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Key
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Northwest
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PHONE
81
VOL.
XXXVIII,
No,
174.
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PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.
C.
WEDNESDAY,
JULY
91,
1949
.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
tg
JcABS
Pad
Approved.
by
Chinese
Forces
Are
Poised
For
Fight
To
Death
Before
Canton
CANTON,
China
(CP)
A
Chinese
government
spokesman
said
today
that
the
Communists
have
plunged
4(M),(KM)
to
500,000
troops
into
renewed
fighting
in
Central
China.
There
is
no
estimate
of
Nationalist
strength.
So
,
far
there
has
lieen
no
hig
clash
between
the
opposing
forces.
Government
Tl
II
u
.French
A
my
armies
arc
Intact.
A
spokesman
said
that
the
I
PARIS
(CP)
The
French
National
Assembly
early
today
approved
ratification
of
the
North
Atlantic
Pact
by
a
vote
of
398
to
187.
The
Assembly
voted
for
the
Charter
after
an
all-night
session
marked
by
fist
fights
between
Communists
and
Rightists.
The
Pact
now
goes
to
the
Council
of
the
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CANADA
POLIO
SURVEY
MADE
Over
Three
Hundred
Cases
So
Far
But
Few
Are
Fatal
TORONTO
t
Pollonmyelitls
has
struck
307
Canadians
this
year
but
there
have
been
few
deaths
from
the
disease.
A
Canadian
Press
survey
shows
128
cases
reported
In
Ontario,
84
in
Quebec,
59
In
British
Columbia,
16
In
Manitoba.
10
In
Alberta,
five
in
Saskatchewan
and
three
in
Nova
Scotia.
Newfoundland
and
New
Brunswick
have
been
free
so
far
from
the
often-crippling
and
sometimes
latal
scourge.
Health
officials
In
Vancouver,
government
army
Is
"waiting
for
the
best
time
and
place
to
deal
the
communists
a
death'
blow."
,
I
The
Communist
armies
are
suld
in
he
unHpr
nrrlors
tn
i.or,'
ture
Canton
by
August
15
and
that
city
Is
now
under
martial
law.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
The
weather
still
remains
dull
and
unsettled
over
British
Columbia
with
little
Indication
of
any
marked
Improvement
in
nunougn
some
Clearing
ts
"peeled
&'ng
the
coast
this
aiwrnoon,
n,
appears
mat
still
another
disturoance
will
move
down
the
coast
during
the
next
24
hours
with
accompanying
cloudy
skies
and
rain.
Forecast
North
Coast
Region
Cloudy
today
and
Saturday.
Intermittent
rain
beginning
about
midday
today
and
becoming
showery
by
evening.
Little
change
In
temperature.
Winds,
west
(15-
mph)
shifting
to
northwest
(20
mphi
overnight.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Thurs
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OLD
FRIENDS
IN
PEACEFUL
SETTING-Vacatloning
In
Britain,
U.S.
elder
statesman
Bernard
Boj
uch,
left,
stopped
to
visit
his
old
rrlrnd
Winston
Churchill
at
Ithe
latter's
Westerham
home.
The
two
men
are
shown
out',
walking
with
Churchill's
French
poodle,
Rufus.
Note
Church)
A
wearing
a
chalk-striped
boilersuit
and
carpet
slippers.
Baruch
returned
to
the
United
States
yeitfiday
and
criticized
the
British
Labor
government
for
payin?
too
much
attention
to
nationalization
and
not
enough
to
production.
,
expressing
increasing
concern
asl
operated
to
put
on
the
program
Vancouver's
outbreak
of
polio
and
the
railway
helped
by
pro-reached
epidemic
proportions,!
viding
a
low
excursion
fare,
have
issued
a
warnine
aealnst!
Baseball
players
and
many
f
ans
SHIPS
AND
WATERFRONT
COASTWISE
TRAFFIC
KEEPS
HARBOR,
LONGSHOREMEN
BUSY
ON
TUESDAY
day
at
Port
Hardy
and
Mas-
ed
at
Prince
Rupert
Tuesday,
sett
50
and
60,
Prince
Rupert
keeping
Canadian
National
Rall-50
and
58.
j
ways
dock
busy
between
7
a.m.
