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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
lublished
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
PH0i!E8t
.VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
92.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL
20,
1949
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FIVE
CENTS
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Warships
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With
Heavy
Casualties
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Conflict
Resumption
Attended
By
Serious
International
Aspects
WASHINGTON
i
Vice-Admiral
Alan
O.
Kirk
today.w!
Jack
McRae
Is
Choice
Of
Rupert
Liberals
Prominent
Young
Business
Man
and
Former
Naval
Officer
Is
Proposed
Ah
Coalition
Candidate
Here
John
Duncan
McRae,
oo-year-old
city
business
man
and
ex-naval
officer
of
World
War
II,
is
the
Liberal
choice
as
candidate
for
this
ridinir
in
the
appointed
united
states
ambassador
to
Moscow.
He
will
succeed
Lieut.-General
Walter
Bed-
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i
tii
oiuiui,
it-iirveu
leceiiu
u
Intake
command
of
the
First
Army
In
New
York.
A
native
of
Phila
delphla,
Kirk
is
60
years
old.
NANKING
(CP)The
Chinese
civil
war;
exploded
all
along
the
Yangtse
River
front
tonight.
Communist
attackers
were
started
at
several
points.
Gunfire
could
be
heard
and
for
the
first
time
war
was
seen
from
the
capital.
Bukow,
across
the
rivef,
was
'next
provincial
election.
The
Prince
Kunert
McKAE
cial)
District
Liberal
Association
Tuesday
night
pro
"
i
under
attack.
iff
'
y
r
V
I
YOUTH
GIVES
UP
AFTER
BANK
THEFT
'
posed
Mr.
Mcltae
lor
the
coalition
nomination.
His
name
will
go
before
a
joint
Liberal-Frogresslve-Coniicrvative
pif
I
iriir
r
convention
tentatively
set
for
rlr1rPlr
Casualty
At
Annette
(W
HEADS
)RS
HERE
next
Tuesday.
.
:
Mr.
McRae
was
chosen
from
VANCOUVER
A
pug-nosed
Kalngpu,
on
the
north
bank
seven
miles
southwest
of
Nanking,
was
hit.
Serious
fighting
was
reported
opposite
Wuhu,
60
mile?
southwest,
of
here.
Hslakkan,
35
miles
north
:
of
Hankow,
is
the
focal
point
.
of
the
Red
Army.
.
.
.
j
A
top
ranking
Nationalist
general
expressed
fear
that
the
Reds
may
try
a
quick
landing
14
this
vicinity,
trapping
nation
i
among
three
candidates
Jfor
(
tie.
OFFICIALS
VISIT
CITY
16-year-old
boy
with
a
pistol)
I
if
establishing
a
(
Liberal
nomination,
being
given
i
and
rescue
unit
a
iftrge
Cll(j
on
tne
first
ballot
I
coast
was
Inves-
over
l.
m.
Oordon
and
T.
N.
fMay
by
two
heads
y0Ungs.
'
.
,
robbed
the
Granville
Street
!
branch
of
the
Bank
of
Nova
.
Scotia,
where
he
worked,
of
$2,-000
and
fled
Into
the
lunch-hour
SEATTLE,
iPA
pilot
plummeted
to
-his
death
early
today
shortly
after
taking
off
from
Annette
Island
air
field
near
Ketchikan,
Alaska,
Seattle
of
Dr.
John
L.
Hart,
biologist
of
the
Fisheries
,
Research
Board
ntiit
or
Transport
,
.
Nauaimo,
and
Frank
Warne.
Assistant
Chief
-
Supervisor
of
traffic
yesterday.
He
was
taken
into
custody
less
than
12
hours
in
the
city
from
,
Hie
Prince
Ru-
alist
lOfficlals
In
the
capital.
fice
of
the
Sourdough
Air
Transport
Co.
said.
Dave
Huyoke
of
Los
Angeles
Wesarn
Fisheries,
Vancouver,
later
with
all
but
$2
of
the
loot
still
intact.
