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-"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
259.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER
5,
1949
PRICE
FIVE
CENT3
fit
"CABS
i
I
l,,iioirtl
1
Canadian
National
Not
Taking
L
Rupert
Girl
Is
Ued
Bravery
Cross
ver
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Ry.
?
i
Provincial
Railway
Under
Juliet
ha
.yurgenson,
formerly
of
First
Prince
llu-al!v,
Girl
Guides,
who
is
now
on
her
way
to
South
Africa,
with
her
parents,
Major
yui-nriison
of
the
Salvation
Army,
h3s
a
(.'ill
Guide
Gilt
Cross
for
a
swimming
e
during
the
past
summer.
She
swam
100
,it
Virginia
Clark
u,,s
w,m,n,n8re
IPftlftli
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1
Discussion
in
Parliament
OTTAWA
(CP)
Opposition
members
suggested
in
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
that
Canada's
two
largest
railways
take
over
or
at
least
do
more
to
develop
the
Tacific
Great
Eastern
line
in
British
Columbia.
They
spoke
as
the
House
of
Commons
gave
first
reading
to
a
bill
to
pay
a
subsidy
of
$1,250,000
to
assist
BRIGHTEN
STREETS
PROVINCE
STRIKE
ENDS
,
VANX'OU
VER
Settlement
of
a
41-month
strike
airainst
the
Southam-owned
Daily
Province
was
announced
today
by
V.
C.
Galbraith,
publisher,
and
officials
of
the
three
allied
printing
trade
unions
involved.
Concessions
were
made
by
both
sides
to
reach
an
amicable
arrangement.
i
ST.
JOHN
TRAGEDY
anir
panic-stricken
a
irrsc.l
in
deep
1,1,1,
y
not
been
su
,g
lo
the
rescue,
o
have
drowned
as
jdp.no
clown
twice
,v
the
uatrr
was
and
ten
f'-et
deep.
11;i
council
of
the
the
83-mile
extension
of
the
Pac-
I
"
!
-
.
f
f
I
-
1
w
1
V
made
A.-socU'ion
Blood-red
poppies,
symbol
ol
the
sacnlices
of
Canada's
fighting
men
in
two
world
wars,
bloomed
on
Prince
Rupert's
btrrcU
today
as
the
Canadian
Legion
and
the
Legion
Women's
Auxiliary
held
their
annual
Poppy
Day,
preliminary
to
Remembrance
Day
next
Friday.
More
than
two-score
school
children
and
Legion
Women's
Auxiliary
members
'took
part
in
the
sale
of
poppies
on
downtown
M
reels
and
they
reported
a
kind-
ifc
Great
Eastern
which
Is
owned
by
the
British
Columbia
government.
A.
L.
Smith,
Progressive-Conservative,
Calgary
West,
suggested
that
the
P.O.E.
should
become
part
of
the
Canadian
National
Railway,
Angus
Mclnnes,
CCF-Vancou-ver
East,
said
the
railways
were
facing
increasing
competition
C.G.E.
OPENING
BRANCH
HERE
To
open
a
wholesale
warehous.
for
Canadian
General
Electric
Co
,
O.
R.
Ford
arrived
in
the
city
this
week
from
Vancouver.
Prem
tees
have
been
taken
in
the
for
mer
Walker's
Music
Store
at
the
SAINT
JOHN,
N.B.
Four
persons
were
clrown-t'd
last
night
when
they
were
trapped
inside
a
car
after
it
plunged
from
the
road
into
the
.
Nerepis
I
liver,
18
miles
from
here.
RESS
I
WARSHIPS
RETURNED
Russian
and
U.S.
officers
in
Tokyo
discuss
the
docking
problems
at
Yokosuka
of
the
transfer-of
tlie
destroyers
to
U.S.,
Soviet
officers
allowed
no
photos
to
tie
taken
of
their
crews,
and
as
soon
as
the
transfer
was
completed,
boarded
a
transport
for
Russia.
comer
f
Second
Avenue
and
J
and
the
government
would
have
Fourth
Street
into
which
stock;
.
to
subsidize
them
or
provide
rev-will
be
moved
this
month.
Some
,
enues.