ILLINOIS
'
PUBLISHER
IS
Springfield,
Illinois,
capital
of
the
state,
erstwhile
home
of
President
Lincoln
and
present
home
of
John
L.
Lewis,
Is
the
hub
'
of
activity
4
of
James
R.
Fltpatriek,
publisher,
lumbermen
and
mill
operator
who
Is
a
visitor
In
the
city
today.
Mr.
Fltpatrick,
with
his
wife
and
travelling
companions,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
H.
L.
Dc
Shane,
ofi
Seattle,
arrived
on
the
Prince
George
last
night
from
Juneau
and
will
flv
to
Vancouver
and
:
Seattle
tomorrow
after
a
hull-1
clay
trip
to
Alaska.
I
The
shrine
of
Abe
Lincoln
Is
still
green
but
John
lrwls,
fiery
leader
of
the
American
coal
miners'
union,
doesn't
cut
much
Ice
around
his
home
town.
Mr.
Fitipatrick
says.
"He
may
make
a
big
impression
lp
Washington
but
nobody
pays
much
attention
to
him
in
Springfield,"
he
commented.
Mr
Fltpatrick
Is
owner
and
publisher
of
the
weekly
Citizens
Tribune
which
has
a
circulation
of
18,000
In
competition
to
two
Springfield
dallies.
He
is
pondering
the
Idea
of
turning
his
paper
Into
a
dally
but
does
not
think
the
time
Is
ripe
yet.
He
al:;o
owns
a
retail
lumber
business
In
Springfield,
a
town
of
100.000,
and
a
sawmill
In
Alabama.
His
real
pride,
however,
is
the
athletic
promotion
which
his
15-ycar
old
newspaper
has
sponsored.
"It's
the
only
weekly
paier
In
the
country
connected
with
the
Golden
Gloves
boxing
competitions,"
he
beamed.
Mr.
Fitzpatrlck.
himself
Is
a
former
member
of
the
Illinois
State
Boxing
Commission
and
I
has
sponsored
Innumerable
baseball
and
Softball
teams.
The
party
flew
from
Seattle
i
to
Juneau
five
days
ago.
They,
.
managed
to
get
reservations
on
;
the
Prince
George
as
far
south
as
this
city,
so
decided
to
continue
southward
by
air.
BALTIC
COUNTRY
Lithuania
has
an
area
of
20,000
sipiare
miles
and
an
estl-maetd
population
of
2,442,000.
seen
"Highway
Sixteen
aud
"Miracle
Fluid"
In
showings
Ma-et
Inlet
ports.
She
was
Canadian
National
boat
trains,
under
command
of
Capt.
M.
C.
Mr.
Mclsaac
stated
it
worke
Uldall
lout
very,
smoothly
and
every
(
At
8
p.m.,
the
Canadian
NajJ
single
passenger
on
these
trains
lional
cruise
steamer
Prince
was
pleased
with
the
service.,)
George,
Capt.
Ernest
Caldwell,'
During
the
experiment
Mr.
rifM-K,Hi
frnm
Alaska
south-1
Mclsaac
added
the
sleeping
and
!
Repnbltr-upper
House
oi
France's
legislature
which
13
expected
to
give
It
speedy
ap-
proval.
The
Portuguese
National
Assembly
also
approved
the
pact
today.
;
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Renewing
Ball
Feud
Historic
Competition
Being
Resumed
at
Interior
Town
The
baseball
feud
between
Smithers
and
Prince
Rupert
started
In
the
early
1930's.
The
Elks
and
the
Athletic
Association
In
the
Interior
town
co-
thre
or
fur
"ork;
.
.
,
,
,
f
-
-
"ZtZnt
the
outstanding
social
ana
sporung
evenlis
OI
",e
ycdr'
one
year
the
Bulkley
Valley
town
staged
a
baseball
tourna-
ment
that
included
Prince
George,
New
Hazelton,
Prince
Rupert
and
Smithers
Rupert
I
and
Smithers
dominated
the
play.