.
arrived
in
the
city
this
morning
on
the
PHnee
Rupert
to
take
Anchorage,
third
pilot
The
youth
gave
himself
up
at;
anci
aboard
the
C-47
carrying
ten
president
of
the
Association
which
pledged
itself
to
a
prompt
and
energetic
election
campaign.
Following
tne
taking
of
the
ballot,
Mr.
McRae's
nomination
was
made
unanimous
on
'motion
of
Mr.
Votings
and
Mr.
Oordon.
Present
during
the
early
part
of
(lie
convention
last
night
was
Earlier
Premier
Ho
Ying-Chin
old
Chinese
Parliament
that
the
government
had
rejected
Red
peace
proposals
hi
their
present
form.
He
said
th
communist
plan
was
not
to
provide
for
lasting
peace,
i
Her
guns
biasing,
the
British
I
0.
Lessard,
deputy
transport
and
J.
V.
ua
of
the
Cana-ii
Commission.
Mr.
I
ciiinpaiiied
by
his
i
9:45
to
a
policeman
on
a
Granville
Street
beat
and
was
lodged
passengers,
was
"sucked
out"
when
he
tried
to
check
a
draft
In
jail.
around
the
door.
The
pimply-faced
boy
from
I
two
officials
met
Hamilton,
Ontario,
astounded
destroyer
Consort
reached
the
fk'tov,
marine
agent
lf0n.
E.
T.
Kenney,
minister
of
part
in
a
conference
between
department
officials
and
members
of
the
west
coast
tuna
fishery.
The
conference
opened
at
2
o'clock
tills
afternoon
with
fishermen
and
fishing
company
representatives
present
in
'addition
to
members
of
the
local
Fisheries
office
staff
and
visiting
officials.
Also
present
i,i
Capl.
Llewel
CANADA
BACKS
,
SEAMEN
FACE
CHARGES
Twortf
"iiy
members
of
the
Seafarers'
International
Union
fA.f'i.t
:
.taken
from
a
Halifax-Montreal
train
at
Moncton,
N.B;afe
rettfrnedjjy
R.C.M.P.
offi-:
cers
to
Halifax
to
face
charges
iaid'Collowlnj
shootings
which'
occurred
'during
the
clash
ofiriiral
unions.
The
;
incident
took
place
when
S.I.U.
men
broke
thruigh!anf(dtn
Seamen's'
Union
picket
lines
to
board
three
Canadian
National
Steamships'
vessels
in
Halifax
harbor.
Seaman
t,
1U
tries
to.
hide
his
face
from
the
camera.
One
of
the
five,,
later
was
-charged
with
attempted
'-i
murder.
.
..'
.
-'
-
V
vvS
CP
Photo)
teller
Bill
Slater,
22,
by
knocking
on
the
cage
door
at
lunch'
Yangste
port
of
Klangyln
late
im-nL
or
rransport
hands
and
forests,
who
stressed
nu
further,
aid
U
-
the
need
of
coalition"
in
order
today
after
a
&ipnUV&
duel-with
Communist
shore
guns
along
the
river.
The
fight
had
begun
time,
flashing
the
gun.
He
warned:
"Don't
sound
the
U.H.
PROBE
the
west
roast
of
i
to
con,i,at
effectively
the
social-
i
trlutlG
Islands
and
istic
purly
members
of
which
some
60
miles
northeast
of
LAKE
KUCC.KSK.
Canada
'
If
the
Prince
Rupert
had
,
openly
.
expressed,
the
In
jt'.ommerco
cohecrn-
today
urged
the
United
Nations
'
Nanking
"Where
'Red
shore'
gum
to
give
full
ipproval
to
a
Bri-jh,ad
earlier
crippled
the
British
alarm."
.
"You're-
fooling."
said
Slater.
"I
am
not,"
said
the
boy.
.
No
shots
were
fired.
The
boy
tnatched
a
roll
of
bills
,
and
lyn
Sheppard,
master
of
the
tention
of
taking
over
industry
in
the
province.
