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roofing
of
Prince
Rupert's
'
Civic
.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
VOL'.
XXXVII,
No.
238.
,
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
OCTOBER
9,
1948
fft
a
maze
of
trickling
water
this
morn-trongest
gale
so
far
this
season
whip-'Lifv
Friday
evening.
M
gale
reached
a
peak
velocity
of
48
-Ht
in
the
eve
'
s
:
v
)
'
v
CI
t
W
7
1
Olive
STERN
GANG
JAIL
BREAK
Jewish
Undreground
Prisoners
Held
for
Bernadotte
Killing
Get
Out
at
Jaffa
TEL
AVIV,
Vfi
Stern
Gang
torrAflcto
rVri
Vini
Kaart
V
1
H
Hw
Soviet
Charged
With
Making
It
Impossible
To
Have
World
Peace
PARIS
(CP)
Britain
today
branded
Russian
rri.
sident
Truman
and
Secretary
of
i..
Israeli
police.
V
In
connection
m
with,.
ith
'
disarmament
proposals
as
and
said
it
would
not
agree
to
them
until
atomic
energy
is
controlled
with
Russia
in
accord.
Sir
Hartley
Shawcross
accused
the
Soviet
delegate,
Andrei
Vishinsky,
of
holding
out
the
"olive
branch
in
a
man
FrancU
Millerd
Cannery
Co.
was
toppled
from
its
stilts
and
is
now
leaning
precariously.
Workmen
who
were
in
the
process
of
putting
the
section
on
rollers
to
move
it
to
the
street
so
it
could
be
taken
to
the
dry
rock,
did
not
work
this
morning,
leaving
the
leaning
building
until
the
gale
has
blown
out.
POWER
LINE
BURNS
A
power
transmission
line'
which
fell
to
the
ground
on
Third
Avenue
near
the
Cow
Bay
bridge
caused
a
large
tree
to
burn
to
the
ground
and
gave
u
sleeping
family
a
series
of
light
electric
shocks
early
this
morning.
Joseph
Ratchford
called
the
city
fire
department,
after
he
had
been
awakened
by
a
""tingling
feeling"
in
his
body
and
discovered
a
colorful
electrical
display
not
far
from
his
home.
Other
members
of
the
family
re
ceived
light
shocks,
caused,
apparently
by
the
grounded
current.
The
"hot"
wire
sputtered
and
sent
blue
and
whit
rays
shooting
through
the
neighborhood
for
about
half
an
hour
before
the
power
was
turned
off.
"If
it
hadn't
been
raining,
the
whole
section
of
bush
between
Third
and
Fourth
Avenues
would
have
been
burned,"
Mr.
Ratchford
said.
uaie
warnings
Tiaay
caused
cancellation
of
the
regular
Can-
adlan
Pacific
Airlines
flight
to
Sandspit.
The
company
hoped
to
make
today's
flights
although
the
outbound
plane
was
a
little
late
In
leaving
shortly
after
1
p
m.
Branch
May
Go
To
See
Stalin
Truman
and
Marshall
Get
Together
on
International
Situation
WASHINGTON,
DC.,
0)
Pre-
State
George
Marshall
are
to
gether
here
today
to
talk
over
the
International
situation.
The
talks
began
while
Washington
was
seething
with
rumors
that
Mr.
Truman
entertained
a
plan
to
send
Chief
Jus-
Hop
WrtA
Trtenn
in
Urtuinnr
t
n
wUh
jQseph
SUUn
on
how
the
peace
of
the
world
could
be
preserved.
Catala
Makes
Last
Call
On
Old
Run
Union
steamer
Catala,
making
her
final
voyage
on
her
"present
run,
arrived
in
port
at
2:30
this
afternoon
from
the
south
and
1
will
sail
later
in
the
afternoon
on
her
return
to
Vancouver
and
waypoints.
Next
week
the
Catala
will
start
a
new
service
from
Vancouver
with
two
sailings
a
week
from
that
port,
one
leaving
Wednesday
nights
for
En-glewood
and
Port
Hardy
and
tr)e
other
leaving
Saturday
nights
for
Englewood,
Port
Har
dy
and
Ocean
Falls.
