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Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port-
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
VOL.
XXXVIH,
No.
202.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER
9,
1949
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
'-
'
1
-
;
Seeking
aciroc
ifi
Coast
utlet
rycABs
zace
River
orthern
Territory
Presents
fore
Royal
Commission
s
Sign
;
j
-if;
,
&4
-
f
ases
Be
IBS
fcJfia33k
3fCl
I
Urges
Extension
Of
Lines
into
Populous
Area
Not
Now
Served
TAKES
OVER
it)
POLAND
WAKSAW
fi
One
of
Russia's
top
Army
commanders,
Marshal
Constantln
K.
Rokos-
It,
M
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f
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t
:,v.
,
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nt
which
end-
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OlU
INJURED
MINER
FLOWN
TO
CITY
The
re-opened
Premier
Mine
claimed
Its
first
accident
victim.
Tuesday
when
James
Grieves,
a
45-year
old
miner
was
flown
to
Prince
.Rupert
for
treatment
for
a
fractured
leg,
sustained
in
an
mishap
in
the
mine
tunnel.
enl,,nycfS
anaumi'
thua
litigf'st
steel
iied
in
a-
p
,
Msf
1--
.
,
'
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f
i
i
T
3ft
'
-1
.
s
n-a';
vsky,
has
quit
the
Red
Army
to
enter
the
Polish,
cabinet
as
Minister
of
national
defence.
Rokcssovsky
was
born
in
Poland
53
years
ago.
His
appointment
to
the
important
coun-
intern
inmure
OTTAWA
(CP)
Arguments
for
the
extension
of
railway
service
into
the
Peace
River
area
of
Northern
British
Columbia
and
Alberta
were
presented
today
before
the
Royal
Commission
on
transportation.
Boards
of
Trade
and
Chambers
of
Commerce
of
the
Peace
River
Block
advocated
construction
of
railway
lines
to
link
the
area
more
direct-,
of
the
C.I.O.
Grieves
was
flown
to
Prince
Hie
day
tlie
Union
I
-
"
'is
....
"if
.
'
-'i-
.
w
asn'emrni,
win
j0
4
producer,
Jones
a
po.
F
Rupert
by
a
Queen
Charlotte
give
him
a
strong
voice
in
gov-
Alrlines
Norseman
piloted
by
crnmcntal
as
well
as
military
poug
McQueen
who
landed
the
affairs
of
this
Soviet
orbit
craft
at
Seal
Cove
at
4
p.
m.
country.
Tuesday.
The
plane,
under
Rokossovsky
commanded
one
charter
to
the
Department
of
Steel
Corporation.
wnt
tun.
's
111
,lne
!y
with
the
Pacific
Coast
than
by
the
present
circuitous
route
to
Edmonton.
In
a
brief
It
was
asked
that
hlfhun
st'I
pact.
LAST
RITES
FOR
CITY
PIONEER
r
imOE
CANADIANIZED
NAVY
Here
13
the
three-man
commission
which
InvestigaU'd
"mutinous
Incidents'
aboard
ships
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Navy
and
urged
"Canadianization"
of
the
navy
in
Its
recomendations.
Seated,
left,
to
right,
are:
L.
C.
Audette,
a
member
of
the
Canadian
Maritime
Commission;
Rear
Admiral
Mainauy.
flag
officer
Atlantic
Coast
and
chairman
of
the
commission;
and
L.
W.
Brockington
an
Ottawa
lawyer.
Standing
are
W.
y
.Vickware,
left,
of
Halifax,
chief
commission
counsel
and
Cmdr.
P.
R.
Hurcomb,
judge
advocatt.
of
the
fleet.
(CP
Photo)
;trJif
of
25,000
work-
of
the
Soviet
army
groups
that
Fisheries,
had
been'
drafted
in--liberated
Warsaw.
Since
the
to
service
for
the
emereencv
flight.
nem
Si
eel
agroe-
end
of
the
war
he
has
commanded
the
Soviet
western
army
in
parts
of
German
territory
occupied
by
Poland.,
the
Board
recommend
to
Parliament
that
an
early
start
be
made
on
lines
to
connect
the
settler1.
Peace
River
regions
with
Hinfc3
Creek,
Alberta,
and
Dawson
Creek.
British
Columbia,
and
iaes
n;r
iiiipiuyrt-o
,
a;i-
ut
65
who
havo
Rites
of
the
Roman
Catholic
Faith
were
solemnized
yesterday
morning
at
the
Church
of
Annunciation
by
Rev.
Father
F.
Ravner
O.MJ.Ior
George
E.
IHL
W
LA
i
HER
servicv
to
receive
a
pension
oi
Siuu
a
St.
