PROVINCIAL
LI3P.A2Y,
VI
113
QtpES
DRUGS
Daily
Delivery
.
PHONE
81
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
vorPUvvv!d
at
Conodo'
Mo$t
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
.
X'
N-
104-
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
THURSDAY,
MAY
4,
1950
.
.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
V
cabs
lesid
fent
Truman
ert
Of
P
First
Halibut
On
Exchange
Price
of
19.5c
and
15c
Paid
'
eaee
NalioiialistSi
d
War
Plan
lite
Il
Fishermen
Divided
on
Fish
Control,
Mayhew
Tells
House
OTTAWA
?
Fisheries
Minister
Mayhew
yesterday
told
the
Commons
there
were
"strong
differences
of
opinion"
within
Canada's
halibut
fishing
rndustry
to
widen
the
scope
of
the
International
Fisheries
Commission
to
regulate
the
industry.
In
a
return
tabled
in
the
House
of
Commons
In
reply
to
questions
by
Howard
Greene
(P.C.
Vancouver-Quadra),
the
minister
said
his
department
yet
had
no
recommendations
to
make
In
the
matter.
On
Open
Market
This
Morning
Four
vessels
of
the
halibut
fleet
fishing
In
Area
No.
2
sailed
Into
Prince
Rupert
harbor
last
night
and
at
three
fishing
companies
this
morning
landed
a
total
of
47,500
pounds
of
fish.
Two
vessels,
Mae
West,
Capt.
O.
J.
Hanson
of
Vancouver,
and
F
red-elia
No.
3,
Capt.
Bill
Husoy,
Prince
Rupert,
landed
at
the
Prince
Ru
.
he
had
confidence
in
the
prospects
for
,
predicted
that
a
lower
defence
budget
j;,,!a.,l
in
J951.
......
Jik'iit
Truman's
statement
came
while
Nt-ihiiia's
top
leaders
told
visiting
American
.
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in
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K"'i
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pert
Fishermens
Cooperative
with
25,000
pounds.
I
The
Joan
F.,
Capt.
J.
jCooks,
brought
in
8,500
pounds
and
the
Soup
Fin,
Capt.
J.
Quinn,
Vancouver,
landed
3,000
pounds.
1
At
the
exchange
the
Joan
F.
Men
Make
purine
nr
a
w.ii
in
Flood
Danger
In
j
Interior
is
Seen
Flood
Crisis
Is
Due
Today
a
a
1
1
l.hi
io
miui:
nilisis,
no'v
slunil-
Industry
Later
than
usual,
the
first
In-
catch
was
bought
by
Bacon
Fisl-
i
fruuc
i
.I'vnds
with
WINNIPEG
O:
Army
officials
dication
of
the
run-off
along
the
erles
for
19.50c
and
15c.
The
Soup
Hit-
"'.i
Fin
catch
was
purchased
by
Canadian
Fish
and
Cold
Storage
for
saia
loaay
j.uuu
sanaoags
nave
Smithers
division
of
the
Can-been
rushed
to
Morris,
41
miles
Mn
i
o
n
.
...
,
.
adi
an
National
Railways
was
re-south,
.u
u
,j
to
buttress
the
dike
hold-
.
ported
thls
week
when
waters
of
Ing
oack
flood
waters
from
the
,
the
same
prices.
iia
Paper
Koiiald
(iordon
In
Toronto
'
(kn
Way
West
TORONTO
The
importance
of
iho
individuals
contribution
to
a
;
meat
Industry
was
stressed
by
Donald
Gordon,
CMG,
Chairman
;
town's
hospital.
An
army
officer
j
tne
.Nechako
River
between
En-said
a
call
had
been
recived
say-
dako
and
Prince
George
started
'
ing
the
dike
had
begun
to
show
to
rise.
Superintendent
C.
A.
signs
Of
weakening.
Berner
sneaking
W
f
ing
Here
Is
Found
Dead
In
His
Cabin
WINS
TRADITIONAL
OOLD
CANE
RACE-The'
10
000-ton
Canadian
Pacific
cargo
liner
Beaver-cove
won
for
her
master,
Capt.
S.
W-.
