6
PROVINCIAL
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113
VICIC7.IA,
e.
c.
onr.iEs
DRUGS
Daily
Delivers
-
icr
i
NORTHRRlTiNl5TEKTRAI.
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NXWSPAPIB
PHOIIE
81
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
126.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C.
TUESDAY.
MAY
31,
1949
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
National
is
Ca
pWcABS
anadiasi
Sees
NO
TORY
IN
THIS
RIDING
r
Importance
Of
Prince
Rupert
Line
Admitted
USED
AS
ARGUMENT
BY
CANADIAN
NATIONAL
RAILWAYS
IN
CASE
FOR
BETTER
FINANCIAL
SUPPORT
MONTREAL
(CP)
Importance
of
the
Prince
Rupert
line
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
from
a
strategic
standpoint
is
emphasized
among
sub
Worn
'"
Linn
Kisht
M
Ural
I
A
IP
-
Progressive
Lender
Ueorge
.
There
will
be
no
Conservative
candidate
In
Skeena
riding
at
the
forthcoming
federI
election,
it
has
become
known.
This
will
make
it
a
straight
fight
between
II.
G.
Archibald,
member
of
the
last
Parliament,
and
E.
T.
Applewhalte,
the
Liberal
candidate.
It
is
understood
that
the
Conservative
candidate
in
West
Koot-enay
will
not
be
opposed
by
a
Liberal.
capacity
audience
EXPORTS
INCREASED
OTTAWA
A
sharp
increase
in
exports
to
the
United
Kingdom
brighu.nrd
Canada's
trade
picture
during
April,
the
Burrau
of
Statistics
leporte.
During
the
month
exports
totalled
$63,049,000
compared
with
St
1.353,000
in
April
of
last
year.
Total
exports
to
all
countries
were
$237,800,000
compared
with
$216,800,000
in
March
and
$212,300,000.
in
April
1948.
;
PARIS
CONFERENCE
PARI
S
Foreign
ministers
missions
which
will
be
presented
to
the
kovri
commission
on
transportation
which
convenes
in
Winnipeg
tomorrow.
Stressed,
however,
is
the
heavy
fin-
anclal
burden
Involved
in
maln-
.
taining
such
an
essential
plon-
if
rates
and
tolls
which
Is
not
eerlng
line
which,
during
the
primarily
related
to
Canadian
war,
had
proven
of
such
vital
National
requirements.
There
Is
importance
as
to
fade
Into
in-.at
present
an
Imbalance
be
,ns
liist
night
that
nvrrnincnt
was
full
,irs
and
petty
ciic-
c;irl
the
Abbott
rap
of
paper,'
say-jovernnifnt
believes
hp
Canadian
people
vn
money."
,n.
the
I'-C
leader
;i
not
be
between
PASSING
OF
ARCHBISHOP
significance
the
losses
it
had
entailed.
The
development
ol
pioneering
lines
like
this,
the
submission
contends,
present
a
;
Progressive
Con-!
tween
the
level
of
rates
and
tolls
and
the
level
of
wepenses
of
operation.
SPECIAL
CHARACTERISTICS
Most
Rev.
A.
U.
DePencier
Dies
in
Vancouver
it
between
freedom
linn.
of
three
western
powers
held
an
-unannounced
meeting
today
to
coniider
bow
to
meet
Russia's
rejection
of
their
plan
VANCOUVER
0i
Archbishop
special
financial
problem.
A.
U.
DePencier,
aged
83,
died
Counsel
for
Canadian
Natlon-
kitoit
deal
"Heavy
cost
accrue
to
the
nun
Vancouver
last
Drew
paid
that
a
PLAY
MAJOR
ROLES
IN
MERCY
FLIGHT
TO
EDMONTON
An
R
C
A
F.
mercy
plane
brought
two
sick
Cresswell
Bay
Eskimos
to
Edmonton
for
treatment
but
six
others
were
said
to
be
lost
with
dog-teams
in
a
blizzard.
