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"Prince
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Key
to
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Great
Northwest"
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81
VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
47.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY
25,
1949
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
r
lance
m
inister
Aoiscoiffii
P
cesemits
J
-
:
"
PRESENTS
HIS
BUDGET
1
1
CANADA
IS
j
a
m
-
Development
Program,
Municipal
And
Social
Aid
Are
Brought
Out
toUMUMA
MORE
SLIDES
IN
SOUTH
VANCOUVER
British
Columbia
felt
the
fury
ANTI-REDS
MEET
AGAIN
Four
most
significant
items
contained
in
the-budget
speech
of
Hon.
Herbert
Anscomb,
minister!
of
finance,
in
the
provincial
Legislature
today,
were
:
j
1.
The
budget's
reflection
of
the
government's
vast
development
program
which
the
minister
point
Ottawa
Looking
Forward
to
Successful
Atlantic
Pact
Culmination
OTTAWA
B
Canadian
negotiators
In
Washington
are
taking
an
active
part
in
the
argument
for
"an
economic
consultation"
clause
In
the
proposed
North
Atlantic
security
pact.
It
was
learned
here
yes
.
Frank
Hall
to
Get
His
Communist
-Breaking
,
Group
Together
MONTREAL
'(f)
Frank
HaU,
1
1
chairman
of
the
anti-communist
bloc
of
the
Canadian
labor
unions,
said
that
his
group
will
meet
shortly
to
discuss
the
situa
terday,
i
.
News
from
Washington
this
week
has
been
more
encouraging
to
the
government
here
and
It
Is
believed-
it
may
be
possiole
next
week
to
make
a
fan.
complete
statement
to
the
House
of
Commons
on
basic
deals
of
the
pact
draft.
tion
resulting
from
the
Trades
of
thundering
snowslides
again
overnight.
Three
more
slides
have
re-clogged
the
nearly
cleared
Fraser
Canyon
with
more
than
75
motorists
and
fifty
trucks
marooned
at
Boston
Bar.
Transcontinental
trains
are
creeping
through
the
canyon
and
are
arriving
here
from
one
to
three
hours
late.
Meantime
slides
in
the
south
Kootenay
district
have
buried
buildings
of
the
Gold
Belt
Mines
near
Nelson
and
have
swrept
over
the
nearby
Sheep
Creek
office
of
the
mines.
Details
of
the
damage
are
unknown.
BULGARIAN
TRIALS
ON
,
SOFIA
Trial
of
fifteen
Protestant
churchmen
opened
today
with
a
plea
of
guilty
by
Nikola
Naumov,
Baptist
minister,
to
crimes
against
the
Bulgarian
state.
The
clergymen
are
accused
of
treason,
espionage
and
black
market
money
dealings.
LABOR
RETAINS
SEAT
LONDON
Labor
retained
its
Parliamentary
seat
in
Hammersmith
South
bv-election
todav.
and
Labor
Congress
announce,
tnent
that
all
Its
affiliated
or
ganizations
would
be
advised
to
bar
communists
from
holding
t
.
-
&
'
.
;;;
s-iJt
v
-
v.
,
"X
A
ed
out
totalled
$78,750,000.
2.
The
almost
incredible
increase
in
financial
aid
given
to
municipalities
during
the
coalition
government's
regime,
the
rise
being
from
$2,905,000
in
the
fbcai
year
1911-42
to
$21,890,000
for
the
year
1949-50,
and
an
increase
of
$:j,302,000
between
the
present
current
year
and
the
estimated
municipal
aid
for
1949-50.
3.
The
generous
scale
upon
which
social
services
are
being
administered
the
increase
in
cost
during
the
next
fiscal
year
being
estimated
as
follows:
for
old
age
pensions
$809,000
and
for
social
allowances
(un-employables)
$1,173,000.
4.
