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Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port-Trince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
STAR
CABS
VOL
VYYVTT
M-
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Of
T
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m
HIGHER
PRICES
OF
Would
Purge
Capital
Of
BREAD
COMING
UP
I."
5
GullethA
TORONTO
It
looks
'like
DO
HOT
WANT
TO
GO
HOME
Olympic
Athletes
From
Soviet-Dominated
Countries
Want
to
Remain
Away
LONDON
-Athletes
from
dearer
bread
in
the
days
to
come.
The
National
Council
of
Hundreds
Of
Thousands
If
Allies
Were
to
Pull
Out
the
Baking
Industry
of
Canada,
convening
here,
said
there
will
be
an
Increase
in
retail
price
or
quality
will
have
to'
be
lowered.
Government
May
fukon
Section
Of
jnk
To
Highway
jl
Support
Won
for
Important
Project
Applewhaite
1$
En-'
About
Local
Radio
Situation
(i,.awa
to
attend
the
national
Liberal
l
Applewhaite,
who
is
also
secretary
fjnert
Chanilier
of
Commerce,
took
up
communist
-
dominated
eastern
Europe
who
came
to
Great
Brit
The
cost
of
flour,
fats
and
oils
has
risen.
Wax
paper
is
more
expensive.
Wages
are
higher.
The
cost
of
eggs
has
advanced.
ain
for
the
Olympics
are
now
seeking
ways
of
avoiding
going
home.
A
check
today
showed
BERLIN
(CP)
Berlin's
liberal
democratic
press
declared
today
that
the
communists
have
prepared
a
purge
list
of
hundreds
of
thousands
of
anti-communists
upon
whom
revenge
will
be
taken
if
the
western
allies
leave
the
city.
The
newspaper
Montags
Echo
said
a
Communist
fifth
column
was
working
in
mat
at
least
five
men.
two
Uranium
Is
Czechs
and
three
Hungarlons
had
announced
plans
to
stay
In
England.
8everal
Yugoslavs
and
Poles
blockaded
western
sectors
of
Berlin,
occupied
by
Britain,
United
States
and
France.
Found
in
B.C.
have
asked
about
their
chances
atiiinal
capital.
Outstanding
among
REFUGEES
IN
QUEBEC
Berlins
anti-communists
arc
:jT-s(HiL'ht
road,
ZZ
miles
in
lukon
j.es
in
Brit
-:
:
urging
that
the
west
take
a
Strike
Made
in
Bridge
River
District
would
con-!
way
of
fuller
broadcasting
of
de-
of
staying
here
or
going
to
Canada
or
the
United
8tates.
A
Home
Office
official
said
"it
Is
a
possibility
that
more
athletes
from
Communist-dominated
European
countries
may
want
to
see
us."
firm
stand
in
Big
Four
negotiations
In
Moscow.
-Snush
Col-
sirablc
CBC
network
programs
VANCOUVER,
'(Pi
The
world's
most
coveted
mineral
uranium
Meanwhile
German
commu
I
Ailin
with
from
the
local
station.
He
found
i
which
rur
s
G.
E.
C.
Brown,
controller
of
Applewhaite
radio.
Department
of
.Transport,
has
been
found
In
British
Col
QUEBEC,
T
Immigration
officials
were
today
pondering
the
fate
of
29
Es?honian
refugees
who
arrived
here
Saturday
In
a
little
30-ton
craft
after
crossing
the
Atlantic
from
Scotland.
Describing
themselves
as
refu
nists
are
prodding
the
elected
city
government
of
Berlin
to
quit.
jEnitment
of
particularly
co-operative.
sr.es
and
re-
i
,
....
,.M
.
lumbia,
it
was
reported
here
today.
The
strike
was
made
by
35-year
old
prospector
Ernest
Johnson,
who
has
sought
precious
A,
Mi:Kinnon,
SpyC
ase
gees
from
communism"
they
put
CLEAN
UP
inlaw
request
deepsea
ships
operating
out
of
Prince
Rupert
was
discusser!
minerals
all
over
Canada
dur
into
Quebeb
after
spending
several
days
spent
batUing
the
:?t
the
work
r
I
I
U.C.A.