The
Camo-sun
and
Cardena
will
make
the
Prince
Rupert
runs.
OAKS
HEAR
CIHCH
NOW
4,trr
n
'n
h
-
v
7
dying
down
to
be
replaced
n,.
eaje
-this
fall.
taped
damaB.-
falthough
the
in
the
Cow
.1f.hnlir-
P
...
H
t,.jta!ea
sed
when
the
Lrtat
was
bc-
jffecUve
porno:.
ml
near
m-'
Leomer
at
ths
to
Centre
oiam-
more
than
juu
L
discovered
at
Wis
Kerrlghan,
M
and
con"
,
writable
lane
jt
main
lobby.
and
downstairs
wt
were
also
as
and
the
gym-
sSwium
escaped
ija
about
10
feet
Wlong
was
laid
miher.
Repair
i
immediately.
hied
its
highest
-ics
an
hour
be-
:dock
last
night.
:i3r.g
about
the
i
the
total
rain-dock
this
morn-
malning
sections
Kirtime
Housing
zUji
Cove
Clrcl
prepared
for
tewuver
by
the
kind
lmi
oHome
Runs
ie
Victory
miilous
Win
-LAND
naians
to
within
ampionship
today
imny
Sain
in
a
f
World
Series
taier
by
Larry'
to
centre-fleldet
who
is
set
tin-?
TUf
fnr
(U-
e
Russia
s
Hopeful
Of
Compromise
PARIS,
CP)
Hopes
for
a
compromise
solution
of
the
Berlin
crisis
rose
.
in
some
quarters
today
on
the
strength
of
conversations
between
Juan
Bramulgia
of
Argentina,
president
of
the
Security
Council,
and
the
Russian
leaders.
He
had
two
meetings
with
Soviet
leaders.
He
said
they,
were
"going
along
perfectly"
and
he
was
"very
happy"
over
a
talk
with
Andrei
Y.
Vish-insky.
He
also
met
representatives
of
the
western
powers.
0.
C.
Football
English
League,
First
Division
Arsenal
3,
Burnley
1.
Aston
Villa
J,
Portsmouth
1.
Blackpool
3,
Everton
0.
Bolton
Wanderers
0,
Birmlng-'
ham
City
0.
Derbv
Countv
1.
Preston
North
End
0.
I
Huddersfield
Town
1,
Stokes
City
3.
Liverpool
1,
Chelsea
1.
Manchester
United
1,
Charl
ton
Athletic
1.
Sheffield
United
0,
Manches
ter
City
2.
Sunderlani
1,
Newcastle
Uni
ted
1.
Wolverhampton
Wanderers
0
Middlesbrough
3.
English
League,
Second
Division
Barnsley
4,
Sheffield
Wed
nesday
-
-
--
-.
Blackburn
Rovers
0,
West
Ham
United
0.
Bradford
1,
Leeds
United
1.
Cardiff
City
0.
Tottenham
i
Hotspurs
1.
i
Fulham
1,
West
Bromwich
Albion
2.
Grimsby
Town
2,
Lincoln
City
2.
Luton
Town
1,
Leicester
City
1.
'
Nottingham
Forest
0,
Chesterfield
1.
Plymouth
Argyle
1,
Bury
0.
Queen's
Park
Rangers
.
2,
Brentford
0.
Southampton
3,
Coventry
City
2.
Scottish
League
Cup
Division
A
Aberdeen
2,
Third
Lanark
4.
Celtic
3,
Clyde
6.
'
Dundee
4,
Falkirk
2.
Hearts
8,
East
Fife
1.
Morton
0,
St.
Mlrren
3.
Motherwell
8,
Albion
Rovers
3.
Queen
of
the
South
3,
Partlck
Thistle
2.
Rangers
1,
Hibernians
0.
LOCAL
TIDES
'
(Standard
Time)
Sunday,
October
10,
1948
Hieh
8:04
15.4
feet
19:25
16.2
feet
Low
1:09
7.0
feet
13:37
11.6
feet
Has
Clinch
the
assassination
of
Count
Folke
Bernadotte
last
night
broke
out
of
Haifa
jail
today,
reliable
Jewish
sources
said.
