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VOL.
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79.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
APRIL
4,
1949
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lira
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GHED
SATELLITES
Oestern
Nations
Affix
Ihcir
Signatures
to
Security
Pact
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Rain
fell
during
the
night
on
the
Northern
British
Columbia
coast
and
over
Northern
Vancouver
Island.
This
rain
will
spread
to
the
southern
cwast
and
over
the
central
interior
U.N.
Session
To
Be
Busy
General
Assembly
to
Have
Several
Important
Issues
Before
It
ARE
CHARGED
Canada
Joints
In
Persecution
Allegations
Against
Soviet
Underling
Nations
Nations
Join
to
Protect
World
From
Aggression
Warning
to
Russia
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
(CP)-The
United
States,
Great
Britain,
France
and
nine
non-communist
western
nations
joined
today
in
signing
the
historic
North
Atlatic
security
treaty.
This
is
next
to
the
last
sten
u"
uaj.
s,lueJ
prevail
(
OTTAWA
W
Canada
associ-
ovcr
the
southern
Interior
ana.
atea
herself
Saturday
with
sep-although
there
will
be
some
in-.
araU,
protests
made
by
the
crease
in
cloud
over
the
Okaua-
united
states
an
nat
T,it.
.
u
'MUMP
IC
f-'L
-
ill,
mil
J
NEW
YORK,
i.t,
Carryover!
session
of
the
United
Nations
General
Assembly,
which
opens
tomorrow,
is
shaping
up
as
a
full-fledged
meeting
of
the
58
country
forum.
Originally
scheduled
to
deal
only
with
items
left
unfinished
at
the
recent
Paris
assembly,
the
session
now
promises
to
in
pledging
one-f
or-all
and
all-f
or-one
defence
against
j
any-
aitacKer
a
warning
clearly
intended
for
Communist
Russia
which
has
d-
ain
to
three
Iron
Curtain
satellites
over
recent
religious
prosecutions.
-
Protests
were
made
by
United
States
and
United
Kingdom
legation
in
Budapest,
Bucharest
and
Sofia.
-
.The
protests
charge
that,
in
persecuting
Cardinal
Mindzsenty
gan
region
today,
no
other
change
is
expected
until
tomorrow.
The
outlook
for
Tucj-day
in
this
section
of
the
province
is
for
scattered
showers.
.
Forecast
-
Queen
Charlottes
and
Norm
Coast
Intermittent
r
a
1
n.
cloudy
with
showers
this
ater.
noon,
tonight
and
Tuesday
Winds
southerly
(15
m.p.h.)
lit
-
nouncea
me
past
as
"aggres-
President
Truman,
rejecting
sve."
Russia's
charge
that
the
At-
If
and
when
the
treaty
is
rati-'
lantlc
treaty
is
"aggressive."
lied,
it
will
establish
America's
hailed
the
historic
treaty
,
as
a
defensive
fronties
in
the
heart
"shield
against
aggression
and
of
Hungary
and
other
persons,
these
countries
had
violated
tie
change
in
temperature.
Lows
clauses
in
their
peace
treaties
tonight
and
highs
Tuesday:
guaranteeing
human
rights
and
freedom
of
worship.
have
on
the
agenda
several
new
and
controversial
items.
In
recent
weeks
there
have
been
these
developments:
Bolivia
requested
the
Assembly
to
deal
with
the
case
of
the
Imprisoned
Roman
Catholic
primate,
Joseph
Cardinal
Mindszenty.
Australia
said
she
would
ask
for
a
full
airing
of
the
case
of
15
Bulgarian
Protestant
clergy
the
fear
of
aggression.'
He
asserted
that
the
people
of
the
west
are
determined
.that
"the
.sickening
blow
of
unprovoked
aggression"
shall
not
fall
on
the
world
again.
-
.
Port
Hardy
42
and
48,
Masset
40
and
46,
Prince
Rupert
40
and
48.
of
Europe
for
at
least
twenty
years.
