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"Prince
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Key
to
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Northwest."
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VOL.
XXXVII,
No.
292.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
DECEMBER
13,
1948
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BRITISH
BUSINESS
TO
TOUGH
IT
OUT
AT
SHANGHAI;
U.S.
WRITES
OFF
Madame's
Visit
to
Washington
Believed
Failure
Kuomintang
Recognized
As
Failure
N
A
N
K
I
N
G
(CP)
Generalissimo
Chiang
Kai-Shek's
grim
watch
on
the
Yangtse
River
is
coming
sooner
than
was
expected.
A
Chinese
communist
attack
is
reported
only
fifty
miles
from
here.
Government
military
sources
say
the
communist
infiltration
and
heavy
nationalist
losses
may
soon
force
abandonment
of
the
new
Hewi
River
de-
ferent
government
if
that
POLICE
CHIEF
IS
DISMISSED
TRAIL
ffi-Chlef
Constable
John
Laurie
of
the
Trail
city
police
force
was
dismissed
at
the
end
of
the
week
for
"unsatisfactory
service."
The
police
commission
cited
no
charges
but
it
was
reported
that
the
principal
complaint
concerned
the
forthcoming
civic
election.
It
is
said
that
he
used
the
phone
to
canvass
on
behalf
of
candidates
for
police
commission.
Laurie
served
with
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
during
the
war
as
an
assistant
provost-marshal.
He
was
awarded
the
MB.E.
FEDERAL
BY-ELECTION
ANNAPOLIS
PvOYAL,
Nova
Scotia-Voters
are
polling
today
to
elect
a
member
to
the
federal
house.
One
hundred
and
fifty-six
polls
in
Digby-Annapolis-King's
opened
at
8"
o'clock
this
morning
and,
despite
overcast
skies,
most
observers
pre-
oicSJ
there
wiU
be
a
,are
tur"-out
from
among
7,.19
voters.
The
seat
was
vacated
by
Former
rinance
Minister
J.
L.
Ilslcy
who
resigned
some
months
ago.
government
preserved
the
freedom
of
the
Chinese.
Hoffman
was
asked
at
a
press
conference
whether
ECA
aid
to
China
would
continue
if
the
Chinese
communists
overthrew
Chiang
BAPTISM
WEDNESDAY
LONDON
Princess
Elizabeth's
son
will
be
baptised
by
the
Archbishop
of
Canterbury
in
a
special
service
in
one
of
the
state
rooms
on
the
first
floor
of
Buckingham
Palace
Wednesday
nfioi
norm.
Kai
Shek
and
the
Kuomingtang
party.
fence
line.
It
Is
reported
that
more
than
fifty
thousand
-troops
of
the
government's
Twelfth
Army
group
have
beeo
wiped
out
southwest
of
Suhsien,
about
145
miles
northwest
of
Nanking.
The
entire
Twelfth
Army,
consisting
of
100,00(1.
men,
has
been
encircled
for
seventeen
days.
British
business,
with
the
big-1
gest
foreign
stake
in
China,
is
determined
to
"see
it
through"
and
plans
to
concentrate
nationals
within
Shanghai
and
BUILDING
MODEL-ID
'
arc
pictured
putting
J
touches
ou
the
50-
U.
N.
Assembly
Ends
Session
Has
Accomplished
Little
But
Temporarily
Soothe
Troubled
Crises
PARIS
0)
The
United
Na
;h
model
f
the
facade
SIX
DEATHS
IN
TRAFFIC
WILL
WLD
AGAINOladys
Glad
is
going
to
marry
again.
The
former
ZiegHeld
Follies
star
and
widow
of
columnist
Mark
Helllnge.-
will
soon
wed
Arthur
Gottlieb,
Toronto
motion
picture
producer.
The
couple
is
pictured
here
at
the
home
of
friends
VANCOUVER
Kh
Six
traffic
deaths
were
recorded
in
the
Greater
Vancouver
area
during
in
Toronto.
(CP.
Photo)
protect
them
if
it
comes
to
that.
projected
model
of
the
of
the
projected
U.N.
riat
Building
to
be
,
m
New
York.
The
farmed
a
"mock-up"
by
:ls,
is
made
of
wood
and
Is
being
con-d
on
the
roof
of
the
,
Nation's
Manhattan
:
in
New
York.
tions
General
Assembly
last
night
wound
up
a
twelve-week
United
States
Is
already
cv-nun-essential
person-
session
In
which
it
had
called
aeuating
POLICE
FINES
nel.
on
the
peoples
o
fthe
world
Ho
live
fh
peace
but
offered
little
the
week-end.
