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Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
PHOME
81
VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
157.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
THURSDAY,
JULY
7,
1949
PRICK
ITVE
CENTS
inium
Absentee
Woke
con
Watch
I
If
our
Hundred
Indian
(YOUNG
FARMER
IS
CRASH
HERO
BLOOD
STORAGE
UNIT
HEARING
READINESS
NOV
i
Exploration
for
ilive
Ore
on
Rocher
jfe
Mountain
1
de
Boulc,
massive
J
crag,
producer
for
rs
of
gold
and
silver,
I
in
.substantial
volume
jtucular
value,
has
to-J;e
the
centre
of
a
hunt
Inn,
the
radioactive
ore
fused
in
the
production
1
energy.
Gdger
coun-
Votes
Could
Change
Outcome
of
Election
Iff
5
'
k
w
,
WILDWOOD,
Alta.
&
A
young
farmrr
yesterday
fought
his
way
through
flames
Into
the
wreckage
of
a
crashed
airplane
to
rescue
an
injured
pilot
and
a
woman
passenger.
,
The
hero
nf
this
small
rnm-
'
The
blood
refrigeration
unit
Which
will
permit
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
to
store
adequate
quantities
of
fresh
blood,
located
the
uie
ore
ore
tul-
tuf-
Is
now
under
construction
in
Vancouver
and
will
be
shipped
munl
70
mllcs
wefit
o(
Edraon-e
to
cause
the,
forma-
Ilucateu
company
in
Vancou-
ton'
ls
Cnarles
Soucy-
aed
36-...
who
heard
the
plane
crash
after
here
later
this
month.
STEWART
Count
of
tiie
absentee
vote,
consisting
largely
of
natives
from
the
Naas
River
who
were
employed
on
election
day
at
Skeena
River
canneries,
is
proceeding
here
today.
They
may
affect
the
result
in
Atlin
provincial
riding
in
the
count
tb
date
for
which
W.
D.
Smith,
Coalition,
is
leading
Meanwhile,
the
Red
Cross
3a
syndicate
c,iiat
in
m
T-i.
rrince
committee,
which
is
in
charge
ffr
the
purpose
of
fur-iitation.
Vancouver
company
is
"iis
Western
Uranium
It
attempted
to
land
in
a
farmer's
field
a
mile
away
and
hit
a
bluff.
He
Immediately
rushed
to
the
scene.
In
a
seriouf
condition
are
I
I
iw
Win-
!
I
.
f
ft
If
'
.
i
l
.
fines
Ltd.
which
Is
opcr
ctfthe
old
Victoria
nron-'Nancy
Cameron
of
Anchorage,
of
the
blood
donor
campaign
which
will
culminate
with
the
arrival
her
on
August
1
of
the
travelling
Red
Cross
blood
donor
Unic,,i8
stirring
into
action.
The
committee,
headed
by
T.
Norton
-Youngs,
plans
a
meeting
next
Tuesday
at
which
final
plans
for
the
campaign
will
be
made.
.
Prince
Rupert
will
be
asked
to
Frank
Calder,
C.C.F.,
by
115
majority.
There
are
427
absentee
ballots
in
all.
A
heavy
preponderance
of
these
going
In
his
favor
could
conceivably
turn
the
result
In
favor
of
Mr.
Calder.
However,
Mr.
Smith's
supporters
consider
this
unlikely
although
they
are
i
1
io
local
syndicate
of
P.
Alaska,
and
Pilot
Taiho
Aho
of
Ui!-.
T.
D.
Christie
and
Seattle.
Less
seriously
hurt
ls
Soyles
is
working
on
the
Ruth
Cameron,
Nancy's
sister.
I
Homestake
claim,
the
S
feature
of
which
Is
an
font
tunnel,
now
flooded,
HUGE
BORROWING
BIG
BANGOR
FIRE
BANGOR,
Maine
A
$1,508,
,
contribute
at.
least
700
pints
of
blood
to
the
central
provincial
hich
gold
and
silver
was
1
years
ago.
