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To
Jaycees
Regional
Convention
ALL,
ROADS
LEAD
TO
PRINCE
RUPERT
Today
delegates
to
the
B.
C.
Regional
convention
of
the
Junl.M-
Chamber
of
Commerce
of
Canada
began
arriving
rivinz
In
In
Prince
Prince
Rupert
Rupert
by
by
everv
every
means
means
of
of
t.ranrt
transport
possible
except
afoot
and
swimming.
This
map
shows
how
Uiey
come
and
a
few
of
the
southern
points
of
origin
by
air.
by
boat,
by
highway
and
by
rail.
The
convention,
wlilch
will
be
attended
by
almost
threescore
visitors,
opens
tomorrow
for
two
days
at
the
Civic
Centre.
i
Than
50
Visitors
A
re
Arrlvincr
F
I
Search
is
Under
Way
By
Land
and
Air
For
Missing
Fishing
Boat
Skipper
Air
and
ground
search
is
proceeding
today
from
isolated
Tartoo
Inlet,
on
the
west
coast
of
Graham
Island,
for
Mwtin
Ll
Gathering
of
Young
Men't
Group
,.
Rupert
Junior
Chamber
of
Commer,-,.
i
I
,
.
V
u
:
.
.
Challenge
By
St.
Laurent
Calls
On
Conservatives
to
Publicly
Repudiate
Religious
nd
Racial
Tactics
jieicd
uuiiK-ui
operations
preparatory
jjiiwal
convention
of
the
U.C.
region
of
the
of
Commerce
of
Canada
which
opens
ihaiiiher
,,nv
sts.
and
began
to
welcome
the'
first
of
three
conic
from
all
parts
.
phmiUia
with
Ihc
ex-1
Julli()r
aian)Dor
of
Commerce
of
4
'he
Peace
River
and
Canada,
who
arrived
here
by
,l,rm
a
dozen
from
piane
Ulto
aflornoon
from
hjs
i;,rb
of
the
sonlli
I
,
ui
Montreal.
m
t!l0y
strIP''!j
Saturday's
session,
which
will
,ily
Canadian
Pacific
iUst,
f,(,,
r
a
m
.,,
.
Ulmer,
skipper
of
Nelson
Broa.
Fisheries
Ltd.
glllnet
boat
Atomic,
who
has
been
missing
lince
May
22
when
he
set
out
for
a
sixteen-mile
tramp
overland
from
Athlow
Bay
following
the
abandoning
of
his
broken
down
TO
EDMONTON
boat.
A
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
OTTAWA
.-prime
Minister
L.
S.
St.
Laurent
today
called
upon
Progressive
Conservative
leaders
to
repudiate
publicly
racial
and
religious
tactics
which
lie
said
have
been
used
in
French-speaking
Quebec.
The
Prime.
Minister
cited
an
advertisement
in
a
French
language
newspaper
which
said
the
French
language
would
be
ab
plane
arrived
yesterday
at
Queen
Chralotte
City
from
.....
I
.v.
IIWII,.
Will
Jane
this
afternoon.,
hear
annual
reports
of
regional
.from
llx'
central
In-
officers,
rctxrt
of
the
numin.
Vancouver
and
took
on
Provin
cial
Constable
J.
W.
Fletcher
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?vRINCE
RUPERTS
V5N4jfilX.
X
,
((
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WILLIAMS
LAKC
k
K
w
v
r
X
and
party,
flying
them
to
Tar
arrive
tonight
or
to-
atlng
committee,
election
of
of-
riiini!
by
car
while
'.
fleers
and
new
business.
come
on
the
Union!
Saturday's
luncheon,
which
Is
too
Inlet
where
they
commenced
an
intensive
search
Irom
the
air
and
also
by
land
over
tho
CoqniUain
tomorrow
,
being
sonsored
by
the
Trlnce
will
be
met
at
olished
by
the
House
of
Commons
and
that
he
had
refused
to
appoint
an
ambassador
to
the
Vatican.
rough
terrain
through
which
Ulmer
would
have
headed.
Kupcrt
Wholesale
Fish
Dealers'
Association
will
feature
local
sea
foods.
Speaker
at
the
luncheon
will
be
winner
of
the
oratorical
contest.
