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Published
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
STAR
CABS
VOL.
XXXVII,
No.
207.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER
2,
1948.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
vernmefrt
Gets
F
ireis
Rates
ssue
Back
horemen
Strike
Ties
Up
U.S.
Ports
Royal
Commission
Ruled
Out
By
Dept.
of
Justice
S
BACK
TO
FACE
MURDER
CHARGE
Alaska
Badly
Affected
By
Latest
of
Walk-Offs
SEATTLE
(CP;
Hopes
of
maintaining
a
large
scale
barge
service
to
Alaska
in
the
event
of
a
prolonged
steamship
tie-up
were
dashed
today
with
the
announcement
by
the
Alaska
Freight
Express
that
it
will
"shut
down
if
the
coasts
shut
down."
The
statement
followed
C.I.O.
longshoremen
walk
"
'
.
.
..
a
5
A
IT'
Young
American
and
13-
.
Year-Old
Girl
on
Way
to
Fort
St.
John
Commissions
Such
As
Provinces
Ask
Can,
However,
Be
Granted
OTTAWA.
(Cr)
The
federal
government
has
the
freight
rates
issue
back
on
its
doorstep
today.
The,De-partment
of
Justice
advised
the
cabinet
that
it
has
no
power
to
establish
a
royal
commission
to
investigate
the
rates.
The
ruling
does
no
preclude
Parliament
from
establishing
the
type
of
commission
requested
by
all
the
provinces
but
Ontario
and
Quebec.
'
(1
i
1
5
ft
,
i
VICTORIA.
O)
Gustav
A.
Wiegner,
aged
24,
of
Dayton,
ing
off
their
jobs
at
midnight
in
a
contract
dispute
with
Ohio,
arrived
here
Wednesday
en
route
to
Fort
St.
John
In
the
Peace
River
district
on
the
Alaska
Highway
to
face
a
charge
of
murder.
The
police
had
Issued
a
warrant
charging
him
with
the
slaying
of
John
McComas,
aged
52,
also
of
Dayton,
whose
body
was
found
last
week
In
the
wilds
of
Northern
waterfront
employers,
a
walk-off
which
negotiators
had
sought
to
Margie
Ready
To
Come
Home
Successor
To
Stalin
Dies
avert
since
spring.
1
J
k
1
t
I
!
i
Freight
embargoes
were
slated
for
today
on
both
coasts.
SPANISH
GENERAL
ELECTION
ORDER
SAN
SEBASTIAN
Ot
The
Spanish
government
today
ordered
municipal
elections
for
the
first
time
in
twelve
years.
The
order,
issued
by
Generalissimo
Franco's
cabinet,
did
not
specify
the
date.
l
.
4
p
l
British
Columbia,
106
miles
The
West
coast
embargo
was
described
as
a
protective
meas
north
of
Dawson
Creek.
There
pICS
AT
L'JNCHEON
After
a
vacation
at
was
a
bullet
wound
behind
nis
ure
to
prevent
freight
cars
from
ear.
Prince
Rupert's
"Miss
P.
N.
E.
Back
in
Vancouver
From
Hollywood
VANCOUVER
rp.
Margaret
being
tied
up
In
western
ports.
Harry
Bridges,
chief
,
of
the
Welgner
and
McComas'
13-
.'arm,
Governor
Thomas
E.
Dewey,
U.
8.
Re-;
candidate,
returns
to
the
state
executive
Here
Dewey
discusses
his
forthcoming
na-Rrp
Ilnpl.
Scot,
Jr.,
of
Philadelphia,
Renal
chairman,
with
whom
he
Is
having
1
Andre
Zhanov
Pastes
After
Serious
Illness
LONDON,
0)
Moscow
announced
Tuesday
the
deatii
of
Andrei
A.
Zhanov,
leading
contender
in
the
behind
the
scenes
rivalry
for
Joseph
Stalin's
suc
year
old
daughter,
who
con
fessed
to
loving
the
accu
man,
were
returned
here
irom
MANILA
CITY
longshoremen's
union,
said
negotiations
had
failed
and
pickets
would
appear
this
morning.
THE
W
LATHER
Kimball,
Nebraska,
under
provincial
police
escort.
Weigner
commented
that
he
was
ready
to
"get
It
over
with."
IS
FLOODED
cessor.
An
official
broadcast
says
he
died
later
of
a
serious
Ill
!
lie
tin
J
ness.
His
age
was
52.
Zhanov
was
secretary
of
the
MANILA
W
Torrential
rains
flooded
four-fifths
of
Manila's
metropolitan
area
today
and
CANADA'S
FLAG
UP
In
the
presence
of
girl
guides
and
scouts
from
20
nations
the
flags
of
Canada,
the
United
States,
and
Brazil,
host-
Brain
of
Prince
Rupert,
Queen
of
the
Vancouver
Exhibition
as
"Miss
P.
