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Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
STAR
CABS
VOL.
XXXVTI
N
laa
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C..
FRIDAY,
JULY
16,
1948
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
0
Ends
Sixty
Heavy
American
Bombers
Are
Sent
Over
SHIP
SERVICES
BEING
STUDIED
Conducting
a
study
of
British
Columbia
coastal
steamship
services
with
special
reference
to
federal
subsidy
support,
Commander
Frank
B.
Latchmore
of
the
Canadian
Maritime
Commission
arrived
In
Prince
Rupert
today
aboard
the
steamer
Catala
from
Vancouver.
He
will
be
in
and
out
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
next
few
days
and
while
here
will
consult
with
local
transportation
concerns
and
LONDON
(CP)
Sixty
United
States
heavy
bombers
left
their
United
States
bases,
on
the
way
to
British
air
fields
"for
a
short
period
of
temporary
duty,"
the
United
States
Embassy
announced
today.
"The
movement
is
part
of
a
normal
long-range
flight
training
program
instituted
some
years
ago
by
the
strategic
':-
'
'
.
...
"
.,,.
4
Coastal
Liner
Ashore
In
Gulf
STEAM
Ell
CARDENA
STRANDED
VANCOUVER.
t
-Nearly
200
passengers
were
removed
safely
when
the
Union
Steamships
steamer
Cardena
grounded
on
a
reef
early
today
at
the
entrance
of
False
Bav.
Lasquett
island,
in
the
Gulf
or
Georgia.
The
passengers
were
landed
at
False
Bay.
whirh
is
35
miles
northwest
of
here,
and
all
escaped
injury.
The
1559-ton
pa
isenger
freight
steamer
was
reported
in
no
immediate
danger.
The
Cardena
left
here
on
a
northern
voyage
t0
the
Bella
Coola
area
last
night.
The
steamer
Chelohsin
Is
enroute
to
pick
up
the
passengers
and
salvage
tug
and
scows
have
been
dispatched
from
here.
The
Cardena
was
reported
taking
water
in
No.
2
hold
after
striking
hard
amidships
on
the
reef.
It
wa
a
ruogh
awakening
for
the
passengers
s
ome
of
whom
were
thrown
from
their
bunks.
Others
were
knocked
down
in
a
mad
scramble
for
life-boat
stations.
"There
was
some
panic
at
first,"
said
Assistant
Purser
E.
D.
Coates,
"but
il
was
quickly
over
and
all
were
taken
off
without
injury."
.
DUROCHER
TO
N.Y.
GIANTS
Mel
Ott
Out
With
Shotton
Taking;
Over
Dodgers
NEW
YORK
Mel
Ott
resigned
today
as
manager
of
the
New
York
Yankees
and
is
suc-
ceeded
by
Leo
Durocher
who
has
turned
over
his
job
to'
Burt
Shotton.
The
Associated
Press
learned
that
the
double-barrelled
shift
in
managers
was
completed
at
St.
Louis
earlier
this
week
during
the
all-star
game.
The
Giants
are
now
in
i
fourth
place
tie
with
the
Dodgers.
They
were
pre-season
favorites
for
the
1948
title
be
cause
of
their
pennant
triumph
last.
year.
Power
Company
Is
Instrumental
Association
of
the
Northern
British
Columbia
Power
Co.
Ltd.
and
the
Celanese
Corpora
tion
of
America
in
the
Port
Ed
ward
celanese
mill
project
now
becomes
apparent
with,
the
an
Columbia
Cellulose
Co.
securities
by
Nesbitt,
Thomson
Ltd.,
of
Montreal,
the
financial
company
of
the
Power
Corporation
of
Canada.
This
appears
to
con
firm
the
suggestion
that
the
power
company
had
been
instrumental
in
locating
this
new
industry
here.
WISMER
FIGHTS
PREMIER
MINE
CLOSED
DOWN-COMPANY
CANNOT
PAY
INCREASE
The
Silbak-Premier
gold
mine
near
Stewart
in
the.
Portland
Canal
district
was
closed
yesterday
aceonling
to
word
VeacfilnT'lTitr
cifyr'txauV
'of
a
wage
dispute
with
its
220
miners.
At
Vancouver
Dale
L
.Pitt,
managing
director
of
Silbak-Premier
Mines
Ltd.,
said
the
company
was
FREIGHT
RATES
VICTORIA
Hon.
Gordon
Wis-
mer,
Attorniipy-Gencral,
will
be
chief
delegate
for
British
Col
umbia
to
the
conference
next
TuKhi?4
Uwa
wHh
trhfwt-
cral
government
of
seven
provinces
which
are
protesting
against
increased
freight
rates
Mr.
