Tomorrow's
Tides
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRmSHlCUllAlNWsPAPER
Temperature
(p,clc
Btandard
Time)
Temperatures
for
the
Prince
Friday,
August
24.
1945
Rupert
district
during
24;
hours
ending
5
a.m.
1:32
22.4
feet
High
20.9
feet
14:14
High
80
8:04
1.5
feet
Low
20:16
4.3
feet
Low
.
50
VOL.
XXXIV,
No.
195.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
AUGUST
23,
1945
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
P.R.M
keO
ver
P.G.E.
mt
FYnfcrt
Committee
lliw
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Investigate
Line,
It
Announced
by
Premier
Regarded
As
Major
Step
in
Future
of
Government
Railway
and
Development
of
Northern
Part
of
British
Columbia
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
23
(CP)
Premier
John
rt
announced
here
yesterday
that
four
experts
will
named
to
investigate
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern
ilway
and
prepare
a
plan
to
be
used
as
a
basis
for
ther
discussion
.
between
the
British
Columbia
gov-
rt
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r;i
ment
ana
tne
L;anaaian
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namvay
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August
23
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Vancouver,
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Wbden
represents
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society
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beauty
finals.
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route
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out.
Her
mother
Cue
v.i,',Patterson
of
prlnce
urte
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co
east
,)th
v,..
posal
of
the
government-owned
line.
The
government
and
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
will
name
the
committee
of
experts,
Premier
Hart
said.
He
added
that
he
regards
the
move
as
a
major
step
in
deciding
the
future
of
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern
line
which
runs
from
Squamish
to
Qucsnel,
a
distance
of
350
miles.
Wrapped
up
In
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway's
Interest
in
the
line
Itself
is
the
development
"of
the
great
resources
of
the
northern
part
of
the
province,
Mr.
Hart
added.
DIRECTION
TO
BE
DROPPED
OTTAWA,
Aug.
23
0)
Accord
ing
to
an
Ottawa
report,
the
policy
of
directing
army
person
nel
into
civilian
work
to
relieve
labor
shortages
may
be
discon
tinued
shortly.
This
is
indicated
in
a
newspaper
dispatch
quoting
Selective
Service
Director
Arthur
MacNamara.
According
to
the
newspaper
article,
the
situation
was
discussed
at
a
conference
V.
between
Selective
Service
and
Army
authorities.
Signers
Are
Desiqnated
Concludinc
Arrangements
For
Capitulation
Formalities
In
Tokyo
Bay
August
31
MANILA.
Aug.
23
O)
Those
signing
the
Japanese
surrender
papers
next
Friday
will
be
on
eral
Douglas
MacArthur
and
Ad
mtral
Chester
Nimitz
for
the
United
States;
Admiral
Sir
Bruce
Fraser
for
Britain;
General
Sir
Thomas
Blarney
for
Australia;
Lieutenant-General
L.
H.
Van
Oyen
for
the
Netherlands
East
Indies;
Lleutenant-uenerai
k,uz-ma
Nikolaevich
Derevyanko
for
Soviet
Russia;
General
Hsu
Yung-Chang
for
China;
General
Jacques
Le
Clerc
for
France
with
the
Canadian
and
New
eaiana
signers
remained
to
be
Japan's
surrender
will
be
s-lgncd
aboard
the
batticsiup
Missouri
in
Tokyo
Bay
on
Aug
ust
31.
This
was
announced
officially
by
General
MacArthur
in
Manila.
General
MacArthur
also
has
announced
that
he
will
arrive
in
Japan
next
Tuesday
by
plane
if
the
weather
permits.
The
Allied
commander's
plane
will
be
accompanied
by
powerful
sea
and
air
forces.
ORIGIN
OF
"KAFFIR"
The
term
"Kaffir,"
usvd
to
cover
all
natives
ln
South
Africa,
came
down
from
the
East
Coast
by
way
of
the
Portuguese
and
Is
an
Arab
word
meaning
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n
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ns
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AAAA
A
AAAAA.
?11EEING
PRISONERS
MANILA
Approximately
1000
Canadians
will
be
among
32,000
Allied
prisoners
of
war
evacuated
from
Japanese
camps
to
the
Philippines.