Keay,
O.B.E.,.
the
traditional
gold-headed
cane
awarded
annually
to
-the
skipper
of
the
first
ovcrsease
vess.el
to
enter
the
Port
of
Montreal
at
the
beginning
of
the
navigation
season.
Ice
conditions
in
the
St.
Lawrence
River,
which
caused
ships
to
docl$
temporarily
at
Quebec
City,
helped
make
the
race
one
of
the
tightest
ever,
with
the
Beavercove
making
the
voyage
in
just
ten
hours
and
ten
min
utes.
Inset
shows
Capt.
Keay
(right)
receiving
the
gold-headed
cane
froom
A.
Gordon
Murphy,
Montreal
Portmaster.
This
marked
the
second
time
that
Capt.
Keay
had
won
the
award,
taking
it
first
In
1945
aboard
the
freighter
Gatineau
Park
while
s-till
on
service
with
the
Admiralty.
For
the
ship's
pilot,
Andre
Gauthier,
it
was
the
fourth
time
that
he
had
been
aboard
the
winnin
g
ship,
each
time
a
Canadian
Pacific
vessel.
The
final
crisis
in
the
current
flod
situation
is
expected
to
be
reached
today.
the
possibility
of
flood
conditions
on
his
division
expressed
iv
run
-to
has
and
President
of
the
Canadian
;cpniiii.;
import-
National
Railways,
during
his'
c
INpett
as
the
.
offi(.lal
visit
t0
the
central'
supply
centre
of
v
ari
:i
It
is
th
region
headquarters
and
district
.
,
The
body
of
Frank
Fischer,
71,
for
25
years
a
resident
of
the
some
apprehension.
If
there
brr
Co.
of
Vaiicou-
offices.
nwUn
'
1U
-rl''1;
Mr.
Gordon
spent
a
little
more
h"i'
from
Prince
should
be
a
sudden
spell
of
warm
district,
was
found
by
a
neigh-weather
right
now,
It"
would
be
bor
yesterday
in
a
cabin
on
bad,
Mr.
Berner
admitted.
Park
Avenue,
where
he
had
been
It
is
now
half
way
through
living
ale-v;
1
'
the
first
week
of
May,
yd,
ac-
j
A
r.ati-.i
r"'-urg,
Ger-cording
to
Mr.
Berner,
it
is
time
many,
Mr.
ir-din
a,
13
engaged
for
some
indications
of
real
;
for
man;;
ye.n?
Iv
re
making
than
a
dozen
hours
in
Toronto,
ouenin
:
a
warc-
Local
Queen
Museum
Board
Beats
Housing
Prince
Rupert
Museum
Board
is
beating
the
housing
shortage,
which
becomes
more
and
more
Ih'c
next
few
day:,,
arriving
this
morning
from
Del-
ion
for
thr
offic?
roll,
where
he
attended
the
an
SulletiHA
,
p
lias
bt
iui
found
Western
Railroad,
and
ftX.To
Smilhers
spring
along
the
Skeena
and
fur-(
boxes
for
shipping
halibut.
He
ther
east.
Back
from
a
trip
up
was
last
employed
by
Koyal
Fish
iv
buildiiV;
at
tlu;
nual
meeting
of
the
Grand
Trunk
oncl
and
Park
Avo-
tonfght
on
"The
Continental
Dark
haired
18-year-old
Joyce
W.
iviil
be
Gi'cr;'
Limited"
for
Winnipeg
on
an
in-
!
ishm.
lrom
Prince
ialM,rsa'.
cl"
"
Miss
Prince
8pect,(jn
lrlp
lhat
will
take
him
.
acute,
by
making
two
rooms
r'v".
Berner
sam
tne
gen-
company.
available
in
the
museum
for
the
eral
outlook
can
hardly
be
des-
Altnough
he
had
not
been
seen
accomodation
of
Dr.
and
Mrs.
crlbed
as
seasonable.
The
time
is
about
here
since
the
beginning
Ellis
of
the
University
of
British
overdue
when
there
should
at
of
the
year,
friends
thought
no-Columbia
who
are
coming
here
to
east
be
some
start
with
the
melt-
thing
of
It
as
he
had
indicated
tie
reorganize
the
museum
this
sum-
ong
01
deeP
mountain
snows,
w
as
makir.3
a
trip
to
the
prairies,
mer
and
act
ai
pnrntirs
:
and,
the
longer
this
Is
delayed.
