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AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
"the
Great
Northwest"
PH0IIE81
VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
119.
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.
C,
SATURDAY,
MAY
21,'
1949
PRICE
riVE
CENTS
A
0
utskirts
OF
Sh
A
is
Being
l
Secret
mm
ire
tmm
0f
I'hins
Yet
hour
iuiii"""--
Red
Siege
is
Drawing
Railway
Strike
Is
Tying
Up
Berlin
Again
Closer
to
Metropolis
iFiiroiRii
ministers
Britain,
the
United
fram'O
mrt
today
to
policies
un
Germany
.
Wirk'.s
Big
Four
j-Iip
recommenda.-,
SHANGHAI
(CP)
Shanghai
was
today
cut
off
by
air
and
her
sea
lanes
menaced
while
greats
fires
iiig
kept
-secret
but
Wage
Payments
In
West
Instead
Of
East
Marks
Demanded
by
Workers
1
1
t
;-
i
,
:
A
-
vrx
v
blazed
across
the
river
to
the
east
and
north
where
Red
besiegers
are
on
the
attack.
One
fire
burned
at
the
Standard
Vacuum
depot
on
Gough
Island,
eight
fi
French
sources
jrbrace
a
project
for
I
semi-unified
Gcr-.
H
would
maintain
between
the
newly-Gcrman
.state
and
a
process
of
forma-,'
Soviet
occupation
miles
north
of
downtown
Shanghai.
At
least
one
tank
oil
was
ablaze
at
the
biggest
Installation
in
East
Asia.
Dung-hwha
airport,
five
miles
to
the
south,
has
suspended
BERLIN
(CP)
The
anti-communist
railway
strike
plunged
into
mob
warfare
today
and
the
walkout
closed
the
city's
rail
links
with
the
outside
world,
bringing
about
a
renewal
of
blockade
conditions.
One
hundred
persons
were
beaten
in
fighting
which
raged
through
the
morning
between
strikers
and
young
communist
strikebreakers
at
Fighting
ebbs
and
flows
around
Pootung,
industrial
dis
WIN
trict
across
the
Whangpoo
River
from
Shanghai.
It
raged
through
THREE
HUNDRED
nearly
a
dozen
stations
of
the
municipal
elevated
railway.
mm
the
night
and
continued
this
morning.
TRAFFIC
BYLAW
KICKS
BACK
AT
CITY
FATHERS
City
council's
decision
to
enforce
observance
of
its
traffic
bylaw
resulted
In
the
law
pointing
an
accusing
finger
at
two
aldermen,
including
the
chairman
of
the
traffic
committee,
and
five
other
motorists
in
city
police
court
Friday:
All
paid
fines
of
$5
after
pleading
guilty
to
infractions
of
parking
regulations.
Appearing
before
Magistrate
West
Berlin
police
fought
side
by
side
with
strikers
a
e
a
i
n
s
t
Despite
the
waterfront
fires
!A
CITY.
Oklahoma
the
city,
crowded
with
refugees,
continues
fairly
calm.
1
n
lashed
four
states
COmmunlsts
and
Soviet-control-mid-sretion
of
trie
1(,d
rajiway
DOIlco
who
soueh
to
NURSES
POISONED
VANCOUVER
Medical
authorities
today
Investigated
food-poisoning
of
an
estimated
300
Vancouver
General
Hospital
graduate
nurses
and
their
friends
who
,
banqueted
900-slrong
at
a
fiftieth
anniversary
4
'"
''
"-..
.tes
last
night.
At
rsuns
were
killed
and
tfnrc
were
injured,
inane
is
imestimated.
hit
was
Oklahoma
,e
misters
flicked
out
T
Yuiiimunltics
'.n
occupy
stations
In
the
Allied
sectors.
An
elevated
passenger
train
was
set
afire
during
one
niclee.
The
strike
was
called
yesterday
by
12,000
members
of
the
west
sector
union
to
back
the
demands
of
workers
on
the
LAST
TRIBUTE
TO
DR.
HAIIKINSON
Large
Congregation
Last
Evening
at
Service
in
First
United
Church
celebration
earlier
In
the
week.
Dr.
Stewart
Murray,
medical
health
officer,
said
the
banqueters
were
victims
of
food
W.