INSIDE
JAPAN
SAN
FRANCISCO
An
extraordinary
session
of
the
Japanese
Diet
is
to
be
convened
September
2
anil
3,
Dome!
agency
announces.
The
Japanese
Fascist
party
is
to
be
dissolved
and
fix
new
parties
formed.
Compulsory
military
service
is
to
be
dropped.
A
general
election
may
be
held.
MILK
STRIKE
POSTPONED
PENTICTON
The
milk,
delivery
strike,
scheduled
for
tomorrow,
has
been
postponed
at
the
request
of
the
Penticton
Board
of
Trade.
MORE
HOSIERY
COMING
OTTAWA
Freer
supplies
of
nylon
and
silk
hosiery
are
ex
pected
soon,
it
is
suggested
here.
KILLED
1000
JEWS?
OSLO
Norwegian
Jews,
taking
the
stand
at
the
trial
of
Viilkun
Quisling
today,
said
that
1000
cf
their
relatives
had
come
to
their
deaths
at
his
(Quisling's)
instigation.
Quisling
slumped
back
in
his
chair
as
the
Jews
were
testifying.
PORTLAND
EXPLOSION
TORTLAND
When
an
iron
fireman
factory
had
"an
explosion
today,
one
man
was
killed
and
several
injured.
Mucji
damage
was
done
and
the
blast
was
felt
for
fifty
blocks
atound.
SPEAK
TOMORROW
OTTAWA
Finance
Minister
llsley
and
Wartime
Prices
and
"
Trade
'BoardTharrfflanr'-Ddn-ald
Gordon
wil
speak
over
the
national
network
at
4:45
to
morrow
and
again
at
9:15
In
the
evening
on
wartime
controls
and
the
necessity
of
continuing
some
of
them.
B.C.
FIRE
SITUATION
VICTORIA
The
provincial
fire
situation
was
quieter
Wed
nesday
but
provincial
forest'
ry
officials
warned
that
a
closure
order
may
be
put
into
effect
shortly
if
hot
dry
weather
continues
to
make
an
extreme
fire
hazard.
Sonic
logging
firms
on
Vancouver
Island
have
voluntarily
closed
down
because
of
the
condition
of
44
fires
in
the
district.
PROPERTY
IS
REPORTED
ON
Reports
on
a
diamond
drilling
program
which
featured
the
season's
development
work
on
the
Bob
Creek
low
grade-big
ton
nage
mining
property
south
of
Houston
which
It
has
under
op
tion
were
received
at
a
meeting
last
night
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Mining
Syndicate.
The
syndicate
was
formed
and
financed
locally
about
a
year
ago
by
local
business
men
desirous
of
Indicating
enterprise
in
the
development
of
re
sources
of
the
district.
As
a
re-
isult,
useful
work
was
done
to
in
crease
Interest
in
this
well
known
property.
President
W.
M,
Watts
was
in
the
chair
at
the
meeting
of
the
syndicate
which
was
held
in
the
office
of
the
secretary,
G.
L.
Rorle.
Superforts
wing
past
Mount
Fujiyama
Just
before
final
surrender
of
Japan.
BRITISH
GOVERNMENT
TO
RETAIN
Civil
War
In
China?
Communist
Forces
in
Interior
Said
to
be
on
March
CHUNGKING,
August
23
Oi
A
Chinese
communist
newspaper,
the
New
China
Daily
News-
claims
that
Communist
forces
ln
North
Central
China
are
on
the
march.
The
newspaper,
which
is
pub
lished,
in
Chungking,
.says
that
the
armies
are
geared
for
an
all-out
offensive
against
a
series
of
kev
cities.
The
rjubllcatlon
claims
mat
one
column
oi
lyninese
win
munists
has
been
sighted
near
two
towns
close
to
Peiplng.
MANY
WOUNDED
RETURN
HOME
Hospital
Ship
Lady
Nelson
Docked
at
Halifax
Wednesday
MONTREAL.
August
23
Near
ly
500
wounded
and
sick
service
men
wo
arrived
ln
Halifax
on
the
hospital
Ship
Lady
Nelson,
former
flagship
of
the
Canadian
National
Steamships
West
Indies
fleet,
are
enroutc
to
their
homes
in
all
jparts
of
the
Dominion
to-'dayon
two
special
Canadian'Na
tional
Railways
military
hospital
trains.