BOMBER
WRECK
FOUND
EDMONTON
The
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
here
and
at
Vancouver
are
checking
up
following
announcement
from
the
United
States
Coastguard
that
wreckage
of
a
Hudson
Bomber
has
been
found
off
Cupe
Chacon,
Prince
of
Wales
Island,
southern
tip
of
the
Alaskan
i
anitandle.
It
was
believed
there
are
six
bodies
in
the
wreckage.
Hudson
bombers
have
not
been
in
use
since
1939
or
1940.
ANOTHER
CONFERENCE
MOSCOW
Western
envoys
had
another
conference
with
Foreign
Minister
V.
M.
Molotov
at
the
Kremlin.
As
usual,
no
announcement
was
made
of
what
transpired.
KOREA
IS
MENACE
SEOUL
General
Douglas
MacArthur,
visiting
this
Korean
capital
city
on
VJ-Day,
said
that
events
were
shaping
up
in
Korea
which
might
determine
the
peace
of
the
world.
The
third
anniversary
of
the
surrender
of
Japan
was
observed
with
little
celebration
in
view
of
unsettled
conditions.
MEAT
PRICES
UP
TORONTO
Prices
for
beef
cattle
and
calves
advanced
from
3c
to
5c
a
pound
live
weight
today
on
the
Toronto
livestock
market
as
the
Canadian
embargo
on
cattle
shipments
to
the
United
States
came
to
an
end.
These
prices
came
as
trading
opened
for
the
day
and
before
general
price
levels
were
established
JERUSALEM
-
The
Israeli
Army
said
today
that
Arab
snipers
fired
on
Jewish
traffic
today
on
the
Judeah
Mountain
road,
two
miles
west
of
Jerusalem.
The
report
followed
a
day
in
which
Jerusalem
resounded
to
the
heaviest
fighting
since
the
second
United
Nations
truce
started
four
weeks
ago.
.
STORMS
IN
SOUTH
B.C.
KELOWNA
A
severe
storm
in
the
Okanagan
and
Kootenay
districts
during
the
weekend
did
much
damage
to
fruit
crops.
PARLEY
AT
OTTAWA
OTTAWA
United
States
Secretary
of
Defence
James
Forrestal
conferred
today
with
Hon.
Brooke
Claxton,
minister
of
national
defence,
and
the
Canadian
Defence
Council.
on
the
road
GUERRILLAS
current
of
the
lowep
St.
Lawrence
River.
riiscial
poverp-
ing
the
last
18
years.
Location
of
the
find
Is
near
Gunn
Lake
In
the
Bridge
River
district
.about
15
miles
north
of
rrame
up
This
Is
View
of
Russian
v
that
$200,000
with
Hon.
Robert
Mayhew,
minister
of
fisheries,
who
made
It
clear
that
application
would
have
to
be
made
to
the
Canadian
Maritime
Commission
which
would
deal
with
It
on
Its
merits.
Mr.
Mayhew
told
Mr.
liiabie
lor
the
stctwr.
of
this
the
gold
mine
town
of
Bralorne,
about
120
miles
north
of
Van
MRS.
KOSENKINA
:rs
li;d
equip-
Prosecution
Against
U.S.
Naval
Officer
WASHINGTON,
D
C.
'O
A
belated
spy
blast
by
Russia
against
couver.
Brilliant
Advance
Claimed
By
Forces
of
Greek
Government
ATHENS
W
The
Greek
Army,
exploiting
a
brilliant
breakthrough
on
the
southwestern
flank
of
the
guerrillas,
advanced
Dr.
J.
F.
Walker,
B.C.
deputy
:
It.
the
area
wort
Surveys
but
no
esti-
'
STILL
CRITICAL
minister
of
mines,
confirmed
Johnson's
claim.
a
United
States
naval
officer
is
viewed
here
as
an
attempt
to
is
yet
w
u.
