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AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
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P
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Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
PHONE
81
vol
XXXVII,
m
No.
302.
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FIVE
CENTS
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WRECKED
CZECH
PLANE
SPOTTED
;
ATHENS
'.
0
Searchers
aid
that
a
Czechoslovak
plane
which
WIDESPREAD
AIR
CRASHES
TAKE
LIVES
J
Demand
Halt
to
Dutch
Action
in
Java,
Sumatra
PARIS
(CP)
The
United
Nations
security
council
today
ordered
an
immediate
end
to
fighting
in
Indonesia
and
the
prompt
release
of
Indian
leaders
captured
by
Netherlands
forces.
The
leaders,
and
the
Indonesian
Republican
capital
of
Tjepoe,
m
Java,
were
seized
in
a
two-pronged
r
V
!
,l
was
estimated
at
$200,000
when
fire
destroyed
the
sash
and
E.
C.
Chrystal
in
Vancouver's
east
end
last
week
A
crowd
of
blaze
which
spread
to
a
nearby
house
and
threatened
two
others
ACCORD
REACHED
IN
LONGSHORE
WAGE
TALKS
OTTAWA
A
settlement
in.
wage
negotiations
between
Canadian
shipping
companies
and
3,000
men
in
the
International
.
Longshoremen's
Union
was
announced
today
by
Labor
Minister,
Humphrey
Mitchell.
A
general
increase
of
13
cents
an
hour
is
provided
in
the
agreement.
The
increase
brings
general
cargo
rates
to
$1.38
an
hour
for
day
work
and
$1.48
for
night
work.
.
.
,
Bulk
cargo
rates
are
$1.48
today
work
and
$1.58
for
night
work.
Shopping
Trip
Brings
Death
to
Woman,
Child
VANCOUVER
0
A
40-year-old
mother
and
her
infant
daughter,
enroute
to
Vancouver
to
do
Christmas
shopping,
were
drowned
in
the
waters
of
the
Fraser
River
Thursday
when
their
16-foot
speedboat
struck
drifting
debris
and
sank.
The
husband
and
father,
Claridge
(Bill)
,
Morehouse,
50,
of
nearby
Eburn
was
rescued
and
taken
to
hospital
suffering
from
shock
and
exposure.
The
bodies
of
the
two
victims
were
not
recovered.
Terry
Burt,
29-y
tar-old
captain
of
the
tug
Young
Hustler,
saw
Morehouse
clinging
to
a
boom.
He
also
saw
the
woman
and
child,
but
was
unable
to
rescue
them
before
they
disappeared.
STRONG
POLICY
NEEDED
FOR
WORLD
PEACE
OTTAWA
War
is
not
"necessarily
imminent,"
announced
General
McNaughton,
Canada's
representative
to
the
United
Nations'
Security
Council,
on
his
return
here
from
Paris.
He
"believed
war
to
be
avoided
if
western
democracies
hewed
to
their
policy
line.
To
keep
the
peace,
the
western
world,
he
contended,
must:
;
1.
Stand
Jj
the
United
Na-tionsas
the
one"
great
hope.
,
2.
Be
prepared
for
the
worst
I
Peace
is
in
keeping
of
a
strong
man
and
he
must
be
well
armed..
Christmas
Eve
NEW
YORK
j
Thirty-seven
persons
were
killed
and
another.
28
were
feared
dead
Thursday
night
in
four
major
plane
crashes
in
Spain,
Greece,
Canada
and
Alaska,
,
The
largest
death
toll
occurred
wnen
a
two-engined
transport
carrying
27
persons
on
a
flight
from
Spain,
crashed
Thursday
into
a
mountain
west
of
Tarragona,
a
Spanish
coastal
city.
There
were
no
survivors.
The
burned-out
wreckage
of
a
Czechoslovak
airliner
which
crashed
Tuesday
with
24
aboard,
was
spotted
by
searchers
in
mountainous
country
northwest
of
Kalamata,
Greece.
There
Is
no
likelihood
of
survivors.
The
crew
of
10
men
were
killed
in
the
charred
wreckage
of
a
United
States
B-50
bomber
which
left
Eielson
base,
Alaska,
Wednesday
night.
The
plane
was
found
Thursday.
Bits
of
wreckage,
believed
to
be
from
a
light
plane
missing
since
Wednesday
with
four
aboard,
were
found
in
Minas
Basin,
Bay
of
Fundy
yesterday.
