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NEWSPAPER
lublished
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
AAXVIII,
No.
150.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
TUESDAY,
JUNE
28,
1949
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
jberalVjet
Is
Greatest
Ii
History
of
0
minion
.
V
NATIONAL
RESULTS
Liberals
193
Progressive
Conservatives
..
42
C.C.F.
12
10
4
I
Social
Credit
Independents
Independent
Liberal
sun
,
j-
TV
'
;
1945
Results
In
the
1945
election
the
party
result
were:
Liberal
....
H8
Prog
Conservatives
4
66
C.
C.
F
....'...'...!....
28
Social
Credit
,.
13
Independent
:
8
Ind.
Liberal
....r
7
Others
..
5
PARTY
STANDINGS
BY
PROVINCES
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T.t
Nfd
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NB
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Man
Hask
Alta
BC
Y
Liberal
193
5
3
9
8
68
56
12
15
5
11
1
Prog.
Cons
42
2
1
3
2
2
25
1
1
2
3
0
CC.P
.12
0010
0
1
3
40
36
Soc.
Credit
10
0000
0
0
0
0
10
00
Independents
4.0.0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
10
Ind.-Liberal
10000
o'l
0
00
00
Totals
2(52
7
4
13
10
73
83
16
20
17
18
1
SKEENA
130
OF
135
POLLS
Applewhaite
,
5826
Archibald
4106
Applewhaite
Majority.!
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B.
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LOUIS
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LAURENT,
Prima
Minister
of
Canada
fr!IER
LOUIS
ST.
LAURENT
His
government
accorded
smashing
victory
at
polls
yesterday.
EDWARD
T.'
APPLEWHAITE
Elected
for
Skeena
as
government
supporter
with
decisive
majority.
,
-
..
Fraser
Valley
128
of
137
roH-
Cruickshank
(L)
10728
Flowerdew
iCCF)
4350
.
Davidson
(PC)
3846
Coast
Capilano
132
of
164
Sinclair
(L)
12453
McKenzie
(CCD
5341
Mahon
(PC)
3583
Vancouver
Centre
173
complete
Campney
(L)
10102
Young
(CCF)
6364
Stevens
(PC)
5933
Rush
(Lab-P)
984
H.
M.
Young
(Ind)
....
584
Victoria
190
of
192
May
hew
(L)
19740
Cameron
(PC)
9107
Caird
(CCF)
4948
jiprecedented
Ballot
Tide
veeps
Government
Back
In
The
New
M.P.
Skeena
Elects
Ted
ewhaite
With
Appl
lever
Before
Has
Electorate
Been
So
pecisive
Progressive
Conservatives
Substantial
Margin
HTtd
JXJFw.:.-w-;-970a-
:
Corner
(PC)
,
8265
Yale
140
of
198
Adams
(PC)
'.
7851
Jones
(CCF)
:
10151
McDowell
(L)
3987
Reid
(SO
844
Vancouver
Burrard
complete
McDougall
(L)
10868
'
Merritt
(PC)
10630
,
Webster
(CCF)
8689
Nanaimo
93
of
109
Pearkes
.(PC)
15825
Poupore
(L)
9249
Strachah
(CCF)
8369
Kamloops
171
of
189
Fulton
(PC)
7027
'
O'Neill
(L)
6003
Larson
(CCF-J
4885
Vancouver
South
198
of
202
Laing
(L)
12895
Mrs.
Maclnnis
(CCF)
..
10041
Cornett
(PQ)
9274
Skecna
130
of
135
Applewhaite
(L)
5826
Archibald
(CCF)
4108
Comox-Alberni
108
of
131
Gibson
(Ind)
10240
Canieron
(CCF)
6724
Cariboo
78
of
132
Irvine
(CCF)
4229
Murray
(L)
5573
Burnaby-Richmond
199
of
223
Goode
(L)
12043
Mrs.
Steeves
(CCF)
....
11907
Ferguson
(PC)
5731
McEwcn
(LabP)
1502
t
hattered
C.C.F.
Nearly
Eliminated
Applewhaite
Is
Modest
Liberal
government
of
Prime
Minister
Louis
n
St.
