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Daily
Deliver
.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLOMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PHONE
81
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
VOL.
XXXIX,
NO.
110.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
O.,
THURSDAY,
MAY
11,
1950
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
idemac
Feared
1m
Fire
Smifeteim
Cabano
i
K
A
.
Flood
Victims
Hit
Winnipeg
WINNIPEG-
f
Most
of
the
Citizens
Warned
To
Boil
Contaminated
Well
Water
..
CABANO,
QUE
(CP)
To
prevent
an
epi
demic
starting
from
polluted
well
waters
in
this
de-
I.
vastated
lumber
town,
Quebec
Health
Departmeni
H
it
fa-
MORE
PHILPOTT
,
Loners'
Lives
f
i
SH
COLUMBIA
j
-
25,000
persons
left
homeless
by
Southern
Manitoba
flood
wat'Jis
are
crowding
today
Into
stricken
Winnipeg,
itself
a
victim
of
tue
rampaging
Red
River.
The
influx
has
posed
more
problems
fr-r
harried
city
officials
in
the
prairie
city.
They
have
already
appealed
for
the
evacuation
of
the
citj's
,200,000
women
and
children.
A
ill
r
:
III
1
I
'
"
'
""'
"
',."
authorities
today
issued
emergency
orders.
Doctors
found
residents,
deprived
of
their
normal
water
ser
vices,
turning
to
abandoned
wells.
Physicians
warned
-
-'
that
all
water
from
stagnant
wells
should
be
boiled
toefpre;
TODAY'S
S
TOCKS
.
curtesy
S.
C.
Johnston
Co
Ltd.)
;
drinking.
1
v
.
.
h
j
!
:
;S
have
a
plan
to
and
limb.
They
iioo
to
buy
heK-
There
are
1,500
homeless
in
track
wash
out
eight
miles
south
Jto
fly
out
injured
this
isolated
community
where
the
Industrial
community
and
118
homes
were
reduced
to
ashes
In
a
few
hours
Monday.
,
A
Montreal
dispatch
says
the
,
St.
John's
Ambulance
"Assocle.-tion
today
received
word
from
-
-
!
-
-
..'
'
...
j
of
here
has
stalled
a
Canadian
I
National
Railways
train
carrying
1
550
evacuees
from
the
flooded
!Red
River
valley,
but
a
Navy
ferry
service
began
the
task
of
'carrying
passengers
across
the
I
to
hospital.
f.
lay
between
the
em-iud
employees
has
jnuced
the
ar-rldeir,
kuiidwurkinn
industry.
a
literal
fact
that
r
man
-it
is
just
as
I
;0
work
as
a
logger
DONALD
GORDON
Here
tonight
looking
over
company
Uiopei
ty.
is
President
Donald
Gordon
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
During,
his.
four
hour
stop
he
will
attend
f'tnpof
m"eting
of
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce.
its
Cabano
representative
that
homeless
residents
are
"coming
.
Vancouver
Eayonne
.'.
.03
y2
Bralorne
8.20
B.
R.
Con
.03
B.R.X
05yz
Cariboo
Quartz
1.29
Congress
.
.
.26
'
Hedley
Mascot
31
Facific
Eastern
.07
Pend
Oreille
5.80
Pioneer
3.15
Premier
Border
.0314
Privateer
12
2
Reeves
McDonald
2.55
Reno
.03
Sheep
Creek
1.20
Silbak
Premier
.38
Taku
River
.
.11
ya
Vananda
15
down
with
'flu'.
Medical
sup
water
gap
n
safety.
Meanwhile,
"Get
out
while
you
can
go
in
comfort,",
was
tin:
army's
warning
to
Winnipcggcrs.
Extra
coaches
were
hooked
onto
fine:
4
:.e
a.;
it
i.s
to
work
ii
me
branches
of
tll'i
.irtu;il
wartime.
trains
moving
in
and
out
of
the
4
'
in
ii
m
tin
Tin
itm
mmm
plies
.are
needed.
QUEBEC
Quebec
Health
Department
officials
said
,
today
they
had
not
been
informed
of
v
any
outbreak
of
influenza
In
fire
wrecked
Cabano.
A
department
spokesman
said
two
doctors,
four
provincial
health
inspectors
and
12
nurses
are
working
among
the
1,500
homeless
Onions
Musi
Have
Rinhl
fo
Strike
IS
fiPENDINO
over
n
it
year
because,)
another
war.
