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Pacific
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"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
PH0IIE81
A-AAVH,
No.
284.
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.
C.
FRIDAY.
DECEMBER
3
194R
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Children
Burned
to
EST
COAST
1AWTII
E
in
Bulkley
Valley
fragedy
Results
From
Attempt
of
Live
Lad
to
Light
Up
Gat
Lamp
S
MB
TODAY
uel
Pete,
2'year-oid
son,
and
Ruby,
nine-,ld
daughter,
were
burned
to
death
at
7:30
M
MM
Utwhcn
the
house
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Sam
Pete
Bulkley
vauey
settlement
of
Quick,
east
of
rs.
was
destroyed
by
fire.
Cause
of
the
tracrPfk-
L
attempt
of
a
ten-year-old
boy
to
light
up
a
while
me
parents
01
Three
Month
Shipping
Tie-Up
Is
Finally
Concluded
?
leren
were
away
irom
t,pping.
The
Petes
are
trier
the
tragedy.
Sgl.
'v.
BERLIN
COLLISION
KILLS
16
PERSONS
BERLIN
W
Sixteen
persons
were
killed
and
fifteen
injured
when
a
passenger
train
crashed
into
a
suburban
local
in
the
Soviet
zone
of
western
Berlin
today.
Seven
of
the
Injured
are
In
serious
condition.
Hie
local
was
standing
in
Falkensee
station
when
the
passenger
train,
running
through
a
signal,
crashed
into
it.
I'jnton.
Consiaoie
,6orn
icr
Harvey
Davles
pro-
on)
simmers
mj
invesu
J
U
found
the
house
had
Ld
to
the
ground.
Tho
3
Radio
Operators
of
C.I.O.
Are
Last
Union
to
Come
to
Agreement
SAN
FRANCISCO
(CP)
Agreement
was
reached
today
with
the
last
five
striking
maritime
unions
to
end
the
West
Coast
strike
which
had
lasted
for
three
months.
C.I.O.
radio
operators
and
Pacific
American
shipowners'
Association
came
to
terms
after
an
all-night
Urgaret
Pete,
had
gone
ore
at
Quick,
about
a
ant,
leaving
tcn-year-
Settlement
In
Palestine
l
ill
led
Nations
Approves
New
American
Compromise
Proposal
PARIS
V-The
United
Nations
today
approved
a
new
American
proposal
for
broad
conciliation
of
the
Arab
and
Jewish
boundaries
in
Palestine
without
reference
to
the
Bernadotte
p
an
or
last
year's
partition.
The
poliUcal
committee
accepted
an
amendment
by.
Dean
Rusk
of
the
United
States
to
the
British
resolution.
The
amendment
instructs
the
setting
up
of
a
conciliation
commission.
Under
a
portion
of
a
British
I,
Brown
in
cliarge
of
tht
BERLIN'S
'ONE
GovEnnr.iEUT
Soviets
Set
tp
Their
Administration
Exclusively
For
Whole
German
Capital
BERLIN
0i
The
Soviets
today
recognized
the
newly
formed
government
here
"as
one
legal
organization
of
city
administration"
and
pledged
support
thereto.
The
step
was
announced
by
the
Soviet-sponsored
German
news
agency
It
had
been
expected
since
hand-picked
delegates
were
approved.
A
Communist
slate
of
-city
officers
was
unanimously
chosen
at
a
convention
in
the
Russian
sector
Tuesday
and
was
proclaimed
as
successor
to
the
legally-elected
(1946)
administration
which
was
recently
ous
Iring
her
absence.
After
conference.
,
up
ihe
lamp,
darkness
Urn,
Hie
boy
was
pro-i
light
up
when
It
took
Earlier
other
unions
and
em
Capture
of
Suchow
Is
Confirmed
SUPERSONIC
PARACHUTE
CKia
TRYOUT
A
new
supersonic
parachute,
developed
in
Schenectady,
N.Y.,
is
shown
landing
safely
on
the
ground
after
a
test
flight.
The
parachute
is
expelled
from
a
V-2
rocket
as
high
as
100
miles
above
the
earth's
surface.
The
parachute,
containing
.delicate
research
instruments,
reaches
supersonic
speed
before
its
vanes
spread
out,
gradually
slowing
the
device
to
about
27
miles
an
hour
just
before
the
sharp
spike
of
its
nose
embeds
itself
in
the
ground,
enabling
it
to
land
without
damage
to
its
delicate
cargo.
ployers
had
reached
agreements
:tis
excitement,
the
lad
to
end
Uie
three-month-old
its.
