S2!?NT1BLE
CAELNEVAIL,
AUGUST
1-3-2
ORMES
DRUGS
Daily
Delivery
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
ksilTlSH
CCkt
I
IA
S
NIWSPAPCR
Published
it
Canada's
Most
Strateeic
Parifif
Port-"Prince
iiuh
ert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
PHONE
81
VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
187.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
?TliuriTAV,-
K
UST
11,
1949
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
n
ppositiomi
To
European
Arms
w
DROWNED
OFF
NOVA
SCOTIA
,Gas
Stolen
From
Plane
Caused
Recent
Crash
On
$500
BAIL
SET
IN
THEFT
CASE
Ball
of
$500
was
set
by
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance
in
city
police
court
this
morning
In
the
case
of
Pearl
Manerey,
who
plprlfi
not
guilty
to
a
charge
of
theft
of
$100
from
Earl
Carter,
a
cannery
worker.
The
accused,
a
i
tress,
was
remanded
until
Friday
afternoon
for
hearing
alter
entering
a
plea
of
not
ru'lty.
she
appeared
without
counsel.
INVERNESS,
Nova
Scotia
9)
-Four
persons
were
drowned
in
the
sea
off
this
western
Cape
Breton
mining
town
last
night
and
two
of
a
party
that
at
tempted
to
rescue
the
victims
Near
Here
Senator
Taft
Will
Not
Lead
Fight
Against
It
Military
Chief
Are
Strongly
Supporting
President
Truman's
$1,400,000,000
Plan
WASHINGTON,!).
C.
(CP)
Friends
of
President
Truman's
$1,450,000,000
arms-aid
plan
were
cheered
today
by
word
that
Senator
Robert
Taft
(Republic-
Ohio),
one.
of
the
administration's
chief
critics,
will
rot
lead
a
fight
against
the
plan
and
that
strong
support
from
military
chiefs
is
assured.
Tuft,
who
Is
chairman
of
the
Republican
policy
committee
iarni
the
once-powerful
France.
told
reporters
that
he
will
prob-l
Tpn
senatori
sought
today
to
ably
vole
against
the
plan
torl
PnPral
Douf;,as
Ma,
.,,
,
.
,
Arthur
recalled
from
Japan
so
arming
friendly
countries
bul
he
tnat
nis
vlPWS
m
Eu'ropean
Body
or
one
of
the
victims
ParKea
at
the
beal
Cove
air
base
during
a
night
Meivin
white-was
recovered
previous
to
the-ill-fated
flight
on
July
29
is
held
re-InT
0wereg
""
b?
Charlotte
Airlines
Ltd.
for
the
body
was
washed
up
by
the
sea.
trash
at
Digby
Tsland
that
morning
which
resulted
a
courageous
attempt
by
a
in
the
virtual
demolition
of
a
twin-engined
DeHavil-
DeHavil
0-man
human
chain
to
save
Iand
jngmea
Raplde
geaplane
from
,.
arms
aid
could
be
heard.
Digby
Island
Theft
of
gasoline
from
whirh
ntln
,,..wV
hiiu
itii
cc
fjaoatrii-
gers
miraculously
escaped.
Following
the
making
of
official
reports,
the
company
has
com-)
mended
Pilot
Roy
Berryman
for
the
presence
of
mind
he
dls-'
nln.,
1
.
!
F'cu
in
me
emergency
and,1
due
to
which,
it
is
admitted,
a
much
more
serious
accident
was
averted.
Arrangements
have
been
made
for
special
protection
of
aircraft
at
Seal
Cove
air
base
in
future.
A.
J.
Spilsbury,
general-
man-
.ager
of
Queen
Charlotte
Air
lines
Ltd.,
who
thanks
this
news-
paper
for
"excellent
handling
of
the
matter
at
the
time."
has
S
hetl
'ollowtag
olflctal
irrT
The
crash
was
very
carefully
"3
UUI
"'"y
au
Persons
connected
with
f
CHARLIE
KICKED
BUCKET,
NOT
GIRL
Jt
was
all
a
mistake,
Charlie
Lee
told
the
court.
He
had
not
Intended
to
commit
an
assault
-he
merely
kicked
the
bucket
in
exasperation.
Charlie,
proprietor
of
the
EasUe
Rooms,
was
before
Magistrate
Vance
on
an
assault
charge
laid
by
Alice
Brown,
a
native
girl,
who
claimed
that
he
threw
a
waste
Daner
basket
at.
her.
Several
stitches
were
required
to
patch
up
the
cut
on
her
forehead.