The
regional
executive,
in
this
WILL
REJECT
;ml
'liy
automobiles
bring
Iheni
to
the
in
f
1
m
southern
in
ir
on
tonight's
train,
cnii'in.
first
of
its
ii
bf
held
at
Prince
convene
at
the
Civic
o'clock
Friday
monitions
continuing
in
instance
composed
of
the
com
DEFENCE
OF
HONG
KONG
British
Defence
Minister
I'lying
There
Naval
and
RUSS
OFFER
bined
incoming
and
outgoing
officers
will
meet
Saturday
after-noon,
after
which
a
reception
will
be
held
at
the
Civic
Centre.
(Continued
on
page
A)
BERLIN
(P
Leaders
of
the
Berlin
railway
strike
said
that
12,000
strikers
will
hold
a
vote
today
on
the
Russian
compromise
offer
but
added
that
-inn
and
Saturday
Tlie
business
sessions
ii'iHualed
with
limit
mis
and
receptions
'
they
expect
to
reject
it.
The
Army
Reinforcements
LONIXJN
(-Defence
Minister
A.
V.
Alexander
Is
reported
last
night
to
be
flying
to
survey
the
defences
of
Hong
Kong
which
the
government
has
promised
will
be
defended
against
the
Communist
drive.
Vote
is
on
whether
or
not
to
;ii
this
evening
and
end
the
12-day
walk-out
by
ac
jruxpfl
with
a
grand
Voter
List
New
Record
cepting
an
offer
by
the
Russian-
Ami
Club
Saturday
controlled
railway
management
to
pay
the
men
60
percent
of
.
m
x
bk.
u
m
m
-m
m
m
Already
naval
reinforcements
HIGHWAYS
kl4ir
iJ
L)I
m
n
delegates
be-
their
wages
in
west
marks.
i'rinre
Rupert
Ilolrl
have
been
sent
to
Hong
Kong.
Fifteen
hundred
British
troops
sailed
from
Southampton
yesterday
to
reinforce
the
garrison
there.
COAUTIOH
SEEM
airlines
r
.
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:
Y
I
T
!
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.
i
n
Meanwhile,
lllee.-rc;loiial
executive
Die
resolutions
commuter
way
at'
(he
BYCX.F.LEI
r
if
inmorrow
morn-
DECEIVER
AND
fmilMUVS
.
OTTAWA
ff
Speakinr;
in
Ontario
In
the
course
of
the
fed
TODAY'S
STOCKS
f
will
include-
the
of-
eral
campaign,
M.
J.',
Coldwell,
(Courtesy
S.
D
Johnston
Co.
Ltd.)
mm-
Beattie
...
C.C.F.
leader,
charged
that
the
Liberals
and
Progressive
Conservatives
were
entering
into
a
coalition
in
some
federal
ridings.
GEORGE
DREW
OF
SOCIALISM
KELOWNA
(CP)-A
claim
that
he
is
fighting
Socialism
because
he
is
loath
to
see
Caanda
shackled
at
the
greatest'
period
in
her
history
was
made
in
this
Okanagan
Valley
centre
yesterday
by
George
Drew.
iii'
n
delegates,
re-f
credentials
and
commit
tec
and
open
.wions.
n
at,
l
he
Civic
Cen-"'fl
by
the
city
of
'"it
win
mark
the
al
after
which
five
:
Still
Incomplete
But
Already
In
Exrrvt
of
1915
In
Federal
Riding
Hkeetm
federal
rkling
can
anticipate
a
record
list
of
voters
for
the
June
27
elections,
according
to
the
preliminary
list
in
the
hands
of
Returning
Officer
Rod
MacLeod.
The
present,
incomplete
list,
already
tontalns
more
names
than
the
list
used
jii
the
1943
Dominion
elections.
Total
number
of
names
from
Prince
Rupert's
20
polling
stations
and
87
of
the
100
rural
polling
stations
is
14,736,
while
the
revised
list
In
the
1915
elections
contained
14,618.
According
to
Mr,.
Macliori.1
there
are
still
seven
outlying
polling
districts
to
submit
their
lists
to
his
office.
It
is
likely
that,
the
total
list
may
exceed
15,000.