N.
E.,"
is
back
in
Vancouver
after
an
exciting
four-day
trip
to
Hollywood.
She
ir,
now
prepared
to
return
to
the
quiet
life
of
a
switchboard
operator
at
Prince
Rupert.
"Margie's"
ambition
Is
to
study
shorthand,
typing
and
work
in
a
business
office.
Miss
Brain
met
Acting
Mayor
George
Miller
and
Mrs.
Miller
and
her
grandparents,
Mr,
and
Mrs.
A.
St.
O.
Brain,
in
Synopsis
An
active
storm
was
centred
Just
northwest
of
the
Queen
Charlottes
this
morning.
Gale
Central
Committee
Communist
party.
He
was
a
major
lorce
preliminary
estimates
of
the
FINES
SINKING
to
several
million
force
winds
were
still
sweeping
occ
cnimt.rips.
arp
raised
to
damage
ran
In
the
comlnform's
sensational
attack
two
months
ago
on
Marshal
Tito
ot
Yugoslavia.
HEW
CODE
CRITICIZED
Falls
Short
of
What
is
Is
Needed
Says
Pat
Conroy
reached
waist
the
exposed
waters
of
the
north
m(.rir
fr.rr.,u:
miemnf
of
the
dollars.
Water
coast
and
west
coast
Vancouver
of
1
level
in
some
areas
and
people
12th
biennial
conference
the
girl
guides
and
girl
scouts
travelled
over
city
boulevards
iKHoMuvakia
has
sadly
mounted
m
(if
her
heroes.
Doctors
said
m
President
.Edouard
lenes
of
hi
Mink
more
deenlv
into
un-
Island
this
morning.
A
gradual
decrease
is
expected
during
the
afternoon.
Rain
now
falling
OTTAWA,
0
The
Federal
labor
code
ran
Into
new
TJnimi
iu
Cooperstown,
N.
Y.
.
,
vn
ran.
-
.
:
:
TODITS
-STOCKS
::
Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.
Ltd.
0iKHWHKKHO0HKHKa
jli;U'ir.Ui;illy
.paralyzed.
Benes,
&
hfcn
unconscious
since
wy
it
U
apparent
he
cannot
re-
ROTARY
HEAD
VISITS
LOCAL
ORGANIZATION
Ideals
of
Rotary
were
boiled
down
to
the
single
theme
of
criticism
as
it
became
law
by
proclamation
yesterday.
Pat
Conroy,
secretary
treasurer
of
OPENING
UP
along
lower
coast
should
become
showery
this
afternoon
and
evening
as
the
disturbance
moves
inland.
Cluuds
and
showers
will
spread
to
the
Interior
tonight.
Unsettled
weather
is
likely
to
continue
through
Friday
in
most
regions
of
the
province.
TEXADA
ORE
Bralorne
"?.15
Toronto
Athona
07....
Con.
.03
V2
.09
ti
B.
B.
Cariboo
Quartz
1.15
"service"
by
Edward
Warner
ot
Tacoma,
Governor
of
district
101
of
Rotary
International,
in
an
address
to
a
dinner
meeting
of
the
local
club
at
the
Broadway
Cafe
last
night.
.01'
,'2
hlUA
DRAWS
FIRE
liiulwia
liccomes
the
fourth
eonin-i
liaw
critical
fire
from
Yugoslavia,
f
ugoSlav
news
agency,
accuses
I
'ik
territorial
designs.on
the
aouth-
"vinc(
of
Macedonia.
fULS
PULLING
OUT
fUSCO
Several
members
of
the
the
Canadian
Congress
of
Labor
declared
the
measure
falls
'far
short-
xi
what
Canada
needs."
The
criticism
was
expressed
in
a
statement
issued
as
the
workers
of
a
large
group
of
key
industries
came
under
new
collective
bargaining.
Industrial
disputes
legislation
was
adopted
In
the
code
at
the
last
session
of
Parliament.
The
measure
supplants
wartime
labor
regulations
and
covers
Industries
such
as
railways,
shipping,
communications,
aviation
Dentonla
Grull
Wihksne
Hedley
Mascot
Aumaque
18
Beattie
60
Bevcourt
35
Bobjo
'-
H
Buffalo
Can
09
Vz
Con.
Smelters
116.50
Conwest
L26
Donalda
69
Eldona
109
East
Sullivan
2.75
Giant
Y'Knife
5.20
.0334
.38
.02
V2
On
a
tour
of
clubs
in
his
far-
Min
to
Forecast
Queen
Charlottes
and
north
coast
Overcast
'
with
rain,
becoming
clourty
with
showers
tonight
and
Friday.
