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PorU-Trince
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the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
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VABS
VOL.
XXXVII,
No.
153.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE
30,
1948
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
SERL
N
TUAT
N
STILL
ou
ritainWill
Not
Surrender,
Says
Bey
in
PRESIDENT
ACTS
Suspension
of
Jones
Act
(
For
Portland
Canal
Mine
-is
Continued
Extension
of
the
suspension
of
the
Jones
Act
so
as
to
permit
IAVAL
CHANGES
ItTAWA
Appointment
of
KETCHIKAN
HERE
Fifteen
members
of
the
Ketchikan
All-Star
baseball
team
Canadian
vessels
to
continue
LINE
REOPENED
Passengers
and
Freight
Traffic
Resumed
Over
C.N.R.
At
Vancouver
VANCOUVER
Further
pro-
high
ranking
officers
to
new
Btions
at
Naval
Service
Head-
Foreign
Secretary
Tells
House
i
01
Possible
Grave
Developments
LONDON
(CP)
Foreign
Secretary
Ernest
Bevin
told
Parliament
flatly
today
that
British
troops
would
remain
in
Berlin
whatever
the
Russians
might
do
to
drive
them
out.
A
"grave
situation"
might
have
to
be
faced,
said
Mr.
Bevin,
and
Parliament
would
be
kept
fully
advised.
The
only
alternative
would
be
loading
of
ore
at
Stewart
from
the
Riverside
tungsten
mine
on
liters
and
In
the
senior
com-
the
Alaska
side
of
the
Salmon
arrived
in
the
city
at
noon
today
aboard
the
yacht
Catalyst
after
a
fairly
rough
voyage.
The
team
will
meet
the
Prince
Rupert
All-Stars
in
the
first
game
of
the
Dominion
Day
sreles
at
Jnds
of
the
Royal
Canadian
River
Valley
has
been
authoriz
Lv
Is
announced
by
Hon.
gress
in
reconstruction
of
Canadian
National's
Jasper-Vancou
Like
Claxton,
Minister
of
Na
tal
Defence.-
Roosevelt
Park
tonight.
ver
line,
following
disastrous
flood
damage
to
railways,
is
re
he
new
appointments
Include
surrender
to
the
Russians,
said
In
the
top
executive
tnges
ts
In
both
the
Pacific
and
ported
by
Bernard
Allen,
CNR.
manager
for
British
Columbia,
who
says
the
line
was
connected
the
Foreign
Secretary,
who
was
sure
that
no
one
would
agree
ed
by
President
Truman
of
the
United
States.
The
suspension
was
to
have
expired
today.
News
of
its
extension
was
received
by
J.
H.
Scott,
managing
director
of
the
mine,
as
he
stepped
off
the
steamer
Camosun
here
last
night
while
on
his
way
back
to
his
headquarters
at
San
Francisco.
Mr.
Scott
reports
operations
continuing
steadily
at
Riverside
kntic
Commands
of
the
R.C.
Quandary
up
Sunday
in
the
Fraser
Valley
and
In
the
commanding
of
f,;f$'i
C.v
sssj
to
that.
trs
01
me
aircraiv
carrier
Magnificent,"
the
Canadian
Cvices
College,
H.M.C.S.
"Royal
Mr.
Bevin
suggested
that
representations
might
be
carried
area
when
the
last
gap
was
closed
just
west
of
Matsqui.
1
There
is
still
much
ballasting
and
surfacing
work
to
be
done
on
the
track
but
a
large
force
Baseball
Scores
National
League
Chicago
3,
St.
Louis
1.
'New
York
11,
Boston
3.
Philadelphia
2,
Brooklyn
1.
Cincinnati
6,
Pittsburgh
5.
American
League
Cleveland
6,
Detroit
2.
New
York
7,
Boston
0.
Washington
5,
Philadelphia
Chicago
4,
St.
Louis
1.
feds,"
Victoria,
and
the
R.C.N.
direct
to
Premier
Joseph
Stalin
Merchants
Wondering
What
To
Do
as
New
Sales
Tax
Deadline
Approaches
Having
received
no
direct
Instructions
or
documentation,
Section,
Dartmouth,-N.
