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Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Pfrt
"PrinceMRupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
32.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
HfESUAOffEJBRyARy,'
8,
1949
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Pro-Cons
Win
Seat
Extenuation
Is
Found
In
Case
of
R.G.
Primate
;
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P
E
S
T
(CP)
The
Hungarian
People's
Court
today
convicted
Joseph
Cardinal
Mindszenty
of
treason
and
sentenced
him
to
life
imprisonment.
The
56-year-old
Primate
of
the
predominantly
Catho
DYNAMITE
FREES
STEWART
HARBOR
OF
ICE
MENACE
Dynamite
charges
were
u.-d
last
week
by
the
provincial
public
works
department
at
Stewart
to
clear
the
wharf
area
at
the
head
of
the
Portland
Canal
to
permit
the
entry
of
the
Union
steamer
Camosun
which
made
its
first
mooring
to
the
wharf
EDED
10
ENSURE
SERVICE
Cb-operation
Shown
by
Industrial
and
jc
Users
Since
Hydro
Crisis
Began
l.il
anil
domestic
users
in
the
city
today
1
to
Ui
ke
steps
to
cut
down
their
consump-tiirity
during
the
current
hydro
crisis.
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of
trying
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SI.
Laurent
Suffers
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in
First
Test
or
leadership
NICOLET,
Que.,
(P.
Rene
Chapdelainc.
37-ycar
old
lawyer,
carried
the
Progressive-Con.servative
banner
to
victory
in
the
Nicolct-Yamaska
federal
by-election.
It
was
the
first
time
the
Liberals
have
lost
the
seat
since
1921.
From
the
beginning
of
returns,
it
was
cieariy
a
two-man
lack,
Northern
V
j.
l'ower
bo.
manager,
uuuw
me
ioniinunisi
gover
government
ana
speculating
in
foreign
currency.
I
.spite
apjieals,
consumption
of
power
has
I
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.
II
L
niaiceamy,
a
Miuaumi
mat
may
presage
U
it-
power
com-
ilo
cut
down
on
electrical
use.
Installations
May
Be
Saved
i
in
three
weeks
Monday,
nwt-I
withstanding
14
below
tempera
-;
tine
there
Sunday
night,
i
1
tie
dynamite
was
laid
on
the
i
lee
at
the
edge
of
the
formation
i
in
sufficient
charges
to
break
-off
the
outer
edges.
Then
the
I
process
was
repeated
until
the
"Porch
lights,
window
light
ing,
ciecirieai
ncating
und
appliances
can
be
eliminated
with
i
reduction
of
at
t
in
the
use
of
condition
ex-S,.
f;u
flic
u
v.-ry
pour.
Re-
out
hardship,"
Mr.
Black
said
War
Assets
Taking
Customary
Action
But
Dcmoliliun
May
Be
Averted
wan
ro-operaiion
in
ims
re
ice
had
been
broken
back
to
the
wharf.
The
loose
floes
then
race
with
another
lawyer,
Paul
Trahan,
40,
the
Liberal
candidate,'
giving
a
stif;
battle.
The
Canadian
Press
reported
Chapdelainc
elected
at
7:50
p.m.
on
85
of
103
polls.
The
final
vote:
Chapdelainc
8.293
Trahan
7,999
The
court
rejected
a
prosecution
demand
for
the
death
sen-1
fence
but
ordered
the
confiscation
of
all
the
Cardinal's
possessions
and
the
depriving
of
civil
rights
for
ten
years.
All
six
of
the
Cardinal's
co-defendants
were
convicted'
on
treason
charges,
sentence:
ranging
from
three
years
to
life.
Mindszenty's
sentence
will
be
reviewed
by
the
Supreme
People's
Tribunal
following
an
appeal
by
the
defence.
The
court
found
extenuating
circumstances
in
the
Cardinal's
case.
He
had
confessed
and
expressed
regret
and
had
lived
far
from
worldly
affairs.
gard,
we
can
ensure
continuity
of
service
for
the
greater
part
of
the
time."
