PROVINCIAL
LIE?.."
HI
,
VICTORIA,
2.
C.
Me
if
ORMES
DRUGS
Daily
Delivers
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
rort-"Irince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest
."
PHOUE
81
VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
116.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
WEDNESDAY,
MAY
18,
1949
PRICE
PTVE
CEXTS
fCABS
1
rVil
ommunists
Aire
iSurrouindiiriG
Shanghai
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,
i
.
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Red
Soearhead
Driven
.
r
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it
f
i'
-
V
Almost
to
Whangpoo
R.
SHANGHAI
(CP)
The
Communists
drove
a
spearhead
through
Shanghai's
back
door
almost
to
the
Whangpoo
River
today.
The
city
is
all
but
.surrounded
by
the
Reils
advancing
from
various
dir-f
ections
north,
south
and
west.
In
South
China
the
Communists
have
lunged
to
within
thirty-one
miles
(
0f
the
port
of
Foochow.
,
ASBESTOS
TRIAL
i
The
Natlonallsts
claimed
one
SET
FOR
FRIDAY
jvicUy
to
last
FRASER
DROPPING
MISSION
The
hisb
waUr
Kauge
on
the
Fraser
Rivrr
has
droppfd
six
inches
sinee
yesterday,
alleTiating
the
flood
danger.
Other
rivers,
includ-I'i?
the
Similkameen,
are
also
falling.
I-ABORITtS
EXPI.LLED
LONDON
The
Labor
party
today
announced
expulsion
of
two
members
of
Parliament.
Five
other
members
of
the
House
of
Commons
have
been
relieved
of
their
posts
as
Parliamentary
secretaries
to
various
ministers.
Members
expelled
were
Konni
Zilliacus,
member
for
Gateshead,
and
Leslie
Solley,
member
for
-xw
!
CANAIJA
WELCOMES
NEWFOUNDLAND
INTO
CONFEDERATION
F.
Gordon
Dradlcv
left.
mwiounciiaiius
represeniative
and
Primp
Minister
r
tt.
Laurent
look
over
the
history
of
Newfoundland
in
the
federal
cabinet
III.
Ottawa,
Wlwii
Vim
wi.h
terms
signed
last
I
c
,
tenth
province,
in
accordance
?ZrithCrS
f
yatedeU'm
was
cemented.
The
union
brings
Canada's
area
to
3.842,-000
squa.c
miles
as
well
as
adding
325.000
pe,
i
)n.s
to
the
country's
population
-Official
ceremonies
in
Ottawa
marked
Newfoundland's
en
,ry
into
Confederation.
ASBESTOS,
Que.
Fifteen
,
men
.charged
with
conspiracy
to
cite
an
illegal
gathering
on
May
5
in
the
course
of
the
strike
of
miners
here,
were
arraigned
yesterday
and
thirteen
of
them
went
free
on
bail.
The
other
two
were
remanded
for
preliminary
hearing
Friday.
Bail
of
the
,
others
ranged'
from
$800
to
)
$2300.
Firefighters
Are
Missing
Two
Men
in
Northern
Alberta
Unreported
Since
Sunday
.
.
11T
T
XT
Y
T-
T-
j.
rm
'
ninmriiu
w
oearcu
is,
under
way
for
two
fire
fighters
who
are
missing
In
Alberta's
Colt'
Creek
region,
160
miles
south-1
east
of
Edmonton,
while
forest
fires
continued,.
although
some-.
what,
less
fiecely,
through
half!
the
province.
In
Saskatchewan
and
Mant-i
TAKES
BUILDING
PERMIT
1949
Halibut
Catch
Lighter
Both
Area
No.
2
and
No.
3
Are
Down
From
Last
Tear
Pacific
Coast
halibut
landings
are
running
lighter
this
year
than
in
1943,
according
to
offic-
.
lal
figures
announced
yesterday
by
O.
W.
Nlckerson,
chairman
of
the
International
Fisheries
Commission.
