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BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPCR
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port-"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
T-
r
Northwest."
U.S.
AIR
FORCE
SPREADING
OUT
Already
In
Europe
and.
Far
East,
Is
Establishing
Base
In
Africa
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
Of)
The
United
States
global
air
force,
already
operating
in
Europe
and
the
Far
East,
Is
now
using
Africa
as
a
training
ground.
It
is
going
to
Acra,
British
Gold
Coast
colony,
where
It
will
use
facilities
for
refuelling
on
training
flights.
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FIVE
CENTS
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General
S:
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France
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STATES
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draft
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States
sources
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MARTIAL
LAW
IMMINENT
AS
SITUATION
WORSENS
Army
Reservists
Are
Being
Called
Up
While
Disorders
and
Casualties
Continue
to
Mount
PARIS
(CP)
Communist
Union
leaders
called
fora
general
strike
Monday
throughout
highly
industrialized
St.
Etienne
area
as
France
moved
closer
to
martial
law
in
the
strike-closed
coal
fields.
The
cabinet
has
ordered
more
troops
into
these
strike-torn
coal
fields
where
at
least
two
coal
miners
were
killed
yesterday.
Casualties
in
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would
three
days'
fighting
have
neared
ITS
ALL
YOURS
George
Drew,
new
national
leader
of
the
Progressive
Conservative
party,
tells
Premier
Thomas
Laird
Kennedy
as
he
hands
over
the
Ontario
premiership
to
his
former
minister
of
agriculture.
Premier
Kennedy
and
his
cabinet,
which
included
most
of
the
ministers
who
served
under
Mr.
Drew,
were
sworn
in
Tuesday
by
Lt.-Governor
Ray
jaw-
son.
LOCAL
TIDF5
Sunday,
October
24,
1948
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High
5:41
16.2
feet
17:14
18.4
feet
Low
.
11:09
10.6
feet
Soviet
Rejects!
Thumbs
Down
on
Six-Power
rian
for
Berlin
Settlement
PARIS,
(CP)
An
authoritative
source
said
today
that
Russia
has
rejected
the
six-power
plan
for
settling;
of
the
Berlin
crisis
in
the
United
Nations
Security
Council.
Clear
Evidence
Of
Fifth
Column
JUNEAU
Wi
Telling
of
evidence
of
fifth
column
activity
in
Alaska
which
his
congressional
investigating
committee
had
found,
Representative
Charles
Klrsten
said
the
committee
had
learned
at
Nome
that
Russia
had
information
about
the
city
which
could
have
only
come
from
residents
of
Nome.
The
committee,
he
declared,
had
also
found.ajvldene"
of
fifth
column
work
in
the
Diomede
Islands.
He
said
he
could
not
divulge
ita
exact
nature.
Changes
In
C.N.
Claims
Department
WINNIPEO
Two
changes
are
announced
by
A.
O.
Gil-mour,
general
freight
claim
agent
for
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
William
Stirling,
district
freight
claim
agent
at
Winnipeg
has
been
appointed
assistant
to
general
freight
claim
agent
with
headquarters
in
Montreal.
Mr.
Stirling
has
been
-succeeded
in
Winnipeg
by
A.
D.
Anderson,
formerly
chief
clerk
in
the
Winnipeg
head-
nnartare
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nHnrcnti
Ha?
Crisis
Behind
Iron
Curtain
Is
Threatening
Soviet
Russia's
Hold
LONDON,
(CP)
The
international
committee
for
the
study
of
European
questions
said
today
that
a
"general
crisis
behind
the
iron
curtain"
is
endange
ring
Russia's
hold
on
eastern
Europe."
"The
entire
political
system
set
up
by
the
U.S.S.R.
in
eastern
Europe
since
1944"
is
imperilled
by
popular
discontent
reflected
In
widespread
communist
purges,
the
committee
said
in
period-
Oct.
23
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not
'expected
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;an
as
both
major
committed
thrm-incipie
to
backing
alliance.
IE
BLOCK
ELECTION
of
Overwhelming
id
Condemnation
Franklin
L.