The
iturevised
list
shows
4.991
.45
.19
.14
.03
86.00
.84
.40
Bevcourt
Bobjo
Buffalo
Canadian
Consol.
Smelters
Conwest
Donalda
Eldona
Halibut
Sales
finalists
in
the
annual
nus'wsivt!
uiiservauve
leaner.
"I
am
fighting'
Socialism
because
of
its
cruel
deception,"
Mr.
Drew
said.,
"and
z
.53
East
Sullivan
.:
2.00
Giant
Yellowknife
ninr
Chamber
'
ora-st
will
be
heard
90
-
minute
session.
'
Arnold
will
be
of-
5.30
because
of
its
failure
wherever
fniMTD
A
niPTnnv
it
has
been
tried.
I.am
fighting
DICTORY
DREW
IS
CHALLENGED
OTTAWA
Prime
Minister
St.
Laurent
has
challenged
George
Drew,
Progressive-ConNrrvative
leader,
to
make
Mr.
)
Drew's
proposal
for,
devaluation
of
the
Canadian
dollar
the
main
issue
of
(be
campaign
for
Canada's
general
election
June
27.
'
.
NO
COALITION
NEW
WESTMINSTER
Progressive
Conservative
Leader
George
Drew
pledged
his
party
to
no
coalition
with
the
Lib
God's
Lake
.31
American
Mariner,
14.0110,
20c,
18c
and
16.10c,
Cold
Storage.
Canadian
Dollina
II,
60,000,
19.8c,
17.6c
and
15.8c,
Atlin.
Hardroek
'.
igi
Socialism
because
it
opens
the
2
N
at
the
city
lun-
I'l
the
oratorical
Harrlcana
Heva
Hosco
Jacknife
Joliet
Quebec
Lake
Rowan
.05
.MM
.16
.04
.30
.08
t11
he
Krnest
Cramp-"V1
Uurnahy,
Nor-
OTTAWA
O)
Speaking
in
the
Northern
Ontario
mining
area,
Hon.
M,
J.
Coldwell,
C.C.F.
leader,
said
Liberal
candidates
were
making
election
promises
which
contradicted
one
another
and
that
Liberal
cabinet
ministers
were
evading
the
'issues
develop
ing
from
the
campaign.
Vancouver
Bayonne
06
Bralorne
8.60
B.
R.
Con
023i
Cariboo
Quartz
1.10
Congress
03
'2
Hedley
Mascot
.22
',2
Pacific
Eastern
05
Pend
Oreille
3.40
Premier
Border
02'2
Pioneer
3.05
Privateer
12
Reeves
McDonald
1.65
Reno
.05
Sheep
Creek
1.10
Vananda
v
15
Salmon
Gold
12'
Spud
Valley
05
Oils-Anglo
Canadian
3.25
A.
P.
Con
17
Atlantic
64
Calmont
35
C.
&
E
4.75
Central
Leduc
70
Home
Oil
9.35
Mercury
08
Oka!
I
a
-1.51
Pacific
Pete
2.45
Princess
19
Royal
Canadian
07
'i
South'
Brazeau
15
Toronto
At
lion
a
10
Aumaquc
11
r'Hs.
Virtnriii
lti
.
--------,
......
Lapaska
"'-Wi
Little
Long
Lac
58
Lynx
.10
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.65
door
to
Communism,"
Drew
was
speaking
on
behalf
of
Theo
Adams,
Progressive
Conservative
candidate
for
Yale
b
the
June
27
election.
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Skies
remained
cloudy
overnight
over
the
southern
interior.
By
contrast
over
the
northern
interior
skies
cleared
early
last
evening
and
temperatures
dropped
below
freezing
ovrenight
at
many
points
in
this
section
of
the
province.
Over
the
southern
coast
varying
amounts
of
cloud
were
reported
although
skies
were
generally
clear.
Over
the
northern
coast
skies
have
become
overcast
and
"1
I
l
S
.
.
I
'
x
'
:
':
Pslaiid.
Herb
Cap-
and
Druce
!l-mna
of
Prince
George,
"if
contest
will
be
1
a
liinclieon
at
the
I"
at
noon
Saturday.
;f:
Hie
oratorical
con-t
topic
"We
Are
""
and
the
winner
I
trophy
put
up
by
pr
Hoard
of
Trade.