Laurent
rode
back
into
oifice
in
yestcr-
federal
election
in
an
unprecedented
Atlantic
Ted
Applewhailc's
First
Love
is
Fublic
Work
and
'
Service
Veteran
of
World
War
I,
a
duly
qualified
barrister
who
chose
the
Insurance
business
in
preference
to
practise
of
the
law
but
an
enthusiast
above
all,
for
community
and
public
work
and
service,
E.
T.
(Ted)
Applewhaite,
'
the
Member
of
Parliament-elect
for
Skecna,
is
a
native
British
Columbian.
He
was
born
in
Nelson,
November,
23,
1898,
and
went
from
High
School
there
to
enlist
in
the
Canadian
Forestry
Corps
with
which
he
went
overseas.
On
his
return
to
Canada,
Mr.
Applewhaite
completed
law
fific
election
sweep
which
all
but
eliminated
the
IraUve
Commonwealth
Federation
as
a
national
With
Five
Polls
Yet
to
Hear
From,
His
Lead
Is
1718
Eleven
Thousand
Voted
Skeena
Riding
gave
Liberal
Candidate
E.
T.
Applewhaite
a
majority
of
1718
votes
over
C.
C.
F.
contender
H.
G.
Archibald
in
yesterday's
federal
election
on
the
basis
of
returns
from
130
of
the
135
polling
stations
in
the
riding.
From
these
polling
stations,
Mr.
Applewhaite
re
Vancouver
Quadra
183
of
186
Oreon
(PC)
16155
Isherwood
L)
10302
Mason
(CCF)
5733
Vancouver
East
176
of
185
Maclnnis
(CCF)
13201
Reid
(L)
-
9544
Day
(PC)
3998
Stewart
(Lab-P)
1307
New
Westminster
181
of
209
Reid
(L)
L.
12483
Irvine
(CCF)
8271
Christmas
(PC)
7521
.
McCallum
(SO
1136
Kootenay
East
lllof
117
Byrne
(L)
,
5394
Matthews
(CCF)
4988
Richardson
(PC)
2489
Kootenay
West
123
of
157
i
and
shattered
trie
rrojrresswe
i.,onservaimj
i
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pnwrr.
I
'ing
the
string
of
gen-
in
the
last
House
of
Commons.
I
Hon
victoiics
which
be-.
At
the
sixty
percent
mark
in
the
vote
tabulation,
more
than
ceived
5,826
votes
as
compared
1
the
city
those
with
more
than
350
names
were
split
in
the
in
with
4,108
cast
for
Mr.
Archibald.
Mr.
Archibald
received
a
Victory
for
Principle,
Not
Tcrsonaity
Promises
Impartial
Effort
E.
T.
Applewhaite
last
night
accepted
the
decision
of
the
electors
as
approval
of
a
principle
and
not
a
personality.
He
modestly
asserted
that
no
personal
credit
was
due
himself.
Speaking
after
his
election
as
member
of
Parliament
had
been
conceded,
he
assured
those
who
had
opposed
him
that
he
would
feel
it
his
duty
to
represent
them
as
well
as
those
who
had
supported
him.
He
hoped
they
would
feel
free
at
all
times
to
call
o
nhim
and
assured
them
of
his
best
efforts
on
their
behalf.
At
the
same
time,
Mr.
Applewhaite
expressed
his
appreciation
to
all
those
who
had
assisted
in
his
election.
terests
of
.
efficiency
while
two
studies
in
Nelson
with
Hamil-more
were
established
in
out-!
ton
&
Wragge
and
for
three
1-1335.
the
Liberals
execed-
record
of
178
members
to
the
245-member
(f
1945.
''-vote,
rldlng-by-rid-V-n
the
Eastern
seaboard
4
seven
time
zones
to
the
si
the
government
built
up
4
of
seats
so
Impressive
assured
Prime
Minister
one-half
of
the
popular
vote
was
Liberal.
Their
percentage
at
that
point
was
53
against
31
for
the
Progressive
Conservatives.
(it
i
r,i;c
ai
l
out
BasicalW
the
Liberal
victory
turned
on
all-out
support
Irom
Quebec.