The
to
was
located
on
the
not
making
any
confident
claims
of
the
Indian
vote
going
preponderantly
In
his
favor.
The
returning
officer
stated
BY
GT.
BRITAIN
p
by
means
of
tha
geiger
LONDON
Chancellor
of
the
1
;.i
Samples
of
the
ore
Evrhpnner
Sir
Stafford
CrinDS
Red
Cross
blood
bank.
This
bank
supplies
hospitals
In
British
Columbia
with
their
requirements
of
fresh
blood
for
medical
purposes
free
of
charge.
The
local
committee
Is
work
this
afternoon
that
it
would
probably
be
this
evening
before
it
ti
Ottawa
assayed
0.14
per-
revealed
yesterday
that
Great
he
is
finished
counting
the
absentee
votes.
t
Miium
which
would
give
Britain
had
'
borrowed
$1,000,-
jjttf
$7
per
ton
plus
gold
000,000
from
United
States
since
ing
through
organisations
which
I
sl.-er
content.
the
end
of
the
war.
He
hoped
000
blaze
early
today
laid
waste
a
quarter
of
a
mile
of
Bangor's
waterfront.
Five
fuel
plants,
a
bus
garage
and
storehouses
of
a
hardware
and
plumbing
supply
firm
were
levelled.
Drums
of
gasoline
and
oil
caused
explosions.
Several
firemen,
overcome
by
smoke,
were
the
only
reported
casualties.
FIGHT
IN
LEGISLATURE
EDMONTON
After
a
major
battle,
Int
which
one
member
of
the
Legislature
was
ejected
from
the
House,
the
Alberta
government's
strongest
bill
on
are
supplying
it
with
the
names
of
prospective
donors.
These
will
be
called
to
make
their
donations
during
the
three
day
visit
of
the
travelling
clinic.
:rt
Royles,
locator,
return-
that
the
borrowing
would
not
be
'
to
Prince
Rupert
Tuesday
Increased
this
year.
r
s;
((nding
a
month
at
Alict
SCENE
OF
SLAYING
Outside
the
converted-box-car
home
of
Michael
Joseph
Hayes
in
the
Edmonton
suburb
of
West
Jasper
Place,
police
found
the
bludgeoned
body
of
59-year-old
W.
W.
McKay.
Hayes,
a
former
Edmonton
policeman,
was
held
on
a
murder
charge.
Police
said-McKay
was
slugged
over
the
head
with
a
lead
pipe,
buried
alive
In
a
shallow
grave
in
a
backyard
potato
patch,
and
then
hacked
to
death
with
an
axe.
Neighbors
are
shown
examining
a
hole
which
Hayes
ordered
dug
the
next
day.
Police
said
the
pit
may
have
been
Intended
'
as
McKay's
grave.
'
.
(C.
P.
Photo)
k
fruitless
quest
for
ur
Steel
Strike
In
U.S.
Looms
CASE
HINGES
ON
LUMBERMEN
NOT
WORRIED
British
Purchasers
Expected
to
Go
Through
With
Orders
VANCOUVER
WBrlUsh
Col-'umbta
lumbermen
said
today
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
6-
D.
Johnston.
Co.
Ltd.)
SUNDAY
APPEAL
jlle
Is
now
heading
back
(ton
to
further
check
the
there
in
the
hope
of
ob-
better
values.'
round
is
situated
at
an
i
of
5000
feet
on
the
.n
slope
of
Rocher
de
and
Is
reached
by
a
Rood
-rail
which
leaves
the
hlgh-vmt
ot
Booth
llavrltoi'
Capital
To
Capital
Yacht
Race
To
Pause
Here
Next
Wednesday
natural
gas
export
controls
WINNIPEG
H
Chief
Justice
j
E.
K.
Williams
of
the
Court
of
King's
,
Bench
said
last
night
Smartest,
awl
speediest
power
boats
-
of
Tuget
lht-t.hr
-are
-
confident
-that
Vancouver
-
vSiayonue
.
...,....;.
.....;....,
Bralorn
B.
R.
Con
B.
R.
