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AND
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VOL
XXXVIII,
No.
31.
riUNCK
BUPKRT.
B.C.,
MONDAY,
FEBRUARY
7,
1940
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Russia
Is
Courting
Scandinavian
ICES
ACE
,sl,.r
St.
I.aumil
liCountries,-
Non-Aggression
Treaty
NrUi
Atlantic
Pact
FALLS.
P
Spcak-
urcIiiT
"h'M.
Prime.
S
St.
Laurent
said
iJllS
WHllIU
nuve
w
Offered
Norway,
Possibly
Others
dices
and
burdens
II
irili
Auanuc
sctui-
.
t.
.
-.
;
r."L
Moscow
VJarns
Power
Company
Asks
Dim
-
Out
STEVART
IS
tiiird
world
war
was
.1.
,.
Minister
warned
,.,,-th
Atlantic
pact
,(.
'
for
Canada'
'per-,
,-isk"
than
would
,
nn'iitfd
United
Na-
To
Conserve
Electricity
Here
Them
Against
Atlantic
Pact
STILL
ICED
STEWART
With
the
at
the
beach
here
now
more
MQSCOW
(CP)
Rus-
;
,
Business
and
Street
Lighting
to
Be
Conserved
While
Water
Crisis
Lasts
Water
level
at
Falls
River
and
ShawMf
Um
i
onn.
sia
yesterday
offered
a
non
-
aggression
pact
to
than
23
feet,
temperatures
ranging
from
16
above
to
10
below
and
Portland
Canal
completely
,Usy
Mr.
St.
Laur-(
llu:
i:oilVkUo;i
totalitarian
.,ic
to
attack"
any
!ic
new
security
ul-(Ki:
The
pact
will
,
r
a
group
of
c'v'"
5f;
I
Fin
I
MWI-I
llllll
I
'tinuing
to
lower
as
a
result
of
the
absence
of
rainfall
POWER
SHORTAGE
Why
Vancouver
industry
and
homes
must
drastically
cut
power
consumption:
Slave
Lake,
site
of
a
big
power
devel
jpmen-.,
has
less
than
four
feet
to
drop
before
the
generators
stop
turning.
It
is
one
of
the
lower
mainland's
chief
sources
of
electricity.
Lack
acie.s
which
have
which
has
persisted
for
most
of
the
winter.
"We
have
asked
city
business
houses
to
discontinue
all
display
lighting
during
the
water
shortage,"
Northern
B.C.
Power
Co.
Manager
T.
B.
Black
said
lodliy
"We
hope
too.
that
house-,
natural
resources.
(CP
Photo)
of
rain
in
January
has
caused
this
condition.
frozen
over
to
a
depth
of
a
foot
for
a
mile
out
from
the
Stewart
wharf,
this
mining
camp
town
has
been
really
taking
a
beating
from
the
Weather
Man
this
winter.
There
was
some
doubt
whether
the
weekly
steamer
Camosun
would
be
able
to
get
alongside
the
Stewart
whirl
today.
If
she
falls,
it
will
have
been
the
fourth
occasion
during
the
industrial
know
ll(.l
told
the
On-
holders
will
be
as
economical
as
possible,
turning
off
all
un
erracc
Asks
d:
ot
me
M,
Unit
the
Soviets
4
he
told
that
they
THE
WEATHLLR
Synopsis
An.
Arctic,
air
mass
has
again
pushed
south
over
the
interior
ol
life
province
and
brought
.sub-zero
weather
to
most
of
the
central
regions.
Prince
George
Norway
after
tacitly
warning
the
Scandinavian
country
against
joining
the
Atlantic
pact
with'
United
States
and
western
Europe.
This,
Russia
said,
would
eliminate
any
doubt
as
to
the
Soviet
Union's
good
neighbor
intentions
toward
her
northern
neighbor.
Foreign
observers
here
said
today
that
Russia
may
follow
up
the
pact
by
offering
similar
treaties
to
Sweden
and
Denmark.
Observers
said
they
had
no
Inside
information
as
to
Russia's
plans
but
predicted
that
the
note
to
Norway
would
be
followed
by
other
important
moves.
I
Meantime
the
Norwegian
foreign
minister
arrived
In
Wash-1,
Gov7t
Agent
uiiiu
wuuu
wai
a
"
-
necessary
lights."
A
heavy,
continuous
rainfall
will
be
necessary
before
water
level
at
the
Falls
River
plant
will
be
restored
lo
its
former
height.
last
month
that
she
has
been
think
it
is
'
-ill
one.