8.
himself.
He
agreed
with
a
suggestion
of
former
Foreign
Sec
of
workmen
and
equipment
is
Rear
Admiral
E.
R.
Mainguy,
B
E.,
R.C.N.,
of
Duncan,
B.
C,
retary
Anthony
Eden
that
joint
representations
be
made
by
3.
expediting
operations.
A
test
freight
train
was
operated
over
the
track
and
tne
nne
was
open
present
Flag
Officer
Pacific
Prince
Rupert
merchants
have
in
mining
and
milling
of
ore
although
shipments
have
been
somewhat
curtailed
at
present
due
to
labor
difficulties
with
an
international
aspect.
Sixteen
men
are
now
employed.
The
last
shipment
was
of
110
tons
made
on
the
Cardena
last
week.
.
fast,
will
transfer
to
the
east
Great
Britain
and
the
United
States.
i
command
on
October
1,
as
been
wondering
what
to
do
about
ed
for
freight
traffic
Tuesday
CONVENTION
HALL
ALL
READY
FOR
BIG
NOISE
This
Is
ow
a
bird,
who
has
no
political
preferences,
sees
Convention
Hall,
Philadelphia,
Pa.,
where
the
Republican
Party
selected
its
candidate
for
president
last
week.
The
same
hall
will
serve
the
Democratic
Party
in
July.
and
passenger
traffic
today.
Meantime
'
Secretary
of
State
is
Officer
Atlantic
Coast.
He
trie
three
per
cent
retail
sales
:ceeds
Rear
Admiral
C.
R.
H.
tax
whioh
Is
proclaimed
to
come
ylor,
C.B.E.,
R.C.N.,
of
Wey-
lnt0
ff
t
from
to.
NO
PAPER
TOMORROW
puin,
.
o.,
wno
win
proceeu
.
.
.
Pacific
Coast
League
.
Los
Angeles
6,
San
Francisco
5
(10
innings).
Oakland
11,
Hollywood
9.
Seattle
4,
Portland
3.
Western
International
League
Vancouver
13,
Tacoma
10.
Victoria
5,
Bremerton
3.
Spokane
15,
Salem
5.
Wenatchee
7,
Yakima
6.
rntirpment
leave.
Succeedine
'
George
Marshall
said
in
Wasn-ington
that
continuation
of
the
German
blockade
constituted
a
serious
situation
which
the
United
States
government
must
meet
promptly.
...
....
...
"Ail
iva
lrnnur
ohnut
ft
1c
urhaf
Tomorrow,
Deing
Dominion
Day
and
a
public
holiday,
the
Russia
-Yugoslavia
Family
Quarrel
'
o-rf
icer
Pacific
Coast
will
be
we
have
read
In
the
papers.
Daily
News
will
not
be
pub
mmodure
H.
G.
DeWolf,
C.B.
.There
has
been
no
direct
com-
lished.
The
next
regular
issue
D.S.O.,
DSC,
R.C.N.,
of
Bed-
munlcation
from
the
govern
will
appear
Friday
afternoon.
The
British
Foreign
Office
i
ed,
N.S.,
at
present
in
com-:
mem,"
saia
one
mercnani
yes-
SERIOUSNESS
OF
RIFT
MINIMIZED
CON
IN
FORM
HEADQUARTERS
IS
MOVED
WHERE
IS
TITO?
confirmed
today
that
Canad.i,
Australia,
New
Zealand
and
ynd
of
the
aircraft
carrier
terday
afternoon.
And
such
I.ignificent."
Effective
date
seemed
to
be
the
general
situa-
SKEENA
HIGHWAY
OPENS
South
Africa
had
been
asked
to
BULLETINS
the
appointment
is
Septem-
;tion.
,,'
Bucharest,
the
capital
of
Ru
(r
8.
!
Knowing,
however,'
that
they
lend
Britain
all
available
aircraft
to
help
break
the
"Russian
blockade"
of
Berlin.
The
mania.
r
ommodore
G.