X
,.:.06;
9.80
.03
.07
that
the
deportation
of
Dim-ltry
LeschenkQ,
alleged
Com
Oreat
Britain
will
honor
newly
made
contracts
with
the
West
Sound
eight
of
them
with
one
each
from
Fort-land,
Nanaimo
and
Juneau
will
converge
on
Prince
Rupert
next
Wednesday
afternoon
for
an
overnight
munist
spy
and
former
Soviet
Cariboo
Quartz
1.17
MATURE
TEMENT
iungrcsa
t
uo2
stay
after
completing
the
second
lap
of
a
three-stage
international
race
from
0
1
y
m
p
i
a
,
Washington,
Hedley
Mascot
.22
Coast
despite
sweeping
curbs
on
United
Kingdom
purchases.
Oreat
Britain
recently
negotiated
the
purchase
of
nearly
$15,-000,000
In
fish
and
lumber
from
British
Columbia.
through
Nanaimo
and
Prince
Army
offer,
hinges
on
the
legality
of
an
appeal
dismissal
effected
on
a
Sunday.
,
,
The
crown
contended
that
the
decision
of
the
minister
of
Immigration
to
dismiss
the
appeal
was
made
merely
In
the
course
of
ministerial
duties
and,
as
such,
was
legal
and
valid.
yrolt
Yet
of
lHIU-.li
on
Kast
Coast
i
moved
into
clearer
waters
today.
Arthur
Wray,
stormy
petrel
Social
Credit
member
from
Banff
-
Cochrane,"
was
marched
under
escort
from
the
House
after
a
short,
bitter
fight
with
Attorney-General
Lucien
Maynard.
ONLY
SYMPiTHY
WASHINGTON
Great
Britain
seemea
likely
today
to
get
United
States
sympathy
and
aot
much
else
in
her
newest
financial
plight
Members
of
Congress
generally
reacted
coolly
to
the
announcement
that
Britain
is
down
to
her
last
406,000,000
($1,624,000,000)
in
gold
arid
dollars
and
their
general
observation
was
that
the
problem
is
one
Britain
will
have
to
solve
for
herself
without
increased
United
States
financial
aid.
Breakdown
lui
Negotiations
:
Over
Wages,
Insurance
and
Pensions
.
PITTSBURG
0)
The
United
SUtwi
today,
faced.
threat
olita.
,
first
major
steel
strike
since
1946
following
the
saying
of
"No"
yesterday
by
the
United
States
Steel
Corporation,
bell
weather
of
the
Industry,
to
the
demands
of
United
Steel
Workers
(CIO)
for
a
!
fourth-round
wage
increase
and
for
company-financed
pension
and
Insurance
programs.
The
'
Union
Immediately
called
a
meeting
for
July
13
of
Its
wage
policy
committee
to
consider
a
possible
strike
July
16.
,
Contract
negotiations
between
the
steel
union
and
the
United
States
No.
1
steel
producer
were
recessed
Indefinitely.
Talks
had
just
been
resumed
after
a
two-week
recess.
The
Steel
Corporation
turned
down
a
wage
increase.
'
.
The
company
told
the
Union
that
Its
refusal
to
discuss
pen
TREAL
9
Threatened
'4t
British
ships
In
east!
Rupert,
British
'
Columbia,
to
Juneau,
Alaska.
'
Feature
event
of
the
pause
in
Prince
Rupert
will
be
a
dinner
dance
at
the
Aero
Club,
Seal
Cove,
when
presentations
will
take
place
of
four
historic
trophies
which
were
originally
put
up
in
a
former
international
race
from
Seattle
to
Prince
Rupert
for
the
reception
of
which
the
Prince
Rupert
Rowing
&
NO
DECISION
IMMEDIATELY
VANCOUVER
No
decision
will
be
given
by
the
British
Col
dock.
They
will
then
turn
in
to
the
Yacht
Club
floats
to
moor
for
the
night.
Judge
A.
P.
Crawley
and
six
locally
appointed
computers
will
then
go
Into
session
at
the
Civic
Centre
with
visiting
officials
to
make
the
check-ups
necessary
to
determine
the
winners,
prior
to
the
commencement
of
the
presentation
festivities.