Pete,
leaving
Uw
strike.
.",,.
;tr
children
behind,
The
strike
came
formally
to
a
it.
the
father,
was
In
stopping.
close
at
noon
today.
uest
is
proceeding
to
TEMPERATURE
DOWN
AFTER
HEAVY
SNOW
Lowest
temperature
of
the
season
cracked
down
on
Prince
Rupert
last
night
on
the
heels
of
an
eight-inch
snowfall,
the
second
heavy
snow
blanket
within
a
week.
Chinese
Nationalist
Forces
Talk
of
Retiring
to
Mountains
Beyond
Nanking
NANKING
fl1'
The
Commu
FAIRBANKS
HAS
FIRE
BASKETBALL-
Bo-Me-Ili
Piles
Up
Dig
JED
NATIONS
nistic
capture
of
Suchow
was
confirmed
today
in
government
GO
AHEAD
resolution
passed
yesterday
steps
will
be
taken
to
assist
the
Jews
and
Arabs
in
settling
outstanding
problems.
military
sources.
It
was
stated
!-
Canada
will
optKi.se
that
the
evacuation
of
the
big:
Uictory
Over
Ketchikan
to
have
the
thitd
nationalist
base,
211
miles
north
Assembly
of
the
United
now
in
session
here,
!
and
reconvened
hi
Forty
Below
Weather
Hampers
Work
of
Firemen
In
Alaska
City
FAIRBANKS,
Alaska
Five
firemen
were
seriously
frostbitten
here
yesterday
when
fighting
a
blaze
which
destroyed
a
garage
and
damaged
headquarters
building
of
the
625th,
aircraft
control
and
warning
west
of
here,
had
been
completed
by
noon
Wednesday.
Three
armies
totalling
250,000
pulled
out
of
Suchow
in
an
effort
to
relieve
the
trapped
12th
Temperatures
dropped
to
25.9
degrees,
the
lowest
since
last
April
and
the
chill
was
emphasized
by
the
snow
covering
which
eame
down
between
noon
and
6
p.m.
Thursday
leaving
trees
and
rooftops
garlanded
with
white.
The
snowfall
added
to
that
which
fell
last
week
when
h
is
a
continuation
of
ALASKANS
SHOW
EFFECTS
OF
WHICH
.
SEA
VOYAGE
FIRST
WIN
IN
TWO
YEARS
FOR
LOCALS
IN
THIS
SERIES
In
a
packed
Civic
Centre
irymnasium,
the
Bo-Me
Army
south
in
the
Sushlen
sec
si
Assembly.
Canada
iifh
action
nndu-)ina
Wilgrcss
told
the
committee
today.
tor.
ted
from
the
City
Hall.
Meantime,
the
Communists
today
launched
a
scare
campaiga
to
try
and
keep
Berliners
from
voting
Sunday
in
the
elections
called
by
the
western
occupying
powers.
Newspapers
asserted,
without
foundation
It
wa-i
said,
that
the
United
States
may
wiUidraw
from
Berlin
by
spring
and
Washington
might
recall
General
Lucius
D.
Clay,
United
States
military
governor.
Leader
of
Borkum"4
Massacre
Executed
MUNICH
ffThe
German
Navy
lieutenant
who
led
the
Borkum
Island
massacre
of
seven
unarmed
American
airmen
was
hanged
today
with
Hi
Rainmakers
defeated
the
Kayhi
Polar
Pears
r8
to!
26
in
the
first
came
of
their
annual
Inter-Hitrh
Series
Military
sources
say
that
the
Communists,
on
entering
Suc-
squadron
at
nearby
Ladd
Field.
Temperatures
of
forty
below
hampered
firemen.
Damage
.Is.
said
to
have
been
heavy.
"
;
llastjiight.
Jt
was
the
first
win
for
Coach
AJex
Bill
how,.Jtound
supply
.depots
de
MAT
SON
HOPE
ooys
on
mcir
nome
noor
in
mis
series
in
two
years.
Kayhi
made
its
appearance
on
the
floor
only
twif
more
than
a
foot
fell.
Much
of
the
earlier
snow
remained,
"despite"
several
rainstorms
during
the
week.
.
Pioneers
say
that
they
cannot
recall
such
an
abundance
of
snow
so
early
in
the
season
in
previous
years.
hours
after
arriving.
The
ef-
stroyed.
"
Meanwhile,
seven
Communist
columns
totalling
100,000
eased
their
assault
on
the
Hwai
River
line.
