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1950
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WELLS
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SMALL
REFINERY
NOW
OPERATING.
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Nj
fi0'
May
Be
Worst
Air
Disaster
In
United
States
History
CHICAGO
(CP)
A
Northwest
airliner
with
53
persons
aboard
was
reported
missing
today
over
wind
lashed
Laka
Michigan-
;
The
United
States.vCoast
.Guard
'said
a
surface
craft
had
located
an
oil
slick
off
Milwaukee.
They
did
not
know
the
origin
of
the
slick.
However,
a
buoy
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OF
NAVIGATION
rf.
SON-HARD
MCKENZIE
ROUTE
TO
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to
mark
the
slick
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OIL
REGION,
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EDMONTON
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VICTIMS
William"
Goddyn,
24,
sharecropper,
left,
and
Arthur
Lierman,
31,
tobacco
grower,
right,
were
felled
Wednesday
by
bullets
from
a
sten
gun
in
the
hands
of
a
bank
robber
as
they
pursued
him
along
a
road
near
Lajigton,
Ont,
in
the
heart
of
Norfolk
County's
rich
tobacco
region.
The
two
men,
prominent
Langton
residents
who
were
in
the
Imperal
Bank
when
the
$23,000
holdup
took
place,
gave
chase
as
the
bandit
fled.
A
burst
from
a
sten
gun,
fired
through
the
back
window
of
the
getaway
car
killed
both
men.
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Mining,
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FARMING.
SECONDARY
CJSTRIES.
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METALS,
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KJRY,
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HEMATITE,
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BRIDGE
RIVER
TO
NORMAN
WELLS,
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WATER
GRADE
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Recent
discoveries
of
oil
and
natural
g&
on
the
Peace
River
add
value
to
this
by
George
M.
Murray,
MP.
for
Cariboo,
of
proposed
pipelines
from
the
Peace
?'llv,'r..al?.Li5'aUlc-
.'.Mr.
Murray
said
In
the
House
of
Commons
that
there
were,.
which
co-operatively
could
spe;d
development
of
land
settlement,
secondary
PURSUERS'
CAR
Eleven
bullets
from
a
k
the
wmdshield
of
this
car
Wednesday
killing
Godrtyn
and
Lier,'
d
payrolls
In
Northern
Alberta
and
Northern
-"--
rjr
vara
me
oanK
ditch.
.
,
.
'
Dandit.
The
car
plunged
Into
a
.
,
,
,
(CP.
Photo)
lj?rince
Oeorge;
2.
Speeding
up
of
Canadian
National
Railway
policy
In
Central
jilne
qystem
as
common
carrier
of
natural
gas
and,
oil
to
Pacific
tidewater
through
iince
Rupert
would
gain
a
reat
deal
from
extension
of
this
pipeline
through
the
country,"
the
Cariboo
member
says.
Oil
exploration
now
In
progress
In
the
Quesnel
:
to
interest
In
the
plan,
Mr.
Murray
said.
Mr.
Murray
Is
seeking
co-operation
of
:on
I.
Johnson
of
British
Columbia,
Pemeir
E.
C.
Manning
of
Alberta
and
President
Am
of
the
Canadian
National
Rail
ways
In
working
out
this
northern
blue
print
for
Five
U.S.
Railroads
Under
Threat
Of
Switch
Strike
f
CHICAGO
(CP)
Switchman
of
five
big
mid-western
and
western
United
States
railroads
are
due
to
strike
tomorrow.
Four
of
the
roads
have
announced
they
will
not
try
to
operate.
There
is
no
sign
Mann
Latest
Fraser
PLANE
DOWN
LONDON
An
unidentified
plane
carrying
four
persons
was
reported
crashed
today
near
Dale
Head,
four
miles
north
of
Clitherce,
Lancashire.
Police
have
begun
an
invest!-.,
gation.