The
minister
fisheries
protection
vessel
Lau-rler,
which
returned
Tuesday
from
a
trip
to
the
west
coast
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
vestigate
the
trials
of
religious
leaders
in
Hungary
and
emphasized
the
continued
need
of
stable
government
against
Uie
"real
menace
and
threat"
of
the
Kiangyin
Is
some
110
miles
down
the
river
from
Nanking.
The
2000-ton
sloop
suffered
heavy
casualties
in
the
'sudden
attack.
Twenty
of
the
crew
were
Socialists.
.
Part
icularly
-was
this
in
which
il
took
Department
of
CANADIAN
LEGION
.BUYS
FORMER
NAVAL
OFFICERS:
QUARTERS
HERE
Announcement
is
made
'by
the"
local
branch
of
the
Canadian
Legion
oft
lie-completion
of
negotiations
for
the
purchase
of
the
fonuer
naval
officers'
quarters
of
H.M.CS.
"Chatham"
and
adjoining
3M
acres
of
Crowii-mvnetl
harbor
front
land
from
the
War
Important
in
the
north
which
Transport
Agent
N.
A.
Bcketov
Hugh
Lapointe,
.
parliamentary
assistant
to
Canada's
External
Affairs
Minister,
stated
the
Dominion's
position
before
walked
briskly
out
of
the
bank.
Slater
dumbfounded
for
a
minute,
sounded
the
alarm.
When
he
gave
himself
up,
the
youth
surrendered
the
pistol,
an
unloaded
Browning
stolen
from
the
bank.
Search
of
his
clothing
revealed
$1,998
of
of
$2,000
taken
from
the
bank.
on
a
tour
to
investigate
sitea
for
proposed
navigation
aids
in
that
area.
jjmcrit
of
the
search
limit
I
is
arnmipauied
by
n,
mamcr
of
the
Canadian
National
jS
iy
arc
leaving
by
Ji
for
the
cast.
Iersout
emocracy
I'KK,
a
British
parhers
Federation
I'lerted
a
motion
I'llemiicraey
eduea-!
in
the
provincial
I
the
creation
of
a
the
general
assembly's
56-mem-
ber
special
political
committee.
In.
a
lengthy
statement
he
warned
that
events
in
eastern
was
on
the
eve
or
long
anticipated
and
long
deferred
development.
More
than
ever
was
the
security
of
democratic
government,
which
the
coalllon
offered
and
was
able
to
give,
essential.
British
Columbia
was
today
in
the
prettiest
position
of
any
province
in
Canada.
The
coalition
should
be
maintained
so
that
the
great
plans
should
Assets
Corppration.
!who
was
attached
to
the
Naval
Europe
are
a
"pattern
of
subjugation
of
church
to
the
state."
The
building,
erected
in
11)43,
i
reported
killed
aiid
a
similar
number
injured.
She
carried
a
crew
of
eight
officers
and
140
'
'
'
'
men.
.
The
Consort's
running
fight
was
witnessed,
by
foreign
airmen.
The
Consort
was
15
miles
below
Rose
Island
where
the
silent
Amethyst,
flags
still
flying,
lay
aground.
A
later
report
from
the
British
Admiralty
in
London
said
the
Consort
had
reached
the
sloop
but
did
not
say
if
the
Consort
suffered
any
casualties.
Other
British
warships,
In
is
,
a
two-storey
structure
.
of
ROBBERY
AT
BRALORNE
MINE
BRALORNE.
The
mysterious
theft
of
500
ounces
of
processed
gold
at
Bralorne
mine
was
still
unsolved,
today
as
police
continued
an
investigation
Premier
Expects
Traditional
Fight
come
to
lull
ana
enecuve
io
menu
p
it.
Tht
i
without
running
the
.k-
n,
,i
.'
.,.
fruition
SASKATOON,
ff
Prime
Minister
St.
Laurent
made
it
clear
of
the
disappearance
of
the
CHILE
ROCKED
BY
EARTHQUAKE
SANTIAGO,
Chill
ffi-A
severe
earthquake
hit
central
Chile
last
night,
causing
many
deaths
and
heavy
property
damage.
First
reports
said
that
36
were
killed
and
more
than
60
Injured.