'It's
uranium,
all
right,"
he
NEW
YORK
O)
Mrs.
Oksana
said.
"It
is
the
first
authentic
Applewhaite
that
his
own
home
port
of
Victoria
was
In
very
much
the
same
position
as
Prince
Rupert
seeking
fuller
utilization.
Mr.
Mayhew
gave
Mr.
Applewhaite
assurance
that
anything
he
could
do
to
assist
the
development
of
Prince
Eu-
nearly
two
miles
today
to
wltbuv
100
yards
of
main
Grammus
Stepanovna
Kosenkina,
52-year-
old
Russian
school
teacher,
who
summit
along
the
Albanian
discovery
in
B.
C.
of
which
we'
have
definite
information.
"Our
tests
of
ore
samples
A'.im.
has
lone
.is
matter
arid
of
Yukon
Ter-a
deltaic
to
has
also
bKt;
cover
up
waning
Moscow
Interest
in
the
Kosenkina
-
Samarlnc
schootcachers
cases.
The
United
States
Department
of
Bute
Insists
Uiat
the
espion
leaped
from
a
third
floor
win
dow
of
the
Russian
consulate
General
staff
said
the
ar.ry
where
she
said
she
was
being
w
crtiA
mlt
fif
sent
by
Johnson
are
not
finished
yet.
VCli.
We
f
T
C
-don't
UUH
l
know
JiUW
how
"much
liiUi.ll
,
w"
-
i
1
1
a
-
1
age
charge
against
Lieut.
Robert
uranium
exists,
there,
and
we
(
"ZZ
ln
jx-ii
wuvuu
dg
smojy
-
sgnc.
)
nricp
wis
an-
Mr.
Applewhaite
also
took
up
ch
Mr
App.f-
with
the
department
of
public
launched
June
21
and
that
forces
iiaven
l
yet
lueiiuuea
uie
mineral
in
the
samples.
We
do
know,
J
of
the
Communist
leader,
Mar-
ana
iif
louTiti
works
the
possibility
of
renewed
"courdjri
that
federal
aid
for
the
Bear
River
kos
Vafiades,
now
hold
only
133
square
miles
of
fifteen
villages
In
"Free
Greece"
of
the
Gram-mos
area.
!
be
done
in
the
wing
dam
project
at
Stewart.
day
at
Roosevelt
Hospital.
The
woman
is
technically
under
protection
of
the
United
States
government
since
she
accepted
a
subpoena
Saturday
io
testify
before
the
House
of
Representatives
un-American
activities
committee
in
a
probe
of
alleged
communists
spying
on
the
United
States.
It
is
said
that
It
will
be
at
least
three
months
before
the
woman
can
testify.
I
BACKGROUND
FELT
Droher
is
a
deliberate
Soviet
frame-up.
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ONVtNTION,
APPLEWHAITE
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Alex
Mitchll
and
son
and
daughter
returned
to
the
city
Sunday
after
a
motor
trip
to
Vancouver.
They
travelled
through
Wenatchee
and
the
Washington.
Okanagan
i'.ical
affairs
and
domestic
questions
Fared
to
the
dominatinir
themes
i
the
centre
of
the
statre.
there
was
al-
:"onnd
of
concern
and
anxiety
over
the
"nation,
says
E.
T.
Applewhaite,
wno
however,
that
the
mineral
is
radio-active,
and
that
it
contain
uranium."
Johnson
deliberately
sought
the
valuable
substance
In
the
Bridge
River
country,
where
cobalt
abounds.
Findings
elsewhere
have
indicated
that
uranium
often
is
associated
with
cobalt.
He
took
with
him
a
Geiger
counter,
an
indicator
whose
slow
ticking
changes
to
a
rapid-fire
or
continuous
chatter
when
near
radio-active
minerals.
Working
alone,
Johnson
found
what
he
described
as
"intensely
radio-active"
mineral
on
land
owned
by
J.
M.
