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VOL.
XXXVIII,
No.
139.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C.',
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE
15,
1849
PRICK
PTVB
CENTS
Dim
Do
air
D
ams
11
on
V
F
is
.
I;
II
u
u
Jbest
PROVINCIAL
VOTE
III
Vni
cvncncrt
nrnr
tamu
Early
Morning
Blaze
Destroys
UK
T
LAVLULV
nCKC
IUUAT
Property
lii
False
Creek
Area
rince
Rupert
Riding
Streams
to
Poll
.if
i
Choose
Member
For
Legislature
at
is
anticipated
will
lit'
a
record
number
of
oial
voters'
started,
streaming
to
the
polls,
in
Rupert
riding
this
morninir
to
wlect
from
Gy
ros
oet
'-
VANCOUVER
(CP)
Thirteen
persons
were
injured
early,
today
in
a
four-alarm
fire
which
raged
uncontrolled
for
nearly
two
hours
through
the
main
industrial
section
of
east-central
Vancouver.
An
early
estimate
by
Fire
Chief
R.
M.
Macdonald
was
given
as
"easily
more
than
$1,000,000."
I
The
fire
broke
out
at
4:18
'
,.
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'
1
n-."f
.mi
Z..-
'
Wm'tti
Kit-
"Jk
vV,
JI,ll,IIII,lllll,llll,l,,,l,,JWj-..y
..it.
uainted
Acq
mdidates
the
one
who
will
represent
them
in
i;is!ature
at
Victoria
for
the
next
five'
years.
n
oilier
parts
of
the
province,
voting
began
at
ud
will
continue
until
i
-
a.m.
and
was
declared
unacr
control
at
6
o'clock
after
It
had
Carrying
on
Biiines
Sessions
and
Continuing
Social
Activities
Today
Following
an
afternoon
and
,fn
the
polls
close
and
At
Port
Edward
there
tire
two
inline
begins.
deputies.
BRITISH
DOCK
STRIKE
ENDS
irrs
In
Prlnco
Rupert
evening
of
jolly
get-acquainted
making
a
choice
be-;
proceedings
to
a
large
extent
of
H.
Brett,
C.C.F.
can-
razed
or
partly
destroyed:
Two
fuel
company's
buildings.
A
refractory
plant.
An
asbestos
plant.
Two
paper
stock
companies.
Two
lumber
plants.
One
cafe.
A
war
salvage
firm.
lin
represented
thfi-the
last
House,
and
Stevedores
In
Bristol,
Avonmouth
and
Liverpool
Return
to
Jobs
l
!
McRae,
Coalition
party
BRISTOL
W
Two
thousand
delightful
informal
nature,
District
Four
convention
of
Oyro
International
is
proceeding
today
with
headquarters
at
the
Prince
Rupert
Civic
Centre
which,
incidentally,
Is
the
admiration,
if
not
the
envy,
of
all
the
delegates.
A
reception
in
the
common
DESTROYS
VESSEL
Fife
last
Thursday
morning
swept
through,
the
passenger
steamer
Northumberland
at
Port
Dalhousic,
Ont.,
a
clay
before
she
was
scheduled
to
begin
her
season
on
the
Toronto-Port
Dalhousic
run.
Damage
to
the
vessel
owned
bv
the
Canadian
National
Steamship
Lines
was
estimated
at
$200,000.
This
nliolo
shows
the
shin
during
t.h
height
nf
Official
count
of
the
ballots
prdbably
will
take
place
on
July
II,
Returning
Officer
Brown
said.
The
law
requires
that
the
official
count
should
not
take
place
until
at
least
21
days
after
the
polling
date.
The
absentee
vote
will
not
be
counted
until
the
official
count
Is
made.
In
addition
to
the
polling
stations
at
the
Civic
Centre,
there
is
one
at
Miller
Bay
Hospital
which
also
is
classed
as
part
of
the
city
for
voting
purposes.
.
Bristol
and
Avonmouth
dockers
who
stopped
all
work
at
these
the
fire.
(C.
P.
Photo)
trn
I
vote
In
this
at
an
all-time
high
7
persons
registered,
tst-
of
1,030
over
the
ration.
Part
of
this
about
8i'0,
Is
the
new
:-,
most
of
which
will
A
stone
cutting
plant.
A
welding
shop.