The
air
i
a
major
slice
of
this
PROBING
DEVASTATED
HOMES
Residents
of
Rimcuski
search
through
debris
of
their
homes
after
a
$20,000,000
blaze
raced
through
at
least
3
12
buildings
In
the
industrial
centre
some
200
miles
east
of
Quebec
City.
In
the
background
ca
n
be
seen
Rimouski
Cathedral
which
escaped
the
flames
while
surrounding
buildings
were
gutted.
(CP
Photo)
city
to
carry
evacuees.
At
the
same
time
pumping
equipment
and
supplies
continued
to
move
in
from
cities
all
over
Canada.
MONTREAL
Railways
announced
today
they
are
sending
extra
equipment
into
Winnipeg
to
meet
the
heavy
demand
of
passengers
leaving
the
flood
stric
i
"When
unioiis
are
deprived
of
it
is
nut
too
much
ta
the
right
to
.strike,"
George
Wll-mere
$.n.000
to
save'
kinson.
Labor
Relations
Board,
I
Salmon
Gold
05
!
Spud
Valley
05
5fi"
Silver
Standard
80
b!
injured
loggers!
Victoria,
told
last
night's
regular
I
In
1948,
through
bargaining
to
think
of
it
why1
meeting
of
the
Canadian
Lcelon.
j
labor
and
management.
man
oils
'
and
are
taking
all
precautions
lot
the
protection
of
public
health.
The'
spokesman
said
there
Is
less
danger
of
disease
after
a
big
fire
than,
for
ample,
a
(lood.
b
the
HC'AF
provicb
Anglo
Canadian
5.00
A.
P.
Con
37
nbulance
service
for
Labor
Relations
Best
In
Dominion
Says
Wilkinson
farmers
and
evcry-
j
time
loss
dropped
to
105,000
days
i
Best
records
were
shown
in
1949
as
only
14,722
man
days
were
lost.
The
board
was
set
up
in
1948
although
the
original
l
act
was
Dut
into
effect
in
1937.
"wc
will
see
the
end
of
democracy
in
Canada."
Mr.
Wilkinson
said
unions
were
Browing
up
and
realizing
their
responsibility
to
the
community
as
well
as
to
their
own
members.
They
realize
their
actions
can
af-
ken
area.
A
Canadian
Pacifw
Railway
spokesman
said
a
total
of
65
cars
was
on
the
way
wc;t
today.
In
addition,
extra
.cars
are
being
attached
to
every
C
P.
R.
train
leaving
or
entering
Win
hi
needs
it
on
the
frontier?
vnt
of
another
war
ertuinly
need
such
a
F
1
H
"tt
,
.
.
-
i
i
i
it
.....if.-.
ICE
BROKEN
FRANCOIS
LAKE
The
lake
is
now
open
for
traffic.
Tin:
ferry
crossed
tor
fbe
first
time
this
year
yesterday
afternoon
pushing
through
the
rotten
ice.
nipeg.
-
.
,
Atlantic
4.86
Calmont
.60
C.
&
E.
!
8.15
Central
Leduc
140
Home
Oil
15.00
Mercury,
-...v...v:,..aL,
i
Okalta
137
Pacific
Pete
5.70
Princess
.".
.52',i
Royal
Canadian
.01
Vx
Toronto
ll"
"""
ul
udu'
wl"a,c
not
start
now
by
sav-
v
vl
""
"""luu,l"J'
Quired
loggers?
ixiux
cuunuy.
riupie
must
P'F
THE
CONSTITU-i
realize
unions
have
tneir
place,
Industry
in
B.
C.
may
have
a
bad
time
this
year,
;
a
few
years
later,
revision
of
but
extra
effort
in
conciliation
and
appeals
for
reas-
jtne
act
was
the
basis
for
a
"
.
..
...
'
.
deal
of
-
.
.,
,
,
-
-
.n.
-!
gieat
controversy."
oning
to
both
labor
and
management
may
stiff
get
us
j
Prlmarlly
M
r.
Wilkinson
out
easily,
declared
George
Wilkinson
of
the
Labor
;
pointed
out,
the
act
was
design-Relations
Board,
Victoria.
Mr.
Wilkinson
delivered
to
protect
the
welfare
of
the
'
'
,',.,11
i
entire
province.
Before
the
act
a
powerful
and
thoughtful
address
i
to
memocrs
oij
was
lnitlatedi
trade
unionists
the
Junior
Chamber
of
Com-
"
I
fought
to
get
toe
holds
In
in-
i
merce
last
night
following
thfa
Pple
Mr.
