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135
Daily
Delicyer
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
PHONE
81
VOL.
XXXV11I,
No.
0.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
SATURDAY,
JANUARY
8,
1949
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Methods
Fisheries
A
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Life
He
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ase
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READY
TO
QUIT-
Nationalist
China
Seeking
Mediation
Of
War
Iwa
Conference
I,
Hears
ot
Mew
e
of
Reefers
incident
On
Egypt
Patrol
Foreign
Office
Admits
Helo
Eein?
Sent
to
Help
Protect
Arabs
LONDON
(CP)
Britain
said
today-
that
five
Royal
Air
Force
planes
had
been
shot
down
yes-
'
.if
.
A
'
''V;
.
-'i
B
NANKING,
it
-A
usually
reliable
source
said
today
that
the
Chinese
government
had
asked
British.
United
States
and
French
governments
to
mediate
the
civil
war.
Ambassadors
for
the
three
powers
were
asked
to
relay
the
request
to
their
governments,
the
source
.said,
The
three
ambassadors
were
all
called
to
the
Foreign
Otl'ice-by
Foreign
Minister
Wu
Tc-Chen
late
Unlay.
None
of
the
foreign
oflicials
would
comment
on
failure
l,o
include
the
Soviet
member
of
the
"Bin
Four"
in
the
.sniniimiu:
This
A
VA,
(CP)
A
isc
of
lift;
appeared
re
today
for
Can-;;lst
coastal
fi.-shiug
iv.
Hopeful
uut-a's
indicated
in
a
re-
HEW
POLICE
ADMINISTRATIVE
SET-UP
ELIMINATES
"D"
DIVISION
HERE
Administrative
changes
which
eliminate
one
link
iii
the
chain
of
authority
within
the
British
Columba
Police
force
and
enlarge
the
area
served
by
the
Prince
Kuuert
detachment,
have
been
put
into
effect
by
the
Attorney
General's
Department.
Eliminated
by
the
changes
are
the
five
divisions
hviT'l
before
tin'
annual
ic
nf
the
Fisheries
Re-
j
raked
considerable
speculation
here.
j
It
is
understood"
the
Russian
ambassador
has
been
shying
Hdiiirl
of
Canada
by
Kr.
-i.v
ii.
.mi
ju.-.-,iun,-
jui
ucipuuon
111
ineiiiauon
or
discussion
oi
Jterday
by
Israeli
aircraft
1
svhile
on
reconnaissance
'
I
i
-.!.-.:
fcq.ewmdilM
jneipjuauons
Sr-'-Jiii.
it
patrols
ovef'
Egyptian
territory
wit
tun
t
he
province
and
the
In
y-,f
1
1
Mlifa
RUSSIAN
PLANES
SCOUT
ALASKA
spectois
in
charue
of
the
division;
no
v
have
command
over
districts
of
nearly
equal
size.
it;,-
k
C)tt
time
of
fish
Johnson
are
Prince
Rupert.
Port
Edward,
Terrace,
Hazelton.
Smi-thers.
Telegraph
Creek,
Massett,
Queen
Charlotte
City,
Ocean
Falls,
Stewart
and
the
P.M.L.
15.
STATES
MUST
ASSUME
LEAD
bvm
caught.
J,
in
iii
week
tiie
run-
FAIRBANKS
According
to
Frank
Whaley,
well
known
Nome
f
;
;
"
-
I"
S-
-
V
-
,
i,
I"
',r.l
f
"
I
heard
of
new
refrlg-,ir
methods
wliieh
had
near
the
Palestine
border.
The
announcement
of
the
Air
Ministry
came
after
a
Jewish
spokesman
in
Tel
Aviv
said
that
two
of
five
aircraft
shot
down
by
the
Jews
over
Rafa
were
known
to
be
British
planes
and
two
others
were
presumed
to
be.
Meanwhile
Foreign
Office
officials
announced
that
Britain,
acting
on
the
request
of
Trans-Jordan
had
sent
troops
to
guard
the
seaport
of
Aquaba.
BAD
STORMS
Truman
(
alls
on
Country
To
Support
World's
Slriitigle
For
Belter
Living
J
rfccled
at
,tlie
Pacific
,6;d
Station
to
'icvoili-t
the
transit
of
J
isli
l;y
flier,
Soviet
jet
planes
have
been
patrolling
the
International
Date
Line
and
Bering
Straits.
The
planes,
flying
exceedingly
fast,
Ir.'ve
been
sighted
by
observers,
along
tlic
Arctic
shore.
Whaley
m.ys
he
saw
a
Soviet
jet
plane
circle
Big
Dioutede
Island,
be-Iw'een
Siberia
and
Alaska.
IN
ALBERTA
WASHINGTON
I).
C.
'f
Pics-ldent
Truman
yesterday
submit-
Formerly,
detachments
'were
ui!ci"dia!