SWIMMERS
WITHDRAWN
EXETER
England
Britain
has
withdrawn
from
the
European
amateur
swimming
championships
to
be
held
in
the
Russian
sector
at
Vienna
next
August
because
of
fears
her
sulmmin-;
team
may
not
be
allowed
to
return
from
behind
the
iron
curtain.
94TII
HANGED-Kt'ALA
LUMi
t.il,
Malaya-Five
accused
Chinese
terrorists
were
hanged
today
in
the
largest
execution
since
Malaya
began
the
campaign
against
ComnnvVst
terrorism.
The
execution
brings
to
94
the
number
of
persons
put
to
death
!
since
the
emergency
laws
were
put
into
effect
two
years
ago.
Shippinq
Permit
Being
Extended
WASHINGTON
0)
The
House
completed
legislative
t
action
Friday
on
Jongs
Act
sus-'
pending
bill
to"
permit
Canadian
vessels
to
carry
passen-,
gers
and
freight
between
Alaskan
ports
for
ancth-r
year.
It
now
goes
to
the
White
House.'
The
present
law
authorizing
Canadian
vessels
to
provide
such
service
expires
June
30.
TUG
SPEEDS
TOWARD
CRASH
SURVIVORS
,
GUAM
A
tug
sped
Friday
to
a
ppot
140
miles
southeast
of
Guam,
where
at
least
nine
sur-j
Vivors
of
a
crashed
superfortress'
1
1
man
crew
were
afloat.
Pianos
hovered
over
the
scene
after
dropping
life
boats
to
six.
men
In
two
rafts
lashed
together
and
three
others
wearing
life
jackets
In
the
water.
The
superfortress
was
return-In?
from
a
practice
bomb
run
when
It
went
down
at
sea.
Road
Open,
Many
Cars
Going
Out
The
Skeena
River
Highway
is
now
officially
open
again
for
traffic
following
'
the
recent
floods.
The
road
Is
passable
apd
conditions
are
normal,
the
department
of
public
works
announces.
Mary
local
motorists
are
heading
interiorwards
this
week-end.
1
'
BANK
ROBBERY
VISIONS
SEEN
There
were
thoughts
of
a
bank
robbery
on
busy
Third
Avenue
during
the
peak
of
the
shopping
and
banking
period
about
10
o'clock
this
mornins;
when
one
of
the
alarms
at
the
Bank
of
Montreal
was
tr'pped
off,
transmitting
the
signal
to
the
police
station.
Three
officers
were
on
the
scene
In
a
flash
to
find,
fortunately,
that
It
was
but
a
scare.
THC
WEATHER
North
Coast
Region
Cloudy
today
with
Intermittent
ram
overnight.
Cloudy
with
a
few
.howcrs
tomorrow.
Little
change
In
temperature.
Lifcht
winds,
Increasing;
to
southeast
(20
mph)
this
evening
and
shifting
to
light
westerly
tomorrow
morning.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
tomorrow
At
Port
Hardy
50
and
BO,
Sandspit.
50
and
60,
Prince
Ru-perj
47
and
57
'
Threatened
Point
oi
any
oreaK
m
the
deadlock
between
the
switchmen's
union
and
the
carriers.
Abbott
Declines
Talk
On
Exchange
OTTAWA
ffi
Finance
Minister
Abbott
declined
In
the
Common!
Friday
to
go
out
on
a
limb
about
the
Canadian
dollar
and
related
foreign-exchange
controls.
Amid
reports
that
the
dollar
might
be'
revalued
and
controls
relaxed,
he
fold
the
chamber
he
was
not
going
to
Influence
otock
market
sales
"
by
prophesying
what
may
happen
to
the
dollar
and
to
exchange
restrictions.
Rodney
Adamson
(P.-C.
York
West
wanted
to
see
controls
ab
olished
and
Canarfa's
currency
putback
on
the
gold
standard.
British
Frigate
Fires
On
Planes
HONG
KONG
W
A
British
frigate
fired
on
three
Chinese
Nationalist
fighter
planes
yesk-r-fly
off
the
coast
of
Swatow.
No
casualties
were
reported.
