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at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
PHOIIE
81
VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
37.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY
14,
1943
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
lion
rk
Of
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p
Defence
L
BEATEN
AND
ROBBED
NEW
WESTMINSTEU-Two
armed
thuKs
held
ui
a
21-year
old
nan
in
his
own
home
here,
heat
and
hound
him
and
escaped
with
$530.
Marples
Hurst
told
the
policje
that
the
gunmen
beat
him
into
unconsciousness
after
binding
his
hands
and
wrists.
"After
considerable
slapping
around,"
he
told
them
where
the
money
was.
BLIZZARDS
IN
WEST
CHICAGO
Misery-dealing
blizzards
in
the
u;ifprn
TTrnforl
Slf'itiie
nnnn
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r,lay
Jitcd
id
of
Canada
that
the
rps
States
gov
erning
a
vast
.
IH'IWOI
K
uciuoo
prime
Minister,
!
president
Tru-
j
!
luncheon
with
rlirim-rni
front
in
North
Dakota
today
with
the
worst
24
Power
Company
Asks
For
Curtailment
Order
Northern
B.
C.
Power
Co."
has
applied
to
the
provincial
power
commission
for
a
curtailment
order
which
will
be
invoked
on
the
use
of
electricity
in
Prince
Rupert
if
the
present
power
shortage
continues,
Power
company
General
manager
T.
B.
Black
re
across
which
nours
oi
weainer
ine
west
nas
had
in
two
weeks.
dsU
contend
,;e
at
this
con-
war.
for
a
widely-
en
around
the
already
been
vealed
at
noon
today.
iigress.
The
curtailment
order
will,
'
BURNED
TO
DEATH
NEEDLES,
B.
C
Three
children
were
burned
to
death
when
fire
destroyed
the
home
of
Mr.
and
M
rs.
Vrn
Taylor
Saturday
night.
Unable
to
escape
from
the
fireswept
building
were
Phyllis,
aged
10;
David,
six,
and
Glenn,
two.
VANCOUVER
WEATHER
VANCOUVER
Vancouver
had
six
inches
more
snow
at
the
week-end
to
further
complicate
traffic
conditions.
It
turned
milder
today
but
still
there
is
no
prospect
of
immediate
heavy
rain
which
is
essential
to
relieve
the
electric
power
crisis.
is
Are
'
Shot
On
Train
mo
Lilian
Mounted
skiiiR
authorize
the
company
to
lake
what
measures
it
sees
fit
to
conserve
electricity
until
the
reservoirs
at
Shawatlans
and
Falls
Rivers
are
replenished
by
rainfall,
need
of
which
is
critical.
The
order
will
pave
the
way
for
a
rationing
system,
possibly
similar
to
the
one
in
effect
on
the
lower
mainland.
The
Falls
River
plant,
main
source
of
the
city's
electric
energy,
is
still
in
operation
anc
under
present
Qonditlons
can
continue
for
"a
flay
or
two,"
Mr.
Black
said.
After
that,
the
dry
dock
steam
nower
nlant
and
t.hp
.tin
Carr
Is
not
Toronto
Lawyer
and
Registered
Nurse
In
Murder
or
Suicide
'
MONTREAL,
0i
Bodies
of
a
Toronto
lawyer
and
a
registered
nurse,
both
married
with
children,
were
found
today
In
the
compartment
of
an
overnight
train
for
Toronto.
Both
were
lyal
Canadian
and
they
are
-,py
said
they
(ic
man
whom
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Milder
Pacific
air
ws
spreading
over
the
coastal
sections
of
British
Columbia
this
morning
In
the
wake
of
Sunday's
storm.
Cloudy,
unsettled
weather
is
ex
FIRST
TRAIN
ON
TUESDAY
.
Major
Phase
of
Snow
Removal
from
Railway
Track
Completed
WINTER
TAKES
OVER
Ice
oucc
again
silCnced
the
lower
basin
or
the
mighty
Niagara
River
this
year
more
than
a
month
later
than
usual.
This
photo
shows
the
season's
first
ice
bridge
below
the
Horseshoe
Falls,
far
right,
and
the
American
Falls,
centre.
A
similar
ice
bridge
in
lion
called
the
oucKiea
me
giani
girders
oi
the
old
international
"Honeymoon
Bridge,"
plunged
the
span
ir.t-o
the
river.