COALITION
WINS
MANITOBA
VOTE
ASHERN,
Man.
--The
election
of
James
Frederick
Anderson,
Liberal-Progressive
supporter
of
Manitoba's
Coalition
government
in
the
Fairnord
pro
vincial
by-election
was
reported
fortunate
places
in
the
anticipation
mingled
I'rince
liupert
today
on
outstanding
date
in
the
yearly
disappeared
with
2
persons
aboard
Tuesday
night
on
a
flight
to
Palestine
was
spotted
Thurs
day
wrecked
in
the
Peloppon
nesus.
There
were
no
signs
of
life.
MAY
RESUME
TREATY
TALKS
WASHINGTON
O)
The
United
States
proposed
today
that
Britain,
France,
Russian
and
the
U.S.
resume
negotiations
for
the
Austrian
peace
treaty
about
February
7
In
London.
The
proposal
was
madu
by
Samuel
Reber,
state
tiepartment
official
who
is
chairman
of
the
deputy
group
of
the
Big
Four
foreign
ministers'
council.-
THE
WEATHER.
Synopsis
There
were
a
few
snow
flurries
along
the
northern
coast
during
the
night
but
other
sections
of
the
province
were
clear
and
cold.
Lowest
temperature
this
morning
along
the
coast
was
13
above
at
Vancouver
and
in
the
interior
18
below
at
Cranbrook.
A-
storm
which
is
now
almost
stationary
a
few
hundred
miles
southwest
of
Vancouver
Island
is
expected
to
move
towards
the
coast
this
afternoon
with
snow
flurries
developing
across
southwest
British
Columbia
this
evening.
There
appears
to
be
no
likelihood
of
a
break
in
the
cold
weather
durine
the
holi-
rfiay
week-end.
Vancouver
and
vicinity,
Lower
Fraser
Valley-
Clear,
becoming
overcast
with
Light
winds.
Continuing
cold.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrowAt
Vancouver
Airport
25
and
35,
Abbotsford
Airport
25
and
35.
Forecast
Queen
Chariottes
and
North
Coast
Cloudy,
with
snow
flur-
and
35,
Massett
28
and
35,
Prince
Rupert
28
and
38.
world's
continiiiiitj
strife
in
that
will
surely
follow,
shouldn't
(..i'lappen
to
a
goose.
Unless
things
ehange
considerably
overnight,
it
will
be
a
"white"
Christina;,
too.
At
least,
if
it
isn't
the
town
wll'
have
the
right
lo
feel
(healed,
having
had
more
than
.10
"white;"
U'lys
prior
to
it.
.
A
hirpr
h,mflt
(if
Kr.i
if:irH
n
owcrp
uuuuijiium
uie
isiaria
on.
Monday.
However,
the
council
turned
down
a
demand
by
the
United
States,
Colombia
and
Syria
that
Dutch
forces
be
withdrawn
from
areas
seized
since
the
Netherlands
attack
on
the
East
Indian
Republic
started
on
Sunday.
Paratroops
and
airborne
troops
seized
the
major
city
of
Jogjakarta
in
a
series
of
lightning
moves
that
also
captured
them
leaders
of
the
republic,
including
the
premier
and
top
Republican
Army
commanders.
The
Dutch
sweep
also
included
the
island
of
Sumatra
the
Republic
is
made
up
of
parts
of
Java
and
Sumatra.
Ori
Sumatra
they
seized
the
cit
yof
Solok
on
the
middle
of
the
island.
Java's
only
ou
production
centre
in
Republican
hands
was
also
taken
as
were
a
rich
rubber
producing
area
on
Sumatra.
Netherlands
leaders
called
the
bloodless
occupation
"police
action,"
and
warned
the
United
Nations
not
to
take
critical
measures
in
a
situation
which
Netherlands
describe
as
"internal."
POLICE
WAGON
DOUBLES
FOR
AMBULANCE
"'
The
city
police
car
had
a
new
role
last
night
when
it
was
pressed
into
service
as
an
ambulance.
The
ambulance
crew
from
the
fire
hall
were
on
their
way
in
the
regular
vehicle
to
answer
a
call
at
Eighth
Avenue
East
when
the
motor
failed
and
refused
to
start
promptly.
The
Provincial
Police
then
stepped
into
the
breach
and
with
the
aid
of
the
ambulance
crew
were
about
to
pick
up
H.
Peterson
of
1601
Eighth
Avenue
East
when
they
received
orders
to
the
effect
that
the
stork
was
hovering
over
the
Konorativik
home
at
1241
Eighth
Avenue
East.