A
pier
and
an
unknown
number
of
small
boats
and
private,
homes.
-
Three
casualties
are
in
hospital.
They
are
John
Erickson,
63,
burns.
George
Ingram,
24,
two
ports
last
month
in
support
of
the
Canadian
Seamen's
Union
strike
decided
to
go
back
lounge
preceded
the
opening
FIRST
INVESTIGATION
CRUISE
dinner
last
evening
In
the
Gym
SPEEDING
CASE
BRINGS
FINE
nasium
when,
with
a
background
to
work
today.
The
men
voted
for
a
general
return
as
1200
REVEALS
NO
SIGNS
OF
TUNA
a
outlying
polling
sta-
of
Canadian
and
American
flags
land
a
truly
international
at-
shock,
and
Capt.
C.
Madison,
with
a
punctured
loot.
First.
phase
of
the
first
coin-
this
coast
with
a
zig-zag
cru'.se
1
mosphere
in
song,
speeches
and
AND
WARNING
-
A
30-mlle-an-hour
wind
fan-
nlete
summer
investleatlon
of
which
xtenripri
frrm
220
miie-i
felicitatlonn,
.
over
150
visitors
th
north
coast's
new
tuna
smith
west,
of
Cane
Flatter
t.o'and
local
Gyros
-and
their
lad
A
warning
that
the
"nubile
troops
continued
to
discharge
cargoes
'
from
half
of
thirty
strike-bound
vessels.
.
The
decision
of
the
dockers
to
return
to
work
followed
a
nd
the
blaze
which
4s
believed
to
have
begun
in
a
lumber
yard.
ily,
w
here
4,931
voters
Ted,
the
polling
sla-sit
up
in
the
Civic
Klilorimn
where
Ro-'f
fleer
A.
Bruce
Brown
lies
sat
down
to
a
dinner
in
the
safety
must
be
protected
against
fishery
industry
revealed
no
5
miles
southwest
of
Langara
signs
of
Uie
fish
which
last
year
island
at
the
north
tip
of
Uie;ma,n
gymnasium
with
District
persons
who
drive
cars
at
ex
Governor
Wilson
Hunt
of
Pen
cessive
rates
of
speed
accom
brought
a
substantial
Increase
Queen
Charlottes.
.
I
Ministry
of
Transport
announce-
ticton
the
principal
speaker
jig
over
ZZ
stations,
panied
a
fine
of
$75
handed
First
ballot
placed
in
a
box
this
morning
was
that
of
Dennis
Kerrighan,
Civic
Centre
caretaker
who
fulfilled
his
basic
democratic
function
within
a
minute
or
two
after
the
polls
opened.
Voting
during
the.
morning
was
comparatively
light,
although
It
picked
up
at
noon
and
gained
In
momentum,
as
the
afternoon
progressed.
Assisting
Returning
Officer
The
local
president,
Maurice
ment
that
troops
would
not
load
to
the
incomes
of
fishermen
How
,aUure
fnd
from
Victoria
to
Prince
Rupert,
r
)lna
,v
ln
f,ip
rttr1
down
"by
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance
Brydges,
was
in
the
chair.
Pros-1
the
Canadian
ship
Montreal
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
Coast
Cloudy
with
scattered
showers
today
and
tomorrow.
Nortwest
winds
(15
m.p.h.1,
little
change
In
temperature.
ence
of
Capt.
Harry
McLean
of
city
which
was
manned
by
the
to
Douglas
Marshall,
21,
who
pleaded
guilty
to
a
charge
of
reckless
driving.
The
charge
arose
out
of
a
according
to
Capt.
Llewellyn'
.
,
,
,
.
.
.
,
,,,,,,,
not
dampen
his
enthusiasm
for
Sheppard
which
docked
here
hunt
after
initial
patrol
Tuesday.
i
The.
Laurier,
a
steel-hulled
'It
wasn't
until
well
cn
In
S.S.
Chllcotin
was
especially
.
Seafarers'
International
Union,
noted.
,
!
Had
troops
loaded
it
and
had
it
i
a
deputy
Returning
nil
clerk
and
two
nig
centre
Is
marked
mine
efficiency
of
Its
rwpiit.y
uf
the
tablet
laoetical
name
-Jf
,?acli
of
which
L
Following
the
dinner,
danc-sailed
the
dockers
could
have
re
fisheries
protection
vessel,
which
July
last
year
that
tuna
were
lng
was
enjoyed
with
music
by
(
turned
to
work
without
changing
left
Victoria
on
June
3
Initiated
discovered
on
this
coast,"
he
said.
the
Dukes
Orchestra.
their
stand-
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrowAt
Port
Hardy
45
and
60,
.