'
The
signing
ceremony
took
place
at
noon
Pacific
Standard
Time
in
the
government's
departmental
auditorium
a
few
blocks
from
the
White
House.
It
opens
a
new
and,
perhaps,
LIVING
COST
LOWER
OTTAWA
A
drop
of
three-tenths
of
a
point
in
the
official
cost-6f-livinff
index,
carrying
it
down
to
159.2,
was
announced
today
by
the
Dominion
Bureau
of
Statistics.
Between
February
1
and
March
1,
the
index
slipped
from
159.3
to
159.2
as
continuing
declines
in
food
prices
out-weighed
increases
in
other
budget
groups.
ROYALS
WIN
FIRST
NEW
WESTMINSTER
A
goal
by
Ken
Ullyot
at
51
seconds
of
overtime
Saturday
night
gave
New
Westminster
Royals
a
two
to
one
victory
over
San
Diego
Sky
Hawks
in
the
first
game
of
'the
best
of
seven
Pacific
Coast
Hockey
League
finals.
The
second
game
will
be
played
tonight
here
and
the
teams
will
then
move
to
DOLLY
STEEVES
IS
NOMINATED
VANCOUVER
Mrs.'
Do'lly
Steeves,
former
M.L.A.
for
'North
Vancouver,
was
nominated
C.C.F.
candidate
for
the
new
federal
CONCILIATION
SOUGHT
IN
FISH
more
critical
era
in
the
cold
war
for
the
West
Is
already
wondering
what
Russia's
counter-moves
may
be.
I
CANADIENS
BEAT
WINGS
jY--Ian
Day,
seven-month
old
grandson
of
Ralph
iayor
of
Toronto,
holds
the
telegram
which
means
grandfather
following
the
running
of
the
Grand
Mayor
Day,
himself
too
ill
to
permit
photographs,
jpidson
the
lucky
symbol
for
him
when
told
of
the
jsian
Hero
on
which
he
held
a
ticket
in
the'
Irish
This
photo
is
copyright
by
the
Toronto'
Telegram.
WORKERS'
WAGES
Stanley
Cup
Semi-Finals
riding
of
Burnaby-Richmond
on
Saturday.
She
was
chosen
from
among
four
aspirants
for
the
nomination.
.
:
.
LOCAL
TIDES
men
imprisoned
by
that
Communist
government.
India
and
Australia
demanded
that
the
Indonesian
case
now
before
the
eleven-country
security
council
also
be
put
on
the
Assembly's
agenda.
It
is
also
believed
possible
that
the
delegate's
may
comment
on
two
other
vital
international
developments
the
North,
Atlantic
treaty
and
the
Berlin
crisis.
State
Secretary
Dean
Acheson
of
the
United
States
drew
on
the
Bible
for
language
of
warning
he
said
the
pact
carries
to
aggressors.
He
said:
"For
those
who
set
their
feet
upon
the
path
Extended
to
Seventh
Game
J
MONTREAL
(CP)
Montreal
Canadiens
called
on
all
their
courage
and
razzle-dazzle
Sat-
urday
night
to
hand
a
3
to
1
de-
Industry-wide
negotiations'
be
tween
the
United
Fishermen
and
Allied
Workers'
Union
and
major
coast
fishing
companies
for
i
1949
working
agreement
have
Tuesday,
April
5,
1949
of
aggression
it
is
a
warning
3ALL-
-High
Celebrates
ic-Coming
with
Win
broken
down
and
conciliation
I
foot
In
H-,n
F,otrif
TJnrt
XTi
rrru
Hign
................
4:58
.
18.G
feet
that,
if
it
must
needs
be
that
18:33
15.1
feet
offences
come,
then
woe
u.:to
Low'
:
...
12:11
0.4
feet
them
by
whom
the
offence
.
,
-
.23:50.
.10.0
feet'
cometh."