How-
Sutes
commandant
u
accused
his
Rus-part
of
blocking
a
Mion
in
order
to
artists
from
over-feat
and
condem-
coramandcr,
Major
ity,
laid
down
con-
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must
be
met
be-
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would
be
al-1
and
demanding,
id
to
amount
to
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October
25
Anniversary
of
United
Nations
Here,
as
elsewhere
throughout
the
country,
tomorrow
has
"
been
designated
as
United
Nations
Day
for
special
observance
of
the
third
anniversary
of
the
promulgation
of
the
I
charter
bringing
into
force
the
organization
of
democracy
and
freedom
professing
nations
against
further
war
and
aggression
in
the
world
Schools
are
observing
the
:
occasion
and
special
reference
will
be
made
to
it
in
tomor-"
row's
church
services,
fti&yor
Nora
Arnold
will
be
the
speaker
at
a
gathering
of
pupils
in
King
Edward
School
on
'Monday
afternoon.
E.
T.
Apple-whaite
will
speak
before
the
Prince
Rupert
Rotary
Club
next
Thursday
at
luncheon
on
the
subject
of
the
United
Nations.
LOCAL
MANT"
FATHER
DIES
The
Seath
occurred
in
Vancouver
early
this
morning
of
Donald
McLeod,
father
of
Jack
K.
McLeod
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Daily
News
staff,
after
an
illness
of
nine
months.
He
was
73
years
old.
Born
at
Ripley,
Ontario,
he
had
been
a
railroad
man
for
the
greater
part
of
his
life,
working
on
the
Canadian
Northern
Railway
during
the
early
years
of
the
century,
and
later
for
the
C.P.R.
out
of
Moose
Jaw
as
a
brakeman
and
conductor
for
almost
30
years.
He
retired
dn
1937.
He
is
survived
by
one
son,
Jack
K.,
in
Prince
Rupert.
Another
son,
Alex,
was
killed
overseas
with
the
R.C.A.F.
in
1944.
Mrs.
McLeod
pre-deceased
him
in
1928.
There
are
five
brothers
and
one
sister
in
the
United
States
and
eastern
Canada.
Jack
McLeod
left
by
plane
today
for
Vancouver
to
attend
the
funeral.V
two
hundred.
In
an
emergency
session
last
night
the
cabinet
decided
to
call
up
the
1948
class
of
soldiers,
who
had
already
been
discharged,
and
gendarme
reservists
to
deal
with
growing
violence
in
the
wage
strike.
Casualties
in
the
violence-studded
coal
strike
reached
the
200
mark
as
the
crippling
walkout
of
335,000
miners
went
into
its
twenty-first
day.
Many
"incidents"
have
been
reported
since
yesterday.
Soup
kitchens
have
rolled
into
eastern
France,
a
sign
that
the
Comrminists
are
tightening
their
belts.
Europe
h
Recovering
Encouraging
Report
BAdmimstrator-s
Less
E.R.P.
Needed
ROME
(CP)
Paul
Hoffman,
United
States
aid
administrator,
said
today
that
"there
should
be
less
money
required
for
E.R.P.
next
year
because
there
had
been
substantial
recovery
in
.
Europe
this
year."
Hoffman
told
a
press
conference
that
nis
meetings
in
Paris
with
representatives
of
sixteen
countries
getting
aid
showed
that
almost
every
one
was
"making
fine
progress,
most
of
them
reporting
that
steel
and
coal
production
was
above
the
targets
set
for
the
first
eight
months
of
the
year."
.
,
A
Herb
Morgan,
Boyo
Gurvich
and
Nick
Paylikis,
who
have
been
on
a
month's
motor
tour
to
various
points
in
the
United
States,
attending
the
World
Series
in
Cleveland,
returned
home
last
evening.
AXE
KILLING
PRELIMINARY
Hearing
of
Lloyd
Williams
'
On
Charge
of
Murdering
Mrs.
