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I
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
VOL.
XXXVII,
No.
W.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
JANUARY
17,
1948
PRiCE
FIVE
CENTS
W
Cabs
'
fW
,S.
Foreign
Affairs
Disperse
Chinese
Mob
at
Consulate
SHANGHAI,
9
A
mob
of
10,-000
milling
Chinese
menaced
the
British
consulate
here
today
as
an
aftermath
of
the
-burning
of
the
British
consulate
Friday
at
Price
Control
Measures
felt
Little
So
Far
1
sioo'
Central
B.C.
in
for
Era
of
Great
Development
Jrade
Board
Told
,
Great
Project
in
Store
for
This
Area,
Dr.
L.
M.
Greene
Tells
Terrace
Meeting
TERRACE
This
part
of
the
country
is
in
for
a
great
era
of
expansion
of
a
magnitude
that
many
people
do
not
realize,
declared
Dr.
L.
M.
Greene,
Smithers,
president
of
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Central
British
Columbia
who
was
guest
speaker
Friday
night
at
the
annual
meeting
of
the
jb-group
Advocates
Amend
Jones
Law"
i
Would
Permit
Canadian
Ships
to
Take
Passengers
and
Freight
to
the
Territory
VMSHINGTOX
(CP)
-
Two
members
of
the
Iwmih'
Fore
km
Affairs
Committee,
who
visited
A!:-J5a
last
year,
recommended
today
that
the
Jones
lz.t
be
amended
to
permit
Canadian
ships
to
take
f.;;fi:ht
and
passengers
to
the
territory.
representative
Chiperfield
(Republican
-
Illinois)
Canton.
The
mob
was
finally
dispersed
by
club-swinging
police
without
causing
damage.!
British
consulate
employees
continued
stolidly
at
work.
The
building
was
plastered
with
posters
condemning
the
British,
Americans
and
Chinese
government.
Students
startod
the
demonstration.
A
report
from
Hong
Kong
said
approximately
100
British
women
and
children
will
be
flown
to
safety
from
Canton,
and
indications
are
that
all
Britons
.might
leave
the
Chinese
city.
j
'
p
ATl-ini
If
CARD
PARTY
Seventy
-two
players
took
part
.
in
the
weeklv
card
nurtv
hplrl
viouibb
oval
U
11
Trade.
Representative
Jonkman
BATTLE
MANOEUVRES
IN
ALASKAN
SKY
The
U.S.
air
force
94th
"hat-in-the-ring"
squadron,
equipped
with
Lockheed
P-808
"Shooting
Stars'
has
arrived
at
Fairbanks,
Alaska,
for
the
first
mass
tactical
operation
of
jet
aircraft
in
the
Arctic.
Two
planes
are
pictured
above.
The
P-808,
second
model
of
the
air
force's
first
production
jet
fighter,
features
greater
fire
power
and
greater
resistance
to
battle
damage
than
its
predecessor.
Other
new
features
include
a
pilot
ejection
seat,
enclosed
radio
masts
and
water-lcohol
injection
in
the
jet
engine
for
greater
takeoff
and
climb
performance.
in
the
Catholic
school
hail
on
ln
Toronto
and
Winnipeg,
but)
Thursday
evening,
enjoying
ln
aU
other
citles
dealers
adopt
-bridge,
ed
a
"walt-and
see"
attitude.
j
cribbage
and
whist.
A
'committee
consisting
of
Mrs.,
John
Bracken.
Progreisive-Louis
Amadlo,
Mrs.
O.
N.'
Wing-
Conservative
leader,
termed
the
ham,
Mrs.
S.
Dickers-
and
Mrs.
government
move
a
"cruel,
m-ac-
OTTAWA,
(CP)
Maximum
butter
prices
Mill
range
from
70
to
74
cents
a
pound
under
the
new
price
ceiling
order,
it
was
announced
today
by
the
Prices
Board.
The
new
price
will
be
effective
Monday.
Top
grade
butter
in
prints
will
retail
at
72
cents
in
British
Columbia.