Two
were
in
Vancouver,
sending
the
1948
toll
to
iorty-eight.
Most
tragic
deaths
were
those
or
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Robert
Holding
who
were
found
in
a
car
in
Uie
Frascr
River.
They
were
clasped
in
each
others'
arms
after
their
car
had
plummeted
thirty
feet
lrom
a
bridge.
TOTAL
$1,600
to
enforce
peace.
.
.
At
Washington
it
was
stated
today
that
United
States
was
"The
Assembly
cooled
diplo
pipitllCU
LU
Will"!
Uil
Vjlilllii
g
IN
NOVEMBER
STATES,
NICI
IOLLS
I
IOME
IS
BURGLARIZED
VANCOUVER
B
u
r
g
1
a
r
s
entered
the
home
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
W.
Nichoils,
Adera
Street,
during
the
week-end
and
took
jwelry,
Including
diamonds,
the
value
of
which
Is
estimated
at
$5000.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Nichoils
are
former
residents
of
Prince
Rupert,
having
moved
here
from
the
northern
city
a
few
years
ago.
matic
fevers
over
three
of
tli?
world's
trouble
spots
Palestine;
Berlin
and
Greece
but
It
found
an
almost
certain
loss.
Madame
Chiang
Kai-Shek's
mission
to
Washington
and
her
two
ap
City
police
court
dealt
with
08
cases
in
November,
95
of
no
real
cure.
IA
SNARL
peals
to
Scrctary
of
State
The
Assembly
passed
last
George
Marshall
and
one
direct
This
was
made
known
in
an
official
announcement
today.
The
first
description
of
the
baby
is
that
he
is
"golden-haired."
RUSSIA'S
FINAL
BLAST
PARIS
Russia
dropped
diplomatic
niceties
Saturday
night
in
the
closing
minutes
of
the-United
Nations
General
Assembly,
that
part
of
the
session
usually
reserved
for
expression
of
praise
and
hopeful
thoughts.
Andrei
Y.
Vishinsky,
Russia's
deputy
foreign
minister,
attacked
Britain
and
the
United
States
and
issued
a
non-compromise
warning
to
the
COSTA
RICA
IN
CONTROL
SAN
JOSE,
Costa
Rica
Costa
Riean
authorities
said
today
that
they
have
theeountry
under
control
despite
an
invasion
which
they
say
was
launched
from
Nicaragua
with
communist
support.
It
is
said
that
the
invaders,
estimated
at
not
more
than
200
to
COO,
have
been
contained
in
a
small
area
in
the
northwestern
extremity
of
the
country
near
ihe.Nicaraguan
border.
w.--
-
-
-
BREAD
COMBINE
OTTAWA
The
Combines"
Investigation
Commission,
II.
Carl
Goldenberg
of
Montreal,
special
commissioner,
today
named
five
western
Canadian
bread
companies
and
two
bakers'
associations
as
members
of
an
alleged
combine
to
fix
prices.
Copies
of
the
report
have
been
sent
to
the
Attorney-General
of
British
Columbia,
Alberta
and
Saskatchewan
where
the
alleged
combine
operated.
Companies
named
include
McGavins
Ltd.
(British
Columbia)
and
included
in
the
associations
is
Master
Bakers'
Association
of
Vancouver.
night,
over
bitter
Russian
oppo
which
resulted
in
convictions
which
brought
In
more
than
$l,e00
In
fines,
according
to
the
In
ml
of
liliiii,ils
sition,
a
world
declaration
of
I.W.A.
TAKE
OVER
CAMP
appeal
to
President
Truman
appear
to
have
not
changed
any
part
of
the
American
atti
Demanded
Ity
Sitlr
report
fo
Sgt.
L.
A.
N.
Potter
ton
considered
by
the
civic
po
tude
toward
the
global
struggle!
LsGTON.
DC.
f
The
lice
commission
Friday
after-.
I
tlM!Cuiuiuuuiats-;
Her.Jiiis-
human
rights
proclaiming
freedom
and
equality
for
all.
'The
declaration
has
only
moral'
authority,'
at
least
until
the
regular
Assembly
in
September
1949.
Prc;UtR
W
.1.1).
Strike
at
Iran
River
Logging
Camp
sion
is
widely
regarded
here
as
a
complete
failure.
The-
government
she
represents
is
held
i
COUHTENAY,
l;
Workers
were
yesterday
escorted
to
and
5UWs
bus
demanded
mania
recall
two
ot
Its
-.ins
diplomats
from
Urn
ilil's.