Operations
were
promptly
switched
to
the
new
address
and
the
expectant
mother
was
soon
safely
in
the
Hospital.
The
improvised
ambulance
then
quickly
returned
for
Mr.
Peterson
and
conveyed
him
to
the
Prince
Rupert
hospital.
lirst.em'
from
the
pr
aspect
of
three-day
hoii.M
for
many.
Nt
all.
but
most
Federal
civil
an.rvn-jijervant.s,
policemen
and
fire-I"'
ien,
for
insiar.ee,
must
work
on
by
the
Canadain
Press
last
night,
intermittent
snow
late
this
af-He
took
a
commanding
lead
ternoon
and
tonight.
Overcast,
from
the
start
of
the
tabulation
wlth
snow
flurries
tomorrow.:
Gf
SC1ACULAR
BLAZE
Loss
manufacturing
plant
of
y
10,000
watched
the
iver
on
.
it
does
over
other
liun
world,
a
spirit
ivverence
handover
liproacn
oi
I
lie
,1
Ml"
Ml
J'l
L'l
VHW.
ith
echoes
of
the
ar..
eiiy
iwopio
were
not.'
'
c
of
the
e-MHl
rrUmi.
,ni..rrow
iwrimu
n.m
e
I
lie
Holy
Day
in
the
uditions
of
the
past
and
manner
of
their
faith,
i
"jglwul
Uie
city
tiiis
afj
i.
a
wave
of
kh
fellow-1
ii(
ad
ami
of
i
ice
ami
other
i
places
were
the
scenes
:
"
tll;1""j'v1'"
'
n!.,ny,
lh
prie-l.
ofjtt
iBiB
Kv''
'
'he
fines!;
"ii
f
(he
Yu(
liome
and
chuieli
In
....
,,,.,
,
v....,,mi,iu.i.
I!
h.-
finalized
and
n
ill
attend
p
e
c
1
a
1
i
las
Eve
ehureh
services.
;
iiht
curol
services
will
be'
i
scime
churhes.
while
nt
'Uition
Cathode
Chmrli.j
High
Mr.
will
by
Most
Rev.
Aithopy
O.M
I.,
BiHhop
of
1
iince
;
''
'liurches
AiH
hoid
serin
Christmas
U.y
ai
d
all
.ivc
services
on
Sunday.
slit,
however.
wil
be
a
time
for
the
home,
es-i
where
the
re
are
chilli
will
be
a
p'-tiod
with
the
mystery
and
i
'Hun
of
p
resent
s
to
.mil
eager
Uiougii's
for
IV.
i'liyers-up
will
ilnil
little
niter
(ho
crack
of
dawn
s
aceoiv.pii'iylii
j
ihiiiuli
r
""id
yo'ii
(si.c's
and
fel-
:lilts
whosi
restraint
is
no
greater
than
,
tin.;,
yning
Try.
"''"w.
thr
i,)u!k
of
th)
lll'lll
(-.'ill
liuilr
rnl-tv-iril
In
('i''t
as
Uuy
whet
their
"s
lor
the
dinner
in
the
on
or
eveni'-.iT.
Despite
"bunt
high
prices,
an
as-
niK
number
of
turkeys
'i'iiihI
their
b.-iv
to
for-
'limier
tables
The
havoc
May
I
ihroucli
you,
'H's
in
the
oast,
1
for
a
Merrv
pew
Year.
Boxing
Day,
Monday,
but
even
anyi-.t
utal,
they
have
a
somewhat
pleasing
prospe.'t
-with
eveiy-i
D(y
csf,
takin-
the
day
of
f
i
there
shouldn't
be
much
work)
r,.r
hfm
u,
tin
i
of
votes
and
with
19
polls
heard
from,
led
his
only
opponent,
Mike
Taezynski,
C.C.F.
candidate
by
a
three-to-one
margin,
having
595
to
the
C.CF.'s
candidate's
1D3.
Voting
was
light,
with
snow
.storms
having
held
up
cam-
9
WAR,
WEATHER
STOP
PILGRIMS
TO
BETHLEHEM
JERUSALEM,
Strangest
Christmas
Eve
and
the
smallest
pilgrimage
since
the
Crusades
was
in
prospect
today
for
Bethlehem,
birthplace
of
Jesus
Christ.
War
and
the
weather
are
to
blame.