TCRCNTO
0
Re-imposition
of
controls
on
meat
and
butter
brought
little
immediate
change
in
prices
on
those
commodities
throughout
Canada
but
reactions
ranged
all
the
way
from
mild
approval
of
the
federal
government's
action
to
predic
tions
that
the
ultimate
result
i
will
be
black
marke.'
activity.
:
i
Price
reductions
were
forecast
tical
joke
at
the
expense
of
the
consumer,"
and
the
C.C.F.
chieftain
M.
J.
Coldwell
said
it
'was
a
"bitter
disappointment."
In
Prince
Rupert,
price
of
butter
remained
unchanged
at
76
cents
a
pound,
retail.
Dealers
said
they
had
received
no
word
which
would
alter
the
present
level.
BROTHERHOODS
SET
FEB.
6
AS
i
STRIKE
DATE
!
CLEVELAND,
Three
Unl-
;
ted
States
railroad
brotherhooiij,
'
representing
125,000
operating'
Kodiak
Merchants
Launching
War
on
United
Slates
Navy
WASHINGTON
(CP)
Kodiak,
Alaska
today
declared
war
on
the
United
States
Navy.
The
two-man
Kodiak
army,
Mayor
Lee
Bet-tinger
and
L.
J.
Norman
are
already
in
town.
They
came
to
protest
sales
of
merchandise
in
the
Navy
store
to
civilians.
Bettinger
claimed
that
if
the
store
continues
to
peddle
everything
under
the
northern
lights,
Kodiak
mrchants
will
go
broke.
Navy
stocks
a
little
of
everything
and
sells
without
a
tax
to
jibout
half
of
Kodiak's
2,000
residents
and
civilian
workers
who
are
entitled
to
patronize
it.
:iTAL
FIRMS
.urged
with
to
;c:ispiracy
of
TCJtONTO.
9
-A
grand
jury
at
winter
Assizes
of
the
On-r!o
Supreme
Court
returned
a
lr
hill
against
18
dental
supply
j
companies
charged
with
vio-'z'-'9
the
law
against
combtn-;j
in
restraint
of
trade.
The
.rz
bill
clears
the
way
for
their
It'.
I
on
the
charge.
A
charge
against
the
firm
'M
that
between
1930
and
1947
,
i
"did
unlawfully
conspire,
ec
Jlne,
agree
or
arrange
to-Z'-'-M
and
with
one
another
ml
With
42
individuals
and
ftrri
to
unduly
prevent
or
les-aell
competition
in
the
production,
I
manufacture,
purchase,
bar.
sale,
transportation
or
sup.
f
of
new,
used
and
refined
den'
1
equipment."
T
1
companies
charged
in-
clu
British
Columbia
Den-
tal
;
ly
Company
Ltd.
C"
LEMENT
r
IS
CLOSE
r
MINE
STRIKE
iAHY.
(?
-
The
miner's
1
which
has
tied
up
coal
ml.
in
Alberta
and
British
Col;"li)ia
today
appeared
to
be
slifc'.fly
nearer
settlement
following
a
move
by
the
Alberta
government
to
set
up
a
conciliation
boaid.
Britl.
li
Columbia
was
reported
following
a
union
agreement
to
j
name
a
representative
to
such
a
ooara
it
it
is
set
up.
'
I
C'ltish
Columbia
governmen
TRUCE
SIGNED
BY
DUTCH
AND
INDONESIANS
Ends
Months
of
Warfare
in
Netherlands
East
Indies
BATAVIA,
0.
The.
Nether
lands
and
Indonesian
Republic
today
signed
a
truce
aboard
the
United
States
Navy
transport
Renville,
anchored
off
Batavia,
to
bring
an
end
to
warfare
which
broke
out
last
summer
in
the
Netherlands
East
Indies.
The
endorsement
climaxed
11
weeks
of
negotiations.
Terms
were
not
made
public
but
a
reliable
source
said
it
provides
that
both
the
Netherlands
and
Indonesian
Republic
are
to
issue
an
immediate
cease-fire
and
stand-fast
order
to
troops,
and
a
demilitarized
zone
is
to
be
established
in
all
boundaries
were
not
specified.