Aimriran
action
follows
i
by
Rumania's
commu-mmciu
for
the
removal
HIGHWAY
HOW
NETHERLANDS;
INDONESIA
ISrciks
Off
With
Present
Republic
and
Would
Torni
New
(invrrnment
THE
HAGUE
h
-The
Nether-hind.s
announces
the
breaking
off
of
United
States-sponsored
negotiations
with
the
Indonesian
to
be
a
failing
regime.
Paul
Hoffman,
economic
cooperation
administration
chief,
said
today
that
ECA
would
continue
aid
to
China
under
a
dif-
SNOW-LOADED
neriran
and
two
British
i
whom
Romania
ac-being
linked
with
es-iiid
sabotage
against
nuiiist
regime
from
their
homes
to
the
Iron
River
Logging
Co.
camp
where
labor
violence
flared
twice
Jhis
week.
Police
reinforcements
were
brought
in.
Three
men
were
jailed
on
charges
of
assault
and
warrants
are
out
for
others.
International
Woodworkers
of
America
loggers
have
been
brought
here
from
other
camps
to
protect
fellow-workers
who
returned
to
work
after
a
month-long
stike.
The
walk-out
was
called
by
the
leftist
rebel
Woodworkers'
Industrial
Union
following
dis
Republic
and
says
it
plans
to
IMiUiicnt
of
Slate,
an-
:
an
exchange
of
tliplo-
proceed
Willi
the
formation
of
an
interim
government
for
other
areas
of
Indonesia.
The
Netherlands
has
proposed
'
today,
said
that
the
leans
would
be
wilh-
'um
Bucharest.
to
set
up
an
interim
republic
for
FORTY-FIVE
YEAR
OLD'S
DEFENDED
missal
of
three
members
for
BOOST
IN
ICED
FISH
RATES
OFF
A
six
months'
hoist
has
been
given
by
the
Interstate
Commerce
Commission
of
the
United
Slates
to
a
proposal
to
increase
express
rates
on
iced
fish,
according
to
advice
received
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
which
had
joined
72
United
States
Boards
of
Trade
in
asking
deferment
of
the
Increase.
Such
an
Increase
would
have
adversely
affected
shipments
of
fish
from
Prince
Rupert
to
the
United
States
markets.
all
of
Indonesia
by
the
end
of
this
month.
A
statement
says
that
the
republic
Tailed
to
observe
a
truce
and
that
"further
talks"
would
be
useless.
wlati
ier
Syuopsls
hick
of
prcdutcion.
Snow
Clearing
Equipment
From
Terrace
Extricates
Local
Trucks
Snow
Clearing
equipment
came
from
Terrace
at
Uie
weekend
to
clear
the
Skeena
River
Highway
westward
from
there
with
the
Immediate
objective
of
permitting
the
release
'
of
two
Prince
Rupert
trucks
which
became
stuck
in
heavy
wet
snow
which
fell
last
week.
Both
of
the
trucks
became
blockaded
by
snow
at
Kwinilsa.
One
belonged
to
Lindsay
Motors
and
was
toeing
driven
back
from
Terrace
by
William
Galr.
The
other
was
heading
from
here
to
Terrace
with
Clarence
Thomson
at
the
wheel.
The
expectation
was
that
they
would
be
driven
back
in
at
once
as
it
appears
that
the
road
Into
Prince
Rupert
may
now
be
blockaded
for
the
rest
of
the
winter.
-
Two
hundred
I.W.A.
adherents
"lyrnid
uii'
which
rover-
swooped
down
on
the
.
W.I.U
IBilli:.li
Columbia
this
picket
line,
put
an
axe
to
picket
Wexford
lo
move
over
w
"f
the
province
to-
shacks,
poured
oil
on
the
wreckage
and
burned
them.
Stewart
Alsbury,
I.W.A.
dist
ficial
effect
on
Canada,
the
speaker
said.
Questions
were
asked
and
answered
and,
in
conclusion,
Mr.
Archibald
hoped
the
council
would
In
the
future,
as
In
the
past,
keep
him
informed
of
their
wishes.
Several
of
the
civic
candidates
who
were
present
spoke
on
city
affairs
and
answered
questions
from
various
delegates.
A
very
good
attendance
of
delegates
was
present
and
President
August
A.
Wullln
was
in
the
chair.
