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Port
"Prince
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the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest"
Bill
and
Ken
Nesbitt
VOL.
XXXVI.
No.
94.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL
23,
1947
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Provincial
Blasting
Work
for
New
$65,000
Lindsay
Garage
Starts
Today
Blasting
on
the
site
for
a
modern
repair
garage,
automobile
showrooms
and
service
station
which
will
be
erected
for
Lindsay
Motors
Ltd.
at
a
cost
of
about
$G5,000
on
the
northeast
corner
of
Second
Avenue
and
First
Street
was
bejrun
todav.
Accordi
D.
Ritchie,
the
building
will
be
ready
for
occupancy
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FREED
OTTAWA
Labor
Minister
Humphrey
Mitchell
announced
in
the
House
of
Commons
Tuesday
night
that
the
government
has
removed
Its
restrictions
over
the
movement
of
Japanese
In
parts
of
Canada
east
of
British
Columbia:
He'
said
the
controls
were
removed
as
from
April
14.
No
decision
is
yet
made
as
to
relocating
of
Japanese
formerly
living
in
British
Columbia
coastal
areas.
ST.
MICHAEL'S.
WIN
KEGINA
Toronto
St.
Michael's
College
defeated
Moose
Jaw
Canucks
3
to
2
here
Tuesday
night
to
capture
the
Can-i
dian
junior
hockey
championship
In
four
straight
games.
CN.lt.
FINANCES
OTTAWA
Annual
report
of.
Canadian
National
Railways,
tabled
in
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday,
showed
the
publicly-owned
system
came
out
of
194C
with
a
deficit
of
'$8,961,570
compared-"-with'
a
profit
of
$24,756,130
earned
in
1910
and
predicted
that
the
outlook
for
1917
was
not
financially
bright.
V.
WoJon
nf
Big
House
Passes
GARRISON.
New
York,
Lewis
E.
Lawes,
aged
63,
warden
of
Sing
Sing
prison
at
O&sinlng,
New
York,
for
21
years
and
an
outstanding
authority
on
prison
problems,
died
today
at
his
home
heTe
?ifler
ten
days'
illness.
He
retired
from
the
Sing
Sing
post
In
July
1941.
PRICE
SLASHING
POLICY
SPREADS
NEWBURY.
Mass.
CO
A
cost-
of-living
slash,
which
saw
prices
knocked
down
a
flat
10
per
cent
here
in
response
to
President
Truman's
appeal
for,
price
reduc
tions,
spread
to
one
other
com
munity
today,
and
plans
wew
under
way
to
adopt
a
similar
program
in
other
cities.
Under
the
local
program,
more
than
90
per
cent
of
the
retail
merchants
agreed
to
reduce
prices
10
per
cent
in
a
10-day
experiment'.
Septuagenarian
Is
Held
in
Killing
LEAMINGTON,
Ont.,
)
Russia
n-toorn
John
Starchuk,
aged
75,
was
slashed
to
death
with
a
razor
in
a
Mersca
Township
cabin
today
and
provincial
police
are
holding
his
friend,
Nick
Stoln,
71,
for
questioning.
Stoin
attempted
to
commit
suicide
with
the
same
razor.
Lumber
Prices
Being
Increased;
Export
Quotas
To
Be
Decreased
OTTAWA
-Reconstruction
Minister
C.
D.
Howe
announced
last
night
an
upward
revision
in
domestic
lumber
prices
ranging
from
15
to
20
percent
at
the
consumer
level
in
stipulated
areas.
He
said
that
a
reduction
in
export
quotas
in
the
Interior
of
Drltlsh
Columbia
and
prairie
lumber
producing
areas
wns
being
made
to
help
meet
the
present
intensive
demand
for
lumber
and
as
a
means
of
accelerating
Canada's
housing
construction
pro
gram'.
He
said
that
-mills
In
the
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to
certain
extent
for
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export
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or
approximately
24
percent
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totai
teamships
Library,
June
31-47
The
neW
bulldln&
OCCUpy
a
frontage
on
Second
Avenue
of
1
14
feet
and
wi"
extend
on
First'
Street
to
a
depth
of
100
feet.
According
to
Mr.
Ritchie,
its
trilCS
rrvrtf
nrlll
mnl-n
It
nnH
.me
largest,
floor,
areas
in
the
province
having,
no
supporting!
pillars.
Contractpr$,for,thenew
building
are.
North.
west.
Construction
Co.
George,
'.Martin
partner
of
the
construction
company,
arrived
In
the
city
today
from
Vancouver
to
supervise
the
start
of
the
work.