The
Royal
Navy
said
the
planes
made
an
"unprovoked
attack"
on
the
British
tug
Frosty
Moller,
and
the
frigate
Hart
returned
the
fire.
Torbril
Mine
Doing
Well
.
Ore
reserves
at
the,
Torbrit
Silver
Mines
Alice
Arm,
have
been
Increased
by
about
100,000
tons
since
the
first
of
the
year
and
now
stand
at
approximately
800,000.
An
operating
profit
of
$130,000
was
shown
for
the
first
quarter
of
the
year,
after
deducting
taxes.
No
rusw
development
Is
taking
place
at
present.
Bidault
Cabinet
Beaten
In
Motion
PARIS
W
The
French
National
Assembly
today
overthrew
Premier
Georges
Bidault
und
his
middle
of
the
road
cabinet.
An
official
vote
on
a
government
motion
of
confidence
was
352
to
230
against
the
government.
The
vote
came
on
a
relatively
minor
domestic
Issue
of
government
opposition
to
the
socialist
demand
for
wage
increases
for
government
workers.
The
cabinet's
downfall
may
prove
a
severe
blow
to
Foreign
Minister
Schuman's
plan
for
central
control
of
Western
Europe's
major
industries.
NEW
BUILDING
FOR
SMITHERS
A
report
from
Smlthers
says
tenders
wiLl
be
Invited
this
fall
for
the
construction
of
a
new
Federal
building
there.
It
will
be
brick
with
stone
exterior,
about
forty
by
sixty
feet.
'.
Electrical
"Work
Strike
Settled
VANCOUVER
Settlement
of
the
protracted
wage
dispute
among
electrical
workers
has
been
finally
settled.
After
July
29
linemen
will
draw
$1.78,
eroundmen
$1.39
and
laborers
$1.06.
The
increases
are
retro-aetive
n
ist
.Tnniiarv,
and
the
Coast
Guard
plans
to
send
divers
down
to
Investigate.
If
all
aboard
the
four
engined
plane
are
lost,
It
will
be
the
mos
disastrous
crash
in
Unibed
States
commercial
aircraft
history.
A
big
air
and
surtace
-search
net
was
thrown
out
from
both
the
east
and
west
shores
of
Lake
Michigan.
The
plane
last
reported
its
position
at
12:15
a.m.
Civil
aeronautics
authority
said
the
pilot
told
them
he
was
over
the
eastern
edge
of
Lake
Michigan
at
the
time.
C.A.A.
said'
the
pilot
did
not
mention
storm
conditions.
However,
sections
of
west
Michigan
were
lashed
by
electrical
storms
about
midnight.
The
plane
was
flying
from
New
York
to
Minneapolis.
Four
Firms
Take
Out
School
Plans
Four
general
contracting
firms
have
taken
plans
for
the
$820,-000
two-school
construction
pro
gram
rher&,Tw
are
-Vancouver
iirms
and
two
Prrnce
Rupert.-;
Local
companies
are
Northwest
Construction
Co.
Ltd
and
Mitchell
&
Currie
Ltd.
Vancou
ver
firms
are
Bennett
&
White
Construction
Co.
Ltd.
and
B.C.
Bridge
and
Dredglne
Co.
Ltd..
Bids
close
June
30.
Plans
were
prepared
by
Sharp
&
Thompson,
Berwick.
Pratt.
Vancouver.
Halibut
Sales
,
American
Dean,
16,000,
25.2c,
24.5c,
21.1:
Royal.
Manna,
17,000,
25.3c,
24.5.".,
21.1c.
Storage.
Canadian
v
Western
Spirit',
52,000,
27.5c,
26.3c,
23..5c,
Storage.
M.W.,
14,000,
27.5c,
26.2c,
22.5".
Booth.
Prosperity
A,
30,000,
27.5c,
26.2c,
22.5c,
Atlin.
Parma
30,000.
Covenant
7.000,
Balsac
I
25,000,
Embla
17.00J,
Island
Queen
22,000,
Co-op.