",wr.(
of
rain
and
snow
isi
will
nive
way
to
clear
"Kill
as
tin"
cold
air
rict
president,
Is
still
in
hospital
Tratlrs
and
Labor
Council
Deplores
Vanrouvrr
Move-Asks
Susprnsioii
of
Act
At
the
rrinec
Rupert
Trades
and
Labor
Council's
regular
business
session
the
action
of
the
Vancouver
Trades
und
Labor
Council
In
condemning
the
City
Council
of
Vancouver
for
supporting
a
move
to
restrict
the
hiring
of
labor
to
men
under
45
years
of
age
was
endorsed.
It
was
feared
that
this
might
become
the
policy
of
all
municipalities
in
the
province.
Amendments
to
the
Iudus-trlal
Conciliation
and
Arbitra
suffering
from
broken
ribs
eus
Hie
continent.
Snow
tained,
In
a
beating
Wednesday.
"
T
'
-
-
.-'V.
-
-
rln.
f
'
,
?
'Fine
total
for
the
first
eleven
months
of
the
year
is
21.401,
almost
double
that
for
the
corresponding
period
last
year,
when
It
stood
at
$10,461.
Collections
resulting
from
convictions
last
month
were
$1,686
including
court
costs
of
$156.
.
-There
were
three
dismissals
i
ne
on
a
charge
of
intoxication,
one
of
obstructing
a
police
officer
and
one
of
failing
to
make
income
tax
returns.
Of
the
98
informations
laid,
64
were
under
the
Government
Liquor
Act
or
sections
of
the
Indian
Act
dealing
with
liquor.
,
Monetary
loss
from
Criminal
Code
complaints
totalled
$1,079,
of
which
$325
was
recovered.
COLD
WAVE
BEING
FELT
Nineteen
Above
Here
and
Tive
Below
at
Terrace
Week-end
soft
weather
and
snow
was
followed
during
last
night
by
a
tightening
up
in
local
temperature
and
this
afternoon
a
chilly
northeast
wind
had
Prince
Rupert
In
what
appeared
to
be
another
impending
cold
snap.
Skies
were
clear
and
sunny.
Minimum
thermomter
reading
for
the
last
24
hours
was
19
above.
A'
week
or
so
ago.
it
had
been
15
above.
Terrace
also
reports
chilly
weather
this
afternoon
with
a
over
the
town
and
the
teniper-raw
irorthwest
wind
sweeping
attire
five
below
during
the
night.
NOMINATIONS
AT
TERRACE
TERRACE
Thomas
H.
Walsh,
telegrapher,
and
Dudley
G.
Little,
sawmill
operator,
were
today
nominated
as
candidates
for
one
seat
on
the
Board
of
Village
Commissioners
for
which
an
election
will
be
held
this
Thursday.
'
Walsh
was
nominated
by
Gordon
Temple
and
seconded
by
"H
lie
general
over
the
'iili
skies
cleai
inii
grad-"tet
sections
tonight.
A
iri
in
the
northern
Pa
1
Rive
cloudiness
and
w.t
iH.rt
hem
B.C.
by
'
I'Vi'llin;;,
I'lirrcHst
tion
Art
nassrd
at
the
last
LOCAL
TIDE?
Tuesday,
December
11,
194JI
High
0:04
17.4
feet
11:40
20.8
feet
Low
5:35
8.8
feel
18:32
3.8
feet
i-'
i
v
-
s
i
z
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.
V
HOCKEY
SCORES
SUNDAY
National
Montreal
4,
Chicago
4
New
York
2,
Detroit
0
Toronto
4,
Boston
3
Pacific
Coast
Vancouver
3,
Seattle
2
Portland
5,
New,
Westminster
4
San
Diego
3,
Oakland
0
'
SATURDAY
National
Boston
2,
Toronto
3
Chicago
5,
Montreal
2
New
York
3,
Detroit
5
-
t
Pacific
Coast
.
New
Westminster
3,
Vancouver
5
Fresno
0
San
Franclscd;4
Tacoma
6,
Seattle
7
Oakland
1,
Los
Angeles
2.
,:'iiu
In!
lea
mid
Norlll
Clw
along
mainland
y
llh
snow
flurries
'MxTmiilng
clearing
all
this
evening.
Clear
JI11
tomorrow
morning,
everciusl
in
afternoon.
'''"I
snow
In
evening,
'"'tlieusterly
(20
m
p
h.)
re-xsinfr
(o
Hula
t,0.
light
tomorrow.
w
Lows
tonight
and
'morrow-At
Port
Hardy
.
Masseit
21
and
30,
"'WTl
20
and
33.
WHITE
SOX
MAY
LIFT
COLOR
LINE
CHICAGO
i
Chicago
White
Sox
may
for
the
first
time
in
history
hire
a
negro
baseball
player.