The
corner
of
the
new
build-,
lng
will
be
cut
back
In
smart
modern
lines
for
a
service
sta
tion
wnicn
win
have
easy
approach
both
from
Second
Avenue
and
First
Street.
Corner
frontage,
and
part
of,
the
Second
Avenue
side,
will
have
50
feet
of
plate
glass
to
the
show
rooms
and
service
station
and
garage
offices.
The
enterprise
will
be
operated
In
addition
to
the
present
Rupert
Motors
Ltd.
garage
at
the
Park
Avenue
intersection,,
said
Mr.
Ritchie.
Dodge
and
De
Soto
cars
ancl
Dodge
trucks
will
be
displayed
In
the
new
garage,
Surface
t
the
new
building
will
be
a
patent
asbestos
sheathing
known
asj"flexboard,"
which
win
give
li
-an
attractive
ap
p6arance
matching
that
of
the
Civic
Centre
which,
occupies
the
eastern
portion
of
the
same
block.
It
will
be
white
In
its
or
lgirial
color
but
can
be
painted
any
desired
hue.
In
addition
to
the
huge,
repair
and
servicing
space
in
the
build
ing,
there
will
bt
a
50
by
40
foot
stock
room,
general
office,
pil
vate
office,
show
room
and
rest
rooms
in
the
southwest
corner.
Four
main
doors,
two
on
the
First
Street
side
and
two
on
Second
Avenue,
will
provide
en
try
and
exit.
At
the
eastern
end
of
the
building
there
will
be
a
parking
lot
46
feet
by
100
feet,
with
entry
off
Second
Avenue.
The
roof
trusses,
which
will
be
114
feet
long,
will
give
about
20
feet
of
height
inside
the
build
Inc.
The
roof
will
have
a
low
pitch
and
will
be
sealed
with
a
tar-and-gravel
surface,
EXPLOSIVES
IN
ORANGES
Revealed
How
Jews
Were
Able
to
Blow
Themselves
Up
Before
'Being
Executed
LONDON
Explosives
hid
den
Inside
oranges
were
smuggled
into
a
Palestine
Jail
where
two
Jewish
terrorists
awaiting
execution,
committed
suicide
during
last
'week-end
by
blowing
themselves
up,
Lord
Hall,
First
Lord
of
the
Admiralty,
told
the
House
of
Lords
today.
He
said
that
Juice
had
been
sucked
from
the
fruit
and
the
explosives
in
serted.
affected
regions
win
oe
compen
uinhAr
pvnnrt.
nrlrfi
lin
bijuu
nv
loss
or
nigner
jjwcc
uk
mean
mat
an
export
quuw
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hn
cof
fnp
chin.
pruuutwuu
w.
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ments
from
British
Columbia
central
interior
arm
piatwc
piu.no.
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NEW
COMBINED
R.C.N.
AND
R.C.A.P.
COLLEGE
AT
VICTORIA
H.M.C.S.
Royal
Roads,
which
has
been
reorganized
to
form
a
new
combined
R.CN.
and
R.C.A.F.
college,
possesses
a
famed
natural
setting
and
a
modern
establishment.
A
few
miles
from
Victoria,
overlooking
the
wters
of
the
Straits
'of
Juan
de
Fuca,
the
college
is
centred
on
two
main
buildings,
th,y'Castle'
and
the
Cadet
Block.
Top
photo
shows
the
"Castle,'
once
the
main
residence
of
yje
Dunsmuir
estate
on
which
the
college
Is
located.
It
contains
trie
administrative
offices
cadets'
library,
sick
bay
and
officers'
mess.
The
Cadet,
Block,
below,
completed
In
1943,
contains
the
chapel,
class
rooms,
science
laboratories,
dormitories
and
all
the
necessary
accommodation
for
the
cadets.
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07
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Pend
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3.20
Pioneer
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3.55
Premier.
Border
04
Premier'
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.
40l2
Reeves
McDon'd
(ask)
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Salmon
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22
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Sheep
Creek
1-25
Taylor
Bridge
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50
Whitewater
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Spud
Valley
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Central
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rein
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24
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48
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97
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Buffalo
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Cons.
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Conwest
1.05
Donalda
1.01.
Eldona
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.47
Elder
1.03
Giant
Yellowknife
6.30
God's
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1.23
Hardrock
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Hosco
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20
Lapaska
30
Little
Long
Lac
1.82
Signs
Lynx
19
Madscn
Red
Lake
3.20
McKenzle
Red
Lake
55
MacLeod
Cockshutt
....
