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"Prince
Rupert,
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Key
to
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Northwest."
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VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
100.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
APRIL
29,
1949
PRICE
FIVE
CESTS
Oveir
k
X
.
.
Way
Today
Cnfey
Hig
irst
L
CVOTE
ihluh
ith'f
if
I
COMING
0Wilh
British
r'
...,.
tn
the
polls
Skeena
River
Road
Open
But
Not
Being
Recommended
Yet
First
car
of
the
season
over
the
highway
arrived
in
Prince
Rupert
this
afternoon
from
Terrace
following
the
clearing
cf
the
final
obstruction
a
slide
30
feet
deep
and
300
feet
long,
four
miles
this
side
of
Tyee
on
the
slope
beyond
Rainbow
Lake.
The
car
is
that
of
W.
E.
Bottomley,
assistant
dis
Says
U.S.
Help
Proving
Success
in
Free
Nations
Marshall
Plan
Now
One
Year
Old;
'
Director
Paul
Hoffman
Declares
Communists
Are
Losing
Ground
WASHINGTON
(AP)
Just
a
year
ago
the
United
States
Congress
passed
the
Marshall
Plan
to
help
Europe,
and
the
battle
to
keep
Communism
away
from
the
shores
of
the
Atlantic
was
on.
There
was
an
almost
immediate
pay-off.
The
Communists
lost
the
Italian
election.
No
one
had
known
wc,
poiiw-"'
jslhe
next
few
weeks
the
most
h?cUc
d
I
be
.jyj.
0f
the
province,
j
Liberals
and
Con-'gU
take
a
combined
jit
tlie
Co-operative
ri'oei
an""
later
both
e
days
jsrtners
will
aeel;
n-rtory
in
federal
trict
engineer
from
Smithers.
Mr.
"I
how
that
election
would
tally.
Bottomley
himself
has
,
been,
in
the
city
for
the
past
few
days.
Liberals
Are
Hopeful
For
Queen
Charlottes
The
car
was
driven
in
by
Ar
cmltlfd
in
political
it
the
campaigning
to
be
caivlully
exe-avoid
rupturing
the
thur
Kennedy,
road
foreman
at
Now
Paul
Hoffman,
director
of
the
Economics
Co-operation
Administration,
tells
Congress
the
Communists
have
lost
ground
in
every
European
nation
where
there
is
a
free
vote.
Terrace.
Caterpillars
were
working
today
aat
they
have
so
curc-
E.
T.
Applewhaite,
federal
election
candidate
of
the
Liberals
for
Skeena,
and
Robert
H.
Parker,
who
made
a
trip
to
the
rved.
Native
Is
Candidate
Frank
Calder
of
Aiyansh
C.C.
F.
Candidate
For
Atlin
Riding
Not
only
will
the
native
citizens
of
British
Columbia
vote
for
the
first
time
in
the
forthcoming
provincial
election.
They
will
have
a
candidate
for
the
The
Marshall
Plan
has
been
on
both
sides
or
the
slide,
and
finally
succeeded
In
closing
the
gap
to
make
the
road
passable.
patter
Harold
Winch
aimed
at
several
political
hopes
Hniihle
election
or
;
wueen
cnariotte
islands
during
Speaking
this
afternoon,
Mr.
'Coalition"
Although
the
early
part
of
this
week,
are
j
Death
of
Communist
strength
in
'
i..
m.
,m
tun-
well
sat.isfipd
wit
h
the
nms
I
Europe
has
been
one.
Another
Bottomley
emphasised
that,
Urtivj
""i
t
hope
perhaps
more
of
a
dream
North
Atlantic
pact,
ipects
for
good
support.
Three
but
far
in
the
future
m
any
CANADA
AMONG
12
NATIONS
TO
SIGN
A1LANTIC
PACT
Hon.
Lester
B.
Pearson,
Canadian
minister
for
external
affairs,
indicated
b
v
aoove,
signed
the
historic
North
Atlantic
security
treaty
for
Canada
in
Washington.
