NURTHKRN
AND
fceJTTHAirBRrTlSB'OlH.UMBIA'B
NEWSPAPER
&
M
m
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"
W
rriYI
0
!
Blue
I
hone
HJ3
m
STAR
j
I'uMisIud
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
Cabs
3
VOL.
XXXVII,
Nu.
51.
PRINCE
RUPEKT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
MARCH
1,
1948
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
f
R
K
Wednesday
o
mian
oowo
O
'"
i
Harry
McLeocTs
President
Believed
To
i
rictures
rvept
fay
Is
ested
FROZEN
SNOW
HALTS
HIGHWAY
CLEARANCE
Favor
Pact
With
Russia
from
Ollaw
in
former
liut-U
j
HELSINKI
(CP)
Discussions
berran
todav
with
Lv
WaliTfri.nt
Lis
in
the
Finnish
government
on
Prime
Minister
Joseph
Stalin's
proposal
for
a
Finnish-Russian
treaty
of
friendship
and
mutual
assistance.
President
Juho
Ct'.,t-
Hundreds
of
interesting
pliu-tographs
dating
from
the
earliest
days
in
thi.s
city
and
district,
taken
by
the
late
H.
F.
MoLcod,
lor
many
years
court
and
land
registrar
hcrr,
have
been
carefully
preserved
in
albums
and
have
been
passing
among
old
friends
during
recent
weeks.
It
is
understood
that
Mr.
McLeod's
pictures
may
be
assembled
in
an
historical
collection.
Possibly,
there
is
no
more
complete
record
through
Hie
years
of
interesting
scenes
and
personals.
Snow,
which
froze
after
It
was
piled
on
the
highway
by
railway
snowplows
clearing
the
prtiacent,
track,
is
the
major
stumbling
block
in
opening
the
Skeena
River
Highway
between
Prince
Rupert
and
Terrace,
District
Public
Works
Engineer
J.
.
........
1
)..
I
win
lit
Paasikivi,.
it
is
learned,
will
be
told'Wednesday
of
the
final
decision
of
the
major
political
parties
on
the
idea
rt
are
at
present
which
is
expected
to
be
submit
to
March
31
"to
en-rcsted
party
to
en-
make
his
linanciai
C.
Brady
said
at
the
week,-end.
The
snow
piles
lying
between
K
wini
tsa
snd
Shames,
are
at
present
frozen
so
hard
tha1
ted
to
Parliament.
The
govern-menfn
official
statement
on
the
subject
is
not
expected
before
Wednesday
night.
Meantime,
it
is
understood
that
the
President
himsslf
favors
the
a,"
the
Canadian
lways
uic
u
i
to
in-nii'J
that
these
arc
j
Public
Works
equipment
can-Inot
move
them
without
danger
of
breakage,
Mr.
Brdy
said.
I
"When
warmer
weather
soft-
treaty
with
Russia.
Well-inform
I-
i
I
n
"V:
c
information
con-ctter
received
by
K.
p
nf
this
city
from
1
r
ed
circles
said
yesterday
that
.
ens
the
snow
we
will
push
right
WEATHER
FAIR
IN
FEBRUARY
though,"
he
said.
The
snow
is
piled
between
live
and
six
feet
deep
in
some
Paasikivi
supported
the
signing
of
the
friendship
pact.
The
78-year-old
President
is
bslieved
to
see
that
a
negative
reply
to
the
Russian
request
would
cause
dangerous
aggravation
to
Russian-Finnish
Sunshine
Since
places.
Not
Sn
Much
Last
July
;
J
'
'
I
.
II
-
;
I
.
.....
h.
'vA..-i---
f.
-
Mackcnzzc
who
had
o
make
inquiries
at
.
what
was
Kolng
on
the
disposal
ol
the
..jrkenziC
in
turn,
i
(Iter
up
with
the
teconstrurtion
from
:
r
he
obtained
the
on
the
western
end,
crews
from
Prince
Rupert
cleared
thi
Exrept
for
a
short
lapse
into
the
level
of
freezing
lempcra-
road
23
miles
to
a
place
jusi
east
of
Skecna.
The
crews
plan
to
clear
as
far
as
Telegraph
Point,
where
they
will
be
met
by
the
Terrace
equipment.