Friday
Wales
Island
VII,
15,000,
Mi.ss
Margot
200,
Oslo
7,000,
Tramp
11,000,
Viking
I
10,000,
Co-op.
Larger
Crowd
At
Magic
Show
Worrj
of
Mitchell
Cain's
talent
as
a
magician
is
apparently
spreading
as
last
night's
per
.
formance
at
the
Civic
Centre
drew
a
larger
crowd
than
the
excellent
attendance
he
had
during
bpening
nigh,.
Although
about
the
same
number
of
jhil-dreh
were
present,
more
adults
showed
up
for
the
two
ho'T
performance'.
Final
show
will
be
held
tonight.
r
Pensions
For
Aged
Indians
OTTAWA
0
Plea
that
payment
of
old
age
pensions
-be
extended
to
aied
Indians
was
made
in
the
Senate
yesterday
by
Senator
Thomas
Reid,
British
Columbia
Liberal.
"We
should
at
this
ft.as
go
all
out
to
provide
the
Indians
with
old
age
pensions
at
the
age
cf
seventy
"
Senator
Reid
said.
COUVER
(CP)
-
A
jelly-like
dike
still
in
the
Port
Mann
area,
the
newest
danger
Fraser
Vallev
flood
district,
but
officials
!-eond
emergency
sandbag
dike
might
shelter
"ons
likely
to
be
affected
by
a
break.
They
'd
much
hote
the
front
line
temporary
mud
hold.
,
OUESNEL
GOLD,
DIATOM
AC
IOOS
EARTH,
FORESTS,
GRAZING
LANDS,
DAIRY
ANO
MIXED
FARMS.
A.F.B.
B.C.
1.
Peace-Pacific
Rail
Decoration
Day
Arrangements
i
i
At
a
recent
meeting
of
Queen
Mary
Chapter,
I.O.D.E.,
at
the
home
of
Mrs.
D.
Orchard
McLeod,
final
arrangements
were
made
'
lor
the
annual
Decoration
Day
which
will
be
held
on
Sunday
afternoon.-
Members
of
the
I.O.D.E.,
Canadian
Legion,
Canadian
Legion
W.A.
will
meet
at
the
Canadian
Legion
Head-1
quarters
and,
headed
.
by
the
.
Prince
Rupert
Shrine
Club
Band,
will
proceed
to
the
Cenotaph
where
wreaths
will
be
placed,
i
Following
this,
the
parade
will
take
cars
and
buses
to
Fairview
Semetery
where
the
Decoration
!
Day
service
will
be
held.
The
'
address
will
be
given
by
the
Rev.
E.
A.
Wright,
D.D.,
of
First
Presbyterian
Church.
It
was
reported
that
$322.00
had
been
realized
from
the
tag
day
which
was
held
for
the
Manl-i
toba
Flood
Relief
and
the
Chap
ter
also
made
a
donation
to
the
lfood
relief.
It
was
decided
to
hold
a
Chapter
tea
on
June
29
when
the
raffle
of
"A
Round
Trip
to
Vancouver"
will
be
drawn.
Materials
were
given
to
the
members
in
preparation
for
the
Jubilee
Bazaar
which
is
to
be
held
in
November.
Three
new
members
were
Accepted
at
this
meeting.
-
fii"''
Sunday,
June
25,
1950
9:18
16.2
feet
High
21:25
20.3
feet
3:13
5.5
feet
Low
15:08
7.2
feet
!fft
of
flood
water
pnssed
tons
of
water
!
fraser
River
banks
Canadian
National
and
into
low
ly-illw
east
from
here,
"id
boys
tol'cd
.
13
Kondnry
wall
to
l"-int
of
th
unlAr
r
e
old
rampart
go.
flAtlk
Til,A.
Manitoba
A.G.
WINNIPEG
i(P)Hon.
James
n
McLenaghcn,
Manitoba's
attor
-
ney
general
since
1943.
died
sud
denly
at
home
yesterday.
He
was
58.
Death
was
attributed
to
coronary
thrombosis.
