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.S^ivin..; a I'royressive ami Growi UNION CRUISE Area on B. C.'s Southern Coast.. <..overs Seclieit, f;._b--ons_, Pen I Al Inn, Woiii t'ibrt-.. Squami?.., frvin ATTRACTS 600 l-.inding. Mall* Moon Bay, Har l.siand, i-e.-d_r Harbour, Wils NEARLY 600 people from the Creek. Roberts Creek, Grant ha Sechelt peninsula took advan Landing Egmont. Hopkins l_andin Krackendale, Cheekeye, etc. Fir__-__-iSK_33D BY THE COAST NEWS, LIMITED tage of the Union Steamships' BTisiness Office: Seclielt. B.C. National Advertising" Office, Powell River, B.C. anniversary cruise aboard the Lady Alexandra up Howe Sound on Thursday last. in commemoration of their Vol. Ill — No. 47 !pfc_tir._S_?Ji.s;_» Seche.t. B. C. Tuesday, June 21, 1949 5c per copy. $2.50 per year, by mail sixtieth anniversary the Union steamships made the trip av ailable for what amounted to 25c per person. The Lady Alex pulled away from, the dock at Gibsons at 7' . p.m. with a. full list of passen gers, including students of Gib- _.oi__. acnooi, wno took advantage lies Up Majority o£ ox the trip to hold their gradu- axion party. The only port *bf ca_i was ac Port Mellon, where another hundred people joined O Over Gargrave the holiday throng for the trip up the Sound. N VOTERS OF Mackenzie district yesterday elected Battleman A. six-piece band was aboard Milton Maclntyre as their representative in the British and dancing took place from 8 Columbia Legislature in a thumping victory over Herbert p.-n. until tne cruise returned to Gargrave, CCF candidate. t_*ibsons at 10 p.m. And today, the pudgy little politician who has repre This was the first time that a sented the riding for the past eight years to become the Use. cruise had been arranged for the sole benefit of the Se- dynamic strong-man of the socialist party in British Columbia (jiielc peninsula, Gibsons, and was "just another unemployed painter/' Port Mellon '. areas. In what was the most significant upset in the whole Duririg the evening a drawing election scene, and the biggest march to the. polls in the his was heid, with prizes going to tory of local elections, Mr. Maclntyre piled up an official iiuy iNoramaii of Port Mellon, total of 5,323 votes against 4,354 for Mr. .Gargrave, with six vv__o was presented with an el polls to come. - ;77 ectric tea kettle. A silver cigar ; ette box was presented to the His official majority when the .last of the 46 polls was other lucky,., ticket holder, Mr. heard from at noon today stood at 969. 7i'4ioma_r"" Chambers'. Mrs. Para- At press time today there dis, wife of the resident manager were still six small outlying o_. the Sorg Pulp Company of polls to be heard from repre Port Mellon, drew the tickets. Tne USS presented her with a senting a total of 279 votes, box of chocolates. according to the returning of A parody on the popular song, ficer. "Cruising down the River" was Polls still to be recorded at sung by two local songsters, Miss Operations noon today were Egmont, Doran and Jack Jervis, whose Jackson Bay, Kingcome Inlet B. M. MaclNTYRE ONE OF the worst forest fires able rendition encouraged .the Port Neville, Redonda Bay, crowd to join in the chorus. of the year was raging al the Southview So popular was the cruise that Maclntyie's Statement _••_•__•«___•• ii •••—— i II ii.MW-_--------.___i una i '_M_-»p_____-m-------------««---________.___M__,__l> Lamb operations up Salmon M < percent a strong movement is underway Arm on the Sechelt Inlet at the Mr Qc!ntyre s to have the USS institute more end of the week. age on the 9,677 votes re- of thern during the summer for Shall Keep Mackenzie . corded so far was 55 plus. the benefit of the local people. Estimates ranging from one to Vote cast was 71.5 percent two hundred thousand dollars of the totQ, SQ f Needs Ever Before m destruction have been made A^ +i ^ . SCHOOL PUPIL by witnesses of the blaze. As the returns began to RESULTS-of the. balloting in Mackenzie riding were indeed pour in shortly after the polls very gratifying, and I would like to thank all those people The fire broke out Thursday closed at eight o'clock sur- REGISTRATION who supported me. afternoon of unknown origin and prise followed surprise as dis- ?nnn»SL \ I ,TUlff °1? *ricts regarded as CCF strong- I fully appreciate.the. difference of political opinion 100 acres of bucked and cold- Urtij_, _ul . *. •_ • jpE20to# ;qmotf£;fhe :p^ decked logs.and.demolished two i10'^ S^°wfd. ° def,ni^ swing over P consider it my highest duty to represent all the people SECHELT—Parents of children donkeys. to the Coalition