D.
Vance
were
Alderman
Wilfred
McLean,
Alderman
W.
F.
Stone,
Sam
Currie,
Benny
Windle,
Bert
Jefferies,
Harry
Burrow
and
R.
E.
Kansas
and
far
acro.ss
.pji.
Heavy
rain
in
Soviet-ran
railway
system
that
caused
floods
and
tll(,ir
wagcs
be
pald
contamination.
None
of
the
victims
required
hospital
attention.
In
west
deflated
marks
Instead
of
the
Citizens
of
Prince
Rupert,
in
representative
cross-section,
con-
gregated
in
assemblage
which'
took
up
all
the
capacity
of
First
FLAG
COMES
HOME
Per
Wijkmaii,
Swedish
minister
to
Canada,
shakes
hands
with
Rear
Admiral
F.
L.
Houghton,
acting
chief
of
naval
staff,
as
he
turns
over
the
ensign
of
the
Canadian
ship
St.
Croix.
It
had
been
given
to
one
of
29
Swedish
sailors
rescued
by
the
destroyer
in
1942.
The
St.
Croix
was
torpedoed
during
the
battle
of
the
Atlantic
in
1943
and
all
but
one
of
Its,
crew
was
lost.
In
this
Canadian
Navy
photo,
the
flag
can
be
seen
in
the
background
held
by
Capt.
C.
J.
Dillon,
secretary
to
Admiral
Houghton.
(C.
P.
Photo)
RAINS
BRING
United
Church
last
evening
hail
storms
were
re-
KG
BYLAW
SOUGHT
"two
Kusiiirt
EIRE
RELIEF
when
a
service
was
held
over
the
remains
of
the
late
Dr.
C.
H.
Hankinson.
esteemed
WINNIPEG
.-Prayers
for
physlclan
and
SUrgeon
of
a
tiuar-
east
marks.
,
RKI)
GENERAL
ATTACKED
West
Berlin
railway
strikers
attacked
General
Kvashnin,
Russian
chief
of
transportation,
when
he
arrived
to
Inspect
railway
installations
during
today's
Battle
of
the
Trains."
West
sector
police
rescued
the
General
from
what
they
described
as
a
"frenzied
mob"
and
escorted
him
to
the
Russian
sector
in
his
own
car.
Hundreds
were
Injured
during
street
battles
as
railway
work
C.M.R.
RECEIVES
HEW
COAL
CARS
raln
over
northern
Saskatche-,
t.
n.
-
rpnt.llrv'K
Kt.andinir.
Thp
Halibut
Sales
j
Canadian
Gony.
17,000,
Advance
No.
2.
17,000;
P.
Doreen.
15,000;
Rodney
P.,
11,000
North
Foreland,
6,000;
Ingrld
H.,
8,000;
Island
Queen,
12,000;
Oslo,
25,000;
Clipper
No.
2,
30.000;
Borgund,
14.000,
all
to,
Co-operativf,
-
Walter
Kiitlcy",
retired
Nebraska
City,
Nebraska,
executive
claimed
Friday
that
he
saw.
a
Honor
Of
Natives
Is
Accorded
B.C.
Premier
wan
forest
fire
front
were
an-ftvo'wd
-
last
flight,-
heartening
tlrft
Traffic
,t
tf
(
nuuul
.
lengthening
rays
of
the
evening
sun
after
a
bright
May
day
lent
impressi
veness
to
the
setting
of
100
men
who
went
on
with
the
"
TRENTON".'
Nova
ficoUa
The
task
of
battling
great
blazes.
.
Rain
fell
throughout
the
night.
first
of
an
order
of
500
new
all-steel
triple
hopper
cars
was
delivered
to
the
Canadian
National
Railways
heft
from
the
shops
of
the
Eastern
Car
Com
Colorful
Ceremony
of
Gratitude
Held
at
Kitzegukla
On
to
Terrace,
Prince
Rupert
the
obsequies.
Floral
tributes
of
many
friends
and
sympathizers
adorned
the
bier.
Rev.
R.
A.
Wilson,
pastor
o
First
United
Church,
officiated
and
delivered
an
address
of
simple
and
fitting
tribute
and
i
'kht
business
people,
.
iiiu.se
on
the
south
.