")y
responsible
to
district
headquarters
which,
in
turn,)
was
responsible
to
the
Division.
I
Elimination
of
the
division1
places
the
detachments
Immediately
responsible
to
the
Inspec-
j
lor-
in-Charge.
The
re-organization
is
the
first
ni
a
j
o
r
administrative
'change
within
the
force
since
1924.
Notable
effects
of
the
re-or-I
ganii'aiion
within
the
Prince
Ru-'
pert
district
are:
1.
"D
Division"
no
longer
ex-i
ists.
Inspector
F.
B.
Womls-
XURY
DOWN,
Coal
Branch
Area
Suffers
$100,000
Damage
From
Hurricane
and
Snow
J
BILL
UP
DETROIT
AND
I
!MK
WtAiTlER
i
ted
to
Congress
a
report
which,
says
the
United
States
must
"positively
support"
the
world's
struggle
for
better
living
stand-i
.
aids
and
economic
progress,
I
Unless
it
gives
backing,
the
United
States
"cannot
maintain
a
world
position
of
moral
prestige
and
political
leadership,"
a
joint
t
U
inpcrat
ure.s
of
I
!)!!)
:.
.,
OUT-
Genei
itl
George
Marshall,
resigned
as
United
States
Secretary
of
Sl.ule
ov.ning
to
IU-health.
BOSTON
EVEN
EDMONTON,
Wet
snow
today
added
new
peril
to
the
Coal
Branch
mining
area
west
of
here
in
the
wake
of
hurricane
force
winds
which
caused
$100,-000
damage.
(Synopsis)
Winter
has
renewed
its
grip
on
all
areas
of
British
Columbia
Jolinson
now
is
officer
in
charge
of
the
Prince
Itupcrl
iln
i)
on
Prince
unpen
j
l
a.;
u
hlf'h
pi
essure
j
ii"lit
clear
weather
in
;
'
of
a
slonn
which
deux
inches
of
snow
on
1
ets
Thursday.
!
il
minimum,
according
1
Winds
at
90
miles
per
hour
u,t,lr,t,iii
rlArr,llv.-l-,rrl
Vtnllrl.
as
Arctic
air
blankets
the
entire
province.
Sub-zero
temperatures
iiave
again
been
recorded
session
of
the
Senate
and
House
of
Representatives
was
told.
This,
the
President
said,
was
the
opinion
of
his
three-man
ins
t.orp
nut.
communications!
Former
Have
Two
Gaines
This
Week-End
and
Latter
Only
One
MONTREAL
Detroit
Red
Wings,
presently
tied
with
Boston
Bruins
for
the
leadership
of
the
National
Hockey
League,
are
taking
on
the
Canadiens
at
the
Montreal
Forum
tonight
and
will
return
home
to
take
on
the
Digby
Island
weather
over
many
portions
of
the
inter
councilor
economic,
advisers
District.
2.
Tins
Prince
llupei
t
detach
ment,
which
formerly
cm-itran-d
only
tile
city
limits,
lni
lipi-ii
cxp..vlrd
to
include
certain
unorganized
territory
in
the
immediate
area.
3.
Burns
Lake
and
Atlin
de
and
lashed
the
towns
of
Cado-mMi,
l.uscar,
Mountain
Park
and
Leyland.
'
Suow
was
still
falling
after
19
Indies
had
brought
fears
of
further
damage
to
buildings
weakened
by
winds.
I
was
11.9
degrees.
'
the
..-hire
December
10
when
ntu'eury
slumped
to
11
.
City
ihei'momcter.v
)abitually
seem
to
go
to
lor
add
at
Prince
George
the
mercury
dropped
to
2."
below
during
the
early
morning
hours.
(Forecast)
Queen
C'harloLvs
and
North
Coast
-Clear
over
the
northern
mainland
today
and
Sunday.
Variable
cloudiness
and
widely
tachments
have
been
placed,
for
administrative
purposes,
within
other
districts.
,
extremes
(ban
the
gov-liistrumcnl,
registered
s
14
last
ni"ht.
Bell
Telephone
Is
whose
annual
report
to
the
President
was
released
in
conjunction
with
his
economic
message.
Truman
reiterated
his
belief
that
a
start
should
be
made
"immediately"
on
the
St.
Lawrence
Seaway
and
power
project,
a
$950,000,000
Canadian-American
scheme
he
has
backed
for
jears.
The
President
said
that
the
European
recovery
program
must
be
continued
and
its
success
would
help
return
to
"reasonable
freedom
in
world
trade."
ild
snap
hi
ought
v
illi
't
!
sratleretl
snow
flurries
over
the
Issuing
New
Shares
MONTREAL
P
Bell
Tele
Toronto
Maple
LeaLj
in
Detroit
tomorrow
night.