Wismer
will
also
press
for
the
removal
of
the
mountain
differential
against
British
Columbia.
JUNEAU
MILL
STRIKE
ENDS
JUNEAU
The
mill
of
the
Juneau
Spruce
Corporation
haj
resumed
regular
operating
af-;
tpr
hnvinir
hern
closed
down
fol
!
88
daws
as
the
result
of
a
strike,
At
the
time
the
strike
commenc-
I
rd
hareelnads
of
Ions
were
be
-
!
ing
shipped
regularly
to
Prince
Rupert
where
the
logs
were
load-
ed
on
cars
for
rail
delivery
to'
tne
eastern
market.
j
unable
to
pay
wage
demands
of
the
International
Union
of
Mill
and
Smelter
Workers
(CIOi.
The
Union
sought
a
$1
a
day
pay
boost
and
this
was
granted
July
1
by
a
conciliation
board.
The
demand
was
rejected
and
a
strike
called
for
next
Monday
Closing
of
the
mine
threatens
Is
order
Tumult
i
radrr
in
r,.esh
disorders
,:y
today
as
the
ha!t.
Olflml
l'nf!
ranif
alter
Fre-G.i.''ri's
Riivcrii-
juid
,or,'p
surrcrtioii
"
I
atP
i
A
,
vi
communist
4
...-icd
to
the
mv-
the
country-
,i.kl'
to
CD'l
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f)
scenes
'ii
"'
Clumber
nf
le-
Christian
Dcmo-i
munl-s
engaged
j
rsnn
were
kill
iiti.
wounded
(Sj
irirnt
and
Coin-$
pa'd
a
"rather
and
his
rondl-K
?
depressed
"
II''
;
Wednesday
4:rM.
iiMMt
MSTS
,-f
.us
move
td
break
4
control
of
Italy's
has
been
taKrn
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r.
Democrat,
Re-4::nxiera!e
Socialist
4
'he
unions
ff
'.ended
by
rcpres-fwt
groups
has
ri
an
Alliance
of
5'
aha
Sindarale'V
4
inrt
in-icpi'iiiU'iii'i'
.ions"
m
iiii-s
r"B;V
was
rj
kmansaid:
"it
,r';H'
iubar
repres-Sj
'he
plural
par-Bit
opr-niy
-and
de-tft'
supposed
tjl
Italian
working
I'll::
the
first,
step
I'rf
.king
of
the
unity
if
f
the
war
.to
re-
U
labor
unions,
ff
liian
labor
body
i
Hie
pre-Fa.sei.stj
i
1
which
dencnrierl!
f
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U'UJV
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'
"if
Communis.
I
i"pub;iran
labor
4
"re
has
been
an
:!'in:
a
Socialist
4
"
unionists
fol-4'
Communist
sup-.uid
others
the
4
3f
Giuseppe
Sar-
ty-ri'tfi.
Communist
'mmatfd.
Giu-t
".
veteran
Com-
J-eiary-Keneral
of
Conledcration
of
1
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the
unified
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8
rf
-
Old
Satchel
4,1
his
first
Major
t
July
7
C(mlrj.
!ant
victory
last
""eland
Indians'
;1
Ml
Rained
the
'o
5
victory
over
Philadelphia
T
in
enabled
""''fasc
its
first
LpagnP
ioaci
over
"
lwn
and
a
half
T
came
tn
in
the
,Trtl
out
a
Phlla-
i
'
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T
$
Sales
JJ"'
21.5c.
21.5c
and
H
21
21.3c.
and
r.!
;f""n.
22.2c,
21.7c
"fine.
Gillian
21.7c
21'5('.
21.5c
and
Co
-op.
GOOD
RAINS
HELP
CROPS
Although
Precipitation
Has
Bern
Too
Late
to
Help
Some
Areas
WINNIPEG
Weat
her
has
been
warm
to
hot
over
the
western
provinces
during
the
past
week,
with
good
rains
occuring
at
many
points,
according
to
the
weekly
crop
report
of
the
department
of
agriculture
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
Throughout
Manitoba
crops
are
progressing
favorably
but
in
the
,
northern
areas
crops
are
stllP
uneven
in
many
districts.
While
added
precipitation
has
improved
crop
conditions
generally,
it
has
come
too
late
to
materially
change
the
crop
outlook
in
west
ern
Saskatchewan
and
sections
of
eastern
Alberta.
Uneven
growth
and
heavy
weed
lnfesta-
tion
are
reported
In
those
areas
which
received
little
early
pre
cipitation.