One
of
Manitoba's
better
known
politlaal
figures,
with
a
flair
for
oratory,
he
had
been
elected
first
to
the
legislature
hi
1927
and
had
never
been
beaten
since.
A
Progressive-Conservative,
he
had
held
two
other
cabinet
posts
those
of
health
and
labor
at
different
times.
(The
late
Mr.
McLenaehan
j
was
a
brother
of
Mrs.
T.
McCly-
mont,
formerly
of
Prince
Rupert
and
now
of
Vancouver.)
TODAY'S
BASEBALL
National
New
York
12,
Cincinnati
2
New
York
batted
cut
seven
home
runs
in
the
game.
Westrum
hit
three
home
runs
and
a
triple
Violence
As
Queen
icago,
Rock
Island
and
Pacific,
Chicago
and
Great
Western,
Western
Pacific,
Great
Northern,
and
the
Denver
and
Rio
Grande
Western.
All
railroads
except
the
Great
Northern
say
ltney
wlll
quit
rolling
if
the
switchmen
strike
at
6
a.m.
to
morrow.
The
union
wants
a,
if)
hour
work
week
with
48
hours
pay.
Canadian
Vessel
Reefed
In
Indies
FORT
OF
SPAIN,
Trinidad
ft
The
6,745-ton
motor
yesej
Canadian
Constructor,
a
passenger-freighter
owned
by
Canadian
National
Steamship
Company,
was
yesterday
reported
agroun.i
on
a
reef
off
the
north
coast
of
Granada,
an
Island
in
the
Windward
group.
Captain
of
the
vessel
informed
Lloyds
o'f
London,
agents
at
Barbados,
the
ship
was
in
"mort
Immediate
danger"
with
passengers
still
aboard.
Mary's
Horn
BASEBALL
SCOKES
i
American
Washington
4,
Cleveland
13
Philadelphia
5,
Chicago
U
Boston
12,
St.
Louis
9
Detroit
10,
New
York
9
National
Philadelphia
4,
Chicago
7
St.
Louis
3,
Boston
4
Cincinnati
2,
New
York.
1
Brooklyn
15,
Pittsburgh
3
Western
International
"
Trl-City
5,
Spokane
1
Wenatchee
2,
Victoria
0
Yakima-Salem,
Vancouver-Ta-,
coma
postponed,
rain.
Pacific
Coast
Oakland
4,
Los
Angeles
3
San
Francisco
11.
Hollywood
2
San
Diego
7,
Sacramento
5
,
Seattle
5,
Portland
3
'
tmeiter
city
of
jnother
day
of
trial
w!"mbla
River.
Low
51
hos
are
threat-iwgrncy
dike
work
4"
serious
flooding
11
J'
R.
Morin,
,
ex-M
'
manager
of
the
wl,o
is
crltlr-
l,;cf
Rupert
Oeneral
'is
,-
'Portfrt
nurlii
V.!o
:
unchanged-.
plates
Foreign
Arms
Aid
Entered;
housekeeper
Stabbed
i
Have
Trouble
In
Senafe
fGTON
'(P!Adn-.lnlstration
forces
opened
a
drive
nate
approval
of
a
program
which
would
place
.
em
weapons
of
the
United
States
except
atomic
the
atomic
defence
frontiers
of
Western
Europe.
LONDON
(!"
An
intruder
broke
Into
83-year-old
Queen
Mary's
home
early
today,
stabbing
her
housekeeper
seven
times
and
beat
vp
the
housekeeper's
helper.
Th
King's
mother,
asleep
in
another
part
of
the
house,
was
not
disturbed.
Police
arrested
Gerald
O'Brien,
26,
Irish
gardener,
and
charged
him
with
attempted
robbery
and
assault.
The
Queen's
home
is
at
Marlborough
House.
"Z
'
Connally
will
guide
the
$1,222,500,000
foreign
;
Jjito
second
year
operatlonss.
Tliere'was
trouble
Jy
from
ReDuhilrana.