His
deafh
ts
btlieved
to
have
m
ui.-
mid
Jiur.
to
the
Pacific
Coast.
During
the
""Pert
at
a
Junior
Chamber
of
Like
up
residence.
Commerce
dance
last
week,
left
day
he
mH
morc
tnan
ft
thousand
LIVING
COST
UP
AGAIN
OTTAWA
The
cost,
of
living
index
for
April
1
was
164,
up
.V10
of
p
point
from
March,
the
Bureau
of
Statistics
announced
today.
Prin-'
cipal..
reasons
'were
the
hitier
prices
of
beef,
Pffffs,
coffee
and
coal.
FAVORS
CANADA
ROUTE
VANCOUVER
Minister
of
Fisheries
Robert
Mayhew,
here
enroute
to
a
Common
Canadian
National
employees
,or
orallne"
n'Kni
oy
car
to
and
gave
talks
to
three
differ-
compete
for
the
Miss
Northern
cut
groups,
one
numbcr'mg
500
a
c-
tltle
t
tho
Interior
town's
men
and
women.
jJaycee
celebrations
Thursday
...
..,.,
,
a
,
J
and
Friday.
The
Queen
will
be
Contributions
of
furnishing'!
!
more
the
likelihood,
of
a
been
by
jiatiij-aj
causes.
An
1-""
sm
Keeps
I
which
Dr.
and
Mrs.
Ellis
may
use
.
sudden
warm
sPe"
which
can
quJry
Is
being
held
this
after-'
during
their
stay
here
are
being
lmean
plenty
of
high
water,
!?
not
noon.
He
leaves
no
kaowii
rela-
Lookout
k
Hint
luuiiu
iioiii
-
jjv
i
:
chosen
on
the
latter
night.
sniwht.
hv
Thalrmnn
.1
ir
UToolr
i
HOOO
Conditions.
I
UVfS.
ence,"
Mr.
Oordon
said,
"that
Mice
Tatloren!
I
hcinir
rli'itt-
Uie
""'ponslbllty
of
its
people
is
on
lb-
railway
re-
emned
b
Mrs
c
McEwen.
ll,e
m,,st
tomtit
asse
of
any
.
Another
bench
Cnairman
of
tne
entertalnment
who
'points
out
that
anything
that
can
be
saved
In
this
regard
will
help
to
conserve
-
limited
Industry.
As
one
fresh
from
an
funds
of
the
board.
Part
of
the
contract
is
to
meet
the
housing
iiwn
over
the
edge
must
of
the
sleep
i"
guard:
ails,
chief-e
ce.itrp,
have
been
intensive
study
of
the
railway,
I
realize
that
until
I
have
a
better
knowledge
of
lis
personalities,
I
committee,
George
Tomllnson
Is
accompanying
the
pair.
They
will
return
to
the
city
Saturday.
Miss
Tattersal's
pruses
as
Queen
of
Prince
Rupert
were
the
North
Six
Percent
Increase
in
Enrolment
In
One
Year
;
Enrolment
in
city
schools
last
month
increased
expenses
of
Dr.
and
Mrs.
Ellis
wnue
here.
pried
lo.i.e
to
bt
cannot
know
tne
railway
inor-fhis
irivs
vw.r
ouehlv.
But
I
can
say
to
you,
I
ern
Sports
club
cup,
a
tonl
set
MacArthur
Urges
Defence
of
Rights
by
6.5
percent
over
the
ApriJ
figure
of
1949.
The
from
the
Variety
Store,
a
ten
dollar
record
player
from
McRae
Brothers,
a
bouquet
from
Bal-
tokyo
w
General
Mc-
j
total
enrolment
this
April
was
1261.
In
the
same
agno
Florists,
a
ten
dollar
voucher
from
Annette
Manscll,
two
pairs
of
slippers
and
nylon
hose
month
last
year
it
was
1179.
This
April,
446
children
attended
Booth
while
in
March
enrolment
was
450.