At
dockside
for
the
arrival
of
the
mercy
ship,
the
two
specials
left
Halifax
Wednesday
afternoon.
Since
the
beginning
of
the
war
all
military
hospital
trains
have
been
handled
over
CNR.
lines
from
Halifax.
The
"hospitals
on
wheels"
are
operated
on
a
slow
schedule
and
special
Instructions
are
Issued
to
all
engineers
for
the
smooth
handling
of
the
trains
when
starting
and
stopping
and
reducing
speed
on
curves.
Going
to
Vancouver,
the
first
train
left
dockside
at
4
p.m.
Wednesday.
On
this
train
are
21
members
of
the
armed
forces
who
will
20
to
Winnipeg.
37
to
Regina,
52
to
Calgary
and
42
to
Vancouver.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Courtesy
of
8.
D.
Johnston)
Vancouver
Bralorne
16.25
B.
R.
Con.
15
B.
R.
X.
15
Cariboo
Quartz
2.60
Dentonla
17
Grull
Wihksne
15'2
Hedley
Mascot
1.10
Mlnto
-09
V
Pend
Orlclle
1-85
Pioneer
5.95
Premier
Border
07
Premier
Gold
163
Privateer
48
Reeves
McDonald
40
Reno
07
Salmon
Gold
19V2
Sheep
Creek
1.40
Tavlor
Bridee
72
Whitewater
01
Vz
Vananda
4,5
Coneress
101:
Pacific
Eastern
-07
V
Oils
A.
P.
Con
H
Calmont
21
C.
it
E
,
1-77
Foothills
1-35
Home
3-65
Toronto
Beattle
I-61
Buffalo
Canadian
37
Consol.
Smelters
70.00
Giant
Ycllowknlfc
7.40
Hnrdrock
fl3
Kerr
Addison
14.00
Little
Long
Lac
2.05
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.98
MacLeod
Cockshutt
3.15.
Donalda
1.08
Moneta
73
Pickle
Crow
4.15
Jollet
Quebec
62
San
Antonio
4.90
Sberrlt
Gordo
-65
Steep
Rock
2-76
Senator
Rouyn
71
'
Homer
?2'2
Jacknlfe
23
Bobjo
.20
God's
Lake
47,
Lynx
.52
.
WARTIME
EMERGENCY
CONTROLS
LONDON.
Autr.
23
(CP)
'The
government
today
i
introduced
legislation
seeking
broad
authority
to
re-
i
.
n
i
i
j
l
.
a
m
.-lv,.,
rC
,f
o
urn
.ifinin
nmnv
lain
IOr
at
leaSk
live
vertio
many
ui
its
noi
huh,
v.ii,i
genev
controls
including
the
right
to
peg
prices
and
regulate
service
and
supplies,
majority
meatier
Her
bert
Morrison,
Chancellor
or,
tne
uxencquer
nugn
Dalton
and
Sir
Stafford
cripps,
president
of
the
Board
of
Trade,
presented
the
measure
to
the.
House.
Purposes
of
the
measure
are
to-lsecure
at
fair
price
a
suf
ficiently
and
equitable
distribution
of
those
supplies
and
services
essential
to
the
well-being
of
the
community."
Parliament
would
riive
the
power
to
annul
any
executive
order
within
forty
days
of
its
promulgation.
Ai
new
emergency
powers
bill
would
prevent
the
government
from
exercising
Its
wartime
j
authority
of
detaining
persons,
in.
the
interests
of
public
safety
or
for
the
defence
of
the
realm
and
would
ban
trial
of
such
per
sons
by
special
courts.
Fined
For
Fishing
Above
Boundary
Appearing-
before
Stipendiary
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance
yester
day.
Amoses
Alexcee,
Nortn
ra-
clf
ic
cannery,
was
fined
$100
and
costs
or
two
months
in
jail
when
he
was
convicted
pt
fishing
200
Vards
above
the
fishery
bound-
i
--
:
1
.
.
n,..Atr
A
Invnnn'c
ary'
in
Oliver
vicciw.
ntsAt,
catch
of
203
pounds
of
fish
was
confiscated.
KNIFE
MAY
HIT
AGAIN
-framing
U
Issued
;By.
rolice
Department
in
Windsor
Fishing
Floaf.
in
False
Creek
First
Believed
to
Be
fcnemy
Missile
VANCOUVER.