"I
i;
tell
unable
to
even
make
contact
d.q,j
r
,,.
v..
r:
i
t:
them
that
With
Refusal
Better
Post
i
with
shore.
At
two
other
times
she
has
transferred
passengers,
Stricken
Vancouver
Is
Swept
By
Arctic
Storm
at
Week-End
STILL
NO
RELIEF
IN
POWER
CRISIS
ALTIIOUCII
SLIGHT
RAIN
EXPECTED
V
A
N
C
O
U
V
E
U
(CP)
After
the
worst
snowstorm
to
strike
British
Columbia's
lower
mainland
in
a
lone;
time
had
blown
itself
out
last
night,
the
weather
bureau
forecast
today
that
a
little
rain
might
fall
tonight
and
tomorrow
but
not
in
sufficient
quantity
to
appreciably
aid
the
power
shortage.
With
only
,ing
o
be
through
they
have
licked
The
dim-out
will
be
reminis
has
recorded
a
low
temperature
of
30
below,
a
drop
of
more
than
25
degrees
in
the
past
24
hours.
mail
and
perishable
freight
to
Office
Hours
Are
Sought
TERRACE
Hon.
Herbert
cent
of
the
early
days
of
the
if
Of
UN.
Pacific
war
when
all
lights
were
small
boats
which
carried
the
cargo
to
the
Hydtr
dock.
Anscomb,
provincial
minister
of
shrouded
as
a
security
pre
finance,
has
turned
down
a
re
caution.
quest
of
the
Terrace
and
Dis
lo
Hope
First
actual
restriction
on
the
trict
Board
of
Trade
that
a
de
use
of
electric
power
in
Prince
In
spite
of
the
tough
Job,
public
works
men
have
beenj
continuing
their
efforts
to
blast
a
channel
for
the
steamer
into
the
Stewart
dock
in
the
hope
that
she
would
be
able
to
get
ington
last
night
to
discuss
the'
RuperJ.
was
requested
today
by
puty
government
agent
be
established
iri
Terrace,
eivine
as
indszenty
Scattered
snow
flurries
are
occurring
in
the
southern
interior
and
along
the
landing
edge
of
the
cold
air
mass.
Relatively
clear
skies
are
general
over
the
southern
coastal
areas
with
variable
cloudiness
and
scattered
showers
of
mixed
rain
and
snow
along
the
Queen
Charlottes.
An
active
storm
in
the
the:
Northern
B.C.
Power
Co
h
water
water
in
in
tlx
the.
the
reason
that
the
British
Col
which
asked
darkening
electri
Atlantic
pact
with
the
United
States
Department
of
State.
In
Stockholm
official
circles
said
that
non-aggression
pact
in.
Ir
nh
oiiili'iiiii
cnou'jh
reservoirs
to
keep
generators
running
for
twenty
days,
a
week's
heavy
rain
is
needed
to
permanently
relieve
cal
display
signs
while
cold
umbia
police
were
carrying
out'
the
work
adequately.
The
Board
There
has
been
a
fair
supply
weather
continues
to
cause
a
)l
hi
1
1;
.i
ria
it
I'mn.tle
i
KK
Tln'i-e
is
not
of
foodstuffs
with
the
water
shortage
at
the
company's
excep-1
offer
had
not
yet
been
received
j
from
Russia
but
it
was
expected
at
its
monthly
meeting
last
Wednesday
nlgiit,
decided
to
prosecute
the
request
further,
tion
of
eggs
and
meat.
Falls
River
hydro-plant.
(lull
of
Alaska
will
bring
mixed
MANY
MILLS
CLOSE
DOWN
railing
Lumber
Priors
Bring
About
Curtailment
of
Operations
I
It
would
be
turned
down
In
view
Already,
the
company
has
re
rain
and
snow
and
strong
south
the
situation,
it
was
said
today..
The
week-end
storm,
which
I
petered
nut
in
the
Kootcnays!
today,
dumped
six-and-a-half
j
pointing
out,
among
other
on
a
variety
of
matters
com-
of
Sweden's
traditional
policy
of
ductd
the
period
which
street
erly
winds
to
tlie
Queen
Char
prised
the
principal
business
,
neutrality.
things,
that
this
district's
an
inual
revenue
for
licences,
etc.
lottes
tonight.
Increased
cloudi
lights
are
allowed
to
burn
at
night
and
city
residents
have
of
the
evening.
Is
$17,000.
pes
and
showers
of
mixed
rain
RejrPsentatioHS
-are
-
ta
-b&
i
betifi'a.'iked
to'
conserve
"domestic
use
of
water
in
a
series
of
President
Dudley
O.