Libel
Charges
to
Stand
in
Ontario
TORONTO,
9
Mr.
Justice
F.
H.
Barlow
today
dismissed
a
mo-
tion
to
ouash
five
Alberta
war-
.
.
zine.
and
writer
Harold
Ding
-
dlh
With
Nin.ni.lM
in
n,,WIh
J
1
J
defamatory
libel.
I
The
charges
of
conspiracy
to
puDusn
aetamatory
libel
were
.
.
.
laid
as
a
result
of
an
article
1
written
by
Dingman
entitled
ri
w-.
,
Diame
UOUK8
for
Attempted
Blast
GRAND
GRAND
FORKS
FORKS
P
t
-
Grand
Porks
civic
officials
today
blamed
fanatic
Doukhobors
for
a"
'-l'"P"'
lo
"P
me
iuu,-
000
Growers'
Exchange
Build
ing,
where
dynamite
was
discovered
Friday.
The
bomb,
containing
35
sticks
of
dynamite,
was
found
on
the
loading
platform.
Fifty
workers
were
in
the
building
when
the
bomb
was
HARTLEY
BAY
INDIANS
PRESENT
TWO
TO
THE
PRINCESS
Two
hand-beaten,
solid
gold
bracelets,
bearing
symbolic
In-
!n,
...ill
1
-
-
.1
ujflii
utraiguo,
win
ue
pieaciiieu
to
Princess
Elizabeth
by
a
mem
-
workers
today
set
February
6
as
j
a
strike
date,
while
in
a
separ-
WOULD
EMPLOY
ate
move,
the
Brotherhood
of
,
p
A
W
A
ni
A
N
QHIPd
Railroad
Trainmen
launched
a
j
AlrtUlftn
move
for
contract
improvements
,
uw:
of
Canadian
vessels
facil-in
both
the
United
States
and
!
ttiBs
hetw-PPn
Ska?av
and
other
oer
or
tne
Canadian
High
Com-
(
"Babies
for
Export"
in
last
Dec-missioner's
office
in
England
in
ember
27
issue
of
New
Liberty.
the
near
future.
Thev
will
be
the
i
Pierre
LeRoss
were
in
charge
of
refreshments.
Mrs.
Leo
Doiron
was
cashier.
Prize
winner?
were:
Bridge
Laaies.
Mrs.
J.
Hirtin.
Mrs.
M
P.
McCaffcry.
Men,
O.
R.
Hull.
J.
Hardin.
Cribbage
Ladief:,
Mrs.
M.
J.
Saunders,
Mrs.
Shep-pard.
Men.
O.
K
Nelson,
J.
Garon.
Whist
Ladies,
Mrs.
Bacol,
Mrs.
J.
McDougall.
Men.
Mr.
Richards,
M.
J.
Saunders.
49
Jews
Killed
In
Overnight
Fighting
JERUSALEM,
9
Arab
sources
said
today
as
many
as
49
Jews
were
killed
fighting
Arabs
overnight
in
the
Judean
Hills
between
Bethlehem
and
Hebron.
Pollce
said
the
Jws
attacked
the
Arab
village
of
Surif,
south-
west
of
Bethlehem,
wounding
six
Arabs.
Returning
to
their
base
of
operations,
they
ambushed
Arabs
and
about
half
wiped
them
out.
Deaths
brought
the
unoffi-
i
since
November.
Offer
Prayers
For
Gandhi's
Survival
NEW
DELHI
9
Mohandas
K.
Gandhi,
his
strength
falling
rapidly,
went
into
the
fifth
day
U1
la
wvty
w""e
India's
capital
took
the
day
of
to
pray
for
his
survival.
QUIET
COWS
GRAZING
WARRINGTON,
Eng.
9
Town
council
here
rejected
a
speedway
track
scheme
because
it
might
imperil
the
purity
of
the
water
supply
and,
owing
to
the
noise,
lower
the
milk
yield
of
a
125-cow
herd
nearby.