Reports
circulated
at
the
week-end
said
that
the
Sox
were
trying
to
buy
Sam
Jelhroe,
22-year-old
negro
outfielder,
from
Brooklyn's
Montreal
farm.
The
only
hindrance
is
the
sale
price-
$40,000.
LOGGINGCAiMPS
CLOSING
DOWN
Sawmills
Are
Curtailing
Looks
Like
I'nrmploynient
VANCOUVER
Instead
of
the
usual
closedown
during
the
Christmas
and
New
Year
holiday
season,
thousands
of
British
Columbia
loggers
will
be
unemployed
between
now
and
April,
according
to
present
Indications.
Reason
given
is
that
log
piles
are
now
high
and
market
conditions
are
contracting
for
the
sawmills.
,
Both
logging
camps
and
sawmills
are
curtailing
operations.
UNITED
STATES
DEFEATS
CANADA
PASADENA
"CK-Uniled
States
overpowered
Canada's
veteran
badminton
team
during
the
week-end,
sweeping
eight
of
nine
matches
to
qualify
as
American
zone
representatives
at
the
world
championships.
England
swopt
all
four
matches
played
Saturday
night
and
then
made
four
out
of
five
last
night.
40
session
of
the
British
Columbia
Legislature
were
discussed
and
a
motion
was
passed
asking
the
government
to
suspend
the
operation
of
the
Act
until
the
next
session
of
lue
Legislature
when
labor
would
be
in
a
position
to
ofrer
amendments.
W.
J
I.
Brett
M.L.A.,
has
agreed
to
support
this
action.
Harry
Archibald,
M.P.,
addressing
the
meeting,
said
he
was
taking
this
opportunity
of
meeting
the
delegates
In
case
he
could
not
do
so
again
before
returning
to
Ottawa.
The
part
played
by
organized
labor
In
the
recent
United
States
elections
was
bound
to
have
a
bene
J.
.
FISHERIES
CASE
IS
ADJOURNED
Sentence
was
held
over
until
Tuesday
by
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance
In
the
case
of
Capt.
Peter
Andersen
of
the
boat
Strain,
charged
with
fishing
halibut
in
a
closed
area
last
July.
Final
evidence
was
heard
by
the
court
Saturday.
Andersen
is
charged
with
fishing
halibut
in
Area
Two
after
it
had
been
closed
by
(the
International
Fisheries
Commission.
a?
-
:r
W
Over
Bitter
;k
Being
Rebuilt
'!AI,T--Work
of
renewing
"Loveliest
Picture
Ever
Made"
SEE
The
:ltr,'ek
bridge,
import-
,
'"
'insporUlion
to
K
...
hi
wic
near
7
HlMrlcl.
is
proceed
-
T.
E.
Brooks.
Little
was
nom
TRADES
AND
LABOR
ADDRESS
AUGUST
WALLIN
Candidate
for
Alderman
CFPR
TONIGHT
at
6:30
i-rew
or
P,;ht
men
,.'
,Tlle
Public
works
de-
'll
is
nkr,
.......
.
'STONE
FLOWER'
(International
Academy
Winner)
16
millimeter
to
color
CIVIC
CENTRE
MONDAY,
DECEMBER
13
Matinee
4
p.m.
Children
15c
Evening
8
o'clock
(292)
SINGING
THE
BLUES
EN
ROUTE
TO
VANCOUVER
Baby
Cheryl
Lea
provided
her
own
musical
accompaniment
when
she
arrived
from
London
In
New
York
via
air
.
Two-year-old
Cheryl
was
on
her
way
to
Vancouver,
where
her
daddy
awaited
her.
They
were
leaving
their
home
in
Blackpool,
England,
for
good
to
take
up
a
new
life
in
Vancouver,
where
Cheryl's
father,
Paul
Lea,
hopes
to
do
better
as
a
telegrapher.
There
is
a
steady
stream
of
families
like
the
Leas
who
are
forsaking
their
homes
In
England
and
attempting
to
better
their
lot
in
Canada.
fcd
t.
.
""urns
two
f
"Wt
to
Ihp
n-
inated
by
C.
W.
Mlchiel
and
seconded
by
J.
H.
Smith.
Walsh
is
the
retiring
member
of
the
Board.
Continuing
commissioners
are
Emll
Haugland
and
C.
.
M.
Adam.
oil
i
yiuuxus
ine
I
Wnsiie.
the
Bltte."
'ute
was
unj
a..
u..
earli,r
in
the
year.