Winds
southeasterly
(35
mphi
gusty
shifting
to
southeast
(25
mphi
Friday.
Little
change
in
temp
eraturr.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrow.
At
Port
Hardy
50
and
60.
Massett
49
and
57.
Prince
Rupert
49
and
58.
Pend
Oreille
4.00
Pioneer
2.60
flung
district,
Mr.
Warner
arrived
here
Wednesday
afternoon
from
Ketchikan.
Previously,
he
had
visited
the
Juneau,
Sitka
and
Anchorag
elubs.
VANCOUVER
r
Completion
of
the
transaction
for
the
shipment
of
250,000
tons
of
iron
ore
from
Texada
Island,
north
of
here,
to
'Japan
in
Canadian
ships
would
mean
the
reopening
of
the
vast
iron
ore
deposits
on
Texada
Island,
construction
of
a
deep
sea
wharf,
installation
of
new
mining
equipment
and
the
chartering
of
at
least
25
ships.
The
Texada
Island
property
is
owned
by
the
Puget
Sound
Iron
Co.
of
San
Francisco.
A
geological
report
issued
by
the
provincial
government
in
1919
estimated
ore
reserves
on
the
island
at
4,372,200
tons.
.02
1,
4
.15
Premier
Border
Privateer
ptalf
pulled
out
last
night
bound
and
nresiitnuhlv
Moscow.
The
.and
radio
and
inter-provincial
'
industries
generally.
Wimplislied
without
as
much
as
f'HANGE
IN
POLICY
LOCAL
TIDES
(Standard
Time)
Friday,
September
3,
1948
High
0:54
22.2
feet
13:33
21.2
feet
Low
7:18
1.0
feet
19:31
3.9
feet
BATTLE
OF
EROSION
GAISTER-ON-SEA,
Norfolk,
Eng.,
Xt
Villagers
here
no
longer
need
to
worry
about
sea
erosion.
Work
has
started
on
a
newly
aproved
178,000
($712,-000
1
sea-wall
defence
scheme,
It
was
announced.
God's
Lake
-
60
Hardrock
272
Harricana
07
Heva
13
Hosco
37
Jacknife
04
Joliet
Quebec
48
Lake
Rowan
07
Lapaska
-
-08
Little
Long
Lac
.
.88
Lynx
-08
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.55
McKenzie
Red
Lake
J.
.38
McLeod
Cockshutt
.
1.05
Moneta
34
Negus
2.30
Noranda
i
50.25
Louvicourt
67
Pickle
Crow
2.20
Reeves
McDonald
......
1.80
Reno
08
Salmon
Gold
14
Sheep
Creek
120
Taylor
Bridge
45
Taku
River'
32
Vananda
33
V2
Congress
03
Y2
Pacific
Eastern
07
Spud
Valley
10
Central
Zeballos
01
Silbak
Premier
28
Oils
'
A.
P.
Con
174
Colmont
43
C
&
E
5.30
Foothills
2.85
Home
8.50
AGAIN
WINNER
Speaking
In
an
Informal
manner
and
Illustrating
his
conception
of
the
Rotry
service
objectives
with
anecdotes
from
his
own
experiences,
Mr.
Warner
stressed
the
importance
of
the
international
aspect
of
Rotary
as
the
"real
fruition
of
the
movement."
The
departments
of
Rotary,
and
even
the
movement
itself,
he
declared,
were
the
"machine
which
produces
the
goods,"
the
goods
being
service
to
mankind
generally.
Following
the
general
meeting,
Mr.
Warner
presided
at
an
assembly
of
club
officers
and
committee
chairman
who
questioned
him
concerning
opera
''."'"HgiKTs
here.are
convinced
that
VH
policy,
internal
or
foreign,
will
11
the
death
of
Marshal
Andrei
A.
('i
States
experts
said
their
opinion
policies
would
continue
along
the
h.v
P'emier
Stalin.
TORONTO
SWIM
TORONTO,
Bemice
Loo-ney,
aged
21,
of
Warren.
Ohio,
on
Wednesday
night
won
the
Canadian
National
Exhibition's
world
championship
five-mile
swim
for
the
second
straight
f
DOWN
ON
TIGERS
Detroit
News
Kiiiri
vpstprdsiv
i'
oinitiissioner
A.
B.
Chandler
will
vear.
handily
defeating
eight
other
starters.
Sydney,
Nova
Scotia,
Is
Almost
Wrecked
by
Atlantic
Hurricane
SYDNEY,
Nova
Scotia
(P
Streets
of
this
city
of
30,000
persons
were
a
mess
of
wreckage
last
night
after
the
fringe
of
a
roaring
hurricane
whipped
over
the
northern
tip
of
Cape
Breton.