Meanwhile
the
Maple
Leafs
are
playing
host
t
the
erratic
Chicago
Black
Hawks
tonight.
Boston
Is
billed
for
only
one
appearance
this
week
-
end,
against
the
Black
Hawks
at
Chicago
tomorrow
night.
After
the
game
tonight,
the
Canadiens
journey
to
New
York
to
meet
the
Rangers
tomorrow
night.
phone
Co.
of
Canada
will
offer
(I
iii
i
Queen
Charlottes,
clearing
this
afternoon.
Clear
tonight
and
j
Sunday
morning,
becoming
i
cloudy
during
the
afternoon.
Winds
light.
Continuing
cold.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Sunday
capital
stock
to
shareholders
at
al
calctHlar
of
healing
.
ranging
from
a
Viist
a
l
to
froen
water
pipes
plii'-igcd
oil
lines,
frozen
snow
reduced,
rily.
the
danger
of
auto-ladding
and
pedestrians
f
mi
city
slue!,,.
$33
In
ratio
of
one
new
share
to
An,'
five
old
ones.
The
right,
expir-,
lng
at
the
dose
of
business
February
21,
will
be
assignable
.
al.
Port.
Hardy
20
and
32;
Mas-set
I,
17
and
32;
Prince
Rupert
17
and
32.
riii
ami!
'"Vinco
of
Prince
F.dwat'd
as
an
area
or
21
4
.square
in-sixlh
the
size
of
CARONIA
STARTS
lex,
NEWFOUNDLAND
GREAT
IN
FISH
OTTAWA
-
Alter
Newfound
land
becomes
a
province
of
Can
POWER
CRISIS
CHURCH
DESTROYED
OTTAWA
St.
Mary's
Roman
Catholic
Church,
(iO-year
old
edifice
in
Ottawa's
east
end,
was
completely
destroyed
by
fire
early
today
in
a
two-alarm
blaze
which
caused
damage
estimated
at
more
than
$50,0(K).
The
actual
cause
of
the
fire
is
undetermined.
LABOR
CONGRESS
CASE
VICTORIA
Outlawing
of
company
unions
and
elimination
of
supervised
strikes
vote
clause
from
the
British
Columbia
labor
code
was
asked
yesterday
by
the
Britifh
Columbia
executive
of
the
Trades
and
Labor
Congress
of
Canada.
An
11-man
delegation
urged
that
hours
of
work
be
reduced
to
a"
weekly
limit
of
forty
and
the
basic
minimum
wage
rate
rise
to
7fe
per
hour.
Old
age
pensions
of
$G0
a
month
without
means
test
were
also
advocated.
It
was
also
asked-that
the
Industrial
Conciliation
and
Arbitration
Act
be
broadened
to
ejrver
all
workers,
specifically
civic,
municipal
and
provincial
government
employees.
WOULD
BAN
IRON
EXPORT
VICTORIA
Federal
ban
on
the
export
of
iron
ores
to
the
United
Stales
was
sought
tocjay
by
the
British
Columbia
government.
Hon.
Tt.
C.
McDonald,
minister
of
mines,
said
that
British
Columbia
wanted
its
ow
n
steel
industry
and
exports,
of
raw
material
would
endanger
such
a
project.
Mr.
McDonald
said
that
a
permit
to
export
50,000
tons
of
iron
ore
from
Quiusam
Lake,
Vancouver
Island,
to
Wenatehee,
Washington,
had
been
granted
without
his
department's
knowledge.
live!
Purpose
of
the
re-organization
is
to
"streamline"
the
ad
-1
mmiiilrative
set-up
by
making
the
detachments,
which
do
the
actual
police
work,
directly
responsible
to
the
Inspector-
In-Charge.
The
enlarged
Prince
Rupert
detachment
is
now
in
charge
of
Staff
Sergeant
O.
A.
Johnson,
former
district'
non-commissioned
officer.
Under
him
will
be
Prince
Rupert
city
policing
as
well
as
that
of
unorganized
territory
immediately
surrounding
the
city.
The
city
detachment
ikhv
will
police
as
far
cast
as
Kwiiiitwa
.
Prince
Rupert
detachment
force
will
consist
ol
Staff
Sergeant
Johnson,
Sergeant
L.
A.
N.
Pollerton,
Corporal
A.
II.
Taylor,
Coiporal
E.
A.
Wales
and
ten
constables.
Fort
EclwartJ
remains
a
separate
detachment
and
will
not
be
policed
by
the
Prince
Rupert
de
OCAL
TIDES
II
ada.
the
Dominion
will
rank
Lumber
and
Tie
Production
Same
OTTAWA,
fl'
British
Columbia's
production
of
sawn
lumber
and
ties
was
slightly
higher
in
September
than
August
but
was
almost
unchanged
from
the
year
before,
the
Dominion
Bureau
of
Statistics
reported
MAIDEN
VOYAGE
SOUTHAMPTON
The
new
Cmianl-While
SUr
liner
Car-onia,
ranking
among
the
most
modern
ships
afloat,
sailed
this
week
on
her
maiden
voyage
to
New
York
City.