The
habitants
Yuted
fnr
Quebec's
native
son,
Louis
Ivinc
narts
:
years
practised
in
Kossiana.
rauv-
'
ing
to
Stewart
in
1928,
he
went
At
-request
of
residents,
'
poll
Mntn
nonnral
(nsurancp
business
ing
stations
were,
authorized
at
"
Willi
tllV
ACU.
.
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nwwvw
tl'llt.
of
thn
irraatnet
P:ir
the
nrs
'
Rtenhcn
St."
Laurent,
!....
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French-sDeakine
Prime
-
Mims-
British
Columbia
Joins
in
Stride
of
Liberal
Victory
VICTORIA
(CP)
A
resounding
Liberal
sweep,
majority
in
33
of
the
stations
which
have
gubmitted
returns.
When
final
results
are
in,
more
than
11,000
of
the
riding's
15,000
registered
voters
will
have
been
shown
to
have
cast
ballots.
Returns
so
far
give
a
total
of
$10,909
ballots
cast.
Prince
Rupert's
23
polls
gave
Mr.
Applewhaite
a
majority
of
576
votes,
while
the
advance
poll
in
the
city
favored
Mr.
Archibald
by
a
balance
of
19
to
,
8.
Total
cit
y
vote,
not
counting
the
advance
poll,
was"
3,330,
of
which
1,953
went
to
Mr.
Applewhaite
and
1,377
to
Mr.
Archi
ballot
flattened
the
U-r
since
Sir
w,
-nf.
two
main
oppon-
But
the
the
week-end
at
Squadaree,
a
fishing
station
on
the
north
end
of
Stephens
Island
and
at
Lar-sen's
Harbor
at.
the
south
end
of
Porcher
Island.
A
request
for
a
polling
station
at
Wiah
Point,
five
miles
from
Masset,
could
not
be
granted,
Mr.
MacLeod
said,
because
of
insufficient
time
to
ship
ballot
boxes
there.
The
request
was
made
at
the
week-end.
Election
morning,
Mr.
Mac-
"
CCF
pnrt
thn
Prnjr-
1
Win
was
Wiaencu
-
vuv
.-ri
,
...
.
11..
T
ihnpri
IC
in
"I
cannot
remember
ever
sec
turn
w
uic
-
onscrvatlvcs-and
re-!PcetRd
On-
an
election
where
there
was
complementing
the
trend
across
Canada,
came
last
thni.
tv.,,1,
,'h
storicaiiy
uousuivtwv
in
Parliamentary
and
for
twelve
years
was
village
clerk.
He
was
president
of
the
Stewart
Board
of
Trade
for
four
years
and
thirteen
years
secretary
of
the
Canadian
Legion.
In
1945,
two
years
after
he
came
first
to
Prince
Rupert,
Mr.
Applewhaite
received
the
Liberal
nomination
to
contest
Skeena
riding
:
hi
the
federal
election
of
that
year
but
lost
to
H.
G.
Archibald
in
a
four-cornered
contest,
the
majority
against
him
being
746.
Mr.
Applewhaite
has
been
secretary
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
since
tario.
There
tnc
uui'ia
ufiow
wnat
ii
was
.
...
.
v,,t
i.
less
iii-feiing
than
in
this,"
de-
night
in
British
Columbia
where
the
Liberals
col-ciared
the
member-elect."
But.
1
ected
eleven
of
eighteen
seats.
Liberals
gained
four
U
there
was
any
m-Iecllng
lgeats
from
the
C.CF
who
hed
Mven
seats
including
House.
i
noi
on.y
u.u
-
p
"ie
Social
Credit
party,
bald
entrenched
in
Alberta
The
band
together
to
work!
the
Independent
C.C.F..
at
federal
dissolution,
and
all
Still
to
be
heard
from
up
to
Leod
said
that
he
had
received
appeared
to
be
even
so
a
numDer
which
nt
n
Progressive
Conservative
column
in
the
last
House.
Saskatchewan
turned
strongly
from
C.C.F.
to
Liberal.
So
did
British
Columbia.
k'th
the
Liberal
tide.
It
1
Muif
.it..
and
the
'
"s-
-
for
the
community
ped
two
seats
to
the
Liberals,
district.
I
.