1
fv-ji
w,
cnelu(lt.
t"ltl"n
at
the
Civic
I
c
ri,ily
evening
ful-
names
In
the
Prince
Rupert
urban
area
and
9,745
in
the
87
rural
districts
which
have
reported.
Revision
of
the
completed
list
will
take
place
In
Room
10,
Smith
Block
on
June
0,
10
and
11.
Herbert
F.
Glassey
will
act
as
revising
officer.
Numbers
of
names
on
the
un-revlsed
list
of
rural
polling
stations
are
as
follows:
Atlin
120;
Bennett
20;
Lower
Post
120;
Telegraph
Creek
77;
Premeir
5;
Stewart
186;
Alice
Arm
71;
Torbrit
Mine
144;
Ar-randale
17;
Aiyansh
10;
Tulse-quah
221;
Kispiox
47;
Hazelton
(Continued
on
Page
6)
McKemie
Red
Lake
33
McLeod
Cockshutt
86
Moneta
T
36
Negus
2.O6
Noranda
50.00
Louvicourt
09
Pickle
Crow
1.85
Regcourt
04
San
Antonio
,
3.75
Senator
Rouyn
31
Sherrlt
Gordon
1.38
Steep
Rock
1.36
Sturgeon
River
15,
BASEBALL
SCORES
WEDNESDAY
National
St.
Louis
6,
Brooklyn
3
Chicago
5,
New
York
11-Pittsburg
6,
Boston
8
Cincinnati
1,
Philadelphia
2
American
Boston
3,
Cleveland
l
Western
International
Wenatchee
3,
Vancouver
1
.Tacoma
7,
Yakima
5
Spokane
8,
Victoria
4
Salem
14,
Bremerton
5
Pacific
Coast
Seattle
6,
San
Diego
2
San
Francisco
4,
Los
Angeles
Only
games
scheduled.
'"""'r
and
dance
at
,
...
...
i
l'1"
Cafe.
rf
1
Uie
dinner
will
be
I
h.
president
of
die
erals
if
the
Progressive-Conservatives
fail
to
win
a
majority.
The
Liberal
administration
has
denied
information
to
Parliament,
he
said.'
ATTEMPTS
SUICIDE
VANCOUVER
Nick
Agos-lino,
one
of
six
men
arrested
here
yesterday
for
alleged
complicity
in
a
Canadian
narcotic
rinir.
is
believed
to
have
attempted
suicide
by
slashing
bis
wrists
with
a
broken
electric
bulb
in
his
cell.
After
hospital
treatment
he
was
returned
to
jail.
The
R.C.M.P.
announced
the
sixth
Vancouver
arrest
in
connection
with
what
they
describe
as
their
most
extensive
crackdown
on'
illicit
narcotics
combines
in
Canada.
Arrested
in
Calgary
was
Steve
Bobach
of
Vancouver.
FOREIGN
MINISTERS
PARIS
Three
western
foreign
ministers
met
again
Wednesday
to
discuss
their
diplomatic
campaign
against
Russia
in
the
foreign
ministers'
council.
Advisers
were
said
lo
be
anxious
that
the
ministers
pass
on
to
the
second
subject
on
the
agenda
today
the
question
of
Berlin,
its
currency
and
its
future.
It
is
understood
a
75-niinute
session
yesterday
was
about
whether
the
council
should
go
ram
was
Deginning
this
morning
in
advance
of
an
active
storm
centre
about
800
miles
to
the
west.
Southwesterly
winds
of
gale
force
which
have
developed
over
northern
coastal
waters
are
expected
to
persist
throughout
the
day
dying
down
tonight.
Rain
will
spread
Into
the
northern
interior
eavly
Friday
but
it
does
not
appear
likely
that
the
storm
will
have
anv
marked
U.S.
TOURISTS
FIND
CANADIANS
LOSING
OUT
BY
POOR
SERVICE
Connecticut
Couple
Drives
Here
Despite
Lack
of
Accommodation
and
Warnings
of
Border
Officials
It
'vvjis
not.
tin
rtimbirlv
flip
rmnrli
rnnrlu
ni
tlio
TO
SPEAK
HERE
Hon.