He
felt
that
some
arrange-thlrty
years
ago,
CGE
had
ai
j
ment,
was
due
where
the
P.GI5.
office
and
stock
in
Prince
Ru-
,
would
be
made
a
part
of
the
Can-
,)j
9
Di'ligatcs
to
rir,viT,!hm
of
the
As-'.wl;i
1
1
I1
of
Al-H
rrjfcl'd
a
rcsolu-r.iinue
Hie
nrgantza-:m
'iH
Trades
a
of
Canada
ly
reception
by
Prince
Rupert
citizens.
Headquarters
for
the
poppy
.sale
was
at
the
Canadian
Legion
hall,
where
Auxiliary
president
J.
S.
Black,
assisted
by
Mrs.
D.
Heale
Mrs.
Charles
Anderson.
'
aHion
Kalinal
l
VIGOROUS
PROTESTS
J,
(
)TTAWA
Protests
of
tenants
and
labor
organizations
continued
to
mount
over
Finance
Minister
Abbott's
announcement
that
landlords
may
raise
rents
20
to
25
percent
starting
December
15.
Labor
groups
are
discussing
steps
ranging
from
a
one-day
Canada-wide
strike
to
public
protest
meetings.
TAKE
'STERN
ACTION
t
HONG
KONG
The
British
Navy
feels'
Itself
justified
to
take
stern
and
decisive
action"
in
aid
pert.
Increased
industrial,
bus!
ness
and
industrial
acttv'ty
here
AUTHORITY
IS
ASSERTED
has
decided
the
company
to
liollS
ill
Mis
n
Cl
Kfer
Mrs
A
J
Pm.
JAYCEES
1HVITE
NEW
CNR
HEAD
TO
VISIT
CITY
Transport
Minister
Chevrier
said
there
was
never
any
question
of
the
C.N.R.
taking
over
tha
P.G.E.
There
were
good
reasons,
he
said,
why
this
was
again
enter
this
field.
Mr.
Ford
expects
to
oe
joiner1
here
shortly
by
Mrs.
Fird
and
son.
PARIS
fThe
Council
of
Europe's
Upper
House
the
foreign
not
done
but,
since
these
were
not
involved
in
the
bill
at
hand.
ford.
Mrs.
Henry
Smith
sr.,
Mrs
E.
Connery
and
Mrs.
W
Davies
directed
the
campaign.
Up
to
noon,
39
Children
from
King
Edward,
Borden
Street,
Conrad
Street
and
Annunciation
tchools
were
selling
poppies
to
IK
Gordon
new
presi-!
minislers
of
twelve
member
coun-Canadian
National
i''"8
U
crafkpd
J0rt
Publlc,y
Donald
dent
of
he
felt
there
was
no
need
to
give
Kitchen
Blaze
them.
on
the
lower
consultative
Railways,
looks
forward
to
the
Damage
Smalt
ing
merchant
vessels
that
may
be
attacked
by
Chinese
nationalist
aircraft,
an
authoritative
source
said
loday.
The
naval
source
was
commenting
on
the
latest
nationalist
warning
to
the
British
Government
that,
nationalist
ulanes
intend
to.
bomb
merchant
of
visltins
Prince
,
line
public.
Friday,
there
was
a
opportunity
Rome
damage
resulted
from
a
The
minlstr9,
winding
up'
a
threo-day
session
here,
invoked
when
the
Kale
01
'PP'0
inrougnoui
mc
nuperv
aim
m
hi-hu"""
'-
fire
which
broke
out
In
a
Chinese
sa;;:n
Abundance
CltV
SChOOlS.
pristMiauy
wim
juui
-"-
rrmf.riil
nvpr
Ihp
rniniril's
rtursf
bunkhouse
at
Port
Edward
Fri
This
afternoon,
the
strategic
w?rprums
cuiuW,
i
,
strings.
They
over-ruled1
the
As
day
night.
However,
the
blaze
btri-et
corners
were
taken
over
a
w
'M
"l"ce
"ui"rl
s,
iembly'n
desire
t
was
brouglit
"undor
eohtrol'befofe
Peace
i
-t-.omim-.oe.
volumirw
tww-ttw-
igonUu
by
ror
the
building
itself
was
threaten
Women's
Auxiliary
ed.
An
overheated
stove
was
said
committee
meetings
in
various
European
capitals
as
a
means
of
bringing
the
European
Council,
home
to
member
states.
to
be
the
cause
of
the
fire.