The
Eskimos
were
picked
up
at
Fort
Ross,
N.W.T.
A
mysterious
ailment
hit
the
Eskimos
in
the
Crcsswell
Bay
area,
eight
of
them
were
brought
out
by
trapper.
Major
roles
in
the
mercy
mission
were
played
by
the
above
trio.
They
are,
left
to
right:
Wing
Cmdr.
Hugh
Bright,
senior
medical
officer,
Northwest
Air
Command;
Flt.-Lieut.
T.
Benson,
in
charge
of
plane;
Dr.
J.
H.
Harvey.
.
Canadian
National
through
the
special
characteristics
'
of
the
system.
The
Canadian
Nation
suddenly
here
yesterday
at
his
ai
Railways
are
placing
before
home.
-
I
the
Royal
Commission
on
trans-
Pioneer
of
the
-
Anglican
poltat,iont
this
week,
an
outline
Church,
he
was
prominent
in
of
the
submissions
which
are
to
its
work
for
over
fifty
years
In
j
be
presented
to
that
body
on
for
political
union
of
east
and
west
Germany.
The
western
powers
presumably
want
,
to
decide
well
in
advance
what
to
do
next
if
the
Four
Power
talks
fail.
under
his
leader-establish
a
national
il
and
would
give
r
representation
on
al,"
says
the
management,
"is
today
the
pioneering
railway
of
1940
ne
retired
as
behaif
of
tne
management
of
boards,
commissions
t
KIN
US'
HUU
1
LEA
or
nusn
wnunim
-
-
th
te
Tlie
Royal
Commls
t
GOLD
REFINERY
i
ukoii.
ne
wca
:
si0n
will
open
Its
public
hearings
Han
of
the
ecclesiastical.
Prov-1
,....
,JL
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
B.
D.
Johnston
Ce
Ltd.)
at
Winnipeg
tomorrow.
The
ince.
Three
Way
Ball
Split
the
country
and
bears
a
large
share
of
the
responsibility
for
the
development
of
national
resources,
the
railway
is
also
of
vital
strategic
Importance.
"Striking
instances
of
pioneering
lines,",
says
the
railway,
"are
those
which
have
develop
'Canadian
National
in
its
sub
The'Archbishop
came
to
Van
i
missions
will
cover
the
wide
field
couver
in
1908
to
the
rectorship
High-Grading
Tlant
Vncoverrd
at
Bralorne
by
former
Local
Officer
BRALORNE
Police
said
to
I
of
railway
transportation
and
ot
St.
Paul's
Church,
a
post
he
i
SHIP
SLIP8
Ol'T
BRISTOL.
Eng.
Pulled
by
tugs
operated
by
an
office
(
staff,
the
Canadian
ship
Gulf-side,
held
up
by
the
Canadian
Seamen's
Union
strike,
slipped
out
of
the.
harbor
here
today.
Members
'of
the
dock
office
staff
also
operatrd'
the
local
;
gaten.
The.
ship
is
believed
bound
for
Montreal.
S
NEWFIF,
FLECTION
held
until
he
became
Bishop
In
ahK
lne
wnninibbioii
W
Vancouver
Bayonne
08
Bralorne
.
9.15
B.
R.
Con
03
Vi
B.
R.
X
.08
lain
.
He
was
named
Arch-'
mtte
recommendations
aireciea
ed
the
mineral
belt
In
north-
tlav
that
they
have
uncovered
National
and
American
League
Races
Beginning
to
Shape
l'p
bishop
In
1925.
During
the
towards
placing
the
railways
In,
em
QuebeCi
Manitoba
and
Sas-First
Great
War
he
served
as
a
better
position
to
serve
in
the
katcnewan
a
bootleg
gold
refinery
here
after
recovering
$14,000
in
sponge
gold
stolen
from
the
Bralorne
Mines
Ltd.
at
Easter.
Cariboo
Quartz
1.17
'
Congress
03
Vi
an
Army
padre.