In
the
Okanasan
Valley
of
British
Columbia
weather
has
been
fairly
cool
with
frequent
showers
causing
splitting
of
cherries.
The
present
ch"rry
crop
is
estimated
to
be
Mow
,asl
years
DUl
a"
olner
1
u,us
I
;
arR
progressing
niceiy.
Vancouver
Bralorne
7.00
B.
R.
Con
03
B.
R.
X
09
V
Cariboo
Quartz
1.10
Grull
Wihksne
04
Hedley
Mascot
30
Minto
01
V2
Pend
Oreille
4.15
Pioneer
2.40
Premier
Border
03
Privateer
17
Reeves
McDonald
1.70
Reno
.'.
08'z
Salmon
Gold
.13
Sheep
Creek
1.15
Taylor
Bridge
40
Taku
River
30
Congress
02
Pacific
Eastern
05
Hedley
Amalg.
02
Spud
Valley
11
Central
Zeballos
02
Silbak
Premier
.25
Oils
A.
P.
Con
17
Calmont
.41
C.
&
E
6.30
Foothills
2.75
Home
8.15
Toronto
Athona
07
Aumaque
16
ti.
Beattie
55
V2
Bevcourt
24
Bobjo
12
Buffalo
Canadian
07
Vi
Consol.
Smelters
116.00
Conwest
1.21
Donalda
56
Eldona
1.26
East
Sullivan
2.65
Giant
Yellowknife
4.50
God's
Lake
60
Hardrock
13U
Harricana
06
Heva
10
Hosco
32
Jacknife
04
Joliet
Quebec
33
Lake
Rowan
O6V4;
Lapaska
04
Little
Long
Lac
65
Lynx
0714
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.35
McKeneie
Red
Lake
37
McLeod
Cockshutt
85
Moneta
37
Negus
2.13
Noranda
49.50
Louvicourt
.60
Pickle
Crow
1.92
Regcourt
04
V2
San
Antonio
3.55
Senator
Rouyn
40
Sherrlt
Oordon
2.45
Steep
Rock
2.03
Sturgeon
River
15
Silver
Miller
22
SHIPBUILDING
GETTING
OUIET
Yarrows
Disposing
of
One
of
It'-
Yards
at
Ksquimalt
VICTORIA-
Yarrows
Limited,
Is
negotiating
for
the
disposal
j
of
Its
No.
2
shipbuildings
yard
Esquamalt
in
view
of
the
(falling
off
in
shipbuilding
con-
tracts
which
is
held
out
to
in-
j
creased
wages
and
freight
rates
;
on
materials.
The
No.
2
yard;
may
be
taken
over
by
a
lumber
j
manufacturing
concern.
No.
1
yard
will
be
retained.
air
command,"
the
announcement
said.
Nevertheless,
some
of
the
observers
saw
the
move
at
this
time
as
connected
with
the
tense
Berlin
situation.
The
common
belief
Is
that
the
Western
Allies
have
only
two
courses
of
action
open
if
there
is
any
hope
of
breaking
the
Soviet
blockade
which
Is
strangling
Berlin
and
bringing
Europe
closer
to
war
than
at
any
time
'
since
Munich.
First
course
is
the
use
of
military
power
to
crash
the
land
blockade.
The
second
would
be
retaliatory
action
in
other
parte
of
the
world
which
would
make
it
too
costly
for
the
Soviet
to
con-t'nue
its
present
Berlin
policy.
Reliable
sources
said
last
night
tnat
the
Russians
had
a
plan
to
close
the
air
corridors
to
Berlin
end
drive
the
Western
Allies
out
of
Berlin'
within
eight
weeks..
WEALTHY
WOMAN
TOURIST
PASSES
When
the
luxury
yacht
Corsair,
making
a
cruise
of
the
Inside
passage
was
at
Ketchikan
recently,
Mrs.
Edna
Viola
Bran-
essaryfor
her
to
enter
hospital
at
Ketchikan.
It
was
there
she
died.
The
home
of
the
deceased
was
in
San
Francisco.
An
inauest
i
rnmmenrprt
anH
later
rpppsr1
until
post
mortem
examination
reports
were
received
from
Seattle.
.
Mrs.
Branagan
was
reputed
to
be
wealthy.
thrce
Quebec
elections
as
corn-
piled
by
The
Canadian
Press
(bracketed
figures
indicate
numbers
elected)
:
(48)
220,402
(15)
323,812
(76)
(37)
301,631
(G9)
224,374
(14)
(4)
(1)
2,513
(0)
1,469
(0)
(Oi
(1)
38,751
(2)
19,670
(0)
(91
563,297
(86)
509,325
(90)
Union
Nationale,
Liberal,
Bloc
Populalre,
C.C.F,
and
Union
des
Electeurs
totals
Include
votes
for
Independents
in
these
groups.