The
fact
that
the
estimates
for
the
next
fiscal
year
will
for
the
third
year
in
succession
provide,
for
the
full
measure
of
debt
charges
by
way
of
interest,
serial
instalments
and
authorized
sinking
fund
instalments
thereby
assuring
for
the
future
a
sound
financial
basis
for
the
retirement
of
debt
coupled
with
the
announcement
that
the
average
interest
rate
on
British
Columbia
bonds
now
stands
at
3.36
nercent.
union
office.
"It
does
not
seem
that
Con
gress
officers
have
made
a
con
tribution
to
the
settlement
of
differences,"
Hall
said.
Hall
was
suspended
by
the
5MITHERS
HAS
ANOTHER
FIRE
SMITHERS
(Special
to
Daily
News)
The
third
fire
here
since
Christmas
and
the
second
within
a
month
occurred
about
4
o.clock
Wednesday
afternoon
when
a
blaze
of
unde
teimined
origin
completely
destroyed
an
uninsured
log
cabin
Trades
and
Labor
Congress
last
year
for
trying
to
form
a
new
Canadian
seamen's
union
under
the
Trades
and
Labor
Congress
on
the
Great
Lakes
by
bringing
about
a
merger
of
the
Canadian
Lake
Seamen's
Union
with
the
American
Federation
of
Labor-affiliated
Seafarers'
International
Union.
and
contents
belonging
to
Os
car
Rosberg.
Local
volunteer
Labor
candidate
Tom
Williams
polled
15,223
votes
against
13.610
for
his
Conservative
opponent,
Anthony
Fell.
The
margin,
however,
was
slimmer
than
in
the
general
election.
POWER
RESTRICTIONS
OFF
.
In
Prince
Rupert
normal
street
light
will
be
resumed
as
from
tonight
although
the
request
for
conservation
of
electricity
as
far
as
possible
still
stands
pending
further
improvement
in
water
firemen
did
their
best
to
save
the
property
but
their
efforts
were
.
unavailable.
TKR
OF
FINANCE
ANSCOMB
Rosberg
reported
that
he
had
Russia
Talks
of
Blockade
Lifting
not
been
home
since
11
a.
m.
'
the
lowest
ever
enjoyed
in
the
history
of
the
province.
The
minister
pointed
out
in
connection
with
muni-,
cipal
assistance
that
indirect
and
direct
financial
assistance
had
increased
by
$19,000,000
since
the
coalition
government
first.took
office
ia
194142.
During
the
fiscal
year
1949-50
municipalities
will
receive
by
way-of
direct
and
indirect
aid
the
sum
of
$21,890,000
compared
with
$2,905,000
in
the
fiscal
year
1941-42.
Many
other
items
of
significance
were
reveaied
in
the
highlights
of
this
speech.
Among
them
were
the
cost
of
public
works
for
the
coming
year,
totalling
more
than
$14,451,730
of
which
$13,113,500
is
for
highways
and
bridges:
the
very
substantial
de
LONDON
There
are
reports
LOCAL
TIDES
Saturday,
February
26,
1949
from
Polish
quarters
that
Rus
HOUSING
IS
DISCUSSED
ns
of
Agree
sia
is
considering
lifting
the
land
blockade
of
Berlin.
The
American
and
British
air
lift
is
gain
Minister
Dramatically
High
1:05
,.,
19.0
feet
'
"
:
12:48
20.3
leet
I
Low
6:53
7.8
feet
TIll'OO
IKJ-SfilblC
HVCllUfS'Of
fed-
19:16,
3.4
feet
ing
in
volume
dally.
A
new
record
was
set
up
on
Wednesday
even
as
the
Red
army
paraded
in
all
its
strength
through
Ber
rcss
luiiij
M;M,.
mil
ai!
in
the
event
of
un'ucute
j'
f
Atlantic
housing
.shortage
developing
in
)
'
4
Prince
Rupert
were
discussed
Appeals
for
Principles
Instead
of
Politics
lin
streets
in
observance
of
the
crease
in
the
per
capita
debt
of
the
province
and
the
,
minister's
warning
that
further
increases
in
the
rev-U
anniversary
of
its
rounding.
enue
yield
should
not
be
anticipated
as
indices
point
to
a
levelling
off
percent.