1
1
6.
3
IK
i
nut.
urn
uiai
nrgo-
i
i.
tended
to
develop
.
,rs
of
puri'ha-'C
by
r
odua'.s
"
tuicss
and
a
period
given
over
to!
high
wiiidnk,
the
Weatherman
I
dealt
rather
decently
with
Prince
;
Rupert
during
Feoruary.
There
was
more
sunsliine
and
less
rain
j
than
for
any
month
since
last
;
July.
i
During
the
month,
there
was',
80
hours
of
sunshine,
bringing'
Arnold
Flaten
Is
Transferred
EXERCISE
HAINES-Detachments
of
soldiers
from
Western
Command's
Active
Force
units
have
commenced
training
in
the
bush
country
near
Whitehurse
in
the
Yukon.
This
is
the
second
annual
winter
scheme
held
in
this
territory
to
train
the
army
nun
in
the
ways
of
living
and
working
in
t
he
open
amid
the
rigors
of
winter.
The
units,
taking
part
in
this
exercise
are
the
famed
Princess
Patricia's
Canadian
Light
Infantry
and
the
Lord
Stiatchoiia
Horse
along
with
Engineers
from
the
Royai
Canadian
School
of
Military
Engineering
at
Chilliwack.
Ex-Mountie
and
veteran
of
Uie
north
country,
Mike
Nolan,
is
shown
instructing
in
handling
and
working
of
ciogs.
letter
to
Senator
I!
f
500
GALLONS
OF
MILK
LOST
AS
TRUCK
UPSETS
Almost
500
gallons
of
milk
went
pouring
into
the
muskeg
on
Eleventh
Avenue
Saturday
night
when
a
Valentin
Dairy
truck
driven
by
Maurice
Stokes,
av5
runner:
me
0.
C.
Football
Football
Association
Cup
Sixth
Kound
Fulham
O.Biackpool
2
Queens
Park
Rangers
1,
Derby
County
l'Ui?
Manchester
United
4,
Preston
!
the
total
so
far
this
year
to
111.2
j
.n
is
that
War
ration
can
.sell
the
iemohtion
only
and,
fcired
to
retain
the
Manager
of
Royal
Bank
Here
For
Nine
Years
Promoted
to
Victoria
Arnold
Flaten,
manager
of
the
Prince
Rupert
branch
of
the
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
for
the
past
nine
years,
is
being
trans
1
ft
tt
4JA
FEBRUARY
BUILDING
PERMITS
HIGH
slinned
from
the
grade
and
f
-t4
n
overturned.
A
light
snowfall
had
made
the
street
so
slippery
that
At
site,
it
will
be
ncc-,
purchaser
to
come
:
with
Canadian
Na-
V(.
'.lift
is
the
"Inter-viio
meantime
holds
the
Installations.
Krank
Paitriclge,
$450,
FiftH
Avenue
East,
addition.
Two
Substantial
Strur
tures
Boost
Month-
Volume
the
truck
skidded
at
an
angle
while
the
driver
was
climbing
Pentecostal
Assembly,
$250.
ferred
to
the
managership
of
ih&
imQortant
Dtruvhu
(Sorm-r-ant)
Street
branch
in
Victoria
and
expects
to
leave
here
with
'4
-
Permits
for
construction
of
r.
S16.000
anartment
hou.se
by
hours
as
compard
with
C8
hours
for
the
first
two
months
of
1947.
;
Not
since
last
July
have
there:
been
no
many
hours
of
solar
j
brilliance
packed
Into
one
I
month.
'
j
In
the
matter
of
precipitation,
j
too,
the
city
waurweU
lavord,
al
-,j
though
a
good
part
of
it
wasi
snow.
Actual
precipitation
was
j
5
7ft
inihes,
whirh
Included
1
1
0
j
iiiches
of
snow.
Water
content
of
snow
ls
one-tenth
of
the'
snow
level,
therefore
it
would
amount
to
1.1
inches
'Iempi
ratines
during
th
month
ranged
from
a
maximum
of
41
degrees
on
February
21
lo
a
mill-imuin
of
10
degrees
on
February
i
the
grade
near
McCVymont
j
Park.
j
Of
the
600
gallon
cargo,
only
j
160
gallons
was
saved.