Fulton
and
McBrlde
have
no
lane
acccs
miM's,
met
with
the
.mittee
of
the
ci'y
crday
to
petition
for
from
Section
35
of
Traffic
and
Parkin?
communists!
man
whom
he
Identified
as
the
ers
fought
young
cast
In
Uie
role
of
King
carried
into
Mayor
Clinic
a
fortnight
ago.
pany.
The
remainder
win
be
i
'TERRACE
Another
chapter
and
a
very
import-turned
out
at
the
rate
of
12
1
per(ant
one
was
wrjtten
into
the
history
of
British
Colum-
tlPlZ
"
lbia
at
the
Indian
village
of
Kitzegukla
yesterday
af-
The
new
cars
will
be
used
j
ternoon
when
Indian
tribes
from
the
far
flung
reaches
principally
for
the
.
movement
,
of
the
Skeena
territory
gathered
to
welcome
"The
As
a
result,
the
fire
situation
across
the
northern
prairies
generally
looked
brighter
than
it
has
for
days.
All
fires
are
reported
under
control.
In
British
Columbia.
,
"
PREGNANCY
IS
DENIED
comfort.
Henry
Pluym
presided
at
the
organ
for
the
accompaniment
of
hyms
which
were
"Unto
the
Hills"
and
"Abide
With
Me."
The
pallbearers,
honorary
and
active,
were
C.
A.
Berner,
Dr.
of
coal
and
have
capacity
of
Great
Father,"
Premier
.
Byron
Johnson,
and,
in
a
70
tons.
They
were
bunt
to
me
simple
dui
cngnmea
and
lor--
mal
manncrexpress
their
gratitude
to
the
government
for
making
it
possible
for
them
to
enjoy
the
full
privileges
of
among
other
things,
parking
of
vehicles
parallel
to
the
curb.
aeo
the
city
pub-ming
that
It
was
the
'
have
the
police
de-mforee
this
bylaw
is
prosecution
could
d
with
in
tire
event
jp
of
trucks
to
places
for
the
unloading
('
Roods,
a
practice
R.
G.
Large,
C.
C
Mills,
J.
R.
Morin,
Dr.
L.
W.
Kergin.
Dr.
J.
P.
Cade,
Dr.
Jens
Munthe,
George
C.
Mitchell,
Dr.
J.
.
A.
Macdonald,
William
Cruick-shank,
D.
C.
Stevenson
and
D.
G.
specifications
of
the
CNJt.'
mechanical
department
based
on
the
latest
design
and
strength
requirements.
Each
of
the
three
hoppers
on
the
cars
operates
individually.
They
are
formed
of
quarter-inch
steel
plate,
attached
to
the
car
by
rivetting
and
offset
to
clear
LONDON
W
-Circles
close
to
Princess
Elizabeth
today
poo-pooed
the
report
published
In
a
Sydney,
Australia,
newspaper
that
she
may
become
a
mother
again
by
the
end
of
the
year.
StiOWSLIDE
BLANKETS
SKEENA
ROAD
AT
KWINITSA,
DISRUPTING
TRAFFIC
However,
Provincial
Premier's
Party
Expected
Through
from
Terrace
This
Afternoon
Motorists
planning
holiday
trips
up
the
Skeena
today
faced
the
prospect
of
a
stay-at-home
week-end
as
a
result
of
a
snowslide
which
covered
a
200-foot
section
of
highway
outside
Kwinitsa
tunnel,
42
miles
east
of
Prince
Rupert,
burying
the
road
to
a
reported
depth
of
50
feet.
Thn
k!IH
mm
of
(hp
hirers!.
The
party
as
a
result
of
the
festivities
along
the
road
arrived
late
in
Terrace
but
the
I
Stuart.
Members
of
the
Prince
jriiij.uusu
iMizauuiii
aim
riiutci
the
centre
and
side
sills
Philip
became
parents
of
their
RuPert
ueneral
HosPllaI
nurs'
staIf
tended
m
uniform
first
child,
Prince
Charles,
last
ln8
November
14.
