TRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER V I 2 PHor:z A Prompt Service ORf.lES DRUGS At All Hours Daily Delivery PHONE 81 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." STAR CABS VOL. XXXVII, No. 150. , PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS PLANES CARRY Oil TransCanada Has Been ief A fefcawa Is Kaisiifi) mite Doing Good Job During Rail Tie-up VANCOUVER Although rail traffic between Vancouver and the East has been resumed for the past week, TransCanada Air Lines continces to operate extra North Star flights over the mountains dally to meet pVERNMENT PUTS UP $9,500,000 BOOTH SCHOOL GRADUATION HIGHWAY OPEN Oil WEDNESDAY Completion of Flood Damage sitting in the front rows of the THE WEATHER Synopsis Moist air is moving over the province from the ocean today. A few showers are being repOrt- RAIN WELCOMED Prairies (Jetting Needed Precipitation Cherries Moving public demand. In addition to two regular transcontinental """flights,, daily flights between Calgary and Vancouver and Edmonton and Vancouver are being operated, hall. At the conclusion of Mayor Arnold's address, the class rose and faced the audience and sang a graduation song. They filed out of the auditorium as Miss ue Minister King .Reveals to Commons I Plans to Meet 'National Disaster' jTTAWA (CP) The federal government an-..(! Friday night that it will contribute $9,500,000 4ij) British Columbia recover from the effects of which Prime Minister Mackenzie King de-S r! a:; a "national disaster." !i. King told the Hayse that the Dominion will lnno.000 in emergency reiii.-f 59 STUDENTS CENTRE OF INTEREST AT IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY Fifty-nine students of the senior class of Booth Memorial High School Repairs Delayed Highway traffic between Prince Rupert and Terrace wi'l not be resumed until after nexl Cariboo. Thunderstorms will de-'improved Wednesday, the Public Works in Manltoba due to j velop In the Kootcnays this af- thls week.g ralns and Thursday I of flce hcre "ported this morn-ternoon. Pressures are remain- thcre were soaiting sh0Wers in ,ln5- Road crews constructing n Linney played the "Recessional." Following the hour and a half ceremony, parents of the graduating class were guests at a de were the centre of interest of more than 600 parents the latter carrying Canadian National rail passengers. T.C.A. officials here state that, while the transportation emergency produced by the floods has passed, extra sections will be flown as long as required During the three weeks that trains could not operate In or out of Vancouver, the b'g North mg reiauveiy nign, nowever, Saskatchewan and Alberta where and mostly lair weather Is fore- 'lt was oadlv net,ded. onlv scat. new bridge a mile west oi Shames station have been delayed by the breaking down of and friends as they or ception in the gymnasium where Cast lor tomorrow. . U.pr.i shnwors havinrr fnllpn nr. FISH PRIVILEGE Canadian Vessels Enabled to Land Halibut in Alaska f Icially terminated their high j light refreshments were served iiabllllation in British c:ol- j I He announced tliat the anient was undertaking to .seventy-five percent of ; Ji,t of repairing, strength- ' j and rebuilding dykes, in ', school careers at graduation ex by - girls of the Grade Eleven class. their pile driver. An earlier estimate set the opening date at Tuesday but tlw breakdown has set the work back Forecast lo tnerii aceordlnK to the weekly Queen Charlottes and North crop report. of the Department Coast - Cloudy with scattered lai Agriculture of the Canadian showers today and Sunday. National Railways. The crop in ercises held in the Civic Centre auditorium last night. THE GRADUATES Star planes carried 8,000 passen- Ka.ser Valley, the hardest WASHINGTON, D.C. Oi Reciprocal halibut, landing prl- members ' ers over tne mountains between The following were Dense fog banks over open water. Saskatchewan has so far held its ir tor of the province. of the graduating group: . , .t. . . .V Westerly winds (15 m.p.h.), little own but, if some more rain is not change in temperature. Lows 1 received very soon, the crop will ' anaum. ,iementary estimates on set sever.ty-i.ve percent flfih!nf ?fsel gislaUon t..i Amariln Marv