'CP
Photo)
pected
over
the
greater
part
of
hot
through
the
head
and
Po1"
Shawatlans
hydro
plant
will
Canadian
National
Hallways
the
province
today
with
gradual
supply
the
city's
power.
r'
Tir:
1
snow
battle
on
the
line
to
Ter
clearing
in
most
rgcions
by
this
ou""uc
ul
"
uwuuic
ol"
However,
the
water
level
at
.
SABOTAGE
IN
evening.
HUT'S
il
a
no
frnm
n.hiU
u
LONG
NORTH
CAREER
-
Jarvis
MfcLeocI,
Canad
The
dead
are
Earl
Auman,
31-
I'orevast
Russian
spy
Irnits
lor
thein.
first
appear-fcnirday
and
was
Monday
of
next
tut
plead
to
the
fiiinR
to
forge
a
1
tM
counsel
and
ball.
i
accuses
Carr
of
rit'a
a
number
of
y
officials.
t
a
s
V0or
ntl
lawvpr
nf
Tnrnnt.n
nnH
TRAIN
WRECK
CJueen
Charlottes
aiid
North
race
continued
over
the
weekend
and
lLs
major
track-clearing
phase
Is
expected
to
bu
completed
this
afternoon
although
an
overnight
snowfall
may
add
to
the
delay.
The
first
water
supply,
is
also
down.
To-1
f
,nm,,
Vranir
vu
i
CoaKt
Cloudy,
occasionally
overcast,
widely
scattered
show
Twenty-nine
Persons
Lose
Tbeir
Lives
in
Spain
Senior
Customs
Officer,
day
the
water
level
was
3.8
feet
of
Inspector
Franll
Kelleyi
head
below
the
normal
head.
Maxl-
of
the
criminal
Investigation
mum
draw-down
at
Shawatlans
branch
of
the
Ontario
provin-1s
15
feet.
.
lclal
,.5
at
Toronto.
;
Freezing
'temperatures
and)
'
passenger
train
la
expected
to
leave
here
at
noon
Tuesday
TARRAGONA,
Spain,
it,
-,
Twenty
-nme
dead
-
were-
listed
today
in
the
wreck
of
a
Madrid-
This
morning
the
rotary
snow
Enters
Into
Retirement
vr
Jarvis
II.
Mi
L-
oil,
Collector
of
Customs
at
Prince
Kuiwrt
rainiess
weainer
persist
at
Falls
I
plow
had
penetrated
as
far
tram
near
River
where
the
water
level
be-
CANUCKS
IN
!
east
a
Salvus,
"22
miles
cast
ers
of
mixed
snow
and
rain
today
and
Tuesday.
Winds
north-west
,
(20
,
in.p.hi
decreasing,
to
light
westerly
overnight.
Little
Change
in
temperature.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Tuesday:
Port
Hardy
30
and
40,
Massctt
215
and
38,
Prince
Rupert
25
and
35,
Prince
George
-10
and
20,
Smithers
-5
and
30,
Telegraph
Cret
k
-10
and
15,
Barcelona
express
here
and
another
jured.
4U
are
in-
hind
the
dam
is
17
feet
below
since
May,
11)13,
and
from
the
standpoint
of
length
of
ser-'
normal.
Complete
draw-down
I
of
Kwinitsa,
where
the
heavy
Unow
trouble
began
last
Wednesday
night.
The
line
will
be
30FF
PUCK
FINAL
The
expre
jumped
the
track
at
Falls
River
is
22
feet,
although
40
milef
west
of
here
yester
vice,
the
OiUcst
Customs
tl'ucer
in
Canada,
retired
today
from
active
work.
For
the
next
six
months
he
will
have
leave
of
absence
after
which
his
retirement
becomes
official
and
iM-rmanciit.
Mr.
Black
said
that
some
water
cleared
of
heavy
drifts
and
day.
will
have
to
be
left
in
the
reser
slides
through
to
Terrace
by
Reliable
sources
said
that
tills
afternoon.
saboteurs
removed
several
rails
i
I'
'
Hi;
1'rmlin
linn
it
ix
,AIm
Down
s
ill
I'riniT
Rupert
fill
duriiiK
(lie
pus',
J
iiasry
totalled
9.602.-ieHa
dccrea.se
from
However,
a
heavy
snowfall
and
thus
caused
the
accident
during
the
week-end
piled
snow
to
a
depth
of
more
than
two
leet
between
Ainsbury
and
Serious
Hockey
WAGE
DISPUTE
CONCILIATION
(iovcrnincnt
Official
Considering
Case
Hrlweeit
City
voir
to
coverthe
penstock
head.