FISH
BUYERS
LICENCED
HALIFAX,
9
An
act
passed
by
the
1946
session
of
the
Nova
Scotia
legislature,
providing
for
the
licencing
of
all
fish
processing
plants
and
all
fish
buyers
In
the
province,
is
effective
as
of
January
1,
1948.
GOLD
BRACELETS
i
!
Alaska
ports
is
recommended
by
'
the
U.S.
Maritime
Commission.'
The
Bill
is
expected
to
become
i
law
throuen
enabling
legislation.
Chairman
Smith
in
approving
the
measure
says:
There
is
a
continued
necessity
for
oeuer
passenger
service
between
bkagway
ana
otner
;
poims
ui
mas,
iucn
taiuiui
De
applied
oy
united
biaies
flag
vessels
in
the
present
cir-j
cumstances.
There
appears
to
oe
no
prospect
mat
under
Republican-Michigan
i
,
report-
ins?
to
the
full
committee,
said
their
sub-group
"urges
appro-
priate
committees
of
Congress
eive
nrnmnt.
aM
consideration
to
the
advisability
amending
the
Jones
Act
to
place
Alaska
on
an
equal
basis
with
the
coastal
states
and
to
permit
Canadian
vessels
to
engage
in
inter-coastal
trade
in
Alaska.
They
also
urged
that
the
Permanent
Joint
Board
of
Defence
discuss
with
Canadian
members
of
the
board
the
question
of
improving
and
maintaining
the
Alaska
Highway
,and
that
the
United
States
government
miiAit
work
out
an
agreement
with
Canada
to
maintain
the
Haines
cut-off
on
the
Alaska
Highway.
The
Congressional
sub-committee
visited
Prince
Rupert
last
summer.
0.
C.
Football
Knxlish
League
First
Div.
Burnley
3.
Liverpool
0
Chelsea
2,
Huddersfield
Town
Everton
1.
Derby
pounty
3
Manchester
United
I,
Arsenal
Portsmouth
2.
Bolton
Wanderers
0
Preston
North
End
2,
Charlton
Athletic
1
Sheffield
Unl'ed
4,
Grimsby
Town
0
Stoke
City
2.
Middlesbrough
4
Sunderland
0,
Manchester
City
Wolverhampton
Wanderers
1,
Blackpool
1
Brentford
1,
Newcastle
United
0
Bury
3,
fvn-Ihampton
0
Chesterfield
0.
Nottingham
Forest
0
Leeds
United
0.
FulMam
1
Leicester
City
2,
Coventry
City
2
Luton
Town
0,
Birmingham
City
1
Milwall
0.
Bradford
1
Plymouth
Argyle
2.
West
Bromwich
Albion
1
Tottenham
Hotspurs
2,
Cardiff
City
1
ft
Scottish
League
Div.
"A"
Aberdeen
2.
Third
Lanurk
2
Airdrieonians
1.
Partick
Thistle
0
Clyde
3.
St
Mirren
2
Hearts
0.
Dundee
1
Mor'
i.i
',.
Celtic
0
Q'.i;
ci.s
P-irk
1.
Falkirk
4
Queen
of
the
South
0,
Hibernians
3
Rangers
2.
Motherwe.'.
0
SASK.
STUDENTS
WIN
DEBATING
WINNIPEG
9
The
McCoun
Cup.
representing
western
debating
supremacy,
last
night
went
to
the
University
of
Sas-stay
at
the
Liuvusity
of
Manitoba.
The
universities
of
British
Columbia
and
Manitoba
were
tied
for
second
place
while
Alberta
finished
at
the
bottom.
The
subject
discussed
by
the
debaters
was:
"Resolved
that
the
Canadian
Govt
should
take
Immediate
action
to
curb
the
power
of
organized
labor."
Bridals
are
still
studying
the
Seeond
Division
UttuUon
to
decide
the
jurlsdle-
!
Burnsley
3,
Sheffield
Weenies
Ucn
of
Its
Department
of
Labor
day
1
Dr.
Greene,
who
recently
spent
six
months
la
Britain,
said
that
international
trade
restorations
and
shortage
of
dollars
ln
irlt-ain
were
today
affecting
this
area
through
the
holding
up
of
British
capital
for
investment.
