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AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
IE
81
VOL.
XXXIX,
NO.
53.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C.'SATURDAY,
MARCH
4,
1950
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
men
s
Sett
IjL-
:
lited
States
StRehobd!Wen
t0,ReItlIrn
J?1
Monday-
House
Approves
Alaska
I
victory
tor
jonn
L.
Lewis
seen
re
Still;
Has
Hard
Through
Senate
WASHINGTON,
DC
(CP.)
Sudden
agreement
jiving
j0hn
L.
Lewis
sweeping
gains
today
heralded
a
swift
end
of
the
coal
strike
in
the
United
States.
The
372,000
miners,
hard
hit
after
nearly
a
month's
idleness,
probably
will
troop
back
to
work
Monday
if
remaining
details
of
the
settlement
can
be
1
'
ij-
'
wry''
IXGTON,
IXC.
A
bill
approving
state-aska
wu;;
api"v,v'
hy
the
Mouse
of
Repre-t.sterday.
The
measure
has
still
to
hurdle
where
it
is
anticipated
there
may
be
some
contract
worked
out
and
a
u-ihi
nuriii!
:
w
Shine
Band
kL-iLion
I
mm
(ruin
SJllll)
alld
'.hiikIs
thai
Aliisk.i
;
Appreciated
My
for
.-tatchoo,
Saar
Named
Republic
i'ARIS
Wi
France
Friday
gave
the
title
of
"Republic"
with
broader
autonomy
to
the
occupied
Saar
in
return
for
control
of
the
Valley's
rich
coal
mines
for
the
next
fifty
years.
In
treaty
signed
by
French
and
Saar
representatives,
France
promised
the
border
country,
which
is
still
signed
this
week-end.
The
pits
.'hould
get
tack
into
full
production
by
the
middle
of
next
week
but
it
may
be
a
month
before
the
effects
of
the
strike
are
fully
removed.
Two
United
Mine
Workers
locals
have
called
back
to
work
meetings
for
Sunday
and
there
Is
jubilation
elsewhere
In
the
Held.
After
hours
of
negotiating,
government
mediators
announced
that
Lewis
and
major
operators
had
agreed
on
"fundamental
principles"
for
a
new
he
standpoint
ti
:iiiiiiM-nK
capacity.
Council
CHARGES
C.C.F.
TRAIL
Harvey
Murphy,
British
Columbia
regional
director
of
the
International
Union
of
Mi.-.?,
Mill
and
Smeller
Workers,
yesterday
charged
the
C.C.F.
with
applying
"political
pressure"
to
break
the
mine-mill
union.
.."Further
interference
in
the
Labor
movement
by
the
C.C.F.
may
cause
further
rifts,
especially
in
the
Canadian
Congress
of
Labor,"
he
said.
PEARSON
TALKS
OTTAWA
Hon.
L.
B.
Par-son,
miiVster
of
external
affairs,
admits
the
possible
desirability
of
a
United
Nations'
meeting
being
held
al
Moscow
but
there
would
have
to
be
most
careful
preparations.
The
western
nations
should
reaffirm
their
real
desire
for
peace.
He
deplored
bellicose
statements
about
being
able
to
"lick"
anyody.
Gordon
Graydo
felt
Demand
claimed
by
Germany,
full
Independence
after
fifty
years.'
Over
300
people
attended
in
the
Civic
Cen
ire
auditorium
last
night
and
were
entertained
by
a
greatly
improved
Prince
Rupert
Shrine
Club
Band
wliieh
ullered
the
appreciative
audience
a
fine
variety
of
mu.sical
selections.
The
musicians,
in
the
circular
front
section,
garbed
in
brjght
n
il
coals,
were
at
llieir
best
and
heartwarming
ovations
and
en-l
ofcs
by
the
audience
proved
that
the
band,
ably
conducted
by
Peter
Lien,
had
won
real
appreciation.
The
concert
was
a
success
from
start
l)
finish.
Kvery
selection
Montreal
Armory
inivrl!M'iil
f
contract.
The
terms
were
not
announced
formally
but
it
if.
said
in
numerous
sources
that
tooth
sides
agreed
Lewis
had
won
a
$1.70
boost
in
the
miner:
daily
wage
to
$14.75
and
a
2Vit
hike
in
the
20-cent
tonnage
royalty
on
coal
production
foi
the
union's
welfare
fund.
Badly
Damaged
li
Kiln
aril
(''-
MONTREAL
A
three-alarm
fire
early
today
caused
damage
estimated
at
hundreds
of
thou
lain
iiul
lor
iuiiiicd-o
the
road
project
'y
limits
and
Gal-was
made
in
a
Infant
Daughter,
I
sands
of
dollars
to
the
Black
I
Watch
Regiment
armories
on
downtown
Bleury
Street.