While
water!
ront
installations
ii.Mii
only
about
is
not
noliee-,,niniitn
ii.icli
of
wacr
;iii;tie
power.
QUEEN
OF
CARNIVAL
Eighteen-year
old
Shirley
Williams,
only
blonde
contestant,
was
crowned
queen
of
the
Winter
Carnival
at
Fort
William
tills
week.
This
photo
by
Fryer
shows
the
pretty
queen
wearing
her
crown
after
the
coronation
ceremonies.
drifted
harmlessly
before
the
wind
dowir
the
canal.
The
foot-thick
ice
formation
previously
had
denied
the
Camosun
entry
to
the
Stewart
wharf
for
three
weeks.
During
that
time,
cargoes
were
lightered
to
the
wharf
at
Hydcr,
farther
down
the
cajial.
Manscau
432
The
campaign
had
been
re-;
.
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1
1
rain,
the
Iimvc
to
discoti-i'.ni
Kiver
plant
!
curded
an
a
lest,
of
Icadf
rSliln
'
Chiang
May
Come
Back?
the.
week,
Mr.
between
Prime
Minister
St.
Laurent
and
Col.
Drew.
ii
;
would
nii'an
left
by
the
United
States
Army
i
here
after
the
war
may
be
of-j
fercd
for
sale
by
War
Assets
Corporation
in
the
usual
way.
there
Is
every
reason
to
believe
that
their
demolition
may
be,
forestalled.
This
was
indicated
last
night
at
the
monthly
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
which
for
the
past
year
has
been
actively
campaigning
for
their
retention.
The
War
Assets
Corporation
flic
United
States,
through
NANKING,
(F
Chinas
civil
war
flared
into
a
llgUi
Local
Concern
Takes
Over
Island
Resort-Development
Planned
tho
minister
here,
had
"made
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
8
U.
Jolmslou
Co.
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Capt.
John
Uowden,
who
brought
the
Camot.un
to
port
this
morning
from
Stewart,
said
that'
the
vessel
had
taken
the
role
of
an
ice
breaker
to
clear
out
the
remaining
chunks
of
ice
him
hope
that
the
United
States
would
start
a
war
and
this
war
fight
on
the
Yangstc
River
40
miles
west
of
here
today.
,ik
sicini
plant,
r
company
lias
ild
be
employed
bulk
of
the
cl-i.T.l.
d.
The
rest
in
lh''
Shawal-ii!
which
now
nil
tin'
M'y
dock
I
he
Shuw.iUaiis
...it
I
miiii
the
would
help
him
attain
his
aims.
The
Cardinal
is
the
first
along
the
channel.
The
area
is
cleared
right
back
to
the
tide
Pnee
of
the
Catholic
Church
notified
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
that
it
is
the
intention
to
advertise
the
administration
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Caribou
Quartz
1.30
Government
patrol
boats
attacked
a
flotilla
of
Communist
supply
craft
west
oi
Wuhu.
Several
Communist
boats
were
sunk
und
31
junk
were
captured
alone
with
a
few
ComniuniM
prisoners.
Meanwhile
there
were
sug
tuilding
for
demolition
but.
m
ii.,'.ori
li
1,
a
k
c
Acquisition
of
the
,
well
known
Sangan
River
pleasure
resort
seven
miles
from,
Massett
on
the
famous
North
Beach
of
Graham
Island
and
a
five-year
improvement
and
development
program
thereon
is
announced,
by
Neil
Kingston,
,
president
of
the
flats
at
the
head
of
the
canal
J
lo
face
penal
measures
of
the
and
no
further
trouble
in
that
;
government
while
actually
a
respect
is
anticipated.
member
of
the
Sacred
College
Temperature
at
Stewart
on
ofCardinals.