When
Charlie
told
his
story,
the
court
agreed
that
there
had
bwn
no
intent
to
assault
the
girl
and
dismissed
the
charge.
Any
assault
that
had
been
committed
was
against
the
bucket,
not
against
the
girl.
It
seems
that
Charlie
had
re
tired
for
the
night
after
posting
flusirr-s
t,f
approval
of
his
$1,450,000,000
.aiJp:.ji
lu
ikJii
;
brighter
again.
dlirl
Is
Selection
Of
it
carcXuUy
quesUooed,
and
:weL-
-
-
-
-
-
;
,
,
oV
ymcoinnn
u
i
j
t
a
i
mmmut
aigon
-the
door
of
his
room
AdVisins
all
and
Kiinrlrv
that.'
fcpfrt's
liU'.l
nominee
lor
"Miss
I'.N.K."
ic
National
Exhibit
ion
CITY
CONSTABLE
RESIGNS
POST
Constable
A.
UosKlter,
who
has
beer)
a
member
of
the"
city
force
here
for
the
past
four
years,
has
resinned
frdm
the
British
Columbia
Police
effective
August
21.
He
is
remaining
in
the
city.
THE
WLATHER
!
(Synopsis)
Cool
unsettled
weather
will
persist
in
most
sections
of
British
Columbia
today
and
tomor-
row
l,io-6;evcr
ctearir-
is;eK
pec
ted
by
evening
over
the
north
coast.
Temperatures
will
continue
below
normal
In
all
regions
tomorrow.
(Forecast)
North
Coast
Rgeion
Clearing
by
evening.
Ciear
tomorrow.
Little
change
intemeperature.
Wind
light,
becoming
northerly
(15
mphi
by
this
evening.
Lows
and
highs
tomorrow
at
Port
Hardy
50
and
fiO;
Masset
48
and
60;
Prince
Rupert
45
and
60.
Putting
Up
New
note
Modern
Addition
to
Savoy
Hotel
Bring
Erected
at
Fraser
Street
Corner
dijrlilful
Ten-ace
girl
demure
medium
ibiwnette
Cynthia
Norton
who,
by
tidy
-the
choice
of
Capitol
Iheatrea
audiences
H
thru-
nights
in
the
elimination
con-
the
aircraft
as
it
was
Jet
Transport
Plane
Success
TORONTO
Oi
Designed
and
built
by
Canadians,
a
lour.en-
glned
Avro
jet
liner
successfully
flew
Its
first
air
tests
yesterday.
It
is
the
first
jet
transport
produced
on
the
North
American
continent.
The
big
plane,
designed
to
carry
fifty
passengers
and
to
cruise
at
430
miles
an
hour
at
..
'jn
e.nn
fnAt
t
i
t
i
WM1
the
honor
of
being
the
first
of
its
type
In
the
air.
A
somewnat
simar
Jet
Uner
took
to
the
air
recently
in
Britain.
,
I
iff
l
fill
II
I
III
111
VVlU
IJJUL
111
UNITED
STATES
OTTAWA
ih
Finance
Mln-
fclr
Douglas
Abbott
yesterday
announced
the
government's
intention
of
offering
a
$100,000,-000
issue
of
Government
of
Canada
bonds
for
sale
in
the
United
,
States.
A
registration
statement
covering
an
Issue
6f
25-year
2
percent
bonds
in
that
amount
will
be
filed
with
the
Securities
and
Exchange
Commission
at
Washington
"in
the
near
future,"
the
minister
said
in
a
statement.
.
.
,
Proceeds
of
the
issue
wul
be
used
to
redeem
three
issues
of
five
percent
long-term
bond?
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
and
Harbor
Commissioners
of
Montreal,
all
payable
in
United
States
funds.
MINE
CHIEFS
GIVE
UP
FIGHT
1-
SYDNEY.
Australia
0
,The
general
coal
strike,
which
has
paralyzed
winter-bound
Australia
for
almost
seven
weeks,
will
end
August
15.
;
"'"
The
communist
-
dominated
executive
of
the
Australian
Miners'
Federation
has
given
up
the
fight
and
has
authorized
all
miners
to
return
to
work
on
that
date,
R.
Hamilton,
acting
president
af
the
Federation,
said
today.
Until
the
mines
are
brought
back
into
full
production
by
the
regular
miners,
troops
will
re
main
in
the
pits,
the
government
announced
today.
New
HazeltorfcAFE
(Next
to
New
Hazelton
Hotel)
Under
New
Management
GEORGE
LEONG,
Manager
HIGH
CLASS
COOK
Open
from
7
a.m.
to
10
p.m.