Rain,
hail
and
cold
weather
have
swept
the
area
for
the
last
24
hours
and
pilgrims
going
to
the
shrine
today
will
pass
through
no-man's
land
into
the
Arab-held
old
walled
city
of
Jerusalem.
HOCKEY
SCORES
Pacific
Coast
Lrauc
Taeoma
3,
Portland
1.
Fresno
4,
San
Diego
2.,
TODAY'S
STOCKS
H0O
OU
1
CKH30
CWH
CKJOO
O
&KHKK
Vancouver
Bayonne
00
Bralorne
!!'()
B.
R.
Con,
Oli'2
B.XR.
X
08'2
Cariboo
Quartz
y
1.20
Congress
.03',4
Hedley
Mascot
35
Pend
Oreille
5.50
Pioneer
3.15
Premier
Border
03
Privateer
14
Vz
Reeves
McDonald
2.30
Shepc
Creek
....
1.50
Silbak
Premier
.
.36
Taku
River
.28
Salmon
Gold
lift
Spud
Valley
.07
Oils-Anglo
Canadian
4.75
A.
P.
Cm
.22
Atlantic
.07
Calmonl
.52
C.
dii
E.
('1.25
Central
Leduc
...
1.67
Homo
Oil
14.00
Mercury
.1!)
Okalta
1.0(1
Pacini:
Pete
3.15
Princess
.38
Royal
Canadian
.13
South
Brazcau
.18
Athnoa
.12'2
Aumaque
17
beatut
..
Bevcouit
.22
Bobjo
-
l3,4
.Buffalo
Canadian
.20
Consul.
Smelters
Conwset
T28
DonakUi
.55,
Eldona
;
71
East
Sullivan
.
Chant
Yellowknile
...
4.70
Clod's
Lake
Hardroek
.22
Ilarricana
.
Heva
I
Iosco
Jacknile
Jolict
Quebec
Lake
Kowan
"0
Lapaska
Little
Long
Lac
79V2
Lynx
.i3ft
Maclsen
Red
Lake
...
McKcn.ie
Red
Lake
McLeod
Cockshuft
Monet
a
Neeus
QUAKE
RECORDED
AT
VICTORIA
VICTORIA
Oi
An.
earthquake
of
moderate
intensity
was
recorded
here
Thursday.
It
was
estimated
to
be
2,000.
miles
p
away,
probably
at
,
the
far
end
of
the
Aleutian
Island
chain.
.
CANADA
GIVES
RECOGNITION
TO
ISRAEL
OTTAWA
Canada
today
gave
provisional
recognition
to
Israel
and
to
"its
government,
External
Affairs
Minister
Pearson
announced.
The
possibility
of
an
exchange
of
diplomatic
missions
has
not
yet
been
considered.
The
Canadian
government
will
now
recognize
Israeli
passports
and
enter
into
trade
negotiations
and
other
International
relations.
EGYPTIANS
REPULSE
JEWS
CAIRO
Kf
The
Egyptians
said
today
that
they
have
repulsed
a
Jewish
land,
sea
and
air
attack
against
Egyptian
positions
in
southern
Palestine.
The
report
said
that
the
Jewish
forces
suffered
heavy
losses.
But
maybe
that
decs
noL-ap-(inmht
hejpiy
to
policcment
or
liremen!
paigning
by
the
two
candidates,
j
rlcs,
occasionally
mixed
with
Snow
drifts
blocked
the
roads,
rain
today
and
tomorrow.
North-Anderson
succeeds
to
the
seat
erly
winds
(15
,
m.p.h.).
Con-formerly
held
by
Manitoba's
tinuing
cold.
Lows
tonight
and
Premier
Stuart"
S.
Garson
who
highs
tomorrow
Port
Hardy
28
ROYAL
FAMILY
SPENDING
YULE
AT
LONDON
HOME
IX5NPON
lfr
-
The
King
and
Queen
will
have
their
whoh;
himilv
around
them
tomorrow
66
Years
on
Christmas
Day
ut
Buckingham
Palace
-the
first
resigned
to
become
Federal
Minister
of
Justice.
City
Couple
Wed
Celebration
of
Christmas
will
be
combined
witli
another
celebration
Mr
tomorrow
at
the
home
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
W.
D.
McAra,
659
Eighth
Avenue
East
the
of
sixty-sixth
wedding
anniversary
-
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
II.
Wilkinson,
Mrs.
McAra's
father
and
In
mother.