Departure
will
be
made
from
here
to
Juneau
on
Thursday
Pend
OrelUe
.,
4.50
Pioneer
3.25
Premier
Border
02
Privateer
.16
Reeves
McDonald
'..
1.85
Reno
j.
05
Sheep
Creek
1.07
Sllbak
Premier
.
.29
Salmon
Gold
.13Vi
Oils
;
Anglo
Canadian
3.10
A.
P.
Con
.16
Atlantic
'.
.64
Calm'ont
.30
C.
&
E
4.50
Central
Leduc
65
Home
Oil
9.30
Mercury
09
Okalta
1.40
Pacific
Pete
2.50
Suited
States
ports
re-I
unsettled
today
follow-!
Iirts
from
two
major
groups
that
the
an-cnt
t
was
"premature."
P.
Ryan,
-president
of
!
Arniational
Longshorc-i
Qnion,
said
In
New
York
i
;t
that
he
agreed
with
Tit
is.-ued
by
the
Mari-fsidcs
Council
of
New
umbia
Public
Utilities
Commis
sion
for
at
least
two
weeks
on
the
application
of
the
British
i';
)'
morning,
the
finish
there
being
set
for
the
Saturday
afternoon.)
Columbia
Electric
Co.
for
an
Increase
In
street
car
and
bus
fares
in
Vancouver.
.The
company
announced
at
the
first
of
the
week
that
"rising
deficits"
have
forced
It
to
U
the
boycott
statement
HALIBUT
SALES
re
yesterday
by
Hal
C.
Yacht
Club
went
all-out
In
1930.
The
host
organization
again
this
time
will
be
the
local
Yacht
Club
of
which
A.
P.
Crawley
Is
president
and
DV.
R.
G.
Large,
secretary.
The
race
Is
under
the
sponsorship
of
the
International
Power
Boat
Association
whose
Dresiclcnt.
R.
J.
Hart
of
Bremer
sions
could
be
arbitrated"
and
international
represcnt-
that
any
insurance
program
the
Seafarers'
Interna-;
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
The
northern
coast
of
the
province,
and
most
of
the
inter-for
is
cloudy
and
cool
today.
There
are
showers
in
the
Prince
George
and
Cariboo
areas
and
scattered
thunderstorms
in
the
Kootenays.
Vancouver
Island
clear
today
but
will
become
and
the
lower
mainland
are
cloudy
tonight
in
advance
of
a
weak
storm
moving
in
from
the
Pacific.
Forecast
North
Coast
Region
Coudy
with
a
few
sunny
intervals
today.
Overcast
with
occasional
light
rain
tonight
and
tomorrow.
Light
winds
increasing
to
southerly
(20
mphi
tonight.
Little
change
in
temperature.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrow
at
Port
Hardy
45
and
60,
Massett
45
and
58,
Prince
Rupert
40
and
60.
TIIE
COMPETING
BOATS
Here
are
the
competing
boats:
j
Donalle,
Bremerton
Yacht
Club,
R.
J.
Hart,
jr.
Jeanne.
Queen
City
Yacht
Club,
Seattle,
George
Moore.
Carmelita,
Seattle
Yacht
Club,
Norton
Clapp.
mon,
was
"premature.
would
have
to
be
paid
equally
by
the
union
and
the
company.
apply
for
an
increase
in
fares
In
Vancouver,
Victoria
and
New
Westminster
are
not
attested.
Elimination
of
a
thrce-for-
i
had
told
reporters
that
frott
would
start
at
mid-last
nlcht.
Banks
could
"5
."
".
.0(1
.13
'2
.13
V2
.15
.50
.21
.16
Royal
Canadian
South
Brazeau
.........
Toronto
Athona
Aumaque
Beattie,
Bevcourt
Bobjo
ton,
Is
the
owner
and
skipper
j
nf
raw
of
the
racing
boats
I
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A.
W.