Monday
was
eight
degrees
be-
j
.
connection
therewith,
notice
il
:i
also
is
sui
ler-
will
be
given
to
the
effect
that
the
Prince
Kupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
has
some
iuterestinr
it.i.,
mail'1
ap-
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IE
WEATHER
Northwest
Construction
Co.
here,
who
has
organized
gestions
that
Chiang
Kai-Shek
may
be
coming
to
the
lore
information
for
prospec
ttiMl
iim'Is
which
active
!
!
purchasers
in
regard
to
possih!
issiWc
i'gain.
It
is
announced
he
will
pa.
!
ol
the
cdy
s
I
i
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lint
results
"
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.iiniuiUii!'."
preside
over
an
important
Na
I
Synopsis
An
uetive
Pacific
disturbance
was
'
moving
Inland
over
the
s-jnUjcrn
British.
fJulwtnbla.
coa-tt
Conuress
,0ri',2
!
Medley
Mascot
51
'
Pond
Oreille
5
HO
i
Pioneer
3.25
Premier
Border
-03
V2
Privateer
19
Reeves
McDonald
,
3.10
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Tuku
River
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tionallnt
government
meeting
Hnryav
Rets
Pact
Facts
conversion
for
hutisim;
purposes.
jto
ic"nie
K.-.-u
ut-J
--.n
i
sion,
it
was
indicated
at.
thu
meeting
that
this
would
fall
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on
Page
3)
low
zero,
Capt.
Buwdcn
said,
and
j
a
moderate
northerly
wind
wao
blowing.
Snow
level
at
Stewart
is
more
I
than
23
feet,
believed
to
be
an
!
yll-tUn"
i'
cor.1
a"d
,
five
feet,
j
greater
than
not
mal.
Weight
of
snow
has
broken
down
the
roof
of
the
mine
hospital
at
Premier,
despite
snow-shovelling
efforts
of
a
skeleton
ci'
w
which
remains
at
the
mine.
About
$300
worth
of
dynamite
this
morning.
Mixed
rain
and
the
Limberlost
Lodge
company
to
operate
the
property.
Ross
Kingston
is
proceeding
at
once
to
Massett
io
open
na
the
resort
'tor
opera.ion
cohinichcihg
"Jufy
1
this
year.
There
are
at
present
nine'
cabins
with
capacity
for
forty
guests.
.Within
two
years
the
capacity
will
be
Increased
to
100
guests
with
500
the
ob
Vananda
'
.Salmon
Gold
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widely
scattered
showers
of
rain;
and
snow
today.
Cloudy
tonight,1
becoming
overcast
with
intermittent
rain.
Occasional
mixed'
jective
for
five
years.
I
nited
States
Secretary
of
State
Giving
Delegation
Information
WASHINGTON.
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The
Uni-
Sheep
crecK
00'
uo',i
The
Sangan
River
project
marks
the
first
large
enterprise
rain
and
snow
early
Wednesday
drew
a
re
wet
snow
has
been
associated
with
the
passage
of
this
storm
and
some
scattered
shower
activity
will
follow.
Cloudy
skies
and
widely
scattered
snow
flurries
will
be
quite
general
over
the
interior.
Another
Pacific
storm
which
is
1200
miles
west
of
the
Queen
Charlottes
this
morning
will
move
into
the
northern
coastal
areas
tomorrow
morning.
Milder
weather
is
gradually
spreading
to
most
of
the
B.C.
coast.
Forecast
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Variable
cloudiness
and
was
used
to
blast
the
wharf
area
I
at
Stewart
free
of
ice.
TOO
MUCH
FOR
LOCAL
FINANCE
Oils-Anglo
Canadian
4.00
A.P.
Con
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Atlantic
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5.10
Central
Ledue
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(5
ply
to
Norway's
questions
about
(25
m.p.h.)
in
the
exposed
areas.
for
the
handling
of
tourist
business
on
this
part
of
the
coast.