Bertha
Stickney
LILLOOET
W
Preliminary
hearing
of
Lloyd
Simon
Williams,
30-year-old
miner,
charged
with
the
bedroom
murder
September
18
of
Mrs.
Bertha
Stickney
at
nearby
Gold
Bridge
opened
here.
Jim
Brown,
aged
62,
testified
that
Williams
was
the
man
he
had
struggled
with
in
the
bedroom
of
the
slain
cafe
owner.
Mrs.
Stickney,
owner
of
the
Gld
Pan
Cafe
in
British
.
Columbia's
uranium
centre,
was
found
with
a
sheet
pulled
over
her
battered
head
and
a
prospector's
axe
lying
on
her
pillow.
Mrs.
Stickney
formerly
operated
a
cafe
at
Stewart.
To
Stay
or
Not
to
Stay-
NEW
DELHI,
OS
The
Indian
Constituent
Assembly,
When
it
meets
next
month,
will
face
the
crucial
Issue
of
whether
to
remain
a
member
of
the
British
Commonwealth.
The
decision
rests
with
the
Assembly
alone.
,
Prime
Minister
Nehru
is
expected
to
assess
and
present
the
issues
In
the
light
of
recent
discussions
with
other
Commonwealth
leaders
and
the
British
government
in
London.
ANOTHER
STEEL
FURNACE.
HEEDED
Government
Appeals
to
Canadian
Industry
to
-
I
Meet
Shortage
OTTAWA,
.
0)
The
Canadian
government
appealed
to
the
steel
industry
yesterday
to
help
solve
Canada's
critical
shortage
of
steel.
The
solution,
said
a
government
source,
is
in
the
construction
of
at
least
another
blast
furnace
with
1000
tons
pouring
capacity.
"We
have
plenty
of
ore,",
the
source
said.
"We
have
just
not
got
the
pouring
capacity."
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Rain
now
falling
over
the
Queen
Charlottes
and
the
west
coast
of
Vancouver
Island
is
expected
to
spread
to
the
rest
of
Vancouver
Island
and
the
lower
mainland
and
into
the
central
and
northern
interior
this
afternoon.
Cloudy
skies
will
be
general
In
the
southern
Interior.
Unsettled
weather
13
likely
to
continue
during
the
week-end.
'
.
,
f
.
-
Forecast
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Intermittent
rain
this
morning..
Cloudy
with
showers
.during
the
afternoon.
Cloudy
tonight
and
Sunday
with
widely
scattered
showers
on
Sunday.
Winds
squtheasterly
(25
m.p.h.)
along
the
northern
mainland
and
northwesterly
(30
to
40
m.
p.h.)
over
the
exposed
areas
of
the
Charlottes,
shifting
and
decreasing
to
westerly
(20
m.p.h.)
this
afternoon.
Cool.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Sunday:
Port
Hardy
42
and
52,
Massett
36
and
50,
Prince
Rupert
40
and
50.
MAKE
PROVINCES
EVEN
STRONGER
QUEBEC
01
Finance
Minister
Douglas
Abbott
said.
that
the
federal
government,
in
taxation
agreements
with,
the
provincial
governments,
was
seeking
I
to
strengthen
rather
than,
weaken
provincial
autonomy.-,
"But
real
autonomy
and
free
dom
of
action
come
only
-witu
financial
solidarity
and
stability,"
he
added.
HOCKEY
SCORES
Pacific
Coast
Los
Angeles
9,
Vancouver
7
Oakland
4,
San
Diego
2
'
JINX
FOLLOWS
MAPLE
LEAFS
MONTREAL,
0
As
holders
of
the
Stanley
Cup,
the
Toronto
Maple
Leafs
may
be
champions
of
the
world
but
not
of
the
Montreal
Forum.
The
same
jinx
which
pursued
the
Toronto
Maple
Leafs
throughout
last
year
hit
them
In
the
Forum
in
their
opening
game
there
this
Thursday
night.
They
lost
to
the
the
Canadiens
by
a
score
of
5
to
nil.
Last
season
the
Maple
Leafs
won
only
one
game
in
the
Forum
on
Christmas
night.