A;nhui,incr
Brig-i;i;f:.d.t.v
evening
R
E
Eyolfson,
:
...6.ivr'
'a"
brief
,i
HCieral
dis-r.'ti
r.
president
wj.s
in
tin;
ji.rc!
the
spealirr.
'fi.'i,1
)r.ent.
-ijiro
n
tin-
evening
ii'il
vi
i
i
t
-.
ol
cerlift-'Bilgad"
from
Otta-
Canadian
Prime
Minister
Gives
His
Ideas
About
World
Stability
MONTREAL
jj
Peace
and
COAL
STRIKE
SETTLEMENT!
stability
can
be
brought
to
the
world
only
by
ehlal
ging
the
world
Mr.
Gordon's
letter
was
in
reply
to
a
note
of
congratulation
sent
to
him
following
his
appointment
us
.president
of
the
nationally-owned
railway.
On
behalf
of
the
citizens
of
Prince
Rupert,
the
Junior
Chamber
message
asked
the
former
deputy-Governor
of
the
Bank
of
Canada
to
accept
the
city's
"sincere
congratulations"
on
the
appointment..
"We
feel
confident
that
the
policies
of
your
organisation
a
pool
of
commodities
and
services,
Prime
Minister
L.
8.
St.
Laurent
said
here
last
night.
To
Organize
Ratepayers
TERRACE
Sponsored
by
the
Board
of
Trade,
a
public
meeting
of
the
ratepayers
of
Terrace
will
be
called
in
the
near
THL
WLATHLK,
Forecast
North
Coast
Region
Overcast
with
occasional
rain
today
and
ounday.
Remaining
mild.
Southerly
winds
(20
mph)
occasionally
leaching
30,
tomorrow
morning.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrowat
Port
Hardy,
45
and
58'
Sandspit,
45
and
55.
Prince
Rupert,
45
and
55.
WASHINGTON
D.
C.
(P
United
States
Federal
Mediator
Cyruj
S.
Ching
today
announced
that
he
will
have
a
series
of
meeting.!
with
coal
operators
next
week
in
an
effort
to
end
the
coal
strike.
Ching
made
the
announcement
During
a
surprise
visit
to
il.e
I
LEGION
-V
f
t
V
rJ-4
1
'I'll'
1
Js-
'
s
jM
1,
,;1;1
president's
house
party
for
meni-
Dtrs
of
the
Advertising
and
Sales
STANDARDS
by
your
lieuten-
after
meeting
for
two
hours
with'
administered
!
future
w
til
a
view
to
loniunK
"E
Tin
Union
Jack
John
L
Lewis,
president
of
400,000
(
ants
resident
here,
will
play
noi
Ratepayers'
Association
Car.
uliuii
Legion
striking
United
Mine
Workers
of
small
part
in
the
development
Executive
Club,
the
Prime
Minis-tr
said
in
a
brief
address,
that
one
way
to
maintain
democratic
life
was
to
promote
"an
active
exchange
of
the
fruits
and
labor
of
the
people,
not
only
for
our
own
state
or
nation
but
of
the
people
of
the
world."
and
progress
of
this
portion
of
which
would
act
as
a
screening
agent
for
the
village
commissioners
in
their
course
of
action.
C.
J.
Norrington,
vice-
Canada's
great
north
west,"
said
the
letter
which
was
signed
bv
Junior
Chamber
Secre
f'f
pn
si
nU'd
to
the
liian
Legion
and
I.c-!'
at
a
joint
meet-'
ihct
static
pur-'1'im.tp
of
the
club
y
cveiilne.
The
president
of
the
Board
of
Trade,
America.
Meantime,
the
steel
strkle
situ-iition
al.so
appears
more
eiicour-asing
with
indications
that
R
p.:
Hie
Steel,
the
country's
third
largest
operator
with
54.000
employees,
may
settle
soon
along
fiiiniliar
lines
to
the
Bethlehem
HOCKEY
SCORES
Pacific
Coast
Victoria
6,
Tacoma
5
San
Francisco
6,
San
Diego
Portland
6,
Vancouver
4
Fresno
2
Oakland
2
J
tary
D.
W.
Nixon.
"In
a
country
as
wide
and
I
"tJlOWtWrilMiJi
tH'TWHI
iigicenient.
GIVES
TALK
ON
GEOGRAPHY
Prime
Minister
Louis
It.
St
Laurent,
at
left,
receives
an
honary
degree
during
the
125th
anniversary
of
the
founding
of
Rensselaer
Polytechic
Institute
at
Troy,
New
York.