Plan
is
to
operate
it
not
only
as
a
summer
beach
resort
but
Light
elsewhere
today,
becoming
P,1(,e
of
admission
to
the
At-
lantic
security
alliance.
State
morning.
Little
change
in
tern-
Department
experts
got
order
!?lso
in
at
oir
tlmfs
(0J
year
connection
with
the
hunting
does
not,
ap-ible
for
the
Local
linaiieing
pear
l
be
avail,
and
fishing
that
abound
on
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
perature.
Lows
tonight
and
highs'
from
Secretary
Dean
Acheson
Wednesday
At
Port
Hardy
30-
j
to
give
more
facts
at
a
second
37,
Massett
30-37,
Prince
Rupert
session
today
with
the
visiting
25-35.
Norwegian
delegation.
conversion
of
the
former
United
Margarine,
Public
Worlis,
Home
Oil
..
11
05
Mercury
15
Okalta
.
1.25
Pacific
Pete
2.10
Princess
34
Royal
Canadian
09:!i
Toronto
Atlmna
.12?2
Aumamte
33
Beattic
57
Beveourt
28
Bobjo
12','z
Buffalo
Canadian
.14
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Consul.
Smelters
110.00
Conwest
.,
,
1.20
Donalda
55
Prince
Rupert
will
be
the
embarkation
point
for
visitors
to
the
resort
which
is
reached
by
the.
Union
Steamship
Co.
service
irom
here.
Mr.
Kingston
states
that
negotiations
are
under
v.ay
for
the
steamship
company
when
traffic
warrants,
to
operate
a
120-passengr
motor
vessel
from
here
to
Massett,
Massett
may
also
be
reached
by
a
Help
School
Tax
Relief,
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To
Industries,
In
Speech
States
Army
administration
building
on
First
Avenue,
now
in
the
hands
of
War
Assct,s
Corporation
for
disposal,
Into
an
apartment
building
so
a
special
housing.
committee
of
the
Prince
Rupert.
Chamber
of
Commerce
is
now
endeavouring
to
interest
outride
sources
in
(lie
project.
The
special
commit
lee,
through
It.
K.
Moi.tador,
so
reported
to
the
Chamber
at
lis
regular
monthly
meeting
last,
night.
There
have
been
estimates
varying
from
$75,000
to
$200,000
oa
the
cost
of
such
conversion.
The
Chamber,
at
il,s
January
meeting,
receved
a
complete
structural
report
from
W.
II.
Short-rldge
who
had
been
employed
for
the
purpose.
In
order
to
en
here
in
view
of
new
Industrial
developments
has
been
spurring
the
loeal
Chamber
into
seriously
studying
the
situation
and
activity
in
connection
with
the
administration
building
resulted.
Meantime,
it
has
been
reported
that
the
Celanese
Corporation
of
America
has
been
in
communication
with
the
Central
Mort-
courage
the
project,
tiie
Canadian
National
Railways
has
ad-
shuttle
seaplane
service
connecting
with
Canadian
Pacific
Air
Lines
at
Sandspit.
A
new
construction
program
will
be
Instituted
this
year
including
the
building
of
five
or
six
more
cabins
and
a
100
by
40
foot
lodge
Uiis
fall.
Eventual
plans
call
for
separate
recreation
hall,
dining
hall
and
kitchen.
'
Sangan
River
Is
connected
with
Massett
by
a
plank
road.
The
property
composes
123
acres
and
is
being
acquired
by
Mr.
Kingston
from
the
estate
of
the
late
Dr.
J.
C.
S.
Dunn.
Mr.
Kingston
made
his
announcement
at
the
monthly
meeting
of.
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
last
night
and
it
was
greeted
with
interest
and
applause.
Several
local
reservations
have
already
been
made.
rd
that
It
would
he
willing
to
gage
and
Housing
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van-
"'milling
under
the
wreckers'
hammer
now
the
In-
lion
on
the
matter
of
housing
here,
arousing
the
hope
that
the
government
company
might
Interest
itself
more
actively
in
new
housing
here.
sell
the
land
on
which
the
building
stands
at
Ihe
assessed
valuation
which
Is
comparatively
low.
