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NEWSPAPER
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Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
PH0HE81
VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
35.
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.
C.
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY
11,
1949
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
P
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Important
Announcement
Made
By
Premier
in
Policy
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From
Quesnel
to
Prince
George
Commencing
This
Summer
189,000,000
Program
Reviewed
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VICTORIA
(CP)
-A
development
program
calling
lor
expenditure
of
$89,000,000
spread
over
a
period
of
from
one
to
hrec
years
was
announced
yesterday
by
Premier
Byron
Johnson
in
a
policy
speech
to
the
British
Columbia
Legislature.
Mr.
Johnson
discolsed
that
the
biggest
item
in
the
program
is
the
extension
of
the
provincially-owned
Pacific
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13
years
of
a
life
.sentence
and
Forks.
With
him
is
Majpr
who
aided
in
obtaining
the
resulted
in
blindness
six
months
1936
for
trying
to
set
fire
to
a
member
of
the
fanatical
Sons
of
C.
p.
Photo
i
Snow
Battle
DISCLOSES
DEMANDS
International
President
Walter
Reu-ther
of
the
United
Auto
Workers
(C.I.O.)
combined
baby
sitting
with
speaking
when
he
announced
the
union's
1949
demands
to
Canadian
members
of
the
union
in
Windsor
during
the
week-,
end.
Daughter
Linda
is
shown
on
the
speaker's
platform
with
Roy
England
(right)
president
of
Local
200
while
father
Reu-ther
listens
intently
to
a
speaker.'
(rj,
p.
photo)
ix
If-"
-
St.
SAM
CARR
IN
CANADA
OTTAWA
m
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
headauar-
ters
announced
todav
that
snm
carr
had
been
brought
to
Canada
this
morning
and
taen
into
custody
by
two
R.C.M.P.
officers
who
started
immediately
for
Ottawa
with
him.
Carr
is
being
charged
under
the
Official
Secrets
Act.
There
are
no
charges
against
Mrs.
Carr
who
returned
with
him.
SASKATCHEWAN
HOUSE
MEETS
To
Try
Again
to
Help
Debt-Ridden
Farmers
REGINA
)
The
first
session
of
the
eleventh
Saskatchewan
Legislature
opened
today
with
a
promise
by
Canada's
only
Socialist
government
that
it
will
make
a
second
attempt
to
implement
legislation
to
assist
'debt-ridden
,.,
farmers
during
crop
failure
years.
The
first
such
attempt
ran
aground
when
the
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
ruled
that
it
was
ultra
vires
of
the
Legislature.
PENICILLIN
FACTORY
The
Indian
government
plans
to
set
up
factories
for
the
manufacture
of
liquid
hydro-carbon,
synthetic
ammonia
and
penicillin.
one.
s
Authority
for
Alderman
Casey's
claim
that
a
satlsfac-
CLASH
OVER
MINDSZEHTY
1
President
Tinman
Has
His
Say
Over
Prosecution
f
Hungarian
Cleric
WASHINGTON,
iVc
V-
American
officials
yesterday
foresaw
a
new
clash
between
Russia
and
the
western
powers
growing
out
of
the
treason
trial
and
conviction
of
Joseph
Cardinal
Mind-szenty
in
Communist
Hungary.
Authorities
predicted
the
clash
would
come
when
United
Slates
and
other
western
powers
try
to
call
Hungary
to
account
for
her
actions
against
the
Cardi
nal.
Meanwhile
President
Truman
yesterday
denounced
Hungary's
j
treatment
of
Uie
Carditil
as
"infamous,"
describing
the
J
treason
trial
as
x
kangaroo
I
court
which
will
go
down
in
history
as
a
blot
against
the
I
country
which
carried
it
on.
CHURCHMEN
ON
TRIAL
llulgaria
(
hnrisiti;
Prol-estants
With
Treason
ami
Other
Offences
'
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oninnitif.goV-trncd
Bulgaria
Is
going
to
put
fifteen
Protestant
ministers
and
officials
on
trial
soon
on
charges
of
treason,
violating
the
currency
laws
and
spying
for
Great
Britain
and
the
United
Slates.
Bulgatian
Foreign
Minisler
Topencharov
said
that
the
churchmen
have
"already
confessed"
to
spy
charges.
TO
ORGANIZE
.
LOCAL
"HAMS"
W.
W.