1.80
Moneta
51
Negus
2.01
Noranda
44
Osisko
Lake
....j..
i.26
Pickle
Crow
..
2.65
Regcourt
56
San
Antonio
3.95
Senator
Rouyn
36
Sherrltt
Gordon
3.80
Steep
Rock
2.03
Sturgeon
River
20
Seeks
Accord
On
Conscription
LONDON
Prime
Minister
Attlee
today
renewed
his
battle
to
win
unanimous
support
for
the
government's
post-war
conscription
policy
from
rebellious
members
of
his
own
party.
About
40
members
oppose
ail
compulsory
military
service
on
conscientious
or
religious
grounds.
Others
would
limit
tho
conscription
period
to
two
years,
lnstoad
of
five.
MINING
MEN
MOVE
NORTH
The
movement
of
mining
men
north
continues.
Aboard
the
Canadian
and
American
craft
to
Northern
B.C.
and
Alaska,
they
come
from
all
parts
of
the
continent.
Recent
vessels
calling
at
Prince
Rupert
had
scores.
Mstal
prices
in
world
markets
are
reported
active.
'Manson
Creek
in
the
Yukon
1S'
called
"the
hot
spot."
It
Ls
west
of
Carmacks.
COP
VERSUS
OCTOPUS
SYDNEY,
Australia
A
Sydney
police
officer,
Sgt.
Bill
Moul-den,
49,
who
took
up
diving
with
the
navy,
once
fought
a
three-minute
battle
with
an
octopus
on
one
underwater
police
Job.
Troops
Quarrel
Inside
Berlin
With
u
BERLIN
-r-The
Berlin
Soviet
newspaper
reported
today
that
Major
Alexander
Kitikov,
Soviet
commandant
in
Berlin,
charged
last
night
that
two
Red
Army
sergeants
were
"wildly
beaten"
by
British
military
police,
one
man
losing
an
eye.
He
'demand;
ed
an
immediate
investigation.
Agreement
Reached
for
Alaska
Line
From
Here
SEATTLE
(CP)
Two
maritime
union
agents
reported
yesterday
that
they
had
signed
agreements
with
the
Briggs
Navigation
Co.
for
working
on
a
new
steamship
service
between
southeastern
Alaska
and
Prince
Rupert.
It
is
reported
that
the
firm,
with
headquarters
'at
Ketchikan,
plans
to
start
with
a
One-Man
Anti-inflation
Fight
NEW
TORONTO,
Ont.,
Harry
Silvert,
president
of
jcuothlng
and
home
furnishings
stores
in
the
lakeshore
com
munities
or
Ntw
Toronto
and,
L
Port-
Credit,
has
knocked
10
per
cent
off
prices
on
all
his
goods
In
a
man-made
campaign
against
inflation.
His
clerks
were
given
substantial
pay
increases
in
past
weeks.
YOUTH
STRUCK
BY
MOTORCYCLE,
LEG
FRACTURED
Albert
Van
Pykstra,
16-year-old
youth
of
1122
Seventh
Avenue
East,
is
in
hospital
today
suffering
from
a
broken
right
leg,,
concussion
and
.
severe
.bruises
,
after
-.being
struck
by
a
motorcycle
atthe
corner
of
.third
Ayenue
and
Sixth
.Street
at
9:50
last
night.
According
tp-a
police
report,
the
youth
was
struck
by
a
motorcycle
driven
by
Mark
Hill
jr.
which
was
going
west
on
Third
Avenue.
He
was
crossing
.the
street
at
the
time.
RETIREMENT
OF
RAIL
ENGINEER
J.
R.
Mclntyre,
Gean
of
C.N.R.
locomotive
engineers
on
this
di
vision,
who
first
began
running
out
of
Smlthers
In
1914,
the'
year
the
line
was
opened,
recently
retired.
The
occasion
took
the
form
of
a
get-together
social,
In
which
Mrs.
Mclntrye
shared.
Numerous
friends
were
present,
and
there
were
presentations.
Mr.
Mclntyre
originally
operated
out
of
Prince
Rupert.
Local
Tides
Thursday.
April
24,
1947
High
3:01
21.8
feet
15:56
18.7
feet
Low
9:40
2.0
feet
21:36
7.0
feet
HANDSOME
MEDAL
FOR
FIRST
CAR
FROM
FLORIDA
TO
PRINCE
RUPERT
fm
HBHJBB
:
Hf
H
HBfe
TSaHl
Prince
Rupert
ls
to
receive
some
more
valuable
publicity
this
year
in
a
manner
similar
to
that
which
proved
very
effective
last
year.