Up
to
last
,
Friday
the
landings
from
Area
No.
2
were
9,476,-000
pounds
compared
with,
W,-494,000
pounds
at
a
corresponding
date
last
year.
From
Area
No.
3
the
1949
land-
.
ings
were
i,zsu,ouu
pounas
as
compared
with
2.270,000
pounds,
Quota
for
Area
No.
2
this
ye?r.
is
25.500,000
pounds
and
for
Area
No.
3
the
quota
U
28,000-
000
pounds.
TUC
niL,.ijririLi
WEATHER
'scattered
rain
showers
to
the
norf
n
coast--
Cloudiness
from
this
disturbance
will
spread
over
the
northern
interior
during
the
day.
Little
change
is
expected
In
.the
clear
skies
which
prevail"
over
tne
southern
portion
of
the
.proy
mce.
.
Forecast
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
!;iain
elevator
wharf
which
al.
o
for
a
period
o&
six
months,
which
carries
on'
lets
to
the
naval
oil
has
now
expired.
.Morale
tanks
in
the
Morse
Creek'
Construction
plans
call
for
the
aren.
A
2fi0
foot
section.
of
ad-;
buihiini;
of
a
70
by
38
foot
ware-joiuine;
fore-shore
also
has
been
1
honee
in
addition
to
tank
faclli-leasrl
by
the
company
where;
ties.
,
-
ffnir(ll'iini
ii.inmi
n
..
.3
..
'
ZZ
1?
The
permit
taken
out
this
morning
was
'sir.ned
bv
S.
G
Swain,
representative
of
the
com
Jii.J
II
imi.
n
r.IDI
fv'
IvFI
C
UiTl
I
'
viL,0
WLLL
ON
LONG
FLIGHT
Marjoric
Thomas
12-year-old
Terrace
girl
who
was
flown
to
Vancouver
Monday
after
a
95-mile
ambulance
trip
from
the
interior
town,
made
Hie
journey
comfortably
despite
a
fractured
hip
for
which
she,
will
receive
treatment,
according
to
her
mother,
Mrs,
Ted
Thomas.
Mrs.
Tnomas
accompanied
her
daughter
by
ambulance
as
far
as
Prince
Rupert.
Yesterday
she
received
word
from
Mar-
toba
weary
tire
fighters
havej
Syaopsis
been
able
to
ease
up
somewhat
-A
weak
storm
over
the
Queen
as
general
rains
helped
to
stem
Charlottes
this
morning
broueht
FOREST
MARINE
STATION
BURNS
VANCOUVER
P,
Exploding
paint
drums
flashed
flames
ICO
lcet
into
the
air
when
fire
destroyed
a
section
of
the
provincial
forest
service
marine
station
on
the
Fraser
River
yesterday.
Two
patrol,boats
narrowly
escaped
damage.
The
entire
centre
section
of
the
yard
was
burned
out.
Damage
is
estimated
at
about
$20,000.
WHAT
C.C.F.
MEANS
HERE!
"Consider
what
the
C.C.F
means
to
Prince
Rupert.
Do'
you
feel
your
pulp
Industry,
your
fishing
Industry,
your
new
hold,
your
water.
land
and
air'
txansixirtatlon
facilities,
any
of
them
will
be
improved
or
speed-
ed
up
with
a
CCF
Government?!
Do
you
think
your
living
cond:-!
Hons
will
be
better,
or
the
hoped
for
aluminum
development
expedited?
Here
where
so
many
own
their
own
homes
and
so
many
own
their
own
boats
ani
you
made
the
price
of
those
hc'ncs
and
boats
under
private
enterprise
do
you
want
now
to
experiment
with
state
socialism?"
E.
T.
Applewhaite.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Cimrteiijr
8
U
JohnFUn
Ci
l.t
I
Vanrouvrr
riayonne
00
.
Brata-iMs
..
..
9.15
I1R.
Con.
',
'
.03
B
It
X
.09
Cariboo
Quart
1.17
Conurrss
".
