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the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
STAR
V
CABS
;AMPAIGN
VOL.
XXXVII,
No.
134
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.6.,
TUESDAY,
JUNE
8,
1948
.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
jective
$25,000
ril)l
to
Date
$4,412.20
Are
Risk:
Ske
River
Waters
Again
ena
'
"
'
-
i
.
$20,000
I.IIUO
New
Columbia
Crest
Hears
Track
Restoration
Is
Interfered
with
Today
Under
blazing
sunny
weather,
the
Skeena
River
started
rising
again
today,
according
to
advice
received
this
afternoon
at
the
office
of
the
superintendent
of
Canadian
National
Railways.
The
foreman
of
,an
extra
gang
at
Exstew
reported
that
rising
As
Scorching
Sun
Blazes
Down
on
Ice-Packs
I'
j
mill
$13,000
water
was
interfering
with
work
of
restoring
the
line
following
the
recent
tiood.
FRANCE
BACKS
I
NO
$10,000
PORTLAND,
9'
The
Columbia
River
today
fired
Its
third
crest
down-river
and
weary
American
dyke
workers
were
reinforced
for
three
more
weeks
of
siege.
Forecasters
said
that
the
new
crest
would
top
previous
ones.
Extent
of
its
duration
depends
on
how
long
the
scorching
sun
blazes
down
on
the
mountain
snowpacks.
In
the
entire
Pacific
northwest
more
manpower
and
equipment
was
thrown
into
the
battle
which
already
had
cost
27
lives
and
n
jl
-
'
'
'
'
'
J
'
j.,
"
i
FEDERAL
PLAN
Latest
reports
are
that,
as
yet,
there
is
now
no
water
over
the
railway
track
at
any
point.
Restoration
work
is
being
rushed
and,
if
there
Is
not
further
interference
from
high
water,
it
is
tentatively
expected
to
have
traffic
running
again
by
July
1.
FOR
GERMANY
PARIS,
Oi
The
French
cabinet
approved
today
a
six-power
agreement
on
western
Germany
and
voted
to
submit
the
agreement
to
the
National
Assembly
$5,000
I
.HIM)
$140,000,000
damage.
Hundreds
are
still
missing
in
the
Memorial
D
I
Day
drowning
of
Vanport,
Orc-
I
.gon,
a
city
of
18,000.
RUN-AROUND
Oil
RADIO
SERVICE
Communications
from
the
of
on
Friday.
The
agreement,
reached
in
London,
was
made
public
yesterday
by
the
United
States,
Great
Britain,
Franc,
Belgium,
the
Netherlands
and'
MnnH
Near
Portland,
where
thous
ands
of
1
urtny,
navy,
civilians
II
,
-
,
a
urns
$
1.00
and
national
guardsmen
are
la
twin
2.00
boring,
a
$43,000,000
Reynolds
fice
of
the
Prime
Minister
and
other
federal
ministers
as
well
as
from
the
board
of
governors
stands
behind
100
Aluminum
plant
15.00
soggy
levees.
10.00
i
lao'
and
Mrs.
Gibson
IMIIUS
Luxembourg.
It
calls
for
western
Germany
to
have
a
federal
gflvernment
with
International
control
of
the
Ruhr
valley
coai
and
iron
as
safeguards
to
keep
Germany
from
becoming
a
military
threat.
The
Moscow
newspapers
car
iTsnll
nmus
LOCAL
TIDES
(Standard
Time)
"UMIIS
2
00
;
2
0')
'
10
00
3
00
liihi'M
...
1!)48
MnliUr
Wednseday,
June
9,
ried
New
York
and
London
dispatches
on
the
plan,
but
no
editorials.
The
Russians
have
de
of
the
Canadian
Broadcasting
Corporation
in
answer
to
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
representations
for
better
broadcasting
from
Prince
Rupert
including
emission
from
the
local
station..,
of
-the
better
network,
programs
and
appointment
to
,the
board
of
governors
of
a
representative
from
British
Columbia
more
interested
in
this
part
of
the
province,
were
read
at
last
night's
Chamber
meeting
'as
Kji'llbol
2.00.'
Hlgll
,
2:05
'
'
15:14
y"
.faL
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'
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,
,,
r
imniiinlli
mil
I
II
III
IT-
Guides
5.00
1
15.9
feet
18.7
feet
1.1
feet
7.7
feet
nounced
the
negotiations
that
I'rNiiUKlilon
2.00
-II.M.C.S.
Ontario,
Canadian
light
cruiser,
being
invited
to
vi.sit
Prince
Rupert
on
i
Low
E
Tiivlor
1.00
8:51
20:46
IJE1NG
INVITED
1
1
ERG
Tort
Day.
Oi'ddes
1.00'
led
'up
to
it.
Agreements,
results
of
a
six-power
conference
which
ended
at
London
a
week
ago,
were
an
Chambers
2.00
!