.
r;s
,?.;,'!
Short
Orders
Fast
Service
Soda
Fountain
Ice
Cream
MODERATE
PRICFS
(139)
,uul
-wa
mniwuii
onus,
aged
16:
Gerald
MacNeil,
14;
Simon
White,
52,
and
his
son,
Meivin,
27
ended
In
failure.
All
are
from
Inverness.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
8.
npjohiutcn
Co
T.td.)
Vancouver
Bayonne
05
2
Bralorne
10.15
I
B.
R.
Con
03
B.
R.
X
.07
Cariboo
Quartz
1.17
Congress
,
.04
j
Hedley
Mascot
.24
Pioneer
3.40
Premier
Border
04
Privateer
21
Reeves
McDonald
2
50
Reno
04
Vi
Sheep-Creek".
120
Silbak
Premier
.40
Taku
River
.25
Vananda
....
.16
Salmon
Gold.
....
.12
Spud
Valley
.07
Oils-Anglo
aCnadlan
3.50.
A.
P.
Con
15
,
Atlantic
66
'
Calmont
.31
C
&
E.
5.30
Central
Leduc
75
Home
OH
10.15
Mercury
09
Pacific
Pete
2.40
Princess
.15
Royal
Canadian
06
Vi
Toronto
Athona
12'-.
'
Aumaque
17
Vi
Beattie
69
Bevcourt
27
Bobjo
-
15
Buffalo
Canadian
13
Consol.
Smelters
99.50
Conwest
1.07
Donalda
56
Eldona
65
East
Sullivan
2.40
Giant
Yellowknife
6.90
God's
Lake
.47
Hardrock
2.26
Harricana
06
',i
Heva
.
.11
Vi
Hosco
16
Jacknife
..
06
Joliet
Quebec
47
Lake
.
Rowan
...
.08
Lapaska
.07
Little
Long
Lac
60
Lynx
.15
Madsen
Red
Lake
3.00
McKenzie
Red
Lake
.51
McLeod
Cockshutt
1.14
Moneta
43
Negus
2.38
Noranda
59.00
T
;
i
ijuuviuuuri,
loV2
Pickle
Crow
2.20
Regcourt
06
San
Antonio
4.35
Senator
Rouyn
41
Sherrit
Gordon
2fl
Steep
Rock
1.65
Sturgeo
nRiver
.20
Silver
Miller
.39
TODAY'S
BASEBALL
ROOSEVELT
PARK
6:30
P.M.
MERCHANTS
vs.
COMMERCIALS
uuuca
uiai
ne
will
not
spearhead
the
opposition
as
he
did
j
against
the
Atlantic
Treaty.
Taft
came
nowhere
near
win-!
nlng
his
fight
on
the
pact
but
he
gave
It
plenty
of
trouble.
Joint
chiefs
of
staff
-General
Omar
Brarlly
of
the
Army;
Admiral
Louis
Dcnfeld
of
the
Navy,
and
Gen.
Hoyt
Vanden-berg
of
the
Air
Force
added
words
of
form
support
for
the
arms
plan
yesterday.
The
military
chiefs
disclosed
to
three
committees
that
the
bulk
of
European
assistance
would
go
to
TALKING
DI.IENCE
OTTAWA
Lewis
Johnson,
t'nitcd
olatfs
sjerretary
of
defence,
lost
no
time
in
grt-linc
down
to
business
with
Canadian
Hefence
;
Minister
Brooke
("lixton
and
chiefs
of
staff
following
his
arrival
here
today
from
Washinglon
for
a
conference
on
"matters
of
mutual
interest."
VOTE
FOR
STRIKE
DEKOIT
Employees
of
Ford
Motor
Co.
voted
60,000
to
11,000
yesterday
in
favor
of
strike
action
unless
their
demands
are
met.
CRASH
NEAR
WIIITF.HORSE
tVIIITEHOKSE
Two
ocru-pants
of
an
Amrriran
fighter
plane,
which
fell
out
of
formation
and
plummeted
to
earth
75
miles
north
of
here
while
on
a
fliijht
from
AVhitehorse,
are
believed
to
have
perished.
LI
MBER
I
ROM
RI'SSIA
LONDON
The
British
government
has
Riven
an
order
to
Soviet
Russia
for
198,000,000
hoard
feet
of
lumber.
LIBERALS
WIN
ST.
JOHN'S
The
Liberal,
ll.irold
Norwood,
defeated
the
Troifressive
-
Conservative
Samuel
Gamt,
1268
to
133
in
the
deferred
provincial
'flection
in
Labrador
seat.