03
'j
lledlry
Mascot
.22",
J
Pacific
Eastern
03
Pioneer
330
Premier
Border
02:,i
Privateer
i
10
Reeves
McDonald
,
19a
'
Reno
05
Sheep
Creek
1.20
Siluak
Premier
30
Vananda
.25
Salmon
Gold
11
I
ptid
Valley
.03
Oils
Anulo
Canadian
3
90
A.
P.
Con.
21
t
A
I
Ian
lie:
08
Calmont
.38
C.
E.
5.50
Central
Leduc
.94
Home
Oil
1075
Mercury
.10
V:
Okalta
239
Pacific
Pete;
..
2.80
Princess
.28
Royal
Canadian
08'4
South
Braeau
.15
Toronlo
Athona
12
Vi
Aumaque
H
Beattie
03
Bevcolllt
21
Bobjo
ny
BuTfalo
Canadian
12'
Consol.
Smelters
...
.
..
97.00
Cf
in
west
105
Donalda
.47
Fldona
G3'j
East
Sullivan
2
43
Giant
Yellowknlfe
5.50.
God's
Lake
.
.32Kj
Ilardrock
.10
Ilarrlcana
.00
"2
Heva
,
.08
I
Iosco
.20
Jacknlfc
..!
.".
.04
Jolict
Quebec
.09
Lake
Rowan
.09
Lapaska
.09
Little-
Long
Lac
......
.70
Lynx
:
.11
Madsen
Red
Lake
....
2.78
McKcnzie
Red
Lake
.40
McLeod
Cockshutt
...
.93
OIL
COMPANY
Shell
lo
Put
In
$72,0(11)
Plant
at
.Morse
Creek
A
$72,500
building
ii-nnif.
authorizing
construeUon
of
a'
warehouse
and
installation
of
oil
storage
tanks,
piprlincs
audi
unloudiriK
equipment
in
tiic!
Morse
Creek
basin
was
Lued
this
morniiii;
at
the
Citv
En
-
iRineers
ojnei
...
A.,
ol
C'anarhi,.
r,
.
,
-
The
permil
r'V
;
;;ieen
ll(;lit
to
a
project
which
has
been
pending
f'r
more
than
a
year
and
which
will
establish
the
fust
marine
nil
station
nt
the
weit-ern
end
of
Prince
Rupert's
waterfront.
,
'
The
company
liar,
received
ii-censu
t
r
u..e
a
portion
of
the
eastern
end
of
the
government
ISRAEL
GETS
RECOGNITION
OTTAWA
Announcement
Ol
Canada's
recognition
of
the
new
nation
of
Israel
w
as
announced
j
last
nisht
by
Hon.
L.
B.
Pearson,!
minister
of
external
affairs,
j
Mr.
Pearson
expressed
the
hnpe
that
there
would
soon
be
an
ex-j
chance
of
diplomatic
representatives.
S.
K.
Rnbei'W,
chief
engineer
of
Olanese
Corporation
of
America,
Is
expected
to
arrive
in
the
city
this
week
from
the
company's
New
York
office.
Dr.
j
R.
Ball,
assistant
to
the
vief
i
Coasts-Cloudy
with
showers
to-
'"ij
TiONAL
FUESI-,p
T.
K.
Pulley,
iv
v.
ill
attend
lioiial
convention
ir
chamber
of
C,in:il.i
at
Prince
m,.
3
a-i'l
Heal
rlnrlerrd
ae-tiic
On
'brr
Ct'y,
36-yi
ars-old,
wa.-'
prr.iidcnt
a
year
led
tin'
Canadian
ti
tiK'
Junior
C-'miiK'
r'--
inlcr-vt'iilioii
at
Rio
elf
0f''
a-.
k
iicad--
I
ii
n
Victoria,
in-
;l
bii
iir.cv'i
man
."iai
capital,
who
a
i.iiii!!i;
part'
in
J
i
i
;
i
ir
Chamber
'
r.
invention
here
'i
1.