Aug.
23
O)
The
army
has
disclosed
that
a
round
wooden
object
fished
from
the
water
of
False
Creek
ln
the
heart
of
Vancouver's
industrial
section
definitely
was
not
a
Japanese
balloon
bomb
as
pre-
Qualified
bomb
disposal
officer.
A
spokesman
for
the
ordnance
Department
says
Japanese
bombs
and
Indeed
all
bombs-
are
made
of
metal
and
do
not
float.
As
-described
by
Army
of
ficials,
the
supposed-bomb
turned
out
to
be
a
round
piece
of
-
.
i
n
l
wooa
m
incnes
long
ana
o-2
inches
in
diameter,
crudely
hol
lowed
out.
It
was
discovered
floating
near
the
wharf
of
the
West
Coast
Shipyards.
However,
the
Army
is
reiterating
a
previous
warning
that
all
suspicious
objects
should
be
reported
at
once
because
genuine
Japanese
bombs
may
be
discovered.
Already
some
150
of
the
enemy
bombs
have
been
picked
un
in
Canada
and
many
more
were
found
in
the
United
States.
The
bombs
caused
no
deaths
or
injuries
ln
Canada
but
killed
six
persons
In
the
United
States.
FIRST
WOOD
GRINDER
In
1886
Alexander
Buntin
installed
at
Valleyfield,
Que.,
what
Is
claimed
to
have
been
the
first
wood
grinder
for
wood
pulp
manufacture
ln
America.
CLEANING
UP
AFTER
CANADIAN
TROOPS
RIOTED
Pioneer
Corps
crews
are
.cleaning
up
broken
glass
and
other
debris
in
the
streets
of
Aldershot,
English
military
town,
after
a
riot
by
Canadian
soldiers
many
of
whom
have
been
overseas
fdr
five
years.
The
white-belted
men
on
the
sidewalk
are
Canadian
military
police
SEQUEL
TO
ALDERSHOT
'
Three
Canadian
Soldiers
Sentenced
to
Seven
to
Two
Year
Terms
LONDON,
August
23
Three
Canadian
soldiers
have
been
sentenced
to
prison
terms
for
their
part
In
the
Aldershot
riots.
Terms
range
from
seven
years'
penal
servitude
to
two
years
with
hard
labor.
Corp.
Emmanuel
Schuler
gets
7
years,
Pte.
Lloyd
States
five
years
and
Pte.
I.
L.
Mclntyre,
two
years.
Canadian
Scottish
Veteran
Is
Visitor
Rev.
and
Mrs.
Peter
Kelly,
who
were
visitors
here
this
week
with
the
United
Church
mission
boat
Thomas
Crosby
from
Ocean
Falls,
had
with
them
their
son
Private
H.
L.
G.
Kelly.'who
Is
just
home
after
three-and-a-half
years
overseas
with
the
famous
1
First
Battalion,
Canadian
Scot
went
through
hard
fighting
from
wiunsni)
nnt...
Anar.
12
(CP)
!
D-Day
up
to
the
occupation
of
A
warning
has
been
issued
by
Germany
and
Private
Kelly
was
the
Windsor
inspector
or
ae-
one
oi
oniy
(
memueis
ui
.
.
.
r
I
ii
l
'
w!,
...t-.n
Aimn
fhi-niinVi
unhurt
tprtivps
Duncan
Macrtao
mat
i
uiui
nu
tame
intuusw
the
knife
killer
sought
for
the
murder
of
two
men
will
likely
strike
again
in
the
Windsor
dis
trict
once
the
hue
and
cry
cues
down.
In
the
meantime,
psychiatric
examinations
have
been
made
of
all
suspects
In
the
case
and
fingerprints
found
at
the
scene
of
the
hammer-slaying
of
Aug
ust
16
have
been
sent
to
Toronto
and
other
cities
for
checking.
Police
believe
that
the
man
responsible
for
the
hammer-killing
is
not
the
person
who
committed
the
knife
murders.
Object
Is
Not
Bomb
Crossing
the
Atlantic
homeward
bound
on
the
New
Amsterdam,
he
landed
at
Quebec.