;
Earlier
the
government
said
I
first
t.'.ii?
in
history
Hupp,
isolated
trading
northern
British
Col-
"ill
have
its
own
inedi-
it
would
make
a
fighting
retreat
into
the
mountains
of
South
China
if
the
Communists
overrun
Nanking.
:
three
other
German
war
criminals.
The
execution
brought
to
c.
This
week
the
BC.
DIGNITARIES
GREEK
PRIESTS
ARE
CHARGED
PRAGUE
i
Three
Greek
Oi-thodox
priests
will
be
tried
here
next
week
on
charges
of
leading
a
fight,
to
carve
a
Ukrainian
republic
out
of
parts
of
Rus-'a
and
her
neighbors.
Press
and
radio
attacks
on
both
Greek
and
Roman
Catholic
churches
precluded
announcement
of
the
details
last
night.
01
the
number
of
executed
in
groups
on
eight
consecutive
Fridays
for
war
crimes.
s
is
opening
1U
newt-si
j
huspiial,
hi
this
settle-;
miles
northwest
of
Fori
'
morning
Miss
Flor-tm,
assistant
super-BC.
Red
Crass
Outpost
fir
from
Vancouver
to
John,
accompanied
by
aig.
maintenance
man
Cross
in
this
province
"-bed
log
cabin
hospital.
feels
of
travelling
all
day
showed
up
in
their
ball-playing.'
The
defeat
they
took
was
the
heaviest
that
any
Bo-Me-lU
team
has
been
able
to
inflict
on
them
since
competition
between
the
two
teams
was
inaugurated.
The
line-up
of
Kayhi
this
year
is
mqde
up
of
new
players
except
for
two
who
showed
here
last
year
John
Stenford
and
Jack
Johansen.
Coach
Hollis-tcr's
boys
are
still
In
the
early
season
stage.
Bo-Me-Hi
has
come
up
witn
a
stronger
team
than
the
one
that
faced
the
Polar
Bears
last
year.
The
reserves
this
year
are
nearly
as
strong
as
the
first
string
and
do
not
lessen
the
pace
In
any
way.
Kayhl
scored
the
first
basktl
when
Ilinman
dropped
in
a
lone
one-hander
from
behind
EASTERN
ORIGIN
Hockey,
the
Irish
national
game
of
curling,
and
possibly
guir,
and
cricket
are
derived
from
polo.
i
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
The
weather
remains
cold
and
unsettled
over
British
Columbia.
Scattered
snow
flurries
were
reported
along'
the
coast
during
the
morning
but
these
were
expected
to
clear
during
the
afternoon
as
warmer
air
moved
over
Uie
province
from
the
West.
Snow
flurries
are
expected
hi
Uie
interior,
this
afternoon
followed
by
clearing
skies
and
colder
weather
tonight.
Fine
weather
appears
likely
oyer
most
of
the
province
for
Saturday
although
there
will
be
increasing
cloudiness
over-
the
northern
coast
in
the
evening
with
the
approach
of
another
storm
from
the
west.
2
Forecast
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Variable
cloudiness
this
morning
with
widely
scattered
snow
flurries
over
the
Queen
Charlottes.
Clearing
this
afternoon.
Variable
cloudiness,
overcast,
clearing
during
the
morning
but
becoming
overcast
again
by
evening.
Winds
northerly
(20
m.p.h.)
today,
southwesterly
(15)
tonight
and
southeasterly
(20)
Saturday,
i
Little
change
In
temperature.
Lows
tonight
and
NUN
BREAKS
SILENCE
Precedent
was
created
in
Montreal
when
for
the
first
time
a
nun
was
guest
speaker
at
a
service
club.
Sister
Marie
dc
L'Eucharistie
of
the
Order
of
Poor
Claire
of
Jerusalem
who
took
a
vow
of
silence
10
years
ago,
was
permitted
to
make
the
trip
to
Montreal
from
Palestine
by
special
dis-
pensation
from
the
Vatican.
She
told
the
Richelieu
Club
of
the
difficulties
of
Roman
Catholic
organizations
in
the
Near
East
since
the
beginning
.
of
the
Second
World
War.
MAKE
FLIGHT
TO
CARIBBEAN
MONTREAL
Completing
a
six-day
pre-inaugural
trip
to
the
Caribbean,
a
party
of
forty
government
officials,
business
leaders
and
press
and
radio
executives
returned
by
a
Trans-Canada
Air
Lines'
North
Star
to
Montreal
Airport.