Dr.
Livingston
W.Housbon,
president
of
the
college,
right,
makes
the
presentation.
diversified
as
ours
it,
is
perhaps
understandable
that
we
Canadians
might
become
localized
o-sectional
in
our
thinking,
and
that
the;
'other
side
ol
the
mountains'
might
not
be
considered.
But
it
is
to
be
hoped
was
asked
to
call
the
meeting
In
the
absence
of
the
president,
after
representation
had
been
made
by
Mr.
Robinson
of
the
necessity
of
such
an
organ
-batlon
to
assist
any
new
commissioner
-in
civic
admlnstra-tion.
Wednesday
night's
meeting
of
the
Board
of
Trade
was
held
In
the
Credit
Union
Hall
with
D.
O.
Little
presiding.
In
a
let
MANY
DEAD
IN
TYPHOON
MANILA
W
The
Philippine
Red
Cross
called
for
international
UNITED
CHURCH
HAS
VISITOR
"s
given
by
the
en-'
';
wmniuee
and
the
a
s
made
by
m
toA-jpti
by
Raw-and
J;u
ic
Barman,
ajrd
bearers
were
A.
r
and
Bruce
Smith.
it
tHknti
by
J.
Brlck-"(
thiinko
was
pas-it
dmurs
lor
their
's
H.
IlnUi,
Xx
anr(
ft.
Abolition
Of
Lorcls
that,
in
the
near
future,
we
of
the
Junior
Chamber
of
Com
Rev.
R.
J.
D.
Mgrris,
Christian
Education
Secretary
for
the
United
Church
in
British
Columbia
Is
ter
from
Hon,
E.
T.
ft.enne,y,
merce
could
welcome
you
personally,
here
at
the
end
of
the
line."
In
his
reply,
Mr.
Gordon
the
board
was
advsed
that
the
help
today
as
mounting
typhoon
casualty
reports
listed
644
persons
dead
or
missing
and
feared
dead
in
the
central
islands.
Most
of
the
casualties
are
reported
in
the
Kabankalan
area
of
Negroes
Island,
300
miles
south
of
Manila.
There
the
Hog
River
work
on
the
rock
cut
near
the
east
approach
to
the
Skeena
sa
visitor
in
the
city.
Mr.
Morris
arrived
in
the
city
from
the
east
Thursday
evening
with
his
wifi
commented
that
"I
am
glad
.
to
At
Least
As
Far
As
Heredity
Is
Concerned,
Beaverbrook
Crxcs
,
MONTREAL
Lord
Beaver-
the
bridge
Is
being
taken
up
with
know
that
you
recognize
"e
appointeti
to
a(
"
Clvicl
ll1
'
arran;:
New.
I'"
lollowais
m?
f
r
the
r-ni.al
and
young
son.
Tomorrow
night
the
district
divisional
engineer.
Work
Is
going
ahead
on
Brauns
Island
to
have
the
he
will
speak
in
First
United
Churcn.
dangers
of
'sectional'
viewpoint
and
suggest
that
one
of
the
great
strengths,
of
this
country
jrook
said
In
an
interview
last
night
that
the
hereditary
House
of
Lords
of
Great
Britain
should
'"Lsrinm
lor
the
homes
supplied
wltn
eitn.un-
overflowed
and
swe.pt
through
Kabankalan,
a
city
of
more
than
47,000
population.
.
-,
u;1h.
The
dcle-
ISLANDERS
HONORED
CHARLOTTETOWN
Bronze
plaques
commemorating
the
lives
l
i
iicivi-i?
ill
j
)i.
'i.
tiiouiih
hr-v
has
been
that
wc
have
always
heeii
able
to
reconcile
ciiifer-ent
outlooks."
A
copy
of
the
J.C.C.
letter
to
Mr.
Gordon
was
sent
to
E.
T.
Applewhaile.
M.
P.
for
Skecna,
now
at
Ottawa
and
Mr.
Apple
power.
Mr
R.
S.
Weston
of
trie
B.
C.
Power
Commission
advised
the
board,
hut,
the
cost
of
supplying
power
to
the
residents
south
of-
the
Skeena
would
Involve
too
much
expense
to
consider
doing
it.
Dud-
be
abolished
and
replaced
by
an
elected
Chamber.