.
and
send
bheir
Stanley
Cup
measures
are
under
way,
according
to
a
statement
by
the
semi-iinal
into
the
seventh
and
deciding
gajne
Tuesday
at
De
Prince
Rupert
local
of
the
union
troit.
.
LONDON
LIGHTS
AGAIN
LONDON
Lights
of
London
were
switched
on
again
Saturday
night
and
the
big
town
had
its
busiest
and
noisiest
celebration
since
V-J
Day.
Famous
flashing
signs
and
show
windows
bad
not
shouc
since
September
1,1939.
Ener-,
mous
crowds
estimated
to
run
into
500,000
pack
Piccadilly
Circus
and
its
tiiorougafares.
For
children
up
to
twelve
years
of
age
it
was
a
brand
new
sight.
SCIENTISTS
OVER
POLE
Made
Trip
on
Uescarrli
in
LltUc
Gerry
Plamondcn
scored
two
goals
to
lead
the
Montreal
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
.
D.
Johnston
Co.
I.td.J
attack
and
,
"Rocket"
Maurice
Richard,
snapping
to
life
in
the
1
Opener
of
Play-Offs
Star
Picks-Off
Junior
League
By
Beating
Kinsmen
Team
Ii
showed
a
cheering
crowd
just
why
they
enough
to
eop
third
place
in
the
British
inter-High
School
tournament
when
they
rst
name
of
the
local
Senior
League
play--trdav
niirht
bv
a
score
of
59
to
.55.
In
fact,
this
morning.
-
!
However,
negotiations
between
the-union
ancT'tfife
coast
ftlhcr-men's
Co-operatives
are
continuing,
the
statement
suid.
The
Co-operatives,
which
negotiate
independently
of
the
companies,
have
expressed
willingness
to
discuss
the
union's
claim
for
a
wage
increase,
while,
it
is
understood,
company
negotiators
are
balking
at
the
union
play-offs,
notched
the
third.
Gordie
How
scored
the
Wing's
lone
tally.
Connection
With
Plaxue
MONTREAL,
W
'After
a
flight
over
the
North
Pole,
three
professors
of
McGill
University
returned
here
during
the
weekend.
They
had
made
their
trip
Winners
of
the
Detroit-Montreal
series
will
meet
Toronto
Maple
Leafs
in
the
final.
In
connection
with
lnvestiga-
f
been
able
to
play
the
same
type
of
game
j
u0n
of
diseases
which
are
pia
guing
western
uanaua
wncai.
fields.
f
Tciti,
it
might
Sfi
the
tournament
v
and
not
third
opponents
that
they
would
win
as
they
took
over
the
lead
in
tne
The
scientists,
headed
by
Dr.;
pring
was
the
hero
first
few
seconds
of
the
gam
.
breaking
a
53
tie'
and
held
It
all
the
way
until
reed
the
game
into!
the
final
bell
went
with
the
Nicholas
Polunin,
British-bom
botanist,
set
out
17
days
and
captured
spores
and
pollen
grains
in
frigid
polar'
air.
score
at
35
to
22.
Don
Johnson
REMANDED
ON
ROBBERY
CHARGE
A
man
and
a
woman
who
appeared
in
city
police
court
at
the
week-end
on
a
joint
charge
of
robbery
with
violence,
were
remanded
without
plea
by.
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance.
They
were
Ethel
Derrick
and
James
Ware,
who
are
accused
of
taking
$14
anda
wrist
watch
from
Charlie
Morrison,
an
elderly
native.
Morrison
was
said
to
have
received
a
knife
cut
on
the
hanB
during
a
fracas
in
which
he
lost
the
money
and
watch.
The
watch
and
empty
wallet
7were
later
recovered
by
the
police.
The
object
was
to
ascertain
starred
for
the
winners
with
a
what
forms
of
life
are
floating
CAR
PRICES
BEING
CUT
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
ffi
The
Ford
Motor
Co.
yesterday
announced
price
cuts
from
$12
to
$120
on
Ford,
Mercury
and
Lincoln
cars
eft
ective
'
today.