Wilkinson
said,
tha'.
dUstry..
They
met
with
a
great
'
...
,,
the
overall
labor
ulclure
in
this,
deal
of
resentment
from
man-
iXPERTS
are
worry-
new
official
title
for
he
said.
The
speaker
asked
the
co-op
They
point
out
that
e
is
out
of
date.
11
George
VI
is
"King
THE
WEATHER
Forecast
North
Coast
'Region
Cloudy
today
and
Friday.
Occasionul
light
rain
today.
Fog
banks
in
the
waters
off
the
Queen
Charlottes.
Little
change
in
temperature.
Winds
southerly
(15)
In
the
ex-
Water
Expert
To
See
System
Britain,
Ireland
and
clubs
montaiy
dinner
in
w
-
m,h
ls'ihP
finoKt.
in
the
Do-
agemem,.
as
a
result,
me
guv-
Dominions
beyond
mperur
of
India,
De-
Civic
Centre.
.
.
,
.
Ul
,
,.
.
ernment
was
forced
to
pass
le-
He
spoke
of
the
work
done
"
glslation
to
protect
this
pro-
he
Faith."
Atnona
Aumaque
.27
Beattie
:
72
BeVcourt
33
Bobjo
13
Vz
Buffalo
Canadian
19
Consol.
Smelters
104.65
Conwest
1
40
Donalda
'..'.
..61
'
Eldona
23
East
Sullivan
6.60
Giant
Yellowknife
8.75
k
k
kmni
u-hieh
administers
that
in
many
states
across
inevin(,p
frnm
thfi
prtpcts
of
wild-
Ireland
has
now
se-
Aid.
T.
B.
Black,
at
the
regular
meeting
of
Prince
Rupert.
City
Council
asked
about
a
report
from
the
Provincial
Underwriters
has
declared
her-
eration
of
Legion
members
In
helping
bring
about
an
under-
j
standing
between
labor
and
management.
The
co-operation
of
everyone
is
needed
to
retain
peace,
he
explained.
Questioned
on
Communist
personnel
in
high
union
positions.
Mr.
Wilkinson
said
there
was
some,
but
that
both
the
Canadian
Congress
'of
Labor
and
the
Trades
and
Labor
Congress
were
taking
active
steps
to
rid
unions
of
that
influence.
The
membership,
he
felt,
would
not
be
swayed
posed
areas
and
light
elsewhere.'
InQuStrial
conciliation
and
border.
icat
strikes
and
work;
stoppages.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Friday
i
Arbitration
Act
of
B.
C.
and
ho,
In
1947,
he
explained,
one
mil-1
The
act
has
been
amended
at
Port
Hardv.
45
and
55:
Sand-
since
its
inception,
has
helped
lion
man
days"
were
lost
due
to
many
times,
Mr.
Wilkinson
Association
engineer
condemn
stated.
It
is
far
from
perfect,
spit
40
and
aO;
Prince
Rupert,
45
to
conciliate
strikes
and
lock-
strikes
and
$9,000,000
was
gone
anj
50.
outs.
It
is
the
opinion
of
many
forevr
to
the
economy
of
B.
C.
ft
.ineotisly
she
has
de-r
intentions
of
stay-ftlie
Commonwealth"
is
cased
that
process
i
'i
the
adjective
-33
Vi
.47
.12
.0.1
.10
God's
Lake
Hardrock
Harricana
Heva
Hosco
,
ing
the
waterworks
and
suggest-
1
ing
a
possible
-raise
in
insurance
rates.
Mayor
George
Rudderham
re-
pliedMr,
Ford
had
called
at
his
office
and
mentioned
that
insurance
rates
might
have
to
be
increased
because
of
the
condition
i
a
bit,
c:ifuslni?
but
but
In
the
main
it
functions
well.
"You
may
not
realize,"
said
Mr.
Wilkinson
to
members,
"that
every
time
an
industrial
upset
occurs
in
B.
C,
Prince
Rupert
helps
to
pay
the
shot."
One
of
our
difficulties
is
to
convince
people
that
all
citizens
are
affected
by
Industrial
unrest."
by
any
Influence
that
threatened
the
Canadian
way
of
life.
"Canadian
unions,"
he
stated
in
conclusion,
"are
one
of
the
strohgest
forces
in
the
country
In
supporting
that
way
of
life."
f
Inspiring.