1
development
oi
tne
country
ana
1
"As
to
strategic
'value,
con-
NEW
YORK
Q
Major
League
s
Good
working
(I
.satisfactory
terms
nt
could
be
assured
aws
governing
labor
id
Mr.
Drqw
In
a
'dress.
id
of
national
juris-Progrcsslvc
Conser-puis
forward
a
on
the
belief
that
m
conditions
for
friendly
relations
kers
and
manage-it
only
In
the
best
Tir
woi
kers
but
also
I
interests
of
every
sicl.
NAMES
Born
at
Burrltfs
Rapids,
On-1
its
commerce.
22
pennant
races
are
beginning
to
sider
the
outstanding
stra
tarlo,
Archbishop
DePencier
at
tegtc
Importance
of
the
line
Constable
R-ogrr
Brett
finding
a
home-made
re
In
this
outline
brief
the
railway
counsel
say:
-
"Th
Canadian
Nttl'intm!
rem
tended
Trinity
College
In
Toronto
and,
was
ordained
In
1890
Hedley
Mascot
Pacific
Eastern
.
Pend
Oreille
:.Plpjjrcr
v
-
;.
Premier
Border
..
Privateer
Reeves
McDonald
Reno
.05
3
40
3.05
.
.02
Vi
.13
1.50
.05
..?naS
i?ri.UJ?
v!UmKa
side"
that
capital
structure
"First
Citizen"
of
the
Church
of
.
,.,
.,,.
...
finery
til.
a'
mhwrs"
house
and
behind
the
garage
he'
found
the
sponge
cache.
Gregory
McGregor,
a
miner,
is
England,
he
had
a
colorful
car
.Sheep
Creek
1-15
.Silbak
Premier
28
eer,
working
In
a
widespread
field
which
Included
far
stretches
in
Northern
British
Columbia,
in
the
Kbotenays
and
in
the
pioneer
Cariboo
country.
The
funeral
will
take
place
n
f
shape
up
as
predicted.
I
The
National
League
remains
in
a
triple
Jic
lor
Itrst,
place,
and
the
American
Is
tightened
up
with
such
familiar
contend"
as
Boston
and
Cleveland
moving
closer
to
the
top.
From
splits
In
yesterday's
j
double-headers,
Brooklyn,'
Boston
and
New
York
are
still
j
crowding
for
the
lead
in
the
j
National
League.
Each
team
has
won
22
games
and
lost
17.
The
Boston
Red
Sox
and
Cleveland
Indians,
who
got
off
to
wretched
starts
In
the
American
League,
are
beginning
to
roll
in
second
and
fourth
spots
behind
the
New
York
Yankees.
to
Prince
Rupert
which,.,
though
for
many
years
a
thin
traffic
line,
during
the
late
war
suddenly
became
of
very
great
strategic
value.
The
losses
which
had
been
incurred
in
the
maintenance
and
operation
of
the
line
np
to
the
time
of
the
emergency
faded
into
insignificance
as
compared
with
its
strategic
value.
Similarly,
the
lines
connecting
the
ports
in
the
maritime
provinces
with
the
Test
of
the
country
were
of
outstanding
strategic
value.
(Continued
on
Page
5)
.
Al
VETS
in
custody
charged
with
unlawful
possession
of
high-grade
gold
ore.
.-,.-
The
investigation
is
.
continuing.
(Constable
Brett
was
formerly
stationed
at
Prince
Rupert
and
more
recently
at
Prince
George
)
.
Vananda
Salmon
Gold
Spud
Valley
-
Oils
Anclo
Canadian
Atlantic
.It.
V2
.12
.07
3
25
.59
.18
n
for
War
Yct-wanrc
Disap-
A.
P.
Con
rviow
today
PhlUp
rrtarv-niafiager
of
Calmont
32
4.60
ST.
JOHN'S
Latest
returns
frtWth
Newfoundland.
pn
vincial
election
show
19
Mb-
rrals,
four
Progressive
Conservatives
and
one
Independent
elected.