R.
Miles,
O
B.
will
be
liable
and
the
rates
of
.There
Is
some
uncertainty
a
R.C.N.
,
of
Rothesay,
N.B.,
will
the
graduated
tax
having
been
Flood
Damage
Repaired
On
Road
From
Here
The
Prince
Rupert
-
Terrace
the
description
given
by
the
Public
Works
office
this
morning,
although
this
was
qualified
by
the
statement
that
in
one
or
Royal
Air
Force
transport
com-
rrnand
and
the
United
States
Sinquish
his
post
as
Chief
of;
duly
advertised,
most
business
kval
Personnel
at
Headquar-I
men,
as
the
deadline
approaches
BELGRADE
(CP
The
Coninform
rift
over
"idealogical
differences"
lessened
today
when
the
Communist
party
of
Yugoslavia
announced
it'
would
do
everything
j-ossible
to
section
of
the
northern
trans-
two
places,
where
new
grades
Air
Force
are
at
present
flying
food
to
Berlin
to
aid
the
situa
rs
to
take
command
of
"Mag-
j
and
even
lacking
definite
In
provincial
highway
opened
of
icent"
on
August
30.
Now
;structions,
are
reluctantly
pre
havn
been
built,
the
road
will
be
rough
for
some
time
to
come
tion
caused
by
Russian
action
nmanding
officer
of
HM.C.S.
i
paring
to
collect
and
record
the
In
cutting
ground
communica
tlons.
yal
Roads,"
Captain
W.
B.
imposts.
to
the
whereabouts
of
Tito.
Some
1
say
he
is
on
an
island
in
the
Adriatic,
others
say
he
Is
at
his
summer
home
at
Bled
and
otherj
that
he
Is
in
the
thick
of
things
here
In
Belgrade.
In
Washington
it
was
'announced
today
that
the
United
States
and
Yugoslavia
were
reported
to
be
near
final
agreement
on
a
financial
deal
which
until
it
settles.
Since
the
week-end,
a
few
strengthen
co-operation
with
th?
rcery,
C.B.E.,
R.C.N.,
pi
van-
But
the
next
move
is
really
FLOOD
DISCUSSED
OTTAWA
The
British
Columbia
flood,
receding
on
the
West
.Coast,
roared
into
h
i
;
Commons
last
night
and
washed
out
any
hope
of
a
late
hour
prorogation.
George
Cruick-shank
(L-Fraser
Valley),
and
opposition
members,
dropped
the
members
into
a
two-hour
whirlpool
over
the
size
of
the
federal
rehabilitation
contribution.
They
criticized
the
$5,000,000
grant
and
suggested
Soviet
Union
or
other
"People's
ivpr,
B.C.,
will
become
unifi
un
to
the
government"
seemed
In
Parliament
at
Ottawa
Prime
Minister
Mackenzie
King
said
Naval
Personnel
on
August
He
will
be
succeeded
in
his
ficially
at
noon
today
after
being
1
closed
for
more
than
a
month
as
a
result
of
floods
which
swept
away
the
roadbed
between
May
25
and
June
10.
Final
link
In
the
highway
was
completed
today
with
construction
of
a
90-foot
bridge
a
-mile
west
of
Shames
station,
74
miles
east
of
Prince
Rupert.
The
bridge
building
job
'
was
com
to
be
the
concensus.
Of
course,
it
is
not
the
merch
that
Canada
had
two
transport
squadrons
which
might
be
made
Democracies."
The
party's
program
made
it
clear
that
to
Yugoslavia
the
controversy
was
d
rtsrnt
position
by
Captain
H.
ants
who
pay
the
tax.
The
law
r-.
t-,c?-
.1
t
,
.
.
.
in
available
if
it
was
decided
to
"-OAy.
ttliu
s,
C0I,0
f
Qrlt
hp
would
net
Marshal
Tito's
gov
cars
have
been
coming
over
the
highway,
making
unauthorized
use
of
a
railway
bridge
adjoining
the
highway
near
Shames.
There
were
not
many
of
these,
however.