"We
can
go
down
another
two
feet
at
Falls
River
before
we
have
to
shut
the
plant,"
he
said.
"I
think
that
with"
conservation
v.-e
will
be
able
to
operate
it
for
another
day
or
two."
At
Shawatlans
yesterday,
one-tenth
of
an
inch
of
rain
fell
then
the
precipitation
turned
to
snow.
u
iik
.saiiic
nionin
a
Shames
while,
farther
west,
new
'uiy.umiK
on
can
ue
snow
covered
the
tracks
to
a
Sudbury
Has
Little
Difficulty
at
Stockholm
Beat
Austria
and
Denmark
STOCKHOLM,
tt
Canada's
Sudbury
Wolves
today
defeated
Austria
7
to
0
in
the
worI"d
amateur
hockey
championships.
Having
whipped
Denmark
47
to
0
In
the
first
game,
the
Canadians
clinched
the
lead
In
the!r
group
of
three
teams.
United
States
and
Swedish,
teams
qualified
for
round
robin
play-offs
with
Canada.,
Sweden
beat
Czechoslovakia
4
to
2
and
United
States
trounced
Norway
12
to
1.
i
.slackening
of
depth
of
more
than
a
foot
be
There
was
no
penetration,
so
it
was
ineffective
In
raising
the
lake
level.
itf
during
the
win-'"i
having
siibstan-.r
timber
at
this
Ktm
of
spruce
dur-'Jiry
was
actually
'I
Hum
hi
January
I
mill
heniliick
f
fWc
falling
,,ff.
jpo
a
huge
de-
Conservation
measures
by
city
hind
the
plow.
"We
are
taking
no
chances
of
having
passengers
stuck
along
the
line
so
we
have
set
the
departure
time
of
tonight's
train
back
10
hours,"
Superintendent
C.
A.
nemer
said
this
morning.
"It
will
leave
at
noon
tomorrow.
Mr.
Bcrner
said
that
the
snow
removal
crews
had
encountered
"innumerable
slides"
in
the
22-mile
stretcli
between
KwlnltS
power
users
has
caused
the
reduction
below
normal
consump
in
Toronto
afrairs.
JOINED
IN
1899
Mr.
McLeoU
Joined
the
customs
service
at
Skagway.
Alaska,
September
12,
1899.
He
was
stationed
at
Log
Cabin,
British
Columbia,
then
at
Forty
Mile,
Yukon
Territory,
and
then
at
Dawson,
Y.T.
It
was
from
Dawson
that
he
was
transferred
to
Prince
Rupert,
arriving
in
this
city
October
20,
1909.
He
has
f
erved
as
Collector
of
Customs
at
the
Port
of
Prince
Rupert
since
May,
1913,
thus,
becoming
the
oldest
customs
officer,
in
point
of
service,
in
Canada
a
period
of
50
years.
On
May
6,
1935
he
received
Their
Majesties'
Silver
Jubilee
medal
for
30
years'
service
to
the
Crown.
On
July
1,
1946
he
was
honored
with
the
decoration
M.B.E.
for
long
and
meritorious
service
in
the
Customs
Service.
During
the
First
World
War
he
was
one
of
the
Dominion
Police
Commissioners
at
this
port,
checking
and
Interviewing
(Continued
on
Page
3)
Maple
Leafs
Coming
Back
Making
Sure
of
Place
in
Stanley
Cup
Play-offs
SATURDAY
Detroit
1,
Toronlo
3.
New
York
2,
Boston
4.
SUNDAY
Montreal
3,
Chicago
4.
Toronto
3,
New
York
0.
..
Detroit
4,
Boston
4.
NEW
YORK
At
long
last,
Toronto
Maple
Leafs
shook
off
(Continued
on
Page
4)
Mr.
MeLc'id,
throughout
his
long
and
interesting
career,
lfas
shown
unfailing
fidelity
and
ability.
Few
possess
wider
friendships
and
knowledge
of
affairs
in
the'
northland
for
'all
of
his
many
years
as
a
servant
of
the
Crown
were
spent
in
Yukon
and
Northern
British
Columbia.
He
has
been
a
witness
of
the
general
growth
and
development
of
Western
Canada,
beginning
in
the
memorable
days
of
'98,
when
the
gold
stampede
turned
the
world
toward
the
creeks
of
the
Klondykc,
and
Dawson
became
one
oT
the
most
colorful
camps
in
the
whole
history
of
mining
discoveries.