"The
principle
ol
heredity
in
the
House
of
Lords
Is
long
since
obsolete,"
said
the
Canadian-born
British
newspaper
publisher
who
is
visiting
Montreal.
New
Telephone
Directory
JRic
Outre
for
t.vi
,yii
v-As
awliu
.
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Ihc
Civic
Cent:
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loll,,,.
j
on
th
whaile
has
added
his
invita
and
work
of
three
noted
Prince
Edward
Islanders
were
unv?.Vxd
in
historic
Confederation
Chamber
here
recently.
The
plaque?
carried
the
names
of
Sir
Louis
H.
Davies,
former
rnief
justice
of
the
Supreme
Court
of
Canada;
Sir
Joseph
Frpe,
biographer
of
i
ley
Little
was
instructed
to
take
.
ii,...i.,i.
lnt
t.pr
A
new
Telephone
Directory
is
about
to
be
published.
AM
changes
of
listings
must
be
in
by
November
15,
in
writing
at
the
City
Telephone
Office.
CITY
TELEPHONE
(262)
DEPARTMENT.
tion
to
that
of
the
Junior
Chamber
for
the
railway
president
to
visit
this
city.
v.
-v
u'.
I
.
v
;
He
added
that
powers
of
any
body
elected
to
replace
the
House
of
Lords
'
must
not
interfere
with
th"
wide
sweep
of
the
House
of
Commons."
Sir
John
A.
Macdonald,
and
Robert
Harris,
Charlottetown
artist
a
copy
oi
ivir.
ntswin
I""-to
Hon.
E.
T.
Kenney
in
Victoria
as
it
was
felt
that
the
Power
Commission
was
picking
out
certain
sections
of
the
Electrical
Energies
Act
ta
work
tn
and
not
carrying
out
other
sections.
Even
though
electrical
rnnsLimution
inLhe
district
had
Another
Name
For
Memorial
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v
Another
name
being
submitt;
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y
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Plane
Missing
In
Woods
of
Quebec
AMOS,
Quebec
0
A
plane,
with
three
or
four
aboard,
which
has
been
to
the
Canadian
Legion
for
in
Increased
from
31
consumers
m
Novrrnhn-
fi,
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J:r'3
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13:19
21.5
i
et
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7.5
4-et
!0:"'
3.5
f-et,
clusion
in
the
local
memorial
is
"
'
,,y
light
men
unre-
that
of
Rifleman
William
Charles
'Si
I'llllll"
'
1945
to
335
on
March
31,
194a.
it
was
felt
that
the
Commission
should
keep
to
their
promise
of
supplying
adequate
power
to
any
Isolated
district.
Mr.
How-lett
stated
that
the
generating
'ported
since
Thursday,
was
to
Hood,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Edward
Hood,
who
was
killed
in
action
day
the
object
of
search
in
un-
Diesel
Electric
Plant
Operator
Must
have,
thorough
knowledge
of
switchboard
such
as
synchronizing,
load
balancing
and
diesel
No
other
need
apply.
,
''
'
Apply
in
person
to:
Personell
Office,
Columbia
Cellulose
Company
Ltd.
Watson
Island
:
June
8,
1944,
while
serving
m
CTn
ai
i
:
llnhabitated
bush
land
north
of
Normandy
with
Royal
Winnipeg
this
Abltibl
county
town.
The
-
GRAIN
CARRIER
LAUNCHED
AT
MIDLANS
Down
the
slips
the
S.S.
Coverdale
at
Midland,
Ont.
One
of
two
bisges;
chips
to
Join,
the
Great
Lakes
fleet,
she
will
carry
cargoes
of
grain
arM
ore
next
year
from
the
head
of
the
lakes.
Tha
ship
had
the
traditional
bottle
of
champagne
broken
on
Us
bow
as
li
was
'
launched.
'
capacity
oi
i-us
ivm
v
Dlant
will
be
Increased
for
the
-
.
ail,!.
Diane
went
into
the
Lake
enm-
Mm
ousamau
area.
200
miles
north-
Rifles
after
having
taken
pari,
m
the
"D-Day"
landing.
He
enlisted
in
Winnipeg
before
his
parents
moved
here
in
1944.
,
time
when
further
loads
are
,
v..
n.
T.
frw.f
U
rr,,Qcr1o
V
trt
hrlllC
placed
on
it.
out
nrosneetors
before
freeze-up
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