Masset
40
and
60,
tino
Rupert
"
40
and
60.
.
Brown
were
M.
R.
Robertson,
el
what
will
be
the
first
full
sea-k
"The,
JIuiyesUgatlpn
t
was,
begun
sou's
investigation
of
the
po
early
this,
year
bt.uu.se
we
are
sibllities
of
a
tuna
Industry
on
'
(Continued
on
Page
3
xidiiiK
voting
booth
lo
the
table
where
ection
clerk
and
II.
D.
Thain
who
acted
as
supervisor
of
Deputy
'
The
majority
of
Liverpool's
5,000
striking
dockers
had
voted
to
return
to
their
jobs
Monday.
high-speed
midnight
ride
along
Third
Avenue
at
the
week-end
iu
which
tl),
city
.police
car
was
said
to
have
pursued
Marshall
at
a
rate
exceeding
60
miles
an
hour
from
Fifth
Street
to
Mc-Bririe
wliere
Marshall's
car
skidded
to
a
stop
while
making
a
turn.
"I
can't
imagine
the
speed
you
were
driving,
not
even
on
the
highway,''
Magistrate
Vance
Returning
Officers.
A.
S.
Niekerson
acted
as
chief
of
Coalition
scrutineers
and
nc
is
alphabetically
'Ive
their
ballot,
then
iih
and
back
to
the
where
the
marked
Into
the
slot
by
the
turning
Officer.
George
Rudderham
was
chief
of
OSLO
t
Oslo
was
a
Susy
place
recently
when
the
state,
municipal
and
private
organizations
joined
in
a
general
spring
cleaning.
The
Idea
was
to
make
the
Norwegian
capital
clean
and
bright
for
celebration
of
Constitution
Day,
May
17th-
Gity
Council
Happy
at
Cut
On
Sales
Tax
Rupert;
Herbert
McGregor,
Penticton;
Eugene
Green,
Portland.
Man
Mileage
Lloyd
McLennan,
Victoria;
Ralph
Noernberg,
Tacoma.
C.C.F.
scrutineers.
A
reyiew
of
the
1945
provincial
WEATHER
HOLDS
WORK
ON
ROADS
Cithens
of
Prince
Rupert
can
lay
most
of
the
blame
for
delay
in
getting
the
street
servicing
program
underway
on
the
wea-
mi
are
three
absentee
iimns,
one
lor
resl-
vote
in
Prince
Rupert
riding
said.
"If
you
haven't
any
re-shows
that
of
5.447
voters
listed,
spect
for
your
own
life,
you
3.811
cast
ballots,
or
about
75
should
respect
the
lives
of
iiis
riding
who
cannot
station
at
which
they
Dcrcent
owners,
i
ni
going
iu
mane
yuu
Meanwhile;
other-room
ot
the
Centre
were
used
for
gatherings
of
smaller
groups-Business
sessions
opened
this
morning
with
men
eiijoying
a
stunt
lucheon
at
the
Civic
Centre
while
the
ladies
repaired
to
the
steamer
Chllcotin
for
their
lunch.
Fishing
and
motor
trips
this
afternoon
culminate,
in
a
beach
party
this
evening
'
at
Digby
Island
or,
If
weather
Is
unfavorable,
a
leisurely
cruise
on
the
Chllcotin.
BUSINESS
SESSION
At
the
opening
business
session
of
the
convention
this
morning,
the
local
president,
Maurice
Brydges,
welcomed
the
International
and
district
officers
and
delegates.
District
Governor
Wilson
Hunt
of
Penticton
then
took
over
and
welcomed
International
President
Leon
E.
Isaksen
of
Madison,
Wisconsin,
and
Internation
realize
what
you
are
up
against
ther,
according
to
a
statement.
Ted
Applewhaite's
That
campaign
was
fought
f
v
wn
safrly
alld
tne
made
by
City
Engineer
Don
Stewart
at
Monday
night's
cjun-cil
meeting.
mWSETTE
rod
and
two
for
voters
de
the
riding,
"nice
vote
13
expected
'
bi
cause
of
the
rela-mimber
of
travellers
y
at
the
present
time.