Personally
the
sense
in
chang-i
'Me
at
all,
except
I
old
form
might
tend
t
mankind,
Instead
of
"fh
of
It
as
posMble.
1
r
Canadian
coins
?'"''l
the
"ET
IND.
f
h
said
that
our
kin-('mpcmr
of
India.
of
the
water
system.
Asked
what
line
the
engineer
referred
to,
His
Worship
said
the
line
from
the
power
house
down
to
the
pas
"Each
conuv.unity
depends
on
one
another",
he
declared.
i
The
act,
he
said,
has
been
an-'
cused
of
fostering
company
un
sage.
'.Vt
Halibut
Sales
American
Grant,
50,000,
19.5c,
19.S
and
17c,
Storage.
Jacknife
.07
V4
Joliet
Quebec
65
Lake
Rowan
.18
V2
Lapaska
05
'2
Little
Long
Lac
-
46
Lynx
32
Madsen
Red
Lake
3.00
McKenzie
Red
Lake
....
.53
McLeod
Cockshutt
3.25
Moneta
.36
Negus
1.55
Noranda
68.75
Louvicourt
21
Pickle
Crow
1.75
Regcourt
05
San
Antonio
3.40
-
Senator
Rouyn
33
Sherrit
Gordon
-
2.35
IBfllJT
TltK
STT.T.TKKT
A
ions,
but
out
of
119
unions
ce-I
tified
last
year
under
the
act,
tonly
six
were
employer
domin
Canadian
City
Clerk
H.
D.
Thain
tojd
the
council
it
was
part
of
an
underwriters'
engineer's
job
to
frighten,
cities
Into
having
perfect
conditions.
,
Aid.
Black
asked
City
Engineer
D.
Stewart
what
he
thought
of
35,000,
20.5c,
20
Joan
W.
No.
-2,
f
that
I
have
heard
is
"Di
tender
of
the
ase
should
be
drop-Pedants
point
out
"f
the
Commonwealth
f
itian,
and
hence
they
v
'r"i''.rl
by
that
title.
lie
I-
s
.
?H
f.
ated.
They
were
passed
under
rigid
examinations.
'
Both
Sides
Guilty
In
his
opinion
unions
are
not
the
only
ones
guilty
of
causing
trouble.
Nor
are
they
altogether
innocent.
He
added
that
the
board
has
seen
several
things
and
17c,
Pacific.
Sea
Pride,
No.
2,
34,000,
20.5c,
20
and
lie',
Royal.
J.
H.
Todd,
25,000,
20.7c,
20.3,
and
18c,
Bacon.
Snow
Fall,
27,000,
20.5c,
20
and
17c,
Storage.
Korliak,
55,000,
20.5c,
20
and
the
condition
of
the
line.
Mr.
Stewart
replied
the
line
on
this
side
was
safe
and
in
secure
condition
and
that
lines
on
the
other
side
that
had
been
ex-
.e
to
H..nvy
VIIi
Un.
employers
and
unionists
heve
.
done
to
cause
Industrial
dis-
Canada
and
U.S.A.
and
many
p0sed
were
all
right.
However,
17c,
Royal.
San
Juan,
34,000,
20.5c,
20
and
U,)IK
.gainst
Luth-lcs"-
But
in
the
sub-:
llr
centuries
the
Bri-'
a
pil'ar
of
Protest-
pUtes
I
sections
of
the
world,
and
not
Mr.
Wilkinson
classed
.
em-
a
greaf
deal
can
be
done
to
rem-
ployers
in
three
sections:
j
ec,v
1nm-
,
,
,
,,.
'
The
act,
he
said,
provides
that
tn
v,i,i
'
to
hida
.
.
1.
Bad
dreamer-trys
.
,
,
,
certain
steps
be
taken
by
both
from
unions.
nifnt
ln
the
line
across
Hays
Creek
had
suffered
during
the
severely
frosty
spell.
It
was
the
weak
link,
he
told
the
council.
Asked
the
daily
consumption,
Mr.
Stew-
2.
Fifhtcr-DLcicics
he
Is
go-
;
dlsDuts
and
Drov,Qes
or
;
art
replied
3,750,000
gallons
inj
to
fight
unions.
We
admire.;
conciliation.
Finding
of
the
'
Aid.
T.
B.
Black,
on
being
told
his
courage
deplore
his
diplo-
boar(j
are
not
final
.and
bindim.'l
Mr..
Ford
had
not
looked
over
17c,
Atlin.
Brooks
Bay,
32,000,
20
4c,
20
and
17c,
Atlin.