Four
by-electicns
were
held
since
the
1944
election.
Union
Nationale
won
three
seats
from
the
Liberals
and
one
from
the
Bloc
Populaire.
Two
Bloc
Populate
members
resigned
from
the
party
to
sit
as
independents.
GOLD
DREDGING
DAWSON
Seven
dredges
of
the
Yukon
Consolidated
Corporation
are
operating
on
Middle,
Hunker,
Dominion
Creek,
Middle
Sulhpur,
Lower
Klondike
Bonanza,
and
Quartz
Creek
and
Jensen
Creek.
BENEFIT
SOFTBALL
GAME
TONIGHT
Gyro
Ball
Park,
7:15
p.m.
Two
Ail-Star
Teams
shippers
as
well
as
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
Commander
Latchmore
will
proceed
Sunday
night
on
the
Camosun
to
make
the
round
trip
to
Alice
Arm,
Stewart
and
other
northern
points.
Return
ing
here
Tuesday
morning,
he
will
sail
that
night
on
the
Co-quitlam
to
make
the
trip
to
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
going
an
far
as
Alert
Bay
where
he
will
transfer
to
the
Cardena
to
make
the
trip
to
Bella
Coola
and
Ocean
Falls.
POPULATION
OF
ALASKA
Anchorage
Largest
City
With
19,(100
Ketchikan,
Juneau.
7.000
Each
WASHINGTON
The
civilian
population
of
Alaska
is
between
90,000
and
94.000.
The
largest
city
is
Anchorage
with
19.000.
Next
in
order
are
Fairbanks,
8,500;
Juneau
and
Ketchikan
1,600;"
Cordova.
Petersburg
and
Palmer
with
1.500
each.
Altogether,
the
territory
has
12
places
with
a
population
of
1,000
or
more
compared
with
eight
in
1940.
HARD
TO
LIVE
ON
$235
PER
MONTH
O
T
T
A
W
A
Raising
ten
children
on
$50
a
month
baby
bonus
and
$185
salary
is
no
easy
job
for
George
Barter
whose
car
crashed
against
the
steps
of
St
Andrew's
Church.
"Friends
criticize
me
for
(having
a
car."
he
said,
"but
Be(-tln
out
ln
tne
country
once
a
week
is
our
only
recreation.
We
can
manage
to
see
the
movies
only
now
and
then.
When
that
happens,
we
need
a
whole
row."
i
.
CAIRO
IS
BOMBED
Meantime
the
Israeli
High
Command
announced
at
Tel
Aviv
that
its
planes
had
attacked
Egypt
for
the
second
time,
Cairo
having
received
its
first
air
aid
late
yesterday.
Seven
tons
of
bombs
were
dropped
today
on
Tel
Arlsh
air
field
near
the.
Palestine
bonier.
It
was
reported
that
the
raid
caused
heavy
damage.
At
the
same
time
a
new
Egyptian
air
attack
on
the
Tel
Aviv
area
was
announced
and
it
was
also
reported
the
Jewish
ground
forces
were
advancing
on
Nazareth
and
had
encircled
me
rown.
weavy
ngnung
was
reported
in
western
uamee.
TWO
MILLION
ARE
ELIGIBLE
TO
VOTE
IN
QUEBEC
ELECTION
RECORD
NUMBER
OF
ELECTORS
LIKELY
TO
GO
TO
POLLS
JULY
28
QUEBEC
(CP)
More
than
2,000,000
Quebecers
will
be
eligible
to
vote
in
the
provincial
election
July
28.
In
1944
the
number
of
voters
on
electoral
lists
was
1,
864692
but
just
over
70
percent
went
to
the
polls.
That
year
was
the
first
in
which
Quebec
women
voted
in
general
elections
and
I
The
vote
by
parties
in
the
last
U.N.
ORDERS
PALESTINE
TRUCE
the
livelihood
of
six
hundred
residents
01
Premier
and
Ste-
wart,
the
mine
being
almost
the
"only
support
of
the
two
towns
FLOOD
FUND
city
of
Prince
Rupert
$
34
00
Total
to
date
$19,089
29
'
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Clear
skies
and
light
winds
will
produce
pleasant
weather
in
nearly
all
areas
of
the
province
during
the
next
48
hours.