Little
and
snow
will
spread
to
th
southern
coastal
areas
tomor
row.
was
In
the
chair
over
the
meet
made
to
the
Postmaster
General
to
have
the
local
post
office
open
for
the
transaction
of
inches
of
snow
over
the
Lower
Ma
if
if.
'refit
:-a.n
'a
t
t
m
.li-h
'Axi
two
persons.
IJ
was
accompanied
Saturday
night
by
a
4
-mile
an
hour
gale
and
it
was
a
virtual
Arctic
storm
that
raged,
over
the
stricken
blackcd-out
ing
which
opened
with
the
moves
to
stave
off
a
power
measures
were
taken
as
t
a
1
1
ymt;
t"
.-iavr
the
C.
Sinai
MmcUsenty
of
i
in
is
to
be
M
iiteilceJ
St
tomorrow
after
'rti'y
to
r!i:ir".ps
(if
!
i.
M.",f
;uul
i!;u-k
i
Cn'Un.d
HiiHinan
re
yM-KL.y.
'the
tvial
Jiiial
Mindsi'uiy
was
H'd
by
Cardinal
Speil-eoiidcniniii(i
eominun-s
treason,
then
il.
v;,is
hat
Mind,.seiilv
bad
R
nitty.
'ii'into
Cardinal
J
(;
an
I'l'i'lared.
thai,
the
VANCOUVKIt,
ff'
Falling
lumber
priers
have
forced
the
closure
of
more
than
1400
Ta-rilk:
Noi'thwcst
mills,
500
of
them
in
British
Columbia,
it
was
reported
today.
Mills
usually
close
during:
the
swearing
in
by
Stipendiary
J
business
from
the
hours
of
9
I
orccasl
esult
of
the
lowering
of
the
a
Queen
Charlottes
ami
North
i
Coast
-Clear
along
the
north
¬
Magistrate
Will
Robinson
of
the
a.m.
to
6
p.m.
noon
nour
in-new
president
and
vice-presi-1
elusive
as
it
was
felt
that
the
dent
C.-j;
Norrington.
present
hours
are
unsatisfac-
Outstanding
correspondence
1
tory.
NATIVES
PLAN
PROTEST
OVER
JAP
RETURN
KITWANGA
Skeena
River
branch
of
the
Native
Brotherhood
of
B.C.
plans
to
send
a
formal
protest
to
both
the
federal
and
provincial
governments
against
any
proposal
to
permit
persons
of
Japanese
origin
to
re
j
(.
iin.stnias
holidays
and
reopen
water
level
at
the
Falls
River
dam,
which
has
dropped
to
such
an
extent
that
only
about
a
week's
power
is
still
in
storage
there.
early
in
Fcpruary
but
the
closures
have
been
prolonged
this
year
becaime
of
poor
markets
city.
The
snow
drilled
to
depths
of
several
feet
at,
some
poinl.s.
All
transportation
services
were
disrupted,
some
suspended.
Weather
officials
said
the
storm
appeared
to
have
been
the
worst
since
1935
when
more
than
a
foot-and-a-halt
of
snow
i
i
bad
weather.
no
;""
Sulletha
uil
jgierniiieiit
liad
miIIi
or
justice."
I
ern
mainland
area.
Variable
cloudiness
with
scattered
showers
over
the
Charlottes,
becoming
overcast
with
intermittent
rain
and
snow
tonight.
Cloudy
with
widely
scattered
showers
Tuesday.
Winds
light
northerly,
increasing
to
southerly
gales
(30
to
40
m
p.h.i
tonight
and
decreasing
to
westerly
(20
m.p.h.)
Tuesday
forenoon.
Milder
tonight.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Tuesday:
Port
Hardy
28-35,
Massctt
30-35,
Prince
Ruf)trt
:r-
'
arryiiiK
on
a
nilh-
ll'i
of
jxTserutioii
Sic,
turn
to
coastal
areas.
PKE-REPUBLICAN
KINGS
France
had
47
kings
before
the
country
became
a
republic.
Meeting
to
discuss
press
re
ports
that
such
a
step
may
be
taken
the
branch
supported
the
view
of
President
Harold
Sin
Haines
Road
Maintenance
Alaska
Legislature
Asks
Canada
to
Keep
It
Open
JUNEAU,
(AP)
The
territorial
house
passed
quickly
under
suspension
rules
a
memorial
to
the
President
and
federal
departments
asking
them
to
ne
Cii.Iiiii
.said
in
l''f"
the
Mind,.senly
.is
follow
n,
a
typical
:iio
putlein.