This
Rives
Liberals
22
seats,
Fro?-dessive
-
Conservatives
five
and
Independents
one
in
the
Newfoundland
Legislature.
MORE
POLIO
THIS
YEAR
NEW
YORK
CP
More
than
3,000
new
polio
cases
this
month
so
far
have
boosted
the
total
in
the
United
States
for
this
year
to
more
than
11.000.
An
Associated
Press
survey
through
August
9
showed
that
the
number
of
cases
in
1949
was
run-
ninc
rouchlv
4.000
ahead
of
W.
L.
Woods,
proprietor
of
the
inion
Football
Association,
suc-Savoy
Hotel,
has
purchased
the
ceeding
Dr.
O.
J.
Todd
of
Van-double
corner
at
Fraser.
and
couver.
Dr.
Todd,
professor
of
"l
tuivHii.ru
ucuiiu
any
u-uoi
of
the
following
"The
aircraft
left
Seal
Cove
on
the
morning
of
July
29
with
insufficient
fuel
in
the
tanks.
The
aircraft
has
two
engines
and
two
entirely
separate
fuel
'
tanks
which
are
not
cross-connected
in
any
manner.
Both
of
these
fuel
tanks
ran
out
within
forty
seconds
of
each
other
leaving
the
pilot
with
no
alter
native
than
to
effect
a
forced
landing
In
the
trees.
Both
fuel
tanks
had
been
filled
on
the
evening
of
July
27
at
the
end
of
that
day's
flying
and
the
aircraft
had
not
been
operated
in
I
I
the
interval.
From
the
reports
of
both
mechanics,
log
book
entries,
and
evidence
of
the
gasoline
used,,
from
the
available
supply,
there
can
be
no
doubt
that
this
was
carried
out.
Furthermore,
the
aircraft
returned
to
base
on
July
27
with
sufficient
fuel
in
its
tanks
to
carry
out
ever
an
hour's
flying
without
any
beng
added.'
"In
addition
to
the
evidence
of
the
two
mechanics,
the
pilot
of
the
aircraft,
Roy
Berryman,
personally
witnessed
the
refueling
on
July
27.
We
are
convinced
that
the
gasoline
was
stolen
during
the
night
of
July
27
or
28
by
persons
unknown.
Theft
of
gasoline
from
an
aircraft
is
such
an
unusual
occurrence
that
such
a
possibility
did
not
present
itself
to
any
of
our
personnel
w-ho
dispatched
the
aircraft
on
(Continued
on
Page
2)
POLIO
NOT
ALARMING
VANCOUVER
A
fourteen-year-old
girl
was
Vancouver's
latest
poliomelitis
victim
yesterday,
bringing
the
total
of
cases
so
far
treated
at
Vancouver
General
Hospital
to
eighty-one.
,
There
appears
to
be
no
let-up
as
yet
In
the
outbreak
although
Dr.
Stewart
Murray,
city
health
officer,
stated
yesterday
that
it
was
not
alarming.
He
pointed
out
that
there
had
been
only
two
deaths
and
none
of
tne
i
present
cases
were
acutely
ill.
)'car-old
Cyn
N
the
best
of
j
grants
on
thci
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lire
and
fiK-1
'M'-v
ami
slaj'o
and
thciri
I
W
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votes.
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iVP.
m.
227SJ,
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w-rr
an.
ru.'iii'-i
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Wnwrrow
t;m!it
'il
leave
by
the
Kr,"'P.!M'd
by
-ni-ouvrr
whi
re
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in
tlv
finals
ol
'M,,s
r.N.E."i
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v.Tik's
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a
5,i(ioo
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8
Lral
Kir
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at
Vim-1
tU'
other
"""d
ni
l
r.N.ii.-
i
the
-
i
with
:
tlu-'I
l.i.
-lit
IT-('
i.'li
!,..,
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Tin
aw
'0
!.
.
'ice
aiiri
.iai)
r,t
with
natu,.
1
she
U
5
f.
his
rooms
were
all
occupied
and
to
be
governed
accordingly.
About
2:30
a.m.
he
was
awakened
to
see
the
sign
being
slipped
under
the
bottom
of
the
door.
"
This
was
followed
by
a
thunderous
beating
on
the
door
itself.
Charlie
rase
In
wrath.
He
entered
the
hallway
to
-see
a
group
of
pranksters
disappear
down
the
stairway.
Exasperated,
he
kicked
the
bucket.