Hrathiill
to
Co
ord-
-
Inate
Amateur
Radio
For
Kmergenry
AV
INSTANCE
TOIV
lis
own
land
communication
facilities
completely
disrupted
liy
snow
slide
ciindi-lions
in
Hie
lower
Skeena
Valley,
Canadian
National
Railways
turned
gratefully
to
"ham"
radio
here
last
night
to
obtain
an
appraisal
of
the
lii
situation
between
here
and
Smithers.
Citable
lo
Ret
in
touch
otherwise
with
the
dispatcher
at
Smithers,
C.
A.
Hrrurr,
divisional
superintendent,
conversed
through
W.
W.
Wrathall's
ainalcur
radio
station
with
the
interior
divisional
point.
Mr.
Her-urr
this
morning
spoke
appreciatively
of
Mr.
Wral
flail's
co-operation.
W.
W.
Wrathall.
VE7LK.
West
Fifth
Avenue,
Prince
Rupert,
has
been
selected
to
set
up
an
organisation
of
local
amateur
radio
operators
prepared
to
furnish
organized
emergency
communication
in
time
of
disaster,
t
i.s
announced
by
Communications
Manager
F.
E.
Handy
of
the
American
Radio
Relay
League,
national
association
of
radio
amateurs.
Mr.
WrathaJI
is
the
dean
of
local
radio
pioneers.
Mr.
Wrathall's
assignment,,
which
carries
the
title
of
emergency
ro-onlliiator,
Is
to
band
together
members
of
the
amateur
radio
service
in
his
community
lo
perfect
arrangements
for
emergency
radio
communication
by
hams
in
the
event
of
natural
disasters
or
other
emergencies.
In
addition
to
use
of
normal
station
equipment
working
from
commercial
power,
amateur
stations
using
self-powered
radio
transmitting
and
receiving
equipment
are
needed.
Continued
on
Paae
3)
t:oniiany
officials
here
said
,
they
could
not
be
definite
as
when
train
service
would
lie
resumed.
Their
best
hope,
was
to
have
the
rails
cleared
in
time
for
a
train
to
leave
at
noon
tomorrow.
This,
however,
Is
conditional
oil
the
amount
of
snow
found
along-the
50-mile
blockaded
stretch.
Wind
and
snow
conspired
Wednesday
night
to
pile
drifts
a
depth
of
six
feet
on
long
stretches
of
track
and
to
fur
ther
complicate
matters,
two
lai",e
slides
came
down
In
the
Kwinltsa
snow
belt.
The
first
known
slide
from
ibis
cud
is
five
miles
west
of
Kwinitsa.
It
Is
400
feet
long
and
20
feet
deep.
The
farthest
east
is
two
miles
west
of
Ex-
stew.
What
lies
in
the
26-mile
territory
between
i.s
undetermined
owin
to
lack
of
communications.
The
known
slides
are
varying
from
10
to
20
feet
hi
depth
and
100
to
COO
feet
In
length.
It
had
been
intended
to
bring
rotary
plow
from
Jasper
to
Uie
Terrace
end
but
the
plan
help
In
thesnow
battle
from
was
changed
In
view
of
a
heavy
snowstorm
which
Is
raging
in
the
Tele
Juane
subdivision
in
the
mountains.
Railway
weather
reports
today
disclosed
5
below
temperature
at
Smithers,
27
below
at
Vanderhoof
und
18
below
at
McBridc.
The
storm
was
described
Thursday
by
Division
Superintendent
C.
A.
Berner
as
one
of
the
worst
to
ever
strike
the
division
between
Pacific
and
Prince
Rupert.
More
than
Hiree
feet
of
new
snow
has
fallen
between
Exstew
und
Kwinltsa.
A
freight
train
left
the
city
this
morning
to
serve
way
points
as
far
east
as
Cas-slar
on
the
Skeena
slough.
'r.
V
V
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v
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7:
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,
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Paul
Vatkiii.
57.
1Mmli'l
after
serving
His
nay
ixiiuo
to
Grand
of
tin-
Salvation
Army
to-tirr
eye
ailment
ica.s
sentenced
in
-non.
lie
v.
as
a
khubor
sect.
Yuri
t
(
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lie-
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Saiuriliiy,
l
Then
S.itiunal
Hallways
crewi
Ulis
iniirn-tlic'ir
bailie
it!i
i.s
anil
smm
iliilcs
lini'
friiin
live
trail
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Kwi!iita
t
two
j
F-Xi'ew.
fullowjna
ft
wui
s.
sni)'
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inns
r
Miie
Bto'cna
to
ah
I
ilows,
which
have
1st
Clllll.illUOU.S
Sff.
s
ori'ks.
were
brought.