This
photo
shows
French
Foreign
Minister
Robert
Schuman
speaking
on
behalf
of
France
at
cere
monies
held
in
connection
with
signing
of
the
pajt.
Seated
in
first
row
behind
speaker
are
foreign
ministers
of
countries
which
signed
the
pact.
In
rear
row
ae
ambassadors
to
the
U.S.
Left
to
right,
front
row,
are:
Bevin,
Great
Britain;
Lange,
Norway;
Bech,
Luxembourg;
Benediktsson,
Iceland;
Rasmussen,
Denmark;
Spaak,
Belgium;
Secretary
of
State
Dan
Acheson,
U.S.
Pearson,
Canada;
Sforza,
Italy;
Stikker,
Netherlands
and
Da
Matta,
Portugal.
political
campaigners
logging
camps
in
Cumshewa
in-oi
the
nations!
C.C.F.
j
let
were
visited
as
well
as
Sands-
event
has
been
a
merger
of
European
states
into
one
nation.
I
Legislature,
it
was
announced
rit.
Queen
Charlotte
City,
Skide-
supporting
while
cars
may
be
able
to
get
through,
the
highway
is
"narrow,
rough
and
wet"
and
not
to
be
recommended
for
traffic.
"I
wouldn't
advise
anybody
to
make
the
trip
for
pleasure
for
some
time,"
he
said.
Along
the
Skeena
Riverine
I
in
Prince
Rupert
today.
The
candidate
will
be
34
Such
a
merger
was
first
hint
tMSTS
ADVANCING
year
old
Frank
Calder
of
Green
ed
in
the
speech
which
set
off
the
Marshall
Plan,
made
in
Juns
SCH
A
I
Communist
ville
village
on
the
Naas
River
1947
at
Harvard
by
the
then
sec
day
'in'd
Wuhi.-ij,
who
has
been
nominated
as
C.
gate,
Tlell
and
Port
Clements.
Islanders,
always
optimistic,
are
particularly
hopeful
these
c'ays
that
the
newly
commencing
industrial
development
on
the
northern
mainland
will
have
its
reflection
in
better
times
lor
the
Queen
Charlottes.
retary
of
state,
George
C.
Mar
C.F.
standard
bearer
for
Atlin
road
still
runs
through
a
snow
trench,
as
high
as
seven
or
eight
Ll
M
miles
north
of
L,
main
prop
for
riding.
Halibut
Fleet
Clears
For
Grounds
For
What
Hay
Be
Shortest
Season
feet
at
some
points.
.
shall.
Marshall
offered
Aineri-j
can
loans
and
grants
to
Europe
if
it
would
co-operate
to
help
ii.
A
Nationalist
com-
it
laid
the
drive
on
Jack
Scott,
formerly
of
Stewart
and
now
of
Prince
Rupert,
withdrew
in
favor
of
Mr.
Calder.
Mr.
Calder,
corn
at
Naas
Har
Li
appeared
to
be
a
The
road
has
weathered
the
winter
as
well
as
lasii
winter
and
is
no
worse
than
it
was
last
fall,
Mr.
Bottomley
said.
Last
year
the
first
cav
canle
I
Vanguard
of
more
than
eighty
Prince
Rupert
halibut
boats
began
leaving
this
morning
on
their
itself.
It
took
European
leaders
exactly
11
days
after
Marshall's
speech
to
meet
the
challenge.
Foreign
Minister
Ernest
B?vln
bor,
was
the
first
native
to
eiv
initial
vovatres
to
the
Area
Twto
halibut
grounds
,
roi
in
the
university
of
British
e
protect
the
flank
of
mi
communist
rol-
lt
appears
that
the
sh
i
directed
at
ho,
not
Shanghai.
through
from
Terrace
on
Apvil
Stewart
For
W.
D.
Smith
where
thev
Will
compete
with
vessels
from
Seattle,
Columbia
and
graduate
there-
26.
-
-
-
Vancouver
and
the
Alaskan
what
be
--
-
ports
m
may
Mr.