K
i!
nirr
pn-s
V.'
i-'i
i.i
Junior
M:
Murdoch.
ii
H
v
operates
a
a
i!nl
hint;
v..-iUil
I'nncp
Ru
tin'':
y
ir.
shoremen
log
Again
li'ii'S
It
nullid
at
f
'
Kuilc.'Miii;
LilU-ij
'H
'i
I
oh
g
shore
-
'"Hi'-i
(
of
two
;J'ip:
lure
as
the
'
"
Union
rf.L.
aoiiiiTmc
Court
in-
'
the
nif
....
krlmo
i
..t,
'"-i
tiijif-
Hie
Kirike-
s
ll:i(l
win
ked
caiuo
'lr,!ir't
M.i
ike
began
C'mvvr
tt-ali.rri-i.m
civ
an-
i
ho
Seaside.
Ilb,'r
'
I
aiviinte
Dier.
'bujid
M.a,-,
ua0;Ui.
'-'ii):i!lian
Pacitic
'na
'!)"
Rivi-rsiito
lc
ll'll"
:lirl
,..
I'
o
II
k
lif-
ir
",r
J
1
1.,
lire
A.
M.
'
SliHi
n,c
Court
plans
an
t'Kh.ciivi.
inquiry
C:,l'a(li.iH
Seamen's
"
CI
(ir.
Riving
de-'
the
c.i.,e
(1r
seamen
-'WU'lr,I)t.
Of
rinirl
charged
'
a
ciui-t
injunction
leave
slrike-frelRh'rs
and'
'P
adjourned
an
ap-J
J
o.vners
to
have'
'u
v-
b.U.
memhpr.-.
"o-itfrs
Lsiuiitlsicie
and
7e
hem
remanded
J
on
c:nareRS
of
d.s.
'awfm
command
of
Zl
IN
WINTER
animals
grow
ou'J''ies
attendant.
Miss
K.
Robb
of
'I'?
Terrace
Red
Cross
hospl-
the
advance
of
flames
through
thousands
of
acres
of
timber
stands.
Missing
in
the
Colt
Creek
region
are
Bill
Chawrun
and
A.
Bunio
of
Nordeeg
who
have
not
'
been
reported
since
early
Mon-
dav.
.
In
British
Columbia
28
forest
fires
are
still
burnme
but
the
provincial
forest
service
says
all
'.
are
under
control.
BASEBALL
SCORES
TODAY
National
'Pittsburg
5.
New
York
3.
American
New
York
6.
Cleveland
0.
Boston
7.
Chicago
3
(at
end
of
eighth
.
TUESDAY
National
Brooklyn
8,
Chicago
5.,
(11
Innings).
New
York
2.
Pittsburgh
3.
Boston
4,
Cincinnati
5.
Philadelphia
5,
St.
Louis
4
(12
innlngs.
American
Chicago
3,
Boston
4.
Cleveland
3,
New
York
4.
Detroit
4,
Washington
2.
St.
Louis
2,
Philadelphia
9
QUEBEC
ASBESTOS
The
asbestos
deposits
found
in
Quebec
are
the
most
productive
in
the
world.
moorage
noat.s
win
bp
laslatled.
linns
for
immediate
construe-1
i"""
,1HVf;
n,i,'r
'ary
Mv'
removal
oi
'
5,000
cubic
v'umv,
jnnn
III
!
City.
owned
gravel
stoekiled
on;
-me
.st,i"
ny
a
rnntrat.-itn
om
pany
late
in
j:,4.
Ivrn,I.itf,,
to
use
the
Mie'ior
(,;it
purpose!
was
granted
by
the
oil
company
i
NEWFIE
GETS
RAILWAY
CARS
MONTREAL
Movinr;
aboari
Canadian
National
Railways
flatcars,
because
of
their
narrow
pause,
right
new
deluxe
passenger
coaches
left
Montreal
yesterday
enroute
to
Newfoundland
where
thev
will
en
into
CNR.
service,
Rail
lines
the
Island
are
of
the
narrow
:
three
foot,
6-inch
gauge,
as.
compared
with
the
standard
4-1
foot.