The
group
visited
Nassau,
Bahamas,
Kingston
and
Monte-go
Bay,
Jamaica,
and
Port-of-Spaln,
Trinidad,
and
were
welcomed
at
official
receptions
by
the
governors
of
these
colonies.
Letters
of
greetings
from
Rt.
Hon.
Louis
St.
Laurent,
Prime
on
the
banks
of
the
vr,
will
be
starred
with
j
and
housekeeper
at
th-?
of
the
year
when
thn
lfnls
in
this
area
will
d
with
their
own
service.
there
will
be
no
more
of
illness
uud
death
"
the
novel
"Mrs.
Mike."
.
CP
Photo)
::
TODAYS
STOCKS
::
'
Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.
I
td.
rd
at
Hudson
Hope.
No
Minister
of
Canada,
and
from
ihe
key.
Bo-Me-Hi
came
right
back
and
Ilson
netted
a
two-pointer.
Hie
score
was
tied
at
4-4
when
the
Bo-Me-Hi
offenss
started
to
roll
and
rack
up
baskets.
The
zone
defense
thrown
up
by
the
Bears
did
not
stop
the
rampaging,
Rainmakers
us
they
started
to
pop
long
ones
Urgency
cases
will
be
'
this
area
by
wl'd
Rt.
Hon.
C.
D.
Howe,
Minister
of
Trade
and
Commerce,
were
delivered
by
W.
J.
,
Turnbull.
Vancouver
burins.
Up
to
the
prcs-fsons
needing
medical
.053,
Bayonne
P
had
to
be
taken
to
Bralorne
..:
7.15
Mm
by
truck
or
dog
highs
Saturday
At
Port
Hardy
30
and
42,
Massett
25
and
40,'
Prince
Rupert
27
and
40.
B.
R.
Con
B.
R.
X.
..
02
y2
08
Vi
Deputy
Postmaster-General,
to
Their
Excellencies,
the
Governors
of
the
Bahamas,
of
Jamaica
and
of
Trinidad
anS
Tobago.
His
Excellency
Sir
William
L
Murphy,
K.C.,
M.G.,
Governor
of
the
Bahamas,
extended
con
Aumaque
15
Beattie
45
Bevxourt
.24
Bob
jo
1314
Buffalo
Canadian
14
Consol.
Smelters
125.50
Con
west
1.29
Donalda
53
Eldona
.70
East
Sullivan
3.00
Olost
is
the
result
of
1948
MARITIME
POTATO
KING
L.
Frank
Murphy,
right,
1948
Maritime
potato
king
of
Carleton
Siding,
Prince
Co.,
P.E.I..
receives
congratulations
from
C.
F.
Bailey,
president
of
the
Maritime
Winter
Fair
held
In
Amherst,
N.S.
begun
by
the
Red
Nrc
than
10
vears
a-'O
!
area
was
first
sur
Building
waj
hrlri
nn
hv
in
with
amazing
accuracy.
Kayhi
was
handicapped
by
the
close
checking
Bo-Me-Hi
quintet
that
kept
them
out
of
the
key
and
forced
them
to
shoot
difficult
shots
from
the
corner
and
side.
The
half
ended
with
the
score
23-10
for
the
local
team.
In
the
second
half
the
Bo-Me-Hi
offense
continued
to
roll
and
nothing
could
stop
them.
Kayhi
switched
to
a
man-toman
defense
which
the
locals
are
more
used
to
and
this
was
p
R
nr?
ai'(l
delayed
again
in
gratulations
of
the
colony
and
best
wishes
to
TransCanada
Air
Lines,
on
Thursday's
inaugra-
f
to
iliadrflnut.
wRtrr
Cariboo
Quartz
105
Congress
...
.03
Hedley
Mascot
w..
.03
Hdley
Mascot
30
Peiid
Oreille
5.90
Pioneer
:
2.60
Premier
Border
02Vi
Privateer
15
Reves
McDonald
2.95
Reno
07
Sheep
Creek
1.60
Sllbak
Premier
.32
Taku
River
30
Vananda
.45
Salmon
Gold
10
tion
of
a
fresh
link
between
Canada
and
the
Bahamas.
!
Urn
sixth
Red
Cross
to
be
opened
this
year
al,il
follows
return
to
At
Montego
Bay,
Jamaica,
His
Excellency
Sir
John
Hugglns,
'StiOll
of
dir.
mil'
ROAD
POLICY
IS
PROTESTED
TERRACE-rA
protest
is
being
sent
by
the
Terrace
and
District
Board
of
Trade
to
Premier
Byron
Johnson
on
the
attitude
,
of
Hon.