Thin,
cloudiness
which
is
present
in
the
lower
mainland
and
southern
Vancouver
Island
regions
is
iw
expected
to
produce
any
serious
threat
and
fog
along
the
Security
Council
Makes
Its
Strongest
Edict
Yet
JEWS
YIELD
BUT
NO
ANSWER
FROM
ARABS
YET
CAIRO
IS
BOMBED
LAKE
SUCCESS
(CP)
The
United
Nations
Security
Council
last
night
ordered
Jews
and
Arabs
STRIKE
WOULD
NOT
BE
LEGAL
VICTORIA
Attorney
-
General
Gordon
Wismer
said
last
nigh!
that
there
was
no
legal
sanction
for
the
International
Woodworkers
of
America
union
to
carry
out
a
strike
vote
among
the
loggers
as
there
had
been
no
efforts
at
conciliation.
If
a
ftrike
was
called,
it
would
be
ruled
illegal,
the
Attorney-
General
added.
EMBARGOES
AND
WARNINGS
OFF
MONTREAL
All
embargoes
and
warnings
on
freight,
express
and
passenger
movements,
also
hotel
reservations
and
commercial
telegraphs
have
been
withdrawn
by
'Canadian
National
Railways
on
account
of
settle-
west
coast
and
Queen
charlottes
0
stop
j,.
war
jn
paestine
and
threatened
lnter-imed
by
midday.
,0n;;";i
I
national
force
if
the
order
was
disobeyed.
The
Uni-MruiTatltheXMMt
and
85
to!
ted
States"
proposal
demanding
a
halt
to
hostilities
95
over
the
interior,
causing
an
J
within
three
days
was
approve
by
a
vote
of
7
to
1
increased
forest
fire
hazard
i;with
three
abstentions.
Syria
they
more
than
doubled
the
total
vote.
Total
vote
cast
in
1939
wa3
563,297.
In
1944
it
jumped
to
better
than
1,300,000.
Union
Nationale
507.804
Liberal
531.972
Bloc
Poptilaire
191,720
C.
C.
F
37,001
Union
des
Electures
16,542
Others
45,020
1,330,059
CHANGES
IN
INSPECTORS
VICTORIA
Retirement
of
two
veteran
British
Columbia
school
inspectors
is
announced
E.
G.
Daniels
of
New
Westminster
and
F.
A.
Jewitt
of
Nelson.
New
inspectors
appointed
are
Hugh
Ferguson,
principal
of
Campbell
River
School,
and
Earl
Marriott,
principal
at
Creston.
Mr.
Ferguson
is
assigned
to
Smithers
and
Mr.
Marriott
to
the
Peace
River.
LOCAL
TIDES
(Standard
Time)
Saturday,
July
17,
1948
High
.
11:21
.
16.1
feet
22:55
19.1
feet
Low
.
4:57
4.5
feet
16:50
91
feet
many
areas
of
the
province.
forecas
sJ
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast-Variable
cloudiness,
fob
in
natches
over
the
low
lying
fore-
nrnac
Mtr.en
nuium
H"-
noon
and
will
be
re-forming
to-
ti1p
Israeli
siovo-iiment
tonight.
Winns
light.
Little
change
ntt,llt
ac0Ppted
th
United
Na-in
temnerature.
Lows
tonight
ti...s
security
council's
trues
voted
against
the
proposal
and
1
Russia,
Soviet
Ukraine
and
Ar-
grntina
-
abstained.
Canada
sup-
ngoullm
wnlcn
was
in
lhe
hislorv
of
the
council.
formed
that
all
Arab
govern-
merits
have
issued
the
necessary
order."
This
was
announced
by
an
Israeli
loreigu
mint-
'""'
There
was
no
rep'y
up
to
noor.
Arabs
although
it
had
oeen
rer.
ported
they
would
ig-
nor-
the
resolution.
-
mem
of
the
railway
labor
dls-
and
nl(;hs
SatUrdny:
Port
Hardy
rrsoluUon
"which
will
b
car-pute.
53.fiti.
Massett,
50-65,
Prince
Ru-
,p(,
out
as
soon
as
siaei
is
in-
pert
50-70.
'
Roerig,
daughter
of
the
late
J.
R.
Roerig
and
Mrs
Hilda
Roerig
who
lived
in
Prince
Rupert
nTOr
to
soend
a
few
davs
be:nre
proceeding
south.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Howard
Friwcll,
who
were
married
in
Ohlcago
recently,
have
arrived
here
on
an
extended
western
honeymoon
trip
and
are
at
present
guests
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
George
Frlzzell,
parents
of
Mr.
Frlzzell,
at
the
Skeena
River
Hot
Springs.
The
bride
whp
formerly
Miss
Noel