I
in
a
body-
:
7
The
order
with
Eastern
Car
i
citizens
in
this
north
country
Company
marks
a
continuation
haye
&
way
o
ovcrcomlng
such
idiiional
particularly
S
stretch
of
Third
"Ji
has
no
lane
access.
i'1"
"f
the
bylaw
to
1
least
diagonal
park--
suggestion
that
was
of
the
railways
poncy
auujin
Arter
me
service,
Uie
widow
accompanied
the
remains
to
Vancouver
aboard
the
steamer
Catala.
Interment
will
take
place
at
Forest
Lawn
Cemetery.
in
the
past
few
years,
or
Dunning
hopper
cars
of
greater
capacity.
Previously
these
cars
had
been
built
to
carry
50
tons.
Connolly
Succeeds
William
Stapleton
WINNIPEG
Promotion
of
Wil
,to
cover
the
road
at
the
end
of
a
season
noted
for
extreme
party
to
motor
to
the
slide,
then
transfer
to
Prince
Rupert
cars
to
complete
their
journey
details.
Instead
of
being
disgruntled
they
hired
an
orchestra
to
play
popular
and
old
time
tunes
to
while
away
the
time
until
the
party
arrived.
The
Board
of
Trade
tendered
'mtHXI
li
fa
hiiiiitmA
--ji
dling
and
for
private
'
snoW-
blanketed
the
artery
at
was
another.
a
P,,lm'
where
a
diversion
was
"GREAT
FATHER"
Honored
by
natives
in
gratitude
for
franchise.
built
a
year
ago
to
remove
the
nilto
THE
WEATHER
which
has
long!
xed
about
U(1W
u,
()oa,
highway
from
the
base
of
amoun
Hani
G.
Connolly,
formerly
general
passenger
agent,
Canadian
National
Railways
here,
to
passenger
traffic
manager
of
the
western
region
is
announced
today
by
A.
A.
Gardiner,
general
a
dinner
at
wiucn
Mrs.
jonn-son
was
presented
with
corsage
and
handcarved
dress
pin
and
Tonight's
train,
due
from
the
here.
.
Although
the
railway
was
pro-
tec
ted
from
the
slide
by
the
quartcr-niilc
tunnel
which
cuts
through
the
mountain
at
that
point
Roadmaster
E.
G.
Storey
left
at
8:30
this
morning
to
investigate
the
highway
obstruction.
Public
Works
foreman
Rod
tain
which
has
been
a
continuous
source
of
trouble.
Numerous
snowslidcs
during
t's
growing
traffic
ured
the
delegation
Bid
Kive
r.'irpfnl
itv.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
O.
T.
Sundal
of
Terrace,
who
have,,
been
spending
the
past
few
weeks
in
Vancouver
where
Mr.
Sundal
attended
the
United
Church
conference,
arriving
from
the
south
on
the
Coqultlam
Friday
afternoon
and
will
proceed
to
the
In-
earrings
to
match
of
ducks
na
east
at
11:30
daylight
time,
was
renortcd
this
afternoon
to
be
tive
to
the
region.
to
the
representations
i
the
winter
have
built
up
a
wide
Synopsis
Gome
cloudiness
persists
over
the
interior
and
the
southern
coastal
regions
of
British
Columbia
and
light
rain
occurred
at
a
lew
interior
centres
during
the
night.
Gradual
clearing
is
expected
this
afternoon
In
almost
all
areas
and
present
in-
passenger
traffic
manager
for
the
company,
Mr.
Connolly
suc
three
hours
and
fifty
minutes
late
which
would
bring
it
in
at
wn
made.
The
dinner
was
followed
by
a
snow
base
at
the
foot
of
the
mountain,
reaching
almost
to
ceeds
William
Stapleton,
who
huge
meeting
attended
by
ap
MeLcod
also
went
to
view
the
has
retired
after
46
years
railways
service.
of
I
terior
by
car
as
soon
as
the
road
I
is
passable.
slide.
Works
crews
from
bothi
Terrace
and
Prince
Rnpert
may
the
diversion
and
this
snow
base
acted
us
a
runway
for
last
night's
slide
to
spread
new
snow
on
the
road.
A
report
from
Terrace
this
3
Not
proximately
300
people.
The
Premier
had
a
round
of
events
mapped
out
for
him
this
morning,
including
inspection
of
the
hospital
after
which
he
left
for
be
called
to
clear
the
obstruc-'"
"
-"
i
weaMier
uvei
niu
wmk-vnu.