BaJum t""- iu uu una, x.v,.ft. lmuw iicw 24 hours. Iii the meantime, Canadian National Railways were reported to have taken up the planks which had been laid down on tonight and highs tomorrow 800.000 boosting total fed- ' oy "LST"1 iru- 272 flights, 190 above norma! schedules. Each North Star has a nocconirAP tananlfv rf ACl and Dorothy Becker, Tommy Boulter, Jacueline Budlnlch, Gordon Carl- i Among them were 23 girls and 36 boys heading for university cr for jobs after twelve years of elementary and collegiate studies. They received the congratulations of the community as they walked individually to the floral decorated stage whereon sat representatives of the teacher-., school board, city and Department of Education. . ma"- 1,le ""' lJlov,"rs " S'I Kl to $9 500,000. in the North Pacific halibut fish-King sa.d that money tha, , permllled to ,aild deteriorate rapidly. Grasshopper damage is fairly general in Saskatchewan but Is worst in the Semans-Saskatoon-Rosctown areas. In all three Port Hardy 52 and 60. Massett 52 and 60, Prince Rupert 52 and 60. the railway bridge a mile west of Shames to facilitate the n Dassase of Public Works trucks or relief and dyking p.o- . ,.,, n,MinB ,, son, Frank Clapp, Charlie Currie, )Q Qf Robert Currie, Henry Dixon, had been strandtd by the dls. Lorna Donaldson, Anne Dumas, i ruption or rall service. Ode Eldsvik, Lavinia Elliot, Jean - In carg0( butter nad priorHy Faught, Teddy Forman, Floyd ! due to the shortage In this city. Franklin, Peggy Gowan, Pat A jlttle more than 214,000 pound3 provinces .eariy sown wneai , making road repairs. femild be considered as part . " siaimnig up wen uui laier sown The olanks ttprp i.,..,, in orfl. Jje two federal contributions. to stop trespassing on the nar STRIKE SPREADS Liverpool May Also Be Affected By Walk-out of British Dockers Guyan, Delray Hankinson. , were flown in the bulk of the row rail bridge which Is high coarse grains show very poor germination and are very backward. Recent rains have improved conditions in the Peace and dangerous to motor traffic. umbia ports. It is effective unttl January 1, 1950. Canadian vessels will have to comply with existing customs Jounted' Go North The class heard an inspiring address by Mayor Nora Arnold in I which she gave words of couasel on moral and human values and la summary of their activities 'ill red tunics of the Roy- laws. Rose Marie Hardwig, James Hebb, James Hemmons, Barry Hill, Mark Hill, Herdis Holkes-tad, Monica Holtby, Reg. La-vigne, BUI Lees, Arne Lien, Robert MacArthur, Robert McDonald, Glen Macey, Donald Canadian Mounted Police 402,080 ' pounds of cargo that reached this city In T.C.A. planes and 61,000 pounds of yeast. A diversified Hst of British Colum-umbia produce, totalling 198.000 pounds, was flown to the East, much of it highly perishable foodstuffs. Lettuce, tomatoes, River area. The weather in the Okanagan .Valley has been warm with i showers during the past week ' and little or no change has been PUBLISHER DIES Col. A. G. F. MacDonald, Former Weekly Paper Head, Passes ccn in Prince Rupert yes-mornlng as a party of young officers passed of the past year by class valedictorian Donald Main. Dressed In their youthful best, the students entered the packed hall to a Processional -played by Main, Robert McChesney, Ber iiuh the city aboard the reported since last week. The first of the cherry movement started Wednesday with three ,s Louise bound for MONTREAL, Oi Col. A. G. F nice Mostad, Yvonne Morln, Sol- j strawberries, were among them velg Mork, Jim Nicall, Frances as we" as insecticides and three Laverna Linney at the cases belne shinned from Kel- MacDonald, aged 85, former. Miss horse to take up duty in Wiikon Territory. They were LONDON (CP) The strike of 20,000 dock workers which has tied up the port of London for thirteen days has threatened to spread to other British ports. A member of the strike committee 'old a mass meeting that "things are moving in Liverpool." The strike originated in the suspension of eleven workers who refused to handle "dirty cargo" without extra pay. & - Arthur Olsen. Glen wusana pounas oi turisey r.riHpnt. nf t.hp nanariian wpek-' piano. There was no sign oi ine .niaf i w,or. Action, enri bobbv-sox attire