Al
Manson,
lodil
jeweler,
ls
again
putting
up
a
handsomely
designed
gold
medal
for
long
distance
driving.
Last
year,
the
contest
was
for
the
first
motorist
to
drive
from
Halifax
to
Prince
Rupert
over
an
all-Canadian
route.
It
was
won
by
Chief
Petty
Officer
Leslie
Paige.
R.C.N.,
and
Mrs.
Paige.
This
year
the
drive
will
be
a
"corner
to
corner"
trip
from
Florida
to
Prince
Rupert.
The
jjictures
show
both
sides
of
the
handsome'
medal
suspended
with
fine
gold
chains
from
a
key
symbolizing
welcome
and
freedom
In
Prince
Rupert.
White
gold
fish
set
off
the
face
design
of
the
medal
and
sapphires
and
rubies
are
embedded
In.
th?
key.
Jt
is
4693
miles
from
Miami
to
Prince
Rupert
via
Atlanta,
Memphis,
St.
Louis,
Kansas
City,
Omaha,
Cheyenne,
Yellowstone
Fark,
Helena,
Spokane,
Grand
Coulee,
Orovllle,
Pentlcton,
Kamloops,
Cache
Creek,
Prince
George,
Smlthers
and
Terrace.
1
nion
single
motorship
which
Is
load-
ing
in
San
Francisco
for
the
trip
north.
Working
agreements
were
reported
by
the
sailors'
Union
of
the
Pacific
and
the
Maritime
Cooks'
and
Stewards'
Union.
No
Hope
of
P
eace
n
race
Austrian
Pact
"Outithe
Window"
as
(Far
as
Moscow
Is
Concerned
MOSCOW,
American
offi
cials
said
today
that
all'
hope
of
completing
an
Austrian
peace
treaty
in
M'oscow
appeared
gone
and
the
last
session
of
the
foreign
ministers'
council
here
will
probably
be
held
by
tomorrow.
While
still
granting
the
possi
bility
of
a
"miracle"
to
break
up
the
deadlock
on
key
issues,.
in
formants,
said;
.that
the.-
best
opinion
no
is
tfoa$.
ah
Austrian'
peace
pact
is
"out
the
window'
for
the
present.
Italian
Students
Seize
University
(Reported
today
that
Italian
students
had
seized
the
University
of
Trieste,
hoisted
the
ltal-lan
flag
and
repulsed
two
attempts
by
police
to
force
them,
out.
The
students
seized
the
building
in
protest
at
the
removal
of
the
rector
by
the
filled
military
government;
NEW
SCHEME
BY
WALLACE
PARIS
Henry
A
Wallace
today
declared
that
Russia
should
get
$10,000,000,000
to
$17,-CCO.000,000
worth
of
goods
and
services
under
a
$50,000,000,000
world
construction
program.
In
return,
Wallace
said
In
an
interview,
the
Soviet
Union
should
be
required
to
forego
rier
heavy
reparations
demands
on
Germany
and
become
a
member
of
an
international
bank.
Russia,
as
the
greatest
war
sufferer,
would
require
the
most
aid.
!
Wallace
repeated
his
criticism
I
of
America
loans
to
Greece
and
Turkey.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Intermittent
light
rain
Is
falling
this
morning
throughout
Northern
British
Columbia
and
cloudiness
is
increasing
in
the
southern
portion
of
the
province
with
seme
light
precipitation
expected
tonight.
Increasing
cloudiness
kept
temperatures
higher
last
night
with
mlnl-mums
throughout
the
couthern
portion
of
the
province
generally
5
to
10
degrees
higher
than
the
previous
night.
Forecast
North
Coast
and
Queen
CharlottesOvercast
today,
tonight
and
Thursday,
Intermittent
rain
or
drizzle.
Winds
light
today
Increasing
to
southerly
(20
m.
p
h.)
Thursday.
Little
change
In
Temperature.
Lows
tonight:
Port
Hardy
43,
Massett
40,
Prince
Rupert
40,
Highs
Thursday:
Port
Hardy
52,
Massett
50,
Prince
Rupert
50.
DEATH
BREAKS
RECORD
PETERBOROUGH.
England
Mrs.
Minnie
Wiggins
worked
at
the
same
factory
job
for
60
yearj
and
never
missed
a
day.
On
her
way
to
the
foctory
one
morning
she
was
fatally
injured
by
a
truck.
H'
ML
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