The
Public
Works
department
road
maintenance
equipment
will
be
in
constant
service,
keeping
the
road
in
good
operating
'family
quarrel"
rather
than
a
do
so.
Bedford,
N.S.,
who
ior
me
-
.
.
....
.
.
ernment
about
$30,000,000.
Extended
negotiations
over
this
permanent
clash.
It
was
officially
denied
that
t
year
has
been
in
command
the
R.C.N.
Air
Section,
Dart-
absorbed
which
would
be
the
easiest
thing
to
do.
I
The
extra
book-keeping
Is
that
the
final
settlement
be
the
Soylet
had
put
up
balloon
The
Coninform
had
charged
outh
barrages
to
prevent
the
planes
Yugoslavia
with
deviating
from
pleted
by
Public
Works
men
from
Terrace
today.
what
worries
the
already
haras-
Section
command
of
the
Air
the
Marxist-Lenin
line.
The
left
open
until
the
total
damage
was
assessed.
They
also
advocated
the
purchase
of
a
$1,000,000
dredge
to
provide
of
the
Western
Allies
from
land
ing
supplies
in
Berlin.
p
be
taken
over
by
Lieutenant
businessmen.
"Road
back
to
normal"
was
shape
during
the
summer.'
mmander
(F)
A.
B.
Fraser-'
The
tax
does
not
appiy
w
.rris,
D.S.C.
and
Bar,
Halifax,
meals
under
51c,
purchases
un-
money
accord
may
1
have
.
been
one
of
the
issues
which
set
off
the
attack
made
by
the
Coninform
Monday
against
the
Belgrade
chief.
Washington
officials
are
watching
Tito's
defiance
of
the
Communist
High
Command
with
"delight,"
keeping
a
silent
con-
party
program
was
published
alongside
Premier
Josip
Tito's
sharp
retort
to
this
charge.
more
efficient
dredging
in
the
Fraser
and
insure
against
fur
der
15c,
foodstuffs
and
fuel.
LS.
on
June
28.
His
present
ap-
TODAYS
STOCKS
::
feintment
Is
Commander
(Air
I
Meantime,
it
was
stated
here
that
Coninform
headquarters
TEXTILE
DISPLAY
the
Section.
FLOOD
CONTRIBUTIONS
Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.
Ltd.
were
being
jnoved
at
least
tern
porarlly
from
Belgrade
to
nection.
Miss
Joan
Cross
10.00
Mrs.
R.
P.
Smith
2.00
Celanese
Corporation
of
America,
parent
company
of
Columbia
Cellulose
Co.,
whose
new
pu'.p
mill
will
get
under
construction
Bobjo
12
Buffalo
Canadian
06
Soroptomist
Club
of
ther
flooding.
DOCK
STRIKE
OVER
LONDON
The
great
dock
area,
which
was
strikebound
for
17
days,
sprang
to
life
again
today.
The
workers
obeyed
their
leaders'
call
to
.
bow
to
the
government's
proclamation
of
a
state
of
emergency
to
save
vital
supplies.
Prince
Rupert's
Flood
Dyke
COMMITTEE
OH
PRICES
REPORTS
Prince
Rupert
25.00
Tnhn
finrvlrh
5.00
at
Watson
Island
this
year,
plans
Thos.
J.
Gowan
s.ou
,
p"-c
b
Annette
Mansell
25.00
Consol.
Smelters
116.75
Conwest
1.15
Donalda
65
Eldona-
126
East
Sullivan
2.65
Giant
Yellowknlfe
4.60
God
'8
Lake
58
Hardrock
?.
14
Harricana
06
Heva
10
trial
section
of
the
Civic
Centre
Carnival
this
year.
The
industrial
display
is
being
sponsored
by
the
Junior
Cham
Kaien"
Island
Stages
Ltd.
25.00
Art
Husband
1000
Fishermen's
Co-op
Authorities
at
the
affected
SENTENCED
TO
LIFE
BOSTON
Robert
II.
Best,
United
States
newspaperman
and
propagandist
for
the
Nazis
for
$200
a
month
during
the
-war,
was
today
sentenced
to
life
imprisonment
for
treason.