Winds
of
60
to
65
miles
an
hour
were
accompanied
by
driving
rains
and
slashed
over
the
city
for
more
than
six
hours
before
heading
out
to
sea
towards
Newfoundland.
Trees
were
uprooted
and
cars
wrecked.
Power
and
communication
lines
were
disrupted
and
small
craft
were
dashed
ashore
and
smashed.
'"P
a
month
on
a
series
of
deals
in-'oil
Tigers
of
the
American
League,
.'t
had
learned
that
Chandler
was
"'vesLigation
of
deals
between
the
Villas
team
of
the
Texas
League.
PITTSBURG
tions
of
Individual
clubs.
Chairman
of
the
general
meeting
was
D.
C.
Stevenson,
local
club
president.
Mr.
Warner
will
remain
in
the
city
until
Friday
evening
when
he
will
leave
by
train
to
visit
the
Prince
George
club.
IS
FINED
CINCINNATI
if
The
Pittsburgh
club
of
the
National
fCIALISTS
ALOOF
f
u'h
Socialists
today
voted
against
in
the
new
coalition
government
I
tatbe
rt
Schuman
but
he
announced
-in
without
them
if
necessary.
The
v
favorcd
giving
Schuman
sup-f'Pposed
to
taking
responsibility
for
f
"man
said
he
would
oppose
wage
jw
mild
favor
increases
in
prices
of
POLIO
CLOSES
.
PEACE
SCHOOLS
DAWSON
CREEK
Threafc
An
Appreciation
League
was
fined
jzuoo
toaay
by
Baseball
Commissioner
A.
B.
Chandler
who
charged
that
the
club
violated
the
bonus
rule.
Raymond
Kennedy,
director
of
the
Pirates'
farm
system,
was
fintd
$500.
The
fines
were
the
result
of
of
pollomylltis
has
delayed
the
opening
of
school
in
the
Dawson
Creek
and
Peace
River
dis
V.
y
If
f
-Hp-y
tricts
of
British
Columbia.
"-
oociausts
want
higher
wages
onomy.
Schools
in
the
northern
half
of
the
area
will
remain
closed
for
giving
second
baseman
uanny
Lynch
$6000
to
sign
with
Dallas
Club
of
the
Texas
League.
The
Commissioner
also
nullified
a
$1200
a
year
scouting
contract
of
L.
M.
Lynch,
father
of
the
player.
ONDEMN
'ISMS
M-
The
advisnrv
confix
f
.
and
I
condemned
both
communism
f
fcaid
neither
was
an
idalntrv
cap-
r
May
we
express
our
sincere
appreciation
to
the
many
citizens
who
assisted
so
generously
with
their
time
and
effort
in
making
our
annual
Civic
Centre
Carnival
such
a
great
success.
The
general
public
is
also
thanked
for
the
support
it
gave
so
consistently
by
its
,
nightly
attendance
and
patronage.
Civic
Centre
Carnival
Committee.
VI.
F.
Stone,
Chairman.
sr
inn
:
,
f
.
:
:ej
ftr
-pc
'
..
...-.!
.
.j.
three
weeks.
In
the
southern
half
of
the
district,
the
schoo;
opening
will
be
delayed
for
two
if
necessary.
All-Star
Baseball
Smithers
vs.
Prince
Rupert
Roosevelt
Park
Sunday,
September
S,
3:30
p.m.
Doubleheader,
Monday,
2
p.m.
Tickets
on
sale
at
Grotto
and
other
business
places
ami
ireedom
of
the
world.
.
GOVERNORS
MEET
BASEBALL
SCORES
Western
International
Spokane
5-6,
Wenatchee
4-3
Bremerton
7,
Vancouver
4
Tacoma
8,
Victoria
7
Salem
9.
Yakima
0
Pacific
Coast
San
Francisco
3,
Portland
2
Seattle
3,
Los
Angeles
1
Sacramento
8,'
Hollywood
3
Oakland
13,
San
Diego
1
hi
ied
military
governors
of
e
third
time
in
'three
days
today,
"to
discuss
draft
proposals
intro-currency
for
Berlin,
ending
the
,
Clty.
Predictions
hvp
that
the
VACATIONING
PRIME
MINISTER
ShaKlng
off
the
cares
of
state
for
a
brief
vacation,
Prime
Minister
Alcide
De
Gasperi
of
Italy
is
shown
with
his
daughter,
Lla
(left)
and
his
neice,
Gab-rielia,
at
the
premier's
vacation
home
in
Sella.
The
dog
Is
"Bay-Bay,"
whom
the
premier
regards
as
his
most
faithful
friend.
.
,
.
f
eat
mark
plan
will
triumph.