'
ily
frmii
Tyre
yrs-I'lTiPiiiiitioning
f.
and
il.:
cri'tt.s
a
lest.
Tin'
set
out
at
8:1(1
0'-iinniiii"
to
at
tack
v-4vered
rails.
(FENCE
GROWING
A
strong
diller-
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iiua
hi'iwecn
Gen-
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mir
iuul
the
g0V-Wa.hington
up-'.'.r"win;;
over
Uie
''"iric
In
Ameru-aii
I.N,
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as
(ur-is
v.
la
Un-r
Japan
ln'
in
favor
of
a
an-
feiilration
'
,;,y
it
may
ow
de-D,fl'ii'-e
Secretary
lls
Ui
Washington
"(
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states
in-
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J;Hu,
south
Kor-
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Guam.
,:i,,H
NKI.SON
:ll,,ll's'
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to
cotn-of
Admiral
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111
ifiori.
75
l
(
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I
SUIT
AND
I
Ivai
11
'M-ra
if
wanted.
fw
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additional
ER-CANADIAN
Plioxrc
II
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li
..
-
POWER
USE
IS
UP
SLIGHTLY
tveaucuon
in
eteetnc
power
consumption
in
the
city
during
the
last
24
hours
dropped
down
to
16
per
cent
from
its
high
peak
of
18
per
cent
on
Wednesday,
while
water
level
at
the
Falls
River
hydro
plant
continues
to
lower,
Northern
B.
C.
Power
Co.
manager
T.
B.
Black
said
today.
However,
the
reduction
in
electrical
use
is
making
itself
felt
and,,
if
It
continues,
the
company
may
be
able
to
operate
its
plant
into
the
middle
of
next
week,
instead
of
closing
down
at
the
week-end,
he
ad"-ed.
j
"Need
for
conservation
is
still
vital,"
Mr.
Black
said.
"If
thepeople
co-operate,
we
may
manage
to
get
by
without
taking
extreme
measures."
Clear,
cold
weather
,
with
freezing
temperatures
is
still
holding
up
the
water
run-off
at
both
Falls
River
and
Shawat-lans
to
the
water
supply
in
the
reservoirs
is
steadily
decreasing.
Yesterday,
Mr.
Black
said,
it
appeared
as
if
the
Falls
River
hydro
plant
would,
have
to
be
shut
down
at
the
week-end,
but
the
drop
in
the
use
of
power
is
making
Itself
felt
to
such
an
extent
that
the
plant
may
be
able
to
continue
in
service
for
a
few
extra
days.
In
the
meantime,
company
officials
are
ardently
hoping
for
a
break
in
the
weather
a
widespread
temperature
of
at
least
36
degrees
and
torrents
of
rain.
Great
Eastern
Railway
from
its'
northern
terminal
at
Quesnel
lo
Prince
George
and
a
truck
and
bus
highway
from
Vancouver
to
the
southern
terminus
at
Squamish.
These
two
projects
and
more
equipment
for
the
railway
will
cost
$13,329,000.
COUNCIL
WINS
DISPUTE
WITH
WAR
ASSETS
City
council
can
consider
itself
$459
to
the
good
as
a
re
sult
of
the
surrender
of
War
,
Assets
Corporation
in
a
two
-
1
ycar
argument
over
the
cost
of
an
electric
power
line
which
now
serves
Uie
municipal
chlorinating
plant.
Word
that
the
Crown
company
had
yielded
to
the
city's
clam-
oiiu.u
obtain
the
utility
-for'
'
nominal
sum
was
received
Thurs-
rlav
nt.
tho
r'llu
Holl
ihnu,
after
the
internment
campaign
had
been
renewed.
Council
moved
on
January
25
to
request
that
the
power
line
be
turned
over
to
the
city
for
$1
after
it
had
been
suggested
that
if
War
Assets
continued
its
demand
for
$460,
it
be
charged
rental
for
the
street
allowance
on
which
the
line
is
situated.
The
argument
originally
arose
over
a
misunderstanding.
1wo
years
ago
when
the
city
bought
the
former
army
chlorlnatlon
plant
for
$3,409
from
War
Assets,
it
hud
the
understanding
that
the
power
line
which
connected
it
to
the
Northern
B.C.
Power
Co.
system
was
included
in
the
sale.
The
aldermen
learned
later
that
War
Assets
wanted
an
additional
$460
for
It,
contending
that
it
had
orlgbially
cost
$5,000
to
erect.