Some
truck
models
are
cut
from
$10
to
$40.
General
Mators
has
already
announced
price
cuts,
leaving
Chrysler
the
only
company
which
has
not
yet
done
so.
sparkling
10
points
and
youn;;
j.'The
union
is
seeking
a
20
per
cent
an
hour
increase
across
the
board,
40-hour
week,
paid
statutory
holidays
and
union
&hop
conditions.
Negotiators
for
the
Co-opcra-tives
have
referred
tentative
wage
proposals
to
their
boards
of
directors
for
decision.
B.C.
Packers
and
AUin
Fisheries
said
this
morning
that
they
were
unable
to
comment
on
the
reported
breakdown.
While
contracts
signed
in
previous
years
witli
the
union
by
the
companies
and
co-ops
have
been
roughly
parallel
the
wage
rates
have
been
the
same
there
Derek
Letourneau
was
good
for
in
the
air
at
the
top
of
the
world
and
find
out
where
they
come
from.
"j
period
with
two
is
to
dve
Bo-Me-int
lead.
Co-op
equalize
and
man-'v.ithin
two
points
ai
sewed
it
up
with
'y
following
which
make
the
lead
safe
Bcattie
54
Bevcourt
24
Bobjo
11
'a
Buffalo
Canadian
14
Consol.
Smelters
97.00
Conwest
1.21
Donalda
.....,
52
Eldona
7.
61
East
Sullivan
:
2.67
Giant'
Yellowknife
......
6.00
God's
Lake
.39
Hardrock
,
.
18
Harrlcana
.
07
Heva
....'...
.O8V2
Hosco
23
Jacknife
05
Jollet
Quebec
40
Lake
Rowan
09
Lapaska
.K
072
Little
Long
Lac
85
Lynx
12
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.85
McKenzie
Red
Lake
45
McLeod
Cockshutt
1.12
Moneta
46
Negus
2.51
Noranda
55.75
Louvlcourt
18
Pickle
Crow
2.25
Regcourt
04
'2
San
Antonio
4.15
Senator
Rouyn
44
'2
Sherril
Gordon
2.15
Steep
Rock
1.45
Sturgeon
River
..f.
16
Silver
Miller
43
Vancouver
Bayonne
.06
;
Bralorne
9.00
B
R.
Con.
03
B.R.X.
.
.09
Cariboo
Quartz
1.22
Congress
03
Vz
Hcdley
Mascot
.37
Pehd
Oreille
4.85
Pioneer
i
:
.3.407
Premier
.
Border
............
.i.d23,i
Privateer
;
.19
Reeves
McDonald
2.40
Reno
.06
Sheep
Creek
1.......
1.25
Silbak
Premier
I........
.34
Taku
River
.25
Vananda
.25
Salmon
Gold
.14
Spud
Valley
.06
Oils
:
Anglo
Canadian
3.75
A.P.
Con
.22
Atlantic
.63
Calmont
40
C.
&
E.
...
,4.60
Central
Leduc
:
1.00
Home
Oil
:....:...t....
10.00
Mercury
1....:
:...
.12
Okalta
2.05
Pacific
Pete
2.30
Princess
-
.28
Royal
Canadian
.08
Vi
South
Brazeau
-18
Toronto
.
.-
Athona
.:.:.:
,
.levb
Aumaque
.,"-.r.....:
7
.18
.
:
'
a
big
ten
for
Kinsmen.
Ihc
game
was
hard-fought
but
clem
and
although
North
Star
wa..
the
winner,
Kinsmen
played
good
Old
Country
ball
but
were
beaten
by
a
heav
who
Just
13
seconds
ier
and
more
experienced
team
Here
arc
line-ups
and
scores:
::
Foollmll
North
Star
Johson
10,
Sathcr,
Walsh
5,
Simonscif
0,
Kctcheson
have
been
difference
in
agreed
working
conditions.