:
lit
10
o'clock
showed
ballots
had
.been
cast
ime.
In
the
1945
cl-
between
three
candidates,
W.H.'safcty
ot
lhe
public";
Brett,
C.C.F.,
who
won
by
a
mar-
.Marsnal,.s
counsc,,
A.
B.
gin
of
525
votes;
T.
D.
PaUnllu,'
Brown
plcaded
for
lelllency
01)
Independent,
and
Bruce
Mickic-1
groun1s
u,at
Marshall
had
not
burgh,
Labor-Progressive.
Brett.
brpn
aware
tnat
he
was
pur;
YOUR
FEDERAL
CANDIDATE
potieti
i.hj
votes,
rauuno
i.jio,
sxl
y,y
the
police
and
had
at
aud
Mickleburgh,
538
ballots
had
been
cast
Condition
of
Cemetery,
Nocturnal
Noise
Discussed
There
were
broad
smiles
ln
the
city
council
chamber
Monday
night
when
Mayor
Nora
Arnold
announced
that
a
cheque
for
$27,448.10
had
been
received
from
the
provincial
government.
The
cheque
represents
Prince
Rupert's
share
of
the
3
sales
tax
collected
during
the
last
6
months
of
1948
and
brings
the
municipality's
share
for
the
9
months
the
tax
has
been
in
operation
to
better
than
$47,000.
A
letter
from
the
Parks
Board
informed
the
council
that
the
St.
John's
Ambulance
Association
have
requested
that
a
building
be
provided
in
Roosevelt
Park
for
use
as
a
first
aid
same
period.
If
the
sun
had
shone
yesterday
morning
men
and
machines
would
have
started
on
Hays
Creek
bridge
and
worked
west.
Two
carloads
of
asphalt
are
on
hand
with
one
of
them
in
the
heating
vat
and
at
the
right
temperature
for
pouring.
Mayor
Nora
Arnold
who
visited
the
hot
mix
plant
Monday,
June
16
Meeting
at
New
Hazelton,
8
p.m.
June
17
Meeting
at
Houston,
8
p.m.
June
18
and
19
Lakes
District.
June
20
Burns
Lake
Meeting,
8
p.m.
In
the
1945
election
throughout
the
province,
there
were
456,017
on
the
voters'
list.
Of
these
309.2l0
actually
voted,
a
percentage
of
65.
Prince
Rupert
riding's
percentage
in
that
election
was
75.
'
Number
of
names
on
-the
194'J
voters'
list
In
B.C.
is
600,000.
"
mitside
polls
In
the
nnyside
Cannery
wa-
t;et
the
biggest
play,
as
expected
thai
some
o
voters
would
cast
i'liree
deputy
Relurn-rs
ure
at
that
poll.
tempted
to
slow
down
when
told
by
his
companion,
a
youth
named
John
Parks,
that
he
was
being
followed-
Police
Corporal
A.
E.
Wales
asked
that
the
case
be
"dealt
with
severely
because
the
danger
to
the
public
is
so
great."
He
said
that
Constable
George
Redhead,
who
had
pursued
Marshall,
had
travelled
02
miles
an
hour
and
that-
Marshall's
vehicle
was
still
gaining
on
him.
In
addition
to
the
$75
fine,
which
carried
an
option
of
a
month
in
jal,
Marshall
received
a
restricted
,
driver's
license
In
place
of
his
while
license.
al
Vice-President
Russell
Carter
of
Edmonton,
who
arrived
last
night
from
attending
another
district
convention
at
Jasper.
District
Governor
Hunt
nominated
convention
committees
as
follows:
ln
company
with
Alderman
Rudderham
and
the
city
engineer,
declared
that
the
plant
was
well
arraimed
for
efficiency
audi
station.
Suggestion
was
made
.,
.
,
.
1
U.UIJ
I
n.at.
if
h.iv
nf
the
I
Mai.
an
01a
mncnrooiu
ucuum
TIIIC
JUNIOR
CHAMBKIt
OF
COMMERCE
URGES
YOU
TO
she
wa
other
aldermen
were
interested
the
fireball
be
moved
to
the
park
but
the
council
referred
Credentials
Ewart
M
a
y
b
e
e,
Nanalnio.