Bottomiey
PianS
to
leave
bit
capture
of
Ha.-ig-
the
shortest
season
on
record.
of
Britain
went
to
Paris
to
talk
I
over
with
the
French
premier
of
the
day,
Paul
Ramadier,
what
Europeans
could
do.
...
Qyt,
,qL
Bevla's
.trip
grew
the
lms
aiiernoon
Dy
car
ior
with
organizational
work
among
1
the
natives
and
is
a
member
of
race
and
thence
home
to
Smith-
Skippers
of
the
vessels
began
unjliai
would
be
seal-w
land.
STEWART
f
At
a
meeting
obliging.
Area
'
.Two
clearances
m
many
tases
to
paint
the
boats.1
the
United
Fishermen's
and
AI-
I
e$
of
the
coalition
party
here
Wil-
The
road
between
Terrace
and
Ham-
fJti
n
c
a
nf
"SrrrrtKrilttlng
inursaay
ana
me
ursi
oi
mc
Boffever
the
gear
is
in
first-
hed
Workers'
Union.
At
one
boats
left
this
morning
for
the
time
he
was
engaged
in
free
class
condition.
herring
pounds
at
Hunt's
Inlet
I
lance
writing
for
newspapers
MEN
vrrffiwr
Smithers
is
In
good
shape.
Between
Vanderhoof
and
Prince
George
it
is
soft
and
traffic
is
restricted.
and
Klemtu
to
take
on
live
bait.
OPENING
AT
MIDNIGHT
f
Expressing
gratification
at
Joining
the
Prince
Rupert
.1031
Yt
.
being
chosen
to
represent
tile
The
1949
season
opens
at
mid-
f
c
CJP
as
thdr
candidate
in
At
Interest
Should
be
Saturday,
officially,
but
im,
Mr.
Calder,
although
he
is
dozens
of
boats
from
Vancou-
r
u,hiPh
mrth
rf,,H
actually
the
gear
will
not
go
general
secretary
of
the
Native
MAORI
MAY
BE
NEXT
GOVERNOR
,
Hall.
Says
Official
Brotherhood
of
British
Colum
iRailway
f
uture
member,
seeking
re-election
was
proposed
for
renomination.
Smith
received
an
enthusiastic
reception
from
the
meeting
to
which
he
spoke
briefly.
The
meeting
elected
an
executive
consisting
of
W.
R.
Tooth,
chairman;
J.
P.
Hawkinson,
vice-chairman;
R.
Barwise,
secretary,
Ernest
Love,,
William
L.
Newell,
Mrs.
John
McLeod,
W.
J.
Wakefield.
Louis
A.
Bchnsen
and
John
Haahti.
The
full
coalition
nominating
convention
will
be
held
in
Stew-
bia,
wished
to
make
it
clear
16-nation
Organization
of
European
Economic
Co-operation.
In
that
group
western
Europeans
put
their
cards
on
the
table:
what
they
could
produce
and
sell,
what
they
would
need
from
each
other
and
from
the
New
World.
Last
summer
that
led
to
an
American
demand
that
the
Europeans
work
out
the
entire
plan
through
1952,
when
U.S.
aid
is
to
end.
SIGNIFICANT
MOVE
Last
month
the
O.E.E.C.
set
up
an
executive
committee
to
be
staffed
with
men
of
cabinet
AUCKLAND.
N.Z.
It
la
not
the
last
few
days
to
be
close
to
overside
until
daylight
breaks
the
Hecate
Straits
fishing
areas
over
the
straits
Sunday
morn-which
may
see
the
greatest
con-
ing.
A
In
an
address
to
that
he
does
not
represent
any
a
Traffic
Club
on
ught,
A.
J.
Lomas.
unlikely
that
the
next
Governor.
General
of
New
Zealand
will
be
a
Maori.
He
is
Sir
Peter
Buck
and
the
suggestion
has
considerable
support
from
both
Euro
Sent,
central
reirion.
While
clearances
for
Area
Two
began
from
here
this
morning,
some
Vancouver
boats
cleared
earlier
this
week
for
Area
Three,
centration
of
halibut
boats
in
its
history.