UN
3
TON
'
svni
mgoii.iiii.n
n.
At-niijf
i
roily,
arc
wn-
live
j
achi
d
i,uh-;-:A'iit
on
the
(iraf!
'
'
cl.ill.si'
cov.
nnt;
'S
y-llt
of
iiu
iill,,rk.
'
4"il"U
i'
-s!
ill
vc
HIGHLIGHTS
"
te,
vt-j
.
,
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2
4
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v
-
t
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,
ft
'
V
u
i4
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"''"i
yesterday
when
a
Joint
roiumll-tw
representing
the
city,
-council
ami
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
met
with
J.
A.
Jones
and'D.
MacNaughton,
officials
of
the
Central
Mortgage
and
Housing
Corporation.
These
possible
solutions
are:
I
Veterans'
rental
projects
under
the
Central
Mortgage
and
Housing
Corporation.
'
;
2.
Private
enterprise
bulld-
SHE
SHELTERED
IGOR
GOUZENKO
OTTAWA
W,'
The
woman
who
provided
shelter
for
Igor
Gou-aenko
and
his
family
the
night
he
fled
from
the
Soviet
secret
police
died
here
In
hospital
today
after
a
long
illness.
She
pm
ions
are
under-;
'JVf
iiiadi'
llir-;.
lu
,.
'
a't.irk
(in
iUly
ini'
of
houses
for
sale,
rent
or
Finances
of
Province
Assume
Astronomical
Figures
New
Services
Are
Emphasized
VICTORIA
(CP)
Hon.
George
Pearson,
minister
of
health
and
welfare,
yesterday
advised
two
new
members
of
the
British
Columbia
Legislature
to
"stick
to
their
principles"
and
then
broke
into
tears.
A
sincere
member
since
1928
and
in
indifferent
health
for
the
past
few
years,
Mr.
Pearson
said
:
"
"Politics
is
the
ruination
of
government."
ACTION
TAKEN
He
told
the
newly-elected
HM
PflMMl
TMIQTQ
James
Qulnn
(C.CF.-Rossland)
un
mmumiO
1
O
and
Robert
Brown
(Coalition-
PARIS
(J)
A
high
government
South
Okanagan)
that
"we
sit
source
said
today
that
the
min-
j
here,
face
each
other
across
the
ister
of
war,
Paul
Ramadier,
had
:
floor
and
enveigh
against
one
Hritain,
France.!
personal
use
under
the
National
i
Belgium.
Lux-!
i.
it
'
J
14
lJ
1
1
V-
lr
The
highlights
of
Mr.
Anscoinb's
speech
were
as
follows:
1.
Development
program
outlined
as
follows:
HIGHWAYS-$25.000.000
TRANS-CANADA
HIGHWAY-$5,000,000
STEEL
and
CONCRETE
BRIDGES
$3,000,000
PACIFIC
GREAT
EASTERN
EXTENSION
$
1
0,000
,000
B.
C.
POWER
COMMISSION-$15,000,000
B.
C.
POWER
COMMISSION
(Quesncl
Development)
$5,500,000
IRRIGATION
$2.(100,110(1
OKANAGAN
FLOOD
CONTROL
$1
.
250,000
UNIVERSITY
EXTENSION
$1,500,000
'
PROVINCIAL
BUILDINGS
$5,000,000
SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION
ASSISTANCE
$3,500,000
TOTAL
$78,750,01111
2.
Municipalities
will
receive
In
1949-50
by
direct
and
indirect
during
past
year
to
a
total
of
aid
$21,8!0,00n
complied
with
$127,625,936.
f
oe
considered
as
'I'
of
Ihn'u
uiid
vs.
nli'i-1
.t...
i
.-
-
3.