camp. who will be starting school in Mackenzie no matter what their political beliefs may be. _ _, , . Mr. Maclntyre racked up gains here for the first time next Sep I have said during the campaign that it will be Mackenzie A crew of 70 loggers from the throughout the entire Powell tember are asked to register the first with me ot all times, and I would like to repeat that again Lamb camp fought the blaze in River district, but perhaps the prospective pupils with school now that the people have chosen me as their representative at conjunction with the Forestry biggest surprise of the evening principal J. F. Ellis. Victoria. Department, and' by Friday af- was the vote in Westview where ternoon seemed to have it con- tabulation showed that the Coal- His office at the.school will be I shall keep the needs of Mackenzie ever before me dur fined to an area of about 200 ition candidate polled 811 votes open for registration June 20 to ing my tenure of office, and use -every facility ot my command acres, where it appeared to be to Mr. Gargrave's 756 for a lead 24, from 1 to 3 p.m. Purpose of burning itself out. of 55. registration is to estimate the to bring this riding the attention it deserves as one* of the In the 1945 provincial election school- population in September. largest and most progressive districts in the province. Six million feet !of bucked Mr. Gargrave took Westview Children who will be still only The way the people rallied in every corner of the con timber is reported to have been with 465 against 283 for the Co 5 years of age at the start of the stituency, and in fact throughout the entire province, is a lying in the burned area and it alition candidate. school term but will be 6 before is estimated that approximately Thus Mr. Maclntyre turned an striking and encouraging example of the confidence that the one-half of it was completely December 1 may start school this people everywhere have in the calibre o'f government provided almost two-to-one Coalition de coming term. destroyed. feat in Westview last election by the Coalition and a testimony to the faith of British Colum into a resounding victory this bians in the future of our province. • A $50,000 skidder recently in HOUSE STANDINGS stalled is reported to have been time. STANDINGS in the provincial Personally, I hope that I shall be able to justify that hauled clear of the fire area but *?In ™*the PowelLowell River district legislature before and after the faith and confidence which the people vested in me by turn two and possibly a third donkey £?.?? of C™?6?3-'' Powell River, election are as follows: ing out in such overwhelming numbers to register their vote. were burned bJy the fire. Wildwood, Westview, Stillwater, 1948 1949 A great deal of personal thanks must of course go to the Lund and Lang Bay, Mr. Mac- Liberal ._____:__' 18 23 staunch and' loyal campaign officers and committees who Oxficials of the Lamb camp Intyre polled 2,163 against 1,919 Conservative __.._.____.„._ 15 13 worked so hard and diligently upon my behalf. were not available for comment for Mr. Gargrave. on the fire but observers suggest Percentage of voting in West- Coalition . 3 4 And .again I would like to give to each and everyone CCF --_._ 11 6 that the damage would be cov- view was 82.2. Ind. Libieral .... 1 who helped to elect me, my sincerest and deepest appreciation* ered by insurance on the opera- In Powell River centre where Labor —— . 1 for the honor they have accorded me. tion. (Continued on Page 8) 'v \\ .••o v *"- .-.^ :« v^_ ¥N N^ \. *s>*"- ^" >= • . }•-* s % s •-•X ""_- •._ i"\. *w*__'1 "^ 'X i'S""' V*V*t X^ *X5 •*•%. \r r :Jf IP x • • y=n.-.i fc. * . «__, *. * DOUBT AND DECISION-—Worried (?) by pre-election over-confidence of CCF, Coalition Batt Maclntyre looks glum while campaign lieutenants Harry Davies and John Mclntyre weep on his shoulders. But Coalition landslide brought victory grins to faces of trio today. 30IAH3S THE COAST NEWS. Tues., June 21. 1949 ful and competent eye on their Down the River" Well written gechelt Instate charges. even if not well sung, although M-w'*•»"*•'" ***•-»*<*««»-» The Jubilee trip acted as a ve Miss Doran sounded good to me. pjj^Q Alarm trip and we all enjoyed it im hicle (in a literal sense) for the We'll have to try again some ROBERTS CREEK mensely. usual cuting which I understand time, Irish! > THE FIRE siren in the Sechelt UNDER THE I've still to see the city of the High School has, and from As all good things must come .district has been installed and Vancouver, as we spent a hectic what I could see, very successful, to an end.