Clair,
one
of
Prince
Rupert's
s'N'iul
security.
eynopstn
His
Coal
To
Work
Lewis
Orders
Miners
Back
real
old
timers
who
came
here
j(
65
willl
15
to
25
that
there
be
a
connection
with
the
Canadian
National
Railway
at
Prince
George.
DR.
GREENE
IS
SPEAKER
from
the
Yukon
in
the
very
receive
proportion-
early
days,
was
engaged
in
the
IMPRESSED
BY
ST.
LAURENT
C.
A.
Berner,
who
returned
to
the
city
from
the
East
Saturday
nlfiht,
reported
to
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
on
attendance
at
the
annual
convention
of
the
Canadian
Chamber
of
Commerce
A
deep
low
pressure
centre
remains
stationary
this
morning
250
miles
southwest
of
the
Queen
clearing
of
the
townsite
and
for
a
few
years
operated
a
'hotel
(the
old
Houston,
long
since
i
Modern
medical
and
surgical
Charlottes.
A
storm
front
associ
CHICAGO
(CP)
John
Lewis
today
ordered
Li.s
ihtrikiny
soft
coal
miners
back
to
work
after
a
res
processes
and
treatment
of
varl
"Red"
Union
ated
with
this
centre
passed
over
disappeared)
on
Second
aven-
:
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II
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Ltd.
I
ious
maladies
were
included
in
a
ue.He
was
particularly
well-
the
coast
last
night
and
was
olution
had
been
adopted
by
the
200-man
policy
com-
fMsrnnrKf,
f
milf.h
nmfeKsir.nai
at
Montreal.
E.
T.
ApplewhaJte
mittee
of
strikers
to
go
back
to
work
until
midnight
of
'interest
which
was
delivered
be-(crossing
central
B.C.
this
mom-ry
inrt
tntouvrr
Up
M.
P.,
had
been
there
with
him
November
sounder
terms
of
a
United
Mine
Workers!1"'
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of
British
Columbia
at
amounts
on
the
West
coast
of
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PITTSBURGH
9
The
United
Vancouver
Island
were
generally
'
trw,.!-.!
workers,
expelled
from
known
in
the
French
Canadian
colony
and
In
Catholic
Church
circles.
He
passed
away
Sunday
"mornTiif
In
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital.
The
late
Mr
.St.
Clair
was
born
in
Quebec
City
eighty-seven
'
years
ago
He
is
survived,
be-!
sides
his
widow,
by
a
son,
Wil-
!-frid.
:
;
'
Following
the
solemn
requiem
pnrt
of
the
time,
MY.'Brrne'f
met
many
distliif,-"
uished
personalities
Including
Prime
Minister
St.
Laurent
who,
Mr.
Br-rner
said,
had
a
"surprising
grasp"
of
Prince
Rupert
affairs,
being
well
acquainted
v
ith
the
C.I.O.
only
last
week
for
its
liiiw.v
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.
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is
do:ie
as
an
art
of
good
faith
,
-
designed
to
contribute
to
pubUc(
iif
nCPTIflM
AC
'
convenience."
He
believed,
how-
LV
I
lUll
UT
ever,
that
chance
of
a
srttiemcnt
kh
AIM
lfTT
of
the
dispute
were
remote.
!rH
rrcllDlll
IS
J'Z
monthly
meeting
last
night
in
the
Nurses'
Home
of
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital.
A
film
on
the
administration
of
oxygen
treatment
was
also
shown
with
Pierre
LeRoss
handling
the
projector.
Miss
Margaret
Stecves,
P.H.N.,
left
wing
policies,
was
threatened
today
with
loss
Of
mort
than
107.000
members.
Most
of
these,
a
survey
showed,
intended
to
string
along
with
he
right
wing
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2
50
.04
1.18
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mass
at
the
church,,
Interment
in!
tern
..
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Briter
.
IDonaid
Meanwhile
at
Pittsburg
the
giant
United
States
Steel
Corporation
is
going
to
a
Joint
peace
Copy
of
a
bill
now
before
Pur-lament
at
Ottawa
pertan
inj
to
C.I.O.
the
strategic
location
of
Ine
port,
the
fine
harbor,
the
proximity
to
the
Orient
etc.'Mr.
Berner
was
thanked
by
the
President
for
Jih
attendance
at
the
convention
and
his
excellent
report.
was
made
in
the
Catholic
section
of
Fairview
Cemetery
meeting
wilh
the
United
Steel
over
an
inch.
Cloudy
weather
wiUi
scattered
showers
will
be
general
today.
Parts
of
the
interior
will
be
sunny
on
Thursday
but
little
change
is
expected
on
the
coast.
Forecast
North
Coast
Region--
Cloudy
wiUi
scattered
showers
today
and
Thursday.
Little
change,
in
temperature.
Winds
easterly
(15
mph).