National
Housing
Act
i.ilaiico
to
Industry
lor
building
T
to
a:.-
,,,,
,,.
!,..,,
was
Mrs.
Frances
Doris
Elliott,
wife
of
an
unemployment
ln-suranci
commission
official.
In
her
fifty-fifth
year,
Mrs.
Elliott
had
been
111
with
luke-mia
for
several
years.
In
spite
of
Illness
she
played
an
active
part
in
the
spy
trials
which
resulted
when
Gouzenko,
Soviet
embassy
cipher
clerk,
Inform
Hi':
attack
attack
In
In.
.
.
r
'
Nhto
of
self-dc-'
L'oiUd
Nalioiiii1
f
tiy
will
decide'
f'l'Unilar
actions.
I
inc
local
commuiec
toiu
mc
officials
that
housing
was
already
becoming
scarce
lu
Trlnce
Rupert
and
expressed
the
opinion
that,
with
the
pulp
ndll
undertaking
of
the
Celanese
another.
Then
we
go
out
into
the
corridor,
shake
hands
and
have
a
chat."
He
said
It
will
ed
the
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
of
Russian
espionage
taken
legal
action
against
the
central
committee
of
the
French
communist
party
for
allegedly
inciting
the
army
to
revolt.
''''
of
uinu'd'
Corporation
of
Anuria,
there
in
meeting
work
In
Canada.
FATE
UNCERTAIN
CounSt
Jacques
Duge
de
Bernonville,
shown
as
he
appeared
In
a
Montreal
court
Monday,
faces
the
threat
of
further
government
action
to
deport
him
to
France,
following
a
court
ruling
which
freed
him
and
his
family
Monday.
The
count
Is
wanted
in
France
to
stand
trial
on
charges
of
collaboration
with
the
enemy.
W
photo
HOCKEY
SCORES
Naticml
Montreal
3,
Chicago
1.
Pacific
Coast
San
Diego
11,
Los
Angeles
4.
,
SeatUe
5t
Portland
3.
would
le
an
acute
need
this
year.
As
for
the
Central
Mortgage
and
Housing
Corporation,
Mr.
::
TODAY'S
STOCKS
:
(Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.
Ltd.)
PLANS
Jones
and
Mr.
MacNaughton
explained
that
the
need
would
have
to
bo
definitely
established
not
be
long
when
he
will
be
"one
of
those
not
with
you."
The
House
adjourned
for
fifteen
minutes
when
Mr.
Pearson
broke
down
and
then
reconvened
to
hear
the
minister
announce
that
$8,000,000
will
be
spent
on
mental
Institutions
In
the
province,
construction
of
$3,500,000
of
which
was
already
under
way
at
colony
farm,
Es-sondale,
Vernon
and
New
Westminster
and
$4,500,000
on
a
new
$2,065,000
in
aid
nlvcn
by
government
In
1911-42.
This
represents
a
gain
of
$19,000,000.
Under
coalition
policy.
Municipal
aid
during
present
fiscal
year
totalled
$18,588,000
so
that
the
Increase
financial
aid
for
next
year
amounts
to
$3,302,000.
3.
In
consequence
thereof,
minister
expressed
view
fiscal
problems
of
municipalities
had
been
solved,
particularly
in
view
of
flexible
revenue
source
provided
by
municipal
aid
tax.
4.
Social
security
and
munici
M
BAN
Toronto
with
concrete
facta
and
figures
bcfoVe
any
rental
housing
could
10.
More
than
$66,000,000
of
this
debt
will
fall
due
during
next
ten
years.
11.
Interest
charges
on
debt
substantially
reduced.
Annual
charges
now
oidy
$5,989,000
compared
with
$6,886,000
in
1941.
12.
Average
interest
rate
of
British
Columbia
bonds
3.36
percent,
lowest
in
history
of
province.