which normally Uinn v Pniion nnrrinn '' poults and young chicks. Baseball Scores National League New York 7, Cincinnati 0. Brooklyn 3, St. Louis 2. Philadelphia 2, Chicago 1. Boston 12, Pitstburg 3. American League Washington 3, Cleveland 2. Detroit 4, New York 2. St. Louis 9, Boston 6. Philadelphia 4, Chicago 1. , Babies Edward Jones of for fifty-two years editor of the 'ta a veritable student' uniform. RnodeS) June Roberts, Beth I ,Much of the 65'0.00 Pounds of Glengarry, Ontario, News, died Instead, the girls wore lovely , SeuBwlck, Douglas Shier, David alr fxpr.eS rrled were snlP" !. Saskatchewan; Con-Leonard Hall of Vandure, Fish Sales r i 1 1 5 i v. nu. 1 wmt.A i onr- ftnern o ran u a lion cuu wr. cmma x.,rrr-n ... . kitchewan; Constable Rob- v TOiirtuiitu iiere- xic uigauiicu ( " joinibii, i wn.o, it4.fttt hlcCutchron and Constable supplles and emergency equip- ment. Machines a.nri lrntrir.al , Kaare No. 1, 52.000, 21.1c, 20.1c garry Rifles for service overseas gowns wiin eioow lengin neu symes, Vaughan Tattersall, Rosa fhaw of Toronto. in World War I. and 10c, Storage. 't'f Decision Would Have Satisfied Him DULD ABDICATE lluian King Heady to Step lineThain. , parts, anti-typhus, anti-typhoid Lois Thompson, 1 c h a r d and antt.measles S8rum3 and Tweed, - Barrle Watson, Percy vaccines were flown in during Welter, Pat Wilson, Jack Wynn, tne r0Und-the-clock operations Norton Youngs. 0f the air line. Maintaining the tradition that FIJI SUPPLIES FATS the mall must get through, the SUVA, Fiji, CP) Effective as- T.C.A. planes hauled over 20,000 sistance in easing the world fat pounds. shortage is to be undertaken by I kwn If People Vole Again:.! ki gloves. Setting off the. whiteness of their dresses were corsages, of deep red roses, the class flower. Each of the carefully groomed boys wore a carnation buttonhole in his lapel. DIPLOMAS LATER Chairman of the function was Principal A. M. Hurst, who welcomed the audience and explained that because results of many of the examinations had not yet been received, it was impossible to award diplomas at the exercises. Instead, he called on Assistant Principal R. D. Cle- Louis Kayoes Walcott t-'SSELS 0;- KiliK Leopold o Belgians offered today to ate if the people vote Fijians. All able-bodied vlllag- W. H. Crocker, provincial re- AIR PASSENGERS To Vancouver H. ' Haywood, Miss V. Lavigne, Miss J. Coupnl, F. Radelta, Mr. and Mrs. E. Nelson, Miss Letnes, H. Stavenes. ers will be asked to plant as habllitation officer from Prince hist him in a plebiscite. The k who has been living in I many coconuts as possible on all George, has been at Terrace on suitable areas of native land. a business visit. 'Battle of the Ages' Results in Deferred Victory for Retiring Heavyweight Champ YANKEE STADIUM' (CP) The savage Joe Louis of ten years ago lived again for a few violent sppnnds hist, nifht. as ho knocked ott Jersev Joe Wal- in Switzerland since war, Premier Paul Henri Spaak he would agree to a legally- WORK AND INTEGRITY STRESSED TERRIBLE FIRE Special Relief Being Organized For St. Lucia MONTREAL Captain R. A. Clarke, general manager Canadian National Steamships, yesterday ordered the fleet of "Lady" liners and the three dlesel vessels of the company to pick up donations from the many West Indies Islands which are being made In response to an appeal by the Governor of the Windward Islandsto relieve the Inlzed consultation of the lian people. soften our race, taking from our cott in two minutes and fifty-six seconds of the ;nf "f;erdaf f , .,. .r li. x l..j: jf c iu studenU as they came on the To Sandspit A. C. Pallant, R. Short. From Vancouver C. Carlson, H. Doiron, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mc-Intyre, F. Wilson, W. Leverett, D. Hunter, R. H. Cook, D. Faw-cett, W. R. Lavery. From Sandspit V. Gow, R. St. Louis, Mr. Joyce, J. Hlllyard. Mayor Arnold Gives Timely Advice to High School Graduates platform and gave a brief summary of their school accomplish- eievemn rounu oi nis twenty-mui iwience ui wie heavyweight championship he " has held longer than any other man. I , . u, f 'r'uicc Jiu j w it's i ... ments. Wisdom of making proper lenger wnu iiau uuuicu niui mi people their respect for work." Mayor Arnold urged