They
then
set
about
to
consolidate
'
an
argument
supporting
their
stand
that
it
should
be
turned
over
to
the
city
for
$1.
Measure
of
their
success
was
contained
in
the
first
two
words
of
a
telegram
received
Wednesday
from
the
War
Assets
lands
und
buildings
department.
They
said:
"You
win."
ARE
TAX
FREE
of
the
Quatkiutl
nation,
which
holds
aboriginal
and
fishing
rights,
is
taking
Supreme
Court
action
in
a
test
case
to
see
if
the
government
can
legally
tax
the
livelihood
of
the
natives.
The
tribe
has
1900
members.
The
Alert
Bay
fisherman
charges
that
$1825
worth
of
fish
taken
from
catches
to
the
B.
C.
Packers
as
contract
fishermen
and
handed
over
to
the
income
tax
department
was
taken
without
right.
Hunt
grounds
his
contention
on
an
agreement
between
British
Columbia
and
the
Dominion
when
the
province
entered
Confederation
which
guaranteed
them
all
aboriginal
rights.
In
1851
an
agreement
with
James
Douglas
then
Governor
of
British
Columbia
gave
his
nation
the
right,
Hunt
contends,
to
fish
in
a
government-owned
area
without
taxation.
Most
of
the
other
nations
lost
these
.
rights
through
right
of
conquest
when
they
opposed
British
settlement
but
the
Quakiutls,
being
friendly,
retained
the
rights.
Commission
will
be
given
another
$15,000,000
for
expansion
of
its
activities
throughout
the
province.
The
sum
of
$20,000,000
will
be
spent
for
hospital
construction,
one-third
of
which
will
come
from
the
federal'
government
and
another
one-third
from
the
communities
in
which
the
hospitals
are
located.
Schools
will
take
$3,600,000
of
which
$4,500,000
will
be
met
by
the
province.
This
Is
part
of
a
$58,000,000
development
of
which
$15,500,000
has
already
been
completed.
Highways
will
take
$30,000.-
000
over
a
three-year
period.
This
year
350
miles
of
paved
roads
will
be
constructed
from
the
proceeds
of
the
three-cent,
gasoline
tax
taken
over
by
Uip
province
from
the
Dominion
last
eari
.A
total,
or
$1,000,000
will
be
set
aside
for
secondary
roads.
Pupils
in
Grades
7
to
12
will
i-be
able
to
read
textbooks
at
a
low
rental.
Irrigation
will
tafce
$2,000,000.
added
to
the
present
$1,000,000
fund
available.
Assistance
will
be
asked
from
the
federal
government.
Twenty
projects
are
under
construction.
The
University
of
British
Col
umbia
will
be,
given
another
$1,500,000
to
complete
its
con
struction
program
and
$1,100.-
000
will
go
to
rural
districts
to
relieve
the
tax
burden
on
edu
cation.
The
Premier's
speecli
also
gave
assurance
of
acceleration
of
power
development
including
$5,000,000
hydro-electric
project
at
Quesnel
and
inducement
to
Industries
in
establishing
pulp
mills,
aluminum
plants
and
other
manufacturing
industries
in
the
province.
MOKE
ABOUT
P.G.E.
The
Pacific
Great
Eastern
project
will
link
Prince
George
by
rail
with
Quesnel,
76
miles
south.
At
tire
south
end
the
highway
to
be
constructed
will
connect
the
terminal
at
Squam-isll
with
Vancouver.
A
lumber
assembly
plant
will
be
established
at
Squamlsh.
Reviewing
negotiations
pertaining
to
tlie
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Railway,
the
Premier
said
he
had
unsuccessfully
sought
the
federal
government
as
well
as
both
the
Canadian
National
and
Canadian
Pacific
railways
in
extending
the
rail
way
to
Dawson
Creek
near
higtr
grade
coal
deposits.
He
also
wished
to
assure
the
province
that
the
government
had
re
ceived
-"no
bona
Ilde
offer
or
proposition"
for
the
extension
or
Uie
Pacific
Great
Eastern.
Mr.
Johnson
added:
"The
government
is
willing
to
consider
offers
for
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern
but
the
offers
must
be
on
a
sound
basis
with
proper
financial
backing
and
free
of
promotional
characteristics
or
schemes
looking
for
large
grants
of
land
and
resources."
The
extension
of
the
railway
line
from
Quesnel
to
Prince
George
will
start
immediately,
the
minister
said,
with
construction
to
start
this
summer
after
preliminary
surveys.