Jack
of
pt
t
;
jvached
for
comment
fol-V
iftiie
statement
by
the
two
American
Ketovia,
39,000,
Pacific,
22c,
21.7c
and
18c.
Canadian
Viking,
18,000,
Black
cod,
Co-op.
SOMETHING
TO
AVOID
On
summer
vacations
learn
what
poison
ivy
looks
like
then
avoid
It.
Duncan,
Vancouver
Island,
ar
rived
in
the
city
on
the
Prince
bodies
that
his
was
premature.
quarter
fare
for
a
straight
10c
ticket
Is
proposed.
The
city
of
Vancouver
will
not
oppose
the
request
but
the
Public
Utilities
Commission
will
make
a
detailed
investigation
prior
to
a
public
hearing
on
the
question.
Rupert
yesterday
from
the
south
Buffalo
Canadian
0934
Consol.
Smelters
86.25
Con
west
1.05
for
a
visit
with
their
son-in-law
and
daughter,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
aboard
which
Is
also
coming
Milt
Benson,
secretary
of
the
Association.
Staggered
from
the
starts
on
predicted
logs,
the
racers
are
scheduled
to
reach
Prince
Rupert
at
5
o'clock
Wednesday
af-
K.S.1R.
Tanrr
hns
returned
IH.
M.
Wightman.
-
ti.scity
from
Winnipeg
where
Donalda
Eldona
.50
.67
P
I
Wit
a
visit
with
her
son,
Conquest,
Bremerton
Yacht
Club,'
K.
E.
Garrett.
Klatawa,
Bremerton
Yacht
Club,
C.
L.
Klieves.
Nika,
Quceri
City
Yacht
Club,
Seattle,
George
Ross.
Spunky
II,
Everett
Yacht
Club,
Dr.
J.
Wayne
Graham.
Dec'e-hlr,
Portland
Yacht
Club,
J.
G.
Smith.
Donjac,
Juneau
Yacht
Club,
J.
B.
Burford.
farvir,
Queen
City
Yacht
Club,
Stuart
J.
Viggers.
Aileen,
Nanaimo
Yacht
Club,
George
H.
Patton.
Thorp
is
no
important
nutrl-
i
Tii
per,
who
ls
a
professor
East
Sullivan
2.07
Giant
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6.00
line
being
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suear
tcrnoon,
the
finish
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universuy
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abreast
the
Impeilal
OFFICIAL
COUNT
OF
PROVINCIAL
VOTE
BEGUN
IN
RIDING
TODAY
.20
.09
V4
.05
.07
16
.05i4
.33
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Lake
Hardrock
Harricana
Heva
Hosco
r.
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Jolict
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1
Official
count
of
ballots
cast
at
the
regular
polls
In
the
June
15
ejection
today
left
the
ma-
jority
of
J.
D.
McRae,
Coalition
candidate,
unchanged.
Candidates
and
their
agents
accepted
a
check
of
the
preliminary
counts,
neither
calling
for
a
re
Lake
Rowan
07
.07
Lapaska
Little
Long
Lac
64
BASEBALL
SCORES
National
Chicago
4,
Cincinnati
23
Brooklyn
5,
Boston
7
St.
Louis
3,
Pittsburgh
4
Philadelphia-New
York
postponed.
.
American
Boston
5,
Washington
0
New
York
at
Philadelphia
postponed
Cleveland
6,
Chicago
9
Detroit
5,
St.
Louis
6
Western
International
Yakima
7,
Spokane
5
Vancouver
12,
acoma
1
'
Victoria
5,
Bremerton
1
Salem
18,
Wenatchee
5
Pacific
Coast
.14
Lynx
count
of
any
of
the
votes.
Count-1
BUCK
BOUCHER
NAMED
COACH
BOSTON
(Pi
Appointment
of
George
(Buck)
Boucher
of
Mountain,
Ontario,
as
bench
coach
of
the
Boston
Bruins
National
Hockey
League
Club
under
a
one-year
contract
was
announced
by
President
Weston
W.
Adams.
Boucher,
aged
53,
is
a
member
of
the
famed
Canadian
hockey
family
and
one
of
four
brothers
who
played
In
the
Brown.