The
cab
j
of
the
vehicle
was
so
badly
dam-j
aged
when
it
overturned
that
a
his
wife
and
daughter
March
25
Sixth
Avenue
West,
foundation.
R.
Sither.
$250,
Seventh
Ave.
East,
addition.
Louis
Rossi,
$100,
Sixth
Ave.
We;.:,
repairs.
J.
E.
Smith.
$150.
Sixth
Avenue
E;ist.
garage.
IS
MAY
North
End
1
Southampton
0,
Tottenham
Hotspurs
1
Fngl'sh
League
First
Division
Aston
Vilia
4.
Arsenal
2
Blackburn
Rovers
2,
Stoke
City
O
Blackpool
vs.
Burnley
postponed
Chelsea
3,
Liverpool
1
Derby
County
vs.
Portsmouth
postopned.
Evertoa
2,
Middlesbrough
1
Grimsby
Town
vs.
Manchester
United
postopned.
IN
BED
I'rinir
liiinr-rt
Harry
Nelson
on
Fust
Av.-nue
and
one
for
$11,000
for
alteia
-,
Unnss
to
the
lornii
r
inililaiv
wing
of
Pi
hire
Rupert
.General
Hospital
were
the
iaigest
ol
tin-;i
building
i
lints
is.aif
ci
at.
Hie
!
City
Engin-'i'r'.s
ollu'c
duiin,
'
i
binary.
;
I
Value
ol
the
inriniU
wa.s
$38.-'
Mh.
:i
iiinii)
nf
nioie
than
$31.l!'K)
$150.
Second
Ave.
new
one
will
be
required.
The
truck
was
taking
a
shipment
of
milk
from
the
train
to
the
dairy
shortly
before
midnight
when
the
mishap
1
M'dal
Itrvisrd
('.
O
Hani
icpairs.
E.
Cai
l-'on,
Third
Avenue
GANDHIS
SLAYER
Assassin
of
Mohandas
K.
Gandhi,
spiritual
loader
of
India,
Nar-ayan
V.
Gadse
is
shown
here
in
the
first
photo
of
him
to
reach
this
continent.
Now
held
in
custody.
Gadse
was
beaten
into
insensibility
by
followers
of
.
the
Mahatma,
following
the
fatal
shooting.
Just
before
he
died,
Gandhi
asked
mercy
for
his
fanatical
slayer.
$2,500.
Steele
Block,
,
repairs.
l
f
tile
I'rinee
It.ii
Bolton
I
13.
Average
temperature
HucMrrsfield
Town
1
Wanderers
2
WaSabove
the
total
for
January.
'During
the
first
two
months
nfj
Preston
32.7
degrees.
'
Incidentally,
the
minimum
w
is
!
Manchester
Cily
vs.
"f1
Hospital
Assochi-
Mine
1926,
re-
Jfr
revisions
designed
it
and
brum
it
"A
times
al
the
an-I
"1
the
Association
North
F'.nd
postopned
Sunderland
1.
Sheffield
to
assume
his
new
duties.
His
successor
here
will
be
D.
W.
G.
Stewart,
at
present
manager
of
the
McKay
branch
In
Vancouver
who
will
be
arriving
here
before
Mr.
Flaten
leaves.
Mr.
Flaten.
who
arrived
in
Prince
Rupert
March
17,
1939,
from
Ladner,
has
Seen
in
the
service
of
the
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
since
1913
when
he
joined
the
stay
in
Saskatchewan.
In
1916
he
came
to
Quesncl
and
a
few
years
later
was
at
Prince
George.
He
also
spent
a
short
time
in
Porto
Rico
as
accountant.
For
some
years
he
acted
as
a
relieving
manager
and
was
in
charge
first
of
suburban
branch
at
Dunbar
Heightss
in
Vancouver
and
at
Steveston
before
going
to
Ladner.
Having
spent
so
many
years
Uui-
WOULD
HONOR
BOARD
MEMBERS
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
board
will
consider
Mm
mutter
nf
honoring
long
service
1T1II.
the
value
of
building
per-!
mils
issued
has
be
u
l;M2:i.
t
',
was
$IC,,02.r)
for
III.'
same
period
i
of
104.