"
13.
Estimates
for
coming
fiscal
year
provide
the
full
measure
of
debt,
charges
by
way
of
interest,
serial
Installments
and
authorized
sinking
fund
installments.
14.
Total
value
of
existing
sinking
funds
placed
at
$25,402,459.
be
proceeded
with
and
then
this
Til"
yil'
lirc
gijy-""'"'l
today
1,the
could
be
confined
only
to
vet
II
I
I
II
V
!
.
!
erans
of
World
War
II.
Municipalities
were
required
to
pro-
C
'"
'
IH'jl'Tt
the
800-bed
hospital
at
Colquitz,
six
miles
from
Victoria.
AIR
PASSENGERS
l
,
l""vuling
dras-
nuts-
ouc
inn
necessary
iuus
uuu
k-
Athona
.11
Aumaque
25ft
Beattie
.56
Bobjo
.12'i
Buffalo
Canadian
17
Con
Smelters
103.25
Conwest
1.21
Donalda
57
Eldona
60
East
Sullivan
2.79
Giant
Y'Knife
5.20
God's
Lake
.'.
.42
V
-""
"
"'ims
i
ms
for
for
thc
the
vices.
The
top
price
for
houses
I
'ill'
0'
iiK:i:i,,ii
Wlllllll
tin
tl'.'.fl
tirlll.
itfivlmnm
lilutes.
GENERAL
MOTORS
pal
aid
tax
produced
$8,566,000
during
period
July
1st
to
December
31st.
5.
$14,000.0(10.
To
end
of
fiscal
vear
1948-49
expected
from
so
.i
.
To
Vancouver
Dr.
L.
W.
To
Sandspit
H.
Martin,
Miss
ccUlng
rental
of
$37.50.
II.
was
pointed
out
that
Na-
Vancouver
Bayonne
07
Bralome
9.00
B.
R.
Con
03
B.
R.
X
10
Cariboo
Quartz
1.35
Congress
04',
4
Hedley
Mascot
44
Pacific
Eastern
Nil
Pcnd
Oreille
5.35
Pioneer
3.25
Premier
Border
.02'i
Privateer
18
Reeves
McDonald
2.80
Reno
06
Sheep
Creek
138
Silbak
Premier
35Vi
Taku
River
37
Vananda
.'
?.
Nil
Salmon
Gold
12
Spud
Valley
09
ft
I
"uiMation,
Which
WAGE,
PRICE
CUT
15.
Debt
on
per
capita
basis
.
i
i.
"'-"'nuiu,
v
'i
i
iii-.i
3
':l
'l
lional
Housing
Act
loaning
fa-
I
"I"'1'
"Poll
HflK'lam...
-ui.
T
.
..
...
now
only
$117.95
or
$60
per
per
cial
security
and
municipal
aid
proclanm-"f
Iiji,,
!,,
'
rmwes
were
already
avanaoie
m
inn,!
!',1P(1
.',
"til
final
l..l.ll.l.
1111
c.i-
E11'
I'i'iice
Rupert
for
individuals
son
less
than
in
1941.
On
other
hand
productive
power
of
peo
tax.
6
Municipal
share
of
tax
will
DETROIT
tt
General
Motors
!
E.
Mathers,
today
announced
a
price
cut
on
,
From
Vancouver
D.
Passmore
all
its
passenger
automobiles,
N.
R.
Young,
J.
Schriabers:.
attributing
the
action
in
part
to
From
Sandspit
Mr.
Wickman,
wage
cuts,
the
size
of
which
cuts
Mr.
Gust,
A.
Anderson,
Miss
And-were
not
immediately
available,
erson.
ui'sirlng
to
build
their
own
ples
has
nearly
doubled.
be
approximately
$4,600,000
Mil
vear
Instead
of
$4,000,000
houses.
N.H.A.
ulso
offered
fin
16.
Revenue
for
1949-50
estir
l'i"lllllJV
"iui!ur;iturc.