Main
differ
2,
Sedgwick,
Curric,
Young
6
35.
Hiflisli
League,
First
Division
Birmingham'
City.
1,
Arsenal
1
(tic).
l;l
the
lead
until
alter
when
Bo-Mc-last
stretch
-wore
tied
going
H"
pnlod
at
35-all.
in
there
trying
until
kUc
but
their
shoot-when
the
points
Uic
most.
They
had
the
hoop
com
Dared
ence
has
been
the
co-ops'
recognition
of
union
shop
and
pay
Kinsmen
lielin
4,
Mackay
4
Letourneau
10,
Blackaby
4,
Cic
one,
Webber,
Penoff.
22.
Queen
Charlotte
Air
Lines
Opening
New
Service
in
May
A
new
commercial
air
service
out
of
Prince
Rupert
to
Queen
Charlotte
Island
points
and
the
northern
mining
camps
will
be
inaugurated
early
in
May
by
the
Queen
Charlotte
Air
Lines,
according
to
word
received
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Daily
News
from
A.
J.
Spillsbury)(Q.C.A.
general
manager.
(
-
ment
of
sick
benefits.
'
As
in
the
past,
this
year's
ne
gotiations
are
being
conducted
on
a
coast-wide
industry
at
Van
PERRY
CHAIRMAN
couver.
H'oh
School
but
tne
l,ren't
working
for
Chelsea
5,
Huddcrsiicld
Town
0.
Manchester
City
1,
Bolton
Wanderers
0.
Middlesbroush
1,
Derby
County
0.
Newcastle
United
3,
Blackpool
1.
Portsmouth
3,
Liverpool
2.
Preston
North
End
4,
ShefUfi:.
OF
RESOLUTIONS
cPhec
was
the
out-
it
.
I
PRINCE
GEORGE
II.
O.
Perry,
who
left
this
afternoon
by
of
the
game
and
Bhly
24
points
with
Two
twin-engined
seaplanes
cf
seven
-
passenger
capacity
and
ground,
crews
will
be
based
at
Seal
Cove.
A
radio
station
will
"NOMINATION"
IS
INCORRECT
-
stliiK
the
hoon
for
Plane
fr
Vancouver
to
attend
also
be
established
at
Prince
Ru
United
1.
Stoke'
City
0,
Sunderland
0
ttlc).
Burnley
1,
Aston
Villa
1.
Association
convention,
will
be
I
chairman
of
the
resolutions
pert
as
well
as
at
strategic
points
of
call
and
the
planes
themselves
will
be
fully
equipped,
to
be
in
Charlton
Athletic
3,
Evrton
"
'I'Sh
scorer
for
lh
17
with
Bill
Sun-
valuable
12.
Bn-'
ra!;'
for
twcr.ty-W
Co-op
made
24,
.
Inn
r
Erroneous
Dispatch
in
Regard
to
Convention
at
Prince
George
A
dispatch
emanating
from
committee
at
the
convention.
He
acted
in
similar
capacity
at
!
a
convention
over
a
year
ago
constant
communication
with
base.
:
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v
,:
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III
.
Ctj:
;
W
if"
'"rf
7;
if
o
I
ii
flirt
:
..
1.
Charlton
Athletic
vs.
Wolverhampton
Wanderers
and
Everton
vs.
Manchester
In
Vancouver.
The
resolutions
General
charter
and
contract
flights
will
be
made
from
Prince
s
dyinj;
minute
i
of!
tommlttce
wiU
cmmencc
ses"
J'ie
Hich
r.
..t
i
'
sions
on
Wednesday
morning.
Prince
George
ana
appearing
in,
coast
papers
on
Friday
stating
that
H.
G.
Pcrry'had
been
nonw
Inated
as
Liberal
candidate
for
Fort
George
In
the
forthcoming
United
postponed
due
to
tsun.
the
day
preceding
the
opening
101
l'm
earrl..
Cup
semi-final.