Taylor,
a
Vancouver
mining
man.
Nearby
properties
also
reacted,
so
he
filed
claim
on
them.
He
and
Egil
Lornteen
have
formed
the
Pacific
Uranium
Syndicate
to
develop
the
pro-prety.
Under
1948
legislation,
the
Dominion
government
guarantees
to
buy
for
the
next
five
years
all
uranium
ore
and
concentration
produced.
Similarly,
it
is
Illegal
to
sell
to
anyone
except
the
government.
e
city
haturdav
nitrht
after
attending
"a.
convention
WARM
WEATHER
HELPING
CROPS
Good
Harvest
of
Hay
in
Bulkley
Valley
Grain
Ripening
in
Warm
Sunshine
Two
weeks
of
good
warm
weather
after
a
long
spell
of
lain
which
was
really
getting
the
farmers
down
has
greatly
brightened
the
crop
outlook
in
wildly,
M.-.'m,,a8ure
of
BUpport
to
Rt.
Hon
this
concern
JamPS
Gardiner,
in
spite
of
the
'Un
the
great
and
quiet
abilities
of
Mr.
"h
was
sic-
c,
t
i
......
if
M.ac
LOCAL
BOAT
LANDS
15,000-POUND
CATCH
OE
TUNA
FISH
AT
RUPERT
Quantity
Arrival
May
Herald
Development
of
New
Type
of
Fishery
Here
First
tuna
fish
ever
to
be
landed
in
quantity
at
Prince
Rupert
was
brought
here
Sunday
by
a
Prince
Rupert
boat
w-hich
made
its
catch
off
the
west
coast
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
The
event
may
mark
the
beginning
of
a
new
type
of
fishery
for
this
port
The
tuna,
15,000
pounds
of
it,
was
brought
to
the
Privateer
10
Reeves
McDonald
....
1-75
'
Reno
-
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Salmon
Gold
13Vi
Sheep
Creek
Taylor
Brdige
31
Taku
River
32
Vananda
30
Congress
0234
Pacific
Eastern
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Amalg
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Central
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lectin
VI
it,
uccauec
ii.
St.
Laur
ihrt
for
th
p1
Mr.
Kinii
felt
fitting
that
the
voice
of
the
west
should
be
made
audible.
In
the
political
field,
too,
it
was
realized
there
might
be
strenuous
clays
ahead
and,
In
the
fray
of
politics,
it
was
felt
by
many
r,y
and
later
It
Was
felt.
be
some
dell-
Silbak
Premier
29
matters
to
be
that
Mr.
Gardiner
might
have
oi,
field
of
rx.
Con
I',,
naming
qualities
wnicn
possioiy
jj
'ne
days
lvinc
Mr.
St.
Laurent
did
not
possess
Prince
Rupert
Fishermens
Cooperative
by
Capt.
Morgan
Berg
in
his
46-foot
vessel
NorthTa-
iirsi
season
mai
mey
nave
ucvu
Calmont
39
C.
ti
E
5
55
C.
E
275
d
Mr.
St.
su,'h
affairs
the
Bulkley
Valley,
reports
Olof
Hanson
who
arrived
in
the
city
at
the
end
of
the
week
from
Smithcrs
with
Mrs.
Hanson
for
a
few
days'
visit.
A
lot
ot
hay,
whicn
had
been
cut
and
lying
in
the
rain,
has
now
been
got
in
and
the
crop
has
turned
out
to
be
a
good
one
after
all.
Grain
has
been
also
ripening
nicely
under
the
hot
sunshine
and,
if
conditions
continue
this
way,
there
will
be
at
least
a
lair
crop
in
spite
of
the
long
rain
spell.
to
such
large
degree.
However,
all
were
agreed
on
the
abilities
(
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Anoth.T
Baseball
Scores
SUNDAY
National
Brooklyn
4,
Boston
2.
New
York
1-5,
Philadelphia
8-7.
St.
Louis
8-4,
Pittsburgh
3-5.
Chicago
7-0,
Cincinnati
6-5.