Heavy
damage
was
reported
in
the
cities
of
Traiguen
and
An-gol,
"where
half
the
houses
crumbled
or
were
badly
dam
lc
waV
to
defeat
BuUct
of
80cla,,sUc
mV
Engineering
Staff,
at,
H.M.C.
Dockyard,
Esquimau,
during
the
war
and
was
associated
.
with
that
department
at
Prince
Ru-pert
during
the
construction
of
the
building
for
the
Navy's
use.
The
new
Legion
building
will
provide
additional
facilities
and
much-needed
increased
accommodation.
Alterations
contemplated
will
provide
for
an
auditorium
74'x26"6"
with
a
stage
off
it
measuring
18x10'.
This
will
be
available
for
public
dances
is
U)
demonstrate
I
'"".tation.
'
'.
)xtt(.r
Following
their
nomination.
f
r
a
m
e
construction,
approximately
19fi
by
36
feet
and
stands
on
the
cliffside
with
a
commanding
fcv
of
t
lie
harbor.
The
front
of
the
building
faces
First
Avenue
near
the
intersection
of
First
Avenue
and
Second
Street.
,
'"
It
Is
the
intention
of
the
new
owners
to
convert
the
building
into
a
modern
up-to-date
Canadian
Legion
Headquarters
for
the
local
branch.
Plans
for
the
necessary
alterations
are
already
being
drawn
up
by
John
H.
Har
cluding,
the
cruiser
London,
are
racing
to
the
aid
of
tha
Ame
Mr.
M'
Rue,
Mr.
Oordon
and
Mr.
Youngs
each
spoke
briefly.
Eacli
metal,
valued
at
$14,000.
It
was
taken
from
a
strung
box,
for
which
J.here
were
only
two
keys.
The
robbery
occurred
during
the
week-end
and
when
discovered,
the
box
was
still
locked.
today
that
the
government
expects
the
forthcoming
federal
election
to
be
.
another
traditional
struggle
between
the
old-line
parties.
He
said
in
a
speech
here
that
the
Progressive-Conservatives
offer
the
"only
serious
challenge
to
renewal
of
the
Liberal
mandate.
(promised
to
put
up
the
strongest
WAT
1ER
light
possible,
if
nominated
and
thyst
which
is
said
to
have
been
on
a
peaceful
mission,
delivering
supplies
to
the
embassy
in
Nanking.
aged.
I
Synopsis
P1"
fiillini;
over
the
and
such
functions
when
not
required
for
Legion
use.
A
spadous
billiard
room
overlooking
the
f""ia
coast,
in
ad-l(
second
Pacific
DIAMOND
CUT
DIAMOND
Only
a
diamond
is
hard
enough
to
cut
a
diamond.
to
loyally
support
whoever
was
chosen.
The
Vole
resulted.
McRae,
30;
Gordon,
8;
Youngs,
7.
Mr.
McRae.
In
acknowledgement
and
expression
of
appreciation
voiced
the
hone
of
vey,
M.R.A.I.C.
of
Vancouver,
Uie
coast
in
the
LEAFS
WHIP
WINNIPEG
TELLS
IRISHMEN
TO
SPEAK
GAELIC
rc.
Showers
will
oe-
tWW
9
4
"
interior
as
the
dis
harbor,
,
19'9"X51'3",
will
allow
room
for
three
full-size
English
billiard
tables;
two
card
rooms;
reading
room,
lounge,
a
snack
bar
and
kitchen,
increased
office
space,
a
dressing
room
for
the
c's
eastward
across
having
full
coalition
support.
VANCOUVER
0
The
Clover-leafs
last
night
whipped
Win
TOD
ATS
STOCKS
(Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.
Ltd.)
and
there
should
Delegates
to
the
coalition
con
improvement
in
the
DUBLIN,
'(P)
President
Sean
T.
O'Kelley
of
the
new
republic
of
Ireland
today
told
his
countrymen
to
stop
speaking
English
and
restore
the
ancient
Gaelic
nipeg
Paullns
b4-52
to
take
a
2-0
lead
lit
the
best-of-five
series
for
the
western
Canada
senior
rcRi'ns
this
after-
vention
will
be
appointed
by
the
Liberal
executive
and
will
be
instructed
to
support
Mr.