Another
time-
a
boxing
show
was
presented
and
whenever
possible
horse
races
were
featured
for
the
benefit
of
the
coast
visitors.
The
Smithers
team
would
make
the
return
trip
for
the
Labor
Day
week-end
and,
what
their
supporting
troupe
lacked
In
volume
to
the
Rupert
con
tingent,
they
made
up
for
any
shortcoming
with
enthuslstic
energy.
While
no
complete
win-loss
record
Is
at
hand,
it
is
believed
that
Rupert
holds
the
better
average.
However,
win
or,
lose,
the
teams
invariably
provide
the
best
played
and
most
excit
ing
games
of
the
season.
In
keeping
with
the
procedurs
of
recent
years,
the
local
team
will
leave
by
car'
after
work
on
Saturday
and
return
in
time
to
punch
the
clock
on
Monday
morning.
Two
games
will
be
played
on
Sunday.
Unfortunately
there
will
be
little
time
for
anything
but
baseball
for
the
team
supporters
who
plan
on
making
the
trip.
Judging
by
tiie
probable
line-up
available
today,
the
local
club
is
taking
,no
chance
of
losing
this
series.
Among
those
likely
to
make
the
sortie
are
Abel,
Davis,
Windle,
Guthrie,
Dahl,
Arney,
Pavllkls,
Cornwall,
Lindsay,
Rosedale
and
Le-tourneau.
BUI
Lambie
will
act
as
playing
manager.
SITTINGS
Oil
DINING
CARS
New
System
to
Eliminate
Line-up
in
Canadian
National
HALIFAX
An
experiment
to
provide
better
and
more
efficient
meal
service
to
the
public
travelling
in
Canadian
National
Railways
trains
from
coast
to
coast
has
just
been
successfully
completed,
J.
A.
Mclsaac,
manager
sleeping
and
dining
car
service
for
the
system,
reported
here
today.
j
Under
the
new
plan
the
necessity
of
queues
forming
along
the
passageway
to
the
diners
trains
will
be
eliminated,
said
I
Mr.
Mclsaac.
Sittings
will
be
arranged
prior
to
meal
time
and
,
the
passengers
will
have
a
choice
of
having
lunch
or
din-
I
ner
at
the
first,
second,
third
J
or
fourth
sittings.
i
Cards
will
be
given
the
pas-
Isengers
indicating
the
sitting
,
I
tVlfV
riQVo
Falnntofl
The
tests
which
have
just
been
completed
between
Hali
fax
and
Montreal
and
Toronto
thirteen!
LiiMini
UUb
Ull
Will
bteil
I
trains
carrying
approximately
5,000
passengers
travelling
on
dining,
car
superintendent;.
from
all
sections
of
the
system
were
given
an
opportunity
to
see
the
plafi
In
actual
operation.
"While
I
cannot
give
a
definite
date
that
the
new
service
will
be
Inaugurated
I
expect
that
it
may
be
only
a
matter
of
months
and
possibly
weeks
before
it
Is
adopted,"
he
said.
Mr.
Mclsaac,
a
native
of
Cape
Breton,
has
been
In
Halifax
since
last
week
supervising
the
arrangements
for
the
tests.
The
idea
for
the
new
dining
car
service
was
developed
by
Mr.
Mclsaac
during
a
visit
to
Britain
some
time
ago,
and
a
study
of
British
railway
meth-
ods.
DRUNKEN
KILLING
TORONTO
Arthur
Wickett.
38,
Is
dead
a.md
his
brother-in-law,
Philip
Gendron,
is
charged
with
murder
as
a
result
of
a
quarrel
in
a
Toronto
nursing
home
last
night
after
a
drinking
party.
Forty
patients
were
terrorized.
DAN
Dl'RYEA
SATS
VACOUVER
Dan
D
n
r
y
e
a.
screen
"bad
man,"
visiting
in
Vancouver,
says
that
eighty
percent
of
women
like
to
be
dominated.