Saint
Thomas,
34,000,
20.5c,
20
and
17c,
Storage.
Steveston,
27,000,
20.Gc,i20.6
and
18c,
Bacon.
Chief
Skueald.
32,000,
20
3c,
20
and
17c,
Booth.
Western
Fisher,
14,000,
20.5c,
20
and
17.5c,
Storage.
.Hopewell,
21,000,
20.4c,
20.1
and
the
British
fUr,
's
religious
f
ree
l;f)
'"fans
complete
ir.
(!''
a"tl
places
but
still
.line.
t'sewheie,
and
more
I
TICKLERS
for
de-fJnt
a
new
precise
ti-
0t
Something
lll,
4V.!..
-
7
'V-r;
k
i
he
declared.
j
the
line
asked
how
he
could
be
Mr.
Wilkinson
said
the
board
in
a
position
to
know
its
;oncli-also
settles
jurisdictional
prob-
tion.
"Does
he
pick
it
up
from
!ems
between
unions.
"We
would
street
corner
gossip?"
he
queried,
rather
let
the
unions
do
this,
but
Aid.
George
Casey
said
a
com-
macy.
3.
Co-operator
Sits
in
a
sincere
attempt
to
reach
an
agreement.
He
classed
unions
as:
1.
Extremists
Refuse
to
see
F
n
by
the
Grace
of
wm
of
the
people,
at
Britain
and
ti.e
we
v
c-
try
I
i
V
to
interpret
what
the
,atB
rpnnr,
.
i,,jral,in
m.
I
17c,
Storage.
Invercan
No.
2,
23,000,
20.Gc,
any
good
in
manaenifn..
constitution
calls
for."
Would
rather
fight
than
not,1
Under
the
A,t
ne
explained
over
glneer
would
be
obtained
as
soon
as
possible.
,
With
the
Daily
'seas,
Defender
faith
20.2
and
18c,
Bacon.
Take
every
opportunity
to
snow
lhe
Labor
Reiatjons
Board
con
News
plugging
away
at
the
poor
that
they
are
running
the
show.
.
srts
of
five
men
Two
men
re
;
)
nrv.i
f
nra
A
ra
n
hl
.
'
.
.
IUHUI
llUIl
UI
Ulr
Viatel
SJSKIU,
.
the
city
was
getting
a
lot
of
bad
to
drive
a
majority.
Try
good;
and
the
r
from
tne
af.
ot
bargain.
They
remember
'that
L
;
and
two
rPpresent
manage-
j
PaWicty.
he
said.
Negotiations
management
has
rights.
!
ment
The
fifth-is
appointed
by
t0
et
an
e"?inr-
were
bemj
He
classed
disputes
as
eco-
lv,0
the
government.
,,,,
pnt
followed,
he
continued,
but
loeat-
Pauline
V.,
11,000,
20.6c,
20
and
18c,
Atlin.
Joan
F.
No.
3,
10,000,
20.5c
20
and
17c,
Pacific.
Co-op
Embla,
22,000;
Kino,
'9,01)0;
Helen
No.
2,
27,000;
Parma,
40,000.
nomic
when
workers
battle
for
j
Mr
wuklnsori
was
Introduc-1
int?
a
man
wno
nad
been
recom-
higher
wages,
better
psnsion
i
pd
by
CRITICAL
DAY
NEAR
These
Siamese
twins,
Br
enria
and
Beverley
Townsend,
now
nearly
six
,,nths
old
are
In
Royal
Alexandra
Hospital
in
Edmonton
where
an
operation
to
separate
them
menaeu
-
"lt;
"a,u-
Alf
Worthlngton
and
srnems.
conaitions.
etc.
emu
t.bnnlted
hv
Vine-nresident.
A.
i
Tne
suoject
was
aroppea
wua
f.
May
12,
i950
I
I0;
16.8
feet
wlU
be
attempted
May
i.
uociori
wu
u
t
w
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imontiin
.m
Mr.;
ppnacai,
wnen
interests
sees
to
.
who
took
over
cnair
,
little
more
discussion
with
the
udi.0
vrice
Ann
Tiirlrsnn
nf
h.
firip
nt
fpu
npr-
i
j
1
tVia.vi
them
and
divae
tneir
conunuu
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of
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idea
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reopening
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wnen
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ylnsti'a
report
cam
in.
in
the
absence
Harold
Hampton.
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nermuted
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the
babies'
isolated
ward,
gives
orange
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