Veteran
skippers
anticipate
that
the
1949
season
may
be
IREW.C.e.F.
CRITICAL
O
T
T
A
W
A
Leader
of
the
Opposition
George
Drew,
charged
that
the
goverrinent
had
been
guided
by
"political
expediency"
in
calling
a
general
election
in
June.
lie
said
the
Progressive
-
Conservatives'
had
been
seeking
an
election
since
January
but
was
critical
of
the
proposed
dissolution
of
Parliament
without
givi"ij
the
members
a
chance
to
examine
estimates.
C.C.F.
leader
M.
J.
Cold
well
felt
that
the
Atlantic
pact
and
the
British
wheat
agreement
should
be
dealt
with
before
dissolution.
LIBERALS
VS.
C.C.F.
OTTAWA
M.
J.
ColdwelL
C.C.F.
leader,
said
in
Commons
yesterday
that
the
election
campaign
would
be
between
the
Liberals
and
the
C.C.F.
He
predicted
that
the
Conservatives
would
lose
seats.
TRUMAN
PLEASED
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
Presi.
dent
Truman
expressed
satisfaction
Thursday
with
the
proposal
of
Russia
to
lift
the
Berlin
blockade
if
a
four
power
conference
is
called.
He
believed
the
Soviet
was
"acii
rig-in
good
faith."
Dr.
Phillip
C
Jessup,
American
ambassador,
had
a
92-minute
meeting
with
Soviet
deputy
foreign
ministers
Andrei
Gromyko
and
Jacob
A.
Malik
but
the
meeting
was
surrounded
by
the
usual
secrecy.
National
Railways,
Mledgement
to
Can-wr
railways
which
peans
and
Maoris.
He
is
regard
ed
as
the
leading
living
authority
native
organisation
in
the
candidature
but
only
the
platform
and
policy
of
the
C.C.F.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Light
showers
were
recorded
from
most
areas
of
the
province
this
morning
as
moist
air
continued
to
flow
in
the
Pacific.
Skies
will
clear
tonight
but
will
equally
as
short
as
the
948
planning
to
stop
in
some
Al-season,
which
lasted
only
30
aska
port
until
time
to
leave
for
days.
Depending
on
their
luck
,
the
banks.
They
were
bigger
country
for
settle-
art
tonight
and
delegates
ap-
on
the
native
races
of
the
Pa
in
later
years,
helped
'
nointcd
to
attend
are
W.
R.
cific.
u
umiutuon
into
a
Tooth,
R.
Barwise,
Ernest
Love
Jstrial
nation.
j
jonn
Campbell
and
Louis
Behn-
the
meeting
that,
be-
,
spn
with
instructions
to
support
Mi.
Smith.
rank
and
hence
with
authority.
Its
purpose
is
to
tie-
together
Europe's
future
during
the
Marshall
Plan
period
and
perhaps
even
after
that.
Carlo
Sforza,
Italy's
elder
statesman,
commented
that
this
could
be
the
start
of
a
true
European
government.
U.S.
Secretary
of
State
Dean
become
cloudy
again
tomorrow.
and
the
weather,
some
boats
may
make
three
trips
but
it
is
not
felt
that
there
will
be
many
of
these.
So
far,
the
194!
regulations
cf
the
International
Fisheries
Commission
have
not
been
published
so
the
fishery
.will
operate
on
the
1948
regulations
until
further
notice.
Area
Two
quota
last
year
was
25,500,000
pounds
Forecast
lu"g
oi
the
rau-was
composed
of
'
strung
along
the
aterays
and
it
was
lines
to
weld
these
immunities
Into
the
BASEBALL
SCORES
National
Lague
...
-
Brooklyn
2,
Philadelphia
"5T
Chicago
4,
St.
Louis"
4
ncd
of
sixth).
American
League
,
New
York
7,
Boston
1.
Philadelphia
4,
Washington
4
(eighth
Inning).
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
B.
D.
Jolinston
Co.
Ltd.)