The
young
Nanaimo-born
soldier,
whose
missionary
father
is
a
native
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
left
yesterday
with
the
Thomas
Croslby
when
it
pulled
out
for
Ocean
Falls
by
way
oi
various
coastal
points
on
one
of
its
periodical
evangelical
cruises.
Weather
Forecast
Light
winds
Increasing
to
moderate
in
exposed
areas
during
afternoon.
Fair
and
warm.
Friday:
Moderate
winds
occasionally
fresh
northwesterly
ln
afternoon.
Generally
fair
with
slightly
lower
temperature.
Honq
K(
0
ruture
or
ong
Prime
Minister
Attlee
Says
British
Will
Take
Surrender
LONDON,
August
23
(CPj
Prime
Minister
Clement
Attlee
fald
in
the
House
of
Commons
today
that
Japanese
surrender
in.
Hong
Kong
crown
colony
in
China
would
be
accepted
by
a
British
commander.
He
was
replying
to
Former
Prime
Minister
Churchill
who
wanted
to
know
whether
the
government
was
taking
steps
to
restore
British
administration
in
the
colony.
(Generalissimo
Chiang
Kai-Shek
had
said
In,
Chungking
that
Chinese
forces
would
occupy
Hong
Kong,
the
future
status
of
which
he
would
WOUNDS
WERE
ONLYSLIGHT
Field
Maishal
Montgomery
"
Not
Badly
Hurt
When
Plane
Hits
Tree
OLDENBURG,
Germany,
Aug.
23
O)
Field
Marshal
Montgomery
was
slightly
Injured
yesterday
when
his
plane
crashed
Into
a
tree
at
an
airport
near
Oldenburg,
Germany.
The
plane
was
carrying
tne
British
occupation
forces
commander
to
his
first
formal
inspection
of
the
Third
Canadian
Infantry
Division
Canada's
con
tribution
to
the
Allies'
European
occupation
force.
However,
the
Field
Marshal
was
delayed
only
by
first
aid
measuresand
he
then
continued
his
journey
on
to
Oldenburg
where
he
was
greeted
by
a
guard
of
honor
consisting
of
100
ARRANGEMENTS
MADE
FOR
ROAD
MAINTENANCE,
ALSO'
GRAVELLING
SKEENA
CROSSING
TO
KITWANGA
Followine
the
visit
a
few
weeks
ago
of
provincial
department
of
public
works
officials
to
the
area
plans
have
been
prepared
for
the
finishing
of
gravelling
of
thn
northern
transnrovincial.
(Prince
Rupert)
high-
KrJvn'tvne
orTshine
way
between
Skeena
Crossing
and
Kitwanga,
a
sec-noaT'uoon
upon
Txlti0onnSbynI
tion
of
the
road
which
has
long
needed
attention.
Fur-
INSTALLING
OF
BISHOP
New
Diocesan
Head
of
Catholic
Church
Coming
Next
Monlh
Installation
of
Father
Anthony
Jordan
of
Ottawa
as
the
new
Roman
Catholic
bishop
of
Northern
British
Columbia
in
succession
to
the
late
Rt.
Rev.
E.
M.
Bunoz
will
take
place
on
September
12
at
the
Church
of
the
Annunciation,
the
cathedral
of
the
diocese.
Archbishop
W.
M.
Duke
of
Vancouver
will
conduct
the
Installation
in
which
Bishop
Carroll
of
Calgary,
Bishop
J.
L,
Coudsrt
of
Yukon
as
well
as
four
or
five
other
bishops
and
40
of
50
priests
will
participate.
On
the
morning
of
September
.13
there
will
toe
pontifical
mass.
The
new
bishop
will
arrive
here
September
11
from
.Ottawa
where
for
the
past
5
years
he
has
been
superior
of
the
scholastlcate
of
Oblate
Fathers.
Prior
to
that
he
was
10
years
ln
Vancouver.
ther
the
federal
Department
of
Mines
and
Resources
has
grant
cd
the
provincial
public
works
department
permission
to
use
large
graders
which
have
been
ln
storage
at
Terrace
in
grading
and
maintenance
of
the
road
between
Terrace
and
Prince
Ru
pert.
Steps
are
already
being
taken
to
start
the
maintenance
work
which
will
create
consider
able
employment.