They
.range
from
the
wife
who
stays
with
a
drunken
husband
to
the
irl
who
tells
her
boy
friend
in
a
restaurant:
'I'll
have
what
you
have."
ILW
s
X
rx
H
it.
It
Xl'I
flKII
lflrr
Hiitchinion,
,n
of
Parliament
.(iiHi'il
from
the
a
usually
re-saul
tiiday.
Ilut-,si(lrl
a
l'"ft
,r
of
flic
party,
I
in
(he
1J13
j:en-
Jniirnalist
and
pent
ma.i'y
years
here
lie
was
a
orcaiiiier.
K
STKIKR
,
Australia
The
u
s
t
r
a
I
i
a
n
coal
ns
drcidnl
today
,alp
inn-ting
of
in
discuss
relurn-uiil
an
oiiil
of
the
,
uliith
began
a
r
MOliONS
Knur
young
hoy,
uiginc
friini
8
to
c
arrrslrd
tonight
Willi
indecently
,
mmilli-iild
Marie
Hire.
Police
Mid
:
hoys
live
in
Ot-
timn
dislrlft
not
ramshackle
shed
ulr
sirl
wis
fouol
naked,
lareraled
n
Crura
the
raf-
ill
the
hoys
f
.1
S,
111
and
1
:.
A
i
(jriii.uiinii
Mas
(II
F
I'.KMK.K
II
K
A
voiTian
is
have
jumped
til
If
llurraril
llridge
lli
ury.
a
barge
(lie
unman
mount
if
tlir
bridge
and
I'M.
Jend
OWING
l
'ilh
a
mcs-'v-d
by
an
audi-'
ine
Civic
Centre
en
four
16-miiIl-
'Vf'iins
a
variety
re
shown
by
Sgt.
rtoii,
president
ot
'pert
Film
Coun-
:tf'on,"
a
travel
c
ro;id
between
rt
and
Prince
T
B.,"
a
docu-'if"t
to
entourage
the
(roc
tuber-cll"'c
on
August
K"."
which
tells
painless
method
1
l"
the
Red
Cross
cli'w.
which
will
,l
1.
2
and
3
and
tr"
a
travelogue
:
cnis.sinR
to
Eng.
Iad
made'
up
the
t
jn
Mid
l
h
it
h
1
w
people
i
J-S
,tj
m.,.11
wl11
be
mS
and
ter
o
my
i
Canadians
0IUnk
tm..-
jAiat
'
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'aie
l
..
coast
Hiss
Huntei
r
COmes
fl
;m
ths,
swimming
13
at
open
beaches.
Dr.
A.
M.
Menzles.
assistant
senior
medioal
health
officer,
warns
that
"polluted
water,"
a
condi-j
tion
common
to
open
beaches,
around
Vancouver
.helps
to
spread
polio
Infection.
Dr.
Menzic3
also
warns
against'
uncovered
garbage
and
cautions
the
public
to
avoid
crowds
and
;
be
on
the
alert
for
suspicious
j
symptoms
such
as
headaches,
feeling
of
tiredness,
nausea,
upset
stomaches
and
pains.
Air
Bases
In
Arctic
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
)
The
United
States
Air
Force
Is
talking
about
forward
air
bases
deep
in
the
Arctic
at
which
bombers
could
refuel
on
strikes
across
the
polar
cap.
Cautious
official
reference
to
the
hitherto
secret
plan
.
for
stretching
reach
of
bombers
operating
from
air
fields
within
the
United
StWs
came
to
light
today
In
a
report
on
plans
and
money
needs
for
a
heavy
new
bomber
base
af
Limestone,
Maine.
i
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Duncan
McRae,
who
have
been
on
a
holiday
trip
which
included
a
visit
to
a
dude
ranch
in
the
Cariboo
as
well
as
at
Duncan,
Vancouver
Island,
and
Vancouver,
returned
home
from
the
south
on
the
Prince
Rupert
today.
'The
Norwegians
practised
whale-fishery
as
early
as
the
ninth
cenutry.
-
Six
coa.stwiie
steamers
call-
m
and
midnight
before
contin-
uing
on
their
,
various
routes.