American
Detroit
3,
St.
Louis
1.
Boston
4-8,
Washington
5-7.
Cleveland
6-8,
Chicago
2-0.
Philadelphia
5-5,
New
York
3-3.
Western
International
Wenatchee
3-3,
Bremerton
0-1.
Spokane
at
Tacoma,
wet
grounds.
Only
games
scheduled.
Pacific
Coast
Oakland
3-12,
San
Francisco
5-7.
Los
Angeles
6-9,
Hollywood
1-3.
Sacramento
6-4,
Seattle
2-2.
San
Diego
7-4,
Portland
5-6.
SATURDAY
National
New
York
3,
Philadelphia
1.
St.
Louis
6,
Pittsburgh
3.
Brooklyn
3,
Boston
4.
American
Philadelphia
3,
New
York
14.
Cleveland
4,
Chicago
2.
Boston
4,
Washington
3.
Detroit
10,
St.
Louis
3.
Western
International
Wenatchee
10,
Bremerton
2.
Spokane
7,
Tacoma
3.
Victoria
8-7,
Yakima
3-5.
Salem
8-6,
Vancouver
7-4.
Pacific
Coast
Hollywood
10,
Los
Angeles
3.
Oakland
4,
San
Francisco
3.
Seattle
10,
Sacramento
4.
San
Diego
3,
Portland
2.
Foothills
275
of
Mr.
St.
Laurent
as
a
states
Musncss
with
8.00
Home
THE
WEATHER
,
Synopsis
No
marked
change
is
expect
'or,
viewed
the
man
of
high
degree
and
the
unanimity
of
the
endorsation
after
the
first
ballot
was
whole
''ion
was
re-
cific.
It
had
been
caught
In
tne
area
between
Cape
St.
James
and
Skidegate
Inlet,
about
12
miles
off
the
Islands.
"It
has
been
known
for
years
that
there
has
been
tuna
off
the
Islands
but
nobody
has
ever
done
much
about
it
before,"
said
Norman
Bellls
of
the
Fishermen's
Co-op
In
announcing
""y
of
Can-
ed
in
the
general
weather
situation
over
British
Columbia
hearted
and
sincere.
Mr.
Gar-
pursued
In
quantity
In
waters
near
this
port.
.....
Capt.
Berg's
cargo
totalled
15,000
pounds
and
the
fish
averaged
13
pounds
each.
Market
price
at
the
present
time
is
$650
a
ton,
giving
the
cargo
a
valus
of
about
$4,800.
The
fish
were
immediately
frozen
by
the
Co-op
and
will
be
shipped
south
for
canning.
Having
had
nothing
to
do
with
tuna
before.
Co-op
officials
are
not
yet
certain
whether
the
fish
'
111
defenoe
,
.,.-.
i
.i.
Toronto
06
Athona
Aaumaque
62
Beattie
Bevcourt
-
-36
Bobjo
Buffalo
Canadian
oi2
"iimeaiaieiy
uueieu
mo
United
S'
through
Tuesday.
Conditions
will
I
delegate
has
no
doubt
that
he
remain
clear
and
warm
over
the
northern
section
of
the
province
with
cloudy
skies
and
il0rv
in
the
will
continue
in
the
government.
The
convention
was
a
marvel
Of
NlrtnntHT.i,Mtn,
nri.aTii'j'.afinlV
'
slightly
higher
temperatures
in
't
the
Consol.
Smelters
m
-3
Conwest
conven-
the
arrival.
"We
expect
three
or
four
more
boats
to
come
in
with
tuna
this
week."
the
southern
section.
.60
Mr.
Hanson
drove
as
far
as
Endako
at
the
first
of
last
week
so
was
able
to
size
things
up
pretty
well.
The
pioneer
timber
operator
reports
his
log
drive
from
the
upper
Skeena
down
to
the
booming
and
yarding
ground
at
Nash
about
half
way
finished.
There
will
be
a
normal
produc-
'haitc.