E.
T.
Carson
towards
the
northern
highway.
In
regard
to
the
keeping
open
of
the
Skeena
Highway
during
the
winter
months,
it
was
decided
to
get
in
touch
with
the
Canadian
National
Railways
at
Prince
Rupert
to
have
something
done
about
the
highway,
adjacent
to
the
railroad
which
is
being
continually
covered
K.C.,
M.G.,
M.C.,
joined
with
the
P.
Orinhor
on
.l,l..l.
what
they
wanted.
Their
fast
''stafr
shortages
July
SI.
j
breaking
forwards
poured
through
the
Bears'
slow
forming
defense
to
net
scores.
The
third
quarter
ended
39
to
15.
Jamaica
Tourist
and
Tradi
Board
in
welcoming
the
Canadian
visitors
and
said
that
the
new
air
service
would
do
much
to
bring
Canadian
tourists
to
Jamaica,
especially
those
now
contemplating
a
winter
Giant
Yellowknlfe
....
4.55
God's
Lake
.36
Harrlcana
08
i
Hardrock
20
Heva
09
Hosco
15
Jacknlfe
.,
04
Joliet
Quebec
.13
Lake
Rowan
05
Lapaska
..
05
Little
Long
Lac
71
Lynx
12
,
Madsen
Red
Lake
....
2.13
'
McKenzte
Red
Lake
..
.32.
McLeod
Cockshutt
....
.80
Moneta
.40
Negus
20R
Noranda
55.25
Louvicourt
35
Yz
Pickle
Crow
1.95
Rgcourt
05
San
Antonio
3.50
Spud
Valley
09
Oils-
openings,
all
Pt
nine
monthr.,
in-
'"-bed
unit
at
Terrace.
6
a
three-bed
hospital
m
April
4.
three-bod
Canadian
4.25
Anglo
The
final
quarter
brought
into
A.
P.
Con
32
the
game
the
reserves
of
the
5
Blue
River
Scptcm-
Rainmakers.
This
didn't
skn
their
offense
which
was
led
by
"u
the
Boulh
Cariboo
His
Excellency,
Sir
John
V.
W.
Shaw,
K.C..
M.G..
Governor
of
Hospital
Scp-
Atlantic
115
"
Calmont
55
C
&
E
6.35
Central
Leduc
".
1.63
Home
12.75
Mercury
.24
Okalta
.:
163
25.
Glen
Carlson,
biggest
visiting
Continued
on
Page
3)
with
snow
when
the
C.N.R.
snow
plough
goes
through.
.
,
aUN
f
IcHiii.mii
ill
have
Won
a
nmnoulim
LOCAL
TIDES
Saturday,
December
4,
1948
High
3:55
18.8
feet
Trinidad
and
Tobago,
met
the
Canadian
group
at
an
evening
reception,
and
the
Tourist
Board
entertained
them
at
luncheon.
"The
Caribbean
is
perfect
for
winter
vacations,"
"Tropical
fruit
galore,"
"The
smoothest
fl!ght
i
have
ever
taken,"
were
(Continued
on
Page
2)
BAN
CRIME
COMICS
GUYSBORO,
N.S.
.
0)
A
local
store
announced
that
it
will
not
sell
any
comic
books
that
feature
crime
stories
and
all
such
publications
would
be
banned
from
Its
shelves.
.41
2.02
1.70
WESTERN
CANADA'S
HIGHEST
AIR
CADET
AWARD-The
.Guthrie
trophy,
the
highest
award
that
can
be
earned
by
an
was
presented
to
W
ley-Mitchell
panada,
air
cadet
squadron
in
Western
air
cadet
squadron
at
Estevan.
Sask.
Estevan
is
a
southern
Saskatchewan
town
of
.
about
3.500
population.
High
officers
of
the
R.CA.F.
and
officials
of
the
Canadian
Sd
Saskatchewan
air
cadet
leagues
attended
the
presentation.
Pacific
Tete
iWncess
,
Royal
Canadian
South
Brazeau
Toronto
Athona
3.05
.41
.15
.22
.13
L.
f
cily'8
Parking
met-
!
r
1
n
tt-i
...
,
15:21
20.4
feet
Senator
Rouyn
Sherrit
Gordon
Steep
Rock
Sturgeon
River
.
Silver
Miller
.
Low
9:28
9.1
feet
-12V2
,
-
f
..
ca.cn
.wanes-
by-law;
-r
.32
22:05
3.9
feet
Fed
recently.