A
mishap
rausrd
a
seventh,
vessel
to
be
delayed
on
her
trip
southbound
from
Alaska.
Frank
Waterhouse
freighter
Chllllwack.
Capt.
Walter
Hol-nerg,
arrived
at
7
a.m.
from
Skagway
and
after
loading
1800
cases
of
canned
salmon
at
the
ocean
dock
here,
sailed
at
10
a.m.
for
Casslar
and
Carlisle
on
the
Skeena,
River,
loading
5000
cases
at
each
point.
Leaving
the
Skeena
enroute
to
Vancouver,
the
Chilliwack
was
polng
Into
Kitimaat
today
to
handle
a
heavy
lift.
Second
vessel
to
arrive,
about
10
a.m.
was
the
Union
steamer
Camosun,
Capt.
John
Boden,
southbound
for
Vancouver
from
Stewart
and
Alice
Arm.
She
sailed
at
1:30
p.m.
.with
pas-
jsengers
and
cargo
including
5.000
cases
of
salmon
loactea
at
me
ocean
dock.
-Then
came
the
converted
China
coaster
freighter
Chil-koot,
of
the
Frank
Waterhou.se
line,
replacing
the
Coquitlam
which
is
receiving
repairs
at
Vancouver.
The
Chilkoot
sailed
in
the
evening
after
visiting
the
AMBASSADOR
DOESN'T
GO
FISHING
Hon.
Laurence
Stelnhardt,
United
Stales
Ambassador
to
Canada,
did
not
go
fishing
today
because
he
felt
that
he
might
not
have
time
to
get
out
where
the
big
one
lurk
and
get
back
again
in
time
to
catch
e2
TODAY'S-
STOCKS
(Courtesy
B.
D.
Jolinatcn
Co.
Ltd.)
Vancouver
Bayonne
06
B.
R.
Con
03
Cariboo
Quartz
1.15
Congress
.03
Vi
Hedley
Mascot
.23
Pioneer
3.30
Premier
Border
.04
i
Privateer
.17
Reeves
McDonald
2.35
Reno
04
',i
Sheep
Creek
1.17
Sllbak
Premier
40
Taku
River
30
Vananda
i
15
Salmon
Gold
1
1
Vi
Spud
Valley
06l2
Oils-Anglo
Canadian
3.10
A.
P.
Con
16
Atlantic
69
Calmont
-31
C.
h
E
4.30
Central
Leduc
75
Home
Oil
9-50
Mercury
.09
Okalta
1-34
Pacific
Pete
2.40
Princess
.20
Royal
Canadian
..
.06
',
2
South
Brareau
.12
Toronto
At
bona
.12i
Aumaque
-16
Bcattle
.53
'4
Bevcourt
.24
Bobjo
.15
Buffalo
Canadian
.10
Consol.
Smelters
.
,91.50
Conwest
1.05
Donalda
.60
Eldona
.69
East
Sullivan
2.15
Giant
Yellowknlfc
6.10
God's
Lake
.42
Hardrock
.18
Harrlcana
-.
.06"
i
Heva
.07'2
Hosco
.15'',
Jckanlfc
Joliet
Quebec
.44
Lake
Rowan
.05
Lapaska.
.
.06
Little.
Long
Lac
.60
Lynx
.12
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.80
McKenzle
Red
Lake
48
McLeod
Cockshutt
....
100
Moneta
..'
40
Negus
2.18
Noranda
55.00
Louvicourt
11
have'here
during
the
last
week.
bound.
She
sailed
at
12:30
for
Vancouver
with
250
passengers,
The
British
Columbia
Steamship
Co.'s
freighter
Alaska
Prince,
carrying
ore
concentrates
from
Polaris
Taku
mine
at
Tulsequah,
checked
In
to
dear
customs
at
9
p.m.,
then
railed
immediately
for
the
south.
She
was
under
command
of
Capt.
J.
G.
Garrett.
The
Union
.
cruise
steamer
Chilcotin,
Capt.
Harry
McLean,
arrived
from
Ketchikan
at
11:30
with
104
round-trip
passengers.