At
least
20
escaped.
Seventy-five
to
100
made
the
break
.overpowered
the
guards
i
and
provided
their
own
coyer
'
with
the
guards'
weapons.
About
50
merely
went
for
a
swim
and
to
visit
with
friends,
then
coming
back.
'
1
None
of
the
leaders
were
held
In
Jaffa
jail.
France
Staggers
Under
Big
Strike
PARIS,
0
Already
stunned
by
a
six-day
Communist
'-
led
mine
strike,
France
'iday
stag
gered
under
sporadic
rail
strikes.
The
Communist
-
.dominated
Confederation
General
du
Tra
vail
Is
the
organizer
of
the
strikes.
AIR
LIFT
GOING
ON
Not
Slowed
by
Fogs
in
Western
Europe
Although
Russian
Manoeuvres
Are
BERLIN,
f
Russian
air
manoeuvres
In
the
air
corri
dors
of
Berlin
were
halted
today
"by"
Tog:"TTie
air
life,
hoir-ever,
would
not
slow,
calling
for
"KDeed
"and
more
sneed."
Foes.
inreriiripri
epnrrallv
are
now
on
but
mostlv
ln
the
earlv
hours
-
-
-
of
the
day.
SEATTLE
BRIDGE
SPAN
OPENS
UP
SEATTLE,
0"
A
span
on
a
Seattle
bridge
popped
open
suddenly
today,
injuring
one
man
and
endangering
the
lives
of
20
others.
Newsprint
Mill
On
West
Coast
Big
British
Concern
to
Put
I'p
Plant
on
Vancouver
Island
VANCOUVER,
(CP)
Possl
bility
of
construction
of
a
newsprint
mill
by
British
interests
on
Vancouver
Island
was
reported
here
Friday.
The
report
says
that
Bo-walers,
one
of
the
.
United
Kingdom's
largest
companies,
is
considering
building
on
the
west
coast
of
Vancouver
Island
between
Nootka
and
Quitsino
Sounds.
.
World-Series
ner
so
aggressive
as
to
be
cal
culated
to
discourage
others
to
!
grasp
it."
!
MISSING
BOAT
SAFE,
MOVING
LONGBEACH,
California,
0,
The
Canadian-registered
mo-torship
Malibu
Inez,
which
was
feared
lost
yesterday.
Is
safe
and
proceeding
on
her
way,
the
fishing
vessel
La
Semara
radio
ed
the
United
States
Coastguard
today.
HAD
ENOUGH
OF
ALASKA
PRINCE
GEORGE
Thirteen-year-old
Louise
McComas,
'
central
figure
ln
the
trial
of
24-
year-old
Gustav
Wiegner,
con
victed
injhe
rifle
death
of
her
father,
left
by
plane
Friday
night
for
Dayton,
Ohio.
,
"No
more
Alaska
for
me,"
the
-
lKlrl
said..
ITU
.sure
.be.
glad
to
"1""1
"u
,
two
years
imprisonment,
left
for
New
Westminster
wnere
ne
wm
serve
his
sentence..
CASUALTY
IN
FOREST
FIRES
WINNIPEG,
O)
Forest
fires,
on
the
wane
ln
Manitoba,
are
still
flaring
angrily
in
northwestern
Ontario
today
and
the
first
casualty
is
reported.
John
Scribilo,
19-year
old
flre-flghter,
Is
believed
to
have
been
drowned
wfaen
paddling
to
a
temporary
overnight
camp
30
miles
south
of
Kenora.
'Mr.
and
Mrs.
William
Reid
left
on
last
evening's
train
for
Woodcock
where
they
will
pay
a
visit
with
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Eric
Tycho.
Mrs.
Tycho,
who
is
their
granddaughter,
returned
to
Woodcock
with
them
after
a
brief
stay
in
the
city
with
her
parents,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
A.
Frew.
land
needs
now
to.
cinch
the,"
l"
"IC
.