The
Habitants
are
now
in
first
place,
one
point
ahead
of
the
Detroit
Red
Wings,
and
the
Boston
Bruins,
who
are
tied
for
second
place.
Tonight
the
Canadiens
will
be
at
home
to
the
Detroit
Red
Wings
while
the
Chicago
Black
Hawks
will
be
at
Toronto.
Tomorrow
night
Toronto
will
be
at
Detroit
and
the
Rangers
at
Boston.
In
company
service
since
(CP
Photo)
ARMY
GOODS
ARE
STOLEN
Four
Young
Vancouver
Truck
Drivers
Are
Arrested
VANCOUVER,
m
Police
here
are
today
Investigating
the
dis
appearance
of
$10,000
worth
of
fixtures
and
supplies
from
an
artillery
battery
here
irt
the
Point
Grey
district.
-rtisefct
arrested
-Lasfr
thevpettee
four
youths
and
charged
two
with
retaining
stolen
property
All
four
are
truck
drivers.
Goods
stolen
from
the
battery
site
included
120
feet
of
bronze
railing,
24
cast
bronza,
shell
cradles,
six
cast
Iron
shell
cradle
handles
and
a
large
amount
of
electrical
equipment
The
fixtures
were
traced
to
j
scrap
yard
after
a
provincial
policeman
had
reported
seeing
a
truck
in
the
vicinity
of
the
artillery
battery
several
days
before
the
theft
was
discovered.
Britain
Doubles
Canada
Exports
LONDON
B
Great
Britain
doubled
its
exports
to
Canada
In
the
first
eight
months
of
1948
compared
with
the
same
period
of
last
year,
Board
of
Trade
figures
show.
Conditions
Are
Unsatisfactory
Report
by
Federal
Department
of
Labor
on
Displaced
Persons'
Camps
in
Manitoba
OTTAWA,
ffl
Hon.
Humphrey
Mitchell
said
today
that
he
had
been
informed
officially
of
"very
unsatisfactory"
conditions
at
the
displaced
persons
camp
at
Emerson,
Manitoba.
Mr.
Mitchell
issued
a
detailed
statement
based
on
an
investigation
prompted
by
a
Winnipeg
newspaper's
published
reports
of
"squalor"
and
"misery"
at
Emerson.
The
minister's
statement
was
released
at
the
game
time
as
reports
by
a
Labor
Department
investigating
team
which
visited
the
Emerson
Camp
and
similar
camps
at
Letellier
and
Carman,
Manitoba.
NO
IDEA
WHEN
MINE
REOPENS
VANCOUVER
0i
Closedown
of
the
Privateer
Mines
Ltd.
on
the
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island
will
be
for
an
indefinite
period.
There
is
no
prediction
as
to
when
It
may
be
expected
to
reopen.
The
company
on
Wednesday
announced
it
would
suspend
operations
at
its
gold
mill
at
Zeballos
early
next
month.
The
shutdown,
which
had
been
predicted
earlier
by
company
officials,
is
reported
due
to
operating
costs.
PEARSON
SEEKING
ALGOMA
SEAT
MASSE
Y
On
t.
External
Af
fairs
Minister
L.
B.
Pearson
will
be
seeking
a
seat
Monday
in
the
federal
by-election
hi
Algoma
East.
He
faces
opposition
from
C.C.F.
and
Social
Credit
candidates.
HIT
ICEBERG
NEAR
JUNEAU
British
Columbia
Steamship
Cq,'s
freighter
Alaska
Prince,
which
made
a
brief
call
in
port
yesterday
after
a
voyage
to
Taku
and
other
Alaska
ports
with
cargo,
had
the
unusual
experience
of
striking
an
iceberg
off
the
Taku
R'ver
near
Juneau.
The
vessel
was
not
damaged
and
it
was
not
necessary
to
interrupt
the
voyage.
The
ice
is
believed
to
have
come
off
the
constantly
disintegrating
Taku
Glacier.
Buffalo
Canadian
08
Cnnsol.