He
told
of
visiting
one
important
office
ln
London
near
the
Bank
of
England
where
plans
have
already
been
made
and
agreements
signed
for
an
undertaking
of
even
greater
signifi.
cance
and
Importance
than
the
Prince
Rupert
celanese
project.
Earlier
in
the
day
at
an
executive
session
of
the
Associated
Boards,
Dr.
Greene
had
disclosed
more
confidential
particulars
of
pending
developments
for
the
introduction
of
British
capital
into
the
Industries
of
the
district
between
Jasper
and
Prince
Rupert.
The
Associated
Boards
execu
tive
session
decided
to
ascertain
from
the
Juneau
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
the
constituent
member
boards
if
it
was
still
the
desire
to
hold
the
1948
convention
in
Juneau
which
was
selected
as
the
venue
at
the
1947
convention
in
Prince
Rupert.
Within
the
coming
months
the
member
boards
will
be
asked
.
110
Slale
aenniteiy
now
many
lJTLl
r""""""
m'
"
J
wwujr.
u.
ing
through
with
the
Juneau
convention.
Among
many
matters
dealt
with
at
the
Terrace
Board
annual
was
that
of
the
highways
and
it
was
decided
to
urge
the
department
of
public
works
to
define
Its
program
of
hard
surfacing
of
the
road
and
to
provide
more
suitable
machinery
for
snow
removal.
The
road
is
now
blocked
both
east
and
west
of
Terrace.
Duncan
K.
Kerr
was
elected
president
of
the
Terrace
Board
succeeding
George
McAdam.
The
new
vice
president
is
Dudley
G.
Little
with
William
Oc-hprne,
Jr.,
secretary,
and
James
Stevenson
treasurer.
Among
the
speakers
at
an
enthusiastic
dinner
gathering
were
G.
A.
Hunter
and
E.
T.
Applewhaite
representing
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce.
I
10-9
In
a
best-of-three
series,
then
overwhelmingly
beat
the
opposition
17-2
in
a
second
game.
Playing
with
Watson
were
Bill
Duncan
of
Flin
Flon.
Dr.
G.
Dyker
of
Prince
Albert
and
J.
Guy
of
Kenora,
Ontario.
HOCKEY
SCORES
Pacific
Coast
Oakland
3,
San
Diego
2.
Tacoma
6,
Vancouver
3.
BUSY
GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
MONTREAL,
Mrs.
Caroline
Phillips
has
stood
guard
over
a
Salvation
Army
Christmas
kettle
on
busy
St.
Catherines
Street
here
for
the
last
14
winters.
This
wouldn't
be
a
noveltyexcept
that
Mrs.
Phillips
has
five
great
grandchildren.
Ben
Evans
who
has
been
obliged
to
remain
Indoors
for
the
past
we"ek,
being
indisposed
through
the
effects
of
a
cold,
is
able
to
be
out
again.
Canada.
The
strike
date
by
the
loco
motive
firenipn
anrl
eni'inpmpn
!
locomotive
engineers
and
the
switchmen's
unions
was
set
following
the
collapse
of
efforts
to
mediate
their
demands
for
a
30
per
cenl
Pav
booost.
Under
the
Railway
Labor
Act,
the
30-day
"cooling
off"
period
will
be
mandatory
after
Febru
ary
6
before
the
strike
can
become
effective.
Tropic
Blooms
In
Alaska
Up
the
roast,
only
the
thickness
of
a
pane
of
glass
separates
the
bright
tropical
blooms
of
the
Hawailn
Islands
and
the
coldness
and
storms
of
an
Alaskan
witcr.
The
blossoms
look
mysterious,
as
well
as
very
oeau-tiful.
Stranger
flowers,
for
which
no
names
have
os
yet
been
provided,
have
been
flown
ot
Juneau
and
in
the
windows
of
the
Pan
American
office,
attract
much
interest.
t3
3?
Tt3
the
project,
interim
operating
a
saie
value
of
many
hundreds
contracts,
which
will
expire
0f
dollars.