Fire-nifti
-were
hadicapped
by
a
bitterly
cold
-wind
and
below
zero
weather.
REFUGE
MONKS-Seven
Trappist
monks
from
China
arc
living
at
Uic
St.
Norbert,
Man.,
monastery
as
refugees
from
their
war-torn
homeland.
In
this
photo
three
arc
being
shown
the
dentist's
workshop
at
St.
Norbert.
Father
Beda
is
the
"vie
tim"
while
Father
Victor
and
Father
Benoit
was
well
rendered
but,
the
players
...
.
i
best
in
la?t
mum.
t.o
mm.
j
w
ca.
probably
at
t
ieir
a
meeting
in
Moscow
might
be
too
much.
Canada
should
get
down
on
her
knees
to
no
one.
WALCOTT
W
INS
(C.
P.
Photo
watch
the
monastery
dentist.
Missing
Man,
III
FORT
WORTH
The
daughter
of
one
of
the
five
fliers
still
mining
from
the
lost
B-3C
off
Princess
Royal
Island
is
in
hospital
i
in
Fort
Worth
.Texas.
..
She
Is
,
Peggy
Ascol,
aged
18
months,
cliUd
of
Lieut.
H.
Ascol,
who
wa.s
Ham
Is
Again
march
tempo.
Many,
however,
may
are.ue
this
conclusion
for
the
reason
that
the
beautiful
and
stirring
sacred
number
"Bless
This
House,"
received
the
great-e;.t
measure
of
the
applause.
Following
the
final
number
of
the
Aluminum
And
Salmon
by
liic
I'niicc
Ku-.itd
Lab'ir
Council
jturcs
of
II.
Har-l.
and
B.
J.
Smith-The
"''
points
'ion
of
transpurta-:om
Prince
Rupert
and
is
threatened
insjw
utiuu,.
com-.
SO!)
men
employ-
Bribery
By
Oil
s
Company
Charged
1
EDMONTON
tf
Arthur
Wrayj
Hospital
Head
COST
OF
LIVING
RISING
AGAIN
.
OTTAWA
Higher
food
NEW
YORK
Jersey
Joe
Wal-cott
knocked
out
Agroinatto
in
2
minutes
and
11
seconds
of
the
svvonlh
round
at
Madison
Square
Garden
last
night.
Wal-cott
had
floored
the
Cuban
"
seven
times,
,
I
serving
as
bombardier.
She
hat
C.
a.
Ham
wm
re-elected
pre-
doubie
pneumonia
and
is
in
liar
kidentof
the
boacd.
of
-directors
f
-
two
pari
program-
the
"Genjfral
1
1
!
rerHlui.K"
man-
-Vamier.t
I
VIC-"I
OUIA-.Proposais-
to
aid,
t
ris
Hospital.
p
fntu
P
ndent
Social
Credit,
j
tilt-
aaiuiuii
iu't
uu
uir
oue.11
'tivu
-ovation
of
the
audience
forced
1
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hos-
pital
as
the
newly-elected
board
of
directors
got.
together
In
first
session
following
the
annual
gen-
prices
boosted
the
cost
tvl
living
index
three-fifths
of
a
point
to
1G1.6
points
in
January,
first
increase
in
the
index
in
six
months,
the
Bureau
of
Statistics
reported
today.
Kiver
by
the
Aluminum
Company:
of
Canada
have
been
termed
un-!
justifiable
by
Hon.
E.
T.
Kenncy,
by
Columbia
Cel-
jthe
band
to
render
"Sound
Off
j
1
"'aUin
Island
con-
March"
by
Holmes
as
another
en-
.
Banlf-Cochrane)
said
In
the
Al-
bcrta
Legislation
that
$200,000
j
in
bribes
1ud
been
put
out
by
I
'
West
Csrt
Transmission
Co.
for
.'
a
franchise
from
Natural
Gas
;
Conservation
Board
to
export
'
eral
meeting
of
the
Association.
Old
Country
Football
::
'..
"The
sit
nation
stmified
iinined-
core.
in
the
provlnci.il
legislature.
t,i
i.Kiivlii-s
nmhuhlv
the
most
i
The
Minister
of
Lands
said)
C
.A.
Berner
was
elected
vice-president
and
D.
C.
Stevenson,
secretary.
..5ts.
,
,
..'
.....
audience
...
,.,,-i
were
construction
of
the
aluminum
gas
from
the
province.