!
Repairs
to
the
Vailc'V
Slot'
I
ted
1
Wolverhampton
Wanderers
2.
changes
was
one
Charlton
Athletic
0
the
lowest
since
January.
l!4i
Barometer
readings
showed
i
high
of
30
41
Inches
on
February
10
and
a
low
ol
23
74
inches
on
February
14.
Strongest
wind
during
the
month
was
43
miles
an
hour
on
February
23.
'"''d
the
i
i-ht
of
BULLETINS
members
with
some
form
of
recognition,
possibly
a
plaque.
The
suceestion
wa
smacle
by
Frank
Mnoke
In
the
wurils
building
and
Mjiwu's
.l-w(
lie's
on
Third
Avenue
were
authorized
lor
Mrs
Clonic
Hill
to
th.'
v.ih
f
$3.1,00.
1
E.
C.
i
1
ii
took
nut
a
$2.5011
permit
lor
ivpurs
a
consideration
t
Runled
under
A.
K.
Poiigraez,
$500,
Eight
Ave.
East
repairs.
F.
A
Stewart.
$000,
Ninth
Ave.
w.'.-f,
repairs.s
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital,
$1
U'OU,
alterations.
.
R.
(j.
Van
der
Sluys",
$200.
Thud
Avenue,
repairs.
M.
V.
Canton,
$100,
Seventh
Avenue
F'.asl.
alterations.
E.
Caveuailc,
$1,000,
Seventh
A',
ciiii1'
E.i,;f,
repairs.
IK)W
IN
CANAL
POUT
(
(II
.IMKNH,
Out.
lour
persons
were
drowned
and
two
others
lire
believed
(It
-owned
as
a
result
of
a
motor
j
car,
in
which
they
were
tlriv-i
iuft
lioiu
a
party,
pluiicitxR
I
from
a
dead-end
street
into
(he
water
of
Ueiland
ship
canal
j
!
at
llumlierslone
earlv
Sunday.
bylaws,
hut
uhieh
to
flic
K'.c.
!e
nii.el;.
Thiul
"ml
lor
vears.
f
'
IHS
mil,,.,
...
Dibb
and
turned
o;cr
to
the
I
board
by
membership
at
the
an-I
nual
meeting.
j
Those
present
at
the
meeting
,
were
C.
G.
Ham,
D.
C.
Steven-ison,
Sydney
Elkins,
Earl
Gor-i
don,
Alderman
Ralph
Morin,
i
Flunk
nihh
W
L.
Armstrong.
F'islisli
l.e.'ium
Second
Division
Bradford
1,
Brentford
1
(tie)
Bury
0.
Coventry
City
0
Hie)
Chesterfield
0,
Birmingham
City
3
Doneaster
Rovers
3,
Leeds
United
0
Luton
Town
1,
Cardiff
City
1
(tie)
Milwall
I,
West
Bromwich
A!
bion
1
'
tie
i
Nottingham
Forest
1,
Leicestt"
City
0
Sheffield
Wednesday
1,
Plymouth
Argyle
1
t
tie
i
and
there
is
to
.ship
it
We
may
Cnuipie
.
.-
o:
iiiiuOiii"
'
i
-dm
iiie,
February
i
Customs
Receipts
Showing
Increase
Customs
and
excise
innpl,
at
the
port
or
Prince
Rupert
during
February
totalled
$34,270.
an
d
mils
I
iin
the
north,
Mr.
Flaten
ex-
'"""e
It."
M:m:n..
I.OS
ANGI
I.I
S
'('l
AKE
I.OS
ANGELES
An
earthquake
of
moderate
intensity
awakened
residents
throughout
a
pie-shaped
belt
of
southern
California
early
today
hut,
apparently,
caused
no
damage.
The
'quake
was
felt
at
a
111.
(Pacific
Standard
lime)
with
an
after-shock
a
as
follow.-
D
C.
Stevenson
$J5.miO,
Fir.-!
Avi
in;
II.
Nel.-oii,
const
ruction
C.
A.