As
customs
officer,
his
duties,
always
exacting
and
responsible,
were
particularly
so
during
the
First
and
Second
Great
Wars.
He,
was
active,
personally,
in
both
the
Army
and
Navy,
and
In
connection
with
the
latter,
between
1939
and
1945
was
active
1u
the.
founding
of
the
Fishermen's
Naval
Reserve,
a
unit
that
contributed
in
no
small
degree
to
the
security
of
the
north
coast.
tion
to
hover
about
15
per
cent.
A
reduction
of
J
per
ent
is
a.tvl
Firemen
To
conciliate
a
dispute
over
wages
which
has
arisen
between
the
City
of
'Prince
Rupert
and
the
local
InfcrnaUonal
Association
of
Fire
Fighters,
Robert
Forgie
of
the
provincial
Department
of
Labor
is
In
the
city
today.
He,
is
acting
under
his
appointment
as
ronclliaUoii
olficci
under
the
Industrial
Conciliation
and
Arbitration
Ac
t
of
1947.
The
firemen
are
asking
for
the
Vancouver
wage
rate
plus
an
additional
$25
which
the
Vancouver
firemen
are
seeking.
This
Involves
an
Increase
of
$ti0
pet
I
and
piling
pro-
sought
by
the
power
company.
COLD
WEATHER
CAUSES
DEATH
mierlur,
due
to
On
Friday,
the
reduction
was
16
per
cent.
Saturday's
saving
and
Salvus,
an
area
renowned
ir
weather
con-
was
15
per
cent
and
Sunday's
12
scaling
limber
mry:
for
its
heavy
snowfall.
Proximity
to
almost
sheer
mountainsides
causes
the
avalanches
to
pile
up
on
the
rails
In
many
place.
As
the
snow
plow
cleared
the
trark
over
Sunday,
fresh
snow
loss
207,903
S.532,188
lster
St.
Laurent
ol
Canada
spoke
continued
to
fall,
covering
the
month
across
the
board.
The
city
council
has
offered
a
counter-proposal
of
72
percent
which
would
mean
$15
a
month
403,512
1.208,jB9
6,219,303
3,323,857
0,)0.024
738,283
140,893
934,901
263,262
track
in
its
wake.
Vancouevr
Woman
Falls
on
Street
and
Suffers
Fatal
Injury
VANCOUVER
Mrs.
Elsie
Yen-dall
of
this
city
died
yesterday,
the
result
of
slipping
on
an
icy
street
at
Seventeenth
Avenue
and
Clark
Drive
and
suffering
a
fall.
She
struck
her
head
and
died
eight
hours
later.
There
have
been
many
other
mishaps
due
to
the
hazardous
walking,
but
this
was
the
first
fatality.
Auto
mishaps
were
omparatively
few.
per
cent
of
normal
Sunday
usage.
In
applying
to
the
power
commission
for
the
curtailment
order,
the
company
Is
preparing
for
the
unhappy
possibility
that
rationing
may
have
to
be
invoked.
However,
it
is
the
hope
of
the
company
that
weather
conditions
will
change
sufficiently
so
that
it
wiu
not
have
to
be
used,
Mr.
Black
said.
Cultivation
of
sugar
cane
is
the
chief
Industry
of
the
Hawaiian
Islands.
'The
snow
plow
will
continue
on
the
St.
Lawrence
seaway
and
waterpower
development
project..
In
the
event
of
the
overall
international
project
not
being
accepted,
Mr.
St.
Laurent
expressed
the
hope
that
there
would
at
least
be
a
separate
development
as
between
tfie
province
of.
Ontario
and
the
state
oi
New
York.
HOPES
FOR
incrtm.se
for
a
first,
class
fireman.
The
city's
offer
is
based
on
the
Increase
in
the
cost
of
living
index
us
from
148
In
December
1947,
when
the
last
adjustment
was
made,
and
the
present
159.6.
The
city
holds
that
the
situation
on
to
Pacific
for
reconditioning
and
to
give
the
crew
a
rest.
Then
It
will
have
to
make
a
run
back
to
clear
the
line
again."
Mr.
Bcrner
declared.
There
has
bren
no
train
movement
on
the
line
since
early
last
week,
A
number
of
9.002.792
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not
compar-
Jarvis
Hartley
McLcod
was
born
In
Southampton,
Bruce
County,
Ontario,
on
August
30,
1883.