.
.
'
Wiegner
convicted
of
Pacific
Coast
League
Governor's'
,Iler
Feature
Third
the
Great
Northwest."
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
a.
"fraud
upon
the
world"
DEMOBILIZING
III
TRIESTE
ROME,
tt
The
Italian
news
agency
Ansa
yesterday
reported
several
units
of
Yugoslav
troops
hitherto
stationed
in
YugoSlav-controlled
section
of
Trieste
being
demobilized.
Churchill
Talk
Grim
Holds
Little
Hope
of
Settlement
With
Russia
Atom
Bomb
Only
Protection
LAN0UDNO,
Wales,
tfi
For
mer
Prime-
Minister
wmston
Churchill
declared
at
the
Con
servative
party's
annual
con
ference
here
that
he
could
not
"encourage
you
with
false
hopes
of
a
friendly
settlement
with
Russia
"
.
h
4
Churchill
rsaid
tfealt
the-ttjnj-
ted
States
"would
be
guilty
of
murdering
human
freedom
and
committing
suicide
themselves"
if
it
consented
to
destroy
its
stock
of
atomic
bombs.
MONTREAL
UP
ON
ST.
PAUL
ST.
PAUL,
Minn,
j
Clar-1
ence
(Spike)
Popbielan
gave
up
five
hits
Friday
night
as
his
Montreals
Royals
swamped
St.
Paul
Saints
15
to
1
to
take
a
two
to
one
lead
in
the
Little
World
Series
which
will
,be
concluded
in
Montreal.
The
losers
used
five
pitchers
in
a
futile
effort
to
stem
a
20-hlt
Royal
barrage.
Popbielan
had
no
one
hit
off
him
until
the
fifth.
The
teams
travel
to
Montreal
today
where
the
Series
will
be
resumed
Sunday.
The
Royals
are
expected
to
pitch
their
ace,
Don
Newcombe,
while
Morry
Martin
is
slated
for
the
mound
on
the
Saints
side.
Bevcourt
35
Bobjo
:
'
MO
Buffalo
Canadian
09
Consol.
Smelters
..:
119.50
Conwest
-
1.19
Donalda
-
.61
Eldona
1.10
East
Sullivan
2.99
'
Giant
Yellowknlfe
5.05
God's
Lake
-
.51
Hardrock
32
Harrlcana
06
14
Heva
11
,
Hosco
30
Jacknife
:.
.03
Vt
Joliet
Quebec
45
Lake
Rowan
utm
Lapaska
05
Little
Long
Lac
75
Lynx
.07
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.40
McKenzie
Red
Lake
....
.30
McLeod
Cockshutt
1.01
Moneta
.34
Negus
;
2.19
Noranda
:
52.25
Louvicourt
,
.55
Pickle
Crow
"..
2.05
Regcourt
.04
San
Antonio
a
3.90
Senator
Rouyn
.45
Sherrlt
Gordon
,
2.36
Steep
Rock
1.76
Sturgeon
River
(.
.15
Silver
Miller
.33
Steve
Gromek
has
Over
Johnnv
Sain
4
9
R
0
I
0
x
2
(CP)-Steve
Gromek
pitched
the
one
victory
of
the
world
s
when
he
bested
Boston
2
to
1
duel
in
the
fourth
before
78,000
fans
in
Cleve-Municipal
Stadium
on
the
shore
of
Lake
ON
COAST
N.
B.
Walton,
executive
vice-president
of
Canadian
National
Railways,
to
be
here
next
week.
Years
ago
Mr.
Walton
was
general
superintendent
here.
WALTON
IN
VANCOUVER
Railway
Vice-President
Due
in
Prince
Rupert
Next
Week
VANCOUVER
N.
B.
Walton,
C.B.E.,
executive
vice-prseident
of
the
Canadian
National
Rail
ways,
Montreal,
has
arrived
in
Vancouver
on
a
four
day-'
visit
to
the
city,
accompanied
by
H.
H.
Sparling,
general
manager;
.
of
the
C.N.R.
western
region.
Mr.