Married
Christmas
Day,
1882
at
Manchester,
England,
.and
Mrs.
Wilkinson
are
the
longest
-
married
couple
in
Prince
Rupert
and
possibly,
all
British
Columbia.
Mr.
Wilkinson
is
87
and
his
wife
a
year
younger.
Both
are
good
health.
Observance
of
their
annivcr-
Mr.
Brett's
Wishes
sary
will
take
the
form
of
a
Christmas
they
have
spent
in
London
since
their
coronation
in
1M7.
Their
usual
Chri.si.mas
at
the
Royal
Lodge,
Sandrii.ghain,
in
Norfolk,
had
to
be
abandoned
when
doctors
advised
the
King
not
to
travel.
Around
the
fireside
at
Buckingham
Palace
will
be
the
usual
exchange
of
gifts
and
a
Christmas
tree
for
the
children.
'
IRON
MONEY
The
drachma
of
Greece
derives
its
name
from
the
iron
bar
-j
u.-ed
as
currency
by
the
Greeks
before
600
B.C.
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To
my
gopd
friends
and
constituents,
may
I
extend
my
sincere
Best
Wishes
at
this
Christmas
and
New
Year
season.
May
all
good
things
be
the
lot
of
you
and
yours.
W.
II.
BRETT,
M.L.A.
ENGLISH
BANK
DIRECTOR
QUITS
LONDON
W
George
Gibson,
who
figured
prominently
in
a
recent
enquiry
into
alleged
corruption
in
government
departments,
has
resigned
the
directorship
of
the
Bank
of
England,
it
was
announced
last
night.
Gibson,
former,
chairman
of
the
Trades
Union
Congress,
was
appointed
director
after
bank
was
nationalized.
family
dinner
tomorrow
evening,
at
which
a
few
friends
will
be
in
attendance.
They
have
five
grandchildren
and
Ifive
great-grandchildren.
Six
years
ago,
when
they
celebrated
their
diamond
wedding
anniversary,
they
were
recipients
of
congratulatory
messages
from
the
King
and
Queen
and
Prime
Minister
Mackenzie
King.
That
was
in
Edmonton.
They
came
here
to
live
with
Mr.
anu
.virs.
McAra
more
than
a
year
ago.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Wilkinson
came
to
Canada
from
England
in
1909
settling
in
Vancouver
where
Mr.
Wilkinson
became
a
city
employee.
Because
of
a
heart
condition,
Mr.
Wilkinson
followed
medical
advice
and
retired
27
years
ago.
.
They
moved
to
Edmonton
where
they
lived
until
coming
hero.
LOCAL
TIDES
Saturday,
December
25,
1948
High
9:00
20.1
feet
22:00
17.2
feet
Low
2:35
7.7
feet
x
15:4(1
6.0
feet
NEXT
DAILY
NEWS
TUESDAY
In
order
that
the
Dally
News
staff
may
join
with
the
rest
of
Prince
Rupert
in
the
full
Christmas
week-end
holiday,
this
paper
will
not
be
published
either
Christmas
Day
or
i
Monday
(Boxing
Day).
The
next
regular
edition
will
appear
on
Tuesday
afternoon.
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A
NOT-SO-SOCIAL
ERROR
Errol
Flynn,
swashbuckling
.romantic
hero
of
screen
fame,
is
shown
arguing
with
Police
Lieut.
Joseph
McQuade
in
a
New
York
station
after
he
was
arrested
on
charges
of
disorderly
conduct
with
a
companion,
Robert
Graham
Wahn,
publicity
man.
He
was
fined
$50
or
30
days
in
jail.
He
paid
the
fine
and
apologized
to
the
policeman
he
was
accused
of
kicking
in
the
shins.
He
was
arrested
twice
on
the
same
day
once
on
the
complaint
of
Patrolman
Joseph
Bergle
and
the
second
time
on
a
bench
warrant.
FIVE
TO
TWO
The
Revenue
Department
after
several
years
of
experimenting
has
cut
the
number
of
types
of
Income
tax
forms
from
five
to
two
Miss
Donna
Forster
who
works
in
the
income
tax
headquarters
shows
the
difference.
The
smaller
form
will
be
used
by
85
per
cent
of
Canadian
taxpayers
while
the
larger
form
will
be
for
the
rest,
including
small
business
owners,
farmers,
fishermen,
and
professional
men.
(CP
Photo)
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a
Happy
Christmas
and
a
Bright
and
rosperous
New
Year.
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K
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G.
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