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrow
at
Port
Hardy,
Sand-spit
and
Prince
Rupert,
40
and
46.
inspection
of
fish
and
marine
president'
of
the
Chapter,
was
nlants
for
export
has
been
sent
in
the
chair
and
there
was
a
Workers
iCIO,
a
spokesman
dis
good
attendance
of
twenty-nine
to
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
ri
closed
oday.
"A
meeting
will
where
Rev.
Father
E.
Mohan
O.
M.
I.
officiated.
The,
pallbearers
were
Henri
Lctourneau,
Joseph
Garon,
Louis
Amadio,
C.
P.
Balagno
and
A.
G.
Turcotte.
Commerce
by
E
T.
Applcwhaite,
M
P.,
and
has
been
referral
to
members.
Refreshments
were
served.
At
the
same
time
the
C.I.O.
an-nounc?d
a
nsw
union
of
electrical
workers,
organized
to
supplant
the
U.E.W.,
had
won
first
employer
recognition
in
a
contract
signed
by
two
fiims
employing
1,075
workers
in
Yonkers,
New
York.
fomier
.
probably
be
arranged
with
the
union
tomorrow,"
a
spokesman
said.
Three
other
large
steel
companies
have
already
reached
settlement.
i
TRYING
TO
KEEP
CUT-OFF
OPEN
'tfj
....
the
fisheries
committee.
The
bill
provides
that
"no
per:
son
shall
import,
export,
sell
for
export
or
have
In
his
possession
for
export
any
fish
intended
for
human
consumption
unless
the
iish
is
wholesome
and
fit
for
CaDt.
Quinn
Coming
Here
To
Inspect
Naval
Reserve
In
His
Old
Horn-!
Town
This
Month
'wutlian
"UNFAIR"
LAWS
CONDEMNED
BY
NATIVE
GROUP
-
Commerce
Chamber
To
Elect
Officers
.
Corref-pondcnce
between
Dun-cun
K.
Kerr,
secretary
of
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Central
British
Columbia,
and
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
includes
a
letter
tel-
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450
.25
135
.
.00
7.30
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15
13.2ft
14
2.05
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.
3
05
30
.08'
human
food."
Further
it
provides
that
no
person
shall
export
any
marine
Urrtuc
Nominating
commit
tr?
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
consisting
of
President
O.
R.
S.
Blarkaby
and
past
presid
Captain
Howard
L.
.
Quinn,
D.S.C,.
R.C.N..
Director
of
Naval
Reserves,
is
carrying
out
his
annual
inspection
of
Western
Naval
KITWANGA
Skeena
River
branch
of
the
Native
Brotherhood
of
B.
C.
will
continue,
its
fight
for
revision
of
provincial
plant
or
product
thereof
unless
iu,g
Df
representations
which
it
is
inspected,
graded,
marked
,
were
made
by
the
Associated
or
designed
and
labelled
in
ac-
Boards
with
a
view
to
having
cordance
with
the
regulations.
I
ule
Canadian
section
of
the
The
bill
provides
for
full
in-
Haines
Highway
kept
open
dur-
ents
Dr.
R.
G.
Large,
G.
A.
uun-
laws
which
its
members
feel
voi
k.
Divisions
and
will
be
in
rnnct
w
p
F.
Stone,
Stone,
J.
J.
W.
W.
Scott
Scott
an
and
Rupert
November
24.
He
is
0
G.
c
C.
M11(,hrli
Mitchell,
wjll
will
dvaw
avaw
Up
up
specllon
of
fishery
products
and
lug
the
winter.
The
chamber
all
steps
of
production
as
well
as
was
advised
that
the
highway
Canadian
ALASKA
VESSEL
MISSING
JUNEAU
The
Co-foot
vessel
Salmore
of
Juneau,
with
five
persons
aboard,
is
missing
after
being
unreported
since
leaving
Cordova
October
5
for
Seattle
with
five
persons
on
board.
The
Coastguard
says
it
has
checked
all
southeastern
Alaska
ports.
CANNOT
PYRAMID
RENT
OTTAWA
Minister
of
Finance
Douglas
Abbott
a
rial
of
nominations
for
1950
officers
of
the
Chamber.
New
officers
take
over
the
first
meeting
in
January.
unfairness
on
the
struggling
Indian
population.
x
Harold
Blnclai.
vice-president
of
the
Skeena
River
district.,
outlined
representations
made
to
Premier
Byron
Jo.mson
for
redress
from
"unfair"
legislation
the
prescribing
of
grades,
quality
had
now
been
closed
for
the
Tiirimti)
and
standards
of
fish.
season.
i
accompanied
on
the
trip
Dy
uar.
W.
A.
Chllds,
R.C.N.
(R.
Assistant
Director
of
Naval
Reserves,
and
Lleut.-Cdr.