The
count
will
reveal
for
the
first
time
the
result
of
the
absentee
vote
which
was
cast
outside
and
within
the
riding
for
the
two
candidates,
John
D.
McRae,
Coalition
member-elect,
and
W.
H.
-Brett,
defeated
C.C.F.
candidate.
Counting
of
the
absentee
ballots
will
be
a
time-consuming
process
which
may
not
be
finished
today,
Mr.
Brown
said.
The
absentee
vote
Includes
ballots
cast
by
voters
at
polling
stations
within
the
riding
and
by
voters
qualified
to
vote
here
but
who
were
at
other
parts
of
the
province
on
election
day.
Official
count
of
the
regular
votes
took
little
time
because
the
affidavit
of
the
Deputy
Returning
Officers
In
each
case
were
accepted
without.
question.
If
the
returns
from
any
par-
Ing
of
the
absentee
ballots
Is
now
proceeding.
The
official
count
gives
McRae
a
ajorlty
of
587.
The
Coalition
candidate
received
2,627
votes,
W.
H.
Brett,
2,040
votes.
There
were
36
spoiled
ballots.
Madsen
Red
Lake
2
85
McKenzle
Red
Lake
50
Mpncta
;..
,04'i
McLeod
Cockshutt
....
1.01
Negus
2.25
Noranda
54.25
Louvlcourt
10
Pickle
Crow
2.01
.
'
Regcourt
.
.04
San
Antonio
4.25
Senator
Rouyn
38
Sherrit
Gordon
1.75
Steep
Rock
1.35
Sturgeon
River
"
'
.20
Silver
Miller
34
Total
vote
was
4,703.
IT
Sacramento
3,
Seattle
3
San
Diego
3,
Portland
2
Hollywood
12,
San
Francisco
0
Oakland
17,
Los
Angeles
3
1
'Present
during
the
vote
count
were
the
two
candidates,
and
their
official
agents,
Robert
Mc
National
Hockey
Legaue
last
t
ISH
INVENTOR
MAKES
ALL-METAL
CO
NVERTIBLE
COUPE-This
all-metal
convertible
I
"Pens
in
55
seconds
by
means
of
four
Simple
locks.
One
minute
tt
is
a
normal
coupe,
ine
t
It
Is
a
slPPif
nnnvortiKio
,Hi,
mnf
in
slit
ht.
It
is
the
invention
of
42-year-old
Col.
John
Kay,
representing
Mr.
McRae,
seasoa.
He
coached
the
Ottawa
Senators
of
the
Quebec
Senior
Hockey.
League
to
the
Allan
Cup.
;
f
Wn,
inventor
of
the
one-man
submarine
and
of
the
paratroopers'
folding
motorcycle
(now
LOCAL
TIDES
and
George
Hills,
representing
Mr.
Brett.
Official
count
of
ballots
cast
YOUNG
COMMANDER
1949
EARLY
PLAYHOUSE
:"H-gi.
He
calls
his
patent
the
".Dolphin
swinging
num
j.
-
--
!ar
in
under
the
hinged
boot
cover.
Col.
Dolphin
has
a
gentle
curve,
and
lies
out
of
sight
Friday,
July
8,
High
12:26
Sir
Francis
Drake,
the
famous
During
the
Middle
Ages
in
r
12,000
not
squeak
anywhere,
his
nexi
step
is
miles
with
a
nrntntvne
car
and
there
is
a
17.9,
feet
2.6'feet
J5
in
the
provincial
election
of
j
tlcular
polling
station
had
been
June
15
was
begun
this
orning
questioned,
the
ballots
would
by
Returning
Officer
A.
Bruc
have
had
to
bs
recounted.
English
sailor,
commanded
his
France,
plays
and
dramas
were
Low
6:03
Dolphin
lifts
the
steel
hood
into
He
it
power-operated
and
mass
produced.
Here
Col.
8.4
feet
performed
in
churches.
18:01
first
ship
at
the
age
of
17.
v.un
one
hand.
r