It
flew
down
the
stairway
and
struck
the
girl
on
the
head.
Charlie
was-sorry
about
it
all
and
assured
the
court
that
he
would
look
after
any
medical
expenses
caused
by
the
girl's
injury.
NEW
FOOTBALL
PREXIE
NAMED
CALGARY
'(!'
Charles
E.
Pin-nell
of
Calgary
was
yesterday
elected
president
of
the
Dom-
classical
languages
at
the
Uni
verslty
of
British
Columbia,
was
named
honorary
president
and
John
Nolan
of
Montreal
was
elected
vice-president.
NORTrTSHORT
WINS
SOCCER
CALGARY
tr
North
Van-'
couver
played
heads-up
playoff
soccer
last
night
to
overpower
the
fighting
Hamilton
Wectinghouse
squad
2
to
nothing
and
capture
the
Dominion
football
championship.
It
was
the
second
time
the
red-jerseyed
veterans
from
the
Pacific
Coast
had
shut
out
their
lighter,
speedier
opponents.
North
Shore
United
took
the
opening
game
of
the
best
of
three
series
4
to
nothing
while
ITimiiton
forced
the
second
with
a
well-deserved
two
to
one
victory
in
the
second.
The
coveted
challenge
cup,
won
last
year
by
Montreal
Car-steel
in
a
series'
with
Vancouver
St.
Andrew's,
was
presented
to
Captain
Tom
Cummlng
of
North
Shore
In
a
brief
ceremony
following
the
game.
Jean
McGlashan's
formal
was
powder
blue
with
pink
trim
and
her
bathing
suit
was
royal
blue.
Audiences
on
all
three
contest
niijhls
were
large
and
approving.
Manager
J.
Harry
Black
was
master
of
ceremonies,
Miss
Maris
ie
Bruin
(Miss
P.N
E.
1948U
announcer
and
Andy
MrNaugh-ti.n,
pianist.
Two
Cases
of
Black
Death
I'.ut
Mortem
Treatment
Works
Wonders
With
Bubonic
Plague
SANTA
FK.
New
Mexico
tf.
Illness
of
two
New
Mrx'lco
res-
itilents
was
yesterday
found
to
be
bubonic
plague
.the
black
eath
of
the
Middle
Ages.
Only
twenty-one
otier
rnses
'f
the
disease
have
been
listed
n
the
United
States
during
the
ast
twenty-five
years.
rr.
Vernon
Link
of
the
West-cm
Contaidous
Disease
Control
Centre
at
San
Francisco
told
a
press
confereee
that
modern
druss
had,
apparently,
achieved
a
smashing
victory
over
the
ancient
flea-borne
disease.
The
treatment,
he
said,
had
brought
dramatic
improvement
In
both
cases.
Friday,
August
12,
1949
"'eh
3:13
19.6
feet
:
1S-4B
10
S
feet
"".ww
9;3o
3.9
feet
Fifth
Streets,
adjoining
his
hotel,
from
Mrs.
M.
T.
Lee
and
Kenneth
Lee
and
will
erect
thereon
a
new
and
modern
addition
containing
twenty
rooms
and
bath
as
well
as
an
extension
of
the
tavern.
The
new
structure
will
occupy
the
entire
100
by
50
foot
of
ground
and
will
be
two
storeys
in
addition
to
basement.
With
concrete
foundation,
the
build
ing
will
be
constructed
of
th.;
new
cement-pumice'
hollow
blocks.
Cost
will
be
about
$40,000.
it
is
estimated.
Plans
are
now
being
prepared
by
J,
M.
Harvey.
Vancouver
architect,
who
was
here
last
week.
Each
of
the
twenty
new
hotel
rooms
will
be
21
by
16
feet
and
each
will
have
private
bath,
be,ing
of
latest
styling
and
appointment.
Four
rooms
will
be
on
the
ground
1
floor
and
the
other
sixteen
on
second
floor.
The
property
which
Mr.
Woods
has
purchased
is
occupied
at
present
by
a
small
taxi
build
ing,
a
bungalow
dwelling
and
a
tailor
shop,
all
of
which
will
be
removed.
The
deal
for
the
property
was
handled
through
the
office
of
M"r
eves
,
c!
'm
coStumo
t
,r'
!rra
last
n1
Piess
go
vn
?16
6't
was
a
'anna.
Sown
wa:
a
l!ylon
f0i-
u'1
was
wIm
I
that
for
the
same
date
In
1948
21:52
6.0
feet
A;
imu
vs.
PERT
-
Sunday
1:30
and
830
p.iti