McRae',
HEVFIE
HEARS
GEORGE
DREW
ST.
JOHN'S,
Nfld.,
W
George
Drew,
Progressive-Conservative
leader,
called
on
Newfoundlanders
last
night
to
protect
their
guarding
the
constitution
from
centralization
at
Ottawa."
Three
thosuand
Newfoundlanders
met
to
hear
the,
first
party
campaign
speech
in
17
years.
,
'
"
tlie
passage
of
the
Toronto
Athona
.14'.2
basketball
finals.
They
climbed
tongue.
He
said
winning
the
Re-
l,nw
cloudiness'
and
showrr
activity
is
CPnni-nl
........
i...
it
was
agreed.
The
meeting
proceeded
to
el
Vancouver
Bayone
;
Bralorne
B
R.
Con.
.00
900
.03
.10
another
rung
in
the
ladder
toward
their
fourth
Dominion
title.
B.R.X.
the
northern
should
bring
re-skies
and
(Kline.
Cariboo
Quartz
1.40
.04
Congress
'"r
ariernuun
t,e
Iledley
Mascot
30
ect
officers
who
were
chosen
as
follows:
Honorary
President,
Rt.
Hon.
L.
S.
St.
Laurent.
Honorary
First
Vice-President,
Hon.
B.
I.
Johnson.
Honorary
Second
Vice-President,
Hon.
p.
T.
Kenney.
President,
T-
N-
Youngs.
Vice-President.
W.
J.
Davies.
staff,
a
sports
dressing
room
with
showers,
etc.,
attached,
and
a
complete
suite
that
will
provide
quarters
for
a
married
caretaker.
Lighter
and
more
commodious
rooms
where
beverages'
may
be
consumed
are
contemplated
on
both
floors.
The
Women's
Auxiliary
of
the
local
branch
will
have
their
own
entrance
to
spacious
quarters
set
aside
for
their
use
on
the
ground
floor
and,'
to
meet
their
ever-growing
needsi
a
large
in
e
et
i
n
g
room,
reading
and
lounge
room,
wash-rooms,
kitchen
and
storage
facilities
are
expected
to
be
provided.
.
'
public
would
be
an
empty
vic
tory
If
the
Irish
lost
their
tongue.
'
Hon.
E.
T.
Kenney,'
minister
of
lands
and
forests
and
M.L.A.
for
Skeena,
arrived
in
the
city
on
yesterday
afternoon's
plane
from
Victoria
and
will
leave
by
this
evening's
train
for
Terrace,
his
home
town.
He
will
also
be
visiting
other
points
In
his
riding
'during
the
present
trip.
F'ea.st
FI'1'iUpr
hi.,!
m,.,ii.
C1(lKly
will.'
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Aiuiiaq'ue
.19
Beattie
1...
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i
Bevcourt
.
,
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t...
12
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C'onsol.
Smelters
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Couwest
,
"
117
t
Donalda
53
Eldona
.62
East
Sullivan
2.D6
Giant
Yellcwknlfe
60.25
God's
Lake
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.,
...
-.3a
llardroik
..:
..18
Harricana
.07,
Heva
:
:..,.
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Hosco
20
Jacknife
04
i
Joliet
Quebec
.36
Lake
Rowan
10
lowers
liwiuir
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TINY
BABY
SUCCUMBS
VANCOUVER,
m
Sharon
"Little
Peanut,"
born
'
Easter
Sunday
to
Mrs.
Alice
Fordham,
died
Tuesday
in
Grace
Hospital,
60
hours
v
after
birth.
She
weighed
17V
ounces
and
was
given
less
than
half
a
chance
to
live.