PROFESSIONAL
Hon
which
Is
in
the
Skeena
sec
Forecast
Queen
Charlottes
and
North,
prince
Rupert
where
a
round
of
Mavo
HEAVYWEIGHT
WRESTLING
morning
indicated
that
the
road
might
be
cleared
by
this
afternoon
but
there
was
w
confir
Coast
Clear
today
and
Sunday,
events
have
been
arranged.
tion
of
the
public
works
district.
The
slide
actually
came
as
no
surprise
to
railway
crews
regularly
passing
that
area.
The
lnrirn
nunnt.itv
of
snow
on
the
1
ft
A
Bucklimhani
mation
of
this
although
a
laie
TODAY'S
SCORES
American
Boston
4,
Cleveland
0
New
York
1,
Chicago
3
National
'
Cincinnati-New
York.
rain.
National
New
York
5,
Cincinnati
0.
Boston
1,
Pittsburgh
2.
Brooklyn
2,
St.
Louis
6.
American
St..
Louis
3,
Washington
5.
Detroit
1,
Philadelphia
2.
Winds
light.
Little
change
in
temperature.
Lows
tonight,
and
highs
Sunday
At
Port
Hardy
fMwsman
said
todav
Dr.
R.
A.
Ball,
assistant
to
the
report
said
good
headway
was
being
made.
vs.
GLENN
STONE
(Los
Angeles)
220
POUNDS
SATURDAY,
MAY
28
.Boxing
Preliminaries
8
p.m.
GEORGE
PAVICII
-
.
(Europe)
210
POUNDS
CIVIC
CENTRE
Main
Event
9:30
p.m.
and
62,
Massct
40
and
6i.
vice-president
of
the
Celancse
"o-
i
-
An
barren
mountain
top
indicated
'1'
The
slide
came
down
at
o.ju
Frince
Rupert
45
and
65.
rl
that
the
King
had
J
ailment
treated
at
;:ilc'
Rochester,
Minne-
ls
m"Mh
were
"absol-
;rue."
Vi
.
last
night,
creating
a
barrier
that
at
least
some
oi
n
wouia
uhirh
held
un
traffic
from
come
down
before
it
melted.
Corporation
of
America,
left
today
by
air
to
return
to
New
York
after
a
week's
visit
to
the
Columbia
Cellulose
Co.
operation
at
Watson
Island.
TICKETS
Grotto,
Bud's
Place,
Macey's
Civic
Centre
Prince
Runcrt
and
Terrace.
J.
E.
Ormheim
Is
leaving
Sutir
day
on
the
Chilcotln
for
Stewart
on
a
business
trip.
mis
not
left
the
a
spokesman
said.
Mrs.
Leo
Doiron
and
Miss
Margaret
Doiron,
returned
to
the
city
Friday
after
British
Columbia's
Premier
HEAR
Scores
of
city
people
who
nau
planned
to
motor
to
Terrace
for
the
week-end,
began
cancelling
(heir
plans.
Coalition
Tarty
officials
here
this
morning
started
to
lay
plans
lo
send
out
cars
to
meet
Premier
Byron
I.
Johnson
and
noon
by
air
after
a
trip
to
Ken
UC
MEETING
tucky,
where
they
visited
Mrs
Doiron's
son-in-law
and
daughter,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
II.
Burnett.
UN
LEY
HI
LOCAL
TIDES
OWLES
C',
Winnipeg
1949
15.7
fee!,
a
PUBLIC
MEETING
Sunday,
May
22
Hifrh
0:40
his
party,
which
ineiuuc
ir.
Johnson
and
Hon.
E.
T.
Ken-ncy.
at
the
slide
to
bring
them
to
the
city
where
Mr.
Johnson
has
speaking
a,nd
social
engagements
this
afternoon
and
evening.
at
TONIGHT
at
8
o'clock
EVERYBODY
WELCOME
---CI"-
m,
MAY
22
18.0
feet
8.2
feet
7.0
feet
22:19
4:02
13,50
Civic
Centre
Auditorium
Low
r!t
I
F.NTRE
a
dM
Plana
.'nil
for
the
official