the students not to give up reading after finishing .school."" Their education "In the classroom sense" might be . eliding but there will still be a tremendous amount of knowledge to be a one-count in the third round lood 0 yke with a right to the head. Jersey Joe three-stepped and many thousands made homeless I by last Saturday's havoc wreak TERRACE FIRE On the stage during the cere-I choice of one's life work and mony were Mayor Nora Arnold. the satisfaction resulting from representing the city; Rev. Basil j labor well performed were the S. Procktcr, representing Booth themes stressed by Mayor Nora parent - Teachers' Association; ! Arnold in her address to the ' Inspector of Schools E. E. Hynd- graduating class of "Booth Mem-man; A. Bruce Brown, repre-j orial High School in the Civic danced throughout. ing fire at St. Lucia. gained, she declared. Louis early concentrated on the body of his opponent, sticking left hands into the tummy Raining destruction on the stunned challenger with a furious right hand attack, the champion bombed Walcott to th? floor for the first and only time after he had pinned him on the ropes. Wobbly and dazed, Jersey Joe tried valiantly to get up but he flopped over on his face and was counted out by Referee Frank Fullau. As he climbed from the ring, the 34-year-old champion said B.C. FLOOD EMERGENCY CAMPAIGN Centre auditorium last night. of the 34-year-old lean Walcott. Speaking directly to the senlon senting the School Board and J. Henry, of the high school staff. TERRACE (8i?ecial to Dally Newsl Fire caused by grease exploding in the oven of the kitchen stove completely destroyed the home and contents of Harold Baxter at Copper River sawmill, nine miles east of Terrace, early Thursday evening. A blacksmith students who sat at the front She advised the girls of the class to learn a trade or profession as ' a means of gaining self-confidence, whether they ever used their profession or not. "I have heard parents ask what use Ls there in giving a girl a profession when she '111 marry anyway and lt will be of no use to her. That is a great There was no question about the power of Louis' jabs compared with the flicking slaps of Walcotf After pinning Jersey Joe to Objective $25,000 Inscription to Date $ll,(i.8 M An interesting school-commu-! of the packed hall, Mayor Ar-nity ceremony preceded th-slno'd warned that a "life spent graduation exercises when Miss in doing something you don't Captain Pierre Lebray Scott, O.B.E., master of the "Canadian Challenger," one of the C.N.S.B. dlesel vessels cabled the following eyewitness account: "Arrived off Castries Saturday jiight, fire two hours old. Windward side of town ablaze, with trade wind relentlessly driving fire through whole city. Flames 100 feel high and frequent explosions. Docked Sunday morning finding three-quarters of the city gutted. Work Margaret Brain, pretty Grade , like is a lite oi irusuation dui Eleven student, was presented , reminded them that accomplish- the ropes In the eleventh, Louis jarred him from head to beets with another right to the head and then cut loose with the shop and two small buildings were also destroyed. The fire siren sounded a second alarm for more help. Four hoses went with the A.R.P. pump wlth a wrist watch bv A. P. rnent a the right field will pro- he had fought his last. fight. He said he would retire and enter politics. His eye was badly swollen from the eaily round of Wal-cott's stabbing left. mistake. Many women have had to get out and earn a living vide "satisfaction and purpose." Crawley, president of the Junior 'To those of you who have not Chamber of Commerce. Miss frenzy of a wounded Jungle yet chosen, I would give some Brain was winner of an art .con i'or ten rounds earlier Louis , beasf ing class quarters just a litter of test for a coyer design for the for their Jamllles and, even If this should not happen, your training wUl make you a better wife, a better mother and a better citizen." $20,000 $20,000 and forestry truck to the scene, accompanying the fire engine. Mrs. Baxter suffered slight burns. galvanized roofing. Business sec had chased the jiggling chal- The crowd of 42,600, which had - booed intermittently throughout Junior Chamber bulletin "Jay- advice," she declared. "Do not seize on th job that offers the most pay, whether you like it or not. Think about it first and tion with only concrete shells of , buildings standing amid still early stow action, paid a gross gate of $841,739. SPECIAL DEGREES KINGSTON, Jamaica, Al- burning rubble. Frequent bursts! Walcott, in his dressing room of flame in all sections and a See-Saw," a month ago. The audience had an opportunity to learn of some of the talents of the students when Vaughan Tattersall entertained with a violin solo "The Hum I1.n,ml, l.o tTnlvnrKll.v Hnllpirp nf REAL VALUES Turning to the values that make good men and women, Mayor Arnold stressed dependa heavy smoke pall overhanging -.,..s ..... ..... after the fight, said: "The referee beat me. He kept telling find out If It leads somewhere. "Find something that you want to do and, having found it, make up your mind to learn all you can. Don't adopt big shot manners until you have whole city." ated to the University of London, LOCAL TIDES (Standard Time) Sunday, June 27, 1948 High 4:45 17.5 feet 17:55 17.3 feet Low : H:16 5.4 feet 23:50 1 feet $15,000 $15,000 ming Bird" and a vocal quartet me to make a fight of it. It coused me to change my plans and stvle of fighting. I'd like bility and integrity and loyalty-ingredients of personality that are essential to successful living composed of Bill Lees, Solve! p, Mork, Berpice Mostad and Rich The "Canadian Challenger" by special arrangement the de-unloaded large quantities of 'grees awarded during the forma-fltnir, meat, butter, cheese and tive-stages will be those of the powdered milk, to help relieve University of London, the situation. : On Monday, C.N. Steamship Harry Haugland of the British and good citizenship. ard Tweed sang "Nov Is the big shot qualifications, and do not be afraid to work. "There is no easy road to success nor to happiness. Both "All these things enter into Hour." Both were accompanied to fight Joe again. I know I can beat him." Louis" said later: "Five years ago I would have come out in the first round and got lt over with in a hurry. I'm not the personality which is the sum by Miss Laverna Linney. SWEDISH POPULATION UP STOCKHOLM, W Official figures published recently show an "inHv Bnrinpv" called at the Columbia Police stationed at $10,000 $10,000 ' iiort. also unloading 1 a r g e Ashcroft, has arrived at Terrace increase for 1947 in the popula Following the introduction of the graduating class, Donald Main delivered the valedictory address. Then Mayor Arnold spoke to the array of students tion of Sweden of 78,000, the fighter I was then. I would have been satisfied with a decision If I hadn't caught him." amounts of foodstuffs. The dock to spend a vacation with his areas luckily escaped extensive parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris damage. Haugland. total at the beginning of this vear being 6,842,046. This In require effort and application. The trade unions today seem to be spending all their efforts in shortening hours of labor and lengthening hours of leisure and I seriously question their wisdom. ' "The busy person is the happy person and enjoyable labor never hurts anyone. I do not mean that I would wish for a return of the killing, long hours of labor that were prevalent In the last crease is slightly less than that total of the effect we have on people," she asserted. "The enterprising, energetic, dependable, loyal person has an authentic dignity. The outward appearance is only the manifestation of the inward part and" this In ward strength usually Inclines a person to take the favorable, the indulgent view of his companions' fallings. Courtesy and gentleness are the marks of greatness and you will do well to cultivate them." for 1946. Canadian Legion Athletic Club BASEBALL 3 GAMES SOCCER TRACK MEET $5,000 $5,000 DOMINION DAY SPORTS Ketchikan vs. Pr. Rupert I Cup Finals N.P..C. Championships ROOSEVELT PARK W. C. Osborne of Terrace was in Prince Rupert this week to meet Mrs. Osborne who returned from Vancouver after receiving surgical treatment there. TICKETS, $1.50 (INCLl'DES ALL EVENTS) i century. Too much leisure will ' 'It U i gWHBWW . !. !!! 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