These
figures
were
included
:
Lfrom
Fashion
Footwear,
five
dol
iiuiui
yeaifiuay
uigeu
Japanese
to
defend
their
new
constitutional
liberties
against
the
"international
political
perfidy"
of
communism,
For
the
second
time
in
ten
months
he
suggested
the
possibility
of
outlawing
Japan's
Communist
party.
Th3
Supreme
Commander
in
Japan
took
the
third
anniversary
of
Japan's
constitution
as
an
occasion
for
the
statement.
1
lars
In
taxi
trips
from
555
Taxi,
an
evening
gown
from
the
Jay-cees,
and
a
cuticle
set
from
Ormes
Drugs.
n
a
distin:
t
dan
!
have
seen
something
of
the
Unity
to
i
liil
ireii
or
!
t'd
States
lines
and
I
believe
that
w
.
Tline
are
nov
our
CNR
system
is
one
of
the
fin-iir;;
Ult,
which
est
on
the
continent.
Wc
have
iutficic
nt
f,.r
Uk
1
i),e
best
kind
of
sliill
and
team-'wris'.s
anti
others
wo,k
which
tops
anything
1
'to
tb"
asctnt
i'or'know
it
js
very
important
tiiat
t!ic
boau.ifd
vie-.v.
wp
be
consclous
0f
this."
TJZZ'
nr"K
the
day
Mr.
Gordon
in-nrf
WcM
thc
headquarters
facili-l
the
lop
i.
under
present
s
of
the
Canadian
National
Un.s
may
bo
Teleprnphs,
visited
various
Tidy
occupied.
buildings
Including
thc
city
tic-JUii'
ii'
..Uibni
JukxI
krt
office
and
traffic
depart-'l
is
nicirclcd
by
a
nicnts,
made
an
inspectional
if
nii,b:.;ii
The
to-
tour
of
the
freight
sheds,
com-!
su
!..
a-'D
hand
-;
missary,
stores
and
coach
yardj,
'I
nr.
I
c
iim
ed
t
y
'
machine
shops
and
roundhouse,
snsdvi-!s,
has
also
:
meeting
individually
various
allen'.Uni,
this
be-
workers
and
chatting
with
them
;ll'
r
knirr
marisR,
about
their
jobs
and
shop
mclh-""tiak.
and
where
0l)s
b,,,e
h.i.-kins
and
.
,
wealth
conference
in
the
Antipodes,
told
newspapermen
that
he
personally
favored
an
all-Canadian
route
for
t.he
Alberta
gas
line
and
there
was
no
reason
to
believe
that
there
finally
would
he
one.
In
spite
of
differences
in
debate
in
Parliament,
he
believed
that
all
British
Columbia
members
wanted
thc
same
thing
the
best
possible
deal
for
British
Columbia.
STAMPS
EVEN
IT
UP
CALGARY
Calgary
Stampeders
last
night
gave
every
indication
that
thc
Toronto
Marl-boros
will
not
find
them
too
easy
pickings
in
the
best
of
seven
series
for
the
Canadian
senior
hockey
championship.
The
Cow
Boys
earned
a
5
to
4
victory,
bouncing
back
from
"a
6
t
5
loss
Monday
to
tie
thc
scries
for
the
Allan
Cup
at
a
game
apiece.
CANADIANS
FAVORED
MONTUKAJj
Montreal
Junior
Canadicns
today
arc
hot
favorites
to
give
thc
Regina
Pats
the
coup
.de
grace
and
win
.the
Canadian
junior
hockey
title
in
four
straight
games.
Going
into
thc
fourth
encounter
of
thc
best
of
seven
series
for
thc
Memorial
Cup
with
three
games
to
nothing
lead,
thc
Canadicns
are
now
2
to
1
favorites
to
sew
up
thc
series.
They
play
tonight.
children.
1
Trustee
A.
B.
Brown
brought
a
few
minor
changes
to
the
attention
of
the
board
and
it
was
decided
to
make
a
few
'adjustments
and
forward
the
agreement
to
the
Department
of
Education
at
Victoria
.
for
in
teachers'
reports
read
at
a
.School
Board
meeting
last
night.
As
ill
March,
the
Port
Essing-ton
school
came
out
on
top
in
percentage
attendance.
The
figure
In
April
was
,
92.9.