8
2
inch
width
common
to
Uio
rest
of
Canada.
.
!
Reprcsentim;
the
first
new
passenger
equipment
for
Newfoundland
since
the
rail
lints
there
became
part
of
the
Canadian
National
system
on
Confederation,
they
were
built
at
Canadian
Car
and
Foundry
Shop's
here.
As
they
were
ordered
by
the
Newfoundland
Railway
before
Its
entrv
into
i
,
NURSES'
GRAM
ATIO.V
VANCOUVER
The
largest
graduating
class
in
the
history
of
Vancouver
General
Hospital
received
diplomas
at
exercises
last
Jwght.
The
class
totalled
107?
The
exercises
were
held
in
conjunction
with
the
training
school
golden
jubilee
celebration.
FATAL
BOAT
SINKING
NEW
WESTMINSTER
Three
persons
were
.drowned
w
hen
a
fishing
boat
struck
a
log
and
sank
just
before
midnight
night
while
trytrg
to
cross
the
Fraser
River
from
Fort
Lang-ley.
The
dead
are
George
Be-roche,
owner
of
the
boat,
and
Mrs.
Maggie
Sevrna
of
Albion
and
her
cight-year-uld
daughr
tcr.
OPPOSES
AMALGAMATION
TRl'RO
George
Drew,
Progressive
-
Conservative
leader,
told
an
election
campaign
audience
here
that
his
party
is
opposed
to
amalgamation
of
the
Canadian
Pacific
and
Ca-nadian
National
Railways.
He
believed
the
two
railways
snmiia
De
operated
as
separate
systems.
"GREAT
TEXAS
FLOOD
FORT
WORTH
Flood
waters
which
swirled
over
great
sections
of
Fort
Worth
slowly
receded
today.
They
left
six
known
dead,
damage
in
the
millions
and
a
difficult
job
of
safeguarding
health
with
crippled
water
supply.
It
is
estimated
that
13,200
are
homeless.
F.D.R.
JUNIOR
IS
ELECTED
NEW
YORK
Another
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
goes
to
Washington.
The
namesake
son
of
the
famous'
President
was
yesterday
elected
to
the
House
of
Representatives
from
the
twen-
tieth
district
in
New
York.
Run-
ning
as
a
Liberal,
his
election
was
early
conceded
following
the
close
of
polls
last
night.
He
takes
the
seat
made
vacant
by
the
death
of
the
late
Sol
Bloom.
Democrat.
j
Decision
which
may
vitally
and
world
peace.
were
taken
United
Nations
General
the
Asspmhlv
nvpvwhplm-
having
severed'
his
connection
with
Columbia
Cellulose
Co.
as
personnel
manager.
ts
'a'
nursing
staff,
who
attended
thp
R'rl
on
the
500-mile
plane
flight.
Today,
Marjorie
is
at
St.
Paul's
pediatric
hospital
at
Vancouver!
for
the
injury
which
she
suffered
when
her
bicycle
collided
with
a
truck
two
weeks
ago.
She
will
receive
specialist
treatment
at
the
Vancouver
hospital
instead
of
at
the
Mayo
Clinic,
Rochester,
New
York.
Moose
Jaw
Student
Navy
Essay
Winner
TOKON'IO-Kay
Marshall,
14-,
year-old
High
School
pupil,
is
me
winner
ot
me
essay
contest
or
the
Navy
League
of
Canada,
Prizes
include
a
gold
wrist
watch,
gold
medal
and
trip
to
Esquimau
with
a
cruise
on
a!
Canadian
warship.
I
president
of
the
company,
ar-
c.N.R.
system,
thev
hear
that
rived
here
yesterday
on
a
visit
c,impaMy.s
former
in.siiiuia
and
to
the
Watson
Island
construe-
(
distinctive
colors.