A
Dill
'was
presented
la.st
year
to
rlie
I
Lfsi.sla
turc
to
export
gas
but
Sunclay,
March
5,
1950
Regular
monthly
meeting
j
nights
of
the
board
were
set
for
High
third
Frdiays.
The
hosoitai
board
no
lomrer
enjoyed
by
m,
the
uw
.,..,..
-..
.
-,
ne
,
has
,
been
rIll0
"I
lie
Bandmaster"
Bandmaster"
an
an
overture
overture
I
nol'
Kitimuat
aricct
the
might
well
be-
or
MLA
:
by
Whit,
"imperial
Echoes,
a
im
0,
Nechak3
salmon.
He
;ta-;
inarch
by
Safroni
and
"Our
Di-
there
is
a
lack
of
scientific
he
Prince
Rupert
rector."
another
march
by
Bige-
'
data
regardhis
fish
rcquirc-"xiation
has
been
'
low,
which
was
the
best
known
of
ments.
matter
of
com-
!
the
three.
j
Therefore,
establishment
of
ivccl
reading
!
Acting
as
commentator.
F.
E.
wks.
.
rhaniicl
'"'Povcnients
f
the
live-
Anfield
Uudcd
Mr.
Lien
on
the
J
.,
.
2:02
14:10
8:05
20:25
21.6
feet
22.4
feet
3.5
feet
1.9
feet
has
standing
committees.
Special
'
was
withdrawn
aner
second
reading.
George
McMohon.
director
of
West
Coiust,
said:
"I
categorle-a.lly
deny
Mr.
Wray's
statement"
when
informed
later
about
tihe
remark.
Low
committees
are
set
up
when
ne
ccssary.
Chelsea
Scores
Great
Victory
LONDON
f'
A
team
of
"music
vill
comedians"
Chelsea
Soccer
Club
surprised
70,302
home
fans
and
dumfounded
'mighty
Manchester
United
today
wKUi
a
convincing
two
to
nothing
victory
in
the
sixth
round
of
the
Football
Assciation
Cup.
.
Chelsea,
perennial
butts
of
aic
Prince
Rupert-
variety
of
music,
which
also
feat-
,.
r
,.,,.'
.'he
,,,,.
would
hu
now
under
re-
!
(English
Cup
Sixth
Round)
"
Arsenal
1,
Leeds
United
0
Derby
County
1,
Everton
2
Chelsea
2,
Manchester
United
0
Liverpool
2,
Blackpool
1
(Scottish
League,
Division
A)
Celtic
4,
Filkirk
3
Dundee
2,
St.
Mirren
0
Hibernian
0,
Third
Lanark
1
Motherwell
2,
Hearts
3
Partlck
Thistle
1,
East
Fife
2
Queen
of
the
South
2,
Clyde
3
Raith
Rover
1,
Aberdeen
2
Stirling
Albion
0,
Rangers
2.
-
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
New
weather
records
are
being
set
at
oonosito
ends
of
the
"id
has
been
ad-
1
Agreement
Over
Wheat
ured
41
splne-tinf!linn
Spanish
(
be
s(iy
cxpciimcntol
and
ad-sertnade,
the
well
liked
"La
Pal-
uic
the
company
with
added
oma"
by
Yeradier.
Members
of
costs.
ontracturs,
Wood,
'
ry
Ltd.,
that
the
De
rectified
as
soon
-OTTAWA
(P
Canada
and
the
United
States
have
found
a
lh?.
percussion
section
had
a
field
day
with
castanets
and
other
Spanish
musical
effects
during
(cor.llnuea
pac.C
Vancouver
Wins
Over
Victoria
vaudeville
gags
in
these
parts
Busy
Hospital
Operated
With
Profit
of
$4,802
During
1949
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
operated
during
1949,
the'
first
full
year
that
hospital
insurance
ha.s
been
in
effect
in
British
Columbia,
at
an
excess
of
$4,802.2?
of
revenue
over
expenditure,
the
hospital
association
was
told
at
its
annual
meeting
last
night.
Revenue
amounted
to
$195,456.71
while
expenditure,
including
depreciation
of
$9,012:57,
was
$190,654,44.
Wt
extreme
cold
ter
from
the
con-
i
VANCOUVER
1
Vancouver
Filers
t.ook-a
one-anie
lead
over
viont
into
the
lead
in
the
stxt'a
solution
for
the
three
month
minute
and
never
looked
like
controversy
over
wheat,
it
was
losing
to
United
who
were
the
ennounced
today.