June
30,
1948,
United
States
Their
gift
value
is
or.e
of
loy-flag
vessels
will
be
able
to
alty
and
allegiance
such
as
few
furnish
sufficient
passenger
groups
in
the
Domiuion
have
service
between
points
in,
had
the
imagination
to
devise.
Alaska.
The
permission
grant-
j
At
the
presentation
ceremony
cd
by
the
bill
will
be
in
effect
in
the
Indian
Agency
office
yes-only
until
June
30,
1948.
By'terday.
Chief
Heber
Clifton
and
WINNIPEG
GRANT
VATSON'S
RINK
WINS
CARS
AT
NIPAWIN
BONSPIEL
Defeat
Crawford
Hicks
for
Top
Honors
at
Nipawin,
Saskatchewan
NIPAWIN,
Sask.
(CP)
The
world's
richest
hon-spiel
Nipawin's
$23,000
classic
ended
early
today
with
the
rink
skipped
by
Winnipeg's
Grant
Watson
the
winner
of
the
grand
prize
of
four
1948-model
automobiles.
The
Watson
four
defeatecfthe
Crawford
Hicks
rink
ifts
of
the
Hartley
Bay
Indian1
hanfl
The
bracelets.
Droduct
of
fine
Indian
craftsmanship,
were
pre-
sented
to
Indian
Agent
F.
E
An-
field
here
on
Friday
by
chief
Heber
Clifton,
patriarch
of
the
Hartley
Bay
band,
and
a
delega
-
1
Uon
of
chiefSi
with
reqUest
that
triey
be
sent
through
proper
channels
to
the
Princess.
Mr.
Anfield
has
no
way
of
esti
mating
the
actual
value
of
the
gifts,
but
he
believes
they
have
Chiefs
Louis
Clayton,
Ambros
Robinson,
Heber
Clifton
jr.
and
Johnny
Clifton
suggested
that
they
be
sent
to
the
Secretary
of
State
to
arrange
the
presentation
to
the
Princess.
The
design
carved
on
the
bracelets
represent
the
"conjoining
of
earthly
and
spiritual
powers
vested
in
the
chieftainship
of
the
Hartley
Bay
band,"
Indian
Agent
Anfield
said.
The
legend
behind
the
designs
extends
back
to
early
native
civilization,
and
has
its
roots
in
the
Naas
River
civilization.
Promise
of
Fats
Ends
Strike
of
German
Workers
DUSSELDORF
iff
Three
Ruhr
cities,
where
50.000
workers
struck
Friday
against
food
shortages,
were
normal
again
today
with
all
strikers
reported
back
on
the
job.
Trade
union
officials
said
promises
of
fats
rrom
other
areas
of
the
United
States
and
British
zones
relieved
the
tension
in
Duisberg,
Muehlheim
and
Dislaken.
LOCAL
TIDES
Sunday,
January
18,
1948
High
-
5:58
18.5
ft.
'
18:04
16.5
ft.
Low
12:18
88
ft
h
whet
has
been
called
an
un-iuthoried
walkout,
t
Approximately
10,000
miners
tre
oh
strike.
I
THE
WEATHER
I
Synopsis
I
rironictrle.
pressures
are
re-
fct--Jlns
h!(h
over
the
province
Snd
the
present
stable
weather
-till
pi-r.si.it-
this
week-end.
A
rnse
blanket
of
low
clouds
and
jig
coVi-rs
southern
coa.stal
areas
llhd
many
of
the
interior
valley.;
'fcoveS
lhe
low
clouds
skies
are
war.
Moist
air
across
the
nor-
Ittrn
i
half
of
B
C
is
causing
i,
Stable
cloudiness
there
as
well
a
fe
w
showers
in
the
Char-,.Jtte.
I
Forecast
TChaflottes
and
North
Coast
fouthem
section
cloudy
today
jnd
Sunday.
Fog
patches
this
-orniau
and
again
tonight.
Nor-'.crn
iicction
overcast.
Scatter-
9
fftinshowers
this
morning.