Progressive
Co-servatives
are
leading
in
one
.
seat.
Two
icebound
constitu-
enries
are
still
to
be
heard
from.
SURPLUS
IN
APRIL
OTTAWA
The
federal
budget
showed
a
surplus
of
$106.-000,000
this
April,
Si6.000.fl80
clown
from-Uiexanie-jnunth
last
year,
Finance
Minister
Douglas
Abbott
announced
today.
ST.
LAURENT
HONORED
MONTREAL
Prime
Minister
St.
Laurent
received
ni
honorary
degree
of
doctor
of
laws
from
iMcGill
University
and,
in
effect,
told
a
record
class
of
graduates
that
they
cannot
do
better
than
seek
their
fu-.
tures
at
home
.
in
Canada.
He
asked
them:
"What
other
place
'in
all
the
world
would
you
wish
to
live
in?
What
other
country
offers
so
much
in
the
way
of
opportunity
for
her
youth
as
Canada.
C.
&
E
Central
Leduc
Home
Oil
Mcrcurv
.69
9.25
.09
Threat
Of
Strike
Off
THE
WEATHER:
charges
are
grossly
excessive
in
relation
to
the
earning
power
of
the
railway
or
when
compared
with
the
fixed
charges
of
other
major
railways.
In
1923
Canadian
National
was
required
to
assume
without
mitigation
the
debts
of
its
bankrupt
predeces-i
sor
corporations.
The
assumption
of
these
heavy
debts
by
the;
newly
organized
system
is
the
principal
underlying
cause
of
the
present
excessive
fixed
charge
burden.
"While
the
total
capital
of
the
Canadian
National
need
not
be
reduced,
nevertheless,
in
the
view
of
the
management,
an
adjustment
is
required
between
the
portion
of
total
capital
represented
by
Interest
charge
debt
and
the
portion
represented
by
aqulty
capital.
In
its
annual
report
tabled
in
the
House
of
Commons
last
month,
the
Canadian
National
showed
that
the
fixed
charges
of
the
system
In
1948,
after
the
payment
of
operating
expenses,
were
$46,-341,727
of
this,
$23,202,818
was
interest
to
the
public-
and
$21,-627,033
Interest
on
government
loans.
Okalta
150
Pacific
Pete
2
'
ri'ti-w:
.2-
nicrt
branch
of
the
;ion.
expressed
clls-that
more
ex-Tans,
who
are
pos-
for
War
Veterans
had
not
registered.
'Ian
Legion
Is
hold-iiin-wlde
survey
to
names
and
details
Veterans
or
Widows
Veterans,
with
a
Titiim
these
details
tomorrow
afternoon
from
Christ
Church
Cathedral
with
Rev.
J.
E.
Whittles,
formerly
of
Burns
Lake
and
now
-of
All
Saints
Church,
Vancouver,
representing
the
diocese
of
Caledonia
APPLEWHAITE-ON
ISLANDS
Heard
at
Queen
Charlotte
City,
Tlell
and
Port
Clements
Over
Week-end
QUEEN
CHARLOTTE
CITY
"Making
Democracy
Work"
was
the
subject
of
Ted
Applewhalte,
Liberal
candidate
for
Skeena
in
the
federal
election,
when
he
addressed
an
enthusiastic
meeting
here
Saturday
night.
He
discussed
Liberal
achievements,
Liberal
platform
and
a
number
of
matter
of
local
interest.
Questions
were
put
to
th
e
can
Agreement
Reached
Betwef.!
B.C.
Fleet
ric
and
Street
Railwaynien's
Union
Synopsis
Cool
air
from
the
Pacific'
is
causing
showery
weather
along
the
British
Columbia
Coast.
Showers
will
spread
to
the
Interior
this
afternoon
with
the
Yesterday's
Memorial
Day
scores
were:
National
Chicago
8-6,
Pittsburgh
5-8
Boston
7-5,
Philadelphia
3-0
Brooklyn
t-4.