H
was
a
Ani,isiH.)
,,f
nri.,1,.,,,,.
all
but
Jhe
treason
charge
and
tld
the
court
he
reurclted
his
clair
that
return
of
the
Japanese
could
be
considered
a
threat
fell
within
a
few
hours.
Vancouver
Island
and
Victoria
also
felt
the
storm.
There
was
rain,
wind,
sleet
and
snow
at
Victoria
and
up-island
it
snowed
as
much
as
six
Inches.
Cieorge
Pallos,
aged
15,
died
from
injuries
received
when
lie
was
struck
by
a
car
during
the
storm
at
Craubrook
and
five-year
old
James
Brady
was
killed
instantly
by
a
bull-dozer
clearing
a
snow-blocked
road.
?"
mat
not
.since
to
the
livelihood
of
native
fishermen
on
the
B.C.
coast.
actions
bul.
hail
"never
been
an
enemy
to
the
Hungarian
people."
Alone
in
Jail
Mindszenty
prayed:
"May
the
Lord
give
wisdom
lo
the
court
when
they
pass
sentence
which
may
help
settlement
at
home
and
abroad."
During
the
war,
.Mr.
Sinclair
THIRTY
SKIIERS
KILLED
DONAUESCHINGEN,
Germany
Thirty
German
skiiers
were
killed
last
night
when
a
bus
in
which
they
were
returning
from
a
Black
Forest
ski
centre
skidded
.on
a
city
road
and
tumbled
down
a
60-foot
crevice.
Police
reported
that
seventeen
were
killed
instantly
and
13
others
died
in
hospital.
Thirty-seven
are
still
in
hospital
with
severe
injuries.
Donaueshingen
is
in
the
French
occupation
zone.
NEW
STORM
FRONT
CHICAGO
Slashing
storms
had
opened
up
a
new
front
today
against
armies
of
rescuers
in
Western
United
States
blizzard
areas
while
hammering
again
at
some
sections
of
high
plains.
High
winds
in
Wyoming
piled
deep
snow
drifts
back
on
said,
the
Indian
people
had
suf
1
had
iniinan
M
'-"'I'
a
level
as
ilis-''
Mii)o..senl.y
trial.
u
t'lapest
lite
50-lr
'f
Huuciuy':;
i;'H
'klli(i!u.v
i,.,i..w
.TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtety
B.
V.
Johnston
Co.
Mil.)
'
POLITICAL
EYES
FACING
QUEBEC
NICULL'T,
'f-Political
eyes
of
the
Dominion
are
Unlay
focus-scd
on
two-rnunsy
seat
of
Nico-l;t
and
Yamaska
where
the
result
of
the
vote
in
the
federal
by-election
is
expected
to
give
an
indication
of
which
way
the
wind
might
blow
in
Quebec
at
the
next
general
election.'
H
appears
that
the
vote
may
be
light
because
of
a
driving
snow
laden
hlizartl
which
blew
I'"
''1"
t
r
a
people'.
:,''""-M"f
treason
T
('"'i'l'V'ast-doinl-I'iiiu-iii.
rtllllh"
Vilnius
f
l"r
lay
,nil(;Us
who
I'liiiniali.'
l.Ad
of
the
4"il
six
olheil
iiei'iisrd
gotiate
with
Canada
to
keep
the
Haines
highway
open
the
year
around.
Introduced
by
Amelia
Gun-dersen,
Kelchlkau
Democrat,
the
memorial
cited
that
a
few
mis
of
the
artery
between
Haines
and
the
Alaska
Highway
are
within
Canada
and
constitute
a
barrier
to
valuable
year-round
traffic.
Representative
Gunderscn
said
she
Introduced
the
memorandum
by
request
In
support
of
a
bill
Delegate
Bartlctt
is
pre-rcscnting
in
Congress
for
ap
fered
unfair
taxation
and
has
sent
their
young
men
to
fight,
a
display
of
loyalty
which
should
not
be
forgotten
by
permitting
them
again
to
face
the
competition
of
the
Japanese.
Much
of
the
money
which
the
Japanese
had
made
here
prior
to
the
war
had
been
sent
back
to
their
homeland
and
had
aided
In
the
purchase
of
Canadian
scrap
metal
for
armaments,
he
declared.