Queen
Charlottes
and
.North
Coasts-Cloudy
with
showers
to
boats
of
the
Canadian
fieet
the
B.C.
Producer,
Western
Spirit,
Kaare
.
II,
B.C.
Clipper,
Good
Partner,
Brooks
Bay,
and
Aiia-verdy.
As
was
Uie
case
last
year,
the
expected
shortness
of
the
season
has
caused
the
fishermen
to
cast
aside
their
former
practice
of
dividing
the
fleet
into
two
groups
to
avoid
congestion
in
the
handling
plants
when
they
return
with
their
first
cargoes.
The
fleet
will
begin
fishing
all
at
once.
day
and
again
tomorrow.
Clear
has
become
today.
tonight.
Westerly
winds
(15
Acheson
made
another
over-all
-roads
took
their
hi-
Vancouver
Buyonne
Bralornc
B.
R.
Con
...
B.
R.
X
.00
Vz
9.00
.03
i
10
m.p.h.),
little
change
in
temperature.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrow
At
Port
Hardy
35
and
50,
Masset
35
and
50,
Prince
Rupert
35
and
50.
political
estimate
of
the
Marshall
Plan
when
he
told
Congress
the
mere
announcement
of
American
aid
to
Europe
had
forced
Moscow
to
reveal
its
hand.
He
said
"the
Red's
true
aims
and
the
Area
Three
quota,
28,-000,000
pounds.
Prince
Rupert's
fleet
cleared
in
the
shabbiest
condition
in
years
because
of
constant
rainfall
which
made
it
impossible
as
builders
of
a
na-nH
new
hauls
loi-3t.
"eating
new
na-ttaltr
and
cstablishihij
es
of
distribution."
with
the
historv
-anaclian
National
Rail-'
Lma,s
said
that
to-
Cariboo
Quartz
1-20
Congress'
04
Imposition
of
a
one
percent
landing
tax
on
halibut
in
Al-
askan
ports
may
bring
a
large
number
of
American
boats
to
(Continued
un
&ge
Five)
'!nt
sy,st(.m
incorpor-
T1
Prince
Rupert
this
season
to
avoid
the
territorial
impost.
Hedley
Mascot
23
Pacific
Eastern
05
Pend
Oreille
4.25
Pioneer
3.30
Premier
Border
02:,,i
Privateer
16
Reeves
McDonald
2.05
Boats
which
have
obtained
PfViite
lines
which
w
over
when
they
'
lt
their
obligations.
Hockey
Openers
n
Allan
Cup
'
Ottawa
6,
Rcgina
4.
Memorial
Cup
Montreal
3,
Brandon
2;,
DOI
KS
ARE
WARNED
;
NELSON
Warning
that
"this
outlawry
must
stop"
was
issued
yesterday
by
Premier
Byron
'
Johnson
who
discussed
the
threat
of
new
Doukhobor
terrorism
with
the
Board
of
Trade
He
said
the
government
will
do
all
in
its
power
to
see
that
conditions
are
remedied.
Mean-,
while
provincial
and
mounted
police
reinforcements
in
large
numbers
have
entered
the
area.
clearances
up
to
this
morning
m
acquisition
of
nri-
"lu
nes,"
he
said
Reno
05
Vs
'4U'an
National
Rail-
to
SSSUIllP
vacl
Hi
ll,.,.
.
!
Eldona
-5B
East
Sullivan
2.80
Giant
Yellowknife
6.15
God's
Lake
37VJ
Hardrock
18
Harricana
07
Heva
-O8'
Hosco
22
Jacknife
-04
Joliet
Quebec
-35
Lake
Rowan
09
4
Lapaska
09
Va
Little
Long
Lac
73
Lynx
3
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.90
McLeod
Cockshutt
102
,7
As
a
result
of
this.
J'an
National
fixed
Sheep
Creek
I-30
Silbak
Premier
34
Vananda
23
Salmon
Gold
-l2
Spud
Valley
07
Vi
Oils-
for
Area
Two
were
the
Larry
H.,
Annabelle,
Ingrid
H.,
J.