New
York
0-7
Cincinnati
6-2,
St.
Louis
8-9
Anieriran
Detroit
3-1.
Chicago
2-2
Philadelphia
2-3,
Boston
10-4
St.
Louis
1-0.
Cleveland
2-5
New
York
2-13,
Washington
6-3.
.08
.15
.10
.10
.48
.21
.13
.09'.;
Royal
Canadian
South
Brazoau
Toronlo
Athona
Auninqiic
BeaMIe
'-
Bevcourt
Bobjo
Buffalo
Canadian
nt
next
session
in
obtain
pensions
of
for
married
vetcr-for
the
single
man
ptrd
that
there
are
VANCOUVER
(P
The
British
Columbia
Electric
Co.
and
the
Street
Railwaymen's
Union
today
announced
that
a
transit
strike
by
the
Union's
3000
men
in
Victoria,
Vancouver
and
New
Westminster
"has
been
averted"
but
did
not
disclose
the
terms.
The
locals
of
the
three
cities
will
be
asked
by
the
Union's
advisory
board
to-"unanimously"
accept
a
new
agreement
offered
by
the
company
in
balloting
which
will
take
place
Wednesday,
Thursday
and
Friday.
Consul.
Smelters
85.00
C'onwest
8
Dnnalda
37
Fldona
51
East
Sullivan
1-95
Giant
Yellowknife
5.40
ial
Veterans
in
Cun-h
Howards
of
4.000
f'itisli
Columbia
and
didate
and
answered.
lieved
to
be
a
con-iiiber
residlnc
wlth-
.33
"The
railway
states
that
over
VULCAN'S
FORGE
WINS
SUBURBAN
NEW
YORK
Vulcan's
l1!!!"
capitalization
is
only
one
of
sev-
out
to
hear
ic
Rii)ert
and
Dist-
UKennooa
oi
a
rew
,
tnunaer-storms
in
the
Cariboo
and
Koot-enays
before
evening.
Slowly
improving
conditions
ara
expected
tomorrow.
Forecast
Intermittent
rmm
today.
Cloudy
with
showers
tomorrow.
South-,
erly
winds
(20
mph.).
Slightly
warmer
tomorrow.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrow
At
Port
Hardy
45
and
60,
Masset
45
and
53,
Prince
Rupert
48
and
60.
'
Northern
B.C.
Overcast
with
showers
today.
Cloudy
tomorrow
with
scattered
showers
In
the
afternoon.
Light
Winds.
Little
change
In
temperature.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrow
At
Prince
George
40
and
65,
Smith-ers
40
and
60,
Telegraph
Creek.
40
and
60.
nity
at
Tlell
turned
POLICE
FINES
DOWN
IN
APRIL
i
Fines
and
court
costs
collected
In
city
police
court
during
the
first
four
months
of
this
year
totalled
$5,500,
according
to
reports
submitted
to
the
civic
police
committee
by
Sgt,
L.
A.
N.
Polterton.
Fines
during
April
dropped
to
$690
under
the
$2,300
level
set
in
March.
Phich
embraces
the
I'tween
Bella
Coola
Mr.
Applewnaite
at
an
afternoon
meeting
Sunday.
In
the
evening
there
was
an
Interesting
meet
Forge
and
Eddie
Arcaro
ran
away
with
the
$61,300
Suburban
Handicap
at
Belmont
Park
yesterday
before
a
record
holiday
crowd
of
60,095,
the
season's
W.
Gladstone,
native
patient
from
Kitkatla,
was
transferred
in
the
citv
ambulance
yesterday
Valley
as
well
as
l"al.
Alice
Arm
and
nolle
Island
points.
'
terans
Allowance
Is
Imperial
Veterans
eral
difficulties.
It
must
be
pointed
out
that
the
financial
difficulties
of
the
company
do
not
arise
In
their
entirety
from
over
capitalization
but
also
from
the
operation
of
railway
lines
which
can
bear
no
fixed
charges
and,
as
a
result,
place
an
excessive
burden
oil
the
remunerative
line.