He
was
also
fined
$10,000.
.
B.C.
FLOOD
EMERGENCY
CAMPAIGN
Objective
$25,000
Recommendations
Arc
Adopted
By
Parliament
Some
Far-Reachins
OTTAWA
Oi
The
House
of
Commons
Monday
night
adopted
the
report
of
the
prices
committee
calling
on
the
government
to
reduce
the
high
cost
of
living
but
the
government
has
not
said
when
it
will
be
implemented.
ber
of
Commerce
Port
Day
committee
and
will
be
held
at
the
Civic
Centre
as
part
of
the
car
nival.
Vancouver
Bralorne
7.25
'
B.
R.
Con
032
B.
R.
X.
08
Vz
Cariboo
Quartz
1.30
Dentonia
01
Vi
Grull
Wihksne
04
V2
Hedley
Mascot
40
2
Minto
012
Pend
Oreille
3.95
Pioneer
2.45
Premier
Border
02
Privateer
-
18
Reeves
McDonald
170
Reno
09
Salmon
Gold
14
Sheep
Creek
1.13
Taylor
Bridge
40
Taku
River
36
Vananda
36
Congress
03
Vi
Pacific
Eastern
05
Spud
Valley
12Vj
Central
Zcballos
02
Silbak
Premier
26
Collection
Box
7.05
C.
Wesley
10
A.
Pearson
Mr.
Kendall
100
Percy
Gladstone
100
Mr.
Stevens
100
T.
Hibberrlngton
100
According
to,
a
letter
received
pubsrrption
to
Date,
$16,125.21
by
Port
Day
committee
chairman
S.
G.
Furk,
from
Dr.
R.
H.
The
adoption
slipped
through
in
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
an
anti-climatic
finish
to
a
torrid
two-day
debate.
Mr.
Vimblad
I-00
Dorveen
Xerby
I-00
A.
Halward
I-00
Mrs.
Allan
Hale
.:
10.00
A.
Barber
150
Ball,
assistant
to
the
vice-president
of
the
Celanese
Corporation,
the
company
plans
to
accept,
the
committee's
offer
for
display
space
at
the
carnival.
Strong
northwest
winds
were
Hon.
Paul
Martin,
minister
of
health,
ended
the
discussion
Hosco
38
Jacknife
04
Joliet
Quebec
36
Lake
Rowan
07
Lapaska
03
Vi
Little
Long
Lac
70
Lynx
08
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.42
McKenzie
Red
Lake
37
McLeod
Cockshutt
96
Moneta
35
Negus
:.
2.20
Noranda
49.00
Moneta
35
Negus
2.20
Noranda
49.00
Louvlcourt
57
Pickle
.
Crow
1.90
general
over
the
British
Columbia
coast
last
night.
The
mini
with
a
spirited
defence
of
the
mum
velocity
reported
at
Van-
$20,000
$20,000
couver
was
49
miles'
per
hour
committee's
report
saying
it
had
had
a
"salutory"
effect
on
prices.
The
report
had
been
opposed
by
Ronny
Newbaum
l-
M.
Rosseller
2
0
Mr.
Richardson
3.00
200
E.
Stevens
Allan
Hale
10-00
The
display
will
feature
the
processes
by
which
wood
pulp
Is
converted
to
finished
textile
products,
and
respresentative
selections
of
the
company's
fin
The
wind
will
decrease
to
light
ports
reported
a
100
percent
response,
but
thought
that
likely
the
effects
of
the
stoppage
will
be
felt
until
the
end
of
the
year.
LAST
BRITONS
LEAVE
HAIFA
The
last
British
troops
left
the
soil
of
troubled
Palestine
today
ending
31
years
of
British
military
occupation
of
the
Holy
Lantl.
About
2,500
troops
were
in
the
last
group
to
be
evacuated.
"The
British
went
out
of
the
way
to
hand
over
the
port
in
good
order,"
the
Jewish
port
manager
said.