(E)
A.
H.
Graham,
Engineer
Officer
Naval
Reserves.
It
is
Captain
Quinn'
s
first
sued
ion
tour
of
Naval
Divisions
and
urged
members
to
continue
their
inslstance
at
a
Brotherhood
states
that
landlords
will
not
be
allowed
to
pyramid
meeting
here.
In
Western
Canada
since
his
ap-
bv
20
or
25
percent
rents
which
may
have
been
in
Damage
to
register!
native
.iim..nt.
rs
Director
of
Naval
Sin
'Iters
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.
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.
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.
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.
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i
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111
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4.C3
0.85
.3!!
trapllncs
resulting
frcm
the
De
creased
by
ten
percent
two-and-a-half
years
ago.
The
partment
of
Lands
and
Forjats
policy
of
granting
timber
rights
to
logging
companies
in
areas
Iteserves
on
September
7.
Capt.
Quinn
s
.visit
to
Prince
Rupert
will
be
of
particular
interest
since
he
started
his
naval
career
with
the
old
Royal
Canadian
Naval
Volunteer
Reset
ve
here
25
years
ago.
being
trapped
was
deplored
by
:!:!nv,i!
'k-Uie
Mr.
Sinclair.
British
Columbia
natives,
he
said,
quoting
from
his
leute:
to
(Continued
on
Page
Four)
r
JdtTvitft;
r
.-'
!-5q
Wants
to
Know
Of
Coastguard
The
Chamber
ol
Commerce
lv.i
communication
to
the
Xo-
sent
a
increase
will
be
on
the
basis
before
that
advance.
FAIR
DEAL1
WINS
NEW
YORK
Smashing
Democratic
victories
in
.
New
York's
United
States
Senate
race
and
the
city
elections
in
many
parts
of
the
country
yesterday
set
President
Truman
and
his
party
high
command
chortling
today
over
the
outlook
for
1950.
Democrat
Herbert
H.
Lehman
easily
knocked
out
Republican
John
Foster
Dulles
of
the
United
States
Senate
seat
Dulles
has
held
down
since
last
July
On
an
interim
appointment.
Mayor
O'Dwy'er
was
re-elected
in
New
York.
The
only
Communist
member
of
the
city
council,
Ben
Davis,
was
beaten
by
a
coalitionist.
FOUL
PLAY
SUSPECTED
Quebec
partment
of
Transport
cxpic
HOCKEY
SCORES
r.V.WAW.VAV.VA'.W,"
Pacific
Coast
Vancouver
7,
Seattle
2
New
Westminster
4,
Oaklard
4
San
Diego
5,
Los
Angeles
2
San
Francisco
4,
Fresno
3
Tacoma
5,
Portland
1
Oakland
3,
San
Diego
1
lng
surmise
at
a
propui
hreak
no
old
minesweepers
Lac,
i&'ct
Lake
!R"d
Lnkn
Vancouver
which
it
was
felt
may
vessels.
Information
be
used
as
coastguard
is
being
sought
as
to
taken
to
what
steps
are
being
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the
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....
as
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"sun
.
v,tc
oertfti
view
of
Moose
Factory
Island
on
the
Moose
River,
a
few
FOR
1NUJ.AW
nuu,i
-
tonnnnnn
Tnriinn.
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helnff
built
New
Telephone
Directory
A
new
Telephone
Directory
is
about
to
be
published.
All
changes
of
listing
must
be
in
by
November
IS,
in
writing
at
the
City
Telepbune
Ofllce.
CITY
TELEPHONE
(262)
DEPARTMENT.
construction
sue
n
u
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------
--
.n.
fr,
James
Bav.
shows
VANCOUVER
Possibility
of
foul
play
is
being
investigated
by
city
police
in
the
case
of
a
woman,
Feme
Blanche
Fisher,
whose
body
was
found
floating
in
False
Creek
last
night
near
Burrard
bridge.
There
was
a
wound
on
the
forehead
of
the
45-year-old
downtown
store
clerk.
----
-
the
buildings
oi
me
msionc
iort,
moose
raw
t
t
In
.the
haekcround
are
are
by
the
federal
goycrnmen
background
multi.mllllon
dollar
hos
Thursday.
November
10,
1949
.:,)
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rf
tihp
lne
Oldest
SeilieiIlt.-liuo
in
wi'v,,",
v..
c
...
,
.
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4:04
17.7
feet
toi-y,
one
who
t
b.
and
nd
ihurt
hunt
in
n
the
the
James
Bay
area.
Tuberculosis
has
been
a
9
C
is
pttal
will
serve
Jg
15:29
10.9
feet
big
killer
oi
me
(CP
pnotol
Low
9:28
9-9
leei
"River
filler
...
2
'29
5.1
teet
death
toll.