The
Canadian
National
operates
under
a
tariff
from
Prince
Rupert
General
to
1
largest
at
a
New
York
track.
Miller
Bay
Hospital.
pi'lows,
eligibility
for
God's
Lake
Hardrock
Harrlcan
Hcva
Itosru
-
Jacknife
Joliet
Quebec
Lake
Rowan
Lapaska
Little
Long
Lac
Lynx
Madsen
Red
Lake
...
McKcn.ie
Red
Lake
McLcod
Cocksluitt
Moneta
Negus
1
Noranda
Louvlcourt
Pickle
Crow
Ucgcourt
ing
at
Port
Clements
when
election
Issues
and
local
needs
were
discussed.
The
candidate
stated
that
all
communities
visited
have
assured
him
of
good
support.
.
Mr.
Applewhalte
spoke
at
Mas-set
last
night
and
will
fly
back
to
Prince
Rupert
today.
.17
.05
2
.06
U
.20
.03-H
.29
.08
12
.07
.60
.11
2.65
.33
.86
.38
2.12
50.00
.10
1.80
.04
Number
of
charges
laid
in
April
was
112,'
of
which
110
resulted
in
convictions
and
two
in
dismissals.
Fines
for
the
month
totulieri
i;flo
and
costs
$131.
ag-
ultl
be
dependent
financial
clrcum-"yslcal
condition
or
Rt.
Rev.
James
B.
Gibson,
Bishop
of
Caledonia,
leawes
on
tomorrow
evening's
train
for
LOCAL
TIDES
Wednesday,
June
1.
1949
orpp-at.int?
SB21
Losses
reported
High
from
Criminal
Code
complaints
3:45
199
feet
pr)nce
George
whence
he
will
17:04
17.4
feet
I
fly
into
the
Peace
River
section
10:38
,3.5
feet0f
his
diocese
for
a
month's
22:42
9.0
feet
visit
on
ecclesiastical
duties.
totalled
$735,
with
recoveries
Low
valued
at
$209.
1
onstbaie
Ted
Bruo
sailed
on
the
Cam-afternoon
for
Van-too
prisoners
in
his
EISLER
NOW
IN
PRAGUE
BEAR
Mr
J.
T.
HARVEY
e
of
Meeting
San
Antonio
3-75
Senator
Rouyn
-31
i
Shcrrit
Gordon
I-33
j
Steep
Rock
I-42
Sturgeon
River
14"4
f
Silver
Miller
-S3
fntre
Association
CIVIC
CENTRE
HON.
R.
W.
MAYHEW,
M.P.
Dominion
Minister
of
Fisheries
will
speak
on
our
Fishing
Industry
and
Federal
Affairs,
in
support
of
TED
APPLEWHAITE
Liberal
Candidate
for
Skeena
FRIDAY,
JUNE
3,
8i30
P.M.
Under
auspices
Skeena
Federal
Liberal
Campaign
v
(129)
Committee.
TRAGUE
aerhart
Eisler
landed
In
Czechoslovakia
today
enroute
from
London
to
Germany
and
said:
"I'm
glad
to
be
here
and
not
In
the
United
States."
There
was
no
official
dele
by
the
Special
Meeting
gf
April
26,
CFPR
At
-
Wednesday
yHtce
appointed
to
Halibut
Sales
Over
5:45
p.m.
the
proposed
bowling
alleys
will
gation
to
meet
the
Communist
leader
'and
fugitive
from
the
United
States.
f
a
Special
General
American
Pierce,
22,000,
Cold
Storage,
20.1c,
18c
and
16c.
Canadian
Pauline
V.,
10,000,
and
Nor-
l(
be
held
Tuesday,
11
8
p.m.
C'
G.
HAM,
Secretary.
Meanwhile
United
States
authorities
are
continuing
then,
attempts
to
bring
Eisler
back
for
official
deportation.
In
Support
of
Coalition
I
nen,
13,500,
Co-op.