His
parents
were
Captain
John
C.
and
Elizabeth
Ann
McLcod.
both
being
members
of
the
first
pioneer
families
of
Bruce
County.
He
was
named
after
Sheriff
Jarvis,
the
first
sheriff
of
York
(Toronto!
and
identified
with
a
family
some
of
whom
have
long
been
prominent
rrinco
Rupert
passengers
wcrcabU,
m,
Vancouver
bcniuse
POWER
DEV'T.
St.
Lauieit
Urges
Partial
If
Not
Complete
St.
Lawrence
Project
WASHINGTON
D.
C.
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Before
teaving
for
home
after
a
two-day
visit
here,
Prime
Min-
marooned
In
the
Interior
when
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I
250
the
line
went
out.
Some
came
back
at
the
week-en
In
a
chartered
Skeena
Air
Transport
plune.
134
ST.
LAURENT
IS
BACK
IN
OTTAWA
OTTAWA
Premier
St.
Laurent
returned
to
Ottawa
at
noon
today
from
his
wetk-end
visit
to
Washington.
It
had
been
the
Intention
to
make
the
Journey
by
air,
but
plans
were
changed
because
of
the
unfavorable
state
of
the
weather
and
he
came
back
by
train.
The
Prime
Minister
had
flown
to
Washington.
conditions,
applying
lo
firemen
here
are
different.
The
special
committee
of
-the
city
council
on
wages
met
with
the
conciliator
this
morning
with
Aid.
II.
M.
Daggett
presiding.
The
firemen
are
meeting
Mr.
Foigie
this
uftenioon
and
this
evening,
prior
to
the
fortnightly
council
meet
lug,
there
will
be
a
joint
session.
Nf,w
arrival
t
irc
Pair
of
bin,.
11
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ti
NOTICE
lll'r
by
the
Duke
LOCAL
TIDES
Tuesday,
February
15,
1949
ltlch
2:00
22.0
feet
14:54
22.8
feel
Low
8:52
4.0
feet
21:14
1.5
feet
Porti
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nmbassa-
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cstalc
near
the
,
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timing
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AT
.
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There
are
many
mountains
on
islands
hi
the
South
Seas
that
have
never
been
surveyed.
NAVAL
ORDERS
Arrows
Win
Over
j
VarsitV
Brave
VANCOUVER
Arrows
defeated
Uuiverslly
or
Brltith
Columbia
Braves
ii
to
38
In
a
league
basketball
game
Saturday
night.
Has.
cMh
Water
levelo
at.
Wobdworth
Lake
and
Falls
River
continue
to
show
very
definite
losses.
Unfortunately
rain
which
fell
locally
during
the
weekend
did
not
penetrate
to
either
of
the
watersheds.
yOii
RpplieaUoa
has
been
made
to
the
B.C.
Power
Commission
for
a
curtailment
order.1
We
trust
that
It
may
not
be
necessary
to
utilize
this
measure,
but
it
will
be
entirely
dependent
upon
conservation
measures
practised
by
users
of
electricity.
We
again
thank
those
who
have
assisted
materially
dur-,
ing
the
past
week.
NORTHERN
U.C.
POWER
CO.
LTD.
am
Monday
8
p.m.
ROTARY
CLUB
Minstrel
Show
Singing
Dancing
Comedy
40
People
40
FEB.
17TH
AND
18TH
Vbleu
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BLUE
VERT
GREEN
aJ
1
iluis
"Damaffe
Control
to
Ships'
1
Rou.,
-nav,i
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pmoilcl
should
attend
this
lecture
Tickets
from
all
Rotarians
i
men
-a.
n
u
.
.
......
STRANGE
GOLF
BALL
Historians
say
that
when
golf
was
first
played
many
years
ago
players
used
a
ball
with
a
feather
core
covered
with
horsehide
SUGGESTED
FLAG
If
Canada
Is
to
have
a
national
flag
this
is
the
one
Roland
Beaudry,
member
of
Parliament
for
Montreal-St.
James,
would
like
to
see.
He
has
Introduced
a
private
bill
in
the
Commons
in
an
effort
to
have
it
adopted.
(CP
Photo)
"...
uc
welcome
to
see
vnis
mm
...
and
at
Civic
Centre.
(39
TIME
i
8
PM.
MONDAY,
NAVAL
CANTEEN