C:i
I
$100,
()v
ili.nl;
!
presses
regret
at
leaving
Prince
I
Rupert.
However,
he
could
not
I
repress
satisfaction
at
a
distinct
I
promotion
Involved
in
the
trans-,
fcr.
In
business
quarters
he
has
j
become
highly
regarded
as
an
:
efficient
and
understanding
offi
H'-liange
,ia(.,.tl
jb,,'0'd
numbers
city
at
one
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Alex
MacKenie,
Ernest
Unwln,
Alderman
T.
B.
Black,
,G.
P.
Tinker,
Mrs.
Robert
Gordon,
C,
A.
Berncr
and
Arnold
Flaten.
Votes
of
thanks
were
extended
to
D.
C.
Steven
a
decrease
of
about
f
17.000
under
January.
Total
for
the
first
two
months
this
year
is
$85,550.
Re-j
ceiptss
for
the
first
two
months
of
1947
were
$52,323.
j
Strert.
addition.
Mrs.
II.
K.
Pullin,
$l:'!l,
I
hiril
"Wh
the
''ity
has
ap
pears
The
hvh,u.-;
r
k
son,
managing
secretary,
Miss
Phyllis
Mooney
R.N.,
lady
superintendent,
and
staff
members.
"
"ie
eonstitutton
Kiel
nnllu,
...
i...
.
uy
Mlitals
A,...l...;....
Avenue,
;i
I
terat
ions.
O
R.
Eburni
,
$
I
.:;!
Wall
r
SI.
repairs.
Little's
News
Stand,
$2:i0,
Se-ond
Ave.,
alterations.
Mrs.
G.
Hill,
$3.01.0,
Third
Ave.
alterations.
.
H.
Foote,
$525,
Hold.ui
Street
repairs.
eeuini'
uiii,
i
i
NORTH
AFKiLAis.
Ch.virAIGN
Iii
the
North
African
campaign
-
or
the
Second
World
War,
British
and
Empire
troops
fought
in
j
Libya,
Ethiopia,
Egypt.
Eritrea,
!
Soinaliland,
GreccsT
Crete,
Malta,
i
Iraq,
Persia
and
Syria.
Southampton
vs.
Fulham
postponed
Totcnham
Hotspurs
vs.
Banu.'.lcy
postponed
West
Ham
United
0.
Newcastle
United
2
Scottish
I.eaKlie,
A
Division
Aberdeen
3,
Airdrieonians
0
Falkuk
0,
Celtic
1
Hearts
3,
Morion
0
Motherwell
2,
Partiek
Tliisile
C
LOCAL
TIDES
Tuesday.
March
2,
1948
High
6.01
18
0
19:18
15.1
Low
12:57
6.8
Snow
on
Railway
Under
Control
Practices.
Mr
kipv.
1
out.
feet
feet
feet
fVh'ATlTli'R
While
heavy
snow
conditions,
accentuated
with
severe
blizzards
during
the
last
few
days,
have
been
Interfering
with
transcon
v,"iisis)
5s.
Prince
George
Ready
For
Trials
Early
!n
April
Rangers
2,
Queen
of
the
South
cial.
He
has
also
found
time
,1
take
an
active
interest
in
many
lines
of
community
service
including
presidency
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
the
local
branch
of
the
Canadian
Red
Cross
Society
and
membership
on
the
board
of
directors
of
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital.
He
has
also
been
an
esteemed
member
and
leader
hi
the
Gyro
Club
and
Prince
Rupert
Club.
Thre
will
be
general
regret
at
the
departure
of
both
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Flaten.
The
latter
has
been
active
in
the
Women's
Canadian
Club
and
also
as
a
member
of
the
Library
Board.
Sho
has
also
been
highly
popular
in
social
circles.
loathe
will
br
tool
3
ai
's
of
Ui
ii
in
St.
Mutch
4,
Dundee
1
'.V
Witt,
showers
on
ti
widclv
ov"
"ie
interior
W('sl'ly
flow
0r
j"r
(lmiiiates.s
the
lll('rC
I.S
lill.lo
inHI.
minute
later.