Other
Improvements
on
the
highway
which
are
being
planned
Include
completion
of
Terrace
bridge
and
fill,
relocation
of
Lakelse
road
Junction
with
Prince
Rupert
Highway,
widen
ing
of
the
Copper
River
bluff,
relocation
of
road
at
Porphyry
Creek
cast
of
New
Hazelton
and
relocation
of
the
approach
to
Smlthers.
SONG
OF
THE
FLEAS
SYDNEY,
Australia
OD
Two
fleas
wrecked
a
Sydney
mar
riage.
They
bit
the
husband
in
their
hitherto
flealess
bed.
He
started
a
hunt
with
a
candle
He
spilt
some
hot
grease
on
his
slumberlne
spouse,
and
this
started
the
first
serious
quarrel
ln
20
years.
A
series
followed
and
led
to
a
divorce.
UNEMPLOYED
ON
INCREASE
Sixty-five
Hundred
Sliipyaid
And
Aircraft
Workers
Lose
Their
Jobs
in
South
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
23
The
total
unemployed
shipyard
and
aircraft
workers
here
and
at
Victoria
rose
to
6,503
Wednesday
with
the
announcement
by
Boeing
Aircraft
that
225
employees
were
given
dismissal
notices.
Since
V-J
Day
1,100
personnel
At
Boeing's
have
been
dismissed.
Terrace
Asks
Gov't
Power
Prompt
Action
Hoped
for
in
View
of
Emergency
Commission
Officials
Pay
Visit
TERRACE,
August
23
The
village
commissioners
of
Terrace
i
V'
A
have
decided
the
time
has
TOmel'
-6aicefpr$M
B.
C.
Power
Commission,
nd
Mr.
Vandervoort,
chief
engineer,
arrived
here
by
car
Monday
afternoon.
They
were
met
by
the
village
commissioners
and
representatives
of
the
board
of
Trade
and
entertained
at
supper.
Local
citizens
to
the
number
of
about
20
were
present.
Afterwards
the
whole
company
gathered
ln
the
municipal
office
for
an
Informal
talk
regarding
the
lack
of
electrical
power
In
the
village.
HEAT
WAVE
IN
RUPERT
4
.ine
provincial
government
m
tt
supply
Terrace
village
and
d(s-
i,
trict
with
llaht
and
power
in
Jj
accordance
with
the
act
passed
!
"
by
the
legislature
a
short
time
ago.
h
The
gdvernment
had
already
been
asked
to
send
their
man
i
to
look
the
place
over
tout,
now
that
the
local
power
supply
has
;
ceased
owing
to
destruction
of
the
power
plant
'by
fire,
the
commission
decided
to
send
a
,
-J
formal
request.
One
of
the
speak-
f
ers
said
that
Terrace",
like
other
K
small
communities
thought
that
the
government
s
intention
when
'
passing
the
act
was
to
string
a
power
line
through
the
country
and
the
various
localities
could
hook
on
to
It.
The
.gathering
felt
well
pleased
with
the
prospects
of
some
em
ergency
move
by
the
government
to
relieve
the
present
situation
which
is
handicapping
'local
business.
S.
R.
Weston,
chairman
of
the
i
Warmest
Weather
In
Three
flj
Years
Experienced
Here
i
Citizens
shed
down
to
shirt
vJ
sleeves
and
summer
cottons
but
still
sweltered
yesterday
ln
the
n
warmest
day
Prince
Rupert
has
j
experienced
ln
three
years.
The
i'
Dominion
Meteorological
Station
,
on
Dlgby
Island
reported
that
the
official
thermometer
rose
to
.
80
degrees,
the
highest
since
August
7,
1942.
and'
didn't
drop'
below
50
for
the
second
highest
K
"low"
since
July,
:WS!
A
blazlngi,
sun
beat
waves
of
warmth
fromAj
a
cloudless
ky.
I
Last
August
the
top
low
regis-
I
;
tered
was
51.4
tout
the
high
for'
i
that
period
was
only
61.3.
The
i
highest
temperature
previously
M
during
1945
was
75
on
May
27
while
the
highest
low
was
43
on
.
,:,
July
5.
on
Auffust
7.
1912.
the
tern-
.
84.0
V.'nne
ine
low
4Ui
mc
mumu
was
45.5,
August
30.
The
forecast
last
nignt
was
ior
continued
"fair"
and
warm."