The
yet
with
no
restrictions
of
serious
tn.cussion
or
freedom
of
action.
He
admitted
that
the
interest
rWems
facing
said
Mr.
-Applewhaite.
1.20
2.55
.55
4.45
,ar'-y.
Jollifi-
could
be
canned
here
with
the
equipment
available.
Capt.
Berg's
boat,
North
Pacific,
was
built
last
winter
by
the
Edward
Wahl
boat
works
at
Digby
Island.
Forecast
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Southern
Section:
Overcast
with
scattered
showers
today.
Tuesday
cloudy
in
morning,
clearing,
by
noon.
Wind
light.
Little
change
in
tem
Donalda
Eldona
East
Sullivan
God's
Lake
Giant
Yellowknlfe
..
Hardrock
Harrlcana
Heva
sucn
as
so
in
tuna
in
northern
waters
may
herald
the
beginning
of
a
new
type
of
fishery
for
Prince
Rupert.
Every
year,
more
local
boats
have
gone
after
tuna,
but
this
Is
ths
.20
Vi
convention
.06
Vi
tion
of
poles
this
year.
ttw'r
absence
The
other
delegates
from
Skeena
riding.
In
addition
to
Mr.
Applewhaite,
were
G-
W.
Nickerson
of
Prince
Rupert
and
C.
P.
Busstnger
of
Telkwa.
H.
F.
Dennison
of
Vancouver
held
a
proxy.
After
the
convention
Mr.
.UV2I
1Rl
re
there
for
m
the
busi-
alone
e;,r
Hosco
"
Jnrlcnife
LOCAL
TIDES
(Standard
Time)
Tuesday,
August
17,
1948
Joliet
Quebec
42
lc
lines
Nickerson
left
for
Montreal,
New
.07
as
tmpresse.-i
York
and
elsewhere
In
the
East
and
warm
ern
States
with
a
possible
visit
High
Low
12:48
17.3
feet
6:20
3.9
feet
18:26
8.3
feet
accorded
perature.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Tuesday
Port
Hardy
50
and
63.
Northern
Section-Clear.
Fog
over
open
water,
drifting
onshore
at
night.
Wind
westerly
(15).
Little
change
in
temperature.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Tuesday
Massett
and
Prince
Rupert
50
and
65.
Egypt,
which
has
no
forests,
lies
in
an
almost
rainless
area
with
great
extremes
of
"s
fr,
Lake
Rowan
Lapaska
Little
Long
Lac
Lynx
Madsen
Red
Lake
....
McKenzle
Red
Lake
Moneta
to
the
Mar.'Umes
on
business
Mrs.
Busslnger
returned
to
Telk
,rn
New-
Emergency
Notice
TO
ALL
HOUSEHOLDERS
AND
BUSINESS
ESTABLISHMENTS
Owing
to
a
major
break
in
the
water
supply
line
it
is
requested
that
water
be
conserved
as
much
as
possible
until
further
notice.
(tf)
CITY
ENGINEER.
.05
.70
.06
2.27
.35
.36
2.08
Nail
or'd
and
wa
on
the
same
train
with
Mr.
re
,as
cnihu-
Applewhaite.
'Pendin;
Exhibition
Football
Rest
of
League
4,
Old
Timers
3
Probables
2,
Possibles
0.
CITY
BASEBALL
-
Merchants
3,
Savoys
2.
entry
Hon.
E.
T.
Kenney,
minister
of
1
!,...,
uvince
San
Antonio
3.25
45
Senator
Rouyn
Sherrlt
Gordon
2-35
Steep
Rock
192
Sturgeon
River
Silver
-Miller
-
-38
lands
and
forests
and
M.L.A.
F'rshin
","B,""
,
,a
4OOO
""
Noranda
Louvlcourt
'
1"U
Dlttn
rrnw
I
-
"tenon.
for
Skeena,
was
also
in
attcn
.v7nU
Wesln
a
large
dance
at
the
convention
with
MV
(Continued
pn
Page
5)
Regcourt