They
fear
that,
If
the
Japanese
are
allowed
to
return,
the
natives
will
be
squeezed
from
the
fishing
Industry,
In
which
they
now
play
such
an
Important
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110.50
are
lo
lia,ii
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ls"iily
laces
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ex-
proriatlons
for
the
Haines
was
f,:"
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will
r
nf)
this
morning
and
peeled
to
last
all
day.
,i
.i
une
animal
was
ajlfd
part.
Vancouver
ilayoiuie
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1.30
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05
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3.15
Premier
Border
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Privateer
10
Breves
McDonald
3.10
Be
no
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Sheep
Creek
1.48
SUbak
Premier
38
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Taku
River
3
Vananda
3fl
Salmon
Gold
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Sheep
Creek
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he
was
a.'V'ied
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and
black
mfket
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arrest
hitler
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Beat
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Bob
jo
Buffalo
Canadian
Consol.
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Quebec
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Little
Long
Lac
lynx
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Red
Lake
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Red
Lake
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Cuckshult
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Manchester
Wins
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Bradford
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Cardinal
and
the
f'vt'f
I
he
slate
seizrt
f
Catholic
schools
ad
ai.'.s,
'i'dmal
pleaded
guilty
l
LONDON,
tt
Lowly
Bradford
of
the
English
Football
League,
Second
Division,
was
to
highways
and
railway
lines,
winging
iramc
to
another
halt.
A
Burlington
Lines
bus
stalled
42
miles
west
of
Casper,
Wyoming,
and
a
convoy
of
14
trucks
of
hay
for
ranches
was
marooned
south
of
the
city.
BLIZZARD
IN
CALIFORNIA
SAN
FRANCISCOA
fierce
blizzard
blocked
northern
California
mountain
highways
today
and
gave
winter
sports
crowds
an
extended
week-end.
It
is
estimated
that
7,000
persons
are
marooned
at
least
temporarily
in
Sierra
Nevada
lodges
and
cabins.
.
$150,000
FIRE
AT
HOPE
HOPE
The
Fort
Hope
Hotel,
mecca
of
hunting
and
fishing
parties
here,
was
levelled
yesterday
in
a
$150,000
blaze
which
started
in
the
hotel
kitchen.
The
fire
also
destroyed
an
adjoining
cafe
and
gift
shop.
No
one
was
injured.
Frozen
hydrants
hampered
the
efforts
of
firemen
wTio
were
able
to
save
an
adjacent
grocery
store.
'
OLEO
IN
LEGISLATURE
VANCOUVER
When
the
provincial
legislature
opens
in
Victoria
tomorrow
the
contentious
margarine
question
is
scheduled
for
early
discussion.
A
C.C.F."
party
announcement
last
night
said
it
will
not
oppose
the
sale
of
the
butter
substitute
but
will
urge
control
regarding
quality,
packing
and
coloring.
today
knocked
out
of
the
Football
Association
Cup
competi
OiIn
yvnglo
Cauudian
4.70
sketball
$1.75
DRYCLEANING
IPE(CEAL
TO
FEBRUARY
12
A
SUIT
AND
RAINCOAT
Rain
and
Moth-Proofing
for
40c
extra
if
wanted.
Regular
prie!
for
this
additional
service,
'75c.
PIONEER
-CANADIAN
LAUNDRY
PHONE
8
or
118
"THE
HO
USE,'
OF
SERVICE
FOR
43
YEARS"
tion
on
a
third
try
by
Manchester
United,
last
year's
cup
winner.
After
having
been
held
to
a
draw
in
two
previous
fourth
round
encounters,
Manchester
finally
overwhelmed
Bradford
5
to
0.
Atlantic.
72
Calniont
40
"X
St
E
5.50
Antral
Leduc
1.30
oine
Oil
12.00
fcreury
14
alta
1.32
l
elinmry
8th
rl
Simpson
nnce
Rupert
LOCAL
TIDES
rilUKE
CAall.S
'Hiuieiicing
7
p.m.
Noranda
-
57.25
Louvicourl
M
Pkklc
Crow
2.15
Regcourt
mi
San
Antonio
4.40
Senator
Rouyn
43
Sherrit
Gordon
2.18
Steep
Rock
55
Sturgeon
River
19
Silver
Miller
35
Tuesday,
High
1011
5c
Students
25c
February
8,
1949
.....
8:41
18.2
feet
22:27
15.0
feet
2:10
11.0
feet
16:02
6.9
feet
2.50
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Plfic
Pete
Picess
Ro.l
Canadian
..
Sou
Brazeau
t
Toronto
Athcv
Aum.ua
1
asses
and
Season
Res-
Low
f
Hons
Cancelled
for
This
Night