)
The
Arabs
today
rejected
a
cease-fire
appeal
by
the
United
Nations.
'
The
announcement,
given
at
Damascus
by
the
Syrian
Premier,
came
as
the
U.N.
Security
4.0
feet
Major
new
serious
development
in
the
Skeena
River
flood
situation
came
this
morning
with
the
report
that
1000
feet
of
railway
track
had
been
"frc
in
caucus
on
Monday.
Low
10:26
22:31
Harricana
.09
Vi
Heva
13
Hosco
37
Jacknife
04
V2
Joliet
Quebec
45
Lake
Rowan
09
'2
Lapaska
05
Little
Long
Lac
91
Lynx
.10
Madsen
R.
Lake
2.
65
McKenkie
Red
Lake
45V2
McLeod
Cockshutt
1.15
Moneta
41
Negus
2.45
Noranda
51.00
Louvicourt
72
Pickle
Crow
2.20
Regcourt
05
San
Antonio
3.90
Senator
Rouyn
44
Sherrit
Gordon
2.65
Steep
Rock
1
2.05
Sturgeon
River
16
Silver
Miller
.28
9.6
feet
votcrans'
allowances
and
were
among
the
first
discussed
nnri
fnllnwlnn
Canadian
veterans
serving
in
Council
deadline
approached.
r-.rpnt
Rrltaln
only
a
minimum
fiiong
the
principal
resol-
po
be
passed:
nf
18
months
ln
World
war
l.
4
On
death
of
a
recipient,
ntinue
to
press
for
a
navment
of
a
maximum
of
12
ite
of
$50
for
single
and
Aumaque
18
Beattie
64i2
Bevcourt
.36
Bobjo
13
Buffalo
Canadian
08
Consol.
Smelters
115.00
Conwest
1.18
Donalda
77
Eldona
..
125
East
Sullivan
...
2.65
Giant
Y'knlfe
4.9
washed
out
one-quartef
of
a
mile
west
of
Salvus,
58
miles
east
of
Prince
Rupert
This
completes
the
isolation
of
the
Terrace
district
both
by
raiU
way
and
highway.
From
Terrace
came
word
by
telephone
late
yesterday
afternoon
that
preparations
were
be
months'
allowance
to
widow
or
The
deadline
Is
set
for
tonight.
The
Jewish
military
braced
itself
for
an
Arab
onslaught-
and
Israel's
provisional
government
informed
the
Council
that
it
has
reconsidered
its
previous
willingness
to
comply
to
a
cease-fire
order.
married
veterans.
itial
abolition
of
the
re
children.
in
allowance
for
a
vet-
5.
Abolition
of
hospitaliza
'liosc
wife
is
working.
tion
charges
to
married
veter-
tension
of
benefits
of
ing
made
to
evacuate
the
low-
.TpniKalpm
underwent
its
first
r
Extension
of
Class
3
treat
i
lying
village
of
Pacific
and
Usk
alf
bombing
Tuesday,
but
there
ment
to
all
veterans
honorably
HIRSUTE
ELIXIR
MAY
HAVE
BEEN
i
which
were
the
worst
sufferers
are
no
details.
tlBUTTER
discharged.
7.
Abolition
of
the
mean
STUMBLED
UPON
AT
PRINCE
RUPERT
the
historic
flood
of
im
when
the
Skeena
River
last
went
on
test
or
revision
upwards.
LOATED
The
greatest
of
all
fish
bi-products
may
have
Vrsterdav
the
convention
can
the
rampage
and
stopped
railway
traffic
for
six
weeks.
ed
for
an
extension
of
Canada's
been
discovered
by
accident
right
here
in
Prince
Ru
Are
Being
Flown
In
From,
Smithers
Arrangements
were
being,
made
today
to
fly
back
from
in
Freed
After
Stranding
immigration
policy,
favoring
im
nquadaree,
Stephens
migrants
from
Britain.