-t
touthwesterlv
winds
gen
K.
titt
tile
chance
in
tempera-
to'
ws
tonieht
and
hiulis
Wnorjc.w:
p()rt
Hardy
35
and
40,
J:
:lt
32
and
42.
Prince
Rupert
,i
42.
f-
Shorn
B.C.
Cloudy
and
W
flurries
today
and
Sunday,
t'.t
winds.
Continuing
mild,
tow
tonight
and
high-
tomorrow.
Picmnh
Tieek
in
Hurt
as
Ma
,
anr
,
Wal
.
,
Y
)
m
Rugby
tON
0
England
and
1
a
jplayed
to
a
3-3
tie
today
t
feugby
Union
international
!Mh
lit.
TuijWnhiiii-
4
w
.
w:
that
time
it
is
expected
that
some
permanent
plan
can
be
worked
out
to
meet
the
water
trasportation
problem
here
Involved.
GIRLS
THUMB
WAY
ACROSS
CONTINENT
Start
With
$100,
Tour
15,000
Miles
Working
as
Waitresses
VICTORIA,
9
Two
young.
self-reliant
sisters,
Alma
and
Dulcle
Malcolm,
have
returned
to
their
home
hereafter
a
year's
hitch-hiking
tour
of
15,000
miles
through
the
United
States
and
Mexico.
They
had
a
little
over
$100
between
them
when
the
left
on
the
jaunt,
and
carried
their
clothing
in
one
big
suitcase
and
two
small
bags.
The
hitch-hiked
from
one
city
to
another,
worked
for
a
month
or
so
to
get
a
stake,
then
set
out
again.
"Though
we
lived
most
of
our
j
lives
in
Victoria,"
said
Dulcie,
.
"we
were
born
in
the
United
.States.
That
gave
us
dual
citi-j
zenship,
so
we
had
no
trouble
arranging
to
work
or
in
staying
I
over
the
usual
six
months.
Kmcohth
Elects
Village
Council
KINCOLITH
Election
of
village
councillors
here
on
Thursday
resulted
ln
the
following
men
assuming
office
for,
1948.
They
were
sworn
ln
after
the
election
by
Indian
Agent
F.
E.
Anfield.
Hubert
Doolan
.chief
council
lor,-and
Ralph
N.
Clayton,
Abel
Stewart,
Francis
R.
Watts.
Her
bert
Haldane,
W.
H.
Stevens
and
Solomon
.
Doolan,
councillors.
JERUSALEM,
-9
Informed
sources
said
today
that
a
committee
of
United
Nations
experts
will
finish
work
next
week
on
the
draft
of
a
statute
that
will
serve
as
a
constitution
for
Jerusalem
under
the
Palestine
partition
plan.
The
general
assembly's
scheme
for
carving
up
the
Holy
Land
provides
that
Jerusalem
be
ruled
as
an
international
territory
under
direct
supervision
of
trus
tees.
'1
1
DELINQUENCY
DECREASES
X
I
FOLKS'
HIGH
JINKS
KINGSTON.
Out..
((P'-King
iTT
WBRinr.R
Wiltshire
9
ston
is
believed
to
have
had
few-
DIRECTING
THE
ATTACK
Not
military
manoeuvres,
but
a
war
operation
is
shown
here
as
a
Greek
army
platoon
attacks
a
guerilla
machine-gun
emplacement
on
Mount
Vermion.
The
platoon
commander
uses
a
field
radio
to
direct
the
attack,
one
of
many
in
the
Mount
Vermion
area
where
the
guerillas,
who
have
proclaimed
a
government
ot
their
own,
have
become
well
established.
t"
B
Mrs.
Ellen
Burge,
84,
1
er
juvenile
court-cases
last
year
f
tapped
-upstairs
by
a
fire
than
any
other
Ontario
city.
Ne'
fioor.
Wniter
Loxlev.
77.
Only
15
cases
came
before
the
toUt
her
escane
bv
sliding
court
in
1947,
compared
to
84
in
bwn
te
banisters.
194fi
and
118
ln
1941.
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