R,
W.
Mayhew
of
Victoria,
federal
minister
'of
fisheries,
cominsr
here
on
tonight's
train.
He
will
speak
Friday
night
at
public
meeting
In
support
of
E.
T.
Applewhaite,
Liberal
candidate
for
Skpena.
Saturday
he
will
leave
by
plane
for
for
Greets
Jayccc
Delegates
temperature.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Friday
At
Telegraph
Creek,
40
and
60.
dust
although
they
encountered
plenty
of
both
it
was
their
failure
to
obtain
sleeping
accommodation
effect
on
the
remainder
'of
the
province.
Forecast
"
i
Queen
Charlottes
and
North
and
their
inability
to
buy
gasoline
after
6
p.m.
that
jarred
a
veteran
pair
bf
American
m)tor
tourists.
Irwin
Conn,
of
New
Haven,
Connecticut,
who
drove
Coast
Overcast
with
rain
to
r
"icnibers
of
the
City
Council
and
myself
are
happy
r'"cc
rilperl
has
been
chosen
as
the
venue
for
the
'wontion
of
the
B.
C.
Regional
Conference
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
of
Canada,
and
wc
extend
CIVIC
CENTRE
HON.
R.
V.
MAYHEW,
M.
his
dust-sheathed
c
t-r
Into
Princa
Rupert
at
2:30
Wednesday
afternoon,
feels
that
if
Canadians
day.
Overcast
with
widely
scattered
showers
Friday.
Winds
southeast
(35
mph)
increasing
to
southeast
(45
mph).
Gusty
during
the
morning
and
.decreasing
to
southerly
(20
mph)
to
LOCAL
TIOES
Friday,
June
3,
1949
High
5:45
18.1
feet
18:50
17.8
feet
Low
12:27
4.9
feet
wPieonie
to
all
visiting
delegates.
Pr""'e
Rupert
Junior
Chamber
Is
a
vigorous
and
lklne
group
or
citizens
and
they
have
done
a
great
fostering
civic
uride
and
civic
sDirit
in
our
city.
night.
Little
change
in
temper
are
going
to
roll
up
the
streets
when
the
clock
says
sundown,
they
are
going
to
lose
a
lot
of
nice,
crisp
American
dollars.
If
he
had
not
been
a
particularly
adventurous
man,
with
an
equal
into
"restricted"
session
ature.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Friday
At
Port
Hardy,
48
and
fl'flt
and
tvmi.
-
-i
r
vw,in-,u
NOTICE
Dominion
Minister
of
Fisheries
,
will
speak
on
our
Fishing
Industry
and.
Federal
Affairs
in
support
of
-
TED
APPLEWHAITE
.Liberal
Candidate
for
Skeena
FRIDAY,
JUNE
3,
8:30
P.M.
Under
auspices
Skeena
Federal
Liberal
Campaign
(129)
Committee.
57;
Massett
47
and
57;
Prince
Rupert
48
and
60.
ly
intrepid
wife,
they
would
have
lost
some
of
his.
Northern
B.C.
Overcast
to
presence
among
us
is
auj"
o
hiu
Hre
Proud
of
ths
body
of
younger
citizens
who
tllclr
responsibilities
in
a
cheerful
and
forthright
11(1
e
trust
that
the
convention
will
be
an
enjoyable
"
ltab'e
experience
for
all
taking
part
in
it.
NORA
E.
ARNOLD,
Mayor.
Perhaus
it
is
because
he
is
a
day
and
Friday.
Intermittent
rain
tonight
and
Friday
morn
In
order
to
conform
with
federal,
provincial
and
city
offices,
the
Prince
Rupert
Retail
Merchants'
Association
will
recognize
the
King's
Birthday,
Monday,
June
6,
as
a
holiday
and
stores
will
be
closed
all
day.
PRINCE
RUPERT-
RETAIL
MERCHANTS'
,129)
'
ASSOCIATION.
ing..
Light
winds
increasing
to
second
cousin
to
the
boxer
Billy
Conn
that
Mr.
Conn
was
so
determined
not
to
be
beaten
by
southeast
(20
mnh)
tonieht
and
becoming
light
again
Friday
(Continued
on
page
4)
morning.
Little
eLiiiige
in
J