Smelters
.....
124.50
Conwcst
115
r
Donalda'
69
Eldona
1-15
East
Sullivan
3.15
Giant
Yellowknife
......
5.0o
God's
Lake
44
Hardrock
25
Harricana
074
'
Heva
-
-11
H.iseo
30
Jacknifa
-03
Vii
Joliet
Quebec
46
Lake
Rowan
06
Vi
Lapaska
-05
Little
Long
Lac
75.
Lynx
-
08
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.45
MrKcnzie
Red
Lake
....
.34
Mr.Leod
Cockshutt
95
Moneta
40
Negus
2.20
Noranda
54.25
.
Louvlcourt
-
59
Pickle
Crow
.....
2.01
Rerrcourt
-.05
San
Antonio
..
3.80
Senator
Rouyn
.48
Sherrit
Gordon
2.44
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Johnston
Co.
Ltd.
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rf
1913
and
has
held
many
posts
within"
the
department.
Mr.
Stirling
Joined
railway
service
with
the
Canadian
Northern
in
1913
and
has
been
hi
the
west
since
with
the
exception
of
World
War
one
service
overseas.
LONGSHOREMEN
ARE
QUARRELING
SEATTLE
(CP'
Tension
between
the
American
Federation
of
Labor
and
the
Congress
on
In
dustrial
Organization
maritime
unions
in
the
Pacific
Northwest
increased
with
a
b'lsk
exchange
over
the
handling
of
cargo
at
Vancouver
and
New
Westminster,
A
circular
distributed
by
the
Maritime
Trades
Department
of
the
American
Federation
of
Labor
changed
that
striking
C.I.O.
longshoremen
were
hard-
ling
"diverted"
cargoes
at
Van
couver
while
criticizing
non-striking
A.F.
of
L.
stevedores
for
working
cargo
at
Tacoma,
Washington,
Internationalize
Jerusalem
City
VATICAN
CITY
W)
Pope
Pius
today
recommended
the
inter
nationalization
of
Jerusalem
and
nearby
Holy
places
in
an
encyclical
made
public
today
"International
guarantees
could
also
Insure
free
access
to
holy
places
throughout
Palestine,'
the
Pontiff
said.
Claus
Aune
Is
sailing
tomor
low
night
on
the
Camosun
for
Vancouver
Bralornc
7.35
B.
R.
Con-
03
B.
R.
X
08
Cariboo
Quartz
120
Dentonia
01
Vz
Grull
Wihksne
05
Hedley
Mascot
32
Pend
Oreille
6.15
Pioneer
2.85
Premier
Border
03
'4
Privateer
12Vi
Reeves
McDonald
3.00
Reno
013.4
Sheep
Creek
UiO
Taylor
Bridge
.31
Vananda
34
Congress
03
Hedley
Amalg
02
Spud
Valley
OB
Central
Zeballos
01
'Silbak
Premier
27
Oils
A.
P.
Con.
23
Calmont
-
50
C.
&
E
6.25
Foothills
4.00
Home
9.95
Toronto
Athona
.10
Aumaque
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18
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SYMBOL
OF
U.S.-SOVIET
IMPASSE
The
Soviet
"iron
curtain"
has
nothing
on
this
scene,
made
at
the
Soviet
emBassy
in
Washington,
as
L.
E,
Thompson,
deputy
director
of
European
affairs
for
the
state
department,
delivered
a
note
rejecting
Russian
proposals
for
settlement
of
the
Berlin
crisis.
The
note
informed
the
Soviet
government
that
Ihe
entire
German
issue
will
be
submitted
to
the
United
Nations.
Indicative
of
the
feeling
existing
between
the
United
States
and
Russia
is
this
hand
cautiously
poked
out
of
the
door
to
take
the
note
from
Mr.
Thompson.
Nowadays
the
Russians
"just
ain't
talking
to
'
1.82
.15
.33
Steep
Rock
Sturgeon
River
Silver
Miller
.25
Bevcourt
Bobjo
.10
a
trip
to
Vancouver.