R.,
Cape
Race
II,
Louise
M,
Anker
A,
Dovre
B,
Thelma
H,
Staffen,
Selma
H,
Teeny
Milly,
Gosnell,
Phyllis
Carlisle,
Caroline
Moiin,
Miss
Margot,
Embla,
Aleutian,
Gony,
Twinkle,
Amlac,
Oreo
G,
Lois
N,
Atli,
Four-Forty,
Laila
II,
Mae
West,
Rio,
Five
Princes,
P.
Doreen,
Advance
II,
Gibson,
;
on
gross
earn
;
wnaps
three
times
was
one
railways
in
in
1
s
anc1
Canada
what
has
been
donf
Cm
States
by
reor-'
Anglo
Canadian
3.85
A.
P.
Con
20
Atlantic
59
Calmont
42
C.
&
E
5.45
Central
Leduc
92
Home
Oil
1-85
Robert
B,
Helen
II,
North
Cape,
"
interest
charges
LOCAL
TIDES
(Pacific
Standard
Time).
Saturday,
April
30,
1949
f
lot
be
Northern
Breeze,
Shirlu,
Taplow
nitlrn
tu..
Laila,
Dominate
II,
North
For-j
PIT1
1
what
they
A
.:
Moneta
..
-42
238
Negus
Noranda
54
50
Louvicourt
14
Pickle
Crow
215
Regcourt
0412
con
Antonio
4.05
land,
Viking,
Keno
II,
Panda
II.
1
High
2:06
21J)
feet
Parma,
Telemark,
Rider,
Gud-
J
14:55
18.4
feet
vanger,
Vera
Beatrice,
Balzac,
Low
8:45
3.1
feet
Wales
Island
7.
'
20:33
75
lect
S
2
CUKabUitV
Which
ft
m
,
management
has
Muigcs
when
there
Mercury
1U
Olakta
2.15
Pacific
Pete
2.42
u
f4
..
..
n.
.
r
.
...
..
H
m
u
.
.....
...
.
ijui.
....
.35
Senator
Rouyn
CTUc
do
so.-!ot
7
'""saw
a
bright
he
Always
with
the
The
St.
Peter's
Young
Peoples'
Association
presents
J
Gordon
1-S9
Princess
Royal
Canadian
08
South
Brazeau
Toronto
Athona
14
Shcrrit
or
Hage'i)
'SPRING
FANTASY'
A
Musical
in
Two
Parts
"Easier
Time"
"Le
Cafe
Parisienne"
(A
Gay
Nineties
Revue)
(Romance
in
Gay
Paree)
Civic
Centre
Auditorium,
8:15
p.m.
Friday,
April
29
NEWFOUNDLAND
VOTING
ST.
JOHN'S
Premier
Joseph
Smallwood
announced
today
that
the
first
provincial
election
will
be
held
May
27.
Twenty-eight
scats
will
be
contested.
Smallwood,
Liberal,
is
expected
to
lead
his
party.
Aumaque
-15
Beattie
47
Bevcourt
-24'2
Bobjo
-
-11
Buffalo
Canadian
-12
Consol.
Smelters
96
5
Con
west
118
Donalda
-48
MERCY
TRIP
'COMPLETED
The
government
icebreaker
Saurel,
under
the
command
of
Capt.
Louis
Chouinard
(inset),
sailed
from
St.
Jahn's
last
Tuesday
night
for
Halifax
after
completing
a
mercy
mission
to
isolated
outposts
on
the
east
coast
of
Labrador.
The
Saurel
was
dispatched
to
carry
$25,000
worth
of
food
and
supplies
to
these
outposts
when
word
was
received
settlers,
including
babies
and
children,
were
starving
due
to
lack
of
supplies.
The
ice
was
so
heavy
the
vessel
tool:
hvo
days
to
complete
the
last
eight
miles
of
her
trip
to
Labrador.
"5
B
in
1
TICKETS
AT
THE
DOOR
OR
FROM
Y.P.A.
MEMBERS
(100)
SEgR."
P.m.
CAY,J)
P.M