A
joint
stalc-c
i;p
victors
in
194ft
and
the
ment
by
Secretary
of
Agricul-First
Division
leaders
last
year.
ture
Charles
Brannan
of
the
United
States
and
Trade
Minls-
"lytoHugoKraup-!
w
the
Autoiiioblle
xpiains
"we
havH
i
o
reach
our
source
!
country.
Over
two
inches
ot
rain
fell
at
many
points
along
the
British
Columbia
Coast
yes
Victoria
in
their
best
of
three
scr-i
ks
for
the
right
to
represent
!
British
Columbia
in
the
Dominion
Women's
basketball
champ-'
ionships.
Eilcrs
dropped
Victoria
GO
to
43
here
last
night.
HOCKEY
SCORES
Pacific
(
uast
Vancouver
6.
New
6.
3
Tacom:i
1,
Victoria
0.
Fresno
5,
San
Dicy.o
3.
MISSIONARY
TO
SPEAK
HERE
nise
Arm
due
to
I
ter
C.
D.
Howe
of
Canada
said
'that
nature
of
the
agreement,
1
which
has
not
been
disclosed,
1
will
he
presented
as
rrcommen-i
dations
to
tlie
International
Wheat
Council.
""'re,
thus
nre-
terday.
At
Facnena
nonu
on
ine
The
impact
of
hosuital
insur-west
coa,st
of
Vancouver
Island
.,
,..
d
rPsultCd
n
3359
,)a.
m
fcecuinn
3.36
Inches
was
recorded.
Tern-
1
Ucnts
(rea.cd
w.
veal.
as
peraturcs
remain
mild
through-
lronlparpd
wUn
2434
in
1948
whi'e
out
B.C.
but
In
the
manUmes
a
.iinsnilal
dav.s
in
IMO
had
aiere-
V.iss
Anne
E.
Cuplthnrn.
H.N
.
a
missionary
from
West
Africa,
arrives
in
Prince
Hupert
by
train
Sunday
to
speak
at
a
morniiv
.service
at
th:j
U"it"d
Church
nnd
at
an
open
meet
cold
wave
is
breaking
low
trm-
.,,,,
9R9
,.,im,.rCfi
wmr
10
HER
FATHER
DIES
IN
NEW
ZEALAND
peraiure
re
corns
101
'82o
the
year
previous,
it
was
re
Both
Charlottetown,
P.E.I,
and
ing
in
the
United
Church
Hall
Cured
Of
Communism
'
TORONTO
Sam
Stanish
wi
family
of
five,
who
left
Canads
two
years
ago
to
return
to
Yugo
Slavia,
affr
being
in
the
Dom
inion
for
about
twenty
.
year,
have
all
come
back,
and
are
S'
vea'c-i
In
the
annual
report
of
!
v
liopcs.
with
the
,
i11
tide
,
"
Tt
taking
,)a(.e
...7;-rs.(..--'
,!tfI
11
'U
be
able
to
&JP'f,t
.hi
'
Ann
a,,,,
remove
Jf"V
lur'l
Hie
com-
k
J
V
-1
-
;;'ave
available,;
A
C?
'
s
or
two
weeks,
,
I
f
;
"
V
'
'"make
repairs
to
.
NX
,
,
r
the
president,
C.
G.
Ham.
The
meelni:
elected
C.
A.
Bern
the
same
day.
Mi"s
Capithornel
Albrrt
G.
Wills,
father
of
Mrs.
is
sponsored
in
West
Africa
by
p.
m.
Good
of
this
city,
passed
the
Women's
Missionary
Society
u,.ly
recently
id
his
home
in
Sydney,
N.S.
recorded
11
below
overnight.
I
There
will
be
a
brier
lull
he-
twecn
storms
along
the
coast
today.
However,
another
storm
Is
developing
off
the
coast
which
will
give
increasing
cloud
tonight
and
rain
overnight.
Forecast
North
'Const
Region
CPmdy
with
showers
today
and
Sunday.
of
the
United
Church
of
Canada
and
duriir;
the
past
year
his
been
on
furlough.
Speaking
at
various
United
Churches
In
B.C.,
Prince
Rupert
is
the
final
point
Mi
her
itinerary.
Miss
Capi-
er.
T.
W.
Brown.
C.
G.
Ham,
S.
G
Elkins
and
E.
R.
Gordon
as
directors.
Other
members
of
the
board
are
Aid.
W.
A.
McLean
for
the
city
council;
W.
M.
Walts
and
G.
F.
Forbes
provincial
government,
and
Dr.
L.
M.
Greene,
medical
association.
Tlie
report
of
the
president,
pointed
out
that
the
hospital
had
(Continued
on
Fasr
8
Napier,
New
Zealand.