Montgomery
1.00
C.
Holt
by
5."!)
o
o
is
o
a
a
aa
a
a
o
u
a
o
o
ooa
e
o
nw
BULLETINS
Archibald
Speaks
For
Himself
-
And
Government
-
On
Red
Question
Conservatives
Win
In
Ontario
Asain
Altho
'"U
10.00
!
Lrluurueaii
1.00
nounced
simultaneously
here
and
In
Europe.
They
are
subject
to
formal
acceptance
by
the
governments
of
United
States,
Great
Britain,
France
and
the
Benelux
nations.
i
Parks
5.00
"Neither
the
government
nor
I
have
any
notion
of
putting
any
such
clause
(to
withold
the
benefits
of
federal
labor
legislation
from
organizations
in
which
communist
leadership
is
known
to
exist)
into
the
Industrial
Relations
Bill
as
we
have
too
much
but
none
.of
them
gave
much
satisfaction.
The
minister
of
transport
said
that
the
matter
was
one
for
trio
department
of
national
revenue
who
in
turn
wrote
that
the
Board
was
doubtless
aware
of
the
situation.
In
Northern
British
Columbia
and
would
do
what
it
could
to
rectify
it.
The
Prime
Minister's
secretary
stated
that
the
matter
had
been
sent
to
the
Board
of
Governors.
The
Board
of
Governors
said
the
matter
of
radio
broadcasting
service
to
this
area
was
still
being
considered.
ft'
liiiiimi
1.00
i'fbonakl
1.00
f
Lotuurneau
2.00
man
1.00
$
W
Rudderham
...
3.00
R.
Green
3.00
fc
!iM'!l
5.00
jp-
Saugstad
5.00
I
Black
10
00
W.
Mm
ray
10.00
IJ
anmiilge
5
00
Lead
Is
Cut
By
C
C.
F.
Premier
Drew
Loses
-His
Seat
J
Socialist
Victory
in
Metropolitan
City
of
Toronto
Is
Big
Surprise
T
O
R
ON
T
O
(CP)
Ontario's
Progressive-Conservative
government
was
re-elected
in
yesterday's
respect
for
the
intelligence
of
the
labor
organiza
BIDS
FOR
INDUSTRY
WINNIPEG,
'
0)
Manitoba
Bureau
of
Industry
and
Commerce
has
Issued
a
booklet
for
distribution
at
the
International
Trade
Fair
at
Toronto,
May
31
lions
to
in
themselves
themselves
to
to
try
try
movements
to
halt
communist
infiltration.
Mr.
Archibald's
letter
to
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
is
as
THAIL
15KING
FLOODED
TRAIL
The
Columbia
Kiver
went
up
another
three
inches
here
since
yesterday
and
at
Ilevelsloke
the
rise
was
1.9
feol.
Flood
waters
have
caused
t
lie
closing
of
one
school
here.
The
bridge
across
Hie
Columbia
is
menaced
by
drifting
logs
and
lias
been
closed
to
all
but
essential
traffic.
VANCOt
Vl.lt
VOTING
VANCOUVER.
Indications
up
to
noon
today
were
for
a
heavy
vote
hi
the
Vancouver
Centre
federal
by-elertion.
Italph
struct
or
discipline
them
from
the
outside,"
H.
G.
Archibald
M.P.
for
Skeena,
has
informed
lire
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
to
June
12.
The
book
outlines
advantages
of
industrial
loca
I
McLean
&
00
1
voting
but
Premier
George
Drew
went
down
to
per
I
follows:
tion
in
Manitoba.
hhrarer
'
2.00
sonal
defeat.
The
C.C.r'.
made
Dig
gains,
snarpiy
ie-
Commerce.
A
letter
from
Mr.
I
"I
am
In
receipt
of
your
letter
4(1
1.00
,
.
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11
..,...;rnun.ir'i)lim
msorvative
mil
maiontv
Wlt'ltv
ami
Archibald
containing
this
stale-
i
wherein
yuu
ask
me
to
support
til
f
'1L
LI
I
I
1
HUI
YClKlTV
......j".
i"
uli'
ill"
.
.
..'
.
.
..
(.!
,U
,.
ment
was
read
at
last
night's
j
Norm
l.oo
I
replacing
the
Liberal
party
'
as
as
the
me
official
ouiuai
oppositi
oppu&iLiuu
Greatest
C.C.F.
strength
was
the
principle
that
the
benefits
of
federal
labor
legislation
should
be
withheld
from
organizations
in
which
Communist
Rutherford
1.00:
Editorial
monthly
meeting.
The
Chamber
had
written
Mr.
Archibald
usk-ing
Ills
support
for
efforts
to
prevent
communism
from
infiltrating
into
labor
organizations
H.
Dougherty
.
M.
Sylvester
...