In
an
Incubator,
she
and
LOCAL
TIDES
'
Thursday,
April
2,
1943
High
'
8:11
181
feet
21:52
16.6
feet
Low
3:
S3
11.0
feet
15:08
71
feet
m
Th,
.
r,uuy
-"miujr.
winu
Pend
Oreille
4.00
Pioneer
3
60
Premier
Border
03
Privateer
-17
Reeves
McDonald
2.10
Reno
05'a
Sheep
Creek
l
Silbak
Premier
35
Vananda
-2S
Salmon
Gold
13
Vz
Spud
Valley
07
Vi
!5
mils
per
hour)
In
Qup011
Churlotte
City.
r
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(3nna.n,.n,''ri-aauiirei'.
Pierre
1
red
decreasing
ci.i;uaij-y"'-
-
"'"V.llMlll
Light,
'
1
Executive
L.
M-
uoiuon,
i
".
t
'
cliange
Earl
Gordon,
R.
H.
E
ue'
Lows
tonltrht
Nickerson.
No,
plans
have
as
yet
been
her
three
pound
four-ounce
sister,
Shirley,
were
chrsitened
in
a
special
ceremony.
i2
v.ur(iay:
Pu,,t
1Iardy
rarkpr
an4
B-
J-Bacon
maae,
in
regard
to
the
disposal
Representative
natives,
now,
Oils-
wt
40
and
43.
Lapaska
:
.09
',i
that
the
Indians
have
been
ac
!
of
the
present
Canadian
Legion
building
and
it
is
not
expected
that
any
decision
in
this,
matter
will
be
arrived
at
.
until
nearer
rV,v...
I
av.v.v.v.v
corded
the
provincial
franchise,
will
be
added
to
the
executive
In
an
honorary
capacity.
The
meeting
heard
a
report
from
T.
N.
Youngs
on
the
recent
provincial
convention
In
the
'time
when
the
new
building
HEAR
AND
MEET
...
MRS,
NANCY
HODGES,
M.L.A.
.
(Victoria)
President,
Women's
Liberal
Federation
of
Canada
and.
Outstanding
Leader
in
Public
Affairs
Wednesday,
April
20,
8
p.m.
Public
Meeting,
Civic
Centre
Auditorium,
all
welcome.
.
-
Thursday,
April
21,
3
p.m.
Public
Tea,
at
home
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A.
S.
Nickerson,
Borden,
Street.
;
Thursday,
April
21,
7
p.m.
Ladies
Dinner
Meeting,
Civic
"'
Centre
Dining
Room.
Speaker:
Mrs.
Hodges.
Dinner
tickets
obtainable
from
members
of
the
committee
T.
N.
Youngs,
Allan
Armstrong
and
Robert
Parker.
(92)
win
oe
readv
lor
occuuancy.
TODAY'S
BALL
SCORES
i
'
National
League
Boston
6,
Philadelphia
5.
Brooklyn
6,
,
New
York
2.
,
Pittsburgh
1,
Chicago
0.
American
League
New
York
3,
Washington
0.
Mrs.
E.
G.
Drake
arrived
Tues
Anglo
Canadian
:.
3.70
A
P.
Con
i
20
Atlantic
.:
67
Calmont
40
C.
&
E
4
65
Central
Eeduc
100
Home
Oil
10-75
Mercury
13
'
Okalta
2-45
Pacific
Pete
2-32
Princess
2(5
,
Royal
Canadian
.08
South
Brazeau
16
.
Little
Lo.ng
Lac
.85
Madsen
Red
Lake
310
McKenzie
Red
Lake
...i
.47
McLeod
Cockshutt
115
Negus
2.50
Noranda
55.75
Pickle
Crow
2.23
San
Antonio
'
4.20
Senator
Rouyn
40
Sherrit
Gordon
2.00
Steep
Rock
1.40
Sturgecn
River
16
I
"lAMPlONsiiip
PBBH1
f
SATURDAY
IWVIC
CENTRE
Part
of
the
Crown-owned
land
purchased
will
be
disposed
of
in
due
course
when
the
necessary
preliminaries
have
been
completed
and
the
Canadian
Legion's
future
requirements
have
been
given
careful
consideration.
day
night
by
train
from
Usk
to
ANCIENT
PASTIME
Riddles
are
one
ol
the
oldVst
forms
of
humor.
make
her
future
home
here.