Born
in
England,
Mr.
Wills
had
spent
some
of
his
ysunger
life
in
Toronto
and
Victoria
before
going
on
lo
New
Zealand.
-
He
would
soon
have
been
ninety
years
of
age.
A
widower,
he
is
survived
by
six
daughters
and
three
brother.-!.
Mrs.
Good
visited
her
father
in
New
Zealand
a
few
years
ago.
thankful
they
cry
for
joy.
"It
is
terrible
over
there"
h
fays
"you
work
all
day
for
$1
and
a
decent
meal
costs'
you
$(
I
don't
want
anyone
lalkin
Ct
mm
union
to
me.
1
know
wha
it
is
like.
I'll
never
go
back."
I
Little
chunso
in
temperature.
lliorne
hus
been
in
West
'Africa
for
the
past
few
years.
Hydrogen
Report
Wind
southwest,
15
mpli.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrow
at
Port
Hardy
37
and
48,
Sandspit
3.T
and
42,
Prince
Rupert
3!)
and
12.
HEALTH
MINISTER
SUFFERS
COLLAPSE
Notice
Said
"Fantastic"
minium,
!L0CAL
woman
S
BEREAVed
OTTAWA
"
A
government
j
Mrs.
James
D.
O'Meara,
mother
atomic
official
Friday
said
it
was
of
Mrs.
Robert
(Alma)
Murray,
Nation
X
,,
v;
;
fw
Han
)
i?"
t
hnhw
Mar-
6-
7
p.m.)
.
,
4-
fcftftS
f
x-;
r
1
Ml
BALI
VICTORIA
-Hon
Cicoric
Pear-is
a
pasied
away
recently
in
Ottawa
in
her
eighty-third
year
after
a
son.
minister
i-t
ncaun
lengthy
illness.
She
had
been
a
patient
In
Royal
Jubilee
Hospital
followim:
a
colbp
e
due
to
over
"fantastic
to
suggest,
that
a
heavy
water
producing
plant
in
British
Columbia
is
building
up
tremendous
backlogs
of
heavy
hydrogen
for
use
in
the
hydrogen
bombs.
Commenting
on
a
Spokane,
Washington,
report,
the
effical
said
it
was
well
known
that
the
work.
H
Is
expected
the
report
he
was
to
have
made
to
the
Legislature
on
hospital
insurance
will
be
presented,
la
the
House
by
Premier
Byron
resident
of
Canada's
capital
city
for
more
than
fifty
years.
Her
husband
predeceased'
her
many
years
ago.
She
was
a
parishioner
of
St.
Patrick's
Church
in
Ottawa
and
a
member
of
the
League
of
the
Sacred
Heart.
Two
sons
and
Power
supply
to
the
City
of
Prince
Rupert
will
be
shut
off
on
Sunday,
Mar.
5,
1
950
between
10
a.m.
and
10:10
a.m.
and
3:00
p.m.
and
3:10
p.m.
for
safety
measures
in
effecting
alterations
at
sub-station.
Northern
B.
C.
Power
Co.
Ltd.
ANIGHT
PI
V5
Me,vimK,
Consolidated
Mining
&
Smelling
CANADIAN
SPUDS
IN
HOT
WATER
U.S.
fanners
are
protesting
tht.
sale
of
Canadian
spuds
al
20
cents
a
bag
less
than
the
current
U.S.
prices
al
a
lime
when
thousands
of
bags
or
U.S.
spuds
aie
going
to
waste
or
arc
offered
to
welfare
agencies
al
one
cent,
a
hundred
pounds.
Members
of
the
U.S.
Senate
Agriculture
committee,,
Guy
Gillette,
left,
and
Elmer
Davis,
centre,
question
George
W.
Davis,
produce
dealer,
as
part
of
the
government-ordered
probe.
"LV?l,,Kh
Sc
hool
nu-iinais,
!
VERDICT
OF
Sl
U
IDE
A
verdict
of
.suicide
was
returned
toy
a
six
man
jury
following
an
Inquest
into
the
death
of
Chinese
Frank
Mail
held
in
the
I
court
house
Friday
afternoon.
Co.
at
Trail
was
producing
heavy
three
brothers
survive
as
well
as
water
which
includes
heavy
the
daughter
here.
High
requiem
hydrogen
in
"small
quantities"
mass
took
place
in
St.
Patrick's
for
use
at
the
Chalk
River
atomic
Church
followed
by
Interment
in
pilot
plant,
Notre
Dame
Cemetery.
'"woods
VS
BuMeTIl