Further
extension
was
contemplated
later
Into
"the
vasl
and
wealthy
Peace
River
area."
CONDEMNS
TRIAL
Dr.
Tibor
Eckhardt,
former
ir
it'V
fit
Dun
t-'iMf'e
nifhi
i
'VUUii
J
l
fell
J-
ft
mouitv
a
'
UOi
IT
I
'
1
;
;
speaking
in
Windsor,
Ont.,
called
the
treason
hearing
of
Joseph
Cardinal
Mindszenty,"
primate
of
Hungary,
a
sham
trial
and
said
the
cardinal
had
been
drugged
and
tortured
to
confess.
(CP
Photo)
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
A
surge
of
exceptionally
cold
air
has
pushed
southward
over
all
of
western
Canada
and
is
now
moving
into
the
United
Htates.
Blizzard
conditions
were
generat
over
most,
of,
the
Canadian
prairies
this
'morning.
Cloudinesss
and
a
few
snow
flurries
were
persisting
in
southern
areas
of
the
province
this
morning
but
the
weather
will
become
clear
and
extremely
cold
in
all
areas
by
this
afternoon
and
continue
so
tomorrow.
Forecast
Prince
Rupert
and
Central
.British
Columbia-
Clear
and
colli
on
mainland,
cloudy
on
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
north
wind.
t!
miles
per
hour,
high
temperatures
Prince
Rupert,
38
above;
Smithers,
10
above;
Prince
George,
5
above.
UNIONISTS
WIN
ULSTER
VOTE
Bl'lLFAST
CP!
--
Sir
Basil
Brook's
pro-patitition
Unionist
government
today
was
reelected
and
won
a
"mandate"
for
northern
Ireland
to
continue
as
part
of
the
United
Kingdom
.
Karly
today,
the
Uuionbits
held
27
seats
necessary
for
reelection.
The
election
was
fought
on
the
single
Issue
of
"King
or
republic."
About
90
per
cent
of
those
eligible
voted.
SAYS
INDIANS
Ifishl
of
Federal
Government
to
I'.xlract
Being
Tested
VANCOUVER
(CP
Indians
ol
British
Columbia
arc
challenging
the
government's
right
to
collect
income
tax
from
them.
Thomas
Harry
Hunt,
member
CM
NEEM
MORE
MONEY
OTTAWA
(P-
"The
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
is
seriously
in
need
of
more
earnings,"
a
New
York
accountant
told
the
Board
of
Transport
Commissioners
today.
The
accountant,
Paul
Grady,
said
the
company
needed
more
net
earnings
to
make
up
for
what
lie
termed
"deficiency
in
wages
on
the
capita!
invested
in
the
railway
enterprise."
Simultaneously,
the
Board
heard
Saskatchewan
counsel
suggest
that
a
big
spending
program
proposed
by
the
company
might
bring
it
back
next
year
in
search
of
another
freight
rate
increase.
DRYCLEANING
CASEY
TO
RENEW
FIGHT
FOR
MANUAL
TELEPHONE
SYSTEM
Alderman
George
B.
Casey's
battle
against
installation
of
an
automatic
telephone
system
here
will
be
resumed
next
Monday
night
wrhen
he
presents
a
resolution
to
city
council
urging
that
a
new
manual
system
be
installed
instead
at
a
cost
which
he
estimates
will
be
half
the
$550,000
required"
for
an
automatic
KBKUARY
12
RAINCOAT
LOCAL
TIDES
Saturday,
February
12,
1949
tory
manual
system
can
be
in-jiigi!
0:58
19.1
feet
stalled
at
a
saving
of
$275,000
Molh-Prooliiig
for
4oc
Kfgular
price
service,
75c.
micler
the
cost
ot
an
automatic
I5
Ernest
Love,
the
telephone
en-1.2
Bhieer
who
installed
the'
pres
12:42
22.2
feet
Low
6:42
7.5
feet
19:17
feet
ni,
v.i
x,
...;,
off
sharp
at
six
these
morn-
ings,
the
power
situation
through
lack
of
rain,
continu
-
ing
to
make
conservation
nec
-
essary.
LAUNDRY
.
iiu
ent
system
in
Prince
Rupert,
and
who
now
is
operator
of
the
tele-
phone
utility
at
Stewart.
Alderman
Casey's
resolution
is
!
Dased
011
information
contained
'
in
a
ieUer
he
received
from
Mr.
!Love
relative
to
the
telephone
j
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ou
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2)
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