A
threatened
housing
shortage
Eldona
65
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1
East
Sullivan
2.95
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Red
Lake
2.70
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Red
Lake
40
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1
10
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18
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2.35
Noranda
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Linivlcourt
3D
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Crow
2
10
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San
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125
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43
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Hock
I
Sturgeon
River
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Silver
Miller
33
stripped.
In
the
backuruund
Is.
the
rear
of
the
''y
The
workmen
arc
on
the
lower
section
of
the
l;iri;c
department
store
may
eventually
be
built
on
(CP
Photo)
VICTORIA
(CP)
The
Speech
from
Hie
Throne,
presented
by
the
Lieutenant-Governor
as
the
session
of
the
ix'jrislature
opened
this
afternoon
with
usual
formalities,
included
the
following
proposals:
Removal
of
the
provincial
ban
on
sale
of
butter
substitutes.
Equalization
of
borrowing
powers
for
public
w
orks
and
iower
development.
Relief
of
school
taxes.
Extensive
program
of
public
works
including
main
highways,
bridges,
secondary
roads,
schools,
hospitals,
public
institutions
and"
office
buildings.
Further
financial
assistance
to
enable
the
University
of
British
Columbia
to
proceed
with
its
program
of
expansion.
Further
alleviation
of
the
burden
of
text-books
costs.
Improvement
and
development
of
the
government-owned
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Raihvay.
Revision
of
the
policy
for
irrigation.
Further
expansion
of
forest
protection
work.
Establishment
of
a
New
Haven
Borstal-type
institution
for
young
offenders
on
a
basis
which
will
make
it
more
effective
as
a
corrective
institution.
Further
development
of
Mount
Seymour
Park
near
Vancouver
as
a
recreational
outlet.
Encouragement
of
industries'
particularly
pulp
and
paper
manufacture
and
processing
of
alumi
num
ores.
Flood
control
measures.
NOTICE
'
l'...-,
brrn
very
little
co-operation
from
the
great-'''
"l
users
of
electric
ty
to
date,
as
outputs
from
LOCAL
TIDES
Wednesday,
High
I
Low
February
9,
1949
.
9:58
18.8
feet
"
23:28
16.4
feet
..
3:44
ll.
feet
17:04
5.4
feet
BaskettfocQlID
Vancouver
vs
Prince
Rupert
ARROWS
.
WEDNESDAY
and
THURSDAY
S:"o0
p.m.
PRELIMINARIES:
Wednesday,
7:15
High
School
vs.
Morgans
Thursday,
7:l.r
Merchants
vs.
Stones
ADMISSION:
80c
-
55c
-
30c
(tax
included)
Claim
Reservations
by
5
p.m.
Night
of
Game
f
'Mow
veiy
little
reduilon.
1
xtre-nely
important
f
i'
avoid
more
drastic
nieas-i
every
economy
)r
ali"e.i,ed
In
the
use
of
electricity
Tu
Hie
riPinnnniity.
;M'i"vd
to
ou
io
cut
youi
yequlreiuents
by
at
least
yr
""
present
situation
ht-ts.
J11
lights,
window
lighting,
iiimeeessary
use
of
In-"''"'U.
electrical
heating,
;Vd
appliances,
can
be
I'
d
without
harrlKhin
Norman
Baker
of
the
Civic
Centre
dining
room
made
a
week-end
trip
to
Terrace.
1
Basketball
TONIGHT
7:00
p.m
Port
Simpson
Series
lurcenlly
request
your
co-on
ration
to
ensure
con-
srvne
for
a
greater
period
of
time.
CONVERSATION
STOPPER
Dumb
cane,
a
plant
found
in
tropical
Africa,
has
an
acrid
juice
which
paralyzes
the
power
of
speech
of
one
who
chews
the
stem.
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