011
ami
1K.
"r""'11"'
anil
other
'HI'S."
originally
estimated.
Next
year's
,natPd
at
$9,980,589
to
yield
sur
revenue
to
municipalities
from
j,j8
0f
$672,000.
v.v-.r.s..".v.."."..v.v.s..".".".-
S
finma
1
f
.1
anclng
to
tlioae
building
housing
projects
for
reuliir
for
industries
to
provide
housing
for
their
employees.
Following
Hie
conference,
the
17.
Minister
warned
that
great
this
source
estimated
at
$5,9uu,-000.
7.
Tubllc
Highway
expcdltures
er
yields
from
revenue
shuld
not
be
anticipated
as
most
Indices'
Oils-
kmh-MI.
included
oeoi
Anglo
Canadian
4.05
for
point
to
levelling
off
of
income
10
Memoers
ot
tne
PRINCE
RUPERT
FISHERMEN'S
CO-OPERATIVE
ASSOCIATION
Notice
of
Meetings
to
be
held
In
the
Oddfellows
Hall
;a!ds
30NICS
Hardrock
15
Vz
Ilarricana
.,
07
ft
Heva
.
.10
Hosco
26
ft
Joliet
Quebec
.38
Lake
Rowan
08
I
Jacknlfe
04ft
Lapaska
.
-06
Little
Long
Lac
75
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.70
McKenzie
Red
Lake
40
McLeod
Cockshutt
1.03
Moneta
43
Negus
2.35
Noranda
55.00
Louvicourt
31
Pickle
Crow
2.10
San
Antonio
!
4.10
Senator
Rouyn
41ft
Sherrlt
Gordon
2.21
Steep
Rock
1-45
Sturgeon
River
18
local
committee
is
expected
to
proceed
further
on
the
basis
of
the
Information
it
has
received,
establishing
more
specif
icully
Hie
need
und
considering
the
charges
on
borrowing
total
115,233
compared
with
revenue
of
$15,710,000
from
gasoline
taxes,
motor
vehicle
licenses
and
motor
carrier
fees.
lb
Ult'
Canadian
.
'";k
forward
A.
P.
Con
20
Atlantic
;
70
Calmout
.
37
ft
C
&
E
4.65
Central
Leduc
101
Home
Oil
1100
Mercury
12
ft
Okalta
1.21
Pacific
Pete
2.30
Princess
28
'
Royal
..Canadian
09
ft
South
Brazeau
18
18.
Expenditures
for
fiscal
year
1848-49
ending
March
31st
next
expect
Pd
to
total
$84,427,
310
deflecting
Impact
of
inflation
and
widening
services.
19.
Estimated
expenditures
for
1949-50
placed
at
$92,308,018
or
$7,880,708
more
than
for
current
fiscal
year.
20.
Breakdown
of
budget
shows
(Continued
on
Page
3)
possible
recourses.
Mr.
Jones
and
Mr.
MacNaughton
sailed
last
night
on
their
re-turn
to
Vancouver
alter
spend-
2
p.
m.
Sunday,
February
27
th;
Membership
meeting
to
discuss
problems
on
Amalgamation.
5
,
ANNUAL
GENERAL
MEETINGS
10
A.
M.
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY
23th
S
10
A.
M.
TUESDAY,
MARCH
1st
I
10
A.
M.
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH
2nd
nmierv.....
hi
i
.,"viaU(,n
8.
Public
highway
expenditures,
therefore,
will
exceed
receipts
from
automobile
sources
by
$1,405,233.
9.
Despite
borrowing
for
major
undertakings
net
debt
of
province
increased
only
$5,219,749
,
imnutiuee-
ing
two
days
here
in
connection
Isram
,
f
$350.OO
with
the
closing
out
of
the
Cen-
,JI
tne
Unl-
tral
Mortgage
and
Housing
Cor
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poratUm
office
here
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