They
will
action
operation
of
Columbia
Cel-
j
commodate
50
first
class
pas-iulo.se
Co.
,
'
senders.
day
and
Thursday.
Winds
norUv-
west
(15
mph
),
little
change
in
temperature.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Thursday
At
Port
Hary
42
and
60,
Ma&set
40
and
52,
'Prince
Rupert
40"
and
55.
Halibut
Sales
American
J.
C.
Edwards.
37,000.'.17.6c,
10c
and
14.
Pacific.
"
Alrita.
49,000,
17.5c,
18C
and
14,
Storage.
,
Canadian
Western
Spirit,
65,000,
17c,
15c
and
13.5.
Storage.
Unimak,
40,000,
17.8c,
15.6c
and
14.1.
Atlln.
p,
.
Relief,
,20,000,
17.6c,
15.6c
and
14.1.
Bacon.
.
Larry
H.,
13,000,
Co-op.
Sehna
H.,
21,000,
Co-op,
-
LOCAL
TIDES
Thursday,
May
19,
1949
High
6:13
18.9
feet
19:51
16.0
feet
Low
0:31
10.4
feet
13:04
6.5
feet
DIMAGGIO
IS
BETTER
NEW
YORK
Joe
DiMagio,
Kew
York
Yankees'
$90,000
bench
warmer,
will
don
uniform
for
the
first
time
this
season
"some
tinia
next
week."
The
team
said
that
x-ray
examinations
of
DiMaggio's
tender
right
heel
were
encouraging.
The
announcement
was
made
while
Manager
Casey
Stengel
pondered
the
question
of
his
player
limit.
The
Yankees
must
cut
out
four
men
to
meet
the
limit
of
twenty-four.
'
"!W
Mussolini
Empire
not
Eiliiidledl
'wijr'
'
.
"-
,"
''.
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,
"
Important
Decisions
Are
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Made
by
United
Nations
NEW
YORK
(CP)
affect
the
United
Nations
at
the
spring
session
of
the
DOCKERS
HAVE
WON
DEMANDS
AVONMOUTH,
Eng.
0
Dockers
here
who
had
stopped
work
"to
demand
guarantees
that
they
would
not
be
required
to
handle
cargo
of
the
Canadian
ship
Montreal
City,
which
is
manned
?Ty,the
Se.afarerts'
international
yesterday.
It
was
understood
that
their
demands
had
been
met.
'
"Work
has
been
resumed
on
every
ship
except
the
Montreal
City,"
a
port
official
said.
James
Bremner
returned
by
air
Tuesday
afternoon
from
a
business
trip
to
Vancouver.
Assembly.
In
an
unset
vote
I
s
.
,
"N
v
'4-
I
ly
rejected'
a
British-Italian
plan
to
split
Benito
Mussolini's
former
empire
between
Great
Britain,
Italy,
France
and
Ethiopia.
The
Assembly
refused
to
ease
or
tighten
its
diplomatic
boy-
Norman
A.
McLean
left
by
air
colt
on
Spain
which
it
had
bar-
today
to
return
to
'
Vancouver,
Moneta
Negus
-
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Noranda
510
Louvicourt
Pickle
Crow
'.
2.00
Regcourt
04
v
San
Antonio
I-20
Senator
Rouyn
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Sherrlt
Gordon
18
Steep
Rock
154
Sturgeon
River
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Miller
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35
GROMYKO
ARRIVES
FOR
U.N.
SESSION
Andrei
Gromyko.
riahi,
newly
appointed
first
deputy
foreign
minister
of
the
Soviet
Union,
is
greeted
upon
his
arrival
in
New
York
by
Jacoo
Malik,
head
of
the'Sovict
Union's
U.N.
delegation,
Gromyko
was
ir.
the
U.S.
to
attend
an
assembly
session.
rea
in
1946
from
joining
the,
United
Nations
or
any
of
Its
specialized
agencies.
1
oi
winter.
St