Dominion
can
now
absorb
im
Smithers
James
T.
Harvey
anrt
pert.
Who
knows,
hirsute
blessedness
may
now
by
restored,
making
possible
a
double
blessedness
luxuriant
beards
for
the
cheeks
and
chins
of
the
very
young
who
would
appear
more
mature
or
a
return
of
the
beloved
locks
to
the
elder
;
-
O.
G.
Stuart
of
this
city
wno
New
Westminster
halibut
migrants
the
convention
ieit,
reversing
a
stand
of
two
years
immigration
at
that
ago
against
""'lien,
a
thn
.
mnn
fnr)
v.
fotor,
owned
h
John
r
time.
,
.
men
whose
baldpates
have
bcr-'.
It
a
day
or
so
ago,
Miss
Galloway
were
caught
In
the
interior
by
the
week-end
trains
and
unable
to
return
by
highway
or
train.
Also
at
Smithers
awaiting
return
here
are
Mrs.
Harvey
and
family
and
Miss
Zona
Hedley.
was
in
tow
towards
the
Rl'Iert
drydock
today
eaved
them
of
the
coveted
youth
found
firmly
growing
therefrom
a
mass
of
hairy
substance
which
Following
a
trip
as
far
as
East
Kwinitsa
where
he
found
swirling,
muddy
water
of
the
Skeena
River
over
the
road
for
a
considerable
distance
up
to
two
feet
in
depth,
District
Engineer
J.
C.
Brady
of
the
public
works
department
ordered
the
highway
closed
in
the
interests
of
public
safety.
"If
a
car
should
get
caught
in
a
swirl
alongside
the
river,
anything
might
happen,"
he
said.
"The
road
is
certainly
unsafe
for
traffic."
At
least
one
bridge
is
afloat
and
in
addition
to
Kwinitsa,
there
is
also
water
ful
look.
2
jLn&A
t-'"ng
on
the
rocks
at
she
firmly
believes
issued
from
One
of
the
outstanding
social
features
of
the
convention
was
Day
dance
on
a
great
Victoria
Monday
night.
Delegate
Philip
M.
Ray
attend-
thn
saskatoon
Rotary
Club
Calling
at
the
Dally
News
yes-
it
in
some
unexplicable
way.
,(,e,
Stephens
Island,
yes
afternoon.
terday
was
Miss
Pat
Galloway
of
The
"hair"
is
kinky
and
woolly
w'ng
me
strandlne.
the
hmnhnn
in
the
BessBorough
s
removed
from
the
Nor
THE
WEATHER
Forecast
Clearing
skies
and
higher
temperatures
are
expected
here
and
throughout
the
province.
AIRMEN
GET
MEDITERRANEAN
DUNKING
Choppy
seas
.
made
the
rescue
of
three
U.S.
Navy
fliers
a
hazardous
venture,
when
on
manoeuvres
from
the
aircraft
carrier
U.S.S.
Valley
Forge,
their
.torpedo-bomber
crash-landed
ln
the
Mediterranean.
They
are
shown
attempting
to
board
the
U.S.S.
William
C.
La
we,
which
put
out
a
small
boat
for
them..
Fraser
Street
who
brought
with
and
as
fine
as
ever
emerged
from
her
for
the
editor's
inspection
a
any
brunette
head,
being
jet
can-
of
cat
and
kitten
food
pro-'
black
although
gray
at
the
roots,
duced
from
fish
which
had
been
The
fish
food
Is
a
product
of,
Ur.tA1
MnndaV.
a
she
was
later
refloated
tolling
boats.
The
halibut
Delegate
J.
S.
Wilson
arrived
Monday
to
Join
the
Prince
Ru
preferred
to
the
Dacker
laid
away
for
a
time.
Reopening
this
coast,
j
-
:Ii;hik
m
tuu
kit
In
I
...
pert
group.
f
10
be
brought
in.
i,