Jl
US
KILL
KltlTONS
JI.Ul'SAI.EM
The
Stem
gan?
said
today
it
had
set
uff
a
triple
blast
which
wrecked
three
railroad
sleepers
yesterday,
kiiliusi
28
British
troops
"This
is
our
answer
to
last
Sunday's
Ben.
Yehuda
street
dime,"
the
Jewish
underground
croup
declared.
(.N.K.
IATAIITV
IDMt.NTON
live
railway
employees
were
killed
and
live
injured
when
a
Canadian
National
Railways
snow
plow
and
an
eittine
collided
in
llanna
yards,
150
miles
southeast
of
here.
The
accident
occurred
in
(he
wake
of
worst
snow
conditions
in
the
area
in
forty
years.
WON
SANTA
AMTA
ARCADIA,
tal
ialon,
Ar-Kentine-bred
six-year-old,
put
on
a
great
stretch
drive
to
win
the
eleventh
rurnhi;
of
the
$100,000
Santa
Anita
Handicap
Saturday
by
the
barest
of
noses,
heating
out
On
Trust,
ridden
by
the
veteran
jockey,
Johnny
l.nngrien.
l"
"b
m
i,
,-,,,
,
,
'
iiu-iu
,
ai-
civariif.
win
,
''"'U.
Clour!,,
.1,1....
Third
Lanark
1,
Hibernian
4
I
IOCKEY
SCORES
NA'iiUiiAL,
(Saturday)
Detroit
0.
Montreal
2
Chicago
3,
1
orunto
4
(Sunday)
Montreal
3,
New
York
5
Boston
1,
Chicago
5
PACIFIC
COAST
(Saturday)
Tacoma
R,
Seattle
5
Los
Angeles
10,
San
F'raucisco
I
New
Westminster
11,
Portland
I
"MVS
4;u"
"'1
Tuesday
''Mt
'"''f
normal
in
tinental
train
service
on
the
prairies
for
the
past
week
or
so,
the
situation
in
the
mountains
and
through
the
central
interiorr
on
the
Jasper-Prince
Rupert
line
has
been
kept
under
control,
local
railway
offices
report.
There
Is
heavy
snow
in
the
sum
mit
regions
but
regular
plowing
has
kept
the
line
clear.
Superintendent
C.
A.
Berner
states.
Clear,
fine
weather
continues
in
the
interior
and
temperature
during
the
past
fe
clays
has
been
moderate
for
this
time
of
year.
BRAZILIAN
MILESTONE
Brazil,
begun
as
a
Portuguese
colony,
became
an
empire
in
the
early
19th
century,
with
the
son
of
the
king
of
Portugal
as
emperor,
and
then
emerged
as
a
republic
in
1889.
1
18
Fire
Calls
In
February-
'"ecast)
ie;
fl-rn
n,
nVrrkri
-v"
v
it
''th
Co:,..
ps
clear
n
at
niaht.
-Ominir
r,n
f
aV.
beer
Winn.
Ie
in
llt;lu-
city
fire
department
answered
18
fire
calls
during
February,
most
of
them
minor
ones
caused
by
overheated
stoves
during
tho
cold
weather.
The
department
has
answered
23
calls
so
far
this
year
as
compared
with
20
dur-
.
inec
the
first
two
months
of
1947.
..-"'Bns
'dy
Tuesday
32
Fresno
8,
Oakland
4
j
(Sunday)
1
New
Westminster
4,
Portland
3j
Seattle
3,
Tacoma
2
1
San
Diego
4,
San
Francisco
3
;
,
,
anr
and
some
some
lifebloits
in
position
on
the
boat
deck
the
Canadian
With
her
single
funnel
in
place
Ynvrovs
Ltd..
Victoria.
The
fast
new
National's
rimv.i
c
ss
Ss.
Pr
nee
George
rapidly
mai.-
y
..,,
ei,
i
,i,
n,.t
i,
..
ailtl
43,
Mas-ce
Rupert
30
Prin,
coast
"
V,
J,,!
rnhqhlV
110
Oil
triaiseiil)
IllllJOi.oi.r
isiur
F"JrBcr
snip
passenger
ship
LPr"!y,Vwlil
opera
'e
to
Alaska
thi.s
summer,
built
built
In
Canada
In
25
yenis
an"
'
to
be