Brydges
lidVillc
Smith
1.00
shown
in
the
seventeen
loronio
2.00
1
and
York
ridings,
none
of
whicii
5.0(1
'had
C.C.F.
representation
in
tire
5.00
'
last
election
but
of
which
eleven
5.00
!
were
(raptured
by
the
Socialists
leadership
is
known
to
exist.
"I
would
like
to
quote
to
you
from
Hansard,
page
3439,
a
statement
made
by
The
Right
Honourable
St.
Laurent,
secret
FraserDykes
Hold
Despite
Surge
of
Peak
Spring
Tide
8,000
Acres
at
Creston
Flooded
as
Second
Barrier
Breaks
Array
Reserves
Are
Poured
Into
Battle
VANCOUVER
(CP)
The
tidal
power
of
the
Pacific
Ocean
surged
up
the
channel
of
the
flooding
Fraser
Kiver
today
in
a
13.9
foot
swell.
The
sagging
1.00
i
yesterday.
I
5.00
Campwy,
Liberal,
I.yle
Jes-Icy,
Progressive
-
Conservative,
and
Rod
Young,
C.C.K.,
are
(he
candidates
to
succeed
Ian
Mackeniie,
now
a
senator.
IRAN
GOV'T
FALLS
BAGDAD
The
government
Iran
suffered
a
want
of
confidence
vote
today,
getting
only
38
out
of
105
votes
iu
the
2.00
2.00
rrs
EASY
10
GIVE
Waters
of
the
Skeena
Kiver
arc
risiiiR
asain
today.
It
is
to
lie
hoped
not,
but
still
it
is
possible
llial
the
flood
menace
even
in
this
area
is
not
over
yet.
Thp
ureent
anneal
for
as
ary
of
state
for
external
affairs:
"
'It
is
not
enough,
however
to
blame
the
troubles
of
Europe
or
of
the
rest
of
the
ii
ir
Two
of
the
Premiers
lineen
cabinet
ministers
suffered
defeat,
one
to
the
C.C.F.
and
the
other
to
a
Liberal
candidate.
Premier
Drew
lost
his
High
"urn
jgMore
Inpbeli
.
world
on
the
destruction
of
war
and
on
the
subversive
activity
of
communism.
The
free
Park
riding
o
w.
u.
lempiu.
C.C.F.,
who
polled
11.501
seats
to
the
Premier's
10,540.
Final
standings
show
the
fol
and
Bipchin
Lulu
Island
dykes
held
and
5,000
Queensborough
district
residents
decided
not
to
evacuate
tjheir
homes
despite
a
plea
from
flood
officials
to
sleep
in
Red
Cross
hostels
in
New
Westminster
IrNflcc
'.vllip
.
nbir
is
surveying
its
manpower
re--
governments
are
themselves
at
fault
if
they
are
hesitant
to
take
the
necessary
social
and
political
measures
or
to
show
the
energy,
determination
and
solidarity
required
to
make
democracy
into
an
efficient
instrument
for
novery
and
a
dynamic
political
gospel.'
"
"It
is
with
this
thought
in
5.00
1.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
2.00
2.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
2.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
5.00
serve
so
that
the
maximum
number
will
be
able
to
pour
into
Anderson
I'H-liain
I'I'iiiiui
B.C.
on
an
Instant's
notice.
lowing
elected:
Progressive-Conservatives,
53.
C.C.F.,
22.
Liberals,
12.
Labor-Progresbive,
2.
Liberal-Labor,
1.
In
the
last
election
on
June
4.
1945
Progressive
-
Conservatives
won'
66
seats;
C.C.F.,
B:
Liberals,
2;
Liberal-Labor,
U;
Labor-Progressives,
l;
Independent
La
until
the
high1
tide
menace
Is
over.
Days
and
nights
of
back-breaking
toil
ended
suddenly
last
night
when
the
second
dyke
gave
way
to
the
gnawing
Koo.-enary
River
south
of
Creston.
The
rampaging
river
poured
over
Reserve
and
active
forces
of
funiian
er
Tfempe
the
army
now
engaged
in
flood
control
number
3,000.
Total
number
of
persons
fighting
the
i
mind
that
if
I
work
to
follow
the
advice
of
your
organization
I
lend
.....
House.
Those
voting
against
the
government
support
Former
Premier
Qavam.
RAISING
FLOOD
FUND
VANCOUVER
Local
sports
organizations
have
pledged
themselves
(o
raise
$50,000
for
flood
relief
by
means
of
direct
contributions
and
special
evciils.
ASK
I
OR
VOLUNTEERS
NEW
WESTMINSTER
Mayor
W.
M.
Moll
is
asking
for
1000
volunteers
a
day
to
carry
on
the
battle
against
the
Eraser
River
floods.