Second
Division
Brentford
0,
Barnslcy
0
(tic-)
Rupert
to
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
and
Stewart
areas.
Frequent
regular
flights
will
be
made
to
PoiV
Clements,
Masset,
Queen
Charlotte
City,
Aliford
provin6ial
election,
was
totally
incorrect,
according
to
word
received
at'
the
Daily
News
office
today.
Bay
and
Cumshewa
with
ex
of
the
convention.
LOCAL
LIBERALS
TO
CONVENTION
Aid.
George
B.
Casey
sailed
last
night
on
the
Coquitlum
for
Vancouver
to
attend
the
convention
of
the
British
Colum
the
w
'
of
three
series1
W
nlssht.
i
lIKl
scores.
i
lF'aU'n
David-.'
2
2
Webster,
s.
Bury
3,
Luton
Town
1.
Chesterfield
0,
Cardiff
City
2
Coventry
City
1.
Fulham
0.
Leeds
United
1,
Nottingham
Forest
0.
Leicester
City
1,"
Grimsby
Town
1
(tie).
Lincoln
City
3,
Blackburn
'
Rovers
0.
Sheffield
Wednesday
2,
Piy-.
mouth
Argyle
1.
Tottenham
Hotspurs
0,
Southampton
1.
West
Bromwlch
Albion
1.
bia
Liberal
Association.
T.
N.
tension
of
service
to
Stewart.
Anyox
and
Alice
Arm
as
required.
If
arrangements
can
be
made
with
the
Post
Office
Department
mail
will
also
be
carried.
It
is
suggested
that
the
Prince
Rupeis
Chamber
of
Commerce
make
representations
along
the
air
mall
lines.
K..
..
L
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.
I
......
I
l
if
J
'
.
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8f?MS!
J
'lri'x
t
-'
A
I
t
T
I
mm.
i.
Lri.
1
I
.1.1.
H
kJ&
1
n
,
iVUl(Piwe
Youngs
left.
by
plane
toaay
anu
k,,
.
c
.
2.
Hoi-
1101-
Arthur
Brooksbank,
George
Mitchell
and
Dounlas
Frizzell
05.Hebb.
Murray
iUctter.-55.
The
convention
had
nothing
whatever
to
do
with
provincial
affairs
and
neither
Mr.
Perry's
name
nor
that
of
any
other
was
mentioned
for
provincial
nomination.
George
Murray
was
unanimously
nominated
for
the
Dominion
election
in
Cariboo
riding.
Mr.
Perry
is
a
well
known
coalitionist
but
has
not.
yet
decided
as
to
whether
he
would
be
a
candidate
in
the
event
j!
tne
nomination
being
tender
ed
to
him.
will
leave
tomorrow.
J.
D.
Mc
Rae
left
last
week.
111
I'OPs
Jl,E
ir
went
I
O.
E.
Moore
of
the
Depart
title
in
0
wul
nient
of
Fisheries
returned
to
A.
8.
Nickerson
returned
to
the
city
on-the
Catala
this
morning
from
a
business
trip
to
Vancouver.
WELCOME
NEWFOUNDLAND
In
brilliant
sunshine
Canada's
capital
observed
colorful
ceremonies
at
the
foot
of
the
300-foot
Peace
Tower
welcoming
Newfoundland
to
Confederation.
Governor-General
Viscount
Alexander
salutes
while
Prime
Minister
St.
Laurent
and
F.
Gordon
bradley
stancl
at
attention
during
the
playing
of
the
National
Anthem.
Mr.
Bradley
(right)
inter
was
sworn
in
as
7taetary
ol
state,
Newfoundland's
first
representative
in
the
cabinet.
Queens
Park
Rangers
1
(tie).
West
Ham
United
4.
Bradford
1.
?
iight
anri
.flra-Sht
the
city
on
the
Catala
this
i
Ule
mi,?
y
lcfl
.morning
from
a
trip
to
Van-
;
vi
uitlr
couver.