Walton
is
making
a
daylight
tour
of
the
railway's
facilities
In
western
Canada,
using
both
passenger
and
freight
.
trains
for
the
purpose.
He
will
confer
with
senior
company
of
ficials
In
the
Vancouver
area
until
Monday
evening
when
he
departs
for
Prince
Rupert
on
therinee.''"
Georgert&tf-'tje
,
couver-Ketchikan
service.'
Mr.
Walton
will
proceed
eastward
from
Prince
Rupert
by
rail,
inspecting
the
north
lines
of
the
company
enroute.
On
his
way
to
Vancouver,
the
C.N.R.
vice-president
visited
all
the
railway
points
between
Jasper
and
this
city.
THE
WEATHER
.
Synopsis
Heavy
gales
lashed
the
northern
coast
of
British
Columbia
last
night
as
an
intense
storm
centre
moved
in
from
the
Pacific.
Gusts
as
high
as
65
miles
per
hour
were
reported
on
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
This
same
storm
will
give
slowly
deterioration
conditions
over
tha
southern
coast
today
tith
rain
beginning
tonight
and
continuing
on
Sunday.
Frosts
were
reported
again
in'
the
interior
of
the
province
with
the
temperature
dropping
to
19
at
Cran-brook
and
to
26
at
Pentirton.
Cloudy
skies
are
expected
over
most
of
the
interior
tonight,
however,
and
this
will
result
in
slightly
higher
temperatures
tomorrow
morning.
Showers
are
in
prsopect
for
Sunday.
.',
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Overcast
with
intermittent
rain
today,
tonight
and
Sunday.
Winds
southerly,
(25
miles
per
hour),
little
change
lit
temperature.
Lows
tonight"
and
highs
Sunday
At
Port
Hardy
47
and
55,
Massett
46
and
52,
Prince
Rupert
44
and
52.
VETS
OPPOSE
CONSCRIPTION
Urges
Government
to
Make
Voluntary
Enlistment
More
Attractive
VICTORIA,
Q)
A
resolution
urging
compulsory
military
training
for
men
between
the
ages
of
18
and
21
was
rejected
Friday
by
delegates
to
the
Army,
Navy
and
Air
Force
Veterans
ot
Canada
here.
The
meeting
sub
stituted
a
resolution
asking
the
Dominion
government
to
give
young
men
greater
encouragement
to
enlist
voluntarily
in
the
active
armed
forces.
NO
PAPER
MONDAY
Monday,
being
Thanksgiving
Day
and
a
public
holiday,
the
Dally
News
will
not
be
published.
The
next
regular
edition
will
be
on
Tuesday
afternoon.
make
the
IcllI
ln
the
best
of
seven
series
tomorrow
with
Bobby
Feller
ready
to
face
otm
s,
Wnrppn
Rnahn
and
the
Braves
mUirv
mr,,4
1
I
1
Johnny
Sain,
who
bested
Fel
lpr
In
n
nno
tr
nnt.hlne
onener
ha.l!for
Boston's
only
victory,
allow-
hnf.
flvp
hit
in
a
touch-to-
Cup
Is
a
win
in
Sunday's
doubie
-
header
with
Seattle.
The
Oaks
went
ahead'
last,
night
by
cuffing
the
Rainlers
5
to
3
to
take
a
2
to
1
edge
in
the
best
four
out
of
seven
series.
Batteries:
Seattle,
Hall
and
Grasso;
Oakland.
W.
Hafey
and
Lombardi.
HOCKEY
PLAYERS
HURT
IN
CRASH
MONTREAL,
Four
New
York
Ranger
hockey
players
were
Injured
in
an
automobile
accident
near
Rouse's
Point,
New
York,
last
night
when
their
car
collided
with
a
truck
on
the
Canadian
side
of
the
border.
Star
Centre
Buddy
O'Connor,
with
possible
broken
ribs,
was
most
badly
hurt.
Edgar
Laprade,
another
forward,
and"
Defence-men
Frankie
Eddolls
and
Bill
Moe
were
hurt.
The
exact
seri
ousness
of
the
injuries
is
not
known.