RESTORING
RAILWAYS
VANCOUVER
Canadian
National
Railways
expects
to
be
handling
traffic
into
Vancouver
again
by
Thursday
of
this
week.
The
C'.P.R.
experts
to
he
moving
through
a
week
from
today.
another
8,000
acres
of
ricli
fruit
Poole
sistance
to
those
in
(lire
straits
of
emergency
to
the
floods
elsewhere
In
the
province
continues.
Happily
situated
here
in
Prince
Rupert,
we
should
not
be
too
complacent
or
halfhearted
about
the
measure
of
our
generous
support.
We
are
only
fortunate
that
disaster
lias
not
already
struck
this
district
more
seriously
than
it
has.
It
might
still
do
so.
'We
are
assured
(hat
the
fund
will
be
used
wherever
in
the
province
it
is
needed
including
this
area.
There
should
be
no
hesitation
about
giviiiR
at
once
and
giving
generously.
Many
good
citiaens
are
working1
hard
on
behalf
of
the
campaign.
The
easiest
thing
for
the
rest
of
us
to
do
is
give.
We
do
not
even
have
to
defend
the
sodden
dykes
in
the
blazing
heat.
farming
area'.
A
crumbling
dyke
Jilyinan
a
week
earlier
caused
a
similar
WRITES
ON
RED
ISSUE
II.
O.
Archibald,
M.P.,
whose
letter
was
read
at
Chamber
of
Commerce
meeting
last
night.
'"Donald
5.00
bor,
1,
and
Independent,
l.
E
B
Jolliffe,
C.C.F.
leader,
won
a
scat
is
the
House
for
the
first
lime.
Farquhar
Oliver,
the
Liberal
B
'
Procter
4.00
area
to
be
inundated.
'
Guy
Constable,
secretary
of
the
would
know
that
I
wou!
be
promoting
Communism
ana"
doing
what
the
Communists
wanted.
As
it
happens,
neither
the
government
nor
I
have
any
notion
of
putting
any
such
clause
into
the
Industrial
Relations
Bill,
as
we
have
too
much
res-
P1'1
A.
Greissel
district,
said
that
the
financial
ElJBar
and
Fainllv
lonriei-
was
re-elected.
loss
from
Creston
crop
produc
R.
Roy
.
as
it
can
only
result
(the
Chamber
said
i
in
disaster
for
the
la
I
Mariiai'Mi
ti.
........
tion
alone
on
the
15,000
acres
Premier
Drew
will
continue
to
lead
the
parly.
Two
successful
r,.,
oviUW
.
Conservatives
have
for
the
intelligence
of
the
bor
organizations
themselves
asjpect
would
be
about
$500,000.
flood
is
estimated
at
33,000.
Relief
was
expected
today
from
abnormal
temperatures
which
have
been
prevalent
throughout
most
of
British
Columbia
for
the
last
two
days.
Yesterday
at
Kamloops
the
thermometer
zoomed
to
100
degrees,
one
degree
short
of
the
north
Okanagan
centre's
aU-time
high
for
June.
'
United
States
volunteers
had
assurance
today
from
D.
N.
McDonall,
acting
Commissioner
of
Immigration
at
Vancouver,
that
no
impedimant
would
be
placed
In
their
way
if
they
want
to
fight
B.Q.
floods.-".;
'.',,'
labor
organizations
themseles
to
well
as
for
the
country
at
large.
The
Prime
Minister
had
been
seat.
try
to
instruct
them
or
disci-
already
offered
him
a
More
soldiers
from
the
prairies
are
joining
B.C-.'s
flood
battle
which
has
already
taken
a
toll
ttlinu
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Fifm
fnlltilHp
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Bury
I
L
O.
Deli
v
s
Orocei
y
,
Prpissel
M
Traxlor
of
$35,000,000,
made
10,000
people
homeless
anti
made
70,000
acres
STARTED
IN
1461
similarly
written
to
by
the
local
Chamber
and
the
Prime
Minis-j
primitive
OPERATIONS
....
ter's
'secretary
replied
that
the
j
Peruvian
Incas
are
believed
to
matter
was
receiving
the
serious
have
used
coca
leaves,
from
consideration
of
the
government,
which
cocaine
is
derived,
as
an
!
Mr.
King
has
since
expressed
anaesthetic
for
their
skull
op-himself
as
sympathetic
with'erations
centuries
ago.
i
10.5c
of
watery
waste.
Five
hundred
troops
were
du
to
leave
Douglas,
Manitoba,
to
Halibut
Sales
American
Columbia,
50,000,
19.5c,
and
10.5c,
Storage.
Canadian
Signal,
35,000,
Co-op.
The
profession
of
barber-sur-
Tae
male
mosquito
is
strictly
geiou
was
incorporated
in
vegetarian,
and
does
not
bite,
'lish
In
1461
by
Edward
IV.
day.
Western
Army
Command
nued
on
Paae
Two)
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