City
srhools
last
month
dropped
from
the
90
percent
brackets
to
the
approval.
Pedestrian
Hurt
In
Auto
Smash
As
a
result
of
a
collision
between
two
automobiles
near
Postal
Station
B
on
Sixth
Avenue
east
at
1
n.m.
Tuesday,
a
Auto
Strike
Is
Finally
Ended
DETROIT
CP
-The
billion
dol
8()'s.
It
was
announced
that
attendance
at
the
Port
Edward
school
was
very
poor
during
last
month
due
to
outbreaks
of
chicken
pox,
mumps
and
influenza.
The
problem
of
transporting
High
School
students
from
Dig-by
Island
to
Prince
Rupert
for
classes
will
be
investigated
by
the
board,
it
was
decided.
Representing
H.
Hatland,
board
member
mt'i't!)y
disflBurin?:
I
i'.d
great
Gunman
Gives
Self
pedestrian,
Walter
Dalzcll
of.
211
Seal
Cove
Circle,
sustained
i
bruises
to
the
leg.
He
was
given
!
first
aid
treatment
at
the
scene
by
employees
of
a
grocery
store
j
'
nearby.
The
drivers
involved
In
the'
Conrad
Playground
1
'
The
problem
of
the
Conrad
Street
playground,
recently
acquired
from
.the
city,
was
brought
up
again.
Chairman
Dr.
R.
W.
Large
told
members
that,
at
a
council
meeting
over
two
weeks
ago,
he
toid
aldermen
that
the
board
is
not
prepared
to
spend
money
if
no
definits
arrangement
was
made.
He
was
told,
he
said,
that
the
lots
coukl
not
be
"given"
away
but
woirtd
need
to
be
purchased.
:
The
board
decided
to
write
a
letter
to
City
Clerk
H.
D.
Thaln
requesting
the
cost
of
the
lot
and
also
If
the
city
Is
prepared
in
lar
plus
Chrysler
strike
waj
stttled
today
an
hour
and
one
half
before
It
became
100
days
eld.
C.I.O.
United
Auto
Workers
and
Chrysler
Corporation
signed
a
contract
carrying
$100
a
Up
lo
City
Editor
T
;
'"niirWy
pilot
on
r-'-'-rort
nm
of
from
Digby
Island,
A.
Enockson
Hies,
has
told
the
.board
that
a
dally
accident
were
Herbert
Gale
and
Sidney
Hamlan.
Gale
was
driv-lnff
a
linht
delivery
truck
to-
MONTREAL
CP
Young
Nick
Cooper,
wanted
for
questioning
i.
v.iH-i,n
unit
cun
Qi-:?n
Char-
ferry
service
to
Digby
for
the
surrendered
to
i
wards
the
.
centre
of
the
city
battle,
lart
ni-ht
i.
4
-
i
POLICE
OFFICER
IS
TRANSFERRED
transportation
of
students
here
would
be
greatly
appreciated.
Mr.
Enockson
stated
he
had
no
Hamlan
was
driving
his
ih
..riitnr
nt
tho
Montreal
,
wnue
Scorcs
automobile
to
Seal
Cove.
The
month
pensions,
Including
social
security
benefits,
for
workers
60
years
old
with
25
years
service.
The
contract
runs
for
three
years
and
also
boosts
wases
In
scme
plants.
It
also
hikes
worker'
medical
and
hospital
benefits.
The
89.000
unionists
will
begin
returning
to
work
Monday.
Most
of
the
50.000
idle
In
supplier
plants
will
follow
them.
Const.
John
Medley
of
the
B.C.
idea
as
to
the
cost
of
such
a
collided
on
the
narrow
two
cars
dt,tachmcnt
hcrc
has
lease
the
property
for
a
nom-
venture
but
c.npiiasized
that
by
maj
was
was
rent
during
a
21
year
road,
txuzei
wniu.B
-
.
f.Qnurorrpri
tn
pHnee
I
Herald
all
for
the
love
01
a
'
lady.
Police
admitted
that
at
;
that
time
they
had
been
rush-
iiu
heavily
armed,
to
a
summr
j
cot
'.age
north
of
here
where
'
Cooper
was
suspected
of
hiding.
wards
Seal
Cove.
next
term,
at
least
six
children
will,
be
high
school
entrants.
period.