At
the
peak,
the
1946-47
school
year,
40.00(1
Canadian
war
veterans
were
registered
in
special
among
the
greatest
flail-producing
countries
of
the
world
with
an
annual
output
worth
$101).-000,000
a
year.
This
is
revealed
in
a
Fisheries
Department,
.state
'lay.
January
9.
lat'.l
V,:X,
104
feet
21:41
15
1
fee'.
2.1)1
9
0
feet
l",:;s:i
7.9
Ice!.
Id's
Irain,
due
lrom
the
10:1a
p.m.,
Is
reported
'ins
and
fifty
minutes
nl
i
would
bring
it
in
al.
ment.
The
announcement
is
Ton!
that,
as
soon
as
practicable
after
union,
the
Federal
Fisheries
services
will
be
cxtemkle
to
the
new
province.
j
courses
and
regular
classes
ot
I
our
universities.
0.
C.
Football
j5
Mia.
tomorrow.
tachment.,
j
While
the
Prince
Rupert
de
Looks
Like
"Gray-out"
for
Southern
City
Praying
For
Lain
VANCOUVER,
There
may
be
a
'gray"
tinge
here
next
week
unless
it
rains.
British
Columbia
Electric
of-,
ficials
here
have
repeated
the
warning
that
non
-
essential
uses
of
electricity
will
have
to
be
curbed,
unless
weather
conditions
Improve
"by
the
end
of
the
week."
Company
hydro-electric
plans
Company
hydro
-
electric
plants
are
using
up
valuable
supplies
of
stored
ttater.
Low
temperatures
and
snow-in
the
watersheds
throughout
the
Lower
Mainland
and
the
Eraser
Valley
are
delaying
replenishment
of
needed
water-supplies.
"We
require
a
week
of
nor
tachment
will
have
a
larger
area
j
to
cover,
it
will
gain
three
mure
i
men
the
staff
sergeant,
a
cor
poral
and
one
constable,
formerly,
Corporals
Taylor
and
Walts
alternated
duty
between
zrr"
rtT7rn
't
t
,v
'
v
,
f
1
jrJ
:,:
TODAY'S
STOCKS
::
Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.
ltd.
(F.n;lish
Cup,
Third
Round)
Arsenal
3,
Tottenham
Hotspur
0.
Barnsley
0,
Blackpool
1
Bristol
City
1,
Chelsea
3
Crewe
Alexandrer
0,
Sunderland
2.
Derby
County
4,
Southworth
1
Evcrlon
1,
Manchester
City
0
Gateshead
3,
Aldershot
1
Orimsby
Town
2,
Exeter
City
1
Leeds
1,
Newport
County
3
Lincoln
City
0,
West
Broniwlch
Albion
1
Luton
Town
3,
West
Ham
United
1
Manchester
United
6,
Bourne
the
cUy
and
the
launch
P.
M.
L.'
la
and
Constable
Edward
And-
ci
son
was
attached
to
the
dist-j
rid
office.
All
now
come
under,
five
Piince
Rupert
detachment...
In
future,
the
P.
M.
L.
15,
which
is
classified
as
a
detachment
will
draw
u
man
from
the
Prince
Rupert
dctaeliuienl
if
one
is
needed.
The
Burns
Lake
detachment,
Bevcourt
ri
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chief
engineer.
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industry
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largely
decentralized
having
653
plants
distributed
among
200
communities,
many
of
them
small
towns
and
villages.
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North
End
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Hosco
Jacknife
Joliet
Quebec
Lake
Rowan
.
which
formerly
was
the
easterly
limit
of
"D"
division,
is
now
part
of
the
Prince
George
district.
Smilliers
is
the
easterly
limit
of
the
Prince
Rupert
district
under
the
new
arrangement.
The
northern
settlement
of
Atlin,
which
also
was
in
"D"
division,
is
now
In
the
Tcace
River
district.
Both
were
transferred
because
they
were
so
far
from
Irince
Rupert
as
to
be
more
easily
accessible
from
other
points.
Detachments
within
the
Prince
Rupert
district
and
directly
responsible
to
Inspector
Woods-
Privateer
Reeves
McDonald
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Swindon
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Stoke
City
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1,
Coventry
City
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Wolverhampton
Wanderers
6,
Chesterfield
0.
Yeovil
Town
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1.
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acquaint
new
Canadians
with
their
adopted
country,
federal
immigra-
W.
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called
the
"father
of
aeronautical
research
In
Canada,"
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up
the
first
wind
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a
booklet
to
be
published
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several
languages
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presented
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heir
names
be
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