Mr
Applewhaite
reiterated
The
standing
in
the
last
House
his
unbounded
faith
in
the
fu-
of
Commons,
when
British
Col-ii
shi
p
ad-
!
umbia
had
sixteen
members
f'berta's
seventeen
seats.
early
this
afternoon
were
Kit-;
no
indication
that
any
of
the
sumkalum
Lake,
Osland,
Pendlc-
ballot
boxes
had
failed
to
reach
ton
Bay,
Oona
River,
and
Kwin-L
destination
on
time.
Remoteness
itsa.
Dease
Lake
in
the
north-
of
some
of
the
settlements
in
em
part
of
the
riding
did
not
this
riding
make
it
necessary
vote
on
account'
of
the
failure
for
the
ballot
boxes
to
be
sent
(Continued
on
l'agc
i.)
Pmanded
Nianded
thirteen
thirteen
scats
scats
against
the
winning
Liberal,
Dr.
J.
L.
McDougall,
and
-Arnold
Webster
C.C.F.
In
Burnaby-Richmond
Mrs.
Dorothy
Steeves,
president
of
the
provincial
CCF
party,
was
close
behind
Thomas
Goode,
4-
ivancement
Once
again
he
only,
was
four
Liberals,
four
'
!
cave
his
pledge
that
his
every
Progressive
Conservatives,
seven
CCF
and
one
Independent.
effort
would
be
exerted
to
as
1945,
except
for
a,
few
months
during
the
election
campaign
of
that
year,
and
has
built
up
an
enviable
record
of
service
In
that
capacity.
He
has
also
been
dynamic
as
secretary
of
(Continued
on
Fage
3)
Now
the
Liberals
have
eleven
Appreciation
out
far'
in
advance
of
voting
clay.
Here
are
the
results,
poll
by
poll,
to
date:
Applewhaite
Archibald
Pr.
Rupert
seats,
the
Progressive-Conserva-'
Liberal,
after
a
see-saw
struggle,
tives
three,
CCF
three,
with
one
I
Fisheries
Minister'
R.
W.
May-Independent,
hew
piled
up
a
landslide
maj-
of
election
supplies
to
reach
the
village
on
time.
Weather
during
election
morning
here
was
overcast,
with
rain
falling
up
to
10
o'clock.
After
that,
the
sky
lightened
and
sunshine
fame
in
the
afternoon.
Throughout
the
riding
there
were
135
polling
stations,
actually
seven
more
than
had
originally
been
a
anticipated
by
Returning
Officer
MacLeod.
"?u
all
those
who
supported
me
in
yesterday's
election
fiiicere
and
heartfelt
thanks
are
extended,
particularly
Tight
struggles
In
the
new
ority
In
Victoria
while
Ralph
seat
of
Burnaby
-
Richmond,
Campney
wrested
Vancouver
(
Kootenay
West
and
Vancouver-
Centre
from
the
CCF
Rod
Young
sist
the
district
and
all
its
people
In
every
way
possible
not
only
for
their
advancement
in
the
way
of
dollars
and
cents
but
towards
the
emcnities
of
life.
LOCAL
TIDES
Wednesday,
June
29,
1949
High
2:53
21.0
feet
15:57
'
18.7
feet
Low
-
9:37
1.9
feet
21:43
7.5
feet
P"se
loyal
workers
throughout
the
district
who
gave
F""sly
of
their
time
and
effort
In
the
campaign.
Burrard
highlighted
the
voting
In
a
five-way
battle.
Baseball
Tonight
ROOSEVELT
PARK
6:30
P.M.
SAVOY
vs.
MERCHANTS
;
City
1953
1377
Pr.
Rupert
Advance
16
19
Atlin
67
35
Lower
Post
20
19
Telegraph
(Continued
on
Page
3)
u
all
the
electorate
of
Skeena,
I
extend
my
very
pt
Es
and
my
sincere
hone
that
we
may
co-operate
lor
Liberal
Tom
Reid
won
early
and
easily
in
Hew
Westminster
which
-
he
bu
represented
in
the
province.
Vanquished
In
Vancouver
Burrard
was
Lt.
Cot
Cecil
Mer-
Nvancement
of
our
district.
Three
pf
the
larger
divisions
in
ritt,
V.C.,
who
sought
re-electjoa
since
1930.
TED
APPLEWHAITE.
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