POLIO
ON
WARSHIP
VICTORIA
One
member
of
the
crew
of
the
Canadian
destroyer
Athabaskan
is
dead,
a
suspected
polio
victim,
and
three
others
are
in
hospital
here.
Edward
Zimmerman,
23,
Victoria
electrical
artificer,
died
aboard
ship
off
the
Oregon
coast
Monday.
Preliminary
diagnosis
was
polio
and
the
vessel
has
been
ordered
quarantined
for
fourteen
days.
Oils
by
this
evening
for
today
and
tomorrow;
skies
will
be
mair.ly
Progressive
-
Conservative
and
Social
Crediters.
Miss
Faubairn
10
Mrs
npRlIRV
..
1-00
clear
over
the
southern
British
ished
products.
Generous
display
space
will
be
allotted
to
this
display
and
to
Columbia
coast
with
cloudy
skie:
Here
are
the
committee's
recommendations
:
Removal
of
last
November's
I.
Gladstone
l-
and
scattered
showers
over
the
Arne
Stamnes
100
Regcourt
04V'j
$15,000
$15,000
emergency
excise
taxes
on
"com
A.
P.
Con
12
Calmont
.41
C.
&
E
5.90
Foothills
3.00
Home
7.75
Toronto
Athona
07
Aumaque
16
Beattie
60'4
remainder
of
the
province.
Forecast
R.
Bellis
1
E.
Ross
I-00
Linda
Bruce
I-00
i
nn
San
Antonio
3.80
Senator
Rouyn
40
Sherrlt
Gordon
2.27
Steep
Rock
2.15
Sturgeon
River
15
others
.which
are
being
Invited
by
.
the
committee.
The
Civic
Centre
Carnival
committee
is
cooperating
with
the
Port
Day
committee
In
the
allotment
of
space
during
carnival
week,
August
21
to
28.
Betty
Chinnuck
l
uu
modities
in
common
use."
Removal
of
import
ban
on
fruits
and
vegetables.
Reimpositioh
of
individual
controls
and
revival
of
temporary
subsidies
where
it
is
shown
a
Norm
Kirby
1.00
1.00
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Cloudy
with
scattered
showers
today.
Cloudy
Thus-day.
Wind
west
(15
m.p.h.)
today.
Light
tonight
and
Thursday.
Little
change
in
temperature.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
M.
Carlime
Silver
Miller
21
Vi
I
Bi;vcourt
20
(Continued
on
Page
Six)
$10,000
$10,000
TRACK
MEET
SOCCER
BASEBALL
3
GAMES
Thursday
Port
Hardy
46
and
63,
Massett
46
and
58,
Prince
Ru-
hardship
would
otherwise
result
Revision
of
rent
controls.
Stanley
Knowles,
a
Winnipeg
C.C.F.
member,
was
told
in
the
House
today
that
the-
government
had
not
yet
made
its
decision
In
regard
to
implementing
the
recommendation!
of
the
committee.
Dominion
Day
Cup
Finals
June
30,
6:30
p.m.
July
1,
3
p.m.
and
7
p.m.
N.B.C.
Championships
Canadian
Legion
Athletic
Club
DOMINION
DAY
SPORTS
ALL
EVENTS)
(INCLUDES
TICKETS,
$1..-
Single
Adm.
Evening
Baseball
50c
..Hpnt
Tickets
50c.
Indudcs
all
events
LOCAL
TIDES
(Standard
Time)
Thursday,
July
1,
1948
HiEh
8:46
15.1
feet
JULY
FIRST
DANCE
CIVIC
CENTRE
"Four
Dukes"
Orchestra
$5,000
$5,000
July
1,
4
:30
p.m.
July
1,
11
a.m.
Ketchikan
vs.
Pr.
Rupert
Gentlemen
$1.00
Ladles
75c
21:10
18.2
feet!
Low
2:54
,
..
7.8
feet!
14:35
8.4
feet
i
ROOSEVELT
PARK
FRENCH
INVENTOR
Jacquard
Invented
automatic
pattern
weaving
about
1800.
Dancing
10
p.m.
-
2
a.m.