She
sailed
shortly
after
1,
o'clock
this
morning
for
Vancouver.
The
Alaska
Steamship
Lines
freighter
Lucidor,
which
has
been
expected
here
since
Sunday,
arrived
in
port
at
10
o'clock
this
morning
to
unload
14
cars
of
fish
from
various
Alaska
ports
for
rail
shipment
to
the
United
States.
She
was
delayed
for
several
hours
after
she
grounded
in
Wrangell
Narrows
on
Monday.
She
was
refloated
without
damage.
PLANE
FLIES
INJURED
MAN
TO
VANCOUVER
A
Queen
Charlotte
Air
Lines
Norseman
plane
Tuesday
made
an
emergency
flight
to
Vancouver,
carrying
a
man
who
was
Large
was
scheduled
to
return
to
Prince
Rupert,
today.
Bill
McLeod
was
pilot
of
the
plane
which
left
here
at
1:35
yesterday
afternoon
and
landed
in
Vancouver
five
hours
later.
Thursday,
July
28,
1949
Uir.h
2:44
21.7
feet
.
15:32.
20.1
feet;
Low
9:15
1.2
feet
.
21:30
5.3
feet.
'fv
if
-
'
-
his
train.
He
had
honed
to
go
injured
a
month
ago
In
an
ac-out
in
Chatham
Sound
after
cjctent
at
Aioe
Arm
He
will
spring
salmon.
!
receive
treatment
for
Internal
The
Ambassador
and
his
Injuries
by
specialists
in
the
party,
v.ho
went
north-
on
the
couth.
Prince
George
lust
'-
week,
ar-
The
flight
carried
Stephen
rived
back
in
the
city
last
niisht.
Dumas,
of
Prince
Rupert
and
They
are
here
today
and
plan
Dr.
A.
W.
Large.
Mr.
Dumas,
to
leave
on
tonight's
train
for
victim
of
the
mishap,
was
taken
visits
to
Jasper
Park
Lodge
and
to
hospital
at
Vancouver.
Dr.
M
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s&At
v.
(
I
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a.
,
.
i.
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-V
t
Banff.
.
i
Members
of
the
party
include
Mrs.
Stelnhardt,
their
daughter,'
Jack
Hodgson.
Col.
Hodgson
is
Dulcie
Ann,
and
Col.
.and
Mrs.
air
attache
to
the
U.S.
Embassy
at
Ottawa.
Plans
for
the
fishing
trip
off
Squadaree
fell
through
when
Mr.
Stelnhardt
calculated
that
the
three-hour
run
to
the
grounds
would
not
allow
a
safe
margin
of
time
to
meet
the
train
schedule.
The
train
departs
at
9
p.m.
So,
they
settled
for
a
sightseeing
tour
of
the
city.
dungarees
and
hip
boots
Instead
caps
for
Doreen
Pendray,
left,
and
.....
aboard
the
U.S.
medical
mission
Pickle
Crow
2.00
Regcourt
04
San
Antonio
4.25
Senator
Rouyn
37
Sherrlt
Gordon
2.15
Steep
Rock
178
Silver
Miller
34
Sturgeon
River
.184
NEW
ARRIVALS
IN
ISRAEL
Probably
the
largest
midget
family
In
the
world
are
the
Owitch
group
of
five
sisters
and
two
brothers,
all
of
whom
have
Just
emigrated
to
Israel
after
spending
years
in
Nazi
concentration
camp
at
Ausch
witz,
where
they
owed
their
lives
to
the
fact
that
they
were
used
by
their
captors
for
medical
experiments.
They
returned
to
their
native
Roumania
after
the
war
ended
in
Europe,
and
presently
are
living
in
an
immigration
camp
near
Haifa.
They
hope
to
make
their
living
by
.entertaining.
Left
to
right,
they
are
Rosika,
Franzisca,
Avraham,
Markus,
Frida,
Elizabeth
and
Paulina.
this
month
on
Its
maiden
trip
Pendrav
Is
a
native
of
Victoria
Laeomhp
Alia
TVia
vnvntre
will
(C.
P.
Photo)