All
four
players
are
in
Western
Hospital.
The
Rangers
are
to
play
against
.Montreal
at
the
opening
of
the
National
Hockey
League
I
season
here
next
Thursday.
talLlE
,
v
f
L.
:
::
TODAY'S
STOCKS
::
Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.
Ltd.
take
defeat
Merv
Rlckert
scored
the
only
run
for
the
Braves
with
a
homer
in
the
seventh.
Today's
was
the
first
error
less
game
so
far
in
this
series,
It
was
also
the
first
game
hi,
which
home
runs
were
made.
mP
u
U
p
"
1
1U1IU
111
Boudrcau
score
ln
thc,PH
"hen
his
double
Rtai
home
Dale
singled.
n-hlt
tnumnh
a
command-'m
lead
over
the
"now
all
set
to
mi
Sweeps
'Missing
Wouver
Wand
DN
POSTED
-
B.C.
Coast
ilFlLILPwUKIp'
Heavy
seas
are
battering
two
cannery
tendera
with
ten
men
aboard
off
Point
St.
Elais
ln
the
Gulf
of
Alaska.
An
Army
tug
has
been
dispatched
from
Ko-
Vancouver
Bralorne
7.00
B.
R.
Con
:..
.02
B.
R.
X
08
Cariboo
Quartz
125
Dentonia
01
'i
Grull
Wihksne
04
Hedley
Mascot
31
Pend
Oreille
:
4.80
Pioneer
2.30
Premier
Border
....
.02
V4
Privateer
.12
Reeves
McDonald
2.15
Reno
.0614
Salmon
Gold
'.0934
Sheep
Creek
t
1-35
Taylor
Bridge
.31
Taku
River
.32
Vananda
.31
Congress
3A
Pacific
Eastern
-09
Hedley
Amalg
02
Spud
Valley
06
Central
Zeballos
01
.
Stlbak
Premier
.27
Oils
A.
P.
Con
.21
Calmont
.........
...........
.42
C.
&
E
5.40
Foothills
3.20
Home
9.20
Toronto
Athona
.0614
Aumaque
.16
Beattle
.58
ana
coastal
;;e;ansing
"-Oast
Paci-
roL
aiak,
Alaska.
Only
meagre
details
are
available.
CENTRE
EVENTS
ARE
POSTPONED
NverTai:
:?
5
'
Afcka
Way
Monday,
being
Thanksgiving
ITS
A'
N
th,
.
uay,
regularly
scheduled
Rud
Rcc
and
hobby
classes
at
the
ivic
centre
have
been
post
5
fifty
the
1
.lashlg
the
'
I
r,r
,(
poncd
until
Tuesday,
the
class
iiiiiiiimTT-"
U'1
Of
I
n,
.oueciors
have
announced.
How
Oeorglj
fmm
Halifax
harbor
Is
Canadvs
arcticsentinel
for
her
storm-
ever
,the
building
will
be
open
(during
the
dav
and
tio
tEirPt,
Tmrvi
....
..
-
arlotte
Kti.
'1
r
Wttu
tnis..i
.
uuii;
i
Van...
iuj
UP
the
he
...
na
clinic
conductprt
hv
the
PrnariptVancouvOT
will
Art
be
ARCTIC
o.Nii.ip
.
he,r
lasfc
l00k
at
jand
f0f
three
weeks
.wept
Post
between
PlirfT.
Canadian
Navy,
starts
on
her
trip
back
to
her
the
l
St.
Stephen
weau
b
more
as
stations.
Formerly
.or
in
the
North
Atla
nc
c
h
of
weather.
a
navy
patrol
post
as
Station
Baker
tQ
(.estroy
delicts
and
lcebe
Jn.
ship
during
the
war,
she
commanding
o-ficer
of
the
ship.
A
dashing
sea
S.'STLo'Sii
wonNuSpramou,
tbeard-
nebers
ot
hU
crew.
(CP
PUoto)
;
it
rfin
rr--l-
iy
pc
fcy
te
Chrtne
Club
band
cas
also
been
pospor.