J.
S.
Wilson,
principal
of
Bor-
)
'l)l)v
r'"';
i.":iee
!'
'',il"lpiUa
5
'
4
3.
rioK'M,)
4
I:!;nr
u'
c"'iai)
2
1Rtr!
"''nt
oil
f
Baseball
Scores
Z
National
League
Philadelphia
5,
Chicago
2
New
York
5,
Cincinnati
2
Boston
15.
Pittsburgh
4
Brooklyn
5,
St.
Louis
6
American
League
Chicago
3,
New
York
4
Cleveland
2,
Boston
7
St.
Louis
3,
Washington
4
Western
International
Yakima
3,
Vancouver
2
Taeoma
9,
Spokane
4
Wenn
tehee
9,
Trl-City
3
mis
year,
ne
saia,
mere
arelrtpn
ctreet
sr.honl
u-is
crantel
.
.
-
j
George
and
his
successor
is
:
Const.
F.
L.
Caldwell
from
Court-
J
enay.
Const,
and
Mrs.
Medley
!
left
for
the
interior
point
on
last
j
night's
train.
.
ONE
MONTH
five.
At
present
the
five
are
not!
ieave
Df
absence
from
May
15
n
t.tpiirtinrr
sfhnnl
mirf
a
fori"'
irinim.
MnsUrs.
.winsome,
i
the
FOR
THEFT
I
vrnr-old
brunette,
called
x
to
19.
Mr
Wilson,
tone
com-I
Tur
ALTLjrp
;
V
,
lit
WtAI
MLK
from
the
cit.v
onlv
visits
Di-bv
"Nick1
Herald
last
night
and
said,
.
Theft
of
a
$75
wrlslwatc'i
I
-
"
j
-
maim
i
it.
uu
u
'm
I
!bout
on,"e
week-
there."
v.ili
r.
....
l
,iou
cou-
'
wants
to
turn
himself
in.'
3'
N"
York
f
1
North
Coast
Region
Cloudy.;
A
draft
agreement
for
the
vention
i
:
'.'
ii.r..,
,
,
on
these
and
cooler
with
showers
today
1
joint
operation
of
the
Port
Es-
dates.
Wind
westerly
(20
sing
ton
school
between
the
In-.
Following
vvrre
April
school
Victoria
at
Salem,
wet
grounds
and
Friday.
last
week
from
a
woman
In
a
downtown
rooming
house,
resulted
in
a
sentence
of
om
month
In
city
police
jail
for
Clarence
Green.
The
sentence
HlgH
was
handed
out
in
city
police
.
court
Wednesday
by
Magistrate
Low
W.
D.
Vance.
1
LOAI.
TIDES
i
Friday,
May
5,
10:0
!
3:00
22.4
feet
I
10:13
18.8
feet
:
9:46
1.5
feet
j
21:47
7
9
feet.
(Han
Department
ana
the
De-
enrolments
t
figures
in
brackets
partment
of
Education
was,
April
19491
:
Pacific
Coast
mpht.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Seattle
4,
Sacramento
1
'
tomorrow
at
Port
Hardy,
40
and
Portland
3,
San
Diego
0
48;
Sandspit
and
Prince
Rupert.
Oakland
5,
Hollywood
4
36
and
46.
WANTED
QH!ruc
t
ion
Labourers.
Apply
in
pcr-
446
(440
250
227)
:
255
(2211,.
'
.d
307
(2311
are
r
,
entage
allures
for
April;
'
86
89.C1
88
examined
toy
members.
The
Booth
agreement,
among
other
things,
j
Borden
stipulates
that
Indian
children
;
Conrad
now
attending
the
Port
Essing-I
Kliu;
?.
'
ton
Indian
school,
be
admitted
i
Followin
to
the
school
under
the
juris-
tendance
diction
of
the
Department
of
Booth
Education
and
that
they
re-
Borden
ceive
all
educational
benefits
Conrad
1
r-
1
personnel
Columbia
Cellulose
ice.V7o!son
bland.
KLONDYKE
MITE
civiccentre,
friday
mays
f,
i
(106)
i
that
are
given
to
the
white
!
King
Edward
89.44
I
J