James
Ritchie,
Kere-nieos;
Donald
Fillmore,
Kelowna.
Rules
William
Hudson,
Victoria;
David
Oray,
Burnaby;
L.-
V.
Snyder,
Victoria.
it
would
be
worth
their
while
to
visit
ths
plant.
She
said
that
the
matter
to
the
Board
of
Works
Committee.
LtfUlU
HS
IUU
LIUU
Liberalism
has
three
-key
words
UNITY,
SECURITY,
FREEDOM.
Liberal
policies
are
those
which
protect,
sustain
and
enlarge
the
freedom
of
the
Individual.
The
Liberal
believes
no
man
is
fit
to
exercise
Irresponslbe
power
over
others.
He
believes
ln
freedom
because
he
believes
,
the
resources
of
human
personality
and
endeavour
to
be
;
'
rich
and
varied
beyond
calculation
or
prediction.
He
be-
lieves
in.
freedom
because
he
believes
the
community
of
individuals
associated
in
Family
church
and
diverse
free
associations
to
be
broader
ln
extent
and
richer
in
experience
than
the
STATE.
VOTE
LIBERAL
(Published
by
the
Skeena
Federal
Campaign
Committee)
In
reference
to
a
letter
to
the
Daily
-News
dealing
with
the
Resolutions
Andrew
McGavln,
JjOCAL
TIDES
Thursday,
June
16,
1949
High
...r.
4:46
18.0
feet
the
overhead
loader
which
had
been
giving
trouble
for
the
past
two
weeks
was
now
repaired.
In
reply
to
a
question
by
Alderman
Black,
Mr.
Stewart
reported
that
streets
designated
for
surfacing
this
year,
were
In
condition
to
receive
the
asphalt,
when
the
weather
permits.
Vancouver;
Darrell
Ireland,
Seattle;
Arthur
Sweet,
New
Westminster;
C.
Y.
Young,
Kamloops.
Constitution
E.
D.
Ivey,
Yakima;
Henry
Schumaker,
Vancouver,
Wash.;
Clyde
Nicol,
Port
Al-bernl;
Davis
M.
Wood,
Tacoma.
.Bulletins
G.
A.
Hunter,
Prince
17:59
17-5
feet
condition
of
the
City
Cemetery,
Alderman
Black
declared
that
the
caretaker
was
doing
an
efficient
job,
and
he
recommended
that
the
various
orders
which
have
plots
ln
the
cemetery
be
approached
and
Requested
to
have
their
sections
tidied
up.
Mayor
Arnold
agreed
with
Alderman
Black
and
also
agreed
with
Alderman
Casetf
that
some
Low
11:24
5.0
feet
BUT
VOTE
FHF.E
TRANSPORTATION
TO
POLLING
BOOTH
ffiDAY
PHONE
646
'
1
23:56
9.1
feet
thing
should
be
done
about
pro
A
UNION
SHOP
CX.F.
COMMITTEE
ROOMS
METROPOLE
HALL
For
Information
and
Transportation
on
Wednesday
PHONE
10
viding
a
turn-around
for
cars
so
'that
congestion
may
be
avoided
during
funerals-Alderman
J.
Forman
wanted
to
know
if
citizens
had
any
redress
when
they
were
kept
IK-CANADIAN
LAUNDRIES
AND
DRY
CLEANERS
CAST
YOUR
VOTE
FOR
GOOD
CITIZENSHIP
VOTE
COALITION
For
Transportation
to
Civic
Centre
Phone
551
(Published
by
Prince
Rupert
Coalitffcn
Committee)
awake
at
night
by
the
blaring
horns
of
passing
or
parked
cars.
City
Clerk
D.
Thain
said
the
violators
of
sleep
could
be
charged
with
creating
a
public
nuisance.
Dining
this
discussion
I
have
advanced
prices
remain
the
same.
This
made
!e
by
increased
business
from
satisfied
customers.
,!
satisfaction,
send
your
cleaning
and
laundry
to
us.
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Alderman
Black
suggested
that
comDanies
which
operate
ve
Vff
1L.BKM1
Mothproofing
free
of
charge
.upon
request.
E
118
or
8
Prince
Rupert
B.
C.
BOX
448
hicles
should
be
forced
to
provide
their
own
parking
space
and
should
not
be
allowed
to
use
city
streets
for
such.
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